Somto Okonkwo ‘21
Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied Dr. Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations since she first brought them before the Senate. However, while many in the general population agree that his outright denial is shameful at best, Kavanaugh’s emotional reaction to Christine Blasey Ford’s claims have been the most surprising to the public. This is believed to risk his chances of becoming the next and highest Judge in the US council.
Claudia Olson ’22
Last Tuesday, I went to Mount Holyoke College to see John Kerry talk about his new memoir, Every Day is Extra. The Obama administration’s Secretary of State and 2004 democratic presidential candidate spoke less about his career and more about his coming of age.
Self-reported feelings of loneliness and difficulty connecting with others seem to be endemic to college campuses over the past couple of years — presumably a combined result of increased usage of social media over recent years and living in Trump’s America. However, the data suggests that these feelings of isolation and emotional malaise are overwhelmingly more prevalent at campuses that more-so favor anonymity, such as day colleges and larger state schools.
Happy Mountain Day! Whether you were upset about having to reschedule an appointment or relieved about having more time to work on that presentation, have you noticed how the non-Smith community’s reacted to Mountain Day? Something along the lines of people expecting you to be working all the time?
Rosalie Toupin ‘20 | Staff Writer I would like to preface this post by acknowledging how my race, gender, socioeconomic class and sexuality has affected…
Lingchuan Xu ’21 | Features Editor
As I was making my way through the Campus Center’s main level, a bulky sign saying “Milk Tea” with an accompanying image of bubble tea caught my attention.
Zoya Azhar ’20 | Associate Editor
Every year, Smith students face rising annual tuition fees. To put this into perspective, the traditional undergraduate fee for attending Smith in the 2016-2017 academic year was $68,482; now, two years later, the fee stands at $72,292. This trend has been observed for many years now and is expected to continue in the coming years.
Elizabeth Muirhead ’20 | Assistant Sports Editor
With the start of the school year and the beginning of the fall sports season, it’s easy to forget that the summer sports season is approaching its end.
Somto Okonkwo ’21
In August, Elizabeth Myers, director of Special Collections at Smith, was a featured storyteller for “A Finding Aid to My Soul: An Archivist Storytelling Event,” sponsored by the Society of American Archivists’ Committee on Public Awareness.
Hannah Vogel ’21
When most people think of synchronized swimming, they envision flowery caps, neat side dives and a lot of floating in circles. While this may have been the true during the Esther Williams era of synchronized swimming, it most certainly isn’t indicative of the synchro world today.