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College, Sodexo react Last week, the Department of Auxiliary to student Services announced that Marketplace — one of the College of William and Mary’s petitions, three major dining halls — would return to the meal swipe system Friday, Sept. 5. response Since the school year began, students have funneled primarily into the Sadler about Center and the Commons Dining Hall for their meals, as Marketplace only accepted crowding Express and Dining Dollars. The move to just two dining halls in dining accepting meal swipes — as opposed to in previous years — was the source venues across three of blame for long lines, both to get into the buildings and at various stations within campus. the dining halls. For many students, the Eleanor LAmb Flat Hat ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
lines proved overwhelming and timeconsuming. “I only have an hour between classes,” Eric Hinkle ’16 said. “I don’t want to spend 20 minutes waiting in line.” Auxiliary Services received a number of
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Though 13 years have passed since Sept. 11, 2001, the College of William and Mary still commemorates the day as one of reflection and cooperation. On Sept. 10, the College Republicans and Young Democrats will join efforts to place American flags on the west end of the Sunken Garden. “We’ve been doing this at least since I’ve been a freshman and I’m a senior,” College Republicans president Kathleen Gayle ’15 said. “Basically we get in contact with the Young Democrats a few days before [the event] and work with the Student Assembly and we go out to the Sunken Garden after it gets dark and place the flags a foot apart from each other. … There’s usually a good amount of volunteers there from the Young Democrats, College Republicans and Student Assembly.” When the event began, there were just under 3,000 flags to commemorate every death that occurred on the Sept. 11 attacks. While the flags are laid down to represent lives lost, Young Democrats president Elise Orlick ’15 said that they have also come to represent cooperation between the campus Democrats and Republicans. “I consider this an important event because of the symbolism, both of our two clubs working together and because the flags express the enormity of this loss while honoring each victim individually,” Orlick said. “While I find the act of laying the flags to be a very humbling, and of course somber experience for participants, the atmosphere is friendly at the same time. We take seriously the need to keep this event nonpartisan. We also hear from other students each year that they appreciate the result, so it is an event that I think touches the community as a whole.” Gayle expressed a similar sentiment, adding that the event serves as an important medium for College students with different political alignments to foster relationships. “It’s a really great thing that we do every year and it’s a great way for new members, especially of those clubs, to meet each other. … I know that’s how we keep a great relationship with each other,” she said. Vice President of the Young Democrats Michael Payne ’15 added that this event marks the
complaints, coming in the form of Text N Tell messages and responses through the feedback link on their website and through emails. Two frequent complaints were the long lines at the other dining halls and the absence of Chick-fil-A, which operated at Marketplace until this academic year. Partly in response to the comments, Dining Services reinstated meal swipes at Marketplace and created a grilled chicken sandwich option at their grill station. “We’ve definitely heard the students,” Director of Auxiliary Services Cindy Glavas said. After meal swipes became an option at Marketplace again Friday, the dining hall saw a marked increase in patronization, Glavas said. Despite the dining hall closing at 2 p.m., over 500 students came in for meals. Glavas said she hopes this is an indication for the rest of the year. “We were happy to see that traffic. We’ll continue to monitor it,” Glavas said. See MARKETPLACE page 3
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The Marketplace now accepts meal swips as well as Dining Dollars and outside forms of payment, as announced by Auxiliary Services last week in an email to the College’s student body.
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Gift aids Judaic Studies $3.1 million to go toward scholarships, minor ABBY BOYLE Flat HaT MANAGING EDITOR
The College of William and Mary has received a $3.1 million gift from the estate of Ruth Stern Hilborn ’28. The money will be used to support Judaic Studies at the College. The bequest established the Meyers Stern Endowment, which will provide scholarships in Judaic Studies, support Judaic Studies minors, supply financial assistance to students studying Judaism abroad, and pay for guest lecturers and visiting professors to teach at the College. The money will also support small conferences on the subject. Professor Marc Lee Raphael, the Nathan and Sophia Gumenick Professorship of Judaic Studies and director of the College’s
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program in Judaic Studies, developed a friendship with Hilborn over the course of 20 years prior to Hilborn’s death in January 2013. Raphael said he was shocked when he learned of her gift to the school. “I was flabbergasted,” he said. “I got to know Ms. Hilborn over a 20-year period and I didn’t have a single hint that she had millions of dollars. I never even perceived her as a very rich woman. She lived very simply and I just never had a clue that she would leave the Judaic studies program more than a few thousand dollars.” Raphael said the gift will be used in accordance with Hilborn’s wishes. “She wanted students who went overseas to study something in the area of Judaic Studies to have scholarship
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STUDENTS SPEAK ON ALLEGED WAWA ORDER THIEVES Danielle Horridge ’17 and Allyson McCune ’17 entered Wawa around 2 a.m. Aug. 30, ready to order $20 worth of mac and cheese, quesadillas and the new Wawa pizza option. Thirty minutes later, the pair left after two individuals allegedly stole their order. This is not the first time that students’ orders have been stolen at Wawa. Horridge and McCune became acquainted with a couple while waiting in line. They described the pair as “average Joes.” A conversation ensued for about thirty minutes. “It was just a guy and a girl, and we thought they had become our really good friends,” Horridge said. “They’re students. I believe I have seen the guy around campus.” Eventually, the couple asked Horridge and McCune what their order number was. “We thought we had this real connection with these people, and they asked us what our number was,” McCune said. “So we gave it to them. We just thought, ‘Oh, they’re just wondering how long their food order’s going to take.’” Later, the couple disappeared into the crowd. Eventually, Horridge and McCune inquired about their order at the counter. They were told that their new
friends had picked it up for them. “We were so thrown off and so confused,” McCune said. “We had just wasted all this money on food that we were not going to get. They would remake it for us, but it’d take an hour.” Wawa Manager Erin Mericle explained that during rush times, it is sometimes difficult to prevent dishonest patrons from reaching over the counter or stealing orders. She recommended that customers remain diligent while waiting for their order. “I know sometimes the line does get long, but be sure that you’re there when your number gets called,” Mericle said. “Communicate and say that you’re on your way.” McCune agreed with Mericle’s advice, and urges students not to become distracted. “Moral of the story, watch your food orders, stand near that counter,” McCune said. “Watch your Wawa orders … or you’ll be out $20 with no Mac and cheese” Horridge will not likely forget that night. “I’m never going to forgive [the individuals who stole my order],” Horridge said. “It’s really a terrible position to be in and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.” — Flat Hat News Editor Aine Cain
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Over the summer, a group of College of William and Mary students, along with several faculty members, traveled the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage pathway in Europe. The group began the trek in Ferrol, Spain and traveled 75 miles to their final destination, Santiago de Compostela. At the end of their journey, the group visited a Roman mausoleum in Santiago de Compostela, in which James the Apostle’s remains are supposedly housed. Ryan Goodman ’14 participated in the pilgrimage and was presented with a unique opportunity at the end of the trip. Administrators from the Pilgrim’s Office offered Goodman an internship.
This summer, the College of William and Mary worked to improve its efficiency through the William and Mary Business Innovation initiative. The initiative, spearheaded by a 13-person committee, consists of the provost, vice president of strategic initiatives, students, faculty, staff members and one other representative from the Board of Visitors. The effort focuses on ensuring that the College’s resources are being used effectively. A change already enacted as a result of the Business Innovation effort is the use of expanded cloud-storage through the IT department. By moving some university storage onto the cloud, on-site systems can be more efficient.
