Naomi Shihab Nye believes in the found poem
Buried somewhere in the eaves of my house back in New Jersey is a poster board that I made in fifth grade. It’s a collage of scrapbook paper, glossy magazine…
Nina Ajemian
Outdoor concert reunites, reinvigorates student music scene
The sky over Noyes Circle is a perfect, clear blue. Puffy clouds are slowly washed over in pink with the setting sun, and excitement pulses in the chilly fall air.…
Vassar’s skateboard community rolls on
You hear them before you see them. The rumbling sound of spinning wheels gliding across cracks in the sidewalk. Sneakers hitting boards, boards making contact with pavement. At Vassar, it’s…
Tim Nguyen on YouTube mockumentary “Lathrop”
As one of the smallest and most tightly-knit Houses on campus, Lathrop has earned a reputation of not existing. As a resident myself, I’ve become used to comments like, “Wow,…
Social media graphics, more than playful platforms for artists, incite long-lasting awareness of injustice
There is a new ground for protest art: Instagram. If you have spent any time on the rabbit-hole, time-vortex, highlight-reel of an app in the past few months, you have…
We need art in times like these
When the first college I applied to rejected me, I watched the pilot episode of New Girl for the first time. All I knew about the show was that Jess,…
‘Little Women’ rouses revelations about women-made art
Growing up with an English teacher for a mother meant growing up with books. It meant that my parents read to me every night before I fell asleep. It meant…
Dance group ‘Let’s Nacho’ spreads South Asian culture
Vassar is known for its arts. As evident in the filled-to-the-brim Art 105 lecture hall, the nine different a cappella groups or just student fashion, aesthetics are important to students,…
Deece chef enlivens Poughkeepsie with vibrant murals
How do you know when a piece of art is finished? This is a question that all artists struggle with, but one that Vassar chef and graffiti artist TC Ik…