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wednesday, April 13, 2011 w w w .InsideVandy.c o m 123rd year, no. 36 campus news Russian professor David Lowe has died

jim patterson collections of the letters of extensively about 19th century Lowe served on most of the A native of Carlinville, Vanderbilt News Service Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Russian authors, he wrote the College of Arts and Science Ill., Lowe earned his Ph.D. Dostovevsky — and the book first detailed study of Turgenev’s committees, as well as on in Russian literature from David Lowe, an expert in Russian Writing since 1953: A Fathers and Sons. He also the Faculty Senate and its Indiana University in 1977 and Russian literature who taught Critical Survey. He retired last wrote about opera, examining committees. He was recognized came to Vanderbilt University at Vanderbilt for three decades, year with the title professor of its representation in Russian for outstanding freshman as an assistant professor in died April 9. He was 63. Slavic languages and literatures, literature and compiling and advising at Vanderbilt and was a 1979. Funeral arrangements Lowe was well known for his emeritus. editing the letters of Maria highly regarded and sought-out are pending as of time of david lowe translations — he published In addition to writing Callas. authority on Russian literature. publication. ■

Nashville Flood Nashville flood Schermerhorn Symphony Center rebuilds after flood

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On May 1, 2010, a record 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville, Tennessee. By May 6, the Cumberland River, which bisects downtown Nashville, had overflowed. The office of Nashville Mayor Karl Dean estimated that there was more than $1 jeff genter/ Associated Press billion in infrastructural damage to the city, including water damage to historic Between May 1 and 2, 2010, 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville, causing the Cumberland to overflow its banks and over $1 billion in damage. and cultural landmarks such as Ryman Auditorium (home of the Grand Ole Opry) and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. In total, 21 people were killed by Tennessee floods in May 2010; 10 deaths Students were reported in the city of Nashville. On the evening of Monday, May 3, Nashville’s Cumberland River crested at 12 feet above flood level; 24 feet of share flood water sat in the basement of Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The contents of the Symphony Center’s Travis Cohen/ The Vanderbilt Hustler basement, including the organ console, The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, home to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, is built experiences two Steinway grand pianos, electrical in the Neo-Classical style, cost $123.5 million dollars to build and is 179,000 square feet. system and heating/cooling system, sat suolan jang of water began to fell while submerged under the 24 feet of water. It “Music Education City” program pairs the played at the War Memorial Auditorium Staff Writer Patel slept, but he ignored the would require eight weeks and a HAZMAT Nashville Symphony with local schools downtown. gravity of the situation. Patel team to gut the basement and eight to bring instruments and instruction to In 1999, the Nashville Symphony played As the one-year anniversary set up buckets to catch the months and $40 million to rebuild and Nashville classrooms, the Symphony Carnegie Hall with 1,000 Nashvillians of the Nashville flood fast drops and went back to bed. reinforce the infrastructure. regularly features classical, jazz and pops in attendance. Not only had dedicated approaches, The Hustler Soon, Patel awoke to the sound “The damage to the instruments was series in addition to regular performances symphony-goers traveled nearly 1,000 asked students to recall their of a river flowing through the the least pressing concern — instruments and during the 2011/12 season, the miles to view this performance, but experiences throughought bottom floor of his house. He can be replaced,” said Mark Blakeman, Nashville Symphony will feature special patrons returned with a revelation — the storm and to recount opened the door to his room vice president of orchestra and building performances by violinist Yo-Yo Ma (Sept. the orchestra sounded much sharper their involvement in flood and discovered the flood that operations and general manager of the 11, 2011) and the world premiere of Béla in acoustically advanced Carnegie Hall. relief efforts. had swept through the bottom Symphony Center. Fleck’s Banjo Concerto (Sept. 22-24, With this realization emerged a campaign Sophomore baseball player floor of his home. Patel acted “Everything that made the building 2011). to construct a technically and acoustically Andrew Harris, scheduled to quickly, moving valuables run was submerged. The damage to the But almost a year ago today, these superior performance space worthy of the play in a baseball game on from the bottom floor as infrastructure was far more complex and successes were trumped by natural Nashville Symphony. May 1, looked out his dorm the flood raged on. He took there is a limit to how quickly repairs and disaster. Nashville’s architectural and After 3 years of private fundraising, window and knew the game shelter in the attic for several remediation can occur when things are cultural landmark had been battered and construction of the Symphony Center would be canceled. Rain hours until the flood waters submerged,” said Blakeman. the time, cost and effort required to rebuild broke ground. The Nashville Symphony poured down in sheets and subsided. When Patel finally And so begins a story for the ages — an the Schermerhorn was ambiguous. To organized a design team, which included tornado sirens blared over ventured downstairs, he emblem of triumph in the wake of natural appreciate the scale of the rebuilding lead architect David M. Schwarz/ the speakers. found his home destroyed. disaster and a reminder of the integral project, it’s necessary to understand the Architectural Services, Inc., whose firm “I could tell that never ever “Absolutely miserable. role the arts play in promoting a vibrant, immense amount of planning and design designed the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass in my life have I seen it rain When everything settles, you modern city. Without the Schermerhorn required to build the $124.5 million dollar Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. that hard,” he said. get to go down with a saw and Symphony Center, home to the GRAMMY building. With interior finishes of Brazilian By 2006, the Schermerhorn Symphony Three feet of water soaked cut away everything the water award-winning Nashville Symphony led cherry and hickory wood flooring, 1,844 Center was complete. The Army Core of the fields and flooding touched,” he said. by conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, Music concert seats and a custom-built organ, Engineers, who advised the project design blocked the surrounding Patel submitted an online City would be underrepresented on the the Schermerhorn Symphony Center team, confirmed that the Symphony streets. When the baseball form to request government classical front. stands out as a beacon of Nashville’s Center was not within Nashville’s flood team played a game against relief and a team of workers The Nashville Symphony’s mission progress. plain and therefore, not at risk in the event Louisville the following arrived a week later to help proudly states that “(it) is dedicated of natural disaster. The cost of building the Wednesday, they donated all Patel repair his home. In to achieving the highest standard for Construction of the Schermerhorn 197,000 square foot Symphony Center was proceeds from tickets sales to addition to the physical help, excellence in musical performance and Symphony Center $123.5 million; the organization purchased Nashville Flood Relief. Patel received a grant to pay educational programs, while engaging The campaign to construct the $10 million of building insurance as a Neuroscience student for the repairs. Reflecting the community, enriching audiences and Schermerhorn Symphony Center began seemingly unnecessary precaution. Jay Patel lives in a house in on his situation, Patel felt shaping cultural life.” in 2000; before the Schermerhorn was Nashville that leaks during grateful that, unlike many And the Symphony achieves its goal: the constructed, the Nashville Symphony Please see schermerhorn, page 6 heavy rainfall. A year ago, of the homes destroyed in after the rains began, drops Please see flood, page 6

