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"Like most school traditions, Founder’s Day is both pretty meaningless and incredibly important. Beer with breakfast. Ta...
12/21/2024

"Like most school traditions, Founder’s Day is both pretty meaningless and incredibly important. Beer with breakfast. Tablet of acid and a bite of bagel. Dressing up. Disco naps in the afternoon. Spring semester. The sense of things coming to an end. The impending date of graduation or summer break transforming the day into an urgent matter. 'It was an uncertain spring.' That is the first line of Virginia Woolf’s 'The Years.' It is also how I feel every year as Founder’s Day rolls around. More than a memorial for Matthew Vassar’s birthday, the day celebrates the moment before things change. On Founder’s Day, birds sound different, and the places where I have lived and walked past a million times before appear more beautiful, more colorful—as if I was seeing them for the last time and trying to tattoo the image onto my brain for later recollection. It sounds like I am talking about being on drugs, but I am trying to paint a picture of how Founder’s Day makes me feel sentimental and scared/sad/uncertain about time passing."

Read Ila Kumar’s “Vassar discusses dream Founder’s Day themes” by clicking the link below.

📸 Image courtesy of Racine Rieke ’28.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/features/vassar-discusses-dream-founders-day-themes/

"Have you ever seen someone beautiful? The most beautiful person to exist, at least according to J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'Lay o...
12/21/2024

"Have you ever seen someone beautiful? The most beautiful person to exist, at least according to J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'Lay of Leithian,' was Lúthien Tinúviel, but I’ve encountered someone with something of her beauty. It is astounding, how I see her. Her reddish hair, as the dawn, is glorious. She will be my one and only campus crush."

Read Evan Seker’s “Send help: My campus crush is into someone else” by clicking the link in below.

📸 Image courtesy of Evan Seker ’28.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/humor/send-help-my-campus-crush-is-into-someone-else/

"Gold tooth flashing in the sunlight of the colosseum, Emperor Caracalla (played by Fred Hechinger) maniacally smiles in...
12/20/2024

"Gold tooth flashing in the sunlight of the colosseum, Emperor Caracalla (played by Fred Hechinger) maniacally smiles into the blade of an iron dagger. Rome in Ridley Scott’s 2024 film 'Gladiator II' sits on the proverbial knife’s edge; constant colonizing has plunged the bloated empire into famine, and the people of the Italian mainland are shown starving to death in the streets, begging for alms as gold-clad elites roll by in triumphal chariots weighed down by looted treasure. In the absence of food, Caracalla—jesting in true tyrannical fashion—proposes that his starving subjects 'eat war' to satiate their hunger. This is how Scott, with the help of costume designers Janty Yates and David Crossman, chooses to depict real world emperors Caracalla and Geta (played by Joseph Quinn): Incompetent and inhuman, yet somehow… tantalizingly endearing."⁠
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Read Eduardo Culmer's "‘Gladiator II’ babygirl-ifies blood sports" by clicking the link below.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/arts/gladiator-ii-babygirl-ifies-blood-sports/

"Finals season is upon us, and as the weather draws colder, the deadlines draw closer. This is a hard time of year, but ...
12/20/2024

"Finals season is upon us, and as the weather draws colder, the deadlines draw closer. This is a hard time of year, but you will get through it. Here are some top tips to study for finals from a seasoned finals-studier.

Don’t

You’ll be fine. Why bother?"⁠
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Read Josie Wenner's "Studying like a studious student who studies" by clicking the link below.
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📸: Nicholas Tillinghast/The Miscellany News.⁠
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https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/humor/studying-like-a-studious-student-who-studies/

"The 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship started Dec. 5 and has already captivated fans with its unpred...
12/17/2024

"The 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship started Dec. 5 and has already captivated fans with its unpredictability. The tournament has delivered stunning upsets that echo the broader theme of a season full of surprises. Lower-seeded teams have risen to the challenge, showcasing their hard work and talent against established volleyball powerhouses. The first round has begun, and the exciting results are a testament to the increasing parity in the sport."

Read Holland Kaplan's "Women's NCAA volleyball tourney surprises, thrills" by clicking on the link below.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/sports/womens-ncaa-volleyball-tourney-surprises-thrills/

"Let me just start off by saying that I love my mom, despite her endless issues. She’s a good kid and I definitely think...
12/16/2024

"Let me just start off by saying that I love my mom, despite her endless issues. She’s a good kid and I definitely think she’s going places. One thing about her that makes me question these latter feelings is what my household is calling The Gnat Problem."

Read Nandini Likki's "Miss Likki is enjoying her last moments of freedom" by clicking on the link below.

📸 Nicholas Tillinghast/The Miscellany News.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/humor/miss-likki-is-enjoying-her-last-moments-of-freedom/

"Athlete: Nathan Denham Team: Men’s Basketball Class: JuniorStats: Junior forward Nathan Denham has been a consistent sc...
12/16/2024

"Athlete: Nathan Denham

Team: Men’s Basketball

Class: Junior

Stats: Junior forward Nathan Denham has been a consistent scorer and force on the glass for the Brewers this season. Denham’s 12 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, two blocks and an overtime game-winning putback layup with just 0.7 seconds left on the clock hoisted the Brewers to their first conference win this season against Hobart on Saturday, Dec. 7. The 2023-24 Liberty League All-Academic Team honoree has enjoyed a strong start to the season, shooting .615 from the field and averaging just under 10 points and six rebounds a game."

