When Vassar canceled in-person classes last spring due to COVID-19, decisions such as whether student employees would be paid, whether students who needed housing could stay on campus, and whether…
In the run-up to Election Day, Town of Poughkeepsie government officials had to make a decision without direct voter input: who to appoint to the Town Board seat vacated by…
The following is a developing story. Check back for updates. After weeks of deliberation, Vassar has announced its plans for the upcoming Spring semester. Arrival and the remaining semester will…
To say this past year has been stressful would be an understatement. The mental health of students has been particularly strained due to anxiety about midterms, the upcoming election, the…
This past March, the decision to close campus due to the spread of COVID-19 prompted a speedy foray into online learning, and with it a frenzied introduction to the many…
As COVID-19 restrictions have thwarted traditional Halloweekend celebrations, Vassar’s student body is gearing up to celebrate the holiday in a socially distant manner. In previous years, Vassar students gathered for…
As Election Day nears, early voting is underway across New York. October has brought record-breaking turnout nationwide as voters flock to the polls for this historic election.. Still thinking about…
Even on a rainy Monday afternoon, a long line of voters wove around the Boardman Road Branch Library, the Dutchess County early voting site Vassar is shuttling students to this…
Nonprofit Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson (NLMH) is a well-known grassroots presence in the Poughkeepsie activism ecosystem. The Mid-Hudson region has witnessed the organization mobilize and win key victories for immigrant rights,…
In the upcoming Nov. 3 election, Dutchess County residents will be given the opportunity to vote on a proposition that would create an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines…
