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…
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Senior class renames student gift as a tribute to Andrei Buryachenko ’13 Each year, the senior class gives a gift to Vassar as a token of appreciation. This year, the…
CWA, VASSAR REACH AGREEMENT
After seven months of negotiations, The Communication Workers of America (CWA) and the College reached a deal last Sunday, Dec. 9, when the CWA members voted to ratify the latest…
North Korea launches new experimental rocket
Last Wednesday, Dec. 12, North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket test, defying international sanctions...
Supreme Court to hear case on legality of gay marriage
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday, Dec. 7 to hear a pair of cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman. The…
Town Board considers banning wind turbines, solar panels
On Dec. 5, the Poughkeepsie Town Board agreed to have a hearing regarding the “Energy Facilities and Systems Moratorium” Local Law, a resolution that would temporarily prohibit the installation of…
Local residents protest as college prepares for January cull
Local Poughkeepsie residents, Vassar students and faculty gathered on the corner of Collegeview and Raymond Avenues for two hours to protest the deer cull that is planned for January 2013.