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GREEK LIFE
Student workers and the minimum wage
Minimum wage through the years
President Obama proposes new pay increase that could affect campus employees
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Justin Poston ‘13 got a job at the Sadler and Campus Centers to earn extra money. With a minimum wage increase, Poston would earn $9 an hour.
BY KATHERINE DOWNS FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
When Justin Poston ’13 discovered that his laptop and camera had been stolen from his off-campus house during his sophomore year, he decided it was time to get a job. Almost two years later, he still has his job — and a new computer and camera as a result. “Circumstantially, yeah, it helped me get a new laptop with the help of my parents, and the reason I kept the job is that I have a car,” Poston said. I’m off the meal plan for the most part, so I use the extra money to buy groceries and gas, so it’s definitely beneficial.”
Through his job as a building manager at the Sadler Center and the Campus Center, Poston joined the 40 percent of full-time college students who are employed, according to a 2010 survey by the National Center for Education Statistics. His starting salary of $8 per hour was above the $7.25 minimum wage, but the same cannot be said for those starting out at the Earl Gregg Swem Library or the Campus Center’s candy counter. In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama proposed an increase of the federal minimum wage, which has remained static since 2009, to $9 per hour.
POLITICS
Attorney General Candidate speaks to Young Dems BY ZACH HARDY FLAT HAT ONLINE EDITOR
The College of William and Mary’s Young Democrats hosted Attorney General candidate Justin Fairfax in a meet-and-greet yesterday. Fairfax, a Columbia Law School graduate, served as a federal prosecutor in the eastern district of the commonwealth of Virginia. Among the four candidates for the position, Fairfax is the only one who has served as a federal prosecutor. “I think that brings us a unique set of skills and experience,” Fairfax said. “As attorney general, you are the chief law enforcement officer for the state. Having had experience in actually enforcing law is incredibly important and helpful.” Improving access to higher education is one of the key elements of Fairfax’s campaign platform. He hopes to make college loans more affordable both by improving transparency in the private student loan market and by ensuring that students from all economic levels have similar interest rates. He explained that student loan interest rates often are made based on parents’ or cosigners’ credit. This means some students have much higher rates than others. “For access issues, we would clean up the private student loan market, and make sure students get what I call ‘safe loans,’” Fairfax said. “It’s a fact of life that we See FAIRFAX page 3
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“Let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full time should have to live in poverty,” Obama told Congress. College students may not be fulltime workers, but because workers under age 25 make up half of all people making minimum wage, they would be affected by the increase. “That would be insane. I would have a lot more extra spending cash,” Poston said. “I guess one of the biggest reasons I got the job was like with the camera, I realized that wow — there are a bunch of random expenses that come up in life
In 2007, the minimum wage was...
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$5.15
Phi Mu suspends operation Gamma Alpha chapter to discontinue May 2013 BY KATHERINE CHILINSKY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR
The Gamma Alpha chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity at the College of William and Mary will suspend operations effective May 13. Declining membership led the National Council to shut down the 87-year-old chapter. “The decision to suspend operations is never easy, particularly with a chapter that has been such a part of Phi Mu’s history,” National President Kris Bridges said in a press release. “We came to this difficult decision because the chapter has struggled with membership for several years.” The Phi Mu house, located on Richmond Road, will no longer house members of the Gamma Alpha chapter starting Fall 2013. Current sororities interested in applying to live in the house have until Feb. 27 to submit contracts. If no contracts are submitted, the space will be available for the general housing pool. According to Director of Residence Life Deb Boykin, Gamma Phi Beta has expressed interest in the house. Gamma Phi currently resides in a house on Armistead Avenue. Despite the Phi Mu’s use of both informal and formal rush processes, membership has continually declined for the Gamma Alpha chapter. The National Council has an appeal process for chapters, but members of the chapter chose not to appeal. “Both the chapter and the national organization of Phi Mu have been working aggressively for many years to address the membership challenges that have been faced See PHI MU page 4
GREEK LIFE
Pi Kappa Alpha loses new fraternity house Gamma chapter violates Conduct Code; house will enter open registration BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR
The Gamma chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity lost its position in the new fraternity housing complex, to open this fall. According to Associate Dean of Students Dave Gilbert, this loss is the result of a disciplinary sanction issued for serious violations of the Student Code of Conduct. “We deemed it inappropriate for an organization to be provided housing so soon after a serious violation, and we felt the organization, through its response and future conduct, could earn back the right to seek on campus housing in the future,” Gilbert said in an email. Director of the Department of Student Leadership and Development Anne Arseneau elaborated on the nature of the violation. “Pi Kappa Alpha was investigated in December for a violation of the Code of Conduct for hazing,” Arseneau said in an email. “The case was resolved in January and they were held responsible for
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Pi Kappa Alpha will lose the fraternity house on 760 Ukrop Way pictured in purple abore, but can reapply for the 2014-15 year.
the hazing charges.” The house, located at 760 Ukrop Way and currently under construction alongside the rest of the fraternity complex, will be available to undergraduate students participating in the 2013-14 housing selection
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process in April. “During the course of their sanctioning, [Pi Kappa Alpha] was led to believe the house they selected would be held for them,” Director of Residence Life Deb Boykin said in an email. “Typically Residence Life does
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not assign the house they selected to another chapter for the 2013-14 year.” All fraternities and sororities must reapply to the Special Interest Housing committee after losing See PIKA page 4
“Merry Wives” delivers
William and Mary Theatre and Dance’s production of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is a success for its costume design and comedic value. page 7
newsinsight “ FROM “MODERN MATTERS,” A NEW BLOG BY MANDY WOOD ’15
Explaining to your parents that you got a tattoo on an impulse during your first semester at college is no easy feat. All I had going for me was that it was small and well hidden. The fact that I went behind their back and got it at a tattoo shop they had not “checked out” was their main concern. Basically, they weren’t mad, but they were “disappointed in me.” Join the club. I can, however, say I have 100 percent never regretted the decision I made that day. This, funnily enough, has given my tattoo the meaning it lacked in the first place. It reassures me that I
do have control over my own life. It lets me know that not everything I do to make me happy needs approval from my friends and family. It’s a reminder that sometimes things don’t always need to be meticulously planned out to be ridiculously awesome. Sometimes the best things in life come in an instant, and you have to be ready to say yes. Few things in this life are as permanent as a tattoo. Although it may fade over time, it never disappears altogether. It travels with you, stays with you, and never leaves your side.
