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Day: October 4, 2023
Protests continue to urge action on pay lawsuit
As parents, siblings and loved ones wandered campus for Families Weekend, HearUsOut, a student-led group at Vassar, set up tables and handed out pamphlets with information about the ongoing pay…
Pesticide use on campus grounds incites criticism
When walking through Vassar’s campus, it is common to see bright yellow flags dotting the grass. The flags signify to Vassar’s residents that pesticides have been administered in the marked…
Gallery 40 showcases student talent
In order to get a break from the hustle and bustle of Families Weekend, I traveled to downtown Poughkeepsie to visit Gallery 40. Founded in 2022 and run by curators…
Examining a new queer coming-of-age film
The universe is infinite. Forever ebbing and flowing, millions upon millions of stars and galaxies exist in the endless cosmos. Like the universe, love, too, is infinite. However, love separates…
Olivia Rodrigo admits ‘love is embarrassing’ on new album ‘GUTS’
Olivia Rodrigo dropped her sophomore album, “GUTS,” on Sept. 8, 2023. Piercing, reckless and full of angst, this album is the perfect soundtrack for all of the 20-something teenage girls…
10 years older I must admit: I still love Taylor Swift
Like the average Swiftie, I cried when Taylor Swift announced “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” But, as any true fan would know, the announcement was hardly a surprise; it was an inevitability…
Advice from abroad: What I wish I knew before committing
I have a confession: I probably should not have studied abroad. Last spring, I found myself in the office of my favorite professor, crying as I tried to decide whether…
Writer reflects on growing up and graduation
I can remember my fourth grade birthday party like the back of my hand. I was attending a new school with so many new people whom I cared about. I…
‘Gilmore Girls Fall’ versus ‘Gossip Girl Fall’
It is that time of year again. Fall, autumn, the time of pumpkin spice, apple picking, pumpkin patches and warm apple cider. The air becomes crisp, the leaves are falling…
Ranking the Florida theme parks as a Floridian
Orlando, Florida: A place infested with the infamous Florida Man, the largest retirement community in the United States and, of course, theme parks. I’m a semi-proud Floridian. I have lived…