VC faculty makes waves on WVKR
Thomas Hill is a Chaucher Scholar and one of Vassar’s art librarians. He also hosts The Library Café on WVKR 91.3 FM, making him one of the Vassar staff member…
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Pham to explore intersection of gender theory with fashion
Minh-Ha Pham, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Visual Studies and Asian American Studies at Cornell University, will be coming to campus to deliver a lecture. The Women’s Studies…
Senior piano virtuosos build on shared musical experience
Jessie Lanza ’15 and Jane Cardona ’15 will be performing on Nov. 22 at 1:30pm in Skinner Hall through the Music Department. Lanza, soprano, and Cardona, piano, decided to do…
Student orgs bring dynamic slam poet to perform at VC
What is it that encompasses the meaningfulness of words, the rhythm of poem, the energy of rap, the dynamic of tones, gestures and facial expressions, and the sheer influential power…
Small ensemble joins forces for pithy piece
Woodshed, a student-run, experimental theater organization, will be presenting “Snow Hen” at the Shiva Theater on Nov. 21 and 22. The cast, only comprised of three students, Mariah Ghant ‘17,…
Summer hit reverberates with recurring ’80s theme
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the first time I heard “Classic.” I was on a plane going from New York to Los Angeles when this little earworm first came…
Gyllenhaal finds stride in disappointing screenplay
We never really know who Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is. Certainly, we are privy to his modest Los Angeles apartment—where he lives alone—his run-down car, and a series of concerning…
‘Flash’ reinvigorates comic fans’ favorites
When I first heard that Arrow, one of the The CW’s most popular shows, was having a spin off called The Flash, I was skeptical. Arrow was one of my…
Britomartis creates novel pastiche
Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but for the Britomartis Devised Theatre Ensemble, ten directors can produce a cohesive pastiche. Combining materials from novels and stories with their own…
Newman organizes department, creates cinematic stories
David Newman ’15 can often be seen traversing Vassar’s campus, messenger bag on his shoulder, going from location to location but always orbiting the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film.…