9/27/2007

www.belmontvision.com
The student newspaper of Belmont University
Vol. 57, No. 3 September 27, 2007
MySpace vs. Virb
Who’s logging on and listening?
By Linda Johansson
“Less spam.”
“More professional looking.”
“Good quality and a lot cleaner format.”
Those are all frequent comments about
Virb.com, one of the newest social networking Web sites similar to MySpace and
Facebook. The Web site has gotten a lot of
attention lately since a growing number of
bands would much rather use Virb than
MySpace to promote their music online.
“We only use MySpace to direct people
to our Virb page,” said Carl Gatti, a Belmont
student who plays guitar for Chronics of the
Nar.
Gatti’s band, which consists of three
other Belmont students, namely Austin
Littrell, Connor Dixon, and Luke Meeker,
first heard about Virb from a friend in Los
Angeles when the Web site was still new
and rather unknown.
“We were able to set it up while they
were still testing it in January,” Gatti said.
“It didn’t become public until April.”
Virb.com comes from Unborn Media, a
company that builds a network of different
Web sites. In 2004, Unborn Media created
the popular music networking service
PureVolume.com – a Web site with over
400,000 users where artists can create and
share music online. Virb.com is their newest
project, which they describe on virbinc.com
to be “a website that combines you, your
interests and your friends with music, art,
fashion, film, and more.”
Similar to MySpace, Virb allows bands to
STAFF WRITER
“It seems like the
founders set the bar high
in terms of the quality of
music, pictures, and
artwork.”
Andy Davis
Belmont alum, recording artist
include a music player, or what’s called a
“Profile Player,” to their Virb site.
“Once we get music up, we won’t put it
on MySpace,” Littrell said. “We’ll just tell
people on MySpace to go to Virb and listen
to our music there.”
According to Scott Campbell, who is
the manager for another Belmont band called
Moon Taxi, Virb has a more advanced technology than MySpace.
“The whole music player is much better,”
Campbell said. “You can add more songs,
multiple albums, and people can purchase
everything from your site.”
Belmont alumni Andy Davis, who recently signed with bigHelium records and Barnes
and Noble, agreed the technology on Virb is
very good.
“The videos look a lot better on Virb,”
Davis said. “They have them widescreen so
it seems to be higher clarity when you watch
them.”
See VIRB, page 10
Concert aids fight
for justice for Volz
By Hadley Long
Rocketown Records and Nettwerk record
labels are joining forces to hold a benefit
concert for Eric Volz, a Nashville native
being held in a Nicaraguan prison. The concert will include five artists from the
Nashville area and will take place Oct. 4.
Luke Meyer, a Rocketown employee, said
the goal of the concert is to “raise awareness
about Eric's case as well as other social justice issues.”
Volz, convicted of the murder of a former
girlfriend in Nicaragua, has gained international attention and a strong following of tens
of thousands who believe he is innocent.
Volz, a graduate of Hillwood High School in
Nashville and the University of California,
has been waiting for Nicaraguan government
to make a decision on his appeal for the last
seven months. Nicaraguan law, however,
requires appeals be resolved within a maximum of 30 days. It was recently reported that
the courts will decide within another 30 days.
Volz’s stepfather, Dane Anthony, the former associate dean of students at Belmont,
retired last semester to focus his attention on
freeing Volz. He and Eric’s mother, Maggie
Anthony, and his father, Jan Volz, a
Nashville musician, have all spent most of
the last year seeking justice for their son.
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PHOTO BY CHRIS SPEED
Music with a message
Freshman Jordan Kyle, above, performs during Resonate, formerly known as the Christian
Music Showcase. Kyle was named winner of the event, during which he performed “Solid
Rock,” “Just Till Noon” and “Astounded.” Resonate was the first of the annual series of
showcases, which include urban/pop, country, “other” and best of the best. ADDITIONAL
PHOTOS, page 12.
Getting there
A concert to benefit former
Nashvillian Eric Volz, now imprisoned in Nicaragua, will be held at 7
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the SYNC
at Nettwerk, 1201 Villa Place, Suite
206; admission is $5 at the door. All
proceeds of the concert will go to
defending Volz in his appeal. For info
on the case:
www.friendsofericvolz.com.
The benefit concert is in conjunction with
a new release by Rocketown Records, called
“Born After Vinyl,” a compilation of both
signed and unsigned up-and-coming artists
from the Nashville area.
Musicians scheduled to perform are Kyle
Andrews, Andrew Osenga, Amy Stroup,
David Condos and Lanae' Hale. Volz’s
mother will also be there throughout the
night as a guest speaker.
In a press release from Rocketown, John
Andrade said, “The ‘Born After Vinyl’
evening should be a reminder of Volz's case;
providing information for those interested
and raising further awareness around the
injustice.”
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The Belmont Vision, September 27, 2007
Just park it!
At peak times, many
choose to violate BU
parking rules
Story, photos and page design by Jessica Walker
Parking on campus can be tricky, especially since there
are quite a few rules and regulations students are unaware
of. With money tight and parking tighter, some students are
finding it difficult to avoid the unpleasant surprise of a parking ticket on their windshield.
“I had no idea what the rules were,” said Tyler Wolz,
sophomore music business major. “I got a $50 parking ticket
for backing into a space.” This policy is unique to Belmont,
and Eric Simpson, administrative manager of Campus
Security – aka, the guy who handles all of the parking tickets – says it’s one of the most common violations.
“Backing into a parking space is a violation for two reasons,” Simpson said. “It’s a safety hazard because some students aren’t good at backing into spaces and may cause
damage to other vehicles. In addition, the spaces are meant
to be pulled into and backed out of.”
Another common violation is having an expired decal.
Carly Blakely, sophomore sociology major, was issued a
$50 ticket after waiting too long to put on her new decal. “I
was pretty upset,” said Blakely. “It was definitely my fault I
didn’t put my new decal on, but I thought they would give
us more time to get the old one off and the new one on.”
The violation most students are unaware of is parking
opposing traffic. “It’s a traffic law everywhere, but it’s the
main one people don’t know about,” Simpson said.
Approximately 400 tickets have already been issued this
semester, but officers in Safety and Security have no quota
for writing tickets. According to Simpson, they just write
them as they see violations.
