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Empty chairs, empty tables
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spokesman is going to say the reason for our decline in sales is maybe the service isn’t that great, or the students don’t like the food,” Patel said. “If the food and the service aren’t that great, then how was MOOYAH able to win ‘Best MOOYAH Ever’ last year?” Patel explained that his restaurant’s fate will be in jeopardy if he fails to make a profit this semester, as the summer months are especially quiet on campus. Pita Pit owners Brandon and Kim Twine — winners of the 2013 “Battle of the Pita Pits” — also
The College of William and Mary’s Arts and Sciences faculty approved a new general education curriculum during its meeting Dec. 12. The new curriculum, expected to take effect in fall 2015, eventually will replace the current GER system, which has been used at the College since 1993. Like the current GER system, the College Curriculum will make up about 30 of the 120 credits students need to graduate. Unlike GERs, which may be completed at any point during a student’s career at the College, the College Curriculum will be spread over four years. First-year students will continue to enroll in freshman seminars, titled COLL 150, and will also take a COLL 100 course designed to introduce them to college-level rigor. “We love the way our current freshman seminars have worked over the past 14 years or so, and what we’re really doing is intensifying that experience by adding a COLL 100 that asks students to think about how we ask questions — big questions — and then how we go about getting the answers,” Arts and Sciences Dean for Educational Policy Lu Ann Homza said. Following their first year at the College, students will then complete one course in each designated COLL 200 knowledge domain. The three domains will be related to the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities. Homza explained that COLL 300, to be completed in the third year of a student’s career at the College, focuses on the world beyond Williamsburg. She said students Homza may complete the requirement through study abroad and other academic experiences taking place offcampus or through colloquium courses at the College. The final requirement under the curriculum will be COLL 400, a capstone course offered through students’ majors, to be completed in their fourth year at the College. In addition to operating on a more specific timetable, the College Curriculum will differ from the current GER system in that it will not allow students to use AP and IB credits in
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Students lined up for Pita Pit’s “Battle of the Pita Pits” last year, but now restaurants are facing a decrease in revenue.
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MOOYAH owner Alpen Patel estimates that sales at his Tribe Square restaurant have dropped $10,000 since the same time last year. He blames the revenue loss on the College of William and Mary’s mandatory on-campus meal plan for freshmen, sophomores and juniors that was put in place two years ago. Despite petitioning for inclusion on the part of the owners, Tribe Square eateries are not incorporated in the meal plan. “If you follow up with the College, their
CRIME
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Officials speak on sexual assault
BY JARED FORETEK FLAT HAT ONLINE EDITOR
BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER
No arrests have been made in connection to the December 17 off-campus rape of a College of William and Mary student, according to Major Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department. “There haven’t been any developments that I can speak about at this time,” Riley said. Just days after the attack, Riley said investigators had developed several leads stemming from media reports of the incident, but the police were without a suspect. When asked about those leads, Riley said, “There have been other developments but I can’t speak about it.” According to the police report, the incident took place after the victim left her apartment at Sterling Manor to buy groceries at Food Lion on Richmond Road. After saying something to the victim, the attacker approached her from across the street. When she took her phone out to call a friend, he showed her a small
Investigation continues on off-campus rape Sexual assault remains an issue Suspect remains at-large, police say developments have been made “It happened a few semesters ago,” she said. “I actually thought I knew him pretty well. I agreed to leave with him, but then when we got somewhere I realized how intoxicated I was. So I [said] ‘no’ multiple times and asked him to ‘please walk me home,’ but he didn’t listen.” She is a senior at the College of William and Mary and her story is not uncommon. “I didn’t think of it as rape at the time. I just knew something about it was wrong. I’m a person who prides herself on having control over my thought and actions. It was terrifying to lose that.” Toward the end of last semester, Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 notified Ambler the community that an unknown assailant raped a different student half a mile from campus. “It’s definitely a problem on this campus,” Andrew Zack ’14 said. “It seems that everyone knows someone who has experienced sexual assault.” According to the 2012 National College Health Association survey conducted at the College, 2.1 percent See ASSAULT page 3
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light coming from one apartment, she screamed, but he hit her in the face and proceeded to rape her.
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A’s don’t come easy, [but] I think we’re right around an A, B+ if you want to add a William and Mary curve to it.
—Student Assembly President Chase Koontz ’14 on the SA’s performance this past semester
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Governor Terry McAuliffe was sworn into office January 11 as Virginia’s 72nd governor. In his inaugural address, he stressed the need for cooperation.
Jet crashes near Virginia Beach
Three indicted in murder case
A Navy fighter jet crashed into the Atlantic Wednesday, according to the Daily Press. The pilot safely ejected from the F/A 18 Super Hornet about 45 miles off the Virginia Beach coastline. The Navy announced it would investigate the cause of the crash, which took place during a training mission. Thieves take $7,000 in jeans Police say two men made off with over $7,000 worth of jeans from the True Religion Premium Outlets store in Williamsburg Monday, according to the WilliamsburgYorktown Daily. The denim bandits allegedly ran into the store, grabbed the jeans, and busted out into a light-colored Lexus sedan. However, they weren’t done there. They then stole some Polo-brand clothing from a Belk store. The thieves have not yet been detained.
Three people were indicted for capital murder in the killing of a James City County woman for $20,000, according to the Virginia Gazette. Dana Patterson McKay was murdered July 27, 2013. The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be blunt and sharp force trauma. John McKay, Nicole Houchin and her husband Nace Houchin were indicted Wednesday. McAuliffe begins tenure as governor Governor Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., kicked off his administration’s agenda with executive orders prohibiting workplace discrimination and limiting executive gifts, according to the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily. The first order banned discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, nationality and religion. The other order capped gifts given to him at a $100 value.
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Sunday, Jan. 12 — An iPhone charger, a William and Mary fleece, a six-pack of soda, a case of potato chips, laundry bags, and William and Mary t-shirts were stolen from the Sadler Center, for a total value of $254.
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News in brief Alumna will direct U.S. Geological Survey President Barack Obama recently nominated Suzette Kimball ’73 to direct the U.S. Geological Survey, which is the U.S. Department of the Interior’s primary science agency. Kimball will lead 8,000 scientists and will head the Department of the Interior’s Strategic Science Group. Kimball has served as the USGS’s acting director since February 2013. Before she joined the USGS in 1998, Kimball was the southeast associate regional director and regional chief scientist of the National Park Service. She is also a co-founder of the Center for Coastal Management and Policy at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
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The College of William and Mary and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command have expanded their already burgeoning partnership. Over the past 18 months, the College and TRADOC have collaborated on a number of projects, including student internships and conferences about leadership development and management tactics. Now, the two entities are collaborating again to develop more internship, research and training programs. These programs will be available to both students of the College and TRADOC soldiers.
