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…
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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…
Shedding adolescence, expressing identity: Vassar students recount roots of their bleached hair
A change in hair color can be a striking signifier. It’s permanent, at least until the hair is bleached or dyed again, or is cut. It’s also highly visible, unlike…
5 notes about taking Ancient Greek at Vassar
If you had told me in the fall of my sophomore year that I would be translating 2,700-year-old Homeric Greek by my senior year, I would have laughed. But after…
Under quarantine, columnist concocts comforting cuisine
The world we live in under the COVID-19 pandemic finds many of us unexpectedly at home, searching for pockets of peace amidst the chaos. Like countless others, cooking is part…
‘How’s your lab going?’ Students describe digital hands-on classes
Navigating the shift to online learning has proved disorienting and challenging for students and professors everywhere. At schools like Vassar, which emphasizes the importance of community and personal connection in…
Collecting Fragments: 24 March 2020
The two of us sit at the dining room table, reading for class. Around 10:40 p.m., I turn over my printed art history reading and scrawl, “And what if one…
10 ways to occupy your time during the COVID-19 crisis
With the pandemic raging at full force, trips have been canceled, our favorite restaurants have been shut down and events have been postponed. It’s easy to feel disoriented—and at a…
Through the Lens: April 2
Photos by Weina Diana Liu ’22. Interested in having your photos featured on Through the Lens? Send all submissions to [email protected] with your name, class year and photos with one…