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Laura Flippin resigns from BOV Flippin sends letter of resignation to Governor McDonnell, cites respect, concern for the College
by Jared Foretek and matt giattino flat hat sports editor and flat hat staff writer
In the wake of her public intoxication conviction and allegations of lying under oath, College of William and Mary Board of Visitors member Laura Flippin ’92 resigned herself from the BOV Friday in a letter to Gov. Bob McDonnell. “I am committed to ensuring that William and Mary continues to be one of this nation’s preeminent institutions of higher education, grounded in its historical legacy and focused on its dynamic future,” read Flippin’s letter,
submitted prior to the BOV’s September meetings. “To avoid distraction from that mission, I hereby submit my resignation from my position as board member. My decision is guided by my respect and concern for the faculty, staff, students, alumni and other members of the William & Mary community.” The sequence of events leading up to her resignation began last September, when Flippin was arrested outside the Green Leafe Cafe on Scotland Street for public intoxication, a Class 4 misdemeanor. At her trial this June, the arresting officer testified that when he arrived at the scene, Flippin was bloodied from a fall
and straddling a chain line, clutching her car keys. According to the criminal complaint he filed, Flippin’s speech was “extremely slurred,” she needed to be held up to keep from falling again, and at one point, she walked into a wall. Flippin At the trial, Flippin told Williamsburg General District Court judge Colleen Killilea that she had just one drink at the bar and was headed to her car to retrieve her cell phone to call a cab.
“I didn’t feel intoxicated,” Flippin said. After the arresting officer said she registered a blood alcohol content of .253 — more than three times the legal driving limit of .08 — from a breathalyzer test, Killilea found her guilty, ordering her to pay a $25 fine. “In my mind, I don’t believe her testimony today,” Killilea told Flippin’s attorney, Virginia Senate Majority Leader and Marshall-Wythe Law School professor Thomas Norment J.D. ’73. “I think she lied to the court.” Flippin, who received her bachelor’s degree from the College in 1992 before earning her master’s and law degrees from
the University of Virginia, immediately filed an appeal, but then dropped it before the hearing. Before being appointed to the Board of Visitors by McDonnell in 2010, Flippin served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, Clearance Counsel at the White House and Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice during the Bush administration. She remains a partner at the DLA Piper law firm in Washington, D.C. During her time on the BOV, Flippin earned a reputation as a tireless advocate See flippin page 3
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academics
Provost addresses lag in rankings
Faculty pay raises concerns
Calls for greater focus on E-learning
by jill found flat hat editor-in-chief
by ken lin flat hat assoc. news editor
The full College of William and Mary Board of Visitors faced faculty resource issues in a time of increasing applicants during the presentation of the provost report Thursday afternoon. Provost Michael Halleran, whose office encompasses academic and strategic planning for the College, remarked on the College’s rankings in the U.S. News and World Report. While he noted that the College has Halleran remained No. 33 among national universities, he also brought attention to the gap between that ranking and See pROVOST page 3
Finance
BOV discusses financial stability Faculty salaries named top priority by claire gillespie the flat hat
Faculty salaries and long-term financial stability were key concerns at a meeting of the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors’ Committee on Financial Affairs. The committee reviewed the College’s investments and altered its six-year financial plan Friday morning in order to address any financial problems. The BOV resolved that Goldman Sachs Jones Asset Management will take on the role of large cap growth manager, managing $2 to $3 million of the BOV’s endowment fund. Forty percent of the College’s income is fixed, although even the fixed income depends on state funding and the global economy. The College’s investments have generally increased, however. This year alone they have risen by 5.4 percent. Joseph Montgomery ’74 from the Optimal Service Group in Wells Fargo Advisors spoke of the importance of diversity for College investments. See finances page 3
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The Committee on Academics discussed its six-year plan concerning faculty compensation and academic innovation at its meeting Thursday. “We’re not going to really become the leader in academic innovation without being able to realize our six-year plan fully,” Robert Scott ’68, Chair of the Committee Scott, said. “But, conversely, we’re not going to be realize the six year plan without continuing to work hard and make difficult judgments about the innovative mission.” The BOV adopted the six-year plan last fall with the aim to make the College the best liberal arts institution in the country by focusing on hiring and retaining excellent faculty. The plan had three components: striving to pay faculty at market rates, rewarding excellence in teaching and research, and academic innovation to find
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In its first meeting of the semester, the College’s Board of Visitors met to discuss academic affairs and faculty pay.
new ways of financing the aims of the College. “This is a competitive market,” Scott said. “If you want to the very best talent, you’re going to have to be able to compensate at the rate at which the market demands. We currently do not do that.”
Dean of Arts and Sciences Kate Conley pointed out that though the College has been able to retain some its faculty for lower than market rate, the lack of funds would make it = See ACADEMICS page3
administration
College background check policy examined Freeh report prompts reevaluation of campus violence policies at College by katherine chiglinsky flat hat news editor
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BOV examines various ways to retain faculty despite lack of funds
The College of William and Mary Board of Visitors’ Committee on Audit and Compliance met early Thursday morning to review the Auditor of Public Account’s Report and receive a briefing on campus compliances. Auditor of Public Accounts Laurie Hicks gave a report to the committee, detailing only one discrepancy in the College’s intercollegiate athletics program. Within the athletics program, there was a question about the timeliness of the deposits of ticket revenue with the Bursar’s Office. “They’ve gotten their procedures in place to fix that,” Hicks said. “We’ll be following up on that when we start the next one.” During the review, the auditor also found some problems with Blackboard access. “We’ve found that both at William and Mary and Richard Bland,” Hicks said. “Normally we do a brief overview of users. This year, we had
University background checks University of Virginia William and Mary (effective March 21, 2012) (effective Oct. 1, 2011) The college runs criminal background checks, reference checks, and any other checks that may be performed, such as verification of degrees, certifications or credentials, credit report or financial background checks, drug screening or driving record history checks.
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First implemented in fall 2011, the College’s background check policy is currently under review.
someone in-house who had received some training with Blackboard. He was able to see some folks that needed to have their access tweaked a bit.” The College of William and Mary was given an unqualified opinion by the Auditor of Public Accounts, one of the highest ratings.
Inside opinions
How to grade professors
UVA’s background checks include Social Security Reports, Examination of Federal Debarment Lists, Criminal History (domestic and international, if applicable), Employment Verification, Degree Validation, Sexual Offender Registry.
