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<div>[[Category:How-To]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
'''SMB''' is a protocol that lets computers share files with one another, so that Williams student can make their pictures, documents, music, and movies public. SMB stands for "server message block," and more about the protocol is available at [[Wikipedia:Server Message Block]].<br />
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Back in the old days of 2002, [[WSO]] set up a service called [[Phynd]]. This was a tool that efficiently indexed and searched a Windows network using only Windows networking protocols. It lasted about three months before the recording industry sued another college campus and WSO took it down as an act of self-preservation.<br />
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==Searching the network for media==<br />
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Luckily, as mentioned above, Phynd used only default Windows networking protocols. The upshot is that you can ''still'' search the Williams network for media. Here's how:<br />
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#Open ''My Computer''<br />
#Click the ''Search'' button on the toolbar<br />
#When the annoying little dude pops up, click the link labelled ''Pictures, music, or video''<br />
#Click ''Use advanced search options''<br />
#Specify what type of media you want to search for<br />
##Check one or more boxes to stipulate picture, music, or video files<br />
##Enter all part of the file name if desired--leave this box blank to search for all media<br />
#Click on the drop-down box labelled ''Look in:'' and select ''Browse''<br />
##Select ''My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network''<br />
#Click ''Search''!<br />
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Note that this search is highly inefficient and will take a long time. You might want to start it up before class on Friday so that your computer generates a list of music/movies for the weekend that will be ready when you return. A good tip is to remember the name of the computer where you find a lot of stuff. You can access computers on the network by name by opening My Computer and typing ''\\computername'' in the Address Bar. It's also possible to connect to a PC from [[Mac OS X#Connect to a PC|Mac OS X]].<br />
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Please note - this did not work for me - i got no results.<br />
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Note again - Getting no results is fairly common. Try it again, and maybe a third time. Eventually it'll work.<br />
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This is one way to find [[Lost]] episodes on the network.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Dodd_Neighborhood&diff=21334Dodd Neighborhood2011-07-29T18:42:09Z<p>Jmh1: /* The Neighborhood */</p>
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<div>==The Neighborhood==<br />
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Dodd Neighborhood comprises of the following nine houses. Click on the building names to download a packet of information about each house and the specific rooms in each house. (Note: the single/double information is slightly outdated -- please check the [http://www.williams.edu/dean/campus_life/pdfs/2009_2010/Room%20Draw%20Booklet%202010.pdf housing booklet] for an updated list of new doubles.)<br />
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1) Dodd House � The Neighborhood�s �hub� house<br />
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[[Media: Dodd.pdf | Dodd First Floor]]<br />
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[[Media: Dodd2-1.pdf | Dodd Second Floor Part 1]]<br />
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[[Media: Dodd2-2.pdf | Dodd Second Floor Part 2]]<br />
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[[Media: Dodd3.pdf | Dodd Third Floor]]<br />
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2) [[Media: Goodrich House.pdf | Goodrich]]<br />
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3) [[Media: Hubbell.pdf | Hubbell]]<br />
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4) [[Media: Lehman.pdf | Lehman]]<br />
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5) [[Media: Parsons.pdf | Parsons]]<br />
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6) [[Media: Sewall House.pdf | Sewall]]<br />
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7) [[Media: Thompson.pdf | Thompson]]<br />
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8) [[Media: Tyler Annex.pdf | Tyler Annex]]<br />
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9) [[Media: Tyler.pdf | Tyler House]]<br />
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==Housing==<br />
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Section under construction!<br />
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[[Dodd House]]<br />
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[[Goodrich House]]<br />
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[[Hubbell]]<br />
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[[Lehman Hall]]<br />
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[[Parsons]]<br />
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[[Sewall]]<br />
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[[Thompson]]<br />
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[[Tyler]]<br />
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[[Tyler Annex]]<br />
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==Governance==<br />
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===The Mission of the Governance Board===<br />
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The neighborhood is overseen by a neighborhood governance board (NGB). The Dodd NGB exists to promote and represent the interests of all Dodd Neighborhood residents. Drawn from the houses comprising Dodd Neighborhood, the members of the Dodd NGB are charged with bringing students� residential concerns to the relevant members of the administration, responsibly managing the neighborhood�s school provided and non-school provided funds, working with the school and neighborhood residents to improve the neighborhood�s infrastructure, working with the administration on long run and short run plans�both construction and otherwise�relevant to the neighborhood, addressing grievances raised by the neighborhood residents, facilitating interactions between faculty, staff and Dodd Neighborhood residents, and planning a wide range of events for Dodd neighborhood residents and the general campus community. Responsible for reaching out to and representing all neighborhood affiliates, the Dodd NGB is charged with fostering an inclusive residential community. At all times, the Dodd NGB serves at the pleasure of the Dodd Neighborhood affiliates. <br />
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===The Constitution===<br />
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The role and powers of the Dodd Governance Board are laid out in and constrained by the Dodd Neighborhood Constitution. The Constitution was written by the Dodd Governance Board during the 2007 � 2008 academic year. It was approved by a vote of Dodd Neighborhood in the Spring of 2008. Click [[Media: Dodd_constitution.pdf |here]] to download a copy of the Constitution.<br />
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===The Composition of the Governance Board===<br />
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The term �Dodd Governance Board� is a blanket term that describes the entire Dodd Neighborhood governance structure. The Board is the unit comprised of five overlapping units with the responsibilities and powers detailed below: the Executive Committee, the Community Engagement Committee, the Competition Committee, the Social Committee, and the General Board.<br />
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Governance Board Members: <br />
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EX indicates that the position has a seat on the Executive Committee<br />
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CE indicates that the position has a seat on the Community Engagement Committee<br />
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CO indicates that the position has a seat on the Competition Committee<br />
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SO indicates that the position has a seat on the Social Committee<br />
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GB indicates that the position has a seat on the General Board<br />
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* President (*, EX, GB)<br />
* Vice President (*, EX, GB)<br />
* Treasurer (*, EX, GB)<br />
* At Large Neighborhood Representative with a Special Focus on Minority Concerns (*, EX, SO, GB)<br />
* Publicity Director (*, EX, SO, GB)<br />
* Elected Community Engagement Committee co-Chair (*, CE, GB)<br />
* Baxter Fellow or Appointed Community Engagement Committee co-Chair (CE, GB)<br />
* Competition Committee Chair (*, CO, GB)<br />
* Elected Social Committee co-Chair (*, SO, GB)<br />
* Baxter Fellow or Appointed Social Committee co-Chair (SO, GB)<br />
* Faculty Relations Coordinator (SO, GB)<br />
* Freshman Representative (SO, GB)<br />
* Junior Advisor Representative (SO)<br />
* Community Engagement Committee Baxter Fellows (CE)<br />
* Social Committee Baxter Fellows (SO)<br />
* Community Engagement Committee At Large Neighborhood Representatives (CE)<br />
* Competition Committee At Large Neighborhood Representatives (CO)<br />
* Social Committee At Large Neighborhood Representatives (SO)<br />
* Residential Life Coordinator (CE, SO, GB)<br />
* Faculty Associate (GB)<br />
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'''The Executive Committee'''<br />
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In addition to other duties detailed below, the Dodd Executive Committee controls the neighborhood�s school-provided and non-school-provided funds, and appoints some of the neighborhood officers�see the below sections for more information on the appointments. Dodd Neighborhood funds are allocated by majority vote of the executive committee�see the below sections for details on the funding allocation process. The president of the neighborhood chairs the Executive Committee and only votes in the event of a tie. Every other member of the Executive Committee is entitled to a single vote. The membership of the Executive Committee and the specific responsibilities of each member are detailed below.<br />
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Executive Committee Members:<br />
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President � The president chairs the Executive Committee. The president is responsible for ensuring that all members of the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board are fulfilling their duties. To ensure the success of the Dodd NGB, the president is responsible for working with all NGB members and giving them the resources and contacts they need in order to be successful. The president is also the neighborhood�s primary liaison to the administration and all other organizations on campus�especially the other neighborhoods. In addition, the president is responsible for getting feedback from the Dodd neighborhood affiliates and making himself or herself readily available and easily accessible to all neighborhood affiliates. The president sets the agenda of all Executive Committee and General Board meetings. Finally, the president is responsible for coming up with and working on large neighborhood improvement projects. The president is elected by the neighborhood�see the elections section for more details. <br />
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Vice President - The vice president is charged with helping the president fulfill the responsibilities listed in the president�s role description. In addition, the vice president is responsible for assessing the state of the neighborhood�s infrastructure and spearheading infrastructure improvement projects. The vice president is elected by the neighborhood�see the elections section for more details. <br />
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Treasurer � The treasurer is responsible for keeping the neighborhood�s books and forming comprehensive budget plans for both the neighborhood�s school-provided and non-school-provided funds. The treasurer must record all expenses and ensure that the neighborhood governance board does not spend more money than it has been allocated. The treasurer must keep track of every individual expense and keep detailed electronic records�broken down to the expense level and not just the event level�that can be distributed at any moment. The treasurer is responsible for regularly updating the Executive Committee about the state of the neighborhood�s finances and submitting comprehensive financial reports to the president within two weeks after the end of each semester�see the below funding section for more detail. In addition, the treasurer is responsible for formulating and presenting a detailed allocation plan�see the below funding section for more detail. Furthermore, the treasurer is responsible for getting a college issued purchasing card in his or her name, overseeing the neighborhood�s use of the purchasing card, making transfers between the neighborhood and other organizations when appropriate, requesting money from other organizations and funding sources when appropriate, negotiating contracts with vendors, filling out and processing vouchers for neighborhood expenses, overseeing neighborhood fundraising initiatives, and making the neighborhood�s finances transparent and readily available to the entire campus community. Finally, the treasurer is responsible for conducting the audit of the neighborhood�s non-school provided funds�see the below funding section for more detail. The treasurer is elected by the neighborhood�see the elections section for more details. <br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representative with a Special Focus on Minority Concerns � The at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is responsible for representing minority concerns and ensuring that the Dodd NGB takes minority concerns into account in all of its proceedings, plans, and actions. The at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns must serve as the Dodd Neighborhood representative at all Minority Coalition meetings and serve as the primary liaison between Dodd Neighborhood and the Minority Coalition and between Dodd Neighborhood and each of the Minority Coalition subgroups. Finally, the at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is responsible for working with the Social Committee�see below�to plan diversity related events. The at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is elected by the neighborhood�see the elections section for more details. <br />
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Publicity Director � The Publicity Director is responsible for keeping the neighborhood�s records, diffusing information about the work of the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board, and publicizing events hosted, planned or supported by the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board. The Publicity Director is responsible for taking minutes at all NGB meetings that he or she attends�including but not limited to General Board meetings, Executive Committee meetings and Social Committee meetings�and making electronic versions of the minutes easily accessible to all members of the Williams community. The Publicity Director is also responsible for overseeing the maintenance the neighborhood website and publicizing all neighborhood events through all available channels. At the end of each semester, the Publicity Director must write and distribute a detailed report of the work done by all five components of the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board. At the end of the year, the outgoing Publicity Director must submit all reports, attendance records, and meeting minutes not currently held by the Williams College Archives to the Williams College Archives. Finally, the Publicity Director must keep�and publicize at the end of the year�an attendance record for the Executive Committee and the General Board. The Publicity Director is elected by the neighborhood�see the elections section for more details. <br />
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'''The Community Engagement Committee'''<br />
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The Community Engagement Committee is responsible for planning and executing community service and outreach initiatives. Operating within that broad mandate, the Community Engagement Committee sets its own agenda and is responsible for choosing the projects it wants to pursue. This committee may opt to pursue many small projects or a small number of extensive projects. The Community Engagement Committee is charged with responsibly managing the funding allocated�by the Executive Committee�for community engagement. The Committee reports to the Executive Committee and General Board. Each Baxter Fellow on the committee is entitled to one vote. If a single chair oversees the committee, the chair only votes in the event of a tie. If co-chairs oversee the committee, the co-chairs share a vote and only cast their joint vote in the event of a tie. All committee meetings are open to the public. The membership of the Community Engagement Committee and the specific responsibilities of each member are detailed below.<br />
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Community Engagement Committee Members:<br />
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Elected Chair (or Elected co-Chair) � A chair elected by the neighborhood always oversees the committee. In some instances, this chair shares responsibilities with a co-chair�see below. The chair(s) set(s) the agenda for the committee meetings. The chair(s) is [are] responsible for making the committee select projects to pursue and determine goals for the year. The chair(s) is [are] responsible for ensuring that all members of the committee are fulfilling their duties. To ensure the success of the committee, the chair(s) is [are] responsible for working with all committee members and giving them the resources and contacts they need in order to be successful. The chair(s) is [are] the neighborhood�s primary liaison(s) to other community engagement groups on campus and administrative departments addressing community engagement issues or overseeing community engagement projects. <br />
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Baxter Fellow or Appointed co-Chair � The Baxter Fellows on the Community Engagement Committee�see below�may elect one of themselves to serve as a co-chair of the committee. If only one Baxter Fellow nominates himself or herself for the co-chair position, that Baxter Fellow becomes one of the committee co-chairs. If more than one Baxter Fellows nominate themselves for the co-chair position, the Baxter Fellows on the committee�except the nominees for the position�select the co-chair by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the elected committee chair shall vote to break the tie. If none of the Baxter Fellows on the committee self-nominate for the co-chair position, the Executive Committee decides by majority vote whether or not the committee will have a chair or co-chairs. If the Executive Committee votes for the committee to only have one chair, the elected chair serves as the only chair of the committee. If the Executive Committee votes for the committee to have co-chairs, the Executive Committee appoints the second co-chair through the following process. The president appoints a Dodd neighborhood affiliate�one who is not currently filling any positions on the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board�to fill the relevant position. This appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee with the president only voting in the event of a tie. The president must continue to appoint candidates until a presidential appointee is approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee. If there is a co-chair, both co-chairs equally share all of the responsibilities, duties and powers outlined in the elected chair section. <br />
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Baxter Fellows � After the Spring elections, the newly elected Executive Committee determines�by majority vote�the number of Baxter Fellows assigned to the Community Engagement Committee. These Baxter Fellows come up with ideas for the work done by the committee and do the tasks necessary to implement the committee�s plans. One of the Baxter Fellows�to be determined by the committee chair(s)�must take minutes at the committee meetings and give the minutes to the publicity director. <br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representatives � The committee chair(s) is [are] responsible for inviting and encouraging all neighborhood affiliates to join the committee. Any Dodd Neighborhood affiliate�freshman through senior, faculty or staff�is entitled to join the committee and attend all committee meetings. These members may propose ideas for the committee to consider, give feedback on the committee�s work and plans, and help the committee execute its initiatives. The at large neighborhood representatives are non-voting members of the committee. <br />
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Residential Life Coordinator � The Residential Life Coordinator assigned to Dodd Neighborhood is a member of the Community Engagement Committee. The RLC shall make sure the Baxter Fellows on the committee are fulfilling their responsibilities, help the committee maintain a long-term vision without neglecting short-term responsibilities, and provide the committee with the administrative resources at his or her disposal. A non-voting member of the committee, the RLC serves as a general advisor to the committee. <br />
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'''The Competition Committee'''<br />
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The Competition Committee is responsible for overseeing inter- and intra-neighborhood competitions, coordinating competitions with other groups on campus�especially the other neighborhoods�and planning competitions. This committee is charged with organizing the neighborhood�s intramural, cluster cup, and special event teams. Operating within that broad mandate, the Competition Committee sets its own agenda. However, the committee must plan and organize competitions that appeal to a wide range of people with a wide range of interests and talents. The committee may not just plan athletic or similar competitions. The committee is charged with responsibly managing the funding allocated for competitions. The Committee reports to the Executive Committee and General Board. The Competition Committee chair is the only voting member of the committee. All committee meetings are open to the public. The membership of the Competition Committee and the specific responsibilities of each member are detailed below.<br />
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Competition Committee Members:<br />
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Competition Committee Chair � The chair is elected by the neighborhood. The chair sets the agenda for the committee meetings, plans competitions, organizes all teams representing the neighborhood in any competition, solicits at large neighborhood members and members of the Dodd Governance Board to help implement competitions, and solicits the entire neighborhood for all competitions throughout the year. If the inter-cluster cup committee is in existence, the chair serves as the neighborhood�s representative on the committee. In general, the chair is the neighborhood�s primary liaison for all competitions. <br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representatives � The committee chair is responsible for inviting and encouraging all neighborhood affiliates to join the committee. Any Dodd Neighborhood affiliate�freshman through senior, faculty or staff�is entitled to join the committee and attend all committee meetings. These members may propose ideas for the committee to consider, give feedback on the committee�s work and plans, and help the committee execute its initiatives. The at large neighborhood representatives are non-voting members of the committee. <br />
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'''The Social Committee'''<br />
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The Social Committee is responsible for planning and executing all of the neighborhood�s social events. The committee must plan a wide spectrum of events ranging from all campus parties to informal gatherings and everything in between. The committee must make a conscious effort to plan and implement programming that appeals to all of the diverse interests represented in the neighborhood. While specific events may be designed to appeal to a specific group within the neighborhood, the committee may not just program for a subsection of the neighborhood. Operating within that broad mandate, the Social Committee sets its own agenda and is responsible for choosing the projects it wants to pursue. This committee may opt to plan many small events or a small number of large events. The committee is charged with responsibly managing the funding allocated�by the Executive Committee�for social programming. The Committee reports to the Executive Committee and General Board. The Baxter Fellows on the committee, the at large neighborhood representative with a specific focus on minority concerns, the faculty relations coordinator, and the freshman representative are each entitled to one vote. If a single chair oversees the committee, the chair only votes in the event of a tie. If co-chairs oversee the committee, the co-chairs share a vote and only cast their joint vote in the event of a tie. All committee meetings are open to the public. The membership of the Social Committee and the specific responsibilities of each member are detailed below.<br />
