The Mount Holyoke News

The Smith College Public Safety will unite with the Mount Holyoke and Hampshire College Public Safety to be managed under one central body. The proposed plan is to begin at or around July 1.… Post the First Comment

SGA Treasurer Emmy Fontaine '09 publicly announced at the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate meeting on Tuesday her decision to cut SGA budgets toward Spring Concert and the Ride Van.… Post the First Comment

On April 13 members of the African American, Latina American, Asian American, and Native American (ALANA) student leaders sent a statement to the Presidential Search Committee (PSC) expressing several issues of concern regarding the Presidential Search process, listing four demands of the PSC process and specific qualities to look for in their selection of the eighteenth president of Mount Holyoke.… Post the First Comment

In addition to widespread concerns over the current economic crisis, governments are now alarmed over an epidemic of the swine flu. President Obama stated last Monday, April 27, that the swine influenza is not a cause of alarm. But the next day, Obama asked Congress for $1.… Post the First Comment

At the 86th Annual Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Competition, Mount Holyoke student Emily Yates '11 won first place. Joining her at the competition were student poets from the University of Pittsburgh, American University, Smith College, Yale University and Bennington College.… Post the First Comment

The Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children is one of six that the Shriners network is considering closing, in order to cut $200 million from their annual budget. The Shriners Hospital specializes in orthopedic pediatric treatment, and all care is provided free of charge.… Post the First Comment

Anyone planning on attending a social function at Amherst College this weekend had better think again. Canceling parties is just one of the measures that Amherst College is using to protect its student body from swine flu.… Post the First Comment

The Mount Holyoke equestrian team wrapped up the 2008-09 season last week with a solid 6th place finish at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team competed with more than 350 colleges in the Hunter Seat classes.… Post the First Comment

Usually when I think of summer, I think of lazy days, lounging in the sun. No homework, no classes, no crew practice. Just relaxing.… Post the First Comment