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April 25, 2008
Erika Amato ’91: The Full Interview
The Miscellany News: “Triumph of Love” is a musical based on a commedia dell’arte play. It uses stock characters and an improvisational technique. Did anything from your undergraduate experience...
April 24, 2008
American Culture Program considers the addition of Native American Studies correlate
Elysia Glover
Fresh from the Native American and Indigenous Studies Conference at the University of Georgia, faculty from Vassar’s American Culture Program are currently developing a Native American Studies correlate.
Yale artist’s project incites controversy
Julianne Herts
Yale University senior Aliza Shvarts has garnered national media attention with her latest art project. Shvarts claims to have spent the past year repeatedly becoming pregnant and subsequently using natural herbs to induce miscarriages. Though Yale officials argue that Shvarts’s project is a fictional piece of performance art, Shvarts herself maintains that her claims are true.
Urban majors keep up bookstore cause
Hayley Tsukayama
The Urban Studies Majors Committee is going forward with its plan to include more community voices in the College’s decision to move the bookstore into the space currently occupied by Juliet Café.
Jeffrey Sachs to lecture on global poverty
Brian Farkas
Renowned international economist and advisor to the United Nation Jeffrey Sachs will speak to the Vassar community on April 24 in the Chapel at 6 p.m.
Gender-neutral housing possible for 2009-10
Elysia Glover
The movement for gender-neutral housing options continues as Vassar Student Association (VSA) Vice President for Student Life Morgan Warners ’08 prepares to present recommendations to the Senior Officers in the coming weeks.
Staff Editorial | ACDC renovation risks delays, inconveniences students
With the College’s announcement last week that Campus Dining would remain in Aramark’s hands came the surprising news that there are also plans to renovate the All Campus Dining Center (ACDC) to accommodate the new pay-per-meal plan.
The Green Glance | Food crisis stems from poor environmental policy
Nathan Zucker
Extreme poverty and devastating hunger hardly come as a surprise to the Haitian people, who have long been one of the world’s most resource-deficient nations. Conditions have become particularly intolerable this year, and Haitians are now consuming a daily average of 460 calories less than the healthy minimum set by the United Nations. Poor policy decisions are to blame for the sudden increase in food prices.
The Voting Booth | Colbert Report more than a gimmick in 2008 elections
Allison Good
He targets anyone and everyone, but his one-raised-eyebrow facial expression never fails to entertain. I’m of course talking about our favorite conservative pundit Stephen T. Colbert (silent “t” on the Colbert). Whether you like it or not, he has a profound effect on the election. He has done everything from attempting to run in the South Carolina primary to hosting presidental candidates on his late-night “news” show, The Colbert Report.
Letters to the Editor | VSA, Miscellany News fail to criticize Aramark
Letters to the Editor | Shuttle service effective, but in need of expansion
Letters to the Editor | Cover image poorly represented Class Issues Alliance
A Look into Vassar Science | The evolution of Vassar’s science programs
Erica Hersh
In the 142 years since famed female scientist Maria Mitchell was hired, Vassar has continued to produce distinguished scientists, thanks to a curriculum that has emphasized science since its inception.
Weekly Spotlight | What were all those one-in-four shirts about?
Chelsea Mitamura
On Tuesday, April 22, students wearing bright yellow “1 in 4” t-shirts dotted Vassar’s campus, prompting many a bewildered stare. The “1 in 4” t-shirts represent the one in four college women who report being victims of rape or attempted rape. Students wore them as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness (SAA) Week.
Spring Convocation marks graduation of seniors | Outgoing Dean of the Faculty to deliver address
Mike Ilardi
If you have a robustly secured personal computer behind a firewall with no vulnerabilities, how much personal information and user activity information is still vulnerable to outside snooping? More than you think.