Alumni to join Governor’s Cabinet Governor Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., appointed four alumni of the College to positions in his Cabinet. Those alumni are Paul Reagan ’82, Ric Brown ’68, Karen Jackson ’91 and Molly Ward ’87. Reagan, who will serve as McAuliffe’s chief of staff, has worked as both chief of staff and communications director for various U.S. congressmen. Brown will serve as secretary of finance. Jackson, who was appointed as deputy secretary of technology by Kaine in 2009, will serve as secretary of technology for McAuliffe. Ward, former mayor of the City of Hampton, will serve as secretary of natural resources.
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STUDENT LIFE
Wiz Khalifa to perform at Charter Day
Students react to announcement of Grammy nominated artist
Ticket website malfunctions
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at the College of William and Mary’s Charter Day Concert. AMP music committee co-chairs Katie Sharp ’14 and Jamie Blake ’14 made the announcement at the Yule Log Ceremony. The concert will be held in William and Mary Hall Feb. 8. Khalifa’s single “Black and Yellow” peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He is also known for songs such as “Roll Up,” “Work Hard, Play Hard” and “Young, Wild and Free.” Khalifa has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Rapper Chevy Woods will open the concert. Woods is an artist on Khalifa’s label, Taylor Gang Records. Students reacted to the announcement with cheers. “I think that AMP did a really good job in bringing him, and I’m looking forward to seeing the concert,” Andrew Hashim ’15 said. Sharp and Blake worked with the AMP music committee, Charter Day co-chairs Kendall Lorenzen ’15 and Rory Park ’15 and Student Assembly President Chase Koontz ’14 to rank artists that would most excite students. The group ranked Khalifa No. 1 on their list. “We were shocked and very excited [when Khalifa was confirmed],” Lorenzen said. “He’s a big-name artist, and I think that he’s going to put on a really, really good concert.” Khalifa has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, will.i.am, Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Miley Cyrus and Maroon 5. “He’s very much in the popular music realm,
At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, tickets for the Wiz Khalifa Charter Day concert went on sale. However, students attempting to purchase tickets at launch time were faced with an error message. The error, caused by heavy website traffic, was fixed within 15 minutes of its first occurrence. Unlike ticket sales for last year’s Charter Day concert featuring Kendrick Lamar, students at the College of William and Mary were given the opportunity to purchase tickets the day before sales were made open to the public, granting them early access to seats. Another issue involved some students receiving tickets indicating a general admission ticket, even though they intended to purchase floor tickets. Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing, Promotions and Ticketing Services Spencer Milne noted that the confusion resulted from ticket labeling. Milne “The floor seating was general admission. The level should say floor and the seating should be general admission,” Milne said. Some other events with larger Internet traffic have seen similar issues. “We have seen a couple of technical errors with the last two concerts we have had. Other sales we’ve had, like with the Dalai Lama, went pretty smoothly,” Milne said. Floor seats sold out on the first day despite these initial errors. Tribe Athletics, the office in charge of ticket sales for athletics games and the Charter Day concert, is in the process of changing its ticketing system to avoid similar problems in the future. The office recently shifted to a new ticketing system, TicketReturn, to make purchasing tickets for College events easier for fans and alumni.
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at Charter Day Feb. 8. Rapper Chevy Woods will open for Khalifa.
but he’s more of an artist and more talented,” Sharp said. “He’s not so showy and in-your-face as other artists you see.” Blake saw Khalifa play this summer. “He played with a band, which I think for rap and hip-hop is really a big plus, just because it makes it more of a performance,” Blake said. “I had a lot of fun with it, definitely.” One of their goals this year was to bring a more current artist to the College. While Khalifa has been active in the music industry since 2005, he has become popular in the last four years. “When I think ‘Black and Yellow,’ I think freshman year, playing it in DuPont [Hall],” Sharp said. Khalifa will release his fifth album, Blacc Hollywood, in 2014.
“I hear [Khalifa] at a lot of parties when friends and students are just hanging out, and that’s really what I associate his music with. … I think that’s what the concert’s about,” Koontz said. This year marks the fourth annual Charter Day concert. Past performers include Gavin DeGraw, Third Eye Blind and the Roots. “The concert has made [Charter Day] more of a party and a celebration, rather than just a ceremony to celebrate the College,” Lorenzen said. Some students were pleased with the decision. “It’s good publicity for the College to have such a famous artist coming,” Abby Gomulkiewicz ’15 said.
Students speak on sexual assault experiences Rape cases at College have made headlines, crimes nationwide remain highly underreported ASSAULT from page 1
of students responded affirmatively to the statement “someone had sex with me without my consent in the past twelve months.” Of the same respondents, 0.4 percent responded affirmatively to the statement “I had sex with someone without their consent in the past twelve months.” “Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes,” William and Mary Chief of Police Don Challis said in an email. “Some sources indicate 10 assaults occur for every reported assault.” The Student Conduct Handbook states that a violation of the Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure includes any form of sexual harassment, non-consensual sexual contact, non-consensual sexual intercourse or sexual exploitation. All forms of sexual harassment, including assault, are a blatant violation of the Title IX Educational Amendments. To comply with the Title IX regulations, the College created its own Sexual Assault Response Protocol, providing student survivors of sexual assault with additional advocates on campus. “What we’ve tried to provide is a culture so that if something happened to you, you are able to seek resources,” Senior Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Sexual Assault Services Challis and Health Education Donna Haygood-Jackson said. A recent study generated by The Washington Post, using statistics from the Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimizations Survey and FBI reports, demonstrates that for every 1,000 instances of rape, only 100 are reported. Of those reported, only 30 face trial, and 10 rapists are convicted and jailed. In December, a jury in the Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse deemed a former College football player accused of
rape “not-guilty.” Garrison said in most instances of sexual assaults on college campuses, the victim knows the perpetrator. Alcohol is the primary predatory drug in such instances. “Some years we have no reports of sexual assaults — other years we have several,” Challis said. Various student groups at the College are dedicated to addressing sexual assault on campus. Peer advocates such as Health Outreach Peer Educators, Every Two Minutes and Someone You Know work to prevent instances of sexual assault within the campus community. William and Mary Stands with Survivors, a photo series dedicated to showcasing allies who support sexual assault survivors and who refuse to perpetuate rape culture, or the attitudes that normalize and sustain assault, was recently featured on Buzzfeed. William and Mary Stands with Survivors founder Hannah Boes ’14 said she heard from many survivors after the Buzzfeed article was published. “I definitely experienced a sobering outpouring of contact from survivors after the Buzzfeed article came out,” Boes said. If a student at the College experiences an instance of sexual assault, they have the option to report the incident to the Office of the Dean of Students or to the William and Mary Police Department. Challis said most survivors of sexual assault opt for the College judicial code of conduct process over the criminal process. If a student chooses to report the sexual assault to the police, the College must report it to the larger College community as a product Garrison of the Clery Act. The Clery Act is a federal statute requiring all colleges that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and
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Hannah Boes ‘14 founded William and Mary Stands with Survivors.
near their campuses. The College’s administration often reports such events via email. “When it comes to distributing campus-wide notices about a reported sexual assault, it’s not a question of ‘importance’ to us, but rather a consideration of community safety,” Ambler said in an email. Despite all these precautions and safety nets, sexual assault remains a problem in the College community. “The system works, but sometimes the system fails,” Garrison said. “Just because a court finds someone guilty or not guilty doesn’t mean that they are actually guilty or not guilty; that’s just the court’s opinion.”
