Deadly new coronavirus originates in China, spreads to multiple countries

Deadly new coronavirus originates in China, spreads to multiple countries

According to the Washington Post, the coronavirus is thought to be very contagious and is able to be spread during the virus’ incubation period, which is around 10 days. The virus likely spreads through secretions of the respiratory system, such as sneezing or coughing.

Meet your Eco Reps

Meet your Eco Reps

Mount Holyoke’s eco-reps help make sustainability more accessible to students. Eco-reps act as a bridge between students and campus sustainability initiatives to enable students to lessen their own environmental impact and improve the campus as a whole.

War of the Watts

War of the Watts

The two week long War of the Watts competition kicked off with some friendly, environmental, inter-hall competition. The competition challenged students to reduce their energy usage over a two week span. The prize? A pie party.

Mount Holyoke student speaks on National Meningitis Association panel at Columbia University

Mount Holyoke student speaks on National Meningitis Association panel at Columbia University

BY GABBY RAYMOND ’20

When Sorcha McCrohan ’21 was 11, her mother Janet fell ill with a disease her doctors struggled to diagnose. Janet’s symptoms aligned with meningitis: headaches, a high fever and a stiff neck. By the time they figured it out, she had fallen into a coma and died of bacterial meningitis.

Recently-discovered comet to pass Earth in December

Recently-discovered comet to pass Earth in December

A traveler from another star, a comet named 2I/ Borisov, was identified this past summer by Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov. 2I/Borisov will reach the closest point to the sun in its trajectory, its perihelion, on Dec. 7. at a distance of about 180 million miles, and will be closest to Earth on Dec. 29.

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