SPORTS: Will the Commo- dores win the SEC Championship? See page 6 TheMONDAY, JANUARY Vanderbilt 25, 2010 • 122ND YEAR, NO. 5 • THE VOICE OFHustler VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 www.InsideVandy.com CALENDAR TUESDAY, JAN. 26 • Mannafi t 2010 No residents in Chancellor’s Residence, but provided by LUCIE RHOADS Mannafi t supports the 150 students participating in 11 spring break trips house not unused in Central and Latin America. The event Belle Meade mansion used includes food from over 35 local restaurants and a silent auction of 60 differently by Chancellor items. Tickets are on sale View an audio slideshow of an for $12 on the Card and Zeppos than former exterior tour of the Chancel- can be purchased on the lor’s Residence. Wall. The fundraiser is in chancellor Gordon Gee. the Student Life Center Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. by CONRAD GOERINGER as chancellor, was believed to MARGARET FENTON / VSC Media Services Staff Reporter save him from public criticism Braeburn, the chancellor’s residence in Belle Meade, sits quiet on a wet afternoon last week. Despite extensive WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 renovations conducted under the former chancellor, Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos does not live in the house. • VSG primary election as many chose to overlook the Polls open at 8 a.m. on Like many universities, issue. Wednesday, so vote Vanderbilt maintains a “We paid for that house over online or at polling places residence for its chancellor. But and over and over again (from BRAEBURN BY in Sarratt Student Center today, Braeburn, valued at over money raised at functions for one of the three tickets THE NUMBERS running in the fi rst round $6.5 million dollars according to hosted at the house),” Gee told of the 2010 Vanderbilt the Davidson County Property the Wall Street Journal. • 19,500 square feet Student Government Assessor’s o ce, serves as Yet when Chancellor Nicholas • Six bedrooms election. Voting will close nobody’s permanent mailing Zeppos replaced Gee in 2008, Thursday at noon, and address. he chose not to live in the • Six full bathrooms results will be announced in the Sarratt Promenade National attention was controversial mansion. • Three half-bathrooms at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday. focused on the residence in “I already had my own house,” 2006, when a Wall Street Journal Zeppos said. “We’ve lived there • 9 acres article highlighted former for 30 years. ... We like it there. • Located 4.5 miles from Chancellor Gordon Gee’s at’s where we raised our campus unmonitored spending spree. children, our kids grew up and • Valued by Davidson Gee allegedly spent $6 million, went to college, and when they County at $6,536,200 not approved by the Vanderbilt come back they like the idea of • Your Endowment. Your Board of Trust, on renovations being in their own space, their • Purchased in 1964 Vanderbilt. Your Future. to the mansion. His popularity, old bedrooms, things like that.” / The Vanderbilt Hustler The Vanderbilt Investment • Contains a main home ZAC HARDY Club hosts the Chief coupled with the $1.25 billion Zeppos’ decision to live in and coach house Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos explained that the Chancellor’s Residence Investment Offi cer of dollars raised during his stay Please see CHANCELLOR, page 3 should benefi t every member of the Vanderbilt community. Vanderbilt University, Matthew Wright, who will discuss the current state of Vanderbilt’s endowment, in 114 Furman Hall from 6:45 to 9 p.m. DKE remains • Pizza and Politics with Carol Swain Come listen to Vanderbilt Law Professor Carol Swain discuss the past, on campus present and future of the Republican party in a conversation hosted by the Vanderbilt College after sanction Republicans. Free pizza will be provided. The event begins at 7 p.m. in Calhoun 109. by LAURA DOLBOW a conference call between the Asst News Editor parties today. • Unite for Sight presents Paul Sternberg CHRISTOPHER HONIBALL / The Vanderbilt Hustler Delta Kappa Epsilon was The chairman of the From left, moderator Hannah Twillman and presidential and vice-presidential candidates Aysha Malik, Theo Despite being the second sanctioned last March for an Vanderbilt Eye Institute Samets, Andrew Morse, Susan Gleiser, Lori Murphy and Lee Pedinoff prepare for the start of yesterday’s debate. fraternity to have their charter incident related to its fraternity and chief medical offi cer suspended last semester, Delta initiation. e chapter was of the Vanderbilt Medical Kappa Epsilon will remain a charged with and found Center, Sternberg will talk about the treatment of chapter at Vanderbilt. responsible for a variety of risk VSG candidates debate to Over winter break, Delta management violations, Torrey age-related eye disease. Dinner will be provided Kappa Epsilon fraternity