Originally published in the February 2023 print edition.
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A day without water for most of Green St. began on Feb. 14 after the City of Northampton found a water main break near Sage…
At the corner of Green Street, with panoramic windows offering views of where the city of Northampton and the campus meet, sits Smith College’s new…
As the second month of classes draws to a close, some students on campus are still going home to linen closets, studies and living rooms.…
This article originally appeared in the October 2022 print edition. Construction workers broke ground on Upper Elm in May 2022 for Smith’s Geothermal Energy Project.…
Friday, October 21 at 12:55 p.m., members of the Smith College United Student Labor Action Coalition (USLAC) and other protesting students forcibly entered the President’s…
Sarah Willie-LeBreton was named the new President of Smith College on Thursday, Sept. 15, and will begin her term on July 1, 2023. This announcement…
Shouting students stood outside the entrance to the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility (ITT) while, inside, President McCartney held her fall party on Friday, Sept. 9. The mass of students chanting “1 2 3 4, we won't take it anymore! 5 6 7 8, come on Kathy, negotiate!” were protesting the college’s treatment of its dining and housekeeping workers in ongoing contract negotiations.
This year, the realities of composting at Smith frustrated students and workers alike. Contamination, confusing bins and massive amounts of waste plague people on every level of this process.
Over 100 Smith students, faculty and staff gathered on Chapin Lawn on April 15 to protest the administration’s treatment of dining and housekeeping workers and…