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Dining Services revamps offers Starts texting service for feedback bY Meredith ramey Flat hat assoc. news editor
Sometimes College of William and Mary students call for variety on the dining menu and recent changes to the College’s dining programs aim to answer those calls. According to Aramark Marketing Manager Faren Alston and Assistant Director of Marketing and Communication Eden Harris, there have been a number of changes to campus dining, both obvious and behind the scenes. Many of these dining changes are made possible by the new policy requiring all oncampus students, beginning with the class of 2015, to purchase a meal plan. The Commons is sporting a new wok station and a bakery showcase. Both the Caf and the Sadler Center Dining Hall will now offer morning breakfast pizzas, made-to-order menus between traditional meal periods, and the ability to request chicken breast at the grill station. Sadler is also home to a new Chef’s Corner featuring the cooking of Chef Andrew Rice. “I can definitely see substantial changes from my freshman year to now,” Justin Miller ’13 said. The Caf and Sadler are not the only dining halls offering new products. The Marketplace is now home to a F’real Milkshake machine similar to Wawa’s, an extended omelet and salad bar, create-your-own flatbreads at Capiche, and Hot Dogs of the Nation and sweet potato fries at Grille Works. Fish Taco Friday at Zoca and the inclusion of the turkey burger as a meal swipe option are also new to Marketplace. All three dining halls will also offer homemade hamburgers and fresh-cut fries. “I think this is showing [that dining is] delivering on their promise of upping the quality of their food,” Andy Hickman ’13 said. “They’re taking care of the details as well.” Sustainability is another goal for Dining Services this semester, seen through the introduction of sustainable bamboo plates and BPA-free glasses across campus. Cage-free eggs and local ingredients are also making their presence known. Jan’s Jams from Providence Forge, Va. and Twin Oaks Tofu from Louisa, Va. now contribute to the menu in addition to The Good Earth Peanut Company in Skippers, Va. and the Peanut Shop in Williamsburg. All herbs are grown in an herb garden on campus and Executive Pastry Chef Dominique Lewis bakes all breads on site. Katie Caudle ’14, the president of Forks, a club on sustainable and ethical eating practices on campus, applauded Dining Services for the changes.
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OUT bY zach hardy // Flat hat online editor A new College of William and Mary policy prohibits smoking within 25 feet of all entrances to university buildings, covered walkways, bus stop shelters and exterior stairways. The policy also prohibits smoking in outdoor areas such as the Lake Matoaka Amphitheater and Zable Stadium, as well as in all vehicles owned by the College. The College implemented the new policy to bring College regulations into compliance with commonwealth of Virginia Executive Order 41A, which was issued in 2006 by the Virginia Secretary of Administration. The executive order, part of the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act, bans smoking in public university facilities and vehicles and establishes limits on outdoor smoking in general. “Virginia has a Clean Air Act, and the executive order was coupled with it, so there were legal requirements we had to respond to, and that was the main reason why we developed the policy,” Director of the Environment, Health and Safety Office Sandra Prior said. In addition to bringing the College up to speed with state law, the order also aims to enhance the overall health and safety of the school. “The [Environment, Health and Safety] Office found that there was an excessive amount of smoking litter around residence halls, and we also had a few problems with mulch fires from cigarettes, so there are benefits to health, safety and fire protection in addition to the fact [that] we want to be in compliance with the Executive order,” Prior said. The College is one of the last state universities to comply with the policy. Some schools, such as Virginia Tech, have gone so far as to ban smoking campus-wide. See policy page 3 caroline wren martin / THE FLAT HAT
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New establishments increase competition for local bar scene Brickhouse Tavern and the Crust join three staple restaurants offering a Williamsburg nightlife by Katherine chiglinsky flat hat news editor
Williamsburg has seen two new bars spring up in the 0.002 square mile stretch of Richmond Rd. and Scotland St. over the past year. Brickhouse Tavern, a franchise restaurant with another location in Newport News, arrived this summer, while The Crust, an offshoot of the franchise restaurant Baker’s Crust, set up residence in Tribe Square last October. For the three staple Williamsburg bars — the College Delly, Paul’s Deli and Green Leafe Cafe, the introduction of two new bars has changed the drinking and eating landscape with the increase of competition in the area. “We’ve noticed a definite uptick in students going from bar to bar,” general manager of the Green Leafe Alex Grey said. “I think it’s really a blessing in disguise. As far as Brickhouse opening up, it’s given us the push to offer more specials and do some more marketing.” Last semester, in an attempt to draw a more diverse
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crowd, the Green Leafe began allowing people age 18 and up after 9 p.m. but eventually decided to return to the 21-and-over rule this semester. “That sort of thing didn’t work out so well for us,” Grey said. “We noticed a different tone to the crowd when we added under-21 kids into the mix. We’re not trying to be a club here; we’re trying to be a tavern and do what we do best, and that’s good booze, good food and good music.” For now, the College Delly and Paul’s Deli remain open to customers 21-years-old and For more on older after 9 p.m. on Brickhouse Tavern, weekends. Tsipas check out Variety’s noted that younger review of patrons of the delis are the new bar and welcome to order and restaurant. pickup food until 2 a.m. page 6 “In my experience, it is an ABC issue,” Tsipas said. “It’s not easy to keep under 21 people from drinking. How do I protect myself from losing my ABC license? It’s by keeping it
at 21. It’s nice to mingle the under 21’s with the 21’s, but the issue is, is it safe?” The Crust, which opened last October, does allow people age 18 and over after 9 p.m. The first months of business proved to be a little slower for The Crust as it worked to break out onto the bar scene, but spring semester amped up business. “It was like, everybody came back from spring break, and we were busy nonstop until graduation,” lead manager at The Crust Blair Sherwood said. “People were slowly getting used to us. Everybody’s so used to the three staples, so it was more to get us into the routine of drinking. The food was a hit right away, but we’re slowly getting a drinking crowd.” George Tsipas, owner of both Paul’s Deli and the College Delly, also felt that the introduction of two new late-night options proved beneficial for the whole area. “Competition is good for all of us; it makes us better,” Tsipas said. “My hope is that everybody does
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The Green Leafe changed restrictions to 21-and-up this year.
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According to the Washington Post, the owner of an online prostitution ring has been sentenced to three years in prison. After losing his job at a law firm in 2009, Otasowie Asuen started the online service under the name “Prime DC.” He pleaded guilty to employing more than 50 prostitutes that he recruited through the popular online classified website Craigslist. The prostitutes kept 60 percent of the money they earned. In a statement to the press, Asuen apologized and stated he was motivated by greed to start the business.
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We’ve noticed a definite uptick in students going from bar to bar. I think it’s really a blessing in disguise.
