The Williams Record

College celebrates opening of Davis Center complex with festivities after two-year renovation
College celebrates opening of Davis Center complex with festivities after two-year renovation
Aluna Brogdon April 17, 2024
Last weekend, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (OIDEI), the ’68 Center for Career Exploration, the Office of Alumni Engagement, and the Davis Center held a series of events in conjunction with Bolin Legacy Mentorship Weekend — an alum engagement weekend that honors the legacy of Gaius Charles Bolin Sr., Class of 1889, the first Black graduate of the College — to celebrate the reopening of the DC’s new building complex.
SJP holds protests during Davis Center reopening, Bolin Weekend
Aliya Huprikar and Lena Kerest April 17, 2024
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held events on Friday and Saturday to advocate for a new set of demands, written in collaboration with Jews for Justice (J4J), regarding the College’s endowment and investment policies.
Phantom 500? More like Phantom 1,641.
Luke Chinman, Emily Zas, and Haley Zimmerman April 17, 2024
If you’re a student, it’s likely you heard about the Phantom 500 early in your time at the College. This week, the Record surveyed the entire student body to test the theory.
StuCo performs largest showcase since 2022 revival
Shane Stackpole April 17, 2024
Audiences were swept off their feet on both Friday and Saturday as Student Choreographer’s Coalition (StuCo) dancers graced the ’62 Center Dance Studio in pointe and tap shoes for their spring semester showcase.
Faculty split on first-semester Credit/No Credit
Faculty split on first-semester Credit/No Credit
Hugh Kane April 17, 2024
During a discussion at the Faculty Meeting on April 10, faculty were split by a memorandum submitted by student members of the Committee on Educational Affairs (CEA) that proposed a policy for a pilot program of mandatory Credit/No Credit (C/NC) grading system for first-year students during their first semester.
Softball faced off against Colby last weekend, winning its first game 8-5 and losing its second 2-6 later that day. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)
Softball splits doubleheader series with Colby over the weekend
Ben Niewoehner April 17, 2024
Softball (11-8, 5-3 NESCAC) split a tough two-game series on the road against Colby (11- 11, 3-3 NESCAC) last Sunday. Led by Sadie Leonard ’26 on the mound in the first game, the Ephs won a back-andforth battle 8-5 before coming up short 2-6 to the Mules in the second matchup of the day.
(Photo courtesy of Anika Kakarla.)
One in Two Thousand: Anika Kakarla ’27
Hannah Marx April 17, 2024
Each week, the Record (using a script in R) randomly selects a student at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature, excluding current Record board members. This week, Anika Kakarla ’27 discussed playing on the squash team, being pre-med, and learning Indian classical dance.
Promoting institutional equity and improving educational experiences: The case for C/NC
Promoting institutional equity and improving educational experiences: The case for C/NC
Cooper Desmond April 17, 2024
In an op-ed, Cooper Desmond ’24 argues in favor of a proposal to implement a pilot Credit/No Credit policy for first-semester first-years at the College.
Ronald Feldman looks back on 35 years as Berkshire Symphony director
Ronald Feldman looks back on 35 years as Berkshire Symphony director
Rosario Carranza April 17, 2024
Ahead of his final performance in Chapin Hall as the Berkshire Symphony's conductor, Ronald Feldman sat down with the Record to reflect on his career.