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Neb. man accused of using vacuum to steal coins LINCOLN, Neb. — Police in Lincoln, Neb., say they believe they have nabbed the vacuum bandit. The Lincoln Journal Star reports police on Tuesday ticketed a man they say used a vacuum to suck quarters out of several apartment laundry machines. The man was caught on surveillance camera on March 4. Photos show a man entering the laundry room with a backpack, which contained a vacuum. The man pries open the coin tray, plugs in the vacuum and sucks out the change. Police say 40-year-old William Logan, of Lincoln, was cited for suspicion of misdemeanor theft. Officials say he no longer had possession of the vacuum. ■

Cops: Ohio man charged after barking at police dog MASON, Ohio — Police say an Ohio man has been charged with a misdemeanor for barking at a police dog. A police report says 25-year-old Ryan James Stephens was charged with teasing a police dog in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason. Officer Bradley Walker wrote that he heard the K9 dog barking uncontrollably inside his patrol car while he was investigating a Nicole Mandel/ The Vanderbilt Hustler car crash at a pub early Sunday morning. Walker says Stephens was making barking noises and hissing at the animal. James Franklin’s portrait is added to the mural on the outside of UGreek. Walker reported that Stephens said, “The dog started it” See more student photos in the 2011 Commodore Yearbook. Pre-order your copy today at VanderbiltCommodore.com. when asked why he was harassing the animal. The officer said Stephens appeared highly intoxicated. ■

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Police say thefts occurring at flooded-out History celebrated at Nashville garden homes exhibit Police say there have been break-ins and thefts at homes The Cheekwood botanical garden in Nashville has just opened abandoned or left vacant after last May’s flooding in Nashville. an exhibit in its Model Railroad Garden. The Tennessean reports there have been 62 criminal incidents More than 2,500 tiny trees, shrubs, groundcovers and flowering since the flooding at the 286 homes on the city’s buyout list. plants in 250 varieties are on display, representing Tennessee’s Those homes are in the floodway and would likely flood again. most famous landmarks. These include Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Angela Blakely’s custom Dodge conversion van was stolen the Chattanooga Choo Choo and dozens of others, all made with from her vacated property on Buena Vista Pike in February. Her material from nature. home was part of the flood buyout program. The exhibit is the work of Applied Imagination’s Paul Busse But many houses aren’t being tracked. The city’s codes of Alexandria, Ky., who has created works for numerous private department estimates there are 77 homes not on the buyout list and public spaces across the country. that are abandoned and about 900 more that owners have left The exhibit opened Saturday and runs through the rest of the vacant. year. ■ Metro police spokesman Don Aaron says he would not consider the number of incidents to be “extraordinarily high.” ■ “Idol” it’s not: New show wants country Nashville’s historic signs could be superstar Contestants have to prove their songwriting skills, musical preserved chops and media savvy through weekly challenges on the new Landmark business signs around Davidson County are in show, “CMT’s Next Superstar,” which premiered Friday night. danger of being torn down because of a loophole in the zoning “This is not a shiny-floor show,” said executive producer Nigel Professor Lim, a historian at the Divinity School and affiliate faulty code, but two councilmen are trying to close it. Lythgoe in a recent interview. “This is a get-down-and-dirty show. member in the history department, recently was named as a Henry Luce Two years ago, the Green Hills neighborhood rallied to protect If we want you to go out to a biker bar, that’s where you’re going to III Fellow in Theology for 2011-12. He teaches Christianity in the Refor- the sign at the longtime Donut Den when the shopping center go. You’re not just in Hollywood on a Los Angeles stage.” mation Era, Theodicy from Augustine to Arendt, Trinitarian Theology and that housed the 1950s-era sign was being renovated. Lythgoe is the executive producer for “American Idol,” too. Religion and the Enlightenment. “You just look up at the sign and see it’s a nice sign,” said He has teamed with his son, Simon, also an “Idol” producer, to owner Norman Fox, who opened the Donut Den in 1977. “Why launch the new show, because as he put it, “Country deserves its take down a nice sign? We had hundreds of comments from own program.” What will you be researching during your Luce fellowship? people who would say, ‘I remember that sign when I was a little The two are well aware of the country music talent show My next major research project deals with the contestation girl, please don’t tear it down.’ This sign is a landmark of Green predecessor, “Nashville Star,” that aired on USA Network from between traditional Christianity and the emerging Enlightenment Hills.” 2003-2007 and on NBC in 2008, before it was canceled. But they intellectual challenges and the adaptation of the former in the so- Neighbors rallied in support of the sign and voted in a aren’t worried about comparisons. In fact, producers considered called “Age of Reason.” I am hoping to produce a more community poll to keep it standing. suing “Nashville Star” at the time because of its similarity to “Idol”. historicized account of the relationship between religion and the Councilman Jason Holleman told The Tennessean that a quirk “This is a completely different show,” said Simon. “We change Enlightenment. in the zoning code would require many of the historic signs to be venues every single episode. We have challenges that put torn down if a new business moved in. the contestants to the test in how they interview on radio. We What have you enjoyed about Vanderbilt the most? “Our current code discourages new businesses from keeping put them to the test in their marketability for example. Their Being a faculty head of Crawford House has been a key highlight these landmark signs on a site because they count against the songwriting is a huge, key factor in this series.” of my career at Vanderbilt thus far. Having had a similar experi- total amount of allowable signage,” Holleman said. “And in Rotating guest judges will join Emblem Music Group owner ence as a student at Yale and at Cambridge, I see the immense some cases, keeping them would completely preclude the new Matt Serletic throughout the 10 episode series to send one potential of being a faculty mentor in residence. Students can see business from advertising with a sign of its own.” ■ person home each week. Viewers will determine the ultimate a “normal” side of a Vanderbilt professor; we talk sports, politics, winner, and that person will get a record deal with a label that history, and more recently about what sort of dogs my family will be announced soon. ■ should adopt as a House dog!

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local news campus news Flooded Opry Mills mall 16-year-old to rebuild, open 2012 Nashville student shot on school bus

associated press told WTVF-TV. At that point, shots were fired at the bus while it was in the school parking lot. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eight students were inside the Nashville police say shots were vehicle. fired Tuesday afternoon at a A witness said five shots were school bus, injuring a 16-year- fired, according to WSMV-TV. old girl inside the vehicle. Authorities say five people Officers said the teen was were apprehended and two shot in the right arm as classes guns were recovered. were letting out at Pearl-Cohn Police said the girl’s injuries High School. Another student were not life-threatening and scuffled outside the bus with she was conscious as she was three or four others and then taken away in an ambulance. No got into the vehicle, authorities one else was hurt. ■ flood: Relief

