Yesterday morning, I woke up smiling at a text from my ex, “I had a dream I made the biggest loaf of banana bread last…
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Nine years after beginning her gender transition, Cristina Morales made the decision to migrate to the United States from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. The year was 1997, and upon arrival she began her career as an activist and inspiration for undocumented transgender women.
The introduction of the camera trap in the early 2000s allowed us to answer the long pondered philosophical question: if a tree falls in a forest and there is a camera trap around to record it, is the camera trap a useful tool? The rise in popularity of the camera trap allowed humans to have an ever present eye, similar to Big Brother but with nature. Camera traps help researchers collect data on fauna that are typically considered “shy” when using other methods of surveying. This is because camera traps reduce impact from data collection on animal behavior.
I open my Tinder and scroll through matches, looking for one of my oldest ones. I finally reach my ex from over a year ago.…
Before coming to Smith, Rumbila Abdullahi ‘21 arrived in Springfield, Massachusetts as a child refugee. She is a member of the Somali Bantu ethnic minority group that was forced to flee Somalia in the aftermath of the 1991 civil war.
The outbreak affected four students who planned to study abroad in China this semester, two full year students, and two Spring semester students.
Meredith Wild ‘04 is a tech entrepreneur-turned-romance-author who is also the CEO of her own imprint, Waterhouse Press. At Smith, she majored in English Language and Literature, and is anticipating the release of her newest book, “Blood of Zeus,” (co-written with Angel Payne) in August 2020. She has been on multiple bestsellers lists, including USA Today and the New York Times.
Every year, Smith holds The Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs for undergraduate women to share their novel ideas and business models, as well as to connect themselves with other women entrepreneurs. Originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, Hawa Tarawally is a Social Impact Winner and Fan Favorite prize winner in the Draper competition of 2019. The Sophian invited her for an interview to talk about her project in the Draper competition and her advice for future Draper participants.
María Isabel was ten years old when her visitor’s visa to the United States expired. She was brought here at age four with her parents and older sister in search of better opportunities, much like previous generations of immigrants that have reached the United States since its formation. Today she is proudly a first generation Smithie.
When she flew back to her hometown of Wuhan, China on the last day of 2019, she thought she had her spring semester all figured out.