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Rachael Perrotta, Editor-in-Chief

Rachael Perrotta ('24) is from Cranston, RI, and is majoring in cognitive studies and communication of science and technology in Peabody College. She was previously news editor and deputy news editor. If she’s not pressing you for a comment, she’s probably trying to convince you that she’s over 5 feet tall, cheering on the Red Sox or wishing Nashville had a beach. She can be reached at [email protected].

All content by Rachael Perrotta
graphic showing a crowd with a flag reading Miguel should have never been invited to Rites of Spring

OUNG/PERROTTA: Miguel was accused of sexual assault in 2017. He should have never been invited to Rites of Spring.

April 22, 2022
Ella Parsons and her father at an admitted students event on April 15, 2022

‘This class gives me hope’: Class of 2026 overall acceptance rate drops to 6.1%, record low

April 16, 2022
blue lights on on police vehicle with Vanderbilt University Police Department on it, night sky in background

[Photo] BREAKING: Bomb threat reported at Papa John’s on 24th Avenue S and West End, no threats found

April 4, 2022
Memorial Gymnasium court as photographed on Feb. 17, 2021.

The strategy behind Vanderbilt’s new visual identity

March 29, 2022
Vanderbilts new logo, as released on March 22, 2022.

Vanderbilt students, alumni express disappointment in university’s new ‘visual identity’

March 23, 2022
A campaign sticker for the Mittal/Sasson ticket on the ground outside Rand Dining Hall

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

March 23, 2022
Madyson Cahill with her acceptance banner

10.3% of early decision II applicants accepted to Class of 2026

March 20, 2022
photo of buttrick surrounded by nature

Chabad’s Rudy Rochman speaker event sparks allegations of racism, claims of antisemitism ensue

March 10, 2022
Rothschild College from the perspective of a courtyard inside the college, as photographed on March 1, 2022

A look into Rothschild College, Vanderbilt’s newest residential college

March 9, 2022
A student studying indoors without a mask on

University to lift mask mandate when six feet of distance can be maintained, downsizes testing program

February 23, 2022
Screenshot of Appendix F in the legal complaint

[Photo] Students file legal complaint alleging university investment in fossil fuels violates non-profit investment obligations

February 16, 2022
Dores Divest protest

UPDATED: Chancellor Diermeier’s ties to fossil fuel industry under review after conflict of interest filing

January 31, 2022
Peabody Administration Building

Olivia Hill settles discrimination lawsuit with Vanderbilt, ‘very pleased’ with result

January 28, 2022
Students eating outside at Rand, as photographed on Jan. 18, 2022.

[Photo] Students and staff react to return to Campus Dining

January 24, 2022
Students walking on campus, as photographed on Nov. 9, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Emery Little)

Students receive notice of remaining balance for Spring 2022 fees in error

January 19, 2022
Kirkland Hall

Michael Eric Dyson slated to teach this spring amid questions about past sexual harassment allegations

January 8, 2022
Zeppos tower with folliage around it

Changes announced for 2022-23 housing process

January 7, 2022
Trees on campus, as photographed on Nov. 5, 2021

2021 in review: change as a constant

December 31, 2021
graphic showing a female student doing work while thinking of doing other things

PERROTTA: We were on a break

December 26, 2021
Booster shot appointment check-in in Light Hall,

UPDATED: Students without COVID-19 booster shot to be tested routinely in Spring 2022

December 20, 2021
U.S. News 2022 Best College Rankings and corresponding admissions statistics

‘Pure joy’: 24.1% of early decision I applicants admitted to Class of 2026

December 16, 2021
the Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life

Student Discrimination policy changes following increased discrimination nationwide

December 10, 2021
thanksgiving food

[Photo] Hustler holidays: Thanksgiving, turkeys and traditions

December 4, 2021
greek row

Phi Delta Theta fraternity to return to campus in Spring 2022

November 19, 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

November 9, 2021
kirkland hall

Olivia Hill, transgender Vanderbilt employee, files lawsuit against university alleging discrimination

