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HOUSING MEN’S BASKETBALL DINING Off-campus Moore leaves team housing to be restricted for health reasons Freshman Commons to add 900 additional rooms.

BY ROBERT PROUDFOOT HUSTLER SENIOR FEATURES REPORTER In 2008, when construction of Th e Commons is completed, off -campus housing authorization may be a memory for undergraduates. 900 beds will be added to the housing system as a result of the project. Th e fi ve KELLY HOCUTT / The Vanderbilt Hustler new dorms Students line up for dinner at Quizno’s in the basement of Carmichael Towers West during the dinner hour on Tuesday. CCollegeollege HHallsalls and the exist- A series ing Peabody • Next time, take a look dorms will at the renovation of house 1550 Quiznos Gillette Hall, slated to freshman, begin this summer. while today’s freshman dorms, those in the Kissam and Brans- ranks top comb Quadrangles, as well as Vanderbilt and Barnard Halls, will house upperclass- men. Th e numbers of students authorized to Please see HOUSING, page 3 in country Students contribute to the OLYMPICS success of Towers’ eatery

BY KATHERIN FOUTCH Olympics HUSTLER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Even though it only opened a semester ago, the Quiznos restaurant located in the basement of Carmichael Towers has already become one of to begin the highest grossing franchises in the country. Vanderbilt’s Quiznos is solidly one of the top fi ve earning in the country, if not number one, according to manager Tom McGuill. Friday “We aren’t number one every week, but we are always pretty high in the chain. We defi nitely Students look forward to have some weeks where we are the number one Quiznos. We aren’t number one every week, but the watching the games. we are usually in the top fi ve stores in the country,” said McGuill. BY STEPHANIE DE JESUS “First semester I ate here two to three times a HUSTLER REPORTER week because it is close and usually the only thing Th e 2006 XX Winter Olympics begin open.” said sophomore Ashleigh Beamer. NEIL BRAKE / VU Media Services this Friday, February 10th and continue “I go to Quiznos almost every night. I fi gure it Senior point guard Mario Moore has been one of Vanderbilt’s best players in recent years. A member of the 2004 NCAA tournament team that reached the through the 26th Th is sweet sixteen, Moore has been one of the team’s most exciting players. This season, Moore’s point production per game has dropped from 13.5 to 6.3. is convenient, reliable and good,” said sophomore year the games are taking Conrey Callahan, who is a resident of Carmicheal place in Torino, Italy. Towers Two. Th is year’s events Point guard takes indefinite absence from team. “I am not surprised that Vanderbilt’s Quiznos include a wide range of has been so successful because ‘A,’ Quiznos is the BY JORDAN MAMORSKY Sophomore Alex Gordon will now up discussion yesterday morning winter sports: Biathlon, only popular food chain on campus that is a non- HUSTLER MANAGING EDITOR be the starting point guard for the with our medical staff , leading to Bobsleigh, Cross-Coun- Vanderbilt establishment, ‘B,’ because you can get When Vanderbilt’s men’s basket- Commodores. this point. It is important to note try Skiing, Curling, Fig- the most out of the meal plan there and ‘C,’ the ball team arrives in Alabama for to- Head Coach Kevin Stallings in- this is not a suspension and not ure Skating, Ice Hockey, hours,” said sophomore Chris Lawrence. night’s game against rival Crimson dicated that Moore’s absence would basketball related. Th is is a tempo- Luge, Skeleton, Snow- McGuill attributes the Vanderbilt Quiznos’ Tide, they will be without starting be temporary, yet, made no timeta- rary leave of absence for medical boarding, and Speed success to several factors. senior point guard Mario Moore. ble for the star point guard’s return. reasons.’ Skating. For a complete schedule of events “We have a good layout and a great spot for Moore, a key component of the “A ft er Saturday’s game, Mario Moore’s leave of absence comes visit the offi cial site for the Olympics: dining. We make sure every customer gets the team’s success, left the squad Tues- met with the athletic training staff ,” at a time in which his team is strug- www.olympic.org. best service. Obviously, the best thing is the spot day for unspecifi ed health reasons. Stallings said. “Th at led to a follow- MOORE One of the more popular events in Th e Please see , page 3 and cool area, but we try to treat every student Please see OLYMPICS, page 2 Please see QUIZNOS, page 2

TELEVISION CAREERS Super Bowl XL Ads New site to conduct job search for you Which one was your more than just sell job leads, it uses a job soft ware that allows them to send e-mails favorite? Why are JobSerf offers service that seeker’s information to search for the right that seem to be sent from the job seeker’s the ads so much submits your applications. job. Starting Feb. 2006, JobSerf hopes to ex- computer. funnier than ads BY CHRISTINE BROWN pand its services to more than fi ft y million “JobSerf allows the job seeker to direct during the rest of HUSTLER REPORTER people. the Serfs’ eff orts during the process to fi nd the year? Professor Too lazy to conduct your own job In order to use the service, a job seeker the most relevant types of open positions,” Escalas shares the search? A new Internet service called Job- enters his personal information, resume said Jay Martin, a founder of JobSerf in a reasons why. Watch Serf will do it for you — for a fee, that is. and cover letter online. Jan. 25 press release. “Th e overall price of all of the Super JobSerf is an Internet employment ser- JobSerf employees in Visak, India re- the service becomes far less than the cost of Bowl ads can be on vice that off ers job search help for $4.90 view the information and search for jobs the time it would take the applicant to do it Google video. an hour. using a search regimen that matches the on their own.” See Page 4 Th e diff erence between JobSerf and client’s objectives. “If I were looking for a job, I might use other job search companies is that it does JobSerf masks its involvement by using Please see JOBSERF, page 2

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WORD OF THE DAY THIS DAY IN HISTORY FORECAST 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in THURSDAY England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Sunny PAGE 2 JEREMIAD Queen Elizabeth I. High: 42 Low: 29 Today is Wednesday, February 8, 2006 1910 The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. n. 1. tale of sorrow, disappointment or complaint FRIDAY 2. doleful story 1915 D.W. Griﬃ th’s groundbreaking as well as controversial silent Cloudy IT IS THE THERE ARE movie epic about the Civil War, “The Birth of a Nation,” premiered High: 45 in Los Angeles. st Low: 26 21 55 18 93 1922 President Harding had a radio installed in the White House. SATURDAY day of classes class days class days calendar 1974 The three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Flurries until exams until Spring days to com- Earth after spending 84 days in space. High: 39 Break mencemnet Source: Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language Compiled by the Associated Press Low: 24

TODAY IN THE BUBBLE Compiled by Meredith Casey The Raft Debate: Which school will survive? Olympics: U.S. follows success in ‘02 Th e Raft Debate will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight in the Student Life Ball- room A. A professor from each of the four undergraduate schools will be participat- From OLYMPICS, page 1 hen the Turin Olympics opening Event date ing and the debate will be moderated by professor John Lachs. Admission is free and Winter Olympics is Figure Skating; refreshments will be served. ceremonies end on Feb. 10, the worldʼs it was the fi rst winter sport added finest athletes will compete in 15 events for to the Olympics in 1908. Olympic the honor of their country and the glory of Vanderbilt Poetry Slam fi gure skating is made up of four being called the best in the world. Final

