On October 15, Smithies in Business held its second annual internship panel. The flow of students continuously came and went: some of them chatted with representatives while the others ate lunch and talked to their peers.
The Sophian
Writing about disability can be a tricky task. I’ve always had a passion for writing, but only rarely do I write about my experience of living with a disability, because I don’t want others to misinterpret my story.
A group of 65, comprised of student athletes who identify as POC and their allies, are bringing attention to their experiences of lack of diversity and inclusion on athletic teams at the college.
Claudia Olson ’22 | Assistant Features Editor
Writing about disability can be a tricky task. I’ve always had a passion for writing, but only rarely do I write about my experience of living with a disability, because I don’t want others to misinterpret my story. I don’t want others to feel pity when they read about my struggles, nor inspiration just from the fact that I am able to live a fairly normal life. I never had a teacher with a disability, so it was hard to find help resolving these issues that complicated my writing. Coming to Smith, I wanted to find a community of disabled students who had stories similar to mine — stories that needed to be told. Through Empowered Voices, I’ve found the community I was searching for.
Sylvia Moon
Capricorn: Ford Hall. You never stop working.
Earlier this week, I was looking up Stephen Hawking’s posthumous book “Brief Answers to the Big Questions” and was immediately taken back to my high school computer science teacher’s lectures on some of these big questions. Hawking’s book discusses artificial intelligence, a superhuman race and the potential end of humanity. Light stuff, right? I remember sitting in class around 2012, while my 70-something teacher assured us that Jeff Bezos was building an empire and working towards taking over the marketplace, shutting down high street stores entirely. His claims didn’t sound credible to me at the time — I was just trying to stay awake. But now I’m wishing I listened to him a little more intently.
“Crisis pregnancy centers” and “faith-based pregnancy centers”: I have a problem with both names. First of all, I think the word “crisis” only adds to a pregnant person’s anxiety, and secondly the phrase “faith-based” breeds misconception; a pregnant person has the right to allow their religion to guide their reproductive decisions, whether they choose a faith-based center or not.
Every week, as The Sophian’s editors churn out the weekly student newspaper, their resentment towards bureaucratic processes and general existential dread grows.
Smythology epidsode 5: Smith-themed Halloween costume ideas (in case you didn't feel school-spirited enough)
Upon opening the doors to the exhibit, you immediately lock eyes with a pale woman in a turquoise robe who looks out from her ornate frame with a small smile. She is one of the few in the gallery who will actually make eye contact with you; the rest of the women gaze demurely at things out of sight as if they are wishing for something their gilded world cannot give them.