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Category Archives: Student Posts
Christmas Season Festivities at Smith
To prepare for the Christmas season and wrap up fall semester, a number of events took place at Smith and in the surrounding area including the annual Christmas Vespers concert in John M. Greene Hall, an advent dinner in the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Programs & Events, Student Articles
Tagged Advent, campus news, Smith Christian Fellowship, Vespers
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CSO Volunteers at the Northampton Craft Fair
Smith students volunteered for the annual Northampton Craft Fair over the weekend of December 2-3. Artists came from all across New England to sell their work, and an entrance fee was charged to those who wanted to browse. The proceeds … Continue reading
Otelia Cromwell Day: Resist, Act, and Preserve
Honoring the legacy of Otelia Cromwell, the first Black woman to earn a degree from Smith College, Northamptonites and Smithies gathered in John M. Greene Hall to hear Roxanne Gay speak on November 2. Gay is an accomplished American writer, … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Articles
Tagged campus news, Cromwell Day, politics, quotes, race/racism
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Walking About Smith As Us:
Muslim Students’ Perspectives
First-year student Yacine Fall wrote the following paper for her English 118 course, “Youth Activism”; the assignment is to write a photojournalist essay on the life of a Smith student. She chose to look at what it is like to … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Social Justice, Student Orgs, Student Posts, Student Reflections
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, community, Eid, identity, Islam, sanctuary, spirituality, welcome
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Updates from Al-Iman
by Al-Iman
Al-Iman has been off to a great year! The organization hosted an Eid Dinner on October 17th to celebrate the Eid Al-Adha holiday that occurred earlier in the fall. Wadea Sakhta was the guest speaker, and there was a great … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Orgs, Student Posts
Tagged Al-Iman, Eid, food, Islam, Jummah
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“Viva Puerto Rico y Viva Mexico”
A few weeks ago, a student group organized a fundraiser for hurricane relief in response to the natural disasters affecting Puerto Rico and Mexico. With the support of the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, a range of delicious Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged campus news, food, world news
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Restore and Revive:
Great Awakening History in Northampton
A few Smithies, along with church leaders from all across New England, attended the Restore and Revive convocation, September 29 – October 2, which was the tail end event to a larger 10-day prayer conference. Restore and Revive was held … Continue reading
Spirituali-Tea
Kicking off Family Weekend, the CRSL hosted a tea on Friday October 13th 2:30-4pm for contemplative practice, as well as to welcome questions from students and parents about CRSL. Director Matilda Cantwell opened the program by lighting three candles in … Continue reading
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Tagged CRSL news, meditation, mindfulness, poetry, world news
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Apple picking with Mercy House
Community members of the Pioneer Valley and students from the five colleges gathered for a Mercy House church-wide event on Saturday, September 23. Over 50 people showed up to Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton to apple pick, take pictures, and … Continue reading
Reflections from Greece: Sitting in the Dirt
This piece is part of a series highlighting a student’s spiritual experiences while studying abroad. This is part two, read part one – Reflections from Greece: The Light in Moria. On the day of my first shift volunteering in Moria, I … Continue reading