When professor evaluations are completed by students, colleges should learn how to improve effectiveness and account for biased reviews. page 4
University Compliance and Policy Officer Kiersten Boyce also delivered a report to the Committee. Over the summer, Boyce worked with the athletics department to implement policies See audit page 3
Inside SPORTS
Football falls to 0-4 on year
The Tribe once again fell to a conference opponent in a lightningdelayed game, losing to Delaware 51-21 Saturday night. page 8
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All The News that’s unfit to print
A person walking near the woods on Middle Road in York County at 4:30 P.M. on a Saturday afternoon heard a baby crying. He followed the noise into a wooded swamp and discovered a female infant wrapped in a towel. According to the Virginia Gazette, the mother, eighteen-year-old Viktoria Williams of Middle Road, was arrested Saturday night at the York County Sheriff’s Office. She is charged with felony child neglect. The infant was later reported to be healthy by officials.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski agreed this past Friday to send a case regarding the establishment clause into mediation. This case pits the American Civil Liberties Union against the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors and concerns public prayer sessions. The board has been holding Christian sectarian prayers during the citizens’ portion of the meeting, which, the ACLU argues, endorses a religion. The mediation, in legal terms, will attempt to resolve the dispute between the two parties with concrete terms. According to The New York Times, Republican-led states are working to have a framework for designing the insurance exchange by Nov. 16, the deadline for states to commit to running an exchange. If a plan is not devised, the responsibility will be turned over to the federal government. The deadline comes just ten days after Election Day, which will likely to decide the future of the law. The law requires all states to have exchanges. The exchanges will provide small businesses and individuals with the option to select private health plans. They must be in place by January 2014, when the requirement for most Americans to have health insurance will be put in effect. According to the Virginia Gazette, historic Jamestown saw a reenactment of Bacon’s Rebellion this past Saturday, which marked its 336th anniversary. One of the highlights of the event was the reenactment of Jamestown burning, which was done using controlled fires. The event also featured actors dressed up as iconic figures like Governor Berkeley or members of the House of Burgesses recounting their experiences of the Rebellion.
In each case, they were being offered more than $50,000 dollars than they were being offered with the retention package ... and in each case they decided to stay. I feel lucky that [the College] is such a special place.
— Kate Conley, Dean of Arts and Sciences
BEYOND THE ‘BURG
Gators respond to hate crime against professor A hate crime of unknown origin committed against a Levin College Professor created uproar in the University of Florida community. A march Friday, consisting of students and faculty, within and outside the college community, protested the crime and supported LGBT rights on college campuses. The university’s president addressed the crowds of 100 or more people both to denounce the hate crime and show his support for the protestors. Demonstrators carried posters signed by supporters and other large signs with slogans like “Queer + Proud” and “Go Gaytors” throughout campus, gathering support as they walked. The march ended on Turlington Plaza, according to the University of Florida’s Independent Florida Alligator newspaper. COURTESY PHOTO / ALLIGATOR.ORG
Students and faculty of the University of Florida were enraged after a hate crime was committed against a gay university professor and protested on campus.
At Auburn, students advocate free speech
University of Alabama begins new initiative Crossroads Community Center, a campus organization at the University of Alabama, has started an initiative called “UA is Culture.” This program is a year-long effort to celebrate the various cultures that exist on campus, with each month focusing on a different culture. The initiative seeks to showcase the different cultures of UA and also makes it clear that culture is an important area of campus life to be cognizant of. According to the Crimson White, Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated until Oct. 15, and the community center has planned many different events for students, ranging from talks about the “Intersections of Queer and Hispanic Identities” to documentary films showcasing the hardships the culture has had to contend with, to combatting the misconceptions and generalizations that exist about culture.
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According to The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn’s Young Americans for Liberty plan to celebrate the YAL Constitution week by standing up for student rights on their campus through protests promoting free speech. Forest Warren, president of Auburn’s chapter of YAL, said the organization would use the university’s “open air forum” to spread the message throughout campus during their protests, which began just a few days ago. Their mission is to not only show students that they can speak their mind, but also to remind them that there are certain ways they can do it, including ways they may not currently be aware of. During the protests, funded in large part by the Leadership Institute on campus that supports student activism, YAL members will dress as TSA officers, and will hand out pocketsized copies of the Constitution. The group will also receive a $750 grant from the institution to begin its own campus newspaper.
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Wednesday, Sept. 19 — A 26-year-old black male 1 was arrested for the abduction or kidnapping of a female off Merrimac Trail.
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Thursday, Sept. 20 — A 42-year-old male was arrested for maiming a female at Bethune Drive.
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Saturday, Sept. 22 —A 45-year-old male was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Fox Hill Rd.
Sept. 23 — A 34-year-old female was 4 Sunday, arrested on the charges of defraugding hotels and motels off Capital Landing Rd. and faced a fine greater than 200 dollars.
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the Provost characterized as “an extremely ugly number”: No. 112 in resources. “There is not a single university in the country that comes close to that kind of gap,” Halleran said. “The single best way to improve our rankings is through new resources.… It has an impact on overall institutional resources; it also gets counted in faculty resources. That is where we lag.” English professor Suzanne Raitt, vice president of the Faculty Assembly, focused on the incorporation of technology and digital learning in the College’s classes, a process that will be studied by an administrative committee. One of the successful examples Raitt cited is the use of synchronous online classrooms for marine science minors who reside on campus but have to take courses at the Virginia Institute of Military Science. “If we move more toward technologically delivered education, we want to make sure that we don’t lose the things that we do value here: face-to-face contact, faculty-student research collaborations and so on,”
BOV examines finances Board updates six-year plan FINANCES from page 1
Raitt said. Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Henry Broaddus presented on the College’s recent admissions figures. Broaddus noted that there has been a 50 percent increase in applications in the past decade, with consistent increases every year. He also showed that out-of-state student enrollment has driven growth at the College over the past four years. “From 2008 on — and this is very consistent with demographic projections for high school graduates — Virginia has leveled off and is even in modest decline through about 2014, so where we’re seeing most of our growth is coming outside of the commonwealth,” Broaddus said. Broaddus detailed his office’s comprehensive five-step “funnel” process to locate and attract prospective students as early as their sophomore year of high school. Board members asked several questions about the admission office criteria for evaluating applicants, with members particularly interested in learning about the importance of class rank and legacies.
“The whole concept is to get an overall broader mix of portfolio to reduce the volatility and meet the investment objectives,” he said. Faculty and staff salaries were designated as the biggest financial priority, followed by undergraduate financial aid and then enrollment. “Faculty are absolutely central to this mission. This place would roll away in a cloud of dust without them,” College President Taylor Reveley said. The average College faculty salary is $87,000. According to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, College faculty sit in the 25th percentile compared to their peer group. The state goal is that faculty salaries at institutions of higher education reach the 60th percentile at a $105,000 average. Increasing philanthropy is one main step the College needs to take to retain faculty, according to Chair of the Committee Todd A. Stottlemyer ’85. “There is a resource side and stewardship side to our long-term stability,” he said. “We need to make sure we have the resources necessary to attract and maintain outstanding faculty. We need to take our philanthropy to a higher level.” The BOV updated the College’s six-year plan in order to set aside more money for faculty salaries. Other topics discussed were the addition of a due diligence clause as Eastern Virginia Medical School considers the potential merge with the College. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science also prepared a separate six-year plan, which was reviewed by the Board of Visitors.
