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Teach For America recently released data on the universities with the most alumni in its volunteer teaching corps, listing the College of William and Mary among the top medium-sized schools. The College has 18 alumni in the 2014 corps, putting it in 17th place for schools with between 3,000 and 9,999 undergraduate students. The only other Virginia public school to make the list was the University of Virginia, which came in 14th on the list of large schools, with 41 alumni. “Our selection process is very competitive — 15 percent of applicants were admitted to the corps this year,” Teach For America communications manager Elora Tocci said in an email. “Schools that consistently make the list produce very competitive applicants whose skills and experiences align with the traits we’ve found are most predictive of a teacher’s success with students.” This year, Teach For America has put together the most diverse teaching corps in the organization’s history. Half of the new teachers identify as people of color, and nearly half received federal Pell Grants. These proportions also reflect the 2014 applicant pool, indicating that the program is attracting more alumni from diverse backgrounds. For an organization that aims to provide quality teachers in low-income school systems, this diversity is crucial. Tocci said that while teachers who share a background with their students often have the greatest impact, there is a significant diversity gap between students and teachers nationwide. Tom Milteer ’09, TFA Director of Recruitment for Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, stressed this point as well, saying that for a student, sharing a background with a teacher is like holding a mirror up to him or herself. “It’s reinforcing that all students should have every option in life, and seeing someone who can serve as that mirror just reinforces that, ‘Yeah, I can do what I set my mind to,’ in spite of an educational system that is set up for students to fail in certain zip codes,” Milteer said. Chantalle Ashford ’14 is a member of this year’s teaching corps who testifies to the effect of students identifying with their teachers. She returned to her home state of Delaware, where she just began teaching fourth grade English/Language Arts and Social Studies. “I have black kids in my class, but I’m one of the few black teachers at this school and I’m one of the few younger teachers,” Ashford said. “And I think it’s really important and See TFA page 3
Administration plans to spend $11 million over next 10 years JACK POWERS Flat Hat ASSOC. sports EDITOR
The College of William and Mary’s decision to award the dining services management contract to Sodexo USA this spring represented not just a turnover in daily operations, but the first phase of a long-term initiative to reshape the dining experience on campus. The Statement of Needs section of the College’s Request for Proposal, dated Aug. 5, 2013, states, “The Charter of the Campus Dining Program is to grow, operate, and sustain a high quality responsible dining service that is recognized by students, alumni, guests, faculty, and staff as a worldclass leader in higher education dining.” A recent increase in revenue has strengthened the College’s dining ambitions. The increase in revenue is the result of three factors: all students living on campus are now required to purchase a meal plan, campus housing increased by 212 beds over the past fiscal year, and fewer meal plan options are offered with an increase in Dining Dollars for each plan. Sodexo’s introduction as the school’s contractor came as dining revenue moved from $13,047,620 for the 2011 fiscal year to $14,654,841 for the 2013 fiscal year through May. According to the Food Service Capital Projects spreadsheet obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the College projects
spending $11 million in capital projects related to dining services over the next 10 years, with at least $5 million of that total coming from a direct investment by Sodexo. As part of its RFP, the College outlined a required $5 million investment to be included in each candidate’s proposal. The investment section of the RFP read, in part, “Contractor will provide an investment in the College’s Campus Dining Program to fund capital improvements to the College’s premises of $5,000,000.” During the evaluation process, candidates’ proposals were judged partially on their vision for how best to utilize the capital infusion into different dining projects. Sodexo’s proposal contained the “general narrative that all proposed changes will include ‘completely demolishing’ each space and adding all new everything.” “We would like to sit down with members of the dining committee to implement a renovation schedule that both complements the summer conference schedule and creates a WOW for students returning in the fall,” a Jan. 8 email from Sodexo representatives to the Dining Services Committee read. Months of discussions between College administrators and company officials resulted in the development plan. There are some clear distinctions between Sodexo’s original proposal and the new options students have
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$5.3
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$1.55
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$1.2
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While winter break can seem to stretch on endlessly, students will once again have the opportunity to earn college credit for courses taken through the College of William and Mary’s Washington, D.C. Winter Seminar. The Washington, D.C. Office’s D.C. Director Adam Anthony said that much like the classwork involved in the D.C. Summer Institutes, the D.C. Winter Seminar gives students the opportunity to earn three credit hours by attending lectures and going on visits to sites like the Environmental Protection Agency, Politico and the British Embassy. The Winter Seminar is not its own
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semester but is an attachment to the fall semester, or a “trailing class.” This January marks the start of the second seminar. Anthony said he is optimistic that the program will continue
also have close ties to the D.C. area, Anthony said. One of the two classes offered this year will be focused on education. Drew Stelljes, See WASHINGTON page 3
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The Office for Civil Rights held 12 focus groups Monday, Sept.15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 in relation to the ongoing Title IX investigation of the College of William and Mary. The focus groups divided students based on certain qualifiers per a request made by the OCR to the College. The College emailed students about the opportunity to be involved in the focus groups. The group categories as outlined in an email reminder from Student Affairs were as follows: varsity athletes (women), women (non-Greek), survivors and advocates, varsity athletes (men), men (non-Greek), fraternity men, Resident Assistants, racially/culturally diverse, LGBTQ, sorority women and two general “catch-all” sessions. The OCR requested the types of students identified above and asked the College to organize the focus groups. Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 coordinated the focus groups and, as confirmed by Kiersten Boyce, Title IX Coordinator at the College, asked relevant staff members for lists of students who fell into the OCR’s categories. “For reasons of confidentiality, in some instances the staff member forwarded the invitation to students in their areas as they deemed appropriate — that is, the invitations were not issued directly by the [Vice President for Student Affairs],” Boyce said in an email. “This approach was designed to help meet OCR request for mixed groups, meaning, for example, that the focus group of women would
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The Blog Log Stories from Abroad blogger Matt Heffernan ’16, who is studying abroad at The University of St. Andrews, discusses the referendum that would grant Scotland independence from the United Kingdom. “All these numbers culminate in a simple question: given the information, would a 51 percent vote for independence represent a sufficient mandate? While it has been discussed in the press, saying that the vote will go forward with a simple majority rather than a supermajority seems unfair considering that, in this nation of approximately 5.3 million, 400,000 are from other parts of the UK and a further segment of the population is comprised of either recent immigrants or short-term residents (i.e. university students, oil workers, etc.). The question the simple numbers don’t answer, however, is why does the “Yes” campaign still stand such a chance with political, business and social leaders coming out in favor of a “No” vote? Clearly the validity of the polls will be shown by the result of the referendum.”
