As the Record returns to print publication, it remains committed to fair, accurate reporting that will push Williams to be a better community, Editor-in-Chief Irene Loewenson writes.
Rabbi Seth Wax, reflecting on a story told of Reb Moshe Sassov, suggests that opening up about our imperfect experiences can help us collectively heal and return to the sense of unity we lost as a result of the pandemic.
Katya Ulyanov ’24 describes her troubling experience with the upperclassmen housing lottery and offers suggestions on how to better the process moving forward.
In response to challenges faced by Dining, including long lines and staff shortages, Nico Cavalluzzi ’23 offers suggestions to improve students’ dining experience and reduce the burden on staff.
Jonah Garnick ’23 challenges four assumptions about the violence in Israel and Palestine, and invites liberal Americans to view the situation in a more nuanced way.
Pointing to the low risk of outdoor COVID transmission and the increasing safety of campus, the editorial board calls on the College to let students gather outdoors in groups of up to 25 for the remainder of the semester.
Language teaching assistants Sharon Nathan and Margaux Hee call on the College to address what they characterize as endemic problems of racism and inequity within the TA program.
Playwright William Finn ’74 and intersex justice activist Sean Saifa Wall '01 offer advice to graduating seniors and share their own paths after graduation.
Jaya Alagar ’22 argues that, while the College has made progress in assessing its built environment, better communication between students and other groups could improve things further.
On Tuesday, May 11, Williamstown voters will determine the Town's approach to racial justice for years to come, the Record board writes. With two Select Board seats being contested, the Town election offers an opportunity to make the Select Board more progressive.
