Annie Lu, Senior Writer
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![Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a climate activist, holds a lecture on the Green New Deal.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0021-771x771.jpg)
College to host celebration ceremony for Class of 2022.5
Annie Lu
• December 7, 2022
![Student survey shows high interest in Asian American studies ahead of new proposal](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WC2Zp-if-an-aas-concentration-becomes-available-how-likely-are-you-to-declare-the-concentration--e1668576330467-900x897.png)
Student survey shows high interest in Asian American studies ahead of new proposal
Annie Lu and Tali Natter
• November 16, 2022
![(Bellamy Richardson/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Parkinggarage-900x675.jpeg)
Racist slurs found written into dust on cars in Whitman St. parking garage
Annie Lu and Bellamy Richardson
• November 9, 2022
![The anti-Black slur was found on a now-removed chalkboard in Sawyer 429. (Julia Goldberg/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_2664-900x675.jpg)
Anti-Black slur found on chalkboard in Sawyer library
Annie Lu, Gabe Miller, and Iman Shumburo
• November 2, 2022
![Liang conducted fieldwork and recorded natural sounds on the coast of Ireland. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Sherwood Liang.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_3632-675x900.jpg)
The Storm Orchestra: an exploration of geosciences through music
Annie Lu
• October 19, 2022
![College will host Omicron booster clinic](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0021-771x771-1.jpg)
College will host Omicron booster clinic
Annie Lu
• September 28, 2022
![Student opinion on College COVID policies differed by class year, with first-years expressing highest levels of approval. (Rachel Cruz/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/record-covid-infographics_rachelcruz_EDIT-01-900x661.png)
Record survey reveals split student opinion on College’s COVID policies
Annie Lu, Cameron Pugh, Grady Short, and Ari Quasney
• September 21, 2022
![Letter from the editor: In service to the Williams community](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/7ed19ab632cf4505a78dadab72a9a517-771x771.jpeg)
Letter from the editor: In service to the Williams community
Annie Lu
• September 21, 2022
![(Devika Goel/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image4-900x653.jpg)
96% of on-campus students have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Record survey estimates
Vast majority of students are not yet fully vaccinated
Annie Lu, Grady Short, and Kevin Yang
• May 5, 2021
![If confirmed, Wormuth 91 would become the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Army. (Photo Courtesy of Department of Defense/Wikimedia Commons.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Christine_Wormuth_photo-courtesy-of-Department-of-Defense_Wikimedia-Commons.jpg)
Biden to nominate Christine Wormuth ’91 to be first female Army secretary
‘A baton relay race’: Wormuth discusses her career in public service with the Record
Annie Lu and Kitt Urdang
• April 21, 2021
![(Map courtesy of the Massachusetts vaccination location webpage.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-13-at-7.41.37-PM-900x676.png)
How on-campus students will get vaccinated — and how some already have
Annie Lu and Grady Short
• April 14, 2021
![(Annie Lu/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1in2k-AndrewThai-e1617198925270-900x712.jpg)
One in Two Thousand: Andrew Thai ’21
Annie Lu
• March 31, 2021
![College reports 4 potentially connected COVID cases](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/unnamed-1-900x663.jpg)
College reports 4 potentially connected COVID cases
2 students among the 4 cases attended indoor gathering on Saturday
Kevin Yang, Annie Lu, and Jacob Posner
• March 23, 2021
![College removes 127 students from campus in response to party](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Wood-House-March-10-900x598.jpg)
College removes 127 students from campus in response to party
Administration defines involvement as any unauthorized presence at Wood that night; some Wood attendees say large parties were common in fall
Kevin Yang, Annie Lu, and Megan Lin
• March 10, 2021
![March 11, 2021 marks one year since the announcement of the campus shutdown due to COVID-19. (Graphic by Devika Goel.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Features_OneYearCovid-1-900x821.gif)
Students reflect on the year when COVID changed everything
Annie Lu, Bellamy Richardson, Saud Afzal Shafi, and Alice Qu
• March 10, 2021
![Two students who tested positive for COVID-19 were isolated for 10 days in McGinnis House, which was previously occupied by graduate art students. (Ella Marx/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_3202-900x598.jpg)
