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THE WALL CAMPUS NEWS BRIEF compiled by SARA GAST Vanderbilt University police chief TODAY to become president-elect of We Are Vanderbilt IACLEA Vanderbilt Student Government will NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt Chief sponsor a student- of Police Marlon Lynch is the 2008-2009 led, students-only president-elect for the International discussion titled Association of Campus Law Enforcement “Squeeze the Juice: Administrators Inc., Vanderbilt News Service Revealing the issues announced Tuesday. behind JuicyCampus” Lynch will be installed in his new position at the IACLEA’s in the Carmichael Annual Conference on July Towers West Formal A secret 1, in Hartford, Conn. He will Lounge from 8 to 9:30 automatically ascend to the p.m. Free food from office of IACLEA president on Jimmy John’s will be July 1, 2009. provided. garden Lynch joined Vanderbilt in LYNCH August of 2005 as assistant chief of police after serving as chief of police TODAY One of Vanderbilt’s best-kept secrets, and director of public safety at the University McGill Hour Stevenson Center is home to not just one — of North Carolina at Charlotte. He became Is electing a president chief of police at Vanderbilt on Jan. 1, 2007. According to Vanderbilt News Service, bad for democracy? but seven — greenhouses. Lynch has been active in leadership Students are invited to positions with IACLEA for a number of years, come to McGill Hall’s including director-at-large on the IACLEA TV lounge from 5 to BRETT KAMINSKY / The Vanderbilt Hustler Board of Directors since 2005 and chair of a 6 p.m. to hear Dana Jonathan Ertelt, manager of the greenhouses and member of the biological sciences department, tends to the plants housed on top of Stevenson Center. Many students are unaware of the greenhouses on campus. communications subcommittee of IACLEA’s Nelson, a Gertrude domestic preparedness committee. Conaway Vanderbilt Please see LYNCH, page 3 Professor of English, by VASANTH SATHIYAKUMAR The greenhouses, which used to be speak on how the Staff Reporter located near Buttrick Hall, were moved to presidency threatens the seventh floor of Stevenson Center a few democracy and Most Vanderbilt students know of the years ago. subverts the will of various opportunities available to them “When the greenhouses were near ‘Raising Voices’ the people. There will — from numerous student organizations Buttrick, we didn’t have much traffic,” said be a free Qdoba buffet that range in cultural diversity Jonathan Ertelt, manager of the for all attendees. to a psychology center that —To view a slideshow greenhouses and member of the to raise funds helps those in distress to a wide of photos from the biological sciences department. variety of research choices. greenhouses, go to: “But now that we are on the top TODAY THROUGH But many are unaware one of floor of Stevenson, almost no for sexual FRIDAY those options is studying plant one comes here.” Lambda on the Wall life in a greenhouse. Students attest to this assault victims Lambda will be on Although their location observation. the Wall passing out may be the primary cause of their “I had no idea we have greenhouses by TAMESHA DERICO t-shirts and promoting mysteriousness, Vanderbilt houses seven at Vanderbilt,” said freshman Meher Senior Reporter their events from 11 greenhouses open to all students and Juttukonda. a.m. to 1 p.m. They faculty who are interested in exploring their “I’m not surprised that Vanderbilt has The women residing in one of Vanderbilt’s ask students wear the resources. Please see GREENHOUSE, page 3 Mayfield Living/Learning Lodges are dedicated to shirts on Thursday making living and learning a little easier for sexual to show support for assault survivors. GLBT equality and On Thursday, March 27, Mayfield 14 will host awareness. “Raising Voices,” a concert and silent auction that will benefit student survivors of sexual assault on campus. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. with hors THURSDAY, MARCH 27 d’oeuvres in the Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Voce concert Life, and a concert featuring Sigma Alpha Iota, Phi Voce, an on-campus Mu Alpha, Original Cast, Spoken Word and Tree a cappella group, has Flannel will follow at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 on the its first concert at 7:30 BRETT KAMINSKY / The Vanderbilt Hustler Wall this week or $7 at the door. p.m. at the Cathedral Mayfield Living/Learning Lodges are assigned of the Incarnation. to groups of 10 students who develop a theme- Admission is free, based, educational, year-long project. The effort but donations will be is student-driven, but each lodge also works with accepted. Schoenfeld recounts one or more faculty advisers. For Mayfield 14, “Raising Voices” has been an especially challenging yet rewarding endeavor. THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Sophomore resident Alison Hartog said she is Vanderbilt Students experience at Vanderbilt passionate about raising awareness of violence for Immigrants’ against women, but she admits the topic can get Rights meeting by LILY CHEN and also an opportunity literally thousands of students. overwhelming. The new student Staff Reporter to live in Nashville, “During my time here, I’ve seen 20,000 “It is a very heavy topic to deal with day in and group is holding a which is a great place undergraduates enter as freshmen and day out, so it was important for us to all support planning meeting for When he came here 12 years ago, he to raise a family,” leave as adults,” Schoenfeld said. “I’ve each other and take a step back every once in their May 1 rally in didn’t know what he was getting into. Schoenfeld said. had the opportunity to really get to awhile,” she said. “That is why it was so important front of Stonehenge As Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Schoenfeld admits know them, such as former Student to have each other in the house to turn to for at 6 p.m. Mike Schoenfeld prepares to leave the that when he took on SCHOENFELD Government Association President support and encouragement.” university for his alma mater, Duke the job, he did not really Samar Ali — she’s become my Sophomore Mary Beth Harding said she is University, he takes with him the know what to expect. daughter’s big sister.” equally impressed by her group’s camaraderie THURSDAY, MARCH 27 experience and memories — good and “When I first started, I was too However, Schoenfeld said what and dedication. Sign the pledge bad — he has had at Vanderbilt. young and too stupid to know frustrated him was when he saw really “I have felt completely blessed to see many of Students are invited to After Schoenfeld’s departure, how much work this job required,” smart people do stupid things. my fellow housemates becoming so passionate sign a pledge to affirm Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Schoenfeld said, laughing, “but it “I saw faculty, students, about ending violence,” Harding said. “Seeing the Community Creed Affairs Beth Fortune will step in as of gave me a chance to be a mentor to administration — including me — other women (and many of our male friends) and pick up a T-shirt June 1 as interim vice chancellor while students and also learn from them. I do stupid things which affected their respond with such vigor has inspired me to to show intolerance Chancellor Nick Zeppos searches for had the chance to work with hugely reputations,” Schoenfeld said. “I acted continue working toward an end to violence for hate speech someone to permanently take the talented people and hopefully helped like an EMT for reputations. They are against women.” within the campus position. them to succeed.” really hard to change, especially the According to Vanderbilt’s Project Safe Web site, community in Sarratt Now in the final weeks of his job, Holding the record as the longest- reputation of a university takes a long one out of seven women attending college has Promenade from 11 Schoenfeld remembers the beginning serving vice chancellor, in Schoenfeld’s time to build.” been raped. A national violence against women a.m. to 1 p.m. of his experience as vice chancellor in 12 years at Vanderbilt he has worked And every now and then, something survey also discovered that nine out of 10 women 1997 when he was recruited by then- with three chancellors, 11 vice caught Schoenfeld himself off guard, raped on campus do not tell anyone about it. Chancellor Joe Wyatt. chancellors and 24 deans. like former Chancellor Gordon Gee’s Rape survivors at Vanderbilt are encouraged to See http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu “I saw the job as an opportunity to But perhaps most importantly to decision to leave. visit the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, for more events. build the university’s external affairs him, Schoenfeld has also worked with Please see SCHOENFELD, page 4 Please see RAISING VOICES, page 4