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Social Committee Members:<br />
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Elected Chair (or Elected co-Chair) � A chair elected by the neighborhood always oversees the committee. In some instances, this chair shares responsibilities with a co-chair�see below. The chair(s) set(s) the agenda for the committee meetings. The chair(s) is [are] responsible for making the committee select projects to pursue and determine goals for the year. The chair(s) is [are] responsible for ensuring that all members of the committee are fulfilling their duties. To ensure the success of the committee, the chair(s) is [are] responsible for working with all committee members and giving them the resources and contacts they need in order to be successful. The chair(s) is [are] the neighborhood�s primary liaison(s) to other social planning groups on campus and administrative departments facilitating social events. <br />
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Baxter Fellow or Appointed co-Chair � The Baxter Fellows on the Social Committee�see below�may elect one of themselves to serve as a co-chair of the committee. If only one Baxter Fellow nominates himself or herself for the co-chair position, that Baxter Fellow becomes one of the committee co-chairs. If more than one Baxter Fellows nominate themselves for the co-chair position, the Baxter Fellows on the committee�except the nominees for the position�select the co-chair by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the elected committee chair shall vote to break the tie. If none of the Baxter Fellows on the committee self-nominates for the co-chair position, the Executive Committee decides by majority vote whether or not the committee will have a chair or co-chairs. If the Executive Committee votes for the committee to only have one chair, the elected chair serves as the only chair of the committee. If the Executive Committee votes for the committee to have co-chairs, the Executive Committee appoints the second co-chair through the following process. The president appoints a Dodd Neighborhood affiliate�one who is not currently filling any positions on the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board�to fill the relevant position. This appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee with the president only voting in the event of a tie. The president must continue to appoint candidates until a presidential appointee is approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee. If there is a co-chair, both co-chairs equally share all of the responsibilities, duties and powers outlined in the elected chair section. <br />
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Baxter Fellows � After the Spring elections, the newly elected Executive Committee determines�by majority vote�the number of Baxter Fellows assigned to the Social Committee. These Baxter Fellows come up with ideas for the work done by the committee and do the tasks necessary to implement the committee�s plans. <br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representative with a Special Focus on Minority Concerns - The At Large Neighborhood Representative with a Special Focus on Minority Concerns�see above for more information�is a standing member of the Social Committee. He or she is responsible for planning diversity related events. He or she is also responsible for coordinating with minority groups on campus to co-sponsor events. The at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is responsible for reaching out to minority groups in order to secure co-sponsorship opportunities and helping plan and implement the neighborhood�s diversity related events and any diversity related events the neighborhood is co-sponsoring with another campus group. <br />
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Faculty Relations Coordinator � The faculty relations coordinator is appointed through the following process. The president appoints a Dodd Neighborhood affiliate�one who is not currently filling any positions on the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board�to fill the position. This appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee with the president only voting in the event of a tie. The president must continue to appoint candidates until a presidential appointee is approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee. The faculty relations coordinator is responsible for working with the Dodd Neighborhood faculty associate to plan and implement faculty-student events. <br />
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The Publicity Director � The publicity director�see above for more information�is responsible for attending the Social Committee meetings. The publicity director is not responsible for planning events. However, he or she is responsible for taking minutes at the Social Committee meetings and publicizing the committee�s events. The publicity director is a non-voting member of the committee. <br />
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Freshman Representative � The freshman representative is appointed through the following process. The president appoints a freshman affiliated with Dodd Neighborhood to fill the position. This appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee with the president only voting in the event of a tie. The president must continue to appoint candidates until a presidential appointee is approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee. In addition to helping plan and implement the other events hosted by the committee, the freshman representative is responsible for planning and implementing events specifically targeted towards freshman affiliated with Dodd Neighborhood. <br />
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Junior Advisor Representative � The JA representative is appointed through the following process. The president appoints either a JA living in an entry affiliated with Dodd Neighborhood or a JA personally affiliated with Dodd Neighborhood to fill the position. This appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee with the president only voting in the event of a tie. The president must continue to appoint candidates until a presidential appointee is approved by majority vote of the Executive Committee or there are no eligible JAs left. The JA representative is not required to participate in the normal planning or execution processes of the committee. However, the JA representative is encouraged to give his or her opinions about how freshmen will perceive events being planned by the committee and help the committee make the neighborhood�s events more appealing to and inclusive of the Dodd affiliated freshmen. The JA representative is responsible for helping the freshman representative plan and implement events specifically targeted towards freshman affiliated with Dodd Neighborhood. The JA representative is a non-voting member of the committee. <br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representatives � The committee chair(s) is [are] responsible for inviting all neighborhood affiliates to join the committee. Any Dodd Neighborhood affiliate�freshman through senior, faculty or staff�is entitled to join the committee and attend all committee meetings. These members may propose ideas for the committee to consider, give feedback on the committee�s work and plans, and help the committee execute its initiatives. The at large neighborhood representatives are non-voting members of the committee. <br />
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Residential Life Coordinator � The Residential Life Coordinator assigned to Dodd Neighborhood is a member of the Social Committee. The RLC shall make sure the Baxter Fellows on the committee are fulfilling their responsibilities, help the committee maintain a long-term vision without neglecting short-term responsibilities, and provide the committee with the administrative resources at his or her disposal. A non-voting member of the committee, the RLC serves as a general advisor to the committee. <br />
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'''The General Board'''<br />
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Endowed with the majority of the powers granted to the Neighborhood Governance Board, the General Board is the primary body governing Dodd Neighborhood. The General Board handles all non-budget or appointments issues faced by the neighborhood. All powers granted to the neighborhood but not explicitly designated to one of the above four groups reside with the General Board. The Community Engagement, Competition and Social Committees are responsible to the General Board. In addition, the General Board discusses and�when necessary�votes on residential issues faced by the neighborhood�s affiliates. In addition to the relevant responsibilities detailed in the four prior sections, the General Board members are also responsible for soliciting feedback from the neighborhood affiliates about the work being done by all components of the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board, finding out what projects the neighborhood affiliates want the board to pursue, spearheading small or large individual projects and working on large General Board initiatives. Each General Board member�especially the ones with minimal responsibilities on the other four components of the governance board�should spearhead personal projects, help other board members pursuing personal projects and participate in the large board initiatives spearheaded by the leaders of the Executive Committee�or anyone else on the General Board who puts himself or herself forward to lead a large initiative and gets his or her large initiative approved by the board. In addition to supporting the personal projects of the board members, the General Board should select�by majority vote�a small number of extensive board initiatives. In addition to discussing the work being done by the committees, addressing issues that arise throughout the year, and serving as a forum for discussion about residential life issues in Dodd Neighborhood, the General Board should work with the relevant members of the administration and the neighborhood affiliates to complete the board�s neighborhood improvement initiatives. Unless specified elsewhere in this document, all issues before the General Board are settled by majority vote�the voting members are indicated below. The president of the neighborhood chairs the General Board and only votes in the event of a tie. Every other voting member of the General Board is entitled to a single vote. The membership of the General Board and the specific responsibilities of each member are detailed below.<br />
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General Board Members:<br />
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President � See the Executive Committee section for more information about the president. The president chairs and sets the agenda for the General Board meetings. The president only votes in the event of a tie. <br />
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Vice President � See the Executive Committee section for more information about the vice president. The vice president is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Treasurer � See the Executive Committee section for more information about the treasurer. The treasurer is responsible for presenting to the General Board the semester allocations approved by the Executive Committee. The allocations must be presented at the first General Board meeting after the Executive Committee approval is granted. In addition, the treasurer is responsible for updating the General Board about the state of the neighborhood�s finances during the last General Board meeting of each month. This update must include the semester to date spending of each component of the Neighborhood Governance Board and the remaining funds�from the original allocations�that each component of the board has at its disposal for the remainder of the semester. In addition, the report must account for all of the funds controlled by the neighborhood. Thus, if some of the neighborhood�s funds were not specifically allocated to one of the NGB components, the treasurer must update the General Board about the state of those funds. Finally, this report must include the status of the neighborhood�s non-school provided funds and comprehensive information about any funds the neighborhood has taken in�both from traditional school sources and outside fundraising�since the treasurer�s last monthly report to the General Board. The treasurer is a voting member of the General Board.<br />
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At Large Neighborhood Representative with a Special Focus on Minority Concerns � See the Executive Committee and Social Committee sections for more information about the at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns. As appropriate, the at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is responsible for updating the General Board about any Minority Coalition activities or occurrences at the Minority Coalition meetings that are relevant to Dodd Neighborhood or any component of the Dodd Neighborhood Governance Board. In addition, the at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is responsible for representing minority concerns and ensuring that the General Board takes minority concerns into account in all of its proceedings, plans, and actions. The at large neighborhood representative with a special focus on minority concerns is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Publicity Director � See the Executive Committee and Social Committee sections for more information about the publicity director. The publicity director is responsible for taking minutes at the General Board meetings and making the minutes readily available to the entire Williams community. The publicity director is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Freshman Representative � See the Social Committee section for more information about the freshman representative. The freshman representative is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Faculty Relations Coordinator � See the Social Committee section for more information about the faculty relations coordinator. The faculty relations coordinator�in conjunction with the faculty associate�is responsible for updating the General Board about any concerns raised by the Dodd faculty affiliates or any faculty issues pertinent to the neighborhood or the Dodd NGB. The faculty relations coordinator is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Social Committee Chair or co-Chairs � See the Social Committee section for more information about the Social Committee chair or co-chairs. Every other week�with the specific weeks to be determined by the president�the Social Committee chair(s) is [are] responsible for updating the General Board about the work being done by the Social Committee. During the update, the chair(s) should give an assessment of Social Committee planned events that occurred since the Social Committee�s last presentation to the General Board, discuss the Social Committee planned events scheduled to occur between the presentation and the Social Committee�s next presentation to the General Board, and inform the General Board about any changes in the status of large events scheduled to occur later in the academic year. After the presentation, the members of the General Board will give the Social Committee chair(s) feedback and offer non-binding recommendations. Finally, the chair(s) should inform the board about the attendance records and contributions of the other committee members. The Social Committee chair(s) is a [are] voting member(s) of the General Board. <br />
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Community Engagement Committee Chair of co-Chairs - See the Community Engagement Committee section for more information about the Community Engagement Committee chair or co-chairs. Every other week�the weeks in which the Social Committee does not present�the Community Engagement Committee chair(s) is [are] responsible for updating the General Board about the work being done by the Community Engagement Committee. During the update, the chair(s) should give an assessment of Community Engagement Committee activities since the Community Engagement Committee�s last presentation to the General Board, discuss the Community Engagement Committee plans for the period between the presentation and the Community Engagement Committee�s next presentation to the General Board, and inform the General Board about any changes in the status of large Community Engagement Committee initiatives. After the presentation, the members of the General Board will give the Community Engagement Committee chair(s) feedback and offer non-binding recommendations. Finally, the chair(s) should inform the board about the attendance records and contributions of the other committee members. The Community Engagement Committee chair(s) is a [are] voting member(s) of the General Board. <br />
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Competition Committee Chair � See the Competition Committee section for more information. Every other week�the weeks in which the Social Committee does not present�the Competition Committee chair is responsible for updating the General Board about the work being done by the Competition Committee. During the update, the chair should give an assessment of Competition Committee activities since the Competition Committee�s last presentation to the General Board, discuss the Competition Committee plans for the period between the presentation and the Competition Committee�s next presentation to the General Board, and inform the General Board about any changes in the status of large Competition Committee events scheduled to occur before the end of the year. After the presentation, the members of the General Board will give the Competition Committee chair feedback and offer non-binding recommendations. Finally, the chair should inform the board about the attendance records and contributions of the other committee members. The Competition Committee chair is a voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Residential Life Coordinator � See the Social Committee and Community Engagement Committee sections for more information about the Residential Life Coordinator. The Residential Life Coordinator assigned to Dodd Neighborhood is an advisor to the General Board. During the General Board meetings, the RLC shall provide the administrative perspective pertinent to the discussions and provide the General Board with the administrative resources requisite for the work of the General Board. The RLC is a non-voting member of the General Board. <br />
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Faculty Associate - The faculty associate�in conjunction with the faculty relations coordinator�is responsible for updating the General Board about any concerns raised by the Dodd faculty affiliates or any faculty issues pertinent to the neighborhood or the Dodd NGB. In addition, the faculty associate is responsible for offering a faculty perspective on the issues being discussed by the board and representing the issues of the Dodd faculty affiliates at the General Board meetings. The Faculty Associate is a voting member of the General Board.<br />
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==Governance Board Members==<br />
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See the [[Dodd NGB Pictures]] page for pictures of the past Dodd Governance Boards.<br />
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===Current===<br />
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'''2011 - 2012 Governance Board'''<br />
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President : Shara Singh (Fall), Kate Stevenson (WS & Spring)<br />
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VP: Peter Skipper<br />
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Secretary: Michael Gold<br />
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Treasurer: Lauren Zachary<br />
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Programming Coordinator: Ethan Gracer<br />
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Head Baxter Fellow:<br />
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Faculty Associate (Faculty Program Director): Frank Morgan<br />
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===Past===<br />
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'''2010 - 2011 Governance Board'''<br />
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President: Gershwin Penn '11<br />
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Vice President: Cameron Nutting '11<br />
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Social Programing Coordinators: Shara Singh '12 and Lauren Zachary '12<br />
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Community Engagement Coordinator: Amanda Davis '11<br />
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Treasurer: Sabrina Reid '11<br />
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Head Baxter Fellow: Zachary Padovani '11<br />
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Faculty Representative: Satyan Devadoss<br />
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'''2009 - 2010 Governance Board'''<br />
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President: Zachary Padovani '11 <br />
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Vice President: Cameron Nutting '11<br />
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Treasurer: Christophe Dorsey-Guillaumin '10<br />
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Publicity Director: Shara Singh '12<br />
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Minority Concerns Representative: Gershwin Penn '11 (F) and Jiji Ahn '12 (S) <br />
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Social Committee Chair: Kate Stevenson '12<br />
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Community Engagement Committee Chair: Amanda Davis '11<br />
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Competition Committee Chair: Leo Brown '11<br />
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Faculty Program Director: Professor Frank Morgan<br />
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'''2008 - 2009 Governance Board'''<br />
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See the [[Dodd Neighborhood 2008-2009]] for work done by the governance board in the 2008 - 2009 academic year.<br />
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President: Emily Behrman �09<br />
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Vice President: Christophe Dorsey-Guilaumin �10<br />
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Treasurer: Douglas Onyango �11<br />
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Publicity Director: Burge Abiral �11 and Jeffery Lauer �11<br />
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Social Committee Chairs: Cammeron Nutting �11 and Zachery Padovani �11<br />
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Community Engagement: Gershwin Penn �11<br />
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Minority Concerns Representative: Nancy Dong �11<br />
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JA Representative: Jessica Clarke �10<br />
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Competition Committee Chair: Tanvir Hussain �10<br />
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First Year Representative : Shara Singh �12<br />
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Faculty Relations Coordinator: Paloma Marin �12<br />
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Faculty Program Director: Satyan Devadoss <br />
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'''2007 - 2008 Governance Board'''<br />
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President: Peter Nurnberg '09<br />
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Vice President: Narae Park '10<br />
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Treasurer: Christophe Dorsey-Guillaumin '10<br />
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Publicity Coordinator: Jamie Havlin '10<br />
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Minority Concerns Representative: Natalie Friedman '10<br />
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Freshman Representative: Emily Spine '11<br />
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Faculty Relations Coordinator: Jessica Clarke '10<br />
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Social Committee Chair: Emily Behrman '09 / Meghan Nidever '10 / Petya Miteva '10<br />
