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With national media attention focused on police militarization in the wake of the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., special scrutiny has been leveled at the Pentagon Excess Property Program, otherwise known as the “1033 Program.” Both the Williamsburg Police Department and the William and Mary Police Department have received M16 rifles through this program. The program, facilitated by the Defense Logistics Agency, was authorized in 1990 to assist local law enforcement agencies with counterdrug operations. In 1997, Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act authorized the transfer of excess Department of Defense property to federal and state agencies to assist with counter-drug and counter-terrorism operations. Michelle McCaskill, media relations chief for the Defense Logistics Agency, said that more than 8,000 law enforcement agencies participate in the program. According to a report by the Chronicle of
Including William and Mary, five schools in Virginia have acquired M16s. The University of Virginia police department received twelve guns from the Pentagon. Virginia Tech, which
experienced an active shooter incident in 2007, did not receive any weapons from the program. The Williamsburg Police Department and the William and Mary Police Department both joined the program more than five years ago. While the Williamsburg Police Department, located on Armistead Ave., uses the weapons on patrol, the William and Mary Police Department has kept its weapons in a safe since their acquisition. Neither department has fired any of the weapons obtained through the 1033 program. According to Williamsburg Police Department spokesman Greg Riley, the department acquired seven M16 rifles through the program in 2004 — to add to the two the department already possessed — to ensure that every patrol car carried an M16. The weapons, the military counterpart to the civilian AR-15, were converted to allow for only semi-automatic fire upon receipt. According to Riley, the department See GUNS page 3
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Thirty-three students will begin campaigning for class officer positions for the Class of 2018. Elections will take place Sept. 25. Eleven freshmen are running for Freshmen Class President. Ten are campaigning for four vacant Senator positions. Six students are in the running for Vice President. Three will campaign for class Treasurer, and three are running for Secretary. “It is important to help elect peers who you want to represent you to the administration and to other classes,” SA President Colin Danly ’15 said in an email. The number of students running for Student Assembly positions is comparable to those of years past. In 2013, seven students ran for Class President, and a total of 34 students were in the running. In 2012, 38 freshmen ran for positions. In 2012, 12 students ran for Senator positions. Fourteen ran in 2013, compared to ten this year. In 2013, seven students ran for President and nine ran in 2013. “The Student Assembly is an amazing organization to be a part of, and an incredible opportunity to give back to the W&M Tribe,” Sen. Daniel Ackerman ’16 said in an email. “The Student Assembly helps fund more organizations, events and projects around campus than just about anyone else, while also have a special opportunity to discuss school policy with the administration.” Assoc. News Editor Madeline Bielski contributed to this article.
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Turning over a new Leafe: Local establishment embraces changes Restaurant to expand beer selection, removes partition to create open space for increased movement, dancing ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
The Green Leafe Café has served the College of William and Mary community since 1974. This year, the restaurant is undergoing a few changes both in structure and in alcoholic fare. Last month, a partition extending from the back of a booth was removed from the restaurant, creating an open space for increased movement and socializing. The Green Leafe occasionally hosts DJs and frequently features music playing from speakers. Server and bartender Nicholas Gupta ’15 said that the new space is an improvement which allows students to gather easily. It is especially appreciated at times when the bar is crowded.
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“It’s easier to move around,” Gupta said. “[The space] will encourage foot traffic and dancing. When we have DJs, it’s been very fun for people. We’re happy with how things are looking.” In addition to augmenting space within the restaurant, the Green Leafe will expand its beer selection. Gupta said that next month the bar will insert a new tap line, adding 20 taps to the existing 42. Additionally, starting Oct. 15, Bar Manager Emma Dickinson said that the bar will be hosting a weekly Senior Mug Night on Wednesday evenings, during which seniors can bring their class mugs and get discounts on beer. The Green Leafe will also start hosting a Tap Takeover night on
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Michael O’Connor ’18 was named a recipient of the College of William and Mary’s Michael Hardy Edwards Scholarship. The Edwards Scholarship provides $5,000 a year to recipients who remain in good academic standing. It is awarded to an incoming student from the Greater New York area. The scholarship is in honor of Michael Hardy Edwards ’90, a New Yorker who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. The scholarship is funded by his family and friends. O’Connor earned a 4.0 throughout high school, served on his student council, worked on an anti-bullying campaign, and organized charity events, in addition to playing basketball and lacrosse.
The Williamsburg City Council voted to approve a special use permit for a microdistillery on Capitol Landing Road. The business will open a location at the former site of the Lord Paget Motel. The venture, Copper Fox Distillery Enterprises LLC, will be opening its second location in the area. Council members voted 4-0-1 in approving the business. The WilliamsburgYorktown Daily reported that the property’s recent assessed value was $877,100. The city bought the property for $697,400. According to the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily, the city suggests the distillery will generate $216,000 in tax revenue in its first six years of operation.
Several College of William and Mary students spent their summer in the Plant Ecology Lab, exploring the relationship between plants and pollinators. Melissa Hey ’15 and Reilly Henson ’15 received research grants to study the relationship between milkweed plants and caterpillars and butterflies. Milkweed is the only plant on which monarch butterflies lay their eggs. It is often found near farms. The research is especially important today, as monarch butterfly populations are declining rapidly worldwide. The Center for Biological Diversity reported that the species has experienced a 90 percent drop over 20 years.
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Award-winning video journalist Steve Sapienza gave a presentation on multimedia journalism to students in Blow 201 Sept. 14. Sapienza is a senior producer with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting; he focuses mostly on video production. The Center is a national non-profit organization dedicated to assisting freelance international journalists secure funding and resources for overseas ventures. Reporters attempt to focus on underreported stories around the globe. Sapienza won an Emmy in 2009 in the News and Documentary category for LiveHopeLove. com, a web project documenting the lives of individuals with HIV and AIDS in Jamaica. The multimedia feature incorporated interviews, poetry, videos and images. However, he explained that it was the power of radio that first drew him into the art of storytelling at a young age. “I have always gravitated to the way people tell stories,” Sapienza said. Throughout his career, Sapienza has reported on a range of topics, from the impact of HIV in the Sapienza Caribbean, to stateless individuals in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, to the lives of “invisible” child soldiers in Sierra Leone. In his talk, Sapienza said he usually spends two to three weeks researching a story before producing it. Sapienza noted that he typically
shoots on location for a week or two. He explained that, despite the international experiences he has had over the course of his career, his days spent shooting a video are often very consistent. He prefers to shoot and interview subjects — or “characters” — early in the morning, when the light is good. In the evening, he takes precautions like backing up footage, following up with characters and recharging batteries. Sapienza recommends that students interested in journalism and video production at the College of William and Mary — which lacks a formal journalism program — try to gain relevant experience through extracurricular activities, research and workshops. He also emphasized the importance of a liberal arts education. “I do think that just being well rounded in your understanding of politics, the economy, and the basics, having that foundation … could make for a good basis for a career in journalism,” Sapienza said. He noted that his most memorable story was a profile on an American doctor working in a Haitian penitentiary before the 2010 earthquake. The doctor was attempting to establish a more effective medical treatment system for the prisoners. “It was probably one of the most shocking things I’ve ever seen,” Sapienza said. “This prison was so overcrowded.” After the story was broadcast and an accompanying print article was published, the United States government donated funds meant to improve the conditions in the jail. “For me, that’s a clear-cut example that you can have an impact with the stories that you do,” Sapienza said. “You can change people’s lives.”
