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THE WALL world news brief compiled by sydney wilmer 2007 becomes deadliest year of Today war for American troops despite Blood drive recent downturn in violence The blood drive will The U.S. military announced six new begin at 7 a.m. and deaths Tuesday, making 2007 the bloodiest last until 5 p.m. on Meet year for American troops in Iraq despite a the second floor of recent decline in casualties and a sharp drop the Monroe Carell Jr. in roadside bombings that Washington links Children’s Hospital. to Iran. Appointments are With nearly two months left in the year, the annual toll is now 853 — three more than the suggested and can be previous worst of 850 in 2004. made at www.givelife. Jean But the grim milestone comes as the org. Use sponsor code Pentagon points toward other encouraging Vandy19. signs as well — growing security in Baghdad Looking past the label: and other former militant strongholds that Today could help consolidate the gains against Documentary Asian-American extremists. screenings Source: AP The Law School —For more news briefs from around the world, nation and campus, see page 2. Justice Program will by sydney wilmer katie depaola sponsor a screening Asst News Editor Staff Reporter of “Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Looking past the label Labels do not matter to senior Jean Son. Korematsu Story” at This series was inspired by the idea that each person has a distinct Though it has taken time, she can talk about it Committee 5:30 p.m. in the Moore story, and it is important to get to know each other in order to make now because she finally feels comfortable with Room. this big world a bit smaller. It is also based on the notion that our herself. differences are what make us unique. “I’ve struggled with issues of identity, about lists chancellor Today Only by facing our own misunderstandings can we begin to break fitting in and issues of class and ethnic differences,” ‘41st Annual CMA down the walls we have created. Son explained calmly. As an Asian-American, cultural belonging qualifications Awards’ Just reading about these individuals involves more than one would expect. She is by david brown “Country Music’s isn’t enough to understand their not simply Korean, and she is more than just Staff Reporter Biggest Night” kicks struggles, passions and unique American. But sometimes neither description off at 7 p.m. at the People might think I... stories. To watch these students seems to apply. The Chancellor Search Committee has begun the Sommet Center. If …am a math genius discuss identity in their own Son considers America her home, but she finds process of selecting and interviewing candidates for you are not going to …love rice words, go to: herself firmly in the minority at Vanderbilt. And Vanderbilt’s next leader. …can’t speak English the event, see page …am fresh off the boat when visiting her father in Korea, she feels out of The Chancellor Search Advisory Committee recently 2 for street closings …am shy, docile or submissive place in a different way, often labeled a foreigner concluded a 12-week effort to profile the kind of downtown. …know karate and forced to deal with curious stares. candidate the university desires. But… So for Son, fitting in depends less on the ideas The committee submitted its findings to the Search … though I’m actually better at math, I majored Today in English. Go figure. of others and more about self-confidence and Committee in a position scope, which details the state New Russian Cinema … I love nerds and all types of junk food and determination. of the university and the challenges the next chancellor used to eat a box of Pop-Tarts a day. Her experiences this summer in America and will need to address. Today is the final … I definitely struggle with Korean. Korea highlighted the struggle of identity creation, Some of the challenges listed include recruiting and day of the film series … I was born in N ew York and have only been to forcing Son to ask what happens when labels do retaining an impressive faculty, bolstering graduate “New Russian Cinema: Korea a handful of times. … nope, total dragon lady here. not fit. programs, building the next generation of residential Three Nights of … I almost failed high school gym. American in Korea colleges, and strengthening Vanderbilt as a whole. Post-Soviet Reality.” In Korea, people around Son considered her The Advisory Committee sought feedback from the Although in Russian, American. entire Vanderbilt community, from Medical Center the films will have Please see meet jean, page 3 staff to the Faculty Senate. English subtitles and Students were encouraged to participate in the a brief introduction search process as well. by Professor Irina Despite low turnout at some of the committee’s Makoveeva. It begins listening sessions, Vanderbilt Student Government Student organizations duplicate efforts President and Advisory Committee member Cara at 7 p.m. in Stevenson by kelly swope program in Uganda. The group aims to Students. Bilotta said student opinion was important. Center 4309. Staff Reporter educate others about the international At the end of October, freshman “We still received valuable input from the students AIDS pandemic and support local efforts Ronald Yim resurrected an inactive through the sessions and the e-mail surveys,” she said. Today Vanderbilt has over 311 registered to help victims of HIV and AIDS. chapter of the Vanderbilt Sierra Club to From the various responses, the Advisory Committee Lecture on AIDS student organizations, but some students VandyCARES leads most of the local offer an environmental perspective, in formed a list of personal and professional qualifications epidemic feel they are not all necessary. initiatives and is collaborating with Face addition to that of Students Promoting for the next chancellor, including providing intellectual Dr. Sten Vermund, This proliferation of organizations is AIDS and the Global Health Council to Environmental Awareness and leadership and committing to a diverse Vanderbilt. director of the raising concern at universities across the plan World AIDS Week in December, said Recycling. “The consistent theme throughout the faculty, Vanderbilt Institute country, said an Oct. 27 article published president Supriya Sarkar. Their goal is to Yim said Sierra Club plans to work student body and staff was that the next chancellor for Global Health, will by The Chronicle of Higher Education. reach out to Nashville AIDS victims and with SPEAR, but no official plans will (should) provide balance and transparency, whether speak on “The AIDS “It seems like there are so many provide “provocative” information to the be made until the group acquires more it is between teaching and research or academics and Epidemic: Prevention organizations that they are overdoing Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. members. social environment,” Bilotta said. their cause,” said freshman Phil Freshman Shivali Sarawgi, who For now, he plans to focus on hosting But even with this call for balance and transparency, and Treatment in Greenwald. “When a cause is overdone, has considered starting a student speakers and teaching environmental the process by which the Board of Trust chooses the Zambia” in Furman it loses its meaning.” organization, feels this collaboration awareness in Nashville schools. next chancellor will be “extremely confidential,” said Hall, Room 114 at 7:30 However, some argue that while the benefits all of campus. Many other organizations also focus Mike Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs. p.m. Gregory Barz, themes may be similar, each student “If people doing similar things could on similar themes, and there are some “Schools of Vanderbilt’s size usually go about these professor and leader of group has a different approach. work together they could do more,” she that serve the same communities in types of searches quietly, with no public interviews and the Kampala Project, Face AIDS and VandyCARES are two said. Nashville and abroad. no set time table,” he said. will also speak about student groups that raise awareness of Still, the number of student groups This has caused some to wonder if Some students said they would like a transparent Kenyan popular music. HIV and AIDS but have slightly different continues to grow. organizations duplicate their efforts. search process. goals. Face AIDS was started by students Even more groups have been started “It’s almost to a point where it’s just for “The administration is not doing enough to Thursday, Nov. 8 who participated in last year’s Kampala since September, when 311 groups were show,” said freshman Chris Cole. ■ communicate with students, and the process should be ‘The Tempest’ Project, a Maymester service-learning registered at the Office of the Dean of very open,” said sophomore Chris Baity. “I would like to VU Theatre will know who the candidates are and their backgrounds.” e liz Although there is no firm deadline for choosing the present William a b eth next chancellor, the Board of Trust is “eager to move to Shakespeare’s “The Taking a tornado

middl e broo k s the next chapter,” said one board member in an e-mail. Tempest” in Neely Overall, student opinion on the search varied Auditorium at 8 p.m. time-out widely. Undergrads can see Some students, like senior Tinesha Allen, want the / The Vanderbilt Hustler the show for free with Students retreated to basement hallways, like next chancellor to focus on “increasing endowment their Vanderbilt ID. this one in Sarratt Student Center, Monday and improving the value of Vanderbilt.” But junior Julie Won disagreed the chancellor would night during the tornado warning. have a great impact.

