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Inside Tucker Construction crews gut Tucker Hall, redesign the shape of the interior, add stadium seating in the open area for study, and install new heating
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BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Tucker Hall, the former home of the English department, is currently under renovation in order to correct idiosyncratic additions made to the building during previous renovations. The building, originally a in a T shape, was renovated to build a back hallway making Tucker in the shape of an H. Later, the extra space was filled in to create the current shape of the
building. It is these renovations that resulted in the strange shape of the interior. The three-story building actually has six separate levels. The current renovations will connect these floors in order to give the building a more open feel. The construction will result in more navigable and logical corridors and classrooms. It will also add two stairways and an elevator shaft and double the number of faculty offices. The renovations will also bring Tucker
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up to date on safety codes. “This building is going to be much more open, it’s going to be modernized and finally updated to be more accessible to the disabled,” Wayne Boy, Director of Facilities Planning Design and Construction, said. “But we have still preserved the shell of this beautiful building as well as the old entrance with the front stairway and all the marble fixings that give it that old charm.” In addition to these improvements, stadium seating has been added in
the open area on the second floor to give students a place to hang out or professors a place to teach if they want to escape the classroom. The cupola, which used to shine straight down into a faculty office, is now above this open forum area and will shed natural light throughout the third and second floors. The existing ‘Wren’ windows on the third floor and large storefront windows added to the side of the building will add natural light to the seminar rooms and accent that of the cupola.
In order to accomplish these large structural changes, the construction crew had to completely reframe the interior of Tucker to allow it to hold the new fixtures and new floors. Some of the old framing still exists in the main areas, but workers are in the process of outlining new classrooms, stairwells and elevators with steel frames that will later become floors and walls. While creating these new walls, workers are also updating the ductwork, plumbing and heating in the building to modernize the interior entirely.
STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Student Activities reorganizes
SA proposes to subsidize STI testing
Merge duties with the Director of Student Leadership Development
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BY KEN LIN FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
The reorganization of the College of William and Mary Student Activities office over winter break has led to the consolidation of its operations and personnel underneath the umbrella of the expanded Office of Student Leadership Development. The sudden resignation of longtime Director of Student Activities Mark Constantine in the fall semester prompted a See REORGANIZATION page 3
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Lorenzen, Lewitz crunch numbers to find best solution for depleted fund Two weeks ago, the Student Assembly halted their sponsorship of free sexually transmitted infection testing due to the depletion of funds. To continue to provide cheaper STI testing and encourage safe sexual lifestyles, Madame Chair of the SA Senate Kendall Lorenzen ’15 introduced the Student Health Act. The SA Senate will vote on the bill tonight and, if approved, the policy will take effect Wednesday. Nicknamed “Lorenzencare,” the bill will subsidize HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia tests by $9. College of William and Mary students being tested for these STIs will be charged as
follows: $16 for an HIV test (originally $25), $9 each for gonorrhea or chlamydia tests (originally $18 each) and $4 for syphilis (originally $13). The bill allocated up to $3,800 to the Health Center to fund these subsidies. “Honestly, it’s not a good situation but I think it’s the best that we can do,” Lorenzen said. For the 2012-13 academic year, the SA budget allocated $17,000 for STI testing. Currently, the accounts rests at about $2,000 at the half way point of the year. According to Lorenzen and Secretary of Health and Safety Jake Lewitz ’13, one reason most of the year’s STI funds were depleted in one semester is that students were abusively overusing the program by receiving full tests
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multiple times a semester. Last semester, 550 tests were administered to 190 unique students. In comparison, the free flu shot program had over 600 unique student participants. Lewitz described how the SA is trying to incorporate more universally attended events rather than those that only benefit a small number of students. “We’re looking at policy measures to limit excessive use and depletion of funds in the program,” Lewitz said. “The reason why this [fund depletion] happened is because the Student Assembly is spending money on other things. … We’re trying to make it so that student money goes to as many students as possible.” See STI page 3
Students join The Second City
Following in the footsteps of comedians like Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert, two College students spend a semester in Chicago learning from the famous improv group. page 5
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All The News that’s unfit to print
If you’re ever held in a foreign country, look to the College of William and Mary law professors to get you out — okay, maybe it has only worked once so far. According to WilliamsburgYorktown Daily, professor Linda Malone of The Marshall-Wythe School of Law assisted in releasing U.S. citizen Nguyen Quoc Quan from detention in Vietnam. Quan began a week long hunger strike after being arrested at an airport months before, resulting in Quan’s indictment for attempting to overthrow the government. He went on the hunger strike in an attempt to compel the government to either release him or charge him.
Honestly, it’s not a good situation, but I think it’s the best we can do.
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According to the Daily Press, the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank is starting its first community garden, with the first crops expected to begin growing soon. Volunteers prepared the garden space as part of National Day of Service activities. A plan is being formulated for optimizing the space to grow the most vegetables, fruits and herbs possible to assist Kids Cafe and the Our Foods for Kids Backpack program. These programs serve food to children, whether in after-school programs or over weekends when school meals are unavailable. Want to learn how to use an iPad? According to the Virginia Gazette, free iPad tutorials will be held at the York County Public Library starting this February. The aim is to assist adults in using up-to-date technology. Hour long classes will be presented with the assistance of teen volunteers from the library’s Teen Advisory Board. Courses include iPad Basics, iPad Mail App and the iPad Calendar App. Texting while driving just got a lot more serious. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, a bipartisan bill cleared from the Senate Courts of Justice Committee earlier Monday morning would increase the fines ten-fold for primary and secondary offenses, raising them to $250 and $500 respectively. Officers would be empowered to pull over a car solely for using a handheld mobile device for something other than talking.
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Joe Clementi, father of former Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, and his family address a crowd following the arraignment of Clementi’s former roommate.
Harvard cheating scandal ends in withdraws
Juilliard to open Chinese campus
According to the New York Times, dozens of students enrolled in a Harvard government class last spring were forced to withdraw Friday, Feb. 1. Approximately half of the students in the 279 person class were suspected of cheating. Seventy students withdrew — either voluntarily or forcibly — and the others face disciplinary action. Forced withdrawals usually last two to four semesters before a student can return. Harvard sports teams lost players enrolled in the Introduction to Congress class, which usually attracted athletes. Some Harvard professors and alumni have protested that the university was too slow in its response to the case.
According to the New York Times, Juilliard is in the process of building a branch that will open in Yujiapu, China. Other elite schools, including Yale University and New York University, are in the process of opening campuses in Asia. Juilliard is the first performing arts school to do so. The Chinese program will feature a curriculum similar to Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, and will focus on music instead of the performance and humanities classes available at the New York campus. The Chinese campus will also serve as the only place for students to audition for Juilliard outside the United States.
