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“‘I really wish more of my problems could be solved by just utterly removing them from existence,’ lamented Madison Deru...
10/14/2025

“‘I really wish more of my problems could be solved by just utterly removing them from existence,’ lamented Madison Deruvin ʼ27 in a recent interview with The Miscellany News. She continued, stating, ‘Oh, I suppose I should explain what I mean,’ before turning to a random stranger and whispering something. They immediately did a handstand, before slowly levitating into a nearby tree. ‘Now, stuff like that is fun, but it doesn’t feel real, you know?’”

Read Evan Seker’ “Omnipotence incredibly overrated, reports Vassar junior” by clicking the link below.

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“There we were, sunbathing in the Nircle after our Pulitzer win for Pea Milk coverage. Then, out of the blue, we saw a l...
10/14/2025

“There we were, sunbathing in the Nircle after our Pulitzer win for Pea Milk coverage. Then, out of the blue, we saw a light from above. Someone had sent up our version of a bat signal: a silhouette of Jamaican ramen concept. We had to respond. The signal came from the Deece. When we arrived, the masses were in heat. Why? Greek yogurt was basically gone.”

Read Chloe Rogers & Luke Jenkins’ “Misc canceled for Greek yogurt embezzlement” by clicking the link below.

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📸Image courtesy of Charlotte Willenbring ’29.

“Facial piercings littering the sidewalks like ammunition rounds. Oatmilk, spilt and spoiled, crusted dry over asphalt. ...
10/14/2025

“Facial piercings littering the sidewalks like ammunition rounds. Oatmilk, spilt and spoiled, crusted dry over asphalt. Feminist bookstores reduced to ash, the singed words of Judith Butler blown through alleyways on a wayward breeze, like the final breath of an unkept promise. This is Trump’s America.”

Read Ben Weiner’s “Portland in shambles: From Vassar to the war zone” by clicking the link below.

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“‘One Piece’ is the #1 best-selling Japanese comic book, or manga. It has been adapted into an ongoing animated televis...
10/13/2025

“‘One Piece’ is the #1 best-selling Japanese comic book, or manga. It has been adapted into an ongoing animated television series—anime. It has over a thousand chapters and episodes respectively, as well as a media empire of spin-off movies, novels and video games. The seemingly simple story revolves around a group of pirates and their silly, naive captain, Straw hat Monkey D. Luffy, who are searching for a legendary treasure—the ‘One Piece’—in a fictional world made up of island nations. Many of these islands are allied with the World Government, an oppressive military organization that will stop at nothing to ruin Luffy’s dream of locating the mysterious treasure and discovering the secrets of the world’s history that it contains.”

Read Jacob Cifuentes’ “What is One Piece? And why is it real?” by clicking the link below.

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📸Annie McShane/The Miscellany News.

“On Sept. 22, U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of colleges and universities. Williams College once ...
10/13/2025

“On Sept. 22, U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of colleges and universities. Williams College once again topped the liberal arts list, while Vassar College moved from No. 12 last year to No. 13 this year. Furthermore, Vassar is now tied with seven other institutions at the same ranking. For some students, especially those of us who grew up in cultures where parents treat rankings like scripture, that shift might sting. But here at Vassar, I have found that the people around me barely blinked: Professors were teaching, students were laughing on the residential quad, and the line for Gordon Commons was as long as ever.”

Read Cici Zhang’s “From 12 to 13: Why Vassar is richer than the rankings” by clicking the link below.

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“There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in this country. Negative attention is heaped on ‘liberal bubble’ college campus...
10/13/2025

“There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in this country. Negative attention is heaped on ‘liberal bubble’ college campuses along with, according to The New York Times, federal crackdowns on activism and international students. Many within the United States get their news and politics from misinformation silos, while more qualified minds are dismissed. Some, when confronted about consuming fake news, will double down on their source and take it as a sign that the experts are the ones lying. It is easy to look at these trends and the damage they are doing as a terrifying new phenomenon of the Trump era. However, I believe it is more complicated than that. I think that this attitude is a consequence of long-term problems with the role of expert institutions in American society.”

