The WOZQ radio DJs have an active and inviting arrangement of shows for this semester, and being in person has helped them thrive and be…
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Northampton Abolition Now (NAN) and Western Mass Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) co-hosted a city council candidate forum on Oct. 27 to ask the candidates for City Councilor At-Large about their plans to advocate for racial equity in Northampton if elected.
Northampton mayoral candidates responded to a survey about racial equity and their plans to address racism in schools, policing and the local community.
REAL (Racial Equity and Learning) Northampton is an organization funded by the Northampton Education Foundation that works to create an anti-racist culture in Northampton public schools (NPS). In October, REAL distributed a survey to the mayoral candidates Gina-Louise Sciaara and Marc Warner about their views on racial equity and what they would do to further that agenda if elected. The full questionnaire is available to read on REAL Northampton’s website.
Kathleen McCartney, President of Smith, announced on Friday, Oct. 22 that student financial aid packages will no longer include loans, as they will be replaced…
Associate Dean of the College/Dean of Students, Julianne Ohotnicky, and Director and Chief Curator at the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA), Jessica Nicoll, sent…
A small group of protestors conducted a demonstration against drone warfare outside of L3Harris, a local defense contractor Oct. 1.
Smith students gathered on Chapin Lawn to enjoy the “make up” Convocation Carnival at 11:30am on Oct. 6.
Planned Parenthood Advocacy of Western Massachusetts partnered with the Valley’s Women’s March to hold a protest against Texas’s restrictive abortion law that came into effect…
People stood on a street corner outside the Northampton Senior Center waving colorful signs, hoping to raise awareness for their candidates on Sept. 28. This preliminary election narrowed the number of mayoral candidates from four to two and City Councilor At Large candidates from five to four.
On Sept. 16, Dean of the College, Baishaki Taylor, announced that UMass Amherst reported 371 positive COVID-19 cases in the week of Sept. 8-14. Hampshire County has since been designated very high risk for COVID-19 by Covid Act Now.