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Town hall brings about 700 together for email discussion Students, faculty share thoughts on email, suggestions for moving forward

After the Sadler Center’s extensive renovation, students will experience another change to campus dining in the 2014-15 academic year.

Campus Dining recently announced that Sodexo will replace Aramark as the contractor for food services.

Sodexo, a “quality of life services company,” was founded in 1966 and has venues in 80 countries. Its contract will begin July 1 of this year. The Office of Procurement selected a new provider because Aramark was at the end of its term.

Overall, the process of deciding which contractor to move forward had many stages.

The College arrived at its decision following a long period of deliberation. Approximately one year ago, a dining consultant company visited and surveyed students across campus, formulating an assessment of services the food provider should offer.

From there, the College took the information collected by the consulting company and asked for proposals from food vendors, which were due Oct. 4, 2013. Then the Office of Procurement spent months winnowing down the proposals from vendors until it made its selection, which was announced to the wider campus community Feb. 3.

“There’s a tremendous amount of work that goes into trying to put the whole thing together so that when [we] get these hundred-page proposals back, [we’re] getting [information] that’s useful and viable,” Director of Procurement Services Greg Johnson said.

Sodexo will formulate its dining goals when its term begins this summer. However, the company did share that it will be creating a new dining experience for students, using sustainable methods to implement the latest culinary trends. Sodexo will also evaluate the dining halls to determine if vendors, such as the ones in Marketplace, will change.

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Students had the opportunity to share their thoughts on a widely circulated email at the College of William and Mary’s town hall meeting Tuesday night.

In recognizing we have fallen short, how do we step into the messiness of this moment to begin moving our community closer to the community we can be?

— Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 M.Ed. ’06 at Tuesday’s town

hall meeting

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BY Eleanor lamb Flat Hat assoc. News Editor

Members of the College of William and Mary community participated in a town hall forum Tuesday evening focusing on an email written by a member of the Zeta Upsilon chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity at the College.

Attendees of the standing-room-only event, held in the Sadler Center’s Tidewater Rooms, also discussed rape culture and the College community in relation to the email, which circulated on various websites last week.

About 300 people — including College President Taylor Reveley and Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 See TOWN HALL page 3

Board of Visitors convenes, discusses revised curriculum Committees review athletic recruitment, newly implemented curriculum in round of meetings pre-Charter Day

Committee on Academic Affairs: Provost reviews new COLL system

BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT Chief staff writer

During Thursday’s Board of Visitors Meeting on Academic Affairs, the committee discussed the revised curriculum and the new COLL requirements.

“General education curriculum changes over time,” Halleran said. “What Thomas Jefferson studied at William and Mary in the early 1760s is not what students study today. And our students today arrive with different preparations than the students 20 years ago.”

The Board opened by justifying the change in curriculum using the College’s charter, created in 1693. Article 5 section 1 of the charter allows the faculty to determine the curriculum at the approval of the provost.

The last time the College revised its core requirements was in 1993.

The new COLL system will replace the current GER system beginning in the fall of 2015. All students will still be required to take cross-curricular courses in the areas of the arts, humanities, social sciences and

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The COLL courses cannot be fulfilled using AP or IB credits from high school. In their first year, students will take a 100-level course, in addition to their freshman seminar, which focuses in-depth on a specific topic. Additionally, students will be required to take a single course in three cross-disciplinary knowledge areas at the 200 level.

“We aspire to offer the best undergraduate education system in the country, grounded in the liberal arts,” Halleran said. “The new system will help us do that.”

Halleran discussed the new curriculum’s specifics.

“In my opinion, the COLL system combines the best of the old and the new,” Halleran said. “It continues the key ingredients of a liberal arts education, namely breadth of study and study based on inquiry and discovery, at the same time increases the integration of the students’ educations, expands their global

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Committee on Athletics: Green shirts discussed

BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT MANAGING EDITOR

Following National Letter of Intent Signing Day Wednesday, the Board of Visitors Committee on Athletics discussed the statistics regarding the student recruits for the Class of 2018.

While Athletic Director Terry Driscoll announced that 15 athletes signed with the College Wednesday, conversation centered on the 139 athletic recruits and the possibility of recruited athletes

graduating high school early and enrolling in the College of William and Mary in January.

One of the most discussed demographic numbers at the meeting was the minority percentage, representing about 22 percent of the 139 recruited athletes. As of Nov. 17, 11 percent identified as African American, 7 percent as Hispanic and 4 percent as Asian or Pacific Islander. There are five first-generation recruited student athletes.

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The College of Wililam and Mary’s Board of Visitors convened this week. The Committee on Athletics discussed next year’s recruits.

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“When I first arrived here, I believe our overall diversity percentage was about 11 percent, and it was a great deal of African American [recruits],” Driscoll said.

While the percentages represent an overall increase since Driscoll joined the College, the athletic director stated that locational shifting of some sports, specifically baseball, affects the College’s recruitment of minority students.

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THE BUZZ

There is no ‘dumbing down’ of this curriculum. In fact, the emphasis on integration should make it more intellectually demanding.

—Vice Rector Robert Scott J.D. ’68 on the College’s new curriculum

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Interview with delegate monty mason ’89 Flat Hat Online Editor Jared Foretek talked to newly-swornin Delegate Monty Mason ’89, D-93, about his time as a student at William and Mary and his thoughts on the current men’s basketball team. Check out the Q&A by heading to Flathatnews. com and clicking on “Blogs.” “Shades of 48” is an independent sports blog associated with The Flat Hat.

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Over 1,000 Christmas trees around Busch Gardens are converted to mulch and placed around the park following the holiday season.

Tuttle proposes widening Monticello Avenue A widening of Monticello Avenue might be in the works, according to the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. City Manager Jack Tuttle proposed the project at January’s budget retreat, and now the plan is being considered for Williamsburg’s fiveyear plan. At Wednesday’s city planning commission meeting, Tuttle once again suggested widening the road between Treyburn Drive and Richmond Road. The commission voiced its support for the project at the meeting and had no opposition.

Busch Gardens converts Christmas trees to mulch According to the Virginia Gazette, Busch Gardens has learned to make good use of the Christmas trees that go to waste after the holiday season. The amusement park’s 1,500 Fraser firs are put through a wood chipper, resulting in 40 to 50 tons of mulch per year. The mulch is used to help the park’s mature trees, and some of the maintained trees are placed in the park’s wildlife habitats to the effect of enriching the environment of inhabiting animals.

College professor loses Senate majority position after special election Virginia State Senator Thomas Norment (R-3rd), a William and Mary professor, lost his Senate majority leadership position after a special election left the State Senate split at 20 Republicans, 20 Democrats, according to the WY Daily. The election was held to fill the vacancy left by Ralph Northam after his election to lieutenant governor. With Northam now holding the deciding vote in State Senate ties, Norment will become the Senate minority leader. Sen. Richard Saslaw (D-35th) will take Norment’s spot as majority leader.

