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Mayor Haulman: End of an era

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Mayor facing assault charges Citizen accuses Haulman EMILY MARTELL FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

Long-time Williamsburg resident and landlord Gary Shelly ’72 charged Williamsburg mayor Clyde Haulman for assault and battery in an incident allegedly occurring after Williamsburg’s City Council meeting Thursday, March 10.

Shelly stated his claims against Haulman to a magistrate, who issued a summons. The case is now in the Commonwealth Attorney’s office, according to Williamsburg Police Department’s Major Greg Riley.

“I was assaulted,” Shelly wrote in his complaint. “The assailant very aggressively approached me, put his face close to mine in an intimidating manner, grabbed my tie (choking me) and yanking it back & forth, leaving me unable to defend myself.”

Haulman, 72, declined to respond and directed any questions on the matter to his attorney, Steve Davis.

A frequent speaker at the City Council Open Forums, Shelly spoke at Thursday’s meeting about the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s 2006 purchase of 110 Harrison Avenue and his belief that the mayor did not act transparently. However, Shelly noted during his address that it would be his final Open Forum appearance in front of the Haulman.

After 16 years on City Council, Haulman announced in February that he will not be seeking reelection; his term will end June 30 of this year.

Haulman responded to Shelly before asking whether any other community members wished to speak.

“Thank you for your fantasy world,” Haulman said.

In a phone conversation, Shelly said although he has been at odds with the mayor for many years, Haulman has done things to serve the community over his time in office.

“He’s done some things that I do respect,” Shelly said. “First of all he’s put a lot of years in, and he brings some things to the table, but like all of us he has some traits that could be improved upon, let’s put it that way.”

Among these traits, Shelly, who says he stands up for students of the College and fair governance, said Haulman does not respond adequately to his questions at the City Council meetings.

Councilwoman Judy Knudson said she was present during the time of the incident, but did not speak to the specifics, deferring to Haulman and Shelly’s testimony.

“I was in the room and I understand there were words exchanged, but I didn’t see much,” Knudson said.

Knudson said she was saddened by the conclusion of the mayor’s term coinciding with the allegations.

“It’s just an unfortunate ending, the timing,” Knudson said.

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Multiple Student Assembly senators have spoken in discussions of legislation fewer than three times since October 27; some have also sponsored no bills.

The SA’s silent majority

The Flat Hat reviewed every meeting since Oct. 27 SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

Every Tuesday night, senators of the Student Assembly meet to discuss legislation and allocate funding for campus events and initiatives. Some senators, however, take the discussion part more lightly than their colleagues, a review of Senate meeting recordings and agendas conducted by The Flat Hat has found.

The review found that in the time allotted each meeting for discussion, some senators frequently speak up — accounting, in some cases, for a majority of their class’s participation — while some senators have not spoken at all since Oct. 27.

This participation varies by social class, with younger senators tending to speak less. Senators representing the class of 2016, including the Chairman of the Senate Dan Ackerman ’16, spoke

a total of 56 times while discussing legislation, and senators representing the class of 2017 spoke a total of 53 times. Senators representing the class of 2018 spoke 35 times, and senators representing the class of 2019 spoke 32 times.

According to Sen. Quetzabel Benavides ’16, this difference in class participation results from a difference in comfort levels.

“It’s definitely the level of comfort,” Benavides said. “The longer you have been on campus, the more you know who to speak to.

You might have contacts in Student Leadership or in the center for Student Diversity. That’s why it’s a little bit easier for older members to sponsor bills than the younger ones. Everybody has that opportunity though. If they want to bring an idea up, the senate would be receptive.”

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$1 million gift expands Muscarelle Seeking first-time SA Alumni donation funds new American Art Exhibit wing position: President AMANDA WILLIAMS FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER

Since 1990, the Muscarelle Museum of Art has been home to temporary exhibits of art from around the globe. Thanks to a $1 million donation by Patty Owens ’62

and Carroll Owens ’62 via The Owens Foundation, the museum will soon add a permanent gallery dedicated to American art.

The donation helps the museum reach its For the Bold campaign goal of $60 million, and the expansion plans were

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Two alumni sisters donated $1 million in order to fund a new exhibit of American Art at the Muscarelle.

