Basketball keeps heads high after league upsets on the road
Coming off a four-game winning streak against Bard, Clarkson, St. Lawrence and RPI, the Vassar women’s basketball team struggled to find their rhythm. They fell to William Smith and RIT…
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Women’s squash regains momentum, honors seniors
This Saturday, Feb. 28, the Vassar women’s squash team secured two wins in emphatic fashion to celebrate Senior Day. Returning home to Kenyon Hall for the first time since December,…
Executive order presents threats to athletes’ careers
In a new act of racial and religious exclusion, President Donald J. Trump signed one of his first executive orders, banning non-American citizens of seven countries from entering the United…
Underdogs prepare to take Super Bowl by storm
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Atlanta Falcons will be in the Super Bowl this year. They have had several strong seasons during this span, but rarely…
Economies must adapt to technological advancement
More than a month has passed since the historic upset that took place during the US Presidential Election of Nov. 9, 2016, in which Donald Trump against all odds defeated…
Journalism will continue to suffer, decline in the Trump era
Unless you have been living under a rock since break, you probably saw Donald Trump’s press conference at which he called out CNN for being “fake news.” While this comment…
More nuance needed in discussions of Vassar finances
English Professor Don Foster recently published two op-eds in Boilerplate discussing the College’s financial situation. His most recent article refers to our college’s recent endowment decline as a “budget-busting collapse”…
Politics of difference deserves recognition
Last Friday, the Trump administration provoked outrage in the Jewish community by releasing a statement on Holocaust Memorial Day that did not once mention Jews, its primary victims. Sadly, this…
Letter to the Editor
I write with respect to the editorial, “Sexual assault allegations against trustee must be addressed”, published in The Miscellany News on Nove. 2, 2016, to clarify certain statements made in…
Modfest exhibit traces expressive history of protest art
While protest has long been a crucial part of history, social activism has in the last few years been brought to public attention like never before, with groups like the…