CNN pundit and political consultant Paul Begala spoke to students Sept. 15 at the College of William and Mary. Begala, who was brought to speak in conjunction with the William and Mary in Washington Program, engaged in conversation with government professor Jaime Settle and students primarily about the role of social media in politics and how it has affected the way political agents interact with one another. “Political communication used to be top down … now it is communal in a way that is way more powerful. … Voters get information in a new way online. But then social media, it is so much more powerful,” Begala said. He added that, especially among liberal demographics, politics is becoming more social. Specifically, social interaction among relatives and can define the way potential voters align on issues. “How come there’s not a liberal on the radio?” Begala said. “Because that’s not how talk radio works. … Social media is more suited to liberal values, it’s more communal.” Speaking specifically about President Barack Obama’s election strategies, Begala noted that his campaign took strategic advantage of social media. In 2008, Obama’s team used cell phone databases to collect voter information, but in 2012, the campaign shifted to social networking on the internet, and having voters vouch for candidates online. “In 2012, the Obama campaign was 2.0.,” he said. “Yeah, they were collecting your information, but it was more about connecting you with your friends.” However, Begala mentioned the drawbacks of social networking, also. He noted the potential for lies and misinformation to spread quickly on the internet, despite the efforts of many groups dedicated to keeping
pundits like himself honest. “The proliferation of social media allows falsehoods to spread … [but] there are right wing groups that track me when I say something wrong,” Begala said. “That’s good for the soul. And there are left wing groups that track guys like Rush [Limbaugh.]” When the conversation opened to student questions, some asked Begala about the role of voting. He noted that senior citizens vote in large numbers and benefit from government programs. He argued that it if youths vote in similar numbers, politicians would be more accountable to them. Begala, who also consults for Priorities USA — a SuperPAC which worked to get President Obama elected in 2012 and is now shifting its focus to getting Hilary Clinton elected in 2016 — also answered questions about the role of money in politics. “My SuperPAC made $70 million,” Begala said. “I worked for Bill Clinton in 1992, [and] the entire election campaign was $50 million. A small SuperPAC makes 70. We were small. Koch brothers alone have $300 [million]. Obama was incumbent. You throw another splotch of paint on a Jackson Pollock painting, it looks the same. … We used $70 million and we defined Romney, who was almost completely unknown. I know because of data. So we spent our little 70 but we had a rifle shot, but we had one thing, we defined him as Gordon Gecko … which he was running on. We take away his business record and he would be left with nothing but his charm. Obama did it mostly with small donations.” In closing, Begala spoke about making it as a student in politics. “[You need to have] the ethic to do whatever it takes within ethics and law, and that means having to get coffee … very soon, you will become indispensable,” Begala said. “Then, you’re in.”
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The Green Leafe underwent construction over the summer. Management is also working to include new events for College of William and Mary students and other patrons, in addition to the events the restaurant already offers.
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Fridays. This will feature local breweries coming into the bar and serving their own fare. “It’s very exciting for a lot of people
who come in to drink locally,” Gupta said. Although the restaurant will incorporate some new events, it will maintain other activities throughout the week. On Mondays, the Green Leafe
hosts Trivia Night, in addition to the occasional college DJ. “[The Green Leafe is] preserving a tradition that’s been at the College for so long,” Dickinson said. “[We] want to keep it a traditional college hangout.”
Ryan Boles ’15 frequented the Green Leafe this summer while he worked at the College. He often went to Trivia Night and noted that, on most weekends, the restaurant was crowded. He said he believes that the opening
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sought out the weapons to respond to a potential activeshooter situation; however, the weapons have been taken out on patrol for other purposes. “We don’t have a policy that dictates you will use [the rifles] in situation x or you should use them in situation y because we don’t want to remove discretion,” Riley said. “There may be circumstances where an officer takes one out, and after those circumstances dissipate you have a different situation. You wouldn’t want to discipline someone for, you know, you took a weapon out when you weren’t supposed to.” The department, citing security concerns, would not release the magazine capacity of the M16s or the number of hours of training that officers receive. Four years after the Williamsburg Police Department acquired M16s, the William and Mary Police Department also applied to the 1033 program, receiving four M16 rifles in 2008. Those weapons, which the department received without cost, have remained unused in a safe since they were acquired. They are not in active use. “Soon after WMPD received the four M-16 rifles in 2008, the police department had the opportunity to replace their handguns with a weapon that had a compatible carbine semi-automatic rifle,” Vice President for Communications Brian Whitson in an email. The department chose to use that semiautomatic carbine instead of modifying the M16s to
remove the automatic function. However, the department does not intend to dispose of the M16s in case they need to use them in the future, William and Mary Police Department chief Ed Schardein said. According to Schardein, a change in national or local crime trends could cause the department to put the weapons into use. There would be a considerable transition period, including training officers to use the weapons — a process Schardein said could take one or two days, as officers are already proficient with other rifles — and modifying the weapons to remove the automatic function. The latter process could take longer. “We have good defensive measures as we stand, but if things change, we may need to change and use a different weapon,” said Schardein. Schardein said the department relies on the Virginia Fusion Center, an arm of the Virginia State Police which releases a daily intelligence report, for information about crime trends. Apart from the M16s, the Williamsburg Police Department received training uniforms and a Chevy Blazer patrol car (which they have since decommissioned) from the program. The William and Mary Police Department did not receive any equipment from the program aside from the M16 rifles. In addition, a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by The Flat Hat determined that there have been no excessive force violations recorded in the past
five years for the Williamsburg Police Department, and only two complaints, which were investigated and determined to be unfounded. The William and Mary Police Department has also had no excessive force complaints in the past five years and has only recorded seven total uses of force in that time. Both departments are currently running trial programs looking into using body-mounted cameras for officers on patrol. The Williamsburg Police Department received several cameras which were later determined to be faulty. The William and Mary Police Department is still exploring options. Both departments use audio and video recording devices mounted on all of their patrol cars. Neither the Williamsburg Police Department nor the William and Mary Police Department trains officers in riot management or maintains riot gear. However, the William and Mary police department trains its officers in what Schardein referred to as “civil disobedience training.” He described civil disobedience training as the use of pressure points and distraction techniques. The police reviewed these training procedures in April, 2011 when students staged a sit in at the President’s office. However, the situation was resolved before the police intervened. Editor’s note: Deborah Cheesebro has since taken over as police chief of the William and Mary Police Department.
space in the middle of the Green Leafe is a big improvement. “It feels very authentic in there,” Boles said. “The Crust is more of an urban scene. The Green Leafe has its own thing going for it.”
