The National Association of Black Journalists officially honored Belmont professor Dr. Sybril Bennett as its 2015 Journalism Educator of the Year Wednesday. Bennett received the award in recognition of her “service, commitment and academic guidance,” including her nomination as a finalist for Belmont’s highest teaching honor–the Virginia Chaney Teaching Award–in 2012, and her role as the National Convention program chair in Philadelphia in 2011. She also received the NABJ Reg

Kappa Sigma colony president and presidential scholar Peter Johnson is facing disciplinary action from Belmont University after one of his fraternity brothers was hospitalized on Halloween. Johnson was put on limited probation on Saturday following a disciplinary hearing with Janelle Briscoe, the director of community accountability. Johnson said limited probation means that if there is one more incident he will face suspension or expulsion. When reached for comment, Briscoe

With elections for national and state level positions going on today, Belmont students are becoming more involved in the political process. Students contend that getting involved in the process leads to a smarter electorate and better representation. “These people will be making the decisions that we all will have to live by,” junior Brandon Stover said. Stover has been interning with Mike Queen, a candidate for the state Senate in Stover’s home state of West Virginia, since