Meet the 24-year-old progressive running for mayor
A master’s in law from King’s College, London, at age 23. An internship in the Obama White House, along with a gig at the United Nations. A degree from the…
Day: October 10, 2019
So many art spaces, but it’s all just self-aggrandizement
Art critics can either take the individuated shapes of social media users, or of multi-personal entities within larger publications. There are bona fide publications for art at Vassar (for example,…
College investments fund ongoing climate crisis
Over the past two weeks, Vassar has hosted both a climate strike and a community tree planting day to fight climate change. Although these events were led by students, the…
Sleater-Kinney remains music’s vital feminist voice
“Do you feast on nostalgia?” asks Sleater-Kinney vocalist Corin Tucker on “RUINS,” perhaps the most experimental track on the legendary feminist punk group’s ninth LP, “The Center Won’t Hold.” The…
Data dive: Practicality drives student vehicle choices
Our world is built around transportation. Even though Vassar is officially an arboretum, the school is not an exception to this paradigm. A person’s car, like a bedroom or a…
Student group Unframes bureaucratic Vassar art culture
As its name suggests, student-led art club Unframed refuses to be contained. With its all-encompassing tagline “where art meets activism,” it’s hard to pin the group down to a specific…
Students placed in Wellness immediately go sober
You don’t drink often, but from time to time you like to get a little bit smashed. Maybe you’ve vaped before, or smoked some weed at a party. Or maybe…
Bishop lecturer Mark Doty contemplates cosmic, atomic
Mark Doty’s manner is almost as lively as his poetry. As he recites, he performs a series of poses: clutching the podium with both hands, balling his fists, crossing his…
‘Sharkboy and Lavagirl’: The best goddamn movie ever made
We all remember being eight years old and begging our parents to let us stay up past 10 p.m. to finish watching “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D”…
America is ready for Elizabeth Warren, female president
Elizabeth Warren, who was elected as the first female senator of Massachusetts in 2012, is the only top level Democratic candidate running for president who has steadily climbed her way…