Stories from the current online edition of Mount Holyoke News. en-us http://www.themhnews.com Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sat, 03 May 2008 13:42:38 GMT 20 http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Facilities.Management.Plans.Renovations-3363181.shtml Aside from the completion of the new dormitory, Facilities Management has several renovation projects planned to begin this summer. 8621bcea-83bb-4049-a8ff-1c89dafb1f22 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Amanda Aultman News Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Lecture.To.Address.Relevant.Questions.Of.Race.On.Campus-3363194.shtml This afternoon the racial dialogues that began on campus last semester will find a supplement with an academic talk given by Michael Omi, an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. 48756135-3209-4670-b2ea-ef89b3cabf3c Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Sarah Binns News Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Mellon.Grant.Awarded.To.College-3363191.shtml Conversations about the implementation of a Mellon Foundation grant have been taking place this semester with the hope that a more solidified proposal will be reached next academic year. 220f2fd5-c0fa-4b83-aa89-dd4399bd95a6 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Sarah Binns News Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Penny.Gill.Prepares.To.Be.Dean.Of.College-3363180.shtml As the academic year draws to a close, politics professor Penny Gill has begun to think about her upcoming tenure as Dean of the College, replacing Lee Bowie next semester. 13251c5d-8309-4551-a3ae-5f91da46cef8 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Marianna Nash http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Ride-Van.Proposal.Approved-3363190.shtml Ways and Means has approved funding for No More One in Four's (IN4M) ride van, which will run starting in the second week of next semester. IN4M's proposal was accepted as written. 0f74c20b-ad2d-43db-a057-0f33f0e1c721 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Marianna Nash http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/Spring.Carnival.And.Pangy.Day.08.Merge.On.The.Green-3363192.shtml Due to an unfavorable weather forecast for Sunday, April 27, Spring Carnival was rescheduled to Friday, and merged with the Mount Holyoke tradition of Pangy Day. b59ba072-b6ec-4732-83d2-8be44a4de4f8 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 5/01/08 Jessica S. McKenzie http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_2jn0ku6i.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/News/ Campus News http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/Lyons.Challenge.Top.Team-3363221.shtml Last Saturday the Lyons lacrosse team battled undefeated Babson on their home turf in what was their last game of the regular season. a168b4c3-fc75-4e10-92ff-c442fcdde258 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/01/08 Katie Frick http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/Rugby.Wraps.Up-3363223.shtml In the final tournament of year, the Mount Holyoke College rugby team faced Trinity College in their closest game of the season. The tournament was round robin style, meaning each team plays all other teams once. It was hosted and won by Wesleyan. bb0203fd-7a4c-4e58-abce-d604fbf6b80a Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/01/08 Chloe East Asst. Sports Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/Dressage.Wins.Nationals-3363222.shtml Over the weekend of April 26th and 27th, the Mount Holyoke Dressage team reclaimed their national title after three years of narrow misses. 5bccfdbb-7003-4922-a691-fc6add1f517a Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 5/01/08 Annie Stovall http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_25sjo2xm.JPG http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Sports/ Sports http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/Go.Ask.Alice-3363201.shtml Every week I’ve taken time out of my busy schedule, filled to the brim with video games, YouTube, MySpace, smoking and zombie movies, to fill the allotted space on the right hand side of A&E. I’m not going to say it was for your entertainment. d23c5401-1729-434b-bb1a-2e05a08a7a21 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/01/08 Alice Park Asst. Arts and Entertainm http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/Its-Business.Time.For.Conchords-3363202.shtml Despite a spot on David Letterman and attention from major media outlets, the men behind Flight of the Conchords remain sweetly and determinedly ignorant of their appeal. The pair consists of Jemaine Clement, pursing his lips to great effect, and Bret McKenzie, who resembles a thin Jack Black on Quaaludes. 489aacd7-927c-4d9e-abe4-68dc65a6aba5 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/01/08 Anne Derrig http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_l4p47bu8.