I first heard the term “situationship” a few months ago — on TikTok, unsurprisingly.
The Sophian
In a dimly lit basement, a stranger’s sweat seeps into my skin. My ears are beating from the indistinguishable rhythms of oppressively loud drum kits. Mosh pits merge and scatter around me as students headbang uncontrollably. This is the House Show, an essential component of the college music scene.
This article was originally printed in the April 2023 print edition. Kaira Jewel Lingo, a Dharma teacher with a focus on spirituality and social justice,…
The 2022-23 basketball season was full of broken records and prestigious awards for the Smith Pioneers. The team saw their first appearance in the NCAA…
“It was a very joyous, exciting day,” says Pria Parker ’25 in reference to their record-breaking run. In the recent indoor track and field season, Parker ran a 5:05.67 mile, breaking a 37-year-old school record previously set by Olympic runner Gwyn Hardesty-Coogan ’87.
Bright and early on Saturday, March 25, a collection of Smith athletes from a variety of teams packed into shuttles and carpooled to the bank of the Connecticut River to support the Smith Crew team in their only home regatta this season.
Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Scarria '96, has attributed her decision to attend Smith College to the profound impression she experienced upon first driving into the city. After completing her undergraduate studies, Scarria pursued a career in political consulting in San Francisco and later joined the ACLU's national office in New York. While earning her graduate degree at the City University of New York, Scarria resided in Northampton and was a campaign manager for a local City Councilor before being inspired to run for office herself.
On March 4, the Office of Student Engagement hosted Alison Bechdel, a cartoonist best known for her comic strips “Dykes to Watch Out For” and for her graphic memoir “Fun Home,” at John M. Greene Hall for a keynote talk, moderated discussion and book signing.
“One time I saw a squirrel take a whole molasses cookie up a tree in its mouth. Another time I saw [one with] a whole bagel on a tree branch!” said Noah Good ’23. “They’re built different.” Here at Smith, the squirrels are everywhere, as much a part of the campus setting as the buildings and lawns, and they don’t go unnoticed. I talked to different members of the Smith community about why they think squirrels here are unique.
I was never in a “Gifted and Talented” program. In fact, I was never whisked away from my classmates and placed in any kind of accelerated program without deliberately having to seek it out first...