Seth Robertson
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On Track: Student-athlete Kristen Findley
Kristen Findley (JOHN RUSSELL) If Kristen Findley had gotten her wish, she might never have set foot on a track, or at least not to compete. Growing up near the snow-capped mountains of Boise, Idaho, she dreamt of becoming a downhill skier one day. She was so taken… Read MoreAug 9, 2013
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How to build a race car: Expert advice from the Vanderbilt Motorsports team
Credit: Harry Campbell Vanderbilt Motorsports, an extracurricular team of School of Engineering undergraduates, will compete in May 2014 in the annual Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) event at Michigan International Speedway near Detroit. The event is the culmination of a yearlong process… Read MoreMay 7, 2013
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The Closer: Bo McKinnis, MBA’91, knows baseball—and how to deal
McKinnis, right, with Price at Tampa Bay Rays spring training in Port Charlotte, Fla. (Credit: Christina Kuhns) On New Year’s Eve, as Congress was busy negotiating a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, baseball agent Bo McKinnis was involved in an urgent negotiation of his own. Read MoreMay 7, 2013
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How to tear down a dorm: Expert advice from Vanderbilt Campus Planning
In May 2012 Vanderbilt broke ground on College Halls at Kissam, two residential colleges that together will house about 660 upperclassmen starting in 2014. Tony Fort considers the project to be among the most ambitious during his 27 years at the university. “This is the single… Read MoreJan 15, 2013
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Off the Radar: Ben Woods, BA’10
Woods serves as associate editor at The Cambodia Daily, an English-language newspaper based in Phnom Penh. Read MoreJan 14, 2013
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Early to Rise: Willie Geist, BA’97
WILLIE GEIST, BA’97 It’s fitting that one of the shows Willie Geist hosts on MSNBC is called Way Too Early. If there’s one gripe he has about his job, it’s the necessity of waking up in the wee hours of the morning. “When the alarm clock goes off at… Read MoreApr 7, 2010