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Downtown gets a facelift
Private developer plans a combined retail and residential space by chase hopkins flat hat assoc. news editor
A planned private residential and retail complex just off the College of William and Mary campus may soon alleviate the student housing crunch. Local contractors have plans to construct a building on the corner of Prince George and Armistead streets that will combine retail and living space. The building, a stone’s throw from Sorority Court, will echo the design of the Tribe Square project. The development project was approved by the city’s Architectural Review Board in April and will add 9,800 square feet of retail space to the downtown area. Seven apartments will sit atop the commercial space, and they will be leasable to any interested party. The city’s currently intends to have residential space above all new retail development in the area. “One of the things we have been focusing on for a number of years is how to expand the downtown area,” Williamsburg Mayor and economics College professor Clyde Haulman said. “What you are seeing are developments attempting to make Prince George Street a more viable commercial area.” The city planning commission aspires to accomplish more than just construct a better building in the downtown area. It also intends to incorporate improvements to Prince George Street along with the construction of the new building that are slated to begin later this year. “The city hopes to improve the street-scape on that section of Prince George Street, giving it a more connected feeling,” Vice Mayor Paul Freiling ’83 said. “We feel like there is a
real opportunity to build connection in the downtown area.” The city’s primary goals include the widening of sidewalks to resurface them in brick and the addition of better streetlights. These improvements aim to expand the aesthetic theme further into outlying downtown areas. “The city has allocated money to do the same thing to that [unrestored] block of Prince George Street as what we did with the block of Prince George Street in front of Aroma’s,” Haulman said. Beyond the visual changes, the city strives to increase the relevance of the downtown area to students through the addition of more retail space in an appealing location within walking distance of the College. “This [the development project] is an attempt to continue to create a commercial area that is friendly to the student population,” Haulman said. The city has also made efforts to ease the way for new development by relaxing requirements under a new “downtown parking zone.” Previously, new developments were required to add parking spaces relative to the increase of developed space, often a prohibitive stipulation in denser areas such as Williamsburg’s downtown. “When we instituted this downtown parking zone, it was done in conjunction with the construction of the parking structure … as well as with the knowledge of the nearby College students,” City Planning Director Reed Nester said. “The situation would have been different if the site was down Richmond Road.”
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Fraternity suspended Sigma Pi faces temporary suspension for alleged violations by katherine chiglinsky flat hat news editor
Hazing issues have led to the temporary suspension of another fraternity at the College of William and Mary. The Alpha Eta chapter of Sigma Pi faces interim suspension regarding alleged Student Conduct Code violations. The disciplinary action follows the recent suspension of the College’s chapter of Phi Kappa Tau, also on hazing charges. The Office of the Dean of Students received information about a serious hazing incident during Sigma Pi pledging. According to Associate Dean of Students David Gilbert, this is Sigma Pi’s first violation at the College recently. “The allegation is that fraternity members engaged in an activity where newly recruited members were forced to drink alcohol,” Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 said in an email. “Due to the serious nature of the charge, we issued an interim suspension of activities pending the outcome of the investigation.” According to Inter-Fraternity Council President Ishan Bardhan ’13, the chapter cannot hold functions unless they are approved by administrators. “Minus meetings approved by the Greek Advisors or Dean Gilbert, the chapter is not allowed to have any functions or activities until the resolution of the situation,” Bardhan said in an email. After the Dean of Students office investigates the allegations, the fraternity can either resolve the matter with administrators or request a hearing with the Student Conduct Council. “Consequences for hazing range from warning to
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Admissions revamps
Supreme Court to hear affirmative action case
New tool for enticing applicants by Sarah kleinkinecht flat hat staff writer
There is a war raging in admissions offices throughout the nation to attract the attention of prospective students. To gain a tactical advantage, the College of William and Mary is unleashing a new weapon: The Ampersandbox. “We knew we wanted to make it something special,” Associate Director of Creative Services Cindy Baker said. In enticing prospective students, traditional viewbooks have begun to lose their preeminent status among admissions materials. Although they give a compact summary of a school, they tend to blend together rather than make a college or university See ampersand, page 3
Carroll withdraws from city council race Christina Carroll ’05 J.D. ’10 has officially decided not to run for Williamsburg City Council in the May 1 election. “I have chosen not to run for city council for some personal reasons,” Carroll said. Carroll confirmed, however, that she still plans to become active in local government. “I definitely want to be involved in city government in the future,” Carroll said. “The timing [for my candidacy] just wasn’t right.” Her recent announcement narrows the field to four potential candidates — three incumbents and Felix Schapiro ’15. — Katherine Chiglinsky
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Admissions stresses importance of diversity at the College due to race BY meredith ramey flat hat assoc. news editor
The use of affirmative action in college admissions decisions remains controversial, and Feb. 21 the Supreme Court brought the policy back into the spotlight by deciding to hear a case by a white student against the University of Texas. The case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, comes in the wake of other landmark cases on the affirmative action policy. In the 2003 case Grutter v. Bollinger, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the use of race as a factor in Broaddus the admissions process after one student felt race was a “predominant” reason why she was not accepted into the University of Michigan Law School. Similar to the student in the Michigan case, Fisher believes she did not receive admission into the University of Texas at Austin because she was not a racial minority. Fisher will graduate from Louisiana State University in May. The ruling of the Fisher case could either reverse or support
the decisions of the Grutter v. Bollinger ruling. The makeup of the Supreme Court is considered more conservative than it was in 2003, which causes concern for some affirmative action advocates, including the College of William and Mary’s own Dean of Admissions Henry Broaddus. “It would be very unfortunate if the Supreme Court acted in a way to deny the university the ability to take stock in all conditions of diversity,” Broaddus said. “A class of students is its own best and most important resource for learning. … They’re going to have very different backgrounds with very different opinions and perspectives.” Broaddus described the use of race and other measures of diversity in an application as working to establish the story of an individual. The admissions office decides from that story if each person would thrive in the academic environment of the College. “Race is not the only source of these different perspectives,” Broaddus said. “We value diversity that would be defined very, very broadly. … Race is not about what gets someone in William and Mary or keeps someone out of William and Mary. It is one dimension of our deciding process.”
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Changes to the definition of affirmative action could affect the make-up of future classes.
