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Marshall faces drug charges

Faces up to17 felony charges

Three pairs announce candidacy for Student Assembly presidential election.

BY MADELINE BIELSKI FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

As spring break ends, campaigns starts to rev up heading into this year’s Student Assembly election season.

Starting today the race began and campaigning will continue until election day, March 20. There are three candidate pairs running for president and vice-president for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The candidates are Trevor Parkes ’15 and Liz Hernandez ’15, Colin Danly ’15 and Kendall Lorenzen ’15 and Carlton

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Smith ’15 and Christopher Johnson ’15.

Parkes currently serves as the Secretary of College Policy in the SA executive cabinet. He is also the former president of the Inter-Fraternity Council. Hernandez has not been involved with the SA in the past, but is a multi-cultural recruitment intern with the admissions department and a developmental ambassador at the College. The two met in environmental governance class their freshmen year.

Parkes and Hernandez are looking to focus on the College’s relations with the city of Williamsburg. They also hope to give more power to the undergraduate council. Additionally, the pair aims to improve the transparency of the SA and to make themselves available to students.

“We wouldn’t be the Student Assembly president and vice president — We would just be students with your best interest in mind,” Parkes said.

The next ticket consists of Danly and Lorenzen, who have both worked in the SA over the course of their College careers. Danly serves as a senator for the class of 2015 and is also Chairman of the Finance and Budget committee. At the moment, Lorenzen is Secretary of Outreach in the

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executive cabinet and has been involved with the SA since her freshman year.

Danly and Lorenzen, who met through their involvement with the SA, are working off of a mission statement, which highlights collaboration, innovation and empowerment. The two also want to engage more students and organizations with the SA and use technology to reach out to and inform students.

“We hope by the time of our administration, the assembly is a little more collaborative, a little more innovative and a lot more empowering to student organizations,” Danly said.

The last candidate pair consists of Smith and Johnson, who met through the Center for Student Diversity’s PLUS program during their freshman year. Smith has served as the class of 2015 Vice President of Advocacy for the past three years.

Johnson has not been involved with the SA in the

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A College of William and Mary student was arrested for 18 drug-related charges Sunday, Feb. 23. The charges relate to both possessing and selling drugs, primarily LSD. The Virginia Gazette reported that the student, former College football player Samuel Marshall ’17, purportedly sold one piece of LSD for $10 and 12 pieces for $100.

The charges, which include 17 felony counts and one misdemeanor count, stem from activity conducted between Feb. 1 and Feb. 23 according to University Relations Director of News and Media Suzanne Seurattan. Eight charges are for the sale of Schedule 1 narcotics, eight are for the sale of Schedule 1 narcotics on a college campus, and one is for the possession of cocaine. The misdemeanor charge is for the possession of marijuana.

Schedule 1 narcotics include those that have a high potential for abuse, those that are not accepted for medical use in the United States, and those that lack accepted safety conditions for use under medical supervision.

The Virginia Gazette cited a report noting that a detective responded to a call from Yates Hall Sunday and met another officer and a student regarding another student who had been taken to the hospital for a LSD overdose. A student told police that his friend bought LSD on two pieces of one-quarter inch paper from Marshall.

The Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily reported that Marshall was banned from campus as part of his bond terms. Marshall’s attorney, Pat Kelly, said Marshall was brought to the authorities after a student he allegedly sold drugs to had a seizure.

Kelley said the hospitalized student has since been released from intensive care.

During Friday’s bond hearing, Kelley told Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court

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Riots in Venezuela garner reaction at the College

Man watching porn in Swem raises

Student group launches campaign

BY BAILEY KIRKPATRICK FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR

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A few weeks ago, a female student at the College of William and Mary witnessed an elderly gentleman allegedly watching porn on one of the public computers on the second floor of the Earl Gregg Swem Library.

A picture of the activity posted on the Facebook page “Overheard at William and Mary” caused a stir amongst students of the College. The post garnered comments both in support of and in opposition to viewing porn in public.

“I have never seen such an activity in public, which is why I found it so shocking and posted it on Overheard,” Nathalie Moore ’17 said. “At first I was confused and [thought] perhaps he had stumbled upon a bad site and gotten a virus. But it quickly became clear to me that he was avidly searching for pornography.

As Venezuelan demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest President Nicolas Maduro, several Venezuelan students and allies at the College of William and Mary have launched their own campaign.

The William and Mary Students for Venezuela is a subset of the group SOS Venezuela. Members aim to educate students about the violence and scarcity that have intensified in Venezuela since Maduro was elected following former president Hugo Chavez’s death just over a year ago.

“The economic problems, the shortages of basic goods — it’s never been this bad,” Students for Venezuela member Ayumi Matsuda ’17 said.

In addition to the presidency, Maduro inherited an alarming crime rate. Inflation and shortages of food and medical supplies have also caused many Venezuelans to question their government.

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Karina Brocco French ’16, another Students for Venezuela member, said she doubts Maduro’s ability to lead because he lacks political experience and higher education.

“We want peace for Venezuela,” Brocco French said. “Both the opposition and Maduro’s supporters, we’re all facing the same problems. We’re all facing the same violence and economic shortages, but personally I believe that Maduro should step down and let someone in a better position in terms of education take over.”

However, since Maduro was democratically elected, there is also a vocal group that affirms his right to the presidency, and specifically denounces the violence used to curb protestors as well as and the protestors’ condemnation of a legitimate government.

“If we’re going to say that we believe in democracy, we have to follow institutional processes,” Silvia Tandeciarz, Chair of

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UPDATE: DARREN SHARPER CHARGES INCREASE Former NFL player Darren Sharper ’97 has been charged with two counts of rape by use of drugs in Los Angeles.

Sharper is currently being held without bail in a Los Angeles jail as a result of an arrest warrant for two counts of aggravated rape in New Orleans. Sharper is also being investigated in connection with three more rape cases Sharper in Nevada, Florida and Arizona. Prior to the New Orleans arrest warrant, Sharper was out on a $1 million bail.

“It was all consensual contact with women who wanted to be in his company,” one of Sharper’s defense attorneys, Leonard Levine, said to CNN. Sharper is pleading not guilty.

Sharper is also charged with four counts of furnishing a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance. “He hangs out with them in clubs, takes them back — It’s the same story,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Stacy Okun-Wiese said. “He gives them a shot.

They blackout. The next day they have no idea what happened the previous night.”

The drugs allegedly involved in the case are morphine and zolpidem, the latter of which is used in the prescription sleep aid

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Ambien. Sharper has an Ambien prescription.