Rutgers to name a building after student According to The Huffington Post, Rutgers University will name a building after a student who killed himself when a roommate used a webcam to discover and record him kissing another man. The Tyler Clementi Center will host programs to help young people transition to college in collaboration with the Tyler Clementi Foundation, which was started by the student’s parents. Tyler Clementi committed sucide a few weeks into his first year at Rutgers. His former roommate was convicted of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation last year and has served time in jail. The center’s programs will include anti-bullying workshops, training on healthy ways to use social media and other issues.
University of Wisconsin to give degrees based on tests The University of Wisconsin will offer bachelor’s degrees to people based on successful completion of tests, rather than on credits or classes. According to the Wall Street Journal, officials at the university are encouraging students to obtain their educations independently. The Wisconsin program allows students who have received credits from online courses such as Coursera, edX and Udacity, to combine their credits into an actual degree. No classroom time is required for the program except for clinical work for certain degrees. Officials say that 20 percent of Wisconsin adults have some college credit but no degree. Faculty members are writing the tests for the program now and it will be launched in the fall.
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Friday Jan. 21 — A $600 bicycle was reported missing on Jamestown Rd.
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Wednesday Jan. 23 — A $100 bicycle was reported stolen at Jefferson Hall in the afternoon.
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Saturday Jan. 26 — A Jamestown North towel bar was vandalized. There were $75 worth of damages.
News in brief Mason found environmentally friendly MBAPrograms.org recognized the Mason School of Business as one of the nation’s “10 Environmentally-Aware Business Schools.” The study recognizes the school for doing its part for sustainability and training the next generation of leaders to push for eco-focused business culture. “We feel that this ranking is an affirmative of our effort to create a culture of stewardship for generations to come,” Dean Lawrence B. Pulley said to William and Mary news. The ranking also focused on Alan B. Miller Hall’s role as one of the most environmentally friendly business school buildings in the nation.
Alumni honored with Medallion Alumni will be honored with the College of William and Mary Alumni Association’s most prestigious award on Charter Day weekend. D. Bruce Christian ’73, Nancy W. Mathews ’76 and Donald G. Owens ’65, J.D. ’71 were nominated for their service. The award ceremony will take place Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Sadler Center. Christian was recognized in 2004 as Philanthropist of the Year by the Virginia Piedmont Chapter. Mathews has served on the Colonial Court Appointed Special Advocates. Owens served in the U.S. Army and was recognized in Best Lawyers in America.
VIMS help with Bay program Researchers from the Virginia Institute for Marine Science will work with Chesapeake Bay Program officials to prepare “Bay Barometer,” a report on the Bay’s health and the condition of restoration efforts. The CBP has worked with federal government agencies, citizen advisory groups and VIMS scientists to research and monitor the Bay since 1983. Restoration efforts have created 15 new sites for public access and opened 148 river miles to migratory fish. VIMS researchers will continue to analyze the reasons why low-oxygen dead zones develop in the Bay.
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Funding approved for new ID card system
Software to be overhauled for 2013-14 year for first time in nearly two decades
BY KATHERINE CHIGLINSKY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR
The ID card software will receive a $1.1 million upgrade this summer, the first update to the system in 17 years. Interim Director of Auxiliary Services John Byxbe noted that the switch in software will occur after commencement so as to reduce interruptions to building access for students. “The current system is approximately 17 years old and the technology is out of date,” Byxbe said in an email. “The College [of William and Mary] was
notified that the current system would no longer be supported effective December 2013.” The College will switch from a Blackboard card system to CBORD, a campus ID card system company. Currently, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond utilize the CBORD system. “The new one-card system employs current technology that will allow greater integration with the College’s Banner systems, decrease transaction time, and enable new features that will improve convenience for our users,” Byxbe said in an email.
The $1.1 million fee for the system upgrade will be drawn from a special-use fund. “The College accumulates an auxiliary enterprise fund balance that can be drawn on from time to time for critical one-time needs,” Vice President for Finance Sam Jones said in an email. For students who work in the ID office, software updates will help increase efficiency. “The door access system does not automatically transfer to cards, so we have to manually add that special access,” Angela Collins ’13 said. The required manual updates proved troublesome this past fall when unexpected mistakes with the
incoming freshman class led to incorrect dorm access codes on different cards. The access codes had to be manually changed by Residence Life. The ID office is usually confronted by a large crowd at the beginning of the school year, when people return to campus and find they have lost their ID cards. “It’s a huge time suck, especially during the beginning of the year when people have lost cards over the summer, and we have to manually add those special access codes,” Brittani Collins ’13 said. According to Byxbe, general use of the cards by students will not be greatly affected, except for changes to the interface of the laundry system.
Amount of funding surrounds debate over STI testing
Senators raise concerns over abuse of system, alternative testing options discussed STI from page 1
SA President Curt Mills ’13 advocated using the subsidization to try and encourage better safe sex practices among students relying solely on free STI tests rather than cheaper safety mechanisms such as condoms. “It’s a balance between respecting the privacy of someone who seeks an STI test for the obvious reasons and then the goal of encouraging healthy sexual behavior on campus because if someone feels like taking advantage of an STI test for free every two weeks is the only safeguard [for sex] they’re going to take then that’s obviously not what we’re trying to encourage,” Mills said. Lorenzen agreed, citing the use of subsidization to kill two birds with one stone. “I feel like if it costs money to [students abusing the program], they’re going to be a lot more conservative about taking the tests because they don’t want to actually pay for it [all] themselves,” Lorenzen said. “But at the same time, students that do need to have STI testing but maybe don’t have $25, $18, $13 or $18 to get the full scan will be willing to put in [the subsidized]
amount of money.” Another reason put forth was the use of the STI funds by the Health Center to offer free Gardasil shots that are technically an STI preventive measure rather than a test to check for STIs. The Student Health Act provides a clause to clearly deny the use of the STI fund for Gardasil shots. “$16,000 were used because eleven students got Gardasil shots, which we never told [the Health Center] that we were funding,” Lorenzen said. “It’s a big issue.” Lorenzen and Lewitz used the statistics of administered STI tests for last semester to decide which tests the new program would be limited to. HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia were the most popular STIs to test for. The bill will halt the subsidization of Hepatitis B/C tests and HSV tests due to lack of popularity. “We looked at these numbers and they were high numbers compared to what we’ve been looking at in previous years,” Lorenzen said. “We’ve kind of used that as a gauge for what we can do financially for this bill. “ Lorenzen and Lewitz ran the numbers for three different subsidization plans, considering $10, $9 and $8 subsidy plans
before settling on the $9 plan. Alongside the subsidization of individual STI tests, the bill also charges Lewitz with presenting information about how many STI tests are given and their total cost at the end of the semester. The Department of Health and Safety will also have to create and implement a sexual health campaign that focuses on healthy sexual decision making if the bill is passed. Overall, the SA budget called for $25,000 to be marked for a Health Fund, with $17,000 marked for STI testing and $8,000 for flu vaccines. According to Secretary of Finance Brett Prestia ’14, the SA moved $3,000 from the STI testing account to the flu account when the flu account began to dwindle last semester. About $2,000 remain in the STI testing account. Lewitz provided various options students can use to continue to receive certain STI tests for free. Planned Parenthood and Lackey free clinic in Williamsburg both provide certain STI tests for free and women who receive a gynecological check up at the Health Center also receive a free chlamydia test. According to Lewitz, the budget for next year, currently under review, will allocate
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The Student Assembly discussed continuing the funding of STI testing at the Student Health Center.
thousands more dollars to the STI fund in the hopes to fully fund the initiative through the entire 2013-2014 academic year. The Senate Finance Committee gave the bill a positive unanimous
recommendation. The Senate will vote on the bill at tonight’s meeting at 7:00 pm in Blow 331. Lorenzen will continue to search for other organizations that may aid in further subsidizing STI tests for the remainder of the academic year.
