“Pearls, Cashmere, Amherst Men” makes Jezebel!

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UPDATE: An Open Letter to the Smith Community from Carol Christ

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,

Carol T. Christ

We’re proud too, Carol.

On Being a Bunch Of Poor Minority Lesbian Ivy League Rejects.

Editor’s note: This is a response to a Letter to the Editor featured in this week’s issue of the Sophian. You can find the original letter here.

from anonymous:

Ms. Spurzem’s letter to the editor in this week’s Sophian shocked me. Not only does it reflect poorly on her as an individual, but also it speaks horribly for the Smithies of Westchester/Fairfield and pretty much all white Smith students (current and former) for that matter. It really is strange to see someone who is the president of a Smith College Club talking so poorly of her alma mater. I grew up in Southern Westchester and went to a private school there and I could not feel more ashamed of a Smithie from my area. Her condescending, elitist attitude is truly disturbing.

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Happy Rally Day!!!

So it is Rally Day…For most of you that means a day off from classes (which is nice since we clearly are not going to get any snow days this year). For SENIORS (what what) it means taking out that god forsaken graduation gown and senior hat (yay) and go find out is going to be commencement speaker this year!

If you are one of those Smithies who refuses to take a day off or a senior being prematurely forced into a graduation gown, here is a list of the lectures, etc. that will be happening around campus!

Or…if you are a ballin’ alumn who is getting a medal today, holla at them here!

There is also BRUNCH!  

This Week in the Senate

Today during my daily scan of Tumblr I found out that the Smith SGA has a Tumblog!  Hooray for transparency, and bravo to them for posting a round-up of this week’s senate topics.  Here is the text from Smith SGA’s Tumblr:

Issues on campus

Here is a list of issues that were raised in Senate this week:

• Housing
• Trash cans on campus (should we have more?)
• Website could be more accesible
• Recycling needed in Chapin and Hubbard
• Pool hours (or gym hours in general)
• Lack of inter-house bonding
• House points could be more fair (could accomodate for house sizes)
• Parking by the stables needs to be safer
• Financial Aid is less available for International Students, leading some students to drop-out
• Events app for the College with all events listed
• 44 Green Street needs better facilities (washing machines, wifi)
• Conversations about religious diversity need to be had
• Tendency to alienate those with Conservative views
• Disability awareness
• OneCards should be easier to use with local businesses 
• Academic competitiveness leds to excessive stress
• Trans* issues need to be talked about
• Socioeconomic issues need to be talked about

Talk to your house Senators, or better yet, come to Senate and contribute to the constructive dialogue about what can be done to address these topics.

Senate meets every Tuesday at 7 in CC 103/104. Please come by and share your thoughts. Senate is an open forum and exists to address students’ concerns on campus.

Lots of love,

Your SGA Vice President

minkandvelvet’s favorite blog finds this week

I can’t help but share my internet-addiction fueled treasure hunt with you all again this week!

Maddie The Coonhound:

This is a dog named Maddie. This is a blog entirely filled with photos of her standing on things. She looks pretty calm and bored about the whole thing if you ask me. I would try to get my dog to do that, but his legs are too short and he doesn’t ever put up with my nonsense. Not even if i have his chewy bone.

Goths Up Trees:

Everything about this is wrong, but baby I don’t want to be right. I have so many unanswered questions about this. It’s also kind of similar to Maddie standing on things…but instead it’s goths…sitting in trees.

And let me just leave you with one more little present…

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Is it Spring?

Y/N?