Humor & Satire
Student sues roommate for heinous breach of contract
Monday afternoon. 4:45 p.m. First-year Jen Anderson returns to her room, a comfortable double she shares with fellow first-year Caroline Jamison, as she always does before meeting her friends for…
A heartwarming reunion: student and central heating
A fact about me is that I’m someone who feels extra cold. I grew up in India, and so obviously my body is designed to be able to handle heat…
Comparing colleges: furry mammals, topography, co-ops
As we return from a fall break that somehow escaped us in the blink of an eye and we see the leaves slowly turning to crimson and gold, I believe…
Excitable expatriate shares tips for paranoid travelers
After nearly two decades as a self-proclaimed raging pessimist, I wasn’t about to make a fundamental change in my outlook just because I was heading to a different country. So…
Hero student accidentally pays for washer, not dryer
Most Vassar students dread laundry day. From scraping all of last week’s socks out from underneath the bed to having nowhere to put dirty clothes since the clean ones remain…
LinkedIn master imparts sage wisdom on Vassar youths
Last Thursday, the Career Development Office (CDO) hosted what many believe to be their best workshop in the past decade. They invited business expert and LinkedIn superstar Xavier Foust to…
Student makes Prague-ress despite cultural confusion
As of press time, I will have been in the Czech Republic for five weeks. Which is long enough to finally learn how to cook rice, but not long enough…