My Commons Life

News & features about the Vanderbilt Commons from the students who live here

Video Features

Advice for the Class of 2022

Welcome Vanderbilt Class of 2022! In this video, Vanderbilt upperclassmen give tips on how to make the most of your first year at Vandy.

Professor Spotlight: Interview with Professor Jacobs

Professor Jacobs is currently a lecturer at the Department of History at Vanderbilt University. He is a historian of politics, thought, and culture in the twentieth-century United States. His work examines the tangled histories and multiple meanings of liberalism and conservatism in the modern American political imagination. Professor Jacobs’s American Studies classes provide Vanderbilt students a golden opportunity to broaden knowledge on a diverse scale with regard to American culture, history and politics.

First-Years March for Our Lives

On the day of the march Vanderbilt First-Years explain why they march and why they are motivated to create change regarding gun policy.

Professor Spotlight: Interview with Professor Buckles

If you are a Vanderbilt student, there is no way that you don’t know Professor Stephen Buckles, who is in charge of teaching the Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to Microeconomics class as well as other higher-level classes of Economics. He is one of the most outstanding, knowledgeable and respected professors on campus. His enthusiasm for the subject and the humor that he brings into every lecture create a lively interaction between students and professor. If you are planning to major in Economics or finding a class to fulfill AXLE: Social and Behaviorial Sciences, his classes are highly recommended. It is guaranteed that you will never regret taking a class with Professor Buckles and it may be one of the most unforgettable yet challenging moments of your college career.

Video: My Experience in Cafe Con Leche As a First-Year

As my last semester as a first-year student comes to an end, I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students’ annual Cafe con Leche dance showcase. I’ve never danced before (other than the ballroom dance classes I took in high school to fulfill my Physical Education requirement) but I figured why not?

It was a truly rewarding experience to learn from my amazing choreographers Shelby Hughes and Francisco Munguia, but perhaps the best part was making friends that I might not have made otherwise. Being able to perform after months of practice was an irreplaceable feeling and I would do it again every year.

It’s hard to describe my experience in words, so perhaps this video can help. After all, if a picture speaks a thousand words, how many words can a video speak?