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/Make-Way.For.Newbury.Street-3363200.shtml As your spring allergies worsen and the pressure of final exams approaches, take comfort in knowing that summer vacation is right around the corner. Located in the heart of Boston, Newbury Street is the perfect summer destination to shop, dine and enjoy the city's culture. c65f3b4a-7619-4dfe-8209-521c93fdb876 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/01/08 Caitlin DiPompo and Joanna Arcieri http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/Controversial.George.Lois.Esquire.Covers.Show.At.Moma-3363199.shtml "A good magazine cover, like a strong package design, should memorably dramatize what's inside," reads the George Lois quote next to one of his iconic magazine covers. Dramatize is exactly what Lois' work does, but not exclusively. Lois, as well Jean Prouvé, is the focus of a MoMA exhibit that demonstrates the power of art and design when it is created for mass consumption. The two artists have taken on the concept of art for the people in two different and compelling ways. The exhibit is an inspiring way to start off your summer vacation, offering a look at modern art that can recharge anyone's curiosity after a long year of learning. 439849dc-6c9a-4724-b376-bc897371cafb Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Entertainment 5/01/08 Annika Yates Radio Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_385963zc.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Entertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/Confessions.On.The.Confessional-3363214.shtml Much has already been said about the Mount Holyoke Confessional and how damaging it is to our community. We talk about the cattiness of the posts and the hateful messages left on the site for anyone to read. Even though I think all of that is true, I believe the real problem of the Confessional is that it reveals something ugly about Mount Holyoke-nobody talks to one another about problems at the school. c49ce930-5b05-446a-9967-ee6266dda71a Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/01/08 Stephanie Forbes Op/Ed Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/Free-Binns-3363210.shtml 1,460. This is the approximate number of days I have spent as a student of Mount Holyoke College, including my time abroad (because you can take the girl out of Mount Holyoke, but you can't take Mount Holyoke out of the girl). There has not been one day I have not been in love with this school. Not one. e1162e33-57d5-4887-ad7d-70b96ec08c21 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/01/08 Bring It On Sarah Binns News Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/More-Than.A.401k-3363212.shtml Someone out there must want to hire me, and I want to be ready. Someone will call up and offer me my future and then I'll have to respond with a "Yes!" or "No" within a certain range of time, a range that feels like it can never be long enough to answer all the questions running through my mind. bcac96fc-690e-41cd-9ebd-bc9290f0e643 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/01/08 Redefining Happiness Sally Brzozoswki http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/The-Definite.Article-3363213.shtml Recently premiering on MTV was "A Shot at Love II," Tila Tequila's second attempt at love and extended residency in a pink and blue mansion. Wearing gold booty shorts, the 4'11" MySpace star laughed huskily in the face of the first season's heartbreak and brainstormed several new ways to get attractive people out of their clothes and camera-ready. 3c58677b-940c-49fe-bca6-1754d1890733 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/01/08 Tila Tequila, PhD Anne Derrig http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/Taking.Trash.Out.Of.Holyoke-3363211.shtml Beyond the gates of Mount Holyoke College and across the Connecticut River is the historically and culturally rich city of Holyoke. The census of 2000 indicates that 41 percent of Holyoke residents are of Latino decent and almost one-third live below the poverty level. Although this so-called "gateway city" is in the process of urban and civic revitalization, its industrial past has left in its wake a host of social, economic and ecological problems. a9bec822-3b9e-4c35-84ba-aa9dd8658412 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 5/01/08 Jenni Matystik, Erin Schaeffer & Michele Kuhnle http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/Digging.Through.The.Layers.The.Life.Of.Cornell.Nash.And.Dinosaurs-3363197.shtml Cornell Nash doesn't wear a suit to work, and he doesn't have a six-figure salary. Nash has a business degree from the University of Iowa, but it doesn't mean much to him. He is a little bemused and very bored by the typical suburban lifestyle. So he stays away from it. He doesn't do things the conventional way. 76fe552d-91de-4806-b861-a727a9cbe578 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 5/01/08 Nicole Mortimer Editor-in-Chief http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_15o5278v.