Record Staff

Springing for new concert plans

by Record Staff February 27, 2013

As Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have backed out of their engagement at the College, we understand that students and All-Campus Entertainment Concerts Committee (ACE Concerts) are disappointed. However, we believe that ACE Concerts has several options moving forward that may ensure a successful spring concert. While ACE Concerts may reconsider whether it wants to bring [...]

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Consenting across the ’Cac

by Record Staff February 27, 2013

Last weekend, Men for Consent (MFC) hosted “ConsentFest” at the College, an event aimed at promoting intercollegiate dialogue about rape and sexual assault. We at the Record applaud Men for Consent for attempting to address a serious problem that afflicts college campuses nationwide. ConsentFest, which was attended by Bennington, Colby, Hamilton, Bowdoin, Smith and the [...]

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Translating discussion into action: The importance of affecting change in campus drinking culture and policy

by Record Staff November 7, 2012

We at the Record are excited about the development of a working group to discuss statistics garnered from last spring’s NESCAC survey of drinking culture, which has the potential to bring together threads of discussions that have been happening around campus. While we continue to look forward to seeing the specific numbers, we are hopeful [...]

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Building on a solid foundation

by Record Staff October 31, 2012

The Bias Incident Reporting Task Force recently published a report of two semesters’ work, which President Falk released to the campus via e-mail on Friday. The report is a welcome catalogue of the committee’s thoughts and the scope of bias incidents at the College. While we realize that the report itself is only one important [...]

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Spring Street Blues: Week of October 3, 2012

by Record Staff October 3, 2012

Saturday 9-21-12

3:40 a.m., 100 Hoxsey Street: Williamstown Police Department (WPD) called and requested that a Security officer meet them at 100 Hoxsey Street. Upon arrival, WPD informed Security that they had arrested an unidentified male who walked into Apartment Two through an unlocked door and fell asleep on the couch.

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A vote for student engagement

by Record Staff September 26, 2012

TurboVote, a service the College has recently purchased, provides students with greater accessibility to ballots for the 2012 election. Registering to vote or voting absentee can be confusing, as students must decide in which district to vote and must consult the policies of their home districts.

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Evaluating entertainment

by Record Staff September 26, 2012

The recent announcement that All-Campus Entertainment (ACE) did not procure a concert for Homecoming has broad implications for the future of Homecoming festivities at the College

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14 students granted Fulbright scholarships

by Record Staff May 2, 2012

This year, the College saw an unprecedented number of Fulbright fellowship winners. According to Fellowship Coordinator Lynn Chick, 14 Fulbright scholarships have been awarded to students at the College and scholarships will continue to be announced throughout May and June.

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CC clarifies issues surrounding funding transparency, petition for vote of no confidence in CC sees little support

by Record Staff December 7, 2011

This article was updated on Dec. 13 and Dec. 15 to reflect the events of the last week; updates are ongoing.  In the wake of the hate crime and allegations about College Council (CC) funding transparency, students have released a petition, written by CC Treasurer Jack Noelke, calling for a vote of no confidence in [...]

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Men’s tennis claims 2nd at NESCACs

by Record Staff May 11, 2011

Men’s tennis (14-7) fell 5-0 in the NESCAC finals to Amherst on Sunday. The men had a successful weekend prior to their defeat in the finals, beating Trinity on Friday 5-1 to advance to the semifinal match against Middlebury, which they won Saturday 5-4. While the men did not earn the conference’s automatic bid to [...]

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