So they say that good things come in threes. I find myself to be an avid believer in things that “they” say (though not so much those things “that she said,” as I don’t have a great interest in sexual innuendos) and thus, I find myself anxiously anticipating our next sign of good luck.

The bouts of good fortune that we, the Vandy community, have thus far received are clearly the announcement of Lil’ Wayne as the Quake headliner and the football upset of the century against South Carolina. And while Lil’ Wayne may or may not be your ingenious-yet-vulgar cup of tea, I think we can all appreciate that The Music Group has delivered yet again in bringing a huge presence on the music scene to campus. And I don’t feel that I need to say anything about our victory at Dudley. Vandy, Vandy, oh hell yeah.

So what’s next for us? Fro yo on meal plan? Justice at the bookstore? A definitive answer to how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know. We’ll wait with bated breath. In the meantime, this issue of Versus is pretty bomb. We talked to Benj from O.A.R., one of the most revered bands of our generation. Man, he coo. Musically speaking, we also spotlight Lupe Fiasco and Weezy, some great movies (and some abysmal ones) and the new and inspiring Music on the Commons project. We’ve also been outside studying the stars for our extremely scientific and accurate horoscopes. Sorry, Scorpio. It’s just not lookin’ good.

Darcy Newell