The defense objected to Sharper being held without bail, stating that it is unconstitutional for him to be held when he already posted bail. Additionally, he has not been formally charged in New Orleans.

Sharper submitted DNA samples to New Orleans police officials, and agreed to turn himself in if formally charged.

Sharper played for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints from 1997 to 2010 after graduating from the College of William and Mary. He has been suspended without pay from his job as a NFL Network analyst.

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Admittedly, it was very frightening.”

Swem’s staff is currently discussing changing the configuration of public computers at the library, although students’ needs and concerns — not the recent incident — prompted the discussion.

Swem is a public institution and is open to the general public, not just to members of the student body. Physical and electronic resources are available for anyone to use while inside the library.

Members of the public can purchase visitor library cards for $100 a year, allowing them to check out items.

“We are a library open to everyone, ” Associate Dean of Research and Public Services Lisa Nickel said. “William and Mary students and faculty are our primary users, but the community at large is also a part of our clientele. We don’t deny use because of homelessness or age or appearance.”

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If we’re going to say that we believe in democracy, we have to follow institutional processes. Whether we like [Nicolas] Maduro’s government or not, there was an election.

— Silvia Tandeciarz, Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies on the ongoing situation in Venezuela.

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STUDENTS, ALUMNI SUPPORT COLLEGE’S CAA TITLE RUN No. 3 William and Mary fell to top-seeded Delaware 75-74, Monday night. College fans and alumni gathered at watching parties in Commonwealth Auditorium and Newtown’s Corner Pocket to support the Tribe’s run for its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association title and automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Check Flathatnews.com for videos of fans’ reactions.

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Prince Turki Al-Faisal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be at the College Tuesday to speak about Middle Eastern diplomacy with students and the public.

Saudi Arabian prince to speak at College On Tuesday, March 11 from 4-5 p.m., Prince Turki Al-Faisal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will visit the College of William and Mary. He will address the public with a speech on international relations in Sadler Center’s Commonwealth Auditorium. The free talk will cover “Saudi Views on Today’s Middle East.” Prince Turki formerly directed the Saudi General Intelligence Directorate and was the ambassador to the United States for two years from 200507. His visit to the College will commemorate the Reves Center for International Studies’ 25th anniversary.

Williamsburg ranked among safest places in Va. Williamsburg ranks as the ninth safest place in Virginia, according to a 2012 compilation of FBI crime data. Movoto Real Estate released the list of the top ten safest places in the state of Virginia for the first time ever on Tuesday. The safety rankings focused on Virginian cities and towns, rather than entire counties.

Residents of Williamsburg have a 1-to-52 chance of becoming the victim of a crime and a 1-730 chance of experiencing a violent crime.

Justice Anthony Kennedy to visit Williamsburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will visit Williamsburg 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 18 for the Center for Strategic and International Studies global forum on the future of the European Union called “A Crisis and a Crossroads: A DisUnited or United States of Europe.” The forum will open March 17.

Kennedy’s keynote address is titled “How Courts Define a Union: The Role of the Judiciary in Shaping the United States and the Future of the European Union.” U.S. Department of State veteran John Bellinger will serve as the session’s moderator. Kennedy and other speakers will discuss the potential for the further unification or disintegration of the European Union.

Virginia General Assembly okays York County aquaculture The Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution allowing aquaculture in counties that are zoned for commercial agriculture.

This vote comes after a series of aquaculture disputes that have been raging for three years in York County. Now, Virginia counties that have created a zone for land farming must allow individuals within that zone to farm oysters and other aquatic creatures.

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NEWS IN BRIEFS College wins “Best College” bracket

The College of William and Mary came out victorious in The Wire’s “Best College in America” bracket, posted online last week. In honor of March Madness, the website has been posting online brackets for various topics, allowing readers to select their favorites in each category.

The “Best College” bracket pitted 32 colleges and universities against one another. Although The Wire had picked to continue Michigan State University to win the tournament, the College prevailed, garnering 71 percent of the vote to beat Hampshire College in the final round.

College pledges to join study abroad initiative

After committing to increase the number of students who study abroad to 60 percent over the next five years, the College has pledged to become a part of the Institute of International Education’s General Study Abroad Initiative, which aims to double the amount of American students who study abroad. IIE has also committed to continue the $2 million program over the next five years. Over 150 institutions have committed to the initiative, representing 41 states across the country.

IR scholars mistaken in Ukraine

Researchers have conducted a survey of more than 900 international relations scholars at universities around the country. The results of the research strongly indicated that a sizeable majority of those surveyed — 73 percent — believe that the defense budget of the United States of America is far too large. 87 percent of respondents said that they do not support the use of U.S. military force in the conflict in Syria.

Additionally, 56 percent of IR experts and scholars reported that they did not predict Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

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SA survey gauges student spirituality 3,500 randomly selected undergraduate students receive survey by Interfaith Youth Core

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The Student Assembly, in partnership with the Diversity Department and the Student Affairs Department, is funding a survey on religious diversity at the College of William and Mary.

The survey has been sent via email to 3,500 randomly selected undergraduate students. It is being administered by the Interfaith Youth Core, an organization that aims to unite individuals across different faiths and beliefs to create a widespread, positive impact on the world.

“IFYC focuses on cultivating a positive climate on worldview diversity on colleges and universities across the country,” Undersecretary of Religious Affairs Hannah Kohn ’15 said in an email.

IFYC is collecting responses from a number of institutions across the country so that when results are released in early summer, the College will receive its individual results, as well as a comparison with other schools.

“We expect the survey will help us gain a better understanding of the perspectives, attitudes and

perceptions of our student body with regards to religion and spirituality, no matter what the nature or degree of students’ belief or non-belief may be,” Kohn said.

Director of Student Affairs Planning and Assessment Jodi Fisler, M.Ed. ’05, Ph.D. ’10 also discussed the survey’s goals.

“The survey aims to explore how students experience religious [and] spiritual diversity on campus, as well as how students perceive the campus climate with regard to various religious and spiritual beliefs, [including non-belief ],” Fisler said.

Through the survey, the various departments and organizations involved are hoping to gain a better understanding of the current state of the campus and of students’ needs.

“We’d like to know how well we’re meeting those needs now, and how we might meet them better in the future,” Fisler said.

Kohn said she hopes to use the data to create more relevant programs, events and training sessions for students and faculty.

“We aim to help W&M grow to be more inclusive of all worldviews, provide better support for our

students, and find opportunities to have dialogues regarding these challenging topics,” Kohn said.

