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.
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This article was originally published in the September 2024 print edition.
Smith College announced the closing of Cushing/Emerson dining hall on April 25, 2024, effective in the 2024-25 academic year, which has led to dissatisfaction and complaints among students and staff. The decision resulted from a routine assessment in Dining Services that primarily focused on evaluating student dining experiences and usage levels.
Oct. 1, 2024 marked 137 years of Smith’s much loved, highly anticipated Mountain Day. Throughout the weeks prior, Smithies speculated about the day the Wilson…
Last Saturday night, my friend and I had resigned to have a night in — typical for both of us these days. We had both had exhausting days of sleeping in and existing in the world, but, at around 9:00 p.m., we decided to not be lame and go out. We walked around campus for about half an hour.
A warm, 75-degree Friday in late September calls for only one thing: a fresh, crisp matcha latte, cold as ice, from my favorite cafe. With a recently sprained ankle, a fresh Smith College Board of Trustees direct deposit and a dream, I hobbled down to Familiars Coffee & Tea.
Cult classic film, “The Room” (2003), created by Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, has gained the status from many publications of being the worst film…
The newest members of the Student Government Association (SGA) were announced on Sept. 22, ending a weeks-long campaign effort that was on display throughout campus on the sidewalks via chalk slogans from the candidates.
Located at 300 N. Main St. in Florence, Mass. is Look Park — the home of Northampton’s open-play pickleball group. According to Julia Hyde, one…
As the sun shone down in the early afternoon on Sept. 14, Northampton’s Main Street bustled with crowds of smiling people. Live music echoed through…
Though sexual violence is not always considered a widespread problem on Smith’s campus, data proves that it may be more prevalent than most students assume. Hillary Connor ’26 is working to advocate for reproductive justice at Smith and in the broader community.