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The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887

The Williams Record

Dalia Levanon

Dalia Levanon ’28 is a prospective psychology and English major from New York, NY. She is a section editor of features, and she has previously served as a staff writer for the features section.

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This Week in Williams History: The great flood, a red scare, and pets to-go

Dalia Levanon March 19, 2025
This week in history, the Record covered an 11-hour power outage, Senator Joseph McCarthy accused a professor at the College of communism, and Dining Services had a giveaway for goldfish.
Photo courtesy of David Paresky.

David Paresky ’60: The man behind campus’s most popular building

Dalia Levanon and Sophia Anisman March 12, 2025
David Paresky '60, namesake for the iconic Paresky Center, discusses his childhood in Vermont, experiences at the College, illustrious career, and hopes for future students.
Photo courtesy of Gabby Brown.

One in Two Thousand: Gabby Brown ’27

Dalia Levanon February 19, 2025
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, Gabby Brown ’27 discussed her job at Tea and Boba Lounge, her experience on the women’s rugby team, and her recent foray into sitar lessons. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Photo courtesy of Brad Wakoff.

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty ’81, exoneree Ben Spencer deliver Claiming Williams keynotes

Dalia Levanon and Ellie Davis February 12, 2025
Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist, professor, and author of this year’s Williams Reads book Braiding Sweetgrass, delivered the evening keynote address at Claiming Williams Day on Feb. 6. The morning keynote featured Ben Spencer, who was wrongly convicted of murder and imprisoned for 34 years, and Barbara Bradley Hagerty ’81, a journalist whose reporting helped uncover evidence that exonerated Spencer. 
College approves queer TAPSI housing for 2025–26 academic year

College approves queer TAPSI housing for 2025–26 academic year

Rebecca Bao and Dalia Levanon January 29, 2025
Queer Home — a new Theme, Affinity, Program, and Special Interest housing option for queer students and their allies — will open for the first time in the 2025-2026 academic year, located in Mark Hopkins. 
High schoolers who work on Spring Street have unique perspectives on the College and its students. (Olivia Jo/The Williams Record)

Not the only school in town: Meet the teenagers who work on Spring Street

Dalia Levanon November 13, 2024
Many of our beloved Spring Street establishments employ high school students. The Record spoke with some of these students to hear about their experiences and their perspective on the College.
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