Lecture emphasizes millennials in election
Alexander Heffner, civic educator and host of ‘Open Mind,’ addresses a mixed audience in the Villard Room on Monday about the intersection of the millennial generation, media presence, and politics.…
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2016 millennial voters may carry election
With the country getting revved up for the 2016 Presidential campaigning season in the coming months, shifting cultural atmospheres are likely to play a game-changing role in the reception of…
Outside the Bubble 10/9/14
Protests Erupt in Hong Kong of Democracy In recent weeks, wearing yellow on college campuses has become a sign of support for Hong Kong’s protesting for democracy from mainland China.…
Latest Supreme Court ruling lets wealthy engulf politics
I walked out one unexpectedly chilly morning last week and I was greeted with a bit of particularly bad news—as if the terrifyingly cold weather hadn’t already been bad enough.…
Dones elected new VP for Student Life
Tuesday, Nov. 19, former Vice President for Student Life Genesis Hernandez resigned from his position. In an emergency Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council meeting, the VSA voted to fill the…
GOP candidates win control of local gov.
Republicans will continue to govern Dutchess County. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, elections determined that Republicans have won 16 out of the 25 seats, while Democrats have secured six seats. Results…
Special election, not appointment, best option for Davison
Last Sunday, Sept. 29, representatives from the Davison House Team came to a Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council meeting to give...
Hot off the teleprompter: vote Jill for generic VSA position!
The VSA election season fills me with bitter regret. I always wish I ran for a position in my four years here because…power. I never actually ran for anything for…
Post election professor interviews
The Multimedia Staff interview Professor of Political Science Sidney Plotkin and Professor of Sociology Leonard Nevarez