TODAY’S WEatHER Why do so many Watch aspiring teacher and now Beating South Carolina has been the part-time songwriter Amanda best moment of the year so far for freshmen like former Havard play the piano and Chancellor Gee? discuss Deanna Walker’s class on: quarterback Mackenzi Adams… For more, see The Rant, Showers, 61/45 For more, see Sports, page 6 Opinion, page 5 Extended forecast, page 2 THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 FRIDAY, octobeR 26, 2007 • 119TH YEAR, NO. 66 CHRIS PHARE / The Vanderbilt Hustler THE WALL Peabody compiled by EVE AtteRMANN TODAY McGill Halloween Sharing their songs party professor The party and Professor brings professional, personal experience to songwriting courses. costume contest are open to all students by ADAM WEINSTEIN “I felt like what I advises and will be from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Staff Reporter wanted people to learn McGill Hall. were a few ways for eanna Walker people to get started Brazil on TODAY thinks everyone writing,” Walker said. Center for Latin Dhas a song to “I wanted to give them American and sing — or in this case, a lot of creative writing Iberian Studies write. exercises.” education Coffee Conference The challenge is Senior Amanda Six coffee experts teaching them how to Havard started out in will discuss the get it out. the beginner class and by EVE ATTERMANN multifaceted coffee An adjunct professor is now in the advanced. Asst News Editor industry in Latin at Blair School of “The workshop America. Following Music, Walker teaches element of the class is Peabody researcher the panel discussion, songwriting classes for enormously helpful,” David Dickinson is using there will be a coffee both beginners and said Havard, who also his knowledge of early tasting courtesy advanced musicians. works as a teaching childhood education in of Bongo Java. The Some of the students assistant for the America to help Brazil’s conference will don’t even play an beginner class. “You get government. be from 1 to 3:30 instrument. They only so much from getting to Dickinson, who is DICKINSON p.m. in the Bishop need to sing. analyze other people’s a specialist in literacy Joseph Johnson “The lyric is a songs, and then (having) development for Chancellor Harvey Black Cultural Center really easy place them do the same for children up to age 3, Branscomb went on Auditorium. to start in terms of yours.” said last week’s trip a trip to Brazil in the c o m m u n i c a t i n g , Please see SONGS, page 3 taught him a lot about summer of 1945, he TODAY because it’s easier to the politics of education was impressed by what ‘One Night, A talk about words than in Brazil. he called “the key to Thousand Lights’ music,” she said. —To view a video of Amanda “Educational policy the future of South Masala-SACE will Her goal is to help Havard discussing her song- is shaped there by America.” Branscomb present their annual people take an idea or a writing class, go to: an interweaving of applied for a Carnegie concept for a song and economic, political and Grant and in 1947 Diwali show in SAM KIM / The Vanderbilt Hustler Ingram Hall at 7:30 find the right words and Senior Amanda Havard, a student in the advanced songwriting class, plays an educational agendas,” founded the Institute for p.m., preceded by phrases to express it. original composition on the piano. Dickinson said. Brazilian Studies, now a dinner on Alumni Dickinson said he was known as the Center Lawn at 5 p.m. called to Brazil because for Latin American and Tickets are $8 to of his work specifically Iberian Studies. see the show or in the 0- to 3-years age The center remains $11 to attend both bracket. This section well known in Brazil to the show and the Festival of lights showcases of early childhood this day, and two weeks dinner. Tickets can education is becoming ago, former President be purchased on the increasingly important Cardoza came to Wall or at the Sarratt to Brazil. campus to celebrate the Box Office. South Asian culture “Brazil has no 60th anniversary of the national resources program. SUNDAY, Oct. 28 by TAYLOR DAVIS Diwali provides in early childhood History professor and Theta BBQ Staff Reporter entertainment and education,” Dickinson the center’s Executive Kappa Alpha Theta’s cultural learning said. “In a way similar Director Marshall Eakin annual barbecue This year’s festival with students of all to the movement in said the program has will feature the of lights will focus on backgrounds, said the 1970s in the U.S., increased Vanderbilt’s Sophomore Stomp family. junior