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November 02, 2007
Campus responds to noose in Jewett
Chloe McConnell
On Thursday, Oct. 25, a Residential Operations Center attendant found the drawstring cord of a window shade on the sixth floor of Jewett House fashioned as a noose.
Students react to fires in California
Julianne Herts
As Evan Price ’10 returned from October break, the first flames of what would become a destructive series of wild fires ignited in California. Price, a native of Del Mar, Calif., was among the hundreds of thousands affected by the natural disaster.
Committee examines Vassar's hidden costs
Brian Farkas
Equality of opportunity. Financial egalitarianism. Access to student support. These are just some of the goals of the Committee of Inclusion and Excellence (CIE), established last year by Vassar College President Catharine Bond Hill.
Nobel physicist imparts Big Bang discoveries
Elysia Glover
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose graduate school dissertation led him to a career investigating the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe shared his discoveries with the Vassar community this past Monday, Oct. 29.
Staph infections affect schools nationwide
Hayley Tsukayama
Though Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is not a new phenomenon, recent outbreaks at schools, as well as medical studies showing this particular staph strain on the rise have grabbed public attention.
News Briefs
Staff Editorial | Recent speakers prompt questions of campus dialogue
The Green Glance | Desert festival a model of sustainable community
Nathan Zucker
Every year, 45,000 people from all over the globe travel to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the psychedelic arts festival known as Burning Man. In the spirit of community action, the festival started to emphasize environmental sustainability in 2007, showcasing unique and unusual solutions to the ecological issues created by this temporary city.
Letters to the Editor | Noose incident bursts Vassar bubble
Student brings Vassar EMTs to Uganda
Sarah Goetz | Acacia O'Connor
During spring break in March 2008, Jacquie Law, along with a group of student Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) will travel to Uganda, bringing with them medical supplies and a passion for humanitarian work.
November 01, 2007
Scholar highlights gender, economics in plastic surgery trends
Stephanie Damon-Moore
Why are white women turning to surgery in order to be comfortable with their bodies?
Letter From Abroad | It's all Russian to me: Struggling to communicate
Jocelyn Durkay
Communication—it’s a vital aspect of day-to-day human interaction the world over. I am reminded of this fact every day here in Russia as I go through my routine.
Geopardy, Sleep-Out seek to inform campus
Acacia O'Connor
“Just having an event raises awareness that these issues are out there,”
Popular blog has people spilling their secrets
Sarah Siegel
With more than 1,000 postcards flooding his mailbox every week, Frank Warren probably gets more mail than Santa Claus. Warren runs the meteorically popular Web site PostSecret, a community art project in which strangers send him secrets, which he posts each Sunday.
Penetrating Questions | P-Spot, the male G-spot, can provide different kind of orgasm
Jiná Ashline
"Do men have a G-spot, or are women the only ones who have this special button?"
'Picasso of cartoonists' comes to FLLAC
Marcella Veneziale
Saul Steinberg is primarily known as a prominent artist at The New Yorker. But he produced a huge body of work not only for the magazine—no less than 87 covers, 333 cartoons and 71 portfolios containing 469 drawings—but in other media as well. Saul Steinberg: Illuminations at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center showcases more than 100 works by the prolific artist, representing a 60-year career that spans from the 1930s through the 1990s.
Watching society change from 'Cloud Nine'
Sarah Rebell
When many people think of the phrase “cloud nine,” a state of bliss comes to mind. But for Jessica Zalin ’08, it is the title of her senior project in drama, a play by the groundbreaking British playwright Caryl Churchill that dares to cross centuries, break gender boundaries and address the tensions of sexuality and sexual relations.
Seniors at the helm of new documentaries
Jackson Reeves
Five senior film majors are working behind the camera as directors of 20-minute documentaries for Professor of Film Ken Robinson’s and Assistant Professor of Film Kathleen Man’s Documentary Workshop course sections.
Music Box | Prefuse 73
Mike Newmark
Well, I’ll just burst the bubble now: Preparations isn’t very good. Yet it fails so strangely that anyone who cares about Prefuse’s career would have trouble dismissing it outright.
Athlete of the Week | Coogan leads on and off the course in cross country
Elizabeth Pacheco
Looking at this season’s results from Vassar’s women’s cross country meets, you’ll notice a common theme. In every race in which honorary captain Laura Coogan ’09 has competed, she has placed first for the team and no lower than 12th overall.
Sports Brief | Men's rugby falls short of a title
Omar Fayyaz '09 looks to bypass the Rutgers University attack on Sunday, Oct. 28. The team split games, losing to Rutgers 0-12 but defeating Seton Hall University 23-20, falling just...Muggles, mount your broomsticks: It's Quidditch time
Elizabeth Pacheco
If you passed by Joss Beach last Sunday afternoon, you might have been confused to see a group of Vassar students running around with brooms between their legs. These students were simply practicing Quidditch, the sport created by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series.
The College Court | Division III athletics face problems
Emma Carmichael
Division III is the archetype of balance, where athletes play not for national recognition or sold-out crowds, but simply to play and to learn from their play. While over the years this model has operated well, the balance that defines Division III athletics may be toppled in the coming years, as the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) faces burgeoning membership and financial concerns.
