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…
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Vassar Greens, Dems host activists, promote sustainability
On May 1, the Vassar Democrats and the Vassar Greens hosted environmental activists Jason Angell ’00 and Jocelyn Apicello, who advocated for greater ecological consciousness and sustainability efforts. Photo By:…
BurgerFi image conceals ethical dilemma
Vassar students are eating up a greenwashed atrocity marketed specifically to an eco-minded student body. On Oct. 1, The Miscellany News covered the opening of BurgerFi , the new burger…
Human oil spill calls attention to divestment campaign
On Friday Oct. 17, the Vassar College Board of Trustees met on the college campus for the first and final time this semester. While the Board had their meeting in…
Administrators fail to heed effects of climate change
It appears we have finally made it through the long and harsh winter. As the weather finally warms up (and hopefully stays so this time), Vassar is dedicating a week…
New Ecoleaders to promote sustainability
Sustainability at Vassar has started a new program to encourage environmental measures—defined as focusing on ecological, economic, and social concerns—in dorms and senior housing. The program instates ten to twelve…
Impacting environment goes beyond merely divesting from fossil fuels
As most upperclassmen and probably fewer freshmen are aware, last year’s fossil fuel divestment campaign was long, brutal, and, more often than not, absurd. The peak of hilarity was when…
Conference offers various sustainable energy solutions
A conference entitled, “The Local and Regional Options for Energy and Climate Resiliency conference” was held at Vassar on Friday, September 13. The event took place in the Villard Room…
Earth Week 2013 begins with your diet
Hosted every April by environmentally-minded student organizations like The Vassar Greens, Vassar Animal Rights Coalition (VARC), and Slow Food, Earth Week devotes seven days to educating students about environmental issues…
Not in My Backyard: Former MICA leaders oppose “Vassar Loves Fossil Fuels” drive
Like many Vassarians, we were excited by the overnight deluge of notifications that Alex Epstein, President of the for-profit think tank “Center for Industrial Progress,” would be lecturing at the…