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Prewitt, help College pick up a 78-62 win in front of a packed Kaplan Arena.

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Shanta Hinton discusses the importance of research and increasing faculty diversity.

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Governor says he will veto SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

In a 56-41 vote, the Virginia House of Delegates approved HB 773, a bill that would create the Government Nondiscrimination Act. This bill would grant broad protection to private entities that hold religious views against same-sex marriage, transgender people and those that have sex outside of marriage.

The bill is unlikely to go into law — Governor Terry McAuliffe has pledged to veto it should it reach his desk — but, as written, the legislation would prevent the state government from altering the tax treatment, canceling or reducing funding, or assigning contracts or other benefits on the basis of religiously-held beliefs.

Proponents of HB 773 argue that the bill would protect the First Amendment rights of people of faith, while opponents counter that it will allow certain Virginians to be treated as second-class citizens.

Opponents in the House have warned that this bill is the first step in state-sponsored discrimination. According to law professor Nathan Oman, the bill does not amount to statesponsored discrimination because it would not allow government employees to voice objections to same-sex marriage or to refuse to offer marriage licenses. He said, however, that the government’s inability to withdraw funding based on religious beliefs could be seen as discriminatory.

“It’s a far-fetched claim that this bill could lead to discrimination by government entities,” Oman said. “But to the extent that you want to pursue a policy where you were going to withhold government grants to those that voice objection to same-sex marriage and were taking action based on that belief, this law would prohibit the state from pursuing that policy.”

Oman added that, while some have suggested that the bill contradicts standing anti-discrimination laws, Virginia’s antidiscrimination legislation does not cover sexual orientation.

“Virginia has its own anti-discrimination laws, but it doesn’t cover discrimination on sexual orientation,” Oman said. “This law doesn’t give anyone an exemption from banning discrimination on sexual orientation because there is no general law in Virginia that says that.”

While there are municipal governments in Virginia that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, Williamsburg and James City County do not have this kind of legislation. If this new See RELIGION page 4

12 day delay in notifying police about missing keys GRAPHIC BY TUCKER HIGGINS / THE FLAT HAT

Police reports revealed College employees were searching for the missing master key for almost two weeks before notifying WMPD, which breaks College protocol.

Delay may have endangered students, expert says TUCKER HIGGINS FLAT HAT MANAGING EDITOR

College of William of Mary employees delayed notifying police about the loss of a set of master keys for almost two weeks this summer, according to a copy of the police investigation obtained

by The Flat Hat. The delay, which flouted College policy requiring immediate notification, came despite at least 17 members of the facilities management staff being aware of the loss.

The 12-day period in which security precautions were stalled may also have endangered students, raising legal implications, a campus security expert has said.

“If there is a situation where there is an immediate threat — which you would have if the master key is missing — and that information is not shared with the decision-making authorities, then, yes, that has Clery Act implications,” President of the Board of SurvJustice Daniel Carter said. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires colleges and universities to establish policies for assessing risk and issuing emergency notifications when an incident occurs.

Director of the National Center for Campus Public Safety Kim

Richmond said she could not comment on an individual case, but that in general the report of a missing and potentially stolen master key would warrant an immediate risk assessment.

According to the William and Mary Police Department’s investigation into the missing master key, obtained by The Flat Hat through a Freedom of Information Act request, the master key was noticed missing Aug. 14.

The employee last reported in possession of the key, whose name was withheld, enlisted 16 members of the Facilities Management staff to search for it, but the search turned up nothing. Aug. 25, a supervisor was informed of the missing key and advised the employee to make a report with the police. A day later, WMPD began their investigation.

Aug. 27, 13 days after the key was reported missing, William and Mary Police Chief Deb Cheesebro issued a notification to students.

“You may see some extra security on campus tonight and I wanted to let you know why,” she said in the email.

The following day, Cheesebro sent an update announcing that the investigation had concluded that the keys were believed to be

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Virus shuts down package notification emails Malware removes all files, data from post office’s computer system LEONOR GRAVE THE FLAT HAT

A “ransom virus” shut down the package notification system of the College of William and Mary’s mailroom Monday, Feb. 15. The virus, a type of malware that restricts access to the

infected computer system and demands that the user pay a ransom to the malware operators to remove the restriction, caused all files and data to be removed from the post office’s system, most likely permanently.

This means that new packages coming in are not being identified by the system, and all

information regarding packages received before that date has been lost as well. A spokesperson for Postal Services said that they are not aware of where the virus came from, but according to Director of Facilities James Jacobs, the IT department is working diligently to resolve the situation.

Since the system shut down, mailroom employees have been manually writing package receipt notification slips by hand and leaving them in student’s CSU or GSH boxes. The only way for students to find out if they have received a package is to check their CSU boxes for one of these handwritten slips.

This shutdown has created a significant amount of additional work for mailroom employees, who are now spending a considerable amount of time operating the mailroom manually. This shutdown has also stressed students who count on the package notification system to alert them to deliveries, and many students have not yet been made aware of the situation.

“I live off-campus and the entire reason I still would have packages mailed to my school

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Malware sent to the College’s post office has caused the package notification email system to be shut down.

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COLLEGE EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORN The College of William and Mary Police Department arrested a College employee for four felony counts of possession of child pornography Feb. 19.

Michael Wilson M.S. ’03, who was placed on administrative leave following the arrest, works as a research biologist at the Center for Conservation Biology.

Director of News and Media Suzanne Seurattan said she cannot make specific comments regarding personnel matters, but that College protocol is to prohibit charged employees from being present on campus.

Wilson received a master’s degree in biology in 2003 from the College. Since 2004, he has been an employee of the College.

Wilson’s research projects focused on limiting factors for bird populations that could produce guidelines for managing species in decline. He also coordinated the Nightjar Survey Network, which gathered data on bird population trends on a national scale.

According to Seurattan, the investigation is ongoing. Wilson was taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail. A penalty for a Virginia conviction for possession of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 to 30 years. The Statute of Limitations does not apply in any cases.

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Biology professor Shanta Hinton walked out of an introductory biology discussion lab where she was guest lecturing Feb. 5 to find her colleagues jumping up and down congratulating her. Unbeknownst to Hinton at the time, she had just become the first minority professor tenured in the natural sciences at the College of William and Mary.

After teaching at Hampton University for three years, Hinton entered the College as an assistant professor in 2010. Specializing in cellular and molecular biology, Hinton runs a lab to study the Pseudophosphatase MK-STYX, a protein named after the Greek River Styx due to its association with the dead.

“My research is to prove that this protein actually has functions,” Hinton said. “And we do that by using cells that may come from our brain, neurons or cells that come from cancer, such as ovarian or cervical cancer.”

Currently, Hinton’s lab consists of eight undergraduate biology majors. Although she said sometimes experiments go wrong, she knows her students are learning.

“I respect the fact that I’m here training undergraduates so I expect something to go wrong,” Hinton said. “I consider it a great day when we can leave the building and there’s not a fire and there’s not water coming from the ceilings, the sprinklers.”

Describing her childhood, Hinton broke into a smile and summed it up with a single word: fun. She recalled years of laughter and impromptu comedy.

Born in Rocky Mount, N.C. to a young mother and father, Hinton was raised with an extended family by her maternal grandparents and parents.

“When I was born, [my father] actually didn’t finish high school — he received his GED later on in life — but his attitude was he needed to provide financially for his family,” Hinton said. “And my mom, she was going to be the first one to go to college, but she had me.”

Since she was a child, Hinton said she had always been curious about the world, which later fed into her love of science.

She said her uncle Earl, who had severe cerebral palsy and never walked, was her biggest inspiration. Although he was the happiest person she had ever met, the reason why he had a disability was always a puzzle for her.

“Even though he was happy, I wondered, but why was he born this way? And the fact that no one could really answer that directly for me, that’s what started my curiosity. Because that’s what I love about science,” Hinton said. “The curiosity about it.”

That curiosity was something she rediscovered in science, Hinton said. By the end of high school, she knew she wanted to pursue a scientific career. In her twelfth grade English class, she was instructed to write herself a letter that she would revisit four years later, as a first generation college student beginning a Ph.D. program at Howard University.

“I had written a letter to myself that I should be starting my first semester of a Ph.D. program in chemistry, even though it was not chemistry — it was biology — but I started off as a chemistry major,” Hinton said. “So it was fascinating for me to read that letter when she sent it back and see that — especially since I am first generation.”

Hinton said that throughout her childhood

and undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she was often the only black student in the classroom.

So, as her undergraduate career wrapped up, she decided to attend Howard University, a historically black university in Washington D.C. Hinton described attending Howard as a very important decision to her: not only was she able to experience African-American culture, but she also gained confidence as a scientist.

“At Howard, before I even graduated and received my Ph.D., I knew I could run my own lab,” Hinton said.

After graduating and teaching for a few years as an assistant professor of biology at Hampton University, Hinton applied to the College.

During the application process, the interviewers told her that she would be the College’s first racial minority professor ever hired in the natural sciences. Hinton said she was encouraged by that straightforwardness from the College.

“They were very upfront,” Hinton said. “And I think that’s the best way to be.”

When she was making her decision on where to accept a job, Hinton said that she thought it was important for students to see a minority professor.

After choosing to accept the position at the College, Hinton said although she was initially worried, the transition has been wonderful.

However, speaking about her race, Hinton said that she never wanted to draw attention to the fact that she would be the first minority professor in the natural sciences.

