The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University since 1888
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University since 1888
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
Brina Ratangee

Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director

Brina Ratangee (B.A. ’24) is a graduate student in the College of Arts and Science’s medicine, health & society department. She previously served as News Editor. When not writing for The Hustler, she enjoys trivia nights, solving NYT crosswords and biking around Nashville. You can reach her at [email protected].

All content by Brina Ratangee
Accepted students pour into the Student Life Center's patio after listening to academic advising sessions, as photographed on April 15, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

[Data] First-year class racial diversity drops 21% following affirmative action ban

By Rhea Patney and Brina Ratangee
Nov 11, 2024
A view of the Nashville skyline taken near the site of the 2020 Christmas Day bombing, as photographed on Oct. 24, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/ Nafees-ul Haque)

Tunnels to towers: A tour of Nashville’s haunted past

By George Albu, Jorie Fawcett, Nafees-ul Haque and Brina Ratangee
Nov 6, 2024
David Kushner opening his show at Marathon Music Works, as photographed on Nov. 1, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Jo Anderson)

‘Runnin’ from the daylight’ to David Kushner’s ‘The Dichotomy’ tour

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Nov 3, 2024
Candles at a pro-Palestine vigil and protest (top) and pro-Israel vigil (bottom), as photographed on Oct. 7, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

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

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Oct 16, 2024
Student section cheers at football game against the University of Alabama, as photographed on Oct. 5, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Nikita Rohila)

University fined $100,000 for students storming field, considers disciplinary action against students

By Brina Ratangee and Jacob Stoebner
Oct 10, 2024
Students address crowd at vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7, as photographed on Oct. 7, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

‘A somber anniversary’: Student groups host vigil honoring Oct. 7 victims and hostages

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Oct 8, 2024
Kings of Leon lead singer Caleb Followill faces a packed crowd at Bridgestone Arena, as photographed on Sept. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of Bridgestone Arena)

A ‘Rainbow Ball’ of a time with Kings of Leon

By Sharmila Adapa and Brina Ratangee
Oct 1, 2024
From left to right, Rhea Patney, Brina Ratangee, Chancellor Diermeier, Barrie Barto and Jacob Stoebner, as photographed on Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Damon Maida)

Debrief with Diermeier: Nuances of neutrality

By Barrie Barto, Rhea Patney, Brina Ratangee and Jacob Stoebner
Sep 23, 2024
K.C. Potter in his signature outfit, complete with bowtie and Stetson hat. (Photo courtesy of Richard Patrick)

‘Unconditional love’: Remembering Dean K.C. Potter

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Sep 14, 2024
Food service area in Rand Dining Hall, as photographed on Sept. 14, 2018. (Hustler Multimedia/Emily Gonçalves)

Rand Dining Hall earns 75 on routine health department inspection, ‘several high-risk violations’

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Sep 11, 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

CROSSWORD: Sept. 2, 2024

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Sep 1, 2024
The Fresh Blends smoothie machine in Commons Munchie Mart, as captured on Sept. 21, 2022. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

[Photo] 3 years of Campus Dining losses, ranked

By Jorie Fawcett, Senior Advisor
Sep 1, 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
The sun reflects off apartment windows during golden hour, as photographed on Feb. 6, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Isabella Bautista)

Vanderbilt joins $75 million fund to address Nashville’s affordable housing challenges

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
Jul 28, 2024
An Israeli flag in front of the Wyatt Center, as photographed on April 5, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

[Data] Students express varied reasons for rejecting Vanderbilt SSI from MLC, SSI says antisemitism motivated vote

By Rachael Perrotta, Former Editor-in-Chief
Jun 9, 2024
The Multicultural Community Space, as photographed on Oct. 27, 2021. (Hustler Multimedia/Shun Ahmed)

[Data] Vanderbilt United Mission for Relief and Development rejected from MLC

By Rachael Perrotta, Former Editor-in-Chief
Jun 9, 2024
Eli Motycka, a Nashville Scene reporter, is arrested by the Vanderbilt University Police Department near Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University, as photographed on March 26, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders

Vanderbilt releases findings of third-party legal investigation into arrest of journalist Eli Motycka

By Barrie Barto, Rhea Patney and Brina Ratangee
Jun 5, 2024
Eli Motycka, a Nashville Scene reporter gets arrested by VUPD on Vanderbilt Campus, as photographed on March 26, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

‘We’re planning to implement all the recommendations’: Chancellor Diermeier weighs in on review of reporter arrest and media policies

By Brina Ratangee, Rhea Patney and Barrie Barto
Jun 4, 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
Graphic of Hustler Wrapped 2023-24 (Hustler Staff/Katherine Oung)