Many students at the College agree with this idea, including Mary Grech ’14. “The purpose of affirmative action is to increase the number and diversity of applicants, not change the qualifications necessary to gain admittance,” she said. “It’s all about adding players to the game, but not changing what it takes to win.” Olivia Flynn ’15 agreed. “Diversity should add variety and varying experiences, from our everyday conversation to our class discussions,” Olivia Flynn ’15 said. Some scholars suggest replacing race with a scale based on socioeconomic background in order to form a compromise between affirmative action advocates and opponents.
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“Socioeconomic background is very important. Certainly something we do take stock of,” Broaddus said. “[But] It’s not an instead, it’s an addition. … William and Mary was in a slave-holding state, and in a multigenerational way there are families in Virginia who have not had the same opportunities.” In the class of 2015, 29 percent of students listed themselves as students of color on their applications. This includes students who consider themselves Indian/Native American, Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latino or multiracial. Collegeprowler.com, a site used by many high school seniors during college searches, gives the College a B+ in terms of diversity, ranking above University of Virginia and Virginia Tech.
College downed on senior day
The Tribe fell to Georgia State Saturday, 64-60, in its regularseason finale. The No. 10 seed in the upcoming conference tournament, the team will take on Northeastern in the opening round in Richmond. page 8
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The Huffington Post reported that Virginia Del. David Albo, R-42, described his failed seduction of his wife to the House of Delegates this past Friday. The delegate and his wife apparently were drinking wine and flipping through channels on the television when Del. David Englin, D-45, appeared on The Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC to discuss Virginia’s bills that would restrict abortion further. After the show, Albo said his wife left the room coldly, saying she had to go to bed. According to the Virginia Gazette, the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would allow 195 retail ABC stores to open on Sundays after 1 p.m., in addition to the 131 stores that are already permitted to operate on Sundays. Estimates state that the new legislation could add anywhere from $2.5 to $5 million in profit and taxes to the state budget.
A portrait of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been returned to the College of William and Mary after being displayed at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg for a year. The painting, by American portrait painter Nelson Shanks, depicts Thatcher ,the first post-colonial British Chancellor of the College. “She’s a real presence in the Sir Christopher Wren building — both the subject and the portrait. Our visitors and students seem to have a personal reaction to this portrait, and I think that says something about the sitter,” director of Historic Campus Louise Kale said to William and Mary News.
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The purpose of affirmative action is to increase the number and diversity of applicants, not change the qualifications necessary to gain admittance. —Mary Grech ’14
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Trial of Rutgers University webcam spy begins According to Nj.com, the trial of former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi is underway in Middlesex County Court, with both sides presenting their opening statements Friday. Ravi is charged with bias intimidation and invasion of privacy in connection with a September 2010 incident, when he used his laptop webcam to live stream the sexual activities of his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide shortly after learning of Ravi’s actions. Prosecutors have alleged that Ravi deliberately sought to embarrass and humiliate his roommate because of his sexuality, while the defense has argued that Ravi’s actions had no malicious or homophobic intent and were merely a prank gone wrong. The trial resumed today with the court appearance of key witnesses, mostly Rutgers students.
Starting Sept. 1, 2013 online retail giant Amazon.com will start collecting sales taxes in Virginia, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. “Amazon is very grateful to Governor McDonnell for his focus on Virginia jobs and for his efforts to work with other governors toward national resolution of the sales tax issue this year,” Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of global policy, said in a press release. Estimates say that Virginia could gain up to $24 million in annual tax revenue once the legislation is enacted.
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Dharun Ravi leaves court in December after rejecting a plea deal. Ravi is charged with bias intimidation and invasion of privacy against his former roommate.
Hot tub mysteriously appears at University of Michigan In a baffling course of events, a fully-functioning hot tub was installed on the roof of the Computer Science Engineering Building at the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus, and then promptly uninstalled over the course of one weekend. According to the Michigan Daily, the jacuzzi, named the “Bob and Betty Beyster Bubbler” for two major university donors, was the brainchild of a group of graduate students and faculty members who wanted to pull a more creative prank. A university spokesman claimed that the entire department found the act to be “comical.” Pomona College divided over undocumented workers Student activists at Pomona College held protests Friday outside a meeting of the college’s Board of Trustees in response to the firings of 17 campus workers who could not provide work documents. According to reports by Southern California Public Radio and the Contra Costa Times, the firings occurred in early December following a college
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investigation that found that lax hiring practices in violation of federal regulations led to the employment of the workers, most of whom held jobs in food services and had worked for the college for years. Initial student backlash against the firings took the form of editorials in campus publications, hunger strikes and meetings. Michigan legislature ready to prohibit student unions A bill passed by the Michigan Senate would codify graduate student research assistants at state universities as not being public employees, denying them bargaining rights in the event of unionization. According to The Huffington Post, the Senate voted in favor of the bill 2612 along strict party lines, with the bill all but certain to pass in the Republican-controlled House. This legislative effort appears to be a direct response to recent attempts by research assistants at the University of Michigan to organize, despite a 1981 court ruling and a recent state employment commission decision prohibiting the establishment of research assistant unions.
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News in brief Sorority member recognized nationally
Professors receive research award
Local businesses to hold job fair
The Kappa Delta Sorority announced that College of William and Mary student Caroline Kotila ’13 would be among the 17 recipients of the Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award, the sorority’s highest award given to individual members to recognize student leadership, service and academic performance. Selected from more than 15,000 members, Kotila is a history and women’s studies major who has served as chapter president, and has recently been involved in the Panhellenic Council and the Native American Student Association.
Assistant professor of government Cullen Hendrix and visiting assistant professor of biology and marine science Sarah Glaser received the Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year Award for their article, “Civil Conflict and World Fisheries, 19522004.” The jury cited the article’s success in connecting the economics of civil conflict with total fish catch. The study has developed into a project about the relationship between conflict and fishing at Lake Victoria in Africa.
The 26th Annual Williamsburg Job Fair will host 20 area businesses and government agencies. The job fair, which normally attracts hundreds of job-seekers, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder on Pocahontas Trail. Local employers will have a variety of job opportunities available, including part-time and summer positions, and will include institutions ranging from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to Busch Gardens.
