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Aug. 12, outside of the parking lot of the Capitol where members of legislature left after discussing HB/SB 8004 and 8005. Photo by Riko Lee

Plaza Perspectives: ‘Just do the right thing.’

August 23, 2020

Through providing free meals to Nashville’s houseless community, demanding justice for sexual misconduct, standing for Tennessean’s first amendment rights and uplifting black voices, the Vanderbilt students who stand with the People’s Plaza look to prove that they’re “more than just kids trying to remove KKK statues.”

Photo courtesy People's Plaza TN.

Don’t lose your voice this school year: social justice actions to take and events to attend

August 22, 2020

During Syllabus Week, there are a number of ways to show you care about your Nashville community through social action and community building.

Students sit on lawn outside of Calhoun Hall.

Student-led initiative to rename Calhoun Hall hosts open Zoom discussion

July 7, 2020

The online conference, held on July 6, was made open to Vanderbilt’s student body and aimed to discuss goals and strategies for renaming the building.

A protestor held up a Captain America shield in front of the Tennessee State Capitol.

IN PHOTOS: Nashville Black Lives Matter Protest

June 5, 2020

The Nashville community comes together to peacefully march downtown in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of police brutality.

Lee began his journey in Nashville. Photo courtesy John Lee

First-year John Lee cycles across mid-America in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

June 4, 2020

Lee embarked on his 1,500-mile bike journey from Nashville to Colorado June 3.

Langford Auditorium, where most Chancellor's Lecture Series events are held.

UPDATED: Petition gathers signatures in opposition to psychologist Steven Pinker’s upcoming visit to campus

December 2, 2019

Pinker’s history of ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have led some students to petition the university to reconsider his invitation to speak on campus.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to Bauman, Never Again is now

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In response to Bauman, Never Again is now

August 14, 2019

In a recent Hustler guest editorial, Mr. Jared Bauman asserted that the discourse surrounding the Never Again Action protest on Aug. 19 trivializes t...