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CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 12 • AN EVENING WITH ELIE Holi paint fi ght, WIESEL Sex offense Batman! numbers don’t tell Project Dialogue presents Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, who will speak on the subject of “Civility and Justice whole story for Whom?” The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Langford Auditorium, and No rapes reported at tickets are required for U.S. SEX entry. The lecture will Vanderbilt in 2009, be the concluding event CRIMES in Project Dialogue’s but the majority of sex yearlong examination of BY THE the themes of civility and offenses go unreported, justice. officials say. NUMBERS MONDAY, APRIL 12 • STRIKE OUT ARTHRITIS IN 2008 Alpha Omicron Pi sorority by LAURA DOLBOW will be hosting a baseball tailgate from 4-6 p.m. Asst News Editor to benefi t the Juvenille 182,000 Arthritis Research For the  rst time since 2001, Number of estimated Foundation. The food and zero rapes were reported on rapes or sexual assaults games will be held on Olin Vanderbilt’s campus in 2009. Lawn, and the $5 tickets experienced by females can be purchased at the Four sexual o enses age 12 or older door. were reported to Vanderbilt o cials in 2009, according MONDAY, APRIL 12 to the Tennessee Bureau • KICK IT WITH PI PHI of Investigation’s Crime on Pi Beta Phi’s annual 40,000 kickball fundraiser will Campus report released on Number of estimated begin at 5 p.m. at the March 31. e four reports rapes or sexual assaults Sports Rec Fields. All included three cases of forcible experienced by males proceeds will go to Links fondling and one case of age 12 or older to Literacy and First Book. forcible sodomy. ERIC GLASSER / The Vanderbilt Hustler e numbers of reported sex WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 Senior Rachna Patel slides down a Slip ‘n Slide Saturday afternoon during Masala-SACE’s cel- • INVISIBLE CHILDREN o enses in the past two years ebration of Holi, a spring festival celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. Students gathered for a colored LEGACY TOUR are a drastic decrease from 57% powder, water balloon, shaving cream and Jell-O fi ght on Wilson Lawn. Amanda Mitchell, star those reported in 2007, which Percentage of rape or of the Invisible Children saw 17 reported sex o enses, sexual assaults against documentary “GO,” will females committed by speak on The Commons including 13 reported rapes — Lawn from 7-9 p.m. a sharp increase from the three an offender whom they Admission is free. reports in 2006. knew Mitchell’s story, the fi lm Because the higher-than- screening and original average number of reported Vanderbilt performances Women’s Center are all aimed toward the rapes in 2007 came from 31% effort to end the Ugandan con dential reports from Percentage of all rape/ civil war, Africa’s longest the Margaret Cuninggim running confl ict. Women’s Center, the reasons sexual assaults to relocate to PKA committed by strangers behind the sudden increase were di cult to assess, said Vanderbilt Police Department Commander Jason Goodrich. ONE IN FIVE house for fall 2010 He also said that when crimes Number of rape/sexual are reported in years other than assaults against when they occur, there can be females committed by an by ALLIE MORRIS discrepancies in the statistics. intimate partner Asst News Editor e numbers of reported IN THIS ISSUE incidents do not tell the Source: Bureau of Justice Greek Row’s newest resident whole story, however. e vast Statistics, Female Victims of OPINION: next fall won’t be mounting majority of crimes are never Violence Katherine Miller classical letters to the side of Please see SEX OFFENSES, page 4 its house. wants to know Next month, the Margaret who’s oppressing Cuninggim Women’s Center the women will temporarily move into the SEX CRIMES ON CAMPUS now. building that currently serves 20 See as home to the Pi Kappa Alpha 19 page 6 fraternity, to allow for the 18 center’s permanent building 17 to undergo construction. e 16 women’s center will use the 15 OPINION: soon-to-be vacated house 14 13 McBride: Who until December 2010 and will not be  nancially responsible 12 11 needs children? for any of the $1.3 million debt See page 7 10 that led to Pike’s eviction from 9 the property. art courtesy of MARGARET CUNINGGIM WOMEN’S CENTER 8 “ e o ce of the Dean of The renovated women’s center will have an elevator and internal 7 Students is planning to pay staircase, housed in a tower in order to remain the house’s historical 6 WEATHER all costs associated with the architecture. Currently, the building has only an exterior fi re escape. 5 WEATHER.COM operation of the Pike house 4

NUMBER OF REPORTED SEX OFFENSES 3 TODAY for the 2010-2011 academic year,” said Dean of Students director of the women’s center. temporary home. 2 1 Mark Bandas in an e-mail. “We are worried that people “ e Greek community 0 “ e women’s center will be will have trouble  nding us (as has been a great partner to the principal and perhaps sole our current o ce) is a pretty the women’s center in the 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 occupant of the house.” well-known landmark.” past. ... ey have done more Number of forcible sex offenses reported at Vanderbilt “It may be weird to have an Despite some apprehension, than other groups on campus Number of rapes reported at Vanderbilt outside o ce on Greek Row the women’s center is against sexual assault,” HIGH , LOW 80 53 changing that landscape,” said expecting an otherwise Spencer said. Source: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Sunny Nora Spencer, who serves as successful transition to its Please see WOMEN’S CENTER, page 4 Crime on Campus reports 2001-2009 2 Monday, April 12, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com

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Thursday, April 8 at 12:30 a.m. In an e ort to draw attention to the issue of modern slavery, the Global Poverty Initiative will host A vehicle ran a red light at the intersection of Medical Center Drive and 21st a variety of events in the coming days as part of Modern Slavery Awareness Week. Avenue South. The driver did not have a license and was arrested. “Modern slavery is an issue that most people don’t know about,” said senior Alexa Papaila, a member of Global Poverty Initiative who is serving as one of the week’s organizers. “I didn’t know Thursday, April 8 at 4 p.m. about it until my senior year.” An employee’s cell phone and money were taken from the Ronald McDonald Highlights of the week include  lms, an opportunity to sample fair-trade chocolate and a round- House at 2200 Children’s Way. table discussion about legalizing prostitution. On Wednesday, an evening event will include a speech by modern slavery expert Ron Soodalter and Michelle Conn, who serves as director of development for human rights organization International Justice Mission, at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt University Law School’s Flynn Auditorium. On Friday, a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., also in Flynn Auditorium, will include appearances from a fair trade advocate and public policy experts. Around the Loop “It’s hard to believe that there are more people enslaved now (than at any point in history),” Papaila said. “Some people have a lot of trouble understanding it is a legitimate problem.” compiled by ADRIANA SALINAS All events are free and open to the public. More information is available at http:// vandyslaveryawareness.blogspot.com. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE WOMEN’S CENTER BEING ON GREEK ROW? SNAPSHOT

