Vanderbilt Dining’s new program, Eat the World, Save the Earth, is a big step in the right direction for the university. It represents a commitment to several principles with which we want our university to be associated.

In the Grease song “Beauty School Drop-Out,” an angel convinces Frenchy to go back to high school in order to save her career and prevent her from working in a malt shop. Fifty years later, in a world where high school diplomas have lost considerable value, a diploma alone provides only limited opportunities, of which being a waitress at the corner store would not be too shabby.

Within the next couple of weeks, the Senate Foreign Relations committee will convene to decide the fate of U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, who has been on the job for a year now after an August 2005 recess appointment by President Bush. In early 2005, Bolton had difficulty getting confirmed by the Senate due to some past criticism of the United Nations and reports that he verbally abused past employees.

Every edition of The Vanderbilt Hustler boasts the words “The Voice of Vanderbilt since 1888.” This is not just a catchy alliteration; it is a role we take very seriously.

As “The Voice of Vanderbilt,” we are continuing a nearly 120-year tradition of representing the activities and perspectives of the Vanderbilt community. No other publication reaches Vanderbilt students as often as The Hustler, and we realize the responsibility that this position holds.