Symbiosis shines in Coalesce’s spring showcase
For most of Vassar’s history, there existed a small brick building that served as a receptacle for storing bulk amounts of coal awaiting distribution. In 1994, this building became the…
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Students must improve waste management, waste audits report
Every week, a group of rubber-gloved student interns dig through randomly selected landfill and recycling bins across campus. Maybe you’ve noticed the color-coordinated bins, filled with takeaway coffee cups, orange…
Reflecting on VHP’s annual ‘She Is’ Event
I was a few minutes late, so by the time I arrived at the Villard Room, which had been transformed into a color-block, gala-worthy venue, the place was overflowing with…
Taking Walt Whitman on the Road
I have found that any mention of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass comes with a lot of grand praise—the great American book of poetry, the foundation of the American literary…
Students explore liberal arts with Exploring Transfer Program
Vassar’s 2022 Exploring Transfer Program (ET), hosted every summer on Vassar’s campus, gives community college students the chance to experience residential and academic life at a liberal arts college in…
The Brew Coffee Bar Returns in New Space
For students on campus last semester, The Brew Coffee Bar was the only place with trained baristas and steamed milk on campus. Nestled in the courtyard of the Loeb Art…
“Nature and Nature Defiled”: Vassar Library’s Latest Exhibition
Vassar’s historic Thompson Memorial Library has become the stage for a battle of life and death. Works of art sit in glass display cases evoking melodic odes to nature’s beauty…
Reconnect Foods and Hyperlocality in the Hudson Valley Food Scene
My first time visiting Vassar was on an unbearably hot Thursday in May 2021. Maybe it was a touch of fate from the Culinary Gods themselves that my initial flight…
More Stories Worth Sharing: Lesser Known Vassar Alums (II)
A couple of more hours spent on Wikipedia and here I am again, writing about more Vassar alums. If you didn’t catch the first installment in this series, you should.…
Power to the Podcasts: What Vassar students are listening to
In recent years, the world has been engulfed in an auditory revolution. People across the globe—young people especially—have found something of value in podcasts, whether that be comfort, intellectual discoveries…