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NEWS IN BRIEF Alumnus named new director of audit
Reves Center ends celebration
Kent Erdahl ’83 was named the new director of audit for the College of William and Mary. The alumnus graduated with a degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting and worked at the St. Joe Company in Jacksonville, Florida before returning to the College. In his new position, Erdahl is tasked with creating an audit program for the College, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Richard Bland College. He will also supervise other university auditors. He will advise these institutions on how to be efficient in governance and risk management. Erdahl will report to the College’s Board of Visitors.
On Oct. 2-3, the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies will finish its year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary with a series of lectures from Ellen Stofan ’83, alumna and NASA Chief Scientist, and James Goldgeier, the dean of American University’s School of International Studies. Stofan’s work involves researching the geography of Venus, Earth and Mars. On Oct. 3, the Reves Center will present a film commemorating its history. All of the celebratory events are free to the public. The Reves Center was founded in 1989 with an endowment given by Wendy Reves in commemoration of her husband, Emery.
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SA funds buses to D.C. area for Fall Break
Free transportation to Tribe men’s, women’s varsity soccer games begins
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During the Student Assembly’s Sept. 16 meeting, Senators passed the Washington, D.C. Fall Break Act. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Daniel Ackerman ’16, works to provide transportation to students traveling to the Northern Virginia and D.C. Metro areas during Fall Break. A total of $6,000 is being allocated to provide two 55-passenger buses. Students will be charged $20 for a one-way ticket on the bus paid by cash, check or W&M Express. This means that if both buses are filled to capacity, the SA will be subsidizing $7 per ticket. The Senate anticipates to recover $4,400 from student payments. Senators said there were some miscommunications regarding the scheduling of the buses last year, which led to the SA spending the full amount of the allocated funds. Ackerman explained that there should be fewer issues with transportation this year. “This year obviously everything should be worked out just fine and we should see a huge amount of money be reimbursed,” Ackerman said. While this is the second year that the SA will provide transportation to the D.C. area during Fall Break, this is the group’s first year sponsoring the transportation on their own. Last year, the SA cosponsored the buses with the College of William and Mary’s Washington Office, but chose not to coprogram this year.
Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 made a point to explain that the D.C. Office has chosen not to get involved with the Washington, D.C. Fall Break Act, because they felt the bill was unsuccessful. “The reason that they are not co-programming with us this year is not because they deemed the program to be inefficient,” Whitaker said. “It was just because on their end, with the size of staff that they have … this was something they could not do.” Sen. James Walker ’15 addressed the controversy brought up last year concerning whether the Student Assembly should be funding students’ rides home, since many students do not live nearby. “Last year I remember we had the controversy of whether or not we should be paying for people’s rides home,” Walker said. “I know last year it was justified by the fact that we were helping the Washington, D.C. Office.” Ackerman responded by saying that the SA does sponsor shuttles to local airports to help out-ofstate students. The Washington, D.C. Fall Break Act passed. The Senate entered a lengthy closed session to discuss A Concert for Mental Health Awareness Act, which would be in conjunction with Metal Health Awareness week at the end of the month. Sen. Seth Opoku-Yeboah ’16 discussed the Victorious Vans for Soccer Fans Act, which the Senate passed at its last meeting. He explained that the vans are up and running and so far about 15 people have used the service. Morey expressed his
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Senators approved the Washington, D.C. Fall Break Act, allocating $6,000 for two buses to the Washington, D.C. area.
support for the bill and explained that continuing advertising for the free rides to Tribe soccer games is key. “We do have 15 people using it right now, which is a good turnout for the first time. … I’m very happy with how this is going,” Morey said. “We have a big push for advertising planned for upcoming games. The students that I saw using it today had their
faces painted; they were very happy that we had this free transportation. I see this as being a great success for the remaining games of the semester.” Ackerman also announced that the website where student organizations can apply for Homecoming grants is up and running. All proposals for Homecoming grants are due Sept. 27.
OCR moderates focus groups as part of Title IX investigation not be all sophomore, and that a male athlete group would not be all soccer players.” Mike Walker ’16 participated in the fraternity men focus group after receiving an email which stated that a member of the College’s staff had recommended that he participate. Walker said his focus group was made up of five or six fraternity members, with only his own fraternity — the Zeta Upsilon chapter of Beta Theta Pi — represented by more than one student. Two representatives from the OCR moderated the groups. “I was a little skeptical about the way they set up the groups to begin with, because it didn’t seem like it would be enough of a diverse group or population,” Walker said. “[After the fact], it makes a lot more sense from [the OCR] perspective because, basically, what they’re doing is they’re trying to assess what the policy and standards are, what needs to change to change the
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climate or reverse the climate we may or may not have. … I think it’s easy to think that William and Mary must have done something wrong. … It’s not that William and Mary has done something wrong, it’s more that there has been a complaint, or several, that [the College] might have done something wrong. … The Office of Civil Rights job is to see if these things are true or aren’t true.” During the discussion, Walker said the group spoke about the methodology for separating students by organization. The OCR representatives, according to Walker, described the decision as
twofold — one, to follow the precedent set by previous investigations into Title IX complaints at higher institutions and, two, to make it easier to understand the thoughts from segments of students rather than larger, open forums. “It’s easier for them to come back to [headquarters] and say ‘We talked to this group of students. We talked to that group of students’ … rather than an open forum with a hundred people from different groups talking above each other,” Walker said. Walker said the OCR representatives asked specific questions about the
College’s general education on sexual assault and whether the fraternities had any policies in place for this type of education as well. Walker said other questions regarded campus’ atmosphere. “[They asked] about what the overall sentiment is toward fraternities and athletic organizations in terms of culture … [and] whether there [were] any particular groups or places on campus where people generally don’t feel safe,” Walker said. Boyce said these student-based queries are a typical second step in OCR investigations. The first step, according to Boyce, is requesting the necessary information: records, documents, policies, procedures, information on how the College disseminates those policies and procedures, and information on the specific incident under investigation. The College provided these materials throughout the spring and summer. “We didn’t know exactly how [the OCR was] going to do it, but we did know
that they wanted to come to campus and they wanted to speak to students,” Boyce said in an interview. The next step in the investigation, as outlined by Boyce, is typically to speak to College staff and administrators. Boyce said that this is usually the last step in an OCR investigation and that the direct interaction with students phase appears to be over. The OCR may request more information, but they will typically analyze the information they have gathered after interviewing College administrators and staff. “I think it’s important to emphasize that the approach we’ve always taken with OCR, not just with this investigation but with smaller investigations in the past, is [that] we don’t have anything to hide,” Boyce said in an interview. “I believe in their mission and what they have to do. … My belief is that we want to give them the best picture and the most accurate picture [of the College] that they can get because we want to get the most accurate outcome.”