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Community Engagement Committee Chair: Raffana Donelson '09 / Gershwin Penn '11<br />
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Competition Committee Chair: Jared Currier '09<br />
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Campus Life Coordinator: Katie Kamienieki<br />
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Faculty Associates: Professor Satyan Devadoss, Professor Edward Burger, Professor Shawn Rosenheim, Coach David Paulson, Professor Anita Sokolsky<br />
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Baxter Fellows: Raffana Donelson '09, Susan Yoon '10, Jared Currier '09, Meghan Nidever '10, Casey York '10, Emily Behrman '09, John Comforto '10, Christophe Dorsey Guillaumin '10, Steven Menking '10, Andrew Bartsch '10<br />
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'''2006 - 2007 (the first) Governance Board'''<br />
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President: Noah Smith-Drelich '07<br />
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Treasurer: Peter Nurnberg '09<br />
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Community Liaison: Greg Walker '07<br />
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Historian: Alex Hoff '09<br />
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Neighborhood Life Coordinator: Emily Behrman '09<br />
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Campus Life Coordinator: Katie Kamienieki<br />
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Faculty Associates: Professor Satyan Devadoss, Coach Peter Wells, Professor Marjorie Hirsch, Professor Charles Dew<br />
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Where's there to eat around here? Don't want to eat at the [[dining hall]]? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good. <br />
== 6 House Pub ==<br />
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The 6 House Pub, just three minutes south on [[Route 7]] next to the 1896 House, is legend amongst old Williams alum for the place to be to hang out. Re-opened this past July of 2005, the 6 House offers a very simple menu of [[Great sandwiches|sandwiches]], salads, pasta, and burgers for your dining pleasure. The burgers are just plain awesome, probably the best in town, and the wings are almost (but not quite) on a level comparable to [[#Ye Olde Forge|Ye Olde Forge]], but much closer to town. The [[beer]] selection, while not nearly as expansive as the Forge's, is still decent in its own respect. Perhaps the greatest trait of the 6 House is that it is close to campus and just a great place to hang out with a quaint bar area (including a big screen and 6 TVs) and very pleasant dining room with fire place and outdoor terrace with fire pit. The prices are also very fair for the amount of food you get. Try it some time, you won't be disappointed. Especially if you get the warm brownie sundae...<br />
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910 Cold Spring Rd<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.1896<br />
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== Angelina's Subs ==<br />
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A cheap alternative to [[Subway]], Angelina's is located in Colonial Plaza just next to [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining#Desperado's|Desperado's]]. The hoagies are generally quite good, and there are far more options than you find in Subway. Angelina's is best known for its daily and weekly specials, when prices are even lower. It generally varies from day to day, but of particular interest is the 8" original sub (bologna, genoa salami, provolone) for $2.29 every Sunday.<br />
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240 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2524<br />
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== Antonio's Pizza (in AmHerst) ==<br />
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If you're passing through [[Amherst]] to watch the Ephs defeat the dirty 'herst, do yourself a favor and stop in here for some of the BEST pizza in Western Massachusetts. They offer big portions (by the slice) and a huge and interesting variety of toppings. According to Dennis the security officer, the guy who runs it is a millionaire. Just from selling pizza by the slice in a college town. The spicy chicken blue cheese and the Sicilian pizzas come highly reccomended. Definitely worth the drive. (There is also one in Providence, RI.)<br />
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31 N. Pleasant St<br />
Amherst, MA <br />
413.253.0808<br />
[http://www.antoniospizzas.com/ Website]<br />
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== Berkshire Crossing Dining ==<br />
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- Applebee's<br />
- McDonald's<br />
- Pizza Hut<br />
- Quizno's<br />
- Panera (down the road)<br />
- Starbucks (a real one)<br />
- Taco Bell<br />
- Wendy's<br />
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== Berkshire Mall Dining ==<br />
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- McDonald's<br />
- Pizza Hut (express)<br />
- Starbuck's (express)<br />
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== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
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Located in Bennington (Keep driving up Rt. 7 through Bennington.) You'll see an authentic, tiny diner on your left. An amazing variety of food available, from meatloaf to french fries. Not high class, but still delicious. The harvest pancakes are especially good. No one should leave Williams without going here.<br />
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102 Hunt St<br />
Bennington, VT<br />
802.442.5140<br />
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== Cafe Latino ==<br />
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IT'S CLOSED NOW! =(<br />
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Located on the Mass MoCA campus, this swanky restaurant is owned by the same people who run Mezze. The food is good, if a bit pricey. Its funky atmosphere, interesting menu, and quality food make it a nice change of pace from time to time, for dates, special occasions, or just a burning desire for something different, but with a rather small selection of main dishes, it's difficult to go there frequently without getting bored.<br />
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1111 MASS MoCA Way<br />
Building #11, North Adams, MA<br />
413.662.2004<br />
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== Chef's Hat ==<br />
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Great and cheap diner, with a laid-back, homey atmosphere. For 5 dollars a person you can get a solid meal - for 10, a feast. I recommend their home fries, reuben, country-fried steak (the gravy has sausage in it and is a meal in itself), and peach and walnut waffles. For Sunday brunch you can't beat it - though you may have to wait a few minutes to get a table, the service is quick and the apple-cinnamon french toast is well worth it.<br />
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905 Simonds Rd., Rt. 7 north<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.5120<br />
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== Chopsticks ==<br />
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Mediocre, extremely greasy Chinese food, but it's fairly cheap and the portions are huge.<br />
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The "party room" in the back lefthand corner of Chopsticks is the scene of many sake-bombing experiences. [[Frosh Revue]] and the [[Men's Golf Team]] are frequent partakers of the messiest fun that can be had in the beaded, soundproofed area. Make sure to ask for Sharon as a waitress, who may bang the table with you, or at least bring her cute daughter out to watch.<br />
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A word of warning: when they tell you how long to wait for delivery, double it. It usually takes them about an hour and a half to deliver, so ORDER EARLY!!!<br />
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412 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.5750<br />
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== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
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[[Constantine]], the proprietor, is a minor [[Route 2]] celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is solidly mediocre to downright terrible but not too pricey, though it's better than Domino's. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at 1am on weekdays and 2am on the weekend. Why do they still answer the phone when they're closed? They bring your hopes up, then crush them. Possibly the best late night drunk food in town. Beware the famous Colonial Hangover.<br />
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The chicken parm calzone with blue cheese is real good.<br />
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234 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 <br />
413.458.9009<br />
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
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== Coyote Flaco ==<br />
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The newest offering in off-campus dining, Coyote Flaco is a short drive away on [[Route 7]] South, not far from [[Sheep Hill]]. Upon entering, you'll immediately encounter the congenial hostess who will take you to your table. She'll hand you the drinks menu, which is an impressive collection of different kinds of margaritas. They have over 50 kinds of Tequila, ranging from the house brand to the likes of Cuervo Reserva de la Familia; make sure to bring a designated driver along in order to enjoy some tasty drinks. Although the sign outside reads that the restaurant offers "Mexican and Spain cuisine", there is sadly only one Iberian offering--the Paella Valenciana. <br />
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If you sit really still while you're reading the menu, you might notice the Mariache music playing in the background at about 4 decibels. This is really a New England restaurant with a Mexican veneer as thin as their salsa. Burritos, nachos, and fajitas are described in an illegible "fancy script" font, and the food will almost certainly disappoint your Mexpectations. It's tasty, to be sure, but the average spiciness level is somewhere between Gerber and Baked Potato. And the portions will make you thank God for [[dinner points]]. For example, the "Deluxe Nachos" consists of exactly four circular nachos, neatly arranged in a square. I wish I were kidding. The only thing Mexican about the experience is the speed of service, which makes the [[1914 Library]] seem like [[Wal-Mart]]. There was approximately a one-year interval between when we were seated and when we placed our orders. The waitstaff is generally helpful, and both the manager and the hostess will periodically check on you to make sure that you are enjoying your petite, well-mannered, New England meal.<br />
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I have to disagree with the previous post. The service at Coyote Flaco was wonderful, other than the fact that they brought us a full pitcher of margaritas instead of the half-pitcher that we ordered. They were prompt, the food was delicious, the margaritas were tasty, and the sweet, guitar-playing man walked around and played a little something at each table, in addition to chatting with everyone around.<br />
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Agreed. While not incredibly authentic it is certainly delicious. The portions were satisfying, the service was great and prompt on a busy night, and you can always ask them to spice it up<br />
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I absolutely agree that Coyote Flaco is excellent. It isn't the MOST authentic Mexican food, but I will defend that it has the most authentic Enchiladas Suizas I have ever had North of Austin, Texas. I think of it as the best food in Williamstown, certainly.<br />
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I also agree with the positive reviews. Though the food may not be true Mexican cuisine, it is very tasty in an upscale-New-England-college-town sort of way. The service is excellent because, unlike many places in Williamstown, the waiters/waitresses seem to realize that your business actually supplies their paycheck. If you're torn between here and Desparados, Coyote Flaco is the clear winner.<br />
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One of the waiter tried to kill me on my birthday by serving me a dish with shrimp in it; I'm allergic to shrimp; I ordered the dish with chicken.<br />
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One of the poorest Mexican food take-out experiences for me. I ordered a chimichanga and paid full price for something that looked more like a Mexican egg roll along with a small scoop of beans and rice. It was good but the amount was very poor for what I paid.<br />
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505 Cold Spring Rd.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.4240<br />
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== Cozy Corner ==<br />
Unknown to most students, probably because it doesn't deliver, but possibly the best pizza place in Williamstown.<br />
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Cozy Corner serves store-bought frozen pizza, and very greasy Greek food. The food is bad... save your money.<br />
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... Not entirely sure what the above commenter meant by "store-bought frozen pizza." There is a certain similarity in the crusts (the thick, crunchy, doughy kind that shoots the difference between deep-dish and NY style), but it's like saying dining hall sushi is as good as the best tuna-belly sashimi in that they both involve fish. Yes, Cozy Corner is probably the best pizza in Williamstown: tasty toppings, delicious crust, and very reasonable prices. Also, they serve a mean cocktail.<br />
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Certainly not store-bought frozen pizza. Everything is made in-house and it is without doubt the best pizza in Williamstown. I also ask for my pizza well done ... I love an extra crunchy crust. <br />
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Take Rt. 7 north<br />
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850 Simonds Rd.<br />
Williamstown, MA <br />
413.458.3854<br />
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== Desperado's ==<br />
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Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
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Pretty standard American-fast-food-type Tex-Mex fare--nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Frankly, the food is downright mediocre. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
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It's pretty easy to get served alcohol here, perhaps easiest at the Desperados in North Adams.<br />
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If you show your driver's license, they'll give you a free dinner on your birthday.<br />
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Colonial Shopping Plaza, Route 2<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2100<br />
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== Dunkin' Donuts ==<br />
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Two convenient locations!<br />
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'''Williamstown''': A few minutes' walk east of campus on Route 2 (on the right, opposite Cumberland Farms). Best [[coffee]] in town, but closes at 10.<br />
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'''North Adams''': Further east on Route 2, at the intersection with 8A. Open 24 hours!<br />
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== Elizabeth's ==<br />
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Some call it the best dining within an hour's drive of campus. For a full four course meal -- and you'll be wanting it -- expect $30 per person (''cash or check only''), including soup, appetizer, entree, and complimentary salad and bread. Don't bother with dessert -- it is not as special as the other courses, and you won't have room (but if you do, ask for the Nun's Cheesecake. Every time I go, they're out of it).<br />
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This small Italian restaurant is run out of what seems to be a small house by the side of the road in Pittsfield, about a 45 minute drive from campus. Reservations are recommended, and do not blow one off without calling them, or come significantly late, as you may be blacklisted. Show up, and the service here is unsurpassed, an absolute joy. The cook, Tom, may serve you personally, lay a meaty hand on your shoulder and chat with you, and occassionally brings Williams students free appetizers. They love us there.<br />
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Everything is made fresh to order and freshly acquired that morning. No one I've eaten with has ever had one single complaint. The salad is a mix of fresh everything-you-can-imagine yet perfectly harmonious to the taste, delighting even to non-salad enthusiasts (eg, [[Jonathan_Landsman|me]]). The spicy tomato corn soup is a balance of light spice and bold tomato flavor that will astonish you with its subtle perfection -- go for the full bowl, you'll be wanting it. Hot bread is brought out constantly (though you may have to remind the cute waitress if you don't fear filling up on it) and is warm, chewy, and thick. For an appetizer, be sure to get the goat cheese "chevre-deux," though some favor the fried onion with a little salt.<br />
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I won't even speak about entrees. You can't go wrong. Though this is not a vegetarian restaurant, most meals happen to be meatless, so this place is very friendly to eaters of that ilk. Be sure to listen to the specials before deciding, as there is always something to make you want to change your mind.<br />
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Tips:<br />
* Lactose intolerant? Bring the Lactaid along. <br />
* 21? Go for the 22 ounce BBC Steel Rail... and try to finish it. <br />
* Freshman? Ash your JA to take your entry here on dues (pay your dues!). <br />
* Think you like cheese enough to eat the whole gorgonzola dish in one sitting? You don't. <br />
* Go on a date here. Get the Lizzy's Mushrooms appetizer. Eat it. Kiss.<br />
* They don't take credit cards. Bring cash or a check.<br />
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Elizabeth's, 1264 East St.<br />
Pittsfield, 01201<br />
413.448.8244<br />
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== Gideon's ==<br />
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OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
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== Gramercy Bistro ==<br />
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A small, cozy bistro right near Mass MOCA. Excellent appetizers (especially the crab cake with a light wasabi sauce) and pretty nice desserts (the chocolate cake with raspberry hits the spot), but the entrees themselves were on the weak side. Reservations recommended. [http://www.gramercybistro.com/ Website]. <br />
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24 Marshall St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
413.663.5300.<br />
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== Helen's Place ==<br />
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closed down<br />
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== Hickory Bill's Bar-B-Que ==<br />
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OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
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== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
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Located on the west side of [[Water Street]] between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
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On the other hand, other people find the prices exorbitantly high for either small portions or mediocre food. It used to be better, now it's a pretentious, overpriced restaurant with nothing special.<br />
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This poster did not see any puzzles in 2010-2011, but the cozy atmosphere remains. The restaurant is in a smallish house that must be at least a hundred years old--so, there's lots of nice old wood and even a fireplace. The food is mostly classic American dishes and is slightly upscale. [[Meredith Sopher|I]] wouldn't say it's overpriced.<br />
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Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
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159 Water Street <br />
Williamstown, MA 01267 <br />
413.458.9101<br />
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== Hot Tomatoes ==<br />
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Simply the best pizza you are likely to find anywhere in Western Massachusetts (assuming you have a rare audiovisual disorder that somehow places [[#Little Anthony's Pizza|Little Anthony's]] tantalizingly beyond your field of perception / you are not from New York). <br />
People from New York need to get off their high horse and realize that Hot Tomatoes comes much closer to the type of fresh pizza found in Italy, and real Italian pizzamakers wouldn't wipe their behinds with most NYC slices. <br />
Somewhat expensive ($20 for a large pie), no side dishes, they often don't deliver, and they close too early. However, the pizza makes it all worthwhile. The crust beats [[#Colonial Pizza|Colonial's]] any day. Get adventurous: try the pizza with pesto (instead of tomato sauce) and shrimp, or try eggplant as a topping.<br />
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Of the people I know, about half prefer Colonials to Hot Tomatoes and vice versa. One of its criticisms is its sweet and chunky tomato sauce which they use a good deal of. But for others, the sauce is one of the highlights of Hot Tomatoes pizza.<br />
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Hot Tomatoes is fine if you like designer foofy pizza. I doubt it would make the cut for someone with native NYC pizza taste buds.<br />
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Located at the intersection of Latham St. and Water St., near the [[#Water Street Grill|Water Street Grill]]. Just start walking south on Water St. at the bookstore, and the smell of fresh pizza will guide you.<br />
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100 Water St., Route 43<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2722<br />
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== House of India ==<br />
Amazing Indian restaurant in Pittsfield. Blows Spice Root right out of the water.<br />
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False. Blandest curry I have ever eaten!<br />
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261 North Street<br />
Pittsfield, MA<br />
413.443.3262<br />
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== Isabella's ==<br />
Isabella's serves up convenient, tasty, slightly upscale Italian food just minutes from campus. Located in front of Stop'n'Shop, this restaurant can seem a little pricey, but the solidly delicious food (with salad and yummy bread included) is worth it. The best bet for students is a mix'n'match pasta menu where you choose from a variety of pastas, sauces, and toppings. An even better bet is to go on Tuesdays, when your student ID will get you 10% off.<br />
<br />
The portions are large, generally enough for lunch the next day. Service is generally found to be attentive and fast, but some have found it disappointing. Consensus is that it's no [[#Elizabeth's|Elizabeth's]], but at slightly cheaper and much closer it might not have to be to be worth visiting. You may miss the clam sauce linguini, but a variety of other sauces and the calamari and spinach-stuffed eggplant are recommended in lieu.<br />
<br />
The food isn't bad, but in this poster's opinion, not worth the price. Not enough variety on the menu, and the food was distinctly average. The service was good and the atmosphere was nice, but in the future I'd stay home and make my own pasta, since with an online recipe and about 30 minutes I'm sure I could come up with something more interesting. <br />
<br />
Affordable wine is served, once in some months, the restaurant has a wine and food-tasting event -- call for dates and rates.<br />
<br />
896 State Rd. (Rt. 2)<br />
North Adams, MA 01247<br />
413.662.2239<br />
<br />
== Jack's Hot Dog Stand ==<br />
What a place. Located at 12 Eagle Street in North Adams, this hot dog stand is famous among locals for its chili cheese fries and 95-cent hot dogs and "hamburgs" (as they're called in North Adams). All items on the menu are cheap and delicious. Probably the best choice for lunch or dinner in [[North Adams]], especially when you're in the mood for something greasy and tasty. Jack's can't be beat, especially because Chef Mike, the infamous carrot-topped chef, has an impeccable memory and remembers exactly what each of the regular clientele eats. Be wary of the time however, as Mike's prima donna personality increasingly becomes an issue as it nears closing time and the hot North Adams's party scene (where he is a huge player) revs up. The best way to go for dinner is one chili cheese dog, two double bacon "cheeseburgs", and an order of chili cheese fries.<br />
