Saturday, 2/11: 8 p.m. The Vagina Monologues. 'Ughh, I'm sick of them doing this event every single year. Isn't it time we thought outside the box and performed something new, something innovative, something like the Penis Dialogues?!?' 'You're right, ...

There is something troubling about the Susan G. Komen 'For the Cure' Foundation's recent decision to halt donations to Planned Parenthood, even after the Foundation shamefacedly reversed their stance. Here we see one of the most urgent issues facing Am...

The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1973, authorizing a no-fly zone and calling for the protection of Libyan civilians from their violent and repressive government. This time around it is Syria that has captured the world's atten...

The Port Huron Statement, drafted by the Students for a Democratic Society in 1962, represented a clarion call for a generation of activists. The nexus of struggle shifted from the workplace to the university, from the working class to the radical yout...

The United States Department of Health and Human Services issued an order last week requiring that all religiously affiliated hospitals, schools and charities that receive federal funding pay for FDA-approved contraceptives for employees. The decision ...

It seems an anomaly that a Swiss company would be barred from selling its products in Switzerland. Atrazine has been banned in the entire European Union due to health concerns, so where does ]]>; Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1.2697172 Opinions Atrazine has been banned in the entire European Union due to health concerns, so where does Gabe Dunsmith Opinions http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1577/u-s-energy-question-defines-era-1.2697170 Claire Oxford
By: Claire Oxford

One of the major issues defining the 21st century will be where we get our energy. One of the sources of energy that the United States is currently considering is hydraulic fracking, a.k.a. hydrofra ...

The Miscellany News Editorial Board has waited to commend the CDRC and Dining Services on their good work until now because we wanted to ensure that the changes and resulting higher quality would las...

The Humor and ' Satire section's guide to campus events this week. ...

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. ...

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....

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. ...

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...

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<...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

To the 76 young Vassar applicants, whose collective story we all know by now, this letter is for you. We have all experienced the college admissions process, and while we can't say we know what it's like to be in your unique situation, we know how long...

On Sunday Jan. 22, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) Council released a proposal that would to allow for the creation of a young trustee position on the College's Board of Trustees. The proposal, w...