New VSA Exec talks goals, motivations for next year
In a few short weeks, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) will usher in a new administration to serve throughout the 2017-18 school year. As announced last Thursday, April 13, the…
Day: April 19, 2017
Vassar reconsiders mission
Vassar College, like most educational institutions, has a long history rooted in the exclusion of marginalized and disadvantaged groups. While some work has been done to make Vassar a more…
Production unravels love myths
We who are young have years ahead of us to experience what we have yet to achieve. But as we get older, we lose those infinite opportunities. What happens when…
Tennis rallies for third Seven Sisters title
After winning the two past annual Seven Sisters Tournaments, the Vassar College women’s tennis team set out to defend their title. Earning hard fought battles against Bryn Mawr College, Smith…
Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s life, career deserve celebration
On Wednesday, April 12, Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s body was found in the Hudson River. Abdus-Salaam served as an associate judge on the New York Court of Appeals, and she was the…
Stir-fry station a doorway to creative culinary expression
After two years of awkwardly passing by in shame, I finally used the Deece’s stirfry station. In a David-and-Goliath moment, I stood, pan in hand with assorted vegetables, noodles, tofu…
Org spotlight: Vassar Ballroom waltzes into spring
Remember how awkward social dancing was in middle school? Approaching a stranger and clumsily stepping on their feet and avoiding eye contact, it was not a pleasant experience. Then again,…
MfA President ponders STEM education crisis, solutions
Sponsored by the Math Department, President of Math for America (MfA) John Ewing gave a lecture this past Thursday, contemplating whether the United States is undergoing an education crisis, whether…
Vassar launches second ‘What Happens Here’ survey
[Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault.] Last week, Vassar students received an email inviting them to participate in the “What Happens Here” survey. As the survey website explains, “[This study]…
Author Ruth Gilligan discusses history behind new novel
Literature enthusiasts thronged the Class of ’51 Reading Room last Wednesday, April 12 at 5 p.m. to see Irish author Ruth Gilligan speak about her fourth book, “Nine Folds Make…