Hustler Wrapped 2023-2024

By Katherine Oung, Zoe Abel, Kate Connell, Claire Gatlin, Jorie Fawcett, Aaditi Lele, Rachael Perrotta, Brina Ratangee, Josh Rehders, Andrew Wilf, George Albu, Barrie Barto, Abby Hoelscher, Chloe Kim, Olivia Noell, Nikita Rohila, Amelia Simpson, Alysa Suleiman, Savannah Walske, Sara West, Soha Bhutta, Jada Mitchum, Lexie Perez, Zarrin Zahid and Rhea Patney
May 13, 2024
The entrance to the Kirkland Esplenade, as photographed on Feb. 3, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

‘Say yes to everything’: Q&A with New York Times columnist and 2024 Commencement speaker David Brooks

By Brina Ratangee and Jacob Stoebner
May 8, 2024
The Palestine Solidarity Encampment in front of Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University, as photographed on April 26, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

Palestine solidarity encampment ends, students intend to return in fall

By Brina Ratangee, Editorial Director
May 8, 2024
A sign reads “Must show Vanderbilt ID to demonstrate on campus,” as protestors enter campus, as photographed on May 1, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

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

By Brina Ratangee and Alison Winters
May 3, 2024
Cloister hallway in Yale's Sterling Memorial Library, as photographed on April 19, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Ommay Khyr)

Vanderbilt junior places second at 2024 Yale National Hindi Debate

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Apr 30, 2024
Medical Research Building III, as photographed on Oct. 4, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

Vanderbilt summer research programs increase stipends by up to $2,000

By Swarada Kulkarni and Brina Ratangee
Apr 29, 2024
From left to right, Rachael Perrotta, Josh Rehders, Chancellor Diermeier, Brina Ratangee, Aaditi Lele and Jorie Fawcett, as photographed on April 25, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Examining Vanderbilt’s response to Kirkland Hall sit-in

By Jorie Fawcett, Aaditi Lele, Rachael Perrotta, Brina Ratangee and Josh Rehders
Apr 29, 2024
The inside of Central Library, as photographed on June 30, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Chloe Kim)

What is a midterm?

By Brina Ratangee, Jacob Stoebner, Katherine Oung and Coco Louie
Apr 22, 2024
Student sits on Wyatt Lawn, as photographed on Oct. 4, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Lana English)

Vanderbilt hosts Anchor Day for Class of 2028, students protest

By Lauren Lamson and Brina Ratangee
Apr 18, 2024
Brina Ratangee, General Timothy Haugh, Josh Rehders, left to right, as photographed on April 17, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Cameron Potts)

Q&A: General Timothy Haugh headlines 2024 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats

By Brina Ratangee and Josh Rehders
Apr 18, 2024
Dark blue sky over the Tennessee State Capitol, as photographed on Feb. 27, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

[Photo] Vanderbilt community reacts to Tennessee Senate bill permitting teachers to carry handguns in schools

By Kate Connell, Managing Editor
Apr 14, 2024
Photograph of a pink blossoming tree next to Alumni Lawn, as photographed on March 21, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Alumni, faculty open letters criticize student BDS efforts, call for campus civility

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Apr 11, 2024
The Multicultural Community Space, as photographed on Sept. 5, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Narenkumar Thirmiya)

[Data] Nine student organizations join MLC so far this semester, Students Supporting Israel denied entry

By Rachael Perrotta, Senior Advisor
Apr 7, 2024
"Voting Rights in the South" symposium at the Vanderbilt Law School, as photographed on April 2, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Vanderbilt Law School hosts two-part community event on voting rights in the South

By Gabe Loewenson and Brina Ratangee
Apr 6, 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
Vanderbilt pedestrian bridge across 21st Ave., as photographed on Sept. 26, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Kasey Kautz)

Israeli ambassador to U.S. and former Palestinian prime minister visit Vanderbilt

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Apr 5, 2024
Eli Motycka, a Nashville Scene reporter gets arrested by VUPD on Vanderbilt Campus, as photographed on March 26, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

Metro Council members write letters to Chancellor Diermeier condemning Nashville Scene reporter arrest, supporting student protesters

By Jorie Fawcett and Brina Ratangee
Mar 29, 2024
Students gather in a send-off protest at Kirkland Hall, as photographed on March 27, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

IN PHOTOS: Students rally in support of 27 students suspended for participating in Kirkland Hall sit-in

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

[Photo] The Hustler hosts debate between 2024 VSG presidential candidates

By Alison Winters, Deputy News Editor
Mar 25, 2024
Photograph of a group of students behind a wall promoting pro-Palestinian causes, as photographed on March 22, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Administration cancels VSG BDS amendment vote, students protest

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Mar 24, 2024
Sarratt Student Center and Rand Hall sign captured through fall foliage, as photographed on Oct. 26, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Abby Hoelscher)

