www.insidevandy.com MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 120TH YEAR, NO. 52

ELECTION 2008: ’s Melinda Doolittle wants youth to Rock the Vote. SEE PAGE 3

LETTER: Google’s brand-new Chrome web browser isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. SEE PAGE 4

VANDY GAMEDAY: VANDERBILT 38 RICE 21 Sociology professor arrested 3-0 is good company for child Vanderbilt pornography by JUDY WANG beats Rice Academics Specialist According to the Tennessean, Professor James J. Lang was 38-21 to arrested on Friday for possession of child pornography. Lang, 64, move to 3-0 was receiving computer repair when sexually for just the explicit images of young girls were found on the second time LANG computer. Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of in the last 24 Investigation were noti ed of the situation. A search warrant was then executed on  ursday, years. Game and the TBI forensics analysis found “images and videos of child pornography.” coverage Lang is an associate professor and the director of undergraduate studies for the and more sociology department. Lang’s rst court appearance is today in Nashville. According inside. to interim dean Carolyn Dever, FRANCIS SIMPSON / The Vanderbilt Hustler Lang is on paid leave pending SEE PAGE 6 Quarterback Chris Nickson scores the rst of his two rushing touchdowns during Vanderbilt’s 38-21 win Saturday night. Nickson has now rushed for ve touchdowns on the season. further investigation.■ SCIENCE & MEDICINE CAMPUS LIVING The smoke begins to clear Kitchens in by NIKITA RODRIGUES on the sidewalks surrounding Each year, 440,000 people bene ciaries of the employee News Contributor campus. die in the US from tobacco health plan. Branscomb are Dr. Eric Neilson, chair of use. About one in ve deaths is “We should support employees On Sept. 1, Vanderbilt the Department of Medicine, related to smoking. Cigarettes who will nd it di cult, but as University Medical Center explained the original idea for kill more Americans than a matter of national and local (VUMC) enacted a smoking the ban was proposed by the alcohol, car accidents, suicide, health policy, the time has available for use ban that prohibits smoking on chairs of Medicine and Surgery AIDS, homicide and illegal certainly come to make health any Medical Center campus, almost 10 years ago. In 1998, the drugs combined. care facilities smoke-free inside including the new clinic facility group felt smoking was de nitely In addition to the ban, the and out,” Neilson said. at 100 Oaks.  e ban follows a a serious issue that needed to Medical Center increased Neilson described the series of increased restrictions be attended to but decided to support services for employees di erence on campus as slight on campus smoking, including see how the ban a ected other who want to quit smoking by so far. “We can see a di erence the implementation of medical centers before taking o ering smoking cessation in larger areas, in the plaza, but designated smoking areas the big step. Neilson described counseling and group sessions it will take at least three months on campus.  e new ban will the process as gradual steps and at the Dayani Center and the before we can have the chance do away with the designated said VUMC was now ready to Occupational Health Clinic. to re ect and see the true smoking areas, leaving become a completely smoke-  ese free services are available e ects. We expect good things,” smokers to light up mainly free campus. to all Vanderbilt employees and he said. ■ NEIL BRAKE / VU Media relations by NORAH SCANLAN they properly clean up the News Contributor space. Ann Nielson, Director of A common misconception is Housing Facilities, attributes Paitently waiting for the chance at oor seats that the kitchens in Branscomb its lack of a stove to ventilation Quadrangle are closed. Many problems. Students waited for hours to upperclassmen placed in the  e second kitchen, which buy tickets to Commodore previously “freshmen” dorm is located in the basement Quake, which will feature have expressed disappointment and is connected to the Lil’ Wayne, Lupe Fiasco and in not having access to kitchen. Recreation Room, contains Free Sol. The line snaked all However, Branscomb residents a new refrigerator with a the way around the back do have access to a kitchen, freezer, microwave, full sink, of Sarratt almost up to although their access is limited. oven, cooking range and Buttrick Hall. Students in Elise Alford, the Residence cabinet space. Students are line were seen with sleeping Life coordinator of Branscomb, permitted to reserve the kitchen bags, chairs, blankets and said the Quad does in fact have and the Recreation Room laptops. “We got here at 10 two kitchens currently available together through the O ce of p.m. (Thursday) night,” said for student use. Reservations and Events.  e rst kitchen, located Nielson said its use is sophomore Danielle Naretto. o of the Formal Lounge restricted to daytime hours “We camped out all night and underneath Lupton because of its proximity to the and by midnight there were House, features a refrigerator, Recreation Room and a re exit. more than 50 people.” microwave, full sink and cabinet To prevent hazards, both rooms space. Residents are permitted cannot be used at the same time SAM KIM / The Vanderbilt Hustler to use this kitchen 24/7 provided for di erent purposes. ■

