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actual harassment.” In 2008 and 2009, the College was marked a redlight school for its vague definition of harassment. One of the policies revised was the Bias Incident Reporting System, which had previously allowed for anonymous reporting and defined bias loosely enough that students could report classmates or professors for very small incidents or comments. A group of alumni who called themselves “Free America’s Alma Mater” posted an advertisement in The Flat Hat in 2009 and set up a website to encourage students and alumni to campaign for
A student posting flyers outside the Graduate Complex was the cause of alarm last Wednesday night. College of William and Mary police have now confirmed that the subject of the report, who was described in the report as brandishing a firearm, was actually a student flyering with a stapler. Vice President of Administration Anna Martin sent out a campus-wide email Friday explaining the recent news. “It is now clear no firearm or replica gun was involved and the police are confident no crime was committed,” Martin said in the email. “The person in question was holding a handheld black stapler Challis — and from a distance it looked and sounded like a cap pistol.” College administrators felt that the campuswide email was necessary due to the amount of police activity around the Graduate Complex Wednesday night. “Because of the announcement we were able to talk with the person involved and quickly determine a crime was not committed,” Director of University Relations Brian Whitson said in an email. Chief of Police Don Challis noted that the police were working on a lead from another source when the suspect contacted the police station himself. “We had a student call us,” Challis said.
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Administrators at the College points free speech activities for groups to specific locations on campus, like the Crim Dell Amphitheater. Other locations must be arranged for at the scheduling office.
FIRE names the College as one of the top seven colleges for free speech by CLAIRE GILLESPIE THE flat hat
Newest rankings by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education places the College of William and Mary as one of the seven best colleges for free speech. FIRE looks at a college’s written policies and categorizes schools as red, green or yellow light according to how well their policies protect free speech. The College is one of 17 schools, out of the 400 schools that FIRE ranked, given a green-light ranking this year. “It is something that we can really be proud of,”
Emily Wade ‘15, secretary of student rights in the Student Assembly, said. Samantha Harris, the director of speech code research at FIRE, noted that many colleges limit spontaneous political demonstrations and have overly-extensive internet and harassment policies. A public institution like the College cannot prohibit speech that is constitutionally protected, including statements that others may find insulting, like expressing a political or religious belief. “William and Mary’s policies do protect free speech as they stand,” Harris said. “The first amendment protects a lot of speech that does hurt people’s feelings but does not rise to the level of
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Paraguayan leader Former provost Gillian Cell passes away at age 75 Faculty and staff members reflect on the College’s first female provost talks political policy Discusses glass ceiling in Paraguay by matt esporrin the flat hat
Former Paraguayan Minister of Planning Julia Maciel gave a presentation to students and faculty on Friday on policy reform efforts within her country as well as her experience as a female in a historically-male government. Brad Parks, co-executive director of AidData at the Institute for Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary, contacted Maciel for research information. The former Minister of Planning came to the conclusion that it would be beneficial to speak about the political progress of her country to an audience at the College. Paraguay’s government was a dictatorship for over half a century, and democratic government has only been in place since the middle of the last decade. Although she acknowledged the difficulties of forming a new governing system, Maciel gave a simple and clear plan for supporting a fledgling government. “Leadership fuels reform,” Maciel said. “A successful leader must have a vision and strategies to achieve this vision.” Earlier this year, former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was ousted by the government. Although many have seen this as a sign of weakness in the young government, Maciel emphasized that this action was legal and widely supported. “The absolute majority of government, across five political parties, elected to remove Lugo,” Maciel said. “It is completely fair and legal.” See paraguay page 3
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Before the era of College of William and Mary president Taylor Reveley, before former president Gene Nichol and before in-state tuition was above $7,000, there was former provost Gillian Cell. In the 1990s, during Cell’s ten-year term as provost, the College’s mascot was still the Indian, the CAA was still the Yankee Conference, and Margaret Thatcher was the College’s Chancellor. Cell, the College’s third provost, died Sept. 7 at the age of 75 due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. “She was a person with integrity, extraordinarily strong academic values, and she was an interesting combination of the old-fashioned and the innovative,” former College President Tim Sullivan ’66 said. “She managed to protect the traditional heart of the academic enterprise while taking the College to places I think it never could have imagined it could go. Those were some of the things that made her special.” Cell received her doctoral degree in history from the University of Liverpool. After moving to North Carolina in 1965 to teach at the University of North Carolina, she went on to become the first female chair of the history department and later the first female dean of Arts and Sciences there. In 1993, Cell
Former provest Gillian Cell, the first female provost, chats with professor Clyde Haulman.
travelled to Williamsburg to become the first female provost at the College. “If she took a job on, she went on to complete it,” former assistant to the provost Shirley Aceto said. “She never gave up on any assignment she had. She was just tenacious.
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That was her personality. She did it strong and had a beautiful way of doing that.” During Cell’s tenure, she led the effort for the College’s first strategic plan and See cell page 3
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THE BUZZ
All The News that’s unfit to print
According to the Daily Press, a Hampton man was arrested for one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute during a traffic stop on Interstate 64. Around 8 p.m., a Special Investigation Unit detective stopped a 2000 Lincoln Town Car for defective equipment, and a K-9 unit alerted police to the car’s content. The street value of the five kilograms of cocaine was estimated to be $500,000. Upon further investigation, detectives obtained a warrant and found $400,100 cash in a related car.
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He didn’t mean to cause a ruckus. He was putting flyers up. He said he was walking down the street when his stapler jammed, and it was making a clicking noise.
—William and Mary Chief of Police Don Challis
BEYOND THE ‘BURG
Williamsburg’s Patrick Henry Inn is donating all its furniture, except mattresses and box springs, from its 113 rooms to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, according to the Virginia Gazette. ReStore is a non-profit store where furniture and other home-improvement related products are sold to benefit Habitat for Humanity projects. “The Patrick Henry Inn will be demolished and the site possibly redeveloped,” manager Jim McEvoy told the Virginia Gazette. New York City’s Board of Health has banned restaurants, cafeterias and concession stands from selling soda and other artificially sweetened drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces with an 8-0 vote, according to The Associated Press. The rule won’t apply to drinks made with 50 percent milk or unsweetened juice, or drinks sold in grocery and convenience stores. The initiative is part of an ongoing effort by city officials to improve public health. Over the past decade, the city has barred all indoor smoking and trans fat in foods, and requires fast food restaurants to post calorie counts prominently on their menus.
