Vanderbilt traditionally avoids celebrating national holidays and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is no different.

Students across the board have started to notice the effects of the economic situation — research funding has been slashed, loans hav

Most students discovered earlier this week that the usually faulty OASIS was operating at an all-new low — not at all.

Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos joined the presidents of seven other Nashville universities in decrying the possible adoption of the English-Only ballot initiative. The joint statement, submitted to The Tennessean, claimed, “It is especially important that the higher education community in Nashville be heard on this issue. It is the obligation of institutions of higher education to help their communities think critically about important issues of public policy, especially when the policies have a deep and lasting impact on these communities.” The letter later goes on to say the amendment would have a shotgun effect, which would cause severe, unexpected repercussions while only marginally correcting problems concerning illegal immigration.

So after a long hiatus filled with bacchanalian revel, the march of the penguins commences and the rest of us return to campus to begin anew.

As the semester closes, it is worth noting that, for the Hustler and InsideVandy.com, these past few months have been a period of improvement of which the staff should be proud.

An article and corresponding chart in last Friday's issue of the Hustler illuminated some of the differences in housing prices at and around the university.

Some reported changes to the student handbook regarding sexual misconduct could set a dangerous precedent for future accusations and should be reconsidered by the Office of the Dean of Students.

Undergraduate students coming fresh off the Thanksgiving break were met this week with the sobering reality of finals and the end of a semester.

Earlier this week, Vice President of Student Affairs Michael Freeman of Tennessee State University wrote a letter to the student body, published in the university's student newspaper, The Meter.