The Simmons Voice

Editorial: How the news sees sports fans versus protestors

February 7, 2018

This week, the Philadelphia Eagles broke the New England Patriots’ winning streak at the 52nd Super Bowl, the championship game for the 2017 football season. Given that this is the team’s first championship title, more than ...

Taking a stand by taking a knee: NFL protests continue

October 4, 2017

Protesting: our cup of tea

December 7, 2016

Over 80 killed in wave of Kashmir protests

October 5, 2016

Students protest PLAN

April 14, 2016

By Katie Sittig-Boyd Staff Writer Students from the class of 2019 released a petition on Change.org to repeal the required coursework set forth by the Simmons PLAN curriculum last Thursday, citing difficulties with graduating ...

Community meetings are off-track

April 14, 2016

It’s time to refocus on racial equity By Defensor Santiago Contributing Writer In the past several months, student protest forced the administration to reconsider the ways that we as a community discuss and tackle the issues o...

News from around the world: Ugandan elections, Cyclone hits Fiji

February 25, 2016

Editorial: Keeping the Ten Demands in the headlines

December 9, 2015

We are nearing the end of the semester, and with winter break looming around the corner, it is easy to slip from academic productivity into apathy during the upcoming month. However, now is an incredibly important time to stay...

Simmons community gathers to address demands

December 3, 2015

Letter to the Editor

December 2, 2015

Ring leader, conspirator, activist, strategist, visionary. Words matter. They not only convey our thinking, but they frame our thinking. Last week students of color took up one of those roles, depending on where you sit in th...

Simmons addresses online threats following protest

November 18, 2015

By Lindsey Stokes Staff Writer In an email sent to students and staff Tuesday evening, Chief Information Officer Debra Orr alerted the college to some “disturbing social media messages” posted after the demonstration in Com...

Organización Latinoamericana’s statement of solidarity

November 18, 2015

As published Nov. 13, 2015. We the Organización Latinoamericana of Simmons College stand in solidarity with the students of color from the University of Missouri and #ConcernedStudent1950 organizers who have sacrificed their ...