College listed among top mid-size universities producing Teach for America volunteers TFA from page 1
impactful for the kids … because I’m not too far from [their experiences].” Ashford applied to Teach For America after talking to Milteer while she was still a student at the College. Though teaching was not always Ashford’s plan, she was interested in social justice
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January winter seminar to continue in D.C. WASHINGTON from page 1
Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Leadership and Director Office of Community Engagement, will teach the course. The other class centers on politics and will be taught by Newton Family Professor of Government C. Lawrence Evans. While the professors and D.C. administrators do play a major role in the creation of course content, Winter Seminar 2014 students Allie Rosenbluth ’15 and India Braver ’16 said the D.C. Office takes students’ interests into consideration when creating the final syllabi. “There were a couple of people who wanted to pursue International Development, so we had a site visit at USAID,” Rosenbluth said. In terms of advice for applying students, Rosenbluth and Braver both said that applicants should make their interests known up front. “From personal experience, one of the greatest benefits students get from participating in one of our major academic programs — William and Mary in Washington, D.C. Summer Institutes, and Washington Winter Seminar — is professional development,” Anthony said. “I majored in government at rhe College and most of the students who come through our program are humanities majors. One of the things I want students to know is that our office is here to help with professional development and that it is not just reserved for business students.” Program coordinator for the William and
were not the same as those of his peers who were racial minorities or who lived below the poverty line, he became dedicated to minimizing that inequality. “Doing something else for me would have been like saying that I’m okay with the inequity that exists in our society,” Milteer said. “And I thought Teach For America was the first step in my career
School to invest millions in dining over next ten years DINING from page 1
Mary in Washington semester program Steven Lovern ’13 said he believes that the D.C. Office is also responsible for helping students become better professionals. “Our office is here to help with professional development, and that is not just reserved for business students,” D.C. Summer Institutes program coordinator Sarah Adler said. “[The D.C. Office is] able to teach students how to network, how to seek out opportunities for personal growth and development, and how to become polished adults who can hold their own in D.C. society.” Administrators from William and Mary’s D.C. office said they believe their students deserve more than just a scholarly education; they deserve real-world knowledge that will help them land the career they desire. Anthony said that, to him, helping students in more than just classwork is the “William and Mary way.” He said he believes it is administrators’ and professors’ duty to help the students grow both intellectually and personally, and to make sure the students are the main focus. The College does not offer winter break classes on campus, but many other schools around the country have created January terms or offer January study abroad programs. Anthony said he believes if other schools can do it, so can the College. Opening up January classes would provide students with the opportunity to further pursue academic interests — or professional interests, in the case of the Winter Seminar, Anthony said.
of working toward social justice, and I passionately wanted to start that journey in the classroom.” This passion is what Milteer, as a recruitment director, now looks for in applicants. “There’s no one archetype,” he said. “So many different experiences that people bring to the table can demonstrate what we’re looking for. And for me, passion is number one.”
been adjusting to this semester. For instance, Chancellor’s Bistro, the full-service restaurant in the Commons, was originally slated to open in the Marketplace under the name “TJ’s.” “Auxiliary Services and the Facilities Management teams worked closely with Sodexo to determine where to locate the concepts that they proposed in order to maximize the capital investment working within facility limitations,” Director of Auxiliary Services Cindy Glavas said in an email. The Food Service Capital Projects projection called for almost half of the capital funds ($5.3 million) to be expended by fiscal year 2015. According to the capital projects spreadsheet, for fiscal year 2015, $1,550,000 of the total figure was allotted to the renovation of the Sadler Center retail dining options with roughly four fifths of that total going toward the “complete revision” of Lodge 1. $950,000 was allotted to the Commons for “refresh lighting, millwork, and concepts,” and $1,200,000 was given towards the “dining enhancement” of the Marketplace. “The Capital Projects spreadsheet
is merely a projection and not a guarantee and is subject to change to reflect available funding and facility needs,” Glavas said. “We will update this as part of our budget submission in the spring.” Many of the changes listed on the spreadsheet are already apparent on campus, including the $270,534 reserved for the implementation of a food truck — the soon-tobe-released “Wholly Habanero.” Cosi’s impending introduction into the Sadler Center basement and Caf’venience’s insertion into the Student Advocacy Center in front of the Commons likely also fall under this first-year figure. The Sadler Center’s dining hall is not scheduled to receive any funds for renovation over the next ten years, according to the capital projects spreadsheet. The Sadler Center received an $8 million renovation last summer. “Package 1” of the fiscal year 2015 construction schedule specifies the use of $1,950,000 for the Marketplace and the Commons with a completion date of Aug. 8, 2014. Cosi’s construction represents “Package 2” of the fiscal year with a planned completion date of Dec. 12 and at a cost of $950,000. “The College will have invested
close to $5 [million] in dining facilities with the completion of Cosi in Lodge One, which is slated to open in January 2015,” Glavas said. The renovation of the Student X-Change was originally slated to be completed March 15, 2015 according to the spreadsheet, although no construction is currently planned for the venue. Students have speculated that One Tribe Place might eventually offer an extra dining option for students since the College’s acquisition of the former hotel last spring, and $1,200,000 is listed in the capital projects spreadsheet toward “the renovation [of a] possible renovation of kitchen and dining facility” of the building for fiscal year 2016. However, the caption also references that the building’s facilities are “option #1 for catering.” The eventual use of the Hospitality House’s former 815 Grill restaurant space remains unclear. “There are no preliminary plans for the dining facility in OTP,” Glavas said. “The use of that space and availability of funds needed for renovations has not yet been determined. The $1.2 [million] in the spreadsheet is an estimate of what we believe would be needed to renovate the kitchen space in OTP.”
