Prof Spotlight: Chang discusses literature, love, sacrifice
This week, we have the pleasure of getting to know English Professor Heesok Chang over email. Aside from looking snazzy in his suit vest and glasses, he is part of…
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Meal plan triples summer housing cost
This summer, students staying on campus will pay $25 per day for room and board, a 257 percent increase from last year’s cost of $7 per day for summer housing.…
Engaged Pluralism World Café addresses VC community climate
[June 12, 2018, Clarification: While the idea for the EPI World Cafe is described below as conceived by Candace Lowe Swift, Swift was actually inspired by an event previously designed…
Letter from an Alum: Finding Vassar Wherever Summer Takes You
If someone asks Vassar’s size, students will reflexively reply “2,400.” That number is more than an admissions statistic. The Vassar experience is defined by purposeful intimacy. But the truth is,…
Statement by Director for Campus Life LGBTQ and Gender Resources Jodie Castanza
[Editor’s Note: This statement was made in response to the subject of the article When hired, Vassar administrator faced pending arrest for felony charge.] The situation which you contacted me…
Please, Tell Us More!
[Revision (Friday, Mar. 1): The original version of this article did not include the word “straight” in describing the individual by whom a “minor positive role” could have been played.…
Vassar’s own Meryl Streep empowers women on the big screen
As we find ourselves in the midst of Oscars season, Vassar’s very own three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep once again steals the spotlight with her brilliant new movie, “The Post.”…
The Loeb showcases obscure Warhol masterpieces
In an iconic scene from Jorgen Leth’s 1982 arthouse film “66 Scenes From America,” Andy Warhol unwraps a hamburger, dips it in some ketchup, eats the burger and says to…
Is it the honeymoon phase?: New students’ first impressions of Vassar
Another semester, another group of students joining the transfer and exchange (TVE) corridor in Cushing House. I decided to interview Kyle Patterson ’20, a transfer student from Caltech in Pasadena,…
My little town, location: Memory Lane
As my family’s sensible sedan sped along the first leg of the journey back to Vassar, my cynical sense of humor kicked in. I grabbed the audio input cable and…