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Union Faces Resistance from Administration Over Worker Protections and Improved Conditions in Contract Negotiations

On Thursday, Nov. 21, United Smith Student Workers (USSW) union bargaining committee members met with representatives of Smith College to discuss their new contract proposal.…

The Impact of GrubHub Orders on Café Operations

When visiting the Campus Center Café after 8 p.m., the first thing that might catch one’s eye are the piles of to-go containers covering the tables, littered with GrubHub receipts. 

While the GrubHub system may be quick and convenient, there’s a darker side to it when it comes to the waste the orders generate — whether that be food waste or material waste from the containers, to-go cups or wrappers.

From Myanmar to Massachusetts: Leaving Home Amidst a Political Crisis

Thin Wyut Yi Nan ’27 lived what she describes as a “very privileged life” in her home country of Myanmar, a developing southeast Asian country. Nan attended an international high school, enjoyed private transportation and ate at expensive restaurants. However, her life was turned upside down two years ago when political upheaval with the overthrow of the country’s democracy by the military in a coup d’etat thrusted Myanmar into political upheaval. The rest of Nan’s time in her home country was more different than she ever imagined.