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Paul Soutter ’17 was found dead at the College of William and Mary Monday morning. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but according to an email sent by Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06, he appears to have taken his own life. Ambler notified the College community of the death in an email sent at 6:42 a.m. She stated that the William and Mary Police Department responded immediately to a 911 call from one of Soutter’s friends. Ambler Ambler’s email said that Soutter was a sophomore at the College, originally from Arlington, Va. He had yet to declare a major. According to Ambler’s email, Soutter was a talented student and a gifted performer, involved in many campus performance groups. “In January he played one of the swashbucklers in Sinfonicron Light Opera Company’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance,’” Ambler said in the email. “He was to have performed this month in the premiere of a new W&M student-written, faculty-directed play. Many on campus have delighted in Paul’s talent and wit, enjoying especially his comedic flair as a member of the university’s Improvisational Theater (I.T.).” In her email, Ambler also reminded students of resources available on campus. Counselors are available 24-hours and the Dean of Students Office, the Counseling Center, Residence Life, campus ministers and Ambler’s office are available to those in need. “At times like this we naturally ask ourselves, ‘Why did this happen?’ We may never know the answer to that. In the face of such a terrible loss, it is important that we all take the time to reach out to each other, listen to each other, and offer strength and comfort where we can,” Ambler said in the email. “Paul’s death reminds us of how close we are to one another at William & Mary. What affects one of us affects us all. I know you join me in extending our deepest sympathies to the Soutter family and to Paul’s many friends.”
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statement regarding the College’s policy with dealing with mold on campus. “We care enormously about the health and safety of members of our community,” Whitson said in an email. “It’s also important to understand that mold and/or mold spores are present in all buildings in eastern Virginia. If there is a concern about mold, a full inspection is done, including air quality checks by our Office of Environmental Health and Safety. If it is determined there is excessive mold, we follow all necessary steps to remediate it and conduct follow-up inspections to ensure the issue has been resolved.” This is not the first reported alleged incident of the College mishandling instances of mold in residence halls. Four students at the College, Kaitlan Shaub ’17, Hannah Reach ’17, Sarah Duska ’17 and Lauren Dybel ’17 claim that the College took almost four months to remove the mold from their room in Fall 2014. The four women live in the basement of Landrum Hall. “Last fall when we moved in, we noticed that some of the paint layers on the ceiling above our bathroom shower were peeling back and kind of growing worse and worse,” Dybel said. “About half way through the semester, we thought we noticed some mold because there were black dots along the ceiling.” Dybel’s roommate,
TThe College of William and Mary is facing allegations of excessive mold in residence halls. One student, Mary-Beth Berg ’15, is pursuing legal action against the College for injuries she asserts were due to the presence of mold in her residence in Ludwell Apartments. “[Berg] went extensively into reporting the mold and requesting that it be repaired,” Brad Miller, Berg’s attorney, said. “It took them quite some time to address it.” According to Miller, the College was aware of the mold in Berg’s apartment even before she moved in. “It is our position that they had prior knowledge that it was there before she moved in,” Miller said. “I don’t believe they handled it as they should have.” At this time, the College has not been served with a lawsuit, but is aware of Berg’s complaint. The College maintains that there is no evidence that the mold in Berg’s room was above safe levels. “William & Mary’s Office of Environmental Health Safety, once notified, conducted multiple inspections and also hired a third-party specialist,” Associate Vice President, Communications and University Relations Brian Whitson said in an email. “We have no evidence of mold and/ or mold spores above normal levels in the apartment while the student was living there.” KAITLAN SHAUB / THE FLAT HAT Whitson also released a Four Landrum residents waited approximately four months to have their mold issues fully addressed.
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HOPE to host Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Andrew W. Mellon foundation ROTC, VOX, the Haven, Lambda unite to combat sexual assault grants $2.6 million to College Grant to allow faculty to work across disciplines
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This month, HOPE in conjunction with ROTC, VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood, and the Haven will present Sexual Assault Awareness Month at William and Mary – a
time “dedicated to support and healing for survivors,” according to the William and Mary Sexual Assault Awareness Month website. “We are working with ROTC and Someone You Know to do a photo campaign in support of survivors of sexual assault,”
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HOPE President Kelly Gorman ’16 said in an email. “We are also working with a new alumni group called W&M ASAP (Alumni for Sexual Aggression Prevention) to put on a collaborative workshop about bystander intervention for fraternity men.” This week, HOPE will sponsor an event called Love on the Rocks, which will discuss alcohol and consent. HOPE will also be hosting a speed dating night to encourage people to talk to each other with respect. Dates will not be separated by gender or sexual orientation. The last public event this month is called Take Back the Night and will take place April 23. Survivors of sexual assault are welcome to submit their stories to HOPE, which leaders of HOPE will read in an effort to put a face to the discussion that has been going on all month. “Sexual assault affects everyone and it is happening right now within our own community,” Gorman said. “It is only with the collective action of every member of the student body and William and Mary community in general that we can end sexual assault and create a place where everyone feels safe.” For VOX’S part in the event, they will be sponsoring performances of the Vagina
A $2.6 million grant given to the College of William and Mary by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will establish the W. Taylor Reveley III Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellows. College President Taylor Reveley served on the board of trustees for the Mellon Foundation until his retirement this spring. The foundation is a non-profit corporation, which focuses primarily on promoting the humanities and performing arts in higher education. Reveley said he joined the foundation as a trustee because he shares those same interests. “It was a wrench to leave after 21 wonderful years,” he said in an email. “The Mellon grant warmed my heart because it will help meet William & Mary’s need for more interdisciplinary efforts and because of my long association with the Mellon Foundation. I was on its board for almost 21 years and have great respect for the enormous good it does.” The Mellon Foundation wished to set up the endowment in honor of Reveley and asked the College to write a proposal for what the use of the endowment. Provost Michael Halleran collaborated with Reveley to develop the faculty fellowship, which had to be approved by the Mellon Foundation. Halleran said that the focus of the fellowship would be on teaching and designing interdisciplinary courses at the College. “It’s very deliberately imagined as bringing together faculty across areas, across boundaries, that generate new courses, that generate new approaches,” Halleran said. “I hope that it promotes and sparks intellectual connection.” Halleran said that these courses could be completely co-taught by
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I think it took a ridiculous amount of time ... Mold is really dangerous. I know of work orders that still haven’t been put through...They’re so backlogged and I think it’s actually pretty hazardous to our health and I think it should have been a top priority.
— Hannah Reach ‘17, a resident of Ladrum who experienced issues with mold
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Spring has sprung at the College of William and Mary and this week’s Snapchats From Students show how students are celebrating. The Psychology department welcomed new students with this decorative banner. Another student appreciated the baby animals that dwell in Colonial Williamsburg. Lastly, a watershed lab takes place in Williamsburg’s waterways. Don’t forget to end us your Snapchats at theflatchat.
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Study Abroad blogger Annie Curran reflects on her time in Exeter and offers some valuable travel advice to students hoping to study abroad in Europe. “At the University of Exeter, like most universities in the United Kingdom, students get a month-long spring break before the start of Term 3, which is the exam term. Learning that I would have a month off made me as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning. My flatmates and I first decided to explore the rest of the UK before splitting off to go to mainland Europe. In the past two weeks, I have been lucky to stand in the studios where Harry Potter was filmed, walk along the Scottish Highlands, visit the rambunctious ‘Geordie Shore,’ witness passionate football fans in Manchester, hike along Lake Windermere, puntalong the River Cam past the historic colleges of Cambridge University, experience Cardiff’s famous live music scene and sit on a beach in Swansea, Wales. Careful research and planning made all of these trips possible. I visited thirteen cities in two weeks, which, while exhausting, was extremely worthwhile.”
