Day: October 21, 2015

War on Drugs has produced steep unforseen casualties

By NICK BARONE – 7 years ago

In a national televised address in 1986, then-President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, addressed the nation on their vigorous campaign on drug abuse. Throughout the ill-fated diatribe, Reagan derided…

Refugee crisis panel sparks campuswide conversation

By EILIS DONOHUE – 7 years ago

Courtesy of Vassar College While concerned citizens across the world are working out ways to assist in aiding the current refugee crisis in Syria and the Mid­dle East, students and…

VARC balances public opinion

By JULIA CUNNINGHAM – 7 years ago

Courtesy of Brooke Thomas “While VARC certainly agrees that animals should be treated better, we think that the goal should be to end exploitation not just make it more bearable.…

Christie ’80 delves into history of printing

By MATTHEW STEIN – 7 years ago

Courtesy of Alix Christie Our days are filled with books, whether we’re curled up with one before going to bed or groaning at the 300 pages of reading we’ve left…

Glass Ulysses Cylinders thread Irish narrative

By SIEU NGUYEN – 7 years ago

by Sam Pianello   In the dim-lit North and South Wings of the Library, a series of golden glass cylinders, as if illuminated from inside with brown and green smear­ing,…

Brewers active in national charity

By AMREEN BHASIN – 7 years ago

If you’ve been following the Vassar College women’s lacrosse team over the last few years, you may have noticed one member of the Brewers’ team that’s just a little shorter…

College should further develop support for refugees

By THE EDITORS – 7 years ago

We are currently experiencing the largest refugee crisis of our genera­tion. There are more refugees in the world today seeking asylum abroad than in any time in recent history. The…

Cymbal app connects artists with college radio station

By SARAH SANDLER – 7 years ago

Photo by Sam Pianello. The students behind WVKR, Vassar’s inde­pendent radio station, already put in the work to provide alternative and independent shows. They were recently contacted by the creators…

October Break Travel

By KAYLA GONZALEZ, YIFAN WANG, PROFESSOR MARY ANN CUNNINGHAM – 7 years ago

Cape Cod, M.A. Having hardly ever ventured outside of Los Angeles, Calif., I had no idea what the East Coast had to offer me. This October break I was fortunate…

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