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Scattered T-Storms, 69/50 SATURDAY Clinton said she was wrong to claim she came 3 under hostile fire in Bosnia GREENSBURG, Pa. — Sen. Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake in claiming that she came under hostile fire when landing in Bosnia as first lady 12 years ago, according to The Associated Press. In several recent interviews, Clinton had described a harrowing Mostly Cloudy, 64/47 scene in Bosnia in which she and daughter Chelsea had to run for cover as soon as they landed for a visit in 1996. But video footage of the day showed a peaceful reception in which Clinton greeted a VUPD CRIME LOG young child on the tarmac. compiled by SARA GAST Friday, March 21, 4:05 a.m.: An unknown subject broke the glass on the front door of Dyer Hall. Pentagon says it mistakenly shipped ballistic Wednesday, March 12, 4:30 p.m.: 4 A parking permit and food were stolen missile parts to Taiwan from a desk drawer at 2400 Highland WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the United Avenue. States mistakenly shipped to Taiwan four electrical fuses designed for use on intercontinental ballistic missiles, but has since recovered Thursday, March 20, 2:15 p.m.: them. A subject was approaching vehicles The error is particularly disturbing, officials told The Associated stopped at the red light at 21st and Press, because of its indirect link to nuclear weaponry and because —To read more about the construc- LAUREN FONDRIEST / The Vanderbilt Hustler West End avenues. He admitted to of the sensitivity of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, which China regularly tion, go to: Construction continues at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel on 24th Avenue. The renova- drinking. denounces as provocative. tion includes a 3,000-square-foot expansion and is expected to be completed by the fall.

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This Thursday, fashion takes on a new meaning in the fifth annual Fashion for a Cause plants kept for research, teaching benefit show. The student-run benefit is a From GREENHOUSE, page 1 of the African violet family, orchids, the American Journal of Botany, the fashion-focused runway show greenhouses, but I’ve never seen them aroids, pineapples, bromeliads and six Vanderbilt greenhouses were used to that presents the designs of before,” said sophomore Dexter Kern. species of trees that range from oaks grow strands of Silene vulgaris, which both Nashville boutiques and Designed to allow for flexibility in to red maples. Inhabitants of these are often referred to as maiden’s tears, famous designers from across studying a wide array of plants, the greenhouses even include poison dart cowbell or bladder campion, to show the country. According to greenhouses are arranged in terms of frogs. evidence that chloroplast DNA does Amanda Shield, advertising temperature. The outer two houses are “A lot of the teaching plants are not necessarily need to be derived from coordinator for the event, some warm for tropical plants, whereas the new to science,” Ertelt said. “We ask the mother plant, as was previously of the boutiques that plan to innermost houses contain individual questions on whether or not the plants thought. Another study conducted by be there include TwoElle, Stu- air conditioning units for plants that are new species or whether they fit into graduate student Jennifer Ellis under dio 615, Posh, Boutique Bella, require cold temperatures, primarily a certain species concept.” professor David McCauley tested DenHim, Ecology, Hemline and those that grow on mountains. Although Ertelt conducts minor whether a unique variety of sunflower J. Mclaughlin. “The goals of these greenhouses are research on his own, his main goal is housed in the greenhouses was actually “All models are student mod- to keep a good representative of the to maintain a diverse collection. To aid a new species or not. els and will be representing a plant kingdom,” Ertelt said. “We also him in his goal, Ertelt has established Ertelt said he enjoys his work, but he diverse range of on-campus want these greenhouses to be available an extensive network for over 30 years. wishes more students would come to organizations,” Shield said, and for teaching purposes for folks to come “I get seeds from colleagues from see it. the model who has the most and see the plants.” diverse places such as Ecuador as they “Sure, it is more peaceful up here in members from their organiza- Anyone can access the greenhouses, continue to do their research,” Ertelt this location,” Ertelt said. “But it’d be tion in attendance wins a prize. which are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 said. “But other sources include a wide better if more people came and saw The doors open at 7:30 p.m., p.m. Although five of the greenhouses variety of commercial sources.” these plants.” ■ and the show will begin at 8 are used for research purposes such as Relatively little work has been done p.m. in the Student Life Center identifying new plant species, the last on the plants in terms of medicine, —Vasanth Sathiyakumar can be Ballroom. Tickets for “Street two greenhouses are termed by Ertelt drugs and transgenics. However, some reached at vasanth.sathiyakumar@ Smarts” are $10 on the Card or as the “teaching collections,” where the research has been done with graduate vanderbilt.edu $15 at the door. vast majority of flowers and trees can be students and faculty. For example, In addition to the runway found. Such plants include members in an article published in 2007 by show, there will also be a cash bar and hors d’oeuvre recep- tion, vendors, silent auction and performances from Vibe and the children of the Boys & LYNCH: Chief chairs task Girls Clubs of Middle Tennes- see. As an additional incentive, Shield said sorority members force on public relations will get Derby Days points for attending. From LYNCH, page 1 The president-elect assists the president All proceeds from the night That committee produced a Guide to in the administration of the association, will benefit the College Tour Communications between Campus Public oversees the progress of IACLEA committees, Program of the Boys & Girls Safety Departments and Federal-State-Local is responsible for the orientation program Clubs of Middle , an Emergency Responders under a federal for newly elected officers and directors and effort to give underprivileged Department of Homeland Security grant. performs other duties as designated and children a chance at higher He also chaired the board of directors’ assigned by the president. He or she performs education. governance task force, which recommended the duties of president in the event the “Since 2000, the Boys & Girls changes to IACLEA’s bylaws. He currently chairs president is unable to serve. Club has taken over 200 youths the board’s task force on public relations. Lynch earned a bachelor’s degree from to tour campuses throughout IACLEA is an association that advances Michigan State University and a master’s the U.S.,” Shield said. “The pur- campus public safety for its 1,300 educational degree from Boston University, both in criminal pose of the college tour is to ex- institution members and 2,000 individual justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National pose local high school students members by providing educational resources, Academy and the Northwestern University to college campuses outside of advocacy and professional development School of Police Staff and Command. ■ Middle Tennessee.” ■ services.

