Hunger Awareness Fast
The fifth annual Hunger Awareness Fast, designed to raise political and spiritual awareness of local and global hunger and poverty issues, took place on November 19. The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Vassar Hunger Action Committee, and Dutchess Outreach, an agency that provides temporary basic support and advocates for families and individuals in need, co-sponsored the fast and the related daylong programs. Read More …
Saul Steinberg Exhibit/Prestel Museum Guide at the Loeb
A full-scale review of acclaimed artist Saul Steinberg’s career is currently on display at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (FLLAC) until February 24, 2008. Saul Steinberg: Illuminations features more than 100 drawings, collages, and sculptural assemblages by the artist, who is best known for his work in The New Yorker. Read More …
Vassar Students at Work—and Play—in the Library
While I was helping my sister with her college essays, I decided to look through my old ones to get some inspiration. I discovered, much to my embarrassment, that my “Why Vassar?” essay ends with the proclamation that if human-building marriage was ever legalized, I would be first in line for the Vassar College Library. Read More …
New Directors for Blegen House and ALANA Center
Recent changes in the Office of Campus Life have brought new directors to both Blegen House and the ALANA Center this fall. Julie Silverstein (pictured left), the new assistant director of campus life/LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning) programs, has already been working to form a leadership council and create new programs with the Blegen interns. Read More …
