On Tuesday, April 9, the town of Amherst elected 12 students from the University of Massachusetts to Town Meeting representative seats. This number of students holding seats is the highest it has been in recent memory. The surge comes after UMass Student Government Association launched a concerted effort to encourage […]

As the 2013 Lenten season came to a close last week before Easter Sunday, the Episcopal Church’s fourth annual Lent Madness came to a triumphant conclusion on Thursday, March 28, as Frances Perkins 1902 claimed the competition’s “Golden Halo.” Thousands of Mount Holyoke alumnae, students and faculty cast votes to […]

Combine 15 milliliters of crosslinker solution (a simple solution of Borax cleaning powder and water) and half a milliliter of a polymer solution (Elmer’s glue will suffice). Stir vigorously. For aesthetic value, add some green food coloring. The result: homemade, goopy, gooey slime. For Maria Gomez, associate Chemistry professor at […]