Anne Arseneau takes command
Student Activites focuses on student leadership REORGANIZATION from page 1
search for a replacement that ultimately resulted in a merger that shifted nearly all the position’s duties onto Director of Student Leadership Development Anne Arseneau ’89 M.Ed. ’92. Her department, w h i c h was only established last July, previously consisted of a handful Arseneau of staff members and oversaw leadership initiatives, fraternities and sororities. “My impression is that they were proceeding to do a search for the new director of student activities, and sometimes a change process looks different as you charge along with it. At a certain point they realized that our office’s events, services and initiative programs were the end goal to serve student organizations,” Arseneau said. According to Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement
and Leadership Drew Stelljes, who was involved in planning and implementing the reorganization, implementing the process did not require any additional financial resources. “In order to provide the very best student leadership development opportunities for students and to harness the many strengths of staff, the creation of one Office of Student Leadership Development was, in both the short-term and the long-term, the best approach for our staff and students,” Stelljes said in an email. “I was determined to be most efficient with funds and to provide staff with professional opportunities that matched their strength areas.” The reorganization necessitated changes in the duties of some staff members. Assistant Director Jennifer Leung, who w o r k e d with the Leung Greek life system, has taken on a role with
the scheduling office. Assistant Director Trici Fredrick M.Ed. ’05, whose previous work in the Student Activities office encompassed event programming, has taken on further responsibilities with student publications and financial matters. “We are hoping to add more staff, but now we are just pitching in and taking on new roles,” Fredrick said. “It’s actually really exciting because we like working with students, and now we’re pooling our resources to help the organizations work better.” Arseneau hopes the reorganization will allow students to use campus activities as a way to parlay into leadership opportunities. “The big thing was, for us, the way in which we want to support students, and every student who wants to increase their leadership responsibility will have that capacity,” Arseneau said. “We haven’t been doing it too well, so now we want to open the door to get every student who wants to have a high-impact leadership experience to be able to attain that.”
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Assistant Director of the Office of Student Leadership Development Jennifer Leung will now manage the Scheduling Office.
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Irony isn’t worthwhile, but it’s addictive When you begin to live an ironic life, nobody tells you that it’s addictive. But it is. Irony is sexy and alluring and seductive and fun and 100 percent addictive. The alternative, of course, is scary. Beyond scary. It’s a terrifying thought, to be real and open with another individual, and to be okay with sharing yourself in a Flat Hat Assoc. Opinions Editor deep-down way. That’s why we become hipsters — so we can disengage ourselves and remain aloof, and in the end, protect ourselves from the disappointment that can You would think sincerity would be easier by now. come from sharing ourselves with another human being I can’t quite remember the first time somebody called me — another human being who, if they so wished, could a hipster. I was probably in 10th or 11th grade, but there’s no disengage and remain aloof from us. We find ourselves way to know. I can, however, say for sure that my response to in this prisoner’s dilemma: Nobody wants to be hurt, so that first accusation was a mock, indignant, self-reflexive “No, nobody chooses to be real. It’s the disingenuousness, you’re a hipster!” which essentially became my perennial however, that does the most lasting damage. In trying not comeback. I couldn’t just say no, of course — I didn’t want to be real, you put yourself precariously close to forgetting to. Whether I was actually a hipster (and good luck finding how to be real. a universally agreed-upon definition of that particular subIt’s not for nothing that developmental psychologist culture) didn’t really matter. I wanted people to think I was, Erik Erikson posited Intimacy vs. Isolation as the central so naturally I denied it, which is basically the first rule. struggle of being a young adult. And then I started playing the part. Isolation is easy, and intimacy is hard, It really isn’t difficult to play up Irony is sexy and alluring and given the choice between easy hipsterism. It’s a lot like playing up and seductive and fun and and hard, your average young adult drunkenness when you aren’t all that 100 percent addictive. The probably isn’t going with the latter. far gone. You just take preconceived alternative, of course, is scary. She ought to, however. She ought to notions and amp them up. More and keep trying, despite how terrifying more, I found myself claiming that it is, to reach out to other people in I was doing things ironically, like seeing “Sex and the City 2” in a homemade SATC-themed a meaningful way. Irony and hipsterism may provide T-shirt and carrying a purple parasol to school on days when momentary respites from the fear that is part and parcel of it was threatening rain. It got to the point that I would go intimacy, but it’ll only end up making your average young out of my way to invite accusations of hipsterism. I reached adult lonelier and more isolated than she would have been the point where it wasn’t so much that I wanted to be doing had she tried for intimacy in the first place. She’ll have lost things ironically, it was just that sincerity had, for the most the central struggle. Now this is not to say that you should go around with part, ceased to be an option. And as my behavior and outward demeanor became more pointedly self-referential — “Oh your guard forever lowered, ready to open up emotionally look how funny I am, carrying this purple parasol! How out of to anyone who’ll listen. It is, however, extremely easy to character and surprising for a heterosexual teenaged male!” lose yourself in hipsterism — and like most things, once — I found it increasingly difficult to be open and sincere with you’ve realized that it’s extremely easy, it’s likely worth my friends in a meaningful way. Irony was on autopilot, and I re-evaluating whether it’s worthwhile in the first place. was miserable. Email Zachary Frank at zsfrank@email.wm.edu.
