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Day: March 22, 2023
New compost program ignites hope for on-campus sustainability
The week before spring break, the Office of Sustainability conducted a survey of the student body to gauge interest for a new compost program that would introduce composting to the…
Students mourn removal of campus landmark tree
On Thursday, March 2, the Vassar student body received an email from Dean Jaeger, the Grounds Manager for Facilities Operations, detailing the reasoning and process for the removal of the…
Gastrointestinal illness sweeps campus prior to spring break
Vassar College Health Service reported an outbreak of an unidentified gastrointestinal (GI) illness, including symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, in an email to the student body on the morning…
Don Toliver’s ‘Love Sick’ is a largely successful experiment
Leather upholstered booths, warm lighting casting shadows across the aisles, jukeboxes adorning the walls—stalwarts of an American staple: the diner. It’s the perfect place for time-tested favorites: pancakes drowned in…
2023 Oscars take two steps forward and one step back
The 2023 Academy Awards, telecasted on March 12, were a success for inclusion in the films themselves, yet showed signs that Hollywood remains resistant to change. This year was a…
‘First Reformed’ grapples with faith in age of climate change
On the Friday evening before spring break, I hopped on the train to Manhattan, eager to get home to watch a movie after a week-long bender cramming for midterms. As…
Slouching Towards Whataburger
We all drink a little before heading to Whataburger, the one along I-10. Justin insists that he’ll remain sober, thank God. Last time we drank together, before we went off…
Hua Hsu’s ‘Stay True’ balances harmony and grief
50 years ago, Woodstock, NY, made a name for itself as a charming, vinyl-sided town, home to some of the most brilliant musical and poetic minds of a generation: Hendrix,…
Horoscoops
Aries When faced with a barrage of choices, such as when walking into the famed ice cream parlor next to your mom’s physical therapy office, don’t get yourself down freaking…
Who is most mad this March? A comprehensive basketball team
March—the month of mad. This angry period is accentuated by two college basketball tournaments in which the maddest team wins, a festival known as “March Madness.” Yet year after year,…