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Bear Necessities Now Open 24 Hours

Outside of Bear Necessities, Emily Garver Bear Necessities, the new on-campus convenience store at Belmont University, began its transition to 24/7 business hours Tuesday after an initial delay. The reason for the delay in making the switch to 24 hours was to work out logistical issues, specifically with delivery and technology, said Kelli Davis, the director of auxiliary services technology and business analytics. “We opened five new concepts at the beginning of the school y

Rachel Suggs

Oct 223 min read

Canvas Shuts Down Among National Outages

Screenshot of Canvas, Emily Garver Students are anxiously refreshing their browsers to access their course materials because Canvas has been down since early Monday morning. “That’s the most inconvenient time it could be down,” said senior Jenna Gilmore. Canvas is just one of dozens of companies who have faced shutdowns since Monday morning due to an ongoing incident with Amazon Web Services, a leading cloud service provider. This poses obstacles for both Belmont students

Georgina America

Oct 202 min read

Turning Point USA Hosts First Meeting Since Kirk Assassination

Turning Point Meeting, Haley Ramsey Belmont’s Turning Point USA chapter reached a staggering 50 students in attendance on Thursday for its first general body meeting since founder and CEO Charlie Kirk died. “I think more people felt empowered and felt like they had a responsibility to join the movement after he was assassinated,” said chapter president Dylan Hilburn. Prior to Kirk's death, Belmont’s Turning Point chapter had one meeting, where 17 students attended, sai

Haley Ramsey

Oct 202 min read

Belmont Moves Up in National Rankings

The Bell Tower taken from the North Lawn, Emily Garver Belmont University was ranked No. 213 on the U.S. News Best National Universities Ranking s list for 2026. It rose seven spots since being ranked #220 last year . Belmont is also ranked #86 on the Best Value School list . Despite rising seven spots in the U.S. News Best National Universities Rankings, Belmont officials say numbers don’t tell the full story. University leaders argue that the true measure of Belmont

Olivia Abernathy

Oct 202 min read

Jones Family Pledges $1.5 Million Donation

Greg and Susan Jones, Courtesy Belmont University Belmont President Greg Jones and the Rev. Susan Pendleton Jones have pledged $1.5 million to establish an endowed chair in formative education. This announcement came as part of Belmont’s “Hope Transforms” campaign launch, the university’s largest fundraising effort ever, with a goal of raising $700 million. The donation creates a permanently funded faculty position focused on the field of formative education, teaching

Emily Garver

Oct 172 min read

College of Theology Changes Its Program

The School of Theology and Christian Ministry has consolidated its major selections from nine to four. As part of a curriculum revision that launched in August, the class of 2029 is the first graduating class to see the changes. The new majors in the department are Bible & Theology, Christian Leadership, Faith & Social Justice and Worship & the Arts. While maintaining the college’s existing courses, the new programs introduce a more flexible, streamlined curriculum that elimi

Ria Skyer

Oct 162 min read

Bruin Bodega Opens

Bruin Bodega Opening Ceremony, Zach Watkins Belmont University opened a new retail space Wednesday called the Bruin Bodega, a shop designed to highlight student and alumni businesses while giving students practical experience in entrepreneurship. The store is part of a collaboration between Belmont and local community partners, including Connexion Américas and Corner to Corner. The initiative aims to connect students’ classroom learning with hands-on business practice and to

Zach Watkins

Oct 163 min read

Belmont Athletics Adds STUNT as 18th Program

STUNT graphic, Courtesy of Belmont Athletics Belmont University is expanding with another athletic program for the first time in 25 years with the addition of STUNT. STUNT turns cheerleading into a head-to-head competition that focuses on skill and precision, according to the NCAA. It is formatted by teams going through four quarters of stunts, pyramids, jumps and tumbling with points being awarded based on execution. At Belmont, members of the cheer team have the opportunity

Reece Leddy

Oct 152 min read