“Today, COVID-19 is one illness among many the university will help students and employees manage on a daily basis,” Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 wrote in an email to the community on July 28.
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However, students are not required to report cases to the Student Health Center. Ahead of the fall semester, the College loosened many of its COVID-19 management strategies in an effort to treat the disease as an endemic.
Gail Conk ’22 said they first realized cases were on the rise when they and their partner received texts from multiple friends who tested positive over the course of a few days.
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Ferrick’s first reaction to the lockout fee was confusion since he assumed it was talking about the lock change fee. After realizing that the lockout fee was meant as a charge for temporary keys, he, like many other RAs, was upset about the decision and protested it during the next meeting with Residence Life.
Kandell clari ed that the price, which is listed as $35 in the manual, was a typographical error.
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Over two weeks into the new academic year, cases of COVID-19 among students at the College of William and Mary are on the rise. However, neither students nor staff know exactly how many active cases there are on campus due to the university’s new COVID-19 policies.
The fee comes in the wake of an increased number of lockouts on campus. According to the Director of Housing and Residence Life Harriet Kandell, the 2021-2022 academic year saw a total of 2,268 lockouts.
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“That’s when it got alarming and we realized that there could potentially be a pretty bad outbreak on the campus,” Conk said.
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“ e number of lockouts has increased by 5%10% each year for the past 3 years. Our sta has had challenges keeping up with this increase, so we considered practices in place at other institutions designed to reduce lockouts,” Kandell wrote in an email statement to e Flat Hat.
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removal of case measurement resources.
“Getting rid of contact tracing and case management prevents us from being honest with each other,” Pendaar Pooyan ’24 said. “It creates an environment of secrecy and hiding the truth from other people, and it does not create an environment of trust.”
As of this semester, the webpage ReportCOVID.wm.edu, where students could report positive COVID-19 tests, has been removed from the university’s website. The university has also removed the COVID-19 Dashboard, a webpage where members of the community could see regularly updated information about the number of cases on “Ascampus.weenter a more endemic stage with COVID-19, the SHC continues to recommend ongoing vigilant hygiene measures, and also encourages even minimally symptomatic students to self-test if they are concerned that they may have COVID-19,” Dafashy said of the new approach to manage COVID-19 spread.
They added that other university policy changes from the last few months have contributed to their anxiety about the number of cases
Student groups have responded to the outbreak by exploring ways to make their meetings more accessible. Conk is a member of the organization Lips, which publishes a mixed-multimedia magazine focused on the experiences of marginalized students. They said that the executive board of Lips chose to cancel their first meeting of the semester because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases on campus.
“That’s where we got into a greater conversation about what kind of an organization we want to be during a pandemic like this, and especially at such a privileged institution that really works to make it comfortable for the most privileged among us, those who don’t necessarily see the worst impacts of this virus,” Conk said. “So we decided that we want to start doing more to really make our organization COVID-safe and accessible to everyone, including having a permanent Zoom link for every single one of our weekly meetings.”
As students prepared to return to oncampus housing this fall semester, information began to circle of a new $40 fee to receive a temporary key if a student is locked out of their residence hall. The fee will be charged to the resident’s student account each time they are issued a temporary key.
News of the fee came as a shock to many students as th ere had previously been no fees associated with receiving a temporary key in the event of a lockout. Prior to the new policy, there was only a $55 fee to completely replace the lock on a resident’s door in the event of the key not being found. The $40 lockout fee and $55 lock replacement fee are now both eligible to be charged to students.
in an email. “At the end of the spring semester, Residence Life replaced over 500 room keys. Key management is taken very seriously for safety and security purposes for students. All fees are assessed annually to consider costs, in ation, etc.
According to Ferrick, the process for checking out a temporary key for a resident is the same as last semester, just with the additional $40 fee now attached to it.
“Cases are being tracked by the Virginia Department of Health,” Dr. David Dafashy, medical director of the Student Health Center (SHC) and member of the university’s Public Health Advisory Team, said in a written statement when asked if the university knows how many active cases of COVID-19 are on campus right now. “Any cases seen through the Student Health Center on campus are required to be reported to VDH.”
“It doesn't even happen with us. We don't do anything with it. We fill out the form that we checked them out a key like normal, and it's discharged outside of us,” Ferrick said.
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“We’re a team of frustrated students disappointed with W&M admin’s lack of response to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially their decision to stop updating the Covid Dashboard,” the anonymous account wrote in an introductory post. “Students deserve accurate, up-to-date information on the state of Covid-19 at W&M to better protect ourselves, our peers, and our community.”Theaccount went on to explain that they are planning to use the data from the Google form to post weekly updates on infection and transmission of COVID-19 among students.
Kandell wrote that the fee was decided based on the administrative time and the cost is for a replacement key or overdue temporary key. e increased volume of temporary key requests inspired the decision to implement the fee.
Some students have taken matters into their own hands. On September 7, an Instagram account called William & Mary People’s Covid Dashboard posted an anonymous Google form where students can report positive tests.
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As the information reached the wider student body, outrage spread at the new cost associated with being locked out, even temporarily. RAs are warning residents to not get locked out and a petition created by Joey Upadhyay ’23 has accrued nearly 1000 signatures.
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Students first began hearing of the new policy when resident assistants arrived on campus in mid-August for training. Ryan Ferrick ’24 explained that he discovered the fee in the RA Manual and shared its contents.
“There were a lot of questions immediately and a lot of people really upset with the decision,” Ferrick said. “I don't think it's a necessary change and I definitely don't think it's a $40 necessary change because even $35 we thought was incredibly steep.”
on “Gettingcampus. rid of pre-testing before we returned to campus, that combined with the mask mandate just makes it impossible to feel safe in classrooms and on campus without suspecting or fearing that those around you may be infected and may not even know it themselves,” Conk said.
But some students have been expressing concerns over the
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Despite a lack of official communication from the College about the number of active COVID-19 cases on campus, students have noticed a recent uptick in their peers testing positive.
“No individual room key should ever be removed from the key box without being properly documented via StarRez,” the manual reads, “Each lockout will be a $35.00 fee assessed to the student accounts per lockout.”
e fee was based on the administrative time and what we charge for if a key is lost or not returned by the stated deadline,” Kandell wrote
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Despite his upbringing in what he described as an “idyllic college town,” Mooradian originally did not want to pursue a career in higher education.
At the College, Sebring managed strategic finances and multiple operational units including auxiliary services, facilities and government relations. As chair of the Public Health Advisory Team, Sebring also helped spearhead the Collegeʼs response to COVID-19.
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In 2017, Mooradian became the dean for the University of Louisville College of Business, where he would go on to be awarded for his efforts in developing and launching new programs, such as a Master of Science in Business Analytics, an online MBA and a Bbachelor’s of Business Administration.
It would not be until 2022 that he returned home to Williamsburg, after a national search led him to being named the new dean at the Raymond Wilson School of Business.
Of all the disciplines one could study at the College of William and Mary, the Raymond A. Mason School of Business’s new dean Todd Mooradian believes business is the most fun.
“Our new leadership is committed to redefining the future and making William and Mary relevant to the future,” Mooradian said. “Not just a place that people come and say, ‘Isn’t this traditional?’ But they come and say, ‘Isn’t this innovative? Isn’t this impactful?’ So I came back because it was home. I came back because my experience here was that it’s wonderful, and especially its people are wonderful. But mostly I came back because I believe the leadership of William and Mary today is forward- looking in really exciting ways, and there’s no limit to what we can do.”
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“William and Mary has this renaissance person tradition,” Mooradian said. “What we need to do is to redefine that in the business school, to create managers who are polymaths, who are renaissance people, who are able to solve problems from many perspectives. And I think that no other university in the world is positioned as well as William and Mary to make that our forwardlookingMooradianbrand.”is ready to ask the tough questions regarding why isn’t the College or its school of business ranked in the low twenties, or why isn’t it moving towards the twenties.
“I have learned a great many things at William and Mary, which Iʼll take with me with the intent of sharing,” Sebring said in a press release. “Not the least of which is the value of a good team.” Sebring will build on her experiences at the
Oct. 11, Amy Sebring M.P.P. ʼ95 will serve her last day as the Chief Operating Officer of the College of William and Mary after being named Executive Vice President and CBO of Virginia Tech. Associate Vice President for Business Services and Organizational Excellence Jackie Ferree will serve as the interim COO of the College while President Katherine Rowe conducts a national search for Sebringʼs permanent successor.