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Student affairs committee reviews new plans New fraternity housing and city police relationship with students among topics discussed BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 displayed a detailed description of the changes she has instituted this year to the College of William and Mary Board of Visitor’s Committee on Student Affairs. The Student Affairs division on campus completed many comprehensive studies last year in order to target areas of campus that needed more efficient systems or additional support. She divided the areas into six subcategories — student health and wellness, campus living, student engagement and leadership, student success, career development, and the
vice president’s office — in order to show all the individual changes, additions or general programs. Student liaisons to the board, alumna Kylee Ponder ’12 and Drew Chlan ’13, provided a student perspective to the BOV. Chlan and Ponder addressed the need to be more proactive about including graduate students in campus life. They also cited changes made at the beginning of year for freshman and transfer student orientation programs, including registration, extended orientation and the change in direction of the Convocation procession through the Sir Christopher Wren building on the first day of classes. With regard to the new fraternityhousing complex, Chlan mistakenly
informed the BOV that the new complex would be alcohol-free. Student Assembly President Curt Mills ’13 corrected the misinformation after Chlan’s presentation, taking blame for the mistake. Mills told the committee that he misinformed Chlan about the new fraternity housing being “dry.” The BOV then began a brief discussion of the tense relationship between Williamsburg police and the students, which the construction of the fraternity houses and the movement of parties offcampus could affect in the future. “It is a perennial problem, this 18-year-old drinking age, and it would be absolutely wonderful if a place like Trinkle Hall could be used for parties because it was legal,” College
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Kylee Ponder ‘12 addressed the Student Affairs Committee about beginning of the year programs.
President Taylor Reveley said. “But on campus it is tough to do so, and when
it starts being pushed off campus, it is very bad.”
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Building Committee will reduce renovation projects Sadler Center, integrated science center, and new fraternity housing projects will continue
BY ADAM SWACK THE FLAT HAT
A number of future building projects have stalled due to budgetary restrictions. The College of William and Mary Board of Visitors’ Committee on Administration and Grounds plans to carry out its recent building plans, including renovations to the Sadler Center, Integrated Science Center and the new fraternity housing complex, but also plans to curtail the number of projects in the future. The College realizes that spending must be directed more toward the new six-year plan required by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. “We are not slowing down, we are just taking a pause,” Vice President for Administration Anna Martin said. The proposed arts building is one project that will feel the effects of this pause. The BOV lamented the fact that it was unable to renovate the arts buildings
as it had originally hoped. “The academic programs are in dire need of space. We are going to take a step back from that grand vision and particularly move forward with music and theater,” Martin said. “We will do everything we have promised to do in terms of spacing with the academic programs.” The members unanimously approved the pooled bond program, which will provide $8 million in funding for the Sadler Center renovation. This project plans to increase the size of the Sadler Dining Hall by about 7,000 square feet. Another source of funding for the renovation will be the mandatory meal plan. The construction of the new fraternity houses will continue to move forward with a projected completion date of fall 2013. “We have completed the site work and are really excited about moving this along,” Martin said. The Integrated Science Center is also undergoing a renovation that the BOV felt was long overdue.
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Construction of the fraternity housing will be completed by fall 2013. Lack of funds has delayed other projects at the College.
Flippin praised for work at College FLIPPIN from page 1
for the College’s government department. “Even before joining the BOV, and especially during her service on it, Laura has been immensely helpful in expediting plans for our long-awaited move from Morton to a renovated Tyler Hall,” government professor
Clay Clemens said. “Having spent 35 years in a building not worthy of the College’s reputation, I am personally very grateful that we have been able to count on such a loyal alumna and friend.” To aid in the department’s move to Tyler, Flippin promised to donate three dollars for every dollar given by or in honor of a
2012 graduate of the College. “Laura’s devotion to her alma mater has been evident in many wonderful respects,” College President Taylor Reveley said in a statement. “The events of last September were distressing to her, the Board and the College. Her decision to step down from the Board of Visitors is in the best interests of all concerned.”
College looks for ways to attract faculty ACADEMICS from page 1
difficult for the College to hire top candidates for jobs. “In each case, they were being offered more than $50,00 dollars than they were being offered with the retention package … and in each case they decided to stay,” Conley said. “I feel lucky that William and Mary is such a special place.” Scott pointed out that these steps Conley has taken are only stop-gap measures that are not sustainable over time. The search for new ways of funding led to the creation of the Creative Adaptation fund last year,
which gave $200,000 to professors in the form of seven grants to find creative ways to utilize the College’s resources. Faculty Assembly Vice-President Suzanne Raitt emphasized integrating non-tenure eligible faculty members into the campus community to a greater degree in light of the decision to shift the faculty toward more non-tenure eligible faculty. “We’re all watching that closely to make sure that in doing so we don’t dilute some of our mission or start to affect close student-faculty relationships that we like to build and the kinds of research projects that students and faculty do together,” Raitt said.
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and procedures regarding the protection of minors. After former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh produced a report detailing the investigation into Sandusky’s role at Penn State, many colleges have turned to the Freeh Report to look into ways to change their own policies. Boyce also noted that while the addition of background checks for faculty and staff was first implemented last fall, the new policy is under review this year. “We’re going to expand that list [of people who need background checks] to include positions with extensive interaction with minors,” Boyce said. Chair of the Committee John Thomas questioned the methodology of background checks at the College. “Not that the Freeh Report is the Bible or anything, but one of the recommendations is background checks periodically,” Thomas said. “And another one is that everybody gets the same background check. I don’t know if that’s an expense or whether there’s pushback on everybody getting a background check. Every five years for everybody, everybody gets the same check. What does that mean in our policy?”
According to Boyce, the College has a code provision that limits using fingerprinting background checks to faculty and staff in sensitive positions. The College uses a program called All Clear for all other background checks, a service that Chief of Police Don Challis finds just as effective as the fingerprints. Boyce also noted that a revision to the policy on campus violence, which includes a revision to the policy’s wording and a mandatory reporting element, has now been submitted to the campus for a campuscomment period. “The policy is a key mechanism for ensuring that violent behavior is identified and ideally prevented,” Boyce said. “The policy requires the reporting of acts of violence and threats. The idea is to bring these matters to the attention of the campus assessment and intervention team.” The meeting closed with discussion of a new hotline service through a third-party company, NavexGlobal. Boyce said the contract is under review. “A number of other Virginia publics have it. It’s very common,” Boyce said. “The idea is simply to have a 1-800 number that is not owned by the university that you can call anonymously if you don’t feel comfortable to report unethical activity.”
