Aliya Huprikar ’26 is a history and economics double major from Irvington, N.Y. She is an executive editor at-large. She previously served as managing editor and arts section editor. She can be reached at [email protected].
Sen. Chris Murphy ’96, D-Conn., delivered a public talk at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance on Thursday. In conversation with Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Tokeshi, Murphy spoke about his experience at the College, building community in the face of authoritarianism, and his hopes for the future of the Democratic party.
Ever wondered why the College has unique names for common academic apps? This week, the Record explored why the names GLOW and Sarah are used at the College for common student academic platforms.
The posters are signed by the Staff Faculty Initiative, also known as SFIOC, a group of College employees organizing to protest the changes. Their grievances include increased health insurance costs, cuts to some lunch breaks, a cap on tuition benefits for dependents of new employees, and changes to how employees accrue vacation time.
The American flag on Chapin Lawn was cut down on Friday morning after it was lowered to half-staff. The flag was lowered in accordance with a gubernatorial order marking the death of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist.
Cass, founder and chief economist of right-wing think tank American Compass, discusses last Tuesday's election, the realignment of the GOP, and his time at the College.
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) is vacant following former Violence Prevention Coordinator Riley Kavanagh’s departure on Friday. Multiple services offered by SAPR, including the College’s sexual assault prevention and response hotline, have been paused as a result.
Zelnick is a New York City-based comedian whose punchy crowd work clips skyrocketed him into TikTok fame, amassing over 37 million likes. Yet excluding a failed Combo Za audition, he never did comedy during his time at the College.
The College’s Investment Office launched a new website on Oct. 11 that includes details about the College’s investment strategy, asset allocation, and approach to investor responsibility standards. The website is part of the Investment Office’s efforts to make its practices more transparent, a commitment the College announced in the wake of student protests related to the war in Gaza.
Members of the Facilitators for Allocating Student Taxes — the student-run body that allocates funding to Registered Student Organizations for programming and activities — are exploring avenues to increase their annual budget following a sharp decrease in the group’s available funds this year.
California will ban private universities and colleges from considering the legacy and donor status of applicants during the admissions process starting Sept. 1, 2025. Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed the bill into law on Monday, said the ban is intended to promote equal educational opportunity in California.
Staffing shortages at the Office of Campus Life (OCL), spurred by the departure of five staff members in the last year, have caused delays in the registration process for Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), though other impacts on students have been minimal.
The Board of Trustees followed the ACSR’s recommendations against divesting from weapons manufacturers and adopting exclusionary environmental, social, and governance standards for investments.
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jews for Justice (J4J) have continued their encampment on Sawyer Quad into its second week. The encampment, which began at 4 a.m. last Wednesday, joined a wave of campus protests across the nation in which students have set up encampments.
Mayor Kathy Sheehan of Albany, N.Y., delivered the lecture at the Center for Environmental Studies’ (CES) weekly Log Lunch last Friday, April 19. In her talk, entitled “Climate Justice: A Case Study on Creating Affordable Renewable Energy in a Disadvantaged Neighborhood,” Sheehan discussed the city’s efforts to improve sustainability and renewable energy while mitigating cost burden concerns.
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held events on Friday and Saturday to advocate for a new set of demands, written in collaboration with Jews for Justice (J4J), regarding the College’s endowment and investment policies.
Although Maya Singh ’27 is now an experienced sports photographer — touting employment by the NCAA, the New York Mets, and the College’s own Sports Information — her first foray into photography...
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., will deliver the 2024 commencement address on June 2. Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the College’s Baccalaureate address on June 1.
President Maud S. Mandel attended the Annual Day of Advocacy and Action conference hosted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) in Washington, D.C., from Feb....
Campus Safety Services (CSS) hosted an active shooter/hostile event response (ASHER) training for students, faculty, and staff in the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance on Feb. 13. Led by Director for Emergency Management Amalio Jusino, the hour-long training covered the College’s current emergency practices and an overview of nationwide practices, such as the “Run, Hide, Fight” program administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Record brings you its annual profile of a campus couple. This year, Aidan McMahon ’26 and Matthew Magnotta ’26 discussed their love for Taylor Swift, the romance of Super Bowl Sunday, and their favorite memories together.
The Board of Trustees approved the promotion of 10 assistant professors to associate professors with tenure at its January 2024 meeting on Jan 19 and 20: Daniel Barowy, computer science; Mari Rodríguez...
Residents of Hubbell House were told last Wednesday morning that they must relocate by Jan. 30 due to anticipated concerns with the building’s structural integrity.