SPORTS: Inaugural hall of fame inductees recognized for oustanding achievement on and off the fi eld. SEE PAGE 6 2 Monday, September 15, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —An American bombing that killed up to Not Broken 90 Afghan civilians last month was based on false information Submitted by Amwidkle on 09-14-08, 12:42 a.m. provided by a rival tribe and did not kill a single Taliban fi ghter, the president’s spokesman said Sunday. Facebook has been, by all accounts, an astonishing success story, The claim contradicted a U.S. contention that the Aug. 22 raid on connecting millions of people across the globe since its launch in 2004. Every HIGH 75, LOW 59 the western village of Azizabad killed up to 35 Taliban fi ghters. day thousands more join in the loop. It’s the kind of success that would make Partly cloudy “There was total misinformation fed to the coalition forces,” Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google go ga-ga. So why in the world would Humayun Hamidzada, the spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, they change a winning formula? told The Associated Press. TUESDAY They have their reasons. But the main rationale behind the new design Afghan police arrested three suspects accused of giving the U.S. - get rid of clutter - fails. My new profi le, at least to me, looks much more military false intelligence that led to the bombardment, the Interior crowded than it used to, even with many of my favorite features seemingly Ministry has said. An Afghan government commission found that up to 90 civilians wiped out, buried within the new tabs. Case in point - it now takes me... were killed, including 60 children, a fi nding backed by a preliminary For more blog entries, go to InsideVandy.com U.N. report. The bombing strained the U.S.-Afghan relationship but the countries remain committed allies, Hamidzada said. HIGH , LOW The operation, conducted by U.S. Special Forces and Afghan 76 56 soldiers, targeted Afghan employees of a British security fi rm and Mostly Sunny their family members — the reason the U.S. military recovered weapons after the battle, Hamidzada said. The U.S. has said its forces were fi red on fi rst during a raid that STAFF targeted and killed a known militant commander named Mullah SNAPSHOT Editor Michael Warren Sidiq. But villagers say their homes were targeted because of false [email protected] information provided by a rival tribesman named Nader Tawakil. WORKIN’ AT THE CAR WASH Day Managers An Afghan parliamentarian has said Tawakil is in the protective Kelly Swope [email protected] custody of U.S. forces. The coalition has declined to comment. Eve Attermann [email protected] Janelle Stokes Salazar: GOP should support drilling [email protected] Opinion Editor Thomas Shattuck compromise [email protected] Senior Copy Editor Hannah Twillman WASHINGTON (AP)—Democrats sought on Saturday to drum up [email protected] support for compromise legislation on off shore drilling, challenging Academics Specialist Judy Wang [email protected] Republicans to break from Bush administration policies that neglect Administration Specialist Eve Attermann development of alternative energy sources. [email protected] “Enough is enough,” Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado said in the Campus Living Specialist Norah Scanlan [email protected] Democrats’ weekly radio address, citing rising energy prices, Leadership Specialist Lily Chen including $4-a-gallon diesel fuel. [email protected] Salazar chastised Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential Greek Scene Specialist Janelle Stokes nominee, and other Senate Republicans who have blocked and [email protected] opposed tax incentives for renewable energy. Science and Medicine Specialist Allie Morris [email protected] “President Bush and Sen. McCain have failed to show any Sports Specialist David Rutz leadership on this issue for the last eight years,” Salazar said. [email protected] “Republicans have to decide whether they just want to talk about Election Project Director Katherine Miller [email protected] our energy problems on the campaign trail, or whether they will Commons Project Director Kelly Swope work with Democrats to actually solve them.” [email protected] The Senate next week will consider at least three proposals that Art Director Matt Radford call for an expansion of off shore drilling — one being developed [email protected] by Democrats, another by Republicans and a third by a bipartisan OLIVER WOLFE / The Vanderbilt Hustler Versus Editor Darcy Newell Chi Omega junior Lauren Turner scrubs down a car during the SAE/Chi O Charity Carwash last Friday. [email protected] group. All are expected to have some expansion of off shore drilling, but doubts remains as whether any of the proposals being considered will garner the needed 60 votes required to overcome a SERVICE GUIDE certain fi libuster. Vanderbilt School of Nursing Centennial Lecture Series The Vanderbilt Hustler (ISSN 0042-2517), the student newspa- per of Vanderbilt University, is pub- Cameras replace police in some Tenn. lished every Monday, Wednesday jurisdictions and Friday during the academic “Creating a Culture year except for during exam peri- ods and vacations. The paper is not MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP)—“May I see your license and registration printed during summer break. please?” of Preparedness: The Vanderbilt Hustler allocates That intimidating question from a police offi cer is not one issue of the newspaper to each Lessons Learned from student and is available at various being heard as much in Murfreesboro, one of about a dozen points on campus for free. Addi- communities in Tennessee using red-light camera systems for traffi c Hurricane Katrina” tional copies are $.50 each. enforcement. The Vanderbilt Hustler is a divi- Police study videos, mark down license plate numbers of sion of Vanderbilt Student Com- Speaker: Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore’ (Ret) munications, Inc. Copyright © 2008 off enders, send a picture to the car’s registered owner and a Vanderbilt Student Communica- citation. The system’s supporters believe it will reduce the number tions. of accidents caused by red-light runners. LOCATION But there are questions about the