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The Student Assembly’s accomplishments students. We are also revolutionizing I Am W&M week by To The Flat Hat Editorial Board: bringing in higher-caliber programing and incorporating This letter is a response to the Sept. 20 editorial piece. The campus organizations. The majority of these initiatives opinion that “the SA needs to become more efficient and to have been spearheaded by the executive and supported stop wasting both time and money,” as well as the comment by leaders in student organizations including, but not that the SA “needs to … seek student support to put these limited to, Health Outreach Peer Educators, South Asian plans into action” are worthy of review. Student Association, Student Environmental Action The Student Assembly executive has been hard at Coalition, the Office of Diversity, the Wendy and Emory work this semester to enhance student life. I will name Reves Center for International Studies, Campus Buddies a few examples here. Our Tribe Hosts initiative will pair and more. There is also a tab on our website labeled “Get international students with students from the Virginia area Involved” that allows individual students to voice their so that the former has a home to stay in over fall break. I opinions, provide ideas and give feedback. have been working with Secretaries of Health and Safety, We have been back on campus for less than a month, Public Affairs and Student Life to create a bike-sharing and the initiatives that Curt Mills ’13 and I detailed in our program on campus and in the City of Williamsburg. platform are coming to fruition. One of our main goals is We have spoken openly with the administration and pushing students to register to vote, and with the supreme Williamsburg City Council in defense of student rights efforts of our Undersecretary for Voter Registration, Zach regarding the Arrest Disclosure Policy and police Woodward ’14, we have registered over 500 voters thus far. crackdowns. I am working with our Undersecretary of Furthermore, we are busying ourselves running freshman Environmental Initiatives to create a video that raises elections, representing student interests to the Board awareness about sustainability on campus. The Health of Visitors at their first meeting of and Safety Department is creating the year this week, and training a Mental Health Awareness Week, The initiatives that Curt the freshly-installed Senate in how implementing the condom dispenser Mills ’13 and I detailed in our to draft bills and be proactive. program and purchasing wheelchairs platform are coming to fruition. Instantaneous success in all areas is to make the College of William and unrealistic to expect. Mary experience more comfortable for The editorial piece speaks of those with temporary disabilities. We pessimism among students about the SA; however The are organizing the first annual “Meeting of the Minds” that Flat Hat perpetuates this attitude when it inaccurately brings together leaders from Mental Health organizations portrays the true scope of SA activities and actions. and programs on campus so we can streamline accessibility to mental health services and collaborate more productively. While you criticize the fact that Curt and I hold weekly office hours, perhaps the editorial board would benefit I am meeting with the Busch Gardens event manager next from visiting them so we can head off these lapses in week to install a second Busch Gardens Day during the communication in the future. spring semester. I have talked with Facilities Management Sincerely, about altering the stepping stones outside of the Sadler Melanie Levine Center. I am working with Steer Clear to improve the efficacy Student Assembly Vice President of their program by creating an app that can be used by all
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Should Laura Flippin have resigned from the Board of Visitors?
“I think it’s an appropriate action and it’s something a lot of people do to keep positive PR.”
“It was right for her to resign because she was representing the school.”
Ashley Beuchel ’14
“I think [she has] some sort of an obligation to avoid overtly embarrassing the school.”
Colleen Daszkiewicz ’15
Andrew Follett ’12
“I think if you represent the college you have to conduct yourself in a certain way.”
Brooke Snowdon ’12 — photos and interviews bY Ellen Wexler
Laura Flippin is an incredible alumna and her dedication to the College in terms of time, talent, and leveraging her own success in support of W&M is second to none. For alumni, especially in the DC-area, she’s an inspiration – and she’ll be missed.
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By Allison Hicks, Flat Hat Cartoonist
ver the weekend, the College of William and Mary Board of Visitor’s met to discuss the most pressing issues facing the College. Almost all discussions revolved around one topic: money and how to get more of it. In order to maintain its position as a public ivy, the College needs money to pay professors — arguably the school’s most important resource. Kate Conley, the new dean of arts and sciences, described two professors who had been faced with a choice — continue teaching at the College with a retention package that would increase their salaries by 25 percent or move to a different school where their salaries would be $50,000 more than those at the College, even with the retention package. While both professors chose to remain at the College, many faculty have decided otherwise. Over the past year, the College has received 11 resignations from faculty members. We could easily ask the College administration to increase faculty salaries; however, we are all aware that the College’s budget is already strained. There is no room for reallocation of funding at this time. The College is not alone in this predicament: The University of Virginia is focusing on faculty salaries and faculty replacement, as well. And while the College and U.Va. are in slightly different places financially — U.Va. has a more sizeable endowment than the College — both schools realize the importance of a strong faculty. Faculty salaries are long-term expenses that schools must be able to sustain. If public ivies are to survive, there must be a change. These schools are largely supported by state funding; however, cuts to state budgets in recent years have resulted in cuts to college and university funding. In order to have leading public colleges, states must be willing to fund them. The College is left with a choice — to treat out-of-state students as “bags of money with feet” or to lose its prestigious standing. The only other option for the College is to embrace its standing as a public ivy and petition the state government for more funding. As this year’s November elections approach, much is being said about the presidential and senate races, but what about the races within the state? Students have a responsibility to become informed about the state delegates who yield so much power over the College. We encourage students not only to vote, but also to ask the men and women running for the Virginia General Assembly to visit campus and discuss where they stand on these issues. Moreover, students should write their current delegates to express their concerns. At the end of the day, the decisions these state politicians make determine the fate of the College. The College’s academic standing affects everyone involved with the school. In order for a degree from the College to remain valuable, the College must continue to boast an outstanding faculty. The College needs money to survive. We believe that the best way to fund the College is to embrace the school’s standing as a public ivy and ask that politicians in Richmond give the school what it needs to thrive. Editor’s Note: Jill Found recused herself from the staff editorial.
—Also an Alum on “Flippin resigns from BOV”
The Constitution does not contain the word “education.”. Our federal government and federal debt are out of control.
—Lord Botetourt on “With tuition constantly on the rise, keep in mind the importance of federal aid”
The right way to rate professors: Removing bias and collecting information effectively Matt Camarda The Flat Hat
Who doesn’t enjoy having power over others? I know I do. Especially when the people over which I have power are, most of the time, evaluating my impeccably crafted, artfully conceived, not-writtenthe-night-before research papers with an often unforgiving red pen. At the College of William and Mary, professor evaluations grant students, if not power, at least a formal voice. Often, these evaluations are highstakes, used to separate the good professors from the bad. When used purely in this way, administrators ignore the biases that inevitably arise from asking students about their professors as well as opportunities for constructive criticism and improvement. One would hope that these evaluations
are taken for what they are: College students answering generic, opiniondriven questions about their professors at the end of the semester. There will be some students who have nothing but praise, others who have nothing but loathing, and many in between. We’d like to think that the method we use to evaluate our professors is driven solely by their ability to effectively teach the material and help us learn, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes it’s not even intentional; we might really like a professor who is doing a poor job but inflates grades, and we don’t have the heart to give him or her a terrible evaluation. On the flip side, we may give a terrible evaluation out of spite to a challenging professor who has no problem giving out Ds and Fs. All feelings aside, we may not even realize how much we’ve gained from a professor until we’re forced to recall concepts and ideas in later courses. The best professors help us build a foundation for future learning; they don’t just teach us what we need to know to
pass their exams. We may not even know who those professors are until years later. In order to reach full potential, students’ professor evaluations must be constructive and be conducted more often. At the end of the course, students may not always remember how they felt about a professor’s teaching style or what difficulties they were having months earlier. Evaluations done at the midway point could help professors improve faster, so that current students, as well as the next year’s students, could reap the benefits. In addition, evaluations done at the end could be compared with those done at the midway point. Evaluations could ask whether students found a marked difference in professor quality. If so, in what way? If a student perceived that professor quality went from worse to better, perhaps he was simply being challenged and eventually got used to it. If it stayed bad throughout, perhaps the professor was to blame. Students taking higher-level courses could also fill out separate evaluations asking whether their previous professors
and courses had adequately prepared them to continue their learning. These evaluations would give administrators an idea of how ready students actually were, rather than conjecturing from evaluations done at the end of the year. Higher-level professors could fill these out as well, unless, of course, they would be grading themselves. No matter how students’ professor evaluations are used, administrators must acknowledge that they are not the whole story. As students, we should have a say in our learning, but we may not always know what’s best for us. To use a word that the Office of Admissions loves, administrators must look at professors “holistically.” This means looking at evaluations but also using more objective ways to determine student learning and professor performance. An holistic view could include test scores, professor experience, grades, peer evaluations and student evaluations. If administrators are to use students’ evaluations fairly and effectively, they must acknowledge student bias,
both intentional and unintentional, and give professors the opportunity to improve their skills, which would benefit everyone. Email Matt Camarda at mjcamarda@ email.wm.edu.
