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The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

Editorial: The College must divest any holdings from weapons manufacturers, IDF suppliers

Editorial: The College must divest any holdings from weapons manufacturers, IDF suppliers

May 7, 2024
In an editorial, the Record's editorial board joins calls for divestment from weapons manufacturing and the IDF as well as broader transparency with respect to its investment practices.
Editorial: The College — not just its students — must be more proactive in upholding commitments to anti-racism

Editorial: The College — not just its students — must be more proactive in upholding commitments to anti-racism

Editorial Board February 7, 2024
In an editorial, the Record editorial board calls on the the College's administration to be more proactive in their commitment to anti-racism.
Editorial: At Town Meeting, residents can vote for a more affordable, inclusive Williamstown

Editorial: At Town Meeting, residents can vote for a more affordable, inclusive Williamstown

Editorial Board May 9, 2023
The Record editorial board calls for democratic action to create a more affordable and inclusive Williamstown.
Cut less, consult more: The College should rethink student employment cuts

Cut less, consult more: The College should rethink student employment cuts

Editorial Board December 7, 2022
The Record Editorial Board argues that the College should reconsider student employment cuts.
Editorial: The College and community must go beyond reacting to bias incidents

Editorial: The College and community must go beyond reacting to bias incidents

Editorial Board November 16, 2022
The Record Editorial Board argues that the College and the campus community must be proactive in preventing racist incidents and addressing racism in our community.
Editorial: The College should provide more testing options, require updated booster shot

Editorial: The College should provide more testing options, require updated booster shot

Editorial Board September 20, 2022
The Record editorial board argues for expanded COVID policies at the College.
Editorial: A call for transparency and planning in the housing process

Editorial: A call for transparency and planning in the housing process

Editorial Board May 10, 2022
The Record editorial board argues for more transparency in housing decisions and the campus planning project.
Editorial: Expanding Dining Services next year will benefit students and Dining staff

Editorial: Expanding Dining Services next year will benefit students and Dining staff

Editorial Board May 3, 2022
The Record editorial board argues for reforms to dining at the College for fall 2022.
Editorial: The College must provide more support for students in wake of three bias incidents

Editorial: The College must provide more support for students in wake of three bias incidents

Editorial Board February 23, 2022
The College promises to support students who have felt targeted in any way. However, it must first focus on building transparency and accessibility into the reporting process.
Editorial: College should publicly commit to divestment

Editorial: College should publicly commit to divestment

Editorial Board December 8, 2021
Divestment is not just about pulling money out of fossil fuel companies; it is also about sending a message that monetary gain acquired through fossil fuel extraction is unethical, the editorial board writes. Until the College signals this to the broader public, it will not have truly divested.
Editorial: How professors can help support student mental health

Editorial: How professors can help support student mental health

Editorial Board November 10, 2021
The College prides itself on providing students a rigorous and exemplary liberal arts education. That is part of why all of us — students and faculty alike — choose to come here. But a narrow emphasis on so-called rigor often has adverse effects on students’ mental health and, subsequently, academic experience.
Editorial: College guidelines on parties, and CSS enforcement of them, imply control, not safety

Editorial: College guidelines on parties, and CSS enforcement of them, imply control, not safety

Editorial Board October 20, 2021
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.
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