Question One is the first of three ballot questions that Massachusetts voters will vote on in November. It would limit the number of patients a nurse can be assigned to based on the level of care required and fine offending hospitals up to $25,000 per violation.
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On Aug. 24, a Chinese girl was raped and killed when she hitched a ride using the Didi ride-sharing platform in China.
Matilda Cantwell, the Director of the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, urged during her opening remarks of Convocation that we must be “the builders of bridges and breakers of barriers.” This statement was an excellent characterization of the night as a whole, as Black students, other people of color and allies called for a safe environment for everyone.
Construction on Neilson Library resumed on May 14. Demolition progress halted on March 9, when part of the building collapsed.
On July 13, 2016, President Kathleen McCartney issued a letter to the Smith College community responding to the prevalence of violent attacks around the world. References to the nightclub attacks in Orlando and Istanbul as well as to the deaths of five police officers protecting protesters in Minnesota were included in this letter amongst many other tragedies.
Smith College is partnering with Amherst, Hampshire, Williams and Bowdoin colleges to build a new solar power facility in Farmington, Maine.
Smith College recently announced that they are lifting their restriction on first-year work-study positions. In the past, first-years on work-study were only allowed to work in Dining or Housekeeping. Starting next year, they will be allowed to apply for any job on campus.
Following a live discussion during which students voiced their concerns, the Student Government Association (SGA) proposed changes that will possibly be made to the dining hall system next year.
From March 23 to 25, the Integrated Sciences Building at UMass was full of ambitious computer science, data science and statistics students competing at the fifth annual Five College DataFest.
Cas Sweeney ’19 | Associate Editor From March 23 to 25, the Integrated Sciences Building at UMass was full of ambitious computer science, data science…