Evelyn Frick

Evelyn Frick is a former Editor of the Humor and Satire Section at The Miscellany News. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Evelyn is currently a junior at Vassar College. She is majoring in English with an Art History correlate. Her on-campus involvement besides the Misc includes performing comedy with Vassar's all-femme + non-binary comedy group, Indecent Exposure. Some of her favorite things include long romantic walks on the beach, the classic movie Space Jam, and her dog Reese.

To LARP or not to LARP, when academia gets odd

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

I have come across a lot of interesting courses during my year-and-a-half at Vassar. Some memorable ones from the course guide are “Sex Before, During and After the Nazis,” “The…

Try New Year’s Resolutions that are morally questionable!

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

Every New Year’s Eve as the clock ticks closer and closer to midnight, everyone seems to ask themselves the same general questions: “Who will I be in the New Year?”…

Vassar’s fashion fixations require radical rethinking

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

I am approximately 5’1” and 145 lbs. I know what you’re thinking, because I’ve thought it about myself for most of my life; that’s not an ideal body type. It’s…

How to celebrate Hanukkah in the anti-Promised Land

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

It has been universally decided that 2016 has been one of the worst years in the history of humanity. Donald Trump’s election, the mass shooting in a gay nightclub in…

Take our personality quiz: how ready are you for winter break?

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

Thanksgiving break is always such a tease. You go back home for a few days, fill yourself with food and pretend that the historical implications of this genocide… I mean…

A musing on hate symbols, epidemic since the election

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

(This week the Humor and Satire section is giving pause to reflect on the pain and fear caused by Trump’s election) what to do when you see a swastika…

Want to quantify how sad your life is? Take our quiz!

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

As fall has just begun, the anticipation for changing leaves and everyone’s fetish for pumpkin spice has everyone in the spirit of the season. And sure, fall is the perfect…

Mug experience weird and uncomfortable, no one surprised

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

The following story is a completely true one. In no way am I lying or embellishing and exaggerating the facts. This is also a very serious matter. It all began…

Until reopening, Late Night at the Kiosk mourned on melodramatic scale

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

The last few weeks have been very stressful and trying times at Vassar. Not because freshmen are just now getting a sense of what it’s like to balance collegiate classes,…

You can’t catch ‘em all: Pokemon Cappy extinct from Vassar

By Evelyn Frick – 10 years ago

POUGHKEESTOP, NY– As students returned from summer break this year, many came back with the great anticipation that comes with preparing one’s body to endure high levels of stress, have…