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Vol. 101, Iss. 49 | Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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career center works to find jobs for students but
jobs aren’t cheap
A titanium sponorship costs
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at the sherman and gloria h. cohen career center.
Out of nine sponsors,
8
Of employed seniors,
17%
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As a result, students from all majors are exposed to advertisements for jobs at Deloitte or Ernst & Inside Young, regardless of their career interests. “There are many small and “Our goal is to cost-effective changes attract companies that the Career Center to participate in oncan implement to help all campus recruiting,” students find jobs.” Associate Director of External Relations See staff editorial, page 5 for the Career Center David Lapinski M.Ed. ’07 said. “If a company is invested in See career page 3
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found jobs in consulting and accounting firms.
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The Sherman and Gloria H. Cohen Career Center opened in 2010. With the corporate sponsors, the Career Center is able to host career fairs for students at the College of William and Mary.
Dire predictions about poor employment prospects are not new to liberal arts students, but they may be surprised by one of the solutions College of William and Mary career counselors propose: turning English or biology degrees into consulting careers with one of the College’s corporate sponsors. Companies have the opportunity to increase their visibility on campus in exchange for making annual financial contributions to the Sherman and Gloria H. Cohen Career Center Corporate Sponsors Program. Organizations that capitalize on these offers at the College and other universities tend to be well-endowed consulting and accounting firms looking for large numbers of potential entry-level hires.
Candidates address housing
The gloves came off as candidates for the Williamsburg City Council gathered Saturday to debate election-year issues of importance to College of William and Mary students with less than two weeks until election day. The event, hosted by the Student Assembly Public Affairs Department, gave students the chance to hear each candidate make their case and answer questions. The first part of the debate, moderated by SA Undersecretary of Public Affairs to Williamsburg Danielle Waltrip ’14, centered around two issues: offcampus housing and the local economy. On the housing situation, all the candidates seemed to agree that better communication between the community and the College was necessary. Mayor Clyde Haulman talked about the three models in which the College community could work with developers to secure housing for students. “The Fraternity Complex is a step in the right direction … but that’s not going to solve the problem today, and that’s not going to solve the problem in the long run,” Haulman said. Haulman cited three models. The first of these models was the College Real Estate Foundation model of Tribe Square, for which Haulman noted that more similar opportunities needed to be found. The second model is City Green, private apartments primarily occupied by students, and the third is the conversion of an older hotel on High Street. Council member Judith Knudson downplayed the housing issue, saying that four years ago the issue was front and center, but since the development of Tribe Square and City Green, much has been done to alleviate the campus housing shortages. Vice Mayor Paul Freiling ’83 disagreed, bringing up initiatives the city needs to continue to follow up on to give students greater off-campus housing options. “Some of the things we need to help address are substandard housing situations that some students are forced into because of their overwhelming need and desire to be close to campus and their limited options,” Freiling said. Candidate Ginger Crapse ’89, the only challenger in the election, continued on this line of thought by
Sponsors are consulting or accounting businesses.
by becky koenig FLAT HAT senior staff writer
SA hosts City Council debate
General assembly
State senators hold public forum to discuss General Assembly issues New state budget increases amount of operating money for the College despite lengthy budget debates by Ellie kaufman flat hat Chief staff writer
Less than 24 hours after the Virginia General Assembly passed a budget resolution for the upcoming fiscal years of 2013 and 2014, three representatives from the state government addressed students in a campus public forum. State Senators Thomas Norment J.D. ’73, R-3, and John Miller, D-1, and Delegate Michael Watson, R-93, traveled to Williamsburg to update College students about recent events in Richmond. The Student Assembly Public Affairs branch invited the representatives to visit April 19. “I think it is really important for our legislators to know that we care about the issues and that we are a group of the electorate that is not uneducated and unaware of what is going on in Richmond,” SA Secretary of Public Affairs Keenan Kelley ’14 said. “It is great to hear from them and hear what they have to say and what they are going to do for the college.” Index
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The representatives addressed the latest updates in the budget that will affect the College of William and Mary within the next two years. The new budget includes approximately 1.2 million operating dollars for the school to help support a number of initiatives. “There are many of us in government fighting very hard to make sure that William and Mary is getting the money that they deserve, that access to the college is affordable and that we don’t change the personality of William and Mary,” Norment said. Norment, who teaches both at the Marshall–Wythe School of Law and the main campus, continues to advocate for policies that will maintain the character and caliber of the College. “There is a lot of pressure to take more students,” Norment said. “We have a greater emphasis on the liberal arts here, and other schools in Virginia have a higher concentration on science, technology, engineering and math.” As a member of the Senate Finance
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Committee, Norment fought for the College to get funding despite the fact that the College has a stronger focus on liberal arts than STEM subjects: science, math, engineering and technology. Watson, a freshman in the House of Delegates, passed three amendments included in the new budget to benefit the College physically. One provides funding for upgrades to the Brafferton, another provides funding for renovations to Tyler Hall and the third authorizes debt for the fraternity housing complex project. “As a freshman, I didn’t change or save the world, but I feel like I got some things done,” Watson said. Watson stressed the importance of connecting with College students in open discussions. “I need to know what is on the hearts and minds of the students that are here now, what can we do to make sure that the tuition you are paying here is valuable,” he said. Miller highlighted this point by explaining how students helped push
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an amendment to the recent bill that requires voters to carry a form of identification with them when voting at the polls. After receiving an email from students, Miller added an amendment to allow IDs from four-year institutions
of higher education in the state as a valid form of identification for voters. “You got involved, voiced a concern, and we acted on it,” Miller said. “Now it’s part of the law, so you guys do make a difference even with a simple email.”
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An extroverted culture
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State senator Thomas Norment J.D. ’73, R-3, spoke with students about General Assembly actions.
From social settings to the job market to academia, people in American society value extroversion over introversion. page 5
College falls to VCU on road
After winning the first of a three-game series Friday, the Tribe lost both games of a Saturday double-header with the Rams. page 9