Poetry sheds light on life of visionary artist
On March 29, Antonio Corsaro visited Vassar to give a lecture entitled “Art, Love and Divinity in Michelangelo’s Poetry.” Addressing an audience composed of members of the campus community, the…
Sarah Dolan
Democracy Matters ponders Trump-era voting rights
“I don’t think voting is the end, but rather the beginning, of political participation. Voting is a ‘gateway drug’ to political engagement. Now, more than ever, is a time to engage,…
Red Sand Project raises awareness of human trafficking
In this coming month, as students walk to class, the dining hall or back to your dormitory, they may find themselves perplexed by the appearance of red sand on sidewalks.…
News Briefs April 6, 2017
NC “Bathroom Bill” Repealed On Thursday, March 30, North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation, which Governor Roy Cooper then signed, to repeal the state’s controversial “bathroom bill” in an attempt to…
Updates from the VSA April 6, 2017
Elections Voting Delayed by One Week As you may have seen in my most recent all-campus email, voting in the Spring Elections has been postponed by exactly one week. Voting…
More affordable housing projects needed
I’m from San Francisco, land of the techies. Years ago, I could have ended that sentence very differently. I’m from San Francisco, land of the hippies. San Francisco, land of…
Politicization of VSA should be questioned in election
This week, I and other writers for The Miscellany News have been given the unique opportunity to comment on the upcoming election. I don’t know about my contemporaries, but I…
Medievalism explored in ‘Game of Thrones’ lecture
How does one sum up “Game of Thrones?” It’s like if you took “The Lord of the Rings,” got rid of all the endless tracking shots of New Zealand, added…
High-stakes, dark comedy inspires conflicting emotions
I was looking forward to seeing the new Power Rangers movie this weekend, and had planned to be writing a review of that, but instead I stayed in all weekend…
‘Ghost in the Shell’ revives classic, for better or worse
Cyberpunk is seriously one of the coolest, most over-the-top genres in the film industry. If you don’t get excited when you hear the words, “The sky was the color of…