Tasfia Alam

1 week ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Tasfia Alam

Students reported seeing officers, who are on scene for a “corpse/D.O.A.” incident, enter Scales Hall. 52 minutes ago Metro Nashville Police Department received a call at 11:30 a.m. CDT on April 12 at 2401 Vanderbilt Place, the address of Branscomb Quadrangle, which they responded to as a “corpse/D.O.A.” incident. Students walking past the area reported seeing several MNPD vehicles outside the building, and a detective wearing a homicide unit jacket was reportedly on scene.

2 weeks ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Tasfia Alam |Alison Winters |Brina Ratangee |Barrie Barto

The Hustler spoke with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for the last debrief of the 2024-25 school year. He shared insight into the university’s response to federal policy changes, cuts to federal funding and limitations on initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as immigration enforcement on college campuses. Additionally, Diermeier discussed March Madness, this year’s commencement speaker and his advice to the Class of 2025 ahead of graduation.

2 weeks ago | vanderbilthustler.com | Alison Winters |Tasfia Alam

Former undergraduate student Douglas Norman filed a civil lawsuit against the university in Middle Tennessee’s federal district court on March 13, alleging he was falsely arrested by Vanderbilt University Public Safety on April 16, 2024, and that officers knowingly entrapped him into this arrest. This was Norman’s second arrest by VUPS following an initial arrest on Nov. 14, 2023.

Jan 22, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Barrie Barto |Rhea Patney |Alison Winters |Tasfia Alam

Antioch High School is on lockdown after shots were fired after 11:00 a.m. CST. The school is on Hobson Pike, approximately 18 miles southeast of Vanderbilt. Metro Nashville Schools announced the lockdown on X and that the Metro Nashville Police Department is on the active crime scene. According to police, the shots were fired in the cafeteria. Two students were shot by the suspect, who then turned the gun on himself.

Jan 18, 2025 | vanderbilthustler.com | Tasfia Alam

Dialogue Vanderbilt hosted a lunchtime conversation on Jan. 14 with Greg Lukianoff, chief executive officer of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. The talk discussed FIRE’s methodology for conducting its surveys, the position of cancel culture within debates regarding free speech and the conflict between regulating artificial intelligence and protecting First Amendment rights.