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September 08, 2007
Reporting from the Field: The MISC B.Y.O.A.
During the “Build Your Own Adventure” day of Freshman Orientation for the Class of 2011, The Miscellany News invited freshmen to spend a day “Reporting from the Field.”
VSA president aimes high, invites student voice
The newly-inducted Vassar Student Association (VSA) President Sam Charner ’08 intends to bring the voice of the students to the forefront of the institutional agenda. “I wanted to continue on the work that was done last year,” Charner said. After years of discussion, the structural revisions to the VSA Executive Board are finally in place.
Hudson Valley native bridges town-gown gap in new position
On Jimmy Kelly’s ’09 walls, posters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi remind him of the focus upon community and collaboration that he has tried to bring to each of his positions within the Vassar Student Association (VSA).
Young coach brings pro experience to women's basketball
Already a familiar face on the Vassar campus, Angel Mason, who has been the Athletics Operations Manager since 2005, was appointed the Women’s Basketball Head Coach this year. She hopes her experience on the Vassar campus will lead to a smooth start as head coach.
ViCE director looks to broaden Vassar entertainment scene
Vassar wasn’t his first choice, but when Evan Altshuler ’09 visited the school on Admitted Students Day, he was impressed. Two years later, he is the director of Vassar College Entertainment (ViCE), the organization that manages all entertainment hosted on campus.
Phocus takes freshmen on Snapshot Safari
Amielle Major Plamen Ivanov Eleanor Albert Tim Taber...Fall sports teams prepare to start seasons
Elizabeth Pacheco
Almost a week before classes started, amidst the stifling heat and rainy days of August, Vassar fall athletes arrived on campus to begin their pre-season training. Despite displacement due to Prentiss Field construction, the athletes have upped their intensity, with most teams holding at least two practices a day.
Growth, change and honors for Vassar athletics
Emma Carmichael
While the Vassar athletic fields and courts were deserted for the last three months and Brewer athletes trained and conditioned off-campus, the Athletic Department was as busy as ever. With a number of construction projects underway and a wealth of new coaches hired, Brewer athletes returned to a familiar, but improved Athletics Department.
Prentiss construction finally en route to the finish line
Joe Bubar
The new Prentiss Field, projected to open by the end of November or early December, will feature a turf field with an eight-lane track, a second grass field adjacent to it for soccer and lacrosse, a grass field hockey field, a baseball diamond complete with a fence and dugouts, and a practice field.
U.S. Open nears final matches
Ansser Sadiq
September is upon us and the final grand slam of the year is in full swing. The U.S. Open, a two-week tournament that began Aug. 27, has finally reached its semi-final and final stages, and it is anyone’s guess as to who will become the next women’s and men’s singles champions.
Ben Lee to serenade festive campus
Mike Newmark
If you fail to recognize Ben Lee’s name at first blush, you may still know his music. Perhaps you purchased the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack (cherry-picked by Alexandra Patsavas, who knows about postmodern cool) and sang along to his unabashedly insouciant single, “Catch My Disease.”
Alumna finds niche with teen book series
Jackson Reeves
Our youth-centric, glamour-obsessed culture has been documented by fashion-concerned reality-television shows such as America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway. Vassar alumna Melissa Walker ’99 taps into the fashion fad with her debut novel, Violet on the Runway, released by Penguin on Sept. 4.
Music Box | M.I.A.
Mike Newmark
To understand what makes Kala succeed so brilliantly is to realize why so many anti-war albums fail. Exhorting a message is easy. Getting people to sit up and pay attention is a much more formidable task, one that’s proven too tall an order for the likes of the Flaming Lips, Nine Inch Nails, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, From Monument to Masses, and dozens of others.
Walking on Eggshells in the Palmer Gallery
Marcella Veneziale
As the second half of a two-part, Spring 2007 sculpture class project, Lexi Cote ’09 has filled the Palmer Gallery with 1,200 dozen carefully-scrubbed eggshells.
Hudson River School unites three collections
Marcella Veneziale
The Hudson River School Trilogy, the current exhibit at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, culls an impressive range of 19th-century Hudson Valley-inspired drawings and paintings divided into three parts.
Harry Potter finale creates literary frenzy
Molly Finkelstein
I guess I should warn you that this will have spoilers, but seriously, if you really cared you would have read the book already.
Professor looks to past for advice on the future
Christopher Triose
The Class of 2011 officially began its academic careers with Fall Convocation. On Sept. 5, Professor of Anthropology Lucille Johnson joined the rest of the College community in welcoming the freshmen and bolstering the new senior class. In her convocation speech, Johnson analyzed her career to determine how its different elements led her to where she is now.
Student groups seek new activists during outdoor fest
Mike Malloy
Got a cause? Whatever it may be, you can find an outlet for it at the first-ever ActFest. The interest fair will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 1-3 p.m. on the Quad and will feature the approximately 20 activist groups on the Vassar campus.
New students move past freshmen fears
Stacy Locke and Jesse Small
Move-in Day, Aug. 25, is a day like no other for the 682 freshman entering as Vassar College’s Class of 2011. Temperatures lingering above 90 degrees, an endless line of cars chock full of dorm goods and the energetic Strong girls screaming “Honk if You Love Vassar,” met us as we arrived on campus.
Living, eating (and cleaning) in Ferry
Alexandra Matthews
For most students at Vassar, Dexter M. Ferry House continues to be “that ninth dorm.” Generalizations such as “they’re all vegans” and “they’re all artists” seem all too prevalant when describing the dorm’s personality. But what is life at Ferry House really like?
Bike program sets students up to cruise
Sarah Goetz
A new trend in eco-friendly transportation and convenience has rolled into Vassar. Flashes of pink and chrome seem to be whizzing by in every direction now that the the Shared Bike Program is up and running.
Staff Editorial | Return to need-blind rightly prioritizes accessibility
Orientation diversity session falls short of intended goals
Jonathan Miller
Hypocrisy is no stranger at a college information session.
Letters to the Editor | College on path to reduced fire calls
September 07, 2007
College returns to need-blind admissions
Hayley Tsukayama
Beginning with the class of 2012, financial circumstance will no longer factor into whether or not a domestic applicant may attend Vassar. After 10 years of considering applications through the lens of a “need-sensitive” admissions policy, Vassar is returning to “need-blind” admissions.
Summer construction abounds on campus
Brian Farkas
While Vassar students enjoyed their summers at home and abroad, teams of workers were busy making a number of improvements to the campus.
Class of 2011: By the numbers
Brian Farkas
This August, 682 members of the Class of 2011 joined the Vassar community. They are drawn from the largest applicant pool in the College’s history, with an increase of more than 300 applications since last year. Sixty-nine percent of the class of 2011 with a high school rank graduated in the top 10 percent of their class, and nearly 95 percent were in the top 20 percent.
President Hill appoints third dean to Senior Staff
Elysia Glover
Vassar College President Catharine Bond Hill announced on July 24 that Rachel Kitzinger, the Matthew Vassar Jr. Professor of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, was to become the first Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs.
VSA looks ahead to new year’s projects
Christopher Doscher
This Sunday, Sep. 2, representative from each housing area and class year met in the College Center with the Vassar Student Association(VSA) Executive Board for the year’s first Council meeting. The majority of the meeting focused on approving some broad goals for the year.
