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#MeToo ignites conversations on campus sexual assault

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#MeToo ignites conversations on campus sexual assault

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

A yellow pamphlet titled simply, “Rape,” was circulated through Mount Holyoke in November 1977. Produced by a student organization called “Women Concerned About Rape” in conjunction with Residential Life, the pamphlet addressed questions like, “What is rape?” “What should I do if I am attacked?” and “How unsafe is hitchhiking?” It was the second year that the student organization, later known as W.A.S.H. (Women Against Sexual Harassment), existed, and discourse about sexual harassment was uncommon on campus.

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South Hadley to apply for infrastructure grant

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South Hadley to apply for infrastructure grant

BY ABBY BAKER ’19 

The South Hadley local government has introduced the “Complete Streets Prioritization Plan,” a compilation of project proposals for local infrastructure improvement. The development of the plan was prompted by the local government’s decision to apply for a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). 

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Senate discusses washing machine problems, endowment

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Senate discusses washing machine problems, endowment

BY ANNA KANE ’20

Mount Holyoke’s weekly senate meeting on Oct. 24 included presentations from a member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Committee, a statement from Doug Vanderpoel regarding laundry machines and procedures and information about the College’s financial status.

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Bringing BOOM back: diversity initiative will be made annual campus event by 2019

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Bringing BOOM back: diversity initiative will be made annual campus event by 2019

BY  KATE TURNER ’21

The Mount Holyoke campus shut down to allow faculty, students and staff to participate in the BOOM Conference, a new community-wide initiative that stands for “Building On Our Momentum” and is the first step in the College’s newly born Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (or DEI) initiative on March 27, 2017. 

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Mount Holyoke changes health insurance provider

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Mount Holyoke changes health insurance provider

BY EMMA RUBIN ’20

This school year, Mount Holyoke is using a different health insurance provider, enrolling participating students with Blue Cross Blue Shield instead of the previous provider, UnitedHealthcare. The premium, or the annual cost to enroll in the plan, increased from $1,900 to $1,930 according to fact sheets about each of the plans. 

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Mount Holyoke Professor recieves grant from National Institute of General Medical Science

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Mount Holyoke Professor recieves grant from National Institute of General Medical Science

BY KATE TURNER ’21

Mount Holyoke Professor Andrea Foulkes was awarded a $452,759 grant by the United States Department of Health and Human Services — specifically from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) on Sept. 21, 2017. Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), who represents Massachusetts’ first Congressional District (where Mount Holyoke is located), congratulated Foulkes in a press release issued from his office.  

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Senate discusses Community Advisor salary increase, Superblanch, and new student health care plan

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BY EMMA RUBIN ’20

Mount Holyoke’s weekly senate meeting on Oct. 17 featured a busy agenda with speakers from AccessAbility, Residential Life, “Superblanch,” and the Health Center. There were also updates from student representatives regarding SGA Executive Board, Auxiliary Services, event security funding and the Seven Sisters Leadership Conference.

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Close call at Abbey Hall: students almost hit by falling tree branch

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Close call at Abbey Hall: students almost hit by falling tree branch

BYMERYL PHAIR ’21

“I will not be killed by a tree branch.” That was the thought that went through sophomore Xiomara Nunez’s head on the night of Oct. 10 outside Abbey Hall as she planted her feet and pulled Francesca Ferri ’20 out of the path of the descending limb. 

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