400 people protest Hampshire College's removal of the American flag

400 people protest Hampshire College's removal of the American flag

BY LEAH WILLINGHAM '17 

Hampshire College became the site of protest by outraged veterans and community members this weekend when school officials decided to remove the American flag from the flagpole after a student reportedly stole and burned it.

First Generation student concerns are being brought to forefront by conference, student groups

BY NICOLE VILLACRES '18 

Smith College hosted the first Five College First Generation Conference on Friday, Nov. 4 at its Conference Center. Helen Mayer, a senior at Smith, organized and directed the conference. 

Mo’ Coffee cooperative for campus

Mo’ Coffee cooperative for campus

BY JULIA DOYLE '20

Last spring, students in an advanced political seminar created Mo’Coffee, a student coffee cooperative that would be student-run as well as student-owned. The decision to create a student run and owned co-op came after learning that there were no student-owned or cooperatively-owned enterprises within the Mount Holyoke community. The decision to make said enterprise a coffee business came out of a need for more coffee suppliers with convenient locations for students as well as a desire for later hours. A petition on Change.org, started by Azulina Green ’17 in October, states that “Mo’Coffee is inspired by the rich history of worker-owned and democratically operated businesses throughout the Pioneer Valley,” a system that the Mo’Coffee co-op would follow by having the coffee supply enterprise worker and student-owned. 

Lyons, tigers and vandalism

Lyons, tigers and vandalism

BY HANNAH ROACH '17

Gaylord Library has been the site of several instances of vandalism over the past month. The tiger statue standing in front of the library has been repeatedly moved from its original location. On the night of Sept. 23, South Hadley Police Department filed an incident report, according to MassLive. In a statement to MassLive, the police stated that they suspect it was moved by college students.