Wesley Ministry member Cara Dost ’16 expressed her belief that a person’s experience with campus religiosity is strongly influenced by one’s perspective and friend group.

“Many of my closest friends are in Wesley, so probably for me, campus seems more religious than it really is, because a higher percentage of the people I interact with identify as religious,” Dost said. “However, statistically, young people are the least likely to identify as religious, so I would imagine college campuses have a lower religiosity than the general population. I think I see campus as more religious than it is because I actively seek out religious experiences through my campus ministry and local churches.”

The survey creators encourage students who received the survey to take approximately 20 minutes to complete it before the window closes March 24. Kohn said any students interested in participating who did not receive the survey link are welcome to email her with their response to the question, “How do you think we can better engage

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past, but is involved with the Honor Council and served as the vice president of the Black Student Association Both Smith and Johnson emphasize the importance of mental health and safety on campus. They also want to involve more students from other student organizations.

“I just want to be a voice for the voiceless on campus,” Johnson said.

“If we had a more productive way for students to voice their views … that would be perfect for this campus.”

In the race for Senate positions, incumbents Chase Jordan and James Walker will run alongside newcomers Tyler Brent, Michael Payne, Nadia Ilunga, Tyler Kennedy and Kevin Lee for four senate seats for the Class of 2015.

Incumbents Seth OpokuYeboah, Daniel Ackerman, Yohance Whitaker and Gabriel Morey, as well as Michelle Tansey, will run for four open senate positions for the Class of 2016.

Nine candidates will run for the Class of 2017’s four senate seats.

Incumbents Emily Thomas, Kelvin Abrokwa-Johnson and Shannon Caietti will run alongside Eboni Brown, Nick Lee, Elliott Theuerkauf, Connor Mills, Jan LaRiviere and Giselle Tirado.

In the Class of 2015

Undergraduate Council race, Alexandria “Joe” Foster will run unopposed for president as current senator Daniel Kennedy runs unopposed for vice president. Kameron Melton will run an uncontested campaign for secretary. No student has announced intentions to run for Class of 2015 treasurer.

Mark Bland ’16 and Yousif AlAmin will run for president of the Class of 2016 Undergraduate Council. Caroline Ramirez-Gaston, Brian Garland and Nate Palmer will run for Class of 2016 vice president. Incumbent Quetzabel Benavides will run unopposed for secretary, while Julian Kabat will rununopposed for treasurer.

In the Class of 2017 Undergraduate Council race, incumbent Phoebe Galt will run uncontested for president, as incumbent John Yoest runs unopposed for vice president.

Incumbent Emily Heath will run uncontested for secretary and incumbent Giorgio Caterini will run unopposed for treasurer.

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It is, however, unusual to find non-students using the computers in the library. The percentage of nonuniversity users is probably less than 1 percent. Most of the computers in the library require a William and Mary login, but there are several computers on the first, second and third floors that do not.

“I am skeptical of completely banning members of the community because I know there are always a few bad seeds that ruin it for everyone else,” Lucas Pickett ’14, who commented on the Overheard post, said. “But I do feel that locals should be given access on an individual basis.

It was this man — not everyone from the off-campus community — that used the Internet for something that was offensive to a lot of people. I think you should be trusted until you prove you can’t be trusted,” Nickel said.

Library staff does not censor what people read or view in the library, as long as it is legal. Adult pornography is legal. If the material someone is viewing on a library computer is illegal, police are to be notified immediately.

“Essentially the only thing we are allowed to do is approach them and politely ask that they relocate,” a Swem student employee said. “We aren’t allowed to make them do anything because they have every right to view what they want on a public computer

at a public library.”

Swem, in accordance with the American Library Association, supports intellectual freedom and imposes few restrictions on patrons’ access to information.

Regarding computer sources in particular, Swem does not have the right to proscribe, censor or remove information because of “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.” In other words, the library does not censor access to computers or their use unless it is unlawful.

“We understand that being confronted with material that one finds offensive is [troubling] and it may also interfere with learning,” Nickel said. “We ask that if anyone is working on a computer in the library and another user nearby is displaying material that makes you uncomfortable, please consult with the staff at the Circulation Desk. We will work with both parties to find a solution that can meet both needs.”

Moore expressed hope that Swem personnel will address the situation.

“I don’t think this is an isolated incident in the College community,” Moore said. “Something I did not post on Overheard was that when I left several hours later, a new man was sitting in the exact same spot, browsing the same materials.

Since activities of this nature can be perceived as rather threatening, I think it is a very pertinent issue and ought to be addressed.”

a dialogue on religious, non-religious, and spiritual identity on our campus?”

Flat Hat news editor Aine Cain contributed to this article.

SAMPLE SURVEY QUESTIONS How do you currently perceive yourself religiously and spiritually?

I have spent a lot of time throughout my life reflecting on what I believe and value.

I have talked and listened to people with points of view different than my own before committing to my worldview.

The religious organizations on this campus are diverse in terms of the faith traditions they represent.

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Judge Michael McGinty that Marshall confessed to investigators due to concern for the harm the drug he allegedly sold could cause for more students at the College.

McGinty set Marshall’s bond for $10,000.

Kelley said Marshall will soon be returning home to Charlottesville.

Marshall admitted to selling LSD to eight people at the College, according to the complaint cited by the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily. He allegedly sold LSD to four student athletes and at least three other students.

Marshall’s hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m., March 27.

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Modern Languages and Literatures and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies said. “Whether we like Maduro’s government or not, there was an election. He was democratically elected and we get into very dangerous territory when

there’s a minority — and even if it’s a majority — that is through non-institutional channels, through things like protests, that is trying to overthrow an elected government.”

Situations like this are not new to Latin America. For Tandeciarz, the demonstrations in Venezuela echo right-wing-

fueled protests of left-leaning, socialist governments that, in the past, have caused instability in Chile and Argentina. Tandeciarz warned that protestors are not always what they seem.

“People protesting in the streets [are not always] the downtrodden,” she said, referring to cases in which the

privileged, upper-class right have also turned to protest in order to appeal to sympathizers of “the people.”

Tandeciarz and the Students for Venezuela members all advise students to stay informed, a task easier said than done when most news sources display a clear bias. Tandeciarz encourages students to consult a variety of publications to stay updated.

“It’s no surprise that [the United States] are interested because of vast oil reserves and that we don’t have a very good track record in this country vis-à-vis left-leaning socialist regimes in Latin America,” Tandeciarz said.

