Community wins fight to earn on-campus poll site
Vassar earned a single polling location on-campus just 24 hours before Election Day to help increase youth voter turnout after weeks of litigation and uncertainty. The polling site will remain…
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Sexual health resources on campus brought to light
For the past year, Jenifer Lucia, the Physician Assistant and Clinical Facilitator of Gynecologic and Gender-Affirming Services at Vassar Health Services, has been conducting a new initiative that provides students…
Students react to 2022 midterm election results
Tuesday, Nov. 8, was Election Day for the 2022 midterm elections. In what has been a remarkably close race, Vassar students cautiously expressed hope concerning the House and Senate results.…
VSA explores solutions to budget deficit
During a VSA Senate meeting on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, President of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) Julián Aguilar ’23 discussed a $22,000 deficit that the VSA is currently facing.…
Accessibility Plan aims to tackle campus inequities
The 2022-2024 Accessibility Plan implemented through the Fearlessly Consequential campaign is the first in a series of plans to broadly audit and improve upon on campus accessibility and guide future…
Lack of on-campus polling site violates new law, highlights voting inequities
Nearly seven months have passed since New York Election Law § 4-104 mandated the designation of a polling place on or near every college campus housing 300 or more registrants.…
Community meets at Engaged Pluralism Initiative open house
The Engaged Pluralism Initiative (EPI) hosted an open house in the Aula on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Formed by several different “working groups,” EPI has taken on projects such as the…
Meryl Streep accepts AAVC Distinguished Achievement Award
Students, faculty and other members of the Vassar community lined up outside the Vassar Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 13, as rain trickled down from a gray sky. For almost a…
Vassar launches Fearlessly Consequential campaign to raise $500 million
The College has initiated its largest fundraising campaign in history, known as Fearlessly Consequential. A two-day event between Oct. 14 and 15 kicked off the campaign, which is intended to…
Board of Trustees dinners garner mixed reactions from students
In the week before October Break, the Board of Trustees held three dinners with Vassar students from Noyes, Cushing and Raymond Houses in an effort to initiate a relationship between…