Campus Climate: Sept. 12
Over the summer, Vassar’s campus underwent extensive renovations, the most controversial of which have taken place in the Rose Parlor, Shakespeare Garden and Raymond house. What do students think of the renovations all…
Day: September 13, 2019
Pi’erre to headline ViCE fall concert
“Yo Pi’erre, you wanna come out here?” Renowned record producer, rapper and songwriter Pi’erre Bourne is set to take the Vogelstein quad stage for Vassar’s annual Welcome Back Concert, which…
Disorientation rehashes campus controversies
“Refuse to see the university as a place of enlightenment.” So say the authors of this year’s Disorientation Guide—a student-authored pamphlet critiquing the college—which evocatively implores students to engage in…
Player conduct troubles NFL, fantasy football leagues
[CW: This article discusses physical assault, sexual assault and domestic violence]. Near the end of the last NFL season, TMZ Sports released a video of then-Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt,…
#Adulting: Exhausted editor shares hard-earned wisdom
It’s the start of the new school year, folks. You’re busy finding new classes, getting lost in unknown parts of campus and dealing with all 13 orgs you just joined.…
Jonah discovers the five fundamental rules of golfing
For Vassar students, the golf course next to the AFC and Walker Field House is not very meaningful. Marauding first-years have been known to lay their embroidered blankets on its…
How to keep your hubby: Bake these pumpkin muffins
Thank you for clicking on my recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake Pumpkin Muffins, as well as for your comments on my recipe for Superbowl Loaded Meat Mountain Nachos. It was a…
Baseball too boring to watch? VC player weighs in
Although it is often referred to as “America’s Pastime,” baseball is far from the most popular sport in the United States. Despite last year’s Super Bowl bringing in the lowest…
Why We Play: Max Spencer
Most student-athletes at Vassar have spent the majority of their lives dedicating themselves to their sport. At some point, it became more than just a childhood hobby. Becoming a successful…
ALANA fellow continues under College funding
To be a student of color at a historically white college is to question, at one point or another, whether you truly belong there. Far from their neighborhoods and cultural…