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Dining Services take step toward improving sustainability on campus BY MATT ESPORRIN THE FLAT HAT
Environmental protection and sustainability efforts at the College of William and Mary have become fairly mainstream over the past few years. Students see signs in the dining halls advertising that some of the produce used by Dining Services comes from family farms within a 250-mile radius of the school. Another display of the College’s movement toward embracing sustainability was the Farm to Fork dinner, which took place Friday on the Sunken Garden and featured locally produced foods. Many students have responded enthusiastically to the administration’s movement for sustainability. Attendance at the Farm to Fork dinner was at full capacity and many students showed support for local and sustainable agriculture. Moey Fox ’13, who attended the dinner, believes that sustainable agriculture is a great way to produce food for numerous reasons. “Local produce is great for the small businesses in our local community,” Fox said. “Also, local agriculture cuts out waste and reduces emissions caused by the transportation process. I also support it because of the more humane treatment of animals.” Laura Claggett ’13, who also attended the dinner, first began to realize the importance of sustainable agriculture when she studied in Italy, where locally grown food is more common. “In Italy I realized that I could taste the difference between fresh, locally produced food that I had there and the food from large-scale farms back home,” she said. Larry Smith, director of the Commons Dining Hall, had the idea of developing the Farm to Fork dinner to advance the College’s ongoing move toward sustainability. “We are progressing with local produce,” he said. “Right now at our dining halls up to 35 percent of our produce is grown locally.” One example of local produce that can be found in the dining halls is Barry’s Berries and Jan’s Jams from Rose Tree Hill Farm, located in Charles City County. Barry Fitzgerald operates this farm, which supplies jelly and jam for Dining Services. “We don’t use pesticides or herbicides on our berries,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s ethical and healthier to farm sustainably and organically.” Barry Patton of Shiloh Acre farms in Ivor, Va., supplied the chicken for the Farm to Fork dinner. Patton raises pasture-fed livestock without using antibiotics or hormones. He feels that he is being responsible by treating his animals humanely. “Chickens were raised to walk in the pasture and scratch for food,” Patton said. “Chickens were not made to sit indoors next to each other.” For some farmers, sustainable agriculture is a radical change in routine. However, this is not the case for Marlene McKenzie, an air traffic controller and hobby farmer whose father was a sustainable farmer. McKenzie operates Evergreen Springs Farm in New Kent County. She said that eating fresh,
well-produced food greatly benefits health. “Eating fresh food extends the life,” McKenzie said. “My father was a farmer who grew up eating quality food. He is now 90 years old and is in great shape.” Every Saturday morning in Merchants Square there is a wide variety of fresh and local produce at the Williamsburg Farmers Market. Located right across the street from campus, this market was named the best in Virginia and third best in the country by American Farmlands Trust. While there are clearly many advocates for sustainability at the College, buying locally grown food is not a one-sided issue. One common complaint about sustainably produced food is the extra cost. Executive Chef Denis Callinan of Dining Services understands the importance of sustainability, but realizes that it can become an expensive endeavor. “I could buy the same amount of steak at the supermarket for what I paid for the organic field greens used for the salad at the Farm to Fork dinner,” he said. However, Callinan appreciates working with fresh, high-quality ingredients. “Everything is seasonally based,” Callinan said. “Seasonality brings freshness, but it requires us chefs to balance what ingredients we are using when we are creating our menus. We find that making everything from scratch helps in this process.” McKenzie feels that the public should be more concerned with where their food comes from and how it is produced. Although she understands that there is still a long way to go in reforming American agriculture, McKenzie believes people are starting to understand the significance of what they eat. “People are slowly getting educated,” McKenzie said. “The customers enjoy the personal experience they get with local food, and that also helps spread awareness.”