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THE BUZZ
You work for the student body; we work for our respective classes. ... You’re coming at it from the wrong angle, and I think that everyone here should really support Undergraduate Council. — Class of 2014 Treasurer Khaki LaRiviere, during discussions of merging the Undergraduate Council with the SA senate
BEYOND THE ‘BURG
FROM “CONFESSIONS OF AN UNDERGRAD,” A NEW BLOG BY ERIN SPENCER ‘14 If someone asked you about your biggest fear, do you know what you would say? I was asked this question during a leadership seminar my freshman year. Since I wasn’t trying to get super personal in a room full of strangers, I think I said I was most afraid of jellyfish. I played it off as a joke, highlighting that it was a little irrational for someone studying marine science to be afraid of jellyfish. Others had similar answers — poisonous snakes, spiders, etc. One person
said clowns. Most answers were played off casually, and we quickly moved on to the next question. I did, however, revisit the question later that night. What was my biggest fear? What immediately came to mind was some kind of world wide pandemic. Maybe my biggest fear was a nuclear war or losing someone I love unexpectedly. All sorts of horrible circumstances ran through my mind as I tried to figure out what exactly frightened me more than anything else.
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Investigators in Tuscaloosa, Ala. display the photos of 74 people arrested in a drug bust Tuesday, including some University of Alabama students.
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Colorado passes bill banning concealed weapons on campus
University of Alabama arrests 74 in drug bust
Colorado Democrats passed a bill Feb. 15 that bans concealed weapons on all public college campuses in the state which follows the passing of two other gun bills. The bills will most likely be discussed on the floor of the legislature Feb. 15. An article from The Huffington Post reported that arguments for the bill emphasized that college campuses, where large amounts of alcohol are consumed, are not safe environments for students to be carrying weapons. Those opposed testified that carrying weapons enables students to protect themselves from potential violence. This comes after months of debate from institutions like the University of Colorado. Last March, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that CU could not ban licensed concealed weapons on campus.
Authorities in Tuscaloosa, Ala. arrested 74 people Tuesday in a major drug bust, according to The Huffington Post. The University of Alabama confirmed that 61 of the people arrested were current students at the university. Some students are arrested on campus and in residence halls. On Tuesday, the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force arrested individuals on drug-related search warrants after a two-month narcotics investigation. An additional 15 people were arrested during the course of the investigation. The majority of the arrests were related to the sale and possession of marijuana. UA’s President Judy Bonner emphasized the university’s zerotolerance policy regarding the sale or distribution of drugs.
Nursing student sues college over expulsion Craig Keefe, a nursing student at Brainerd’s Central Lakes College, filed a suit claiming he was wrongfully expelled from the college due to comments posted on Facebook. According to the Brainerd Dispatch, one comment contained a derogatory term and another stated “there was not enough whiskey for anger management.” The college allegedly failed to inform Keefe of their reasons for his expulsion in December and denied him an appeal. Keefe’s lawyer noted that Central Lake’s nursing program is not accredited, so credits will not transfer to other institutions. Keefe was one semester away from finishing the program.
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Stanford sets fundraising record Stanford University is the first college to raise over $1 billion in a single year through fundraising efforts. This is the eighth year in a row that the university ranked No. 1 in the Council for Aid to Education’s annual college fundraising survey, reported to ABC News. Approximately 3,500 colleges and universities in the United States raised about $31 billion, up 2.3 percent from the previous year. Following Stanford University’s $1.035 billion is Harvard University, which raised $650 million, and Yale University, which raised $544 million. The 10 colleges that raised the most funds for the 2012 fiscal year produced 17 percent of the $31 billion national total. These 10 colleges represent 0.3 percent of the colleges and universities surveyed.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Dean wins education award Dean of the College of William and Mary School of Education Virginia McLaughlin ’71 will be honored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education with the Edward C. Pomeroy Award Feb. 28. McLaughlin has served as a dean for 18 years, leading initiatives to construct the new building and hiring twothirds of the School of Education’s current faculty. The AACTE website says that the award celebrates those working in teacher education who have made distinguished contributions to “development and promotion of outstanding practices at the collegiate, state or national level.”
Business school plans digital MBA program The Mason School of Business has announced that it will launch a “blended” Master of Business Administration program next January. The program is intended to provide an MBA to students who are unable to commit to the current flex, executive or full-time programs by offering online classes in conjunction with face-to-face contact between professor and students. Dean Lawrence Pulley told the Virginia Gazette he expects the program to extend to new groups of students, such as military personnel and older professionals, but that face-to-face contact is necessary.
Richard Bland President headlines colloquium Richard Bland College President Debbie Sydow will speak at a colloquium sponsored by the Richard Bland College Friends of the Library this month. She will discuss the role of two-year colleges as innovators of higher education by making student learning the top priority through restructuring, which is the topic of her new book “Re-Visioning Community Colleges: Positioning for Innovation.” The book has already become required reading for participants in the leadership academy of Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania.
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STUDENT ASSEMBLY
SA to bring students, administrators together Blue Talon will provide coffee, location for talks; Senate receives financial, STI fund updates BY CLAIRE GILLESPIE FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
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Student Assembly Vice President Melanie Levine ’13 speaks on Spring Busch Gardens Day scheduled for March 23.
The Student Assembly senate met Tuesday, Feb. 19 regarding the Sexually Transmitted Infections fund updates as well as unanimously passed the Coffee Talks Act. The total SA fund rests at $24,264 for the remainder of the semester. Secretary of Finance Brett Prestia ’14 expressed optimism following the unprecedented lows reached earlier this semester. “Spring semester last year, we spent $31,000, but 10,000 of those dollars went to the WCWM concert, which we did not do this year,” Prestia said. “We really gave out only $21,000. As you can see, we’re about on par [with] last year.” Secretary of Health and Safety Jake Lewitz ’13 updated the SA on the STI subsidization fund. Two
weeks after the enactment of the subsidization policy, the fund has decreased from $3,800 to $2,864. Additionally, senate passed the Coffee Talks Act unanimously through a role call vote. “The purpose of this act would be to facilitate about six to 10 coffee talks throughout the spring semester,” Sen. Alice Shaughnessy ’13 said. “A group of students — probably five to six students — would get to have coffee with an administrator and kind of get to know them on a personal level.” The Blue Talon Bistro will serve as the location for the talks. Students can sign up for the talks through a link that will be sent through the Student Happenings listserv. The Code Revisions Begin Act, which was assigned to the Policy and Executive Committee, would shorten the time the senate chair has to send out the agenda before
a meeting and also defines the role of the historian, who would ensure that SA records are archived. “Basically, the Code Revision Act is going through basic [aspects of the code] that are keeping the SA from being more efficient, or are controversial and flushing [them] out,” Senate Chair Kendall Lorenzen ’15 said. The Executive Committee finalized preparations for Spring Busch Gardens Day March 23. Additionally, the committee continues to plan I AM W&M diversity week and the annual King and Queen ball Apr. 19. The Senate Outreach Committee plans to create videos to answer common questions students have about the SA. Additionally, senators are looking into putting print copies of newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The Economist into Earl Gregg Swem Library for student access.