Mark Humphrey/ Associated Press The Opry Mills shopping complex is surrounded by flood water from the Cumberland River, left, in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, May 3, 2010. efforts bring students, The complex is beginning rebuilding immediately, and expects to reopen next spring. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) travis loller suit to move forward. While industry, you’ll know there’s A record 13.5 inches of rain locals together Associated Press the lawsuit is ongoing, the not a whole lot of building fell on Nashville May 1-2, company has reached an going on right now.” causing the Cumberland River NASHVILLE, Tenn. — agreement with lenders that Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and its tributaries to overflow From flood, page 1 Nearly a year after severe will allow for rebuilding to said that the construction jobs their banks. The resulting Nashville, his house was still able to be salvaged. flooding closed Nashville’s begin immediately. will help the city and seeing flood killed nine people in the “It’s common. Do what you can,” Patel said. Opry Mills shopping mall, Goodman said the mall is construction start up at the mall Nashville area and caused more Rebeca Ojeda was a junior when the flood hit Nashville last officials said reconstruction is expected to reopen next spring again will be a morale boost for than $2 billion in damage. year. It was the beginning of May and her fellow students were set to begin. with some anchor tenants residents. Chain link fencing “It is a multi-year process,” studying long hours for their finals. But the flood changed her After an initial cleanup, planning to open before year’s currently blocks off the vacant Dean said of the recovery life. progress on the reconstruction end. Only the Bass Pro Shops is buildings and parking lots of efforts. “The city will not be The office of Leadership and Service initiated relief activities had been stalled for months currently open. the mall, which can be seen satisfied until we see every and many Vanderbilt students volunteered to help the victims. because insurers would Gov. Bill Haslam spoke after from the main thoroughfare of person back in their homes.” Ojeda went to Bellvue. According to Ojeda, many houses were provide only $50 million. The the announcement, saying the Briley Parkway. Dean and Haslam said destroyed and cars were submerged by the flood. Ojeda said Mills company has said the reopening will mean 3,000 “Nashville has come a long The Mills company has not she felt really sad when she saw an old lady throwing away her mall suffered more than $200 more jobs for Tennesseans and way in the 11 months since the asked for any tax breaks or clothes and pictures because she couldn’t carry it all with her million in damage, and in about $26 million dollars more May floods,” Dean said. “The other incentives to aid in the to her temporary home. September it filed suit against in sales tax, about $20 million pace of recovery is well beyond rebuilding. According to Ojeda, Nashville became more prepared to 17 insurance companies for the state and the remainder what is typical.” Goodman said most of the handle future natural disasters after the flood. The flood also claiming they owed another for the city. He cited the reopening of previous anchor tenants have raised a sense of community in Vanderbilt, bringing students $150 million. “This shows confidence in the Gaylord Opryland Resort committed to staying in the together with Nashville locals to aid in flood relief. The senior On Tuesday, Mills President this state and this region, for and Convention Center and mall and several new retailers class fund last year all went to helping victims of the rains. Gregg Goodman said the their willingness to reinvest,” the Grand Old Opry as signs of are coming as well. After the “I was just shocked to see how much we came together.” company will not have to Haslam said. “If you know progress, but said there is still rebuild, it will have over 200 She paused and corrected herself. “And I guess I shouldn’t be wait for the outcome of that anything about the retail work to do. stores. ■ shocked because that’s how Vanderbilt’s known.” ■

