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Select Board votes down proposed ceasefire resolution
Max Billick
• April 10, 2024
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How the College’s Motorcoach can work for more students
Max Billick
• March 6, 2024
![Test well at new WCMA site fails, College to continue geothermal efforts](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-27-at-23.22.17-1200x670.png)
Test well at new WCMA site fails, College to continue geothermal efforts
Max Billick
• February 28, 2024
![One in Two Thousand: Berit Olsson ’24](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1in2K_Berit.jpg)
One in Two Thousand: Berit Olsson ’24
Max Billick
• February 21, 2024
![Career center adjusts ASIP to broaden access for shorter internships](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-13-at-10.42.40-PM.png)
Career center adjusts ASIP to broaden access for shorter internships
Max Billick
• February 14, 2024
![This Winter Study, members of the first Global Scholars cohort visited the U.S. Embassy in Paris. (Maya Prakash/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/unnamed-1200x900.jpg)
Professors, members of cohort, reflect on first year of Global Scholars program
Max Billick and Charis Woo
• February 7, 2024
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Kaan to succeed Reische as Chief Comms. Officer
Max Billick
• February 7, 2024
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Charter Review Committee proposes recall provision, other amendments
Max Billick and Sonia Zinkin-Meyers
• January 24, 2024
![Photo courtesy of Shirley Lin.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-29-at-9.45.52-PM-1200x806.png)
Town hires Ruth Russell as health inspector, ending months-long vacancy
Inés Garcia and Max Billick
• November 29, 2023
![Students share experiences of prayer at the College and off campus](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9035-1200x900.jpg)
Students share experiences of prayer at the College and off campus
Max Billick
• November 8, 2023
![The new facility will be completed by spring 2025. (Photo courtesy of Mount Greylock Regional School Committee)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pasted-image-0-1-1191x1200.png)
Mount Greylock Regional School to build $3.5 million track facility
Max Billick
• November 8, 2023
![After a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Bates College locked down its campus. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bates_College_Campus.jpg)
In Other Ivory Towers: Bates locks down campus after mass shooting
Max Billick
• November 1, 2023
![An illustration of a typical cottage court shown in a Planning Board presentation. (Photo courtesy of the City Council of Ashland, Ore.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1674514633.jpg)
Planning Board considers cottage court bylaw to increase housing supply
Max Billick and Alina Ramirez
• October 25, 2023
![Where are swipes used for dinner on weekdays?](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-03-at-9.27.13-PM.png)
Where are swipes used for dinner on weekdays?
Max Billick
• October 4, 2023
![Banned Books Week ran from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 this year.](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1998-2-1200x900.jpeg)
[Photo] Banned books celebration cautions against censorship
Julia Brennan
• October 4, 2023
![Goodrich will receive additional revenue from the College when students use meal swipes at the coffee bar. (Kiara Royer/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0-1.jpg)
Goodrich swipe value rises for first time in over a decade
Max Billick
• September 27, 2023
![The Select Board unanimously voted not to implement the Residential Tax Exemption for this fiscal year. (Noor Naseer/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG-0269-1200x900.jpg)
Select Board rejects changes to property taxes for new fiscal year
Max Billick
• September 20, 2023
![Upper Lasell gymnasium will close for renovations this summer. (Julia Goldberg/The Williams Record)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5882.heic)
Upper Lasell to close for summer renovations
Max Billick
• May 10, 2023
![The Select Board acts as the executive branch of the Town's government. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Lin.)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11.30.22-town-hall-900x600.jpeg)
Boyd, Harsch, Hogeland vie for two seats on Select Board
Max Billick and Lena Kerest
• May 3, 2023
![The Select Board endorsed the warrant article's passage at its April 10 meeting (Noor Naseer/The Williams Record).](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_2596-1-900x675.jpeg)
Town to test electronic voting at annual meeting
Max Billick
• April 19, 2023
![The field house was closed indefinitely after the discovery of a structural fault. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Williams_College_-_Towne_Field_House.jpg)
Towne Field House closed indefinitely due to compromised beam
Max Billick
• March 29, 2023
![Photo courtesy of Sidra Mahmood](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/unnamed-5-900x600.jpg)
Sidra Mahmood joins College as first full-time Muslim chaplain
Max Billick
• February 15, 2023
![Perry delivered the evening keynote for Claiming Williams Day 2023, which was organized under the theme “Justice and Institutional Power.”](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-07-at-8.47.31-PM-900x633.png)
Author Imani Perry delivers evening Claiming Williams keynote
Max Billick
• February 8, 2023
![IWS responds to record student demand for services at Pond House. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Lin)](https://williamsrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_1684-900x600.jpg)
IWS responds to record student demand
Max Billick
• November 30, 2022
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