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MILLER: Thank goodness for a culture of style and grace: A love letter to Vandy. SEE PAGE 4

VERDICT: Sex is (still) good, Michelle’s dress was awful and intelligence is down. SEE PAGE 4

LEADERSHIP Ogilvy, freshmen lead ADMINISTRATION Online Commodores in exhibition win BOT member course syllabi Cal Turner Jr. to aid has complicated course legacy

by SAMANTHA SMITH VANDERBILT News Contributor BOARD OF TRUST selection SPOTLIGHT Ranked on the Forbes 500 The Hustler’s project pro ling by LILY CHEN top CEO pay, Board of Trust members of the Board of Trust Leadership Specialist member and former CEO of continues with Cal Turner Jr. Dollar General Cal Turner Jr. With registration for has survived both scandal and corporation with a third grade spring classes underway, repute. education and later established a new resource has been Turner graduated from a literacy fund through his stores unveiled to allow students Vanderbilt cum laude in 1962, for local schools and libraries. to see sample course syllabi succeeding his father as CEO In honor of his father, on OAK in order to make in 1977. By the Turner established the Cal the course selection process time he resigned Turner Program for Moral easier. in 2002, the Leadership with former Dean “Getting course syllabi corporation had of the Divinity School Joseph up in time for registration grown to almost Hough.  e initiative supports was a big priority for us,” 6,000 stores and the development of moral said Vanderbilt Student had become a TURNER JR. leadership within Vanderbilt’s Government President NYSE company. professional schools. Joseph Williams. “It’s In 2001, Turner returned over “It is only tting that he exciting to be able to put this $6.8 million worth of bonuses endowed the program,” said service up as a functioning and stock options after the Graham Reside, the program’s way to look at sample course Dollar General miscalculated executive director. “He founded syllabi.” earnings by $100 million dollars, the program 10 years ago VSG has worked closely in one of the worst accounting understanding the challenges of with Provost and Vice scandals ever publicly disclosed, leadership in the contemporary Chancellor for Academic according to the Nashville Post. world. Cal is remarkable for Affairs Richard McCarty, In 2006, former employee this — doing the right thing and Dean of Admissions Douglas Jane Cleveland sued the Turner treating everyone well.” Christiansen, OAK Manager family after she felt she was Turner currently serves as Cindy Franco and VSG wrongly red.  e Turners then chairman on the YMCA of Attorney General Jared countersued Cleveland, citing Middle Tennessee Board and Anderson to create this fraud, breach of duciary duty was also a chairman for the resource. and other misconduct. Nashville Area Chamber of “It allows students to Turner and his corporation Commerce. review sample course syllabi have been heavily involved  e alumnus plays an before register,” Franco said. in promoting literacy and in uential role on Vanderbilt’s “Students can take a look FRANCIS SIMPSON / The Vanderbilt Hustler education in communities in campus. In 2007, he donated at courses and see what the Nashville and Kentucky. $250,000 to Owen students in Led by sophomore A.J. Ogilvy’s 25 points, the Vanderbilt men’s basketball team won its exhibition workload is day to day and Support for education and support of the Pyramid Project. match-up Sunday afternoon with Alabama-Huntsville, 84-65. The Commodores overcame a put together a schedule that literacy holds special relevance  e program sent 20 students to will work for them.” slow start and got solid contributions from their heralded freshmen. See page 6 for the story. for Turner. His grandfather, India to facilitate the growth of According to Franco, online J.L. Turner, co-founded the local economies. ■ course syllabi were made available without using new technology; only existing ACADEMICS Blackboard technology was used. In addition, Franco considered feedback from many students and faculty members in deciding which Times columnist Applebome would be the best and easiest way for access to online course syllabi. However, because posting syllabi online is to teach course on journalism, stories not mandatory, there is difficulty in getting faculty to by RUTH KINSEY often thought this course will give students Applebome, who taught to 1994 and expanded while participate. News Contributor to be di cult, insight into life as a journalist. an expanded version of the conducting research for his “We’re trying to encourage especially since Applebome’s appointment course at Princeton during the book “Dixie Rising: How the faculty to buy into this  e New York Times editor journalists often to teach at Vanderbilt is part spring semester of last year, is South is Shaping American program. We’re also and columnist Peter Applebome report from far of the university’s program thrilled to teach at Vanderbilt Values, Politics and