Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 211, the Smith dining and housekeeping union, has reached an agreement for their new contract after almost five months of negotiations. The first official meeting for negotiating the new contract was May 25, and the contract was signed Nov. 14.
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Election Day is coming up on Nov. 8 and there is a crucial election nationwide; the stakes for statewide elections in Massachusetts are high as well. This year there are four ballot initiatives for voters to watch as well as state, local and national elections.
Sarah Willie-LeBreton was named the new President of Smith College on Thursday, Sept. 15, and will begin her term on July 1, 2023. This announcement…
Shouting students stood outside the entrance to the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility (ITT) while, inside, President McCartney held her fall party on Friday, Sept. 9. The mass of students chanting “1 2 3 4, we won't take it anymore! 5 6 7 8, come on Kathy, negotiate!” were protesting the college’s treatment of its dining and housekeeping workers in ongoing contract negotiations.
Over 100 Smith students, faculty and staff gathered on Chapin Lawn on April 15 to protest the administration’s treatment of dining and housekeeping workers and…
“If they see me talking to you, I’ll be fired,” said a housekeeper who, along with another housekeeper, spoke to The Sophian in a house hallway. They both expressed concern about the housekeeping department’s recent change in management. “They do not care for women,” said the other. “We get treated like crap.”
After a hiatus caused by COVID-19 and the departure of Whitney Hadley, the former Associate Director of Multicultural Affairs, the Mwangi Cultural Center reopened its doors on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
Smith moved back to the pre-pandemic Interterm model this year, offering 14 classes on campus and two classes in experiential learning and abroad. This model offers 292 spots for students to enroll in classes on campus. Each class has a waitlist between five and 41 people.
Smith College students marched through the streets of downtown Northampton backed by a chorus of honking cars as they chanted, “We don’t want a prison nation, stop mass incarceration!” on Saturday, Dec. 4.
Long lines at dining halls. Fewer dining halls open. Long GrubHub waits. What is behind these issues in dining services this semester?