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Administration remains confident despite small incoming JA cohort
Luke Chinman and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku April 10, 2024
The Junior Advisor (JA) cohort to the Class of 2028 will comprise 35 students — the smallest cohort of JAs in recent years. Despite the small cohort and uncertainty surrounding the program in recent weeks following mass resignations from the Junior Advisor Advisory Board (JAAB) — a group of former and current JAs elected to train and support JAs — College administrators said they remain confident that they will be able to provide a full experience for first-years and JAs next year. 
Prof. Farid Hafez sues GWU, Lorenzo Vidino for $10 million
Lena Kerest April 10, 2024
The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on March 24, alleges that Vidino, the director of the Program on Extremism at GWU, as well as other defendants, received compensation from the United Arab Emirates in exchange for “concoct[ing] and widely publiciz[ing] a false narrative accusing Hafez of terrorist ties and Muslim Brotherhood associations despite the fact that Hafez had no credible associations with any radicalized Islamists or the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Former U.S. Rep. Andy Levin ’83 and Williams Anti-Apartheid Coalition members reflect on the importance of student activism
Maya Prakash April 10, 2024
“If I can get annoyingly ‘Williams’ about it, I think my experience of the Williams Anti-Apartheid Coalition [(WAAC)] has shaped my whole life,” said Andy Levin ’83, who was a U.S. Rep. from Michigan’s 9th Congressional district from 2019 to 2023, in an interview with the Record. 
The Williams community needs JAs
Pauli Voelkel April 10, 2024
In an op-ed, Pauli Voelkel ’27 argues for more community support for JAs.
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FAFSA overhaul delays College enrollment deadline
Sonia Zinkin-Meyers April 10, 2024
Admitted students to the Class of 2028 will have until May 15 to decide whether to enroll, the College announced on Feb. 10. The College postponed the deadline due to complications with the rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 academic year. The issues will not impact financial aid awards for current students.
Men’s tennis ended the weekend on a triumphant note after neatly defeating Connecticut College 9-0. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)
Men’s tennis sweeps Connecticut College in weekend 9-0 victory
Inés Garcia April 10, 2024
No. 3 men’s tennis (10-1, 4-0 NESCAC) swept No. 45 Connecticut College (8-5, 1-5 NESCAC) in a 9-0victory last Saturday. The win extends the Ephs’ four match win streak, moving them to second place in the NESCAC, one game behind perennial rival No. 21 Amherst (10-2, 5-0 NESCAC).
Photo courtesy of Zach Bishop.
One in Two Thousand: Zach Bishop ’26
Ellie Davis April 10, 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, Zach Bishop ’26 discussed French press coffee, Norwegian heavy metal, and using economics to compose music.
Open dialogue is important. The College should commit to protecting it.
Open dialogue is important. The College should commit to protecting it.
Jonathan Breibart April 10, 2024
In an op-ed, Jonathan Breibart ’24 argues for a change in campus discourse.
LaWhore Vagistan returns to the College to perform her show ‘Lessons in Drag’
LaWhore Vagistan returns to the College to perform her show ‘Lessons in Drag’
Shane Stackpole April 10, 2024
LaWhore Vagistan returned to the College to perform her show “Lessons in Drag," in which she discussed queerness and South Asian identity.

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