eff ectiveness of using a camera The Hustler offi ces are in 130 Sarratt Student Center on the Vanderbilt to do a job traditionally reserved for a police offi cer. Lawsuits have University Campus. Address postal been fi led, though a recent state appeals court ruling found that mail to 2301 Vanderbilt Place, VU the cameras are constitutional. Station B 351504, Nashville, Tenn. “We have to look at what works for our community, and we know 37235-1504. something that worked or didn’t work in other communities may or Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm AFFILIATIONS may not work for us,” said Kyle Evans, spokesman for the Murfreesboro The Hustler is a member of the As- Langford Auditorium sociated Collegiate Press, Colum- Police Department. “Murfreesboro is unique, as is Knoxville. We want to bia Scholastic Press Association, compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges.” Reception immediately following College Newspaper Business and The city began using the system in April and started issuing tickets Advertising Managers, Southern University Newspapers and the in July, so offi cials say it’s too early to say how the program works. Southeastern Journalism Confer- Murfreesboro offi cials will assess the cameras — located at seven Please join us for a special presentation by Russel Honoré, “the Rajun’ ence and is an associate member of intersections — as more time elapses, Evans said. Cajun,” who provided leadership in the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita the Associated Press. TO ADVERTISE and Katrina. Honoré will speak about his first-hand perspective on Display ads: (615) 322-4237 or Obama camp says it raised $66 million e-mail advertising@vanderbilthus- emergency preparedness that no one in the first response, emergency tler.com in August preparedness or health care profession should miss. Perhaps best Display fax: (615) 322-3762 Offi ce hours are 9 a.m. — 4 p.m., WASHINGTON (AP)—Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama known for his role as commander of Joint Task Force-Katrina, Lt. General Monday — Friday Visit us online at http://www.vsc- raised $66 million in August, a record for a presidential candidate Russel L. Honoré lead the Department of Defense response to Hurri- that illustrated his continuing appeal to donors and his robust media.org/advertising.html canes Katrina and Rita in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. He also TO REPORT A NEWS ITEM outreach to new contributors. Campus news: Call 322-2424 or The campaign said it raised the money with the help of more planned and supported the United States military response to the e-mail [email protected] than a half million, fi rst-time donors. By comparison, Republican Entertainment news: Call 343-0967 devastating flooding which swept Venezuela 1999 and Mozambique in or e-mail vibe@vanderbilthustler. presidential nominee John McCain raised $47 million in August, a com personal best for his campaign as well. The monthly fi gures for both 2000. He oversaw the military response to the Space Shuttle Sports results: Call 343-0967 or candidates were especially noteworthy because August is typically Columbia tragedy and the D.C. sniper shootings. e-mail [email protected] a slow month for fundraising. CORRECTIONS Obama’s totals, however, also underscore the challenge he faces The Hustler strives for accuracy in the remaining two months of the campaign. McCain, for now, and fairness and will correct errors For more information about this lecture, of substance. See our correction has a signifi cant advantage because he has accepted $84 million in policy on the Opinion page for in- taxpayer funds under a public fi nancing system that Obama chose contact Betsey Usher at (615) 322-4836 formation about notifying us. to bypass in favor of raising more money. or [email protected]. Register PRINTER The combined eff orts of the two campaigns and the two national The Hustler is printed at Franklin online at www.vusn100.vanderbilt.edu Web Printing Company in Franklin, parties left both candidates on nearly equal fi nancial footing with Tenn. about $94 million at the end of August, according to campaign and SUBSCRIPTION RATES party offi cials who discussed the fi nances on Sunday. This lecture series is made possible by a Subscriptions are available for $125 Obama had $77 million in the bank at month’s end, and the generous gift from the family of Ann Schuh per semester or $200 per year. Democratic National Committee had $17.5 million. Checks should be made payable to Taylor, BSN ’51, of Mountain Brook, Alabama The Vanderbilt Hustler. A pdf sub- McCain ended the month with about $18 million in cash, which scription order form is available at he had to transfer to the Republican National Committee because http://www.vscmedia.org/hustler. of his decision to participate in the public fi nance system. The html party committee had $76 million in the bank before the transfer. BACK ISSUES A party offi cial said the party also had about $20 million in a joint Back issues are available in Sarratt 130 during business hours. fundraising committee and in special state party accounts that can be used to help McCain. www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Monday, September 15, 2008 3 election 2008 Youth vote push reaches Vanderbilt, Belmont by katherine miller on Sept. 17, at four locations, three times Saturday at , featuring Election Project Director a week until Oct. 8. They aim to register a performance by recording artist and 750 new voters during the period. American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle. Time and time again, college students “We are trying to inform the youth “Voting is the biggest thing we can hear how terrible the state of youth vote vote not only how important their vote do to amplify our