“Let’s Talk Sex with Marvin: Online Encounters” In the latest episode of “Let’s Talk Sex with Marvin”, students reveal their funny, disturbing and unexpected encounters on social media dating sites and apps. From Tinder to Grinder, sexting comes in many shapes and sometimes phallic forms. Watch the full video at youtube.com/theflathat.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Wren builing appears in TURN AMC Network’s “TURN: Washington’s Spies” features the Sir Christopher Wren Building in its second season’s premiere. Producers transform the building’s Great Hall into King George IV’s throne room by adding a chandelier, ceiling embellishments and tapestries with post-production computer graphics. The second season of “TURN” debuted Monday, April 13 with a special two-hour episode. The television series will show other Virginia landmarks throughout its second season, including several locations in Colonial Williamsburg, as its characters continue their fight for freedom. The scenes of the Wren building were filmed last summer.
No action on noise ordinance The Williamsburg City Council declined to take action to amend the noise ordinance during its meeting Thursday, April 9. StudentImpact, a student-founded political action committee, submitted a Change. org petition to the council in February but changed their demands later to reclassify noise violations as civil matters, not criminal. Amending the noise ordinance raises legal issues because Virginia police officers cannot enforce civil matters unless the General Assembly has made an exception. The council has the power to change noise violations to civil infractions, but it would additionally have to appoint another office to enforce noise violations.
Professor consulted by USPS Joanne Braxton, Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of Humanities and director of the Middle Passage Project, was consulted on the United States Postal Service’s stamp commemorating poet and autobiographer Maya Angelou. Angelou served as Braxton’s spiritual advisor and mentor when they met forty years ago, and Braxton authored or edited works on several of Angelou’s writings. Braxton worked on the stamp’s design for several months. The design for the stamp was unveiled Tuesday, April 7 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C and features a photograph of Angelou with a quote from her.
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‘Who Runs the World: Women in Leadership and Money Management’ panel discusses workplace confidence ELEANOR LAMB flat hat assoc. news editor
The founding team of the College of William and Mary’s prospective chapter of Smart Woman Securities held their final event of the school year Friday, April 10. The event, entitled “Who Runs the World: Women in Leadership and Money Management,” included a panel of businesswomen, a networking lunch, and breakout sessions with the panel leaders. The goal of “Who Runs the World” was to draw female students, regardless of major, and inform them about how to manage money and establish confidence in the workplace. Giana Castellanos ’16, Michelle Goss ’16, Caitlin Hedgepeth ’16, Lucy Lu ’16, Arianna Lyons ’16 and Brittany Peck ’17 founded the prospective chapter. Although the executive founders have majors that relate to the field of business, they wanted to include women who come from different academic backgrounds. “We really want to reach out to the entire college. We know it can happen. We really want Anthropology majors and English majors. We don’t want to be exclusionary,” Director of the Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance Julie Agnew said. Agnew, who also serves alongside associate professor of economics and finance Katherine
Guthrie as faculty advisor for the prospective chapter, was one of approximately 40 women who attended the event. The event began with the panel of business professionals. The panelists were Jennifer Gasior of J.P. Morgan, Frances Aylor of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, Leila Peck of Morgan Stanley and Jena Burgess of Coach Jena B. LLC. The women spoke on a variety of topics, such as how to invest money, how to save money after graduating from college, and how to exceed in the workplace. All of them emphasized the importance of education in how to manage finances. “Financial literacy in general is important,” Guthrie said. The speakers discussed how they came from a wide range of backgrounds. They stressed that, no matter what major people take in college, there is always room for financial literacy. Speaking from their personal experience and weaving in stories about colleagues and clients, they discussed the pitfalls and tips associated with making money after college and throughout one’s life. Amanda Johnson ’15, a finance major with a concentration in marketing, found the event helpful. As a business student, she has visited several clubs associated with the Mason School of Business. “I’ve dabbled in coming to events,” Johnson said. “Finance is really important to my future. Smart Woman Securities seems more on top of what they
Reveley grant to enable interdisciplinary studies MELLON from page 1
professors in differing areas of study, or could just be codesigned. To be chosen, faculty members will have to submit a proposal to the provost. The primary requirement to be chosen as a fellow is that the proposed course would only be attainable with the grant. Halleran Reveley
emphasized that the endowment would be allocated to create opportunities that could not otherwise exist. “Students will be immediate beneficiaries because there will
want to execute. They definitely can take this far.” “Who Runs the World” was the third and final event of the prospective chapter’s “soft launch” stage. The founders will find out if they will be recognized as a national chapter of Smart Woman Securities on
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Panelists at the event included women from financial organizations, who discussed money management and financial literacy.
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be a set of courses that will have perspectives, opportunities [and] intellectual richness that … [they] wouldn’t get otherwise,” Halleran said. Faculty will also benefit from the endowment. Professor John Swaddle teaches biology at the College and said he thinks an important aspect of liberal arts education is interdisciplinary collaboration. “[The College] already ha[s] strong and popular interdisciplinary undergraduate programs that cut across many areas, such as International Relations, Environmental Science and Policy, and Neuroscience, but what these new Faculty Fellowships will explicitly encourage is strengthened intersections between the Arts & Sciences core with our graduate
and professional schools,” Swaddle said in an email. “The possibilities are very exciting, for faculty and for students.” According to Swaddle, the fellowship offers flexibility for the faculty to explore any area of interest, uninhibited by their designated department. While the proposal approved by Mellon Foundation requires the course creation aspect to be included in the fellowship, Halleran said that research opportunities that grow out of the course or the collaboration between faculty members could be considered as well. Halleran said he expects the faculty to begin submitting proposals during fall 2015, and that the fellowships will begin in the 2016-17 academic year. Each fellowship is planned to last three years.
Students report issues with mold in Ludwell, Landrum MOLD from page 1
Hannah Reach, noted the effect of mold in her bathing routine. “It was growing above the shower,” Reach, said. “It was also dripping, and so when we would take a shower, little water droplets would come off of the mold onto us.” The students submitted a work order for the molded ceiling within the first few weeks of the academic school year. Facilities maintenance came in and Dybel duct taped a trash bag over the paint as a temporary solution until the ceiling could be completely fixed. The students were informed that the ceiling would be fixed over fall break when the residents would be out of the room. When the four residents returned from fall break, however, they found their bathroom ceiling as they left it. “On behalf of Residence Life and Facilities Management we apologize that the ceiling was not repaired as promised over Fall Break,” Director of Housing Operations Chris Durden said in an email sent to the residents after one of
the resident’s mothers angrily called his office, upset that the situation was still not resolved. “The supervisor was out of the office and his team neglected to follow-up on the repair, which is totally our fault.” The students submitted a second work order for the mold. The duct taped trash bag was replaced with a plastic tarp cover that helped divert the moldy water droplets into a bucket. The residents were told that the shower would be completely fixed over winter break. When the four returned from winter break, they found the shower repaired. From start to finish, the four residents spent almost four months living with mold. “I think it took a ridiculous amount of time,” Reach said. “Mold is really dangerous. I know of work orders that still haven’t been put through. I work ordered a chair at the beginning of the year and I still haven’t gotten a chair. They’re so backlogged and I think it’s actually pretty hazardous to our health and I think it should have been a top priority. I would just like to have a faster response time or at least some kind of rebate restitution for living in a mold filled room, especially for the amount that we pay here.” Editor’s Note: Kaitlan Shaub is the Flat Hat Editorial Writer.
