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The Meaning of Tea: Pari Forood '80 - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
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Skip to navigation (press enter key). Spring/Summer 2015 Volume 112 Issue 2. The Meaning of Tea: Pari Forood '80. By Pari Forood '80. I am an even bigger part Persian, I told her, and I have no desire to speak Farsi. 8220;And I have never understood that! 8221; she said. “How can you have a name like Pari Forood and not want to speak the language of the place where that name comes from? It was the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 that served as the final straw for him, I told her. Once the Shah was overth...
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History of Rock - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
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Skip to navigation (press enter key). Spring/Summer 2015 Volume 112 Issue 2. Justin Patch, adjunct assistant professor of music, aims to change the way his students think about music, exploring why they choose the music they do and how it affects them. Adjunct Assist Professor Justin Patch. What connects Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters to British rocker Mick Jagger? How did Elvis Presley change the world as we know it? What rock star would you like to have a chat with? Patch’s students say the co...
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The Art of Comedy - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
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Skip to navigation (press enter key). Spring/Summer 2015 Volume 112 Issue 2. The Art of Comedy. Associate Professor of Drama Shona Tucker uses classics works by Molière, Shakespeare, and Ionesco, the ancient art of mime, and other physical comedy to preach the importance of being silly. One key to comedy is realizing there’s nothing wrong with being silly. But the real secret is learning how to ratchet “silly” up a notch. In one recent class, Tucker had her students perform pre-rehearsed mime scenes that...
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Reunion - Vassar Alumnae/i Hub - Vassar College
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Reunion 2016 is over. The classes of 1941, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 celebrated reunion on campus from June 10-12, 2016. The 50th Landmark Reunion Class of 1966 started arriving Thursday, June 9. See photos from Reunion 2016 here. Reunion 2017 for the classes ending in 2s and 7s is in the planning stages - registration will be available in the Spring of 2017 - stay tuned for notices. Want to encourage your classmates to come to Reunion?
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Publications - Vassar Alumnae/i Hub - Vassar College
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Is published three times per year—fall, winter, and spring/summer—by the AAVC. It includes news of, by, and for members of the Vassar community and is mailed to more than 37,000 readers. Read the current issue. Enewsletter is sent to alumnae/i, parents, and friends of Vassar College the first week of each month, with the exception of the July/August issue, which covers both months. Go to the most recent enewsletter.
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Follow - Vassar Alumnae/i Hub - Vassar College
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Friend, Like, Follow or Subscribe. Vassar College Alumnae/i LinkedIn Group. Some of the networking sub-groups:. Clean and Green Tech and Entrepreneurship. Vassar Alumnae/i Banking and Finance Professionals Network. Vassar Alumnae/i in Law. Vassar Grads in Business and Entrepreneurship. Find more Vassar alumnae/i sub-groups. Vassar College Instagram Account. Vassar College Facebook Pages. Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College. Vassar College Art Library. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.
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Founder's Day - Vassar Alumnae/i Hub - Vassar College
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The next Founder's Day is Saturday, May 7, 2016. Alumnae/i are invited to return to campus every year on Founder's Day to celebrate Matthew Vassar's birthday with the rest of the Vassar community. In addition to student and alumnae/i athletic competitions and receptions, the Office of Alumnae/i Affairs and Development also hosts a tent for alumnae/i on Ballintine Field (in front of Walker Field House). Be sure to stop by the tent to see who else is back on campus! Alumnae/i –Student Games. Women's Rugb...
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Embodying Compassion Exhibition and Mandala - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
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Skip to navigation (press enter key). Spring/Summer 2015 Volume 112 Issue 2. Embodying Compassion Exhibition and Mandala. In conjunction with the exhibition, three Buddhist lamas created an intricate and colorful mandala in a six-day public display in the College Center. Dr Hun Yeow Lye—founder and spiritual director of the Urban Dharma North Carolina in Asheville and one of the three lamas who created the mandala—led a discussion about the history and meaning of mandalas (Sanskrit for “...The manda...
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The Comics Course - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
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Skip to navigation (press enter key). Spring/Summer 2015 Volume 112 Issue 2. Exploring a range of comic forms—from 19th-century drawings by artistic pioneers to today’s engaging graphic novels and web comics—Associate Professor of English Peter Antelyes surveys the history of comic art and even encourages students to try their hand. Antelyes's students workshop their comics in small groups. It’s consistently one of the most popular courses at Vassar, and why not? Some may contend that reading comic books...
