SPORTS: Men’s basketball falls fl at in Athens. See page 6 TheMONDAY, FEBRUARY Vanderbilt 8, 2010 • 122ND YEAR, NO. 9 • THE VOICE OFHustler VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 www.InsideVandy.com CALENDAR THIS WEEK Potential • Yearbook Portraits All undergraduates are Campus cameras add invited to stop by Sarratt VUceptors 112 today through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one additional week not deterred of portraits. There is no cost to sit for a portrait. sense of security To make a senior portrait appointment, visit www. by site crash vanderbiltcommodore. com. by KATHRYN WEINMANN no doubt. I know we’ve by ALLIE MORRIS Contributing Reporter solved cases in the past Asst News Editor TOMORROW based o of getting good • Men’s basketball vs. UT Despite being unwatched for the majority pictures,” Goodrich Anxiety was high Tuesday night Men’s basketball looks to maintain its undefeated of the time, the advanced security camera said. “What really helps when the Common Place Web site home record this season presence around Vanderbilt has proved us, especially like in went down, preventing VUceptor when its players take successful in helping to improve the garages where your applicants from submitting their on the Tennessee Vols campus safety. entries and exits are applications by the Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Memorial Vanderbilt has had security covered, (the cameras) deadline. Gymnasium. Fans are asked to wear white to cameras installed on parts of give us a really good e deadline for applying to the game, which will be campus for more than 20 years, time frame of when lead the freshman orientation televised on ESPN. expanding not only its physical something happened program was extended until coverage over time but also because you have when Friday and despite the Web site WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 adapting with technological they came in (and) when they leave.” crash, VUcept President Sean • Women’s equality in the Muslim world advances, transitioning from Due to technological advances, the Topping said applicant numbers Zainab Al-Suwalj, co- the very rst in the mid-1980s camera system has the ability to pull footage remained high at approximately founder and executive to the current digital DVR-type from a wide window of time. 360 applicants for 90-92 VUceptor director of the American technology, said Vanderbilt “It will save it for so long, and then it will spots, a slight decrease from 390 Islamic Congress, will University Police Department automatically burn it to DVDs applicants last year. speak at 6:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall Room 103. The Commander Jason Goodrich. you can go back and have e VUcept board now has to topic is “The Struggle for And while the majority of security that record if you need to choose roughly 200 applicants who Women’s Equality in the cameras run continually, the footage is not search it,” Goodrich said. “Say will receive interviews, scheduled Muslim World.” constantly monitored. you didn’t know something for Feb. 23 and 24, before making “ e video is stored so that it can be happened two months ago, nal decisions the following week. • Sam Cooke documentary International Lens Film reviewed in the event of a crime, vandalism and all of the sudden we have Series presents “Sam or violation of university policy,” said a report. We can go back and Cooke: Legend” at 7 p.m. Senior Director of Housing Operations pull it.” Written by award-winning Jim Kramka. “Footage may not be The cameras also serve When we ... see author and Vanderbilt reviewed unless authorized by the as a potential deterrent for professor Peter Guralnick, 100 people writ- the fi lm is a look at a senior housing administration.” crime, as assault offenses singular talent who was In the event of a reported crime, on campus have decreased ing about the one of the originators of however, the footage can be used as by almost 8 percent in the same topic, we soul music. The fi lm is part of an investigation, a system that Please see SECURITY, page 3 look for someone free. VUPD has used successfully in the Go to InsideVandy.com THURSDAY, FEB. 11 past. who is going to “If you have a good camera system, for an audio slideshow about campus security. stir up the pot a you can solve cases with them, there’s little bit. —Sean Topping, VUcept president “ e standard traits (we look Honor for) are the ability to communicate well ... someone who is resourceful, creative,” Topping Council said. “When we go through the applications and see 100 people proposes writing about the same topic, we • Harambee! look for someone who is going to Come to the Student Life stir up the pot a little bit.” Center Ballroom from 6-8:30 p.m. for a night of changes to VUcept aims to acclimate skits, a fashion show, rst-year