In Northampton, MA the preliminary election is quickly approaching and mayoral candidates continue their fight to make it on the municipal election ballot.
The Sophian
Translated from English by Izzy Ford
NORTHAMPTON-- Debajo de una bandera Confederada ondeanda y un estandarte MAGA (el eslogan popularizado por el presidente Trump durante su campaña política en 2016, con el sentimiento “haz América gran una vez más”), veinte personas blancas gritaron orgullosamente a la esquina de las calles Elm y Prospect. A través de la calle, estudiantes de Smith, envueltos en banderas del orgullo LGBT se besaron. Una imagen proyectada declaró: “Pelosi, Presidente de la Cámara, luche por nuestro futuro!” en el Centro del Campus. Las policías dispersas, las patrullas de Seguridad de Campus, y les agentes de la Sevicia Secreta miraron inexpresivamente.
How do you begin the opinion piece about sexual assault on a college campus? Maybe, if you’re like me, you’ve had a decade or so of practice in the area. You know the talking points by heart– you know that assault is especially pervasive among college students. That universities tend to prioritize their donors, not their survivors. Maybe you’re like 27% of my peers: you’re practiced at managing the aftershocks of your own assault as you navigate higher education.
Co-president and CEO of The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Coalition, Emmy-award winning journalist, and women’s rights activist, Carol Jenkins spoke at Smith’s second Presidential Colloquium of the 2021 Fall Semester on Sept. 21.
Last Sunday, hundreds of UMass students gathered outside the Theta Chi fraternity house in protest of sexual assault allegations.
Smith Votes is a nonpartisan, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging civic engagement and higher voter turnout on Smith’s campus. The Sophian spoke with co-coordinators Emily Stanton-Paule ‘22 and Jenna Sutherland ‘23 this year and last May about their strategies.
Every September I become acutely aware of my Jewish identity. I have to make the choice between my religion and my academic career. Every year academics win.
You can’t shop for classes if there aren’t any.
As I arrived at Amherst College’s first live show of the season, sponsored by their radio station WAMH, I discovered that no one was in…
As Smith College welcomes back all its students to campus over a year into the pandemic, hiccups are inevitable. But what the dining program is facing is not a hiccup.