Word on the Street: Oct. 22
If you ever have kids, what would you warn them about Vassar? Interviews by Madi Donat. Photos by Grace Rousell.
Day: October 22, 2020
‘Contra La Máquina”: student-organized coalition clashes with grassroots nonprofit Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson
Nonprofit Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson (NLMH) is a well-known grassroots presence in the Poughkeepsie activism ecosystem. The Mid-Hudson region has witnessed the organization mobilize and win key victories for immigrant rights,…
In Phase 3, Vassar has to make decisions on priorities, freedoms
As the restriction on leaving campus stays rigid for on-campus students at Vassar, the sense of closed borders has exacerbated the ubiquitous mid-October ennui. While restlessness and exhaustion around this…
The implications of Trump’s appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court: what we know so far
Amid a contentious election season, a Court of Appeals judge has been nominated to the Supreme Court in the wake of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Sept. 18.…
How does it feel to no longer be the activist but the enemy?
Every generation has its defining characteristics. They manifest into the stereotypes we all know and hate. Most infamously, Baby Boomers were idealistic activists who protested the Vietnam war and the…
Professors, please let us submit PDFs
We are under two weeks away from a presidential election and already eight months into a deadly pandemic, but we still have time for the little things. No, I don’t…
Stat Chat: The home of the brave
Picture this. You’re an NBA player, exhausted in the fourth quarter of a long game at the end of a long road trip. The hotels were mediocre, your team’s performance…
News roundup from Dutchess County
In the upcoming Nov. 3 election, Dutchess County residents will be given the opportunity to vote on a proposition that would create an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines…
Vassar cancels study abroad for spring
On the morning of Oct. 19, Dean of Faculty William Hoynes emailed the student body to inform them of Vassar’s decision to cancel study abroad for the coming Spring 2021…