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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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Can you spin with the best of them? Add yourself to the growing list of '''[[Campus DJ's]]'''.
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==Article Directory==
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'''[[Aqueous gastronomy]]'''
  
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Don't have enough friends? Consider introducing yourself to one of the '''[[Students who want to meet random people]]'''.
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Building|Buildings]]<br />'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Paresky Center]], [[Mission Park]]...</span></div>
  
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Are you literate? Maybe you'll like to see the list of '''[[Books Students Are Reading]]'''.
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Computers|Computers]]<br />'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Firefox]], [[PINE]], [[Unix ID]]...</span></div>
  
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=Significant (but not all) articles=
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Dining|Dining]]<br />'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Coffee]], [[Restaurants]], [[Kitchens]]...</span></div>
  
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Below are non-trivial pages of interest. You can add to this list, or in fact edit any page on the wiki, by clicking "Edit this page" (at the bottom). If you're looking for something in particular, try out the Search box to the left.
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Games|Games]]<br />'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Williams Trivia]], [[Killing As Organized Sport|KAOS]]...</span></div>
  
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==People==
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* [[Students with Language Skills]]
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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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* [[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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* [[Your Mom]]
 
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* [[My Dad]]
 
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* [[Relationships]]
 
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* [[Ephs at War]]
 
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* [[Graduate Students]]
 
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* [[Campus DJ's]]
 
  
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==Academics==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]<br />'''
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* [[Winter Study]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Skiing]], [[Hikes|Hiking]], [[Fist pounds]]...</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:History|History]]<br />'''
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* [[Buildings]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Anchor Housing|Neighborhoods]], [[Pranks]]...</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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* [[Guide to Tree-Climbing]]
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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:Student Housing 2.0|Housing]]<br />'''
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* [[Tray carvings]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Morgan]], [[West College]], [[Chadbourne House|Chadbourne]]...</span></div>
  
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==Food and Drink==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:How-To|How-To]]<br />'''
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* [[Dining]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Van license|get a van license]], [[Boston|get to Boston]]...</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:Students|Students]]<br />'''
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* [[Climate Initiative]]
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Dating]], [[Travels]]...</span></div>
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* [[Anchors Away]]
 
  
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==Things Students Own==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:To-Dos|To-Do]]<br />'''
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* [[Books You're Welcome to Borrow]]
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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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* [[DVDs You're Welcome to Borrow]]
 
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==Games Students Play==
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'''<div class="willipedia_category">[[:Category:Tradition|Tradition]]<br />'''
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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:Williamspeak|Williamspeak]]<br />'''
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<span class="willipedia_examples">[[Sexile]], [[Junior Advisor|JA]], [[Freshmonic]]...</span></div>
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* [[Stuff The Student Body Should Definitely Do]]
 
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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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* [[College Bowl]]
 
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* [[Deviants]]
 
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* [[The Gulielmensian]]
 
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* [[Mad Cow]]
 
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* [[How to register to vote]]
 
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===Door Modification===
 
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* [[Project:About|About Willipedia]]
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===The Williams Network===
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===Mac OS X===
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==Recently Updated==
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* [[How to configure Apple iCal to send email reminders of events to anyone]]
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===Slacking===
 
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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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===Making something on WSO===
 
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* [[Anchor housing]]
 
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* [[How to migrate to Linux]]
 
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* [[Weekly Happenings]]
 
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* [[How to donate your organs]]
 
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