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CAMPUS LIFE

New law defines exclusion

McDonnell secures funding for student groups with non-inclusive membership

EMPLOYMENT

State limits work hours

29-hour workweek for some

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BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

When Jonathan Schouten ’14 came to the College of William and Mary, he was excited to continue his Catholic traditions through Catholic Campus Ministries. By Schouten’s sophomore year, he obtained a leadership position within the club. But when he came out as homosexual midway through the fall semester that year, CCM Priest Rev. John David Ramsey revoked Schouten’s position

within the club.

“To be barred from participating in an organization that’s supposed to strengthen my faith was not something I expected,” Schouten said.

A new law in Virginia legitimizes the exclusion of certain individuals from student groups based on religious, cultural or political aspects of membership. The General Assembly passed the Student Group Protection Act into law March 29. The law allows student groups at Virginia colleges

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and universities to receive funding and remain on campus even if they are not allinclusive.

The law allows religious, cultural and political student groups to determine their membership based on these principles.

While many College campus groups are not discriminatory in membership, they now would have the option to exclude students and continue to receive state funding.

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This year, some adjunct faculty members, student workers and temporary employees may start to see a reduction in work hours at the College of William and Mary.

Vice President of Administration Anna Martin recently sent out an announcement that part-time employees at the College must limit work hours to 29 hours per week on average over a 12-month period.

The announcement comes as a response to a new requirement from the governor’s office. To comply with regulations in the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., proposed an amendment to the Commonwealth of Virginia Manpower Control Act which would require that part-time employees at public agencies in the commonwealth not work more than 29 hours per week on average over a 12-month period starting in 2013.

The Affordable Care Act will allow full-time employees at public agencies to apply for the commonwealth’s health benefits plan. The act defines full-time employees as workers who average at least 30 hours per week. Part-time employees, or those who work 29 hours or fewer per week, will remain ineligible. Eligibility for the health benefits plan begins Jan. 1, 2014, but the number of hours worked in 2013 will serve as the baseline measurement for eligibility.

Included in the part-time employee category, adjunct faculty members will not be allowed to work more than 29 hours per week, including instruction time as well as research, course development and service on committees.

College administrators noted that the majority of adjunct faculty members will not face a significant reduction in hours, although final calculations quantifying the impact of this change on individuals do not yet exist.

“My estimate is that there are very few adjuncts [at the College] that are imagined to be above the threshold,” Provost Michael Halleran said. “Typically, an adjunct faculty member is teaching maybe two courses.”

Associate Vice President for Human Resources Ron Price agreed but noted that administrators will need to keep a close eye on work hours for temporary and part-time employees, who on average work 1,500 hours per calendar year. In the past, administrators waived restrictions on the See WORK page 3

CITY COUNCIL

Faculty, students express Government panel encourages student involvement insurance concerns Forum addresses apathy, discusses ways for students to participate in local politics Sikes offers sessions to explain plan

BY CLAIRE GILLESPIE FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

Student Health Center administrators met with representatives of the United HealthCare Insurance Company to negotiate changes to the Student Insurance Plan last week. These changes were instigated by student and SHC administrator concerns based on President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. A greater percentage of the College of William and Mary’s 2,129 graduate students use the Student Insurance Plan than the 6,071 undergraduates, many of whom can remain on their parents’ insurance until age 26 due to the Affordable Care Act. Both faculty and students raised concerns over education about insurance.

“Even I [am] really interested in healthcare, and I don’t necessarily completely understand my own family’s plan,” Secretary of Health and Safety Jake Lewitz ’13 said.

Student Insurance Coordinator Trista Sikes offered afterhours sessions to explain the Student Insurance Plan. Sikes usually speaks at orientations, but some graduate schools have cut this part of the orientation due to its length. To reach out to arts and science graduate students, Sikes attended the Graduate Research Symposium in March.

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BY ZACH HARDY FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER

Students, faculty and members of the City of Williamsburg government gathered in a Student Assembly-sponsored panel to discuss ways to encourage student participation in local politics.

The panel featured Mayor and economics professor Clyde Haulman, Williamsburg City Council Member and law student Scott Foster

’10 J.D. ’14, current undergraduate and Planning Commission Member Chris Connolly ’15 and SA Sen. Danielle Waltrip ’13 of the Neighborhood Council of Williamsburg.

The members of the panel emphasized the overlapping nature of student and community goals as the main reason why students should be interested in pursuing positions and influence within the local government.

“Both students and citizens want a vital

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STUDENT ASSEMBLY OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF

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SA President-elect Chase Koontz ’14 announced that he is currently accepting applications for the 2013-14 Executive Staff positions. Various secretary and undersecretary positions are open in the application process. To apply, fill out the form on http://forms.wm.edu/9236. Applications are due Sunday, Apr. 7 at 8 p.m.

Drew Wilke ’15, Noah Kim ’13 and Dan Casey ’14 attend the panel on student involvement in local government.

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economy; they want more businesses, age diversity,” Waltrip said. “Everyone wants a sustainable place to live and work.”

Foster emphasized the 2013 Comprehensive Plan, which eliminates the housing density cap, and other restrictions as projects that students should seek to influence. He said they could do this either by pursuing an appointed position or simply speaking to officials.

“Students need to stake a claim in the project to revitalize downtown on Scotland Street,” Foster said. “That means talk to local businesses, talk to us about what you want to see in this area.”

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THE BLOG LOG

FROM “CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS”

By Humzah Nasir

“In antiquity it was known as Nubia, the land to the south of the great ancient Egyptian empire. The country I am referring to is known today as Sudan, the land of Darfur, the recent partition and of course much, much more. Rawan Elkomi ‘16, a Sudan native, was kind enough to share with me her views, experiences and thoughts about her country. Elkomi said, ‘Sudan is a country like any other. People sometimes ask me if we have malls and cars there and I am just baffled. Of course we do!’”

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THE BUZZ

These are people who want to volunteer their time to make lives better for students and this is a more effective way of doing it.

— Student Assembly President Curt Mills ’13 on the SA’s Class President Act

AROUND THE ‘BURG

FROM “CHANNELING TV”

By Katie Snyder “Since 1992, Jay Leno has been the host of NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show.’ His takeover for Johnny Carson was a controversy in and of itself: David Letterman was hosting NBC’s ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ at the time (aired after Tonight), and many expected him to take over. Leno’s takeover foreshadowed his legacy — not as a superior talk show host and late night comedian, but as a nuisance, an instigator and a troublemaker. He became the man who wouldn’t back down — NBC’s spoiled child who whines until he gets his way.”

FROM “MODERN MATTERS”

By Mandy Wood “I’m home for break and my parents, in an attempt to save money, never raise the heat above 66 degrees in our house during the winter. The chill in our home severely conflicts with my inability to wear pants for long periods of time and usually results with me being wrapped in blankets like a burrito… or a 20-year-old who is too stubborn to buy new sweatpants and would rather whine and have cold toes.”

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The Virginia Senate passed an amendment to reduce fines for texting while driving. Fines go from $250 to $125 for first offense.

City budget projects more spending Williamsburg’s proposed 2014 budget predicts a 2.8 percent increase in spending from 2013. The Virginia Gazette reports the 2014 plan calls for approximately $33.3 million in spending.

Although it represents an increase in spending, the proposed budget still allocates less money than the pre-recession 2009 budget did. City Manager Jack Tuttle does not plan to propose any tax increases for this year’s budget. Uses of the proposed budget funds include instituting pay raises for city employees and working to replace the Stryker Building. Read more about the city budget in Tuesday’s issue of the Flat Hat. Sole Williamsburg man owns electric sports car A Williamsburg man bought a Tesla-certified, used Roadstar for about $130,000 after adding upgrades, such as a dashmounted GPS system. The Virginia Gazette notes that he is the only Williamsburg resident to own an entirely electric sports car.

Tesla only made about 2,400 Roadstars before shutting down the production line. According to the owner, the Roadstar costs him approximately 5 cents per mile to operate. He claims there are more Tesla sedans in the Newport News area.

