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Majority of JAAB resigns as JAs call for increased support from administration
Luke Chinman and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku March 13, 2024
Seven of eight student members of the Junior Advisor Advisory Board — a group of former and current Junior Advisors elected to train and support JAs — have resigned, following fallout from the College’s response to the passing of a student on Feb. 21, as well as years of declining interest in and criticism of the role.
Lonnie G. Bunch III, Siddhartha Mukherjee to speak at commencement, baccalaureate
Aliya Huprikar March 13, 2024
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., will deliver the 2024 commencement address on June 2. Physician and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the College’s Baccalaureate address on June 1.
We demand action on equity and divestment
Jews for Justice and Students for Justice in Palestine March 13, 2024
In an op-ed, Jews for Justice and Students for Justice in Palestine detail a set of demands for the College pertaining to equity and divestment. A simple majority of Minority Coalition groups voted in favor of signing the demands at the MinCo Leadership Retreat on Sunday.
Just visiting: Bestselling author Ruth Ozeki teaches advanced fiction at the College
Ellie Davis and Alina Ramirez March 13, 2024

In 2017, Aisha Abdrashitova ’22  – then a student at the Berkshire School – reached out to bestselling author and then-Professor of...

Berkshire Symphony concert, Student Soloist Gala return with three invited guests
Rosario Carranza and Ava Rahman March 13, 2024
The music department presented the annual Student Soloist Gala on Friday, March 8, which featured five student soloist performers accompanied by the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra.
Women’s tennis beats Tufts and Bates
Dilay Kalınoğlu March 13, 2024
No. 9 women’s tennis (4-0, 2-0 NESCAC) defeated the No. 15 Tufts Jumbos (0-2, 0-1NESCAC) and the Bates Bobcats (2-4, 0-2 NESCAC) in matches hosted at home last weekend. The Ephs narrowly beat the Jumbos 5-4 and swept the Bobcats 9-0, maintaining an undefeated record
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Majority of JAAB resigns as JAs call for increased support from administration
Luke Chinman and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku March 13, 2024
Seven of eight student members of the Junior Advisor Advisory Board — a group of former and current Junior Advisors elected to train and support JAs — have resigned, following fallout from the College’s response to the passing of a student on Feb. 21, as well as years of declining interest in and criticism of the role.
Cole Prowitt-Smith’s phenomenal layup brought the Ephs to the Sweet Sixteen match in North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.)
Men’s basketball falls to Christopher Newport in Sweet Sixteen, ending NCAA Tournament run
Ben Niewoehner and Lena Kerest March 13, 2024
Men’s basketball (23-7, 9-1 NESCAC) continued its late-season resurgence with an inspired run to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, defeating No. 18 DeSales (24-4) 77-51 in the first round and No. 9 Oswego State (26-3) 79-77 with a dramatic, game-winning layup by guard co-captain Cole Prowitt-Smith ’24. The defending national champions, the No. 23 Christopher Newport Captains (24-7), put an end to the Ephs’ season on Friday afternoon in a hard-fought 49-60 loss.
One for the books: Milne Public Library celebrates 150th anniversary
One for the books: Milne Public Library celebrates 150th anniversary
Emily Zas and Phoebe Pallesen March 13, 2024

On March 9, 1874, it was 23 degrees below zero in Williamstown — but the cold did not deter Town residents from attending that year’s Town...

Chaplains’ Corner: Finding hope amidst despair in Ramadan
Chaplains’ Corner: Finding hope amidst despair in Ramadan
Sidra Mahmood March 13, 2024
In this week's Chaplain's Corner, Sidra Mahmood, The College's Muslim chaplain, urges students to take Ramadan as an opportunity to empathize with those who are facing hardship in while finding hope in community.
The Artist Otherwise Known As: Sculptor and painter Henry Johnstone ’24
The Artist Otherwise Known As: Sculptor and painter Henry Johnstone ’24
Mariel Baez March 13, 2024
The Record sat down with Henry Johnstone '24 to discuss his love for both sculpture and snow as well as his plans for the future.

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