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campus speakers homecoming Something to cheer about: alumni donations increase University endowment increased by 20.7 percent last year

kyle blaine News Editor Bob Boniface The university’s three billion dollar endowment increased by 20.7 percent Vanderbilt alumnus, last year in contrast to a national trend for charities in America, according to Chevy Volt design the Philanthropy 400 Data released by the Chronicle. director to showcase According to Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Beth Fortune, the university car today has raised $84 million. The university committed to a kyle blaine plaza between Stevenson Center $100 million expanded aid News Editor and Buttrick Hall. program in the middle of Boniface was responsible for the recession to remove cost Students can hear alumnus the design of the concept and as a prohibitive factor for Bob Boniface (psychology BA production model of the 2011 attendance. ’87), director of design, Chevrolet Chevrolet Volt, an electric car “Vanderbilt has a story and a Volt and E-Flex Studio, General with extended-range capability. message that really resonates francis simpson/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Motors Corporation, speak According to General Motors, with donors,” Fortune said to Vanderbilt alumni return for the Homecoming festivities this weekend, including class reunions, about the Volt and view the pre- the extended-range electric the Tennessean. ■ special ceremonies and the football game against SEC East rival South Carolina. production model Friday, Oct. vehicle is on schedule to launch 22 at 12:30 p.m. at the outdoor in early November. ■

campus media campus news Vanderbilt Vanderbilt not ‘loko’ for Four Loko University despite national college trend joslin woods drinkers were four times more likely to Asst. News Editor drink and drive after consuming a mix of alcohol and caffeine than if they just has no role in Four Loko, one of the newest fads in drank alcohol. alcoholic energy drinks, started to spread Many Vanderbilt students are also aware around college campuses nationwide this of the negative health risks associated spring and has since garnered negative with mixing alcohol and caffeine, at least attention from media outlets and medical to some degree. WRVU debate professionals alike. Sophomore Gillis Bernard said that According to a Washington Post article although she doesn’t know much about published on Monday, Four Loko is a 23.5 the medical risks of mixing alcohol with oz energy drink that contains 12 percent caffeine, she knows that caffeine enhances alcohol, is sold for less than three dollars the effect that alcohol has on the body. and comes in 10 different fruity flavors “I’ve always heard it’s really dangerous such as blue raspberry and fruit punch. to mix Red Bull and vodka, and you always Inside Higher Ed said that one can of the hear about bad things happening with Four Loko beverage is the same as drinking girls drinking those things,” Bernard said. three beers, a can of Red Bull and a large Freshman Niya McCray was similarly espresso. aware of the medical danger of caffeinated photobucket.com Dorothy Gager, a mental health clinician alcoholic drinks. and alcohol and drug counselor at the Four Loko is a 23.5 oz energy drink that con- “I know that because alcohol is a tains 12 percent alcohol and is sold for less Vanderbilt Student Health Center, said that than three dollars. It comes in 10 flavors. depressant and anything that has caffeine drinks like Four Loko that combine alcohol is a stimulant, it kind of confuses your and caffeine pose additional health risks to heart or nervous system because one is consumers because the caffeine masks the “One minute the person looks and feels trying to speed it up and the other is trying scott cardone/ The Vanderbilt Hustler effects of alcohol. fine, the next minute they have passed to slow it down,” McCray said. WRVU has been selling t-shirts and collecting petition signatories since “The body has a number of ways of out, gotten sick or begun to have difficulty Due to its growing popularity and known learning VSC is exploring the sale of 91.1 FM. indicating that it is time to stop drinking breathing because the central nervous health risks, the Four Loko drink has been — slurred speech, impaired coordination, system is shutting down,” Gager said. causing problems for administrators dizziness, nausea and vomiting, with The danger that comes with mixing on college campuses. This month, for lucas loffredo completely separate, passing out being the final attempt to stop alcohol and caffeine has also been shown example, the Washington Post reported Staff Writer independent organization the ingestion of alcohol,” Gager said. “The in recent research studies, the Washington that Ramapo College in New Jersey from the university… it was set stimulants mask all these symptoms, so Post reported. A 2006 study conducted banned caffeinated alcoholic drinks after Vanderbilt University has no up as an independent entity the person doesn’t ‘feel’ drunk.” by Wake Forest University found that 28 23 students were sent to the hospital from role in the decision about the back in the 1960s,” Fortune According to Gager, although the feeling percent of college students mix caffeine problems related to alcohol. future of WRVU, according to said. of drunkenness may not be experienced, with alcohol at least once a month, and Last year, Vanderbilt had more than one Vanderbilt’s Vice Chancellor According to Fortune, the each drink still raises the blood alcohol that these college drinkers are more student who was hospitalized and placed for Public Affairs Beth university continues to receive level. This process can continue until the likely to hurt themselves. The University on a ventilator until they sobered up Fortune. phone calls and letters. central nervous system depressant effect of of Florida also conducted a study in enough to be breathe safely on their own. “(Vanderbilt Student “We’re definitely aware of the alcohol is stronger than the stimulants, 2009 on the effects of mixing alcohol and Each of them had consumed both alcohol Communications) is a Please see wrvu, page 3 resulting in a very sudden crash. caffeine, concluding that college-age Please see four loko, page 3