Unemployment rate in Hampton Roads falls 0.8 percent The unemployment number in Hampton Roads has fallen by 6,600 since December 2012, according to the Virginia Employment Commission and reported by the Daily Press.

From December 2012 to December 2013, the jobless rate dropped from 6.1 percent to 5.3 percent while 4,778 new jobs were added in the region. In Williamsburg, that number fell from 12.1 percent to 10.5 percent, which remains the highest rate in Hampton Roads.

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from some of the most respected restaurateurs,” Director of Auxiliary Services Cindy Glavas said in an email.

The new contractor also plans on using locally grown food in “made from scratch” recipes, which will be a sustainable method of meal preparation. These plans reflect the goals of campus organizations like the Student Environmental Action Coalition, whose members work to promote such sustainability.

Thus far, Campus Dining has cooperated

with sustainability goals by establishing the Campus Gardens and donating excess food to individuals in need.

“Sustainability is important in a college institution because this is where we live [and] work,” Co-Facilitator of SEAC Natalie Hurd ’16 said. “If we had [locally grown food] everyday, that would be wonderful.”

Although Sodexo pledges to bring innovative changes to the dining halls, some aspects of students’ food experience will not change. Sodexo will attempt to retain current dining workers and transition those who wish

to stay at the College into the Sodexo team.

Currently, Sodexo and the College are in the process of finalizing their contract.

Once the two entities make decisions about the type of food they will provide and the transformations that will occur in the dining halls, they will share those details with the campus community.

“When you get down to it, if this isn’t the most important contract we do relative to the students, I don’t know what is,” Johnson said.

“I don’t think there’s one that has more effect than this does.”

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“We had that baseball pool of student athletes … once [had] a very strong African American component. … [Now], baseball fields in urban areas are going away … and so people have been gravitating to more popular sports, which are basketball and football,” Driscoll said.

Another nationwide phenomenon affecting athletic recruitment is adolescent focus in one sport rather than three or four, according to Driscoll.

“Kids are making choices earlier and earlier and not playing three and four sports. … The vast majority of these individuals are focusing much earlier on,” Driscoll said.

Driscoll highlighted a number of other statistics with the incoming recruits, such as the fact that 62 of the 139 recruits are from the commonwealth of Virginia.

“We actually try to get as many in-state students as we can, not only for a balance, but

also for finances,” Driscoll said.

Of the 139 enrolling student athlete recruits, 60 are female and 79 are male. The middle 50 percent of SAT scores is 1110-1320. The overall class profile is 1270-1460.

Discussion of athlete recruitment prompted College Rector Todd Stottlemyer ’85 to ask about the recent recruitment by the University of Virginia of two student athletes who Driscoll “green shirted,” meaning they graduated early from high school and will begin their academics at U.Va. in the spring before beginning football in the fall.

“We do not green shirt here. … The College feels that the orientation experience is critically important. … They want incoming freshman to get that full orientation experience,” Driscoll said.

Members said that the College’s admissions

and academics departments do not accept students who graduate high school a semester early, preferring them to begin in the fall with their freshman class.

While green shirting is not in place at the College and while there are no statistics on the use of this policy according to Driscoll, Driscoll said he believes that most schools allow the policy, aside from those in the Patriot League and the Ivy League.

Stottlemyer brought up the academic transition benefits of green shirting, as it allows athletes to acclimate to College life before starting their respective sports in the fall. Driscoll and other members of the athletic department said that the Summer Bridge Program works with students the department feels will benefit from the additional transitional help.

Committee Chair Peter Snyder ’94 said that while the admissions policy may not currently allow green shirting, it is an avenue worth exploring.

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SA allocates $1,000 to religious survey Senate passes Transportation Department 2 Act to streamline initiatives, shuttle processes

By Claire gillespie flat hat assoc. news editor

The Student Assembly senate elected a new secretary, introduced three bills, and passed five bills in its first meeting of the semester Tuesday evening.

Chairman of the Review Board Thibault Vermeulen ’16 also swore in Chase Jordan ’15 as the new Class of 2015 senator. Class President Brianna Buch ’15 appointed Jordan, who replaces Jimmy Zhang ’15.

Zhang resigned at the end of last semester to pursue a study abroad program this spring.

“I worked with [Jordan] extensively on different projects related to self-service on campus,” Buch said.

“Then I brought his name up to the class officers and voted on him, and he was accepted.”

Sen. Emily Thomas ’17 was appointed as secretary after the other nominees — Sen. Gabriel Morey ’16 and Sen. Daniel Ackerman ’16 — declined their nominations.

“Freshmen holding an office: I think that’s awesome, and I’m excited to take lots of notes,” Thomas said.

The Religious Diversity Act, which allocates $1,000 for a survey measuring religious and non-religious beliefs on campus, passed unanimously.

Although senators raised concerns about the potential survey response rate the Diversity Department and Student Affairs Department would receive, the senate concluded that the benefit of the survey data would be worth the financial cost of its implementation.

“The data that we’re going to get back — now that we know that we’re going to have access to it — it will be able to help us in the coming years,” Sen. Colin Danly ’15 said.

Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Student Affairs Planning and Assessment Jodi Fisler M.Ed. ’05 Ph.D. ’10 and Undersecretary of Religious Affairs Hannah Kohn ’15 said they hope to launch an awareness campaign and gift card incentives to increase the survey response rate.

Much of Tuesday’s meeting focused on bills related to transportation. The senate passed the Transportation Department 2 Act unanimously. The act will create a new executive branch in charge of maintaining relationships with the Office of Parking and Transportation. The branch will also manage transportation initiatives like the fall break and spring break airport shuttles.

“We wanted to create a formal mechanism that streamlines the process so that all transportation initiatives that students have go under one group,” Sen. Gabriel Morey ’16 said.

In dealing with transportation, the senate also passed the Spring Break Transportation Act, which allocates an additional $4,000 for spring break airport shuttles. The Department of Student Life will use this money as needed in addition to the $1,095 already allocated.

The senate moved into closed session when Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 introduced the I Am William and Mary Week bill, which allocates $22,000 for the week’s speaker and other associated fees. Chairman

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Committee on Audit and Compliance: New interim director By katherine chiglinsky flat HAT editor-in-chief

The Board of Visitors’ Committee on Audit and Compliance introduced the new interim director of the office of internal audit at their meeting Thursday morning.

Retired law professor John Donaldson stepped up as interim director Jan. 20 and will serve until the College of William and Mary appoints a new director.

Former Director of the Office of Internal Audit Mike Stump, M.Ed. ’93 recently accepted a position as a clinical associate professor of accounting in the Thomas Mason School of Business.

