Williams Men's Tennis Wins

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.  – The Williams College men’s tennis team began its fall campaign on Wednesday against Vassar College.

 

With no seniors on the squad, the leadership falls to the strong class of juniors, including captains Alex Schidlovsky and Jose Raventos. The Ephs dominated on the court nonetheless, claiming an 8-1 victory.

 

Freshman Brian Grodecki played alongside junior captain Schidlovsky in the No. 1 doubles spot, winning 8-2. Two other freshmen, Sachin Raghavan (paired with Brian Astrachan) and Jordan Sadowsky (paired with Conrad Harron) also made their mark, winning both their doubles and singles matches.

 

“It was a great opening match for us,” coach Dan Greenberg said. “We came out strong in doubles, especially for the rookies first matches. They played aggressive and active and it looked good for so early in the year.”

 

Greenberg went on to praise the solid play by the rest of the team as well. “The rest of the guys in singles played focused and didn’t give away many free points, which was a focus for us today. Overall a good start to the year.”

 

After only one match, the team now looks ahead to the ITA Regional Championships on Sept. 26.

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WCMA: 'Cracking the Code on Numerology'

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) opens a new exhibition, "Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art."
 
The exhibit opened on March 22.
 
According to a press release: 
 
The idea that numbers emanate sacred significance, and connect the past with the future, is prehistoric and global. Rooted in the Babylonian science of astrology, medieval Christian numerology taught that God created a well-ordered universe. Deciphering the universe's numerical patterns would reveal the Creator's grand plan for humanity, including individual fates. 
 
This unquestioned concept deeply pervaded European cultures through centuries. Theologians and lay people alike fervently interpreted the Bible literally and figuratively via number theory, because as King Solomon told God, "Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight" (Wisdom 11:22). 
 
"Cracking the Cosmic Code" explores medieval relationships among numbers, events, and works of art. The medieval and Renaissance art on display in this exhibition from the 5th to 17th centuries—including a 15th-century birth platter by Lippo d'Andrea from Florence; a 14th-century panel fragment with courtly scenes from Palace Curiel de los Ajos, Valladolid, Spain; and a 12th-century wall capital from the Monastery at Moutiers-Saint-Jean—reveal numerical patterns as they relate to architecture, literature, gender, and timekeeping. 
 
"There was no realm of thought that was not influenced by the all-consuming belief that all things were celestially ordered, from human life to stones, herbs, and metals," said WCMA Assistant Curator Elizabeth Sandoval, who curated the exhibition. "As Vincent Foster Hopper expounds, numbers were 'fundamental realities, alive with memories and eloquent with meaning.' These artworks tease out numerical patterns and their multiple possible meanings, in relation to gender, literature, and the celestial sphere. 
 
"The exhibition looks back while moving forward: It relies on the collection's strengths in Western medieval Christianity, but points to the future with goals of acquiring works from the global Middle Ages. It also nods to the history of the gallery as a medieval period room at this pivotal time in WCMA's history before the momentous move to a new building," Sandoval said.
 
Cracking the Cosmic Code runs through Dec. 22.
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