My Exasperating TSA (Terribly Scary Agency) Experience
The last time I came back from India, I had a funny experience with the TSA. When you land in the United States, they make you stand in a line,…
Humor & Satire
Praise be unto Student Secure: Inside Vassar’s WiFi cults
Last week, the Vassar administration announced that it would start cracking down on the notorious “WiFi cults” after groups of students in hooded black robes marched around campus holding candles…
Where the wild things are not: the brand-new Deece
As I walked into the new Deece for the first time during house team training, I felt conflicted. Sure, I was happy about the extended hours of operation, the fresh…
Thin dorm walls promote inadvertent eavesdropping
I forgot. And it really isn’t something hard to remember. I must have blocked it from memory; all the nights spent lying awake, all the mornings roused early. Of everything…
Why summer road trips are anything but vacations
I am writing this column from a dark, cramped, nauseating purgatory. It is 10:30 p.m., and my mother, father and I are in our tenth hour of driving through the…
Bored at graduation? So am I…
As the end of May approaches, every parent’s, grandparent’s, uncle’s, and vodka aunt’s favorite time of year gets closer and closer: graduation season. Don’t get me wrong, graduations are important!…
If only I knew: A 19-year-old child’s parenting tips
I’m not ashamed to say that my parents are two of my best friends. (I probably wouldn’t say this to their faces because they might tell me that I need…
A rugged warm up: It’s one heck of a trek to the AFC
Last weekend, my cousin visited Vassar as a prospie. After the tour, my aunt gushed about the “convenient location” of the buildings and how the campus isn’t “hilly.” To which…
Retiring Humor Editor reflects on sweet-talking writers, ‘Space Jam’
Dear Humor & Satire section of the Misc, If I had known in utero that The Miscellany News existed, I would’ve been born ready to be its Humor Editor. Doing…