Open since 1917.<br />
They do deliver to Williamstown, but it's probably best to get your food fresh. No credit cards accepted--cash only.<br />
Your arteries clog just by looking at the grill, but the food is great!<br />
<br />
12 Eagle St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
413.664.9006<br />
[http:www.jackshotdogstand.com]<br />
<br />
== Jae's Inn ==<br />
CLOSED December 2009. Now you have to go to Jae's Spice in Pittsfield.<br />
<br />
An Asian-fusion restaurant that was better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn was also pricier than Thai Garden. Their pad thai was especially amazing if you preferred your pad thai an Americanized, sugar-filled glob. The sushi was divine as well. <br />
<br />
1111 South State Street <br />
North Adams, MA<br />
413.664.0100<br />
<br />
== Jae's Spice ==<br />
<br />
--CLOSED-- as of Spring 2011<br />
<br />
A new Jae's opened by the chef from Jae's Inn restaurant formerly in Williamstown.<br />
<br />
297 North Street <br />
Pittsfield MA<br />
413.443.1234<br />
<br />
== Lickety Split ==<br />
<br />
Lickety Split is great for ice cream, of course, but also serves a nice quiche and salad lunch (among other things) during the academic year. The BLTs are to die for, and the simple grilled cheese is cheaper and just as good as pappa charlies. <br />
<br />
Lickety Split also has the worst service EVER. Expect to be rushed and to be treated rudely. Speak in extremely simple and explicit language when ordering,<br />
or the ice-cream girl will roll her eyes at you when she gets your order wrong.<br />
<br />
69 Spring Street<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.1818<br />
<br />
== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
<br />
OUT OF BUSINESS. This is very unfortunate because they had the closest-to-NYC-pizza.<br />
<br />
== McDonald's ==<br />
<br />
Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
<br />
17 Union St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
413.664.7272<br />
<br />
==Mezze Bar and Bistro==<br />
<br />
Located on Water Street just next door to The Browns. The food is delicious and although it's called new American cuisine, the menu seems to focus on foods from local farms and artisan cheesemakers, which is cool and on par with the sustainable green movement. Warm atmosphere, cozy bar and really great service. Nice [http://www.mezzerestaurant.com/ website], too.<br />
<br />
Chef Joji Sumi has added a few menu items that reflect his background, blending classic French technique with the influences of his Japanese heritage. His "small plate" gyoza (Japanese dumplings filled with pork) are a hit and the daily specials are always interesting. Not all new dishes have a Japanese accent, however, and the entrees I've tried are all really good. Worth a visit for sure. If your parents are in town, get them to foot the bill and order every course!<br />
<br />
This poster agrees with the above--truly excellent food, great service, and it's even better when someone else is paying.<br />
<br />
Dinner nightly at 5pm.<br />
<br />
16 Water Street<br />
Williamstown, Ma 01267<br />
413.458.0123<br />
[http://www.mezzeinc.com]<br />
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== Michael's ==<br />
<br />
Lovely Greek/Italian restaurant located a few minutes' walk east of campus on Rt. 2 (on the left before you get to Cumberland Farms). Solid entrees, priced between $10 and $14. One of the friendliest restaurants in town. Free garlic bread and soup or salad with any entree. Order a carafe of retsina and try the Greek desserts - the baklava and the galaktobouriko are to die for. The malts are also quite good. Their hours can be a bit iffy... do a quick drive-by first to see if they're open or call them before you go.<br />
<br />
460 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2114<br />
[http://http://www.michaelsofwilliamstown.com/]<br />
<br />
== The Mill on the Floss ==<br />
<br />
This cosy yet refined French restaurant 15 minutes down Route 7 has been around for 30 years. It used to be the only game in town when it came to fine dining, but its star shines less brightly now with so many more options close to Williamstown. That said, it remains a favorite for special occasions, such as graduation. Unlike its newer rivals, the Mill on the Floss knows what it does best - French country cooking - and has a well-trained staff and a consistently good menu. Good wine, too.<br />
<br />
Agree. I especially recommend the tournadeu with bearnaise sauce and the prosciutto with melon. <br />
<br />
Agree. The lighting is a bit dim, but the restaurant is in such a beautiful old building and the food is sublime.<br />
<br />
Disagree. I've only been there once, but I would never go again. They charred my steak--which I requested rare--twice; the third time they brought it out I thought it wasn't worthwhile to complain again. Everything else was pretty bad too, and decidedly bland. If you want mediocre, overpriced food, Mezze is a better bet: it's both less expensive and tastier.<br />
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342 Route 7<br />
New Ashford, MA<br />
413.458.9123<br />
[http://www.millonthefloss.com/]<br />
<br />
== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
<br />
East of campus on Route 2, on your left after a few minute's drive. What can I say; it's a diner! Solid but unremarkable food, really exactly what you'd expect. Good, but ten times better if it were at the foot of Spring Street.<br />
<br />
The Pot of Gold, two half potatoes stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheese, and meat, is recommended for breakfast.<br />
<br />
408 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.3305<br />
<br />
== Moulton's Pizzeria ==<br />
<br />
Located on the [http://tinyurl.com/2p9ko7 corner] of Main St. and Eagle St. in North Adams.<br />
<br />
For those who are looking for a quality pizza at a good price, Moulton's can't be beat; Hot Tomatoes is pretty good (depending on who you ask of course, opinion on campus is split on their chunky tomato sauce), but it's more of an "occasion" pizza because of the prices; and Colonial's is falling behind the times, as anything above a cheese pizza is not worth what they charge (and don't be fooled, the prices on their takeout menu are outdated).<br />
<br />
A large 16" cheese will run you '''$8.50''' (that's right, $8.50...it says $9.50 on their menu, but just mention the #5 coupon when you call in the order). (and is this coupon still valid in 2011?) They've got plenty more of the usual fare on the menu, but the pizza alone is definitely the round trip into North Adams (or the $1 charge for delivery + tip...be sure to plan ahead, it can take them a while to get your pizza up to campus).<br />
<br />
Good pizza, competitively priced, delivers to campus ($1 charge, but no minimum order), accepts Visa and MasterCard, and a menu with a whole set of coupons every time you get food from them (even though you don't even need to give them the coupon). <br />
<br />
Hours: Mon-Thu (11am-10pm), Fri-Sat (11am-11pm), Sun (12-10pm), <br />
<br />
Here's their [http://www.moultonspizzeria.com/ website] with the complete menu.<br />
<br />
117 Main Street<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
413.663.3770<br />
413.664.6279<br />
413.664.6888<br />
<br />
== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
<br />
Tastier than Subway, but also slightly more expensive. They make all sorts of deliciously overstuffed [[sandwiches]] named after celebrities. Mad crowded at lunch, and whenever any parents are in town - call ahead to place an order to avoid waiting in line! <br />
<br />
Try the Richard Chamberlain for the delicious turkey/cranberry sauce you've always known belonged together on a sandwich. Freaking delicious-- can't go wrong.<br />
<br />
This poster thinks the Mighty Mathias is hands-down the best sandwich on the menu. Crunchy panini-grilled bread, melty cheese, delicious insides... Yum yum. Eat it hot! (But be warned, it takes a few minutes extra because it's grilled.)<br />
<br />
If you can't find something on the (very extensive!) menu, there's always the Politician: the ingredients change with the customer's whim; tell them what you want and they'll give it to you, prepared on a cost plus basis only - they'll tell you the projected price in advance, but beware of over-runs! It can be eaten out of both sides of your mouth...<br />
<br />
Also it doesn't hurt that the owners are wicked awesome and they have cute girls working there. ;)<br />
<br />
28 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.5969<br />
<br />
== Purple Pub ==<br />
<br />
BACK IN BUSINESS<br />
<br />
A friendly and unpretentious pub located behind Subway. Make friends with the staff, and you will get great service. Don't go there to act like a drunken jackass - Williams students have a bad reputation at this place and other bars or pubs in town. This author's favorite place to grab a leisurely Sunday lunch. Burgers and wings are cheaper than at the Red Herring or the Water Street Grill. A hearty meal of a burger (try the Tangler) and fries with a good cold draught beer (try the local Berkshire Brewing Company beers on tap) can be had for less than $15 - beats Subway "sandwiches" or dining hall "brunch" on those lazy weekend afternoons.<br />
<br />
[[http://www.thepurplepub.com/ Link to Website]]<br />
<br />
8 Bank Street<br />
Williamstown MA 01247 <br />
413.458.3306<br />
Fax: 413.458.2586<br />
<br />
== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
<br />
Large portions of food and well worth the trip. To get there, take Rt. 7 most of the way through Bennington. It will be hidden back a ways on your left, and very brightly colored.<br />
<br />
Service is usually lightning-fast, but be prepared to wait if you go at busy times. Excellent Tex-Mex restaurant - don't expect anything authentic, but what they do serve they do very well. Buy extra salsa to take home!<br />
<br />
230 North St.<br />
Bennington, VT<br />
802.447.7018<br />
<br />
== Red Herring ==<br />
<br />
Located on Spring Street, below [[Images Cinema]]; (turn left and go downstairs before entering the cinema). Good beers on tap and a few hearty entrees and snacks. Decent wings, and probably the best place in town for burgers. Best to avoid on Friday and Saturday nights when you will be lucky if the bartender even acknowledges your existence in the crowd.<br />
<br />
Or... best to attend on Friday or Saturday nights, when you won't be the only person there.<br />
<br />
WARNING: DO NOT TRUST your credit card to the bartender by opening a tab. They have "lost" credit cards in the past, offering no compensation. <br />
<br />
Also, go on Sunday and/or Monday nights when Dennis is<br />
bartending. Ask for a Lavelle. It's pretty much the<br />
best drink out there.<br />
<br />
Be sure to ask for the specials. The food is great,<br />
and Mark usually makes some amazing entrees outside of<br />
the norm. He used to be a chef for the Taconic<br />
Restaurant. You might get things like Shrimp Scampi over Angel<br />
Hair, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Chicken Oscar and a few others.<br />
<br />
Some of their main entrees include the Sesame Chicken<br />
Salad, Quesadillas, Pasta Primavera, Thai Wings, and<br />
of course, fantastic burgers/fries. <br />
The prices are more than reasonable for the quality of the food and the atmosphere is very laid-back. Watch TV while you eat at the bar, sit outside if it's a nice night, or eat in the dining area. Definitely go to the Herring for dinner sometime. You won't be disappointed.<br />
<br />
On a related note, don't ever go there with a fake ID that has the smallest chance of being taken away. Or for that matter, don't ever go with a real id either. The Red Herring has a twitch that compulsively takes people's IDs away (fake or not). You'll cry, we'll all cry, and you'll still be ID-less.<br />
<br />
46 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2808<br />
<br />
== Saigon ==<br />
Vietnamese food in rural Massachusetts?! Surely not?!<br />
<br />
66 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-3588<br />
<br />
== Subway ==<br />
<br />
Semi-delicious, cheapest sandwiches in town. Ask about the discounted sandwich of the day. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome). Ask for extra napkins if you get the sweet onion teriyaki sub because that sauce just goes everywhere. (DON'T) avoid the meatball sub. Eat the Italian BMT. Savory turkey breast with bacon is good too.<br />
<br />
Down Route 2:<br />
384 Main St.Ste 4 <br />
Williamstown MA 01267 <br />
413.458.7015 <br />
<br />
North Adams:<br />
1 Main St <br />
North Adams MA 01247 <br />
413.664.8020 <br />
<br />
Spring St.:<br />
31 Spring St. <br />
Williamstown MA 01267<br />
<br />
== Spice Root ==<br />
<br />
Spice Root is a mid-sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($11 for a sit in meal and $7 for a take away of small proportions) The naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
<br />
Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines (note that Indian restaurants ''in India'' often do the same thing), but definitely worth a try. Check out the buffet lunch for $8 -- an excellent deal any day! However, since the buffet tries to cater to everyone, it's terribly bland. Dinner dishes can be ordered extra-spicy.<br />
<br />
Actually, I HIGHLY recommend trying out the chicken jalfrezi with nan (ask them to make it spicier than usual)<br />
<br />
NOT a good idea at all if you're catering for a group. They'll basically rip you off - we got trays with ridiculously small amounts of chicken and paneer swimming in tons of gravy, and none of the regular sides like raita or chole, even though we paid according to regular menu prices.<br />
<br />
23 Spring St<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.5200<br />
<br />
==Sushi Thai Garden==<br />
<br />
Down Spring Street, great place for Thai food. They now serve pretty decent sushi, which is fairly pricey considering its quality. But given that we're so far from the ocean, it could certainly be worse.<br />
<br />
Branch out beyond the usual Pad Thai - try the Tempura Soba Noodles or the Massaman Curry. Or get a ton of sushi in a boat. Try the beef satay or steamed pork dumplings as an appetizer - both are great. <br />
<br />
Thai iced tea is a delicious beverage. Highly recommended.<br />
<br />
For extra authenticity, don't say "Pad Thai" with an 'a' like in 'paddy'. It's more like a cross between the 'a' in father mixed with 'putt'.<br />
<br />
Surprisingly inexpensive for lunch, and quite generous portions (at a higher price) for dinner. Biggest complaint: some of the staff can seem rude and abrupt, though this might be due to a language/culture gap. They've definitely improved their friendliness over the last few years.<br />
<br />
Ask for chili sauce and/or peanut sauce on the side.<br />
<br />
If you don't like extremely sugary, dried up pad thai, do not get pad thai from here. Rolls are also on the more rice-packed side than ideal if you're used to good sushi and rolls. <br />
<br />
27 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.0004<br />
<br />
== Water Street Grill ==<br />
<br />
A pub-restaurant with solid standard American fare at reasonable prices, within a short walk of the [[Odd Quad]]. A [[#Ye_Olde_Forge|Forge]] alternative if you are short on time, or haven't made a Forge reservation on their busy nights. Beware slow service and dropped orders at the Grill, sometimes. Soup can take 45 minutes to arrive; water glasses are never refilled even if they are drained within the first 10 minutes, and the restaurant is freezing cold.<br />
<br />
Prices average $12 for a full entree, or $7 - $10 for anything on the lunch-geared "pub menu." The burger platter, at a reasonable ~$7 with all toppings included, is a favorite for a cheap quick meal for some. Other meals in between. True to expectations for this kind of restaurant, portions are hearty, but again note this is American pub fare: don't seek the flavorful or unique here.<br />
<br />
Be warned that Water Street Grill has recently suffered a change in portion sizes for the smaller.<br />
<br />
:'''Entrees:''' Try the chicken pesto over penne or the sizzling platter of fajitas.<br />
:'''Appetizers:''' The potato skins and others are solid.<br />
<br />
123 Water Street<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.2175<br />
<br />
== Williams Inn ==<br />
<br />
The Sunday brunch is not to be missed. Beg, borrow, or steal your way to one of those meals. For the more, but not absolutely, ethically endowed, keep an eye on speakers coming to campus sponsored by departments and special-interest clubs. Many clubs take a speaker who stays overnight out to the brunch the next day, and students are invited to come on [[Uncle Eph]]'s tab. Frequently, there are even more seats than demand! Bring your significant other on a free date!<br />
<br />
In Spring 2006, some students alleged that a brunch at the Inn was responsible for an outbreak of [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=news&id=7965 food poisoning], but the cases were never officially tied to the Williams Inn, nor did any more cases develop after the isolated incident.<br />
<br />
1090 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
413.458.9371<br />
<br />
== Ye Olde Forge ==<br />
<br />
A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus (14 if Z-Mac is driving). The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card; sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein (although it may take up to 9 months before you see it as was the case for the Shokstar).<br />
<br />
Don't forget to have a designated driver!<br />
This is a classic getaway, especially for upperclassmen, but over the years it has become increasingly popular among the Williams community. A perfect night at the Forge involves several of their quality beers on tap (they normally have about 15 on tap at any time in addition to almost 300 more bottled varieties available), a cup of chili with cheese and top it off with some Dean's Original wings (the buffalo style). Contrary to popular belief, the Forge also does food other than wings, some of which is also very tasty. Try the foccaccias. If you don't order wings make sure you get a side of Deans sauce to dip in.<br />
<br />
On the poster above the urinal in the male bathroom you may witness ongoing communication between two 05's (Shokstar and Z-mac) who loved the place more than anything else and still return there every other weekend despite having graduated and living several hours away.<br />
<br />
The butternut squash quesadillas are really good. But not as good as the Deans, which are the best ever. It's all about the Buff Orpingtons, baby -- sweet and gooey and a Forge exclusive.<br />
<br />
Williams College connection: The Forge is run by a former Faculty House chef. The weekends produce an absolute mad house ... find a good weekday night to dine.<br />
<br />
125 North Main Street<br />
Lanesboro, Massachusetts, 01237<br />
413.442.6797<br />
<br />
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[[Image:Griffin.jpg||right||thumb||Front of Griffin Hall]]<br />
Many lectures and classes occur within Griffin Hall. Notably known for its shiny top.<br />
Also known for its double staircases and lack of bathrooms on any floor besides the basement. You best run fast. Or perform extraneous activities during class under the guise of bathroom breaks.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Procrastinating&diff=20627Procrastinating2011-02-28T17:09:46Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
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<div>[[Category:Guides]]<br />
To complete later.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PINE&diff=20584PINE2011-02-14T20:24:22Z<p>Jmh1: /* Hacks/workarounds */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Image:PINE.png|right|thumb|This is what the PINE interface looks like.]]<br />
PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using the "command line" rather than a web browser. Unless you are a *nix nerd (and thus already know the intricacies of PINE and are probably running the latest nightly build of Alpine on your MINIX box), it is utterly pointless. This article exists merely as an anachronistic reference to bygone days.<br />
<br />
The last class to use PINE more than [[Email#Webmail|webmail]] was the [[Special:Category:Class_of_2004|Class of 2004]]. Why it took otherwise intelligent Williams students until then to realize that other forms of retrieving e-mail are vastly superior in both functionality and ease of use is a mystery.<br />
<br />
==How to use PINE==<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
See the instructions about using [[SSH]] to login to remote machines. In the instructions, replace ''wso.willams.edu'' with ''unix.williams.edu'' and your WSO user name with your Unix ID.<br />
<br />
Or, use the easier but '''insecure''' way: Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should t<br />
<br />
===Linux/Mac OS X===<br />
Open the Terminal and type in '''ssh your_unix_id@unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. (If you are SSHing to unix.williams.edu for the first time, it will ask you whether you really want to do that. Type '''yes''' and hit Enter.) Follow directions below.<br />
<br />
===All operating systems===<br />
When you see a command prompt, type '''pine''', and then Enter.<br />
<br />
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.<br />
<br />
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.<br />
<br />
==Benefits==<br />
* When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.<br />
* You don't have to know very much about a person's name to send them an e-mail. You can just put "Sam" and it will turn up all the Williams people with "Sam" in their name (Samuels, Samanthas, etc.). If you put in someone's [[Unix ID]], it will come out with their full name and full e-mail address. For example, if you put in 07fml, it will turn that into<blockquote>"First M Last" <First.M.Last@williams.edu> </blockquote> which can be extremely useful if you happen to have put in the wrong Unix ID; now you know and can change it.<br />
<br />
==Drawbacks==<br />
* It's much harder (and 'much harder' here means pretty much impossible) to attach and view attachments using command line.<br />
* You can't copy and paste.<br />
* You can't use the mouse for anything.<br />
* It beeps a lot (like when you get to the bottom of the inbox and are still holding down the down arrow) which is kind of annoying.<br />
<br />
==Troubleshooting==<br />
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====<br />
<br />
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.<br />
<br />
====Hacks/workarounds====<br />
<br />
When ssh'ing into the unix servers using [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY], when you copy something in your normal windows program (firefox, word, etc.) just right click in putty to paste it in. Also, you can copy and paste lines in PINE by cutting with ctrl-K, and then "uncutting" with ctrl-U.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PINE&diff=20583PINE2011-02-14T20:23:41Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Image:PINE.png|right|thumb|This is what the PINE interface looks like.]]<br />
PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using the "command line" rather than a web browser. Unless you are a *nix nerd (and thus already know the intricacies of PINE and are probably running the latest nightly build of Alpine on your MINIX box), it is utterly pointless. This article exists merely as an anachronistic reference to bygone days.<br />
<br />
The last class to use PINE more than [[Email#Webmail|webmail]] was the [[Special:Category:Class_of_2004|Class of 2004]]. Why it took otherwise intelligent Williams students until then to realize that other forms of retrieving e-mail are vastly superior in both functionality and ease of use is a mystery.<br />
<br />
==How to use PINE==<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
See the instructions about using [[SSH]] to login to remote machines. In the instructions, replace ''wso.willams.edu'' with ''unix.williams.edu'' and your WSO user name with your Unix ID.<br />
<br />
Or, use the easier but '''insecure''' way: Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should t<br />
<br />
===Linux/Mac OS X===<br />
Open the Terminal and type in '''ssh your_unix_id@unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. (If you are SSHing to unix.williams.edu for the first time, it will ask you whether you really want to do that. Type '''yes''' and hit Enter.) Follow directions below.<br />
<br />
===All operating systems===<br />
When you see a command prompt, type '''pine''', and then Enter.<br />
<br />
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.<br />
<br />
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.<br />
<br />
==Benefits==<br />
* When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.<br />
