The Sophian

Thursday, March 5, 2009

News

• Financial crisis sparks cut in Ada Comstock Scholars class size
• Students discuss college budget at open forum
• Faculty panel on Middle East conflict tackles complex issues
• Asexuals club to bring a new perspective on campus
• Time capsule discovered in Chapel
• CSO fund drive aims to close 'nutrition gap'
• Middle East lecturer receives mixed reviews from Five College students
• In Short

Features

• Smith hosts Five College African Studies Conference
• Students ring in Lunar New Year
• Symposium honors retired Smith professor
• The Bite
• Annual bulb show welcomes Smith
• Quadi Gras highlights Quad spirit
• Police Blotter

Arts

• Sexhibition: X-ing inhibition out
• Glee Club collaborates with Penn State in 'A Program for Peace'
• Pop Rocks and Coke
• Lose the flab: get on the Hype Machine
• Feathers, nostalgia and feminism: an assortment of student films
• WOZQ concert to get people dancing

Opinions

• Smart activism needed in campus Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
• Women and the Supreme Court
• Staff Editorial
• That's What She Said: moving from the lyrics to the literal
• Celebrity scandal or social issue?
• Sophia Says: I'll let you touch my little Joe
• Letters to the Editor

Sports

• Student starts tae kwon do club at Smith College
• Pioneers have strong showing at Open New Englands
• Captain's Corner - Caitlin Gleason '09, Ultimate Frisbee
• Upcoming Events
• Round 'Em Up

More Issues

Issue Summary

News

• CSO raises funds for refugees

• MassPIRG takes on Sallie Mae over loans

• Russian is alive and well, despite rumors

• Spanish admission materials move to the Web

• Athletics director gets new NCAA position

• Snow takes down 80-year-old tree

Features

• Cherished tradition remains popular despite some nutritional concerns

• The benefits of mindful sitting

• Notes from abroad: Romani in Italy

• A la mode: Mad for Mod-Cloth

• Teapot offers varied results to a loyal customer base

Arts

• A treasure trove of art and history opportunities await students downtown

• Guess what? Art can be good for you

• Alumna realizes unknown dream of singing opera

• Afghan performance roused crowd

• Live music complemented Five College dances

• Pop Rocks and Coke: And the winner is...

Opinions

• You just can't blame the 'that girls'

• Exercise a little tolerance for Republicans

• Campus vibe mixes tradition and progress

• Think before judging others' feelings on campus

• Pick up the slack, Smithies

• Filling the 'bag for the future'

• Midterm stress inflates dreams of break

• Sex and the Smithie: Let every woman define her own sexuality

Sports

• Smith hosts ECACs over weekend, Ithaca wins both overall titles

• Tennis, Equestrian teams compete last Saturday