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Old 10-02-2013, 10:53 AM
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Smith is a women's liberal arts college in Northhampton, MA. The town itself, and the campus are very well-known as having a very large lesbian community and being very LGBT-friendly, progressive, etc. That is what leaves many of us scratching our heads a bit over a student who would go there, then feel like she needs to create some sort of sanctuary for straight students. If someone is going to feel out-of-place among LGBT folks, then Smith is probably not their ideal campus.

If you're interested in reading a book that gives a pretty thorough (fictional but presumably based on the author's real experiences) account of being a student at Smith, you might want to check out Commencement by J.Courtney Sullivan.
Thanks sweetie. I'll have to see if my library has that book.
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Smith is a women's liberal arts college in Northhampton, MA. The town itself, and the campus are very well-known as having a very large lesbian community and being very LGBT-friendly, progressive, etc. That is what leaves many of us scratching our heads a bit over a student who would go there, then feel like she needs to create some sort of sanctuary for straight students. If someone is going to feel out-of-place among LGBT folks, then Smith is probably not their ideal campus.

If you're interested in reading a book that gives a pretty thorough (fictional but presumably based on the author's real experiences) account of being a student at Smith, you might want to check out Commencement by J.Courtney Sullivan.
After living as an undergraduate student, graduate student, and staying to work and teach in the immediate Northampton area until a few years ago, I was excited to read this book. Although I enjoyed it, I still don't feel it really got all the nuances of the area. I listened to it on an audiobook, it was an easy listen.
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Ugh, that is absolutely disgusting. Sort of like a White Student Union...
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Ugh, that is absolutely disgusting. Sort of like a White Student Union...
I wouldn't go so far as to call it disgusting...more like incredibly naive to enroll there and not understand what you're getting into. Unless her grandma went there back in the Seven Sisters days and she thinks nothing has changed since then.
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