I'll repeat that. Vanderbilt Takes Out Permit For Swallowing Center. Not only is this an interesting piece of news, but it is actually a headline (verbatim) in today's business section of the Tennessean.

The Tennessean offers no details on the Swallowing Center other than that Vandy took out a permit to renovate 2,263 square feet of the first floor of the VU Medical Center for said Swallowing Center. Excited Tennesseans offered comments on the article, such as "Where do I sign my wife up at?" (Strangeluv, 12:43 PM) and "Good! I am sure all the Vandy guys getting tired of their boyfriends being spitters. This should teach them how to swallow!" (Robbmobb, 12:06 PM)

Now, I can't say I disagree with swallowing as a whole, but to think that Vanderbilt would invest in a Swallowing Center before renovating Kissam Quad is plainly offensive. Further research on the Swallowing Center has yielded vague references the Vanderbilt Feeding and Swallowing Program, but this has been around for a while can't be what the article was referring to.

Who can solve this mystery? What in the world is the Vanderbilt Swallowing Center, and will visits be counted in next year's Greek Week points?