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February 22, 2008

BELMONT NEWS


Three Students in February Final of Ideablob.com Contest
Three of the eight finalists in this month's ideablob.com competition for the best new business idea are Belmont students offering up social ventures: Noah Curran, Janice Dotti and Megan Lopez. Ideablob.com is where entrepreneurs and small business owners can share and grow their business ideas–and have a chance to win $10,000 towards fulfilling them.

Noah Curran's Turning Actions into Good is a web-based non-profit charity which revolves around the kindness of strangers. The concept allows anyone to participate in a charity, regardless of financial status.

Janice Dotti wants to create a completely fair trade, completely organic coffeehouse that sponsors social justice causes while taking care of the environment. She will also only use fair trade sugar, tea and cocoa as well as educate consumers on how their buying habits affect the working poor in developing countries.

Megan Lopez presents an idea to create an informational website about how to raise a child naturally. Organic Baby will be a tool for parents to use as a community blog, as well as a resource to buy organic clothing and bedding merchandise and to research the benefits of healthy organic foods, etc.

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Titans Linebacker Speaks to Belmont Student-Athletes
DTZ4.jpgTitans linebacker David Thornton was the guest speaker at an annual alcohol and drug awareness seminar held by Belmont University’s Athletics Department for student-athletes on Feb. 20. Thornton addressed more than 200 student-athletes on the importance of good decision making and the impact of decisions on both their athletic and personal lives.

Thornton shared his personal journey, describing his upbringing and his long and arduous road from a non-recruited walk-on for the University of North Carolina football team to NFL stardom. Thornton said that having to earn his way onto the team and earn the respect from his teammates and coaches through hard work taught him the value of perseverance.

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Country Music's Biggest Artists Scheduled to Appear at '2008 CMT Awards'
redcarpet072.jpgCMT recently announced a star-studded line-up of performers for the 2008 "CMT Music Awards," including chart-toppers Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Toby Keith, with other performances soon to be announced. Country music’s biggest stars will rock the Curb Event Center at Belmont University when the show premieres live on Mon., April 14 at 7 p.m. Central on CMT and CMT.com.

CMT’s seventh annual awards show honors country music’s elite for the year’s most outstanding music videos and performances and continues to be the genre’s only fan-voted awards. Tickets to the "2008 CMT Music Awards" go on sale Sat., Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. Central and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 615-255-9600, and online at CMT.com and ticketmaster.com. Belmont University students will be eligible for a ticket discount, and additional information can be found online at CMT.com.

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