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Cricket Coleman ’88: Columbia County Coroner

Five questions with Andrea “Cricket” Coleman ’88, who was recently elected coroner of Columbia County, N.Y.

Feature Article Posted 12/4/2017

Women’s Rugby Vies for the Title

For the third straight year in a row and the fourth time in the last five years, the Vassar women’s rugby team will compete in the national championship tournament, the Final 4.

Feature Article Posted 11/28/2017 Read article

Star Wars: Resistance, Rebellion and Death

In “Star Wars: Resistance, Rebellion and Death,” first-year students analyze the Star Wars saga from a postcolonial perspective, investigating the nature of power and exploitation, authority and subjugation.

Feature Article Posted 11/16/2017 Read article

Practicing What She Preaches: History Professor Rebecca Edwards Wins Local Seat

History Prof. Rebecca Edwards is an expert on American political history, but she had never run for office before this year’s election. She and her and her team canvassed neighborhoods and ran an upbeat campaign on social media—and won a seat in the Dutchess County Legislature with 53 percent of the vote.

Feature Article Posted 11/16/2017 Read article

A High School Zoo?

Zoologist Alan Tousignant ’84 imparts the importance of conservation to high school students.

Feature Article Posted 11/16/2017 Read article

Go Take a Hike! Exploring the Valley and Beyond with the Outing Club

Open to everyone from veteran outdoor enthusiasts to beginners, the Vassar Outing Club leads up to a dozen different adventures in the Hudson Valley in any given week and longer trips further afield during fall and spring breaks.

Feature Article Posted 11/15/2017 Read article

Just Follow the Yellow Arrows: Aviva Thal ’18 Hikes the Camino de Santiago

Before she began her JYA in Madrid, Aviva Thal ’18 took a little hike—500 miles on the Camino de Santiago, beginning in the Pyrenees in France and walking across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela.

Feature Article Posted 11/14/2017 Read article

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ethan Slater ’14 and Lilli Cooper ’12 Costar in the Broadway Musical

Re-united in a show for the first time since they acted together at Vassar, Ethan Slater ’14 and Lilli Cooper ’12 are headliners of the Broadway cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, a rollicking tribute to the beloved Nickelodeon character who has been entertaining millions of young fans since 1999.

Feature Article Posted 10/31/2017 Read article

Keeping Those Wheels Turning: The Bike Shop Reopens

Members of the Vassar community can now get their bikes fixed at cost at the Vassar Bike Shop in the basement of Strong. The shop is back in business thanks to the enthusiastic support of the Office of Sustainability which aims to promote “bike culture” on campus.

Feature Article Posted 10/25/2017 Read article

Alumni Involved in Emmy-Winning Documentary

(T)ERROR, the documentary film by David Sutcliffe '02 and Christopher St. John, was one of four PBS Independent Lens films to receive the 2017 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Documentary.

Feature Article Posted 10/17/2017 Read article

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Cricket Coleman ’88: Columbia County Coroner

Women’s Rugby Vies for the Title

Star Wars: Resistance, Rebellion and Death

Practicing What She Preaches: History Professor Rebecca Edwards Wins Local Seat

A High School Zoo?

Go Take a Hike! Exploring the Valley and Beyond with the Outing Club

Just Follow the Yellow Arrows: Aviva Thal ’18 Hikes the Camino de Santiago

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ethan Slater ’14 and Lilli Cooper ’12 Costar in the Broadway Musical

Keeping Those Wheels Turning: The Bike Shop Reopens

Alumni Involved in Emmy-Winning Documentary