Williamsburg police still investigating rape of student No arrests have been made, but police report that there have been other developments in case INCIDENT from page 1
sexual assault in the police department’s press release and ensuing media reports, Riley said in December that a rape investigation is being carried out. The victim suffered cuts on her thigh and a bloody lip. She was released from the hospital days later. Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06, who emailed students about the incident, said the incident is a bleak reminder that no place is completely safe. “[We are] stressing the fact that we’re not immune from crime,” Ambler said. “I wish that, by practicing safe practices, crime could be avoided, but it can’t always.” Ambler said that the school’s primary contact with the Williamsburg Police Department is through the William and Mary Police Department, but William and Mary Police Chief Don Challis said the campus police had not been asked to assist in the investigation.
“Quite often we work very closely with [the Williamsburg police] but on this investigation we have not because they haven’t asked us to,” Challis said. In both 2011 and 2012, single rapes were reported in the city of Williamsburg and both resulted in arrests. This is the first of 2013. Pointing out that nobody except the attacker is to blame in this kind of scenario and that even the most cautious people can be victims of crime, Health Promotion Specialist Eric Garrison said he wants to remind people to trust their senses in situations. “We encourage people to, when there is no one around, trust your instincts. … That tingling that you get that says, ‘You know what, maybe not this alley but that alley. Maybe not this way but down Jamestown or Richmond Road.’ And also not being afraid to make a scene,” he said. This incident occurred just weeks after a former William and Mary student was acquitted of rape charges involving
another William and Mary student in a 2012 incident. Garrison said widely publicized cases of sexual assault can create an unhealthy amount of fear. “What we try to look at is, how do we alleviate some of that fear and how do we turn that into something positive?
… How can we flip that, ‘Hey, I’m afraid of going out,’ to ‘I want to go out and come home safely,’” Garrison said. “There is no blame in a situation like this. People will say, ‘Oh, Eric shouldn’t have been walking down that street,’ or ‘what was [the victim] thinking trying
to drive down that alley.’ I hope that there is a time when I can dress how I want to, drink, et cetera, and still come home perfectly fine — where I can drop my wallet in the middle of a crowded room and it’s going to make it back to me with all my cash.”
ONE CASE OF MENINGITIS REPORTED ON CAMPUS On Dec. 9, 2013, Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 informed the College of William and Mary’s campus that one undergraduate student was hospitalized for the treatment of viral meningitis. In her email, Ambler noted the necessary distinction between viral and bacterial meningitis, stressing that viral meningitis is less severe than bacterial meningitis. “Viral meningitis is caused by the same respiratory viruses that can cause colds and on rare occasions the virus invades the linings of the brain causing meningitis,” Ambler said in an email. “Since it is a virus, antibiotics are NOT necessary, nor are they effective.” Karla Bedman, Nurse Practitioner at the Student Health Center, said that since the beginning of her career at the College in 2001, the infected student in December 2013 is the first in her memory at the College.
Ambler stated that those who may come in contact with an individual infected with viral meningitis do not require any treatment. The most common form of bacterial meningitis is meningococcal meningitis. If an individual infected with meningococcal meningitis comes into contact with someone else, it can cause serious illness and requires antibiotic treatment for the patient and all immediate contacts. Bedman said that since the case in December, there have been no other reports of viral meningitis on campus. Ambler ended the campus-wide email by sharing the good news that most students have received the meningococcal vaccine. — Brianna Coviello, The Flat Hat
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STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Koontz proud of SA work last semester
Department of Transportation proposed, I Am William and Mary week concert cancelled By CLAIRE GILLESPIE flat hat ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Organizational restructuring, campus-wide events, budget determinations and elections will keep Student Assembly members busy this semester. To begin, the Code Revision Committee created last semester will continue SA code revisions. The committee currently proposes to create a Department of Transportation and a Housing Support Administration. SA President Chase Koontz ’14 said that, in his opinion, SA members’ collaboration and competence made last semester successful. “A’s don’t come easy, [but] I think we’re right around an A, B+ if you want to add a William and Mary curve to it. ... I couldn’t be happier with how the fall semester went and just how well people work together and have so many great ideas and … know how to implement them,” Koontz said. Following last year’s Kendrick Lamar performance at the end of I Am W&M week (kicking off April 12 this year), Secretary of Diversity Dylan Frendt said that the SA is not Koontz pursuing a concert performer this year. “I am not opposed to there being a concert; however, for me, I think it should be separate,” Frendt said. “We are potentially having a big speaker, we are having the King and Queen’s Ball, a huge dance festival, and potentially a big world fair — it’s a lot of big ticket things in one week.” Though Frendt could not reveal the speaker, he said the diversity department unanimously supports him or her. Alongside I Am W&M week programs, the Department of Diversity will continue the Humans
of William and Mary project. Following a successful collaboration with the William and Mary D.C. office to organize a fall break shuttle from Williamsburg to Washington, D.C., SA members and D.C. office staff hope to organize a similar efforts over spring break. The senate will discuss possibly creating an executive Department of Transportation this month to organize Tribe Rides, airport shuttles and a potential bike share program. “We have these great ideas and programs, such as Tribe Rides and bus rides home, but once we all graduate, that tends to fall into the hands of the Director of Transportation, Bill Horacio,” sen. Gabriel Morey ’16 said. “We’re also planning this great, big, huge bike infrastructure plan. … We wanted to make sure that as we establish this huge initiative that we wouldn’t be dumping it all onto administration’s plate and that [the] Student Assembly would have involvement and oversight in the process from here on out.” The beginning of the semester also marks the creation of 2014-15 budget for student organizations and next year’s student activity. Additionally, Senate Chairman Will McConnell ’14 said he hopes to form an SA Housing Support Administration that will manage and create a website where students and other renters may comment on their landlord experience in a similar way students comment on their teachers on websites like www. ratemyprofessors.com. “The off-campus housing website right now is like Banner, where you have the information about the class, where it is, what time it is, who’s teaching it,” McConnell said. “That doesn’t tell you anything about [whether] it [is] a good professor, [whether] it [is] a bad professor, other things that may not apply to classes.” The city of Williamsburg has given the SA access to crime and inspection databases that would
DINING
