Students demand College accountability
On January 26, a letter was disseminated to the campus community via email which called for a major change in the upper levels of administration at Vassar. The letter, authored…
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Town officials bend to college’s interests with deer cull
In 2012, Binghamton University decided that it had a deer problem. As is often the case, the first option was the most violent one: shooting the deer. Sufficient public opposition…
Letter to the Editor: Conor R. K. Kenney ’11
Dear Editor, In light of the recent acrimony at Vassar, I state the following. I worked for four years as a receptionist for the Dean of Studies Office. During that…
Hundreds surround, occupy Main to demand administrative changes
“We have far too many survivors in our community of sexual and racial violence, and we have had far too many survivors for far too long,” said Professor of Women’s…
SART demands changes from Board of Trustees and administration
To members of the Vassar community: We write as members of the Vassar College Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), a group of community members striving to support students who are…
“I’ve never felt so demoralized at this institution:” one professor’s plea for meaningful action
I write as a faculty member extremely troubled by the institutional failures brought to light by the Margolis Healy report, the on-going testimonials by students and faculty of color over racial…
Admin. must realize systematic change
Last week, Margolis Healy & Associates released their preliminary report highlighting their findings and future recommendations for Vassar College’s Safety and Security Department. In the report, they revealed that they…
Senior administrator compensation should provoke scrutiny from Vassar community
Is there such a thing as making “too much” money? What if you work for a not-for-profit? These are questions I think we, as the collective Vassar community, ought to…
VSA actions must reflect accessibility goals
I’ll preface this by saying that I am a firm believer that the Vassar Student Association (VSA) has the ability to make legitimate change. As the representative body for the…
Rodriguez prepares to head Admissions
Amidst college rankings and lists of most beautiful campuses, Vassar’s placement varies from year to year. But there is one list in particular on which Vassar consistently ranks high: accessibility…