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prioritize? The Student Assembly used to provide students with free STI testing — but due to a declining budget, it is no longer paying for these tests in full. Considering how low the SA’s budget is,
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Melissa Sanchez ’13
ue to recent budget cuts and the lagging economy, the College of William and Mary places a major emphasis on improving the school’s efficiency. While we are glad the College administration is looking for new and creative ways to cut costs, we want to make sure these cuts actually benefit the school. The College’s announcement that it will reorganize the Office of Student Activities to avoid replacing former Director of Student Activities Mark Constantine is a prime example of a time when the administration needs to exercise caution while attempting to save money. Rather than replace Constantine, the school is dividing his duties among several other school employees in an effort to save money. In order to ensure the College continues to run smoothly, however, we believe the administration should focus on transparency, open communication between offices and a clear understanding of the goals of each office when reorganizing Constantine’s duties. The second floor of the Campus Center has long been a mystery to many students at the College. Splitting Constantine’s former duties among numerous offices potentially could create even more confusion. The College needs to be clearer about the responsibilities of each position so students are not scrambling to find the appropriate person with whom to speak. Job titles do not give students sufficient information to determine who has the power to help them with what they need. Another complication the College administration must account for is the need for open communication between offices. The benefit of Constantine’s position was that responsibilities pertaining to many areas of campus life were consolidated into one position. Because he was involved in so many different aspects of the school, Constantine was very well connected and informed. The challenge in dividing his duties across multiple offices is that communication between different departments of the College becomes even more essential but without a liaison to mediate communication. The College needs to consider this consequence in particular when deciding how best to restructure Constantine’s position. As the College reorganizes itself, there is a greater push for student leadership. Anne Arseneau will be taking over many of Constantine’s responsibilities under the new title of Director of Student Leadership. While we agree the College needs to cultivate student leadership, we are confused about how this new focus will be implemented at the College. Student leadership is essential, but the College needs to stress collaboration and working across different groups in order to improve itself. The College’s decision to restructure in the name of efficiency will hopefully help reduce operating costs. The decision to reorganize the Office of Student Activities has could be very beneficial for the College. Nevertheless, this is of fundamental importance to the college. During this restructuring process, the College administration must pay very close attention to all of the benefits of Constantine’s role in order to fully account for all of the challenges the newly reorganized offices will face.
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The Student Assembly bill will subsidize STI testing for HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia by
Students will now be charged as follows:
HIV:
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$9 each.
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Syphilis:
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to the Health Center to fund these subsidies.
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Three ideas that would help to fix the parking situation for freshmen Benming Zhang
Flat Hat Assoc. Online Editor
Parking is a crisis on campus, or at least a pain, depending on how you characterize the situation. However, every crisis is accompanied by the opportunity for change, and I am heralding the cry to change the outmoded freshman parking restrictions and transportation alternatives at the College of William and Mary. Two weeks ago, a consulting firm came to campus to conduct a formal evaluation and to discuss parking, busing, bicycle lanes and general transportation with the College administration. I attended one of these meetings, and the following proposal below is based on discussion with the consultants, graduate students and a few undergraduates. While I did not do
any talking, the discussion inspired me to think of new ideas for freshmen and their parking situation. My proposal takes a pragmatic approach comprised of three ideas: economy, convenience and opportunity. Given that the permissive grounds for a red decal, such as medical necessity and physical disability, often carry additional heavy costs, $354 is too high a price to ask of freshmen with permission to have cars on campus. The fee, although pricey, is manageable for upperclassmen, who likely have more job experience. With tuition as high as it is, a lower price for car decals could help alleviate the financial burden on freshmen. Zipcars provide a middle ground between the high prices and inconvenient restrictions of keeping a car on campus and the general convenience of having a car. Zipcars provide students with a reasonably quick mode of transportation that neither bicycles nor buses can match. However, there are too few Zipcars. Right now, there are three
cars available for almost six thousand undergraduates. The administration should continue to foster its relationship with Zipcar by increasing the availability of cars on campus. My final suggestion would provide students with more transportation alternatives as well as an opportunity to become more involved with the campus community. Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity, has a campus escort service, through which APO members offer transportation to any student on campus by driving them in golf carts. Perhaps the Student Assembly could replicate APO’s idea. There are a lot of eager students, especially freshmen, who would love to get involved in student life. Voter registration this past fall exemplifies the enthusiasm of students who actively participate in campus life. If the SA created a transportation service like APO’s, students who wanted to help operate this service would be able to get more involved with the SA as well as the campus community as a whole.
Increasing parking options for freshman is highly improbable. As of now, even upperclassmen and graduate students have a hard time finding parking. As the administration reevaluates the parking situation, I strongly encourage the administration and the SA to find alternatives when spaces are scarce; making the decal
price more affordable for those already financially burdened, introducing more Zipcars for increased accessibility, and passing an SA bill increasing participation from the student body are all possible methods to reach this goal. Email Benming Zhang at bzhang01@email.wm.edu.
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L A U G H O U T L O U D
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BY KATIE DEMERIA // FLAT HAT EXECUTIVE EDITOR
The actors on stage paused in the middle of a sketch and looked at the audience. “We need someone to walk in,” one said. Immediately the audience shouted out suggestions, but one name was heard over the rest. “Wawa Pam!” HEADSHOTS COURTESY OF SECONDCITY.COM COURTESY PHOTO / COLLEEN PATTERSON
Kellen Alexander, Kate Lambert, Rachel LaForce, Chris Redd and Daniel Strauss are the five performers in “The Second City: Laughing Matters.” The group brought their routine to the College of William and Mary the night of Saturday, Feb. 2.
The students who filled the sold-out theater at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall Saturday, Feb. 2, erupted into laughter. The two Second City actors on stage hesitated, obviously unfamiliar with the individual whom the students at the College of William and Mary knew so well. The pause did not last long, however, because the actress waiting to enter the scene jumped in, waving her arms and bouncing from leg to leg. The students howled with laughter, the scene went dark and the actors proceeded into their next sketch. “The Second City: Laughing Matters,” a comedy group brought to the College by AMP, consists of five actors who tour the country as part of the larger comedy company. The Second City was founded in 1959 and is based in Chicago, IL. It boasts an impressive list of alumni, including Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, Chris Farley and Tina Fey. Claire Favret ’14 looks up at Fey’s “Rules of Improv” as she walks through The Second City’s Chicago training center, on her way to class. Favret and Colleen Patterson ’14 are both spending this semester in Chicago, learning the basics of comedy and how to do just what the traveling group did this weekend. “I actually found [the program] in high school and thought it was everything I wanted to do,” Patterson said. “And then I discounted it as a possibility — this is too amazing for me, it’s never going to happen.”
