On Jan. 16, the Botanic Garden of Smith College announced that five trees on campus will be removed early this year, including the long-standing sugar…
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The Student Government Association (SGA) of Smith College held its first presidential debate in several years on Tuesday, April 16. Three pairs of students were…
In Feb., the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) — now free and open to the public — re-opened their newly renovated third floor after its closing the previous spring.
Smith College has recently announced the construction of a new building for the Lazarus Center for Career Development and the Wurtele Center for Leadership, which is set to be built on a hillside overlooking Paradise Pond. In response to this announcement, many students have taken to social media to discuss the validity of the project. Arguments have been raised, suggesting that the funds for this new building could be more effectively utilized to address internal issues within the college, such as broken elevators and insufficient professor salaries. While there are a multitude of reasons to question the necessity and efficiency of the new Lazarus Center, I would like to introduce an additional critique from a conservation standpoint.
As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s time to start brainstorming gift ideas. Whether it’s for a loved one or a friend, trying to come up with the perfect present can be stressful. It is always a little challenging for me, but I remember feeling particularly daunted when shopping for my girlfriend for the first time.
Smith has a long and robust list of notable alums, a list about which the College frequently boasts. The Campus Center was recently named after Julia Child ’34. Just last year, Gloria Steinem ’56 visited John M. Greene Hall and spoke to students. The list includes CEOs, political figures, advocates, artists, actors and authors. One missing from this list is Piper Kerman ’92, author of the New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black: My Year In A Women’s Prison
After moving from Ghana to New York City four years ago, Ada Comstock Scholar Bernice Agyeiwaa found herself in search of a community. Intending to attend a graduate program for nursing, she began taking classes at Bronx Community College.
The Smith Cross Country team recently placed second out of 19 teams at the Dickinson Invitational on Sept. 23, beating two nationally ranked teams: No. 28 Carnegie Mellon University and No. 35 Dickinson College. This brought the Smith team up from a 10th-place regional ranking to now ranking sixth in the competitive Mid-East Region.
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…