Culture.” encouraging students to will teach a one-credit-hour  ung places. of inviting a distinguished this coming semester. He now works for The New request professors to post seminar style course next “I sometimes APPLEBOME media professional every “I’m really eager to teach York Times, writing the twice- syllabi,” Williams said. semester. worry that it’s the year to design and instruct at Vanderbilt, partly because weekly “Our Towns” column Franco said, as of now,  e class, titled “Literature forgotten part of journalism. a course that covers their of the quality of the school from almost anywhere in New there are about 170 syllabi of Fact — Telling American So many young journalists area of expertise. The course and the students, and partly York, Connecticut or New posted and more are Stories,” will cover a broad these days think they have has been taught previously because I really like Nashville,” Jersey, except . continually being posted. range of topics in journalism to be in New York or working by Pulitzer Prize winners he said. The special topics in “We did this for all but will mainly focus on the for some cool or snarky blog Joseph Hallinan, then of His love of Nashville journalistic storytelling undergraduate schools, so reporters who cover stories no that I worry they’re missing a The Wall Street Journal, and developed when he was the course will meet on alternate students should take advantage one else wants to cover. grounding in the real world,” Sonny Rawls, formerly of The Southern Bureau Chief for the Mondays from 9 to 11 a.m. of it,” Franco said. ■ Grassroots reporting is said Applebome, who hopes Philadelphia Inquirer. New York Times from 1989 during spring semester. ■

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SNAPSHOTS compiled by HANNAH TWILLMAN WEATHER NEWS BRIEFS WEATHER.COM TODAY Nurse in Times Square war photo reunites with Navy ‘Health Policy: A Global & Domestic Perspective’ — NEW YORK (AP)—A 90-year-old who says she’s the woman being kissed by a sailor in Times Square in one of World War II’s most Monday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. famous photographs reunited in town with the Navy on Sunday — Submitted by Nakul Shekhawat on 11-09-08 at 5:50 p.m. days before she is to serve as grand marshal of the city’s Veterans Day parade. “Health Policy: A Global & Domestic Perspective” Edith Shain of Los Angeles, donning a white nurse’s uniform like Monday, November 10, 2008 HIGH 56, LOW 39 the one she wore back in 1945, went to see the musical revival of 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mostly Sunny “South Pacifi c” and posed for pictures, being hoisted off her feet on Stevenson Center 4327 stage by fi ve of the actors in their Navy whites. As you enjoy FREE PIZZA, hear Professor Sten Vermund, director of On Tuesday, she’ll ride in the parade at the head of a contingent TUESDAY Vanderbilt’s Institute of Global Health, talk about his experience tackling of World War II veterans. AIDS in Mozambique. You’ll have a chance to see what kind of impact you The “South Pacifi c” event was a touching reminder of history, can make going abroad and how directly you can aff ect health policy. Bring but very diff erent from Aug. 15, 1945, the day Shain recalls that she joined thousands of people whooping it up after Japan questions about how to get involved! surrendered. Right there on Broadway and 45th Street, a sailor For more blog entries, go to InsideVandy.com suddenly grabbed and kissed her — and the moment was caught by Alfred Eisenstaedt, a Life magazine photographer. His picture from V-J Day became one of the 20th century’s most HIGH , LOW iconic images. But Eisenstaedt didn’t get the names of either party, 59 46 and eff orts years later by Life to identify them produced a number Showers of claimants, says Bobbi Baker Burrows, a Life editor with deep knowledge of the subject. STAFF Obama to use executive orders for SNAPSHOT Editor Michael Warren [email protected] immediate impact DODECS CROON Day Managers WASHINGTON (AP)—President-elect Obama plans to use his Hannah Twillman [email protected] executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes Eve Attermann offi ce, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell [email protected] research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas. Janelle Stokes John Podesta, Obama’s transition chief, said Sunday Obama is [email protected] Opinion Editor Thomas Shattuck reviewing President Bush’s executive orders on those issues and [email protected] others as he works to undo policies enacted during eight years of Senior Copy Editor Hannah Twillman Republican rule. He said the president can use such orders to move [email protected] quickly on his own. Academics Specialist Judy Wang [email protected] “There’s a lot that the president can do using his executive Administration Specialist Eve Attermann authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we’ll [email protected] see the president do that,” Podesta said. “I think