Vassar students provide local perspectives on Oregon fires
If you already know what it means to worry that your home will soon burn to the ground, you don’t need to read on. If not, let Eleanor Carter ’22…
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Easy-to-make pasta for Zoom breaks
So, you haven’t thought about food at all during the long hours of Zoom classes in your bedroom. But when the day is done, and you’re sitting there doing nothing,…
Vassar may be changing, but the climate is too
Every day without fail, trash bins across campus reach maximum capacity. It is impossible to miss the omnipresent, ever-growing piles of Deece grab-and-go plastic containers and single use utensils filling…
Pandemic proves technological strain to Vassar online services
On March 12, 2020, Vassar College announced that all classes would be conducted online for the rest of the semester to comply with New York State COVID-19 guidelines. Since that…
Student employees adapt to new normal, hybridized jobs
Classes aren’t the only things going hybrid this semester. For those studying on campus or within New York State, Vassar employers have found ways to adapt and offer many of…
Through the Lens: Sept. 10
“These are really pieces of a normal summer. I returned home, took photos every time I saw this same pink sky, went to a few cute coffee shops and a…
FYE adapts to pandemic, helps first-years thrive
About two years ago, back when the Vassar Class of 2024 still worried about PSAT scores, Wendy Maragh Taylor, Vassar’s Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement,…
Vassar Facebook is its own Three-Headed Beast
One might call the Vassar Facebook scene a Cerberus of sorts. Outsiders may turn to the supposed three heads of the beast—Vassar: The Virtual Version, Vassar: The Virtual Version But…
Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson terminates internships in response to BLM statement and demands
Whether it’s from knowing one of their myriad passionate student interns or donating to their biannual fundraising drives, most students at Vassar have probably heard of local activist organization Nobody…
A collection of confections to cure the quarantine blues
Regardless of where you are, who you have chosen to isolate with, or the limits of your skills, chances are you have taken up a new hobby during the COVID-19…