College campuses recieve bomb threats Three U.S. college campuses suffered bomb threats in a matter of hours Friday. The Campuses at University of Texas at Austin, University of North Dakota in Fargo and Hiram College in northeast Ohio campuses evacuated students and faculty on Friday, beginning at 8:35 a.m. at UT. Officials say the UT threat came from an individual claiming to belong to al-Qaeda. Despite a threat to set off bombs in 90 minutes, the campus waited more than an hour to begin evacuating the 50,000 students through emergency text messages and sirens. According to The Huffington Post, North Dakota University’s threat arrived at 9:45 a.m. through a call threatening the existence of an explosive device on campus. Hiram College received an emailed bomb threat at 4 p.m. and officials ordered the campus to evacuate while bomb-sniffing dogs searched the campus.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a University of Virginia study claims that as many as 7,000 students are not receiving any education, either in school or at home, because of religious exemptions. Religious exemptions are granted by local school districts, and don’t require parents to homeschool their children or for them to meet any state-mandated education requirements. Nearly all of the school superintendents the study contacted said they had never denied a request for a religious exemption. “[They] feel like they lack the necessary guidance for testing the legitimacy of someone’s religious beliefs,” Andrew Block, the study’s director, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Students not meeting benchmark standards
New book talks about college student happiness
In a recent study issued by ACT, Inc., the organization found that a majority of graduating high school seniors failed to meet benchmark standards for “college readiness” in the subjects of science and math. A sizable minority of students were below a level that would earn a grade of C or better in most college English and reading courses. With these statistics, it appears students at least partially unprepared for college outnumber those who are ready for the new expectations of higher education. To compensate for this phenomenon, some colleges are expanding their “remedial” course offerings in math and English as well as other subjects in order to prepare students for the more advanced classes of college. At the present time, most students entering community college and about a fifth of students at fouryear colleges are enrolled in at least one remedial course in order to ready themselves for the years ahead of them.
According to Ajc.com, a new book, “Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Student,” describes the happiness college students and young adults feel in the rewarding “everybody wins” culture in which they grew up. “This is a generation of kids never permitted to skin their knees. If everyone won an award and you never really had to deal with adversity, why wouldn’t you think you were great?” Co-author Arthur Levine said. The book goes on to describe parents who are continuing to intervene in students’ lives as they move on to higher education, which, according to Levine, is delaying adulthood in this generation. “As one person told us, 21 is the new 16,” Levine said. The book goes on to describe a number of contradictions among the generation. One of these is that students can benefit from inflated grades, but 60 percent of students continue to believe their GPAs underestimate their accomplishments. However, 45 percent of these same students have also taken remedial courses.
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CORRECTIONS In the Sept. 11 issue of the Flat Hat, we incorrectly stated the name of a community group as the Neighborhood Relations Committee. The group is actually referred to as the Neighborhood Council Meeting.
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Sept. 16 — An underage person in the 5 Sunday, possession of alcohol was arrested on York St.
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News in brief Professor Settle on Nature’s Front Page
Alumna Jill Bieri launches own company
Writing Resources celebrates 25 years
The journal Nature featured Jaime Settle, assistant professor of government at the College of William and Mary, on its front page this month. The article focuses on Settle’s research on the influence of online social networks on behavior. Settle’s work shows the effect that Facebook messages had on voting behavior in the 2010 Congressional elections. Settle conducted the research while she was a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego. The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN also featured Settle’s research.
Jill Bieri M.S. ’92, who has spent much of her career working as a scientific researcher and environmental educator, recently launched her own company, “Chesapeake Experience.” The nonprofit offers hands-on educational kayak excursions that teach people of all ages about the Chesapeake Bay in the hopes that this education will further prevent and reverse the Bay’s environmental decline. Bieri credited Virginia Institute of Marine Science for much of her success. The nonprofit is based in York County and serves the entire Hampton Roads region.
The Writing Resources Center turned 25 last Monday. The center celebrated its ability to offer free help to the College community with T-shirts sporting the phrase, “We’ll teach you more than you’re A-B-Cs.” Professor Sharon Zuber and her team of student consultants offer a variety of information for the College student body, including Skype sessions for off-campus students and students studying abroad. Faculty can also take advantage of the services the Writing Resources Center by requesting a consultant to visit their classes and explain the services the center offers.
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Public housing authority cedes control to city Lack of state funding changes the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority by cristina marcos flat hat staff writer
Williamsburg City Council is poised to take over the city’s public housing authority starting Oct. 1 due to a decline in state and federal funding. Congress cut the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by $1 billion in fiscal years 2011 and 2012. As a result, Williamsburg City Council intends to fill in the gaps in a mutual decision with the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The Virginia General Assembly established the WRHA in 1970 at the city’s request to provide housing for low-income residents. However, dwindling support HUD led to the decision to rearrange the formerly autonomous agency’s structure. “[E]very dollar lost in HUD funding makes providing these public housing units more economically challenging,” WRHA Chairman David Watson wrote in an Aug. 23 letter to city council. “The current board has reached a point where it feels that, barring any changes on the federal and state level, the existing Authority operational model will no longer be sustainable without further reliance on city resources.” WRHA noted in its report to city council that the budget cuts HUD faces affect funding for small public housing entities — identified as maintaining
250 units or less — more than they affect larger housing authorities. Williamsburg’s public housing authority accounts for 104 units. “We’re very small compared to other housing authorities nationwide,” WRHA Executive Director Andy Hungerman said. “That makes us more vulnerable.” By its nature, public housing brings in relatively little revenue. A resident, depending on how he or she qualifies on the federal scale, often pays less in rent than what it actually costs to maintain the unit. That means WRHA is left to close the money gap with federal grants and other sources — in this case, the city of Williamsburg. In fiscal year 2012, the city’s support for the agency totaled to approximately $101,300. All of WRHA’s housing units are currently full. The agency will reopen applications for its waiting list Nov. 1. Time on the waiting list typically ranges from three to five years. The WRHA Board of Commissioners approved the motion to replace its authority with that of city council at its Aug. 23 meeting. The new WRHA structure will also include a separate Housing Advisory Committee. City officials said that the changes to the organization would strengthen the existing relationship between city council and WRHA. “I think it enhances the communication and cash flow,” city
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The WRHA, located in the Stryker Building, will be under city control due to a lack of state and federal funding for the highly-used program.
councilwoman Judy Knudson, who currently represents the council on the Housing Authority board, said. Even the agency feels that the change will benefit WHRA.
“The change gives us more stability,” Hungerman said. Mayor Clyde Haulman noted that it appears likely that the city will provide more assistance to WRHA as federal
funding becomes more scarce. “Realistically, the city will increasingly have to pick up the tab since the state and federal governments are getting out of this business,” Haulman said.
Policies revised
Former official praises Paraguay’s progress
Harrassment policy changes increased College’s rankings
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better free speech policies. “I found a lot of wiggle room for people to misuse the policy against other people,” Wade said. “Students really did get up in arms about it because you think of [the College] as a place that protects freedom of expression. It is really encouraging that the school looked at policies they were warned about and actually changed them.” The College’s current policies define harassment as anything that causes “physical or threatening harm to any person, or behaving in a manner that a reasonable person would find alarming or intimidating.” For students wishing to demonstrate on campus, the College follows a procedure for large-group free speech activities. The College prefers that groups stick to the Crim Dell Amphitheater. Other locations on campus are open for free speech activities, but must be scheduled through the Scheduling Office and must be approved beforehand. “Also, the Crim Dell location is not to be confused with our designated ‘distribution of literature’ locations for groups that inquire,” Director of University Relations Brian Whitson said. “Those include: in front of the Sadler Center and Campus Center, the Sun Dial, the head of the Sunken Garden — Wren end — and in front of the Commons. Groups need to go through the Scheduling Office to inquire about dates.”
