Outdoor concerts go off the grid
In April 2026, spectators at the Vassar Outing Club’s (VOC) Folk Fest may have noticed two new pieces of equipment amid the usual rock-band set up: a mini-array of portable…
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Dear Leah, I think I might have a crush on a guy, but I really thought I was a lesbian. I thought all men were trash, but maybe I have…
I have been thinking about cancer
Cancer is not evil. It is, in fact, quite innocent and, to the great dismay of life on Earth, very good at what it does. It grows and expands, it…
Student sculpture commemorates the 2024 encampment
At first glance, it barely registers. A low, green cuboid shape emerges from the ground, soft at the edges, almost dissolving into the landscape of the library lawn itself. There…
Talking with Lila Miller, an inspirational campus celeb
Lila Miller ’26 is a one-of-a-kind campus celebrity who greets everyone she passes with a wave and a smile. She brightens the days of strangers who become warm, familiar faces…
Prof. Ed Buie brings good to campus, one cookie at a time
If you are looking for Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Ed Buie outside of the classroom, he is probably baking cookies. On a typical day, he wakes up between…
Alums talk working at The Mug and ’80s Vassar nightlife
Most Vassar students have descended the spiral stairs into The Mug’s dimly lit subterranean lair for some campus event or other. But for the majority of the time, it sits…
Writing an elegy to Alice Hooker Davidson, Vassar class of 1912
You may see the name Alice Hooker Davidson and think, “Where have I seen that name before…?” The answer is on benches all across Vassar College campus. Last year, I…
Reflecting on “The Secret World of Arrietty”
With the magnolias in full bloom and robins sweeping by to say hello, it only seems right to watch a movie that seems to embody spring. This past weekend, I…
Students react to Slow Pulp spring concert
Amazing lights, great music and a first warm weekend well spent was the general consensus about the recent Slow Pulp concert hosted by ViCE (Vassar College Entertainment). On Saturday, April…