Wordsmiths provides platform to develop poets’ voices
This past week, on Friday, Sept. 28, Vassar College’s spoken word poetry group Word- smiths put on the first of many open mic poetry nights in Rocky 300. While the…
Day: October 4, 2017
Old Taylor Swift dead, out for “Retribution’ in new song
“I’m sorry. The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now / Why? Oh, cause she’s dead.” Taylor Swift has once again proven that she has the ability to…
Arcade Fire disappoints, laughable in new studio album
There is a recurring “Saturday Night Live” sketch where the cast is a high school improv group and all of their acts are supposed to make dramatic statements about “society,”…
Remake of ‘It’ feels unfinished, lacks horror element
I can’t think of a movie better suited for the transition from summer into autumn (read Halloween) than “It.” “It” is, in my opinion, aimed more at capturing the feeling…
Excitable expatriate shares tips for paranoid travelers
After nearly two decades as a self-proclaimed raging pessimist, I wasn’t about to make a fundamental change in my outlook just because I was heading to a different country. So…
Hero student accidentally pays for washer, not dryer
Most Vassar students dread laundry day. From scraping all of last week’s socks out from underneath the bed to having nowhere to put dirty clothes since the clean ones remain…
LinkedIn master imparts sage wisdom on Vassar youths
Last Thursday, the Career Development Office (CDO) hosted what many believe to be their best workshop in the past decade. They invited business expert and LinkedIn superstar Xavier Foust to…