“Xfinity on Campus” streaming option introduced to students
“M&Cs” announced as new Mount Holyoke ice cream flavor
Mount Holyoke responds to new G.O.P. tax bill
BY ANNA SHORTRIDGE ’19
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of the Republican tax bill, “Tax Cuts and Job Act” 51-49. The bill focuses on cutting taxes for businesses, including lowering the tax rate for big businesses from 35 percent to 20 percent. Also, according to the Washington Post, the bill will make large changes to health care that may lead 13 million Americans to drop insurance, open up more land for drilling in Alaska and alter the treatment of state and local taxes, affecting local government budgets. The House of Representatives passed their version of the tax bill on Nov. 16.
Mount Holyoke to implement Hurricane Maria scholarships
Mount Holyoke named in Paradise Papers scandal
BY AVA BLUM-CARR ’21
In early November, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) publicized a cache of over 13 million confidential documents, all relating to the offshore — meaning tax-exempt — investments of world leaders, politicians, and corporations. Included in these entities are over 100 colleges and universities.
Trespass warning issued to the suspicious man in Williston
Mount Holyoke hosts annual Seven Sisters Conference
BY ABBY BAKER ’19
Student government officials from the Seven Sisters gathered at Mount Holyoke on Nov. 11 for the annual Seven Sisters Leadership Conference. The conference, which takes place at a different Seven Sisters college each year, provides students with the opportunity to network and discuss student governance.
Students spearhead new film-making organization
MERT seeks recognition from the administration
BY MERYL PHAIR ’21
“If someone is dying, you’re not going to be telling them molecular equations,” said Maddy Berkowitz-Cerasano ’18, director of the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). MERT is a student-run organization consisting of 24 first responders and six certified EMTs. For many volunteers, MERT offers real world experiences, unlike the textbook equations they learn in class.