Student Activities
College Cup – Track Relays
Nov. 7, 2016—The year 2015 marked the advent of the annual Track Relays at College Cup. Male and female 4 x 100m and sprint medley relay teams lined Vanderbilt’s brand new indoor track (part of the recreation center’s $31 million renovation, mostly to make College Cup better). You could still smell the rubber cooling, which only added...
College Cup – Spirit Showdown
Oct. 31, 2016—We’ve Got Spirit, Yes We Do! While I enjoy cheering on my college in events like dodgeball, tug-of-war, and volleyball, one of my favorite events during College Cup is the Spirit Showdown. At noon on the Friday of College Cup, each college is given a selection of songs to choreograph a short dance to with...
College Cup – Swimming
Oct. 24, 2016—Ask any Vanderbilt University Medical Student about their favorite part of Vanderbilt and “College Cup” is bound to come up! It’s the most spirited time of the year for us. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has four Harry Potter-like colleges: Batson, Robinson, Chapman, and Gabbe. These colleges serve as a source of community, especially during the first year, and...
College Cup – 5K
Oct. 17, 2016—I’ll never forget my first college cup. There had been such buildup to that weekend and such excitement when it finally came. Though I was excited for an entire weekend of fun and competition, there was one event I was particularly eager to participate in—the 5k. As an avid runner who just couldn’t just call it quits...
A Day at Shade Tree
Oct. 10, 2016—“Your destination is on your right.” That can’t be right. The building is a nondescript warehouse, resplendent with an old mint-green roof and white-washed walls. After a slow drive-by and u-turn, I park cautiously in the small parking lot wrapped around the building. I had arrived a little before the noon start-time of the Saturday...
Couples in Medicine
Oct. 3, 2016—Couples in Medicine is a group designed to foster healthy relationships for medical students through mentorship and social events. Our main goal is to bring couples within the medical school together and to bring significant others who are not a part of the medical school into our community. Because of this, we are not a...
Wellness through Music and Song
Sep. 16, 2016—Radial Grooves is a co-ed a cappella group that includes students from the schools of medicine, nursing, and audiology, as well as house staff at the hospital. We meet weekly to rehearse and have several concerts throughout the year. We have previously sung at a range of events, such as local retirement shows, talent shows, and...