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05/11/2025

OPINION | It's about 10 p.m. on July 20, 1969, and my grandparents, who had just turned 20, are watching TV. Normally at this time of night they’d be watching the Ed Sullivan Show or listening to Creedence Clearwater on the radio –– if my grandfather had his way –– but not tonight. Instead, they’re watching some very fuzzy footage broadcast from over 200,000 miles away. They’re watching history be made through a screen.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/opinion/2025/4/27/watched-or-made-history-and-what-it-means-to-us

By Anna Goodman ’28
Photo courtesy of Anna Goodman ’28

05/10/2025

BOOKS | In recent years, the banning and censorship of books in public schools have risen to levels “not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s,” according to PEN America. The organization tracked that, during the 2023-24 school year, there were “more than 10,000 book bans affecting more than 4,000 unique titles,” according to their website. Most of these banned books were on topics relating to “race and racism or individuals of color and also books on LGBTQ+ topics as well as those for older readers that have sexual references or discuss sexual violence.”

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/books/2025/4/27/what-to-do-in-the-face-of-book-bans-an-mhc-perspective

By Isabel Dunn ’27 and Honora Quinn ’27
Graphic by Daniela Quinteros-Parilla ‘28

05/09/2025

FEATURES | Mount Holyoke has a diverse range of housing options, with 18 residential halls and ten non-residence hall apartments for students to be housed in. While each dorm has its own pros and cons, it’s the housing selection lottery that most students have recently had difficulty adjusting to. This year’s housing lottery took place from late March into mid-April.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/campus-life/2025/4/27/mount-holyoke-students-reflect-on-housing-lottery-challenges

By Jo Elliott ’28
Photo by Sydney Wiser ’27

05/08/2025

A&E | On April 11, Mount Holyoke College Students for Alternative Music held their final show of the semester in Chapin Auditorium. The show was free, which attracted a large number of both students and community members. The show featured performances from Bubble Scary, truther, I Have No Mouth, HAUZU and porcelain, ranging in genre from screamo to shoegaze. The show was unique in that it was also a marketplace, featuring tarot readings, crochet, posters, T-shirts and lots of original art.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/artsandentertainment/2025/4/27/mhc-alt-offers-free-performance-marketplace-in-chapin-auditorium

By Sarah Berger '27
Photo by Sarah Berger ’27

05/07/2025

S&E | Darby Dyar, Mount Holyoke College’s Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Astronomy, celebrated her retirement from the College with a full-day symposium on April 12, 2025. Titled “Contributions of Five College Alums to Planetary Science & Beyond: A Conference in Honor of the Retirement of Darby Dyar,” also colloquially referred to as “DarbyFest,” the symposium gathered Dyar’s former advisees, students and colleagues to share their science, stories and admiration for Dyar in a celebratory environment.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/environmental/2025/4/27/prof-darby-dyar-celebrates-retirement-from-mount-holyoke

By Angel Fox FP ’26
Photo by Angel Fox FP ’26

05/06/2025

SPORTS | After taking home a regional championship win earlier this month, Mount Holyoke College’s varsity hunt seat equestrian team will be competing at the IHSA National Championship this weekend. The competition will be held from May 2-4 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Participating riders have been preparing for the event with additional practice sessions and clinics with Linda Langmeier, the head trainer of the Ethel Walker School.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/sports/2025/4/27/varsity-hunt-seat-team-prepares-for-national-championship

By Tara Monastesse ’25
Photo courtesy of Mount Holyoke Athletics

05/05/2025

GLOBAL | Letter to MOHome
Yia sas! (That’s how you say hello in Greek!)

I am writing to procrastinate from doing the laundry list of things I have to do today, including laundry, funnily enough. This semester has gone by faster than I thought it would; I feel like I blinked and it's now mid-April. I am currently on spring break. I just got back from Albania, and I have a few days before I head to Syros, one of the islands in the Cyclades, for a night and then to Corfu for the rest of Holy Week and Easter. I won’t lie, the first few weeks were tough; it was freshman year all over again, but I eventually adjusted and really started to have fun.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/global/2025/4/27/letter-to-mohome-dreams-and-experiences-in-greece

By Elizabeth Murray'26
All photos courtesy of Elizabeth Murray ’26

05/03/2025

NEWS | Amidst federal pressure for universities and corporations to make cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Mount Holyoke College staff and students recently came together to form a community that goes beyond a traditional class curriculum. The Colleges Community and Belonging Director Maria Cartagena and Visiting Assistant Professor in Critical Race and Political Economy Pilar Egüez Guevara created the class, Ethnographic Food Documentary, together. Guevara and Cartagena collaborated in making a hands-on, immersive approach not only to anthropology but also to community building. Instead of merely reading about varying identities, this class prepares students with the ethnographic skills they need to do research themselves and ultimately complete the course with a short ethnographic documentary.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/news/2025/4/27/da5pu8yfwc26ztgz06xcnd7u44fwjx

By Angelina Godinez ’28
Photo by Angelina Godinez ‘28

04/25/2025

A&E | The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum is undergoing a series of renovations aimed at revitalizing its galleries and improving engagement and accessibility for visitors. These renovations began in July 2023 and will continue until Fall 2026.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/artsandentertainment/2025/4/14/mount-holyoke-college-art-museum-undergoes-gallery-renovations

By Aspen Pearson ’28
Photo courtesy of Lily Reavis ’21

04/24/2025

SPORTS | April has been a busy month for the Mount Holyoke Rowing team, with the season coming to a close and the team looking ahead to post-season championships. Late March saw the Lyons in their first regatta of the spring at Amherst College against Amherst and Bryant University. The Lyons’ second varsity eight team prevailed against Amherst’s Mammoths with a 00:19.50 lead. Mount Holyoke College placed third in the varsity eight race.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/sports/2025/4/14/mount-holyoke-rowing-prepares-for-upcoming-newmac-championship

By Bei Jia Viggiano ’28
Photo courtesy of Mount Holyoke Athletics

04/23/2025

GLOBAL | Three months into the second Trump administration, which has unleashed unprecedented hostility towards immigrants, foreign nationals and racial minorities, Mount Holyoke College welcomed immigration attorney Camille J. Mackler to campus.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/global/2025/4/14/mount-holyoke-college-hosts-protecting-the-unprotected-event

By Liliana Stinson ’27
Photo courtesy of Thomas Hawk via Flickr

04/22/2025

S&E | Mount Holyoke College will celebrate Massachusetts Space Week 2025 on April 24, with events from 6-10 p.m. The celebration will include ASTRO Club crafts, a solar system talk at the Ga***rd Library with ASTRO Club President Latika Joshi ‘25 and an observatory open house.

https://www.mountholyokenews.com/environmental/2025/4/14/space-week-celebrations-observing-mount-holyokes-past-and-present

By Angel Fox FP ‘26
Photo courtesy of Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections

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