Vassar Technology Today | Internet apocalypse scheduled for 2010, says your corporate ISP
Matthew Leung
At a United Kingdom government forum last week, AT&T Vice President of Legislative Affairs Jim Cicconi warned that unless private companies and corporations round up 130 billion dollars to upgrade the public infrastructure of the Internet by 2010, the Internet will not be able to handle the impending traffic explosion in that year.
First Year Program puts on the Freshmen 15
Sarah Goetz
As the Class of 2011 prepare for their sophomore year, 15 student performances will give the freshmen a final opportunity to reflect on their first year at Vassar.
Penetrating Questions | What's the difference between HIV and AIDS?
Jiná Ashline
Don’t be embarrassed; many people don’t fully understand the difference or the associated issues with HIV and AIDS. Here are the facts.
YouTube videos to share student views online
Chloe McConnell
Whether providing informational videos in class, aiding procrastination in the Library or simply curing late-night boredom, YouTube has become an integral part of the Vassar community. Now College Relations is taking advantage of the two-way medium with a YouTube Contest and an enhanced Vassar YouTube channel.
“Merrily” will explore art, fame and failure
Sarah Rebell
“Merrily We Roll Along,” the drama department’s spring musical, takes place from the 1970s to the 1950s. That’s right, the show goes backward in time. Written by renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the show depicts a series of scenes that are told in reverse chronological order and span 20 years.
Erika Amato ’91 on acting, singing in NYC
Jackson Reeves
The Miscellany News caught up with Erika Amato ’91 on April 17 while the actress and singer took a break from rehearsals for the upcoming musical farce “Triumph of Love,” in which she stars as the aunt of the protagonists love interest, Hesione. It will run at the Astoria Performing Arts Center from April 25 through May 11.
Music Box | Auburn Lull
Mike Newmark
Despite four years of recording inactivity and five months of delays, Auburn Lull’s Begin Civil Twilight makes it seem as though the time that passed between their previous album, Cast from the Platform (2004), and this one didn’t actually happen.
A year of firsts for Vassar track and field
Kelly Capehart
A brand new athletic facility, complete with a quarter-mile track and long jump pit, has been getting lots of use from Vassar's brand new varsity track and field team.
Athlete of the Week | Tina Castellan makes lacrosse history in senior season
Lillian Reuman
The women’s lacrosse co-captain Tina Castellan ’08 made history on Saturday, April 12. Castellan earned her 163rd career goal as a Brewer, giving her the Vassar record for most career goals.
Overtime | Human rights issues at play in 2008 Olympics
Kyle Nelson
Protest the 2008 Olympics. There, I said it. I don’t know how, but please do something, and do it for the right reasons.
Backpage | First Year Freshman 15: More than just fat
Freshmen celebrate what they can remember from their first year at Vassar.
Noyes celebrates its 50th anniversary in style
Stephanie Damon-Moore
Rukshana Jalil
Noyes House may be one of the most recognizable buildings at Vassar, but it also has a little-known history that explains its eccentrically curved shape and jutting, angled windows. This year, the dormitory is celebrating its 50th anniversary, giving students an opportunity to understand the vision behind Vassar’s own little piece of modernism.
April 17, 2008
VSA pushes back spring election dates
Julianne Herts
Following changes to the room draw schedule, the Vassar Students Association (VSA) has decided to delay its spring elections until April 30. Consequently, this year’s new VSA Council members, unlike their predecessors, will not take office until after Spring Convocation.
Committee looking closely at two 2:2 staffing plans
Hayley Tsukayama
Continuing their examination of Vassar’s current course loads and staffing plans, the Committee on Curricular Policy (CCP) has decided to focus on two academic programs—environmental studies (ENST) and political science—as case studies for what would be a fundamental switch in the way the College operates.
Colleges experience record-high applications
Brian Farkas
This April, high school seniors around the country will conclude their thorny struggle with the college admissions process. 2008 and 2009 will mark the demographic peak of applications to colleges and universities, meaning that Vassar and many of its peer institutions have received record numbers of applications and, in turn, rejected a record numbers of students.
