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October 05, 2007
Freshmen Class Council takes office
Christine Vines
After 473 ballots were tallied for the Fall 2007 Vassar Student Association (VSA) elections, freshmen Joseph Martinez, Elizabeth Anderson, Charlie Kuder and Kwesi Sey were elected to the Class of 2011 Council.
Local voters, candidates ready for primary
Elysia Glover
Candidates across Dutchess County are gearing up for the final campaign push before voters take to the polls in the general election on Nov. 6.
State clears lab of animal abuse charges
Hayley Tsukayama
Health inspectors from the New York State Department cleared the Vassar College bird laboratory of any state law violations after conducting an investigation of Vassar’s animal care facilities last August.
Vassar women to attend computer conference
Brian Farkas
Six Computer Science students, accompanied by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jennifer Walter and two alumnae, will attend one of the field’s most prestigious conferences for women in Orlando, Fla.
News Briefs
Class Issues Alliance hosts faculty panel
Brian Farkas | Christopher Doscher
When it comes to diversity, gender, race and sexual orientation are among the first categories that come to mind.On Oct. 3, the Class Issues Alliance attempted to bring social status to the forefront of people’s mind by holding a panel discussion entitled, Confronting Class Boundaries.
Staff Editorial | Security on campus should be a cooperative effort
While it is ultimately the responsibility of students to watch out for themselves and their neighbors, the College should aid students in their personal security needs.
The Green Glance | Meat consumption eats away at planet's resources
Nathan Zucker
Although ethical arguments against the slaughter of other species are a primary motivation for those who adopt vegetarianism, there are equally compelling reasons which justify a societal shift from animal to plant-based foods.
UN must intervene in Myanmar
Steve Keller
On the other side of the world is an oppressed nation of nearly 50 million people living under the iron fist of a military junta. Myanmar, formally known as Burma, is in the midst of crisis after twenty years of totalitarian rule. The inaction of the West and other free nations in dealing with these atrocities is inexcusaable.
Green Haven Prison Program expands
Stephanie Damon-Moore
The average Vassar classroom is accessed by crossing manicured lawns and through stately wooden doors, not past metal detectors and armed guards. But for Vassar students interested in crossing a different threshold to explore the criminal justice and witness the American prison system firsthand, prisons themselves become classrooms.
ACT OUT, QCVC: Come on out!
Sarah Siegel
ACT OUT and the Queer Coalition of Vassar College (QCVC) are organizing campus events intended to raise awareness of and discussion about GLBTQ issues during Coming Out Week.
Get passport without leaving campus
Acacia O'Connor
If you want to hop a plane tomorrow and travel to India, New Zealand or Peru, there’s nothing stopping you. Nothing, that is, except the want of a United States passport.
Gross to talk in person
Jackson Reeves
Terry Gross, Host of National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning talk show “Fresh Air,” will finally come to campus Oct. 4 after being unable to deliver the Class of 2007 Commencement Address in person.
Upcoming play a production of women born
Marcella Veneziale
“How does a woman play MacDuff or Macbeth?” This was the question on the mind of Gwen Ellis ’08, who plays the part of Macbeth in the drama department’s production of one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays. Taking a unique approach, the Experimental Theater of Vassar College will stage the play with an all-female cast.
Plays written by and for women flourish in Idlewild
Juliana Kiyan
Formed as a “safe haven” for female artists on campus, the new Idlewild Theatre Ensemble seeks to create more opportunities for women in theater.
FilmFest celebrates Vassar filmmakers
Juliana Kiyan
A torrid affair between a professor and a student. Challenges to abstinence-only sex education. Long Island clam diggers. These are some of the topics to be explored through the camera lens at the third annual Vassar FilmFest, a scholarship benefit presented by the Vassar Club of Washington, D.C.
Music Box | Le Loup
Mike Newmark
The first time I looked at Le Loup’s debut, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly, I rolled my eyes.
Courtside | An interview with a squash star
Elizabeth Pacheco
For the seventh time, Vassar College is hosting the Women’s International Squash Players Association (WISPA) Class of 1932 Tournament. The six-day event, held from Oct. 1-6, attracts top-ranked international players including 30-year-old Rachel Grinham, the tournament’s first seed and the third-best player in the world.
Courtside with Jenny Duncalf and Natalie Grainger
Elizabeth Pacheco
During the Vassar College Class of 1932 WISPA Tournament, The Miscellany News talked with Natalie Grainger and Jenny Duncalf, the second and third seeds, respectively.
Amaechi to speak about sexuality and athletics
Jake Berzoff-Cohen
John Amaechi, the first openly homosexual professional basketball player, will be on campus on Monday, Oct. 8 to kick off Vassar’s Coming Out Week.
Sports Brief | Freshmen duo clinches ITA title to advance to the national tournament
Elizabeth Pacheco
This past weekend, Vassar athletics made history yet again when the men’s tennis team recorded their first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Regional Championships title.
The College Court | Criticism of athletes shoud stay on field
Emma Carmichael
On Saturday, Sept. 22, the Cowboys, Oklahoma State University’s football team, took the field against the heavily favored Texas Tech University Red Raiders and came away with an impressive 49-45 win.