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Respectfully remembering 9/11 tribute. Processes of raising and lowering the flag, for instance, are moot. Other practices violate the U.S. Code. 4 U.S.C. § 8a states: “the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.” Streetlamps don’t cut it. 4 U.S.C. § 8b reads: “The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.” The Sunken Garden counts as ground, no way around it. FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR There’s even a line about disrespect. The preamble of 4 U.S.C. § 8 begins: “No disrespect should be shown to the flag of It isn’t etched into memory by routine, like the Pledge of the United States of America.” Allegiance. It isn’t faintly recollected, like the Constitution’s Finally, 4 U.S.C.§ 8 states: “The flag represents a living Preamble or the Declaration of Rights. country and is itself considered a living thing.” The flag, as It is entirely ignored. per law of this country, represents a living thing; when paying It is the first chapter of Title IV of the United States Code, tribute to Sept. 11, the flag represents nearly 3,000 victims. and it deals with the American flag. The College of William and Those flags lay in discarded heaps just a day later. Mary showed its utter disregard for ten sections of that chapter Proclamation 2605, 9 F.R. 1957, 58 Stat. 1126 (1944) last week, disrespecting the American flag in the process. notes that, among other items, the U.S. flag “is universally The Young Democrats and College representative of the principles of the justice, Republicans filled the east end of the liberty, and democracy enjoyed by the people A flag that unified Sunken Garden with American flags last the United States.” That same flag was a country hours after of week, paying tribute to those lost Sept. unceremoniously tossed aside hours after 11, 2001. When coupled with the Queen’s the Sept. 11 attacks lay Patriot Day. abandoned. Guard at the head of the Sunken Garden, I am guilty. I passed by the flags and the scene leaves passers-by with strong swallowed my disgust. The College is guilty. emotions. It’s a high-quality, well-executed operation and Regardless of who initially tore up the flags, everyone who deserves due credit. passed by and took in the disgraced flag is guilty. The scene the following day, however, demands accountability. If not guilty of outright disrespect, then all involved are guilty Shreds of the flags sat in the grass. Heaps of the miniature flags of inaction. Heaping the flags into scattered piles deserves no sat discarded in piles. What had instilled pride and patriotism less shame than those who idly observed. The standard you now left a bitter, sour taste. walk past is the standard you accept. A flag that unified a country hours after the Sept. 11 attacks The Sept. 11 tribute planning and organization must not lay abandoned. The flags planted each year in the Sunken end Sept. 12. Just as the days, weeks and months following Garden, which supposedly pay tribute to nearly 3,000 victims, the attacks must not be forgotten, the proper removal of the are tossed aside as if a hindrance. American flag must not be an afterthought. Of course, the flags can’t stay on the Sunken Garden Pay tribute to those victims, but not at the expense of the indefinitely. Removal is necessary, but disrespect for the American flag. Show the flag as much respect as flights 11, 175, American flag is not. The College disagrees, though, finding no 77 and 93 deserve. Show the symbol of our nation the same issue with running afoul of the U.S. Code in the process. respect the victims of the 9/11 attacks deserve. Practicality excuses some practices of the Sunken Garden Email Chris Weber at cmweber@email.wm.edu.
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hen students leave the College of William and Mary for winter break, they face a month with little to do. Jobs and internships are almost non-existent, and campus is officially closed. Once the holidays end, students have three weeks before classes start. Offering a one or twoweek long winter term could provide students with more learning opportunities and allow professors to experiment while teaching what they love. Abbreviated courses would help students who need credits. Although the courses would only be one or two credits, they could lighten students’ course loads during the semester and potentially help some students save money and graduate early. Similarly, demanding schedules during the semester can prevent students from pursuing their academic interests. Abbreviated courses could engage students who missed out on courses they were interested in during the previous semester. Further, these courses could teach essential skills that students would not normally learn at the College. Students could take week-long courses on social media analytics, basic web design, programming languages or even Microsoft Excel — skills which businesses, non-profits and media organizations desperately need. The world is changing at a faster rate than the world of higher education, and courses like these could help the College keep up with those changes. Perhaps the Cohen Career Center could offer a career development workshop. Students could spend a week learning about job and internship applications, interviewing and networking. Without distractions, students could learn the nuances of email etiquette, Skype or phone interviews, thank you notes and resume building. Social science professors could teach a methods review class, reviewing the basics of research and statistical analysis programs like SPSS and STAT. Since social science majors are only required to take one or two methods courses, they can easily forget these skills. In a data-driven world, even nonsocial science majors would benefit from these courses. The Mason School of Business could offer a course on personal finance to educate students about saving and investing. Given the student debt crisis and the still-weak economy, this information would be pivotal. Professors could use abbreviated courses to experiment with the format of their classes. They could use projectbased learning methods, or they could take students on trips throughout the week. Professors may have passions that they are unable to fit into traditional semester-long courses. Winter sessions could give professors the opportunity to share research and expertise with dedicated students in a small class environment. The College offers students an excellent education for most of the year. Providing students and professors with a week-long winter session would give students and professors opportunities not available during the semester, allowing students to learn essential skills and giving professors the chance to try new things. With so many different options, a winter session would be a simple addition for the College to try-out this winter.
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.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: Sometimes politics isn’t about flashy showmanship and is about rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done. I’m proud to be represented in the U.S. Senate by someone who’s done just that with regards to the future of higher education: Senator Mark Warner. Total student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt and auto loan debt, and further, it cannot be discharged during bankruptcy. The perils of massive student loans are multiple: It represents a deterrent to
the educational opportunities that help propel Americans out of poverty and hardship; it threatens to take bigger and bigger chunks out of consumers’ disposable incomes — hindering economic growth and job creation in the process, and it prevents many graduates from being able to take the entrepreneurial risks that has built many an American Dream. Senator Mark Warner’s visit to Williamsburg last week left me optimistic that someone is working on improving the future of higher education. As someone who benefited from student loans
himself, Senator Warner understands the importance of making student loans manageable. Along with Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Mark Warner proposed the Dynamic Student Loan Repayment act earlier this year which would allow individuals to repay educational debt with a percentage of their income as opposed to fixed payment amounts. The Warner/Rubio bi-partisan plan would prevent graduates from defaulting and free many to pursue careers in the fields they want without worrying about becoming engulfed in debt.
We should live in a country where everyone has the opportunity to finance and pursue an education that does not include a future of insurmountable debt. Mark Warner understands this need from a personal and political place and can be relied on to defend the generations of students who depend upon this aid. Senator Warner is the right choice for students, their families and Virginia. We need to re-elect him this November.
