<p>I don’t completely understand your aside about Wesleyan, circuitrider. If you’re suggesting that jock culture is generally associated with rape, I disagree. On the contrary, it is particularly on this point where “jock culture” and “fraternity culture” differ greatly (though they may otherwise overlap at other schools). I think this is primarily why Williams is proud of its anti-Greek position. </p>
<p>The jock stereotype at Williams has some truth to it, of course, but the “culture” is not overbearing in the way you might expect. I think the Admissions Office may inadvertantly overemphasize jock culture here because the ra-ra school spirit they like to convey to potential applicants naturally revolves around sports. Plus the “dumb jock” type does not exist at Williams–this is something particularly unique to places like Williams and Amherst. </p>
<p>Anyway, back to the OP, there are professors in the Comp Lit and English Departments who offer classes in film studies. The studio art department also offers at least one film or videography class. They do not all appear in the course catalog each semester because they are usually not offered more than once a year. In my opinion, if his side interest in film studies is not satisfied by this, he’s looking at the wrong schools. You can’t really have it all here (math, film studies, small LAC)–Wesleyan is the closest he’ll get to fill these criteria.</p>
<p>The Jewish Association has its own kosher kitchen and dining room. Other student groups volunteer to help cook the food for their religious events. It’s such a nice communtiy of people and the meals are so great (and free) that I regularly go to the Shabbat dinners (and I’m an Irish-Catholic). These meals are always extremely well attended. </p>