Tensions flare during recent global leadership changes
The last month has been replete with leadership changes across the world. These shifts in power mark uncertain futures for both citizens of these nations and for American foreign policy.…
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News Briefs 3/28/2013
Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Tobacco Displays in New York City Now in his third and final term, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed on Monday, March 18 to ban the…
GILLIBRAND TO DELIVER 149th COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
On Sunday May 26, New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will deliver the 149th Commencement Address. She will be the first senator to give the keynote speech at Vassar, joining…
VSA Council endorses twice-tabled divestment resolution
On Sunday, Feb. 24, the Vassar Student Assocation (VSA) passed a resolution, proposed by the Vassar College Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign in conjunction with the Vassar Greens, that supports divesting…
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West Point in the line of fire for major budget cuts The nation’s premier military academy faces a $92 million budget reduction on March 1, when a federal sequestration bill…
Bunyi confirmed as new city administrator
Last Tuesday, Feb. 19, Democrat Camilo Bunyi, 62, was confirmed as the new city administrator of the City of Poughkeepsie. Mayor John Tkazyik, a Republican, voted to confirm his appointment…
NSO’s NonCon brings nerd culture to College
Attendance at the thirteenth annual No Such Convention (NonCon) last weekend more than doubled from estimations for last year’s convention. Hosted by Vassar’s No Such Organization (NSO), a science fiction,…
Tim Wise condemns ‘white obliviousness’
The thirteenth annual All College Day began on Monday with an all-campus lecture titled “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism In An Age Of Backlash”...
All College Day panels engages issues of racial equity
On Tuesday, the campus hosted several panel and group discussions as part of All College Day, an all campus community-oriented program of events that took place from Monday evening to…
Alumnae/i offer encouraging outlook of post-graduation
Alumnae/i returned last week to share advice and to tell their stories of struggle and success in life after Vassar. All three panels, each one with a different focus,…