The tale of a vending machine vendetta
The last thing I expected to do my first year of college was start a life of crime, yet here I am. I am a criminal—a fugitive—and this is my…
Day: October 21, 2020
Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club
New Pre-Org Alert! Calling all Cereal Lovers! Do you have a hoard of cereal in your dorm? Do you eat Lucky Charms religiously each midnight? Do you go absolutely apeshit…
Horoscopes: October 22
Cook. Make something just for you. Share it with friends if it makes you happy, or just eat it all yourself. Get creative with ingredients––scour the Deece for hidden gems!…
Biking during a pandemic: documenting a city’s redefined normalcy
In April, after a month of living a strictly sedentary lifestyle under a statewide quarantine, I began to challenge myself to bike distances of which I never thought myself capable.…
Running a pro-war, grass-themed Instagram
It happens. You assign someone to cover Vassar’s three main animal Instagram accounts. The article comes in, and your heart suddenly freezes as you read the line, “@skunksofvassar hopes to…
The perfect Halloween confection: Monster’s Eyeballs!
Candy is the lifeblood of every Halloween event. Dozens of varieties of chocolate morsels and sour strips blend into a nauseatingly delicious night, but there is always something missing: salt.…
Naomi Shihab Nye believes in the found poem
Buried somewhere in the eaves of my house back in New Jersey is a poster board that I made in fifth grade. It’s a collage of scrapbook paper, glossy magazine…
Sánchez reflects on journey as YA novelist, art of storytelling
The young adult literary genre has blossomed into a rich assortment of stories that capture the complexity of adolescence. These stories have explored teenage identity and relationships while covering contemporary…