CODE REVISIONS
Undergraduate discusses proposed code changes SA suggests incorporation of Undergraduate Council, Senate to increase effectiveness, accountability BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR
Code Revisions Committee representatives met with the Student Assembly Undergraduate Council to discuss their proposed incorporation of the council with the senate. Chair of the senate and committee member Kendall Lorenzen ’15 spoke on the reasons behind the proposed changes. “The whole aim of our changes is to make the SA a more effective body,” Lorenzen said. “We have a lot of highly motivated people that are on Undergraduate Council but the fact of the matter is, there’s not a lot of authority and you don’t have a lot of the financial [strength] you need if you want to get things done. So what we’d kind of like to do is expand senate in a sense and add more senators and more committees to the senate so that the senate can accomplish the goals of both bodies.”
However, council members questioned the reasoning behind the committee’s proposal, describing the differences between the two bodies. “You guys work more with the policy and passing bills side. It’s different,” Class of 2014 Treasurer Khaki LaRiviere ’14 said. “You work for the student body, we work for our respective classes. … You’re coming at it from the wrong angle, and I think that everyone here should really support Undergraduate Council. … I don’t agree with it and I’m not voting for it and that’s the bottom line.” Class of 2013 President Morgan Dyson ’13 described her personal views of the council and senate when she first decided to run for a position in the SA. “I thought the senate argued over stupid things that I didn’t want to spend hours talking about,” Dyson said. “I thought the fun stuff was over here, to really sum it up. … I always thought senate had a negative reputation.”
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Student Affairs updates plan Office strives for engaged learning BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
Administrators plan to build an outside-the-classroom learning environment with the recent implementation of the College of William and Mary’s Student Affairs’ new 360 Degree Educational Approach. “Students always say that they have so much on their plate, but how strong is that plate,” Eric Garrison, M.A.Ed ’94 said. “For students to lead a balanced life they need a stronger plate.” Student Affairs hopes to create an engaged learning environment using the concept of PERMA, which stands for positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment. “William and Mary students learn just as must outside the classroom and we need to make sure that there are structures on campus perpetuating this learning.” Dean of Students Ginger Ambler ’88, Ph.D ’06 said. “The whole idea of promoting wellbeing is our goal at Student Affairs, with the idea that when people function at their best this will lead to their best experience.” Ambler first presented the idea to the administration at the end of the 2011-12 academic year. Student Affairs’ approach was adopted into the College’s new Strategic Plan, which is currently being implemented. Although a part of the Strategic Plan, the 360 Approach represents a general mindset about education. Ambler hopes to emphasize student well-being, while creating new opportunities on campus. “Most recently, we created linkages between the Center for Student Diversity and [Mason School of Business] professors with the overall goal of enhancing student experiences and preparing students for the global market,” Director of Student Affairs Planning and Assessment Jodi Fisler said. “It’s all moving forward together.” Fisler went on to describe the power of the new approach. “As with any strategic planning process, this is an extensive effort that will involve a lot of people over a lengthy period of time,” Fisler said in an email. “Because the concept is powerful though, I’m sure many people will be integrating it into their own programs and conversations with students even before we have a final plan in place.”
Some members of the council voiced concern that the Code Revisions Committee proposed consolidation before attempting smaller changes that might also prove effective. “I agree with you in some aspects,” Class of 2016 President Ethan Teicher ’16 said. “It’s very hard to get real concrete stuff done in comparison to senate. I myself was thinking about making the move to senate next year, possibly. I think there’s a way to consolidate without completely dissolving [Undergraduate Council]. … Just change small things like the way meetings are arranged or the way that we ask for money. I think that could help as opposed to just completely consolidating.” According to committee chair and Sen. Drew Wilke ’15, the two major issues facing the council are a lack of access to funds and a lack of accountability when it comes to following through with various initiatives.
“I think we can all agree that there needs to be some accountability here,” Class of 2015 President Amanda Whitehurst ’15 said. “I don’t necessarily know if dissolving [Undergraduate Council] is necessarily the way to go. … There is overlap between senate and [Undergraduate Council], there’s also overlap between senate and [Executive]. … I think something that we lack is that we don’t have the check on the other branches and that kind of keeps us in a separate area.” Council members expressed concern over their lack of involvement in the inception of this proposal. Class of 2013 Vice President of Advocacy Ryan McManus ’13 was the only member of the council at the last Code Revisions Committee meeting. To increase council presence, Lorenzen and Wilke extended the offer of attendance to the rest of the council. If approved, the incorporation of the council with the senate would not go into effect until the 2014 election.
Wilke explained that the changes were based on cultural attitudes about the council and not the individual members. “It’s nothing personal to any members of [Undergraduate Council],” Wilke said. “I personally feel like being a part of Student Assembly, you should have more access to funds because you’re part of the Student Assembly. To me, that makes more sense. … I feel like this could offer a lot of opportunity for people to get involved.” Wilke stated that issues that still need to be tweaked within the proposal are how to handle various council initiatives such as the senior class gift, the junior ring ceremony and homecoming events.
