ableism

Activists need to be mindful of their language

Activists need to be mindful of their language

BY SARAH WASHINGTON '19

On Thursday Feb. 16 and Friday Feb. 17, I had the privilege of seeing the activist and author of “Bad Feminist” Roxane Gay, give a lecture and lead a writing workshop. Although she had many lessons to teach us, what struck me the most was her view on the careless ways in which we treat language as activists. 

Letter to the Editor

The Feb. 9 issue of the Mount Holyoke News featured an article  —  Pot Legal In Massachusetts: What’s Next For Mount Holyoke Students?For this piece, an anonymous junior spoke about her experiences with smoking marijuana on campus, and I want to use this letter as a platform to address this student.