A poetry slam sponsored by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will be events – men’s singles, ladies’ sin- SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN taking place from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow at the Black Cultural Center. All poets, gles, pairs and ice dancing. It is one 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 singers, instrumentalists and freestylists are invited. of the three divisions of skating; Alpine the other two include speed skat- skiing Bleed Gold Blood Challenge ing and short track skating. Th ere Biathlon Th is week from Feb. 6 to Feb. 9, Alpha Phi Omega and the Vanderbilt Hillel Center will be a total of 24 medals awarded will be sponsoring the Bleed Gold Blood Challenge at the Ben Schulman Center. during the skating competitions. Th roughout the week, Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee will “When I was younger I would Bobsled compete to see which school can donate the most blood. Participants can give blood always watch fi gure skating,” said on Mon., Feb. 6 from 12 to 5 p.m., Tues., Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wed., Feb. 8 senior Megan Welsh, “I don’t get a Cross- country from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Th urs., Feb. 9 from 12 to 5 p.m. Vanderbilt students can chance to watch it too much now also donate on Th urs., Feb 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Vanderbilt University Medi- but I want the U.S. team to do Curling cal Center Informatics Center on 3401 West End Ave. well.” When asked her favorite event, Figure Vanderbilt Programming Board applications senior Meggie Butzow said, “ Men’s skating Applications for the Vanderbilt Programming board are now available at the Sarratt skiing. I really like Bode Miller. Freestyle main desk and on VPB’s website at www.vanderbilt.edu/vpb. VPB is made up of an He’s personable and crazy. I hope skiing Executive Board and seven programming organizations, including Great Perfor- he does well this year.” Hockey mances, Late Night Programming, Homecoming, Special Activities, Th e Music Even though the Winter Games Group, Vandy Fanatics, and Speakers Committee. For more information, visit the have not begun, the Olympic spirit Luge VPB website or Alex Fiman at Alexandra.m.fi [email protected]. Applications are is in the air. Th e symbolic Olympic due Feb. 10 in Sarratt 207. torch started it’s route on August Nordic 12th, 2005 in Rome and will trav- combined C.O.O.L. Idealist National Conference Registration el through Italy twice. It’s zigzag Short Registration is ongoing for the C.O.O.L. Idealist National Conference that will be held course will come to an end on Feb- track at Vanderbilt on March 3-5. Th e conference will focus on national and social change. ruary 9th 2006 in Torino where the For more information and to register, students can visit www.idealist.org/confer- games will commence. Skeleton ences/cool/2006/. Th e Olympic torch dates back Ski to the Games of Ancient Greece jumping Phi Beta Kappa applications and symbolize the very spirit of the games. According to Greek mythol- Snow- Th e Alpha of Tennessee chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and largest board academic honor society, is now accepting applications from prospective members ogy, Prometheus stole the sacred Information regarding the membership process may be found on the chapter website: Fire from the Gods and brought Speed http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/pbk. Applications are due February 17th. it to Earth, where it soon became skating the symbol of human logic, liberty Compiled by staff from various sources. Check out http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu for more events. and creativity. Th e fl ame returned SOURCE: Turin Organizing Committee AP to the Olympic games in 1928 and VUPD CRIME LOG Compiled by Meredith Case have remained since then. 16 Silver and 8 Bronze. Norway was world includes at least one of the today’s games, this tradition took Feb. 5, 2:45 p.m. — An IPOD stereo system was stolen from 311 24th Avenue More than 2,000 athletes from third with 25 total, including 13 fi ve colors, which are (from left to place every four years. In 1896, the South (Branscomb Quad). Th ere are no suspects and the case remains active. 70 nations competed in 78 diff erent Gold, 5 Silver, and 7 Bronze. right) blue, yellow, black, green, fi rst modern Olympics were held in Feb. 5, 11:17 p.m. — A bike was stolen from 2401 West End Avenue(Carmichael events at the 2002 Winter Olympics Th e Olympic games have come and red; this notorious symbol il- Athens, Greece, their country of or- Towers West). Th ere are no suspects and the case remains active. in Salt Lake City. During the 2002 to symbolize unity, peace and lustrates the harmonious nature of igin. Future locations for the games Feb. 6, 2:45 a.m. — An incident of drunkenness occurred at 1803 21st Avenue Winter Olympic Games, the United amiable competition between the Olympics. include Beijing, China in 2008 and South(Sam’s Sports Bar). An arrest was made at the scene. States ranked second in total med- worldwide nations. Th e fi ve Olym- Th e Olympic tradition dates Vancouver, Canada in 2012. ■ For complete listings visit http://police.vanderbilt.edu. als awarded. With 10 Gold, 13 Sil- pic rings represent the fi ve ma- back more than 1,000 years. Th e ver, and 11 Bronze medals, the U.S. jor regions of the world: Africa, earliest recorded Olympic Games was second to Germany who to- the Americas, Asia, Europe, and were held in Olympia, in ancient Quiznos: ‘Only popular chain on campus’ taled 36 medals including 12 Gold, Oceania. Every national fl ag in the Greece, in 776 B.C. Identical to From QUIZNOS, page 1 hours and changing menu fea- with great customer service and tures make it an attractive option make them want to come back for for Vanderbilt students. more,” said McGuill. “We’re open until 4 a.m. on JobSerf: Students prefer personal approach Students have in fact kept Th ursday, Friday, Saturday, which coming back for more. Since the provides an option to the Brans- From PETITION, page 1 Internet, the average length of time it takes to sults,” said Martin. restaurant opened, the fl ow of comb breakfast. Also, we off er JobSerf, since I have so little free time to send fi nd a new job is 5.2 months, according to a sur- Th e Vanderbilt Career Center was unavail- customers has stayed consistently breakfast on Saturday and Sunday out resumes,” said freshman Rebecca Kastan. vey by the national outplacement fi rm Drake able for comment. ■ busy, according to McGuill. mornings. Since we are open more “It seems like the program would be easier Beam Morin JobSerf’s founders, however, ex- Quiznos sees anywhere from hours, we are able to see more cus- to use, but I feel like applying to jobs is a more pect to be able to help their clients fi nd jobs in 700 to 1,000 customers per day, ■ tomers,” said McGuill. personal thing and I’m a little hesitant to have less time. and most students seem satisfi ed someone else do it for me,” said senior Joanna “Many existing services sell leads to consum- with this dining option. Serago. ers from a database; we are in the business of Th e restaurant’s convenient Even with more than 40,000 job sites on the selling actual work that achieves tangible re-

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HOUSING From , page 1 Housing capacity live off -campus will decrease grad- ually over the next few years. While 2006 Housing Capacity 4,830 two new dorms will open on Pea- Greek Housing 130 “As we move forward with body next fall, Gillette Hall will be Commons Addition 900* closed for a year-long renovation. the College Halls initia- ”As we move forward with the 2008 Total Housing 5860 College Halls initiative, seniority * — approximate tive, seniority will play an will play an increasingly important increasingly important” role in determining who receives could potentially be required to off -campus authorizations,” said live on-campus starting in the fall role in determining who Mark Bandas, associate vice chan- of 2008. receives oﬀ campus cellor for the Offi ce of Housing and According to Bandas, eighty Residential Education. “Random percent of the students authorized authorizations.” selection will also play an impor- to live off -campus are seniors or tant role as ties in seniority are older. broken by a random selection pro- With the slow phasing in of — Associate Vice Chancellor cedure.” buildings as they are completed Mark Bandas Since 1952, Vanderbilt policy over two years, he does not believe states that students must live on this will have a large eff ect. campus if there is housing avail- “Th e eff ect will most likely be an impact because around 1,000 able. that students currently living off - people will be coming out of the “It is not extra beds,” said Nim campus will graduate rather than market. However, Th e Village will Chinniah, deputy vice chancellor move back onto campus,” Bandas still house grad students and hos- for administrative and academic said. pital patients.” aff airs. “It is nine hundred more Freshman Matt Rotenberry will Stacy Garcia is a district man- beds than we have now. We are a be a senior when Th e Commons ager for Th e Grove at Richland. residential campus and when you will be completed. He described Roughly thirty percent of Th e exceed that capacity we have on mixed feelings about the impend- Grove’s tenants are Vanderbilt stu- campus, we grant permission to ing loss of the off -campus option. dents. Garcia was not fully aware of live off -campus. Th at’s the diff er- “It is twofold,” Rotenberry said. the aff ect Th e Commons will have ence.” “If everyone lives on campus, it on reducing off campus housing. Bandas explained that there creates a better community feeling. “I’ve heard about it through in- are potential benefi ts for those liv- On the other hand, people should dustry talk, but no offi cial notice ing on-campus, and that the ben- be able to live off campus,” he said. has been relayed to me,” she said. efi ts are part of the rationale for Cliff Joyner, assistant vice chan- Th e housing rate for this year is the Vanderbilt residential campus cellor for real estate operations, $3,380 per semester. With the ad- policy. oversees the management of Th e vent of nine hundred more upper- “Research shows that students Village at Vanderbilt and Wesley classmen living on campus in 2008, who reside on campus, when com- Place. Vanderbilt will receive roughly $6 pared to commuter students, are Vanderbilt Real Estate Opera- million in additional revenue an- more likely to graduate on time, tions Offi ce manages holdings sur- nually. ■ earn higher grade point averages, rounding the immediate borders of attend more cultural and artistic campus. Ninety-fi ve percent of its events, hold leadership positions tenants are Vanderbilt-related. and report higher levels of satisfac- “What’s in the best interest of tion with their collegiate experi- Vanderbilt is in the best interest ence,” Bandas said. to us [Offi ce of Real Estate Opera- Students living off -campus tions],” Joyner said. “It will have Moore: Coach asks for campus support From MOORE, page 1 lier in the season for conduct detrimental to the team, gling. Th e Commodores have lost fi ve of their last Moore has been both a distraction and star player for six games, including a tough 74-73 home loss against the Commodores this season. Georgia last Saturday. As one of only two seniors on the team, and one During his seasons at Vanderbilt, Moore has oft en of the few with NCAA tournament experience, Moore been the team’s emotional leader. A key player during was expected to be a leader this season on a fairly Vanderbilt’s 2004 NCAA tournament run, Moore has young team. oft en made the big shots that have propelled the ‘Dores Students hope that the point guard’s departure can to victory—most recently hitting a near half court motivate the team to regain their winning ways. buzzer-beater to defeat the Oregon Ducks this season. “I obviously wish him the best and hope things For a player that has meant a great deal to the Com- work out,” Senior President of Memorial Maniacs Meg- modore basketball program, Stallings looks for the gie Butzow said. “I think it will be positive for the team Vanderbilt community to support Moore as he deals and I think they will be able to rally around him.” with his medical issues. “We all know Mario is going through a tough time “I ask all Vanderbilt University friends and follow- right now,” senior, and close friend, Lawson Aschen- ers to join with us in support of Mario during this pro- bach said. “We’re all there for him and we all know cess,” Stallings said. “We are hopeful he will be able to when he gets back he’ll be back the force on the court rejoin the team prior to the conclusion of our season.” he always was.” ■ Moore’s indefi nite leave caps a rollercoaster season for the point guard. Suspended for three games ear-

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TELEVISION Students discuss love for Super Bowl ads

BY KELSEY SOBY HUSTLER REPORTER that advertisers will do anything to ensure cial that incorporated English and Spanish. that ratings and surveys are used to discover According to Escalas, there are sev- that their ads will entertain, rather than an- “I like the bilingual commercial because what types of people are viewing certain eral techniques used to appeal to diverse Th e Super Bowl: an event so popular that noy viewers. it encourages people to understand other shows. crowds. millions spend a whole day in front of their Around campus there was a general con- cultures,” said senior Martin Bahar. “We Advertisers then turn around and use First, rather than trying to target one television screens. sensus that Bud Light commercials were the don’t frequently get exposed to anything that information to create a commercial fi t specifi c market, advertisers employ tech- So why is it that many would rather grab most popular. Not only was the company that’s not ‘American’ and we don’t appreciate for those specifi c viewers. Th is method can- niques that will grab anybody’s attention. a snack during game time than during a able to air several diff erent ads, but they other cultures enough,” not be used on the diverse group of Super Humor, stimulating color and graphics, commercial break? were all unique and entertaining. Th e Bud Super Bowl advertisers motivation to Bowl viewers. appeal to senses, and sometimes unconven- Advertising reaches a whole new level Light ads involved rotating refrigerators, produce impressive commercials is the Escalas, an associate professor at the tional scenes all help attract the attention of during the largest American sporting event near death experiences with wild animals pressure of knowing that a large pool of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of viewers. of the year. and streakers. potential consumers are watching, as well Management, told radio program “Th at’s Each year aft er the Super Bowl some ad- Companies pump out their most creative “Bud Light commercials equal fabulous,” as competition and scrutiny from outside Vanderbilt” that “Companies have very dif- vertisements are voted “best” or “worst” on and expensive advertisements in hopes of said junior Alex Schwarzman media, said Jennifer Escalas, an associate ferent objectives for the ads created for Su- various websites and media outlets. reaching millions of consumers. According One diff erence about this year versus professor at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate per Bowl Sunday.” Whether the vote for a particular Super to CNN/Money, the average price for a half- years past was the eff ort to pay attention to School of Management to the Vanderbilt When Escalas’ students complain about Bowl ad is favorable or negative, the fact re- minute ad reached $2.4 million this year, underrepresented markets, such as women, News Service. bad commercials, she reminds them that mains that it received lots of attention, and which is a 6 percent increase from 2004, according to CNN/Money. Super Bowl ads also have to appeal to the ads “may not have been designed with for this reason, companies will continue to and more than double the cost from a de- Th ere was a Dove commercial encourag- an extremely diverse audience. During or- them in mind.” pay the big bucks for airtime during the big cade ago. ing women to feel better about themselves. dinary television programming, a very spe- A commercial being viewed by millions game. ■ With so much invested it makes sense Th ere was also a Toyota Camry commer- cifi c market can be targeted. It is common will not appeal to everyone.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Students connect with Nashville elderly

