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Gift ideas for the holiday season

Looking for the perfect Christmas present can be stressful during this time of the year. Jumpstarting your gift list is not an easy task – sometimes it can be hard to choose something that suits the recipient’s personality and interests, especially if each person on your list is so different. Check everyone off your list with this gift guide to give some awesome Christmas presents for your friends and family.

Ex-CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson to speak at Smith

Former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson will speak at Smith College in Weinstein Auditorium at 5 p.m. as part of a panel speaking on “Social Media and U.S. Foreign Policy” on Monday. Joining her on the panel will be Paul Musgrave, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts.  

David T. Carreon Bradley appointed Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, President McCartney announced to the Smith community the appointment of the new Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: David T. Campbell Bradley. Carreon Bradley previously worked at Vassar College as the chair of the Committee of Inclusion and Equity and as an associate professor in the physics department. The appointment will be effective January 18th 2018. 

Campus Police criticized for handling of sexual assault on campus

An unidentified Smith student was sexually assaulted in the late afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the Dickinson parking lot outside of Hubbard House. 

Approximately five minutes after the incident, the student called Campus Police and waited over an hour for them to arrive. 

Northampton council passes resolutions in regard to added surveillance downtown

Last Thursday, Northampton council passed a series of resolutions dealing with a variety of issues. 

The resolutions, although not legally-binding, express the council’s views. Yet, these resolutions  can also lead to legislature that will enact the ideas of these resolutions. Added surveillance cameras downtown, medical aid in dying, nuclear weapons and school bus safety were all topics of discussion for the council.