Allen Shoffner

  • Vanderbilt University

    Clock of Ages: 40 Years of Climbing Kirkland Tower, and Paul Young Keeps on Ticking

    For the past 110 years, the hourly tolling of Kirkland Hall’s signature bell has alerted generations of students that they’ve overslept for economics class or that kickoff was imminent. And for more than a third of those 110 years, the task of keeping the tower’s clock ticking—and its 2,000-pound bell in good working order—has fallen to Paul Young. Read More

    Nov 20, 2016