Administrative workers’ union ready to strike
The union representing Vassar College’s administrative workers appears ready to go on strike as negotiations with the College continue to fall short of a deal. While the College’s collective bargaining…
Julian Balsley
Going to immigration court
The children do not know that they are in immigration court. One of them keeps running around in the background of the Webex screen, then coming up to the screen,…
Vassar agrees to $5 million settlement in gender discrimination suit
After nearly three years, several female professors’ pay discrimination lawsuit against Vassar College appears nearly over. On July 31, the College reached a $5 million settlement in its lawsuit with…
Students, local governments support anti-ICE legislation
Communities at Vassar College and in Poughkeepsie, as well as throughout the United States, continued mobilizing against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in April. Many events in and around Vassar…
‘Deer Farm’ asks how we want to be remembered
A family stands on a porch in Montana. The father bundles lavender. The daughter pokes at the dirt with a stick. The mother stares out toward the horizon. The sky…
Community debates College’s institutional neutrality policy
[Disclaimer: Students expressing opinions on the College’s policy were granted anonymity.] The Vassar College administration is prohibited from supporting or opposing political candidates or positions, President of the College Elizabeth…
Administration works to resolve compost contamination
[Disclaimer: For privacy purposes, all Gordon Commons employees quoted in this article will be referred to anonymously.] For at least a year, Gordon Commons’ compost has been frequently contaminated by…
Vassar, Hudson Valley communities protest ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is no longer planning to turn a warehouse in Chester, New York, into a detention center, according to State Assemblyman Brian Maher. In a Feb.…
Arlington Bucks working again after outage
Beginning on Friday, Feb. 6, multiple local businesses participating in the Arlington Bucks program were unable to accept Arlington Bucks as payment. The outage lasted between five and 13 days…
Is journalism dying? An internal investigation
A fire is raging. Since 2000, nearly 3,500 U.S. newspapers—almost 40 percent—have shuttered, leaving a quarter of the people in this country with limited or no access to a local…