gistfile1.js

var View = Backbone.View.extend({
  render: function() {
    var template = _.template($('#template').html(), {name:'Tan Nguyen'});
    this.$el.html(template);
  }
});

var myView = new View();

var object = {};

_.extend(object, Backbone.Events);

object.on("alert", function(msg) {
  alert("Triggered " + msg);
});

object.trigger("alert", "an event");

_.template($('#template').html(), {name:'Tan Nguyen'});

<script type="text/template" id="template">
  <div id="someElement">
    Welcome, <%= name %>
  </div>
</script>