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'''Willipedia''' is an unofficial, collaborative source of information and diversion written by Williams people. If there's something related to Williams that you know a lot about, or that people at Williams might find helpful, please [[Help:Getting_started|contribute]]!
  
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'''The wiki belongs to you.''' Feel free to use it to post information about some aspect of [[Williams College]], or at least information that some Williams students will probably find useful. To make any edits, you'll need to log in with your OIT or WSO account.  If you are in an especially helpful mood, consider starting one of the [[Special:Wantedpages|most wanted articles]].
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'''Writers:''' Willipedia now has a few pages that may help you start or edit articles. You can now learn basic stuff [[Project:About|about Willipedia]] and browse its current [[Project:Policies|standards and policies]]. Still have a question? Add it to our [[Project:FAQ|FAQ]].
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==People==
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* [[Students with Language Skills]]
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==Article Directory==
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* [[Students who want to meet random people]]
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* [[Students with Body Skills]]
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* [[Students with Automotive Skills]]
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* [[Students with Computer Skills]]
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'''[[Aqueous gastronomy]]'''
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* [[Students with Skills|Students with Other Skills]]
 
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* [[Your Mom]]
 
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* [[My Dad]]
 
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* [[Relationships]]
 
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* [[Ephs at War]]
 
  
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==Academics==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Building|Buildings]]<br />'''
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* [[Winter Study]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Paresky Center]], [[Mission Park]]...</span></div>
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* [[Easy classes]]
 
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* [[Hard Classes]]
 
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* [[Interesting Classes]]
 
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* [[Boring Classes]]
 
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* [[Study abroad]]
 
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* [[Williams-Mystic Program]]
 
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* [[Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford]]
 
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* [[Fellowships and other cool opportunities]]
 
  
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==Places==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Computers|Computers]]<br />'''
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* [[Buildings]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Firefox]], [[PINE]], [[Unix ID]]...</span></div>
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* [[Dining hall]]
 
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* [[Taconic Golf Club]]
 
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* [[Dodd House]]
 
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* [[Thompson Hall]]
 
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* [[Mills]]
 
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* [[Prospect House|Prospect]]
 
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* [[Summer in Williamstown]]
 
  
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==The Outdoors==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Dining|Dining]]<br />'''
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* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Coffee]], [[Restaurants]], [[Kitchens]]...</span></div>
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* [[Guide to Hiking]]
 
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* [[Guide to Waterways]]
 
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* [[Skiing]]
 
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* [[Williams Outing Club]]
 
  
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==Writings==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Games|Games]]<br />'''
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* [[Tray carvings]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Williams Trivia]], [[Killing As Organized Sport|KAOS]]...</span></div>
  
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==Food and Drink==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Groups|Groups]]<br />'''
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* [[Dining]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Moocho Macho Moocow Military Marching Band|Marching Band]], [[Dancing Folk|Contradance]]...</span></div>
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* [[Great sandwiches]]
 
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* [[Organic Food]]
 
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* [[Guide to Off-Campus Dining]]
 
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* [[Coffee]]
 
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* [[Campus Vending Machines]]
 
  
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==Petitions==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]<br />'''
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* [[Climate Initiative]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Skiing]], [[Hikes|Hiking]], [[Fist pounds]]...</span></div>
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* [[Anchors Away]]
 
  
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==Things Students Own==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:History|History]]<br />'''
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* [[Books You're Welcome to Borrow]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Anchor Housing|Neighborhoods]], [[Pranks]]...</span></div>
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* [[DVDs You're Welcome to Borrow]]
 
  
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==Games Students Play==
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* [[Halo]]
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* [[Beirut]]
 
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* [[Capball]]
 
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* [[Cribbage]]
 
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* [[The Greatest Game in the World]] / Telepictionary
 
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* [[Game With Four]]
 
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* [[Mattress Dominoes]]
 
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* [[My Dad]], apparently
 
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* [[Telephone Oracle]]
 
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* [[Poker]]
 
