Political Roundup
[CW: This column makes multiple mentions of rape and sexual assault.] In the United States… After one of the most—if not the most—divisive confirmation hearings in the history of the…
Day: October 10, 2018
News Briefs
U.S. and Canada negotiate USMCA Negotiations between the United States and Canada to restructure the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) finished just hours before the self-imposed deadline of midnight…
VSA Updates
Consensus Agenda – Passed Finance allocations $1,135/$1,135 to VCTV from Capital Fund – Equipment to enhance shoots (tripod, cables, clips, etc.), with expectation of collaboration in future $19.57/$19.57 to the…
With season tip-off days away, time for crazy hot NBA takes
This is my last column before the NBA season starts. It is thus a moral imperative that I get off some takes. Brace yourself for a TakeQuake. Of course, it…
MLB Division Series over, World Series race heats up
October is undoubtedly the best sports month. For only one month out of the year, all the major sports are forced to share a bit of the spotlight. Football season…
Pervasive irony proves defining, detrimental to Generation Z
“Ironic might be the most important word in the universe,” declared my friend via text as we discussed the cruel ironies of my past romantic failures. “I’ve built my whole…
Myth debunked by science: Vitamin C does not help with colds
As the weather in Poughkeepsie starts to get cooler and sniffles become the background noise of every classroom, students may find themselves drinking more orange juice and purchasing box upon…
U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia need reevaluation
On Oct. 2, exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, to acquire divorce papers and was never seen again. Although his disappearance remains unsolved, Turkish…
Vassar should work to support Jewish community
[TW: This article discusses an anti-Semitic bias incident and mentions sexual assault.] During the weekend of Oct. 7, neo-Nazis associated with the Daily Stormer, an infamous alt-right website founded in…
Moten shares life, Poet explores depth of relationships, creative endeavors, poetry
“Revise, Revise, Revise.” Fred Moten thus began his talk on Wednesday, Oct. 3, quoting from Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “North Haven,” an elegy to her fellow poet and friend Robert Lowell…