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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

Vincent Jiang

Vincent Jiang ’23 is an English and Statistics major from New York, New York. He is a staff writer for the features section.

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A line forms at Goodrich Coffee Bar long before it opens for Boba Night every Tuesday. (Ondine Jevremov/The Williams Record)

Behind the scenes at Goodrich’s weekly Boba Night

Ondine Jevremov and Vincent Jiang May 4, 2022
A look into boba night at Goodrich, both in front of and behind the counter.
Artie Carpenter (first) biked past the sand dunes of the Gulf Islands National Seashore (second) and the east bank of the Mississippi River (third) to conclude his 2500-mile bike ride to Imperial Beach in San Diego. (Photos courtesy of Artie Carpenter.)

2500 miles on a bike: Artie Carpenter ’25 cycles across America

Vincent Jiang April 13, 2022
Artie Carpenter ’25 biked from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Diego, Calif., in the span of two weeks, an exhausting but exhilarating journey.
President Maud S. Mandel (third from the left) hosted an event at her house for Veterans Day and spoke with student veterans. (Jonathan Breibart/The Williams Record)

College’s Veterans Day celebration brings together staff, faculty, and students who have served in the military

Jonathan Breibart and Vincent Jiang November 17, 2021
President Mandel hosted the annual Military Service Members reception at her home, bringing together the College’s military-affiliated community as the College continues to increase and diversify its student-veteran community.
Graduate students at the College study economics and art history

Graduate students at the College study economics and art history

Vincent Jiang February 26, 2020

VINCENT JIANG/THE WILLIAMS RECORDCDE students, who earn a master's degree in a yearlong program, gather and mingle with each other before their intercultural performances. Economics and art history...

Katie Hart receives NIH grant to study protein function

Katie Hart receives NIH grant to study protein function

Vincent Jiang November 6, 2019

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Katie Hart studies how proteins help bacteria resist antibiotics. (Ethan Dinçer/The Williams Record) While the antibiotic penicillin is still an important drug today,...

Ephs work as local EMTs

Ephs work as local EMTs

Vincent Jiang September 25, 2019

For many, the combination of academics, extracurriculars and social life on campus is enough to fill their days in the Purple Valley. Some students, however, can also be found racing down Route 2 in ambulances,...

Lynn Melchiori has authored and illustrated multiple children’s books, including The Adventures of Mimi the Artist. Photo Courtesy of Lynn Melchiori

Lynn Melchiori of OIT gets creative with Crayola

Vincent Jiang May 1, 2019

Lynn Melchiori has authored and illustrated multiple children’s books, including The Adventures of Mimi the Artist. Photo Courtesy of Lynn Melchiori The atmosphere of the dimly-lit office of Lynn...

Spotlight on Research: Sonya Auer studies how diet affects fish metabolism

Spotlight on Research: Sonya Auer studies how diet affects fish metabolism

Vincent Jiang March 13, 2019

Sonya Auer was recently awarded the President’s Medal from the Society for Experimental Biology. PHOTO COURTESY OF SONYA AUER. Rows and rows of fish tanks line the walls of the laboratory, making...

Workshop explores Asian American identities

Workshop explores Asian American identities

Vincent Jiang February 27, 2019

At a workshop run by the Sticky Rice Project, students made a word cloud for the “model minority” myth. PHOTO COURTESY OF VINCENT JIANG. The Sticky Rice Project (SRP) held a series of workshops...

John McNutt ’99 founded the first data science team at the cable network, Showtime Networks Inc. 
Vincent Jiang/Staff Writer

Data scientist Josh McNutt ’99 reflects on path to Showtime Networks

Vincent Jiang November 14, 2018

Sharply dressed with an intense gaze to match, Vice President of Data Strategy at Showtime Networks Inc. Josh McNutt ’99 spoke during Professor of Mathematics Steven Miller’s “Probability” class...

Stephen Freund and Chad Topaz receive $400,000 in NSF funding

Stephen Freund and Chad Topaz receive $400,000 in NSF funding

Vincent Jiang November 7, 2018

Student researchers rejoiced as the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Stephen Freund, professor of computer science, and Chad Topaz, professor of mathematics, grants of $400,000 in total for...

Tonight, students are invited to President Mandel’s house, where she will be handing out Halloween candy. Katie Brule/Photo Editor

Mandel revives tradition of trick-or-treating at the President’s House

Vincent Jiang October 31, 2018

It was 11:30 a.m. when President of the College Maud Mandel sent an email to the student body on Monday, Oct. 22. Mixed in with notifications from Glow and Career Center reminders, the message could...

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Faculty offices display personal quirks

Vincent Jiang October 3, 2018

  Unlike students who may spend little time in their dorms, professors often spend hours doing work in their offices. But students and professors share one thing in common: both like to make...

KATIE BRULE/PHOTO EDITOR
Ramunto's Brick Oven Pizza, located at the Log, offers a wide variety of dishes from pizza to wings.

Ramunto’s delights with crisp pizza, flavorful menu

Vincent Jiang September 19, 2018

The Log, home to Thursday night trivia and a hangout place for students and community members alike, is now the host to Ramunto’s Brick Oven Pizza. This pizzeria is the newest out of seven other branches...

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