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Spectators flock to Nashville Municipal Auditorium for the Armored MMA Championship on March 15, 2025.

Swords clash as armored MMA fighting tournament kicks off in Nashville

By Will Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University April 1, 2025

In the heart of Music City emerges a new sensation within the world of combat sports. Armored MMA, commonly known as AMMA, combines the intensity of hand-to-hand combat with the thrill of medieval warfare....

David Sebastián Castañeda Molina. March 26, 2025.

Me llamo Dah-veeth

By David Castañeda, New Mexico State University April 1, 2025

Me llamo David Sebastián Castañeda Molina. Dah-veeth Sih-bah-stee-ahn KAHS-tah-NiEH-dah Mo-LEE-nah. And during my life, I’ve allowed everyone who didn’t know me from birth to call me differently....

Cashier Brightens Lives of Students

By Sadie Staker, University of Central Missouri March 27, 2025

For the past 20 years, Darlene Simpson has worked as a cashier for Sodexo at The Grid, a convenience store on the bottom floor of the Elliott Student Union. She can be found at the checkout counter from...

A worker looks out of the window of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID, in Washington, U.S., Feb. 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Seniors report job uncertainty amid federal hiring freeze

By Julian Hill, Vanderbilt University March 27, 2025

President Donald Trump passed an executive order on Jan. 20 that halted the hiring of federal civilian employees, which has led to the elimination of some entry-level positions, many in the form of rescinded...

Sarah Diamond is placed at Greater Baltimore Medical Center's medical-surgical unit for her clinical rotations this semester. Photo courtesy of Sarah Diamond

From Classroom to Crisis

By Olivia McClymonds, Stevenson University March 27, 2025

Sarah Diamond walked into Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) on Feb. 15 expecting a routine day of clinical rotations. Instead, the third-year nursing student found herself in a life-or-death situation,...

The Center for Student Wellbeing, as photographed on Jan. 19, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/Alice Tang)

Students report concerns with accessibility accommodations, push for improvements

By José Ruiz-Zepeda, Vanderbilt University March 25, 2025

The Hustler spoke with undergraduate and graduate students who alleged that Vanderbilt is not doing enough to ensure accessibility for all students on and around campus. They claimed that care networks,...

Students and faculty speak out regarding dead birds on campus

Students and faculty speak out regarding dead birds on campus

By Hiroko Zeleke, Hamline University March 25, 2025

The number of dead birds found on Hamline’s campus throughout the fall semester has been alarming to students, faculty and staff alike. What is causing so many to die on campus? A 2024 study conducted...

Yarely Torrejon holds up a sign to fight for her belief that immigrants help make America great at a River Park protest for immigration on Jan. 20.

Is this the American dream?

By Jazmin Alvarado, California State University – Fresno March 21, 2025

For Vianey Beas, a 20-year-old Fresno native and a child of immigrant parents, the current immigration situation is forcing her to be the main provider of her household, since her parents are not stably...

A man holding up two signs at the Stand Up for Science demonstration by the Tennessee State Capitol, as photographed on March 7, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Students, faculty and community members rally in support of science, medical research funding

By Alison Winters, Vanderbilt University March 21, 2025

Approximately 250 students, faculty and local community members rallied at the Tennessee State Capitol on March 7 to protest against President Donald Trump’s executive orders to cut the federal workforce...

Hank and Cynthia Coleman smile during an interview following the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

It takes a village: The making of Henry Coleman III

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station March 21, 2025

Every time graduate forward Henry Coleman III takes the court, he has a village standing behind him.  In a rented townhouse just shy of three miles from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, parents...

Haley Ferguson joined Melania Trump at the joint Congress address on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Jenene Grover)

MTSU student joins Melania Trump as special guest to joint Congress address

By Jenene Grover, Middle Tennessee State University March 18, 2025

Haley Ferguson attended the March 4 joint session of Congress as one of First Lady Melania Trump’s special guests. A Middle Tennessee State University senior elementary education major, she represented...

Feustle worked part-time as a nurse while she attended college in 1968. She graduated in '71. Her hair was a reddish-color in her graduation photo, which she had attempted to dye blonde.

An Icon in the Nursing Community since 1971

By Katie Campbell, Stevenson University March 18, 2025

Twenty-two-year-old Judith Feustle was hand-charting a patient’s temperature pulse and restoration with a ballpoint pen and paper, long before computers were incorporated into clinical settings. She...

‘A direct attack against queer individuals’: Student protestors gather to support Draggieland, free speech

By J. M. Wise, Texas A&M University – College Station March 11, 2025

Students gathered to protest the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show ban and support free speech at the Academic Plaza Thursday evening. The demonstration comes almost a week after the Texas A&M...

