In light of the racist and homophobic events occurring at Oberlin College, we’ve created a banner for Smithies to sign in solidarity with their struggle. We hope you’ll stop by the SGA Office on the second floor of the CC between 9 and 5 Monday thru Friday this week to sign.
Vivek Wadhwa recently wrote:
Women are primed to lead in this new era. Girls now match boys in mathematical achievement. In the U.S., 140 women enroll in higher education for every 100 men. Women earn more than 50 percent of all bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and nearly 50 percent of all…
Happy International Women’s Day!
New Revamp of All Things Sophian on the Web
Hi everybody! This is Joy, the current web editor for the Sophian. There will be a real attempt (finally) to fully utilize all Sophian social media including Twitter, Facebook and of course here on Tumblr. The staff would most welcome all kinds of input, ideas and opinions on how to make this useful for students and all other members of the community. Let us know and keep an eye out for things! :)
Women Seeing Women
International Women’s Day, March 8“Mallarme said that everything in the world exists in order to end in a book. Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” —Susan Sontag
Hanna Putz (featured in the first slide of this preview) nurtured her awareness as a photographer, starting out as a model in front of the camera. Echoing Sontag’s sentiment, she has looked for ways to shake up the “permanent posing” of her generation. In creating portraits of friends who had recently given birth to their first children, she noticed a remarkable shift in awareness. “Their attention is mainly on their child, and [they] are also in some kind of a transitional phase, as they are adjusting to the new role that has just been given to them,” said Putz in an interview with BJP.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Newsweek & The Daily Beast features work from 15 talented women who represent a range of remarkable awareness as lovers, daughters, mothers, and foremost artists.
(via newsweek)
That’s it. No need to post anything else today. Can’t top this.
Either a subtle dig at those that hate math or (more likely) a copy editor that’s right there with them.
Looking for cartoonists and graphic designers
If you’re interested, please email us at sophian@smith.edu!