See http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu “Whomever they chose, it won’t affect student life,” for more events. she said. ■

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goddess in village • Demonbreun Street between Fourth and Fifth Partly Cloudy, 60/38 A 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was avenues south undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body. • Fifth Avenue South between Broadway and The girl named Lakshmi is joined to a “parasitic twin” that Demonbreun stopped developing in the mother’s womb. The surviving • Alley behind Country Music Hall of Fame between fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the Fourth and Fifth avenues south undeveloped fetus. friday • Seventh Avenue South between Demonbreun A team of 30 doctors was removing the extra limbs and Street and Broadway organs, surgery that if successful would give her a good chance • Sixth Avenue South between Franklin Street and to live past adolescence. They have already separated the fused Broadway spines and the next step will be to remove the extra limbs and • Clark Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues the rest of the “parasite,” said Dr. Sharan Patil, the orthopedic south surgeon leading the operation. Neil Brake / VU Media Relations Source: AP Bomb targets lawmakers visiting northern Sunny, 61/35 Afghan factory, kills 28 people snapshot A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan’s normally peaceful north. At least 28 people translating good health were killed, including five parliament members, and dozens of saturday children were wounded. U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai blamed the “the enemies of peace and security,” a euphemism often used for the militant Taliban. But such a spectacular attack could also have been the work of al-Qaida. The Taliban denied involvement. Video obtained by the AP of the scene just before the blast shows schoolchildren, tribal elders and government officials lining the streets to greet 18 lawmakers. Source: AP Partly Cloudy, 64/48 Skepticism, distrust greet America's unified military command for resource-rich Africa Just a few years ago, the U.S. military was rarely seen in the oil-rich waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea. This year, it VUPD CRIME LOG plans to be there every day. compiled by sara gast The Defense Department last month created a new unified Saturday, Nov. 3, 11:30 a.m.: Two U.S. military command for the continent called Africom. people threw a large pumpkin at a For American commanders, Africom means consolidating vehicle near the Student Life Center. responsibility for a continent previously split among three other regional commands. Sunday, Nov. 4, 1:35 a.m.: A person However, Africom's creation has provoked so much was operating a motor vehicle while skepticism on the continent that one of the most basic intoxicated near Village at Vanderbilt. questions — where it will be located — remains unresolved. lori catanzaro / Photo Provided Juniors Susie Ecklin and Meghana Bhatta, students in the Spanish for the Medical Professions course, interacted with Latino workers and their Source: AP families at the Siloam-Vanderbilt Health Fair Saturday. They distributed materials in Spanish to educate Siloam residents about health issues.

