Bert felt his thick wool sock catch a raised nail and tear. He cursed under his breath. Someone oughta take a hammer to this place. He never would. The floor of the lodge was full of them. Bert watched his feet as they snuck over each other to the kitchen. He smelled coffee. “Bert, do […]
do a little thing every day, Artist Spotlight: Olivia Guarnieri
Editor’s Note: You may have spotted Olivia Guarnieri walking around campus in a colorful polka-dotted and striped ensemble with pom-pom earrings and white vinyl shoes. I consider Olivia a fashion icon of Vassar College: she has mastered the art of patterns, layering, and color. A junior from Long Island, she has not declared yet but […]
From “Under the Covers” Onto the Stage
I entered the Mug right before eight on October 25th, catching the pungent whiff of a food truck pasta bucket as I waited for the first musician, Cornbread al la Shakey Graves, to begin his set. More familiar with the popular “Spud Cannon” vibes of the Vassar music scene, I wasn’t sure what to expect […]
Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson Contacts 10,000 Voters Ahead Of Mid-Term Elections
In preparation for the 2018 midterm elections, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson has successfully registered over 1,000 new voters and contacted 9,000 more voters to increase voter turnout. The member-led immigrant rights and social justice organization based in the Hudson Valley joined the New York Immigration Coalition’s non-partisan Immigrants Vote! Campaign to increase voter turnout amongst new […]
Starting the Conversation About the Conversation on Voting
This year’s midterms are particularly charged. As my parents plan to do what they can about the governor’s office back at home in Illinois, I am attempting to educate myself on my opportunities as a voter in Dutchess County. My professor sent out the flyer to a panel happening in Kingston on October 30, entitled, […]
How I fell in love with three letters
“When I’m older, I’m going to change my name.” My Dora-the-Explorer bob bounced up and down as I exclaimed my plans to my mom. She looked down at my eager face, and asked me “why would you want to do that?” I was tired of watching teachers squint their eyes and furrow their brows as […]
Amazon and Labor Relations
I met with a friend recently at the University of Michigan. Because she attends the art school there and I attend a small liberal arts college, we quickly came to the topic of jobs and employment prospects after graduation, (which we know are far from promising). Both of us, we noticed, are preparing for years […]
Israel Apartheid Week Seems To Be About Everything But Palestine
Editor’s Note: As someone of both Middle-Eastern and Ashkenazi descent, the conflict between Palestine and Israel has long felt like a personal one. At extended family gatherings discussion of the conflict is absent, an ideological ceasefire of sorts. Yet more private conversations with my maternal cousin who lived in Gaza and with my paternal cousins who […]
Israel is Not an Inclusive Paradise
Editor’s Note: Every Spring while I was growing up, my father and his sisters would invite our family friend Ofra to Passover. Ofra was the only person at the table who spoke Hebrew, so she could lead us in “Dayenu” and read specific portions of the Haggadah. She was also the only Israeli. Every year, […]
the gray area. (CONTENT WARNING)
“We are beautiful, but we are ugly too” —Langston Hughes CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault and harassment, racism, misogyny, mental health It doesn’t matter what his name is. This piece […]