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‘We get treated like crap’; Housekeepers React to Change in Policy Under New Management

“If they see me talking to you, I’ll be fired,” said a housekeeper who, along with another housekeeper, spoke to The Sophian in a house hallway.  They both expressed concern about the housekeeping department’s recent change in management. “They do not care for women,” said the other.  “We get treated like crap.”

They’re Not That Cool, They’re Just Skinny

While it is delicious to relish the social position achieved by virtue of my shining personality and not by virtue of my body (something that I can’t say is true for everyone at this college), it’s also lonely and takes a lot of hard work. I’ve only recently begun to examine how this has happened and the ways that it has come to shape the way that I exist in the world.

Underclassmen and Staff have Drastically Different Expectations About Interterm

Smith moved back to the pre-pandemic Interterm model this year, offering 14 classes on campus and two classes in experiential learning and abroad. This model offers 292 spots for students to enroll in classes on campus. Each class has a waitlist between five and 41 people. 

The Beauty in the Fun

Celebration began as a student response to a hateful incident on campus in the ’90s in which the Wilson House steps were chalked with homophobic…

Letter to the Editor

We write to address the recent Sophian article, “Dining Staff Face More Pressure and Less Support,” which details some of the issues Smith’s Dining operations…

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