Fire department to host annual fund drive Expect volunteer firefighters to stop by your door. The Williamsburg Yorktown Daily reports that the Williamsburg Fire

Department is conducting its Annual Fund Drive from April 5 to May 10. The WVFD, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1754. In 2012, volunteers contributed about 7,000 hours and raised $128,000 in equipment and supplies for the Williamsburg Fire Department.

New amendment to reduce penalty fines Texting while driving remains a primary offense, but fines will cost less. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that the Virginia Senate approved Gov. Bob McDonnell’s, R-Va., Amendments to Senate Bill 1222. The amendments to this legislation passed on a 36-4 vote and will reduce fines by half.

Under the amended legislation, drivers will pay $125 instead of $250 for a first offense and $250 instead of $500 for second and subsequent offenses.

Sikh community challenges marriage fee Four Sikh men successfully challenged a Virginia law requiring them to pay $500 to perform marriage ceremonies.

According to The Washington Post, the Sikh men claimed the current law exempting ordained ministers from posting a $500 bond to perform weddings discriminated against them because their faith does not have any ordained ministers. The judge sided with the Sikh men, ruling the requirement to post a bond as an unconstitutional infringement of the freedom of religion.

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News in brief Model UN wins delegation award

King’s book discusses animal emotions

Research associate receives grant

The College of William and Mary’s Model United Nations team finished a strong performance at the World Model United Nations conference in Australia. More than 2,000 students from 60 countries attended this international conference. The competition addresses real-life deliberations and organizations. The College’s group, comprised of nine members, won The Best Small Delegation Award. The team was split into four pairs and one single and debated topics under “General Assemblies” and “specialized agencies.” The team won an award based on how well it debated, caucused and wrote resolutions. This was the team’s first delegation award in seven years.

Chancellor Professor of Anthropology Barbara King published “How Animals Grieve,” an examination of the way animals experience the emotion that has been attributed to modern humans. Time Magazine features King’s book in the April 5 story “The Mystery of Animal Grief.” The book, published by University of Chicago Press, speaks of the inconsistent way in which animals express — or do not express — grief. King refers to dogs, apes, ducks, bunnies, sea turtles and cats. Her book outlines how human and animal grief is distinct. King hopes that her book sparks additional scientific research in the field of animal emotions.

Physics postdoctoral research associate Chris Monahan received the 2013 JSA Postdoctoral Research Grant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

Monahan, who will receive $11,000, will research new approaches for calculating how quarks and gluons come together to build protons.

Monahan will use a lattice QCD approach, which relies on supercomputer power to quantize the different places in which protons, neutrons and particles could form.

He will use a graphics processing unit to make computations more accurate and still efficient. This grant is awarded annually to a postdoctoral physicist.

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STUDENT ASSEMBLY

Class Presidents Act passes after debate Senators raise concerns that bill may blur SA roles, Lauren Potter’s proposed visit fully funded

BY KATHERINE CHIGLINSKY FLAT HAT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

One clause of the Class Presidents Act incited an hour-long heated debate among members of the Student Assembly senate during the weekly meeting Tuesday.

The act, sponsored by Sen. Drew Wilke ’15, requires class presidents to attend all senate meetings and serve on two senate committees. The majority of the bill passed the senate with 20 in agreement and one abstention.

Debate centered on the bill’s third clause, which would allow class presidents to have committee votes on their appointed senate committees.

Senators agreed to vote on the clause as a separate amendment to the bill. After debate, the amendment passed the senate, 18-3.

SA President Curt Mills ’13 expressed his support for Wilke’s effort to combat a perceived problem within the SA. “He has had input from everyone who wanted input,” Mills said. “He’s volunteered his time to work with the new up-and-coming leadership of the Undergraduate Council to see what would work on — what we can all agree is a problem: that Undergrad[uate Council] did not have enough work to do.”

Sen. Colin Danly ’15 raised concerns about giving class presidents a committee vote, emphasizing how it might blur lines between the SA and the Council.

“Class presidents here are elected with the purpose of class president; then they’re moving into their committee,” Danly said. “The main point of my argument about why I don’t like it is that it’s starting

to mix the branches. I like the part of this bill that keeps them informed and keeps them interested.”

Mills countered Danly, highlighting the fact that SA President-elect Chase Koontz ’14, as well as Class Presidents-elect Daniel Rice ’16, Brianna Buch ’15 and Grace Martini ’14 publicly supported the bill.

“Yes, granted this is a bit of blending of the branches of the legislature, but who cares,” Mills said. “These are people who want to volunteer their time to make lives better for students, and this is a more effective way of doing it. Is this bill 100 percent perfect? Might it be somewhat problematic in other areas? Possibly. … But the net value of this bill is enormous. It’s what all the people who[m] it would affect want.”

Wilke noted that the committee vote was only a recommendation, not an actual vote in the senate.

By passing the clause for permitting class presidents a committee vote, Mills believes it will provide class presidents with an incentive for participation.

“If you don’t have a committee vote, you’re just telling the presidents to come here and listen,” Mills said. “If you give them a committee vote, you can franchise them, and they’ll care more.”

Current Class of 2014 President John Bracaglia ’14 emphasized the need for increased involvement from class presidents.

“If they don’t have this, then they’re not having any input,” Bracaglia said.

After significant debate, Danly withdrew his objection, and the amendment went up for a vote.

“I withdraw my objection just because people are pissy and don’t really care,” Danly said.

Danly expressed his frustration that the bill was an

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The Student Development Act, which would provide funds to the Graduate Research Symposium, was tabled.

ineffective way to address problems in the Council.

“I think notably that the Undergrad[uate Council] is institutionally poor. … I think we need to change it, and I don’t think this is the right direction,” Danly said. “But senators did bring up a lot of valid points. … I want [the Council] to get more involved; that’s not the issue. It’s more of a constitutional-type, powerstructure issue.”

The Lauren Potter Act, sponsored by senate Chair Kendall Lorenzen ’15, would allocate $2,600 from the Activities and Events Fund and $2,600 from the Student Activities Reserve to fund the visit of Lauren Potter, an actress on the show “Glee.” The event will be held at the Kimball Theater with an admission fee of $10. According to Lorenzen, all money raised from the event will be returned to the Student Activities Reserve. The act passed unanimously.

The Student Development Act, sponsored by Sen. Janine Yorimoto GSA Ph.D.. ’14, would allocate up to $3,884 to the Graduate Student Association to cover necessary funding for the Graduate Research Symposium and the colloquia. When graduate students protested the lack of funds given to the symposium and colloquia at a senate meeting March 22, Yorimoto worked with Lorenzen to propose a bill to obtain the remaining funds.

Mills responded to Yorimoto’s request for funding, stating that since the SA does not fund academic activities, he was uncertain whether the symposium and colloquia could receive funds from the SA. “I know this was funded in years past, but I’m concerned this was a mistake,” Mills said. “If we fund academic things, we open ourselves up to all academic departments lobbying.”

New requirement limits part-time employees hours

Administrators will watch to make sure adjunct faculty are not clocking in more than 1,500 hours annually

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1,500-hour limit for certain employees, but the new law eliminates the ability to exceed the limit.

“From an impact level, [the new policy’s impact is] minimal,” Price said.

“We still have some positions that will have to monitor the 1,500 hours.”

The new law also impacts part-time student workers at the College, limiting the average weekly hours to 29 per week over a 12-month period. The College already limits student worker hours to a maximum of 20 hours per week during the school year, but students with multiple on-campus jobs may need to cut back. The College also allows students to work 40 hours per week during the summer, but the new requirement is an average of the weekly hours worked during a 12-month period.

Assistant Director of Operations at the Sadler Center Casey Van Veen emphasized that both employers and students who work on-campus jobs during the school year and the summer

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Mac Meador ’13 and Pamela Kotorac ’14 work part-time at the College of William and Mary Recreation Center during the academic year.

might need to monitor the average hours worked per week over the 12-month period more closely, but that the average numbers generally will not exceed 29 hours per week..