“It could be interesting because a lot A whole new world of women’s issues come out of Greek Row, like being in a sorority, for exam- ple. It’s not particularly a private place for discussion, but it’s defi nitely more visible, so it could go both ways.” —Andrew Maguire, Class of 2012

“I feel like it’s a little out of place, and I don’t know if they’re going to appreciate the happenings of Greek Row.” —Jake Brady, Class of 2013

“That doesn’t sounds like a good idea, but I don’t even know where

it’s located now, so maybe people CHRIS HONIBALL / The Vanderbilt Hustler at least will know now.” Students gathered on Alumni Lawn Friday night with blankets and picnics for the Better Worlds Film Festival. Screenings of “Sons of Lwala,” “The TOMS Shoes Story,” “One Peace at a Time,” “The 11th Hour” and —Jakerra Simmons, Class of 2013 “Food Inc.” were shown in the six-hour fi lm marathon sponsored by a variety of student organizations. “The Dorm” Before Designs by Lydia “That’s kind of a weird location, but that does make it closer to stu- dents, which is a good thing.” —Katherine Lindell, Class of 2013

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From SEX OFFENSES, page 1 In 2008, 57 percent of the rape welcome to contact Sha er to reported, so the numbers do or sexual assaults against be connected to resources to WHAT TO DO not re ect the true number of females were committed by help their friends and discuss incidents on campus, said Jyl someone the victim knew, options. IF YOU ARE RAPED … Sha er, coordinator of victim according to the 2008 National Sha er is available to • Get to a safe place services for VUPD. Crime Victimization Survey. connect students, faculty, • Do not wash, douche, smoke, use mouthwash or change clothes “Everyone wants to deal with Another important factor for sta and visitors on campus • Get medical attention immediately the issue (of underreporting). college campuses is that the with available services, talk • Contact someone for support. The number for the Sexual Assault Center is 1-800-879-1999 Our hands get tied (in that) we possibilities for sexual assault about various options, assist don’t know the extent of the increase when drugs and with the process of reporting IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN RAPED … incidents,” Sha er said. “We alcohol are involved. a crime, accompany victims • Listen. Be there. Don’t be judgmental. need students to be telling us, “People talk about date rape to the hospital and provide • Be patient. Remember, it will take your friend some time to deal with the crime. even if it’s con dential, so we drugs. Alcohol is by far number support. But she is not the • Encourage your friend to report the rape to law enforcement. can work hard to create a safe one. Many sexual assault cases only resource for victims of • Let your friends know that professional help is available. environment.” involve alcohol,” Goodrich sex crimes. Students can also Nationally, less than half said. contact the women’s center, Source: Sexual Assault Center — 47 percent — of the rape or “Trust your gut instincts. Psychological and Counseling sexual assaults against females Keep an eye on how to get out Center, Residential Education, in 2008 were reported to police, of unknown places, keep an professors or the Student according to the 2008 National eye on alcohol consumption, Health Center. HOW TO HELP PREVENT Crime Victimization Survey. and keep an eye on your drink. “Even if someone doesn’t But the percentage of rapes Don’t feel like you’re being want to report a crime to the THE GREEN DOT PROGRAM committed on college campuses wasteful if you throw away a police, it’s really important • Promotes ways for people to help as bystanders in situations as well as how to be an advocate that are actually reported is drink after you walk away. If you to make sure you are safe • Students can participate in a 90-minute educational, training session on ways for women to much lower; Sha er estimates are planning on drinking, take a physically and health-wise,” become empowered and men to be empowered to stand up for women that only approximately 5 sober friend,” Sha er said. Sha er said. “At Vanderbilt, • For more information, visit http://www.vanderbilt.edu/WomensCenter/greendots/index.html percent of rapes are reported. If anything does happen, everyone works together. Once a crime is reported, Sha er urged students to tell Students can talk to whoever VUPD RAPE AGGRESSION DEFENSE CLASS Goodrich said it is up to the somebody. they are comfortable with.” • 12-hour course is available to any group of students who want to participate victim to decide how the case “It’s important for your Sha er said one of her main • There is a $20 fee, and participants become lifetime members, so they can take refresher will be pursued. emotional safety. Don’t hold all roles as a con dential victim’s courses free of charge “It is up to her whether we that in,” she said. advocate for VUPD is to • To register, go to http://police.vanderbilt.edu/services/rape_aggression_defense conduct an investigation or Emotional support is key in reinforce to victims that crimes prosecute. Sometimes they the recovery process after a were not their fault. change their minds later,” crime, Sha er said. “Overwhelmingly, when I he said. “If we have physical “Friends are the number one talk to students, the number SEX CRIMES BY THE NUMBERS evidence from the attack, support network. If you have a one thing is that they carry a the investigation is pretty good support network around lot of shame for the crime and 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 straightforward. If we don’t you that wants to be with you, try to  gure out what they did women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. have evidence, though, it can loves you unconditionally and wrong,” she said. “If someone be tricky.” does not judge you, you are way puts you in a position where 1 OUT OF EVERY 6 On a college campus where more likely to move forward,” you can’t say ‘no,’ you are never men is the victim of unwanted or abusive sexual activity in his lifetime. students go to class and live Sha er said. at fault.” ■ EVERY 2 MINUTES together, it is important to be In fact, most victims of somewhere in America, someone is raped. aware that in most rape cases, crimes only report them to Hannah Twillman contributed Source: Sexual Assault Center the attackers are not strangers. friends. Friends of victims are reporting to this article.