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Candidate meets Young Democrats Justin Fairfax discusses his campaign for Virginia attorney general with students FAIRFAX from page 1
have to finance education and you have to pay for things, but you can do it in a safe way and not turn kids into profit centers or an opportunity to make a quick buck. I think everyone should have an opportunity to start at the same place. Folks shouldn’t be burdened by higher interest rates because those are the people that are trying to get ahead.” If elected attorney general, Fairfax would focus on matters that affect all Virginians, including pursuing economic goals like ensuring fair mortgage loan terms. He criticized current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for focusing on fringe issues and pursuing his own political agenda. “He made his ideology the driving force of what he did as attorney general, and I think he spent 100 percent of his time on the 10 or 20 percent of things that divide us. Everything he focused on were narrow wedge issues,” Fairfax said. “It might be good politics but not good policy, and I think it’s an abuse of your office when you do that.” Virginia has had Republican attorney generals for the past several terms. In spite of this, both Fairfax and Zachary Woodward ’14, president of the Young Democrats, expressed optimism for this year’s election cycle. “I think the tide will be turned for us in this year’s election,” Woodward said. “We’ve had an attorney general that said it’s illegal to do research on global warming and threatened members of the Board of Health that they can’t implement different aspects of the Affordable Care Act. … We’re not a party that drives wedges between people. We focus on doing what’s best for everyone.” Several political figures are aiding Fairfax’s run for attorney general. Specifically, Sen. Tim Kaine’s campaign treasurer Warren Thompson
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Attorney General candidate Justin Fairfax meets members of Young Democrats on the Sadler Center terrace.
and former American Bar Association president Robert Grey Jr. serve as co-chairs of the campaign. Fairfax also received an endorsement from Kerry Donley, the former chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Fairfax garnered 108 votes in a Mount Vernon Democrat Committee straw poll, losing by 20 votes to Sen. Mark Herring, D-33. “We got nearly half the vote and that’s a testament to … our message. I think that’s what’s really carried us forward,” Fairfax said. “It’s been our focus on security and opportunity for all Virginians.” By hosting meet-and-greets, the Young
Democrats hope to facilitate political awareness and involvement. They plan to invite all Democratic candidates in contested primaries to campus. “I think it’s good for club members and students as a whole to learn about the candidates,” Young Democrats Vice President Michaela Pickus ’14 said. “Especially when you have a primary, attorney general isn’t the most publicized thing so we hope to be a resource for people.” Virginia’s primary date is June 11, and the deadline to request an absentee ballot is Apr. 26.
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ADMINISTRATION
Search for Dean of Students continues With the resignation of Dean of Students Patricia Volp, the College of William and Mary has begun the search for her replacement. Five finalists have held public forums and interviews on campus in the last month. The last candidates visited this week.
Frances Magee
Marjorie Thomas By Annie Curran Flat Hat Assoc. NEWS EDITOR
While Marjorie Thomas calls the evolution of her career so far “enlightening and amazing,”said she feels ready to take the next step by becoming the dean of students at the College of William and Mary. She answered questions from community members at a candidate forum yesterday. If appointed to the dean of students position, Thomas says she would ensure that students understand the resources available to them. She also wants
to make the office more visible to the community. “There’s an opportunity here to give good outreach, not only for the Honor Code and system, but for the programs that are available for the students,” Thomas said. Thomas currently serves as the associate/assistant vice president for student affairs, student resources coordinator and the director of the McNair Scholars Program at the College of Charleston. She believes her greatest strength is her ability to develop collaboration and partnership
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Dean of Students candidate Marjorie Thomas discusses her career experience.
among multiple departments at the College of Charleston. Thomas says she is patient and down-to-earth, which makes her approachable to her peers. She spoke of the staff and crisis management projects she oversees, and she believes this experience will help her in the dean of students position. “Sometimes you have to role model what you say you want to see,” Thomas said. When it comes to personal improvement, Thomas wants to suppress her idealism and find balance in her life. “In terms of professional maturity, I don’t want to lose being idealistic, but I want to be more realistic about approach,” Thomas said. “That’s been a work in progress for me.” As an administrator, her favorite part of the job is working with students, particularly seeing their transformation over the course of their collegiate careers. Alternatively, her least favorite part is dealing with students who do not take advantage of second chances. “I want to make sure that I’m giving the kind of attention to and the opportunity to empower and engage students that I received as an undergraduate,” Thomas said.
BY Katherine Chiglinsky Flat Hat NEWS EDitor
In her doctoral research at Columbia University, Dean of Students candidate Frances Magee is studying the relationship between faculty research and student engagement. As the dean for campus life at New York Institute of Technology, she applies her research to work with students on engagement initiatives and help with academic affairs. Magee visited campus as the fourth candidate for the dean of students position, a role that would blend her research with her work in higher education. Before becoming dean of campus life at NYIT, she served as the assistant dean for residential programs, community development and student affairs at Columbia University. “I have a broad base of experience in a lot of different areas,” Magee said. “Of course, I would have to learn what do all these pieces mean here at William and Mary.” To figure out what the pieces mean, Magee emphasized the need for her to interact with students. “What I believe the function is of a dean of students is to
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Frances Magee, a candidate for the Dean of Students, speaks with students and faculty.
serve as the spokesperson for the student experience on campus,” Magee said. “What that means is, I have to understand the student experience.” Magee noted that meetings with students, faculty and administrators in the dean of students office will help shape her role on campus. “When I come into a new role, it’s really, really important to take time to understand,” Magee said. “I would engage the guidance of people around me to see who I need to meet with.” As a leader, Magee suggested that collaboration creates more effective administrators. “I’m very team oriented,” Magee said. “My style is that I don’t know best. I have some good ideas, I admit it, but I’m one of a
team and others have good ideas too. I think ideas get better when others participate in it.” When controversial policies come up, Magee noted that encouraging dialogue between students and administrators helps to mitigate problems. “My approach in those situations tends to be to engage in conversation and to try and understand what is the need that’s being presented here,” Magee said.
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College hosts Election Law Symposium, discusses delays Panel debates how to fix widespread inefficencies during last November’s election BY Ashley Hamilton Flat Hat ASSoc. Online Editor
The panel at the seventh annual Election Law Symposium yesterday debated the issues surrounding Election Day Delays. Representing both political parties and students of the MarshallWythe School of Law, the panel tackled issues such as technology, absentee or early voting and partisan politics. The symposium, titled “We Have to Fix That: Bipartisan Solutions to Election Day Delays,” was a reaction to the widespread complaints of inefficiency on Election Day this past November. “Obviously any time we talk about elections or voting or the political process, there are expressions of strong political preferences and partisanship,” Robert Bauer, partner at Perkins Coie and member
of the panel, said. “We should be focusing these discussions on the voters. Not one side’s voters or the other side’s voters, all voters.” Cleta Mitchell, partner at Foley & Lardner and member of the panel, questioned whether long lines were even an issue. She cited a scientific poll done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in November that calculated the average wait time at polls as 13 minutes. The average wait time for early voting was 20 minutes. “Before you come up with a solution, let’s find out what the problem is,” Mitchell said. “Are long lines a problem? I don’t know that that’s the problem. If there really are long lines, it probably means there were not enough people or enough machines.” Mitchell also raised concerns about federalizing Election Law legislation.
