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Myth, Fiction, Science Fiction and Fanfiction at a Student Creative Writing EXTRAVAGANZA

“He still brought her flowers,” read Jane MacLaughlin ’24, thus kicking off the Student Creative Writing extravaganza at the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center on April 14. Sponsored by the Smith English Department, the extravaganza featured nine student writers who read selections of their works, five of whom were seniors. 

Artist Yu Wen Yu Centers Displaced Voices as Part of Smith’s Year on Democracies

Artist Yu-Wen Wu sits at the head of the table ready to address the fellows of the Democracies Redux group with the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute. As an interdisciplinary artist working closely with the leaders of this Kahn group, professor Sujane Wu and professor Payal Banerjee, Wu has spent this year with the Smith community to address anti-Asian hate through art, archives, and storytelling.

A Place for Classical Music at Smith: On “The Timeless Genius of Chopin”

Jiayan Sun and Edward Arron stepped onto the stage to thunderous applause, and moments later, with the first triumphant slamming of piano keys of “Grand Duo sur des thèmes de Robert le Diable,” the concert began. This was the sixth and final performance of Sun’s series “The Timeless Genius of Chopin.”

Telling the Truth: Inside the Controversial Poster Project

“I think we can expect that people will be pretty upset tomorrow,” Phoebe Collins '22 announced to the eight Smith students packed into her postage stamp-sized dorm. I felt the excitement in the room bouncing off the walls—a kind of childlike giddiness that can only come from doing something that you know will earn you a scolding.