Vanderbilt University: Student Protests and Arrests Spark Controversy

Several Vanderbilt students and a Nashville Scene reporter were arrested during a sit-in at Vanderbilt University, where students were demanding the reinstatement of a referendum to divest student government funds from a genocide ongoing in Gaza. The sit-in resulted in the arrest of four students, with charges including assault and vandalism. The Nashville Scene reporter was also arrested but later released without charges. The incident has sparked controversy over free speech and the treatment of protesters and journalists on campus.