Is this. . . healing? Comic by Michelle Wong ‘19.
The Sophian
It’s cuffing season! See what Sophie Willard Van Sistine ’21 has to say in the seventh episode of Smithology.
Despite the chill, a crowd of students gathered together last Thursday night to watch the annual “Celebration” ceremony on Wilson’s steps. This was the event’s 27th year and included performances by individual students, several Quad houses and a variety of acapella and student organizations.
“Suspiria” is bad. “Suspiria” is a mess. “Suspiria” is a movie set in 1977 Berlin that’s about both a psychotherapist mourning his wife and about an American Mennonite girl who gets admitted into a prestigious dance academy that turns out to run by a coven of witches. “Suspiria” tries to do many things and does none of them well. But this and its other technical problems are the least of its flaws. In fact its greatest flaw — no, its greatest sin — lies in what it tries to seem like it’s saying and what it instead is actually saying.
Amanda Jiang ’20 | Jandon Center Student Fellow
The Jandon Center for Community Engagement has received federal grant funding to support the College to collaborate with community members, local organizations and schools in Springfield, Mass. on helping young adults transition to life after high school, including college or employment. Young people in Springfield will lead a research team to explore how to mobilize community assets to support the long-term success of their peers seeking to bridge the economic, educational and social obstacles facing Springfield residents.
Somto Okonkwo ’21 | News Editor
Smith has made many commitments to support sustainability and address climate change, including one to become a carbon neutral campus by 2030. Part of Smith’s goal is to educate women so they can become leaders in improving sustainability and tackling climate change.
Jackie Richardson ’21 | Associate Editor
On Nov. 13, Ijeoma Oluo — author of “So You Want to Talk About Race” — gave a talk called “The Only Way Out is Through: Solidarity and Accountability” at the Weinstein Auditorium.
Yawen Tsao ’19 | Contributing Writer
The Nurul Islam Mosque is a mosque that was founded in 1844 in Bo-Kaap, South Africa. Last Monday, I went there for an Islamic class with my host mom, who has been an Islamic teacher for her whole life — 72 years.
Silvia Moon ‘19 | Features Staff Writer
The signs as ways they prepare for Thanksgiving break
As the air turns colder and starts to bite, we look towards the end of the fall sports season. How did our teams perform this fall?