Neat article today in the L.A. Times about former Peabody honor student, Erick Harris, who is supporting McCain, and his roommate, who is going for Obama. The news hook that this reporter liked was that Harris is black and his roommate white, and their apartment this red-blue season is a spirited shade of purple. Read [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 17, 2008
Time for The Commons
A typical conversation between my friend Fiona and me:
Me: Where do you want to have lunch?
Fiona: How about Hogwarts?
I usually agree and end up meeting her at The Commons Center, which Fiona immediately recognized conjures up images of the dining hall at Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, with its soaring space, gorgeous windows and grand fireplaces. Turns [...]
October 15, 2008
VU ranks No. 1 USA Today athletics poll
Their poll of graduation rates for student athletes, that is. Vanderbilt tops the list on this week’s coaches’ football poll when said poll is re-ordered for graduation rate, coming in clear No. 1 with 91 percent. The overall numbers are up at all schools, hitting a record of 79 percent across-the-board average.
See the full results.
October 14, 2008
Cure for diabetes?
From today’s Washington Post:
Perhaps we’re looking at a cure for diabetes
Chris Wright, director of developmental biology, and his team have discovered how to generate healthy pancreatic cells to replace the defective cells found in diabetics.
October 10, 2008
Balser named dean of med school
Dr. Jeff Balser, associate vice chancellor for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He’s served as interim dean since July 2008, when former dean Steven Gabbe departed for Ohio State.
Get the full story here.
Congratulations, Dean Balser!
October 8, 2008
Video wrap up of win over Auburn
All Dores’ fans in the house check out the fantastic new video by the News Service’s Pat Slattery and Emily Pearce of GameDay at Vandy.
October 8, 2008
Guest blog: A view from inside the debate by Mark Dalhouse
Mark Dalhouse, director of the Vanderbilt Office of Active Citizenship and Service and faculty head of house at East House, was one of the lucky few to have a ticket to last night’s historic presidential debate at Belmont University. Below are his impressions, written last night after the debate:
Tonight was every political junkie’s dream–I was [...]
October 7, 2008
Debate ‘08 tonight
Well, the big day is finally here – motorcades, flashing lights and snipers have all been spotted. Obama is staying across the street at Loew’s and McCain is nearby at the Marriott. The biggest surprise so far is it’s raining. It’s all, really, so exciting to be in Nashville right now. Here on campus we [...]
October 6, 2008
America’s team
MSNBC’s National Morning Joe show has dubbed Vanderbilt “America’s Team” after the Dores’ 5-0 start. Yes, Vandy alum Willie Geist is co-host of the program. But still.
October 5, 2008
It’s so good to be gold
Guest post from the News Service’s own Emily Pearce:
I felt it on move-in day as first-year students literally brought The Commons to life and again during the Auburn football game. It’s that tingling feeling I get when I know I’m watching history. Something significant–a force. This was so much more than a football game folks.Last night [...]
