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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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Faculty, students, community members join Stand Up for Science movement in Science Quad protest
Satya Kluth and Juno Pelczar March 12, 2025
Faculty, students, community members join Stand Up for Science movement in Science Quad protest
College removes TAPSI website out of ‘abundance of caution’
Phoebe Pallesen and Sonia Zinkin-Meyers March 12, 2025
A page on the College’s website that outlined the Theme/Affinity/Program/Special Interest (TAPSI) housing program was taken down during the week of Feb. 14. Dean of the College Gretchen Long said that the College is not planning any changes to the program, but that senior staff decided to take down the page following the Department of Education’s Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter.
‘We poets are cartographers of the soul’: Tupelo Press defends its mission amid Trump attacks on the arts
Hugh Kane and Phoebe Pallesen March 12, 2025
Tupelo Press, a North Adams-based literary press, announced on Feb. 9 that it would not comply with the National Endowment for the Arts' new guidelines restricting federal grants. Tupelo's founder and poet Jeffrey Levine offered his thoughts on the press' decision and the power of poetry.
Kiki Smith on her tapestry ‘Seven Seas’
Amita Khurana March 12, 2025
Artist Kiki Smith visited the Clark this past weekend to talk about her tapestry 'Seven Seas,' which is currently being featured in the special exhibition 'Wall Power!'
Photo courtesy of Thomas Smith.
Professor of Chemistry Thomas Smith ’88 appointed WEPO director
Inés Garcia March 12, 2025
Professor and Chair of Chemistry Thomas Smith ’88 will serve as the next director of the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford (WEPO), President Maud S. Mandel announced in an all-campus email last Friday. He will succeed Professor of Political Science Sam Crane, who has held the position since July 2024.
The Ephs found success in their singles matches against Amherst but could not secure the overall victory. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)
Women’s tennis falls 4-3 to Amherst
Lena Kerest March 12, 2025
While the Ephs only narrowly lost to the Mamoths, they are still focused on improvement.
Photo courtesy of Valerie DiFebo.
When in Goodrich, eat 150 sfogliatelle: Italian department hosts its last hurrah
Rosario Carranza March 12, 2025
Last Thursday, the Italian department hosted a festival which highlighted Italian culture, food, music, and language. Students enjoyed delicacies such as pasta alla vodka driven in from the Bronx and almond cookies imported from Rome, all while listening to serenades by the Williams Concert Choir.
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The big picture of big lectures
The big picture of big lectures
Henry Gold March 11, 2025
In an op-ed, Henry Gold argues that lecture sizes should be increased to give faculty more time to spend on tutorials and smaller seminars.
Anora will have its last showing at Images Cinema on 3/12 at 4:30 p.m. (Tahlia Gerger/The Williams Record)
Box office hours: ‘Anora’ with Olga Kim
Henry Hilton March 12, 2025
Assistant Professor of Russian Olga Kim talks the overlooked social commentary in the Oscar-winning film 'Anora.'