Day: May 26, 2017

Sanctuary welcomes VC animal enthusiasts

By Talya Phelps – 6 years ago

This Senior Week, Ian Snyder ’17 discovered something he never expected to. In an email, he reported from his trip to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary: “I learned that the little…

Science students trek to ‘land of fire and ice’

By Laila Volpe – 6 years ago

While some may think of Iceland as just an island with a misleading name, 15 Vassar students are currently taking advantage of its rich, diverse terrain to conduct research. The…

Seniors take final VC bows

By – 6 years ago

Theatre is an inherently collaborative art. The final product on opening night is a team effort, the combined vision of dedicated directors, designers, actors and stage managers. Here at Vassar,…

Graduates pay tribute to sports community

By Mack Liederman and Robert Pinataro – 6 years ago

From school records to big upsets, 2017 has one impeccable senior class of student athletes. In the 36- year history of Division III Vassar athletics, this year’s graduating class is…

Alumnae/i share wisdom, advice with the Class of 2017!

By Noah Purdy and Charlotte Varcoe-Wolfson – 6 years ago

“Congratulations! Be proud of everything you’ve accomplished and let everyone who helped you get here know how grateful you are. The most important thing you can do after graduation is…

Org lends support to North Korean advocacy cause

By Talya Phelps – 6 years ago

Until 2013, its image on Google Earth was nothing but a featureless blob. Its Internet reportedly only has 28 websites. Its totalitarian threatened violent retaliation over a James Franco and…

News Briefs May 25, 2017

By and – 6 years ago

Trump fires FBI Director James Comey On May 9, FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Trump. The president announced Comey’s firing via a news release along with letters…

Senior Retrospective: Calvin Lamothe

By Calvin Lamothe – 6 years ago

I have a secret Facebook group with my four best friends from home (for those who haven’t already made fun of me about it, home is Manchester, MA. Yes, Manchester-by-the-Sea;…

Senior Retrospective: Lydia Wood

By Lydia Wood – 6 years ago

My best piece of advice is to make connections. And I don’t really mean like business networking connections—those are great too, but I still don’t really know how to make…

Senior Retrospective: Abby Johnson

By Abby Johnson – 6 years ago

I spend a lot of time thinking about the alternate life I would have had at Oberlin College, which was the place I almost went to before Vassar accepted me.…