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The Federal Railroad Administration and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation released environmental impact statements for potential high-speed train routes that would connect the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas, according to The Associated Press. The report recommends a route from Norfolk through Petersburg to Richmond. The train would travel at about 100 miles per hour. The Islamic Society of North America held its annual Matrimonial Banquet this past weekend in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. Much in the manner of speed dating, men and women talk to a different person every three minutes for two hours, and then are allowed to socialize freely. The event intends to offer an alternative to the more traditional arranged marriages, but isn’t as informal as more traditional styles of dating. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Petersburg Area Regional Tourism has started a new initiative that will capitalize on the upcoming autobiographic film “Lincoln,” scheduled for release in November. Efforts to increase tourism include posting signs where Lincoln visited during the Civil War and hosting walking tours. The Spielberg-directed movie was primarily filmed in the Petersburg and Richmond areas.
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Students in front of Harvard’s Widener Library, where hanging banners showcase the Harvard shield of arms and motto “Veritas” in Latin or “truth” in English.
University of Michigan discovers link with Aurora shooter
Juice Jam is almost a sell out for first time The Daily Orange recently reported that Juice Jam, the annual conglomerate concert Syracuse hosts every September and includes Childish Gambino and Calvin Harris this year, has sold a record-breaking number of tickets, beating the previous record by 22 tickets as of Friday afternoon. This ninth concert installment has the potential to sell out. With Gambino’s recent involvement in summer music festivals and the release day of Harris’ new album quickly approaching, the concert is scheduled at a opportune time for all involved.
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The Michigan Daily told readers Friday that there was a recent discovery connecting the University of Michigan to, but not implicating, its involvement with the Aurora, Colorado shooter, James Holmes. In 2011, Holmes had submitted an application to the school’s neuroscience graduate program and was denied admission. The school released no information about why the application was denied, but after Holmes appeared at the graduate school for an interview, the program’s director sent an urgent e-mail to the admissions committee instructing the committee not to offer him admission “under any circumstances.” Harvard cheating scandal being investigated
U.Va fraternity under investigation for hazing charges The Cavalier Daily reported Thursday that the University of Virginia’s Lambda Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi has recently faced hazing allegations. Earlier this summer, an anonymous informant told University Police Sergeant Chris Easton that he had noticed possible signs of abuse on pledges of the fraternity. Easton went to the location to attend the pledging “ritual,” witnessed the abuse and immediately began an investigation of the fraternity and its practices, which is ongoing.
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The Harvard Crimson updated readers Thursday on the current cheating scandal and investigation that is still being debated at Harvard. Harvard College’s disciplinary board is investigating almost half of the students enrolled in a government class last spring following allegations that plagiarism was committed on the class’s final take-home exam. With regard to exam protocol and Harvard’s Honor Code, the investigation has many components, and the scandal has caused a huge upset concerning university honor codes and take-home exam policies.
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News in brief DuPont’s problems seemingly over Since its opening in 1964, DuPont hall, named after philanthropist Jessie Ball DuPont, has served many purposes, but it is now the largest of the freshman halls on campus. DuPont has had steady renovations underway since 2010, as with many of the older buildings on campus. According to Director of Operations and Maintenance Robert Avalle, multiple pipes were re-insulated in the lobby during the summer and the third phase of repair on the exterior façade — and thus the entire repair of the building exterior — was completed. Only minor maintenance work remains.
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John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was found not guilty during his trial in 1982 by reason of insanity. Not only did this create the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, but it also sent Hinckley to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he has since spent most of his time. From 2005 to 2011, Hinckley was allowed many extended, unsupervised visits to his parents’ home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Earlier in August, federal judge Paul L. Friedman granted Hinckley until October 30 to respond to a motion that could deny him permission for even more visits.
Denis O’Hare, who plays the character Russell Edgington in the popular show “True Blood,” is coming to Williamsburg Sept. 8 to participate in Karene O’Hare’s Ovarian Cancer Run/Walk and auction off memorabilia from the show in order to fundraise money to help combat the pervasive cancer. In 2007, Karene O’Hare was diagnosed with Stage III C Ovarian Cancer, and after she passed, her family created the run/walk to emulate O’Hare’s spirit of giving. The program helps raise money for grants to medics for disease testing and treatment as well as an education program for women.
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it right and brings a good product to the area, so we bring more people to this area. So it wouldn’t just be competition, it would be drawing more people here.” Grey noted that the bars often work together, offering ice if one runs out or exchanging coins if one is low, creating a mutually beneficial environment. Brickhouse Tavern also joined the crowd of bars, opening July 13. Owner Daroon
Bargash noted that business has been steadily increasing since the opening. “A lot of people that I’ve heard from so far have said that I’ve brought life into this area,” Bargash said. “I’m not here to step on nobody’s toe. If I’m fortunate enough, I will stay in business for as long as they have.” Bargash hopes that Brickhouse will eliminate some of the larger lines that gather outside the delis during the weekend. Brickhouse allows patrons 18-years-old and older most nights. Bargash noted that when
they near capacity on busier nights, they restrict admittance to 21-and-over. As to the introduction of the two new franchises to the bar scene, Tsipas continues to support his family-run business and has yet to recognize any substantial difference to the flow of customers. “I’m all for local businesses,” Tsipas said. “I’d like to see more family businesses and local businesses do more than corporate businesses. I’ve seen too many local businesses suffer over the years, but we’ve been really fortunate.”
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New EPA regulations halt Surry Coal Plant
SEAC sees stalled plant as victory for environment and community after years of protest by vanessa remmers flat hat managing editor
SEAC and local residents concerned about the health effects of being downwind of a coal plant. “We were very surprised and happy, it was a very positive surprise,” Sharon Hartzell ’14, who has been part of the SEAC campaign since fall 2010, said. “They couldn’t demonstrate that there was an immediate need for power.” The draft rule, announced EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson, limits carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants to 1,000 pounds per megawatt-hour. This poses a challenge more for coal plants than natural gas plants because of the technology needed to stay under the limit. David Hudgins, a spokesman with ODEC, saw the stalled plant as a grave economic consequence of the tighter EPA regulations. Hudgins said that the existing coal plants on the peninsula could not sustain the growing demand for electricity. “At the end of the day, the ruling has killed all new coal plants. It is
It was victory Aug 8. for the Student Environmental Action Committee and some Williamsburg and Surry residents when new Environmental Protection Agency carbon emissions regulations caused what would have been the largest coal plant in the commonwealth to announce that they are suspending construction and obtaining permits indefinitely — at least for the next couple of years. All signs were a go for the Surry coal plant just five months ago after a Dendron town council reapproved zoning permits on the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s 1,600 acre property. But new EPA limits placed on new coal-fired plants in late March now has the coal plant waiting for a Supreme Court ruling to give them the green light once again. The stalled plant, which would have provided 200 new jobs as well as revenue for the county, met with opposition from
fundamentally flawed,” Hudgins said. “These environmental groups don’t talk about the economic consequences. … It has a material impact on the quality of life. There are unintended consequences of saving the planet.” For Hartzell, though, any economic benefit that may have come from the coal plant was a misrepresentation of reality. “It will generate jobs, and a lot of those jobs will require people with specific backgrounds and training in coal production. … You can’t just plop an industry down and expect people from the town to get those jobs. It’s kind of teasing people with the promise of jobs, when the economic benefits are going to be limited,” Hartzell said. Even though Hudgins does not expect a Supreme Court ruling for a couple of years, he does not believe the fight is over. “The fat lady hasn’t sung yet,” Hudgins said. “We are crippling our economy without coal. It’s going to be a choice this November.” Until that time, Hartzell said SEAC
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Students and community members protested the construction of the Surry Coal Plant last year.
is poised to stay on the issue and watch ODEC closely as they continue to manage the property. Hudgins says that natural gas exploration on the property has not produced any results, and ODEC is simply maintaining the property. “We’re going to take care of it [and] nurture it, relocating utilities,” Hudgins
said. SEAC members continue to cheer for what they think is a huge step in the right direction. “Coal isn’t becoming any more of a viable source of energy. Evidence is stacking up that coal is not a viable source of energy,” Hartzell said.
