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TODAY’S WEATHER OPINION SPORTS Hustler columnist The Sports Sta previews channels Vanderbilt’s matchup her inner “bro. against LSU. Scattered Showers, SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 7 84 / 69 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 WWW .INSIDEVANDY.COM 122ND YEAR, NO. 36 STUDENT GOVERNMENT McKittrick wins in close A&S Senate election KYLE BLAINE McKittrick led sophomore Victoria Election results follow technical A&S SENATE ELECTION RESULTS Staff Writer Wright by only four percentage di culties experienced Wednesday points (38.6 percent to 34.7 percent, when the voting website could MCKITTRICK Vanderbilt Student Government respectively), with sophomore Mark not connect to student records. WRIGHT announced yesterday that Cherry accounting for the remaining According to VSG President Lori sophomore Melissa McKittrick will 24.1 percent. Murphy, student information on each CHERRY ll the vacant Senate seat left behind In addition to the Sentate ballot was individually con rmed. by new Speaker of the House Keith elections, upperclassmen voted for “VSG seeks to maintain the utmost FOR MORE ELCTION Neely. their area representatives and house legitimacy in our voting practices and RESULTS, SEE PAGE 2 “I had no idea how it would turn representatives. Freshmen voted will check to ensure accurate student out because I knew it would be close,” for their House Advisory Council information has been input for each McKittrick said. “I’m excited.” representatives. ballot cast,” Murphy said. ■ MCKITTRICK CAMPUS NEWS SERVICE Student-driven organizations 9/11 Weekend up for Pepsi Refresh Grants of Service JACOB LAMBERTH KYLE BLAINE Staff Writer News Editor Vanderbilt students can vote for two student- led organizations competing in the Pepsi Refresh starts today America Project. Just Yell Fire (JYF), founded by sophomore Dallas Jessup, is currently ranked 35 out of 1,000 project ideas to receive a $250,000 grant. e top two projects in the running for the $250,000 grant will each receive the grant. According to the JYF website, the mission of the organization is to “put predators out of business” by education young woman about self –defense. “Send a text a day and save a girls life,” Jessup said. “ It’s a great way for people to get involved on campus without having to be involved in the technical aspects of production.” According the Jessup, the grant would be used to fund a sequel to the rst JYF lm focused on CHARLOTTE CLEARY college-aged women and human tra cking. Staff Writer “My neighbor’s 14-year-old got away from an attacker just two months after seeing this lm. I’m e rst annual “9/11 Weekend of Service” starts today, a believer. ank you,” said commenter “Carla A.” featuring over 48 registered service projects in which students on the project website. may participate throughout the weekend. Triple read Apparel, a social business venture e three-day event is run entirely by students and is sponsored founded by senior Kyle McCollom, is in the by the O ce of Active Citizenship and Service (OACS). e event running for a $25,000 grant and is number 33 out is meant to promote the numerous possibilities for community of 1,000 projects. All organizations in the top 10 service around campus. will receive the grant. According to the O ce of Active Citizenship, the weekend According to their website, Triple read’s of service is modeled o the 9/11 National Day of Service and mission is to “create quality custom apparel for Remembrance, which “encourage(s) all Americans and others you, your business, your organization, or your to voluntarily support charitable causes, perform good deeds non-pro t, while reconciling former o enders to and engage in other service activities in observance of the 9/11 society through employment and job-training.” attacks.” For Triple read, winning the grant would Rather than just have a single day of service, OACS and the mean growing the business even further. students involved in putting the event together decided that “It will accelerate the rate at which we are an entire weekend of service would allow for more students to able to make an impact in the community,” said participate as well as allow for a greater number of projects to sophomore Patrick McBride, director of public take place. relations at Triple read Apparel. On Aug. 24, OACS teamed up with the Commons Center to Triple read is hosting an o cial launch party host “Vandy is Nashville — 9/11 Weekend of Service Fair.” e today to celebrate the $10,000 Kickstarter grant KEVIN FOCHT/ photo provided fair was designed to attract freshmen to partake in the volunteer they have earned. projects and to introduce them to student service organizations. “Last September, Triple read was just an idea. Two Vanderbilt student As a