Is the book better than the movie?
Is the book better than the movie? This age-old question continues to persist as more books and written texts are translated onto the big screen. As a book-loving English major,…
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Meryl Streep accepts AAVC Distinguished Achievement Award
Students, faculty and other members of the Vassar community lined up outside the Vassar Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 13, as rain trickled down from a gray sky. For almost a…
URSI symposium celebrates student summer research
Conversations about moth-catching spiders, webcam eye-tracking software and more filled the buzz of the College Center last Wednesday, Sept. 28. Students, faculty and numerous other members of the Vassar community…
Meryl Streep will accept Distinguished Achievement Award in October
Last April, Campus Activities announced that esteemed actor Meryl Streep ’71 will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award granted by the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC). However, on April 19,…
Parents return to campus for Class of 2022 Commencement
For the first time since before the pandemic, Vassar’s graduating seniors and their families will have a ceremony without many restrictions to celebrate the accomplishments of the departing Class of…
Science embraces aesthetics in student herbarium exhibit
A new garden of sorts has sprouted on the second floor of the College Center. Posters hanging from the walls capture the spiraling branches, ornate leaves and bundles of flower…
Acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri discusses writing, language
Courtesy of Elena SeibertCourtesy of Elena SeibertCourtesy of Elena SeibertCourtesy of Elena Seibert Photo courtesy of Elena Seibert. On the chilly night of Monday Nov. 8, the Villard Room bustled…
Bored student paints on miscellaneous objects over break
Fall break. A period of peaceful bliss, reclaiming the hours of sleep lost to midterms and spending idle days lounging on the couch in pajamas. However, even while marathoning reruns…