Patriots unable to pull off win despite Brady, Belichick
When the New England Patriots landed in Denver for their American Football Conference (AFC) Championship bout on Sunday, they knew that the task at hand was daunting. They understood the…
Day: January 22, 2014
Women’s basketball asserts dominance in recent matches
The Vassar College women’s basketball team started off their winter break season on a high note. The Brewers had one of their biggest wins in program history when they defeated…
Biopen tech might change the way we heal our bones
Have you ever heard of WobbleWorks? WobbleWorks is a technology company founded in 2010 that raised more than $30,000 in funding via Kickstarter to create advanced technology for the public.…
Christie scandal merely same old politics at work
If you’ve glanced at a television screen in the past ten days or so, you’ve probably heard about Chris Christie. The Republican Governor of New Jersey—at least for now—was elected…
States counter E.U. efforts to curb capital punishment
Many looked on as Dennis McGuire lay writhing on the execution table, gasping for breath in his final moments of life as his body struggled to reject the poison that…
Campus Climate demands see progress one year later
Disclosure: I am a member of the VSA Council; however, these opinions presented here represent mine alone, and not the opinion of the entire Council. At the last VSA meeting…
Chronicle for discourse, whether left or right
On Dec. 5, 2013, Julian Hassan ’14, the leader of Vassar’s Conservative Libertarian Union (CLU; formerly, and still officially—according to the VSA—the Moderate Independent Conservative Alliance, or MICA), accused The…
Make a sustainable lifestyle achievable with more meat-free, plant-based meals
Climate change is personal. Looking back at news headlines from 2013, whether reading about Hurricane Sandy or communities displaced by rising oceans, we see that the lives of individuals in…
Google Glass evolving into a brand, fashion statement
This February will mark one year since the Google Explorer program began, which has since offered hundreds of technophiles, journalists, sports players and regular people the opportunity to bring Google…
Greenway sought after for daring choreographic choices
Kelsey Greenway ’16 found the inspiration for her Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre’s (VRDT) Final Showings performance through patty-cake. They played while wearing oven mitts, so Greenway told her dancers to…