It’s all Greek Graduate student literary to me journal launches online by RUTH KINSEY exclusion of Vanderbilt students’ work is twofold. Asst News Editor “We didn’t want to compete with the Vanderbilt Review — it is a great venue for the Vanderbilt Two weeks ago, students in the graduate creative writers, and we didn’t want to draw submissions writing program at Vanderbilt launched a national away from VR to our magazine,” he said. “We literary journal, Nashville Review.  e online also wanted to avoid getting submissions from student-run journal will be issued three times a other M.F.A. and Ph.D. students in the English year — in the spring, summer and fall — and will Department — in other words, having to review accept submissions from all over the world. work submitted by our colleagues and friends.”  ese literary entries will not simply include Despite being launched only last week, poetry and prose, however. Operating under the Nashville Review has already made a big a broader de nition of literature than is impression online. Approximately 2,000 people commonplace in creative writing journals, it will from more than 50 countries have visited the include comics, songs and  lm, in addition to the journal’s Web site and have viewed the published more widespread  ction and poetry. articles about 11,000 times.  is popularity, “When we  rst started talking about founding along with last year’s announcement in Poets a magazine, we realized that there were other & Writers magazine, ranking Vanderbilt’s forms of storytelling — music, comics,  lm, M.F.A. program as 18th in the nation, shows the oral storytelling and so on — that weren’t often graduate creative writing program’s constant recognized for their written qualities,” said editor improvement. Matthew Baker. “ ey had no venue among “ is journal gives creative writing at Vanderbilt literary magazines, and we wanted to give them a a national and international audience,” said ZAC HARDY / The Vanderbilt Hustler home.” Director of Creative Writing Mark Jarman. “ e Vanderbilt’s Greek organizations teamed up to compete in various competitions during Greek Week, Baker and his fellow creative writing students M.F.A. students who founded the Nashville including Friday night’s Greek Sing, in which teams performed various song and dance acts. decided to produce a literary journal because Review have given us a gift that will keep on giving they wanted something they could collaborate on for years.” outside the classroom.  is experience has turned  e  rst issue of the Nashville Review includes out to be invaluable, not only professionally, music by Breathe Owl Breathe, MORE ON but also socially, providing the creative writing  ction by Pamela Main program with a close-knit and trusting group. and poetry by “It has turned our program into more of a H e a t h e r community than just a group of degree-seeking Derr-Smith students,” said Baker. and Rickey To view a slideshow of With only funding and advice from Vanderbilt Laurentiis. more photos from the vari- professors, Nashville Review is completely To view the ous Greek Week activities, student run.  e students involved developed the online journal, check out InsideVandy.com. magazine, created the journal’s Web site, recruited please visit ZAC HARDY / The Vanderbilt Hustler the contributing editors, and now review, choose the Web site — Senior Benjamin Fenker enjoys refreshments at Saturday night’s and edit the submissions. www.vanderbilt. traditional Toga Party, which included costumes, dancing, a Anyone in the world — other than current edu/english/ toga fashion show and the Greek God and Goddess competition. Vanderbilt students — can submit work to the nashvillereview. ■ magazine. According to Baker, the reasons for the WOMEN’S CENTER: New additions to women’s center to make building more accessible From WOMEN’S CENTER, page 1 seen on each of the West Dean of Students’ office is still The move is taking place Side Row buildings. The considering whether or not so the women’s center can groundbreaking ceremony to allow other groups to use construct an addition to its is scheduled for May and, the remaining space in the West End Row house, which construction is expected to house for special events. But will add an elevator and end in December. the future of the house after internal staircase. Currently, “This has been a hard year. the December departure of the only functioning staircase It started with a lot of fear the women’s center remains for the two-floor office about the direction of the uncertain. building is an exterior fire women’s center. ... This really “We are currently evaluating escape. demonstrates that there is a options for a more permanent “You can imagine for strong desire on the side of tenant for the Pi Kappa Alpha accessibility during the winter the institution ... to affirm house after the Women’s and in rain, it’s really bad,” the good work we are doing,” Center moves back to West Spencer said. Spencer said. Side Row. At this time, we The amenities will be housed Although the women’s have not identified a specific in a tower that will maintain center will be the primary group that might occupy the the historic architecture tenant of the Pike house, the space,” Bandas said. ■ NORAH SPENCER, women’s center director www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Monday, April 12, 2010 5

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In all of the hullabaloo realize I’ve been mostly wrong on it. responsibilities at age 21, let alone at 18; shouldn’t THOMAS SHATTUCK behind attempted terrorist attacks, we’ve Opinion Editor In fact, I, for one, welcome our new we be raising our drinking age to 27, when lost sight of the fact that hurtling a tin bureaucratic overlords. Sure, we’re adulthood truly begins? can full of a hundred people through the DAVID NAMM getting a little more government Come to think of it, lots of these age limits need air at 600 mph isn’t necessarily the safest Sports Editor MIKE intrusion into our lives, but there are raising. You can drive at 16 in most states and purchase thing in the world. WARREN plenty of great provisions in this law. tobacco at 18. We let a child behind the wheel of a Take the provision that allows car and behind the butt of a cigarette before they’ve China It’s o cial: China has Hooters. The Columnist The Vanderbilt Hustler kids to stay on their parents’ health reached maturity. Have we lost our minds? “family restaurant” opened up its  rst STAFF LIST care plan through age 26. What a great idea! When  ere are even problems with voting laws in chain in Beijing. Just one step closer to we graduate from college, some of us will want to America. We have the “right to vote” at age 18, China becoming more like its habitually perverse neighbor Japan. Editor-in-Chief travel the world and feed all the starving children but aren’t we just putting the young population HANNAH TWILLMAN or something. How can we be expected to buy our at risk