It’s springtime: Please make it stop right this minute
Anyone with two eyes and a heart full of music can tell that it’s spring here at Vassar. The trees are blooming, and the planters are filled with tulips paid…
Day: April 25, 2019
Horoscopes
Aries I had to write a blog post about how aggression relates to my life. I couldn’t think of anything because I’m a doll. But then I remembered how I…
Vassar hosts community Easter, Passover celebrations
This past week, the Jewish and Christian communities on campus observed Passover and Easter, both of which are major holidays in each respective religion. In celebration, Vassar’s Office of Religious…
Despite widespread protests, corporations are people
While the question of whether corporations are people is a confusing one, it has a simple answer. The source of the question’s complexity is that corporations need to be viewed…
Lesson one in lessening waste: Upcycling made easy
Following Earth Day and inspired by impending doom surrounding anthropogenic climate change, many of us might be thinking of new, exciting ways to lessen the waste we produce in everyday…
Photojournalist Shahidul Alam spreads truth in images
In his resolve and intensity of presence, with his furrowed brow and wide eyes, Shahidul Alam resembles a lot of his photography subjects, making it sometimes difficult to distinguish between…
TakeQuake Part Four: Portland will win, I’m totally sure
[Chorus] “Damian Lillard makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot” (ESPN, “Thunder vs. Trail Blazers — Play-by-Play,” 04.14.19). Rhetorically, this sentence is far from spectacular. Substantively, however, its majesty tells you…
Columnist discovers solidarity in mental health narratives
I am starting this article with an extended trigger warning. Mental health is something that you owe yourself to take seriously. If you feel like you can’t get out of…