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Four students in the basement of Landrum Hall submitted a work order for mold growing in the ceiling over their shower.
April 30. If they are selected, the prospective chapter will host a 10-week seminar series this fall. “I definitely learned a lot,” Lynda Michaels ’17 said. “They gave really good advice. I can see myself coming back.”
LAMBDA for Street Harassment Awareness Week. This strives to raise awareness about how the attitudes that lead to street harassment are the same attitudes that lead to sexual assault. “[Sexual Assault Awareness Week] is about raising awareness, changing cultural attitudes and changing policy,” Vice-President of VOX, Haven volunteer, and HOPE Healthy Relationships Committee Member Taylor Medley ’17 said. “It’s about raising awareness and understanding. Just about having these conversations. A lot of people may not have heard of the phrase ‘rape culture’. When you have these conversations people don’t know what this means and so they don’t pay attention.” HOPE also worked to draw negative attention to a proposed state law that would force sexual assault victims and the people they go to report
their case to the police. VOX is also concerned with policy. “I’m more interested in changing policy, more specifically how those accused of sexual assault are left with a slap on the wrist, leaving the victim on campus with the attacker,” Jacob Alter’17, LAMBDA co-president, said in an email. “However, I think that policy change at W&M is going to be a tough nut to crack. For example, it’s very widely believed that the only reason the Haven was approved was due to outside pressure due to the leaking of the Sigma Chi email.” Ultimately, these organizations expressed a common hope to support survivors of sexual assault. “We want the community to come together in support of survivors,” Gorman said. “We want to start conversations and dialogue that can challenge our community to be better and more supportive than it currently is. Ultimately, our goal is to create a campus where survivors are safe, loved, and supported.”
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The hidden cost of a STEM major
Anna Ayre
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Do you know what your science labs are actually costing you? Students enrolled in laboratory classes are charged an additional fee on top of their regular tuition for each lab they take. This is surprising, considering labs are academic courses just like any other, and so the logical assumption is that they would be covered by the semester’s tuition. Nevertheless, they do cost an extra fee, and the fee is so poorly communicated that it seems almost hidden. In fact, the only mention of its existence is under the “attribute” column on Courselist, where the word FEE is printed next to the course name. However, “fee” is printed in all capital letters alongside all of the other descriptors on Courselist, which are pretty much an alphabet soup anyway (e.g. LDWR, MCGD, PHGH). Therefore, it would not be surprising if the student mistook FEE to be an acronym, an assumption which several students I had spoken with had understandably made. As a result of this unclear communication, students like myself enroll in a lab class and subsequently receive a rude shock upon discovering an extra charge on the semester’s bill. Moreover, even if a student should happen to notice their lab will cost them extra, the actual cost for any laboratory class is nowhere to be found. The cost is not listed anywhere that I could find on Banner, Courselist or wm.edu, so the student cannot even hope to know the probable price range of the class. The student is expected to accept the price of a lab without even knowing what that price will be. Speaking from personal experience, the three labs I have taken so far in the biology and chemistry departments have cost $60-70 each. Unfortunately, the only way I was able to retrieve this information was by looking back at my bills
from last semester, which is absurd. Nevertheless, because lab pricing is not available, I have no idea whether or not these numbers are representative of most labs, or whether all labs involve fees. Perhaps higher-level labs are more expensive; perhaps different departments charge different amounts. This revelation is, of course, frustrating for science majors. Majors such as biology, chemistry and geology require a minimum of six lab classes to complete the major, so the lab fees can add up quickly. One could even make the argument that lab fees act to penalize students who major in the sciences, which seems counterproductive with regards to the trend of encouraging STEM majors. Regardless, this problem is not only relevant for science majors. Every student must take a requisite laboratory class to fulfill GER 2, the natural science requirement, meaning that every student is obliged to enroll in a class for which they will be charged without knowing the price. Considering that labs are a necessary part of the curriculum, the larger issue here seems to be one of priorities. Although students pay for all of their classes through tuition, for some unknown reason the College has chosen to make students pay separately for labs. I spoke with the Dean of Students Office, the Registrar’s Office and the Bursar’s Office, and each forwarded me along to a different department, as none of any of these departments could tell me why labs cost extra. The fact is that in this current arrangement, labs place an unnecessary financial burden on students who want to take more science classes and even on students who just need to fulfill their GER 2 requirement. It would not be unreasonable to hope that, considering laboratory classes are a part of the core curriculum and are required for graduation, the College would seek to make them accessible to everyone. The College is a liberal arts university, but one of the characteristics that set it apart is a strong science program. The College joins with many other schools in encouraging students toward STEM majors. College President Taylor Reveley has even said that a recent science grant would help to “address the critical challenge of increasing student commitment to STEM disciplines.” So why is the College indirectly discouraging students from taking science classes? Email Anna Ayre at aeayre@email.wm.edu.
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t is imperative that the College of William and Mary develop a more effective and timely means of addressing mold. Both the student pursuing legal action because of mold in her Ludwell apartment and the four students living in the Landrum Hall basement waited an egregious amount of time for their repairs to be completed. The four students of Landrum were subjected to a repair that took nearly four months from the time the work order was entered to the date of completion for mold growing in their bathroom ceiling. A second work order and a parent complaint were necessary to expedite the repair, which was apparently forgotten about when a supervisor was out of the office, according to an email from Residence Life staff. Four months is a long time to wait for any sort of repair, and is made worse when students are forced to live with disgusting and, more importantly, dangerous mold. Living with excessive mold is uncomfortable as well as concerning, and can affect the quality of life for students inside residence halls. Given that students pay the College to provide them with housing, the College should honor that payment with safe, livable conditions. In the case of Mary-Beth Berg ’15, who is currently pursuing legal course against the school for injuries resulting from the College’s neglect to address the mold in her apartment, the school claimed that mold was not above a normal level, and that all buildings in eastern Virginia have mold. The focus of the College’s claim is misdirected; the level of mold, safe or not, does not trump the quality of a student’s life within the residence halls. If a student is uncomfortable with the state of mold in her living space, the issue needs to be addressed regardless of its level of infestation. Additionally, mold of a “normal level” should be addressed before it reaches levels that finally merit attention. The College must be proactive in addressing these reports so the situation does not worsen and endanger students. One reason these cases may be mishandled is because the College lacks a clear policy on how to handle mold within facilities. The school’s current webpage on mold and mildew is almost comical; it offers impractical guidelines, such as keeping doors and windows shut at all times, and redirects all reports to the inefficient work order system. Compare this to the University of Virginia’s website, which says, “In the event of a flood or large water leak that results in wet building components or furnishings, efforts must be made to dry out the moisture within 24-48 hours.” A clear policy needs to be presented to the community so they can hold the College accountable for addressing reports of mold in a timely and effective manner. The College should devise a set time and procedure to address reports of mold within 48 hours of the work order, consistent with the standard operating procedure defined by the National Institute of Health. This policy should be posted online so it is accessible to the community. The health and safety of students, especially in the place they call home during the school year, should be of utmost importance. 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 Madeline Bielski, and Kat Turk. Kaitlan Shaub recused herself from this editorial. 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.
