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With Vandy out, Read the reactions of see what team our students, professors and sports staff picks to alumni on the current win it all… For breaking news and sports coverage in For more, see Sports, page 8 situation in Iraq… between newspaper issues… For more, see Focus, page 10 Visit InsideVandy.com THETHE VOICEVOICE OFOF VANDERBILTVANDERBILT SINCESINCE 18881888 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2007 • 119 TH YEAR, NO. 30 THE WALL NPHC moves compiled by HARISH KRISHNAMOORTHI TODAY Indian comedian to Annual Derby Days perform into Kappa Vijai Nathan, rated one of New York’s top stand-up comics by Sigma house Back Stage in 2003, Residence to be used primarily will perform in Wilson liven Greek Row Hall, Room 126 today for programs, small gatherings from 7 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. The until eviction in 2010. event is being held by by NICOLE FLOYD Masala-SACE. Staff Reporter Th e National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities have a new place to call home. TODAY Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Vanderbilt University Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma fi nalized the Orchestra to perform details of the off er from the Offi ce of Greek The event features Life to occupy the former Kappa Sigma performances by house last week. the winners of the Kappa Sigma lost the house after its Student Concerto charter was revoked in December due Competition with to a violation of the fraternity’s code of conductor Robin conduct. Fountain and will be NPHC President Steven Harris said the in Ingram Hall from 8 council is excited about moving into the to 9:30 p.m. house. “We are defi nitely grateful for the opportunity to use the house as a residence for the NPHC men,” he said. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Despite their enthusiasm, members of Locks of Love Hair Drive the NPHC are mindful that their occupation haircuts of the Kappa Sigma house will be short- Locks of Love lived. Kappa Sigma is expected to return to is a non-profi t campus in 2010. organization that “We still realize this is a temporary provides hairpieces residence,” Harris said. “Upon Kappa to children suff ering Sigma’s return we will be in the same from diseases that situation we were in with the Sigma Nu result in chronic hair house. So we have to keep that in mind.” love. Any students According to Director of Greek Life Kristen who have 10 inches of Torrey, the house will be used primarily unbleached hair and for programs and small gatherings. Many are interested in a free of the details, including which fraternity haircut should call members will live in the house, must still Jennifer Vacha at (615) be worked out. 460-7002 to set up an Harris noted there will be some appointment. stipulations on the size of parties that can be held at the house. Th is decision came about as a result of dialogues between the NPHC and Torrey. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 “Th e type of parties seen at the Sigma Nu Sean Carroll to speak photo provided by BRIAN RUE house, referring to the size of the party, may as part of Chancellor’s Sororities participate in fi eld games held Tuesday afternoon on the Sigma Chi lawn from 4 to 6 p.m. as a part of Derby Days, the fraternity’s weeklong annual philanthropy not be seen at the Kappa Sigma house for Lecture Series event that started Sunday with a 5K run and will continue through this weekend. various reasons, including security,” Harris Sean Carroll, professor said. of genetics and Sophomore Rebekah Nwangwa said molecular biology she is happy the NPHC fi nally has a new at the University of Students for Kenya to hold house. Wisconsin-Madison, “Th e whole fi rst semester, the only place will give a lecture to have parties and events was the Student titled “Making of the Life Center,” Nwangwa said. “So now they Fittest.” The lecture inaugural LWALA benefi t can switch it up a little bit.” will be at 6 p.m. in “I think everyone is looking forward to Ingram Hall, following attending the fi rst party once they get it a reception at 5 p.m. by ALLISON SMITH Former Sen. Bill Frist will deliver He wants us to feel like we can make fi xed up,” she said. ■ News Editor the keynote address at the gala, a diff erence, we can help.” which will take place from 7 to 10:30 Snyder visited Lwala this summer Students for Kenya had just $18 p.m. at the Student Life Center. as a part of her internship with 85 Zeta serves up THURSDAY, MARCH 29 in its bank account when it began Tickets to the event cost $16 at the Broads, a company that provides Writer’s Night planning the LWALA Benefi t Gala. Sarratt Box Offi ce and $20 at the networking opportunities for A