Patterson’s reservations, however, were overturned as her college career progressed. Both she and Favret developed their comedic and creative sides through classes and student groups at the College. The Second City program consists of five different classes in which students learn the techniques of comedy, ranging from sketch writing to acting. They are even required to take a class in the history and analysis of modern comedy. “Every class is very awesome, since it’s what we love,” Favret said. The six-year-old comedy studies program is relatively young when compared to The Second City’s fifty-year history. Favret and Patterson will be earning 16 credits during their semester in Chicago, all of which will register as extracurricular. The classes are designed like most collegiate courses, with midterms and final exams. One difference, however, reflects the creative tendencies that the program supports. The students are split into two acting troupes, and at the end of the semester each will perform a final showcase. “They’re treating us like professionals,” Patterson said. “They’re holding us all to this high standard in all these classes regardless of our experience.” That professional standard is a theme of the comedy studies program. Homework for the first week of classes included watching professional performances. Not only are students encouraged to
watch comedy movies, but they are also given tickets to attend live shows presented by The Second City in the evenings. “My favorite part is probably seeing the shows,” Favret said. “Because after class, learning every day, it’s great to go and see the pros do it. It’s a reminder that you want to do that one day and be that funny.” Students who attended The Second City’s performance on campus saw a lot of what Favret and Patterson are learning. The classes center around both sketch and improv, but musical comedy is also part of the program. The performers used music to their advantage. Every scene was cut right after the punch line with a blackout and loud, upbeat music while the actors prepared for the next skit, creating an active environment according to Elise Elwood ’14, who attended the performance. “The music keeps the crowd more awake and energized,” Elwood said. Along with the intervening music, the actors used music in several of their sketches. At one point, they performed as a country singer and her band of ex-husbands. “I’m always on the lookout for a brand new man,” actress Kate Lambert sang during the routine. “Riding through the country wherever we may roam. We need a trumpet player, so call me at home.” Her band of ex-husbands then added, “Don’t
call her.” Patterson and Favret both hope to someday work in the same capacity as the actors in Saturday’s performance, although they understand the difficulty of pursuing a career as a comedian. “It’s a pretty hard field to find a lot of success in and get paid for it,” Favret said. “I could do some stand up, maybe improv, maybe sketch, and make enough money doing a combination of things to do what I like and pay the bills. I think what often happens is that it ends up being your hobby. And that’s fine, sometimes you have to find a balance in order to do what you like.” College alumni have already helped Favret in aiming for her comedy goals. As a member of AMP, she got to speak with Sara Schafer ’00 when the comedian visited campus last November. Shafer told Favret to keep trying, confessing that she had applied for Improvisational Theatre while a student and was rejected. For Favret, taking risks is an inherent part of what she wants to do. “The best thing to do is just put yourself out there,” Favret said. “Just try everything and fall on your face — I did that for three years, and it’s worked.” For both Patterson and Favret, everything comes back to comedy. “You can’t stop,” Patterson said. “It’s all you do. You eat and breathe comedy all the time. You can’t just sit around wanting it.”
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Girls’ night in: sexual intimacy not inhibited by gender
Experimentation helps create sense of closeness often missing in casual hookups
Elaine Bevington
BEhind closed doors columnist
Recently, I had my first truly sexual experience with another girl. I have always found women attractive, and I’ve kissed my fair share of girls. When I first started kissing girls, it was motivated by a pathological need for attention and just a dash of curiosity about what it would be like. But mostly, it was for attention — I learned quickly that kissing your girlfriends was a good way to make boys want to kiss you, too. At 16, I was not at all confident about sex, nor was I particularly experienced, but I wanted people to think that I was. The first time I got drunk, my best friend and I made out at a party, much to the delight of the circle of boys who got to watch. I hooked up with one of the guys later that night. When I got to college, I had mostly gotten over the heady thrill of doing
something scandalous to garner sexual attention. Just kidding — I’m still not over it and probably never will be. What can I say? I’m an exhibitionist. However, I have stopped making out with girls at parties to get boys to look at me; at least I have grown up a little bit. I realized it’s not really cool to imitate lesbian behavior to get heterosexual attention. Still, that curiosity about what it would be like to be with a girl wasn’t satiated by all my drunken, giggly girlon-girl kisses. I just never grew out of it. So one night, when a girlfriend and I found ourselves topless and making out, I didn’t say no. It all started with a few friends, “Magic Mike” and several bottles of champagne. We got drunk. We started kissing in my kitchen. For some reason, our shirts were already off, and I’m going to blame “Magic Mike” for that one. What started as a silly, friendly kiss suddenly became sensual. We went to my bedroom, leaving our other friends downstairs to wonder. A hookup is a hookup. The process of taking off clothing and kissing doesn’t really change when the gender of the person who you’re with does.
The entire experience wasn’t really that different from having oral sex with a guy — it was just the P in V part that obviously couldn’t happen in the same way, but fingers work well for penetration. We were both too drunk and inexperienced with girls to try anything else. Giving oral was incredibly satisfying. I’m not a big fan of blowjobs — I’ll give them willingly because I think it’s only fair to reciprocate when someone goes down on you, but I don’t enjoy them the way some girls do. Cunnilingus is different. Since I know how much I love being eaten out and since I know what feels good to me, it was especially gratifying to eat someone else out and to feel her muscles tense in excitement. Waking up next to her in the morning made me realize that, for me, the person I’m hooking up with matters more than his or her gender. We laughed about it together and went with friends to get pancakes. Our friendship hasn’t changed — that night was just a fun thing we did together once when we were drunk and wanted to experiment. That’s not to say it was just a fleeting
moment or a meaningless experience. That night has obviously made me question my sexuality: Do I identify as a bisexual? Where do I fall on Kinsey’s infamous scale? These are questions that I am still working to answer. This experience changed my definition of sex, too. When hooking up with guys, I never counted oral sex as sex. I’d call it a hookup and move on, telling myself it didn’t really count unless there was penetration. I did this not because I didn’t want a high number, but because oral just never
felt intimate enough to be called “sex.” Somehow, it just wasn’t personal enough to count. That night made me realize that oral can be incredibly personal. Regardless of gender or what base you reach, any sexual encounter is only as intimate as you and your partner make it. Experimenting helped me learn how to create that sense of intimacy, even during a casual, one-night hookup. Elaine Bevington is a Behind Closed Doors columnist and enjoys a nice stack of pancakes after a long night.
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Students express creativity through movement in on-campus organizations BY ELLIE KAUFMAN FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER
Victor Farrell ’14 only had one proper dance move in his pocket when he auditioned for Syndicate. Waiting to share a wiggle of his arm — more formally known as the wave — with the audience, Farrell walked onto the stage. “I was talking to my friend about dance, and she was telling me about this group that she was going to try out for. I was like, ‘Okay, what the heck? I mean, I’m not going to make it, but why not go out and meet some dancers?’” Farrell said. “I more or less just goofed around and did the wave, and later I was told that the reason I got on was because I could shake my butt.” Farrell has been dancing with the hiphop organization since his freshman year. He currently serves as Syndicate secretary and has choreographed two pieces during his time with the group. He has no formal dance training. “If you watch everyone’s dances, you see their style and their movement,” Farrell said. “When you go do their dance, they take a while to lay out the dance, and you get a feel for how they move. They keep correcting you, and you just kind of learn through practices.” Syndicate is just one of many dance organizations at the College of William and Mary, and the only one with a focus on hip-hop. Pointe Blank, on the other hand, maintains an open mind when it comes to the specific styles of dance. “We have a lot of variety in our group, and we encompass all styles,” Pointe Blank member Kelly Keating ’14 said. “Our biggest is kind of jazzy-type things, but we do have pointe and tap pieces.” Keating began dancing with Pointe Blank in the spring of her freshman year. With little formal training aside from gymnastics growing up, like Farrell, she has also learned from participating in different choreographed pieces.
