The Williams Record (https://williamsrecord.com/2018/10/)
On Nov. 6, Massachusetts voters will decide on three ballot initiatives, the third of which aims to repeal anti-discrimination protections under the Commonwealth’s law for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
Last Friday, students, faculty, staff and community members held a rally in front of the Williams Inn in support of the rights of transgender people – a response to the Trump administration’s recently leaked proposal to narrowly define gender as a biological, immutable condition. The rally especially advocated for voting “Yes” on Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot this coming Election Day.
Last week, the American Ethnological Society (AES) awarded Professor of Anthropology David Edwards its 2018 Senior Book Prize for his work, Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan. This was reviewed in an issue of the Record following its 2017 publication (“David Edwards analyzes transformation of martyrdom in new book,” April 26, 2017). The AES Senior Book Prize is given biennially to “a work that speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy,” according to the AES website.
When we arrived at Sage B301, what immediately struck us was not the array of signs on the door reading “GOD QUAD” in bold italics. Nor the model of the three-mast German warship atop the bookshelf.
On Oct. 23, women’s field hockey defeated No.1 Middlebury 4-2 at home, vaulting the team into the third seed position as they entered the NESCAC Tournament.
Men’s and women’s cross country traveled to Boston on Saturday to compete at the NESCAC championship meet hosted by Tufts at Franklin Park. Both teams finished second in the race, with Amherst capturing the men’s championship and Middlebury capturing the women’s championship.
We are living in a world that wants to label us quickly – immigrant, refugee, illegal. But Mohamad Hafez, an eccentric Syrian artist and architect, likes to confuse people.
“Trans rights are human rights,” “Trans rights are under attack – what do we do? Act up, fight back!” and “Yes on 3!” were just three of the chants at the rally for transgender rights this past Friday.
In 1988, Dr. James E. Hansen testified before Congress that the southeastern and midwestern sections of the United States would be subjected to high temperatures and drought in the near future. Thirty years later, climate change is still a major problem, and citizens are still using the legal system to advocate against the issue.
Ryan Cox ’20
Men’s cross country
Bainbridge Island, Wash.
“He has had a steady upward trajectory since his first year, and made the most progress in last spring’s track season, then again during his high mileage training in Kenya.