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/Fancy-3363242.shtml 6be85878-87a7-4373-a44e-18f2aa14f980 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 5/01/08 a weekly comic by Katie Omberg Katie Omberg Graphics Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_c17tsl6i.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/What-I.Learned.This.Year-3363195.shtml Graduating Senior staff share some lessons learned through their time at Mount Holyoke and as a part of the MH News. be3682db-88fe-4eea-b381-7504330c0d2d Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 5/01/08 Lesson 23: We Finally Reached Our Deadline Mallory Cohn, Meg Massey, and Emily Wagner http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/Sue-Barry-3363196.shtml People say that everyone sees things in different ways. This is especially true for Mount Holyoke professor Sue Barry. Sitting across the table from me outside Rao's, she leaned forward in her chair intently to tell me her story, one that has shaped so much of her life. 12775101-9699-44bc-a489-dbea255fe4dc Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 5/01/08 A Profile in Three Dimensions Rachael Rosenberg http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_pinmvs35.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/The-Tasteful.Toilet-3363198.shtml I like my bathrooms big. I like enough space to have a hissy fit if I?want to, and there are plenty of big bathrooms on the Mount Holyoke campus: the second floor unisex handicap bathroom in Ciruti, the third floor bathroom in Blanchard. 5d2598d9-4d36-42e8-a852-172975cc20ea Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 5/01/08 3rd Floor Shattuck Restroom Mariya Karimjee Features Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/Couch.To.Couch-3363218.shtml Every spring break, thousands of young people migrate from their colleges to Florida or Mexico in the name of non-stop partying. But Ashley Nash-Hahn '08, who studied in Copenhagen last year, spent her two-week long break on the couches of people she met on the Internet, armed with nothing but her backpack and a couple of euros. "All of my friends decided to go to Prague together and stay in hostels," said Nash-Hahn. "But I think that in the end, I had the opportunity to really make friends with people in Europe." 66bc8df8-88e6-4437-9f4c-8455c3f261e0 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 Traveling Europe Allison Payne Assistant Perspectives Ed http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/How-Diverse.Can.Diversity.Be-3363215.shtml Mount Holyoke prides itself on its diversity. You can't pick up a promotional packet without reading the glowing statistics of the students' different nationalities. But what is the true face of diversity? "To a lot of people, I'm not diverse, because I'm still a white person even though I've lived in England and China," says Third Culture Kid Brigid Hurn Maloney '11. 8f869e6e-b0d3-4a22-a30c-a54604a1a72c Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 Sarah French http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/On.The.Road.With.Alumnae-3363219.shtml The thought of travel provokes a very peculiar feeling of both excitement and doubt. It perhaps comes with the strange concept of traveling to the unknown and encountering the already studied. And perhaps it leads to the exact opposite-traveling to the already studied and encountering the unknown. 0eab07fe-9684-4840-8b57-11f42d9de2c9 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 Magdalena Georgieva Perspectives Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_5ka978uc.JPG http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/Passport.To-3363217.shtml Life without Scotland would be life without telephones, television and Harry Potter. We wouldn't know of penicillin, golf or the Kelvin scale without the small (but mighty) northern half of Great Britain. The life we lead would be noticeably different, and substantially less developed, without the contributions of the Scots. 0ff72492-c28e-45f4-9c6a-aa95eb1b81ab Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 Scotland Sarah Binns News Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_vetgm3q2.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/Destination.Known-3363220.shtml The MHN conducted a survey to find out which countries are the most desired summer destinations for Mt. Holyoke students. c4855bde-7635-4611-9248-1598cfb2ec57 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_78xve28u.