Donaldson briefed the committee on ongoing audit investigations, including

a project to determine how much renting vessels from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science should cost.

Director of the Office of Compliance Kiersten Boyce discussed a goal to increase communication between her office and the Office of Internal Audit.

“The idea behind this is perhaps reflected in the fact that at many institutions of higher education that have a compliance function, it’s included in audit,” Boyce said.

She also discussed two other goals for the office in the upcoming year, including consolidating investigation procedures and developing a pool of investigators for the College.

“We’re developing a pool of investigators to handle internal investigations. … I’ve been working very closely with the Dean of Students’ office, but now we’re going to increase that collaboration,” Boyce said.

Committee Chair John Thomas then directed the meeting into closed session.

Room Selection 2014 If you plan to live in campus housing for the 2014-2015 academic year and want to participate in any part of the Room Selection process, you must pay the $200 non-refundable Room Reservation Deposit by the

Friday, February 14, 2014 deadline.

This includes students who plan to live in Fraternity/Sorority Houses, Language Houses, Africana House, EcoHouse, Mosaic and Reves Housing, students with Special Needs and those planning to live with student staff or apply for a student staff position.

Students on full scholarship, including full scholarship athletes, must complete paperwork at Residence Life before the February 14 deposit deadline to be included in the Room Selection process.

Special Interest Houses will conduct their room selections prior to spring break; all others who submit a deposit will select their rooms during the on-line section process in March or April.

Make checks payable to: The College of W&M Payment Location: The Cashier’s Office in Blow Hall Or mail to: The Cashier’s Office, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 Or: Pay on-line using an e-check or credit card from the room selection website.

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The SA is giving $1,000 to the Diversity and Student Affairs Department for a survey.

Will McConnell ’14 assigned the bill to the finance, student life, outreach and policy committees.

Ackerman introduced the Washington, D.C. Spring Break Act, which allocates $1,500 for a bus ride and workshop program that the D.C. Office and the SA sponsored over fall break. McConnell assigned this bill to the finance, public affairs and outreach committees.

Sen. Colin Danly ’15 introduced the Van Demand Act, which allocates $23,500 for a new 12-passenger SA van and $2,120 for maintaining the van. This

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van would make three vans available for student organizations’ use.

Secretary of Finance Joe Soultanis ’15 updated the senate on the SA’s finances. The SA has $22,347 left in the activities and events budget, $22,268 left in the competition fund and $72,019.14 left in the reserve.

Additionally, the senate passed the Media Council Contract Act, which replaces the wrong contract signed by former president Curt Mills ’13 and former Publication Council Chair Justin Miller ’13 last spring with a version the senate passed last spring.

Committee on Academic Affairs: New curriculum Administration to work with Reves Center for global studies component ACADEMICS from page 1

perspective, and increases their engagements with on-campus research with faculty.”

In order to accommodate changes and challenges that could arise with the new system, the COLL requirements will be implemented over a four-year period.

“There is no ‘dumbing down’ of this curriculum,” Vice Rector Robert Scott J.D. ’68 said. “In fact, the emphasis on integration should make it more intellectually demanding. The suggestion that only specific courses in prescribed s u b j e c t s demand rigor is simply Scott mistaken and without any foundation.”

The new system will also affect the College financially. During the integration period, when some students are taking classes through the GER system and some are operating by the COLL system, the College will require an extra $200,000 per year.

One meeting attendee asked if tenured faculty would feel discouraged from teaching COLL requirement classes, as some professors might rather focus on their specialization instead of interdisciplinary courses. Halleran assured the Board that in his opinion, he did not feel that encouraging faculty members to focus on interdisciplinary courses would be an issue.

“You want commitment to these courses,” Halleran said. “I don’t think that these courses will just be taught by someone who has not been around.”

Another concern addressed at the meeting was the global studies requirement. In their third year of study under the new curriculum, all students must complete a global requirement that can either be completed through an on-campus course or through study abroad.

T h e administration plans to work with the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Halleran Studies to increase study abroad grants and scholarships, allowing more students to go abroad.

“William and Mary students virtually out-perform graduates of any other place in the country,” Halleran said. “Rigor is not a function of the name given to a course.”

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M.Ed. ’06 — attended the forum in Tidewater.

An estimated 400 more watched a live stream of the event from the Sadler Center’s Commonwealth Auditorium, according to William and Mary News.

While expressing her disappointment with the content of the email, Ambler referred to the situation as a “teachable moment” for the College.

“In recognizing we have fallen short, how do we step into the messiness of this moment to begin moving our community closer to the community we can be?” Ambler said.

Following Ambler’s opening remarks, the forum switched into a town hall format, in which audience members were given the opportunity to share their thoughts from two microphones placed in the aisles. Those watching from Commonwealth submitted index cards with comments, some of which were then read by moderators Vernon Hurte, senior associate dean of students and director of the Center for Student Diversity, and University Professor for Teaching Excellence Susan Grover.

Comments on the topic ranged from articulating shock at the subject of the email to condemning what some perceived as a passive reaction to its content. Others suggested ways for the College to continue to address the situation. One idea Grover read from an index card was to make a gender studies class required for each student at the College.

Inter-Fraternity Council President Alex Greenspan ’15 spoke about fraternity presidents’ plans to work toward a resolution to educate community members on the importance of the issues the email brought up.

“Words lead to beliefs, beliefs lead to actions, and if we can’t stop the words and beliefs, then how can we stop the actions?”

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Reveley listens to student statements.

Greenspan said. “We like to say that William and Mary is a relatively safe community, but I’d like us to ask ourselves, relative to what?

Relative to other college campuses, perhaps?

Relative to the standards to which we would want to hold ourselves? Not if this email’s out, and not if a single person doesn’t feel safe on this campus.”

Other ideas included requiring incoming students to read written rules on what constitutes sexual consent.

Many audience members voiced opinions focusing on the culture beyond the thoughts expressed in the email.

“When I read that email, I thought to myself that this is very reflective of rape culture, very simply and plain,” Professor of history and

Africana studies Robert Vinson said. “The person who wrote that is very comfortable writing that and it’s probably not the first time that person expressed those ideas.”

Vinson challenged the men in the room to commit to eliminating the type of language found in the email.

“We underestimate our personal power and our influence in our circles of influence. … If we cut that and say that’s not okay, we take that first step in disconnecting from rape culture,” Vinson said.

In addition to describing the email as propagating rape culture, some students referred to the concerns it raised as human issues, rather than as only specific to women.

Others described the email’s impact on a more personal level. A student who recently brought charges against a fellow student for sexual assault spoke about her views on its content.

“The point is that this isn’t just an incident — these aren’t incidents,” she said. “Yes, we’re great students and this is a great community and we like to think that we’re better than this, that we don’t have a culture of this, but we do.”