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Members of Syndicate, one of many dance clubs on campus, perform at a show.
“Most people [in Pointe Blank] do have formal training,” Keating said. “Once you audition, everyone does a brief choreography showing their dances and then everyone preferences their dances. Then, the executive board tries to work within the space we have and pairs choreographers with dancers.” Tracy Brinkerhoff ’14 began dancing when she was three, and joined the modern dance company Orchesis in her freshman year. Orchesis is not just a student organization — it is co-directed by dance department faculty Joan Gavaler, Leah Glenn and Denise Damon Wade, and members must enroll in a modern dance class for each semester they are in the company. “I initially chose to audition because I wanted to continue my dance education in college,” Brinkerhoff said. “[In the group] I have found a close knit group of people who encourage, support and challenge each other to develop as artists, dancers, choreographers and people.” The group focuses on two main
performances each year. The fall performance is choreographed by faculty, but the spring is choreographed by students. “Each professor favors a different style or school of modern, and each student choreographer brings their own experience to the piece,” Brinkerhoff said. “The student choreography adds another dimension to the group by allowing students to take control of their own artistic venture under faculty supervision.” Syndicate is organized much like Pointe Blank. Choreographers showcase dances at the beginning of the semester, and dancers then choose the dances in which they want to participate. Farrell choreographed his first dance with the help of an older group member. “Whenever I would think of stuff, I would just do it, do it, do it, and it would look sweet but I wouldn’t remember it,” Farrell said. “She would be like ‘Just dance, just do something,’ and when I did a move that she thought looked cool, she would stop me. We both had the dance memorized by the end.” Farrell and Keating both view their dance groups as a good stress reliever during the semester. “Dance just makes me happy. I felt like it was just another way that I could stretch myself. I haven’t done it before, so I was like why not,” Farrell said. “I liked the challenge of learning all of the dances and being the person in the group that was like, ‘Oh, no one can do this — I will learn how to do it.’” From end-of-semester performances, to performances for other organizations throughout the semester, to breaking out into dance at a party or just before an exam, Farrell enjoys the moves he has picked up dancing in the group. “The ‘Stereo Hearts’ song is one of my favorite dances that I have learned,” Farrell said. “Last year, I would literally put my headphones in and do the dance and then go in and take my test.”
Conference speakers emphasizes importance of religious tolerance College celebrates UN-sanctioned World Interfaith Harmony Week with faculty and guest presentations BY BENMING ZHANG FLAT HAT ASSOC. ONLINE EDITOR
As schools all around the world celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week, the College of William and Mary honored the week with a conference to further enhance the student body’s knowledge and acceptance of all religious beliefs. Sunday’s conference kicked off with opening remarks by I-Faith co-presidents Jess Yon ’13 and Audrey Makemson ’13 and a speech by College President Taylor Reveley. He highlighted how religion was as crucial as the drive for power and how ignorance in faiths could lead to dangerous paths. “This university takes the role of religion on human affairs very seriously,” Reveley said. World Interfaith Harmony Week was established in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly, which unanimously designated it the first week of February, as proposed by King Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan. The initiative was the result of efforts by the UN Alliance of Civilizations to provide a platform for promoting peace and eliminating religious intolerance through open-minded discussion. The conference at the College was also part of President Barack Obama’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, a White House initiative established in 2011. The College
is one of more than 250 institutions participating. The conference, hosted and sponsored by I-Faith, showcased three distinguished speakers: Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy Lawrence Wilkerson, Visiting Professor and Lecturer in Political Science from Georgetown University Shireen Hunter and founder of Old Dominion University’s Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding Lawrence Forman. Each brought a unique take on the importance of multi-faith understanding and the dangers of ignorance in today’s world. Wilkerson, Forman and William R. Kenan, Jr. and Distinguished Professor of Humanities Tamara Sonn stayed to answer questions in the form of a panel discussion after the presentations. The event is a major part of a one credit course held by Sonn. “This is the first time we’re doing something like this, and I would like to see this continue and am hopeful of the discussions coming from this class,” Yon, one of the organizers of the conference and a student in Sonn’s class, said. Wilkerson spoke first. His seminar, “Consequences of NOT Studying Religions’ Role in Global Affairs,” described his experiences and observations while working for the government, namely while working with Colin Powell. He remarked on the role of religion as a crucial influence on America’s foreign policy
and our lack of understanding that it is. He highlighted the ways in which officials’ ignorance of other religions hinders effective diplomacy with Middle Eastern countries, namely Iraq and Afghanistan. He warned against exacerbating diplomatic tensions and emphasized the need for a better understanding of other religions. Hunter, the second speaker, analyzed religion and its relationship with society at large, emphasizing philosophical and abstract dialogue about religious beliefs as crucial to analyzing global affairs in her seminar, “International Savvy: The Importance of Studying Religions in Understanding Global Affairs.” After noting the general lack of literature discussing religion as a crucial stakeholder in today’s global community, she shared her views on ideals and values. She warned against religion mixing with politics, identified religious significance within institutions of power and ultimately defined religion as a value system and ideology. She tied together concepts of legitimacy, power and leadership personalities to reinforce her primary points. “The power of self-delusion is very potent,” she said. The last speaker, Forman, balanced the realist perspectives of the previous two speakers with a bold, idealistic vision on interfaith dialogue in his lecture, “Interfaith Dialogue … A Way toward Healing and Reconciliation.” He combined three religious beliefs
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Speakers Lawrence Forman, Lawrence Wilkerson and Tamara Sonn answer questions in a panel discussion at a conference held Sunday in honor of World Interfaith Harmony week.
— Christianity, Judaism and Turkish Islam — in the interfaith dialogue and expanded on their compatibility. He vouched for nations to accept Jeffersonian democratic principles to tolerate and to accept religious differences. The solution, he concluded, was to have more open-minded forums beyond the World Interfaith Harmony Week. Ever since 9/11, he said, no discussion of our nation’s survival can be complete without also promoting
interfaith dialogue. The conference showed the different ways that recognizing diverse faiths can inform better foreign policy and how to better personal relationships. It also drew a lot of surprises. “It wasn’t quite what I expected,” Rebecca Schectman ’16 said. “But it highlights the complexity of the issue. It got a lot of thoughts on my mind, and it merits further discussion among students, professors and faith leaders.”
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MEN’S TENNIS
College drops Wilmington with 4-3 win
Tribe battles back from 3-1 deficit to open conference play with a victory BY MIKE BARNES FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
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Junior Jeltje Loomans won both of her matches Saturday against UNC-W.
