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...
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Lillie Burke
- Jan 20, 2017
- 2 min
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
- Nov 28, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Oct 24, 2016
- 3 min
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 19, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Sep 23, 2016
- 2 min
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 12, 2016
- 2 min
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 2, 2016
- 3 min
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
- Aug 24, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Apr 22, 2016
- 2 min
EDITORIAL: Personal finance classes should be mandatory for graduation
For many young adults, student loans can be the most nerve-wracking part of attending college. For them, this time in their lives marks...
Lillie Burke
- Apr 21, 2016
- 2 min
Letter from the editor: End of diversity series doesn’t mean end of diversity coverage
When the Vision staff began planning our diversity package a year ago, we had no idea the scope of the stories we would be able to tell...
Lillie Burke
- Apr 8, 2016
- 2 min
OPINION: The power of sports
It’s amazing what watching sports can do to us. For as long as I can remember, I have been a fan and very close follower of the Miami...
Lillie Burke
- Apr 8, 2016
- 1 min
HUMOR: The ever-living spirit of Frank the opposum
For those that are strung out of hope for Belmont University’s adorable pet opossum, Frank, hope should be restored. As it turns out the...
Lillie Burke
- Mar 2, 2016
- 1 min
EDITORIAL CARTOON: ‘Say my name’
Cartoon by Chris Tully
Lillie Burke
- Feb 29, 2016
- 2 min
OPINION: The greatest day ever
Here at the Vision, we have been stressed about working on and researching quite a bit of hard-hitting news recently. It was refreshing...
Lillie Burke
- Feb 26, 2016
- 2 min
HUMOR: Rumors of bees’ death proved false
“Surprise! I’m still alive!” Australian women Noela Rukundo gloated to her husband outside of her own funeral. After her life was spared...
Lillie Burke
- Feb 11, 2016
- 3 min
OPINION: Not defined by religion or sexuality
Writer’s Note: Due to the controversial and personal aspects of this article, I have chosen to go by Liz Starling. I am a Christian....
Lillie Burke
- Feb 4, 2016
- 2 min
OPINION: The ugly truth about commuting
Commuting sucks. It really, really does. When I decided to attend Belmont last May, it didn’t occur to me how much commuting to college...
Lillie Burke
- Feb 1, 2016
- 2 min
OPINION: Clearing up rumors of caf food shortage
On Jan. 22, with a quality amount of sarcasm, a Belmont student reported in the Belmont Facebook page the Belmont University’s cafeteria...
Lillie Burke
- Jan 29, 2016
- 3 min
OPINION: Relationship convo focused on outdated, sexist views
“I just came for the convo credit,” a student said as she walked into a packed classroom in the Wedgewood Academic Center Monday night,...
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