Last Thursday afternoon, Iowa residents gathered at the Capitol to protest a bill removing discrimination protections for transgender Iowans. Photo courtesy of Chris Morse.

Iowa residents react to anti-transgender legislation

By Veronica Meiss, Drake University March 11, 2025

Thousands of protestors flooded the Iowa Capitol over the course of the past week as House Bill 242, which removes discrimination protections for transgender Iowans, passed through the House, the Senate...

Aggies march and carry an "immigration is beautiful" sign during the "Protest for Immigrants" at the Academic Building on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

‘Trapped in a gold cage’: Aggies protest, demand protections for immigrant students

By Dafne Martinez, Texas A&M University – College Station March 11, 2025

Students protested at Rudder Plaza on Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies and demand that Texas A&M ensure immigrant students are protected. The protest, titled...

Recent winter weather has left some students struggling to get around campus, in some cases even making it impossible for them to leave their dorms.

Winter wonderland not so wonderful for accessibility

By Eve Loehrer and Morgen Neuhauser March 6, 2025

Sophomore Caroline Hill, an electric wheelchair user, was heading down the hill in front of her residence hall before her 9:30 a.m. class when her wheelchair lost traction on the ice. “I can feel the...

Haishan Yang filed a lawsuit after his expulsion from the University of Minnesota in January. Courtesy of Haishan Yang.

Ph.D. student sues UMN, files human rights complaint after AI plagiarism expulsion

By Hannah Ward, University of Minnesota March 6, 2025

The University of Minnesota expelled a third-year Ph.D. student in January after he was accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) on an exam. He appears to be the first student expelled...

Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV (4) hugs guard Manny Obaseki (35) after Texas A&M’s upset win against Auburn at Reed Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Taylor-made history: A&M takes down No. 1 Auburn

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station March 6, 2025

Graduate guard Wade Taylor IV let the tears flow. With his jersey hanging from the Reed Arena rafters after the final home game of his Texas A&M men’s basketball career, Taylor did the only thing...

Students help with cows in the MTSU Agriculture Department in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Wren Bailey)

Is shopping locally worth it for MTSU students?

By Wren Bailey, Middle Tennessee State University March 6, 2025

As food prices rise, MTSU students struggle to pay for food and can turn to local farmers, such as the agriculture center on campus and their farmer’s markets. In the last year, food prices have risen...

Katie Denton with her daughter, Zoey. Photos courtesy of Katie Denton.

‘She’s a boss mom’

By Kynlee Bright, Texas A&M University – College Station March 3, 2025

The screams of a baby’s first cry fill the small, sterile room. The sound echoes in Katie Denton’s head, her mind flashing back to the birth of her own newborn eight years ago; a day that was picture...

Professor Mytecia Myles multitasking at her desk in her office at MTSU in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Feb. 13, 2025.

Embracing authenticity: Mytecia Myles’ journey to confidence, teaching and inspiring others

By Ariyannah Artis, Middle Tennessee State University February 27, 2025

Mytecia Myles sits at her desk in her office, carefully reviewing grades and organizing her hectic schedule. The weight of the five journalism courses she teaches rests on her shoulders, but, despite this,...

Meet the VandyGirls: Vanderbilt alumni find community in local nursing home 

By Daniela Aguilar and Jorie Fawcett February 25, 2025

When Vanderbilt Football defeated Alabama on Oct. 5, 2024, students stormed the field and carried the goalpost all the way to the Cumberland River. The celebration seemed to last all weekend, with the...

Ukrainian Club members dip their eggs in dye at the Pysanka Easter Egg Making Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 (Kennedy Long/The Battalion)

Three years after Russia’s invasion, A&M’s Ukrainian Club presses on

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station February 25, 2025

In the early hours of Feb. 24, 2022, economics senior Natalya Kolomiyets woke up to the sound of explosions echoing through her hometown of Kharkiv, Ukraine.  The things she’d been looking forward...

Are politics dictating our dating habits?

Opinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world

By Wren Warne-Jacobsen, University of Minnesota February 20, 2025

This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...

Drake University has not yet been affected by anti-DEI legislation, though proposed bills have administrators contemplating how to proceed. Photo by Mack Swenson | Editor-in-Chief

Drake takes a stand against proposed anti-DEI legislation

By Norah Judson, Drake University February 20, 2025

Prior to taking office, Donald Trump led a campaign that championed  “making America great again.” While many people embraced this idea with open arms, some of Trump’s promises set alarm bells blaring...

"Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros on display, beside "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame," also by Rebecca Yarros.

