Students win big in international business ethics competition
San Juan mayor Carmen Cruz to address students on Thursday
Sonya Stephens named College’s 19th president
Campus Action Day with FacMan canceled hours before event
Senate approves plan to make campus water bottle-free
BY MELISSA JOHNSON ’20
At last Tuesday’s weekly Senate meeting, SGA senators voted in favor of the student-led initiative to make Mount Holyoke College a water bottle-free campus. This is the first of many steps that the student organization Think Outside the Bottle is taking in order to accomplish their goal of making the College a water bottle-free institution.
Federal court upholds Massachusetts ban on assault weapons
BY ANNA KANE ’20
On April 6, U.S. District Judge William Young rejected a gun lobby challenge to the Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban. The lawsuit was dismissed due to Young’s ruling that assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment and go beyond citizens’ right to bear arms, according to WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station.
Conservative Women’s Summit sparks campus dialogue
BY AVA BLUM-CARR ’21
Students and community members gathered in Gamble Auditorium last Wednesday for the Conservative Women’s Summit, an event hosted by the Mount Holyoke College Republicans and sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation, the Zionist Organization of America, the Israel on Campus Coalition, the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and the Weissman Center for Leadership.
Senate votes on new committee, holds elections
BY EMMA RUBIN ’20
Mount Holyoke’s senate meeting on Tuesday, April 10 included several elections and referendums for its senators. As usual, the meeting began with ideas and feedback during which students expressed discomfort at being accosted by other students tabling in Blanchard, confusion about campus pathways and concern about an “Islamophobic” speaker coming to campus for an event.
South Hadley votes to ban sale of recreational marijuana
BY AVA BLUM-CARR ’21
South Hadley residents voted on Tuesday to ban the sale of recreational marijuana within the town, putting to rest the highly debated issue within the community. However, the controversial ballot question failed to increase voter turnout, which remained well under 20 percent, in keeping with the local elections of previous years.