* You don't have to know very much about a person's name to send them an e-mail. You can just put "Sam" and it will turn up all the Williams people with "Sam" in their name (Samuels, Samanthas, etc.). If you put in someone's [[Unix ID]], it will come out with their full name and full e-mail address. For example, if you put in 07fml, it will turn that into<blockquote>"First M Last" <First.M.Last@williams.edu> </blockquote> which can be extremely useful if you happen to have put in the wrong Unix ID; now you know and can change it.<br />
<br />
==Drawbacks==<br />
* It's much harder (and 'much harder' here means pretty much impossible) to attach and view attachments using command line.<br />
* You can't copy and paste.<br />
* You can't use the mouse for anything.<br />
* It beeps a lot (like when you get to the bottom of the inbox and are still holding down the down arrow) which is kind of annoying.<br />
<br />
==Troubleshooting==<br />
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====<br />
<br />
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.<br />
<br />
====Hacks/workarounds====<br />
<br />
When ssh'ing into the unix servers using [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTy], when you copy something in your normal windows program (firefox, word, etc.) just right click in putty to paste it in. Also, you can copy and paste lines in PINE by cutting with ctrl-K, and then "uncutting" with ctrl-U.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PINE&diff=20582PINE2011-02-14T20:21:47Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Image:PINE.png|right|thumb|This is what the PINE interface looks like.]]<br />
PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using the "command line" rather than a web browser. Unless you are a *nix nerd (and thus already know the intricacies of PINE and are probably running the latest nightly build of Alpine on your MINIX box), it is utterly pointless. This article exists merely as an anachronistic reference to bygone days.<br />
<br />
The last class to use PINE more than the web-based IMP was the [[Special:Category:Class_of_2004|Class of 2004]]. Why it took otherwise intelligent Williams students until then to realize that other forms of retrieving e-mail are vastly superior in both functionality and ease of use is a mystery.<br />
<br />
==How to use PINE==<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
See the instructions about using [[SSH]] to login to remote machines. In the instructions, replace ''wso.willams.edu'' with ''unix.williams.edu'' and your WSO user name with your Unix ID.<br />
<br />
Or, use the easier but '''insecure''' way: Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should t<br />
<br />
===Linux/Mac OS X===<br />
Open the Terminal and type in '''ssh your_unix_id@unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. (If you are SSHing to unix.williams.edu for the first time, it will ask you whether you really want to do that. Type '''yes''' and hit Enter.) Follow directions below.<br />
<br />
===All operating systems===<br />
When you see a command prompt, type '''pine''', and then Enter.<br />
<br />
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.<br />
<br />
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.<br />
<br />
==Benefits==<br />
* When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.<br />
* You don't have to know very much about a person's name to send them an e-mail. You can just put "Sam" and it will turn up all the Williams people with "Sam" in their name (Samuels, Samanthas, etc.). If you put in someone's [[Unix ID]], it will come out with their full name and full e-mail address. For example, if you put in 07fml, it will turn that into<blockquote>"First M Last" <First.M.Last@williams.edu> </blockquote> which can be extremely useful if you happen to have put in the wrong Unix ID; now you know and can change it.<br />
<br />
==Drawbacks==<br />
* It's much harder (and 'much harder' here means pretty much impossible) to attach and view attachments using command line.<br />
* You can't copy and paste.<br />
* You can't use the mouse for anything.<br />
* It beeps a lot (like when you get to the bottom of the inbox and are still holding down the down arrow) which is kind of annoying.<br />
<br />
==Troubleshooting==<br />
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====<br />
<br />
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.<br />
<br />
====Hacks/workarounds====<br />
<br />
When ssh'ing into the unix servers using [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTy], when you copy something in your normal windows program (firefox, word, etc.) just right click in putty to paste it in. Also, you can copy and paste lines in PINE by cutting with ctrl-K, and then "uncutting" with ctrl-U.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PINE&diff=20581PINE2011-02-14T20:21:23Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Image:PINE.png|right|thumb|This is what the PINE interface looks like.]]<br />
PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using the "command line" rather than a web browser. Unless you are a *nix nerd (and thus already knows the intricacies of PINE, and are probably running the latest nightly build of Alpine on your MINIX box), it is utterly pointless. This article exists merely as an anachronistic reference to bygone days.<br />
<br />
The last class to use PINE more than the web-based IMP was the [[Special:Category:Class_of_2004|Class of 2004]]. Why it took otherwise intelligent Williams students until then to realize that other forms of retrieving e-mail are vastly superior in both functionality and ease of use is a mystery.<br />
<br />
==How to use PINE==<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
See the instructions about using [[SSH]] to login to remote machines. In the instructions, replace ''wso.willams.edu'' with ''unix.williams.edu'' and your WSO user name with your Unix ID.<br />
<br />
Or, use the easier but '''insecure''' way: Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should t<br />
<br />
===Linux/Mac OS X===<br />
Open the Terminal and type in '''ssh your_unix_id@unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. (If you are SSHing to unix.williams.edu for the first time, it will ask you whether you really want to do that. Type '''yes''' and hit Enter.) Follow directions below.<br />
<br />
===All operating systems===<br />
When you see a command prompt, type '''pine''', and then Enter.<br />
<br />
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.<br />
<br />
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.<br />
<br />
==Benefits==<br />
* When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.<br />
* You don't have to know very much about a person's name to send them an e-mail. You can just put "Sam" and it will turn up all the Williams people with "Sam" in their name (Samuels, Samanthas, etc.). If you put in someone's [[Unix ID]], it will come out with their full name and full e-mail address. For example, if you put in 07fml, it will turn that into<blockquote>"First M Last" <First.M.Last@williams.edu> </blockquote> which can be extremely useful if you happen to have put in the wrong Unix ID; now you know and can change it.<br />
<br />
==Drawbacks==<br />
* It's much harder (and 'much harder' here means pretty much impossible) to attach and view attachments using command line.<br />
* You can't copy and paste.<br />
* You can't use the mouse for anything.<br />
* It beeps a lot (like when you get to the bottom of the inbox and are still holding down the down arrow) which is kind of annoying.<br />
<br />
==Troubleshooting==<br />
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====<br />
<br />
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.<br />
<br />
====Hacks/workarounds====<br />
<br />
When ssh'ing into the unix servers using [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTy], when you copy something in your normal windows program (firefox, word, etc.) just right click in putty to paste it in. Also, you can copy and paste lines in PINE by cutting with ctrl-K, and then "uncutting" with ctrl-U.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=PINE&diff=20580PINE2011-02-14T20:20:51Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Image:PINE.png|right|thumb|This is what the PINE interface looks like.]]<br />
PINE is a way of checking your e-mail using the "command line" rather than a web browser. Unless you are a *nix nerd (who thus already knows the intricacies of PINE, and is probably running the latest nightly build of Alpine on his MINIX box), it is utterly pointless. This article exists merely as an anachronistic reference to bygone days.<br />
<br />
The last class to use PINE more than the web-based IMP was the [[Special:Category:Class_of_2004|Class of 2004]]. Why it took otherwise intelligent Williams students until then to realize that other forms of retrieving e-mail are vastly superior in both functionality and ease of use is a mystery.<br />
<br />
==How to use PINE==<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
See the instructions about using [[SSH]] to login to remote machines. In the instructions, replace ''wso.willams.edu'' with ''unix.williams.edu'' and your WSO user name with your Unix ID.<br />
<br />
Or, use the easier but '''insecure''' way: Go to Start | Run and type in '''telnet unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. It will prompt you for your username (07abc) and password (same as e-mail password), with Enter after each. Then it will say '''terpischore:unix:''' and you should t<br />
<br />
===Linux/Mac OS X===<br />
Open the Terminal and type in '''ssh your_unix_id@unix.williams.edu''' and hit Enter. (If you are SSHing to unix.williams.edu for the first time, it will ask you whether you really want to do that. Type '''yes''' and hit Enter.) Follow directions below.<br />
<br />
===All operating systems===<br />
When you see a command prompt, type '''pine''', and then Enter.<br />
<br />
Now you will see a list of folders, and at the bottom, highlighted, it will ask you to re-enter your username (07abc, but it will actually tell you what your username is) and password. Then press '''I''' to see your inbox, and use arrows (right to see a message, left to return to inbox, up and down to scroll) and the letter commands listed at the bottom to navigate around your e-mail.<br />
<br />
To exit pine, simply hit '''q''' and then '''y''' when it asks you if you want to quit.<br />
<br />
==Benefits==<br />
* When IMP and Webmail are down, pine is usually still up. Thus, you can check your e-mail when everyone who doesn't know about pine can't.<br />
* You don't have to know very much about a person's name to send them an e-mail. You can just put "Sam" and it will turn up all the Williams people with "Sam" in their name (Samuels, Samanthas, etc.). If you put in someone's [[Unix ID]], it will come out with their full name and full e-mail address. For example, if you put in 07fml, it will turn that into<blockquote>"First M Last" <First.M.Last@williams.edu> </blockquote> which can be extremely useful if you happen to have put in the wrong Unix ID; now you know and can change it.<br />
<br />
==Drawbacks==<br />
* It's much harder (and 'much harder' here means pretty much impossible) to attach and view attachments using command line.<br />
* You can't copy and paste.<br />
* You can't use the mouse for anything.<br />
* It beeps a lot (like when you get to the bottom of the inbox and are still holding down the down arrow) which is kind of annoying.<br />
<br />
==Troubleshooting==<br />
====The response when I type '''pine''' is ''Terminal type "xterm-color", is unknown.''====<br />
<br />
In Terminal, go to Preferences. Click on the Declare terminal type ($TERM) pop-up menu to change to vt100.<br />
<br />
====Hacks/workarounds====<br />
<br />
When ssh'ing into the unix servers using [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTy], when you copy something in your normal windows program (firefox, word, etc.) just right click in putty to paste it in. Also, you can copy and paste lines in PINE by cutting with ctrl-K, and then "uncutting" with ctrl-U.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=FOR_FROSH_-_Webmail_Tips&diff=20323FOR FROSH - Webmail Tips2010-08-22T15:24:02Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
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<div>Here are a few tips for using the Williams Webmail system, put on Willipedia thanks to an anonymous '10:<br />
<br />
1. '''Expand beyond your inbox.''' You can add additional folders beyond the Inbox, Drafts, Sent, and Trash folders. My additional folders include one for the Daily Messages, one for blog comment notifications, one for Outling Club messages, and more for other groups. You make the new folders by clicking on New > Folder while in the "My Folders" pane. You can put messages into these folders using...<br />
<br />
2. '''Message Filters.''' For example, I have my filters set to send anything with "Daily Messages" in the title to the folder I made for them. You can also automatically forward messages from certain people to another e-mail address as well. You do this by....<br />
<br />
3. '''Changing your options.''' Options are found on the top right of webmail, next to "Help" and "Sign Out." Under "personal," you can change the name that appears in the "From" field, so that I know that Meredith Kineid is sending me an e-mail, and not mok3@williams.edu. Message filters are under mail. Some other options to change:<br />
<br />
4. '''More messages per page.''' Under Settings > Display; mine is set for 50. You also want to enable the message pane but disable HTML.<br />
<br />
5. '''Save original messages under your reply.''' Otherwise, I'm not sure what question of mine you're responding to, especially if its been a few days. Under Composing > Format > Reply.<br />
<br />
6. '''If you want, forward all messages to another account.''' Under forwarding. Plenty of people put everything on GMail. Your email will often still be accessible even if the Williams webmail interface is inaccessible, as webmail goes down more frequently than the entire email system. If you choose to forward, be sure to configure GMail to send email under the guise of your Williams account ("Send mail as" in "Accounts and Import" within GMail's settings.)<br />
<br />
7. '''Use the search.''' Webmail search is fast and easy to use - it's my quickest way of finding old messages. (I save everything, so I need search to look through all 7999 messages in my inbox or >2000 messages in the folders.)<br />
<br />
8. '''Send messages with bolding/italics''', etc, with HTML. In the compose window, click "HTML Text" in the top right. The button in the right of the toolbar is for making links.<br />
<br />
And lastly, if you don't have time to reply to e-mails, don't open them. Otherwise, you forget to reply because of the volume of messages you get, and whoever sent you the message is left in the dark. The other thing to take away from this is that '''if people forget to reply to your e-mail, don't be offended.'''</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Williamstown_Summer_2010&diff=20110Williamstown Summer 20102010-05-16T18:18:17Z<p>Jmh1: /* Students on campus */</p>
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<div>::Copied from [http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Summer_2009 Summer 2009]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]]<br />
Every summer, many students foolishly choose to spend the three-month break [[summer in Williamstown|in Williamstown]]. This page records 2010's incarnation of this practice: the students on campus, where they will live and [[:Category:Dining|dine]], any notable events, and the like.<br />
<br />
==Summer 2010==<br />
===Dining===<br />
<br />
Paresky<br><br />
<br />
===Housing===<br />
Housing: Currier, Prospect, Gladden, Poker Flats <br><br />
SMALL: Garfield<br><br />
Summer Science Program (SSP): Perry<br />
<br />
===Concerts===<br />
<br />
* [http://www.wilcoworld.net/ Wilco] Sound Festival at [http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=553 Mass Moca] on August 13-15.<br />
<br />
===Places to go and Things to do===<br />
You can easily get by without a car during the school year. But when that 9-5 job ends, you're not left with much else to do because this is Williamstown, MA, after all. Here are some places in the "area" to spend some luxury time. <br />
<br />
*Pittsfield is a bit closer than Vermont with 2 decent lakes. It's a "city." There's also Barrington Stage and The Colonial if you're interested in theatre/cultural activities and have seen everything at Williamstown Theatre Festival already. <br />
<br />
*Lake Shaftsbury, VT. A short 45 minute drive away, Lake Shaftsbury offers a nice big lake with walking path around the lake, a dirt volleyball area, a wide open field for frisbee throwing and other events, paddleboats for rent, and more! $2 or $3 per person. [http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=262+State+Park+Rd,+Shaftsbury,+VT+05262+(Lake+Shaftsbury+State+Park)&geocode=17165859843304142990,43.022335,-73.181710&dirflg=&saddr=williamstown,+ma&f=d&hl=en&dq=Lake+Shaftsbury+State+Park&sll=43.020212,-73.182893&sspn=0.007954,0.014591&cid=43022335,-73181710,274382175053253860&ie=UTF8&z=10 Directions].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.bso.org/bso/index.jsp?id=bcat5240070 Tanglewood]. This performance space of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops is located in Lenox and is an outstanding location for a picnic and a concert. Try to get there before the end of the summer. <br />
<br />
*[http://www.wtfestival.org/ Williamstown Theater Festival]. It's here again this year. Students are allowed to purchase "Student Rush Tickets" to all performances starting three hours before curtain for $15. Otherwise, shows are pretty expensive, but it's an opportunity to see some good theater without going very far.<br />
<br />
==Students on campus==<br />
Here are those in the Purple Valley for the summer of 2010. Please add yourself with your class ('10s at the top, '13s at the bottom).<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Name!!Year!!Job!!Housing<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|Joshua Wilson||11||PSYC research/thesis||Prospect 129<br />
|-<br />
|Veronica Rabelo||11||PSYC thesis||Currier N30<br />
|-<br />
|Peter Gottlieb||11||PHYS thesis||Prospect 410<br />
|-<br />
|Aimee Weber||11||BIOL Thesis||Currier C12<br />
|-<br />
|Antonio Lorenzo || 11 || PHYS thesis || Prospect 412<br />
|-<br />
|Nat Hewett||11||ECON Research||Prospect 432<br />
|-<br />
|Lisa Merkhofer||11||GEOS thesis||Unknown<br />
|-<br />
|Casey Lyons||11||Chem thesis || Gladden<br />
|-<br />
|Robby Finley||11||PHIL thesis||Prospect 306<br />
|-<br />
|Jen Oswald||11||WCMA Education Intern||TBA<br />
|-<br />
|Brian Shepherd||11||BIO Research||Prospect 204<br />
|-<br />
|David Brett||11||Classics research||Prospect 424<br />
|-<br />
|Rachel Teitelbaum||11||Zilkha center intern||Prospect<br />
|-<br />
|Lucas Bruton||11||CHEM thesis||unknown<br />
|-<br />
|Chris Brauchli||11||CSCI research||Prospect 423<br />
|-<br />
|Sara Turner||11||Chem thesis||Prospect 225<br />
|-<br />
|Leigh Davis||11||Bio thesis||Gladden C14<br />
|-<br />
|Julian Hess||12||PHYS research||Prospect 326<br />
|-<br />
|Andi Beqiraj||12||Econ RA||Prospect 118<br />
|-<br />
|Michaela Morton||12||Tourguiding||Unknown<br />
|-<br />
|Tyisha Turner||12||Summer Theatre Lab||Prospect<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Stein||12||Sawyer lib. assistant||Prospect 425<br />
|-<br />
|Kimmy Sanders||12||Archives||Currier C36<br />
|-<br />
|Holly Dwyer||12||Bio research||Gladden B14<br />
|-<br />
|K. B. DiAngelo||12||Bridges Manager (MCC)||Unknown<br />
|-<br />
|Kim Stroup||12||Library!||Gladden B13<br />
|-<br />
|Jeannette Rivera||12||Tourguide||Gladden A34<br />
|-<br />
|Michael Semensi||12||SSP Tutor||Perry<br />
|-<br />
|Emma Pelegri-O'Day||12||Chem research||Currier S12<br />
|-<br />
|Michael Alcala||12||Chem research||Prospect 201<br />
|-<br />
|Martha Mitchell||12||Chapin Rare Book Lib. Asst.||Gladden<br />
|-<br />
|Sora Kim||13||Chem research||Gladden<br />
|-<br />
|Andy Quinn||13||Foreign Policy institute||East<br />
|-<br />
|Sarah Rowe||13||Hopkins Forest||Currier C34<br />
|-<br />
|April Shen||13||CS research||Currier<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Ury||13||Chem research||Currier<br />
|-<br />
|Eunice Baek||13||WIT||Prospect 414<br />
|-<br />
|Karlan Eberhardt||13||OIT - Netsys||Gladden B25<br />
|-<br />
|Emmanuel Whyte||13||OIT/Socio/Philo Research||Prospect 421</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=19927Students with computer skills2010-05-08T23:14:10Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
<br />
Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==The Devil's Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/cj1 Chuan Ji] :(){:|:&};:<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===C++===<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/cj1 Chuan Ji] How do I deal with memory leaks? By writing code that doesn't have any.<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/abs1 Antal Spector-Zabusky] Has eccentric tastes in programming :( He also uses Emacs :(((<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] knows too many of the libraries by heart.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
Any Div. III major with the slightest notion of aesthetics.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/jmh1 Julian Hess] agrees that PHP provides for pretty hellish programming.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/cj1 Chuan Ji] better than Perl at least...<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/jmh1 Julian Hess] `; DROP DATABASE <br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
==God's Languages==<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/jmh1 $ perl -e "length q local and print chr oct ord q open do and print chr ord qw q uc q and print chr ord qw q lc q and print chr ord q tie lt and print chr ord q map m and print chr ord qw q ne q and print chr ord q q q and print chr ord uc q chr lc and print chr ord q ref or and print chr ord q msgctl m and print chr ord qw q s q"]<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/ts4 Tarjinder Singh] The hardest program he knows how to use... :)<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
<br />
==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
<br />
[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=19914Students with computer skills2010-05-06T20:49:29Z<p>Jmh1: /* Perl */</p>
<hr />
<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
<br />
Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] knows too many of the libraries by heart.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
Any Div. III major with the slightest notion of aesthetics.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view/jmh1 $ perl -e "length q local and print chr oct ord q open do and print chr ord qw q uc q and print chr ord qw q lc q and print chr ord q tie lt and print chr ord q map m and print chr ord qw q ne q and print chr ord q q q and print chr ord uc q chr lc and print chr ord q ref or and print chr ord q msgctl m and print chr ord qw q s q"]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] can write incomprehensible code in ''any'' language.<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
<br />
==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
<br />
[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=19910Students with computer skills2010-05-05T16:48:41Z<p>Jmh1: /* LaTeX */</p>
<hr />
<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
<br />
Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] knows too many of the libraries by heart.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
Any Div. III major with the slightest notion of aesthetics.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=jmh1 $ perl -e "length q local and print chr oct ord q open do and print chr ord qw q uc q and print chr ord qw q lc q and print chr ord q tie lt and print chr ord q map m and print chr ord qw q ne q and print chr ord q q q and print chr ord uc q chr lc and print chr ord q ref or and print chr ord q msgctl m and print chr ord qw q s q"]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] can write incomprehensible code in ''any'' language.<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
<br />
==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
<br />
[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=19909Students with computer skills2010-05-05T16:47:06Z<p>Jmh1: /* Perl */</p>
<hr />
<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
<br />
Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] knows too many of the libraries by heart.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=jmh1 $ perl -e "length q local and print chr oct ord q open do and print chr ord qw q uc q and print chr ord qw q lc q and print chr ord q tie lt and print chr ord q map m and print chr ord qw q ne q and print chr ord q q q and print chr ord uc q chr lc and print chr ord q ref or and print chr ord q msgctl m and print chr ord qw q s q"]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] can write incomprehensible code in ''any'' language.<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
<br />