“We’re not supposed to have students

working over 20 hours a week, and I’m sure from time to time they do go over,” Van Veen said. “But it’s our responsibility to monitor that, so we just need to make sure we’re being a little more careful.”

Campus Recreation employees are

limited to 20 hours per two weeks, according to Associate Director for Facilities and Aquatics at Campus Recreation Bob Gough. The impact on student employees at the Rec will be minimal, Gough remarked.

“We’re not going to have to reduce employee hours too much,” Gough said.

“We’ll still be able to offer the same programming as before.”

Director of Residence Life Deb Boykin stated that Residence Life student employees are also subject to the maximum 20-hour workweek during the school year. Boykin explained that until the College receives word about the final regulations from the Internal Revenue Service, speculation about how the rule might affect Residence Life employees with multiple on-campus jobs is premature.

“We’re really hopeful that the IRS rules an exemption for students,” Price said.

Halleran noted that the College should receive final word from the IRS in the coming weeks.

Even with the new requirements in their current form, Price noted that they will not be a significant strain on the College or its employees.

“I think institutionally we’re ready for it,” Price said.

City Council urges more participation, feedback from students Foster, Haulman said students should have addressed concerns with required meal plans for upperclassmen, Hospitality House CITY COUNCIL from page 1

Informing students through social media and encouraging participation in open meetings were named as ways the city government has tried to reach out to the campus.

James City County Board of Supervisors member and government professor John McGlennon pointed out that students should realize that local government

is much more accessible than state and federal government, even though the latter receive more attention.

“Local government is the place where you can have the greatest impact,” McGlennon said. “Just simply showing up to a City Council or Board of Supervisors meeting can make a difference. … You’re also a lot less likely to meet your state senator at the grocery store or the Greene Leafe than your city councilman.”

Waltrip also explained how students can come to monthly meetings where community issues are discussed.

“If you live off campus, you can represent your neighborhood, or you can just come,” Waltrip said.

“You can get a lot of power behind your ideas at these meetings. There are very engaged citizens that would love to help you.”

The issue of student apathy was also addressed at

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Chris Connolly ’15, Scott Foster ’10 J.D. ’14, Mayor Clyde Haulman, Danielle Waltrip ’13 and government professor John McGlennon spoke Thursday about students and the city.

the forum. Foster cited the meal plan requirement for on-campus residents as an issue that students failed to speak-out against.

“That policy passed without a hiccup,” Foster said.

“I had a conversation with the administration and they told me how they had a student panel but didn’t get input. I would have liked to see the student body stand up and say, ‘Whoa, hold on.’”

He also criticized the College’s administration for grandfathering the plan in with the Class of 2015, saying it discouraged student input because many students were not affected.

Haulman discussed the potential effect the meal plan requirement could have on the city because local grocers and restaurants could lose business due to the change. Haulman argued the College’s administration should be more open with local government, in addition to students, when implementing policies such as the required meal plan.

Another example Haulman gave that could show consequences of College policy on the city of Williamsburg is the purchase of the Hospitality House. He discussed how the College’s acquisition of the hotel could create logistical problems for the town because the administration didn’t inform the city of the deal due to contractual agreements.

“I’m not sure if talking to us was on their radar,” Haulman said. “I want them to understand what they do could have unintended consequences. One of the problems with the Hospitality House that we’ve brought up with them is … that hundreds of people will now be crossing the street at that busy intersection.”

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LECTURE

Muslim Students Association hosts panel discussion Speakers give perspectives on Islamic culture, western influence in Muslim world

BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

As a part of the College of William and Mary’s Islamic Awareness week, the Muslim Students Association hosted a panel discussion on crosscultural perspectives.

Four speakers from the Williamsburg community spoke about their perspectives on Islamic culture and its relation to the Western world. Associate professor of history Chitalekha Zutchi, community member Farrokh S. Namazi, assistant professor of history Ayfer Karakaya-Stump and graduate

student Rony Kalfarisi, represented India, Iran, Turkey and Indonesia, respectively.

The panel discussed the possible perception that Islam is a monolithic religion and cultural tradition, while in reality, Muslims in each country stem from diverse backgrounds and practice Islam in different ways.

“We need to break down the idea of Islam as a monolithic religious context and present the diversity of Islam,” Zutchi said. “Instead of talking about Islam, we should be talking about Islamicate; this encompasses not just Islam as a religion, but as a social and political [institution].”

Karakaya-Stump says that although the history of Islam is rattled with foreign invasions and conquest, the faith remains strong.

“The influences that happened through empires and marriage of peoples is what stays embedded within you, even though religion changes,” Karakaya-Stump said. “Things don’t really change, you can change your religion, but there are so many things that are a part of your life that become centralized and stay the same.”

The panelists also agreed that western influence is prevalent in the Muslim world.

“Iran has a strong education system and is

very technologically advanced, yet the people themselves get excited about anything that is western,” Karakaya-Stump said.

While western influence in the Islamic world isn’t necessarily perceived as a negative influence, Zutchi said that those within the Muslim world emphasize their cultural differences.

“The West is seen as materially and militarily superior and having influence, but the East sees themselves culturally and spiritually superior,” Zutchi said. “We are expressing an identity that powers come and go, but what remains is our cultural superiority.”

ALUMNI

College alumni discuss life in Rwanda, Dominican Republic Peace Corps provides graduates with skills, experience for future employment opportunities

BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

After four years studying in smalltown Williamsburg, some graduates of the College of William and Mary choose to expand their borders through Peace Corps service.

“I first started thinking about Peace Corps when I was a junior at William and Mary,” Taylor Harveycutter ’11, Peace Corps volunteer currently serving in Rwanda, said in an email “The plan was always to go to law school until all of a sudden it wasn’t. Service had always been a part of my life and this seemed like a perfect fit for me, post-grad.”

A recent U.S. News and World Report article ranked the College No. 9 among mid-sized colleges and universities for Peace Corps volunteers, with 208 College alumni currently serving overseas.

Peace Corps volunteers spend 27 months volunteering in a foreign country.

Volunteers are placed depending on their skill set and the need in the region, not necessarily depending on the volunteer’s preference. The government program was founded in 1960 by President John F. Kennedy with three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American

culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries.

“The most rewarding part of my experience is the relationships I’ve built, both with other volunteers and Dominicans,” Brendan Fields ’11, Peace Corps volunteer currently serving in the Dominican Republic, said in an email.

“I’ve gained a second family, made lifelong friends, and get the satisfaction of working alongside my community to make a difference.”

Tuesday Mar. 26, Peace Corps mid-Atlantic regional recruiter Alison McReynolds came to the Sherman and Gloria H. Cohen Career Center to speak to College students about the complex application process.

“Many people want to go right after school because it fits well into their life.

Peace Corps is a great way to launch an international career or to bring that international perspective to any job,” McReynolds said. “It’s a powerful thing to put on your resume for any job app, and I think William and Mary students definitely see that.”

After submitting a series of recommendations and applications, potential volunteers undergo medical and legal clearance before finally receiving an invitation to serve.

Having certain skill sets, such as an environmental science degree, volunteer experience or a medical background, can make an applicant more appealing.

“Going to William and Mary made me a stronger applicant,” Fields said.

“My History major gave me the ability to reason critically and communicate effectively, and the numerous service opportunities on and off campus gave me experience in volunteering.”

Although the average age of a Peace Corps volunteer is 28, some choose to serve immediately after graduation.

Stephanie Dimos ’15 attended the Peace Corps information session in the Career Center last Tuesday to lean more about the program’s application process.

“As an international relations major I’m really interested in international development,” Dimos said. “I am currently in a social entrepreneurship class and am going to the Dominican Republic this summer on a social entrepreneurship trip during which we will meet with USAID, Peace Corps and local NGOs to learn about development strategies.”

Reynolds explained that sometimes people worry about safety and security when moving to a developing country for 27 months, but by adapting to the

cultural norms of the city in which a volunteer is placed, he or she is less likely to experience difficulties.

