by Sam Pianello To many at Vassar, constructive discussion on issues of disabilities and its social implications is lacking. On Nov. 12, however, the Office of Accessibility and Educational Opportunity’s…
The events of the past weeks at Yale and Mizzou have brought specific instances of racism to the nation’s attention. Such outbreaks are rooted, however, in a long-standing institution of…
“Have you stopped by the College Center vending machines lately?” asked the VSA to the student body in a Facebook post on Nov. 1. “We’ve placed a ~very~ special present…
November 2, 2015 Dear Editors: I am writing to respond to the editorial, “Smoking ban lacks clarity” (10/29). The college’s decision to go smoke-free as of July 2015 was made…
This past week, Vassar College released its decision to adopt two clean energy initiatives that are expected to supply the school with 20% of the campus’ energy needs and dramatically…
Last Friday was the first of three dining presentations from the firms that have approached Vassar to make a Request For Proposal (RFP). In a nutshell, these three companies, Sodexo,…
photo by Jacob Brody It is hard to find time to truly relax when you could be writing a paper or watching Netflix. But when it comes to mental health,…
On Sept. 13, the College will host a panel entitled “Bridging the Racial Divide in the College Classroom and Beyond: a Conversation” from 3:00 to 5:30 pm in UpC. The…
Vassar’s campus will be smoke-free as of July 1, and in preparation for the transition, the College has begun to provide services and resources for students to adjust to the…
On April of 2013, it was officially decided by the Committee on College Life that Vassar would ban smoking on its campus in June 2015. There is no doubt that…
