Spencer Michaels '24

Staff Writer

Continuing Covid Restrictions Frustrate Student Musicians

Continuing Covid Restrictions Frustrate Student Musicians

Covid safety protocols have caused music students to report difficulty with the bureaucratic process of reserving practice space in the Music Department. The department is planning to change its protocols for the spring semester in hopes of better accommodation.

Elevated Demand for Mental Health Services Strains Counseling Center

Elevated Demand for Mental Health Services Strains Counseling Center

The Counseling Center has been overbooked as an unprecedented number of students seek help with their mental health struggles. Despite attempts to ease the strain of the surging demand, students report long wait times and continuing dissatisfaction.

Five College Students Return to Campus but Face Disparate Challenges

The college has opened its classroom doors to Five College Consortium students for the first time since the pandemic began. Enrollees of UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College and Smith College face new challenges due to pandemic safety considerations.