On April 21 at 7:30 p.m., Smith students gathered in Weinstein Auditorium to attend “Trans Inclusion in Sport,” a conversation with speaker Cal Calamia, who uses they/he pronouns. Cal Calamia is a highly successful transmasculine marathoner, activist, writer and educator who joined the discussion through Zoom. The event was moderated by Smith's Sports Committee for Inclusion and Diversity (SCID) board member Pria Parker ’25, who uses they/them pronouns.
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On Thursday, April 10, at the annual Celebrations event, the organizers referenced Smith’s recent announcement that they are complying with the NCAA Transgender Athlete Ban. The organizers stated Smith’s compliance is, “blatant discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression—a direct violation of Smith’s current non-discrimination policy.” They expressed their opposition and issued a call to action to the student body: “We vehemently oppose the College’s decision to comply and collaborate with fascism. As this policy is silently rolled out, we as a student body must continue to vocalize our dissent and support trans people on and off this campus.” Their statement reflected a larger, ongoing campus-wide debate on whether Smith should comply with this policy, not comply or pull out of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) entirely in protest.
On Feb. 4, the Department of Education (ED) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter stating that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will be reverting back to the 2020 Title IX Rule, created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during Trump’s first term.
As the clock wound down in Ainsworth Gymnasium Friday night, the crowds morphed into a wave of bodies, moving to their feet united in their…
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.
On March 25, the NCAA announced that it hired a prominent civil rights law firm to conduct an independent investigative review on gender inequity in its championship events.
Maddy Hubbard ’19 Assistant Sports Editor “Imagine you’re an English scholar. You write a novel that becomes a best seller, but have to forfeit any…
Cameo Tietje ‘18 Sports Editor The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has rules and regulations on a vast number of topics, including athlete’s drug use…
The Pioneers made Smith basketball history this season when they earned a place in the NCAA Division III Championships for the very first time. Undaunted…