Staff Editorial | Retreat plasma screen should be used creatively
The Green Glance | Europe champions alternative energy, emissions reductions
Nathan Zucker
Despite growing national advocacy for "going green", the United States is still the nation of SUVs, coal plants and fast food. Fortunately, there is an alternative to the reckless environmental policy that characterizes the U.S. government. It is, without a doubt, the European Union.
The Voting Booth | As Obama errs, Clinton misses big opportunity
Allison Good
While Bill Clinton clings to Bosnia in an effort to save Hillary’s campaign and scramble for the co-presidency, Obama has created some “Obamadrama” of his own.
Absolut World ad offends, fails to offer solution
Steve Keller
Backpage | Aramark is here to tray
Admission of past faults and promises of a better future from our campus food provider.
Fresh face for annual Earth Fest celebrations
Rukshana Jalil
As Earth Day approaches, the Vassar Greens are engaged in a flurry of preparations for the numerous preliminary events aimed to raise environmental awareness around campus including Earth Fest on Saturday, April 19.
CDO reaches out to seniors: Ready...set...401K!
Mike Alberti
Seniors, are you ready to balance your checkbooks? Throughout the month of April, the Career Development Office (CDO) is hosting four workshops intended to help graduating seniors prepare for life after college. Reality check!
Blogs a new forum for campus commentary
Acacia O'Connor
One Vassar student recently commented that “If you want to know what we think, all you have to do is put up a blank sheet of paper.” The popular new “blank sheet of paper” on college campuses is the campus Weblog, a forum for news, gossip and commentary on campus life.
Ultimate clinches spot in Division III nationals
Acacia O’Connor
Vassar's Swinging Monks and Boxing Nuns move closer to snatching the ultimate title.
Protect the Dream provides student mentors
Stephanie Damon-Moore
The Protect the Dream Youth Program, a non-profit organization run out of the FAmily Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie helps kids with their homework and are part of a reading program. But it’s not just about helping with school work.
Fresh faces give new life to rowing teams
Kelly Capehart
Members of the Vassar men’s and women’s rowing teams train hard—at hours considered ungodly by most college students—over the course of nine long months in order to compete in fewer than a dozen regattas each year.
VJU celebrates Passover holiday with traditional seder meals
Jesse Small
On April 19-20, millions of Jews across the globe will celebrate Passover, which commemorates the ancient Jews’ release from slavery in Egypt and coincides with the beginning of spring, looking forward to the days ahead.
Penetrating Questions | Tolstoy contracted syphilis, and so could you
Jina Ashline
Did you know that STDs can affect your brain? Practice safe sex for your peace of mind (and your mental health.)
The College Court | Do student-athletes deserve college credit?
Emma Carmichael
The effort, dedication and rigor necessary to play varsity sports can equal the energy needed to be on one's academic A-game.
Weekly Spotlight | SASA Fest celebrates South Asian culture
Chelsea Mitamura
April is a month of festivals at Vassar, hosted by everyone from the ALANA Center to Strong House. SASA Fest, which will be on Sunday, April 20, is continuing the trend of celebrating spring on April weekends—this time with bhangra and South Asian food.
Sports Briefs | Men’s volleyball takes second at Division III Championship
Amelia Maxfield
Library offers new resources for stressed students
Sarah Goetz
If that term paper looks intimidating and you are not sure where to begin your research or writing, it may be time to turn to the wealth of resources that the Library offers to alleviate end-of-the-year stress.
Get intimate and go crazy with Unbound
Jackson Reeves
Unbound explores the troublesome topics of alcohol, liasons and soymilk in unconventional and intimate locations this weekend, April 16-20, as it presents Intimate Space Theater’s “3 Things to Make You Crazy.”