live reading of Some $10,000 later, program director, door. women of all ages, and brought the waffl es in Towers original works by senior Danielle Snyder, said they are Frist said his son, sophomore idea of hosting an event to Students Vanderbilt’s creative ready to earn even more Th ursday Jonathan Frist, brought the idea of for Kenya. She is featured in the writing community night. participating in the benefi t to him, documentary that will be shown at will take place from Snyder said the inaugural benefi t pointing out that it benefi ts a clinic the gala. 7:30 to 9 p.m. in aims to raise awareness and money similar to the ones he worked with “It really was a life-changing Alumni Hall, Room to support the completion of the in southern Sudan. experience,” Snyder said of her trip 117. An all-poetry fi rst health clinic to be built in Lwala, “Th e incidence of HIV and to Lwala. “We were living in the mud panel will feature Kenya. Th e benefi t will feature a 20- tuberculosis is higher (in Lwala) huts, and there were three funerals Rick Hilles, assistant minute documentary, fashion show, than the African average,” Bill Frist while we were there. You experience professor of English; silent auction and live band. said. “We have the opportunity of the full range of emotions every Andrea Gibson, “We hope in the future this event replicating what I have helped to do day.” coordinator of will become as big as Rites of Spring, personally in Sudan and Kenya.” She said the benefi t will closely Vanderbilt’s faculty something that kids will look Snyder said Students for Kenya resemble the documentary senate; and Vanderbilt forward to every year,” she said. asked Frist to be the keynote premiere, which took place in New student authors. “Right now people have no idea speaker because of his “extensive” York last November. what Students for Kenya is and involvement in Africa. Students for Kenya is an what LWALA is, but once people “(Frist) is totally relevant,” Snyder undergraduate student organization Compiled by staff from various hear their stories they will want to said. “He really feels strongly about founded in 2005 devoted to MARK BENEKE / The Vanderbilt Hustler sources. Check out Sophomores Whitney Hubbard and Abigail Richards and seniors Van- http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu get involved,” said senior Brittani AIDS eff orts and connecting with the promotion of community for more events. Hale. our generation and giving us a venue. development in Lwala. ■ essa Egerton-Shelton and Kesha Cook (left to right) prepare waffl es in Towers East as a part of Zeta Phi Beta’s Finer Womanhood Week 2007. 615.279.7299 LUXURY LIVING IN THE VILLAGE WWW.THECHESTERFIELDCONDOS.COM|615.298.3545 2 Wednesday, March 28, 2007 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com WEATHER compiled by HARISH KRISHNAMOORTHI IN THE KNOW InVUsion continues fi rst TODAY The news you need — in brief compiled by HARISH KRISHNAMOORTHI Multicultural Awareness Week CAMPUS by KRISTEN CHMIELEWSKI tickets will receive a donation of half of all Greek Asst News Editor ticket sales to its philanthropy. Organizational behavior expert to work Because the MCC functions similarly to Greek with Vanderbilt provost’s office Th e fi rst Multicultural Awareness Week will organizations, Vigneswaran said he created Vanderbilt University has named Clinical Professor of culminate Saturday with InVUsion, a presentation Multicultural Awareness Week with the format of Management David Owens to assistant to the provost for designed to showcase diff erent aspects of each Greekfest in mind. Scattered T-storms, 78/57 strategic process innovation. multicultural group. Vigneswaran said he hopes to establish the Owens, a specialist in organizational behavior and InVUsion, which will take place at 8 p.m. on weeklong activity as an institutionalized event current professor at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School Alumni Lawn, will feature some of the most students can expect every year. of Management, will work with the university’s academic popular performances from events such as Diwali, “How Far Have We Come V.3,” featuring leadership, faculty and staff to develop a holistic and Asian New Year, Cafe Con Leche and MESA Night. comedian Vijai Nathan, will take place tonight at 7 THURSDAY innovative approach to Vanderbilt’s strategic plans. Vandy Taal, VIBE and Momentum will also p.m. in Wilson Hall, Room 126. “Th ere are so many exciting and important innovations perform at the event. Her comedy tells of her experience of growing up in how we conduct research, teach, learn and live on Krishanthan Vigneswaran, former Student as a “foreigner” in America, despite being born and campus.

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