[CW: sexual assault, suicide.] In a sleepy university theater in northern Texas 35 years ago, my father watched director Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashōmon” (羅生門) for the first time. A psychothriller defined…
On Tuesday, June 2, members of the Poughkeepsie community took to the streets for the WE CAN’T BREATHE protest. The protest’s Facebook event page defined their impetus for congregating: “We…
On Sunday, March 15, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and Ulster County Commissioner of Health Dr. Carol Smith hosted a Telephone Town Hall on COVID-19, the disease caused by a…
On Monday, Feb. 24, Nipmuc Nation Enrolled Tribal Member and Associate Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown University Rae Gould addressed members of the Vassar and Poughkeepsie…
[CW: This article discusses eugenics, anti-Black racism, and anti-Semitism and references a history of genocide.] Vassar College is situated on Delaware Nation, Delaware Lenape Tribe and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican lands. On…
[CW: This article discusses imprisonment, domestic violence, sexual violence, murder and emotional abuse.] On Feb. 11, Dutchess County Judge Edward T. McLoughlin sentenced Nicole Addimando to 19 years to life…
[TW: This article contains descriptions of police brutality.] Approximately 933 students from the City of Poughkeepsie attend Poughkeepsie Middle School. On March 11, 2019, then 15-year-old Jamelia Barnett and 12-year-old…
Over 40 million people born outside the United States now call the nation home. This statistic accounted for a fifth of the world’s total migrants in 2017 and is four…
On Oct. 15, 2019, the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced the College Affordability Act (CAA) to overhaul the current system of increasing financial burden for higher education in…
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Diego Betancourt ’21 returned from the bathroom to his seat in the library and found that his backpack had been stolen. Footage displayed the culprit: a…
