Former Student Government Association President Leela de Paula ’23 announced her resignation from the organization, in an email to the student body on March 27.…
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For many prospective Smithies, house community is a critical aspect to their college decision. With Smith’s distinct neighborhoods and decades-long house traditions, these established support systems help first-years feel less adrift in this new stage of their lives. But despite being touted as a hallmark of the Smith experience, the traditional house community isn’t available to all students. For residents of Parsons House, it’s what they're trying to build. For residents of Talbot, it’s something they’ll need to fight to preserve.
Due to students only spending four short years at Smith, institutional knowledge from student organizations can be difficult to preserve. As alumni move further into…
On 21 March, poet Franny Choi was welcomed as a reader at the Boutelle Day Poetry Center with a large, vibrant audience as she read her poems of finding love and light in the despair of current events and generational trauma.
One long-standing Smith tradition for Ada Comstock scholars — the Ada Monologues —hasn’t occurred since 2019 – until now. The Ada Monologues brought audience members…
Julie Xiong ’23 wrapped up her senior season representing Smith at the NCAA Division III National Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina on March 16 and March 17. She competed in the 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter breaststroke, and placed 18th (her highest national rank) in the 200-meter butterfly.
The 2022-23 basketball season was full of broken records and prestigious awards for the Smith Pioneers. The team saw their first appearance in the NCAA…
“It was a very joyous, exciting day,” says Pria Parker ’25 in reference to their record-breaking run. In the recent indoor track and field season, Parker ran a 5:05.67 mile, breaking a 37-year-old school record previously set by Olympic runner Gwyn Hardesty-Coogan ’87.
Bright and early on Saturday, March 25, a collection of Smith athletes from a variety of teams packed into shuttles and carpooled to the bank of the Connecticut River to support the Smith Crew team in their only home regatta this season.
On March 4, the Office of Student Engagement hosted Alison Bechdel, a cartoonist best known for her comic strips “Dykes to Watch Out For” and for her graphic memoir “Fun Home,” at John M. Greene Hall for a keynote talk, moderated discussion and book signing.