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All-student listserv emails are approved by CC co-presidents Lizzy Hibbard and Moisés Roman Mendoza.

All-student listserv facilitates community transparency

Trevor Wertheimer October 24, 2018

Every week, emails appear in student inboxes from accounts like “[email protected]” with  college-wide or class year-specific announcements. These weekly posts that touch on...

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One in Two Thousand: Marshall Borrus ’20

Haeon Yoon October 24, 2018

I first met Marshall in Fitch House’s basement when he was brewing a cranberry concoction. I later found out that he was my suitemate’s lab partner. I learned more about him and his various obsessions...

This year, the College is hosting four Fulbright foriegn language teaching assistants in the Arabic studies, French and Spanish departments. Photo courtesy of Alejandro Beas Murillo.

Fulbright language teaching assistants reflect on experiences

Shaheen Currimjee October 17, 2018

As I wandered into Hollander 229, three young women were whispering in Spanish and another was babbling away in French. The whitewashed walls are covered with photographs of family and friends alongside...

Amy Clemo, having worked at Whitmans’ for five years, has become a friendly face to snack bar-goers. Sophia Shin/Photo Editor

Behind the Uniform: Amy Clemo

Sam Mermin October 17, 2018

Although Amy Clemo has been working the late-night shift in Whitmans’ Dining Hall for the past five years so that she can be at home during the day with her children, in that time, she says, she feels...

Google, ranked as one of the best places to work, is the number one employer of Williams graduates. Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Magazine.

Ephs explore alternative careers in tech

Nigel Jaffe October 17, 2018

Apple, Google, Facebook – some of the most recognizable companies are also prime targets for graduating college students hoping to transition into a career in tech. Many publications offer accounts...

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One in Two Thousand: Sarah Sutton ’21

Jane Petersen October 17, 2018

I first met Sarah at a crowded party at 71 Hoxsey, where we bonded after escaping through an open window. I caught up with her to discuss her success as a photographer, her Eloise at the Plaza childhood...

Students discuss reasons for pursuing more than four courses a semester

Students discuss reasons for pursuing more than four courses a semester

Sofie Jones October 17, 2018

Fi van Wingerden ’20 has taken five or more classes each semester since her freshman spring. Her sophomore fall, she balanced six classes, including two with lab sessions and a daily language class....

At the Hancock Shaker Village, visitors can start the day off with an hour-long yoga session alongside goats. Kristen Bayrakdarian/Staff Writer

Six hours in Pittsfield

Kristen Bayrakdarian October 17, 2018

It’s leaf peeping season! So this past Sunday, my friends and I drove through the multi-colored, bucolic countryside of western Massachusetts to spend six hours in the largest city in Berkshire County...

Louise Wakerakatse Herne and Makota Valdina Pinto came to speak at the College as part of an Africana Studies symposium. Sophia Shin/Photo Editor

Indigenous groups’ elders discuss power of wisdom, community

Jeongyoon Han October 3, 2018

Living testimonies of the restorative and inspiring potential of indigenous wisdom graced the three-part Africana Studies symposium, “Nkisis, Orixás and Ancestors: The Role of Religion, Creativity...

The Williams Sustainable Growers (WSG) group maintains multiple gardens across campus. Sophia Shin/Photo Editor

Sustained garden care brings fall harvest

James FitzGerald October 3, 2018

With the arrival of fall weather in Williamstown comes a familiar sight: members of the Williams Sustainable Growers (WSG) harvesting autumn produce from the three gardens on campus. Parsons Garden,...

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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...

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One in Two Thousand: Aidan Dunkelberg ’22

Samuel Wolf October 3, 2018

When I first met Aidan during his audition for Frosh Revue, I was instantly struck by his zaniness and his relentlessly positive energy. Last week, I caught up with him about his life in Mississippi,...

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