An uncliched look at seniors’ last words
Commencement speeches have been riddled with cliches and pocketed with lies since the Middle Ages. See, I just completely made up a sweeping and entirely not factual argument in a…
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Ask a professor: What a thesis means at Vassar in 2015
“Your thesis is like your first love: difficult to forget,” writes Umberto Eco in his manual “How To Write a Thesis.” If Vassar students were to write a similar guide,…
Seniors shed dorm-room baggage for postgrad pursuits
Four years at Vassar can leave seniors with a wealth of experiences to sort through—and a pile of unwanted possessions to get rid of. With only a month before commencement,…
Panel offers insight to Latino/a students after graduation
On Sunday, April 19, Poder Latino/a (PL) and the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A), in collaboration with the Latin American & Latino/a Studies Department and the Office of Alumni…
Seniors ‘kick the bucket’ with list of goals for final semester
The countdown to graduation has begun. With 100 Nights come and gone, now is as good a time as any for seniors to start getting serious about their bucket lists,…
Grads return to Vassar for jobs
A cap and gown in the spring does not always come with a plane ticket home for all seniors. Every year some members of the graduating class stay in Poughkeepsie…
Freshman Families Weekend events explore post-VC life
This past weekend, the annual Freshman Families Weekend brought families back to campus to visit students and attend events designed to better inform them on aspects of life at Vassar.…
The Misc Guide to: staying friends with soon-to-be alums
Convocation was yesterday, and tonight, at 7:13 p.m., I will be ringing the bell on top of Main, symbolizing my transition from a lowly Deece Jell-O-addicted junior to a senior…
Professors weigh in on options for post-grad pursuits
Though Vassar may always hold a special place in a student’s heart, what comes next offers new experiences in equal parts terrifying and exciting. Meanwhile, seniors expected to graduate this…
Seven necessary goals to achieve before graduating
While I normally attempt to write my very real and never-in-any-way-fabricated diaries on a daily basis, my life over spring break was a little too jam-packed with joy and fun…