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From meet jean, page 1 “I made mistakes,” she said. “In the beauty standard,” she said. “There is an girls, ‘Did you just come over from the But a willingness to learn more about Even though she visits twice a year, workplace, the cultural clash was the emphasis on Western features, pale skin. Orient? Did you just get off the boat?’” each other eventually led to greater an internship at her father’s real estate strongest.” Koreans are curious about foreigners, so Son said. “It was offensive, but she was understanding. One co-worker watched firm tested her confidence in her own Even outside the workplace, Son said I felt like people stared. I definitely felt crazy, so it was OK.” Son log into Facebook and expressed identity. At times, people considered she felt conspicuous and unsure of the like I stood out from the pack.” And cultural differences existed even interest in her life, though they did not her a foreigner in a place her father expectations of Korean culture. Korean in America between Son and her Asian colleagues. share many of the same experiences. calls home. “When I went out to eat dinner with But in , where she was Though many of the other employees “She was really curious about the “When I was in Korea, tensions ran my father and his partners, I wondered raised, people saw her as an outsider too. at the nail salon were Asian, most things I did in college because she high,” Son said. “For some reason, if it was appropriate to engage in Early in the summer, Son worked were Chinese. Son said connecting had been working at the nail salon to it felt like it was really obvious that I conversation, or if I was supposed to be as a receptionist at a nail salon on the with them was difficult and sometimes support herself,” Son said. wasn’t from around, and that made me the daughter,” Son said. “A woman, or a Upper East Side and as an intern for the caused conflict — especially when she After a summer of standing out from uncomfortable.” younger person, is expected to be more Web site Gurl.com. made mistakes. the crowd, Son is more comfortable Even in daily interactions, Son of a listener than a talker.” Son said she rarely experienced any “At first I didn’t know what I was with herself than ever before. struggled to fit in. Though conversational Though most Americans label her kind of discrimination, but ignorance doing, so it would cause tension. They “It is so rewarding to be able to work in Korean, Son needed the help of Asian based on appearance, Koreans was not uncommon. would talk about me in Chinese,” Son through these kinds of issues,” she said. another intern to understand some of had a different opinion. “There was the one crazy lady who said. “I couldn’t understand what they “There is no reason to let the issue of the more technical aspects of her job. “I didn’t feel like I fit the Korean would come in and ask one of the were saying, but it was obvious.” identity get the best of you.” ■ Comedic candidacy Tigertones ‘tame’ encourages youth Vanderbilt audience

by kelly swope bid. The Facebook group for president because of his Staff Reporter “1,000,000 Strong for Stephen political views,” she said. Colbert” has nearly 1.5 million “People want to be part of a Although political satirist members, 1.1 million more cultural phenomenon.” Stephen Colbert will not be than the leading Facebook Another point of interest to a presidential candidate, he group for Sen. , students is Colbert’s ability to still has a remarkable ability who has the most supporters of mobilize his viewers to take to motivate his viewers to take any other candidate on the Web political action. In 2006, he used action, students said. site. his show to endorse the naming Colbert, host of the popular Colbert’s of a public access bridge in late night Comedy Central humorous Hungary after himself, winning show “The Colbert Report,” bid has some the first and second rounds of will not appear as a candidate r e t h i n k i n g the online voting process. The on the South Carolina primary their views Hungarian government decided presidential ballot after the of the actual against naming the bridge after South Carolina Democratic candidates’ Colbert, although there was a COLBERT Party Executive Committee ability to ceremony with the Hungarian voted 13-3 last Thursday not to influence people outside their ambassador honoring the true include him. parties. winner on an edition of “The Colbert announced his “Most candidates can’t get Colbert Report.” candidacy on “The Colbert people excited about running The bridge-naming movement Report” on Oct. 16 for both the for president,” said freshman and the failed presidential Democratic and Republican Abbey Hall. “He definitely campaign have changed nominations in South Carolina, appeals to younger people Colbert’s public image for some although he only filed for the more than serious candidates.” of his viewers. Democratic Party ballot Nov. 1. “I think it’s a political “Anyone in the spotlight, Following the vote, Colbert commentary,” said freshman someone who has charisma like withdrew his two-week-old Elizabeth Eiland, who said she him, definitely can influence campaign from the race. believes Colbert is trying to people who watch his show,” “Although I lost by the make a statement about the said junior Joann Lee. slimmest margin in presidential election climate in the United Others believe Colbert has election history — only 10 votes States. a role to play in the political — I have chosen not to put Freshman Katie Des Prez activism of American youth. the country through another watches “The Colbert Report” “He showed that people agonizing Supreme Court and is a member of the running for president should battle,” Colbert said Monday in Facebook group “1,000,000 reach out to kids more,” said a statement. “It is time for this Strong for Stephen Colbert.” freshman Sarah Goodrich. ■ chris phare / The Vanderbilt Hustler nation to heal.” But she said she never believed The Princeton Tigertones joined the Dodecs and Swingin’ Dores last Friday as a part of their Despite the unsuccessful the campaign to be legitimate. —The Associated Press annual tour. The Tigertones are ’s signature all-male a cappella group. attempt, there is still widespread “(People) weren’t going contributed reporting to this support for a Colbert presidential to support Stephen Colbert article. Police in Pakistan clash with lawyers protesting state of emergency

Associated Press yelled “Musharraf is a criminal coalition could take over. It’s just rule and suspended the granted sweeping powers to Ray said. — we will not accept uniforms not a good situation.” constitution Saturday ahead authorities to crush dissent. “Pakistan plays a crucial role Hundreds of lawyers defied or bullets!” and “Traitor!” Many of those detained have of a Supreme Court ruling The authoritarian turn has in government issues,” he said. a stepped-up security presence But James Ray, a Vanderbilt been lawyers, who have been on whether it was legal for embarrassed even close Western “They’re supposed to be a base and demonstrated against political science professor, said in the forefront of protests. The legislators to re-elect him last allies, who have justified that the government of the Pakistani President Gen. Pervez the removal of Musharraf might government says about 2,500 month to a new five-year term pouring billions of dollars in aid can count on to Musharraf Tuesday in response not solve any of their problems. were detained; the opposition while he serves as army chief. into Pakistan with Musharraf’s help.” ■ to the suspension of their “The alternative to Musharraf says 3,500. Musharraf has ousted seven