Women’s vollyball loses hard fought match in five sets
Men’s Swimming and Diving The Vassar College men’s swimming and diving team started off its season with a fourth place finish at the Union College Relays this Saturday afternoon…
Day: October 30, 2013
Are you there God? It’s me, Lily, and I don’t understand how to put out a grease fire
I’ve never been much for keeping a journal, but it’s supposed to be good for your “mental health” and “self-awareness.”
Reporter should probably know when to keep things to himself
This is my first time writing for the humor section, and I’ve decided to use this opportunity as a safe space to get some things off my chest. As senior…
Actual and imagined Yelp reviews of Vassar College
Actual Yelp reviews of Vassar College 5 Stars–A million people (4) thought Yelp was a place to write the entire story of their time at Vassar, which is great, but…
Obamacare rollout remains promising despite glitches
The shutdown ended and the shutout began, leaving Americans with no one to be angry with for virtually twenty-four hours before glitches in the Affordable Care Act website left them…
Unending exposure to information hurting ability for us to concentrate
We hear and read all the time that people’s attention spans are shrinking with each generation; with so many products designed for instant gratification, this is hardly surprising. Apps for…
Phil. divorces The Crucible from its McCarthyist tradition
For those of you who have not had enough spookiness after Halloweekend, The Crucible is opening on October 31. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible details historically and fictionally the events of…
‘Not Anonymous’ draws on new voices, personal stories
Unbound, Vassar’s own experimental, non-hierarchical group, will be holding true to its goal of producing inventive student theater through a new production entitled “Not Anonymous.” The group will perform “Not…
Social advertising endangers e-identity
A couple weeks ago Google released a new set of terms and conditions for its network of websites. For anyone wondering just what this document is, a “terms and conditions”…
YouTube a combatant against deceptive advertising of cosmetics companies
It’s hard to believe that YouTube—a staple website in the eyes of many—emerged a mere eight years ago. The site was originally supposed to be a video version of an…