Maciel served as Paraguay’s first female Minister of Planning in 2004 Maciel, who holds a degree from Oxford University, was precluded from participating in politics in Paraguay until 2004 because of her gender. She became the Minister of Planning the first year that women were allowed to take part in Paraguay’s government. Although Paraguay has been criticized for lagging behind the world in regard to gender equality, Maciel feels that her
country has righted its ways in gender equality. “I believe that excellence and mediocrity have nothing to do with gender,” Maciel said. Maciel The audience for Maciel’s speech consisted of students and faculty, including Marty Baughman ’16 and Ally Poesch ’14. “She established a systematic approach
to reform that put Paraguay in perspective to Latin America and the rest of the world,” Baughman said. Poesch wished that Maciel had been more specific about Paraguay’s recent political reform. “I thought the presentation was interesting but I would have liked her to have given more specific example of her reform strategy. It felt like her strategy could have been applicable in a lot of situations,” Poesch said.
Provost known for her annual reading of the Charter CELL from page 1
dealt with a decline in state support. “She came to love William and Mary and was, herself, beloved and respected while among us,” Reveley said in a press release. “Provost Cell did serious good for our university in many spheres but especially, perhaps, in strategic planning, the redirection of resources in the face of declining state support, and advances in information technology on campus.” Along with many improvements to the College’s financial plan, Cell was known for her annual reading of the Royal Charter during the Charter Day ceremony. “Those who heard her read from the College’s Royal Charter will never forget the melodious English tones and crystalline clarity with which Gill always celebrated the words of our creation,” Reveley said. Cell received the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor for members of the academic community, in 2003. Cell retired from the College shortly thereafter, returning to spend time at her home in North Carolina. “Gill’s countless friends at William and Mary are grateful for her marvelous life,” Reveley said. “She will be missed.”
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Cell created the first strategic plan for the College while serving as Provost.
Suspect contacted police after campus-wide email STAPLER from page 1 File photo / THE FLAT HAT
The Sadler Center is one of the locations where groups can distribute literature.
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“Some friends had seen the email and advised him to call in.” The student admitted that the suspect description fit him but explained that he had no intention of frightening anyone. “He didn’t mean to cause a ruckus,” Challis said. “He was putting flyers up. He said he was walking down the street when his stapler jammed, and it was making a clicking noise.” Even though the incident was no threat to campus, both Martin and Challis emphasized the importance of the witness’s report. “While this incident turned out to be a misunderstanding, we are very thankful that the witness did contact police,” Martin said in the email. “This was absolutely the correct action, and we encourage anyone to contact authorities immediately if you notice anything suspicious or unusual.”
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Reports of a student brandishing a gun at the Graduate Complex ended up being a student posting flyers.
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Moving forward T By Rachel Pulley, Flat Hat Cartoonist
The explanation for high college rankings on a Sunday night will prompt you to say “yes,” but take a walk through the units the night before. Mama Kim’s, the Delis and the Hipster House enter conversation just as much as tomorrow’s homework load. We’re no party school either, don’t get me wrong. Wednesday nights are not acceptable nights to stumble Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor into your room. There’s a fine line. The College has two faces: academic Monday through Thursday, and Friday through Sunday. College of William and Mary President Taylor Reveley has a Stellar dining services? Let’s keep going. spring in his step, and it isn’t because of any succulent bits. Having a school steeped in history? Duke of Glouchester Thanks in small part to the president, the College ranks Street has played host to a number of historical events, from sixth among public institutions according to the U.S. News and the days of the colonies to the Civil War to now. On the other World Report. hand, most everything is closed by the time class ends, and the While Reveley’s ever charismatic attitude certainly helps the most exciting thing on a Saturday is the farmer’s market (they College’s reputation, the majority of the praise belongs to the have great bread). faculty, staff, administration and students. The College ranks so Our dominance as the best school in the state? Sure, the high so often, not because of luck, but because of their hard work. University of Virginia has its perks, but there’s really no U.S. News and World Report ranks colleges and universities competition there. We were first, and we’ve been better for on seven main categories: “peer assessment; graduation and quite a long time. Just don’t tell that to the U.S. News and World retention rates; faculty resources (class size, for example); Report — they’ll disagree. student selectivity (for example, average If it’s not any particular statistic, or all admissions test scores of incoming It’s a collective spirit and the statistics, and if it’s not Tribe Pride, students); financial resources; sense of forwardness about academics, fun times, being the best or alumni giving; and … graduation the community. the history and traditions, what about the rate performance and high school College collects impressive rankings year counselor undergraduate academic in and year out? reputation ratings.” It’s no one thing, but all the aforementioned. It’s everything Year after year, the College posts intimidating admission rates, about the College — the good, the bad, the ugly (Morton). admirable professor/student ratios, and surprisingly high alumni It’s a collective spirit and sense of forwardness about the donations. I could spit statistics at you for another 400 words, but community. It’s being able to put in the hours and effort in and doing so still wouldn’t explain why the College sits comfortably in out of the classroom. It’s the ability to think critically, apply the top ten. effectively and work collectively. It’s the idea of moving toward There isn’t a student who came to Williamsburg because of a the future, quickly and with confidence. single statistic — or even solely because of the statistics. The College will point to any number of awards, statistics, A greater motivation exists, but what is it? or anecdotes of student success to explain the rankings, but as Athletics? Tribe Pride? We may say “Roll Tribe,” but we’re no students, we know there’s more to the rankings. Alabama. Sell-outs are as rare as Jimmye Laycock sticking with We’re an elite school because we put forth the effort one quarterback. The average age of the fans isn’t much lower required. We don’t rely on state funding or an outdated than 50. Students think the basketball teams play at Zable Arena. reputation — we create an environment deserving of an While we have some incredible teams (I’m looking at you, cross elite rank. country and women’s soccer), this is not a sports school. Academic prowess? An insatiable desire for knowledge? Swem Email Chris Weber at cmweber@email.wm.edu.
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he recent green-light rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is a marker of the progress that the College of William and Mary has made to protect the right to free speech on campus. Since receiving a red-light rating in 2009, the College administration and the Student Assembly have worked to lessen the restrictions of where freespeech events can be held on campus. The College should be proud of these improvements; however, we hope that the administration will not abandon its efforts to guarantee students’ rights on campus. The College still has a long way to go to ensure that all students’ voices are heard. Unfortunately, students wishing to conduct a protest on campus still have to cut through the barrier of red tape the College has constructed. Free-speech activities may be hosted in a variety of spots on campus — although the College prefers they be hosted in the Crim Dell Ampitheater — but the individuals and groups wishing to host these events must first seek approval from the Scheduling Office. Furthermore, there are also specified “distribution of literature” locations on campus. While we applaud the College for allowing free speech, we cannot help but wonder: Why isn’t the entire campus a freespeech zone? Students should be allowed to exercise their right to free speech and distribute information in a way that will gain the attention their movement needs to affect change. In order to stage a successful movement, the individuals must be able to advertise and discuss their tenets with all members of the College community. Currently, campus restrictions make creating a forum for students and administrators to discuss issues unnecessarily difficult. Under the current system for registering a free speech activity on campus, individuals have trouble making the entire campus aware of their goals and methods. The College needs a system that will enable organizations and individuals to host effective free-speech events that can engage the entire campus community. We do not advocate demonstrations that will disrupt the College’s daily functioning, nor do we condone harassment of members of the College community. We also acknowledge that the College is responsible for the safety of its students. However, we believe that the current restrictions on free speech on campus are detrimental to student activism. Students at the College are often criticized as being apathetic, but the root of the problem may be that students are not given the chance to productively and thoughtfully express their perspectives to campus. There is a clear line between free speech and harassment. Free speech promotes analytic thoughts and a more civically engaged community. The College needs to do more to encourage this productive expression of opinions and beliefs on campus by simplifying the process of staging a freespeech event. While the College should be praised for the strides it has made to encourage free-speech activities on campus, the administration and students must continue to work together to create a safe place for students to express their opinions effectively.