pledges to restore democracy. constitution. is probably worse,” Ray said. Musharraf, who took power independent-minded Supreme The United States faces a —Adam Weinstein contributed Some protestors chanted “Another faction such as the in a 1999 coup, also leads their Court judges, put a stranglehold unique situation because of its reporting to this article. “Musharraf Go!” while others military could take over or the army. He declared emergency on independent media and close relationship with Pakistan, Plant Operations in ‘sticky’ situation after student discovers mousetraps Chancellor for Plant Operations Mark dining center, Petty said. However, those worrying about the Rodents not major Petty, the glue traps are part of the “As terrible as it is for the animals,” possibility of rodents running rampant issue on campus, Integrated Pest Management system, Petty said, “it isn’t safe for us to have should have no fear. which is used throughout the country mice, which may carry disease, in “We haven’t had a whole lot of pest Petty says. and supported by the Environmental places like The Commons where there’s control problems,” Petty said. “We’re Protection Agency. so much food.” not catching them on a daily basis, by adam weinstein The IPM Web site explains, “Instead As of now, most of the glue traps have so I think we’re in pretty good shape Staff Reporter of poisoning the mice or rats with been removed from The Commons. (concerning) control and numbers.” ■ chemicals, (glue) traps are used to Plant Operations officials are still Plant Operations removed glue trap the pests and then humanely looking into alternative methods to mousetraps, once used throughout exterminate them.” exterminate the rodents, Petty campus, from The Commons Dining But the traps raise concern about the said. Center last week after a student slow death process they can cause. expressed concern the traps were “If a mouse gets caught in the trap, inhumane. it gets left there to die of hunger or In an e-mail, freshman Lauren dehydration,” Petty said. “It might also Wagner wrote, “When I unplugged my try to bite its limbs off, in which case it laptop adapter, I noticed what I think would die from bleeding.” were the ‘sticky’ mouse traps — the The sticky traps were chosen because ones that kill mice in horrifying ways. spring-loaded snap traps, which My friends and I don’t have ‘animal effectively break the rodent’s neck, activist’ views by any means, but we cannot be used out in the open because were still sickened, as I’m sure a good of the risk of injury to people using portion of the Vanderbilt (community) the facilities. Poisoned traps are also a lauren fondriest / The Vanderbilt Hustler would be.” danger to people. According to Assistant Vice And mousetraps are necessary in a 4 Wednesday, November 7, 2007 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com opinionopinion The OUR VIEW column Vanderbilt Main-campus Hustler Consolidation should be considered Editorial Board Vanderbilt students are used to being leaders; leadership conducted interviews of approximately 120 organizations improvements positions in high school may be what got them here. So, over a three-week period and determined monetary glenna deroy naturally, students seek out leadership positions after allocations. The new system breaks groups down into Editor-in-Chief setting foot on campus. Often, if one is unavailable or five separate divisions that focus on different types of would benefit does not exist, students feel the best option would be to organizations: programming, service, cultural interests, SARA GAST create a leadership position — one potential cause of the special interests and the arts. freshmen, Managing Editor proliferation of student groups on campus. Though a large number of activities improves university While not necessarily a problem, as students should be image, there may be cases where this attitude breeds upperclassmen LISA GUO free to do what they want, and a large number of student inefficiency. One group with increased funding may be able News Editor groups focus on worthy endeavors, the university possesses to accomplish more at times than multiple groups dividing sean tierney REEVE HAMILTON finite resources. The limited funds available for distribution that same amount of funding. This new AcFee system, by Columnist becomes especially clear when the time to apply for Activity categorizing groups and dividing them accordingly, will Opinion Editor Visit the Baseball Glove Lounge or Central Fee money rolls around each year. allow groups to examine this issue and consider their Library during the day and you’ll find a But a new AcFee system, revised by Vanderbilt Student options. JARRED Amato disproportionate number of sophomores Government this year, may enable the Student Finance Even if all groups decide that this does not apply to them, Sports Editor studying, sleeping or hanging out at these main Committee to better detect redundancy in the purpose and everyone could benefit from a sincere reflection on their campus locales. It’s not that the Class of 2010 has darcy Newell activities of similar student organizations. campus role and an examination of whether or not they use a stronger work ethic or enjoys spending free Life Editor Formerly, a 14-person committee read applications, university resources effectively. time in Sarratt more than any other class — it’s that most sophomores live on The Commons. STAFF For years, students who lived on Peabody but News Editor had classes on main campus found it convenient Lisa Guo to simply say goodbye to their residence halls in the morning and essentially camp out on main Asst. News Editors campus during the day. Have a one- or two-hour Eve Attermann break in between classes? The general consensus Rebecca Tyrrell Sydney Wilmer is trekking back and forth to and from your room is just not worth it. Opinion Editor As more and more Commons residences Reeve Hamilton open, and the average walk from residence rooms to classrooms lengthens, the number of Sports Editor Jarred Amato underclassman Sarratt day-campers can only be expected to increase. Life Editor On the opposite side of the coin, fewer Darcy Newell upperclassmen are now granted permission to live off campus, which means Sarratt will be the Asst. Life Editors Katherine Miller home-away-from-home for fewer off-campus Michael Young seniors. The result? A great deal of the students stuck Assistant Photo Directors spending their weekdays away from their Lauren Fondriest residence halls and killing time on main campus Brett Kaminsky Francis Simpson will be first-years. If Vanderbilt is truly committed to making the Lead Photographers first-year experience as good as it can be, the Sam Kim university cannot focus solely on The Commons. Oliver Wolfe Instead, the university should act to improve the Multimedia Editor quality of weekday life at main campus hangouts, Ben Gotow specifically for those who will be stranded there for large blocks of time. Supervising Copy Editor Terrence Nowicki—MCT Rather than just watching how the Class of Elizabeth Middlebrooks 2010 uses The Commons and monitoring how the buildings are broken in, the administration Copy Editors column Medora Brown must also examine how sophomores use main Taylor Davis campus and how this usage has changed Maddy Evans as more and more students reside on The Stephanie Mann Abortion, death penalty debates Commons. Jessica Miles Spencer Montalvo One such improvement may be to install Amy Roebuck lockers in Sarratt for first-year students so they David Rutz don’t have to lug around four classes worth of Aimee Sobhani require re-examination books all day. Sophomores have traditionally Avery Spofford