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to build a world-class school lifestyle is not as ‘comforting’ as 2214 Elliston Place (1 Block from Campus) 615.321.8828 Chancellor Nicholas of education,” said university it should be,” NYUAD student Zeppos met with Abu Dhabi spokesperson Melanie Moran. Claudia P Carrasco Valdich www.HotYogaNashville.com government officials at Emirates When asked to elaborate, said. Palace to discuss potential Moran said, “That is all that I The Abu Dhabi campus is a cooperation in the field of h av e .” “culture-free zone” she said, higher education and scientific Zeppos told WAM in which Internet functions research Monday, according to Vanderbilt’s desire to establish the same as NYU in New York WAM Emirates News Agency. special ties with the UAE and the dress code is only Collaboration with Abu Dhabi and to see improvement in slightly moderated. Students has been a controversial issue UAE education. He hopes for are encouraged to explore the for other universities due to Vanderbilt and UAE educational city and are slowly but surely security in the region, equal institutions to work together to integrating into Abu Dhabi access to academic freedom for enhance academic cooperation society. women and Jews and human that benefits all. “As an international student, rights issues. Educational association NYUAD gives me opportunities Zeppos convened with His with the UAE has been a every day that I would never Highness General Sheikh complicated and controversial have thought of in my wildest Mohammed bin Zayed Al issue across campuses. dreams,” Valdich said. Nahyan, crown prince of Abu New York University’s Abu The University of Connecticut, Dhabi and deputy supreme Dhabi campus location however, recently called off commander of the UAE has officially been kept negotiations temporarily to Armed Forces to discuss the confidential throughout open a campus in Dubai, importance of establishing the past year, according to as reported by the Journal support from UAE Universities Inside Higher Education. Inquirer. Connecticut halted for U.S. educational institutions While NYU faculty members activity after influential state and their abroad counterparts. have expressed concerns leaders began questioning the His Highness emphasized that about academic freedom and Emirates’ treatment of migrant the UEA is dedicated to taking student recruitment, many workers and Israeli nationals. the educational system to a are optimistic about a branch Currently, Vanderbilt does new level in order to raise local campus in the Middle East. not offer any study abroad universities to international “Of course there was a programs in the UAE and we standards. culture shock, but to me, at have no information about “The purpose of his trip was least the more I learn about potential future programs at to discuss the involvement of the Arab culture and Muslim this time. ■ 4 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com opinion the vanderbilt hustler column Editorial Board What is on your mind? The Rant is your place to anonymously sound Don’t let the weather off on any issue you want. T o submit Chris Honiball to The Rant, e-mail opinion@ Editor-in-Chief rain on your Rites parade insidevandy.com or go to the opinion page on InsideVandy.com. kyle blaine A big weekend is coming, turn into the sorts of fun-averse bookworms News Editor Vanderbilt. It’s the moment that comprise the student bodies near us in the Compiled by The Hustler staff we’ve all be training for since rankings, do you? Y’all, I’ve been to Rice and tailgating season: Rites of Notre Dame- it’s tragic. It’s like no one ever told theodore samets Spring. Even the name itself them college was supposed to be fun. Opinion Editor recalls a pagan festival of excess The weather report says it’s supposed to rain The YES registration system works great when your adviser and debauchery, which suits the on Friday and be so-so on Saturday. Some replies to one of your four emails about setting up an Claire way we all conduct ourselves might say this will hinder our fun, but Rites meghan rose Costantino on Alumni Lawn. Pause your of Spring just wouldn’t be the tradition we all appointment so you can actually sign up for courses. Sports Editor Columnist game of Angry Birds (if I can do know and love without people changing out it, so can you) and head to your of their sundresses and into raingear for the favorite party on Friday afternoon to kick off Alumni Lawn mud pit. Plus, I’ve done enough YES sucks. Can we have OASIS back? Olivia Kupfer the best weekend at Vandy. people-watching in the crowd to know that Life Editor If you’re a senior, pretend you don’t get people’s confidence in their dance moves hangovers and fill your flask, because this increases exponentially not just when they’re What about just making a good football team so that people kind of party is tough to find after we graduate. drunk, but when they’re drunk enough to wanted to stop tailgating and go to games. If you’re a junior, put away your dozens of consider the rain a curtain of privacy. I plan The Vanderbilt Hustler prestigious summer internship applications to bring my camera so I can snap the winning Staff List for just 48 hours and put on your Ray-Bans. picture for the Rites Of Spring Photo Contest Another week, another tornado. I would have gone to Oklahoma Sophomores, forget that suddenly your classes when I find our campus’ greatest drunk, in- Editor-in-Chief are challenging and deal with that paper on the-rain dancer. if I wanted to be a storm chaser. Chris Honiball Monday. If you’re a freshman, you’ve probably So whether your weapon of choice is Natty been living like every weekend is Rites of Spring Light or Jack Daniels (or maybe you’re just because you’re young, stupid, and lucky- so high on life and The National’s insane stage Great idea to cut tailgating off before games. Now kids will just News Editor keep up the good work. presence is stimulant enough), arm yourself to go back their room to pass out in private and no one will find Kyle Blaine I’m not suggesting that you get so drunk have a great weekend. We work really hard here, you end up slam-dancing with innocent and we deserve to have a good time. Give the them if they need medical attention. bystanders in the crowd as you try to stagger bands and performers a great crowd to work, Opinion Editor home, nor am I advocating any denial of rain or shine. One fellow Hustler columnist, Theodore Samets academic responsibilities that can do as much Franny Boyle, was once ashamed to admit this damage to your GPA as you’re probably doing to CNN, but I repeat her thoughts with pride: to your brain cells. But do have fun, because Almost every weekend, there is a tradition Letter Sports Editor Rites of Spring is the essence of Vanderbilt’s called raging at Vanderbilt University. Rites of meghan rose much-touted “work hard/play hard” routine. Spring marks the highest, holiest weekend for We’ve been working hard to prepare those final this tradition, so I invite all the faithful to come The demise of papers, to take those exams, and to defend our worship this weekend on Alumni Lawn. Asst Sports Editors theses, and the intensive fun in store for each eric single of us at Rites is simply the requisite amount — Claire Costantino is a senior in the College tailgating: Let the Jackson Martin of playing necessary to keep us a fun and of Arts and Science. She can be reached at Reid Harris contented student body. You don’t want us to [email protected]. students choose Life Editor Letter Olivia Kupfer To the editor: My name is Robert Hoehn, and I have serious concerns over the new Asst. Life Editors RIP Vandy tailgates tailgating regulations. To preface, let me explain that I was born at the Lex ArdelJan-Braden Vanderbilt hospital and grew up a fan of all Vanderbilt athletic programs Kyle Meacham To the editor: unrecognizable changes to the new member as the son of an alumnus from 1980. Despite constant mockery from Xiaoyu Qi education policies, sudden strict enforcement my classmates while growing up in Memphis, I remained true to the Starting next fall, Greek tailgates will be of previously fictitious rules, continued refusal Commodores while cheering on our often-losing teams. My family forcefully shut down 30 minutes before the to approve any permanent improvements and I have traveled to Vanderbilt football and basketball games my Photography Editor start of football games. That’s right, 30 minutes to the 40-year-old crumbling Greek houses entire life, and I am thrilled to currently attend Vanderbilt. I plan on Oliver Wolfe before the start of football games. This policy and increasing hostility from every level of becoming a proud member of the National Commodore Club upon effectively kills what we all love most about the the administration, this is nothing more than graduation and have attended every home game and multiple away fall at Vanderbilt and is another step towards another dishonest attempt to remove Greek games in my almost three years here as a student. Supervising Copy Editor the slow, inevitable death of Greek Life at this life from our campus. What is more, it is likely I am also in a fraternity, and many of my brothers do not share Peter Nygaard school. If a fraternity is caught tailgating once, to work. When I was trying to decide whether my love of Vanderbilt athletics. I can understand this, as had I been that house cannot tailgate the next game, and to join a house despite living all the way over forced to attend UT or UGA, I would not have suddenly dropped my if caught twice, they are done for the year. The on Commons (another suspiciously timed allegiance to Vanderbilt. I can also understand wanting our student- InsideVandy Editor public reason behind the enactment of this Greek killer), Saturday tailgates were one of the athletes to receive support, but the past two seasons of losing have Chris mcDonald policy is to boost student attendance in an effort deciding factors. been almost unbearable for even me. Winning comes before fan to be more competitive in the SEC. I do not think As a proud member and elected leader of one support, and you cannot treat tuition-paying students as tools to Vanderbilt has correctly thought through what of our fine fraternities, I would like to ask the generate revenue through building a winning program. Marketing Director will be the actual consequences, both long-term administration to be forward and honest with George Fischer and short-term, of this new rule. these plans. If your goal is to kill Greek culture In reality, the restriction will not only fail to at Vanderbilt within a certain timeframe, tell boost student attendance, it will actually lower us so we can stop defending ourselves against Winning comes before fan support, and you Art Director it. Rule No. 1 to proper incentives is that forcing an undefeatable opponent. Instead of making Matt Radford people to participate in an event makes them not the environment so unfriendly, unpleasant cannot treat tuition-paying students as tools want to. Rule No. 2 is: Never take away something and unfun that nobody wants to join houses to generate revenue. beloved. It creates disdain, eliminates trust and anymore, be honest and let us enjoy our last Designers divides communities. Coach Franklin’s plea moments. This slow, torturous death is more Fraternity tailgates have almost nothing to do with Vanderbilt Jennifer Brown to the Vandy nation to unite in a joint effort to than we can take. But be warned, the death of football at this point, nor have they in at least thirty years. If you are erica chanin dominate the SEC is no longer possible with the Greek life will transform this school into a much shutting down these social gatherings to inspire support of the team, Emily Green newfound contempt. different animal. The kind of well rounded, then surely you should close the student Rec center, shut off the Irene Hukkelhoven Additionally, the cause/effect relationship is socially capable students we want to inhabit our University’s cable and Internet service and make rounds of the dorms Katherine Miller backwards. Are we really meant to believe that community need some sign of a social scene in to see if any students are partaking in leisure activities other than nikki okoro Vanderbilt has struggled recently on the football order to distinguish us from our competitors. attending the game. This bias against a segment of the student body Adriana salinas field because of poor student attendance? Only Without this proof, I fear the Vanderbilt student is absurd. Do you own the Greek houses? Yes. Can you do whatever kristen webb half of us recall two years ago when we won the will become a wet blanket. Speaking personally, you’d like to us? Yes. Do we have the right to choose to support or not Music City Bowl. During our brief stint in the I guarantee that the unwarranted hostility I support the Vanderbilt football team? This recent regulation limiting national rankings, student attendance exploded. have had to face as a Greek leader has affected our choice of activities on Saturday afternoons makes this unclear. Editorial Fellow Exciting, competitive games breed fan interest, my willingness to donate back in the future as Not that I have any serious pull as a program booster currently, but gaby roman not the opposite. You need not look any farther well as my likelihood to recommend attendance you are swiftly alienating a future graduate who had long planned on than Memorial Gymnasium for proof of this to my future family. Please, for your own good, donating as much as possible to improve a program that has so much obvious relationship. do not fully alienate the Greek community by potential. I love Vanderbilt University, I love Vanderbilt football, but VSC Director Lastly, and most disturbingly, the real reason restricting our tailgates. We will attend games I strongly disagree with this move and fear that it will only serve to Chris Carroll behind this rule’s implementation is so glaringly if we are competitive and you remove the gun further alienate students while making the game-day atmosphere obvious that hiding it is insulting. If this rule’s from our head, I promise. even more depressing than it already is. purpose is only to boost fan attendance, why Asst. VSC Directors shut down 30 minutes before game time? It takes John T. Anderson Robert Hoehn Jeff Breaux no longer than five minutes to walk from Greek Class of 2012 Class of 2012 Paige Clancy row to Dudley Field. In the wake of radical, College of Arts and Science College of Arts and Science

