By Katie Campbell Staff writer It can be pretty simple to be up to date on politics and politically active while at college. There are so many politically driven and activist oriented groups on campus, one may find themselves more politically active than when they arrived. Even though summer is coming which means being away…
During this year’s Leadership Recognition Ceremony at Simmons, Vice President of Student Affairs and Associate Provost Sarah Neill highlighted the very real question that Simmons leaders ask themselves, “Am I even good enough?” Although students stretch themselves by taking on numerous leadership positions on top of an often full class load, many still arrive at…
By Haley Verre Staff Writer Due to April’s designation as Autism Awareness month, nonprofits like Autism Speaks are being more vocal to raise awareness and money to support their cause. On the surface, Autism Speaks is a benevolent organization dedicated to improving the lives of those diagnosed with autism. However, Autism Speaks suffers a bad…
By Philosophy students Contributing Writers We, the students who are majoring and minoring in philosophy here at Simmons, are collectively writing you to request you reconsider the way in which you have characterized Simmons as a “women’s college.” We understand that Simmons is a special, historic place because it was founded as a women’s college.…
Dear Simmons community, We are writing on behalf of the group of 12 Doctor of Physical Therapy students whose posters were displayed around campus the week of March. We would like to take this opportunity to apologize and to provide our perspective about the issues that were brought forth by students. The posters were hung…