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approved by the College of William and Mary’s Board of Visitors during its last meeting. The Owenses have donated often to their alma mater, including to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Alumni House. They also funded the Botetourt and Monroe statues on either side of the Sir Christopher Wren Building.

“What inspired us as far as this is concerned, is the fact that the Muscarelle, as part of their For the Bold initiative, has an objective to enlarge the museum and we had an opportunity to help,” Carroll Owens said.

In the early 2000s, the pair created a three-year challenge grant to keep the museum open when budget cuts threatened to close its doors for good.

The couple, both of them art history majors, met on campus during their sophomore year. Patty Owens has served on the museum’s board for 15 years and has spent the 42 years as a docent for the National Gallery of Art. “[Art] has been a long time interest,” See MUSCARELLE page 4

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Campaigning for the 20162017 session of the Student Assembly began Monday, March 15. While all 15 remaining members of this session’s senate are running either for re-election in their current positions or for election in a different position, some newcomers to the Student Assembly have decided to put their hat in the ring.

Of the three pairs are campaigning for SA president and SA Vice President, two of the presidential candidates, Sen. Eboni Brown ’17 and Class of 2017 President Katherine Ambrose ’17, are current senators.

One outside ticket is also running. Justin Canakis ’17 is running for president with A.J. Scalia ’17 as his vice presidential

running mate. Neither Canakis nor Scalia has ever held a role in the Student Assembly — but Canakis is leveraging his experience with philanthropy events in his fraternity, Sigma Chi, to bolster his bid.

Canakis said he is running for SA president because he wants to further mental health initiatives on campus and use his work with philanthropy to increase schoolwide service.

“I feel that there are many issues at William and Mary that need to be addressed for the SA,” Canakis said. “For example, as president I will take a strong stance advocating for mental health. I stand for cohesiveness, healthy relationships, and plan to bridge the gap between student government and student body.”

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You can tell there are people who aren’t producing bills and putting out legislation. That is not to say they are not working to make William and Mary better, but your job is to produce legislation ... we do have longer meetings and have tension between senators because some are not fulfilling their jobs.

— Sen. Eboni Brown ’17 on SA senators who do not regularly participate or sponsor bills

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When economics professor Clyde Haulman first arrived in Williamsburg in the fall of 1969, cars still meandered through Merchant Square and the Marshall-Wythe Law School was housed in the building now known as St. George Tucker Hall.

47 years and six College of William and Mary presidents later, Haulman still teaches, but now he has a couple more positions to add to his resume: 16 years on Williamsburg’s City Council, including six as mayor. After three terms in office, Haulman will not seek reelection when his term expires this year on June 30, creating one of two vacant seats for the upcoming May 3 City Council election.

Despite his many years of public service, Haulman said he has never regarded himself as a politician. Only after serving as finance chair for a friend’s City Council campaign in the early 1990s did he first consider local office, serving as a member of the Williamsburg Social Services Advisory Board 1996-98 and on the WilliamsburgJames City County School Board 1999-2000.

Only when two long-serving City Council members chose not to run for reelection in 2000 did Haulman consider putting his name on the ballot.

“I thought I had some of the skills and interests to bring to it, so I ran for City Council,” Haulman said. “I never thought I would, I never saw myself as a politician and I probably am not a very good one. I don’t see myself that way — I see myself as someone who is interested in solving problems and making things happen for the community.”

Successful in the election, Haulman has remained in the City Council ever since, appointed by his fellow City Council members as vice-mayor in 2004 and then as mayor in 2010.

The City of Williamsburg operates under a city manager form of government in which the appointed city manager operates like a chief executive officer and implements municipal policy.

A common structure in smaller towns, the City Council operates as a legislative structure, establishing policy and developing a vision for the community.

“Williamsburg City Council is really a policy board, and I’ve always been sort of a public policy wonk person, so that made sense,” Haulman said. “And city council isn’t a full time job, you can make it a full time job if you want, but it’s not. My interest in public policy and my interest in economics really came together in a nice way with the issues that the city was facing.”

Born in Maryland, Haulman moved with his family when he was young to Panama City, Florida, where his father worked in the Navy as an engineer specializing in anti-submarine warfare. When entering Florida State University in 1961, Haulman also had aspirations in engineering, but after a couple of years realized the subject was not for him. Eventually, he discovered a passion for economics.

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Haulman was hired at the College as a professor immediately after completing his doctorate in economics at Florida State and has remained in Williamsburg ever since.

