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The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

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‘Tunes for Goons’: First-years organize concert in Sage basement

‘Tunes for Goons’: First-years organize concert in Sage basement

Juno Pelczar and Haley Zimmerman January 24, 2024
First-year band members held a show in Sage basement as the first step toward expanding the live music scene on campus.
Students review the adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s latest novel. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)

Students discuss consumerism, sensationalization, violence in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Kathryn Cloonan and Tatiana Geroulanou December 6, 2023
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, originally a novel written by Suzanne Collins, is the newest edition to the Hunger Games cinematic universe. The prequel follows a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) — the future dictator of the fictional nation Panem — as he mentors District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) in the 10th annual Hunger Games.
Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer Michael Sardo '81 returns to campus to teach Writing for Television.

ENGL 291: Writing for Television with Michael Sardo

Tatiana Geroulanou and Lily Cowles December 6, 2023
Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer Michael Sardo '81 returns to campus to teach Writing for Television.
Eurydice centers around the female lead instead of the male protagonist of the original Greek tragedy. (Photo courtesy of Annie Morrison.)

Cap and Bells’ Eurydice explores loss, love, joy

Ellie Davis December 6, 2023
Cap & Bells to present its production of Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl on Friday at 5:00 p.m., Saturday at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in Goodrich Hall.
‘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

Josh Kirschner November 29, 2023
This past summer Troye Sivan's album: Something To Give To Each Other produced several chart topping hits but behind the fun party song is an important message about queerness.
Bottoms debrief: Students get underneath the new cult queer classic

Bottoms debrief: Students get underneath the new cult queer classic

Kathryn Cloonan and Tatiana Geroulanou November 29, 2023
It’s Superbad, it’s Fight Club… it’s also gay. Emma Seligman’s Bottoms is unapologetic — it’s a thrilling tale about two lesbian virgins trying to get some.
Berkshire Ballroom puts on its first ball at the College

Berkshire Ballroom puts on its first ball at the College

Shane Stackpole November 15, 2023
Participants of last weekend's Fall Ball discuss ballroom culture and its importance at the College.
Urinetown satirizes capitalism, climate change at ’62 Center

Urinetown satirizes capitalism, climate change at ’62 Center

Kathryn Cloonan November 15, 2023
Members of the Urinetown cast and production team discuss the process of putting on the musical, which opens this week at the '62 Center.
Theatre department explores girlhood, competition, ambition in Dance Nation

Theatre department explores girlhood, competition, ambition in Dance Nation

Dilay Kalınoğlu November 8, 2023
The cast and production team of the theatre department's Dance Nation discuss themes in the play.
Tu Le of 328North’s monthly pop-up discusses culture, his outlooks on conformity

Tu Le of 328North’s monthly pop-up discusses culture, his outlooks on conformity

Bezawitt Lulseged November 8, 2023
Artist-chef Tu Le spoke with a Record reporter about his pop-up restaurant and philosophy behind his art.
Students reflect on Hasan Minhaj controversy and his performance in Williamstown Theatre Festival

Students reflect on Hasan Minhaj controversy and his performance in Williamstown Theatre Festival

Maya Prakash November 8, 2023
Students discuss contentious New Yorker article about Hasan Minhaj and the ethics involved in comedy.
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