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Solving the student debt crisis Education for the joy of expanding one’s knowledge is a noble goal to be sure, but let the student make that decision. Give families the information they need to make their own decisions about their limited financial resources. As for privacy concerns, those are legitimate worries, but if we design the proper legal safeguards for the database, it won’t be very different from information the IRS already has. Certainly Warner and Rubio have taken a step in the right direction with this proposal. However, this legislation alone will not solve the THE FLAT HAT issue. There is an innovative solution that can fix the long-run issue of “Crisis” may seem to be the third word out of every politician’s student loan debt, while also offering something that both political mouth these days, but there is no substitute for describing student loan parties desire: private investment in student loans. With the current debt today. student loan process, the government — comprising 85 percent As Mark Warner discussed when visiting campus Sept. 2, student of student loans — has no idea what the value of the student is, or debt in America now stands at $1.2 trillion, which exceeds national what the student’s future ability to pay will be. That’s scary. Think of credit card debt. If that statistic isn’t mind-blowing enough, what about guessing what your mortgage should be on a house you’ve never seen. the fact that 40 million Americans hold Private investment in student loans would The amount a student is required completely revamp the current system. With student debt — a number greater than the total population of Poland? Make no taxpayer support, the government has less incentive to pay would be based on his mistake, this is a crisis. to invest wisely than a private firm with limited or her major and continuing Fortunately, there are a number of resources. Think of it this way: Two students of academic performance. solutions from both parties to help alleviate equal standing want to take out a loan. One wants the situation. Mark Warner, a Democrat and current Virginia senator, to major in ceramics and adventure games, the other wants to major has co-sponsored the Student Right To Know Before You Go Act with in computer science and biochemistry. Financially, the government Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL. The act provides families with more treats these two students the same. Not good. information about graduation rates, expected earnings, expected Enter private investment. A student who would normally need a student debt and job prospects by requiring colleges to disclose this loan agrees to a contract in which they pay a small portion guaranteed, information, which most already collect. “This bipartisan legislation and then pay a percentage of their earnings for a set number of years. will combine relevant information in a rational way so that students and The amount a student is required to pay would be based on his or her their families can access comparative information on which colleges major and continuing academic performance. So, based on future and which majors will result in a good job,” Warner said. earnings risk, a philosophy student would have a larger down payment However, this bill has drawn some opposition. Some Republicans than a pre-med student. If the student’s earnings were low, the firm are concerned over the privacy issues in having earnings and job would lose money. If the student’s earnings were high, the firm gains information all collected into a single database, while some liberals in money. But neither student would be saddled with crushing debt, as higher education argue against taking such a job-oriented approach the low-earning student would dodge debt and the successful student to college, in the sense that a college education is about a learning could afford it. experience rather than job preparation. Sure, we’d all have to choose our majors earlier. But is that really too But 71 percent of college seniors graduate with student debt and high a price to pay? the average debt per student clocks in at $29,400. That’s just too much. Email Sumner Higginbotham at sshigginbotham@email.wm.edu.
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What is your cocktail of choice for a night out in the ‘Burg?
“I like sangria because it has that wine flavor but it’s also fruity and it’s tasty.”
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“I love mojitos, because they aren’t too sweet and I hate things that are too sweet.”
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etween 2004 and 2008, both the Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary police departments received M16 assault rifles through the federal government’s 1033 program, which has been supplying military weapons to local law enforcement since 1990. While the weapons themselves are not a threat, neither the Williamsburg nor the College police department has a formal policy governing when officers can use these weapons. Currently, the Williamsburg Police Department has nine M16 assault rifles which they have converted from automatic to semi-automatic — making them safer and cutting necessary training time. The Williamsburg Police Department says it will only use these weapons in active shooter situations, but this is only an informal policy. The Williamsburg Police Department said it does not want to discipline its officers for drawing their weapons and, to some extent, that makes sense: Danger is often ambiguous, and officers need to protect themselves. We also understand that the Williamsburg Police Department wants to protect its officers, and it should. But leaving high-power assault rifles to be used at each officer’s discretion is dangerous and irresponsible. Without a formal policy, officers could theoretically use M16s in situations that do not require them, potentially killing someone. Though this is unlikely, it is possible. Upperclassmen may remember when, two years ago, officials mistook a student’s stapler for a gun. Luckily, no one was hurt as a result of this mistake, but it’s clear that mistakes can happen — and if they do, official protocol should dictate how police officers act. A written policy clearly explaining when officers can use M16s would eliminate ambiguity and could prevent tragedy. Police would be accountable to the public, and the public would know what to expect from its police officers. The same goes for the William and Mary Police Department, which has four M16s. Lacking the money to convert the M16s to semi-automatic at this time, the College’s police department said that it will not use the weapons unless they are converted. But this, too, is only an informal policy. When the U.S. Marines train to operate M16s, they spend six weeks in classroom training before they even fire the weapon. There are some differences between the weapons the Marines use and the M16s the College would use. For example, the Marines use automatic M16s. However, William and Mary police officers should receive more than the planned one or two days of training if they are to use such a powerful weapon. It’s not the guns themselves that pose a problem. In the event of an active shooter situation, police should have those weapons at their disposal. But without lengthy training for officers, without a plan in place for the College police to convert its weapons to semi-automatic, and without a written policy regulating how and when the guns should be used, there is too much room for error. The William and Mary Police Department needs to do one of two things: either convert the weapons to semi-automatic and create a policy dictating their use, or send the weapons back to the federal government. Should an active shooter situation occur, both the Williamsburg and College’s police departments have mutual aid agreements; if needed, there would be no shortage of M16s. Students and local residents should be able to hold police officers accountable for their actions, and officers should know exactly what the law and their community expect of them. Official policies for the M16s would effectively eliminate these concerns. 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, Matt Camarda, Zachary Frank, Meredith Ramey and Ellen Wexler. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.
