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Day: October 28, 2020
Dr. G’s Love Advice: Prime Campus Hookup Spots
Dear Dr. G, My roommate is worried that if I bring a “special friend” into our double that he’ll be listed as a close contact soon after. Can you give…
Student creates ‘Ferris Bueller’-style dummy to trick professor on Zoom
Even for students currently on-campus, many classes are taught virtually. It’s safer for groups to meet over Zoom than in person, but the strangeness of video chatting makes class exhausting…
HORRORscopes: October 29
It isn’t safe to sit in the dark. Let the light in, slowly so as not to disturb anyone––or anything. Then again, maybe it’s better not knowing. Your brain may…
Student theater orgs adapt to distanced drama
Student theater is an integral part of campus life at Vassar. The sheer number of orgs that produce theater—seven—means that in some semesters, there is a show going up almost…
A blossoming attraction: ‘Plant of the Week’ installation educates on flora
Whether you are cutting through the Bridge to get to Central Receiving, stopping there to grab a cup of coffee or planning to peer off the balcony and watch students…
The Vassar Daisy Chain: a link to centuries of history
In terms of Vassar traditions, the Daisy Chain has had quite an impressive run—the event has been an inseparable part of commencement culture ever since 1894, pausing only once for…
The modern woman in Wright’s “Pride and Prejudice”
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a homesick British girl in possession of a Netflix subscription must be in want of a sprinkling of Austen. Or the “Great British…
Notes on a Playlist: ‘mentally i’m here’
I often think of creating playlists as my way of keeping a journal. This is because, time and time again, I have proven to myself that I am completely incapable…