“I probably blocked it during the process so that I would be successful and it wouldn’t become a part of my legacy or the biology department’s legacy here,” Hinton said. “I turned down many interviews because people wanted to interview me way before this and I always said no, it has to be about the science, because that’s so important to me.”

Over the past five years as an assistant professor, Hinton said she has been focused

Hinton researches cellular biology at the College.

primarily on her students and on researching the MK-STYX. Even after receiving the news that she would be tenured, Hinton noted that she was only thinking about the next steps for research.

However, Hinton said she was surprised to be congratulated by current and former students, housekeepers, faculty and even on YikYak, an anonymous, location-based social media forum.

“Honestly I would not step back and think about it if it was not for the community, because I am still thinking, what’s the next thing for research?” Hinton said. “But I have to step back and respect the fact that it is impactful and has been influential for other people.”

Her family has also played a role, Hinton said. The day she was tenured was her great aunt’s 87th birthday, and she recalled the constant support and love her family has given her. Hinton said she is encouraged by the increasingly diverse student body. However, she said, the faculty in the natural sciences needs to be more diverse if inclusivity is to be achieved.

“I definitely would not be the only person of color in chemistry and biology,” Hinton said when asked what full representation of racial minorities would look like at the College.

As a professor at the College, Hinton said she is reminded every year of why she chose to pursue teaching. For each of the past five years, her honors thesis students have been accepted to Ph.D. programs, giving her a 100 percent success rate.

Her best moment, Hinton said, was when a first generation student, like herself, defended his honors thesis after being accepted to a Ph.D. program. She said that seeing undergraduates achieve great things is very important to her.

As a newly tenured professor, Hinton says she is looking forward to her next steps as an instructor and researcher.

“As far as I’m concerned, I love research and I definitely love the MK-STYX,” Hinton said.

“And if I can get the whole world to enjoy it like me — that is my push.”

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Postal service tells students about virus Mailroom urges students to check CSU boxes often until fixed

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address is because it’s convenient,” Sami Stafford ’18 said in an email. “I know my stuff would be safe and behind the counter, and I would get an e-mail to know exactly when to come pick it up. Now that that isn’t the case, I definitely won’t have my packages mailed to the school anymore, until the problem is fixed.”

The mailroom has attempted to inform students of the situation by sending an announcement to the weekly Student Happenings

email, as well as by posting a paper notice next to the student service window in the mailroom and through word of mouth.

“We have asked students to check their CSU box periodically,” Jacobs said in an email. “We are working to make sure that everyone gets their packages in a timely manner.”

Postal Services said they are not sure when they will be able to get the system back to normal, but they have contacted the company that runs the system in hopes of starting it again from scratch and they hope to have fix the situation within the next few weeks.

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WILLIAMSBURG

College employee plans for city council run

Elaine McBeth was appointed to City of Williamsburg’s Planning Commission ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

Relying on her experience in local government and background of economics, Associate Director of the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy Elaine McBeth has taken steps toward running for city council, aiming to fill a vacancy left by incumbent Judy Knudson.

McBeth, still in the early stages of a campaign that will last nearly all semester, is collecting signatures from members of local neighborhoods, due March 1 to the voter registrar.

McBeth, who is also an adjunct professor of economics and public policy, has been active in several divisions of local government. In addition to teaching public policy and economics at the College of William and Mary, McBeth has also

been a part of the City of Williamsburg’s Planning Commission and the League of Voters of the Williamsburg Area. “[McBeth] was reappointed to Planning Commission again by City Council in December 2013 for a 4-year term expiring on December 31, 2017. She was elected 2nd Vice Chair of the Commission in June 2015, and was reelected 2nd Vice Chair in January McBeth 2016,” City of Williamsburg Planning Director Reed Nester said in an email.

“She also serves as the Planning Commission’s liaison to the Economic Development Authority.”

In order to file for candidacy for City Council,

McBeth will need to submit her certification of candidacy and tax forms to the county registrar.

She will also need to establish bank accounts for her campaign. Once she completes these steps, she will be able to launch her campaign and connect with a campaign manager. As of now, she is working with a small group of friends.

Knudson, who was active in local government for many years, recalled the long process involved in running for City Council.

“Running is hard. [April] is one very long month. You really have to go door to door,” Knudson said. “I enjoyed it very much. I’ll miss it very much.”

She said that, despite the challenges involved, she is happy McBeth is running for City Council.

Until March 1, McBeth said she will be balancing teaching her courses at the College

and walking around the neighborhoods of Williamsburg collecting signatures. However, it will be over a week after March 1 until she finds out whether she has successfully reached certified candidacy in the election, because the local government must run its primary elections.

She said her campaign will not take off until after spring break. The election itself is May 3.

While McBeth’s focus for the moment is filing for candidacy, she said she has given some thought to how she wants to structure her campaign. She said she has created a vision based on her experience with local government and on her background as a professor.

“I’m passionate about education and neighborhoods. As an economist, I have a sense of economic development,” McBeth said. “It’s a broad vision.”

STUDENT LIFE

Students organize campus campaigns for candidates Different campus political groups coordinate support for Clinton, Rubio, Sanders AMANDA WILLIAMS FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER

Some students at the College of William and Mary have spent their semester knocking on doors, calling families across the country and gathering signatures to help their chosen presidential candidate win the party’s nomination. With the Virginia primary just one week away, those calls are ringing closer to campus.

While groups like Young Democrats and College Republicans are constant staples of campus life, election years bring out more specific political groups.

The College has groups campaigning for Rubio, Clinton and Sanders — and one parody page on Facebook for Donald Trump, created by Venu Katta ’16.

All three real campaigns began last fall, although Students for Hillary is the only official organization recognized by the College. The Rubio campaign is still in the process of becoming clubs and getting its constitutions approved.

However, the Sanders campaign voted

against becoming an official group at its last meeting. This didn’t stop Students for Bernie from phone banking a few weeks ago when they decided to face the cold to call from the Sunken Garden — one space on campus you don’t have to book.

On the Students for Hillary side, the spark came when the Southern Regional Political Director for Clinton’s campaign Hans Goff ’05 contacted Young Democrats to gauge interest in starting a Clinton group on campus, according to Students for Hillary founder Sahil Mehrotra ’17. Mehrotra founded the student campaign alongside Hannah McKiernan ’17 and Kathleen Bryant ’18 last November.

While working to become an official organization, the group began gathering signatures so that Clinton’s name could be on the Virginia primary ballot. The Commonwealth requires a certain amount of registered voters’ signatures from each congressional district, according to Mehrotra.

“We were excited to do the petitioning

just because it’s a good way to get into the campaign mode again and it helps you organize people and get people excited,” Mehrotra said.

Mehrotra and McKiernan had worked on the Monty Mason ’89 and John Miller local campaigns last fall, and McKiernan Carter-Stone said that petitioning was also good at that time so that they didn’t overwhelm the Williamsburg community.

Starting this spring, the group began adding new members and holding phone banks twice a week.

Young Democrats member Megan Carter-Stone ’16 was also inspired by Goff’s outreach to start an on-campus campaign — but for Bernie Sanders.

“It was just one of those things where I was like, ‘I have to do something; I’m a Bernie fan. I’ve always been a Bernie fan. This is something I have to do,’”

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Students for Bernie, an unofficial campus organization, phone banked from the Sunken Garden several weeks ago with several gallons of hot chocolate in the cold.

Carter-Stone said. “I started approaching random people in the Grind who had ‘Students for Bernie’ stickers on their laptops, just asking them if they’d be interested in joining.”

It was at The Daily Grind that she met Zach Meredith ’19, who had already started organizing a Sanders student group and had contacted the national campaign, Carter-Stone said.

She said that he had prepared more of the logistics for what could become an official organization, while she had focused more on mobilizing potential members.

Carter-Stone wrote the group’s first constitution, but she said that she didn’t want to be as involved from there on out.

Students for Bernie Chair Hope Trisler ’17 said she had been interested since the first unofficial meeting last fall. She said that she didn’t expect to be as involved as she now is.

The group has an executive board that was democratically elected — with a twist.

“We decided to instead nominate and elect six exec board members, and none of them had titles upon election,” Trisler said. “Then those six people actually decided among themselves which positions they thought they would excel at.”

The College’s Students for Rubio group also began last fall. Students for Rubio is a nationwide group with more than 20 chapters in Virginia, according to President Nicholas Hoffman ’16.

Hoffman said a friend in South Carolina who works for Rubio’s campaign inspired him to spearhead the chapter here at the College.

“He told me about it and told me to reach out to the president here [in Virginia] so I just reached out to him and asked to start it because I’ve been a Rubio supporter since the summer,” Hoffman

said.

Before contacting the state president for Students for Rubio, Hoffman said he gauged interest on campus by reaching out to people he knew who were more conservative or Republican. He said that even though the College is seen as a liberal campus, there is a strong conservative base and he’s happy to be able to give those students a voice on campus.

“I think people should feel like they have the confidence to say Hoffman what they believe whether its Republican, Democrat, conservative, liberal, libertarian, moderate, whatever their political inclinations are; they shouldn’t feel silenced by the general perspective of whatever they observe as a political bias on campus,” Hoffman said. “I hope that this is the opportunity to do that with students and give them that opportunity to find a candidate they can support and stand behind regardless of what their political views are.”

Hoffman said that their early goal was to focus on other primary states — not Virginia yet — to ensure that Rubio would have a top-three spot by March 1.

All three groups will be canvassing and making phone calls in anticipation of the upcoming March 1 primary — dubbed “Super Tuesday” because many states hold primaries the same day.