“Every time you move somewhere new, you have to be aware. For example, I currently live in Washington, D.C. The crime statistics there aren’t so great,” McReynolds said. “Honestly when I was in the Peace Corps, I felt safer on the streets there than in D.C.” The Office of Community Engagement, located in Blow Memorial Hall, facilitates community engagement opportunities for students during their time at, and after, the College.

“Peace Corps operates, in large part, to promote cross-national understanding and appreciation,” Assistant Vice President of Student Engagement and Leadership Drew Stelljes said. “William and Mary students, better than anywhere I have witnessed, develop both critical thinking skills and empathic mindset, needed to provide both leadership and support in our changing world.”

Stelljes emphasized that Peace Corps service represents just one of many paths College students can follow after graduation.

“Students come to William and Mary with a desire to change the world,” Stelljes said. “William and Mary students are globally minded. They are interested

in learning about the complexities of international development. They are humble in their approach, seeking first to understand. There seems no better place than William and Mary to cultivate the passion and skill set of the next great social innovators and world changers.

It’s what we do best.”

While abroad, each Peace Corps volunteer takes on a series of various projects. Life as a Peace Corps volunteer can be very structured or much more free flowing.

“At the College, I was over-committed and busy all the time,” Fields said. “As a volunteer, I take things much more slowly, make my own schedule, and choose my own projects. At first the lack of structure came as a shock, but I’ve developed and learned to thrive in that kind of environment.”

Harveycutter agreed that the Peace Corps offers a much different experience to a graduate of the College.

“I think Peace Corps is an incredible experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about doing it as long as they realize the commitment it takes,” Harveycutter said. “You are away from everything and everyone you know for more than two years. They don’t call it the toughest job you’ll ever love for nothing.”

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insurance claims can contact Sikes throughout the year. The SHC will use the graduate listserv and email undergraduates to notify them of changes

that will happen based on negotiations with United HealthCare Insurance Company.

“The negotiations are going very well,” SHC Director Virginia Wells said. “There will be some definite changes with actually a reduction in the

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Graduate students attended the Student Assembly senate meeting last week to discuss qualms with their role on campus.

premiums … primarily because we have managed the plan very well and taken care of most of students’ needs here on campus.”

United HealthCare Insurance Company also agreed to remove the preexisting condition clause for the 2012-13 academic year. According to the Affordable Care Act, all insurance companies must remove the six-month wait a person who switches health care insurance must wait for treatment.

Misunderstandings occur not only because of a lack of education among students, but sometimes local physicians do not understand the Student Insurance Plan and students do not know enough to follow up with Sikes.

“I think [one] of the most critical problems is there’s a disjuncture between understanding what the plan covers and what you have to do in order to get it to cover,” Graduate Student Association Treasurer Ellen Chapman Ph.D. ’16 said. “This misunderstanding is happening by representatives of the health insurance company, by local physician officers and they’re happening

with students.”

One concern Chapman raised was that graduate students on research leave who are not taking classes and thus not paying tuition must pay $134 to use the Student Health Center. Typically, this $134 is included in tuition.

“Often it’s disproportionally affecting students who are already economically marginal anyway,” Chapman said. “If they’re already off stipend, sometimes they’re living close to the poverty line.

They’re [maybe] having to work full-time, doing something else while they’re trying to finish their degree. It affects people who are already the most stressed, financially and otherwise.”

Students raised concerns regarding the insurance plan’s lack of dental coverage. Also, the insurance company does not cover basic foot problems.

“There is no insurance plan that is allencompassing and covers everything,” Wells said.

“No plan like that exists. It’s just a matter of being familiar of what the limitations and what’s covered.”

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Section 2a of the University Regulations, Policies and Procedures states, “Each member of the College community has a right in his/ her dealings with the institution, and with members of the College community in the performance of their official duties, to be free from discriminatory treatment with regard to race, creed, gender, religion, national origin, or political belief.”

Additionally, the College’s diversity statement claims the school is “committed to establishing justice.” Opponents of the new law argue it may hinder such equality on campus.

“The two issues that you have are the rights of the individual and the rights of the group, and it’s really a balancing act,” Assistant Director of the

Office of Student Leadership Development Trici Fredrick said.

“You would hope that good will would make things amendable and students wouldn’t take the situations personal[ly].”

Schouten immediately decided to leave CCM after his leadership position was revoked because of his sexual orientation.

“William and Mary is a very inclusive college and community,” Schouten said.

“What bothered me most of all is that CCM was allowed to use the name of William and Mary while being discriminatory.

There is a huge inconsistency there.”

Because of the Student Group Protection Act, this action toward students like Schouten still entitles organizations like CCM to receive funding.

“I think what’s important is to

recognize that it’s up to the club, and if your primary purpose is to spout a certain belief, it is important to make sure your members reflect that idea, and I think that’s where the policy comes from,” Fredrick said In order to receive funding from the College through the Student Assembly, a proposed club must present a constitution to the director of student activities at a formal meeting.

“What’s sad is that you don’t want an individual to be offended,” Fredrick said. “We live in a society where we are able to believe what we want.

But at the end of the day we can’t please both the beliefs and ideals of the individual and the group. So you would have to hope that a situation would be amended in a way that is civil.”

CCM President Jane Ryngaert ’13 declined to comment.

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SA: Politics as usual G

By Patricia Radich, Flat Hat Graphic Designer

Sacrificing to the sports gods seed or a 16th seed makes no difference. If the College gets a spot in the 2014 tournament, not only will I do the triathlon, not only will I do it sans clothing, I will be willing to do it mid-day with snow on the ground.

Max Cea

Flat Hat Assoc. Opinions editor

Sweet 16

Getting into the tournament is one thing. However, nobody remembers the Davidsons or the Florida Gulf Coasts if they don’t make it to the second weekend of the dance. If the Tribe wins its first two games in 2014, I will be willing to sacrifice any and all talented musical guests that the future may hold in store for us. AMP would have my blessing to book Aaron Carter every year for every show. I don’t think he’d mind. Plus, as an experienced Shaq-slayer, Mr. Carter might be able to give the Tribe a few pointers on how to make it even further in the tournament in years to come.

Believe it or not, when I was deciding to attend the College of William and Mary, the prestige of the College’s athletic program did not factor into my decision.

Eleven months out of the year, I am happy that I chose academics over athletics. However, from mid-March to mid-April, when 68 other student bodies place school pride over schoolwork and fanatically cheer on their peers in a basketball tournament that feels like more than just a basketball tournament, I am filled with remorse. Why didn’t I apply to Louisville? Or Kansas? Or Florida Gulf Coast?

Although I am disappointed every year when the NCAA

Final Four tournament selection committee A team can luck If the Tribe wins its first two games snubs the College, I am not surprised. its way into the Sweet in 2014, I will be willing to sacrifice The College is one of only five 16. But even in 2013’s any and all talented musical guests eligible schools that have missed watered-down college the future may hold. AMP would the tournament every year since basketball landscape, a the tournament’s 1939 inception.

Final Four appearance is have my blessing to book Aaron Comparatively, Florida Gulf Coast, truly impressive. A feat Carter every year for every show. which made a run to the Sweet 16 this great requires an this year, did not begin holding classes as an accredited equally big sacrifice. Thus, if the Tribe makes the Final institution until 1997. (To provide context, imagine if nine Four in 2014, I will give the sports gods a year’s worth of years from now a sequel to “Accepted” was made about College President Taylor Reveley. One year’s vacation on the South Harmon Institute of Technology basketball team a sunny beach outside of Virginia probably sounds great being 2022’s Cinderella story. Pretty preposterous, right?) to Reveley, but a year in which Santa Claus doesn’t show After sporting a 13-17 record this season, Tribe up to read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is almost basketball is unlikely to end its tournament drought unthinkable to students. soon. After thinking about how the College might turn its basketball misfortunes around, I could think of few ideas Champions that did not involve a breach of the Honor Code by the Let’s face it: The Tribe will not win a championship athletic department. In a situation as hopeless as Tribe in our lifetime. However, if the sports gods were to basketball, there is only one solution: making sacrifices to give the College its first-ever NCAA championship the sports gods. I have outlined four sacrifices that I would banner to hang on the Kaplan rafters, I would sacrifice be willing to make in exchange for varying degrees of Tribe something equally impossible: the College’s most basketball success. If you have Tribe pride, I recommend prestigious alumni. That’s right. In the biggest story that you do the same. of 2014, The Flat Hat would discover and report that Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Tyler and Jon Stewart never actually attended the College. A couple of A Tournament Birth buildings would need renaming. However, at that point, Upon graduation, most students have taken part in the Thornton or Rusthoven Hall might sound pretty good.

