Floyd Cheung helps Smithies find beauty and truth
by Hana Sun in Features
If you are ever on a search for Professor Floyd Cheung around campus, one of the most likely places to find him is feeding his addiction to the rock-climbing wall in the Ainsworth Fitness Studio, where he likes to go at least once a week. Along with holding a Ph.
by Frances Joanna Kingsbury in Features
Amanda Belden '07, house president of Morrow, was researching her house's history when she came across a mention of an event called Quad-i-gras. "I thought the name was ingenious and so I set about trying to find more information, but I really could not find anything," she explains.
Star chefs' food becomes accessible
by Kate Teich in Features
In the early days of rock star chefs and their restaurants, only the rich and the connected were able to sample the perfectly constructed menus or even step foot in the restaurants. The food and the service were accustomed to this traditional customer, and there was a divide in the restaurant world between foie gras and macaroni and cheese.
by Alison Doherty in Features
"Albright is tight in the booty! Booty! Booty! Booty Booty! Booty!" Repeatedly screaming this cheer barefoot and scantily clad with 70 other women on the side of the road, I realized that Albright would quickly become my new home. Located on Lower Elm, the perfect distance between town and campus, Albright House has the abundance of school spirit and close community that Smith housing has become famous for.
by Gretchen Evans in Features
A recent study performed by Dr. Esther van den Wildenberg from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands targeted a specific gene allele linked to alcoholism. The gene mutation involves a cell structure called the mu-opioid receptor. In previous studies, this receptor has been shown to bind a pain-relieving chemical that the body releases in response to alcohol intake and other stimuli.
by Maggie Mertens in Features
Lobsang Norbu Shastri stood, clicking the mouse of his laptop, and turned, smiling at the PowerPoint that was displayed on the wall behind him. Shastri began his lecture with a traditional Buddhist prayer and then joked about his seemingly paradoxical situation.
Your campus, your calls, your cops
by in Features
Saturday, Feb. 17 - 12:19 a.m.
Report of individuals drinking in hallways of Wilson House. Officers searched hallways but found nothing.
Saturday, Feb. 17 - 2:42 p.m.
Report of a fallen woman needing medical attention at the indoor track. The woman had possibly injured knee and was transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital by ambulance.
