WINTER 2015
Staff
Vanderbilt
The
Political Review
Letter from the Editor
PRESIDENT AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sufei Wu
In our winter issue, we find ourselves looking forward, specifically in
PRINT DIRECTOR
Natalie Pate
enting” Caylyn Perry ’16 questions the efficacy of bystander reports of
regards to the role of the federal government. In “The Politics of Par“child abuse” to the police considering the already fractured foster care
ONLINE DIRECTOR
Michael Zoorob
system in this country. Seven years after the economic collapse, Alison
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Alison Shanahan
“Rhetoric vs. Regulation,” and Vivek Shah ’17 highlights the dangers of
LAYOUT DIRECTOR
Allia Calkins
SENIOR EDITORS
Caylyn Perry ǁ Emily Stewart
Gregory Bernstein ǁ Kathleen Schaaf
EDITORIAL BOARD
Alak Mehta ǁ Alexander Slawson
Alexandra Doten ǁ Alyssa Blanchard
Anela Magnum ǁ Brooks Cain
Christian Talley ǁ Christopher St. Clair
Darby Hobbs ǁ Harrison Ebeling
Harrison Stall ǁ Harry Garrett ǁ Harsha Ramesh
Jeffrey Greenberg ǁ Katie Fuselier ǁ Lauren Pak
Nathan Chan ǁ Peter Liu
Poulumi Banerjee ǁ Rachel Magary
Rahmlee Reynolds ǁ Sameer Fraser ǁ Sydney Bub
Sylvia Precht-Rodriguez
Vivek Shah
Wade Boich ǁ Zachary Greene
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. Joshua Clinton
Shanahan ’15 describes the obstacles still impeding financial reform in
apathy and misinformation regarding overuse of antibiotics, urging greater
federal funding into research in what he calls a “War Worth Winning.”
We chose “A Pipe Dream” by Alexandra Doten ’18 as our cover piece because she touches upon a crucial aspect of the debate surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline—that of Native American sovereignty, an issue that this
nation has never been able to adequately resolve. From abroad, Emmett
McKinney ’16 and Harrison Ebeling ’16 contribute essays raising concerns over constitutionality of actions by the U.S. Border Patrol in “Who
Watches the Watchmen”, and the worldwide example Germany is setting
regarding environmental policy in “Autobahn to the Future”, respectively.
Focusing closer to home, Sylvia Precht-Rodriguez ’15 argues for the primacy of location even over job offer for millenials as they determine postgraduate plans, specifically citing former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell’s
commitment to attracting young talent as a means of growing the city.
We hope you have enjoy the 2015 winter issue of the Vanderbilt Political
Review, and urge you to peruse our website www.vanderbiltpoliticalreview.
com for daily content. We would also love to hear any feedback on this issue,
so please feel free to reach out to myself or anyone on the Executive Board.
All the best,
Sufei Wu
President & Editor-in-Chief
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