Stories from the current online edition of The Orbis. en-us http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:51:57 GMT 20 http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/VDay-Performance.Has.New.Approach.Same.Message-3879441.shtml Instead of the familiar Vagina Monologues production, the organizers of Vanderbilt's 12th annual V-Day event presented a new play called A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, a program with a more subdued title that still stayed true to the V-Day message about serious issues such as spousal abuse, child abuse, rape as a tool of war and human trafficking. b5fdf54c-301a-42bf-a71c-a160955e1e9b Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News/Features 2/17/10 Stephanie Mann http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper983/thumbs/t_ox0u281s.png http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/ Campus News http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/Lambda.Promotes.Lgbt.Awareness-3879436.shtml The Vanderbilt Lambda Association is hard at work preparing for next month's Rainbow ReVU, its flagship program for raising campus awareness about sexual orientation, gender identity and policy issues. This year's highlights include a keynote speech by political activist Staceyann Chin and the annual Pride Banquet. d004e5a3-50c3-457c-be3d-cfaaf7b5ec00 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News/Features 2/17/10 Erika Hyde Editor-in-Chief http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper983/thumbs/t_5ia7c392.png http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/ Campus News http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/AntiDeath.Penalty.Conference.Educates.Students-3879438.shtml Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in Tennessee in 2000, two individuals serving on death row have been exonerated. In the country as a whole, 135 people on death row have been released because of wrongful conviction since 1973, a figure that boils down to roughly one exoneration for every nine executions performed. c19118da-eb12-40cd-bef7-0040514796fc Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News/Features 2/17/10 Aimee Sobhani http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/ Campus News http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/Vanderbilt.Reaches.Out.To.Talented.Youth-3879437.shtml A unique educational program at Vanderbilt has allowed the university to give back to the Nashville community by opening up new opportunities for some of the area's brightest public high school students. Through the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV), many of the students' projects have qualified them for finalist status at national and state level science competitions. 2ee13530-8660-42df-b1b8-ce701bd14ee4 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News/Features 2/17/10 John Chen Features Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper983/thumbs/t_x76nd4o7.png http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/ Campus News http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/one-Life.One.Love-3879443.shtml Vanderbilt ONE, part of the national ONE campaign co-founded by musician and humanitarian Bono, emerged on the campus philanthropic scene this year to tackle an array of problems associated with preventable disease issues ranging from maternal and child health to clean water and sanitation. b55d6a27-6d41-412d-9396-324fd65836ff Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News/Features 2/17/10 Service group raises awareness about global poverty and disease Steve Harrison http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Newsfeatures/ Campus News http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/One-Size.Fits.Few-3879442.shtml News is not one-size-fits-all. By fostering the growth of smaller niche papers such as Orbis, The Torch, and The Talented Tenth, Vanderbilt's student media would deny a one-size-fits-all student media and ensure one student paper does not maintain a monopoly over the rest of the campus' media outlets. f58664bf-7025-4213-96c1-a0eb60915594 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 2/17/10 The Talented Tenth's absence stifles student voices at Vanderbilt Allie Diffendal Associate Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper983/thumbs/t_fhm5410w.png http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/Tea-Party.Stirs.Up.Anger.Offers.No.Solutions-3879444.shtml As the keynote speaker at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville on Feb. 6, Sarah Palin had what was perhaps the best opportunity yet to set out exactly what the tea party "movement" is all about. Unfortunately, Palin's speech was more focused on scoring cheap political points than defining the group's ideals. 03a58959-995b-4ac1-9432-4e7469521275 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 2/17/10 Sam Abney Managing Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper983/thumbs/t_4873y36s.png http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/a.Peoples.History.Author.Gave.Students.A.New.Perspective-3879439.shtml Influential leftist thinker Howard Zinn passed away in late January. Here, an Orbis writer reflects on Zinn's impact on his own views. 085e4ae6-1fda-4fc0-b270-0f8bbebfabc6 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 2/17/10 Ben Wibking http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Culture/Orbis.Recommends-3879445.shtml Check out a list of progressive events happening around campus this month. 81a9bbfd-650f-49ee-afb5-8df908253571 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Culture 2/17/10 Events around campus Jon Christian Commentary Editor http://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/news/2010/02/17/Culture/ Arts/Entertainment