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College admits 8.5 percent of applicants to Class of 2029
The College offered admission to 1,038 applicants on March 21 through the regular decision process. The total acceptance rate ...
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James Cart ’05 hopes you’re laughing at him — as long as you fill out his surveys, too
You know him. You love him. You fear him. James Cart ’05 graces students’ inboxes at the close of every semester, and he’s after only one thing: your thoughts (on class quality and professor ...
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EphVentures contend with declining interest from student leaders, funding cuts
The College’s EphVentures programs have seen a decrease in applications for orientation leader positions, according to their ...
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In Other Ivory Towers: Student activist detainment, funding cuts, antisemitism investigation at Columbia
In recent weeks, the federal government has canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University because of what ...
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Men’s tennis beats Bates in first away game
Men’s tennis (2-2, 2-1 NESCAC) overcame slippery, carpet-like courts at Bates to secure a 6-1 win in their first away match ...
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Molly O’Brien, Driscoll’s manager
Staff Spotlight is a new column that highlights the contributions of the people who keep the College running. This week, the ...
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How Osama bin Laden’s personal cassette collection ended up in a Williams basement
In the spring of 2001, a pallet of unsealed moving boxes was unloaded from a truck at the Williamstown post office. Inside were thousands of VHS tapes and photo negatives, each meticulously labeled in ...
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‘Pastoral on Paper’: Cowherds of old featured in the Purple Valley
Berchem’s etching, The Cows at the Watering Place (The Cow Drinking). (Photo courtesy of the Clark Art Institute.) Upon entering the Thaw Gallery for Works on Paper at the Clark Art Institute’s Manton ...
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Cuts to federal science funding are a problem for all of us
Nearly every day since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, we have been flooded with news about massive changes to the federal government — research cuts, the gutting of federal departments, ...
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Swimming legend Sophia Verkleeren ’25 prepares for one last lap
Verkleeren crushed the competition at NESCACs this year, despite swimming in non-dominant events. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.) Sophia Verkleeren ’25 began swimming by a mere twist of fate. ...
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When in Goodrich, eat 150 sfogliatelle: Italian department hosts its last hurrah
Photo courtesy of Valerie DiFebo. Almond cookies imported from Rome, penne alla vodka driven up from the Bronx, M&Ms monogrammed with “Italian @ Williams,” and a serenade from the Williams Concert ...
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Student-founded food delivery service Willy2Go debuts
Willy2Go, a new student-run food delivery service which allows students to order takeout on Friday and Saturday nights and have their food delivered to their dorms by student drivers, launched on ...