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Stop by: Sarratt 130 www.InsideVandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Wednesday, October 22, 2010 3 wrvu: Zeppos forwards four loko: students aware of letters to VSC risks From wrvu, page 1 Chancellor Zeppos a letter earlier this “Friday night we’re having a small the interest this has generated,” Fortune month. event … getting all of the alumni together, From four loko, page 1 U.S. Department of Education’s said. “[But] this is really a matter for the “…we are deeply opposed to a sale that to all meet each other … and to let them and some form of energy drink, Higher Education Center for VSC board. They raised the issue of the we believe would effectively destroy the know what’s going on with the station Gager said. Alcohol, Drug Abuse and potential sale of the broadcast license. radio station,” the letter said. “Changes right now, in addition to perhaps getting “Sometimes they were Violence Prevention. The university did not raise the issue and have been made over the last decade to their support,” Taylor said. intentionally drinking both at Bernard said that she found has no role in debating the issue. We are the governing structures, composition, In a response to a letter of concern the same time. On one occasion, mixing alcohol and caffeine to forwarding all (letters and phone calls) and budget process of VSC that have sent by Tracy Bates, Chancellor Zeppos someone drank punch that be very prevalent on Vanderbilt’s to the chair of the VSC board.” … created a VSC board that has made informed Bates that he would be contained both alcohol and campus. WRVU Alumni and listeners have used inappropriate decisions.” forwarding her letter to VSC so that they energy drinks,” Gager said of “Everyone here is really busy, Facebook, www.savewrvuradio.com and According to VSC’s website, WRVU could address her concerns directly. the hospitalizations. “In at least and you want to go out on letters to Vanderbilt administration as would not go away but rather expand in “If you would like to contact the VSC one instance, young women Thursday, Friday or Saturday, primary outlets to voice their opinion an exclusively online format. board directly you can submit messages had ‘pre-gamed’ with a couple and you are tired from working about VSC’s decision to explore the sale WRVU is hosting a reception for alumni by visiting the following website: www. of energy drinks, assuming that all day or being busy,” she said. of the radio station’s frequency. Friday evening, according to WRVU vandymedia.org/wrvu/,” Zeppos wrote they would be better able to stay Bernard also added that she A coalition of WRVU alumni wrote Station Manager Mikil Taylor. in the letter. ■ alert to make good decisions thinks mixing Red Bull and in a situation where they knew vodka or chasing hard alcohol academics alcohol would be present.” with energy drinks is common While Four Loko is becoming during pre-gaming. a growing presence on “I think you could find that, some college campuses (the especially in girls’ rooms,” she Washington Post article cites said. ETS focuses on new accounts of the drink’s popularity Yurevitch agreed that mixed at Yale, the University of South drinks containing energy Carolina and the University of drinks and alcohol are the most Richmond), Vanderbilt students prevalent type of caffeinated and administrators have not alcoholic beverage on campus, GRE changes and come into much contact with while McCray was not personally the new beverage on campus. familiar with any type of caffeine Although McCray had heard of and alcohol mixing on campus. Four Loko and has friends from Director of Greek Life Kristin other colleges that consume Shorter said that no students implementation the beverage, she added that have come to her presenting an she doesn’t have any friends at issue concerning the mixing of Vanderbilt that do. alcohol and caffeine. katherine krog these changes is because we Junior Alex Yurevitch said he Gager also said that the Staff Writer really want to change the had never heard of Four Loko manipulative advertising of content so it reflects the kind before, and wasn’t familiar drinks like Four Loko is geared After 60 years of the Graduate of thinking students are going with any use of it on campus. towards young adults. Record Examination (GRE) to do in graduate school,” Bernard said that she hadn’t had “The sweet taste is appealing maintaining practically the Piacentino said. any contact with it this year, but to people who don’t like the same format, the Educational New features to the test knows people on Vanderbilt’s taste of alcohol, and they are Testing Service (ETS) has include more questions campus that have had Four Loko promoted as a way to have more decided to implement drastic using real-life scenarios, an before. fun without getting drowsy from changes in both the content and on-screen calculator and a Instead, students said that the too much alcohol,” she said. the design of the test. Although review screen. The revised test personal mixing of energy drinks “Since they’re sold from the the revised edition has yet to will allow students to move like Red Bull with hard alcohol same area of the store as beer, be officially introduced, ETS is freely within a graded section, like vodka is more common people assume that they will satisfied with its changes. skipping questions or marking in the Vanderbilt population have the same alcohol level and “We’re really excited to them for further review. than drinks like Four Loko. effect as a can of beer — one be introducing this revised, “The new functionality will This finding is consistent with standard drink.” enhanced test,” said Dawn allow students to use their a recent study published in the In regard to Ramapo’s ban on Piacentino, the director of personal test-taking strategies,” April 2010 edition of Addictive caffeinated alcoholic beverages, communications and client Piacentino said. Behaviors, which found that Yurevitch said that it is better to services for the GRE. “We The way the test is scored 73 percent of American college educate students on the negative believe students will really is also changing. According students had consumed energy effects of mixing alcohol and benefit from the changes.” to ETS.com, the Verbal and drinks mixed with alcohol in caffeine instead of banning the A study conducted by Brent Quantitative Reasoning the last month, according to the concoction. ■ Bridgeman and associates in sections of the test are 2008 found that students who currently reported on a 200- to campus speakers did well on the GRE were “three 800-point scale, using 10-point to five times more likely to earn increments. According to 4.0 averages” than students Piacentino, these sections on who performed poorly on the the new test will be scored on a Thomas E. Mann marks GRE. 130- to 170-point scale in one- Another study, done by Nancy point increments. Burton and associates in 2005, “The new test will be much opening of political found that “the combination of harder. We’re advising students GRE scores and undergraduate to take the current test if grade point average strongly possible,” said Lee Weiss, the Murphy Byrne/ The Vanderbilt Hustler science center predicts cumulative graduate director of GRE programs at ETS officials believe the impending changes to the GRE will make the grade point average and faculty Kaplan. exam more representative of graduate student thinking. kyle blaine ratings.” Piacentino disagrees with Staff Writer Despite the positive results Weiss. of these studies, ETS officials “If students need their scores much more test-taker friendly.” launch next year,” Piacentino Congressional scholar Thomas believe the impending changes before next November, they Currently, ETS is not said. E. Mann will speak at Vanderbilt will make the GRE more should take the current test,” considering any further To get a better idea of what University on Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. representative of graduate Weiss said. “Otherwise, we changes to the test. to expect on the new GRE, in Wilson Room 103 about the student thinking. would advise students to take “Right now, we’re focusing students can visit the ETS outlook for the 2010 midterm “The reason we’re making the revised test because it is on these changes and the website. ■ elections. Mann, the W. Averell Student Government Harriman Chair and senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution, will speak five days before the Dorebusters program poised November 2nd elections, with an thomas e. mann address titled “The 2010 Midterm Elections: Driving Forces, tremendous amount of political Likely Outcomes, Possible upheaval, social change and to add new vendors Consequences.” international conflict.” The lecture is open to the The center is currently focused public and is sponsored by on four areas of research: grace aviles is constantly evolving,” said VSG about becoming a part Vanderbilt’s Center for the Study legislative politics and policy- Staff Writer VSG Campus Service Co- of Dorebusters, according to of Democratic Institutions. making; executive branch politics Chair Zye Hooks. “Just as my Hooks. Rent A Runway, also The speech marks the launch and regulatory policy-making; Dorebusters, a VSG initiative co-chair Trevor Geller and I Internet based, is in the final of the Center for the Study of elections and electoral rules; that brings Vanderbilt are constantly seeking new stages of negotiation before Democratic Institutions, which is and the media and democratic students discounts from local businesses to join, they are entry into the program. Rent a part of Vanderbilt’s Department systems of government. vendors across Nashville, has also contacting us. Businesses A Runway is a dress rental of Political Science. According Distinguished Professor of Dorebusters is a VSG initiative recently added several new know that college students company that rents designer to Professor of Political Science Political Science and center that bring Vanderbilt students vendors to its partner list and are a powerful consumer base dresses and accessories and Co-Director of the center co-director John Geer said that discounts across Nashville. is poised to add several more and want to appeal to them. valued from $150 to $3,000 David E. Lewis, the center’s the center supports graduate by the end of the month. “For instance, recently an for 10 percent of retail price. purpose is to support empirical education and brings together New additions include Australian spa contacted us “In my eyes, this is one of and theoretical research on faculty across disciplines 15 percent off at Brooks about becoming a part of the Vanderbilt’s best programs. questions central to the survival to discuss research, while Brothers, J. Crew, Banana program. I don’t know what Students can get discounts and flourishing of democratic promoting community outreach. Republic and Juicy Couture; the difference is between just by virtue of being institutions in the United States “The public can take advantage 10 percent at New Balance, an Australian and American Vanderbilt students. It is and abroad. of future programs on current Skin RN Aesthetics and Specs spa, but if they want to give VSG’s hope that Dorebusters “Democratic institutions are issues that might include incivility Optical; and 20 percent off at discounts to Vanderbilt becomes as ingrained a the arenas in which political in politics, the presidential Bachrach’s Mens’ Clothing. students, then we want to part of our tradition as conflicts can be resolved appointments process and how Some established, popular work with them, ” Hooks Taste of Nashville. Both give peacefully,” Lewis said to the Congress works,” Geer said to the destinations include Salon Fx said. Vanderbilt students great Vanderbilt News Service. “This Vanderbilt News Service. and TPAC. Clickink.com, an online incentives for interacting is especially important during For more information on “One of the exciting things computer technology with the community,” Hooks the early part of the 21st century the center, visit http://www. about this program is that it website, has approached said. ■ — a time in which there is a vanderbilt.edu/csdi. ■ 4 Friday, October 22, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com opinion the vanderbilt hustler column Editorial Board Stand and be judged by the Hustler Stop. Now think about it. opinion staff!Compiled by the staff of The Vanderbilt Hustler David Namm The Verdict Editor-in-Chief About a month ago, it was reported that spending billions of tax dollars would keep that Facebook founder and CEO the unemployment rate down. We were told a Passionate Mark Zuckerberg would donate near-trillion dollar plan would give everyone They save love makes you crazy. Virginia kyle blaine $100 million to the Newark, N.J., equal access to health care. President Obama just Love Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s wife, calling News Editor public school system. Zuckerberg announced a $50 billion transportation spending Anita Hill in the middle of the week announced the donation on program that is supposed to create new jobs. Just 19 years after Anita Hill’s allegations Frannie Oprah along with Newark Mayor like the other plans, this is well intentioned, but it’s that Clarence sexually assaulted her? theodore samets Cory Booker and New Jersey Gov. not well thought-out. Like the others, it is rushed. It Definitely crazy. Virginia asked for Opinion Editor Boyle Chris Christie. Zuckerberg has no was not planned prudently, and it will fail. Money Columnist an apology from Anita, but no one is connection to Newark, but after can be the answer sometimes, and we don’t have exactly sure what prompted the phone meeting with Booker, he decided he liked the man. forever to sit around and think about the serious call on this average October week. meghan rose In 1995, the state seized control of Newark’s school employment, infrastructure and health care issues Sports Editor Wicca system because of the declining state it was in. we have in this country. But we can afford to wait The pagan witchcraft religion received Gov. Christie will not give control back to Newark, for careful solutions before throwing around what a lot of attention this week thanks to Tea but he will most likely give Booker a major role in seems to have become meaningless amounts of Party candidate, Christine O’Donnell. charlie kesslering the system’s rejuvenation. money. Life Editor O’Donnell responded to claims that While respecting his intentions and the example What America needs is a charitable group of great she was not a witch with a commercial, he set, many are critical of Zuckerberg’s decision. minds. The list of Vanderbilt’s most Outstanding where she repeated “I am not a witch,” Booker plans to raise another $100 million to Seniors provides 10 wonderful examples of people in more or less a spell-like way. match the donation, but that will only amount who have done amazing things with little to no Quenching to 20 percent of the failing $940 million public resources. Leslie Labruto is a remarkable witness NASA published this week that they school budget (one of the largest in the country). of someone who uses her brain in order to protect your thirst recently found more water on the moon The Vanderbilt Hustler Zuckerberg invested in a man he believes in, and the environment and provide for people in need. In than ever thought before, potentially Staff List all of us pray it will work. Unfortunately, without her work with Engineers Without Borders, Labruto up to a billion gallons. The cost of a major changes to how the system is run, that uses her designing abilities to solve issues and bottle of water from the moon, travel Editor-in-Chief money will go nowhere. bring water to poor communities. Lucie Rhoads’s included, would be about $50,000. work for Manna Project International and Deno David Namm McWeddings Saclarides’s work for Dismas House are admirable McDonald’s in Hong Kong have recently as well, and they are both people that have invested started offering wedding packages at News Editor Somehow, Americans have time and talent into their projects. All of them a few of their locations. The package Kyle Blaine would probably agree that, without money, they includes the ceremony, reception and in their heads that throwing wouldn’t get much accomplished. But without the cake for about $100, and is apparently money at our problems will energy they pour into these projects, that money in response to a consumer demand. would be wasted. With their hearts and minds Opinion Editor solve everything. Hope for a Theodore Samets they efficiently use what little they have in order to We all celebrated earlier in the week make this world a better place. better future when rumors flew that our favorite Somehow, Americans have in their heads celebrity couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Sports Editor that throwing money at our problems will solve — Frannie Boyle is a senior in the College of Arts may be pregnant. Beyonce’s mother, meghan rose everything. Well, money may help temporarily, & Science. She can be reached at mary.f.boyle@ Tina Knowles, insisted on The Ellen but it doesn’t fix broken systems. We were told vanderbilt.edu. DeGeneres Show yesterday that her daughter was not pregnant. Time Asst Sports Editors column will tell the truth, but keep your eric single fingers crossed. peter nygaard