After a challenging but successful nonconference schedule, No. 53 William and Mary made a brief foray into conference play, downing Colonial Athletic Association foe UNC-Wilmington, 4-3 Saturday at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Tribe, which played its first game as a nationally ranked team, entered the match seeking to parlay its early-season successes into an early conference lead. The College (52) faced four nationally ranked squads in a row, managing wins against No. 19 Mississippi and No. 71 Harvard with a series of impressive performances. The College’s win was cued by a strong
performance from junior Jeltje Loomans. Loomans’ impressive day began in doubles play, where she and junior Maria Belaya — the No. 3 ranked doubles tandem in the nation — dismantled UNC-Wilmington’s top doubles team. Belaya and Loomans blew away their Seahawk counterparts, Olga Blanks and Angie Sekely 8-2 to move to 14-2 overall and 5-1 in dual match competition. Senior Anik Cepeda and junior Sydney Smith collaborated for an 8-4 win over UNCWilimington’s Christine Kharkevich and Alyssa Ritchie to clinch the doubles point for the Tribe. With a 1-0 lead, the match shifted to singles play, where Loomans continued her strong day. After falling behind 3-1 in the first set to Ritchie in the No. 2 singles spot, Loomans
came storming back. The junior won 11 straight games, including a straight-set victory in the second set, to claim a 6-3, 6-0 win. Loomans was the first singles player to claim victory, giving the College a 2-0 advantage with the rest of the singles matches still in progress. Junior Hope Johnson finished next, delivering a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Blanks at the No. 4 spot. Freshman Leeza Nemchinov clinched the College victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Christina Riley at the No. 3 spot. Although the Tribe had already clinched the match, play continued and the Seahawks won at the No. 1, 5 and 6 positions to give the final 4-3 score. The College will resume action next weekend when it travels to Blacksburg, Va. to face 4-0 Virginia Tech.
MEN’S TENNIS
Tribe falters in singles play, falls to No. 34 Northeastern College drops three matches in the third set en route to 7-0 Wildcats victory
BY MIKE BARNES FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Sometimes things aren’t quite as bad as they seem. Although William and Mary lost 7-0 to No. 34 Northwestern Saturday at McCormackNagelsen Tennis Center, the match was more competitive than the final score suggested. The College (2-2) played without its top two players — senior Jamie Whiteford and junior Ben Guthrie — both of whom were injured, and pushed the Wildcats in singles play. Northwestern’s Fedor Baev and Baliegh Smith recorded the only easy Wildcat victories in singles play. Baev put freshman Scott Huang away with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 6 position. At the No. 2 position, Northwestern’s Raliegh Smith defeated senior Anton Andersson, 6-2,
6-3 to give Northwestern a quick 2-0 advantage in singles play. But besides Baev’s triumph, the other singles matches would be hotly contested three set affairs. At the No. 5 position, Northwestern’s Chris Jackman won his first set against senior Adrian Vodislav, 7-5, but Vodislav battled back to win the second set 7-6, forcing a third. Junior John Banks and Northwestern’s Alex Pasareanu were also locked in a tight battle at the No. 4 spot. Banks claimed the first set 7-5, but Pasareneau sailed to a 6-3 second-set win, with the decisive third set upcoming. The pattern repeated itself at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Northwestern’s Spencer Wolf and sophomore Aaron Chaffee also battled to a third set at the No. 1 spot as Wolf took the first set 6-4 and Chaffee claimed the second 6-2.
Similarly, Northwestern’s Sidarth Balaji and junior Ben Hoogland traded identical 6-3 set victories. Four singles matches in the third set with the match hanging in the balance. The Wildcats needed to win just one — they had captured the doubles point earlier in the day and had Baev and Jackman’s victories for a 3-0 advantage — while the Tribe needed to win all four to emerge victorious. Hoogland pushed Balaji at the No. 3 spot, but ultimately fell in the final set, 7-5, allowing Northwestern to claim victory and stave off a Tribe rally. Although the match was already won, the Wildcats went on to win the remaining three undecided singles matches in the third set, cementing the 7-0 victory. The College will look to work out the kinks against No. 35 N.C. State Feb. 17.
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Senior Adrian Vodislav fell to Northwestern’s Chris Jackman Saturday.
Tribe loses firsthalf lead Sunday W. BASKETBALL from page 8
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Junior center Tim Rusthoven drives against a Hofstra defender Saturday in the Tribe’s win. Rusthoven was a force in the second half under the basket against the Pride.
Rusthoven’s 16 rebounds key College win M. BASKETBALL from page 8
and rebounds.” The most exciting of those layups came from Britt, part of an 11-0 Tribe run. The game plan was simple: exploit Hofstra’s transition defense with an outlet pass to Britt for a fast break basket. Britt scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half. “We knew coming into the game that Hofstra’s transition defense wasn’t very good,” Britt said. “Coach [Shaver] was stressing that we need to catch the ball high, so I just caught the outlet, and I’m good in the open court. [I’m] glad some of them went in.” Shaver had emphasized the transition game to his squad throughout the week. “We have been working really hard on getting our outlet pass higher, so we can get some transition baskets. We like to take advantage of [Britt’s and Thornton’s] ability in the open court. We can’t do that if we don’t get stops,” Shaver said. The second half saw more of the same. The College maintained its lead as Rusthoven took
over in the post. Sophomore guard Marcus Thornton turned in a quiet performance. Despite scoring 16 points, Thornton attempted only nine shots from the field. The Tribe would keep the lead throughout the second half, eventually running out the clock for its ninth win of the season. Hampered by uneven offensive production in the last 10 games, Shaver once again tinkered with the starting lineup. Junior guard Julian Boatner started in place of Britt, recording six points and two assists in 19 minutes of action. “If you look at the games we’ve played this year, you’ll see that. Most of our baskets are off assists. We have a lot of guys who pass the ball and a lot of guys who score the ball,” Rusthoven said. “We need to move the ball to get more people going.” Four players scored in double figures, as the Tribe scored 25 baskets on 18 assists. Although Britt did not start, he did score all 17 of the College’s bench points, one more than Hofstra’s bench.
“[Britt] is a starter in my eyes, there’s no question about that. We juggled the lineup, and we’ve sort of begun to piece it back in the direction we had it,” Shaver said. Another result of Shaver’s lineup changes was senior guard Matt Rum’s improved defensive play. The College’s defense held its opponent under 60 points for the seventh time this season, holding Hofstra’s best scorer, guard Taran Buie, to just nine points. “We did a great job on their best player, Buie. [Rum] did a hell of a job guarding him. When he struggles to score, they struggle as a team,” Britt said. Shaver also lauded Rum’s play. “The unsung player of the day was [Rum]. He didn’t score but three — a lot of good looking shots, but just didn’t quite go in for him. He held their best scorer, Buie, to 3 for 18 from the floor,” said Shaver. Buie did not score in the final 17 minutes, 27 seconds, struggling to find the rim. Collectively, Buie and fellow guard Stevie Mejia shot just 6 of 32.