Delegate Brenda Pogge has been selected to join the Virginia Commission on Civics Education. The Commission, founded in 2005, is dedicated to engaging students in government and educating community members on local and state government. The group highlights an individual’s role in government. Pogge, who was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2008, represents parts of York and James City counties. The Commission’s efforts include outreach programs that educate citizens on representative democracy. Pogge emphasized the importance of civics education.
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assistance,” Raphael said. “Whether it was Israel or Europe, she wanted to encourage students to go around the world to study Judaism.” Additionally, the money will be used to support Judaic Studies minors at the College. Even though the minor was only recently created, Raphael said declared students will be eligible for thousands of dollars in scholarship assistance. Raphael expressed hope that the opportunity to earn scholarships will help draw students to the Judaic Studies program.
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Hilborn was also interested in bringing guest speakers to campus, as well as hosting Judaic Studies conferences at the College, Raphael said. The first one-day conference will take place this semester. “This is an important gift for William and Mary,” College President Taylor Reveley said in a press release. “Ruth’s generosity will help our students grasp the powerful role that Jewish thought, religion and history have played in history. This understanding, always germane, is especially telling in today’s world.”
Michael Payne ’15 added that this event marks the beginning of a few partnerships between the two student groups. “We do a debate with the College Republicans and we try to do a student volunteer day in the Spring semester,” Payne said. The Wren Bell will ring four times on the morning of Sept. 11 to commemorate each of the planes that was involved in the attack. Additionally, the Queen’s Guard will stand posted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the entrance of the Sunken Garden, watching guard over a memorial wreath and rotating in twenty-minute shifts. “I have always wanted to join the military, and 9/11 reinforced my decision-making,” Queen’s Guard Commanding Officer Douglas Leung ’15 said.
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Development threatens local battlefield Preservation Virginia lists Civil War era Williamsburg Battlefield as endangered site Aine Cain // flat hat news editor
War comes to the College
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Part of the Riverside Healthcare development stretches in the core battlefield boundaries.
‘Quarterpath at Williamsburg’ by Riverside Healthcare System resulted in the construction of the 21 acre Redoubt Park on the east side of Quarterpath Road north of Tutter’s Neck Pond,” Nester said in an email. “Redoubts #1 and #2, which supported the defense of Fort Magruder, have been preserved and interpreted as a part of the park.” It has been proposed that the gravel portion of Quarterpath Road should be converted into a paved multi-use path to
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One only has to walk down Duke of Gloucester Street to see that Williamsburg’s primary export is history. Stroll past Merchant’s Square and you’re suddenly in the 18th century. Tourists donning tricorn hats shuffle around Colonial Williamsburg’s Revolutionary City. A reenactor portraying Marquis de Lafayette or Benedict Arnold might even gallop past you on horseback. How then, did the site of a battle named for the city come to be included on a list of Virginia’s most endangered historical sites? In April, Preservation Virginia featured the Williamsburg Battlefield in its list of most endangered historical sites in Virginia. The battle’s name, “The Battle of Williamsburg,” can be a bit misleading — the site actually spreads across three municipalities, James City County, York County and the City of Williamsburg. Since the early 1990s, an estimated 2,000 or more acres of the site have disappeared. In a 2009 study, Congress’ Civil War Sites Advisory Commission classified the battlefield as Class B (“had a direct impact on the war”) and priority II (“in needing of additional protection”), with only 3 percent of the site protected. The report also said that 1,000 acres of the total 10,000 within the battlefield boundaries are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. In 2010, the Civil War Trust declared the site “At Risk.” Preservation Virginia’s Director of Preservation Initiatives and Engagement Justin Sarafin compiles Preservation Virginia’s annual “most endangered” list. The Williamsburg Battlefield Association submitted the site to Preservation Virginia for consideration. The Williamsburg Battlefield Association’s Facebook page has 1,942 likes at press time and outlines its commitment to advocacy and education. Sarafin noted that Preservation Virginia enjoys success in preserving endangered sites, but acknowledged that Williamsburg Battlefield’s situation is complicated, due to multiple owners interested in developing the site. “It’s not about freezing something in time, having it exist in a vacuum,” Sarafin said. “It’s not that at all. Development happens. We want it to happen in an intelligent way in consideration of historic resources and assets that, in almost every case, benefit whatever development’s happening and maintain a sense of place. These things have to work hand in hand. It’s not saying ‘no’ to any type of change — it’s encouraging people to think more responsibility about the kinds of changes they want to make to historic fabric and landscapes, whether they’re untouched or they’ve already been altered.” Riverside Healthcare Association owns most of the City of Williamsburg’s portion of the battle site. In 2005, the lower portion of this property was rezoned to the ED Economic Development District in 2005 for a combination commercial, residential and medical development. The 2013 Williamsburg Comprehensive Plan supports this construction on the ED District portion of the property adjacent to Route 199, and a residential development for the property north of Tutter’s Neck Pond. The entire area can have up to 1,362 dwelling units, with 384 currently under construction. Riverside Doctors’ Hospital opened in April 2013. City of Williamsburg Planning Director Reed Nester noted that developers have made efforts to preserve portions of the site. “The development of plans for
preserve the setting of the redoubts. Nester said that, as part of the initial rezoning of the property that occurred in 2005, Riverside Healthcare donated 21.5 acres of land for Redoubt Park, which contains Redoubts #1 and #2 along the defensive line. The park includes an interpretation of Redoubt #1 and a walking trail connecting the two forts located within one of the City of Williamsburg’s six Archaeological Protection Districts. Heuvel said he does not believe these preservation efforts are enough. “We can’t afford to lose any more of this battlefield, or others, than the nation already has,” Heuvel said. “By July 2009, the Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report stated that only 342.52 acres were protected out of 10,369 acres in the study area. It’s a race against the clock.” Nester expressed confidence that continued development will not remove historical resources from the battlefield site. “As development of Quarterpath at Williamsburg continues, there is opportunity to include additional interpretation of the Battle of Williamsburg,” Nester said. “This could include walking trails and interpretative signage, and could build on what has been done with Redoubt Park. The Bloody Ravine, that was an important part of the battle, is located north of the area now being developed, and is split between
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In 2010, the Civil War Trust released a report declaring the Williamsburg Battlefield “At Risk.”
