VC smoking ban takes first steps
Vassar’s campus will be smoke-free as of July 1, and in preparation for the transition, the College has begun to provide services and resources for students to adjust to the…
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Lecture emphasizes millennials in election
Alexander Heffner, civic educator and host of ‘Open Mind,’ addresses a mixed audience in the Villard Room on Monday about the intersection of the millennial generation, media presence, and politics.…
Social justice orgs unite for Israeli-Palestinian peace
Touching on the controversial climate at Vassar surrounding issues concerning Israeli-Palestinian relations, leaders of the BDS movement Rebecca Vilkomerson and Hind Awwad hosted a panel advocating for their cause and…
Lombardo chronicles, recites epic poetry
Stanley Lombardo will be coming to Vassar to combine lecture with dramatic readings of Homer and other poets. He will also bring in the subjects of Zen texts and Asian…
Waving goodbye to Czula
Roman Czula enjoys the Spring weather on his bike. The Vassar community will be waving goodbye to Czula at the end of this semester. He has been an integral part…
Report critiques VSA structure
After months of researching, interviewing and drafting, W.H. “Butch” Oxendine released his final report on the current state of affairs within the VSA, assessing their structural and operational abilities. Photo…
VSA external review methodology proves inconsistent
The Vassar Student Association (VSA) has spoken extensively on the issue of internal restructuring. The two former VSA VPs for Operations, Ramy Abbady ’16 and Ali Ehrlich ’15, have discussed…
Ask a professor: What a thesis means at Vassar in 2015
“Your thesis is like your first love: difficult to forget,” writes Umberto Eco in his manual “How To Write a Thesis.” If Vassar students were to write a similar guide,…
Janitors give voice to otherwise silent roles on campus
For many, becoming janitors wasn’t planned. Lamark Murray became a janitor at Vassar by chance. He said, “I ended up in my line of work by accident. I was actually…
Improv students’ probation calls hazing into question
Does hazing happen at Vassar College? According to the 2015 Vassar College Handbook, “Hazing is any reckless or intentional act, occurring on or off campus, that produces physical, mental or…