Swipes increase with mandatory meal Sadler renovation sees increase of meal swipes see an increase [in meal By ELEANOR LAMB flat hat ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR plan holders] with Sadler The number of meal plan holders increased considerably last semester compared with the previous year. Fall 2013 marks the second year that students, starting with the class of 2015, were required to purchase a meal plan if living on campus. For the fall 2013 semester, 5,027 students had meal plans, an increase from 4,731 students holding m e a l plans during fall 2012. This is the last Alston y e a r that students living on campus can opt out of a meal plan. The policy was partly implemented to fund the Sadler Center renovations. “The Sadler Center was in desperate need of renovation,” Marketing Manager Faren Alston said. “We were hoping to
renovations and the Mongolian grill.” Alongside the increase in meal plan holders, the number of meals served rose from 44,500 in the fall 2012 to 48,400 in the fall 2013. Meals served are measured by meals swiped. “The positive reception [of the Sadler Center] translated to additional meal plan holders,” Alston said. “We worked hard on the menu to make sure we have the variety students want.” Dima Royzman ’14 has taken full advantage of all that campus dining has to offer. He has held a meal plan all four years and is currently on the Gold 14 Plan, which includes 14 meals a week and $175 dining dollars a semester. Last semester, Royzman was on the unlimited plan. He cut back this semester not because he was wasting meal swipes, but because he wants to develop conscientious monetary habits for life after college. “I’m a runner, so maybe
that explains my appetite. I’m going to miss [the meal plan],” Royzman said. One of the most popular additions to the Sadler Center has been the implementation of the Late Night option, which runs every evening until midnight for students looking for a later meal. On average, about 200 students frequented the option per night last semester. Although students are now accustomed to Late Night, Alston does not think its novelty will wear off. Campus Dining has received positive feedback about Late Night because it allows students to use their swipes and relax their eating schedules. “It has increased flexibility for students. I think the program will remain popular,” Alston said. Victoria Goldsby ’16 attended Late Night frequently last semester. Goldsby held the Gold 19 Plan, which includes 19 meals a week and $150 dining dollars in the fall. She recalled using her swipes at Late Night.
Alston says that the increased number of swipes is due partly to the renovated Sadler Center.
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The Student Assembly will hold it’s first meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Blow 331. Koontz says they will be busy.
provide SA members with data to begin compiling the website before reviews are posted. After spring break, the Classes of 2015, 2016 and 2017 will elect undergraduate council and senators to represent them in the 2014-15 school year. All students will elect a new president and vice president. In the transition period that follows the elections, students can dance to band Rare Mixx at the annual
King and Queen’s Ball on April 11. Secretary of Student Life Alyssa Zhu ’14 said she hopes to organize some internal service projects in the SA. Last semester, fourteen SA men raised $1,028 to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation through their No Shave November fundraiser. SA members hope to release the updated website, a prominent component in election platforms last year, this semester.
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expressed frustration over what they perceive as a lack of communication from the College. They have contacted the offices of local politicians, including Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Williamsburg, about the situation. “Hopefully, we’ll come to a resolution that will be amicable for everyone,” Twine said . “But we can’t move forward or negotiate out, because nobody’s talking. There’s no information. We just want to talk about their plans. We feel like we’re being shut out.” The exclusive dining contract with Aramark extends until June 30, 2014. The College does not intend to extend a meal plan option to Tribe Square eateries. Nonetheless, Williamsburg City Council member Judith Knudson expressed hope that a compromise can be reached. “Town gown relations are quite good right now and I hope they will not be harmed by this action at the College,” Knudson said in an email. “I would be interested in knowing whether or not the other restaurants near the College have also been harmed by this new policy.” Associate Vice President for Communications and University Relations Brian Whitson expressed hope that the businesses will prosper, but he did not agree with the Tribe Square proprietors’ claim that they are located on-campus. “Understand there is a distinction between the
College’s meal plans and the private restaurant leases at Tribe Square through the William & Mary Real Estate Foundation,” Whitson said in an email. “These are two separate entities — the College and Real Estate Foundation — and two separate decision makers.” Established in 2006, the Real Estate Foundation acquires, sells and leases properties in the interest of the College. The Tribe Square businesses lease property owned by the Real Estate Foundation, while the College owns the residence spaces but has no direct business relationship with the eateries. Representatives of the Real Estate Foundation actively encouraged Patel and the Twines to set up shop in Williamsburg when Tribe Square was first built in 2011, according to Patel and the Twines. The owners expressed frustration with the fact that, around this time, the plan to require a mandatory oncampus meal plan was underway. City Council member Scott Foster ’10 believes this confusion indicates a lack of communication between the College and the Real Estate Foundation. He expressed hope that a compromise can be reached between the local businesses and the College. “While the Real Estate Foundation is a separate arm of the College, I believe it is the responsibility of the greater College organization to see to it that the Real Estate Foundation’s effort is successful,” Foster said in an email. “I think if the College can figure out how to get the Tribe Square businesses on Flex Points it would be a great first step.”
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fulfilling various GERs. Dean of Undergraduate Studies John Griffin said part of the purpose of this decision was to promote the idea that students have a shared educational experience at the College. “We certainly want to respect those credits and hard work, and they will still be applicable,” Griffin said. “Many of them will count for elective credit at the College. What’s different is the College courses — the 100, 150, 200, 300, 400 — that you will have to take here.” He emphasized that students will still be required to take 120 credits to graduate from the College, so the AP and IB credits can be put to use in fulfilling other graduation requirements. Homza said the College Curriculum meets the standards of the College’s accrediting bodies, the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
“We deeply respect the efforts that students and their families go to, to seek out AP and IB classes,” Homza said. “That’s terribly important and can be very, very rewarding. We also deeply understand the need for students to graduate in four years for all kinds of economic and other reasons, and the curriculum that was just voted in today fully adheres to the standards of our accrediting institutions.” Homza and Griffin also emphasized the faculty’s role in approving the new curriculum. Approximately 200 full-time Arts and Sciences faculty members voted on the measure, with 55 percent in favor of implementing the College Curriculum and 45 percent against. After the framework for the College Curriculum was approved in February 2013, the College’s Curriculum Review Steering Committee made presentations to each academic department, surveyed faculty members, and met with focus groups to discuss potential changes.
