Abbady elected VSA President
On April 22, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) released the results of its elections for the 2015-16 academic year, which will usher in a new Executive Board with both experienced…
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VC professors disheartened by midterm election upsets
On Nov. 13, the Vassar chapter of Democracy Matters, a nonpartisan student organization centered around campaign finance reform, hosted an event to discuss the midterm elections and the issues surrounding…
Outside the Bubble 11/6/14
Local elections end with Maloney win On Tuesday, Nov. 4 the United States citizens cast their vote in the midterm elections. As of 12:23 a.m. Wednesday morning, the initial results…
Poor advertising surrounding freshman elections results in misinformed voters
After a few weeks of living on a college campus for our first time, talk of the Vassar Student Association started to circulate around the freshmen. I had seen the…
Vassar Briefs 4/17/14
ALANA Leadership Awards This year marks the first ever ALANA Leadership Awards Ceremony. According to the event’s Facebook page, “The Inaugural ALANA Leadership Awards is designed to recognize contributions made…
Though people ignore Election Day, changes are possible
Election Day came and went this past week without much of a peep by students. While the Dean of the College and a few select individuals made statements encouraging students…
Seth Warner campaign provides a fresh, sincere voice in Dutchess County politics
Within ten minutes of meeting Seth Warner, I got into an argument with him. It was freshman orientation and something he said struck me as naïve, so I summoned all…
Senior Warner runs for office
What does it take to pop the Vassar bubble? How about running for elected office? Seth Warner ’14 is campaigning to be Legislator for Dutchess County’s Sixth District, which includes…
Mazagwu voted in as Class of 2017 President
This year, voting for freshman elections began on Monday, September 23 at noon and ran until Wednesday September 25. After a week of door-to-door campaigning, designing posters and updating Facebook…
Letter to the Editor 9/26/13
Just because there is no Presidential election in 2013 does not mean that important issues are not at stake. Currently, the Dutchess County Legislature is proposing a $184 million jail…