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TODAY’s WEATHER LIFE SPORTS Review of tUnE-yArDs’ Black Team earns 19-7 win in new album “w h o k i l l” Black & Gold Spring Game SEE PAGE 5 SEE PAGE 6 Mostly Sunny 78 / 62 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011 WWW .INSIDEVANDY.COM 123RD YEAR, NO. 38 CAMPUS NEWS Memorial scholarship honors the memory of Kyser Miree KYLE BLAINE pleasure to teach him or learn close friends with Miree, tells much energy; he was happy to student who illustrates the same News Editor with him describes Miree as a story that he says illustrates have learned so much.” level of intellectual curiosity intelligent, compassionate Miree’s best qualities. Shortly after Miree was Miree possessed. On the second floor of the and inquisitive. His “Kyser was working on tragically murdered in Mobile, On April 30, a group of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity accomplishments in school building a rocket his senior year,” Ala., last spring, a group of Vanderbilt alumni, current house, there is a room where were great — he was president Pfinsgraff said. “He would come his friends and family came students and Miree’s friends the fraternity president resides. of the Mechanical Engineering into the house every afternoon together to form a scholarship and family will run the Country This year, however, the room Honor Society, vice president excited to work on it.” in his memory. Music Marathon in Miree’s was named in the honor of one of Vanderbilt Aerospace Club Miree spent months working One year later, the group honor. KYSER MIREE of its former residents — Kyser and president of the Tennessee on the project. When he has raised more than $100,000 “All of the support from the To contribute to the Miree Miree. Nu chapter of the Sigma Alpha finally launched his rocket, for the Kyser Miree Memorial community to raise money and Memorial fund online, go to “We hope that the room will Epsilon fraternity. In 2009, Miree it exploded in midflight. His Scholarship. The scholarship, awareness of the scholarship mireememorial.org. All dona- forever be known as Kyser’s graduated from Vanderbilt friends, expecting Miree to be which is fully endowed by the has been a part of the healing tions are tax-deductible, as the room,” said senior Zach magna cum laude with a degree disappointed with what they university, will be granted to an process for the family,” Pfinsgraff fund is a registered 501(c)(3) Pfinsgraff. in engineering and went to work perceived as a failed launch, incoming engineering student said. entity of Vanderbilt University. Miree left an immeasurable for Chevron Corp in Mobile, were surprised by his reaction. in the fall. In a way, the scholarship is (EIN number for Vanderbilt is: legacy at Vanderbilt. Ala. “He had this smile on his face Pfinsgraff says that if he were representative of Miree’s outlook 62-0476822) By all accounts, Miree was Pfinsgraff, a senior Sigma and he says, ‘It was awesome,’” to pick the recipient of the on life — always make the best brilliant. Anyone who had the Alpha Epsilon brother who was Pfinsgraff said. “He had so scholarship, he would choose a out of a bad situation. ■ CAMPUS NEWS LOCAL NEWS Mobile Market AFTER MUCH DELAY... trailer robbed LUCAS LOFREDO volunteers and customers, Staff Writer and detailed a few measures the organization will be taking RITES OF SPRING The Nashville Mobile Market to deter similar events from was robbed Saturday morning occurring. while at the Parks at Hillside They will be taking two stops, stop on its weekend route. A including the one where the WILL BRIGGS man, after loitering inside the robbery occurred at, off of their Staff Writer trailer containing the food route, favoring instead stops for some time, grabbed their that are on busy roads with In what has become a yearly tradition of late here at moneybox and ran outside. high resident traffic and with Although the man apparently more local security measures. Vanderbilt for Rites of Spring, aspiring writers and dropped and picked back up They will also be working with bloggers of all sorts are once again using phrases such a gun as he fled, none of the Vanderbilt University and food truck’s volunteers or local organizations for further as “the rain didn’t dampen students’ enthusiasm” customers was harmed. Police advising on how to keep their arrived quickly at the scene food trailer as safe as possible. while describing the goings-on at our beloved music but were unable to track down The Nashville Mobile festival. Unfortunately, several other factors did seem the perpetrator. Market is a social enterprise Mobile Market founder Ravi organization run by Vanderbilt to accomplish this ever-elusive purpose. Patel declined to comment graduate students that works directly on the incident for to provide affordable food for For more pictures from