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Vol. 103, Iss. 9 | Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Flat Hat The Twice-Weekly Student Newspaper
of The College of William and Mary
CRIME
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Bike thievery
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Suzanne Seurattan said in an email. According to the crime logs from Aug. 12 to Sept. 16, 17 bikes were reported stolen. The bikes range in value from $25 to $800. They were stolen mostly from residence buildings like Jefferson Hall, One Tribe Place and the Green and Gold Village, but some were also stolen from Earl Gregg Swem Library and the Sadler
REVELEY FAINTS DUE TO POSSIBLE DEHYDRATION College of William and Mary President Taylor Reveley was taken to the hospital after he fainted Saturday afternoon during the family weekend picnic in the Wren Yard. Associate Vice President of Communications and University Relations Brian Whitson said the hospital visit was just a precaution. “Thankfully he is doing fine,” Whitson said in an email. “We believe he got dehydrated.” Following Reveley’s hospital visit, Whitson said Reveley felt much better and was able to speak at a tailgate before Saturday night’s football game. “I’m feeling fine,” Reveley said in an email. “It was quite a spectacle — down and out in the Wren Yard in the midst of the picnic. I got dehydrated. Once refloated in the hospital, I was perfectly okay. Made it to the tailgate and game. I’m now drinking lots of water — lots of water.” Reveley, 70, has served as the College’s president since 2008. — Abby Boyle, Flat Hat News Editor COURTESY PHOTO / WM NEWS
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Center. As of press time, the crime log from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23 had not been released, which would include the bikes stolen from Ludwell last Wednesday. One bike from the initial 17 was returned to the owner. During that same time period in 2012, 26 bikes had been reported stolen. This data shows that the number of stolen bikes is actually less than last year. Even though theft is illegal
and an honor code violation, William and Mary Chief of Police Don Challis says the thieves are frequently members of the Tribe. “Quite often it’s students,” Challis said. “We find them around campus. Sometimes it’s not students, and bikes are stolen from campus. Other times they’re students, and they’re stolen from campus, and we find them later.” Challis advises students who bring their bikes to campus to invest in the protection of their property. “Register the bike and lock it up with a quality lock,” Challis said. “Not an inexpensive cable lock. Use a nice, high quality lock.” See THIEVERY page 3
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FUNDING
Exploring the cost of higher education
Administrators, professors discuss potential solutions to lack of state funding bY ariel cohen and zach hardy flat hat assoc. news editor and chief staff writer
Traditionally, public universities have relied on the state legislature to help foot the bill for a good portion of their operating costs. As funding diminishes, however, the relationship between the public university and the state will likely change. “When states lose the ability to support their school, they will be willing to make new arrangements,” College of William and Mary President Taylor Reveley said. The state College Funding Series of higher education is changing not only in Virginia, but also across the nation. Reveley said he believes colleges should not remain under such rigid state
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control as funding decreases. “It’s political reality,” Reveley said. “You can’t have such a fundamental change in higher education across the United States without things changing. But the change won’t
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with less state funding by either raising tuition or cutting costs. “As unpalatable as raising tuition is to legislators, they’d rather raise tuition than taxes because of the political blowback related
When states lose the ability to support their school, they will be willing to make new arrangements. — College President Taylor Reveley
be happening anytime soon.” Economics Department Chair David Feldman — co-author of a book titled “Why Does College Cost So Much?” — said over the past few decades, states have become increasingly burdened with financing services and projects that don’t have their own revenue streams — things like prisons, roads and Medicaid. Since tuition provides revenue for colleges, it’s often perceived they can survive
to raising taxes,” Feldman said. He added that because funding higher education — particularly funding elite public schools like U.Va. and the College — affects fewer people than K-12 education and roads, higher education is more susceptible to cuts. U.S. News and World Report recently ranked the College the best public institution See FUNDING page 2
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Mike Pozulp ’15 is a Resident Assistant in the Ludwell Complex. Last Wednesday, his roommate woke up to find his bike missing. After calling the police to report the theft and discussing it with fellow RAs, Pozulp discovered ten bikes had been stolen from Ludwell that night. Bike theft continues to be a common trend on the campus crime logs at the College of William and Mary this year. “WMPD says the rate of bike thefts so far this year has been fairly typical. Perhaps a little more than normal, but that there are also more bikes on campus,” Director of News and Media
Students find bottles At the College of William and Mary, there may be a bit more in the attic than mothballs and unpaired socks. The Green and Gold Village, which includes Griffin, Lion and Eagle Halls, has historically been part of the residence halls called the Units, home to the College’s fraternities. Reportedly first discovered in Eagle Hall, bags of trash, alcohol containers and other miscellaneous items have been found stored above the dorm’s ceiling tiles. The finds initially came to the College’s attention via new residents looking inside their attic space. Deb Boykin, associate vice president for Student Affairs and director of Residence Life, said staff members are taking care of the issue. “We sent someone from Facilities Management to check and indeed we did find trash above [the ceiling],” Boykin said. “Then … we made arrangements with Facilities Management, and we are notifying the students that we are going room to room and checking above the ceilings … removing anything that’s there.” Boykin said fraternity members who lived in the Units last year most likely left the items in the ceilings. So far, she said, there are no repercussions for any students on campus. The searches to remove the memorabilia are ongoing. There have been no reports of damaged tiles. Griffin Resident Assistant Evan Brandolino ’16 said the College is doing a good job of taking care of the issue. Brandolino said Area Director Terry Fassanella notified the RAs in the Village. ResLife staff emailed all Village residents informing them of the issue and explaining that searches would take place within the next two weeks. “[I’ve been] asking around, making sure [my residents] haven’t found anything they plan on keeping or anything potentially dangerous,” Brandolino said. Residents and RAs have found a wide variety
Crime remains common on campus
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Surprises in ceilings
Jamming out
The Alex Hilton Band provides a casual country vibe at AMP’s Fridays at 5 concert on the Terrace. page 6