The Simmons Voice

Why must you follow my Pinterest?

April 28, 2016

By Kaydee Donohoo Staff Writer A few nights ago, at my sleepy-one-last-phonecheck time, a notification shook me to my very core. One of my havens was infiltrated. I learned that my high school ex-boyfriend made a Pinterest and star...

Simmons students participate in advertisement competition

April 14, 2016

By Contributing Writers The National Student Advertising Competition is a joint class between the business school and the communications department at Simmons. In the fall, the team focused on creating different advertisements ...

Post-terrorism Islamophobia

March 24, 2016

On Tuesday, March 22, at least 10 people were killed and 100 wounded at Brussels’ international airport, in addition to at least 20 killed and 130 wounded at the Maelbeek metro station, according to Belgian government officials. In...

Media bias can’t cool the Bern

March 24, 2016

By Kaydee Donohoo Staff Writer You’ve probably seen a bombardment of Bernie Sander posts recently. The reason Bernie supporters can’t help but be loud online is that the media show a strong bias against this democratic socia...

We’ve been trumped…by ourselves

March 3, 2016

By Kaydee Donohoo Staff Writer What must have been ages ago I remember seeing a Facebook post along the lines of “At first I thought this was a joke, but I gave it a chance and he makes some good points.” It was of course...

Boston Latin students protest in light of racial inequity

January 27, 2016

By Katie Sittig-Boyd Staff Writer This previous Monday, students at Boston Latin School wore black during a silent protest of the current racial climate at one of Boston’s most prestigious exam schools. Several months ago, stud...

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...

The Maine rocks Simmons College

November 18, 2015

Simmons website needs a makeover

November 4, 2015

By Kate Joseph Staff Writer You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and Simmons College’s website is certainly not making a good one. The new and “improved” Simmons website was launched earlier this y...

Warburg lecture addresses interrogation techniques

October 7, 2015

By Amanda Bibbins Staff Writer BOSTON—On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Simmons College’s Political Science and International Relations Department hosted former Central Intelligence Agency official, Glenn Carle, for the fall 2015 Warbur...

Editorial: Diversity in tech still lacking

September 30, 2015

Although there have been many recent attempts to “diversify” the field of technology, virtually all of these efforts end in failure--or, more commonly, mediocrity. Diversity in technology is not increasing by any significant...

St. Paul’s grad attempts to dismiss charges

September 24, 2015