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The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University since 1888
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The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
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Alison Winters

Alison Winters, Former News Editor

Alison Winters (‘25) is from Franklin, Tennessee, and majored in political science and law, history & society with a minor in psychology in the College of Arts and Science. She also previously served as Deputy News Editor. When not writing for The Hustler, you can find Alison at the movie theater, reading a good book or attending a concert in Nashville. You can reach her at [email protected].

All content by Alison Winters
Four students playing Spikeball outside of EBI in the fall, as photographed on Nov. 20, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Izabela Bisiak)

Class of 2028: The First-Year Survey

By Nathaniel Morrin, Katherine Oung, Coco Louie, Sean Onamade, Nafees-ul Haque, Errita Xu, Ethan Xu, Hoang Tran, Salma Elhandaoui, Alexander Cheng, Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu, Swarada Kulkarni, Alison Winters and Charlotte Castle
May 13, 2025
Kirkland Hall at sunset, as photographed on Sept. 22, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Alondra Moya)

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: Vanderbilt, stop playing both sides

By Tasfia Alam, Barrie Barto, Jorie Fawcett, Rhea Patney, Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
May 6, 2025
Coffee pours out of a drum roaster, as photographed on March 26, 2025. (Hustler Staff/Jorie Fawcett)

‘Freshly roasted coffee at home’: Local roastery Summit Sisters Coffee paves the way for women-led businesses in Nashville

By Alison Winters and Jorie Fawcett
May 5, 2025
The front area for the Center for Research on Inequality and Health at Vanderbilt University, as photographed on April 28, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

LGBTQ+ Policy Lab reports $9.6M loss in federal funding following NIH cuts

By Alison Winters, Former News Editor
May 5, 2025
A demonstrator speaks through a megaphone during a Defend Our Schools rally to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, outside its building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

University leaders condemn government oversight in AAC&U letter, Vanderbilt administration not listed

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Apr 28, 2025
From left to right, Tasfia Alam, Alison Winters, Brina Ratangee, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Barrie Barto and Charlotte Castle, as photographed on April 8, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Responding to federal policy changes

By Tasfia Alam, Alison Winters, Brina Ratangee, Barrie Barto and Charlotte Castle
Apr 10, 2025
A Vanderbilt Police Department car parked by E. Bronson Ingram Hall, as photographed on Nov. 2, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Former student files lawsuit against university alleging false arrest

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Apr 5, 2025
Tennessee State Capitol with trees in the foreground, as photographed on March 9, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Students share concerns about future ICE presence, no agents reported on campus

By Alison Winters and José Ruiz-Zepeda
Mar 28, 2025
Dark classroom in Furman Hall at night, as photographed on March 20, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Electrical outage leaves main campus and VUMC without power

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Mar 27, 2025
CEO of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt speaks to Professor Michael Eric Dyson in the Central Library Community Room, as photographed on March 18, 2025. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Dialogue Vanderbilt hosts Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, JVP protests

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Mar 22, 2025
A man holding up two signs at the Stand Up for Science demonstration by the Tennessee State Capitol, as photographed on March 7, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Students, faculty and community members rally in support of science, medical research funding

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Mar 14, 2025
Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life at night, as photographed on March 5, 2025. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Vanderbilt Hillel hosts annual Israel Week

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Mar 5, 2025
Newly admitted student Jacob Klein stands with Vanderbilt-themed balloons. (Courtesy of Jacob Klein)

Early decision acceptance rate drops to 13.2% for Class of 2029

By Alison Winters and Benjy Yang
Mar 2, 2025
Front entrance to Kirkland Hall with stairs in the foreground, as photographed on Nov. 1, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver respond to NIH funding cuts

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Feb 26, 2025
The upper courtyard of Stevenson Center Complex, as photographed on Sept. 12, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Senate alleges $4.9 million in Vanderbilt and VUMC NSF-funded research as promoting ‘far-left ideology’

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
Feb 24, 2025
Vanderbilt 150 banner hangs on street pole in front of fall foliage, as photographed on Oct. 3, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Abby Hoelscher)

[Data] Vanderbilt endowment up 9.2% after two years of negative returns

By Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu and Shayda Oliaei
Feb 21, 2025
Chalkboard announcing Palestine Awareness Week in Rand Dining Hall, as photographed on Feb. 11, 2025. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