here, too? Aside from the fact that it would Sports It’s been quite a month. From a thrilling own health insurance when we’re just kids?  ere’s be ridiculous to continue allowing kids — kids, March Madness  nale, to baseball being News Editor important work to be done, or at least important remember — to vote when they can’t drive, drink, relevant for about two days before JUSTIN TARDIFF places to see, and it just isn’t fair that we’re smoke or buy their own health insurance, think disappearing for another  ve months, expected to grow up and pay up simply because we of the health risks. P. Diddy once said we should to Tiger Woods making golf remotely Asst. News Editors graduated from college. We’re just kids! “Vote or Die.” Remember all those who don’t vote interesting again, to the upcoming NHL KYLE BLAINE LAURA DOLBOW So while I’m pleased this new health care law because they slept in or forgot or don’t really care and NBA playo s, our cup runneth over. RUTH KINSEY allows us time for some post-baccalaureate self- as long as legalizing pot isn’t on the ballot? Are we Marijuana The Maryland Senate passed the ALLIE MORRIS exploration, I’m a little concerned about how the going to leave these kids to die? Am I the only sane decriminalization of medical marijuana AMANDA NIEMAN rest of our laws line up. Currently, the de facto one here? in a resounding 35-12 vote this past ADRIANA SALINAS drinking age in the United States is 21.  is is So to recap, I propose we raise the drinking age, week. In order for the bill to be enacted, it preposterous. Kids drinking at age 21? We can’t the smoking age, the driving age and the voting age also needs to pass in the Maryland House Opinion Editor even buy health insurance at that age; how can we to 27. Let’s do it for the children. Who’s with me? THOMAS SHATTUCK of Delegates. While some Republican be expected to consume alcohol maturely? Not to Anybody? Hello? congressmen have been blowing smoke mention the health risks involved — do we really Sports Editor over the issue, it appears as though the DAVID NAMM want to raise the cost of insurance our parents pay —Mike Warren is a senior in the College of Arts and bill will pass to the left. for us, just so we can enjoy a few beers when we’re Science. He can be reached at michael.r.warren@ Inexplicable Feats A long time ago, at the beginning of in our 20s? vanderbilt.edu. Asst Sports Editors of Awesomeness time, Stonehenge was erected, leaving MEGHAN ROSE ERIC SINGLE behind questions about how exactly CARTOON the monument was built without any Life Editor apparent signs of technology. In the same CHRIS MCDONALD vein, this weekend was marked by two Kissam picnic benches being hung from Asst Life Editors trees in the quad and one being placed on GRANT DARWIN the balcony area of the second  oor. Well LAUREN JUNGE done, whoever you are. CHARLIE KESSLERING MATT SHELTON COLUMN Multimedia Editor SYDNEY WILMER Supervising Copy Editor Watch VH1, it’s OK MEDORA BROWN In Friday’s Hustler, guest columnist Kimberly InsideVandy Editor Wagner chastised the girls of Vanderbilt for their KATHERINE MILLER vigorous participation in the objecti cation of women. Evidently, we all brag about counting InsideVandy Developer calories, how many hours we worked out yesterday BEN GOTOW and how often some tool whistles at us. I didn’t know KATHERINE we were doing so much together these days. And so Versus Editor-in-Chief much out of “Jessica’s Fast: A Prom Dress to Die For.” AVERY SPOFFORD MILLER Taken quite literally, Wagner argues that when I MCT CAMPUS InsideVandy Editor Marketing Director envy my roommate’s caramel leather jacket, I objectify GEORGE FISCHER COLUMN you. When I blow-dry my hair to lure in the men, I objectify you. When I buy Vanity Fair, I objectify you. Advertising Manager Frankly, I expect any girl who graduates from Vanderbilt University CAROLYN FISHER to be capable of viewing a BCBG ad with a shred of context. Models Feeling the summer ills smile with their eyes — they are not like us. Life, rife with small Asst. Advertising Manager dualities like one’s love for “Baby” despite general distaste for Justin DAVIDA MAJORS No one wants to get sick, will call me and say something like, “Claire, how Bieber, a ords many of us the ability to entertain two rational thoughts is describing yourself as a ‘red-eyed, sweaty hot at once. I suspect many of us can  ip through an InStyle on a long Advertising Assistants STEPH GOLDBERG especially not after it’s already mess’ going to help you get a boyfriend?”)  ight without lighting ourselves and others a ame for not having JACKIE KONOPA In case you haven’t noticed, I’m one of those bodies on which Max Azria would like to drape clothes. LAUREN MENINO gotten nice and warm. whiny sick people. Some of you are brave Wagner lambastes these poor girls with their fat-free yogurt and KELLY SMITH and stoic about illness, but I prefer to wallow bottled water as the keymasters for oppression. By ring up new ANDREA WEIAND Dear Vanderbilt: in the ooze of my own self-pity. I am mature diets, she argues, they embolden society in its cruel campaign Stop the presses, put on your about schoolwork, balancing extracurricular of oppression, in which Megan Fox will come again to judge the Art Director black Victorian mourning out t commitments, dragging my lazy self to the gym, adequate and the objectively unattractive from a magazine cover MATT RADFORD and turn down the sunshine, and I try not to get caught up in social drama. But like a talking Harry Potter photograph. Even considering her general because I am sick. I’m not I am woefully immature about being sick.  is and admirable point of a more individualized beauty, she con ates Designers JENNY BROWN hungover, which would be strange death cold I’ve got has been visiting me sexual objecti cation and health issues in a serious way. If Wagner EMILY GREEN CLAIRE manageable because that would twice a year, with a winter and spring edition, wants to knock the dewy, romanticized glow o anorexia, she should IRENE HUKKELHOVEN mean I had fun last night and can every year of my life. My mother calls it the say so — anorexia is serious and too common among driven girls — KAT MILLER COSTANTINO cure it with a starchy brunch. I Biannual Bout, and you can blame her for my instead of shu ing around the point. ELIZABETH VINSON Columnist have — well, I’m not sure what this attitude about illness. When I was little, I’d miss Wagner also laments that girls derive self-esteem from “male KRISTEN WEBB is. Is it allergies? Is it a cold? Is it days upon days of school at her order, and my attention.” Lord. New lipgloss and a J.Crew sundress all with a consumption? mother would baby me until I emerged from the guy in mind then becomes twisted conformity, rather than a Editorial Fellow My nose has been blown so many times that cold a healthy and spoiled person.  