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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

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It takes three: Inside IWS’ new couples’ counseling service

Tess Halpern and Dalia Levanon April 30, 2025
From romantic triumphs to near-breakups, IWS has you covered. With their new biweekly drop-in couples' counseling sessions, students can take advantage on-demand, short-term guidance for you and your beau.
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Who is that in my seminar? A glimpse into the program bringing Bennington students to campus

Arleny Flores and Maya Inaltong April 23, 2025
Williams students aren't the only ones taking classes at the College. Bennington College students head south to take courses, meet new people, and experience the different teaching styles Williams has to offer. Students from Bennington comment on their time at Williams.
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On the clock: Inside my night working at Mezze

Audrey Adam April 23, 2025
It's 3:50 p.m. and Record editor Audrey Adam is on her way to her shift at Mezze Bistro + Bar. A night of bread baking, glass filling, and tortellini-folding awaits her. Follow Adam's journey through 15 thousand steps as a backwaiter at Williamstown's upscale restaurant.
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This Week in Williams History: Student apathy and the origins of Factrak

Aiden Clarke and Hannah Marx April 23, 2025
“This Week in Williams History” is a column that looks back at memorable moments in the College’s past through articles in the Record. This week in history, the Record covered the College’s absence from a national anti-war strike, its exchange program with women’s colleges, the Record’s 100-year anniversary, and the beginnings of Factrak. 
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One in Two Thousand: Samantha Desmornes ’26

Arleny Flores April 23, 2025
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, Samantha Desmornes ’26 discussed her favorite foods, her passion for dance, and her interest in child psychology.
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Congrats, you’re an Eph! Inside accepted students’ welcome boxes

Tess Halpern April 16, 2025
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.
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Buldak, hair oils, and mango nectar: Ephelia’s Roots to bring a taste of home to campus

Dalia Levanon April 16, 2025
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.
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One in Two Thousand: Gautham Narendar ’25

Arleny Flores April 16, 2025
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.
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From pig heads to warm breads: Student chefs share campus cooking stories

Henry Hilton, Satya Kluth, and Hannah Marx April 16, 2025
Dining halls aren't the only places to find cuisine on campus. Meet the student chefs who whip up baguettes, ice cream, and even roasted pig heads.
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks with students at the College.
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‘An anemic democracy’: Looking back on Martin Luther King Jr’s sermon in Thompson Chapel

Aiden Clarke and Hugh Kane April 16, 2025
64 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a notable sermon and advocated for the Civil Rights movement on campus.
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Edwards and Whitmore watch Daud sign a contract to transfer the archive to the College.

How Osama bin Laden’s personal cassette collection ended up in a Williams basement

Hugh Kane and Hannah Marx March 19, 2025
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.
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This Week in Williams History: The great flood, a red scare, and pets to-go

Dalia Levanon March 19, 2025
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.
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