opportunities but simply could not convert against the fierce JMU defense. The Tribe showed impressive will late in the game, closing the gap to 66-61 with one minute remaining. The rally ultimately fell short, however, as JMU converted two late free throws to seal the game with a 68-63 final score. The Dukes were often a step ahead of the College’s full court pressure defense, pushing the ball up court and scoring 36 points in paint. Correal led all players with an impressive 28 points on 8 of 15 shooting. Junior forward Kaitlyn Mathieu, with 10 points. was the only other Tribe player to score in double figures. Aldridge struggled at times create and knock down jump shots, but she did contribute nine points and six assists. Ultimately, the Dukes’ defense throttled the Tribe in the second half, holding them to 22.6 percent shooting in the second half. JMU used that physical play to out-rebound the Tribe 48-34 and seemed to get an offensive rebound at every critical moment in the second half, scoring 14 second half points. “They’re definitely one of the stronger teams we’ve played. … It was really a battle underneath,” Correal said. Ultimately, the Tribe can take some satisfaction from contending with one of the CAA’s top teams for much of the contest, but the squandered 15-point lead and the sevenminute scoreless stretch derailed the College’s upset hopes. “There’s definitely disappointment. … Even though they’re second place, we definitely felt like we could’ve beaten them. … But we won three in a row, so we still have that winning mentality, and we’re looking forward to our next opponent,” Correal said.
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Sophomore Anna Kestler notched two assists Sunday against JMU.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tribe falls to JMU, 68-63 Win streak ended after Tribe squanders big lead BY MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
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Sophomore guard Brandon Britt was key to the Tribe’s superb fast-break Saturday, scoring 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting and dishing out four assists in the College’s win over Hofstra.
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FORMULA
College tops Hofstra at home
at James Madison, Wed.
BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR
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Junior forward Kyle Gaillard finished with 13 points.
Everything that had been going wrong went right Saturday. Stingy defense, effective shooting and transition baskets propelled William and Mary (9-12, 3-7 CAA) past visiting Hofstra University (5-17, 2-7 CAA). The College rode junior center Tim Rusthoven’s recordbreaking performance to a 72-59 win, marking the squad’s second victory in its last three contests. Rusthoven scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as he recorded his fifth double-double of the season. Rusthoven’s 16 rebounds were the most by a Tribe player since David Colley’s 26 during the 1995-96 season. “He’s pretty good,” head coach Tony Shaver said. “He’s phenomenal. He touches the ball so much, and only has one turnover in the game. He’s playing at a really high level. He really is good.” Rusthoven helped build a 34-26 point advantage in the paint while racking up three assists and three blocks. With Rusthoven busy in the post, the Tribe utilized an effective first half to build an 11 point lead at halftime. Plagued by poor firsthalf performances in recent weeks, the Tribe shot 62.5 percent from the field to avoid another slow start. The College’s 56.8 field goal percentage was its best this year. “We came out with energy,” junior guard Brandon Britt said. “In warm-ups, everyone was getting excited, jumping around. I think when we have energy at the beginning of the game, it just opens it up for us.” Junior forward Kyle Gaillard provided an early spark, scoring four points in the opening eight minutes. Gaillard turned in a solid night, finishing with 13 points and five rebounds on 4 of 6 shooting from the field. “We came out of the gates pretty hard, Shaver said. “And I think it’s defense that makes it happen. We got layups off defensive stops
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Sophomore guard Marcus Thornton scored 16 points.
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The College will face conference contender James Madison and forward Devon Moore Wednesday in Harrisonburg.
William and Mary dropped a closely contested game to James Madison, 68-63 Sunday at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe (5-15, 3-6 CAA) fell short against the Colonial Athletic Association’s No. 2 team after surrendering a 15-point lead in the first half. The game began favorably for the College. After falling behind 6-2 in the opening minutes, the Tribe went on a scorching 19-0 run and jumped out to a 21-6 lead. During the run, the Tribe forced five JMU turnovers. The Dukes showed resiliency, however, storming back into the game with eight consecutive points. The Tribe had a number of good looks, but too often failed to find the basket as the College’s formidable lead crumbled late in the half. The Dukes asserted themselves throughout the contest with physical play, aggressively boxing out on rebounds and challenging the Tribe on the perimeter as it battled back into the game. Despite JMU’s late surge, the Tribe rode 11 first-half points from senior forward Emily Correal to grab a 36-31 halftime advantage over the favored Dukes. The Tribe benefited from steady ball movement, surrendering only six turnovers in the first half while forcing 10 JMU turnovers. Senior guard Janine Aldridge struggled to score as JMU defenders hounded her on the perimeter, but her four assists, two steals and reliably intense play helped the Tribe keep the Dukes at an arm’s length in the first half. “They were all over me. … I was just trying to set harder screens so I could get the ball and help out,” Aldridge said. After playing catch-up for several minutes, the Dukes closed the deficit in the second half, tying the game at 42-42 five minutes into the period and peaking with a dominant 56-42 lead. As JMU’s lead grew, it became clear how much they physically overwhelmed the Tribe. Overpowering the Tribe at all spots on the court at the beginning of the second half, the Dukes scored 17 consecutive points with startling efficiency. The Tribe was held scoreless for a staggering seven minutes before Aldridge’s three-pointer broke the slump. During that scoreless stretch, the Tribe consistently created shooting See W. BASKETBALL page 7
CAA STANDINGS 1. Northeastern (9-1) 2. Delaware
(6-3)
3. Georgia State* (7-4) 4. JMU
(7-4)
5. George Mason (6-4) 6. Towson*
(6-4)
7. Drexel
(5-5)
8. UNC-W*
(3-6)
9. Tribe
(3-7)
10. Hofstra
(2-7)
11. ODU*
(0-9)
*Ineligible for CAA tournament
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Senior forward Emily Correal finished with 28 points.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Stites wins junior championship Dominates field to claim USAT&F junior women’s 6K title, making school history BY JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Emily Stites became the first freshman in school history to take home a national championship Saturday when she won the USAT&F Cross Country Championship junior women’s 6K in St. Louis with a time of 20 minutes and 27.3 seconds, more than 21 seconds faster than the runner up, highschooler Erin Finn. Stites will add the national championship to a long list of individual achievements this year. Named an All-
American for finishing 26 th at the NCAA Championships in November, Stites beat every other American at the BUPA Great Edinburgh XC Challenge in January and was named the CAA Rookie of the Year in cross country. She’s just the third runner in school history to take home a national championship of any kind, and the Ohio native has already made her mark on the school record books, having set rookie marks in the mile and 3,000 meter for indoor track. Along with classmate Meghan
McGovern, who finished eighth Saturday with a time of 21:32.3, Stites is now eligible to be selected to Team USA for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland March 24. Stites pulled away from much of the field early Saturday, going step-for-step with only Finn by the 3K mark. Finn had a second-long lead when the two hit the start of the fifth kilometer, but Stites had more left in the tank over the last two kilometers, crossing the finish line 21.3 seconds before Finn and 41.5 seconds ahead of Colorado’s Carrie Verdon.
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Freshman Emily Stites became the first rookie in school history to win a national championship.