Signposts mark smoking limits Dining Services promotes local produce POLICY from page 1
“The executive order was put out in 2006, so we were pretty behind in coming into compliance,” Prior said. “It took us a lot longer because we wanted to ensure that the College implemented it in the best way for consideration of all faculty, staff and students.” According to the policy report, individuals should report those in noncompliance to the manager of the building. “Violations of the policy could result in anything from warning to probation for a first violation, depending on whether the student has a prior record of violations and on the exact circumstances of the particular violation,” Associate Dean of Students David Gilpert said in an email. “The hearing officer could also add secondary sanctions such as community service or a loss of housing for
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repeated violations.” One student felt the new policy is both bothersome for smokers and is not likely to be adhered to. “I think it’s a bit inconvenient, and it’s also not super realistic to expect students to stand 25 feet away, in addition to the professors who always stand outside and smoke,” Beatrice Loayza ’15 said. Signs stating the new regulations have been posted on the doors of nearly all academic buildings and residence halls. Trash receptacles for smoking waste have been placed near buildings as well in an attempt to mark the appropriate distance smokers should maintain from entryways. “As a non-smoker, I’m completely fine with it. Cigarette smoke actually bothers me because it smells and I have allergies,” Ben Yeager ’14 said.
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“The efforts to make campus dining more sustainable have been critical steps in reducing the environmental impact of our school,” Caudle said. “But it is also critical to make sure that students and faculty understand why these changes are important.” To promote local produce, Dining Services also will host a Farm to Fork Night in the Sunken Garden on Sept. 21 in partnership with the Williamsburg Farmer’s Market. However, some students feel these improvements do not justify the meal plan requirement for current sophomores. “Sophomores in Ludwell shouldn’t have to pay $3,600 a year
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for food they won’t necessarily eat,” Sam Schooler ’15 said. “I don’t like the dining halls but feel I’m wasting my money by not going. It’s annoying, especially for vegetarians like me, who don’t have many options at Sadler and the Caf anyway.” Aramark is working to improve their relationship with the student body. Students are encouraged to participate in the Text N Tell Feedback program. The program allows students to text reviews, questions, and requests to 55744. Dining representatives will answer these messages and display them on monitors in the dining center. “We are all about getting feedback,” Alston said. “Let us know what you like, let us know what you don’t like.
We are here to serve the students. Come talk to us.” Harris offered a concrete example of the response to feedback from students. Dining Services became aware of the desire for chopsticks by many of the College’s international students through the grapevine. Within 24 hours, chopsticks became a permanent addition to campus dining facilities. “We don’t know about these things unless somebody says something,” Harris said. William and Mary Dining Student Advocacy is also opening an office in the lobby of the Caf to offer students a face-to-face interaction with Dining Services to address their questions and concerns.
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The problem with politics in the classroom twisted statistics and comically dramatic campaign ads. It should be a safe haven where we learn to analyze emotional appeals and look at controversy logically. The professor is there to act as a guide, helping students to navigate the maze of viewpoints around them and to examine the facts of the matter. When a professor Flat Hat Opinions Editor introduces partisan politics into the classroom, he contradicts that goal. And that goal is especially important now, in a time when Last week, a Chronicle of Higher Education blogger reported, the line between news and entertainment often fades into faculty at Ohio State received an email from a senior English an unintelligible haze, when advocates on both ends of the professor with the subject line “How to turn students into voters.” political spectrum constantly present their opinions as fact, The email begins: “I’ve been in touch with a couple of when truth is hard to come by. McHale certainly did not campus organizers for the Obama campaign, who have asked help matters. me to pass along to all of you a request for access to your Consider how often we hear about the power of an classes in the next few weeks. If you were willing, they would education and the importance of becoming intelligent, send along a volunteer to make a pitch to your students about active, informed citizens. Students have been told that there registering to vote.” is something very special about what they will learn in While promoting voter registration is an innocent endeavor college that is necessary for most anything they do thereafter. — honorable, even — the more troubling part comes a few That this will be where they will learn to analyze, become sentences later: “If you were willing, the volunteers could also exposed to new perspectives, learn take a couple of extra minutes to see to make connections and tear down whether they could interest any of your Universities should be where contradictions — and the professor is students in volunteering for the Obama we learn to combat twisted there to help us learn to do these things. campaign themselves.” statistics and comically It’s quite a lot to live up to. Brian McHale, the author of this dramatic campaign ads. Everything about the culture of email, is a professor at Ohio State. As higher education reinforces professors’s such, he’s in one of the worst possible credibility, so a well-spoken professor positions to be introducing his own can be incredibly influential. Making a pitch for any political partisan opinions. campaign is an abuse of that power. During the next few weeks, we will hear the partisan opinions According to Ohio State’s student newspaper, The of almost everyone we know. We will hear the partisan opinions Lantern, McHale stated that he will not repeat his actions of a great deal of people that we don’t know. Friends, family, now that he knows he was violating university guidelines. television commentators, celebrities, satirists, bloggers, However, he believes that “registering students to vote is campaign ads and acquaintances from all aspects of our lives simply good citizenship.” will bombard us with political argumentation as the November Professor McHale, I wish you had realized that you could election approaches. We’ll hear horror stories, witty sayings, have practiced good citizenship in one of the most pure scathing accusations and uplifting speeches. In an ideal world, academia should be a refuge from all of that. and fundamental ways: by teaching young people to think for themselves. While engaging in informed political discourse is always beneficial, universities should be where we learn to combat Email Ellen Wexler at eawexler@email.wm.edu.