Virginia’s primary is open, meaning that a voter does not have to be affiliated with a particular party in order to vote in that party’s primary.

Voters may vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary, not both.

STUDENT LIFE

National Coach Jill Ellis ’88 to speak at Commencement ceremony Ellis, John Bridgeland to receive honorary degrees from College of William and Mary AMELIA LUCAS FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

United States Women’s National Soccer Team head coach Jill Ellis ’88 will address graduating members of the College of William and Mary Class of 2016 at their Commencement ceremony May 14.

Ellis has held the head coaching position since May 2014 and in 2015 coached the team to World Cup victory for the first time since 1999. FIFA named her Women’s World Coach of the Year in January. Ellis last returned to the College’s campus during Family Weekend, when she was named a Tribe Champion for Life.

“Jill Ellis is a coach of compelling ability who leads on the world stage,” College President Taylor Reveley said in a press release. “She is also a dedicated alumna of her alma mater. William & Mary is enormously proud of her.”

Before joining the Women’s National Team, Ellis was a member of coaching staffs for a number of different universities, including the University of Virginia, and served as head coach at University of Illinois and University of California, Los Angeles.

National Soccer Coaches Association of America named Ellis Coach of the Year in 2000 for leading the UCLA Bruins to a final in her second year of coaching.

During her time at UCLA, the Bruins would appear eight times at the NCAA Final Four.

“Jill Ellis has a remarkable story and I look forward to having her on campus again,” Student Assembly President Yohance Whitaker ’16 said an email. “What a tremendous opportunity we will have to hear from her.”

While a student at the College, Ellis played forward from 1984 to 1987, helping the Tribe to the NCAA tournament in all four seasons. Since 2002, she has been a member of the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. During the ceremony, she will also receive an honorary degree.

The College will also honor John Bridgeland with an honorary degree. Bridgeland serves as CEO of Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm, and co-chair of the Service Year Alliance, which advocates for students to complete a full-time, paid year of service.

“It is also our great privilege to honor John Bridgeland, whose record of public service and civic engagement is simply remarkable,” Reveley said in a press release. “Bridge is one of the leading proponents of a national year of service for young adults. His ties to William & Mary run deep.”

College Chancellor and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ’65 will offer welcoming remarks at the ceremony.

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Jill Ellis ’88 last returned to campus for the 2015 Family Weekend, when the College recognized her as a Tribe Champion for LIfe.

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GREEK LIFE

Initiative seeks to increase Greek diversity

Sadler Center whiteboard campaign highlights organization’s focus, goals

ALLISON ROHRER FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

College of William and Mary students began an initiative to expand diversity and inclusivity in Greek life this Valentine’s Day. Greeks for Respect, Inclusion and Diversity held its first event, a facilitated conversation that culminated in a whiteboard campaign held at the Sadler Center.

The student-led initiative grew out of a fourweek series of facilitated conversations hosted by the Center for Student Diversity and the Office of Student Leadership Development. The initiative includes representatives from the Inner Fraternity Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, as well as members of Sigma Iota Alpha, the College’s first and only Latina sorority.

Alex Winkowski ’17, a member of Kappa Sigma Epsilon, has been involved with the initiative from the beginning. He said that one of the ultimate goals of the initiative is to have a more diverse group of students sign up to “rush,” or, to join Greek organizations. Winkowski and Associate Director at the Center for Student Diversity Margaret Cook said that the initiative hopes to empower members of Greek organizations to speak out about attitudes or behaviors that are not perceived to be inclusive.

The initiative also seeks to encourage Greek organizations to reach out to students who don’t have traditionally Greek identities.

“The idea for GRID came out of the problems we have seen,” Cook said. “I think this is an effort run by students to say, ‘We don’t want our Greek community to be represented like that. We want to hold ourselves accountable to a higher standard.’”

Katrina McTigue ’17, a member of Pi Beta Phi, said that recent mixer themes that perpetuate stereotypes, particularly with regard to race and gender, have alarmed administrators and members of Greek organizations.

Cook said that traditions that enforce rigid social identities are problematic. Among these traditions, Winkowski cited the tradition of fraternities courting sororities for formals or homecoming.

One of the ways GRID hopes to accomplish its goals is by facilitating dialogues like the one hosted Feb. 14. Winkowski said that dialogues consist of a moderator providing a framework for what diversity is, and then asking participants to discuss how diverse they think their organization is. He said the initiative is hoping to have these dialogues with individual organizations and also with groups of organizations.

According to Winkowski, dialogues are effective because members of an organization know more about inclusion in their organization and can come up with better ways to make it more inclusive than those from outside the organization can.

Both McTigue and Winkowski cited barriers to creating an inclusive Greek life. Winkowski

mentioned cost as a barrier to socioeconomic inclusion, while McTigue named the difficulty of reconciling inclusion and diversity with Greek organization’s emphasis on tradition and history. Winkowski also cited lack of support from some members of Greek organizations.

“It is hard to show people the value of seeing things from a different lens when you have been

around people like you for all your four years of college,” Winkowski said.

McTigue said that people often tell her that Greek life at the College differs from other universities’ Greek life because it is more inclusive.

Winkowski echoed this sentiment, saying that the College is a good place to start this initiative because its students tend to be more receptive than those at other schools.

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GRID’s whiteboard campaign sought students who would voice changes about inclusivity they to see in the Greek community.

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lost and not stolen.

Cheesebro said that the incident did not present an immediate threat to the health or safety of students.

“Though not required to do so by Clery, we did communicate with students about the lost keys and the precautionary security measures undertaken,” Cheesebro said in an email to The Flat Hat Monday.

“There was a significant concern about the time lapse in reporting the missing keys. W&M has taken proper actions to prevent this in the future.”

The College has updated its Key Control policy since the incident.

Carter, who has also served as the public policy director for the Clery Center for Security on Campus, said that the scope of the threat posed by a missing master key, whether lost or stolen, requires the immediate notification of the police.

“I typically don’t tend to second-guess institutions without more information, but this is one of those cases where I would be hardpressed for the facts to not yield an emergency notification,” he said.

“It’s not a situation of, ‘Did the institution think a notification was warranted?’ It’s whether the people who can make that decision got the information fast enough.”

The College’s Key Control manual stipulates that College “[p]ersonnel in possession of master keys will immediately report lost or stolen keys

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Since the incident with the missing set of master facility keys, the College updated its Key Control policy to reflect changes in monitoring the master keys on campus.

to William and Mary Police, the Director of Housing Operations and to the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Director of Residence Life.” In addition, the College’s code of ethics requires employees to “[r] eport any illegal or unethical action that comes to our attention, so the university can investigate and take corrective steps.”

The manual has since been updated. Now employees must report missing keys to campus police and their facilities management supervisor.

University Spokesperson Suzanne Seurattan said she could not comment on personnel matters regarding whether anyone had been disciplined as a result of the failure to report. She said the risk assessment performed on Aug. 26 determined that there was no immediate danger to the community.

“The lapse that occurred here was not in security but in the implementation of best practices to notify department heads and police,” Seurattan said in an email. “This is a matter we do and have taken seriously.”

Seurattan did not respond to questions about whether any security precautions were taken before the police were informed. After the police were informed, the decision was made to re-core the locks on student residences and purchase new storage boxes, in addition to increasing patrols, she said. The College also updated its policies for reporting missing master keys.

Carter said that a number of security precautions should have been taken to ensure student safety after the key went missing and while the re-coring process was underway, including monitors at the entrances to residential halls and closed-circuit television cameras.

“If you know there’s a gap in security, you should take steps to bridge that gap,” he said.

Carter said that the increased layers of security should have remained in place until the rekeying project was completed. That undertaking, which was delayed after winter break, finished with the re-coring of the Graduate Complex Feb. 5.

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bill passed, it could prohibit Virginia municipalities from banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation for organizations acting on religious beliefs.

This bill would not affect the College of William and Mary’s discriminationrelated policies. As a public university,

the College would still have the right to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The new bill, however, would prevent the College from punishing a religious group on campus that denied entrance to gay or transgender students, for example.

According to William and Larry CoPresident Erica West ’17, this bill will discourage prospective students.

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“William and Mary is a safe school,” West said. “A majority of our students come from Virginia and a plurality of them come from Northern Virginia. Because there is so much opportunity in Virginia, a lot of people will stay in the state after they graduate. This bill disincentivizes people from Virginia to stay in the state if they are an ally or a queer person who has access to go elsewhere.”

William and Larry is a student-run gay-straight alliance that emphasizes equality and equal protection under the law for all students. They often advocate against legislation.

West said that William and Larry is looking into gathering students of faith who oppose the bill in order to make a political statement, among other possible avenues for activism.

According to William and Larry President Juliana Santanna, this bill, if passed, would limit choices for LGBTQ people.

“This is extremely problematic and something that could potentially negatively impact people even outside of the targeted group,” Santanna said in an email. “In short, discrimination is wrong whether someone identifies as LGBTQ or is simply perceived that way, and this law allows for that discrimination to occur.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

College’s key blunder

BY JENNIFER COSGROVE / THE FLAT HAT

A master key that opens every door in almost every residence hall was lost on August 14. Remarkably, it took the employee who lost it and his or her staff 11 days to inform a supervisor, and then another day for the loss to be reported to the police. The student body was then notified the next day.

A grand total of 13 days had elapsed before students were notified that the master key had been lost. The implication of that 13-day time span is huge, as anyone could have had access to every single door on campus, and nobody aside from the people looking for the key would have known about it. Nothing locked by vigilant students inside dorms would have been safe.

