The Haystack

Nov 20, 2020

“I’m Going to Tunnel to do Work,” Says You, Lying

On any afternoon in the beautiful autumn of the pristine purple valley, Williams students can be seen frolicking between campus buildings...

We Tried to Talk to the Art History Grad Students and They Shot Us With a Crossbow

Melia Hagino and Mati Rogers

Nov 20, 2020

We Tried to Talk to the Art History Grad Students and They Shot Us With a Crossbow

As a last-ditch effort to recruit more cultured staff members, this past weekend The Haystack reached out to the most sophisticated group...

Due to Another Staff Error, Donald Trump Gives a Speech From a Concession Stand

Jacob Lehmann Duke

Nov 19, 2020

Due to Another Staff Error, Donald Trump Gives a Speech From a Concession Stand

Last night on every TV network, the soon-to-be-former president spoke to the nation from in front of a tent that appeared to be selling p...

A cappella Continues to Practice Despite Pleas from Administration to “Shut the Fuck Up”

thewilliamshaystack

Nov 19, 2020

A cappella Continues to Practice Despite Pleas from Administration to “Shut the Fuck Up”

Last Saturday, the 5th of November, the Office of Campus Life (OCL) released a statement clarifying its stance toward a cappella practice...

Friend can't get lunch because "Requests to hang out exceed order capacity"

Max Stein

Nov 18, 2020

Friend can't get lunch because "Requests to hang out exceed order capacity"

“What the hell, man?” stated Joseph Garcia ‘22 on Monday, after his friend, Cody Lee ‘21, declined to get lunch, citing “Requests to hang...

Op-Ed: My Tutorial Partner is Clearly Trying to Instigate a Threesome With Me and Our Professor

thewilliamshaystack

Nov 17, 2020

Op-Ed: My Tutorial Partner is Clearly Trying to Instigate a Threesome With Me and Our Professor

It was our second class together when I first realized it. Maybe it was the way her auburn locks flowed down her back, almost like a rive...

Bell Ringers Announce Every Song is the Glee Version

Mati Rogers

Nov 16, 2020

Bell Ringers Announce Every Song is the Glee Version

This past Saturday the Williams community was hit with a shocking and disgusting new development in the ever-changing profile of the Thom...

Log Owner’s Mom Says he can Stay up 15 Minutes Later; Restaurant Now Open Until 8:15

Lizzie High

Nov 15, 2020

Log Owner’s Mom Says he can Stay up 15 Minutes Later; Restaurant Now Open Until 8:15

Williams students are celebrating after local Spring Street favorite The Log has announced new extended hours on Saturdays. We visited th...

English Professor Cool Enough to Say Fuck

thewilliamshaystack

Nov 14, 2020

English Professor Cool Enough to Say Fuck

Last week, in English 204, “Yes, No, and Why Not?: Questions in Books” Professor Charles (Charlie) Hofstadt, shocked his students when he...

Male trustees uncomfortable with testing being conducted by “something called the Broads Institute"

Sam Mermin

Nov 11, 2020

Male trustees uncomfortable with testing being conducted by “something called the Broads Institute"

As the College nears the end of a successful semester during a global pandemic, most administrators are enormously proud of their COVID-1...

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