e rest of springtime rite. Straightened hair only a convenience if you clarify ERIN PRAH now my whole face just feels like one big reball the year she was pretty strict with me, so I took it, perhaps with a small banner. Under the extremes of Wagner’s Director of Photography of snotty pain. I have a fever, so I am alternately advantage of the no-crust grilled cheeses and logic, reaching for the peach fat-free Yoplait transforms your mild- MARGARET FENTON hot and cold. Unlike the infectious pop anthem pampering when I could. But the Biannual Bout mannered heroine into a colossus societal monster, a Godzilla, a by Katy Perry, this hot and cold spurt is no fun at sucks at college. I’m missing cool social activities Trogdor, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Miley Cyrus romping Photography Editor all. I’d like to be asleep, but it feels so hot in my and falling behind on schoolwork while I’m around like a Power Rangers zord bellowing “HUNGRY FOR ERIC GLASSER room that I’ve been driven to this new low: sitting sealed in my room, and I have go to Noshville and SWEET CECE’S.” on my A/C unit with a wet washcloth around pay for grilled cheese if I want it. Look, VH1 can be hilarious, US Weekly diverting and a guy who VSC Director my neck.  ank God I don’t have a roommate to I just used my last Kleenex, so please excuse me wants to get it get it  attering — we really shouldn’t take ourselves so CHRIS CARROLL witness this sad sight, or to make fun of the out-of- while I whimper in self-pity and prepare myself seriously. Wagner concluded her column with a question: “Why not tune trumpet nose blowing immediately followed for the journey down to the Munchie Mart to take the time to please yourself for a change?” and so in the spirit of Asst. VSC Director JEFF BREAUX by a whimper. My eyes are itchy and watery, my restock. my lofty ideals, I must ask again: Yes, why not take the time to please PAIGE CLANCY voice is scratchy, and my brain is muddled by the yourself? cocktail of Sudafed and Dayquil I’ve subsisted on —Claire Costantino is a junior in the College all weekend; in short, I look like a red-eyed, sweaty of Arts and Science. She can be reached at —Katherine Miller is a senior in the College of Arts and Science. She hot mess. (If my mother reads that sentence, she [email protected]. can be reached at [email protected].

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COLUMN At a Glance: InsideVandy Blogs Remembering Lyndon “There are a lot of people at Versailles today.” Johnson’s political impact BY COURTNEY ROGERS I wanted to start off my post on Versailles with a quote from Sofi a Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” because I love that movie (and its clothes!) and there actually couldn’t be a more appropriate quote, as there were so many people at Versailles that obligation to help the less fortunate. He LBJ’s life and work show day! Think that I’m exaggerating? Think again: would get up at 4 a.m. and work until I usually don’t have a problem with lines, especially when it’s for something I am extremely invested in seeing, but these a glimpse of one possible midnight, drafting legislation and wringing lines were out of control. It was as though Italy had seeped into France in the form of ineffi cient ways of dealing with masses arms if necessary. e fruits of his labor? of people. However, after over an hour and a half in the rain, we were fi nally in the palace, and it was overwhelmingly way to run a country. Landmark legislation, including the Civil gorgeous. Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid, the Clean is weekend, I  ew to Air Act, the Public Broadcasting Act and the Read blogs and more on InsideVandy.com Austin as a participant in the Higher Education Act. Johnson’s escalation capstone trip of a yearlong of the Vietnam War via the spurious Gulf COLUMN program, Collegiate of Tonkin incident, however, left upon his Leadership Vanderbilt. Our presidency an un-erasable stain. group got to speak with ough the exhibit was moving, I was leaders in many diverse most touched by his life after the tour — Keeping up with the kids JESSE  elds, including education in the gift shop, of all places. I was gazing With tour season currently reaching and sundry statistics in an attempt to claim that couples JONES (the Khabele School), through a jewelry box at two tiepins — a a fever pitch, I am afraid that a serious who have children are less happy than those who do not. Columnist sustainability (Austin donkey and an elephant — trying to decide oversight on the part of Peabody College He encourages everyone to stop reproducing, suggesting Energy, Balcones Resources) which was more splendid. Suddenly, on threatens the entire university’s campaign that instead they “enjoy … free time, happy marriages and and medical advocacy (Lance Armstrong the other end of the shop, a child opened to court admitted students. Cheerful tour social responsibility, all while saving $300,000.” Foundation). a music box, which tinkled out the notes guides and a tour of Hank Ingram (all the I am not convinced that the statistics Todd cites make But in my mind, the greatest leader to the Star-Spangled Banner. In this PATRICK dorms look like this, we swear) may be an adequate case against children, given the di culty of we encountered on the Austin trip was moment, the shop was  lled with peace, e ective, but I fear before they even reach quantitatively measuring an emotion (think: Vanderbilt Lyndon Baines Johnson, president of the and I was  lled with nostalgia for a bygone MCBRIDE e Commons, the prospective students as the seventh stressful school in the nation), and I would United States from 1963 to 1969. I mention era of American politics when the good Columnist will be crossing Vanderbilt o their lists and remind him that correlation does not imply causation. I these years in passing not to insult your of the American people, not the narrow accepting their spots at Duke. e reason? am also surprised by his inclusion of Arthur Brooks, whose intelligence, but because my roommate interests of party or politician, came  rst e Susan Gray School. Gross National Happiness asserts that liberals are half as from last year — who scored a 5 on the AP in the minds of public servants; when it If there’s one thing I detest, it’s being accosted by the happy as conservatives (Don’t blame the kids, Hudson!). U.S. History exam — asked, “LBJ? Wasn’t he was possible for government to dream laughter and smiles of children as I cross the bridge onto As I have no expertise in sociology, however, my response (president) after the second Roosevelt?” In big and craft a “Great Society.” Obama, in Peabody. at an elite national institution would subject its is grounded more in an appeal to common sense. some ways, my former roommate was not to successfully pushing the health care bill students to such a nuisance is confounding. I simply don’t While I agree that the burgeoning human population blame for his ignorance; after all, most high through Congress, seems to be using “ e understand why, when the tours follow such a labyrinthine is placing a