BY RHYSIE NANCE every other week. off guard. It is much more challenging to Many Vanderbilt students have ex- “Hopefully, our organization will con- HUSTLER REPORTER Th e concept is to have members con- relate to someone with a mental disability pressed an interest in joining the organiza- tinue to grow so that we can provide more A new service organization called tinually visit the same nursing home each than I fi rst thought,” said Alex Daleo, section. and more elderly people with friendship Bridging Generations provides assistance week and to form friendships with the resi- retary of Generations. “I think it is wonderful that they also and love,” said Perry. “We would love to to the elderly and mentally handicapped. dents. “I love the fact that the organization do not go and visit an upper-class nursing have several groups of people go visit nurs- Th e organization connects Vanderbilt “Many of the people at these nursing does not only focus on the elderly, but also home, but instead they try to visit the peo- ing homes everyday.” students with the members of low-income homes are placed there because they have focuses on the people that really need the ple who really need them, the people that If you are interested in getting involved nursing homes and retirement communi- no other place to go. Th ey are either men- help. It is a huge incentive that they work don’t have many visitors,” said sophomore with this new organization, please contact ties in Nashville. tally challenged or do not have any family with the mentally challenged,” said sopho- Jen Stuhr. Ashley Perry at Ashley.e.perry@vanderbilt. “It makes me hurt to think about the left to take care of them,” said Perry. “It is more Amy Silverman. According to Localnursinghomes.com, edu. ■ elderly with no other people to visit them. the hope of the members to make each res- Generations is similar to the popular there are 16 nursing homes in Nashville, Th ey have nothing to look forward to in ident feel loved and cared for. In addition, service organization Vanderbuddies. Tennessee. their daily routine. Vanderbilt volunteers Bridging Generations focuses its attention Th e only diff erences are the target re- Generations serves two of those, the would provide such excitement and make on visiting those nursing homes that are cipients, and the number of locations vis- River Park Health Care Center and the Bel- their lives worth living,” said Ashley Perry, less fi nancially well-off .” ited during the week. court Terrace Nursing Home. founder of Generations. Another goal of the organization is to While Generations follows a similar Both of these nursing homes have 45 to According to Perry, the organization expose members to people with mental model, the number of people in the club 50 patients at a time, and the service orga- divides its members into several small disabilities, Perry said. is not great enough to allow visits to more nization needs help to interact with more groups that visit one of two nursing homes “Th e fi rst visit really caught most of us than two nursing homes. of them.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition OPINION the Government for a redress of grievances.” OPINIONOPINION The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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OUR VIEW On-campus housing options must improve

While we appreciate the extra luxuries that come with living off -campus, we also support the administration’s desire to strengthen Vanderbilt by making it a truly residential campus. Higher-education has many aspects to it and learning to live, learn and socialize over four years in an intimate setting oft en teaches students some of life’s greatest lessons. However, we are concerned that the elimination of off -campus housing and the housing of upper-class students in what are now freshman dorms will be a turn-off to prospective students. Universities across the country have been sprucing up housing options in the past few years. While Vanderbilt’s housing options are better than some universities, they are also pitiful when compared with others. At universities such as Loyola in Baltimore, many freshmen are housed in large four-person apartments complete with separate living rooms, kitchens and a private bathroom. At Emory, juniors and seniors have the option of living on the Claremont campus, a few minutes away via shuttle KRT buses, which travel on a private road stopping once every few minutes. Claremont off ers students apartments with private rooms big enough for double beds, parking available on each fl oor and a large central area with LETTERS TO THE EDITOR terraced lounge chairs around a large pool. Vanderbilt doesn’t really compare. Hamas victory not When students go shopping for their university, things such as housing McGrath’s claims on Slant prank quality, parking convenience, food selection and recreation facilities do play a role. misguided an improvement Vanderbilt is lagging in many categories. Th e removal of off -campus housing for many juniors and seniors is removing an important option to To the Editor: in the “small print.” One of the bands advertised To Th e Editor: those who prioritize housing comfort. Matt McGrath suggested in his letter last as playing was billed as “THES LANT” in letters I believe Laura Breslin wrote her article “Why I am Highland Quad will be as good as it gets for seniors. Wednesday that Th e Slant’s intention in distribut- as big as those advertising Ben Folds. In fact, not surprised by Hamas’ victory in Palestinian Election” Juniors will likely have even more intense competition competing for ing fl iers advertising that high-profi le bands were “THES LANT” appeared right in the middle of the with good intentions, but her naiveté on the issue clearly suites and apartments. playing at Rites of Spring was to make people feel poster. stands out in her last paragraph. Breslin informs us that When a top applicant is waffl ing between attending Vanderbilt and that their “well-intentioned credulity” had been He also claims, perhaps more worryingly, the Israeli leaders will surely play the “terrorist card” in Emory, these factors may oft en play a role in the decision-making. And “exploited” when they realized that these fl iers that what he terms “deliberate deception with no response to Hamas’ victory. Breslin fails to realize that Vanderbilt may more oft en than not come out on the losing end. were fake. In actuality, the prank was done for a rhetorical purpose” is not protected by the First terrorism is not a card but goes to the heart of why a Up and coming universities have also been investing in their facilities as couple of reasons. First, because, as Ceaf Lewis has Amendment. I am not quite sure where he got Palestinian state does not exist today. In the 1990s, Is- well to compete for top students. already said, it seemed like it might provide a little this category of speech from, but parodies have rael made history by becoming one of the few countries While we realize that retaining the off -campus housing option is entertainment in an oft en dreary part of the year, been explicitly included within the defi nition of ever to give up land in exchange for peace. In response, not economical nor in keeping with the spirit of a residential campus, and we wanted to see if we actually could pull off freedom of speech by the U.S. Supreme Court on Hamas blew up Israeli buses fi lled with civilians. Breslin administrators should look into investing into housing across campus in a such a parody and have people believe it to be true. several occasions. writes that “for Hamas to renounce the use of violence”, serious way in order to keep Vanderbilt on an upward trajectory. As VSC Director Chris Carroll said in last Wednes- Finally, there are some things for which Mc- Israel should “return to the 1967 borders.” It would be day’s article, this sort of thing is “not uncommon Grath asks an explanation that seem fairly self-ev- illogical for Israel to return to the 1967 borders before for a humor publication to do.” Th e second reason ident. He asks Th e Slant to explain what we mean the Palestinian Authority has stopped the terrorism. OPINION POLICY was to perhaps serve as a gentle wake-up call to by a “parody.” Th at’s easy - a fake poster made to Even the United Nations recognized this in the all-im- The Vanderbilt Hustler opinion ters via. e-mail must either come people not to believe everything they see or read look like a real one. He then asks us, “Is it funny portant Resolution 242 which calls for the “withdrawal section aims to stimulate discus- from a Vanderbilt e-mail address without checking its accuracy. that most people believe what they read?” In some of Israeli armed forces from territories” and the “right sion in the Vanderbilt community. where the identity of the sender Even with these justifi cations, plenty of people cases it can be, but maybe ‘funny’ is not the best to live in peace...free from threats.” Living free from In that spirit, columnists, guest is clear or be accompanied with a probably didn’t think it was very funny, or that it word to use. It’s probably more worrying than threats should extend to both the Israelis and Palestin- columnists and authors of let- phone call to the Editor-in-Chief. was something of a smartass thing to do. Th at’s funny in many cases, including this one. McGrath ians, not only Palestinians. Breslin claims that Hamas ters to the editor are expected With rare exception, all letters perfectly reasonable — humor is a matter of taste, evidently read somewhere that a parody - funny is not running on a platform that calls for the destruc- to provide logical argument to must be received by 1 p.m. on and while some people appreciated the joke in or not - which caused him at most minor inconve- tion of Israel. I urge her to check any news source: New back their views. Unreasonable Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. The the fl iers, others did not. However, the objections nience and which was neither off ensive nor libel- York Times, Al Jazeera, Al Ahram. Th e Hamas leaders arguments or arguments in vain editor reserves the right to edit voiced by McGrath are not reasonable and are at ous was not protected by “free speech.” If people continue to evade the issue of changing their goal to between columnists have no and condense submissions for place in The Hustler and will not be length as well as clarity. times worryingly misguided. are going to start believing things like that, then work towards peace instead of destroying Israel. I wish published. The Vanderbilt Hustler Lengthy letters that focus on an First of all, two of his complaints are down- that is not funny in the slightest. I could be optimistic like Breslin, but I believe the Pal- welcomes reader viewpoints and issue aff ecting students might be right inaccurate. He says that such pranks are an estinians have made a choice, and it defi nitely is not an off ers three methods of expres- considered for a guest column at example of “misusing [Ac-Fee] funds.” In fact, the Tim Boyd “improvement.” sion: letters to the editor, guest the editor’s discretion. money came from Slant staff ers. Secondly, he says Graduate Student, Dept. of History; Brett Sander columns and feedback on our All submissions become the that we tried to conceal the authorship of the fl iers Member of Slant editorial staff First year Law Student website. property of The Vanderbilt Hustler Letters must be submitted either and must conform to the legal in person by the author to The standards of Vanderbilt Student COLUMN Hustler offi ce or via. e-mail to Communications, of which The [email protected] Let- Hustler is a division.

