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After eleven years in the top ten Peace Corps producers, the College dipped to the No. 22 slot in 2013. In 2014, the College climbed its way up to No. 12.
21 College alumni currently involved in Peace Corps The Peace Corps recently ranked the College of William and Mary twelfth among medium-sized schools for number of volunteers produced; the College has 21 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. This year’s ranking demonstrates a significant climb from the College’s 2014 rank of 22nd. Western Washington University topped this year’s list of Medium Colleges and Universities — defined as institutions with 5,000-15,000 undergraduates — with 47 volunteers. American University was second with 41, and George Washington University and the University of Virginia both had 36. Cornell University was listed fourth with
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33 volunteers this year. “The Peace Corps provides an indispensable opportunity for young people out of college to put their unique skills to work making a difference for communities around the world,” Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. “Volunteers make lasting change by living and working at the grassroots level in their communities of service and using their talents to tackle some of the most critical challenges in international development.” Prior to 2015, the College saw a decline in its rank, following 11 straight years of placement in the top ten. This year marks the first positive movement in the College’s ranking since the
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Students and community members gathered in the Sir Christopher Wren Building Chapel Friday afternoon to commemorate the life of Saipriya Rangavajhula ’17. Rangavajhula was found dead in a Ludwell apartment at the College of William and Mary Tuesday, Feb. 3. Senior Associate Dean of Students Reverend Vernon Hurte led Friday’s memorial service. He opened the memorial by reminding those in attendance that the ceremony was a celebration of life and a time to reflect on the life Rangavajhula led. “May her love, compassion and thoughtfulness forever encourage us and motivate us to impact the lives around us in the powerful and the positive ways in which she has impacted us,” Hurte said. College President Taylor Reveley addressed those present and reflected on the grief a college community feels when losing a member. “But when death comes suddenly, and it comes inexplicably with someone still very young … it’s especially difficult to grasp and to accept,” Reveley said. Five of Rangavajhula’s friends shared reflections. They spoke of her as a fierce friend who was honest and caring. Daniel Lantz ’16 shared his memories of Rangavajhula. Lantz lives in the Ludwell apartment across from where Rangavajhula lived. Lantz described his first encounter with the charismatic Rangavajhula. “She revealed this piercing honesty and tremendous amounts of unexpected wisdom,” Lantz said. “Her uncompromising honesty taught me a lot of things about myself.” He also described Rangavajhula as a source of emotional support, and as someone who was always there for her friends. Lantz’s roommate Matt Anderson ’16 also spoke of his friendship with her. Anderson chose 15 facts about Rangavajhula to share with those gathered. These facts ranged from her love of spaghetti and laughter to her love for her family. “She was a huge talker,” Anderson said. “She could talk and tell three completely different stories with only taking three breaths. But she also was a huge listener. She could listen to me tell three complete stories with only taking three breaths.” Anna Pelleti ’17 was Rangavajhula’s freshman roommate. Pelleti
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AMP’s Contemporary and Cultural Issues Committee brought Clint Smith III, a spoken word performance artist and doctoral candidate at Harvard University, to the College of William and Mary Saturday. Smith, a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion and high school teacher, performed his pieces in Lodge One to a crowded room. Earlier in the day, Smith was one of the keynote speakers at the Office of Community Engagement’s Active Citizen Conference. Smith’s poems focused on a wide range of topics, including his students, history, race and his experiences in academia. Many of Smith’s poems focused on his work as a teacher, touching on how the problems his students faced were representative of larger issues of race, immigration and poverty on the national level. His poem, “Place Matters,” emphasized the problem of food deserts for children in urban areas far from grocery stores. “So tell me that place doesn’t matter— / that the neighborhoods that are predominantly healthy / aren’t the ones that are predominantly wealthy,” Smith said in “Place Matters.” “When you’re not choosing / between buying your medicine or your groceries / health doesn’t have to be a luxury.” Students responded well to Smith’s poems. Some said that his words made them think differently about certain issues. “The performance by Clint Smith ‘Place Matters’ was both greatly emotional and eye-opening,” David Kilpatrick ’16 said. “I was not even aware of the issue and growing concern of food deserts. The analogy that DC kids have been going through an unrewarded war of daily struggles for health and safety to the warriors of ancient Egypt truly moved
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that those issues weren’t just issues of the week, but something that William and Mary has struggled with for a longer time,” Sen. Chase Jordan ’15 said. The responses to the SA’s Racial Climate Survey also confirmed this sentiment. The first part of the resolution addresses issues on the College’s campus. The second part touches on actions that the SA believes will help the racial climate, including the implementation of a bias reporting system and inclusive programming. The bias reporting system which the resolution proposes would work similarly to the reporting process for Title IX incidents. Under the system, students who feel that they were discriminated against would have the opportunity to write a report about the incident and send it to the Diversity and Equal Opportunity office. “The way that I look at it, it’s putting power back into One Tribe, One Family,” Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’15 said. “It’s making sure that all members of the William and Mary community feel as though they are included and understand See RESOLUTION page 3
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She revealed this piercing honesty and tremendous amounts of unexpected wisdom. Her uncompromising honesty taught me a lot of things about myself.
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Washington, D.C. blogger Daria Grastara hears from two William and Mary alumni Paula Reid, a CBS news reporter, and Jen Psaki the recently appointed White House Communications director, both of whom reaffirm her journalistic aspirations. “As Reid pointed out, we pick our media sources now. If you have a negative idea of the media, it is your own fault. “Reid’s journey to get where she is today is inspiring and remarkable. For instance, she took the bus from Philly to New York City everyday for an unpaid internship at CBS because she couldn’t afford New York rent. Ultimately, you make your own luck. Paula Reid is living proof of that. Our second speaker was another W&M alumna, Jen Psaki. For those of you who don’t know immediately recognize her name, she is the former spokesperson for the United States Department of State who was recently (as in a few days ago) appointed the White House Communications Director. She made time out of her crazy schedule to meet with my program and our parents to talk about her wild journey to reach where she is today.” Read the full post and more Stories from Abroad blogs on Flathatnews.com.
Scotland Study Abroad blogger Matt Heffernan adjusts to the informal relationships between students and teaching staff at St Andrews, which involves dancing and socializing together after classes. “Once the overall program was complete, it was time for the ceilidh — a traditional Scottish dance. Ceilidhs are a ubiquitous part of life in St Andrews, with one being held every Friday and Saturday night. The ebb and flow came of dancers going to and leaving the dance floor, but at all times I noticed something striking: There was no awkwardness about students and staff dancing and having a fun night together. Just like at any dance, there were couples dancing closely together but this time in full view of their lecturers who treated it like what it was — absolutely natural. This sort of candidness, where students and staff have fun together into the late hours — even going to a bar together after the dance — is something that adds significantly to the learning experience. With the understanding that we’re all people, there’s no need to be intimidated by a professor, and as a result, everyone here treats each other as friends.” Read the full post and more Stories from Abroad blogs on Flathatnews.com.
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Sentara Healthcare and the College of William and Mary cancelled the 2015 Colonial Half-Marathon because of concerns about the recent cold weather and snowy conditions on campus. Organizers expressed concern about the runners’ safety via Twitter and the event’s website. Registrants who had signed up to run the half marathon were invited to participate in the 5K instead at no extra cost. Race organizers chose to hold the 5K portion of the event despite conditions. The 5K route required road closings to ensure the safety of runners.