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As someone who went through the turbulent years of 19681973 as a student at W&M, I’m gratified to see signs of social consciousness at work on campus. United together, we helped stop a war over forty years ago. The gross income inequities that plague our country today are worthy of the same kind of effort to overcome. — James Watts on “‘Standing with workers”
Gimme shelter: hiding from controversy in film and opinions
Isabel Larroca
FLAT HAT OPINIONS EDITOR
Between the disinvitation of guest speakers, protest of professors over their political opinions and removal of a student from a campus newspaper over his satirical column, the issue of free speech and open discussion on college campuses has never been more prominent. The University of Michigan faced its own version of this debate last week following controversy over a showing of American
Sniper at a campus event. A group of students responded last Tuesday with a petition against the screening, arguing that stereotypes present in the film would be offensive to Middle-Eastern and North African students, and ultimately detrimental to the student body as a whole. The university pulled the film in response, stating that “student reactions have clearly articulated that this is neither the venue nor the time to show this movie” and expressing regret for “causing harm to members of our community.” Normally we know how this story ends: the school buckles under the pressure to avoid offending its students, and the student body is denied the opportunity to see the film regardless of how they feel about it. However, in a sudden show of contrition, the university reversed its decision, stating that pulling the film “was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the
right of students to make their own choices in such matters.” Such a reversal of policy on matters involving student sensitivity is rare these days, and the university should be applauded for recognizing where it had made a mistake. The alternative decision — to stand firm in its refusal to show the film — would have been insulting in its lack of faith in the student body. Indeed, nothing spells out how infantilizing withdrawing the film would have been than its announced replacement: children’s movie Paddington. College students, preparing to enter the adult world, do not need to be sheltered from the gritty, challenging war drama American Sniper. But it speaks volumes that Michigan chose a movie about a cute little bear as a replacement. If you are going to treat college students like children, you may as well entertain them with childish things. This sentiment was best expressed by a
counter-petition requesting the reinstatement of the film: “As adults at a public university, we should have the option to view this movie if we so choose and have the opportunity to engage on the topics it presents to come to our own conclusions on the subjects.” Schools nationwide need to follow the University of Michigan’s example and fight the growing trend of sheltering their students from conflict, even if it means owning up to a mistake. The world is chock-full of opinions — some perfectly reasonable, some outrageous and almost all at some point different from yours. Encountering these differing perspectives is an inevitability, and drowning them out for students now will only leave them with unrealistic expectations for the future. And they won’t have teddy bears to hug and make it all better. Email Isabel Larroca at imlarroca@email. wm.edu.
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Lambda Upsilon Lambda’s school project themed performance earned first place in Friday’s stroll competition.
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Among other exciting acts, Alpha Phi Alpha’s goofy and macho performance took second place in the competition.
Campus ‘Rock ‘N Stroll’ competition fosters inter-organizational camaraderie EMILY CHAUMONT FLAT HAT VARIETY EDITOR
Shouting and loud music resonated through the center of campus Saturday night, but the noise wasn’t coming from a party. The Beta Delta Chapter of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. hosted their first annual stroll competition, “Rock ‘N’ Stroll,” Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Commonwealth Auditorium. “Strolling is also known as party-walking, and it is basically synchronized dancing in the form of a line,” Sigma Iota Alpha member Nicole Chanduvi ’15 said. “Each organization will have certain strolls that are known either nationally, by chapter, or by region.” Stroll is a unique style of dance that is relatively little known outside of minority Greek organizations. Much like those organizations, stroll makes an effort to be inclusive. “When you stroll, you’re expressing yourself using rhythm, maybe using moves you know from salsa, from meringue, from hip-hop,” Chanduvi said. “It’s a combination of lots of styles.” Although this is the first time a stroll competition has been held at the College of William and Mary, groups around campus have
performed strolls at numerous events in the past. The William and Mary Black Student Organization hosts an annual Stomp Fest where strolling is often performed. Chanduvi said organizations on campus often try to bring strolling to a larger audience. “Organizations will do strolling at the block party, at Day for Admitted Students, at multicultural events, wherever we’re asked to perform. We performed at the basketball game just this season,” Chanduvi said. “It’s also done casually at parties together with friends.” Chanduvi noted the importance of strolling in bonding with the other members of one’s sorority or fraternity. “It’s a way of connecting with other members of your Greek organization and performing together. It really unifies you.” The Sadler Center was bustling with teams and a diverse group of spectators as they bought tickets and poured into Commonwealth to take their seats. The auditorium was nearly full as the event kicked off. Bradley Greene ’15, one of the masters of ceremony, opened the event by acknowledging its hosts. “We want to thank the lovely Latin ladies of SIA
for putting on this awesome event,” Greene said. The first act of the night was a special performance from the Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. National Stroll Team. It was a high energy, exciting routine filled with hair flips and hip shaking. After their performance Greene said he was amazed by their talent and their beauty. “I think I might’ve found my future wife just now,” Greene said. Next up were two exhibition performances not quite in the same vein. Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. — whose team included members from Townsend University, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Maryland at College Park — and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. each performed a salute. Salutes are rigid, structured and macho because of their basis in the military, but they still include the individuality and flair seen in stepping and strolling. After the exhibition segment, Ebony Martin ’17, the other master of ceremony, introduced the first round of competitors. “Here comes the hot team that needs no introduction,” Martin said as Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. took the stage. Like many of the other competitors’, Omega Psi Phi’s routine told a story. In this case, the story was of a team about to compete in a strolling competition who had failed to prepare anything and trying to decide what type of routine they should perform. Following Omega Psi Phi was Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. whose routine was slower and sultrier than the other competitors’ routines. “I’m just going to leave my number on that podium back there,” Martin said to the competitors. During the intermission, there were performances from the William and Mary Salsa Club and from Syndicate Hip Hop Dance Team. The second half of the competition proceeded with stroll routines from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha’s routine was world-travel themed while Lambda Upsilon Lambda’s was performed like a school project, with one of its members portraying a professor and the rest students. The performances concluded with an exhibition from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. which had the crowd jumping up and down and
applauding. While the judges deliberated, members of all the teams — and even some audience members — strolled, stepped and salsa danced on stage and in the aisles around the auditorium. This camaraderie between the different groups in attendance was interrupted and replaced with an air of friendly competition when the results of the competition were announced. Lambda Upsilon Lambda took first place, Alpha Phi Alpha took second and Omega Psi Phi took third.
