Dark times: How Georg Hegel predicted today’s turmoil
These are foreboding times. At a moment when queerphobia, white supremacy and religious zeal appear in the forms of mass violence and repressive government regimes, it is easy to feel…
Day: May 2, 2019
Athlete shares hometown wrestler’s setbacks, successes
Two-time NCAA All-American and U23 World Championships runner-up Youssif Hemida has overcome many obstacles, both on and off the wrestling mat. In high school, the fate of Hemida’s wrestling career…
Friends’ conversations turn to fertile ground for podcasting
In the New Yorker last November, Rebecca Mead wrote, “Beyond the top of the charts, there are half a million other podcasts available, fashioned for every conceivable interest or taste.”…
Kanye’s Korner Installment VIII: ‘Ye’
One Thursday night near the middle of this semester, I sat on a dorm room floor engaged in a tipsy debate centered around the question of our generation: What is…
After delay, VSA elects take office
Two Sundays ago, VSA President Tamar Ballard ’19 and Vice President Rori Chuck ’19 addressed a packed senate meeting. The decision long awaited by students across campus came swiftly and…
Four years later, Neon Indian endures, evokes nostalgia
Not too long ago, I reviewed this album. I gave it four out of five stars. I said that it isn’t a perfect album, but that it was a fun…
‘Broken Dolls’ dramatizes human trafficking narratives
Weaving between reality and memories of coping and longing, playwright Melisa Tien and director June Prager’s developing production “Broken Dolls” made its debut in the Aula this weekend in the…
Giving back: Why we need to take better care of Vassar
As students who live at Vassar for nine months every year, we probably have the strongest opinions when it comes to the topic of its dorms and apartments. From the…
Antonia Sweet connects, directs, sees all from AFC desk
Some Vassar students, faculty and staff know Antonia Sweet well. Some know her name, and say hello to her on a daily or near-daily basis. Some people might not know…
Local girl wins small but consequential insect battle
Okay, now that it’s the end of the year and I am set to go abroad in the fall, I think it’s time to tell you all the full story…