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by the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu at [the College],” Director of Student Leadership Development Anne Arseneau said in an email. “While it is sad for the members, alumni, and overall community anytime we experience the closing of a chapter — in this case, it has been a thoughtful and measured response to sustained challenges.”
All current members considered to be in good standing with the sorority will be granted alumnae status in May. Bridges noted that the organization may return in the future. “We are working with the administration and college panhellenic to make plans to return to William and Mary when campus conditions permit,” Bridges said. Members of Phi Mu declined to comment.
“Our founding fathers reserved to the state the responsibility for conducting elections,” Mitchell said. “Let us think before we federalize.” A few students emphasized that there is no onesize-fits all solution for Election Day delays; many of the solutions will need to happen on a state-by-state basis. Hon. Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary of State and panelist, made recommendations based on experiences in his state. Colorado had problems assigning voters to their correct voting centers but utilized volunteers to help guide voters to the correct centers. “This is less a legal problem with legal solutions and more a managerial problem with managerial solutions,” Gessler said. The panelists also addressed overseas voting for those in the military. According to the panel, many
soldiers have been disenfranchised because of voting process inefficiencies. “We all recognize that we have problem with overseas military voting,” Mitchell said. “We have a history in this country of things that are developed through or for the Pentagon. Maybe the place to do some research and development is through the Department of Defense.” Partisan politics have proven to be an obstacle in Election Day reform. Mitchell commented that once Election Day reform became popular with the public, all who oppose it will be labeled racist when there may be other reasons for the disagreement. “Hopefully what we can do is conduct this discussion over time and erase this judgment about who is primarily at fault for the machine breaking,” Bauer said. “We need to see if there is some common fundamental ground that we can work with.”
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housing privileges through the Student Conduct process. According to Boykin, Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 makes the final decision on
whether to approve or reject the proposal. President of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Tony Hanagan ’14 discussed the reapplication process. “We’re working with the offices of Greek Life and
Housing and look forward to moving into the new house in the Fall 2013,” Hanagan said in an email. Arseneau elaborated on the future of the house. “I know the chapter is very hopeful that in the following
year … they will be able to move into the previously assigned space,” Arseneau said. “No other group is eligible with Special Interest Housing status to currently pursue 760 Ukrop Way for 2013-2014.”
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Phi Mu will lose their house in Sorority Court next year because their charter was suspended.
that I need to prepare for.” However, according to Assistant Director of Student Financial Aid Ginia Anderson, universities are not financially equipped to handle the wage raise unless more funds are provided. Even federal work study recipients may have a difficult time since without additional funding departments may not be able to hire as many students as before. “[It comes down to fewer] jobs, more competiveness, more students not able
to work,” Anderson said in an email. Vice President of Finance Sam Jones was skeptical about additional funding coming from the state government. “I would be surprised if the state contributes incremental funds to cover the cost of the proposed increase at state agencies and institutions,” Jones said in an email. “There is likely to be an expectation that agencies and institutions reduce the number of hours worked to remain within budget.” For some students, the increase in the minimum wage means increased opportunities while in school. Addie
Schafer ’13 currently works as a props assistant in the theater department for $8 an hour but says she will need something more substantial next year to help pay for books and other expenses she’ll encounter in the fifth-year M.A.Ed. program at the School of Education. “Anything will help because right now my parents pay for my tuition, but I usually front books and food and everything else, so that’s why I’m working three jobs,” Schafer said. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have enough money to do that while also trying to have savings and pay for other things that come up, like parking tickets.”
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The Student Assembly recently released a wonderful video about failure. The resounding message is that failure happens to everyone. It is important to remember, however, that these instances of failure do not define you. Failing at a particular task does not make you a failure. No matter what grade you received on that geology exam, or how badly you butchered your Japanese oral test, you Flat Hat Staff Columnist were selected to be a part of the College because you are an extraordinary person in your own right. You should not “I saw your resume, and it made me want to cry — I feel like I compare your achievements to those of anyone else here. don’t do anything,” says a student at a computer with two empty While I have often felt inadequate after hearing about my Red Bull cans beside her. “I am going to be living in Earl Gregg friends’s incredible accomplishments, I try to be humbled and Swem Library today,” says a friend skipping lunch because she inspired by them rather than discouraged. The College is an didn’t think she had time to eat. incredible place because we each have our own set of talents These are all things I have observed or heard on campus and passions. You have achieved impressive things, and you during this week alone. And they remind me that the culture of have a unique variety of skills and interests that enrich our stress at the College of William and Mary is a real phenomenon. Here at the College, I have encountered some of the most community. And you do not have to be involved in a million different overachieving, highly driven individuals that I have ever met. They are no strangers to working hard, losing sleep, and striving for activities to have a real impact. We often think we must “do it all” to be considered successful, impeccable GPAs. but as a notorious over-committer The emphasis we put on getting myself, I greatly admire students who good grades and being involved We fear failure so much are involved in one or two activities in extracurricular activities during that we sometimes become that they can dedicate themselves to our college years is certainly obsessed with avoiding it, wholeheartedly. understandable. Academic success prioritizing it above all else. I encourage you to maintain a and community engagement are key sense of perspective and to reach out components that demonstrate an to friends that may have forgotten individual’s qualifications for career how truly impressive they are. If you have made it this far, I am and educational opportunities both during and after college. betting your future will be full of continued successes. Yet I wonder sometimes if we put so much pressure on Exams are important, but do not let them consume your ourselves to attain excellent grades and to be involved in activities sense of self. One grade will not determine your entire future, and organizations that we lose something truly invaluable: a and you are so much richer in character than your transcript sense of perspective. or resume could ever indicate. Being a college student is a Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of As and think that being short-lived opportunity; treasure the midnight Wawa runs, the involved in activities is incredibly rewarding. I just feel that conversations that run into the wee hours of the morning, and students at the College create such unrealistic expectations time spent sitting on the dock of Lake Matoaka with a dear for themselves that meeting them becomes detrimental to friend. After graduation, when you have settled into a career their health and well-being. We fear failure so much that we you love, these memories will bring you more lasting joy than sometimes become obsessed with avoiding it, prioritizing it any grade ever could. above all else: above eating regularly, sleeping, cultivating relationships, and taking time to truly experience the joys of the Email Andrea Aron-Schiavone at acaronschiavon@email. College. wm.edu.