“I’d like for students to avoid tickets if at all possible,”
he said. “We just want students to follow the rules.”
Not following the rules proves to be costly. “For a college student, $50 is a lot of money,” Wolz said. “It’s a
week’s worth of food. It was really disappointing that a university where I’m paying $24,000 a year would give me fees
I don’t need.”
With fines ranging from $25-$100, a parking ticket could
definitely leave a student’s pockets feeling empty. However,
there’s a reason behind the fines. “Parking tickets are meant
to change behavior,” Simpson said. “They’re not meant to
be affordable.”
The revenue from parking tickets does not benefit Safety
and Security.
“Parking tickets generate approximately $28,000 per academic year,” said Steve Lasley, vice president of finance and
operations at Belmont. “The money goes into the unrestricted fund for general support of the university.”
If issued a ticket, a student has options.
“As long as you didn’t park in a fire lane or a handi-
STAFF WRITER
Just a month into the new school
year, Campus Security has issued
tickets at least 400 tickets for
parking violations. The school’s
location, surrounded by a residential neighborhood, limits both onand off-campus parking.
According to the university,
Belmont has issued about 4,400
parking decals for the 2007-08
school year. The number of parking spaces on campus tops out
now at 2,850. While all the vehicles with permits are not on campus at the same time, during peak
hours, finding a spot is difficult,
even with two parking garages.
capped spot, on your first violation for the semester you can
take a test,” Simpson said. “If you pass, you don’t have to
pay the ticket.”
But, even if a student does park in a fire lane or handicapped spot or has already taken the test that semester,
exceptions can be made. “We’ll take appeals, but they may
be denied,” Simpson said. “There are all kinds of extenuating circumstances. You can always try.”
If an appeal is denied, it’s important to pay the fine
before next semester’s registration comes up. “There will be
a hold on your account because of an outstanding balance,”
Simpson said. “A student may not graduate or may have
their diploma withheld until the balance is paid.”
For some students, simply finding a parking space on
campus has become an issue. “There’s just nowhere to
park,” said Logan Heath, sophomore entrepreneurship
major. “The other day I was ten minutes late to a class
because I drove around campus twice looking
Fines bite students’ budgets
Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama made headlines earlier this year when he paid $375 in 17-year-old parking
fines to the city of Cambridge, Mass. Yes, Cambridge, like the city
of Nashville, won’t hold up your diploma until you settle your bill,
but Belmont will.
And just so you know (if you’re lucky enough to have avoided
fines), the minimum that you’ll pay for a violation on the BU campus is $25. Here are the most common violations and their price
tags:
• improper display of permit, $25
• improper parking (comments written on citation), $50
• no parking permit, $50
• parking in a “no parking” area (lawns, curbs,
walkways, etc.), $50
• parking in a restricted area, $50
• parking in a fire lane, $100
• speeding or unsafe operation, $50
• parking in handicapped space without proper
authorization, $100
• parking opposing traffic direction or taking up more
than one space, $50
• unauthorized parking in garage during special events, $100
– Jessica Walker
for a spot. It shouldn’t take me 20 minutes to find a place to
park.”
With 4,400 decals given out and only 2,850 parking
spaces on campus, it’s first come, first serve. “A decal does
not guarantee a place to park on campus,” Simpson said. “It
just gives you permission.”
It’s not just students that have difficulty parking. Because
of university policy, there are no reserved parking spaces –
even Dr. Fisher has to hunt for a spot sometimes.
However, there are plans for creating additional parking.
“Currently we have a garage planned for the phase two of
the Health Science Building,” Lasley said. “There may be
other garages required as we expand that have yet to be
planned.”
For Heath, it boils down to one simple equation. “More
students with cars and same amount of parking equals hassle,” he said.
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ideas
Campus has
rich history
COURTNEY DRAKE
Okay y’all, put down those pagers, cell
phones, PDAs, laptops and any other interactive devices you have and take some time to
learn the history behind where you’re sitting.
Most likely, you’re somewhere on campus,
but what was it was like before Belmont?
For all you men in Pembroke, that’s where
Adelicia Acklen’s zoo once was, complete
with bears and peacocks. And for the women
in Heron, bet you didn’t know there was a
bowling lane there before the dorm was built.
And you on the quad, that’s where
Nashville’s first public radio station was
broadcast.
Belmont really is a campus alive with notso-boring history. The thing is a lot of us
don’t take advantage of the opportunity to
learn about it while we’re here. Sure, we hear
a few facts on the tour when they show us
around, but for the most part, it seems the
most interesting details are left out.
I’m working on a project that focuses on
Belmont’s history. I went to the library with
my group, and much to my surprise, found
that an office on the main floor is dedicated
entirely to books about Belmont, including
yearbooks dating back to the early 1900s and
photos of Adelicia’s Belle Monte, literally
“beautiful mountain.”
It was eye opening to see that the gazebos
on the quad now, where many study or play
their instruments, also sat on Adelicia’s
estate. And the arbors of vines over the sidewalk next to MPAC echo the way it was in
the 1800s. Plus, the statues are from
Adelicia’s home itself. That deer statue on the
quad? Apparently, Lipscomb students would
creep on campus and paint it in Lipscomb’s
purple, leading to Belmont students returning
the favor with the rival Bison getting a coat
of bright blue. I still don’t know the story
behind the dog statue, though.
Thumbing through old yearbooks that
were falling apart and gazing at pictures of
what would become Belmont’s campus made
me realize how much I didn’t know about the
history here. I’ve been here for three years
and am just now realizing that the place I go
to school and call home was once considered
the center of town.
I think it’s time all of us took time from
our busy schedules and spent a few minutes
getting to know the story behind our university. You can complain about the parking here
all you want, but you have to admit, it’s a
pretty cool place with an interesting past.
Courtney Drake is a junior journalism
major. E-mail: [email protected].
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Trends fade, talent endures
I saw a line-up of legends and their successors at the Ryman last
week: Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Amos Lee and Jack White of The
White Stripes.
