We asked the Ada community if they had any advice they wished they could go back and tell their younger selves. Here’s what they told us…
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Tuesday Nov. 10 Smith College held its annual Cromwell Day, and though this year's symposium took place virtually, it was still an impactful opportunity to come together, reflect and learn. This year’s celebration was entitled, “Tackling Anti-Blackness: Moving Past the Abstract” and featured speakers, workshops and student art pieces. It concluded with a showcasing of student artwork that grappled with the harrowing history of racism in the United States as well as devastating current events such as the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor which have sparked civil unrest across the nation.
El martes 27 de octubre, Gina Siepel presentó su proyecto de artes ambientales en progreso, "Para entender un árbol". El evento virtual fue organizado por Joanne Benkley, presidenta de Environmental Concentration, y patrocinado por el Smith College Arts Afield Program junto con Kestrel Land Trust.
This November the day’s events took place virtually, and this year’s theme, titled, “Tackling Anti-Blackness: Moving Past the Abstract,” brought the Smith community right to the frontlines of issues of race that the U.S. is facing today.
A survey sent out to Smithies asked, “What is the number one issue on your mind this election cycle? Why?” This is what the respondents said.
I remember once walking into ninth grade English a few minutes early, hoping to clock in a few pages of Twilight before the bell rang-- a book my older sister recommended, and with which I was quickly becoming obsessed.
This year the Wurtele Center for Leadership is piloting Amplify, a brand new program designed to help Smith students develop their public voice.
At any moment over the past few weeks, it seems like someone somewhere is imploring the American people to vote. From Instagram to Smith administration emails to the plane flying above my Pennsylvania hometown with a banner reminding us to send in our ballots, it’s a message that comes in from all sides: Vote, vote, vote.
One night, just before the start of the 2020 remote fall semester, Ruby Lowery ’21 thought “I’m going to create a blanket.”
This idea would become the Smith Covid-19 blanket, a year-long undertaking by Smith Stitchers, the knitting club that Lowery founded with Natalie Mosher ’21 in 2018.
Over this past week, Jodi Shaw, a student support coordinator in residence life at Smith, posted three Youtube videos accusing Smith of anti-white hostility and…