the City of Williamsburg and James City County.” Roberts District Supervisor of the James City County Board of Supervisors John J. McGlennon said that the area’s preservation outlook is limited, because much of the battlefield has already been developed. McGlennon said that James City County now requires that development proposals document historical significance. If indication of historical significance is detected, the county requires that the site undergo a full archaeological examination before development proceeds. In addition to serving as a historical site, battlefields may function as an economic asset. The Williamsburg Battlefield could attract Civil War visitors, who, in Virginia, stay twice as long and spend twice as much as average Virginia tourists, according to a report by the Civil War Trust. The same report found that 20 Civil War sites from Gettysburg to Chickahominie contributed $11.7 million annually to local government tax revenues, generating a total of $32.7 million tax dollars. Williamsburg Battlefield Association member Drew Gruber explained the logic behind the “development through conservation” movement. “Open space conservation is still development,” Gruber said. “When you conserve a section of space, you’re preserving not only the fiscal vitality of the development that’s around it, but the social vitality. … Lately, if you preserve a section of open space in the middle of, say, a subdivision … because of the demand, the property values stay nice and high, because there’s a green space for people to walk on, bike on and have a community garden on. Conservation unto its own, is not just an equalizer and a form of community development, but is also fiscally sustainable.” Walter Zaremba represents District 1 of York County, where part of the battlefield is located. Recently, the county did not rezone a tract of land owned by the Egger family, who wanted to have the property rezoned to facilitate residential development. “Battlefield reenactment is a huge niche market that the Historic Triangle currently ignores,” Zaremba said in an email. “This is a shame because this means that battlefields will not be valued and therefore remain at risk for development. … Why aren’t we telling the story of these battlefields? I think the reluctance stems from the fact that Virginia fought on the wrong side of this war. Gettysburg is a thriving example of America’s interest in this history.” Hudson said that Virginia encounters the problem of having to choose to interpret one time period over another. With pre-contact Native American tribes, 17th century explorers, 18th century colonists and 19th century soldiers all competing to have their stories told, it can be difficult to choose what is of primary importance. Hudson said that the impulse to preserve should not be ignored. “In America as a whole, we are letting a lot of our past slip away,” Hudson said. “I’m not saying we need to preserve every square foot where George Washington’s horse stood or anything like that, but there are places that are hallowed ground and, at the Battle of Williamsburg, there were Americans who fought and died to preserve or destroy the Union, depending on their viewpoint.”
The Battle of Williamsburg, which occurred May 5, 1862, was the first major pitched battle of the Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign, and saw the Union Army of the Potomac attempting an advance on Richmond. Dr. Glenn Brasher’s book “The Peninsula Campaign and the Necessity of Emancipation: African Americans and the Fight for Freedom” deals with slave agency during the Battle of Williamsburg. He explained that lack of familiarity with the land, inaccurate maps and swampy roads hindered the Union Army’s pursuit of the rebels. Escaped slaves, who were conscripted into building many of the defensive redoubts, often came forward with intelligence that proved crucial to the outcome of the battle. One such incident came about during the Battle of Williamsburg, when 16 escaped slaves pointed out several unoccupied redoubts on the flank of the Confederate army. While some of his superiors were skeptical about the information, Brigadier General Winfield Hancock discovered that the Confederates had abandoned one of the redoubts. He occupied the fort with his men and delayed fulfilling his orders to return to the Union lines. Brasher said that just when Hancock was about to give up and retreat, the Confederates launched an assault. “Longstreet finally notices and sends some troops, who’d been hanging out at William and Mary, to go over and drive Hancock out of that fort. … Hancock, who was about to leave, notices that he is about to be attacked,” Brasher said. “So he yelled at his troops, ‘Hold this ground, or I’m ruined!’” Thanks to the intelligence provided by the escaped slaves and the efforts of his men, Hancock’s unit repelled Confederate assaults. Brasher said that he believes such incidents led to emancipation becoming an increasingly important issue in the North’s agenda. By the time the battle ended, nearly 4,000 Americans lay dead and both sides would twist the ambiguous clash into a victory. The Confederates were interrupted mid-retreat from Yorktown and managed to escape. The Union held the ground and captured the first Confederate battle flag during the war. Union soldiers won seven Medals of Honor during the battle. The Battle of Williamsburg and its repercussions mark just one of the College of William and Mary’s brushes with Civil War history. Despite the fact that Union commander Winfield Scott studied at the College and graduated in 1805, students almost exclusively joined the war on the side of the South. Author of Civil War Williamsburg and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Program Manager Carson Hudson described two students who did not join the Confederate army: a Pennsylvanian and the son of a local unionist. On May 10, 1861, the College closed due to the war’s drain on the number of students and faculty. Even anti-secessionist College President Benjamin Stoddert Ewell joined the Union army, rising to the rank of colonel. This enthusiasm for the war did not last long, according to Lisa Heuvel ’74 M.A. ’05 Ed.D. ’11, of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Heuvel has written about Virginia history for 40 years and recently published a book with her son Sean Heuvel ’02 M.Ed ’05. “The romance of warfare disappeared fast,” Heuvel said in an email. “Imagine the shock of over 1,500 Confederate casualties, wounded, and missing with almost every public building transformed into a hospital, including what we now call the Wren Building. In the rain and darkness on May 5, 1862, one Confederate soldier described the terrible realities of the battle on view there: ‘Wounded, dying, and dead — here, there, everywhere — halls, recitation rooms, dormitories — all were crowded with bloody bodies!’” After the Battle of Williamsburg, the Union Army occupied the College itself. On Sept. 9, 1862, the Sir Christopher Wren Building — or “Main Building,” as it was then called — was engulfed in flames for the third time in its history. Drunken members of the Union’s 5th Pennsylvania Calvary allegedly set the fire. The Civil War devastated the College, and even after Ewell used his own money to reopen the school in 1869, it shut down in 1881 and stayed closed until 1888 due to lack of funds. Despite its national and local impact, Hudson said the Battle of Williamsburg remains relatively obscure compared to larger battles like Antietam and Gettysburg. “The reason why no one remembers the Battle of Williamsburg today is that the Civil War was so horrible, that later battles dwarf the casualties at Williamsburg,” Hudson said. “If we had a battle in Iraq today in which we had 4,000 Americans killed or wounded, it would be a major thing. But at the time, compared to Gettysburg and other battles, it’s a minor battle.”
Swipes back in Marketplace Dining venue changes follow student criticism MARKETPLACE from page 1
The reinstatement of meal swipes is not the only change to come to Marketplace. Starting yesterday Marketplace will also serve Qdoba during lunch and dinner time, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Qdoba will be purchasable with Dining Dollars and Express, as well as cash and credit. Students wishing to use meal swipes at Marketplace will be able to get fare from the “Simply to Go” area, the grill and the sandwich station. While the payment method options have increased, some students said the food itself remains more limited than it was last year. There is no meal swipe option for Mexican food, pizza or pasta. “[The meal options are] not back to where [they] should be,” Hinkle said. “It’s not a perfect solution.” Hinkle is not the only student who feels that Marketplace still
does not have enough options. Octavia Goodman ’16 said she predicts students will not visit Marketplace as often because it is out of the way of many of their classes, and because it no longer offers a Mexican food station or Chick-fil-A. “People aren’t going to walk all the way over there for a sandwich and a burger,” Goodman said. Although the dining system has been through quite a few changes in this relatively short period of time, Glavas said Auxiliary Services will continue to listen and respond to students’ feedback. She said she hopes that the meal swipe option will increase student traffic at Marketplace for the remainder of the year. “Marketplace is a valid part of the dining program,” Glavas said. “Hopefully, [students will] see it as a valuable part of the dining experience.”
