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Campus to honor life of Laurice Shern ’14
Laurice Shern ’14 passed away on March 19 at her home in California after a two-year battle with cancer.
On Thursday, David Tucker-Smith, associate professor of physics, delivered the third talk in this year’s faculty lecture series, titled “Searching for the Higgs at the LHC,” in Wege Auditorium.
Continue reading …This year the College has seen the efforts of several students to galvanize the formation of an Asian American studies concentration.
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Picture a typical Goodrich dance party; now, replace the speedy modern dance tracks with classic, soulful hits brought to you by the five members of Seal Team 6 who rocked the stage last Thursday night with a concert that both kicked off Winter Carnival and demonstrated that they deserve a permanent home in the College’sRead the Rest…
Continue reading …Ben Lamb, previously the interim assistant director for student involvement, was recently announced as the permanent assistant director for student involvement following the conclusion of a national search.
Continue reading …Last Wednesday evening, the College Council (CC) co-presidential debate in Paresky gave students the chance to hear from the two pairs of candidates.
Continue reading …Beginning in the 2012-13 academic year, the College will expand the Williams Reads initiative from a Winter Study program to a year-long community initiative.
Continue reading …Williamstown Police Department (WPD) arrested two students, Christine Ihara ’12 and Angel Ortiz ’14, on drug-related charges after officers raided Dodd House last Wednesday and found illegal substances including marijuana, a Class D substance, and Dilaudid, a Class B substance often used as a painkiller. The students were charged with possession with intent to distributeRead the Rest…
Continue reading …Approximately 100 College students traveled to Washington, D.C., on Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which if built would carry oil processed from tar sands in Alberta, Canada some 1700 miles to refineries in Texas. The protest, organized by the national organization Tar Sands Action, drew 12,000 protesters who circled the White HouseRead the Rest…
Continue reading …The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute hosted a Clark Conference lecture series titled “In the Wake of the Global Turn: Propositions for an ‘Expanded’ Art History Without Borders” last Friday and Saturday. The series featured a diverse array of lectures and discussions inspired by scholarly papers written by art history academics known across theRead the Rest…
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They started as a group of friends from diverse musical backgrounds, all eager to jam. Now the members of Seal Team 6, who will grace this weekend’s First Fridays with their musical stylings in Goodrich, have serious intentions of becoming a band well-known on campus. And of course, they’ve become even better friends.
Continue reading …Fiction writer Nami Mun gave a reading last Thursday of excerpts from her first novel, Miles from Nowhere (2008), for which she won a Whiting Award and a Pushcart Prize. Her talk allowed the audience in Griffin a glimpse into life on the streets of New York City.
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“What is this?” demands Elena Faverio ’15 as she rushes over the edge of the set and stops short, staring at the book that has just dropped from the second level of the ’62 Center’s CenterStage. “What is this?” she asks again, in a more frantic tone. And then, overcome with frustration, “What do youRead the Rest…
Continue reading …Before enrolling in courses, all students at the College are required to sign a Statement of Academic Honesty, which requires their agreement to the College’s academic Honor Code. Despite this stipulation, the College’s Honor Committee has continued to see upward of a dozen cases each year for the past several academic years, with three casesRead the Rest…
Continue reading …While the College is not known for its strong political activism, it is often associated with a dominantly liberal political mindset. Stemming from progressive stances on ideas ranging from gay rights to sustainability and the environment, both the College and Williamstown have been classified – by observers, students, professors, alumni and the community at largeRead the Rest…
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Student storytellers gathered in Goodrich Hall on Friday night for the Dialogue ONE festival, in which performers told true life anecdotes to their peers. The festival, hosted by Omar Sangare, assistant professor of theatre, centered on “danger” as a theme for the solo performers’ stories.
Continue reading …While the College does not offer any pre-professional programs for undergraduates, many enter the field of education upon leaving the Purple Valley. In the past, teaching as a profession was often discouraged at schools such as the College. But amid a changing economic scene, increasing community awareness and bolstered support on campus for future teachers,Read the Rest…
Continue reading …The former Office of Campus Life underwent several important logistical changes over the summer, reemerging this fall as the Office of Student Life. In addition to changing its name, the office has also added two internship positions and hired an interim assistant director for student involvement.
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The workaday subjects of Camille Pissarro’s paintings may be hidden among the pastoral landscapes of the artist’s brush or shrouded in peasant’s clothes, but at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s continuing exhibit “Pissarro’s People,” they literally jump off the canvas.
Continue reading …Now that admissions decisions have been made and prospective students for the Class of 2015 all have their acceptance letters in hand, the time has come for a new decision: matriculation. While 1199 have been admitted to the Class of 2015, the Office of Admission hopes to achieve a target class of 550 students. ThisRead the Rest…
Continue reading …As much of the campus looks to shore up plans for this summer, current seniors have a bigger task on their plates: deciding what to do after they walk across the stage at Commencement. While many students go on to seek employment, engage in volunteer work or focus on research following their time at theRead the Rest…
Continue reading …Now in its third year of existence, last Thursday’s Claiming Williams Day saw an abundance of discussion-oriented events and a significant increase in student attendance. This is the event’s first year since its faculty-approved institutionalization last spring. “I think students are really looking to broaden and deepen their conversations with each other,” said Carmen Whalen,Read the Rest…
Continue reading …This semester, an institutionalized attempt to foster an alcohol-free social subculture has arrived in the form of Williams After Dark, a weekly Friday-night program hosted by different student groups who apply for funding to facilitate alcohol-free social events. A committee first met last May to explore the possibility of substance-free housing on campus. According toRead the Rest…
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