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I feel for those students. That increase would be too much for me to pay per year.
—Sad Alum on “Mason institutes new undergraduate fee”
There is no more destructive industry than fossil fuels. I live in Philadelphia and work with many people who’s literal backyards have been ravaged by coal mining and natural gas drilling ... Once your town becomes a treasure trove for those looking to extract fossil fuels with outside labor and sell it overseas, your water is no longer safe to drink. An investment in fossil fuels is a contribution to this behavior.
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lmost every level of government is criticized for inefficiencies that prevent it from working effectively. In order to solve these inefficiencies, governments must consider their own organizational structures. We respect all of the accomplishments of both the Student Assembly senate and the Undergraduate Council. Nevertheless, the bodies must evaluate their own performances and determine if they can better serve the needs of the student body at the College of William and Mary. We support the proposal to merge the senate and the Undergraduate Council because we believe that together these groups will be stronger and able to work most effectively for this campus. As students at the College, we want the elected members of student government to be the most competitive candidates. These are the candidates who try to reach out to the entire student body in order to be responsive to all students’ needs. With the current state of elections for student government positions, upperclassmen are lucky if they can even fill all of the spots on the ballots. By combining the two groups, we hope campaigns will become more competitive so that students wishing to run for senate will be encouraged to develop more detailed plans and goals for their positions. Hopefully, student election turnout will increase because students will be familiar with the candidates running for elected offices and will be able to make informed decisions instead of simply selecting the first name on the ballot. Because competitive elections would screen students first, senators would probably become more invested in their positions. In past years, the senate has had trouble simply getting senators to show up. Once they have proven that they are truly dedicated to the positions during the election, it stands to reason that elected students will continue that commitment to their positions. Similarly, this new structure ensures that the class president will be dedicated to serving the student body. Instead of running for this impressive title, all students will run for the chance to serve their peers in any way possible. The goal is that the student who shows the greatest desire to serve the student body at the College will garner the most votes and be elected class president. This structural reorganization will better serve the interests of the student body. If past election turnout for these positions is any indicator, a large portion of the student body is apathetic about student government. Consolidation is the best approach to serve the needs of a student body that may be uneducated about the roles of each of these organizations. We approve of the innovative proposal to merge the SA senate and the Undergraduate Council because the combined group will be able to yield a more significant impact. Neither the senate nor the Undergraduate Council should feel as though this merger is a punishment; rather, the merger is about critically examining the structural organization of student government to make certain it is meeting the needs of the student body.
— Russell Zerbo ’11 on “Proceed with caution”
Pursuing an alternative to a college degree: Yes, success is still possible Max Cea
Flat Hat staff columnist
The exorbitant tuition rates of modern undergraduate education have made our culture obsessed with the debate about the necessity of going to college. As a reader, can you remember the last time that you picked up an issue of The Flat Hat that did not refer to tuition or to the debate about whether all the money that you — or your parents — are spending is worth it? Probably not. The problem with this debate, however, is that we have the tendency to depersonalize it. We focus on how much a college degree is likely to help an abstract, hypothetical version of you rather than how much it is likely to help the actual you. Institutions of higher education acknowledge that students are different. To cater to students’s varying interests and skills, most schools offer a vast array of majors, minors and concentrations.
However, when the subject of earning a degree arises, the rhetoric becomes polarizing. It appears as if we are caught between Timothy Leary’s persistent recommendation to “turn on, tune in, drop out” and academics like the President of Miami Dade College, Dr. Eduardo Padron. In the American Dream 2.0 report, Padron said that “Anyone who does not get a college credential will never escape the cycle of poverty.” Enough college dropouts have become billionaire CEOs over the last few decades for us to realize the fallacious nature of Padron’s claim. On the other hand, while Leary’s endorsement may have helped Steve Jobs, I think we can agree that it should never have been viewed as a universal prescription. Robert Shireman, the former deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education, recently took a more balanced approach to higher education. Shireman said, “While education improves the odds of a higher income, it is no guarantee. Likewise, the lack of a degree does not necessarily sentence you to the poorhouse.” I would elaborate on Shireman’s comments and argue
that as a culture, Americans should throw away our lofty ideal of universal higher education. We should embrace alternatives and hybrids that are as carefully crafted around individuals as college majors. Some people are best suited for a trade school, while others would benefit from an apprenticeship with supplementary online classes. Most at the College of William and Mary are strong students with a healthy love of learning. Therefore, higher education and, moreover, the College, is right for most students here. However, the best education system varies with the individual. It may be tempting to think that what is right for us is right for everybody, but it is not. The statistics show that it is still possible to do well without a college degree. Our societal stigmatization of college alternatives is forcing many people down a very expensive path in pursuit of a piece of paper they may not need as much as we all like to think they do. If we cannot grasp this notion, then perhaps higher education is doing a poor job of teaching us to think academically. Email Max Cea at mrcea@email. wm.edu.
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Lincoln
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This year’s Flat Hat poll featured a four-way tie between “Les Miserables,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and “Lincoln.” In the end, Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Lincoln” pulled ahead, winning by one vote. This longtime front-runner was described as an accurate and engaging depiction of Lincoln’s history. “Lincoln” was also appreciated for its biographic intensity and daring. We predict this film will capture the award because of its ingenuity and all-around high quality.
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Daniel DayLewis
According to The Flat Hat, the third time will be the charm for two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis. In this year’s poll, the English actor enjoyed a landslide victory in this category. We think that Day-Lewis’s subtlety and his ability to completely transform into Lincoln for the film set him apart from the competition, as he gave Lincoln a new level of humanity and complexity that was unparalleled by any of the other actors.
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Leading Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
Despite an impressive showing from Quvenenzhane Wallis, Jennifer Lawrence swept the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the romantic comedy-drama “Silver Linings Playbook.” Lawrence, already famous for her portrayal of “Hunger Games” heroine Katniss Everdeen, received critical and popular acclaim for her role as a nymphomaniac widow. We think her electrifying performance separated her from the other actresses in this category.
