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Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
Summer 2008 Volume 104 Issue 3

Occupations: The Interconnected Disciplines of Benjamin Busch '91

It’s an article of faith that every actor remembers his first paid role and every military officer remembers his first command. For Benjamin Busch—a Marine Corps veteran who portrayed a paramilitary cop in HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire and a Marine officer in the upcoming Generation Kill — it’s fitting that those memorable moments were one in the same.

What Makes Four Years?

Vassar may be just one campus, but there are as many journeys through it as there are Vassar students and alumnae/i. With another graduating class heading out into the world, we got to wondering: What are the classes, extracurricular activities, off-campus adventures, humbling moments, career-altering professors, and life-changing experiences that somehow all come together over four years to make a Vassar career? How does college make us who we are? How does it all correlate?

Everybody's Business: Revealing the Public Impact of Domestic Violence

For generations it was deemed a private matter. But over the last couple of decades domestic violence has been increasingly exposed as the societal malady it is. Those who work in the field, and those who know or are themselves the victims, say it’s about time.

Vassar Takes a Stand

The Vassar community participated in a national Clothesline Project Initiative to decorate t-shirts with messages for those affected by domestic violence.
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        It’s an article of faith that every actor remembers his first paid role and every military officer remembers his first command. For Benjamin Busch—a Marine Corps veteran who portrayed a paramilitary cop in HBO’s acclaimed series The Wire and a Marine officer in the upcoming Generation Kill — it’s fitting that those memorable moments were one in the same.
      • What Makes Four Years?
        Vassar may be just one campus, but there are as many journeys through it as there are Vassar students and alumnae/i. With another graduating class heading out into the world, we got to wondering: What are the classes, extracurricular activities, off-campus adventures, humbling moments, career-altering professors, and life-changing experiences that somehow all come together over four years to make a Vassar career? How does college make us who we are? How does it all correlate?
      • Everybody's Business
        For generations it was deemed a private matter. But over the last couple of decades domestic violence has been increasingly exposed as the societal malady it is. Those who work in the field, and those who know or are themselves the victims, say it’s about time.
      • Vassar Takes a Stand
        The Vassar community participated in a national Clothesline Project Initiative to decorate t-shirts with messages for those affected by domestic violence.

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