  
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==Stuff that should be done==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Student Housing 2.0|Housing]]<br />'''
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* [[Pranks]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Morgan]], [[West College]], [[Chadbourne House|Chadbourne]]...</span></div>
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* [[Stuff OIT Definitely Should Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff WSO Definitely Should Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff Morty Should Definitely Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff College Council Should Definitely Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff All Campus Entertainment (ACE) Should Definitely Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff The Student Body Should Definitely Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff Buildings and Grounds Should Definitely Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff the CUL Should Do]]
 
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* [[Stuff that You Should Do]]
 
  
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==Getting/Being Elsewhere==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:How-To|How-To]]<br />'''
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* [[Things to do in the Albany Area]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Van license|get a van license]], [[Boston|get to Boston]]...</span></div>
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* [[Things to do in Pittsfield]]
 
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* [[Things to do in North Adams]]
 
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* [[Driving Directions]]
 
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* [[Getting to Boston]]
 
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* [[How to switch from North Station to South Station]]
 
  
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==Student Groups with Articles Longer Than 5 Complete Sentences==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Students|Students]]<br />'''
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* '''See also: [[List of student groups|Full list of student groups]]'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Dating]], [[Travels]]...</span></div>
  
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* [[(Moocho Macho Moocow Military) Marching Band]]
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:To-Dos|To-Do]]<br />'''
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* [[Anchors Away]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Common courtesy]], [[Stuff WSO Definitely Should Do|WSO]], [[Stuff that You Should Do|for you]]...</span></div>
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* [[College Bowl]]
 
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* [[Deviants]]
 
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* [[Elizabethans]]
 
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* [[Good Question]]
 
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* [[The Gulielmensian]]
 
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* [[Lehman Community Service Council]]
 
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* [[Mad Cow]]
 
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* [[Peer Health]]
 
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* [[Springstreakers]]
 
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* [[WARP]] or [[Williams Association of Role Players]]   
 
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* [[WCFM Williamstown 91.9 FM]]
 
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* [[Williams Students Online]]
 
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* [[Williams Trivia]]
 
  
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==Miscellaneous How-To's==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Tradition|Tradition]]<br />'''
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* [[How to register to vote]]
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* [[How to get a van license]]
 
  
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===Door Modification===
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Williamspeak|Williamspeak]]<br />'''
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* [[How to prevent doors from rattling]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Sexile]], [[Junior Advisor|JA]], [[Freshmonic]]...</span></div>
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* [[Door buzzer]]
 
  
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===PeopleSoft/Listserv Hell===
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* [[How to unsubscribe from a list that seems impossible to get off]]
 
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* [[Navigating PeopleSoft]]
 
  
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===The Williams Network===
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==Minor Categories (as yet)==
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* [[Getting the most out of iTunes]]
 
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* [[How to get along with Novell]]
 
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* [[How to print to network printers]]
 
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* [[How to install the keyserver (and what is it?)]]
 
  
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===Mac OS X===
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[[:Category:Activity|Activity]], [[:Category:Advice|Advice]], [[:Category:Alumni|Alumni]], [[:Category:Academics|Academics]], [[:Category:Athletics|Athletics]], [[:Category:Biography|Biography]], [[:Category:Faculty|Faculty]], [[:Category:Resources|Resources]]
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* [[How to configure Apple iCal to send email reminders of events to anyone]]
 
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* [[How to connect to a network PC from an Apple]]
 
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* [[How to procrastinate]]
 
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* [[How to search the network for media using Windows]]
 
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* [[Trivia]]: [[Trivia On-Air Guide|On-Air Writing]]
 
  
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===Using WSO===
 
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==Wiki-ness==
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* [[Project:About|About Willipedia]]
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*[[How to hack on the WSO site]]
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* [[Help:Getting started|Getting started]]
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*[[How to write a web service on WSO]]
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* [[Help:Editing|Basic editing help]]
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* [[Project:Extensions|Advanced features]]
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==Recently Updated==
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* [[How to trick out Firefox]]
 
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