Eileen O'Grady

Students rally against proposed PVTA cuts

Students rally against proposed PVTA cuts

BY EMMA RUBIN ’20 AND EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

A group of approximately 20 to 30 protesters gathered outside the Old Chapel on the UMass Amherst campus last Monday, holding signs and chanting. “FUND PUBLIC TRANSIT,” one sign read. “PUBLIC TRANSIT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE,” said another. 

#MeToo ignites conversations on campus sexual assault

#MeToo ignites conversations on campus sexual assault

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

A yellow pamphlet titled simply, “Rape,” was circulated through Mount Holyoke in November 1977. Produced by a student organization called “Women Concerned About Rape” in conjunction with Residential Life, the pamphlet addressed questions like, “What is rape?” “What should I do if I am attacked?” and “How unsafe is hitchhiking?” It was the second year that the student organization, later known as W.A.S.H. (Women Against Sexual Harassment), existed, and discourse about sexual harassment was uncommon on campus.

Spelman College to admit transgender women starting fall 2018

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

Spelman College became the latest women’s college to change their admissions policy Sept. 5, announcing that it would be in opening their admissions and enrollment to “students who live and self-identify as women, regardless of their gender assignment at birth.”

New Uncommon Grounds promises better aesthetics and alcohol

New Uncommon Grounds promises better aesthetics and alcohol

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

In Blanchard’s southwest corner, the long counter with the Uncommon Grounds logo is gone. The glass pastry case which previously contained cookies and cakes has disappeared, and the ice cream window is there no more. Instead, two brown sofas and a thin brown rug fill the floor space against the southern wall. The trash bins and the café seating area are gone, and in their place are cushy modern armchairs for student lounging. 

Senate discusses Ways and Means guidelines

BY EILEEN O’GRADY ’18

At SGA Senate on Tuesday April 18, senators voted to implement changes to the Ways and Means committee guidelines and Dean Marcella Hall addressed student concerns regarding a potential ethnic studies department as well as a controversial article written by a Mount Holyoke professor. Furthermore, there were SuperBlanch updates.

Elaine Chao ’75: From Mount Holyoke to the White House

Elaine Chao ’75: From Mount Holyoke to the White House

A 1974 yearbook photo shows Elaine Chao ’75 as a junior at Mount Holyoke, reclining in the sun on Skinner Green. Clad casually in jeans and a striped t-shirt she looks every inch the Mount Holyoke student as she smiles off to the right of the camera, a slight breeze buffeting the ends of her long black hair.

Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

Nana Konadu Cann ’16 speaks on importance of Black Twitter

BY EILEEN O’ GRADY ’18

Mount Holyoke College alumna Nana Konadu Cann ’16 returned to campus on Monday afternoon to discuss the role of Black Twitter in activism and whether it has succeeded black churches as a place for organizing.