November 7, 2021
stacey newman speaking at a conference

‘I can’t watch ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ because I’ve lived it’: Q&A with Honorable Stacey Newman

October 28, 2021
the former DKE house on campus

UPDATED: Office of Greek Life director condemns off-campus operations by former DKE students

October 26, 2021
graphic for the event

Q&A: Author Sasha Issenberg discusses the fight for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights

October 12, 2021
Banner hanging outside the beta house to become a founding father

Beta Theta Pi returns to Vanderbilt after disbanding in 2015

October 8, 2021
Debrief with Diermeier, Sept. 29

Debrief with Diermeier: Staying safe and making the most of Vanderbilt

October 3, 2021
Kirland Tower with fall leaves surrounding it

Vanderbilt maintains No. 14 position on 2022 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

September 15, 2021
dining tables in Rand from a birds eye view

UPDATED: Dining halls decrease to 50 percent capacity

August 30, 2021
furman hall

Vanderbilt ranked in bottom 25 percent in ‘progressivity’ compared to peer institutions

August 29, 2021
image of period product dispenser

Free menstrual products available in select campus bathrooms by Sept. 3

August 26, 2021
Chancellor Diermeier gives Founders Walk address while Dores Divest conducts protest on Aug. 22, 2021. (Hustler Mutimedia/Emery Little)

UPDATED: Founder’s Walk interrupted by Dores Divest demonstration

August 23, 2021
picture of light hall during the day

‘Critical’ violation and official warning issued to VUMC regarding guinea pig mistreatment

August 3, 2021
a screenshot of Damon Maida, Jessica Barker, Provost Raver and Rachael Perrotta on a Zoom call

Q&A: Newly appointed Provost Raver talks to The Hustler about research, equity and student groups

July 28, 2021
a picture of the front of hank ingram house

Class of 2024 to engage in traditional first-year programming via The Sophomore Experience

July 17, 2021
the baseball field at Omaha at the college world series at night

Racial slurs used against Vanderbilt baseball parents during first game of College World Series finals

June 30, 2021
picture of campus as a student walks by and trees fall

Students and the university respond to VSG statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 31, 2021
a covid-19 vaccine card is held against a window overlooking light hall

Vanderbilt lifts most COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated people

May 25, 2021
the student health center

Vanderbilt to require COVID-19 vaccinations for Fall 2021 semester

May 17, 2021
VUPD cruiser

BREAKING: Shooting on Main Campus at the Holiday Inn at Vanderbilt

May 10, 2021
Wil De Los Santos announces winners of VALE awards

[Photo] Winners of the 2021 Vanderbilt Awards for Leadership and Excellence announced

May 6, 2021
Cybele Raver smiling in front of books

Cybele Raver appointed as Vanderbilt’s new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

May 5, 2021
food carts in Kissam Munchie

UPDATED: Campus Dining makes changes for finals week and Fall 2021

April 29, 2021
an image of the NPHC building on greek row

Winners of the annual Chancellor Alexander Heard Greek Awards announced

April 28, 2021
image of interview with diermeir from zoom

Debrief with Diermeier: Close of the 2020-21 school year, vaccine protocols, the VSG election and more

April 25, 2021
people sit in front of the Vanderbilt statue holding signs that say Our Future Not For Sale wearing white body suits and having mock oil poured on them by people in black clothing

Dores Divest hosts Earth Day ‘oil spill’ demonstration in front of Library Lawn

April 22, 2021
a car erupts into flames as a firefighter hoses it down

Car erupts in flames on Wedgewood Avenue

April 12, 2021
A notebook, laptop, and pennant study set-up.

Vanderbilt’s bookstore not renewing contract with Barnes & Noble

April 7, 2021
An image of a sign outside Project Safe Center from 2019.