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MCAT sections to include social sciences AAMC hopes additions will prepare doctors for psychological and behavioral health issues by Ken Lin flat hat Assoc. news editor As though course loads for pre-med students were not heavy enough, the Medical College Admission Test will soon be revamped to include sections in the social sciences. The Association of American Medical Colleges, the organization responsible for oversight of the MCAT, recently announced the first changes to the exam since 1991. In the redesigned MCAT, the writing section will be discarded and replaced by three new sections covering behavioral science, critical analysis and reasoning and biochemistry, and with these a new host of undergraduate course requirements. “Being a good doctor is about more than scientific knowledge,” AAMC president and CEO Darrell Kirch said in a press release. “It also requires an understanding of people. By balancing the MCAT exam’s focus on the natural sciences with a new section on the
psychological, social and biological foundations of behavior, the new exam will better prepare students to build strong knowledge of the socio-cultural and behavioral determinants of health.” Although the new MCAT won’t be implemented until 2015, current undergraduate freshmen and sophomores will likely face the new course requirements. While requirements vary, most medical schools mandate a full year each of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry and physics, with many schools recommending additional courses in calculus and English. “They make a ton of sense,” adjunct assistant professor of biology Beverly Sher, who serves as the health professions advisor at the College of William and Mary, said of the changes. “What they’re trying to do is give students the fundamental understanding that they’ll need to deal with the fact that a lot of health conditions are socioeconomic and cultural.” The addition of a biochemistry
section should not be surprising, according to Sher. “In terms of adding biochemistry- that one is sort of obvious — we’ve been telling students to take biochem,” she said. Sher posited that the implications of the revised MCATs may be overblown, and said that the prospect of adding even more courses to the track should not deter prospective pre-med students. The new behavioral science section will be based on concepts in psychology and sociology, meaning that pre-med students at the College would have to add PSYC 202 (Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science) and SOCL 250 (Principles of Sociology) to their schedules. The material for the critical analysis section will be drawn from a number of disciplines within the humanities, including ethics and philosophy. “It looks like there’s a whole lot more to take, but it actually isn’t going to be that big a deal because most pre-meds already take biochemistry,” Sher said.
“I checked last summer to see what my current pre-meds were taking. Over half of them already take ‘Psych as a Social Science,’ so the only real addition is going to be the sociology course, and, of course, that counts towards a GER.” To Catherine DeTeresa ’12, a pre-med who is majoring in neuroscience, the requirements of both her interdisciplinary major and the College’s General Education Requirements would give pre-med students at the College a strong foundation in the social sciences. “I think that it gives test-takers who aren’t maybe as strong in the hard sciences, it gives them a chance to strengthen their score with other subjects — although it does make the test a lot longer,” DeTeresa, who serves as president of the Health Careers Club, said of the new MCAT sections. “As someone who’s taken it, it seems plenty long enough.” The College has as many as 800 premeds enrolled, according to Sher.
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Full details of the revised MCAT sections can be found in a preview guide entitled “MCAT 2015: A Better Test for Tomorrow’s Doctors” on the AAMC’s website.
Recruitment enlivened by new Ampersandbox AMPERSAND from page 1
stand out. “[The College of] William and Mary had the same viewbook for a decade,” Senior Assistant Dean of Admission Wendy Livingston said. “It was very traditional, dated — not different at all.” Now, thousands of high school students searching for the perfect college will receive a special surprise in the mail. The College’s quirky new Ampersandbox is a simple box, almost the size of a small envelope, containing a stack of 15 note cards, each featuring a colorful image and a catchy colloquialism that highlights many distinctive strengths of the College. “We’re just really excited about it,” Livingston said.
“It is extremely unique and very clever. We can easily update and change it — Ampersandbox gives us the flexibility to do more”. Creating The Ampersandbox was no easy feat. “It’s challenging to design that which is reminiscent of something childish, but also elegant like the school,” Acting Associate Director of Creative Services Justin Schoonmaker said. “We like that it is kind of ambiguous. It could be Amper-sandbox, or Ampersand-box.” On the back of each card is an expansion on the phrase, and a URL to direct prospectives online. “The cards and the website go hand-in-hand,” Schoonmaker said. “The intent is to only tell prospectives so much, so that they will go to the website and learn more.”
The Ampersandbox is already receiving national media attention. Recently, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Washington Post published articles on how American universities are rethinking the usual methods of attracting attention. “A lot of thought goes into recruiting students,” Baker said. “There is a fine line between cheesy and impressive, in the attempt to blend with multimedia and still have the tactile aspect.” It would take a lot for admissions directors to completely give up on the viewbook, as they depend on it to assemble a prospective class. But the College has taken the initiative to revolutionize its methods, along with other schools like Loyola University Chicago and Arizona State University, both of which no longer use
the viewbook at all. Such schools are ushering in what could be a new era in higher education recruitment. Some feel that the message viewbooks send is, “Aren’t we important?” Meanwhile, newer admissions materials, like the multimedia Ampersandbox, seek to say, “Aren’t we unique?” by giving a better feel for the personality of the college. “This was such a tremendous collaboration between the three parties [Undergraduate Admissions, Creative Services, and MStoner],” Dean of Admissions Henry Broaddus said. “Each brought a kind of expertise to the project, all resulting in a great triumph. It is easy to like, both in form and style of delivery. And it truly is content driven, with powerful stories and compelling information.”
Fraternities under scrutiny get
Greek hazing allegations result in suspension FRATERNITY from page 1
loss of college recognition,” Gilbert said in an email. While the College determines sanctions for its fraternity chapters, Sigma Pi’s national organization will conduct a separate investigation into the allegations. However, the College’s Sigma Pi chapter is not currently on probation with the national organization. According to the Student Handbook, the College defines hazing as “any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off campus, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule.” Within the past year, three fraternities have faced disciplinary action at the College — Phi Kappa Tau, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Pi. Gilbert credits the recent increase in reports of hazing to the creation of the College’s Hazing Prevention Coalition, co-chaired by Director of Recreational Sports Linda Knight and Associate Director of Greek Life Anne Arseneau. “The advent of online reporting has provided a new avenue for students and others to make us aware of concerns,” Gilbert said in an email. “The community’s understanding of what constitutes hazing and what
students can do about it has improved considerably in the time since the College’s formation of the Hazing Prevention Coalition, and I appreciate the engaged response we have received.” Bardhan said that the recent incidents have prompted reflection among campus fraternities. “We, as [the Inter-Fraternity] Council, need to put in a good deal of thought into evaluating where we stand as a Greek community. … As we reflect on what’s happened in recent months concerning Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau and Sigma Pi, we need to evaluate our position in the William and Mary community and consider how we can better conduct ourselves moving forward,” Bardhan said in an email. Until the charges of hazing are confirmed, Sigma Pi will remain on interim suspension. Exceptions to the suspension will be determined by Dean of Students Patricia Volp. Members of Sigma Pi declined to comment on the allegations. The chapter was founded on June 6, 1931, at the College of William and Mary. The group’s charter was revoked in 1981, but after a one-year petition and probation period, Sigma Pi was officially recognized as a fraternity at the College on Feb. 2, 1993.