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Abandoning admissions essays Of course, that sort of appeal to history would be silly if it weren’t for the fact that the traditional application process works. Students are adjudicated based on quantitative and verbal reasoning skills (which, very broadly defined, are the two most important skills needed for a college education). And for the Goucher people (Goucherites?) who are in favor of that more holistic tell-us-about-yourself approach, there’s the essay. Admittedly, admissions essays aren’t known for their exciting or edgy writing prompts, but they’re a reasonable way to gauge two important things that Goucher is seeking to gauge with its flat hat online editor videos: identity and self-expression. Despite being narrow in scope, the admissions essay is a college’s way of assessing an applicant’s identity, and whether she or he would The promotional video begins with a Goucher College student be a good fit for the school. Maybe this is an apples and oranges sort holding up a piece of paper labeled “College Transcript.” He proceeds of thing, but I’m hard-pressed to believe that a 650-word essay isn’t to rip it in half. We then cut to a series of Goucher students engaged equivalent to a two-minute video. What can be said in one can just in what are presumably unique/quirky activities (e.g. ballet dancing, as easily be said in the other. Furthermore, the essay is an exercise in shooting free throws, gardening). The students look directly at the concision, which goes hand-in-hand with the second purpose of the camera and say, “I’m more than just a number.” A proud day for admissions essay — self-expression. Emersonian non-conformity, no doubt. Although Goucher insists that production value is not taken into What the video is promoting is the fact that Goucher College has done away with test scores and transcripts as admissions factors. consideration when judging an applicant’s video, there is a certain degree to which it must be, if only by dint of it Instead, prospective students are now able to submit a two-minute video in which they The admissions essay is a college’s being a video at all. The gardening student in the promotional video who insists he is more than a explain who they are, and how they would fit way of assessing an applicant’s number — well, he’s gardening. His actions are in at Goucher. identity, and whether she or he speaking for him, and even though he’s following This, coupled with a short application would be a good fit for the school. the old storytelling dictum of showing not telling, and two pieces of work from high school, are it’s this showing that is precisely problematic. all that is needed for a Goucher application. Because we’re still a verbal culture, and the power and importance Traditional applications still exist as an option for students who wish to of the spoken and written word have not yet been eclipsed by that of use them. video. Not by a long shot. The students featured in the promotional video aren’t wrong: By abandoning admissions essays, Goucher is disregarding one of They are, in fact, more than just numbers (they’re, you know, people). the primary facets of intelligence: verbal self-representation. If I were That being said, they have a whole lot of numbers attached to them. unable to represent myself in words, I doubt that any college would Numbers like how well they scored on the SAT critical reading section want to accept me. But Goucher doesn’t care to meddle in trivialities and the grade point average they accumulated over the course of four like that. Why should it? It’s only the way we apply for jobs, engage years of secondary education. With apologies to the sunny individualists that Goucher’s marketing with each other, and make friends. Silly stuff like that. Goucher may have abandoned admission tests, transcripts and department could scrounge up, these numbers matter. admissions essays, but the College of William and Mary hasn’t. They matter so much, in fact, that for decades they have been the Here’s to hoping it doesn’t. deciding factor in whether applicants are admitted to the college of their choice. Email Zachary Frank at zsfrank@email.wm.edu.
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“I think it’s a good thing meal swipes are back, but they aren’t really back since it’s just the deli and grille.”
“I think it’s good because it makes things less crowded, but Sadler is still crowded so I don’t know.”
“I think not having swipes was inconveniencing a huge portion of campus, and I’m glad they’re back.”
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illiamsburg thrives on its association with Revolutionary history. Lesser known is its involvement in the Civil War. On May 5, 1862, 72,000 combined Union and Confederate soldiers fought the Battle of Williamsburg, which spanned James City County, York County and Williamsburg, resulting in nearly 3,900 casualties. Currently, only 3 percent of the battlefield is protected; local governments and developers must do more to preserve this battlefield, given its historical significance to both the College of William and Mary and to the Civil War, and its potential for attracting tourists. For further context, the Battle of Williamsburg brought Confederate troops retreating from the Siege of Yorktown into conflict with the pursuing Union Army. Ultimately, the Confederate army would continue its retreat into Richmond — its intended destination — and the Union army would occupy the Williamsburg area, including the College, for the rest of the war. Three months later, Union soldiers would burn down the Sir Christopher Wren Building, and much of the campus. In addition, the Battle of Williamsburg was the first major battle for most of its participants; it was their first experience of the brutality of the Civil War. Seven Union soldiers received the Medal of Honor for actions during the battle, and General Winfield Hancock earned his nickname “the Superb” in James City County. The Battle of Williamsburg also helped change the federal government’s position on whether to liberate slaves. Most white northerners did not want the war to be about slavery, only secession. Runaway slaves, who had been forced to build Confederate forts, provided pivotal information to the Union during the Battle of Williamsburg. As a result, the federal government realized that slaves were crucial to the Confederate army — and also to the Union army, both for their intimate knowledge and their eagerness to help the Union, shifting the Civil War’s narrative from one of preservation to one of emancipation. Its historical significance aside, the battlefield would attract tourism. The Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to battlefield preservation reported that, in Virginia, Civil War enthusiasts stay twice as long and spend twice as much as regular tourists. The influx of tourists would create new jobs, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls. Tourists at 20 Civil War sites added a total of $11.7 million in local tax revenue and $21 billion in state tax revenue. Presently, Riverside Healthcare owns 250 of the battlefield’s total 800 acres and plans to develop it. While it has already donated 21.5 acres of the battlefield, perhaps it should donate more; much of the battlefield is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, meaning that the federal government considers it worthy of preservation. We treasure Williamsburg’s Revolutionary history — but that is no reason to ignore the history that came after.
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The College’s unethical decision to switch to Sodexo Dining Michael Payne
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In 2007 a woman was placed in solitary confinement. For over five years she was denied contact with other human beings and was provided with nothing to occupy herself during the day. Her cell was “unkempt and squalid,” and an inspector of prisons described her treatment as “cruel, inhumane and degrading.” The chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform said the prisoner’s treatment “appears to amount to torture.” The prisoner had no means to challenge the prison’s decision to put her into solitary confinement. Another story: A woman was sentenced to 10 months
in prison for stealing $22.94 worth of food. The day after being taken into custody, the prisoner had a miscarriage. The fetus was left with the prisoner and she was made to clean up the blood herself. Her lawyer described the scene in court: “There was blood everywhere and she was made to clean it up. The baby was not removed from the cell. It was quite appalling.” She first received medical care a full three days after the miscarriage. These are not dispatches from Putin’s Russia. They are two events that happened over the past year in Britain. The prisons were run by a private company: Sodexo Justice Services, a subsidiary of the larger Sodexo corporation. That same Sodexo is now in charge of the College of William & Mary’s Dining Services. Sodexo has a long history of human rights abuse. There are reports of female Sodexo employees being “forced to take pregnancy tests to get or keep their jobs.” Workers were once forced to eat customers’ leftover food, after which an employee suffered food poisoning and was taken to the hospital. Sodexo is the 21st largest company in the world,
operates around the globe, and recently reported yearly profits of over $12.4 billion. Despite this fact, Sodexo keeps most of its employees on short-term contracts that provide low pay, no job security and few benefits. Across Sodexo, the average full-time food worker makes roughly $17,000 per year. Workers are often fired for organizing or criticizing Sodexo’s business practices. These are not aberrations. This is Sodexo’s business model. What are students who are concerned about the lives of others left to do? If an individual wants to put their beliefs into practice by not funding a corporation that violates the rights of workers, women and prisoners, what options are available? It appears there are no options. Without deliberation and with no input from students, the administration has dictated that every student must purchase a meal plan. Students are required to personally finance actions that shock the conscience. If these are the business ethics “the Alma Mater of a Nation” wishes to impress upon its students, our country is in deep trouble. Email Michael Payne at mkpayne@email.wm.edu.
