LIFE Edition Vandy Van Upgrades with Launch Party Justin Tardiff Allows Students to Track the Vans’ PAT Staff Writer Placement by Visiting Vandyvans
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THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 WWW .INSIDEVANDY.COM 122ND YEAR, NO. 38 STUDENT GOVERNMENT VSG to celebrate LIFE EDITION Vandy Van upgrades with launch party JUSTIN TARDIFF allows students to track the vans’ PAT Staff Writer placement by visiting vandyvans. com. Although improvements to “We’re inviting all of the drivers the campus Vandy Van system (to today’s event) to meet the have been in place since classes students who they drive around,” started several weeks ago, Schreiber said. The event, open Vanderbilt Student Government to all students, will also feature GREEN will mark the improvements with a ribbon cutting, speeches from a launch party today from 4 to 5 several administrators and p.m. in Branscomb Circle. refreshments including Gigi’s The changes include the Cupcakes. “It’s going to be a great purchase of two new 25- event where we commemorate passenger buses to replace the the new vans, ” Schreiber said. dated and smaller-capacity vans, Although there have been and the incorporation of a new complaints to-date regarding the branding. According to current new placement of several stops Security Committee Co-Chair and the GPS system working William Schreiber, the changes intermittently, Schreiber assured were originally pushed for by Zye students that he and Gleiser are Hooks and Tommy Obenchain, listening to student feedback as who co-chaired VSG’s Security the system rolls out. Committee during the last “So far, the reception has academic year. been very good,” Schreiber said. Over the summer, Schreiber “Students actually know when and Co-Chair Susan Gleiser the vans are coming and don’t worked to implement a GPS have to just mysteriously wait system for the vans, which outside.” ■ CAMPUS NEWS Nashville ranked fourth best college town in America Yesterday, Joseph Aguirre and Charlie Kesslering got on the phone with Texas songwriter Pat Green to discuss his rise to fame, love for Vandy and upcoming trip CHRIS MCDONALD and music, Livability.com praises InsideVandy Director Nashville’s thriving night scene. to Nashville. The artist will perform at Tin Roof next Friday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. Students enjoy a multitude of bars Livability.com, a website and clubs, from the honkytonks VANDERBILT HUSTLER: In what ways has VH: So, you “made it” in Austin and then came a strong connection there, and what’s that dedicated to profiling the and karaoke bars on Broadway to your songwriting style evolved from the be- to Nashville. How important are your Texas area, the Commons? Yeah, I got to play a country’s most desirable places the more college-themed clubs ginning of your career? roots to you? couple shows there and really enjoyed to live, recently ranked Nashville, along Second Avenue. PAT GREEN: Well, in some ways it’s a natu- PG: Well, I never really moved to Nashville. I that place and just enjoyed the excite- Tenn., as the fourth best college When asked their opinion on ral progression; as you grow older, you kept my home base in Texas for a lot of ment that being in and around a college town in America. the accuracy of such a rating, change what your taste and your style is the recording stuff. I think everybody is campus can bring. The list, officially titled “Top 10 Vanderbilt students have generally on just about anything. I mean … I was from somewhere … But in order to do College Towns: Great Cities for been surprised but supportive of just in college when I started writing. It’s business on a national level in country VH: Do you ever miss those smaller, more inti- School & Life After Graduation,” Nashville’s placement on the list. just a difference in my outlook on life. I music, you have to get on a record label mate shows? seeks to transcend normal “For anyone looking for what feel different things because, you know, that can take your music to a national PG: You know, certainly, I think anybody would collegiate rankings, opting to college life is like, Nashville it’s just a different time. At the same time, spotlight. And certainly that’s an eye- — but I still get to do them. I get to do detail the cities that play host to makes the search pretty ... easy,” I still feel like I write songs that are mean- opening experience to anyone coming shows that aren’t these massive things. I’m the nation’s best colleges and said Tim Patten, a sophomore ingful and fun. I’m not trying to solve the into the music industry (because of) how lucky I’m in the kind of band that gets to universities, considering both in the College of Arts & Science. energy crisis or the recession; my job in involved it is, how hard it is to accomplish do all of the above, so if I want to I can just the quality of education and the “Besides the myriad arts and life is to make partygoers happy. My job is nationwide notoriety. Man, that’s as hard say, ‘Hey, we’re (going to) stick to smaller quality of life in each town. entertainment fixations, the town to put people in a good mood, and that’s to do as anything I can imagine. If any- venues and play those kind of shows.’ According to Livability.com, is littered with cool college bars, as generally what I focus on. thing, it’s impossible. So I felt very lucky “College is about more than getting well as multiple universities with that folks at the different record labels I’ve VH: What’s the most fun song that you’ve cov- a degree, it’s about establishing active social scenes on campus.” VH: You’re most recent album is called “What worked with have taken the time to see ered or are covering now? a life. These cities are cultural Like Patten, Peabody senior I’m For.” Tell us about that. The title sounds my career go where it did. PG: Oh, wow, that’s a great question. I’ve al- hubs, artistic centers, intellectual Lauren Huddleston supported pretty personal. ways been a big fan of “Runnin’ Down a Mecca’s and economic drivers the ranking. “Nashville offers PG: Yeah, WIF came out a couple years ago in VH: What does it mean to you to receive the Dream” by Tom Petty, so I did that a lot offering students and residents almost everything a college 2009. But yeah, that project is some of my Texas “Decade Award”? of shows. Yeah, that’s hard. Honestly I’ve some of the best places to live, student could want, from bars best songwriting I’ve ever done. I’ve got PG: It actually means a whole lot to me. What been meeting with some of the members study, play and launch a career in and entertainment to real-world two new records that I’ve been working they’re saying is that every seven minutes, of my band, and we’re about to put some America.” experience and opportunities. on right now. I’ve really just been excited my records were being played somewhere new covers in. I think by the time we play Ranked only behind Gainesville, It fosters (an) environment to be back in the studio with my band, around the state. That’s just a huge honor that show at the Tin Roof, (there will) be Fla., Athens, Ga., and Chapel Hill, that produces well-rounded spending my time not doing the tradition- to be at the top of a list that I’m sure has some different songs in there. N.C., Nashville lacks the small- individuals, which is part of what al Nashville music scene record-making a bunch of my heroes and peers on it as town feel that many college makes Vanderbilt such a well- process. We’ve been gathering up songs well. VH: Yeah, tell us about the upcoming show. towns are known for. In fact, with known school,” she said. and then recording them as we go, writing What are you looking forward to? a population of over 600,000, Other students, however, have a lot with different people that I worked VH: So, what do you think your favorite song to PG: Well, I’m excited because right now we’re Nashville is the largest city on the expressed concern that Nashville with when I was with RCA records. It (has) play live is? in rehearsals trying to get a newer show list. Livability argues the larger- is not as accessible to college more of a hard-line flair to it for sure. PG: Well, obviously “Wave on Wave” was this in, throwing in something different for city feel is what makes Nashville students as the list would have monster hit, so it’s near the top of the list. people to watch, something more visual. special. Nashville offers a more one believe. Agree or disagree, VH: So you’ve been back in the studio. Were you I think “Carry On,” though, is my favorite Something more exciting. When you go diverse collegiate experience Nashville has been dubbed one of on tour before that? song to perform at night. through the years out there on tour, even- than is readily available in many the most desirable cities in which PG: We’ve just been recording here and tually you have to put together a new other college towns, providing to live, study and work. there, three or four songs throughout VH: You came to Vanderbilt recently, about three show so people can come the show and numerous outlets to fulfill the “Country music stars, Titans the year.