Several Belmont students recently attended the largest gathering of conservatives and libertarians in the country, the Conservative Political Action Conference, which took place Feb. 25-March 1 at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Politicians, authors, media moguls, policy leaders and nonprofit groups came to speak and host workshops over the course of the three-day conference. Students attending included Michele Waddell, George Scoville, Travis Harvey, Eric Deems, Athena Phillips, Lindsey Pearson and Rachel Baily.