The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Katherine Chiglinsky, Elizabeth DeBusk, Katie Demeria, Jill Found and Vanessa Remmers. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.
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What do you think of the College’s new green-light rating for free speech?
“I’ve never heard of anyone having any problems with it. [When there have been protests], I didn’t see any of that getting squashed.” Kent Wilson ’12
“I feel like there are a lot of different campaigns with different opinions on campus, and I feel like they’re all able to be heard.” Andrew Koons ’15
“I’d say that it deserves a green light. Most things are accepted here. I don’t think we’ve ever been seriously censored.” Sarah Vorona ’15
“This is one of the loudest campuses I’ve ever been on. The more diverse and outside the norm your opinions are, the easier [it is] to be heard.” Will Dickinson ’16
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Charging market value for tuition is nothing like privatization…plenty of public goods still operate under market value. The state owns all of the real estate and controls many of the College’s liquid assets, as well. Furthermore, increased state support isn’t going to happen. This is a nationwide trend which is not unique to the College or Virginia ... Sure, there are opportunities to tighten the belt. But these modifications alone will not allow the school to maintain and increase its standard of greatness.
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With tuition constantly on the rise, keep in mind the importance of federal aid Derek Bluemling FLAT HAT STAFF COLUMNIST
If you’ve watched television for more than a 10-minute period in the last month, chances are, you have been subjected to at least one political advertisement related to the upcoming presidential elections. One such ad focuses on Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s support for Paul Ryan’s budget plan, which according to the Obama campaign could cut education funding by up to 20 percent. Students at the College of William and Mary are all too familiar with issues regarding government funding for education. The question from year-to-
year is not whether tuition will stay the same, but how much it will increase. With state funding dwindling, student access to federal funds becomes even more important — it ensures that any qualified candidates have the opportunity to attend high-quality institutions such as the College. Recently, “Inside Higher Ed” published an article describing how Pell Grants, need-based grants awarded to lowincome students, have decreased by $6.5 billion despite an increase in the number of students being awarded the grants. On the surface, these numbers appear to be a negative sign. Upon further examination, however, the decrease in funding resulted mainly from decreased enrollment at forprofit colleges. These new numbers are a good sign for students at the College. For-profit colleges, which receive a large portion of their revenue from federal grants,
are experiencing declining enrollment. As a result, four-year colleges have actually seen a slight increase in the amount of Pell revenue they receive. This combination of factors is particularly important as debt-ceiling negotiations begin to heat up again. Legislators will begin to examine federal spending on higher education as a way to cut the nation’s deficit, and decreasing costs for the Pell program will lower the likelihood of it experiencing wholesale reductions. Without giving this issue a political tone, I do believe it is important to consider the platforms of candidates for political office when it comes to funding for higher education. We all come to the College because we believe in the quality of the liberal arts education we receive here and the impact it has upon the success in our lives and careers. Even if federal funding has no impact on your own situation, consider the impact this
school has had on you and how others should have the same opportunities to gain access to all of the benefits the
College has to offer. Email Derek Bluemling at drbluemling@email.wm.edu.
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Upcoming conference will explore events of a pivotal year BY AINE CAIN THE FLAT HAT
In 1619, a Dutch slave ship sailed into Jamestown’s harbor in search of supplies. The English colonists at Jamestown proceeded to provide the crew with food in exchange for 20 or so kidnapped Angolans. This fateful transaction would establish the institution of African slavery in America, the ramifications of which are still felt today. Slavery will be just one of the topics discussed at Norfolk State University’s upcoming “1619: The Making of America” conference. The conference will examine the importance of the year 1619s with regard to the formation of American society. Attendees will experience a thorough, two-day forum held Sept. 21 and 22, at NSU’s New Student Center. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Professor of History at NSU and conference chair, explained that this particular program has been years in the making. “A number of people in the region have been discussing the idea since the 2007 Jamestown conference,” NewbyAlexander said. “Project 1619 formed early on to generate interest, especially amongst those on the Peninsula. We were able to secure funding by building a partnership with a number of organizations and centers throughout the region.” These organizations include the College of William and Mary’s own Middle Passage Project, 1619 Initiative and the Lemon Project. Named to honor a College-owned slave, the Lemon Project is co-chaired by professor Jody Allen, PhD ‘09. Allen will be contributing to the conference panel of “Novelists, Griots, Travel Writers and Keepers of Sacred Stories,” which will feature a group discussion of the cross-cultural chronicling of 1619. She explained that the existence of the upcoming convention is revolutionary
in and of itself. “Just the fact that this conference is actually happening makes it very unique,” Allen said. “Talking about slavery makes people uncomfortable, but it’s important to talk as much as we can about the period and not continue to sweep it under the rug.” In addition to slavery, viable tobacco farming began in Virginia in 1619, along with the news that white women were traveling to Jamestown. The year also marks the founding of the House
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of Burgesses, America’s first legislative body. Regarding the early intercultural relations of Jamestown, Allen revealed an unexpected trend. “There was a lot more positive cultural interaction between the Africans and the Native Americans and the whites,” Allen said. “People don’t generally realize that there was a period where there was some potential for real cultural understanding.” Along with her other duties, Allen will be joint-teaching a one-credit Africana studies course along with
English professor Joanne Braxton. The course can be cross-listed with other departments, and credit-seeking students are required to attend both days of the conference and submit an essay. While the event is scholastic in nature, Braxton added that the conference will also be incorporating both spiritual and artistic elements. “We are sponsoring spoken word artist Maya Maison, the 22-year-old great-niece of Maya Angelou,” Braxton said. “She will bring her artistry to the conference
Talking about slavery makes people uncomfortable, but it’s important to talk as much as we can about the period and not continue to sweep it under the rug. Jody Allen, PhD ‘09, history professor
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Left: Professors Joanne Braxton and Jody Allen, who are joint-teaching a course that involves the upcoming “1619: The Making of America” conference, which will take place at Norfolk State University. Right: Braxton with Nottoway Indian Chief Lynette Allston.