In preparation for their 40-year anniversary, Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion joined forces for a marketing campaign called Virginia Family Thrills 2015 targeting America’s Northeast. The campaign, which will be advertised in New York City and Philadelphia, communicates to families that they need to drive at most 1,000 miles to enjoy the two Virginia theme parks. The campaign will take place online and through social media. According to the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D., Va) gave the campaign a $25,000 grant to pay for online advertising.
Officials from James City County and Newport News will meet to renegotiate the terms of a 2008 deal that provided the county with access to water. In 2008, James City County was asked to pay $25 million for access to 5 million gallons of water per day. Due to technological reasons, the county never paid Newport News. If the county fails to pay an additional $33 million by 2019, Newport News will reduce the amount to 2 million gallons of water per day. James City County board members indicated that they would be willing to raise taxes to finance paying for water.
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Students at the College of William and Mary may be familiar with friends’ annoying social media practices. Erica Amatori ‘16 is working to combat that problem through her website project XOXO Hint. Launched last week, XOXO Hint allows users to hint at friends’ irritating posts or online actions by sending them anonymous and humorous notes. XOXO Hint currently offers six hints that discourage excessive hashtags, selfies, Facebook games and food Amatori photography. While hints can be sent through the mail, Amatori made digital hints available Feb. 23. “Sometimes [the offending] person is our friend and we don’t want to unfollow them,” Amatori said in an email. “If you unfriend someone you know on Facebook, they will eventually know … [it’s the] same with Twitter. We are in a generation where social media defines us
and people keep track of their networks.” Amatori said the hints do not promote cyberbullying, pointing to the pre-written hints’ humor as a buffer. “The hints are designed to be sassy, but caring,” Amatori said. While inspired by a common social media experience, Amatori used various campus resources in furthering her personal venture. “I produced the site through a websitebuilder and designed the product on Adobe,” Amatori said. “Next, I rented quality video equipment from [Earl Gregg] Swem [Library] and recruited William and Mary students to be in my promotional video. After editing the pictures, video, and site, I launched [XOXO Hint] through Kickstarter.” XOXO Hint’s Kickstarter has raised more than one third of its $1,000 goal since launching Feb. 17. The Entrepreneurship Center encouraged Amatori to pursue this project. Founded in Oct. 2010, the Entrepreneurship Center sponsors and organizes events to promote entrepreneurship among students. Many events aim to expose students to resources on campus that lend themselves to creative entrepreneurship,
including the Design Lab in Alan B. Miller Hall and the labs in William H. Small Hall. Others bring back alumni to speak about their own business ventures, including George Srour ’05, who was named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 for his international social-profit organization Building Tomorrow. Students are encouraged to be “taking ideas from the College into the business world,” Professor Ron Monark of the Entrepreneurship Center said. Monark speaks to alumni associations, like the Washington Area Alumni Business Alliance, to keep them aware of programs at the College and to encourage them to come back to speak to current students. “Every three weeks last year, a student would wander into my office and say ‘I’m starting a business, and I don’t know where to start,’” Monark said. Amatori also spoke to the difficulty of making her idea a reality. “It’s amazing that starting something that I thought was so simple was actually very hard logistically,” Amatori said. Associate professor of marketing Lisa Szykman, who has worked with Amatori before, encourages students pursuing entrepreneurship to be persistent.
“WM students are so successful, that many have never failed before,” Szykman said in email. “With 40-80% of
new product failure rate, the chances are pretty good that your idea won’t take off at first. Don’t get discouraged by it.”
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XOXO Hint, which launched last week, has raised a third of its goal of $1,000 through Kickstarter.
Memorial held for student Peace Corps ranks College No. 12 Community members gather, share memories
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recounted how she and Rangavajhula met on Facebook while searching for roommates. She went on to describe Rangavajhula’s deep and impactful personality. “She was so pure and genuine about what she felt and what she thought. She wasn’t afraid to give anyone a piece of her mind. It was so refreshing and real,” Pelleti said. “She was the strongest person I have ever known.” Pelleti highlighted Rangavajhula’s ability to
affect others and the lessons she learned from Rangavajhula. “To think of how much of an impact she had on me and every single person she touched is mind-boggling,” Pelleti said. “She taught me more than I thought any 19-year-old could.” The memorial service included a candle lighting ceremony, during which the five students who shared spoken reflections lit a candle in remembrance of their friend. Hurte ended the service by reciting a poem entitled “Glory of Life.”
Rape Trial begins for former college Student The two-day rape trial of former College of William and Mary student Jaiven Knight began Monday. Knight is accused of raping a female student at a house party Aug. 25, 2013. According to Major Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department, the party was held at the female student’s house on Lafayette Street. After she retired to her room for the night, an unidentified male assaulted her. Court records show that in the days following the incident, the female student visited the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for an examination. In September 2013, Knight,
the female student and several witnesses gave statements to the College’s sexual misconduct panel. An investigation of sexual misconduct is launched by the College when a misconduct report, filed anonymously with the Dean of Students, reaches the school’s Title IX coordinator, as directed by the College’s sexual misconduct policy, which is currently under review. A report of the investigation’s findings is then presented to Dean of Students Marjorie Thomas, who decides if the issue should go before a student conduct panel. Punishments for sexual misconduct at the College include suspension and permanent dismissal.
Williamsburg Police arrested Knight in April 2014 after conducting an additional investigation and interviewing witnesses. In July 2014, Knight posted $3,000 bail. He pled not guilty and requested a jury for his trial, which will be held in the WilliamsburgJames City County Circuit Court. Knight was enrolled at the College in the 2013-14 school year but withdrew in the fall. He was a member of the football team, appearing on the roster from July to August, but never played in a game.
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downward slide began. 2015 includes four more volunteers from the College than the school had last year. Some attribute the rise in volunteer numbers at the College to the change in the Peace Corps’ application process, which was recently streamlined to be more efficient and less time-consuming for the applicant. “The process wasn’t bad at all,” Aaron Ng ’15 said. “In July, they completely changed the process, made it shorter, and made it easier. The new application was streamlined. The new application’s purpose was to increase applicants and volunteers. It might encourage more people at William and Mary to apply.” Ng will be leaving to teach secondary English with
the Peace Corps in Moldova this June. However, while the new application process has likely had some effect on the new ranking, others attribute the College’s rise in rank to the caliber of students at the College. “I think that here at William and Mary there are a lot of people who are very driven who feel that, before they really settle down for a job, they want to go out into the world and have these experiences,” OnCampus Peace Corps Ambassador for the College Maria Loverde ’15 said. “They want to acquire these skills that the Peace Corps can help you acquire and then come back to America and really start their careers. A lot of students saw and recognized that and went for it.” Loverde will be teaching secondary English with the Peace Corps in China this June.
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College of William and Mary rose to no. 12 in Peace Corps’ ranking of volunteers amongst middle-sized institutions.
