Sophie Jasinski '12

Staff Writer

In the Artist’s Studio: Amanda Hu ’10

An interview with studio art major Amanda Hu ’10.

In the Artist’s Studio: Ferron Dooley Fairchild ’10

An interview with Studio Art major Ferron Dooley Fairchild ’10.

In the Artist’s Studio: Erica Catalano ’10

A conversation with Erica Catalano ’10.

Style blogs guide Mount Holyoke students

At Mount Holyoke, many students dress in baggy pajama pants and t-shirts when waking up in the morning. Hey, I don’t blame you girls-it’s hard to care about waking up in the morning when you have class in five minutes. However, there are girls on campus who don’t let the time of day stop them from looking stylish.

Kate Moss brings new fashion trends to the U.S.

British supermodel Kate Moss isn’t only responsible for pairing bright pink retro colored hot pants and orange blouses anymore. The supermodel’s designs have arrived in the United States via the London-based store Topshop, making the brand officially global.

Screwing the pooch

For the first time in Mount Holyoke film major history a student has produced their own film project. Hannah Scarritt-Selman ’09 wrote and directed Screwing the Pooch for her senior film production, a culmination of over a year of work within the Five Colleges.

Chapin to showcase Faculty Dance Concert

Each year, the annual Mount Holyoke Fall Faculty Dance Concert allows dance professors and majors to showcase their talents. This year a variety of faculty choreographers, including Rose Marie Flachs, Terese Freeman, Marilyn Sylla, Daniel Trenner, Cynthia McLaughlin and Fritha Pengelly are showing their pieces.

Thrifty Valley finds

Looking for the best thrift stores in Northampton? Tired of the generic brands that everyone wears? Want to be fashion forward and get the best deals? Well , the Mount Holyoke News has the inside scoop on the best thrift stores in the area.

The New ‘Queen of Noir’ Megan Abbott reinvents pulp fiction, one heroine at a time

To colleagues and fans, she is known as Queen of Noir. But Megan Abbott never dreamed that this was going to be her life. “I didn’t have a plan, and I didn’t know I was going to be a writer. I guess I just got lucky.”