Jeffrey J. Roy, Chief of Police in Orleans, MA, has withdrawn his application for the director of public safety position at Mount Holyoke, Hampshire and Smith.

Students from MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan), a student organization that promotes Chicano/a political activism, organized a protest demonstration in the form of a theater piece. Students played the roles of police officers and civilians faced with the results of a new Arizona law that aims to curb illegal immigration.

The Network held its annual Spring Carnival on April 23 as part of its Spring Weekend celebrations, which featured musical performers, refreshments and attractions such as the foam pit.

MEChA organised petitions against the law to be sent to the Department of Justice and Governor Brewer. The org also staged a theatrical display of the possible scenarios the new law will now make possible. In the piece, students representing members of the Chicano, Hispanic and Latino communities were arrested by police for harmless matters such as failing to produce ID or simply looking like a possible illegal immigrant. “I am an American, I am human, and I have rights,” each of the arrested students pronounced at the conclusion of the play.

Music students have objected to the decision made by the Department of Music to not renew the contract of Eric Benjamin, director of Instrumental Ensembles and lecturer in Music.

Courtney Cézair Mayers FP’12 owns a golden retriever. But unlike other dogs, Holden helps Mayers open doors, pick things up and balance. Holden is a service dog. Mayers has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that causes skin laxity and joint hypermobility. She says that talking to Disability Services (DS) staff from the College helped her make her decision to come to Mount Holyoke.

Throughout the week of Sunday, April 25 until Friday, April 30, Mount Holyoke students are celebrating Dining Services Appreciation Week or D-SAP, sponsored by the Food Justice Society, Student Coalition for Action and Working Class Student’s Union. The purpose of the week is to provide Mount Holyoke students with the opportunity to thank Dining Services for their commitment to the college community as well as to learn more about the way Dining Services operates.

On Tuesday, April 27 at the weekly Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, the SGA Treasurer announced which student orgs would receive Regular Funding. Because the Mount Holyoke News (MHN) submitted an incomplete application past deadline, the news organization received $0 from its Regular Funding request of $25,000.

While studying political science abroad at the University of Ghana, Lego, Mount Holyoke student Julie Ghostlaw ’11 and UC Irvine student Brendan Rosen have decided to extend their stays though the summer to embark on a public health and education initiative in response to needs of the community. Their newly formed organization Butre Education and Health Cooperative (BEHC) aims to address malaria prevention, the spread of AIDS and other health concerns.

In her April 22 lecture in Gamble Auditorium, investigative journalist Jane Mayer focused on the tension between democratic ideals and security, elaborating on America’s journey “to the dark side” over the course of the war on terror.