College’s unofficial triathlon. Many have even upped the ante and done the whole thing nude. Whether it is a first Email Max Cea at mrcea@email.wm.edu.

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Hopefully many tours witnessing an engagement yesterday was a fantastic way of showing prospective students how wonderful we all can be! Also, is there any compensation for tour guides? It should be custom to for tour guides to receive TIPS for their hard work!

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ranted, the Student Assembly is in a lame duck session. The new assembly has been voted into office, and in a week the reins will be handed over to President-elect Chase Koontz ’14 and Co. However, the fact that it is in a lame duck session does not excuse the SA for the goings-on of its latest Senate meeting, which bordered on the absurd.

Among other things, at its last meeting, the SA senate spent 20 minutes arguing about whether the SA is more like the federal government, states or localities. Let’s take Macklemore’s advice for a moment, and do some simple addition. The SA senate meets every Tuesday for approximately 45 minutes. With four Tuesdays per month, the Senate meets, on average, for 180 minutes per month. And at its last meeting, the Senate — the organization that the student body entrusts with advancing the student interest at the College of William and Mary — spent 11 percent of its monthly meeting-time waxing loquacious in self-indulgent analogizing, trying to figure out which branch of government it most resembles.

Really?

Now, to be fair, the meeting in question ran a bit long — an hour and 35 minutes. But even with this in mind, the Senate spent 8.7 percent of its time this month engaged in the noble pursuit of constructing similes.

During the same meeting, a bill was proposed that would make all of the class presidents attend meetings of the SA senate, and join two senate committees apiece. One point of contention was whether the class presidents should have a vote in their committees. Of concern was the fact that having the class presidents participate in the Senate would hamper the distinction between the Senate and the undergraduate council, and would effectively serve as the beginnings of a merger between the two groups.

What the proposal is calling for is a sound idea. Class presidents are members of the undergraduate council. Having the class presidents work with the SA senate would give the presidents more work to do, which in turn would mean that the voices of the students who voted the class presidents into office would be heard. Not only this, but if the class presidents were to attend the meetings of the Senate, it would foster better communication between the senate and the undergraduate council.

The proposal was fine; the procedure was flawed.

This discussion on the class presidents attending senate meetings resembles a movement that the SA considered earlier this year — the merging of the senate and the undergraduate council, and while this too would be a good idea, much for the above reasons, the way that the senate is going about it is widely off the mark.

If the SA is going to try to merge the Undergraduate Council with the Senate, it should do so by addressing the core issues in a direct and straightforward manner. Despite the backlash by which the proposed merger was met earlier this year, the SA needs to continue the conversation, not try to subtly force the senate and the undergraduate council together by way of the class presidents. A merger is fine, and would likely be a good move. It just needs to be handled correctly. As it stands, the SA is engaging in the kind of shady politics that turns people off of government.

For an institution that is so concerned with its own transparency, this underground merger is anything but. True, the most recent talk of SA transparency was discussed during the SA election, and was cited as a major concern by the candidates, but it couldn’t have just been the SA presidential candidates who were worried about this issue. If the current SA is concerned with how the student body views it, it needs to know that this sort of behavior isn’t acceptable. There are right ways and wrong ways to go about doing things. With about a week left in its administration, perhaps now is the time the SA learns which is which.

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No, Susan Patton, you don’t need to find a husband at Princeton Andrea Aron-Schiavone Flat Hat Opinions columnist

“For most of you, the cornerstone of your future and happiness will be inextricably linked to the man you marry, and you will never again have this concentration of men who are worthy of you.”

My audible “wow” of disbelief broke the silence of the Sadler Center as I read this. In her letter to the editor in Princeton’s student newspaper, Princeton alumna Susan Patton urges girls at her alma mater to find men to marry while at Princeton. Why? Because, the real world is full of dunces who can’t make them happy.

Okay, maybe she didn’t say that exactly, but her condescending tone certainly implied that sentiment.

Patton’s article is troublesome because it disseminates a shallow misconception regarding happiness. A feminist reading of her article may take issue with her implication that women must depend on men for their futures.

But a discussion of her false assertion really can apply to everyone.

Growing up, my mother advised my sister and me to experience all that the world has to offer and to establish ourselves emotionally and professionally before getting married.

During this time of exploration, you are meant to discover a sense of purpose and realize your passions, beliefs and values. You should develop self-confidence, self-reliance and selfrespect. It is by gaining this deep sense of self that you build a foundation for happiness — not by marrying an equally smart person.

While I am certainly not a relationship expert, the simplest romantic comedies and “Ask Amy” advice I have seen suggest being

content with yourself is the first step toward sharing your happiness with another; you cannot “inextricably link” your “future and happiness” to anybody else.

Also problematic is the fact that Patton equates intelligence with worth and, in turn, with happiness. She implies that finding an intellectual equal qualifies a worthy spouse and ensures a happy marriage. I think the lives of brilliant writers and poets who have had troubled marriages indicate that one can be a genius yet fail miserably in relationships.

Some students at the College of William and Mary will find their life partners on campus. However, I doubt these romances will stem solely from two individuals’ ability to choose well from a pool of people with similar intelligence. While finding someone with whom you can intellectually engage is important, the so-called “book smarts” do not always translate into invaluable common sense, mutual

interests, insight and understanding.

Students at the College could find their soul mates here for many other reasons, one being, perhaps, that the College is full of students that share other characteristics that would make them wonderful people to grow old with: generosity, passion, thoughtfulness, dedication, creativity,

empathy and a drive to learn about and improve the lives of others.

Oh, and add humility to that list — a beautiful quality found in the many accomplished students at the College, and one which seems to elude Ms. Patton.

Email Andrea Aron-Schiavone at acaronschiavon@email.wm.edu.

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stands with survivors Steubenville case sparks movement to defend victims of sexual assault

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF HANNAH BOES

BY ABBY BOYLE FLAT HAT VARIETY EDITOR

Steubenville, Ohio and Williamsburg, Va. are 427 miles apart. While the Steubenville rape case and its controversy captured national attention over the last few weeks, the trial and its aftermath may seem distant for many students at the College of William and Mary. The “William & Mary Stands with Survivors” project aims to bring the protesters’ message to campus.

“William & Mary Stands with Survivors” is a Facebook photo series that includes pictures of students, faculty members and administrators posing with signs reading, “I stand with survivors because…” with each participant providing a reason why he or she supports sexual assault survivors. The page has garnered about 550 likes since its creation March 24.

Hannah Boes ’14, a member of the Healthy Relationships/Sexual Aggression branch of Health Outreach Peer Educators, was paying attention to the recent events in Steubenville as the branch planned its Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which will take place April 15-18.

“The [Steubenville rape case] was happening the whole time while I was thinking about this project, and I was thinking about all this victim blaming and the rape culture thing that goes on, and this concept that somehow a survivor of sexual assault could have been implicitly or explicitly at fault for what happened to them,” Boes said.

Inspired in part by other photo campaigns and

by a desire to show members of the College were willing to defy rape culture, Boes intended to use photos of students holding signs demonstrating their support for sexual assault survivors in a slideshow that would run during Sexual Assault Awareness Week. She arranged to take pictures of students in various locations on campus as well as at her HOPE meeting that week.