“So I think that respecting the self-determination of Venezuela in terms of dialogue and resolution, as well as safeguarding human rights is super important.”

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Problems when porn pays tuiton through social media handles, there’s a thought that if you can friend someone or like her photo on Instagram, you have every right to know her personally. And if she works in porn, you might as well be as close as family.

Social media has leveled the playing field online — anyone can post or create anything. The universality of technology has also slowly worked away at something once held in high regard: FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR privacy.

There’s a freshman at Duke University. She’s staring down It doesn’t matter how remote your location, how weak roughly $60,000 dollars in tuition. She works in the porn industry. your wi-fi connection, or how terrible your AT&T service in That should be the end of the story. But in an age of instant Williamsburg. While your physical self might be unavailable, communication, it went viral. Duke’s student newspaper, The your virtual self — your Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest account, Chronicle, sat down with the freshman, beginning a conversation blog — is always available, constantly sending viewers signals that spawned multiple websites and miles of comments. about your identity.

Does she consider herself a feminist? Yes, but she points out A new profile picture represents some cosmic shift in many flaws with the mainstream feminist ideology. Does she the user’s personal life. The number of favorites on a tweet really think becoming a lawyer is possible determines social status just as with her background? Absolutely. Why retweets show true allegiance with That should be the end of the pornography? It’s liberating and allows her some product or handle. What if it’s to express herself. She stresses that this is her more than a picture or “like”? What if story. But in an age of instant choice, and she has never been coerced into it’s porn? Judge away. communication, it went viral. performing against her will.

Without the need to interact in The story should have ended there. A person, the lure to substitute virtual freshman at one of the country’s most academically rigorous profiles for actual personalities becomes too strong to resist. A universities chooses to pay her tuition by working in the adult post becomes a personal declaration, an individual constitution. film industry. But her classmates couldn’t let it end there. Her true A video becomes an irreplaceable first impression. Readers hold identity slipped at a fraternity party and she woke up the following authors to columns, as if the words printed are nothing short of morning to a slew of Facebook friend requests and hundreds of an indestructible creed. unsolicited Twitter followers.

If it’s more than a social media profile — like, say, adult The need to know who she is took control of not only her films — the character reaches out through computer screens to campus, but online forums across the country. Anyone who had take over the person behind the character. Duke lost a freshman slept with her — and that’s the politically correct, paraphrased paying her way through college and gained a porn star. The version — was asked to comment. Was she that one girl in freshman class gave up a classmate in exchange for an object of Professor so-and-so’s Monday-Wednesday class? endless wonder and judgment.

That need to know exactly who does what isn’t confined to There’s a freshman at Duke University. She’s staring down her case. It’s a symptom of a sick mentality where everyone feels roughly $60,000 dollars in tuition. She works in the porn entitled to know everything about the guy across the hall and the industry. girl who sits in the front row of the lecture hall.

That should be the end of the story.

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ith the Student Assembly elections approaching, candidates will seek to prove themselves worthy to the student body. They will need to recognize the current and past SA’s successes and shortcomings, both to educate the students they will serve and to improve the next SA. Merely vilifying or praising the SA’s performance will not suffice. The SA has done many things well: maintaining popular services like Tribe Rides, creating widespread diversity initiatives, and connecting with the broader world of higher education and the Virginia state government. But they lack visibility and transparency beyond campaign season.

The amount of information available to regular students makes a difference when it comes time to elect SA members. Students deserve to have general, up to date information about the SA if they are to make good choices during the election and communicate their needs effectively during the year. The SA could create a well designed website, updated with a summary of each meeting, and including a bio for each member. This would increase transparency and provide students with a basic working knowledge of the SA. The SA also needs to maintain a stronger online presence through Facebook and Twitter. These forums will allow it to communicate information to students while providing informal opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback. Then, regular students and the SA alike can be heard.

One area in which the SA must be commended is in its preservation of popular, useful student services. The massage chairs in Earl Gregg Swem Library are still soothing even the most high-strung TWAMPS. We all appreciate not paying for exam blue books, an unnecessary cost for students elsewhere. Tribe Rides aids many students who would be discouraged from seeking needed mental health care by the stress and financial burden of arranging rides. Candidates should communicate their plans for maintaining these services.

The SA has also strongly promoted diversity. Humans of William and Mary, a SA initiative that has now received more than 3,000 likes on Facebook, presents honest snapshots of students, employees and others, giving us fresh, unique perspectives on everything from studying at the College of William and Mary as an international student to being married. We also eagerly await Maya Angelou, a beloved writer and activist, who, thanks to Alma Mater Productions, the SA and other campus groups, will speak at the College April 15. With equal parts empathy, wisdom and experience, she was a terrific choice.

As representatives of the College’s student body, the SA needs to be active in the broader educational and political community. This month, the SA unanimously passed a letter to the Virginia State Assembly criticizing the Senate’s and House of Delegates’ proposed budgets for not providing enough public education funding. While the SA’s political clout in Richmond is undoubtedly small, we are glad to see they are fighting for us outside of the College.

Candidates must acknowledge the SA’s accomplishments as well as its room for improvement in order to keep students informed and help them make the best voting decisions. But it goes both ways: Students must be willing to learn about the SA and vote.

The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Abby Boyle, Áine Cain, Matt Camarda, Meredith Ramey and Ellen Wexler.

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Do you think the College administration is adequately addressing sexual assault issues?

“Yes, one person shouldn’t ruin it for everyone else.”

Parker Pittman ’15

“I think it’s a good resource for the public and an isolated incident shouldn’t affect everyone.”

Sarah Duska ’17

“I think it should be kept open.

[Watching porn] is legal, I just think it’s creepy.”

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Begin the movement to see fat as a compound, not an identity Dani Aron-Schiavone THE FLAT HAT

Fats are composed of a vast group of compounds that may be insoluble in water, but are generally soluble in organic solvents.

There are a lot of different fats in food — monosaturated, polyunsaturated, omega3, omega-6, saturated fats, trans fats, etc.

However, in its most basic form, fat is a subset of lipids.

Do you know what ‘fat’ isn’t? An identity.

People cannot be ‘fat’ because they are not composed of pure oils and omega-3s — they are composed of thoughts, emotions and vibrant spirits. Yet, there are 7,995,328 posts (roughly the total population of West Virginia, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and almost all of Nebraska combined) on Instagram that hashtag the

word “fat,” and all the images with the hashtag “fat” are of gorgeous living human bodies.

The first post I clicked on that included the hashtag “fat” was also one that simultaneously featured the hashtags “starve,” “bulimia,” “anorexic,” “binge” and “purge,” indicating that “fat” can also be found attached to words associated with eating disorders.

