Category Archives: Student Posts

First-year Smithie leads Jewish education workshops

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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First-year Sarah Biskowitz is leading an impressive initiative: religious learning workshops for Jewish-identified Smithies! Even though Sarah has only been here for a semester, she is already establishing strong roots in the community. Assisting Hebrew school teacher Emily Brocks, a … Continue reading →

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Smithies speak to religious identity at the Contemporary Women in Islam conference

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“You don’t have to be a voice for the voiceless, just pass the mic.” – Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Author of Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States Smith College is home to a host of students … Continue reading →

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Christmas Season Festivities at Smith

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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 →

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CSO Volunteers at the Northampton Craft Fair

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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 →

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Otelia Cromwell Day: Resist, Act, and Preserve

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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 →

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Walking About Smith As Us:
Muslim Students’ Perspectives

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Chapel Student
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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 →

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Updates from Al-Iman

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Chapel Student
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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 →

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“Viva Puerto Rico y Viva Mexico”

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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 →

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Restore and Revive:
Great Awakening History in Northampton

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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 →

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Spirituali-Tea

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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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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