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Omega Psi Phi’s high-energy stroll placed third Friday.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Defining sex: There is more than one way to get down No matter the combination of penises and vaginas in your couple, communication is paramount
Katelyn Reimer
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COLUMNIST
The word “sex” often means very different things to different people. It is important to understand this so that we can effectively communicate with each other about sex, since communication is the key to healthy sexual relationships. Most of us, when we think of sex, think of a person with a penis and a person with a vagina engaging in sexual intercourse. This is problematic because a couple with two penises and no vaginas cannot engage in the same type of sex as
a person with a penis and a person with a vagina. The same thing applies to two people with vaginas. So how do two people with the same genitalia manage to have sex? Well, penetration is still possible. For people with vaginas, either fingers or sex toys — such as strap-on dildos — can do the trick. For people with penises, the anus can be used as a place of insertion. For some people, however, penetration is not the be-all-end-all of sex acts. Oral sex, for both people with vaginas and people with penises, can be the preferred sex act for couples with any combination of genitalia. Additionally, stimulation with fingers or hands can be enough to get the job done for plenty of people. All of these acts are “real” sex. I know you may have heard that a hand job “doesn’t count” as “real” sex, but that is just not true. If it feels like sex for you,
then it is sex. It is as simple as that. How I define sex for myself, personally, may be very different than how someone else defines sex for themselves. That does not mean that one of us is wrong, or that one of us is not having “real” sex by the other person’s standards because the definition of sex is fluid. This is where the issues of
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The word sex means different things to different people.
communication and respect come into play. For example, if I did not include oral sex in my personal definition of sex, but you personally felt that when you enjoyed oral sex you were having sex, then I would not tell you that you weren’t actually having sex. I would not say that oral sex wasn’t “real” sex, and I would not try to make you feel bad about the fact that you “didn’t actually have sex.” What I would do is respect that you have had an experience that qualifies as sex for you, and consider it in the same way as I consider my own experiences that I refer to as “sex.” Now, if you and I were preparing to engage in sexual activity together, it would be important for us to clarify what is sex and what is not, so that we are on the same page as we take steps forward in our sexual relationship. If we have decided that we are not ready to have sex yet, but I attempt to engage in oral sex
because I don’t consider it to be sex but your feelings regarding this are different, things are going to get uncomfortable very quickly. That is why communication is key. To avoid confusion, it is best to be straightforward with your partner. Statements like “I would like you to touch me here” are much better for expressing what you would or would not like than “I want to have sex with you.” At the end of the day, the most important thing to remember is that everyone is different and that sex is personal. Try your best not to make judgements about other people’s preferences, and be clear when communicating your preferences with potential sexual partners. Then just go with the flow. Katelyn Reimer is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who likes to talk it out before she makes out.
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Holy guacamole: Stuck in a rut A whole lot of disappointment: Wholly Habaneros falls short of its potential PETER COLWELL THE FLAT HAT
leave the road behind to appeal to a more adventurous clientele. What is our humble taco truck when compared to the likes of The Roving Mammoth, a snowcat-mounted burrito shop that can climb the slopes of California’s rugged mountains to cater to hungry skiers? Admittedly, on a campus If the Sadler Terrace is the College of William and Mary’s living room, Wholly Habaneros has as compact as ours there is no need for tank treads, but if mobility was not the issue, one can only overstayed its welcome on the futon. wonder why Sodexo bought the four-wheeler to begin with. It was all right in the beginning, when Sodexo’s Tex-Mex themed food truck first ambled down As we all contemplate heading out into the world and making new lives for ourselves in far-flung Stadium Drive, feinting playfully to the left towards Blow only to jostle over the curb onto the picnic destinations, Wholly Habaneros’ stubborn vigil is a reminder of the grey suburban tomb that awaits table area — or so I imagine the majority. As many as 85 that’s how it happened that percent of us will be moving fateful morning in November. back in with our parents But that was more than a after graduation, and in semester ago, and many have the long run, many will not grown impatient for the day make it more than a stone’s when this unsolicited visitor throw from their hometown. shapes up or ships out. But if we “boomerang kids” The problem is that food shudder with self-conscious trucks occupy a muchdread at the sight of Wholly admired niche in our popular Habaneros’ immobility, a culture. Over the past decade detailed look at the menu is their quirky, devil-may-care enough to induce feelings of aesthetic, inventive approach severe self loathing. There is to cuisine and liberal use nothing wrong with a plate of social media has earned of nachos — besides the “truckers” a cult following on fact that, in this case, the roadsides across the United chips and guacamole are States. So as students sidestep clearly purchased at a local the College’s newest lunch convenience store — but it is wagon on their way between clear that our newest mobile old and new campus or peer lunch place could do more down at it from the windows to self-actualize. Consider of Sadler’s Center Court, it Jogasaki Burrito, which is common to see faces fall dishes out Mexican-inspired slack with disappointment Japanese food to umami in its underachievement. In enthusiasts in Los Angeles; truth, for many of us the taco or the AZ Canteen, Andrew truck’s polished aluminum Zimmern’s roving outlet for exterior reflects more than novelties like goat sausage the bustle of peers going grinders and veal tongue about their daily business: it sliders. While some food also provides an unwelcome trucks are more innovative mirror for our personal than others, the most failings. Most of us are not popular chefs have acquired going to achieve our full a reputation for elevating potential, instead plodding street foods and reinventing through life burdened by classic cuisines to give their misery, regret, crippling customers something to CAROLINE NUTTER / THE FLAT HAT The Wholly Habeneros food truck remains permanently parked on the Sadler Terrace and often closes for “inclement weather,” or any temperature lower than 40 degrees. inhibitions or simply a lack think about and devour. The of passion. It would be a shame same cannot be said for Wholly to see Wholly Habaneros waste away in the same fashion. It is plain to see that the truck could be an Habaneros, where the same old tropes of the Tex-Mex trade are inscribed on limp flour tortillas excellent eatery if it would simply apply itself and take risks every once and a while. and sprinkled on bowls of wilted salad. Every career counselor worth their salt will tell you that this There is a common misperception that “ninety percent of life consists of just showing up.” If it apathetic approach to life will only end in heartache — decades of thankless drudgery in a cubicle were true that ones physical presence is a somewhere along the Capital Beltway, ending in a sudden and devastating existential crisis some guarantee of success, Sodexo’s managers time in the mid 2000s. could applaud themselves on their The painful thing is that it doesn’t have to be this way for the taco truck. Any student with eyes creation. The truck is nearly always there and a tongue can sense that there is more to Wholly Habaneros than it is letting on. Instead of — a blocky mass of metal, propane tanks clamming up at the earliest sign of “cold weather,” the truck could follow in the footsteps of Kendo’s and electrical cables that serves more Thai Food, which braves the Alaskan winter to serve zesty, warming dishes to hypothermic patrons. often as a silent monument to Newton’s For a cuisine fad that became popular during the financial crisis and is largely driven by small-scale first law than as a snack spot. The ability entrepreneurship, it is important to be able to adapt to consumer demands, changing the menu to move to wherever the customers have in accordance with the weather and the locale. Rather than using Twitter to call in sick, as Dining amassed or — perhaps more often — Services has often done for Wholly Habaneros, they might consider using social media to start a more where parking laws permit is a large part positive conversation with the college community. No doubt, such a dialogue would lure in the trolls, of what makes food trucks unique, and but it might also reveal and address what we are all thinking: we have had enough experience with it is a shame to see Wholly Habaneros stuck in a rut. There are truckers that travel all across the mediocrity, failed ambitions, and roads-not-taken to realize that Wholly Habaneros could be more country, winning fame and attracting devoted followers with their convenient service. Some even than a vending machine washout. All it takes is a little more vigor, a little less cynicism, and maybe a
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WOMEN’S GOLF
LACROSSE
College drives
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Breaks school record ABOU KAMARA FLAT HAT SPORTS WRITER William and Mary continued its winning way this Sunday at the River Landing classic, finishing in third place behind some stellar play from the usual suspects. Out of twelve teams, Columbia came out on top with a final score of 866, twenty two points ahead of Delaware’s 894. While the Tribe’s score was only garnered third place in the contest, their tally of 899 proved to be the highest the school has ever seen. The Tribe victory was propelled by a nearly flawless third round which saw them amass a score of 295. This remarkable round marked the third best round in school history, and a five-stroke improvement over the second round performance. Individually, the Tribe received some very strong rounds from its players. Another dominant performance from junior Alessandra Liu greatly contributed to the team effort, by finishing under par with a score of 70, marking the fifth time all season that she finished under par in a round. Overall, her performance saw her rise in the rankings to third overall. After her solid production a few weeks ago, Liu’s dominant performances are becoming less of an abnormality and more of an expected result. Once again, senior Kelly Okun refused to be outdone, and tied Liu with a score of 70. The result was not only a career high for her, but was also one of the best in the tournament; and allowed her to jump all the way up to tenth overall in the tournament. Also the Tribe saw its sibling duo both supply fantastic performances. Senior Kellie Edelbut shot a final round of 79, good enough to put her at thirty fifth overall. Freshmen Katie Edelbut finished tied for eighteenth overall, continuing her streak of strong play. With the 3rd place finish, the Tribe concluded their regular season on a very strong note, and are hoping to carry that momentum into the Colonial Athletic Association Championships this weekend. The tournament will be played at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C beginning this Friday, April 17.
