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Day: November 20, 2024
Vassar community responds to NYC Congestion Toll
On Nov. 14, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she will reinstate a $9 Congestion Toll on the majority of drivers entering Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone, identified as anywhere…
Quilting educates on slavery in Hudson Valley
On Friday, Nov. 15, the Mid-Hudson Anti-Slavery History Project (MHAHP) held the first session of their Vassar Quilting Circle. MHAHP is a grassroots organization centered around uncovering the history of…
Palmer Gallery hosts work by Janine Polak
Since Oct. 30, the College Center’s Palmer Gallery has been exhibiting “Slip,” featuring art made by Janine Polak. Although I unfortunately missed the Artists’ Reception on Nov. 1, I recently…
Nintendo Music App celebrates history of iconic compositions
Late last month, the prolific video game company Nintendo released the Nintendo Music App, a streaming service for the music of its broad catalog of games, available for Nintendo Switch…
Colson Whitehead delivers William Gifford lecture
If America was tasked with voting for the greatest living writer, Colson Whitehead would win by a landslide; so said Professor of English Amitava Kumar in his opening remarks at…
Institute’s EcoVisions encourages climate dialogue
From Nov. 14 to 16, the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts hosted the first of its six Signature Programs planned throughout the year. This program, entitled “EcoVisions: Finding Your…
Debating banned books at PHS: A local perspective
The Miscellany News is pleased to announce the winner of our first-ever Young Journalists Writing Contest: Jhanae Stewart! Stewart is a member of the class of 2025 at Poughkeepsie High…
Professor Del Razo educates on school-to-military pipeline
On Nov. 11, 2024—Veterans’ Day—friends, family, students and fellow veterans gathered in Rocky 200 in support of Assistant Professor of Education Jaime L. Del Razo’s talk entitled “The School-to-Military Pipeline:…
Florida is sinking, we should get sloshed!
The last vestiges of tequila sour drip out of the sticky red solo cups covering the living room floor, crunching as flip-flopped feet move to NBA Youngboy and Kendrick Lamar…
Cheers
Across: 1. Primary 5. Plastic shoe 9. Indian social status 14. Colonial region in Southeast Asia 16. Oak seed 17. Obvious 18. Professor Lupin’s first name 19. Like many headphones…