Robert Tang

Jan 8, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Robert Tang

On a Sunday morning during fall break, I walked past the Office Depot on the West End and I thought to myself, “Now, why is this here?” This building was right across the street from four major residential colleges — Rothschild, Zeppos, Carmichael and E. Bronson Ingram — yet the stretch of West End lacks excitement, community and value for Vanderbilt.

Sep 22, 2024 | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Robert Tang

On August 24, 2024, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov flew to the outskirts of Paris on his private jet on what can be considered a typical Saturday. His normal day was disrupted by an abrupt arrest by French authorities the moment he landed. This arrest sent shockwaves across right-wing media and their followers around the world. Telegram as a social networking platform can be best described as complicated.

Sep 17, 2024 | vanderbilthustler.com | George Albu |Robert Tang

With the start of the 2024-25 school year, Campus Dining introduced several changes — some welcomed, others not so much. One of the most anticipated additions this year was Carmichael Café, which blends elements of traditional dining halls, like its neighbor at Rothschild College, with the feel of a classic campus café. Serving options include frittatas for breakfast, club-style sandwiches for lunch and focaccia pizzas for dinner.

Apr 9, 2024 | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Robert Tang

Green Onions, Dior Bag, and Doctors on Protest. This South Korea election cycle sounds fictitious, never mind the upcoming reality for the country’s election. On April 10th, 2024, South Korea will hold its legislative assembly elections, in which voters across the nation will select their representatives in the 300-member body assembly. In this tense election cycle, the road to victory for the PPP (the current party of the President Yoon Suk Yeol) is an arduous one. What is at Stake?

Mar 10, 2024 | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Robert Tang

On February 22nd 2024, Yale University announced a reversal of a lasting university policy: the school will be waiving the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admissions, indefinitely. This news follows that of other universities who recently reinstated testing requirements, such as Dartmouth College last week, and MIT and Georgetown this past year (recent addition, Brown University now will require test scores).