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Aaditi Lele

Aaditi Lele, Editorial Director

Aaditi Lele ('24) is majoring in political science and climate science with a minor in South Asian Language and Culture in the College of Arts and Science. She previously served as News Editor. Outside of The Hustler, you can find her crocheting, practicing calligraphy or counting down the days until she can see her dog. She can be reached at [email protected].

   

All content by Aaditi Lele
General Paul Nakasone speaks at the Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats at Vanderbilt, as photographed on May 4, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University).

Q&A: General Paul Nakasone and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly visit campus

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
May 7, 2023
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier with Hustler Deputy News Editor Brina Ratangee, Editor-in-Chief Rachael Perrotta and News Editor Aaditi Lele (left to right), as photographed on April 19, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Weighing in on debates about gender-affirming care

Rachael Perrotta, Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
April 27, 2023
Representative Justin Pearson makes a speech to supporters before he is sworn in, as photographed on April 13, 2023. (Hustler Staff/Aaditi Lele)

IN PHOTOS: Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson returns to Tennessee House of Representatives

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
April 15, 2023
The Wyatt Center on Peabody Lawn, captured on Oct. 24, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Claire Gatlin)

Peabody EDI Deans Nicole Joseph, Hasina Mohyuddin reinstated after utilizing ChatGPT in email about MSU shooting

Aaditi Lele and Duaa Faquih
April 12, 2023
Peabody Administration Building and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as photographed March 30, 2023. (Hustler/MultimediaAmelia Simpson)

Vanderbilt students organize walkout for gun control, honor victims of Covenant School shooting

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
April 1, 2023
Peabody Library and Vanderbilt University Medical Center as photographed on March 30, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Amelia Simpson)

‘Heartbreaking’: Vanderbilt community reacts to Covenant School shooting

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
March 31, 2023
Vanderbilt University Medical Center , captured on November 8, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

BREAKING: Seven dead after Covenant School shooting in Green Hills

Aaditi Lele, Katherine Oung and Rachael Perrotta
March 27, 2023
The Hustler moderated a debate for the 2023 VSG election, as photographed on March 21, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

The Hustler hosts debate with 2023 VSG presidential and vice presidential candidates

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
March 22, 2023
Chancellor Diermeier with Hustler interviewers, as photographed Feb. 22, 2023. (Courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Campus expansions, ChatGPT, local politics and more

Rachael Perrotta, Aaditi Lele, Jorie Fawcett and Brina Ratangee
February 27, 2023
Adam Melchor steps back from the microphone, as photographed on Feb. 23, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

Adam Melchor makes you ‘start forgetting death’ at Brooklyn Bowl

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
February 26, 2023
Students cross Magnolia Lawn with the Wyatt Center in the background, captured on Nov. 4, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

Peabody EDI deans to temporarily step back following ChatGPT-crafted message about MSU shooting

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
February 19, 2023
The counseling center at Vanderbilt, as photographed on Nov. 9, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

Parents of former Vanderbilt student Brian Adams file wrongful death lawsuit against university

Aaditi Lele and Katherine Oung
January 26, 2023
Graphic depicting the words The Vanderbilt Hustler, 22 Wrapped (Hustler Multimedia/Lexie Perez)

2022 at Vanderbilt Wrapped

Rachael Perrotta and Aaditi Lele
January 9, 2023
The Tennessee State Capitol Building, as photographed July 28, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

Fall 2022 Vanderbilt Poll finds shifting opinions on abortion, growing divides in Republican Party in Tennessee

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
December 15, 2022
Fireside Chat with Finland’s Ambassador Hautala, as photographed on Nov. 9, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Connie Chen)

Vanderbilt hosts ‘Fireside Chat’ with Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Mikko Hautala

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
November 11, 2022
A VUPD car, as photographed on Nov. 9, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Claire Gatlin)

2022 Security and Fire Safety Report shows crime returning to pre-pandemic levels

Aaditi Lele and Zach Joseph
November 10, 2022
Centennial Park, as photographed Oct. 25, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

BREAKING: Shooting reported at Centennial Park

Aaditi Lele, Duaa Faquih and Katherine Oung
October 25, 2022
Protesters gather for the “Stop Child Mutilation” Rally, as photographed on Oct. 21, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

Matt Walsh hosts anti-trans rally headlined by Marsha Blackburn, Tulsi Gabbard

Aaditi Lele and Alison Winters
October 23, 2022
Chancellor Diermeier with Hustler interviewers, as photographed Oct. 4, 2022. (Courtesy of Julia Jordan).