Student production company shoots for the sky
Molly Arnn
Remember the name Shoot the Sky Productions—you may see it credited on the silver screen one day. Vassar filmmakers Seth Cuddeback ’08, Aaron Naar ’08 and Woodrow Travers ’09 created the company in January 2008, but it has already found astounding success
‘Bare’ sings troubles of high school students
Sarah Rebell
A name such as Future Waitstaff of America (FWA) might suggest low ambitions, but its members are setting the bar high with their production of “Bare” this semester. A musical reminiscent of “Rent” and “Spring Awakening,” “Bare” will be performed Thursday, April 17 through Saturday, April 19 in Sanders Classroom.
Music Box | Overlooked Albums | Loftus
Mike Newmark
The album was pitch black except for an animal’s jawbone sitting on top of a small gold square, with no identifying information save for the story I’d just read. Naturally, I bought it.
The Chance keeps rocking with Drowing Pool
Gülfem Demiray
As a part of their North America tour, alternative metal band Drowning Pool will visit Poughkeepsie and perform downtown at The Chance Theater on April 18 at 8 p.m.
Music Box | Flight of the Conchords
Mike Newmark
People cried bloody murder when the Flight of the Conchords Season One DVD didn’t include music videos for any of the songs featured in the episodes, but it ended up being a smart move.
April 16, 2008
Vassar renews dining contract with Aramark
Vassar College will renew Aramark Corporation’s dining services contract, College officials confirmed on Tuesday, April 15. The decision was made by the Request for Proposal Committee (RFPC), which has been researching and reviewing food vendors since Spring 2007.April 10, 2008
Exclusive Interview with M.I.A.
M.I.A. speaks about her early influences, newest album, and favorite song "Amazon".Construction on third roundabout begins
Brian Farkas
This third roundabout will be located at the intersection of Collegeview and Raymond Avenues, and will be larger than the other two now at Vassar’s main gate and the intersection of Raymond and College Avenues, which opened in 2006.
VSA elections pushed back to accommodate Davison residents
Julianne Herts
At an emergency council meeting on April 10, the Vassar Students Association (VSA) decided to delay its 2008 elections until April 30th.
Parents Coming! | Weekend has everything from magic to Marco Polo
Mike Ilardi
Lara Weissman
Parents are on their way to shower you with hugs and criticize your untidiness. But have no fear: there is a marathon of activites planned to keep your parents away from your room and out of your fridge.
Social justice meets criminal justice
Stephanie Damon-Moore
Prison Focus Week aimed to raise awareness about problems within the penal system and culminated with the ninth annual Green Haven-Vassar Reunion, which united people with past or present involvement in the Vassar prison program
Feminist writer for The Nation
Mike Alberti
Katha Pollitt, the popular and award-winning feminist columnist for The Nation, will speak at Vassar on Tuesday, April 15.
A Look into Vassar Science | Panel of scientists, writers discuss importance of science jounalism
Acacia O'Connor
A Look into Vassar Science | Building project to renovate, add to science facilities
Erica Hersh
Since Spring 2004, plans have been brewing for a project that will change the face of Vassar’s campus. Though still in its planning stages, the project seeks to renovate the existing science buildings and possibly build one or more new science facilities on campus.
Haiti Project brings aid to village, insight to student
Emily Strasser
Vassar Students spend time in Chermaître, Haiti to learn from and work with the community.
Vassar Technology Today | Think you're alone when you're not online? Think again
Matthew Leung
If you have a robustly secured personal computer behind a firewall with no vulnerabilities, how much personal information and user activity information is still vulnerable to outside snooping? More than you think.
Penetrating Questions | Sexercises you can do everywhere you go
Jina Ashline
What are some simple and easy ways to enhance my sexual experience and pleasure without breaking the bank or my back?
Dynamo keeps actors, audience intrigued
Sarah Rebells
The Dynamo Theater Lab, the ensemble theater group and senior project has been staging one high caliber, experimental play after another for the past six weeks, with only a few days to rehearse for each one.
Orson Welles’ radio martians take the stage
Laura McCoy
What would you do if you turned on the radio and heard a newsflash about an alien invasion of Earth? Vassar students have fuses the radio script and samples from Naomi Iizuka’s 2000 biographical play about Welles, also entitled “The War of the Worlds.”
