Senior housing challenges students’ culinary creativity
Common sites of stress for seniors include the library at 3 a.m., the office of a potential employer or the area in the front of the room where you are…
Day: February 7, 2013
Unitarian Universalists carve niche at VC
Students use their four years at college for self-exploration, which, for many, includes figuring out where they stand when it comes to spirituality and religion. This idea of searching and…
Senior theses bring together History majors
Majors’ committees provide resources and a place of community for students who share the same strong passion in an academic area. Comprised of sophomores, juniors and seniors, this committee fulfills…
Chia sprouts into kitchen through variety of delicious treats
The word “chia” has long invoked a similar sense of nostalgia in a great number of Americans due to the astounding popularity of the Chia Pet, first introduced in the…
Departments, majors collaborate on key academic decisions
When making college decisions, one factor that may have been a draw for many of us as prospective Vassar students is the college’s devotion to small class sizes, ensuring students…
Vassar must hasten digitilization of campus resources
In an age where institutional communication is increasingly located within the digital sphere, we at the Miscellany News would like to see...
Economic growth in China creates political challenges
Formerly described by Napoleon Bonaparte as a “sleeping giant,” China has in recent decades awoken from its slumber of isolation and economic stagnation to take its place at the forefront…
Obama admin. sets stage for new kinds of climate action
President Barack Obama’s foreign policy has been frequently praised for its shrewd recalibration of American leadership within a global context. Whether it was 2011’s multilateral intervention in Libya, the administration’s…
A morning student’s stream (or lack) of consciousness
It’s very unclear to me right now why I willingly signed-up for a 9am Monday course. I mean, I’m fully aware that there are worse situations than this—I could be…
As incoming Secretary of State, Kerry should continue Clinton’s diplomacy
The beginning of February marked the beginning of John Kerry’s term as Secretary of State. Now, for the first time in eight years, the position will be filled by a…