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College Sends False Acceptance Letters To Dozens Of Applicants

AP | Posted 01.29.2012

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NEW YORK -- Dozens of applicants to Vassar College were mistakenly told they had gotten into the school when they checked a website that had been set ...

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She's So Unusual: The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 02.26.2012

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Thomas Gladysz

Charming and a little different, Caroline Preston's new novel, The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt is a hybrid work where the pictures do the talking.

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Kathy Lee Gifford Coins Poughkeepsie as the New Euphemism for the Big O

Rocco Staino | Posted 07.30.2011

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Rocco Staino

Kathy Lee & Hoda's Memorial Day show will certainly be memorable for the City of Poughkeepsie in New York State. On that program Kathy Lee Gifford coi...

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Couple Accused Of Stealing $1.9M From Vassar

AP | Posted 06.05.2011

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Authorities say a former project manager at Vassar College and his wife have been charged with stealing nearly $2 million from t...

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WATCH: Lisa Kudrow, Meryl Streep Attempt To Ring In Vassar's Sesquicentennial

Posted 05.25.2011

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Vassar College is 150 years old, and everyone's ready to celebrate. That is, if they can pronounce the name for their special birthday: sesquicentenni...

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At Vassar, Caffeinated Alcohol Leads To Concern Over Student Drinking Habits

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caffeine in an alcoholic beverage can mask the effects of alcohol, distorting the drinker's perception of how intoxicated he or she actually is. Drink...

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Vassar's Gender Gap Gradually Narrowing

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vassar is that there simply aren't enough men on campus. Surely all of us have heard a love-starved student lament that they should have chosen a scho...

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Colleges Move To Ban Smoking On Campus

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colleges across the country are attempting to snuff out smokers by forbidding the habit on school grounds. According to Time, 365 campuses had instit...

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Susan Wadsworth: Almost 50 Years of Young Concert Artists Series

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Not many people can fulfill their passion - and build an institution - for fifty years. Susan Wadsworth can. The founder of the Young Concert Artist...

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Top 10 HIPSTER Schools

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looking to up your coolness quotient? Maybe a hipster school is for you. Though definitions of the modern-day hipster are often debated, we'll go with...

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COLUMN: Impressive Summer Internship? No, Thanks

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's winter. Winter at Vassar means claustrophobia, phallic snow sculptures and such low temperatures in the Joss House bathrooms that last week I opt...

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Vassar Latest To Consider Campus Smoking Ban

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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After a request from the Committee on College Life (CCL), the Drugs and Alcohol Education Committee (DEC) has created a recommendation for ways to pha...

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Vassar Acceptance Rate Down To 41%

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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After a final meeting of all Office of Admissions officials on Jan. 25, Early Decision (ED) II applications for the Vassar Class of 2014 went through ...

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Poverty: A Discussion Among the Seven Sisters

Martha St Jean | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martha St Jean

In the current recession far too much of the focus has fallen on the Middle Class and their woes. But what about the Lower Class? For them, this has been more of a continuation than a crisis.

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Higher Education Will Struggle Through the Recession

Brian Farkas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Farkas

Writing separate but nearly identical letters to their respective communities, countless college presidents across the county have recently admitted: "We're out of money."

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