
Vassar works toward carbon neutrality by 2030
In 2016, Vassar announced a new goal: carbon neutrality by 2030. Similar institutions have committed to carbon neutrality in the near future and many have already achieved it. For example,…
In 2016, Vassar announced a new goal: carbon neutrality by 2030. Similar institutions have committed to carbon neutrality in the near future and many have already achieved it. For example,…
Explore Poughkeepsie’s many fall festivities this October. Students can travel to all included events using Dutchess County Public Transit, which is free for students. From the Boo Ball to cider…
What’s Fizzin’? The anonymous, campus-specific social media platform Fizz has made a big impact on the Vassar community in the last few weeks. The app, founded by two Stanford students,…
Flocks of students in red shirts flooded Main Drive outside of Taylor Hall last Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the first faculty meeting of the year to show support for the…
As students returned to campus in late August, the traditional first-week heat wave smothered Vassar. But as August melted into September, the high temperatures did not cease. The National Weather…
[This article was corrected with a few adjustments on Sept. 16, 2023.] In January 2023, Vassar College’s dining service, Bon Appétit Management Company, received an engineer’s report detailing kitchen safety…
Many music enthusiasts will tell you there’s nothing quite like seeing your favorite artist perform live. Last weekend, roughly 88,000 Electronic Dance Music (EDM) fans from across the country gathered…
Five current and former women Vassar College professors filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, Aug. 30, alleging decades of systemic wage discrimination based on gender. Founded as one of the country’s…
To accommodate kitchen repairs, grab-and-go hot food in the College Center is no longer available for the fall semester. The Office of the Dean of the College announced these changes…
[CW: This article contains mentions of suicide and PTSD.] Last year, the Vassar Veterans Association (VVA) and the Vassar community at large lost a peer, mentor and friend with the…