Something about Letter Life Editor charlie kesslerinG Economic policies Supervising Copy Editor books and break michelle cohen To the editor: Often people think that they are all about reading for sheer entertainment. I In Monday’s issue of The Hustler, Theodore Samets posed two will use fall break to catch up on have heard of some people who give the series important questions: “Whose policies got us into this mess to begin InsideVandy Editor the work that has been sneaking a Biblical reading or try to delve deeper into with, and which party has the ideas needed to get us out of the Chris mcDonald away throughout the semester. the muggle-wizard dichotomy. I don’t want crises facing our country?” I agree with Samets that these questions This year, I had the opposite to hear about it. Harry Potter is a boy wizard need to be answered. goal. My problem is that my who defined my childhood reading life, and I Yes, economic policy during the Bush administration led to the Marketing Director Katie senioritis hasn’t effectively will have no one telling me that he represents recession. But these policies were not solely made by Republicans. George Fischer kicked in, so I promised myself anything other than fourth grade. The Democrats raised no complaints about economic policy Des Prez that on my flight out of Nashville until we were already in a recession. And what has the Obama Columnist I would only read magazines administration done to improve economic policy? Art Director and The Stepford Wives — for The foundations of our economic system are still broken as Matt Radford fun, without an annotating pen in my hand. corporations and banks continue to make risky bets, knowing There are probably all sorts of readings of ...Literature acquires so much that whatever happens, the government will be there to bail them The Stepford Wives in the world of literary weight in college, and out. The FDIC recently eliminated its insurance cap on savings criticism. Basically, though, the book gives accounts, exponentially increasing what is termed “moral hazard.” Designers sometimes we need some Jennifer Brown you the all-overs. (Spoiler alert) The main The Democrats have also continued the “economic stimulus” Emily Green character, Joanna, gets stabbed to death by fluff to counterbalance all the that the Republicans started. The stimulus money failed to create Irene Hukkelhoven a creepily perfect robot version of her best picking-apart. economic growth and increased our national debt to record levels. Katherine Miller friend, and that is scary. And the excuse we are given is that “it would have been worse.” Adriana salinas Over break, I got to read a book rather than The Federal Reserve continues to maintain near-zero interest rates, kristen webb lit-ra-chure. Usually a compulsion to analyze In high school, my favorite English teacher allowing banks to profit freely by buying up treasuries, encouraging overtakes my reading, which is sometimes was the one who taught me how to read a the government to spend excessively by maintaining unrealistic great, but sometimes it’s a bookish buzz-kill. book with a purpose and write about it well. interest rates on the national debt and inflating the money supply. Editorial Fellow There are so many ways in which a literary We read many of the novels that are beaten Ironically, inflation is now the goal, as it is now publicly stated by gaby roman critic can get carried away, leading to insightful to death in high school, including Pride and the Federal Reserve that it intends to maintain a “healthy” rate of readings or, sometimes, outlandish analysis. Prejudice. As much as we talked about the inflation through a second round of “quantitative easing.” There is My English-major roommate has a tome of novel of manners, gender roles, etc., my real no “healthy” rate of inflation. Inflation is a tax on people’s savings, Photography Editor literary criticism sitting on her bookshelf, and bond with my teacher over the book came from stealing the fruits of their labor. And the logic behind this is that Christopher Honiball if Nashville ever floods again, come on over how much we both loved Mr. Darcy. Like so it will encourage consumers to spend more. Well, wasn’t it people and hop on board because we could probably many other high school girls, my appreciation buying things they couldn’t afford what got us here in the first place? all use it as a raft. Every time I see her reading for Jane Austen has grown over time, but it The other reason offered is that it will make American exports more VSC Director it, I think, “There’s no way that many ways to originated in a crush on one of her characters. attractive to foreigners. This policy is the start of a currency war that Chris Carroll read a text actually exist.” They do, though, My reading was enriched by understanding is now beginning around the world, as nations deliberately devalue and in college we are constantly reminded of historical context, social subtexts and stylistic their currencies. The ultimate end of this war will mean that our that every time we read and write about a text. flourishes, but appreciating good writing dollar will become worthless. Asst. VSC Directors Sometimes I just want to say, “Shut up, New should sometimes be about getting carried In short, both parties got us into this mess, and neither has the Jeff Breaux Historicists. I am reading a book right now.” away by a story. And, by the way, it’s also okay ideas needed to get us out. But I’d being lying if I said I didn’t know Paige Clancy I appreciate the importance of literary to be someone who doesn’t love to read. But a party that does have the ideas. Libertarians have been warning criticism and analysis; I’ve dedicated a lot everyone can find a book to like, and hopefully, about corporatism since the beginning. This November, know that of my time in school to learning about it. put the highlighter aside for a little while. you have more than two choices. But literature acquires so much weight in college, and sometimes we need some fluff to — Katie Des Prez is a senior in the College of Arts Kenny Tan counterbalance all the picking-apart. This is & Science. He can be reached at katherine.e.des. Freshman why I love the Harry Potter books. For me, they [email protected]. College of Engineering

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This week, Assistant Life Editor Oliver Han caught up with the members of student rock group Archive Knights. Catch sophomores Ryan Gasaway (lead vocals/guitar), Will Timbers (guitar/backup vocals), Chris Fruci (bass) and Jake Boshart (drums) live at the End on Nov. 2.

