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September 28, 2007
Palmer exhibit captures daily life in Cuba
Marcella Veneziale
Most Americans have not had access to Cuba for decades, and daily life there remains a mystery. Cuba: Photographs by Rick Miller, which opened Sept. 26 at the James W. Palmer Gallery, offers black and white snapshots of street life in this off-limits world.
Powerhouse actress takes the stage Off-Broadway
Sarah Rebell
A face familiar to the Vassar campus appears on stage in the new Off-Broadway play “Dividing the Estate.” Maggie Lacey, who visited campus last summer as part of the annual Powerhouse Theater Festival, plays a schoolteacher in the latest play by playwright Horton Foote.
Jaymay to play After Hours
Jackson Reeves
Vassar College Entertainment’s After Hours plans to begin its domination of Vassar’s not-quite-NoViCE-hipster nightlife with a performance by singer-songwriter Jaymay on Sept. 29.
Class explores cities through music
Ellen Cunningham
How is the urban experience represented through music? This semester, the urban studies department is offering a senior seminar that approaches urban culture by listening to and examining the music produced by city artists.
Backpage | Overheard at Freshman Parents Weekend
Fall TV Preview
Maya Peraza-Baker
By the final week of September, Vassar students have settled into their semester-long schedules of studying, sleeping and socializing. However, as the leaves change, the last element of student life can finally fall into place as the new TV season gets underway.
Music Box | Manual
Mike Newmark
The music of Manual (26-year-old Jonas Munk from Odense, Denmark) is by now instantly recognizable.
Music Box | Overlooked Albums | Lync
Mike Newmark
One of the most unsung acts on K Records, Lync’s only flaw was that they didn’t last long enough to reach anyone who could have celebrated them.
Sports Briefs
Vassar to host international squash tournament
Elizabeth Pacheco
Next week the Vassar men’s and women’s squash teams will open their seasons with the annual Vassar College Class of 1932 Women’s International Squash Player’s Association (WISPA) Tournament.
Women's tennis an ace at ITA
Jake Berzoff-Cohen
The Vassar women’s tennis team has started their fall season the same way for the last three years. After recording consecutive wins in their first few matches, they rose above tougher competition at their first tournament, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Championships.
Overtime | Belichick receives well-deserved cheating penalty for Patriots
Kyle Nelson
Usually this column takes a fairly laid-back stance on over-sensationalized sport issues, but New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick’s cheating is cause for some serious contemplation. Apart from the Red Sox ending the curse of the Bambino and Luke Skywalker blowing up the Death Star, there are few moments I find to be more anticipated than the opportunity to rip Belichick apart.
Vassar lab faces federal investigation
Hayley Tsukayama
Animal neglect allegations from a former Vassar animal care technician have prompted a federal investigation into how Vassar treats its laboratory animals.
Bush raises federal student aid
Elysia Glover
In an act heralded as the largest increase in federal student aid since the 1944 G.I. Bill, Congress approved increases in government subsidized aid maximums and halved interest rates on government student loans on Sept. 7.
Controversy surrounds student-run publication
Kelly Fitzgerald
The student-run weekly newspaper of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), The Recorder, sparked outrage after it ran a racially offensive cartoon in its Sept. 12 issue. The cartoon, “Polydongs,” featured characters who discuss imprisoning and urinating on a 14-year-old Latina girl.
Vassar students protest Farm Bill
Christine Vines
Imagine an issue that both President George W. Bush and Vassar College students agree upon. The Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 goes to the Senate this month and for once, both Bush and Vassar students are pushing for major agricultural reform.
Vassar begins reaccreditation process, self-study
Brian Farkas
This year, Vassar College begins the process of seeking reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The MSCHE accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Staff Editorial | Council must take time to reconsider organization criteria
Does size matter? The Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council and the Activities Committee have been debating the answer to that loaded question.
Many students hungry for changes to College meal plan
Nathan Zucker
Although Vassar is one of the most progressive colleges in the nation, both academically and politically, its outdated meal system does not reflect the forward-thinking nature of the school. Campus Dining refuses to take into account the trend in our society toward consumer choice, local foods, and healthy eating.
Letters to the Editor | No clear justice in 'Jena 6' case
Letters to the Editor | Ramadan holiday needs second look
College, community gear up for street fair
Alexandra Matthews
Maybe you’ve been meaning to venture out into the surrounding Arlington community, but have been trapped in the library stacks. Well, wait no longer: Arlington Street Fair is here and promises cheer, communitas and—of course—chili.
Students gain experience through Field work
Jasmine Brown | Jesse Small
It’s 10 a.m. on a Monday, but one senior isn’t walking to class. Dan Morgan ’08 is beginning his day in the photo department of The New Yorker for a different kind of learning experience.
New magazine a health resource for students
Sarah Goetz
What’s one more all-nighter? One last slice of cold pizza at 9 a.m.? College students have never been models of healthy living. But colleges and universities across the country are increasingly making their students’ physical and mental health a priority, and Vassar is no exception.
Students take out the trash in ACDC
Acacia O'Connor
Vassar students are busy people. We’ve got papers to write, classes to attend and barely enough time to squeeze in a meal at All Campus Dining Center (ACDC) as it is. And now we’ve got to spend extra time separating out our trash from our compost?
Trojan gives colleges' sex health grades
Acacia O'Connor
College students worry about both sex and their GPAs—albeit separately. This month, however, universities across the country were worried about their sex GPA.
Vassar Technology Today | Protect your information over wireless networks
Matthew Leung
I sat at the Detroit International Airport for about five hours waiting for a connecting flight back to Poughkeepsie. I had missed several days of classes, so I thought I’d connect my airport’s laptop to the official wireless network of the airport and start my homework.
