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Day: October 18, 2017
The scoop on Vassar’s Trustees
[Nov. 6 Editor’s note: Following the publication of this article, a few of the Trustees chose to submit their own bios to The Miscellany News with further details that they…
Philaletheis premieres new piece
This week, Vassar’s oldest student theatre organization, The Philaletheis Society, presents “The Moon is Red”, co-written and directed by Scott Szpisjak ’20, in the Susan Stein Shiva Theater. This student-written,…
VC soccer moves up in Liberty League ranks
The Vassar College men’s soccer team is off to an incredible start to Liberty League play. After picking up two conference wins over the weekend, the Brewers have improved to an…
Media minimizes culpability of white male mass shooters
[Content warning: This article discusses gun violence and mentions issues of mental health.] On Sunday, Oct. 1, a terrorist unleashed a firestorm of bullets of a magnitude never before seen…
Getting the scoop since 1866: a brief history of the Misc
“All Vassar College once a week / Reads the MISC the truth to seek. It’s got the news, it’s got the style / But twice a week it’s got its…
Light dessert found to be less cheesy than this article
It’s rare, but sometimes you’ll see something and instantly you know it will play a role in your life. That happened to me earlier this semester. I was scrolling on…
Organization ‘CARES’ for Vassar students
Students might know CARES as the group of students that used to provide support over the phone to anonymous callers, but since being taken off call, the organization has been…
Org of the Week: Card Sharks ‘ace’ student comradery
Have you ever wanted to learn something new but been too stressed to add another class? Do you just want to relax and have fun on a Saturday afternoon? Maybe…
Political Roundup
In this week’s headlines… On Oct. 12, The White House announced President Trump’s decision to slash subsidies to health insurance companies that help cover out-of-pocket costs for low-income people. The…
News Brief Oct. 19, 2017
Wildfires ravage northern California Firefighters in Northern California have finally started to tame some of the wildfires that have been spreading around the Golden State since Sunday, Oct. 8. They…