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Vassar medievalist harassed for advocating diversity

By Clark Xu – 9 years ago

Most of the time, debates between medievalists model an orderly and careful conversation. But a war of words erupted between medieval historian Rachel Brown of the University of Chicago and…

Bradley hosts panels on education and health care

By Dylan Smith – 9 years ago

As part of the weekend’s inauguration programing, President Elizabeth Bradley moderated two panels on Saturday, Sept. 23. The first of the two panels commenced at 1:30 p.m. and was titled…

Political Roundup

By Talya Phelps – 9 years ago

In this week’s headlines… President Trump criticized NFL players who kneel in protest during the National Anthem and said that they should be fired. This inspired players across the country…

News Briefs Sept. 28, 2017

By Youngju Chang and Marusa Rus – 9 years ago

Ethnic cleansing in Myanmar The Rohingya—an Islamic ethnic minority group in Myanmar—is suffering from the government’s military crackdown. The violent clash between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Myanmar’s government…

Updates from the VSA

By Sarah Jane Muder – 9 years ago

— The Health and Wellness Committee is looking into discounts for Project Period supplies and are trying to purchase things sustainably and from ethical producers. — If your org would…

Kurdish referendum deserves U.S. support

By Sylvan Perlmutter – 9 years ago

On Monday, Sept. 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan voted in a referendum on whether or not to pursue independence from Iraq, and by all indications the result will be…

First-year unsure what to protest, starts Tumblr blog

By Blair Webber – 9 years ago

Vassar prides itself on broadening the horizons of its students’ minds. Before coming to Vassar, few students had had sufficient exposure to the various systems of oppression operating in our…