ALL PHOTOS BY EMILY GOLDFEIN / THE FLAT HAT
Dining Services at the College of William and Mary hosted a Farms to Forks dinner Friday on the Sunken Garden that served only locally produced food. The dinner was received well, indicating a joint faculty-student desire to further sustainability.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Flat Hat
Spotlight on Solar 11
“Every individual has the strength and the energy to do something and bring a positive change to the world, inside and out.” Maria Elena Perez
Filmmakers expose harsh conditions, lack of aid in Cuban public living communities BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Solar 11 in Havana, Cuba is a public living community, which the Cuban government has declared uninhabitable. It has 155 residents still living in 43 units with electrical wires unsafely sticking out, children running without shoes and no plumbing except in the public restrooms in the center of the community. “Solar 11” is an investigative documentary by Maria Elena Perez and Duniesky Canton Fernandez, two students who attend the Instituto Superior de Arte in Cuba. They visited the College of William and Mary Thursday, Sept. 20 to show their film to the Williamsburg community. The Middle Passage Project, an organization under the direction of Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of English and Humanities Joanne Braxton, sponsored the film’s screening. “The film highlights patterns of the institutional inequality that emerged during the colonial period and were soon codified,” Braxton said. “It also demonstrates the similarities of communities at risk throughout the diaspora created by transatlantic slave trade.” A core tenet of the Middle Passage Project is the investigation and observance of transatlantic slave trade and the areas throughout history that it
affected. Perez and Fernandez, Cuban natives, were visiting the United States for the first time to participate in an intellectual exchange without much of the fuss usually associated with leaving Cuba. Their video has a profound impact on the study of slave trade and the way in which Americans can see the residual effects of it. “Race is such an elusive concept in Cuba, but, again, the origins of institutionalized inequality in Cuba are worth examining closely,” Braxton said. “Certainly, this is about more than race, but it is also important to note that race is still far more a decisive factor in Cuba today than most Cubans will admit or accept.” In the film, many members of the community were interviewed, from people who had lived there from the start to young children new to the community. All of them had varying opinions — some, unsurprisingly, dreamed of leaving while others seemed to love living in the solar, despite its less than hospitable conditions. There was a clear division, however, between the responses of the younger members of the community and those of the older members. “I was born during the revolution, so I was not able to witness the change of the years before, versus after, the revolution occurred,” Fernandez said. “What I have is the stories that my family has told me about how it was before. Older generations had to fight
for the change, but my generation is just experiencing the change.” The film, originally a project for a journalism class, turned into a cultural investigation about life in the solar and an in-depth look at the intricacies of a community that generally goes unacknowledged, aside from being monitored by the Cuban government. Fernandez’s father lives in Solar 11, where Fernandez was born, which is how they chose which solar to film. The community, happy to finally feel important, opened its doors to them. “We had a meeting with the president of the Revolutionary Committee, and the Committee on the Defensive Revolution was founded by Fidel during the revolution,” Fernandez said. “During the revolution, these are the committees that were set up to protect the citizens block-by-block and defend them against counterrevolutionaries. It is a great irony that it is defense of the revolution, but really a system of watching neighbors to see what they are doing.” This summer, the Center of Latin American and Latino Studies at American University contacted the College about the film and the possibility of two Cuban students coming to present it on campus, which got Braxton and many of her colleagues intereseted. Braxton became the lead contact and coordinator for the event and said
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILL GENTILE
Images from “Solar 11,” a documentary that explores a public living community in Havana, Cuba, which has been called uninhabitable by the Cuban government. The film, which was created by two Cuban students, Maria Elena Perez and Duniesky Canton Fernandez, was screened at the College of William and Mary last Thursday as part of a presentation by Perez and Fernandez.
she was excited primarily because an open forum discussing a social issue like this — especially one from another country — hasn’t happened before. She worked closely with Dr. Dennis Stinchcom of American University, who was planning the tour; Jim Ducibella in University Relations, who helped to prepare media releases; and her assistant Chantalle Ashford, who created the Facebook event on the Middle Passage Facebook page. “International exchanges are critically important from so many perspectives,” Braxton said. “Knowing our complex histories and the pervasive roots of social inequality in the past can contribute to more accurate analysis of the critical social justice issues of our time and [help us] see transnational linkages. This understanding and increased perception leads to new possibilities for a just and sustainable future. It is critically important for future leaders to have opportunities like these at formative stages in their educational and/or professional careers.” The presentation room was packed before the guest speakers had even arrived Thursday, and students actively engaged in discussion. During the presentation, members of the Latin American and Hispanic studies departments at the College helped translate between English and Spanish for those in attendance who did not speak Perez and Fernandez’s native language. The film showed that being knowledgeable about transnational issues can make a huge impact on the life of someone who is less fortunate, such as the people in the solars of Cuba. “When I go back to Solar 11, it will not be to film; I am only going back to help and contribute,” Perez said. “This film is a medium that has the power for social change, so that is real. Every individual has the strength and the energy to do something and bring a positive change in the world, inside and out. If we make small groups of people, we are strong and can come together … We need to do more and talk less.”
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Safe is sexy: Use condoms to protect you and your partner
The benefits of being cautious far outweigh the minor inconveniences that condoms may cause
Krystyna Holland
BEhind closed doors columnist
I’ve been dating the same guy for three years now, and we’ve never had sex without a condom. My guy friends always kind of cringe when I say that, and my girlfriends never cease to marvel at my self-control. Yes, I’m on birth control. No, neither of us has an STI. I just really, really, really don’t want to get pregnant. When I step back and look at the statistics, I realize the truth of the matter is that I am extra-cautious probably because I had abstinence (read: scare tactic) sex education in high school. We spent one entire afternoon on the financial responsibilities of a child, and the next afternoon talking about vaginal tearing, pregnancy complications and the chance that you’ll poop a little bit
when you’re pushing that bundle of joy into the world. I decided right then and there that child bearing would not be in my near future. Four years later, I’m still doing everything possible to avoid even the possibility of getting pregnant. Looking at my life, I know that pregnancy is just not something I would bounce back from very quickly, and my partner feels the same way. Whatever my feelings on reproductive rights, the decision to have an abortion or not is one I simply do not want to face. So we use condoms. Every. Single. Time. In the interest of full disclosure, since neither of us is worried about transmitting something, we don’t always use condoms right out of the gate; we just always make sure one is on during the big finish. The truth is, I kind of like them. It makes clean up so much more convenient. Don’t get me wrong, I like thinking about the morning tumble I had, but I’d rather not be reminded of it by the leftover semen dripping out by lunchtime. Condoms can also increase longevity, and a lot of times, that little bit of extra time is just enough to let us
both reach the finish line. It is important to find the right condoms, though. I very distinctly remember that the first time I used a Durex condom it felt like my partner had a rubber glove over his penis. I couldn’t feel anything at all. Luckily, several condom brands make pleasure packs that allow you to try several different kinds. Choosing whether or not to wear a condom is a decision that should be made together by the couple. In a casual hookup, I think it’s an easier decision. Statistics show that 1 in 4 college students has an STI — not exactly what I am looking for to go along with my diploma. A lot of my girlfriends would prefer it if their partner used protection, but it often gets dismissed with the statement, “I can’t feel anything.” Finding the right condom goes a long way to help with that, and additionally, it can be helped with a little bit of lube on the inside of the condom. Condoms marked “bareskin” or “ultra thin” really do what they’re advertising. If it’s really important to you or your partner
but you really don’t feel that you can finish with one on, I’d recommend masturbating while wearing a condom; it may feel silly, but it can teach you how to enjoy safe sex. I think safe sex is the sexiest kind. There are certainly inconveniences to condoms. Sometimes I find they increase friction and dry me out, but luckily that can easily be fixed with lube. The foil packets never cease to frustrate me, something I think I can safely say is also true for my mom. She came up to my room as I was packing for school at the end of summer and asked me to please clean up the trash next to my bed before I went to school. I sleep in a lofted bed, and it has space on the sides next to the mattress for anything I want to keep handy, or for when I’m too lazy to climb down the ladder. Occasionally, my dad’s thundering snores keep my mom awake at night, and I guess she’d been using my bed. Unaware of this, I hadn’t thought to clean out the sides of my bed, and apparently my mom found several of those foil packets
tucked in and around my mattress. She was less than pleased. I guess the fact I was having safe sex didn’t exactly give her sweet dreams. Krystyna Holland is a Behind Closed Doors columnist and she vows to be much more careful about throwing away her trash in the future.
GRAPHIC BY LINDSAY WADE / THE FLAT HAT
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MEN’S SOCCER
Tribe earns draw against Northeastern
Teiman’s 20th minute goal puts Tribe up early, but Huskies equalize BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
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Junior midfielder Chris Perez recorded one shot Saturday in the Tribe’s 1-1 tie against Northeastern.
