Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) The third episode of American Idol released on Monday, featuring the first auditionee from Belmont University. In this episode, host Ryan Seacrest along with Belmont alum and American Idol season six top three contestant Melinda Doolittle searched Belmont's campus, asking students to sing in between classes in hopes of finding the next American Idol winner. After mini a cappella performances from multiple students, including an appear

The Superstation (Jerrod McBrayer, Oscar Velez, Sonny Harding and Ian Campbell) pose for a picture after their hour-long set of classic TV theme songs. (Zach Watkins) Tawny suede cowboy boots gently tap to the beat, as the man with a white Buffalo Bill mustache hunches over a metal chair in a nearly forgotten corner of the room. He’s only here because the band needed his roughed-up public address system. He’s not a part of The Superstation, though; he gave up touring when he

Belmont Vision MultiMedia. (Nick Rampe) Dear 2025-26 Belmont men’s basketball team,    I’m sorry.    “We’re doing the bare minimum; that’s all. The Bruin minimum,” I said Nov. 12 on the “Sideline Vision” podcast.    I said it in response to the team’s admittedly underwhelming 87-79 win over Tennessee State University in the second game of the season. But that wasn’t the only thing I said early in the season.    “There just still feels like there’s a lot to be desired from thi

Violet Hansen performing a poem. Photo courtesy of Hansen. Speaking at the 62nd Metro Address is nerve-wracking for anyone, especially when you have a physics test in the morning. But that's exactly what makes Violet Hansen stand out. She is 17, soft-spoken, and still figuring out the parts of herself that most people don’t even realize have names yet. At the same time, she’s standing behind podiums, speaking to city leaders and nonprofit boards about empathy, mental health,

Belmont Vision MultiMedia. (Zach Watkins) Created by a Belmont professor of music and director of choral activities, “Requiem of Colour: A Journey Through Lament and Joy,” received five MidSouth Emmy nominations. The piece by Dr. Jeffery L. Ames, sponsored by the Creative Arts Collective, had its first television recording on PBS Nashville. Featuring over 200 singers from multiple institutions, the production combined genres in Western classical, jazz, R&B and gospel. The cat

Cars parked on Caldwell Avenue. (Nick Rampe) Amid ongoing safety issues for pedestrians and other vehicles, the Office of Campus Security announced they will enforce reporting vehicles parked alongside Caldwell Avenue to the Metro Government of Nashville. Chief of Campus Security, Mark Labbé, instructed Campus Security to report the license plates of vehicles parked on either side of Caldwell Avenue to Davidson County’s customer service system, hubNashville, the Nashville Dep

Belmont Vision competitors with their awards. Belmont University's student-run news organization, the Belmont Vision, won 14 awards at the 2026 Southeast Journalism Conference at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville, Georgia. Each year, student journalists from colleges in the southeastern U.S. compete in two main competitions. The Best of the South awards highlight published articles from the previous year, and the on-site competitions challenge students to produce stor

Drew Scharnowski dunks on Isaiah Carr. (Nick Rampe) Coming off a 103-point explosion against Murray State, Belmont’s men’s basketball team matched that total in its 103-90 win over Drake University     The win over Drake makes it eight straight for the Bruins. That streak includes a 25-point comeback victory over Drake that set a new program record for Belmont.     Belmont’s win over Drake and Murray State marks the first time that the Bruins have scored 100 or more points in

Carlisle Wright performing at Country Showcase. (Haley Ramsey) Despite a week of icy weather, the Fisher Center radiated warmth as Country Showcase gathered fans for a night of shared songs and country tradition. The four performers, rae, Sage Autumn, Solo Lowit and Carlisle Wright took the stage Saturday, competing for a spot in the Best Of The Best Showcase and a chance to perform at CMA Fest in the summer. rae performing at Country Showcase. (Haley Ramsey) For the performe

Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) Belmont men’s basketball turned a conference showdown into a statement win, rolling past Murray State 103-86 Saturday at the Curb Event Center. Belmont’s lead grew in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with the win, raising the Bruins to 10-2 and dropping the Racers to 8-4 while maintaining their second-place standing in the conference. The Bruins eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time in nearly four years, dating back t