CORRECTION POLICY New philosophy necessary for immigration Accuracy is our profession. As the Bring corrections to The Hustler Very rarely do I take a position on an issue that fair running along the Rio Grande. In addition to this, we “Voice of Vanderbilt,” we are com- oﬃ ce in Sarratt 130 or e-mail us at mitted to ensuring our work is fair [email protected]. You could be referred to as “hard-line,” but there’s one Th e real problem is that we still have people en- should maintain a series of and accurate. Errors of substance may also report them by telephone where my “hard-line” position is really just common tering the country illegally, and that must stop. Im- seismic monitors along the will be corrected. With very rare to the news line at 615-322-2424 sense taken to its logical conclusion. We have many migration is fi ne, I’m all for it, but I’m going to steal border under the wall, and exception, these corrections will or the Editor-in-Chief at 615-322- Dennis Miller’s sentiment and say it’s cool if you this way maybe we’ll catch Let us be be listed on Page 2. 3757. THE DISSENTING VU want to come here, but “sign the guestbook on the the traffi ckers before they clear: it would way in. You gotta do that at a cheap motel; of course can tunnel their way into the you should do that at our border.” States. No additional man- be wrong and STAFF CHRISTOPHER I’m going to take this idea even further. Here’s an power would be necessary to News Editors Ben Sweet Marketing Director George Fischer MCGEADY against” the Meredith Casey Advertising Manager Dan Ross immigration policy that, while it may be “hard-line,” monitor the sensors – we can Opinion Editors Reeve Hamilton Production Manager Rosa An important problems right now, but immigration has much more sense than the “guest worker” idea: hook them up to a central very founding Aden Johnson Ad Design Manager Sharon Yecies policy is one I’ve not previously considered. Across both the northern and southern borders computer that can pinpoint Allison Malone Ad Designers Lisa Guo principles of Sports Editors Craig Tapper John Thompson At fi rst glance, someone might see this issue we should erect a wall 30 feet above ground and an- the disturbance and direct Will Gibbons Asst. Ad Manager Nate Cartmell as, “Should we open or close the borders?” Well, other 30 feet below ground. It should be thick and law-enforcement offi cers our country Life Editor Daniel Darland Ad Staff Emily Lineberger Asst. News Editors Lisa Guo Gosha Khuchua our borders are “open” – immigrants and colonists completely solid except for checkpoints run by the to the appropriate location. to close the Katherine Foutch Hilary Rogers founded this country, and that sentiment still re- Department of Homeland Security; there would As for the check-points, the Nicole Floyd Courtney Dial Asst Sports Editors Jarred Amato Madeleine Pulman tains at least a degree of truth. Immigration in the need to be many checkpoints so that traffi c going in methods in place to direct borders, but Andy Lutsky Art Director John Maynard 21st century, however, is more than just, “So, Amer- and coming out could be kept to a minimum. At ev- cross-border traffi c need to Photo Editors Elise Alford Creative Director Matt Radford we have to Kelly Hocutt Designers Cassie Edwards ica: can I come in?” ery half-mile along the wall there should be a watch be streamlined because the Henry Manice Laura Kim Let us be clear: it would be wrong and against tower, and local, retired Americans – the same ya- wait to get across is not going address this Peter Tufo Becca Carson Copy Editors Emily Agostino Webmaster Osman Jalloh the very founding principles of our country to close hoos who are forming volunteer “minute-men” mi- to get any shorter with a big issue. Nikura Arinze the borders, but we have to address this issue. I litias across the border states for just this purpose wall in the way. Logan Burgess Micah Carroll don’t care whose idea it was, but that “guest worker” – should be hired to sit in the towers, armed, and With all this in place, there are other changes that Kate Coverse thing? Th at’s stupid. It is giving amnesty to illegal guard the wall. Th ese guards would watch the inter- should be made in regards to how immigrants are Stephanie de Jesus Caroline Fabacher immigrants, and in fact it’s worse than that; it’s say- vals between towers, and any time they see or catch treated once they are here. First, all businesses that Ben Karp ing, “It’s OK that you came here illegally; you can someone trying to get across they’ll call the local po- hire illegal immigrants need to be subject to much Emily Mai VSC Director Chris Carroll Aarika Patel Asst. VSC Director Jeff Breaux stay, but you have to work for us.” We might as well lice or the Homeland Security agents at the nearest stiff er penalties than they are now, and these penal- Amy Roebuck Asst. VSC Director Paige Orr-Clancy just dissolve border security and have one huge job check-point to pick them up. Please see MCGEADY, page 7

Your voice doesn’t stop here. President Kate Morgan President Kyle Southern U.S. Sen. Bill Frist U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Rep. Jim Cooper Rep. Edith Langster Sen. Douglas Henry, Jr. Councilor Ginger Hausser The Vanderbilt Hustler encourages its readers Student Government Assoc. Interhall United State Senate United States Senate U.S. House of Rep. Tenn. District 54 Tenn. District 21 Metro District 18 to voice their opinions on legislative issues. 1542 Station B 7010 Station B Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 35 Legislative Plaza 11 Legislative Plaza 521 Chesterﬁ eld Avenue The following students and legislators [email protected] [email protected] (202) 224-3344 (202) 224-4944 (202) 225-4311 Nashville, TN 37243-0154 Nashville, TN 37243-0021 Nashville, TN 37212 represent the Vanderbilt community. Sarratt 359 Sarratt 357 (615) 352-9411 (615) 736-5129 (615) 736-5295 (615) 741-1997 (615) 741-3291 (615) 783-0106 (615) 322-8742 (615) 421-7515 Wednesday,February 8, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler OPINION 7

COLUMN AROUND Are “Heck yes. There’s “Yeah, sure. nothing better After watching a THE you going than lounging science channel Friends with beneﬁ ts: Best around on a Sun- special on the LOOP to watch the day afternoon Italians repeat- eating snacks edly screwing winter Olympics and watching up the bobsled the legendary track, it might be DOM MORAIS ARIO HOSSEINI choice or most sketch? this year? Finns compete in interesting to see Sophomore Freshman curling.” what happens next.”