voice,” Doolittle said. participation continues to be. But at is, but how easy it is to make educated “We’re shaping the future—definitely the Vanderbilt this fall, some may change decisions about how to vote,” Pastrick next four years, maybe the next eight—so those statistics. said. “If people have grown up never I really love what Rock the Vote is doing.” Prior to the Oct. 6 voter registration voting, then voting statistics continue to Following Saturday’s events at Belmont deadline in Tennessee, groups like Student plummet. Our generation is finally given and Mercy Lounge, the Rock the Vote bus Association for Voter Empowerment a chance to have a say…yet 67 percent left for Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., (SAVE) will make a pitch to unregistered of the youth does not utilize their birth- and it will continue up through Virginia, students and those looking to change given right. SAVE believes that with the stopping at universities in Pennsylvania, their registration. right information and education that Ohio, , Iowa and Minnesota—all “One-half of people between the ages these statistics can change.” potential battleground states. of 18 and 24 vote. Two-thirds of people SAVE is not the only group on campus “We’re going places where youth voters 65 and older vote. Only 13 percent of working towards this end; among could really alter the election,” said Willa students who were allowed to vote in the them is Tennessee Takeover, a group Brown, a volunteer coordinator for Rock primaries, did,” said Cameron Pastrick, dedicated to registering young voters at the Vote. katherine miller / The Vanderbilt Hustler the director of SAVE. “These statistics are football games. The Election Alliance Currently, the group has registered Melinda Doolittle greets fans at Belmont University on Saturday’s Rock the Vote event. as frightening as they are avoidable.” has organized information online for more than 1.4 million voters for this SAVE has taken a two-pronged registration, as well. cycle, but some question the motives Crow, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jake The effects of Vanderbilt campus approach to the drive: making registration No campus initiative, however, of the group. Despite the group’s self- and Maggie Gyllenhaal have featured efforts and national efforts will not be more accessible and educating voters. The can match the prolific Rock the Vote identification as non-partisan, noted prominently in their promotional seen for two months, however, when it’s group will launch their registration drive movement, which launched a road tour Democratic celebrity activists like Sheryl activities. all a question of who shows up. ■ Cook provides election analysis by judy wang for its in—depth analysis of the political landscape. One of the candidates couldn’t be more Academics Specialist current political landscape, primary purposes of his speech interesting,” Cook said. breaking down how each region, was to explain how he felt Obama Cook often compared 2008’s At a time when Vanderbilt state and even district tends to and McCain attained their party presidential election with 1960’s University finds itself abuzz with lean in elections. nominations, describing the presidential contest between political discussion, it is fitting It is for this reason Professor election as having “one candidate John F. Kennedy and Richard that political analyst Charlie Bruce Oppenheimer introduced who should have been president Nixon and the 1980 presidential COOLEST THING IN FITNESS! Cook addressed the campus. Cook as “the best at what he eight years ago and one who campaign between Ronald Cook, the mind behind the does.” Oppenheimer also praised should be president eight years Reagan and Jimmy Carter. highly regarded Cook Political Cook for presenting unbiased from now.” It is for these reasons that Cook Report, a nonpartisan analysis of information stating that Cook Cook also discussed what predicts one of the largest voter elections, gave a talk titled “2008 “doesn’t have a political axe to makes the 2008 presidential turnouts in modern history. Political Outlook” to a crowd grind.” election so compelling, citing Additionally, Cook anticipates a Wednesday night in Wilson Cook’s lecture was both the many challenges the newly high youth turnout on Election hall and again in Vanderbilt’s entertaining and informative elected president will have to Day. U.S. Elections course Thursday as he seamlessly intermeshed face. The Cook political report can afternoon. humor and insight in his “In this election, the stakes be found online at http://www. The Cook Report is famed description of an ordinarily tense couldn’t be higher and the cookpolitical.com. ■

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© 2008 NAS (Media: delete copyright notice) Campus Media Group-Vanderbilt 3.792“ x 5” B&W 4 Monday, September 15, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com opinion editorial We don’t Commemoration teaches lessons The need no about importance of democracy great Vanderbilt University should be commended function properly in a democratic society? for its intended celebration of Constitution We hear from many groups about the education Day. According to Vanderbilt News Service, importance of getting out the youth vote. Too political science professors John Geer and many of our nation’s 18-25 demographic aren’t David Lewis will be headlining a program this voting, they say, as if this fact should bring shame Thursday commemorating the signing of the U.S. upon our country. The answer, according to Rock debate Constitution 221 years ago. the Vote and others, is to register and convince Carolyn Pippen The effort, marked by a speech titled “If They young adults to vote via a large campaign. Columnist Could See it Now: The Evolution of the American Is