Alum talks U.S. voting injustice
On Friday, Feb. 22, Vassar students, faculty, alums and Poughkeepsie residents filled the Vogelstein Center’s Martel Theater to converse with seventh President and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and…
Day: February 27, 2019
Columnist taps into ‘sappy’ self
As thoughts of spring flutter in the approaching future, maple sugaring season is in full swing! A year ago, maple syrup was merely something I associated with Canada and other…
Shiva documents refugee stories
“Over five million people have fled Syria since 2011.” Vassar alum and filmmaker Alexandra Shiva ’95 begins her latest documentary “This is Home: A Refugee Story” with these words flashing…
Portraits illustrate prison epidemic
Mass incarceration is an epidemic in the U.S., home to 25 percent of the world’s prison population and only five percent of the world’s people (American Psychological Association, “Incarceration nation,”…
Women’s tennis hosts historic Seven Sisters
After 37 years, the final Seven Sisters Women’s Tennis Championships took place last weekend, Feb. 23 and 24, in Vassar’s Walker Field House. This year, for the 18th year in…
Metcalf’s understaffing hinders long-term mental support
In response to the Dean of the College Search Committee’s question of what he believed to be the most pressing issue at Vassar, then Interim Dean Carlos Alamo-Pastrana immediately replied…
Quite Frankly
Have a question you want answered? Submit your quandaries at http://bit.ly/2RFnXfk Hey Frankie, This is one of those sappy relationship questions, but why do I like someone but dislike…
Prof spotlight: Keimowitz advocates environmental action
Associate Professor of Chemistry Alison Spodek Keimowitz smiled at me from her desk in Bridge Laboratory Sciences 216. On the floor below us, a laboratory with neatly compiled equipment exhibited…
Vassar Equestrian Team shows off unbridled enthusiasm
With more than 170 unique clubs on campus, one organization with which students may not be familiar is the Vassar College Equestrian Team (VCET). While the Juliet sells hats with…
Intern offers insightful museum gallery observations
Picture yourself entering an art museum. It might boast an opulent entryway like the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Louvre, or it might be sleek and simple like The…