Vanderbilt Hustler: I know you guys are drummer, two guitars and a bass. No crazy all sophomores now and that you started effects, but I would say we have some Kings Archive Knights freshman year. How of Leon, some Jimmy Eat World. did you guys get together and form the Ryan Gasaway: Basically, alternative rock band? and some classic rock as well. We cover a Will Timbers: Well, Ryan and I are both broad range of rock — anything we really in the Melodores, and so we met in that like that’s rockin’ we use for inspiration. freshman year. We jammed together at one point because we both played guitar ... we VH: What’s it like being a student band? How realized that we both liked a lot of the same do you balance school and the rock ’n’ roll music and we’re both decent guitar players dream? — we could probably make some decent CF: We practice now in the Branscomb practice songs and this could be really interesting. rooms, which is good because they’re ‘Let’s make a band.’ We actually put up actually soundproof. flyers for a drummer, and surprisingly, that RG: Right now our plan is to play live as much actually worked. We got three responses, as possible. Get used to our sound, and play held tryouts, and we set on Jake because here on campus and venues in Nashville as he was awesome and knew how our songs much as possible. Jonathan Beltran/ The Vanderbilt Hustler worked from the start. We had one of our WT: We just had a nine-song set at the Rutledge friends (to) play bass, but he later decided last month, opening with two other bands, sure is Nov. 2 at the End at 11:30 p.m. As far over and teach me something. We try it wasn’t for him, so we grabbed Chris who which was a lot of fun. A lot of people as balance goes, to be honest, I don’t have a to get the full band together to practice (had) never played bass in his life. came out to see us. It was on a Wednesday lot of schoolwork this year. My classes have two or three times a week for a couple Chris Fruci: I just picked up acoustic last night, and Vandy kids actually either paid been pretty good so far, but I know Chris of hours. January, and I figured I could give it a shot for a taxi or drove out at night to see us. has a ton of work. and play bass for the band — it’s not that It really meant a lot. It’s a cool feeling. We CF: As far as getting the full band together, hard, right? We borrowed some equipment are hopefully playing on Oct. 29 here at we have to work on that a lot. We try to VH: What’s it like playing live? for a while and just kept going. So I guess Buttrick for Vanderbilt Music Outreach. We figure out our work schedules well in WT: It’s incredible. It’s the reason I wanted to be right now, I’m just a temporary fix. are also currently scheduled to play at the advance to avoid having to practice late in a band. Muse downtown on Nov. 12, headlining for in the night. I know that Will and Ryan CF: I mean, it’s awesome just playing music VH: Can you guys describe your sound? Any the band that’s touring, which would be have two-person jam sessions a lot since by yourself. But when you get to do it on influences? really fun. If that falls through, we’ll play at they’re roommates. I live on the same a stage with the lights and the people, WT: That’s a tough one. Well, we have the setup: ZBT on Nov. 12. The only show we know for hall, so every now and then they come it’s simply amazing. ■

entertainment LIFE this week in nashville: Oliver Han Three movies for your Netflix Asst. Life Editor Jack Kuhlenschmidt Staff Writer Friday, Oct. 22 Quake @ Memorial Gym 1. “Point Break” epic the story is. Brad Pitt stars as Joe Black, who is really This is an obvious one, of course, but here are a Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (of “The Hurt Locker” fame), the spirit of Death inhabiting a human body in order to few quick facts: Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show this movie is totally radical. In the cult classic, of sorts, escort a wealthy business tycoon (Anthony Hopkins) to a starts at 7:15 p.m. Playboy Tre will perform first, Keanu Reeves stars as an undercover cop who has to pose as calm and peaceful death. The only problem is, Hopkins’ followed by B.o.B., Passion Pit and finally Snoop a surfer to take down a bank-robbing crew — basically, the daughter and Death begin to fall in love. If you want to see Dogg. role Keanu was born for. The bank scenes are phenomenal; how someone should capture the love of a girl while at the the robbery crew, known as “the Ex-Presidents” because same time killing her father, watch this movie. of their penchant for wearing the masks of Reagan, Nixon 3. “Rounders” celebrityunofficial.com and Kennedy in their heists, is flawless in execution, and This movie, starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton and the escape scenes all involve chases and gunshots. Bottom John Malkovich, is the story of an intense, underground Saturday, Oct. 23 line: This film will get your adrenaline pumping. high-stakes poker ring. Damon plays Mike McDermott, Soft Pack @ Mercy Lounge 2. “Meet Joe Black” a former poker fiend who is now concentrating on his This excellent band from L.A. mixes punk This movie would be absolutely incredible if it were a studies and has promised his girlfriend that he will not with surf-rock to create an intriguing little shorter. Running at 181 minutes (129 in the “Alan gamble. However, his childhood friend and recently- sound that is at once retro and modern. Smithee” cut — that’s when the director refuses to put released prison inmate, Worm (Edward Norton), owes a Last year they toured alongside the likes of his name on the edited product, and his name appears as sizeable debt and needs a partner to make enough money Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, White Lies and Alan Smithee in the credits), you might start getting sick to pay it off. In order to repay this debt, the two of them Black Lips, and they were a smashing hit at of it in around the 130th minute. However, the first hour have to go through Teddy “KGB” (Malkovich) and his South By Southwest Music Festival. and a half as well as the last 20 minutes definitely make No-Limit Hold’em room. If you like poker or gambling, ($10 advance, 9 p.m., 1 Cannery Row) up for this long running time, especially considering how definitely watch this movie. ■ righthearmedia.com

student life Wednesday, Oct. 27 Blonde Redhead w/ Pantha du Prince @ Mercy Lounge Best picnic spots in Nashville Blonde Redhead is an indie rock band in the loosest terms. Their sound is consists Caroline Altshuler Staff Writer of gorgeous atmospherics layered views of the city and especially of around anywhere on the grounds behind angelic vocals, resulting in a With the leaves changing color and the State Capitol. and enjoy the simple beauty of complex and almost indescribably aural the weather turning chilly, it most 2. Lover Circle: nature. There is also a 6-mile run experience. Pantha du Prince is a top- assuredly is fall. Pumpkins, hayrides Tucked away in West Nashville completely uphill in this park that pffffft.com notch electronic artist from Germany and apple cider are just part of the first off West End, this area provides is both ravishing and strenuous. who specializes in dark, pulsing synth phase of this whirlwind holiday season. the most breathtaking views of These are the best spots to enjoy the bass beats. Yet, do not let the crisp, autumn weather the Nashville skyline. To watch crisp air and changing leaves this fall, ($20, 9 p.m., 1 Cannery Row) pass you by. There is no better way to the sunrise from this hidden gem but if you do not care to adventure take advantage of this beautiful season is truly romantic, but platonic into the depths of Nashville, take your than to grab a few friends and pack a picnics are just as fun here as well. picnic to Centennial Park. Literally light picnic. Nashville is such a beautiful It is quite a hike to the top of the across the street from Vanderbilt on city with various parks perfect for an Thursday, Oct. 28 hill, but the magnificent view is West End, this park has the beautiful afternoon picnic. Jakob Dylan with Dylan LeBlanc @ definitely worth it. Parthenon and prime picnic spots. 1. Bicentennial Mall State Park: Exit/In 3. Cheekwood/Percy Warner Park: Vanderbilt itself, a national arboretum, Located in downtown Nashville Following on the coattails of his father, Dylan Located at the end of the beautiful has several perfect lawns to enjoy this between James Robertson Parkway Junior (formerly of the Wallflowers) will be Belle Meade Boulevard, this park autumn weather as well. So take a and Jefferson Street, this 19-acre bringing his rich blend of country blues and folk is my personal favorite area of break from studying and explore the urban park was built in honor to Nashville’s Exit/In on Thursday night. Nashville. Upon entering through breathtaking views of Nashville with of Tennessee’s 200th year of ($17 advance, show starts at 9 p.m., 2208 the grand stone gates, lounge your friends this fall. ■ tinypic.com statehood. It exposes beautiful Elliston Place)

