South Hadley reckons with anniversary of Phoebe Prince’s death

South Hadley reckons with anniversary of Phoebe Prince’s death

It was a cold winter day on January 15, 2010 when around 200 South Hadley High School students gathered on the school’s softball field. Some held back tears, others held candles. They came together, bundled in winter coats, as a community in the face of a sudden tragedy.

Senate reconvenes amidst staffing changes, elects new officers

The SGA Senate held their first meeting of the spring 2020 semester on Jan. 28. Items on the agenda included a review of Senate guidelines, a spring 2020 events preview and a vote on the new chair of halls and senate vice president positions.

Film Studies and Theatre Arts prepare for 2020 merger

Room 222 of the Art Building has a nearly panoramic view of campus. It overlooks the greenhouse, the Willits- Hallowell Conference Center and Lower Lake. But, when its window curtains are closed, students can manipulate the space’s lighting and sound.

Athletic trainers end care for dancers and club sports teams

Athletic trainers end care for dancers and club sports teams

When Anna Stone ’20 Club Sports Council president at Mount Holyoke, met with Lori Hendricks, head of the College Athletic Department, for their monthly meeting on Sept. 11, she was notified that club sports athletes would no longer receive medical care from the athletic trainers or be granted access to the athletic training room.

Professor Hachiyanagi charged with attempted murder, assault against fellow faculty member

Mount Holyoke Professor of Art and Chair of Art Studio Rie Hachiyanagi has been charged with multiple counts, including attempted murder, after an alleged attack on another member of Mount Holyoke’s faculty.

In 2019, campus revisits 1990 heterosexual pride rally controversy

In 2019, campus revisits 1990 heterosexual pride rally controversy

A banner unfurled from the second floor of Skinner Hall on April 9, 1990. No one knew who hung it or where it came from. The rogue banner, peeping out of Skinner’s federal style windows, read “Heterosexual Awareness Week: Wear Your Blue Circles to Show Your Support.”

Students weigh in on presidential impeachment expectations

After two weeks of impeachment hearings before the House Intelligence Committee, many Mount Holyoke students and staff now believe that President Trump committed an impeachable offense, but that he will not be removed from office.