Lil B’s Spotify mixtapes charm with ironic, trashy style
Over 30 classic Lil B mixtapes became available on Spotify this month. The first question anyone, myself included, ever asks about Lil B’s music is: “Do you think he’s serious?”…
Day: April 25, 2018
India’s rape crisis turns political
CW: This article discusses abduction, sexual violence and murder. In January 2018, eight Hindu men—including four police officers and one minor—abducted, raped and murdered Asifa Bano, an eight-year old Muslim…
Acclaimed writer to share work, expertise with students
“The new epoch of total war / is upon us, once again. / We sit down and feast /on a stiff peak / of mashed potatoes, / sides cascading with…
Alumnae give professional advice for femmes in STEM
[Redaction (May 16, 2019): Paragraphs of this article have been redacted, at the request of one of the subjects] Along with the struggle for equal pay and equal rights, proportionate…
Political Roundup
In this week’s headlines… Last week marked a significant step in United States-North Korea relations. The Washington Post reported that CIA director Mike Pompeo made a secret trip to meet…
News Briefs 4/25
Turkish presidential elections moved up The guessing and speculations about the Turkish parliamentary elections, which officially were scheduled to take place next November, are over. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
VSA Updates 4/24/18
Consensus Agenda – Passed Finance Allocations 800/1300 from Community to CHOICE for Dog Daze of Wellness (a working title) 3675/3675 from Discretionary to Transmission for TransMission & ViCE Weekly Present:…
Big Night In lasagna-baking session fosters community
April 20, Big Night In (BNI) and the Vassar Food Community teamed up to host a cooking extravaganza at the Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory. Participants made friends and shared laughs as…
Peer therapy takes form of theratea
For a long time now, I’ve had a borderline obsession with high-quality tea. If you ask me, there are few pleasures in this world as fine as making and drinking…
Prof Spotlight: Rashid renders new historical discourses
History is a tricky business. For most of us, our high school curricula proved woefully inadequate and left us with gaps in our knowledge the size of the Grand Canyon.…