Racist hate speech jars community
[Trigger warning: racist and anti-Semitic hate speech.] On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Director of Safety and Security Arlene Sabo sent out an all-campus email informing the Vassar community that violent anti-Black…
Day: March 1, 2017
CHAS brings Crenshaw, ‘Hidden Figures’ to campus
This Friday, seminal feminist thinker and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw will be giving the Keynote Lecture for the Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS) Women of Color conference: (Re)defining…
Pokrywka chosen as guest expert
“There is a scientist out there somewhere who is dedicating their entire life to just studying how ostriches make love. There’s another person studying what would happen if monkeys used…
Men’s lacrosse team looks forward to future
After a historic season in 2016, the Vassar College men’s lacrosse team looks to further improve its performance this upcoming spring. Last year, the Brewers performed the best in program…
The Miscellany News Staff Editorial
This week, the Editorial Board has dedicated these pages of the paper to make space for members of the Black community at Vassar who may have been affected by the…
Alum reminisces on involvement with VSA and Misc
This week we are catching up with Brian Farkas ’10, former Editor-in-Chief of The Miscellany News and VP of VSA, now an attorney at Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP. Q: Why did…
Oral Histories Project archives voices of refugee crisis
At the heart of any statistic is a unique experience or history that can’t be generalized to further a political agenda. When the White House makes claims regarding refugees, it…
I’m pretzel-ing you, you’re gonna love these pretzel bites
The TA ovens must have some kind of secret communication channel because many of them have decided to break this week. I guess the semester has been as rough for…
Now sushi me, now you donut; try this trend while it lasts!
It all started with the cronut. The year was 2015 when big time baker, Dominque Ansel cross-bred a croissant with a donut and ultimately turned this innovative pastry into a…
Celebrities flaunt designer gowns, activism at Oscars
This awards season, celebrities are taking to the red carpet with unprecedented political fervor. Supporting the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Stand With the ACLU” campaign, stars like Ruth Negga, Lin-Manuel…