Spring 2005 volume 101 issue 2

letters

Important Message From AAVC

At the magazine's press time, the college community received the news that as of July 1, 2006, Frances D. Fergusson will step down as president of Vassar College. By AAVC President and Vassar Trustee Paula Williams Madison '74  Full Story

Cover Girl

Finally!!! Somebody decided it was time to feature Olga Guardia Smoak ’61 in the Quarterly!!! By Grisela Alejandro Jackson '78  Full Story

Joining the Debate

I’ve attended two commitment ceremonies, and I don’t recall either of them being “a sweet, but second-class substitute for ‘the real thing’”... by Eric Marcus '80

About your article on same-sex marriage [“To Have and To Hold,” Winter 2004], I have passed it on to many people... by Ann Kingsley Diestra '57  Full Story

Heartfelt Thanks

My mother, my brothers, and I would like to thank the former students, faculty, and emeriti who have been generous in contributing to the Donald M. Pearson Organ Recital Fund. By Timothy F. Pearson  Full Story

In Memoriam: Matthew Carey

On December 3, 2004, Matt Carey ’03 died. He was a role model to many, whether as a comic, actor, student, or friend. By Casie Smith '03 (on behalf of Matt Carey's friends)  Full Story

Vassar Pride

I have for several years followed the career of Patricia Shoer Goldman-Rakic ’59 and her inestimable contributions to mental illness research. By A.V. Christie '85  Full Story

Report of Gifts Reaction

I think that I shall never see a thing as lovely as a tree. By Marguerite Rigoglioso '84  Full Story