Modern FLLAC collection reaches out to Japan
Gülfem Demiray
After two years of hard work and cooperation, the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center (FLLAC) selected 86 pieces of artwork and has sent them on a five-museum tour in Japan.
Music Box | M83
Mike Newmark
M83’s sole core member, Anthony Gonzalez, calls Saturdays=Youth his paean to being a teenager and the discovery that comes with it.
M.I.A | ViCE, students prep for year’s biggest concert
She’s political; she’s a dancehall queen; she’s M.I.A. Most Vassar students have probably heard her music blasted in Matthew’s Mug on the weekends, and now 1,000 of them will see her perform live in the west side of All Campus Dining Center (ACDC) on Friday, April 11, thanks to Vassar College Entertainment (ViCE).
Men’s volleyball wins NECVA Championship | Brewers to play in National tournament this weekend
Elizabeth Pacheco
For the first time in program history, the Vassar men’s volleyball team will compete in the Molten Division III National Championship Tournament.
Athlete of the Week | Mason and Nissen impressive on the rugby patch
Elizabeth Pacheco
Two players—Nick Mason ’08 and Julia Nissen ’11—have been instrumental in propeling the teams forward in the spring seasons.
Sports Briefs | Men's tennis team aces opponents in spring season
J. CarltonThe Miscellany News...Vassar athletics discusses LGBTQ
Elizabeth Anderson
Recently, men's rowing team member Nick Perry '10 created an LGBTQ athletes and allies group to work with the Athletic Department to reduce and prevent homophobia and heterosexism in athletics. The group will provide a community to students who belong to both the athletic and the LGTBQ community who may feel overlooked by belonging to both.
Overtime | Farewell Isaiah and good riddance
Kyle Nelson
After scandals and bad blood, the New York Knicks finally have new leadership and renewed hope for the future.
Teams want to go back to 'little pink shorts'
Elizabeth Pacheco
On campus tours, when tour guides cite maroon and gray as the school colors, they share the joke that men’s teams didn’t want to wear pink when the school first went co-ed. Look out tour guides, that may be changing.
VSA passes budgeting changes
Jesse Small
Julianne Herts
Academic departments and programs that used to rely on the Vassar Student Association (VSA) for funding have had to look elsewhere since the creation of the College Academic Fund in November 2007.
Two weeks’ notice: VSA changes election regulations
Elysia Glover
Members of the Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council spent their weekly meeting on April 6 debating several changes to the rules that will govern campaigning in the upcoming spring elections.
The other other secret committees
Vassar's unseen groups control campus minutia without you even knowing it. Well, until now.
McCullough brunches with history class
Brian Farkas
Hayley Tsukayama
Not many Vassar students are awake at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. But history students were eager to make the trek over to the Alumnae House on Sunday, April 6 for a conversation with best-selling historian David McCullough.
Sustainability Committee sparks energy challenge
Jesse Small
Hayley Tsukayama
What would you do with $16,000 a month? According to the College Committee on Sustainability (CCS) member Libby Murphy ’08, the College spends that much in energy costs per month to power eight of the College’s residential halls.
Ten ways to reduce your energy use
Some tips to make your lifestyle a little greener.
Staff Editorial | Bookstore process should be transparent, student-centered
Since the December announcement of the bookstore’s move, two unofficial advisory groups—the Bookstore of the Future Committee and an advisory group looking at space issues on campus—have been formed, despite the fact that the Bookstore Advisory Committee (BAC) still exists.
The Voting Booth | Clinton’s perseverance stems from feminist determination
Allison Good
Hillary Clinton is struggling in the polls and has had to deal with numerous crises in her campaign. However, she is staying in the race for the long haul, showing her spirit and courage against long odds.
