Doyle speaks to Title IX policy, response
[Trigger warning: mention of suicides, sexual violence] About a year ago, Alexia Garcia ’18 stumbled upon the book “Campus Sex/Campus Security” and chose to read it during lapses in her…
Day: April 26, 2017
Workshop educates about trans allyship
In the age of increasing social media presence, we can often denote activism with ‘slacktivism,’ passively supporting an issue without actually taking efforts to make a change. In general, though,…
Baroque-era master honored at long last
In a pioneering move, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is currently hosting the first-ever exhibition dedicated to works by the last great painter of the Baroque period, Francesco de…
Rugby teams prove to be Beasts of the East
This year, 54 Vassar Rugby players made the four-hour trip to Portsmouth, RI, for the 34th annual Beast of the East Tournament, the largest college rugby event in the country.…
Films must deconstruct, address racist structures on screen
Whitewashing, a film industry casting practice in which white actors or actresses are hired to play non-white characters, has long permeated popular media and systematically denied artistic and economic opportunities…
Make vegan lemon pancakes without help from the Deece
I’ve never had Deece pancakes, but when I asked my roommates just now how they are, they both said, “Pffft,” so they must not be that great. Plus, they aren’t…
Lack of campus support for non-cis students persists
TBD is a new pre-org established to improve policy related to trans and gender nonconforming students at Vassar. It raises awareness and promotes positive change. In our weekly columns, we…
WFOCA revitalizes org centering intersectionality
Organizations at Vassar have an interesting life. Some are as old as the Philaletheis Society, founded in 1865, and others are more recent, like Big Night In. Rarely does an…
Despite rain, Earth Day festivities shine across community
For the past two years, the city of Poughkeepsie has organized a citywide clean-up initiative on Earth Day, which this year fell on Saturday, April 22. “We want to celebrate…
Lovejoy discusses biodiversity in conference keynote
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, known as the “godfather” of biodiversity, argues that the world nears an environmental tipping point—launching us into an age in which humans will likely become extinct. Vassar…