People need to believe that they are more than their body weight. Let’s start an Instagram hashtag: #WMseesbeauty. This hashtag should be attached to a picture of something written on a mirror. On the mirror, you have to write your favorite thing about yourself — physical or not — in a short phrase.

I’ll start: I love my legs. That is not a vain statement, and here’s why: There is nothing wrong with being proud of the body that houses me and the legs that carry me through my day. The summer before my senior year of high school I got very sick and ended up in the ICU, weighing 104 pounds, and lost so much body fat and muscle mass that I was unable to stand or walk on my own. Years

of training my muscles to be strong and dance had all become moot in a matter of months and I was devastated. I had to relearn basic ballet positions to rebuild my muscle.

I used to feel embarrassed because of how bulky my legs are, and I would often catch myself tugging at the hem of my shorts and skirts trying to hide them. I had to remind myself that I have worked so hard to get these thick stubby legs to press 250 pounds; they give me the freedom to leap and turn, and more important than anything, my legs are signs of the strength I developed after recovering from an overwhelming setback.

I vow to not be ashamed anymore — we are nothing if we are not proud of how strong we have become through this life. So please, go ahead: Show me that #WMseesbeauty and use this hashtag on Instagram.

Email Dani Aron-Schiavone at draronschiavon@email.wm.edu.

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Elusive account tweets photographs of students eating bananas on campus

BY AINE CAIN FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

Be warned: Next time you bite into a banana at the College of William and Mary, you might just find your picture online.

The anonymous twitter account, W&M Bananas, tweeted its intent Jan. 23: to post and retweet photographs of College students eating bananas.

The hit was out. Today, nowhere on campus is safe. Pictures have been snapped of students snacking in cafeterias, dorms and even classrooms.

The account is replete with pictures of subjects munching on the yellow — or green, if you got it at Marketplace — fruit. Some students seem to pose for the camera, others have clearly been caught unaware and a few are actually dressed in banana costumes.

The primary motivation behind the account is the thrill of getting the perfect shot.

“It’s like this school is the Sahara and I’m on a safari,” the banana tweeter said in an email. “Only instead of animals and interesting plants, I’m catching people deep-throating neon yellow fruit.

No one wants to be caught eating a banana. It’s great.”

The banana tweeter claims to head a league of photographers devoted to the cause. However, the banana tweeter isn’t much of a banana fan. While quick to praise the fruit’s nutritional benefits, he or she personally doesn’t like its “gross” texture.

“Bananas are the perfect food,” the owner of the account said. “Did you know that a banana can fuel a 90-minute workout? Just by itself. That’s pretty amazing. There’s also the whole ‘sexual innuendo while you eat them’ thing. But I promise, that’s just secondary.”

“Banana eater twitters” at other schools inspired the anonymous tweeter, along with the former account associated with the College. “[The old account] was just terrible,” the banana tweeter said. “Blurry photos, people that didn’t have popularity or fame. I got more followers in an hour than that twitter had. My launch was very scheduled, very planned, with a bunch of wellknown names on campus (and twitter) and some lesser known ones getting sent the link first, so they could retweet it and it could just appear.”

The banana tweeter is particularly proud of his or her marketing technique. He or she hopes to include this social media strategy on his or her resume — or at least bring it up as a talking point in a job interview.

Despite its relative newness, the account has gathered 158 followers, as well as a few critics.

The online circulation of images of people wolfing down the potassium-rich fruits is not universally appreciated.

“One girl tweeted [a profanity] at me … and deleted it an hour later,” the banana tweeter said.

“I looked at her picture and give her the stink eye every time I see her around campus but she doesn’t

know who I am and I don’t know who she is. That’s that.”

If caught, the banana tweeter does plan to “fess up” and take the credit. He or she also believes that the twitter account has impacted campus banana consumption.

“I’ve noticed people tend to eat very privately,” the banana tweeter said. “Especially since the twitter came out. People eat less bananas, and when they do, they kind of hunch over and hide the fact that it is a banana.”

The banana tweeter hopes to leave a legacy at the College — perhaps by adopting an apprentice.

However, he or she expressed some doubts about the future comic potential of the fruit.

“Maybe I’ll find a freshman when I’m a senior and make them carry the legacy,” the banana tweeter said. “Will bananas still be funny? I don’t know.”

The banana tweeter noted that some pretenders have cropped up, warning followers against believing “someone who is loud and outspoken” claiming to operate the twitter account.

The tweeter also has the following message for campus: “Eat more bananas. They’re good for you. I swear.”

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CONFUSION CORNER

The four people you meet at every college party

Students and party attendees one can befriend, avoid or simply observe from a distance

It might be that all the BuzzFeed and Cracked.com articles I’ve read over the years have finally gotten to my head, or that I’m a little unimaginative, or that I always write these columns at the last minute, but this week I present to my readers another list: the four people you meet at parties. For better or worse, attending parties is a fundamental part of the undergraduate college experience, so take a minute to familiarize yourself with the different types of interactions you may have.

each other on campus, you exchange a wave or a casual head nod. But for the love of God in heaven, you can’t remember their name. You try to play it off by giving a greeting that includes a non-descript nickname like “what’s up, man?” or “how’s it going, dude?” If it’s someone of the opposite sex, you might say a drawn out “oh, hellooo,” quickly followed by a “how are you?”

If you’re lucky, you don’t make any faces that reveal how awkward you feel and you’ll have a decent conversation. Sometimes, however, you just have to confess that you can’t remember who they are. If that’s the case, I’d recommend making a joke about how bad your memory is, laugh uncomfortably, and then quickly move on to another phase of your night.

1) The person whose name you can’t remember It’s on the tip of your tongue. You’ve met this person at least twice now, maybe even three times. When you see

2) The person who’s way too drunk Nearly every medium- to large-sized college party plays host to this specific specimen, or specimens. People may get too drunk for a plethora of reasons.

Zach Hardy

CONFUSION CORNER COLUMNIST

They might just need to drown their sorrows for the night, and at this school there could be any number of sorrows to drown — whether it is a bad grade, coming off of a string of allnighters or getting rejected from that internship you absolutely had to get.

Sure, drinking may not be a healthy solution to life’s hardships, but it’s an easy one. Another possible reason for the excess could be that they just don’t know their limits. In my mind, I’ve dubbed this “freshman wasted,” since most new students come in with marginal experience with alcohol and no idea how three shots of cheap vodka back-to-back can make you feel. Note, however, that this type of drunkenness is by no means limited to underclassmen. Then there is the final scenario: Sometimes you’re just having a great night, talking to new people, rapping along to the lame club music that’s booming, engaging in some flirting, and those watery beers just keep going down so easily.