The loss of the master key, no matter the expense it may have caused, should be forgivable, as human error in any situation is a variable that always exists. However, what is unacceptable is the amount of time taken between the loss of the key and schoolwide notification of its loss.

Anything could have happened in those 13 days. Student safety was at risk. Those 13 days constitute a lapse in the trust that school security and management has the responsibility to uphold. Two campus law enforcement experts, interviewed by The Flat Hat, said that in cases of master keys going missing, a notification to the police should be issued immediately.

It is the school’s responsibility to immediately notify students

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GUEST COLUMN

College Republicans search for unity

Phebe Meyer

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

Close to 20 College of William and Mary students are gathered in a classroom in Blow Memorial Hall. A minority on campus, these students have bonded through a common belief in conservative fiscal policy, limited government and strong national security. There are plenty of differences in opinion on various issues, but all are here because they choose to identify themselves politically with the Republican Party.

On this particular evening, these differences can be seen clearest as students discuss their leanings on the current presidential candidates. One says that Marco Rubio is her top choice. The next student agrees. From across the room, a student emphatically disagrees, saying that Rubio’s speeches and debates are filled with appealing sound bites but no serious policy. He says that John Kasich is the candidate with the most experience and successful record. The student beside him agrees but concedes that it doesn’t look like Kasich is pulling much support, so he would choose Rubio out of the top three contenders. A student mentions his support of the now defunct Jeb Bush.

Another expresses his regret that Lindsey Graham is not still in the race. A student jokingly mentions how Jim Gilmore will win it all. And then in the back row, a student bursts out passionately that Ted Cruz is really the only candidate that upholds true conservatism.

While many students have decided whom they will support in the upcoming primary on March 1, there are still quite a few who are undecided. Generally, a lack of enthusiasm marks responses when asked which candidate one would pick. A far easier answer seems to be whom one doesn’t want to see in office. And if there’s one thing that William & Mary Republicans are sure of, it is that Donald Trump

and his growing support scares them. Even among some of the most adamant capitalists, the question “Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?” is met with groans and no conclusions.

Despite a variety of opinions, there are two candidates that have the most support among College Republicans: Marco Rubio and John Kasich. The debate largely revolves around who has the most experience, who can beat Hillary Clinton, and who will uphold conservative ideology.

A senior and past CR executive officer remarks, “Governor John Kasich is the most experienced Republican candidate. He is a conservative who believes government should be efficient and focused, but also cares about the struggles everyday Americans go through.” He cites accomplishments working with both sides of the aisle to balance the federal budget and implementing healthcare reform that cut costs in his home state of Ohio. “John Kasich is the compassionate, reform-minded conservative we need as President,” he concludes.

Meanwhile, a freshman who holds executive positions on both the CRs and Students for Rubio, holds that Rubio is the only candidate fighting to uphold and revitalize the ideals that established America. She notes, “Rubio seeks to create a new America not for the benefit of his political career, but rather so ordinary people like me can prosper freely without the burdens of the issues that undermine America today.”

Although students may not be overly enthusiastic about the election (the result of a long campaign cycle and no stand out candidate), the issues are what generate excitement for the conservative cause. Students are focused on balancing the budget, growing the economy, reforming healthcare and protecting America’s interests at home and overseas. To conservatives at the College, these are the important issues. The social issues that clutter national debates and on-campus discussions are important, but are not the issues to emphasize.

For Republican students, this election is about more than just the next president — it is about the America that they will be left with once they graduate and enter the real world.

If you are interested in more information about the College Republicans at William & Mary and how you can get involved, email Phebe Meyer at pemeyer@email.wm.edu.

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Generally, a lack of enthusiasm marks responses when asked which candidate one would pick.

What is unacceptable is the amount of time taken between the loss of the key and school-wide notification of its loss. of any sort of potential risk. Naturally, students have received emergency alerts for wintry conditions that might not even transpire. Students themselves are expected to report the loss of their very own room key immediately after it is misplaced. Why shouldn’t the administration be held to the same standard?

Indeed, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires universities and colleges, by law, to establish protocols in assessing risk and the notification of the school and to follow those protocols.

The College of William and Mary’s policy is to immediately notify students of any immediate risk to their health or welfare.

It is a good policy, for obvious security reasons. It is especially concerning, therefore, that it was neglected in the case of the master key.

It is obvious to school officials that the situation was an important one. A total of about half a million dollars is being spent on re-coring the locks in all residence halls. The police force did increase patrol and surveillance in the days following notification, but this action represents only the bare minimum of what could have been done. More precautions could have and should have been taken, including the installation of CCTV systems around campus dorms or security at dorm entrances, for example.

The process of changing the locks around campus is simply damage control. It is an action succeeding the lapse in security.

Students have not been notified of any meaningful precautionary actions taken, if any exist, to ensure that this type of security lapse does not happen again. No assurances of prevention have been issued, and this represents a great hole in security management of the school.

As with many mistakes, this event should be used as a template for protocol reform. Learning from this event can only serve to enhance the safety of students and reinstate the trust that must exist between students and administration.

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 Aine Cain, Emily Chaumont, Isabel Larroca, Miguel Locsin, Quinn Monette and Kayla Sharpe. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words.

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Students for Hillary Clinton: the pragmatic perspective Sahil Mehrotra Kathleen Bryant Greg Akerman FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNISTS

On March 1, we are voting for a progressive.

We will vote for someone who has been endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, the Service Employees International Union and the Brady Campaign to Control Gun Violence. On March 1, we’re voting for Hillary Clinton.

In the past week, we’ve been reminded of how high the stakes are for this election. With two justices over the age of 80 on the Supreme Court and one open seat, our next president has an opportunity to build a liberal Court not just for the next four years, but for the next 40. For that to happen, a Democrat needs to be sworn in on Jan.

20. Regardless of what certain polls “matching up” Bernie Sanders against Republicans claim, Hillary is more electable than Sanders.

There is a reason why the Republican National Committee sent out four e-mail blasts to reporters defending Sanders during the Charleston debate.

There is a reason why Republicans ran “attack ads” in Iowa against Sanders that were carefully calibrated to increase his voter turnout. The reason is that Republicans would rather run against Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, because they know they can beat him. 70 percent of the country identifies as either Republican or Independent. 51 percent of Independents are unwilling to vote for “a socialist.” Sanders’ “political revolution” cannot even decisively win over the Democratic Party, so how will it win over the nation?

Most of us have grown up with President Barack Obama. We saw 16 million people gain health insurance and a 35 percent drop in the uninsured rate thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We saw the restoration of America’s reputation abroad. We reached out to Iran for the first time in decades and negotiated a nuclear deal to build a safer world.

These accomplishments are not just President Obama’s, but Hillary’s as well. Hillary’s dedication to universal health coverage in the 1990s, back when it was called “Hillarycare,” set the stage for the Affordable Care Act in 2009. Hillary was the most travelled Secretary of State of all time, and helped rebuild relationships across the globe. The Iran Deal required vigorous groundwork which Hillary laid during her tenure as Secretary of State. She advocated for the sanctions that ultimately brought Iran to the negotiating table.

Hillary has gotten things done time and time again, and if you want to secure President Obama’s legacy, you should vote for a candidate he trusted enough to conduct his foreign policy. It’s pretty simple: if President Obama was change we can believe in, Hillary is change we can rely on.

Furthermore, there seems to be a widespread misperception that Hillary Clinton is “basically a Republican,” and this is simply not true. During her time in the Senate, Hillary’s voting record was more liberal than 70 percent of Democrats, including President Obama. Hillary is not only a pragmatic candidate; she is a true progressive. No Republican

in the race has suggested imposing a “risk fee” on Wall Street banks that is designed to punish the acquisition of risky, short-term forms of debt that caused the 2008 financial crisis. No Republican in the race is calling for increasing the federal minimum wage, no Republican is calling for federal background checks for gun purchases and no Republican is defending women’s abortion rights.

A vote for Hillary does not at all mean that you are sacrificing your progressive goals; it means you are voting for the candidate who is most likely to make those goals materialize.

Income inequality is an incredibly important issue, and we are glad that Bernie Sanders’ campaign has brought it into the spotlight. But we believe not just that Hillary will be a progressive champion of that cause, but that she will be a progressive champion of all causes. Hillary is not a single-issue candidate, because this is not a singleissue country. That’s why on March 1, we will be voting for Hillary Clinton.

Email the authors at kmbryant@email. wm.edu, smehrotra@email.wm.edu, and gsakerman@email.wm.edu.

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Safety abroad Kaitlan Schaub FLAT HAT BLOGGER

Protests in Kasserine, some degenerating into violence. A government-imposed curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. A massive gun attack on a resort beach in 2014. “Is it safe?” they all wonder, silently asking why I couldn’t have chosen a “normal” country in which to study.

I had resigned to France. Female, American, student, has never left the contiguous States, and happens to minor in French? Few would call it a feeling of choice. I wanted the Anthony Bourdain exoticism; Tangiers maybe, or Moscow, or Seoul. But France was safety, swaddled in a warm blanket of familiar Westernization. In France I could survive, probably avoid kidnapping, and maybe even fit in.

And then Charlie Hebdo happened. And then Paris. The clouded idea that geography could promise safety dissolved.

