In-person SCC sheds light on post-pandemic career building
A light buzz hummed throughout Rocky Hall as Vassar students and alumni alike gathered for the 9th annual Sophomore Career Connections (SCC) Conference held from Friday, Jan. 13 to Sunday,…
Day: January 25, 2023
New tennis center signifies Athletic Department revamp
Vassar College began building the new Richard L. Cretella Tennis Center on Monday, Jan. 16. The $2.5 million project was made possible by multiple alumni donations, notably from the Richard…
VSA approves restructuring for 155th session next fall
As the Vassar Student Association (VSA) eases into the Spring 2023 session, a constitutional restructure, approved last semester, will implement a number of changes in the coming Fall semester. The…
The Mug celebrates new renovations for 50th anniversary
The Vassar community honored The Mug’s 50th anniversary on Friday, Jan. 20, with a celebration that kicked off with a cocktail hour and led into a classic Mug Night party.…
Palmer Gallery exhibit explores importance of abstraction
We’ve been told stories our whole lives. From simple nursery rhymes and bedtime tales with clear moral takeaways, to the increasingly subtler works of fiction we slowly introduce ourselves to,…
A movie watcher’s guide for Winter ’23: fun finds to must-sees
College winter break is a needed reprieve from the stresses of academic life, where students often travel, catch up with old friends and begin new professional opportunities. My winter break…
Spiraling from power: Cate Blanchett stuns in “Tár”
How can one discern the immoral actions of an artist with their creations? At the center of Todd Field’s “Tár” (2022) is the question of separating the art from the…
‘Little America’ does immigrant storytelling right
During winter break, I watched the first season of “Little America ”—a series on Apple TV+ where every episode tells a different immigrant story that is based on a real…
Students share qualms and credences in New Year’s resolutions
Whether in the unusually crowded Thompson Memorial Library—each table occupied by earnest academics—or the bustling athletics center filled with sweating gym rats, it seems that each student on campus is…
Vassar builds geothermal wells to heat new buildings
Just before the end of last semester, I was granted the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of Vassar’s Inn and Institute for the Liberal Arts construction site. As…