that he feels like he Campus Living Specialist Norah Scanlan [email protected] has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that Leadership Specialist Lily Chen the Bush administration has set.” [email protected] Podesta also said Obama is working to build a diverse Cabinet. Greek Scene Specialist Janelle Stokes That includes reaching out to Republicans and independents — [email protected] part of the broad coalition that supported Obama during the race Science and Medicine Specialist Allie Morris [email protected] against Republican John McCain. Defense Secretary Robert Gates Sports Specialist David Rutz has been mentioned as a possible holdover. [email protected] “He’s not even a Republican,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Election Project Director Katherine Miller [email protected] of Nevada said. “Why wouldn’t we want to keep him? He’s never Art Director Matt Radford been a registered Republican.” [email protected] Photo Editor Chris Phare [email protected] Bomb attacks kill 8, wound dozens in OLIVER WOLFE / The Vanderbilt Hustler Journalist-in-Residence Tim Ghianni Members of the all-male a capella group, the Dodecaphonics, sing their concert at the Student Life Center on Sunday, Nov. 9. [email protected] Iraq on Sunday BAGHDAD (AP)—Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, offi cials said. Syria’s president SERVICE GUIDE blamed the U.S. military presence for Iraq’s instability and called on The Vanderbilt Hustler (ISSN U.S. troops to leave. 0042-2517), the student newspa- In the northern city of Mosul, a roadside bomb ripped through per of , is pub- an Iraqi army patrol soon after sundown, killing three soldiers and lished every Monday, Wednesday WORK and Friday during the academic wounding four others, police said. year except for during exam peri- U.S. and Iraqi troops have been fi ghting for months to clear al- ods and vacations. The paper is not Qaida in Iraq and about a dozen other Sunni insurgent groups from printed during summer break. Mosul, Iraq’s third largest city. FOR The Vanderbilt Hustler allocates one issue of the newspaper to each To the south, a bomb attached to a bike wrapped in a trash bag student and is available at various exploded outside a cafe in Khalis, 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of points on campus for free. 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by AIMEE SOBHANI Asia) exposes people to Asian News Contributor American culture.” Taste of Asia also helps In celebration of Asian Paci c students discover local Asian American Heritage Month, restaurants. the Asian American Student “( is event) really gives us Association is hosting several a connection to the Nashville events in order to share Asian community,” said senior Wendy culture with the Vanderbilt Xiong, treasurer of AASA. community. APAHM is co-sponsored by On Saturday, Nov. 8, AASA Vanderbilt Student Government, gave students a “Taste of Asia,” the Opportunity Development a bu et featuring Chinese, Center and the Margaret Japanese,  ai, Vietnamese Cuninggim Women’s Center. and Korean dishes from local “I personally think that restaurants.  e annual event, it’s great that AASA o ers so which took place in the Student many events to correspond to Life Center, featured Asian music APAHM,” said sophomore Sean and door prizes in addition to Topping, VSG deputy chief of the international cuisine. sta . Junior Emily Wang, Other upcoming events in community vice president celebration of APAHM include of AASA, said she believes a performance by Dan Chan events like this one contribute the Magic Man on Nov. 10 and a to students’ appreciation of presentation by cartoonist Lela diversity. Lee on Nov. 17. “( e student body is) Visit AASA’s Web site at http:// de nitely becoming more studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/ SAM KIM / The Vanderbilt Hustler diverse,” said Wang. “(Taste of AASA for more details. ■ Taste of Asia, hosted by Asian American Student Association on Saturday, Nov. 8, o ered students a chance to sample cuisine from around Asia, including catered Japanese, Thai and Korean fare. ACADEMICS Alumni share Holocaust survival stories by SARAH BILSKY Zi er and Max Notowitz — who disabled. We were zombies... At First-year student Allison News Contributor were all teens in Europe when 18, I weighed 87 pounds. I could Winston believed hearing World War II began. not think clearly,” he said. the four alumni speak was an Sunday night marked the 70th Smith and West eld were In spite of the horri c nature important opportunity. anniversary of Kristallnacht, native Germans who  ed from of their experiences, the four “ e Holocaust survivors’ Nazi Germany’s rst systematic their homeland before Hitler’s alumni shared a sense of generation are dying out, so I e ort to brutalize the Jewish regime prevented escape. Zi er gratitude and hope. Notowitz think it’s important to take every community of Germany and and Notowitz found themselves described how, after surviving opportunity