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Day: April 20, 2016
Necessary ingredients revealed for a perfect stir fry
Courtesy of All Recipes What is stir fry? According to my highly accurate and reliable source (Urban Dictionary), among many other definitions, “stir fry” is “an eastern food, usu. comprised…
Spatial research expands Jewish studies
On Thursday, April 14, the Jewish Studies Program invited Barbara Mann to lecture on the significance of space in Jewish culture. Mann is an Associate Professor of Jewish Literature at…
Tuesday vote hits New York
Poughkeepsie community Trump is drawing votes from the same base with his own emphasis on controlling international trade and immigration. Comparing the political climate of Vassar College and the town…
Outside the Bubble
Second Earthquake Devastates Southern Japan A deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit southern Japan last Saturday, killing 44, injuring over 1000 and displacing around 100,000 people (BBC News, “Japan quake relief work…
Track rewrites record books again at Silfen Invitational
In what proved to be a historic couple of days, the women and men’s track teams traveled to New London, CT to compete in the Silfen Invitational this past weekend.…
Hate him or love him: Assessing Kobe’s legacy
Last Wednesday marked the last time one of the greatest athletes ever will lace up his trademark sneakers, don his legendary purple and gold jersey and emerge out of the…
Panama Papers expose star-laden corruption
The release of what is being heralded as the “WikiLeaks for rich people” has exposed a fresh batch of evidence implicating FIFA in more corruption. Specifically, tax evasion facilitated through…
Bolstered staff leads to huge strides for growing rowing
This past weekend both the men’s and women’s rowing teams for Vassar traveled to the University of Albany to compete in a three-way meet against the hosting Great Danes, as…
Accolades abundant for star-studded Brewer athletes
Baseball The baseball team fell behind in the second inning this past Saturday and were unable to rally back, falling 11-3 to non-conference action against Stevens Institute of Technology on…
Letter to the Editor
The vote in support of the referendum to divest from direct holdings in fossil fuel companies clearly shows the importance that Vassar students attach to taking action against global warming.…