If you’re not familiar with the term “gerrymandering,” it is the act of “manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class.”
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It’s finally time for the Winter Olympics, which will kick off in PyeongChang, South Korea on Feb. 9. Team USA is sending the largest contingent of athletes to the Games, 242 in total, who will participate in all fifteen sports. As a busy Smithie does not have the time to watch all the events, I would suggest tuning in for figure skating. It is the perfect combination of theater, physicality and grace, not to mention mental fortitude and beautiful costumes. These are a few skaters whose stories (and social media) have captured my attention in the season leading up to the Olympics:
In our last issue last semester, our front-page story recounted the allegations of severe mishandling of a case of sexual violence at Smith College, put…
The Program for the Study of Women and Gender and the Engineering Department will be presenting “Only 3% Are Women?! A Forum on Diversifying the…
After going to MacLeish Field Station for soil samples and leaf litter data, I became interested in learning more about the plant species that live…
I want to start this by stating that I do not identify myself as Jewish. However, I strongly care about people who do, and I…
Students Against Sexual Assault sent the following statement to The Sophian following Dean Rowe’s email this afternoon. SASA stands by the statement that we made.…
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…
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,…