Ghosts haunt historic Vassar buildings
Rumor has it that on this campus, not everything is quite as it seems. You may not have heard yet, but Vassar appears to have a serious ghost problem. Ranging…
Day: October 29, 2014
Carry That Weight comes to VC
Over two months ago, Columbia University senior Emma Sulkowicz began carrying her dorm mattress across campus in protest of the University’s failure to bring justice to her and other students…
Eugenides delivers annual Gifford lecture
The mystery behind the other is what makes human existence so tragic and yet beautiful. And it is the quest of the artist to deteriorate the idea of otherness and…
Fencing readies for season opener
VC men’s and women’s fencing teams met for the first time last week to officially mark the beginning of the 2014-15 season. After lengthy recruiting efforts and a summer of…
Precautions expose alcohol education flaws
With one of the most raucous and damage-causing nights of the year, Halloween, falling on a Friday night for the first time in six years, members of the administration and…
VSA names Garcia to Exec. after election tie
Three weeks after Reuben Moncada ’15 unexpectedly stepped down as VP for Activities on the Vassar Student Association (VSA), Lauren Garcia ’16, after a 200 to 200 vote tie in…
Human oil spill calls attention to divestment campaign
On Friday Oct. 17, the Vassar College Board of Trustees met on the college campus for the first and final time this semester. While the Board had their meeting in…
Baldwin sets precautionary measures for deadly diseases
Viewing the current homepage of a major news source’s website that doesn’t feature one or more articles covering the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa is about as rare as…
Kentucky derby pie makes for scary good Halloween treat
It’s Halloween night. Your neighbors have pulled over their lawn chairs, the bowls of candy are ready, and the fire pit is stocked with kindling and logs. Your parents wear…
Admins, students unite to reduce Halloweekend EMS calls
Halloweekend is a notoriously dangerous weekend on Vassar campus in terms of vandalism of campus property as well as a peak in the use of Vassar’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS),…