The Flat Hat staff predicts this year’s Academy Award winners Supporting Actor
Getting better with age Emmanuelle Riva, of Best Picture nominee “Amour,” is the oldest person in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, at 85 years old.
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Anne Hathaway
“Silver Linings” goes for the gold “Silver Linings Playbook” is the first film to receive nominations in all acting categories since the film “Reds” in 1981.
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Brave
Music — Original Score
Skyfall
What should we call her?
Nine-year-old Best Actress nominee Quevenzhane Wallis’ first name is Swahili for “fairy.” It is pronounced “KwuhVEN-jah-nay.”
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CONFUSION CORNER
The Magic 8 Ball of life Ellie Kaufman
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Kevin Place ‘14 plays the bumbling Sir John Falstaff, who attempts to seduce two married women, in William and Mary Theatre and Dance’s production of the Merry Wives of Windsor.
Elaborate period costumes, enthusiasm elevate performance BY BRIAN BOLT FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
Although it is by no means a requirement to have heard of Sir John Falstaff before going to see William Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives of Windsor,” it certainly helps. A bulbous and brutish man, the Falstaff character is an Elizabethan crowd pleaser who consequently makes an appearance in no fewer than three Shakespearean works. He has the habit of being boastful and subsequently spineless, but the humor that arises from his missteps has no doubt made theaters ring with laughter across several centuries. It is important to know who Falstaff is because, for better or worse, he is the crux of Merry Wives’s narrative. William and Mary Theatre and Dance’s production, directed by Richard Palmer, features Kevin Place ’14 in the role of the selfinvolved knight. Had Place possessed less gusto, the play would have certainly crumbled upon his fat suit. Fortunately, Place does the role justice, delivering his lines with as much importance as Falstaff himself would have thought they merited. The story itself begins when the burly knight arrives in Windsor, England and decides that his pocketbook is a little light. To increase his wealth, he intends to court two upper-class married women (Nicole Boyd ’14 and Stephanie Davis ’15). Using his own Falstaffian logic, he will then be able to blackmail the women’s wealthy husbands (Miles Drawdy ’14 and Ben Lauer ’13). It never seems to occur to him that the women may not find him attractive, or that the husbands might discover his plot and attempt to stop it using somewhat humiliating methods. If all of this sounds light and frothy for a play that’s almost three hours long, that’s because it is. However, as with most of the Bard’s comedies, it’s best to sit back, relax and let the eloquently phrased witticisms and Elizabethan pop culture references wash over you. It’s best to be prepared for the vibrant
costumes. Gone are any traces of a minimalist interpretation of Shakespeare where characters wear clothing from the last hundred years. This production has a budget, and it’s not afraid to let you know it. I spent a good portion of the play examining the costumes in utter fascination. It was extraordinary how the minor characters’ wardrobes seemed just as detailed as those of the principle players. From Falstaff’s comically large pantaloons to the distinctly shiny buckles on each pair of shoes, I was amazed at the rich level of detail and competency that went into the creation of each costume. The actors themselves, swaddled in period garments, are at ease with their characters and dialogue. Boyd and Davis, the merry wives, are gleefully fixated on the notion of revenge. They dart about the stage in primary colors, dreaming up increasingly elaborate orchestrations for Falstaff’s ultimate punishment. For much of the play the not-so-merry husbands, particularly Drawdy’s character Mister Ford, are obsessed with catching Falstaff in a compromising situation with their wives. The idea of becoming a cuckold is portrayed as a fate far worse than death; a subtle sprinkling of antlers across most of the sets — an allusion to the conventional horned image of the cuckold — hints at the constant threat to the husband’s honor. Drawdy’s performance as the paranoid husband is brilliant, mostly because he plays his character’s apprehension straight instead of overblown, even when Ford is wearing a silly 17th-century mullet. Flitting around the primary plotline are several standout performances. Andrew Perry ’16 shone as a Welsh pastor. The scene preceding the intermission where he holds the stage by himself, brandishing a sword, deserves a standing ovation. In addition, the comic timing of Jason Via ’15 as a French physician was unparalleled as he pranced around the stage in a misguided attempt at dignity. Not to be outdone, Grace Mendenhall ’13, made up to look like a hag, gave a particularly memorable
portrayal of Mistress Quickly, also a recurring Shakespeare fave. One look at her gap tooth and grimy garb would send any sane man running. Perhaps the most striking element of the production was just how many sight gags were spread throughout. Falstaff is the butt of most of the visual humor. In the play’s duration, he is shoved into a laundry basket, dumped into the Thames, wrapped in a fortune-teller’s dress, and pinched by an assortment of “fairies.” Falstaff takes his comeuppance surprisingly well, and it is more than likely his resilient ego that makes audiences come back to him time and time again. The Merry Wives of Windsor will be playing at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall from Feb. 22 to 24.
What’s worse— decision or a deadline? A deadline hurts because it means you have probably procrastinated on an assignment due at a specified time. You write it down in your black Moleskine planner, marked with a star to remind yourself of its extra importance. A week before it’s due, you see the date looming, but you don’t make any moves to work toward getting it done. Why would you do that? You have so much time before you reach that little star. Then it’s 10 p.m., and the starred assignment is due at 8 a.m. the next day. The inevitable all-nighter stretches out before your already sleep-heavy eyes. You know there is nothing you can do but chug some more vending machine coffee and get to work. These deadlines are painful because they require planning and work, but there’s another painful kind of deadline. It only requires a simple quantitative answer, but these deadlines, also known as decisions, produce another level of anxiety. After all, each decision will absolutely change the course of your entire life’s trajectory. Which internship? Which part-time — or if you’re lucky, seniors — full-time job? Which leadership position? Which service trip? Without an answer, the unmade decision sits in front of you, staring back like a Magic 8 Ball that refuses to produce anything other than “try again later.” Initially, decisions seem easier than the workrelated, paper-writing deadlines because in the end, you only have to produce a one-word response instead of an actual piece of work that contributes to your also life changing GPA. But don’t be fooled. While decisions appear to require less immediate work, you can turn them into a laborious paper-writing process. If you are really going to make the right decision for yourself, you can only know for sure by writing an extensive and weighty pro-con list. If that’s not enough, continue by writing short essays on what you think your life will be if you say yes or no. Once you have done this, gather a small group of intimate friends and lure them to your dorm with the promise of baked goods. Then ambush them with a completely unplanned and totally impromptu reading of both short essays. Ask them to vote. Whichever one wins is your new life. That was easy. The lone student feverishly typing his 15-page paper in the Tyler Hall basement computer lab at 5:30 a.m. would likely say something like this to the decision maker: Stop complaining; at least you get to sleep. Also, whatever impossible decision you’re trying to make is probably not all that life changing, whereas this paper will absolutely decide whether I get into graduate school. The decision you have to make in the next 24 hours is probably just as physically and emotionally strenuous as the last-minute paper you have to write or the exam you have to cram for. But after you say yes or no, or turn in the assignment or don’t, or pass or fail the exam the sun will still come up the next day. So, as we all enter that joyous period of the semester known as midterms, try to remember that whatever you’re doing probably isn’t really all that life changing. (And if even College of William and Mary President Taylor Reveley can fail at something, then we all were really doomed from the beginning.) Ellie Kaufman is a Confusion Corner columnist and has perfected her baking and list-making skills over the years.