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/Take-Off.For.Hong.Kong-3363216.shtml For me, a flight starts the second I step into an airport. I stand in a corner, waiting to go aboard, and watch people pass by. Airline stewards smile at me dressed in their neat uniforms with carefully chosen fragrances. Pilots with the brims of their hats shadowing their faces quickly walk by, leaving a handsome view of their backs. Frowning businessmen type on their HP laptops and talk loudly on their latest brand name phones. Young couples look over their shoulders to check on their dawdling children in the maze of shops. 8831f84d-ad2e-4ec9-9d4d-d6df80d6b866 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Perspectives 5/01/08 Airplane Encounters Shuyao Wang http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Perspectives/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/Sex-Out.Loud-3363209.shtml dee2e6b3-09e8-43cb-82bb-007e86754c7e Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Health & Science 5/01/08 the in*Touch Sexual Health Educators http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/So.I-Heard-3363208.shtml Your mother was right: too much of a good thing is bad for you. Many people believe that because vitamins and minerals play an important role in being healthy-more is better-but this is simply not true. Some vitamins and minerals, like vitamin A and iron, are toxic at high levels, while others, like vitamin C, can be excreted in the urine if taken in large doses. In fact, overdosing on certain vitamins or minerals can lead to serious consequences. 0ca87385-8c67-48ae-9f78-4378f627c554 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Health & Science 5/01/08 You can overdose on vitamins http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/The-Truth.About.Your.Nalgene-3363207.shtml 704434da-3184-44fd-acaf-1d0fab5ebdf8 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Health & Science 5/01/08 Casey White and Tiffany Ralescu http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/South.Hadley.Located.Near.Three.Of.The.Worst.Cities.For.Spring.Allergies-3363206.shtml The weather may not be chilly and 35° anymore, but unfortunately this is no time to pack up the cough drops and tissues. Though no longer in the midst of flu season, the warm weather brings to campus both the beautiful scene of blossoming flowers and trees and students relaxing on the green with plenty of unwelcome ones: lots of tissues, eye drops and plenty of Zyrtec© and Claritin©. a34c0a81-fe7c-48bd-9e7c-ba1a0fabf1bc Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Health & Science 5/01/08 Samantha Silver Webmistress http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/HealthScience/ Other http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/On.The.Edge-3363205.shtml To me, the idea of an online book club seems some kind of wonderful. And that is essentially what LibraryThing is: the largest book club in cyber-space. Because it gets information from Amazon.com, the Library of Congress and other international libraries, it allows you to take all of the books you own or enjoy and catalog them, library-style, on the Internet. Not only can your own personal library be online, but you can share it with friends and other members of the cyber-space- using world. f90799b4-7b26-4b2d-864c-3477ca7ff052 Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Books 5/01/08 LibraryThing.com is a myspace for bibliophiles Mariya Karimjee Features Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/Summer.Read.Picks.By.The.Mhn-3363204.shtml Plan on doing any non-school related reading when the semester finally releases you from its icy grip? Been disconnected from the world beyond academia for so long that you forget what a bookstore looks like??Let The MHN staff suggest some reading for you! From highfalutin’ attempts at classics to good ol’ trash, there’s bound to be something that can occupy your brain during the warm months. f0f58038-eb4b-4663-b0a7-91d195c0553d Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Books 5/01/08 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper999/thumbs/t_210i3y0z.jpg http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/Opposites.Attract.In.Carol.Gilligans.Novel.Kyra.Is.Commencement.Speakers.First.F-3363203.shtml Nothing describes Carol Gilligan's first work of fiction quite as well as the M.C. Escher print Sky and Water I. This print shows a tessellation of fish and birds in which, due to shading and impeccable design, the two distinct creatures appear to become one. It is a statement about water and sky, and about reconceptualizing the world in such a way that the twain can meet. Gilligan's novel, Kyra, follows this same vein, playing both literally and figuratively with earth and sky; by the conclusion, neither the characters nor the reader can be sure which way is up, because it suddenly seems possible that fish could fly. 2182af4c-9f65-4975-8668-4f0ab3bc039d Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Books 5/01/08 Jen Udden Books Editor http://www.themhnews.com/news/2008/05/01/Books/ Arts/Entertainment