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=== Affinity Housing ===
Recently, students have been advocating for living spaces of affinity around a common identity as a response to increasing feelings of "tokenization and isolation" that Williams' current housing options fail to address.
CARE Now (Coalition Against Racist Education Now) published a demand calling for the establishment of "affinity housing for Black students and all other marginalized groups" to create safe spaces, with tremendous support and backing from the Black Student Union. Arguments against this demand included the fear that affinity housing may promote further isolation and work against the idea of an integrated community.
In response to this series of events, Williams College has been a subject of conversation on many news networks and websites.
For more information, click [https://williamsrecord.com/2019/04/push-for-affinity-housing-builds/ here].
=== The Chicago Free Speech Statement Controversy ===
The Williams College administration has been grappling with how to adjudicate issues of free speech and expression, and there has been discussion and debate about adopting the principles of the free speech policy statement initially originating from the University of Chicago.