this the proper path for increasing young Neily Todd Presidency From the Founding Fathers to Present voter turnout? If voting is important in this Columnist Day,” may be a standard example of academic representative democracy, why are college-aged inquiry, but the political science department and adults not doing so? In 2006, former Vice President Al Gore the College of Arts and Science is sending a clear Part of the answer may be discovered in ISI’s Oct. 7, 2008 is a very important date at snagged himself a Nobel Peace Prize for calling message that the Constitution is still a relevant study. Students are not learning the basics of Vanderbilt—it marks exactly one and half to our attention what he called an “inconvenient and important subject. American history and civics, so it should come as weeks until fall break. Oh, and also, it’s the day truth.” Another colossal threat, however, is This is particularly noteworthy given the recent no surprise that young voters are not connecting the two presidential candidates will converge developing as we speak—and not among the concern that college students do not know enough their voting privileges to their own well-being or in Nashville for a town hall debate at Belmont ice caps of Antarctica or in an elusive hole about American history and civics. Last year, the self-interest. High schools and colleges are doing a University. For a few, glorious hours, all eyes somewhere in our planet’s atmosphere, but in Intercollegiate Studies Institute released a report poor job instructing students on the basics of self- will be on Nashville. It will be the biggest cities across the United States – and is severely that documented five major findings about civics government, churning out a generation of citizens political event in the city’s history and may damaging our nation’s most precious resource: education, most notably that college seniors who neither know nor care about what America is bring the most nationwide attention the city our children. overwhelmingly failed tests on American history or where we came from. has ever had. Denver and Minneapolis are You have heard the stats before: Fourth and institutions and that students of the most Which means that Vanderbilt’s yesterday’s news. Nashville will soon have her graders in low-income schools are on average prestigious universities fared the poorest. acknowledgement of Constitution Day, a rather chance for 15 minutes of fame. three grade levels behind their higher income The study made the conclusion that American unknown holiday established four years ago, is If, perhaps, you have been sunbathing in the peers, and only 50 percent of them will graduate universities have failed to sustain and grow all the more critical for the university’s students. Arctic for the past year, you may be unaware high school by the age of 18. But I think it’s rare students’ knowledge of the most important Perhaps the annual commemoration will provide that we are currently watching a history- for students to truly grasp what these numbers aspects about civics and history. This is disturbing more in-depth discussion about the values and making election. For the first time, an African- mean. Imagine if in your preppy suburban inasmuch as the university is supposed to provide principles ingrained in the Constitution and the American holds a major party’s nomination. elementary school, old Mrs. Humperdink had students with knowledge that will prepare them for founding of our nation in general. Women are breaking glass ceilings from Alaska taken four full years to teach you what all the life after graduation. Without a basic knowledge of Vanderbilt students would do well to spend to New York. If elected, Sen. McCain would be other kids learned in the first grade. Or, in your the founders of the United States, the philosophy their Thursday afternoon at Flynn Auditorium at the oldest president in history. Whoever wins, high school class, only the half with the highest behind documents like the Declaration of the Law School to be a part of this discussion. It it will be a first. annual income had been allowed to graduate. Independence and the Constitution, and could be the most important lesson of our college However, there is a difference between I bet you would have felt significantly cheated, American history, how are graduates expected to careers. knowing and caring. You may know the election and I guarantee your mother would have is going on, yet still find yourself wondering raised some serious hell at the PTA meetings why you should care. How does it affect you? that year. Stand and be judged by the Hustler opinion staff! How does your one vote affect them? Maybe The bottom line is that public education in The Verdict Compiled by Thomas Shattuck it doesn’t at all. And then, maybe this election our country is failing miserably, and this should Ike After demolishing Haiti earlier this week, Ike took its toll on Texas. Everything might and your vote will make all the difference. come as no surprise to anyone. Education actually be bigger in Texas considering tidal surges of fifteen feet and three million As college students, it is often easy to forget reform, however, is by no means the sexiest of without power. Mother Nature once again proves she does in fact mess with Texas. how today’s issues affect us. The unemployment headlines, and politicians continue to discuss rate is six percent. We don’t want it to be eight it in an obligatory manner, as a placeholder to Commodores In a startling development, the football team has managed to win another game. With percent by the time we face the job market. appease American mothers before moving on any luck, this could be a good start to a great season. Unfortunately, luck is rarely on our The housing market is facing its worst slump in to the more