Following the open-floor format of the town hall meeting, audience members broke up into smaller groups, led by facilitators, to further discuss their thoughts on the email.

After the small group sessions, the group reconvened to share final thoughts.

“This gathering is about the higher discussion, being challenged to think and reflect on our community at a higher level, thinking about the concept of respect within the William and Mary community,” Hurte said.

“We love this community. We are here because we love this community. The reality is that one of the responsibilities of being a member of any community is that each member … has a responsibility to find a way or ways to positively impact that community.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

On Sodexo C

An open letter to FBI director James Comey the [collection of telephone metadata] directly contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown terrorist plot or the disruption of a terrorist attack.”

Writing for the district court in Klayman v. Obama, Judge Richard Leon said, more generally, that the government has not presented a single instance of mass surveillance completing any of its goals of protecting Americans.

The recurrent claim of “oversight” lacks solid foundation as well.

In the judicial branch, the only court with jurisdiction over the NSA THE FLAT HAT programs has been the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — a panel that, we now know, the government has consistently lied to. The chief of that court said in one secret opinion that his regulations were “frequently and Dear Director Comey: I heard that you will be joining us on campus for Charter Day, and I would systemically violated,” and lamented the court’s inability to investigate the government’s claims. like to welcome you back to your alma mater.

This secret court has granted government requests at a rate well above The last time you spoke here, four years ago, your most senior government role had been Deputy Attorney General for the Bush administration. There, you 99 percent — yet the FBI retains other methods to spy on Americans that require no court oversight at all. Using National Security Letters, the FBI became known for your strong defense of the Constitution.

In one instance, while Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft was hospitalized, you compelled service providers to give up information more than 20,000 times refused to sign an NSA surveillance order granting the collection of email in 2012. A White House panel said, “We are unable to identify a principled metadata. When you learned that officials had been sent to the hospital to reason why NSLs should be issued by FBI officials.”

Even if these programs followed the law exactly, inaccurate obtain authorization, you remained by Ashcroft’s bedside to prevent that from representations by members of the intelligence community have made happening.

That experience likely informed the speech you gave at the College of thorough Congressional oversight impossible.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has lied about the William and Mary in 2008 about what was happening in the real world. In spite of the danger and stubbornness of the real world beyond campus, you said we government’s metadata program, and later retracted his statements. At the NSA, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander admitted to ballooning the must hold true to the ideals of this country’s founders. number of terrorist plots supposedly prevented.

Four years later, you’ve switched your position. Speaking Although both intelligence officials have admitted to reporters recently, you lauded the NSA surveillance you The evidence suggests that to presenting false information to Congress, no official once put yourself at political risk to prevent, even as leaked mass surveillance is not, in public investigation has been launched — by the FBI or documents reveal that NSA surveillance has expanded far fact, useful. otherwise. beyond the collection of data you opposed in 2004.

So why do you, the same person who once rushed to Moreover, while most people associate the Edward a hospital room to prevent just one piece of the current Snowden leaks with the NSA, it is the FBI that has been serving gag and surveillance orders to American corporations, and which seeks surveillance apparatus from going into effect, remain solidly behind these illegal and ineffective programs? to apprehend Snowden for prosecution under the Espionage Act. Is the real world you told us about four years ago that much scarier than Privacy activists are confused. One such group, the Restore the Fourth Foundation, said that your new position is “baffling” and “behaviorally you thought it was? If it is, what, exactly, should we be so afraid of? What must we give up to feel secure? Who gets to make that decision? disparate.”

Four years ago, you told us that what made this campus different from the So why the sudden change of heart?

You have defended your position by saying that mass surveillance is both world outside was that here you can “step back, and figure out if you are still useful and legal, arguing that all three branches of government have taken a role on the right side.” It’s time to take your own advice.

Yours Faithfully, in oversight. Your claims, however, contradict those made by two independent Tucker Higgins White House investigations and an increasing amount of evidence made PS: I encourage you to make any response public. However, if you plan to available by Snowden.

For one, the evidence suggests that mass surveillance is not, in fact, useful. respond personally, I support encrypted communication and my PGP short Both White House investigations have found that surveillance is “not essential ID is B1C7866C. in preventing terrorist attacks” and that there has been “no instance in which Email Tucker Higgins at jthiggins@email.wm.edu.

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Sure, one person wrote the letter, but obviously he felt he was sharing it in a context where he believed his brothers would agree or at least find it humorous. I am sure this was not an isolated incident.

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BY PATRICIA RADICH, FLAT HAT GRAPHIC DESIGNER

oncluding a 20-year relationship with Aramark, the College of William and Mary will award a five-year dining services contract to Sodexo, Inc. The College had previously conducted a three-year review of dining services and produced a Request for Proposal, which a staff-and-student-run committee used to select a new company. After Aramark’s mixed performance, we applaud the College for finding an opportunity to improve and for taking it. That said, we know relatively little about Sodexo; it will need to accommodate students’ diverse needs and appetites with better quality and variety of food and maintain a strong connection to the student body through effective feedback mechanisms.

While the switch from Aramark to Sodexo is likely to shake up dining services, we are relieved that the dining employees we know and love will remain at the College. Without their tireless, exhaustive hard work, College students would not have such consistent quality service. They are friendly and goodhearted and make us all feel welcome, especially when many of us are at the height of our stress and anxiety.

When Sodexo’s contract begins, it must prioritize quality and variety of food. It must improve options for vegans, vegetarians, students with Celiac disease and other students with dietary restrictions — these options are currently very limited, especially in the Sadler Center. At a college where students living on campus are required to purchase meal plans, it is critical that all of those students are able to find food that meets their dietary needs.

Additionally, students would appreciate any efforts to provide healthier dining options, as on-campus students will not be able to maintain healthy dietary habits if the College doesn’t provide enough healthy options.

What Aramark did well was allow students to submit comments about dining services through text messages. Sodexo may improve on this by responding more quickly to student concerns. It could develop a more effective messaging apparatus, and it could investigate new ways of gauging student preferences about food.

Perhaps it could start by purchasing real orange juice, and never again making Reese’s Puffs cereal bars.

—Seth Parker Drewry on “The Sigma Chi email does not define us”

GUEST COLUMN

Reaction to the leaked Sigma Chi email has been extreme and unnecessary

Joshua Fleitman

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

We’ve all read it. We’ve all seen the outraged statuses, blog posts and articles it provoked.

Should the Sigma Chi email have been written? No. Is the community’s anger and insult legitimate? Yes. Does the email indicate that the College of William and Mary has an out-of-control rape culture? Absolutely not.

