DORES GET FIRST SEC I hate how people put lawn SWEEP OF SEASON chairs 10 feet from the AGAINST VOLS stages at Rites… Submit community news, life, sports and THIS WEEKEND For more, ‘The Rant’ Opinion, page 5 opinion stories now and over the summer… For more, see Sports, page 6 For more, see InsideVandy.com THETHE VOICEVOICE OFOF VANDERBILTVANDERBILT SINCESINCE 18881888 MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007 • 119 TH YEAR, NO. 41 THE WALL compiled by EVE ATTERMANN TODAY Rites prove ticket to fun weekend Day of Remembrance by NIKKI BOGOPOLSKAYA The campus-wide Staff Reporter day of remembrance for the Virginia Rites of Spring overtook Alumni Lawn for the Tech massacres annual two-day concert this weekend. will be held today, Grammy Award-winning hard-rock trio and events will Wolfmother and rock ‘n’ roll-and-hip-hop fusion include a moment band Th e Roots headlined the show. of silence at noon, Wesley Hodges, chair of Th e Music Group, the distribution of said he is incredibly pleased with the outcome of orange and maroon the event. ribbons, and the “I can truly say, from the bottom of my heart, signing of a bound leather volume that that this year’s Rites of Spring was the best one will be sent to the we’ve ever had,” Hodges said. “Th e Roots was Virginia Tech Student one of the most fun headliners we’ve ever had.” Government. Freshman Nate DeGroot said it was “one of my favorite weekends this year.” “Th e atmosphere was incredible. Th e crowd WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 was really into it. And the performers were great,” Exploration Night he said. “I thought the artists were really diverse, at Dyer Observatory and that gave everyone something to listen to.” Lawrence Krauss, Vanderbilt Programming Board President internationally Mark Mason also said he is happy with the known physicist and event. author, will speak at “I can only hope that the general Vanderbilt 7 p.m. There will be community enjoyed Rites as much as I did,“ he a telescope viewing said. “VPB and Th e Music Group strives every following the lecture, year to make Rites better then the year before, weather permitting. but we were very happy with this year’s festival.” Reservations are Hodges said he feels the hard work has paid required, but Dyer off . members are free. “We feel like we were able to cater to both The observatory is in music fanatics and the casual listener with the Brentwood. lineup,“ he said. “Every genre except opera was represented, and it is great to know that everyone had an incredible time.” ■ THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Vandy Moms —View slideshows of each day of Rites concerts on: Vandy Moms will meet at 11:30 a.m. MASON HENSLEY / The Vanderbilt Hustler in the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. It is a support network that provides advocacy for moms Kirkland Hall bell to ring in the Vanderbilt and VSG plans for the fall larger communities. It also provides 32 times in remembrance Housing, student safety to be priorities. programming to inform, empower and by CHRISTINE BROWN Th e administration is now working enrich. of Virginia Tech victims Asst News Editor to focus on the rest of the student body after so much focus recently has been on by ALLISON SMITH the administration’s and VSG’s In light of the Student Government improving the freshman experience at FRIDAY, APRIL 27 News Editor rationale, but he does not agree Association and Interhall merger in Vanderbilt. Medical research with it. February, the new Vanderbilt Student “Vanderbilt has the freshman seminar in diabetes Th e bells in Kirkland Hall will “It is important for the university Government has focused on facilitating experience down; the next thing we The seminar, ring 32 times today at noon as a to hold a very high standard of conversations with administrators to set need to work on is improving the “Lipodystrophy is a part of the campus-wide day of inclusion and compassion and the agenda for next fall. upperclassman experience,” Simon said. Leptin Responsive remembrance for the students forgiveness for those who have “Since Interhall has stopped meeting, “We want to contact student Form of Obesity: The and faculty killed last Monday at caused us all to grieve,” Forrester we have been looking to form new organizations and interact with students Clinical Paradox,” Virginia Tech. said. “Th ey are in need of our help relationships with their advisers as well,” on a more personal basis with one- will be at noon Th e number of times the bell as well. If we can at least in some said VSG Speaker of the House Reid on-one dialogue so we can work on in the Medical will ring has raised controversy symbolic way lift that up.” Simon. “We