The Tennessean and WSMV (Channel 4 - NBC) have reported that Nashville voters rejected Proposition #1, which would have amended the Metro Charter to force all Metro Nashville government business to be conducted in English. Voters also rejected Proposition #2.
Six reasons why students should speak out and vote against Proposition One. Voting takes place on Thursday, January 22 and polls will close at 7pm.
While many progressives (and even some conservatives) are relieved by the end of the Bush administration, the unfortunate political reality is that President Bush's last-minute executive orders may haunt the workings of the executive branch for months or years to come.
Around campus, it is not unusual to hear seniors complaining about the floundering job market they'll face after graduation. Unemployment may top the list of most students' recession-related concerns, but for the rest of the Vanderbilt community—faculty, staff, administrators—the recession has already hit close to home.
President Obama sparked controversy this month when he selected influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his presidential inauguration. While Warren has been noted for his calls for action against the AIDS epidemic and world poverty, he has also been a lightning rod for criticism due to his opposition to gay marriage, abortion rights and right to die movements.
We know a few key things that the media and the campaign itself have shared about the vice president, but I think I speak for most Americans when I say that he is still a mysterious figure. I would consider myself a fairly well informed member of the political community, yet I must admit that my first thought about Joe Biden concerns the shockingly bright whiteness of his teeth.
It is said that it takes money to succeed in American politics. Illinois is no exception. The difference is that money in most other places goes towards organizing and buying advertisements while money in Illinois goes towards buying politicians.
It looks like Christmas on the streets of Edinburgh. Nay, not because the Christmas tree outside St. Giles' Cathedral still stands—which it does. (Without ornaments, its naked body actually looks rather sad.) And not because many New Town shops still advertise January sales.
Our six-point platform that advocates the creation of One Vanderbilt is a proactive and practical plan. Not only do I believe that we can encourage our student body to "Think Gold and Act Green," but both Deno and I believe that we can empower students by providing every room on campus with a blue recycling bin and expanding Vanderbilt's recycling capabilities to glass, cardboard, and all types of plastics at athletic events, residence halls, concerts, and academic buildings.
Student services are important functions for us to fill, but our real mission is to empower students in the processes of university, residential, and academic policy development. Vanderbilt is growing in many ways, including the launch of the Commons and the plans in process for the next stage of the College Halls project at Kissam. During this time of change, it's important for students to have a strong voice at the table, and filling this role makes student government quite relevant.
The U.S. Securities and Commission, which was created in the wake of the Great Depression, has been criticized recently for failing to adequately regulate the securities industry. As President Obama's nominee for SEC Chairman, Schapiro will be faced with a number of challenges from Day One.
So, it occurred to us when putting together our paper this weekend that this is the first issue of Orbis (since our 2001 founding) ever to be published under a president that is not Bush. And I have to admit, it's a little strange to think about a world without him.
