Last spring, Smith Improv Komedy Organization of Smith (SIKOS) reached its prime. Weeks before the pandemic hit, their weekly improv comedy shows broached 80 attendees, crowds larger than ever before. President Ruth Penberthy ‘21, said she wanted to ask the audience members, “Are you sure you want to be here? This is undergraduate improv comedy!”
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traduzido por: Olivia Sabini-Leite
Quando o Smith College abriu para o semestre de primavera 2021, cerca de 1.300 des 2.500 alunes do Smith voltaram aos seus dormitórios de acordo com o Departamento de Assuntos Estudantis, contudo muites optaram por concluir o semestre a distância.
Smith College’s Black Students’ Alliance (BSA) hosted its 13th Biennial Conference entitled “Investing In Ourselves: Black Wall Street and Collective Economics” on April 10-11. A reflection upon histories of wealth inequality and racial violence in America, as well as a celebration of Black resilience and ingenuity, the conference is a testament to BSA’s vision for racial justice at Smith and beyond.
This past weekend, Smith held its first on-campus vaccine clinic at the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility to administer the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to eligible members of the general public, including undergraduate and graduate students participating in Smith’s COVID-19 screening program.
Nikki Schuldt ‘22 is the president of the Smith Debate Society, which she called the “most active student organization on campus.” A member since her first year, Schuldt’s love of debate radiated from her as she talked in the basement of the Campus Center. She said she realized she was so excited to do this interview because no one ever wants to talk about the Debate Society with her, when there’s so much to talk about. “I would love it if somebody bragged about us,” she said.
Taylor Swift released “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” (“TV”) April 9, a re-recording of her 2008 album “Fearless.” The release is the first in a series of planned re-recordings of Swift’s first six albums. This follows a highly publicized battle over the ownerships of the albums, which were acquired by talent manager Scooter Braun as part of an acquisition with Big Machine Records, Swift’s former label.
El 25 de marzo, la NCAA anunció que contrató a un destacado bufete de abogados de derechos civiles para llevar a cabo una revisión de investigación independiente sobre la inequidad de género en sus eventos de campeonato.
According to NBC News, hate crimes against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community increased over 150% in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic was speculated to…
On April 20, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on all charges brought against him in the death of George Floyd.