pressing issues of congressional side. decades. Recently graduated college students sex scandals and the color of lipstick worn by Gordon Ramsey The celebrity chef has once again made it into the news, and for what might be a first, will find it hard to get the loan they need to buy Sarah Palin’s pet pig. it is not his fault. Restaurant guides are in a dispute over the number one restaurant in a first home. America is fighting two wars—one Well-intentioned but insufficient legislative London. In good old English tradition, there will be blood. in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Many of your actions such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) classmates will be the next ones, or perhaps Botox The world’s most disturbing cosmetic treatment is now the world’s most disturbing have made steps towards raising national already are, taking on this fight. Just shy of $490 migraine treatment. Who knew injecting highly lethal toxins into the forehead could awareness, but it is obvious the impetus to billion was spent in 2007 on public education. help those suffering from headaches. reverse this horrifying trend must come from A sound education policy today ensures that in within the system. An excellent example of the Berlin Police in Berlin shut down a sweet shop earlier this week for selling drug laced chocolates. 15 years your first-grader will attend a top-notch measures needed has emerged through the The owner was taken into custody, and 120 pieces of magic mushrooms and a fair bit of public school. These are the problems of today, work of Michelle Rhee, the newly appointed marijuana were confiscated. and the policies of the next administration will chancellor of D.C. public schools. In her first Stuttgart Emergency medical services in Stuttgart, Germany will be driving in style thanks to the shape the nation we live in as adults. year, she managed to close 23 of the district’s recent acquisition of two Porsche Cayennes. And you thought the BMWs and Mercedes Pick up a newspaper when you walk through schools, firing 36 principals and over 100 were nice. Rand. Flip on the news while you eat breakfast. from her central office staff. This radical Learn where the candidates stand on the overturning of the system has brought chaos issues—www..com/election/2008/issues and controversy in her jurisdiction, but it has lays it all out in a user-friendly format. Watch also brought an urgency and accountability to the debate on Oct. 7. Tickets are impossible, those floating along next to the sinking boat of Google sings the same old song reserved mostly for national media, but there D.C. public education. To the editor: Google to suck in the computer illiterate. Upon will be viewing parties all around the city. I These problems do not merely exist in far examining one of these “Application Shortcuts,” I feel safe betting there will be more than one off Washington or at the bottom of the CNN The web browser debate is a hot topic among found that it is nothing more than a Google on this campus. Nashville is your city, and as ticker, however. The public schools of metro computer geeks like myself, so I feel obligated Chrome window opened without a toolbar the whole country watches, the candidates are Nashville are currently under corrective action to respond to the convoluted article on Google with a parameter passed to designate a specific here to convince you. Take an interest in the after failing to meet the standards set by NCLB, Chrome. No one can deny the advancements site. You can pass URL parameters to both IE and issues they debate. Educate yourself and form and the Tennessee Department of Education that Google has brought to the Internet, but Firefox, so in what way is this revolutionary? an opinion. has set into motion a series of hirings, firings Chrome is a mockery of their prior products. As for the claim that Chrome is faster, Firefox Vote. Don’t just like one candidate better and innovative restructuring of the system in Google advertises Chrome as an innovative and 3.1 has been shown to have performed up to 28% than the other. Cast your vote. It’s a privilege. its attempt to bring our city’s children up to par revolutionary product, but the fact remains that it faster on Windows XP and 16% on Windows Vista. The 2000 election has shown us that you never with the rest of the nation. is still leagues behind Mozilla Firefox in speed and Not more needs to be said about this. One of the know when every single vote will count. Don’t “Well, what the hell do you expect me to do level ofcustomization. next points made is that because Gmail is better underestimate how important it is that the about it?” you may be wondering. I am not Every “innovative” feature from incognito than VUmail, Google is better than Microsoft. voice of our generation be heard. It’s easy too. asking every student to run out and transfer mode to a bar-based download manager has been Uhh, what? VUmail uses the PHP4 engine called According to the Nashville Election to Peabody or drive down to Maplewood High around for many months in the form of Firefox SquirrelMail (http://www.squirrelmail.org/), Commission, college students can vote in School and adopt the first struggling kid you Add-ons. Add-ons are either developed by Mozilla which is NOT developed by Microsoft. That entire Nashville while still maintaining their voter see. The most anyone can ask at this point is or developed privately and tested by Mozilla. One point is ridiculous. If you were to compare Gmail registration in their hometown—you just can’t awareness, and in five or ten or fifty years when only needs to visit the add-ons website to see the to Outlook, then maybe it would make a small vote in both cities. The registration deadline in you find yourself, as you will, in a position wide variety of utilities