The Green Glance | Corporatism threatens sustainability at Vassar
Nathan Zucker
Major corporations are working hard to prevent community commitments to sustainability, since such a revolutionary change would hurt the transnational businesses that exploit the environment for economic gain.
Disregard for opinions reveals student apathy
Ben Reichman
The apathy of the Vassar College campus astounds me. Perhaps we have chosen to forget that this school was itself founded on a politically transgressive act—Vassar was the first all-women’s school of the Seven Sisters to be officially chartered as a college in 1861.
Letters to the Editor | Poughkeepsie shuttle expands service to students
Letters to the Editor | Wright's sermons encourage reflection, not division
April 03, 2008
Vassar, Arlington Community members voice concerns about bookstore move
A crowd of over 100 people gathered at an April 2 community forum in the Students’ Building to discuss the College’s plan to move its bookstore off campus into the Juliet building.
Palmer exhibits the work of young Picassos
Gülfem Demiray
The James Palmer Gallery’s 23rd annual John Iyoya Children’s Art Show, A Celebration of Children’s Art, remedies this trend by featuring the artwork of Poughkeepsie’s youngest artists, ages kindergarten through sixth grade. The show runs through Saturday, April 5.
‘Unwrap Your Candy’ fuses horror and desire
Sarah Rebell
Watching the Philaletheis play “Unwrap Your Candy” is like watching Twilight Zone episodes, according to the play’s director Peter Gaffney ’08.
FLLAC outdoor film series disturbs, engages
Jackson Reeves
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center’s (FLLAC) will show both art and popular films every Thursday until June 5 at 7:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the museum, or in Taylor Hall 203 in case of cold or rainy weather. The film series presents films from the 1920s to the present century
Music Box | Overlooked Albums | Marsen Jules
Mike Newmark
Baby-faced Marsen Jules first appeared on Pop Ambient 2007 with decent success, but "Les Fleurs" transcends his previous work.
Music Box | Gnarls Barkley
Mike Newmark
From the band who brought you the Grammy-winning album "St. Elsewhere", Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album has some of the pure pop escapism they're remembered for, but this time around the sound is a more calculated than "Crazy"
Students advocate for N.Y. farm workers’ rights
Stephanie Damon-Moore
New York State does not include farm workers in its constitutional definition of “employees.” This exception means that farm workers, who are primarily migrant workers, are not protected by many of the labor laws that protect all other workers.
Community forum debates bookstore move
Hayley Tsukayama
Members of the Vassar community interested in having a conversation about the College’s plan to move the campus bookstore into the Juliet Café building on Raymond Avenue gave voice to their concerns in a community forum on Wednesday, April 2.
Vassar controller to move to Dartmouth
Brian Farkas
Controller Gail Goodness will leave Vassar after three years to become Controller at Dartmouth College, announced Vice President for Finance and Administration Elizabeth Eismeier in an e-mail to faculty and staff last week.
In College Center neverland, kids just won’t grow up
Mike Ilardi
Vassar’s anti-child abuse organization, Together Opposing Neglect and Child Abuse (TONCA), is offering its annual antidote to combat the difficulties of second semester, along with a chance to help a good cause.
Psychologist lectures on coping with learning disabilities
Sarah Goetz
The internationally known author, lecturer and Harvard Medical School Psychology Professor Robert Brooks will address the experience of struggling with learning in a lecture on April 4.
College Center computers swiped
Julianne Herts
The second floor of the College Center used to hold 10 iMac computers for student, faculty and public use. On March 15, nine of the computers were reported stolen. The theft is under investigation by the Poughkeepsie Police Department.
Weekly Spotlight | Vassar Dems prepare for last leg of year’s events
Rukshana Jalil
The recently formed Class Issues Alliance (CIA) will host the First Annual Northeast Class Issues Conference on March 28-30 to promote awareness of class difference both on and off campus and to bring class activists together for a day of discussions, workshops and lectures.
