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Students write to reps on Immigration Day of Action

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Students write to reps on Immigration Day of Action

BY MADELINE SKRAK '18

Feb. 17 marked the nationwide protest dubbed A Day Without Immigrants designed to demonstrate the crucial role immigrants play in everyday American life. Students at several colleges also marked the day by holding their own Immigration Days of Action.

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Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

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Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

BY EILEEN O’ GRADY ’18

Mount Holyoke College alumna Nana Konadu Cann ’16 returned to campus on Monday afternoon to discuss the role of Black Twitter in activism and whether it has succeeded black churches as a place for organizing.

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MHC community responds to Betsy DeVos confirmation

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MHC community responds to Betsy DeVos confirmation

BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE '19

Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the 11th Secretary of Education on Feb. 7. Her nomination and subsequent confirmation have perhaps been the most controversial of all of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and has received a lot of attention.

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The two party consent law and you: Recording professors

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The two party consent law and you: Recording professors

BY MADELINE SKRAK '18 

The occasional student might covertly record a class lecture, but they may not realize that activity is illegal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which has one of the most restrictive recording laws in the United States.

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Pot legal in Massachusetts: what’s next for Mount Holyoke students?

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Pot legal in Massachusetts: what’s next for Mount Holyoke students?

BY SHELL LIN '17

Massachusetts voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use on Nov. 8, following similar votes in California, Arizona, Maine and Nevada. This event brought a familiar question back into the spotlight: Is marijuana allowed on campus?

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Immigration ban weighs on campus community

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Immigration ban weighs on campus community

BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE '19 

President Trump's recent executive order on immigration has barred citizens from the Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States for 90 days. Refugee admission from these countries has been suspended for 120 days, while Syrian refugees have been barred from entering the United States for an unspecified period of time. 28 percent of Mount Holyoke's student body is made up of international students – many of whom are from the Middle East. This executive order will greatly impact the ability of many of these international students' ability to return home and travel. 

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