As an international student from Asia (and a very stereotypically Asian), when I first arrived at Smith, the academic and social environment that are very…
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Welcome to the Smith neighborhood! There are four neighborhoods here: Garden, Ivy, Mountain and Paradise … named for Paradise Pond, don’t get all uppity!
Welcome to the Smith neighborhood! There are four neighborhoods here: Garden, Ivy, Mountain and Paradise … named for Paradise Pond, don’t get all uppity!
During his speech at the opening ceremony of “Inclusion in Action” on April 10, Anthony Jack, author of “The Privileged Poor,” recalled a quote from James Baldwin: “I love America more than any other country in the world,” he said, “and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
We’ve all been on it, spent hours scrolling through it, shamelessly brought it up in conversations, and possibly contributed to it ourselves.
The polls are showing, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the preference for democratic candidates lies with affable old white men.
In the dark, stressful times of finals season, there was a light. We call that light “Pet-A-Pet Day.” Pet-A-Pet Day is a beacon of hope amidst a shore of dread.
On April 18, an event called “Asian International Students Speaking Up” took place at Unity House. It was hosted by JSA and CSA, aiming to…
Spring has finally arrived in the 413. Coincidentally, it has also arrived in the 603 where my friend Ryan is at Dartmouth. She and I exchange letters every now and then, discussing weird elitist traditions of the east coast, physics, relationships and sex.
Roughly around this time last year, when I told my friends that I was going to a women’s college, almost all of my friends asked me the same question: “You sure? How are you going to find a boyfriend at Smith?” As a straight prospective student at a women’s college, I am pitied by my friends for not being able to date in my college years.