On Oct.16, Smith College hosted a panel, “From The Margins To The Center: How Black Women Advance Reproductive Justice Policy,” that discussed the vital role of Black women in reproductive justice efforts historically and presently.
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Saturday night; raucous laughter and the clipped, rapid sound of footsteps, accompanied by a flash of headlights as the PVTA B43 passes by my first-floor window. It’s 9:30 p.m. and I am holed inside my room, blue light radiating from my computer screen and burning the words from my Gender, Law and Policy reading onto the backs of my retinas.
Over 250 student-athletes are part of Smith Athletics' 11 varsity sports teams. Any injury, rehabilitation process, practice and game coverage or mental support needed for these athletes are directed towards the Athletic Training (AT) Department. The department is run by Deb Coutu and Kelli Steele, the only AT’s on staff this year after the loss of the graduate assistant position due to a 2015 policy change by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA).
As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election draws near, student-led clubs, the Jandon Center, the Government Department and other on-campus groups are hosting a variety of…
Des étudiants, des professeurs et des habitants de Northampton se sont réunis pour s'informer sur le rôle des médias lors des prochaines élections, à l'occasion du « Constitution Day Panel : Médias et élections », le mardi 17 septembre à l'Alumnae House.
On Sunday, Oct. 20, nineties shoegaze legends Drop Nineteens will be playing the newly reopened Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass., with Olivia O. as their…
Smith’s ultimate frisbee team, LunaDisc, is open to all students regardless of ability or experience level. The organization operates as a single team socially, but they are split up into two teams for competition: Luna is the “A” team or the team for more experienced players, while Sola (short for solar eclipse) is a more developmental league that provides hands-on support and practice for newer players. Each team has two captains: Al Torrens-Martin ’25 and Sophia Jerome ’27 lead Luna, while Ginger Silverman ’26 and Syd Pichette ’27 lead Sola.
During my first week on the Smith College campus, I was struck by the absence of outdoor trash cans. When I had something to throw out, there was nowhere to put it. I began to look for them, and after three weeks of searching, I only found a singular trash can outside of the bookstore — one that, as far as I could tell, wasn’t affiliated with the college.
On Oct. 9, Smith students gathered in Seelye Hall for a panel entitled “LGBTQ+ Politics and the US Election” that discussed homophobic bills, elite-led mobilization and LGBTQ+ rights on a state level.
Editor's Note: this article was originally a part of our September Print edition.