100 Nights until graduation a marker of incredible personal growth (#subtlebrag)
This Saturday was “100 Nights until graduation”, and here I sit, two days later, with nothing but chafed nipples by which to remember it (I will not be elaborating on…
Day: February 19, 2014
Reporter (and entire campus) would like Elsa to calm down
I don’t know if you’ve looked outside recently, but the recent animated Disney movie “Frozen” is your life. In fact, I’m fairly certain that if I were to ever actually…
My student seminars are much better than yours
You know that one kid in class who somehow has more to say than the professor (Hint: If you don’t, it’s probably you)? Every spring, we’re given the opportunity to…
Gender neutral bathroom initiative advances
When Vassar went co-ed in 1969, house floors and wings were divided by gender. By the 1990s, all the houses, except for Strong, went co-ed. The term “gender neutral bathrooms”…
Janet Mock imparts her story
On Monday, Feb. 17, Vassar’s annual All College Day kicked off in the Villard Room with a keynote address by trans woman activist and author Janet Mock. “The Campus Life…
Social media blurs rights to privacy
Across the nation, millions of high school seniors experience unshakable panic over the college applications process every year. Completing the Common App, soliciting recommendations, writing supplementary essays—all of these things…
LGBTQ athletes speak out
Vassar College is recognized as being a progressive institution, openly discussing topics seen as taboo by other areas of the nation. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, one such discussion took place…
Poets bring love of spoken word to Vassar
Gathering in a packed and claustrophobic stairwell in Sanders Classroom Auditorium has become procedure for many popular campus events, which usually include outlandish comedic performances or hyped plays. The spoken…
Bill of Rights indicative of larger concerns
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council members, Cushing House President Ruby Pierce ’16 and Raymond House President Ramy Abbady ’16 held a second meeting with members of…
Bucket list motivates seniors to reflect on last four years
Seniors, have you ever eaten a slice of Retreatzza? Gone sledding on sunset hill? Gotten a meal with a professor or done sake bombs at Tokyo Express? President of the…