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Letter from the editor: New year, new Vision
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Zach Gilchriest. I am a junior journalism major, and this coming school year I will be...
Lillie Burke
Aug 23, 20174 min read


OPINION: What I learned from my internship with Ken Burns
Hi. My name is Augusta Smith, and this summer I was an intern for Ken Burns’ film company, Florentine Films. So, I got it. I got the...
Lillie Burke
Aug 8, 20174 min read


OPINION: Lessons from watching the waves
I’m sitting on the beach, just close enough to the water that the waves occasionally push far enough to brush the ends of my feet, and...
Lillie Burke
Jul 24, 20172 min read


OPINION: Learning to fail
I didn’t want to come to Belmont. I’m sharing this because I think it’s too easy to edit out the messy parts of life and pretend like...
Lillie Burke
Jul 18, 20173 min read


OPINION: How to survive your freshman orientation
I was so nervous the night before orientation that I barely slept. I understood that, rationally, my two days of Belmont orientation...
Lillie Burke
Jun 13, 20173 min read


OPINION: What the Nashville Predators mean to me
I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t have hockey. As a kid, I remember watching games on TV with my dad. I remember seeing...
Lillie Burke
Jun 13, 20174 min read


OPINION: How I learned to be the Tortoise
Growing up, I loved the story of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” For anyone who doesn’t know it, it’s a story about a tortoise and a hare...
Lillie Burke
Jun 1, 20172 min read


OPINION: What sets the Belmont women’s basketball team apart
The Belmont women’s basketball team is a special group of ladies. I’m sure plenty of people would draw the same conclusion based on the...
Lillie Burke
May 24, 20172 min read


Letter to the Editor: Counseling Services too valuable to be overlooked
Editor’s note: The following is a piece submitted by a Belmont student. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not...
Lillie Burke
Mar 24, 20175 min read


FACULTY OPINION: Money toward nature, money well-spent
If you are Belmont faculty or staff and interested in submitting an editorial to the Belmont Vision, please visit our Contact page....
Lillie Burke
Mar 2, 20173 min read


OPINION: It’s OK to be confused
I’ve always been a planner. From my first house to my dream job to my wedding, I have, at some point or another, planned every major...
Lillie Burke
Feb 13, 20172 min read


OPINION: Being top valued should mean more
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, which ranks everything from “The Top 10 Kirkland Products to buy at Costco” to “The Top 10 Best Contrarian...
Lillie Burke
Jan 25, 20172 min read


OPINION: Students live in dorms, not doctors’ offices
Sterile, bare, spotless. No, I’m not talking about a hospital. I’m not even talking about an academic building — that is an entirely...
Lillie Burke
Jan 20, 20172 min read


OPINION: Give your apartments, maintenance staff some love
If you ever need a good laugh, just look at the query requests on the Facilities Management iService desk. Overflowing toilets. Wasp...
Lillie Burke
Nov 28, 20162 min read


OPINION: Getting on-campus pet approval no walk in the park
I am always down for a challenge. The Vision staff presented me with one I could not decline. My new mission: get a theoretical cat to...
Lillie Burke
Oct 24, 20163 min read


OPINION: ‘Ladies, your body is not a prop’
Ladies: Your body is not a prop. Let me shout that a little louder for the people in the back. Your body is not a prop. We live in a...
Lillie Burke
Oct 19, 20162 min read
OPINION: ‘Being a minority does not make anyone less’
In light of this week’s latest event, I am taking time to reflect on my feelings. I am asking myself over and over what does it mean to...
Lillie Burke
Sep 23, 20162 min read


OPINION: Growing up doesn’t mean letting go of childhood joys
The leadup to a big vacation gives me mixed emotions – most notably impatience and excitement. Emphasis on the impatience. One of the...
Lillie Burke
Sep 12, 20162 min read


OPINION: Why Belmont should change the lighting of the bell tower
Imagine you are walking alone at night. Crickets are chirping, lightning bugs are in the air, and in the bushes you hear the faint...
Lillie Burke
Sep 2, 20163 min read


EDITORIAL: Kicking off new school year, new series with the Belmont Vision
It’s another year back to school and another year with student news from the Belmont Vision. This year, we’re returning with a great...
Lillie Burke
Aug 24, 20162 min read
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