Local doctors respond to surge of COVID-19 cases
According to Vice President of Medical Affairs at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Dr. William Begg, Dutchess County is already facing the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. As reflected by…
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COVID-19 derails beloved Halloweekend traditions
As COVID-19 restrictions have thwarted traditional Halloweekend celebrations, Vassar’s student body is gearing up to celebrate the holiday in a socially distant manner. In previous years, Vassar students gathered for…
Vassar cancels study abroad for spring
On the morning of Oct. 19, Dean of Faculty William Hoynes emailed the student body to inform them of Vassar’s decision to cancel study abroad for the coming Spring 2021…
Amid a strong fall semester, Vassar looks to the spring
As campus settles into a new normal with a consistently low COVID-19 case count, the Vassar administration is looking to the spring semester and preparing for the unique challenges of…
Voting at Vassar: How to cast a ballot from the bubble
It’s been said by both Democrats and Republicans: this is the most important election of our lifetimes. Whether or not Vassar students can physically go to the polls on Election…
Vassar launches Phase 2 amid zero coronavirus cases
In a recent email to the student body, President Elizabeth Bradley confirmed that as of Sept. 10, Vassar reported zero active cases of COVID-19 on campus with no students currently…
Remote students face challenges, FOMO
Grace Han ’21 spent her entire junior year abroad at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Upon returning to the United States, she made the difficult decision to spend yet another semester…
Local post offices, officials prepare for election
On July 26, President Donald Trump tweeted, “The 2020 Election will be totally rigged if Mail-In Voting is allowed to take place, & everyone knows it.” Since then, he has…
New York state health care providers respond to reversal of LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections
“It took my breath away,” said Director of Specialty Training and Programs at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Sue Wendelgass. She had learned what a parent of a transgender…
Students describe life in centers of mass outbreak
Vassar students expected to spend the last week of March settling back into campus life. Now, the majority instead remain at home, quarantined and social distancing in response to the…