VSA hosts Global Campus panel
The Vassar Student Association (VSA) and Vassar College have become increasingly comprehensive in their engagement with ways of life and thought from communities all over the world. For its sesquicentennial…
Day: April 4, 2018
Jamia Wilson illuminates roadmap for revolutionaries
CW: This article discusses police brutality, gender-based violence and sexual assault. On Wednesday, March 28, Vassar’s Women’s Center hosted an event titled “Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance for All.” Executive Director…
News Briefs
Gaza Strip protest turns violent On March 30, more than 15,000 Palestinians protested along the Gaza Strip in what was referred to as the “Great March of Return,” one of…
Political Roundup
In this week’s headlines… Trump campaign deputy manager Rick Gates has been at the center of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in trying to prove the Trump campaign’s connection to…
Updates from the VSA
Consensus Agenda – Passed Finance allocations 184/184 from Capital to BSU for lights and a banner $392/1800 from Collaboration to UnFramed for their annual red sands gala (which was not…
Men’s tennis suffers setback in loss to Ithaca at home
In their first matchup following a spring break training trip to California, the Vassar College men’s tennis team hoped to defeat Ithaca at Josselyn Tennis Courts. Though the home team…
Formula One season marked by compelling race to top
The 2018 Formula One season got off to a flying start in Australia on March 25, seeing Sebastian Vettel take the win for Ferrari over defending world champion Lewis Hamilton,…
Volleyball takes two home wins
It was a clean sweep for the the men’s volleyball team this past weekend, as they handled both Bard College and Elmira College at Kenyon Hall. The number-10 Brewers faced…
Manziel’s comeback must be reconsidered by media
TW: This article discusses instances of domestic violence. NFL character rehabilitation is a funny thing. At the tail end of his Cleveland Browns tenure, marked by persistent off-field run-ins, quarterback…
With World Cup looming, soccer’s racism rises to forefront
In 2013, following a Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure claimed groups of CSKA supporters had racially abused him a few times throughout the match.…