Kristen Rosa '12 carries a banner downtown last Saturday night as part of the Take Back the Night event, which included a rally, vigil and speak-out. |
Students 'Take Back the Night'
While Smith College may seem like a comparatively safe and supportive space for women, the campus bubble does not insulate students from issues of sexual violence and assault. To highlight these continuing problems and work for a safer environment for women, Smith community members participated in "Take Back the Night," a combination rally, vigil and speak-out for sexual assault victims and allies last Saturday.…
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Marijuana and civil society: What it means to celebrate 420
April 20 is the unofficial but nationally recognized marijuana holiday. The origins of this celebration of cannabis culture are purely speculative. One widely held legend is that a band of hooligans who called themselves the Waldos started the tradition by lighting up after school regularly at 4:20 p.…
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A primer to Northampton's final music pickings
Still haven't been to a show in Northampton this year? Been attending shows already and want more? Fortunately the last few weeks of the semester are loaded with musical acts that suit a wide variety of tastes. If you can spare it, take a break that doesn't involve sitting on Facebook or organizing your items for the trunk room, and go see some live music in one of the most musically rich towns in the state.…
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Smith, what's with all the smoking?
As I sat down to enjoy a nice picnic lunch with some friends on one of the few days this past week when the sun actually decided to shine, I brushed my hand against something poking out in the grass: a cigarette butt. Yuck. This was not the first time I have noticed cigs littered around campus; they are everywhere.…
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Departing senior Berit Schelde reflects Leaving the Basketball Team
What are your thoughts on this past season?
I'm really proud of what we achieved. We produced a great record and made playoffs - the program has come far since my first year and the hard work paid off.…
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'Cultural fluency' at core of new global initiativeA new global focus defined by college administration aims to turn Smith graduates into global leaders through a variety of cross-curriculum initiatives.
"We really see this as a global initiative across the majors," said President Carol Christ as she presented the initiative to students for the first time at a sparsely attended forum last Friday in Weinstein Auditorium in Wright Hall - the building that will be the site of a new Global Studies Center beginning in the fall.
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Museum acquires new piece from alum
"Pennsylvania Excavation" by George Bellows has been recently donated by an alumna in honor of her upcoming 50th reunion.
Many credit "Pennsylvania Excavation" as the piece that launched Bellows' career and made him the preeminent leader of the Ashcan School of American Realist painting.
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The alumnae-planned Donut Tour 2010 that you missedIt is safe to say that people do not think much of doughnuts nowadays, except maybe as the choice breakfast option for harried commuters or as fatty, fried vices that generally wind up on the chopping block once calories are cut.
But some people think differently.
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A senior comes to the end of her roadDepending on how you look at it, the 2009-10 academic year is over in either three weeks, one week or the blink of an eye. For us seniors, May marks more than another few months stressing and studying; instead, we are foraging the path to The Future, a dark and looming place of uncertainty.
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