Within the last month, tensions between students and administration over issues involving the lack of student voice in school-wide decisions have continued to escalate. This has led students to band together in a variety of ways to reclaim their voice on campus on issues including racism and social respect, residential […]
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Administration discusses actions taken since March 1 incident
Since returning from Spring Break, tensions between students and administrators have continued to rise as students have accused administrators...
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New HIV studies using monkeys suggest a possible cure and offer hope
In two recent studies, monkeys have been found to be resilient to HIV after receiving monthly injections, potentially leading to huge...
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Westboro protests UMass athlete
Five members of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), an inflammatory hate group known for their anti-LGBT pickets, made a brief appearance...
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Senior Reflections
ERICA MOULTON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Of the 21 years that I have been alive, I have been in school for all but three of them. That’s a...
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Professor Jonathan Lipman’s path to teaching Asian Studies
Jonathan Lipman, Professor of History and the Felicia Gressitt Bock Chair of Asian Studies, is in his 37th year of teaching at Mount...
News
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Students respond to institutional changes occurring at Mount Holyoke
Within the last month, tensions between students and administration over issues involving the lack...
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Administration discusses actions taken since March 1 incident
Since returning from Spring Break, tensions between students and administrators have continued to...
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Boston Marathon
Over 30,000 runners participated in the 118th Annual Boston Marathon on Mon., April 21. This is...
- New Dean of Studies and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life announced
- Westboro protests UMass athlete
- Commencement speaker announced
Op/Ed
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Senior Reflections
ERICA MOULTON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Of the 21 years that I have been alive, I have been in school for...
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Why I am dissatisfied with the required community meetings
Mount Holyoke loves forums. You can find a forum about practically anything and if it is controversial...
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A note to the administration: this is not your college
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that tensions are high between the Mount Holyoke administration...
- Letter to the Editor: Community meetings
- What’s in a name?
- Why I’m proud of my arrest at the Keystone XL pipeline protest
Features
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Posse Sisters: First Posse Scholars reflect on journey
The Posse Foundation is paving a new path for college admittance. Founder and Mount Holyoke College’s...
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Professor Jonathan Lipman’s path to teaching Asian Studies
Jonathan Lipman, Professor of History and the Felicia Gressitt Bock Chair of Asian Studies, is in...
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The art of Zine
Zines are small, self-published magazines that can encompass a wide variety of subjects from expressions...
- Language professors debate effects of new requirement
- Dress to impress: Young professionalism
- Socioeconomic diversity: Balancing study and work
Arts & Entertainment
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Review: Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive stuns
Independent film director Jim Jarmusch has breathed new life into the tired vampire trope with his...
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Cheers and tears: what graduation movies teach us
There have been so many movies made that focus on graduation, and it’s no wonder. Those of us...
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Summer blockbusters hitting theaters
When the shark-themed thriller Jaws was released in theaters during the summer of 1975, it started...
- Guilty pleasure television: reality competitions take the stage
- Filmmaker Ute Aurand screening film To be here at Mount Holyoke
- “El Anatsui: New Worlds” exhibit is a success at MHC Art Museum
Sports
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UK and Germany take top honors in international horse show
Held every year in a different city across the world, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)...
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Lyons’ crew powers to fifth at NEWMAC Championship
On Sat. at Lake Quinsigamond, seven schools took to the water and rowed at this year’s New England...
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Golf team begins spring season at Vassar
The Golf Team went to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. this past weekend to participate in the Vassar Invitational,...
- UMass Amherst athlete Derrick Gordon comes out
- Labor board considers Division I athletes employees
- Pundits say three days is too long for paternity leave
Global
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Signs of pre-Nazi Germany surface in Ukraine
A group of Ukrainian Jews was shocked last week when they were handed flyers demanding they register...
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What the Indian election will mean for women
The 2014 general elections in India will be the largest democratic election process in the world,...
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Italian Navy rescue thousands of immigrants at sea
m overcrowded boats. The boats were traveling across the Mediterranean, carrying refugees fleeing...
- Brazil cracks down on prostitution for World Cup
- Ukraine, NATO and Russia: the implications for Europe
- Malaysia Airlines black box possibly found
Health & Science
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New HIV studies using monkeys suggest a possible cure and offer hope
In two recent studies, monkeys have been found to be resilient to HIV after receiving monthly injections,...
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Lunar eclipse appears earlier this month
Although it may have been rainy in South Hadley on April 15, many in North and South America had...
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Scientists develop self-healing muscles in mice
Scientists at Duke University have successfully created the first self-healing muscle tissue in...
- Some fruits, vegetables and meats may be endangered
- Virus locked in Siberian ice for 30,000 years revived in lab
- NASA’s Kepler telescope discovers 715 new exoplanets
Books
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Collegiate poetry showcased and celebrated at Glascock Competition
Last weekend, Rebecca Liu, a senior from Columbia University, won the 91st Annual Kathryn Irene...
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The Opposite of Loneliness: A posthumous collection from a young writer
The Opposite of Loneliness is a hard book to read, and harder to write about. The author of this...
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Boy, Snow, Bird: A fairy tale rooted in race and history
The past few years have seen a profusion of pop-culture adaptations of classic fairy tales, which...
- Band of Outsiders: Mark Twain and The Bohemians
- My Age of Anxiety: a revealing and personal history of anxiety
- Former Secretary of Defense Gates’ Duty to air his dirty laundry
Other News
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Dear Mother Mary, 4.3.2014
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Scientists revive 1,500-year-old ancient plague DNA from tooth
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Divestment: Moving toward a more sustainable future
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Has Xi Jinping’s pork bun politics led to a revolution in China?
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The Shriver Report reviews women’s economic issues
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SGA speaks
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Up to Bat at Mount Holyoke
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Highlight: Dorm fire at Hampshire College
