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Vol. 103, Iss. 49 | Friday, April 18, 2014
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ACADEMICS
DINING
Travel takes toll
Sodexo plans dining changes Adds Chop House, food truck BY ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
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23 of original 105 Joint Degree Programme participants drop BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“[We] found that some students, some of those 30, didn’t really understand what the joint program was — again, it was brand new,” Associate Professor of English and Faculty Director of the Joint Degree Programme Colleen Kennedy said. “Some of them weren’t, for various reasons, very suited to it.” Students may apply to the program through either the College’s or St Andrews’s application process. For the College-based Class of 2016, 14 of the original 20 participants remain in the program, and 19 of the original 20 class of 2017 participants remain enrolled. As of April 17, all eight St Andrews-based students for the Class of 2015 remain enrolled.
This time next year, the first graduating class of the St Andrews Joint Degree Programme — a partnership between the University of St Andrews and the College of William and Mary — will walk through either the College’s Sir Christopher Wren Building or St Andrews’s Younger Hall and enter into their post-collegiate lives. But not all 30 original members will receive the dual-sealed degree. As of April 17, 19 program students remain in the Collegebased Class of 2015 and 11 have dropped.
Class of 2015
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Twelve enrolled for the St Andrews-based Class of 2016 and nine remain in the program. The Class of 2017 enrolled 15 students, 13 of whom remain in the program. Kennedy said the most common reason students leave the program is the split educational experience. The program divides the four-year college experience between Scotland and Williamsburg, Va. Participants choose where to spend their junior and senior years. “[It’s usually] the transition for various reasons — falling in love [with one institution], See ANDREWS page 4
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of the original 20 participants dropped from the program
of the 35 original students dropped from the program
On Monday, students glimpsed Sodexo’s dining vision for the College of William and Mary, as they move closer to becoming the College’s new food provider. Vice President for Administration Anna B. Martin sent an email to the campus community Monday morning outlining a few of the changes Sodexo plans to introduce at the College next year. Sodexo, whose management will be officially instated July 1 of this year, will continue to provide updates on changes throughout the summer. In general, Sodexo plans to augment the variety of food provided in the Martin Sadler Center and the Commons Dining Halls. The provider also plans to offer an increased number of retail dining options across campus. “We will be busy throughout the summer executing these changes, as well as some renovations related to updating the Marketplace and Commons. … I look forward to sharing more on those exciting changes when plans and timelines are more complete,” Martin wrote in the email. According to Martin’s email, one of the major changes occurring at the Sadler Center will be the implementation of the Chop House, which will offer made-to-order salads. The Sadler Center will also hold two stations — titled Maize and Natural — for those with special dietary needs. The dining hall will continue to offer pasta and pizza stations, but will now also include an ethnic food station that offers Latin and West Coast dishes in addition to Asian ones. The company has also pledged to provide a “catch of the day” seafood option. The Commons will also offer seafood and will introduce the Queen’s Kitchen, which will feature desserts. Sodexo also plans to add a Breads and Spreads Kitchen, which will provide a selection of breads and various toppings. The Commons will retain a sandwich station and an area for those with special dietary needs. 79 Another new addition, the Colonial Kitchen, will offer comfort food and local cuisine. From there, Sodexo officials will gauge opinion from the Dining Services Advisory Committee, student surveys and focus groups to determine how to alter their offerings to best meet students’ desires. A major emphasis of Sodexo’s plan for campus dining is to make use of local food. The seafood provided will be locally caught and the produce will be from local farms. The See SODEXO page 3
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ACADEMICS
18 percent of declared majors pursue double major Studies indicate troubling job market, high unemployment; students declare secondary major as precaution
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Inside OPINIONS
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MATHEMATICS
With an economy crawling toward recovery, employment across the nation has seen troubling times. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, some college students are turning to the option of double majoring as a precaution against unemployment. Office of Internal Assessment and Effectiveness n u m b e r s indicate that 18 percent of declared majors — or 567 students — have also declared a secondary major
at the College of William and Mary. The numbers also indicate that the most popular secondary major is interdisciplinary studies, with 79 students declaring double majors in the field. Economics, psychology, history, English and government follow interdisciplinary studies in popularity. Among the least popular secondary majors at the College are physics, geology and American studies, each with just two double majors. “Psychology is a popular major at almost all schools … there is a lot of versatility. You can go on to grad school, but you can go into medical school [and] business, too. You can jump off into other fields [with a psychology degree],” psychology department chair Janice Zeman said. Like many of the most popular double majors at the College, psychology majors are
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Columnist Tucker Higgins discusses why he chose to drop the Joint Degree Programme. page 5
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