As a leader, Mooradian hopes to redefine the school’s brand around the notion of polymaths, which is defined as a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.
Even a less outrageous fee, such as $5 while still unjust, woul d be preferable. People should not have to pay to access a room that is already theirs. This is an inherently unfair policy that must be addressed as soon as possible. Joey Upadhyay ʻ23
As the new business dean, Mooradian is addressing what he refers to as “managerial tasks and leadership tasks.” For managerial tasks, this involves reengaging students and faculty post-pandemic, giving them the experience they deserve at a traditional university. This also includes budget and portfolio issues, assessing the business school’s variety of programs.
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“The world needs us: there’s plenty of evidence the world needs range, we give students range and we get the best students in the world,” Mooradian said. “Why aren’t we moving up in everyone’s understanding of the College of William and Mary and what it can do for the world? That’s my leadership challenge, is to take our light out from under a bushel. Let the world know how great William and Mary is. Make sure we’re getting recognized and that we are a global brand and that we are one of the best business schools in the world at executing our values and our philosophy.”
“Business is about organizing human endeavor to change the world, and it’s the most fun,” Mooradian said. “And it’s a very eclectically based set of disciplines, where we tie to psychology, we tie to social sciences, we tie to math… It’s an eclectic group of disciplines coming together to study how we organize human effort to get something done.”
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“I love teaching, I love advising, I loved research when I was able to do it, and now I actually love being an administrator,” Mooradian said. “I think that in some ways I am an entrepreneur in higher education because the way higher education has evolved, things are changing all the time. We need to change our organizations. We need to organize human effort against new offerings and programs. And so I feel like I’ve finally become the entrepreneur I thought I would be when I went to get my MBA a long time ago.”
“What really brought me back were the professional aspects of the return, and that is that I believe in this place, I believe in the philosophy of education and believe in the people,” Mooradian said. “We have extraordinary people. The staff. I mean, just walking across campus and seeing the staff and people that are administrators, people that I’ve worked with for forever. We have an incredible faculty. We have wonderful alumni… And then, of course, our students. I think William and Mary students are incredible… at William and Mary, you get the brightest young people. There is also a particular character to a William and Mary person. There’s a sort of integrity and a commitment to knowledge and curiosity. I thought this place could be anything. From here,
“[Students] should know that they own this building,” Mooradian said. “The dean doesn’t own it. The faculty don’t own it. The staff don’t own it. Our students own it. It’s here for our students. So even if they look across and say, ‘wow, I don’t know if that place is for me, it seems very impressive and offputting.’ It shouldn’t be off- putting. It should be a place that they can walk into, dressed just as they would dress for a class in English or history or chemistry. Come in here and learn to be a professional and impact the world through business. You own this building and we are welcoming to all students.”
“I feel like I’ve nally become the entrepreneur I thought I would be when I went to get my MBA”
Sebring began working for the College in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer before being named COO in 2020. In her time here, Sebring implemented new technology in the Collegeʼs business processes, revamped public safety areas and helped lead a review of the schoolʼs budget during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I didn’t know I wanted to go into higher education, I thought I wanted to go into business and be an entrepreneur,” Mooradian said. “...And after I got my MBA and I was working, I realized that my passions were somewhere else. Consulting and business were interesting, but I decided to go on and get a Ph.D. and go into higher education. And that, in retrospect, was exactly the right decision.”
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For students considering studying at the Mason School of Businessbusiness school, Mooradian recognizes that Alan Miller Hall’s grandeur grandiose can be a little off- putting, but he emphasizes that the school welcomes all students to come and learn about business.
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Raised in a New Hampshire college town, Mooradian spent his entire life living and working at universities. His father was the football coach and then the athletic director at the University of New Hampshire, and his mother was an art instructor and librarian who worked at local public schools.
After graduating with his doctorate, Mooradian became a professor at the Raymond Mason School of Business in 1990. Serving as a trusted and involved member of the faculty for the next 27 years, Mooradian was named an associate dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs at the Mason School of Business in 2014.
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“Ms. Sebring is known for her swift intelligence, mission-driven approach and transparency,” wrote Rowe in an email to the community. “Please join me in extending warm congratulations to Ms. Sebring as she begins this exciting new chapter in her career.”
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to me that my more extreme con dition was ignored. I understand that more people understand the needs of those suffering from anxiety. However, I see the lack of knowledge and understand ing for those suffering from more extreme conditions and disorders as a flaw within the system. If the College of William and Mary continues to advertise itself as accommodating to those with disabilities, disorders and conditions, it must improve its practices. This is especially true because the College receives public and governmentChrisfunding.Schneider ‘24 is a biology and studio art major. She is the parent of two happy gremlins, her 2 rescued parakeets. In addition to making videos for the Flat Hat, she is an occasional member of the tae kwondo club and the costuming club. Her roommates say she has a Goodwill addiction. Email Chris cpschneider@wm.edu.at
figured out that I wasn’t actually that far away from completing my major– I still only had two classes left. By a stroke of luck, the classes I’d previously taken lined up well with the new requirements, and nothing was really changed. The same was not true for one of my friends, also a junior, who had tried and failed to declare last semester, and was now way behind in the new requirements. Essentially, even though she did all the right things – planning her classes, taking what she needed –she now has to make up ground that she had no way of knowing she was losing.
Both of us are also still enrolled in classes this semester that we took to fulfill now unnecessary requirements. As a double major intending to graduate early, I would’ve rather taken a class that actually got me closer to completing my degree. Due to some creative problem solving on my major advisor’s part, I got mine figured out, but my friend has so far not been as lucky. Regardless, this still caused stress that I don’t think was necessary or Iwarranted.understand why departments change their degree requirements, and I have no qualms with updating and/or refreshing the curriculum. But requiring students to follow the requirements for the semester they declare seems a little bit pointless, especially when the general degree requirements (aka COLL curriculum) are followed according to the year of matriculation, when a student first comes to the university. To me, it would make more sense to have all major requirements be based on the year of matriculation. That way, people planning for the future could know for sure they’re taking the classes they’ll need when they graduate. Secondary majors can be declared up until add/drop of the semester of graduation – so why, when a major can be declared so late, are we forcing students (especially upperclassmen) to follow requirements that haven’t been there for the majority of their time on campus?Lauren Meyer ’24 is planning to major in anthropology and minor in history. Outside of the Flat Hat, Lauren is a member of Swim Club and is also an avid Swiftie. Email Lauren lemeyer@wm.edu.at opinions
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During the summer of 2021, I applied for accom modations but was rejected. My therapist’s diagnosis of social anxiety did not qualify me for an Emotional Support Animal. I started the process of getting a psychiatric evaluation in June. My initial meeting was scheduled for October, with my diagnostic being con ducted in December. Student Accommodation Services denied my requests for temporary accommodations until I got my results.
needs and were relatively small. The results of that endeavor were concerning.
Due to some creative panic,hadDegreeWorkstwolastcompletelymyuttercheckdeclarationprocessontofiguredpart,majorsolvingproblemonmyadvisor’sIgotmineout,butmyfriendhassofarnotbeenaslucky.Oncebackoncampus,IloggedDegreeWorkstobegintheoffillingoutmymajorformsandtodoubleallofmyclasses.Tomyshockandastonishment,intendedmajorappearedchanged.WhenI’dlookedinthespring,Ihadclasseslefttofinishmymajor.wasnowshowingIfour.Luckily,after24+hoursofandaflurryofemails,I
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I cried in class because I was over whelmed. I missed assignment due dates because I had a depressive mood swing. These were extremely specific, moderate and described as needed due to my dis order. These were all rejected.
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By this point, I had thoroughly researched the rec ommended accommodations for those with anxiety and BP. I selected a few that I found pertinent to my
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By the end of my freshman year in 2021, I experi enced losing the freshman 15, migraines and flash backs. I had barely floated through the spring finals. Let’s just summarize it as the sixth level of hell. I real ized I needed accommodations.