students to college Spoken Word, African life and has helped to satisfy drumming and authentic constitution administration retention goals. African cuisine, hosted “Retention rates keep going up. by Vanderbilt’s African Student Union. Tickets by LAURA DOLBOW ... It is around 96 to 97 percent for can be purchased for $7 Asst News Editor sophomores,” Topping said. at Sarratt Box Offi ce or for Acceptance of the VUcept $10 at the door. Proceeds In an e ort to make program among students remains will go to Kasiisi Project the organization more one of VUcept’s biggest challenges. and the Lwala Clinic. productive and e cient, “VUcept and Visions have the Undergraduate Honor become more of an expectation IN THIS ISSUE Council has proposed ZAC HARDY / The Vanderbilt Hustler of what is part of the Vandy OPINION: two amendments to its A group of students pose for a picture at the Golden Ticket Ball, held in The Commons Center on experience; they didn’t see the constitution. Friday. For a meal plan swipe, students of all years enjoyed free desserts, drinks and dancing. purpose at the beginning because Is it time for a hous- After receiving approval they didn’t know what it was,” ing market revolu- of two-thirds of the Honor Topping said. tion? Council general body, the Many students said they were See page 4 changes will be submitted Commons adds programs satis ed with their experiences for student vote on Tuesday, freshman year. where they must receive a by GRACE AVILES the house councils really strove to make it as fun “I found my experience to INSIDEVANDY: majority approval to go into Staff Reporter as possible.” be extremely bene cial mainly The Rec Center e ect. e Golden Ticket Ball is not the only new because I met some of my best celebrated its 20th e rst amendment, Article is spring, student and faculty leaders on event Commons has sponsored in recent friends. A lot of the programming IV, will eliminate quotas for e Commons have been in uential in adding weeks. Just one week earlier on Jan. 29, Faculty seemed super cial and birthday on Friday. members from each class and new on- and o -campus activities for freshmen Head of Crawford House Paul Lim and Head unnecessary but I went because To watch a video, go school. e purpose is to have in an e ort to better bridge students and faculty of Gillette House Frank Dobson spun tunes I loved my VUceptor,” said to InsideVandy.com more exibility in selecting as well as provide the opportunity to get to know at an ’80s-themed dance in the Commons sophomore Tracy Feldman. “I the strongest applicants. the region. Multipurpose Room. plan on applying for VUcept as a “ e quality and number of Friday night, e Commons hosted the “I used to DJ during my college years at Yale,” senior.” WEATHER candidates from each school Golden Ticket Ball. Featuring mini hot dogs and Lim said. “Music is such a big part of my life, Some students attribute the WEATHER.COM changes from year to year, hamburgers, chocolate fondue fountains, Krispy and I know such a big part of students here. e success of the program to the TODAY so we think the proposed Kreme donuts and a dance oor, freshmen and songs have been carefully selected; (it’s) a great student VUceptors themselves. changes will be the best way upperclassmen alike braved the cold to go to e opportunity for students to see the di erent “Major aws (in the program) to get the best candidates,” Commons Center. faces of their professors even more so than they are when VUceptors make the said Honor Council President Commons Coordinator Nancy Dwyer credited do with professors living in the dorms.” program like class rather than Steven Menendez. the Commons House Councils with coordinating “ e new format of e Commons has something fun,” said junior Additionally, Article IV the festivities. de nitely helped bridge the student/faculty Leslie Labruto, who has been a proposes a minimum GPA of “ ey brought us the idea for an event gap,” Dwyer said. “Faculty have become more VUceptor for the past two years. “If 2.5 for members to remain in they wanted to do, worked out a budget and accessible, less sequestered, and students get attendance starts to fall, it is hard HIGH , LOW 45 37 good standing. encouraged people to come,” she said. “Events the unique chance to see a di erent face of to ‘force them’ to come back since Rain/Snow Showers Please see HONOR COUNCIL, page 3 like this are why students have an activity fee, so Please see COMMONS, page 3 there is no grade attached.” ■ www.VUconnect.com/students • Network with VU alumni worldwide • Join VUconnect today! 2 Monday, February 8, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com CHALENE Who is:HELMUTH TEACHES: Spanish for High Beginners (Spanish Page Two 103) and a VISAGE Costa Rica course on ecotourism and sustainability CRIME LOG compiled by AMANDA NIEMAN AttENDED: Asbury College (B.A.