“As a faculty, we really refined what we want to see in each of these College courses, which was exciting because it made the commitment even stronger to the principles we wanted to see … and the shared experience [we] want our undergraduates to have,” Griffin said. The two added that, because one of the goals of the College Curriculum is to encourage interdisciplinary learning, they are hoping the new courses will encourage faculty members from different departments to collaborate in helping students learn about a subject from multiple perspectives. Homza said she thinks an increasingly interdisciplinary approach will also help prepare students for the job market they will face upon graduation. “What we think this [curriculum] will produce is an intellectually astute, intellectually flexible student who is intellectually curious and who knows how to cope with change,” she said
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It’s natural to drift, but unnecessary
just let happen. It’s often mutual: both friends bear some responsibility. To anyone who fears this drift: Be proactive. Occasionally ask your friends how they’re doing. Maybe set up Skype sessions once in a while. Do anything to stay clued into each other’s lives. Even a little contact can make a big difference, especially during freshman year, FLAT HAT ASSOC. OPINIONS EDITOR when adjusting to new people and surroundings can be a struggle. You’ll be surprised how many of your high school When I graduated high school, in all the exuberance and friends are having similar problems in college. Of course, despite your best efforts, drift can happen happy tears, I hoped that I would be able to maintain all the close friendships I had made throughout my life. It’s been anyway, and that’s okay. It’s a part of living somewhere a year and a half since then; winter break afforded me the else and growing up. Making the most of your life at opportunity to see all of those friends again. While I enjoyed college means pursuing your interests and making new their company, it made me recognize the distance that had friends who will likely share some of those interests. It’s grown between us. This did not happen with the friends I much easier to maintain lasting friendships when they’re kept in touch with — only with the ones with whom contact with people with whom you can share your passions. (I can’t talk about my love of writing had become perfunctory or almost with some of my friends in engineering non-existent. We didn’t stop caring and business from back home, who about one another — not at all — but To anyone who fears this drift: scoff when I mention my liberal arts our lives became so divergent that it Be proactive. Occasionally ask education, and from whom I’ve drifted made connecting difficult. Coming to your friends how they’re doing. noticeably.) You can only divide your grips with this reality, I realized that Maybe set up Skype sessions time so much, and drift is a natural drift in friendship is inevitable and once in a while. Do anything consequence of that. universal, not just for students at the Focus on where you are; otherwise, College of William and Mary, but for to stay clued into each other’s why are you there? That doesn’t mean everyone. That being said, there are lives. ignoring family and friends outside ways to mitigate the guilt and anxiety the bubble of college, but it does mean it can bring. directing the bulk of your energy toward I felt guilty. Why hadn’t I messaged the people and opportunities around you. It’s difficult to them? I tried to justify my inaction: They didn’t message me make connections when you are mentally and emotionally either. Most of all, I felt sad. I had known these guys since the somewhere else. It’s important to have a support system first or second grade. We’d been through so much together, where you live. No amount of drift could take away what that means to me. You don’t need to feel guilty about drift if you feel That’s something that everyone dealing with drift should happy around your college friends. Be thankful and enjoy remember: It doesn’t diminish the value and impact of those them. I was wrong to think I could stay close with every friendships. They helped shape you as a person. Their words single one of my good friends, but even though I’m not and actions stay with you, even if you’re not communicating connected with them in the same way, I haven’t forgotten with them. If you’re hurting, think of that. what they meant to me. You don’t have to either. Be mindful that drifting is a choice — one we may not make consciously. We often feel the worst about the drift we Email Matt Camarda at mjcamarda@email.wm.edu.
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The Gates memoir sets a new standard for candor among political figures. He brings great honor on the College of William and Mary.
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ast December, full-time faculty voted to replace the College of William and Mary’s traditional GERs with a more interdisciplinary approach. Instead of allowing students to take GERs 1-7 at their leisure, the new College Curriculum (referred to as COLL) requires students to take certain COLLlabeled courses during each of their four years at the College. The subject areas and credit requirements remain much the same, but College faculty will design COLL courses that integrate knowledge from various departments. These changes could be extremely beneficial for future College students; however, in its present (although unfinished) form, the College Curriculum is much too vague, and it presents problems for non-traditional students. While COLL classes may have potential, right now they seem like a mystery. So far, details have come in the form of platitudes like critical thinking, inquiry and “wider liberal arts perspective,” all of which are important, but easier said than done. Naturally, an overhaul this big will take years to develop, and it is not possible to know how every aspect of COLL will function. It is unclear, however, how the College will achieve its goals through COLL. It will likely require a great deal of experimentation, with the class of 2019 acting as guinea pigs. Additionally, the College has yet to explain how COLL will account for non-traditional students. COLL is structured for College students who start here as freshmen, beginning with COLL 100 and 150 in their first year and continuing until COLL 400 — a senior seminar which will require students to synthesize information from previous COLL courses. How will COLL handle transfers and Prime Tribers? What about students who want to graduate early? COLL also prohibits students from using AP or IB credit to satisfy its requirements, which may frustrate students with more credit-intensive majors. A strength of the current GER system sorely missing from COLL is schedule flexibility. COLL forces students to take classes in specific subject areas during specific years. For example, sophomores will be required to take three COLL 200 classes, one in each “knowledge domain” — physical sciences, social sciences and the humanities. This restricts students’ ability to fulfill their education requirements at their own pace. A curriculum structure this rigid ought to be reserved for high school. Also of concern is the fact that, as of yet, it’s unclear how the COLL 400 seminar will function; a seminar too intense may interfere with already existing senior seminars and honors projects. The lack of formal support the faculty gave COLL is also distressing. Out of the 450 full-time faculty members eligible to vote, fewer than 200 voted, and it passed with only 55 percent of those votes. Granted, no one likes change, but a change this massive needs to have more than tepid support from the people charged with implementing it. For COLL to be effective, it needs to be more concrete and flexible. Professors need to have a grasp on how their COLL courses will tie into the broader COLL goals of content integration and critical thinking. In addition, there is no reason why students past freshman year should not take certain COLL classes out of order to fit their own educational preferences. The College Curriculum’s goals are noble and ambitious, but it has a long way to go before it can inspire the enthusiasm of its creators. Abby Boyle recused herself from this staff editorial to remain unbiased in her reporting.
