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A Different End to the Story
On Feb. 20, my friend and colleague Dr. Joshua Hochschild tweeted, “About 40% of Americans don’t think the election was won fairly. If...
Professor Ed Egan
Mar 5, 20215 min read
Core Curriculum or Amazon Package? Send it Back?!?!
Have you ever read a product description on Amazon only to decide that this is the product for you and place the order? You wait...
Student Contributor
Mar 5, 20214 min read
In Defense of Joshua Hochschild
Let’s say you’re a philosophy professor at a liberal arts university. You have certain political beliefs informed by your faith and...
Gavin Hamrick
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Gaining from ‘Living With Loss’
A program called Living With Loss is offered by the university for students who want to cope with grief and loss. The purpose of the...
Erin O'Donnell
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Book Review of After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom
The most inspiring and eye-opening text I have read recently was the memoir “After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom” by...
Erin O'Donnell
Feb 18, 20212 min read
The Marjorie Taylor Greene Controversy
On Feb. 4, the House voted largely on partisan lines to take Marjorie Taylor Greene off her assigned committees. The recently-elected...
Gavin Hamrick
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...
Caroline Wilcox
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...
Sophia Culmone
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...
Joanna Kreke
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...
Caroline Wilcox
Feb 18, 20212 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...
Jade' Curtis
Feb 18, 20213 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...
Maria Elser
Jan 20, 20212 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...
Maggie Prokop
Jan 20, 20213 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...
Gavin Hamrick
Jan 20, 20212 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...
Maria Diaz
Jan 1, 20214 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...
Steven Morano
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...
Staff Contributor
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...
Joanna Kreke
Jan 1, 20213 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...
Caroline Wilcox
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....
Oloruntomi Dare
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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