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www.insidevandy.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009 THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 121ST YEAR, NO. 16 Hunter Kinsella OPINION: Miller solves all dating problems with fi ve words: ‘Pay up or put out.’ SEE PAGE 4 SPORTS: Vanderbilt squash team fi nishes stellar season with strong performance at Nationals. SEE PAGE 5 VSG members elected Music Group announces Honor on similar platforms Council by CHELSEY FELDMAN Rites lineup announces News Reporter After weeks of public campaigning and months of planning 28 new platforms and making posters, the 2009-2010 school year’s senate and class council hopefuls nally heard the election results. members Online voting began Wednesday at 8 a.m. and closed ursday at noon. e candidates were informed of the results shortly after. e following students will serve in Vanderbilt Student by HANNAH TWILLMAN Government’s senate and class councils for the upcoming News Editor academic year: Concluding an application A&S Council Attorney General Engineering Council Vice President process that began at the Ning Foncham Melanie Gault beginning of the semester, A&S Senators Engineering Council Secretary the 28 newest members of the Maria Crist Bruce Spencer Honor Council were named after elections closed on Tommy Obenchain Engineering Council Treasurer Tuesday. Students could vote Josh Sirchio Jason Ogg for candidates in their school A&S Council President Engineering Council Representatives and year. John Gaff ney Dylan Bunch A&S Council Vice President Andre Stevenson COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Jeremy Strickland Nicholas Vass First-year students A&S Council Representatives Peabody Senator Zack An Matthew DeNuzzo Kate Goudge Brandon Bell Robert Munro Jeff Derbyshire Peabody Council President Matt Glassanos Lucas Scholl Jane Slatton Amit Shintre Megan Gornet Sabrina Smith Peabody Council Vice President Tom Hardy Melodee Toles Naveed Nanjee Andres Hernandez Zye Hooks Peabody Council Secretary Blair Senator David Lee Jalencia Burchett Thomas Crespo Michelle Leung Blair Council President Peabody Council Treasurer Tim Xu Jordan Holland Tim Gilbert Sophomores Jason Anderson Engineering Senator Peabody Council Representative Joe Anderson Andrew Morse Judy Lewis Sahi Denduluri Engineering Council President Zoe Matthew Lauren Nichols Bailey Murdock Patrick Seamens e election had a 44 percent voter turnout, up from a 42 percent turnout in the primaries. PEABODY COLLEGE Popular issues in the election this year are evidenced by many CHRIS O’MEARA / AP Images First-year students similarities in the winners’ platforms. e majority of elected Wayne Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips, who is part of the lineup for this year for Rites of Spring, performs during the Austin Elder candidates promised such changes as improved academic MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, Aug. 29, 2004. Margaret Liddon advising, upgrading OASIS, expanding the meal plan with Chick- Cara Cogburn l-A and more Taste of Nashville options, and making VSG more by SYDNEY WILMER “We try to provide what See Editorial for more accessible to all Vanderbilt students. Editor-in-Chief students want, and I think we SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING First-year student and newly elected Arts and Science senator have done that,” said Dwayne information about this First-year students Maria Crist said she would like to see changes take place EVE ATTERMANN Elliot, director of Student year’s Rites lineup. Brian Lesniak immediately, starting with a student discount plan at local stores Managing Editor Campus Events. “We are trying See page 4 Zach Diggins at restaurants with the use of a Commodore Card. to keep it more upbeat (than Ayeeshik Kole “I am so excited to have the opportunity to better serve the e Flaming Lips, N.E.R.D last year).” responses to its fall survey very Ian King student body and address students’ concerns,” Crist said. “I’ll and Santigold will be among e Flaming Lips are known seriously while compiling the Sophomores be accessible and open to suggestions to better help everyone, the acts performing at this for wild performances, many lineup. Eppa Rixey but I really want to get started on implementing the Commodore year’s Rites of Spring, according of which include space