
Vassar test-optional policy elicits mixed reactions
On April 13, Vassar announced that it will adopt a permanent test-optional policy for future applicants. The press release informs readers that the test-optional policy that has been upheld by…
By Monika Sweeney – 1 month ago
On April 13, Vassar announced that it will adopt a permanent test-optional policy for future applicants. The press release informs readers that the test-optional policy that has been upheld by…
By Monika Sweeney – 4 months ago
Across 4. “It was like coming home, only to no home I’d ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew…
By Monika Sweeney – 4 months ago
Across: 3. Mycology 6. Hydrology 7. Lithology 8. Pathology 9. Felinology 10. Anthropology 12. Hematology 15. Methodology 17. Apiology 18. Embryology 19. Oology 20. Thermology Down: 1. Glaciology 2.…
By Monika Sweeney – 7 months ago
Across He proposed to Lorelai with 1,000 yellow daisies “Having _____ doesn’t mean you can’t be rock and roll!” Day of dinner dates at the Gilmore house Town meeting tyrant…
By Monika Sweeney – 7 months ago
Overalls are underrated, and I’m over it. On style, function and number of pockets alone, everyone should have at least one pair of overalls in their closet––and yet, to my…
By Monika Sweeney – 9 months ago
This past weekend, both the campus and students were flooded––the former with rain and the latter with work. It made for the perfect storm as students flocked to the library…
By Monika Sweeney – 10 months ago
Across 4. Living in this house guarantees a shady spot for your hammock 9. These sweet creatures roam campus after dusk 10. First faculty member whose namesake building is nestled between Pratt House…
By Monika Sweeney – 10 months ago
The final weeks of a spring semester always pass by in a blur. One minute, you’re cramming for an Economics exam in the library and the next you’re physically cramming…
By Monika Sweeney – 1 year ago
My favorite foods include, but are not limited to: mint chocolate chip ice cream, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and black cherry ice cream. Sensing a theme here? Unfortunately…
By Monika Sweeney – 2 years ago
I attended the Sept. 11 observance [at Ely Hall] both as a representative of the VVA [Vassar Veterans Association] but also because the aftermath of Sept. 11 had a…