Since its inception over seven years ago, BDP has been an ardent advocate for reproductive justice at the College. Today, it’s responding to the changing abortion landscape in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision.
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, Alisha Naidu ’24 discussed early mornings, the harp, and her love of feminist philosophy.
Tony’s Sombrero was founded about 12 years ago by Antonio “Tony” Palestino, the original owner. According to his brother Hector Palestino, who now operates the restaurant, Tony Palestino quickly recognized the demand for a Mexican restaurant in town and founded Tony’s Sombrero on Spring Street soon after.
Off of Route 7, tucked between the Williamstown Police Station and a field of solar panels, a boxy concrete building sits on an unassuming side road. The LSF looks like a warehouse, and, in many ways, it is. Inside, stuffed on shelves that measure nearly 40 feet high, the College stores everything from back runs of academic journals to archival letters — essentially, everything in the College’s multimedia archives that does not fit inside the limited library storage on the College’s campus.
Over 300 visitors came to the Weber Special Collections Reading Room in the past semester to view Special Collections materials — those viewers may not be aware, however, of the intricate process behind acquiring those manuscripts.
This week, "Historical Ephvents" details how the the Record reported on the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s in the lead-up to the 1969 occupation of Hopkins Hall, where 34 students took over the building with 15 demands aimed at diversifying the curriculum and faculty.
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, Theo Duarte-Baird ’26 discussed an unexpected favorite class, art on campus, and the many foods one can eat with a spoon.
Many members of the Williamstown community — students at the College included — eagerly await the monthly contra dancing extravaganza at First Congregational Church. Contra dance, a form of traditional social dance, is practiced in pockets across the world.
To better understand the results of the all-grant financial aid program, the College’s Office of Admissions & Financial Aid — with support from the Institutional Research team and Human Resources — spent the summer analyzing data from its first year to determine the impact of the program.
When students arrive at the College, some feel unmoored from the ways in which they practiced their faith at home, including attendance at houses of worship. While on-campus spiritual communities are part of many students’ religious lives at the College, some students seek spiritual community beyond the College’s campus.
The Handbell Choir’s six members practice once a week for two hours and perform twice a year: once in December after the annual Lessons and Carols Christmas Service at Thompson Memorial Chapel, and again at a solo concert in the spring. The Record explored what goes into their performances.
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, Gabby Gonzalez ’24 discussed her transition to College life, her room decor, and her role as a co-president of Margins Finance Club. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