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throw down Beta: Quake Preparty Pike: Pike to the Future AEPi: East vs. West Coast Phi Delt: Ray Stevenson AEPi: East vs. West Coast Sigma Chi: After Party Beta: Nantucket Nights Band low down Lambda Chi: Ryder Cup KA: Super T Sigma Nu: World War Nu Lambda Chi: Ryder Cup ZBT: Nothing’s Frattier than Here’s your comprehensive guide to this weekend’s fraternity parties. SAE: Uncle Lucius America 6 Friday, October 22, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com sports

In honor of Homecoming and the return of alumni to campus, The Hustler sports staff discusses its picks for the top ten football players of the past decade, comprising the “Vandy Dream Team.” Among the named are current and former players, many of whom entered the NFL after concluding their careers as Commodores.

For the lone wide receiver on this list, the numbers speak for Having moved to the United States from Jamaica when themselves. Earl Bennett is the Southeastern Conference’s all-time he was six, Jovan Haye did not start playing football leader with 238 career receptions, 28 more than the previous holder. until his junior year in high school, yet earned All-State His five touchdowns against Kentucky as a freshman in 2005 tied honors and compiled a 4.5 GPA before heading off to the school records for touchdowns in a game and points scored in Vanderbilt. At Vanderbilt, Haye started 34 of 35 games at a game, and he left countless team and conference records on the defensive tackle, racking up 149 tackles and 10 sacks in table after forgoing his senior season and entering the 2008 NFL his 3-year career. Haye departed for the NFL following Draft. But no matter who makes a run at his records, Bennett’s 167 his junior year and was chosen in the sixth round of the yards receiving and game-winning touchdown catch in Vanderbilt’s 2005 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers. Haye bounced landmark 28-24 win over Tennessee in 2005 will go down as one around the league before joining the Tampa Bay of the brightest moments in the program’s history. Now with the Buccaneers, where he experienced great success. He Chicago Bears, Bennett has reunited with quarterback Jay Cutler just recently joined the Tennessee Titans. Haye is one of to reestablish the connection that jump-started his stardom as a only five recent Vanderbilt players to have an extended freshman and presaged the thrilling three years he would spend in NFL career. black and gold. -Eric Single -LJ Rader Vanderbilt Athletics Vanderbilt Athletics

Jay Cutler is without a doubt one of the best offensive The Montgomery Bell Academy product was a 4-year letterman players in the program’s history. While at Vanderbilt, Cutler at Vanderbilt, earning All-SEC and first-team Academic All- set records in total offense, touchdown passes and passing American honors his senior year. Drafted in the fifth round of yards. During his senior season, he accumulated over 3,000 the NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers in 2003, Hillenmeyer yards through the air and threw 21 touchdowns compared to was cut at the end of the preseason. He was then picked up by only nine interceptions. Cutler’s most memorable moment to the Chicago Bears and played on special teams his rookie year. Commodore fans came in the final game of his career against The next year, he became the starter at outside linebacker and Tennessee. In what would be the final play of his Vanderbilt signed a 5-year extension in 2006. Hillenmeyer was placed on career, Cutler threw a touchdown pass to Earl Bennett to seal injured reserve for the 2010 season. Hillenmeyer is the poster the victory, upsetting Tennessee 28-24. In 2005, Cutler was boy for overachieving Vandy athletes, as he carved out a 6-year recognized as the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and was a career in the NFL not on raw talent but on intelligence. He is finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The Denver a pillar for recruits that question the ability for Vandy players Broncos selected Cutler with the 11th overall pick in the 2006 to succeed in the pros. Hillenmeyer represents the textbook NFL Draft. Cutler now plays as the starting quarterback for the definition for Vanderbilt’s football program: unheralded and Chicago Bears. -Reid Harris overlooked, yet strong-willed and resilient. -LJ Rader Vanderbilt Athletics Vanderbilt Athletics

Before his tragic death after a drive-by shooting back in Linebacker Chris Marve has already accomplished so 2004, Kwane Doster had an electric career as a member of much in a Vanderbilt uniform that it is hard to believe Vanderbilt’s backfield for three years. During his short career he still has a season and a half of eligibility left. From the as a Commodore, Doster accrued 1,621 yards on the ground middle linebacker spot, Marve has capably anchored the and 256 more through the air along with seven touchdowns. underrated Vanderbilt defenses of the past three years with After setting a school record by rushing for 798 of those a steadiness and an understated leadership style that reflects yards during his freshman year in 2002, Foster broke another the mentality of the entire unit. As a redshirt freshman in Vanderbilt record by becoming the first Commodore ever to 2008, he led the team with 10 tackles against Boston College be named the SEC’s Freshman of the Year. As one of Coach in the team’s Music City Bowl victory, and he became the first Bobby Johnson’s first recruits as the Vanderbilt head coach, SEC player to post 100 or more tackles in both his freshman Kwane Doster certainly fit the mold of a Vanderbilt athlete as and sophomore seasons since Vanderbilt’s Jamie Winborn. a humble young man off the field and a popular player on it. This year as player-captain, he is on track to put up another Although his life was tragically taken from him too early, his 100 tackles and on the radar of NFL scouts as he leads the accomplishments as a superb athlete and football player for Vanderbilt stoppers against some of the SEC’s most talented the Commodores live on. - Peter Letarte offensive threats once again. -Eric Single associated press Vanderbilt Athletics

While at Vanderbilt, Jonathan Goff started in 36 games, The versatile cornerback made his NFL debut for Chicago accumulating 307 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Goff was a team midway through the 2009 season after being selected in the captain and led the Commodore defense in tackles his fourth round of that year’s draft. So far this season, the Chicago junior and senior seasons. In each of those two years, Bear has recorded 15 tackles, as well as two interceptions, both Goff was named to the second team All-Southeastern coming in week two against Dallas. However, it was just two Conference. In his senior season alone, Goff accumulated years ago that Moore was donning the black and gold, providing 113 tackles (including 61 solo tackles), placing him fourth a steadying presence on the Commodore defense, offense and in the conference with 9.42 tackles per game. He also special teams. Despite forgoing his senior season at Vanderbilt, recorded three sacks and two interceptions during his 5-foot-9-inch Moore was a two-time first team All-SEC selection, senior season. He graduated in December of his redshirt leading the team with 926 all-purpose yards in 2008. Over the senior season with a degree in mechanical engineering. course of his career, Moore became a leader on the defense with Goff currently starts at middle linebacker for the New York 178 career tackles and 13 interceptions. Moore started in 34 Giants, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2008 games at cornerback while wearing the Commodore uniform, NFL Draft. as his speed and intelligence on the field propelled him into a -Reid Harris multidimensional role for the Commodores. -Meghan Rose Vanderbilt Athletics Vanderbilt Athletics