If anyone can’t tell from my recent articles, I do not college is not that they are dull peo- “Hell yeah! “Olympics? “Yes, what is overly enjoy the average, common Vandy student. Many ple unable to keep another person Michelle Kwan Didn’t we have Bode Miller of us fi nd the common Vandy-ite to be stuck in high school interested in them, which for many is going to win one of those going to say is the case, but instead that they By having a the gold!” two years ago?” next?” THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED prefer the social freedom of not being attached to a single person; the history based MIKE friends with benefi ts scheme is key on trust and ANASTASIA DORRANCE CHAD BURCHARD KRISTIN PATTERSON to solving this. ” Junior Senior Junior MATTHEWS II If friends with benefi ts were a mutual re- mode and altogether unable to appreciate the simple fact relationship, it would not need the spect, women Allison Malone by Compiled that in college they are not at the top of any list, least of all fancy name, like ménage à trois is COLUMN intellectual ones. I therefore am too loath to admit agree- fancy for small orgy; instead, the need not be ing with Vandy students on most subjects, which in turn benefi ts include that you and your on edge or makes me one of the only entertaining columnists. friend are free to see others, or not, worry that all Having read three articles this past week regarding depending on your mutual under- Hamas’ covenant is both relationships and noting the impending Hallmark Day, I standing. they have in mean Valentine’s Day, I would like to take this opportu- Even if you agree with the nity to make a general sales pitch to the campus. To catch premise, there is a part of you common with up anyone who passed by these boring articles: one was which cannot consciously accede their lover is relevant and worrisome a male columnist defending that ascertaining the con- that this may not be as bad of an sensuality of a hook up is unnecessary; another was a fe- idea as it sounds. Stop to consider the sketchy male columnist asking the most retarded of all questions: the alternative, for example: what is sex; for men, I took issue with Laura Breslin’s brief acknowledge- border crossings, a return to the “Where is the responsibility of the man?” and another currently the norm - people stalk- this removes ment of the 1988 Hamas Covenant in her editorial Friday. 1967 borders and 50 million tax female columnist told us that relationships require hard ing one another while drinking, Her nonchalant dismissal of the document’s relevance dollars will solve anything? As was work and not cloy well-wishing. seeking opportunities to come into the awkward- analogized the group’s unsavory origins to those of our the case with the West Bank, this I will forever defend the ideal of a committed relation- contact for long enough to careful- ness of mak- concession will prove to be a false While the ship, but I will also admit to being loose with regard to ly suggest going back to someone’s COLUMNIST compromise - once met, it will be Covenant may how I may defi ne relationship. Most people will agree that room, hooking up and then barely ing sure that followed by ever more demands the relationships which work the best are ones where the acknowledging one another the everything is JARED for withdrawal and retreat. Th is, of have had little partners enjoy one another as friends in addition to what- next time they see each other. course, is Hamas’ strategy. Wheth- ever other quality the relationship may entail, be it busi- WHALEY formal” im- While it’s true that many one consensual. er Israel is driven into the prover- ness, academic, pleasure, etc. Imagine taking this idea in night stands do not end this way, own political parties, which “change and evolve with bial sea by military or political portance only reverse to create the kind of partnerships you want from you likely know at least second the times.” Breslin seems to accept the recent platitudes means matters little. Th e objective a few weeks existing friendships; imagine not having to bother lying hand this situation. about the importance of corruption mouthed by Hamas remains the same. to a woman to lie with a woman. Th e fi nal benefi t of this arrange- to Western media outlets over the last few weeks as suffi - Consider the story of Mariam ago, it is of Being friends fi rst and friends second, you alleviate a ment is that when you know you cient basis for asserting that the group no longer adheres Farahat, elected as a member considerable lot of the foolishness from scoring that gets in the way of can trust your partner, you don’t to its founding principles. I disagree. of Hamas to represent the Gaza what both parties are actually seeking. Likewise, by hav- have to waste time convincing them to do something Th e relevance of the Hamas Covenant is not limited to Strip. Last Th ursday, ABC News interest now, ing a history based on trust and mutual respect, women they’re hesitant to do. Likewise, if there’s something you a commitment to the destruction of Israel. Th e covenant described Farahat as “one of especially giv- need not be on edge or worry that all they have in com- won’t do, you won’t have to waste as much time explaining is a comprehensive, 36-article charter of government that Hamas’ most popular candidates mon with their lover is the sketchy sex; for men, this re- to your friend that you won’t go there. n outlines Hamas’ vision of Palestinian governance. Th ere- in Wednesday’s election,” and that en the myriad moves the awkwardness of making sure that everything fore, while the covenant may have had little formal im- she represents a “wing of the par- of candidates is consensual. Mike Matthews II is a senior in the School of En- portance only a few weeks ago, it is of considerable inter- ty...that is wildly popular despite Another reason people claim to avoid relationships in gineering. est now, especially given the myriad of candidates elected being downplayed in these elec- elected under under its banner. Here are a few choice excerpts. Hamas tions.” What was Farahat’s plat- its banner. on diplomacy: “Initiatives, and so-called peaceful solu- form? Would she bravely confront tions and international conferences, are in contradiction corruption? Direct public funding towards healthcare and to the principles of the Hamas...Th ere is no solution for civic works? Work for peace between Palestine and Israel? www.vanderbilthustler.com the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, Hardly. Known as Um Nidal, or Mother of the Struggle, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of Farahat became a Hamas icon by sending three of her six time and vain endeavors.” Hamas on religious tolerance: sons on Hamas suicide missions against Israelis, and even “It is possible for the followers of the three religions - Is- appeared in a Hamas propaganda video with her 17-year- lam, Christianity and Judaism - to coexist in peace and old son, who later killed fi ve Israelis before being killed quiet with each other.” Hamas on Jews: “Israel, Judaism himself. “You take all means to banish the occupier,” she and Jews challenge Islam and the Moslem people. ‘May is quoted as saying. Most chillingly, and in direct opposi- the cowards never sleep.’” Hamas on fostering under- tion to Breslin’s hopes for moderation, Um Nidal baldly standing between Palestinians and Israelis: “Th e Zionist asserts, “Th is is our strategy. We are working on parallel plan is limitless. Aft er Palestine, the Zionists aspire to lines - the political and jihadist.” Furthermore, she claims expand from the Nile to the Euphrates. When they will she would be willing to send her surviving three sons to have digested the region they overtook, they will aspire the same fate as their brothers. Th at’s a pretty good root to further expansion, and so on. Th eir plan is embodied cause for terrorism as far as root causes go. in the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion,’ and their present Free elections are a necessary condition of democracy, conduct is the best proof of what we are saying.” Th e fun not a suffi cient one. Hamas’ irrational and dogmatic ha- doesn’t stop there. tred is bred by a fundamentalist absolutism that is irrec- I encourage everyone to read the covenant for them- oncilably opposed to secularization and modernity and, selves which can be found at http://www.yale.edu/law- by extension, the secular, modern normative values of web/avalon/mideast/hamas.htm. More important than individual liberty and pluralist democracy, which are vi- the document itself is the fact that none of Hamas’ elected tal to good-faith international diplomacy. Hamas accepts offi cials have given any indication that they intend to the legitimacy of Th e Protocols of the Elders of Zion, but depart from these principles. In editorial in the British not the legitimacy of Israel. Th is is no small coincidence. newspaper Th e Guardian printed last Tuesday, Hamas po- Until Hamas leadership explicitly rejects the provisions of litical bureau chief Khalid Mi’shal vowed, “We shall never the covenant and recognizes Israel’s fundamental right to recognize the legitimacy of a Zionist state created on our exist, there will be no hope for a peace process. I take no soil to atone for somebody else’s sins,” before reassuring comfort in the assurance that Hamas is committed to the us in the next breath that Hamas is willing to accept “a elimination of Israel - but not necessarily the Jews, mind long-term truce.” Th at’s it. A truce. No vision for perma- you - in an administrative atmosphere happily devoid of nent peace, just a prolonged cease-fi re. Nowhere in the corruption. Breslin said it best: “Th e roadmap to peace editorial does Mi’shal acknowledge Israel’s fundamental cannot be a one-lane highway built with high walls, but right to exist, and he refers to Israelis as “the Zionist oc- an equal two lane road.” n cupiers of our land.” Jared Whaley is a senior in the College of Arts and Does Breslin really think that the opening of all the Science. McGeady: Measures would discourage illegals From MCGEADY, page 6 a choice between an English-speaker and a non-English- ties should be proportional to the size of the business — a speaker, who do you think he’s going to hire? Speaking huge corporation will laugh if it’s fi ned only $10,000 for English will help these people rise above manual labor knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. and enable them to pursue jobs with real futures and real Second, the process to obtain visas needs to be eased chances for advancement. so we can accommodate more legal immigrants applying All of these ideas, if implemented, would discourage for and, hopefully, obtaining them. illegal immigration and simultaneously encourage legal Th ird, and this may sound trivial and off -topic, but immigration, and we should be doing both. We can’t cater we need to fi nally declare English as our offi cial language. to people who became criminals the instant they crossed Th e fact that almost all Americans speak English and our border, but we must also realize that the American most of our immigrants speak Spanish is a problem for dream is not reserved exclusively for born Americans. n everybody, and my feeling is that if they come here they should learn our language. Frankly, it’s for their benefi t Chris McGeady is a freshman in the College of more than ours — if the average American employer has Arts and Science. Don’t like what you read? Think you have better ideas? Then write a column. E-mail [email protected]. 8 The Vanderbilt Hustler | Wednesday, February 8, 2006 LIFELIFE

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Wednesday 2/8 ith Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, boys and girls keep asking themselves, “What COMBINE entertainment with should I get my valentine?” Depending on the severity of your relationship, there is the education — edutainment? — at questionW of what the perfect gift is, and what kind of message you want to send your signiﬁ cant a viewing of the ﬁ lm “School Daze” other. Here are the top 10 gifts for guys and girls to make your shopping this weekend less stressful.

at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Boxers Stuffed animal Cultural Center at 7 p.m. A discus- The typical choice, boxers are great 1for a Every girl needs a cuddle buddy, and1 that sion will follow. guy in any stage of a relationship. Go for is why a cute stuff ed animal is the perfect cute patterns like a Vineyard Vines print or, Him Valentine’s Day gift. Teddy bears are always Her Him Lingerie Her DVDs if you want go a bit fancier, silk boxers are a good safety, but if your girl is a dog lover, Getting your guy a DVD is an easy way to Depending on your level of comfort with even more of a great upgrade. 2 a stuff ed puppy would be precious. 2 show you care. It shows off your good taste your valentine, lingerie can be a great Thursday 2/9 in entertainment, and it also hints at the option. Thongs, boy shorts, bras and tank suggestion that you two could watch it tops are all good lingerie options. Red and BLOW your mind at the Fine Arts Wallet together. Necklace pink are the best colors for this holiday. You A leather wallet is a nice gift that3 you The best way to any girl’s heart is to3 buy can fi nd sexy lingerie at Boutique Bella or Gallery’s new exhibit of abstract art, can choose according to your budget. The her jewelry. Necklaces are very sentimen- Victoria’s Secret. “Three Paths to Abstraction,” which thinner the better, so you might want to tal and meaningful gifts. Tiff any necklaces go for the two-fold type rather than the New shirt never go out of style. Depending on your opens today. The exhibit features Button downs and oxfords are both great4 valentine’s style, simple necklaces are the three-fold type. This gift can instantly be- contenders in this category. Even if he Pajamas come more personal when you get it hot best option. The most typical necklace is three local artists, Pinkney Herbert, says he doesn’t care about clothes, they’ll If you do not feel entirely comfortable4 one with a heart charm, which will defi - stamped with his initials. buying your valentine lingerie, pajamas Whitney Leland and Carol Made. be special because you gave them to him. nitely touch your signifi cant other. If you’re looking to spend more, top it off are the next best option. Pajamas are the with a coordinating tie or belt. perfect gift because girls love lounging Watch around in cute but comfortable clothes. Friday 2/10 Some may be expensive, but it’s defi nitely5 Purse Pajamas with polka dots or fl ower patterns possible to fi nd a decent watch under or A girl’s best friend is usually her purse.5 No are cute. You can either buy matching tops CONTRIBUTE to the campus arts around $100. If you’ve got the resources Sterling silver gifts matter what the occasion, every girl car- and bottoms, or buy bottoms with a pat- Though they may not like to admit it, and your guy isn’t sporting one already, 6 ries a purse. There are a variety of purses tern and a solid color top. community by signing up for the most guys like something shiny once in a it’s probably something that he’ll love and you can choose from. Clutches are in style while. Many jewelry stores sell great ster- wear for a long time to come. and versatile. Also, hobo bags are very Vanderbilt Programming Board. ling silver gifts that can be engraved with trendy and can fi t everything your valen- Picture frame Help plan Homecoming, Great Per- a name, initials, or a personal message. tine might need to bring with her on your First you need to fi nd a cute picture of you Flasks, money clips and lighters are all special date. If you buy a girl a purse, you 6 formances and Rites of Spring. The and your Valentine. Then you need to fi nd Electronics promising possibilities depending on the cannot go wrong. application deadline is today. This is an easy category because they7 are receiver’s hobbies. the perfect frame. Depending on your per- always fun new electronic toys on the sonality, you can get a plain frame or one market that boys love. iPods or MP3 play- with a sentimental quote on it. If you are ers are good if he doesn’t already have one, A surprise treat crafty, you can decorate the frame yourself. Tickets but you can also get creative with portable Boys, it is now your turn to show off 7your Picture frames are a great gift option be- Saturday 2/11 On this day of love, cater to your boy’s per- DVD players or maybe the new Xbox 360. 8 skills in the kitchen. Make your girl a spe- cause they are meaningful and something CHALLENGE yourself with two sonal interests by getting him tickets to his cial dessert, and you will defi nitely knock your valentine will be sure to keep. favorite sports team or band. Depending her off her feet. Now when I say make tough fi lms. Sarratt Cinema is show- on whether or not you share these inter- dessert I do not mean putting pre-made Vacation plans ests, you can decide to get yourself a ticket cookies in the oven. Use your creativity and ing “Boyz ‘N the Hood” and “Do the Perfume This special gift would be appropriate9 for so you can go together or get enough so make a cake or a pie. This is a good time Now is the time to buy your girl the per- Right Thing” at 7 and 9 p.m. Both the more serious relationship. Pick a week- his guy friends can tag along instead. to take your mother or your grandmother’s 8 fume that you fi nd appetizing. Every girl end far enough into the future, so neither advice. fi lms tackle urban problems with of you will have other commitments, and likes to smell good, and I am sure you unfl inching resolve. book an inn or a hotel on a nearby beach would like your valentine to smell nice as or other romantic setting that you can TiVo well. Perfume is a good generic gift, be- It may technically be electronic, but TiVo enjoy together. Travel Web sites can help 10 DVDs cause it is nice but not overly sentimental. gets its own category on my list. From you come up with ideal settings for your DVDs are an excellent Valentine’s Day9 gift personal experience, I can tell you that getaway, and your boyfriend will prob- because they are something you will be able Sunday 2/12 boys love it. I didn’t even know that my ably be impressed that you planned it all to use too, if you are lucky. Just make sure boyfriend liked television until I got him a you know your valentine’s favorite television Thin electronics WRING your hands, or shrug your by yourself. Your girlfriend will love a new razor phone TiVo, and now I hear about how awesome shows and movies and stray from buying 10 or a thin digital camera. Girls love tiny shoulders, depending on how you it is, and how awesome of a girlfriend I am movies you might personally like. for buying it, pretty much every day. Plus it electronics, because they can fi t them their feel about the whole evolution comes in a really big box, and that’s always purses and even their back pockets. thing. Today is Darwin Day, recog- exciting. Girls, trust me on this one. nizing the achievements of Charles Darwin, controversial naturalist. COLUMN