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or the 800 plus students at the College of William and Mary planning to attend medical school, the mere mention of the Medical College Admission Test can bring on an intense feeling of dread. The current MCAT has not been changed since 1991. In the past 21 years, medical regulations, treatment plans, technology and numerous other facets of the medical profession have changed, so it’s high time for the test to change, too. The updated version of the test will include a new critical analysis section, emphasizing the social sciences and drawing from ethics and philosophy. The new addition will replace the writing section of the exam but medical schools will not take away the English course requirement. Students will add Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science and Principles of Sociology to their course work, but this should not overwhelm students at the College since most students preparing for medical school already take psychology, and sociology counts as a General Education Requirement. Biochemistry will also be a required course, although that shouldn’t come as a surprise. While new additions may add to a pre-med student’s course load, these two social science classes will be beneficial in doctor-patient relationships. We understand it is only two classes — and even then, only two introductory classes — but that doesn’t mean that nothing will sink in. Hopefully this material will lead future doctors to become more understanding of their patients’ lives and the underlying cultural factors which influence and underlie health. The College emphasizes the importance of a wellrounded liberal arts education, and this is just one example of how important the liberal arts can be. A doctor doesn’t need to know just how to prescribe medication or even to diagnose a patient — he or she must be able to recognize the human element in providing medical care and to act as a source of comfort during physically and emotionally trying times. The addition of these social science classes encourages deeper understanding of the individual. Many health issues arise as a result of cultural and psychological issues. Socioeconomic status and ethnicity are only two of the nonmedical factors that play into the treatment and health care provided by doctors. Our future doctors should understand the sociological phenomena at play when working with their patients. No one wants to deal with a doctor incapable of connecting with others. When a doctor is delivering your diagnosis, you want someone who will tell you the truth, but with empathy. The new component of the MCAT hopes to ensure that future doctors have a better sense of their patients. It may only be a slight change in the requirements for students at the College looking to be doctors, but it makes all the difference once they are done with medical school. It could allow a future doctor to connect with a patient in a way he or she would not have before.
By Rachel Pulley, Flat Hat Cartoonist
Ampersandbox: Creative & informative are busy and typically not willing to add much to their reading lists, but flipping through The Ampersandbox is like flipping through a magazine. It’s effortless. The College is moving forward in a world that is increasingly reliant on multimedia and the Internet. College recruitment comes down to reaching out to prospective applicants. In The Flat Hat this day and age, the Internet provides the universal meeting ground. Students often receive pieces of mail and throw them out. There’s really no need to ever look at or think about them It’s a fact of college admissions: By the time 11th grade rolls again. But once The Ampersandbox comes in the mail, there around, receiving letters from obscure colleges and glossy is another dynamic for those students whose curiosity has brochures from University X is an everyday affair. Many of us been spiked, and this can blaze a trail to the College. This probably remember coming home after a long day of school and recruitment technique is an ideal example of how to grow rolling our eyes while simultaneously tossing out the same bland, with the times successfully. The College is moving forward nondescript white envelope from whatever school it was that and keeping up with the ever-changing world of college day. The College of William and Mary is on a mission to change admissions, and this is something to commend. this with the creation of The Ampersandbox. It’s an interactive Ultimately, The Ampersandbox is not about letters written in viewbook (ecofriendly, of course) with unique postcards and fancy calligraphy or comprehensive packages of information online access. about academics. It is about student life Already a topic on the national stage, and what it looks like to be a student here. the question is whether this will be a Ampersandbox is about It fits into people’s lives more than the successful way to recruit a record number tedious ten page packet sent out by so of applicants. The Ampersandbox is a student life, and what it many other colleges. It’s easy to look at, distinctive and innovative way to draw looks like to be a student. it’s fun to show people, and I can’t think high school students into the world of the of a better way to get people excited about College and one that should prove to be this beautiful campus and the people who go to school here. highly successful. This “box” has personality. It provides a glimpse into student What it comes down to is this: It’s different. Of all the life that any old letter cannot, and it should prove to be an characterless letters and viewbooks that high school students incredibly effective admissions technique. There are images receive on a daily basis, The Ampersandbox stands out. It has the portraying the everyday life of students who go here: students power to draw in teens and parents alike and persuade them to sitting in the Sunken Garden basking in the sun after class or in take a closer look at what showed up in the mail. Sometimes, all it Swem, supporting one another while they study together. This takes is one small detail to distinguish something from everything is the culture and character of the school. After two years here, else. It’s true that students are probably not going to want to read I’m still blown away by our campus, by our brick-paved paths two pages of small print about any particular college, but it is surrounded by green gardens and old buildings. I’m sure it likely that they will sit at their kitchen tables and look at pictures. would prompt any high school student to take a second glance The Ampersandbox is unique in that it features many photos if those pictures showed up in the mail. of the school and student life with only one or two sentences at most. Universally, people like simplicity. Families and students Email Taylor Abboushi at tcabboushi@email.wm.edu.