you can to hear Austria. in concentration camps. World War II, he would not let their stories because we won’t It is therefore tting that  e four panelists shared their himself wallow in despair and be able to hear them for much Vanderbilt University’s annual story and answered questions helplessness. longer,” Winston said. “I wish Holocaust Lecture Series from the audience. In describing While the four speakers more students were there to continued on Sunday night his experience, Zi er shared di ered in their experiences hear their stories.” with “Escape from Destruction: the feeling of emptiness that during the war, they all  e Holocaust Lecture Series Four Holocaust Survivors and pervaded after inmates were emphasized the importance of will continue through Nov. 16. Refugees.”  e program featured liberated from the camps. education, a major consideration  e next event will be “ e Price four Vanderbilt alumni — Inge “If you don’t make any regarding their participation in Tag of Peace” on Tuesday, Nov. Smith, Fred West eld, Walter decisions … you become last night’s event. 11 in Sarratt Cinema at 7 p.m. ■

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7TQFBLFSTDPNNJUUFFUSC 4 Monday, November 10, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com OPINION EDITORIAL Where Lawson portrait does Stay classy, women Vandy. No, stand not render justice really. Vanderbilt News Service reported Thursday about Lawson’s experience that eventually won that the university would unveil a portrait of a MidSouth Regional Emmy award. And, now, a NEILY TODD Distinguished Visiting Professor Rev. James painted portrait. Columnist Lawson, the civil rights activist who was The work of Rev. James Lawson was undeniably KATHERINE MILLER expelled from Vanderbilt over 40 years ago. important for the and our culture. Columnist Last Tuesday, as I watched Obama’s victory Painted by prominent artist Simmie Knox, the His expulsion from Vanderbilt is a dark spot in speech, I was struck with the realization that I portrait will hang at Benton Chapel and will the university’s history, and the university was Having endured a weekend among was watching history. at very moment was be commemorated with a private event on correct, albeit several decades late, in making conservative students from around this perhaps the most historically signi cant of my Thursday, Oct. 13. a very public apology. Still, what should have wonderful land of ours, I remain eternally lifetime to date. His was a victory generations Such continues the long, manufactured been a solitary, solemn moment for Vanderbilt indebted to Vanderbilt for instilling in me some in the making. No one knows what an Obama apology by Vanderbilt to a man it unfairly to do the best it could to move forward from semblance of social graces and re ning them. administration will bring. We cannot predict kicked out of school 46 the despicable event four A recent study by Psychology Today in the future, but we all know the past. e election years ago. Lawson was an decades after the fact has Boston, Mass., strongly suggests conservatives of our  rst black president is the culmination activist in Nashville and become a perpetual plea for have more developed senses of humor, of Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, Rosa Parks’ attended Vanderbilt’s complete forgiveness. possibly deriving from their typically elevated iron will and the work of every black American Divinity School from The work of Rev. James Law- The forthcoming portrait levels of happiness. Well,  lled with good cheer who refused to take “no” for an answer. No 1958 to 1960. Due to his son was undeniably impor- is a nice gesture, but does though we may be, our social skills may want matter their political leaning, at this profound involvement in the greater tant for the United States it really do anything in the for something. moment in history, all Americans should feel civil rights movement way of making Vanderbilt Imagine, if you will, walking across a hotel pride to see how far their country has come. of the American South, and our culture. His expul- a better place? Hopefully, lobby from a reception to the bar to bear witness During this same election season, there has particularly his leadership sion from Vanderbilt is a it will serve as a reminder to the terrible, terrible Commodore massacre, been another, more subtle historical change. in nonviolent protest of that we, as a university, have and whilst in transit, stumbling upon  ve to For the  rst time, women have shared equally segregated lunch tables dark spot in the university’s close ties to a monumental eight college-age boys playing “Risk.” is in the political spotlight. e potential  rst in Nashville, Vanderbilt history, and the university civil rights figure. Still, the imaginary place also has dinner tables where ladies were not content to take back seats. expelled Lawson and was correct, albeit several idea of a painting seems abortion Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama