Editors Note: This Artist Spotlight features artist Dana Chang, a photographer at Vassar College. Dana uses photography to capture a specific moment in time, using friends and familiar places as subjects. Her work is filled with movement, gestures, and emotion. When did you start taking photos? I started in 9th grade freshman year of highschool. I […]
What’s On Their Minds: Vassar’s Title IX Officers Speak to Boilerplate
This article marks the beginning of a series, bringing Boilerplate into conversation with the Title IX office at Vassar College. Our goal is to establish an open channel of communication, so Boilerplate can continue to be a platform for student opinion while the magazine may become a liaison between the student body and Title IX. […]
The Results Are In: Vassar Administrators and Mental Health
The following article elaborates on an impression commonly expressed in a survey conducted with sixty Vassar students. While this perspective was voiced in many responses, it is not representative of every identity. If you have had another experience with Metcalf and Vassar’s mental health procedures, please consider writing and sharing—your voice is valuable. — Jimmy […]
Don’t Pretend This Doesn’t Happen Here: Candle-Lit Rally Breaks the Silence (CONTENT WARNING)
On Thursday, October 26, students, faculty, and administrators gathered under gray skies outside the College Center for Vassar’s now-annual Take Back the Night events. Take Back the Night is an international movement which began in the late-1970’s to protest incidents of sexual violence. It is most active in American cities and on college campuses, where […]