No one could tell me Europe was my safest option. I held a full deck of counters: Charlie Hebdo, Paris, Taken, Taken II, the

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The clouded idea that geography could promise safety dissolved. No one could tell me Europe was my safest option. fact that my father does not have Liam Neeson’s special set of skills. If I couldn’t be perfectly safe anywhere, the arguments for compromise crumbled.

As I reopened the quite literal world of possibilities, the overwhelmingly adolescent craving for novelty set in. I was ravenous for something beyond my binary concept of comfort; I wanted something completely unrelated to any experience I had to date. Tunisia, a coastal Arab country with a predominantly Muslim population and birthplace of the Arab Spring, captured my full attention.

The conversations that followed this decision went exactly as I expected. Is that in the Middle East? Isn’t that a lot for your first international trip? Is it safe? It was obvious that there was something more than the average watching-your-kid-growup anxiety nagging at my family. The safety question lingered awkwardly like a question mark at the end of a statement. My inability to reassure them highlighted just how little those around me knew about Tunisia. Tunisia is indeed a different country than Tanzania. It is also not in the Middle East. The capital, Tunis, is a metropolitan area flanked by resorts and tinted with Western influence. It is not war-torn, and it stands in solidarity against terrorism of any sort.

After my arrival I couldn’t be more proud of my choice. I live in a beautifully eclectic apartment with my host mother Annie, a French native who stares at me quizzically when I can’t finish my baguette at breakfast. I take my lunch at a small sandwich shop at which the American ambassador supposedly has his carrot juice every Saturday morning. I study with a group of six other students, all of whom inspire me with their constant search for understanding about a country nonexistent on their peers’ radar screens. We are greeted warmly by everyone we encounter, despite our shaky grasp of Tunsi words. We are the only American program in this country, and we are seven, and we are safe.

Email Kaitlan Shaub at kcshaub@email.wm.edu.

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STAFF COLUMN

Why you should know who Gary Johnson is

Liz Wolfe

FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

I’m sure, as educated members of the electorate, you’re already aware that this election is a terrifying situation in which civility and social norms have been thrown out the window, replaced by birther conspiracies and comments on Megyn Kelly’s menstrual cycle. We’re even seeing a socialist revival, well-branded as “democratic” and sold by a man who is genuine and likable, even to the most coldhearted libertarian. The libertarian take on the 2016 election cycle?

If this is what politics looks like, we need to reduce the amount of power entrusted to these fools.

Trump and Cruz are two sides of the same bigoted, faux-limited-government coin.

Rubio is closely behind them, with slightly more civility and intelligence. None of the top three, however, legitimately favor the limited government that is consistent with libertarian principles. Escalating foreign intervention, sticking to tough-on-crime mandatory minimums and outdated drug policy, and yelling onstage about the ills of politicallycorrect culture does not closely align with the ideas of limited government, but rather an unpalatable brand of conservatism that isn’t working for young voters.

From a libertarian perspective, Bernie is the best pick in terms of criminal justice reform and non-interventionist foreign policy. I’ve followed the Sanders campaign closely, deeply intrigued by his momentum and appeal, as well as the degree to which he’s detracted from Hillary Clinton’s base.

Any student of economics, however, should be a cautious consumer of his democratic socialism sell: more government regulation and intrusion will not be a good thing. Higher taxation of the wealthy will only disincentivize entrepreneurs and innovators. Sanders’ platform claims that, “[he] will stop corporations from shifting their profits and jobs overseas to avoid paying U.S. income taxes,” but he entirely misses the point — outsourcing happens as a result of comparative or absolute advantage. Moreover, if businesses are taxed at drastically higher rates, they will no longer have the same

incentives to operate in the United States — they will simply shift to other countries where taxes are lower and they can be more profitable. We can be in the business of discouraging medical innovation, technological advancement and the creation of valuable, affordable products, but I don’t think it will serve us well.

I understand why his messaging is appealing. Capitalism feels inherently flawed to many millennials — there’s an unsettling hierarchy created by it, but it’s also responsible for millions of valuable innovations in our society, from cancer treatments to Facebook. Read some Milton Friedman, think about the unintended consequences of Bernie’s policies and reflect on the way incentives play into human behavior. I recommend reading Arthur Brooks’ “The Conservative Heart” or John Mackey’s “Conscious Capitalism” (take heart: he’s the CEO of Whole Foods, not some Glenn Beck pawn). If your attention span is shorter, check out Nick Gillespie’s excellent interview with John Mackey. Bernie’s economic policy sounds the best, but I don’t think it actually is the best.

In other words, the GOP is stacked with clowns and Bernie is selling idealistic millennials a poor economic plan sandwiched between good criminal justice reform and excellent foreign policy. That leaves us with Hillary, who will be only marginally better than Bernie, but leaves libertarians skeptical about her ability to follow laws and prioritize transparency. The libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson, is fairly good, but we’re all aware of how unlikely people are to vote for him, even if they believe in his policies — people are simply afraid of throwing their votes away. In short, we’re doomed.

But we don’t have to be. The libertarian way of looking at the world prioritizes limited government — not because we hate the poor or love the hierarchy created by capitalism — but because we believe people largely deserve the ability to provide for themselves, make their own choices and pursue their own fulfillment without paternalistic government intrusion. We believe in an end to the failed drug war, greater accountability and transparency in government agencies, a return to Fourth Amendment principles and protection of privacy. We believe in less government regulation and more economic opportunity.

Until a mainstream candidate can show commitment to those principles, I’ll be gladly throwing my vote away for Gary Johnson.

Disclaimer: This does not represent the opinion of everyone in College Libertarians.

Email Liz Wolfe at elwolfe01@email.wm.edu.

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People largely deserve the ability to provide for themselves, make their own choices, and pursue their own fulfillment without paternalistic government intrusion.

GUEST COLUMN

Focusing on the latest, not the greatest, when it comes to classroom tech

Madison Ochs FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

While many industries and fields have wholeheartedly adopted technology, education seems to be one of those areas that just can’t seem to get it quite right. Countless applications, software programs, and devices are focused on enhancing the educational experience. Duolingo and StudyBlue are fine for outside of class work, but successfully bringing technological advancement into the classroom proves to be a more difficult undertaking.

Current classroom experiences vary dramatically at the College of William and Mary. Some courses seamlessly transition from lecture slides to online videos and manage to incorporate other elements like cellphone surveys to get a small-class feel in a large lecture hall.

Other feel far more disjointed, with accommodations as basic as outdated and finicky projectors posing barriers

to a successful learning environment.

The nationwide dearth of effective progress is not because options are limited. Rather, it’s a matter of disconnect between the original idea and its inception, and a lack of clear focus on the ultimate goal of bringing technology into the classroom: to enhance the learning environment. Incorporation of technology in the classroom must be targeted as carefully as other classroom routines. The College’s administration spends a great deal of time on other aspects of the college experience, such as fine-tuning new student programming and providing opportunities for engagement off-campus. The same attention must be paid to the issue of adopting new technology to enhance the educational experience. The logic of doing this is not nearly as complicated as it seems, but in the haste to keep up with a rapidly progressing world, the efforts to modernize leave educators and students in the dust.

Change that is dropped into the laps of students and educators is unlikely to stick, and with good

reason. The bureaucracy of most higher educational institutions is ill-suited for these kind of fine-tuned, case-by-case decisions. Bringing technology into the classroom should start with honest, open conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of the current classroom environment. Chalkboards, for instance, are impermanent and inflexible. SMART Boards are increasing in number on campus, and they are a great alternative, as they allow instructors to save files and manipulate teaching materials with more tools than an eraser and chalk.

The College boasts an impressive faculty, but collaboration with other universities and accessing resources can be difficult to arrange due to schedule complications and the various obligations of faculty members. Idea sharing, professional development, educational access, and collaboration have seemingly endless potential when an institution implements Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, to help. Here on campus, classes in numerous departments are increasingly taking advantage of the extremely useful (albeit overpriced) online homework sets to monitor progress and

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Education is not one-sizefits-all.

provide additional practice outside of classroom examples. A quick Google search will reveal the endless opportunities available, and rave reviews about the success of dozens and dozens of radical ideas to bring technology and education together.

The world has absolutely moved past the days of demonizing the internet and declaring that screens will rot the brains of adolescents. On the contrary, technology can be the catalyst that takes a student or educator’s experience from good to great.

Targeted efforts and tools that are supplements to learning, rather than substitutes for tried and true methods, will always be more successful. Education has come a long way in a very brief period of time, and much of this forward movement has been on the backs of technological innovation. It is remarkable how much can be accomplished by allowing the internet into a classroom, encouraging students to collaborate with online tools and devising learning plans that touch on far more than a basic lecture ever could. There is great potential for technology in the classroom, but even the best efforts are often misguided because institutions and individuals are too caught up in being current, rather than finding the method that truly works. As the best educators and most sophisticated students know, education is not, and never will be, one-size-fits-all.

Email Madison Ochs at meochs@email.wm.edu.

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Awards season is back and it is once again time for The Flat Hat to make ill-founded predictions about the Academy Awards.

The Revenant Best Actor — Leonardo DiCaprio Best Supporting Actor — Tom Hardy Best Directing — Alejandro Inaritu

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Best Actress — Brie Larson for Room Best Supporting Actress — Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs Best Animated Film — Inside Out

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It’s a tie! The Flat Hat staff just couldn’t decide between excellent cinematography and a movie about journalists.

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College themes ninth annual Global Film Festival film and community HAYLEY SNOWDEN THE FLAT HAT

A solo searchlight swiveled to and fro, signaling to the night sky that the College of William and Mary Global Film Festival had returned to offer a four-day cinematic journey around the world.

