
As Thanksgiving nears, writer wrestles with feelings about hometown
This year will be the first time I spend Thanksgiving with my family since 2016. I’m from Iowa. When getting home takes an Uber, a train ride, a flight, two…
This year will be the first time I spend Thanksgiving with my family since 2016. I’m from Iowa. When getting home takes an Uber, a train ride, a flight, two…
“I don’t wanna be somebody/Just wanna be me, be me.” K-pop group ITZY’s song, “Wannabe,” blasted through the speaker while I tried my best to hit every beat, fervently wiggling…
Nitrous Oxide and Indecent Exposure, two of Vassar’s most prominent comedy groups, have been hard at work this semester to bring joy to campus during these uncertain times. Nitrous, Vassar…
For Vassar students, COVID-19 has meant a sharp break from normal life. From Zoom learning to the demise of Halloweekend’s tented party on Noyes Circle, the pandemic has upended the…
Flames whip through the air. The heat of unruly licks of fire reaches for the audience’s faces as they gasp and shout in awe. As campus life withered in March,…
Where have the Vassar couples gone? Gone are the sights of them cuddling inside Deece booths and making out in the library’s 24 hour section—sometimes I can barely remember eavesdropping…
My name is Max Wu, and I am a rising sophomore. Due to COVID-19’s international border restrictions, I decided that it would be more worthwhile for me to take a…
Student theater is an integral part of campus life at Vassar. The sheer number of orgs that produce theater—seven—means that in some semesters, there is a show going up almost…
Whether you are cutting through the Bridge to get to Central Receiving, stopping there to grab a cup of coffee or planning to peer off the balcony and watch students…
In terms of Vassar traditions, the Daisy Chain has had quite an impressive run—the event has been an inseparable part of commencement culture ever since 1894, pausing only once for…