—Venu Katta ’17
Dear professors, class participation is more than speaking during class
Abby Boyle
FLAT HAT MANAGING EDITOR
We’ve all been there. The professor asks a question and the room remains completely silent. Everyone looks around the room, avoiding eye contact. A few seconds pass and finally, the professor answers himself or herself and moves on. To avoid that uncomfortable silence and apparent lack of enthusiasm, some professors have incorporated participation grades into their syllabi. Unless otherwise specified, a participation grade generally takes into account how often students raise their hands to speak over the course of the semester. In classes I’ve taken, participation grades have comprised anywhere from 5 to 15 percent of the final grade. And that
can be problematic. When students’ grades depend, in part, on their ability to contribute to class, more people will participate. While a sea full of raised hands is not necessarily bad, it’s unlikely that every person has something meaningful to say. In an attempt to gain “participation points,” some students will steer class discussion onto a tangent, repeat what’s already been said, or ask a question that has an obvious answer. Since everyone becomes focused on making sure their voice has been heard for the day, some people will not think before they raise their hands, which can be a detriment to the actual quality of the discussion and might set the class further behind. Additionally, some students are simply uncomfortable with raising their hands every day. Rather than making those students dread class by basing part of their grade on an action that makes them nervous, professors should encourage them to engage in other ways. If a professor really does feel that measuring students’ participation is necessary, he or she should define “participation” broadly — including visiting office hours, working with
classmates in a small group, or attending an outside event related to the course — to accommodate those who don’t feel comfortable regularly raising their hands. Enthusiasm and engagement cannot and should not be measured through discussion comments alone. Professors should acknowledge that there are many ways in which students can actively reflect on the material, both inside and outside the classroom. Classes are undeniably better when students are paying attention and willing to volunteer an answer or opinion here and there. While offering a participation grade is a sure-fire way to guarantee a discussion, it’s unnecessary. I’ve taken many classes at the College of William and Mary where the professor’s enthusiasm for the subject naturally sparked discussion, and where the class environment became a safe space for even the quietest students to share their thoughts. If, instead of focusing on forcing every student to speak, professors made a conscious effort to create a classroom experience in which most students felt comfortable openly engaging with the material, more enthusiasm would likely shine through — and not because of a grade. Email Abby Boyle at agboyle@email.wm.edu.
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Most members of Sandbox and IT do not have experience in improv prior to joining, and some haven’t even participated in theater. Instead of looking at acting credentials, the groups care more about how potential members work with others.
“For some reason, we got Jonathan to take off all of his clothes except for his underwear,” Robert Torrence ’16 said. “It was an hour building up to this last scene, and we were all on stage, holding hands. I think we were the Sex Club of William and Mary or something ridiculous, and we were all graduating, and it was very sad for us.” Torrence is a member of Sandbox Theatre, and this is his favorite performance. Sandbox Improv, one of two improv groups on campus, is relatively new to the comedy scene. Torrence and Claire Favret ’14, formed the group after trying out for Improvisational Theatre, which was founded in 1986. “When I transferred here for my sophomore year, I tried out for IT, and I had never seriously tried improv,” Torrence said. “I got called back, but didn’t get in. There were a ton of people at callbacks, and they were all so talented, but they only were able to take two people. Claire contacted me a week after callbacks, saying, ‘There were so many talented people at callbacks; it’s not fair that these people have to stop doing improv.’ So her and I got together and started Sandbox that year.” Sandbox performs long form improv, while IT focuses on mostly short form. Short form is the style popularized on the ’90s show “Whose Line Is It Anyway”, where there are rule-based games as well as audience suggestions that inspire the performances. When performing long form improv, the group predetermines a structure for the show. For Sandbox, this is often a monologue and three scenes, followed by another monologue and three scenes, then a run of scenes to tie the show together. There are many qualities that make a good improv performer and a good improv group. “Practice makes perfect,” IT co-president Mallory Tucker ’15 said. “Often we are asked, ‘Why do you guys practice? You’re an improv troupe; I thought you made it all up.’ We practice three times a week, 90 minutes a session. It really takes that to understand how to work with your team. We’re like any sports team, except much less adept at anything. We have to work together constantly; we have to know how each member works.” In addition to practicing together three times a week, the group does something particularly unique. Over fall break, IT spends 16 hours in a van together; the group drives to Chicago every year to participate in workshops with the many IT alumni who have moved to the “Windy City” to pursue careers in comedy. “To get into IT, you need to be voted in unanimously,” IT member Gillian Giudice ’17 said. “We are really strict on that; we make sure that every person in the group is
valued. Everybody cares about you, everyone wants you to be there, and similarly, everyone wants to be there.” IT and Sandbox are closely bonded groups, but all members come from different backgrounds. Most do not have experience in improv, and some haven’t even participated in theater before. “We’ve had members from Greek life, club sports teams, theater groups, all different majors,” Tucker said. “Everyone’s doing something different, that’s one of the things that impressed me most when I was auditioning. It’s a very unique crop of students who are coming together for this really weird thing.” Instead of looking at acting credentials, the groups care more about how potential members work with others on stage. “The number one rule in improv is ‘say yes,’ which means that if someone says it, it’s true,” Torrence said. “Tina Fey says, ‘If one of you comes on stage and one of you is a hamster, and one of you is a cop, congratulations, you’re both hamster cops.’ You’re both right; no one’s wrong. When you say no to people, that’s a very bad scene.” To be successful on stage, Tucker says, teamwork is essential. “We look for people who create real relationships, we look for people who know how to have a fun time in a scene, but who also know how to let their scene partner or partners have time, too,” Tucker said. “Someone who doesn’t let anyone else speak in the scene isn’t a team player.” Both groups perform on campus at least once every month. Sandbox has a big Halloween show, and many IT members enjoy performing at their “underground” show in the winter, where they accept any audience suggestions, not matter how crude or ridiculous. Another popular IT show is held on the Day for Admitted Students. “We hold Improvathon, which is a non-stop 12 hour show on Day for Admitted Students,” Giudice said. “Hour 12 is an improvised musical, and if you’ve collected $50 in your donation envelope for Avalon — the alums always come around and make sure everyone has $50 — you have to do the improv musical with a live worm in your mouth.” In addition to the traditional annual shows, both groups are trying to shake things up and constantly improve. This year, for the first time ever, IT is working with other campus comedy groups to organize a comedy invitational for other college groups from around Virginia. “In the last two years, especially with the creation of another improv group on campus, it’s definitely helped us to look at how we do things and challenged us to try new things,” Tucker said.
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Have a penchant for reading children’s stories? Have an unfulfilled dream of serving on a jury? Kimball Theatre has the answer to both. This Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21 at 2 p.m., Kimball Theatre, in combination with a few Marshall-Wythe School of Law students, will be showcasing faux trials in which the audience will be a jury deciding the verdict. The films’ plots are familiar but have been altered and the cases are formally named “Grimm v. Cinderella” and “Kingdom v. Pigge.” College of William and Mary students will receive discounted ticket prices at $5, with a student ID.
