As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s time to start brainstorming gift ideas. Whether it’s for a loved one or a friend, trying to come up with the perfect present can be stressful. It is always a little challenging for me, but I remember feeling particularly daunted when shopping for my girlfriend for the first time.
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Martine Gantrel has spent the past 44 years of her life at Smith College — teaching students, being a part of the community and exploring Northampton.
Gantrel has taught at Smith for the majority of her life, but she is ready to begin the next stage — retirement.
On Nov. 3, singer-songwriter Amelia Day released her sophomore EP (Extended Play), “Little One.” Coming off the heels of her 2022 folk EP “Eastward of Eden,” “Little One” is a love letter to the stages of growing up, wrapped up in a 6-track eclectic patchwork of genres.
On Nov. 17, two new student worker unions, United Smith Student Workers and Smith College Residence Life Collective, held an inaugural rally on Chapin Lawn…
Smith College fired adjunct dance professor Olive Demar on Wednesday, Nov. 1, for “not meeting an acceptable level of performance” and “veering off course-related topics in class and focusing on your personal life and political issues; ending class early; and refusing to meet with [her] Chair.” Since her firing, Demar has said the reason for her termination was for discussing the war in Israel and Palestine.
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Most Smithies have seen the army of facilities staff working hard with leaf blowers to clear our streets, sidewalks, paths and lawns of the seemingly…
On Nov. 9, Smith Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a sit-in in College Hall to recognize the deaths of over 6,000 Palestinian civilians…
Born and raised in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Assistant Professor of English Language & Literature Melissa Parrish grew up wanting to be a marine biologist, fascinated by the marine life around her. After spending a day with her mother’s marine biologist friend, Parrish realized that life was not for her, and instead “went for the thing she loved most — books and reading.”
Ms. Magazine está celebrando su 50 aniversario con estilo — embarcándose en una gira de libros a nivel nacional para 50 Years of Ms. que reúne feministas, activistas, y mentes curiosas por igual. El 28 de septiembre la gira llegó a Smith, que fue llamada inadvertidamente “Ms. University” durante el evento, demostrando la relación de larga data entre las instituciones.