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Best-selling author Roxane Gay speaks at Mount Holyoke

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Best-selling author Roxane Gay speaks at Mount Holyoke

BY ABBY BAKER '19

Best-selling author Roxane Gay appeared at Mount Holyoke College on Feb. 16. She spoke on topics ranging from the writing process to the current presidential administration. Gay, a writer of both fiction and nonfiction, is well-known for works such as “Bad Feminist,” “Difficult Women” and “An Untamed State,” as well as numerous articles, short stories and one comic series. 

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Whatever happened to never fear / change?

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BY ABBY BAKER '19

The 2016 Baccalaureate poem written and recited by Carly Bidner ‘16, was entitled “Never Fear / Change,” and began, “When Mount Holyoke told us to Never Fear / Change It’s safe to say we all [stepped] back and wondered how that slogan was arranged?”

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Students write to reps on Immigration Day of Action

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Students write to reps on Immigration Day of Action

BY MADELINE SKRAK '18

Feb. 17 marked the nationwide protest dubbed A Day Without Immigrants designed to demonstrate the crucial role immigrants play in everyday American life. Students at several colleges also marked the day by holding their own Immigration Days of Action.

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Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

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Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

BY EILEEN O’ GRADY ’18

Mount Holyoke College alumna Nana Konadu Cann ’16 returned to campus on Monday afternoon to discuss the role of Black Twitter in activism and whether it has succeeded black churches as a place for organizing.

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MHC community responds to Betsy DeVos confirmation

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MHC community responds to Betsy DeVos confirmation

BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE '19

Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the 11th Secretary of Education on Feb. 7. Her nomination and subsequent confirmation have perhaps been the most controversial of all of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and has received a lot of attention.

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The two party consent law and you: Recording professors

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The two party consent law and you: Recording professors

BY MADELINE SKRAK '18 

The occasional student might covertly record a class lecture, but they may not realize that activity is illegal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which has one of the most restrictive recording laws in the United States.

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Pot legal in Massachusetts: what’s next for Mount Holyoke students?

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Pot legal in Massachusetts: what’s next for Mount Holyoke students?

BY SHELL LIN '17

Massachusetts voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use on Nov. 8, following similar votes in California, Arizona, Maine and Nevada. This event brought a familiar question back into the spotlight: Is marijuana allowed on campus?

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