William and Mary drew with visiting Northeastern Saturday afternoon after conceding a goal with just seconds left in regulation in the Tribe’s first conference game of the year. A scoreless overtime cemented the 1-1 tie and left the College looking dejected after a game they thought they had already won. Sophomore defender Michael Teiman headed in the only goal of the first half in the 20th minute to give the Tribe an advantage it wouldn’t relinquish until the final seconds of play. With the game whittling down to a close and the decision tenuously in the hands of the College, Northeastern scored an unlikely equalizer on a header goal from Simon Cox in the 90th minute. Saturday’s game also marked the return of junior defender Andrew Hinnant, who stepped back into his role as right back after an injury sidelined him for the first month of the season, moving sophomore Marcus Luster up into a midfield position. The Tribe played in its standard 4-33 formation, which effectively snuffed out most of Northeastern’s scoring chances and created its own scoring opportunities on the counter-attack as
the College outshot Northeastern 7-5 in the first frame. “It was tough, they had some pace up top,” Teiman said. “We were tired, it was a hot day so there were a lot of tired bodies out there. But I think we were able to pull it through in the back for the most part.” One counter-attack in the 20th minute led to a corner kick for senior midfielder Ben Anderson, which Teiman coolly converted into the soaring header goal. The goal was further evidence of the Tribe’s quality on set pieces this year. “It’s something that we work on pretty much daily in practice so it’s a really strong point of our team,” Anderson said. “We’ve got a couple guys in the back who really know how to win balls in the air and we try to use that in games. This year, it’s gone really well for us, that was our third goal off set pieces so far.” The Tribe maintained its lead up until the final seconds of regulation when, in a moment of confusion, a College defender knocked the ball out of play, stopping the clock with just four seconds left. The Northeastern coach successfully argued for three extra seconds to mark the actual time when the ball went out of bounds. With seven seconds left, the Tribe defense was caught off guard as a
Northeastern player lobbed the ball into the frame where it found Cox’s head and was redirected past goalkeeper Bennett Jones into the back of the net. “We didn’t do a good enough job holding possession at the end of the game, which allowed them to get forward on us,” head coach Chris Norris said. “Then we committed a foul which we didn’t need too really and, on top of that, we compounded it by kicking the ball away which stopped the clock. If the clock doesn’t stop they probably don’t have an opportunity to get the goal. Unfortunately they did, and they were able to make the most of it.” After the disheartening goal, the College came out in overtime with a sense of urgency and a renewed will to win. Although the team only registered one shot in overtime, the College kept Northeastern from enjoying any real scoring chances. With both teams tiring, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. “To respond and battle and compete the way we did in overtime, I have a lot of respect for how we did it,” Norris said. “If you were to ask me before the game how I would feel about a draw with a good Northeastern team, I would have said ‘yeah that’s alright.’ Of course, the manner of it puts a bad taste in our mouth, but we still played well.” The Tribe heads on the road to play High Point Tuesday.
Tribe bests Hofstra, 1-0
Frey makes nine saves, records fifth win and third shutout field hockey from page 8
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Redshirt sophomore Raphael Ortiz went 16 for 30 for 262 yards against Delaware, including a long pass to senior wideout Ryan Moody for 58 yards in the second quarter.
Blue Hens dominate College at home FOOTBALL from page 8
productive rushes by McBride, Ortiz launched back and threw a 58-yard completion to senior wideout Ryan Moody, bringing the Tribe squarely into Delaware territory at the Blue Hens’ 10-yard line. The drive stalled and senior kicker Drake Kuhn lined up to kick a 27yard field goal. Kuhn’s kick started low and was blocked by the Blue Hen defense. Delaware cornerback Travis Hawkins picked up the ball and returned it 90 yards for a score, the longest recorded blocked kick return in FCS history. Five minutes later, the College QB COMPARISON
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erased its goose-egg and finally found the end zone. Ortiz looked impressive on the 13-play, 82-yard drive. The sophomore went through his progressions, found the open receiver, and when he was unable to throw it, pulled it down and ran. After getting the College to the Delaware 2, Ortiz took the QB keeper and put the Tribe in the end zone. “I think in fairness to Raph, he’s also making plays, too,” Laycock said. “He’s creating opportunities to make plays, and it’s a fine line there. It’s experience, he’s going to get better at that. He’s already gotten better from when he’s started to now, and we are putting a lot on him, too. … He’s trying to determine when to scramble, when to pull it down, when to run it, when to keep the play alive. That’s just playing football, that’s just experience.” Delaware began the second half with a field goal, and the teams traded a few fruitless drives before the weather intervened. Lightning flashed over Zable Stadium, and a 1:21 minute lightning delay interrupted play. Both squads returned to the field, but the Blue Hens had the game solidly in hand. Delaware scored a
stellar goalkeeping from senior Elizabeth Frey, who turned back a season-high nine shots to notch her fifth win and third shutout this season. “It just takes one goal to win and that’s where we were with Hofstra,” Hawthorne said. “We were lucky to convert on one of our corners and the defense played a very strong game.” But after a loss to Northeastern in which penalty corners were crucial and conceding seven corners to Hofstra, Hawthorne said the team needs to focus on limiting those chances for opponents. “We’re going to have to work on making sure we can minimize the penalties inside the circle,” Hawthorne said. The victory was the Tribe’s first in conference play this season. With a difficult non-conference schedule now mostly behind the team (two non-CAA games remain, one with Richmond and the other with Wake Forest), Hawthorne said the team needs to continue playing at a high-level to be successful in the eightteam CAA. “We know the conference is tough and we have our work cut out for ourselves,” Hawthorne said. “The parity in the conference is such that every game is a battle.” Next up on that conference slate is Delaware, who will travel to Williamsburg Friday.
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Senior cornerback B.W. Webb and the College defense allowed 359 yards Saturday.
pair of touchdowns in the remainder of the third quarter, one of them off a fumble recovery for a touchdown. The College then responded with a 68-yard touchdown drive of its own to wind down the third quarter. Delaware added a field goal to
surpass the century mark, and Webb returned a Delaware punt 91 yards for a touchdown to give the College 21 points. The Tribe will continue to search for its first win of the season when it hosts Georgia State Saturday.
COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS
Head coach Peel Hawthorne and the Tribe are 8-2 on the season.
