New normal: ‘Aloha’ creates world where absurd is average
The Mug is known to be a dark and obscure space for students to procure romantic liaisons under the veil of anonymity. But this weekend, The Mug will be transformed…
Day: April 9, 2014
Cascading Loeb installation no water under the bridge
A 26-foot-tall wall of fabric, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art center’s newest installation is not so much a patch worked tapestry as it is a pendent waterfall, rippling with color…
Theater group supports local students’ exploration of hip hop
At Vassar, the institution’s endowment allows for the arts to thrive on an equal basis with education. But most public schools do not have the privilege to maintain a vivacious…
Poetry month events honor Vassar alumna
“April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in his epic poem “Wasteland.” Even so, for Eliot, this harsh stint might be said to have one redeeming quality: It’s also…
Great American novel hits broadway stage
Mr. Franco will not be taking pictures,” said a stern security guard to the horde of teenage girls that had congregated by the stage door. My sister, who was at…
Brother dynamic at heart of music doc
I love music documentaries. I love the behind the scenes look these films offer, from the fly on the wall vérité style of D.A. Pennebaker’s works to the unabashed candidness…
‘Noah’ adds complexity to biblical tale
“Noah” is a film that never completely commits to any single style or genre. It alternates between big-budget action movie, intimate psychological character study and family melodrama, seemingly at random.…
Standardized Rebellion: Inappropriate reactions to the GRE
5:30 a.m.: I wake up, look at my clock, and then smile smugly, because I know that I am going to wake up for the GRE in a totally timely…
Harry Potter never had to deal with this bullshit
I hate job interviews. In truth, I haven’t had a real job interview since before my senior year of high school. It was for this six-week art co-op program that…
New Goose Inclusion Act: addressing foul inequality
With spring finally here, you may have noticed the remarkable increase of Geese on Vassar’s campus. The appearance of this fowl has been met with comments such as, “They should…