service ambassador, sophomore Lisa Lacavo was an integral Over the past 12 months, we have built a strong organizations are up for part of the project, helping to run the fair and encouraging student team, gained support from multiple Pepsi Refresh Grants. freshmen to sign up. organizations and professionals throughout the Text 102488 to PEPSI to “(One of the main goals of the event is to) target freshmen and country, developed a business plan, won second vote for JYF. Text 102118 give them an introduction to community service life at Vanderbilt place in the Vanderbilt Business Competition, by showing them that there are so many ways to be involved right earned a grant through the Clinton Global to PEPSI to vote for from the get-go,” Lacavo said. Initiative, raised over $10,000 through Kickstarter. Triple Thread Apparel. Among the huge range of projects, Youth Encouragement com, rented a warehouse, purchased screen- Standard text messag- Services will be visiting after-school centers and helping printing equipment, developed a website, hired ing rates apply. children write letters to soldiers currently stationed in Iraq and an experienced manager, and have employed a Afghanistan to commemorate the day. Alternative Spring Break former o ender living at the Dismas House,” said will be partnering with West Nashville Flood Recovery to repair senior Deno Sclarides, a member of the Triple homes damaged from this past spring’s ood. read startup team. e entire listing of projects can be viewed on the O ce of Voting for the Pepsi Refresh grants is open until Active Citizenship and Service’s website (www.vanderbilt.edu/ the end of the month of September. ■ oacs). ■ THE WOMEN’S HALF MARATHON! SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 • NASHVILLE, TN • Runners, walkers and first timers welcome! CHOOSE YOUR RACE: • 2-day health & Half Marathon or 5K fitness expo Register now at womenshalfmarathon.com|Online Registration Ends September 21st Magazine 2 Friday, September 10, 2010 THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER www.InsideVandy.com ON THE MORE ON INSIDEVANDY.COM Local artist opens patriotic family WEB piece at Sarratt Gallery Best of #Vanderbilt tweets RobbieCaldwell Great practice today! Getting mentally ready. Ranked team coming to town. Let’s make some History. Remember, Sat. is a special day--9/11!!!! cambeezy i would do so many things to get into CRIME LOG vanderbilt law school On Tuesday, Sept. 7, between LeslieMPage I just visited Vandy this weekend--- 12:50 p.m. and 1 p.m., a student’s beautiful! cell phone was stolen from the School of Nursing’s Frist Hall. DVaughn46 How you know its fall at #Vandy, girls busting out the #CowboyBoots all over the place. On Tuesday, Sept. 7 between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., a bicycle was daniellepyle snoop d-o-double g will be at vanderbilt stolen from 2801 Blakemore Ave. on my birthday.. yesss. On Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m., a BrianPang Starting tomrrow, I live my life like Vanderbilt vehicle was reported as stolen from Parking Lot 102, at the corner of 25th University were Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Ave and Children’s Way. On Wednesday, Wizardry. the HOD kids are Huffl epuff. Sept. 8 at midnight, the car was found in a di erent lot. The owner then morgankeel Hahahaha a Vandy Van just hit a stop stated that he remembered that he sign. MARGARET FENTON/ VSC Media Relations had parked in the location where the vehicle was found. nicholasclement Drag me to hell is on. Gosh I love “Changing American Families,” an interactive art exhibit showcasing a 9x13 ft. vanderbilt cable for having 4 hbo channels. American fl ag, will be at the Sarratt Gallery through Sept. 30. On Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 11:49 p.m., Mixed media artist Sherri Warner Hunter built the fl ag out of fl attened bottle caps. In a person in Carmichael Towers East JoshatTheState It sounds like #Vandy coach already is front of the piece are several concrete human fi gures on mobile platforms that can be received a threatening text message having a lot less fun than he was a month ago at #SEC arranged to form diff erent families…more on insidevandy.com. from her roommate’s friend. The friend sent the message as a prank, and no media days. Tough gig. harm was intended. hrdadams More tests at Vanderbilt this am. Ugh! Faculty multimedia on display at On Thursday, Sept. 9 at 12:44 a.m., a person was injured when he climbed joyfc Vandy campus is so beautiful. I walked it this Ingram Studio Arts over a fence between the Alpha Chi weekend while visiting Nashville. Great city! Omega and Chi Omega sorority houses. Two exhibitions by Vanderbilt art professors are currently showing, Monday through He was transported to the hospital for Friday, from 10 a.m.