Changes

The underlying issue of how athletics affect social life at Williams had been issue for some time. However, a Williams Record editorial ([http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=opinion&id=7987]) drew a strong correlation between athletes, destructive behavior, and the suffication suffocation of academics and non-athletic social activities. In particular the editorial cited tipped athletes as particularly problematic, and perhaps undeserving of admission to the college. The editorial sparked a heated debate, much of which focused on the journalistic integrity of the editorial and the fact that it had been inserted into the last issue of the year, thus offering no opportunity for rebutalrebuttal.