Firefox offers and Chrome degree of sense. Wait, even then it wouldn’t. Davidson County is Oct. 6. Visit www.nashville. of influence in the world, then you can do doesn’t even think of. This is the real power behind Outlook is a software application run locally gov/vote for more details. We’re in the middle something about it. And we must do something Firefox: Community-based development. Because while Gmail is an Internet-based webmail. You’re of history. Don’t just watch; take part. about it. Firefox is an open-source browser, developers can comparing apples and oranges and trying to pass integrate their add-ons at a faster and deeper level it off as Google releasing a superior product when —Neily Todd is a senior in the College of Arts and —Carolyn Pippen is a senior in the College than any kind of API (Application Programming it has done nothing new. Science. She can be reached at neily.p.todd@ of Arts and Science. She can be reached at Interface for you non-geeks) ever could. vanderbilt.edu. [email protected]. Even the supposedly revolutionary “Application Matthew Shea Shortcuts” is nothing more than a slight trick by School of Engineering, Freshman

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Passing was not a highlight for him Over the past 25 years, the disrupting the timing and rapport Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked by bruising redshirt junior running though, as he completed only 7 of his 16 pass attempts for 71 yards. Vanderbilt Commodores has Clement and the Rice offense had himself into history, becoming back Jared Hawkins and elusive perfected the part of the tease, built in the first half. Vanderbilt’s all-time leading redshirt senior quarterback Chris Running Backs, A- luring its faithful followers into “I think in the second half we scorer at 210 total points with Nickson. The tandem accounted Redshirt junior tailback Jared Hawkins played magnificently as he rushed for 107 believing they could take them really got it going,” said junior his five extra points and an for most of Vanderbilt’s 273 yards, setting a career high for the second straight week, and also had a touchdown. to the promised land of bowl cornerback D.J. Moore. “We got impressive 48-yard field goal in rushing yards (107 yards for Wide Receivers, C+ eligibility, only to come up short more pressure on the quarterback the third quarter. Hawkins, 85 for Nickson), and There wasn’t much catching to be doing, but redshirt senior Sean Walker made his time and time again. Saturday, and that settled our defense.” “Everybody was wondering allowed Vanderbilt to effectively only rushing attempt good for a touchdown, and redshirt freshman Jamie Graham however, it was Rice they teased. It was just another day at the if he was good enough and run away with this one. rushed for 27 yards on a reverse to put six on the board. Walker dropped a sure Taking a potential nail-biter office for the dynamic Moore, now he is the leading scorer in “I was very proud of the way touchdown but still had four catches for 40 yards. and turning it into an impressive who returned a punt 67 yards to the history of our program,” our guys hung in there and our 38-21 victory over the Owls, the one-yard line and registered Johnson said. “He has been a coaching staff didn’t panic,” Offensive Line, B+ Vanderbilt moved to 3-0 (1-0 his second interception in the good kicker since he has been Johnson said. “We came out of The O-line allowed only one sack in the entire game against Rice, and Vanderbilt’s SEC) for the first time since 2005 fourth quarter, helping the here at Vanderbilt.” halftime and put together a very rushing attack of 273 yards was a result of the line’s domination of a weaker Rice and only the second time since Commodores slam the door on A major reason Hahnfeldt good second half.” ■ team. However, work still needs to be done in the pass-blocking portion of the 1984. game. “Tonight was an exciting Defensive Line, B game, there is about The running game was bottled up, but oftentimes the line failed to get any pressure it,” said Vanderbilt head coach on Rice quarterback Chase Clement, leading to huge numbers for the Owls in the Bobby Johnson. “Our team has first half. Defensive end BroderickS tewart did have two quarterback hurries and a to give Rice a lot of credit, they deflection. came out there and put us on our heels during the first half.” Linebackers, B+ Indeed, Rice came out firing on Junior Brent Trice was huge in this one; for the night, he had one sack, four tackles all offensive cylinders in the first and a forced fumble and recovery early in the second quarter. Patrick Benoist had half, as senior quarterback Chase 10 tackles for his second straight double-digit tackling performance. Clement ran the spread offense to perfection on three scoring drives defensive backs, B- that had the Commodore defense This group was lit up in the first half but improved immensely as the game went on. reeling. In the second half, it was Myron Lewis was burned several times but rebounded with two sacks to push back a different story, as the Vanderbilt the Owl attack. D.J. Moore’s fourth quarter interception stamped out any hope of a defense pitched a shutout over Rice comeback. the final two quarters. Special Teams, A- “We quit trying to make so Senior kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt did his part, kicking a 48-yard field goal and all five many adjustments,” Johnson PATs attempted. Junior punter Brett Upson punted an average of almost 40 yards to said. “We were trying to match help win the field position battle.A lso, D.J. Moore’s 67-yard punt return set up the up with every little thing that they Commodores final touchdown in the fourth quarter. were doing and … (in the second half) we went to a more basic Coaching, B defense and just tried to put more Offensive coordinator TedC ain made a good decision to keep the ball on the ground, pressure on the quarterback.” preventing any chance of turnovers and allowing the running game to dominate the And pressure the quarterback francis simpson/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Owls. Defensive coordinator Bruce Fowler’s squad was close to perfect in the second they did. Vanderbilt finished the D.J. Moore returns a punt 67 yards in the fourth quarter of action between Vanderbilt and Rice on Saturday. Moore came just short of a half as Vanderbilt adjusted to Rice’s no-huddle offense. touchdown, but quarterback Chris Nickson scored one play later to seal the 38-21 win and make the Commodores 3-0 on the season. game with three sacks—including Vanderbilt killer instinct First Hall of Fame manifests itself against Rice class inducted

