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Interview with emerging alternative-pop band Secret Weapons

Alternative-pop duo Secret Weapons brought their fall tour to Northampton at Pearl Street on Sept. 16. This tour follows the release of their recent album “As the Setting Sun Comes Crashing Down on Me.” Before their Northampton performance, The Sophian had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with the band in regards to their first solo tour and recent album. 

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.

Cuisine and Customs, Korea Style

This past Saturday, the Korean American Students of Smith (KASS) hosted their annual Korean Culture Day. The activities, which took place in the afternoon, were…

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey urges students to be engaged

“When I stood on the Boston Common for [the Women’s March],” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said to a packed Weinstein Auditorium Tuesday, “I said my message to Donald Trump was ‘I’ll see you in court.’ Now even I didn’t think it’d be so soon or so often.” 

Pioneer fall sports preview

Autumn returns to Smith College. Our favorite feature of the season: fall sports. Smith student-athletes have been on campus and sweating through preseason since August. 

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.

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