by Alexandra Bregman in Opinions
It's cold, we're stressed; flu season has struck. As more and more students retreat to their rooms, the quarantine and vaccine policies are duly called into question. The tension, comparable to the 1918 influenza outbreak, is masked in mystery, as my friends get sicker and sicker one by one.
by in Opinions
Smith seems to be a place full of health contradictions. Students who use the stair-stepper daily at the gym also take the elevator to their class on the third floor of Seelye. Students don't use antiperspirant because it's carcinogenic, but still manage to justify their twice-daily cigarettes.
by in Opinions
From a newspaper's perspective, issues of avoiding plagiarism and academic integrity are near and dear to the Sophian's heart. However, we believe that the Smith College Honor Code is in danger and needs to be reevaluated. Although students are notified about the Honor Code, and all students sign the code when first coming to the college, we still see too many examples of cheating and other violations.
by Alison Doherty in Opinions
Sometimes it seems that since my first day at Smith the most salient message I've received from the college is to make sure I complete Latin Honors requirements. The funny thing is that throughout the visiting and application process, I never heard mention of this ominous set of course distributions - which, while not required, are suggested, and suggested in a way that might make you worry about ending up in cement shoes at the bottom of Paradise Pond.
by Lizzy Williams in Opinions
When I get stressed out, I like to plan out my life. Course by course. For the next four years. Slightly obsessive? Yes. Yet somehow it relieves my worry and allows me to focus on the matter at hand - be it readings, papers, or problems. And I love when I can spend time on those things because I am lucky enough to be taking classes that suit my fancies.
by Josefine Ulbrich in Opinions
A specter is haunting Smith. It brings in its wake sleep deprivation, anxiety attacks and severe pains in places you didn't even know were part of your body. It separates you from friends and family, turns you into a candy-devouring animal and makes you seriously question your sanity.
by Sarah Billian in Opinions
A fellow student recently chided me for cutting in front of her.
I wasn't cutting in line, mind you, but merely reaching in front of her for a spoon. I didn't think anything of my behavior until said student reminded me that I "could have said 'excuse me,' you know.
by Faizaa Fatima in Opinions
October 2009 opened the door to a grandiose victory of the Obama regime in the U.S. The nation's president, Barack Obama, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" and his "vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons," according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
by Joanna Johnson in Opinions
Smith has lectures, talks, presentations, workshops, readings and symposiums galore, not to mention plays, religious services, concerts and any other activity that can be imagined - except, perhaps, male beauty contests. But how many of these do students actually go to? Assuming you have the time free, catching a campus event is a good break from the norm.
by in Letters to the editor
We would like to applaud both Victoria McCarroll '11 and the '86 alum who wrote anonymously to the Sophian on their honesty regarding their struggles with what most people would call "mental illness." Certainly, anxiety disorder and compulsive overeating are generally considered pathological, but both can be overcome and managed in order to live a happy and healthy life.
