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How [[:Category:Athletics|athletics]] affect [[:Category:Academics|academic]] and social life at Williams has been an issue of perennial public debate. HoweverAt the second to last [[College Council]] meeting of the year, 5/3/2006, the topic of what next year's [[CUL]] should discuss was raised. The impact of athletics on Williams was a Williams possibility which was hotly debated in council. The [[Record ]] learned of the debate and published an editorial in their last issue which inflamed a large portion of the campus. ([http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=opinion&id=7987]) The article drew a strong correlation between athletes, destructive behavior, and the suffocation of academics and non-athletic social activities. In particular the editorial cited [[athletic tip|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 rebuttal. There are no current plans for [[CUL]] or any other body to discuss the effect of athletics, especially in light of the thorough examination the topic recieved in 2004. For that repot, click [http://www.ephblog.com/archives/images/athletic_report.htm here].