What’s Happening at Vassar

Vol. 24 No. 1

A Fish Take

A FISH TALE: Once inside, it’s suddenly clear how the Abyss got its name. The dark, windowless room is long, containing a giant black tank, 10 feet in diameter and capable of holding several thousand gallons of water...

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Breaking Away One Man Slam Off With a Bang Battle Bots

SPRING BREAK For some, spring break conjures up images of college students flocking to the nearest beach, but the break finds Vassar students following their studies around the world. While most colleges have a week off, Vassar takes two in order to accommodate classes with travel components...

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Life Imitates Art

LIFE IMITATES ART Packed like sardines in the cab of a pick-up truck, and bouncing in and out of the giant ruts and holes of Haiti’s roads, Andrew Meade, Dionne Jackson ’95, and Mark Andrews were unsure of what to expect next. It had been four years since Meade’s last visit to the country...

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Hoop Dreams

HOOP DREAMS With five seconds remaining, Lenny Holt ’09 nervously approached the free throw line. Tied in a dead heat at 65 to 65, Vassar College and Oswego State (the number one and two seeded teams) had battled it out neck-and-neck all afternoon, vying for the ECAC tournament title. The crowd suddenly fell silent, all eyes on Holt as he stepped to the line. Taking the difficult shots with two points up for grabs, he bounced the ball at his feet and then sent it gliding through the air and into the basket. The crowd exploded as the Vassar Brewers suddenly edged ahead. The second shot bounced off the rim, sending both teams in a mad dash down the court as the clock ticked down. At the buzzer, Oswego’s three-pointer bounced in and out, the fans erupting as the Brewers clinched a historic win—the team’s first-ever ECAC title— in a 66-65 victory over Oswego ...

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Art At Vassar Final projects in Sculpture 1, taught by renowned sculptor Harry Roseman