Senators will vote on One Tribe Resolution during Tuesday meeting Resolution proposes reinstitution of bias reporting system at College, stresses programming efforts RESOLUTION from page 1
that they are valued. The Student Assembly is the one hearing the concerns and responding appropriately to those concerns.” In Fall 2007, the College had a bias reporting system under former College President Gene Nichol, but this program was not continued following his resignation. Sen. Nadia Ilunga ’15 said the resolution stresses programming to add weight to the statement itself. “Even though resolutions are important and statements are important, they can be empty if they don’t have any teeth,” Ilunga said. “Just to
say something is one thing … but if you don’t have actions that follow up that statement is really empty.” Jordan acknowledged that although the Student Assembly and the administration already have diversity programs, there was not much communication between the two groups about programming. “We viewed this resolution Illunga as an opportunity that both the faculty and the students were on the same
page,” Jordan said. According to Ilunga, the Student Assembly plans to promote existing programs about bias and discrimination, such as the Student Engagement and Empowerment through Dialogues project, in addition to creating their own programs. Jordan said the timing of the Student Assembly’s response to racial incidents on campus is due to their wish to make their response influential and to ensure that they will follow through on their words. “In order to make the resolution impactful and substantive with different systems on campus and with different programming, we wanted to get everyone together and on the same page,” Jordan
said. “To start that dialogue took time.” In drafting the resolution, Jordan introduced the idea to every SA senate committee and then worked with a team of senators on its wording and message before showing it to every senate committee again. The senate conferred with College administrators and the SA executive branch when working on the resolution. The 322nd senate has not yet issued a resolution during its term. The 321st Senate issued one during its term regarding sexual aggression and rape culture on campus. Flat Hat News Editor Madeline Bielski contributed to this article
Spoken word artist Clint Smith performs at College, addresses slavery Smith shares poem entitled ‘Letter to five of the presidents who owned slaves while they were in office’ POET from page 1
moved me. I never thought of it in that way before, and I don’t know why not. The cruel fact that a child’s neighborhood can define his or her health and future is terrifying and a serious issue that clearly needs more attention.” In addition, Smith reflected on being on the same campus that U.S. presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe once inhabited. Smith addressed one of his
poems to the pair—and other presidents. The poem, entitled “Letter to five of the presidents who owned slaves while they were in office,” questioned the slaveowning history of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. “When you told Sally Hemmings that you would free her children if she remained your mistress, did you think there was honor in your ultimatum?” Smith said. “Did you think that we
wouldn’t be able to recognize the assault in your signature? Does raping your slave when you disguise it in bribery make it less of a crime? When you wrote the Declaration of Independence did you ever intend for black people to have freedom over their bodies?” Smith closed the poem with a reflection on how history class usually skims over certain parts of the presidents’ lives. “My entire life I was taught how
great this country was, but no one ever told me about the pages torn out of our textbooks,” Smith said. “Oppression doesn’t disappear just because you didn’t teach us that chapter. If you only learn one side of a story, at some point Smith you have to question who the writer is.”
The audience was receptive to Smith’s critiques of Jefferson and Monroe, snapping when he mentioned the College’s two alumni. “He made his poetry incredibly accessible to all people,” Callie Cabral ’17 said. “I know going into it that I thought it was going to be about race and social justice—and that’s what drew me to it— but it ended up incorporating ideas about being just a better person in general and I liked that.”
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Experience is qualification For me and many of my fellow TFA corps members, education is a lifelong commitment. Among TFA alumni, nearly two-thirds continue to work in education, including 11,000 who are classroom teachers. In addition, many work beyond the classroom. Educational inequity didn’t begin there and we cannot expect teachers to solve this injustice on their own. Instead, we need people across the country and in every field working to address the greater challenges students in low-income communities face. To change the future for students, we must adjust FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST the climate in which our students grow up. This means improving access to health care and nutrition, creating As a Teach For America corps member in my home more equitable juvenile justice laws, and increasing access state of Delaware, I found many of the critiques in the to technology and 21st century careers. This will require Nov. 13 editorial by K.J. Moran (“Teach for America: You advocacy and action across multiple sectors. But isn’t it Can’t Fast-Track Teaching”) to be based on misconceptions nice to think that many of these change-makers were once rather than the impact and outcomes I see every day in teachers in the classrooms they are fighting to empower? my classroom. As an educator, these misconceptions are There is one common concern that I fully understand: troubling, not only because they draw potential applicants Teaching is among the most difficult professions and no away from considering TFA, but also because experience could fully prepare you. Whether they distract from the urgent needs of students you studied education, engineering or in low-income communities. sociology, all teachers must learn on their To suggest that TFA corps members lack feet and each student presents a different the experience necessary to be effective challenge and opportunity. As a student at Whether teachers devalues the first-hand experiences the College of William and Mary, I studied that many of us bring to the classroom. Like psychology and Africana studies, which you studied many of the children I teach, I was also a gave me an arsenal of skills that I use daily education, low-income student. Growing up in Prince in my classroom — cultural competence, an George’s County, Md. in a predominately engineering or understanding of brain development and black community, I saw students who looked the discipline it takes to excel at a selective sociology, all school. From there, my summer training like me achieving amazing things, and I saw students who looked like me getting into teachers must and the support of my TFA teacher coach trouble. Luckily, along the way I had amazing have helped me add to that arsenal, but learn on their I’ve learned the most by working directly teachers who saw the potential in all of us. Later, when I moved to Dover, Del., I started with students. Each day in my classroom, I feet. to notice the problem with our country’s use my resources and tools to grow into the education system. I was still a low-income student who teacher I was meant to be and the teacher I need to be for excelled in school, but as I got further along I watched as my students. more and more of my black and brown classmates fell Looking at the challenges students in low-income through the cracks. These were friends and peers who I knew communities face, we need educators and leaders from all had the potential to earn better grades than me, become great academic fields and all backgrounds to fight for our students. leaders and make a difference. But often their potential was Teach For America is one pathway to this. As you think about ignored and their challenges were overlooked or even used as your own path after graduation, don’t let misconceptions an excuse — they were the reason someone “couldn’t teach prevent you from making an impact. Our students are them” or “couldn’t work with them.” counting on you. This led me to my classroom in Delaware, where I teach Chantalle Ashford ’14 teaches chorus and special today. I am dedicated to making sure that all of my students education at Indian River High School as a Teach For achieve their potential, and I am privileged to have had the America-Delaware corps member. Email her at cjashford@ experience of sitting exactly where they do now. email.wm.edu.
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or a sense of how much the College of William and Mary’s relies on Thomas Jefferson in its branding, simply search Thomas Jefferson on the College’s website. There you’ll find 10 pages of results directing you to links such as the Thomas Jefferson Award, the Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award, the Thomas Jefferson Prize in Natural Philosophy, the Jefferson’s College page, the Thomas Jefferson statue and Jefferson Hall. You’ll also find that, in the spring of 2012, hundreds of students congregated by Jefferson’s statue to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his graduation. Participants were told that the statues on campus can be awakened on important anniversaries by students “honoring their legacy.” Too much? You tell us. Flash-forward to Clint Smith’s spoken word performance Saturday. Smith addressed the problematic history of our early presidents. In his poem, “A poem to five presidents who owned slaves while they were in office,” Smith provides a different conception of Jefferson, one that presents the historical reality of his racism against African Americans. He questioned the way he saw Jefferson mythologized all over campus, and he talked about Jefferson’s sexual abuse of a young Sally Hemings, one of his slaves. Of course, the College does a good job selecting which parts of history it wants to tell. On the College website, in a section titled “Jefferson’s College,” there is a brief history of Jefferson’s time at the College and his views on the Wren building and the College curriculum. The word “slavery” is never used. There are a lot of problems with the way the College relies on a skewed version of Jefferson. By refusing to acknowledge the totality of Jefferson’s character while still using Jefferson as a figure central to the institution, the College is doing itself a grave disservice. The College’s branding should reflect its appreciation of critical thinking and nuance, values which correspond directly with its rich history and academic excellence. By excluding the problematic aspects of Jefferson’s history, the College is contradicting these values. If the College is to use Jefferson as a selling point, it needs to present him objectively, as a nuanced historical figure. Presenting a holistic Jefferson is not only the right thing to do, it’s the strategically better thing to do. An honest acknowledgement of his complicated history places the emphasis back on the values of the College — like critical thinking and analysis — rather than just glorifying the man himself. The best use of Jefferson as a branding symbol is one in which he inspires the community to think critically about the values we hold, and why we hold them. A holistic representation of Jefferson can spark a conversation about racism and other issues we still face today, engaging the community in a dialogue that is both valuable and important.