Eliminating the word TWAMP: a perpetual student misnomer Rohan Desai
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What is a TWAMP? A “typical” William and Mary person, sure, but like any good academic, I think it is important to define our terms. Urban Dictionary (the Holy Grail of all things scholarly) suggests the term describes an unkempt, bookish College of William and Mary student, while in campus parlance, it is used to refer to the student who might spend long weekends in the library or wake up early to scout a good study spot on the third floor. Simply put, it is our student body’s way of defining the nerdy eccentricities at the College
and, to many, a unique selling point of our school. Yet, I challenge you to pick any academically rigorous school in the nation and prove to me that they don’t have their own variant of the twamp. The typical student here is the typical student at any number of institutions — smart and driven. So, what makes our twamp unique? If we were to define twamp as simply someone who considers himself intellectual or behaves in a “nerdy” fashion, there are twamps in universities the nation over. We are neither more nor less academically minded than those at schools we consider our peers. If a twamp plays club Quidditch, loves science fiction, is obsessively informed about current affairs, or simply walks around with an oversized backpack, he not unique to this — or any — campus. Then, what defines “typical” at the College? The student body of the College represents over 50 countries, ranks above the national average for ethnic diversity, and benefits from the best study abroad program among the
nation’s public universities. Simply based on the diversity of experiences, backgrounds and interests students bring to the College, it would be hard to place a finger on how a typical William and Mary student thinks or acts. We certainly are not the most diverse school in the country, but students are admitted to the College based on what they can contribute to the College that thousands of other applicants could not. There is no mold that a typical William and Mary student fits into. A twamp is, ultimately, a misnomer and one we should avoid using. In a nation as diverse as the United States of America and at a school that represents these demographics as best it can, there is little that is typical about us. The word often creeps into conversation and only perpetuates a stereotype of the College being exceedingly academic, drawing away from the vibrancy of people and activities that constitute the life of the College’s campus. Email Rohan Desai at rdesai01@email. wm.edu.
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THEY ’VE G O A TICKE T T TO RIDE
ALL Photos BY ashley richardson / THE FLAT HAT The MKTO duo, Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, urged the crowd to “make some noise” 25 times at the Welcome Back Concert Friday night.
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The organization Wounded Warrior Project came to Williamsburg with its Soldier Ride program, which gives injured veterans the opportunity to meet up for a weekend and ride bikes specially adapted to fit their needs as a way to rebuild strength and spirit.
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After being hit by a rocket on Veterans Day in Iraq in 2004, ex-Marine Nick Bennett was left with trauma beyond the five injuries he sustained. 10 years later, simply driving a car gives him anxiety about being attacked, but last weekend he biked a total of 31 miles over two days with over 50 other veterans, marking a significant step toward his recovery. The organization Wounded Warrior Project came to Williamsburg with its Soldier Ride program, which gives injured veterans the opportunity to meet up for a weekend and ride bikes specially adapted to fit their needs as a way to rebuild strength and spirit. “It’s a rehabilitative ride to get out of your house, out of the hospital, do something different [which is] physically engaging, even if you’re doing it differently now than your normal kind of thing,” Soldier Ride co-founder Nick Kraus said. “And also [to] gain back the camaraderie that a lot of these warriors had when they were in their units or even in the hospital, but now to be able to be outside, do something like that — you see a big difference over the course of a weekend.” Bennett’s Soldier Ride experience exemplified this. He said it was therapeutic to bond with other wounded warriors who were going through the same kinds of challenges as he was, and that being able to ride a bike again, despite his mental and physical wounds, was empowering. “I deal a lot with road rage,” Bennett said. “I deal with somebody trying to kill me every day of my life. So I could go out on the road and I could see … a piece of trash, and it’s blown up. I can see another vehicle, and I can see it blown up. So what’s really
cool about the event is that there was none of that anxiety, being on a bike and rolling through the woods … It was a major healing point in my life to be able to sit back and enjoy myself, and to be that close to it with nothing around you, it was almost magical.” The inaugural Soldier Ride took place in 2004, when Kraus helped a friend Chris Carney cycle cross-country to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. The support they received from both wounded warriors and civilians convinced them to reprise the ride a year later. As veterans began to show more and more interest in accompanying Carney, Soldier Ride morphed into the program that now travels across the United States and abroad, doing smaller rides with groups of WWP “alumni.” “Ten years ago when we started this, it was really just one cross-country trip — or that was the idea — with a bartender that I worked with in New York,” Kraus said. “And I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to take this great video camera that my uncle left me, why don’t I document this and we’ll make a little movie out of it? But the problem, or a good thing, is that it never ended.” Kraus noted that along the way the group met two wounded warriors who were trying to raise money for it as a program. “We’re like, ‘Wait a second. Why is a bartender doing something called Soldier Ride when it was such an exhilarating experience for these two young men to come out — with one leg between them — and ride with us that day?’” Kraus said. “And they were like, ‘Everyone should be doing this.’ And so they’re like, ‘We want to do it next year all the way across the country,’ and we’re like, “Yeah, yeah, that sounds like a great idea.’ And they talked us
into it and we rode all the way across the country with them again and along the way other wounded warriors joined us, and we realized that, as opposed to just being a fundraiser, we had a program.” The footage Kraus shot became the documentary “Welcome to Soldier Ride,” which was screened for the first time in Virginia Friday night at the Kimball Theater on DoG Street. The film was open to all and free of charge, but the audience was comprised mostly of the veterans participating in the Soldier Ride, which began in Virginia Beach the next day and ended in Williamsburg Sunday.
Soldier Ride is one of about 20 WWP programs targeting different needs, Communications Associate of the Wounded Warrior Project Amanda Jekowsky said. “There’s a benefit service, which helps warriors file their benefits, get their claims adjudicated with the VA,” Jekowsky said. “We’ve got some newer programs that focus on long-term support and longterm care. We have our independence program, which helps some of our more severely wounded warriors just engage within their communities and get a little bit more active and a little bit more involved.”
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Several bikes were modified to accomodate veterans with disabilities that have impaired their legs, as shown above.
One Tribe, one Family Weekend
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“I’m excited for my family to see everything that goes on here.” said Olivia Savage ‘17 a transfer student from James Madison University.