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policy recently implemented by the College of William and Mary aims to make the air on the steps of James Blair and Tyler Halls a little fresher this year. It prohibits people from smoking within 25 feet of any campus building and was created to comply with a 2006 state executive order. We understand the decision’s importance as a means of better accommodating the health and safety of College students, faculty, and staff. That said, we are concerned by the plan’s lack of detail — after all, the College had six years to come up with a plan to enforce the executive order, and this plan appears a little basic. Our primary question is: What does the College hope to accomplish with this policy? We know the College has to introduce the policy in order to comply with the state, but we hope something significant will come of it. We believe that the most productive outcomes from the policy should arrive through adherence to the Honor Code and respect for all members of the campus community. We fear that if the College invests too many of its resources in enforcing this policy through other means, the result will only be an ineffective squandering of funds. The plan is not enforceable because there is no practical way to report violations of the policy. Currently, there are no specific plans for policing campus buildings to ensure the policy is upheld other than through individual reports filed by members of the campus community. This system does not seem reliable because the only evidence is one individual’s word against the word of another. The only way to enforce the policy consistently would require surveillance of campus buildings, which would be a waste of funds. The repercussions for violating this policy vary depending on circumstances and can range from a warning to community service or loss of housing. While consequences may seem necessary to enforce this policy, the meetings to assign the repercussions seem to be more of a hassle than the act warrants. Especially considering the unreliable nature of the policing for this policy, the necessary hearings for violations seem to be problematic. While we understand the need to implement this policy on our campus, we hope the College does not follow in the footsteps of other state schools who have implemented nonsmoking policies that prove excessively harsh to smokers. Virginia Tech banned smoking on campus completely. We hope this sort of policy never occurs at the College. A smoke-free campus is subject to each of the enforceability problems that plague alcohol-free campuses. In addition to being ineffective, a campus-wide ban on smoking would divide the student body and would only spawn anger. We hope the College’s Honor Code, primarily, will enforce the policy. Members of the College community who smoke should be willing to follow the new restrictions to make the campus accommodating to all students. In return, we hope the College will not waste any of its limited funds attempting to enforce a policy that is nearly impossible to control. The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Katherine Chiglinsky, Elizabeth DeBusk, Katie Demeria, Jill Found and Vanessa Remmers. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.
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A new policy prohibits anyone from smoking within 25 feet of academic buildings at the College. Is this necessary?
“I don’t smoke, so go for it then. [The smokers] don’t have to clog up the entrance to the library.”
“I think that’s completely understandable and acceptable. I think that’s a sufficient distance.”
Liz Manning ’14
Marielle Larson ’13
“As an asthmatic, I very much like that policy. I don’t have anything against people who smoke, but I think it’s common courtesy.” Dana Lotito ’15
“As someone who chooses not to smoke, I think it’s a good policy so I don’t have to suffer from the second hand effects.” Susanne Khatib ’15
“It’s really annoying walking into Swem in that hazy smoke, so I’m in favor of it in general.”
“As an asthmatic, [I won’t] have to worry about it going into Jones or Swem.”
William Dahl ’13
Jennifer Hackatt ’14 — photos and interviews by Ellen Wexler
Surry Coal controversy: Clarifying the consequences of an unsustainable lifestyle Emily Kelley The Flat Hat
The concept of “going green” — at least in the vague, abstract way in which it is often used — sounds appealing enough to most. However, as the policies designed to protect the environment begin to result in more tangible consequences, the ideal is losing some of its charm. The stricter carbon emission regulations recently imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency have halted plans to build Virginia’s largest coal-fueled power plant yet in Surry County. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the project will generate
much-needed jobs and an estimated $2.2 million in annual tax revenue. This figure is just an estimate — possibly a very skewed one at that — but it does catch one’s attention. That projection, combined with ODEC’s proffers of new sidewalks and other town improvements, is surely enough to rattle some residents’ dedication to the wellbeing of the environment. The case will be tied up for years, but the underlying conflict remains. The challenge with the effort to create a more efficient, sustainable world is that the eventual results of our action — or inaction — are too vague and too far down the road to motivate us to change our current lifestyle. In other words, an unemployed citizen of Surry would more likely take a job at a new coal plant in the hopes of one day sending his child to college, rather than stay jobless but feel better about the world in which his greatgreat-great grandchild will live. And who could blame him? It’s human nature.
The key lies in making the negative repercussions of our current unsustainable lifestyle very real to people — real enough to create motivation that will trump any financial allure. When my ninth grade earth science teacher looked at us with a straight face and told us that the processes set in motion by our carbon emissions would absolutely affect not only our children, but most likely all of us, he shook me in a way that put the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” mantra to shame. The point is that the scare tactic works. Alternatively, we could put more incentives in place. I am beginning to see people’s eyes glaze over the moment they hear the word “green.” The facts driving this platform become more remote in our minds each time the word is used. ODEC says they are looking into alternative power sources but claim that Surry doesn’t have adequate infrastructure to support such a project.
In an ideal world, they would take the $6 billion they were about to pour into the coal station and invest it in making a sustainable energy supply possible. We need to come up with a way to orient everyone toward this cause
— be it incentives, scare tactics or something else — to create real, lasting motivation to change our lifestyles and live more sustainably. Email Emily Kelley at emkelley@email. wm.edu.
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Ancient Greek pottery exhibit attracts scholars and showcases art of the time period BY
The idea to create an exhibit on ancient Greek art at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary was first proposed nearly thirty years ago by professor of classical studies John Oakley. This idea has finally come to fruition in the exhibit entitled “Athenian Potters and Painters: Greek Vases from Virginia Collections” that can now be viewed in the museum until Oct. 7. The opening of the exhibit was a victory for Oakley, who spent years unsuccessfully proposing the idea to numerous museum directors and, at one point applied for grants to put on such a show. “Any of these kinds of exhibits can cost money, and it is really easy to say, ‘We don’t have the money for it’, but there are grants for those kinds of things,” Oakley said. “It’s just really nice to have the actual exhibit here at the College with the conference also being held here this September.” The conference is the third of its kind planned by Oakley. The previous two conferences were held in Athens and also featured vases geared toward stimulating scholarly discussion. In the upcoming conference, classical archaeologists with varying specializations and levels of experience will come together for a few days to listen to professional papers and discuss Greek and Athenian pottery and art in great detail. Not only are the proceedings of each conference published as a reference work for scholars, but the conference can also be a valuable experience for younger scholars, who are given the opportunity to present their
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papers to an audience and meet and learn from other scholars. There was a lot of work and collaboration involved in putting Oakley’s plan into motion, especially by his students and the help and support of Director Aaron De Groft ’88. “He [Oakley] had actually proposed the idea to me in Chick-Fil-A after he had just gotten back from a stint away in Greece. He said, ‘How about that show I mentioned?’ and I said, ‘Let’s do it!’” De Groft said. “So we worked on it and involved the students to give them meaningful and engaging real-world experience to take with them into the future.” The Muscarelle prides itself on collaborating with faculty and including students in various aspects of its ventures. De Groft has made it clear that the museum is just a continuation of the mission of the College and that there will always be room to push the boundaries and create diverse exhibits while also serving the faculty members in their endeavors and the students in their learning. “I have found that throwing the doors open to our closest constituents, our students and faculty, that we have a lot more interest with the public and student body,” De Groft said. “Collaboration with faculty and students is the definition of our existence as a university art museum. We are really a lab for experimental learning and an important part of university life.” Oakley spent several years living in Greece, where he encountered other pottery enthusiasts and developed a great repertoire of sources in Virginia whom he could contact for the exhibit. He also teaches classes that center particularly around the analysis of ancient Grecian art and pottery, so his investment in the exhibit is more personal than that of an objective art scholar. “It is important to draw attention to Greek and Roman art because it is the beginning and cornerstone of western art. The major part of knowledge we have comes from the statuary and vases discovered in Greece and Italy because murals and wall paintings have been destroyed over time,” Oakley said. “Vases are really our main source for studying ancient Greek painting.” Many students were highly involved in many parts of the process — writing labels for the individual vases, writing wall labels for the different sections of
vases, and helping to plan the layout of the exhibit. One student in particular, Alex Endres ’12, became an integral part of the process and was named co-curator for the exhibit. Professor Oakley was away for part of the summer, so Endres was in charge of compiling a list of the pieces in the collection. She also wrote and edited labels and worked with two lead docents on the research for presentation during tours. “I love the stories that Greek vases tell — often times, they are our only sources for certain versions of mythological stories, whose literary sources have since been lost,” Endres said. The exhibit, set up in a chronological format to showcase the evolution of the art, illustrates Athenian art and pottery in their truest forms. Although the colors are characteristically simple, the technique used is considered impeccable, and the figures are very realistic for the time period. This exhibit attests not only to the work of the people involved in its creation, but also to the artistry that existed during the height of Grecian society. “Being a member of the alumni and working here at the museum, collaboration on projects like this is even more gratifying to me because your heart is more in the game,” De Groft said. “This all [the exhibit and the conference] just came together in the best way and is producing an excellent experience for the students.”
