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By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on April 5, 2024 Hood College is hosting its annual SPIRES, SAFIRE and departmental honors presentations on Monday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SPIRES (Scholarship, Performance, Innovation, and Experience Symposium) is a celebration of undergraduate student achievement, showcased through various presentation formats. The submission of a SPIRES presentation is open to any undergraduate student wishing to sha

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on March 7, 2024 Hood’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) members say they are hoping to get students active and involved this semester. According to the club’s president, Natalia Herboso, CAB is a club for everyone. “Campus Activities Board is just a club where it doesn’t matter what your interests are, where you come from or what you enjoy,” she said. “It’s just a place for students to connect, have fun and meet ne

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Feb. 22, 2024 Hood’s swim team ended its season in the MAC championship meet on Feb. 18 with three medals and six school records. Graduate student Hazen Stowell won gold in the 500 freestyle after breaking the school record twice in one day with a final time of 4:39.62. He also received a bronze medal in the 200 freestyle after breaking his own record with a time of 1:44.50. Junior Isiah Brittingham also brok

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Feb. 22, 2024 On Feb. 19, Hood’s new Dean of Students, Demetrius Johnson, introduced himself to a student for the 574th time since starting his position on Dec. 4, 2023. Johnson’s goal is to meet every Hood student before spring break. “That has been easy,” he said. “Students are now bringing other students into the office to say ‘You’ve not met my friend.’ That response from students is my absolute favorite t

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Feb. 15, 2024 Hood College is facing a budget deficit of $2 million to $2.5 million after a misestimation of financial aid allocation, Memorial Hall delays and other financial issues. College president Andrea Chapdelaine said the school plans to combat the matter through drawing on contingency funds, deferring new expenses where possible, increasing scrutiny of operational expenses and delaying hiring for unes

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Feb. 15, 2024 Hood College recently announced the appointment of Mahesh P. Joshi as the inaugural dean of the George B. Delaplaine Jr. School of Business. His first day was Jan. 22. “Dr. Joshi was among our top candidates,” Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Debbie Ricker said. “He immediately impressed the search committee with his experience and vision for the school.” The dean’s position is

By Sofia Montoya-Deck and Aden Sievert Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Dec. 4, 2023 Are you still debating what eggnog to buy this winter? Look no further; the Blue & Grey staff has the answer. Ahead of the holiday season, the Blue & Grey staff held an eggnog tasting competition, in which we tried several eggnogs to find the best one around. Eggnog is typically made with milk, cream, sugar, raw eggs and seasonings such as cinnamon or nutmeg. For those of d

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Dec. 4, 2023 Hood College has named the former vice president for student affairs at Bowie State University as the college’s new dean of students. The new dean, Demetrius Johnson, begins his position on Monday, Dec. 4. Every member of the Hood College community has shown such warmth and kindness,” Johnson said. “Hood College is a very special community. I am honored to serve as the Dean of Students. I am very

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Dec. 14, 2023 Shriner Hall won Hood’s annual Policies for Dollars competition on Nov. 14, taking home the acclaimed Pink Spoon. At 7 p.m., students from each of the residence halls filed into Whitaker Campus Commons for the final Policies for Dollars event, a Jeopardy-style trivia battle. Shriner’s head resident assistant, KayKay Reddin, MC’ed the event. She kicked off the night by asking attendees to give the

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Nov. 13, 2023 The college has narrowed the search for a new dean of students to three candidates: Demetrius Johnson, former vice president at Bowie State University; Karl Koeppel, dean of students at Molloy University; and April Johnson, former chief student affairs officer and director of student affairs at Pennsylvania State University Berks. The search began with a pool of more than 90 applicants. The searc

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Nov. 13, 2023 Hood’s annual Policies for Dollars competition, where residence halls compete against each other for a $1,000 prize, bragging rights and Hood’s fabled Pink Spoon, returns Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. In the Policies for Dollars competition, students from each of the residence halls participate in building vs. building activities. For the final event, the residence halls come together in Hodson Audi

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Nov. 6, 2023 Women’s basketball is looking forward to a strong season under the leadership of new head coach DeRonte Polite. The team ended last year’s run with a losing record of 4-21 but has high hopes for the upcoming season. Senior Tiffany Manning is excited for the team’s new chapter with Polite. “I like him a lot and what he brings to our team,” she said. Before coming to Hood, Polite spent 4 years as a

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Oct. 30, 2023 Hood College’s newest exhibit, “Class from the Past,” features many items of Hood’s history, including old blazers and dinks, yearbooks from the 1970s and photographs dating as far back as the college’s origin. “Class from the Past” was curated by five gallery management students: Robin Draetta, Tylere Hubbard, Melanie Perry, Ella Rosenberg and Laura Stang. Also involved in the production were ga

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Sept. 20, 2023 Senior education majors will have the opportunity to earn up to $2,800 this academic year as a result of a recently formalized partnership with AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a federal agency for national service and volunteerism. While completing their 100-day internships in Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS), teacher candidates in Hood’s education program can earn money towards their tuition

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Oct. 9, 2023 The Frederick board of aldermen voted 4-1 on Oct. 5 in favor of dismissing a historic preservation overlay (HPO) that prevented Hood College from proceeding with plans to raze Strawn Cottage. According to vice president for Marketing & Communications Laurie Ward, Hood planned to take down Strawn and Carson cottages at the end of the spring semester to expand the parking lot by an additional 50 spo

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Oct. 2, 2023 Hood College sophomore Megan Pezenosky swivels her head to the left, and then the right, before crossing the street. She scurries across the crosswalk as her two friends follow closely behind. Once on the other side, Pezenosky pulls her phone out of the back pocket of her ripped jeans and unlocks it. She clicks on a small green square icon. As the Starbucks app loads, she is already mentally prepa

By Sofia Montoya-Deck Published in the Hood College Blue & Grey on Sept. 20, 2023 Hood College’s Queer Student Union (QSU) is starting off the new semester with high attendance, a full executive board and big plans for outreach within the Hood community. QSU is a student organization LGBTQIA+ students, their supporters and anyone who is interested in educating themselves about gender identity and sexual orientation. The organization’s three main goals center on providing a sa