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The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

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College advises international students to return to U.S. ahead of Trump inauguration
Lena Kerest December 20, 2024
Dean of the College Gretchen Long, Director of International Student Services (ISS) Ninah Pretto, and Assistant Director of ISS Mariia Smirnova advised international students to return to the United States from any international travel before Jan. 19, 2025.
Currier Quad to replace Mission as first-year housing beginning fall 2025
Sonia Zinkin-Meyers December 17, 2024
The five upperclass dorms that comprise Currier Quad will house first-years and Mission will house upperclass students beginning in fall 2025.
College admits 26.6 percent of early decision applicants to Class of 2029
David Wignall December 13, 2024
The College admitted 257 out of 964 early decision applicants to the Class of 2029 on Dec. 13, as well as 18 students through QuestBridge’s National College Match program on Dec. 2.
Approval ratings survey shows increased disapproval of FAST, Honor and Discipline Committee
Hugh Kane December 4, 2024
The Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey to 500 randomly selected students last week. The survey asked students to indicate their approval, disapproval, or neutrality toward various campus institutions.
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Faculty to vote on dissolving justice and law studies program
Haley Zimmerman December 4, 2024
The faculty will vote on a motion to dissolve the justice and law studies concentration at their meeting today.
The College’s donation processes have long been a subject of speculation. 
(Olivia Jo/The Williams Record)
Follow the money: Demystifying athletic donations at the College
Satya Kluth and Hannah Marx December 4, 2024
Athletic donations fall under a policy that the College introduced in 2012, which allows donors to designate their gifts to specific sectors: financial aid, “equity and inclusion,” faculty support, athletic teams, and a variety of academic programs. Donors can also donate to the College’s “highest priorities,” essentially leaving their gifts undesignated. 
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Record survey finds broad discontent with College’s sex scene, gaps in sexual satisfaction among genders
Aliya Huprikar and Haley Zimmerman December 4, 2024
A Record survey and interviews with students reveals dissatisfaction and demographic disparities in sexual satisfaction.
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We need an Indigenous studies department — but for the right reasons
Isaac Rivera December 4, 2024
In an op-ed, Isaac Rivera '26 argues for a spiritually focused Indigenous studies department.