Read Henry France's "Brewers Ballin: Denham putback winner lifts Vassar over Hobart" by clicking on the link below.

📸 Image courtesy of Nathan Denham ’26.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/sports/brewers-ballin-denham-putback-winner-lifts-vassar-over-hobart/

"A year ago in The Miscellany News, I wrote about wanting to get rid of my smartphone. A year since making that grandios...
12/15/2024

"A year ago in The Miscellany News, I wrote about wanting to get rid of my smartphone. A year since making that grandiose statement and after a few phone detoxes and an increasingly buggy smartphone, I decided that the safe, predictable Vassar bubble and college student schedule was the perfect opportunity to dive into a smartphone-less experiment."

Read Annie Wilthew's "Thoughts on ditching the smartphone" by clicking the link below.

📸: Image courtesy of Berk Meral ’28.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/opinions/thoughts-since-ditching-the-smartphone/

"A MESSAGE FROM CAMPUS SAFETY (CAMPO)As a courtesy from the Vassar security panopticon, we have decided to be so kind as...
12/15/2024

"A MESSAGE FROM CAMPUS SAFETY (CAMPO)

As a courtesy from the Vassar security panopticon, we have decided to be so kind as to share some quirky info from our large swaths of data with the student body in a Spotify Wrapped-style review of your activity on campus. We’ve tracked every card swipe, every social interaction and every morsel of rice that you’ve taken from the Deece, just to relay a fraction of it back to you."

Read Nicholas Tillinghast's "Campus Security reveals your complete Vassar Wrapped stats" by clicking the link below.

📸: Nicholas Tillinghast/The Miscellany News.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/humor/campus-security-reveals-your-complete-vassar-wrapped-stats/

"On Nov. 22, my friends and I frantically ventured to the Poughkeepsie Galleria to catch director Jon M. Chu’s new movie...
12/15/2024

"On Nov. 22, my friends and I frantically ventured to the Poughkeepsie Galleria to catch director Jon M. Chu’s new movie-musical 'Wicked.' Large popcorn buckets in hand, we sat back in the weathered, reclinable chairs at the Regal Cinema and watched as the film transported us into the mystical world of Oz. Within moments, pop superstar Ariana Grande appeared on screen, dressed to the nines in a fabulous pink ball gown. While I was skeptical of Chu’s ability to successfully translate the acclaimed musical onto screen prior to watching the film—I have not seen the musical, but I am aware of its high regard—all my worries were swiftly abandoned as the song 'No One Mourns the Wicked' flooded my ears. Instantly, my expectations were exceedingly surpassed, both by the creative direction of the film, including cinematography and sound design, and by the performances from the leads, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Grande as Galinda (later Glinda) Upland."

Read Brendan Kennedy's "Holding space for 'Wicked': A review" by clicking the link below.

📸: Image courtesy of Tait Tavolacci ’27.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/arts/holding-space-for-wicked-a-review/

"Women’s rugby—Vassar’s only team to compete in NCAA Division II—has earned their fourth national title in six years, ha...
12/14/2024

"Women’s rugby—Vassar’s only team to compete in NCAA Division II—has earned their fourth national title in six years, having won in 2018, 2021 and 2022. The team avenged the previous year’s loss when they prevailed over University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Division II final on Sunday, Dec. 8. Jude Robinson ’26 scored the opening try six minutes in, followed by a try by Sophia Bailey ’26. Leah Dourmashkin ’27 scored the following two tries, and captain Zoe Lynch ’25 successfully kicked two conversions. Robinson’s stellar playing throughout the weekend earned them the Most Valuable Player Award, and Julia Wolff ’26 received the Heart & Soul Award after nomination by Lynch and co-captain Andie Authers ’25. Both awards were granted by NCR for performance during the tournament. The players were further lauded by Authers in an interview recapping the season. "
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Read Maryam Bacchus’s “Women’s rugby wins Division II National Championship” by clicking the link below.
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📸 Image courtesy of Andie Authers ’25.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/sports/womens-rugby-wins-division-ii-national-championship/
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"First, a few questions: Are you reading this in a cozy, warm room right now, nestled somewhere comfy? Are you safely sw...
12/14/2024

"First, a few questions: Are you reading this in a cozy, warm room right now, nestled somewhere comfy? Are you safely swaddled in the noise and heat of Gordon Commons? Toasty from head to toe in the Rose Parlor, or in an administrative office nearby? Burning up in your room in Raymond? Please, if you have answered yes to any of the above, read on. If not, still read on."
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Read Julian Gross and Demetri Sedita’s “Making the case for ground-source heat pumps at Vassar” by clicking the link below.
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📸 Image courtesy of Julian Gross ’26 and Demetri Sedita ’26.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/opinions/making-the-case-for-ground-source-heat-pumps-at-vassar/
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[CW: This article makes mention of physical assault.]"On Friday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., the Palmer Gallery held a reception f...
12/14/2024

[CW: This article makes mention of physical assault.]