Belmont Vision MultiMedia. (Zach Watkins) A chance to take control of the Missouri Valley Conference at home slipped away for Belmont women’s basketball as the Bruins fell 78-71 to Murray State on Saturday. The Bruins suffered another loss to the Racers–the same team that snapped their undefeated Missouri Valley Conference streak in the teams’ previous meeting. Murray State’s series sweep secures the head-to-head tiebreaker against Belmont if the top two seeds of the MVC fini

Snow piled up on Belmont Boulevard. (Georgina America) Many Belmont classes are back in full swing despite the power outages and dangerous road conditions that continue to plague Nashville.    In an email, University Communications said, “Campus conditions have improved,” and “some classes may be held in person, some remotely and some may offer recorded content.”    While power is restored on campus and road conditions may be safe for students to walk or drive, those issues a

Belmont junior Daniel Clay celebrates his half-court shot. (Screenshot via @belmontmbb on Instagram) The biggest shot in the Curb Event Center this year wasn't made by a player, but by an accounting and business systems & analytics double-major. Belmont junior Daniel Clay made the Matt Hardin Law Shot for Tuition at halftime of the men's basketball game against Illinois State Saturday. The half-court heave earned Clay a free semester at Belmont University. "My dad always joke

Students eat lunch with Paddy. (Sam Simpkins) There’s a new canine on campus.    Graduate student Morgen Wilkes is raising a puppy named Paddy for the Canine Companions Organization, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to those in need—free of charge.    Paddy sits in class with Wilkes and is a source of stress relief for her classmates.     “He brings a lot of joy to students, and he really just brightens up a room anywhere he is,” said Wilkes.    Raising a puppy takes a

Belmont Vision MultiMedia. (Nick Rampe) The Tennessee Titans hired their man to lead a much-needed fresh start. The team officially hired former New York Jets head coach and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to a five-year deal to become the team’s new head coach on Jan. 22. “He’s a really solid defensive mind and very connected. I think he’ll be able to put together a good staff,” said Paul Kuharsky, Titans beat reporter and adjunct professor of journali

Belmont Vision Multimedia, Zach Watkins Opening with a moving shot across Belmont’s main lawn, a new season of “American Idol”   officially began as the judges welcomed a fresh class to “Idol University.” The Season 24 intro featured Belmont’s band, orchestra and students cheering as the judges walked down Freedom Plaza, with much of the season filmed on campus and the lobby of the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts serving as the backdrop for this season’s auditions. The

Fallen tree takes down power lines, traffic light. (Matthew Sinofsky) Although Belmont’s classes will resume on Thursday, some commuter students aren’t sure if they’ll be able to attend.    “I think we’re all still in survival mode with school on the back of our minds,” said Shelby King, a Belmont commuter student.    Unlike residential Belmont students, many commuter students are still having trouble accessing their assignments and traveling to campus. Although professors wi

A student walks through snow-covered trees in front of the Curb Event Center. (Alex Zock) Belmont's campus remains covered in ice and snow. The storm caused mass power outages across Davidson County and left Belmont without power for roughly 18 hours. Though power has returned, the storm toppled trees, downed power lines and froze cars across campus. Students dealt with long lines for food, fire alarms triggering repeatedly and issues entering dorms due to complications with

Fallen tree lands on power line. (Georgina America) After roughly 18 hours of slippery walks across campus to get food and find warmth, Belmont’s power is restored.    “It’s a relief, honestly. Yesterday was pretty rough; I had no power… I know a lot of people that didn’t have anywhere to go,” said freshman Benjamin Goldberg.    Belmont’s power was restored at 5:04 a.m., but there are still nearly 170,000 people without power across the area that Nashville Electric Service di

Trees split from winter weather on Belmont's campus. (Olivia Abernathy) A powerful winter storm swept across Belmont’s campus Sunday, causing a fiasco of power outages, fire alarms, fallen trees and lines of students rushing to get food from the cafeteria. “Everyone’s calling it the snow apocalypse, and it does feel like that,” said sophomore Ava Armstrong.  Power initially went out at 11:18 a.m. as part of a larger outage that is still affecting over 200,000 people in Davids