Talent, experience on men’s fencing spans full roster
One of the least understood sports on the Vassar College campus is fencing. Despite this, the Brewers have been having a very successful overall season this year, bolstered by the…
Day: January 29, 2014
State life-support laws fail to respect families’ wishes
In Texas, there is a law which states that a life-sustaining treatment cannot be removed from a pregnant woman, no matter her end-of-life wishes. In other words, if a woman…
Uber price strategy inconsiderate of regular customers
Startups are always in the spotlight for being, for lack of a better word, new and edgy. They like to challenge business conventions (especially when they’re of the technology variant)…
Vassar students share insights from drone conference
On Nov. 15, 2013, 12 Vassar students drove down to Washington D.C., joining 400 others in attending CODEPINK’s Drone Summit, “Drone Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance,” organized in part…
Hitting snooze button not a more productive option
We’ve all heard the saying, “the early bird gets the worm,” suggesting that early risers are more productive and get more work done. However most college students love and value…
Sherman perception misread by non-fans
If you were at all surprised by Richard Sherman’s post-game interview last Sunday, I’m going to assume you don’t watch a lot of football. At least, you definitely don’t watch…
Ukraine riots continue to demand change
Protests Escalate As Ukrainians Continue to Fight for New Governance In late Nov. 2013, people from all over Ukraine came together in the country’s capital, Kiev, to participate in peaceful…
Sochi Games ignore genocide upon very same ground
The 2014 Winter Olympics are to be held in the town of Sochi, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, in the North Caucasus mountain range. The Olympics are…
From curation to exhibition: an inside peek at the Loeb
Often when we walk into museums, we become so absorbed in our own thoughts that we overlook those who helped bring the art in front of us to life. Often…
Student photographers support domestic violence victims
“So they can love again…/Find peace again…/And be whole again…” “Because we are human.” “For the children.” Emma Redden ’15 and Jeffrey From ’15 received these answers to the question,…