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Students of the College should applaud modernization in Williamsburg Emily Kelley
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In the spring of 2011, many alumni of the College of William and Mary were saddened by the news that Mama Mia’s restaurant was to be demolished. Current students, however, may not have noticed at all. Mama Mia’s stood inactive for years on the corner of Prince George Street and Armistead Avenue. Now, the space will finally serve a purpose. The Williamsburg City Council is working on a project to create the Prince George Commons, a privately owned complex consisting of apartments and retail space. Once upon a time, Mama Mia’s was
the equivalent of the current College Delly. A restaurant-bar combination with cheap pitchers and greasy food, it was the hub of the College’s nightlife and a campus landmark. The whole deli scene was oriented around it: Alize, Paul’s (then dubbed the “Dirty Deli”) and Mama Mia’s made up the trifecta. But times changed, as they tend to do. Paul’s changed locations, Alize shut down and Mama Mia’s was abandoned. We’ve since seen the advent of Tribe Square and a new bar is soon to open next to Paul’s. These developments shouldn’t be viewed as steps away from tradition, but rather as progression toward a modernized and revitalized college town. Let’s be honest: this catch-up has been a long time coming. Some of you might argue that building this complex will disrupt the authentic feel of the Colonial Williamsburg area. I’d
like to remind you that regardless of the pride we all take in our historical roots, this is a college town, and it’s 2012. Meanwhile, the improvements downtown will make the whole area more tourist-friendly. We’ve all seen the positive effects that Tribe Square has had on the community. Just because something is new, clean and efficient doesn’t mean that it’s a detriment to the town. The addition of these complexes also helps to solve the problems that every student faces during the housing process. Until now, we’ve have been forced to bank on a lottery in hopes of getting into College housing with a decent location that isn’t crumbling. Opting to live off-campus means scrambling to find a landlord who won’t cheat you out of your money and elbowing your way past other students when a housing opportunity arises.
In the past, quick and affordable eats have been limited to the Cheese Shop and Aroma’s. The opening of the restaurants in Tribe Square and the shops to come with the Prince George Commons will help to reduce this frustrating problem. Williamsburg is finally realizing the
needs of its college-age population: that is, affordable food and more housing opportunities. Potential students will no longer be turned off by the lack of these amenities, which other schools have in abundance. Email Emily Kelley at emkelley@email. wm.edu.
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Philanthropy event inspires competition BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR
A clutch three-shot sixth hole secured the Flat Hat Campus Golf championship for junior Jared Foretek. Senior Walter Hickey had a chance to push the match into a one-hole playoff, but the four-year contestant pushed the putt too far to the right, settling for second a stroke out from the lead. “All credit in the world to Walter. He played a heck of a round, but you just can’t top the top, and you can’t best the best,” Foretek said. Foretek and Hickey both struggled on the first two holes as each dealt with the weather conditions. “I needed seven strokes on an early hole, and that’s unacceptable. I told myself, look, if you want to be a champion, you can’t have lapses like that. So, late in the round, I really brought it,” Foretek said of the early going. By the fourth hole, Foretek and Hickey were both three shots clear of freshman Chris Weber, the nextclosest contestant. “I was really happy with my eagle on the fourth hole. I was happy with my swing, and I really think that it came down to a double bogey on six that caused me problems,” Hickey said. The sixth hole — a downward sloping and curving green — set the stage for the finale. Foretek’s drive left him five feet from the hole. From there, the junior needed only two putts to finish the day at 30 strokes. “And that last hole — three strokes — I mean, come on, that’s just a whole ’nother level of greatness right there,” Foretek said. “Walter and I were tied heading into the final hole, but I don’t let pressure get to me. I never have and I never will. The biggest stars make the biggest plays on the biggest stages, and that final hole is always the biggest stage.” Hickey’s drive hit the bumper and spun off to the left of the fairway. The senior had three putts to push the match into a one-hole playoff but failed to convert. Hickey finished with 31 strokes. “I mean, the last hole was really where we figured out who would win this one. Jared played a great round, and it really could have gone either way on that last one. The man’s got a lot of respect for the game and proved to be a hell of a rival on the green,” Hickey said. Weber finished third, seven strokes off the lead. Two other contestants forfeited their positions due to score-card errors. Weather played a major role in the championship. Sophomore Alice Persons, caddy for the championship
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round, said the poor conditions may have had an impact on the game. “The night before Campus Golf, it was a bit rainy, so when we got there in the morning, it was a bit muddy — it wasn’t as bad as we thought it’d be. By the end of the day, it was a little torn up. I think it might have affected people’s game,” Persons said. Foretek agreed that the weather did have an effect on the game. “The day started out pretty rough. It was chilly, the wind was blowing and I think it took some time for me to get adjusted to the conditions,” he said. Hickey complained of troubles with the wind as well. “You really can’t overstate the impact the wind had on this game. I sliced it on the first [hole], but luckily the wind helped right it,” he said. Foretek attributed his win to his mentor, junior Mike Barnes, who Foretek imitated on the course. Barnes inspired the competition. “I think the competition was fierce in the Mike Barnes Fan Club Campus Golf team, and that it really made us play on the next level,” Hickey said. The close finish reflected a budding rivalry between Foretek and Hickey. “Do I practice? Of course I practice. You think someone gets to this level of professional inebriated sportsmanship without dedication? All I know is that if Jared ever wants to throw down on a game of Dizzy Bat or a 5K Case Race, I’ll see him there,” Hickey said. Foretek felt the competitive vibe as well. “I knew that Walter would be right there with me to the end, so I just stayed focused and played my game knowing that when I’m at my best, I really can’t be beat,” Foretek said. “If you wanna go down as the greatest, you gotta do it in those moments. So to shoot three with the whole thing on the line, that’s Jordan-with-the-flu right there. That’s David Tyree catching the ball off his helmet. That’s Reggie Jackson going yard three times in game six of the ’77 World Series. It doesn’t get any better than that, and not to toot my own horn, but I’m confident that that final hole will go down as one of the single greatest performances in Campus Golf history.”
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Students, dressed in various costumes, enjoy Campus Golf festivities all day Saturday, Feb. 25. The proceeds from the event, which was put on by Kappa Delta sorority, went to Avalon: Center for Women and Children.
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Learning from Islam’s history
Using the past to envision Islam’s political future
Ensuring women’s rights in Virginia Janice Van
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Indiana University, Bloomington professor Asma Afsaruddin speaks to students about the importance of learning from the past of the Islam political system.
