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girl talkin @ vassar jeff, originally uploaded by moneydick.

Superb set in the Villard Sweat Lodge

On Friday, September 8th Vassar held its annual serenading tradition. It’s a gentle form of hazing where seniors launch approved food items at groveling freshman while they, for the most part, sing back. It’s a harmless and joyous occasion.
A Vassar College employee (read: boxer) who belonged to neither side unfortunately got caught in the crossfire [...]

Great article over at Gawker about the Most Annoying Liberal Arts Colleges. Luckily, my school made the list:
Vassar: “Naked parties, school-sponsored drinking, the Spin article. And I was constantly meeting people who I was later told were “the heir to the Colgate/Palmolive fortune,” or “that guy’s dad invented post-its.” Also, The Bravery went there. That’s [...]

update: Serenading for 2007: Serenading gone wrong
What is serenading? All YOU need to know is it’s a tradition at Vassar college when freshmen bow to seniors. Ketchup and chocolate sauce is often thrown/poured. Then there’s singing and some dorm wins a lame prize. You can get a taste of what it’s like from these 468 [...]

Drug Survey Results for Vassar College are in:
“Dear Vassar Students…
We would like to mention that the survey represents a significant
portion of the student body given that 44% of you completed the survey.
Congratulations! This is nearly double the responses we have received
in the past.
Here are some of the highlights of the survey results:
… 62% of [...]

Sometimes I feel like I go to a rockalicious school. Friends of friends in the east tend to visit this place for their Spring break like birds fly south for the winter. The size of the campus doubles, the cafeteria is always packed, and my once close-knit community is shattered by a strange thing: new [...]