What can churches tell us about climate action?
I grew up without ever once stepping foot inside a church. Everywhere I’ve lived, most people I knew hadn’t either. Because of this, it was initially hard for me to comprehend the extent to which...
View ArticleWorld Cup reveals age-old hypocrisy towards Middle East
When a lone protester tore onto the field at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 29, the first thing that Twitter noticed was his shirt. He disrupted the Portugal-Uruguay match, running with the...
View ArticleMindset change needed in age of COVID-19
The last several years of COVID-19 have been peppered with the phrase “when things go back to normal.” When things go back to normal, we’ll be able to go to concerts again, we’ll be able to hug our...
View ArticleComing to terms with a field not designed for you
Classical music has been held up by many as a bastion of Western culture, and, by some accounts, it is—the great works of compositional masters demonstrate what humans can achieve creatively when...
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AI art is not ‘inspired’ by its sources—it is exploiting them
Every time I see someone comparing the process of Artificial Intelligence (AI) art generation to inspiration, I am infuriated to no end. To quote “John Rosemond: Why you shouldn’t high-five a child,”...
View ArticleVassar needs free laundry for its students
Every year the students of Vassar College move into their various dorms, TAs and THs, and make their spaces their own for the following year. For many, that includes washing their first load of...
View ArticleState of the Union demonstrates progress, room for improvement
This week, we heard from President of the United States Joe Biden in the annual State of the Union address. Many topics were covered, from transportation to the Chinese spy balloon. This article could...
View ArticleWhy you should care about avian flu in new animals
For most of us, the flu is not much more than an annoyance. Cold-like symptoms for a week, missing classes and then the worst of it is over. For those of us who are immunocompromised, more serious...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Commemorating one year of Russian full-scale invasion...
Feb. 24, 2022, will forever be etched in the hearts of Ukrainians as the start of the full-scale invasion launched by Russia, continuing the annexation of Ukrainian lands and military aggression...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: The case for more than a history initiative
Your Feb. 15 article (“Inclusive History initiative unearths complicated legacies”) revealed months-long advocacy by the Ad Hoc Committee of Black and African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AHC)...
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