Latest Supreme Court ruling lets wealthy engulf politics
I walked out one unexpectedly chilly morning last week and I was greeted with a bit of particularly bad news—as if the terrifyingly cold weather hadn’t already been bad enough.…
Day: April 16, 2014
Exhibit embodies students’ search for individualized style
Many artists dream of seeing their work exhibited in a formal gallery setting, but not all of them get the chance to do so. Painting is a long and arduous…
Up-and-comers Brown, Lunice promise energized concert
At a small liberal arts college, having a major artist come to campus always creates a buzz and calls for students from all corners of campus to unite at a…
Experimentation crescendos at showcases
With student bands like Vishnu Basement and SUPERTEEN recording albums and going on tour this summer, student music has been thriving as of late. In keeping with the particularly vibrant…
‘Dazed’ continues to hold sway
Movies are a medium which relies on youth. Precisely because of this, countless youth-centered entertainments fill up screens across America each year. But these aren’t really about youth so much…
AMC’s ‘Turn’ fails to construct revolutionary spy saga
AMC’s new drama, “Turn,” based on the novel “Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring” by Alexander Rose, has one of the best opening credits sequences in recent…
Epic ‘Rise’ pushes limits of stylized subject matter
According to playwright Bertolt Brecht, “murderers command too much respect from us.” Embracing this concept, Brecht wrote the play “The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui,” a story that allegorically examines…
‘Veep’ comedic, absurd spin on DC politics
“Democracy is so overrated” remarks the shrewd Frank Underwood in the Washington D.C thriller “House of Cards.” While Netflix’s most popular drama satirizes the corrupt world of Washington D.C through…
Weekly Misc Quiz: How to know if you’re VC #basic
#Basic is a biddie who is extraordinarily ordinary; the opposite of being “hip” or a relation of Meryl Streep. How #basic are you? The following quiz lists Vassar-specific symptoms of…