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From SCHOENFELD, page 1 over some of his most memorable an old propeller plane that was used work at Vanderbilt,” Schoenfeld said. “It achievements, whether it is in rankings “I was surprised, but having gone moments at Vanderbilt, including to transfer fishermen,” Schoenfeld said seems like I did 24 years of work in the or other factors,” Schoenfeld said. through the whole process, I understand announcing the Rolling Stones coming with an amused expression. “It was a 12 years I’ve been here, and I don’t feel “I’d like to think that in some small it much better today,” Schoenfeld said. to Vanderbilt in 1997, spending a fun experience. I’ve had a lot of great my age. Being at a university, everything way, I contributed to the university’s “I think it was the right thing for him to week in the jungle in Guatemala experiences here I could just go on is oriented to the future; people aren’t success.” ■ do as a transformative leader. A lot of with anthropology professor Arthur about.” looking in the rearview mirror.” his ideas were carried out, such as The Demarest, working as a disc jockey on He said his years at Vanderbilt have And Schoenfeld says he doesn’t want — For more, see Our View, page 6. Commons.” WRVU and traveling with the women’s kept him young. to be remembered as a great public Despite his regret at not being able to team to South Carolina. “People say being at a university relations person or a lobbyist. — Lily Chen can be reached at see the beginning of The Commons in “When I went 10 years ago to the keeps you young, and through my years “I want to be remembered as someone [email protected] the fall, Schoenfeld fondly reminisced game in South Carolina, we went on here, I’ve seen how exhilarating it is to who played a role in Vanderbilt’s Dining staff recognized by Chancellor hosts students seniors at Tuesday It’s a chance for students to serve those who serve them. The Campus Services dinner party Committee of Vanderbilt Student Government is New Vanderbilt Chancellor Nick Zeppos hosted members of the sponsoring Dining Staff senior class at the chancellor’s residence in Belle Meade. Students Appreciation Week activities on mingled with the chancellor and one another over food and drinks Thursday and Friday to help say provided by the university. Seniors are still invited to make a thank you to Dining employees. donation to the Senior Class Fund, which sponsored the event for “The overall goal of the week is to get students to show their students who have already donated. The Senior Class Fund is a gift support and thankfulness to to the university, given by each graduating class. the dining services employees,” said VSG Chief of Staff Tyler Armstrong. According to Armstrong, on Thursday there will be plaque presentations to the various location staffs honoring their LAUREN FONDRIEST / The Vanderbilt Hustler work. Rand will be recognized at 1:45 p.m., The Commons at 2:45 p.m., and CT West, McTyeire and McGugin at 4 p.m. Students are encouraged to be present to show their appreciation. RAISING VOICES: Action will not end with project On Friday, there will be two Dining staff appreciation From RAISING VOICES, page 1 help provide for a multitude of financial Sophomore resident Jean Luan is creation of the student hardship fund. receptions in the main dining which provides a wide range of support needs including medical fees, legal especially grateful to the faculty advisers Harding has been personally affected areas that everyone in the and services. The money raised by fees and even plane tickets if a survivor who assisted with the project. by sexual violence throughout her life community can attend. The “Raising Voices” will be used to establish needs support from friends and family. “We have fabulous advisers who and sees the Mayfield project as one part Rand reception will be held a student hardship fund that will be … There is already a similar fund for are very involved in our project,” Luan of the solution. from 1 to 3 p.m. and the administered by the center. faculty and community members.” said. “They often came to our weekly “Because I have experienced this Commons’ will be from 9 to 11 “Aid recipients can be any Vanderbilt For Harding and the other residents, meetings, and through our discussions particular form of violence, I understand a.m. student affected by sexual assault and the structure of the Mayfield Program has with them and our experiences at Hand- that the only way to end it is to speak out,” “The goal is to bring students violence,” Harding said. “If a student been helpful in allowing them to make in-Hand training, Take Back the Night she said. “Until women can live without and dining staff together,” Armstrong said, “particularly so is in search of financial aid, as well as such a large impact on this problem. and other events, we learned of a need the fear of being assaulted, I refuse to students can thank the staff for many other forms of help, they can go “Being in a Mayfield has helped of a fund to benefit survivors of violence shut up and stop fighting this battle.”■ all they do for us.” ■ to the Margaret Cunningham Women’s provide a platform for us to speak from,” on Vanderbilt’s campus.” Center, where someone will help them Harding said, “aiding us in the crusade However, the journey for these ladies — Tamesha Derico can be reached at fill out an application. These funds can to end violence against women.” will not end with Thursday’s event or the [email protected] www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5 LWdZ[hX_bj:WdY[9edY[hj

Tuesday April 1 and Wednesday April 2, 2008 7:30 p.m. Ingram Center for the Performing Arts

Featuring the debut of VANDERBILT DANCE THEATRE and members of MOMENTUM DANCE GROUP, VIBE, and RHYTHM AND ROOTS PERFORMANCE COMPANY

Tickets: $5.00 Students/ $8.00 General Public

Tickets available at Sarratt Box Office; or at the door the night of the performance

For information call 615.322.6400

www.vanderbilt.edu/dance 6 Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com OPINIONOPINION THE OUR VIEW LETTER VANDERBILT HUSTLER Schoenfeld will be difficult to replace Ali’s speech Editorial Board As he prepares to leave Vanderbilt as well as his unequivocal success, relations play a critical role for any for Duke, Vice Chancellor Mark replacing him should prove difficult. institution as large and with as large an ELIZABETH Schoenfeld’s legacy is one that involves During his tenure, he collaborated with endowment as Vanderbilt, and Vanderbilt almost every student on campus. three chancellors, 11 vice chancellors, has had few, if any, public relations gaffes misleads MIDDLEBROOKS Schoenfeld likely played a very 24 deans and, most importantly, 20,000 during Schoenfeld’s tenure. Editor in Chief significant role, perhaps not in as visible students. Schoenfeld has provided a model a fashion as former Chancellor Gordon Undeniably, over the past decade for the type of administrator who SARA GAST Gee, in bringing each and every one of Vanderbilt’s image has risen steadily, from