—Howard McAllister on “Gates criticizes Obama administration in new memoir”
Instead of reading 140 characters, how about listening to the human voice? Chris Weber
FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
Social media offers users a way to connect with the world around them; at least, that’s what its creators want users to believe. As platforms grow in popularity, face-to-face conversations diminish in favor of virtual chats, shares and tags. The virtual world supplants the real world. Social media has lowered the value of human interaction, and verbal conversations are becoming rarer and rarer. Rarer, yes, but not altogether extinct, say Dan Jacoby and Pat Hull, creators of the MotorMouth app. Bombarded by texts, Tweets, Instagram filters, Facebook posts and Tumblr’s 68.8 billion posts, MotorMouth offers the one thing sorely lacking from social media: an actual voice. Think of it as Twitter, but with audio. The free app uses smartphones’
GPS capability to “select and play recordings of others nearby,” according to the app’s website. “Now we’re talkin’,” the slogan tells you. Beyond the benefits of richness and subtleties heard through the audio, MotorMouth forces social media to become far more personal. Much like a fingerprint, a voice is often as distinctive as a physical appearance or mannerism. Rather than judge an individual’s “About” section on Facebook or Twitter handle, Jacoby and Hull challenge social media users to connect on a more intimate level. By introducing humanness to social media, there’s a chance that social media can rekindle the fire that made it so popular at its onset. Back in the time of braces and middle school dances, Myspace gave users a way to make screen names unique. Facebook promised, and delivered, when it added a chronological component: All of life’s big moments could be tagged and celebrated with hundreds of other users. Twitter offered sanctuary to those with quick comments not worthy
of a full-blown post, and media outlets transformed that platform into a hub of breaking news. Despite all the benefits, social media lost its identity. Every account became a mask, something anyone could create and hide behind. Authenticity went the way of Myspace. Marketers began to analyze “likes” and “follows” to target demographics. A disconnect between the individual and the account name or handle grew larger and larger until the two existed in separate worlds. Now, there are two kinds of conversations. The first is face-to-face and in-person — a human interaction. The second is virtual, instant and never to be spoken of outside the digital world. Technology that can bridge the gap between the two offers hope that a new level of humanness will find a place in an increasingly virtual world. Just not for Android users — that version of MotorMouth is still in the works. Email Chris Weber at cmweber@ email.wm.edu.
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Go for the figure eight EMILY STONE // FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
Ice-skating is a great and active alternative to binge-watching Netflix from the confines of your dorm room. A synthetic ice-skating rink is set up on Sullivan Square in New Town until Jan. 26. The rink is open on weekends, from Friday afternoon to Sunday night. Admission is $5
if you bring your own skates and $7 including skate rentals. Season passes can be purchased for $35. Skating is a fun activity for a romantic date — couples can bond by holding each other up on the ice. Alternatively, you can also enjoy the experience with friends. To unwind
after skating, there are nearby dessert places like the IT’SUGAR candy store and Panera Bread. The Williamsburg trolley has a direct route to New Town from campus. The trolley is free for students and runs until 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Brace yourself for frozen trails HALEY ARATA // FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
Watch the roots. Don’t slip on the leaves. Steady your breath. Pick up the pace. Jogging the Fitwell trails is fun and refreshing year-round. In the winter, the crisp air adds a much-needed boost to your workout. Like any trail-blazing adventure, a few extra preparations are necessary before treading the Fitwell paths. First, determine your desired mileage. There are two different trails: one is about three miles long, the other about five.
Next, gear up. Although Virginia winters are not as brutal as those up north, appropriate apparel is crucial. This is when your pompom adorned, ostentatiously green and gold College of William and Mary hat comes in handy. Finally, start running. If you chose the shorter trail and are feeling inspired, stop about halfway and complete revolutions of flutter kicks and crunches on the dock. Or, simply plop down and gaze at the murky yet serene lake water. If you’re
Walking in a winter wonderland
lucky, a turtle may peer out from behind a tree. To many, running outside in the winter is uncomfortable. The biting winds are too harsh against baby-soft cheeks and ears. To the fearless, however, the cold means nothing more than fewer sweat stains and a brightly flushed face. Whether in search of a new exercise routine or as part of a New Year’s resolution, take to the woods this winter. Your body will enjoy the challenge — and the squirrels, your company.
CRISTYN FILLA // FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
The word “winter” often fills college students with more chilled fear than warm pleasure. Winter means freezing cold walks often accompanied by miserable weather, cramming for exams, and inhabiting the library with a thousand other stressed students. Here at the College of William and Mary, however, winter also brings colonials in hats
step is coffee and a little exploration. Two weeks before finals, this TWAMP discovered the magic a walk can bring to a stressed college student. There is no better way to relax from lecture or take a break from studying than to bundle up and head to CW to walk alongside colonials with a hot drink and talk about life 200 years ago. CW adds the perfect contrast to
and scarves, rich coffee and bright Colonial Williamsburg wreaths. As a new student at the College, I have discovered that winter also means as much coffee as you can drink and some of the best scenery in Virginia. As a TWAMP it is essential to have a CW stein to procure free drinks for the year in the historic town. Once a mug is acquired, the next logical
a busy college winter and the perfect atmosphere for a walk alone or with a friend. It is impossible to pass up such a magical and warming experience no matter the state of your research paper or the progression of your studying. Here at the College, winter takes on a new meaning. Winter means relaxation, comfort and fun right outside your door.
Beat the cold with a hot beverage RACHEL BROWN // FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
A blazing fire feels delightful on a cold winter’s day, but a hot cup of coffee from Aroma’s or the stand on Duke of Gloucester Street can warm you up just as nicely. Walking down DoG Street may not seem like the best idea on chilly winter days. However,
the coffee is delicious, and the colonial interpreters who provide it are always delightful. Adventures down DoG Street to procure hot beverages are a great break from studying. Some of my favorite memories, especially from my freshman
year, involve my best friends and I grabbing our mugs and going to one of the stands or shops that used to offer free refills. Either way, it’s a healthy excursion for your physical and mental health, and you can always take the time to explore Colonial
Williamsburg if it’s not too frigid. Winter is the best time to get warm beverages in town. If you ever feel inclined to escape your dorm or Earl Gregg Swem Library this wintry season, make sure to grab your friends and get some hot coffee to warm you from the inside out.
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William and Mary Quarterly publishes with help from experts and apprentices “The study of early America is diverse and dynamic, both geographically and in the number of disciplines involved,” Visiting Editor of the William and Mary Quarterly Eric Slauter said. “It encompasses not just the history of North America, but the contributing cultures of the entire Atlantic world of Africa, Europe and Latin America.” Falling under the umbrella of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, the WMQ is an academic journal which publishes scholarly work on early American history in such diverse fields as anthropology, art history, economics, literary studies and political science. The publication was founded in 1892, but the third series — the most current journal in production — began in 1943, along with the Institute itself. Experts from all over the world and from many areas of study submit their research in the hope of being published by the prestigious journal; it was named one of the top journals in the field of history by the British Academy. Many authors of accepted articles consider publication in the WMQ one of their greatest achievements. Recent obituaries in the New York Times for two prominent historians even mentioned their WMQ articles beside their prizewinning books. “The William and Mary Quarterly has sought to publish contributions that cross disciplinary boundaries with work by not just historians, but also scholars of literature, architecture,
archaeology, cartography and material culture, to name a few,” William and Mary Quarterly Managing Editor Meg Musselwhite said. “What I enjoy most of all is the variety of approaches the articles demonstrate, because with every issue, I learn something new.” On average, 110 submissions from all over the world pour in each year. The process that authors go through in order to be published is extensive and thorough. When an article is received, Slauter and office manager Kelly Crawford send it out for peer review as quickly as possible. These readers’ reports combined with the submissions make a formidable pile of reading for the staff to complete in order to deem an article WMQ-worthy and applicable to the readership of the journal. “The Quarterly is unique because we ask for the opinions of five experts on any one manuscript,” Slauter said. “That is a level of intensity that few journals have ever aspired to attain. We do this because it helps the people whose articles we accept as well as those that we cannot accept.” Of the submissions that are received, only around 10 percent are accepted and published in the journal, so the rate of rejection is high. However, Slauter says the rejected authors still receive helpful feedback about their work. Once the reader reports come back, the WMQ staff renders a decision in which they let the author know whether they want to publish the article, want to postpone publishing the article, or feel that the article doesn’t target an appropriate subject for the Quarterly.
