When students want to share experiences at Belmont, chat about Belle the campus cat, offer up a silly story, ask for advice or say what’s on their minds anonymously, the Belmont Confessions Twitter account is the place to go. But one of Belmont Confessions’ biggest tweets of the year answered a question on a lot of students’ minds: who started it all? The founders behind Belmont Confessions, which has become a buzzing part of Belmont’s online community, revealed their identit

A Belmont UPS employee was fired Tuesday after multiple students came forward with claims of harassment. This comes after reports of his inappropriate behavior circulated in response to a Belmont Confessions tweet authored by an anonymous female student who felt uncomfortable after the male employee made unwanted comments about her appearance on a consistent basis. Multiple students replied with their own experiences, with some saying the employee wrote inappropriate messages

Shawn Glinter has been creating and running start-up companies since he was just 15 years old. At one of his high school’s athletic games, a female athlete broke her leg, and Glinter noticed it took more than 45 minutes for Emergency Medical Services to arrive. Perplexed as to why it took so long for medical aid to get there, he decided to find a solution to the problem. “I raised over $470,000 through bake sales and car washes to buy supplies and equipment to train student a

What does it take to get Taylor Swift “obsessed’? Two Belmont students recently learned just that when they were catapulted onto screens across the nation after their project garnered attention from the star. During winter break, Louisa Wendorff and Devin Dawson’s mashup video of Taylor Swift’s songs “Blank Space” and “Style” went viral with almost 11 million views on YouTube. The video even received a shoutout on Twitter by Swift, who said she was simply “obsessed” with thei

It was the night before Valentine’s Day when all through the Twittersphere, all the single people were stirring – even Grumpy Cat. All the chocolates were wrapped with pre-date jitters, in hopes that the day of affections would soon be through. The girlfriends were all primping all day in their rooms, while the snazzy gowns waiting to be pressed lay on the bed. Alright, enough of that. So as you can tell, I made the mistake of clicking on the trending #OnValentinesillbe hasht

So, your artist Facebook page only has 15 fans? Many budding artists meet the same problem: Gaining Facebook fans and expanding your audience is not easy. Social media professional Phil Cobucci of BAM!, a social business firm, has some advice on giving exposure to your site and product. Vision staff writer Nicole Bright, who has also worked for BAM!, asked Cobucci to share some of what he sees as essentials. Nicole Bright: Many Belmont Students are budding musicians looking t