by Alexandra Neale in News
"I am not here as a firefighter trying to put out the flames of this racial incident or to give a Kumbaya-My-Lord-We-Are-All-a-Big-Happy-Family speech to make most people at Smith feel good about themselves," he said. "I am here today to speak truth to power about race matters in contemporary America and, in the process, connect the dots about this 'incident,' an incident and an aftermath which I believe are emblematic about how race works in post-civil rights America."
by Zoë Macintosh in News
Early-rising students received a cold shower of dire reality at the keynote speech of Focus the Nation, the student-organized day of educational and collaborative talks on global warming on Thursday, Jan. 31 in Weinstein Auditorium.
Michael Klare, Five College professor of peace & world security studies gave his speech titled "Global Warming: the Human Dimension".
by Liz Brasington in News
Reports are in: the political tsunami of 2008 struck the United States on Feb. 5. Fox news, CNN and Smith College students were there live to cover the event. The death toll is difficult to predict. Tsunami Tuesday, otherwise known as Super Tuesday, the highly anticipated presidential primary taking place across the nation, did not care if you were a Republican or Democrat when it hit.
Service Projects Marked MLK Day
by Abby McIntyre in News
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was designated in 1994 as a national day of service, and this year a number of Smith students and staff members spent their day giving back to the community.
Monday, January 21, around 60 registered volunteers decorated the Calvin Coolidge Nursing Center for Valentine's Day, painted a new office for Arise (a nonprofit group that advocates and offers support for individuals with disabilities of all kinds), read letters for the Prison Book Project or worked for the day with another local volunteer agency.
by Sara Aboulafia with reporting by Alexandra Neale in News
As part of Smith College's Black History Month activities, Elaine Brown, the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party, spoke in Weinstein Auditorium Monday night. Brown's talk focused on the question: "Where do we go from here?"
by Angela Zhu in News
Perhaps what is one of the most interesting things about Kate Bornstein is her penchant for creative book titles. To date, Kate has published four books: "My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely," "Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn Erotic Adventure," "Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us" and most recently, "Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws.
by Marlowe Dieckmann in News
SGA cabinet is focusing on the House Competition that we are cosponsoring with the House Presidents Association (HPA). There are five events that you can attend and get house points for and each event has prizes. The prizes are awarded on a first come first serve basis.
News and Updates from the Five College area
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REAL WORLD CASTING CALL AT UMASS
MTV will hold an open casting call for Season 21 of The Real World on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the UMass Student Union Ballroom. People between the ages of 18 and 24 are welcome to audition. Applicants must bring a recent picture of themselves and photo ID.
