In recent years, battles over student workers’ compensation have become all too familiar to much of the Vassar community. Now, the Vassar Leftist Union is organizing a campaign to raise…
Ever since Judge Edward T. McLaughlin sentenced Nicole “Nikki” Addimando to 19 years to life in prison on Feb. 11, 2020, Addimando’s friends, family and supporters have looked towards the…
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, April 20, the conclusion to a case that rattled the nation’s conscious and…
As an increasing number of Vassar students receive vaccinations for COVID-19, a new problem has emerged: students are experiencing side effects from their shots, some of which are debilitating. These…
Additional reporting for this article done by Alex Wilson. In the past two weeks, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) has found itself at the center of controversy surrounding accusations of…
[Correction, April 22, 2021: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Rubin filed suit in June 2020. The suit was filed in January 2021.] Over five months ago,…
On March 31, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana in New York State, making New York the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. New Yorkers aged 21…
TEDxVassar is a student-led pre-organization that was launched by Vassar alumnus David Stevenson ’20 in 2018. It was created under the umbrella of the TEDx program, which is a grassroots…
This year, students have completely shifted their daily campus lives to create a safe environment and avoid the spread of COVID-19 on campus. One expectation in particular has caused some…
Scientists and health officials agree that reaching herd immunity through vaccination is key to lifting social distancing measures and returning to work and school life that looks somewhat like pre-COVID…