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FIELD HOCKEY
Tribe downs Hofstra, 1-0 Zamesnik goal gives College edge in win
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
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BY JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary bounced back from a disappointing loss to Northeastern with a 1-0 shutout victory at conference foe Hofstra Sunday. The win moved the College to 8-2 and 1-1 in Colonial Athletic Association play. The difference in the game was an opportunistic goal from senior forward Leah Zamesnik off a penalty corner in the 20th minute. After senior defender Christine Johnson received the corner and fired a shot at the post, Zamesnik poked her stick out and redirected the ball into the back of the cage to put the Tribe up 1-0. “Leah played better this weekend than I’ve seen her play all year,” head coach Peel Hawthorne said. Zamesnik would finish the game with two shots, both on goal, while Johnson registered three shots (two on goal) and the assist on Zamesnik’s score. For most of the first half, Hofstra forced the action, taking eight shots to the College’s five and earning four penalty corners to the Tribe’s three in the opening period. Hawthorne said the College’s midfield was handcuffed for much of the game, but that the defense played solid. “We were a little bit shut out in our midfield,” Hawthorne said. “But I’m proud of the way our team can adapt to what other teams try to do to us.” The second half saw the teams evenly match each other’s offensive outputs. The Pride took five shots while the College took six and Hofstra earned three penalty corners to the Tribe’s two. All told, Hofstra finished the day with nine shots on goal, the College with seven. The Tribe’s win was in large part due to See field hockey page 7
COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS
Senior forward Leah Zamesnik scored the only goal.
HAYLEY TYMESON / THE FLAT HAT
Sophomore attacker Emily Fredrikson and the Tribe persevered after a disheartening 2-1 loss to Virginia Commonwealth with an important 2-0 victory over visiting James Madison.
College reponds to Thursday loss with a hard-fought win over JMU BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR Streaks are tricky — hard to snap, hard to start, but easy to slide into a bad one. Following last Thursday’s loss to Virginia Commonwealth, William and Mary had to decide whether that streak-snapping loss was a start of a new streak, or just an anomaly. Ninety minutes later, the College (7-3, 1-0 CAA) had their answer in the form of a gritty 2-0 win over visiting Colonial Athletic Association foe James Madison. “We knew we didn’t play well on Thursday; we let ourselves down pretty badly. The players knew it, we all knew it. We emphasized that we’re starting conference play now, and we know what we’re capable of doing, so let’s get out there and let’s show it,” head coach John Daly said. “And of course we didn’t do particularly well in the first half, but the second half was one way.” The win wasn’t easy. JMU (3-7, CAA 1-1) outshot the College 9-0 in the first half, putting shots on goal that brought the best out of freshman goaltender Caroline Casey. “In the first half, we just weren’t playing very well offensively. Defensively, we had it under control — everyone was marking up following their marks,” senior midfielder Cortlyn Bristol said. Tribe defense had their hands full the first half. The Dukes mounted attack after attack, grazing
the crossbar at the 30-minute mark. With under five to play, JMU did find the back of the net, only to have the goal called back by the officials. Halftime came as a relief and gave Daly a chance to reorganize his team. “We talked about our front players doing a better job of receiving the ball because they were being bullied; they were being pushed off the ball. They just needed to be more resilient and hang on to the ball,” Daly said. Daly’s advice paid off immediately. The College registered six early shots in the second half, en route to 13 shots in the second half. “In the second, we all decided we wanted to get a goal early, and end it early,” Bristol said. Junior midfielder Dani Rutter helped that cause, finding room on the right hand side and fending off a defender before cutting back toward the JMU goal. “Dani took the ball out wide, went all the way to the end line and I was standing near the PK line and Dani just slid it back and I had an open shot on goal,” sophomore Emory Camper said. Camper wouldn’t waste the open shot, and buried the attempt to push the College ahead with just under 20 minutes to play. For Bristol, the goal definitively shifted the momentum of the game. “It was huge. I have to give Dani a lot of credit on that one. She could have shot it, but she laid it back for Emory, and Emory just slotted it. Perfect,”
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Bristol said. JMU countered with an impressive offensive flurry late in the half. A JMU corner again forced Casey and the Tribe defense into action. After the initial JMU header slammed the underside of the cross bar, the ball dropped into a throng of players. Two Casey saves and frantic defending kept the sheet clean for the College. The crossbar came into play again moments later, but this time on the south end of the field. Leci Irvin’s cross found freshman midfielder Nicole Baxter. Falling straight down from the bar, the ball trickled over the line for a commanding 2-0 lead. “It was a great goal — you couldn’t really tell if it had gone in. That was the dealbreaker,” Camper said.
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Miscues rampant in Tribe’s blowout loss to Delaware
Turnovers make difference as the College drops to 0-4 BY MIKE BARNES FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR After a crushing loss to Towson last weekend, William and Mary entered Saturday’s matchup against No. 12 Delaware in sore need of its first victory of the season. Instead, the Blue Hens handed the College a 51-21 drubbing in another lightning-plagued game at Zable Stadium. The loss brought the College to 0-4 on the season, while Delaware improved to 4-0. Sophomore quarterback Raphael Ortiz, in his second collegiate start, turned in an up-and-down performance, going 16 for 30 with 262 yards before being pulled in the fourth quarter. Ortiz showed flashes of brilliance and possessed a command of the deep ball, but also turned the ball over three times with an interception and two lost fumbles. “I think we did a lot of things very, very well on offense. … At halftime, the score is ridiculous, and we’ve got more yards than they do. … We were moving the ball pretty well,” head coach Jimmye Laycock said. “I thought Ortiz was doing well. He had just a couple of fluke things, a couple of turnovers, but that’s making a mistake at the wrong time and the wrong place. But that happens.” The Tribe had its opportunities, but for every positive step forward, the College took two steps
back in the form of a variety of miscues. Following a 20-yard Delaware field goal at the 6 minute, 37 second mark in the first quarter, capping a 14-play, 78-yard drive, the College offense began to move the ball down the field. A pair of runs by sophomore tailback Keith McBride powered the Tribe to midfield. On 3rd and 1, Ortiz dropped back to pass and was hit by a Delaware defender, causing him to release a wobbly ball. UD’s Zach Kerr collected the ball and the 330-pound defensive lineman rambled 47 yards for the first Blue Hens touchdown of the night, putting Delaware up 10. “I thought I made a few too many mistakes. … Some of those plays they were just teeing off,” Ortiz said. “The line was blocking great, but I just have to get the ball out of my hands faster. That’s something you have to learn from — that’s game experience. I thought I learned a lot from this game.” While the College offense had an uneven day, Delaware moved the ball consistently. At the start of the second quarter, the Blue Hens executed a 70-yard drive that resulted in quarterback Trent Hurley sneaking in for a one-yard score. The Blue Hens heavily relied on junior tailback Andrew Pierce for that drive, as he gained 25 yards, and rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on
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Redshirt sophomore running back Keith McBride rushed for 43 yards on 10 carries in the Tribe’s 51-21 loss to Delaware.
21 carries on the evening. The Blue Hens’s platoon of tailbacks rushed for a total of 225 yards, while Hurley went 12 of 22 for 131 yards. The College defense struggled to contain Pierce and could not get pressure on Hurley when it counted. “We made a couple mistakes throughout the course of the game and some of those were big
mistakes, and it cost us,” senior cornerback B.W. Webb said. Later in the second quarter, the College continued to move the ball well but was once again plagued by an unfortunate miscue. After a pair of See FOOTBALL page 7