strain on the world’s resources, simply school U.S. history classes barely cover this Johnson Treatment” as a model for his route to keep Greek Row out of sight, they prove so careless abandoning reproduction is an absurd solution. First, recent period of American history, and his governance, but will he be able to restore in shielding our visitors from the eyesore otherwise known it seems the irony of lamenting the evils of pollution hometown of Washington, D.C., dedicates the broken trust so many Americans as children. and resource depletion while advocating against having to LBJ only a modest grove across the banks currently feel toward big government? e I think it is agreed by all parties that this prodigious children (which would leave no one left to su er the of the Potomac. Yet Johnson should be Tea Party protests gripping the nation seem number of children on the slide, or on the swings or consequences of our poor environmental stewardship) is more central, mentally and geographically, to indicate that Americans are looking for running to and fro (and in plain sight of the students, no lost on Todd. in Americans’ hearts and minds, because something else. less!) is in the present deplorable state of the university More importantly, though, I wonder whether Mr. Todd the events of his presidency are the crucible If you ever  nd yourself in Austin, Texas, a very great additional grievance. I shall now therefore has ever had the privilege of interacting with a child. If so, I of contemporary America. you will have more than enough to keep humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not struggle to understand how he could neglect the intangible Although we did not speak with Johnson yourself occupied. But if possible, you be liable to the least objection. qualities that make them worth all the trouble — their in person — we watched with amusement should take a couple hours out of your I have been assured by a very knowing American of innocence, the joy they inspire, the hope they hold for our as an animatronic LBJ spun us Texas-style schedule and stop by the Lyndon Baines my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child, future. Parenting, as anyone knows, requires tremendous jokes — we got to browse his photographs Johnson Library and Museum. After well-nursed, is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing sacri ce, but I challenge Mr. Todd to  nd many parents and writings, getting an intensely personal experiencing his life’s accomplishments, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked or who regret it. It is a startling display of sel shness that sense of the man. After graduating college, I hope you’ll join me in saying: 10-gallon boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a the tedium of “driving little Johnny to and from soccer Johnson taught in a Mexican-American hats o to one hell of a man. fricassee or a ragout. practice” could be considered a basis for all of humanity to school, where children would show up (Applications for next year’s CLV In few cases do the words of Jonathan Swift (slightly stop reproducing, and for this reason I am grateful that Mr. to class hungry, yet eager to learn. Years participants are due by April 19 at 5 p.m.) altered to accommodate the current argument) prove Todd is, for now at least, not interested in having a child. later, he would re ect that “at the end of more applicable than in response to Hudson Todd’s the (school) day, (he) only wished (he) —Jesse Jones is a sophomore in the College April 2 column, “Overpopulation could threaten well- —Patrick McBride is a freshman in the College of Arts and could do more to help.” As president, of Arts and Science. He can be reached being.” In it, Mr. Todd describes children as “one of the Science. He can be reached at patrick.j.mcbride@vanderbilt. he considered his new power a sacred [email protected]. greatest problems facing humanity” and cites various edu.

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by Peter nygaard help the guy under center keep his jersey clean. Sports Reporter The question remains, which guy will that be? In the midst of a quarterback battle, redshirt The names and faces might be different in sophomore incumbent Larry Smith and junior certain places, but if this weekend’s Black & college transfer Jordan Rodgers have been under Gold scrimmage is any indication, the 2010- a microscope throughout the spring practices. 2011 Vanderbilt football season may bear an Rodgers completed a higher percentage of his uncanny resemblance to the 2009 season. The passes on the day and provided some continuity defense stymied the offense in a game that only for the offense, but neither managed to lead featured one touchdown, scored on the final play the offense into the end zone. Despite posting from scrimmage. Overall, the defense limited the the better day, Rodgers still maintains that he is offense to 274 yards on 72 plays from scrimmage. chasing Smith. The retooled offense under new offensive “Larry’s the guy to catch right now,” Rodgers coordinator Jimmy Kiser had trouble establishing said. “He’s playing well, and he’s been in the a rhythm on a number of drives. While there was offense for a long time. What it comes down to is more consistency in the passing game, last year’s whoever’s the most consistent at quarterback and red zone woes remained. In both cases, coach can get points in the red zone, he’s going to end Bobby Johnson is willing to chalk it up to being up playing.” a credit to the defense and inexperience on the The offense also got solid production from the offensive line. running game. The sophomore tandem of Zac “We have a good defense, and we did not have Stacy and Warren Norman combined for 41 yards any limitations,” Johnson said. “They can run on 11 rush attempts but faded down the stretch. any blitz, any pressure. It’s hard to be consistent Thirty of their combined yards were early in the against our defense because they’re going to come scrimmage, and Norman only had seven rushing after you.” yards on his final five attempts. Sophomore Reece At times, the rush overwhelmed a young, Lovell scampered for 44 yards on 10 rushes, leading depleted offensive line. The Commodores were the offense into the red zone to set up Matthew already replacing a majority of starters on the line Casas’s touchdown pass to redshirt sophomore and had lost two projected starters — redshirt Tray Herndon on the final snap of the day. Justin Menestrina / The Vanderbilt Hustler freshman Ryan Seymour and redshirt sophomore Despite ongoing struggles in the red zone, a Vanderbilt sophomore runnning back Zac Stacy (21) and his offensive cohorts struggled for most of the James Williams — earlier in the spring. Worsening silver lining has emerged for the offense in the Black & Gold scrimmage Saturday. However, receiver Tray Herndon scored on the game’s last play. matters was the head injury suffered by redshirt continued improvement of redshirt sophomore