The academics. The extracurriculars. The tote bag. Which is the selling factor in students' decision to attend the College? The tote bag, of course. Associate Director of Admissions Kate Heekin tells the story behind the gift boxes that welcome students to the College each spring.
Feeling homesick? Joyce Li '28 and Olivia Thornton '28 have your back. Their new minority-focused convenience store, Ephelia's Roots, is set to open in fall of 2025, and hopes to help students reconnect with their roots while far from home.
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, Gautham Narendar ’27 discussed the various places he grew up, his interest in urban planning, and his favorite board games.
Deep in the College's archives, thousands of hours of footage and other artifacts immortalize the sermons and declarations of Osama bin Laden, as well as records of Afghanistan in the 1980s and '90s. Professor of Anthropology David Edwards, along with four Afghan journalists from Pakistan, worked tirelessly to archive these vestiges of the past.
This week in history, the Record covered an 11-hour power outage, Senator Joseph McCarthy accused a professor at the College of communism, and Dining Services had a giveaway for goldfish.
Staff Spotlight is a new column that highlights the contributions of the people who keep the College running. This week, the Record spoke to the manager of Driscoll Molly O'Brien, who enjoys mocha iced coffee, umami burgers, and creating menus for campus-wide events.
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, Uriah M. Hernandez ’27 discussed his favorite running trails, spring break plans, and memories from living in Costa Rica.
You know him. You love him. You fear him. James Cart '05 graces students' inboxes at the close of every semester, and he's after only one thing: your thoughts (on class quality and professor performance). What is the story behind these iconic emails?
Tupelo Press, a North Adams-based literary press, announced on Feb. 9 that it would not comply with the National Endowment for the Arts' new guidelines restricting federal grants. Tupelo's founder and poet Jeffrey Levine offered his thoughts on the press' decision and the power of poetry.
Last Thursday, the Italian department hosted a festival which highlighted Italian culture, food, music, and language. Students enjoyed delicacies such as pasta alla vodka driven in from the Bronx and almond cookies imported from Rome, all while listening to serenades by the Williams Concert Choir.
