Mount Holyoke awash in new changes, even in laundry rooms

Mount Holyoke awash in new  changes, even in laundry rooms

BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE ’19

There are many new changeson the MountHolyoke campus this fall, including the renovation of Blanchard Campus Center, the consolidationof the campus store withthe Odyssey Bookshop and the move of student mailboxes to Auxiliary Services. And now, each dorm on campus has been equipped with new washing machines and dryers.

New student co-op to bring affordable coffee to campus

New student co-op to bring affordable coffee to campus

BY KATE TURNER ’21

Mo’Coffee, the newly-established Mount Holyoke coffee co-operative held their inaugural event for the year on Sunday. Hosted in the All Saints Episcopal Church, the Kick-Off Coffee House featured music, board games and, of course, a steady supply of coffee and tea provided by student worker-owners and participating faculty throughout the night. 

O-101 doubles down on “MoHo Chop” tradition

O-101 doubles down on “MoHo Chop” tradition

BY CAITLIN LYNCH ’20

As per Mount Holyoke tradition, the class of 2021 rounded out their orientation experience with a night of excitement, skits, songs and haircuts known as “Orientation 101.” Members of the classes of 2020, 2019 and 2018 welcomed first-years with chants of “2021” and “YO-KE” as they filed into Chapin auditorium.

“You Belong Here.”: Speakers welcome new and returning students at convocation ceremony

“You Belong Here.”: Speakers welcome new and returning students at convocation ceremony

BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE ’19

Mount Holyoke celebrated the start of its 180th academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 5 with the traditional convocation ceremony. Although it was an overcast, cloudy morning, the atmosphere was anything but dreary as students dressed in various shades of blue, red, yellow, green and purple proceeded towards Gettell Amphitheater for one of the most anticipated events of the year. 

Students respond to professor’s accommodations article

BY ALLYSON HUNTOON ’19

On March 26, professor of psychology Gail Hornstein’s article “Why I Dread the Accommodations Talk” was published in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s ‘Advice for Faculty’ column. The content of this article has fallen under scrutiny by some readers, especially Mount Holyoke students.

What will student employment look like in SuperBlanch?

BY MADELINE SKRAK ’18

Student workers, especially those who work in dining halls, are unsure how their jobs will change next year with the arrival of the new and improved Blanchard Community Center, colloquially known as SuperBlanch. Of the 70 percent of undergraduates who work on campus, “A little less than half are on work study,” said Janice Kane, the coordinator of student employment at the Career Development Center.

Senate discusses Ways and Means guidelines

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

At SGA Senate on Tuesday April 18, senators voted to implement changes to the Ways and Means committee guidelines and Dean Marcella Hall addressed student concerns regarding a potential ethnic studies department as well as a controversial article written by a Mount Holyoke professor. Furthermore, there were SuperBlanch updates.