MEN’S BASEBALL DePauw University Delta Zeta chapter Ryan Flaherty’s walk- crosses the line in recruitment… off home run keeps the Commodores For more, see Our View undefeated … Opinion, page 4 Submit your photos this week to win prizes... See Sports, page 7 For more, see Photo at InsideVandy.com THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007 • 119 TH YEAR, NO. 21 THE WALL VANDY GAMEDAY: VANDERBILT 67 KENTUCKY 65 compiled by EVE ATTERMANN VSG races TODAY ‘The Real Helen remain Keller’ screening followed by discussion ‘Great to be gold’ uncontested A screening and discussion of the fi lm “The Real Helen Keller” will take place as elections today at 4 p.m. in the Sarratt Cinema. The documentary approach reveals hidden details of Keller’s life. There will be a discussion Lancaster expects following the screening. The event is co-sponsored by the higher quality in elected Center for Medicine, Health and Society, officials to result. Women’s and Gender Studies, and Film by KRISTEN CHMIELEWSKI Studies. Asst News Editor Just one Vanderbilt Student Government senate position of seven, that of Peabody TODAY senator, remains contested as the Tuesday Networking elections approach. your way to an MASON HENSLEY / The Vanderbilt Hustler Student Government Association internship Juniors Ross Neltner and Shan Foster celebrate following the Commodores’ 67-65 victory over Kentucky on Sunday. Attorney General Elizabeth Scott said At 4 p.m. in the Career many candidates left the race because they Center Conference changed their positions or received other Room in the Student appointed positions within VSG. Life Center, the Career Vandy beats Kentucky for fourth straight time. Student council elections will be held Center will off er a by JARRED AMATO Byars hit a fl oater with 25.5 seconds front-rimmed the second attempt. Tuesday as well, deciding council positions session aimed at Sports Editor remaining. Fortunately, senior Dan Cage was for all four undergraduate schools. helping students “I remember looking up at the able to tip the ball back to Byars, Th e Peabody council president and search for internships. Like junior guard Shan Foster, score with four minutes to go, and who then hit an off -balance fl oater engineering council president races are The session will also Vice Chancellor for Student Life (even) with the game being as close to give the Commodores their fi rst also uncontested. focus on the art of and University Aff airs David as it was, there was no doubt in any lead, 66-65. VSG Speaker of the Senate Jared Anderson networking, which Williams had a good feeling No. of our teammates’ minds that we “(It was the) biggest play of the said he had hoped the senate seats would is how 80 percent of 17 Vanderbilt would prevail in were going to win the game,” he game,” said Byars, who scored 21 be more contested but does not think the internships are found, Sunday’s contest with Kentucky. said. of his game-high 26 points in the lack of candidates refl ects poorly upon according to the With the game close in the With the victory, Vanderbilt (19- second half. “I missed the free VSG. Career Center. fi nal minutes, Williams, along 9, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) throw, and Dan Cage stuck his nose “For the fi rst time in who knows how many with other Vanderbilt offi cials, moves into sole possession of in there and tapped it out to me. I years, every position in the student Senate including Chancellor Gordon Gee, second place in the SEC Eastern was fortunate to get the ball back, will be fi lled,” he said. “Furthermore, we TUESDAY, FEB. 27 positioned himself in front of the Division, while Kentucky (19-9, and I just wanted to make a quick have many candidates who are returning African American student section to ensure that fans 8-6 SEC) drops into a three-way shot at it. I saw Randolph (Morris) from this past year’s senate, council and Diaspora did not rush the court. tie for third with Tennessee and down there, and he blocked my representatives who are running for council Studies lecture “I kind of felt that, yeah, we were Georgia. In addition to winning shot earlier in the second half, so I president, and committee members and A lecture sponsored going to get this one,” Williams said their 13th consecutive home game, just wanted to get it up with good co-chairs who are running for senate as by the history following the Commodores’ 67-65 the Commodores secured their touch, and it went in.” well.” department entitled victory over the Wildcats in front fi rst winning record in league play Foster recorded on a steal on SGA President Boone Lancaster said “Corruption in Africa: of a cooperative Memorial Gym since 1997. the Wildcats’ next possession and higher quality candidates are running for History, Colonialism, crowd of 14,316. As well as Vanderbilt played in made one of two free throws, giving positions this year, but it is true that the and the State in Foster, who scored 21 points the second half to overcome a 32- Kentucky 9.7 seconds to tie or win numbers are smaller than usual for the Northern Nigeria” on seven-for-12 shooting, said 23 defi cit, it needed a ball to bounce the game. But Ramel Bradley’s shot senate race. will be held at 4:10 afterwards there was no question its way to win it at the end. attempt was unsuccessful and the “While it would have been ideal to see p.m. in Buttrick Hall the Commodores would defeat Byars went to the foul line with Commodores, Williams included, more people answer the call to represent 302. It will be led Kentucky for the fourth straight 29.6 seconds remaining with a broke into celebration. their fellow students, it is clear that those by Steven Pierce, a time even though their fi rst lead chance to even the score at 65, “It’s great to be gold,” Williams individuals who did (decide to run for lecturer in Modern did not come until senior Derrick but after making his fi rst shot, he said. ■ Please see VSG, page 3 African History at the University of Manchester. A reception will follow. Program off ers hands-on business training Students dance TUESDAY, FEB. 27 Information session to be held tonight in Averbuch Auditorium. Girl Scout Cookies for sick children sold on campus by ELLIE ATKINS might be a little diff erent major, Mason said he was a combination of Brownie Girl Scouts Staff Reporter this year with a new applied to the program the stuff we learned in will be on campus Marathon raises $163,915. U n d e r g r a d u a t e s director, is open to all to discover if he really the classroom and then selling cookies at will have the chance undergraduate students wanted pursue business, being able to apply it Rand during dinner. to participate in an and recent college especially because to real world situations The troop is here to “Apprentince”-esque graduates. Vanderbilt does not off er with real companies.” learn more about the summer program at the Peabody junior a business major. Faculty Director Vanderbilt campus Owen Graduate School Mark Mason, who Mason said three Michael Burcham and to increase of Management. Teams participated in the hours of each day were said part of the allure their knowledge of of students will compete program last summer, spent towards classroom of the program is the fi nancial management against one another for said the program was learning, while the rest element of surprise. and entrepreneurship. 30 days to create business one of the “most intense of the time students Until the moment of the They will use the solutions for local and experiences of my life.” participated in multiple competition, students money to pay for national corporations. “Th e time schedule experiential learning will not know which events, programs LAUREN FONDRIEST/ The Vanderbilt Hustler An information session was seven days week projects, which included company they are and trips for their Morale captains keep the crowd motivated Friday night in for the third annual for 10 hours a day on working on marketing working for. the Rec with their morale dance. The amount raised this year troop. Cookies can be Accelerator Summer average,” Mason said. solutions for Dodge. Fifteen corporations surpassed last year’s total by more than $51,000. bought with cash or Business Institute “Th e guy who ran the “It’s an internship participate in each —View a photo gallery of this year’s check. will be held tonight at program last year is no on steroids,” Mason summer session. Past Dance Marathon in the Life section of: Compiled by staff from various 6:30 p.m. in Owen’s longer running it, so it said. “We were always corporations have sources. Check out http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu Averbuch Auditorium. may diff erent now.” running and always included prominent for more events. Th e program, which Originally a history doing something. 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