About Us
STUDENT NEWS. STUDENT VIEWS.
The Belmont Vision is the award-winning online news resource for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Our site — ranked Best College News Site at the 2017 Southeast Journalism Conference — is updated daily with campus news, arts and entertainment coverage, sports and more, all from the Belmont community and beyond.
SENIOR STAFF
Editor in Chief
Nick Rampe ('26) is a double-major in journalism and sport administration from Traverse City, Michigan. He loves to watch and talk about sports (go Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and Spartans), listen to and discuss music, play chess and to write. He spends most of his free time in the Vision office, so feel free to say hi!
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Email: nick.rampe@bruins.belmont.edu
Managing Editor
Zach Watkins (’26) is an entertainment media industries major with an arts and entertainment journalism minor from Dallas, Texas. He loves listening to music, creating with friends and teaching dance to anyone (regardless if they asked for it or not). With a passion for storytelling and a drive towards creating the best product possible Zach is excited and honored to lead the Vision for the 2025-2026 school year. Zach promises he doesn't bite even if he does often make weird noises!
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News Editor
Emily Garver (‘28) is a journalism major with a political science minor from Buffalo, New York (Go Bills!). Her dream job is to work as an investigative reporter and broadcast journalist. She loves to cover events on paper and through a camera lens. Emily also serves as the Deputy Communications Director for the Tennessee Intercolligate State Legislature, covering politics at the State Capitol. She is heavily involved on campus as a member of Bruin Recruiters, Belmont's Office of Leadership Development, and University Catholic. When she's not in the office, you can usually find her at a country concert, cheering on the Bills, exploring Nashville, or near a lake. She spends most of her spare time in the Vision office so feel free to stop in and chat about anything and everything!
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Email: emily.garver@bruins.belmont.edu
A&E Editor
Samantha Graessle ('28) is a journalism major with a double minor in psychology and political science from California, Maryland. She’s your go-to person for entertainment news, music features and interviews. Sam also contributes to Southern Maryland News and Southern Maryland Wedding Magazine. Besides writing, she enjoys playing guitar and piano, drinking tea, going to concerts, and hiking. She is very excited to see new faces as the A&E editor and can't wait for the semester ahead!
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Sports Editor
Reece Leddy ('27) is a journalism major from Greenland, New Hampshire. He loves talking all things sports following all his boston sports teams back at home. Outside of reporting on the Bruins across all sports, He is a co-frontman of his very own punk band. He loves bands like blink-182, Twenty One Pilots, Descendents, and Sum 41. If you want to talk about Drake Maye, Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus’s vocals in Feeling This or something actually important, stop in and chat.
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VNN Executive Producer
Matt Sinofsky ('26) is a media production major and journalism minor from Suffield, Connecticut. He enjoys watching the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox, playing video games and watching Youtube. He has worked for Belmont's athletic video production team, interned for the podcast Morning Wire, and takes photos and video at local music events. He is part of Vanderbilt University's ROTC program is often running down 12 South and Belmont Blvd. As executive producer, he is excited to continue taking up multiple video roles including as anchor, videographer, and editor!
Email: matt.sinofsky@bruins.belmont.edu
Photography Editor
Greer Patten ('28) is a journalism major with a double minor in sports administration and psychology from Mequon, Wisconsin. She loves watching college football, being with her friends, hiking, and being outside. She is an avid member in her sorority and is also involved in Younglife, Bruin Recruiters, and Towering Traditions. Her dream job is be a sports reporter and investigative journalist. If she is not in the office, you can typically find her in the Jack Massey studying.
VNN Executive Producer
Cadence Moore ('27) is a media production major with a video emphasis and a minor in journalism. She loves being both in front of the camera anchoring and behind the camera producing. When she isn't editing or producing a package, she enjoys gaming and writing songs.
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Email: cadence.moore@belmont.edu
Senior Writer
Seth Thorpe ('26) is a senior media productions major with a journalism minor, so he operates as a multimedia journalist. In his free time, he works as an RA or is seen hanging out with my friends. Seth's end goal is to either work in public media radio or go to graduate school after graduation.
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Email: seth.thorpe@belmont.edu
Social Media Editor
Ria Skyer ('26) is a double major in music business and journalism from Long Island, New York. She loves to read and write about anything ranging from breaking news to features and editorials. Any playlist played in the Vision office was probably curated by her! When she’s not in the office, you can probably find her in a recording studio or at a concert, whether she’s writing about it or not.
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Email: ria.skyer@bruins.belmont.edu
Senior Writer
Haley Ramsey (’26) is a journalism major with a minor in media production from Washington state. She enjoys reading, playing guitar and cooking homemade meals in her free time. Haley aspires to enter the world of fashion journalism, weaving connections between entertainment, culture, and politics. If she isn’t in the Vision office, she’s most likely at home rewatching Grey’s Anatomy with her cat, Juno.
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Senior Writer
Georgina America (‘27) is a journalism major from San Jose, California. Her dream job is to make documentaries and to be a broadcast journalist. She loves feature storytelling and covering fashion! Georgina enjoys playing volleyball with the Belmont Volleyball Club and antique shopping when she’s not in the Vision office. Feel free to ask her anything about food, the ocean or just say hello!
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Email: georgina.america@bruins.belmont.edu
Faculty Adviser
Dorren Robinson is an assistant professor of journalism and award-winning former journalist. She wrote for The Tennessean for more than 15 years before entering the world of academia. She teaches Foundations of Journalism, Writing for Media and Advanced Storytelling. Her office is Johnson Center 106.
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Email: dorren.robinson@belmont.edu