==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
<br />
[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Spencer_Room_Draw_2010&diff=19874Spencer Room Draw 20102010-05-02T19:50:22Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
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<div>Help make room draw less stressful - let others know how big your group is and where you're looking to pick into. No intimidation of other groups (such as "if we don't get into Morgan third floor, we'll harass whoever lives there all year") is allowed; if you do that, you could get kicked to the end of the room draw. Also, don't post anything during the actual room draw or from the room draw locations, as that is also not allowed. Also, putting your class year rather than your class title ("'12" rather than "sophomore") might make things clearer since the distinction between current sophomore and rising sophomore might make things a little muddy.-Copied from Dodd's room draw page with some editing because Brooks does not have a third floor.<br />
<br />
1.<br />
<br />
2. 1 '11<br />
<br />
3.<br />
<br />
4. 4 '11s Morgan<br />
<br />
5. 5 '11s<br />
<br />
6. 6 '11's<br />
<br />
7. 6 '11's Spencer hopefully<br />
<br />
8.<br />
<br />
9. 4 '11s<br />
<br />
10. 2 '11s<br />
<br />
11. <br />
<br />
12. <br />
<br />
13. 2 '11s<br />
<br />
14.<br />
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15. <br />
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16.<br />
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17.<br />
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18. <br />
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19.<br />
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20.<br />
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21. 5 '11s<br />
<br />
22. <br />
<br />
23. 5 '11s<br />
<br />
24.<br />
<br />
25.<br />
<br />
26. <br />
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27. <br />
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28.<br />
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29.<br />
<br />
30. 1 '11-Morgan<br />
<br />
31.<br />
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32.<br />
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33.<br />
<br />
34.<br />
<br />
35.<br />
<br />
36.<br />
<br />
37. one '12<br />
<br />
38. 3 '12's<br />
<br />
39.<br />
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40.<br />
<br />
41.<br />
<br />
42. <br />
<br />
43.<br />
<br />
44. <br />
<br />
45. One '12 - Hopefully #8 in Spencer/Brooks 306/Morgan corner single<br />
<br />
46.<br />
<br />
47.<br />
<br />
48. <br />
<br />
49.<br />
<br />
50.<br />
<br />
51. One '12 - any single in Morgan<br />
<br />
52.<br />
<br />
53.<br />
<br />
54. <br />
<br />
55. 3 '12s<br />
<br />
56.<br />
<br />
57. <br />
<br />
58.<br />
<br />
59. Three '12s<br />
<br />
60. <br />
<br />
61. <br />
<br />
62. One '12, hoping for Morgan single<br />
<br />
63.<br />
<br />
64. five '13s<br />
<br />
65. four '13s<br />
<br />
66. One '13 - Hopefully 4th floor single in Bryant/Mark Hopkins/Morgan<br />
<br />
67. Six '13s - suite in Bryant/Mark Hopkins<br />
<br />
68.<br />
<br />
69. One '13 - Morgan<br />
<br />
70. <br />
<br />
71.<br />
<br />
72.<br />
<br />
73.<br />
<br />
74. Two '13 - hopefully two singles in Morgan<br />
<br />
75. <br />
<br />
76.<br />
<br />
77.<br />
<br />
78.<br />
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79.<br />
<br />
80.<br />
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81. <br />
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82.<br />
<br />
83. <br />
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84.<br />
<br />
85.<br />
<br />
86. <br />
<br />
87. 6-'13, singles...wherever we can get them.<br />
<br />
88.<br />
<br />
89.<br />
<br />
90. 1-'13, any available single<br />
<br />
91.<br />
<br />
92.<br />
<br />
93.<br />
<br />
94.<br />
<br />
95. 4-'13s--Whatever is left :/<br />
<br />
96. <br />
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97.<br />
<br />
98.<br />
<br />
99.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Spencer_Room_Draw_2010&diff=19832Spencer Room Draw 20102010-04-30T02:53:56Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>Help make room draw less stressful - let others know how big your group is and where you're looking to pick into. No intimidation of other groups (such as "if we don't get into Morgan third floor, we'll harass whoever lives there all year") is allowed; if you do that, you could get kicked to the end of the room draw. Also, don't post anything during the actual room draw or from the room draw locations, as that is also not allowed. Also, putting your class year rather than your class title ("'12" rather than "sophomore") might make things clearer since the distinction between current sophomore and rising sophomore might make things a little muddy.-Copied from Dodd's room draw page with some editing because Brooks does not have a third floor.<br />
<br />
1.<br />
<br />
2. 1 '11<br />
<br />
3.<br />
<br />
4. 4 '11s Morgan<br />
<br />
5. <br />
<br />
6. 6 '11's<br />
<br />
7. 6 '11's Spencer hopefully<br />
<br />
8.<br />
<br />
9. 4 '11s<br />
<br />
10.<br />
<br />
11. <br />
<br />
12. <br />
<br />
13. 2 '11s<br />
<br />
14.<br />
<br />
15. <br />
<br />
16.<br />
<br />
17.<br />
<br />
18. <br />
<br />
19.<br />
<br />
20.<br />
<br />
21. 5 '11s<br />
<br />
22. <br />
<br />
23.<br />
<br />
24.<br />
<br />
25.<br />
<br />
26. <br />
<br />
27. <br />
<br />
28.<br />
<br />
29.<br />
<br />
30. 1 '11-Morgan<br />
<br />
31.<br />
<br />
32.<br />
<br />
33.<br />
<br />
34.<br />
<br />
35.<br />
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36.<br />
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37.<br />
<br />
38.<br />
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39.<br />
<br />
40.<br />
<br />
41.<br />
<br />
42. <br />
<br />
43.<br />
<br />
44. <br />
<br />
45. One '12 - Hopefully #8 in Spencer/Brooks 306/Morgan corner single<br />
<br />
46.<br />
<br />
47.<br />
<br />
48. <br />
<br />
49.<br />
<br />
50.<br />
<br />
51. One '12 - any single in Morgan<br />
<br />
52.<br />
<br />
53.<br />
<br />
54. <br />
<br />
55. 3 '12s<br />
<br />
56.<br />
<br />
57. <br />
<br />
58.<br />
<br />
59.<br />
<br />
60. <br />
<br />
61. <br />
<br />
62.<br />
<br />
63.<br />
<br />
64. five '13s<br />
<br />
65.<br />
<br />
66. One '13 - Hopefully 4th floor single in Bryant/Mark Hopkins/Morgan<br />
<br />
67.<br />
<br />
68.<br />
<br />
69.<br />
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70. <br />
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71.<br />
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72.<br />
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73.<br />
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74.<br />
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75. <br />
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76.<br />
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77.<br />
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78.<br />
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79.<br />
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80.<br />
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81. <br />
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82.<br />
<br />
83. <br />
<br />
84.<br />
<br />
85.<br />
<br />
86. <br />
<br />
87. 6-'13, singles...wherever we can get them.<br />
<br />
88.<br />
<br />
89.<br />
<br />
90.<br />
<br />
91.<br />
<br />
92.<br />
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93.<br />
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94.<br />
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95.<br />
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96. <br />
<br />
97.<br />
<br />
98.<br />
<br />
99.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=The_Williams_Record&diff=19596The Williams Record2010-03-05T07:10:32Z<p>Jmh1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Group|<br />
| name = The Williams Record<br />
| type = student media<br />
| selective = yes for editorial board members; no for all other staff<br />
| membership = 12-15 editors, 30-40 writers, 5-10 photographers and 5-8 business staff members<br />
| meeting-time = Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.<br />
| meeting-place = Record office<br />
| office = Paresky 209<br />
| contact-name = Yue-Yi Hwa<br />
| contact-unix = yh1<br />
| wso-listserver = recordstaff<br />
| website = http://www.williamsrecord.com<br />
| established = 1885<br />
}}<br />
The Williams Record, founded in 1885, is the independent student newspaper at Williams College. The paper publishes 3,000 copies in broadsheet form once a week, on Wednesdays, and covers news and events relevant to campus. Space is also provided for letters to the editor and op-eds written by members of the Williams community.<br />
<br />
Though the Record is listed alongside other student organizations, it receives no funding from the administration or [[College Council]]. Publication is funded through advertising, subscriptions and online contributions. If you read the Record regularly but do not hold a subscription, please consider making a [http://www.williamsrecord.com/contribution.php contribution] to support our continued publication.<br />
<br />
If you are a Williams College student you are eligible to [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=section&section=info&content=join join] the Record as a member of our editorial or business staff.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=18547Students with computer skills2009-04-21T05:44:45Z<p>Jmh1: /* Perl */</p>
<hr />
<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
<br />
Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] likes type safety.<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] wishes IE would die a horrible death.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=jmh1_2 Julian Hess]<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
<br />
==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
<br />
[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_web_presences&diff=17594Students with web presences2008-10-07T21:25:25Z<p>Jmh1: /* 2012 */</p>
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<div>Many students keep a blog, have a home page, or otherwise have a web page to call their own. This article tries to list all of them.<br />
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If you want to know how to make a home page of your own, check out the article on [[making your own web page]].<br />
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Please organize these by class year so we can easily transfer graduating classes to [[alumni with web presences]]. Also, alphabetize the list by last name then first name.<br />
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<br />
==2008==<br />
* [http://mogmaar.blogspot.com/ Morgan Goodwin]<br />
* [http://www.benrudick.com/ Ben Rudick]<br />
* [http://wso.williams.edu/~shayes/ Sean Hayes]<br />
* [http://pnunns.blogspot.com/ Peter Nunns]<br />
* [http://japsploitation.blogspot.com/ Michael Kamida]<br />
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==2009==<br />
* [http://underhopkins.blogspot.com/ Andrew Goldston]<br />
* [http://khooltengman.blogspot.com Teng Jian Khoo]<br />
* [http://kowashere.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Rachel Ko]<br />
* [http://wso.williams.edu/~omendez/Pencil_Drawings.htm Omar Mendez]<br />
* [http://williams-deividas.blogspot.com Deividas Seferis]<br />
* [http://aroop.vox.com/ Aroop Mukharji]<br />
* [http://carlsouthafrica.blogspot.com/ Carl Vos]<br />
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==2010==<br />
* [http://aqueousmosaic.livejournal.com/ Khin]<br />
* [http://litscribbles.wordpress.com/ Dae Selcer]<br />
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==2011==<br />
* [http://thedigitalgadfly.com/ Robby Finley]<br />
* [http://www.arasology.blogspot.com/ Aras Holden]<br />
* [http://www.rain-stars.com/ Danny Y. Huang]<br />
* [http://www.whatmakesmehuman.org/ Joey Kiernan]<br />
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==2012==<br />
* [http://www.jumpingboy.com/ Aaron Freedman]<br />
* [http://www.5nov.org/ Julian Hess]<br />
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[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Students_with_computer_skills&diff=17593Students with computer skills2008-10-07T21:24:07Z<p>Jmh1: /* Perl */</p>
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<div>Here's a place to let people know what, exactly, you can hack. (Or use.)<br />
(Edited to remove graduated students. Revert if you feel that is wrong.)<br />
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Also for those who feel that they are inadequate because they cannot program in TeX/Mathematica, there will be workshops on these topics during Winter Study. All Math majors will receive an email about this soon. Anyone else can sign up by emailing Rahul Shah (09ras) or look in the daily messages/other appropriate communication media.<br />
<br />
==Computer Languages==<br />
<br />
===Assembly Language===<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] now knows he should extend before division<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (I make things crash)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Not good. Not good.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] had flashbacks during Compilers.<br />
<br />
===Bash===<br />
<br />
===Befunge===<br />
<br />
<br />
===C===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09ras Rahul Shah] (is pretty much the God of C, but mostly because C stands for medioCre)<br />
<br />
[[Jing Cao]] Compiled his second C program with no syntax errors<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] <br />
Just compiled his 300th C program with 33 syntax errors<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Hello world only<br />
<br />
[[Andrew Triska '10]] writes the world's most complicated and boring text-based games.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Haskell===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] tentatively agrees<br />
<br />
===Hypertalk===<br />
<br />
[[Alan Cordova]] Booyah!<br />
<br />
===Java===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] will always be a beginner in this language. Just don't get it.<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=10arn Arjun Narayan] Will always be in love with this one.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] likes type safety.<br />
<br />
===JavaScript===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] wishes IE would die a horrible death.<br />
<br />
===LabVIEW===<br />
<br />
===LaTeX===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] Used to be in the league but have since defected to using Lyx: the Wysiwyg Latex editor.<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Can barely survive it.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 has found the new love of her life in TeX and Beamer. Some even call TeX her abusive boyfriend.<br />
<br />
[[Rahul Shah]] Can TeX his Math homework when he needs to.<br />
<br />
[[Jeff Marsceill '08]]<br />
<br />
===Lisp===<br />
<br />
(append (cons '[[Brent Yorgey]] (cons '04<br />
(cons '[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07jmc Jessica Chung] '07)))<br />
[[Arjun Narayan]])<br />
<br />
===Matlab===<br />
<br />
===Mathematica===<br />
<br />
Any physics major worth their weight in problem sets<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(a must-learn for any physics major)<br />
<br />
Math majors can do it too.<br />
<br />
sunmi yang '08 (it's my math thesis, so there, Joe)<br />
<br />
===Objective C===<br />
<br />
===PARI/GP===<br />
<br />
===Perl===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08jwc_2 Jing Cao] (kind of)<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=jmh1_2 Julian Hess]<br />
<br />
===PHP===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08kch Katherine Huang] (sort of)<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Also knows what all three letters stand for. And all three. And all three. And all three...<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] also knows what the three letters used to stand for.<br />
<br />
===PL/SQL===<br />
<br />
===Python===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the greatest language ever invented! If not the most useful)<br />
<br />
===R===<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] But not as good as [[Aaron Schwartz]]<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He] is quite capable at R, more so than STATA<br />
<br />
===Ruby===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08xjh Jerry He]<br />
(the language of convenience)<br />
<br />
===TI-BASIC===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] (an exercise in pain)<br />
<br />
===WC3400 Microcode===<br />
<br />
Jing Cao Broke the phase 2 record<br />
<br />
[[Arjun Narayan '10]] Broke the pass/fail barrier.<br />
<br />
[[Sean Barker '09]] and [[Charles Cao '09]] broke 8 microinstructions per ASM instruction<br />
<br />
===XML/XSLT/XPath/XQuery===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Hardware ==<br />
<br />
=== Electric ===<br />
<br />
Arjun Narayan '10 <br />
<br />
=== Breaking CPU chips ===<br />
<br />
[http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=08slh Son Ho] (one victim hung on my door)<br />
<br />
=== Peck-Typing ===<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
<br />
===ChemDraw===<br />
<br />
===Microsoft Paint===<br />
<br />
===PowerPoint===<br />
<br />
===Adobe Photoshop===<br />
<br />
[[Sean Hayes]] (Decent skills)<br />
<br />
===AppleWorks===<br />
<br />
[[Category:Students]] [[Category:Computers]]<br />
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==1337 |-|@><0R==<br />
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[[Toby Hall]]. w00t<br />
<br />
[[Ted Wiles]] (Ted is an amazing hacker and programmer. It isn't uncommon for his digg.com articles to yield over 250 diggs in one day. He also is passionate about his art and has plans to do a thesis senior year that allows him to reinterpret famous art works completely through graphic design software. He is also very good at hacking.)</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Pranks&diff=17324Pranks2008-08-02T18:09:20Z<p>Jmh1: /* Pranks of Rumor and Legend */ Spelling corrections</p>
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<div>[[Category:History]]<br />
College campuses are traditionally sites for creative mischief of all kinds, ranging from ho-hum classics such as toilet papering a room to [http://www.harvardsucks.org/ stunts of such ingenuity and large-scale coordination] that they raise the bar for the rest of us forever. On this page we shout those instances of this brand of triumph that we are proud to call our own. We keep in mind the need for discretion as we write, lest our champions face persecution for their actions or critical points of access become barred to us.<br />
<br />
Pranks represent an ephemeral hole in the fabric of civilization, whose end since its beginning has been to create law and order to protect the weak from the strong. A prank is a fleeting triumph of one or a few clever, brutish, or nutty individuals over a naive target, perhaps a whole community, whose faith in the mundane makes prime grist for levity.<br />
<br />
But though these characteristics are what make a prank special, celebrated, so also are why a tension has always and must forever exist between between pranksters and authoritarians, between standards of common decency and whispered adulation of violations of those standards. It is a strife as old as Rome and the Visigoths, as Athens and Sparta, as the first time man discovered how to laugh at his fellow man.<br />
<br />
==Pranks Involving Computers==<br />
<br />
''She's only programmed to be very nice <br> But she's as cold as ice <br> Whenever I get too near''<br>-- ''Yours Truly 2095,'' Electric Light Orchestra<br />
<br />
* In the middle of October, [[Brian Hirshman '06]] noticed that [[Johannes Pulst-Korenberg '06]] was away from his keyboard. Brian deftly set Johannes's keyboard layout to [[Dvorak Keyboard Layout|Dvorak]], which is different then the standard QWERTY layout that most people use. Johannes quickly found that his keystroke input was more or less unusable, and demanded that Brian change it back. Johannes vowed revenge, and got some on [[Halloween]] (see [[#Pranks Involving Rooms|Pranks involving rooms]]).<br />
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* ''Williams classic:'' Many [[Berkshire Symphony Orchestra]] parties ended with the host's desktop background set to a tiled image of someone's [[WSO Facebook]] picture, guaranteeing confusion when they woke the next morning.<br />
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* One time freshman year, [[Mark Alexander Kelly Matthews '07]] left his computer unattended. This was a big mistake. He returned to find Creed playing on a loop on his computer loud enough that his entire entry could hear it. It was his fault for having a Creed song in the first place.<br />
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* The sound scheme on a computer can easily be altered so that a a relatively uncommon event (like Windows Critical Stop) or excruciatingly common event (like Menu Open) will be accompanied by a prerecorded sound, preferable one of distinct embarassment.<br />
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* Go into Microsoft Word and change the auto correct options. For example, have word auto correct every time it says the word "the" to the phrase "I am the spawn of Satan!" or something to that effect.<br />
<br />
* I have only gotten this trick to work on the corner desks in sawyer: if you have a mouse and are sitting next to someone who is working without a mouse at their laptop, connect your mouse to their computer when they get up. it will be quite confusing for them if you can move the mouse in close to, but not quite the direction they are trying to go on their screen<br />
<br />
* In December of 2005, [[Brian Hirshman '06]] had to turn in a background chapter of his thesis to computer science professor [[Duane Bailey]]. Brian used the [http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/ random computer science paper generator ] in order to do so. Good times ensued.<br />
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* There is a program called [http://osx.portraitofakite.com/index2.htm? FlyakiteOSX] that puts a Mac OSX-like interface on PCs. You can prepare a nice surprise for your PC-using roommate, when s/he comes back from a grueling tutorial session or something.<br />
<br />
==Pranks Involving Rooms==<br />
<br />
''Nothing reminds a mark of the fragility of existence like a well-placed kick in the crib.''<br />
<br />
* At the beginning of this school year, [[Brian Hirshman '06]] and suitemate [[Johannes Pulst-Korenberg '06]] decided to mirror-image the room of their fellow suitemate [[Dan Burns '06]]. Everything that was on the left side of Dan's room was moved to the right side, and even the books on his bookcase were placed in reverse order. Burns decided that it was too much trouble to switch everything back, and his room has remained in the mirror-image configuration ever since. <br />
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* During Winter Study 2006, Sean McKenzie '08 was walking back to his room in Pratt when he discovered his entire room had been recreated in a patch of snow on the lawn outside Mission. Rather than deal with the large effort of carrying all his possessions including desk, bed, and dresser up the four flights to his room, Sean decided to simply get into bed and deal with the whole mess in the morning.<br />
<br />
* Over Halloween night, Dan Burns '06 struck back with a vengeance. He turned Brian's room literally upside down. He took the bed and turned that upside down. He took the bookcase and turned that upside down, then proceeded to take the books on the bookcase upside down. He turned Brian's desk upside down, and everything that was sitting on top of it upside down. To top it off, he even went into Brian's closet and turned Brian's clothes upside down, tying shirts to the hangers to make sure that they would stay upside down until Brian returned. <br />
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* Cover the outside of someone's doorframe with newspaper, duct tape, TP, etc. Or stretch a piece of clear packing tape, sticky side in, across the doorframe at chest level. Wait for the victim to wake up and try to leave their room. If newspaper or some other continuous material (i.e. dozens of stretched facebook images of a person feared by the victim) is used to cover the doorframe, the intervening space between the paper and door can be filled with small objects that will spill into the room when the door is opened (note: particularly effective if you happen to unearth your victim's secret cotton ball phobia). This technique was used to great effect by Lisa Lindeke '06 against [[Esa Seegulam '06]] in his freshman year.<br />