Monday 2/13 Best wishes, no gripes for holiday RESPECT your forebears. On this As Valentine’s Day approaches I’d like to take a moment In elementary school you get to spend the whole day girl about how you’d been saving up to pay for the evening. day in 1894, the Lumiere broth- to refl ect on some of history’s greatest loves. Romeo and passing out “Little Mermaid” valentines to all your friends: If you were less than a party of two, you spent Feb. 14 with Juliet. Tarzan and Jane. Carrie and Big. Th ree couples who “I want to be a Part of Your World,” etc. etc. And even your friends, pretending to be sad just because you were ers patented tha Cinematographe, have sacrifi ced their families, homes, civility, or pride for though you really don’t want to, your mom makes you in- bored and it was something to complain about. starting the fi lm industry we know clude one to the weird kid whose shirttail is always coming Now the episodes of our lives have changed to the college RANDY AT VANDY out of his fl y and who just doesn’t smell right. If it weren’t years, and the Valentine’s specials, like in all good series, and love today. For their sake, please for Valentine’s Day that kid would never feel like a part of have a little something for everyone. You’ve got the practi- stop seeing movies like “The Fog.” KRISTEN your world. cally married, the newly dating and the exciting crushes, WILLOUGHBY In middle school you’d check your locker probably 20 your wonderful friends, and people who will defi nitely be times in the span of one day in hopes of a letter from a bitter with you, if you must. the one they love. Th ree couples whose passionate hearts secret admirer or a date to the school dance. Most of the But whether or not you’ll be happy next Tuesday, I’ll be Tuesday 2/14 were victorious in the ever-so-common duel, heart vs. time you’d just get a phony letter from your best friend who hoping you are. Because on a day when an estimated 1 bil- head. Th ree couples who are a complete fabrication of the had masked her handwriting and signed love, the dreami- lion cards are exchanged and over $4 billion are spent on GIVE a gift to your sweetheart, minds of a few intelligent folks who know what people want est boy in the 8th grade. Th en you’d show up aft er school fl owers to show that someone cares, no one should be bitter. to read and watch. But hey, if you can’t celebrate a sappy behind the band building like “he” asked you to in “his” let- Th at’s being selfi sh. Who knows, maybe one of those billion today’s Valentine’s Day, or alternately love story on Valentine’s Day then you are more cynical ter only to fi nd the most heinous seventh grader anxiously cards is being purchased right now to brighten your day mope and wallow in your own than even me and perhaps you should move elsewhere. awaiting the kiss that “you” promised him in “your” letter. next week. Or maybe you will get an e-card that contains a So for once I have no bone to pick. I look forward to Th at never happened to you? Damn. Th at is one thing you virus that will destroy your hard drive, and you will spend suff ering and social misfi tness at Valentine’s Day this year. It’s always been good to me in the learn in middle school, it’s a dog-eat-dog world. the whole day fl icking your computer off . Wouldn’t be the not being able to fi nd a Valentine. past — with the exception of one truly awkward middle High school was a little kinder. Single roses became fi rst time for me. Like I said, it’s a dog-eat-dog world. school moment that still makes me cringe. Besides that tiny popular. Notes left on the car were a big hit. If you were the Shame on you for being single. little glitch, I have pretty much enjoyed Valentine’s Day for relationship type you probably celebrated Valentine’s Day —Kristen Willoughby is a junior in the College of Arts and Science. as long as I can remember. with dinner, and either let dad foot the bill or boast to your Rogue Wave descends on Nashville A better Bonnaroo Belladonna at the Belcourt Having lately fi nished a tour of European soil, Rogue Wave is All the animals on the farm say, Radiohead? Really? This year’s On Monday, Feb. 13 acclaimed producer and recording artist hitting the States in support of Nada Surf and will be making lineup for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was recently Daniel Lanois brings his ambient instrumental compositions a stop at our own Exit/In on Sunday. The accomplished Sub announced, and Radiohead is set to be the headlining act. The to the Belcourt Theatre. As a producer Lanois has worked with Pop band released their sophomore album, Descended Like festival takes place on a large expanse of land in Manchester, legends like U2 and Bob Dylan and has carried this success Vultures, in October 2005. Critical response to the album was Tenn. June 16 to 18. Highlights in the lineup include Beck, Cat into his own recording career. For his latest eff ort, Belladonna, rather cool considering the hype heaped on their fi rst release, Power, Buddy Guy, Stephen Malkmus, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty Lanois is up for two Grammy awards. Concert Out of the Shadow, but don’t let the critical snobbery mislead and Andrew Bird. For a complete list, head over to www. you. Descended Like Vultures is an album of singular maturity bonnaroo.com/2006/. Tickets are $169.50 and go on sale this and enduring charm. Both Rogue Wave and Nada Surf will Saturday, Feb. 11 — and these are sure to sell fast, so there’s be making a free in-store appearance at Grimey’s at 5 p.m. no time for dilly-dallying. Notes before their show at Exit/In at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12. Wednesday, February 8, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler LIFE 9 MUSIC COLUMN ? The Minus 5 mixes country, alternative Will certain foods help me BY BEN DOAK Now Th e Minus 5 won’t realize that I’m not supremely Music Notes LIFE MUSIC WRITER try to push the listener and evil, and I’ll be better than I get laid this Attention Wilco fans! If to challenge or innovate by am,” as from “My Life As A The Minus 5 you’re looking for some more any stretch, and they cer- Creep.” The Minus 5 of that country sound, maybe tainly aren’t trying to change It should be said that a lot of Released Feb. 7 Valentine’s Day? some blended with a twist of the rock history or write the the appreciation of this album Ancient myths surrounding Cat Power alternative quirk, Th e Minus 5 next Revolver. However, this will come with embracing the connections between sexual arous- The Greatest might just be the thing you’re album does a fi ne job simply quirkiness of the lyrics, and at al and specifi c food and drink, such looking for. turning out some surprisingly least in this respect the album as those seen in recent movies like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Sure they sound exactly solid, catchy pop songs. To be does narrow its fi eld of appeal, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah like Wilco, but can you blame sure, “Twilight Distillery” and though making it all the more ASK ME ANYTHING Belle and Sebastian them? It’s a great sound, and if “Cigarettes Coff ee and Booze” loveable for fans. Th e album’s would rank among the best alt- accessibility is immediate, and, Ximena The Life Pursuit nothing else, they do it better in a lot of ways; just imagine country songs in Wilco’s cata- from just a sampling of the Levander The Go-Betweens a more consistent Being Th ere log, and “My Life As A Creep” songs, you might fairly well That Stripped Sunlight Sound with better hooks. If it’s cred- is arguably power pop at its determine how much you’re 6 “Chocolat,” have existed long before ibility you need, even media fi nest, hearkening back to a going to end up liking it. the offi cial creation of romantic Beck god Pitchforkmedia.com calls Beatles-esque melody. If you like what you hear, it holidays such as Valentine’s Day. Guerolito them “the best kept secret in Th e album does have its mis- will certainly be a good invest- 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 Th ese aphrodisiacs, thus named indie rock.” Th e band brings steps, notably with “Aw Shit ment, with enough going on aft er Aphrodite the Greek goddess Love Is Chemicals together some of the indus- Man,” whose humor falls a bit to keep you coming back, and or chilling out, and if that’s of love and beauty, include visual Love Is Chemicals try’s best musicians, fronted fl at in lines like, “I’m gonna be if you don’t think it sounds the kind of album you’re look- images, touch sensations, foods, Delta 5 by R.E.M.’s Scott McCaughey an asshole for the rest of my too much like your thing, you ing for, this is a great pick and drinks, scents, medications and Singles and Sessions 1979-1981 and guest stars ranging from life / Aw shit, man.” But even might be better off without it, surely money well spent. potions. R.E.M. band-mate Peter Buck though lyrics don’t always land or trying out Wilco fi rst. All Countries all over the world Luke Doucet to most of Wilco, John Wesley as intended, there are plenty of things considered, the album —Th e Minus 5 are on tour and have unique aphrodisiacs that have Broken (And Other Rogue States) Harding and even a few De- amusing and charming lines is wonderfully lighthearted will stop in Nashville on March developed from their various tradi- cemberists. like, “I just hope one day you’ll and will be great for car rides 19th at the Mercy Lounge. tions, mythology and dietary needs We Are Scientists to increase both virility and fertil- With Love and Squalor ity. MUSIC Many aphrodisiacs resemble Clue to Kalo the shape of male and female geni- One Way, It’s Every Way talia and hence ancient peoples be- The Tallest lieved their enhancing powers de- The Future Burns The Sun Hendrix is misunderstood rived from this likeness. Examples include asparagus, avocados, ba- Clearlake BY JUSTIN ROBERTS records and listen to the intri- Band of Gypsies put Th e Jimi nanas, carrots, caviar, clams, eggs, Amber LIFE MUSIC WRITER cate guitar work. Hendrix had Hendrix Experience on the fi gs, ginseng and rhinoceros horn. Jimi Hendrix is easily the a mind-blowing grasp over charts because it fused jazz, In fact the word ginseng, a spice of- Wilco most misunderstood artist in rhythm. What’s more, the man soul, funk, rock and pop into ten used in Asian cultures, means Kicking Television: Live in Chicago the history of music. Ask most could sing in a completely dif- one extremely accessible re- “man root” because its shape re- The Apparitions of the public and even many ferent rhythm over his orna- cord. If you need further confi r- sembles a small person. Other myths surrounding cer- As This is Futuristic rock musicians what Hendrix mental guitar patterns. Some mation of Jimi’s blues abilities, was notable for and you’ll hear of us can barely clap while we listen to the vocal tracks on a tain foods may have stemmed from The Golden Dogs books about his guitar soloing. sing a nursery tune. To further Stevie Ray Vaughan record as nutritional defi ciencies that oft en Everything in Three Parts For such a dynamic man, that’s sell Jimi’s case, look at his back- he lays out, note by note, Jimi’s occurred in these regions. Oysters, a pretty linear monument. ground. Hendrix was a master heavy blues infl uences. Bold as Love. Th e record is fun, Please see ASK, page 10 Anyone can shred a guitar bluesman before anything else. So where does all of this brilliant, and never takes a mo- these days, so on what grounds Jimi grew up with the blues and lead? Jimi Hendrix was a mas- ment for granted. HAVE YOUR OWN QUESTION? do you argue Jimi’s musical never left it behind. His abil- terful rhythm and blues player. Th e record hints at the in- send it to: ability? First and foremost, ity to incorporate other styles Your homework for the week is credible sound the Experience askmeanything_ Hendrix was a rhythm player. made his records even more to purchase Th e Jimi Hendrix was forming before Jimi’s un- [email protected] Go buy any of Th e Experience’s fantastic. Experience’s last record, Axis: timely death. Photo Illustration by KELLY HOCUTT / The Vanderbilt Hustler Vanderbilt The HOCUTT / KELLY by Illustration Photo

