Winter 2006 Volume 103 Issue 1

letters

Re: "Going Once, Going Twice..." [Fall 2006 VQ]

Freshman year, a fellow student at Vassar first told me about the older Vassar postcards. She collected old postcards and had acquired a few of Vassar before she even considered applying here.... by Leslie Kline Capelle ’86  Full Story

Re: Class Notes, Fall 2006

My initial pleasure at seeing my news in the Class Notes quickly gave way to despair. How is it that a college that has historically encouraged women to go out into the world and be independent would arbitrarily attach my husband’s name to my own.... by Darra Goldstein ’73  Full Story

In Memoriam: Dr. E. Jean Pin

Dr. E. Jean Pin, my beloved husband and life partner for the past 27 years, died on September 17 of a bee sting while we were traveling in Italy.... by Jamie Turndorf ’80  Full Story

In Memoriam: Charles Tamez '95

I needed Charles Tamez ’95 at Vassar. My Vassar experience was not exactly a happy one.... by Alana Gans ’96  Full Story

Re: "A Future with Forgiveness"

I was so pleased to read Carly Ritter’s ’05 Last Page contribution to the Fall 2006 VQ. Her declaration that “it is clear that humanity has not been effective in its attempts to establish peace through forceful means” is one that I hope will be echoed and amplified in the coming years.... by Laura Mansberg Cotterman ’76  Full Story

Re: "Educating About Autism"

I was very pleased to see in the Fall 2006 Quarterly the article about my sister, Helen Green Allison ’44. I would like to compliment Micah Buis ’02 on his excellent article.... by Suzanne Green Kominski ’42  Full Story