Last week, the Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey to 500 randomly selected students using a script in R. The survey asked students to indicate their approval, disapproval, or neutrality on many campus institutions, including the Junior Advisor (JA) system, the Davis Center, and President of the College Maud S. Mandel.
On Saturday, Hoxsey Street was buzzing with students in neon clothing carrying gallon jugs full of mysterious liquids. The daytime party — the “darty” known colloquially as “Sensations” — is an annual event on the first Saturday of May. But the Record wanted to know more: When did the tradition begin, and why?
For the last issue of the Record this semester, members of last year’s Record management team discussed their retirement from the Record and memories from their time leading the paper.
Students at the College can schedule pickup orders at various dining stations through the “GET” app on their phones. However, there exists an all-too-familiar epidemic of students finding their orders stolen, leaving them rushing to class without breakfast or running late after the staff remake their order.
The Williams College Firefighters’ Association (WCFA) is an organization of student firefighters who volunteer at the Williamstown Fire Department. The Record interviewed some of them about their experiences.
Limited access to goods and services determines many students’ experience of Williamstown. For Black students, the College’s geography is not only a peripheral inconvenience: It’s directly related to intimate parts of daily life, including the care and preservation of hair. The Record interviewed students at the College about the networks of hair styling at the College, the politics of hair and respectability, and the position of hair as a locus of community and empowerment.
Spring has finally arrived in Williamstown — you can tell from the budding trees, the students basking in the sun on Chapin Hall steps, and the resurfacing of spikeball nets across Sawyer Quad. But alongside the joy at the hints of warm weather, a stressful question lingers in many students’ minds: “What am I doing this summer?”
In November 1980, a notable act of violence was committed at the College to impede on Black students’ sense of safety: A cross was burned in front of Perry House.
Each week, the Record (using a script in R) randomly selects a student at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature, excluding current Record board members. This week, Shayna Julianne ’26 discussed her love for author Zadie Smith, her rotation of podcasts, and her love for comedy.
Last Friday, students, led by members of the South Asian Students’ Association (SASA) and the Hindu Students Association (HSA) gathered to celebrate Holi, the traditional Hindu festival of colors, on Paresky Lawn.
Each week, the Record (using a script in R) randomly selects a student at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature, excluding current Record board members. This week, Aidan Slovinski ’26 discussed the contemporary art market in Japan, inflation, “WUF time,” and study spots.
In the maelstrom of pandemic closures and election cycle frenzy, Madeleine Dyke ’21.5 decided to spend a semester away from the College. Like many Ephs, Dyke pored through the alum network searching for career advice and eventually — after about 15 other meetings — ended up chatting with Eliza Nemser ’98.
