Counterpoint: Go Home- Why do something when you can do nothing?

The stress of midterms.  The agony of papers.  The torture of having to eat at the Commons for the umpteenth week in a row.  When it was all over, I only wanted to do one thing.  Go party it up with my bros on the beach? No.  Tear it up on the slopes of [...]

Wacky Weather Threatens Vanderbilt

Since the start of the semester, Nashville has been ravaged by cold temperatures and unusual amounts of snow.  So far, the weather has been received less warmly than a Holocaust joke at a Bar-mitzvah or than a clown anywhere.
After The Weekend Snowstorm of 2010 (you all know what I am referring to), Nashville and [...]

Underwear Bomber Causes Increased Security

This December, one man’s underwear captured the attention of the entire nation.  And it wasn’t George Clooney’s.
On Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Yemen tried to detonate an explosive device that was sewn into his underwear on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.  “Tried” is the key word in that statement; the device failed [...]

Towers RA Caught Kicking Puppies on West End

Well….not really.  But we would like you to think so.  You are probably only going to remember the headline anyway, so feel free to spread that rumor around.  Only YOU can destroy someone’s reputation.
But, seriously, Vanderbilt Resident Advisors have been on a rampage recently.  RAs have been breaking up parties and dishing out warnings like [...]

The Slant vs. The Mayans

I know what you’re thinking: “Hmmmm….what could a clever little newspaper like the Slant possibly have against the Mesoamerican civilization noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas?”  Well, if you have been around a movie theater lately, you may have heard of a little movie called “2012.”  And, [...]

Water Polo Team Not Horsing Around

Due the recent failures of the football team and related complaints/self-inflicted injuries/overt fraternity drunkenness (albeit not necessarily a new issue), Vandy Fanatics has agreed to hold another school road trip to an away sporting event in hopes to boost school spirit.  This fall, the Fanatics sponsored a road trip to watch the football team’s [...]