Press Record

Instead of a spring break, Williams students get three health days interspersed throughout the semester. Press Record spoke with students across campus and, for many, health days have not helped much with burnout.

In light of an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic, Press Record spoke with three Asian students about their experiences with race at Williams.

Last week, the College sent acceptances to around 1,000 students across the world. In a special episode of Press Record, we talk with one student about what it’s like to navigate the college application process and life at Williams as an undocumented immigrant.

In this week's episode, we meet with women in STEM and hear about their respective journeys in a male-dominated field. Also on this week's episode, students look back on March 11, 2020– the day of President Mandel's announcement that most students would have to leave campus for the rest of the spring semester in light of the pandemic.

For Black History Month, Tyler Smith spoke to two Black first-years, one who lives in an affinity pod and one who doesn't. They reflected on adjusting to Williams during the pandemic. And Jacob Posner spoke to Williams Student Union representatives Gwyn Chilcoat '24, Manny Copeland '23, and Yunjin Park '23 about their work addressing Williams' history, particularly the legacy of the Haystack Monument.

Press Record presents two stories of the return to campus: one shows how traveling to and from the College is radically different for international students, and the other offers comfort to those who lost hope during a quarantined Valentine’s Day.

This week, we talk with students and faculty about their thoughts before and after the presidential election, and hear about the results of an election survey sent to the student body.

This week, podcast staff member Sonia Prasad talks with Margaux Kristjansson,  Postdoctoral Fellow in Native American and Indigenous Studies, about Indigenous People's Day last week. We also hear student reactions to the College's decision about the spring calendar.

This week, we interview Niku Darafshi about getting students registered to vote, Irene Loewenson about uncovering secret frats and hear students' reactions to the recent presidential debate.

This week, community leaders talk about what Hispanic Heritage Month and the Williams community means to them.