Hahnfeldt’s final field goal of his collegiate career at Vanderbilt Backs and “skill” players are always grabbing the highlights may not have been his longest attempt to date, but it solidified a come Saturday, but as most football experts will tell you, record-breaking year for the kicker and the Commodores. On the games are won on the play of the offensive and defensive line. last day of 2008, Hahnfeldt converted a 45-yard field goal with Vanderbilt has not seen better play on the offensive line out of 3:26 left in the Music City Bowl, leading Vanderbilt to a 16-14 win anyone more than Chris Williams in recent program history. over Boston College in Nashville. The kicker’s senior season was a Williams’ dominance played along to the tune of allowing only breath of fresh air for the football program and Commodore fans. two sacks at left tackle his junior and senior year combined, The bowl victory was Vanderbilt’s first in exactly 53 years. The being named team MVP three separate times his senior year Commodores finished the year at 7-6, as Coach Bobby Johnson’s and finishing his senior year by being named as a consensus team had its first winning record in over 25 years. Hahnfeldt, a first-team All-SEC by the coaches and media alike — all while Nashville native and graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy, going up against some of the top speed rushers in the nation. made 46 field goals for Vanderbilt during his four years asa Due to his stellar play during his college years, Chris Williams Commodore. Hahnfeldt was a crucial part of the offense during became the second-ever offensive lineman to be drafted out his career, proving his impact in perhaps the biggest Vanderbilt of Vanderbilt in the program’s history and now plays for the game in recent memory. -Meghan Rose Chicago Bears. - Peter Letarte Vanderbilt Athletics Vanderbilt Athletics www.InsideVandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Friday, October 22, 2010 7 Battle for first place in SEC East heats up as USC heads to Nashville

Steve Schindler 4-inch sophomore wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey. Sports Writer Jeffrey has made several good cornerbacks look bad this year, shredding the Auburn After last week’s embarrassment against secondary for 192 yards and two touchdowns Georgia, who would have thought that the and the Alabama secondary for 127 yards and Commodores’ matchup against the South two touchdowns. Carolina would have significant consequences Despite last week’s struggles against in the SEC East race? Georgia’s wideouts, the Vanderbilt secondary Due to the widespread attrition in the first has been tremendous. Junior Casey Hayward few weeks of conference play, the winner shares the SEC lead with four interceptions between the 19th-ranked Gamecocks and and tops the conference with eight defensed the Commodores will be in first place in the passes. Hayward will be asked to lock down SEC East and the only team in the division the dangerous Jeffrey, who is averaging seven with just two conference losses. catches and 115 yards per game. Overall, the For South Carolina fans, that second Commodores’ pass defense ranks 31st in the SEC loss came far earlier than expected. nation, allowing a mere 187 passing yards per After knocking off the top-ranked Alabama game. Crimson Tide at home two weeks ago, the Part of the reason for Garcia’s solid year Gamecocks squandered an 18-point second is the addition of a very strong rushing half lead in Lexington last weekend, falling attack. Sophomore Kenny Miles was South 31-28 to Kentucky and losing superstar Carolina’s leading rusher a season ago with richard pearce/The Daily Gamecock freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore to an 626 yards. Miles has only rushed in two Junior quarterback Steve Garcia (5) looks to establish an early rhythm with his offense this weekend as the ankle injury. games this year, and both appearances were Gamecocks attempt to rebound from last weekend’s loss against the Kentucky Wildcats. Quarterback Stephen Garcia has had an in the fourth quarter of blowout victories. up-and-down career in Columbia. However, Despite Lattimore’s projected absence, the Garcia is beginning to respond to offseason Commodores can’t sleep on the rushing pressure placed upon him by head coach Steve game, as Miles put up 102 yards on the ground Spurrier, throwing for eight touchdowns over in last year’s meeting between the two teams, the last three games. Garcia has completed a 14-10 South Carolina victory. 93-of-133 passes (81 percent completion If Vanderbilt wants to keep this game close, rate) for 1,326 yards and 10 touchdowns with they must shut down the rushing game and, a passer-efficiency rating (171.0) that is fifth- for the first time all season, put Garcia ina best in the nation. situation where he doesn’t have a top running Garcia, although he is not being used as back to lean on and must carry the team. much in the run game this year as in years If the Commodores fail to run the ball well past, knows how to break down a defense themselves, it will only be a matter of time with his legs. Over his career, he has 429 before defensive end Devin Taylor (4.5 sacks) yards rushing and eight rushing touchdowns. and his teammates have Larry Smith on his Vanderbilt has had a significant amount of back. Vanderbilt’s commitment to the run will problems containing running quarterbacks, be tested by South Carolina’s defense, which allowing Northwestern’s Dan Persa to run for has been stout against the run, ranking 14th 82 yards and Mississippi’s Jeremiah Masoli to in the nation. Smith should be able to use play rush for 104 yards and a touchdown. The key action to take advantage of the same young for Garcia is to get into a rhythm early, as he Gamecock secondary that allowed Kentucky’s tends to get a bit flustered by slow starts, and Mike Hartline to throw for a career-high to protect the football. Garcia has thrown five 349 yards last weekend. If the Commodores interceptions on the year, with two of them follow this game plan and execute, then they sam bennett/ The Daily Gamecock coming last week against Kentucky. have a shot at being competitive entering the ■ Freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore (21) injured his ankle and was sidelined for much of the second half in His main target on Saturday will be 6-foot- fourth quarter. last Saturday’s 31-28 loss to Kentucky. Lattimore’s status is questionable for this Saturday’s game.

SEC Football Power Rankings by Dan Marks 1. No. 4 Auburn (7-0 overall, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) 7. Florida (4-3, 2-3 SEC) Cam Newton has Auburn’s offense rolling on all cylinders after their Florida is reeling right now, having lost three straight games and looking whopping 65 points against Arkansas, and they seem to be unstoppable lost on offense. You think Florida fans are wishing Cam Newton never trans- at this point. The question is how much longer until Newton and Co. ferred out of the program based on what they’ve seen from John Brantley can’t bail out Auburn’s atrocious defense that has allowed the third-most thus far? points in the SEC this year.

2. No. 6 LSU (7-0, 4-0 SEC) 8. Kentucky (4-3, 1-3 SEC) The Tigers may not win pretty, and they probably should have at least Joker Phillips got the first big win of his tenure as Kentucky head coach with two losses already this season. At the end of the day, Les Miles’ team has an upset victory over South Carolina. Randall Cobb continues to amaze, managed to win every game this season, and 7-0 is 7-0. This is why they and if he played for a different team he’d be getting as much attention as are second in this week’s rankings. Newton right now for his all-around abilities.

3. No. 8 Alabama (6-1, 3-1 SEC) 9. Georgia (3-4, 2-3 SEC) The Tide rebounded from their first loss of the year with a win against Ole Georgia has rebounded from their 1-4 start with big wins at home vs. Ten- Miss this weekend. It wasn’t a resounding victory, but Alabama still is a nessee and Vanderbilt in the past two weeks. They are now 3-4 and right dangerous team. They should feast on Tennessee this week. in the thick of things in the wide-open SEC East heading into a big game at Kentucky this week.

4. No. 21 South Carolina (4-2, 2-2 SEC) 10. Ole Miss (3-3, 1-2 SEC) Just when Gamecock fans thought their team was Atlanta-bound for its The Rebels are 10th this week only because they were better than the alter- first-ever SEC Championship appearance, South Carolina managed to native of putting Vanderbilt or Tennessee here. They held their own against undo all the momentum after knocking off Alabama in Columbia with a Alabama last week and seem to be finding a little bit of a rhythm after an tough road loss at Kentucky last weekend. The first-half injury sustained embarrassing start to the season. by tailback Marcus Lattimore against Kentucky only made things worse. 5. No. 23 Arkansas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) 11. Vanderbilt (2-4, 1-2 SEC) Tyler Wilson filled in admirably for Ryan Mallett against Auburn, but What a change from last week. After recording a huge 52-6 victory, the there is only so much anyone can do when your defense allows 65 points. Commodores were dominated in all phases of the game in their 43-0 drub- Arkansas has faltered down the stretch in their two losses, and their in- bing in Athens and dropped two spots this week. ability to finish has them fifth in the SEC West standings.