complained about this problem, yet it remains Hannah Twillman Soo yang Columnist contradiction is self-explanatory. criminal is just, there is no reason unresolved. Senior Reporter Truthfully, there is no need for why we should not start considering It may be time to finally add some pool tables Will Gibbons Blind adherence to political ideologies exhausting, scholarly research into the whether the death of a baby is similarly to the Student Life Center for those who don’t is a serious threat to dispassionate, complex subtleties and technicalities just. In fact, the notion of social justice want to sit around idly. Improving on-campus Inside Vandy Director independent critical thought. Not only of what life is and is not, or what is in involved in the death penalty seems lunch options would keep morale high among Chris Thompson does such devotion effectively nullify between. Such extensive analysis is not most comparable to the notion of Sarratt day-campers and, of course, would also Marketing Director our country’s bipartisan political needed when we can use our common civil justice involved in abortion. The be appreciated by upperclassmen. Adding more George Fischer methodology, it discourages us to think sense and unemotional logic in our own former grants rights to those who feel comfortable seating in Rand has already been a rationally and encourages us to vote critical thinking to realize these two were victimized by a murderer, and the big help to the day-campers, but more should be Advertising Manager mindlessly while forcing us to simply positions are inconsistent. latter grants rights to those who also done. Madeleine Pulman accept or reject neatly packaged, pre- We argue against abortion based on feel were victimized by their inability Keeping most daytime events on main campus Asst. Advertising Manager synthesized collection of political our conviction that life begins in the to control their own bodies. In reality, rather than moving them to The Commons and Angela Booker positions. moment of conception and our belief the freedom of ending innocent lives making Central Library feel less institutional However, the fact that those positions life is non-negotiable and absolute. and the freedom of ending convicted may also help. Advertising Staff are painted with one political color does Although this viewpoint is highly lives translate to one act: A termination In other words, while Vanderbilt invests Ashley Banks Killian Lamkin not necessarily mean they are consistent questionable to others, I will use this as of life from an unnatural, external heavily (and wisely and deservedly) in The or even based on sound logic. Amid the main pretext of my argument. agent. Thus, when we extend the pro- Commons in order to improve the first-year Art Director the ongoing presidential race and the According to our definition, those life definition to all post-conception experience, these new facilities should not Matt Radford endless culture war, it is important to criminals on death row have been humans, the life of a death-row inmate be the be all and end all of its plan. First-year review the foundation of our political conceived and are therefore alive, but becomes as inviolable and irrefutable students will spend more time than ever before Designers Cassie Edwards viewpoints. they also have a moral debt that must as that of an unborn fetus. In short, the in central facilities on main campus. No longer Madeleine Evans One example of this flagrant be paid through their death. However, pro- and anti-life standpoints come in will they be able to head back to Branscomb for Hunter Kinsella inconsistency that has resulted from the fact that the inmates are unworthy opposition. a quick nap during a 50-minute break or run Elizabeth Middlebrooks ignorance and stubbornness is the anti- of life does not make them less alive or A similar case can be made for the other over to Vandy/Barnard to grab books for their Katie Quille abortion and pro-death penalty mindset. less human. If anything, those fetuses group where abortion is equated with civil next class. Courtney Rogers Morgan Webb With the recent editorial posts regarding are physiologically less human although rights, and the death penalty is equated Sure, The Commons is great when students abortion and Ron Klein’s speech on their right to life is more urgent, with an uncivil murder. Although there are there, but when they’ve got a two-hour VSC Director Monday about capital punishment, imperative and deserving. Many will seems to be a contradiction, the same break between classes and they’re a 15-minute- Chris Carroll a discussion of these two seems very continue to argue the life of an unborn argument cannot be made because the one-way walk away from their housing, life can timely. fetus and a life of a mass murderer understanding of life is more relativistic. be tough. Vanderbilt should be prepared to Asst. VSC Director Jeff Breaux It is generally accepted that most, but cannot be equated; one is innocent, and Since abortion is not murder, their anti- make the inconvenience of being stranded on not all, of those who are against abortion the other guilty. capital punishment view is not entirely main campus as manageable as possible. Main Asst. VSC Director are likely to favor the death penalty. However, the seemingly moral inconsistent. Along the same lines, one campus life is, and will continue to be, a big part Paige Clancy However, many others, including myself, conviction that one must live and cannot truly argue against their anti- of the first-year experience. who are against both abortion and the the other cannot is undefined in war and pro-stem cell stance. Because death penalty find themselves in neither our absolutist view of life. If we start the definition of life is of question and —Sean Tierney is a junior in the College of Arts political party and realize this obvious considering whether the death of a Please see Yang, page 5 and Science.

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John Waters Film director has expressed a desire to make a movie on a very worthy subject: disgraced senator and Verdict hero Larry Craig! Cross your fingers! Britney Spears Despite losing custody of her children, shaving her The Motive of Alcohol Braggers head, flashing the world and flopping onTV, her Submitted by TheArtificer on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 - 18:36 new album is No. 1. There’s no accounting for taste. I was heading out of the Towers Quiznos the other night and was holding the door for an approaching Fred Thompson Makes off-screen joke during interview with FOX cell phone-wielding girl. I overheard one line from her conversation: “I’m going to go get soooo drunk, News he will not be the next President. Maybe his alone, in my room.” heart is not really in it. Maybe. I promptly yelled after her, “Way to keep it classy!” I, along with so many on this campus, have to listen to conversations like these at least three times per day. It’s like second-hand smoke. So I asked myself, Hillary Clinton Support slips after poor debate performance, “Why do people brag about how drunk they got or hope to get?” My solution was rather compelling. which she calls “not (her) best.” Luckily for her, she I believe at some point in a person’s life (or at many points), one must ask him or herself: “What is my has enough money to shrug and cackle it off. purpose in this life? What is my meaning? What is my principal motivator?” 