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Georgia will be hungry for Homecoming revenge … TODAY’S WEatHER For more, see Sports, page 7 Listen to a podcast of how the admissions office markets GEORGIA AT VANDY Vanderbilt to prospective Saturday students on: scares in more ways than one … 5 p.m. Mostly Sunny, 69/47 For more, see Life, page 9 Vanderbilt Stadium Extended forecast, page 2 THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 FRIDAY, octobeR 12, 2007 • 119TH YEAR, NO. 61 THE WALL Three students compiled by EVE AtteRMANN TODAY Homecoming float C building party Lyric l Objections turn out for Students are invited to come enjoy free by SYDNEY WILMER food and music on Asst News Editor chancellor Kensington Avenue from 2 to 5 p.m. Not all students while they cheer look forward to search session on the student Kanye West’s Quake organizations performance tonight. by NIKKI BOGOPOLSKAYA Junior Sean Tierney building their Sophomores Jeremy Doochin Staff Reporter said he went to the floats for Saturday’s and Rebecca Maddox said they do not forum because he Homecoming Parade. want what they see to be a misogynistic Despite two saw it as “an amazing message in West’s lyrics to represent e-mails inviting the opportunity to help TODAY Vanderbilt. So they started a petition entire student body, Vanderbilt shape its Commodore Quake against West, collecting 115 signatures at only three students future and shape its The annual press time. attended the listening future leader.” Homecoming “We want to generate discussion, session held by the He wanted to ensure mainly,” said Doochin, who said he Chancellor Advisory “the new chancellor concert at Memorial KATIE DEPAolA / The Vanderbilt Hustler Gymnasium, enjoys a lot of rap music. “But we also Sophomores Rebecca Maddox and Jeremy Doochin debate law student Dorian Peters on the Wall. Maddox Search Committee on is able to take what featuring Kanye West, want to create some kind of change of the and Doochin want to bring less offensive artists to campus. They have circulated a petition, which has Oct. 10. we have and keep garnered 115 signatures as of Thursday afternoon. Guster and Brett culture that depreciates women, at least Dean of the Divinity pressing forward Dennen this year, will on campus.” “It isn’t that there are references to oral Doochin also stressed they want to School James Hudnut- while preserving our begin at 8 p.m. Doors The duo has met some opposition sex that bother us,” Maddox said. educate the student body and make Beumler, who is also establishment,” he will open at 7 p.m. from other students. The sophomores said they worry the students think more critically about the chair of the committee said. “Well, I’m kind of a fan of the First lyrics imply the only place for a woman artists they choose to listen to. and chief organizer All three students at SatURDAY, Oct. 13 Amendment,” said law student Dorian is “on your knees,” as lyrics to West’s song of the event, said he the forum expressed Homecoming Peters. “I feel like rap artists shouldn’t be “Gold Digger” read. Listen to Jeremy Doochin believed that despite the same concern. Parade held anymore accountable than movie Senior Emma Starks, co-chair of and Rebecca Maddox discuss the meager turnout, the “Whoever the new directors or novelists because they are The Music Group, said Vanderbilt discussion contributed chancellor is needs to Participants will line positive forms of hip-hop on up along Kensington telling a story.” Programming Board does not intend greatly to the ongoing push forward with the Avenue at 9:30 a.m., The sophomores stress they are not to choose controversial or offensive WRVU Oct. 19 at 10 p.m. chancellor search. intention of making and the parade will advocating censorship. artists. “What we lacked for Vanderbilt better while make its way through “We just want students to be better “The Music Group does everything “We just want a reform of how we in numbers, we made being very careful campus beginning at informed,” Doochin said. we can to bring artists that we think the approach the artists that we choose,” up for in quality, both throughout (not) to 10:30 a.m. The yellow flier they pass out details student body will enjoy,” she said. “We Doochin said. “If we all want an artist in student leaders change anything that some of the explicit sexualization of stay away from booking artists that we like Kanye to represent Vanderbilt, we all and communicators,” makes students love SatURDAY, Oct. 13 women they see in West’s lyrics. feel are completely inflammatory.” need to be in this together.” ■ Hudnut-Beumler said. Vanderbilt,” said junior Homecoming Vanderbilt Student Joseph Williams. football game: Gold Government President This has been a out Georgia Music Group asserts Kayne West will not appear at Wildhorse Saloon Cara Bilotta agreed. recurring