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 Madeleine Bielski, Áine Cain, Tucker Higgins, Kaitlan Shaub and Kat Turk. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.
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As a woman cyclist (though not a very good one) and as a marketing person for the Newton power meter, I was appalled at the limitations the UCI has placed on women. Looks like these guys don’t understand that the suffragette movement is over and we won. It would be interesting to measure watts per kilogram of women vs. men; we can’t deliver the absolute watt level of men but watts per kilogram would level the field. — Jo Anne Lala on “Bike panel sheds light on problems for women cycllists”
Jumping the gun: Concealed carry won’t stop sexual assault
Jennie Pajerowski THE FLAT HAT
With campus sexual assault prevalent in the news, gun rights groups and lawmakers are advocating for colleges to allow students to carry firearms as deterrents. Although such proposals have their merits, ultimately campus-carry policies would create more problems than they would solve. For one, a campus-carry policy would likely contribute to the culture of victim-blaming that already surrounds sexual assault. Carrying a firearm would become just one more thing to
add to the list of things that women feel they need to do to keep from being blamed for their own assault. Sticking with friends, avoiding drinks if you don’t know what’s in them, looking out for each other — I hope that these are things that young women at the College of William and Mary are keeping in mind. Carrying a gun, however, should not be. Encouraging caution is important, but expecting women to arm themselves to evade sexual assault is unfair and unrealistic. If we get to the point where people tell rape victims, “You should have been carrying a firearm — then you could have defended yourself,” that’s crossing the line. And I’m afraid that’s where campuscarry laws will take us. Regardless of which precautions they take, victims of sexual assault are never to blame. What’s more, there are many people who aren’t comfortable carrying a gun, or don’t own one, or don’t know how to shoot one. Should that make them targets? Absolutely not. We shouldn’t have to carry a gun to feel safe on our
own campus. Even more worrisome is the increased likelihood of violence if students were allowed to carry firearms on campus. You can’t solve violence using retaliatory violence. It’s counterintuitive to think that bringing more weapons onto campus would have the effect of reducing violent behavior. According to a report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the presence of a gun in a domestic violence incident increases a woman’s risk of being killed by 500 percent. Although this is only evidence of a correlation, it speaks to a truth we need to recognize: More guns doesn’t mean less violence. Allowing firearms on campus will only lead to more problems. There could be drunken accidents. Angry confrontations that might have otherwise been resolved without harm could turn deadly. Guns could be used against the very women these policies are supposedly trying to protect. This kind of violence is not what we want on this campus that we call home.
Here is what has the potential to fix issues of sexual assault: education, understanding and a shift toward a culture of consent. It’s a longterm goal, but it’s worth it to work for a campus community whose members respect and take care of one another. Email Jennie Pajerowski at jepajerowski@ email.wm.edu.
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Senior year teaches the art of appreciation RACHEL BROWN THE FLAT HAT
Senior year has given me many practical life lessons. I’ve learned how to write a resume; how to sit for an interview; and how to handle graduate school applications, studying and looking for summer jobs — all while trying to maintain a social life. But one of the main things I’ve learned is how to be appreciative. COU RTE SY G RAP HIC S/O PEN CLIP ART
An evening of songs and silence at Oxford University WILL EMMONS THE FLAT HAT
On Sunday nights, walking back from the library or otherwise, Oxford students can always tell when a college chapel is nearby because a bell will be ringing. If it is quiet enough, they might hear a choir singing. These are not familiar songs, but long hymns of soft, resonant cadences. The song titles and the people who wrote them matter far less than the effect they have on their audience. If one stops to listen, they will soon feel at ease, and may even be filled with a sense of absolute peace. For all the talking that happens in Oxford classes and the pubs, some of the most powerful moments come when no one is saying anything at all, and faint echoes of chorus carry through the streets. This is called Evensong, it happens every Sunday night. Most colleges, including Hertford, hold Evensong for about an hour beginning at 5:45 p.m. By then it’s dark, but the Hertford Chapel is hard to miss with its glowing stained glass windows. The chapel looks small from the outside, but inside it is a stately room with high ceilings, marble floors and wooden pews that face each other. Passing through red curtains that reach all the way to the ceiling, visitors take their seats before the service begins. Students are frequent observers, but occasionally older couples will come to listen. Maybe they were students here once or just live nearby and chose this as their Sunday night activity. The chapel, like most British buildings, is not well insulated, so most of the onlookers keep their coats on. There are heated pipes that run along the pews next to everyone’s legs. People sometimes put their hands over the pipes as if it were a campfire. Before long, the choir enters, walking down the
aisle two-by-two, with the men wearing suits and the women in black dresses. They take their seats, open their music folders and wait for the chaplain to speak. Gareth Hughes, Hertford’s college chaplain, is full of energy, entertaining the students at every opportunity.
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Evensong is about calm, silence and meditation.
He’s the opposite of a stiff, stuffy Oxford cleric, with a streak of mischief in his eyes. (Once he sent out an email with the subject line: “Jazz, love, pancakes, and sin.”) Church events are always well attended. But he must be stoic now. Evensong is about calm, silence and meditation. He might say something about God, but he usually talks about ideas. His best sermon — and they are always short — was about community, and the value each of us gains from participating in things larger than ourselves. After he takes his seat, the choir will rise. The conductor will briefly describe what they are about to sing, and then they begin. The acoustics in the chapel are so good that, although the choir is only about 30 people, it sounds like 100 are singing — the sound fills the room. Sitting in rapt silence, listeners begin to relax and think. But instead of pondering symbolism in Chaucer or the politics of postwar Britain, they think about nothing at all. Helped along by the slow, soft voices of the choir, an Evensong audience can briefly experience true calmness of mind — an invaluable boon to the new week ahead.
In a sense, appreciation is a skill, just like being able to write or interview. It doesn’t come easy at first, but the ultimatums of senior year have taught me how to be appreciative of the moments we have. This semester, I’ve gone home more than usual because of graduate school interviews. The schools are not far from my house, so it’s easier to spend the night there than it is to make a long round-trip from Williamsburg. In the past, I didn’t like going home often because I enjoyed being at school with my friends, but I’m realizing now how I’ll have fewer opportunities to go home as I move forward in my education and career. I’ve started to value home-cooked meals and watching movies with my family more than I have before. I’m learning to appreciate what’s always been familiar and comforting. Also, I’m more appreciative of the time I have left at the College of William and Mary — both in and out of the classroom. I’m appreciating the moments spent with friends and our spontaneous adventures at school. (Full disclosure: When my roommate and I are laughing late at night about something ridiculous, I’ve started to tear up because I know that, even though we will remain close friends, the late-night laughs will be few and far between.) Speaking of spontaneous adventures, one of my friends and I went on a drive one Friday night. We had no destination in mind; we went because we knew that car rides are the best way to spark a good conversation. In the middle of our long tête-à-tête, my friend made a good point. He said that we need to acknowledge when we’re experiencing a last moment. So many times, even though everyone knows a friend is graduating or moving away, we don’t want to recognize it because we don’t want to face the painful fact that our experiences will no longer be shared. But he suggested that we need to acknowledge goodbyes and make them good ones, not treat a final goodbye like a “see you tomorrow” when we know we won’t. I agree with my friend, and the funny thing was that — since I’ll be graduating in May — we knew that our late night drive would probably be one of our last. This realization made me very appreciative of our conversation and our friendship. Endings are never fun, but as my time in Williamsburg comes to a close, I’m realizing how much I’ve appreciated being a student here. I want to make all my remaining days as an undergraduate good ones because, let’s face it, we seniors don’t have many days left.