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The classroom at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law was completely full on Tuesday, Feb. 21, with students and community members seated on chairs and the floor, some even standing for the full hour-long lecture. Everyone in the room listened intently to Indiana University, Bloomington Professor Asma Afsaruddin emphasize the importance of learning from the past in the Islamic political system. “Muslims, much like any other group, envision the future based on how they remember the past,” Afsaruddin said in her lecture, the second of two she delivered at the College of William and Mary last week. Afsaruddin, chair and professor of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington, was this year’s Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence. Her presentations were titled “Reviving the Caliphate: Debating Just Governance in Islam” and “Competing Visions of the Shari’a: The Real Clash in the Islamic World.” In both lectures, Afsaruddin focused on the way that the history of Islam establishes the potential for a more liberal Islamic society. “The eclectic nature of the Islamic political tradition as described so far provides hope for the present and future,” Afsaruddin said in her first lecture. “I remain an optimist, despite setbacks that have occurred recently.” Afsaruddin also discussed the conflicting views of modernist and hard-line Islamists, explaining that this difference has become
especially important in recent years. “In recent times, liberal and modernist Islamists have taken issue with the positions adopted by the hard-line Islamists,” Afsaruddin explained. She added that the modernists differ from hard-liners in that many want an ethical government that operates with the consent of the people. “Modernists … tend to insist on three cardinal principles,” Afsaruddin said. “In English, I tend to call them the three C’s: consultation, consent and consensus.” She explained that while modernists see hope in a potentially democratic political future of Islam, in which the government would ask the people for input and women would have increased rights, hard-liners often reject ideas that are not their own and refuse to change the current political system. Kenan Professor of umanities and religious studies Tamara Sonn, who has known Afsaruddin for some years, invited her to speak at the College. “As a member of the Middle Eastern faculty and a scholar of Islamic studies, I was able to identify a member of the field of Middle Eastern studies, and I was allowed to invite Professor Afsaruddin,” Sonn explained. Both of Afsaruddin’s lectures had a wide variety of audience members, including undergraduate students, law students and many people from the community. In the question-and-answer session following each presentation, audience members asked questions about topics ranging from the differences in developments of the Bible and the Quran to the future of specific Middle
Eastern countries. Jean-Paul Theroux, J.D. ’14, who attended the second lecture, said he appreciated the way that the content of Afsaruddin’s presentation connected with certain topics and discussions from his classes. “There’s a group of us studying Islamic law here at the law school, and she addressed a lot of the really contentious issues that have been coming up in class,” he said. “I thought it was really excellent.” Sonn said she was very pleased with the way the entire event worked out. “I thought the lecture was brilliant, the turnout was wonderful, and it was a tremendous contribution to the ongoing discussion of Middle Eastern studies on campus,” Sonn said. Afsaruddin agreed with Sonn that her presentations at the College were an overall success. “I thought it went well,” she said. “I was impressed by the number of people who actually turned out. The students asked really good questions, they clearly engaged with the nature of the topic.” She said she was also excited about the atmosphere of the College as a whole. “I have been very favorably impressed with the students, the faculty and the colleagues of Professor Sonn,” she said. “My impression is that this is a very intellectually stimulating place to be. I’m impressed with the fact that the Middle Eastern field here seems to be growing, and that seems especially important given the political climate and the current events going on in the world.”
Raising awareness about recycling
Each state in the U.S. is known for a particular stereotype. New Jersey is the Garden State. Utah is the home of the Mormons. And Oregon is hipsterland. But no one’s got anything on us Virginians. Everyone knows that Virginia is for lovers, tobacco fields and now, transvaginal ultrasound requirements. The pending transvaginal ultrasound bill in Virginia would mandate that all women seeking an early abortion must have an ultrasound device inserted into the vagina. The transvaginal wand produces a vivid picture of fetal development for both the doctor and the patient to observe. Politicians supporting the bill want to protect the rights of unborn children by providing these women with information about their bodies, which they hope will lead to better decision making. Look at some of the key words that the news keeps harping on. People have thrown around phrases like “state-mandated rape” and “strictest bill on abortion” more than the strobe light Frisbees besieging the Sunken Garden. When Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show take a jab-cross to the proposed bill, you know we’ve got trouble on our hands. The transvaginal ultrasound could discourage many women from seeking an abortion. No woman would really enjoy a hunk of machine shoved up her lady parts. Additionally, by tacking on a required transvaginal ultrasound, the price of the entire process will increase by anywhere between $300 and $700, which will eliminate abortion as an option for many women who now cannot afford the procedure. Laws cannot be imposed upon such a multifaceted issue. Circumstances exist where abortion should be performed for the sake of the mother and the unborn child. What if the woman was impregnated through rape? What if the woman does not have enough resources to support the child? What if the woman will become seriously injured if she attempts to deliver the baby? Simply put, a woman has the right to control her body and sexuality. A mandated rule does not do justice to the deeper issues concerning reproductive health. Thankfully, the inundation of attention from the news media practically guarantees that this bill will not pass. The overwhelming solidarity Virginians feel against this bill gives hope for the future. It shows progress. This is no longer about political views, conservative or liberal. It’s about the rights of a woman. However, the future of women’s health cannot be left to the devices of men. Society sees politically savvy, vocal women as an anomaly rather than a norm. Why must an extremely unreasonable, controversial bill about women’s health be the enabler for women to finally speak up? Male-dominated politics inadvertently stifle the voice of women. No man will ever feel the pain of childbirth, unless he’s that pregnant man on Oprah. And I dare you to find a man who would voluntarily elect to have a visit from Aunt Flo. The experience of being a woman simply can’t be translated. And the same goes the other way. No matter how hard or long I try, I will never know what it feels like to have a long hard-on. You don’t see many people telling men how to handle their ejaculatory remnants. I’m not going to impose my beliefs of male reproduction on men, and the same should go likewise. Freedom of speech is a powerful thing. All we need to do is use it more often. A woman’s perspective is best expressed by women. We need more women in politics so these bills are killed from the get-go. If not, then who knows what the gendered hierarchal system will yield? And do we really want to give Amy Poehler more comedy ammunition when Virginia passes a new bill that all women must meet a sandwich production quota? Really? Janice Van is a Behind Closed Doors columnist and she has no intention of sharing her lady parts with the men of the Virginia state legislature.
