Smith’s club Squash team achieved their first win this season against Bard College on Nov. 20, a victory that came as quite a surprise to the team.
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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.
Some colleges manage to generate profit with their athletics departments; does Smith? How is our athletic department relate to the larger financial structure of Smith, and where does the money come from?
Though the fall semester has just begun, for weeks varsity teams have been playing their way to victories – or losses. Their performances so far can help us predict what will happen during the rest of the season.
Though the fall semester has just begun, for weeks varsity teams have been playing their way to victories – or losses. Their performances so far can help us predict what will happen during the rest of the season.
In an increasingly polarizing world nothing is as it seems and the fight for ideals bleeds into all aspects of life. A political statement can come from anywhere or anyone and the basketball court can be a platform for change.
Five of Smith’s varsity teams dominate the spring calendar: lacrosse, softball, tennis, track and field and crew. How have these teams fared so far, and what do they have on the horizon?
Elizabeth Muirhead ’20 | Assistant Sports Editor
Here at Smith, most of our winter sports are wrapping up, and we can begin looking toward the spring season. But in the world of Division I sports, the winter season stretches into March. Hockey fans, in particular, can look forward to enjoying the UMass Amherst Minutemen’s performance. They rattled the hockey world with their strong play straight out of the gate. Last season, the Minutemen finished with a record of 17-20-2 and got knocked out of their conference tournament in the second round by Northeastern University; they didn’t earn a spot in the following NCAA Men’s tournament to compete for the championship. But this season, the best in the team’s history, has been a totally different story. At this point, their record stands at 24-7, and they have held a No. 2 ranking for the majority of the season.
This fall, Rachel Simmons worked with coaches in the athletic department retreat at the beginning of the semester. Kristin Hughes said, “I thought some of her messages, especially as they related to failing, could be really powerful for our student-athletes as well.” Hughes added: “Handling failure is as much a part of the athletic experience as is winning. So, building skills and a mentality that allow you to grow from it and not be stopped by it is really significant. And Rachel is a former athlete and has a great delivery and connection with students.” Simmons was eager to take on a project at Smith and had been looking to collaborate with different departments. She thought that a team dynamic would be a perfect way to work regularly with Smith students and pitched her idea for the “Failing Well” series to the athletic director and the coaches.