Ozzy Osbourne confronts mortality on “Under the Graveyard”
2019 has been a great year for heavy metal comebacks. Tool, Rammstein and Slipknot all released new albums after long hiatuses, and Rage Against the Machine announced a reunion tour.…
Arts
Campus Canvas: Nov. 21
Rachel Sipress They/Them | Class of 2021| Political Science Major For me, art is about the creative journey, the embodied process, more than the end object. I have synesthesia and…
Columbia student Maude Latour redefines pop genre
“I’ve had a great time tonight sharing my secrets with strangers,” quipped Columbia student and rising pop star Maude Latour before closing her Mug performance with the syrupy song “Superfruit”…
Baba Kazi Oliver drum circle harnesses hope, healing
I was shivering and a little miserable. I shook out my umbrella, heaved the Chapel door open and was greeted by a grinning man. He held his hand out for…
Author Aleksandar Hemon exemplifies honest writing
The warm Spitzer Auditorium provided a cozy escape from the crisp autumn evening outside, where the chilly November wind and the night sky had blanketed the campus in a sheet…
Rex Orange County exhibits growing pains on ‘Pony’
Rex Orange County, born Alexander O’Connor, is a British alternative pop musician experimenting with what it means to exist within the genre. On his third studio album released on Oct.…
Steven Gray films implore immediate environmental action
From New York to Hong Kong, nonviolent civil disobedience movements grapple with the limitations of authoritative policies. By strategically choosing which street to block, the position from which to drop…
Campus Canvas: Nov. 14
This week’s Campus Canvas showcases works by three executive board members of PHOCUS, Vassar’s student photography organization. Their photographs were displayed in the Loeb exhibit “Light in Phocus” from Nov.…
PHOCUS presents power of photography
Dozens of student artworks decorated the iconic glass entryway to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center this past weekend, drawing visitors into the heart of the museum. These pictures, whose…
‘Big Mouth’ season 3: comedy is irreverence, not insolence
Did being nice kill our humor? In an interview with the Daily Beast, comedian Nick Kroll discussed comedy in the age of political correctness, saying, “I think you can still…