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* During the [[Winter Study]] of 2003, Robert Hahn '05 traveled to the remote Galapagos Islands, leaving his key in the care of trusted suitemate Matthew Spencer '05. Teaming up with nearby friends Justin Brown and Jenni Simmons '05, these three filled the room floor to ceiling with red balloons to await. They were sure to make their move only the day before Robert's return, so that minimal deflation would occur before he arrived to appreciate it.<br />
<br />
* Steal all of someone's clothes except for their tuxedo and then send them on a campus-wide treasure hunt to locate said clothes, creatively prolonging said treasure hunt so that the victim is forced to wear said tuxedo to breakfast the next morning. For more information, contact [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06lds Lisetta Shah '06] or [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=06eac Eric Cheung '06].<br />
<br />
* Cover the room's floor with dixie cups filled to the brim with water. Leave just enough space for the door to open, but nothing else. The victim will have to remove the cups one by one.<br />
<br />
* Wrap every single item in saran wrap. Or aluminum foil. Or wrapping paper. Just like Christmas morning.<br />
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* During the spring of 2002, Chris Holmes '03 and Jesse Dill '04 got into a prank war. Among the pranks exchanged were:<br />
<br />
** Filling the space between the Chris's mattress and the fitted bedsheet with a single layer of packing peanuts.<br />
<br />
** Taking a ~15-foot tree branch, recently knocked down onto the Odd Quad lawn by a storm, and putting it in Jesse's room. It spanned the entire room, going between two opposing corners.<br />
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** While Chris was out writing an essay, Jesse and Dan DeMoss replaced all of the contents of Chris's room with Jesse's. Wall decorations, clothes in the wardrobe, furniture, the works.<br />
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** Having decided that the prank war was something to be shared, Jesse and Chris conspired to set up a trash bag full of packing peanuts inside the door to ('04) Sarah Croft's room. When the door opened, so did the bag, and Sarah got deluged in polystyrene.<br />
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* Halloween '05 - The lovely ladies of [[Poker Flats|Poker]] 'A' snuck into Poker 'B' and stole their manly neighbors' beloved Dinosaur named Sinclair. Sinclair was hung by the neck off the porch and covered with 'blood'. In response, the boys of 'B' waited until late Sunday night/early Monday morning to ''steal the toilet seats'' from the two bathrooms in 'A'. For three long days the 'B' boys enjoyed their victory as the 'A' girls built their leg muscles doing some squat-sits over the toilets.<br />
<br />
== Seasonal Pranks ==<br />
<br />
''A truly good prank is always in season. You don't wait for St. Paddy's Day to drink Guinness, do you?''<br />
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* [[Image: Lobster_Party.jpg|right|thumbnail|Lobsters playing [[beer pong]] and poker on the [[Log]]'s patio.]]Every fall, [[Dining Services]] serves an excellent [[Harvest Dinner]], at which the most anticipated and beloved dish is surely the lobster. Though a ticket system attempts to ensure that each student can get only one lobster, in 2002 a few [[Deviants|Deviant]] mischief-makers managed to collect enough from helpful friends to arrange a little tableau at the Log, where a number of noise complaints had been called in earlier that semester. Four lobsters were posed playing a hand of poker, and others were set up playing beer pong (using apple juice in the cups, so as to not break open-container rules =) ). The perpetrators called in two noise complaints from public phones, using the names "Red Skelton" and "Rod Stewart." This would have been the end of the story, except that Security looked up the name "Stewart" in the student directory and headed over to Lehman, where they woke up a very confused freshman named Robin Stewart and interrogated him until they understood that he had absolutely nothing to do with the prank.<br />
<br />
* In the fall of '03, before the Harvest Dinner, several enterprising freshman from Lehman Hall decided to replace the dining hall's publication of "How to eat a lobster" that had been placed in all the dining halls in preparation for this great feast with the equally informative brochure "How to eat a human." As the format was the same, many people did not notice. Political motivations, though absent, were suspected.<br />
<br />
* For April Fool's Day 2002, some students raided the central clocktower on campus. On the east face they placed a large yellow sheet with a smiley face spray-painted on it; on the north face were two plexiglass mickey-mouse hands, attached to the tips of the clock hands; on the west face were two plexiglass replicas of the clock hands, but facing in the opposite direction.<br />
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* During the winter reading period of 2001, twenty-odd students dressed in full cold-weather gear (and carrying a few scattered umbrellas) gathered in the open space just inside the entrance to Schow library. "Let it Snow" started playing on a boombox, and the students danced around while hundreds of paper snowflakes dropped from the skylight.<br />
<br />
* In early 2001 several Fay 1 frosh ('04s) distracted their JA long enough to put a tarp on the floor of his room, haul a bunch of snow into the entry, and build a snowman in his room.<br />
<br />
== Williams Pride Pranks ==<br />
<br />
''Amherst, Amherst, don't be blue,<br>Oedipus loved his mother too!''<br>-- Williams [[Marching Band]] cheer<br />
<br />
[[Image:B-@Amherst.jpg|right|thumbnail|Amherst gets a B+ from some visiting "professors."]]<br />
* In the Winter of 2005, a small group of students, [[Odd Quad|Odd Quadders]] and [[Deviants]] all, visited [[Amherst]] on the morning of a fresh snowfall, and graded our ancient rivals in the white canvas on their athletics field.<br />
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== Pranks of Rumor and Legend ==<br />
<br />
''Did they happen? We'd like to think so, but though stories of the below pranks circulate by the proverbial water coolers, they may be actual triumphs of students, or mere sources of inspiration for future triumphs.''<br />
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* This prank happened at a high school far away from here, but it is perfect for a country school like Williams. As a senior prank, students released three chickens on school grounds, each wearing a little shirt with a number on it. The numbers were 1, 2, and 4. The rest of the day involved the administrators and facilities people frantically searching every corner of the school, dismantling heating ducts and cooling vents, in a search for the elusive (and nonexistent) chicken number 3. This prank is also rumored to have happened at a separate high school, except involving rented llamas. Llama 1, llama 2, and llama 4. Llamas just make it so much better.<br />
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* This prank also happened at a high school far away from here. The school had recently built a new library that had a large staircase leading into it. The senior class led a cow up the stairs into the library. Cows can only walk up stairs; they are incapable of walking back down. Hilarity ensued.<br />
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* This prank happened at the Harvard Football field a couple years ago. Taking a page from the playbook of behavioral psychologist Pavlov, an MIT student spent one summer training hundreds of pigeons to flock to the Harvard field whenever they heard a referee's whistle. The student did this by going to the field every day to blow a whistle as he scattered bird seed all over the field. Eventually, just like Pavlov's dogs, the pigeons learned to associate the sound of the whistle with the promise of food. When Harvard's football team eventually came back to train during the fall season, they found that just one whistle-blow would cause hundreds of pigeons to descend onto the field, making the field unplayable.<br />
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* This prank happened at a friend's brother's girlfriend's cousin's high school in Alabama. Some creative seniors bought an old car from a junkyard and managed to cut it in half. They then wrapped the two halves around the school's flagpole and welded them back together. Hooray!<br />
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* This actually happened at my high school - orchestrated by my class the wonderful class of '05, although I did not participate. In the middle of the night, a group of seniors for their senior prank broke in to the school and outsmarted the motion detector by placing a piece of paper over it - not breaking it, as was maliciously claimed by the headmaster the next morning. They then removed virtually all the desks from one wing of the building, carried them down to the soccer field and arranged them into a painstakingly calculated "2005". It was a thing of beauty - although it only lasted until approximately 8:15 the next morning, when every senior was snatched out of class and made to bring all the desks back in. There were some great pictures though.<br />
<br />
== Attempted Pranks ==<br />
<br />
''The best laid schemes o' mice an' men<br>Gang aft agley, [Go oft awry]<br>An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,<br>For promis'd joy!''<br>-- "To a mouse," Robert Burns<br />
<br />
Please include only pranks that were actually attempted, though unachieved, and not pranks that were merely planned. Sure, we've all ''imagined'' awesome pranks -- the list of those would be endless -- but the real ''thrill'' of hearing a good prank story is being, in your mind, right there beside the people who carried it out.<br />
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* The Great Pumpkin Steal: During [[Halloween]] 2005, a giant pumpkin was placed in each dining hall, each weighing over 150 pounds and over a yard in diameter. Several [[Cross Country Running|students]] successfully stole one of these pumpkins out of Driscoll Dining Hall one evening without the dining staff noticing. The pumpkin was found several hours later in the back of one of the students' cars. While they were unable to place the pumpkin on top of Schow, as was planned, they did manage to amaze Security with their ingenuity and skill. Remarked [[Dave Boyer]], "That's the funniest thing I've ever seen. Don't do it again." The editors note that, technically, the pumpkin was within the "one piece of fruit" limit for dining hall take-out.</div>Jmh1https://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Restaurants&diff=17292Restaurants2008-07-04T18:11:26Z<p>Jmh1: /* Jae's Inn */</p>
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<div>[[Category:Guides]] [[Category:Dining]]<br />
Where's there to eat around here? Don't want to eat at the [[dining hall]]? Here are some restaurants that are nearby, cheap, or good. <br />
== 6 House Pub ==<br />
<br />
The 6 House Pub, just three minutes south on [[Route 7]] next to the 1896 House, is legend amongst old Williams alum for the place to be to hang out. Re-opened this past July of 2005, the 6 House offers a very simple menu of [[Great sandwiches|sandwiches]], salads, pasta, and burgers for your dining pleasure. The burgers are just plain awesome, probably the best in town, and the wings are almost (but not quite) on a level comparable to [[#Ye Olde Forge|Ye Olde Forge]], but much closer to town. The [[beer]] selection, while not nearly as expansive as the Forge's, is still decent in its own respect. Perhaps the greatest trait of the 6 House is that it is close to campus and just a great place to hang out with a quaint bar area (including a big screen and 6 tvs) and very pleasant dining room with fire place and outdoor terrace with fire pit. The prices are also very fair for the amount of food you get. Try it some time, you won't be disappointed. Especially if you get the warm brownie sundae...<br />
<br />
910 Cold Spring Rd<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-1896<br />
<br />
== Angelina's Subs ==<br />
<br />
A cheap alternative to [[Subway]], Angelina's is located in Colonial Plaza just next to [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining#Desperado's|Desperado's]]. The hoagies are generally quite good, and there are far more options than you find in Subway. Angelina's is best known for its daily and weekly specials, when prices are even lower. It generally varies from day to day, but of particular interest is the 8" original sub (bologna, genoa salami, provolone) for $2.29 every Sunday.<br />
<br />
240 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2524<br />
<br />
== Antonio's Pizza ==<br />
<br />
If you're passing through [[Amherst]] to watch the Ephs defeat the dirty 'herst, do yourself a favor and stop in here for some of the BEST pizza in Western Massachusetts. They offer big portions (by the slice) and a huge and interesting variety of toppings. According to Dennis the security officer, the guy who runs it is a millionaire. Just from selling pizza by the slice in a college town. The spicy chicken blue cheese and the sicillian pizzas come highly reccomended. Definitely worth the drive.<br />
<br />
31 N. Pleasant St<br />
Amherst, MA <br />
(413) 253-0808<br />
[http://www.antoniospizzas.com/ Website]<br />
<br />
== Berkshire Crossing Dining ==<br />
<br />
- Applebee's<br />
- McDonald's<br />
- Pizza Hut<br />
- Quizno's<br />
- Starbucks (a real one)<br />
- Taco Bell<br />
<br />
... right down the street there is a Panera<br />
<br />
== Berkshire Mall Dining ==<br />
<br />
- McDonald's<br />
- Pizza Hut (express)<br />
- Starbuck's (express)<br />
<br />
== Blue Benn Diner ==<br />
<br />
Located in Bennington (Keep driving up Rt. 7 through Bennington.) You'll see an authentic, tiny diner on your left. An amazing variety of food available, from meatloaf to french fries. Not high class, but still delicious. The harvest pancakes are especially good. No one should leave Williams without going here.<br />
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102 Hunt St<br />
Bennington, VT<br />
(802) 442-5140<br />
<br />
== Cafe Latino ==<br />
<br />
Located on the Mass MoCA campus, this swanky restaurant is owned by the same people who run Mezze. The food is good, if a bit pricey. Its funky atmosphere, interesting menu, and quality food make it a nice change of pace from time to time, for dates, special occasions, or just a burning desire for something different, but with a rather small selection of main dishes, it's difficult to go there frequently without getting bored.<br />
<br />
1111 MASS MoCA Way<br />
Building #11, North Adams, MA<br />
413-662-2004<br />
<br />
== Chef's Hat ==<br />
<br />
Great and Cheap Diner, with a laid back, homey atmosphere. For 10 dollars a person you can get a feast - for 5 a solid meal. I recommend their homefries, reuben, country fried steak (the gravy has sausage in it and is a meal in itself), and peach and walnut waffles. For Sunday brunch you can't beat it - though you may have to wait a few minutes to get a table, the service is quick and the apple-cinnamon french toast is well worth it.<br />
<br />
905 Simonds Rd., Rt. 7 north<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5120<br />
<br />
== Chopsticks ==<br />
<br />
Mediocre, extremely greasy Chinese food, but it's fairly cheap and the portions are huge.<br />
<br />
Sake sake sake BOMB!<br />
<br />
The "party room" in the back lefthand corner of Chopsticks is the scene of many sake-bombing experiences. [[Frosh Revue]] and the [[Men's Golf Team]] are frequent partakers of the messiest fun that can be had in the beaded, soundproofed area. Make sure to ask for Sharon as a waitress, who may bang the table with you, or at least bring her cute daughter out to watch.<br />
<br />
One time Bibby ordered from here and attempted to get sushi, and they weren't having it. For some reason, he kept asking the foreign phone answerer for more and more complex types of sushi, much to everyone's surprise. Finally, they agreed on some bizarre kind of sushi. Needless to say, Bibby wound up with 6 spring rolls. He called to complain, but it was OK because nobody who he was talking to spoke English. The end.<br />
<br />
A word of warning: when they tell you how long to wait for delivery, double it. It usually takes them about an hour and a half to deliver, so ORDER EARLY!!!<br />
<br />
412 Main St<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5750<br />
<br />
== Colonial Pizza ==<br />
<br />
[[Constantine]], the proprietor, is a minor [[Route 2]] celebrity. This pushy flirt almost invariably concludes his phone exchanges with "OK, I take care of you" in a Greek immigrant accent. Anyway, the pizza is pretty good and not too pricey, although not many people swear by the crust. The calzones aren't bad, either. Colonial's delivers to Williams, and closes at 1am on weekdays and 2am on the weekend. Why do they still answer the phone when they're closed? They bring your hopes up, then crush them. Possibly the best late night drunk food in town. Beware the famous Colonial Hangover.<br />
<br />
The chicken parm calzone with blue cheese is real good.<br />
<br />
234 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA 01267-2641 <br />
(413) 458-9009<br />
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/imap.html?asin=B0003SOERO&ostr=&ocity=&ostate=&ozip=&destlat=42.702002&destlong=-73.184498&storePhone=4134589009&storeState=MA&storeZip=01267-2641&storeCity=Williamstown&storeStr=234%20Main%20St&storeName=Colonial%20Pizza map]<br />
<br />
== Coyote Flaco ==<br />
<br />
The newest offering in off-campus dining, Coyote Flaco is a short drive away on [[Route 7]] South, not far from [[Sheep Hill]]. Upon entering, you'll immediately encounter the congenial hostess who will take you to your table. She'll hand you the drinks menu, which is an impressive collection of different kinds of margaritas. They have over 50 kinds of Tequila, ranging from the house brand to the likes of Cuervo Reserva de la Familia; make sure to bring a designated driver along in order to enjoy some tasty drinks. Although the sign outside reads that the restaurant offers "Mexican and Spain cuisine", there is sadly only one Iberian offering--the Paella Valenciana. <br />
<br />
If you sit really still while you're reading the menu, you might notice the Mariache music playing in the background at about 4 decibels. This is really a New England restaurant with a Mexican veneer as thin as their salsa. Burritos, nachos, and fajitas are described in an illegible "fancy script" font, and the food will almost certainly disappoint your "Mex-pectations". It's tasty, to be sure, but the average spiciness level is somewhere between Gerber and Baked Potato. And the portions will make you thank God for [[dinner points]]. For example, the "Deluxe Nachos" consists of exactly four circular nachos, neatly arranged in a square. I wish I were kidding. The only thing Mexican about the experience is the speed of service, which makes the [[1914 Library]] seem like [[Wal-Mart]]. There was approximately a one-year interval between when we were seated and when we placed our orders. The waitstaff is generally helpful, and both the manager and the hostess will periodically check on you to make sure that you are enjoying your petite, well-mannered, New England meal.<br />
<br />
I have to disagree with the previous post. The service at Coyote Flaco was wonderful, other than the fact that they brought us a full pitcher of margaritas instead of the half-pitcher that we ordered. They were prompt, the food was delicious, the margaritas were tasty, and the sweet, guitar-playing man walked around and played a little something at each table, in addition to chatting with everyone around.<br />
<br />
Agreed. While not incredibly authentic it is certainly delicious. The portions were satisfying, the service was great and prompt on a busy night, and you can always ask them to spice it up<br />
<br />
I absolutely agree that Coyote Flaco is excellent. It isn't the MOST authentic Mexican food, but I will defend that it has the most authentic Enchiladas Suizas I have ever had North of Austin, Texas. I think of it as the best food in Williamstown, certainly.<br />
<br />
I also agree with the positive reviews. Though the food may not be true Mexican cuisine, it is very tasty in an upscale New England college town sort of way. The service is excellent because, unlike many places in Williamstown, the waiters/waitresses seem to realize that your business actually supplies their paycheck. If you're torn between here and Desparados, Coyote Flaco is the clear winner.<br />
<br />
The Smith and Brown families are OBSESSED with this place.<br />
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505 Cold Spring Rd.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-4240<br />
<br />
== Cozy Corner ==<br />
Unknown to most students, probably because it doesn't deliver, but possibly the best pizza place in Williamstown.<br />
take Rt. 7 north<br />
<br />
850 Simonds Rd.<br />
Williamstown, MA <br />
(413) 458-3854<br />
<br />
== Desperado's ==<br />
<br />
Located in Colonial Plaza, probably ''just'' too far to walk (though you can certainly do that if you want to). It looks kind of like a hole in the wall, but Tex-Mex makes for a nice change from the Spring Street restaurants.<br />
<br />
Pretty standard American fast food type tex-mex fare-- Nothing too well seasoned or too savory. Frankly, the food is downright mediocre. Just a basic alternative to wrap night.<br />
<br />
It's pretty easy to get served alcohol here, perhaps easiest at the Desperados in North Adams.<br />
<br />
If you show your driver's license, they'll give you a free dinner on your birthday.<br />
<br />
Colonial Shopping Plaza, Route 2<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2100<br />
<br />
== Dunkin' Donuts ==<br />
<br />
Two convenient locations!<br />
<br />
'''Williamstown''': A few minutes' walk east of campus on Route 2 (on the right, opposite Cumberland Farms). Best [[coffee]] in town, but closes at 10. Now accepting credit and debit cards.<br />
<br />
'''North Adams''': Further east on Route 2, at the intersection with 8A. Open 24 hours!<br />
<br />
== Elizabeth's ==<br />
<br />
Some call it the best dining within an hour's drive of campus. For a full four course meal -- and you'll be wanting it -- expect $30 per person (''cash or check only''), including soup, appetizer, entree, and complimentary salad and bread. Don't bother with dessert -- it is not as special as the other courses, and you won't have room (but if you do, ask for the Nun's Cheesecake. Every time I go, they're out of it).<br />
<br />
This small Italian restaurant is run out of what seems to be a small house by the side of the road in Pittsfield, about a 45 minute drive from campus. Reservations are recommended, and do not blow one off without calling them, or come significantly late, as you may be blacklisted. Show up, and the service here is unsurpassed, an absolute joy. The cook, Tom, may serve you personally, lay a meaty hand on your shoulder and chat with you, and occassionally brings Williams students free appetizers. They love us there.<br />
<br />
Everything is made fresh to order and freshly acquired that morning. No one I've eaten with has ever had one single complaint. The salad is a mix of fresh everything-you-can-imagine yet perfectly harmonious to the taste, delighting even to non-salad enthusiasts (eg, [[Jonathan_Landsman|me]]). The spicy tomato corn soup is a balance of light spice and bold tomato flavor that will astonish you with its subtle perfection -- go for the full bowl, you'll be wanting it. Hot bread is brought out constantly (though you may have to remind the cute waitress if you don't fear filling up on it) and is warm, chewy, and thick. For an appetizer, be sure to get the goat cheese "chevre-deux," though some favor the fried onion with a little salt.<br />
<br />
I won't even speak about entrees. You can't go wrong. Though this is not a vegetarian restaurant, most meals happen to be meatless, so this place is very friendly to eaters of that ilk. Be sure to listen to the specials before deciding, as there is always something to make you want to change your mind.<br />
<br />
Tips:<br />
* Lactose intolerant? Bring the Lactaid along. <br />
* 21? Go for the 22 ounce BBC Steel Rail... and try to finish it. <br />
* Freshman? Ash your JA to take your entry here on dues (pay your dues!). <br />
* Think you like cheese enough to eat the whole gorgonzola dish in one sitting? You don't. <br />
* Go on a date here. Get the Lizzy's Mushrooms appetizer. Eat it. Kiss.<br />
* They don't take credit cards. Bring cash or a check.<br />
<br />
Elizabeth's, 1264 East St.<br />
Pittsfield, 01201<br />
(413) 448-8244<br />
<br />
== Gideon's ==<br />
<br />
OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
<br />
== Gramercy Bistro ==<br />
<br />
A small, cozy bistro right near Mass MOCA. Excellent appetizers (especially the crab cake with a light wasabi sauce) and pretty nice desserts (the chocolate cake with raspberry hits the spot), but the entrees themselves were on the weak side. Reservations recommended. [http://www.gramercybistro.com/ Website]. <br />
<br />
24 Marshall St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
(413) 663-5300.<br />
<br />
== Helen's Place ==<br />
