I’m a proud member of the F-word, formerly Mount Holyoke’s Feminist Collective. Last semester The F-Word collaborated with other organizations to bring a screening of Miss Representation to campus. The mood of the audience that night felt like a slumber party: a pile of close friends, all lying on their stomachs, elbows propped up on pillows, throwing handfuls of popcorn at the screen.

With nature trails and lakes throughout the area, sometimes we take for granted what a habitat of wildlife this campus has. The interesting diversity of fauna and flora has given presence to some campus-wide celebrities that helps remind us why we love nature.

On the 26th of February, Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won an Oscar for her documentary “Saving Face,” which documents the lives of two acid attack victims whose faces were left completely disfigured after the assaults. It tells the story of their painful recovery and their immense courage in the face of the events that essentially ruined their lives. The light of hope appear in the form of Dr. Mohammad Jawad, a plastic surgeon who performed major reconstructive surgery on their faces and help them leave the horror behind.

A feminist collective at Mount Holyoke might seem redundant. That’s because it is. I am allowed to say so because I am a proud member of The F-Word, formerly Mount Holyoke’s Feminist Collective, here in this blissful, matriarchal bubble.

The Mount Holyoke Model United Nations team held their own with remarkable success at the annual Harvard National Model United Nations Conference this month. The team was excited and positive about their performance, supporting those delegates recognized for their success.

Taking language courses is a graduation requirement at Mount Holyoke. Most people choose to continue on with the language they studied in high school. For me that was French, but I had no desire to continue. After a string of bad teachers in the six years I took French, I was left with a rather salty taste in my mouth – almost like escargot.

When I was in high school, I had a really hard time speaking up during class discussions. This is ironic because I went to a school where learning was completely dependent on student discussions around a table. I was what students liked to call a “wallflower.” I sat at the seminar table for the entire 50 minute class and made one or two comments – maybe.

Campus pride is quite evident here at Mount Holyoke. I mean, has anyone else seen anything quite like Convocation? HerCampus Mount Holyoke recently posted some of the most popular MoHo-related Tumblrs. We decided to dig a little further to explain what these blogs are all about. We even spoke with some of these anonymous authors (I know what you’re thinking, but no, they did not reveal their identities to us).

Mount Holyoke College’s Student Conference Committee conducts an annual survey, creating an online forum for students to express their concerns about everything from Blanchard menu changes to unexpected classroom experiences. This year, students are particularly up in arms about the Honor Code and it will come as no surprise if evidence of this appears in the SCC survey results.

Whether you celebrated Valentine’s Day with your sweetie or some sweets, i.e., Mr. Ben and Mr. Jerry, Valentine’s Day is over. For a lot of us, though, love is still on our minds. That or we are trying to forget that we were alone on that infamous day of love. Here is a post-Valentine’s Day playlist to either keep your heart beating strong or allow you to crawl into the corner so you can wallow in peace.