6. Mississippi State (5-2, 2-2 SEC) 12. Tennessee (2-4, 0-3 SEC) If the Bulldogs continue to play the way they have been, Dan Mullen Derek Dooley’s team had a bye this week, and based on that, they stay at should get serious consideration for SEC Coach of the Year. In just his the bottom of the rankings. They are the only SEC team without a confer- second season in Starkville, he has taken Mississippi State out of the SEC ence victory, and that streak will likely continue when Alabama visits cellar and made them a very good football team, as evidenced by Mul- Knoxville this week. len’s big win over his former team in Gainesville last week. 8 Friday, October 22, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com back page

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Buster Olney Don Benson Olney, who grew up on a farm in Vermont, came to Vanderbilt to study history, Benson grew up in Nashville, loved Vanderbilt and developed a keen interest in but said “my major was working at the newspaper and at Versus.” By age 15 radio during his teens. He found his way to campus and WRVU, where he began he knew that he wanted to be a sportswriter, in particular, one who covered reporting news on a fill-in basis. WRVU became a large part of Benson’s college baseball. He does this now as a senior writer and analyst for all ESPN entities, life. After graduating in 1974 with a B.A. in history, “D.B,” as he was called, began appearing on programs such as “Baseball Tonight” and “Sports Center.” After his radio career with Jefferson-Pilot at WQXI AM/FM in Atlanta. Now, with more graduating with a B.A. in history in 1988, Olney became the Nashville Banner than 30 years of radio industry experience, he is president and CEO of Lincoln beat reporter for the Nashville Sounds. He moved to the San Diego Union- Financial Media Co., the previous owner of Jefferson-Pilot. Benson has overall Tribune and Baltimore Sun before joining The New York Times. He has been at responsibility for the operations of 14 radio stations in Atlanta, Miami, San Diego ESPN since 2003. Olney is the author of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and Denver. Benson has been named to Radio Ink magazine’s list of “The 40 Most Powerful People and the Cost of Greatness and of the forthcoming book How Lucky You Can Be, which is about bas- in Radio.” ketball coach Don Meyer. Dr. Raphael Smith Alex Heard According to the 1953 Commodore, Smith was among those who began work on Heard, a native of Jackson, Miss., enjoyed writing for The Hustler and later Ver- a campus radio station, then called WVU. He served as the station’s first techni- sus. He earned his B.A. in English in 1980. After graduation, he moved to Wash- cal director and engineer. Smith earned his B.A. in chemistry in 1955 and then ington, D.C., where he began working at magazines, and he’s been doing that went to Harvard, where he received his M.D. He did tours of active naval duty ever since. Now he is the editorial director of Outside magazine. He also has during Vietnam and Desert Storm, where he was deployed to the Middle East. worked as an editor and writer at Wired, The New York Times Magazine, New He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1969 and directed the Coronary Care Unit and Republic and other publications. Heard’s new book, The Eyes of Willie McGee, Heart Station. He also became chief of cardiology at the Nashville Veterans Medi- tells the story of a young African American man from Laurel, Miss., who was cal Center. Smith was in charge of a series of experiments involving the effect of executed in 1951 for allegedly raping a white housewife. To tell the story, Heard weightlessness on astronauts’ heart function during the three Skylab missions. The cardiology unit relied on exhaustive documentary research, including FBI documents, interview transcripts and the at the Nashville VA Medical Center is named after him. recollections of family members whose parents or spouses were involved in the case. Ralph McGill, to be inducted posthumously Tracy Wilkinson McGill, who was born in 1898 in Igou’s Ferry, Tenn., enrolled at Vanderbilt in Wilkinson grew up in Atlanta, Ga., and worked as a reporter and news editor for 1917. He wrote a column called “Censored” for The Hustler and contributed to The Hustler. She earned her B.A. in English literature in 1980. After working for Jade, a student humor magazine. McGill also wrote poetry and became friends United Press International in Peru and Nicaragua, Wilkinson joined the LA Times with some of the famed Fugitive writers. During his senior year, he was sus- in 1987. She has covered wars, crises and daily life in more than 50 countries. pended for writing a Hustler column in which he criticized the administration She now is based in Mexico City, where she is the Times’ bureau chief and a con- for not using the $20,000 that was bequeathed by a former professor for a stu- tributor to its La Plaza blog. Among her awards, Wilkinson received the George dent lounge. He left the College of Arts and Science, although he later enrolled Polk Award for coverage of the Balkans and Kosovo and the Overseas Press Club in Vanderbilt Law School. McGill never completed any degrees at Vanderbilt. He Award twice. She also wrote the lead story in the Times’ Pulitzer-award-winning worked at the Nashville Banner newspaper, and in 1929, he joined the Atlanta Constitution, where he package on racially motivated riots. Her book The Vatican’s Exorcists: Driving Out the Devil in the worked his way up to syndicated columnist, editor and publisher of the morning newspaper. McGill 21st Century has been translated into half a dozen languages. was a staunch supporter of civil rights and opposed social and educational segregation at a time when few around him spoke out on the issue. In 1959, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editori- als condemning hate crimes by the Ku Klux Klan. McGill died from a heart attack in 1969. O O O Past Hall of Fame Inductees - Inaugural Class, 2009 Sen. Lamar Alexander (1962), Skip Bayless (1974), Roy Blount Jr. (1963), Mary Elson (1974) and Sam Feist (1991)

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b, b & l (continued) open houses and tours Noon–2 p.m. Friday, October 22 School of Nursing Alumni, friends and family luncheon 9–9:45 a.m. Light Hall, third floor student lounge Alumni coffee hour Open to all School of Medicine classes from 1962 to present, Godchaux Hall living room and all other School of Medicine Reunion attendees and Casual, complimentary drop-by event for all nursing alumni. guests. Valet parking is available at Godchaux Hall.

Saturday, October 23 1:30–2:30 p.m. 8–9 a.m. Dessert social and tour Alumni breakfast Godchaux Hall living room Light Hall, third floor student lounge Department of History of Art Relax with light refreshments and spend time catching up Hosted by the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association 1–3 p.m. with classmates. Becky Keck, M.S.N., R.N., senior associate dean for operations and Open house School of Nursing administration, will lead a 2 p.m. tour of the School of Cohen Memorial Hall, Thursday, October 21 Nursing to showcase updated classrooms, clinical practice first floor lobby off 21st Avenue simulation and new office space. 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Visit www.vanderbilt.edu/historyart. Class of 1960 Quinq luncheon with Dean Colleen Undergraduate Admissions Conway-Welch Department of Psychology Friday, October 22, and Saturday, October 23 Godchaux Hall living room 2–3 p.m. Information sessions and tours The luncheon is complimentary for all nursing Quinq Tour of Wilson Hall, sponsored by the alumni. Spouses and guests are welcome at $20 per person. 2305 West End Ave. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions holds daily group Valet parking is available at Godchaux Hall. Reservations Department of Psychology information sessions and campus tours. Information required. 301 Wilson Hall sessions are scheduled for 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. on Friday and at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Campus tours follow at Friday, October 22 Jean and Alexander Heard Library 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. on Friday and at 11 a.m. on 12:15–1:15 p.m. 2–4 p.m. Saturday. Space is limited and reservations are required. Lunch and lecture by Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Central Library Call (800) 288-0432 or (615) 322-2561 to reserve your place, Frist Hall, room 140 The Sixties at 50 looks back at one of the most important or reserve online at www.vanderbilt.edu/admissions. Preorder a boxed lunch for $10 each or bring your own and decades in U.S. history through the rich collections of Please specify that you are part of Reunion/Homecoming join us for this great presentation by the dean on the latest Vanderbilt’s libraries. Rocked by counterculture and weekend. developments in the nursing profession. Lunch reservations jolted by assassinations, we found ourselves divided required. by our ideas about generation, race, gender, sexuality, Vanderbilt Department of Student war and politics. Despite abundant optimism for Athletics Saturday, October 23 what could be, debates and protests sometimes led to riots. The Sixties at 50 exhibit, located in our Special 12 p.m.–2 p.m. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Collections Gallery and in Central Library’s fourth floor McGugin Center open house Reunion brunch lobby, offers a chance to experience this electrifying 2601 Jess Neely Drive University Club time. Here you’ll see major figures of the time as they Come see the latest renovations at the McGugin Center, Enjoy a mimosa or bloody mary before brunch while catching spoke at Vanderbilt and witness the times that changed including the newly enhanced Stratton Foster Academic up with friends. Dean Conway-Welch will recognize the our nation. Center and the new and improved John Hall Football Office newest Quinqs, present alumni awards and provide an update Complex. about the school. Cost is $15 for all Quinq nursing alumni, $20 Law School for nursing alumni from all other years, and $25 for spouses 5:30–6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery and guests. Reservations required. Tours of the law school Homecoming/Reunion Weekend hours: Student ambassadors will lead tours of the law school Undergraduate Reunion Thursday, October 21, noon–8 p.m. building—come see how much has changed since you sat Friday, October 22, noon–4 p.m. Friday, October 22 in the classroom. 10 a.m.–noon Saturday, October 23, 1–5pm Quinq Brunch School of Medicine Student Life Center 2–4 p.m. What are They Doing in There?: Recent Works by Complimentary brunch buffet complete with mimosas Open house featuring the Department of Art and bloody marys. Parking in Terrace Place Garage, shuttle School of Medicine author Dr. Alan Graber Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Cohen available to and from Student Life Center. Quinqs and one Memorial Hall, Peabody Campus ■ guest only, please. ■ Light Hall, third floor student lounge