3) The beer pong player “Who wants to shoot some cups?”

Unless it’s a friend or acquaintance, this question usually stirs up in me a mixture of angst and contempt. I get angsty when someone proposes a game of pong because I’m truly terrible at it — I can do a lot of things, like play the violin, consistently write ‘A’ papers and read huge Victorian novels without getting bored. But throw a little plastic ball across a seven-foot table into a little red solo cup? No way.

I get contemptuous because I really don’t understand why people get so passionate about this game anyway — I mean, of all the things to spend your valuable time on, you choose beer pong? Maybe I’m just jealous at the mad skills of the frat stars who can shoot balls backwards or against the wall … who knows.

4) The person in heat Like the person who’s way too drunk, the person in heat can come

in many different forms. It could be the stereotypical bro, who insists that tonight is the night he’s “gonna get some” and spouts things comparable to the infamous “save the sluts” Sigma Chi email. It could also be the shameless girl who comes up to flirt with you, but was swapping spit with someone else 15 minutes ago. Call me a prude, but if you respect yourself, I’d suggest avoiding being this person at all costs — you’ll probably just regret it if you don’t.

There are, of course, other types of people one can encounter at your typical college party, like “the overenthusiastic dancer” or “the person who wants to go to the bars,” but these are the ones I’ve most commonly encountered throughout my three years at the College of William and Mary. I’m just thankful I’ve never witnessed “the fighter” or “the free-style rapper.”

Zach Hardy is a confusion corner columnist and has better things to do than play beer pong.

When tragedy strikes students Tuesday, March 11, 2014

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The Flat Hat

The Dean of Students provides support to students in their times of personal need Being a student at the College of William and Mary can be completely overwhelming.

There are exams, required 25-page research papers, and let us not forget that professor whose assigned textbook list reads as if we’re only taking their class this semester.

While college is exhausting in its own right, the unforeseen can happen at any moment.

Unexpected illnesses, family deaths and financial hardships — these are all very real and common ailments that affect everyone, and even college students cannot escape them. However, the College has a number of resources to help students enduring these hardships and the place to start when in any kind of trouble is the Dean of Students Office.

Last semester, between the last day of classes and the first day of finals, Chris Jay ’15 found out that his best friend from childhood had passed away unexpectedly. Not knowing whom to reach out to, Jay contacted a professor who told him that it would be best to contact the Dean of Students Office rather than explain the situation to each of his professors.

He made an appointment and met with Sr. Associate Dean of Students Vernon Hurte that same day to highlight the details of the situation and inquire

about his options. “[Hurte] made it really easy and said … ‘I’ll take care of this’ and he just gave me a form to fill out for my different classes and professors,” Jay said. “He recommended that I defer my final exams so I could go home and be with [family] and go to the services.”

When dealing with students’ personal crises, the Dean of Students Office acts as a liaison between the student, appropriate faculty members and intervention methods meant to deal with the particular issue.

As personal crises tend to be very private and specific to individuals, the College offers a variety of options to help students overcome whatever

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When dealing with students’ personal crises, the Dean of Students Office acts as a liaison between the student, appropriate faculty members and intervention methods meant to deal with the particular issue.

difficulties may arise.

Some crises, such as the death of a family member, may be limited to a specific time frame, requiring a set period to adjust. Other personal crises

may involve much more complicated details, such as health, wellness and mental health issues; these may necessitate taking leaves of absence. “[The Dean of Students] is pretty much a clearing house for someone having a central idea of what’s going on with the student,” Dean Marjorie Thomas said. “One of the things we try to do … is when a student is in crisis, how do you manage getting what you need from them.”

Jay deferred his exams, allowing him to take extra time during winter break to handle his situation and was permitted to take his final exams in January when the spring semester began. Some crises may require additional time that goes beyond that and students may need to take a leave of absence.

If a student decides to take a leave of absence, Senior Assistant Dean of Students and Case Manager Donna Haygood-Jackson manages communication between the student and the College. During this time period, Jackson inquires about the environment of the student in classes and extracurricular activities.

Then she follows up with various intervention methods, such as medication or counseling, as each specific situation requires.

“We try to do some follow up just to make sure that they’re doing ASHLEY RICHARDSON / THE FLAT HAT okay, because

for us, even when our students take a break, they’re still our students,” said Thomas. “We gauge [whether] they’re ready to come back … and that we are aware of what the student needs to be successful when they come back.”

The Dean of Students Office also offers options

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We try to do some follow up just to make sure that they’re doing okay, because for us, even when our students take a break, they’re still our students.

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BY LINDSEY STROUD FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

— Dean Marjorie Thomas which allow students and faculty to submit concerns to the office regarding students who they feel are in a crisis mode.

Worried individuals can file a concern report on the Dean of Students website, call or stop by the office. They can do so anonymously if they so choose.

The appropriate dean will do a follow up to determine the validity of the concern and take necessary action.

Personal problems do arise and may be difficult to handle, but the College offers students a solid support structure to ensure their well-being and success.

“Go to the Dean of Student’s office first. Just call them, make an appointment or show up,” Jay said.

“They’re eager to help you.”

Students should remember that the Dean of Students Office cares about students as individuals.

When dealing with a personal crisis, students should lean on these deans to support them through the constant flux of stresses in life and to guide them through specific situations effectively and efficiently.

“We want you to be well for life,” Thomas said. “My staff knows I’m not thinking about next semester. I’m thinking, I want you to be your strongest and your best … and learn strategies along the way that are going to benefit you for the rest of your life.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

College suffers blowout loss, double overtime loss Tribe finishes 8-20 on season, set to face lowest seed UNC Wilmington in first round of Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

BY SAMANTHA COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary faced conference foes James Madison and Hofstra over the break, turning in a lopsided result before pushing Hofstra to two overtimes. With the two losses, the Tribe finishes the regular season with an 8-20 overall record, including a 5-11 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play.

The Tribe faced top-seeded James Madison (25-5, 15-1 CAA) March 2, losing by 41 points, 83-42.

The Dukes dominated the first half and the Tribe found itself staring down a 28-point disadvantage at the break, 46-18. The Dukes continued to overwhelm the Tribe as the game continued.

Sophomore point guard Brooke Stewart scored 10 points, the only player to score in the double digits for the Tribe.

