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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

Maya Prakash

Maya Prakash ’26 is an Economics and Comparative Literature major from Singapore and India. She is the Executive Editor for Opinions and previously served as Opinions section editor. She can be reached via email at [email protected].

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Encampment enters week two

SJP, J4J hold rallies, teach-ins, meet with senior staff; posters of Israeli hostages removed, defaced
Aliya Huprikar and Maya Prakash May 8, 2024
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.
Photo courtesy of Maddie Feldman.

In Other Ivory Towers: Princeton to set financial aid, Pell Grant targets for undergraduate admissions following affirmative action ruling

Maya Prakash April 24, 2024
Beginning with the next admissions cycle, Princeton will target a student body in which 70 percent of students are eligible for financial aid and at least 22 percent are Pell Grant-eligible, the university announced on March 26. Princeton’s board of trustees set the new enrollment goals for low- and middle-income students following a review by The Ad Hoc Committee on Undergraduate Admission Policy, which the board of trustees established to examine undergraduate admissions in July 2023.
Bill Cotter ’21, otherwise known as ‘Billy Fooball,’ is running for Congress. (Photo courtesy of Bill Cotter.)

Bill Cotter ’21, or ‘Billy Football,’ kicks off congressional campaign

Hugh Kane and Maya Prakash April 10, 2024
“Turning 21 is fun, turning 22 is fine, and then you end up at 25,” Bill Cotter ’21 reflected in an interview with the Record. Cotter — better known online as Barstool Sports’ “Billy Football” —  saw his 25th birthday less as a tempus fugit reality and more of an opportunity: Having just hit the age threshold to be elected to Congress, Cotter saw himself as a fresh face to represent New York’s 3rd district in the House of Representatives. 
SJP holds rally at Hopkins Hall

SJP holds rally at Hopkins Hall

Maya Prakash December 6, 2023
Approximately 200 community members participated in a walkout and rally outside of Hopkins Hall on Dec. 1 at 1:30 p.m. to protest the College’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 
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