“For the 103 members of the Vassar community who attended the National Equality March on Sunday, Oct. 11, the day began at 2:45 in the morning. According to Equality Across America, the organization running the event, the march was intended to demand “equal protection for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people in all matters governed by civil law. Now.” For Vassar students, participation in the March meant a six-hour bus trip to Washington, D.C. and back, all in the span of 22 hours. “It was quite a day,” said Leah Varsano ’10…” To read the rest of this article, click here.

From Assistant Online Editor Liz Jordan’s article about the change: “This year, the day of the tradition was moved from a Friday to Saturday, and faculty were absent from the event. Most notably, though, the campus-wide food fight between seniors and freshmen that previously marked the beginning of the academic year was no longer a food fight—instead, a water-only Serenading took place last Saturday, Sept. 5.” To continue reading and to find out more about the procedures and processes behind revisions, click here.

The following is the first in a series of slideshows chronicling particularly innovative and creative rooms throughout residence halls on campus. The five rooms featured below are from students living this year in Main Building.

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In order of appearance, rooms belong to Sierra Starr ’12, Elizabeth Crabb ’12 and Gretchen Eng ’12, Carrie Hojnicki ’12, Maria Fernandez ’13 and Annie Hill ’12.