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October 07, 2005

Penance: A Guide for Gentiles

A Jew's take on absolving guilt, the "goyim" way.

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Different ways to get your workout on

Ewa Gorczyca

Trying to stay in shape on a college campus is definitely a workout in itself. The College offers several opportunities to help you stay in shape.

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Staff Editorial | VSA election process problematic, unreliable

VSA needs to reevaluate its election procedures.

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Security issues annual report of crimes

Sexual assaults, burglaries, robberies incidents increase

Ariel Schwartz

According to the new security statistics, reported crimes of sexual assault, burglary, and robbery are all up from last year

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Homan ’04 returns to speak for America

Teach for America: More students applying

Emma Epstein

Jeff Homan ’04 visited Vassar on Oct. 4 and 5 to speak about his experiences as part of Teach for America, a non-profit organization that trains and places recent college graduates as teachers in at-risk urban and rural schools.

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Diplo, Spank Rock offer favela flavor

Freddy Deknatel

DJ Diplo, who spins records from the lost-and-found crates into a funky, hip-hop, dancehall mix, will play the All College Dining Center with DJ duo Spank Rock for what is being billed as an All Campus Party.

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Jew on the Street

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Backpage Calendar

It's all that and a bag of nuts!

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Adjustments, tough losses for soccer

Brewers look to break league losing streak

Acacia O'Connor

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Intramural Sports

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Athlete of the Week shows intensity

Sarah Palermo

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Vers Libre | Wrongly assigning arbitrary value to human life

Brenna Gilbert

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Doomsday prophecy and American politics

Dennis Farr

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Corporate suit unconstitutional, punishes poor Americans

Why Vassar’s smoking population should support big business

Graydon Gordian

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Letter to the Editor | Unfair, unfounded critique of rugby team

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Letter to the Editor | Unfair misconception of Squirm’s mission

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Squirm posters removed in dorms, College Center

Anita Varma & Asya Magazinnik

Since the start of the school year, posters advertising Squirm meetings and events have been removed from the College Center and dorms.

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Slow Internet connection at start of year not a new problem

Lauren Sutherland

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College Dems make plans to lobby, canvass

Weintana Abraha

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VSA forms new committee to brainstorm about organizations

Hayley Tsukayama

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MeChA de Vassar plans ECCSF conference

Ilyse Kramer

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Alum named Norway ambassador

Sam Bloch

President Bush nominated Benson K. Whitney ’82, now of Minneapolis, to serve as the United States ambassador to Norway.

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News Briefs

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QCVC plans events for Queer History Month

John Palmer

To celebrate Queer History Month, the Queer Coalition of Vassar College (QCVC) is hosting a number of events throughout the month to get the year started.

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This Week At Vassar | 1979

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Fair just one part of increasing commitment to Poughkeepsie

Sara Farr

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Down the shoot: Where Vassar garbage goes

Sarah Brown

A look at garbage and recycling on campus.

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Judicial board sees more interest

Laura Sutherland

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On the Job | Lord ’87 goes from medieval scholar to U.S. health historian

Jamie Rosen

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Danish nationalism exhibited at Loeb

Marcella Veneziale

For the first time at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (FLLAC), an exhibit dedicated entirely to Danish art will be on display throughout the semester.

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Jamiroquai Dynamite booms with newest album

Mike Newmark

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Wolf Parade apes too many, reaps little

Sam Bloch

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Rocky Horror brings burlesque to campus

Brooke Skinner

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What's to Do | New York City Edition

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Vassar, how well do you know your rivals?

Duke versus UNC, Harvard versus Yale, University of Michigan versus Ohio State, Vassar versus...? Who exactly is Vassar’s major rival? Many outstanding rivalries for other schools come to mind, but when it comes to us, the Brewers, it’s a mystery. When prompted, many student-athletes struggled to name their respective team’s rivals when asked. Some took a few minutes to think about it, others simply replied ‘I don’t know.’ But the rivals are out there. They’re on the field and they’re in our locker rooms.

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