makes students and student life the with broad, News Editor us to Vanderbilt. the U.S. News and World Reports rankings top priority, while maintaining a fair Schoenfeld, when he completes this to the increasing regional and ethnic amount of visibility on campus — the KATHERINE MILLER semester, his final at Vanderbilt, will diversity of the undergraduate profile. continual emails to English majors Opinion Editor have served 12 years as vice chancellor, Clearly, Gee deserves a lot of recognition come to mind for the editorial board. hateful making him the longest-serving vice for the accomplishments made during his His involvement in a wide variety of NICK HUDSON chancellor in the university’s history. tenure, but Schoenfeld was there to help activity and departments ensured closer BILLY SHERK Considering Schoenfeld’s breadth and lay the foundation, playing an integral contact with many students on campus, assumptions Sports Editors depth of knowledge and experience of role in both the achievements themselves but Schoenfeld’s personal approach the university after more than a decade, and the way they were perceived. Public made each of those exchanges unique. To the Editor: I was disappointed with the Hustler STAFF Candidates should distance Obama linked himself to Wright article’s failure to mention how inflammatory, News Editor themselves from religious leaders Mike Warren, Columnist sensationalistic and largely inaccurate Aayan Sara Gast Hirsi Ali’s speech was. Ali hides under the Aimee Sobhani, Columnist Barack Obama made the racist Rev. Jeremiah Wright veil (no pun intended) of valor and tenacity an integral part of his political story. The speech at the Asst. News Editors The separation of church and state is an important to preach her hateful views on the religion David Brown 2004 Democratic National Convention and corresponding book that foundation of our government. Sadly, the space that once of Islam and what she thinks are intrinsic Lakendra Scott launched Obama into the national spotlight were both inspired by existed between the two institutions is shrinking, and it is paramount incompatibilities with Western society and Adam Weinstein Wright. Obama attended this man’s church for two decades, and that we keep it from disappearing. Therefore, there is absolutely the religion. no reason why presidential candidates should be responsible for he has credited Wright for introducing him to Christianity. Wright Opinion Editor The problem is she refers to the traditions married Obama and his wife and baptized their daughters. Until this Katherine Miller their religious leaders. A religious leader’s words or actions may of certain groups and societies who recent controversy about his divisive sermons, Wright was considered have some effect on a candidate’s opinions, but it is not the sole happen to be Islamic, and she highlights Asst. Opinion Editor a top spiritual advisor for the Obama campaign, and Obama Web site determinant in his or her decision-making. In the end, a religious their activities as the central focus of her Spencer Montalvo had a testimonial from the minister displayed prominently. leader’s behavior is his own responsibility, not the candidate’s. arguments and criticisms of Islam. For The candidate is the same as any other If Wright were only slightly involved Asst. Sports Editors example, the confinement of Muslim women in Obama’s life and career, these highly David Namm person; he is only responsible for himself, to their homes is a practice not inherently David Rutz objectionable racist and anti-American and people cannot blame a candidate for Islamic in nature but is part of certain Eric Silver sermons might have meant little. his religious leader’s behavior. Honestly, predominantly Muslim cultures. Another Yet despite the fact that Obama, in all smart candidates understand they need one of her misleading arguments sings to Assistant Photo Directors likelihood, does not share the racist Lauren Fondriest to distance themselves slightly from their the tune that women are not allowed to have sentiments of his pastor, it’s hard to Brett Kaminsky religion to be appealing to as many voters sex before marriage — well neither are men! Francis Simpson separate him from a man that played a as possible — another indication that Making this kind of argument further drives substantial role in shaping him as a man they should not be held accountable for SHOTS the wedge between Western society and the Lead Photographers One Issue, and as a politician. Sam Kim their religious leaders. Islamic world. Saying only women are to Chris Phare Four Responses cover up their bodies is simply not true; men Oliver Wolfe Political perspective Answer to politics and too are supposed to cover up their bodies, albeit in a different, less symbolic way. There Multimedia Editor needed Should presidential faith is ambiguous is a difference between Islam the religion Ben Gotow Katherine Miller, Thomas Shattuck, and certain Islamic cultures — Ali paints the Opinion Editor candidates be held Columnist Supervising Copy Editors entire 1.2 billion-person Islamic population Medora Brown This is a question to which The critical aspect of the accountable for their with the same brush, which is ludicrous. Hannah Twillman Barack Obama, above all question on the table is the distinction She also claims that what she is doing is people, would like the answer to be “no.” Copy Editors between being a presidential candidate religious leaders? purely constructive and not disrespectful Kelley Cook And while I generally despise political and just any other political candidate. At at all — I beg to differ. I seem to recall a Alex Daly expediency, I unfortunately have to the presidential level, everything matters. particular confrontation during the question- Sarah Davis agree to some extent. In other words, a candidate is not necessarily Madeleine Evans Not that I’d advocate electing Satan’s lady friend as a state senator or answer session where she compared Islam responsible for his religious minister simply because he or she is Jessica Miles something, but the presidential office is a different ball game. to Nazism! I wasn’t sure whether to be more a separate entity (presumably, though, not entirely true for Mike Amy Roebuck Sure, John Hagee’s crazy — the gays of New Orleans caused surprised by the analogy or by the total non- Aimee Sobhani Huckabee). Personal responsibility hinges on the word “personal,” Hurricane Katrina as much as I did — but the kicker is this: Not reaction it received from the audience. I defy Mika Wells and therefore Obama merely fails in the lesser-used category of only does the media, sadly, expect something like that from the you to imagine the outcry if I were to be so Jane Zhao “extra-personal responsibility.” Republicans, I think we can all agree that this is political maneuvering offensive to Jews. Is this a sign of the state That being said, I do think it rather presumptuous for any Senior Reporters and catering to social conservatives and only that from John “Agents of normalcy we’ve reached with