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FOOD HEALTH

Food for thought Mirror oﬀ ers tapas in sleek setting Mirror Restaurant BY JACK VIROSTKO sense of urban hip, uncommon to Slightly larger sampler plates ally paired with sherry. Mirror 2317 12th Ave S. LIFE FOOD WRITER Nashville, is refl ected by one of the present a variety of olives, cheeses pays homage to this convention 383-8330 When choosing a restaurant for most professional wait staff s in the and meats. Salad options include with several varieties of the Span- Valentine’s Day, it’s typically best to city. the goat cheese salad, which su- ish wine and a sampler fl ight. Th e Hours: Mon-Thurs 5-10PM Fri-Sun 5-11PM avoid one with an interior straight Mirror is fi rst and foremost a perbly contrasts a warm goat wine list is short but diverse. Opt Menu: International Fusion out of a Tim Burton movie. Mirror tapas restaurant and it is here that cheese cake with cool tomatoes instead for one of the signature Price: $3-25 Restaurant, in the revitalized 12th the menu shines. Only a few bites and mesclun greens. cocktails illuminated by a glow Atmosphere: Modern Avenue South district, is an excep- apiece, these small off erings can be Larger plates, while artfully ar- stick. Dress: Hipster chic tion to this rule. enjoyed with drinks or several can ranged, lack the panache of the Pineapple tequila and ginger- A huge fractured mirror mosaic be combined to make a meal. Th e tapas. Entrees include vegetable bread rum infusions are unique Check food covers one wall, refl ecting sheer blue cheese polenta fries served lasagna, fi let mignon and fennel creations; the seasonal cucumber drapery lit in cool tones and chan- with charred tomato dipping sauce seed encrusted salmon topped martini is particularly refreshing. deliers reminiscent of disco balls. are not to be missed. Likewise for with shrimp. Th e menu is con- Happy hour 2-for-1 well drinks are 08 labels to get Th e feel is sleek and modern, re- the vegetarian tamales fi lled with stantly evolving with new seasonal off ered weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m. plete with metal chairs and small unlikely, but delicious, chipolte- off erings and daily specials. Th e large corner bar teems with 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 candle-topped wooden tables. Th e chocolate quinoa. In Spain tapas are tradition- hipsters on weekends. inside scoop BY JON PENNYCUFF LIFE HEALTH WRITER MOVIES How many of the ingredients in your food can you actually pronounce? And if you can say those These movies will make you go “Awwwww” seemingly unending words, do you know where they come from? Th e BY ALEX CHRISOPE teenage Ben Stiller, mouth fi lled with oversized braces, suc- Swooning moment: A tie between “You Were Meant For American consumer demands a per- LIFE MOVIE WRITER cessfully asks Mary to the prom. Me” and Kelly’s gleeful splashing in the title number. fectly colored, infi nitely lasting food Imagine this: Th ere’s no such thing as “Love Actually” or See also: “American Pie” (1999), “Th e Forty-Year-Old Vir- See also: “Th e Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938), “My product. Th e consequence, however, “Garden State.” What, then, will you and your sweetie watch gin” (2005) Fair Lady” (1964)* is that processed food contains in- on Valentine’s Day? gredients of unknown origin and “High Fidelity” (2000): Successfully transplanting Nick “Punch-Drunk Love“ (2002): Adam Sandler, for all his unseen threat. “Moulin Rouge!” (2001): Hate it or love it. Th ere is no mid- Hornby’s popular novel from London to Chicago, vinyl mer- shortcomings, has always had an inkling for earnest roman- For example, the Food and Drug dle ground with Baz Luhrmann’s schizoid interpolation of chant John Cusack ruminates on life, love and music in the tic sub-plots in his guilty-pleasure comedies. Sandler (and Administration recently proposed several great love operas. But those in the “love it” category wake of his latest break-up. Jack Black’s performance is a director P.T. Anderson) took many by surprise by trans- the addition of a label to food and will be able to cuddle up with tour de force and the soundtrack ranges from Springsteen planting his emotionally stunted character from his fan- cosmetics containing carmine or the sparkling combo of Nicole to the Beta Band. Women, take tastic comic world to Anderson’s fantastic dramatic world. cochineal extract. While these addi- Kidman and Ewan MacGregor note: Th e male psyche is pretty Despite his arrested development, he manages to court the tives have no carcinogenic or toxic belting their hearts out. much laid bare in Cusack’s nar- radiant Emily Watson and fi ght properties, the proposal stems from Swooning moment: When ration. off a nefarious Phillip Seymour the dyes’ controversial source. Ewan busts out Elton John’s Swooning moment: Cusack’s Hoff man. Carmine and cochineal extract “Your Song” to dazzling ef- last line, and the fi nal credits Swooning moment: Filmed in are dyes that are derived from a fect. scored by Stevie Wonder. silhouette, Sandler and Watson Mexican beetle. Th e extract is chemi- See also: “William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet” (1996), See also: “Annie Hall” (1977), “Chasing Amy” (1997) embrace in a Hawaiian hotel cally altered and added to every-day “Th e Phantom of the Opera” (2004) lobby. products, giving them a red-purple “Singin’ In Th e Rain” (1952): Th e greatest of movie musi- See also: “Th e Royal Tenenbaums” (2001), “Eternal Sun- color. Th ese additives are abundant “Th ere’s Something About Mary” (1998): Striking a per- cals is a nostalgic and witty look at the transition from silent shine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) in many processed foods ranging fect balance of genuine charm and gross-out humor, “Mary” fi lm to sound. It also hearkens back to a time when a movie from strawberry milk to port wine fi nds Cameron Diaz attracting all sorts of weirdoes ... even romance depended not on deep psychological motivation *I seem to have a perpetual disagreement with women cheese spread. In addition, carmine Brett Favre. Ben Stiller broke but rather the chemistry of about a song in “My Fair Lady”: Freddie singing “On Th e is a major source of dye for cosmetics out as a comedic actor here, its stars. Gene Kelly hoofs it Street Where You Live” is the most soaring moment of the including lipstick, eye shadow, and and there would be no sex like crazy, Donald O’Connor show, but females I know have variously described this other make-up bases. with puppets or apple pie makes ‘em laugh and Deb- number as “pathetic” and “creepy.” Th e authors never really While there is no health threat without those hair-gel and bie Reynolds is just about the follow up on his pursuit, but isn’t there a tiny part of you that from the use of carmine or cochi- zipper scenes. cutest ingénue to grace the thinks this is romantic as hell? neal extract, the issue at hand is that Swooning moment: When screen. manufacturers are adding an animal product to foods and cosmetics without any indication. Currently, the only phrases suggesting the use of these additives are “color added” and Ask: Chocolate, wine, “E120,” the chemicals’ manufactur- ing name. Such practices lead to an ambiguous notion of what is actually coffee can help to in our food. Foods generally thought to be vegetarian or kosher can, in fact, contain an animal bi-product. It is cases like that of cochineal increase sexual drive extract and carmine that have caused a tremendous back lash against pro- From ASK, page 19 pineapple, raspberries, strawber- cessed food. Organic and biological oft en associated with Aphrodite ries, truffl es, vanilla and wine. food sales have dramatically risen in the sea goddess herself, also pro- Th ough around for centu- the last decade as organic retail ven- vide an excellent source of zinc. ries, aphrodisiacs remain largely ues are becoming increasingly main Since good nutritional health untested for their eff ectiveness stream — all in the name of escaping dramatically improves sexual based on scientifi c evidence and additives. Th e Americans consumer drive and performance, encour- testing. feels safe with organic products but agement of consuming these According to the U.S. Food demands that it looks, tastes and feels types of foods would improve re- and Drug Administration, few like the non-organic counterpart. production in that region. scientifi c studies have been con- One of the best examples of this In the United States these nu- ducted to test the eff ects of aphro- is Silk soymilk. True organic soymilk tritional defi ciencies rarely exist, disiacs in a laboratory setting due tastes grainy, watery, and unsweet hence these foods may not cause to the complication of eliminat- because it is made from only soy- the same types of eff ects seen by ing “the placebo eff ect,” or false beans and water. Silk, however, is the ancients, but it helps illustrate positives given by participants sweetened and thickened to better the importance of maintaining due to psychological belief that simulate cow’s milk. Th e thickening good nutritional health. the medicine or substance being agent used is carageenan, an extract Certain cultures believe spicy tested works. from red seaweed. Silk is billed as foods like chili peppers and cur- Th e problem with testing aph- organic and natural, but this image is ries contribute by eliciting physi- rodisiacs comes from the fact that seemingly deceptive. ological responses like sweating the best aphrodisiac is the mind. Th e improved texture and taste is and increased heart rate that oc- Telling someone that taking a pill not without risk. Carageenan has re- cur during sex. will enhance his or her sex drive cently been implicated in colon and Coff ee, which contains caf- will cause the experiment partici- stomach cancers and has also been feine, and chocolate, which con- pant to believe it will work even shown to suppress white blood cell tains theobromine, a caff eine-like though it may not elicit any true function. 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FASHION How to look sexy for your valentine