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
The right and wrong ways to get your hands dirty When navigating third base, partners must communicate and never go in blindly
Elaine Bevington
BEhind closed doors columnist
Let’s talk about fingering, and while we’re at it, let’s talk about handjobs, too. Among guys, the general consensus on handjobs seems to be that you’re never going to get one that’s as good as one you could give yourself. As a potential giver of handjobs, this attitude sometimes puts me off from even trying. However, I have to say, guys, you’re not always so talented yourselves. Not at handjobs — I’ll bow to your expertise in that area — but when it comes to fingering, trust me when I say I can do a better job myself. I masturbate, which girls pretty much aren’t supposed to do — or at least not supposed to admit that they do, but that’s a topic for another day. Suffice it
to say that I have, with practice, learned what works for me and now I can almost guarantee not only that I will be able to get myself off faster than you can, I can actually get myself off, period. You can’t fake it to yourself — although I have faked giving myself an orgasm in front of a guy before — and I have faked an orgasm with a guy before. Almost every time it’s because that guy was bad. See, here’s the thing, dudes — you can’t really fake it too well. I mean, if I’m jerking you off, I’m going to keep going until I see a result. For me, it’s pretty easy to moan and wiggle a little, and you’ll think you’ve done your job. I’m doing you a favor, really, because I’ve realized that, earnest as they may be, your attempts are futile. We might as well just stop and not waste any more time. Believe me, if what you’re doing is working, I will take all of your time. The most recent time I faked an orgasm, I was being fingered in the most horrible way, to the point that it was starting to get painful. I swear some guys must not realize that fingers
are not the same as the penis. The term “boner” is pretty misleading — there is no actual bone in the penis, unlike in your fingers, which are quite boney, and unfortunately are not nearly as wide. This guy was thrusting his fingers straight in-and-out, hard, and because it was just straight thrusting, I didn’t feel anything, except for his knuckles bruising my bits. The sad thing was that I could see he was really into it — he was thrusting with his hand as if it was his third leg — and he was getting himself excited in the process. The really sad thing was that he wasn’t the first guy to do this. In retrospect, I probably should have said something. Instead, I just lay there, silent and unmoving, hoping he would notice that I clearly wasn’t enjoying myself. He didn’t. I was tired and not in the mood for taking things any further, so I faked an orgasm to make him stop, then rolled over and went to sleep. I’d like to think that if the same thing happened to me now, I would have the ovaries to say, “Could
you try going a little softer?” Then again, my ex-boyfriend had a similar technique, and even when I told him I liked it better when he was slow and gentle, he never could seem to stop himself from speeding up. Rather than seem demanding by repeatedly asking for him to ease up, I would often play the same game and fake it because I was bored and sore. As much as I would like to blame these guys for not being perceptive enough, the truth is, I should have been more vocal. While it feels selfish to direct someone on how to give me pleasure, when the roles are revers ed, I always wish my partner would just tell me what he
likes rather than have me go in blind — unless that’s what he’s into. We all know better than anyone else how to get ourselves off, so we might as well be generous and share that information with our partners. Manual sex could actually be good with another person if we did. Here’s my generous tip for the day: While a curved penis can sometimes be a problem, curved fingers never hurt anyone with a G-spot. Elaine Bevington is a Behind Closed Doors columnist and she promises to speak up more about what she likes.
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New restaurant on the block
Brickhouse Tavern boasts diverse menu, provides appealing atmosphere
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The Brickhouse Tavern, located on Scotland Street next to Paul’s Deli, recently opened in Williamsburg. The restaurant remains open until 2 a.m., and serves a wide variety of food: its menu includes items such as pizza, salads, pasta and subs.
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It may seem like there’s a restaurant everywhere you turn in Williamsburg. From Tribe Square to the deli options, finding somewhere to eat is never really a problem. The Brickhouse Tavern, the latest addition to the restaurant scene that recently opened on Scotland Street, may seem like just one more place to grab dinner or spend a weekend night. However, the Brickhouse Tavern’s enticing atmosphere and the quality of its food set it apart from its competition. The Brickhouse Tavern is partsports bar, part-restaurant, and it takes advantage of its location right across the street from the College of William and Mary. Paintings of the Griffin and football players in green and gold line the walls, and the huge televisions lining the walls are perfect for broadcasting Tribe sports. In addition, the restaurant’s interior is much bigger than it may seem from the
outside, and there is seating available both at tables and at the bar. There’s also outdoor seating and a balcony overlooking the street, where it’s nice to eat on the rare day that the sun is out and the humidity is low. The Brickhouse Tavern’s casual atmosphere makes it a place to eat with your parents or with your friends. The signature dish seems to be pizza, but the menu has a wide variety of options, including salads, pastas and subs. Although the three meals we sampled — the chicken alfredo pasta, the meat-lover’s pizza and the Philly steak sub — all contained meat, there are also vegetarian options, like a veggie calzone and a variety of salads. The chicken alfredo’s creamy sauce and perfectly cooked chicken definitely made it the best of the three meals we tasted, but we were impressed by the sub and the pizza as well. Even though the sub contained a lot of meat, it wasn’t too dry, and struck a good balance between cheese and steak,
with the green peppers for extra flavor. The pizza was completely loaded with toppings, including sausage, pepperoni, bacon and ham, making it slightly difficult to eat but extremely flavorful, especially if you do, in fact, love meat. The prices are reasonable and are comparable to those of other local restaurants. Sub prices range between $6.95 and $7.95, and an 8-inch pizza, which can be split between two people, is only $8.50. Appetizers and drinks are also relatively inexpensive, so eating on a college student’s budget shouldn’t be a problem. The portions were also big, so diners definitely get their money’s worth and can bring leftovers home; the owner swears that the food is at least as good — if not better — when it’s reheated. For 21-and-over clientele, the Brickhouse Tavern features a full bar and serves inexpensive beer. Open till 2 a.m., the restaurant is a good place to meet friends for drinks on weekends. At the same time, the Brickhouse Tavern isn’t a
bar primarily, so younger patrons won’t feel out of place. While the thing that stands out the most is the food, the friendly staff was a huge selling point for us. A waitress greeted us when we walked in and introduced us to the owner. As we ate, she continued to make conversation even though she was not the one bringing out our food. The owner was also extremely warm and eager to help us, hence the three huge plates of food we found in front of us. Our experience at the Brickhouse Tavern was definitely a positive one: We were happy with all of the food we sampled and we felt comfortable in the friendly environment. We know we will be returning soon to try the calzones, which, we are told, are enormous and best when stuffed with meatballs. Although there is no shortage of restaurants around campus, the Brickhouse Tavern is certainly a welcome addition to the deli scene.
