Conflict flares over protest, speaker as statements surface
On the evening of Thursday, Nov. 14, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protested a lecture by Zionist activist Hen Mazzig, a speaker invited to campus by Vassar Organizing Israel…
Day: November 21, 2019
Mary Cain sounds alarm on running’s instutional flaws
[TW: This article discusses disordered eating, self-harm and suicidal ideation.] “I was the fastest girl in America, until I joined Nike,” reveals Mary Cain, a former high school track superstar,…
Vassar Haiti Project moves from one Arlington to another
After spending three days in the First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Arlington, Mass. for an art sale hosted by the Vassar Haiti Project (VHP), one of VHP’s Events Directors, Shuri…
Things go swimmingly for Vassar’s sports power couple
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers. Zach and Julie Ertz. For many, power couples in sports inherently carry a certain badge of coolness. Besides their athletic…
Lecture confronts cinematic Italian-American caricatures
With last week’s release of the live-action “Lady and the Tramp” alongside the launch of Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, Disney fans can now witness the iconic spaghetti date from…
End-of-life educators, experts demonstrate death wellness
After exiting our Uber, Duncan Aronson ’21 and I entered the brightly lit, colorfully walled space that is the Boardman Road Branch Library, not knowing quite what to expect. As…
‘Joss Goths’ contemplate clothes, comfort, Halloweentown
Aesthetic purist, modernist architect and bitter man Adolf Loos hated ostentation. In his lecture-essay “Ornament and Crime,” he wrote, “The urge to ornament one’s face and everything within reach is…
Modern country music sells out genre’s vital roots
Dear reader, can I convince you to like country music? Could you just give it a listen? At least not become tense at its mere mention? Hey, could you pick…
‘Cadet Kelly’: the most accurate military representation
Before anyone critiques my review of “Cadet Kelly” and says I can’t make fun of war heroes because I have no military experience, I did get permission from our Humor…
Buying ugly food is sustainability fashion, not activism
Twisted carrots, misshapen strawberries and scarred apples—a sampling of the ugly fruits and veggies most shoppers reject for prettier alternatives. In an increasingly aesthetic-oriented consumer culture with an endless supply…