Comeback denied
Senior midfielders Amanda Johnson (LEFT) and Ellen Shaffrey fight for possession in the Sunday’s game Though the Tribe won the draw category 11-6, the offense couldn’t produce.
Tribe attack proves utterly ineffective in 8-7 close loss at Elon SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR According to the New England Lacrosse Journal, the premier girls’ lacrosse goalies will consistently save just under 50 percent of shots on goal. Elon’s Rachel Ramirez, the second-ranked goalie in the Colonial Athletic Association with a 45.9 save percentage entering the game against the Tribe, boosted her individual ranking guarding the net as she and the Phoenix rejected William and Mary to the tune of an 8-7 margin with an absurd save percentage of 68 percent Sunday at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, N.C. The Tribe (5-8, 1-2 CAA) attack stalled out in the squad’s third consecutive CAA road game, converting just 25.92 percent of its 27 shots, marking the worst shot percentage of this season- and the worst since a 21.67 percent performance against Albany on March 18 of last season. Statistically speaking, the College had more success against No.1 Maryland, No.8 Duke, and No.5 U. Va than against unranked Elon (8-6, 1-3 CAA), the same Elon team that lost to nationally ranked No. 18 James Madison 22-5 last week. Simply put, the disappointing offensive production sealed the Tribe’s second straight road loss to a CAA adversary. Ramirez denied two Tribe shots
early in the game, after which Elon successfully cleared the ball down the attack, which struck first for the opening goal at 28:35. Though losing the draw again, Elon managed to tack on a second goal just two minutes later. Finally, junior midfielder Zoe Boger collected a loose ball in front of the net after another Tribe shot was rejected, firing past Ramirez for a goal at 25:29. But the Tribe couldn’t manage to create more opportunities as the Phoenix rattled off a 4-0 run in the next seven minutes of play. Despite owning five of the first seven draws, normally a good indicator Boger of the Tribe’s offensive success, the Tribe found itself in a 6-1 hole early in a key conference matchup. Freshman attack Abby Corkum finally started to build some momentum for the Tribe, drawing a penalty and cashing in on the subsequent free position shot at 18:43 for her 15th score of the season. Ramirez rose to the occasion again, denying two more Tribe shots before the Elon defenders finally retook possession. The Phoenix extended their lead to 7-2 with a goal at 16:42.
But the Tribe was determined to get better returns on their offensive effort before the half. Boger knifed through the defense again at 10:53 for another Tribe goal; followed by senior midfielder Amanda Johnson’s 13th tally of the year with just six minutes to play. The Tribe again found itself against a stonewall, as the attack couldn’t manage to close the deficit any further prior to the half. With a 7-4 deficit coming out of the locker room, the College set out to break through the stiff Elon defense. After a William and Mary turnover, the Phoenix attack faced a rejection of its own, as the Tribe persevered through a four minute possession with three shots before finally retaking command of the ball. However, it required a seven on six man-down situation in the College’s favor for the Tribe to get its first goal of the half. Sophomore midfielder Shannon Quinn rifled in the shot a full ten minutes after the halftime break in the man-up play. Though the Tribe played with a sense of urgency, production remained abysmal as time ticked down 15 full minutes. Even then, it was the Phoenix, not the College, that scored next with five minutes left. Down 8-5, the Tribe finally began a comeback bid that proved far too little, too late. A goal by senior
TENNIS
No. 62 Women defeat ODU 4-1, Men edged 4-3 William and Mary’s women’s team won 4-1 against Old Dominion, while the men lost 4-3 to the same team. Both matches took place Saturday at 2 p.m. and featured celebrations of the squads’ senior members Jeltje Loomans, Aaron Chaffee, Zach Braig and Will Juggins. Though sophomore Melanie Roy handedly won the first set of her No. 4 singles match 6-1, her opponent won the next two sets to record a win for ODU. The Tribe won the singles matches at the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 seeds and were winning the No. 5 and No. 6 seeds before they were stopped early as the College had secured victory. No. 51 Leeza Nemchinov lost her first set in a tight tiebreak, but rallied to win the equally tight second-set tiebreak. In the third set, she dominated 6-1 to clinch her victory at the No. 1 spot. Nemchinov now holds an impressive 16-1 record at the No. 1 singles position. She also snapped the 17-match winning streak of her opponent, No. 98 Juggins Borislava Botusharova. Loomans won her No. 2 match in straight sets, as did freshman Olivia Thaler in the No. 3 position. This was Loomans’ 65th career win. The College swept the doubles, though the No. 2 duo of freshmen Maria Groener and Thaler did not finish. In the No. 1 position, Loomans and Nemchinov combined to win 8-5 over the Monarchs. This doubles win places Loomans in a tie for fourth in Tribe history. In the third position, Roy and junior Julia Casselbury
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Senior Kelly Okum set her career high score this weekend.
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Tribe faces ODU for Senior Day DEVIN LOGAN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
midfielder Ellen Shaffrey at 3:31 gave the Tribe a glimmer of hope, further inspired by freshman midfielder Danielle Palmucci’s rocket into the back of the Elon net with just 1:45 left in regulation. However, after having an 11-5 draw advantage for the game, the Tribe surrendered the most important draw of the game, allowing Elon to scrub off a minute and thirty seconds of the last 1:45. The Tribe couldn’t manage a shot in the final 15 seconds, as they fell 8-7. Of course, with a shot percentage a full 15.75 percentage points below the season average (41.67 percent), the anemic College offense gave little reason to expect a last shot effort to be successful, as poor shot placement by the Tribe and excellent goalie play contributed to an insurmountable 68 percent save percentage for Elon. For perspective, the Tribe is 0-5 on the season when the opponent posts above a 50 percent save mark—and four of those games, all against ranked teams, were lost by double digits. Elon also marks only the second game in which the Tribe won the draw control battle but lost the game. Up next for the Tribe is a packed weekend of CAA games as Delaware comes to Williamsburg on Friday at 5 p.m. at Martin Family Stadium. On Sunday, the Tribe will host Towson at 1 p.m.
also won 8-5. On the men’s side, the Tribe won the doubles point. All three matches recorded scores of 8-4, and two of those three matches ended favorably for the College. Chaffee and Juggins won at the first position, while freshman Christian Cargill and sophomore Damon Niquet clinched victory in the third position. Cargill and Niquet now hold a 4-1 record in the No. 3 doubles position. The Tribe recorded only two wins on the singles side. Loomans Sophomore Addison Appleby handedly won his no. 3 match 6-0, 6-4. Freshman Lars de Boer dropped his first set but rallied to win the second 6-4. He was up 3-0 in the second set when his opponent forfeited. Both Cargill and freshman Alec Miller took their matches to three sets. Cargill won the second set of his No. 1 match, but was overpowered 6-0 in the final set; in the sixth position, Miller also won the second set and relinquished the third. The Tribe men and COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS women will both host the Colonial Athletic Association Chafree Championship later this week. The quarterfinals will occur Friday, while the semifinals are set for Saturday and the finals for Sunday. The women’s team has earned the No.1 seed for the CAA tournament coming up this weekend. The Tribe will face either 8th-seeded Delaware or 9th-seeded Hofstra on Friday morning.