2007 Now officially the deadliest year for Americans in For the religious, the answer is clear, but for those without religion, the question is weightier. Many Iraq, with almost two months left. This increase in of those without religion then create some purpose for their lives. For example, some are driven by a fatalities may best be described as a “surge.” desire to create alternate energy, write a novel or raise a perfect family. I am not sure if these are true meanings, or if meaning is attainable. It is possible that life is spent Human waste Florida officials warn of popular new drug: inhaling constantly trying to find meaning, but these people embrace this journey. urine and fecal matter. Kids are shockingly more On the other hand, I believe some ask themselves the aforementioned questions and come up dry resourceful than they used to be. and empty. They see they have no purpose, meaning nor drive. Depression overwhelms them in that Dollar Value of U.S. currency has sunk so low that instant. supermodel Gisele refuses to receive it as payment So what is their path of action at this point? Well, rather than creating a purpose or embarking on the Like they say, “As Gisele goes, so goes the world.” journey, they do the next best thing and determinedly choose to never think of this question, or any such “deep” questions again. How can one avoid asking these questions or coming to the same empty feelings? The answer lies in the various forms of what I call “losing oneself.” For instance, one can constantly engage in the increasingly available media such as video games or television (neither of which is bad, but often they YANG: Pondering positions are used to such an extent that they preclude an individual from higher thoughts). In addition, the individual who has realized his life is without meaning won’t have a small, close-knit group of friends because the person would then be subject to potentially deep conversations. Instead, reveals contradictory beliefs they make many friends and engage in small talk with all of them. But what is the only guaranteed way you cannot possibly think about the deep questions? Well, of From Yang, page 4 magnitude of a crime committed irresolvable debate, I would rather by a death-row inmate. Rather, course, you ensure that you physically can’t think. What better way to do this than to get “sloshed”? not delve into this discussion. the morality in question is the When one seeks approval, he seeks it from those whom he or she is most like. For instance, a Christian I understand I have not been inconsistency of the pro-life and would seek the approval not of atheists, but of other Christians. And the amount of approval the personally affected by a death-row pro-death mentality. It is entirely Christian receives from said group is dependent on how well the individual is fulfilling the aims of that execution or abortion. However, moral to resist the culture of death. crowd. I also understand when we treat However, it is entirely immoral to As I have posited, the one-without-meaning’s value system is based on the aim to lose him or herself. abortion as murder, the death support and oppose two versions Thus, the one-without-meaning seeks to impress others with the same value system and seeks to penalty must be regarded as of equally justified murder. impress them by showing how well he or she can lose himself or herself. This explains the constant another rationalized murder. In Unfortunately, none of the major bragging over just how trashed a person gets. “You drank twelve beers AND had seventeen shots of fact, the death penalty is a grossly political candidates truly reflect Jack after?” Instantly the individual spoken to is raised to the status of demigod in the speaker’s mind. exaggerated case of quid pro quo my inclusive understanding of life, I am not saying that people who play video games, watch TV or drink (even to the point of drunkenness) where life is cheapened, exchanged, and they continue to polarize and have no meaning in their lives and wish to find it. I am simply positing that those who constantly either assessed and appraised. politicize this issue. Furthermore, talk about how drunk they got the night before or how they can’t wait to get drunk on the weekend, to The prospect of a life-term is the culture war continues to bring the extent that it is a staple of normal conversation, have found no meaning in their lives. sufficient deterrence, and this our country into an ideological The alcohol bragging is not the only symptom of meaninglessness. Another is the fear of conversation “deterrence” associated with civil war, and many will cling to that manifests itself in the form of “Why are you talking about that?” This question occurs whenever one capital punishment stains our beliefs that are contradictory. brings up a religious, philosophical or sometimes political topic around the ones-without-meaning. legal system with a primal sense of However, once we begin to truly To those who fear truth, hide behind the trappings and cripple in the presence of thinkers, I urge you vengeance driven by unreasonable examine what we believe in, to find new value. Your new goal should be to find what you have spent your entire life trying to lose. fervor, prehistoric instincts we realize there is room for the My hope is that you will no longer find refuge in the approval of others based on your BAC the night and heated emotions. Thus, middle ground. before. My hope is that you will begin to live. the morality in question is not whether we are somehow diluting ­—Soo Yang is a freshman in the our legal system and reducing the College of Arts & Science.

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Before anyone puts too much Women’s basketball coach stock in Vanderbilt’s 80-79 Melanie Balcomb feels a Monday night exhibition victory lot better about her team over Division II Tusculum at following its 76-41 exhibition Memorial Gymnasium, keep in victory over Division II mind last season’s Sweet 16 squad Anderson Monday at squeaked past Northern State 98- Memorial Gym. 94 in its opener. While the Commodores With that said, the beat Cumberland 104-43 last Commodores’ defensive effort Wednesday, Balcomb said left coach Kevin Stallings they played a much more scratching his head. Before the complete game on Monday. game, Stallings said he told his “I felt like we finished players he was interested to see stronger, and we did a much how they would defend in the better job defensively, second half. especially in the second “I didn’t know that I was going half,” she said. “I thought this to spur them on to such greatness,” was a much better effort all- he said sarcastically. “We gave up around.” 54 (points). Stellar.” Senior center Liz Sherwood Vanderbilt will need to be scored a game-high 23 points much sharper Saturday night (7 on nine-for-12 shooting to go p.m.) when it hosts Austin Peay in along with six rebounds to its season opener. pace Vanderbilt, which hosts “It was a good situation to be oliver wolfe / The Vanderbilt Hustler UAB in its season opener on chris phare / The Vanderbilt Hustler put in,” he said. “Even though Sophomore Jermaine Beal started at shooting guard during the Commodores’ surprisingly Friday (7 p.m.). After winning its two exhibition games in convincing fashion, the women’s basketball team I’m disappointed with the way close 80-79 exhibition victory over Tusculum Monday at Memorial Gym. Freshman Jence Rhoads, looks forward to its season opener Friday night at Memorial Gym. we performed, I would rather who started at point guard, have that to learn from and to on the defensive end, Vanderbilt for the game,” Stallings said. “He had 10 points and six assists, Vanderbilt proved why outrebounded their opponent be in than to beat somebody by was also out-rebounded 44-35. normally makes his foul shots while junior Jen Ripser added on Monday as the defense 36-26 and recorded 17 steals. 