BREAKING: VSG orders new one-day campaign period, voting to commence March 26

By Brina Ratangee and Aaditi Lele
Mar 24, 2024
The Leadership and Service space, as photographed on Oct. 19, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Barrie Barto)

BREAKING: 2024 VSG election cycle suspended indefinitely

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Mar 23, 2024
Assistant Secretary Loyce Pace delivers 15th annual Satcher Lecture at Light Hall, as photographed on Feb. 28, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs Loyce Pace delivers 15th annual Satcher Lecture

By Ella Williams and Brina Ratangee
Mar 1, 2024
Vigil attendee holds candle and transgender pride flag, as photographed on Feb. 27, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

‘We cannot be silenced’: Tennessee Equality Project hosts vigil for transgender Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Feb 28, 2024
Graduate students gather with their posters on Library Lawn, as photographed on Feb. 14, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers United rally for unionization, higher stipends and affordable housing

By Ben McSween and Brina Ratangee
Feb 17, 2024
Hillel and 'Dores for Israel introduce Jonathan Greenblatt as the evening's featured speaker, as photographed on Feb. 15, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Hillel hosts Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, JVP stages walkout

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Feb 16, 2024
Author Daniel Black addresses the audience during the 16th annual Murray Lecture, as photographed on Feb. 7, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Author Daniel Black delivers 16th annual Murray Lecture

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Feb 9, 2024
Students lounging on Alumni Lawn, as photographed on Nov. 4, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

Class of 2027: The First Year Survey

By Katherine Oung, Subha Mostafiz, Rhea Patney, Sofia El-Shammaa, Jacob Stoebner, Aaditi Lele, Sofia El-Shammaa, Brina Ratangee, Chloe Whalen and Eleni Zerie
Jan 21, 2024
Screenshot of live streamed conversation between Divinity School Dean Yolanda Pierce and Rabbi David Wolpe, as captured on Jan. 18, 2024. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Dialogue Vanderbilt hosts conversation between Rabbi David Wolpe and Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Yolanda Pierce

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Jan 19, 2024
The Parthenon at sunset in Centennial Park, as photographed on Nov. 11, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Sean Onamade)

Alumni urge Vanderbilt to take stance on Middle East conflict, criticize student organizations

By Ben Arthur and Brina Ratangee
Jan 7, 2024
Protest flyers taped to the glass doors of the Benton Chapel lobby, as photographed on Nov. 30, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Divinity students, SJP organize in support of Gaza ceasefire

By Arman Amin and Brina Ratangee
Dec 10, 2023
Chancellor Diermeier with Hustler Podcast Director Kate Connell, Photography Director Barrie Barto, Sports Editor Andrew Wilf and News Editor Brina Ratangee (left to right), as photographed on Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Balancing free speech and commitment to student safety

By Barrie Barto, Kate Connell, Brina Ratangee and Andrew Wilf
Dec 9, 2023
Vanderbilt "Dare to Grow" banner sits on a pole, as photographed on Nov. 4, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Vanderbilt EDI efforts decentralized in favor of ‘layered collaborative approach’

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Dec 6, 2023
Michael Knowles speaks on the podium, as captured on Nov. 28, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Vanderbilt Young Americans for Freedom host Michael Knowles speaker event, elicits mixed community response

By Alysa Suleiman and Brina Ratangee
Dec 5, 2023
Featheringill-Jacobs Hall, as photographed on Oct. 4, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Tasfia Alam)

Intruder trespasses into class, arrested in Featheringill-Jacobs Hall

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Nov 26, 2023
Individuals rally at national "March For Israel" in Washington, D.C., as photographed on Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Isabella Lefkowitz-Rao)

Vanderbilt students attend national ‘March for Israel’ in DC

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Nov 21, 2023
Nature holds Bioengineering for Global Health Conference in the Student Life Center, captured on Nov. 15, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Urmika Nandwani)

Vanderbilt hosts ‘Nature’ Bioengineering for Global Health conference

By Brina Ratangee and Jacob Stoebner
Nov 16, 2023
A Nov. 1 town hall discussion on firearm legislation featuring Reps. Johnny Garrett (R-Tenn.) and Caleb Hemmer (D-Tenn.) alongside Jeremy Nagoshiner, member of the board of directors for Voices for a Safer Tennessee. (Hustler Multimedia/Brina Ratangee)

VUMC hosts Tenn. representatives for town hall on firearm legislation

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Nov 5, 2023
VUPD car in parking lot, as photographed on Sept. 25, 2019. (Hustler Multimedia/Emily Gonçalves)

Muslim students voice campus safety concerns in wake of war in Gaza

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Oct 30, 2023
Chancellor Diermeier with Hustler Managing Editor Jorie Fawcett, News Editor Brina Ratangee, Editor-in-Chief Rachael Perrotta and Deputy News Editor Jacob Stoebner (left to right), as photographed on Oct. 23, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Julia Jordan)