Chinmayee business people, visibility in Brazil, and and benefit Court The Diwali theme Tambe, co-chair of the driven by national over the years, several Appointed Special centers on how Diwali committee. interests and concern hundred Brazilians have Advocates. The event a family typically Please see DIWALI, page 3 about international come to study primarily is from 11:30 a.m. celebrates Diwali and competitiveness, want economics and business to 2:30 p.m. in the will be integrated into to change that.” at Vanderbilt. Student Life Center. the festival by a skit DIWALI Dickinson said his “There’s a whole alum that will be performed visit would likely have a group now in Brazil that SUNDAY, Oct. 28 between acts. Oct. 26 and 27 direct impact on many has graduated from Diwali is a festival of the major language Owen in the last 20 Vandyville Horror: Dinner at 5 p.m III of lights celebrated in development programs years,” Eakin said. Sigma Phi South Asia around this on Alumni Lawn funded by United Some notable Epsilon’s annual time of year, and the Performance Nations Educational, Brazilian alumni include YouthAIDS benefit festival at Vanderbilt at 7:30 p.m. in LISA GUO / The Vanderbilt Hustler Scientific and Cultural former head of the will celebrate the Seniors Kinjal Shah, Kristen Walker, Beth Arnold and Swati Bansal (left to right) prepare for a dress Organization in the Bank of Brazil Ibrahim is co-sponsored by Ingram Hall National Pan-Hellenic culture of South Asia. rehearsal Wednesday in Wilson Hall. They will perform at Diwali tonight at 7:30 p.m. state because his talk Eris, former Director Council and Alpha motivated them to of the Census Bureau Delta Pi sorority this change programs that Charles C. Mueller, and year. The benefit will studies have shown to Dean of economics and be held at the NPHC Fisk nearly out of cash as it seeks be ineffective. management at the house from 7:30 to “We want to avoid a University of Sao Paulo 10:30 p.m. Tickets are waste of resources on Eduardo Vasconcellos. $5. programs that don’t In addition to the quick ruling on O’Keeffe sale work,” Dickinson said. center, Vanderbilt is SUNDAY, Oct. 28 Dickinson’s visit also part of the Brazilian OCTUBAFEST Associated Press Attorney Stacey Garrett told the Art for $30 million. resulted from the Studies Association and The concert will judge that Fisk would not be able to pay But lawyers for the Georgia O’Keeffe influence his two has made a commitment feature students, A trial to determine whether Fisk its bills or meet payroll without selling Museum in Santa Fe, N.M. — which literacy handbooks have to exchange programs faculty and guests University can sell a stake in an art the collection. Even with new revenue represents the late artist’s estate and had on early childhood with several universities playing solos on tuba collection donated by Georgia O’Keeffe from next semester’s student tuition, opposes the Crystal Bridges deal — education and not from there, finalized by and euphonium. will not begin until February despite the school will not be able to operate said they could be ready for trial in a formal program in the former Chancellor It will be held in the historically black university’s beyond February, she said. February. university, he said. Gordon Gee’s visit in the Steve and Judy precarious financial situation, a judge Fisk asked Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle agreed with the O’Keeffe However, it comes 2003. Turner Recital Hall ruled Wednesday. Lyle to set a trial date before the end of museum and state attorney general’s while Vanderbilt and “In the last 10 years, from 2 to 4 p.m. A lawyer for Fisk said Tuesday that year to determine whether the school offices that such an early trial date Brazil enjoy a well- we’ve really ramped up the historically black school could run will be allowed to sell a 50 percent would not leave enough time for established relationship this investment in the See http://calendar.vanderbilt.edu out of money by Dec. 15 if it is unable to share of the 101-piece collection to the lawyers to prepare. that began in the 1940s. Brazilian connection,” for more events. sell its stake in the collection. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Please see FISK, page 3 When then- Eakin said. ■ The Folks at SATCO 416 21st Ave. want to Party with You! (Vanderbilt) We can provide a complete Tex-Mex buffet, hot & ready for your: OFFICE PARTY, TAILGATE PARTY, HOME PARTY, ANY PARTY 208 Commerce Street Easy to serve. 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