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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

“There’s not really a place for me politically.” -- Meghan McCain at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series

“There’s not really a place for me politically.” — Meghan McCain at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series

Jordan Grapentine February 22, 2019

In a half-full Langford Auditorium, Meghan McCain joined Jon Meacham and Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos for the latest installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. McCain is a co-host of The View, a...

Vanderbilt’s Tunnel of Oppression: Hidden Dores Event

Vanderbilt’s Tunnel of Oppression: Hidden Dores Event

Eric Ponce February 19, 2019

On Saturday, February 9, Hidden Dores constructed a Tunnel of Oppression on the third floor of Buttrick Hall. Several scenes were displayed, created in partnership with other campus organizations. The...

Tennessee Legislature Considering Medical Marijuana Legalization

Tennessee Legislature Considering Medical Marijuana Legalization

Roshan Natarajan February 8, 2019

A new bipartisan push for the legalization of medical marijuana has emerged within the Tennessee state legislature. Following the success of last year’s bill that legalized oil-based cannabis products,...

VSG Wants Us to #ElectHer

VSG Wants Us to #ElectHer

Grace Adcox February 4, 2019

On January 16, Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) Senator Katherine Petosa introduced a bill entitled the Resolution to Fund the Elect Her Workshop. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Petosa and other prominent...

Black-and-White Perspectives: Division and Tokenization in Vandy Greek Life

Black-and-White Perspectives: Division and Tokenization in Vandy Greek Life

Adriel Bineza February 2, 2019

Danny Harris and Adriel Bineza contributed to this article. An examination of the racial politics of this college campus would be remiss without discussing social life through the lens of race. At...

VPR sits down with Vandy's Rep. John Ray Clemmons, candidate for Mayor of Nashville

VPR sits down with Vandy’s Rep. John Ray Clemmons, candidate for Mayor of Nashville

Noah van Mierlo February 1, 2019

In mid-January, state representative John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville) announced that he would challenge incumbent Mayor David Briley in this year’s August election. Clemmons is currently representing...

Former Senator Jeff Flake Calls for Stronger Leadership at Chancellor’s Lecture Series

Former Senator Jeff Flake Calls for Stronger Leadership at Chancellor’s Lecture Series

Drew Perez January 24, 2019

Former Senator Jeff Flake traveled to Nashville on January 17, just two weeks removed from his last days on Capitol Hill. A Republican who did not seek reelection in the 2018 midterms, he spoke alongside...

Q&A With Former Senator Jeff Flake

Q&A With Former Senator Jeff Flake

Drew Perez January 24, 2019

Aiyappa Bollera and Drew Perez contributed to this article. On January 17, former Senator Jeff Flake came to Langford Auditorium for the most recent installment of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s...

Black-and-White Perspectives: A Look At The BCC

Black-and-White Perspectives: A Look At The BCC

Danny Harris January 11, 2019

Adriel Bineza and Danny Harris contributed to this article. We Americans are of the firm understanding, or ought to be of the firm understanding, that politics in our country are black-and-white in...

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OPINION: Vandy Must Go Vegan

Noah Butler December 8, 2018

With the current U.S. administration's incessant and special interest driven push to rollback protections for wildlife and restrictions on extraction of natural resources, as well as its blatant disregard...

Have we given up on the freedom of the press? Academics, local journalists discuss on campus

Have we given up on the freedom of the press? Academics, local journalists discuss on campus

Jamie Jacobson December 6, 2018

On Tuesday evening, Vanderbilt College Democrats and The Hustler co-sponsored a panel event titled, “Have we given up on freedom of the press?” Panelists, including representatives from The Tennessean,...

President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit, Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Hamburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Aggressive Espionage Places Chinese Students at Risk of Removal

Eric Asen December 5, 2018

Under the Trump administration, U.S.-China tensions have exacerbated to new levels. Washington has recently adopted a far more confrontational strategy to deal with China’s growing influence and suspected...

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