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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

Student bellringers climb 46 stairs each day to bring music to campus. (Julia Karp/ The Williams Record)

‘On aux for the whole campus’: Student bellringers serenade the College from the top of Thompson Chapel

Audrey Adam September 25, 2024
Student bellringers shed light on their experience bringing music to campus.
(Luke Chinman/The Williams Record)

Check this out: The most checked out books from Sawyer and Schow

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku September 25, 2024
Director of Libraries Jonathan Miller provides information on the most popular books in Sawyer and Schow.
Photo courtesy of Olivia Thurman.

One in Two Thousand: Olivia Thurman ’27

Audrey Adam September 25, 2024
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, Olivia Thurman ’27 discussed her early morning routine, the proper bagel-to-schmear ratio, and her decision to take a semester off of rowing. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Founded in 1974, The Clip Shop on Spring Street is beloved by employees and community members. Photo courtesy of (Theo Duarte-Baird/The Williams Record)

A blowout celebration: Looking back on 50 years of The Clip Shop

Phoebe Pallesen September 25, 2024
One of Spring Street's beloved institutions remarks on their 50th year of business.
It wasn’t just you. There were a lot of emergency alerts over the summer. Here’s why.

It wasn’t just you. There were a lot of emergency alerts over the summer. Here’s why.

Luke Chinman September 18, 2024
Amalio Jusino, the College’s director for emergency management, explains why students received so many emergency alerts this summer.
Every fall, the JAs greet the new class of first-years, welcoming them to campus in their signature purple and yellow T-shirts.

Two weeks, one T-shirt: How this year’s class of JAs contended with obligatory wardrobe minimalism

Phoebe Pallesen September 18, 2024
JAs brace the new school year with an obligatory repeat outfit.
Photo courtesy of Vanya Funez.

One in Two Thousand: Vanya Funez ’26

Emily Zas September 18, 2024
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, Vanya Funez ’26 discussed her time at Williams-Mystic, blacksmithing, and healthy sleeping habits.
Seniors at the College walked down Paresky Lawn in their caps and gowns during Convocation on Sept. 7.

Dress to impress: The College’s contribution to the cap and gown tradition in the United States

Emily Zas September 18, 2024
Williams may have been the first American institution to adopt the cap and gown as a commencement tradition in 1887.
A survey sent to 500 randomly selected students reveals student opinions on institutions such as the faculty, the Record, the College, and the JA system. (Hannah Marx/The Williams Record)

Spring approval ratings survey shows increased approval of Record, decreased approval of Dean’s Office

Hannah Marx and Lena Kerest May 8, 2024
Last week, the Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey to 500 randomly selected students using a script in R. The survey asked students to indicate their approval, disapproval, or neutrality on many campus institutions, including the Junior Advisor (JA) system, the Davis Center, and President of the College Maud S. Mandel.
Students flooded Hoxsey Street, dressed in neon with borgs in hand, for the “Sensations” darty on Saturday. (Luke Chinman/The Williams Record)

From white-out fundraiser to neon ‘borg’-fest: The decade-long history of Hoxsey’s ‘Sensations’

Luke Chinman and Emily Zas May 8, 2024
On Saturday, Hoxsey Street was buzzing with students in neon clothing carrying gallon jugs full of mysterious liquids. The daytime party — the “darty” known colloquially as “Sensations” — is an annual event on the first Saturday of May. But the Record wanted to know more: When did the tradition begin, and why?
Five in Two Thousand: Kent Barbir ’24, Megan Lin ’24, Ella Marx ’24,  Kiara Royer ’24, and Lindsay Wang ’24

Five in Two Thousand: Kent Barbir ’24, Megan Lin ’24, Ella Marx ’24, Kiara Royer ’24, and Lindsay Wang ’24

Shane Stackpole May 8, 2024
For the last issue of the Record this semester, members of last year’s Record management team discussed their retirement from the Record and memories from their time leading the paper.
Students placing mobile dining orders sometimes have their meals stolen. (Angela Gui/The Williams Record)

The good, the bad, and the hangry: Takeaways from Record survey on mobile dining order theft

Audrey Adam May 8, 2024
Students at the College can schedule pickup orders at various dining stations through the “GET” app on their phones. However, there exists an all-too-familiar epidemic of students finding their orders stolen, leaving them rushing to class without breakfast or running late after the staff remake their order.
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