Campaign calls VC to face privilege
Check your privilege. It’s a neat catchphrase thrown around as reminder that some of us were born with advantages others are systematically denied. It’s easy to say, but keeping our…
Day: April 8, 2015
NY Times columnist brings civil rights debate to campus
On Thursday, Apr. 2, Vassar hosted New York Times Op-ed columnist Charles Blow for a lecture entitled “Civil Rights Today,” which sought to critically examine the relationship between minority communities…
Students anticipate Chin’s poetic passion
In her book Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz said of Staceyann Chin, “To watch Chin…
Ingraham runs fastest 400 in nation
Last year, the Vassar women’s track and field team sent two runners to the NCAA championships, with both returning from the event as All-Americans. The team also had 17 qualifying…
Proposed curriculum changes detrimental to VC experience
At the VSA Council meeting on April 5, Dean of the Faculty Jonathan Chenette attended a forum in which he explained current proposals to change Vassar’s curriculum. The Committee on…
Juniors create software programming club
A new student club is hoping to one day improve how students access online college resources on their computers and mobile devices. Created by Jayce Rudig-Leathers ’16 and Tim Brown…
For senior MEDS major, grass is always greener inside a box
Amid the brown landscape the unrelenting snow left in its wake, there will soon be a paradise of greenery. Since winter break, Sasha Zwiebel ’15 has been working on plans…
Fagin rejected from Mars One, but still shooting for stars
Max Fagin’s ’10 dreams have always been out of this world. Fagin has wanted to be an astronaut since he was twelve, and last year he got close to making…
Posse students fight different kind of battle
Twelve years ago, in small desert towns in Afghanistan, Nicole Leadenham ’18 carried a rifle in her hands and a pistol strapped to her thigh. But in the corridors of…
Fultz reveals meta crossword secrets in student seminar
With Fall 2015 pre-registration opening soon and new distribution requirement proposals sparking campus-wide debate, many students have academics at Vassar on their mind. However, some students are not only preparing…