SHEEHAN: Why isn’t transfer student housing prioritized like Commons is for first-years?
Ned Sheehan
November 10, 2019
Housing vacancies like Blakemore that transfers are commonly placed in are distanced from campus life and make it even harder for transfer students to adjust to life there.
CHANG: Vanderbilt Campus Dining—my greatest enemy and my best friend: Why I stopped complaining about the long lines at Rand
Kelly Chang
November 7, 2019
Upon realizing the care put into my 2301 smoothies, I learned to stop complaining about Campus Dining.
THORNTON/FRITZLER: Politicon brings contentious topics, cross-aisle engagement to Nashville
Will Fritzler and Miquéla Thornton
November 5, 2019
Through humor and somewhat benighted debates, the ‘Political Comic Con’ fostered discussions and offered enlightening new political stances and ideas
ROTTMAN: The college admissions scandal shows that wealth is what dictates our broken justice system
November 2, 2019
Wealth is a defining factor in how we perceive what is just.
STAFF EDITORIAL: As a leader in the Nashville community, Vanderbilt must make an effort to reach out to the Kurdish community in its time of need
October 30, 2019
After an Oct. 7 phone call with Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Donald Trump ordered a sudden withdrawal of 50 U.S. troops from the Turkey-Syria border. He doubled down a week later, ordering the evacuation of roughly 1,000 troops from Northern Syria. Erogdan has since sent troops into Syr...
MCDONALD: God’s not dead at Vanderbilt
Taylor McDonald
October 27, 2019
Last Sunday, I missed mass for the first time since I’ve been at Vandy because my roommate and I both overslept her alarm. A year ago, if you were to tell me I’d decide to wake up at 9 a.m. every Sunday to attend mass of my own free will, I would have laughed at you obnoxiously. Growing up, my gra...
STAFF EDITORIAL: College athletes deserve to be able to earn income for their work
October 20, 2019
Vanderbilt doesn’t always sell itself as a “sports school,” but our fifteen SEC teams help define us as an institution and bolster our image. We’re a Division I school in a powerhouse athletic conference. In the past two years, we’ve earned national titles in baseball and women’s bowling. Suc...
SCHULMAN: Vanderbilt needs to stop price gouging
Max Schulman, Editorial Director
October 18, 2019
A few weeks ago an Econ 1010 test snuck up on me. The morning of, I realized that I didn’t have a calculator. I ran to the Rand Munchie and picked up a TI-30X scientific calculator. I was anticipating about a ten dollar charge – prices on Amazon for similar calculators range from about nine to fifteen dollars. I was unpleasantly surprised when I swiped my Commodore ...
SMITH: Vandy students need to show up for their athletes
October 11, 2019
Being a freshman at a D1 school, I have to say I expected a little more spirit in the stands. Our student football game attendance has been abysmal, and it definitely has to change. From a quick scan of the crowd on Saturday, Sept. 28, it seemed like we finally outnumbered the opposing team’s fans at t...
ROSENBLUM: Time to quit the Juul
Jack Rosenblum, Deputy Opinion Editor
October 11, 2019
For several decades, Americans have worked hard to reduce the presence of cigarettes only to see them replaced by something which could be far more dangerous. As of Sept. 30, 2019, 15 Americans have died from vaping-related activity in addition to 800 cases of lung disease. Emerging over a decade ago, the e-cigarette industry is worth over $2.6 bil...
DELOUYA: Greek life should engage more with the broader Vandy community
Lyndsey Delouya
October 7, 2019
As the year kicks off with parties on Greek row, recall last semester’s fraternity Kappa Sigma and Caribbean Students Association (CSA) joint party. Although there were hesitations by both organizations about how the party would play out, as this was the first event co-hosted by an Interfraternity...
HONG: Technology: the hidden catalyst for today’s divisions?
October 4, 2019
If the media is right, President Trump has exacerbated the divisions in our country and heightened disillusionment among Americans. Unfortunately, as college students, most of us don’t know what being an adult not in Trump’s America is like. Trump’s norms have infused our opinions about our country, a...
KRISHNAN: Greek Life is here to stay
September 24, 2020
The Abolish Greek Life Movement has made a compelling case for the end of Greek Life, but Vanderbilt won’t abolish.
ABEL: Don’t cancel me for this
September 24, 2020
“Cancel culture” is not activism; when you silence debate on campus, you lose the ability to engage in conversations.
Sources: Ken Seals expected to start at quarterback Week One
September 24, 2020
Seals, a true freshman, is expected to start at quarterback in Week One against Texas A&M, multiple sources told The Hustler.
Sarratt Cinema to host Chadwick Boseman movie marathon
September 24, 2020
To honor the late actor Chadwick Boseman, the Ingram Commons announced they’d be offering screenings of his movies free of charge over the course of the next few weeks.
Student organizations lead Vanderbilt’s largest-ever voter registration drive
September 24, 2020
BSAG and Vandy Votes co-host event with university to encourage students to #AnchorYourVote on National Voter Registration Day.
Derek Mason, Grant Miller put their faith in the offensive line
September 23, 2020
With new offensive and OL coordinators, Coach Mason has hope for Vanderbilt’s debut against Texas A&M despite multiple opt-outs and injuries this offseason.
