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November 30, 2006
Weekly Calendar 12/1-12/7
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Backpage...Baseball MVPs continue trend of home-run hitters
Lucas Mann
Ryan Howard, who was voted the National League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) on Nov. 23, is a big, big man. Standing 6’4” and listed at 255 pounds (a figure that looks like it could apply to only the lower half of his body), he was Major League Baseball’s best power hitter in 2006.
Basketball shoots to score
Elizabeth Pacheco
The Vassar women’s basketball team hosted the Vassar Tip-Off Tournament from Nov. 17-Nov. 18, marking the official opening of their season. Although Mitchell College narrowly defeated the Brewers, the team played with great heart and intensity, giving fans a glimpse of their potential for the season.
Future Waitstaff sings for a new world of musical theater
Anita Varma
After putting away their “Bat Boy: The Musical” scripts from last semester, the Future Waitstaff of America (FWA) are in final rehearsals for their upcoming production of “Songs for a New World.”
Local landscape artist in Palmer
Liza Darwin
Vincent Connelly’s Landscapes in the Mist, the latest exhibit at the James W. Palmer Gallery, premiered on Nov. 27. The paintings capture the mountainous landscape of Connelly’s home in Ulster County, New York.
Oscar season at the movies
Rachel Pittenger
For film-savvy Vassar students, the approach of the long winter break brings excitement about the holiday movie season. The holidays offer a wealth of new movies that are vying for Academy Award-winning status, and the film industry is highly selective about the films it releases during this popular time of year.
Hunger Action provides nourishment for community
Jenny Nigro
Just 45 minutes into the Peanut Butter Jam, participants began scraping the bottom of the large containers of peanut butter. Rather than lamenting the low supplies, Hunger Action welcomed the empty vats as a good sign.
On The Job | Alum heads to MTV, Red Bull
Raga Nadella
Some college graduates without a definite career path might sit at home watching MTV. But Vassar graduate Damon Johnson ’02, on the other hand, headed directly to the popular music network MTV itself to promote high-profile music events in its marketing department.
Vassar Technology Today | In computing, opposites don’t attract—they integrate
Matthew Leung
Recent developments in mobile, wireless, and ad-supported products hint that the computing industry is undergoing major changes to phase out traditional laptops and desktops with store-bought, stand-alone software.
Student-run library a resource for radical interests
Shirley Shangguan
Students who can’t seem to find that particular anarchist work by Leo Tolstoy in the Thompson Library might consider visiting the little-known Radical Literature Library in College Center 213.
Inside Resources and Recruitment | The Courting Game: Employment recruiting
Acacia O'Connor
Lauren Sutherland
In some ways, the Career Development Office is like a dating service. The CDO advisers consider your wants and needs, and then bring you together with your mate in what is intended to be a blissful union.
Career Development at the College | Survey asks graduates “Where are you now?”
Acacia O'Connor
Most seniors know the feeling: the sense of panic that begins in the fall and worsens as graduation approaches. “What are you going to do next year?” is the question everyone seems to be asking.
Tools of the trade for job searching, networking
Amanda Melillo
When starting a search for a summer internship or full-time job, many students may not know where to start.
Staff Editorial | More information would aid class choices
At the end of every semester, students face the dilemma of selecting classes for the next semester, and are only provided with minimal information about courses and professors.
Eye On America | Darfur and Kosovo: A racial hypocrisy
Ross Weingarten
In recent weeks, the situation in Darfur, a remote region of Sudan, has taken a turn for the worse. Dozens of men, women and children have been murdered by squads of bandits called Janjaweed that have rumored links to the Sudanese government.
Views On Vassar | Students should clean their own bathrooms
We are slovenly loafers. From clumps of hair left in shower stalls to greenish-yellow phlegm left in bathroom sinks, Vassar students seem to have no sense of responsibility towards one another.
The Purple State | Approaching the same-sex marriage question
Larry Friedman 
Guest Writer
I believe that prohibiting homosexuals from marrying one another is a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which guarantees equal treatment to everyone in America.
The Observer | Despite past wrongs, U.S. ought to stick to ethical standards when providing aid
Zachary Kaye
In the aftermath of the disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq, many Americans will be reluctant for their nation to exert its military power overseas for any purpose.
Letters to the Editor | Promoting athlete stereotypes and ignoring victims of sexual violence problematic
MEChA protests killings in Mexico with teach-in, candlelight march
Nadine Reitman
On Nov. 20, members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/Chicana de Aztlán (MEChA) and supporters joined together in a teach-in and march from Blegen House to Main Circle.
Plan B made available on campus
Joshua Goodman
As Plan B (formerly known as the “morning after pill”) becomes available over the counter nationwide, Vassar College Health Services plans to increase the availability and accessibility of Plan B on campus as well.
Vassar grad at center of O.J. Simpson scandal
Katie Paul
After widespread public outrage and accusations of bad taste, media executives have cancelled the latest project of notorious publisher Judith Regan, Vassar Class of 1975. In his book If I Did It and a corresponding television interview, O.J. Simpson planned to explain how he would have murdered his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
UCLA authorities use force to remove student from library
Shahreen Saifi
On Nov. 14, a student was discovered in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Powell Library without his student identification, and University of California Police Department (UCPD) officers were called to escort the student outside.