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Fall and spring blended into an amalgamation of tears and panic. I began sleeping for 17 hours uncontrollably and was unable to work on home work or study due to my constant need to destress. I’d fall asleep on the couch more times than on my bed. My diagnostic results came back in April 2022. Generalized anxiety disorder, a bipolar-related disor der and symptoms are usually seen in PTSD. I applied for accommodations again.
This article is a cautionary tale for anyone who plans to wait to declare their major. “It doesn’t matter when I declare my major,” you think. “I don’t really need major approval to get into my classes, so there’s no harm in waiting another semester.” FALSE! The College of William and Mary course catalog states that “students must fulfill…the major requirements set forth in the catalog when the major is declared.” So, if the requirements for your planned major change before you declare, you have to follow the new requirements. But my question is, why?
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A note on the accommodation system. The sys tem cannot recommend accommodations based the description of academic struggles. They did not have an in-person office until this year. They did not use zoom calls last year and only allowed phone calls for the interview process after requesting the accommo dations. Miss their phone call, cannot call them back; instead, going through a lengthy process of emailing back and forth again.
The outcome? My approved accommodations are as follows: books/readings in an alternative format, reduced distraction testing space, 50% additional time on timed quizzes/tests and exams and reduced dis traction testing spaces. A pattern in these; they are related to my anxiety disorder and fatigue. Meanwhile, the rejected accommodations: 24-hour flexibility with assignment due dates due to a condition flare-up, occa sional but necessary absences due to a flare-up and an emotional support animal – in my case, two parakeets I had rescued that kept me stable at home.
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In the phone interview, I related all of these to my bipolar disorder. These were all struggles I faced last semester. I cried in class because I was overwhelmed. I missed assignment due dates because I had a depres sive mood swing. These were extremely specific, mod erate and described as needed due to my disorder. These were all rejected.
As a junior, I’ve been planning my classes and my schedule since the spring semester of my freshman year (the first semester, admittedly, I had no idea what I was doing). I declared my primary major last spring, and figured I would wait to declare my secondary major this fall. There wasn’t really a reason for me to declare my major in the spring, as I knew the classes I needed weren’t major restricted. So I didn’t declare, putting it off because I didn’t see it as a particularly pressing problem.
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For23185the last year and a half, public health officials have emphasized the importance of a high community vaccination rate. Many students remain hesitant to receive the booster, but doing so will greatly reduce transmission of the virus and promote our return to normal campus life.
5. However, one change to dining has caught my eye in a positive light. Let’s keep the All Access Meal Plan. I believe that this plan will prove to be a good change for underclassmen. I like the Drips and Sips subscription plan as well. It is an excellent way to avoid the problem I often have of spending too many dining dollars on coffees and will likely prove a great option for
“5. As significant a threat to human nature in the twenty-first century as industrial capitalism was to the natural world in the nineteenth and twentieth,” Zuboff wrote.
“1. A new economic order that claims human experience as free raw
American computer scientist, author and silicon valley insider Jared Lanier writes about this third-party manipulation in his book Ten Reasons for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. He explains that the scary part about people's individual algorithms is that through the advertising realm, these social media companies do not always know who is advertising on your feed and manipulating you.
Upon arriving on campus, I noticed a series of changes that have inspired me to give the College of William and Mary some advice.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended anyone 12 or older receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination that targets the Omicron variants. Distribution efforts are already well underway, but many students are unaware of the new recommendations.
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In The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Zuboff explains the pervasive threat of surveillance capitalism that began in our digital social sectors now exists all around human life with smart speakers, doorbells, refrigerators and other invasive technologies. Zuboff offers eight definitions of “Surveillance Capitalism” at the beginning of her book. I have included three of the eight below that I see as most fitting for college students in the digital marketplace. (For more detail and depth on her research and conclusions, I highly recommend reading Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.)
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Harvard Professor Shoshana Zuboff argues this concept in her book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power. In a Democracy Now interview with Amy Goodman, Zuboff explains the purpose of her book and the harvesting of individual human data through these digital platforms.
I will leave you readers with a lengthy, but insightful quote from social media software programmer and entrepreneur Justin Rosenstein. He explained this in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, and it greatly helped me frame my perspective on this issue.
Food for thought: The importance of retiring from social media as a college student
It’s my first night out with my best friends from home who I haven’t seen in four months. The four of us sit down at our Central Taco and Tequila outdoor table, eager to pick up where we left off in January. Jill reminds us that the last time we were together making dinner, we nearly burnt down her aunt’s kitchen with our pizza-making culinary skills. Ella tells a story about her painful econometrics class that sparks another round of belly laughter from the group. When Izzy asks if we’ve seen Grayson’s return to Instagram from his five-year hiatus, we all immediately flock to the app’s search bar on our phones. There is no way we would miss friend-requesting our group’s collective freshman year of high school crush. As we turn away from our screens laughing and smiling, I can’t help but be distracted by my Instagram explore page. Advertisements for Sami Clarke’s workout platform, Sanne Vloet’s newest reel titled “What I eat in a day as a model” and images of Keto diet plans flash across my screen. When our waitress approaches our table and asks for our order I say, “I’ll have the Avocado Crunch Salad, please”. As the waitress walks away and I settle in with my ice water, Ella turns to me. “Wait, you couldn’t wait to get the fish tacos; you always get them. What happened?” she asks. I look at her, then down at the table, “Changed my mind.”
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We often have the misconception that we are the consumers in our interactions with social media companies. We are not. But we are also not exactly the product, although we are being sold to third-party advertisers. When companies profit off a product, they do their best to ensure that said product is in good condition for its consumers. Yankee Candle, for example, would not sell a candle to consumers that was cracked or had a broken wick. We are not the product because, as long as we are malleable to their interests, these companies do not care about our well-being. They do not care about our psychological, emotional, or physical state. What we become when we sign up for these platforms is free raw material that these companies drain and exploit for their own personal accumulation of wealth.
4. Also, what happened to Sadler Express? Let’s bring that back. It was a good option for a swipe that I would like to see make a return.
As part of the Generation Z college student population, we are at a ripe age for social media algorithms that harp on issues of political extremism, diet culture, conspiracy theories, toxic masculinity, white supremacy and professional comparison culture, just to name a few. As we grow into who we are intellectually, physically and emotionally in this new digital adult world, many of us are vulnerable to subconscious manipulation about these topics through the constant stream of our social media algorithms. Third-party advertisers can and do feed into our deepest insecurities and vulnerabilities, exploit them to hook our attention, get our screen time up, and collect more of our data to ultimately feed artificial intelligence and make more money.
“8. An expropriation of critical human rights that is best understood as a coup from above: an overthrow of the people’s sovereignty,” Zuboff wrote.
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6.students.Ialsothink the seating options located in the recently completed Sadler Expansion are a good option for students when they cannot find a seat in Swem. The design in the expansion is nice and the seating options are plentiful. With the increase in students, the Sadler Expansion will be helpful for students seeking study spots. foradditionCaitlinNoe’24isagovernmentmajor.IntoworkingasanopinionseditortheFlatHat,sheisamemberofAlphaPhiOmega,theservicefraternity.EmailCaitlinatcjnoe@wm.edu.
I know, personally, that once you begin down a social media rabbit hole, like the diet culture algorithm, it is quite difficult to remove these advertisements and posts from your feed. As I am still learning to develop and mature as an adult in college, these habits and ideologies are entering my subconscious from simply seeing posts about dieting so often on my feed.
1. The Daily Grind is a very important place for many students on campus. It baffles my mind that it has been moved to Lodge One. Lodge One feels like a cafeteria, not a coffee shop. On behalf of myself and many other students, please kindly return The Daily Grind to its rightful place. The Grind has an unmatched atmosphere that can not be replicated in Lodge One.
3. I hate to have to talk about food in my articles again, but here we go. On weekends, many students would appreciate more dining options than just Sadler and Bake Shop. Additionally, due to the loss of Cosi and Qdoba, the food options feel more
Social media companies that use behavior modification advertising techniques strategically exploit the deep, psychological insecurities of their users in order to make more money. They do whatever it takes to keep you engaged for as long as possible so they can show you more advertisements from companies that are hand-picked for you by algorithms that use your data and scrolling habits to see which advertisements will keep you on their app. The longer your eyes are glued to your Instagram feed, the more Instagram stories you watch, the more money Instagram makes through third-party advertisers and the more the algorithm is fine-tuned to grab your attention.