After talking with other members of HOPE, Boes decided not to wait until Sexual Assault Awareness Week to share the photos she had taken. Instead, HOPE designed a Facebook page on which to post the images.

When the page went live, Boes had no idea how others would respond to it.

“The way I see it with stuff like that, if it reaches one person and makes them feel safe, makes them feel more secure, and makes them feel more a part of this community, that would be a success,” Boes said.

“Then when it started getting hundreds of likes and I started getting responses from people I don’t even know, I was like, ‘Wow, this is different, this is good.’”

Since the page’s creation, about 100 students, faculty members and administrators — including Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 M.Ed. ’06 — have appeared in photos holding signs.

Boes said Ambler’s picture reached over 2,500 people on Facebook.

Doug Tibbett ’14, who is also heavily involved in the project, found himself both surprised and inspired by what contributors wrote on the signs in each photo.

“It’s so hard to put into words why we are trying to support these people, why we want to, just because it’s so obvious,” Tibbett said. “It’s hard to choose that one most important reason. And so to read all those things, you read it and in a lot of ways it affirms what you feel.”

Zach McDonnell ’15, a contributor to the page, agreed supporting sexual assault survivors is a clear choice. His sign read, “I stand with survivors because … duh.”

“There’s that idea of rape culture, and it’s definitely a part of culture for some people in this country,” McDonnell said. “It needs to be eradicated because it’s ridiculous for obvious reasons. That’s why I wrote ‘duh,’ because it’s such an obvious thing.”

Boes and Tibbett both hope the page will allow survivors, as well as their friends and families, to connect names and faces to people who can serve as their allies. The two also emphasized the existence of a variety of resources on campus, such as the Counseling Center, Residence Life staff, William and Mary Police and the Dean of Students Office, that offer help to anyone affected by sexual assault.

There is also a sexual assault section on the College’s website which provides students with information about reporting sexual assault on campus.

In addition to demonstrating support for survivors, Boes hopes the page encourages contributors to continue to combat victim blaming.

To McDonnell, placing blame on sexual assault survivors is an issue that still needs to be addressed. “[My friend back home] said, ‘My dad once told

me [that] no means no, but sometimes no does mean yes,’ and he was being completely serious,” McDonnell said. “What that indicates to me is that this is a part of our culture, and it’s being passed down from generation to generation.”

Eden Stuart ’13, another contributor, said the Steubenville case is a good example of the pervasiveness of this attitude toward sexual assault.

“There were people who would legitimately bring up, ‘Oh, she was drunk,’ ‘Oh, she was unconscious,’ and act like that was a reason for someone to get raped, or that merited being sexually assaulted,” Stuart said.

Stuart’s sign read, “I stand with survivors because it doesn’t matter how short your skirt is or how much you drink … you are still a human being.”

“It’s your body,” she said. “You can wear miniskirts and makeup and whatever you want to wear, and it’s fine. You’re not asking for rape in the process of doing that.”

Boes credits the contributors to “William & Mary Stands with Survivors” for the success of this project and for encouraging a compassionate attitude on campus toward victims.

“None of this would have happened without the people who submitted those photos and the people who agreed to meet with me,” Boes said. “At the end of the day, it’s the members of the community who have created those photos. That has, in effect, created a wider statement that our campus is not going to stand for this. And I think that’s a really powerful thing.”

CONFUSION CORNER

Midnight is the best time for writing — and Wawa coffee

When daytime procrastination forces you to pull all-nighters, learn to love campus by moonlight

Ellie Kaufman confusion corner columnist

The paper is due tomorrow at 10 a.m.

The right hand corner of my MacBook reads 10 p.m. Six prompts stare back at me from the glaring white sheet of paper. Each prompt is only one or two lines long, but they all call for four to five pages of double-spaced analysis. With 12 hours until the deadline, I may be experiencing the perfect combination of fear, anxiety and pressure that just might produce the B+ I am hoping for on the

second paper of my 400-level English class. Ready, set, go.

It wasn’t always this bad, was it?

After an hour of Facebook stalking and watching my favorite songs of the week on YouTube, I am convinced I used to have better study habits than these. I was such a good student freshman year.

I even took notes on readings. When did I get to the point where all-nighters were inevitable, the point where I simply accepted the cruel fate I had dealt myself?

At 11:03 p.m., I blame social media.

Why does Facebook have so many things to click on? Why is everyone putting up Blowout pictures now? Why are there so many pretty places to study abroad and so many pretty pictures to post about it? Why can’t I just log off?

At 11:46 p.m., I blame journalism.

That year of being a section editor and finishing pages at 3 a.m. two nights a week ruined me. I only think well in the middle of the night. I think best when I know I am hours away from a deadline.

At least I am preparing myself for my potential future career.

At 12:02 a.m., I get serious. The three best hours of writing are ahead of me. “Feels So Close” by Calvin Harris provides the soundtrack for my first couple of paragraphs. A sketchy outline written in loopy cursive guides me through some opening thoughts.

Quotes from the book begin to fill in those thoughts, and a paper forms. Or at least something that resembles a paper.

3:18 a.m. calls for a conclusion paragraph and a Wawa break. Choosing to write my paper in a lonely classroom

in James Blair Hall means I will get locked out of the building as soon as I vacate the premises. It’s a sacrifice I am willing to make for some much-needed caffeine.

As I leave Blair, I am greeted by the silence of an empty campus. This is why I am addicted to the all-nighter. I can blame procrastination as much as I want, but I love the silence, the stillness and the empty walkways. No one else is around, and 3 a.m. seems like the only time to actually make sense of my thoughts without getting distracted.

Plus the coffee always tastes better at 3 a.m.

Crossing Richmond Road, the light emanating from Wawa feels just like the warm welcome of coming home.

The smell of food and the sight of other people moving around me are

refreshing. Wawa Pam stands behind the counter, ready to ring up my 24 oz.

French vanilla coffee that may be more creamer than caffeine.

At this point, relocating to the Tyler Hall computer lab is the only appropriate choice. Time to re-read the five pages. Make the argument sound semi-coherent. Try not to fall asleep to the sound of my own typing. 6 a.m. rolls around, which means it’s time to take a nap before I start what is supposed to be today but still seems like tomorrow to my overtired brain. Walking back to my dorm only takes five minutes. My comforter has never felt so soft or so well-deserved. A 9 a.m. wake up call doesn’t really seem all that bad.

Ellie Kaufman is a Confusion Corner columnist and wrote this story at 3 a.m. in the Tyler Hall computer lab.

Paging Doctor Faustus The Flat Hat

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Shakespeare in the Dark’s fresh take on Marlowe’s deal-making scholar

BY ZACH HARDY FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER

It may be my English-major bias, but I always find Shakespeare in the Dark productions entertaining, humorous and intelligent. The company’s spring production of Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus” was no exception.

“The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus” was one of the first major interpretations of the Faust legend, which originated in Germany. The story is familiar — Faust, an exceedingly brilliant but unsatisfied scholar, makes a pact with the devil for unlimited knowledge and worldly power. His servants and angels urge him to repent, but he believes his sins cannot be forgiven, and the devil carts him off to hell.

Marlowe and Shakespeare were both born in 1564. Marlowe became one of Elizabethan England’s most popular dramatists and pioneered the blank verse style that came to

characterize Shakespeare’s work. He died a mysterious early death in 1593 — near the beginning of Shakespeare’s most productive years.

The cast of this production worked quite well together and performed Marlowe’s challenging script with an impressive precision and clarity.

Better yet, the players fit into their roles quite naturally.

Erin McIntyre ’15 made a great Doctor Faustus. The gender reversal of the titular role and her strictly business attire and glasses gave the play a fresh, modern feel. It felt as if she were a modern Wall Street finance tycoon, eager to have more earthly powers and control. Zach Hurst ’16, as a quiet, brooding interpretation of Mephistopheles, fit the atmosphere McIntyre created. The manner in which Max Sorger ’16 portrayed Faustus’ servant Wagner as snooty and uptight also worked nicely.