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In honor of Black History Month, Charmaine Crowell-White will perform her one-woman show, “Ain’t I a Woman: A Celebration of the Life of Sojourner Truth” tonight in Andrews 101. The event is hosted by the International Performance Arts eXchange in conjunction with the Center for Student Diversity and Black Caucus’ Black History Month 2013 — Shades of Unity. The show will recreate the life of the ex-slave, abolitionist and women’s rights activist. CrowellWhite, a native Virginian, is a living history interpreter and actress. The show will be at 6:30 p.m. and admission is $1.
If you want to see “Argo,” which has been nominated for seven Academy awards, before Oscar night, then you’ll have four opportunities this weekend. AMP is screening the film tonight and Saturday night at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Commonwealth Auditorium. “Argo” is based on an article about the “Canadian Caper” operation that led to the rescue of six American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis. The film, starring Ben Affleck, also won the Best Picture — Drama and Best Director awards at the Golden Globes earlier this year. Admission to the COURTESY PHOTO / COLLIDER.COM screenings is $3.
Students who play the Randolph-Yates Roommate Game: Luau Edition may find themselves saying “aloha” to Amazon gift cards and a Kindle Fire, all depending on how well they know their roommates. Participants will be quizzed about their roommate’s preferences and habits tonight at 9 p.m. in Lodge 1. The event also features an a capella performance by Reveille and free food from several local restaurants. Competition teams are not limited to roommate pairs, however. Organizers encourage students to partner up with friends, significant others or even COURTESY PHOTO / DOWNTOWNHEIGHTSTOWN.ORG professors.
Join Big Brothers Big Sisters for its “Bowl A Thon” at the AMF Bowling Lanes in Williamsburg Saturday. In order to participate, you must join a team — there is already one from the College of William and Mary — and register to bowl for one hour. All of the money teams raise through donations and sponsorships will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Peninsula Virginia. The p r o g r a m matches adult volunteers with children for mentorship throughout elementary, middle and high school.
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The Tribe’s total number of shots against Ohio State. The Buckeyes shot 37 times.
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The College committed 18 turnovers as compared to the Buckeyes’ nine.
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Turnovers through three games, opponents tallied 34 total turnovers.
Throughout the last few years, William and Mary has continually scheduled one of the toughest non-conference slates in the country. Just three games into the 2013 season, the College is already in the throes of another challenging nonconference slate. After falling against No. 7 Duke Sunday, the College returned home Tuesday for an early afternoon matchup with No. 13 Ohio State. The Buckeyes dominated the entire contest, thoroughly defeating the Tribe for a 21-8 victory at Martin Family Stadium. With the loss, the College falls to 1-2 on the season, 0-2 against ranked teams. “I thought that we didn’t execute at either end of the field today,” head coach Brooke Ireland said. “We didn’t come out focused, we didn’t come out strong. We couldn’t take care of the ball today on either end of the field.” Ohio State (1-1) scored early and often, befuddling the Tribe on both sides of the ball. The Buckeyes scored a pair of quick goals in the first four minutes to jump out to a 2-0 lead. Senior attacker Kyrstin Mackrides cut the Ohio State lead to one with a goal at the 25:09 mark, but that would be as close as the Tribe would get all day. Ohio State utilized a series of runs to slowly build a large advantage against the College. After taking a 2-1 lead, the Buckeyes went on runs of two, three, and four goals to end the half. The Tribe was able to intersperse a few goals inbetween the Ohio State scoring bursts, but Ohio State’s volume shooting propelled the visitors to a 12-5 halftime lead. The Tribe had its chances offensively, but struggled in Ohio State’s half of the field. The Buckeye defenders consistently pressured the Tribe attackers, causing sloppy passes and turnovers. The Tribe committed a total of 18 turnovers, while the Buckeyes had just nine. “We got the ball down there, we were just frantic,”
Mackrides said. “Instead of communicating, we just threw the first thing we saw, and it ended up in a turnover.” In spite of the squad’s offensive struggles, there were a few bright spots for the Tribe. Mackrides led the College attack with an incredibly efficient performance, scoring five goals on five shots. Sophomore attacker Ellen Shaffrey also turned in an impressive performance. Shaffrey recorded three points — two goals and an assist — in an effort to propel the Tribe offense. “There’s never a dull moment for Ellen, even when she doesn’t execute the plan, she always comes back and makes up for that mistake,” Ireland said. “So, because of that, we were able to get some goals in the back of the net.” The Buckeyes, meanwhile, consistently pressured the College defense and converted on their offensive opportunities. Ohio State outshot the Tribe by a whopping 37-12 margin, frustrating the Tribe defense. “We had a specific gameplan [for our defense], and they didn’t execute it. … They just outshot us. They outplayed us,” Ireland said. Ireland attempted to change the defensive tempo at halftime by swapping goalkeepers. Junior goalie Colleen Nofi recorded four saves and allowed 12 goals in the first half; freshman Meredith Crizer did not fare much better in the second, allowing nine goals and recording seven saves. Despite the loss, the College found some positives against Ohio State and will be looking to improve going forward. “Today’s game was an off game for us,” Shaffrey said. “There were times that we just broke down a little bit and lost some communication, but overall it was a learning experience for the entire team, from offense to defense. Now we know exactly what we have to work on, and we will work through it all.”
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