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Day: October 18, 2017
Updates from the VSA
Forum with Associate Dean Ed Pittman The Vassar Student Association (VSA) Senate held a forum with Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life & Diversity Ed Pittman this past…
U.S. World Cup failure should come as no surprise
It would be an understatement for me to say how gutted I am. The U.S. Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup is a miserable…
Jones in the wrong with remarks on player protest
In the aftermath of the Dallas Cowboys’ crushing last-second loss to the Green Bay Packers two weeks ago, it was actually a completely different kind of tumult which provoked owner Jerry…
Vassar women’s rugby performs well at West Point
Friday the 13th proved to be bad luck for the West Point JV rugby team, as they dropped their match to the Vassar College Brewers 61-26. The Brewers traveled to…
Why we Play: Hannah Worby, dancer
Vassar is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated student-athletes on campus. This year, The Miscellany News would like to highlight their stories. Although dance is not officially recognized…
Why we Play: Jade Direnfeld, dancer
Vassar is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated student-athletes on campus. This year, The Miscellany News would like to highlight their stories. Although dance is not officially recognized…
Millennial mental health issues spike, prompt response
[Content warning: This article discusses mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.] For a long time, teenagers have been characterized—generally by those older than them—as overly moody, self-centered and…
Jones should avoid red state trend, focus on local scale
In 2013, a young Texas state senator by the name of Wendy Davis made headlines when she filibustered a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. This…
U.S. system of incarceration grossly neglects reform
The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. Most Vassar students reading this are likely familiar with this fact. It’s very frequently thrown around…
Google-Facebook duopoly imperils media
President Donald Trump was roundly criticized last week for tweeting that “network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked” (Twitter,…