What really made this production of “Doctor Faustus” great was its consistent delivery of

laughs. Of course this play would have been drop-dead serious in the age of its publication — it generated controversy for its plot and treatment of theological questions such as damnation and predestination. I’m glad the cast and crew acknowledge that the Faust legend has been appropriated and parodied so many times that it has lost its potency. This production’s interpretation of the scenes in which Lucifer parades personifications of the seven deadly sins before Faustus and Faustus and Mephistopheles haunt the Pope’s dinner as ghosts are hilarious.

James Joseph’s ’14 portrayal of the devil as a smooth-talker in a pin-striped suit couldn’t have been better. His slyness blended well with Hurst and McIntyre’s performances, and he almost reminded me of Leonardo DiCaprio as a slave trader in “Django Unchained.”

Drunken villagers storming Faustus’s dwelling also added a lot of humor, though those scenes were intentional attempts at

comic relief on Marlowe’s part. The actors made good use of Commonwealth Auditorium by beating on the walls and using the open floor to stumble around. Aside from those creative uses of the space, they kept the movement to a minimum to draw attention to the script, a practice which appealed to my nerdy sensibility.

The play regained an appropriate amount of seriousness at the end, when Faustus, either unwilling or unable to repent, is brought down to hell with Lucifer and his demons. McIntyre brought out Faustus’s terror and regret well, reminding the audience that Faustus is a tragic figure — someone great, but cursed with excessive pride.

No significant flaws in the production come to mind, and I encourage Shakespeare in the Dark to continue exploring classic theater beyond the Bard of Avon’s work. However, regardless of its next pick, I look forward to the organization’s future performances.

Health specialist Eric Garrison stresses healthy relationships School of Education alumnus and HOPE advisor joins faculty, campus efforts to promote sexual health

BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

“Life isn’t about possessions, it’s about experiences,” resident sexologist Eric Garrison M.A.Ed. ’94 said, then he chuckled to himself while reminiscing.

“If you had interviewed me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a very different philosophy … but now, I firmly believe life is about collecting experiences.”

Looking at his resume, it seems there is nothing Garrison has not been able to dip his fingers into. His activities vary widely: being president of his class at University of London in 2000, getting a bachelors degree in German, publishing a book, being a resource for forensic teams during rape trials, working at a French restaurant, and even being featured in myriad popular magazines.

“I had a bucket list, and on that list were speaking at Oxford and the Centers for Disease Control,” Garrison said. “I was excited for the invitations, but after speaking at both, I realized that they weren’t as important as I thought, so I threw away that bucket list and

made a new one. On this one were all the good things I wanted to see happen to people around me.”

This rightly summarizes the single aspect, besides his love for his family, that has been the constant passion in his life: his emphasis on healthy relationships — sexual, friendly or romantic. This is a topic Garrison has been comfortable discussing since childhood, when his mother provided sex counseling to persons with disabilities. His first job was at the Masters and Johnson Institute where he was one of the youngest sex educators at the Institute.

“He just has that perspective from seeing and being so many different places,” Logan Altizer ’14, member of the sexual health branch of Health Outreach Peer Educators, said. “He has done so much, and he lets those experiences shape his views and opinions, and that gives him a great perspective that he imparts to students.

He provokes us to look at things from different angles because he has a view that not everyone else has.”

As an advisor of HOPE and Someone

You Know, as well as working with the NCAA, Garrison has opportunities every day in which he can work closely with many College of William and Mary students, athletes, faculty and administrators. His focus is not just on sex and sexuality, though — at least most of the time.

Garrison has also spent much time learning higher education theories — he received his Masters of Arts in Education in curriculum and instruction from the College, and completed his postgraduate studies in human sexuality and educational leadership at New York University. He has studied nutrition, tobacco cessation and many other areas that helped shape his career into its current state. He claims his true love, however, is teaching.

“Passion is an understatement for what motivates him,” Nicholas Gupta ’15, member of the healthy relationships and sexual assault branch of HOPE, said. “What he does surpasses passion; it is his life, his purpose and his gift, and it is evident to the students he works with how hard he works. He has an immensely strong impact on campus.”

Trying to fit his field of study into higher education has led to his involvement in so many different facets of the College community. He talks to students and administrators about healthy relationships, co-teaches a class, trains students for HOPE, hosts intellectual salons for students on campus, speaks on sexual identity, and addresses many issues concerning sexual assault, among numerous other things.

“I love client service, and I hope I provide that by being here and doing what I do,” Garrison said. “This is one of the things I advise in higher education; helping universities provide better client service — like if you want a book in the resource library, we will put in the library as well as read it as a group of administrators to learn what students are interested in.”

Years ago, Garrison helped Allison Wildridge, assistant director of Resident Life, train resident advisors to address sexual issues. Because of her positive experiences with him, Wildridge recommended him for the job last year, and now Garrison has been offered a

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Dance

Support

Feel like eating free food while channeling your inner Sherlock Holmes? Grab your deerstalker hat, magnifying glass and a few Watsons and head to Tidewater A and B in the Sadler Center Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. The Dupont-Botetourt staff is hosting “When the Clock Strikes Murder,” a trivia night with a Victorian murder mystery twist.

Teams of four can register at the door and will be admitted on a firstc o m e - f i r s t-s e r v e basis. Participants will have the chance to win an iPad mini and other prizes.

Want to break into the break dancing scene?

Bust a move at the William and Mary BBoy Club’s Breaking Workshop Saturday, April 6 in Chesapeake A and B in the Sadler Center. The workshop will feature Lionz of Zion Crew members Domkey and Fleg.

Classes are two hours each and will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There is a $10 fee per w o rk s h o p.

Prospective dancers require no previous COURTESY PHOTO/ WWW.DOCTORMACRO.COM experience.

Show your support for the LGBTIQA community Saturday at the I Am W&M Week LGBTIQA Pride Festival. This is the event’s second year and will feature a rainbow face paint booth, a “drag-yourself” booth, free food and a raffle for gift cards from local businesses. College of William and Mary President Taylor Reveley will be speaking along with a variety of College staff members.

The a cappella group the Stairwells and the Presta Quartet will perform. This all will take place on the Crim Dell Meadow from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

full time position as a health promotion specialist at the College.

“He is such a caring individual, and just wants the best for people,” Wildridge said. “Last year was his first year, and he came here with a whole new approach.

Now, everyone is stampeding in the door because he is what they need, I think, but I’m also biased.”

When asked about him, students and faculty alike jumped at the opportunity to be interviewed, coming to a general consensus that Garrison gives each individual specific attention as well as a unique perspective about student life at the College.

“I am an administrator, but I am also a resource,” Garrison said. “So, even though I don’t look like Google or sound like Siri, students can sit down with me and ask me, or another health promotion specialist, a question and get a live and personalized response. With knowledge of their personal beliefs or predispositions, I can help them better than any technological device, or even show them places to look for the information I need. I love being able to do that. That is why I want to be here.”

Dive Love movies and the deep blue sea? Come to AMP’s Movies at Matoaka this Sunday at 8 p.m. AMP will be showing Disney’s “Oceans,” which is narrated by Pierce Brosnan and features aquatic creatures such as great white sharks and dolphins. The event is free and includes food and drinks.

The showing is an early celebration of Earth Week, so come bask in the natural beauty of Lake Matoaka while taking in the st ate - o f- t h e art underwater filmmaking of Disney’s COURTESY PHOTO / KIDSTVMOVIES.ABOUT.COM “Oceans.”

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The Flat Hat | Friday, April 5, 2013 | Page 8

BASEBALL

Walk-off woes

Spiders rattle Aker before Gaouette gives up game-winner

BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary saw it all Tuesday, from two-out rallies to sacrifice bunts to walk-off hits. In a non-conference game that see-sawed from the first pitch, the College fell to Richmond 5-4 after a promising ninth-inning rally fell by the wayside, courtesy of two swinging outs and a pop-fly.