30 or 40 (points) and not really “Yeah, that’s a bother,” Stallings a lot better than he did tonight; 10 points, five steals and four forced 28 Anderson turnovers “I think they were a lot gain anything from it. From a said. “We’ve got a couple of guys I’m sure he had some nerve stuff assists. and converted them into 25 more focused because there standpoint of being in a close that don’t think they’ve got any going on. He’ll be a good player, This year’s Commodore points. is a game on Friday and game, having to execute and make responsibility to rebound. We’ll and we’re excited about him.” squad will have a different The Commodores started they know there’s a sense of free throws, that was good for us.” have to do something to address Senior point guard Alex Gordon identity from the one that won slow, leading 16-15 midway urgency now,” Balcomb said. After allowing Tusculum to this.” also scored 17 points, including the Southeastern Conference through the first half, but Since 10 of the 13 players connect on 13 3-pointers and The Commodores saw the game-winning free throw Tournament, and Balcomb rolled off 20 straight points on the roster are freshmen or outscore the Commodores by why there is so much hype with 2.2 seconds remaining, and said she is excited. to take a 39-17 advantage at sophomores, Balcomb said nine points in the second half, surrounding freshman center grabbed seven rebounds. Senior “We’re going to be a lot more the break. she expects growing pains. Stallings said he hopes his players A.J. Ogilvy. The Aussie poured in forwards Alan Metcalfe and Ross up-tempo,” she said. “I think They did not let up in the At the same time, the coach took notice. 17 points, including an emphatic Neltner chipped in with 10 points we have a lot more athleticism second half, outscoring said she is confident that there “You can tell them, ‘We need breakaway dunk that caused the each, while swingman Shan Foster and we’re physically more Cumberland 37-24. is enough leadership and to defend better,’ but sometimes student section to erupt, and he scored six points. tough. Our strength and As a team, Vanderbilt experience between Risper, it takes something like this before pulled down seven rebounds. He The Commodores were ahead conditioning coach said it’s shot 51 percent from the Sherwood and junior Tina they’ll really believe you,” he said. was five for nine from the field and 35-25 after 20 minutes and led the most athletic and physical field and held Cumberland Wirth for the Commodores “I hope this is a good lesson for seven for 12 from the foul line. by as many as 17 points midway team and mentally tough to 34 percent, including to be successful. them and for us.” “He’s a good player that has through the second half before (one) that we’ve had since 31 percent in the second Friday will provide the first In addition to its mediocre effort good hands and good instincts Tusculum made its run. ■ she’s been here.” half. The Commodores also test. ■ Vandy, Kentucky have interesting history

by Andrew hard for us, but we came back, had a great week of Sports Reporter practice and played very well against South Carolina. That’s just an example of what kind of Every year in recent memory, the Vanderbilt- character this team has.” Kentucky matchup seems to present some odd Freshmen to stay redshirted: At twist that dramatically alters the course of one this point in the season, Johnson is becoming team’s season. increasingly reluctant to play freshmen for the The Wildcats won in a shootout featuring more first time. than 1,200 yards of offense in 2006 en route to its Freshmen who sit out the entire season will Music City Bowl victory. A year earlier a favored have four years of eligibility remaining, which is Commodore squad saw its bowl hopes come to why Johnson will most likely keep them on the an end after playing an abysmal first half. bench for the final three games. This year’s twist? Both teams have winning “It gets to be that point in the season where records coming into the contest for the first time you’re very reluctant to take a redshirt off a guy,” since 1999. Johnson said. “Fortunately for us, we haven’t “This is the kind of situation we want to be in, had a rash of injuries.” playing an important game in November against Still, some of the first-team players are getting a quality opponent,” said coach Bobby Johnson. banged up in spots where those freshmen would “If you beat them, you’ve done something.” be valuable. Beating Kentucky is something this year’s “We would love to have the luxury of putting senior class has never done. Consider that with those freshmen in, especially in some special the fact Vanderbilt needs to get back on track for teams situations,” Johnson said. a bowl berth, and you have the recipe for one Among true freshmen, only Theron Kadri, exciting game Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.) at John Stokes and Austin Monahan have seen Dudley Field. playing time, and all did so early in the season. “This year we feel like we kind of owe them a A few freshmen Johnson has considered little bit,” said senior left tackle Chris Williams. playing and even taken to road games include “It’s one of those games where we feel like if we linebacker Chris Marve, tight end Brandon do what we’re supposed to do, we’re going to Barden and cornerback Jamie Graham. win the game.” “Jamie fits very well (into our future),” Johnson A Vanderbilt defense that was lit up by Florida said. “He could be a corner, he could be a safety, will have to quickly regroup to prepare for an and he could be a return guy.” equally high-powered Kentucky offense. Unfortunately, he’ll have to wait until next Senior quarterback Andre Woodson was a year to get that chance. Despite the injuries at Heisman candidate until the Wildcats’ recent corner against Miami, Graham was nowhere to losses, and tailback Rafael Little, who has be found on any depth chart. torched the Commodores the past two years, “I’d have tackled him if he tried to get out is expected to return after missing three games there,” Johnson said. due to injury. Offensive Line Continues to “(Woodson) does a great job of knowing where Improve: Florida’s defense was stout in all everyone’s going to be,” Johnson said. “He has phases of Saturday’s game. But one thing it a great knack of getting himself out of trouble couldn’t do was sack the quarterback. paul levy / VU Media Relations because he has such a strong arm.” Vanderbilt’s senior-laden offensive line Vanderbilt’s seniors have never beaten Kentucky. Linebacker Jonathan Goff hopes to change that Saturday when theW ildcats come to town. The Commodores have already rebounded has been solid, and keeping quarterback from difficult losses this season, and players Mackenzi Adams on his feet the entire game made way too many mistakes, too many mental strong performance on Saturday. said they expect Saturday to be no different. reflects that. Yet, they aren’t satisfied with their mistakes, motion penalties, things like that.” “The best game we’ve played so far is probably “We have to bounce back. This is a mature performance. Kentucky gives up an average of 193 rushing South Carolina, but even still we haven’t played team,” said senior linebacker Jonathan Goff. “We still haven’t played a game as well as yards per game, which means there is a good nearly up to our potential,” Williams said. ■ “After the Georgia game, that was a tough loss we should have,” Williams said. “We’ve still chance for the offensive line to put together a www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Wednesday, November 7, 2007 7

