With exteriors ranging from Victorian, ivy-covered red brick to modern, many-windowed white cement, Smith’s houses are a hallmark of the college. The 41 houses, scattered…
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This article was originally published in the April 2025 print edition. When Smith College’s inaugural 14 students entered the college in 1875, higher education for…
Today, The Sophian is Smith’s only student newspaper, read and appreciated by many online and through print. However, unbeknownst to many, its start in 1952…
Oct. 1, 2024 marked 137 years of Smith’s much loved, highly anticipated Mountain Day. Throughout the weeks prior, Smithies speculated about the day the Wilson…
Fencing at Smith College began in the early 1900s, when Senda Berenson, Smith College’s Head of the Athletic Department, introduced fencing to Smith. Now, the…
“You’re listening to WOZQ 91.9 FM Smith College Radio broadcasting from Northampton, Massachusetts!” Every hour, on the hour, some variation of this comes across the…
This article was originally published in the October 2022 Print Issue.
A blustery snowstorm arrived in Northampton on the heels of Thanksgiving Break, covering the Smith campus in a blanket of white. The appearance of snow people on Chapin Lawn and the Grecourt Gates adorned with lights shows that Smith is getting into the spirit of the season. To find out what Smithies of the past did to celebrate this wonderful time of year, I took a dive into the Smith Archives. Some of the traditions we celebrate today — events like Winter Weekend and Vespers — have deep roots in Smith history, going back more than one hundred years.