After an article is accepted and edited, it is then sent off to the factcheckers — otherwise known as graduate assistants. “[The apprentices] painstakingly and wonderfully make sure every single quotation is correct with the page number, double check references, and even check the data from tables to make sure it is as accurate as it can be when the information is presented in the journal,” Slauter said.
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Five graduate assistants are responsible for fact-checking footnotes, quotes and data in each and every article before it is considered ready for publication. These first-year students in history and American studies graduate programs are given the opportunity to work in apprenticeships, and can note their program preference. Their applications are reviewed by Musselwhite and Arnette as well as by the editors of the Omohundro Institute’s Publications department; five students ultimately join the staff.
“It is really interesting because it shows you that even these experienced scholars, historians and graduate students make mistakes at first, too. It’s nice in a humbling way,” graduate apprentice Caylin Carbonell said. “There is a high level of detail maintained through the whole process and it is a lot of work, but it’s nice to be able to see the process that goes into publishing a journal with this much prestige.” After undergoing the fact-checking and editing processes, the manuscripts go to a copy editor: either Managing Editor Margaret Musselwhite — who also works on the Review of Books section — or Assistant Editor Carol Arnette — who manages the journal’s production schedule. The editor reads through the manuscripts to confirm that the articles read well and ensure that the finished articles will speak to the widest audience possible. “We work with the authors to make the articles as clear and correct as possible,” Arnette said. “Authors are so involved in the subject matter of their works that it can be difficult for them to see what information is missing to make their point clear. We help them see how a reader who is not familiar with their subject matter will understand their article. We work with the authors through multiple rounds of editing and page proofs to look for small remaining errors.” They often ask the authors questions about their research as well. This backand-forth process can sometimes continue for weeks before the article is finished, proofed, checked by the author
again and then ready to be published. The storage database JSTOR, founded in 1995, now has thousands of journals to look at, but the WMQ was one of the ten journals requested at JSTOR’s founding. All articles from WMQ are now kept there for students and scholars to peruse. WMQ journals serve many purposes, from providing classroom material to publishing groundbreaking research which has won the journal approximately 30 awards for articles it has published. In 2012 alone, three articles won awards: David Silverman’s “The Curse of God: An Idea and Its Origins among the Indians of New York’s Revolutionary Frontier,” won the Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in New York History; Juliana Barr’s article, “Geographies of Power: Mapping Indian Borders in the ‘Borderlands’ of the Early Southwest,” won the Bolton-Cutter Award from the Western Historical Association; Katherine Grandjean won the American Society for Environmental History award in environmental history for her research entitled “New World Tempests: Environment, Scarcity, and the Coming of the Pequot War.” “We want pieces on both perennial themes and novel topics, with research that speaks to large issues or that introduces new methods or sources. We want articles that are asking or answering big questions,” Slauter said. “There isn’t a cookie-cutter Quarterly article — there is such a great diversity — and it’s completely humbling too because no one editor can be conversant in all those issues.”
Stand-up comedians Erin Jackson and Marc Lamotte will perform on Saturday from 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM in the Sadler Center’s Commonwealth room. The comics will be joined by with two talented student performers.
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Sports fans at the College of William and Mary all know that the 2013-14 basketball season is about to start. To get excited for the upcoming games and support the team, go to this year’s Tribal Tip-Off today at 8:30 p.m. in the Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall. Participants can compete in contests to win prizes, meet the players, and learn cheers. The event will be hosted by Tribal Fever, SAAC and Tribe Athletics. Free pizza will be served.
Kids Interested in Technology, Engineering, and Science will be hosting an interest meeting Sunday at 2 p.m. in James Blair Hall 223. The organization’s goal is to encourage elementary school children’s interest in STEM fields through experimentation and mentorship. The group works with the Science Club at the Matthew Whaley School in Williamsburg and invites potential new members to come learn more about the group and the activities they are planning COURTESY PHOTO/ WWW.CDN.SHEKNOWS.COM this semester.
If you are interested in social justice and The College’s Ballroom Dance Club is back are looking for a way to commemorate Martin with its first lesson and general meeting of the Luther King Jr. Day, stop semester. It will be by Blow Memorial Hall teaching the classic Sunday at 6 p.m. for a waltz and the lesserseries of discussions known rumba, a concerning themes slow-paced, Cubanrelated to social change inspired style of dance. and justice. Dinner will Participants with any be served. Monday, level of experience since classes will not are welcome. The be held, attendees are club will be meeting invited to participate in Sunday from 12 two hours of community p.m. to 3 p.m. in service for organizations Chesapeake A in the such as Avalon, Habitat Sadler Center. Those ReStore and the Salvation interested in joining Army. Participants may the club should sign up individually or in attend to learn about groups and can find the practices and events COURTESY PHOTO / WWW.BLOG.FARMUSA.ORG sign-up form online. for this semester.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
College falters down stretch, Blue Hens win 76-71 Tribe’s 38-32 halftime lead vanishes as Delaware shoots 54 percent in second half to pull away BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR William and Mary’s conference season started with a bang but was followed by a whimper Wednesday night. After leveling preseason favorite Drexel in Williamsburg last week, the Tribe fell on the road to Delaware, 76-71. Head coach Tony Shaver has been vocal about wanting the College (9-6, 1-1 CAA) to improve its ability to preserve leads late in games, a point that was re-illustrated against Delaware (11-7, 3-0 CAA). The Tribe led by as many as 13 points in the first half and held its advantage up until the 10-minute mark of the second half, when the game started
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
slipping out of control. The College couldn’t find an answer for Delaware’s top three scorers — guards Devon Saddler, Davon Usher and Jarvis Threatt — who accounted for 62 of the Blue Hens’ 76 points. In contrast, junior guard Marcus Thornton struggled after an efficient performance against Drexel just one game prior. Thornton turned in one of his worst efforts this season, notching just 10 points on 3-12 shooting. With its star underperforming, the Tribe relied on a multidimensional attack that featured five players scoring in the double digits, although freshman guard Omar Prewitt did so while shooting 1-7 from 3-point range. Sophomore guard Terry Tarpey notched his first career
double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a team-high four assists. Thanks to Delaware’s lax defensive effort, the Tribe found easy buckets early with alert passing in the first half. Because of the success of its inside game, which garnered 24 points in the paint in the first half, the College shot just eight threepointers during the half, less than half of its tally in the second half. The Tribe shot 61 percent from the field in the first half to enter the break with a six-point lead. The second half was not as easy for the College. Sacrificing what had made them successful in the first half, the Tribe forced up 18 three-point attempts in the second. The Blue Hens edged into the
lead with 10 minutes remaining, setting off an intense back-and-forth contest between the two teams. But Delaware pulled away with five minutes left, taking a 7-point lead. The Tribe rallied back, pulling within four in the waning minutes. Delaware didn’t do the Tribe any favors by knocking down almost all its free throws down the stretch. Threatt put the Tribe’s comeback hopes to rest by stealing the ball from Thornton with less than a minute remaining. The 76-71 final score reflected the Tribe’s poor second-half, not its impressive first. Senior center Tim Rusthoven’s stat-line was emblematic of the College’s two-faced performance.