were caused a national uproar. pathetic as a means of policy, rather vocal in their opinions, each admitting to At the 2006 decades late, in making a retribution. than Matt disagree with her husband’s stances at times. c o m m e n c e m e n t very public apology. Can Vanderbilt change its Ryan, “808s & I’ve got Vandy up ese two women prove the old adage that ceremony, Vanderbilt rocky racial past? No, but it Heartbreak” on the mantle with behind every great man is a great woman. officially apologized to can turn its efforts toward or “Quantum Both parties sent women head-to-head with Lawson, and has been the future. Hardly any of Solace,” the Virgin Mary, a their male opponents. Hillary Clinton and incessantly adding on to that apology ever administrators, faculty members and certainly dominates the glass of red wine Sarah Palin stood on stage with Barack Obama, since. Lawson returned to the university in no students were associated with Vanderbilt discussion. A John McCain and Joe Biden as equals. Politics 2006 as a professor, where he has been teaching when it expelled Lawson in 1960. The world, place where and a dollar bill aside, these two women deserve praise for the and researching. Vanderbilt has continued to the country and Vanderbilt have changed girls routinely next to it. courage they showed in so boldly embracing heap apologetic measures on Lawson, placing tremendously since then, and we have people arrive wildly uncharted waters. him on the now-notorious Sept. 11 roundtable like Lawson to thank for that. Rather than over or Not only are these women bold, but they discussion (which garnered national attention beat the metaphorical dead horse to show the underdressed for the occasion and guys wear are feminine, too. For decades, if a woman for being reportedly one-sided), promoting university is sorry for what it has done, Vanderbilt  ag pins unironically. Excepting a few outliers, in politics his lectures through the news service, helping should celebrate its lack of institutionalized these fools are fantastic, lovely people — just wanted to make his Freedom Ride 2007 project become discrimination and move on to the issues of the awful di cult to chat with. compete with a reality, establishing an academic chair in his 21st century. — Michael Warren And this is why, to borrow a reference from Not only are these a man, she name and honor, and creating a video project Lorelai Gilmore, I’ve got Vandy up on the had to be like mantle with the Virgin Mary, a glass of red wine women bold, but a man. Gone and a dollar bill next to it. they are feminine, are the 1980s Yes, we who went to this conference are all too. For decades, if when women Florida Yeah, so they completely destroyed the Commodores, but look on the bright side: it’s still nerds and geeks in charming corners of our dressed in hurricaneStand and beseason. judged by the Hustler opinion sta ! hearts — fondly remembering high school a woman in politics suits meant THE VERDICT Compiled by Thomas Shattuck science fairs, covertly dipping out of a reception wanted to com- to copy men’s to study for a huge mid-term and reveling in fashion. No Japan A male Japanese air force major caught naked while shopping for women’s underwear Harry Potter midnight release stories. pete with a man, more women has been suspended from his duties for 10 days. The man stripped o his clothes behind a But, you know, we hide it well. she had to be like in shoulder convenience store before going in and buying panties and pantyhose. ree years ago this would not have been a man. Gone are pads and ties. Michelle Obama Fashion-watchers were looking closely at Obama’s dress, and the verdict was not so good. the case. At that point, knowing when to wear Instead we what sort of involved tossing a snowball into the 1980s when She was derided in opinion polls for her choice of a black and neon-red dress from Narciso see Clinton in Rodriguez’s spring 2009 ready-to-wear collection. a hell known as my closet. But the whole women dressed in a bright blue Vandy culture, which seems fading a bit suit and Palin Intelligence A New Zealand rape victim drove her rapist to a police station when he fell asleep in his car at the edges under the pressure of higher suits meant to copy in  ery red after assaulting the woman. admissions standards, values  uidity between men’s fashion. heels. Michelle intellectualism and conversationalism. ough O b a m a forsaking Homecoming queen for Outstanding Australia An Australian kid decided to get drunk and break into a police station. What did he  nd? became a Senior grows out of the tightening of admissions, The quickest way to get arrested. fashion icon in a daring purple dress, while the  nalists all embodied the social graces of Cindy McCain radiated timeless elegance in a Vandy culture: seamless transitions between gold skirt-suit on election night. eir colors Smoking Redbridge Council’s cabinet agreed Tuesday night to a ban on placing children in foster service, intellect and charm. A sense of