Many people cannot make it through a dinner without scrolling on their Instagram feeds or checking Facebook. People have blurred the line between Snapchat friends and real-life, genuine friendships. Our communities are becoming more and more digital, as many people would rather communicate online with their Instagram followers than in person with their next-door neighbors.
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Let’s take the necessary steps to regain our active human lives by retiring from social media platforms, together. Next time I sit down at Central Taco and Tequila, I can order the fish tacos, free from manipulative social media feeds.
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As we return to a new “normal” without masks, social distancing or free testing, vaccines remain our best defense against outbreak. Just two weeks into school, COVID-19 cases are already high, and the community is feeling the effects. Students are missing classes, teams and clubs are postponing events, and Fraternity and Sorority Life has altered its recruitment process.
“These data are then combined with advanced computational abilities to create predictions, predictions of what we will do, predictions of our behavior, predictions of what we will do now, soon and later,” Zuboff said. “And these predictions are then sold to business customers in a new kind of marketplace that trades exclusively in human futures. This was first invented in the context of online targeted advertising at Google back in 2001 in the teeth of financial emergency during the dotcom bust. But this same economic logic has now traveled not only from Google to Facebook and throughout the tech sector, but also through the normal economy into virtually every economic sector.”
The more time we are seduced into spending on social media, the more our mental and physical health can decline. Lanier uses the
As Soshana Zuboff argues in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and Jared Lanier addresses in Ten Reasons for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, these technological forces CAN function without the behavior-modifying, surveillance capitalist practices it currently uses. For now, however, as long as these platforms are dealing in this marketplace, I am challenging myself to take consistent breaks from, deactivate, or delete my social media accounts. I invite you to join me.
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So, why is this large-scale and complex economic system so important for us to understand as college students? Do you use your 15-minute-interval study breaks to sit on your phone in Swem rather than go outside in the fresh air? Do you look forward to the next time you get dressed up to go out with friends so you can take a cute Snapchat photo? Do you compile your semesters into photo-dumps on Instagram that take you hours to strategically prepare? I know I’m guilty of these things. The successes of social media companies make it clear that there are many more users like me. It has become part of our digital culture, and third-party advertisers and social media moguls are thrilled, because the more time we spend on their apps the more personal data and money we are willingly giving them.
acronym BUMMER, meaning “Behaviors of Users Modified and Made into an Empire for Rent”, to describe the social media companies that participate in the mass manipulation machine. He argues in his book that the more we use these BUMMER social media companies, the more control we lose over our own volition and will, the less empathetic we become, the less value we place on truth and honesty and the more valuable time we lose as human beings.
limited. The sooner Tribe Truck is up and running the better. However, I would like to say that the food options in Lodge One are good! The paninis are my favorite.
2. The standing tables on Sadler Terrace leave me with just one recurring thought: what was the reason? I don’t know about you, but I do not see the appeal of standing while eating my lunch. Instead, I would suggest the College add more regular tables. Additionally, due to the student population increase, it would be great to have more tables around the campus in general.
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“We live in a world in which a tree is worth more, financially, dead than alive, in a world in which a whale is worth more dead than alive. For so long as our economy works in that way and corporations go unregulated, they're going to continue to destroy trees, to kill whales, to mine the earth, and to continue to pull oil out of the ground, even though we know it is destroying the planet and we know that it's going to leave a worse world for future generations. This is short-term thinking based on this religion of profit at all costs, as if somehow, magically, each corporation acting in its selfish interest is going to produce the best result. This has been affecting the environment for a long time. What's frightening, and what hopefully is the last straw that will make us wake up as a civilization to how flawed this theory has been in the first place, is to see that now we're the tree, we're the whale. Our attention can be mined. We are more profitable to a corporation if we're spending time staring at a screen, staring at an ad, than if we're spending that time living our life in a rich way. And so, we're seeing the results of that. We're seeing corporations using powerful artificial intelligence to outsmart us and figure out how to pull our attention toward the things they want us to look at, rather than the things that are most consistent with our goals and our values and our lives,” Rosenstein said.
I believe we are not only surrendering our privacy to these manipulative social media companies and the overall system of surveillance capitalism, we are endangering those ideals that make us human: real-life connection with others, empathy, truth and free will.
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As a college student in 2022, these effects are most obviously manifested in our politics. We see buzz-word politicians using heinous rhetoric to try and say something controversial enough to go viral on TikTok and get more air time. Our individual algorithms also confirm and deepen our political biases, as companies mainly only show us videos that keep us engaged longer – and these are often videos we agree with, or more extreme versions of ideas we agree with to catch our attention. However, this lack of empathy or value for truth is not just affecting our politics, I believe it's also deeply affecting our interpersonal relationships and community structure.
“But, despite in some ways knowing more about you than you know about yourself, the companies don’t always know the identities of the advertisers, the parties who are benefiting from manipulating you. Tech company lawyers have testified under oath that the companies couldn’t have known when Russian intelligence services sought to disrupt elections or foment divisions to weaken societies, for instance,” Lanier wrote on page 25, referencing an Oct. 2017 Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing regarding Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election via social media.
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Upon entering office in January, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a series of executive orders, including an order that prohibits COVID-19 vaccine requirements for state employees. As a state school, the College of William and Mary reversed its decision to require students to keep up with CDC guidelines. Instead, the College now “strongly encourages all students, faculty and staff to obtain COVID-19 vaccination and the appropriate boosters.”
The positivity and joy brought on by the club is not lost on its members, who take great pride in all of the good that the Slacklining Club has brought to campus since its inception. Whether it be a curious passerby on the Sunken Garden wanting to join in, or an active member of the group making a lifelong friend: the Slacklining Club is making an impact on campus and rapidly growing in size and influence.
By putting a spotlight on the simple, easygoing nature of the club, the low commitment and lack of dues, the club fair was an investment that paid in spades. The Slacklining Club even had a slogan they espoused to prospective members during the fall 2022 activities fair: “No dues, no commitment, only love.”
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“I think that there is a pretty steep learning curve where it’s hard when you initially start,” Williams said. “After just putting a little bit of time into it, anybody can walk on in and try
One of the College of William and Mary’s newest clubs finds itself also being one of the fastest growing. The College’s Slacklining Club was created in the spring of 2022 and has seen a massive surge in growth with enthusiastic, new members lining up by the Slackliningdozen.issimilar to tightrope walking, but instead of a rope, participants attempt to walk across a flexible, or “slack,” thin strip of webbing that is tied to a tree on both sides. The Slacklining Club was originally never meant to be a formal campus organization, but rather a fun hobby to share amongst a group of friends.
new tricks and new skills on it. I feel like it’s kind of a new thing for everybody still.”
Seeing the success of your hard work is a pleasure anybody can enjoy, leading to the organization being open to anybody who finds themselves interested. The relaxed nature of the club and the happiness its successes can bring means that any college student can get something out of the organization.
“It’s palatable for any type of person: shy, extroverted, active, non-active, because you can pretty much just show up and do whatever you want,” Lebow said.
Even though slacklining may have a learning curve, one of the most rewarding aspects of the club for all members is when a new participant, after much practice, finally gets the hang of it. Especially in a stressful college environment, it can be an incredible moment for somebody to finally see their hard work definitively paying off in a group of their friends and peers.
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“College is really hard, and sometimes people work so hard and they don’t see results,” Lebow said. “So for people to come out for one hour a week and actually see progress, it’s validating in a different way.”
initial members were very hesitant as many had little, if any, exposure to the activity in general. Additionally, at first glance, slacklining seems very difficult. They quickly came around to join in on the fun. Williams and Kenney claim that this was due to the amazing community of the organization. Many of the members who had experience in slacklining attested to the fact that any interested member of the club can succeed with practice and dedication. And the loose and supportive nature of the organization only makes the end goal easier to achieve.
Those initially in on the slacklining events — Williams, Vice President Jordan Kenney ’23 and Historian Dolly Lebow ’24 — came up with the idea to make it
For any students interested, the Slacklining Club meets on Saturdays at 2 p.m. between Blow Hall and the Bryan Complex.
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into a club after other students would walk by and not just observe but even try to join in.
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“It’s really not difficult to get the hang of it, which is why it’s fun to just hang out and do it for fun,” Kenney added.