hostility Andrew Barge candidate, Obama included, to let anyone affiliated with him spout of Intolerance” McCain. towards Islam? Tamesha Derico damaging monologues on national TV. It’s just impractical and Judy Wang Though it may put me in the midst of the Slytherin table, I feel This begs the question of whether or not frankly depressing to watch. So I guess the short answer would be Sydney Wilmer like political moves like these fall under the ends justify the means she is being deliberately outrageous (at the “no” and the longer “kind of, but not really, try not to do it again.” The umbrella. Do I agree with the beliefs? No. But it’s all politics, and same time she is pissing off 1.2 billion people) Web Director latter, of course, is not really an answer to the question at hand, but Jeremiah “God Damn America” Wright was bad politics. for the advancement of her career (i.e., Chris Thompson merely advice. At this point in this election year, any attempt at a —Interested in writing a Quick Shot? To suggest an issue or question, getting paid to come and say contemptible definitive answer to faith and politics is an empty pursuit. Marketing Director e-mail [email protected] things at Vanderbilt). Her arguments, some George Fischer of which can be clear-eyed, are completely Advertising Manager nullified by the emotion and controversy she Madeleine Pulman COLUMN brings to the table, and this hurts efforts by Asst. Advertising Manager modern progressive Muslims who are trying Angela Booker to integrate Islam with Western society. Of course, it is naive to posit that Islam Advertising Staff Carolyn Fisher What happened to the party and the Western society are not experiencing David Gaffney tensions or that there is no problem with Killian Lamkin radicalism in Islam; however, the appropriate way to deal with this problem is not to Art Director of conservative America? Matt Radford poison minds about the message and intent JUSTIN POYTHRESS election going on. Of the three national good? The answer, resoundingly, is no. of Islam. Rather, one should try and foster Designers Cassie Edwards Columnist elections I can remember, this is Ron Paul been marginalized in the race, greater understanding between Western and Madeleine Evans definitely the most entertaining one. No becoming a bizarre, fringe, forgettable Islamic peoples in a non-melodramatic, non- Jose Garza This week I was brainstorming ideas matter which candidate suits you, you figure or a national politics version of hateful manner, so as to allow for cohesive Emily Green for my next article in the same old way I are cornered into supporting a minority Reid Simon. And with his departure, integration. Aayan Hirsi Ali does not believe Hunter Kinsella always do, by throwing darts at a picture group with which many people would the competition has been stripped of this is possible. Katie Quille Courtney Rogers of Andrew Solomon I’ve hung on the be uncomfortable ruling our nation: all reason, vision and hope, causing the The one thing she did advocate which I Avery Spofford wall. Then it dawned on me: There are black, female or the decrepit elderly. Republican side of things to become supported was encouraging people to seek Morgan Webb more serious issues besides where to We also have religion making an about as exciting as women’s golf. the truth for themselves. I can only hope find the best ice machines on campus entrance as the candidates are tripping I know the types of things that many of that people who attended Ali’s speech VSC Director Chris Carroll (Stonehenge and The Commons) or over themselves to recruit support you are thinking: “Here goes Justin again also attended the speech by Reza Aslan which celebrity pairs could make great of wild extremists from both sides. with another pitiful attempt at political to get a more knowledge-based and non- Asst. VSC Director reality shows (Linsday Lohan and And why not? Who wouldn’t want the humor as his thought process wanders sensationalist analysis of Islam and the Jeff Breaux Malcolm X). country governed by someone who like an aimless circus gypsy.” Or, “Wasn’t West. Asst. VSC Director Many students have been so caught receives counsel from a racist supporter Ron Paul a senile weirdo who flew Paige Clancy up in all of the excitement and drama of terrorism who probably hates apple around in a blimp?” Or, “I thought Siena Sait Mboob, generated by the day-to-day activities pie? was a type of pain medication?” Well, Graduate School of the Vanderbilt Student Government The question then arises: Are any of let me reassure you that all of these are that they’ve forgotten there is a general these presidential hopefuls actually any Please see POYTHRESS, page 7

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COLUMN Stand and be judged by the Hustler opinion staff! THE VERDICT Compiled by Katherine Miller Nuanced approach to China needed Female chiefs of If you’re looking for a good time, look no further staff than down the hall from an elected official. Just SOO YANG government has deployed protestors refrain from attacking On the other hand, the U.S. ask David Paterson and Kwame Kirkpatrick. Columnist its military in highly volatile innocent, ethnic Hans as a way cannot promote the liberation regions, and there were even of expressing their frustration of Tibet. Even His Holiness the Serbian snipers First, they missed Hillary Clinton, Sheryl Crow For more than 60 years, China reports that local police have with the mainline Chinese Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibet, and Sinbad. Now, they didn’t even bother to has imposed a brutal political opened fire on the activists to government. Once they deviate calls for greater autonomy of show up! For shame. control in Tibet against the will discourage public protests. from their nonviolence and the region, not separation from of its ethnic natives who have For the West and the rest of the civil disobedience, their violent China. In all fairness, this is an Lil Jon Rapper defined “crunk” in an interview for always desired more political world, this crisis is a diplomatic struggle for freedom will be important national affair and tomorrow’s Versus but said, ”You don’t have autonomy. Ever since Tibet’s nightmare. For countries like indistinguishable from those an issue of national sovereignty to be drunk to be crunk.” failed rebellion in Lhasa, the Spain, Russia, Serbia and of ETA, Chechnya separatists where our voices should not capital of Tibet, against the other governments currently and other terrorist groups that destabilize a foreign country. Facebook’s new Technician found loophole in security, enabling Chinese authorities in 1959, trying to suppress their own exploit violence to achieve The only help we should privacy policy access to anyone’s photos. A scene right out of “The Early Demise of Your Career: The Musical!” China has been systematically independence movements, independence. In the same provide is humanitarian care subverting Tibetan culture by if they fail to unconditionally spirit, the U.S. and the rest of and diplomatic