Health Center to open new wellness space for meditation, relaxation
BY MERYL PHAIR ’21
A new wellness space will open in the Pattie J. Groves Health Center on Feb. 26. The wellness space is a part of Mount Holyoke’s Be Well initiative, a student-focused and community-based program made up of 15 members of faculty, staff and student representatives who are in charge of promoting well-being on campus.
Senate announces proposed cuts on Five-College PVTA bus services
BY MERYL PHAIR ’20
This week’s SGA Senate included discussion of PVTA schedule changes, increasing campus sustainability and use of locally sourced food. Camille Gladieux ’18, executive board president, spoke first. She announced a future increase in fresh smoothies at the Dining Commons once there is more staff available, as well as a grab-and-go station coming soon to the Dining Commons. She then explained proposed changes to the PVTA schedule.
Prospect Dining Hall set to be converted into Makerspace Lab
BY EMMA RUBIN ’20
Unoccupied rows of tables and chairs line what was formerly Prospect Dining Hall. Locked doors and an air of vacancy contrast starkly with the previous bustling environment and ever-changing culinary showcase the dining hall once held. However, as was announced Feb. 2, the 7,000 square-foot space will not stay empty for long.
Proposed tobacco ban stirs controversy on campus
BY ANNA KANE ’20
When Maddie Desfosses ’21 and Lili Paxton ’21 arrived on campus in the fall, they were immediately struck by how prevalent smoking and tobacco-use are on campus. They felt that the campus policy of maintaining a distance of 20 feet from buildings while smoking was ignored and inadequate.
Weissman Center for Leadership announces new semester in Washington, D.C. program
BY MERYL PHAIR ’21
This week, The Weissman Center for Leadership announced a pilot program in which students may spend a semester in Washington D.C. The program will begin fall 2018, and it is coordinated by Associate Director Janet Lansbury with Calvin Chen, Associate Professor of Politics, serving as the faculty director.
The College approves plan to become carbon neutral
BY AVA BLUM-CARR ’21
Last month, Mount Holyoke’s Board of Trustees convened in New York City and decided to accept the Sustainability Task Force’s cornerstone goal of becoming a carbon-neutral campus by 2037. Still, to some students on campus, the Board’s decision last April to vote against divestment from fossil fuels serves as a reminder of the limitations of this long-term carbon neutrality goal.
Presidential search continues with “role specification” process
APAU celebrates 50 years with Black History Month kickoff
BY KATE TURNER ’21
This February marks the 50th anniversary of Mount Holyoke’s Association of Pan-African Unity (APAU). Created in 1968 after multiple protests by students of color, the APAU is looking back this month at the legacy of black student activism on campus, as well as its history as an organization within the broader environment of the College.
New class meeting times will take effect next semester
BY ALLYSON HUNTOON ’19
A new set of class meeting times will be implemented for Mount Holyoke courses beginning in fall 2018. The new schedule will include longer lunch periods, classes that run later into the afternoon and designated meeting times for labs and seminars, as well as various other adjustments to the current system.