2 weeks, 11 cases: COVID cases rise among students
College sees first evidence of community transmission
Annie Lu and Kiara Royer
• February 24, 2021
![Students returning to campus experienced a slightly different transition from that in the fall, including the ability to retrieve meals from the dining hall during in-room quarantine. (Sam Riley/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Campus-Return-Paresky-900x675.jpeg)
Students returning to campus confront travel challenges, look forward to semester
Seven students test positive upon arrival
Annie Lu, Isabelle Zollinger, and Fiona Seibert
• February 17, 2021
![Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a climate activist, holds a lecture on the Green New Deal.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0021-771x771.jpg)
Fred Puddester, VP for finance and administration, to retire in August
Annie Lu
• February 10, 2021
![Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a climate activist, holds a lecture on the Green New Deal.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0021-771x771.jpg)
Answers to your questions about spring semester changes
Tali Natter, Saud Afzal Shafi, and Annie Lu
• January 20, 2021
![Nine staff, faculty test positive for COVID since early December](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8952-900x675.jpeg)
Nine staff, faculty test positive for COVID since early December
Annie Lu
• January 11, 2021
![Quarantined students face communication gaps, criticize lack of College support](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8238-771x578.jpg)
Quarantined students face communication gaps, criticize lack of College support
Kevin Yang, Annie Lu, and Jacob Posner
• November 11, 2020
![On-campus students, faculty and staff came together to honor Ronningen in a memorial service on Paresky lawn. (Rebecca Tauber/The Williams Record.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/jackson-memorial-771x577.jpeg)
College mourns death of Jackson Ronningen ’24
Rebecca Tauber and Annie Lu
• November 11, 2020
![College begins building community garden behind Poker Flats](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wrecord-news-771x578.png)
College begins building community garden behind Poker Flats
Annie Lu
• November 4, 2020
![The Williams College Childrens Center closed down for ten days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Williams College.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/childrens-center.jpg)
Two months into the fall semester, faculty, staff reflect on childcare
Annie Lu
• October 28, 2020
![Students frequently share meals under the tent outside Paresky, which has now been equipped with heaters. (Sophie Throop/The Williams Record.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Copy-of-tents_SophieThroop-771x365.jpg)
College adds heaters, walls to tents for outdoor dining
Annie Lu
• October 21, 2020
![Key takeaways from the past two faculty meetings](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wrecord-news-771x578.png)
Key takeaways from the past two faculty meetings
Jeongyoon Han, Rebecca Tauber, and Annie Lu
• June 24, 2020
![The Quiet Green at Brown University. President of Brown University Christina Paxson wrote an op-ed arguing for the reopening of college campuses in the fall. (Photo courtesy of Farragutful/Wikimedia Commons.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Quiet_Green_-_Brown_University-771x578.jpg)
In Other Ivory Towers: Planning for the fall
Annie Lu
• April 29, 2020
![In Other Ivory Towers](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wrecord-news-771x578.png)
In Other Ivory Towers
Annie Lu
• March 11, 2020
![College hires tenured professor in expansion of Asian American studies](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Padios_2019-771x579.jpg)
College hires tenured professor in expansion of Asian American studies
Annie Lu
• February 26, 2020
![Admissions and Davis Center pilot tour route change](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DannyJinDC_2321-771x514.jpg)
Admissions and Davis Center pilot tour route change
Annie Lu
• February 19, 2020
![Williams Forum hosts open discussion on university athletic recruitment](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Forumphoto-771x578.jpg)
Williams Forum hosts open discussion on university athletic recruitment
Annie Lu
• January 29, 2020
![College releases draft of stricter guidelines for animals on campus](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/unnamed-3-771x964.jpg)
College releases draft of stricter guidelines for animals on campus
Annie Lu
• November 6, 2019
![Community, College join Global Climate Strike](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DINCERClimateStrike2-771x515.jpg)
Community, College join Global Climate Strike
Annie Lu
• September 25, 2019
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