Maguire appointed VP for Finance
After about a week of anarchy in the finance office of the VSA, Kaden Maguire ’16 assumed the post of Vice President for Finance. VSA President Ramy Abbady ’16 wrote…
Day: February 3, 2016
OITNB author Kerman brings levity to dark subject
It’s a premise almost too fantastic to be factual: girl meets girl and enters into a romantic relationship, only to find out her partner is a heroin-dealing West African kingpin.…
Crossover novelist to stay at VC
“Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. Pity. A signature strike leveled the florist’s,” read one of Teju Cole’s tweets. The tweet was one of seven short stories…
Men’s Volleyball: hot start no fluke
It may be winter, but the Vassar men’s volleyball team is red hot. Last year, the team finished with a formidable 18-13 record on the year, yet stumbled to a…
College must heed student voices on community projects
The day before classes resumed, Dean of the College Chris Roellke addressed recent changes to campus dining facilities in a school-wide email. It was one of the first times the…
Crafted Kup brews enthusiastic response
“If you build it, they will come,” one Crafted Kup customer remarked to the coffee shop owner Tanner Townsend as he ordered his Mocha Coffeeshake. The customer was referring to…
New Cooperative hopes to bring nature to Poughkeepsie
Right about now, Vassar seniors are deep into their job hunts, searching for opportunities in their fields of interest as their college careers draw to a close. Last year, Education…
Boum reimagines religious exchange in familiar history
Professor Aomar Boum gave a lecture on Thrusday, Jan. 28 on the partnership between North African Jews and Muslims against French and Nazi German anti-Semitism from 1936-1940. Photo by Sam…
Vassar students share recent travels abroad
courtesy of Julia Pollack Mexico and Oaxaca Cities “Me gustarían las champulines con avocate, por favor.” I muster whatever remaining energy my jetlagged self has in vocalizing my dinner order,…
Sexual assault survey reveals Vassar trends
On Sunday’s VSA Council Meeting, Director of Institutional Research, David Davis-Van Atta gave a presentation of the key points in the findings from the survey “What Happens Here”. Photo by…