On May 19, when President Maud S. Mandel sent out a campus-wide email announcing that Winter Study will be canceled and that students will only be required to take three courses per semester, the Williams meme page exploded with memes about the announcement. Although very entertaining, these memes reflect a shared sentiment of disappointment, frustration and confusion among students regarding the administration’s decision.

When you give $500,000 away to student groups each year, being irrelevant and unpopular is an impressive feat. Yet College Council manages exactly that. Boasting a 7% approval rating, uncompetitive elections,...