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SGA working groups offer glimpse into a more collaborative future

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SGA working groups offer glimpse into a more collaborative future

The third meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate took place on Tuesday evening in the Blanchard Great Room. The meeting opened in the routine town hall format; senators had the opportunity to share any issues, concerns or updates with the rest of SGA. 

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Mountain Day conflicts with Rosh Hashanah, sparking controversy

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Mountain Day conflicts with Rosh Hashanah, sparking controversy

As the bells rang to signal Mountain Day on Oct. 1, there was a flurry of controversy among students and alums, as the annual tradition fell on the second day of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah. 

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SGA holds official induction ceremony, sets goals for upcoming year

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The second Senate meeting of the semester gathered on Tuesday evening in the Blanchard Great Room. Due to the amount of first-years and new senators in the Student Government Association (SGA) at this point in the year, much of the night was dedicated to the basics of how to be a senator and how to handle the responsibilities when the work gets tough. First, however, the Executive Board (E-Board) addressed logistics and announcements.

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Students pilot residential hall compost program

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Behind the Talcott Greenhouse, by the community garden, stands a blue barrel mounted on wooden posts. This contraption is the new compost tumbler piloted by students from Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies Jennifer Albertine’s class: Environmental Entrepreneurship Campus Sustainability.

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College Democrats host Democratic debate watch party

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College Democrats host Democratic debate watch party

A raucous crowd gathered around the big screen in Dwight Hall last Thursday, Sept. 12, as candidates vying for the presidential nomination clashed on the debate stage at a screening hosted by the Mount Holyoke College Democrats

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Interfaith Council holds panel on modern Muslim-Jewish relations

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Interfaith Council holds panel on modern Muslim-Jewish relations

Mount Holyoke’s Interfaith Council held a panel discussion titled “Navigating Muslim-Jewish Relations in the Current Political Climate” on Sept. 15 in Hooker Auditorium. The crowd included many community members from outside the College, along with a handful of current Mount Holyoke students. 

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Campus Police concerns continue into new school year

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Campus Police concerns continue into new school year

Beginning in July 2020, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges will operate separate campus police departments. The change was announced to the Mount Holyoke community in an email statement by Shannon Gurek, Mount Holyoke Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer. 

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