The show was a glimpse into the men’s lives. I was caught up in
their worlds of love, pain and life. When Lee crooned that he’d
“seen it all before,” he did it with a voice so pained and aged that
you believed he really had seen it all and more. When Costello
strummed his guitar, your heart reverberated with the strings. When
Jack White turned Dylan’s “One More Cup of Coffee” into a
screaming success, you almost wanted him to record his own version of the entire album the song came from. And Dylan? His naturally wise-beyond-its-years and commercially unappealing voice has
become, at 66, weather-beaten to the point of incoherence. But his
appeal has never been the sweetness of his voice; it’s his words and
his presence. Listening to all of their songs and lyrics, I concluded
that they lived a different life, loved a different kind of love and felt
emotions in ways everyone else in the world didn’t. They are gifted.
As I left the Ryman, I thought of one of my professors who said
time will weed out artists who are not worth caring about. Clearly,
Dylan and Costello have already survived time, and the
“young’uns” were well on their way to doing the same. But as for
other artists, I don’t think in 10 years we’ll still be talking about
Rihanna’s or Elliot Yamin’s latest smash hit, quite frankly because
this breed of artists was manufactured to have fleeting appeal.
Watching the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, my heart broke
watching a clearly zoned-out Britney Spears lethargically pace the
stage in the name of dancing and not quite lip-synching to her latest
single, “Gimme More.” How the mighty have fallen. This is Britney
we’re talking about. “Baby One More Time,” America’s one-time
darling, Britney. The very same artist whose record for being the
highest-paid female singer in the world was broken only this year
by Madonna. She was the ultimate blueprint for what female artists
are today: young, thin and dripping with so much sex appeal it
wouldn’t really matter if they could sing or not. Now the public, via
the media, have chewed her up and spat her out. But she gave the
world something we have come to demand as a society: the sexedup, barely legal performer.
Pre-Britney, it seemed the public was looking for liberating
lyrics, voices that could stop the earth and, most of all, talent.
Celebrities were celebrities because they were talented. Today, people are famous for nothing, e.g. Paris Hilton. If, back then, they had
the same image standards for success that we do today, you better
believe we wouldn’t have heard of Boyz II Men…
When I look at our generation of musicians, I see a lot of names
fading from our vocabulary in 10 years. Fergie who? Three 6 Mafia
what? But I’m not saying there aren’t those who have the stuff that
outlasts sex-appeal
and gimmicks: If
ADAEZE ELECHI
Amy Winehouse can
stay away from the
liquor cabinet, I
believe she will sing
her way to the tips of
our tongues and stay
there. The likes of
Common and, yes,
Kanye West, who,
when you can see
past all his whining,
happens to be a musical genius, also have
the chops to last.
I go to a predominantly music school and I worry. Has the
importance of sex appeal and image in today’s best known artists
drowned out the search for actual good music? Has this doomed our
generation’s musical showcase to embrace a mob of scantily clad
women and pretty boys who can’t sing gyrating on a stage? And
perhaps the one in 50 musicians who are actually good may never
make it to the Top 40. But for those who want to be successful, is it
a crime to be willing to do whatever it takes (and I mean whatever it
takes) in the name of success? Belmont is teeming with musical talent, but who will be the authentically talented one in 50 and who
will be the cookie cutter performer?
Adaeze Elechi is a junior journalism major. Email: [email protected]
Defense without hope can’t win
People can live 4 weeks without food, 4
days without water, 4 minutes without air,
and not 10 seconds without hope.
“Oh no,” you’re thinking. “Here she goes
with a cheesy quote. I knew this column
was going down the tube.” Well, the quote
may be cheesier than Velveeta, much like
this analogy. It came to me in less than
inspiring circumstances and stuck with me. I
didn’t hear it in a sermon or convocation
promising personal growth or inspiring
greatness, but from the genuine disappointment of a middle-aged man in a bright
orange polo mourning the lost hope of his
favorite football team.
What you need to know about me is simple: I am a fan of the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville football team. I
can’t help it. I was born into a family of
Tennessee Volunteer fans, headed by perhaps the school’s most passionate eternal
optimist: my father can put a positive spin
on the most depressing outcome. I often call
him in the fourth quarter of what is certain
to be a devastating loss to hear, “Well,
Abby, the defense just couldn’t hold ‘em. I
liked what I saw out of our running backs,
though. If we can put the two together next
week and our kicker comes back from the
hospital soon, I think we have a good
chance at a bowl game.” Even when it isn’t
true, there is comfort in hopeful consistency.
Sept. 15 was a turning point in my relationship with Tennessee football. My family
gets excited about every game, but hope and
adrenalie rise for the annual match-up with
hated rival, Florida. Since last season’s onepoint loss, we had waited for this day,
dreaming of gloating to our Florida friends’
for the first time in years. Dad talked about
this game for months. Even an openinggame loss to California left his resolve
unshaken. All that mattered was Florida; the
game’s outcome would define our season.
I drove the three hours home that weekend, a tradition since I left for college, just
to take part in the Hollingsworth festivities.
Mom and I cooked up a spread of game-day
goodies worthy of Superbowl Sunday. We
brought out the orange tablecloth and paper
plates, alternating orange and white napkins
in a spiraling pattern. By kick-off time, I
had already eaten my weight in dips and
was testing my resolve by waiting until half
time for a celebratory bite of that delectable
double chocolate cake. Surrounded by fellow fans and family friends, all in the most
effervescent of UT paraphernalia, I sat down
to watch what I hoped to be a Tennessee
win. Even if we fell short, I expected at least
to see a hard-fought battle of gridiron giants,
perhaps coming down to another field goal
or double-overtime debacle. But what did I
see? A referee’s whistle, a Tennessee kickoff, a Florida reception, some fast and rather
entertaining running action, a touchdown, a
dancing alligator, and the saddest room of
unflattering orange ever to exist after less
than a minute of football.
Two quarters of football later, my jaw
had dropped to the carpet. Every sorry
attempt our boys made at a comeback was
torn to pieces by what can only be described
as a better Florida team. As our score
plateaued at 20 and theirs continued
upwards, high school calculus came to
mind. The limit as the play clock approaches zero of Florida’s possible score is equal
to just how depressed my family would be
for the rest of the weekend. In the words of
Mean Girls’ Lindsay Lohan, “The limit
does not exist.” As the final whistle blew,
our disappointment was palpable. There was
nothing resembling optimism in the few
fans that remained to the end of the 59-20
contest. We were speechless.
