This might be an odd question, but are there generally a lot of bugs at Williams/in Williamstown? Are there a lot of cases of mice, cockroaches, water bugs, or bed bugs? Or anything of that sort.
I’m just curious! Thanks!
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Hopefully some current or recent students/alumni/parents can reply if they have other knowledge. But I have not heard (yet?) about any problems with vermin.
The animals I have heard about are more of the cute and cuddly variation, and they have been outdoors: wild animals such as rabbits and a groundhog, plus tame animals such as professors’ dogs… and there is a student GroupMe called Pupparazzi where students announce any dogs they ever see on campus! https://williamsrecord.com/2019/10/highlights-from-pupparazzi-groupme/
No bugs beyond those that live outside that I have heard about from anyone. The ONLY time I have heard of mice was when my DD opened her shared pod from over the summer, and a mouse had decided to make a nest in her linens while they were stored. She carried the bag and mouse to a protected area, released the poor thing, and hot-water-and-bleach-washed her linens. All was well.
That is an issue that the pod movers warn us about: NEVER put food in your pods. It attracts vermin. But there’s nothing in the dorms or classrooms that I know of.
My daughter is a second year and no bug problems at all. On campus there are chipmunks that are the cutest. The other a Bald Eagle flew about 100 feet above her head. That must of been a little on the scary side…never had any moose sightings but she was told that bears occasionally do come by.
My kid also hasn’t had any problems with bugs at all. He was, however, chased by a cow while running in the mountains.
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Heard of mices(the college took care of it pretty quickly) in two dorms(both non-freshman.) If you leave windwos open, stinky bug will come in like one a week. No bug once winter arrives.