Athletic year ends with accolades
As seniors reflect upon and celebrate their time at Vassar, The Miscellany News Sports section would like to highlight just a few shining moments from the graduating champions of the…
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USWNT primed for second straight World Cup win
On June 7, 2019, the eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) will be underway. In a couple short months, 24 teams from all over the world will…
Columnist gets super meta and weird with final column
“Who gets to speak and why? […] is the only question,” (Chris Kraus, “I Love Dick,” 1997). Dear Reader: I want you to read this like it’s for you. I…
Athlete shares hometown wrestler’s setbacks, successes
Two-time NCAA All-American and U23 World Championships runner-up Youssif Hemida has overcome many obstacles, both on and off the wrestling mat. In high school, the fate of Hemida’s wrestling career…
Antonia Sweet connects, directs, sees all from AFC desk
Some Vassar students, faculty and staff know Antonia Sweet well. Some know her name, and say hello to her on a daily or near-daily basis. Some people might not know…
Liberty saga proves typical of undersupported WNBA
When the New York Liberty was founded in 1997 as one of eight inaugural teams in the WNBA, the team played its games in Madison Square Garden (MSG), possibly the…
Baseball splits against Union, preps for final playoff push
The Vassar baseball traveled up I–87 this past weekend, splitting both of the double headers they played against Union College in Amsterdam, NY. On Friday, the Brewers won a pitcher’s…
Women’s lacrosse plays possession game in upset of Ithaca
When you hear about people’s plans for April 20, you usually hear versions of the same outline. Somebody either is or isn’t celebrating to the fullest, but their day will…
Why We Play: Margaret Reisert, swimming
Okay. Picture this: me, I’m really short, with relatively long light brown hair, 19 years old and a sophomore in college. It’s early November, just after the insanity of a…
GMs caught between potential of picks, certainty of stars
The NFL draft is this week and the lottery to decide the order of the NBA draft is in two weeks. I’d rather talk about the NBA draft lottery—but not…