The Dump Diaries: Best and worst bathrooms on campus
During my first year at Vassar, I learned that college students have no qualms about their lavatorial activities. College is almost a communal experience—we all share this campus, and thus…
Janet Song
Love in the pandemic: Vassar couples battle touch starvation, distance
Where have the Vassar couples gone? Gone are the sights of them cuddling inside Deece booths and making out in the library’s 24 hour section—sometimes I can barely remember eavesdropping…
Running a pro-war, grass-themed Instagram
It happens. You assign someone to cover Vassar’s three main animal Instagram accounts. The article comes in, and your heart suddenly freezes as you read the line, “@skunksofvassar hopes to…
Deece doors open up problems of ableism
At the front of the Deece, Declan Cassidy ’22 feels an immediate sense of worthlessness as he stands near two massive doors in the middle. “They feel like gates to…
Vassar Facebook is its own Three-Headed Beast
One might call the Vassar Facebook scene a Cerberus of sorts. Outsiders may turn to the supposed three heads of the beast—Vassar: The Virtual Version, Vassar: The Virtual Version But…
From board game to digital: Team Ink creates “The Vassar Life”
My computer screen displays a map of Vassar, a beautiful collage of photographs and illustrations. My cursor hovers over several buildings as I choose which to visit. “I’m heading to…
‘A Parks and Recreation Special’ brings nostalgia, catharsis
As Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) once said,“Crying is only okay in two places: funerals and the Grand Canyon.” But I would like to add a third place—my bedroom, with my…
Student turns to the Sims for taste of university life
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen colleges shift to online classes, as professors and students search for ways to be productive from their screens at home. Many colleges have turned to…
Bringing pets to the people: Pups get the Zoomies
In an effort to combat loneliness amid social isolation, the Animal Farm Foundation’s “Pets Together” program aims to virtually connect pets and people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through these connections,…
Writer stereotypes, self-isolation and mental health
[CW: This article discusses depression and mentions suicide.] If you are an English major—and therefore, by default, an aspiring writer—the shutdown should be a gift from Matthew Vassar himself. Here…