Annual Consortium revitalizes student sustainability
courtesy of Walter Garschagen The Villard Room is going green this weekend. The annual consortium of colleges and universities will be gathering at Vassar to discuss how to get students…
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Helmsley trust awards campus sustainability
On April 27, the College announced that Vassar was recently awarded a grant of $997,564 from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to begin a new series…
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:…
A last shot at love with Cupid’s SWAPR
For those singles on Valentine’s Day, there is still hope. The spirit of Valentine’s Day is not limited to loving your friends, family and significant others; loving the environment is…
Majors lead sustainability initiative
Most meals at the Retreat are characterized by a last minute frantic dilemma of which bin to put your waste in, followed by a quick dumping of everything into just…
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…
McWilliams lecture offers perspective into a more sustainable way of living
I’ve known that I was going to be vegan since I was 13 years old. It took me five years of vegetarianism to stop making excuses and actually get to…
Boland illuminates Chinese urbanization
On Monday September 16, University of Toronto Professor of Geography Alana Boland came to Vassar to give a lecture entitled “Both Spectacular and Mundane: The Greening of Urban China.” This…
Art from trash a sustainable campaign
There’s no way to get around it—move-in is a mess. Overflowing trash bins, just like getting used to new bathrooms and finding out which of your hall mates are the…
VC co-op explores food, farming in Hudson Valley
For Vassar students who eat most of their meals at the All-Campus Dining Center, it is easy to take food for granted. However, some students remedy this issue by taking…