Summer 2007 Volume 103 Issue 3

letters

Re: Vassar Yesterday, Spring 2007

I was in the audience at Timothy Leary’s lecture in Students’, though I don’t remember much, if anything, of what he said... by Leslie Branton Hoffecker '71

I was a freshman when [Timothy Leary] spoke on campus on March 3, 1968. I do not know who invited him or why... by Linda Civitello '71  Full Story

Re: "Techs + Scholars," Spring 2007

Old enough to be her mother, and like her mom a solo parent at the time, I had the pleasure of sharing an education class with Melissa Silberman ’94. By Laurel Herdman '95  Full Story

Euthenics Institute

In your article on Ferry House in the Winter 2006 issue, you make reference to the Euthenics Institute at Vassar. By Emily Hargroves Fisher '57  Full Story

Re: "Out in the Open," Spring 2007

The article "Out in the Open: Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer” (Spring 2007) may leave readers with the mistaken impression that environmental risks... by David Howard '94  Full Story

In Memoriam: Janet McDonald '77

Janet McDonald ’77 is gone. She was an extraordinary woman — brilliant, beautiful, and brave… by Mia Goldman ’77  Full Story

In Memoriam: Noveed Shakibai '95

I wanted to share my thoughts about Noveed Shakibai, class of 1995, and the very sad news I read about him in the last Vassar Quarterly. By Chrissy Persico '95  Full Story

2007 Commencement Speaker

Thank you for producing an enjoyable and informative Quarterly [Spring 2007]. I look forward to its arrival each time. By Mary McAlpine Johnson Bisharat '46  Full Story