This year’s featured films ranged from documentary to mockumentary, from classic film to dramedy, all of which fell under the festival’s theme: Film and Community.

According to creative committee chair Michael Burrows ’16, this year’s list of big-ticket events was so impressive that it was difficult to choose a favorite.

“In previous years, I’ve been okay with saying one,” Burrows said.

“But this is one of the most consistently strong lineups

Ahmed acknowledged that one of the biggest challenges faced by communities and governments today is religious and cultural conflict, and he said that involving communities in that dialogue is important.

“I congratulate William and Mary for organizing this Film Festival …

Exactly how you involve the campus is involving the town ,” Ahmed said.

Ahmed went on to speak about his inspiration for the film series.

“In America the discussion on Islam is one-dimensional,” Ahmed said, using an hors d’oeuvre as a prop to demonstrate the multiple angles from which Muslims, tribal peoples and Europeans also view the religion.

Ahmed then said that the best way to contribute to understanding in today’s world is to “widen the circle” of voices in the discussion.

Immediately following Ahmed’s film in the GFF lineup was “Chuck Norris vs. Communism”, a documentary detailing Romanians’ underground trafficking of forbidden Western films in the 1980s, actions which ultimately contributed to the toppling of [General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party Nicolae] Ceausescu’s totalitarian regime.

The film offered a glimpse of American values and prosperity through the eyes of an oppressed nation and expounded upon film’s ability as a global medium to generate community.

After the film’s conclusion, director Ilinca Calugareanu and producer Mara Adina took the stage for a Q&A session. Irina Nistor, a woman who lent her voice to dubbing over 3,000 Western films in a time when discovery meant harsh retribution, joined via video chat. Discussion then turned toward selecting the film’s name.

“I was talking to Irina, asking her what were the most popular actors from the films she dubbed, and she was talking about the holy trinity in Romania — which was Chuck Norris, [Jean-Claude] Van Damme and Bruce Lee,” Calugareanu said. “Chuck Norris kind of stands for the all-American hero and always defeating the bad guys — a lot of times, Communists — very, kind of, pro-American agenda to his films … It felt like the perfect way to build the metaphor of the film.”

As the question and answer session proceeded, an unplanned audience reaction surprised those in attendance. Receiving the microphone, an audience member stood, and, in Romanian, thanked the filmmakers for their work in portraying on screen the period through which he lived. To Irina, the man spoke of his gratitude for helping him to see the “beautiful side of the Western world.”

we’ve had — it’s very hard to choose one.”

According to film competition committee chair Catherine Korizno ’16, the 2016 motif was met with strong enthusiasm the moment it was introduced.

This enthusiasm was channeled into efforts to make the festival the most spectacular one yet.

“There’s a lot more personal investment this CO year,” Korizno said. “Everyone that’s come through UR TE has been giving it 110 percent.”

ST PH OT One of the first major films on the roster was “Journey OS /W Into Europe”, the latest in a series of documentaries by IIL LIA American University’s Chair of Islamic Studies, Ambassador M AN D Akbar Ahmed. The film explores the place of Islam in the history and M AR Y civilization of Europe, endeavoring to bridge the gap in understanding GL OB between communities in the shadow of violent atrocities and political AL FIL M strain. Presidents, archbishops, chief rabbis and grand muftis all lent FE ST IV their viewpoints to this piece, which has been called “compelling, AL gracious, and thoughtful” by the USA Director of the British Council in Washington, D.C., Paul Smith.

Showcasing an entirerly different kind of community, the criticallyacclaimed Ukrainian film “The Tribe” offered an unprecedented look inside a fictional deaf boarding school — a look characterized by its total lack of spoken dialogue or subtitles. “‘The Tribe’ is pure cinema,” GFF Webmaster Annie Curran ’16, said. “Its real-time narrative style might be jarring to some, but that is exactly what makes this film noteworthy and unique … It is one of the most visceral film viewing experiences I have ever had, and I know that everyone in this audience will be thinking about it for days.”

In a roundtable discussion between filmmakers on the theme of film and community, visiting film-scholar-in-residence, professor Robert

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... this is one of the most consistently strong lineups we’ve had — it’s hard to chose one.

—Michael Burrows ‘16

Burgoyne, spoke on the idea that films have the power to both portray communities and create communities of viewers, naming the latter “communities of affect.”

“Film both reinforces local geographic community in a strong way, a powerful way, having a very deep relationship to the community,” Burgoyne said. “But it also has a, kind of, affective dimension that can draw people in who are remote and entirely removed from the actual circumstances of the community being shown.”

The discussion panel also benefitted from the input of Nicole BernardiReiss, producer of “Radical Grace”, and Thomas Logoreci, writer of “Bota.” Both films were among those highly anticipated in this year’s GFF lineup, along with the New Zealand mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows,” 1928 silent film “Show People,” community documentary “In Jackson Heights,” Academy Award-nominated Brazilian animation “Boy and the World” and Academy Award-nominated Columbian film “Embrace of the Serpent.” The Festival also included two student film competitions.

One film made its first debut to an American audience during the 2016 GFF; “Angry Indian Goddesses” focuses on the struggles faced by seven women in modern-day India who are finding their place in a community rife with misogyny.

“I laughed; I found it refreshing,” GFF Senior Assistant Director and Director of Programing Kate Previti said. “I was sort of shocked at how much I could relate to the film, and was not an Indian woman … It was ultimately one of the most hopeful films about community that I’ve watched.”

“Angry Indian Goddesses” was one of over thirty short and feature length films shown at the festival this past weekend.

“Every film we have on the list this year is somebody’s all time favorite film,” Burrows said.

Annie Curran ‘16 was formerly The Flat Hat’s News and Online editor.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Rebutting Total Frat Move’s recent online misogyny

Six comebacks to the article “50 Ways to Be the Perfect College Girlfriend.”

Mallory Walker BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COLUMNIST

There are two things I hate more than anything in this world: systematic racism and the patriarchy. And while the lovely Greekbiased website “Total Frat Move” probably offers up some microaggressional racism every now and again, it has come to be the bane of my existence with regards to its overt patriarchal and misogynistic messages.

My attention was recently brought to an article entitled, “50 Ways to Be The Perfect College Girlfriend.” After reading the article very publicly with my housemates, accompanied by many yells of disgust and gagging noises, I decided to pull together a few of my favorite quotations and make it very clear that TFM has standards that are not only unattainable, but incredibly misogynistic.

“6. There’s nothing less sexy than insecurity. Except maybe love handles.”

I find it extremely entertaining that a website that glorifies the “dad bod” also encourages the

women they date to have perfect bodies without love handles. Do you know what contributes to the insecurity of women the TFM writers find so unattractive? TFM telling us that unless we are successful in these 50 completely unrealistic ways, we’ll never make our boyfriends happy — if we’re lucky enough to find one.

“20. Don’t look like you just rolled out of bed in class.”

Our pals over at TFM don’t seem to understand that class is actually about learning, not which Vineyard Vines outfit you’ve selected for the day. God forbid your girlfriend prefers the “sweatpants, hair tied, chillin’ with no makeup on” (shout out to Drake) look when she has to drag herself out of bed for her 8 a.m. Anatomy class. If your boyfriend says he’d prefer it if you were more made up on a daily basis, buy a few more pairs of sweats and really stick it to him.

“28. Eventually we’re going to ask you for a threesome. Either accept or divert our attention with a blowjob. No tantrum necessary.”

This is when I feel that the qualifications for “perfect college girlfriend” start to become particularly messed up. Now it’s not just about physical appearance, it’s about undermining the comfort and safety partners should feel when engaging in sex with one another. Making a big deal out of a sexual favor with which you don’t feel comfortable isn’t wrong. Your feelings are always valid, even if your frat star boyfriend tells

you they aren’t.

“34. Keep your downstairs tidy.”

Number 34 was a sad one for me. It’s when I realized my downstairs would never be tidy enough for my college boyfriend to ever love me.

You guys have heard me rant about pubes before and you know how I feel about it. Shave or don’t shave — whatever makes you comfortable. And if your boyfriend takes a peek and references Number 34, pull up your panties and leave. I promise you can find a man that loves your vagina for what it is, not the hair that grows around it.

“39. If you ask us how many people we’ve had sex with, you can’t get mad at the answer.

Ignorance is bliss.”

“40. Lie about how many people you’ve had

“

I find it extremely entertaining that a website that glorifies the ‘dad bod’ also encourages the women they date to have perfect bodies ...

sex with.”

This one is quite the double whammy. Before we get into the hypocrisy and double standards of this statement, lets talk about the importance of being open about your “number.” While sexual history is a personal thing, it’s important to know a thing or two about your partner’s sexual history for the sake of sexual health. So, in this case, ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance could potentially put you at risk for a nasty case of chlamydia. On another note, no one should ever feel the need to lie about the number of people they’ve had sex with. And if your boyfriend gets up in arms about how high or low your number is, he’s not worth adding to the list. ”42. We hate condoms, and everyone hates abortions. You’re a grown up now, it’s time to get on the pill.”

If TFM thinks it’s time for college-aged women to grow up and get on the pill, I think it might be time for the sexist writers over at TFM to grow up and stop trying to police the female body. If safe sex turns a guy off that much, it might be time for him to stop searching for sexual partners and get cozy with his own hand. No one wants to have unprotected sex with a guy who wants you to lie about sexual partners, never ever complain, and pretend to like everything that he likes, including Natty Lite (that stuff is just gross).