<br />
The professors' [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining#Subway|Subway]] -- twice the quality at twice the price.<br />
<br />
In [[Jonathan_Landsman|this author's]] opinion, not really practical for students unless you are getting treated by a prof. Think yuppie. Light and interesting [[Great sandwiches|sandwich]] options that will meet a standard appetite, but you pay for it. Bidding starts at ~$7.50. Tasty, with freshest ingredients of all local sandwich shops.<br />
<br />
If Subway's not good enough, better you stop walking at [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining#Pappa Charlie's Deli|Pappa Charlie's]]. If you want that touch of class with the meal, hit up their juice bar downstairs.<br />
<br />
60 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-1360<br />
<br />
== Hickory Bill's Bar-B-Que ==<br />
<br />
OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
<br />
== Hobson's Choice ==<br />
<br />
Located on the west side of [[Water Street]] between Latham and Meacham, Hobson's Choice offers excellent "American cuisine and seafood" for moderate prices. It features a make-your-own-salad bar, and the cozy atmosphere is highlighted by lots of those little hand-crafted puzles where you have to get a metal ring off some convoluted intertwining of other metal rings and triangles and bars. You know the sort. [[Brent Yorgey|I]] highly recommend the Cajun blackened swordfish/tuna.<br />
<br />
On the other hand, other people find the prices exorbitantly high for either small portions or mediocre food. It used to be better, now it's a pretentious, overpriced restaurant with nothing special.<br />
<br />
Not to be confused with [http://afactor.net/hcf/index.html Hobson's Choice in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia]. You may also be interested to know the [http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#Hobson's origin of the phrase] (a "hobson's choice" is a supposed choice where there is really no choice at all; presumably, in this context the implication is that one has no choice but to eat at the restaurant, since the food is so good).<br />
<br />
159 Water Street <br />
Williamstown, MA 01267 <br />
(413) 458-9101<br />
<br />
== Hot Tomatoes ==<br />
<br />
Simply the best pizza you are likely to find anywhere in Western Massachusetts (assuming you have a rare audiovisual disorder that somehow places [[#Little Anthony's Pizza|Little Anthony's]] tantalizingly beyond your field of perception / you are not from New York). Somewhat expensive ($20 for a large pie), no side dishes, they often don't deliver, and they close too early. However, the pizza makes it all worthwhile. The crust beats [[#Colonial Pizza|Colonial's]] any day. Get adventurous: try the pizza with pesto (instead of tomato sauce) and shrimp, or try eggplant as a topping.<br />
<br />
Of the people I know, about half prefer Colonials to Hot Tomatoes and vice versa. One of its criticisms is its sweet and chunky tomato sauce which they use a good deal of. But for others, the sauce is one of the highlights of Hot Tomatoes pizza.<br />
<br />
Located at the intersection of Latham St. and Water St., near the [[#Water Street Grill|Water Street Grill]]. Just start walking south on Water St. at the bookstore, and the smell of fresh pizza will guide you.<br />
<br />
100 Water St., Route 43<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2722<br />
<br />
== House of India ==<br />
Amazing Indian restaurant in Pittsfield. Blows Spice Root right out of the water.<br />
<br />
False. Most bland curry I have ever eaten<br />
261 North Street<br />
Pittsfield, MA<br />
(413) 443-3262<br />
<br />
== Isabella's ==<br />
Isabella's serves up convenient, tasty, slightly upscale Italian food just minutes from campus. Located in front of Stop'n'Shop, this restaurant can seem a little pricey, but the solidly delicious food (with salad and yummy bread included) is worth it. The best bet for students is a mix'n'match pasta menu where you choose from a variety of pastas, sauces, and toppings. An even better bet is to go on Tuesdays, when your student ID will get you 10% off.<br />
<br />
The portions are large, generally enough for lunch the next day. Service is generally found to be attentive and fast, but some have found it disappointing. Consensus is that it's no [[#Elizabeth's|Elizabeth's]], but at slightly cheaper and much closer it might not have to be to be worth visiting. You may miss the clam sauce linguini, but a variety of other sauces and the calamari and spinach-stuffed eggplant are recommended in lieu.<br />
<br />
The food isn't bad, but in this poster's opinion, not worth the price. Not enough variety on the menu, and the food was distinctly average. The service was good and the atmosphere was nice, but in the future I'd stay home and make my own pasta, since with an online recipe and about 30 minutes I'm sure I could come up with something more interesting. <br />
<br />
Affordable wine is served, once in some months, the restaurant has a wine and food-tasting event -- call for dates and rates.<br />
<br />
896 State Rd. (Rt. 2)<br />
North Adams, MA 01247<br />
(413) 662-2239<br />
<br />
== Jack's Hot Dog Stand ==<br />
What a place. Located at 12 Eagle Street in North Adams, this hot dog stand is famous among locals for its chili cheese fries and 95 cent hot dogs and "hamburgs" (as they're called in North Adams). All items on the menu are cheap and delicious. Probably the best choice for lunch or dinner in [[North Adams]], especially when you're in the mood for something greasy and delicious. Jack's can't be beat, especially because Chef Mike, the infamous carrot-topped chef, has an impeccable memory and remembers exactly what each of the regular clientele eats. Be wary of the time however, as Mike's prima donna personality increasingly becomes an issue as it nears closing time and the hot North Adams's party scene (where he is a huge player). The best way to go for dinner is one chili cheese dog, two double bacon "cheeseburgs", and an order of chili cheese fries.<br />
Open since 1917.<br />
They do deliver to Williamstown, but it's probably best to get your food fresh. No credit cards accepted--cash only.<br />
Grease covers everything; it may not look like the most hygienic place, but the food sure is tasty.<br />
<br />
12 Eagle St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
(413) 664-9006<br />
<br />
== Jae's Inn ==<br />
An Asian-fusion restaurant that is better than both Thai Garden and Chopsticks (in my opinion). Jae's Inn is also pricier than Thai Garden. Their pad thai is especially amazing if you prefer your pad thai an Americanized, sugar-filled glob. The sushi is divine as well. <br />
<br />
Now closer to campus, check out Sushi Tuesday's where all of the sushi is cheap.<br />
<br />
Per their website (7/4/08), it's "closed until further notice."<br />
<br />
666 Cold Spring Rd. (formerly Le Jardin)<br />
(413) 458-8032<br />
<br />
== Lickety Split ==<br />
<br />
Lickety Split is great for ice cream, of course, but also serves a nice quiche and salad lunch (among other things) during the academic year.<br />
<br />
Lickety Split also has the worst service EVER. Expect to be rushed and to be treated rudely. Speak in extremely simple and explicit language when ordering,<br />
or the ice-cream girl will roll her eyes at you when she gets your order wrong.<br />
<br />
69 Spring Street<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-1818<br />
<br />
== Little Anthony's Pizza ==<br />
<br />
OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
<br />
== McDonald's ==<br />
<br />
Located a block past the overpass on Rte. 2, the North Adams McDonald's is almost always visited by Williams students between the hours of 1:30 and 5 a.m., the time when it's the only hot food in town. Caveat esor.<br />
<br />
17 Union St.<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
(413) 664-7272<br />
<br />
==Mezze Bar and Bistro==<br />
<br />
Located a couple of stores before Water Street Books. The fancy restaurant you get your parents to take you to when they're in town. Nice [http://www.mezzerestaurant.com/ website], too.<br />
<br />
Possibly the most stuck-up place around- there are many other places around that I would go to before I would ever go back to Mezze. Gideon's is a nice alternative for a classy atmosphere minus the snooty attitudes.<br />
<br />
The food at Mezze is hit or miss. I've been blown away by some entree specials, and have returned others to the kitchen.<br />
<br />
16 Water Street<br />
Williamstown, Ma 01267<br />
(413) 458-0123<br />
<br />
== Michael's ==<br />
<br />
Lovely Greek/Italian restaurant located a few minutes' walk east of campus on Rt. 2 (on the left before you get to Cumberland Farms). Solid entrees, priced between $10 and $14. One of the friendliest restaurants in town. Free garlic bread and soup or salad with any entree. Order a carafe of retsina and try the Greek desserts - the baklava and the galaktobouriko are to die for. The malts are also quite good. Their hours can be a bit iffy... do a quick drive-by first to see if they're open or call them before you go.<br />
<br />
460 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2114<br />
http://www.michaelsofwilliamstown.com/<br />
<br />
== The Mill on the Floss ==<br />
<br />
This cosy yet refined French restaurant 15 minutes down Route 7 has been around for 30 years. It used to be the only game in town when it came to fine dining, but its star shines less brightly now with so many more options close to Williamstown. That said, it remains a favorite for special occasions, such as graduation. Unlike its newer rivals, the Mill on the Floss knows what it does best - French country cooking - and has a well-trained staff and a consistently good menu. Good wine, too.<br />
<br />
<br />
342 Route 7<br />
New Ashford, MA<br />
(413) 458-9123<br />
http://www.millonthefloss.com/<br />
<br />
== Moonlight Diner ==<br />
<br />
East of campus on Route 2, on your left after a few minute's drive. What can I say; it's a diner! Solid but unremarkable food, really exactly what you'd expect. Good, but ten times better if it were at the foot of Spring Street.<br />
<br />
The Pot of Gold, two half potatoes stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheese, and meat, is recommended for breakfast.<br />
<br />
408 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-3305<br />
<br />
== Moulton's Pizzeria ==<br />
<br />
Located on the [http://tinyurl.com/2p9ko7 corner] of Main St. and Eagle St. in North Adams.<br />
<br />
For those who are looking for a quality pizza at a good price, Moulton's can't be beat—Hot Tomatoes is pretty good (depending on who you ask of course, opinion on campus is split on their chunky tomato sauce), but it's more of an "occasion" pizza because of the prices, and Colonial's is falling behind the times, as anything above a cheese pizza is not worth what they charge (and don't be fooled, the prices on their takeout menu are outdated).<br />
<br />
A large 16" cheese will run you '''$8.50''' (that's right, $8.50...it says $9.50 on their menu, but just mention the #5 coupon when you call in the order). They've got plenty more of the usual fare on the menu, but the pizza alone is definitely the roundtrip into NA (or the $1 charge for delivery + tip...be sure to plan ahead, it can take them a while to get your pizza up to campus).<br />
<br />
Good pizza, competitively priced, delivers to campus ($1 charge, but no minimum order), accepts Visa and MasterCard, and a menu with a whole set of coupons every time you get food from them (even though you don't even need to give them the coupon). <br />
<br />
Hours: Mon-Thu (11am-10pm), Fri-Sat (11am-11pm), Sun (12-10pm), <br />
<br />
Here's their [http://www.moultonspizzeria.com/ website] with the complete menu.<br />
<br />
117 Main Street<br />
North Adams, MA<br />
(413) 663-3770<br />
(413) 664-6279<br />
(413) 664-6888<br />
<br />
== Pappa Charlie's Deli ==<br />
<br />
Tastier than Subway, but also slightly more expensive. Mad crowded at lunch, and whenever any parents are in town. They make all sorts of [[sandwiches]] named after celebrities. Their gyros are surprisingly weak. Don't forget about the tasty juice/smoothie bar in the basement!<br />
<br />
Try the Richard Chamberlain for the delicious turkey/cranberry sauce you've always known belonged together on a sandwich. Oh my gosh, I crave the Chamberlain whenever I'm off campus. Freaking delicious-- can't go wrong.<br />
<br />
One of the cashiers, though, has a terrible attitude. She's been known to rush you through your order and snap at customers who don't know what they want. Not the most charming presence you want as the public image of your deli.<br />
<br />
The Mighty Mathias is hands-down the best sandwich on the menu. Crunchy panini-grilled bread, melty cheese, delicious insides... Yum yum. Eat it hot! (But be warned, it takes a few minutes extra because it's grilled.)<br />
<br />
The cashiers have always been friendly and nice to this poster.<br />
<br />
28 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5969<br />
<br />
== Purple Pub ==<br />
<br />
BURNED DOWN<br />
<br />
A friendly and unpretentious pub located behind Subway. Make friends with the staff, and you will get great service. Don't go there to act like a drunken jackass - Williams students have a bad reputation at this place and other bars or pubs in town. [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=07rb This author's] favorite place to grab a leisurely Sunday lunch. Burgers and wings are cheaper than at the Red Herring or the Water Street Grill. A hearty meal of a burger (try the tangler) and fries with a good cold draught beer (try the local Berkshire Brewing Company beers on tap) can be had for less than $15 - beats Subway "sandwiches" or dining hall "brunch" on those lazy weekend afternoons.<br />
<br />
[[http://www.thepurplepub.com/ Link to Website]]<br />
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8 Bank Street<br />
Williamstown MA 01247 <br />
(413) 458-3306<br />
Fax: (413) 458-2586<br />
<br />
== Rattlesnake Cafe ==<br />
<br />
Large portions of food and well worth the trip. To get there, take Rt. 7 most of the way through Bennington. It will be hidden back a ways on your left, and very brightly colored.<br />
<br />
Service is usually lightning-fast, but be prepared to wait if you go at busy times. Excellent Tex-Mex restaurant - don't expect anything authentic, but what they do serve they do very well. Buy extra salsa to take home!<br />
<br />
If you're looking for a swankier Mexican restuarant, try Cafe Latino at [[Mass Moca]].<br />
<br />
230 North St.<br />
Bennington, VT<br />
(802) 447-7018<br />
<br />
== Red Herring ==<br />
<br />
Located on Spring Street, below [[Images Cinema]]<br />
(turn left and go downstairs before entering the<br />
cinema). Good beers on tap and a few hearty entrees<br />
and snacks. Decent wings, and probably the best place<br />
in town for burgers. Best to avoid on Friday and<br />
Saturday nights when you will be lucky if the<br />
bartender even acknowledges your existence in the<br />
crowd.<br />
<br />
Or... best to attend on Friday or Saturday nights,<br />
when you won't be the only person there.<br />
<br />
WARNING: DO NOT TRUST your credit card to the bartender by opening a tab. They have "lost" credit cards in the past, offering no compensation. <br />
<br />
Also, go on Sunday and/or Monday nights when Dennis is<br />
bartending. Ask for a Lavelle. It's pretty much the<br />
best drink out there.<br />
<br />
Be sure to ask for the specials. The food is great,<br />
and Mark usually makes some amazing entrees outside of<br />
the norm. He used to be a chef for the Taconic<br />
Restaurant. You might get things like Shrimp Scampi over Angel<br />
Hair, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Chicken Oscar and a few others.<br />
<br />
Some of their main entrees include the Sesame Chicken<br />
Salad, Quesadillas, Pasta Primavera, Thai Wings, and<br />
of course, fantastic burgers/fries. <br />
The prices are more than reasonable for the quality of the food and the atmosphere is very laid-back. Watch tv while you eat at the bar, sit outside if it's a nice night, or eat in the dining area. Definitely go to the Herring for dinner sometime. You won't be disappointed.<br />
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On a related note, don't ever go there with a fake i.d. that has the smallest chance of being taken away. Or for that matter, don't ever go with a real id either. The Red Herring has a twitch that compulsively takes people's i.d.s away (fake or not). You'll cry, we'll all cry, and you'll still be i.d.less.<br />
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46 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2808<br />
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== Subway ==<br />
BURNED DOWN<br />
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Semi-delicious, cheapest sandwiches in town. Ask about the discounted sandwich of the day. You will have eaten at one of these before. Ask for the special spicy sauce (it's red in colour - I don't remember its name but it's awesome). Ask for extra napkins if you get the sweet onion teriyaki sub because that sauce just goes everywhere. Closes too early though.<br />
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Avoid the meatball sub. Eat the Italian BMT. Savorky turkey breast with bacon is good too.<br />
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51 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2600<br />
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== Spice Root ==<br />
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Spice Root is a mid sized restaraunt on Spring Street that serves Indian food. The food is as close to authentic Indian that you'll find within a pretty good radius, and tastes quite good. Modestly priced student meals are available ($11 for a sit in meal and $7 for a take away of small proportions) The Naan bread is good, as is the tandoori chicken. The chole (pronounced chho-lay) served with a student meal is excellent.<br />
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Not for the hard-core Indian food fans who might be offended by the mixture of North Indian and South Indian cuisines (note that Indian restaurants ''in India'' often do the same thing), but definitely worth a try. Check out the buffet lunch for $8 -- an excellent deal any day! However, since the buffet tries to cater to everyone, it's terribly bland. Dinner dishes can be ordered extra-spicy.<br />
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Actually, I HIGHLY recommend trying out the chicken jalfrezi with nan (ask them to make it spicier than usual)<br />
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NOT a good idea at all if you're catering for a group. They'll basically rip you off - we got trays with ridiculously small amounts of chicken and paneer swimming in tons of gravy, and none of the regular sides like raita or chole, even though we paid according to regular menu prices.<br />
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23 Spring St<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-5200<br />
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==Sugar Llama==<br />
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OUT OF BUSINESS<br />
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==Sushi Thai Garden==<br />
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Down Spring Street, great place for Thai food. They now serve pretty decent sushi, which is fairly pricey considering its quality. But given that we're so far from the ocean, it could certainly be worse.<br />
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Branch out beyond the usual Pad Thai - try the Tempura Soba Noodles or the Massaman Curry. Or get a ton of sushi in a boat. Try the beef satay or steamed pork dumplings as an appetizer - both are great. <br />
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Thai iced tea is a delicious beverage. Highly recommended.<br />
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For extra authenticity, don't say "Pad Thai" with an 'a' like in 'paddy'. It's more like a cross between the 'a' in father mixed with 'putt'.<br />
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Surprisingly inexpensive for lunch, and quite generous portions (at a higher price) for dinner. Biggest complaint: some of the staff can seem rude and abrupt, though this might be due to a language/culture gap. They've definitely improved their friendliness over the last three years.<br />
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Ask for chilli sauce and/or peanut sauce on the side.<br />
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27 Spring St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-0004<br />
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== Water Street Grill ==<br />
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A pub-restaurant with solid standard American fare at reasonable prices, within a short walk of the [[Odd Quad]]. A [[#Ye_Olde_Forge|Forge]] alternative if you are short on time, or haven't made a Forge reservation on their busy nights. Beware slow service and dropped orders at the Grill, sometimes. Soup can take 45 minutes to arrive; water glasses are never refilled even if they are drained within the first 10 minutes, and the restaurant is freezing cold.<br />
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Prices average $12 for a full entree, or $7 - $10 for anything on the lunch-geared "pub menu." The burger platter, at a reasonable ~$7 with all toppings included, is a favorite for a cheap quick meal for some. Other meals in between. True to expectations for this kind of restaurant, portions are hearty, but again note this is American pub fare: don't seek the flavorful or unique here.<br />
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Be warned that Water Street Grill has recently suffered a change in portion sizes for the smaller.<br />
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:'''Entrees:''' Try the chicken pesto over penne or the sizzling platter of fajitas.<br />
:'''Appetizers:''' The potato skins and others are solid.<br />
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123 Water Street<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-2175<br />
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== Williams Inn ==<br />
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The Sunday brunch is not to be missed. Beg, borrow, or steal your way to one of those meals. For the more, but not absolutely, ethically endowed, keep an eye on speakers coming to campus sponsored by departments and special-interest clubs. Many clubs take a speaker who stays overnight out to the brunch the next day, and students are invited to come on [[Uncle Eph]]'s tab. Frequently, there are even more seats than demand! Bring your significant other on a free date!<br />
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In Spring 2006, some students alleged that a brunch at the Inn was responsible for an outbreak of [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=news&id=7965 food poisoning], but the cases were never officially tied to the Williams Inn, nor did any more cases develop after the isolated incident.<br />
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1090 Main St.<br />
Williamstown, MA<br />
(413) 458-9371<br />
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== Ye Olde Forge ==<br />
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A restaurant/tavern on Rt. 7 about 20 minutes from campus (14 if Z-Mac is driving). The wings alone are reason enough to make the trip. Also famous for its wide selection of beers and the Beer Card; sample 50 different beers within a year and you'll get an engraved pewter stein (although it may take up to 9 months before you see it as was the case for the Shokstar).<br />
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Don't forget to have a designated driver!<br />
This is a classic getaway, especially for upperclassmen, but over the years it has become increasingly popular among the Williams community. A perfect night at the Forge involves several of their quality beers on tap (they normally have about 15 on tap at any time in addition to almost 300 more bottled varieties available), a cup of chili with cheese and top it off with some Dean's Original wings (the buffalo style). Contrary to popular belief, the Forge also does food other than wings, some of which is also very tasty. Try the foccaccias.<br />
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On the poster above the urinal in the male bathroom you may witness ongoing communication between two 05's (Shokstar and Z-mac) who loved the place more than anything else and still return there every other weekend despite having graduated and living several hours away.<br />
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The butternut squash quesadillas are really good. <strike>But not as good as the Deans, which are great.</strike> It's all about the Buff Orpingtons, baby -- sweet and gooey and a Forge exclusive.<br />
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125 North Main Street<br />
Lanesboro, Massachusetts, 01237<br />
(413) 442-6797<br />
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==See also==<br />
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