Baseball (14-18, 6-6 CAA) Colonial Athletic Association
Schedule
Charleston (24-8, 11-1)................0.750..........W1 UNC-Wilmington (25-8, 8-1) ......0.757..........W7 Elon (16-18, 7-5)...........................0.471...........L1 Northeastern (14-20, 7-5)............0.412..........W3 William & Mary (14-18, 6-6)........0.437...........L4 Towson (9-23-1, 4-8)....................0.288..........W1 Delaware (13-12, 3-6)..................0.520..........W3 Hofstra (11-19, 3-9).....................0.360............L1 James Madison (12-21, 2-10).....0.414............L5
April 4: W, College 6, Towson (7-22) 5 April 5: W, College 8, Towson (7-22) 3 April 8: L, College 4, Longwood (16-18) 7 April 10: L, College 1, UNCW (25-8) 10 April 11: L, College 1, UNCW (25-8) 5 April 12: L, College 5, UNCW (25-8) 6 April 14: vs Old Dominion (17-17) at 7 p.m. April 15: at U.Va (21-14) at 6 p.m. April 17: vs James Madison (12-21) at 7 p.m.
Team Leaders Batting Average: Charley Gould (.370).... RBIs: Charley Gould (37).. Home Runs: Charley Gould (10) ERA: Aaron Fernandez (2.72)..............Strikeouts: Jason Inghram (40)..................Wins: Nick Brown (4)
Men’s Tennis (13-12, 1-0 CAA) March 18: W, College 6, GMU (8-9) 1 March 25: L, Campbell (12-8) 4, College 3 April 4: L, Virginia (16-3) 7, College 0 April 8: W, Liberty (23-13) 0, College 4 April 11: L, ODU(15-2) 4, College 3 April 16-19: CAA Championships
Lacrosse (5-8, 1-2 CAA) April 3: W, College 10, Drexel (3-11) 5 April 5: L, College 8, Hofstra (9-4) 13 April 12: L, College 7, Elon (8-6) 8 April 17: vs Delaware (10-5), 5 p.m. April 19: vs Towson (7-6), 1 p.m. April 25: vs James Madison (10-4), 1 p.m. May 1-3: CAA Tournament in Newark, Del. College is currently ranked fifth in CAA.
No. 62 Women’s Tennis (13-6, 1-0 CAA) March 28: W, College 6, Brown (8-7) 1 March 29: W, College 7, St. John’s (9-7) 0 April 4: L, DePaul (14-4) 4, College 3 April 5: L, Marshall (14-7) 4, College 2 April 11: W ODU (14-5) 1, College 4 April 16-19: CAA Championships
Men’s Golf April 6-7: Redhawks Invitational Finished No. 11 (field of 18)
Women’s Golf April 11-12: River Landing Classic Finished No.3 (field of 12)
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Hall of shame
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Successful spring COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS
Junior quarterback Steve Cluley drops back and prepares to throw a pass. Cluley will likely receive the starting job in the fall when the season begins after starting most of last year.
Fresh faces show potential in Green and Gold game NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Amidst the renovations of Zable Stadium, William and Mary football returned Saturday afternoon with the annual Green and Gold Game that marks the end of the Tribe’s spring practices. Last season, the College concluded the regular season schedule with a 7-5 overall record and a 4-4 record in Colonial Athletic Association games, once again missing the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs after falling to rival Richmond 34-20 in the season finale Nov. 22. Several key members of the team from both the offense and defense will be gone in the fall after graduating this spring, including 2014 All-CAA First Team wideout Tre McBride and 2014 CAA Defensive Player of the Year defensive end Mike Reilly, as well as 15 other seniors, many of whom were starters. “We have a lot of guys that we’ve been looking at that need to get better and we wanted to give them some opportunities today, and I thought we did and they played pretty well,” head coach Jimmye Laycock ’70 said. With a lot of talent leaving the program, Saturday’s scrimmage featured some new faces. Veterans such as junior quarterback Steve Cluley and senior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor had limited play during the game in order to showcase the abilities of players less accustomed to actual gameplay. At the quarterback position, the Tribe alternated between Cluley, junior Frank Brown, freshman Tommy McKee and sophomore Jhalil Mosley. Although Cluley was the day’s dominant quarterback and remains the likely starter in the fall, the other quarterbacks showed potential. Mosley, who has been hurt for the majority of his collegiate career, was able to make a couple of good passing plays but was also inaccurate in a fair amount of his mid-range passes. Brown and McKee both had decent drives during the game, but Cluley shined as the top quarterback of the day. “I think Steve has had a very good spring,” Laycock said. “He’s shown a lot of improvement this year, a lot of maturity, and he’s moving along as well as I hoped he would be.” Cluley was 9 for 20 in passing and had 146 yards and one touchdown. Unlike the 2014 spring game, Cluley threw zero interceptions during the scrimmage. Cluley cited learning how to react quickly helped him during the spring practices. “When you know what’s going on and you’re reacting, not thinking, things work out a lot better offensively,” Cluley said. With the loss of Tre McBride and wideout Sean Ballard, the recentlydepleted receiving corps needed a few fresh faces to make plays in the spring game. Sophomore wideout Daniel Kuzjak stepped up at the scrimmage,
topping the charts as the leading receiver of the day. Kuzjak recorded three catches for 101 yards as well as a touchdown. The touchdown came from an exemplary 37-yard pass from Cluley to Kuzjak in the end zone. “Graduating our two biggest receivers of the past two or so years is difficult for us,” Kuzjak said. “I’m excited to see what we can do more as a unit … I believe as a unit we can be just as good if not better than we were last year.” Another important player in the passing game proved to be junior wide receiver Flynn Heald, who totaled 40 yards in three catches. The running game also shined with junior running back Michael Yankovich as the leading rusher. Yankovich ran for 48 yards over eight carries and added a touchdown. Abdul-Saboor, despite only carrying twice for a total of seven yards, also added a touchdown during the scrimmage. Junior running back Jonathan Dunn also added 19 yards in eight carries, contributing to the offensive drives but not actually scoring himself. On special teams, sophomore kicker Nick Dorka and junior punter Hunter Windmuller performed well to fill the shoes of graduating senior and 2014 CAA Special Teams Player of the Year John Carpenter. Dorka made two of three attempted field goals, while Windmuller kicked five of his six punts over 50 yards. The offensive line was missing many of its projected starters, and the players on the field Saturday were not a great match for the Tribe’s defensive players. On the defensive side, the Tribe produced a total of six sacks and one turnover. The turnover came from a fumble recovery, although the fumble did not appear to be forced by a defender. Top defensive players such as senior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson and linebacker Luke Rhodes had limited appearances, but the defense still appeared formidable against the offense. “We want to surprise people, because we have talent at the defensive positions,” senior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor said. “As a whole defense we want to create negative plays to do what we can to get turnovers and give the ball to the offense.” After the game, the Tribe announced its 2015 captains as determined by voting by the team. The captains will be Abdul-Saboor, Houston-Carson, Rhodes, and senior center Andrew Jones. The John A. Stewart Winter Warrior Award, given for offseason training excellence, was given to senior fullback Andrew Weidinger. The College kicks off its season Sept. 5 with a road game at Lafayette. After Lafayette, the Tribe will continue its tradition of playing a Football Bowl Subdivision team with a Sept. 19 matchup at Virginia, who the Tribe defeated in 2009. The College will then return to Zable Stadium Sept. 26 to play CAA foe Stony Brook.
