Students broaden identity talks
At Vassar—an institution founded by and for (and in many ways, still dominated by) the wealthy, white, able-bodied and cisgender—students who fall outside these categories often need to make a…
Day: December 7, 2016
VCVI splits sides at finale
On the night of Dec. 2, student comedy troupe Vassar Improv presented their last show of the fall semester. The event’s description read, “For 99 Nights of improv by the…
Drama Dept. modernizes classic
Although “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” remains an unwavering staple to the theatrical canon after four centuries, the Experimental Theater was undaunted in its quest to uniquely reinterpret the classic play…
Swim and Dive thrive in League Championships
This past Saturday, Dec. 3, both the men and women of Vassar’s swimming and diving program ventured to Rochester, NY to compete in the Liberty League Championships. The men held…
Ed. Secretary pick portends commodification of students
On Nov. 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that billionaire education lobbyist Betsy DeVos would be his administration’s nominee for Secretary of Education. An adamant proponent of charter schools, DeVos…
Trigger warnings questioned
On Friday, Dec. 2, the Vassar Conservative Libertarian Union hosted a discussion in Rockefeller Hall on trigger warnings and their implications for free speech. Before the presentation began, Treasurer of…
First generation grad student, alum delves into research
Katie Jensen ’09 is currently doing her dissertation at the Univeristy of Texas-Austin. She’s studying the refugee status determination process in Brazil, where she was doing research for the past…
Hiking hobbyist turned wilderness lobbyist visits Vassar
Just a few hours north of Poughkeepsie lies the Adirondack Park, the largest protected area in the lower 48 states and larger than the Yellowstone, Glacier, Everglades and Grand Canyon…
#OurVassar fundraiser nets over $200K in 24 hours
On Nov. 29, Vassar College’s Office of Alumnae/i Affairs and Development (OAAD) launched #OurVassar on the collegiate crowdfunding website Give Campus. The fundraiser was created in the spirit of Giving…
Panelists discuss prevalence of region’s food insecurity
A symptom of rising socioeconomic inequality in America is the emerging gulf between those who always have enough food to eat and those who regularly worry about where their next…