junior offensive guard Chris Aaron early in the kicker Ryan Fowler. A Freshman All-Southeastern getting back there, getting into the backfield, it’s now becomes a race against time to prepare for scrimmage. Aaron was taken to the Vanderbilt Conference selection last year, Fowler drilled five fun. That’s why we do it.” the regular season. Every day becomes more and Medical Center for observation but was cleared of his six field goals on the day, including all three In the wake of the departure of senior leaders more important, and the Black & Gold is merely a for release by the end of the scrimmage. kicks from beyond 40 yards. Myron Lewis and Ryan Hamilton, the secondary gauge of where the team is at this point. It’s a long “It was bad for us that we didn’t have (Seymour On the defensive side of the ball, the answered some questions, too. Redshirt freshman road, but Johnson is confident that the team can and Williams) because we would like to have a line Commodores got strong performances from safety Jay Fullam recorded four tackles, defended get to where it needs to be. that we can work in there and build confidence young players. Redshirt sophomore linebacker a pass and hurried the quarterback once while “We got a lot of good work done. We're going with,” Johnson said. “But people like (freshman) Dexter Daniels led the team with six tackles, and junior safety Sean Richardson forced a fumble at to have a chance to evaluate a lot of guys who got Wesley Johnson and (redshirt freshman) Mylon redshirt freshman defensive end Walker May the 4-yard line that was scooped up by sophomore a lot of snaps today,” Johnson said. “Obviously, Brown got some good work because of that.” recorded two sacks on the day. cornerback Trey Wilson. we’ve got a lot to improve on, but we’re starting to A more experienced offensive line would “It’s the fun part of football,” May said. “Just With the spring game in the rearview mirror, it make some progress, so we’re optimistic.” ■ Bowlers finish 5th in Weekend in Vandy sports by Peter Nygaard Women’s lacrosse Sports Reporter No. 10 Vanderbilt continued to tear through NCAA Championship the competition, winning their eighth in a row Women’s bowling as they defeated Ohio State 19-8 on Senior Day. by David Namm Player of the Year, rolled her final frame as a Vanderbilt finished fifth out of eight teams at The Commodores honored their seven seniors Sports Editor Commodore this weekend. However, according the NCAA Championship in New Brunswick, before the match, but the story of the day was to Belden, the future of the program is secure in N.J. After falling to Maryland-Eastern Shore 4-3 the play of their underclassmen. Sophomore Ally As the Commodores attempted to roll their way the capable hands of Josie’s sister, Jessica, and a in the best-of-seven Baker format match in the Carey scored six goals and picked up an assist, to Vanderbilt’s second national title after a 67-25 heralded supporting cast. opening round, the Commodores stayed alive in juniors Katherine Denkler and Emily Franke each record against the country’s hardest schedule, “These girls have such bright futures, and it the double-elimination tournament with a 4-2 recorded a hat trick, and sophomore Natalie Wills they hit a speed bump that derailed their quest for saddens me that I no longer get to be a part of victory over Delaware State. In an elimination stopped eight of the sixteen shots she faced. a championship. By dropping their third-round it,” Belden said. “Watch out, because they are match against Nebraska, however, Vanderbilt fell Baseball match to No. 1-seeded Nebraska 4-1, Vanderbilt’s dynamite, and I am so proud and honored to in the third round for the second straight year by a Vanderbilt struggled to put the bat on the fifth-place finish brought about a bittersweet have been their teammate.” 4-1 count. After the first game went to Vanderbilt, ball, dropping two out of three in an important end to another successful Commodore bowling Even so, the Commodores fell victim to a team Nebraska swept the next four to win the match conference matchup with South Carolina. The campaign. that was on a serious roll — the Cornhuskers and eliminate the Commodores. Nebraska went Commodores managed only three hits in Friday’s “Why we didn’t win this year, I do not know,” rolled through the competition by winning their on to advance to the championship match where 3-2 loss, undermining a strong complete game Ashley Belden said to VUCommodores.com. first four matches against Vanderbilt, New Jersey they fell to Farleigh Dickenson. performance by sophomore Sonny Gray, who “Maybe it was simply because at that moment we City, Arkansas State and Maryland-Eastern Men’s tennis dropped to 4-4 on the season. Vanderbilt’s bats were out-bowled. Whatever the reason, I know Shore. With conference play winding down, the woke up in the second game as they provided this loss doesn’t define my team or any of our “We just (wanted) to continue to display a Commodores came away with a pair of narrow 4-3 sophomore Jack Armstrong with ample run individual players.” calm, workmanlike attitude,” said Nebraska victories on the weekend over Arkansas and LSU. support in an 8-2 victory. The clock struck The loss brings an end to one of the most head coach Bill Straub to NCAA.com after their In both matches, Vanderbilt took an early lead on midnight on the Vanderbilt offense in Sunday’s storied individual careers in Vanderbilt sports dominant performance on Saturday. “It doesn't the strength of the doubles point. Freshman Ryan game as they were shut out 2-0. Brian Harris history. Josie Earnest, a national champion her matter whether we won or lost the first four Lipman, No. 37 overall in singles rankings, posted reached base twice in the game, Vanderbilt’s only freshman year and a two-time NCAA National games. It's got to be one ball at a time if we want a pair of impressive wins over No. 34 Neal Skupski offense on the day. to be successful.” of LSU and No. 60 Christopher Nott of Arkansas, Women’s track In the end, Nebraska both in straight sets. Both matches were decided At the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn., could not recapture on a singles win by junior Adam Baker. transfer Buky Bamigboye finished fourth in the their early weekend Women’s tennis heptathalon, maneuvering her into 10th place magic, as they were Vanderbilt’s women’s team went a different nationally in the event. Bamigboye also moved upset by tournament route to a similar result Friday against No. into fourth place in the Vanderbilt record books. Cinderella story 23 Arkansas, edging the Razorbacks 4-3. Senior Mallory Hitt posted several personal bests Fairleigh Dickinson. Vanderbilt dropped the doubles point but in the heptathalon, finishing 12th overall. ■ The Knights defeated rattled off three the Cornhuskers twice straight wins in two days, prevailing by senior 208-174 in the seventh C a t h e r i n e and decisive game Newman and of the championship s o p h