I was glad to see this story on Inside Vandy about Vanderbilt Student Government’s stand against a smoking ban on campus: The Vanderbilt Student Government Senate unanimously passed a resolution regarding smoking regulations on campus Wednesday night in response to recent actions taken to make Vanderbilt smoke free. Executive Adviser Theo Samets, along with Senator [...]
From InsideVandy.com. Erik Soderstrom has a nice letter that dovetails with my Hustler editorial from last semester on the subject. Here’s Soderstrom: The recent gunpoint robbery of another Vanderbilt student highlights the failed logic of “gun-free” zones. The current campus-wide firearms ban doesn’t keep students safe. Instead, it needlessly puts us at greater risk of [...]
I’m coming off a great weekend in DC preparing for my internship this summer. Here are some links for your post-Palm Sunday, first Monday in April morning. Keeping alive its independent and impartial streak, InsideVandy.com assures us that Vanderbilt Student Government is protecting our interests. President Obama is not too sure of all the nuances [...]
InsideVandy.com and the Hustler report that some students are upset that Doris Kearns Goodwin, this year’s Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal recipient and Senior Day speaker, was twice accused of plagiarism. Here’s the money quote: In 2002, Goodwin was accused of plagiarism in two news articles. Goodwin addressed the accusations in Time Magazine, asserting the errors were unintentional. Although [...]
Rise and shine, sleepy college students. Here are today’s links, a new feature here at Vandy Right. Click. Read/watch/listen. Be educated/entertained/confused. New York Post: Actor and noted liberal-turned-9/11-conservative Ron Silver died yesterday. Power Line: Tea Parties are popping up everywhere these days; this weekend, in Cincinnati. Breitbart.com: Journalism ain’t going anywhere, says one science author [...]
David Brooks, the New York Times’ idea of a sensible conservative voice, had a great op-ed (by his standards) Monday. It was unpredictably critical of Barack Obama, mainly for his administration’s massive spending. It looked as if Brooks couldn’t believe in the change. Then he rolls out today’s op-ed, prostrating himself before the Almighty Obama by letting [...]
I wrote an editorial when I was editor of the Hustler last semester about Tennessee State University’s efforts to limit free speech when it comes to online speech. This is a dangerous trend we’ve started to see with the net neutrality movement as well: control or regulation of internet speech. Elais Jackson, a student at [...]
InsideVandy.com reports on a new fashion magazine hitting the stands launching online to “bring Vandy fashion” or something like that. After transferring from Sarah Lawrence College and immersing herself in Vandy culture by getting involved in many campus activities such as GlamourGals and Fashion for a Cause, Junge said she found there was no medium [...]
These and other criticisms came from an e-mail I received in response to my Hustler column. I blogged a bit about it on Thursday, as well. I’ll leave off the name, but I present to you the anger from a Sociology Department staff member in response to appreciation for the fact that we can expect [...]
Here’s my op-ed from tomorrow’s Hustler on InsideVandy.com. I wrote this Tuesday evening, after the inauguration. I’ve got so many problems with Obama and his plans for America (echoing Rush Limbaugh — check out his Hannity interview), but I really glad the bad-mouthing of America and our troops will most likely be toned down without [...]
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