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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

A timeless time warp: Cap & Bells puts its own spin on The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Images

A timeless time warp: Cap & Bells puts its own spin on The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Images

Shane Stackpole January 29, 2025
Beginning at midnight, Cap & Bells transformed Images Cinema into the bizarre and beloved world of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a classic shadow cast performance. The recent shadow cast performance of Rocky Horror was the first at the College since 2019
Levato Coyne introduced students to new art mediums and techniques in her “Drawing Science” course. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Levato Coyne.)

‘The point is actually the process’: Professors teach in unconventional media

Amita Khurana January 29, 2025
Professors discuss Winter Study courses that offer opportunities for students to experiment with a wide variety of unconventional materials and tools.
Lenti led student singers in joining voices with Exeter College. (Photo courtesy of Anna Lenti.)

‘The Oxford Evensong Experience’ takes student singers across the pond

Catalina Echegoyen January 29, 2025
This Winter Study Ephs student singers joined forces with the Exeter College Choir to perform for three Anglican services.
Fairweather works as the assistant director of Maybe Happy Ending. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Abramson.)

Ephs behind the scenes on Broadway: Eric Kang ’09, Caroline Fairweather ’20 talk new musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

Rosario Carranza December 4, 2024
Eric Kang ’09 and Caroline Fairweather ’20 share their journey from the College to Broadway.
Purple Valley Productions pioneers student film on campus

Purple Valley Productions pioneers student film on campus

Shane Stackpole and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku December 4, 2024
The student organization is creating opportunities for student filmmaking. This semester, Purple Valley Productions is producing a student film with over 100 cast and crew members.
The battle will take place Friday night in Goodrich Hall. (Olivia Jo/The Williams Record)

Meet the students headlining ACE’s first-ever Battle of the DJs

Rosario Carranza and Catalina Echegoyen November 20, 2024
Battle of the DJs will be hosted by ACE this Friday at 9:30 p.m in Goodrich Hall, where four student DJs will compete for a surprise prize.
Much Ado behind the scenes: The making of a revitalized Shakespeare classic

Much Ado behind the scenes: The making of a revitalized Shakespeare classic

Shirel Quintanilla Raymond November 20, 2024
This theatre department's recent production of Much Ado About Nothing used costumes to bring to life a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy about romance and deception.
Shepard and Kleiner either take turns lecturing or do it in tandem. (Bea Larzul/The Williams Record)

Roll the credits: Professors Jim Shepard and John Kleiner teach ‘Hollywood Film’ for the final time

Phoebe Pallesen November 20, 2024
This semester, Professors Jim Shepard and John Kleiner taught their famed English course "Hollywood Film" one last time before returning to retirement.
Meet Mariët Westermann ’84, new Guggenheim director and latest member of the College’s ‘art mafia’

Meet Mariët Westermann ’84, new Guggenheim director and latest member of the College’s ‘art mafia’

Phoebe Pallesen November 13, 2024
The Record sat down with Mariët Westermann ’84, the new director and CEO of the Guggenheim, at her kitchen table in Williamstown to discuss her journey from the College to the one of the world’s most respected artistic institutions.
WCMA hires three new curators, creates position for building project

WCMA hires three new curators, creates position for building project

Shane Stackpole November 13, 2024
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) hired three new curators this year: Christa Clarke, director of curatorial strategy for the new museum project; Dan Byers, curator of modern and contemporary art; and Rachael Nelson, the newest Mellon curatorial fellow.
‘A reflection of who I was at Williams’: Lucas Zelnick ’17 on thoughtful stand-up comedy, TikTok fame, and life after the College

‘A reflection of who I was at Williams’: Lucas Zelnick ’17 on thoughtful stand-up comedy, TikTok fame, and life after the College

Aliya Huprikar November 6, 2024
Zelnick is a New York City-based comedian whose punchy crowd work clips skyrocketed him into TikTok fame, amassing over 37 million likes. Yet excluding a failed Combo Za audition, he never did comedy during his time at the College.
(Fanny Keegan/The Williams Record)

Spooky superlatives for Hoxsey Halloween

Ellen Ko and Fanny Keegan November 6, 2024
The Record reviews some the spookiest costumes spotted on Hoxsey Street during Halloweekend.
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