On paper, Robert Hass writes about nature to aid in self-discovery. In person, Hass is an artist with a crinkle-of-the-page reading style that conjures an image of a friendly grandfather telling a story.
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Last Thursday, independent filmmaker Christine Vachon came to campus to discuss her career as well as her current and future projects.
When she was eleven, Yao Wu was pulled aside by her mother and faced with the critical decision that every Chinese student has to make.
The Smith College Department of Theatre recently introduced a new play reading series, of which “The Song of the Maw” was the first offering of the semester. Written by MFA student Mary Beth Brooker ’20 and directed by Allison Smith ’20, “The Song of the Maw” was staged last Friday in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre.
The Smith College Museum of Art had the privilege of hosting Gen Saratani, a Japanese lacquer artist and restorer, on Thursday Sept. 21 and Friday Sept. 22.
If one walks through the mustard, Smith College-aesthetic walls of Graham Hall within Brown Fine Arts Center, one will stumble upon Hillyer Art Library, where the restrooms and cubicles even feel like artistic installations. The lobby of Brown Fine Arts Center, home of Smith College’s Department of Art, communicates an artisanal atmosphere with its muted carpets and just the right amount of gray.
Each fall, Smith’s a capella scene is kicked off by Arch Sing. Traditionally held under the Neilson Library Arch, 2017 was the first ever Arch Sing in the Quadrangle. Last Sunday at 8 p.m., all six of Smith’s a capella groups gathered between Cushing and Morrow to sing for the assembled crowd of several hundred students.
As the semester comes to a close, obtaining a sense of peace becomes a necessity for many Smith students and faculty. Voices and Visions, an…
Some people avoid conversations with their Uber drivers like the plague, choosing instead to ride in silence. Others take the opportunity to converse with surprising…