Rites, see pages 2 and 3. insurance reasons. areas of Nashville where it isn’t In a letter to Mobile easily available. They bring CHRIS HONIBALL/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Market volunteers sent out products to these areas in a The National performs during Rites of Spring on Alumni Lawn Friday night. Gates didn’t open till 10:20 p.m. on Friday due to severe weather, the day after the robbery, trailer, where locals can come resulting in the cancellation of the first three acts and shorter sets from the remaining acts. Patel emphasized the utmost in, browse and purchase them importance of the safety of at reasonable prices. ■ irstly, the line to get into Kid CuDi, on the other hand, On Friday, Sarah Bareilles last song, much to the despair Rites was an issue to say left a lot to be desired, especially swore a lot more than expected of both the crowd and the band Clockwise, from F the least. At one point on in terms of “freestyling,” which while putting together a good who was trying to make up for left: Seniors Nicole Gunasekera, Alex Saturday night, students were he apparently thought just show, and Public Enemy was the rain delay that led to the Arnold, Emily Zern, forced to queue for an hour and entailed remembering his at least better than Kid CuDi. unfortunate cancellation of Kate Foster and a half just to get onto Alumni own lyrics. However, earlier Plus, they taught us that we Futurebirds, funk group Pimps medical stu- Lawn. In other words, this was in the day, David Mayfield aren’t robots, so they were of Joytime and country singer dent Ravi Patel, enough time to miss the end of Parade put on an entertaining educational too. The National Jerrod Niemann. members of the Nashville Mobile Matt and Kim and all of Edward performance, which was closed the night out strong — or In spite of these difficulties, Market executive Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, especially memorable would have anyway — until they Rites of Spring was still quite the board. both of which put on very good for a Jesus-Santa Claus had their electricity gradually enjoyable experience because, performances. comparison. cut off in the middle of their let’s face it, it’s Rites. ■ JOHN RUSSELL/ VU Media Relations NATIONAL NEWS Report: ‘Three Cups of Tea’ facts may be inaccurate NEW YORK (AP) — A “60 night on CBS television, cites porters who joined Mortenson on has “successfully established over full of wonderful people. They that have educated more than Minutes” investigation alleges “Into the Wild” author Jon his mountain trip in Pakistan and 170 schools” and helped educate are also complex places, torn by 60,000 students. I continue to be that the inspirational multimillion Krakauer as among the doubters dispute his being lost. They say he over 68,000 students, with an conflicting loyalties, and some heartened by the many messages seller “Three Cups of Tea,” which of Mortenson’s story of being lost only visited Korphe a year later. emphasis on girls’ education.” who do not want our mission of support I receive from our was required summer reading in 1993 while mountain climbing The “60 Minutes” report alleges In a statement issued Friday of educating girls to succeed,” local partners in cities and for the Class of 2014, is filled with in rural Pakistan and stumbling that numerous schools in Pakistan through the institute, Mortenson Mortenson said. villages across Afghanistan and inaccuracies and that co-author upon the village of Korphe, where and Afghanistan that Mortenson’s defended the book he co-authored “I stand by the information Pakistan, who are determined Greg Mortenson’s charitable the kindness of local residents Central Asia Institute is said to with David Oliver Relinhis, and conveyed in my book and not to let unjustified attacks stop organization has taken credit for inspired him to build a school. have established either don’t exist his humanitarian work. by the value of CAI’s work in the important work being done building schools that don’t exists The “60 Minutes” story draws or were built by others. According “Afghanistan and Pakistan are empowering local communities to create a better future for their The report, which airs Sunday upon observations from the to the CAI’s website, the institute fascinating, inspiring countries, to build and operate schools children.” ■ 2 Monday, April 18, 2011 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER www.InsideVandy.com RITES OF SPRING Despite severe weather Friday evening and a cold, damp Saturday, Rites of Spring 2011 was entertaining as ever. Performers booty-danced and crowd-surfed, dressed like Jesus, and Sarah Bareilles cursed like a sailor. The Hustler Photo staff compiled some of the best shots fromR ites so you can relive the weekend — and forget that finals are about to start for just a little while longer.