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February 01, 2008
Bookstore to expand, move to Juliet’s
Hayley Tsukayama
As students rush to the campus bookstore to plan for the semester ahead, Vassar College is setting its plans in motion for a new bookstore site: the Juliet Building at the corner of Raymond Avenue and Collegeview Avenue.
Jackson to leave Vassar for Kentucky
Brian Farkas
President Catharine Bond Hill announced in an all-campus e-mail Monday, Jan. 28, that Dean of the College Judy Jackson will be leaving Vassar to become Vice President for Institutional Diversity at the University of Kentucky (UK).
Colleges see national trend in financial aid expansion
Christine Vines
In December 2007, Harvard University sparked what has fast become a fiscal trend among elite colleges and universities: dramatic increases in financial aid spending.
Gov. Spitzer aims to rebuild SUNY, CUNY
Julianne Herts
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer formed a Commission on Higher Educationlast May, with the goal of putting New York State Universities on par with the State Universities of California and the University of Michigan.
Backpage
Staff Editorial | Shuttle a step toward community integration
The tenuous nature of town-gown relations has been affirmed and debated for long enough: students need a regular shuttle that originates on campus and runs in a loop around Poughkeepsie.
Empower students with gender-neutral housing
Morgan Warners
Though the residential environment at Vassar attempts to be gender-neutral in some ways, we are still not doing enough.
The Green Glance | Focus the Nation sparks new progressivism
Nathan Zucker
Scientists have confidently concluded that 2007 was the second warmest year ever recorded, lending even more evidence to the theory that humans are destabilizing the Earth’s climate.
Fringe candidates marginalized in primary races
Allison Good
While Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duke it out, more important things are happening in the world of the 2008 election. Yes, I said it.
Letters to the Editor | Coke misrepresented facts in letter
Letters to the Editor | Writer’s view presumptive, skewed
Focus the Nation fosters environmental activism
Alexandra Matthews
“Vassar’s not here yet?!” was all that Christopher Klabes ’08 could say when he realized that Vassar was not yet part of Focus the Nation, a nationwide event to stem climate change.
Dems host debate on primaries
Julianne Hertz
Vassar college students and Poughkeepsie locals alike crowded into the Martel Theater last Monday night, eager to observe the Democratic Presidential Primary Forum.
Student voters make voices heard in early state primaries
Stephanie Damon-Moore
With Feb. 5, also known as Super Tuesday, rapidly approaching, the first handful of states have thrown their influence into the ring of political primaries. And in an unpredictable race, the youth vote has become more important than ever. How are college-aged students getting involved?
New coffeehouse percolates in Arlington
Sarah Goetz
Students looking for a bit of tea and sympathy now have a novel destination in Arlington.
Common STI is harder to treat than to prevent
Jiná Ashline
Columnist
Let’s start at the beginning. HPV stands for Human Papilloma Virus, and refers to a group of common viruses that will infect most people at some point in their lives. According to Baldwin Medical Center, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) seen at Vassar.
Modfest brings modern arts to Vassar
Chloe McConnell and Sara Wilf
Many Vassar students do not consider non-rhythmic classical compositions and cartoon-like drawings as significant artistic achievements. With the hopes of broadening students’ horizons, Vassar is hosting the sixth annual Modfest on the weekends of Jan. 25 and Feb. 1.
Three poets discuss politics, racism and gender
Sarah Siegel
The First Year Experience program’s latest installment, “3 Poets, 1 Mic,” captivated students gathered into the Student Center on Jan. 22. The event featured three poets presenting interrogations of race, gender and class.
Music Box | Vampire Weekend
Mike Newmark
You could call Vampire Weekend the Minutemen of the 21st century. Though singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig is more likely to greet you with a cheery wave than the late D. Boon, both bands’ defining characteristic is their propensity to overlay leftfield genres onto a solid foundation of user-friendly punk.
Super Bowl XLII a battle for east supremacy
Rob Dauster
It’s a Super Bowl that’s guaranteed to be epic—no matter who wins. The New England Patriots, an 18-0 team led by all-star quarterback Tom Brady, are looking to make National Football League history.
The College Court | Mental motivation: More mental than inspiration
Emma Carmichael
Picture this. It’s six in the morning on a Monday and you’ve already been up for an hour. You trudged across the deserted campus, kicking through piles of snow and ignoring the fact that not even scavenging squirrels are out at this hour.