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It’s almost here: Family Weekend. Williamsburg’s few invaluable parking spaces will be flooded with families from near and far Sept. 19-21, all hoping to take part in their own special twamp’s college experience. It can be overwhelming for some, even in a place as small as Williamsburg. Luckily for students, the College of William and Mary has a full and diverse schedule of activities for visiting families. The schedule is posted in full on the College’s website. From years past, some of the most popular activities have included sponsored tours of the Muscarelle Museum of Art, the Harvest Moon Festival
and Dinner, the Family Weekend Concert, Family Weekend Lantern Tours, William and Mary SINGS! and hearing College President Taylor Reveley speak during the Family Weekend Welcome Session and Presidential Address. All of these activities will be offered this year. To partake in the scheduled events, families need to register on the College’s website, even though not all events require registration. Throughout the beginning of the semester and even during the summer, both the administration and student organizations have been preparing activities for visiting families. For example, the Swing Dance Club will be hosting family lessons this Friday, Sept. 19 from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre in the Campus Center. “I’m pretty excited about teaching swing dance lessons during family weekend,” Swing Dance Club president Melissa Abbate ’15 said. “Especially to people who might be older. Parents who want to learn can dance with their kids. I like it because, even though swing dance is old, it gives us a chance to show the parents that William and Mary has a sense of tradition. I hope parents get a kick out of it.” For many students, freshmen and transfers specifically, this is their first family weekend as members of the Tribe. Olivia Savage ’17 a transfer student from James Madison University, will be hosting her family in Williamsburg for the first time. “This is my first family weekend as a student at the College,” Savage said. “I’m interested in seeing how William and Mary steps up their game. My family and I are planning on going to the Legacy Brunch for alumni families, and checking out what all the school will be putting on. I’m excited for my family to see everything that goes on here.” Although the College’s events provide plentiful opportunities
to showcase all that the College has to offer, many students prefer scheduling their own activities for Family Weekend and showing their families their own unique version of Williamsburg. Cristen Corry ’17 was one student who chose to show her family around on her own last year. “My brother was actually a junior in high school at the time and looking at William and Mary, so we gave him a tour of the campus,” Corry said. “We showed him all the important places, like the ‘echo wall,’ and just tried to share with him all of the traditions of the school. We also saw the Ultimate Frisbee Tournament while they were here, which was really cool.” Outside of the College community, Colonial Williamsburg is an exciting destination for many students during Family Weekend. Popular stops include the Merchant Square shopping area, Mad About Chocolate, the bookstore to stock up on Tribe-themed gear, and the Cheese Shop. “[Last year], we definitely went around the colonial area,” Corry said. “We had been to Colonial Williamsburg before, but this time it was nice to be able to show them places that I had discovered since coming to Williamsburg on my own. I showed them shops that we didn’t know about before. We had actually never been to the Cheese Shop, and so it was cool to show them that.” Corry’s family is planning to attend Family Weekend once more this year. As a sophomore, the things she plans to show her family are slightly different than when she was a freshman. “We will probably still do some of the things we did last year, like walk around campus,” Corry said. “But this year, there are new and exciting things I want to show them. We are definitely going to the football game.”
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SPEAKEASY SCENE
A peak into the cocktail culture of Williamsburg...
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Cocktails have a long legacy in the United States — as well as the rest of the world, for that matter. The Zinc Bar at the Blue Talon, shown above, has a wide range of cocktails for everyone, from “Meet the Bartender” to “Zinc Bar Classics.”
In a dark speakeasy... In a dark speakeasy in downtown Chicago, a gangster in a navy, pin-stripped, box-cut suit and shiny black shoes is lounging against the bar sipping a Tom Collins. Now skim past two World Wars, the Cold War, and the end of the 20th century — in that same dingy speakeasy, a writer/director/producer in a flannel shirt and skinny, khaki, Corduroy trousers is sitting on the same bar stool, demurely drinking the same drink. A century has passed, but the Tom Collins is still Tom Collins. It’s one of those great mysteries of life: the survival of the cocktail. Cocktails have a long legacy in the United States — as well as the rest of the world, for that matter. With the growing popularity of craft beers, the success of Mad Men and the rise “foodie” culture, cocktails have become a bona fide art form in our generation. A cocktail is not just alcohol, mixer and fruit. It’s Islay gin, a one-of-a kind gin distilled on Islay Island off of the coast of Scotland, with hand-picked ice, slices of homegrown lemons and pure cane sugar. These adjectives are not the difference between the cocktails of the 20th century and our current modernized cocktails. Instead, they represent the care, detail and preparation each mixologist puts on their cocktails. These cocktails have made their way into Williamsburg. In Merchants Square, there are three great cocktail locations: the Trellis, The Blue Talon and the DoG Street Pub, each of which offers fantastic handcrafted cocktails. For students who want something different from the beer scene of the delis,the classy cocktail hours at these three locations fit the bill.
The Trellis The Trellis stands out from its competitors because it embodies core mixologist values, features a dynamic cocktail menu, and offers amazing cocktail deals. Melanie Zeigler, a bartender and mixologist at The Trellis, explained her preparation work for each cocktail. “We prepare from scratch our syrups, such as jalapeno syrup
and mint syrup,” she said. “We even make our own cucumber water for our cocktails.” A great cocktail is all about the preparation and creativity of the drink. The Trellis’ classic cocktails with a twist are exemplary paradigms of our cocktail culture. I tried its “Southern Bell,” a bourbon-based cocktail. It’s a delicious blend of Maker’s Mark, blackberry liqueur, blackberries and lemon water. The staff of the Trellis was kind and engaging. As I chatted with the bartenders, I discovered they offered a dynamic bar menu which changes seasonally. In a few weeks, it will switch from the summer bar menu to the winter selection. The best aspect of the Trellis bar is its “cocktail happy hour” from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. All cocktails, beer, wine and bar snacks are 50 percent off. I must stress that cocktails are expensive, so this is a great deal as the price drops from $10 to $5. So, if anyone needs a mid-week pickme-up, I highly recommend visiting the Trellis for happy hour. Why not shake up mug night by trying a cocktail night?
The Blue Talon The Blue Talon, like the Trellis, offers classic cocktails done right. With a menu cataloging the date of each drink, they offer a historical perspective on traditional drinks. The Zinc Bar at the Blue Talon has a wide range of cocktails, from “Meet the Bartender” to “Zinc Bar Classics.” It focuses on the art form of making cocktails, using fantastic ingredients to create amazing drinks. What makes it stand out is its “cocktail passport.” Adam Steely, the manager and owner of the Blue Talon, explained that the “cocktail passport” has become “an incentive to those who play along by trying the featured cocktail of the week.” This passport deal runs from the end of January to the middle of March. Think of it as Aromas’ coffee card, but strictly for cocktails. There are various incentives from the “passport,” such as free cocktails and even a free dinner. Additionally, the proceeds from these cocktails are tied to a local charity. I personally cannot afford more than one cocktail from the Blue Talon and many college students may find themselves in similar circumstances. Therefore, I would recommend having a great Blue Talon cocktail on your birthday.
The DoG Street Pub Featuring over two pages of bottled beer on their drink menu divided by country and type, the DoG Street Pub is the quintessential craft beer restaurant. With its dedicated personnel, it offers cocktails with a lager spin. Three of the eight cocktails offered at the DoG Street Pub are paired with a lager or cider, rendering these cocktails potentially the most creative combinations in Merchants Square. Unfortunately, the Pub does not offer any “happy hours” for is cocktails. It does, however, have two great deals for its beers. Michael Claar, the general manager, said the DoG Street Pub has “slider night” when someone can “order three different burger sliders and a discounted flight of three beers paired with them.” Additionally, it typically offers “a featured bottle list that is 25 percent off everyday from 2-5 p.m.” So, if you’re looking for “fancy” cocktails to accompany a girls’ night out, you might want to skip out on the DoG Street Pub in favor of the Blue Talon or The Trellis.