From France to the College: the life of a Dean of Arts and Sciences BY KYRA ZEMANICK FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
Post-World War I Paris was not only a city recovering from the horrors of trench warfare but the site of a burgeoning new culture, one that embraced playfulness, creativity, and joie de vivre. The poet Robert Desnos was one of many swept up in this transformation. His punfilled poetry, critical film and art reviews and relationships with writers such as André Breton and Louis Aragon signaled a new generation of art and literature. It was Desnos’s role in the surrealist movement that first piqued the interest of Katharine “Kate” Conley, the new Dean of the Arts and Sciences at the College of William and Mary and biographer
of Desnos. “In the vanguard, [Desnos] was at the crossroads of everything that was happening that was new and exciting in French culture in the [1920s] and [1930s],” Conley said. “He was my entry into surrealism, which was a movement that had produced literature and art that I consider to be interesting, playful, beautiful, moving, but also integrally connected to history and politics.” Born in Washington, D.C., Conley spent the majority of her childhood abroad, where she learned to speak French at Belgian schools. Her parents (her father was in the Foreign Service) encouraged her to major in French during her time at Harvard University. Although she had thoroughly enjoyed her French classes, Conley thought otherwise.
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the word ‘ghostly,’ I went for a run and was thinking ‘ghostly, ghostly,’ and that was resonating with me, and I thought, ‘Wait a minute — the chapter on Man Ray is ghostly,’ and I thought, ‘Oh, the chapter on Claude Cahun is ghostly. So is the chapter on Francesca Woodman, and so is the chapter on Susan Hiller.’ I realized that the ‘ghostly,’ which I turned into a noun ‘ghostliness,’ not ‘ghost,’ but the ‘ghostly effects,’ were present in all the works that I was studying … and present from the very beginning of the [surrealist] movement.” Such research has given Conley the opportunity to meet with the artists about whom she has written, including the painter Dorothea Tanning and the installation artist Susan Hiller. More importantly, though, she has shared her knowledge with students, and has overseen their independent projects. It was not until 2010 when Conley, who was then the Edward Tuck Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, first worked in academic administration. As the Associate Dean of the Faculty for Arts and Sciences, she oversaw half of the academic departments, aided in the creation of the new Visual Arts Center, and changed the name of the division from “Humanities” to “Arts and Humanities.” “It was a growth opportunity,” she said, “but I still considered myself a professor.” Now, Conley looks forward to working at a public institution. She looks forward to working on curriculum review and plans to enhance the College’s internationalization by partnering with the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies. While she does not have time to teach, her passion for learning remains steadfast. “We’re in education because we think learning matters, and this [is] an opportunity to learn more, another growth opportunity,” Conley said. “[I am] able to start something new and to really learn new things at my age and my career, when I hadn’t even imagined that I would get the chance.”
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“I felt that I knew French already, so I didn’t want to major in it, which is sort of a silly response, but I really loved all my English literature classes,” she said. “I majored in it and I was interested in medieval studies.” She continued to explore her interest in English by pursuing jobs in publishing and journalism. However, a chance meeting with a French professor in Boulder, Colo., convinced her to return to her bicultural roots. “I’d had jobs I really enjoyed in publishing, that had challenged me, but inevitably after about two years I would begin to wonder what came next, and I would get restless, and so I’d switch jobs,” Conley explained. “I can safely say after 24 years in academia that I’ve always been challenged, I’ve never been bored, and my work has shifted and changed in wonderful ways. It was a really good choice for me.” Conley’s interest in French surrealism did not arise until she enrolled in a graduate seminar on avant-garde film. She was particularly drawn to films by Man Ray, an American photographer whose 1928 film “L’Étoile de mer,” which translates to “The Sea Star,” was based on a script by Desnos. Her subsequent master’s thesis and critical biography, Robert Desnos, Surrealism, and the Marvelous in the Everyday Life, was a more in-depth exploration of her initial fascination with Desnos. Conley’s research has since expanded to include surrealist women, who served as the subjects of her dissertation. Her first book is titled Automatic Woman: The Representation of Women in Surrealism, and her forthcoming volume is called Surrealist Ghostliness. In fact, the thesis of her latter work did not materialize until after she had completed her first chapter on Lee Miller, a female American photographer. The last word of that chapter — “ghostly” — intrigued her. “I knew what the other chapters were going to be about, and I had a plan for what would draw them together that had to do with classification, categorization,” Conley said. “As I thought about
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MEN’S SOCCER
Tribe drops Spiders for season’s first win
College notches 3-0 victory to move to 1-2 on season BY MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER Three games into a season is usually a bit early to talk about “must win” games, but William and Mary head coach Chris Norris labeled the Tribe’s Saturday’s showdown with Richmond as such. Norris’ squad, which had been held scoreless in its two prior contests, showed plenty of offensive spark Saturday. The College delivered on Norris’ request and downed the Spiders 3-0 to secure its first victory of the season. Sophomore midfielder Chris Perez made the first key play for the College, slashing into the penalty box before being shoved to the ground by a Spiders defender. Perez’ stellar play drew a penalty kick, which senior midfielder Ben Anderson drilled to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead just six minutes into the contest. “Chris Perez is a guy we rely on a lot for attacking impetus,” Norris said. “He’s got some serious quickness and one-on-one ability … to get that first goal was a huge weight off our shoulders.” After Anderson’s score, the College’s back line turned in a dominating performance. The line, which features sophomores Marcus Luster and Michael Teiman and juniors Roshan Patel and Will Smith, withstood an onslaught of attacks from the Spiders offense through the entire first half as the Tribe clung to their 1-0 lead. Smith — the anchor of the defense and a preseason All-CAA first team honoree — was
Offense too timid to pull off upset COMMENTARY from page 8