“Here comes Darren Sharper — one of the most recent sexual assault perpetrators in the league…” So maybe that’s not exactly how the viral YouTube video starts out, but with the recent removal of Darren Sharper ’97 from the William and Mary Hall of Fame in light of his recent guilty plea to rape charges, the question as to how one of the College’s best players will be remembered becomes a present and relevant issue. Rape charges, one should add, that comprise of six different instances involving nine different women in four states. His conduct is textbook of a serial rapist. Sharper will serve at minimum nine years in prison and the rest of his life on probation in a settlement deal. In a statement to the press, Tribe Athletics director Terry Driscoll said, “After a period of thoughtful deliberation, the decision has been made to remove Darren Sharper from the William and Mary Athletics Hall of Fame.” Driscoll added, “We view induction into this group as the highest individual honor for a former William and Mary athlete, and criteria for selection include both athletic excellence and citizenship.” With citizenship as a consideration, there can be no argument about Sharper’s removal from the Hall of Fame, or any honor for which character is a criterion. It would be woefully unfair to any of the members of the Hall of Fame who have outstanding records of citizenship for Sharper to be listed among them. Police records indicate that Sharper didn’t commit any sexual assaults while at the College, or even in the NFL until after the Super Bowl victory. While at the College, he was an outstanding player with nothing to blemish his record. Yet to accept the argument that Sharper’s crimes did not occur while at school, and thus the school should not take measures against his legacy ignores a simple point. The Tribe community isn’t static. Upon leaving the College, we all carry the William and Mary brand in our degrees, in our values and in our careers. We represent the school as alumni. Darren Sharper has shown that he doesn’t represent the College’s values. Yet we should be careful in what manner the College addresses his legacy. Revoking Sharper’s Hall of Fame status is the right move; and that should be end of the issue. Taking away his stats distracts from the issue. Sharper holds the College record for career interceptions with 24, as well as the single season record with 10 in 1996. The College could choose to take a page out of Penn State’s playbook with the removal of 112 wins over the late Joe Paterno’s career in light of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. But that would be a poor choice for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the interceptions have nothing to do with Sharper’s character, and removing them would be not only irrelevant, but also dishonest to all Tribe athletes. Removing the stat would cheapen the record, as the distinction would be given to a player who actually did not achieve the most interceptions. Sharper achieved the stat honestly; the creation of some new record to excluding him is simply dishonest; there is no criteria for citizenship in picking off another team’s passes. Removal from the Hall of Fame is the proper move to deal with Darren Sharper’s legacy. With it, the Tribe sends a clear and direct message in distancing itself from Sharper’s legacy in the proper venue that considers citizenship. Let that be the end of it.
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College drops three-game series against UNC-Wilmington Seahawks outscore Tribe 21-7 in conference series to round out nine-game road trip JOSH LUCKENBAUGH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary completed its longest road trip of the season over the weekend with three straight losses to Colonial Athletic Association opponent North Carolina-Wilmington, dropping its CAA record to .500 on the season. After falling behind by a run in the first inning Friday, the Tribe (14-18, 6-6 CAA) responded with a run of its own in the top of the second. With one out, sophomore shortstop Tim Hoehn ripped a solo home run to left field to tie the game — the Tribe’s only run of the contest. The Seahawks (25-8, 8-1 CAA) answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning to retake the lead, as Luke Dunlap scored on a sacrifice fly by teammate Nick Feight. The Seahawks blew the game open in the fifth, scoring four runs off senior starting left-handed pitcher Jason
Inghram. UNC-Wilmington opened the frame with three straight singles, with the third scoring the Seahawks’ Kennard McDowell from second base. A sacrifice fly put runners at the corners, and Inghram’s third wild pitch of the game moved UNC-Wilmington’s Brian Mims up to second. After an RBI groundout, Dunlap roped a double to right field to score Mims, coming home himself thanks to a throwing error by Hoehn, putting the Seahawks ahead 6-1. The College never recovered, failing to muster any more offense as UNCWilmington continued to pad its lead. The Seahawks added one in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth, eventually winning the game 10-1. Inghram suffered his fifth loss of the season, going five innings while allowing six runs, five of them earned, on eight hits and a walk. Nick Monroe earned his third victory of the campaign for the Seahawks,
pitching six innings of one-run ball, striking out five while giving up five hits and three walks. The Tribe’s offensive drought continued on Saturday, once again pushing across just one run. The College took the lead in the top of the fourth, as Hoehn singled with one out, scoring when junior center fielder Josh Smith stroked a double to left field. After tying the game in the bottom of the sixth, the Seahawks’ bats exploded for four runs in the eighth. With two outs and a runner on second, Dunlap smoked a RBI double to left field. After an intentional walk by the Tribe, Mims singled to bring home Dunlap. Singles by UNCWilmington’s Andy Austin and McDowell scored two more runs, increasing the Tribe deficit to 5-1. The College got a runner in scoring position in the top of the ninth, but freshman left fielder Ryan Hall struck out to end the game.
Sophomore right-hander Nick Brown took his first loss of the season, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks over seven and a third innings, striking out five Seahawks. Jordan Ramsey came on in relief to earn the victory for UNCWilmington, tossing two shutout innings, allowing one hit. The Tribe bats awoke on Sunday, scoring three runs in the top of the third to take the early lead. With runners on second and third, junior catcher Ryan Hissey crushed a three-run bomb over the right field fence. The Seahawks responded with runs in the sixth and seventh, cutting the College’s lead to 3-2. Junior first baseman Charley Gould led off the top of the eighth with a solo shot to right field, followed by senior designated hitter Devin White’s RBI to extend the Tribe advantage to 5-2. But once again, UNC-Wilmington rallied in the bottom of the eighth, plating
four runs in the frame for the second straight game. With runners on first and second, Austin doubled to score one, followed by Robbie Thornburn’s two-run single to tie the score at five. A single by UNC-Wilmington Zach Shields brought home the game’s final run, as the Seahawks took their first and lead at 6-5. The College mounted a rally in the top of the ninth, loading the bases for senior third baseman Willie Shaw. However Shaw bounced into a 3-6-3 double play, sealing the Tribe’s fate. Freshman right-hander Charlie Fletcher was saddled with the loss, surrendering two runs on four hits in one inning of relief. The Seahawks’ Jared Gesell earned the win, allowing one hit and one walk but no runs in an inning and a third out of the bullpen. The Tribe returns to Plumeri Park on Tuesday at 7 p.m. to host Old Dominion, who shut out the College 4-0 April 1.