CONFUSION CORNER
To close or not to close? — That is Halleran’s question Nobody can predict the future, so why do we expect Provost Michael Halleran to do it?
Zoe Johnson
CONFUSION CORNER COLUMNIST
Michael Halleran has the most difficult job at the College of William and Mary. He is the guy who decides whether or not to cancel class due to inclement weather. Or, in other words, he is Public Enemy Number One. “What’s so hard about that?” you plead, “Just cancel school, Halleran.” But let’s take a step back and truly consider every factor involved in making decisions about inclement weather. First, what is “inclement weather?” Similar to “the fiscal cliff ” or “studies show,” it’s one of those overused, reactionary buzz-phrases that people use to incite public fear, but which doesn’t actually mean anything. Technically, inclement weather is a fancy way of saying it’s going to
snow or rain. It has to be significant, but that’s a relative term. In Boston or Buffalo, inclement weather means that they will probably never see the light of the sun again. In Colonial Williamsburg, inclement weather means it snowed four inches yesterday, but today there’s a high of 70 degrees. Now, imagine having to use this widely defined term as the sole reason to close an institution that serves over 6,000 people on a daily basis. One student from Alaska is laughing at you for jumping the gun, and another student from Alabama is emailing you out of fear. If you have Halleran’s job, you simply cannot win. Furthermore, Halleran’s job requires him to predict the weather. If you’ve watched the local news lately, you’ll know that actual meteorologists can’t even do that. Weathermen are allocated approximately three minutes to explain what the universe is about to throw at us before the news cuts to a clip of a turtle eating a burrito. When meteorologists predict snow for the next day, there is usually a heat wave.
It seems like there is no one we can genuinely trust. Now here comes poor Michael Halleran, who has to suffer through the corny jokes of a one-hour newscast just to hear those three inaccurate minutes of the weather forecast, in order to make sure that we don’t catch a chill on our five-minute walk to class. Finally, if we put all of this in the proper context of Colonial Williamsburg, or Virginia, or even the South, it only makes the job of dealing with inclement weather even harder. Although it has snowed each of the four years I have been at the College, I think we have an idealistic view of the South as being perpetually warm or tropical. While this isn’t the tundra, we’re not in the Dominican Republic either, my friends. I have seen more snow than toucans here, and yet every time a little bit comes, we act as if Rebecca Black just won Album of the Year at the Grammys — like the impossible is happening. Because of this mindset, the amount of resources that we have to deal with snow and
ice is extremely limited. I honestly have no idea, but if I were to take an educated guess, I’d say the College owns four shovels, two bags of salt and one snow blower. The guy who operates the snow blower likely lives in Norfolk and can’t get to campus when it snows. So, what can Michael Halleran
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and his team do? He’s like President Barack Obama in this situation, forced to make a decision that will upset some and please others. We students are Congress, constantly demanding answers and immediate action. You all are lucky it wasn’t me handling this situation — I don’t do well with ambiguity. School would not have been cancelled until I saw with my own two eyes that people were struggling to get to class. Besides, I had just gone to sleep after bingewatching Beyoncé music videos when I received the 4 a.m. text alert, and I know I’m not the only one. We’re lucky we have Halleran and an administration that kindly takes into account all of these factors in order to ensure the safety of all the faculty, staff and students. Let’s take a collective deep breath, stop complaining, and be thankful that someone else has to make all these hard decisions on campus. Zoe Johnson is a Confusion Corner columnist who once used a clip of a turtle eating a burrito to predict the next month’s forecast.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Footloose!
Students pursue diverse passions in College’s many dance organizations
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Time commitment varies for each organization, but on the whole dance groups are flexible with their members. Organizations like Pointe Blank and Syndicate let their members choose how many dances they would like to be a part of, allowing members to commit only as much time as they choose.
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Dancing at the College of William and Mary is not just about an evening at the King and Queen Ball or the Charter Day concert. Every day of the week, numerous dance organizations hold rehearsals on campus, ranging in style from Bhangra to ballroom. Some dance groups cater to dancers of every style and skill level. Ballroom Club encourages anyone, with or without experience, to come and try its style. Members are always willing to teach newcomers the steps they’ve picked up. Rhythm and Taps, the tap dance group on campus, holds three different rehearsals for different skill levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Co-president Becca Brown ’16 said in an email that she joined the group because of its acceptance of those with different levels of experience. “I was drawn to Rhythm and Taps because I liked the casual, noncompetitive style. I really appreciated that the club let us experiment with different difficulty levels, so that, while I was still challenged after 15 years of practice, others had the chance to learn a totally new style of dance,” Brown said. Time commitment varies for each organization, but on the whole dance groups are very flexible with their members. Organizations like Pointe Blank and Syndicate let their members choose how many dances they would like to be a part of, allowing members to commit only as much time as they choose. The College has more than 10 dance clubs — but despite such a high number, Syndicate performance chair Giselle Tirado ’17 said she had concerns about the lack of dance diversity. “As much as William and Mary is all about pushing boundaries, I feel like the dance department is not,” Tirado said. “I came in expecting a lot of options. I still take classes though, because it’s a good way to maintain flexibility.” According to the College’s dance director and professor Denise Damon Wade, the department has limited space and faculty. However, it tries to structure its program for maximum creative growth.
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Pointe Blank is one of the many dance organizations on campus whose members are responsible for choreographing the company’s own performances.
“With the resources William and Mary has, we have thoughtfully crafted a program that is creativity based, with a depth in modern offerings and supported by ballet and jazz,” Wade said. Finding rehearsal space is problematic for a number of the organizations. Syndicate uses the lobby of Millington Hall for its rehearsal space, with its glass doors acting as makeshift mirrors, while Pointe Blank uses Chesapeake A in the Sadler Center. Wade said the scarcity of available space is similar to the problems faced by any other department, such as a science department where students would need lab space. That space must first go to students who are a part of that department before being allocated to others. Wade encourages students who are curious about dance to pursue their interest by trying the different classes offered through the school and getting involved with organizations on campus. “The more students that dance, the happier we are,” Wade said. The dance department finds ways to collaborate with dance organizations on campus in many different respects. The modern dance company run through the College’s dance department, Orchesis, requires its members to take a modern dance class to improve technique and strength, and to avoid injuries. Additionally, many members of Orchesis take a composition dance class in order to improve choreography skills. Most dance organizations have their members choreograph their own performances and competitions. Wade said taking classes in the basics of choreography is essential, no matter what kind of dance students might want to pursue. “If you’re interested in choreography, those classes are going to support any style you want to do,” Wade said. In the classroom, collaboration between professors and dancers allows dancers
who are out of their comfort zone to learn new skills that are applicable to all dance styles. Amanda Hinckle ’15, president of Orchesis, said that her inspiration often comes from a mixed background in both modern and traditional dance. “Personally, I am inspired by both my ballet background and the modern dance styles that I have learned from the professors within the dance department as well as
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Like many of the College’s other dance organizations, Syndicate has to get creative in order to find rehearsal space, using glass doors in Millington as makeshift mirrors.