I could argue that it was only a joke — a very crude one; that men are also often sexually objectified by women; that if you actually read the email, there is nothing in it about forcing nonconsensual sex on a woman; that this email only indicates that 20-year-old men constantly

think about sex and enjoy telling lewd jokes. But I won’t. I’m tired of arguing about this.

Instead, I would like to pose some questions to the College community, which, I should say, is the most accepting and respectful community I’ve ever encountered. My goal is to soften the rhetoric of a debate that has unjustifiably and unnecessarily consumed our campus. I’m sure this will elicit criticism from strangers and friends — even my girlfriend asked me not to publicly comment on the issue. However, this is how I feel, and I’m not ashamed of it.

What if a woman had written an email about her “Save the Penises” campaign? How would everyone’s reactions differ? My guess: People still would have found it bizarre, but also clever and funny. It would be forgotten in a day.

Why are we having this discussion about rape culture and misogyny now, rather than after a fellow student was raped in December? Are we only talking about this because of the high publicity and widespread social media attention

that the email attracted?

How would this Sigma Chi member be treated if his name were released? Based on the intensity of many reactions, I legitimately would be afraid for his safety. He would surely feel enough condemnation and visceral hate to permanently leave the College. Are you willing to ostracize someone over this email? Do you think he already feels intense remorse for his actions?

How does the reaction to this email impact the protection of free speech? Is it important that the day this email was leaked, the cover article of The Flat Hat celebrated the College’s ranking among the best American universities for free-speech protection? If the author’s name were released, would the administration feel compelled to expel him to satisfy this bloodthirsty student body? Over something he wrote as a joke, probably drunk?

Please do not misinterpret me: I am strongly opposed to violence against women. Rape, of anybody, regardless of sex, is an awful thing. We as a society need to do more to prevent rape from

occurring, especially changing our own individual perception of the opposite sex. But does this email encourage rape or indicate that the College, particularly the fraternity community, has a rape culture and is deeply misogynistic? No. So please, resist the urge to hyperbolize the situation.

Email Joshua Fleitman at jnfleitman@email. wm.edu.

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Variety Editor Áine Cain flathat.variety@gmail.com

The Flat Hat | Tuesday, February 7, 2014 | Page 5

On Charter Day, discover the history of the College, its trials and tribulations, firsts and failures

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The College of William and Mary’s original campus was a meager 330 acres. The Sunken Garden was an unruly field of tall grass until 1935. Today, the College is divided into three age-based sections : the ancient, old and new campuses.

BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

Today is the College of William and Mary’s 321st birthday. Take some time to remember why we celebrate the charter that now allows us to attend this esteemed university. In order to appreciate what we now have, we must remember our origins, if only just to see how much this campus has physically improved since its beginnings.

What began as a three-building campus now encompasses over 15 academic buildings, the Sunken Garden, a football field, an indoor arena and over 50 dormitories and on-campus houses.

In the 17th century, Queen Mary was interested in the endeavors of the colonists to build the university, so when Reverend James Blair visited the King and Queen in England, they granted him a charter for the school Feb. 8, 1693, with Blair — the progenitor of the project — as its first president.

They bought a parcel of land 330 acres from Captain Thomas Ballard — who had previously bought it from Thomas Ludwell. On that site, they built what we now call ancient campus.

In 1694, there was a ceremony for the laying of the foundation of the College’s first building, but work went slowly and the Sir Christopher Wren Building was completed between 1695 and 1700.

After the Wren Building burned down — for the first time — in 1705, it wasn’t until 1709 that the Trustees were able to acquire the funds to rebuild it. Royal Gov. Alexander Spotswood was a major contributor of this endeavor.

By 1712, Spotswood had convinced — or coerced — many young Native Americans to enroll in classes. Funded by Robert Boyle, the Indian school was built in 1723. Today, it is known as the Brafferton and holds administrative offices. When it first opened, the Brafferton was usually used as a dormitory. Students who didn’t receive housing had to secure residence in a local tavern or house.

Two of three proposed additions to the Wren Building had been added by 1732, including the

chapel wing. That same year, the foundations were laid for the President’s House. In 1786, the French government paid reparations for damages done to campus by its army during the war.

Fire struck again in the Wren Building in 1859 and 1862. In the fall of 1865, after the American Civil War ended, the College reopened the building.

In 1868, classes were suspended in order to fully rebuild and repair, and in 1869 classes resumed when the Wren Building’s repairs were complete.

The colonial area of campus was, for many years, the entirety of campus. While campus continued to expand, this section remained the focal point for the design and placement of campus buildings.

“You all call it Confusion Corner now, but when I was really little, you couldn’t walk past College Corner without seeing a group of men sitting on the brick wall,” Executive Director of Historic Campus Louise Kale said. “Back then we called it Jockey Corner, and you know why? Because in the ’50s and ’60s, students used to have to retrieve their mail at the Williamsburg post office downtown, so the girls would powder their noses and the boys would sit on the brick wall like jockeys and watch the girls go pick up their mail.”

In 1908, the College began to expand behind the Wren Building when the cornerstone for the new library was laid. The library was moved from the space behind the Wren chapel and renamed Tucker Hall. Tyler Hall, originally a men’s dormitory, opened in 1916 and was refurbished to be an academic building in later years.

With the enrollment of women in 1918, there was a need for new dorms. Jefferson Hall — originally a women’s dormitory — was built along Jamestown Road and opened in 1921. The basement of Jefferson used to have a gymnasium as well as pool for use by female students. Three years later, men’s dormitory Monroe Hall was completed along Richmond Road.

“Campus during the years after the inclusion of women was completely divided between sexes. The Richmond Road side was men’s with all the men’s

dorms, the stadium and the Blow Hall gymnasium and pool. Women’s facilities were located along the Jamestown Road side with their own athletic field and own dorms,” Kale said. “Men were allowed to call in the parlors of the women’s dorms during certain hours, but they were not ever allowed upstairs, and dorm mothers made sure of that.”

In 1926 Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall was built next to the Wren Building; the old Phi Beta Kappa Hall caught on fire and was renamed Ewell Hall when it was rebuilt.

A year later, Washington Hall opened as a general classroom building. During this same time period, from 1928 to 1931, John D. Rockefeller was helping to fund and oversee the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, as well as the Wren Building, the President’s House and the Brafferton.

1935 saw the construction of the Sunken Garden, which opened the area between both sides of old campus. Before the Sunken Garden was built, the area was just a dense field of grass.

A great many additions and changes to the College campus came during the 1950s, the most important of which was the attendance of the first African American graduate students in 1951.

Undergraduate African American students were not admitted until a decade later in 1963.

In 1953, Bryan Hall, Dawson Hall, Stith Hall, Camm Hall and Madison Hall opened and formed what is now the Bryan Complex. Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall as we know it now was built in 1957 to create a new space for student performances.