“Brooke’s an important piece for us,” head coach Ed Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “We have her in the

starting lineup because she can make shots. She just progressed nicely as the season has moved on and she’s got a great work ethic so I’m extremely happy with her progression so far.”

The Dukes shot 56.3 percent in the first half and 42.4 percent in the second. They scored 23 points off turnovers and stretched their lead to 41 points in the second half.

“They simply outplayed us — not only on the scoreboard but also with the effort plays and especially on sharing the basketball,” Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “They had 27 assists on 32 baskets — that’s great team basketball. We need to come with a much better effort and execution to stay in games.”

March 5 saw the Tribe play its last game of the regular season against fifth-seeded Hofstra (14-14, 8-8 CAA). The Tribe frustrated the Pride — even leading in the second half — through both halves before falling 80-77 in double overtime.

“After a slow start I thought we really picked it

up, we fought our way back,” Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “I thought offensively we were really out of sync early on and a lot of unforced turnovers.”

The Tribe returned with force in a heated second half. The score was tied four times and the lead changed three times in the second half. The game headed into overtime tied at 64-64.

The first overtime ended in a tie after an even battle, leading to a second overtime in which the Pride was finally able to break through after Hofstra sophomore Alexis Carter sank a three-pointer to seal the win.

The Tribe faces UNC Wilmington, ranked last in the conference, at 2 p.m. Thursday in the 31st edition of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

“I think the team has shown steady progress the entire year” Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “I’m extremely proud of how this team has battled the entire year. The wins aren’t there but that’s [going to] come in time.”

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Sophomore guard Brooke Stewart has proved a scoring threat.

Colley supplements salary with real estate, enjoys unique perspective of College COLLEY from page 8

here, so I stayed around.”

With the thought of kids and supporting a family, Colley realized a broadcaster’s salary wouldn’t cut it.

Running into Tommy Smith ’65 proved another fortunate turn of events.

Smith introduced Colley to the real estate profession, a career Colley still maintains today.

“It’s been a wonderful profession. I can say a large amount of my success is because of the broadcasting,” Colley said.

“You meet people, you see people coming and going. You meet alums that come and go. It’s worked.”

A quick Google search brings up scores of pages dedicated to Colley’s real estate

practice. After beginning his career in 1988, Colley has worked his way to the top three percent of relators since 1992.

Perks of the job Colley can claim the distinct honor of working alongside the “shining light of broadcast partners” — Bob Sheeran ’67.

Sheeran spent 16 years as the College’s sports information director before turning his attention to athletic boosters and broadcasting. An icon in his own right, Sheeran left behind a legacy impossible to surmount after passing away in February of 2013.

For his part, however, Colley has fulfilled the gap left by Sheeran. While working to fill the void, Colley has

partnered with Ridjaneck for football games.

“Matt and I are getting a repertoire,” Colley said. “We step on each other’s toes occasionally, but you have to do that.

Otherwise you’re facing dead air.”

Aside from working alongside both veteran broadcasters and young talent, Colley enjoys a unique perspective of the Tribe’s athletic programs. Unlike students, whose stay lasts four years on average, Colley has experienced a wealth of seasons.

“I would tell you that over the span of 32 years now, football has been the shining star for this athletic department in terms of broadcast because it’s won more championships, its won more games, it’s been incredibly competitive,” Colley

said. “What [Laycock] has done has been nothing short of a miracle, in my opinion.”

While football may allow for more exciting calls, Colley finds as much enjoyment in the College’s basketball program.

“I think Coach Shaver has turned this basketball program around to where we are no longer going to be in the bottom half of the league. We’re going to be in the upper echelon year in and year out,” Colley said. “If not, games will always be very competitive. That hasn’t always been the case.”

Colley’s continued run of class and dedication earned him an honorary degree from the College in 2003. While Colley recognizes his Middle Tennessee State degree, the honorary degree from the

College strikes a more sentimental chord.

“I’m a class of 2003, that’s my new mantra. It was a great honor. I was shocked at the time,” Colley said. “Hopefully what it means is that I’ve carried myself in a way that shows one of the most prestigious universities in the world has looked on my services and see that I’ve done it with class.”

Despite Colley’s on-air success, he remains humble and focused on the reason he continues to call College games — the student-athletes.

“Nobody has ever come up to me and told me what to say or what not to say. I’ve tried to be as first-class as is capable of me to be,” Colley said. “I treat these young athletes with the respect they deserve.

They truly are a special lot.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Junior guard Marcus Thornton awaits a defensive stand in this weekend’s Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Thornton’s last second shot clanged off the rim as the College fell to No. 1 Delaware 75-74 Monday night at Baltimore Arena.

Heartbreak in Baltimore

No. 3 College falls to No. 1 Delaware 75-74 in conference championship, misses automatic bid

BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Receiving the ball just past mid-court with ten seconds left on the clock and a conference title on the line, junior guard Marcus Thornton dribbled to the top of the key, lost the ball momentarily before regaining control, and spun off his defender to set up an open mid-range jumper. As the ball left Thornton’s hands, time stood still in expectation.

Then it rushed recklessly forward as the ball clanged off the front of the rim and No. 1 Delaware (25-9, 15-2 CAA) players exulted as their fans stormed the Baltimore Arena court Monday night. Like all of its games this tournament, the No. 3 Tribe’s 75-74 loss in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game was nothing if not nerve-wracking.

“I thought I got a pretty good look,” Thornton said.

“Pull-up three that I thought was a great look; just missed it.”

After surmounting a 12-point second-half deficit, the Tribe (20-12, 10-7 CAA) held a one-point lead with just 25 seconds left. Delaware forward Carl Baptiste, coming in at 6’9 and 260 pounds, received the ball just outside of the paint and bullied his way past Thornton and sophomore forward Sean Sheldon for an emphatic score to give the Blue Hens the advantage. Thornton

— who remained lethal all game and finished with 22 points — couldn’t find an answer, missing his second jumper in the final 30 seconds.

“Obviously, a tough loss for our guys,” head coach Tony Shaver said. “Great college basketball game; really couldn’t be much prouder of our team.”

Baptiste’s size and strength working for the Blue Hens made the crucial difference between the teams.

Delaware’s big man proved too much for either Sheldon or senior forward Tim Rusthoven to handle down-low. Baptiste led all scorers with 24 points on 9 of 11 shooting, most of which were uncontested baskets on post moves.

“It was a difficult time with him in the first half,” Rusthoven said. “Changed up the defense in the second, which helped, [but] he just had a great game.”

Rusthoven responded to Baptiste’s offensive dominance by showing some of his own moves.

