Letters From the Field

Jarred by Sam Jeong ’14 In the dark, 79 pairs of eyes stare at the screen ahead. My In-Depth Reporting class at Fudan University in Shanghai is watching a documentary film titled, “Internet’s Own Boy.” The film follows the life of Aaron Swartz, the founder of Reddit who valiantly fought against the privatization of academic

 Addressing Wellness, Not Illness, in Community Health By Matthew Crimp ‘12 Sickness is more a product of social forces than biological ones. Like any good idealistic college senior (especially one with a sociology degree), I left Williams in the spring of 2012 with convictions such as these, borne out of long classroom and office hours

June 14th, 2013 I haven’t even been tear-gassed yet, but that’s because I have avoided the protests during the first few days. Otherwise, tear gas has become a common phenomenon for those on the streets, a normal topic for daily conversation, as people have come up with ways to creatively live with it. Many protestors