Wilford Kale, the resident expert on the College of William and Mary history — and a little Colonial Williamsburg history — will be signing copies of his book, Hark Upon the Gale, at the Café at the Barnes and Noble on DoG Street on Saturday Sept. 20 from 2 to 6 p.m.. Hark Upon the Gale, which is a thorough collection of William and Mary and Williamsburg, documents and history has been recently revised and updated, but it remains one of the most complete histories of the College.
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The number one rule in improv is ‘say yes,’ which means that if someone says it, it’s true. —Robert Torrence ’15
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According to the members of Sandbox and IT, many qualities make up a good improv performer. “We practice three times a week, 90 minutes a session. We’re like any sports team, except much less adept at anything,” Mallory Tucker ’15 said.
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TRAGEDY AMONG THE MUNDANE Elise Schweitzer at Andrews Vayda ParRish // flat hat Staff writer
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“There are colors and textures that reproductions cannot begin to match. I think often students assume that if they see a picture of a piece of artwork online, they’ve fully experienced it, but that’s just not the case,” Elise Schweitzer said.
While artist Elise Schweitzer’s “Parachute Suite” solo exhibition depicts a tragic skydiving crash in a family’s backyard, the exhibit begs viewers to immerse themselves in whatever interpretation they dream up. Schweitzer’s collection of paintings and drawings, called “Parachute Suite” is currently on display at the College of William and Mary’s Andrews Art Gallery. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week and the exhibit is on display through April 28. Schweitzer explained the emotional inspiration she found to create “Parachute Suite.” “Two particular moments gave me the start of this idea. First, around the time that I got married, my mom said something like, ‘You’ve landed!’ My first reaction was, ‘I didn’t know I was flying through the air…’” Schweitzer said in an email. “My mom perceived me as being in a period of major transition before I got married, whereas I felt relatively grounded and stable. Soon after my wedding, a relative became very ill, very suddenly, and like most people have experienced in their lives, our priorities immediately pivoted to taking care of our family.” Schweitzer holds a BFA from the joint degree program of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, as well as an MFA in painting from Indiana University. She lives in Roanoke, Va. and is an assistant professor of art at Hollins University. Her work has been shown in galleries across the commonwealth, as well as in seven other states and even internationally in Italy. Nicole Santiago, associate professor of drawing at the College, curated Schweitzer’s exhibit and was the driving force that brought it to the walls of the Andrews Gallery. “I discovered [Elise] on Facebook, which is where I do a lot of my arts networking,” Santiago said. “After looking through her work online, I knew that I wanted to try and bring her to William and Mary. She’s very articulate and brings her definite ideas to life in what she creates, so I’m really excited to have her pieces on display.” “Parachute Suite” is a combination of oil paintings on canvas, linen and paper, pastel works and charcoal drawings. The bright orange and white nylon of the grounded parachute pops up in many of the pieces — it represents the vibrant chaos and tangled confusion of the fictional crisis. Schweitzer’s variety of presentation styles in the exhibit ranges from massive wall-covering canvases to much smaller wall hangings. Some depictions of the parachute billowing to the ground emulate the underwater fluidity of colorful jellyfish. The smudged black lines of the charcoal drawings portray the simplicity of the situation into which the skydiver crashes. Additionally, an ordinary family’s summer afternoon takes a dramatic turn when an unexpected visitor crashes into their lives. The surreal aspects of “Parachute Suite” are part of the reason why the art department’s faculty were interested in bringing the exhibit to campus. Eliot Dudik, a visiting Assistant professor of photography at the College and the new coordinator of the Andrews Gallery, shared his
thoughts on Schweitzer’s powerful execution of her inspirations. “The show includes a few very large pieces that give the sense of inclusion within the event that is unfolding,” Dudik said. “Elise’s exhibit is laid out with smaller detail pieces, large scale pieces and inspirational drawings that the artist used in preparation for the final paintings. It is a great example of an artist working through a series from inspiration to resolution.” Schweitzer wants to portray tragedy integrated with the mundane, and is trying to explore the varying emotional reactions to disaster. “The central action is a crisis that happens in the middle of a normal afternoon — a skydiver crashing down in the middle of a suburban backyard,” Schweitzer said in an email. “People react differently to sudden catastrophes. We all hope that we’ll be a good responder and rush in to help, but sometimes we’re self-involved or preoccupied. Sometimes we’re more upset that we knocked our beer over into the grass when the man fell out of the sky than we are about the intensity of what’s around us.” Schweitzer, Santiago and Dudik hope that students at the College will view “Parachute Suite” and develop their own opinions of it. “You really never know how a work of art is going to hit you until you see it for yourself, in person,” Schweitzer said. “Being there in person is key. There are colors and textures that reproductions cannot begin to match. I think often students assume that if they see a picture of a piece of artwork online, they’ve fully experienced it, but that’s just not the case.” Schweitzer especially encourages those in the art and art history departments to view the exhibit. “William and Mary has such a strong studio art program, and a deep interest in figurative artwork,” Schweitzer said. “I hope my paintings give students a sense of how painting and drawing the figure can be part of a contemporary studio practice.”
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
The must-know Pdo’s and Pdon’ts of PDA
Not a robot? Want to show affection? Great. But please keep your clothes on and your tongue in your mouth.