Mallory Walker is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who needs to purchase a new keyboard after reading misogynist articles.

SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR

sportsinside Prewitt scores career-high vs Drexel

Junior guard Omar Prewitt put up 29 points for a new career-high against Drexel on Feb. 20. However, the Tribe lost to the Dragons, the worst team in the conference, by a 74-69 score despite Prewitt’s efforts. Prewitt’s 5 of 11 from the foul line further mars what otherwise would’ve been an impressive performance.

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Men’s Tennis longest W-streak since 2010

In a pair of losing efforts, women and men’s gymnastics tied or bettered their season high scores this past weekend. The men’s score of 409.6 in a loss to Navy matched their previous high last week in Atlanta. The women’s team exceeded their previous mark of 192.4 last week with a 193.75 score in a 4th of 4 finish at George Washington.

Before the weekend roadtrip up to Penn State, the men’s tennis team was riding a 6-game winning streak, the best spree since 2010. However, No. 44 Penn State quickly put any notions of extending the winning ways, as the Nittany Lions drummed the College to the tune of a 2-5 loss. Junior Aiden Talcott spoiled his opponents perfect 6-0 mark in singles play.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Losing streak finally breaks at five straight Tribe buried by James Madison 83-63, recovers against Charleston for 66-40 win

HENRY TROTTER FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER The fates of James Madison and William and Mary have diverged sharply since the Tribe beat the Dukes in an overtime thriller at the beginning of January in Williamsburg. JMU hasn’t lost since then, maintaining a winning streak of 11 games, and is now top of the Colonial Athletic Association. Meanwhile, the College has won just three games and lost nine. Lost too was their starting center, sophomore Abby Rendle, who averaged 13.2 points per game and spearheaded the victory over the Dukes. She has not played since January 22 because of an injury. Friday, the two teams met in Harrisburg with James Madison predictably emerging the comfortable victor, 83-63.

Once James Madison (20-5, 13-1 CAA) won the tip, there was only ever going to be one winner and indeed the Dukes led the entire game, never trailing after center Kayla Cooper-Williams’ first-minute layup. The Tribe (14-12, 5-10) could not score until four minutes in. Even when they defended well, William and Mary could not catch a break. A missed three by JMU guard Jazmon Gwathmey was claimed by the Dukes, and though sophomore guard/forward Jeanne Gaumont swept in to block CooperWilliams’ follow-up, another offensive rebound fell to James Madison’s leading rebounder, forward Da’Lishia Griffin.

Griffin laid the ball in, kick-starting a 12-point run to close the first quarter.

By halftime, the Tribe trailed 43-19 and the game was essentially over. Only junior forward Alexandra Masaquel had scored more than 3 points (she had 10) and the College was shooting just 24 percent from the floor. No bench players had scored.

The Tribe played competitively in the second half, outscoring JMU 44-40, but the early hole they dug themselves into was too deep to overcome. The game was lost on the inside. The Dukes do not lead the CAA in rebounding without reason, averaging 45.3 rebounds per game but pulled down many more on Friday, including 32 in the first half. During their last meeting, the combination of Rendle and Masaquel was able to pull down 25 rebounds between them, nullifying JMU’s advantage. Missing Rendle this time, however, the College could only muster 31 rebounds to the Dukes’ 52. Griffin had 18 boards by herself.

Griffin and the Dukes’ forwards dominated on both ends of the floor. 20 points following offensive rebounds and 38 points in the paint suggest the Tribe just could not stand up to the inside presence of JMU. The Dukes’ shooters did not have a particularly hot night, only converting 40 percent of their attempts, but the sheer volume of shots ensured that some were bound to go in. The Dukes had four players in double figures.

Despite the setback Masaquel had another strong game, collecting five rebounds and scoring 17 points to put her in double digits for the tenth time in 11 games. Shouldering a larger offensive burden due to the absence of the 6’4” Rendle, Masaquel continues to show a variety of offensive skills. Junior guard Latrice Hunter and freshman guard Bianca Boggs (both starters) struggled, combining to shoot 4-15 with 14 points.

Boggs, a three-time CAA Rookie of the Week, also turned the ball over four times, though she did compensate with five steals.

The loss marked a season-high five in a row for the Tribe, the College slipping

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Junior guard Alexandra Masaquel was the most effective player for the Tribe this weekend, scoring 17 pts against James Madison and 18 to Charleston.

toward a .500 record after beginning the season at a 12-5 mark. The losing streak came to an end Sunday however, as the Tribe trounced College of Charleston (916, 4-10) 66-40.

William and Mary dominated from the outset, jumping out to an 18-8 lead after the first Masaquel quarter, and put the game away in a lopsided 24-7 third quarter.

Masaquel and junior guard Marlena

TENNIS

Tremba anchored the offensive attack, scoring 18 and 19 points respectively.

Masaquel also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her sixth double-double of the season. As a team the Tribe shot almost 53 percent from the field, getting 18 points from the non-starters.

All the more impressive was the performance on defense. After allowing a season-high 83 points to JMU the College held the Cougars to just 40 points, the fewest allowed in the Ed Swanson era.

Charleston shot just above 27 percent from the field, failing to knock down any of their 13 three point attempts.

The Tribe earned a 10 point lead

heading into the locker room, the first such lead in the past three contests. A 24 point effort in the third quarter added distance to the advantage, proving lethal to Charleston’s chances as the Tribe defense allowed just 7 points.

Charleston’s scoring offense, ranking next to last in both average points and field goal percentage, failed to muster the necessary points for the comeback with just 14 in the final frame. William and Mary finally broke the five game losing streak dating back to Jan. 31.

On Friday the team returns to Williamsburg to take on struggling Towson. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

GYMNASTICS

Riding the season high College earns back-to-back weeks of season-highs NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

COURTESY PHOTOS / TRIBE ATHLETICS

Sophomore Scott Huang (LEFT) and senior Elizavetta Nemichinov return serves. Huang lost in doubles; Nemichinov lost to Texas Tech.

Rocked by ranked teams No. 44 Penn State, No. 10 Texas Tech defeat Tribe VANSH BANSAL FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary endured an upand-down weekend, with the two squads playing three matches in two days. The women were victorious against Brigham Young Saturday but were defeated by No. 10 Texas Tech.

The men fell to No. 44 Penn State this weekend, ending their six-match winning streak.

The women (6-4, 1-0 CAA) travelled to Lubbock, Texas for a weekend doubleheader, beginning proceedings against the Cougars (1-6). The College won two of the three doubles matches, taking the early 1-0 lead. The singles matches were split evenly, and with the final match still in contention, the score was tied at three. Senior Julia Casselbury, who helped the Tribe win the doubles point, came from behind to defeat Brigham Young’s Savannah Ware, earning a nail-biting victory for

the College in her singles match.

On Sunday, the women suffered a 6-1 loss to hosts Texas Tech (11-1).

Freshman Lauren Goodman, playing the third singles match, claimed the only victory for the Tribe that day.

No. 80 ranked Gabriel Tabala carried the Red Raiders to victory, as she beat the College’s No. 85-ranked Elizaveta Nemchinov in the top singles match, and led the way as Texas Tech won two of three doubles matches as well.

The doubles wins, followed by the bottom two singles matches, gave the Red Raiders a 3-0 lead over the Tribe.

Goodman was able to post a point for William and Mary with her 6-4, 6-2 victory, but the Red Raiders swept the rest of the way.

The men put a lengthy winning streak on the line as they travelled up north to face the nationally ranked Nittany Lions. The meet, held at University Park, started with Penn State taking the two doubles

matches. The 1-0 lead grew to 3-0 as sophomore Christian Cargill lost his six-game winning streak to No. 47 Leo Stakhovsky.

Juniors Aidan Talcott and D a m o n Niquet were able to grab two points for the College, Talcott but their victories were moot, as the Tribe fell 5-2 in State College, Pa. Both the men’s and women’s teams will now return home to Williamsburg. The women must prepare for a doubleheader weekend against Harvard and Liberty, while the men — who have won six in a row at home, the best streak since 2010 — will play a single match against Bucknell Sunday.

William and Mary continued its improvement streak this weekend, with both the men and women once again posting season-best team scores. The women finished fourth of four at the George Washington quad meet Friday in Washington, D.C., ending the contest with 193.175 points. On the men’s side, Navy defeated the Tribe in Annapolis, Md., with the College scoring 409.600.

Facing George Washington, North Carolina and New Hampshire, the competition was close, as the separation between the first-place Colonials at 195.400 and the fourth-place Tribe was just 2.225 points. UNC took second at 193.750 while the Wildcats held third at 193.700, barely a half point over the College. However, William and Mary’s marks were a seasonbest for the third week in a row, including a performance last week against one of this week’s opponents, UNC. None of the women’s competitors won their events, but several finished Friday with season-bests.

On the beam, senior Brittany Stover posted a 9.775 for fourth place, followed by teammates junior Briana Gironda at 9.725 in 10th and freshman Aaliyah Kerr at 9.625 in 17th. All three performances were season-bests individually, while the Tribe’s combined efforts of 48.025 on beam were a team season-high.

The team also set a season-high on floor and bars at 48.750 and 48.375, respectively.

The floor effort was led by Gironda in second place individually as she scored a 9.850, improving her collegiate career-

high. The Tribe’s bar leader was also Gironda, who finished in a tie at fifth place with 9.800 points.

