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Humor & Satire | Weekly Calendar: 02/02-02/08
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The Humor and ‘ Satire section’s guide to campus events this week.
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Humor & Satire | Senior Retrospective: The worst parties I’ve been to
By: Brittany Hunt
My four years here at Vassar are almost over, and the thing I will miss most is PARTYING. However, a few parties I’ve attended at our fine institution have been less than stellar.
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Revolution anniversary stirs reflection
By: Bill Crane
While celebrating the fall of Mubarak, Egyptian revolutionaries reaffirmed their commitment to the revolution, which is still far from over. In the next couple of months, we will witness the first anniversaries of revolutions all across the Arab world….
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Obama’s energy decision worrisome
By: Gabe Dunsmith
During his third State of the Union address last week, President Obama did largely what he was expected to do. However, he took a wrong turn when he made several announcements that are detrimental to the energy policy of the United States.
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Occupy Movement picks up MLK’s legacy
By: Spencer Resnick
he term ‘occupy’ has entered the lexicon of political life. But how much ground has actually been broken? In the wake of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is worth a brief look back at the roots of the Oc…
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Humor & Satire | Vassar’s serious mistake: Everybody’s been there
By: Tom Rejilian
Things aren’t looking so great for Vassar right now. Once thought of as a respectable finishing school for women and gays, Vassar is now known as a heartless institution run by joy-killing sociopaths<...
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Cuomo’s reform to give politics back to voters
By: Tim McCormick
If you are sick of the rising cost of college, the burden of huge student loans, cuts in education and other social services, poor environmental laws, and an economy that continues to struggle, you need to pay attention to what is happening now in New …
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Gingrich moon talk in the right direction
By: Lane KisonakSpace exploration necessary in light of diminishing resources
So here, as always at the risk of jumping the gun, I would like to eulogize the campaign of Newt Gingrich 2012. And while I’m writing, I’d like to take the opportunity to say that, as much as I abhor most of the things Newt Gingrich stands for, there i…
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Catch 2012: Romney’s identity crisis
By: Jack Mullan
Throughout the primary, Mitt has tried in vain to reconcile his moderate core with the extreme orthodoxies of the party, attempting to sell himself as the paragon of modern conservatism. Yet, as Romney continues to dish out these easy applause lines an…
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Error reveals college process obsession
By: Hannah Blume
On my 15th birthday, my mom bought me the definitive Fiske Guide to Colleges. Undaunted by its four-inch spine, I took to it with my chunky highlighter and a pad of sticky-notes, and I was off. Som…
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Weekly Calendar: 01/26-02/01
By: Alanna Okun
The Humor and Satire section’s guide to this week’s events at Vassar.
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Word to your friends: A senior’s Winter Break
By: Alanna Okun
Words with Friends, in its way, feels oddly democratizing. You can play people from high school you haven’t spoken to since they tried to copy your ensayo during your AP Spanish exam; you can play …
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