Mallory Walker
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS columnist
The fall semester has officially begun. Add/drop has ended, the leaves are changing, and homecoming is just around the corner. Sweater weather is approaching and “basic” biddies are celebrating the return of pumpkin spice lattes. As the temperatures lower and optimal “cuddle weather” begins, I think it’s vital to the College of William and Mary community to remind the student body about public displays of affection or PDA. Although I’m not a fan of PDA, it needs to be said that public displays
of affection do come from a really good place. Being in a relationship is a fantastic thing. Healthy relationships can be fun and exciting and totally worth bragging about. It’s when this bragging becomes a public display of foreplay rather than affection that I choose to draw the line. Some PDA is good, some PDA is bad, and some PDA falls within a gray area of appropriateness. For example, holding hands is a form of PDA that’s good and generally accepted. Hand-holding is the equivalent of someone calmly telling you, “Hey, you see this person here? I think they’re pretty neat.” On the other side of the spectrum, making out is a PDA that screams, “I like this person so much I want to stick my tongue down their throat!” Less aggressive kissing or touching can fall into the in between. A peck on the cheek or lips might be considered acceptable when you’re
walking around campus, but not so much if you’re in class. There are also places where PDA is more widely accepted than others. The number one place that is appropriate for showing affection is in private. As a close friend once told me, “Judge me not by the contents of my bed, but by the content of my character.” By keeping your affections behind closed doors — pun intended — you leave no opportunities for others to be filled with rage over your relationship while they sit sulking over their “singledom.” I’ll be the first to admit, however, that abstaining from PDA completely is pretty much impossible. Relationships often make us want to find the nearest talk show and profess our love Tom Cruise style. So, if you’re not a robot and want to be affectionate in public, there are some general guidelines that you should keep in mind. It’s important to
remember that there are some places that are just not meant for hugs and kisses. The stacks in Earl Gregg Swem Library are a great example. Though cuddling up to your significant other between shelves of books on Stonewall Jackson and the Civil War might fulfill some sort of sexual fantasy, there’s a good chance one of the 6,000 students on campus wants to actually use those textbooks. That student would prefer to find those texts without having to push through a make out session. There are also plenty of places where PDA is usually a little bit more accepted, and sometimes even expected. The most tried and true example of this is the good ol’ movie theater. My experience with going to the movies has taught me that you’re likely to be sitting in a five seat radius of a couple being excessively cuddly regardless of whether you’re seeing a rom-com or thriller or even
an animated movie. Keep in mind, however, that to get a little freaky at the movies costs about ten dollars apiece, and that isn’t even counting the large soda you’ll need to rehydrate after swapping spit. If it wasn’t evident enough already, PDA is something that makes me uncomfortable. Don’t get me wrong, I love displays of love, but that doesn’t mean I need to see you express your love by grabbing your boo’s junk. When it comes down to it, however, PDA is all about what you and your significant other feels comfortable doing in public. The ultimate moral of the story is to “do you” when it comes to PDA — as long as it doesn’t involve public indecency. That’s illegal, after all. Mallory Walker is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who secretly approves of the “PDA in the stacks” scene in the classic rom-com The Prince and Me.
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MEN’S SOCCER
Tar Heels batter Tribe
FOOTBALL
Lafayatte next
College ready for Leopards
MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
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Senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones made six saves, but he and the Tribe couldn’t contain the onslaught from top ranked North Carolina. The College fell to 2-4 on the year.
UNC scores two early goals, shuts out College at home JACK POWERS FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR Memories of last year’s improbable triumph stoked the packed Martin Family Stadium crowd’s hopes — at least until the eighth minute. William and Mary let in an early North Carolina goal Monday night, setting the tone for a 2-0 home defeat. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 1 in National Collegiate Athletic Association poll, and the Tribe’s competitive performance somewhat soothed the loss. “First of all, North Carolina is a really good team, and I think that they have a chance to have a pretty special year,” head coach Chris Norris said. “Despite losing the game, there are a lot of things we can be happy about our performance. I think we started the game well. Guys really fought hard early on and did a good job of trying to execute the plan that we gave them.” The Tribe (2-4-0) threatened two minutes in when senior forward Chris Albiston found the ball in the box and shot on goal. A defender turned away the stray shot, as well as the rest of the Tribe’s early chances. The Tar Heels (5-1-0) scored a quick goal off a corner kick from midfielder Omar Holness, following a breakdown in the Tribe defense. Though the goal was sudden and triggered a
larger momentum shift, the Tribe kept pushing for chances on the other end throughout the half. Junior Jackson Eskay, who has split time between midfield and forward this season after leading the team in goals last season, stalked UNC’s defensive third with several steals and half-chances. Eskay’s daring efforts through the second half were spoiled by a vigilant defense that had settled further back following the Tar Heels’ J. Eskay first goal. Ultimately Eskay, the player who scored the decisive goal in the Tribe’s 1-0 triumph over the Tar Heels last season in Chapel Hill, couldn’t find answers Monday. An early goal for the top-ranked team in the nation made for a daunting task, and a second goal made that task even more unlikely, especially against a team that has only allowed two goals so far in the entire season. Tar Heels forward Andy Craven received the ball in the box in the 30th minute, marked closely by senior defender Michael Teiman. Whirling around in a flash, Craven outmaneuvered Teiman for a wide-open shot against senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones. His shot slotted past Jones, and the Tribe sunk deeper. The College fell back on its defense to start
the second half, as UNC took the first five shots and would go on to outshoot the Tribe 12 to 3 in the half. Four of the Tar Heels’ shots were on target, though Jones saved each of them, part of his six saves in the match. A late substitute in the first half, sophomore forward Reilly Maw found an opportunity in the 80th minute and put a shot on target. UNC goalie Brendan Moore snuffed it, cementing his fourth straight clean sheet. The Tribe tallied just seven shots compared to the Tar Heels’ 19. “Overall I’m frustrated and disappointed with the result — frustrated with the goals we conceded, but happy with the attitude of the team and the overall performance,” Norris said. After taking down three ranked teams last season, the Tribe heads to No. 13 Georgetown Sunday for another bid at a big upset. “Our guys know what Georgetown is going to be like,” Norris said. “We play a very tough schedule year-in and year-out, so hopefully we’ll be positive about that opportunity.” The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
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Fresh off of two double-digit victories, William and Mary will face Lafayette tomorrow evening in the final game of its non-conference docket. The 7 p.m. showdown will be critical for the No. 13 Tribe, which needs to work out some issues of its offense before it opens its Colonial Athletic Association schedule against Stony Brook Sept. 27. It’s worth noting that the Tribe has shown flashes of firepower in its early season matchups. Junior running back Mikal AbdulSaboor averaged 5.5 yards per carry in his first three games, accumulating 258 yards to give the offense a much-needed punch. The offense also has a boost from senior receiver Tre McBride, who returned from injury last week to rack up 101 receiving yards and shook off any concerns about his long-term health. The Tribe will need Abdul-Saboor sharp performances from both players to get its offense going against the Leopards. Once again, this game will prove a crucial showcase for sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley. After failing to throw a touchdown in his first two games, Cluley finally tossed one to McBride and completed 12 of 27 attempts for 166 yards against Norfolk State last Saturday. Head coach Jimmye Laycock said that he and his staff made a conscious effort to give Cluley more passing attempts last weekend, though he was only partially satisfied with the result. “We threw the ball a bit more tonight, based on what they were doing on defense,” Laycock said after Saturday’s win. “I don’t think we were as sharp throwing it as we should’ve been.” The coaching staff and Cluley appeared resistant to passing in the middle of the field, opting for safe short throws and deep attempts down either sideline. Evading the middle of the field keeps Cluley’s throws away from the bulk of the defense, but it also gives opposing safeties little reason to step back from the line of scrimmage. Norfolk State largely ignored the Tribe’s passing game in favor of stopping the rush, which somewhat stymied the College’s attack on Saturday. The Tribe needs a plan to combat teams who are unafraid of its passing ability. The College’s defense performed as expected in the early stage of the season, especially by forcing turnovers. After surrendering 34 points to Virginia Tech in the season opener, the Tribe allowed just 14 points in each of the past two weeks and gave up just 322 yards of offense last week against NSU. The secondary has been particularly sharp, with junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson, senior safety Ivan Tagoe and junior safety Jared Velasquez each forcing a turnover in the past two weeks and establishing the Tribe’s pass defense as one to be feared. The unit also has nine sacks in three games, proving that its front seven can pressure opposing passers. The Tribe’s defense will have to contend with a Lafayette offense that is fresh off a 50-3 drubbing of Robert Morris. The Leopards ran early and often in that performance, finishing with an exemplary 324 yards on 50 attempts. Lafayette quarterback Drew Reed has five interceptions and just 280 passing yards in two games, so the College can focus on stopping the Leopards’ rushing attack and force Reed and his receivers to make plays. All said and done, the stout Tribe defense finds a favorable matchup in Lafayette. If the College can force the Leopards to pass more often, Reed will struggle against the Tribe’s tough pass rush and ball-hawking defensive backs. On offense, the Tribe will likely lean on Abdul-Saboor as usual, but might also give Cluley more opportunities to show his ability, particularly on deeper throws. Against Lafayette, the College will attempt improve to 3-1 in advance of conference play. The game will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday night at Zable Stadium.
