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Colleges across the U.S. brace for 2020 economic instability due to coronavirus closures

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Colleges across the U.S. brace for 2020 economic instability due to coronavirus closures

For private liberal arts colleges like Mount Holyoke, tuition and room and board fees make up a significant portion of annual operating revenues. The potential of continued distance learning into the 2020-2021 academic year calls the economic stability of these institutions into question.

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Pioneer Valley sees Massachusetts’ largest fatal outbreak of COVID-19 yet

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Pioneer Valley sees Massachusetts’ largest fatal outbreak of COVID-19 yet

As of April 16, the U.S. has recorded the highest-known number of cases of the novel coronavirus per country in the world. According to The New York Times, more than 30,000 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died, and at least 662,441 have confirmed cases of the virus as of April 15.

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Western Massachusetts Students Rally for the Green New Deal

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Western Massachusetts Students Rally for the Green New Deal

BY LIZ LEWIS ’22

“Look us in the eyes,” read a massive sign held by young activists on the steps of the Springfield District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 26. According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, “over 50 individuals, most of them young students, stood outside of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal’s (D-MA) Springfield office [...] chanting ‘Green New Deal, come on Neal!’” The youth activists rallied to push Neal to co-sponsor the Green New Deal Resolution.

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