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By: Molly Turpin

The Class of 2010 officially graduated from Vassar at the College’s 146th Commencement on May 23. Speakers including President Catharine Bond Hill, Chair of the Board of Trustees William Plapinger ’74, Member of the Board of Trustees and President o…

By: Aashim Usgaonkar

Speakers present unique remarks to the Class

The Class of 2010 officially became Vassar alumnae/i after the College’s Spring Convocation, held in the Chapel on Wednesday, April 28.
A semiannual tradition at the College, Convocation was well-attended by members of the Vassar community and was …

By: Andy Marmer

Four senior athletes honored at Athletics Banquet

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To Vassar, the apple of my eye:
I think of my past four years at Vassar like I think of an apple. One of those light green and burnished red ones whose colors mirror the leaves’ transition from summer to fall. A honey crisp, maybe, that tastes swee…

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A couple of weeks ago, a prospective student of the Class of 2014 sent me an e-mail as the contact for the Vassar Catholic Community (VCC). Some of his questions included: “What is it like being a religious student and the leader of a religious grou…

By: Carrie Hojnicki

Summertime at Vassar means the arrival of a new variety of creature. No, it is not the groundhog, nor is it the squirrel, and no, it is not the deer that managed to escape culling. Rather, it is a species wholly devoted to the practice and pedagogy of dr…

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Dear Vassar,
Over the past four years, I have learned, experienced and felt so much that I don’t know where to start; I’m also not eloquent enough to put it all together in a beautifully written essay. So I thought I’d take your “…

By: Matt Brock

Council gave crucial support to athletic credit

“Vassar faces significant financial constraints, but the VSA leadership sees the unique opportunity to act as innovators for change,” wrote Vassar Student Association (VSA) President Caitlin Ly ’10 in an e-mailed statement at the start o…

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Being done with your final set of finals is a wonderful thing. With my work finished I have been able to take my last few days at Vassar at my own pace, sleeping in until ten thirty, playing video games, going to the gym and then having a late afternoon t…

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To meet us now, you’d never guess that we have only known each other for two years. We are the two graduating seniors from Iced Brew, Vassar’s synchronized skating team, and being on the team has brought us really close together. The team has …

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Sitting on the Hudson River one morning, watching the sun ignite the changing leaves that covered the hills flanking the river, hearing the bubbles underneath my boat, the soft splash of oars entering the water together is one of my favorite memories at V…

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Vassar is not the place I imagined way back when I accepted my early decision offer (there’s an original beginning for you.) I envisioned the school as a haven for brilliant bohemians—an Ivy League with more character. I was attracted by the s…