Top physician fosters empathy in medicine
courtesy of TEDxAtlanta At some point, you’re bound to get sick. Your body will refuse to do the simple tasks it had no problem doing yesterday. If you make it…
Day: November 18, 2015
VSA calls for gender neutral bathroom plan
by Spencer Davis Vassar has been co-ed since 1969, and its dorms have been co-ed since the issue was put to a vote in the 1980s. One of today’s issues…
Class echoes challenges of UN
It can be hard, sometimes, to make certain decisions. There are choices such as not hitting the snooze button, getting out of bed, going to class. Some days are easier…
Beal finds harmony of music, film
The name of Jeff Beal may not be as well-known as “House of Cards,” the Netflix original series on Washington politics, but the show owes much of its popularity to…
Gallagher, Hallum highlight banner year
by Leo Hilton There are a host of ways to judge the success of a team’s season. The women’s volleyball team finished with a 14-15 record overall on the year,…
VSA initiative a step toward supporting student activism
This past Sunday, the VSA proposed a reform initiative that is expected to both expedite the funding process for student protests and promote campuswide activism. The emergency funding plan that…
Disabilities expert urges greater openness on campus
by Sam Pianello To many at Vassar, constructive discussion on issues of disabilities and its social implications is lacking. On Nov. 12, however, the Office of Accessibility and Educational Opportunity’s…
Change the Field creator opens intersectional dialogue
To be Sheltreese McCoy is to be so many things: an educator, a social justice developer, an innovator, a speaker. McCoy does not identify herself in those same terms, however.…
Shadow Day gives high schoolers a taste of collegiate life
Remember what it felt like to endure the dreaded college application season? Most likely, you don’t want to remember the pain and stress that came with all of the tests…
Martinez explores changing Caribbean cultural identity
“Professor Martinez San Miguel is one of those rare scholars of broad thematic, geographical, linguistic and multi-disciplinary range whose books always force us to shift parameters and reconsider accepted interpretations…