BY JENA RICHARD LIFE FASHION COLUMNIST Active date Casual dinner date What to do: If you and your valentine are athletic, an active date What to do: If you are going out to dinner for No matter what your plans are for this Valen- would be fun. You could go walking in Centennial Park and have a Valentine’s Day, but want to go to a more casual, tine’s Day, here are some tips for how you can look your picnic (if the weather improves in the next week). Some other fun crowded restaurant, try Amerigos, Rumba, Ca- best. ideas would be to go bowling, or play miniature golf. bana, P.F. Chang’s, Boscos or J. Alexanders. DO these on your date What to wear: You can still look sexy and be ready to show off your What to wear: For this date you want to look nice Dateless athleticism. If you are going to be participating in any sort of phys- but not overdone. One good outfi t idea is dark What to do: Get a group of good friends together and have ical activity, cute tennis shoes are key. Cole Haan and Lacoste sell jeans with a form fi tting, embellished top. Top off Be polite trendy tennis shoes. Since the weather is still cold outside, wear your outfi t with stilettos, and a clutch purse. Since a girls’ night out or girls’ night in. One idea is to either Dress appropriately go out to see a movie or go to a concert. If you want to comfortable jeans, but not jeans that will show your thong if you it is cold outside, you should wear a short length stay in and avoid the couple’s scene, rent some romance bend over. For a shirt you should wear a polo, or casual T-shirt. If black jacket over your top. If you want to stand Be easy to talk to movies, like “Th e Notebook” or “Dirty Dancing,” order you will be actually exercising, yoga pants with an athletic jacket out, wear a knee-length skirt with tall boots and Show interest in food and make some cocktails. will work — Nike or Adidas are good choices. a top. Obviously, do not forget to put make up on, Be ﬂ irtatious What to wear: If you are staying in, make your girls’ night shower and do your hair. Act smart in a pajama party. Go to Target or Victoria’s Secret and buy some cute, girly PJs. You can either get plain-colored PJs or some with patterns, like hearts or polka dots. If you are a Juicy Couture lover, buy a new velour tracksuit, preferably in pink or red to go with the holiday colors. DO NOT do this on your date

Talk only about yourself Reapply your make up at the dinner table Act rude Leave food in your teeth Talk about your ex-boyfriend Ask if your hair looks good

Intimate dinner date Pictured: Minnie What to do: For a more romantic, intimate setting for Miller & Jena Richard your Valentine’s Day date try Sole Mio, F. Scott’s or Ruth’s Chris. All clothes provided What to wear: For this date you should avoid wearing jeans. At restaurants that have a more romantic setting by at Boutique you will want to be dressed to your best. A knee-length Bella black dress is the perfect staple outfi t. Spice up your dress with accented jewelry and sexy heels. If you like to wear brighter colors, any knee-length dress that is not causal will work. If you do not want to show off your legs, black pants are the next best thing. Black pants with an embellished top and stilettos will help you fi t in perfectly at any of these fancy restaurants.

TRAVEL A guide top elite frequent ﬂ ier programs: How to get the most out of those trips home

I’m always amazed to fi nd out how little most peo- the fl ight, but bonus miles as well. fl y virtually anywhere in the world, an advantage a ple know about all the benefi ts of being loyal to one Typically, the lowest-level elite limited-service airline like Southwest cannot match. airline. A friend once asked me why he had a received member will earn a 25 or 50 Similarly, the benefi ts of priority lines, seating and an elite status card from Delta. Aft er learning that he percent bonus, while the mid- upgrades are also present abroad. Th e major alli- dle levels typically receive 100 ances currently operating, OneWorld, SkyTeam and LIVING IT LARGE percent and a couple airlines Star, off er reciprocal benefi ts to elite members. If, for give their highest level 125 per- example, you were a Delta frequent traveler in the BOYCE cent. Flying Northwest Airlines, United States fl ying to Asia on Korean Air, miles ac- ADAMS which off ers a 50 percent bonus crued on the fl ight would post to your Delta account, to its lowest level elite members, including all applicable bonuses. For the globe-trot- had fl own a substantial amount on Delta that year — a round-trip to Boston would ting student, especially those who study abroad, tak- nearly 40,000 miles — I explained that he could be yield over 4,000 miles if booked ing advantage of these worldwide alliances provides fl ying fi rst-class for free, not to mention other ben- online. Los Angeles could yield for much easier travel and opens up endless opportu- efi ts. Similarly, I hope to enlighten the Vanderbilt over 8,000 miles, depending on nities for free trips. Elite members also oft en receive community to the world of loyalty programs so that routing. Remember, free travel the same priority check-in and boarding benefi ts on travel may not only be a necessity, but a rewarding hands down one of starts at only 25,000 miles. carriers within the alliance worldwide. and comfortable experience. the greatest benefi ts for airline loyalty. Priority seating, check-in and Discounted lounge access is another added perk. Th e world of elite frequent fl yer programs can be Imagine boarding fi rst and being swallowed up by a b o a r d - ing remove the stress of standing in Th e mark of a very frequent fl ier is membership in an rather complex, but generally most standards are leather upholstered seat the size of two in coach while line. Achieving elite status all but eliminates the time airline lounge program such as the Red Carpet Club intact throughout the industry. Most Vanderbilt stu- being served a full dinner, complete with free, unlim- wasted by standing in line. Special seats (more room) of United, the President’s Club of Continental, or the dents would easily meet the threshold requirements ited alcoholic beverages, the fi rst of which is off ered on the plane that the airline has blocked for its elite Crown Club Room of Delta. An additional perk of be- for elite status by simply fl ying the same airline (or as soon as you take your seat. Such is the life in fi rst- travelers, separate check-in counters to speed the ing an elite member is the sizable discount off ered on its partners) back and forth from home to Nashville. class. A free, elite status upgrade is by far the cheap- process and priority boarding, which allows you to membership to these clubs. For example, a general If you live in Los Angeles, for example, one could est way, and therefore the most enjoyable, to indulge board with fi rst class passengers and beat everyone United member pays $500 for an one year member- earn elite status in as few as fi ve trips home, not tak- in premier class air travel. What one may not realize onto the plane, are all other perks. Yet the most im- ship, while a Premier member (the lowest level of ing into account vacations, summer travel and other is that this is completely feasible aft er accumulating portant benefi t is the elite line at the security check. elite status) pays only $400. trips. It is tempting to purchase the cheapest ticket; only 25,000 miles or 30 fl ight segments in one year. At many airports, including Nashville, elite members aft er all, students are on a budget. While this is quite Full-service airlines allow elite members the ability have a separate check- point or can What is the only thing between you and elite status understandable, it would be prudent to check your to upgrade almost every type of ticket when travel- walk to the front of the in 2006? About 25,000 miles. So get out there and preferred airline to see its prices and schedules being within the United States, Canada, Mexico and regular line. fl y. fore settling on the cheapest. In most instances, the certain destinations in the Caribbean. Furthermore Worldwide accrual prices are similar to those off ered by the cheapest United, American, US Airways and Delta continue to and redemption is airline and the schedules are virtually the same. Th e off er certifi cates allowing upgrades on international a major advantage benefi ts typically far outweigh the $20 extra you pay fl ights for higher-level elite members. Generally for full-service airlines to be loyal to your preferred airline. the lowest level elite fl yer, upgrades have over their lim- Upgrades are will process within ited service com- a day of your fl ight. petitors, through Now, that extra $20 their numerous wasn’t really so bad, partners and alli- was it? ances all over the Bonus Miles globe. Th ere- are another little fore, no mat- known facet of elite ter where you travel. When an are traveling elite member pa- in the world, tronizes his or her you have the preferred airline, ability to remain he or she is able to loyal to your airline back home with- not only gain the out having to give up any of the benefi ts. For exam- miles available for ple, you can redeem all those miles you rack up to 12 The Vanderbilt Hustler | Wednesday, February 8, 2006 FUNFUNFUN &&& GAMESGAMESGAMES

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