pride shine light on a world traditionally cast in homes with people who smoke unless there are exceptional circumstances. That seems in outward appearance — and I don’t mean shades of gray. to be a bit excessive. conformity of dress — evinces people who ese women are not afraid to stand out. ey understand how society functions, but also do not attempt to blend in. ey are moms, Bullies According to a new study, bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others. The part take pride in themselves. they are attractive and they are charming. of the brain associated with reward lights up when an they watch a video of someone Of course, sometimes, the bastion of social ey are also incredibly smart and individually hurting another person. You know what they say — you got to do what you love. graces — the sundresses, the formals — bears successful. ey prove that being feminine and 'Soul Men' With rectal exam jokes, sexist humor and an obsession with Viagra, “Soul Men” even down on us. Hell, we even have the absolutely being powerful are not mutually exclusive. underwhelms the meager expectations I had. Seriously, who thought making this movie bipolar unspoken dress code for class (either e stage is set like never before for women to was a good idea? a cardigan, dark jeans and your choice of rise to the top of our political system. Abigail Sperry’s, cowboy boots, riding boots or Clark’s; Adams, in a letter to her husband, John Adams, Tim Tebow The reigning Heisman winner made another emphatic statement to reclaim the title on or, running shorts, sneakers, a pullover  eece while he was working to write the Constitution, Saturday against the Commodores, passing for three touchdowns and scoring for two and a baseball hat). said, “I desire you would remember the ladies more in a decisive win. ursday afternoon, a recent transfer told and be more generous and favorable to them me that Vandy does have those unspoken dress Sex A study published in the July 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine found high doses than your ancestors.” Since the founding of our standards, but in the end, like we sprung fully of testosterone boosts sexual episodes among women with low libidos. nation, political women have worked to secure formed out of Emily Post’s petticoat, we came equality, one step at a time. e women of to the conclusion that this has its bene ts. at today follow in the footsteps of Abigail Adams, Flu Shots People who get their annual  u shot may reap an extra bene t: a reduction in their risk strict Old South culture some deride produces Susan B. Anthony and Sandra Day O’Connor. of developing a blood clot. This of course means you might live a bit longer, talk about a a body of individuals well equipped to take We stand on the shoulders of giants, having good thing all round. advantage of the opportunities before them — removed our stilettos  rst. and to do it with grace. Gas prices Gasoline prices fell for the 51st straight day, according to a survey released Friday by the —Neily Todd is a senior in the College of Arts and motorist group AAA. Only two states, Alaska and Hawaii, have an average price above $3 —Katherine Miller is a junior in the College Science. She can be reached at neily.p.todd@ per gallon, while 37 states report gas prices below $2.50 per gallon. of Arts and Science. She can be reached at vanderbilt.edu. [email protected].

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You’re Invited: Kappa Delta Crush Party Thursday November 13th, 2008 **Check your e-mail for the details! 6 Monday, November 10, 2008 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com sports Tebow dazzles in convincing win Vandy cruises Bobby Johnson. “He doesn’t get flustered even though he’s getting pressured, people in exhibition around his ankles, and we just couldn’t tackle him. He comes out of it and makes by Andrew Barge recruit out of high school, made big plays. I think he’s a really outstanding Sports Contributor the college transition look easy. player.” The Swedish native scored To run Florida’s complex spread offense, Sunday marked the beginning 16 points on 7-8 shooting, Tebow has to be more than just calm and of the Vanderbilt men’s including a thunderous dunk collected; he has to be a leader, distributing basketball season with an 84-65 that drew a standing ovation the ball diligently to his many dangerous win over Alabama-Huntsville from the Commodore crowd. partners in crime like junior wide receiver that offered fans a first look While freshmen were there to Percy Harvin and senior wideout Louis at several new Commodores. provide surprises, A.J. Ogilvy’s Murphy, who combined for 131 total yards Though the freshmen jitters game was characteristic of what and two of Florida’s touchdowns Saturday. showed up early, coach Kevin Commodore fans have grown The impact of Tebow’s command of his Stallings was impressed with his to expect. The sophomore, who own huddle — and, thus, the game as a team’s performance. led all scorers with 