April 19, 2024
Keeping in time with the Mills Community since 1917
Major renovations for the Mills College Music Building were completed in December, and the building is now open again to the community after 18 months.
The building has been a vital part of 20th Century music history. From the concerts it has held to its role in Mills' music department curriculum and programs, the Music Building is internationally known and its renovation provides new opportunities for music students at Mills.
On Thanksgiving Day, around 4:45 a.m., the first group of people take an early morning ferry to the island of Alcatraz for the Sunrise Ceremony. They gather around a campfire in a large circle, offering chairs for elders. The purpose of the ceremony is to remember Indigenous ancestors, reaffirm a commitment to protecting the environment, honor the struggles of Indigenous people alive and passed, and gather all people together in harmony.
It's hard to find examples of metrosexuality in the media. Debate and social issues aside, I, for one, am thrilled about the term. After so much binary gender expression being shoved in my face since my pink and frilly Barbie years, it's fantastic to see some grey in our black and white gender world.
New advertising sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association pushes the message that high fructose corn syrup is "made from corn" and is "fine in moderation," counteracting common beliefs that high fructose corn syrup is unhealthy or unnatural.
A recent study conducted by Saint Louis University revealed in 2007 that a diet of high-fat food combined with high fructose corn syrup and a sedentary lifestyle hinted at dietary danger.
A Mills College psychology professor and three psychology majors are conducting a study to look at the effects of aging on memory.
Their Student News ad reads: "The Mills Cognition Lab (MCL) is currently conducting a study on aging and cognition and would like to recruit young and older adults to participate in our study.
Lola Olson
If you haven't heard of the ridiculousness that has happened at the Republican National Convention, it's not surprising. I stumbled on it by grace of my Obama communities on LiveJournal.
While I cannot deny there weren't some people intending to do some property damage among the many who protested, I think that, as reported by CNN, firing chemical agents at a noisy but peaceful crowd is crossing the line from overprotective to downright totalitarian behavior.