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Day: October 23, 2024
Calls for divestment mount on one year anniversary of Oct. 7
[Correction (Friday, Oct. 25): The original version of this article stated: “These agreements included a statement that the Vassar College Board of Trustees would vote on an endowment divestment proposal…
Vassar orgs encourage voting participation in local elections
For the first time in Vassar’s 163-year history, students will vote in a general election at the on-campus poll site, which was created in 2022 after a lawsuit brought the…
‘Megalopolis’ is definitely a movie
Have you ever seen an old man rant for a really long and awkward amount of time about something? And while it is occasionally interesting and you get the greater…
Vegetarian weighs on collective responsibility to animals
It has been a year since I became a vegetarian, and when family or friends ask why, my response often seems too nonchalant or indifferent for my liking. Simply stating…
Fall Break: City slicker explores Southern Vermont
Feeling invigorated by ruddy autumnal leaves, crisp air and the seasonal spirit of transition, I ventured to rural Vermont during October Break with my friend Nate Dexter ’26 for a…
Brewer is reminded of Baudrillard at Austin City Limits
Everything is bigger in Texas, even the music festivals. I kicked off my annual Fall Break trip to visit my family in Houston a little differently this year. I took…
Exploring new worlds through NSF REUs
For many of us, autumn feels like the real start of a new year. New classes begin, cold weather clothes emerge and we begin to settle into routine. Accompanying this…
Magazzino Italian Art enters new chapter
Just a 40-minute drive or three Metro-North stops from Poughkeepsie, sits the only American museum dedicated to post-war and contemporary Italian art. Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring, a nonprofit…
Poet Ishion Hutchinson presents 2024 Bishop Lecture
On Oct. 3, the Vassar English department hosted Ishion Hutchinson, poet and W.E.B. DuBois Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University, to deliver the annual poetry reading honoring Vassar alumna…
Academic calendar revisions: Fall break and beyond
Many people have questioned why Vassar has a fall break. I’ve questioned why Vassar has a fall break. PB has questioned why Vassar has a fall break. With that and…