master classes that the dance department has brought in,” she said in an email. Dancers looking for more specialized styles can find their niche with groups such as the Bhangra dance team. “[I’ve done] classical Indian dance since I was five, and I still do it,” Bhangra member Pallavi Rudraraju ’17 said. “I used to practice in the Yatesment or Jones [Hall] at night by myself, but it was lonely and I wasn’t learning anything new. I tried to start a classical fusion team that didn’t work out, but I still wanted some structured dance. I saw [Bhangra] and they were really good and it’s something that I wanted to be a part of.” Pointe Blank president Allison Jennings ’17 said she joined both Pointe Blank and Tribal Dancers because they provided her with an outlet for her love of dance. “I didn’t want to lose dance and lose that emotional outlet. Anytime I can dance, I’m happy,” Jennings said. Brown said that her passion for dance will continue even past her college years. “I could see myself being one of those 60-year-old women showing up with their tap shoes,” Brown said. According to Hinckle, the passion for dance common among these groups creates a close-knit community. This often results in an overlap in membership, with dancers calling multiple organizations home. “In Orchesis, we have members who participate in both Pointe Blank and Syndicate. We have friends who are in both of those groups, Dance Team, Bhangra and other dance groups on campus and we love to see them perform,” she said. “As a company, we enjoy going to their performances because it is always fun to see different types of dance. As fellow dancers, we always appreciate and understand the time and effort that goes into their performances, so we like to support them.”
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The Bhanghara dance team provides an alternative to the more typical modern dance clubs, helping students find their niche performing the Punjabi folk dance.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Edged out in the end Defense keeps it close, Elon manages late win
MICK SLOAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER William and Mary took a tough loss Sunday, falling to Elon 64-60 in Elon, N.C. The College led 57-52 with four minutes remaining, but the Phoenix closed the game with a 12-3 scoring run to leave the Tribe with a bitter defeat. “I really thought we turned it into a defensive battle,” head coach Ed Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “We just didn’t make plays down the stretch. ... Elon made the plays down the stretch, they played extremely hard. Now we just have to get ready for [the College of] Charleston.” Senior guard Jazmen Boone led the College (12-14, 6-9 CAA) with 17 points; she added six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Sophomore guard Marlena Tremba chipped in 16 points, but no other Tribe player mustered a double-digit scoring output. Overall, the Tribe shot just 39 percent from the field and missed 27 of 43 shots inside the three-point arc. The College’s strong defensive performance helped to relieve the bitter sting of the loss. The Phoenix (16-10, 9-6 CAA) committed 10 turnovers and hit just five of 32 shots before halftime, scoring only a paltry 21 points. However, the Tribe failed to capitalize on Elon’s first-half struggles. The College surrendered 10 turnovers in the opening half and allowed Elon to corral 15 offensive rebounds. Instead of building a large halftime lead, the Tribe entered intermission up 26-21. Notably, the College committed 13 fouls in the first half, forcing multiple starters to the bench to avoid the risk of fouling out. “The first half was just how we wanted it to be,” Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “We had
a lot of people in foul trouble … so our bench did a terrific job weathering that storm and giving us a lead at the half.” Elon started the second half with a strong performance, using an 11-4 scoring run to take a 32-30 lead with 17 minutes remaining. Tremba responded by hitting three triples in three minutes, leading the College to a 47-38 lead with 11 minutes to play. Although Elon rallied, the College kept the Phoenix at bay, eventually holding a 57-52 lead with four minutes remaining. “[Tremba] did a terrific job on our run; I thought we did a great job getting her open,” Swanson told Tribe Athletics. “We tried getting her a couple more looks after that that just didn’t fall.” At that point, the College’s fortunes turned for the worse. The Phoenix scored five straight points to Boone tie the game at 57, then used three free throws and a three-pointer to take the lead 63-57, with 34 seconds to play. Although junior guard Brooke Stewart hit a three to close the gap to 63-60, the Tribe failed to hit another shot and Elon hit a free throw to seal the 64-60 win. All told, the College allowed Elon to score 43 points after the first half, as the Phoenix shot 57 percent in the second half. The Tribe next travels to Charleston, S.C. to take on College of Charleston Thursday at 7 p.m. After that, the College will return to Kaplan Arena to conclude its regular season. with home matchups against Towson and Drexel.
Doubles play a bright spot
CHRIS WEBER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
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Sophomore Marlena Tremba looks up beyond the arc
William and Mary dropped a pair of matches at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center Saturday, falling to 10-7 for the season. Yale eased past the Tribe with a score of 4-2; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County rallied for a 4-3 decision. The College and Bulldogs (6-2) split the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. Seniors Will Juggins and Aaron Chaffee earned their third consecutive win over Yale’s Martin Svenning and Ziqi Wang, recording a score of 6-3. Freshman Christian Cargill and junior Scott Huang partnered at the No. 2 spot, falling 7-6 (5) and allowing Yale to claim the event’s first point. In singles, Juggins won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 to pick up his 11th win. Freshman Juggins Alec Miller and sophomore Damon Niquet added wins in the No. 4 and No. 6 spots, respectively. Yale won at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 to clinch its victory. Unlike the morning match, the College won the doubles competition against the Retrievers (4-2). Cargill and Huang defeated Jaan Kononov and Melker Svard at the No. 2 spot, while sophomore Addison Appleby and Niquet topped Eliott Loubatie and Justin Carter. Chaffee and Juggins didn’t finish, and were trailing 6-5 when Appleby and Niquet clinched the doubles point. Niquet and Miller earned wins at No. 4 and No. 5, but the Tribe dropped straight-set decisions at the No. 1 (Cargill) and No. 2 (Juggins). Tied 2-2, the match came down to two threeset matches at No. 3 and No. 5. Appleby earned a 7-6 first set win before the Retrievers’ Svard rallied with a 6-0 second set and a 6-2 third set. Huang also won his first set, 6-4, but fell in the second and third sets (6-0, 6-3) to Loubatie. The Retrievers earned the 4-3 win. The College continues its nine-game homestand with three matches. The Tribe will next compete Saturday in a double-header against Colonial Athletic Association opponents James Madison (10 a.m.) and George Mason (4 p.m.). A 3 p.m. Sunday match against N.C. State will conclude the weekend.
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College dominates courts
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Senior Jeljie Loomans awaits the serve in the Tribe’s matchup against N.C. State, defeating her opponent in two sets.
