Mount Holyoke’s Outing Club (MHOC) is the largest student organization on campus, with over 1,000 members, numerous leaders and a sizable board. The enthusiasm of the College, however, is manufactured and does not match the general understanding among many of the members of the Outing Club, which is that the College is not on their side.
Unethical Recycling Practices Harm Developing Countries
A while back, I came across an article that shook me to my very core. “Turkey is becoming Europe’s dumping ground,” it said, followed by a gruesome image of a landfill, workers with jaded eyes and threadbare shirts piling the waste into a singular, nauseating heap. They called it “imported trash” — a ghastly hoard of European trash abandoned into once-fertile farmlands.
Peaceful student protests in India are worth protecting
Santa Claus is a holiday tradition worth preserving
I have a distinct memory of waiting for Santa Claus in the middle of the night. I tossed and turned in my bed. I imagined presents, the tree, the nativity scene, glimmering slightly as if they were breathing in the soft glow of Christmas lights. The morning was wonderful, as usual. A year later, there was doubt.
Casual elitism is still prevalent at Mount Holyoke
Recent ruling aids shooting victims
Mount Holyoke needs more trash cans
Data is a human right and should be treated like it
n a world increasingly dependent upon social networks, data is bought and sold as one of today’s most prominent commodities. Companies sell user data to other companies without users’ knowledge or consent. Although many claim this is inevitable in the era of data commercialization, we must remember that data privacy is possible.
U.S. trade and border policies cause violence in Mexico
Grades should include more than exams
Pop music charts are homogeneous and uninspiring
Capitalism exacerbates the California wildfires
Administration should provide services to smokers
Grab n’ Go should expand to include more options
Stigma against boy bands is undeserved
When boy bands are mentioned, most conjure the mental image of pubescent boys with over-styled hair, wearing ASOS catalogue clothes and singing vapid, conventional pop music. Members of these groups are not considered “true artists” and their fans are reduced to insipid fan girls who only care about looks.
