To the Smith College Community: I am sincerely honored to be invited to speak to you next week at a panel on social media and…
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To our friends, professors, classmates and allies: The Kahn Liberal Arts Institute invited former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson to speak on a panel…
Dear Smith Community, Tenney House is severely disturbed by the horrible comments made about our Ada Comstock neighbors on social media. This past weekend,…
Late last week, as some of us were in the midst of Winter Weekend festivities, Senate Republicans passed their tax overhaul plan.
Back in 2014, Wesleyan University announced that its fraternities would have to go coeducational amid claims from students and faculty members that fraternities encouraged sexism and the mistreatment of women. The Phi Delta Theta chapter at Texas Tech was suspended after displaying a banner that read “No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal.” Clemson University suspended all fraternity activity following a member’s fatal plunge from a bridge. While the majority of fraternity members do not commit rape, they are three times as likely to commit rape as non-members, according to a 2007 study.
Smith alumna Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy caused something of a controversy in Pakistan a little while back, and when the subject resurfaced over Thanksgiving dinner, I was forced to rethink and form some opinions.
I am immensely grateful to and for Smith College for a wide range of reasons. Regarding my transness, Smith has been, in many respects, an oasis. It is where I have most often felt comfortable and safe being my trans self. It is because of this that I think Smith can, and must, do better for all trans people.
Are the Republicans right – is it time to revisit the taxation of college endowments?
Briana Brady ‘21Staff Writer If you’ve been following the news, amidst everything else, you’ve most likely come across something having to do with Trump’s…
Weaving Voices was a project that frequently came up in conversation during my first year, but I had not attended the event until this semester.