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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

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku, Executive Editor of Investigations

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku ’25 is an American studies and English major from New York, NY. She is the executive editor of features, and she has previously served as executive editor of investigations, section editor for arts, and a staff writer for the features section.

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Photo courtesy of Nate Kim.

One in Two Thousand: Nate Kim ’25

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku December 4, 2024
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, Nate Kim ’25 discussed his time abroad in Spain, his a cappella group, and his postgrad plans.
(Photo courtesy of Special Collections.)

Looking back at dorms past

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku October 30, 2024
Many of the College's original dorms remain standing — but some do not. Throughout the past 200 years, the College has decided — for one reason or another — to demolish a select few dorms.
Francis Huang/The Williams Record.

Administration remains confident despite small incoming JA cohort

Luke Chinman and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku April 10, 2024
The Junior Advisor (JA) cohort to the Class of 2028 will comprise 35 students — the smallest cohort of JAs in recent years. Despite the small cohort and uncertainty surrounding the program in recent weeks following mass resignations from the Junior Advisor Advisory Board (JAAB) — a group of former and current JAs elected to train and support JAs — College administrators said they remain confident that they will be able to provide a full experience for first-years and JAs next year. 
The 29-foot shelves in the LSF hold items that are organized by size. (Safiyah Anwar-Chuku/The Williams Record)

Onsite at the College’s offsite facility for library storage

Luke Chinman and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku November 29, 2023
Off of Route 7, tucked between the Williamstown Police Station and a field of solar panels, a boxy concrete building sits on an unassuming side road. The LSF looks like a warehouse, and, in many ways, it is. Inside, stuffed on shelves that measure nearly 40 feet high, the College stores everything from back runs of academic journals to archival letters — essentially, everything in the College’s multimedia archives that does not fit inside the limited library storage on the College’s campus.
Staff Spotlight: Rami El-Aasser, internationally touring musician

Staff Spotlight: Rami El-Aasser, internationally touring musician

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku October 19, 2022
Rami El-Aasser, a familiar and friendly face behind the Driscoll buffet, might be best known by students for his culinary talent, but his skill set stretches far beyond the kitchen. He is an internationally touring percussionist, with an impressive musical resume that includes a stint on Broadway, performing at the Glastonbury Festival, and even an NPR Tiny Desk concert.
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