25 points in whole — was not lost on the Vanderbilt “I thought we were nervous just 19 minutes of play, seems defenders. at the beginning, and I wasn’t poised to improve on a stellar “One of the things that make him so good surprised,” Stallings said. freshman season. is the weapons he surrounds himself with,” “Overall, I was encouraged with “I’ve been working really hard said Vanderbilt junior safety Ryan Hamilton. our team’s effort. Once we got in practice,” said Ogilvy, who “If you put a good quarterback in there with past our nervousness, I thought only missed one shot during the a lot of good players like the players they we played well.” game from the field. “Going up have, it’s pretty tough on a defense.” Two Commodore starters, against Festus (Ezeli) and all the Despite their impressive victory, Festus Ezeli and Jeffery Taylor, other big men every day made Chris Phare / The Vanderbilt Hustler the Gators — with Tebow in charge — had never played in a collegiate this game a lot easier than how Florida quarterback Tim Tebow eludes Vanderbilt defenders for a big gain during action Saturday night. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner put on an offensive showcase with five touchdowns, three passing and two rushing, en route to a 42-14 win. hardly plan on spending too much time game prior to Sunday. Ezeli, practices have been.” celebrating. Though they clinched the voted the team’s most improved The Commodores officially by David Namm Tebow finished the night having SEC East title by virtue of defeating the player after redshirting, will open the season against Sports Contributor completed 12 of 17 passes for 171 yards and Commodores, the pride of Gainesville, Fla., be relied upon as a defensive Morehead State on Nov. 16. three touchdowns while rushing for 88 yards have their collective eyes set on their SEC presence in the post. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. in Memorial Legend has it that Superman wears Tim and two more touchdowns. championship title bout with Alabama on Taylor, a consensus top 50 Gym. ■ Tebow’s pajamas. In fact, so does Chuck Indeed, Tebow’s bruising running style Dec. 6, and maybe — just maybe — helping Norris. After his performance Saturday night and powerful arm were on display for their superstar win another Heisman. against a typically stout Vanderbilt (5-4, 3-3 the 39,773 fans in attendance, carrying As for the man himself? All he wants to do Southeastern Conference) defense, who can many a defender on his back and leaving is win. blame them? The reigning Heisman Trophy- the dozens of women with “Marry me “We’re just focusing on our team winning winning quarterback did more than live up Tebow!” signs finding the defender’s and if we take care of ourselves that things Florida to his legend with a masterful performance position enviable. Even so, one of Tebow’s will fall into place,” Tebow said. “Who in third-ranked Florida’s (7-1, 5-1 SEC) 42- attributes arguably stood out over the know what is going to happen? Making it to 14 dominant victory; he added to it. rest on a frigid night in Nashville: his Atlanta for the SEC championship was one report card Compiled by Nick Gallo “Tim Tebow came out and played composure. of our goals at the beginning of the season tremendously,” said Florida head coach Urban “The thing I like most about him is that he but our goal is to take care of business every Meyer of his prized junior quarterback. is a cool customer,” said Vanderbilt coach Saturday.” ■ Quarterbacks, C- It was too little too late for the Vanderbilt quarterbacks. Redshirt junior Mack- enzi Adams only threw for 47 yards while throwing an interception. Former starter redshirt senior Chris Nickson entered the game and led the Commo- dores on two scoring drives while throwing for two touchdowns. Nickson also ran for 39 yards. Still, the two only combined to throw for 114 yards. Commodores taking positives Running Backs, c+ The overall rushing yards seem pretty good, but the running backs only accounted for a portion of that yardage because of Nickson’s contribution. out of blowout loss to Gators Redshirt junior Jared Hawkins rushed for 46 yards and redshirt senior Jeff Jennings ran for 37. The final yardage total was 150, which was decent, but Vanderbilt ran the ball nearly 40 times and could have gotten more produc- by David Rutz That’s where it starts. If you can’t tackle, you have yet another chance to reach the elusive tion. Sports Specialist won’t get a chance to play against those bowl eligibility when they visit Kentucky great athletes.” next Saturday. Wide Receivers, C- After Florida’s 42-14 rout of Vanderbilt Vanderbilt’s once sparkling season may “We’re going to get to a bowl,” Vierling Six different receivers had a catch of 9 yards or longer. However, no single on Saturday night was over, center Bradley appear to be in jeopardy, but as usual, the said. “I know we’re going to do it. We have to receiver had more than three receptions, and they were generally shut down Vierling was