Day: September 21, 2023

Anonymous social media app bubbles on campus

By Makenna Monaghan – 3 years ago

What’s Fizzin’? The anonymous, campus-specific social media platform Fizz has made a big impact on the Vassar community in the last few weeks. The app, founded by two Stanford students,…

Anne Patchett appreciates the precious mundane

By Rebecca Goodman – 3 years ago

The first time I heard of Ann Patchett, I was sitting in the courtyard of a hotel with my mother, grandmother and little sisters. My mom told us that she…

Roy Hargrove Big Band brings community to Vassar

By Naomi Sullins – 3 years ago

On Thursday, Sept. 14, the Roy Hargrove Big Band played at Skinner Hall. For many, free tickets meant an opportunity to go out on a Thursday night; for others, it…

Dissecting the success of ‘Jeopardy!’

By – 3 years ago

Contests centered around feats of intelligence or the memorization of knowledge are, like sports, one of the most common ways humans compete against one another. Bar trivia, spelling bees, Quizbowl…

Sweeping, swinging loneliness in Mitski’s latest album

By Lauren Showalter – 3 years ago

Mitski Miyawaki, a Japanese-American indie singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name Mitski and is known for hits such as “Francis Forever” and “Washing Machine Heart,” released her seventh studio…

‘Butterfly 3000’ brought warmth to my winter

By Ben Kaplan – 3 years ago

If there is a feeling that can be both incredibly abstract but also deeply visceral, it is extreme melancholy. When so much of the music coming out today is brought…

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