[Photo] SJP hosts second Palestine Awareness Week

By Shayda Oliaei, News Copy Editor
Feb 20, 2025
Snow in front of a Mayfield, as photographed on Jan. 15, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Chloe Kim)

Mayfield Lodges to close until 2025-26 academic year, residents relocated

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Feb 19, 2025
Campus greenery on a sunny day, as photographed on Aug. 25, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Alondra Moya)

Fact checking Vanderbilt’s and VUMC’s responses to executive orders about DEI

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
Feb 16, 2025
Protestors at the rally hold signs in front of the Tennessee capitol building, as photographed on Jan. 27, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

Students Demand Action and local high school students rally in support of Antioch High School

By Alison Winters and Charlotte Castle
Jan 29, 2025
Staffers clink their array of drinks to celebrate Postino’s opening, as photographed on Nov. 18, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Abbie Bobeck)

Postino: Cozy eats and good drinks

By Rhea Patney, Brina Ratangee, Alison Winters, Aiden Rutman, Abbie Bobeck and Kate Connell
Jan 29, 2025
A view of Midtown Nashville basking in the sun, as photographed on Nov. 18, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Royce Yang)

Vanderbilt community reacts to Antioch High School shooting

By Alison Winters, Arman Amin and Lexi Abrams
Jan 28, 2025
From left to right, Jorie Fawcett, Alison Winters, Chancellor Diermeier, Rhea Patney, Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu and Swarada Kulkarni, as photographed on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Damon Maida)

Debrief with Diermeier: Civil discourse, campus safety, federal administrative changes and more

By Alison Winters, Jorie Fawcett, Swarada Kulkarni, Rhea Patney and Katie Sasamoto-Kurisu
Jan 26, 2025
Peabody Lawn and trees in the fall, as photographed on Nov. 20, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Izabela Bisiak)

BREAKING: Two dead, two injured after Antioch High School shooting

By Barrie Barto, Rhea Patney, Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Jan 22, 2025
Filmmakers Karen Hayes and Pamela Tom discuss their film with Dr. Phillis Sheppard in Sarratt Cinema, as photographed on Jan. 15, 2025. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Filmmakers Karen Hayes and Pamela Tom discuss documentary about late Reverend James Lawson for MLK Commemorative Event Series

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Jan 17, 2025
Rand Hall in a blanket of snow as snow continues to flutter down, as photographed on Jan. 10, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/ George Albu)

University cancels classes for snow storm, Campus Dining alters hours

By Alison Winters, News Editor
Jan 10, 2025
Peabody Lawn and trees in the fall, as photographed on Nov. 20, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Izabela Bisiak)

Fall 2024 Vanderbilt Poll finds increased support for MAGA sentiment and state officials

By Alison Winters and Shayda Oliaei
Jan 9, 2025
Diego Pavia scrambles while looking for a receiver down-field in the Tennessee game, as photographed Nov. 30, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

Federal judge takes Diego Pavia’s preliminary injunction request under advisement following hearing

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Dec 5, 2024
From left to right, Tasfia Alam, Alison Winters, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Jacob Stoebner and Swarada Kulkarni, as photographed on Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Campus expansion in Nashville and beyond

By Jacob Stoebner, Alison Winters, Tasfia Alam and Swarada Kulkarni
Nov 24, 2024
Ben Shapiro lectures on stage to an audience of supporters at Langford Auditorium, as photographed on Nov. 13, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

‘New golden age’: Vanderbilt Young Americans for Freedom host Ben Shapiro for discussion of America post-election

By Tasfia Alam, Alison Winters and Zach Joseph
Nov 16, 2024
Intersection on campus with autumn leaves, as photographed on Aug. 27, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Nafees-ul Haque)

College Scholars Honors Program to be phased out

By Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
Nov 10, 2024
Graduate students enter the office of the dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, as photographed on Oct. 30, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

‘Solidarity forever’: Divinity School graduate students protest dean’s statements about teaching assistants

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Nov 6, 2024
Anchor from the USS Nashville outside of the ROTC building, as photographed on Oct. 24, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

ACLU President Deborah Archer speaks to the audience in the Flynn Auditorium, as photographed on Oct. 22, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Dialogue Vanderbilt hosts ACLU President Deborah Archer for First Amendment rights discussion

