The hoax received some attention from national media, including an appearance on the Drudge Report.
[2] Despite Gee's good humor about the prank, the ensuing controversy led to the removal of The Slant's editor-in-chief from his post for inappropriately expropriating the Hustler's news racks in violation of Vanderbilt Student Communications regulations.
As students from several different classes confusedly entered the same room, they were greeted with a breakfast of doughnuts, orange juice, and a screening of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Although coming out on a Thursday, a day on which The Hustler does not usually print, and being put in The Slant newspaper racks, the paper still fooled many students.
There were several clues in the 2009 version of The Huslter, including several obviously ridiculous stories, "Thes Lant" being announced as a possible opener for Vanderbilt's annual "Rites of Spring" music festival, the Slant editorial staff's presence on the editorial board, fake advertisements, and a straight out admission on page 4 in the opinion section's "Verdict": "As you may have guessed by now, the Slant published a DAMN good Hustler."