Debrief with Diermeier: Chancellor draws line on principled neutrality

By Rachael Perrotta, Jorie Fawcett, Brina Ratangee and Jacob Stoebner
Oct 30, 2023
The construction site of the Sinclair, as photographed on Oct. 29, 2023 (Hustler Multimedia/Amelia Simpson)

Height of Sinclair reduced to approximately match Zeppos Tower

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Oct 29, 2023
U.S. British Ambassador Karen Pierce and former spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Morgan Ortagus converse about a variety of political issues pertaining to the United Kingdom, as photographed on Oct. 23, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Savannah Walske)

British ambassador to the U.S. speaks on global conflicts, acknowledges partial fault in Middle East

By Arman Amin, Brina Ratangee and Young Yao
Oct 26, 2023
Students support each other as prayers are spoken over Palestine, as photographed on Oct. 13, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Urmika Nandwani)

IN PHOTOS: SJP and MSA host community prayer for Palestinian lives lost

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Oct 15, 2023
Students support one another as blessings are spoken over Israel, as captured on Oct. 10, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

IN PHOTOS: Vanderbilt community members attend Chabad and Hillel vigil for lives lost in Israel

By Barrie Barto and Brina Ratangee
Oct 12, 2023
Zeppos Tower at sunset, as photographed on Sept. 28, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Isabella Bautista)

Vanderbilt, Nashville communities react to Hamas attacks, Israeli declaration of war

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Oct 11, 2023
Aadi Bajpai and Sam Sliman outside of Mehran's Steakhouse, as photographed on Sept. 23, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Aadi Bajpai)

Vanderbilt students stage dinner at viral fake NYC steakhouse

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Oct 8, 2023
Japanese maple tree planted at the launch announcement of the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center, as photographed on Sept. 26, 2023. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Vanderbilt launches Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center for K-5 students, programs to begin Fall 2024

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Sep 30, 2023
A graphic depicting birthday snacks and gifts. (Hustler Multimedia/Sofia El-Shammaa)

Skip the Nashville party bus, load up on birthday freebies instead

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Sep 25, 2023
Vanderbilt University’s Office of Financial Aid, as photographed on Aug. 2, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/ Miguel Beristain)

[Data] Vanderbilt drops to lowest U.S. News rank since 2009, university officials denounce methodology

By Rachael Perrotta, Editor-in-Chief
Sep 19, 2023
Blair School of Music, as photographed on Oct. 8, 2020. (Hustler Multimedia/Josh Rehders)

BREAKING: Campus security officer accidentally leaves gun unattended in Blair bathroom

By Rachael Perrotta and Brina Ratangee
Sep 2, 2023
Class of 2023 students at their commencement ceremony, as photographed on May 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University)

Class of 2023: The Senior Survey

By Katherine Oung, Aaditi Lele, Brina Ratangee, Jacob Stoebner, Parker Smith, Rhea Patney and Subha Mostafiz
Aug 21, 2023
The interior of E. Bronson Ingram Dining Hall, as photographed on Sep. 9, 2022. (Hustler Multimedia/Amelia Simpson)

Campus Dining operating hours, offerings, policies to change for Fall 2023

By Brina Ratangee and Arman Amin
Aug 18, 2023
Highland Quadrangle, as photographed on Feb. 28, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Claire Gatlin)

Highland Quad demolition paused, university to explore other uses for area

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Aug 17, 2023
Students walk through VUMC toward the Peabody campus, as captured on March 23, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Laura Vaughan)

VUMC releases gender-affirming care patient records at behest of Tenn. attorney general amid ongoing fraud investigation

By Aaditi Lele, Katherine Oung and Brina Ratangee
Jun 25, 2023
Recently retired Campus Dining employee Anne Alukonis, as photographed on March 20, 2023. (Photo courtesy of LiUNA Local 386 Workers Union)

‘Elevate the people on the ground’: Dining employee reflects on Vanderbilt experience

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Jun 14, 2023
Nicoletto’s Italian Kitchen in Hillsboro Village, as photographed on June 8, 2023. (Hustler Staff/Brina Ratangee)

Nicoletto’s Italian Kitchen to close Hillsboro location on June 12

By Brina Ratangee, News Editor
Jun 9, 2023
Graphic depicting a student learning the newly established core capacities. (Hustler Multimedia/Lexie Perez)

New A&S College Core curriculum passes with 70% faculty approval

By Brina Ratangee and Tasfia Alam
Jun 6, 2023
Taylor Swift looks out into the crowd while smiling, as photographed on May 5, 2023. (Hustler Multimedia/Sara West)

A Taylor Swift homecoming: Traveling through ‘The Eras’ in Nashville

By Brina Ratangee and Claire Gatlin
May 7, 2023
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