An open letter to first-generation students
You will be reminded countless times that this place was originally not built for you.
Tiana Headley
Forum envisions Ethnic Studies at Vassar
Historically, institutions of higher education were intended to educate the white, wealthy and male elite of colonial America. Heralded universities such as Harvard and William and Mary groomed the ministers,…
Vassar hosts state legislative forum for women’s rights
“I just wanted us to remember that this was a women’s college,” President Elizabeth Bradley acknowledged, a recognition that was met with the whoops and claps of those in attendance.…
Hudson Valley deportations devastate local communities
“I didn’t know the extent to which people were living in fear and suffering in my own community, and it was heartbreaking to hear that a place where I feel…
Dutchess Toastmasters bond through public speaking
Thirty minutes before the first inter-collegiate Toastmasters event of its kind in Dutchess County, students from Marist College and SUNY New Paltz convened in a haphazard semi-circle in a New…
‘Hate Has No Home Here’ combats Dutchess bigotry
On Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, students and faculty found numerous posters containing anti-Semitic imagery and text around Vassar’s campus. The posters blamed Jews for sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court…
Poughkeepsie police seek positive community relations
Stories of antagonism between communities of color and law enforcement are ubiquitous in American society. News reports on police killing unarmed people of color are more than just a media…
Uber, Lyft devastate local taxi companies
When Uber and Lyft launched statewide, New York City was the only area in which they operated. After the companies expanded upstate in June of 2017, Poughkeepsie residents readily took…
Controversial local jail faces lengthy delays
[Content Warning: This article makes mention of suicide.] On Jan. 20, 2013, a group of local activists and community members gathered in front of the Bardavon Theatre to protest the…