have spent a lot of these addressing the pressing issues for next Research Building II. among members of the Vanderbilt Forrester said he plans to count fi rst few weeks dealing with a lot of old year,” said VSG President Cara Bilotta. Dr. Phillip Gorden, community who say the bells the bells as they ring tomorrow on Interhall issues.” Please see VSG, page 2 of the National should chime an additional time Alumni Lawn, and if they ring only Institutes of Health in in remembrance of the shooter, 32 times, he said he will ring an Bethesda, will speak. who committed suicide. additional bell in remembrance Students grill in nice weather Refreshments will be Vanderbilt Student of the shooter. provided. Government President Cara “It’s not a protest,” Forrester Bilotta said the administration said. “I am simply coming to add and VSG chose to ring the bells one more note to an already good 32 times because Virginia Tech idea.” SATURDAY, APRIL 28 rang 32 bells at its remembrance As a part of the Day of Displace Me service. Remembrance, students, faculty Displace Me is “We felt it was only right to follow and staff are being encouraged aimed at drawing their lead,” Bilotta said. “We don’t to wear the Virginia Tech colors awareness to the want to disrespect those who are of maroon and orange, and displaced-persons suff ering right now.” ribbons will be distributed on the camps in Northern Bilotta said she has received promenade level of the Sarratt Uganda, housing about 50 e-mails from members Student Center from 9 a.m. to 4 those who have been of the community who are p.m. in exodus for more concerned about the number of VSG will also have a table in than 10 years. The times the bells will ring. Sarratt Student Center from 9 overnight event will Mark Forrester, who is the a.m. to 4 p.m. where members begin at 3 p.m. in United Methodist campus of the Vanderbilt community Hendersonville. minister at Vanderbilt and is can express their sympathy and affi liated with the Offi ce of support for Virginia Tech by Compiled by staff from various Religious Life, is among those who signing a message book that will sources. Check out http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu believe the bells should be rung be sent to Virginia Tech’s student TYLER HAGEN / The Vanderbilt Hustler for more events. 33 times. He said he understands government. ■ Freshman students take advantage of the sunny, warm weather by grilling in Branscomb Quad during Rites of Spring weekend. 615.279.7299 LUXURY LIVING IN THE VILLAGE WWW.THECHESTERFIELDCONDOS.COM|615.298.3545 2 Monday, April 23, 2007 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com WEATHER compiled by EVE ATTERMANN IN THE KNOW TODAY The news you need — in brief VSG: Security to be top concern compiled by EVE ATTERMANN From VSG, page 1 residential dorm doors and is looking into that WORLD Th e housing process has been a particularly option. Israel’s Olmert suffers latest blow with dominant cause of frustration among Before the incident, VSG had been working upperclassmen as the new residential halls are closely with the Dean of Students offi ce on the resignation of ally in scandal implemented, according to Simon. card-access policies for the new residential hall Embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was dealt a “We are working on making the housing dorms, looking to use the same model that is PartlyPartly Cloudy, 77/63 new blow Sunday when his fi nance minister agreed lottery more adaptive to what students want, currently used in Branscomb. to temporarily step down while police investigated eliminating the way that it is determined so that Th e recent security cameras installed on the embezzlement allegations against him. TUESDAY it really refl ects how many years students have Vandy Vans was VSG’s eff ort to further student Th e announcement was the latest scandal to hit Olmert’s been living at Vanderbilt, not the amount of AP safety, and they are constantly looking for ways government and robbed the prime minister of a key ally credits they have,” Simon said. to improve that crucial transportation system, ahead of the release of a potentially explosive government VSG also plans to change the way the six- Bilotta said. report on last summer’s war in Lebanon. Th e report, person ballot is split up, so that if students do not “Once Th e Commons open in 2008, Vandy expected to be released next week, could determine get the housing confi guration they want they do Vans will be crucial in making sure main campus Olmert’s political fate. not get completely separated from their original and Th e Commons stay connected,” Bilotta Media reports said Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson cohort.