News Briefs- February 16, 2017
National Security Advisor Forced to Resign On Monday, Feb. 13, President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned after it was discovered that he had not been honest with…
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Refugee ban takes toll on local area
[Editor’s note: This is a complex and rapidly changing issue. While the information in this article is accurate and up-to-date as of press time, it is possible that the details…
Bradley talks public health, budget
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Vassar appointed Yale professor Elizabeth Bradley as the 11th President of the College. Her appointment concluded an eight-month nationwide search for a new College president after…
Students broaden identity talks
At Vassar—an institution founded by and for (and in many ways, still dominated by) the wealthy, white, able-bodied and cisgender—students who fall outside these categories often need to make a…
Pro-Trump hate speech shocks, saddens Vassar
Following Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election on Nov. 8, a wave of hate crimes and hate speech has swept across the nation. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Vassar became…
News Briefs
Experts advocate for election recount, audit On Nov. 17, a group of respected voting rights attorneys and computer scientists alerted Hillary Clinton’s campaign team that they believed that an audit…
Campus discusses poll results
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election on Nov. 8 sent shock waves across the Vassar campus—students raged, sobbed and protested. On Thursday, Nov. 10, dozens of students attended a…
Community promotes stronger firearm laws
Braving near-freezing temperatures, hundreds of people gathered at the foot of the Walkway Over the Hudson Saturday morning, Oct. 29, preparing to march across the bridge in a demonstration calling…
ACDC renovations to continue
Vassar’s All Campus Dining Center (ACDC), colloquially known as the Deece, is often the subject of students’ derision. “The Deece is not great,” said Nic Gedigk ’19. “The variety of…
Updated party rules strive to improve student safety
Any freshman who arrived at Vassar last month expecting wild parties may find their fantasies dashed by new restrictions enacted this semester by the college administration. The number of attendees…