Poughkeepsie-based organization hosts race unity symposium
With the afternoon sun beating down on my porch on College Avenue, I did my best to avoid the glare on my laptop screen and keep pace with the members…
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From board game to digital: Team Ink creates “The Vassar Life”
My computer screen displays a map of Vassar, a beautiful collage of photographs and illustrations. My cursor hovers over several buildings as I choose which to visit. “I’m heading to…
The stories you cared about most this year, based on your clicks
As we reflect on the end of an academic year, The Miscellany News has gathered some of the most notable news stories from this year based on web and social…
The GOCO’s greatest hits
We recently asked on our social media what Deece foods students are feeling most nostalgic for while we’re away. Gordon Commons Sous Chef Patricia Spreer provided us with a few…
Org spotlight: Zooming in on Vassar Haiti Project
Eilif Ronning ’20 and Annika Rowland ’19 set up their Zoom cameras from their respective hometowns of Sandefjord, Norway and Hanover, Massachusetts. The two are on the executive board of…
From SBU to ASU: Undergrads share on distance learning from across the country
With college campuses across the country and the world ceasing in-person operations due to coronavirus, we wanted to see how students at other higher education institutions characterize the new life…
Vassar, Booked: What literary references can tell us about attitudes towards our school
What comes to mind when you hear the word “Vassar?” For me and many other students, the words “home,” “community” and other fuzzy descriptors pop up as we anxiously long…
Legacy of activism: Asian American Studies courses offered Fall 2020
Do my eyes deceive me? I look again. In the weird Ask Banner font that makes everything look like a screenplay reads “AMST/ASIA 185 Intro to Asian American Studies.” My…
April 27: How to Use Your Lungs
[TW: This article describes illness of a family member and discusses death.] With some homework, it’s easy enough: Just hand it in. Use your compulsory—no, compulsive—daily survey of the news…
Investigation: Why Tinder, and why today?
Since quarantine became a thing, all the usual (read: Zuckerberg-owned) apps have been hopping—whether with news, memes, recipes, unwarranted opinions, dangerous advice, or what have you. But we at The…