Debrief with Diermeier: the future of residential life, tailgates, VUMC and more

Rachael Perrotta, Aaditi Lele, Katherine Oung and Zach Joseph
October 9, 2022
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow talks in a panel discussion, as photographed on Oct. 3, 2022

LGBTQ+ Policy Lab and Divinity School host Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow

Aaditi Lele, Simon Rosenbaum and Jaylan Sims
October 6, 2022
The Tennessee State Capitol Building, as photographed on Sept. 28. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain).

Gov. Lee declares Sept. 30, 2022, a day of prayer, fasting for Tennessee

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
September 30, 2022
The Zerfoss Student Health Center, as photographed on Sept. 27, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Saky Nguyen)

VUMC hosts 10th annual Flulapalooza

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
September 29, 2022
Bookshelves in Central Library, as photographed on Nov. 16, 2021. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

Nashville public libraries close due to bomb threat, police investigation ongoing

Aaditi Lele and Brina Ratangee
September 22, 2022
Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness Pam Jones (left) and Vanderbilt’s new Reproductive Health and Parental Resource Coordinator Hannah Proctor (right). (Hustler Multimedia / Nikita Rohila)

Q&A: Newly appointed Reproductive and Maternal Health Coordinator Hannah Proctor, Vice Chancellor Pam Jones

Aaditi Lele, Katherine Oung and Nikita Rohila
September 21, 2022
Payne Hall on Peabody campus, as photographed on Dec. 1, 2021.

Vanderbilt ranked No. 13 in 2023 U.S. News Rankings, first in financial aid by Princeton Review

Aaditi Lele and Eigen Escario
September 12, 2022
Dores Divest student protesters carrying a sign next to Founders Walk ceremony. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

Founders Walk 2022: Dores Divest protesters detained, new formal format

Aaditi Lele and Ilana Drake
August 24, 2022
Protestors react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade outside the Supreme Court, as photographed on June 24, 2022.

[Photo] Faculty and administrators react to overturning of Roe v. Wade

July 12, 2022
People protest the overturn of Roe v. Wade in front of the Supreme Court as photographed June 24, 2022.

[Photo] A guide on getting an abortion while living in Tennessee

June 30, 2022
Furman Hall, as photographed on Oct. 27, 2020. (Hustler Staff/Hunter Long)

‘A death sentence’: Vanderbilt professor files lawsuit against university for in-person instruction mandate

Aaditi Lele, News Editor
May 2, 2022
Vanderbilt School of Medicine, as photographed on Nov. 4, 2021 (Hustler Staff/Miguel Beristain).

Vanderbilt graduate schools maintain national top rankings on 2023 U.S. News lists

Aaditi Lele and Ekta Anand
April 13, 2022
Provost C. Cybele Raver and Dean of Students G.L. Black during a March 29 interview with The Hustler at the Faculty Commons. (Hustler Staff/Aaditi Lele)

‘We want to make sure every student has the maximum opportunity’: Q&A with Provost Raver and Dean Black

Aaditi Lele and Charlotte Mauger
April 3, 2022
The Hustler interviewed Helen Zia on March 27 over Zoom. (Hustler Staff/Aaditi Lele)

‘What people are fighting for is their humanity’: Q&A with Helen Zia

Aaditi Lele, Brina Ratangee and Katherine Oung
March 29, 2022
Panelists Varsha Nair, Linken Lam, Dr. Vivian Shaw and Helen Zia, as photographed on March 24, 2022. (Hustler Staff/Katherine Oung)

‘Our community was so invisible’: Activist and journalist Helen Zia speaks at roundtable and panel

