Month: September 2024

Cafés: Comparison of Paris and Nashville Coffee Drinking Culture

Cafés: Comparison of Paris and Nashville Coffee Drinking Culture

Photo taken by Anna Song: A café in the Marais in January. (Figure 1) Nashville, as a developing city, is home to various specialty coffee shops such as Crema Coffee Roasters and Barista Parlor. While studying at Vanderbilt and living in the city of Nashville, I started to interact more closely with the Third Wave coffee culture in the city. I visited many local specialty coffee shops and tasted beans from various roasters. I perceived myself as an insider of the coffee world, yet my study abroad experience in Paris brought me new perspectives of coffee drinking culture. Cafés à…
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My Experience in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Immersion Program

My Experience in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Immersion Program

Picture provided by Accelerator Summer Business Immersion Program for use in this article Two years ago, I wasn’t quite sure what to do for the summer of my sophomore year. It was too early for an internship (most places I applied to asked me to reapply when I was a junior) and I wanted to do something that would improve my resume. I was in quite a bind until I found out about the Accelerator Summer Business Immersion Program. My Experience I was very interested in business, but uncertain what exact career in business I wanted. The Accelerator program offered…
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Vanderbilt’s On Campus Living from a Branding Perspective

Vanderbilt’s On Campus Living from a Branding Perspective

Photo taken by Nicolette Tolitano The opening of Carmichael completes the family of residential colleges in the West End neighborhood and marks the end of a 12 year long construction period. The transformation of the once dull West End neighborhood is a part of Vanderbilt’s FutureVU project, which “embodies the university’s core values and holistic approach to its mission of teaching, research and service, while prioritizing inclusivity and sustainability” (MyVU News).   In layman's terms, the university hopes to blend academic and outside life, while keeping students on campus for as long as possible. The motive for the neighborhood’s beautification is…
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