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The DoG Street Pub offers a featured bottle list that is 25 percent off everyday from 2-5 p.m.
CONFUSION CORNER
Eric Holder, save us from the Sodexo Hunger Games
The Block-10 meal plan was the type of meal plan you only see once in a generation. For solace, let us turn to Drake.
Zoe Johnson
Confusion corner columnist
At three weeks into the new school year, small talk typically revolves around how brief summer felt and people being oddly amazed that they’re a year older — even though that’s the way time works. But this year, none of that small talk really happened. The focus of this semester’s small talk has been Sodexo, the new meal plan and Beyoncé. Okay, I made up that last one, but instead of questions about my summer break (it was alright, you know, I just gained some weight, but I’m working on it, OK?) all that anyone has asked me are my thoughts on the changes to the meal plan. On a scale from one
to Obama’s tan suit, these changes are just awful. It appears that over the summer the College of William and Mary decided that the theme of this school year should be: William and Mary: Hunger Games Edition. Well, my name isn’t Katniss, so I won’t be volunteering for tribute. Send Prim, I really don’t care — she could use some character building. I, however, need to eat sometimes and these changes are making it especially difficult. When I had my first encounter with the new meal plan, I began drafting an email to Attorney General Eric Holder because I was positive human rights violations were going down. The only thing that stopped me from pressing the send button and surely throwing the College into a media firestorm was my happiness over the annual poster sale. I apologize if I let you down, but my room was lacking that Nickelback poster. So fetch. Like Martin Luther in the 16th century, the following are my 95
Theses against Sodexo. First, where is the Tribe 10 meal plan option? Can somebody please tell Tribe 10 we’re looking for it? Come back to us. For those who don’t know, the Tribe 10 meal plan option offered upperclassmen 10 meals a week and $300 or $400 in Dining Dollars — I’m too distraught to remember exactly. This option, more affordable than the Gold 14, 19 and unlimited plans, was essentially perfect. It was precisely balanced between meal swipes, Dining Dollars and price, but now that it’s gone, oppression is alive and brewing on campus. Secondly, although I appreciate the creativity of an on-campus restaurant in the Commons Dining Hall, it probably wasn’t the best idea to take away a quarter of the seating options for the roughly hundreds of other students who prefer the buffet option. Lastly, I cannot get down with these overpriced gourmet sandwiches in the Student Exchange. Last week I paid $7 for a prosciutto and cheese
sandwich. If you cut out all the red tape, so to speak, that’s a ham and cheese sandwich beneath an Italian facade. I’m aware that the school marginally increased each meal plan’s Dining Dollars, but that buying power is cancelled out by the simultaneous increase in food prices. Yes, William and Mary, I noticed. While these are my grievances alone, I know many other people on campus can articulate several more and are working to get their word out. We may not get Eric Holder’s attention, but the College is certainly listening, hence the return of meal swipes to Marketplace and the overpriced cookie dough to the Student Exchange. The question I must ask the College is this: If it was that easy to return meal swipes back to Marketplace, why did you take them away in the first place? Was it really necessary? What is the ultimate goal for all of these changes? It seems the Gods of the Dining Halls forgot about the golden rule
for change: It’s great in small doses, but shocking and alarming when it happens all at once. For example, I love eating something new for dinner every few days to change up my diet and keep my taste buds satisfied. However, I’ll never just stop eating dinner entirely. The latter is a dramatic and unreasonable change, while the former is a casual and logical change. To quote our favorite Canadian rapper, Drake, the College took these changes “0 to 100, real quick” and has seemingly left us confused and hungry. Look out, William and Mary and Sodexo, Because we’re both figuratively and literally hungry for our old options back. Zoe Johnson is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who’s going to start a full-fledged petition with the Department of Justice to revive the Block 10 meal plan. Eric Holder has neither confirmed nor denied his involvement.
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MEN’S SOCCER
No answers against St. Francis COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS
Senior defender Michael Teiman and the Tribe defense performed admirably against St. Francis on Friday night. But the Tribe offense managed just one shot on goal in the the shutout loss. The College has failed to score in two straight matches.
Tribe offense stays grounded, St. Francis scores in 10th minute to secure win SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER In Thursday’s 1-0 loss at St Francis of Pennsylvania, the number one stood out for William and Mary. That was the number of shots on goal for the College (2-3), in essence the number of times St. Francis’ (3-2) goalie had to stop the ball from crossing the goaline. “For us it was a very disappointing performance,” Tribe head coach Chris Norris said. “We made some changes in the second half but just were unable to find the equalizer.” The lone strike on target for the Tribe came at the 13th minute off the foot of freshman midfielder William Eskay. The College’s offense sputtered against a suffocating Red Flash defense, as many of the Tribe’s shots deflected off of St. Francis defenders. The attack could not manage to create a clear shot for the remainder of the game. Although the Tribe shot first, as sophomore forward Reilly Maw sent an attempt into a waiting defender, St Francis stormed into the game with a goal at the 10th minute. The Red Flash nearly
Tribe defense excels
capitalized again with two shots in the 12th minute, but junior goalkeeper Bennett Jones was up to the task. The College came close right at the end of the half, but senior forward Chris Albiston’s shot sailed high of the crossbar at the 44th minute. Another Tribe shot deflected off a defender, and with ten seconds left, the Tribe could not manage to score despite the corner kick. Entering the second half, the Tribe saw more of the same stifling defense and did not manage a single shot. However, the College’s defense played just as tough and shut down Jones the Red Flash attack, holding them without a shot as well. St. Francis led the College with a 9-4 shot advantage, and the crucial 4-1 shots on goal tally. Next Tuesday, the Tribe faces off against nationally ranked No. 3 University of North Carolina (3-1) in a televised home matchup at Martin Family Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., and the game can be seen nationally on NCAATV.
