At Mount Holyoke, the student body includes hundreds of international students from over 70 countries, representing cultures from across the globe. The International Student Organizing Committee sought to celebrate the diversity of all the cultures and backgrounds of Mount Holyoke students through their annual Global Fest, hosted on Saturday, April 24, both on-campus and online.
‘What does an editor do?’ panel teaches students how to get started in the publishing world
Have you ever wondered what an editor does and what exactly they want from writers? Well, those are questions Andrea Lawlor, assistant professor of English at Mount Holyoke, set out to answer. On April 21, Lawlor held a panel discussion with three editors from literary journals and magazines as guest speakers.
Mount Holyoke Review holds virtual publishing party
On April 23, the Mount Holyoke Review, a literary magazine out of Mount Holyoke College, held a virtual publishing party for their second completed publication. With 51 attendees, the Zoom session featured nine of its published writers who read their work aloud. While the readers performed, the Zoom chat function was used by some to encourage and praise each other.
Meet the alum behind historicallywomens.c0m, an online meme page, networking group and COMMUNITY
Jac Essing ’20 talks community organizing, ordination
Party life at UMass Amherst soars during COVID-19
MoZone peer educators host More Than An Ally Week
Stanford’s ‘Marriage Pact’ comes to Mount Holyoke
Phexxi, a new form of birth control, hits the market
On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Phexxi, making it the first non-hormonal, on-demand contraceptive that regulates vaginal pH levels. Phexxi is manufactured by Evofem Biosciences, located in San Diego. According to Phexxi’s official website, Evofem Biosciences is devoted to developing innovative healthcare solutions that put women “in control of [their] sexual and reproductive health."
Weissman Center for Leadership kicks off ‘Our Voices, Our Platforms’ in town hall with Rep. Ayanna Pressley
The Mount Holyoke College and the Weissman Center held a town hall on March 19 with Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley in conversation with Carmen Yulín Cruz, former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and current Harriet L. Weissman and Paul M. Weissman distinguished fellow in leadership at Mount Holyoke College. This town hall was the first of many in the new series “Our Voices, Our Platforms” hosted by the Weissman Center for Leadership. The series will run at least through December 2021 and works to emphasize the power and importance of using your voice to create change.
Q. Hailey ’12 reflects on her journey to become a spiritual adviser
“What does it mean to be whole,” Q. Hailey ’12 asked herself. “How do we find wholeness in this period?”
These are some of the questions Hailey contemplated when deciding what topics to discuss in her series, Womanist Worship Sunday Exploring Wholeness. Each month has a separate topic revolving around self-care. In March, Hailey will focus on wellness dealing with personal, financial, family and other struggles.
Professors reflect on the year online
In the fall of 2020, fully remote learning and the new module system meant professors were uncertain about what challenges the semester would bring. Remote learning continued through the winter into the spring semester as we witnessed rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Mount Holyoke is now in its final fully remote module, and the College community is able to reflect on the remote year: the difficulties, successes and new practices that we will implement moving forward.
Students host virtual open mic night in an attempt to involve first-years
After months of closure, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum reopens to residents
On Friday, Feb. 26, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum invited residential students back into the space — the space’s first in-person visitors since March 2020. The MHCAM will continue to offer virtual programming, but residential students are now able to make reservations online to visit the museum between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Fridays and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. “I’m so thrilled to have you all back,” Director of the MHCAM Tricia Y. Paik said.
Community Members Share Perspectives on the Reopening of Campus Spaces and Resources
Lent This Year Means Intention, Not Sacrifice, for Some Mount Holyoke Students
Last Wednesday, Feb. 17, marked Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. Lent continues until Easter Sunday, and for many practicing Christians and especially Catholics, sacrifices are made for these 40 days in order to represent Jesus’ sacrifice when he spent 40 days praying and fasting in the desert. This year everyone has had to sacrifice many things due to the pandemic. Students, for one, have lost multiple aspects of their social and educational lives.
Research Services: The Best Kept Secret on Mount Holyoke’s Campus.
For college students, discovering how to navigate library resources effectively and efficiently is a crucial skill. Mount Holyoke College’s Library, Information and Technology Services has an abundance of research databases to utilize, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. LITS has an important resource available to any confused and overwhelmed Mount Holyoke student designed to make writing essays, working on a thesis or collecting data for research papers a little easier.
RACE AND...dance Celebrates African Folkloric and Diasporic Dance
On Friday, Feb. 12, Five College Dance and Mount Holyoke College’s Division of Student Life hosted the final session of RACE AND...Dance, a six-session series that began in October 2020 and was designed to teach Five College students about a variety of forms of African diasporic dance and culture. RACE AND...Dance was curated by Five College Joint Lecturer of African Diasporic Dance Shakia Barron.
No Waste, No Problem
Reflecting on the Life of Feminist Scholar Jean Grossholtz
On Feb. 9, 2021, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Women Studies Thelma “Jean” Grossholtz died at the age of 91. But the impact her life had on Mount Holyoke and its community continues on. To commemorate Grossholtz, we at Mount Holyoke News have collected the stories of her life from Mount Holyoke community members.