After the Tribe’s failed rally, the Spiders (18-9, A-10 3-3) had the winning run on first with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Freshman relief pitcher Joseph Gaouette, making just his fifth relief appearance of the season, couldn’t find freshman catcher Ryan Hissey’s glove. Instead, Richmond’s designated hitter Jacob Mayers smacked a double into right field to drive in the decisive run. The loss drops the College (5-1 CAA) to 20-10 on the season.

“Overall, just a great team win today over a very good William and Mary team,” Richmond head coach Mark McQueen said to Richmond Athletics Tuesday.

The back-and-forth game began as Richmond scored the first two runs of the game in the first and third innings.

Sophomore pitcher J.T. Castner gave up both runs with two outs.

Castner, whose 2.23 earned run average ranks second best among starting pitchers behind only senior John Farrell, allowed only two runs but earned the no-decision, thanks to Richmond’s late-game rally.

Allowing eight hits alongside a strikeout and a walk through seven innings of work, the no-decision keeps Castner’s record even at 2-2.

Facing a two-run deficit, the College’s offense found its rhythm, plating four consecutive runs.

Senior right fielder Derek Lowe’s single drove in freshman designated hitter Charley Gould in the top of the fourth to bring the Tribe within one run of Richmond.

Gould recorded two hits and one strikeout in five at-bats.

The Tribe used a two-out rally to grab the lead in the top of the sixth. Senior shortstop Ryan Williams laid down a sacrifice bunt that drove in junior left fielder Willie Shaw, who had reached first on a walk and advanced to second off of Hissey’s single.

Freshman left fielder Jonathan Sarty kept the inning alive, lining a shot into center field. Sarty’s lone hit of the day drove

in both Hissey and Williams for a 3-2 Tribe advantage.

The College tacked on another run in the seventh inning. Junior second baseman Ryan Lindemuth reached first base due to a Richmond error before scoring off of Gould’s infield hit.

Head coach Jaime Pinzino pulled Castner after the seventh inning, sending pitcher John Sheehan to the mound. But Sheehan struggled, walking three batters in a row to load the bases. Pinzino again made a change, yanking Sheehan in favor of freshman reliever Mitchell Aker.

Facing a bases-loaded, no out situation, Aker turned in a mixed performance that ultimately brought in two Richmond runs.

Aker hit Richmond’s pinch hitter, Chris Bell, forcing a run. On the season, Aker is tied for second in number of batters hit, with three total.

With the bases still loaded, Aker struck out the next batter for the inning’s first out. The Spiders’ next batter, Mike Small, bunted toward Aker.

Aker chose to take the out at first, allowing the Spiders to tie the game at four apiece. With runners still in scoring position, Aker forced a pop-up to end the inning.

As the ninth inning began, the College’s offense again found some rhythm.

Lindemuth and senior center fielder Ryan Brown both reached base on hits. With runners on first and second and no outs, sophomore first baseman Michael Katz and Gould went down swinging. Shaw’s hit only made it to the Spiders’ infield, bringing an end to the Tribe’s attempted rally.

Aker stayed in the game, only to be pulled after walking Richmond’s first batter in the bottom of the ninth. Pinzino called Gaouette into the game, who fielded a bunt as the Spiders advanced the winning run to second.

With one out, Gaouette faced the Spiders’ Mayers. The College’s hopes of escaping the jam were erased when Mayers’ one-out hit landed in the outfield, good for a double and for Richmond’s walk-off win.

Following the non-conference loss, the Tribe and its 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association record travels north for a three-game away series against Towson. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday.

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Baseball America projects Tribe to make NCAA’s, cites team’s No. 22 ratings percentage index William and Mary’s impressive early record has started to earn the team national attention. Tuesday, the NCAA released their newest ratings percentage index rankings with the College coming in at No. 22, the only Colonial Athletic Association team in the top 50. RPI is a measurement of a team’s wins, losses and relative strength of schedule.

Additionally, Baseball America projected the Tribe to get the final atlarge bid to the NCAA tournament and face Virginia in the first round.

— Flat Hat Sports Editor Jack Powers

COMMENTARY

Tribe dominates Invitational College runners await your applause Wells outshoots field to win individual medal by three strokes, helps College win overall team event

BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary golfers haven’t won an individual medal since 2008, when Doug Hurson ’09 and Brent Paladino ’09 each won a golf tournament as individuals. After five years of failed attempts, the College delivered Tuesday, with senior Jeremy Wells dominating the Whiting Turner Towson Invitational.

Wells shot an even par for the tournament, finishing three strokes ahead of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Zack Kemp to claim the individual medal.

But the achievements did not stop there, as Wells’ performance pushed the Tribe to an overall team victory at the invitational.

The Tribe won by 25 strokes, while Loyola of Maryland finished second in the team competition with 49 strokes over par and a

three-day total of 913 strokes.

The College placed four in the top seven as the team finished 24 strokes over par, compiling a three-day total of 888. Individually, sophomore Charlie Kern shot 223 to finish seven over par, good for No. 3 overall.

Fellow sophomore Alex Hicks tied for No. 4 overall with a 224 total score, one stroke behind Kern.

Sophomore Joey Shroyer rounded out the College’s top finishers, chasing Hicks with a 225 three-day score, nine over par for the tournament. Shroyer’s performance tied for No. 6 overall.

Wells, the Invitational champion, turned in his best round — at 68 — on the first day of competition. Thereafter, Wells shot a 72 and a 76 to clinch the No. 1 spot.

The College will travel to N.C. State for its next tournament April 20 and 21.

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Senior Jeremy Wells turned in a personal best 68 en-route to winning the Towson Invitational and CAA Player of the Week.

Jack Powers

Flat Hat Sports editor

Colonial Relays provide chance for fans to appreciate ongoing excellence of Tribe track and field programs They are all around you.

They’re on Duke of Gloucester Street. They’re outside the Commons. They’re everywhere on campus — huffing and puffing their way through a workout. They are runners, and William and Mary has some of the nation’s best.

They might not look it — standing straight up, a tangle of bones and lean muscle — but the College’s distance runners are easily the most accomplished athletes on campus.

While rooting for losing teams may seem to be part and parcel of the College experience, there are two sports in particular where that is not the case: cross country and track and field distance events.

With 20 of the last 23 Colonial Athletic Association men’s cross country championships and innumerable long-distance medals in track for both the men’s and women’s teams, the College runners are the New York Yankees of distance running.

The tradition runs deep, and the program’s current runners continue the successful trend.

Junior Rad Gunzenhauser set the leading national mark for the 10,000 meter run at the Tribe Invitational two weeks ago with a time of 29 minutes, 50 seconds. Senior Katie Buenaga and junior Elaina Balouris took the first two spots in the 1,500 meter run in what was only the tip of the iceberg of the Tribe’s distance dominance at that meet.

Tribe runners compete on a global scale.

Recently, freshman Emily Stites captained Team USA at the World Junior Cross Country Championships and finished No. 23 in the world. She now looks to build upon her cross country success in her first outdoor collegiate track season.

If our distance program is good enough to make headlines around the world, why doesn’t it

receive more support at home in Williamsburg?

After all, we watch these same events with rapt attention every four years in the Olympics.

Nothing gets people out of their seats like a good race, whether it is between trained professionals or school kids at recess.

The objective in competitive long-distance running is to expend just enough energy throughout the race so you’re practically ready to pass out when you cross the finish line. It’s not just speed that decides these races, but guts. The test of wills to see who will get to a line first is nothing if not high drama.

The Colonial Relays are underway all day today and tomorrow as Zable Stadium and the Stimson Throwing Area host teams from 40 different colleges and universities.

The Tribe track and field program is primed to capitalize on its early-season surge with strong showings in the distance track events, as well as field events.

Of course, it wouldn’t hurt to have some nice, home-field advantages with wind at their backs and fans in their ears. So if you get tired of whiling away your weekend watching other colleges compete on television, come to Zable Stadium to watch excellence in motion.

You might even feel a little Tribe Pride.

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Senior thrower Natalie Baird took second in the hammer throw, tossing the hammer 47.66 meters.