"On Friday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., the Palmer Gallery held a reception for a new collection of student-created artworks. 'Something Is Happening' features contributions from 10 students, displaying a diverse range of subject matter brought to life through numerous mediums. As a whole, 'Something Is Happening' was one of my favorite exhibitions I have been able to see while at Vassar, consisting of works entirely created during the past calendar year."
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Read Allen Hale’s “‘Something Is Happening’ showcases student artwork” by clicking the link below.
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📸 Allen Hale/The Miscellany News.

https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/arts/something-is-happening-showcases-student-artwork/
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"On the morning of Monday, Nov. 25, residents of Josselyn House received an email from the Residential Operations Center...
12/13/2024

"On the morning of Monday, Nov. 25, residents of Josselyn House received an email from the Residential Operations Center (ROC) entitled 'Avoid Joss Basement.' The ROC warned against entering the basement due to a sewage backup, writing, 'Please avoid going into the basement until it has been thoroughly cleaned, disinfected and sanitized.' House Advisor for Cushing House and Raymond House Jared Hunter was the Administrator on Call at the time. In a second email sent shortly after the ROC’s initial communication, he also addressed the septic backup in the building’s basement and stated that it would need to be temporarily closed for repairs. 'The basement is currently being worked on, and I will provide an update with a clearer timeline for opening as soon as one is available,' Hunter wrote."

Read Allison Lowe's "Sewage backup temporarily closes Josselyn basement" by clicking on the link below.

📸 Tori Kim/The Miscellany News.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/news/sewage-backup-temporarily-closes-josselyn-basement/

"The New York Herald Tribune once cited that 'Poughkeepsie, N.Y. claims fame for three things: Vassar College, Smith Bro...
12/13/2024

"The New York Herald Tribune once cited that 'Poughkeepsie, N.Y. claims fame for three things: Vassar College, Smith Brothers Cough Drops, and Lindmark’s.' Lindmark’s bookstore, once named one of the five best bookstores in America, housed over 300,000 books with 14 miles worth of shelves. Lindmark’s collection was valued at approximately $2 million, specializing in rare and old volumes. Initially located at 290 Main Street, in 1933, John Lindmark purchased the 120-year-old Christopher Columbus brick schoolhouse on Church Street for his bookstore, one of the first establishments you would see after crossing the Mid-Hudson Bridge. However, when plans for Poughkeepsie’s new north-south arterial highway came to fruition, Lindmark’s vibrant and warm bookstore, along with hundreds of other Poughkeepsie natives’ homes, became reduced to buildings in the way of progress. By the beginning of 1963, wrecking companies had already demolished about 400 buildings in the path of the proposed arterial. Lindmark’s Bookstore was one of the last standing."

Read Caris Lee's "Recollecting on Poughkeepsie's book burning" by clicking on the link below.

📸 Tori Kim/The Miscellany News.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/features/headline-recollecting-on-poughkeepsies-book-burning/

"[CW: This article discusses suicidal ideation and depression.]The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday,...
12/13/2024

"[CW: This article discusses suicidal ideation and depression.]

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, Dec. 4 in what will likely be this term’s most important case. United States v. Skrmetti asks whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care—puberty blockers and hormone therapy—for transgender teenagers violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Tennessee is one of 24 states with some kind of ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth; the Supreme Court’s decision will have broad implications for such laws nationwide. A decision is expected in Summer 2025."

Read Julian Balsley's "Supreme Court hears gender-affirming care case" by clicking on the link below.

📸 Tori Kim/The Miscellany News



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/news/supreme-court-hears-gender-affirming-care-case/

"On Monday, Dec. 2, the Board of Trustees (BoT) released a highly-anticipated memorandum through the President’s Office ...
12/12/2024

"On Monday, Dec. 2, the Board of Trustees (BoT) released a highly-anticipated memorandum through the President’s Office announcing that they will not divest its endowment from military and surveillance companies, as requested by a student-authored divestment proposal."

Read Jacques Abou-Rizk and Charlotte Robertson’s “Board of Trustees decides against military divestment” by clicking the link below.

📸 Image courtesy of Makenna Monaghan ’25.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/12/news/board-of-trustees-decides-against-military-divestment/

"Disclaimer: The statements made in this article were collected as part of a research-based Anthropology class where the...
12/12/2024

"Disclaimer: The statements made in this article were collected as part of a research-based Anthropology class where the students worked with a community of their peers to examine the disciplinary process surrounding divestment-related student activities, culminating in the following statement. The students involved expressed desire for action to be taken regarding the student handbook’s policy transparency, and all involved parties agreed the best medium to advocate for doing so would be writing an anonymous submission to The Miscellany News."

Read “Letter to the Editor: The courtroom has no place on campus” by clicking the link below.



https://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/11/opinions/letter-to-the-editor-the-courtroom-has-no-place-on-campus/

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