VSA external review methodology proves inconsistent
The Vassar Student Association (VSA) has spoken extensively on the issue of internal restructuring. The two former VSA VPs for Operations, Ramy Abbady ’16 and Ali Ehrlich ’15, have discussed…
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Incoming VSA council should respect, represent students
The Constitution of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) makes the aims of the organization clear in its dedication to serve the student body. “VSA shall serve, represent, and promote the…
College needs to prioritize water conservation, sustainability
Last Saturday, April 11, Sustainable Hudson Valley met at Vassar for its Spring Conference to discuss building the region’s “blue economy,” addressing questions about how to make the Hudson Valley’s…
Student spaces need to be priority in future Main plans
When initial plans to move the Vassar bookstore in 2013 from its location in the basement of Main began to develop, there was interest in collecting student feedback about the…
VSA Exec. payment fails to address issues of exclusivity
The Vassar Student Association (VSA) recently proposed a constitutional amendment which allows for the VSA Executive Board to collect pay per hour of all VSA-related work—the receival of this stipend…
Faculty Policy reasonable, but bypasses student voices
In the past week, The Miscellany News received a draft of a document which would change the College’s policy on consensual relationships between faculty and students in a significant way.…
Finance funds should be more easily accessible to orgs.
During the Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council meeting on Feb. 8, the VP for Finance delivered a standard update to Council on the state of the special purpose funds and…
Call to replace admins has no substance
Last week, a group of student organizers, operating under the name “Vassar Student Organizers,” reached out to the Vassar community, asking students and alumnae/i to sign their name to a…
Campus dining should reflect VC priorities
Today marks the final day of Vassar Sustainability’s National Food Week celebration on campus. The three-day event, which culminates tonight with Local Foods Night at the All Campus Dining Center…
Arts, sciences collaboration must continue
There has been an ongoing drop in creative arts participation at Vassar and a nationwide increase in students choosing to major in the sciences rather than the humanities and arts.…