Vanderbilt University

===Organizations===
The university has over 430 student organizations, ranging from academic major societies and honoraries to recreational sports clubs, the oldest of which is the Vanderbilt Sailing Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/sailing/history.php|title=Vanderbilt Sailing Club – Historical Background|publisher=Vanderbilt Sailing Club|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808212023/http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/sailing/history.php|archive-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Vanderbilt Sailing Club Homecoming Regatta.jpg|thumb|right|Sailing Club Regatta]]
One publication, ''[[The Vanderbilt Hustler]]'', was established in 1888 and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Nashville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/42/2320/5671|title=Vanderbilt Hustler|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> In ''Langford v. Vanderbilt University'' (1956), a student sued the university for libel;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Langford v. Vanderbilt University|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/supreme-court/1956/287-s-w-2d-32-1.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Justia Law|language=en}}</ref> the Tennessee court dismissed the lawsuit, concluding the university was not the owner of the newspaper.<ref name="whoisresponsible">{{cite news|last=Russell |first=Kirk  |title=Who is responsible for student press? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/37924367/?terms=%22langford%2Bvs.%2Bvanderbilt%2Buniversity%22 |newspaper=The Argus (Fremont, California) |date=January 15, 1969 |page=4|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = July 16, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</ref> Additional student publications include those published by the College of Arts & Science, such as the ''Vanderbilt Political Review'' and the ''Vanderbilt Historical Review'', as well as the Vanderbilt University Law School, which publishes three [[law review]]s; the flagship journal is the ''[[Vanderbilt Law Review]]''. The on-campus radio station, [[WRVU]], represents the student body by playing a range of music from bluegrass to choral, with a focus on non-mainstream music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Kelly|author2=Sam Patton|title=Letter: Greer column fails to mention diversity of campus radio station|work=The Vanderbilt Hustler|date=April 4, 2007 |url=http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/3976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128111049/http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/3976|archive-date=November 28, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2007}}</ref>

Vanderbilt also has a large performing arts community spanning every genre of the arts with multiple organizations representing each category. There are dance groups covering contemporary, tap, hip hop, Latin, and Bhangra styles as well as numerous theatre, improvisation, spoken word, music and singing groups including the 2014 Sing-Off champion male a cappella group, The Melodores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/12/melodores-sing-off-champs/|title=Melodores are 'Sing-Off' champs|author=Kara Furlong|work=Vanderbilt University|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> Performing arts organizations comprise over 1,000 students and are represented by the Vanderbilt Performing Arts Community, which supports groups by sponsoring performances and awards.

The student body is governed by Vanderbilt Student Government, which includes Senate, Judicial, and Executive branches. The organization is responsible for the distribution of nearly $2 million in funds set aside by the university to fund student organizations.