o m o re s match. Jackie Wu and “What a privilege Chelsea Preeg everyone had to take a 3-1 here,” said Fairleigh lead. Arkansas Dickinson head coach stormed back to Mike LoPresti. “This even the score was, in my opinion, before senior the best NCAA match Hannah Blatt ever.” clinched the Though the overall match Commodores let an in straight opportunity for a title sets. Sunday’s slip through their match against fingers, their team LSU proved remains strongly to be much intact. easier, as the “With heavy hearts, Commodores we will leave New routed the Jersey without the Tigers, 6-1. LSU desired hardware,” eked out a win Belden said. “But (we in doubles play, leave) as a single unit, but Vanderbilt BECK FRIEDMAN / The Vanderbilt Hustler NEIL BRAKE / VU MEDIA SERVICES a team … swept all six Junior Rachael Dillon helped the Commodores outlast No. 23 Arkansas on Friday with a Vanderbilt senior Josie Earnest and the Commodores fell short in their quest for “I wouldn't have it singles matches final overall score of 4-3. They finished off the weekend by defeating LSU 6-1. another title, finishing in fifth place at this year’s NCAA Championship. any other way.” ■ to win the day. www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Monday, April 12, 2010 9 Vanderbilt defeats OSU by Brian Linhares run over the next 20 minutes with a score and a Sports Reporter pair of assists that put the contest away. “Ohio State is having a great year. They have an Ohio State (7-4, 1-2) had emerged victorious impressive offense. The challenge for my team in five of six contests prior to its date with the today was to step up defensively and allow fewer Commodores. On Senior Day in Nashville, the goals,” Swezey said. Buckeyes sought to continue their run. Needless to say, the Dores have not had Ally Carey had other ideas. much difficulty doing that during its eight- The sophomore drilled six goals within the first game winning streak, in which the average 20 minutes of action to open the match with a margin of victory has been nearly seven goals 9-2 run to lead the Commodores to a 19-8 victory per game. over the Buckeyes. However, the slate does not get any easier. Head coach Cathy Swezey put it bluntly, “She Vanderbilt travels to New York on Wednesday was on fire.” to face Binghamton in the first of their three- “When we were 0 for 5 on our first few shots, game road stretch to close the season. Then the Ally was the one who found the hole and started Commodores will make their way down the East Beck Friedman / The Vanderbilt Hustler to figure out how to score on this keeper who Coast to play Florida in Gainesville four days Second baseman Anthony Gomez (13) attempts to make a diving snag against conference rival South had a great game against us initially,” she said. later. ■ Carolina. Vanderbilt dropped two of three games in the series capped by Sunday’s 2-0 defeat. Luckily for Vanderbilt (9-3, 3-0), Carey’s teammates soon figured Gamecocks shut out Commodores out how to score as well. Following the first of by Eric Single Commodore, striking out eight and throwing 128 two scores for Ohio State’s Asst Sports Editor pitches. Jayme Beard, Commodore Vanderbilt bounced back with an 8-2 victory Emily Franke responded A dominant weekend by the Vanderbilt in the second game on Saturday, taking with two goals, just past pitching staff was not enough to steal the weekend advantage of a strong outing from sophomore the seven-minute mark, series from a top-tier Southeastern Conference Jack Armstrong. Armstrong allowed two runs on on assists from Allie Frank opponent, frustrating another Commodore six hits, striking out four and extending his record and Katherine Denkler. attempt at a move upwards in the SEC East to 5-0 for the season. Not to be outdone, standings. The Commodores broke Saturday’s game open Denkler notched her South Carolina junior Whit Merrifield’s leadoff with five runs in the third inning off Gamecock second goal of the home run on Sunday afternoon proved to be all starter Sam Dyson. Joe Loftus singled with the afternoon in the waning the Gamecocks needed to secure a 2-0 victory bases loaded to score Johns and Westlake, and seconds of the first half in the rubber match, tarnishing an impressive hits by Connor Harrell and Anthony Gomez en route to another hat start from junior Taylor Hill. Hill (3-3) allowed brought the lead to 6-0 before Dyson was pulled trick. Senior Carter Foote just two hits and struck out three in 7.2 innings with two outs. got the ball rolling in the but was overshadowed by South Carolina starter On Sunday, the Gamecocks added an insurance final period, with the first Jay Brown (2-0), who spread out two hits over 6.1 run in the ninth when Adrian Morales doubled of her two goals of the day innings of work. in pinch runner Robert Beary. Redshirt freshman less than two minutes into The Commodores struggled to get the ball out Matt Price secured the win for the visitors with a regulation extending the of the infield against any of the three pitchers six-out save, striking out three and retiring all six Vanderbilt advantage to used by the Gamecocks. Several stellar plays, in batters he faced. 13-3. particular at shortstop from senior Bobby Haney, The loss dropped the Commodores to .500 in Nonetheless, the stopped Vanderbilt rallies before they started. SEC play and placed the Gamecocks in full control Buckeyes were not Brian Harris singled to start off the bottom half of the SEC East, one game ahead of the Florida prepared to quit. Shortly of the seventh inning and advanced to second on Gators and three games ahead of Vanderbilt. thereafter, Alayna a bunt laid down by Bryan Johns. But Haney shut Vanderbilt hosts Middle Tennessee State on Markwordt nailed her down the rally and quieted the home crowd with Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CDT before welcoming second of four scores. an unassisted double play, catching an Aaron Auburn to Hawkins Field next weekend for Seconds later, Brittney Westlake line drive and beating Harris back to a three-game series. After taking two out of Zerhusen added another, second base. three against division-leading Louisiana State cutting the deficit to eight. On Friday, senior Blake Cooper out-dueled University to improve its SEC record to 7-5, the Yet, the Commodores Vanderbilt ace Sonny Gray and held the Tigers can take second place in the SEC West would not relinquish Beck friedman / The Vanderbilt Hustler Commodores without a hit until the fifth inning with a strong series in Nashville. control. Senior Sarah Carter Foote (24) advances the ball during Vanderbilt women’s lacrosse on the way to a 3-2 South Carolina victory. Gray Friday’s game starts at 6 p.m., Saturday’s at 2 Downing catalyzed a 6-2 home game vs. Ohio State on Saturday. Vanderbilt prevailed 19-8. pitched a complete game for the first time as a p.m. and Sunday’s at 1 p.m. ■ Get your photos published in the The Commodore yearbook!

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