Tribe drops Charleston, N.C. State without issue William and Mary faced N.C. State and the College of Charleston at home over the weekend, winning 6-1 and 7-0, respectively. As of last Tuesday, the Tribe is ranked No. 55 in the nation. After its 6-1 win against N.C. State, the College now leads its series against the Wolfpack 12-1 overall and 6-1 at home. Against N.C. State Saturday, the College swept the singles competition. Senior Jeltje Loomans (No. 2) and freshman Cecily Wuenscher (No. 6) won by the largest margins, recording scores of 6-3, 6-0 and 6-3, 6-1, respectively. Loomans now holds a personal record of 13-4. Junior Leeza Nemchinov now sits at 16-2 overall after beating the Wolfpack’s Joanna Nalborska 6-3, 6-4, who is ranked 84th nationally, in the No. 1 spot. The Tribe won only one of the three doubles matches against N.C. State: freshmen Olivia Thaler and Maria Groener won their second consecutive match at the No. 2 spot. Loomans and Nemchinov, coming off a six-match winning streak, failed to win their seventh in a row, falling 7-6 at No. 1. Against Charleston, the Tribe won 7-0 Sunday and now sits at a 6-2 overall record, including
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4-1 at home. The win marked the College’s first Colonial Athletic Association match of the season. The Tribe won all of its matches, finishing especially strongly in doubles play. In the No. 1 spot, Loomans and Nemchinov won 6-0. Thaler and Groener won 6-1 at No. 2 to win their third match in a row. At No. 3, junior Julia Casselbury and Wuenscher won 6-0. Wuenscher On the singles side, the College relinquished only 14 games across its six matches. Thaler, playing at No. 3, clocked a dominating score of 6-0, 6-0 against Charleston’s Katherine Schofield. No. 6, Wuenscher also won 6-0, 6-0. Casselbury won 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot against Charleston’s Helena Nyikos, clinching her third win in a row. Nemchinov won her match at the No. 1 position; she currently holds a 7-0 record in the top spot this season. Nemchinov won CAA Player of the Week for the third time this year; the only week she did not win the honor was a week in which the Tribe did not play. Next up for the College is CAA opponent Elon. The home match is set for 4 p.m Friday at McCormack-Negelson Tennis Center.
Men’s Basketball (17-10, 11-5 CAA) Colonial Athletic Association
Women’s Basketball (12-14, 6-9 CAA) Colonial Athletic Association
Northeastern (19-10, 11-5)...........0.655.........W2 William and Mary (17-10, 11-5)...0.630.........W1 James Madison (18-11, 11-5)........0.621........W5 UNC-Wilmington (16-11, 11-5)....0.593........W1 Hofstra (18-11, 9-7)........................0.621.........L1 Drexel (10-17, 8-8)........... ..............0.370.........L3 Delaware (6-17, 5-7)......................0.296.........L1 Towson (12-17, 5-11).....................0.414..........L2 Elon (12-17, 4-12).........................0.414..........W1 Charleston (8-21, 3-13)................. 0.276..........L1
James Madison (23-3, 14-1)........0.885.........L1 Drexel (17-9, 11-4)........................0.654........W3 Hofstra (18-9,11-5)......................0.667.........W5 Elon (16-10, 9-6).........................0.615..........W2 Delaware (13-13, 8-7)..................0.500.........L2 UNC-Wilmington (11-15, 7-8)...0.423.........W1 William and Mary (12-14, 6-9)...0.462...........L1 Towson (10-18, 6-10)...................0.357..........L4 Charleston (5-21, 3-12)..............0.192..........W1 Northeastern (4-21, 1-14).........0.160..........L10
Average Scoring Leaders
Average Scoring Leaders
Marcus Thornton.........19.1pts, 47% FG, 42% 3pt Omar Prewitt................13.6pts, 48% FG, 34% 3pt Daniel Dixon................11.2pts, 45% FG, 46% 3pt Terry Tarpey.................11.1pts, 53% FG, 31% 3pt Sean Sheldon.................6.9pts, 66% FG, 0% 3pt Tom Schalk.....................4.9pts, 67% FG. 33% 3pt Greg Malinowski............4.4pts, 44% FG, 48% 3pt
Men’s Tennis (10-7, 0-0 CAA) Feb. 15: W, College 7, Hampton (0-1) 0 Feb. 15: W, College 7, Longwood (0-4) 0 Feb. 21: L, Yale (6-2) 4, College 2 Feb. 21: L, UMBC (12-10) 4, College 3 Feb. 28: vs James Madison (3-4), 10 a.m. Feb. 28: vs George Mason (2-3), 4 p.m.
Gymnastics Men: Feb. 15 at Springfield Finished No. 1 (field of 2) Women: Feb. 20 at Maryland Finished No. 4 (field of 4)
Baseball (1-2, 0-0 CAA) Feb. 13: L, Ole Miss (4-2) 9, College 4 Feb. 14: W, College 8, Ole Miss (4-2) 1 Feb: 14: L, Ole Miss (4-2) 16, College 2 Feb. 25: vs VMI (2-1), 4 p.m. Feb. 25: vs VMI (2-1), 4 p.m.
Inclement weather last week shifted the Feb. 17 game vs VMI to Feb. 25. The Feb. 20-22 series against Binghamton was cancelled, as was the Feb. 24 game vs Longwood. The Tribe returns to Plumeri Park to face VMI at 4 p.m.
Marlena Tremba.........13.1pts, 34% FG, 33% 3pt Jazmen Boone.............11.9pts, 40% FG, 21% 3pt Alexandra Masaquel.....7.5pts, 47% FG, 0% 3pt Abby Rendle................. 7.4pts, 46% FG, 0% 3pt Kyla Kerstetter..............6.7pts, 34% FG, 18% 3pt Latrice Hunter...............4.7pts, 40% FG, 36% 3pt Jenna Green..................4.2pts, 40% FG, 43% 3pt
No. 55 Women’s Tennis (8-2, 1-0 CAA) Feb. 15: L, Mississippi (8-1) 5, College 2 Feb. 17: W, College 5, Memphis (7-6) 2 Feb. 21: W, College 6, NC State (5-3) 1 Feb. 22: W,College 7, Charleston (0-7) 0 Feb. 27: vs Elon (4-4), 4 p.m. March. 1: vs Georgia State (4-1), 9 a.m.
Lacrosse (0-2, 0-0 CAA) Feb. 15: L, Maryland (2-0) 15, College 5 Feb. 22: L, Duke (5-0) 17, College 7 Feb. 28: at Navy (3-1), 12 p.m. March. 7: at Louisville (2-0), 1 p.m.
Tre McBride
Senior reciever Tre McBride attended the 2015 NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis over the weekend. McBride was a top-five finisher among receviers in the 20yard shuttle at 4.08 seconds. Additionally, he ran a 4.41 second 40-yard dash and interviewed with several NFL scouts.
— Flat Hat Sports Editor Nick Cipolla
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TRACK AND FIELD
Both squads finish fourth Tribe shines in Blacksburg TYLER SHAW FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER
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Tribe tied for first Junior and senior guards Terry Tarpey and Marcus Thornton drive against a Hofstra defender. Tarpey and Thornton each scored over 20 points in Sunday’s win at Hofstra.
