Panel examines racial profiling
On May 20, a panel entitled, “Does Racial Profiling Happen Here: Cappy Answers to Recent Bias Incidents” was held in the Villard Room to the attendance of over 200 members…
Day: May 24, 2014
Course evaluations may change
The last day of classes tends to mean two things to students: food from the professor and Course Evaluation Questionnaires, or CEQs. These evaluation forms have been used for a…
Senior DJs featured at Shiva event
For the past two years, the Shiva Rave has lived on with a huge stigma and a bad reputation for getting shut down two years ago. But on Wednesday, May…
Spring sports finish historic seasons
This spring season for Vassar athletics was one full of broken records, improved seasons, and all around impressive athletic ability. Many athletes had their first season with the Brewers, while…
Johnson retires after 41 years
Asked what single piece of advice she would like to pass on to past and present Vassar students, anthropology professor Lucy Johnson gave the following pair of words: serendipity and…
Tananbaum scholar Nguyen to work toward social justice
As students scrambled for internships and grant money for this upcoming summer, a few passionate juniors were selected by the Career Development Office for the Tananbaum Program. Benedict Nguyen ’15…
Summer housing options remain limited for students
By the time the month of May comes to a close, most Vassar students will already be off campus and cloistered in air-conditioned rooms. But students staying on-campus in Noyes…
Pest control sets traps to relocate campus groundhogs
Just before the beginning of study week, several residents of the SoCos found traps set up in various places around the area to capture the groundhogs. The traps are meant…
Preliminary org criticized for online image
On Tuesday, May 13, the Vassar preliminary student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), posted an image online linked to Nazi propaganda. The distribution of the image, as well…
News Briefs 5/25/14
CIA to no longer use vaccination effort as front A newly disclosed CIA policy mandates that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programs as a part of its operations,…