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SJP has organized various community events including phone banking, poster making, and teach-ins to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Julia Goldberg/The Williams Record)
SJP, Jews for Ceasefire organize in support of Palestine
November 29, 2023
The fundraiser benefitted Magen David Adom, the Israeli national ambulance service. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Community members raise over $7,500 for Israeli nonprofit medical service
November 29, 2023
Elizabeth Curtis ’17 and six others composed the Berkshire Doula Project’s original leadership circle. (Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth Curtis).
Amid changing abortion landscape, Berkshire Doula Project evolves to meet community needs
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Not in our name: A letter from Jewish students and alums
Not in our name: A letter from Jewish students and alums
November 29, 2023
‘Pop-culture iconography’: Reflections on Troye Sivan’s Something To Give To Each Other
‘Pop-culture iconography’: Reflections on Troye Sivan’s Something To Give To Each Other
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Both cross country teams secured top finishes at the NCAA Championship. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)
This week in playoffs: XC secures top finishes at NCAA Div. III National Championships, volleyball narrowly knocke​​d out by Salisbury
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The pandemic in the Berkshires in three charts

Sofie Jones, Jeongyoon Han, and Rebecca Tauber
May 6, 2020

In recent weeks, Berkshire County, like the rest of Massachusetts, has seen a continued increase in COVID-19 cases, according to the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH). The figures below show the current severity of the outbreak at the local and state levels. Map and bar graph data is courtesy of the Massachusetts DPH, and pie chart data is courtesy of Berkshire Health Systems. Both sites update their numbers daily; the figures for this article were most recently updated yesterday afternoon.

These maps show both the total number of cases by county (top) and number of cases per 100,000 residents by county (bottom) as of yesterday. (Graphic by Joey Fox/The Williams Record.) 
In this bar graph listing the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents by county, Berkshire County has a rate of 28, which is on the lower end of Massachusetts counties. Throughout the commonwealth, the average age of individuals confirmed to have died of COVID-19 is 82. (Graphic by Sofie Jones/The Williams Record.)
As of yesterday, Berkshire Health Systems had administered COVID-19 tests to a total of 4,213 people. Excluding tests that are still awaiting results, 10.5 percent of all tests came up positive. (Graphic by Rebecca Tauber/The Williams Record.)
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About the Contributors
Sofie Jones, Senior Writer
Sofie Jones ’22 is an English major from Belmont, Mass. She is a senior writer. She previously served as a managing editor, and before that, as executive editor and section editor for sports. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @sofeljones   
Jeongyoon Han, Senior Writer
Jeongyoon Han ’21 (she.her.hers) is a political science and Chinese major from Syracuse, N.Y. She is a senior writer and a video producer. Previously, she served as the 2020 summer/fall editor-in-chief, a managing editor, and as an executive and section editor for Features.
Rebecca Tauber, Senior Writer
Rebecca Tauber ’21 is a history and English major and Jewish studies concentrator from Lower Merion, Pa. She was a senior writer. Before that, she served as news editor, executive editor for communications and podcast, and as a managing editor. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @retauber

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