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“We would be doing it out near the Sunken Gardens, and people that we didn’t even know would walk by and would ask us what we were doing,” Kenney said. “We would show them how to do it and help them. It happened like three or four times where we just made new friends because we were out doing this.”
Despite their fun concept, since the club started in the midst of the spring semester, they were unable to amass a large membership because of trouble getting the word out. When the fall 2022 semester rolled around, knowing the potential their organization had, the Slacklining Club invested large efforts into the club fair to advertise to both new and old students alike.
“A lot of the clubs have underlying dues or meeting requirements, which are valid in those contexts, but we’re a club that is just very relaxed, just to hang out and listen to music,” Lebow said. “Our selling point was that we don’t have any commitments, and we really tried to emphasize that during the clubSeveralfair.”
“That’s what we try to convey to new people: you’re valid for being scared, but it’s probably about two feet off the ground, and it’s grassy. People had good responses to that.”
“I kind of feel like it’s our little way of leaving our mark on William and Mary,” Kenney said. “I just really feel like we’ve provided a space for people to make a lot of friends, try a new skill, and just be outside.”
“I had a slackline that I had brought from home … we had started doing it, and I think everyone thought it was really fun,” Club President Soren Williams ’24 said. “We did it a couple of times whenever we were outside hanging out, and eventually we decided we wanted to do it as a club.”
beings. e Royal Charter speci ed that we were to receive “a penny per pound” for every pound of tobacco sold. And, of course, students’ tuition and other costs were paid with proceeds from their families’ plantations — the College itself acquired a tobacco plantation, the Nottoway Quarter, using its proceeds to provide nancial aid to the sons of middle-class families.
Yet Je erson, a slave owner himself, expressed no such hopes when he founded the University of Virginia, perhaps because he was seeking state funding. ese individuals encapsulate the jarring complexity and contradictions within the history of enslavement at the College that the Hearth calls attention to.
Food for Thought gives off colonial vibes with its vast array of classic American dishes. My favorite is the fork tender pot roast, a slowcooked pot roast smothered in homemade gravy, with a side of shoe string fries. Their gourmet bread pudding made from buttery croissants,
However, we need to also focus on the harsher associations of the College’s actual hearths as sites of hard, forced labor. Under harsh conditions, enslaved men labored summer and winter to provide the enormous amount of rewood our many replaces required. Women and children were forced to cook and do laundry over them for white professors and students. e labor of those we enslaved is evoked in Hearth by six handmade bricks recovered from a drain tunnel at the Sir Christopher Wren Building — the bricks and tunnel call back to the forced labor undertaken by those the College enslaved.
e nadir of the College’s complicity with slavery was likely in the Antebellum years under the presidency of omas Roderick Dew from 1836-1846. Dew was a forcible defender of slavery, perhaps second only to John C. Calhoun, arguing in the cold language of economics and property law that it should not and could not be done away with (a possibility the Virginia legislature took up in 1831 after Nat Turner’s rebellion). He thought Virginia’s enslavers could gather vast wealth by breeding enslaved individuals so that they could sell the o spring further south where the demand was great. Further complicating the politics of space on campus, Dew died in Paris in 1846 but was reinterred in the Wren Crypt in 1939 — not a hundred yards from Hearth. On a quiet night, you can hear him spinning.
Kyoto is a Teppanyaki-style Japanese steakhouse and sushi bar. Not only is the food delicious, but Kyoto offers good vibes and a fun experience.Ifyouchoose the hibachi route, you’ll be seated at a grill where you can actually see your food cooked in front of you and witness the chef engaging in Japanese steakhouse shenanigans: throwing eggs into a hat, putting out fires with a water bottle and throwing little bits of chicken for people to attempt to catch in their mouths.
Food for Thought Food for Thought remains a Richmond Road staple, and the fact that the parking lot is completely jam-packed 9 out of 10 times I drive past is a testament to their amazing food, fun atmosphere, thought-provoking decor and a quirky menu full of puns.
Anatolia isn’t on Richmond Road, but it’s in New Town just down the road. It’s so good that I’m including it. Serving authentic Armenian, Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine, everything I’ve ordered there has been delicious. For appetizers, I especially recommend the cheese boreg, an Armenian fried pastry filled with feta cheese and parsley, the Mediterraneanstyle meatballs served with tomato mint sauce and the garbanzo hummus. Dinner entrées are served with a beautiful mixture of rice, salad and vegetables. Entrée options range from kabobs, shawarmas, lamb chops, lamb shanks, shrimp dishes and baked or stuffed vegetables.
Their tuna tacos with fresh, crisp fries are absolutely delicious and their Caesar salads are, in my opinion, some of the best in the city. Also their mac and cheese… I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.
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July 31, 1827: “Resolved that Joe the College servant be placed under the Control of Mr Gresham the Steward, and that he be requested to make him cut su cient pine and oak wood for the use of the College, and keep him employed in and about the College, and the Garden assigned to the President when not engaged in cutting Wood; that the Steward be requested to have the wood cut by Joe when su ciently seasoned hauled up, for which he shall be paid what is reasonable—and that the Wood be stored away and secured against pillage” (Faculty Minutes Book, 279).
Apart from Short, perhaps, it is worth recalling that virtually all white people at the time were deeply racist and anticipated no multiracial or multicultural America. The majority of white people believed that freed Black people should be returned to Africa, or at least exiled beyond the boundaries of Virginia, and faculty minutes record periodic abuse of the enslaved.
La Terraza is my go-to place in Williamsburg for delicious Mexican food. When you order a side of guacamole, it’s fresh. In fact, it’s so fresh that they literally bring the avocados to your table and make it in front of you. I love Mexican food, so I’ve eaten a lot of guacamole, and I can honestly say that it’s the best guacamole I’ve ever had. I’ve tried multiple dishes and everything is delicious — my personal favorites are the steak fajitas with mushrooms added, steak quesadilla fajitas, fish tacos and the Burrito California. If you’re looking for dessert, try the churros with ice cream.
My only complaint is that they’re always so busy, which means you often have to wait a while to get a table. While they do not take reservations, they do have priority waitlist seating, which basically means that if you call in advance, you don’t have to wait as long for a table when you’re there … something I always forget to do. Learn from my mistakes.
As for the food, it’s consistently amazing. I always get the medium rare hibachi steak with noodles, and I recommend it to anyone. The vegetables that come with the meal are delicious — a miraculous feat for the non-vegetable eater.
I hope these townie tips will help you explore some more of what the Burg has to offer beyond our campus and Colonial Williamsburg!
In 1807, one free Black man, Rozarro, from near Williamsburg thought the College’s climate was enlightened enough that he might be allowed to attend science lectures. He had taught himself reading, writing, arithmetic, plane and solid geometry and the rudiments of Latin. His request was turned down but treated with sympathy by the College’s president, Bishop James Madison.
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although it’s not on the menu, you can order a side salad for a few extra dollars to get your veggies in. The steak sandwich with grilled onions, peppers and provolone does not give off Philly cheesesteak vibes, despite containing similar ingredients. Fireside Chophouse’s steak, and subsequently, their steak sandwich, is the highest grade of meat. Think slices of a fancy steak on a sandwich. Yum! If you’re craving a steak in non-sandwich form, the Delmonico is amazing. The prime rib also looks delicious. And if you’re looking to try dessert, consider the chocolate pecan pie with ice cream. Personally, pecan pies don’t get any better than this.
Fat Tuna is my go-to seafood place in the Burg with fresh food and a relaxed atmosphere.
Kephi serves delicious Greek and Mediterranean cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. When choosing appetizers, consider the spanakopita, classic Greek salad or loukaniko — a homemade Greek sausage. As for entrées, the chicken gyro, beef shish kabob, kotse arnison — a braised lamb shank and pastichio — a Greek lasagna –– are incredible. Kephi also boasts an entire dessert showcase, so going there and leaving without dessert requires a level of self-restraint that I am often incapable of. I particularly like the stuffed baklava, a creamy dream.
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Fireside Chophouse is definitely an oldie but goodie, having been around for almost 50 years. I would especially recommend Fireside Chophouse for special occasions; the tablecloths give it a slightly formal atmosphere, but it’s still relaxed.
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Other graduates from this era included William Short and Edward Coles, both rm abolitionists. Coles freed the enslaved he inherited and, as governor of Illinois, helped stop the introduction of slavery to Illinois.
