Masterful pitching defines MLB
Baseball may still be in a state of flux after the fallout from the steroid era, because there are no longer muscle-bound hitters smashing balls over fences as the earth…
Day: October 1, 2014
CrossFit games provide fitness alternative
Over the summer ESPN devoted a lot of their airtime to a new phenomenon known as the Crossfit Games. CrossFit is a fitness craze that has become increasingly popular over…
VSA actions must reflect accessibility goals
I’ll preface this by saying that I am a firm believer that the Vassar Student Association (VSA) has the ability to make legitimate change. As the representative body for the…
Gender equality a larger societal issue
I do not remember exactly when it happened, but somewhere over the last 18 years, I was told—not explicitly, though—that when I grow up, I will take care of my…
New texting gun aims to make roads safer
There is a lot of rhetoric surrounding texting while driving and the effects it can potentially have on the lives of those involved in the act. Whether it be from…
Science, religion hold clashing ideologies
There was an article published in The New York Times the other day called “God, Darwin and My Biology Class” by David P. Barash, a Professor of Psychology and Evolutionary…
Freshman Families Weekend panel centers around summer internship opportunities
My parents, as well as hundreds of other parents of freshmen, were in town this past weekend for Freshman Families Weekend. Reservations at popular restaurants near campus filled up, and…
All socioeconomic classes not adequately supported at VC
In the minds of many, the ideas of private education and wealth are inseparable: for the majority of lower- and lower-middle-class Americans, private education is out of the question. In…
HeForShe inherently patriarchal
What Emma Watson’s audience has failed to realize in the wake of her September 20 UN speech addressing gender inequality is that the HeForShe campaign is hardly groundbreaking—if anything, the…
Coffee culture differs among countries
From a very early age, coffee has been almost an essential part of my life. I would start my day by drinking “café con leche” and end it the same…