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ACDC effects changes to student dining

Anyone who has visited the All Campus Dining Center lately has probably noticed some changes. Full story

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Former VC employee sentenced to 12 years

On Thursday, Jan. 12, a Duchess County Court sentenced former Vassar construction manager Arthur Fisher to four to 12 years in a state prison for embezzling more than $2 million from the College. His wife, Jennifer Fisher, will also serve prison time.

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With students away, revenues dip for restaurants in Arlington

Just as members of the Vassar community depend on restaurants such as Twisted Soul and Bacio's as a refreshing change from campus dining, their dependence on us is often overlooked.

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Alumna, faculty, dean: Begemann’s many hats

Professor of Chemistry Marianne Begemann '79, the new dean of Strategic Planning and Academic Resources, knows the College inside and out.

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Primary Education | "Does Character Matter?"

A weekly podcast covering the Election with Vassar's professors

Join Professor of Political Science Richard Born to discuss attacks on Newt Gingrich's character.

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Miscellany Minute | 30 September 2011

The audio slideshow of Vassar news and events.

This week: The CDRC works towards improvements in dining, Class of 2015 elections and Hispanic film.

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Miscellany Minute | 8 September 2011

The weekly audio slideshow of Vassar news and events

This week: The VSA is censured, the bus line arrives, and a celebration of Elizabeth Bishop.



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VSA announces young trustee position

At the most recent Vassar Student Association (VSA) meeting on Sunday, Jan. 29, VSA President Tanay Tatum '12 announced that the VSA was preparing to propose that Vassar College's Board of Trustees include a young trustee position, which would allow recent graduates to have a chance to share their perspective as students with the Board. 

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News Briefs | Jan. 26, 2012

The Office of the Registrar has decided to implement additional hours to improve availability for the student body. Registrar Colleen Mallet implemented the new hours after careful investigation and planning that she has conducted since August 2011.

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Students remain on campus for sports, work

84 students stayed in Noyes House this past winter and many others stayed in the Terrace Apartments and Town Houses, with a total of 300 students spending some portion of their break on campus.

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An energizing granola bar without the sugar

It's back to work; time to snap out of that Winter Break mentality and hit the books. But what if your mind's still sluggish with holiday cheer and the books decide to hit you back?

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Staff Editorial | Amid online protests, students must join in dialogue about the future

On Jan. 18 the English Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and several thousand other online sites protested the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), many by blocking their content completely. These two bills, which were suspended in the wake of the protest, were meant to curb online piracy of copyrighted media. 

Media must not protect Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich routinely styles himself as an intellectual and a historian. Even though he has proven himself worthy of neither distinction, the mainstream media has continuously and shamelessly let him get away with it. 

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Mr. Bouchard’s guide to writing a proper paper title

When they're good, they can make your paper shine like Poseidon's belt. When they're bad, they can make your paper shine like Poseidon's notoriously unshiny vomit. But did you know that a title can serve as more than just an essay toupée?

Word to your friends: A senior’s Winter Break

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 people sitting in the same room as you. You can play eternal frenemies and recent exes, or your mom, or your weirdly computer-literate 82-year-old grandmother.



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Film screening to feature student shorts

The film starts with ominous music, and depicts a bleak but beautiful landscape. The screen shifts and the title, "The Thing in the Lake," appears. As the black-and-white short film continues, it artfully details a scientist's descent into madness. This is but one film exhibited as part of ModFest, which includes screenings of original student short films for the first time this year.

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Local swing dancing rocks VC Campus

The most impressive thing about PoTown Swing is that by 9 p.m., while I scribble in my notebook, almost everyone else continues to dance the night away. Constant laughter and the buzz of conversation intersperses the dancing as Poughkeepsie residents and Vassar students alike converse and get to know each other



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Shanley balances music and basketball

Ethan Shanley, '12, can play. Does this means scoring 18 points in the Vassar men's basketball teams first win against Union College since 2008-09, or performing on his trumpet for the popular on-campus band Sol?

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Graham brings defensive, recruiting skills to men’s lax

Hailing from Defiance College, where he was the program's first-ever head coach, men's lacrosse Head Coach Marc Graham took the reigns of the team just four weeks ago, becoming the eighth head coach in program history.

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