“People can live four weeks without
food,” one voice finally said, which I
thought was ironic considering the immense
amount of food we had all just consumed.
“And not 10 seconds without hope,” he continued. The Vols lost the game when they
lost their hope.
The question now: Can we, as fans, sustain enough hope in such a team to survive
another game like Florida. I’ve always said
Tennessee fans must be loyal to so proudly
wear a color that looks terrible on 98 percent of the population. I wonder, though, if
they are loyal enough to endure many more
hopeless performances. Personally, it feels
like I’ve been holding my hope for more
than 10 seconds. Maybe I should call Dad
for a refill.
Abby Hollingsworth is a junior
English writing major. Email:
[email protected]
The Belmont Vision, September 27, 2007
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fitness
Beaman’s Outdoor Pursuits Program and Climb Nashville hosted
the first Nashville Climb Collegiate Regional, NCCR, Sept. 22.
Eighty southeastern colleges and universities participated. “The
vision of the NCCR event is to harness collegiate rock climbing by
having an annual event to bring unity and competition between
collegiate climbers within this region,” said TJ Gephart, student
coordinator for Outdoor Pursuits.
5K good motivator
for future fitness
By Abby Selden
So you want to run a 5K? A former Belmont
cross country and track runner told Belmont students last Tuesday how even the least-motivated
and busiest of students can train to run a 5K by
“keeping themselves accountable” while enjoying
the benefits of consistent running.
Ryan Snellen, a Belmont grad as of last summer,
explained that students don’t have to be experienced runners to begin a healthy running regimen.
“When I first started I didn’t think I could run a
mile,” Snellen said. “This last week I ran 50. It’s
all baby steps.”
Snellen grew up on a dairy farm in Kentucky,
where he played soccer until his fifth grade soccer
coach convinced him to run for the local high
school track team. By the sixth grade, Snellen was
a member of the team.
He told Belmont students that if they are interested in running a 5K, they should submit their registration material early.
“That way you’re holding yourself liable,” he
said. “You’ve already invested something into it.”
Snellen emphasized the importance of base
training before jumping into competition. He said a
person of average fitness needs at least eight weeks
of base training before the 3.1 mile race, which is
critical to “building endurance, building the stamina
you need for this.”
He assured students the first few days of training
are the most difficult, but this is normal and no reason to give up.
“Go out and run a mile,” said Snellen. “See
what you can do.”
He also encouraged students to run more than
three miles per session and include one long run in
their weekly regimen. Each long run should constitute about 22 percent of total weekly mileage. For
example, if a student runs 50 miles in a week, his or
her long run should be about 11 miles.
Snellen usually runs about 80 miles a week in
preparation for a 5K.
Sophomore Kelli Sandlin attended the event and
had reservations about running so many miles every
week.
“I can’t believe anyone could run 80 miles a
week,” she said. “I usually pass out after half a
mile, but I admire anybody that could do something
like that.”
Snellen told students they should ideally begin
speed training three months before the 5K. It
“takes a while for your body to make those
advancements, to get the speed,” he said.
He also told students to invest in quality running
shoes to avoid injuries like stress fractures and tendonitis.
“Have someone fit you with shoes that fit your
foot,” said Snellen, a fan of Asics running shoes.
Snellen had advice on eating, as well. While it
may seem runners can eat whatever they want con-
Team Belmont
STAFF WRITER
Walk. Run. Swim. Bike. Climb. Get
Moving! Team Belmont will be there to
train, teach and guide you. Join for $5 and
you get an all-access pass to training tips,
workout buddies and upcoming events.
Join the team at 10 a.m. Sept. 29 to “Do
the Bruin Loop” to prepare for the first
Team Belmont event on Oct. 6. Info:
[email protected]
sidering how many calories they burn, certain foods
may make runners feel weighed-down.
“If you eat crap, you’re going to feel like crap,”
he said.
He recommended eating a PowerBar before running and drinking a Slim-Fast shake afterwards,
while discouraging “Hollywood dieting fads.”
To avoid boredom on long runs, Snellen suggested varying running routes, running with a friend
and trying interval workouts. Some of his favorite
running routes are Centennial and Percy Warner
parks.
On the day of the 5K, Snellen recommended
“very, very light” exercise several hours before the
race, adequate stretching, and a glass or two of
water with a light snack about an hour before the
race.
Snellen concluded his presentation with a discussion of making time for exercise, even with a
busy schedule. He said despite consistently taking
on a heavy course load in school, he almost always
made time for an hour-long run everyday because it
actually made him feel more energetic and productive.
“The more physically active I am, my social life
improves, my grades improve,” he said. “Yes,
you’re tired, but I get a lot of energy from being
physically active.”
In addition to increasing energy, Snellen said
exercise can also reduce stress, improve sleep and
maintain a strong and healthy body.
Freshman Jonathan Cullifer plans to apply what
he learned from Snellen’s discussion to his own
exercise routine.
“There was a lot of good information for me,
especially being a recreational runner,” he said. “I
had a couple of issues with running before this
convo. Maybe I can get those sorted out now.”
If you’re ready to put your training to work, the
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is coming up
Nov. 3. Information: http://www.komennashville.org.
And even earlier, there’s a 3-K to get you started: Making Strides Against Cancer, 8 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 1 Titans Way. Info: 327-0991.
Mark your calendars ...
Take advantage of a full slate
of events at Belmont to keep you
moving in the right direction and
having fun doing it. Here’s what’s
coming up:
• Sept. 28, Ultimate Frisbee
rosters due
•
Sept. 29, Kings Bluff climbing trip
•
Oct. 6-7, Ultimate Frisbee
Tournament
•
Oct.1, Frisbee information
meeting
•
Oct. 9 Freshmen Fitness
•
•
Sept. 29, Team Belmont Fun
Run
Oct. 3, Belly Dancing begins
•
Oct. 6, Team Belmont Walk
As One
Convo.
Katie Waters
Mary Weber
Schedule workout
as appointment
just for yourself
For students and staff, for teens
and those well beyond the teen years,
contemporary life is a busy time.