By Alison Winters and Shyla Lensing
Oct 24, 2024
Banners hang outside Rand Dining Hall: one features the pictures of Israeli hostages and a plea to “#BringThemHomeNow” while the other lists statistics detailing “One Year of Genocide in Gaza,” as photographed on Oct. 7, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

[Photo] Student groups commemorate one-year anniversary of heightened violence in the Middle East

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Oct 16, 2024
West End Tower with signs and blue smoke in the foreground, as photographed on Oct. 7, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Students participate in pro-Palestine protest at Centennial Park to honor Oct. 7 anniversary

By Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
Oct 8, 2024
Kirkland Hall's clocktower beyond the foliage, as photographed on Aug. 27, 2024 (Hustler Multimedia/Sean Onamade)

Yale professor Keith Whittington discusses free speech on college campuses

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Sep 22, 2024
Sunset over Hawkins Field, as photographed on July 10, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Isabella Bautista)

Vanderbilt ranks 140th in FIRE’s 2025 College Free Speech survey results

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Sep 22, 2024
Photograph of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine logo in the foreground with the hospital in the background, as photographed on Sept. 3, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Victims of off campus shooting reported at Engineering and Science Building

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Sep 15, 2024
Skyscrapers and historical buildings line the riverfront in downtown Nashville, captured on Sept. 1, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Royce Yang)

Students report changes in rideshare pricing during driver strike

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Sep 12, 2024
A graphic depicting pro-Palestine protests at Vanderbilt (Hustler Multimedia/Lexie Perez). Photos by Miguel Bernstein, Josh Rehders and Katherine Oung.

How Vanderbilt’s Kirkland Hall sit-in and encampment influenced last semester’s wave of pro-Palestine protests

By Tasfia Alam, Alison Winters, Brina Ratangee and Rhea Patney
Sep 2, 2024
Black-and-white photograph of Kirkland Hall on a sunny day, as photographed on Aug 19, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Court finds probable cause for assault charge in case of arrested student protestor

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Sep 1, 2024
E. Bronson Ingram Tower at sunset, as captured on Sept. 3, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/ George Albu)

Meet the eight new Ingram Scholars

By Alison Winters and Charlotte Castle
Aug 28, 2024
Photograph of a pink blossoming tree next to Alumni Lawn, as photographed on March 21, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Vanderbilt alumnus and Nobel Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead interim government of Bangladesh

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
Aug 19, 2024
Crucifix at the top of the spire at Benton Chapel, as photographed on Nov. 30, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Vanderbilt community reflects on life and legacy of Reverend James Lawson

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Jul 28, 2024
Screenshot of live streamed conversation between Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Rabbi Dan Horowitz, as captured on June 10, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville hosts Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for a discussion of principled neutrality and campus protests

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Jul 13, 2024
Photograph of Vanderbilt's Business School on a sunny day, as captured on Nov. 24, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Professor Michael Lapré awarded 2024 Chancellor’s Cup

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Jun 17, 2024
A psychological laboratory at Commons, as photographed on Nov. 21, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Sean Onamade)

Faculty allege bias in Student Accountability process for Kirkland Hall protestors

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
May 18, 2024
Protestors hang a banner that states "VANDERBILT: PROTESTERS EXPELLED = 3, RAPISTS EXPELLED = 0" as they march across Vanderbilt University campus towards the Wyatt Center, as photographed on May 1, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

Students and community members host May Day rally for Palestine as encampment reaches fifth week

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
May 3, 2024
Salam Al-Marayati speaks with Professor Samar Ali in the John Seigenthaler Center, as photographed on April 22, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Unity Project hosts Salam Al-Marayati for discussion on student protests and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Apr 29, 2024
A close-up shot of the Kirkland tower, as photographed on Nov. 1, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Isabella Bautista)

VSG passes two resolutions condemning university response to Kirkland protests

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Apr 20, 2024
De Souza holds up a heart to the crowd at the end of the concert, as photographed on April 8, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Savannah Walske)

Indigo De Souza reflects on being ‘Younger & Dumber’ at Brooklyn Bowl

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Apr 12, 2024
Flags honor Israeli victims of Oct. 7 attacks on Wyatt Lawn, as photographed on April 4, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

