The robot revolution is athletic
Those of us who build robots used to be jocular when friends and family, looking for the insider’s perspective, asked whether robots were going to take over. “No worries!” I’d…
Day: April 19, 2018
Suffocating campus culture stifles students, hinders rest
College can be suffocating, especially when living on-campus, as the majority of Vassar students do. Sometimes, it can be difficult to separate spaces of work from spaces of relaxation. Seeing…
Barefoot Monkeys strive for poi-fection through inclusivity
This past Sunday, Apr. 15, the Barefoot Monkeys’ Spring Show performance dazzled with fire, props (the professional term is toys), music and choreography. The Spring Show was one of four…
Prof Spotlight: Joyce offers intertextual take on life, learning
This week we’re happy to be in conversation with Professor Michael Joyce from the English Department through email. Beyond his passion for education, Joyce is also an author and critic…
Pseudo-psychic scams student
How was your spring break? It feels like a long time away from now, when we are embroiled in deadlines, and has taken on a rather mythic quality. Perhaps you…
Student recounts stage managing position at Powerhouse
I’ll admit it—I’m no Broadway actor. Far from it, actually. However, barring the requisite, all-consuming feeling of stage fright, something about pouring my heart out in front of an audience…
Org of the Week: VRS spreads awareness of refugee rights
The Poughkeepsie and Greater Hudson Valley Area is known for its sweeping bluffs, the shimmering Hudson, fall foliage and, of course, Vassar College. But what many do not know is…
‘Grown-ish’ explores young adulthood with diverse cast
It’s a popular anxiety that the first year of college will be scary and challenging, given that it is like stepping into a brand-new world. I too came to college…
‘I, Tonya’ acclaimed, handles domestic violence poorly
There is something about scandals that people love. Whether the story is about Donald Trump, OJ Simpson or Kim Kardashian, both the media and the general public demand to hear…
‘Orange Julius’ meditates on war history, masculinity
Of all the weird, turbulent periods for us to inherit from history, the period of the 1960s–1980s have to be near the top of this list. Nixon, missile crises, assassinations,…