In this column, Freshman Ralph Donnelly reflects on recent struggles during his time at Vanderbilt. Donnelly has been followed by an aggravated swarm of yellow jackets for the past nine days. … [Read more...] about Vanderbilt Voices: Student Harassed by Unrelenting Swarm of Yellow Jackets
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: I Just Really Like Guns
As a lifelong gun owner and member of the National Rifle Association, I feel it is incumbent upon me, in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in United States history, to explain my position on guns and why I believe we should not revert to slipshod policies on gun control to address the issue.I’m not going to inundate you with statistics, graphs, or facts in support of my … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: I Just Really Like Guns
Op-Ed: No Fucking Way You Play the Alpenhorn
Look, I get it. Vanderbilt is really selective in its admissions. Everyone that’s here is special in some way, or has some thing that made their application stand out.I guess there’s no way around it at a school with such a low acceptance rate. If you get into Vanderbilt, you definitely have some sort of life story that would blow an admissions officer away. But I have to stand … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: No Fucking Way You Play the Alpenhorn
Op-ed: Why United Was Justified in Forcefully and Violently Removing a Passenger From an Overbooked Flight
They weren’t and they can fuck off. … [Read more...] about Op-ed: Why United Was Justified in Forcefully and Violently Removing a Passenger From an Overbooked Flight
The Last Letter From The Editor
I have been in The Slant my entire Vanderbilt career, and it will be weird to leave it. On March 25, 2016, I became the Editor-in-Chief of The Slant. On March 22, 2017, I’ll be elected out of office and probably be replaced by someone who is more stylish and witty than me – so it goes. I’d like to go out the way any good leader leaves: with a slightly soap-boxy letter to the … [Read more...] about The Last Letter From The Editor