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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

The Politics of the Self in Netflix’s Queer Eye

The Politics of the Self in Netflix’s Queer Eye

Eric Ponce May 1, 2019

In an age wrought with the irony of memes and the cynicism of, well, everything, it is nice to be comforted by the tender, human moments of culture brought to us by shows like Netflix’s Queer Eye. For...

Rites of Spring Controversies, Explained

Rites of Spring Controversies, Explained

Jamie Jacobson April 11, 2019

Lindsay Williams contributed to the writing of this article. This story is developing. It will be updated as events unfold. As one of the most anticipated events of the year, Rites of Spring...

¡BLAIR! brings Latin American music to Vanderbilt

¡BLAIR! brings Latin American music to Vanderbilt

Bianca Herlory March 21, 2019

This April Vanderbilt Blair School of Music will be hosting the first bilingual English-Spanish conducting symposium in the United States. ¡BLAIR!, Blair’s Latin American Initiatives and Resources,...

Tennessee's BIG Problem

Tennessee’s BIG Problem

Gavin Yuan February 27, 2019

Obesity is a problem that is often raised but seldom truly appreciated for the amount of people that are affected. Especially in the Southeastern region, obesity has become a fact of society due to...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over Superbowl XLIII prior to kickoff in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 1.  (U.S. Air Force photo)

Super Bowl 2019

Jacqui Pittman February 2, 2019

The past few years have been nothing short of controversy, rule changes, and Patriots overload for the National Football League. Although kneeling has lost America’s football spotlight, residual issues...

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...

CIA Compromised: Is Familiarity with Social Media the Death of Espionage and Privacy?

CIA Compromised: Is Familiarity with Social Media the Death of Espionage and Privacy?

R R December 26, 2018

CIA Compromised: Is Familiarity with Social Media the Death of Espionage? In 2011, Iran unearthed a ring of US spies and their handlers somewhat inexplicably. This compromised the US’s negotiating...

Study Finds That White Banners Hung From Frat Houses Cure Mental Illness

Study Finds That White Banners Hung From Frat Houses Cure Mental Illness

Joshua Mendelson November 5, 2018

In a stunning finding from Vanderbilt Medical Center, mental illness is on its way to being cured on Vanderbilt’s campus. A team of researchers at the medical center investigated the impact of mental...

OPINION: Integrating School and Spirituality

OPINION: Integrating School and Spirituality

Danny Harris October 1, 2018

Many millennials seem to share the misconception that all religion is simply a set of rules one must follow in order to appease a powerful overlord or face punishment for a lapse in morality — and thus...

Why Betsy DeVos’ Policies Are Too Lax

Why Betsy DeVos’ Policies Are Too Lax

Palmer Montalbano September 19, 2018

*The following piece is satirical and in no way reflects the opinion of the writer or Vanderbilt Political Review In recent headlines Betsy DeVos has expressed her desire to use federal funds to arm...

Leaked Images Reveal Vanderbilt Speakers Committee Brainstorming

Leaked Images Reveal Vanderbilt Speakers Committee Brainstorming

Avi Mediratta September 14, 2018

It was a quiet and cool Sunday evening at Vanderbilt University, and the Vanderbilt Political Review (VPR) was having an executive board meeting in Kissam C216. In the minutes leading up to 8:00pm, VPR...

Donald Trump Shocks World with Grammatically Coherent Book (Satire)

Donald Trump Shocks World with Grammatically Coherent Book (Satire)

Joe Lovinger September 12, 2018

Disclaimer: the following article is satire, and it should not be taken as truth. 11:00 AM Today, veteran journalist Bob Woodward  joined the ranks of notable authors to publish tell-all books from...

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