1960 marked the opening of the Campus Center — to accommodate housing offices, student publications, theater, ballrooms and new dining areas — as well as Yates Hall. The Adair Gymnasium opened in 1963 while DuPont Hall and Small Hall both opened in 1964.

The Earl Gregg Swem Library finally opened in 1966. It was intended to be the focal point of new campus. However, the move required the help of many students who helped employees transfer books from Tucker Hall to the new library in boxes.

Our historical campus has been expanded, destroyed, dedicated and re-dedicated — and it can be hard to keep up with the shifting names and locations. Despite the hardships and the fires that have scorched through the most integral parts of campus, the College still stands and is more expansive than ever before.

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The College library sat behind the chapel wing of the Sir Christopher Wren Building. Historical portraits adorn the walls.

We’re almost the first college in America, so we ought to have some firsts

BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

It’s a well-known fact that our student body is vastly diverse. We all have our idiosyncratic (and perhaps mildly nerdy) tendencies, but these are only part of what separates the College of William and Mary from the rest; unbeknownst to many, we are a school of firsts.

The College was the first and the only American colonial college to receive a coat-of-arms. In May 1964, the College of Arms in London granted us a coat of arms that has now become an emblem for our school, featuring buildings from both our campus and Colonial Williamsburg.

The College is home to the first student secret society in America, the Flat Hat Club created in 1750, as well as the first old Greek-letter fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa began with five student members and is now a major presence on campus,

as many students have classes or attend shows in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall.

On that same note, in 1779 the College became the first college to include the study of fine arts in its curriculum. This was first dictated in the priorities of the College as formulated by President Lyon G. Tyler in 1900, and these priorities are now listed on a plaque in the Sir Christopher Wren Building.

On the field of sports, the College had its first football team in 1893. There were only three games during that inaugural season, which ended with two wins.

In 1918, the school became co-educational, and women were finally allowed to attend. These ladies took the College by storm; they created their own Women’s Student Council as well as their own basketball teams.

1926 brought the College football team’s first ever post-season game.

They traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn. and defeated Chattanooga 9-6. One year later, before the precursor to Zable

Stadium was built, they played their first night game under the new lights at Cary Field, which now sits underneath the Bryan Complex. The game drew the largest crowd ever for a football game up to that point.

All of the traditions we still celebrate to this day make the College especially memorable; Homecoming is no exception. The first homecoming parade took place in 1929 on a route similar to today’s. The first float in the parade, a depiction of James Blair receiving the royal charter, led the parade that year.

Just after the Sunken Garden was completed, the College held its first event there: the Finals Dance. Much like our modern King and Queen’s Ball, the dance featured a dance floor with elaborate decorations set up, with different bands featured each year.

The Yule Log ceremonies began in the 1930s, and while the Christmas dance and a few other traditions no longer survive, the Yule Log is still celebrated

around Christmas to this day.

While much of our colonial past has been forgotten, our former mascot, established in 1937, was a horse called Wampo ridden by a man in Native American garb. Native American culture was often a source of celebration in the early years of the College.

The 1940s was a decade of many firsts. The first winter of that year was so cold that students could actually skate on Lake Matoaka.

Two years later, the College football team won the Southern Conference Championship. The men’s tennis team was undefeated in 1947 and won the first NCAA national championship for any college athletic team. Finally, in 1948 the William and Mary ‘Indians’ made their first ever bowl appearance in the Dixie Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. They lost to Arkansas, but the following year they defeated Oklahoma A&M in the Delta Bowl.

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This photograph of the College’s 1918 class depicts the first group of women to attend the school.

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From war to the Wren constantly burning down, it hasn’t always been easy being a TWAMP

BY AINE CAIN FLAT HAT VARIETY EDITOR

For all its history and prestige, misfortune has plagued the College of William and Mary since before classes ever began.

In fact, Virginia may have beaten out Massachusetts in the race for “oldest college” had it not been for the Massacre of 1622. In 1620, the Virginia Company commissioned George Thorpe to secure lands for a school near Henrico Town. However, the violent culmination of hostilities between the Powhatan Confederacy and local settlers left Thorpe, and over 300 other people, dead. The idea for a university was put on the back burner.

Even after Rev. James Blair finally secured the charter in 1693, disaster continued to plague the College. Around midnight Oct. 29, 1705, the structure now called the Sir Christopher Wren Building caught fire. The library and furniture were lost, but the thick walls remained intact, allowing the school to be rebuilt.

The late colonial era brought more sadness to campus after the sudden death of the immensely popular Baron de Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley.

He is buried with other notables in the crypt below the Wren Building. Governor Dunmore, Botetourt’s replacement, fell out of favor in Williamsburg as relations between the colonies and the Crown deteriorated. While classes were still in session, students took part in the particularly rebellious extra-curricular activity of forming a militia. After the war broke out, a College Company was organized in 1777 and headed by the Rev. James Madison.

As the school lost students — like future president James Monroe — to the revolutionary cause, loyalist professors and students also fled the increasingly hostile campus. This loyalist exodus to England reached its crescendo after College President and

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Student Army Training Corps practicing a fire drill in 1918.

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The editorial staff of the College Monthly from 1899-1900. This was the first student-run publication at the College of William and Mary and the predecessor to other literary publications.

loyalist Rev. John Camm was deposed and replaced with Madison. Classes were canceled when the British army invaded Virginia in 1781, but that precautionary move didn’t save the College from disaster. While using the building as an infirmary, French officers accidentally set the President’s House on fire.

The Revolutionary War ended, but the worst wasn’t over. College officials were dismayed by the General Assembly’s 1787 decision to strip the school of its holdings in Kentucky and western Virginia.

These assets were granted to Transylvania College in Kentucky — a school much admired by Thomas Jefferson — and the College’s holdings dwindled to a few pieces of real estate.

Disheartened by this massive financial setback, flagging enrollment, and the overall decline of Williamsburg, the College attempted to move its campus to Richmond. This failed miserably, although the move was attempted once more after the Civil War — a gambit that also failed. By the time College President Rev. John Johns took over in 1849, he found the College barely clinging to life with few faculty members, 21 students and a dismal night life.

The state of the College proceeded to get worse. In 1859, the Wren Building burned again, destroying the library and an array of scientific instruments. Once again, the old walls endured and the building was quickly rebuilt. However, students didn’t enjoy the newly refurbished facility for long.

By 1861, campus was abuzz with rebellion once more. Classes were understandably canceled once the faculty, a majority of students, and President Benjamin Stoddert Ewell deserted campus to join

the Confederate Army.