if junior Michael Graham were completely healthy — to go up against an ACC defense in the first significant action of his college career. Yes, the Tribe’s defense was playing heroic football against a very flawed Maryland offense. But it felt from the pressbox at times, especially in the middle of the third quarter, that Laycock decided that if his offense didn’t turn the ball over and left the Terrapins with poor field position, the defense could hold them to under six points. It wasn’t the kind of outside-the-box, play-to-win mentality you want to see from a team looking to pull off an upset in a game that means nothing in terms of playoff berths and conference standings. Aside from that, the Tribe’s reliance on the running game had proven to be ineffective through three quarters. Up until Maryland scored (essentially forcing Laycock to open things up), the College had passed just 15 times and had run 36 times for an average of 2.75 yards per carry. It was clear all day that the Tribe’s offensive line was overmatched by the Terrapins’ defensive front. Laycock should have taken inspiration from the way his defense was playing. Coordinator Scott Boone’s unit was aggressive, constantly bringing pressure that rattled Maryland’s true freshman quarterback. Of course, there were times when it backfired and the Tribe was caught overpursuing on misdirection plays. But when all was said and done, the College had held Maryland’s offense to just seven points and 236 yards while forcing four turnovers. For the offense, the Tribe’s conservatism simply didn’t work. The College’s only scores came off interceptions that set the offense up at Maryland’s 34 and 9 yard lines, and 229 yards of total offense is unacceptable for a team with playoff aspirations. For his part, Ortiz performed admirably, going seven of 16 for 100 yards and showing flashes of what made him a real contender for the starting job. Of course, he has plenty to work on. He showed a tendency to rely on his legs — fleeing the pocket even if his protection was solid — rather than throwing decisively to a receiver, and his accuracy on the run appeared to be an issue. But after the game it was clear that the sophomore had been humbled. He sat and spoke softly of being disappointed in how he and his offensive teammates played, and how the defense deserved better. Laycock, on the other hand, seemed unaffected, like everyone had done alright and things just hadn’t gone their way. In reality, he — like Ortiz — could have been better, and he — perhaps unlike Ortiz — should have been better. He didn’t owe it to the media or the fans to open it up and play more aggressively for a touchdown, he owed it to the guys who had to take the field every time his third down call failed. Those are the guys who deserved — and played well enough — to head back south, winners of an upset they’d never forget.
quick to give credit to his teammates. “Being able to defend as a team is a key concept for us, and I think we did that well tonight,” Smith said. Though they faced threats to their lead for nearly 50 minutes, the College’s rock solid back line never faltered, turning away every attack and benefiting from strong play by sophomore goalkeeper Bennett Jones. Jones pitched a shutout while registering five saves. The tipping point of the match came in the 59th minute, when Patel headed a corner kick into the goal. The goal came just four minutes after Smith rejected a scoring chance by Richmond’s Houston Oldham to preserve the Tribe lead. Patel’s goal gave the College a commanding 2-0 lead and provided all the fuel they needed to close out the match. “At halftime…in the locker room we were like, ‘We have to get that second or third goal to solidify this game.’ ... After that you could see we stepped forward a bit more and had a perk in our step,” Patel explained. Sophomore forward Patrick O’Brien led the College with five shots, one of them on goal. Senior midfielder Ben Anderson registered three shots, a goal and an assist, while sophomore midfielder Ben West also recorded an assist and three shots. Tribe used their two-goal cushion to spend the final third of the game playing aggressive offense. The game was hardly in doubt for the final thirty minutes, making sophomore midfielder Chris
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Senior midfielder Ben Anderson started the scoring for the Tribe when he converted a penalty kick in the 6th minute.
Albiston’s 89th minute goal icing on the cake for the College. The Tribe hopes the win will set the bar for the
rest of the season. The team will travel to St. John’s next week before competing in a tournament at Creighton on Sept. 14.
Missed chances doom Tribe in opener FOOTBALL from page 8
The College defense started off the game with a bang and set up two early field goals. On his second collegiate pass attempt, Hills was heavily pressured by the Tribe defense and released a wobbly pass, allowing redshirt freshman cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson to capitalize and record an interception. The Tribe, aided by a 15-yard pass interference penalty against Maryland, kicked a field goal to take an early 3-0 lead with 11 minutes, 35 seconds left in the first quarter. “Jabrel just made a great play,” Houston-Carson said. “I guess I was just in the right place at the right time. It was exciting to get my first college pick.” After a pair of short and unsuccessful drives, the College defense struck again. On 3rd and 13, Hills was facing pressure and unleashed a pass right into the arms of senior safety Brian Thompson. Thompson returned the ball 32 yards and nearly scored before being forced out at the 9 yard line. The Tribe offense drove down to the five but Caprio overthrew senior tight end Nolan Kearney in the end zone, setting up another Kuhn field goal with 2:56 left in the first quarter. “I thought defensively, we did everything we need to do,” Laycock said. “We gang tackled, we got to the quarterback, made a couple of interceptions — nice plays. We got a lot of guys experienced defensively and we knew that was going to be our strong suit. … They all played great. You start naming guys on defense who played great well and you have to be careful about who you leave out. They all looked pretty good to me.” In the second and third quarters, neither team was able to notch any points. Maryland came close in the second quarter, as Maryland defensive lineman Joe Vellano intercepted Caprio in the
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The College’s defense was in the face of Maryland’s quarterback all day, forcing him into bad throws and turnovers.
second quarter. The College was driving deep in Terrapins territory when Caprio attempted to dump the ball off to junior tailback Keith McBride. McBride lost his footing, bobbled the ball, and it fell into Vellano’s outstretched arms. Vellano’s interception gave Maryland’s offense its first spark of the day. Hills and company put together a successful offensive drive with a string of 15-yard pass plays to set up a 24-yard field goal attempt. Maryland kicker Brad Craddock pulled the kick wide left, allowing the College to take a 6-0
halftime lead. Despite the loss, the College took solace in the fact that it hung with an ACC team for the majority of the game and was only a few plays away from a landmark victory. “You never want to lose a game, especially a close game like that. It proves a lot to this team,” Houston-Carson said. “We can come out here with anybody. Everyone said they were too big, too fast for us, but we came out here … and went toe-to-toe with them.”