‘Onyx Storm’ not met with thunderous applause

By Emma Burden, Middle Tennessee State University February 18, 2025

This review contains spoilers for “Onyx Storm.” “Onyx Storm” is a page-turner — in the wrong direction. With new characters dropping in at random with no introduction, lore and worldbuilding...

Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington (9) dunks during Texas A&M’s game against Georgia at Reed Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Seven scoreless minutes — for Georgia

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station February 13, 2025

A person can do a lot of things in seven minutes and 20 seconds. One can walk from the Memorial Student Center to the Academic Building. One can listen to the Baha Men’s 2000 hit “Who Let the Dogs...

Players on the San Francisco State University men’s basketball team stretch before the team’s practice on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)

From pain to perseverance: SFSU athletes and mental health during injury recovery

By Gibran Beydoun, San Francisco State University February 13, 2025

San Francisco State University student Devon Jackson was in the middle of playing a scrimmage basketball game when his left hand collided with his teammate’s arm. Almost immediately after contact, Jackson...

Bates Celebrates 50th ‘Puddle Jump’ With Original Founders

By Carly Philpott, Bates College February 13, 2025

It was March 17, 1975, and Chris Callahan ‘78 had an idea. “I remember looking out the window. We were living in South Smith [Hall], facing the Puddle, and there was a lot of ice,” Callahan recalled....

Lion dance group from the Chee Kung Tong. Photo credit: Peiyao Hu

Lion Dance Parade Brings Festive Cheer to Boston’s Chinatown Despite Snowstorm

By Peiyao Hu and Wenqi Cao February 13, 2025

An overnight snowstorm brought over four inches of snow to Boston by Sunday morning, but the winter chill didn’t dampen the excitement for Chinese New Year celebrations at 11 a.m. On Feb. 9, the annual...

Five Years, 1,000 Points

By Franklin Melton, Ferrum College February 12, 2025

Palpable suspense hung in the air like a pendulum caught at the apex of its swing. Grad student Aisha Martin was two points away from a coveted 1,000. The clock ticked down, each second creating...

Protesters stand together around the Alligator pond in San Jacinto Plaza, El Paso. Feb. 5, 2025.

‘El pueblo unido jamás será vencido’: Borderland community unites to support immigrants 

By Elizabeth Anne Andrews, New Mexico State University February 12, 2025

On Monday, Feb. 3, members of the borderland community protested in downtown El Paso against U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies. The protesters gathered near the El Paso Museum of...

Kendall Simmons reflects on life and NFL career

By Brett Walker, Middle Tennessee State University February 12, 2025

When it comes to football, there isn’t much Kendall Simmons hasn’t seen. Throughout his 45 years, MTSU’s second year offensive line coach has felt the many highs and lows of a football life. As...

Black-and-white photograph of the Vanderbilt University Hospital Critical Care Tower, as photographed on Sept. 7, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

VUMC removes DEI from all websites, social media; SCSJI changes to SCBC

By Brina Ratangee and TaMyra Johnson February 12, 2025

All VUMC academic department and center websites were instructed to remove any references to diversity, equity and inclusion and associated phrases from their websites, per email correspondence to VUMC...

Then-interim president Mark A. Welsh III speaks to students and faculty during the State of the University address on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The retired U.S. Air Force general shared the university's new strategy and vision in Rudder Theatre half a year after stepping into the position. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘They rarely have all the facts’: Behind the scenes, conservative influence on Aggieland soars

By Nicholas Gutteridge, Texas A&M University – College Station February 12, 2025

The notification was one of a million.  She let it sit for a moment before grabbing the phone and bringing it to her face, expecting nothing more than a question from her co-worker or a response from...

Front Door of the closed flagship Cilantro Taqueria on Jan. 26, 2025

Students and citizens rally around Cilantro Taqueria

By Michael Walsh, John Carroll University February 12, 2025

Community members from around Cuyahoga County continue to organize donations, restaurant buy-ins and immigrant resources for the workers of Cilantro Taqueria and others affected by the Immigration and...

Blacksmithing instructor Ron Nichols guides a student in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Jan. 16, 2025.

Rutherford County Blacksmiths Association stokes new interest in timeless craft

By Shauna Reynolds, Middle Tennessee State University February 7, 2025

Taps and clangs of hammers hitting metal. The warm, orange glow of coals and iron. Fine black dust in the air and on gloved hands. In 2025 at Cannonsburgh Village, blacksmithing is anything but obsolete. The...

Minneapolis recognized January as human trafficking awareness month.

College students can be more at risk of sexual exploitation

By Grace Aigner, University of Minnesota February 7, 2025

Human trafficking awareness is essential to prevention, and college students can be at greater risk of victimization, Minneapolis and Hennepin county advocates said. Minneapolis passed a resolution...

