Wheels turn for students eager to explore Poughkeepsie
Tour guides may brag about how rarely students need to get off campus to go into the city, but keeping within a walking distance radius for four years isn’t everyone’s…
transportation
Transportation has potential to re-enchant the every day
On the ride home to my busy suburb of Philadelphia, I was especially excited about one item that would be awaiting me. No, it was not my bed; it was…
Four dead in MTA derailment
On Sunday, Dec. 1, a Metro-North train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal derailed in the Bronx. Many members of the Vassar community had trouble returning to campus after Thanksgiving…
National high-speed rail poses problems
There’s been an image of a map rolling around Facebook and Tumblr recently, advertising an interesting take on the still-nascent high-speed rail initiative in the United States. It depicts the…