McBride dominates in return
FOOTBALL from page 8
COMMENTARY from page 8
“Games are different, games unfold differently,” Laycock said of the non-traditional scoring. “Things happen — you have to be able to adjust to them.” Cluley and the offensive unit strung together an eight-play, 66-yard drive that ended in senior placekicker John Carpenter’s 31-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Cluley, who finished 12 of 27 for 166 yards and an interception, left Laycock expecting more. “He was on target with Tre [McBride] a couple of times, and made a couple of nice throws, but, for the most part, [Cluley] wasn’t on target as much as I’d like for him to be,” Laycock said. The second half featured much of the same. Senior linebacker Airek Green, Colonial Athletic Defensive Player of the Week after last week’s performance, logged a safety with 2:21 remaining in the third quarter. Carpenter’s second field goal capped a tenplay, 34-yard drive, giving the College a 22-7 lead entering the fourth quarter. The drive accounted for the majority of the Tribe’s secondhalf yardage. With the offense struggling to gain a foothold, junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson and the special teams unit scored the Tribe’s third touchdown of the night off of a blocked field goal. “They kind of just let me go and we did what we’ve been practicing since camp,” HoustonCarson said. “[I] just got a hand on it and Ivan [Tagoe] took it to the crib.” For its part, Norfolk State moved the ball well throughout both halves. Aaron Daniels paced the Spartans with 106 yards on the ground. Quarterback Terrance Ervin completed 16 of 24 passes for 176 yards, but also threw two interceptions. Terry Polk’s one-yard rush capped the evening’s scoring, amounting to little more than decreasing the 22-point deficit. Still, the score marks the third consecutive week the College has allowed at least 14 points. Last season, the Tribe allowed less than 14 points in five of its 12 contests. “We definitely have some things to clean up,” Houston-Carson said. “We just made the plays when they counted. We need to be critical of what we’ve been doing and improve from here.” The College returns to Zable Stadium for its fourth and final non-conference matchup Saturday. Kick off is set for 7 p.m.
At that moment the Tribe desperately needed a spark, and McBride provided it. On the College’s subsequent drive, McBride sprinted behind NSU’s defense and hauled in a rainbow of a throw from Cluley. McBride coasted into the endzone for the game-tying score. After a troubling start, the Tribe was back in the game. McBride put them there. After McBride’s touchdown, the College took over the contest. Junior cornerback Jared Velasquez’s interception return for a touchdown put the Tribe up 14-7 two minutes later, and the College eventually pushed its lead to a heavy 29-7 advantage. When all was said and done, McBride’s score sparked a 29-0 run for the Tribe, one that ended NSU’s hopes for an upset. That said, McBride’s touchdown catch was hardly the only reason the Tribe won. The team drew several strong performances, particularly from junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson and senior safety Ivan Tagoe. But McBride’s score was an inspiring play that had an unquantifiable impact on the contest. The College’s fans were visibly rejuvenated by McBride’s catch, and his teammates likely were as well. McBride’s importance to the College has always been evident, but it has hardly been more apparent than it was Saturday. Norfolk State attempted to stop the Tribe’s by skewing its defense against the run, neutralizing Abdul-Saboor and hoping that the College couldn’t throw its way to a win. The Spartans failed to give proper attention to McBride, and he finished with six catches and 101 yards. In addition to his long touchdown, McBride also added a leaping grab over multiple defenders and had several catches that left him open to bruising hits from defenders. His performance was impressive enough at face value, but given McBride’s recent injury, it was all the more admirable. He refused to let the College’s offense fall flat, and he refused to allow the Tribe to lose. It was a team victory, but McBride’s resilience and offensive leadership made him a large part of it. The Tribe definitely has some questions going into its matchup with Lafayette this weekend. The College still needs to prove that it can provide the offensive production to match its defensive dominance, and it needs to prove that it can take pressure off AbdulSaboor, who drew most of the Spartans’ attention Saturday. Cluley needs to show that he can build on his strengths as a passer and improve on his weaknesses. All of those concerns are valid. But leading the offense is McBride, the game-breaker whose presence reminds fans that a Tribe touchdown can come at any time. Even after an injury, McBride came through for the College Saturday night. Everyone who has followed his Tribe career should have expected nothing less.
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BY THE NUMBERS
6 28 3
Number of Tribe goals in its five games
Number of goals allowed by the Tribe
3
0
Opponents left in nonconference play
Number of Tribe shots on goal
National ranking of North Carolina, the Tribe’s next opponent
9 17
Number of seniors on the Tribe this season
Number of Tribe penalty kick attempts
Number of saves for junior goalkeeper Bennett Jones
SCOREBOARD Football (2-1, 0-0 CAA) Sept. 13: William and Mary (2-1, 0-0 CAA) 29, Norfolk State (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) 14
Colonial Athletic Association Albany (2-0, 0-0) .......................1.000.........W2 James Madison (2-1, 0-0)..........0.667.........W2 Delaware (2-1, 0-0)....................0.667.........W2 Richmond (2-1, 0-0)..................0.667..........W1 William and Mary (2-1, 0-0)......0.667.........W2 Maine (1-1, 0-0).........................0.500..........L1 New Hampshire (1-1, 0-0).........0.500.........W1 Villanova (1-1, 0-0)....................0.500.........W1 Stony Brook (1-2, 0-0)................0.333.........W1 Towson (1-2, 0-0).......................0.333.........W1 Elon (0-2, 0-0)............................0.000..........L2 Rhode Island (0-2, 0-0)..............0.000..........L2
Cross country Sept. 12: W&M College Open Men finished No.1 (field of four) Women finished No. 1 (field of six)
Cumulative Statistics Through three games Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley 29 of 64, 409 yards, 1 TD, 1 int Junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor 47 rushes, 248 yards, 3 TD Senior wideout Tre McBride 10 receptions, 165 yards, TD Senior safety Ivan Tagoe 20 tackles, fumble recovery, TD
Tennis Men: Sept. 27 to Oct 3 All-American Championships Women: Sept. 19-21, Tribe Invitational Oct. 10-12, Bulldog Invitational
Golf
Volleyball (4-6, 0-0 CAA)
Men: Sept. 8-9, Marshall Invitational Finished No. 3 (field of 15) Women: Sept. 6-7, Bucknell Invitational Finished No. 4 (field of 15)
Sept. 12: L, Clemson (9-1) 3, College 0 Sept. 13: L, Tennessee State (3-7) 3, College 2 Sept. 13: L, Wofford (3-6) 3, College 2 Sept. 19: vs Howard, 4 p.m.
Field hockey (1-5, 0-0 CAA)
Women’s soccer (4-1-1, 0-0 CAA)
Sept. 6: L, Michigan (4-2) 2, College 0 Sept. 12: L, Rutgers (5-3) 3, College 2 Sept. 14: L, Louisville (5-1) 4, College 3 Sept. 19: vs Old Dominion, 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 7: W, College 2, N.C. State (2-4-1) 1 Sept. 10: W, College 4, Richmond (3-4) 1 Sept. 14: W, College 3, Penn (2-1-1) 0 Sept. 18: at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Men’s soccer (2-3, 0-0 CAA)
Social media
Aug 29: L, ETSU (2-2) 3, College 2 Aug. 31: W, College 2, Farleigh Dickinson (1-4-1) 1 Sept. 5: W, College 4, Pittsburgh (4-3) 0 Sept. 8: L, NC State (2-2-1) 1, College 0 Sept. 12: L, St. Francis (3-2) 1, College 0 Sept. 16: vs North Carolina, 7pm
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COMMENTARY
McBride offers College spark
Wideout returns from injury to fanfare
Spartans
upended
yards, leading all receivers and accounting for all but 65 of the College’s passing yardage. “We’ve got to get the ball to him more. We weren’t throwing the ball very well out there tonight, and we’ve got to get the ball to him more,” Laycock said. “There’s no question — he makes plays.” Apart from McBride and junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor’s 70 yards on 19 carries, the Tribe’s offense was largely absent. The defensive and special team units outscored the offense, 16-6, the rest of the way. Senior safety Ivan Tagoe drilled Spartan wideout Markice Street, sending the football into the waiting hands of junior safety Jared Velasquez late in the first quarter. 39 yards later Velasquez scored, giving the College a lead it wouldn’t surrender.