assistance as Officers rescued Bulgarian teen sisters from circus undermining its indigenous denounce even the most the free world must make sure a neutral mediator concerned Roman Police where they were forced to swim with flesh-eating population, its native religion peaceful form of pro-separatist China does not react violently to with potential human rights piranhas for the amusement of guests. No, really. and its right to democratic self- protest in Tibet, they will be the protests. If China continues violations, not necessarily with rule. Until recently, the tension demoralized and accused of its violent crackdown of peaceful political secession. Luggage A high school coach got bitten by a rattlesnake between the Han Chinese hypocrisy. Even more interesting demonstrations, the West must that stowed away in his luggage; presidential majority and the minority is where the United States stands not be afraid to boycott the —Soo Yang is a sophomore in candidates draw parallel to illegal immigration. Tibetans has remained relatively on this issue. As a country with Olympics and must be willing the College of Arts and Science. He can be reached at soo.r.yrang@ calm and nonviolent, with separatist origins and scars of a to voice its concerns in the James and British poll says the two names are perceived vanderbilt.edu both sides calling for restraint. secessionist war, the U.S. cannot strongest way possible. In fact, Elizabeth as most likely to be successful. John and Mary, However, the upcoming Beijing be extreme in its position but the Chinese government must of course, are most likely to be homeless. Olympics and the anniversary of also cannot remain ambiguous learn to understand the source the Lhasa rebellion of 1959 have about issues of freedom and of Tibet’s anger and truly respect seemed to fuel pro-separatist national unity. them as a minority culture with sentiments in Tibet during the However, there is one thing equal rights. Along the same last two weeks as protesters from the U.S. must do. We must clarify lines, we must encourage China the region and the neighboring our position that an exchange of to be fully transparent in its provinces have engaged in peace and respect between Tibet handling of this issue by allowing passionate, sometimes violent, and China is really the only way foreign press coverage and an demonstrations. In response in resolving this violent political international investigation of to the protests, the Chinese showdown. It is imperative the this crisis. POYTHRESS: Government tactics do disservice to crucial individual liberties

From POYTHRESS, page 6 The truly saddening thing to me, in all natural reactions. However, I am serious in that seriousness, is that we’ve bought into the world’s Ron Paul represented the voice of truth calling political scare tactics; and American citizens are out in the wasteland of political fraudulence. wetting themselves in their eagerness to hand He did have a lot of crazy ideas, like returning over individual liberties right and left to big, to the Constitution and eliminating federal benign Papa Government who always knows waste. The fact is the true conservative has been best. We’ve reached a mindset in this country abandoned in our two-party system. Don’t get that all of our problems, personal and communal, it twisted: When I say “true conservative,” I am can and should be solved by the government. not referring to a Mike Warren model right-wing Obviously, the solution lies in Nader. nutcase but rather to somebody who simply —Justin Poythress is a junior in the College believes that political issues are best handled on of Arts and Science. He can be reached at a local or individual level. [email protected] COMEDIAN COMES TO VANDERBILT

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and The VenUe 8 Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com SPORTSSPORTSSPORTS THE RUN DOWN Spokane just got sweeter W2W4 games, and this time the Commodores TODAY Wirth’s 21 leads got a big lift from their bench. Mooney, Baseball vs. Middle one of six sophomores on the roster, Tennessee State Commodores to led the way as Vandy outscored West 6 p.m. Virginia’s reserves 20-2. No. 9 Vanderbilt hosts Sweet 16. “It happens a lot for us,” Mooney said. Middle Tennessee State “We always try to bring a spark off the VUCommodores.com in the second game bench. Coach always talks about that — of a five-game home- make sure you’re a spark.” stand. The Commodores For Vanderbilt head coach Melanie The Commodores recovered from a (15-6, 3-3 Southeastern Balcomb, it was all about body language sloppy first half where they committed Conference) won their in the second half. 15 turnovers. home-stand opener Junior Christina Wirth scored 21 points “We were trying to go really fast,” Wirth against Belmont ,and sophomore reserve Jessica Mooney said. “They were in a zone, and we were yesterday, 7-3, moving added 11 to help Vanderbilt beat West just forcing too many things.” their record to 12-3 in Virginia 64-46 on Monday night in the Two big runs midway through the non-conference games. second round of the NCAA Tournament. second half put Vanderbilt back in the Dominic de la Osa and The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-8) regional semifinals for the first time Ryan Flaherty both advanced to the regional semifinals in since 2005. homered to lead the Spokane, Wash. West Virginia led 35-33 after Sanni got Commodores, and Brett “We’re already anxious and ready to free for a layup but Vanderbilt’s Jennifer Jacobson picked up the play Saturday,” Mooney said. “We’ve Risper drove for two baskets in an 8-0 win with seven strong practiced so well lately, and we had burst. The Commodores led 41-35, innings. a good shoot-around today. We were forcing Mountaineers coach Mike Carey The Blue Raiders (8-13) ready.” to call timeout at the 13-minute mark. are mired in a slump, Vanderbilt also looked fresher than the Owens came out of that break by having lost their last Mountaineers (25-8), who ran out of gas hitting a 3-pointer, trimming the margin four games. This is the in Albuquerque’s mile-high altitude two to 41-38, but Mooney scored twice first of two meetings nights after pulling out a stirring 61-60 off turnovers, and Wirth made a long that they will have with win over New Mexico. 