Rusthoven scored 10 points in the first half, a reflection of the Tribe’s early success down low, but he scored just three points in the second, all from free throws. Rusthoven became the 36th player in College history to surpass the 1,000-point mark with a lay-up in the first half. Both teams shot 45 percent from the field; however, the Tribe couldn’t hold its lead in an evenly matched game in which it won the rebounding battle 38-35. The College’s 14 turnovers were instrumental in the final decision. The Tribe hosts in-state rival and reigning Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison Saturday at 4 p.m. in Kaplan Arena.
Spiraling downward BY THE NUMBERS
A statistical look at Ed Swanson’s first year
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Head coach Ed Swanson has 13 games remaining in 2014.
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Junior guard Kyla Kerstetter huddles with the backcourt following a Tribe basket. The College struggled to score in the second half Thursday.
BY JACK POWERS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR It might be hard to believe based on the gory final score, but William and Mary (3-12, 0-3 CAA) was tied with Drexel (7-8, 2-0 CAA) at one point in the first half. That was before the floodgates opened, before the Tribe lost 89-49. The fact that the game was once within reach served to make the College’s fifth straight loss all the more demoralizing. After tying the game seconds into the second half, the Tribe was outscored 54 to 14 thereafter. While the first half displayed the team’s potential, the second left the Tribe scrambling for answers. “I thought we came out with the effort and energy we need to compete with a team like Drexel,” head coach Ed Swanson said. “In the second half, I just think that we have to toughen up, not only mentally but also physically. I think when things start going in the wrong direction, we don’t have that player or that talent to make a play on either side of the floor to keep us in.” Senior center Kaitlyn Mathieu led the way early, scoring nine of the College’s first 20 points. After trailing for the entirety of the game, the Tribe went on a 14-6 run to take a three-point lead midway through the first half. However,
the advantage was short-lived as the Dragons followed the Tribe’s run with an 11-0 run of their own. Down 35-27 with a minute left in the first, junior forward Kyla Kerstetter posted five straight points to end the half, including an athletic buzzerbeating layup. Kerstetter picked up where she left off after halftime, nailing a three to tie the game at 35. With the score knottedup and the Tribe’s top scorer finding her groove, the game seemed to be the Tribe’s for the taking. Then, it all fell apart. Drexel went on a furious 20-3 run right after Kerstetter’s three. Weak interior defense from the Tribe coupled with strong perimeter shooting from the Dragons helped create a disadvantage that proved difficult to recover from. Drexel exploited gaping holes in the Tribe’s 2-3 zone defense, giving the Dragons open shots virtually every time down the court. “I think it was a combination of a lot of things on the defensive end, starting with fundamentals, lack of focus, and our effort level was affected,” Swanson said. The Tribe’s second-half implosion reflected not just easy offensive chances for Drexel, but a failure to score on the other end. It took the Tribe 12 minutes to score
10 points; meanwhile, the Dragons’ offensive explosion never slowed. Mathieu scored just two points in the second half after posting 11 in the first. Kerstetter scored just three points after opening the half with her three-pointer. “In the first half, we showed we can do it,” Mathieu said. “We need to be able to keep that endurance and focus all game.” After posting a 50 percent shooting percentage in the first half, the Tribe shot just 12 percent in the second half. The Tribe’s guards’ scoring output was limited throughout the game. Freshman guard Marlena Tremba led the group with six points, followed by five points from junior guard Jazmen Boone. “Once we get down on defense, we kind of panic on offense,” Kerstetter said. “We think we have to get it all back and that rushes us, which leads to misses.” Swanson’s team is still looking for its first Colonial Athletic Association victory, losing its first three by a combined 94 points. However, the Tribe has scattered impressive performances throughout its season, such as its 66-56 win over Saint Louis Dec. 28. The College will seek its first CAA win on the road against North CarolinaWilmington next Thursday at 7 p.m.
LOSSES
*Averages as of Jan. 17, 2013 15 games played
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College manages just 17 points in second half in 89-49 loss
GRAPHIC BY CHRIS WEBER, MEREDITH RAMEY / THE FLAT HAT
WINS
ATHLETICS
Awards, nominations roll for Tribe With the fall sports campaign having reached its conclusion, the annual slew of awards and nominations filtered down from the Colonial Athletic Association, Portsmouth Sports Club and the FootballScoop FCS. On the court, men’s and women’s basketball programs played through the winter break, earning weekly awards enroute a combined 6-6 record. The swim program trained in Puerto Rico before opening its season with matching wins, while the gymnastics teams took over Kaplan in two meets. The Flat Hat Sports Desk takes stock of awards and nominations members of Tribe Athletics earned in December 2013 and January 2014. — Flat Hat Sports Editor Chris Weber Virginia College Athlete of the Year Portsmouth Sports Club Senior cross country runner Elaina Balouris U.S.A. Gymnastics Collegiate Division Gymnast of the Week Senior gymnast Landon Funiciello
Balouris
Colonial Athletic Association Swimmer of the Week Junior swimmer Megan Howard Four-time recipient Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week Freshman guard Latrice Hunter Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week Freshman guard Omar Prewitt Six-time recipient Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week Freshman guard Marlena Tremba Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week Freshman guard Latrice Hunter
Boone
FCS Coordinator of the Year Nominee Defensive coordinator Scott Boone