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Nov 13, 2015
2 min

OPINION: Low Town Hall turnout shows students more interested in controversy than change

We live in a society that talks more about Donald Trump than Malala Yousafzai and that cares more about a red cup than the Red Cross. Drivers are more likely to slow down to gawk at an accident and speed up when about to make eye contact with a homeless man on a street corner. Controversy attracts human beings. It’s magnetizing force has such a grip on us, that when life is going well, we tend to neglect positive conversations or support. Despite the focused and productive co

Oct 26, 2015
3 min

OPINION: You are not a poor college student

Disclaimer: Some college students are barely getting by day-to-day and are paying with the little they have to be at this university. This article does not belittle that reality. You may think you’re a “poor college student” if you ate ramen noodles one night during the semester, bought a flannel at Thriftsmart or spent too much money on OrderUp, but the truth is, you’re not. In fact, you–or your parents–pay approximately $40,000 a year for a meal plan in the Taj Mahal of caf

Sep 18, 2015
2 min

OPINION: Farewell to football

It was tough leaving my home behind when I went to college, but luckily I was able to bring a huge part of my life with me: soccer. Now a senior, I am about to say goodbye to that, too. I have played the sport since I was 5 years old, but it was never a hobby for me. Beginning in fifth grade I traveled most weekends for tournaments and practiced after school. It was all consuming. My involvement only grew as I got older, and I found myself at tournaments in Florida for every

Aug 28, 2015
2 min

From the desk of the president: Aug. 28

For the past few months honey bees have recaptured my attention. I cared for a beehive for several years when I lived in Arkansas but have only recently found a place for them in the urban life of Nashville. That place is on the green roof of the Wedgewood Academic Center. Last May, just as the semester was ending, I captured a swarm of bees right in front of Kennedy Hall and placed them in a hive on WAC. I estimate that there were between 7,000 and 10,000 bees in the swa

Mar 6, 2015
2 min

OPINION: We stand behind TSU and Delta State

1984 has arrived 31 years late. In November 2014, Tennessee State University’s student publication ran coverage of a shooting that happened near the school and involved students. Soon after, TSU’s administration began shutting down the information flow to the paper little by little, rendering it essentially useless. But TSU isn’t the only college facing pressure from its administration. Delta State University in Mississippi also faces the destruction of its newspaper and jour

Feb 9, 2015
3 min

OPINION: Email to SGA president raises questions on impartiality in impeachment proceedings

On the afternoon of Feb. 5, Student Government Association President Jeanette Morelan received an email from Braden Stover, the chairman of the Judicial Review Board, the group which deemed Morelan’s actions unconstitutional. Stover will oversee any upcoming impeachment proceedings. The email condemned Morelan’s use of the SGA Facebook page to comment on the Bill of Impeachment against her and he expressed how he was displeased with Morelan’s treatment of the board. “I strong

Aug 20, 2014
3 min

Meet the editorial staff

This year we have an all new editorial staff, here’s just a bit to get to know them; Gracie Helms-Editor. I’m a junior journalism major and editor of the Belmont Vision. I’ve wanted to be a writer ever since I can remember. I love the stories people share with me and their experiences inspire me to become a better writer. I’m excited and optimistic for my first year as editor and couldn’t be more excited to do what I love. Belmont University is my home and can’t think of a be

Mar 28, 2012
2 min

How about app for burnout?

I’m burned out. There’s really no other way to put it. This version of a burnout, however, is not just from some March Madness, back-from-Spring Break fatigue or premature case of senioritis. It’s the result of a workaholic’s mind that’s been in overdrive for way too long. In short, my past year has been full of opportunities and disasters, many of which were one and the same. I’ve sent myself to personal breaking points and back enough times recently to know my workload, pro

Oct 25, 2011
3 min

Life lessons from my sister, the first-grader

Thirteen years and 11 months. A rather lengthy chunk of time, an even greater age gap. Trust me, I know. That’s the difference between my youngest sibling and me. With this gap in age, it’s easy to assume that I, as the mature and significantly older sibling, would serve as a role model for my baby sister in matters of life. The reality is I learn more from the sassy redhead than I can ever fathom teaching her. Dance when everyone is watching. The first lesson my sister, aff

Oct 25, 2011
3 min

Puck drops on new Predators culture

A sport on ice should never have worked in Nashville. It’s not cold enough. Why play hockey in a city where you can fry eggs on the sidewalk a couple of months out of the year? But nevertheless, it happened. The NHL expansion brought the Predators to Nashville in 1998 with much fanfare, thousands of new fans showed up. After a season or two, many of them quickly left. I was one of them. When the Preds opened for their inaugural season, I went to a few games as a kid. Those ga

Oct 27, 2010
3 min

News saturation kills debate

I like news a lot. I like reading it, I like listening to it, I like writing it and I love writing about it. When the time rolls around every month to write my column for the Vision, I usually start sifting through all the articles I starred on Google Reader or passed along to friends. Something usually pops up. In many cases, the average article that gets digitally tucked away for future reference is something small that didn’t get much buzz. This month it hasn’t been as eas