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in performance form. We have a new website, complete with a new interview with Dr. Maya Angelou speaking on 1619. The interview was given exclusively for this conference.” Newby-Alexander said she is especially looking forward to the variety of speakers and the collaborative nature of the conference itself. “I am most excited about the roundtables because they will allow a diverse group of people the opportunity to talk about issues in an organized and collegial manner,” Newby-Alexander said. “It is my hope that new interpretations, perspectives and projects will emerge from these discussions.” While historical narratives often overlook the swampy, disease-ridden English colony of Jamestown, Professor Newby-Alexander said the settlement is more important to the American national identity than most people realize. “1619 was an important watershed in American history,” Newby-Alexander said. “It is unfortunate that so many textbooks either ignore this period or minimize its importance. Who we are as Americans and what we became began, for the most part, in 1619.” Braxton hopes the conference will generate a newfound appreciation for the historical legacy of the period and that it will possibly lead to future forums and discussions about the prevalent issues of this conference. “One of the goals among the sponsoring organizations is to have one university sponsor a 1619 conference each year leading up to the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans and women at Jamestown,” Braxton said. “William and Mary hopes to sponsor such a conference in 2014.” Allen summarized the urgency and importance of continuous research on 1619-era Jamestown. “There are legacies that exist in our culture today that stem back to the time period,” she said.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Myth-busting: Porn isn’t gross and it’s not just for guys
Gaining an unexpected understanding and appreciation of sexuality through adult film
Elaine Bevington
BEhind closed doors columnist
Let’s talk about porn. That nasty, dirty, trashy realm of surgically enhanced, heavily made-up blowjob queens and 12-inch meatstick men. Porn is one of those things that most people have strong opinions about, and the consensus amongst most of my girlfriends seems to be that it is disgusting, degrading and something that should be avoided. As such, most people are surprised when I say that porn actually helped me overcome my self-esteem issues. When I was a freshman, I was really insecure about my then-boyfriend
watching porn — because I had assumed that all the women in it were way sexier than me and that he wouldn’t find me attractive in comparison — until he convinced me to watch it with him. In retrospect, I realize it was ridiculous to think that after watching 30 minutes of two people having rehearsed sex on a 15-inch screen, my boyfriend would suddenly not be aroused by his real-life girlfriend undressing in front of him. Moreover, I was astounded by the sheer variety of body types and sexual preferences represented — you truly can find anything on the Internet. Since breaking up with that boyfriend, I still watch the occasional porno on my own. Just a few minutes into the first video I ever saw, I came to the most wonderful revelation: cellulite is clearly visible during sex. Subsequent videos revealed something even better: all women have cellulite. The wonderful part of this
discovery was that clearly, even porn starlets — who are arguably the epitome of female sexiness — have visible cellulite, and therefore, cellulite must not be the ultimate turn-off that I had always thought it to be. Men are clearly using these videos primarily to get off. If cellulite were hindering that process, porn would not have the fanbase that it clearly does. I also had to admire the confidence of women who consent to have their most delicate body parts, flaws and all, filmed up close. That, and their varying weights and body shapes, manners of pubic hair and body modifications and their wide range of conventional attractiveness, showed me what should be obvious to everyone with a sex drive: “sexiness” is highly subjective. Although there certainly is a stereotype of blonde, big-boobed, tight-assed women as the “ideal” female form — and this stereotype is heavily represented in porn — so many other “types” are present
that the idea of a single sexual identity being universally ideal is ludicrous. Let me be clear — I am mostly talking about “amateur” porn here. I have never once paid for porn and I don’t intend to, because like music and TV shows, you can find so much of it for free online — although, you do have to wade through a lot of pop-up ads and trash like “Teenage Gangbang 3” to do so. Most of what’s available for free without a membership is on websites like Youporn and Redtube (evidently, all adult websites I’ve heard of are not-so-subtly named after YouTube), which contain a mixture of pieces of legitimate porn videos that have no doubt been illegally ripped off by users and homemade tapes by “amateur” porn actors and actresses. These amateurs represent far greater diversity than what is shown in mainstream porn, from what I understand. No matter what your fetish — whether it be BBW
(Big Beautiful Women), older women or BDSM/kink — there is a porno link for you. I find this variety in Internet porn refreshing because it not only allows everyone a way to fulfill fantasies, but it also normalizes these fantasies, which helps people feel more comfortable about their unique desires. Porn is explicit (duh), it lacks romance and it is often crude and crass — but, because of this, it is the ultimate equalizer. It strips both actors and audiences to their most vulnerable state and suspends them in that vulnerability until it becomes more comfortable. For me, porn has been the easiest (and safest) way to understand and appreciate my own sexuality. So, to those who decry its coarseness, I say, give it another wank. Elaine Bevington is a Behind Closed Doors columnist and can rarely visit YouTube without thinking of very different websites with similar names.
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Adding color to the climate The Flat Hat
Speaker urges increased support for LGBTQ community BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
“Who cares about campus climate? Why should we care about it?” Dr. Sue Rankin asked her audience Sept. 13 during her talk about building more inclusive communities. Rankin, now a graduate professor at the Pennsylvania State Graduate School of Education, has been teaching at the university since completing her graduate degree there 36 years ago. For most of her adult life, she has been an advocate for social justice. Her passion for social justice stemmed from her close connection to collegiate athletics. “I wouldn’t be here without the help of Title IX and my college scholarship,” Rankin said. “I got my graduate degree at Pennsylvania State and was an assistant softball coach, but the second year I was there the coach retired, and so then I was 22 and a Division 1 coach. Gender equality was huge for me at the time.” Her most recent research has been dedicated to not only targeting problems of campus climate, specifically surrounding LGBT issues, but also solving the problems of inequity among students of color and changing those climates into ones more conducive to healthy, safe and productive students and faculty. “Many students who identified as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered were leaving their schools,” Rankin said. “I think it is about the environment and that we are not being supportive there somewhere.” Rankin began reading up on current literature and found that most students learned better in heterogeneous classrooms, that climate does have a significant impact on student learning and development, and that campus climate and knowledge retention are enhanced by positive perceptions and experiences. Rankin completed two studies for a side-by-side comparison of progress, one in 2003 and one in 2010, in which there were two large spikes in the number of centers created to help the gay community. The first study was conducted after the torture and murder of a University of
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Dr. Sue Rankin addressed the College last week about the issues that members of the LGBTQ community face in the university environment. She called for greater support for gay students from administrations and fellow students alike.
