Duncan Aronson ’21 is an education and political science major from Tokyo, Japan. He loves playing intramural sports, programming for the Japanese Association for Students, and rubbing his chin while tilting his head in skepticism.

Holly Shulman ’21 is a Hispanic studies major who spends a considerable amount of time contemplating potential double majors and/or correlates. She arrived at the Misc somewhat accidentally, having submitted one article on a whim over the summer and subsequently fallen prey to emails with the subject line “Just in case you want to write again this week…” Besides serving as a Contributing Editor, she is a VELLOP tutor, a research assistant and a member of the Vassar Equestrian Team, a statement which is frequently proceeded by a chorus of “I didn’t know that existed!”s.

Olivia Watson ’22 is a sophomore from Indiana, who, after much reflection, is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a correlate in Italian. When she’s not busy tracking down sources for news articles or frantically texting her co-editors, she works in Vassar’s Costume Shop, takes dance classes and loves getting bagels at the Deece. 

Gillian Redstone ’21 is a junior from Northbrook, Illinois with double majors in Art History and Italian. She just returned from her semester studying in Bologna, Italy and is excited to bring her newfound perspectives into her writing for the Misc. She most enjoys writing about art/musuems, travel, music, television and food, and can basically always be found doing anything that involves those five topics. Beyond the Misc, Gillian zooms around mountains with Ski Team, co-music directs for the Vassar College Majors and spends countless hours in the Art Library, which she fondly refers to as the “Art Dungeon.”

Alex Eisert ’22 is a junior psychology major from New York City with prospective minors in economics and philosophy. He is interested in how and why people make decisions, something that he clearly struggled with himself when determining his course of study. When he isn’t scrolling through the backpages of the Vassar Athletics website looking for his latest Stat Chat inspiration, he can be found playing cards in the Retreat or taking pensive walks on Vassar’s nature preserve.

Dean Kopitsky ’22 is a sophomore at Vassar, meaning he doesn’t know what he’s majoring in, but American Studies is what he tells concerned inquirers. While he wants to pursue a career in journalism, his prospects are dim, as he only writes when “inspired.” Outside of school, he appreciates a good trail run followed by mowing down enough hash browns and chocolate chip waffles to sedate a calf.

Mohtad Allawala ’23 is a prospective International Studies major from Karachi, Pakistan, who shares a love/hate relationship with InDesign. When he is not at the Deece, Mohtad can be found at the library’s 24 hour section, where he is frequently the last one to leave. He likes talking about how great his hometown is and loves wearing shorts in freezing temperatures. Mohtad is also class senator for the VSA and part of the Vassar March For Our Lives chapter. 

Juliette Pope ’21 is a Psychology major and studio art minor from London (but no she doesn’t have an accent so stop asking). Her journey to becoming a part of the Misc was all a bit of a blur and she isn’t really sure how she got here, but supposes she probably wouldn’t change it anyway. Outside of making graphics for the Misc, Juliette enjoys all forms of art except painting, making color-coded schedules (another form of art if you ask her) and thinks her life would be greatly improved if she had a pet snake.

Phoebe Jacoby ’22 is a Media Studies major from Connecticut with a potential correlate in Studio Art. When she isn’t copyediting for the Misc, she likes watching rom-coms, thinking about doing crosswords and appreciating pesto as the superior condiment. During her time at Vassar, she has found the Deece booths to be an excellent nap spot.

Yvette Hu ’22 is a prospective Media Studies major from Shanghai, China, who also loves world literature, art history and psychology. When she’s not rushing across the campus to take photos for various events, she might be playing the piano in Skinner or singing along with the guitar and having long, soothing conversations with her bestie. She is also passionate about writing and is currently involved in the ASC magazine Portrait.

Natalie Bober ’21 is an Educational Studies major with an Art History correlate.  She is the president of Big Night In, a member of the Education Students Committee and a frequenter of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.  In her free time she makes jewelry and binge watches makeup videos, all while snacking on anything containing chocolate.

Alex Barnard ’21 is the Misc’s first audio editor! Formerly an arts columnist, Alex edits, organizes and oversees the production of the Misc’s podcasts. When he’s not busy with classes and his various duties for the paper, Alex can be found playing guitar, listening to Black Sabbath or watching Letterkenny (which he thinks more people should watch. It’s on Hulu so…yeah watch it).