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. 

Excited members of the Mount Holyoke community and the public crowded into a brimming New York Room on Thursday, Oct. 10 to hear Syracuse University Associate Professor Michael Ebner’s pre-election lecture on Benito Mussolini’s ascension to power.

Canadian and Indian diplomatic relations are at an impasse. On Oct. 14, 2024, the Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, according to the Associated Press. This came after an investigation into the June 2023 killing of a Sikh activist that led to the uncovering of evidence of other possible crimes committed by agents of the Indian government. The Indian government has denied the accusations and has expelled six Canadian diplomats, including the high commissioner.

As the 2024 presidential election draws near, the issues of immigration and travel have once again come into the national spotlight. Former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has often taken hardline stances on immigration, rhetoric that in the past, has sometimes extended to his policies surrounding student visas.