Looking Back on What Bilotta Built

TODAY’S WEATHER Women’s AndrewA Solomon complains Derby Days continues basketball about the low ranking to spread zeal through continues to VanderbiltVa women got on the sororities on campus … For more, see News, pagee 3 dominate … hohottest student bodies list … IsolatedIso T-Storms, 62/45 For more, see Sports, page 6 For more, see Opinion, page 4 Extended forecast, page 2 THETHE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 '3*%": ."3$) tTH YEAR, NO. 31 THE WALL NATIONAL NEWS BRIEF compiled by SARA GAST Looking back on what Security lapse exposes TODAY Free Speech Friday Facebook photos “We are Vanderbilt” continues on Rand SAN FRANCISCO — A security lapse made it Terrace from noon Bilotta built possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse to 1 p.m. where personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.’s students can stand up popular online hangout, circumventing a and speak out with Senior and former Vanderbilt recent upgrade to the Web site’s privacy students, faculty and controls. staff. Students are Student Government President The Associated Press verified the loophole encouraged to wear Cara Bilotta reflects on her year after receiving a tip from a Byron Ng, a “We are Vanderbilt” Vancouver, Canada, computer technician. T-shirts. as VSG’s first leader. Ng began looking for security weaknesses last week after Facebook unveiled more ways for 67 million members to restrict access to their TODAY personal profiles. Lambda Drag Show But the added protections weren’t enough to prevent Ng from pulling up the most recent The 13th annual pictures posted by Facebook members and Vanderbilt Lambda their friends, even if the privacy settings were Association Drag set to restrict the audience to a select few. Show, the concluding After being alerted Monday afternoon, a event of the first Facebook spokeswoman said the Palo Alto- Vanderbilt Rainbow based company would look into the problem, ReVU week, will be and the Web site appears to have closed the held at 7 p.m. on security hole. Alumni Lawn. The lapse serves as another reminder of the perils of sharing sensitive photos and —To read about personal information online, even when Web TODAY Bilotta’s accomplish- sites pledge to shield the information from Haiti Surgical ments, go to: prying eyes. barbecue benefit Students can join Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at 5 p.m. LAUREN FONDRIEST / The Vanderbilt Hustler Reservation fee at the SAE house Senior Cara Bilotta accomplished multiple goals in her year as Vanderbilt Student Government’s first president. Among them are adding a second 25-passen- to raise funds to ger Vandy Van, bringing the USA Today Collegiate Readership Program to campus, and adding Best Wok and Qdoba to the Taste of Nashville program. provide life-saving for classrooms surgeries performed by SYDNEY WILMER feeling when she sees a full, big beige Munchie Mart to 1 a.m., add a second by SAE alumni and Senior Reporter Vandy Van, the fruit of months of 25-passenger Vandy Van, change the Emory Medishare to negotiation — perhaps, she said, “our way seniority was determined for the eliminated the people of Haiti’s Maybe it cannot be done — greatest achievement is something housing selection (from academic Central Plateau. pinpointing the biggest achievement that is a little less tangible.” credit hours to years of study), add of Vanderbilt Student Government’s Among her successes, Bilotta led Qdoba and Best Wok to the Taste by ADAM WEINSTEIN inaugural year and its first leader, VSG to host the first-ever Memorial of Nashville program, bring the Asst News Editor SATURDAY, MARCH 29 that is. Madness, restructure the Student USA Today Collegiate Readership Relay For LIfe Though Cara Bilotta achieved Finance Committee and activity Program to campus and save the For student organizations, it’s easier than ever The fundraiser for much of her platform — and she fee application process, extend student tailgate lot. to get a room. the American Cancer said she still gets a warm fuzzy the hours of the Highland Quad Please see BILOTTA, page 3 Earlier this week, Dean of the College of Arts and Society will feature Science Richard McCarty agreed to a Vanderbilt entertainment, food Student Government-initiated proposal to and an all-night walk- eliminate room reservation fees for student groups a-thon starting at 7 reserving space in Arts and Science classrooms in the fall semester. It is a move that VSG President p.m. at the track. Students ‘squeeze’ Joseph Williams and Vice President Wyatt Smith hope will lead to better allocation of student SATURDAY, MARCH 29 activities fees and save organizations money. “This is a policy shift that helps everyone,” InVUsion discussion on JuicyCampus Williams said. “It helps all the organizations, all Students are invited to of their budgets, and, in turn, helps and allows join the Multicultural student activity fee funds to be given to more Leadership Council by JANELLE STOKES —To read about student people for more purposes.” as it celebrates the Senior Reporter leaders’ response to With all of the diverse interests represented conclusion to its JuicyCampus, go to: at Vanderbilt, room reservation fees can be a week devoted to JuicyCampus.com isn’t hardship for small or new student groups. cultural awareness. a new phenomenon for “Being actively involved in a lot of student There will be food our generation. organizations, I know what a burden room and performances We’ve been introduced and talk to three people reservations cost have had on small student by various groups to primitive forms they didn’t know. The groups,” Smith said. “It was really unfortunate on campus at 1 p.m. of spreading gossip room was full of students because student money was going to finance Alumni Lawn. our entire lives (think eager to tackle the issues things that the university had negligible cost for.” “Harriet the Spy” and her of what to do about The Community Partnership House and Sarratt old-school notebook or JuicyCampus even before Student Center are the only places where space SUNDAY, MARCH 30 “Mean Girls”). However, the event officially began. can be rented without cost, but with the fee Cafe con Leche JuicyCampus is a new “Our plans were to unite elimination almost all rooms in Calhoun, Furman, Performances for the form of gossip that thrives the student body. We Buttrick and Benson halls will be available to annual event include on anonymity and the wanted to bring out the student groups, free of charge. merengue, cumbia, power of the Internet. whole campus, not just “This will take a lot of burden off the Community bachata, salsa, bomba, Wednesday night, the black people, white people Partnership House, who gives space to community Towers West lounge was or people who had been service groups,” Smith said. “They’re overloaded tango, hip-hop and full of students and faculty affected by JuicyCampus, right now, and there have been instances where festejo, as well as skits who wanted to “Squeeze but everyone,” Williams they just haven’t been able to accommodate all and student group the Juice” out of the said. “Our goals really the people interested because there’s not enough Spoken Word. The popular Web site through manifested themselves room there.” event will be at 7 p.m. a facilitated discussion co- in the diverse group of Due to concerns about research security, in Ingram Auditorium, directed by junior Joann people that were there and Wilson Hall is not being included in the room fee and tickets are $5 at Lee and senior Courtney how everyone engaged in elimination. Student groups will still be able to the Sarratt Box Office Williams. the conversations.” reserve space in Wilson by the current reservation or at the door. Facilitators in green The event was structured process, which allows students to reserve Wilson LAUREN FONDRIEST / The Vanderbilt Hustler shirts encouraged those around posts taken from The “We are Vanderbilt” pledge was signed by hundreds of students to honor the 103, Wilson 126 and at least one additional See http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu who came through the the Web site that were Community Creed values of scholarship, honesty, civility, accountability, caring, classroom. for more events. doors to grab a sandwich Please see JUICY CAMPUS, page 3 discovery and celebration. Students who signed received T-shirts to wear today. 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