3-pointer as Vandy used a 10-2 run to Vanderbilt this season. “We could sense they hit a wall,” pull away. Balcomb said. “There was a timeout “We let Wirth sit out there and shoot around the 8-minute mark where they 3s,” Carey said. “That got them going, GAME OF had lost momentum. They were all and offensively we didn’t reverse the ball. JAKE SCHOELLKOPF / AP Photo putting their heads down. They were We took more bad shots tonight than we Jennifer Risper pushes off of West Virginia’s Sparkle Davis in the first half of a second-round women’s NCAA tournament bas- walking. They were looking over to the probably did in five or six games.” ketball game on Monday night at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M. The Commodores advance to the Sweet 16 to play the winnder THE WEEK of Tuesday’s game between Maryland and Nebraska. coach for timeouts.” The Mountaineers simply ran out WOMEN’S On Vanderbilt’s bench, Balcomb knew of gas — on one possession near the round win over Montana. The Mountaineers led 29-27 at BASKETBALL her players had seen the Mountaineers 5-minute mark, they took six shots but “We talk about coming together when the break despite Vanderbilt’s 21-8 Vanderbilt 64, West wearing down, and she could sense their couldn’t find the basket. we’re tired, when there’s adversity,” rebounding edge. But it was just a matter Virginia 46 excitement. They looked tired, even if they wouldn’t Balcomb said. In fact, Wirth broke into of time before the Commodores got Christina Wirth scored “We talk about mental toughness and admit it later. a big smile after making a 3-pointer, her going. 21 points to lead having each other’s back, having each “You can always use fatigue as an fourth of the game, to push Vanderbilt’s “Coach told us that wasn’t acceptable the fourth-seeded other’s eyes and carrying ourselves with excuse, but it should never be a factor,” lead to 62-45 with 1:58 remaining. at all for us to have 15 (turnovers) at Commodores (25-8) to confidence,” Balcomb said. “Mentally, Bulger said. “They just made a run and Moments later, Liz Sherwood added halftime. Not acceptable,” Mooney said. the round of 16 in the that puts other teams away. Show them made some 3s. We hit a slump offensively, a flip in the lane, and it was party time “We just needed to take care of the ball. NCAA Tournament for how fresh you are.” didn’t move the ball as well as we should back in Music City. I think we were just overanxious, making the first time since 2005 Olayinka Sanni led fifth-seeded West have. They capitalized on it.” The Commodores, in the NCAA stupid passes.” with a win over fifth- Virginia (25-8) with 14 points, while Meg The Commodores, on the other hand, Tournament for the ninth straight year, The Dores will clash with No. 1-seeded seeded West Virginia. Bulger scored 13, and LaQuita Owens looked lively in the second half, and it’s committed seven turnovers in the second Maryland in the Sweet 16 on March 29. Vanderbilt had reached had 10. easy to see why. Balcomb was able to rest half, though two came in the closing Maryland downed Nebraska 76-64 on the second round in Vanderbilt has won 11 of its last 12 her starters during a lopsided opening- minute. Tuesday night in Albuquerque. ■ each of the last two seasons, only to fall short of advancing. COLUMN The Commodores trailed at the half, hampered by The State of Tennessee: a Cielak named ALC 15 turnovers, but they buckled down in the second half, holding the Player of the Week Mountaineers to just 17 basketball powerhouse? points and pulling away VUCommodores.com in the final minutes. BILLY SHERK this Thursday with hopes that sophomore Vanderbilt is trying to Sports Editor reach the Elite Eight for J.P. Prince will act as a catalyst at the the first time since 2002. weak point-guard position and propel Vanderbilt senior Sasha Cielak Throughout the men’s basketball them into a match-up with the winner of was named the American Lacrosse season, Tennessee teams have challenged the UNC/Washington State game. Conference’s Player of the Week, the traditional hatcheries of basketball talent Memphis will try to overcome conference office announced today. THEY SAID IT... like Texas and Indiana. Memphis and the miserable free-throw shooting and Cielak helped the Commodores to “I just think we did a University of Tennessee have both shared take care of another tournament-tested a pair of wins last week, including a great job executing time as No. 1, and both Belmont and program in Tom Izzo and Michigan 10-7 victory over league rival Penn the game plan, never Vanderbilt finished the regular season State. And then there is Vandy (No. 4 State. getting flustered, never with very respectable records (25-9 seed, Midwest region), who will join “I have been saying for four years getting down, staying and 26-8, respectively). The Tennessee neighbor and rival Belmont in watching how dominant Sasha is as a defender,” together as a team for teams have continued to perform well the completion of the tournament from remarked coach Cathy Swezey. “With 40 minutes.” at the NCAA Tournament, excepting the faraway Nashville. her performance in our last two MELANIE BALCOMB debacle last Friday night in Tampa. But the future looks bright for the games and the honor of earning ALC on her team’s victory over Belmont and Austin Peay each Commodores, as it does for the other Player of the Week, I am hopeful that West Virginia received the lowest seed (No. 15) of the Tennessee schools. Yes, Memorial she is only beginning to receive the five Tennessee schools with an invite to Magic may not be the same next year, recognition she deserves. She is truly the tournament. but Vanderbilt returns a squad with a game-changing performer.” DAILY # Belmont would have pulled a gigantic several promising freshmen with game The Commodores opened the week upset of Duke had it not been for a experience and the efficient Jermaine with a 15-6 win over Cornell; Cielak FRANCIS SIMPSON/ The Vanderbilt Hustler temporary defensive breakdown in the Beal at point. Tennessee and Memphis, notched six ground balls and three Senior lacrosse player Sasha Cielak was named American 18 final seconds of their first-round game. unless robbed by the NBA Draft, will draw controls and added two caused Lacrosse Conference’s Player of the Week, after helping the The Austin Peay Governors stole an at- return young stalwarts in Tyler Smith turnovers to the effort. She also held Vanderbilt’s rebounding Commodores to a pair of wins last week. large bid from perennial powers like and Derrick Rose, respectively. her mark to just one goal while playing advantage in its win Ohio State and Florida to reach the Some may have been surprised to see a critical role in the transition. balls, a draw control and one caused over West Virginia. tournament for the first time since 2003. three Tennessee teams in the top 20 for In the ALC win over Penn State, turnover. The Commodores Memphis (No. 1 seed, South region) much of the season. However, judging by Cielak played a crucial role in helping No. 17 Vanderbilt (7-3, 1-0 ALC) out-rebounded the and Tennessee (No. 2 seed, East region) the new, young talent and the continued Vanderbilt Penn State to only continues conference play this Mountaineers 37-19. both eked out second-round matchups excellent coaching of these teams, a seven goals, including holding an All- weekend, traveling to face top-ranked to make it to the Sweet 16. UT faces a Tennessee-heavy top 25 may become a American scoreless in the contest. Northwestern (7-0) in Evanston, Ill., SEC difficult test in Rick Pitino and Louisville regular occurrence. ■ Cielak also picked up three ground on Sunday at 1 p.m. ■ STANDINGS BASEBALL Ramirez lifts Sox, Wild Dice-K over A’s Eastern Division: Florida 5-1, 17-4 Georgia 4-2, 12-8 Associated Press Red Sox over the 6-5 on Ramirez, starting the final guaranteed