VOLLEYBALL
Tribe takes consecutive losses
College off to 4-6 start this season
College falls to 1-5 after losses to Rutgers, No. 11 Louisville
Shelton’s squad ahead of last season’s pace, near .500
SAMANTHA COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary fell at home to Rutgers, 3-2, last Friday before falling to No. 11 Louisville Sunday. Rutgers gained an early advantage Friday, clocking two goals within the first 10 minutes of the opening period. The Tribe (1-5) answered with two consecutive goals of its own, the first courtesy of junior forward Pippin Saunders. After 18 minutes and 40 seconds of play, Saunders found the back of the net after a hard shot by senior midfielder Emma Clifton deflected off the post. Eight minutes later, senior forward Lindsey Buckheit scored her first goal of the season and tied the game at two apiece, hitting the left boards after a pass from Saunders. Less than five minutes later, the Scarlet Knights (4-1) were awarded a penalty stroke, which broke the tie and gave Rutgers a 3-2 lead. The Tribe couldn’t respond before the end of the period, and efforts to level the scoreboard in the second proved futile. The College outshot the Scarlet Knights 12 to 9. Rutgers goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes made eight saves during the game, while Tribe junior goalkeeper Meredith Savage totaled three. Despite relatively even possession in the second period, neither team scored. While the teams didn’t rack up points, both accumulated penalty cards. Rutgers totaled 3 green cards; the Tribe received a green card and a temporary suspension. On Sunday, the Tribe led No. 11 Louisville throughout
the first period before the Cardinals tied the game in the second. Louisville (5-1) went on to defeat the Tribe 4-3 in overtime The Tribe dominated possession during the first 20 minutes of the game, shutting out the Cardinals in the first period. Freshman midfielder Emma MacLeod scored her first collegiate goal at the 18:48 mark. The Cardinals perked up their offensive play in response, but were unable to answer despite four shots on goal in the second half of the period. However, Louisville broke through the College’s defense at the beginning of the second period, tying the game with a penalty corner at the 41:55 mark. The Tribe gained the lead once again after redshirt senior defender Navneet Singh scored off of a penalty stroke. The advantage, though, was short-lived. The Cardinals scored off of a penalty stroke just three minutes later, tying the game at two goals. In the 61st minute, the Cardinals scored directly off of a corner, putting them in the lead for the first time. Less than a minute later, however, Saunders scored off of a breakaway to clinch another game-tying goal. The competition spilled into overtime. After two unsuccessful shots on goal, the Cardinals finally capped off the game with Nicole Wood’s deciding goal after 11 minutes of play. The Tribe faces No. 17. Old Dominion Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Busch Field. The Tribe will play its first Colonial Athletic Association competitor next weekend when it hosts Towson.
CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Ten games in, William and Mary sits one game improved from last season. At 4-6, the College enters this weekend’s Wolfpack Invitational with a chance to improve to a winning record. After topping Iona 3-0 in the season opener, the Tribe dropped matches to Texas Christian University and No. 1 Penn State. Returning to Kaplan Arena, the College stormed past Hampton in its home-opener Sept. 2. After beating East Tennessee State and Lehigh in its ensuing matches, the College fell to George Mason, Clemson, Tennessee State and Wofford in a four-game slide. With two wins standing between the Tribe and an even mark, the College trails all opponents in kills (532-426), assists (500-402) and aces (50-35). Defensively, opponents outperform the Tribe in digs (626-583), but individual blocks (16-5) fall in favor of the College. Despite dropping seven of its ten first sets, the College has won six of its second sets and five of its third sets. Including fourth and fifth sets, the Tribe trails opponents by only five sets, 21-17, through its ten matches. Still, the College trails in points per set in all
five sets so far this season. Individually, redshirt sophomore Michelle Heath leads the squad both offensively and defensively. Through 25 sets, Heath has averaged 2.96 kills per set, 2.28 digs per set and 3.36 blocks per set. The Rustburg, Va. native was named to the Colonial Athletic Association all-rookie Brickerd team last season, in which she started 14 of the Tribe’s 28 matches. Of those with more than 25 sets played, junior Mallory Brickerd leads the team both offensively and defensively. Other statistical leaders include junior Dessi Koleva, an all-conference third team selectee, junior Carolyn Albright, last season’s leader in starts, and freshmen duo Sydney Biniak and Paige Humphrey. Head coach Melissa Shelton, two seasons removed from a CAA Tournament run, enters her sixth year at the helm. With a third of the season complete, Shelton and company have 21 games remaining before the conference tournament. All told, nine home games remain. After this weekend’s three-game slate at Raleigh, N.C., the College returns home to face VCU Sept. 23.
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