GUEST EDITORIAL: We don’t have to like John Bolton, but should we pay him to speak?
Miranda Cross, Guest Writer
February 19, 2020
The student body deserves to know what fee Vanderbilt is paying the Chancellor’s Lecture Series Speaker.
STAFF EDITORIAL: We don’t have to like John Bolton, but we should let him speak
February 18, 2020
This Wednesday, recently departed National Security Adviser John Bolton will be coming to campus. He’ll speak in the Chancellor’s Lecture Series event alongside Susan Rice—who held the same position in the Obama administration—in a discussion on the United States’ role in leading the international commun...
LI: Coronavirus is not an excuse for discrimination
February 16, 2020
“Hey, we haven’t talked in a while, but I was worried about you and your family with the coronavirus in Wuhan.” A text from my phone buzzed while I was walking in the midst of the lunch crowd at Rand. Not only was I mildly surprised by my middle school friend’s unexpected text but also the fa...
SMITH: Make us aware of Vanderbilt’s Immunity Rule
February 9, 2020
We need to fix the unsafe mistrust and misunderstanding of Vanderbilt’s Immunity Rule.
GUEST EDITORIAL: You need sensory spaces (and you may not even know it)
Claire Barnett, Guest Writer
February 2, 2020
The pervasively positive impact of dedicated sensory spaces for everyone, particularly those with anxiety and neurodiversity, and why Vanderbilt needs them.
STAFF EDITORIAL: Vanderbilt has put in significant resources to boost socioeconomic diversity—but there is more work to do
February 2, 2020
You’ve probably seen the statistics. A massive New York Times report from 2017 found that Vanderbilt has the fourth-largest proportion of students from families of one-percenters of any school in the nation. Less than two percent of students come from families in the bottom fifth of income earners. The median income of a student...
LANGFORD: The Vanderbilt Kleptodores– why students are stealing and what the university can do to combat it
January 26, 2020
The psychology behind the rampant theft occurring on and off campus and how Vandy can mitigate it by putting its students’ pockets first.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Introducing the news section
Rachel Friedman, Editor In Chief
January 19, 2020
This semester, the campus section, which covers not only all things Vandy, but Nashville news as well, will become the news section.
THORNTON: ‘Valuable experience’ doesn’t pay the bills
Miquéla Thornton, Opinion Editor
January 19, 2020
Every summer, companies take advantage of college students fearing less than a perfect resumé by exploiting us for unpaid labor, perpetuating a classist and broken system.
Roundtable: What do students make of the foreign policy crisis between Iran and the United States?
January 12, 2020
Over the past few weeks Iran and the United States have been posturing strength and escalating with tit-for-tat retaliations, worrying observers about the outbreak of conflict. Young people in this country have grown up with two-decade wars in the Middle East. To talk through where we’re at and where...
ROSENBLUM: As some colleges look to ban sports gambling, Vanderbilt shouldn’t follow suit
Jack Rosenblum, Deputy Opinion Editor
January 11, 2020
Universities fear students and faculty might rig sporting events to win bets but the real issue is that our athletes are not being paid to perform.
ROTTMAN: A plea for some time to ourselves
January 5, 2020
Time off should be thought of as necessary self-reflection rather than a gap in our resume.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to Bauman: Why IFCPH reformers get it wrong
August 6, 2020
GAO: How to not get kicked off campus early
August 5, 2020
Coronavirus is not an individual disease, it is a global pandemic, and the choices you make will affect everyone on campus.
Vanderbilt kicker Oren Milstein opts out of season amidst COVID-19 concerns
August 5, 2020
Milstein, a graduate transfer from Columbia University, is the first Vanderbilt student-athlete to opt-out of the fall season.
LIU: Want Diversity? Teach Our Histories!
August 4, 2020
In order to create an inclusive institution and battle systemic discrimination at the institutional level, Vanderbilt must support and expand programs and departments that study the minorities.
Southeastern Conference moves to conference-only football schedule, season to begin Sept. 26
July 30, 2020
The SEC announced on Thursday that it would move to a conference-only schedule in the fall, eliminating four nonconference football games from Vanderbilt’s schedule.
NGUYEN: Why would you waste money at an elite school like Vanderbilt?
July 29, 2020
Elite college degrees provide valuable socioeconomic capital, but as colleges prepare for remote learning, the generic online experience proves to be fruitless for some.