All-around, the top scorer was Stover, finishing fourth overall at 39.000. Gironda’s 38.875 followed in fifth place and marked a career-best.

In the second of three meetings with Navy in the regular season, the Midshipmen topped the Tribe 420.15-409.6. Although the College was unable to increase its season-high from last week in Atlanta, the team did manage to at least match it.

William and Mary won just one of six events but recorded season and careerbest performances for several athletes. The lone win came on pommel horse, where sophomore Griffin Antle led the team effort with a 13.85 for second place, followed by three other top five finishes to win the event 67.45-65.65.

The team set high scores for 2015-16 on bar and rings at respective scores of 67.9 and 68.9. Junior Aria Sabbagh matched his career-high in all-around at 81.35 to lead the College, while senior Keaton Ackerman broke his top score on floor with a 14.3. Sophomore Mitchell Campbell and freshman David Allen both had career performances on bar with a 14.2 for both competitors. Freshman Jack Hasenkopf set a career-best for all-around at 79.4, junior Rob Meyer posted a career-best 14.2 on rings and senior Nick Van Dyke also posted a collegiate-best on rings with a 13.95.

The Tribe continues its road stretch with a women’s quad meet hosted by Towson this Friday and a men’s tri-meet hosted by Army this Saturday. The women have just three more meets before Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships on March 19. The men’s postseason begins March 25.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Senior day spoiled again

After win over top-ranked UNCW, last-place Drexel beats Tribe 74-69 SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

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Midway through the second half, senior forward Terry Tarpey stepped out aggressively on the Drexel point guard, swatting the ball away and sprinting for the steal. Tarpey gained possession in stride and raced to the other end with the steal, as he’s done so many times this season and over his career. As a Drexel player followed in pursuit of Tarpey, fans in Kaplan Arena realized that no dunk would be forthcoming, but at least the lay-up would change momentum and allow the Tribe to break out of a tight game.

Tarpey glided into the air, extended his arm for the layup and came back down in one fluid motion, looking back at the basket expectantly. The ball hit the backboard and rolled nearly the entire circumference of the rim before falling out and into the hands of a Drexel defender. Such was the luck of William and Mary, as every foundation of the Tribe’s (18-9, 10-6 Colonial Athletic Association) successful season fell to pieces in a devastating 74-69 Feb. 20 home loss to Drexel (4-23, 2-14 CAA), the worst team by nearly every measure of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The defeat, unthinkable after the victory over CAA leader North Carolina-Wilmington Thursday, breaks the Dragons’ 11-game losing streak. Senior forward Sean Sheldon and Tarpey also earned the dubious distinction of going out of Kaplan with a loss to an underdog Drexel team on Senior Day, as Marcus Thornton ’15 did last season. The parallel was not lost upon head coach Tony Shaver.

“That’s two years in a row that we’ve come into this last home game and not played as well as we’re capable of playing,” Shaver said. “I don’t like Senior Day. Number one you’re losing great kids, and then number two we haven’t played very well on this day in recent years.”

Tarpey’s inability to finish at the basket was hardly an issue prior to the Drexel game. The team captain shot 50 percent entering the game, but he managed just 1 of 7 from within the three-point arc. Ironically, Tarpey’s three-point shooting, often a weakness as he averages just 25 percent on his triples, was better than his inside game as he shot 1 of 3 from the arc.

“The guy played his heart out today,” Shaver said. “He spilled his heart on the floor tonight, but from an execution standpoint, it was a tough night for him. It’s just a case of a guy who wants it so bad, that you get in your own way sometimes. But I’ll take a Terry Tarpey playing as hard as he did anytime.”

At the start of the game, Tarpey and Sheldon looked to be carrying the team to an easy win. The College jumped out to an 8-0 lead, with Sheldon getting six of those points. Tarpey had three rebounds in just over two minutes of game time, en route to collecting 13 boards for the Tribe.

The Dragons stormed back however, hitting 4 of 4 triples and adding a dunk to take a 24-20 lead with just under seven minutes left in the first frame. Despite ranking in the bottom of the CAA in field goal percentage (38.7), three point percentage (32.7) and scoring offense (63.0 points per game), the Dragons created offense in the first half without relying on the foul line, with only 4 of their 30 points from free throws. Drexel shot a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line, in sharp contrast to the Tribe’s 5 of 10.

Despite poor free throw shooting, the College rallied from a 30-23 deficit over the course of three minutes to close out the half at a 30-30 tie. Junior guard Omar Prewitt proved to be the engine of the offense, racking up 29 points on the night. However, the three-point play opportunities created by his aggressive drives to the basket evaded him more often than not, as he shot a mere 5 of 11 on foul shots, contributing to a meager 11 of 22 outing for the Tribe at the free throw line.

Those points would be severely missed.

“We can beat anyone in this league and anyone can beat us,” Shaver said. “I guess that came into fruition tonight.

Give them credit for playing as well as we did. Taking all that into account, if we just simply make our layups and free throws, we win by 12 or 14 points. But we didn’t. It’s a cruel sport sometimes.”

Another bellwether of the Tribe’s performance was the uncharacteristically poor shooting of sophomore guard Connor Burchfield. Burchfield’s 57.8 percent conversion rate on triples is the best in the nation, but he fired 0 of 3 Saturday from the three-point arc. The team as a whole shot 6 of 21 from downtown.

The last of those misses sealed the loss for Senior forward Sean Sheldon scored six of the Tribe’s first eight points. the College. Down by as much as 10 in the

final five minutes, the Tribe’s comeback attempt crawled forward, bringing the deficit to nine with under two minutes remaining. Prewitt completed an old-fashioned three-point play, and sophomore point guard David Cohn drained a triple to make the score 65-60. A Tarpey steal on the inbound added two more points, and the Tribe trailed by three with just 68 seconds to play.

After junior guard Daniel Dixon air-balled a triple with 44 seconds, the Dragons reached 70 points via free throws as the Tribe fouled for possession. Tarpey hit a three to put the score at 70-67 with 24 seconds. The Tribe finally got the ball down a single possession, 72-69, with seven seconds, but the third time was not the charm for Burchfield as his final attempt from three clanged off the front rim.

In addition to the sting of losing the Senior Day game, the loss eliminates the Tribe from contention for the CAA regular season title. Up next for the College is a road matchup at Elon Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in Elon, N.C.

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Senior forward Terry Tarpey followed former teammate Marcus Thornton ‘15 in falling to Drexel on Senior Day Saturday.

BASEBALL

College opens season with series win in Charlotte 49ers outscored 16-1 in final two games after Tribe drops first game 7-3 JOSH LUCKENBAUGH FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary baseball kicked off its 2016 season on the road, facing off against the 49ers in Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 19-21. After dropping the opener of the three-game series, the Tribe (2-1) dominated the next two games, outscoring the 49ers 16-1 to earn the series victory.

The College’s bats were active from the beginning, as it opened the first game of the series Friday afternoon with two runs in the top of the first. Freshman designated hitter Jason Waldman drove in both runs with a bases-loaded single, senior centerfielder Josh Smith and sophomore leftfielder Ryan Hall scoring on the base hit.

The lead stood until the bottom of the third, when a fielding miscue by senior first baseman Charley Gould, the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year, proved costly. With two outs and a runner on second base, Gould committed an error, resulting in runners on first and third. Following a walk, 49ers second baseman Brett Netzer smacked a basesclearing double into the left field corner to give Charlotte (1-2) a 3-2 advantage.

The 49ers stretched their lead to three with a two-run homer in the next frame off the bat of Logan Sherer, Charlotte’s first baseman. The Tribe got a run back in the top of the sixth through junior third baseman Tim Hoehn’s RBI single, but the 49ers answered with two runs of their own in the bottom

of the inning, ultimately triumphing 7-3. Junior pitcher Nick Brown, a CAA Preseason Team selection, was saddled with the loss for the College, giving up all seven runs (four earned) in his six innings of work.

Strong pitching defined the Tribe’s 5-1 victory Saturday, as three College hurlers combined to give up just one unearned run. Senior right hander Mitchell Aker did the majority of the work, tossing six and a third innings of one-run ball for his first win of 2016.

The Tribe once again scored in the top of the first, with Gould driving in Hall with an infield single after Hall led the game off with a triple. The 49ers answered back in the bottom of the fifth, Sherer coming in to score on a sacrifice fly. Junior right fielder Charles

Ameer gave the Tribe the lead back for good in the top of the sixth inning, clubbing a solo home run over the left field wall.

The College offense cemented its victory with a three-run ninth inning.

Hall drove home freshman shortstop Kyle Wrighte with a single after Wrighte was hit by a pitch (one of five Tribe players to get plunked on the day).

Smith then drilled a two-run home run to give the College a 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, where senior pitcher Joseph Gaouette pitched a scoreless frame for his first save of the season.

Sunday afternoon’s deciding game was all William and Mary, as strong pitching and offense combined to earn an 11-0 College victory. Junior pitcher

Dan Powers started for the Tribe, scattering six hits over seven stellar innings, walking none and striking out three.

Every College hitter who started the game scored a run or drove in a run and three batters finished the game with multiple runs batted in. Smith hit his second two-run home run in as many days, crossing the plate three times, while freshman third baseman Zach Pearson enjoyed a three-hit, two-RBI day in his second collegiate game. As a team the Tribe pounded out 14 hits, scoring 11 runs.

The Tribe finishes up the early road trip Tuesday in Lynchburg, Va., facing off against Liberty before a four-game home stand to close out the week. First pitch Tuesday is scheduled for 3 p.m.