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Clare Doyle hopes to make a splash as new head rowing coach

This summer Smith College announced that Clare Doyle M.S., ’17 will be the new head coach of the rowing team for the upcoming 2017-2018 season. Doyle follows the footsteps of former head rowing coach Karen Klinger ’84, who retired after 20 years of coaching the Pioneers. 

The need for a nuanced perspective in the global classroom

How important is it to your success as a student in a Smith classroom, to be American?

Of the million things I thought about before I came to Smith, this was something I took for granted. I assumed that a college education is global, no matter where you go, and that’s exactly what I wanted. I believe a global education is valuable, and it encourages a greater understanding of world problems. And that has been my experience, to some extent. 

However, I was forced to think harder about this as I started to peruse the course catalog more intently and took more classes.

ValleyBike Share coming to Pioneer Valley in 2018

Northampton is soon to be one of five municipalities to place rent-a-bike stations throughout the region through the ValleyBike Share, a project started by the Pioneer Planning Commission. There will be 28 stations placed in high-traffic areas throughout Amherst, Mount Holyoke, South Hadley and Springfield. 

Trump sides with Democrats

At a recent White House meeting, with congressional leaders from both parties, President Donald Trump dumbfounded fellow Republicans by suddenly aligning himself with Democrats on a series of key fiscal issues. Trump’s surprise stance upended sensitive negotiations over the debt ceiling and further weakened his already fragile relationship with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan.

“The Scarlet Professor” remembers Smith’s past

The Five College Opera performed “The Scarlet Professor” last Saturday. The opera tells the true story of renowned Smith English professor and literary critic Newton Arvin, who was “arrested and disgraced for possessing gay magazines and materials,” the opera’s website said. The opera premiered at the Mendenhall Center for the Arts at Smith. 

Smith responds to Department of Justice’s affirmative action probe

Smith told The Sophian the college remains dedicated to its affirmative action policies amidst the Department of Justice’s plan to investigate and sue universities over such admission policies which allegedly discriminate against white students.

The food that keeps giving

Alex Kim ‘18 Contributing Writer Over the years of working as a nurse assistant, I have had the honor of serving over three thousand patients.…

Light, water glasses and gems: Gwen Strahle at Oresman

If one walks through the mustard, Smith College-aesthetic walls of Graham Hall within Brown Fine Arts Center, one will stumble upon Hillyer Art Library, where the restrooms and cubicles even feel like artistic installations. The lobby of Brown Fine Arts Center, home of Smith College’s Department of Art, communicates an artisanal atmosphere with its muted carpets and just the right amount of gray. 

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