Scheduling appointments is critical
and for many, that extends to time to
do something healthy – whether it’s a
walk around the neighborhood or a
workout in the gym. Here are two “B
Fit•BU” practitioners, Katie Waters, a
freshman in nursing, and Mary Weber,
a horticulturist/landscaper on staff at
Belmont, who take this advice to
heart.
KATIE WATERS
What is your favorite type of exercise?
I really enjoy the Yoga classes, but I
enjoy the elliptical and treadmills
equally.
Have you noticed a difference in
yourself?
I have noticed that I am becoming
more relaxed on the machines and
pushing myself to go farther.
With such a busy schedule how do
you fit healthy living in?
I have an hourly planner so I try to fit
in something active every day, by
going to the gym to do some climbing
or group fitness or the exercise
machines.
MARY WEBER
What is your favorite type of exercise?
I have always enjoyed cardio workouts. However, as I have gotten older I
like to mix cardio with strength building type exercises
Have you noticed a difference in
yourself?
I have noticed since I began the group
fitness programs I am more toned and
flexible than I was with cardio alone.
Exercising soothes the soul, I feel so
much better mentally and physically.
With such a busy schedule how do
you fit healthy living in?
As they say, “just doing it.”
Exercising has become such a routine
in my day, I don’t think twice about it.
Having the BSLC facility on campus
makes it easy. We were not meant to
be sedentary creatures. Now, if I could
just get a handle on chocolate.
Food for fitness ... in the microwave
Mini pizzas: Toast 4 English muffins, top with 1 can (8
oz.) tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, dash of garlic
powder and mozzarella cheese. Cook uncovered 1 to 2
minutes. Optional toppings: green pepper strips, pepperoni, slices of mushroom, grated Parmesan cheese
and chopped onion.
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man by the name of Momofuku
Ando, inventor of instant ramen in
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the age of 96 in January of this
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he introduced the Styrofoampackaged “Cup Noodle” in
1971, making an instant meal
have an even more instant
preparation
(beware,
though,
the cup
boosts the
price to
around 50
cents).
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[cup
noodles]
out of
convenience
and because
they are so
cheap,” Diener
said. “You can
just fill that little cup with water
and throw it in the microwave, and
you have a semi-satisfying meal.”
Whether Ramen noodles are
devoured when the meal plan runs
out for the week or because they
are downright delicious, there are
tons of ways to spice up the way
they are eaten. Books dedicated to
recipes made with ramen noodles,
such as Everybody Loves Ramen:
Recipes, Stories, Games, & Fun
Facts About the Noodles You Love
by Eric Hites and 101 Things to
Do with Ramen Noodles by Toni
Patrick, give students an alternative
way to prepare their noodles if
chicken ramen becomes humdrum.
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whose tight budget prompts the
purchase of ramen noodles in the
first place, the recipes add a bit of
excitement to the Ramen noodle
eating experience.
The main
reason Ramen
noodles are so
popular among
students is
because they
provide a convenient meal
when time is
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limited in a
learn the “Ramen Noodle Crunchy
busy schedule.
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need a meal in
under three
minutes, or if I need to take a
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not being
refrigerated,”
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For more information
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Ramen
noodles
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because
they don’t
take me
very long
to make,”
Wright
said. “I
don’t like
to spend a
long time
cooking
meals, so
anything
fast is perfect for me.
Especially
when I’m
in a hurry,
I can take
the instant
lunch ones
with me.”
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8
monday
7
The Nashville Choir:
A Light for the City
at the Schermerhorn
Center at 2:00 and 7:00
sunday
31
24
17
Widespread Panic
tickets – $35.50-$45
– are on sale only at
Ryman.com,
ticketmaster.com, or by
calling (615) 256-9600
Styx performs at
the Wildhorse
Saloon
10
Steve Cropper Classic
performs to benefit
The T.J. Martell Found.
Tiempo Libre, Grammynom Cuban timpa band,
at Vandy’s Ingram Hall,
ticketmaster.com or
Sarratt Box Office on the
VU campus
3
A solo acoustic
performance by
Dashboard Confessional
with John Ralston
at the Ryman,
7:30 p.m.; $29.50-$34.50,
ticketmaster.com
wednesday
Test your courage at Haunted Pembroke. Creepy tours
are every 15 minutes from 7-9:45 p.m. Bring your
photo ID for admission so no really, really scary
trick-or-treaters get in. If that’s not enough, head to
one of the city’s haunting events, such as Slaughter
House, Demon’s Den, Haunted Woods or Devil’s
Dungeon; nashvillelife.com/halloween/ (31st only)
30
23
16
9
2
TPAC presents
My Fair Lady,
a Broadway tour on the
musical’s 50th anniversary;
$20-$72, ticketmaster.com
runs through the 28th
tuesday
4
6
25
26
Paolo Nutini,
the “next int’l star,”
performs at the Wildhorse
Saloon; VIP reception and
show, $65, or first come
limited seating/standing
room, $20,
ticketmaster.com
27
El dia de los
muertos. Yes,
the Day of the Dead
comes early to
Cheekwood, but there’s
Latin food, dance and
crafts, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.:
www.cheekwood.org
20
Kings of Leon with
special guests
Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club and Manchester
Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. both
nights at the Ryman;
$27.50-$35.50;
ticketmaster.com
12th-14th
Southern Festival
of Books,
Legislative Plaza,
downtown Nashville;
free panels, author talks,
entertainment; info:
humanitiestennessee.org
Celebration of Cultures
festival in Centennial
Park, free admission to
ethnic dance and musical
performances.
10-7 Sat, 12-5 Sun;
www.celebrationof
cultures.org
FALL BREAK
18
19
Lisa Lampanelli
performs at the
Ryman, 8 p.m.;
$30.75,
ticketmaster.com
5
saturday
13
11
friday
12
Raul Malo performs
at the Belcourt;
8 p.m.; $25
belcourt.org
Tri-Beta Plant Sale,
with foliage to freshen
up dorm rooms and
apartment (and raise $
for the campus
biological society);
10 a.m.-4 p.m. on
Gabhart sidewalk
thursday
calendar of events
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sports
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Belmont alum and former BU baseball player Kane Simmons (‘07) was
named 2007 Golden Baseball League Spalding Rookie of the Year.