theme among The Commodores will “My theory is that students and faculty set off against the by DAVID BROWN will be held at the Wildhorse in discussion with West’s repre- the crowd,” Wildhorse manager we had a low turnout alike. Georgia Dawgs at 5 Contributing Reporter Saloon and feature a fashion sentation through their book- Mike Davis said. because students felt “There are many p.m. The game will be show and personal appearance ing agent and has been assured Davis also said he knew noth- they had already given incredible things televised by ESPN2, In a letter to The Hustler, The by West. West will not be at this event, ing about flyers distributed on feedback through the in effect here at so fill the student Music Group contended Wild- The Music Group says flyers they wrote. campus Thursday but hopes (e-mail) survey,” she Vanderbilt that we section early while horse Saloon has been falsely have been handed out on cam- However, Wildhorse manage- “students come out to this great said. “I don’t think want to stay the same wearing a gold shirt. advertising an after-party for pus claiming West will be per- ment contends otherwise. event.” (the low turnout) has and other things that There will be 300 free Kanye West as a part of Home- forming and this is a Vanderbilt- “There is a contract in place Despite this, The Music Group hampered our ability we could build on,” gold shirts given out coming and Commodore sanctioned event, but the group for Kayne West to make an ap- urges students not to buy tickets to to understand the H u d n u t - B e u m l e r at the game. Quake. says both of those statements pearance at the bar around mid- this event and is upset Wildhorse issues undergraduates said. “What we’ve The after-party, as advertised are false. night, and although he won’t would engage in what they be- feel are important.” learned is that we SUNDAY, Oct. 14 in The Hustler on Wednesday, The Music Group has been perform, he will interact with lieve to be false advertising. ■ Hudnut-Beumler all want someone 30th annual organized this forum who is accessible, Holocaust Lecture as a means to speak approachable, a great Series face-to-face with manager and a great Elliot Jasmin will students about what fundraiser.” give a talk titled Holocaust Lecture Series celebrates they would require of a Aside from balancing “The Skeleton future leader. old Vanderbilt in Our Closet: “We’ve talked to traditions and rules Misremembering 30th year, focuses on untold stories faculty at every school.“ while incorporating America’s Racial he said. “We’ve talked new ideas, residential Cleansings” in Sarratt by LAKENDRA SCOTT organizers. “We rarely hear congratulations to my alma Shaiya Baer, co-chair of the to professors, we’ve life is a chief concern Cinema at 7 p.m. Staff Reporter from the children, but they mater.” series. talked to people at the for the new chancellor, The talk is part of have a story to tell.” He added, “After The lecture series features medical center, people Hudnut-Beumler said. the university’s This year marks the 30th The events, which will my experience in the high-profile speakers in leadership, graduate “The most important Holocaust Lecture anniversary of Vanderbilt’s start Oct. 14 and run through concentration camps, I but requires student students and now thing we learned Series, the longest Holocaust Lecture Series, Nov. 15, attempt to give feel that it is important to participation to succeed, some undergraduates is the importance running Holocaust making it the longest- children a voice through educate people about the Baer said. as well, and through of continuing the Lecture Series at any running Holocaust series at discussions such as “The horrors of genocide.” “This series is an this we’ve managed to College Halls initiative American university. any American university. Holocaust Through the Eyes In addition to discussing opportunity to expose put together a profile presence,” he said. Founded in 1977, the of a Survivor.” the Holocaust, the series students to a variety of of what we expect of a Please see SUNDAY, Oct. 14 Holocaust series aims to At the event, students also comments on other topics. We want students to chancellor.” CHANCELLOR SEARCH, page 3 American Studies ignite change through can discuss the issues of genocides. get involved,” he said. Road Trip Series: lectures, films and the Holocaust with Philip Elliot Jaspin, a Pulitzer Freshman Sara Safan The Farm discussions regarding Bialowitz, a survivor of Prize-winning journalist, will agreed. genocide. In past years, the Sobibor concentration speak on the controversial “I think it is really Join professor program has attacked issues camp, as well as professors racial cleansings in the important that people get Susan Kevra from such as racial cleansing and and peers.

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