Empress Of dazzles in the Shiva
When Empress Of released her first studio album in September 2015, president of No-ViCE Zack Wilks ’17 turned up his efforts to get her to Vassar. “I told ViCE, ‘She’s…
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Multimedia project shares narratives of immigrant families
Sitting in front of a vibrantly multicolored background board, Elliot Vo ’17 started talking to the camera. Hanna Jeong ’17 was behind the camera, attentively listening to Vo tell her…
Devised musical draws on past high school experiences
High school: A time that feels lifetimes away but was only a few years ago. The person we once were is not who we are now. We’ve grown up, changed…
VRDT showcases student, staff choreographic evolution
Traditionally, schools with strong dance programs offer the art form as a major. Students take classes, rehearse, perform and often live together. But Vassar’s program is different. Its company, the…
Synchronized performance continues cult classic tradition
courtesy of Marielle Heydt It is midnight. A movie is playing. Instead of sitting in the auditorium, the viewers are dressed as the characters on the silver screen. The “shadow…
Drama series incorporates horror, humor
“Good evening, idiot hookers.” That’s just one line spouted cruelly from the lips of Chanel Oberlin, portrayed by Emma Roberts, in the TV show “Scream Queens” created by Ryan Murphy,…
Botanic forms illustrate painter’s environmental concerns
courtesy of Vassar Media Relations A vast expanse of blue, green and pink organic shapes unfolds on the canvass. The leaves, rhizomes and trees weave together a complex space. On…
Fesser to explore differences in reality, fiction with humor
courtesy of Mario Carvajal The “Jon Stewart of Spain” is how Chair of the Hispanic Studies Department Eva Woods cordially refers to her friend, screenwriter Guillermo Fesser, who is going…
Glass Ulysses Cylinders thread Irish narrative
by Sam Pianello In the dim-lit North and South Wings of the Library, a series of golden glass cylinders, as if illuminated from inside with brown and green smearing,…
Young rowers making strides, strokes after fall opener
Not only are they up before the sun, but while you are still rolling around in your warm bed, the Vassar rowing squad is working hard lifting weights, doing…