Floyd’s Death Did Not ‘Occur’; Police Officers Killed Him
A police officer in Minneapolis knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than five minutes, even as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe, and even after Floyd was forced unconscious. Make…
Opinions
Students call for administrators to end contracts with Town of Poughkeepsie Police, act in support of protestors
Dear President Bradley and Vassar Administrators, Recently, students at the University of Minnesota successfully got their administration to end optional ties with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). The University made…
Longtime editor reminisces about the org that always takes over: the Misc
The Miscellany News derailed my college career, and it’s about to derail my Senior Retrospective. I could (should?) write about a topic of academic import, like how I––the only graduating…
The certain celebration of spring
Needless to say, this is not how I pictured my last quarter at Vassar. The first time I visited campus, I sat beneath the saucer magnolia tree near Ely Hall…
Time spent, homes built
I ’m a crybaby. My housemates Kci and Simone can attest to this and they’ll tell you it’s because of my Cancer moon. If there were a blacklight that could…
Spuds, buds and rock ‘n’ roll
When all is said and done, and our time at Vassar is long behind us, we will always have the shared memory of being in Spud Cannon. That, and the…
Our Love Letter to Vassar Quidditch
Did it happen at the beginning of our first practice, all gathered in a circle on Joss Beach, proudly declaring our Hogwarts houses? Or did it happen at team dinners…
Porcelain cracks in an exhibition: a dingy seat for Muses
Recently, while talking to my father on the phone, I told him that I had already graduated, that I was done with this place. I made this announcement sitting on…
A message from the president: potential fall plans
I am writing to update you about our planning process for the fall semester. This week, we have formed an advisory committee, named VassarTogether, to develop implementation guidelines for a potential return…
Never-Biden stand down: Trump has to go
I was worried this was going to happen. I was scared that as soon as progressives lost Bernie Sanders to the inevitability of electoral math we would fracture away from…