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his Friday, the Mu Upsilon chapter to Delta Sigma Theta hosted “#HandsUp: a Memorial,” an event that aimed to educate students about police brutality and encourage activism against it. The event was held in response to the recent shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., as well as recent similar shootings of unarmed African American men in America by law enforcement. #HandsUp included musical performances by the American Sign Language Club and Ebony Expressions. It also included statements on the issue of police brutality against African American men by a variety of clubs, including the Muslim Student Association, which spoke about perceived injustices against Muslims by the police in America. The event culminated with a forum during which a microphone was passed through the audience and students and faculty took turns sharing their thoughts. Several participants expressed their anger about police brutality and what they perceived to be an inadequate response among their peers and the media. One comment that was reiterated throughout the group discussion originated from a personal statement from Student Assembly vice president Kendall Lorenzen ’15. “We are starting a conversation that is not going to end here,” Lorenzen said. Lorenzen also urged participants not to forget about the shooting of Michael Brown. According to Johnna Moore ’16, a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, that thought inspired the #HandsUp event. “Because [the shooting in Ferguson] happened this summer, I had this anxiety that people would forget Ferguson or just be like, ‘Okay this happened, we are really upset,’ and then once we get to school no one continues the discussion,” Moore said. Another Delta Sigma Theta member, RaeMischel Cooper ’16, mentioned that she doesn’t feel that many students want to discuss issues of race or police brutality, but she emphasized that that discomfort was reason to encourage conversation. “A lot of times [police brutality] is glossed over and people don’t really see it, and people don’t really talk about it, but when you see it and bring it up, and when you talk about it you can catalyze changes. Talking about Ferguson, talking about
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In the wake of the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., the Delta Sigma Theta sorority hosted a rally to protest police brutality and call on students to act.
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Students got the chance to express grievances about police brutality and plans for activism. One comment that was reiterated throughout the group discussion originated from a personal statement from Student Assembly vice president Kendall Lorenzen ’15. “We are starting a conversation that is not going the end here,” Lorenzen said.
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Talking about Ferguson, talking about victims of police brutality, talking about victims of hate crimes, talking about that kind of thing, makes it OK to talk about it. — Rae-Mischel Cooper ‘16 We are starting a conversation that is not going to end here. — Kendall Lorenzen ‘15
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victims of police brutality, talking about victims of hate crimes, talking about that kind of thing, makes it OK to talk about it.” Like Moore, Cooper emphasized the importance of the event that transpired in Ferguson. “There are things that each of us can do to make sure that it doesn’t stay a moment but becomes a movement,” Cooper said. Chantell Tait ’16 was glad that the event focused on initiating change, instead of simply discussing police brutality. “The Deltas did a great job of creating an event that was less of a memorial and more of a place to come together and think about how to bring this issue into the national conversation in a sustainable way that creates real change,” Tait said. “I really liked the idea of the ‘pledge hands,’ because it forced the audience to make a commitment that they could hold themselves to.” According to Moore, the “pledge hands” were meant to be a community activity, where everyone “[received] a paper hand and [could] make the pledge themselves” by writing a personal pledge on the hands. Delta Sigma Theta member Alexis Foxworth ’15 expanded on what #HandsUp symbolizes. “It’s kind of a desperate plea because we had the ‘black power’ movement, where it was closed fists, and now we have open palms to show that sequence of events,” she said. “We’re taking that narrative and making it of empowerment.” The president of Delta Sigma Theta, Brielle Welch ’16, described the reasoning for hosting this event. “We are dedicated to letting the world know, and letting people know … I feel the women in this chapter are dedicated to making sure that the William and Mary community and the Williamsburg community know that we are here to serve them,” she said, “I think that #HandsUp is a great opportunity to take an issue that has plagued our nation and for us, the Mu Upsilon chapter, to take a stand against it.” Rachel Cook ’16, saw the event as a way to bring together students who feel strongly about stopping police brutality. It’s somehow comforting, she said, to see so many others who came together after the events in Ferguson. “I think events like the #HandsUp memorial are important because they not only address issues of racial profiling and violence, which people often don’t want to talk about, but also because they bring people together to show us that we aren’t alone in our anger,” she said, “Seeing so many people in a room is a kind of comfort but is also a reminder of how much there is still to do, considering how many empty chairs there were, which I think can be either inspiring or discouraging. I’m going to go with inspiring.”
Too old to pee on Yates: advice to upperclassmen
You probably know a lot more than you used to, but now it’s import to savor the time you have left
Sky Sprayberry
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It seems to me that there are countless articles dedicated to advice for incoming freshmen. They are, after all, the bright-eyed, promising new additions to our college family and a lot of them need guidance (especially you, freshman boy I saw peeing on the side of Yates at 11 p.m. on a Thursday night last year. You probably really needed any and all pieces of advice). But I’m here to try something slightly different. I want to
pass on some advice to those of us who have already been in the ’Burg for some time. I know, I know. You’ve been at the College of William and Mary forever. You have a favorite study spot, you crush Banner every registration, and you refuse to call The Units anything but that. You even, albeit begrudgingly, use the words “NOVA” and “CW” in regular conversation. Do you really need any beginning-of-the-year advice? Answer: Probably not. But sometimes College students get too caught up in worrying about the future (specifically that orgo test next Tuesday) and don’t enjoy the present as much as possible. College is supposed to be one of the best times in our lives. Here are a few reminders that might help you better appreciate the College as your time in the ‘Burg grows shorter:
Be kind to the clueless freshmen at those open parties we will be attending in the next few weeks. Even if one of them corners you and brags to you about how much he looks like Ryan Gosling. (Apparently, the correct response to this is not, “If you’re a Gosling, I’m a Gosling.” Oops.) Seniors: don’t dismiss said open parties. Yeah, it might be a little weird getting jiggy with a freshman on the dance floor, but it’s the last time you’ll be able to go to a frat party without being that random old person in the room. That is, unless you plan to spend your post-grad Fridays watching Animal House. Appreciate Colonial Williamsburg. No, running into a colonial reenactor in their full garb at Chipotle doesn’t count. We live right next to a wealth of historical knowledge that people travel
to from all over the country. You don’t have to get your free College student pass and go on every tour, but the cider runs you go on this semester might stick with you a little more knowing how few opportunities you have left. Take part in all of the College’s traditions, no matter what. Events like Charter Day and Blowout make our college experience unique to the College. Standing in the rain to attend the Yule Log Ceremony may sound awful, but College President Taylor Reveley’s voice will surely warm your soul. Don’t waste away in silence on the third floor of Earl Gregg Swem Library. That isn’t to say don’t study — you should do that. But we all know the type: the TWAMPS that spend all weekend in the library, from opening to closing. Of course we’re at college to learn, but learning is more than just books.
You have to supplement that with adventures and life experiences (and fun). Did this list seem a little obvious? That’s because it’s all stuff we know we should do: live life to the fullest, take part in every experience you can, and be nice to the new kids on the block. But I know I frequently need a reminder that “swemming” isn’t everything and that college is much shorter than we think it will be at the start of freshman year. The College gives us the opportunity to push ourselves to grow and prepare ourselves for our futures. But don’t forget to enjoy what it has to offer in the moment. Sky Sprayberry is a Confusion Corner Columnist who will be scouting out potential freshmen men to get jiggy with on the dance floor this weekend — being “kind to freshmen” indeed.
