Zoya Azhar ’20 | Associate Editor
I’ve only ever participated in two “political” demonstrations during my time at Smith. The first was a public prayer during my sophomore year, when students of all faiths gathered on the main floor of the Campus Center and prayed together. The second time was during Convocation this year.
Lingchuan Xu ’21 | Features Editor
As China establishes itself as a global superpower, it began to have much more interaction with the global economy. After the United States changed its administration, this became much more of an issue.
Somto Okonkwo, ’21 (she/her)
On Aug. 18, 2018, the Smith eDigest publicized the accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alumnae, one of which was the National Science Foundation grant awarded to Patricia Cahn.
Miranda Hellmold-Stone (they/them), ’22
Question One is the first of three ballot questions that Massachusetts voters will vote on in November. It would limit the number of patients a nurse can be assigned to based on the level of care required and fine offending hospitals up to $25,000 per violation.
Keely Clifford ‘22 | Staff Writer
On June 27, Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from his role on the Supreme Court.
Beatrice Chaudoin ’19
At the end of August, the arbitrator assigned to mediate Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL declined to dismiss the case; it will now be brought before the same arbitrator later this year in a trial-like hearing.
Kelly Coons ’22 | Assistant Opinions Editor
I like doing nothing. Work is, well, work. If I can do something by doing nothing, that’s a deal in my book, so what if I told you there was an effortless way to save $994 a year?
Jackie Richardson ’21 | Assistant Arts Editor
Reviews of “Crazy Rich Asians” fall into two categories. The first sort, usually published in mainstream media outlets, gasps at the movie’s opulence, praises its revitalization of the romantic comedy and reminds the reader that “Crazy Rich Asians” is the only movie produced by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority Asian American cast in a contemporary setting since “The Joy Luck Club.” The second, less common kind criticizes the movie for various reasons, most of which stem from the belief that white, Western ideals inflect the film too heavily. The debate surrounding “Crazy Rich Asians” isn’t just a debate about the movie itself, or even Asian American representation in general; it ultimately reflects an anxiety about who Asian Americans are and where we’re going (I consider myself Asian American; I am an American, and my mother is from Singapore).
Cas Sweeney ’19 | Associate Editor
This week I offered to write an article about how I learned to be okay with people that don’t like me, or even hate me. I feel like, over the past year, I’ve grown to be very confident in myself, and I have done great work to boost my self-esteem.
Kelly Coons ‘22 | Assistant Opinions Editor
‘Tis the season—the season of politics.
The Cook Political Report predicts that $2.4 billion will be spent on local broadcast campaign advertisements this election cycle. That means you’re going to be seeing a lot of political advertisements, whether you like it or not. Regardless of how you feel about the season of politics, however, an important race has already come and gone: state primaries.