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Noise complaints shut down Afroman

By Yue-Yi Hwa - News Editor

Saturday’s much anticipated Afroman concert in a tent at Poker Flats was broken up 20 minutes before the set finished, due to noise complaints from residents to the Williamstown Police Department (WPD). Afroman’s act was the centerpiece of TogaSpank, a party organized by Matt Koven ’09. Together with the men’s rugby reunion festivities next to Cole Field, Togaspank marked the beginning of the sea...»

Class to examine creative process

By Sayd Randle - Senior Writer

Ed Burger, professor of math, and the 12 students of his “Exploring Creativity” course are going to write philosophical treatises this fall. Though excited at the prospect, Burger’s not under any illusion that the group will give Aristotle a run for his money. “Will these treatises be great? No,” he said firmly. “But that’s not the point. It’s about the process, the act of doing it.” While Burge...»

Wall St. woes spur doubts for students

By Lina Khan - Executive Editor

As the subprime mortgage crisis continues to sweep the country, with headlines almost daily reporting more billions in write-downs at top banks, some uncertainty rises among students intending to enter the financial world. Around ten percent of Williams graduates last year entered the financial sector, and the Office of Career Counseling (OCC) predicts a similar number for the class of 2008. Whil...»

Students faced with marijuana charges

By Hillary Batchelder - Managing Editor

Five Williams students will face court charges for marijuana possession on Thursday. These summons are in part due to a change in the College’s protocol regarding incidents of marijuana possession, which took effect last July. Previously, the College dealt with matters internally, but its new “see it, smell it, report it” policy calls for Campus Safety and Security to report all marijuana incide...»

Spring St. parking lot to expand

By Charlotte Silverman - Contributing Writer

As of last Monday, the parking lot at the end of Spring St. has been closed off for a six-week renovation. According to Tom Mahar, the project manager, the renovation will add about 25 more spaces to the lot and allow for “more fluid traffic flow.” The plan, he said, is to square off the lot by expanding it westward and creating a center island. The renovation of the lot, often used by customers ...»

Eight Ephs are deemed Fulbright scholarship winners

By Jared Quinton - News Editor

As the Fulbright scholarships for next year come rolling in, students at the College have continued their trend of remarkable success. According to Fellowship Coordinator Lynn Chick, eight students have already been awarded the prestigious scholarships, which will send students to all corners of the globe, from South Korea to Tanzania. According to Chick, Fulbright winners will continue to be ann...»

Jamison delivers keynote for Mental Health Matters event

By Katerina Belkin - Staff Writer

As the number of students seeking help at Psychological Counseling Services (PCS) climbs to new heights, so does the need for education about mental illness. This was the focus of “Mental Health Matters: Reducing Stress, Distress, and Stigma at Williams,” a three-day event that took place at Williams on April 7 to April 9 and culminated with keynote speaker Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psy...»

Common space capacities reduced after reevaluation

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After Goodrich Hall was discovered to be structurally unsound last spring and closed for repairs, the College launched an extensive evaluation of the structural integrity of its buildings. The evaluation revealed code-related deficiencies in buildings across campus, and caused Facilities to reduce capacity limits in several buildings until renovations can be made. Capacity limits in common spaces...»

Intelligence experts convene

By Laura Corona - Staff Writer

When we think about the country’s military intelligence, is the glass half empty or half full? This was just one of the many questions discussed in Saturday’s panel that gathered experts from around the country on military intelligence. Entitled “In From the Cold: Richard Betts and the Renaissance of Intelligence Studies,” the panel was based on Betts’ acclaimed 2007 book Enemies of Intelligence....»