by Adam Weinstein the biggest sign that the “Vanderbilt is a physical team tried to put more pressure on Sports Contributor Commodore faithful are seeing and that wore on us,” said Rice the quarterback.” a “new” Vanderbilt has once head coach David Bailiff. “We Less is definitely more on Killer instinct, that ability to again manifested itself in the couldn’t establish any rhythm defense, especially when it take the opponent out of the second half of games. The Dores or timing in the second half.” comes to how much time the game down the stretch, has have given up a total of just 10 In a game that’s all about defensive unit spends on the not always been an attribute points in their first three games adjustments, Vanderbilt made field. On Saturday night, once zac hardy / The Vanderbilt Hustler exhibited by Vanderbilt. this season. their best one as of yet at again, Vanderbilt’s ball control From left: Clyde Lee, Perry Wallace, Chantelle Anderson, John Hall, John Rich, Roy Kramer, Last year, in search of the Just about anyone you ask halftime against the Owls: stop offense helped seal the deal June Stewart, Ryan Tolbert Jackson, Peggy Brady, Bill Wade, Carolyn Russell, Chancellor Nick Zeppos and Vice-Chancellor David Williams. one win they needed in their right now will tell you, Vanderbilt making adjustments. down the stretch, keeping Rice’s last three games of the season, is quickly becoming a closer and “We were trying to match up dynamic passing attack from by David Rutz situations.” the Commodores gave up a force in the second half. The every little thing that they were getting any real momentum in Sports Specialist The inductees and their families 47 points in the second half team exhibited that winning doing and we started to make the second half. expressed immense pride at being of those games. The result: a mentality by shutting out the fewer adjustments in the second Perhaps the strongest example From an immortal football the first members of a class that dissapointing end to the season Rice Owls 17-0 in the second half,” said Vanderbilt head coach of Vanderbilt’s keep-away game coach, to a color-barrier breaking will house Vanderbilt legends and no bowl appearance. half of a 38-21 victory that kept Bobby Johnson. “We went to has been seen in the form of its basketball player, to a record- for years to come. Kramer gave This year, however, perhaps Vanderbilt undefeated. a more basic defense and just emerging running back. Redshirt setting track star, the 2008 charter a compelling speech that paid junior Jared Hawkins has run class of the Vanderbilt Athletic Hall homage to all Commodores. for career highs in each of the of Fame was a star-studded group “This evening pays tribute to last two games, with 84 yards that, as Chancellor Nick Zeppos the thousands of athletes who against South Carolina and 107 put it, told a story of Vanderilt and have met the challenge of being a yards against Rice. Between him American history. Commodore,” he said. “Most of all, and the elusive redshirt senior Basketball players Chantelle we recognize the great young men quarterback Chris Nickson, Anderson, Clyde Lee and Perry and women who proudly wear the Vanderbilt has kept the clock Wallace, golfer Peggy Brady, colors of the Commodores today, rolling down the stretch this football players John Hall, John Rich as they continue to bring glory and season, literally running the and Bill Wade, track runner Ryan honor and pride to all of us.” time out on opponents. Tolbert Jackson, athletic director Vice-Chancellor David Williams Killer instinct, however, above Roy Kramer and administrator was the driving force behind the all else, is a mentality of self- June Stewart were inducted in creation of the Hall. assuredness. In the past two a ceremony Friday night at the “With all of the greats that have weeks, Vanderbilt has overcome Student Life Center. Legendary come through here, we needed to shaky first halves and chosen football coach Dan McGugin and have something to honor them,” perserverence over panic in the famed sports journalist Fred Russell Williams said. final 30 minutes. were inducted posthumously. With the Hall’s inception, “When our guys had to step “For 122 years, Vanderbilt Vanderbilt has a tangible up, they did,” Johnson said. “Our has been sponsoring athletic expression of appreciation for its francis simpson / The Vanderbilt Hustler offense and defense came up events,” Zeppos said. “Tonight, we stars of the past and the stars to Jared Hawkins rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown against Rice., marking the second consecutive game the redshirt junior set a career with some big plays tonight.” ■ honor all of those years, all of the come as the school continues to high in rushing yards. Hawkins has been instrumental in the Commodores’ ability to play keep-away late in games this year. competitions, all of the pressure excel on and off the field. ■

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