Simmons plays for the Reno Silver Sox and finished the season first in
the league with 18 home runs and a .628 slugging percentage. While at
Belmont, he helped the team reach the championship game of the Atlantic
Sun Tournament in May 2007. Simmons has been invited to tryouts with
several major league baseball teams.
Women’s soccer wins deny pre-season rank
By Rachel Waller
There is no “I” in team. But there is an
“I” in win. The Belmont women’s soccer
team has both.
The women’s soccer team is off to a
strong start, boasting only one loss and one
tie along with five decisive wins. They
attribute this to the cohesiveness of the team
and hope it will aid them in their goal of
making it to the conference tournament.
“It’s the way we’re beating the teams the
teams we’re beating,” said co-team captain
Meredith Brandt. “We play as a team, attack
as a team, defend as a team.”
Teamwork led the Bruins to defeat
MTSU, the first victory over the Blue
Raiders in seven years.
SENIOR WRITER
“The win was team oriented, not based on
one or two individuals,” Coach Lisa Howe
said.
Both Brandt and Howe hope this camaraderie will help lead the Bruins to their first
Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. They
need to be in the top six teams in order to
qualify.
“We would love to be No. 1 and may
have the potential,” Howe said.
For the women’s soccer team, it has been
a long journey to get where they are today.
“It has been a rebuilding [time] since the
team wasn’t very good when I came here,”
said Brandt, a senior who has played for the
past four years.
More recently, the team has experienced
another setback. In the A-Sun preseason poll,
Belmont was ranked 8th.
“ I can understand why. We haven’t
proved ourselves,” Howe said. “We don’t
want to finish 8th and think we are much
more capable.”
The Bruins are certainly proving their
capability. As previously mentioned, their
current record boasts only one loss and one
tie.
“We lost on a penalty kick which is a difficult way to lose,” said Brandt. “But we’ve
got ourselves back on track.”
Brandt also said that her personal goal for
the season is to make it to the conference
championships, especially since this is her
last year.
“It’s been hard, but the success of last
year and this year has made it all worth it.”
BU volleyballers
hit, dig, kill, win
By Shardé Burkhead
With a record of 11-5 so far this
season, the Belmont volleyball
team is giving opponents a great
taste of competition.
After Belmont reached its third
consecutive Atlantic Sun
Conference final last year, this
year’s team hopes to make if for a
fourth time in a row, but Emily
Cahill, who was second in the ASun Conference in hitting percentage last season, said it won’t be
easy.
“Making it to the Atlantic Sun
Conference final last year makes
me want to work hard to make sure
that it does happen again,” she said.
“We need to push our team to work
and to reach that goal,” she said.
With six returning heavy hitters,
the Bruins rely heavily Cahill, who
was also 53rd in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.352), representing
the fourth-best single season hitting
percentage in Bruin history. She
also led the league in hitting perSTAFF WRITER
Members of Belmont’s
volleyball team congratulate each other during a
recent hard-fought
match. The team, now
11-5, includes Jenny
Gray, far right, who has
recently added several
career-highs to her
record.
PHOTOS BY TAYLOR HOWARD
centage in conference matches with
.427 and was seventh in the league
in blocks per game and in conference matches with 1.03. She also
led the Bruins in block assists with
80 and was fifth on the team with
227.
Brittany Card, who was second
on the team in aces with 35, had
double figured digs in seven matches last year and had a season-high
15 digs vs. University of North
Florida on Nov. 3 last year as well.
Jenny Gray, who had a careerhigh of six kills at Stetson Sept. 29,
2006, also had a career-high three
blocks and five digs in last season’s
opener. And she’s playing hard this
year, too.
“There is a pressure to lead the
team as a returning player,” Gray
said. “With a large number of
incoming freshmen, we must bring
them in and be sure the teams stay
united.”
Colleen Nilson, who led the ASun and was 16th in NCAA in
assists per game with 13.37, was
second in the A-Sun and 47th in the
NCAA in assists with 1404.
“We have the best fans a team
could ask for, they provide energy
for our team and they remind us
that we are enjoying ourselves as
well as working hard,” said Nilson,
last year’s A-Sun Player of the
Year.
Other returning players also
continue to make strong contributions. They include Jaye Schuler,
who was named to the 2006 AllAtlantic Sun first team, led the ASun and was 37th in NCAA in hitting percentage, which represents
third-best single-season hitting percentage in Bruin history with a
.369. She also led the Bruins in
solo blocks with 24 and was second
on the team in blocks with 74.
Another is Cat Munday, who led
the team and was second in the ASun in kills per game with 4.00 and
also led the team and was fifth in
the A-Sun in total kills with 420.
Getting There
Fan support plays a major part in
any sport. So bring your cushions,
snacks and drinks and cheer on the
women’s soccer team at these home
games:
ETSU, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m.
University of South Carolina
Upstate, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.
Kennesaw State, Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Stetson, Oct. 21, 12:30 p.m.
Lipscomb University, Oct. 31, 6:30
p.m.
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Page 10
Blogging may be moneymaker
By Erin Carson
Blogs, most commonly created for entertainment or cyber soap-boxing, may now be able to
serve another purpose – earn money for college.
To be exact, about ten thousand dollars’ worth.
That’s the grand prize amount offered by
CollegeScholarships.org to a college student currently enrolled full-time who maintains a blog.
The site references free expression and passion,
potentially leading to “large scale social change”
in the future, as a reason for offering the money.
Blogging has become pervasive in modern
culture as an increasingly popular and accessible
method of communication for this technologically savvy generation.
In fact, there are quite a few bloggers on the
Belmont campus, like David Cintron who has
kept a blog in some form or another since 2002.
Moving on from blogger.com, Cintron purchased
his own domain and called it The Loudestnoise.
The blog evolved from entries more personal in
nature to music and technology.
“I find blogging a great way to meet new and
interesting people,” Cintron said. “I have blogging friends all across the U.S. and the world.”
For some, blogging has already grown
beyond a pastime. After admissions contacted
him, junior Josh Homer began writing for The
Bruin Blog.
“I guess I sounded like someone people could
relate to,” Homer said.