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Buster Olney Don Benson Olney, who grew up on a farm in Vermont, came to Vanderbilt to study history, Benson grew up in Nashville, loved Vanderbilt and developed a keen interest in but said “my major was working at the newspaper and at Versus.” By age 15 radio during his teens. He found his way to campus and WRVU, where he began he knew that he wanted to be a sportswriter, in particular, one who covered reporting news on a fill-in basis. WRVU became a large part of Benson’s college baseball. He does this now as a senior writer and analyst for all ESPN entities, life. After graduating in 1974 with a B.A. in history, “D.B,” as he was called, began appearing on programs such as “Baseball Tonight” and “Sports Center.” After his radio career with Jefferson-Pilot at WQXI AM/FM in Atlanta. Now, with more graduating with a B.A. in history in 1988, Olney became the Nashville Banner than 30 years of radio industry experience, he is president and CEO of Lincoln beat reporter for the Nashville Sounds. He moved to the San Diego Union- Financial Media Co., the previous owner of Jefferson-Pilot. Benson has overall Tribune and Baltimore Sun before joining The New York Times. He has been at responsibility for the operations of 14 radio stations in Atlanta, Miami, San Diego ESPN since 2003. Olney is the author of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and Denver. Benson has been named to Radio Ink magazine’s list of “The 40 Most Powerful People and the Cost of Greatness and of the forthcoming book How Lucky You Can Be, which is about bas- in Radio.” ketball coach Don Meyer. Dr. Raphael Smith Alex Heard According to the 1953 Commodore, Smith was among those who began work on Heard, a native of Jackson, Miss., enjoyed writing for The Hustler and later Ver- a campus radio station, then called WVU. He served as the station’s first techni- sus. He earned his B.A. in English in 1980. After graduation, he moved to Wash- cal director and engineer. Smith earned his B.A. in chemistry in 1955 and then ington, D.C., where he began working at magazines, and he’s been doing that went to Harvard, where he received his M.D. He did tours of active naval duty ever since. Now he is the editorial director of Outside magazine. He also has during Vietnam and Desert Storm, where he was deployed to the Middle East. worked as an editor and writer at Wired, The New York Times Magazine, New He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1969 and directed the Coronary Care Unit and Republic and other publications. Heard’s new book, The Eyes of Willie McGee, Heart Station. He also became chief of cardiology at the Nashville Veterans Medi- tells the story of a young African American man from Laurel, Miss., who was cal Center. Smith was in charge of a series of experiments involving the effect of executed in 1951 for allegedly raping a white housewife. To tell the story, Heard weightlessness on astronauts’ heart function during the three Skylab missions. The cardiology unit relied on exhaustive documentary research, including FBI documents, interview transcripts and the at the Nashville VA Medical Center is named after him. recollections of family members whose parents or spouses were involved in the case. Ralph McGill, to be inducted posthumously Tracy Wilkinson McGill, who was born in 1898 in Igou’s Ferry, Tenn., enrolled at Vanderbilt in Wilkinson grew up in Atlanta, Ga., and worked as a reporter and news editor for 1917. He wrote a column called “Censored” for The Hustler and contributed to The Hustler. She earned her B.A. in English literature in 1980. After working for Jade, a student humor magazine. McGill also wrote poetry and became friends United Press International in Peru and Nicaragua, Wilkinson joined the LA Times with some of the famed Fugitive writers. During his senior year, he was sus- in 1987. She has covered wars, crises and daily life in more than 50 countries. pended for writing a Hustler column in which he criticized the administration She now is based in Mexico City, where she is the Times’ bureau chief and a con- for not using the $20,000 that was bequeathed by a former professor for a stu- tributor to its La Plaza blog. Among her awards, Wilkinson received the George dent lounge. He left the College of Arts and Science, although he later enrolled Polk Award for coverage of the Balkans and Kosovo and the Overseas Press Club in Vanderbilt Law School. McGill never completed any degrees at Vanderbilt. He Award twice. She also wrote the lead story in the Times’ Pulitzer-award-winning worked at the Nashville Banner newspaper, and in 1929, he joined the Atlanta Constitution, where he package on racially motivated riots. Her book The Vatican’s Exorcists: Driving Out the Devil in the worked his way up to syndicated columnist, editor and publisher of the morning newspaper. McGill 21st Century has been translated into half a dozen languages. was a staunch supporter of civil rights and opposed social and educational segregation at a time when few around him spoke out on the issue. In 1959, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editori- als condemning hate crimes by the Ku Klux Klan. McGill died from a heart attack in 1969. O O O Past Hall of Fame Inductees - Inaugural Class, 2009 Sen. Lamar Alexander (1962), Skip Bayless (1974), Roy Blount Jr. (1963), Mary Elson (1974) and Sam Feist (1991) FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 21, 2010 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

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Explore the world 2011 Vanderbilt Travel Program

 way CLASSICS A7=: Quintessential Vanderbilt journeys offering educational programming by Vanderbilt faculty The Vanderbilt Travel Program, presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association, proudly announces its new and expanded program for COMMON CONNECTIONS CLOSER TO HOME Niche travel adventures for alumni with shared interests Distinctive U.S. getaways 2011. Seventeen trips are planned—divided, for the first time, into five categories to accommodate every lifestyle, educational travel interest and budget. Contact us today for full program information—and prepare to FAMILY FRIENDLY EXCURSIONS Exceptional guided summer vacations for Vanderbilt families Unique journeys with an uncommon twist explore the world your way!

Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland (July 25–Aug. 2, 2011) Imperial Russia: Canadian Rockies Family Program: Moscow and Banff and Yoho National Parks St. Petersburg (June 24–July 2, 2011) Paris and the (July 21–29, 2011) Beaches of Normandy (June 6–15, 2011) Journey from Provence to the Ligurian Sea An Insider’s Vanderbilt-in-France Reunion (Sept. 13–24, 2011) Perspective of Chicago (June 16–19, 2011) (Aug. 23–28, 2011) Insider’s Rome: Commodore Tailgate Tour: Ancient, Medieval, The Mediterranean The Beauty Way: Vanderbilt vs. University Renaissance, World in the Time Taos and Santa Fe of Connecticut Baroque and of St. Paul (July 5–11, 2011) (Oct. 1–3, 2010) Modern (June 27–July 8, 2011) (May 11–21, 2011) Winter Getaway to Naples and the Everglades Cruise the (Feb. 6–12, 2011) Mexican Riviera (Nov. 27–Dec. 4, 2011) St. Kitts: Caribbean by Costa Rica Private Jet by Yacht (Feb. 15–20, 2011) (March 23–April 2, 2011)

Peru Family Program: Lima and Machu Picchu (June 27–July 5, 2011)

Vanderbilt Tennis: Journey to South Africa (Nov. 20–28, 2010) (615) 322-3673 www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/travel [email protected]