After 56 years of serving the Five College community and the Pioneer Valley, Hampshire College announced on April 14, 2026, that it will close at…
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Somewhere between the new executive board elections and constant LinkedIn posts, leadership at Smith has become a performance. It shows up in stacked resumes and…
NORTHAMPTON — Across college campuses and progressive communities like Northampton, Massachusetts, a growing number of people are adopting identity labels — specifically around gender and…
I grew up in a very religious, insular community where if you didn’t agree with everyone’s opinions you were labeled a sinner and ostracized. When…
Timothée Chalamet said he wouldn’t want to work in ballet or opera “where it’s like hey, keep this thing alive even though it’s like no…
Everyone everywhere is too embarrassed about everything, all the time, and it’s taking away from our quality of life. Shame is literally bad for your…
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance was an authentic and unapologetic representation of American life for many Latinos. Bad Bunny performed in Apple Music’s Super Bowl…
We record think pieces from the comfort of our warm beds, becoming hypocrites when we chide others for not doing something about the things we…
Smith student-athletes are always the campus punching bag. I read countless threads on the Smith Confessional complaining about how student-athletes have “huge egos,” “major attitude”…
Her hair doesn’t have to be your cup of tea, but the way you speak about it matters. On Dec. 19th, Nara Smith posted a…