Makerspace offers creative outlet for Vassar students
courtesy of New York Hall of Science November is, to many, a month for makers. The Poughkeepsie Day School will be hosting a “Mini Maker Faire” to bring together the…
Day: November 4, 2015
Vending machine brings essential supplies back to campus
“Have you stopped by the College Center vending machines lately?” asked the VSA to the student body in a Facebook post on Nov. 1. “We’ve placed a ~very~ special present…
Outside the Bubble
In Odessa, Ukraine, a statue of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin–originally to be destroyed–was remodeled by Sculptor Alexander Milov into Darth Vader from the “Star Wars Franchise” and was unveiled on…
Don’t Wait Up an eerie addition to weekend of fright
For many, Halloween was quite spooky. Raging, partying, laughing and dancing occupied some students’ weekend, while others drank the night away. The Villard Room wasn’t the only way to enjoy…
Cookie recipes to make your tastebuds give thanks
Now that Halloween’s over, it’s time for Christmas! At least that’s what the commercial world is trying to tell us. In honor of that, I decided to look up cookie…
Lax partners with Alex’s Lemonade to make difference
courtesy of Vassar Athletics If on Saturday, Oct. 10 of this year, you took a trip down to Weinberg Field, you would have been treated to a familiar sight as…
NBA contenders poised to make run at ellusive title
After their dominant finish to last season, the 2014-2015 NBA Champions return with their core nucleus still together. The Golden State Warriors have Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and…
Open dialogues require unobstructed flow of language
A few weeks ago I wrote an opinion piece for The Miscellany News critiquing Vassar’s culture of political correctness. The newspaper’s most recent edition featured not one, but two responses…
Cable not a viable option for millennials
Call us cord cutters. Call us whatever you like, it won’t change how few of us are going to pay into cable TV come graduation. And frankly, I don’t blame…
Pink-washing distracts from awareness
In recent years, October has become a month not only saturated with orange and black, but with pink as well. The pink ribbon, universally recognized as the symbol of breast…