Divestment proposal gains speed
Last week, the Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign, an offshoot of the Vassar Greens, worked to increase its visibility by holding a teach-in and introducing a resolution to the VSA Council…
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First Year Program highlights leadership in annual event
On Monday, Feb. 11, Vassar’s student leaders came together in collaboration with Executive Director of the Campus Acitivites Office Terry Quinn and Assistant Director of Residential Wellness Terrence Hanlon, as…
Council endorses proposal to expand Women’s Center
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council unanimously voted to adopt a resolution supporting the establishment of a larger, more centralized Campus Life Women’s Center. The resolution maintains…
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Tunisian Human Rights Lawyer Assassinated On Feb. 6, human rights lawyer and leader of the Tunisian Left, Chokri Belaid, was assassinated. The country of Tunisia is particularly known for being…
Westboro Baptist Church to hold rally at VC
Yesterday evening, social media erupted with the news that the Westboro Baptist Church plans to hold a rally...
Zeligs appointed VP for Academics
Filling a position left vacant by Matthew Harvey '13 last month, VSA Council has just appointed Amanda Zeligs '13...
EDII letters delivered without complication
A year after a technical glitch erroneously told 76 Early Decision II applicants they had been accepted into Vassar, the Office of Admissions released its digital decision letters this past…
Robinson picked for Student Life
On Sunday, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) unanimously appointed Dallas Robinson ’14 as VP for Student Life for the spring 2013 semester. The first of two executive board appointments this…
Animal Studies Conference highlights need for advocacy
Sunday, Feb. 3, marked the third and final day of the First Annual Student Conference for Critical Animal Studies, which was held in Vassar College’s Kenyon Hall. During the international…
Buried under a parking lot, bones of a British monarch
On Monday, a team of experts from the University of Leicester confirmed the new reports that a skeleton discovered last fall in Leicester, England belonged to the infamous King Richard…