VC athletics receives 5,960 donations in 27Brew2 campaign
The Vassar athletics fundraiser took on a new name and a new goal this year, shattering expectations once again. The campaign, previously known as “27for270,” rallied all 27 Vassar athletics…
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Why I Run: Vidal Gutierrez
When I was in middle school I didn’t understand what competitive running was. I just did it when my P.E. teacher told me to. It felt good. I was good…
Myth busted: Posse Retreat isn’t for training Bald Eagles
Vassar College: a bustling melting pot of various ideas, backgrounds and Retreat sushi (take the “retreat” as a warning, trust me). Amongst all of Vassar’s many different groups and organizations,…
Winter travel reveals that less is Moorish
What comes to mind when you think of visiting Spain? Probably tapas, flamenco, sangria and the cities most well known to tourists: central Madrid and to the north, Barcelona. But…
Quite Frankly
Hey Frankie, Just kidding. No one asked me a question this week, so I’m just going to shout into the abyss and hope it shouts back. Sincerely, Frustrated Frank Dear…
Terminate your hibernation: Join one of these five orgs
With the snow and slush smothering Poughkeepsie these days, it is easy to feel like you’re in an activity rut. During the winter, without the birds chirping and the sun…
Education Fellows support, inspire East Coast students
[Full Disclosure: Aronson participated in this program as an Urban Education Fellow.] Winter break is a time for students to distance themselves from school. How ironic is it that some…
Vassar still refuses to pay students NY minimum wage
Last semester, my boss sat me down and strongly cautioned me to keep an eye on my timecard, explaining that she had been forced to terminate two students for going…
Media misrepresents how shutdown harms prisoners
Following the recent government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history— thousands of federal employees went weeks without pay. For those struggling to survive paycheck-to-paycheck, the devastating shutdown caused many federal employees…
Four myths on Venezuela’s political crisis debunked
On Jan. 23, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly Juan Guaidó declared the government of Nicolás Maduro illegitimate and himself as interim president of the South American nation. The Organization…