VSA backs statement of inclusion
Seeking to affirm the College’s commitment to building and maintaining a diverse community, the VSA passed a recommendation for a new diversity statement at the council meeting on April 13.…
Day: April 20, 2016
Headliner EMPD to kick off Throwback Jam
EMPD will headline the annual Throwback Jam, hosted by Hip Hop 101. The event will connect Vassar students and the surrounding community in a celebration of hip hop. Throwback Jam…
Alumna returns for cafe concert
“How many people can say they know a composer, steward of the environment, musician, poet, playwright, lecturer, champion for underserved children, artist and inventor, and oh, yes, they are all…
Women Ruggers win Beast of East
“Rugby is a sport that celebrates differences–in size, speed, strength–and gives everyone a place where they can give their all. Rugby brings out strength in people that they never knew…
Career Development resources benefit some over others
The privilege of attending an educational institution like Vassar College is presumably includes a virtual guarantee of employment upon successful completion of a degree. The name and reputation of the…
Students find comfort among the familiar
Contested as it might be, it’s inevitable for university students nationwide to have a hankering for home. At some point or another, in that interstitial space occurring before true comfort…
King weaves web, defines vulnerable spaces on campus
Environmental studies major Sarah King ’16 creates a quilt mapping vulnerable spaces on campus for her thesis. She enlisted the help of VC++ to create an app to track student…
Harbisson uses technology, vibrations to explore senses
For the past two years, Vassar’s Creative Arts Across Disciplines Initiative (CAAD) has funded interdisciplinary lecture series and student projects exploring one of the five senses–vision, hearing, taste, touch and…
Research methods reexamined by anthropologist Myer
In honor of the retirement of Anthropology professors Anne Pike-Tay and Judisth Goldstein, NYU Silver Professor Fred R. Meyers will offer a lecture April 28 in Taylor Hall called “Whose…
Versatile hummus a satisfying smooth spread for summer
Hummus. I love hummus. As I affirm my love, I admit that hummus has become a main food group of my college experience. Hummus and I, we are not mutually…