Bust A Myth!

Hi guys. Sorry for the late post. As you all know, we had to work on our posters for our VIP showcase at the Commons on Feb. 15th. So last weekend, some of us got together and took pictures around campus, and that has been pretty fun. The weather was gorgeous, which also helped.

For our poster, we initially used Microsoft Publisher but it was very difficult for us to select a design that we really liked (including color scheme, font, font size etc.) And it wasn't until later when we realized we could actually use Microsoft PowerPoint and manipulate the size. Anyways, we finished the poster and it looks pretty awesome!

I guess one of the more difficult things our group has faced so far is really trying to get everyone get together at the same time. Because there's the nine of us, it is incredibly difficult to have a time when all of us are available. Despite these difficulties, we have finished our poster and we'll try to do better in prioritizing our work next time!

P.S. If you want some to see some of the pictures we took last weekend, ask Daniel as he has the photos!

Bust A Myth

Stress During Exams is No Myth

What a busy time of year this is! Papers and exams have lately been occupying most of our time, but as we approach the end of the year, we can look back at a fun and productive first semester. Through our research of hidden tunnels, secret labs, and obscure history, we’ve discovered that there’s so much more than meets the eye on the Vanderbilt campus. We’ve all become a little more adept at handling the camera, and after the blockbuster success of our commercial, we can’t wait to assemble all of our film segments together to create an entertaining and informative masterpiece. After this hectic exam period ends, we plan to head to our respective home and relax and recharge, and come back in January ready to do some serious myth busting. There’s a lot to look forward to next semester: our public tunnel tour and the final film screening. On that happy note, Bust A Myth wishes everyone safe travels and a happy holiday!

Everything Will Be Revealed

The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and the myths are ripe for busting. Our project is rolling right along. We are still in a mostly research phase, but we've uncovered a lot of fascinating, shocking, and sometimes hilarious Vanderbilt lore and legend. We're all very eager to begin putting our findings into video format and begin posting to our YouTube Channel. The commercial gave us an opportunity to test our film-making skills and provided some valuable experience for when we begin to assemble our final video. Because our final project is a video, we decided a "trailer", rather than a commercial, would be more fitting. And my God: it's the cinematic experience of a lifetime. As we gear up to film our myth segments, we've been searching for campus resources to use. We're hoping to use a/v equipment from the Learning Resource Center, however, this may require some arm twisting. Once we get our equipment situation sorted out, things will start to heat up. BAM!

Daniel

 A scene from our dramatic trailer. It'll all make sense, I promise.

Myths in the Making

What would you like to know about your campus?!
This has been our greatest challenge this past month. With a few ideas in mind, we still want to know what there is on campus that would be fascinating, shocking, gross, cool, etc. to the rest of Vanderbilt's inhabitants. With such a diverse student body and faculty, there's bound to be a wide range of interests. So, we are ready to send out a survey. Yes, a survey, one of those things that we all receive in our email a couple times a semester. While most people just delete surveys without even opening them, there are those few that are willing to take 5 or 10 minutes in pushing buttons for a chance to win something. Although we haven't decided to bribe students to fill out our survey, please be one of those students. If you receive it, PLEASE DON'T DELETE THE BUST A MYTH SURVEY!!! Here's the student's advantage to filling it out: the students who receive our survey have the chance to tell us what they think is important to investigate and even possibly get their questions documented and cut into our final movie.
As we finish up gathering information on the history of our beautiful school, contacting faculty, and talking to students, we will start filming ASAP!
If you would, please send us any suggestions that you have in regards to myths, mysteries, or just a funny question you think should be answered.

Good luck on midterms!

~Alyssa Evans
  Bust A Myth

Busted Open: The Beginning

What does every student, administrator, professor, and janitor at Vanderbilt University have in common? We all share the same 330 acres of Nashville. The campus, history, myths, and legends of our institution are a basic bond uniting us all. So as members of Bust A Myth, we hope everyone is as excited as we are to learn more about the hidden side of Vanderbilt, the tunnels, the monkey labs, the runaway bulls. We've chosen our leaders, gathered a list of myths that we plan to research, and have begun contacting people in the know. Our plans are being finalized: we'll turn each myth into a short video segment that we'll post on our own YouTube channel, and then we'll unite them all into a full length video which will have a public showing. We're excited and ready to get started! BAM!

P.S. Heard any urban legends or Vanderbilt myths lately? We’d love to hear from you and get working on it.

Daniel Eubanks, Bust A Myth