Carrie Clowers

UP THE HILL: HOW CLINTON’S TOP ADVISOR IS MOVING ON FROM THE 2016 ELECTION

UP THE HILL: HOW CLINTON’S TOP ADVISOR IS MOVING ON FROM THE 2016 ELECTION

BY  LINDSEY MCGINNIS ’18

Elle magazine described her as a key member of Hillary Clinton’s “Girl Squad.” To Fortune.com readers, she was “the wonk shaping Hillary Clinton’s plans for the country.” POLITICO named her one of the top 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries” transforming American politics in 2016.

Current history dept. flyers parallel 1972 conversation

Current history dept. flyers parallel 1972 conversation

BY FALGUNI BASNET ’21

The Mount Holyoke history department is one of the earliest academic departments, with records dating back to 1837, the year the College was established. According to a report from the archives “first-year students were required to know American history when they entered, were launched on a sweeping survey of ancient and modern times, [and] while in the last year, the minds and morals of the seniors were informed by the study of ecclesiastical history.” 

Second Amendment Sisters chapter fired off pro-gun rhetoric

Second Amendment Sisters chapter fired off pro-gun rhetoric

BY STEPH BRIOUKOVA ’20

Mount Holyoke’s first constitutionally-charged club was the College’s chapter of the Second Amendment Sisters (SAS), which strived to protect the nation’s Second Amendment and change regulations on gun laws in Massachusetts.

Should I stay or should I go? A look into Mount Holyoke transfers

Should I stay or should I go? A look into Mount Holyoke transfers

BY FALGUNI BASNET ’21

For many, the phrase “applying to college” evokes the image of an anxious 17-year-old, laden down by a multitude of test prep books. But for some, applying to college is a process which occurs again, this time as a college student, sitting on a sunny quad or secluded in a dimly lit library. 

Penelope and Helen: Love and music in the air

Penelope and Helen: Love and music in the air

BY GRACE FITZGERALD ’20 

It’s Valentine’s Day season and love is in the air! For this special edition of MoRomance, we set up junior Penelope* with senior Helen* on a romantic date to drink coffee, listen to live music and potentially fall in love

Students and staff weigh in on new Dining Commons

Students and staff weigh in on new Dining Commons

BY FALGUNI BASNET ’21 

As the daily lunch rush begins, a crowd of people come flooding in to Mount Holyoke’s newest addition — the Dining Commons, popularly known as SuperBlanch. This is a chaotic hour for students, especially during the weekdays, as they hurry to find good seats,  line up for food and then return to classes. There are piles of utensils on the dishroom conveyor as student workers and staff members rush around to keep things in order.