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Kyle Meacham Neal Cotter hair, and someone looked at him and was Asst. Life Editor Staff Writer like, “Yo, Young Jesus, hand me a beer!” Then Cody was like, “That’s an awesome The Life section’s Music Editor While many of you are looking forward to band name,” and we stuck with it. Kyle Meacham caught up with local seeing KiD CuDi and The National at Rites artist Madi Diaz at Fido in Hillsboro of Spring, Chicago-based punk band Young VH: Does he still look like that? Village for a Q&A. Jesus is one of the lesser-known artists JR: On and off. Sean can grow a beard like opening for them. Life writer Neal Cotter that in a week. Vanderbilt Hustler: When did spoke with lead singer John Rossiter about you know you wanted to be a the group’s upcoming Rites performance, VH: I noticed you mentioned The National musician? the group’s musical inspirations and one on your Myspace page. How do you Madi Diaz: I started playing piano Young Jesus’ Biblical beard. feel to be playing with them? when I was five when my JR: When we heard that we got the gig, I dad put me on his lap and Vanderbilt Hustler: Describe your sound. was the first one that heard, and I went started teaching me stuff. I What kind of show should Vanderbilt insane. They’re my favorite band, so I picked up the guitar in high students expect? was just walking around my apartment school because it was way John Rossiter: I think we’re just pretty smiling. It’s an honor, but it’s also cooler. Now, looking back, straight up rock — fast songs, a good daunting at the same time. It’d be nice piano is just as cool. But at beat usually. We try to put everything if they get to see us. I’m just excited that the time, the guitar was more we have into our shows. We are super we can see them the night before. rebellious. With a guitar, energetic, and we just like to have fun. you could get a strap and a VH: Is there anything else you’d like to tell distortion pedal and whatever VH: Who are your major influences? the Vanderbilt community leading up you wanted. I did that in high JR: We grew up with Chicago post-punk, to your show? school. I eventually decided punk, and pop-punk type stuff. Cap’n JR: Please download our EP for free on our that I needed to do music for Jazz, Alkaline Trio and Weezer are huge website, www.whoisyoungjesus.com. Photo Provided a career. I went to Berklee influences. And for modern inspiration, And also, please come out and see us, (College of Music) in Boston VH: What do you like about summer, everything is in 6:30 the Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus and because we’re really excited. We think for a few years before I ended Nashville? p.m. light. I thought we would Ted Leo, in addition to The National. it’s going to be a really amazing festival, up dropping out. MD: I initially fell in love with get a 2 p.m. spot, right after so we’re going to pull out all the stops. the people down here. This the Battle of the Bands. I’m so VH: Where did the name Young Jesus come We’re going to go nuts. community just opened its excited to be able to play later from? arms to us and immediately in the day. JR: Sean, our bassist, and Cody, our lead Young Jesus will perform at 4:45 p.m. on wanted us to be a part of guitarist, were hanging out at a party. Saturday, April 16, so make sure to get there everything. VH: What’s up with the new album? Sean had a massive beard and really long early to catch their set. ■ Should we expect to hear any VH: Can you describe your sound? of it at Rites? MD: I feel like I approach this MD: The single is coming out at question every time. We’ve the end of June. The album gotten “Sheryl Crow meets drops August 2. Little bits Feist,” which is cool. Those are and pieces of the album two cool people. I respect both have been finding their way of their careers so much and onto the Internet. I love that. love pretty much everything How psyched are you when that both of them have created. something from your favorite Our music is indie-pop. I hope band is leaked on the Internet? that it’s interesting pop, not It’s like finding a little bit of boring pop. treasure. I want people to have my music. Everything is VH: What are you most looking going to be free really soon. forward to about playing It’s basically free now. We are Vanderbilt’s Rites? going to play all new stuff at MD: I’m excited to play at 6:30 Rites of Spring, and we are p.m. That is my favorite time really excited about it. of the day. The light pours in. It’s epic. Everything is covered The singer is scheduled to perform at in orange; it’s romantic. Rites of Spring this Saturday night Photo Provided When you look back on the at 6:30 p.m. ■ Photo Provided

Food Culture Rites on: What not to miss Free Cone Day Silence is golden at “Silent Disco” dance party Olivia Kupfer the same headphones and tuned into Life Editor the same music, all played by a live DJ,” said Lauren Richman, co-chair of Silence may be a prerequisite for Vanderbilt Music Group. Stevenson — but for a dance party? How does a silent disco work? Club After last year’s success, VenUe will kids receive wireless headphones and sponsor a second “silent disco” to be the music (spun by a DJ in the vicinity) held on Alumni Lawn this Thursday is transmitted via FM-transmitter; the evening in conjunction with Rites of wireless headphones pick up the signal Spring. Vanderbilt gleaned the idea and suddenly, everyone is dancing in a of a silent dance party from popular room full of silence. Of course, you, your outdoor music festivals, like Bonnaroo dance partner and everyone donning and Glastonbury, which introduced headphones can hear the music, so it’s an after-hours “silent disco” to evade only awkward for the wallflowers. noise violations and appease rowdy The party begins at 11:30 p.m. after concertgoers. Battle of the Bands and lasts until 2 “Silent Disco is a unique event in a.m. Admission to Silent Disco is free the sense that everyone is wearing for students. ■ Margaret Fenton/ File Photo Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers and Ben & Jerry’s at Rites Jim Whiteside has a specific ticket value, and tickets must returning for those festival-goers who are Murphy Byrne/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Staff Writer be purchased first in order to get food. brave enough to try it. Tickets are available for purchase using Returning outside vendors will include Lex Braden-Ardeljan were not charged for their During the six hours each day of Rites of meal plan, meal money, or cash. Chick-Fil-A, Roma and a kettle corn vendor. Asst. Life Editor cones, but were encouraged Spring this weekend, many students will Vanderbilt Dining will be providing Local ice cream vendor Mountain Jim’s Ice to donate what they inevitably face a dilemma: What does one do many of the dining options, including Creams will not be returning for this year’s Last night, a superfluity would have spent on their when hunger (or the munchies) strikes in the hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, festival, and will be replaced by Ben & Jerry’s. of Vandy students and delicious treat to the WRVU middle of the festivities? Rather than having sodas and bottled water. Past favorites Other Vanderbilt Dining locations Nashvillians alike lined up cause. Junior A&S student festival-goers leave the event, the music board such as the smoked turkey legs of years will remain open during Rites of Spring to get their fair share of Ben Channing Thomas was one has once again arranged for several vendors past will be conspicuously absent weekend, and the aforementioned dining and Jerry’s during their “Free of the many students that to provide food and drinks for those who wish from the menu. However, last year’s options are only available in addition to Cone Day” promotion. As if waited in line for her share to enjoy a meal or snack while at the Rites. intriguing introduction, the Krispy Kreme normal dining options. All vendors will free ice cream isn’t exciting of the scoop. As has been the case in years past, all cheeseburger/veggie burger (exactly remain open at all times that the festival is enough, everyone’s favorite “I love ice cream and food and drinks at Rites of Spring will be what it sounds like — a cheeseburger underway, from the opening of the gates ice cream shop lent a when its combined with a purchased through meal tickets. Each item on a Krispy Kreme doughnut), will be to the final act on each night. ■ helping hand to Vanderbilt’s good cause what isn’t there radio station WRVU. Patrons to love?” said Thomas. ■ 6 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com