VUPD reports two sexual assaults and two kidnapping attempts in past two weeks

April 6, 2021
The university saw a 28.5 percent increase in the number of applications, ultimately admitting 3,162 students to the Class of 2025 from a pool of 47,174 applicants.(Photo courtesy Vanderbilt University)

Class of 2025 acceptance rate drops to 6.7 percent, lowest ever

April 3, 2021
Greek Row as photographed on Aug. 28, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Alex Venero)

John Blang steps down as IFC President

April 2, 2021
Statue on Vanderbilts main campus dressed in a mask. (Hustler Multimedia/Emery Little)

University to offer in-person classes for the Fall 2021 semester

March 25, 2021
image of student

Bowlds and Harmon no longer seeking approved write-in status for VSG presidential election

March 23, 2021
Grant Bowlds and Lauren Harmon’s campaign advertisement. (Hustler Staff/Rachael Perrotta)

Grant Bowlds and Lauren Harmon emerge as write-in options for VSG presidential election

March 22, 2021
image of campaign signs

VSG election voting rescheduled to today at 5 p.m. through Wednesday 9 p.m.

March 22, 2021
Sigma Chi on Greek Row. Picture taken on Nov. 15, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Hallie Williams)

Jordan Gould drops out of VSG election, admits to being present at Sigma Chi North/South week

March 22, 2021
Kirkland Hall during the fall. Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Emery Little)

VSG election pushed back a week, campaigning suspended until Monday

March 19, 2021
Central Library on Vanderbilts campus, photographed September 10, 2020. (Alex Venero/Hustler Multimedia)

VSG campaigning to resume amidst claims of campaign violations

March 19, 2021
Saratt Student Center. (Hustler Multimedia/Claire Barnett)

VSG election campaigning paused until further notice

March 17, 2021
photos of VSG president candidates

Meet the candidates for the upcoming VSG presidential and vice presidential elections

March 15, 2021
PKA house viewed from below, has white columns and brick face

PIKE halts new member programming nationwide due to alleged hazing-related death at BGSU

March 13, 2021
Vanderbilt’s snail-like Wi-Fi inhibits students from performing at their best. (Hustler Communications/Zoe Yarbrough)

PERROTTA: I’m tired of using my hotspot

March 3, 2021
EBI

Students on meal plan to receive daily $20 ‘Inclement Weather Plan’ stipend from Feb. 17-19

February 17, 2021
Taco Mama as photographed on Feb. 13, 2021. (Vanderbilt Multimedia/Hallie Williams)

PERROTTA: Taste of Nashville: Campus Dining’s saving grace during COVID-19

February 14, 2021
EBI

No students in the class of 2023 selected as Ingram Scholars in the most recent applicant pool

February 6, 2021
College Board may say theyre for the students, but purely economical decisions show theyre not. (Hustler Communications/Emery Little)

PERROTTA: College Board isn’t on students’ side

January 29, 2021
The Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building as photographed on Nov. 5, 2020. (Vanderbilt Multimedia/Anjali Chanda)

Data science minor to be offered beginning Fall 2021

January 29, 2021
Vanderbilt Unity Project

‘Unity Project’ features Al Gore and Condoleezza Rice, faces community backlash

January 22, 2021
My uncle and I having fun on a swing set in 2003. (Photo courtesy of Rachael Perrotta)

PERROTTA: Tennis, sympathy cards and a pinch of magic

January 17, 2021
The University Counseling Center (UCC)

Community reacts to Spring 2021 reading days on social media, university denies removing negative comments

January 1, 2021
Dean Linda Norman

Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean to step down

November 15, 2020
Metro Nashville Fire Department truck located on Commons on Sept. 27, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Geena Han)

Crawford dryer catches on fire Sept. 27

September 28, 2020
Commodore Card reader

Commodore Card now accessible through Apple Wallet

September 11, 2020
Pamphlets from last year’s Study Abroad Fair on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 detail aspects of Vanderbilt’s Maymester in India.

GEO director says to ‘prepare as you normally would’ for spring study abroad

September 3, 2020
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