President Trump’s executive order on free speech is both unnecessary and unwarranted
James Lucas, Author
March 28, 2019
The most recent executive order issued by the Trump administration, entitled “Executive Order on Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities,” was signed by the President on March 21. Its stated aim is to “promote free and open debate on college and un...
The Vanderbilt Hustler and Hot Takes Podcast: How the College Bribery Scandal Reflects on Vanderbilt
Zeke Berger, Author
March 25, 2019
In this episode of The Vanderbilt Hustler and Hot Takes podcast, Opinion editor Max Schulman sits down with host Zeke Berger to discuss wealth inequality in college admissions. Is donating a building different from bribing an admissions officer? How will the scandal affect the college admissions process?...
Opinion: Vanderbilt needs a 24/7 gym
Tim Rice, Author
March 24, 2019
The importance of regular exercise on overall well-being has been proven in countless studies, and is increasingly being linked to academic performance and mental health, too. From my casual observations of our student body, I’d say Vanderbilt is generally a “fit” school – most students recog...
On whiteboard markers and the importance of small things
Winston Du, Author
March 19, 2019
There’s an oft-told, apocryphal story about President John F. Kennedy when he visited NASA in 1961. The President took a wrong turn and happened to run into a janitor carrying a broom. Curious, President Kennedy asked what the janitor was doing. As the legend goes, the janitor responded with these wo...
The Vanderbilt Hustler and Hot Takes Podcast: Vanderbilt Student Government elections
March 17, 2019
Both presidential candidates for VSG sit down to discuss their candidacies
Roundtable: Which Democratic presidential candidates will most appeal to young voters?
Opinion Staff
March 15, 2019
Content warning: sexual harassment The transcript below has been edited for clarity and flow. Voters won’t hit the polls to select the Democratic nominee for 2020 for about a year, but most of the major candidates have already jumped in. Young voters are a key constituency in the Democratic b...
Meme Culture dilutes discussion of real issues
March 14, 2019
On Feb. 3, popular rapper 21 Savage, born Shayaa Bin Abraham-Johnson, was stopped while driving in Atlanta and arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. An ICE official would later specify that Abraham-Johnson had, like millions of people in the past few decades, originally been brought to the United States as a child, overstayed hi...
Ralph Northam and his ilk are not going to resign. That’s a huge problem for accountability on college campuses.
Max Schulman, Opinion Editor
March 10, 2019
Content warning: racism and sexual assault You probably remember the media circus in Virginia about a month ago. On Feb. 1, right-wing outlet Big League Politics released a disturbing photo from Governor Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook – on Northam’s page was a picture of two men, one in blackface and one in Ku Klux Klan robes. ...
Opinion: Vanderbilt students should receive more than half of Bush Chancellor Lecture Series tickets
Alexa Bussmann, Content Development Director
February 28, 2019
When Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff filled out the interest form for a ticket to hear former President George W. Bush speak at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series, the form notified applicants that half of tickets will go to students and half will go to faculty and staff via random selection. For the 2018-2019 academic year,...
Opinion: Affinity groups give LGBT students in Greek life a place where they can be comfortable with their identities
February 26, 2019
At almost every weekly chapter meeting, my sorority hosts a few visitors from other campus organizations to talk about some event they’re having or try to recruit new members. To be honest, it’s usually stuff I’m not super interested in, and I tend to forget about them pretty quickly after th...
Opinion: What’s the deal with the Green New Deal?
Alexa O'Brien
February 24, 2019
“Moderate” positions are anything but moderate when the problem we face comes with its own deadline. The planet does not care if realistic solutions to warming are bipartisan or not. As climate activist Bill McKibben puts it, “This is a fight between human beings and physics, and physics is complete...
Opinion: Greek Life is for international students, too
February 15, 2019
The door swung open, and, from then on, everything was a blur. Maybe my brain stopped functioning in the 30-degree weather. Regardless, it was not until the third night of recruitment week that I finally started to have vivid recollections. There was roll-calling, girls missing, girls crying after roun...
Newest residential college stamped Nicholas S. Zeppos College
November 11, 2019
At the Chancellor’s Farewell Gala Nov. 8, the new residential college on West End was dedicated to Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos
November 11, 2019
Vanderbilt freshman Koi Love is poised to be one of the "all-time greats."
GIBBS: VandyBoys’ new identity on full display in loss to Michigan
November 11, 2019
It was tough to say goodbye to the merry-go-round, explosive Commodore offense of 2019, but saying hello to this year's best-in-class pitching staff certainly made it easier
Opinion: Learning a new language is a window into another culture
November 11, 2019
While learning languages like Spanish may be practical, learning indigenous, non-European languages, like K'iche' Maya is an opportunity to invest in personal development.
R.U.F: An on-campus ministry with open doors
November 10, 2019
R.U.F. is one of the only Christian ministries on campus that welcomes people of all faiths to come in and share their stories to find spiritual healing.
Run Nash hosts its annual Nashville Half Marathon Nov. 9
November 10, 2019
On Nov. 9, Vanderbilt students and Nashville athletes put their endurance to the test at the Nashville Half-Marathon.