Wyoming student Matthew Shepherd, a hate crime committed because he was gay. The second study was conducted after the death of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate filmed him with a male partner and posted the footage on the Internet. These studies sparked her curiosity even further, and Rankin began trying to collect data from college campuses across the United States, polling students on those campuses about how they identified themselves, their level of comfort on campus, whether they had considered leaving their campuses and other questions of that nature. “While gathering data I realized that
there are spectrums in which people can better identify with certain terminology,” Rankin said. “If we strictly use the terminology included in LGBT then we shut out a whole population of people in the transgender spectrum.” What she discovered about climates on campuses is more surprising with respect to race, not gender. Both people of color and caucasians reported having experienced harassment for their sexual identity or gender identity at similar rates. However, African American, African and Caribbean respondents attributed the harassment to race more than identity. “There are LGBT people in our society and community, and you
interact with them every single day,” Alex Phillips ’14 said. “We all live with each other, and we should be concerned about what is going on with our classmates and colleagues. It is so important to understand why things are the way they are on campus and I think that is the most important thing to consider from [Rankin’s] presentation.” Many students facing hardships with identifying their sexual or gender identity leave school before they even get to college. One-third of both queer spectrum and transspectrum respondents in college said they strongly considered leaving their institutions. Much of this can be attributed to heteronormativity, the
assumption that everyone is straight and that all students should conform to society’s heterosexual norms. There are many substantial issues confronting the gay community today, including the reconciliation of religion and homosexuality, as well as creating available support systems for students, staff and other members of the community. “I hope that the administration will sort of realize that the only thing they can do is support students and staff. If they can’t do that, they won’t be able to last very long,” Phillips said. “Times are changing and ideas are changing, and things in our society are changing so they [the administration] need to keep up.” Some available resources for students to seek advice or to advocate issues are the Trevor Project, LGBTQArchitect, Changing the Game, Consortium of Higher Education, Campus Pride and It Takes a Team. “I think that this is important for William and Mary and for all of us because although there has been increasing visibility around LGBT identity and even increasing acceptance, it is not universal acceptance and there is still a lot of negativity that happens in society,” Assistant Director at the Center for Student Diversity Margie Cook said. “Just the existence of the It Gets Better initiative shows that there is a desperate need for education around LGBT identity because young people are still feeling very drastic effects of lack of acceptance.” According to Rankin, being wellversed on these ideas can help create a more cohesive community of understanding that expands the constructs of social norms to include every member of the community and excludes no one based on their identity, their sexual preferences, or the way in which they dress, speak or act. “This just has to stop. LGBT youth are at the highest risk for suicide in our communities,” Rankin said. “We need to create communities of difference. It is not, ‘Where is my space,’ it is, ‘Where is our space together?’”
Sculptures on display at Andrews Gallery
Artist Andrea Keys Connell draws inspiration from myths and history BY AARON BARKSDALE THE FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
When you walk into the Andrews Gallery, you are greeted immediately by life-size sculptures, small figurines, busts that appear to be crawling across the floor and a collection of sculptures mounted on the wall. All of these objects are part of the gallery’s current exhibition, which is made up of work by artist Andrea Keys Connell, an award-winning artist and professor of art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Last Thursday, students at the College of William and Mary and community members gathered in the Andrews lecture hall to hear Connell speak and attend a reception. Connell’s exhibition contains sculptures from several different installations, inspired by myths, nursery rhymes, history and archetypes. One set of installations, a figure leaning on a cardboard box and bust planted in the floor, is entitled “... Gently Down the Steam...” and is based on the children’s song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” The lyrics, “life is but a dream” resonated with Connell in a philosophical way. “What a deep, poetic and dark song to sing to a child,” she said. Another installation incorporates an entire wall and the floor and is based on the twelve labors of Hercules. Seeking absolution for the death of his family, the titular character from the myth had to complete these tasks; however, Connell’s representation shows Hercules being chased by his labors rather than fighting them. “The Hercules installation deconstructs the myth of this heroic character, and it challenges the viewer’s conceptions of masculine-heroic archetypes,” Connell said. Elaine Vega ‘13, who attended the exhibit, was impressed with this particular installation. ‘The [Hercules] sculptures at the end of the wall attracted my attention as soon as I stepped into the main room,” Vega said. “Each individual piece strongly invades the surrounding space and
creates distinct impressions.” Connell explained that the inspiration for her work comes from multiple sources. “I’m a maker in my heart and in my hands, and I feel a great sense of responsibility for what I make,” she said. One of the guiding themes behind the sculptures is trauma, which Connell also notes as a source of inspiration. “The issues that are important to me always refer to the individual conscious and how an individual can be the most whole. … I understand that to be the most whole, you have to look at the most fragmented parts of yourself,” she said. Connell is also influenced by the family unit, which she described as one of the many fragments that combine to form an individual. In her sculptures, she often explores intergenerational trauma and the human condition. Some examples of the influence of intergenerational trauma in Connell’s exhibition are the Hummel figurines. “The Hummel figurines began as sweet drawings of children made by a nun, and they were put into production by a German Porcelain factory in 1935, which was also the year that Nazi Germany passed the [anti-Semitic] Nuremberg Laws,” she said. “When the war began production of the pastoral, innocent, porcelain figures ceased but restarted when it ended. However, the figurines were being sold as souvenirs to American G.I.s who sent them to their families in the U.S.” Connell, whose grandmother was a Holocaust survivor, began dismantling the propagandist archetype by portraying the Hummel as an actual child who had not been able to deal with the trauma of the experience. “They’re dislocated,” she said. “Existing both in and outside of time and in a non-space.” Connell’s sculptures occasionally involve common objects as pedestals, like a moving box or a file cabinet. “I always play with the pedestal.…I want them
to exist in our world but not of our world, so the pedestals become their potential home,” she said. Along with employing unexpected objects in her artwork, Connell also uses clay in her sculptures, although it is predominantly used in ceramics. “I enjoy pushing the boundaries of expectations,” she said. “[Clay] is a crafting medium which makes it exciting to be used in sculpture. It also provokes an interesting conversation about where [the sculptures] belong in the scheme of art.” Connell described her sculptures as vessels, and explained her personal process for constructing them. “All of the sculptures are made hollow and I push against the inside of them to intimately construct the figure,” she said. Naomi Falk, a College art professor, said that she is impressed by the unusual nature of Connell’s work. “I like that she’s using clay as medium, building over life-size figures, and that she doesn’t glaze them [is] a little different,” she said. “She paints them to look like malleable unfired clay. It’s a curious play with materials.” At the event, the students and faculty present had the opportunity to approach Connell with their questions. She explained her hope that those who view her sculptures will not only admire them, but will take some time to reflect on themselves as well. “[My work is] a natural curiosity of people, and an COURTESY PHOTO / NAOMI FALK attempt at understanding why they are the way that This sculpture by Andrea Keys Connell is currently on display in the Andrews Gallery. It is part of an installation entitled, “...Gently Down the Stream...” they are,” she said.
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MEN’S SOCCER
Tribe splits at Creighton Invitational College dominates Duke, 4-1, before losing to No. 2 Creighton, 2-1 BY MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
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Sophomore forward Patrick O’Brien scored the Tribe’s only goal in its 2-1 loss to Creighton.