College participates in Recyclemania competition BY STEPHEN D’ALESSIO THE FLAT HAT
The College of William and Mary has become known as a “green” institution, but for one 10-week period, some students become recycling maniacs. Starting Feb. 5, the College began competing against colleges throughout the United States and Canada in Recylemania, a contest in which schools earn rankings based on the percentage of their waste they manage to recycle. The winning school receives a trophy and a banquet in its honor. The contest ends April 4. “It’s all about awareness,” Lawanda Hutchinson, location manager at the Sadler Center, said. “The event is meant to encourage students and even faculty members to look at what materials they have that may be recycled or composted.” The program began in 2001 as a competition between Ohio State University and Miami University to inspire enthusiasm in students to recycle. After the success of the first year, the schools began inviting other colleges to participate. In 2011, more than 630 schools participated, conserving 91 million pounds of materials. The program began at
the College in 2007, and last year the school finished in first place in the state of Virginia and 17th in the entire contest. Director of Operations Larry Smith, who helps supervise the work of sustainability interns for William and Mary Dining Services, attributed this past success to the interns who work on the program. “The sustainability interns have been great,” Smith said. “What has made us successful in the past is the way that the interns have worked to market the project around the campus. They’re available for anyone who may want to help out the program.” Dining Services intern Michael Curcio ’15 added that environmental awareness on campus has also been a factor in the program’s success. “Students at William and Mary are generally very environmentally conscious,” he said. “We have a lot of Wawa food, and people know about materials that can be recycled.” Many different campus organizations are involved the program. Waste Management helps to collect and weigh the trash from campus, while TFC Recycling does the same for recyclables. Hutchinson assists
in submitting the weights and percentages to Recyclemania for recording. William and Mary Facilities Management helps by locating all dumpsters and depositories for items. “We’ve taken on the whole campus,” Hutchinson said. “At first it was slow, trying to locate all the trash and recyclables for each facility because they were in different locations. Facilities Management was important in helping us find all the recyclables we could get credit for. It was really a one team buy in.” In recent years, the program has grown and now allows schools to compete by participating in a video contest and by counting electronic devices, such as old cell phones, printer cartridges and used batteries, among recycled items. In order to further reduce the level of waste at the College, the group has created a composting center near Sorority Court. The group at the College hopes to take advantage of these new opportunities. “One of our interns will be going to [Earl Gregg Swem Library] and other locations this year in order to make sure that we can collect all the waste from the electronic devices,” Hutchinson said. “We’ve been getting some
nice weights from these. We’ll also be doing a video for the contest’s website.” The program’s success hinges on whether students at the College can recycle as much as possible. Student leaders encourage their fellow Tribe members to remain conscious of items they may be able to recycle. To boost student involvement, a recycling fair will be hosted at the College March 17. “The easiest way for students to get involved is for them to make sure that when they have recyclable materials such as glass bottles, they put them in a proper recycle bin,” Curcio said. “This is the easiest way for students to get active in the program, and we will be advertising as best we can to get the word out.” Despite success in the past, the leaders in the program hope to improve in Recyclemania 2012. “I want to see us move up more in the national rankings,” Hutchinson said. “When students find out about what we do, they’ll want to get involved and make this happen.”
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College drops third straight at Georgia State Tribe no match down low for last-place Panthers JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
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Senior guard Katherine DeHenzel scored five points and logged nine assists in the Tribe’s loss Sunday.
Senior guard Taysha Pye’s 22 points off the bench weren’t enough for William and Mary Sunday as the Tribe fell on the road at Georgia State, 74-62. The Panthers (8-20, 2-15 CAA), bolstered 23 points by forward Chan Harris, dominated down low all afternoon, outscoring the College (10-18, 3-14 CAA) 4022 in the paint. The Tribe couldn’t keep up, failing to ever get into an offensive rhythm while shooting an ugly 31.7 percent from the floor. The College’s starters combined to go just 9 of 35 on the day. The Tribe’s only lead all game would be the 2-0 advantage it took on a jumper by junior forward Emily Correal with 18 minutes, 47 seconds to go in the first. Correal would finish as the only other College player to score in double-figures, scoring 18 points on 4 of 12 shooting while pulling down 14 rebounds. Things stayed close for the first half of the opening period. Senior guard Katherine DeHenzel knocked down a jump shot with 9:07 left in the half to cut Georgia State’s lead to 21-20, but that would be as close as the College would get, as the Panthers responded by ripping off a 12-0 run, eventually clos-
ing out the half with a 39-39 advantage. Turnovers were once again the Achilles heel for the College in the opening period, as 11 Tribe turnovers turned into 12 points for Georgia State in the first half. By the end of the game, the College would lose the turnover battle 20-17, with the Panthers scoring 22 points off turnovers. Georgia State kept the pressure on in the second half, never allowing the Tribe to climb back into the game and growing its lead by as much as 17. The College shot at an even lower rate in the second period than it did in the first, going 30.3 percent from the field and 0 for 4 from beyond the arc. The loss was the Tribe’s third consecutive and the team’s eighth in its last nine contests. The defeat also came at the hands of the last-placed team in the conference and could have seeding-implications for the CAA tournament, which begins Thursday, March 8. The College retains a one-game lead over the Panthers, but if the Tribe falls in its regular-season finale at home to Delaware Wednesday and the Panthers score a win over UNC-Wilmington, the College would fall to the No. 12 seed for the singleelimination tournament.
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Tribe suffers road sweep at top-ranked Florida College offense struggles in rain-shortened series with Gators
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William and Mary dropped all three games in a weekend series against No. 1 Florida as the Gators outscored the Tribe by a combined 14-5. On Friday, senior pitcher Cole Shain took the mound and went six innings, allowing just one run on five hits in the 4-1 loss. The game remained close until Florida (7-1) scored twice in the eighth. The College (5-2) never led and failed to capitalize on the few opportunities it had. After advancing runners to third base in the top of the second and again in the top of the seventh, the Tribe failed to cross the plate. The lone score came off freshman right fielder Josh Smith’s solo home run in the top of the third. Junior starting pitcher Matt Wainman took the mound in game two of the three-game set Saturday, struggling with his control as he gave up five runs on six hits and two walks. Florida continued to keep the Tribe bats quiet. Senior left fielder Tadd Bower scored the College’s only run off a solo home run in the top of the seventh. Once again, the College never led despite a plethora of scoring chances.
