Hibernating student reviews the best dorm snacks
It’s that time of year again where as soon as you step outside, your hands and face turn red and your classes are only half full because everyone is sick.…
Day: February 8, 2023
ALANA Center opens Black History Month Celebrations
In celebration of the first day of Black History Month (BHM), the Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center invited students and community members on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to celebrate Black…
Tony’s Pizza Pit, Frontera suffer damage from fire
Early Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, firefighters responded to an alarm at 786 Main Street. Tony’s Pizza Pit, a family-owned business that has faithfully served the Arlington community for over 50…
ResLife modifies probation in time for upcoming room draw
For Vassar students trying for the Terrace Apartments (TAs), Town Houses (THs) or South Commons (SoCos), housing draw is right around the corner. Last week, Director of Housing Rich Horowitz…
Enjoying metal is easier than one might think
Metal music tends to carry a poor public reputation, with nonlisteners often claiming a variation on the dictum: “I like all genres except metal.” The stereotypically chaotic and hostile nature…
HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ is a startling success
Translating the entertainment value of an interactive medium like video games to a passive one like that of television is a Herculean effort. There are a few shows that succeeded…
Campus Canvas: Feb. 9
Artist Jules Kiggins ’23 has explored many different types of visual media throughout her life, only beginning to venture into printmaking during her time at Vassar. Based near Boston, MA,…
Elevators on campus: A story that uplifts
Riding the elevator is a beautiful and mundane process. It’s not often that a group of strangers are wedged in a six by six foot box with, temporarily at least,…
Brewers on Be(ing for)Real
Recently, I was at a birthday dinner when a boy I was sitting near squinted at me and asked, “Do you have a BeReal?” “Excuse me?” I replied hesitantly, feeling…
(W)Hor(e)oscopes
(Check your Sun and Venus signs, if you’re into that sorta thing) Aries Luck in love will soon come your way! Your intensity drives away those who can’t hack it,…