PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Auburn at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt in Alabama

Students at Vanderbilt took to the road to celebrate Black History Month, at home Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball won its fifth game in a row.

Sean Onamade

Visitor exploring the columns engraved with the names of lynching victims from different counties, at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, photographed Feb. 11, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Sean Onamade)

By Barrie Barto, Photography Director

Feb 20, 2023

Students from the Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center visited Alabama this week in honor of Black History Month while Auburn traveled up from Alabama to take on the men’s basketball team. Our photographers were there every step of the way.

Celebrating Black history

Forty-eight students traveled down to Alabama last week to participate in the BCC’s Black History Immersion Excursion. This trip took the students to both Selma and Birmingham to visit museums focused on Black history and iconic sites related to Black history in America.

Upward momentum for the ‘Dores

Men’s basketball saw huge success this weekend after the team took down another SEC matchup, Auburn, for its fifth win in a row. The next day, the women’s basketball team celebrated senior night and beat Kentucky. The weekend also saw the women’s tennis team earn a win over UCF on Friday. The men’s tennis team played a doubleheader on Sunday against Belmont and OSU.

Editor’s picks

As flowers continue to bloom around campus, the construction across West End as the lot is cleared for an upcoming high-rise that will tower over Zeppos College. Fitz and the Tantrums also came to Nashville on Valentine’s Day.

Student celebrations continued in Memorial Gym on Saturday as the 14,000 attendees packed the house and watched the takedown of Auburn.

About the Contributors

Barrie Barto, Editor-in-Chief

Barrie Barto ('25) is majoring in medicine, health & society and communication of science & technology with a neuroscience minor in the College of Arts and Science. She previously served as Photography Director. When she’s not hiking in Percy Warner, you can find Barrie cheering on the St. Louis Blues or tracking down the best gluten-free food in Nashville. She can be reached at [email protected].

Nikita Rohila, Senior Staff Photographer

Nikita Rohila ('25) is from a small town in Arkansas and is majoring in psychology and medicine, health and society in the College of Arts and Science. She previously served as Deputy Photography Editor. During her free time, she enjoys roaming around the city and getting cinematic-style shots for her photography account. You can reach her at [email protected].

Michael Tung, Staff Photographer

Michael Tung ('26) is majoring in computer science. He is currently a staff photographer and is originally from Dublin, Ohio. His interests are photography, engineering, all things aerospace and music. He can be reached at [email protected].

Anseley Philippe, Staff Writer and Photographer

Anseley Philippe ('25) is a potential biomedical engineering and Spanish double major who aspires to be an immunologist. Outside of The Hustler, he can be found queuing up at 2301, wandering around campus during his evening promenades or trying to keep up with his Spanish. He can be reached at [email protected].

Eigen Escario, Former Staff Photographer

Eigen Escario ('26) is from Birmingham, Alabama. He is majoring in human and organizational development with a double major in computer science and minoring in business in Peabody College. In his spare time, Eigen enjoys taking ballroom lessons with his friends and handling the livestream for Vandy Ice Hockey.

Sean Onamade, Digital Editor

Sean Onamade (‘25) is from Calgary, Canada, and is majoring in computer science in the School of Engineering. When not staying up late to work on code, Sean snaps photos, hits the gym and takes some time to learn a new language. He can be reached at [email protected].

Geetika Komati, Staff Photographer

Geetika Komati ('26) is majoring in economics and music performance and minoring in business in the College of Arts and Science. She is from Livingston, N.J. Geetika loves photographing sports games and getting in on the live action. Apart from the Hustler, some of Geetika's favorite things are traveling, boxing, and cheering on the New Jersey Devils. She can be reached at [email protected].

Ophelia Lu, Deputy Photography Editor

Ophelia Lu (’26) is from Los Angeles and is double majoring in biomedical and electrical engineering in the School of Engineering. She previously served as a staff photographer. When not covering events and sports games for The Hustler, you can find her listening to a lot of music, studying at Starbucks or lying on Alumni lawn. She can be reached at [email protected].

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