Check out our new crossword website
Now, you can play our crosswords online through the main Miscellany News website or the crossword site, crossword.miscellanynews.org.
Day: April 29, 2015
Baltimore riots pose tough questions about peace, justice
Baltimore is a scene of chaos as rioters converge on the city’s streets, attacking police officers and looting stores in a frenzied state of unrest rivaling that of last year’s…
Federal dietary guidelines remain outdated
Debates over nutrition are always rampant in newspapers, magazines and on television. There are entire sections in bookstores devoted to healthy eating and weight loss cookbooks, and there are hundreds…
All-freshmen housing develops, supports intra-class unity
Many students are attracted to Vassar for its values and its distinctions that set it apart from other liberal arts colleges in the Northeast. Vassar’s commitment to gender neutral bathrooms…
Developers neglect millennials’ interests by replacing malls
This past winter, I noticed a surge in the number of articles appearing in various online publications about a certain endangered species. This species is the mall, something extremely familiar…
Islamophobia alive and well after VCLU campus lecture
I attended Marc Thiessen’s lecture on April 24 and I have several thoughts I’d like to share. On one hand, I understand that VCLU represents a point of view that…
New tech helps to mitigate fears when drawing blood
For many, visiting the doctor is a stressful experience especially when one has to get blood drawn. The fear of needles, known as trypanophobia (the fear of injections, specifically,) is…
Community exposition revitalizes Queer Womens’ spaces
Few events can fully display the full range of talent on campus. But this Friday, students have the opportunity to see several talented students perform under the same roof at…
Palmer Gallery show focuses in on student photography
One hundred and seventy photographs, in both color and black-and-white, taken with both digital and analog cameras, are 170 “moments” currently on display at the Palmer Gallery in the College…
Alums strike chord with VC through musical performance
When most alums picture coming back to visit Vassar, it probably isn’t performing on a stage in front of an audience of current students. For Alex Goldberg ’11 and Dan…
‘Daredevil’ fights crime, earns acclaim
On April 10, Netflix released the first season of Daredevil, a series created by Drew Goddard, who has worked on shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost and Angel. It’s…