Project acknowledges local legacy of slavery
Sam was an ungrateful Negro man, according to his owner, Gilbert Livingston. Livingston thought he had hashed out a fair deal with the 19-year-old—Sam agreed to be bought for $225,…
Day: October 31, 2019
Congress introduces loan relief
On Oct. 15, 2019, the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced the College Affordability Act (CAA) to overhaul the current system of increasing financial burden for higher education in…
Google claims quantum supremacy
Revolution is a term that inspires both hope and fear, but for the most part, the world has embraced the information revolution we currently live in. Despite the problems that…
Campus dweller draws elderly NY
Every Tuesday, Joseph Whang camps out in a study room in the Art Library, the one protruding from the Main Gate, and further enlivens his drawings. His process is unchanging:…
Why We Play: Sydney Nemphos, Lacrosse and Squash
When I was five, my parents signed me up for dance classes. I was terrible. Not the type of terrible that all five-year-olds are, but actually really, really bad at…
Misc hierarchy revealed; Humor Editor stoned to death
Dear readers, as October break fades away with the leaves, and as school begins to kick back up, I bring forth great news: I was voted the Humor Editor for…
Jonah’s way-too-early NBA takes (Caution: contents hot)
As of writing, the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves hold the top spots in their respective conferences. These two teams, who held a combined record of 65-99 in 2018-19, are…
Lana Del Rey immortalizes the dying American landscape
The year is 2011, and then-rising star Lana Del Rey wears nothing but blue jeans as she hugs her tattoo-covered lover in front of a giant red, white and blue…
Under this Congress, revolution is needed
Donald Trump is inept, to understate. But we’ve dealt with Republican idiots in the past, presumably the same Republican idiots that conservatives put in office just so that they could…
Displaced youth find place on Vassar campus
In fall of 2015, Professor of German History and American Studies Maria Höhn, like the rest of the world, was struck by the unfolding humanitarian rights disaster in Syria. President…