Before going to college, I was told by many I knew who had already been to college that these years would be the best of my life. Going in, I knew this was not guaranteed, but after COVID-19 canceled my senior year of high school, I was ready to embark on the next leg of my journey and finally experience this pivotal part of young adulthoodI had heard so much about.
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Smith has a long and robust list of notable alums, a list about which the College frequently boasts. The Campus Center was recently named after Julia Child ’34. Just last year, Gloria Steinem ’56 visited John M. Greene Hall and spoke to students. The list includes CEOs, political figures, advocates, artists, actors and authors. One missing from this list is Piper Kerman ’92, author of the New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black: My Year In A Women’s Prison
It’s cuffing season and, at long last, I am cuffed. After struggling through a summer filled with pangs of yearning and many long-distance FaceTime calls, I feel so lucky to be on the same campus as my partner once again. But, as the leaves begin to turn and Smithies start to bring their coziest grandpa sweaters out of hibernation, I am once again reminded that it is, in fact, cuffing season, and I want to be cuffed in the cutest, most domestic, most gay-girl-autumn way possible.
Dear Dedicated Sophian Readers, We are proud to present our October publication, the second print edition of the year. With the Northampton municipal elections coming…
To the editors: Your article “Protestors March for Palestine at Smith College and Northampton” (Oct. 21, 2023) could have done better. A few examples: The…
We, the 2023–24 Editorial Board members, are proud to present our first print edition of the academic year. Every year brings many exciting changes to…
I was terrified for my first college debate tournament...
Content warning: this article contains discussion of gun violence and death that some readers may find distressing.
One long-standing Smith tradition for Ada Comstock scholars — the Ada Monologues —hasn’t occurred since 2019 – until now. The Ada Monologues brought audience members…
I first heard the term “situationship” a few months ago — on TikTok, unsurprisingly.