SEC Power Rankings Compiled by Eric Silver Tigers turn tide on former coach 1. LSU 8-1 (5-1 SEC) Cardiac kids keep on finding ways to win, beating by david rutz to stop the run came to a head in a 48-36 loss to Arkansas. The reeling Alabama with just over a minute left to stay in the Sports Reporter Gamecocks (6-4, 3-4 SEC) gave up an astounding 541 yards rushing to the Razorbacks for their third straight loss. title race. Louisiana State got their revenge on Alabama coach Nick Saban. Darren McFadden tied an SEC record with 321 rushing yards and a 2.Georgia 7-2 (4-2) More importantly, the No. 2 Tigers took sole possession of first place touchdown, while Felix Jones added 163 yards and three touchdowns Can the Bulldogs hold on to win the SEC East? After in the Southeastern Conference Western Division and remained in for Arkansas (6-3, 2-3 SEC). their iffy showing against Troy last week, maybe not. contention for the national championship, rallying to beat the No. 17 South Carolina was in first place in the SEC East before losing to Crimson Tide, 41-34. Vanderbilt on Oct. 20. That started a downward spiral which has seen 3. Auburn 7-3 (4-2) Saban coached LSU for five seasons, winning a national them tumble in the rankings and the SEC East standings. Last Saturday’s romp of Tennessee Tech was just a championship in 2003. He left Baton Rouge for the National Football SEC BOWLERS: Eleven of 12 SEC teams can conceivably play in the warm up for this Saturday’s tilt against Georgia, which League before accepting the head coaching position at Alabama, one postseason, a testament to the conference’s strength. of LSU’s archrivals. Nine schools have already earned bowl eligibility, and Vanderbilt could be the closest SEC game of the week. Though this game was already crucial to LSU’s postseason aspirations, and Mississippi State need just one win each. Only Ole Miss, which has 4. Florida 6-3 (4-3) there was also an added desire to beat their former coach. A telling a losing record, will surely not play in a bowl this season. Sure, they may be out of the national title hunt, but image was a picture of Saban hung on LSU’s campus during the week; This puts a crimp in Vanderbilt’s plans, as the SEC has only eight Tim Tebow and company are for real. Just ask Vander- students donated money to charity so they could throw darts at it. automatic bowl tie-ins. The Commodores could be left out even if they After two ties and three lead changes, Alabama (6-3, 4-2 SEC) took a do become eligible. bilt’s defense. 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter when Javier Arenas returned a punt for DID YOU KNOW? Tennessee had its smallest home crowd since 5. Alabama 6-3 (4-2) a touchdown. LSU quarterback Matt Flynn calmly engineered a scoring Neyland Stadium expanded for its win over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana’s public enemy No. 1 (Nick Saban) almost drive to tie the game with a touchdown pass to Early Doucet. but they still drew over 96,000 fans. … With a 196-yard rushing The Tigers (8-1, 5-1 SEC) forced quarterback John Parker Wilson performance against Troy, Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno joined the squeaked out a win in front of the home crowd, but to fumble on Alabama’s ensuing drive and recovered the ball at the legendary Herschel Walker as the only Bulldogs to rush for 1,000 the Tide lost a heartbreaker after John Parker Wilson Alabama 3-yard line. Running back Jacob Hester rumbled in for a score yards as a freshman. … Ole Miss scored its most points in three fumbled late. to clinch the Tiger victory. years in a 38-31 victory over Northwestern State. … Florida is 0-3 LSU has shown a definite flair for the dramatic this season. Their last when quarterback Tim Tebow rushes and passes for less than four 6. Tennessee 6-3 (3-2) three wins have been decided by late-game touchdowns. touchdowns. … Auburn has not let an opponent in the end zone for The Volunteers beat Louisiana-Lafayette, even with- SOUTH CAROLINA SLIDE: South Carolina’s season-long inability eight straight quarters. ■ out head case LaMarcus Coker. They had better figure out a way to stop McFadden this week. column 7. South Carolina 6-3 (3-4) Finally, the Gamecock offense figured it out, but this Why no one cares about the NBA … again time, it was the defense that blew it, giving up a ridiculous 321 yards to Darren McFadden. Ouch. alex bard coupled with the Seattle Supersonics’ (and or model for the league. Unfortunately, the thus Oden’s) move to Oklahoma City, has San Antonio Spurs are a model of everything 8. Arkansas 6-3 (2-3) Guest Columnist eliminated the hope of a strong young rivalry people don’t want in a champion. They Last week we said Darren McFadden would have to to spark national attention. have a star (Tim Duncan) who doesn’t make rush for more than the 61 yards if the Razorbacks You might be surprised to realize the NBA For those lucky enough to avoid injury, NBA controversial comments or actions, and worst season began last week. Chances are you were players lack the passion or determination of all, does the little things, not just the scoring, wanted to beat South Carolina. Is 321 good enough? busy doing something more productive, like throughout the 82-game regular season, or for his team. 9. Kentucky 6-3 (2-3) that econ problem set or watching “A Shot of so it seems on television, and frankly, that’s all The Spurs have enough international guys Coming off a bye week after an ugly loss to Mississippi Love with Tila Tequila” to know or care that viewers care about. to seat a United Nations General Assembly or State, the Wildcats will be fired up to salvage their professional basketball is back again. Vandy’s upset of No. 1 Florida last year at least make up the Security Council. They Analysts explain the NBA’s hurting inspired more energy and excitement than don’t draft college stars who generate a new season this Saturday at Vandy. popularity with the Tim Donaghy refereeing any NBA game last season. In addition, the fan base from their faithful student sections. 10. Mississippi State 5-4 (2-3) scandal and the Isiah Thomas and Madison UNC/Duke rivalry has no match in the NBA, And lastly, they win games easily without The Bulldogs are making a case to play in a bowl Square Garden sexual harassment suit, but as analysts discussed Kobe and Shaq’s fist huge dunks, fast breaks or 50-point games these are not the main issues here. Most bump as the Christmas showdown fizzled from individual players. Simply put, the Spurs game this year, even though their leading passer has people who actually know and followed more than an old bottle of Andre. are boring. thrown for only 702 yards. these stories are the people who already care In comparison with the intensity of football It’s funny to think the NBA, a dream of every 11.Vanderbilt 5-4 (2-4) about the NBA. The troubles of injury, the every Sunday or the tension and excitement of child who picked up a basketball growing up, Saturday’s game against Kentucky may determine if players’ passion for the game and the “boring” the baseball playoffs, the NBA’s regular season is now being left in the dust by basketball fans dominance of back-to-back champs are the can be summarized as bland to non-diehards. nationwide. Play is slow, methodical, and Vanderbilt will play in the postseason for the first time real causes for NBA obscurity. The NBA is losing viewership because until lacking the improvisation or physicality (in the in 25 years. While injuries happen often, none will make the playoffs in May, the league is plagued by eyes of the fans) seen at the college level now. 12. Ole Miss 3-7 (0-6) more of an impact that Greg Oden’s season- stale play and a severe lack of team chemistry The number of true NBA fans is dwindling ending surgery. 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