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Letter to the Smith Community

To our friends, professors, classmates and allies:    The Kahn Liberal Arts Institute invited former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson to speak on a panel…

Letter to the Editor

Dear Smith Community,    Tenney House is severely disturbed by the horrible comments made about our Ada Comstock neighbors on social media. This past weekend,…

Is it time for colleges to ban fraternities from campuses?

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’s trans problem

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. 

Trump visits Asia… and more

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…