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Caroline Wilcox
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Dunkin’ Kind of Valentine
Every holiday, Dunkin’ releases a new menu, featuring items centered around that holiday and its theme. This February, Dunkin’ has a new...
Sophia Culmone
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Living and Learning during COVID-19
There have been recent findings of new COVID-19 strains that could possibly be more dangerous. Whether the vaccination will work on this...
Joanna Kreke
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Remove Old White Men from Curriculum
Mount St. Mary’s University has cemented itself as an important and great institution. In 1988, our school was praised for its curriculum...
Caroline Wilcox
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Emmitsburg is Exciting on Snow Days
So, you live off-campus and you’re stranded in Emmitsburg on a snow day. What is there to do? For starters, you will want to bundle up in...
Jade' Curtis
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Movie Review On Clueless
Clueless is a classic 90s romantic comedy based in Beverly Hills, California. The main character, Cher Horowitz, is introduced as a...
Maria Elser
Jan 20, 20212 min read
Give of Yourself This Lenten Season
Throughout my Catholic upbringing, the word Lent always called to mind the act of giving up unnecessary things that bring pleasure. Year...
Maggie Prokop
Jan 20, 20213 min read
New Semester, New SMART Goals
The beginning of each semester brings new schedules and change. Developing goals helps us adjust to these changes as well as stay...
Gavin Hamrick
Jan 20, 20212 min read
Implications of the Impeachment of Donald Trump
On Jan. 13 the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, making him the only president of the U.S. to...
Maria Diaz
Jan 1, 20214 min read
Do Your Part and Get Vaccinated
The coronavirus disease has spiraled out of control and has taken more than half a million lives in the U.S. alone. It seems surreal that...
Steven Morano
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Migrant Workers 2022 World Cup
The FIFA World Cup in 2022 will be hosted by the oil-rich nation of Qatar. They won the bid to host the tournament in 2010 and have since...
Staff Contributor
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Open Letter Demands Administration to Act
On March 2, Clayton Votta (C’23) submitted an open letter to the administration of Mount St. Mary’s University. The letter addresses the...
Joanna Kreke
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Demonstration of White Privilege
Recently, members of the Mount faculty brought to my attention that The Mountain Echo has yet to write an article on why the attack on...
Caroline Wilcox
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Dunkin’s New Offering is Love-Hate
Dunkin’ collaborated once again with TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to introduce the Charli Cold Foam. This cold foam differs from other...
Oloruntomi Dare
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Self Care and Focusing on Yourself
This time last year, Maryland was put in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mount had to close campus and send students home....
Thomas J. Corrigan (Class of 1968)
Jan 1, 20213 min read
“Old” Alumnus on New Mount Ways
Recently, I became aware of rancor at the Mount over a magazine article attributed to Dr. Joshua Hochschild pertaining to his opinion on...
Oloruntomi Dare
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Rise of Asian Hate Crimes During Pandemic
On March 16 at around 5 p.m., a 21-year-old white man named Robert Aaron Long went on a shooting spree in Atlanta, Ga. He went to three...
Joanna Kreke
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Tornadoes
Considering the recent events concerning weather, I thought it would be good to talk about it. There has been a surge in major weather...
Maggie Prokop
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Water(ever) It Takes
The amount of water one needs to drink in order to be considered hydrated varies depending on their personal characteristics, such as age...
Gavin Hamrick
Jan 1, 20212 min read
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Change the Rules
On April 15, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee put forth the Judiciary Act of 2021. This bill seeks to expand the size of the...
Maria Elser
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Mary, the Most Perfect Mother
St. Louis Marie de Montfort – whose feast day we celebrate this week – was most ardently devoted to Mary, Our Mother. He had a firm...
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