Last Friday marked the beginning of this year’s Spring Bulb Show. The annual event kicked off with a lecture, “Stories About Seeds.” Tim Johnson, the director of the Botanic Garden presented on the history and evolution of seeds.
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In light of the recent outbreak of bubonic plague on Smith College’s campus, President Kathleen McCartney sent out an email detailing when vaccinations and treatments will be available to the Smith community. The response from the community has been generally positive, at least, from those who have read it.
On March 19, at 8:53 p.m., the sound of Neilson construction came to an abrupt stop, and all was silent. At 9:57 p.m., Campus Police…
There was an incredibly high turnout at Smith’s recent Meningitis B vaccine clinic. However, immediately after, students reported feelings of distress and reduced mental capacity to complete routine tasks.
On Mar. 1, a long line of students waited in anticipation outside of the Carroll Room of the Campus Center. They were not waiting to hear someone speak, nor attending a club meeting. They were waiting to get the Meningitis B vaccine.
On Mar. 24, 2018, thousands will gather at Boston Common in solidarity to stand up for the rights of students to learn without the fear…
Volunteers under the age of 24 account for 22.6 percent of all volunteers. Studies have shown volunteering can improve health by strengthening the body, improving…
In some ways, as members of the Smith College community, we are part of a small business. Smith is an educational institution that tries to…
Battle of the Sexes, released last September, is a biographical, sports comedy-drama film set in the 1970’s. The plot is loosely based on the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone as King and Steve Carell as Riggs, with Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Bill Pullman and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles.
The project and its two leads were announced in 2015. Principal photography on the film began in Los Angeles in 2016, with a budget of more than $25 million. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last September.
Top-seeded Smith basketball suffered a bitter defeat this Saturday in the NEWMAC semifinal, falling to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 51-64.