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Rachael Perrotta, News Editor

Rachael Perrotta (2024) is from Cranston, RI and is double-majoring in cognitive studies and Communication of Science and Technology. When she's not writing for The Hustler, you can find her customizing shoes, searching for Italian restaurants and murals in Nashville and re-watching Harry Potter movies. She can be reached at [email protected].

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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

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 Vanderbilt's 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 Vanderbilt's 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 they're for the students, but purely economical decisions show they're 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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