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Student election results are in, Rubin wins VSA presidency

Campaign season ends as new Council assumes office

A little after midnight on Monday, April 23, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) representatives for the 2012-2013 academic year were unveiled. Full story

Questioning VC’s values, investments

CIRC evaluates environmental, social responsibility

The moniker of “the Vassar 10” does not resonate today, but in the late 1970s the term was notorious. It referred to a group of 10 students who were arraigned by a College disciplinary committee in 1978 for their role in a student protest, during which students blocked the exits to a Board of Trustees meeting.

Mrlik, Bavosa voted The Miscellany News 2012 Athletes of the Year

Mrlik leads soccer team to championship. Three-year volleyball captain Bavosa notches 1000th.

As a two-sport star on the baseball and soccer teams, Zander Mrlik ’13 is no stranger to success. The junior economics and history double major is this year’s Miscellany News Male Athlete of the Year. Amy Bavosa ’12, an anthropology and sociology double major and three-year captain and hitter for the women’s volleyball team claims the title of Miscellany News Female Athlete of the Year.

SayAnything moderator reveals identity

Graduating mod reviews blog’s effect

Leaving only the occasional italicized post, the SayAnythingVC (SA) moderator and creator has been able to evade identification for over three semesters. But the History major Danielle Nedivi ’12 is about to graduate, which meant anonymity had lost most of its appeal.

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Campus Current | "Food for Thought"

The biweekly podcast highlighting the ins and outs of Vassar College.

In this episode, explore food, farming and sustainability at the College, from Slow Food Vassar to the work of the Campus Dining Review Committee.

Primary Education | "The Romney Tax"

A weekly podcast covering the Election with Vassar's professors

Join Associate Professor of Economics Robert Rebelein, to discuss the hubbub around Mitt Romney's tax returns.

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Exec debates poorly attended, candidates disheartened

The Executive Board debates presented an opportunity for the student body to hear more about the platforms of those running for Executive Board positions next year, ask questions, and to hear competing candidates respond to each other’s platforms.

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Vassar pilots Veteran-Student Program Vassar College recently announced its plans to pilot the Veterans Posse Program through the Posse Foundation. The Posse Foundation, according to its website, “identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes.

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SWAPR prepares for coming furniture ban

In 2003 when former Athletics trainer Leonard Angelli observed 13 overflowing dumpsters full of students’ discarded belongings, particularly at move-out time at the end of the year, he took action. His efforts to sell back these items eventually became known as Vassar’s Stop Waste and Promote Reuse program (SWAPR).

Internship hunt harder for non-citizens

From writing that cover letter to finishing your intership with Goldman Sachs, summer work experience can be an exciting and yet daunting task. While the process may be a hassle for any Vassar student, international students find that there are some more difficult obstacles that they must overcome in order to obtain internships in the United States.

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Staff Editorial | CEQs deserve upgrade to better express student voice

As the semester comes to a close, The Miscellany News Editorial Board would like to offer the Committee on Curricular Policies (CCP) its opinion of Course Evaluation Questionnaires (CEQs).

Liberals’ defense of Obama fails to withstand scrunity

Let me begin with a thought exercise. In 2008, you face a choice between two candidates to vote for. You happen to have a crystal ball that tells you that, if one of the candidates is elected, he will escalate one ongoing war in the Middle East, begin another, step up deportations and extraordinary renditions, attack our social safety net and vastly step up the war on the racial undercaste laughingly referred to as “the War on Drugs.” An unsavory choice, but you can’t vote for the other candidate, because he is a Republican.

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Humor & Satire | Dr. Seuss to Mr. Vassar: Founder’s Day in verse (but crasser)

Humor & Satire | Weekly Calendar: 04/25-05/02

Alanna's <i>last</i> guide to this week's events.

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Thomas Hill assists students, professors as art librarian

Art Librarian Thomas Hill sure looks like a librarian with his glasses. “There was something about the round glasses I like, and I know there is something iconic about them,” Hill said. But he didn’t anticipate becoming an art librarian.

Professors partner with pupils once more

Ever fancy tangoing with your professor? Swinging into its fourth year, Vassar Ballroom Dancing Club’s annual event, Dancing with the Professors, will showcase four faculty-student pairings as they exhibit the result of their weeks of diligent practice. The dance will take place tomorrow from 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the Students’ Building 2nd Floor MPR.

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Rebuilding effort stable-izes polo team

This past Sunday, the University of Virginia (UVA) defeated CThis past Sunday, the University of Virginia (UVA) defeated Cornell University to capture the national championship in women’s collegiate polo in a rematch of last year’s title game, while UVA also overtook Westmont College to take the men’s title.

Women’s rugby team falls in quarterfinals

The Vassar College women’s rugby team defeated American International College (AIC) in the National Playoffs Round of 16, 52-12 before falling to Norwich University 38-5 this past weekend in Princeton, N.J.