For about a year, the Bruin recruiter has post-
Getting There
STAFF WRITER
The deadline for the scholarship is
Oct.6 followed by an announcement
of finalists on Oct. 8 and public voting
will choose a winner on Oct. 28.
Standard information such as name
and url are required plus an essay
under 300 words on one of several
topics concerning blogging. For more
information visit
http://collegescholarships.org/our-
ed every couple of weeks giving advice or simply discussing whatever is happening in his life,
be it how classes are going or a recent trip to a
Vanderbilt game. He has even been approached
by several freshmen telling him that his blog
entries were influential in their decision to attend
Belmont.
Blogging has moved beyond a mere hobby to
a popular means of expression in the past years.
Technorati, an internet search engine founded by
Dave Sifry, now tracks more than 57 Million
blogs. Sifry reports that Technorati’s calculations
show that the blogosophere – the virtual places
where blogs live – doubles in size roughly every
230 days. But not all of them are eligible for the
$10,000 scholarship, while those of Belmont students are.
VIRB, from page 1
Davis said Virb also seems to only feature music
that appeals to people with high taste, which additionally makes it feel “like you’re a part of something a little cooler and elite than MySpace.
“It really doesn’t support trashy or low quality
stuff,” Davis said. “It seems like the founders set the
bar high in terms of the quality of music, pictures, and
artwork.”
In addition to good technology, Virb has a software
plug-in for iTunes – VirbTunes – that tracks song
plays from iTunes and sends data to Virb.com. The
software enables people to display “Recent Songs,”
“Top Artists,” “Top Songs” and “Top Albums” in
their profiles.
Furthermore, because of Virb’s modular approach,
the Web site allows users to move different modules
around the screen and create more personalized pages.
“You basically make it look like a real webpage,
but it’s for free,” Campbell said.
Natasha Neely, a junior at Belmont who has
recorded a demo tape, uses MySpace to sell her music.
She does not use Virb, and although she thinks the
website looks “pretty cool and organized,” she will not
Belmont in the blogosphere
The Loudestnoise
http://loudestnoise.com
“Speakerheart”
I have little to no idea what the contents of Speakerheart.com holds, but I am
already in love. Why you ask? Their logo
I say. Their logo. They have combined
the two most true and
powerful things in my
life. First the speaker,
which of course is
audio or music, and
secondly the heart,
which of course is
love. I enjoy their
typography and the
simple and well crafted David Cintron
logo. ... I will admit there are some shortcomings of the pre-release beta version I
have seen of the site. First of all, right
now it is geared towards the creators of
music; while I am a part of that process,
ie audio engineering, they are putting
their emphasis on Artists and Bands. The
listener section of the site is promised as
“coming soon.” I believe from what the
dude at Bongo Java told me today, the
site is primarily for artist exposure and
sale of individual tracks of music …
create an account.
“I don’t think it’s really necessary to use because of
the popularity of MySpace,” she said.
She might consider creating an account in the
future if the site becomes more popular. However for
now, Neely is preoccupied with her other Web sites.
“Having to check e-mails, Facebook, and MySpace
is enough for me right now,” she said.
Davis, who has had MySpace since 2004, also
stressed that the popularity of MySpace is the primary
reason he still puts a high emphasis on the Web site.
“If you want to spread your music, you can’t really
avoid the big traffic areas,” he said. “It’s a must to
have a MySpace page.”
Campbell agreed with Davis and said “MySpace is
more popular in the public eye.” He does not believe
Virb is of any competition to MySpace.
“Realistically, I don’t see Virb reaching the level
of Myspace,” he said.
Members of Chronics of the Nar disagreed.
“When people realize Virb is better it will become
popular,” Littrell said. “Once Virb blows up I think it
will be as big as MySpace.”
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Bruin Blog
http://forum.belmont.edu/students
“Back on Track”
It took me a couple of weeks to get
used to my weird schedule, but I finally
think I got the hang of it. Yesterday was
the first day this year that I have been
able to stay awake in
all of my classes.
Yeah, I know it took
me a little while, but
these classes are really
hard to get hyped up
for this semester. I am
taking German, which
is a pretty cool class,
Josh Homer
and Nuclear
Terrorism. How about that for a weird
schedule? Actually, my Nuclear
Terrorism class is very interesting
because it makes me think outside of the
box and forces me to map out and plan
critical situations such as a nuclear bomb
threat. This probably wouldn't be all that
applicable to my major, which is
entrepreneurship, but it makes studying
for a test seem pretty simple. ha ha Okay,
not funny.
Mobile ministry
to aid homeless
comes to Nashville
By Sara Pecchia
We’ve all heard of organizations like the rescue mission and
homeless shelters, establishments
that provide a warm meal and
shelter to the impoverished and
homeless.
Similar meal programs exist
all over America, fueled by
countless churches, schools, and
community organizations.
However, a new kind of outreach ministry has come to
Nashville, and Belmont is getting
involved: “Mobile Loaves and
Fishes.” What makes them so
unique? Like the people they
serve, they are virtually homeless.
Rather than being housed in a
church basement or shelter, MLF
uses catering trucks to take food
out to the impoverished streetdwellers of the inner city.
Founded by six original members in Austin, Texas during the
summer of 1998, the organization
has since grown to over 8,550
volunteers spread across ten locations in five different states. They
plan to add another state to their
cause by the end of the year
thanks to volunteers in Rhode
Island. At Belmont, Professor
Andi Stepnick is heading the
effort to get the school involved.
As MLF has grown in size,
they’ve also grown in the number
of needy they’ve been able to
help. The demand for larger
quantities has led them to divide
their ministry into multiple
departments, allowing volunteers
the opportunity to assist accord-
STAFF WRITER
Helping out
To learn more about
Mobile Loaves and Fishes
and its ministries, or to
sign up as a volunteer, or
contact Andi Stepnick at
460-6249. For information
about the effort, go to
http://www.mlfnow.org/
ing to their availability. These
ministries include bread, food
vouchers, eggs, pick-up, preparation, delivery, truck maintenance
and many more.
There are even side ministries
MLF has started in which individuals can volunteer, such as
making greeting cards and gardening. The most common volunteer roles require no more than a
few hours once a month.
