CSS officers should not be in student dorms unprompted, the Record board writes. Monitoring students in their living spaces violates the only real sphere of privacy they have on a small, residential campus.
Lee Benzinger ’24 calls on students to stop disrespecting dining staff by blaming them for perceived low food quality and by not cleaning up after themselves at meals.
Justin Piccininni ’24 urges students to publicly pressure the College to improve wages for dining staff, arguing that the College is likely to listen if student dissent threatens its reputation and prestige.
Isabel Williams ’24, describing her stressful dining experience at the College as a person with celiac disease who is restricted to a gluten-free diet, calls on the College to expand dining options for students with dietary restrictions.
Jaden Block ’24 writes to critique the Sept. 29 op-ed by Niko Malhotra ’24 about the responsibilities of the vaccinated towards the unvaccinated. Block argues that public health is still at risk despite widespread vaccine availability and that vaccinated people consequently must continue to follow COVID regulations.
Catholic Chaplain Bridget Power urges members of the Williams community to not be afraid of staying authentic to themselves while adjusting to a new, post-pandemic state of togetherness.
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.
