Anika Lanser

Anika is a senior sociology major with a history correlate. Throughout her time at Vassar, Anika has served numerous positions on the Editorial Board of the Miscellany News: Copy Editor, Senior Editor, Editor in Chief and currently is a Contributing Editor. She is passionate about journalism and hopes to continue working with newspapers after graduation. When at Vassar, Anika really misses her two dogs who unfortunately live in Middletown, CT with the rest of her family.

News Briefs May 25, 2017

By Sarah Dolan and Anika Lanser – 6 years ago

Trump fires FBI Director James Comey On May 9, FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Trump. The president announced Comey’s firing via a news release along with letters…

Dr. Liu Zhen gives lecture on the Dharmadhatustava

By Anika Lanser – 6 years ago

This past Monday, April 10, Dr. Liu Zhen gave a lecture titled “On Dharmadhatustava Found in Tibet.” In order to bring such a multidisciplinary scholar, the lecture was sponsored by…

President Trump to Obama: ‘I’d tapp that’

By Anika Lanser – 6 years ago

On March 4 President Donald Trump accused President Obama of wire tapping the phones in Trump Tower. These claims have since been refuted by President Obama and Director of the…

Deborah Bial announced as Commencement Speaker

By Anika Lanser and Elena Schultz – 6 years ago

This May will mark the graduation of Posse One, the first cohort of Posse veteran students at Vassar. Thus, it seems fitting that the Commencement address for the Class of…

Quick dinner snafu? Shake things up with breaded tofu!

By Anika Lanser – 6 years ago

Like most college students, stir-fry is my best friend. It’s easy to make, hard to mess up and easy to spice up when it’s the third time you’ve made it…

Bradley to be Vassar’s 11th President

By Anika Lanser and Emma Jones – 6 years ago

After an eight-month national search for Vassar’s next president, the College has named Elizabeth Howe Bradley as Catharine Bond Hill’s successor. Bradley, chosen from a pool of over 200 candidates,…

Panama beyond the Canal

By Anika Lanser – 7 years ago

Whenever I told people that I was going to Panama, they always asked if I was going to the canal. And while I did go to the Miraflores Locks and…

Faculty housing poses safety questions

By Anika Lanser and Noble Ingram – 7 years ago

28 Vassar Lake Drive sits in a mossy cul de sac on the eastern edge of Vassar’s faculty housing. Dark gray siding peeks out through chipping white paint on the…

VSA Meeting 4/10/16

By Anika Lanser – 7 years ago

7:05// Consensus Agenda Finance: The Limit wanted a new camera, Choice wanted more funding for contraception. Slow Foods had some budget application problems last year so this is just some…

Learn the ropes, ski the slopes with Vassar Ski Team

By Anika Lanser – 7 years ago

While most sports teams tend to take training trips to warmer locations, the ski team is forced to go colder, in search of snow and ice. Over winter break, the…