Band ‘panders’ to TH party-goers
The regular crowd does not shuffle into TH 148. They bulge and sway, jump and dance, making this crowd a little different than the usual TH sports party. The student…
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Finals got you down? Meet the dogs of Vassar College
During my commutes around campus, I am always cheered up by the presence of dogs. You can see them being walked by their owners around the quad. And if you…
Two foodie columnists review CIA’s American Bounty
While the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is just 15 minutes down the road, it feels like a world away from Vassar and the Deece. The campus has a distinctly…
VC Instagrams depict broad swath of campus life
If you search Vassar on Instagram, there are three main types of accounts you’ll find: student organizations, official institution pages and humor accounts. These accounts together reflect and reproduce a…
Vassar Haiti Project moves from one Arlington to another
After spending three days in the First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Arlington, Mass. for an art sale hosted by the Vassar Haiti Project (VHP), one of VHP’s Events Directors, Shuri…
End-of-life educators, experts demonstrate death wellness
After exiting our Uber, Duncan Aronson ’21 and I entered the brightly lit, colorfully walled space that is the Boardman Road Branch Library, not knowing quite what to expect. As…
Buying ugly food is sustainability fashion, not activism
Twisted carrots, misshapen strawberries and scarred apples—a sampling of the ugly fruits and veggies most shoppers reject for prettier alternatives. In an increasingly aesthetic-oriented consumer culture with an endless supply…
Intensive dramatizes Sophocles, examines gender in myth
[CW: This article mentions suicide.] Next semester, junior Abigail Lass will teach “Sophocles’ Women of Trachis,” a Greek and Roman Studies and Drama cross-listed course alongside Professor Emerita of Greek…
Kaleidescope shows off international talents
The waving of 37 flags by student representatives from 37 nations kickstarted the 19th annual Kaleidoscope. Hosted by Vassar’s Office of International Services (OIS) and Vassar’s International Students Association (VISA),…
Innovative office hours greet students, reinvent learning
Even in the worst of times, when course material is confusing and you’ve missed several classes and your paper is (long) overdue, or you need general life advice, Vassar students…