Stepnick said the Nashville
group is looking for drivers (to
meet insurance reqirements, they
must be 25 and over). In addition,
she said, they need make-ready
teams to prepare sandwiches and
load the truck; little toiletries such
as hotel shampoos, conditioners,
soaps, small combs, nail clippers,
etc.; individually wrapped
medicine such as 2-pill Advil
packs; socks; and clothing or
blankets you no longer need.
“As you clean out your closets
or buy new things this fall, I’ll be
happy to take what you’ve got,”
she said. “Most of the need is for
men, but we certainly see some
women as well.”
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Page 11
PHOTOS BY SARAH MITCHELL
Much, much ado
The set for Much Ado About Nothing, above, exemplifies the creative possibility that the Department of Theater and Dance at Belmont now has at the Bill
and Carole Troutt Theatre. The new venue opened last week with the premiere of the Shakespearean comedy, and several gala events have been part of the
inaugural season.The production closes this week after the final four performances, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Some
of the cast and crew members gather for a photo, above, following Sunday’s matinee. Cast members include: Christopher Brown, James Al-Shamma, Ben
Reed, Brain Lange, Jessika Malone, Zack McCann, Kris Campa, Marc Mazzone, Jaclyn Johnson, Pru Clearwater, David Berry, Nicole Pearce, Brittany
Simmons, Mallory Gleason, Brittany McManus, Tasha O’Brien. Producers are Paul Gattrell and Valli Forrister.
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Don’t leave home without ... jazz
Dr. Jeff Kirk, a member of Belmont’s
faculty since 1987, is also a Grammy nominee, a member of the Tennessee Touring
Artists Program and has opened for such acts
as Bobby McFerrin, Stanley Turrentine and
Mark Murphy.
He also headlined
for Big Orange
Jazz Festival,
Atlanta Jazz
Festival, Summer
Lights Festival
and more.
Assuming he
had “either electricity or a large
supply of approJeff Kirk
priate batteries,”
Kirk would want the following albums with
him on a deserted island, though leaving out
many notable artists saddened him. “Perhaps
I will need a larger island and more gear?”
Kind of Blue, Miles Davis (1959)
“This to me is a landmark recording in
the Jazz genre. The minimalism of Miles
Davis; the modernism, vertical alignment,
and modal usage by John Coltrane; and the
hard bop, blues, and gospel flavor added by
Julian “Cannonball” are all remarkable. This
does not even take into account the amazing
contributions by Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans,
Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. This is a
must for the island.”
Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis with
arrangements and conducting by Gil
Evans (1959)
“I selected this album due to my compositional and arranging interests. Gil Evans is
a tone painter and this is one of the finest
examples of color usage and experimentation
using new recording techniques I know.”
Copland Conducts Copland, Aaron
Copland (1990)
“The three selections included,
‘Appalachian Spring,’ ‘Lincoln Portrait’ and
‘Billy the Kid,’ offer a lifetime of study
including a broad understanding of classical
compositional skills as well as Copland’s
ability to make this music accessible to the
general public. Many additional compositional techniques such as voicings in 4ths,
polychords, and use of modes make this
recording a must.”
New Moon Shine, James Taylor (1991)
“The collaboration with Don Grolnick
resulted in the use of modern harmony with
the wonderful ‘pocket’ feel so recognizable
in James Taylor’s music.”
Verve “Return Engagement,” Charlie
Parker (1946)
“The inclusion of several favorite bebop
selections such as ‘Au Privave,’ ‘Kim,’ and
‘Confirmation’; the wonderful blues such as
‘Now’s the Time’ and ‘K.C. Blues’; and,
finally, the incredible selections with strings
such as ‘Just Friends’ and ‘Autumn in New
York’ would certainly make my stay more
lively.”
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Curb ‘Resonates’ with year’s 1st showcase
PHOTOS BY CHRIS SPEED
Christian music was the focus
of the first of Belmont’s
showcase series. Among the
participants were, clockwise
from top left, Hana Wishy,
Joshua Eric Wright, Wishy,
Katie Redding and Jordan
Kyle (foreground), the winner
of the event.
Date auction brings out wallets, laughter
By Jeannette Ceja
Daniel Fernandez, Pembroke resident,
wants you to buy him at the auction, literally.
He’ll come out to a song of his choice, sing,
dance or do anything creative to get a lady’s
attention for a date.
What does this all mean?
It’s getting closer to Oct. 2 and
Pembroke’s Annual Date Auction, where
young women from all over campus will
have the chance to bid money for a date with
a special Bruin from Pembroke Hall.
Evan Donohue, one of this year’s participants, is looking forward to the auction, now
in its sixth year, not only because it will be
fun for him, but a blast for everyone else,
too.
Jason Biddle, a sophomore business
STAFF WRITER
administration major, took almost four days
to prepare his original rap song for last year’s
auction. He thinks the participants should
not take it too seriously, but have fun.
“I think the girls should be willing to be
adventurous and always consider bidding on
any of the guys,” Biddle said. “Who knows,
they might actually find a pretty cool guy.”
Dan Faber, one of Pembroke’s RAs, and
also up for bids in this year’s auction, has
some advice for the bidders as well: “Make
sure [you] bring your wallet.”
Last year, a record was made when a girl
bid on then-freshman Chris Speed, for $250.
“Everyone is trying to beat his record,” Faber
said.
The participants in this year’s public market of dateable men have plenty of reasons to
get involved, from having fun strutting their
stuff to meeting women, but freshman
Brendon McNerney had a different motive.
He said he just wanted to be a part of the
brotherly community at Pembroke.
Money paid for the male of choice will
go toward financing the date and also to
Pembroke itself.
“Bid high and bid often,” says freshman
music- business major Robert Duello.
What are some ideas if you have not gone
on a date lately? Some of this year’s
Pembroke guys have come up with their
ideas of a good date.
“Flowers and listening to the band Gwar.”
- Freshman Audio-Engineering
Technology major Evan Donohue
“Have dinner and go bowling.”
- Freshman Music Business major Robert
Duello
Getting there
This year’s auction will be on Oct. 2
and will last from 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Watch last year’s 2006 Pembroke
Date Auction through
www.belmontvision.com
“Going to carnivals or miniature golf.”
- Freshman Music- Business Major
Brendon McNerney.