Two Memorial Services Scheduled for Members of the Vanderbilt Community
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Record Day this Saturday SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 5 Thunderstorms 70 / 51 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011 WWW .INSIDEVANDY.COM 123RD YEAR, NO. 37 CAMPUS NEWS YOU NeeD Skype provides EVERYTHING TO KNOW FOR RITES new classroom kid cudi THE SCHEDULE (subject to change) APRIL 15-16, 2011 possibilities FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011 SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011 HANNAH TWILLMAN sustainability that’s not really Senior Staff Writer given by one specific school,” Gates open at 4 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. said senior Leslie Labruto, a civil 4:05 p.m.: Battle of the Bands Winner 4:05 p.m.: Battle of The Bands Winner Jeffrey Sachs typically charges engineering major and former 4:45 p.m.: Futurebirds 4:45 p.m.: Young Jesus $40,000 plus travel costs for a president of SPEAR. “As an 5:35 p.m.: The Pimps of Joytime 5:35 p.m.: David Mayfield Parade speaking engagement. But on engineer, the interdisciplinary 6:35 p.m.: Jerrod Niemann 6:25 p.m.: Madi Diaz Thursday, 15 Vanderbilt students nature of the class opened my had a face-to-face conversation mind to so many different avenues, 7:40 p.m.: Sara Bareilles 7:15 p.m.: The Features with the prominent international like health and education, and 9:10 p.m.: Public Enemy 8:15 p.m.: Matt & Kim economic adviser for free using I don’t get that education in my 10:40 p.m.: The National 9:45 p.m.: Edward Sharpe & The only a classroom computer and engineering classes. It’s been Magnetic Zero’s Skype. really all-encompassing.” 11:15 p.m.: Kid Cudi After reading Sachs’ book, Heuser said a key aspect of the “Common Wealth: Economics for class, which he created to reflect a Crowded Planet,” earlier in the students’ broad research interests, PARKING semester as part of Brian Heuser’s has been the prevalence of social • Free parking is available at the Terrace Place Parking Garage, located sustainable development seminar, media tools, like Skype, in the off 21st Avenue South on Terrace Place. senior Naveed Nanjee decided to presentation of information. approach the economist about “This class isn’t possible without speaking to the class. social media. The dissemination DRINKING “What better way to ask of knowledge about sustainability • All 21-year-old guests will be able to bring six 12-ounce aluminum questions about the book than to through social media is the cans of beer to Rites of Spring each day. Coolers are allowed. Guests ask the author himself? But Jeffrey primary reason, other than market can combine their beers in one cooler if they enter together. No one Sachs is obviously a very prominent forces, that sustainability is in the is allowed to bring more than 12 beers together. economist — he’s the director of ether,” he said, adding that this the Earth Institute at Columbia group of students, in particular, is • Third party security officers will check IDs and issue different colored and special adviser to the United especially adept at social media bracelets each day to of-age guests. Third party security will have Nations Secretary General — and and has made it a consistent part 2010 ID booklets to verify IDs and a list of Vanderbilt students who therefore very difficult to access,” of the class. “I have followed that are over 21. VPD officers will be monitoring the crowd at all times. In- Nanjee said. While Sachs declined lead and embraced it. Faculty toxicated persons will not be allowed to enter the event. All persons a class visit for scheduling reasons, need to take the students’ lead under 21 found drinking will be required to get rid of their beer. They he did suggest a Skype conference, sometimes in understanding will be removed from the event if they do not comply. THE NATIONAL and after a month of coordinating, what can be deployed for rigorous • All guests may bring one unopened bottled water to the event to be Nanjee and his classmates were educational purposes,” he said. checked by security at the entrances. Vanderbilt Dining will facilitate speaking to the author. Sachs himself described social the additional sale of water and soda on the lawn. No outside food is Heuser, an assistant professor media as the primary game- allowed into the event except small snacks for special dietary needs. of the practice in international changer and vital not just to This will be monitored at the entrances. education and public policy, said the exchange of ideas among this rarity of access made the academics but also to the future CAMPUS NEWS experience even more valuable of international development. for his students. “Social media is a whole “Sachs is pivotal in a way revolution. It can empower that no one else in the world is,” training and connectivity; it can Two memorial services Heuser said. “He is pivotal to our help with information gathering; understanding and our treatment it can help with disaster relief of our many dimensions of global operations; it can help with development and international revolutions. I think that the uses scheduled for members of development. To be able to are unbounded,” he said. “The access Sachs is an unprecedented lack of knowledge and physical achievement in access to students; isolation has been one of the we’re not only providing access most important drivers of poverty to world-class opportunities for and death from disease. What all the Vanderbilt community students but also world-class information and communication KYLE BLAINE intellectual engagement.” technology does, of course, is News Editor With students from majors break isolation. spanning programs like Human “This is the most important Memorial services for two members of the Vanderbilt community and Organizational Development, single breakthrough that we’ve lost this year have been scheduled. Engineering, Economics, Creative had in development,” he said. A memorial service for sophomore Kevin Putney is scheduled 3 Writing, and Medicine, Health Especially in the current age p.m. Saturday, April 16, in Farmington, Conn. and Society, the class has focused of globalization, Heuser said it is Putney died March 29. Born on May 29, 1991, Putney was a on an interdisciplinary approach necessary for students to not only member of the Men’s Club Volleyball team and participated in rock to deconstruct the broad know how to access and use the climbing and outdoor adventures with Vanderbilt’s Wilderness understanding of sustainable latest technology in development Skills group (WilSkills). development. work but also be able to innovate The common definition of and look to the future. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: sustainable development is “I think this class isn’t just fun Vanderbilt University-Wilskills meeting the needs of today without but necessary. It’s necessary that Vanderbilt Gift processing limiting the needs of the future, we have leaders who are prepared PMB 407727 according to the Brundtland to handle the complexities of 2301 Vanderbilt Place Report. But Nanjee said the class sustainability. The more we know Nashville, TN 37240-7727 has spent the semester attempting about this, the better we’ll be to deconstruct and understand able to handle the changes that A memorial service for emeritus professor David Lowe is the concept in further detail, are coming. And changes are scheduled for 4 p.m. May 16 in Buttrick Hall, Room 102. specifically within the scope of coming. They will be significant,” Lowe, an expert in Russian literature who taught at Vanderbilt for education, economics, health Heuser said. “The era of cheap three decades, died April 9. He was 63. and the environment. gas is gone, the era of free water is KEVIN PUTNEY DAVID LOWE “This class has provided gone. 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HOW MUCH OF A CHALLENGE WAS PLANNING RITES OF SPRING THIS YEAR? Planning Rites of Spring proves to be a unique challenge each year. The Music Group is often faced with difficult deci- sions, quick deadlines and various obstacles in terms of the booking process. Our biggest challenge is to create a diverse line-up that the majority of Vandy students as well as greater Nashville will enjoy.