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One in Two Thousand: Alisha Naidu ’24

Haley Zimmerman, Features Editor November 29, 2023

 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, Alisha Naidu ’24 discussed...

In response to Malhotra: A different perspective on cultivating virtue at Williams

In response to Malhotra: A different perspective on cultivating virtue at Williams

Patrick Gaul November 29, 2023
In a response to an op-ed from last week, Patrick Gaul ’24 reimagines problems around virtue cultivation on campus.
The Ephs lost 1-8 to Cornell and won 9-0 against Hamilton. (Sports Information.)

Men’s squash debuts against Cornell and Hamilton at home, splits doubleheader

John Nicholson, Sports Information November 29, 2023

Men’s squash (1-1, 1-0 NESCAC) opened  its home courts in style with an exciting doubleheader against Cornell and Hamilton on Nov. 18. The team was excited to start the 2023-24 season, and co-captain...

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrate the Chapin Library’s centennial anniversary. 
(Kiara Royer/The Williams Record)

Students, faculty celebrate Chapin Library’s centennial anniversary

Kiara Royer November 8, 2023
Community members gathered on Nov. 3 in the Chapin Library’s gallery at a reception to celebrate its centennial anniversary and to view 100 Years, 100 Voices, an exhibition curated by Chapin Librarian Anne Peale. 100 Years, 100 Voices features approximately 100 objects from Chapin collections with descriptions — provided by students, alums, faculty, researchers, and community members — intending to bring the objects to life. The exhibit opened in September and will close in mid-January.
AI will change education. How it does so is up to us.

AI will change education. How it does so is up to us.

Justin Cheigh November 8, 2023
In an op-ed, Justin Cheigh ’24 argues for the productive use of AI in education.
Students share experiences of prayer at the College and off campus

Students share experiences of prayer at the College and off campus

Max Billick November 8, 2023
When students arrive at the College, some feel unmoored from the ways in which they practiced their faith at home, including attendance at houses of worship. While on-campus spiritual communities are part of many students’ religious lives at the College, some students seek spiritual community beyond the College’s campus.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented the scale of their flood risk management study along the Hoosic River, as shown by their map above. 
(Beatrice Larzul/The Williams Record)

City of North Adams, Army Corps of Engineers consider flood risk management plans for the Hoosic River

Beatrice Larzul November 8, 2023

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the city of North Adams hosted a public listening session on Nov. 2 on the Corps’ plans to reduce flood risks from the Hoosic River to the city’s...

The new facility will be completed by spring 2025. (Photo courtesy of Mount Greylock Regional School Committee)

Mount Greylock Regional School to build $3.5 million track facility

Max Billick November 8, 2023
The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to accept a $3.5 million bid by construction firm William J. Keller & Sons to build a new track and field facility at Mount Greylock Regional School (MGRS), pending the successful completion of negotiations. 
Following their loss, the Ephs hope to earn the at-large bid for the nation tournament. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)

Men’s soccer falls 0-2 to Middlebury in NESCAC Quarterfinals, awaits news on potential NCAA tournament bid

Alina Ramirez October 31, 2023
The match was the second time the teams had faced each other in five days, following both teams’ final regular season game on Tuesday last week, where the game ended in a 0-1 loss for the Ephs that was decided only by a contested penalty kick. 
This Week in Williams History: Friends and Family Weekend in the Record archives

This Week in Williams History: Friends and Family Weekend in the Record archives

Haley Zimmerman October 31, 2023
The Record looks back at Friends and Family Weekend over the years.
A brief lecture on seminars

A brief lecture on seminars

Nelson Del Tufo October 24, 2023
In an op-ed, Nelson Del Tufo ’25 urges the College community to reconsider its dependence on seminar courses.
Students walked to Stone hill in the morning to watch student performances and indulge in cider donuts. (Edan Zinn/The Williams Record)

Photos from Mountain Day 2023

Edan Zinn October 17, 2023
Staff photographer Edan Zinn captured this year's Mountain Day festivities.
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