Then, in the 10th, reached Kentucky 4-2, 20-2 Tuesday night. season of his eight-year contract, hit a on an infield single leading off, Dustin South Carolina 4-2, 15-5 Boston, Japan, it doesn’t matter: Manny excited fans at the tying, two-run double in the sixth inning, Pedroia sacrificed, and was Tennessee 4-2, 14-7 Ramirez strikes a winning pose for the start, and Ramirez at the finish. and rookie Brandon Moss hit an RBI single intentionally walked with two outs. Vanderbilt 3-3, 15-6 . In the earliest major “Ultimately, it was a great ballgame,” that gave Boston a 3-2 lead and chased Ramirez hit a drive to deep center and league opener, the Red Sox started their Matsuzaka said through a translator. “I Oakland starter Joe Blanton. was sure it would be a home run. It wasn’t, title defense with a signature Western Division: hope people got a chance to enjoy it live.” Matsuzaka, pitching in Japan for the first and he had to hustle to make it to second. Ole Miss 3-3, 15-8 Manny moment. A crowd of 44,628, including fans from time since joining the Red Sox last season, Just Manny being Manny. Alabama 2-4, 11-11 Ramirez stood frozen in the batter’s Boston, cheered at the Tokyo Dome, which left after five wild innings and 95 pitches, He learned when he got to the ballpark Arkansas 2-4, 14-8 box, admiring his 10th-inning drive to hosted baseball’s opener for the third time and Jack Hannahan’s two-run homer off that he couldn’t use the red-barreled bat Auburn 2-4, 14-9 center field off Huston Street, thinking it in nine years. It was 6:10 a.m. back in Boston put Oakland ahead 4-3 in the he planned on using because it would LSU 2-4, 14-7 would be a three-run homer. Instead, the when the season began, and organizers sixth. Moss, playing because J.D. Drew distract . So he got some new bats Miss. State 1-5, 9-12 ball bounced off the wall for his second tried to make it feel like by hurt his back in batting practice, hit a solo in Tokyo. two-run double, good enough to lift the playing “Sweet Caroline” after the last out. homer in the ninth off Street (0-1). Please see RAMIREZ, page 9 www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9 Dores hand neighboring RAMIREZ: Red Sox down A’s in Tokyo, beginning season abroad Belmont 7-3 defeat From RAMIREZ, page 8 ending groundout, giving Papelbon the and “Maybe if I used my American bat that ball sealing the win for Hideki Okajima (1-0), who used maybe would have gone,” he said. “I thought I hit to pitch in the Tokyo Dome for the . it good. I couldn’t use my bat because it wasn’t Matsuzaka allowed a pair of first-inning runs, legal. Thank God I got some Japanese wood that one on a homer by Mark Ellis. The right-hander I could use.” struck out six and walked five in five innings but Oakland manager Bob Geren made the key allowed only two hits. decision to walk Ortiz. The crowd was loud, but not nearly as loud as “They’re both great hitters, and you have to pick the regular noise level at Fenway. Fans pounded one or the other,” Geren said. “He got 0-2 and drums, flashed cameras and gawked at Dice-K’s then got a pitch over the plate, and Ramirez took wildness. it deep.” “Given the opportunity to start on opening day, I took the mound to his “Wild did feel a little nervous and a little excited and that Thing” theme in the bottom half, but was hardly might have shown,” said Matsuzaka, who signed a intimidating. He walked Daric Barton leading off $52 million, six-year contract with Boston before and gave up a one-out RBI double to Emil Brown, last season after eight years with the Seibu Lions. who was tagged out in a rundown between second “I’d like to apologize to all the fans who turned out and third. and wanted to see me go deep in the game.” “I made a mistake,” Brown was quoted as saying The teams were set to play again Wednesday, by the San Francisco Chronicle. “What I was with Oakland’s Rich Harden pitching against Jon thinking didn’t happen in that situation. You can’t Lester. ■ get out like that. It’s not a trade-a-run situation. I OLIVER WOLFE / The Vanderbilt Hustler thought the throw was going home, but that was a —For a “Good Call/Bad Call” about starting Vanderbilt claimed victory over the neighboring Bruins on Tuesday night, improving to 15-6 on the season. Ryan Flaherty and Dominic de la Osa played key roles in the defeat of the Commodores’ nearest neighbor, taking Belmont’s overall record to 8-13. mistake. Bad baserunning on my part.” the MLB season abroad, see Friday’s issue of The After a pair of singles, Kurt Suzuki hit a game- Hustler. by NICHOLAS HUDSON pounded a triple in the of the night on a wild pitch Sports Editor sixth inning, and Dominic from Belmont’s reliever. de la Osa reinvigorated the Vanderbilt turned out the As soon as the Commodores Commodores with a one- lights on Belmont in the ninth took the lead against Belmont run homer in the seventh. with an athletic catch by third on an error in the first inning, Jacobson pitched a good baseman Brian Harris and a they never looked back. game allowing seven hits in from Hayes to end With a solid game from seven innings. the game. The 7-3 win puts starting Brett “I thought Brett’s ability the Commodores at 15-6 on Jacobson, the Commodores to get through the lineup a the season and 3-3 in league took a 2-0 lead on Alex second and third time was play. While this is still the Feinberg’s at-bat in the first. key for him,” said Vanderbilt bottom of our division, it is 1528 Demonbreun | 255-1415 | [email protected] Belmont answered with a coach Tim Corbin. Drew better than anyone in the SEC two-run homer in the second Hayes came on in relief in the West. to tie the ballgame at Hawkins eighth to shut Belmont down “The hits that we got field. in the last two innings. tonight counted, and I Tender Despite the quickly Despite not being able to thought we pitched pretty well Tuedsay: $2 Drafts dropping temperature, on break out of the bottom of from innings four through 2-for-1 Specials his first pitch, Ryan Flaherty the nine,” Corbin said. “After the $.75 tenders w/ purchase slammed his own two-run East, the Commodores weekend it is always big to of drink or fry Daily! homer in the second to regain showed they are an offensive come back and win a game.” the lead for Vanderbilt. threat to anyone as they As the Nashville sports fans (dinner and dine-in only) Each team had three stretched their lead in the look to the boys of summer scoreless innings as eighth. Alex Feinberg hit a for relief from the woes of Vanderbilt’s defense executed line-drive single to get on March Madness, Vanderbilt CED! two double-plays in the fourth base, and Steven Liddle showed tonight at Hawkins Catering Available! AU and seventh. Belmont (8-13) scorched Belmont’s infield field that they are ready to S used a series of relievers to with another line-drive to steal the spotlight on campus T try and stop the Commodore score Feinberg. Liddle then again this season. ■ Ask about renting out Otter's offense, but Shea Robin slid into home for his first run for your next function. E

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