Read Ian Watanabe’s “Anti-intellectualism is a systemic issue” by clicking the link below.

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“Is it the responsibility of corporations or consumers to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis? When asked, most w...
10/13/2025

“Is it the responsibility of corporations or consumers to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis? When asked, most will say corporations and wealthy countries. Given how green products and sustainable practices cost considerably more, consumer blame for unsustainable habits is a difficult accusation to defend. Killing the world and your consumers to turn over a profit does not position oneself for a favorable public image—yet somehow, corporations do just that and get away with it. PR statements, greenwashing and performative pledges are easier to produce than actual systemic reform.”

Read Soren Fischer’s “Effective waste management is a moral obligation” by clicking the link below.

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📸Grace Finke/The Miscellany News.

“The 2025 Poughkeepsie Regatta took place on Saturday, Oct. 4, on the Hudson River, just 10 minutes from Vassar College’...
10/12/2025

“The 2025 Poughkeepsie Regatta took place on Saturday, Oct. 4, on the Hudson River, just 10 minutes from Vassar College’s campus. This year, crews as local as the Hudson River Rowing Association were joined by competition from Greenwich Academy, Augustine Classical Academy and more. In years past, the Vassar men’s and women’s rowing teams and Marist’s crews have competed in the event. This year’s Poughkeepsie Regatta was a joyous event, no doubt, but the race lives in the footsteps of a storied and rich history of rowing on the same stretch that high school and club teams competed on on Sunday.”

Read Henry France’s “Poughkeepsie Regatta pays homage to historic race” by clicking the link below.

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📸Henry France/The Miscellany News.

“It sure was an interesting week in the NFL, especially if you were winning in the fourth quarter or you were a previous...
10/12/2025

“It sure was an interesting week in the NFL, especially if you were winning in the fourth quarter or you were a previously thought-washed quarterback with the last name Jones. The overall narrative of many games this week was that if you were a team starting to face roadblocks, then time finally ran out and failure truly set in. On top of that is a continued stack-up of injuries across the league, making it clear which rosters can survive the brutal sport and possibly be contenders by the season’s end.”

Read Benjamin Kaplan’s “NFL Week 5 continues the intensity” by clicking the link below.

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“Taylor Swift’s new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ has made a dramatic entrance in today’s music scene, creating a sta...
10/12/2025

“Taylor Swift’s new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ has made a dramatic entrance in today’s music scene, creating a stark division among the ‘Swifties.’ While some fans love the romance and catchy pop sound of the album, others are critical of her lyricism and storybook portrayal of her engagement to football player Travis Kelce.”

Read Paige Hahn’s “Did ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ deliver on the Swifties’ Wi$h Li$t?” by clicking the link below.

https://miscellanynews.org/2025/10/08/arts/did-the-life-of-a-showgirl-deliver-on-the-swifties-wih-lit/

📸Annie McShane/The Miscellany News.

“My father’s musical taste, as I was growing up, heavily influenced the music I listen to today. One of his top listenin...
10/12/2025

“My father’s musical taste, as I was growing up, heavily influenced the music I listen to today. One of his top listening choices during the early ’10s was the New Jersey band, Real Estate. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork writes, ‘Real Estate are a deeply suburban band, and the shade of long tree-lined streets, the lonely symmetry of the houses, rise up continually out of their music.’ Their sound is so distinctly etched in my brain, with echoes of the consistently clean, beachy electric guitar that hangs in the background of each of their songs. Their catchy riffs, combined with simple lyrics, remind me of a sunny Sunday morning in my house in the suburbs of Long Island.”

Read Sophia Marchioli’s “Real Estate plays the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock” by clicking the link below.

https://miscellanynews.org/2025/10/08/arts/real-estate-plays-the-bearsville-theater-in-woodstock/

📸Image courtesy of Sophia Marchioli ’28.

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