was said. At that time, the chapter at the event, which will issued a sanction that revoked was put on probation until the run from 7-8:30 p.m. in win student voters its recognition, suspending end of February of this year. Stevenson Center 5211. the organization from the In fall 2009, however, there by SARA GAST Q: You each have many ideas and policies university community. e was an incident that was Staff Reporter you’d like to pursue as part of your plat- chapter then submitted an determined to be a violation of form. What would be your top three priori- appeal with a new proposal their probation. e incident ONLINE ISSUE e three pairs of candidates containing a plan of action for involved a risk management vying to be the next set of ties if elected, and how would you work to moving forward. violation at an o -campus OPINION: Vanderbilt Student Government accomplish them? e proposal, which was event, and it subsequently led Check out Inside- leaders each tried to prove accepted by the university, to the decision to suspend the why they’re the best yesterday stipulates the reorganization chapter. Vandy.com on afternoon at the third annual of the group to only include Torrey said such measures Wednesday for an Hustler-sponsored presidential sophomores and new as the original sanction aren’t online edition of the debate. Increasing academic opportunities, making members. e upperclassmen meant to remove the chapter Opinion Section. Each team had 90 seconds to the city more enjoyable and accessible, and will resign from the fraternity from campus, but instead to respond to the questions, which increasing the value of a Vanderbilt degree because they were the ones help the group return even ranged from the candidates’ —Malik/Samets involved in the incidents stronger. WEATHER top priorities to the biggest whereby the fraternity got in “When you consider the WEATHER.COM issues they feel students face trouble. fraternity life cycle from a Make area representatives more represen- TODAY today. rough each answer, “ ere are some other broad perspective, especially Please see VSG DEBATE, page 3 tative of area, utilize umbrella organizations logistical details related to for chapters that are as old and cut VSG’s wasteful spending that (proposal) as to the house as many of the chapters at —Morse/Gleiser and the functioning of the Vanderbilt, it is a natural fraternity and the involvement part of the evolution of an of the local alumni and the organization to be suspended To watch video clips from the Improve student organization relations, national fraternity that we’re for a period of time and then debate and read the live Twit- continue expanding on making services still resolving,” said Director of come back even stronger,” HIGH , LOW 46 28 ter feed with highlights of the relevant for students Greek Life Kristin Torrey. ese Torrey said. “We want for our Showers and Wind event, go to InsideVandy.com. —Murphy/Pedinoff decisions will be discussed in chapters to be here.” ■ Over 35,000 unique visitors and hundreds of thousands of ad impressions each month. 2 Monday, January 25, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com CHERRIE Who is:CLARK TEACHES: Principles of Marketing and Page Two Investment Analysis AttENDED: Vanderbilt University CORRECTION (B.A. in Business Administration) In the Wednesday, Jan. 13 issue of The Hustler, the top sports moments of the Dartmouth College (M.B.A. from Tuck School) 2000s were placed in the incorrect order. The No. 1 moment of the decade was supposed to be the women’s bowling national championship. The Hustler regrets WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? the error. In high school, I worked on the evening shift in a local sewing factory, sewing ladies garments. Punching a time clock and doing the same task mindlessly over and over helped me understand the value of a good job. CRIME LOG compiled by AMANDA NIEMAN Thursday, Jan. 21, 10:30 p.m. WHAT’s your fAVORITE SPOT IN NASHVILLE? A person turned over a wooden pipe to a Vanderbilt area coordinator, who turned I live in Hillsboro Village, so many of the spots there are common stops. Is there any place the drug equipment over to an officer in Crawford Hall. better than Fido’s for good food, interesting people and cozy places to camp out? Hoyt Hill at Village Wines is better than an iPhone app when it comes to wine selection. Friday, Jan. 22, 1:10 a.m. A person was in possession of a metal grinder. A Vanderbilt area coordinator WHAT’s one THING STUDENTS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOU? recovered the drug equipment and turned it over to a police officer in Memorial I was on the 4H hog and cattle judging team in high school. Winners got big prizes! Hall. WHAT’s your fAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION? I love the beach. It is the only place on earth where I can sit and do nothing but stare out to sea.