by Ilana Alazzeh in Opinions
I was walking to a lecture featuring Farah Pandith '90, Special Representative to Muslim Communities when one of my friends brought up the recent Fort Hood shootings. I responded, "I used to live there." I paused and thought please don't be about a Muslim, and then continued, "during 9/11.
by in Opinions
The Sophian staff agrees with most of campus that the distribution of the H1N1 vaccine has been mismanaged by Health Services. After creating a culture of hysteria among students, fed by a lack of updates on the Web site, Health Services did not provide the vaccine as promised, in October.
by Johanna Lepro-Green in Opinions
I've always been incredibly cautious, especially when it comes to decisions that could possibly impact my future. I like to have control over my image. I speak carefully and try to screw-up in private. Because I've seen a number of friends' lives permanently changed after they let their guard down or made rash decisions, I am constantly reminding myself that actions usually have consequences.
by Sanita Dhaubanjar in Opinions
Yes, I am lucky to have a single. But then again, maybe I am missing that special part of college life not possible in any other form of interaction or maybe I am experiencing so much diversity that going back to the solitude of my room is a delightful retreat.
by in Opinions
The "Sex and the Smithie" column is written by a different Smith student each week.
It's been weeks since this section printed "It's time to squish the SLUGS," but until I read Jocelyn Thomas's letter to the editor regarding this article, I didn't feel the need to respond.
by Josefine Ulbrich in Opinions
Bam. The lights turn on, the crowd goes berserk, I enter the stage and howl into the microphone in a way that goes beyond Janis Joplin's wildest dreams. Wait. I can't sing. Bummer.
Okay, another scenario. Now I stand in a laboratory, wearing a white coat, and accidentally find a cure for the severe illness of growing hair on your big toe.
by Amy Tayloe in Opinions
Everyone at Smith remembers their first-year orientation. Moving in, meeting HONS, wandering campus, going to "class." It's generally considered a blissful two weeks, an ease into the life of the college student. Though the focus tends to be more on first-years than transfer students, it's an enjoyable experience.
by Faizaa Fatima in Opinions
It was a bright sunny day - not really, it was raining - on Sept. 12 when all the students went to the Campus Center to join the wide array of organizations that represented Smith. And, I believe I signed up for at least 50 percent of them. I was so overwhelmed!
I must have thought finding the proper balance between academics and extracurricular activities wouldn't be the work of a super(wo)man .