Vanderbilt Chabad and SSI host exhibit commemorating 180 days since Oct. 7 attacks

By Parker Smith and Alison Winters
Apr 7, 2024
Black-and-white photograph of the front of Kirkland Hall, as photographed on March 27, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Three students expelled following Student Accountability hearings, faculty criticize university response

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
Apr 6, 2024
The final part of the exhibit, featuring modern-day Palestine and photos by Seth Herald, a photojournalist from Nashville, Tenn., as photographed on March 25, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Faiza Islam)

Divinity School and SJP host events to promote Palestine awareness

By Arman Amin and Alison Winters
Apr 3, 2024
Students gather in a send-off protest at Kirkland Hall, as photographed on March 27, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

Protestors suspended for Kirkland Hall sit-in leave campus, await Student Accountability hearings

By Aaditi Lele and Alison Winters
Mar 27, 2024
Photograph of Kirkland Hall's tower behind trees on a cloudy afternoon, as photographed on Jan. 7, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Faculty open letter criticizes university removal of BDS amendment from VSG ballot

By Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
Mar 27, 2024
The Hustler hosts the VSG presidential campaign debate in Alumni Hall, as photographed on March 23, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

The Hustler hosts debate between 2024 VSG presidential candidates

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Mar 25, 2024
Kirkland Hall, as photographed on Feb. 3, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

Debrief with Diermeier: Principled neutrality amid campus activism

By Alison Winters, Josh Rehders and Parker Smith
Mar 22, 2024
Tennessee State Capitol, as photographed on Sept. 14, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Michael Tung)

Vanderbilt community reacts to primary elections

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Mar 18, 2024
Shalev and a representative from Faces of October Seventh answer questions from students, as photographed on March 5, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

Vanderbilt Hillel hosts survivor of Oct. 7 attack on Nova Music Festival in Israel

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Mar 8, 2024
“Divest from genocide” written in chalk on the wall in Rand, as photographed on Feb. 25, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Alison Winters)

Petition calling for VSG to boycott BDS target corporations gains over 600 signatures

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Mar 3, 2024
Students collaborate on sustainability projects at the Green-a-thon, as photographed on Feb. 17, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Alison Winters)

[Photo] PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: A tour-ific week

By Abby Hoelscher, Deputy Photography Director
Feb 25, 2024
A glimpse toward downtown Nashville with multiple tower cranes visible, as photographed on Nov. 3, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Royce Yang)

Vanderbilt community reacts to neo-Nazi march downtown

By Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
Feb 19, 2024
Students collaborate on sustainability projects at the Green-a-thon, as photographed on Feb. 17, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Alison Winters)

[Photo] SPEAR hosts 14th annual Green-a-thon

By Lauren Lamson, Staff Writer
Feb 18, 2024
Leaves fall on Peabody campus outside Red Bicycle, as photographed on Oct. 26, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Abby Hoelscher)

MLC statements criticize university policy of principled neutrality

By Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
Feb 11, 2024
A child holds a sign with protesters as they march on West End Ave., as photographed on Feb. 4, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Alison Winters)

Vanderbilt students organize protest for Palestine and Yemen at Centennial Park

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Feb 6, 2024
Ongoing construction at the site of Residential College C, as photographed on Oct. 6, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Sean Onamade)

Residential College C to open with 2024-25 housing process

By Sae-Eun Lee, Alison Winters and Jenny Yang
Jan 29, 2024
Orange fall leaves in front of Kirkland Hall, as photographed on Nov. 10, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Savannah Walske)

Students and alumni express mixed reactions in response to Dialogue Vanderbilt speakers

By Alison Winters and Tasfia Alam
Jan 21, 2024
Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa gives the 2023 Graduates Day Speech, as photographed on May 11, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University)

‘Find love’: Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist and 2023 Commencement speaker Maria Ressa

By Katherine Oung, Jacob Stoebner and Alison Winters
May 17, 2023
Dr. Blythe Corbett speaks at TEDxVanderbilt, as photographed on April 18, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

Vanderbilt hosts annual TEDx event featuring student and faculty speakers

By Alison Winters, Staff Writer
Apr 21, 2023
Justin Jones marches alongside clergy, civil rights leaders and community members en route to the capitol, as photographed on April 10, 2023. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson unanimously reinstated, students lead marches in support

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
Apr 12, 2023
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