The feature photo was taken by Evan Davies as part of the International Day of the Girl event Soles for Souls. Beyonce had it right. Girls really do run the world. Or, at least they have overrun Belmont, according to statistics released earlier this semester by the university in its 2015 official enrollment report. It revealed that Belmont’s student population is made up of 61 percent women, meaning only 39 percent of students—both undergrad and graduate—identify as men. To p

Students and faculty all across campus have maneuvered to the east side of campus after the opening of the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center, Wedgewood Academic Center and the Randall and Sadie Baskin Center. In addition to these buildings opening, new residence halls have attracted students that live along 15th Avenue to stay closer to that area. Even the Beaman Student Life Center has seen a drop in the amount of student traffic this semester. “There’s a lot less people t

Against a celebratory backdrop of student and administration collaboration, approximately 20 student demonstrators gathered at the South Lawn Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Wednesday morning to protest former resident assistant Danny Zydel’s firing and broader issues permeating the university. “We want transparency,” said freshman protester Sam Britt. The demonstrators were largely comprised of Zydel’s former freshmen residents from Patton Hall. Before the event began, they assemble

Belmont’s Campus Security would coordinate with Metro dispatch and use alerts and staff training in the scenario of an active shooter on campus. Last night, a gunman opened fire on students in the Florida State University library, injuring three people before he was killed by police. Campus Security would respond to this situation by first securing the location while coordinating with Nashville’s emergency response services as they arrive on scene, Chief of Campus Security Pa

Belmont University officials are ready to try to internally curb the impact of state legislation allowing gun carry permit holders to leave their guns in their cars on campus. The legislation, Senate Bill 142, allows those who have state-recognized gun carry permits to transport and keep a firearm and ammunition in their cars while in public or private parking lots. Under the policy, students, faculty, staff and visitors with state permits would not be prosecuted for bringin