Celebrations Dance Company has faced the challenge of finding a space for their chosen art form in the virtual world. What once were twice weekly rehearsals in Smith’s dance studio have become weekly Zoom rehearsals, and what once were biannual live showcases at the end of each semester have become virtual showcases compilations.
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Model UN President Alex Martin ‘22 has been debating in MUN for seven years. Following her high school passion into college, Martin helped to revive Smith’s team her first year, serving as Vice President for one year and President for the past two.
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!”
Nueve años después de comenzar su transición de género, Cristina Morales tomó la decisión de emigrar a los Estados Unidos desde Celaya, Guanajuato, México. El año era 1997 y ahí comenzó su carrera como activista y como inspiración para mujeres transgénero indocumentadas.
Nine years after beginning her gender transition, Cristina Morales made the decision to migrate to the United States from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. The year was 1997, and upon arrival she began her career as an activist and inspiration for undocumented transgender women.
María Isabel tenía diez años cuando se venció su visa de visitante en los Estados Unidos. Había llegado a este país a los cuatro años con sus padres y su hermana mayor, en busca de mejores oportunidades, como lo hicieron las múltiples generaciones anteriores de inmigrantes que han llegado a los Estados Unidos desde su formación. Hoy ella es orgullosamente una Smithie y pertenece a la primera generación en su familia que se graduará de la universidad.
Cristina Rodríguez, the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale University, gave the first speech in the 2019-2020 Presidential Colloquium Series on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Her lecture, “The President, Immigration Law, and the Politics of Constitutional Structure,” sought to provide greater insight into US immigration law by looking at historic and current tensions between executive and legislative powers.
“I think people should learn a foreign language, period,” Professor Evgeny Dengub said when I ask him why students should study Russian at Smith. “Whether it’s Russian, French, Italian, Japanese or Arabic, it’s good for your brain. It’s good for your overall development and intellectual growth. It’s good for your soul.”
Spring has finally arrived in the 413. Coincidentally, it has also arrived in the 603 where my friend Ryan is at Dartmouth. She and I exchange letters every now and then, discussing weird elitist traditions of the east coast, physics, relationships and sex.
A few weeks ago, in Acting Studio 2 of the Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, a one-night performance was staged for a small but attentive audience. Emma O’Neill-Dietel ’21 describes her show “What?” as a solo, memoir-based performance about her experience growing up with hearing loss.