In the top of the fourth inning, sophomore infielder Ryan Lindemuth singled and freshman infielder Michael Katz drew a walk, and Florida pitcher Brian Johnson hit Bower to load the bases with one out. But sophomore catcher Devin White grounded into an inning-ending double play to squander another scoring opportunity. The Gators would ultimately get the 5-1 win. With rain in the forecast, the College and Florida took the field for game three Sunday afternoon. Freshman starting pitcher Jason Inghram went just three innings, but gave up four runs on six hits, taking the loss. William and Mary opened up the scoring with an RBI single to center by Katz. After the Gators rallied with a two-run third, the Tribe struck back in the top of the fourth when Bower scored on a balk by Florida pitcher Steven Rodriguez, tying the contest at two. But Florida would follow with another two-run inning in the fourth and tacked on another in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead. Katz drove a solo home run in the top of the sixth to cut Florida’s lead back to two, but the game would get called due to heavy rain later in the inning as Florida secured the sweep with a 5-3 win. The Tribe returns to Pulmeri Park to face Virginia Military Institute Tuesday.
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time in the green and gold. “The last four years from a wins and losses standpoint have not always gone the way I envisioned,” McDowell said, “but I wouldn’t trade the last four years for anything. There’s definitely some sadness [in playing at home for the final time] but I guess they told me they weren’t going to let me come back.” Brown agreed, talking about his fellow seniors, McDowell and center JohnMark Ludwick. “I’ve learned so much and grown so much, from maybe the losses more than the wins,” Brown said. “I’m going to miss my teammates. Going through these four years with Quinn and JohnMark, I don’t think there’s any two guys I would’ve rather gone through this journey with.”
With the loss and a James Madison win, the Tribe slid to the No. 10 seed in the upcoming conference tournament, which means the team will play Northeastern Friday in Richmond. The College lost in Boston when it first took on the Huskies Jan. 14, 64-50. But Feb. 11, when Northeastern visited Williamsburg, the Tribe notched one of its most impressive victories of the year, blowing the Huskies out, 79-54. Over the final two weeks of the regular season, the College went 2-3, including the four-point loss to Georgia State and a twopoint loss at No. 1 seed Drexel. “We know that we’re such a better team now than we were,” McDowell said. “We believe every time we step on the court that we can play with anybody, and we’ve proven that. We haven’t always finished out games, but we’ve proven that we can play with anybody in this league.”
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Junior second baseman Kevin Nutter went 2 for in the Tribe’s loss Sunday.
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Sophomore center Tim Rusthoven dives for a loose ball in the College’s 64-60 loss to Georgia State Saturday. The loss wrapped up the regular season. The Tribe will go to Richmond for the CAA Tournament Friday to take on Northeastern in the first round.
College’s late comeback not enough as Georgia State downs Tribe in final regular season game, 64-60 BY JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
Poor shooting and costly turnovers derailed an otherwise determined effort from William and Mary as the Tribe fell to Georgia State 64-60 in its regular-season finale Saturday. Despite outscoring the Panthers by seven in the second half, the College (6-25, 4-14 CAA) was unable to dig itself out of a first-half hole that stemmed from a 6 minute, 37 second scoring drought in the second half. “The difference in this ballgame was our turnovers,” head coach Tony Shaver said. “They’re top 15 in the country in almost every defensive category you want to look at and we scored 38 second-half points against this team. It’s pretty amazing really. But we had a lot of mindless turnovers; and it really hurt us.” Georgia State (20-10, 11-7 CAA) held a 13-point lead with 4:33 to play in the game, but the College stormed back, ultimately cutting the deficit to just three after junior guard Matt Rum buried a transition three-ball with 52 seconds to go. The Tribe then launched a full-court press, successfully guarding the inbound at first and forcing the Panthers to burn a timeout. But Georgia State got the ball in on the second try, and rather than trying to make a defensive stop and get the ball back in a one-possession game, Shaver called for an intentional foul, sending Devonta White, an 80.5 percent free-throw shooter on the year, to the line. White hit both, and McDowell missed from downtown on the Tribe’s next possession, effectively ending the game. The improvement in the College’s play from the last time the two teams met wasn’t lost on Shaver or his players, though. Back on Dec. 3, the College was blown out by the Panthers in Atlanta, 66-34. “We went head-to-head, toe-to-toe with one of the better teams in our league,” Shaver said. “One
of the great gauges as a coach for your team is how much you’ve improved, and Dec. 3 we were absolutely embarrassed in that basketball game. We’re still not a complete team, but we certainly weren’t then, so I am proud of the improvement this team is making. … This last week is as close to being a complete team as we’ve been all year long.” The two teams went blow-for-blow in the opening part of the first half. A 13-2 run gave the College a 15-10 lead at the 12:26 mark. The Panthers then rattled off six straight to take a onepoint lead before senior guard Kendrix Brown blocked a Georgia State shot and hit a layup on the other end to regain the advantage. From there, however, the Panthers ratcheted up the defensive intensity, applying pressure all over the court. It worked, and over the next 6:37 the Tribe turned the ball over five times and went 0 for 6 from the floor. By the time McDowell stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer at the 2:58 mark, the damage had been done and Georgia State was up 31-20. The College went into the locker room down 33-22. The Tribe shot just 34.8 percent from the floor — 2 of 10 from downtown — in the first period, while turning the ball over eight times. “I told our guys at halftime, ‘There’s nothing Xs and Os I can tell you that’s going to help us win this game,’” Shaver said. “It wasn’t our defense, it wasn’t the plays we were running, it was our turnovers that were killing us.” Still, the College would make some halftime adjustments, switching up defenses and holding the Panthers to just 35.7 percent shooting over the final 20 minutes. “We mixed up defenses in the second half. We played a triangle-and-two for the good majority, and I think that gave them problems,” McDowell, who finished the game with a team-best 11 points on 3 of 7 shooting and nine rebounds, said. “Part of our game plan was to make them hit outside
shots, but to give them credit, they did and that forced our hand to do something different … that worked well in the second half.” The Tribe also cut down on the turnovers in the second half, finishing the game with 13, but
it wasn’t enough to overcome the first-half woes. Having played their final games at Kaplan Arena, McDowell and Brown reflected on their See M. BASKETBALL page 7
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Senior guard Quinn McDowell led the Tribe with 11 points on 3 of 7 shooting and nine boards in his final game at Kaplan Arena.
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