My advice to future Vassar freshman
Spring has arrived and so has a new generation of Vassar students. As newly admitted students swarmed the campus and the Deece (I was exiled to the second floor), I…
Cassandra Brook
Human torture approved at Vassar College
Welcome one, welcome all. Today is the Ides of March for many young hopeful students in mathematics. Just last Friday, these students displayed bright, joyous countenances. They were fountains of…
Good food, great bands, fire hazard?
Over the weekend, I attended “Light the Night,” an event involving music, s’mores and other foods on the quad. Truly, I enjoyed the event. The catering from Bacio’s was delicious…
Raymond House renovation underway
It’s the start of a new month and, unfortunately, also the start of a new building for Vassar College. At the beginning of April, Town of Poughkeepsie building inspector Bill…
Hold that thought: Reasons for having a bed cup holder
This weekend, as I was doing totally normal activities for an 18-year-old on a Saturday night (fake shopping for mattresses in a Raymour and Flanigan), I noticed something I’d never…
Discovering I’m old in a Texas Roadhouse
I had a splendid break. A really fantastic vacation, if you may ask. I saw the Grand Canyon, the Mars-like, red mountain terrain of Sedona and a whole lot of…
Phony Phil bluffs: The wind huffs
Some of you may know Punxsutawney Phil, the tiny cute groundhog that predicts the coming of spring. He often shows up with a posse of middle-aged men in Abraham Lincoln-esque…
Super Bowl: Was it really that super?
Ah! Nothing like the yearly celebration of watching full-grown men smash into each other at high speeds at the number one breeding ground for CTE. As the number one sports…
Redecorating my room or losing my mind?
Rather than spending my weekend battling homework, social interaction or Deece food, I spent my last weekend doing the impossible: decorating my room. I know, I’m a failed domestic woman;…
Hyper-religious people and Vassar students have something in common
Some call me the fashion scientist. Others call me crazy and intense. When people talk to me, they treat me with respect, saying things like, “What’s wrong with you? Stop…