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Trio returns for wild time Griff’s Room Band, whose roots reach to the streets of Williamsburg, returned to campus to debut its new EP
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Donning College of William and Mary tanks, Griff’s Room Band took the Lodge 1 stage Friday, playing a wildly fun 90-minute set. They’ve certainly come a long way from their early days as an acoustic trio playing on the streets of Colonial Williamsburg. They now have a full-time drummer and bass player, filling out their jangly tunes into fullfledged folk rock jewels. Their two strongest musical weapons are the fiddling prowess of David Adley ’12 and the three note harmonies produced by
founding members Adley, Liam Anastasia-Murphy ’13 and Michael Cammarata ’12. Adley stood out throughout the show, but his most riveting solo came during their cover of Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.” Griff’s Room Band took this boring, overused pop song and gave it a whiskey-soaked vibe over which Adley tore into a fiddle solo straight out of an old Charlie Daniels record. If Foster the People sounded like this, I would buy their album. In addition, their incredible vocal precision gave every song a kind of early 60s, bright-eyed pop appeal. Their set mostly consisted of impressive original songs, many of which can be heard on their new EP, “Shut the Case.” With three singers at the helm and a roots rock
ethos, The Avett Brothers are the most obvious comparison, but the songwriters of Griff’s Room Band are far from copycats. They also bear some resemblance to early Wilco albums like “Being There” and “Summerteeth” and to bands like Pavement and Built to Spill in their ability to harken back to classic song structures while throwing enough curveballs to make them feel fresh and exciting. Their original songs struck a balance between simple, jaunty tunes and more dynamic song structures. On more than one occasion, they took a song that began with twinkling guitars and a soft violin melody, revved it up into a headbobbing rocker, and then gracefully brought it back down to let Adley pluck his fiddle as if it were a mandolin over the warm, soft tones of the guitars
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The three members of Griff’s Room Band, David Adley ‘12, Liam Anastasia-Murphy ’13 and Michael Cammarata ’12 gradually strayed away from clean lyrics at their performance.
of Murphy and Cammarata. It was impressive to hear such well-crafted songs coming from such a young band. However, the show wasn’t just a pleasure for the ears: The band’s stage presence was flat out fun to watch. Sometimes they locked into the groove of a song, producing enough good vibes to get anyone through a tough week. At other times they let loose and showed everyone just how much fun they were having. The best example of this was their cover of Cee Lo Green’s “Forget
You.” While performing their creative cover of the dance floor classic, they gradually strayed away from the clean version of the lyrics at the suggestion of a few members of the Stairwells in the audience. After each chorus, they were laughing and smiling as if they were back on DoG Street, all without missing a note. It’s nearly impossible for an audience to dislike a band when they’re have this good of a time performing. If you don’t believe me, check out some of their music for yourself.
College celebrates life of civil rights icon Maya Angelou Author of ‘I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings’ memorialized by community with poetry readings and recollections DALE WOLF FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
This wasn’t a memorial service. In an email on Sept. 1, English professor Hermine Pinson said that the College of William and Mary’s tribute to Maya Angelou — held Thursday evening in the Tucker Hall Theater in collaboration with the Patrick Hayes Writers Series and the English department — was best termed as “a William & Mary event to honor a staunch supporter of [the College] over the years.” In her opening remarks for the program, English professor Dr. Joanne Braxton called the evening a “wonderful tribute to an American icon.” Looking out into the sea of students, she continued: “Dr. Angelou passed in the spring [at age 86] and we didn’t get a chance to celebrate her, so we were waiting until you all COURTESY PHOTO / came back in order to do that.” WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
This was, it seems, a celebration instead of a memorial. “It was my great blessing to know Dr. Angelou for 28 years,” Braxton said. As she spoke of the woman who gave the College’s 1993 convocation address, she was audibly resisting tears. When the time came, nearly as many students as professors got up to read selections from Angelou’s work. “This is a very simple thing we’re going to do,” Braxton said before the evening’s 13 participants began to read. “Each person will read something written by Dr. Angelou and then introduce the next person.” And that’s exactly what happened — each speaker was introduced by name. Not by title, not by position, and not by age. Just by name. Their order was determined not by stature, but by the alphabet. Everyone was on equal footing in this tribute to a woman from Missouri. Nothing was off limits: Some of the assembled read poetry, some read from Angelou’s landmark first autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” some read their own original work composed in
tribute, and some read from interviews. “In so many ways, her presence, her words, her thoughts, have permeated our culture and the way we think about life,” Ebony Lambert ’16 said, who performed Angelou’s 1978 poem “And Still I Rise” at the celebration. “As a poet and as a black woman, her words resonated with me.” Referred to as Dr. Angelou for many years, she never formally earned a doctorate or even attended college. Born in 1928, she was raped at the age of seven by her mother’s boyfriend. A mob beat him to death after her testimony. After that, she stopped speaking for nearly six years. She recalled thinking that “my voice had killed him.” She was raised in St. Louis, Mo., and Stamps, Ark. She earned a scholarship for dance and drama at the Labor School in San Francisco, Calif., but dropped out at the age of 14 and became the city’s first female streetcar driver two years later. That year, she went back to school to finish her diploma. She gave birth to her first child a few weeks after graduation, in 1944. She was 16 years old. She waited tables, sang in nightclubs, and worked
numerous odd jobs for the next decade. In 1954, she earned a role in a 22-nation tour of the Gershwin opera “Porgy and Bess.” Three years later she recorded an album, “Calypso Woman.” In 1958, she became a part of the Harlem Writers Guild, a group that included Ossie Davis and Audre Lorde, among others. In its first dozen years in existence, members of the guild authored multiple novels, three plays and a film. She organized events and raised funds for Martin Luther King, Jr. She was friends with Malcolm X and performed in plays alongside James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson. She wrote for newspapers in Africa. She directed a feature film. She produced and performed in television. She read her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” in 1993, becoming the second poet in American history to perform at a presidential inauguration. Angelou spoke often of love. She once said, “Love recognizes no barriers.” Last Thursday evening in Tucker Hall, 13 people performed out of love to celebrate a remarkable woman. They’ll never forget how she made them feel.
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MEN’S SOCCER
Tribe crushes Pittsburgh, falls to Wolfpack
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Albiston, Maw run wild in 4-0 victory Friday before Monday night’s 1-0 loss JACK POWERS AND MICK SLOAN THE FLAT HAT William and Mary fans had concerns about the College’s defense this season, particularly given the recent graduation of two three-year starters on the backline, Will Smith and Roshan Patel. The Tribe’s defense dispelled any concerns, allowing just one goal in its past two games. The offense dominated on Friday night, sprinting to 4-0 romp over visiting Pittsburgh University (11) at Martin Family Stadium. However, that same Tribe attack failed to strike on Monday night, as the College fell to North Carolina State University, 1-0. The Tribe was nonetheless impressive against Pittsburgh, an offensive performance that signals the shift of the program’s centerpieces from back to front. Senior forward Chris Albiston and sophomore forward Reilly Maw scored two goals apiece against the Panthers, each player’s first career multi-goal game. Maw, who showed flashes of impact play in the second half of last season, also contributed an assist to Albiston as part of his career day. The assist increased Maw’s point haul to five in the
match, despite playing just 53 minutes. Senior forward Josh West added two assists to the effort. Albiston and Maw are leading the Tribe’s deep stable of offensiveminded players so far on the season with three goals each. Albiston leads the team with 11 points. The offensive’s early production is reassuring to many fans after the switch of junior Jackson Eskay from forward to midfield following Maw his electric 2013 campaign. Eskay’s scoring instincts were essential to the success of last year’s squad, as he led the team in goals, shots-on-goal, and points. Eskay has been limited to just four shots so far, far below his average from last year. Senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones played every minute College’s first four games, even though sophomore goalkeeper Mac Phillips started all but one game at the position last year. Jones was sharp in goal Friday, earning two saves and his first clean sheet.
