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Ballet, pickleball, and art for all

Ballet, pickleball, and art for all

Tahlia Gerger April 24, 2024
In an op-ed, Tahlia Gerger ’27 argues that art classes should be made lower stakes and more accessible for all.
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Leave single rooms to upperclass students — first-years don’t need them

Pauli Voelkel April 24, 2024
In an op-ed, Pauli Voelkel ’27 argues that Mission, a long-time first year dorm, should be converted to upper class housing.
Chaplains’ Corner: The mystery of life, love, and wheatgrass

Chaplains’ Corner: The mystery of life, love, and wheatgrass

Valerie Bailey April 24, 2024
In this week's Chaplain's Corner, Rev. Valerie Bailey Fischer contemplates the lessons that humble wheatgrass can offer on loss and what is left behind.
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Dear Ephelia: Record advice column

Ephelia Ephelia April 24, 2024
This week, Ephelia discusses close friends disappearing into coupledom, the silent joys of the course catalogue, and the perks of abstaining from situationships.
Promoting institutional equity and improving educational experiences: The case for C/NC

Promoting institutional equity and improving educational experiences: The case for C/NC

Cooper Desmond April 17, 2024
In an op-ed, Cooper Desmond ’24 argues in favor of a proposal to implement a pilot Credit/No Credit policy for first-semester first-years at the College.
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The last resort for the forgetful and the forgotten: An ode to the dirt lot

Mati Rogers April 17, 2024
In an op-ed, Mati Rogers mourns the loss of the beloved "dirt lot", an hitherto unregulated parking space used by students of the College.
Chaplains’ Corner: Taking the risk of sharing time

Chaplains’ Corner: Taking the risk of sharing time

Bridget Power April 17, 2024
In this week's Chaplain's Corner, the College's Catholic Chaplain shares lessons learned from the L'Arche community.
The Williams community needs JAs

The Williams community needs JAs

Pauli Voelkel April 10, 2024
In an op-ed, Pauli Voelkel ’27 argues for more community support for JAs.
Open dialogue is important. The College should commit to protecting it.

Open dialogue is important. The College should commit to protecting it.

Jonathan Breibart April 10, 2024
In an op-ed, Jonathan Breibart ’24 argues for a change in campus discourse.
It’s a bad idea to eliminate letter grades for first-semester students

It’s a bad idea to eliminate letter grades for first-semester students

Luana Maroja April 10, 2024
In an op-ed, Luana Maroja argues against a change in in first-year grading policy.
Chaplains’ Corner: Celebrating joy in paradox with grief

Chaplains’ Corner: Celebrating joy in paradox with grief

Sidra Mahmood April 10, 2024
In this week's Chaplain's Corner, Sidra Mahmood, The College's Muslim chaplain, reflects on Eid as an opportunity to partake in joy despite global suffering.
We demand action on equity and divestment

We demand action on equity and divestment

In an op-ed, Jews for Justice and Students for Justice in Palestine detail a set of demands for the College pertaining to equity and divestment. A simple majority of Minority Coalition groups voted in favor of signing the demands at the MinCo Leadership Retreat on Sunday.
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