One year later, the federal army took over Williamsburg, using the College as a base of operations. Drunken Pennsylvania cavalrymen set the Wren Building on fire, which surprised no one. When the prodigal President Ewell returned to campus after the war, he found it scarred by palisades and fire. He reopened the College in 1869 using mostly his own personal funds, but was forced to close it again in 1882 due to lack of revenue. He was never able to secure reparations

from the federal government for the damages done to campus during the war. According to legend, Ewell would rise early and personally ring the bell calling his non-existent students to class during the College’s long closure.

With help from state funds, the College was eventually reopened by College President Lyon G. Tyler in 1888. Fortunately, the 20th century saw the College inflicted by fewer physical disasters — with the exceptions of Jefferson Hall burning in 1983 and the construction of Morton Hall in 1973.

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The 1930 fire in Rogers Hall, now known as Tyler Hall, destroyed most of the building and cost thousands in damage.

All the weird and quirky things that have gone down on campus over the centuries

BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

invasion of Virginia.

TWAMPs have a reputation of being nerdy, driven and a bit random. The College of William and Mary’s history is brimming with instances that match this quirky stereotype.

Known today for his eloquent and frequently dismayed Facebook and Twitter posts, the Lord Botetourt statue has its own quirky history. It was at one time an extremely nomadic statue.

Depicting the particularly beloved royal governor who served before Dunmore, the statue originally stood in the piazza of the Capitol. The American Revolution — which Lord Botetourt may have been able to prevent, had he survived — left the statue in a state of disrepair.

The College bought the statue in 1797 and placed it outside the Sir Christopher Wren Building. The unfortunate likeness was forced to flee again in 1864, in the wake of yet another armed conflict: the American Civil War. As the conflict wore on, Lord Bot was hidden in the Eastern State Hospital before being returned to the College after the war.

In the 20th century, vandals struck.

In 1958, the frequently targeted royal governor was placed in storage for protection. The statue now resides in the basement of Earl Gregg Swem Library in the Botetourt Gallery. A replica sits in front of the Wren Building today.

Understaffed

The College prides itself on excellence in undergraduate teaching and a small student-to-professor ratio. This wasn’t always the case. Until 1729, the entire faculty of the College consisted of six professors.

Fortunately for modern students, the faculty has grown over the last 280 years.

School’s Out

In 1780, Thomas Jefferson made a decision that rocked Williamsburg to its core. War was raging through Virginia.

Afraid of the capital falling into British hands, Jefferson moved the political center of Virginia to Richmond. This decision also transferred the power and prestige of the city — not to mention all of its funding — away from the College.

As the formerly bright star of Williamsburg dimmed on the stage of Virginia, the College continued to struggle.

Classes were cancelled between 1781 and 1782 — not for several meager inches of snow but because of the British army’s

Unfortunate Lord Bot

Before Swemming

In the days before talking on the third floor of Swem became a cardinal sin,

before a separate library was even built, the College’s library — along with all of its classrooms — was located in the rear of the chapel wing in the Wren Building.

Within that small space, an entire class of students could peruse the shelves at a time. Fortunately, in its early days, the College’s entire student body formed only one class. One can imagine that some students still split their time between studying in the library and complaining to their friends about how much time they spent in the library.

in the rear of the Wren building.

In the world of theatre, after women were admitted to the College in 1918, they began to star in both male and female roles in the school productions, such as “Three Pills in a Bottle.”

In 1931, hangars were built at the College airport when the flight school had just begun. Amelia Earhart spoke at the College in 1933, and became an honorary member of the school’s Flight Club.

Dorm Rivalry

Not long after the advent of the first homecoming parade, before school spirit

School Spirit

regarding sporting events plummeted to its current low, dormitories, houses and floats were decorated in slogans such as “Roll ‘Em Indians” or “Indian Machine” in honor of the College.

In 1960, Chi Omega sisters made a wedding cake float for the homecoming parade. Their creation was so tall that the College enacted a rule to restrict the height of all future floats.

Of course in the years since, our team name has been changed from the “Fighting Indians” to the Tribe, and our mascot is the Griffin rather than Wampo the Frequently Stolen Pony.

In its early years, the Brafferton was used as a dormitory, and students who lived in the dormitories often made their own clubs. Brafferton’s residents called themselves the Indians, as it used to be the Indian school before it was a residence.

Tobacco Chewers Club

Between 1913 and 1914, the College’s repertoire of student organizations began to grow, with the formation of one group: The Tobacco Chewers Club.

Student publications surfaced towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the first being the College Monthly in 1891 and the second being The Flat Hat in 1911.

The Flat Hat presented the College with the sundial that now sits in front of Swem library — though it was originally located

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1929 homecoming parade float of monarchs William and Mary granting James Blair the charter.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

College overcomes UNC-W in second half

Defense holds Seahawks to lowest point total of any Tribe opponent this year

BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR North Carolina-Wilmington proved a much tougher test for William and Mary Wednesday than its conference record predicted.

The Tribe (14-8, 6-3 CAA) prevailed over the Seahawks (6-18, 0-9 CAA) 54-50 after a tense final minute of play. After freshman guard Omar Prewitt’s three-point attempt clanged off the rim, Seahawks forward Shane Reybold scored on the other end to bring his team within one possession of the Tribe’s lead with just over a minute remaining. A key defensive stop for the Tribe on UNCW’s next possession forced Thornton the Seahawks to send senior guard Brandon Britt to the line. Britt hit one of two to seal the game.

“A gutty road win for our team, there’s no question about it,” head coach Tony Shaver told TribeAthletics. “Not sure either team played great basketball today, but I’m really proud of the fact that we were able to pull out a tough game on the road.”

Although still winless in conference play, the Seahawks proved dangerous in their game against undefeated Delaware, losing by just a single point at Newark, Del. “I basically told the guys, ‘If I gotta warn you about this game, then we’re in trouble,’” Shaver told TribeAthletics. “They’ve been in every game they’ve played. We’ve lost twice to Delaware. They just should have beaten Delaware on the road a couple nights ago.”

Junior guard Marcus Thornton, the leading scorer in the Colonial Athletic Conference, racked up 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting Wednesday to lead the Tribe’s scoring effort.

“He’s a money player,” Shaver told TribeAthletics.

“He made money shots.”

The Tribe grabbed the lead five minutes into the game on a Britt layup that put his team on top 6-4.

Although its lead waxed and waned throughout the contest, the Tribe would hold onto the lead the rest of the way. Bolstered by seven fast break points in the first half, the Tribe entered halftime with a 22-17 lead over the Seahawks.

Senior forward Tim Rusthoven converted a layup seconds into the second half to expand his team’s advantage, part of his 10 points in the game. UNC-W

narrowed its deficit to just three points with 16:24 remaining. Seahawks forward Cedrick Williams, who finished with a double-double, drained a jumper to put his team within striking distance.

The Tribe’s subsequent 11-0 scoring streak, which was punctuated by a Britt three pointer, put a damper on the Seahawks’ comeback plans.

