Articles by Rachel Shaw

Many people, myself included, struggle with knowing what to get people for special occasions. With graduation quickly approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to make a list of some graduation gift ideas […]

The remodeling of Hood’s library and the pandemic have kept the community from one of its most anticipated annual traditions: celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday. “The late dean of Academic Affairs, Tom Samet, used to celebrate Shakespeare’s […]

Hood College will be showcasing two one-act performances as part of the Hood College Humanities Colloquium. Each act will explore “unique and compelling perspectives of being Black in America,” said William Allen, philosophy and religious […]

By Rachel Shaw Hood College is home to international students from over 40 countries this spring semester. “We have a total of 85 [international] students this spring semester, 68 graduate students and 17 undergraduate students,” […]

As the weather starts to get warmer, The Blue and Grey staff thought we needed a new set of songs to listen to for going on drives, having picnics, or lying in the quad on […]

The Hood College administration has lifted the campus-wide indoor mask mandate, effective 8 a.m. on Thursday. All fully vaccinated and COVID-negative students, faculty and staff will be permitted to enter school buildings without a face […]

As I come up on my one year anniversary of becoming a barista, I realized that I’m not as familiar with the coffee scene in Frederick as I’d like to be. I thought it would […]