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Dear President Gearan, Hobart Alumni, and Trustees, “Hobart and William Smith prepare students to lead lives of consequence.” This is the mission statement provided by the school – an explicitly stated dedication to guiding its student body towards a morally and intellectually noble lifestyle. As evidenced by a dedicated DEI office, Title IX training, campus
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Maya Rupert, political strategist and author of “The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic” spoke at HWS as part of the President’s Forum. As one of only three Black women to run a major U.S. presidential campaign, she has unique insight into how race and identity shape politics. […] The post Maya Rupert on Camp
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In the climate-controlled Archives and Special Collections area of the Warren Hunting Smith Library basement, there sits a set of mummified remains. Despite being in Archives and Special Collections, “she is technically part of the art collection, not the archives,” notes Meghan Jordan, Curator of the Davis Gallery. However, the remains must be stored in [&#
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Hobart’s bid for a fourth straight national title came to an end in Utica, falling 2–1 in overtime to Hamilton College in the national championship game. The loss ended both an undefeated season and a chance at history, but it also showed just how close the Statesmen were to pulling it off again. Hobart controlled […] The post One Team Celebrated, Othe
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HWS is bringing back its spring Folk Fest tradition for the second time in a row. According to sources from the HWS Student Government (HWSSG) Folk Fest marketing and entertainment committees, this year’s festival will be taking place on Sunday, April 26th. If you enjoyed last year’s festival, or are a fan of live music, […] The post Folk Fest Returns
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Last Monday (3/6) at the weekly Student government meeting, Peter Budmen, Director of Student Success and Retention, announced the rollout of Slate for Student Success across campus. The Herald met with Budmen to discuss the platform rollout in more detail. The introduction of the new platform has raised questions about what its role will be, […] The p
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Comic by Journey Horeis ’28 Crossword by Lauren McNeil. Answer: The post Issue II- Spring 2026 Puzzles and Comics appeared first on The Herald .
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I do not own a record player, though I fully acknowledge that I look like someone who would. Now, I do collect CDs and have a CD player, but a record player was something I knew I could never get, as buying vinyl would be disastrous for my savings. I do have one vinyl record, […] The post Monthly Music: Protest Songs appeared first on The Herald .
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I grew up speaking the Spanish of my family, the Spanish of a more rural region of Mexico. In the classroom, however, that Spanish disappears. Instead, we are taught the “correct” Spanish. This assumed “correct” and “proper” Spanish is that of the conquistadors…Spain. While that dialect is deemed superior, language education becomes less and less […] T
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Now Circa Then is a play written by Carly Mensch that follows protagonists Gideon and Margie, who both work as historical reenactors playing Julian and Josephine, a Jewish immigrant couple on New York’s Lower East Side, circa 1890. Credit to Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch’s directing as well as all the students who put time […] The post Now Circa The
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