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By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A mandate for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is ending.“Effective July 1, 2023, the university will no longer require faculty, staff and students to receive a COVID-19...
By STEVE PFARRER
Spring is here — or at least the calendar says it is. And as the weather (hopefully) warms, there’s more incentive to get outside and check out what’s on view at local art galleries. Here’s a look at some selected shows this month. PULP Gallery,...
By HANNAH BEVIS
Though March Madness is usually reserved for the NCAA basketball tournament, March truly is the craziest time of year for sports, especially here at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Between Western Massachusetts and high school state tournaments, as well...
By STEVE PFARRER
NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) is hosting two public talks that will examine some diverse subjects, from art and culture of North Africa to a look at how incarcerated people create art.On Wednesday, Abdessamad El Montassir, an...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
The line wrapped around Smith College’s Indoor Track & Tennis complex an hour before tipoff. Smith athletic director Kristen Hughes’ phone lit up with a text, “It’s like a Rihanna concert out here.”Ainsworth Gymnasium holds roughly 500 people, and the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Morgan Morrison analyzes basketball possessions as an engineer. The Smith College senior views defenses and opponents as problems and challenges to be solved.“There’s never not an answer to me,” Morrison said. “When I’m watching the game when I’m on...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – The chants began with more than a minute left.“Final Four! Final Four! Final Four!” The reality hit the Smith College student section long before the basketball team allowed itself to believe. Smith forward Katelyn Pickunka spread her...
By HANNAH BEVIS
NORTHAMPTON – Ally Yamada squared herself up with the basket, coolly executing a three-point shot that she’d taken thousands of times before. Down in the post, forward Morgan Morrison felt herself relax, if only slightly. It’s hard to be certain of...
By HANNAH BEVIS
NORTHAMPTON – With 10 seconds left in overtime, the Smith and Mary Washington women’s basketball teams had everything to play for.The two teams were tied at 65 with a trip to the Division 3 Elite 8 awaiting the winner. For Pioneers fans, it was the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – Mary Washington thought it cut the head off of Smith College’s basketball dragon.Pioneers center Morgan Morrison, the NEWMAC & New England Women's Basketball Association Player of the Year, fouled out with 6 minutes, 31 seconds left of...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Miranda Oakes stood in the Smith College student section, notebook in hand. St. John Fisher guard Katie Moravec stepped to the free throw line late in the third quarter of last weekend’s NCAA Division 3 tournament second round game.“One fish! Two...
By HANNAH BEVIS
Back in the spring of 2020, Katelyn Pickunka and Dashelle Gleissner had just reached their first Sweet 16 with the Smith College basketball team. The Pioneers were riding high after winning the program’s first NEWMAC title and cruising through the...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – Morgan Morrison sat at the end of the Smith College bench.The senior, and NEWMAC Player of the Year, picked up her fourth foul with 24.4 seconds left in the third quarter of Saturday’s NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball Tournament second...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – Amelia Clairmont triggered an avalanche.The Smith College junior guard hit the first shot of Friday night’s NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball Tournament opener against SUNY Morrisville: a 3-pointer from the left wing. Then she splashed...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
Receiving the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed shocked the Smith College basketball team, but it won’t overwhelm the Pioneers.Smith has reached two straight NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16s and won three consecutive NEWMAC titles.“I don’t think it adds...
By HANNAH BEVIS
NORTHAMPTON — When Sunday’s NEWMAC title game was all said and done, Hampshire Regional alum and current Smith College co-captain Katelyn Pickunka went over to her dad to celebrate – and show him the massive bruise that was already blooming on her...
Launch those booksAMHERST — Spring is still more than three weeks away, but the days are lengthening, temperatures are mostly creeping up, and it’s not too early to think about what you might plant in your garden this year — or to think about healing...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Rally Day, one of Smith College’s oldest traditions, returned in full force on Thursday, the first time since February 2020 that it had been held fully in person.The event is a celebration for the school’s graduating senior class, who...
NORTHAMPTON — A leading activist and founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First will deliver the address at Smith College’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21.Reshma Saujani will receive an honorary degree at the event along with five other notable...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
NORTHAMPTON – Morgan Morrison ripped away the offensive rebound from Babson after missing a layup.Smith College’s senior forward wasn’t about to let the Beavers ruin her senior day. Morrison powered a layup back up through contact, and tied Saturday’s...
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