fashion Nashville Flood What to wear: Rites schermerhorn: Rebuilding efforts of Spring fashion tips prepare the center caroline sessoms Staff Writer Girls try to look romantic, possibly with flowers in their hair. Men wear Grandfather’s for future weather In her book, “The Official white linen dinner jacket ...” Preppy Handbook,” Lisa While Vanderbilt’s weekend- From schermerhorn, page 1 infrastructural improvements; Birnbach describes Rites of long musical celebration a pump has been added to the Spring as the event where known as Rites of Spring is The Flood basement, which is capable of “everyone is going to overcome certainly a debaucherous Just 5 years after opening, pumping out 21,000 gallons of their inhibitions, and affair, it is probably not the best the basement of the Symphony water per minute and a storm licentious behavior will ensue. time to break out fancy party Center flooded with 24 feet sewer system is currently being dresses or linen of water in two days. The completed to siphon water dinner jackets Tennessee Flood of 2010 hit away from the building. given the range Nashville and although the It’s not only impressive that of potentially Cumberland River did not the Symphony Center cleaned messy activities reach the Symphony Center’s and rebuilt the space, but that students tend steps — the river reached 2nd that in just 8 months time, to indulge in on and 3rd Avenue, while the precautionary improvements this particular Symphony Center sits between were made to the infrastructure weekend. That 3rd and 4th — the torrential to prevent future damage by said, what is the storms had saturated the natural disasters. best attire for a ground causing an enormous “For everyone who works two-day party amount of hydrostatic pressure here, staff and orchestra alike, that is equal parts to build. the reopening (which took Vanderbilt tailgate The Symphony Center’s place December 31, 2010) and Bonnaroo? structure wasn’t designed to was a reminder of the pride Coeds should handle the pressure of 7,000 for this building. We were aim for a gallons of water per minute; overwhelmed with responses bohemian-preppy under extreme pressure from and feedback from the public look. Pairing the heavily saturated ground, and zeal and enthusiasm in a flowy, Ikat- the seals of the Symphony the community for this concert patterned dress Center basement walls blew hall,” confirmed Blakeman. with cowboy out, allowing 7,000 gallons of The crisis was also a boots or donning water to enter the basement lesson in planning. For the a favorite pair of per minute. Schermerhorn Symphony denim shorts with Rebuilding the Schermerhorn Center and the community, a peasant blouse For the first 6-8 weeks, the it’s a reminder of the nicole mandel/ The Vanderbilt Hustler and trusty Jack basement of the Center was importance of preparedness Rogers sandals is a tad, pair a colored t-shirt and replaced with gym shorts, considered hazardous; water and responsiveness, even if the perfect way to with khaki shorts and Chaco lax pinnies and wellies. It couldn’t leave the space faster the potential threat is initially look fashionable sandals. To rock a more trendy is easier to forget about the than it had entered or the evaluated to be minimal. and still exude a look, try pairing a plaid button inclement weather and focus structural foundation would Finally, the Tennessee Flood carefree vibe. down with a pair of chinos on the task at hand (raging … be compromised. Cleaning of 2010 is a reminder of the As for the fellas, that have been cuffed at the or celebrating spring’s arrival) and gutting the basement importance of community anything goes ankle and loafers. when clothing care is not a required a judicious timeline outreach and the necessity really. It’s always Now, remember, these concern. and infrastructural changes of a unified effort to alleviate nice to give those suggestions are only as good So this weekend, if the that could handle a similar damage caused by a natural gym shorts and as the weather. Last year’s weather’s great, dress the part. event. disaster. In 2010, the Nashville lacrosse pinnies Saturday storms prompted If not, wear whatever strikes Hydrologists were hired Symphony emerged as a model a break. To step any and all fashion rules to your fancy and have a good to assess and suggest for all global communities nicole mandel/ The Vanderbilt Hustler things up just be thrown out the window time!■ recommendations for facing crisis. ■

music Panda Bear’s “Tomboy” one of the year’s best evan jehl Staff Writer

With the advent of his near-perfect “Person Pitch” record in 2007, Noah Lennox first consummated his Panda Bear persona as distinct from the Animal Collective psyche. Once an introverted foil to Avey Tare’s cathartic experimentation, his independent compositions channeled a similar pathos, yet in a more controlled, melodious environment, drenched in a cavernous reverb. In short, Lennox proved his solo project not to THETHE MOEMENTMOEMENT be merely a delicious appetizer EVERYONE’SEVERYONE’S BEENBEEN WAITINGWAITING FOR.FOR. to the band’s “Strawberry Jam” record released later that year. “Tomboy,” considered to hisham bharoocha be a follow-up to “Person Pitch,” generally encapsulates in the liner notes of “Person (“Now I see you again, now GRANDGRAND OPENINGOPENING this mode of expression, yet Pitch” was piano composer Erik I feel you again, now I know leaves out one element nearly Satie, an influence ironically you again”) merging with the VANDERBILT STORE universal to “Person Pitch” and absent on that record, but reverberations. VANDERBILT STORE subsequent Animal Collective now his “Gymnopedies” suite “Drone”’s composed chaos releases: sampling. Whereas subtly resonates through also appears more visibly on the APRILAPRIL 14,14, 20112011 the main hooks on “Person “Slow Motion”s minimalist elated and luscious “Surfer’s 25252525 WESTWEST ENDEND AVENUEAVENUE Pitch” tracks such as “Bro’s” strumming. Hymn,” the uncontested and “I’m Not” depend almost “Slow Motion” also heralds best song on the record, NASHVILLE,NASHVILLE, TNTN 3720337203 entirely on samples (with only in title another prominent beginning in an amorphous 615-321-0001615-321-0001 the obscurity of their sources contrast from “Person Pitch.” scatterplot of electronic preventing accusations While only two tracks dip euphony punctuated by a of pulling a “Bittersweet below the 100 BPM mark single throbbing bass in the Symphony”), nearly every on that record, only four chorus. “Afterburner,” as a second of “Tomboy” appears exceed it on “Tomboy.” systematic contrast, maintains MOES.COM tabula rasa, straight from the “Scheherazade” peals a single a steady 4/4, recalling other genius of Lennox himself. resounding piano chord to acknowledged minimalist As a corollary, Lennox sustain a creeping motion, influences absent from the places noticeably more which complements an eerie, “Person Pitch” record such as emphasis on guitar leads, non-Western scale in vocals. Luomo. GRANDGRAND OPENINGOPENING DAYDAY which were otherwise absent The album opens and closes By no means does “Tomboy” on his previous releases. The with the choral meditations outdo “Person Pitch,” but it titular first single especially “You Can Count on Me” and proves that Lennox’s artistry FIRSTFIRST 5050 GUESTSGUESTS SECONDSECOND 5050 GUESTSGUESTS exemplifies this emphasis. “Benfica.” “Drone” extends the does not falter under a GETGET FREEFREE BURRITOSBURRITOS GET FREE BURRITOS “Friendship Bracelet” wields opening of Animal Collective drastic expansion in creative GET FREE BURRITOS acoustic guitar for perhaps song “Water Curses” through parameters. It would be a the first time since the “Sung variations in pitch across a disgrace for the record not FORFOR AA YEARYEAR FORFOR 66 MONTHSMONTHS Tongs” sessions. Among the timeless, industrial murmur, to be considered one of this You may not redeem more than one per week. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Not transferrable. Valid at all participating locations. myriad artists Lennox thanked with Lennox’s vocal mantra year’s best efforts.A ■