Have you already explored all of the food that Merchants Square has to offer, or maybe just looking to try something new? Curious about what lies beyond campus on Richmond Road? If so, this article is for you: a list of my top favorite restaurants to go just beyond campus around Richmond Road
chocolate chunks and brandy marinated cherries is simply scrumptious and, because I am decadent, I also order it à la mode.
July 6, 1837: “ e following orders were passed in respect to repairs of the College Premises, and were to be attended to during the Vacation: at Joe the College Servant is required to cut four cords of wood weekly during the recess, and that Mr. Pryor the constable be employed to measure such wood and see that this order is ful lled” (Faculty Minutes Book, 86).
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However, from about 1760 to the early decades of the 19th century the College held an intellectual unease with slavery. One student, Win eld Scott, commented that in his time, 1805, most students graduated as abolitionists. St. George Tucker, a law professor, incorporated his opposition to slavery in his classes and published in 1796 a proposal for the gradual abolition of slavery. He regarded those he enslaved as members of his extended family — some of whom he sold. omas Je erson was exposed to such skepticism and encouraged it, hoping that the younger generation taught at the College would nd a way to do away with slavery.
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e enslaved showed endurance, resilience and resistance, making a way out of no way.
The Hearth is a place not only of contemplation and recollection of the past, but also of consideration of the present and the future. Recent focus across the country on racial discrimination and oppression has drawn attention to the lingering effects of slavery and segregation. In light of this increased awareness, the Hearth offers an important place and an occasion to meditate on the past, the present and the future.
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the College bear the burden of chattel slavery. Additionally, the Hearth functions as a site on campus where we as a community can gather to contemplate the injustices of the past and their long shadow and nd the strength to work towards a more perfect union.
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Simply put, each dinner at Kyoto is more than just a dinner — it’s an experience. It’s also a fun place to celebrate a birthday; you even get a special birthday dessert and get to ring the birthday gong. I celebrated my birthday there last year and ran into one of my classmates who was celebrating her birthday there too. Kyoto is a popular restaurant with students of the College; if you want a quiet night on the town and don’t want to run into anyone you know, Kyoto may not be the best place to go on Richmond Road.
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If you’re lucky, you may even get the singing chef whose extensive repertoire includes John Denver’s “Country Roads” and Elvis’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, which he sings as he cooks fried rice and bangs his cooking utensils on the grill as a makeshift drum.
at Joe the College Servant is required to cut four cords of wood weekly during the recess, and that Mr. Pryor the constable be employed to measure such wood and see that this order is ful lled.”
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Consider Wink eld, a Black man enslaved by the College, remembered as a man of “spirit and candor.” Wink eld asserted his equality with white people. When he was asked by a professor here in the 1770’s why he was Black, if Adam and Eve were white, he replied, “I don’t know: but, prick your hand and prick mine, my blood is as red as yours.”
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Furthermore, faculty minutes document the forced labor we required of our enslaved. Consider these entries regarding Joe:
e Tribe carried their momentum from the previous two sets into the nal one, and with some impressive defensive work, won the set 15-9. In this deciding set, the Tribe hit .381 with 11 kills, while containing the hosts to only .000 and three kills. Porter had four blocks and Kahren followed with three, while an errorless Malcom added three kills.
Campbell’s o ense took over the eld right where the Tribe had been, at their own 18-yard line. e turnover was rendered harmless by a clutch interception from redshirt freshman cornerback Jalen Jones. Making use of its new possession, the Tribe blitzed down the field. Senior wide receiver Caylin Newton threw
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Aug. 10, William and Mary Volleyball (5-3) traveled to Manassas, Va. where they won in a ve set comeback victory over George Mason (2-6). After dropping the rst two sets 2125, the team rallied to capture the next three straight sets to win the Headingmatchup.intothe game, the Tribe were on an 11 set winning streak. However, GMU ended their run by capturing the rst two sets, digging the Tribe in a hole it would have to work hard to get out Standoutof. performances in the opening set for the Tribe came from junior libero Anna Porter, who had eight digs, and sophomore outside hitter Eleanor Stotho , who recorded four kills. In the second set, junior opposite Kaitlyn Ferguson had four kills, closely followed by sophomore middle blocker Sabrina Malcom, who had three kills. Malcom and freshman outside hitter Sarah Callender each recorded two blocks in the second set.
Whenlow.the third quarter ended, so did the scoring. Each team held the other through the fourth, culminating in a Tribe win, 37-21.
The crowd went wild, inspiring another Tribe touchdown just two minutes later. Imoh took off like a jet with the ball, rushing 56 yards for what would be the Tribe’s final touchdown of the game. This time, Chang’s extra point missed
After a frustrating drive, the Camels were now within spitting distance of the Tribe’s early lead.
William & Mary offense totals 392 yards, 271 rushing
Junior middle blocker Sabrina Malcolm prepares to hit the slam the ball back to George Mason during the Tribeʼs 3-2 victory last Saturday, Sept. 10.
A back and forth fourth set looked like it could end in Tribe defeat as GMU made a late run. However, the Tribe held them off to see out a 25-22 win to set up a fifth set tiebreaker. Love again was crucial at the net as she provided three blocks, while Porter also aided the defense and dug nine attacks. Offensively, Burrell was superb with her five digs on eight attacks.
“It’s just one of those things, the sum total of all of us together for this team adds up to more than the other team, and that’s what it was tonight,” Londonoughsaid.there were a few long, hard-fought drives in the fourth, the play of note was Jones catching his third interception of the night. With four minutes left in the game, Jones leapt up to block another Williams pass and caught the ball in the process. e catch marked the rst time a single Tribe member has intercepted the ball three times in one game since 2009.
“He was able to step in, step up, show up, show out. To get three interceptions today, one for a touchdown, I think that’s incredible,” London said of Jones.
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Less than 10 minutes later, senior Allison Goodwin scored the go-ahead goal for the Tribe
ahead. On a shotgun play, Imoh rushed the ball through the Camels’ defensive line, resulting in a 20-yard touchdown.
Williams passed for 11 yards, then rushed for 13, forcing his way up to the Tribe 44-yard line with about two minutes remaining in the half. e Camels thwarted the Tribe’s defense with a quick nohuddle o ense. Putting trust in Williams’s playmaking, the Camels eventually completed a 21-yard pass for a touchdown. e half ended with a score of 17-7.
“Any of them could run the distance with them, get tough yardage, catch it out in the back eld, run between tackles, run outside on the perimeter, so it’s just a matter of trying to put the right pieces together,” head coach Mike London said.
stops o a Duke penalty corner in the 53rd minute.
Facing the possibility of a straight three set sweep, the Tribe came out strong in the third set. Freshman libero Lindsay Kahren got the scoring started with a pair of service aces. The Tribe cruised to a 25-18 win in the third set, with much of their success in the set attributed to dominance at the net from freshman middle blocker Ryann Love, who recorded four blocks, and Ferguson who had three
In 2009, B.W. Webber was the last Tribe player to record three interceptions in a single game.
The Tribe’s varied, explosive running game proved to be the hardest obstacle for the Camels. Its offense totaled 392 yards, and 271 of those came from rushing alone. Senior running back Bronson Yoder and sophomore running back Malachi Imoh rushed 99 and 89 yards respectively, more than all of Campbell’s running gameWilliamcombined.and Mary’s depth and offensive skills were hard to anticipate. Where Yoder barreled through defenders, Imoh weaved and deked. Even the switch-offs from sophomore quarterbacks Darius Wilson and Hollis Mathis kept the Camels on their toes. The Tribe’s refusal to play a onenote game, letting its roster of skilled players shine with new routes and plays, proved to be a winning strategy.
Unfortunately, they ping-ponged around the Tribe 12-yard line and punted after a three and out.
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has always been the most di cult for us since we are coming o halftime,” senior defender Ireland Miller said.“ is year, we have shown that we are a four quarter team.”
In the nal minutes of the game, Duke nearly tied up the contest o a penalty corner. However, after review, the o cials ruled no goal, sending the Tribe back to Williamsburg with a 5-1 record.
Tribe senior kicker Will Whitehurst sent the ball straight up. e crowd held its breath as the ball reached the peak of its arc, then gasped as it came straight back down to where Whitehurst was standing.
