Traditions Category
Thankful for Thanksgiving
Nov. 30, 2014—A few things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving...
Diwali 2014: She’s The Man!
Nov. 16, 2014—Experience Diwali: the biggest multicultural performance at Vanderbilt!
A Series of Firsts
Oct. 24, 2014—Hey guys! My name’s Ishani and I’m a freshman in the School of Engineering. As an international student from London, England, my time at Vanderbilt could be characterized as a series of firsts, for example going to my first football game (a rite of passage, even though I had no idea what was going on and accidentally...
A Year of Many Firsts
Sep. 20, 2014—Here are some of my favorite 'first' experiences at Vanderbilt.
The Bestest SeniorFest
Sep. 18, 2014—So many fun things happen on Alumni Lawn. From free Bradley's Curbside Creamery ice cream on Wednesday to the exciting opening Founder's Walk, Alumni Lawn is the place to be. Plus, they have perfect grass, so it's great for picnicking and corn-hole and all those nice things. Oh wait, we just did that at the Seniorfest!
So Nashville: Full Moon Pickin’ Party
Sep. 8, 2014—The finest bluegrass in all the land is found under the full moon. Yes indeed, a pure Tennessee treasure is the Pickin' Party, held in the summer moonlight at the Percy Warner Park.
Friday Festivities
Aug. 30, 2014—A Friday afternoon of events designed to bring together and celebrate communities at Vanderbilt, specifically a carnival at Warren & Moore and an Eid celebration.
Social Media Loves Me
Aug. 18, 2014—Boy, was it fun moving in all the first-years at Commons on Saturday, though I'm sniffing a bit because that was my last time helping to move-in the freshies.
Beach Week, 2k14
May. 8, 2014—Yesterday I returned home from a few blissful days with my most wonderful friends at Panama City Beach. Beach week is a tradition many Vanderbilt seniors take part in-- there's a few days in which we are finished with finals and we desperately want to ignore the fact we are graduating from Vanderbilt and so we escape to sea, sand, and sun to enjoy a bit of calm before the storm.
Final Traditions
May. 6, 2014—As I mentioned in a previous post (better late than never, right?) second semester holds quite a few of my favorite Vanderbilt traditions. Two that I haven't talked about yet are Rites of Spring and the annual Black and Gold game!!