Fashion blog features campus style
In a world where fashion blogs are more immediate and influential than prestigious magazines such as Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar, a Vassar-centric fashion blog is gaining influence on and off…
Arts
Music professor hits high notes on stage and in classroom
Most children, teenagers, and even adults are unsure about their chosen career. But for concert pianist and Vassar faculty member Thomas Sauer, his path was clear starting at a very…
Wordsmiths, Helicon platforms for poetic expression
For many writers on campus, the importance of poetry cannot be stressed enough. “People write poetry to survive,” said Leonel Torres, co-president of Wordsmiths, a campus group that promotes both…
‘Coven’ breaks rules of imaginary world to dismay of viewers
One would expect for a group of witches to break all of the rules. That being said, one would not expect a group of writers to break all of the…
Punk band explores transgender realities
The latest album from punk band Against Me! immediately announces itself as something unlike most American popular music with its title: Transgender Dysphoria Blues. It’s a title that grabs your…
Dunham’s absurdity best read as satire
Quiz: Which Girls character said each line in Sunday’s episode, “Free Snacks?” 1. “So? It’s chic.” 2. “He’s so stupid I’m worried our children like wouldn’t get into preschool.” 3.…
Arts Mid-Hudson breathes new life into urban spaces
Art can fill the empty spaces of a city and make people pay attention to things they might have once passed by without a glance. Arts Mid-Hudson is a local…
Women’s chorus trip builds bonds, tests musical prowess
While most of Vassar’s clubs, organizations and groups have kept within the confines of campus grounds since their formations, Vassar Women’s Chorus makes its mark on the greater music world…
Alum composes for multimedia
For most gamers, a video game is about reaching a new high score or beating a personal record. Jamie Christopherson ’97 is also preoccupied with score—but for him, this means…
Playwriting aids Posse veteran in post-war healing process
The experience of a soldier needs no dramatization: War is more bloody, violent and emotionally tolling than imaginable. For that reason, it is most appropriate that a play dealing with…