On January 30, 2026, the people of Amherst and surrounding areas gathered on the Amherst Town Common for the “ICE Out” Protest. This protest was sparked by the recent killings by ICE in America, with 8 people dead in 2026 alone, not including the deaths while in custody.
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On the Tuesday immediately following Thanksgiving, Hungry Ghost Bread, a cornerstone of the Northampton and Smith College communities for more than two decades, announced its…
On Nov. 7, staff, faculty and students gathered on Burton Lawn for the inaugural Smith Community Field Day. Despite the early November chill, the event…
Protein has become a social media buzzword. TikTok and Instagram feeds are increasingly bogged down with fitness and dietician influencers who promote eating ground beef, grilled chicken, fish, greek yogurt, cottage cheese and other lean, animal-based proteins.
For those following along on the newly renamed @gosmithbears Instagram account, you may have discovered Smith Athletics’ two new video series: “Brewin’ With the Bears” and “Bagels & Bears.” Ciara Keizer-Lawrence, Smith Athletics’ Director of Sports Information and Scheduling Coordinator, is the mastermind behind this new development.
On Oct. 26, the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness hosted the Smith Community Drug Take-Back Day offering students, faculty and staff a safe and…
Six-hundred attendees packed into Sweeney Auditorium in Sage Hall on Oct. 26 for a talk by Adam Aleksic, better known online as The Etymology Nerd.…
This article was originally published in the October 2025 print edition. For Jillian Duclos, running for mayor of Northampton goes hand in hand with being…
The Dining Workers and Housekeepers Union held a rally on Friday, Oct. 17, to protest unfair wages and treatment by the college. The protest coincided…