William and Mary had a successful weekend trip to Omaha for the Creighton Invitational, crushing Drake University by a 4-1 count Friday before falling to No. 2 Creighton in a 2-1 nail-biter on Sunday. “I’m pleased with our performance. I thought we played well in both games,” head coach Chris Norris said. The Tribe (2-3-1) battled through 43 scoreless minutes to start the game against Drake, aggressively firing 13 shots to keep the Bulldog defense reeling. The Tribe finally scored when senior midfielder Ben Anderson sliced a penalty kick into the net just before halftime. The Tribe’s defense starred in the first half, limiting the Bulldogs to just seven first half shots, with none coming on goal. The stifling defense propelled the Tribe into halftime with a 1-0 lead. The Tribe shined in the second half and struck again in the 50th minute when sophomore midfielder Marcus Luster scored off junior midfielder Chris Perez’ corner kick. The goal was Luster’s second of the season and set the tone for the Tribe’s dominant half. The Tribe also got help from two freshmen to break the game open. Midfielder Ryan Flesch corralled a pass from forward Jackson Eskay and scored from 15 yards out to give the
Tribe a 3-0 lead in the 59th minute. The freshman’s strike all but assured victory for the College. “We consistently created a lot of chances. … It happened to be a day when we converted on most of them,” Norris observed. Two more goals followed — one by Perez and one by Drake’s Garrett Crail — providing the final score of 4-1. Crail’s score was the sole blemish on a defense that limited Drake to just four shots in the second half. The Tribe was so dominant that Jones did not even have to make a save. The Tribe had little time to celebrate, however, as they immediately turned their focus to their Sunday showdown with the tournament hosts — and national powerhouse — the Creighton Bluejays. Norris was particularly pleased with his squad’s mental approach against Creighton, noting that the team rose to the occasion and gave a strong performance in enemy territory. “We showed no fear … in an intimidating environment,” Norris said. The Tribe showed their resilience early in the contest, grabbing a surprising 1-0 lead on sophomore forward Patrick O’Brien’s goal in the 23rd minute. Perez, who added to his strong weekend with a six shot performance against the Blue Jays, assisted the goal. The Tribe held a 1-0 lead for the
remainder of the half, helped by a strong performance from the reliably steady back line. The defense deflected away nine of Creighton’s 18 shots in the game and allowed only four shots on goal. The Tribe’s lead was not to last, however, as Creighton scored the equalizer with a 55th minute strike from Timo Pitter. The goal came off a deflection — a moment that served as a turning point in the match. “It was really just a lucky deflection. … Had that not happened, it really didn’t seem like they were creating a lot of chances against us,” Norris said. After 19 tense minutes that featured three saves by Creighton freshman Jeff Gal, the Bluejays struck again when Eric DeJulio headed in a corner kick to give his team a 2-1 lead and ensure that the Tribe would be sent home with one defeat on the weekend. Despite the disappointing loss, Norris was positive about his team’s performance over the weekend, including its effort against the nation’s No. 2 team. “We showed some growth over this weekend and have continued to get better from performance to performance,” Norris said. “We’ve played a tough schedule and that’s prepared us well.” The Tribe will hope to bounce back in their first home game in nearly three weeks this Wednesday when the College hosts Elon.
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College’s offense, though, carrying 14 times for 90 yards and one touchdown. On defense, junior Jerome Couplin led the Tribe with 10 tackles. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Airek Green had a sack and seven tackles. Towson was effective on third down, converting four of its eight opportunities, and limited the Tribe’s offensive chances with long, methodical drives. The Tigers racked up 422 yards on 71 plays while the Tribe finished with 258 yards on 52 plays. Time of possession favored Towson by almost 12 minutes. “We’ve gotten better,” Laycock said. “We got better offensively. Now the numbers aren’t there, but we just didn’t have that many plays.” The Tigers opened the scoring with a 15-play, 65-yard drive that ended in a 27-yard field goal, putting the Tigers up 3-0. But the College took the lead on its first possession of the game when Jones ran through a big hole opened by the offensive line for a 16yard touchdown. After the Tigers failed on 4th-and-1 at the College’s 9-yard line, Ortiz and company drove back down the field and set junior Drake Kuhn up for a 41yard field goal that gave the Tribe a 10-3 lead in the second quarter. Towson
wasn’t done for the half, though, going on a long touchdown drive of its own to tie things up by halftime. The Tribe’s offense slowed down in the second half, going three and out on three consecutive possessions. Towson took advantage, opening a 13-10 lead in the third before an 8-play, 84-yard touchdown drive gave the Tigers a commanding 20-10 lead with 8 minutes, 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Tigers’ tandem of quarterback Grant Enders and running back Terrance West were hard to stop for the second year in a row. In 2011, West carried 23 times for 144 yards and three touchdowns while Enders went 15 of 21 for 203 yards and two touchdowns. On Saturday, West gained 157 yards on 27 carries and Enders ran for 66 yards on 13 carries, also going 16 of 21 for 175 yards and a touchdown. “Nothing they did we didn’t prepare for,” senior linebacker Jabrel Mines said. “They run a lot of outside zone pitches and things, and it’s all about leverage. A few times we lost leverage on the ball. … That’s all it takes for their offense.” Finally, the Tribe’s offense regained what had been working in the first half, going on a 7-play, 64-
yard touchdown drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Nolan Kearney with 5:44 left in the game. On the drive, Jones rattled off runs of 4, 11 and 17 yards. He also had a catch for 13 yards. Trailing 20-17, the College’s defense stopped the Tigers at the Tribe’s 39-yard line, forcing Towson to punt and giving the offense one last shot to complete the comeback. Starting at the 20-yard line with no timeouts and 1:34 left, the Tribe quickly got into its hurry-up offense, effectively moving down the field. Ortiz hit senior wide receiver Ryan Moody twice in a row for gains of 17 and 8 before finding McBride for a gain of 19 down to the Towson 33. After a 5-yard run by Jones, Towson took a timeout with :39 left and the ball on the Tigers’ 28-yard line before Ortiz was flagged for the illegal forward pass. “Our guys are competitors, and our guys are working at it and they’ll bounce back,” Laycock said. “We’ll keep working to get better. Raphael will be a good quarterback, and he’ll learn from this experience, too, and we all will.” The College returns to action next Saturday when it takes on conferenceopponent Delaware at Zable Stadium.
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Redshirt sophomore Raphael Ortiz completed 10 of 17 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown Saturday.
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Senior forward Ashley Kyle took one shot in the Tribe’s 2-1 win over Miami of Ohio Sunday. All told, the Tribe took 17.
hopefully we can work on that and make it better in the future.” While the College was on the defensive for a significant portion of the second half, the Tribe kept the ball in Miami territory for the majority of the first half. The College’s attackers had a number of near misses and missed opportunities before finally breaking through. At the 23:13 mark in the first half, sophomore attacker Brittany Hopkins slipped the ball past Miami goalkeeper Sarah Mueller for what would have been the College’s first score of the day. As the team broke into celebration, the officials called back the score because of a foul that occurred just before Hopkins launched her shot. “We were a little unlucky there on the goal that was called back, but it’s the nature of the beast with hockey,” Hawthorne said. “You just have to keep putting it on cage and
eventually one will go in for you.” And eventually, one did. Senior defender Maria Caro took the feed from junior midfielder Sarah Morehouse off a corner play and fired it into the back of cage, giving the College a 1-0 lead. The Tribe maintained its momentum after the half. At the 39:08 mark, junior midfielder Taylor Hodge made the best of a broken corner play. Hodge flipped the ball up in the air and over Mueller into the back of the cage to widen the Tribe lead at 2-0. “The ball just came in off a rebound and I found it in front of the cage, and I just kind of turned and flicked it up,” Hodge said. “There was a moment there where I thought the defender was going to come in and box it down, so it was a little bit of a wait and it came real slow, but I was set up by my teammates.” Miami managed to close the gap just a few minutes later as Kaitlin Evans slipped the ball past Johnson,
giving the Redhawks their lone score of the day. Despite the nailbiting end, the College successfully navigated one of the most treacherous parts of its schedule. The Tribe fell in a tough contest Tuesday against No. 9 Virginia, but then defeated No. 11 Boston University 1-0 Friday in a signature victory. After its most recent triumph against Miami, the Tribe heads up north for a pair of Colonial Athletic Association tilts, beginning with No. 7 Northeastern Friday. “Northeastern is probably going to be looking for a bit of revenge since we knocked ‘em out last year when they were ranked No. 20, so we are just really going to take our off day and rest our legs and come back hard on it Tuesday,” Hodge said. “Everything we have done up to this point is great, but nothing really matters except conference [play], so we have to start off with a win.”