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LJ Rader Sports Writer in the 45th round of the 2008 draft, but I asked him who would play him the high school star decided to honor his in a movie. “John Olerud,” he quickly This past Thursday, I sat down with left- commitment to Vanderbilt. responded. It’s fitting, given that the former handed pitcher Grayson Garvin, a junior He saw action in nine games during Major Leaguer Olerud was known for his from Suwanee, Ga., and was joined by Kyle his freshman season, pitching almost consistency, hard work ethic and place on Parkinson, director of Vanderbilt’s baseball exclusively out of the bullpen. While his winning teams more than his individual communications. final numbers (0-1 with a 7.82 ERA) were accomplishments. “Good luck getting 500 words out of him,” less than impressive, it was clear to those When Garvin isn’t playing baseball remarked Parkinson. Garvin laughed it off. who watched that he had the potential to there’s a good chance you can find him on “I’m not that interesting,” he said, “but be special. the golf course. In a sport where patience I’ll try my best.” That promise was realized in 2010. Garvin and focus is key, Garvin thrives. Both traits At first, it seemed like Parkinson may be proved to be a workhorse out of the bullpen are on full display whenever he takes the right. during the regular season (finishing 1-1 mound. “Why the number 28?” I asked. with a 1.25 ERA in 13 appearances) and Grayson Garvin may not admit to being “Because the number I wore in high stepped up when it mattered, throwing interesting, but his humility, consistency school (30) was taken.” three innings of scoreless relief against and confidence on and off the field make “Have you always been a pitcher?” Florida State in the NCAA Super Regional. him just the kind of person you want to pay “ Ye s .” He carried that momentum into the attention to. ■ It should come as no surprise that Garvin summer and won the BFC Whitehouse is careful with his words; he answers Top Pitcher Award for his performance in questions with the same efficiency that he the Cape Cod League. It was an experience Garvin’s 2011 shows on the mound. The irony is that his Garvin called “invaluable.” play for the No. 1 ranked Commodores has Garvin opened up 2011 as Vandy’s stats so many others talking. Saturday starter and has not disappointed, Garvin should be used to the attention. going 6-1 with a 2.04 ERA in eight starts. Overall record: 6-1 He left Wesleyan High School as the school’s It’s clear his emergence as one of college record holder for most career innings baseball’s best pitchers is a big reason why Innings pitched: 53.0 pitched, wins, complete games, strikeouts Vanderbilt is ranked No. 1 in the nation, but and lowest career ERA. His success did not to Garvin it’s all about the team. Strikeouts: 50 go unnoticed, as multiple publications, “We have a chance to be really special,” Earned run average: 2.04 Evan Jehl/ The Vanderbilt Hustler including Sports Illustrated and Baseball he says. “It doesn’t matter if I’m pitching Garvin parlayed a steller summer in the Cape Cod League into a spot in America, ranked him among the nation’s from the bullpen or the rotation; I just try to Opponents’ batting average: .196 Vanderbilt’s starting rotation and has not disappointed so far this season. best. The Houston Astros picked Garvin do everything I can to help this team.”

Nashville Flood Baseball Baseball walks off Vandy edges MTSU, 1-0 eric single Corey Williams and Navery Moore each worked winners on special night Asst. Sports Editor an inning in relief for the Commodores, who improved their record to 31-3 ahead of this Mike Yastrzemski doubled home Anthony weekend’s Southeastern Conference series Eric Single Asst. Sports Editor some of the most well-known names in Gomez in the top of the sixth to bring across against South Carolina in Columbia. Vanderbilt sports — then-head football coach the game’s first run, and the Vanderbilt bullpen Moore picked up his seventh save of the After blowing out Georgia the night before Bobby Johnson, former basketball star Shan took it from there, allowing just one hit over the season after getting Jordan Rorex to fly out to by a score of 17-5, the Vanderbilt baseball team Foster and Vice Chancellor for University final four innings as the Commodores held off right field with a runner on third to end a late had fallen behind the Bulldogs by two runs Affairs David Williams among them — Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, 1-0. MTSU rally. ■ early in the second game of the teams’ three- collected donations for the Nashville chapter Freshman starter T.J. Pecoraro was credited game series on May 1 of last year when heavy of the American Red Cross at the gate. with his sixth win of the season after allowing rain forced the rest of the weekend’s action to The game drew a school-record midweek two hits and striking out four Blue Raider batters be delayed and then finally canceled. crowd of 3,203, raised over 21,600 dollars for in five innings. Kevin Ziomek, Jack Armstrong, The next morning, Commodore players the relief effort and featured one of the most Sonny Gray, Drew Fann and Will Clinard dramatic finishes of the season on the field. posted startling images of the condition of With the Commodores short on pitchers and the field: Gray and Fann wading their way the game headed deep into extra innings, down a submerged trail where the third- Clinard stepped in — on a night during which vs. base line should’ve been, Clinard standing he had planned only to practice his slider in the Vanderbilt dugout knee-deep in in a 30-pitch pre-game bullpen session — muddy water, the protective infield tarp at to pitch six crucial innings in relief. He was Hawkins Field rendered useless by the sheer in the back of the dugout preparing to head Vanderbilt at South Carolina volume of rainfall that had caused it to rise out for a seventh inning of work when Jason Friday, April 15 — 6 p.m. CT off the field. Esposito capped off an emotional night for the Saturday, April 16 — 6 p.m. CT By the time the extent of the severity of Vanderbilt community with one big swing. Sunday, April 17 — 12 p.m. CT the flooding all over middle Tennessee Esposito’s two-out solo home run in the was revealed, it was clear that a couple of bottom of the 17th inning — the first walk- Carolina Stadium — Columbia, S.C. cancelled baseball games were the last thing off homer of his baseball life — sent his murphy byrne/ The Vanderbilt Hustler anyone needed to worry about. According to teammates streaming out of the dugout and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery, the rainfall set the fans who had stayed for the entire baseball and resulting flooding over the first weekend five hours and 33 minutes of game time into of May 2010 damaged 10,940 Nashville a frenzy. The 11-10 victory gave Vanderbilt properties, including 2,773 businesses, and the confidence it would need a month later took the lives of 19 people in Tennessee. in the postseason, when the Commodores Casali recognized as In response to the damage, Vanderbilt prevailed in another high-pressure meeting announced that it would offer free admission with Louisville on the diamond. But no one to the next home baseball game, a midweek knew that at the time. At the time, it was matchup with No. 9 Louisville on May 11. nothing but a fittingly spectacular ending to SEC Player of the Week Outside the gates to Hawkins Field that night, a night of spectacular generosity. ■

