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Day: September 25, 2024
LL Cool J launches comeback with album ‘The FORCE’
To the delight of hip-hop fans, old heads and genre purists, Sept. 5 heralded the return of legendary hip-hop emcee LL Cool J delivering his new record “The FORCE” after…
How film fosters community in Raymond House
On Wednesday and Friday nights at 9 PM, a group of students gather in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) of Raymond House. The room comes alive as the once-static air fills…
‘Interplay’: Witnessing music’s transformative, elusive power
Afternoon, Sunday, Sept. 15. I was hurrying out of a band rehearsal, guitar in hand, on my way back to Jewett. As I was walking the path in front of…
Documentary film ‘Leviathan’ breaches genre conventions
“Leviathan” is visceral. The 2012 film, directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, tracks life aboard a commercial fishing vessel off the coast of New England, a 24-hour operation that…
Pickleball joins bustling intramural offerings
The fluorescent glow from Walker Field House’s lights shines through the holes of plastic balls. Four students face-off, sweaty and smiling, paddles raised to the roof. They flick the ball…
Summer weather worsens water quality of Sunset Lake
Sunset Lake has been a favorite campus spot since its construction in 1913. The man-made body of water situated between CommencementHill and Sunset Hill was originally created to be an…
Reflections on finding your people
When scrolling through Fizz recently, I came across a thought-provoking question: “Does anyone else feel like they haven’t found their ‘people’ yet, even though they have friends?” This sentiment resonated…
A cappella auditions captivate student body
Over the weekend, house parlors and academic spaces were taken over by piano playing, pitch matching and the solo performances of eager musical students on campus. Many students clamored to…
Nonprofit thrift store opens in Arlington
In the heat of a humid, late August afternoon, entrenched in the excitement of first-year orientation, armed with my iPhone, I attended the Arlington Amble. As a Summer Social Media…
Workers, students protest working conditions in Gordon Commons
For Gordon Commons—colloquially referred to as “the Deece” by members of the Vassar community—the start of the 2024-25 school year was marked by several prominent cosmetic improvements. However, a Sept.…