Sitting in my dorm room in 1837 Hall, I’m always struck by the lovely view of Lower Lake, especially at night when it is brightly illuminated by the lights of Blanchard Hall — lights that seem to remain on 24/7. Mount Holyoke College feels like a community within itself. There’s little one would need outside of the campus grounds, and it’s a pastoral picture of campus living — during the day that is. At night, the campus is lit up like a star by street lights and uninhabited buildings whose lights appear to remain on all night long.