We don’t talk enough about the alarming lack of Hispanic/Latinx foods in the Dining Commons. According to Mount Holyoke College’s enrollment data, in the fall of 2023 Hispanic/Latinx identifying students were the third biggest campus identity with 202 students, or  9.14% of the student body. Despite Hispanic and Latinx-identifying students being a solid percentage of the campus community, there is no dedicated dining station to serve them.

Competitive greatness awaits Mount Holyoke Athletics: far, far away from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.

Following the Sept. 10 presidential debate broadcast on ABC News, many left-leaning voters were outraged at the strongly moderate or even rightward stances Vice President Kamala Harris took on many key issues. Harris debuted as a Democratic candidate who touts her gun ownership, advances plans to cut taxes and hopes to deregulate government involvement in people’s personal lives. As New York Times columnist Ross Douthat put it, Harris’ current administration is “springtime for neoliberalism,” a political approach that favors free markets and smaller governments; stances that are generally Republican pillars, not Democratic. 

Last August, there was a new update in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy manual on the five-month policy for F-1 visas. This would restrict F-1 visa holders from spending more than five months outside the U.S. — including for academic programs — if they wish to maintain their visa status. However, it is currently ambiguous whether the new manual update is accurate or misleading, causing confusion among many institutions and international students.

Students, historians and archaeologists alike can now “travel back in time” and experience the city of ancient Rome. Yorescape, a digital platform founded by Flyover Zone, provides curated virtual tours through reconstructions of ancient civilizations. 

Across the United States last month, people bore witness to the devastating effects of Hurricane Milton, from the flooding of Asheville, North Carolina to the destructive storm that hit Florida in the first few weeks of October. But the place hit the hardest may have been an island almost the size of Florida with almost half as many people just 90 miles from Key West: Cuba.