I’ll start with the observation that a lot of people at Vassar just don’t like the government. There are plenty of reasons for this–its clear inability to accomplish even basic…
Last Thursday, April 17, the results of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) elections for the 2014-15 school year were announced. Annually, students vote in April for the next year’s VSA…
This past week, Vassar had the honor of cycling through another round of student body elections. We obtained a brand new panel of executive board members, a whole new VSA…
New York’s minimum wage increased at the end of 2013 from the federal minimum of $7.25 to $8 an hour. It is one of 13 states to raise the minimum…
It can be very challenging to be a member of the VSA Council, and even more so as a House President. I am the Raymond House President, and I would…
The shutdown ended and the shutout began, leaving Americans with no one to be angry with for virtually twenty-four hours before glitches in the Affordable Care Act website left them…
Fallout from the federal government shutdown in October has touched Vassar College in small but discernible ways. That 16-day period brought to light all the instances students and the College—despite…
Welcome back from October Break! I wanted to take this opportunity to update the Vassar community on some of the projects that the Vassar Student Association (VSA) has been working…
On Sunday, September 22, Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council announced that the position of 2013-2014 Davison House President is...
Beginning on Sept. 1, the Vassar Post Office in the College Center implemented some significant changes. The post office will no longer provide retail services for outbound personal mail, such…
