Smith engineering students help solve run-off problem

When Smith College senior Monique Gagne can find the time to think past graduation, one image that comes to mind is a garden. Not the vegetable kind. As an engineer, she and a team this year sprouted plans … 1

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper shares stories of life in journalism during talk at Smith College

NORTHAMPTON — Swimming with crocodiles in the Nile, interviewing the late Walter Cronkite and being sung to by Dr. Conrad Murray were among the many topics discussed during a lecture given Sunday night by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper … 0

Transgender applicant’s rejection by Smith causes stir

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College has rejected a male-to-female transgender applicant, sparking controversy at the college and an outpouring of support for the student online. “It’s important to recognize transwomen as women” and admitting transwomen to women’s colleges is … 0

Human trafficking in US topic for Mount Holyoke panel

SOUTH HADLEY — Few issues could seem further from the quiet Mount Holyoke College campus than human trafficking. But as experts will discuss Thursday at a panel on the topic, the sale of people for sex work or … 0

Colleges revamp protocol to handle rape allegations

AMHERST — The first time Jasjaap “Jess” Sidhu, a 21-year-old Amherst College junior, had to rule on an allegation of rape, he was understandably nervous. “It’s one of the biggest moments in someone’s life,” he said last week, … 0

• Colleges seek creative ways  to define consent, stop rape
• Colleges move to overhaul antiquated response  to assaults, reform practices that blame victims
• Mandatory campus crime statistics flawed but revealing
• Why colleges handle sex assault cases
• A school’s responsibilities under Title IX
• Campuses strive to educate about the meaning of consent
• President took action when rape crisis roiled Amherst

Home stretch

A student listens to a recording at the Josten Performing Arts Library at Smith College. First-semester classes end at Smith Dec. 13. … 0

Students find alternatives on campus during storm

Smith College student Pia Furken said the arrival of Hurricane Sandy made her “feel nervous and excited at the same time.” A first-year student interviewed on campus Monday morning, Furken said she had plenty of non-perishable food ready, … 0

• Valley residents cope as superstorm blows through
• Utilities report fewer than 3,000 in area without power
• Worst of Sandy expected through Monday evening
• Early arrivals seek refuge from Sandy at Northampton shelter
• Powerful wind rips roof off barn on South East Street in Amherst
• Amherst declares state of emergency; residents urged to stay home
• Trees, power lines down as Sandy moves through Valley