Senior receiver Tre McBride returned Saturday, and everything else just fell into place for William and Mary. Fans can focus on some negatives of the College’s 29-14 win over Norfolk State. The offense managed just 234 yards, with only 37 coming in the second half. Junior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor was held to just 66 yards against a Spartans defense that was entirely committed to stopping him. The Tribe’s defense ended up outscoring its offense 16-13. Fans may wonder why sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley missed so many throws, or why freshman receiver DeVonte Dedmon hardly played after a sharp start against Hampton Sept. 6. But none of those narratives trumped Saturday’s dominant story: McBride came back from injury, and he picked up the slack. McBride was the brightest spark on the Tribe’s offense in 2013, capturing the attention of the Colonial Athletic Association and drawing speculation about his professional football prospects. When he injured his ankle late in the College’s 34-9 loss to Virginia Tech Aug. 30, it was a sickening turn. Losing to the Hokies wasn’t a surprise, but losing McBride in the process was a cruel twist. The mystery surrounding McBride’s return made things worse — his status was in doubt for two weeks, right up to the beginning of last weekend’s game. As the Tribe warmed up on the Zable Stadium field Saturday night, McBride strolled onto the field in full uniform, carefully running routes on the slick turf. McBride’s presence during warm-ups hinted at his return, but as he gingerly tested his ankle, it was unclear how much he would play. McBride earned the start at wideout but failed to make a catch on the first two Tribe drives. The College’s fans, dutifully watching in the rainy night, fell silent as NSU’s Aaron Daniels punched into the end zone, forcing the Tribe into a 7-0 deficit.
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Senior saftey Ivan Tagoe recorded seven tackles, five solo, in Saturday’s win at Zable Stadium. The College’s defense outscored its offense, 16-13, on the night.
Tribe scores 29 unanswered, top Norfolk State in home opener CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Outgained by 88 yards, producing a lone touchdown and managing just 37 yards in the second half, William and Mary shouldn’t have beat Norfolk State Saturday night. Intangibles, though, fell in the College’s favor. An interception returned for a score, a safety and a blocked field goal for a score sent the Tribe (2-1) past the Spartans (0-3), 29-14, in front of 8,254 fans at Zable Stadium. “[I’m] pleased we got a win, pleased we’re 2-1, pleased we opened up 1-0 at home — all those things [are] good,” head coach Jimmye Laycock said. “I was not pleased with the overall play. I thought there were times, especially defensively, when we played very well. Offensively, we started off alright and then couldn’t get anything going.”
Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley threw his first interception of the season early in the first quarter, setting up Norfolk State’s six-play, 60-yard scoring drive. The seven-yard rush marked the Spartans’ first touchdown of the season. Cluley redeemed himself in the Tribe’s ensuing drive, hitting senior wideout Tre McBride for a 55-yard strike that evened the score. McBride returned from an injury sustained against Virginia Tech in the seasonopener. “I felt good. Coming back from injury, first game, it feels good to be back on the field helping the team win,” McBride, an allconference selection last season, said. “From here on out, it’s just going to be preventative treatment … there’s no issues on my part as far as health goes.” McBride finished with six catches for 101
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College rolls past Penn, 3-0 Third consecutive win ups season ledger to 4-1-1 JACK POWERS FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary scored a rousing 3-0 win over Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, the team’s third straight win over the last seven days. The victory comes on the heels of a 2-1 decision over North Carolina State and a 4-1 decision over Richmond. “We were pretty worthy winners,” head coach John Daly said. “Overall, the defensive play and midfield was certainly in command the majority of the game.” Freshman midfielder Rachel Moore, senior midfielder Aly Shaughnessy and junior forward Katie Johnston each tallied goals Sunday afternoon, adding to a recent offensive upsurge. The Tribe’s goals were part of an onslaught that forced Penn goalie Kalijah Terilli to make 10 saves during the match. Making seven saves of her own, junior goalkeeper Caroline Casey gave up nothing for her second clean sheet of the season. After leaning on its stellar backline for most of last season, this year’s less-experienced group has shown few signs of weakness during its recent winning streak. The Tribe has given Casey up just two goals over its past three matches, though it surrendered seven in the two prior matches. “The first couple of games, we gave up opportunities that we probably wouldn’t have given up last year, but they’ve been able to learn each other’s strong suits and become more of a unit,” Daly said. Moore’s goal came in the 10th minute off a deft pass across the goal box from junior forward Samantha Cordum. Moore bashed the shot through the left corner of the net for her second goal of the season. Just four minutes later, Moore fired another shot that Terilli bumped away, but landed in front of Shaughnessy for an easy goal, her third of the season. “You’re always happy if you’re creating chances,” Daly said. “It gives you some cause for optimism and then in those games where we were scoring a lot we were creating opportunities. We just need to be more clinical in our finishing.” The College took a 2-0 advantage into halftime, though the lead could have been higher. Compared to the Quakers’ one shot on-
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frame, the Tribe totaled seven through the first 45 minutes. Penn attempted a comeback in the early stages of the second half, but Casey proved too difficult an obstacle. The 2013 first team all-conference honoree snuffed out repeated chances, accumulating six saves in the period. Johnston cemented the victory in the 82nd minute off a header from junior midfielder Nicole Baxter’s free kick. The header marked her first tally of the season. One conspicuous factor in the Tribe’s success so far has been the outsized production of its freshmen. Five freshmen started the match for the Tribe and contributed a total of four shots on goal, including Moore’s early goal. Last week, Moore won the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week honor. “I was delighted to get this recruiting class,” Daly said. “We knew what they were capable of. It’s always a question if they’re going to be able to adjust to the college game. That was apparent in the first few games, but they’ve been superb since then.” Shaughnessy was awarded the conference Player of the Week Monday following her three goals over the past two games. The Tribe plays at Davidson Thursday night, hoping to add to its recent winning streak. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
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Senior midfielder Aly Schaughnessy scored in Sunday’s win.