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Hampshire and Smith Public Safeties merging with Mount HolyokeThe 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.
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SGA undergoes budget cutsSGA 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.
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ALANA students question presidential search processOn 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.
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Two "Probable" Cases of Swine Flu at Amherst CollegeAnyone 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.
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Decades later, vintage comedies still provide laughs
I am one of those weird kids with an unnatural fondness for the bizarrely cultish and obscure. Even better, it just so happens that I grew up well-versed and well-grounded in music and movies that predate my own existence (thanks, Dad!), and nothing-well, almost nothing-can even come close to my utter adoration for a couple of vintage British comedies.
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Swine flu spreads from MexicoIn 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.
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Shriners Network considers closing Springfield HospitalThe 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.
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Summer internship offers film majors the reel deal
Five film studies majors will have the chance to mix business with pleasure this summer as they venture around the world for the internship opportunity of a lifetime and get a leg up into the film industry. The American Pavilion gives students the chance to work at the prestigious film festivals in Cannes, France and Venice, Italy.
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Mount Holyoke student wins Glascock competitionAt 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.
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Troubled waters in the Pirate Bay
In a criminal trial where half of the charges were dropped on the second day, a Swedish court has found three of thepiratebay.org's website administrators and a closely linked businessman guilty of "Complicity in breach of the Copyright Act" according to an English translation of the verdict.
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Mount Holyoke's commencement history Think commencement. What images first come to your minds? White dresses, black gowns or the glorious moment of receiving a diploma? To many Mount Holyoke students, commencement is the most memorable moment in their academic lives; one that they have longed for four years.
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Crew prepares for post season regatta
This weekend, the Mount Holyoke crew team will travel to Worcester, MA to race in the New England Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond. Joining Mount Holyoke will be teams from Tufts, Smith, Wellesley, Trinity, Colby, Bates and Williams, among others.
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Best friends make for a longer life
A new report published by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health shows that a strong network of good friends will help you live longer.
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Tactical imprecision, cowardly rhetoric and the perils of perfectionism Sometimes I feel that talking in passive voice, cowardly rhetoric, jargon and far too many extra modifiers gets in the way of making a point.
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