Free throws clinch 80-78 win at Hofstra in final regular season road game NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR With just three and seven-tenths seconds left in the game, all eyes in the Mack Sports Complex were on senior guard Marcus Thornton as he looked up at the hoop from the foul line. Thornton took two free throws, sinking both and putting William and Mary up 80-78. As time expired, Hofstra missed a last-ditch shot as the Tribe sealed the victory. The College (17-10, 11-5 CAA) defeated Hofstra (18-11, 9-7 CAA) 80-78 in Hempstead, N.Y. Sunday evening. The game began with the Tribe taking an 11-5 lead. Although the Pride twice came from behind to tie the game, the College never surrendered. Junior guard Terry Tarpey scored 10 points in the first half and hit three three-pointers. The Tribe exploited holes in the Pride’s defense, scoring 18 in the paint in the first half and taking a lead as large as seven points. As sophomore guard Daniel Dixon continued to recover from a hamstring injury, freshman guard Greg Malinowski started his second game of the season, earning the
Colonial Athletic Association’s Rookie of the Week honor. However, Malinowski’s presence changed the College’s defensive strategy; Hofstra’s offense found holes in the Tribe’s defensive effort, grabbing nine offensive rebounds and scoring several putback baskets. “We gave up a few too many easy drives, but we did a great job not fouling those drivers,” Malinowski head coach Tony Shaver told Tribe Athletics. The foul line proved the deciding factor in the first half, as the College made nine of 10 free throws where Hofstra only made one of two. Both teams made 14 baskets in the first half, but the College’s nine free throws and Tarpey’s three-pointers carried the Tribe to a 41-34 halftime lead. The Pride’s defense faltered midway through the half, allowing the College to start an 8-1 run with six minutes, and 16 seconds remaining. The run gave the Tribe its largest lead, with the score at 73-
63 at the 4:30 mark. Hofstra began a comeback bid, executing quick and safe plays on a 15-5 run that tied the game at 78 with 30 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Thornton whittled the clock down to the final seconds and drew a foul on an explosive layup attempt. Thornton hit his two free throws, Hofstra’s final shot fell short and the Tribe earned the 80-78 win. “I’ve coached a long time, and that’s one of the gutsiest performances that I’ve had a team … play,” Shaver said to Tribe Athletics. “After what they’ve been through this Thornton week, to play as hard and tough and competitive as they did today really impresses me.” Thornton, currently second on the College’s all-time scoring list, recorded a game-high 23 points, and is now only 13 points behind Chet Giermack ’50, who holds the record at 2,052 points. The statistics for the second half were in the Tribe’s favor.
Defensively, the College matched Hofstra with 11 defensive rebounds and kept Hofstra to just three offensive rebounds. Additionally, the Tribe snagged 10 steals against Hofstra’s three. Overall, the Tribe was 28 for 57 from the field, 7 for 20 on threepointers, and 17 for 20 on free throws. Thornton led in points, followed closely by Tarpey’s 21 points and four of five shooting performance on three-point shots. “I felt like every time we needed a play, Terry made a play for us today,” Shaver said to Tribe Athletics. “People aren’t guarding him on the perimeter right now; he changed that tonight.” With the win, the Tribe breaks a two-game losing streak and moves into a four-way tie for first in the CAA with Northeastern, James Madison, and UNC-Wilmington. The College completes its regular season road game schedule with a 6-9 overall record and a 5-4 record in CAA matchups. The Tribe returns to Kaplan Arena for its final two games of the regular season, taking on Towson Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Drexel Saturday at 2 p.m.
Year in and year out, few sports programs at William and Mary have been as consistently excellent as the College’s indoor track and field programs. The Tribe continued to showcase its talent over the weekend at Virginia Tech. The men and women’s teams both finished fourth in their respective divisions and had several top performers. The men earned an impressive six Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America qualifiers and finished fourth of the 12 teams competing. The Tribe scored 89 points and was a full 36.5 points ahead of the fifth-place team, East Carolina. On Friday, freshman Davion Hutt scored the top mark in both the 60-meter and 200-meter events and ran the seventh-fastest 60-meter in the history of the College. Hutt earned an IC4A qualifier in both events. Redshirt junior Brian Waterfield also earned a qualification in the weight throw. Junior Ricky Cappetta and sophomore Lucas Wratschko placed third in their events; Cappetta ran the 1,000-meter, while Wratschko competed in the pole vault,. Waterfield tallied a 16.3-meter put Saturday, good for another third-place finish and IC4A qualification. Redshirt sophomore pole-vaulter Derek O’Connell and the Tribe’s 4x800-meter relay both qualified for the IC4As as well. The women’s team also had a strong weekend, finishing fourth of 14 teams. The College finished 10 points behind top finisher and host Virginia Tech. Several athletes qualified for the East Coast Athletic Conference Championships, including four in the mile. Freshman Reagan Rome set the pace for the Tribe, finishing in fifth place with a time of 4:55.31. Junior Meghan McGovern finished sixth at 4:56.35, easily qualifying for the ECAC Championships. Freshman Molly Breidenbaugh and senior Heather Clagett also qualified, finishing ninth and tenth, respectively. The College carried its momentum into Saturday, adding two more championship qualifications. Senior Lizzie Powell qualified in the high jump, clearing 3.82 meters. The 4x800-meter relay team also earned a qualification, running the event in 9:15.68 to finish first overall in the event. The men and women look to earn more qualifying spots at the final race of the regular season at the aptlynamed Mason Last Chance. The competition takes place at George Mason Sunday. Then the Tribe enters its respective conference championships, where it hopes to qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship. After those wrap up mid-March, the teams barely have time to catch their breaths before outdoor season begins in late March.
TRACK AND FIELD The Tribe will send athletes to the IC4A Championships and the ECAC Championships, slated for March 6-8 in Boston, Mass. There are 11 male qualifiers in seven events for the IC4A and 20 female qualifiers in eight events for the ECAC. — Flat Hat Sports Editor Nick Cipolla
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College suffers second consecutive loss to ranked team A week removed from loss to No. 1 Maryland, Tribe falls at No. 8 Duke 17-7 despite comeback bid SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary lost 17-7 in Durham, N.C., to No. 8 Duke Sunday, marking the Tribe’s second consecutive loss to a nationally-ranked team. Since 2012, the College (0-2) has faced 16 opponents in the top 25, including three No.1 teams and 14 within the top 10. All were nonconference games and each ended in defeat for the College. Not only does the Tribe hold a 0-16 mark against ranked opponents, but its average loss over that three-year stretch is 9.9 points. The College never had a chance Sunday. Unable to find any rhythm, the Tribe offense stalled out for the entire first half and was scoreless for the first fourteen minutes of the second for a total of 44 scoreless minutes. Defensively, the Tribe struggled to slow the onslaught, giving up 34 shots. However, sophomore goalie Alex Lista fought ferociously in the net, denying
Duke (5-0) with 11 saves. Ineffective offense with little production put the Tribe in a 14-0 deficit with 16 minutes remaining. Freshman midfielder Emma MacLeod finally broke the shutout by penetrating the Blue Devils’ defense to put the Tribe on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal. Senior defender Allison Henry quickly followed suit at the 14:07 mark with a goal of her own off of a free-position shot. Just over a minute later, junior midfielder Michelle Goss added a goal as the Tribe offense began a comeback bid. MacLeod kicked into high gear with a pair of unassisted goals at 12:38 and 9:08, completing a hat trick to bring the Tribe’s scoring streak to 5-0. However, the attempt proved to be both too little and too late. Duke capitalized on two more opportunities before the Tribe’s attack could regain its momentum. Freshman midfielder Meghan Brophy added two goals in the final three minutes, one off an assist
from freshman midfielder McKinley Wade. Duke then added the coup-degrace with a goal in the final 59 seconds, bringing the final score to 17-7. The Tribe did have some bright moments in the second half. The College tied Duke at 12 shots in the second. Draws proved to be a bright spot throughout the game. Senior midfielder Ellen Shaffrey dominated the draws in the second half, as the Tribe claimed a 10-4 advantage in the second half, en route to a total 16-10 draw control mark. The College managed a 7-6 point advantage in the second half. So far this season, the College has been successful on 82 percent of its clears, an area of difficulty from last season. The Tribe averages only three fewer groundballs and just three more turnovers than its top-ranked opponents. The College’s road stretch continues at Navy in Annapolis, Md., this Saturday at 12 p.m.
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The Tribe defense protects the goal against No. 8 Duke attackers during 17-7 loss in Durham, N.C.