Aaditi Lele and Katherine Oung
March 27, 2022
Congressional candidate Odessa Kelly (D-TN7) speaks to attendees at a Vanderbilt College Democrats event, as photographed on March 22, 2022. (Hustler Staff/Aaditi Lele)

‘The system is broken’: Odessa Kelly speaks to Vanderbilt College Democrats

Damian Ho and Aaditi Lele
March 25, 2022
A campaign sticker for the Mittal/Sasson ticket on the ground outside Rand Dining Hall

Mittal/Sasson ticket receives 2% vote reduction, 24-hour suspension due to voter intimidation allegations

Brina Ratangee and Aaditi Lele
March 23, 2022
gov haslam and cyntoia brown sitting in chars being interviewed

‘I got to see God’s hand:’ Q&A with Cyntoia Brown and Former Gov. Bill Haslam

Aaditi Lele, Charlotte Mauger and Brina Ratangee
March 16, 2022
The original banner posted outside Rand Dining Hall, as photographed on March 2, 2022

[Photo] ‘Hold white students accountable for their racism’: Banner in response to Chabad event taken down, replaced

March 10, 2022
Rothschild College construction site, as photographed Feb. 22, 2022. (Hustler Staff/Katherine Oung)

Construction worker found dead on Rothschild College construction site

Katherine Oung and Aaditi Lele
February 23, 2022
“Anchor Down, Step Up” COVID-19 response billboard at Hawkins Field, as photographed Aug. 27, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Alex Venero)

Coalition of Nashville leaders publish COVID-19 Response Report, first of its kind

Aaditi Lele, Deputy News Editor
January 13, 2022
Street signage for the Vanderbilt Office of Undergraduate Admissions and The Commons, as photographed Nov. 17, 2021. (Hustler Multimedia/Hallie Williams)

Vanderbilt among 16 top universities sued for allegedly colluding to limit financial aid

Aaditi Lele and Katherine Oung
January 10, 2022
Screenshot of a Zoom interview with Chancellor Diermeier

Debrief with Diermeier: Leadership, Al Gore, the omicron variant and more

Katherine Oung, Aaditi Lele and Sally Johnson
December 8, 2021
Former Vice President Al Gore with members of Dores Divest, as photographed on Dec. 1, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Nolan Siegel).

UPDATED: ‘Of course’: Al Gore endorses Vanderbilt divesting from fossil fuels

Duaa Faquih, Aaditi Lele and Matthew Shipley
December 2, 2021
Fourteen Vanderbilt students attending the 26th annual Climate Change Conference with Professor Leah Dundon, Director of the Vanderbilt Climate Change Initiative (Vanderbilt University)

Vanderbilt signs Race to Zero campaign at COP26

Aaditi Lele, Deputy News Editor
December 2, 2021
Dr. Janey Camp, Vanderbilt research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University)

Professor Janey Camp selected to co-author Fifth National Climate Assessment

Aaditi Lele, Deputy News Editor
November 29, 2021
The Project Safe Center, as photographed Sept. 27, 2021. (Hustler Multimedia/Claire Gatlin)

VSG hosts ‘It’s On Us’ action week to advocate for sexual assault prevention and awareness

Aaditi Lele and Anders Westermann
November 14, 2021
Infographic for “Nashville Through the Decades,” featuring Margaret Renkl. (Vanderbilt University)

Q&A: Author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl discusses Southern culture

Rachael Perrotta, Aaditi Lele and Bailey McCallister
November 9, 2021
Image showing a stack of green books of the budget of the United States

U.S. Federal Depository locations on campus to merge by 2022

Katherine Oung and Aaditi Lele
October 27, 2021
student putting stuff in a bucket outside Rand for the donation drive

VSG hosts Hurricane Ida donation drive

Aaditi Lele, Staff Writer
September 28, 2021
warren college sign

Meet the five new faculty heads leading Vanderbilt residential houses and colleges

Aaditi Lele
September 6, 2021
the innovation pavilion of the engineering and science building

Vanderbilt study reveals Nashville was relatively resilient after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown

Ekta Anand and Aaditi Lele
July 23, 2021

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