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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

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OP-ED: “Free Speech… Revoke Penalties”

Robert Harvey, Contributor April 17, 2024

It is your right to be angry. It is your right to take a stand, and it is your right to protest. It is your right to assemble outside a building and scream at its occupants. It is your right to pitch tents,...

Zero-Covid incites protests from Chinese university students around the globe

Zero-Covid incites protests from Chinese university students around the globe

Cihan Sahin February 7, 2023

At least ten building residents were killed last Thursday when a fire broke out in an apartment complex located in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Since then, the citizens of China have taken to the streets in many...

Divestment Protesters Converge at Kirkland Hall

Divestment Protesters Converge at Kirkland Hall

Isabella Randle, Managing Director February 24, 2021

Student-led groups DivestVU and Dores Divest organized a socially-distanced protest outside of Kirkland Hall during the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 23. DivestVU, a coalition of campus organizations,...

Op-Ed: It's Time for Republicans to Leave Trump Behind

Op-Ed: It’s Time for Republicans to Leave Trump Behind

Donald Hall, Senior Editor January 23, 2021

Donald J. Trump is no longer the President of the United States. The results of the 2020 general election suggest that this will be a relief to roughly half of the country and a disappointment to the other...

The Side Effect of a Stressful Election

The Side Effect of a Stressful Election

Megan Brennan, Contributor November 1, 2020

Is the upcoming election stressing you out? You’re not alone. In July, a Pew Research Center survey found that 55% of U.S. social media users said they were ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions....

George Floyd protests in Washington DC. Lafayette Square on Saturday, May 30th (Rosa Pineda)

The Tipping Point: America’s Response to George Floyd

Abhinav Krishnan, Contributor June 12, 2020

It has been 18 days since George Floyd died in police custody after being pinned down by four white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Floyd was just 46. Since then, hundreds of protests...

“I Will Breathe” Rally Sees Nashville Stand Up Against Police Brutality

“I Will Breathe” Rally Sees Nashville Stand Up Against Police Brutality

Roshan Natarajan, Senior Editor June 1, 2020

In the wake of another string of police brutality incidents, thousands gathered in Nashville on Saturday for the “I Will Breathe” rally. The event was organized by activists Hammid Abdullah and Venita...

Colin Kaepernick and Symbolic Politics

Colin Kaepernick and Symbolic Politics

Josh Knell, Contributor January 7, 2020

Colin Kaepernick has been an NFL pariah for three years. His identity is inextricably linked to his kneeling during the National Anthem, his play merely an afterthought. Conservatives lambast the former...

Chinese Students' Insider View on the Hong Kong Protests

Chinese Students’ Insider View on the Hong Kong Protests

Sophia Yan October 15, 2019

“All departures at Hong Kong airport have been canceled as authorities struggle to deal with massive protests.” CNN bombarded me with this gloomy news while I was on my way to Hong Kong airport to...

“We Need to Act Now!”: Climate Activists Strike for Change in Downtown Nashville

“We Need to Act Now!”: Climate Activists Strike for Change in Downtown Nashville

Joe Lovinger September 22, 2019

Lately, Nashville has been hot—abnormally, uncomfortably, noticeably hot. While its temperatures normally start to dip in September, every day this week has easily broken 90 degrees. This Friday, Nashville’s...

Tour Guides Demand Compensation In Protest, Threaten Strike

Tour Guides Demand Compensation In Protest, Threaten Strike

Joshua Mendelson March 20, 2019

**This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information becomes available** This morning at 11:00am the Vanderbilt Tour Guides launched a demonstration on Alumni Lawn in a call for compensation. According...

Vanderbilt Students Launch Week-Long Fast in Protest of Wendy's

Vanderbilt Students Launch Week-Long Fast in Protest of Wendy’s

Christopher St. Clair April 20, 2017

A group of Vanderbilt students are fasting this week as part of a nation-wide protest against fast food chain Wendy’s over alleged worker’s rights violations. The students, totaling twelve in all,...

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