Petition seeks Asian inclusion
On Wednesday, February 5, a petition circulated throughout the student body calling for greater inclusion of Asian and Asian-American voices in the Women’s Studies program. The petition was part of…
Day: February 12, 2014
SART advocates provide student support
Nearly 20 percent of undergraduate women report having experience attempted or completed sexual assault since beginning college, according to a study in the Journal of American College Health. Sexual assault occurs on all campuses, even…
Zhu to play in world bridge championship
A group of four sit around a square table, one of many in a large convention center. Silence washes over them as they concentrate only on the array of spades,…
VC Squash achieves second place finish
After losing six seniors upon their graduation last year, women’s squash has merged with the men’s team to fulfill the College Squash Association (CSA) nine-person roster requirement. The now co-ed…
JYA office needs to revamp programming
Study abroad programs are often considered to be one of the hallmarks of a Liberal Arts education. It is a privilege, an educational experience that immerses students in other cultures…
Fashion blog features campus style
In a world where fashion blogs are more immediate and influential than prestigious magazines such as Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar, a Vassar-centric fashion blog is gaining influence on and off…
VC community rings in Lunar New Year on and off campus
Last Friday, most students were either sleeping in or attending class, but for a select group of students studying Chinese, it was showtime. Belting out Beijing opera, singing group songs,…
Nickelsburg trains lens on America’s longest conflict
A war has not been fought on U.S. soil in over one hundred years, but thousands of miles away soldiers and civilians die and suffer in the longest enduring conflict…
Ikemoto’s hula instruction builds on family traditions
Deciding to teach hula at Vassar for the first time last semester, Professor of Art History Wendy Ikemoto was nervous. “I thought, I don’t know how this is going to…
Höhn’s scholarship launches film on Black WWII soldiers
Professor of History Maria Höhn was working on a book about American G.I.s in Germany after World War II when she kept encountering the same surprising anecdote. Her research led…