Boum reimagines religious exchange in familiar history
Professor Aomar Boum gave a lecture on Thrusday, Jan. 28 on the partnership between North African Jews and Muslims against French and Nazi German anti-Semitism from 1936-1940. Photo by Sam…
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Letter to the Editor: Jonathan Nichols ’17
I feel compelled to address the primary example of ignorant over-sensitivity put forward by Mr. Horowitz in his article in the last issue of the Misc (“Avoiding offense prevents honest…
CAAD art collectives explore sound, silence
courtesy of Tom Pacio Between the steady din of the Retreat and the (usually) uninterrupted silence of the library, sound, and the absence of it, is all around us at…
Ghosts can change history, or at least how we teach it
courtesy of Vassar College Would you rather watch a ghost hunting show or a documentary on FDR? Most people would be more fascinated in the former, whether or not they…
Jewish scholar re-examines Holocaust survivor videos
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University Jeffrey Shandler delivered the annual Dr. Maurice Sitomer Lecture, entitled “Seeing As Believing: Watching Videotaped Interviews with…
Breaking out of the carrel: History majors travel for thesis
The philosopher Saint Augustine understood the process of learning when he claimed, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” In trying to…
Post office retirees reflect on past, future of mailroom
The campus mailroom works like a well-oiled machine. It’s constantly circulating a myriad of documents ranging from admission applications and health forms to issues of The Poughkeepsie Journal and an…
Callous comments reflect historic erasure of Native people
Last Thursday, I, along with millions of other Americans, sat down on the couch to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. At my house, it’s a tradition: come downstairs in…
Mitta’s new book discusses dark side of Indian history
In India, violence has become an integral part of the culture to a point that very few question it. But Manoj Mitta, senior editor at the Times of India, believes…
Oral History Project records queer voices of VC’s past
Vassar has a long history of fostering queer students and queer activism. The LGBTQ Oral History Project seeks to document that legacy and make it accessible for current students to…