Monthly Archives: July 2020

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Sukiyaki

The Past:  In order to understand the confusion I’ve been laboring under in getting this post ready, readers need some ancient history – i.e., Williamstown, fall, 1965.  The college was busily dismantling the august fraternity system.  Some houses were sold to the college, which turned them into “social units,” essentially buildings that functioned as eating,

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Editor’s Break

Recall my blog posting of last month, “Pandemic Communication”? I’m taking a break from my job publishing daily notes from my Williams classmates.  Below is my departing letter to my classmates as editor, at least for the next few months, as Joe Bessey – my co-secretary – takes the reins.

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