MHC COVID Safety Now protests new COVID-19 guidelines
COVID-19 booster offered to students via shuttle service
The Division of Student Life recently announced that Mount Holyoke will be providing shuttles to the University of Massachusetts Amherst COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. The statement also provided updates to its shuttle service to a CVS in Chicopee, Massachusetts, for eligible students to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination. The UMass shuttle will run every Thursday and Friday through Nov. 17 and 18, respectively. The CVS shuttle will run every Wednesday and Sunday through Nov. 13 and 16 respectively.
MHC students prepare for midterm elections
Biden administration extends Public Loan Service Forgiveness program
College graduates previously employed in public service are getting a break this month. The Biden administration and Federal Student Aid office announced that the ongoing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will extend its services to previously-ineligible borrowers. The deadline for this small expansion is Oct. 31.
Student Financial Services begins new counseling initiative
The executive director of Student Financial Services, Tayler Kreutter, recently announced in an email to the College community that Mount Holyoke College students would each be assigned a financial counselor. The email, personalized for each student, notified them of their respective counselor’s name and email address.
Mount Holyoke to end mask mandate on Oct. 14
Mount Holyoke students speak about the effects of Hurricane Ian
On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, entering a three-way tie for the state’s fourth-strongest hurricane, according to The Washington Post. The hurricane’s 155 mph winds battered the Florida coast and caused massive flooding in southwest and central Florida cities, according to the BBC.
Mount Holyoke Residential Life student workers file for unionization
On Sept. 28, 2022, Mount Holyoke College’s residential advisors and fellows filed for union recognition with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1459. As explained by the Mount Holyoke Collective, a campus group fighting for change for RAs and RFs, the roles of Residential Life student leaders have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as expectations fluctuate the group wants to ensure they have sufficient power to continue advocating for themselves.
