This article was originally published in the April 2025 Print Issue of The Sophian. It’s 12 degrees outside. In Northampton, that means the only adventure…
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Smith College Athletics is growing in recognition and acclaim. At a time when the global spectatorship of women’s sports is on the rise, Smith is stepping up to the plate. Smith’s athletic teams are consistently receiving national poll rankings, winning conference championships and making headlines. How can Smith stay on this wave of increased viewership? The answer starts with Smith students and community members.
On April 21 at 7:30 p.m., Smith students gathered in Weinstein Auditorium to attend “Trans Inclusion in Sport,” a conversation with speaker Cal Calamia, who uses they/he pronouns. Cal Calamia is a highly successful transmasculine marathoner, activist, writer and educator who joined the discussion through Zoom. The event was moderated by Smith's Sports Committee for Inclusion and Diversity (SCID) board member Pria Parker ’25, who uses they/them pronouns.
This article was originally published in the April 2025 print edition. When Smith College’s inaugural 14 students entered the college in 1875, higher education for…
Cheering, pop music and love echoed across the quadrangle on the evening of Thursday, April 10 as hundreds of students gathered to celebrate queer and…
On April 7, Lynn Paltrow, attorney and founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women — now called Pregnancy Justice — delivered a talk at Smith College titled, “Who Counts as a Person?: Women, Wombs, and Executive Disorders.” The talk, hosted by the Smith Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality department, focused on the legal and political framing of abortion, pregnancy and personhood in the United States.
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On Thursday, April 10, at the annual Celebrations event, the organizers referenced Smith’s recent announcement that they are complying with the NCAA Transgender Athlete Ban. The organizers stated Smith’s compliance is, “blatant discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression—a direct violation of Smith’s current non-discrimination policy.” They expressed their opposition and issued a call to action to the student body: “We vehemently oppose the College’s decision to comply and collaborate with fascism. As this policy is silently rolled out, we as a student body must continue to vocalize our dissent and support trans people on and off this campus.” Their statement reflected a larger, ongoing campus-wide debate on whether Smith should comply with this policy, not comply or pull out of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) entirely in protest.
On April 2, the Smith College Office of Equity and Inclusion co-sponsored a panel titled “Trans Rights: A Historical and Legal Perspective” to discuss the uncertain landscape for the rights of transgender people in the United States.