Deploying his patented baby hook, which Tribe fans will dearly miss, Rusthoven scored 16 points on 8 of 12, shooting to close out his collegiate career.

After vital contributions in the Tribe’s previous two tournament games, senior guard Brandon Britt and senior forward Kyle Gaillard scored seven and five points, respectively. Gaillard dished out a teamhigh four assists while playing tough defense over 30 minutes of action. Senior guard Julian Boatner

recorded only four minutes and didn’t attempt a shot despite being consistent for much of the tournament.

“We sort of hung our hat with these seniors, these upperclassmen over the past year, and they’ve really performed well all year long,” Shaver said.

Though it held a 16-9 lead five minutes into the game, the Tribe entered halftime down 39-33.

Uncharacteristically poor free-throw shooting held the Tribe back in the first 20 minutes, as the team converted just three of its ten attempts from the line.

Delaware’s superior strength was clear from the start as Baptiste scored 16 points and hauled in six offensive rebounds in the first half.

Delaware guard Kyle Anderson hit two three pointers in just over a minute to give the Blue Hens a 12-point advantage. Shaver called a timeout with 16:42 remaining in the second half before the CAA Rookie of the Year guard Omar Prewitt took over.

Getting the ball in transition off a turnover, Prewitt dodged defenders before leaping in the paint for what at first appeared to be a layup attempt but was actually a dunk over Delaware guard Davon Usher. Prewitt’s dunk, which sent the Tribe fans in attendance into hysterics, was merely the most memorable of ninestraight points. Though he failed to score a single point in the first half, Prewitt ended with 14.

Prewitt and Thornton provided the bulk of the

College’s second half scoring. Ironically, the two players that contributed most to the Tribe’s comeback couldn’t make a shot in the final minute to seal the game. Stepping to the line with 58 seconds remaining and four points in hand, Prewitt missed his free throw attempt on a 1 and 1. Threatt came back the other way and converted an acrobatic three-point play.

“The key stat of the game was free throws,” Shaver said. “We missed eight free throws, three of 11 from the free throw line. They were 15 of 18.”

Monday night was the Tribe’s third appearance in the CAA championship game in seven years, all of which have ended in defeats. Though just seconds away from ending the distinction, the Tribe remains one of only five programs in the nation to have never qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.

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FEATURE

Veteran broadcaster relishes role as ‘voice of the Tribe’

Jay Colley’s major league aspirations sent him to Williamsburg, opening the door to 34 years of calling games

BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Jay Colley wanted to call sporting events as early as 1980, when he graduated Middle Tennessee State with a degree in mass communications. 34 years later, Colley is still realizing that dream.

Colley’s path to William and Mary began with backto-back two-year broadcasting stints with the Nashville Sound and the Charlotte Orioles, both Double-A minor league Colley baseball clubs.

Determined to make it to the majors, Colley took a job with a Triple-A club in Rochester, N.Y. In retrospect, working alongside a young Cal Ripken, Jr. seemed a positive sign for Colley’s major league aspirations.

While Ripken launched his professional career, Colley unknowingly began his turn to the Tribe.

“I was with Cal Ripken, Jr. in Double-A,

and then he went up to the Major Leagues and I didn’t,” Colley said. “I stayed nine years in Rochester and got out of baseball in 1990, 1991.”

The journey Rochester proved beneficial, however, as Colley met then-Tribe broadcaster Bob Rathbun.

“One time I wore cowboy boots to a game up in Rochester,” Colley said. “[Rathbun] said, ‘Cowboy, I got a job for you.’ I said, ‘What do you have?’ He said, ‘I’m going to be leaving William and Mary as broadcaster next year, and I’m going to introduce you to the station owner.’”

That meeting cemented Colley in Williamsburg. Still, Colley wanted to work in the majors. He agreed to call College games in the fall and winter, but reserved the spring and summer to work minor league baseball games. A single man, the chance to travel the country and work the radio waves was alluring. However, it wouldn’t last indefinitely.

“I got married and we wanted to start a family and so I needed to

make a decision of whether to stay in Rochester … and pursue major league baseball broadcasting, or make my home in Williamsburg and do college broadcasting,” Colley said. “I picked Williamsburg, and I don’t ever regret it, truthfully.”

Five presidents, four athletic directors and one Jimmye Laycock later, Colley still calls the College’s football and men’s basketball games. Whether working alongside Matt Ridjaneck ’06 in the press box at Zable Stadium or scribbling down stats with Charlie Wollum in Kaplan Arena, Colley has become the voice of the Tribe.

The job Today, Colley juggles the duties of broadcasting with his love of Tribe athletics, fighting the urge to call games as a fan in the bleachers.

“My hope is that Tribe fans do listen.

I hope that I bring the emotion that they feel, because in the heart — in the very essence of a broadcaster, is a fan,” Colley said. “But they have to be a fairly

objective fan.”

Colley recalls moments from seasons past in the blink of an eye. From plays decades ago to junior guard Marcus Thornton’s buzzer beater at Drexel weeks ago, Colley eagerly sketches each play.

“Marcus Thornton hitting the jumper at the buzzer at Drexel — I understand they may have used that call on ESPN,” Colley said. “I was particularly proud of that. I’ve watched it a thousand times … I was fairly close. The dribble, the cut right, the jump and hitting it. That’s nice when you’re accurate, and it was exciting.”

While the job ends soon after the action on the field or court comes to a finale, Colley enjoys a level of access to studentathletes usually reserved for coaches and trainers. Senior guard Brandon Britt, a “personal favorite” of Colley, has gotten to know Colley’s children.

“I do think [Britt] is a remarkable young man. He’s had his trials and tribulations. From afar, I think this will make him a stronger person,” Colley said. “This university has given Brandon a lot, and Brandon has given [to] this university. That’s what collegiate athletes

are all about.”

More than the give-and-take of student athletes and their universities, Colley draws particular pride from the level of commitment from the College’s studentathletes.

“We had just won a huge game against Drexel. I went back to tell [Britt] good game. He looked up and he had his book out. That’s a classic picture of a William and Mary athlete after a big win,” Colley said. “Getting back on that bus and pulling out a book. And this is Saturday night.

I don’t think students here at William and Mary would be surprised about that because they’re doing the same thing. But I think the fan base may be surprised that this is a common aspect.”

The other job With a stable broadcasting job, Colley settled in Williamsburg.

“I knew this is where I wanted to be, as long as they didn’t fire me,” Colley said. “It truly is a unique place to live. I had a job See COLLEY page 7