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Tribe downs Miami (Ohio) College withstands late Redhawks rally to win BY MIKE BARNES FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
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Sophomore wideout Tre McBride leaps over a Towson defender to haul in what would have been the game winning score. The play was called back for an illegal forward pass penalty.
Tribe offense shows signs of improvement against Towson but falls late BY JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR With 34 seconds left in William and Mary’s matchup with Towson Saturday, the Tribe faced a 3rdand-5 at Towson’s 28-yard line. The score was 20-17 in favor of the Tigers. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Raphael Ortiz — at the tail end of his first career college start — took the snap and dropped back. Pressure came, forcing Ortiz to step up in the pocket and run with the ball. He escaped the pressure and rolled right, toeing the line of scrimmage until he looked up and saw redshirt sophomore wideout Tre McBride uncovered in the endzone. Ortiz cocked back and launched the ball downfield, into McBride’s waiting arms. The offense celebrated, and for a split second, it seemed like the Tribe was finally on its way to an elusive first win of 2012. It didn’t take long for the flags to fly in, though. When he let go of the pass, Ortiz was about a yard in front of the line of scrimmage. Illegal forward pass was called, the College lost five yards and the down, and couldn’t convert on the ensuing 4th-and-10. “I guess I was over the line. I just gave [McBride] a chance to make the play,” Ortiz said. “I honestly didn’t think I was over the line.” Towson took a knee to finish the game. The Tribe lost its third straight close game, falling on the road to defending CAA-champion Towson, 2017. The loss dropped the Tribe to 0-3 (0-1, CAA) after having lost its first three by a combined seven points. “Both teams executed pretty well, and I thought we gave a very, very good effort,” head coach Jimmye
Laycock said. “One play here, one play there. I got no problem with the way we competed. I thought we stepped in here and played pretty darn well.” Ortiz completed 10 of 17 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown in his first college start. He also ran eight times for 35 yards. “I was a little nervous before the game; that just
comes with the territory,” Ortiz said of his first start. “I thought I handled it well. … I made good decisions sometimes and made some bad decisions, but it was definitely a learning experience.” Senior halfback Meltoya Jones led the way for the See FOOTBALL page 7
As far as William and Mary head coach Peel Hawthorne and the Tribe were concerned, the last five minutes of Sunday’s game against Miami (Ohio) seemed like an eternity. The Redhawks, desperate to tie the game at two goals apiece, launched shot after shot in the waning minutes of the game. The last three minutes were spent in College territory, and after a couple of near misses, the Tribe successfully rebuffed Miami to secure a 2-1 victory at Busch Field. “Miami was putting us under a tremendous amount of pressure at the end of the game, and it’s a challenge to keep your composure when you’re getting pressured like that,” Hawthorne said. “I thought [redshirt freshman goalkeeper] Cate Johnson made some really key saves at the end of those corners, but we got a little rattled and probably created more mess in front of us than we should have. Miami did a good job, but we could have done a better job of cleaning up.” Johnson and the Tribe defense turned back a barrage of Miami advances, including a number of corners. The Redhawks nearly tied the game with 3 minutes, 2 seconds left in the game on a corner, but Johnson made a spectacular diving save to preserve the victory. From there, the College couldn’t get the ball completely out of its own territory, but managed to keep Miami from scoring. “Obviously, they were really trying hard to get a goal,” redshirt sophomore defender Jesse Ebner said. “We lost our composure a little bit in the back, but we were all back there talking together. It was really stressful, but in the end we just kept trying to get the ball out and hopefully get it to the corners, not in the middle, so it worked out for us in the end. But See field hockey page 7
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The College withstood a late Miami (Ohio) charge.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Schaffer’s dominant play leads College past Davidson
Camper, Schaffer both add goals as Tribe defense holds Wildcats attackers scoreless BY BLAKE HUNT FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
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Freshman goalkeeper Caroline Casey recorded one save Sunday.
William and Mary scored three first-half goals en route to an easy 3-0 defeat of Davidson at Martin Family Stadium Sunday. Star senior forward, reigning CAA Player of the Year and All-American Mallory Schaffer continued her dominant play on her way to tallying three points in the contest. After assisting sophomore forward Emory Camper in the 20th minute to put the Tribe up 1-0, Schaffer added two goals of her own, in the 37th and 45th minutes respectively, to blow the game open and assure the win. Head coach John Daly placed Schaffer in a category of her own in terms of players he’s coached. “She does everything. She defends, she creates, she scores … she could do anything,” Daly said. “She’s probably the most complete player that we’ve ever had.” In addition to Schaffer’s superlative play, the College recorded its sixth straight shutout victory, benefitting from a back-end trio that suffocated a frustrated Davidson squad. The
Wildcats managed just three shots, none of which posed any serious threat to freshman keeper Caroline Casey. Junior defender Allie Heck, who makes up one-third of that back end trio, cited team chemistry as the main factor in the College’s consistently tough defensive play. “I think it’s definitely the chemistry,” Heck said. “We’re very comfortable with each other. We can count on each other, and if one makes a mistake, we always know that there’s support.” On the offensive end, the College benefited once more from the contributions of freshman midfielder Nicole Baxter as well as fellow freshman forward Leci Irvin. It was Irvin’s giveand-go with Schaffer down the right-wing that ultimately led to the senior whipping in a lowcross to Camper, who poked it in for the game’s first goal. The highlight goal came off the foot of Schaffer in the 37th minute, when junior forward Audrey Barry carried the ball to the end-line before crossing to Schaffer, who snuck in behind the Wildcat defense and finished with a perfect volley.
“[Audrey] did a great job on the outside, hitting a solid serve,” Schaffer said. “I was backdoor and nobody was marking me.” Nine minutes later in the waning moments of the first half, Baxter hit a perfectly-weighted pass through a small window in the Wildcat’s back-half to link up with a sprinting Schaffer, who calmly slotted her second goal low and away from the keeper to put the Tribe up 3-0. “The second and third goals were just beautiful goals to see,” Daly said. The coach was pleased with his team’s offensive showing, but just as happy with yet another nearperfect performance from his defense. “Overall I thought we defended really well,” Daly said. “We really kept them at distance and working hard just to keep their attacks going.” The coach also credited the play of his two center-backs, sophomore Emily Fredrikson and senior Kiersten Harpe, with defensive teamwork that has consistently made it tough for opponents to create opportunities. “I thought [Fredriskon and Harpe] were very good. They’ve got a good partnership going now,” Daly said.