Just over 35 minutes into the game, senior midfielder and forward Lauren Curran scored the first Tribe goal. Off a Duke penalty corner, the Tribe defense pushed the ball up to Curran and senior forward Lily Saunders. Off a pass from Saunders, Curran spun around the Duke goalkeeper to convert from the penalty stroke mark.
But, the game opened slowly while the Tribe found its footing. It chose to receive on the coin toss, but its rst drive was cut
Though the Camels’ first drive was unproductive, the Tribe’s defense got their first look at the nimble Campbell redshirt junior quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams. Williams would go on to rush 91-yards, including two touchdowns.
The second half began with two Tribe errors that resulted in a Campbell comeback. The first Campbell possession of the half wasn’t promising for the Camels — however, on the punt return Newton muffed the ball, and Campbell was able to recover the ball at the Tribe 19yardAfterline.the next three downs, it again seemed like Campbell was unable to make sufficient forward progress. Campbell went for it on the fourth down, but a Tribe illegal formation penalty gave them an automatic first down and five yards. Williams rushed and scored on the next play.
Now up 10-0 to start the second quarter, the Tribe shut down the end of Campbell’s late- rst-quarter drive, and tried to regain momentum.
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e Tribe scored its rst touchdown o of a turnover that ended Campbell’s rst drive. A pair of deep passes from Wilson, some rushes from Mathis and an eight-yard push from senior running back Donavyn Lester pushed the Tribe down the eld and into the endzone.
a completed pass for a short gain. Yoder, Wilson and Mathis rushed. Wilson finished up the variety show with a short middle pass for the Tribe’s secondCampbelltouchdown.returned Chang’s kicko to their own 18-yard line, and the Camels seemed hungry to get their rst points of the game.
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On the ensuing drive, the Tribe’s defense didn’t let up. Jones caught another interception and returned it for a 33-yard pick-six.
Yoder and Wilson were critical in moving the ball up from the Tribe’s own 25-yard line into the redzone. Each progression was hard-fought, but the Tribe seemed determined to pull
Freshman football player Jalen Jones is the Flat Hat Player of the Week. At cornerback, Jones made his rst career start against Campbell this weekend. In the Tribe’s dominant 37-21 victory over the Camels, Jones recorded three interceptions, including a 33-yard pick-six late in the third quarter to extend the William and Mary lead. Jones also had two pass breakups and one tackle in Saturday’s win.
Goodwin scores go-ahead goal in third quarter
“I think the constant communication and checking in on one another throughout the week so that we can perform on the weekend is what has really set us apart,” Miller said, reflecting on the team’s initial season successes. HOCKEY
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of her own. Graduate student outside hitter Taylor Burrell and Callender had six kills, three a piece, for a solid attacking display.
e roar of the sold-out student section only grew as the clock ticked down its last ve seconds. In their rst game at Zable Stadium for the 2022 season, the Tribe (20) conquered the Campbell University Camels (1-1) for a nal score of 37-21.
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o her second of back-to-back penalty corners. Senior Tabby Billingham and sophomore Pyper Friedman assisted Goodwin on her goal from the top of the circle. Goodwin also scored the gamewinner in overtime against No. 19 Old“SheDominion.issuch a star-studded player,” Miller said about Goodwin. “Allison is always so calm, cool and collected when she plays. She is one of our many players that we can rely on in these situations, and if we give her the opportunity to convert on game winning goals, she will do Williamit.”and Mary goalkeeper junior Maddie George notched ve saves, including a pair of
e defensive pairing of Porter and Love had notably impressive performances, recording an impressive stat line. Porter’s 32 digs were the most by any Tribe player since 2006, and Love’s nine blocks were the most by a freshman since e2017.Tribe hope to build on Saturday’s momentum with two more victories this coming weekend. e team will open the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference play by hosting North Carolina Wilmington on Saturday and Sunday.
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FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week, as well as Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week.
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Sophomore Hollis Mathis runs through Camel territory during the Tribeʼs 37-21 victory over Campbell. Following the win, the Tribe improve to no. 15 in the FCS rankings.
Duke managed to outshoot the Tribe 17-6, but struggled to put shots on net.
No. 21-ranked William and Mary (5-1) Field Hockey mounted a second half comeback to defeat No. 16-ranked Duke (3-3) 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Durham, North Carolina. e victory marks the Tribe’s third win over ranked teams this season, their most sinceDuke2004.sophomore mid elder Logan Clouser scored the rst goal of the game at 9:36 on a one versus one play. Although the Tribe were unable to score in the rst half, the team came out ring after“Inhalftime.thepast, our third quarter
Parker said.
Due to the financial pressure the fee adds, students can try to avoid the fee by leaving their doors unlocked, especially if they are in singles without roommates or suitemates to let them in. Ferrick recalled that this was something that RAs during training were concerned about.
measuring the mechanical properties of these cells at the microscale. So our method has the potential to be developed as an advanced disease diagnostic method.”
human body, like medical instruments. Spiders don’t produce enough silk to replace plastics or metals, but if scientists know how spider silks are constructed, they can better reproduce them synthetically.
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understand their structure. What makes this most recent contribution to the eld important is that the scientists were able to see individual protein molecules in great detail, combining a series of di erent experimental tools to learn more about the material.
Much of the research for the three papers was also supported by undergraduates at the College, and Skopic emphasized their important role in the process — from conducting experiments to taking care of the lab’s recluse spiders.
Parker, who was born and raised in Florida, received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at Florida State University, and then obtained both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in school psychology at the University of Florida.
“ ey taught me how to do research, how to produce scholarship that is applied and that speaks to a broader audience,” Parker said of her mentors at USF.
Alongside a heavy financial burden, Dow also expressed the unique social and mental pressure that the fee places on first generation and lowincome students as well. A student not being able to pay the fee could raise questions from friends and administration that alienates the
how best to support Black and Brown youth as the school year begins. is work is deeply personal for Parker, especially in the context of the College’s history as a colonial institution.
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Spiders are not often welcome visitors, particularly ones with a venomous bite, like brown recluse spiders. But according to researchers at the College of William and Mary, brown recluse spiders produce something that could be the future of engineering — silk.
Perera also joined the lab in 2017 after taking a class on nano and microscale materials. Using an atomic force microscope, students in the class could observe structures that are 10,000 times smaller than the size of a human hair. at is the same instrument the scientists in the Nano and Biomaterials Lab used to analyze spider silk for this project.
Dow remarked that she had already seen the pressure the fee causes students. When she worked as an Orientation Aide, one of her students locked themselves out of their room twice.
director, Rob Goodrum, gave me an opportunity to work with his youth and do research with his youth, and he prayed over me and my scholarship,” Parker said. “When I think about the opportunity that he provided, and then, from a spiritual standpoint, really
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“We understand the frustrations and are open to feedback. However, the fee will remain in place as the administrative time devoted to managing lockouts is signi cant and increasing with each passing year. We expect residents to always carry their keys when they are away from their room, even for a short period of time. It is a matter of safety,” Kandell wrote.
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Professor Hannes Schniepp spiders from cabinet for use in silk research.
Virginia Microelectronics Consortium Professor of Applied Science Hannes C. Schniepp is the Principal Investigator of the Nano and Biomaterials Lab at the College, which spearheaded the research. Together, the team recently published three groundbreaking papers in high-impact academic journals — “Materials Horizons,” “Small” and “Nature Communications” — describing their ndings on the structure of recluse spider silk and its potential applications.
“I really like how our spider silk research is very interdisciplinary, where I work mostly with physics, although there’s a large biological component, obviously with the spiders, and also a chemical component as well,” Skopic said. “And so I wanted to branch out all of that beyond just physics. And so I got involved about my sophomore year of my undergrad and really enjoyed doing research and wanted to stay on to continue asking good questions and being able to answer them in the lab.”
“Over the years, we went just deeper and deeper into this,” Schniepp said. “Because the big vision out there — of course, by just sitting in our lab and studying spiders and their silk, we’re not we’re not solving any problems. Right? So eventually we want to mass produce materials like this.”
“It was the most exciting moment I had, because it was like a kind of dream for us to publish a paper in such a good journal,” Perera said. “I was amazed and so excited when we rst got the email from the journal that our paper got accepted.”
Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the opening convocation ceremony, the College of William and Mary President Katherine Rowe honored two members of the College with the President’s Award for Service to the Community. is year’s faculty recipient of the award was Janise S. Parker, assistant professor of school psychology in the School of Education, who was honored for her commitment to community-based research.
Much of Parker’s research and scholarship focuses on the experiences of minoritized youth, especially Black adolescents. She writes a blog for Psychology Today called “Culture, Community, and Conscience,” and her recent piece o ers advice for adults on
“One of the important questions that people were really concerned about, a lot of the RAs, was: aren’t students just going to leave their room unlocked if they lose their key now?” Ferrick said. “And StarRez’s response to that is that it won’t happen. Which I nd extremely hard to believe because I know people who’ve done that.”
is commitment to the collective not only drives Parker’s research, but it also shapes her understanding of the world and how to change it. She said that her focus on community has been strengthened by seeing how societal structures have been a ected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“ e added pressure to the already intimidating college experience and disproportionately a ects students socially because they then feel undue pressure to advocate for themselves or the administration, as well as explain themselves to friends who don’t understand their circumstances,” Dow said.
student and adds a mental burden to not incur the fee.
e bigger picture is that in our research group, we have been working on silks and especially spider silk for about ten years, for a little over ten years now,” Schniepp said. “And it’s been really an exciting journey. I think spider silk, the material that we know all from spider webs, is actually like some super cool high tech stu . It may not seem like much when you walk out there and you get caught in a spider web. But this is actually super cool stu .”
Upadhyay explained that during the spring 2022 semester, he created a system to remember to take his key with him, but was still locked out over three times. These lockouts would have cost him over $120 if the fee had been in place during the prior semester. The petition points out multiple ways the fee is a disadvantage to different student groups, one of which being people with conditions that affect their memory.
YOURS is by no means the only organization Parker supports through her work. Since coming to Virginia, Parker has worked with faith-based organizations like New Zion Baptist Church in Williamsburg and Fourth Baptist Church in Richmond, as well as public schools in Newport News. ese connections are all part of Parker’s identity as a scholaractivist, a term she uses to articulate the intentionality of her work.
wishing success on the work that I do, for me it made a di erence.”
“No one entity, no one organization, no one person can address these complex issues,” Parker said. “It just continues to reinforce my passion for community work and recognizing that we really can’t do it alone.”
students, promoting unsafe behavior such as leaving doors unlocked, and its unjustness for charging students for a previously free service.
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Parker said she fell in love with the classroom while working as a teaching assistant during her graduate studies, but she decided to pursue a career in academia while completing a postdoctorate program at the University of South Florida.
Hannah Dow ’23 is the advocacy chair for First Generation Low Income, a group that represents rst-generation lowincome students. She identi es as both a rst-generation and low-income student and shared her thoughts on how the fee can a ect other students like her.
“We do currently also have like six or seven undergrads working in the lab and we’re always welcome to have more,” Skopic said. “And I know particularly my project right now, actually, I could probably use an undergrad to help. So we’re always looking for more help in the lab and to get more people involved in the research.”
of people on this campus might perceive it to be,” Dow said.
“When I heard $40, the rst thing that came to my mind — and which is why I know it was the rst thing that came to a lot of other people’s mind — $40 can feed you hot meals for two or three days if you use leftovers. $40 is over 5 hours of work in Virginia with minimum wage at $7.25 an hour. $40 is a bigger deal than I think a lot
“In this project, we developed a new method to measure these types of materials,” Perera said. “Actually the new technique or the new method we developed here can also be applied to measure the properties of other materials. For example, it can be further developed as a disease diagnostic method.”
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“Even a less outrageous fee, such as $5 while still unjust, would be preferable. People should not have to pay to access a room that is already theirs. is is an inherently unfair policy that must be addressed as soon as possible,” Upadhyay wrote in the petition.
Kandell responded to student outcry in her written statement to e Flat Hat.
When the rst paper got published, Perera said it was an exciting moment, especially after nearly six years of tough research.
“As soon as I saw it, I was immediately thinking of ways that it will harm not only myself, but other people with ADHD, other people with depression who are prone to forgetting stuff. And there’s so many things wrong with it, and I felt like nobody else was talking about it, so I decided to go ahead and make a petition,” Upadhyay said.
Ferrick shared that ResLife representatives at the meeting were adamant that this was a necessary change and dismissed questions like the one about residents keeping their door unlocked.
Her combined passions for research and social justice are what brought Parker to the College. She said that she has always been impressed by the emphasis that the College, and especially the William and Mary School of Education, places on applied research.
As part of the President’s Award for Service to the Community, Parker received $500 to donate to the community organization of her choice. She selected Youth Outreach Urban Resources and Services, an organization based in Norfolk. According to their website, YOURS “provides mentoring, tutoring, leadership development, spiritual awareness, and recreational activities” to young people living in Norfolk’s low-income public housing developments.
William and Mary, how so much of William and Mary came to be because of the enslaved, I think of the quote, ‘I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams,’” Parker said. “To be here, to be a faculty member who experiences the freedom to do work that uplifts a group of people that have historically, and we can probably argue
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Biomaterials Lab pioneers study of spider silk applications
Spider silk is known to be stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar (the material used in bulletproof vests), which means it can be stretched and absorb large amounts of energy without breaking. Its other bene cial properties include its durability, extendability, and ability to be exposed to extreme temperatures. As an engineering material, these qualities are ideal.
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“I cannot tell you how stressed he was. He had just got here, and it was so tough to watch him struggling and know that I could not do anything to help make that part of his transition experience less stressful. I was his orientation aide, and I was there to support him, but there was nothing that I could do to ease the pressure that this recurring $40 bill incurred on his experience,” Dow said.
“Actually, we can use the method we developed here to measure those mechanical properties at the cellular scale,” Perera said. “By doing that, we can identify the cancer cells and the healthy cells by
Spider silk also has one attribute that many other building materials don’t — it’s environmentally friendly. Spider silk is made of protein, a natural material that could be consumed by humans without being rejected by our bodies. While Schniepp isn’t advocating spider silk as the next snacking trend, it could be used for other things that enter the
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Ben Skopic ’19, a current Ph.D Candidate in Materials Science at the College, has been working on the project with Professor Schniepp in his lab since 2017. He is now working on a dissertation on the adhesive properties of recluse spider silk. According to Skopic, this is the kind of project that requires multiple disciplines to be successful. While Schniepp works in applied science, the research in the Schniepp lab was also led in part by physics professor Mumtaz Qazilbash and professor Myriam Cotten, who works on biophysical chemistry and structural biology.
e team sought to zoom in as close as possible on spider silks to
“I remember riding in the car with my husband one day, and I said, ‘Well if I go into academia, I know research is a part of the work we do, but I also want to make sure that my scholarship, my service, everything that I do in some way makes a di erence in my community,’”
Recluse silk is less cylindrical than other spider silks and is instead made of many nano bers running parallel to each other. e team studied how these bers bond to each other.
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contemporarily too, been undervalued, oppressed, bonded, all of those things, for me it’s a way to produce good work, to be productive, but to almost pay homage to those before me and those after me.”
“So people are wondering how spiders got all of those amazing properties,” Materials Science Ph.D Candidate Dinidu Perera said. “And to nd that out, we need to study the natural material, and that is what we do in our lab. In this particular project, we studied the structure and the mechanical properties of recluse silk. So basically we found that the recluse silk is just like Scotch tape.”
Perera explained that the mechanical properties of cancer cells, for example, are di erent from the mechanical properties of healthy cells.
“ ey were in a room with hundreds of upset, discontent people. And they seemed still pretty headstrong on the fact that they think this is a necessary change,” Ferrick said. “I felt like a lot of the training was dedicated towards, not damage control, but giving excuses as to why this is necessary thing.”
But it was important to Parker that she would be able to remain engaged with
her community as a full-time academic.
Parker said she started working with YOURS because they were one of the rst organizations in Virginia allowing her to conduct community-based research.
“It’s around this notion of producing scholarship that is truly meant to contribute to social change,” Parker said. “It all comes back to how we move as a collective to improve where we are as a society.”
Janise Parker merges of justice and research in her work with community education.
The petition also points to the fee adversely affecting low-income