www.vanderbilthustler.com WEDNESDAY THE VOICE OF FEBRUARY 8, 2006 VANDERBILT 118th YEAR SINCE 1888 No. 13 TThehe VVanderbiltanderbilt HHustlerustler 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, ac- cording 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 coun- try,” 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. 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See Pages 8-11 States and promote in Super Bowl XL on » Extended forecast on page 2 See Page 6 — Sen. legal methods. Sunday. Fun & Games 12 Bill Frist See Page 6 » Los Angeles Times 2 NEWS The Vanderbilt Hustler | Wednesday, February 8, 2006 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 JEREMIAD 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.