Senior defender Michael Teiman looks to anchor the backline this year, after three years of playing with Patel and Smith. Maw needed just over five minutes to get his first goal against Pittsburgh. West placed a superb corner kick pass into the scrum, while Maw picked it out and put it home with a header. That quickly placed the Tribe on top against the newest member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pittsburgh’s only chance of the first half came in the 32nd minute, as the Panthers’ Romeo Charron stole the ball from a defender inside the Tribe’s defensive third. His screaming shot whizzed harmlessly to the right of Jones’ goal, and the Tribe headed into halftime with a tenuous 1-0 advantage. Five minutes into the second half, Albiston gave his team some breathing room, scoring two goals in nine minutes to signal the rout with a 3-0 College lead. The first of the two goals came off a Pittsburgh turnover that allowed Maw to make out down the left side and find Albiston unmarked just inside the box. Albiston beat Panthers’ goalie Dan Lynd from 10 yards out for the goal, a feat he
would duplicate minutes later. The College’s final, exclamation point goal came in the 84th minute from a West steal and assist to Maw, whose upper-90 goal extended the chokehold to 4-0 and ended his team’s season opening home stand in emphatic fashion. The College’s attack screeched to a halt against NC State on Monday night, however. The Tribe (2-2) placed just nine shots in the match, a figure that the Wolfpack (2-1-1) matched. NC State managed five shots on goal to the College’s Albiston four, and neither squad managed to muster any offensive potency in the rainy conditions. Tribe head coach Chris Norris attributed part of the team’s struggle to the rain. “The weather definitely played a part and affected us on the offensive third of the field, but it was still about as even played a match as it could be,” Norris told Tribe Athletics. There’s no doubt that the game was
SCOREBOARD Football (1-1, 0-0 CAA) Sep. 6: W, William and Mary (0-1, 0-0 CAA) 42, Hampton (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) 14 Cumulative Statistics Through two games
CAA Defensive Player of the Week Senior linebacker Airek Green
Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley 17 of 37, 243 yards
Following a preformance that saw six tackles, including four for a loss, senior linebacker Airek Green was named the Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Green recovered a fumble and blocked a punt in the effort, which helped the College stifle Hampton’s offense. — Flat Hat Sports Editor Chris Weber
Colonial Athletic Association Albany (2-0, 0-0) .......................1.000.........W2 Maine (1-0, 0-0).........................1.000.........W1 Delaware (1-1, 0-0)....................0.500.........W1 James Madison (1-1, 0-0)..........0.500.........W1 Richmond (1-1, 0-0)..................0.500..........L1 Villanova (1-1, 0-0)....................0.500.........W1 William and Mary (1-1, 0-0)......0.500.........W1 Elon (0-1, 0-0)............................0.000..........L1 New Hampshire (0-1, 0-0).........0.000..........L1 Rhode Island (0-1, 0-0)..............0.000..........L1 Stony Brook (0-2, 0-0)................0.000..........L2 Towson (0-2, 0-0).......................0.000..........L2
Junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor 28 rushes, 192 yards, 3 touchdowns Senior wideout Sean Ballard 4 receptions, 98 yards Senior defensive end Mike Reilly 9 tackles, 2 sacks
Cross country
Tennis
Golf
Aug. 29: Spider Alumni Open Men finished No.1 (field of three) Women finished No. 1 (field of four)
Men: Sept. 11-13, Duke Invitational Oct. 5-7, U.Va. Fall Invitational Women: Sept. 19-21, Tribe Invitational Oct. 10-12, Bulldog Invitational
Men: Sept. 8-9, Marshall Invitational Sept. 20-21, Wolf Run Intercollegiate Women: Sept. 6-7, Bucknell Invitational Finished No. 3 (field of 14)
Volleyball (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
Field hockey (1-3, 0-0 CAA)
Women’s soccer (2-1-1, 0-0 CAA)
Sept. 5: W, College 3, ETSU (3-4) 1 Sept. 6: W, College 3, Lehigh (3-5) 1 Sept. 6: L, G. Mason (1-6) 3, College 1 Sept. 12: at Clemson, 7pm
Aug. 31: L, Richmond (2-0) 2, College 1 Sept. 5: W, College 2, C. Mich. (0-4) 1 Sept. 6: L,Michigan (2-2) 2, College 1 Sept. 12: vs. Rutgers, 7pm
Aug. 28: L, Maryland (2-2) 4, College 0 Sept. 4: D, La Salle (2-2-1) 3, College 3 Sept. 7: W, College 2, NC State (2-4) 1 Sept. 10: vs. Richmond, 7pm
Men’s soccer (2-2, 0-0 CAA) Aug. 29: L, ETSU (2-1) 3, College 2 Aug. 31: W, College 2, F. Dickinson (1-2) 1 Sept. 5: W, College 4, Pittsburgh (2-1) 0 Sept. 8: W, NC State (2-1-1) 1, College 0
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Tribe in the National Football League Jerome Couplin ’14 made his National Football League debut last night, recording two solo tackles in the Detroit Lion’s win over the New York Giants. Jonathan Grimes ’12, the Houston Texans’ second-string tailback, recorded a carry for two yards against the Washington Redskins Sunday.
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close. The decisive goal came in the 22nd minute, when a Wolfpack player sliced behind the Tribe’s back line and drew a foul in the penalty box. Roland Minogue stepped up for NC State, ripping a penalty kick past senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones to put the Tribe in a 1-0 deficit. “Unfortunately for us, [the Wolfpack] made the most of the one defining moment of the match,” Norris told Tribe Athletics. The Tribe had a few scoring chances of its own. Senior forward Josh West fired a sharp pass to senior midfielder Marcus Luster near the goal, but the Wolfpack defense blocked his shot. The College also rallied in the second half, putting two shots on goal in a quick sequence. The Wolfpack’s Alex McCauley turned away shots from senior forward Chris Albiston and junior midfielder Jackson Eskay, keeping the Tribe scoreless and salvaging the Wolfpack’s victory. The Tribe will travel to St. Francis Friday for a 4 p.m. match, and will return to Martin Family Stadium for a showdown with North Carolina next Tuesday. The match-up with UNC will start at 7 p.m.