ships, “ e most requested artist Card discount plan. It’s important we get everything done in the to the Music Group. confetti and balloons. this year was Taylor Swift, but BLAIR SCHOOL OF MUSIC spring, and I think it could be really useful for students.” e headlining act has yet “We will be getting everything she is not within our budget,” First-year students e o cial student government turnover dinner will take place to be released, as well as some (in their set) that is feasible for he said. Tiff any Tieu on March 18. At this time, newly elected candidates, including of the smaller opening acts. the location,” Elliot said. According to Elliot, this year’s Tom Mulder senators, class council members, cabinet members, President- Okkervil, Black Joe Louis and Elliot said this year’s selection booking process was especially Sophomores elect Wyatt Smith and Vice President-elect Lori Murphy will the Honeybears, and Grand Ole process was slightly di erent di cult as many of the more Michelle Godbee o cially assume their respective positions. ■ Party will also be performing. as the group took student Please see RITES, page 3 ASB site canceled in wake Drug violence peaks along U.S. border Drug violence peaks along U.S. border While drug violence in Tijuana, While drug violence in Tijuana, Tijuana Ciudad Juarez Tijuana Ciudad Juarez Mexico, is down sharply from last Mexico, is down sharply from last of gang violence in Mexico year, killings have spiked in the year, killings have spiked in the largest border city of Ciudad largest border city of Ciudad by HANNAH TWILLMAN the “A Dios Le Pido” site in was basically a place we wanted MEXICO Juarez. It is considered MEXICO Juarez. It is considered News Editor Monterrey, Mexico, had to be to continue working with.” one of the country’s one of the country’s canceled 10 days before the According to Putman, the The packing lists are out, the 11 participating students were area had become too dangerous most violent hotspots. most violent hotspots. final meetings have been held supposed to leave to go work for students to go to. There has Drug Drug cartel-related cartel-related and midterms are almost over. with Caritas de Monterrey to aid been general unrest in the area Cancun Cancun Essentially, everything is set the impoverished community. a couple years, but Putman said deaths, 2008 by state deaths, 2008 by state for the beginning of the 22nd “Monterrey, Mexico, was when the site was planned in 0 0 Alternative Spring Break. actually a site we were really May 2008, the region was no 1-50 Puerto Mexico City 1-50 Puerto Mexico City The participants of one of excited about,” said ASB Co- more dangerous than locations 51-100 Vallarta 51-100 Vallarta the 36 groups will not be going Chair and senior Mike Putnam, frequented by other service 101-150 101-150 to their original destination, who was disappointed in groups. 151-200 151-200 however. having to cancel the site. “… The weekend of Feb. 14-15, 201-250 Acapulco 201-250 Acapulco Due to a sudden escalation in The service there was very however, the violence sharply More than 250 More than 250 gang and drug cartel violence good historically and we’d had increased as the drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, a couple successful trips, and it Please see ASB, page 3 SOURCE: Reforma newspaper via University of San Diego Trans-Border Institute AP SOURCE: Reforma newspaper via University of San Diego Trans-Border Institute AP <AP> MEXICO DRUG DEATHS 022609: Map shows the number of drug Editor’s note: It is mandatory to cartel-related deathsSEE PAGE in 3 Mexico by state; 2c x 2 3/4 inches; 96 mm x 70 mm; include all sources that accompany NEWS INSIDE: Vanderbilt Medical Center stands out among competitors for nurse retention rate. this graphic when repurposing or with BC-LT--Mexico-Drug Battle; JB; ETA 6 p.m. <AP> editing it for publication Over 35,000 unique visitors and hundreds of thousands of ad impressions each month. 2 Friday, February 27, 2009 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com EXTRA CROSSWORD SNAPSHOTS compiled by CHELSEY FELDMAN WEATHER CORRECTION WEATHER.COM In the Feb. 20 edition of The Vanderbilt Hustler, the TODAY caption for the iEngineer photo on page 3 incorrectly stated that the students built their own robots and that Heather Stone won the competition. 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