Let people mourn: Notre-Dame fire merits solemnity
In the center of Paris on the evening of April 15, just as the last round of tourists were making their way through the cathedral, the doors to the 856-year-old…
Day: April 25, 2019
Gender bias in tests: Numbers themselves prove sexist
I remember sitting in my high school gym as a junior, surrounded by my classmates, with pencils sharpened and ready. We were about to take the PSAT. I also remember…
Lecturer recounts Hiroshima: West narrates life before, after bombing
On Thursday afternoon, April 18, Vassar students and faculty members gathered in Rocky 200 to converse with Hiroshima survivor and Vassar Japanese Department founder Professor Tomiko Morimoto West and Cannon…
VSA Updates
Updates from the VSA meeting of April 21, 2019 Consensus Agenda – Passed Allocations: 115/115 from Capital to VCSS for various adapters and cables 150/150 from Discretionary to PHOCUS for…
Baseball splits against Union, preps for final playoff push
The Vassar baseball traveled up I–87 this past weekend, splitting both of the double headers they played against Union College in Amsterdam, NY. On Friday, the Brewers won a pitcher’s…
Women’s lacrosse plays possession game in upset of Ithaca
When you hear about people’s plans for April 20, you usually hear versions of the same outline. Somebody either is or isn’t celebrating to the fullest, but their day will…
Forum envisions Ethnic Studies at Vassar
Historically, institutions of higher education were intended to educate the white, wealthy and male elite of colonial America. Heralded universities such as Harvard and William and Mary groomed the ministers,…
Ukraine shows unrest, elects comedian as president
When the presidential election results were announced in Ukraine on Sunday, April 21, 2019, no longtime observer of the nation was surprised. For months, polls had been predicting the victory…
Cartoons constitute clear, creative social commentary
As students and capitalist consumers, readers, creators and computer-owners, we consume an excess of visual media. Every glance at our phones brings an inundation of advertisements, tweets and stories (whether…
Coalition aims to energize campus on carbon neutrality
Student referendums. Banner drops and group chants. A cappella concerts, spoken word performances and workshops. Faculty and class participation, national media coverage, alumni and Rockefeller Brothers Fund donations. Sit-ins attracting…