Students of the Classes of 2008 to 2010 will have the chance to decide who will be the next member of the Board of Trust by voting online for the Young Alumni Trustee March 16 to 20.

"While there is no set list of qualifications for a YAT, having a poised passionate voice for Vanderbilt and an extensive campus involvement are highly emphasized," said Christina Barnes, the student alumni program coordinator.

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has made great strides in discovering how and where what we see is processed and stored in the brain.

Vanderbilt has just admitted one of the most competitive early decision classes in the school's history.

Vanderbilt received 19,300 student applications for only 1,585 spots in the class of 2013. Of the total number of applicants, 1,838 of them applied early decision, a 24 percent increase from last year. About one-third of the Class of 2013 has already been admitted through the early decision process, according to Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions Douglas Christiansen.

Concluding an application process that began at the beginning of the semester, the 28 newest members of the Honor Council were named after elections closed on Tuesday.

Vanderbilt students are able to put a foot in the door of the entertainment industry with the help of Vanderbilt-in-Hollywood, a summer internship program offered by the career center.

Students already dealing with the costs associated with attending college are beginning to re-examine the cost of joining some of Vanderbilt's honor societies.

Blair students perform Beethoven's Ruins of Athens Sunday night at Ingram Hall.

Two Vanderbilt economics professors, Andrea Moro and Mario Crucini, signed a petition that ran as an ad in The New York Times, opposing President Barack Obama's latest stimulus package.

Cal Turner Jr. will host a Leadership breakfast on Feb. 26 at 7:30 a.m. at the University Club of Nashville.

A new collaboration on education research will incorporate Vanderbilt as a partner. The State Collaborative on Reforming Education is planning to begin education reform efforts across the state.