When I walked into the Hallie Flanagan Studio Theater to an announcement cheerily telling me to “Enjoy Scissoring,” I didn’t quite know what to expect.…
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From student requests for more outdoor seating and late-night study spaces to managing the immense project of converting campus to geothermal energy, the Campus Use Plan is looking at how the Smith community uses its campus and what changes could be made to guide campus use in the coming years.
This article was originally published in the March 2025 print edition. From March 12 to March 14, Smith College hosted the first Reproductive Justice Futurisms…
This article was originally published in the March 2025 print edition. Disclaimer: this article was originally written for ENG 136: Journalism Principles & Practices in…
Smith’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team traveled to Rochester, N.Y., to compete in the NCAA Indoor National Championships last Friday, March 14, 2025. The group…
Following Smith Basketball’s recent near win to New York University (NYU) at the NCAA DIII National Women’s Basketball Championship, The Sophian’s Sports and Wellness section…
Smith College hosted a second campus community webinar on March 6 to communicate plans and share resources related to recent executive orders and changes in federal policies under the Trump administration.
On Feb. 28, Professor Jess Gersony opened the Spring 2025 Bulb Show at the Smith College Botanic Garden with an hour-long lecture on drought. Her…
On March 12, 2025, Smith College released an announcement that they are committed to changing the school mascot from the Pioneers, which have been Smith’s mascot since 1986, to a moniker that better represents the values and interests of the Smith community by the end of the academic year. They sent out a survey where students can submit up to three nominations for the new mascot for a period of two weeks. No current or former mascots can be nominated.
After back-to-back wins on their home court, Smith basketball will continue on to the next round of the NCAA championship. The pioneers pulled off a triumphant 69-59 win over SUNY Cobleskill on Friday, March 7th, sending them to a Pioneer Valley faceoff against Amherst College on Saturday, where graduate student Ally Landau ’26 scored a buzzer beater in the final seconds of the match to earn Smith a 52-50 win. The pioneers will play at the Sweet 16 this Friday, March 14th.