In a location as remote as Williamstown, spouses of College faculty members can face limited employment opportunities. For spouses who are also academics, getting two tenure-track positions at the College can be difficult, forcing couples to make challenging decisions about their careers.
On Saturday morning, 13 members of the College and Town communities planted 53 native plants — 25 trees and 28 shrubs — along the new bike path and the Hoosic River in order to restore the riparian habitat, which is the zone at the edge of a body of water.
I had seen and heard buzz around the campus regarding all the goings-on, especially the Williams Audio Production (WAP) House party at Wood House, so I decided to log my night out for the Record, as the dedicated student journalist I am.
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, Jane Gutchess ’25 discussed the ski team, her unique studying method, and the upcoming Barbie movie. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The Classics department brought sheep to campus for Parilia, an ancient Roman festival, in collaboration with the Center for Environmental Studies, Zilkha Center, and Brattle Farm.
In 2003, four students established the "Cawamayday Cup" — an award given to the group of students assigned the last pick number in the housing lottery. Though the prize has been discontinued in recent years, previous recipients remember it fondly.
The tour guide training includes reviewing an official tour guide manual, which outlines the route and provides statistics about the College that a tour guide needs to know. The Record shadowed one of these tours in order to learn more about the stories that tour guides present to prospective students — which current students might not remember from their tours.
The Record spoke to three students who share names with celebrities; each wrote a statement about their experiences holding high-profile names on campus.
Since its founding in 1887, the Record has reported on events of local and international significance. The Record column “Historical Ephvents” explores the paper’s coverage of historical events and their effects on campus. This week, it details the period following the attack on Pearl Harbor until the end of the Second World War.
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, Jordan Wynn ’26 discussed the Navy, computer science, and being a Student with Advanced Life Experiences (SwALE). This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
