Annabelle Shea

Students Launch MHC Votes! Campaign

Students Launch MHC Votes! Campaign

According to a Tufts University study from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, 94.6 percent of eligible Mount Holyoke students registered to vote in the 2016 election, but only 73.2 percent of that group actually voted. Members of MHC Votes!, a new student initiative hoping to increase voter participation on campus, seek to address this disparity.

MHC Votes! was officially launched in June but started recruiting new students during the fall 2020 semester. The group gained momentum after two of its co-founders, Kate Murray ’22 and Jaxzia Perez ’22, participated in a student internship program with the nonpartisan organization Massachusetts Public Interest Research Groups.

College Issues New Anti-Racism Plan

“Mount Holyoke must be persistent and uncompromising in addressing the challenges that members of our community who identify as BIPOC — Black, Indigenous and people of color — have brought to our attention. We must identify and address all forms of implicit and explicit racism, bias and discrimination on our campus,” wrote President of the College Sonya Stephens in an Aug. 27 letter to Mount Holyoke community members.

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Smith College implements community-focused policing reforms

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In July of 2018, a call was placed to Smith College campus police regarding the presence of a black student on campus who “seemed out of place.” The student in question was a Smith sophomore working in a summer program designed to encourage high school girls to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The incident made national news and sparked intense debate regarding Smith Campus Police practices and racial profiling.

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Five Colleges receive $2.5 million for indigenous studies programs

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Five Colleges receive $2.5 million for indigenous studies programs

“For years, studies of indigenous issues and Native America have been conducted and taught in the Five Colleges without proper support,” wrote University of Massachusetts Professor of Communication Donal Carbaugh. “Too many times, courses in this area could not be taught, personnel and related programs could not be funded.”

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Senate reconvenes amidst staffing changes, elects new officers

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The SGA Senate held their first meeting of the spring 2020 semester on Jan. 28. Items on the agenda included a review of Senate guidelines, a spring 2020 events preview and a vote on the new chair of halls and senate vice president positions.

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Students weigh in on presidential impeachment expectations

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After two weeks of impeachment hearings before the House Intelligence Committee, many Mount Holyoke students and staff now believe that President Trump committed an impeachable offense, but that he will not be removed from office.

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Betty Shabazz Center celebrates 50th anniversary

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Betty Shabazz Center celebrates 50th anniversary

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Association of Pan African Unity (APAU) and the Mount Holyoke African and Caribbean Students’ Association (MHACASA) held a celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Betty Shabazz Cultural Center. 

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