Halloween crimes shock THs, campus
Midnight, Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31. After a long day of classes, show rehearsals and the accumulated sleep depravity that typically accompanies just-another-week at Vassar, Zamir Birnbach ’20 had settled into…
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A tale of two districts: history of Poughkeepsie schools
Bathrooms out-of-service for months. A sole safe water fountain in the high school. Toilets clogged with sanitary napkins. Teachers over-assertive of authority in the classroom. Mismanaged funds. On the flip…
‘Dear Carlos’: exhibit illuminates hope in detention
Over 40 million people born outside the United States now call the nation home. This statistic accounted for a fifth of the world’s total migrants in 2017 and is four…
Project reveals local legacy of slavery
Sam was an ungrateful Negro man, according to his owner, Gilbert Livingston. Livingston thought he had hashed out a fair deal with the 19-year-old—Sam agreed to be bought for $225,…
Congress introduces loan relief
On Oct. 15, 2019, the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced the College Affordability Act (CAA) to overhaul the current system of increasing financial burden for higher education in…
EMS staff prepares for perennial Halloweekend chaos
Packed costume-clad crowds, a colder than anticipated night and excitement clouding the air are all staples of Halloweekend—one of the most anticipated celebrations to take place on Vassar’s campus. Students…
Humans of Poughkeepsie: Morees Haddad
Humans of Poughkeepsie is an ongoing project seeking to highlight Poughkeepsie residents and community members. Each featured member will share a collection of stories—connected or not—that reveal the multifaceted nature…
Political Roundup
In Our Headlines… The U.S. debt increased by $205 billion in the past year. This varies sharply from President Trump’s promise to eliminate the federal deficit within eight years of…
Lawsuit threatens work visas
A recent lawsuit threatens to eliminate or substantially cut the Optional Practical Training (OPT), an arrangement under which international students studying in the United States on F-1 visas can remain…
Conference empowers immigrant youth through healing
Her ancestors were murdered, enslaved and robbed of their native tongue and spiritual practices. One by one, those not slaughtered endured the bodily terrorism of foreign illnesses. Deprived of food…