nicole mandel/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Meghan Rose Sports Editor On Monday, senior catcher Curt Casali garnered Southeastern Conference Player of the Week vanderbilt athletics vanderbilt athletics honors for his performances against Middle Tennessee State University and Alabama. Over the course of four games, Casali went 6-for-14 from the plate, scoring three runs and hitting three Anthony Gomez (13) and the Commodores wore Before last year’s Louisville game, Vanderbilt col- doubles. Finishing with 10 RBIs, the catcher capped his weekend effort with a home run in their red, white and blue jerseys for the first time lected donations for the Nashville chapter of the ever in their extra-innings win over Louisville. American Red Cross to benefit flood relief. Sunday’s 11-6 win over Alabama, clinching a sweep of the Crimson Tide. ■ www.InsideVandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9

Football Football Jackson martin Meet the Asst. Sports Editor Vanderbilt Hustler: What are you hoping to get out of spring coaches: practice that you couldn’t get out of offseason workouts? brent pry: The big emphasis is the physical aspect. Tackling, getting guys to tackle well. Can we take what we’ve done Brent Pry for a few days without pads and transfer that to the padded Linebackers Coach practices? Are we going to lose our composure and get crazy because we’re in pads? VH: Is playing together something that you and defensive coordinator Bob Shoop have put an emphasis on this spring? bp: We want to make sure that we do play together and stay together. And we want to be together when things go wrong on that field and when things go well. For Coach Shoop and I, being selfless and playing as a team is aim number one. VH: You came from Georgia Southern, a 1-AA school, what will you bring from the Southern Conference to the SEC? bp: The thing about both leagues is that they are both very physical. The Southern Conference is a running, downhill, cut blocking, tackling league, a lot like the SEC and with the defense. You have to be the aggressor, not just through blitzing, but through our mentality. We were fundamentally sound and we were physical at Georgia Southern. We weren’t the most talented group on the field each week, but being physical and murphy byrne/ The Vanderbilt Hustler being sound fundamentally and running to the football, those old basics that the Lombardis and the Bear Bryants taught, • The defense spent the first part of Tuesday’s practice working Steve green/ VU Media Relations that’s still what is going to get you to have a great defense. ■ on collapsing on the ball carrier after he got past the line of scrimmage. Quarterback Larry Smith threw short passes across the middle to a tight end or running back and the linebackers and defensive backs worked Guest Column to prevent a big play. Creating and protecting against big plays has been an important part of the coaching staff’s philosophy this spring. • Both the offensive and defensive lines have struggled with injuries throughout the spring but have been relatively effective despite their lack of depth. Defensive tackle Jared Morse was wearing a cast on A day at Football 101 his right hand but deflected a Larry Smith pass during a scrimmage kristin garvey towards the end of practice. Guest Columnist I had a lot of fun at the VUFB 101 women’s football clinic last Saturday. We • Even though just eight offensive linemen were healthy on started the day watching the end of football practice and then ate lunch at Tuesday, the line continues to show signs of improvement. After McGugin. All of the coaches were so nice and personable and came struggling with injuries and redshirting last year, Grant Ramsay is around and introduced themselves while we were eating. We progressing well and could make an impact on the field this year. As a each got to take a picture with Coach Franklin, and then the whole, the line has been much more effective at run blocking as opposed real clinic started. We learned football basics, got to go more to pass blocking, which should play towards the offense’s strength. in-depth in understanding the offense and defense and got • After being named second team All-SEC last season, redshirt to learn some plays ourselves. The coaches had such great senior Brandon Barden has proven that he will continue to make a energy and were so enthusiastic even though they were huge impact on the offense in 2011. During Tuesday’s practice, the giving up their Saturdays to be there, which made them fun to offense practiced many plays that appeared to be specifically designed be around. Before the clinic, there were a lot of complaints from for Barden and he consistently made big plays. women in the Nashville and Vanderbilt communities that said • Redshirt junior linebacker DeAndre Jones returned a Larry that an exclusively women’s clinic was sexist and disrespectful to Smith pass thrown across the middle of the field for a touchdown women in general. during a scrimmage at the end of practice. The linebacker unit has Quite frankly, I disagree. I am by no means an expert in football, been one of the weaker units this spring and will need role players like but I have spent almost every Sunday afternoon every fall since I was Jones to step up in 2011 to support second team All-SEC linebacker eight years old watching football, so I know the game pretty well. However, I Chris Marve. ■ didn’t find the clinic offensive at all. I saw it as an opportunity to learn more of Compiled by reid harris the details of a game that I love and more about the new Vanderbilt football. ■ get YOUR PHOTOS in the YEARBOOK

Kelsey Gerber and Roderick Lin, Timothy Isabel Figueroa. The Pondel, Pab Dop, last sorority formal Heather van Stolk, Gau- for senior Kappas, at tam Thamizharasan, Aerial in Downtown Jamie Zhu, Phillip Nashville! I am so Knoche, Sarah Aronow, proud of my little, rising Boting Ning, Dana Kappa Kappa Gamma Zemel. Represent- president, Kelsey ing more than seven Gerber! nations and cultures, photo: Isabel Figueroa this photo was taken in Crawford House to Junior Alex Lowe enjoys later serve as a cover a beautiful day doing for our Mayfield project some work outdoors on and a gift to Dean of the Peabody campus. the Commons. photo: Isabel Figueroa photo: Jamie Zhu

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Sara Taube and MItch- Robin Vaum, Rebecca ell Stocky. On the first Maddox, Kimmy Mead, trip of the semester, Sara Taube, Nora Stab- WilSkills Instructors, ert and Professor Steve Sara and Mitchell, Goodbred. During a battle the mighty Sedimentology lab, the Hiwassee River. class hiked out to the photo: Sara Taube Harpeth River to collect field data. photo: Sara Taube 242 243 1. take a 2. submit it 3. we put it picture online in the yearbook go to www.VanderbiltCommodore.com to upload your photos and order the 2010-11 Commodore Yearbook 10 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com back page

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