Electrical engineering junior Punish Kapoor, secretary of Freestyle Underground Street Dancers, breakdances in front of a member during a weekly Freestyle Underground Street Dancers ‘Freestyle Friday’ meet at the Polo Road Rec Center lobby on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A free look into freestyle

By Aayan Adnan, Texas A&M University – College Station February 7, 2025

Aggies are known for passionate expression — and that’s not exclusive to campus traditions and athletic events. One student organization brings that same zeal to campus through their own freestyle...

WHILE IN D.C., students met with Drake alumni who are legislative staffers on Capitol Hill. Photo courtesy of Rachel Paine Caufield

From DSM to D.C.: J-Term students explore politics

By Olivia Kuffel, Drake University February 7, 2025

The Jan. 20 presidential inauguration made history. President Donald Trump’s second inauguration became the first to be attended by foreign leaders, the first featuring the presence of tech entrepreneurs...

Boundary Waters protection bill reintroduced as advocates, students worry

By Grace Aigner, University of Minnesota February 5, 2025

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) reintroduced a bill on Jan. 21 to ban sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters while advocacy groups and University of Minnesota students worry for the land’s...

Corps member country dance in front of the stack at the Student Bonfire on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Micah Richter/The Battalion)

Student Bonfire finally burns bright

By Julia Helsel, Texas A&M University – College Station February 5, 2025

Students and alumni gathered to “Burn the Hell Outta Bonfire” on Saturday after a months-long delay. The return of the long-standing conference rivalry against the University of Texas at Austin meant...

College President Nicole Hurd stands outside Marquis Hall with other administrators before entering the Tuesday faculty meeting.

Hurd hit with successful faculty no-confidence vote

By Isabella Gaglione and Elisabeth Seidel February 4, 2025

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd was the subject of a successful faculty no-confidence vote on Tuesday, a first in the college’s nearly 200-year history. The vote passed 102-86 with six abstentions,...

Black Entrepreneurs Day goes on despite the ongoing conflict in the Minnesota State House. Courtesy of Sheletta Brundidge.

Minnesota House boycott forces event organizers to pivot

By Maya Bell, University of Minnesota February 4, 2025

The DFL boycott in the Minnesota House is causing capitol event organizers, like the hosts of Black Entrepreneurs Day, to look for a workaround.  As Minnesota House Democrats boycott the start of the...

Jane Nwaba completes a jumpshot over a yellow screen of Memorial Gymnasium. (Hustler Staff/Jorie Fawcett)

Jane Nwaba: Hustle, heart and a little bit of juice

By Rhea Patney, Vanderbilt University February 4, 2025

When Jane “Juice” Nwaba was a first-year at Pepperdine, three players on the team had names that started with J. Her teammates had to come up with ways to differentiate them, and the nickname “Juicy-J”...

The Fourth Street Garage, Easton's newest parking garage, opened in 2023.

Easton parking issues loom while city grows

By Andreas Pelekis, Lafayette College January 31, 2025

As Easton nears a population of 30,000, many city residents and officials have pointed to one growing issue: downtown parking. Some call it a lack of parking, mainly on the streets. Others say there...

Protestors at the rally hold signs in front of the Tennessee capitol building, as photographed on Jan. 27, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/Miguel Beristain)

Students Demand Action and local high school students rally in support of Antioch High School

By Alison Winters and Charlotte Castle January 31, 2025

Over 300 protestors joined Students Demand Action at the “Rally for Antioch” on Jan. 27, to call for gun reform following the shooting at Antioch High School on Jan. 23. The rally was held the same...

Burmese students raise concerns on impending immigration issues

Burmese students raise concerns on impending immigration issues

By Sheryl Anne Sanchez Lugtu, Skyline College January 28, 2025

Burmese international students raised their voices following the win of President Donald Trump at the 2024 Elections Nov. 5. Myanmar Student Union representatives Martin Tun and MeMe Hlaing Oo expressed...

Billy Wagner Enters MLB Hall of Fame

By Kyle Markowitz, Ferrum College January 28, 2025

In true closing fashion, Billy Wagner completed his final save, getting inducted into the Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility. Wagner was drafted in the 1993 MLB...

Engineering freshman Pablo Murura, engineering freshman Travis Reed and business freshman Maddox McMinn scoop snow from cornhole boards at Aggie Park on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘It turned out so beautiful’: Winter wonderland comes to Aggieland

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station January 23, 2025

As soon as wildlife & fisheries sciences senior Caleb Williamson saw snow in Bryan-College Station’s forecast, he hatched a once-in-a-lifetime plan: a marriage proposal under the snow-covered Century...

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