Alumnae/i share law school realities, advise on applications
When I decided to apply to law school almost a year ago at the beginning of my junior year, I was lost in figuring out what a personal statement was…
Day: October 17, 2019
Lawsuit threatens work visas
A recent lawsuit threatens to eliminate or substantially cut the Optional Practical Training (OPT), an arrangement under which international students studying in the United States on F-1 visas can remain…
There is no such thing as a trustworthy rich person
Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush walk into a football game—that sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but on Sunday, Oct. 6, it actually happened. The two shared…
Conference empowers immigrant youth through healing
Her ancestors were murdered, enslaved and robbed of their native tongue and spiritual practices. One by one, those not slaughtered endured the bodily terrorism of foreign illnesses. Deprived of food…
*Space filler article*: Because blank space is boring
Coming to the realization that I am a firstyear student, the idea of midterms not occurring in each and every class is strange to me. Admittedly, this could be due…
LaBier merges cultural iconography, modern mundanity
Alumnus Peter LaBier ’03 has described his work as assemblage, as “a body of flotsam and jetsam,” “the disjointed refuse of our material culture.” Even his single-medium paintings give the…
Students shouldn’t be doing work for administration
Members of the VSA Executive Board get paid. When I first learned this, my initial reaction was disgust and disapproval. The antagonizing voice in my head wondered: Why are some…
Women’s soccer fails to repeat historic upset; sequels suck
A modern proverb holds that the sequel is always worse than the original. On Saturday, Oct. 12, Vassar women’s soccer found that out the hard way, suffering a 4-1 defeat…
Goddess of Satire showers Vassar with godly wisdom
Dear Mom, Now that it’s getting colder I no longer want to ride my scooter around campus. But walking is horrible and I never want to do that either. What…
Why We Play: Max White, Swimming
My parents made it very clear from a young age that I had the freedom to do what I want with my life. My sister and I could take whatever…