The two time Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik, is making his way to Northampton’s Iron Horse Music Hall this Monday night on tour for his new album “Cover 80s”. You may recognize Sheik’s name from his chart-topping hit “Barely Breathing” or from his hit musical “Spring Awakening”. I got the chance to talk with him about the new album, the tour, and post “Spring Awakening” life.

The folk-pop band, Girlyman, will be performing this Friday at the Iron Horse Music Hall. Deemed “really good, really unexpected, and really different” by The Village Voice, Girlyman is sure to entertain everyone. The Mount Holyoke News had the opportunity to talk to Ty Greenstein, one of the four members of the band.

Not even a month had passed since Harold Camping’s second Armageddon prediction, when the fragmented doomsday comet Elenin left our Solar System safely behind. Just last week a freak Oct. nor’easter wrecked havoc leaving many New Englanders without power, and now a moderately sized asteroid is scheduled to make a close to Earth flyby on Nov. 8 and 9.

After an unexpected blizzard hit Mount Holyoke, leaving seven inches of snow and causing significant damage to campus, students gave their impressions of the storm and its aftermath.

Oct. Nor’easter damaged Wilder Hall, along with many other parts of campus. College lost power for approximately 32 hours, but started regaining electricity throughout campus early Monday morning. Mount Holyoke remained closed until Tuesday, while Hampshire College students continue to be housed until gas and electricity is restored to parts of their campus.