Poughkeepsie police seek positive community relations
Stories of antagonism between communities of color and law enforcement are ubiquitous in American society. News reports on police killing unarmed people of color are more than just a media…
Day: February 27, 2019
Writer-in-Residence Jenny Offill reads newest narrative
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Vassar College Writer-in-Residence Jenny Offill spoke in Taylor Hall on her experiences writing both adult and children’s books. Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood…
Political Roundup
In our Headlines…. In light of a lawsuit filed by 16 states against President Trump’s national emergency, a U.S. district judge in Oakland, California, will hear from Democratic attorneys this…
Forum demystifies VSA Finance policies
[Correction (Saturday, Mar. 2): The original version of this article stated that Mendel Jiménez ’20 and Nupur Balain ’19 were Co-Chairs of Finance. Instead, Jiménez is Chair of Finance, and…
Workshop inspires budding translators
With the popularity of translating apps and instant-translate options, translation is accessible at the speed of a tap. However, machine-generated translations often overlook subtle meanings and textures that bring language…
VSA Updates
Updates from the VSA meeting of Feb. 24, 2019 Consensus Agenda – Passed Pre-Approved Allocations: 198/198 from Collaboration to Chabad for supplies and ingredients for Campus Wide Challah…
Zion’s rise exposes injustice of big-business NCAA sports
A Play When the University of Virginia’s DeAndre Hunter caught a pass from teammate Jay Huff, the nearest Duke defender was approximately 20 feet away… The 6’7” Hunter, undoubtedly a…
Why We Play: Josh Lacoste, Track
When I was younger, I hated running—like, with a burning passion. I always thought of running as a punishment, not as something I genuinely enjoyed doing. However, I did love…
In targeting Scott Foster, Harden barks up wrong tree
Staples Center buzzed on Thursday night, as LeBron’s Los Angeles Lakers and James Harden’s Houston Rockets squared off for their first games back post-All-Star break. The main storyline heading into…
English Dept. lacks faculty teaching marginalized writers
In case you haven’t heard, the English Department is currently hiring their first tenure-track professor in a decade. With the current political climate that leaves the rights of marginalized groups…