Dems host panel on women and politics
Elysia Glover
More than 20 students and faculty members scattered throughout Rockefeller 200 reflected on the candidates in the on-going presidential primary race, and the role identity politics has played in influencing who people vote for and why.
New Yorker's words decode sciences
Sarah Siegel
What was Einstein’s pet name for his first wife? What happens when a hacker is so dangerous that a judge wouldn’t give him a bail hearing gets out of prison? Michael Specter, a The New Yorker staff writer since 1998, tackles these and other questions on the science beat with panache.
Penetrating Questions | Oh dear, what big red blotches you've got!
Jiná Ashline
Curious about your post-coital coloring? Sexual flush, also known as sex glow, is a common part of the sexual response cycle whether you are with a partner or alone, and is more evident in some people than in others.
Sports Briefs | Prentiss Field construction halted for the baseball team to play at home
Staff Editorial | Vassar students must maintain Iraq War activism
Is it that Vassar students have distanced themselves from Iraq because it is, as JFK called the Cold War, “a long twilight struggle,” one that requires more thought, attention, activism and patience than most people have?
Sports Briefs | Men’s volleyball seeded first in NECVA Championship Tournament
Sports Briefs | NCAA makes decision to not consider a split for Division III programs
The Green Glance | McKibben sets a vibrant course for Earth’s renewal
Nathan Zucker
Bill McKibben, a leading environmentalist and scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, points out that the road to renewal exists in our own backyard: the Northeast.
The Voting Booth | McCain: From party maverick to hypocritical flip-flopper
Allison Good
Believe it or not, those more familiar with John McCain’s history are now calling him a turncoat.
Clinton must bow out of race to preserve Democrats’ chances
Steve Keller
Every day that Clinton continues to stay in the race further polarizes the Democrats and hurts Obama, the stronger candidate who has shown a clear aptitude for modern political campaigning, which Clinton lacks.
Letters to the Editor | Reader responses to The Voting Booth | Wright reveals hypocritical Middle East policy
Letters to the Editor | Reader responses to The Voting Booth | Obama’s unifying speech on racism should be focus
Letters to the Editor | Obama’s unifying speech on racism should be focus
A week of hard work and success for Brewer teams
Mike Murn ’08 grabs a RBI and drove in Adam Murphy ’10 in the team’s second game against No. 15 Rensselaer. The Brewers lost both games in the doubleheader....McCullough to spend weekend at Vassar
Brian Farkas
“David McCullough does not want to be called a national treasure, but he is,” said actor and producer Tom Hanks, at the Boston premiere of the HBO miniseries John Adams on March 18.
Exploring the athlete recruitment process
Rob Dauster
The competitiveness of the college application process improves the academic quality of its applicants. However, the pool of athletes talented enough to play a sport at the college level is fairly small, and becomes even smaller when academics are considered as well.
Local history teachers visit Vassar for lectures, letters
Brian Farkas
Teachers of American history from over two-dozen high schools across New York State will come to Vassar to meet Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough and view the Adams’s collection of letters, which will be on view in Archives and Special Collections.
The College Court | March Madness highlights a new supestar
Emma Carmichael
Stephen Curry, Davidson College’s 20-year-old starting shooting guard and the baby-faced front man of this year’s National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) basketball tournament has single-handedly led his 10th-ranked team into the Elite Eight and almost the Final Four.
Adams letters arrive at Vassar Library
Hayley Tsukayama
For the first time, Vassar will be publicly displaying 34 priceless letters between Abigail and John Adams, on loan from the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS).
Backpage | A History of Vassar pranks and their consequences
John Adams is HBO's newest flawed hero
Acacia O'Connor
It's not easy being a founding father. Such is the story of John Adams as played by Paul Giamatti in the new HBO miniseries, adapted from David McCullough’s
Treasures abound at Special Collections
Alexandra Matthews
Deep beneath two floors of books, tucked away in the corner of the ground floor of the Library, lies a little-known gem that is home to a multitude of historical treasures: Vassar’s Archives and Special Collections.