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Defense limits scoring as Abdul-Saboor, offense roll through Hampton en route to highest single-game point total since a 45-0 win over VMI in 2010 MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR No. 21 William and Mary entered Saturday’s game against Hampton University looking for a win and an offensive spark. The Tribe found both by handing the ball to its running backs. The College (1-1) piled up 216 yards on 50 rushing attempts, sprinting its way to a 42-14 win in Hampton, Va. “Offensively we ran the football pretty well, and that’s what we were looking to do going in,” head coach Jimmye Laycock told Tribe Athletics. “There’s some good things coming out of it. I feel like we have to play better, we’ve got some things we have to do.” Junior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor racked up 107 yards and three touchdowns, accounting for nearly a third of his team’s yardage. Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley completed nine of 16 passes for 135 yards. Freshman receiver DeVonte Dedmon, starting in place of injured senior Cluley receiver Tre McBride, finished with 81 total yards, doing damage as both a pass-catcher and a runner. Hampton received the opening kickoff, but gained just 20 yards before the Tribe forced a punt. The College quickly went to work with its running game, rushing nine times on its opening drive to work its way to the Hampton 16-yard line. Eventually the Pirates’ defense held, and the Tribe settled for senior kicker John Carpenter’s first field goal of the day to claim a 3-0 lead. After the College’s defense smothered another Hampton drive, the Tribe took over at its own 41-yard line. Cluley completed two of three passes on the possession to lead the College to the Hampton 36-yard line, then handed control of the offense to Abdul-Saboor. The Tribe’s top back bullied his way to the end zone on his fourth carry of the drive, scoring from two yards out to stake the Tribe to a 10-0 lead as the first quarter wound down.
Hampton finally gained some ground on its ensuing drive, earning 49 yards before facing fourth and eight on the Tribe’s 32-yard line. Pirates quarterback Jaylian Williamson whipped a pass to Rashawn Proctor, but junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson forced Proctor out of bounds to end the Pirates’ drive. The College quickly capitalized, as senior receiver Sean Ballard hauled in a 52-yard bomb from Cluley to bring the Tribe to the Hampton goal line. Sophomore running back Kendell Anderson scored on the next play to give the Tribe a 17-0 advantage. The College continued to stifle Hampton for the remainder of the first half, holding the Pirates scoreless and picking up another field goal to ensure a 20-0 halftime lead. The half featured a Tribe team that dominated on both sides of the ball and built a lead that took pressure off Cluley. Abdul-Saboor paid tribute to his young offensive line after the game. “I thought the offensive line played great all game,” he told Tribe Athletics. “We have a bunch of young guys, but they get better every week, and it starts with them in our running game, and I think they were able to handle the defensive line pretty well.” The College appeared ready to finish off Hampton early in the second half, when it blocked the Pirates’ punt and recovered the ball on the Hampton three-yard line. Anderson lost the ball on his ensuing carry, though, and Hampton’s Marcus Wade recovered the fumble. The Pirates marched 99 yards in seven plays, finishing the drive with Christopher Dukes’ 54yard touchdown run and cutting the Tribe lead to 20-7. The Tribe responded well, however. Although its ensuing possession ended in three plays, Hampton’s Jordan Hill dropped the College’s punt, and Houston-Carson recovered the fumble to put the Tribe offense on the Hampton 15-yard line. Abdul-Saboor pushed his way into the end zone just seconds later, earning a 27-7 Tribe lead and keeping Hampton at bay. Hampton’s Jorrian Washington kept his squad alive. After the Pirates had battled their way to midfield on their next possession,
Washington caught a short pass from Williamson and sliced through the Tribe secondary, gaining 50 yards for Hampton’s second long touchdown of the day. Despite still leading 27-14, it was clear that the contest was far from over. Senior linebacker Airek Green attributed Hampton’s big plays to mental errors by the College’s defense. “It was a little bit of [anxiety], we were overrunning a couple of plays … we’ve just got to be able to make those tackles,” Green told Tribe Athletics. Cluley came through in a critical time, completing four of his next five passes — including a crucial 19 yard third down conversion to Dedmon — to set up AbdulSaboor’s one-yard touchdown. Cluley then found sophomore tight end Eric Hensley for a two-point conversion to give the Tribe a 35-14 lead with just 12 minutes left in the game. Hampton was once again undaunted. The Pirates answered with a 91-yard drive, including a 53-yard pass from Williamson that placed the ball on the Tribe’s goal line. Just as Dukes was forcing his way into the end zone, junior linebacker Luke Rhodes ripped the ball from his hands. The ball flipped through the air and landed in senior safety Ivan Tagoe’s grasp. The Tribe captain sprinted down the field for 63 yards before he was finally taken down at the Hampton 37 yard line. The College eased its way to a score with eight rushes, eating four minutes off the game clock and building its lead to 42-14 with Anderson’s second score of the night. When the dust cleared, the Pirates outgained the Tribe 442 to 351 yards. The Tribe compensated for the discrepancy with a blocked punt and two forced turnovers. Green led the way on defense with six tackles, two sacks, a blocked punt and a forced fumble. Senior defensive end Mike Reilly stood out with two sacks, keeping Williamson on edge all night. The Tribe’s win gives it positive momentum going into next weekend’s home opener, where it will look to start 2-1 for a second consecutive season. The College hosts Norfolk State Saturday at Zable Stadium, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
College allows early goal, rallies for win over Wolfpack
Kavanaugh completes comeback with late second-half tally, sends Tribe to 2-1-1 on season SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER North Carolina State University goalkeeper Mackenzie Stelljas dove left, flew right, stretched high and slid low as she fought to keep the Wolfpack in the game against the Tribe. But, on Sunday, there were just too many shots. William and Mary (2-1-1) relentlessly pounded NC State (2-4) in the second half of a 2-1 victory over the Wolfpack on Sunday, notching the Tribe’s first home victory at Martin Family Stadium. The College outshot NC State by a margin of 17-7, with an impressive 11-5 lead in shots on goal. The Wolfpack has yet to earn a victory away from Raleigh. Early in the match, the Tribe had two chances to take the lead, but Stelljas denied a shot by junior
forward Lexi Irvin and a header by senior midfielder Aly Shaughnessy. NC State jumped on the board first at the 37th minute with a perfect shot into the upper corner of the goal. But head coach John Daly wasn’t about to excuse any goal against the College. “It was a poor goal to Kavanaugh concede, and we’ve been conceding poor goals all the time,” Daly told Tribe Athletics. The half concluded with a 1-0 lead for the Wolfpack, even though Tribe held an advantage in both shots and shots on goal. Daly wasn’t satisfied with just leading the two categories. “We were very slow in the first half, we didn’t
really get forward and create enough problems for them,” Daly told Tribe Athletics. Despite the slow start, the College came out of halftime ready to take back the game, consistently attacking the NC State defense. Finally, in the 60th minute, freshman midfielder Rachel Moore controlled a throw-in and rifled the tying goal into the lower right corner for a Tribe score. The goal marked the first of her collegiate career. After finally finding the back of the net, the Tribe attack cranked up the vice-like pressure. A shot by freshman defender Haley Kent ricocheted off the crossbar, and both the rebound shot by freshman forward Sammi Grasso and another by junior midfielder Nicole Baxter were blocked by the determined Stelljas. The game-winner came on Moore’s clear down
the sideline. Junior forward Samantha Cordum chased down the ball and crossed it to the middle, hitting sophomore midfielder Haley Kavanaugh in stride. Kavanaugh’s kick rang true as the ball sailed into the back of the net, sealing the Tribe victory in the 78th minute. Daly was far more pleased with the team’s second half performance. “The pace [of the second half ] was much better — the passes were better,” Daly told Tribe Athletics. “We created enough chances to get two or three more.” This week, Tribe wraps up the home game streak against the in-statee rival Richmond Spiders (2-2) on Wednesday at Martin Family Stadium. The game will be televised on NSCAA-TV and will kick off at 7 p.m.