I hope some students or staff can attend this conference: http://www.umasspermacultureconference.com/ and bring permaculture to the NMH campus!

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Today is NMH's first annual Diversity Day conference! Instead of regular classes, students, faculty, and staff are leading and attending workshops—and there are dozens to choose from. Western stereotypes of the Islamic world, interracial dating, challenging assumptions about who plays what sports, LGBTQ 101, to name a few—and we're making art, cooking, and dancing the Lindy Hop, too!

A day full of diversity-focused workshops tomorrow, a concert by Sweet Honey in the Rock tonight!

Back in '72, there was outrage over the "inescapable commercialism" in Alumni (West) Hall. From the archives...