Incoming VSA council should respect, represent students
The Constitution of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) makes the aims of the organization clear in its dedication to serve the student body. “VSA shall serve, represent, and promote the…
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Posse students fight different kind of battle
Twelve years ago, in small desert towns in Afghanistan, Nicole Leadenham ’18 carried a rifle in her hands and a pistol strapped to her thigh. But in the corridors of…
Students deserve more authority in joint committees
What if I told you it’s time for the students of Vassar College to unionize? I don’t necessarily mean unionizing in the traditional labor sense, but I do mean perhaps…
The Misc’s Guide to: those 4 students who make life hell
With the new Ice Age upon us, there’s a chance you’ve yet to have all of your classes. Spring semester: different classes, new professors, a chance to up your procrastination…
Buyout program excludes student voices
This past July, Vassar College began the first phase of the Voluntary Retirement Program, an initiative which provided certain non-faculty employees with the opportunity to take a buyout that would…
Colleges infantalize students
The American university system has institutionalized the transition from childhood into adulthood. Students spend the formative years of their adulthood in institutions of higher learning, and those institutions espouse individual…
Student interest organizations cultivate culture of campus activism
“It’s because of student activism that I got to know my closest friends now,” wrote Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Co-Coordinator Martin Man ’16 in an emailed statement. The relative importance…
Class of 2018 Regular Decision admissions results released
On March 26, Vassar released Regular Decision applicant results for the incoming Class of 2018. Aiming for a class size of 660 students, the school is now waiting for students…
Students draft Bill of Rights to address silenced voices
On Saturday, Feb. 15, several students gathered in UpC for the second installment of four planned meetings for the proposed Students’ Bill of Rights. These meetings were organized with the…
By the Numbers
Editors Note: The Miscellany News has decided to begin publishing “By the Numbers,” which occasionally features a chart without additional analysis or opinions, allowing students to make their own interpretations.…