College beats Auburn for Daly’s 350th win w. SOCCER from page 8
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Senior midfielder Mallory Schaffer scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute Sunday.
nominations alongside a spot on the Hermann Trophy watch list. Each year the Hermann Trophy recognizes the nation’s top collegiate soccer players. Coming out of the half, Auburn looked to leave its mark on the contest. After stout defending withstood the early onslaught, the Tribe mounted their own attack. Deep in Auburn territory, forward Cortlyn Bristol broke free and found the space to slot a pass to Rutter. Rutter made the most of the opportunity for the College’s second goal of the day. As time wound down, the Tribe would maintain the two-goal advantage for the victory and secure Daly’s milestone. As the College enters the Villanova Tournament, it will look to continue a recent streak of success. Following a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Duke University and a
heart-breaking double overtime loss to the University of Tennessee earlier in the season, the College has posted three consecutive wins. Victories over Akron, Richmond and Auburn have also showcased a much improved defense from the inaugural match against Duke. Freshman keeper Caroline Casey has been instrumental in the team’s three consecutive shutouts. On the other end of the pitch, the offense has found a rhythm as well, tallying a 9-0 goal advantage over opponents over the threegame stretch. The College next faces Villanova on Friday. Saturday pits Seton Hall against the Tribe, who will look to Schaffer and the offense to keep producing while the defense focuses on keeping a clean sheet. For Daly, it’s just another series of games — more steps towards another milestone.
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Almost had it all
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Sophomore safety Ivan Tagoe makes a diving interception in the fourth quarter. Maryland quarterback Perry Hills faced pressure from the College defense all day, and threw three interceptions in his first glimpse of collegiate action.
Play calling hampers Tribe
Jared Foretek
Flat Hat Sports editor
It was the final play of the third quarter during William and Mary’s season-opener at Maryland Saturday. Nursing a 6-0 lead, the Tribe faced third down from the Terrapins’ 33-yard line as sophomore quarterback Raphael Ortiz surveyed the defense from the shotgun. The snap came and Ortiz rushed forward, gaining two yards on a designed-run play. Unfortunately for the College, though, this wasn’t a short-yardage situation. It was third and nine, and on the next play — the first of the fourth quarter — junior kicker
Drake Kuhn missed a 48-yard attempt, setting the Maryland offense up on its own 31. The Terrapins proceeded to go on a 10-play, 69-yard drive capped by a Justus Pickett touchdown run that gave Maryland a 7-6 advantagethat lasted until the game’s end. It’s unclear whether head coach Jimmye Laycock thought Ortiz would be able to pick up the nine yards on the ground or that just a few yards would put the ball within Kuhn’s range (his career long is 45 yards), but the play call was one of many that were simply too conservative to get the job done and give the defense any kind of cushion. Yes, Laycock was relying on his backup quarterback — possibly even his third string See commentary page 7
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BY MIKE BARNES FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR With William and Mary clinging to a 6-0 lead against Maryland midway through the fourth quarter, several questions quietly arose. It was no longer a question of whether the Tribe could pull off a monumental upset over Maryland. Instead, the main question was if the College pull off a monumental upset in such an unconventional fashion. Could the College defeat an ACC opponent by pitching a shutout? Could the Tribe prevail by thoroughly dominating the Terrapins’ young and inexperienced offense? After three and a half spectacular quarters, the College defense finally surrendered its points to the Terrapins offense. Maryland tailback Justus Pickett scampered for a six yard touchdown run, capping off a 10play, 69-yard drive that allowed the Terps to squeak past the Tribe by a 7-6 margin Saturday in College Park, Md. “I thought we fought extremely, extremely hard,” head
coach Jimmye Laycock said. “It came down to a couple things here or there. We had a big holding penalty late, a missed tackle. … We knew it was going to be a game like that, low scoring game. Field position was so important. It was close, very close. … I thought our guys competed and competed like crazy.” The College, like Maryland, had its chances. Junior kicker Drake Kuhn narrowly missed a 47-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that would have put the College up 9-0, and a would-be touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Raphael Ortiz slipped through senior wideout Ryan Moody’s outstretched hands in the end zone. Neither team had much success moving the ball, as the game featured 10 punts and a handful of stalled drives for both teams. The College defense kept the team in the game by forcing four turnovers and keeping an inexperienced Maryland offense from scoring at will. Maryland quarterback Perry Hills, a true freshman, appeared rattled for the majority of the game, but stabilized himself when it counted most, leading the Terps down the field for the clinching score. Hills finished with 16 completions on 24 attempts for 145 yards. “We were stopping
everything they were doing, it was just a few little hiccups that changed the game,” junior safety Ivan Tagoe said. While the College was able to keep Hills and the Maryland offense in check for the majority of the game, it experienced offensive troubles of its own and failed to score any offensive points. Junior quarterback Brent Caprio, who was named the starter last week, left midway through the second quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return. Sophomore quarterback Raphael Ortiz took over and played admirably in his first glimpse of extensive game action. Ortiz, who went 7 for 16 for 100 yards, showed a few flashes
of brilliance, including a 31 yard completion to sophomore wideout Tre McBride near the end of the fourth quarter. “I think we could have executed a little better on offense,” Ortiz said. “I thought the line was playing really well; the backs were running really hard. I feel like I, myself could have done a little better. It was my first real action in gametime. I think a couple plays here and there, it’s a different game.” Laycock was unsure about the College’s quarterback situation for next week, as the injury status of Caprio and junior quarterback Mike Graham is unclear. See FOOTBALL page 7
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Sophomore running back Keith McBride rushed for 55 yards Saturday.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Schaffer, Rutter lead Tribe past Auburn
Win marks Daly’s 350th career victory in 26 seasons at the helm of the College BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR
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Senior forward Erin Liberatore set up the Tribe’s first goal.
William and Mary’s contest against Auburn featured more than just the chance to register the program’s seventh win over an SEC opponent. Entering the contest, head coach John Daly had accumulated 349 career wins, all at the helm of the College. A victory over Auburn would have given Daly 350 career wins and yet another item to add to his already lengthy list of achievements. Mallory Schaffer’s go-ahead goal at the 28 minutes, 28 second mark, coupled with Dani Rutter’s goal, propelled the Tribe past Auburn by a 2-0 margin and firmly planted Daly in the ranks of William and Mary’s alltime greats. For Daly, the mark comes after a slew of prior achievements. Oct. 3, 2008 saw Daly become the fourth women’s soccer coach to win 300 games with one school in NCAA Division I history. Daly is the ninth coach in Division I to register 300 wins. Twenty-six seasons have also seen Daly
lead the College to 20 NCAA appearances. Daly holds a 350-142-42 all-time record, and a 124-29-12 ledger against CAA foes. Daly’s 350th win began a defensive struggle, as both William and Mary (32) and Auburn (3-3) fought to find an offensive rhythm. The deadlock would end as Auburn fouled Tribe senior forward Erin Liberatore in the penalty area. Schaffer, last season’s team leading goal scorer, stepped to the penalty area, and seconds later found the back of the net. Schaffer’s conversion at the 28:28 mark gave the Tribe a 1-0 advantage. Schaffer’s fourth goal on the young season came as no surprise. Last season’s 17-goal, 40-point output launched Schaffer into the national discussion of collegiate soccer’s elite. As she enters her senior year, Schaffer aims to validate her litany of preseason awards and recognitions. Among the most prominent, Schaffer collected preseason All-American and CAA Player of the Year See w. soccer page 7