VC calls for Asian American Dept.
[Redaction (Friday, Oct. 25): As per the request of one of the subjects of this article, all instances of their name have been redacted.] “I have never seen myself represented in…
Day: February 21, 2018
Media consumption fraught in era of instant information
On the afternoon of Feb. 14, a 19-year-old former student of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, shocked the nation by massacring 17 students and staff members, which was…
VSA seeks new vision after series of resignations
In the first few weeks of the spring semester, eight members of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) resigned from their positions. The most important reasons for these resignations were general…
Alumnae/i panel speaks on science careers
As part of “Senior Week at the CDO,” Vassar’s Career Development Office hosted an alumnae/i panel centered on careers in scientific research of Feb. 17. The panel featured five Vassar alumnae/i working in chemical,…
News Briefs
U.S. won’t contribute to Iraq rebuilding A three-day donors’ conference was held in Kuwait this week under the sponsorship of the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank. The objective was…
Political Roundup
In this week’s headlines… Wednesday marked another mass shooting in a United States school, this time in Parkland, Florida. The shooter has been identified as 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz, a former…
VSA Updates 2/20/18
Consensus Agenda – Passed Finance allocations —3169/3269 from Speakers to Feminist Alliance for Transformative Justice: A Teach-In with the LIES Collective. —1500/2398.48 from Capital to Vassar Filmmakers for film equipment…
Political activists discuss abolitionist agenda
In its mission to equip students with a profound and well-versed liberal arts education, Vassar College makes an effort to foster political discourse that challenges perennial injustices in society and…
Vassar athletes to lead charge into cold waters
This year marks the 20th annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics in Fishkill, NY. For the past two years, Vassar’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has teamed up with Bard College…
Celebrated lacrosse coach emphasizes sisterhood, strength
If you watch any of the women’s lacrosse roster videos, in which the player states their name, position and reason for coming to Vassar, there are two common themes. The…