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Mount Holyoke responds to new G.O.P. tax bill

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Mount Holyoke responds to new G.O.P. tax bill

BY  ANNA SHORTRIDGE ’19

In the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of the Republican tax bill, “Tax Cuts and Job Act” 51-49. The bill focuses on cutting taxes for businesses, including lowering the tax rate for big businesses from 35 percent to 20 percent. Also, according to the Washington Post, the bill will make large changes to health care that may lead 13 million Americans to drop insurance, open up more land for drilling in Alaska and alter the treatment of state and local taxes, affecting local government budgets. The House of Representatives passed their version of the tax bill on Nov. 16.

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Mount Holyoke to implement Hurricane Maria scholarships

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Mount Holyoke to implement Hurricane Maria scholarships

BY ANNA KANE ’20

As Puerto Rico continues to struggle in the wake of Hurricane Maria, many colleges and universities in the United States are offering students who experienced an interruption in their studies a place to continue their education. Mount Holyoke College is among these institutions.

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Mount Holyoke named in Paradise Papers scandal

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Mount Holyoke named in Paradise Papers scandal

BY  AVA BLUM-CARR ’21

In early November, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) publicized a cache of over 13 million confidential documents, all relating to the offshore — meaning tax-exempt — investments of world leaders, politicians, and corporations. Included in these entities are over 100 colleges and universities.

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Trespass warning issued to the suspicious man in Williston

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Trespass warning issued to the suspicious man in Williston

BY EMMA RUBIN ’20

Kayla Dillon ’20 was filling up her water bottle on Wednesday, Nov. 29 when she saw a familiar-looking man on the fourth floor of the library. She said that he looked around before entering the alcove where the restrooms are located, and went into the single person bathroom.

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Students vaccinated in wake of UMass meningitis outbreak

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Students vaccinated in wake of UMass meningitis outbreak

BY MERYL PHAIR ’21

George A. Corey, M.D., executive director of the UMass Amherst Health Services, declared an outbreak of meningitis B on the UMass Amherst campus on Nov. 28. Now the Mount Holyoke administration is urging students to get vaccinated against the disease.

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