Following a live discussion during which students voiced their concerns, the Student Government Association (SGA) proposed changes that will possibly be made to the dining hall system next year.
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Northampton joined the national lawsuit against various opioid distributors and manufacturers on Feb. 21. The development comes in light of the recent announcement that popular opioid OxyContin will no longer be suggested to doctors in the state.
In light of the recent outbreak of bubonic plague on Smith College’s campus, President Kathleen McCartney sent out an email detailing when vaccinations and treatments will be available to the Smith community. The response from the community has been generally positive, at least, from those who have read it.
Grecourt Gate reported last Friday that Smith College received a record number of applicants for the class of 2022 .
The opioid epidemic resulted in the direct and indirect deaths of 30,000 lives in 2015 in the U.S., according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). This number has continued to rise rapidly.
Responding to the Las Vegas shooting and other mass shootings in the United States, the state of Massachusetts has recently banned the sale of bump stocks. The ban removes bump stocks from stores and prevents their private use within the state.
This week, an ad hoc committee comprised of Smith faculty produced a new Student Academic Freedom statement. Smith faculty then voted in approval of sending the statement to the Board of Trustees for final approval. If approved by the board, the statement will be implemented and sent out to the Smith community. The Sophian requested to send a reporter to the vote but was denied.
Last week in Springfield, 18 Hampshire County residents were arrested at the Department of Homeland Security’s regional office while protesting the deportation of an undocumented resident of the county. The demonstrators were reportedly blocking the front entrance and restricting access to the building. Amongst the 150 people gathered were residents from Amherst, Northampton and Hadley.
The Five College Opera performed “The Scarlet Professor” last Saturday. The opera tells the true story of renowned Smith English professor and literary critic Newton Arvin, who was “arrested and disgraced for possessing gay magazines and materials,” the opera’s website said. The opera premiered at the Mendenhall Center for the Arts at Smith.