adamant. Commodores are focusing on the positives. have that kind of confidence that it’s going by the Florida secondary. Redshirt senior Sean Walker was the team’s lead- The Commodores expect to win every After being outscored 42-0 to start the game, to happen.” ■ ing receiver with a mere 32 yards, but he added a touchdown catch, as did game, and four straight losses aren’t going redshirt senior Chris redshirt freshman Jamie Graham. to deter them from the goal they have had Nickson replaced an their eyes on since the season began. injured Mackenzi Adams Offensive Line,B The offensive line played fairly well, as they only allowed one sack. They were “We went into this game thinking we at quarterback and able to get a forward push to help accumulate 150 rushing yards. The line was could beat Florida,” Vierling said. “It didn’t led two of Vanderbilt’s especially solid in the second half. happen, but if you go into a game and you longest scoring drives of think you’re going to lose, you might as well the year. Defensive Line, C not even put the uniform on.” Nickson threw The defensive line only got one sack, and it didn’t really seem to bother Tim “Plain and simple.” touchdown passes Tebow and the Florida offense very much. Tebow seemed to always have time The redshirt junior captain had an to redshirt freshman to throw and was able to get outside of the edge contain. The line also got optimistic outlook about his team’s streaky Jamie Graham and manhandled in the running game, allowing 231 yards on the ground. season even though there seems to be plenty redshirt senior of reasons to be concerned for Vanderbilt. Sean Walker to give Linebackers, C- “Everything’s a positive,” Vierling said. Vanderbilt a spark of The linebackers were charged with stopping Tebow’s running ability, which “You can’t get down on yourselves at all. optimism heading into is no easy task. The Heisman Trophy winner ran for 88 yards on 11 carries and We’ve got three games left, we’ve got five this week. was able to beat the Vanderbilt linebackers to the edge and was able to out- wins, we’ve got one more win to be bowl “I think any time muscle them on the ground. Tebow also ran for two touchdowns, and Percy eligible.” you have success, you Harvin added another 60 yards and a touchdown for good measure. While Vanderbilt’s trying to reach a can always build on Secondary, bowl, the heavily favored Gators looked it,” Nickson said. “It C Although junior D.J. Moore had an interception, it came against Florida’s like a national championship contender, was an opportunity for backup quarterback, and the rest of the Vanderbilt secondary allowed three scoring touchdowns on six of their first us to do some special touchdown passes and 191 yards on only 21 attempts. Many times the corner- seven possessions before benching star things under adversity backs were beaten badly, and the secondary also allowed a touchdown pass of quarterback Tim Tebow and letting the that we haven’t had to 41 yards — the type of big play a good defense cannot allow. back-up get some reps. They clinched the face all year.” SEC East division title with the win. Vanderbilt employed Special Teams, C Vanderbilt, meanwhile, was completely a very effective running The kickoff returns were really the only positive for the special teams, as outmatched by the Florida attack. Missed attack on both drives Moore had a return for 32 yards. However, there really wasn’t much else to tackles and blown assignments allowed the against the best scoring speak of. Moore only got one chance to return a punt and lost 3 yards, and Gators to move the ball at will in the first half defense in the SEC. punter Brett Upson had a mediocre day. en route to a 35-0 lead at the break. “We ran the ball Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson, who very well in the second Coaching, D had said earlier in the week that playing half,” Vierling said. The Commodores looked bewildered and overwhelmed from the onset of this fundamental defense with strong tackling “We’re going to get game. Florida punched Vanderbilt in the mouth on their first offensive series, would be essential to putting a halt to Tebow back to the winning which resulted in a passing touchdown. The Commodores never recovered and the Gators, was discouraged by a weak ways and running the until the second half, where they did seem to turn things around. At that Chris Phare / The Vanderbilt Hustler effort in that aspect of the defense. ball. That’s good, I’m Jamie Graham hauls in a touchdown pass from Chris Nickson in the third quarter of action point however, it was too little too late. Coach Bobby Johnson needs to better “Obviously we could have played better,” excited about it.” Saturday. Despite the lopsided loss to the Gators, the Commodores were encouraged by their prepare his troops and can’t let them be intimidated by big opponents. Johnson said. “We could have tackled better. The Commodores scoring drives in the second half and remain confident about their chances going forward.