Homecoming weekend finally happened, the spontaneous two day shit-show that every Vanderbilt student looks forward to as the TIME to get laid. Winter jackets, chapped lips (or herpes), and that weird freshman who claims his legs don’t get cold—they’re all in full swing. Vanderbilt homecoming is a tradition which has run for decades, but my dad has been running from me … [Read more...] about Homecoming Weekend: Nostalgia and Neglect
Archives for October 2019
I Used To Think A Woman Couldn’t Be Chancellor. Then I Saw “Hustlers.”
By now, every gay person with a Twitter account has seen the movie Hustlers. For the uncultured, this is a film about a group of strippers who begin to drug Wall Street higher-ups and run up their credit cards (a thing I also do on occasion. Where’s my movie?). Yet as I left the theater, I was stuck on the obvious question: What does this mean for Vanderbilt? In case it … [Read more...] about I Used To Think A Woman Couldn’t Be Chancellor. Then I Saw “Hustlers.”
University Pleased To Report Sexual Assault Rates Not High Enough For Them To Have To Do Anything About It Yet
Findings from the Association of American Universities’ Student Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct were released last week. Vanderbilt University officials were pleased to announce that our rates of sexual violence were pretty much the same as everyone else’s, thank God. “We were really worried that our rates of sexual assault on campus were going to be … [Read more...] about University Pleased To Report Sexual Assault Rates Not High Enough For Them To Have To Do Anything About It Yet
“Get in Me,” Moans Your Favorite Autumnal Sweater
Another aimless day of classes has come to a merciful close. You pack your backpack, pop in your AirPods, turn on some of the angelic stylings of Vanderbilt’s own Ben Kessler, and begin the 10 minute trek back to your dorm. These small 10 minute walks are a welcome relief. For these 10 minutes, you don’t have to worry about your mountainous course load or your crippling fear … [Read more...] about “Get in Me,” Moans Your Favorite Autumnal Sweater