Miscellany News Blogs
Live Blogging | VSA Council April 29 (4.29.12)
April 29, 2012 by Dave Rosenkranz - Editor in ChiefEditor's Note: This is the last 2011-2012 Council meeting. The 2012-2013 Council will hold its first Council meeting immediately after the 2011-2012 Council meeting ends. There will be another note in the Live Blog to note the transition. 7:00 | Attendance All Council members are in attendance. Town Students President Hannah Turk ... Read More »
Election Results Party
April 26, 2012 by Madeline Zappala, Photography EditorTensions were high this Tuesday midnight as students gathered in the retreat to find out the new student leaders of the 2012-2013 academic year. Whispers and hugs flew through the air, students encouraging and supporting their running classmates, on edge until the names were all announced. The highest ... Read More »
Hair Preview
April 24, 2012 by Madeline Zappala, Photography EditorThis Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Future Waitstaff of America is putting on the musical Hair, their second musical of the semester after Into the Woods. The rock musical channels a hippy counterculture vibe and will be taking place at Yellowgate, in the orchard near Vassar Lake, truly getting ... Read More »
Live Blogging | VSA Election Results
April 23, 2012 by Dave Rosenkranz - Editor in Chief12:00 | The results are in! 12:01 | Joint Committees: Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid: Sophomore Representative: Katherine Zhou Junior Representative: Jazmine Dandridge Senior Representative: Shane Trujillo Master Planning Committee: Senior Representative: Christie Chea Committee on College Life: Sophomore Representative: Alex Voynow Junior Representative: Emily Lansdale Senior Representative: Francis Vhay Campus Community Advisory Committee: Leighton Suen Computing and Academic Technologies Committee: Sarah Cheng Committee on ... Read More »
Live Blogging | VSA Council (4.22.12)
April 22, 2012 by Dave Rosenkranz - Editor in Chief7:06 | Attendance All representatives are in attendance 7:06 | Consent Agenda The following consent agenda was adopted unanimously. $300 from the Council Discretionary Fund to Vassar Greens $1300 from the Council Discretionary Fund to P.E.A.C.E $50 from the Council Discretionary Fund to Ballroom Dancing $1600 from the Collaboration Fund to ViCE $1000 from the Conference Fund to ... Read More »
VSA Executive Board Candidate Interviews
April 21, 2012 by Dave Rosenkranz - Editor in ChiefPresident VP for Finance VP for Activities VP for Operations VP for Student Life VP for Academics ... Read More »
FWA Wanders "Into the Woods"
April 19, 2012 by Emily Salshutz and Tim CronerYour favorite fairy tales are about to get turned upside-down, as FWA and Philaletheis present performances of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” this weekend. Directed by Molly Shoemaker ’12, “Into the Woods” weaves together several well-known fairy tales—including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Beanstalk—and ... Read More »
"The Buffett Rule"
April 18, 2012 by zachkudmanIn an unsurprising move this Monday, Senate Republicans halted a proposal known as the “Buffett Rule” that sought to impose a minimum 30% federal tax rate on individuals with gross incomes exceeding one million dollars annually. The legislation garnered its name from a famous 2011 incident when Warren Buffett, ranked ... Read More »
Live Blogging | VSA Executive Board Debates
April 18, 2012 by leightonsuen8:02 | Beginning VP for Finance candidate Alex Koren '13 is absent, and will be represented by a proxy: Samantha Garcia '13. Garcia will read from a document prepared by Koren whenever possible. 8:08 | Finance Koren wants to improve off-campus transportation and campus dining. "As VP for Finance I would be sure ... Read More »