With 10 minutes remaining, the Tribe held a 4433 advantage, but a 9-2 run put the Seahawks back in contention.

A Prewitt three extended the lead to seven points with 4:25 left on the clock. Two layups put the game within reach for the Seahawks, but missed shots

by Williams and guard Tanner Milson in the final minute doomed the comeback effort. The College’s defense held UNC-W to its second lowest point total all season.

The Tribe’s win placed the team within a half a game of Towson for second place in the CAA and one-and-a-half games ahead of Northeastern (816, 5-5 CAA) for third place. Saturday the Tribe will head to Boston to face Northeastern and then return to Kaplan to face Towson the following Saturday.

Each game will be the Tribe’s first matchup against either team. Tipoff for the College’s tilt against Northeastern is set for 7 p.m.

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Senior guard Brandon Britt scored nine points in 25 minutes.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

FOOTBALL

Dukes dominate in 72-48 win

National Signing Day Tribe football signs 15 to roster

BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR High school recruits from across the nation recently committed themselves to collegiate athletic programs.

Head coach Jimmye Laycock announced William and Mary’s 2014 signing class Wednesday, a group of 15 athletes that hail from seven states.

“We approached this class looking to address some specific needs,” Laycock told TribeAthletics. “Beyond that, our focus was to bring in a balanced and versatile class. I am very pleased with the results, as our staff did an outstanding job of identifying and securing qualified student-athletes from all over the eastern seaboard. We are looking forward to working

with this group of young men and help them reach their potential, both on the field and in the classroom.”

Four of the commits hail from Virginia, and five come from Maryland. The 2014 signing class also features recruits from North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia and Delaware.

Two of the commits chose to stay in Williamsburg, coming from Warhill High School and Lafayette High School.

Positions include three offensive linemen, three defensive backs, two defensive linemen, two linebackers, a tight end, a wide receiver, a quarterback and one without a position yet to be determined.

The College’s annual Green and Gold Spring Game is scheduled for Apr. 12.

KEY MEMBERS OF THE 2014 SIGNING CLASS

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Junior guard Anna Kestler converts a layup with 9:55 remaining to bring the Tribe within 13 points of the Dukes, the closest it would come in the second half Tuesday.

Tribe unable to maintain competitiveness against JMU

BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR In a matchup between the Colonial Athletic Association’s first-place team and its lastplace team, conformity won the day.

William and Mary (5-15, 2-6 CAA) lost to James Madison (17-4, 7-0 CAA) Tuesday night at Kaplan Arena 72-48.

While the final score does not sit well, context helps explain its imbalance. On average, the Dukes have outscored their opponents by 18 points so far this season.

For conference games, the scoring differential becomes even more glaring at 26.7 points. The Tribe’s 24-point loss represents the second closest any CAA team has come to beating the Dukes this season.

Although the Tribe came in with added confidence following two consecutive home wins, the Dukes rocketed out to a 9-0 lead off three straight three-pointers.

“Even though they haven’t been ranked yet, they’re one of

the top 25 teams in the country,” head coach Ed Swanson said. “I thought they came out and kind of shocked us, hitting the three threes, but I was happy to see the fight with us coming back in the first half.”

The Tribe would buckle down and force a tie at 12-12 with 13 minutes left in the first half.

Last week’s CAA Rookie of the Week freshman guard Marlena Tremba scored 10 of her team’s first 12 points en route to a 16-point scoring performance — her fifth straight in doubledigits.

“I’m getting more confident and used to the offense,” Tremba said. “Just in general, we’re moving the ball better, and I think everyone’s getting better shots.”

After the Dukes guard Precious Hall hit a threepointer to break the 16-16 tie with 10:52 remaining in the first half, the Tribe would trail the rest of the game.

Rampant Tribe turnovers made for easy scores as the

Dukes surged through a 12-0 scoring streak to head into the break up 35-19.

The Tribe and the Dukes alternated during the early minutes of the second half, trading buckets without denting the deficit.

Junior guard Anna Kestler put her team within 13 points with 9:55 remaining; however, any comeback hopes the Tribe had were dashed as Dukes guard Kirby Buckholder hit a three-pointer on the other end.

After competing through the whole contest, the Tribe couldn’t contain the Dukes’ athletic and shooting ability.

Repeated success from beyond the arc allowed the Dukes to dismantle the College’s 3-2 defense.

The Tribe missed its final six shots as it fell further and further from contention.

“It’s a learning process for when things are going really bad for us to make that key play, the big stop, the big shot, to kind of turn the tide,” Swanson said.

Four of the Tribe’s starters,

including junior guard Jazmen Boone — who played 38 minutes — racked up over 30 minutes.

Tuesday night’s contest was the Tribe’s second game in three days, and the fatigue showed.

Senior forward Kaitlyn Mathieu scored eight points Tuesday, her lowest total in seven games. “[Kaitlyn’s] getting about 38 minutes a game, and we’re asking her to do a lot. We’re asking her to be our best defensive rebounder, we’re asking her to guard their best player inside, and be a leader and everything,” Swanson said.

“And I think she’s doing all that. Kaitlyn got a few good touches inside, but didn’t make some shots she would typically make.”

With Tuesday’s defeat the Tribe dropped to 2-6 in conference, tied for last in the CAA with Northeastern and North Carolina-Wilmington.

The College travels to Hofstra (7-17, 3-6 CAA), winners of four straight decisions, Sunday.

Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

Dedmond

Smith

Carlisle

Kinder

Williamsburg native B.W. Webb’s ’13 cousin DeVonte Dedmon signed as an athlete for fall 2014. Dedmon played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back at Warhill High School and is ranked 49th in the state of Virginia

by Athlon Sports Magazine. Dedmond finished his high school career as the Bay Rivers District all-time scoring leader from the line of scrimmage.

Chantilly High School’s Raeshawn Smith signed as a defensive back for fall 2014.

Smith received first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver and punt returner as a senior. In his senior year, Smith racked 47 receptions for 868 yards, 72 rushes for 475 yards, two interceptions, two punt returns for touchdowns and 13 total touchdowns.

The Roanoke Times ranked Smith the 77th best recruit in Virginia.

The College signed David Carlisle as a wide receiver for fall 2014. From New Market, Md., Carlisle finished his career at Oakdale High School as the record holder in receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and total touchdowns.

Carlisle played in the Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Game and is ranked one of the top 80 players in Maryland by www. marylandvarsity.rivals.com.

Isaiah Kinder, from Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, W.Va., signed as a quarterback for fall 2014. Kinder threw for 2,096 yards with 24 touchdowns his senior year while also rushing for 460 yards and 10 touchdowns. He earned honorable mention all-state honors as both a junior and senior and lettered in basketball and track during his high school career.

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