Outreach programs aid youth
Despite the New York Supreme Court’s decision last month that eight school districts, including the Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD), received a level of funding adequate to provide students with…
Day: October 26, 2016
Chess club unites area amateurs
Rockefeller Hall cannot be more familiar to a Vassar student. Classes meet here. Student organizations hold activities here. Special lectures take place in the spacious rooms here. But perhaps few…
Forgotten drama piece revived
“This is a play written in anger. In the dead wasteland of male society—it seems to ask—isn’t it necessary for certain women, at least, to resort to murder?” –Nicholas Wright…
Men’s basketball set to tip-off 2016 season
On Oct. 15, as most students packed their bags for October break, the men’s basketball team took the court to start its 2016-2017 season. Throughout the week, the squad…
Harvard strikes model effective path to staff compensation
This marks the third week of the Harvard dining staff’s strike for livable wages and increased benefits, the first halt in the University’s operations since 1983. In light of recent…
Student taken with trip to Tokyo
If you have one week to go anywhere, halfway around the world may not be the most logical choice, but it certainly is an exciting one. Over October break, I…
New counselors face increasing demands, student needs
This year, Vassar College Counseling Service (VCCS) welcomed three new counselors: permanent Staff Therapists Constanca Vescio, Jeremy Eggleston and 2016-2017 Post-doctoral Fellow Stephanie Bowlin. According to the Director of Psychological…
Escape to Lake George allows for post-midterm repose
My family picked me up at the Fort Edward train station and, after some embracing, we got into a car and headed towards a small cabin some 20 minutes away…
Law student integrates time at Vassar into post-grad life
Chris Brown is a Miscellany News alum who graduated in 2016 with a double major in Political Science and Mathematics. Less than a year out, Chris is living in California…
Homemade banana ice cream creates alt vegan dessert
You know Veganism is catching on when Ben & Jerry’s starts making almond milk-based “frozen dessert.” (A note about that term: I hate it. Ice cream is ice cream even…