A.J. Ogilvy Graduates to the Big Leagues of the NHL

This past Thursday Vanderbilt’s star center AJ Ogilvy announced that he would skip his final season in the NCAA in order to enter the NBA draft.  However an unfortunate clerical error has instead put the 6’ 11’’ Australian up for consideration in the NHL draft.
Ogilvy was reportedly angered by the error at first, but in [...]

Mitt Romney’s New Book “No Apologies” Sends Bad Message To America’s Youth

Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts and current most famous Mormon in the world has gotten some heat over his new book’s controversial message regarding apologies.
Despite debuting at the top of the New York Time’s Best Seller list, many parents groups have spoken out against No Apologies, which they say will undo centuries of [...]

Everyone Surprised by Duke’s Win

This year’s NCAA tournament went out with a bang as cinderella story Duke University captured its very first NCAA title this decade. Those following the tournament were already thrilled to see the formerly unknown school reach the Final Four for the first time in well over 5 years. On Monday the Blue [...]

SS Rand to Dock in Somalia: Johnny Depp Fans Rejoice

Once a year Rand dining hall takes time out of its busy schedule of fake Mexican, fake Mediterranean, and awful American food, and instead offers its patrons a sampling of cuisine from some distant port of call.  This year’s event, slated to happen this Thursday, looks to be the most ambitious yet as the [...]

The Bracket Racket: Obamacares Not About Vanderbilt

Last Tuesday President Barack Obama revealed his distaste for all but one of the 65 schools in this year’s NCAA tournament by predicting that only Kansas would make it through the month undefeated.  Like most Americans, Obama made his picks based solely on his feelings on each school, giving no consideration whatsoever to their [...]

Holden Caulfield Gears Up for Movie, Merchandising

This past Wednesday American Literature lost one of its greatest authors when JD Salinger passed away at the age of 91.  A notorious recluse, Salinger lived the last 30 years of his life without publishing a single work or giving any interviews and consistently refused to allow his work to be made into film.  [...]

Ask Hannah

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first ever edition of “Ask Hannah,” The Slant’s brand-new advice column.  I’m sure you’ve seen the posters we’ve been putting up all around campus to generate buzz for this column, which will surely revolutionize the advice-giving industry.
As a small child, I spend a large portion of my day reading [...]

NJ Residents Outraged By ‘Jersey Shore’

Many residents of Seaside Heights, New Jersey are angry over their town’s portrayal in the new MTV series “Jersey Shore.”  Apparently locals feel that the Seaside Hieghts portrayed on the show is simply too quiet, too family friendly, and too nonviolent.  Residents feel betrayed by MTV, some even allege that the view of the [...]

Unfortunate Branding Choice Leads to Spike in Dramatic Chest Kicks

 
Last Wednesday Vanderbilt students officially began to care about the men’s basketball season with “Madness,” an event hosted by VSG and the Vandy Fanatics.  While the rally did help propel Vanderbilt to a 89-83 win over Missouri, administrators feel the title “Madness,” may be responsible for 23 reported King Leonidas style chest kickings that [...]

ATL Fall Fashion

How will you adjust your fashion choices to deal with dropping temperatures?
Football Fan:  I’m gonna wear a paper bag over my head for the rest of the season
Guy wearing a lumberjacket:  Who doesn’t love a lumberjacket?  Oh yeah, women.
Indie kid: I could try to explain my fashion sense to you, but you wouldn’t understand it
Dude [...]

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