Dedicating space to stories of service
Veteran’s Day: a day to remember and acknowledge those who have served. But what does it mean to have served? Is military service a boastful memory that we all look…
Day: November 7, 2019
Halloween crimes shock THs, campus
Midnight, Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31. After a long day of classes, show rehearsals and the accumulated sleep depravity that typically accompanies just-another-week at Vassar, Zamir Birnbach ’20 had settled into…
A tale of two districts: history of Poughkeepsie schools
Bathrooms out-of-service for months. A sole safe water fountain in the high school. Toilets clogged with sanitary napkins. Teachers over-assertive of authority in the classroom. Mismanaged funds. On the flip…
Lebanon’s youth take to the streets
Echoed by nearly two million people, this chant, a quite literal “fuck your mom” to Lebanese Parliament member Gebran Bassil, captures the very core of a united revolution. See, most…
NCAA honors Vassar grad Monica Feeley
Three-time All-Liberty League. 2018 All-Region. LL Defensive Player of the Year. Vassar field hockey’s first ever All-American. During her Vassar career, former field hockey player Monica Feeley ’19 established an…
Pride, shame and stereotypes
Veterans Day brings up many contradictory emotions for me. At the forefront is pride: I am proud to have served my country alongside some of the best people I have…
Sports swearing survey shows suspicious sex-separation
We are told by the Studies™ That Show that swearing when you stub your toe or bang your knee on a coffee table actually helps ease the pain. Per BBC,…
Do combat boots come in size small?
When most people think of combat uniforms, motherhood doesn’t immediately come to mind. To accommodate this life experience, the United States Army finally made uniform adjustments suitable for new moms.…
‘Big Mouth’ season 3: comedy is irreverence, not insolence
Did being nice kill our humor? In an interview with the Daily Beast, comedian Nick Kroll discussed comedy in the age of political correctness, saying, “I think you can still…
Womxn groups take back the Mug
[CW: This article mentions sexual and domestic violence.] Down a spiral staircase and into a dimmed, (electronic) candle-lit room, dozens of people gathered on Friday, Nov. 1 to enjoy an…