TODAY’s WEATHER VSG DREAM ACT RESOLUTION TABLED Role of VSG as a representative body is called into question. SEE PAGE 3 Sunny, 85 / 59 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 WWW .INSIDEVANDY.COM 122ND YEAR, NO. 39 ADMISSIONS STUDENT MEDIA Freshmen class stats increase VSC explores sale Vandy’s prestige of 91.1 FM VU Media Relations The Class of 2014 poses on Commons Lawn in an annual tradition for first-year students at Vanderbilt. CHARLOTTE CLEARY Staff Writer BY THE NUMBERS The accomplishments of the enrolled students in the class of 2014 continue to raise the value of a Vanderbilt undergraduate degree, according to statistics gathered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions. The current freshmen class consists of exactly 1,600 students, which is the exact number projected by the ZAC HARDY/ The Vanderbilt Hustler Office of Admissions one year WRVU student DJ Mikil Taylor and fellow DJ Sarah Taylor put on a radio show at 9:00 on Thursday night from the WRVU station in the bottom ago. According to the Office of of Sarratt on January 15, 2010. Admission, this is the maximum capacity for the Commons and CHRIS MCDONALD anticipate new developments.” cannot grow. InsideVandy Director While the decision to consider selling RADIO STATION SALES Increases occurred in the frequency itself was seen as unexpected, BY OTHER SCHOOLS number of applicants, average In a surprise move, the Vanderbilt Student The Board of Directors opted not to speak SAT scores, total minority Communications Board of Directors has with or consult WRVU student leaders RICE UNIVERSITY population, geographic diversity voted to explore putting 91.1 FM up for before yesterday. Station Manager Mikil Houston, TX and economic diversity. The sale while moving WRVU, Vanderbilt’s Taylor learned of the decision just before KTRU, $9.5m in 2010 percentage of students in the top student-run radio station, to an online- an email was sent to all VSC leaders. 10 percent of their graduating only format. “Am I completely for it? No. Am I TREVECCA NAZARENE class, average class rank and the According to the Board’s press release, the completely against it? No,” Taylor said. UNIVERSITY number of freshmen accepting decision comes in response to “changing “It all depends on the details: How much their offer to Vanderbilt all student habits and evolving economic money VSC gets, and more importantly, Nashville, TN continued on an upward trend. challenges.” In addition, they stated “if the how much money WRVU gets.” WNAZ, TBA in 2010 The percent admitted license were to be sold, the proceeds would When asked about the reaction from the continued on a downward trend, be used to create an endowment to support WRVU executive staff, Chairman Wollaeger XAVIER UNIVERSITY decreasing by 37.2 percent over innovative student media experiences, described a scene of “stunned silence” that Cincinnati, OH a ten-year period. facilities and operations at Vanderbilt in eventually gave way to generally positive WVXU, $15m in 2005 “We are very proud of the perpetuity.” feedback. He explained that the staff sees expanding diversity of our For 57 years, WRVU has served both that “the pros outweigh the cons right ST. OLAF CoLLEGE incoming class,” said Vice campus and the rest of middle Tennessee, now.” Northfield, MN Provost For Enrollment and broadcasting both informational and Irrespective of the pending decision to WCAL, $10.5m in 2004 Dean of Admissions Douglas entertainment programming in a sell, VSC is dedicated to further enhancing Christiansen. “Vanderbilt noncommercial, educational setting. Since WRVU’s online programming through new students are truly from all over 1971, WRVU has served as an FM station. streaming technologies and a variety of JOHNS HOPKINS and now all of these people In its current format, 91.1 FM broadcasts newly-developed mobile device apps. UNIVERSITY are in the same classroom 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According Despite their decision, the Board stressed Baltimore, MD together, which makes for a to the VSC website, WRVU’s signal “reaches via a press release that, “no immediate WJHU, $5m in 2001 more stimulating academic all of Davidson County and each of the decision on the possible sale of the WRVU environment.” adjoining counties … (its) broadcast radius license is expected.” In the meantime, they According to Christiansen, equal to approximately 40-45 miles, (and) invite community members and other Hustler editor-in-chief takes issue with a top-notch faculty and an the station’s programming reaches an interested parties to share comments and WRVU decision on page 4. engaging learning environment estimated 20,000 people each week.” feedback for consideration. continue to draw prospective With the Board’s decision, however, “I promise that I will personally read Students sound off on the exploration students to the University. WRVU could be absent from the airwaves ever piece of feedback that is submitted of 91.1 sale on page 2.. Additionally, the financial aid prospective students is that for the first time since 1953. to the board — the opinions of all WRVU program at Vanderbilt allows they see a balance of life here,” “Our surveys indicate that each year e-staff members, DJs, listeners and students with the proper Christiansen said. fewer Vanderbilt students are listening to the Nashville community at large, are To comment on the academic skill set to attend the The upward trend in over-the-air radio,” said Mark Wollaeger, extremely important to me and the rest of WRVU proposal, go to university regardless of their competiveness and academic a Vanderbilt professor and chairman of the board as we move forward,” said Board www.vandymedia.org/ financial situation. quality of each incoming class is the VSC Board of Directors. “It is time to member Justin Tardiff. “[We’re] extremely WRVU. “One of the most attractive expected to continue, according explore how WRVU could be transformed… committed to ensuring that we make the aspects of Vanderbilt to to Christiansen. ■ in order to keep pace with the times and right decision. ■ 2 Friday, September 17, 2010 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER www.InsideVandy.com ON THE SOUND OFF ON... EXPLORING THE SALE OF WRVU’s 91.1 FM VSG celebrates WALL Who would buy that? improvements to I don’t understand. —Sam Pomplon, 2011 Vandy Vans Here’s a look at what’s going on in the Vanderbilt community. I’m completely clueless… I didn’t even know what the acronym meant until CRIME LOG you explained it to me. —Charlie Deese, 2012 On Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 11:20 p.m., a drug/narcotics violation arrest was made at 1614 19th Avenue South. A person admitted to possessing marijuana. It would be exciting if they made money. Between Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 2:45 —Sam Sherman, 2014 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 9 a.m., a bicycle basket was stolen from Alumni Hall. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, between 1 CHRIS PHARE/ The Vanderbilt Hustler p.m. and 7 p.m., a wallet was stolen from an employee’s office at Medical Center North on 21st Avenue South. I don’t think it’s fair to Senator Susan Geisner cuts the ribbon on a newly purchased Vandy Van in On Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 11:15 p.m., the people who are Branscomb Circle on Wednesday, Sept. 15th. The two new Vandy Vans went into a person was arrested for drunkenness. He active participants of service this semester as part of a larger intiative to improve the Vandy Van system was staggering down West End Avenue, that includes a new logo and GPS tracking system. and when he was approached he fell into the radio station…it’s the officer. extremely unfair. —Turi Clausell, 2013 On Thursday, Sept.16, at 3:30 a.m., a drug/narcotic violation occurred as six white pills were found at 1211 22nd Avenue South. 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