Haulman said that the teaching experience he has now is more intimate than what he received as a student at Florida State, which is more than four times the size of the College.

“I guess I got turned off by the big state university approach to education and I thought I’d like to see what a smaller liberal arts college was like, and I think it was a good choice,” Haulman said.

After teaching economics for several years, Haulman was recruited for administrative roles, serving first as the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, where he chaired the general education curriculum review completed in 1993 and later as the Assistant to the President of President Timothy Sullivan.

“I think, and this probably is applicable both to my time at the College and the City, what I enjoy and what gives me satisfaction is sort of making good things happen for people,” Haulman said. “And at the College level, very often, that’s not only what you do in the classroom, but it’s also about the curriculum and engaging young people in the learning process.”

Although Haulman said he was offered Provost-level positions and jobs at other institutions, he ultimately turned them down because none of the offers were sufficient to pull him away from the College.

Haulman said it was during those moments, when he took the time to step back and really consider positions elsewhere, that he realized the College and Williamsburg were the right places for him.

During his time as an administrator at the College, Haulman was recruited as acting chair of the department of music while the department underwent a search for new faculty.

“I just think being human requires exposure to and appreciation of the arts and I think it’s just part of what everybody should be involved with and engaged with,” Haulman said.

But as chair of the music department, Haulman said one of the biggest things he learned was how different economists and musicians can be.

Even though being a public official was never in his grand scheme, Haulman said he has been focused on providing quality services for the present and ensuring fiscal viability for the future.

“I’d like to think I’m leaving the city stronger in a whole variety of ways then when I started on council, but that’s not just me — I’m one of five on [the] council — it’s really the staff who work for the city and the city council who have great relationships and are able to make that kind of progress,” Haulman said.

Throughout his time in Williamsburg and on City Council, Haulman said he has been focused on building and maintaining

strong relationships between the city, Colonial Williamsburg, surrounding counties and the College.

Within Williamsburg, Haulman noted that striking a balance between the tourism and local economy is an ongoing priority: The city should be both an attractive location for visitors on vacation and young professionals seeking long-term residence.

“How do you create opportunities so that young professionals decide to live here instead of living in Richmond and working here?” Haulman said. “And how do you diversify the economic base so that you provide the opportunities for that to occur?

We’ve spent a lot of time with that.”

Going forward, Haulman mentioned a complex issue for Williamsburg and other small communities in the shared economy — being able to accommodate new industries and technologies without generating public safety, health, and other issues that have led to regulations in the past.

Haulman said he is proud of the hard work the city has put into improving town-gown relations, crediting frequent meetings with the College administration and the Student Assembly.

He noted that continual work is needed to reinforce the working relationship: It is better to deal with potential issues now rather than trying to fix them later, he said.

Although Williamsburg will confront challenges, one problem the city does not have to worry about is partisanship.

“Ultimately, local government, you’ve got to balance the budget every year, you’ve got to provide the services, you have to pick up the trash; when somebody turns on the faucet, the water has to come out clean,” Haulman Haulman said.

“So in lots of ways, those are not partisan issues. If you keep your eye on what we’re trying to do here, and think about the community as broadly and inclusively as possible, then I think it’s pretty easy not to be partisan.”

As for the College, Haulman said he has enjoyed seeing it transform in both size and quality over his tenure.

“I think over the time I’ve been here it’s become really a top-notch institution and that’s the result of great faculty, good leadership from the administration, and terrific students,” Haulman said.

Going forward, Haulman will continue as a professor at the College and will be teaching a class on the history of economics in the fall. As a retired mayor, Haulman said he is also looking forward to spending more time with his wife, who recently retired from the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, and enjoying life in Williamsburg.

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Swem creates private breastfeeding room

Nursing mothers’ room available to faculty, staff, students, library patrons ALLISON ROHRER THE FLAT HAT

Mothers will now have a private place to nurse in Earl Gregg Swem Library. The new nursing mothers’ room provides privacy for women to breastfeed their babies or use a breast pump.

Located in room 308, on the third floor of the library, the room is open to faculty, staff, students and library patrons all hours that the library is open.

The room can be accessed by checking out a key from the staff at the circulation desk on the library’s first floor.

Earl Gregg Swem Library Director of Strategic Communications and Outreach Tami Back said the creation of the nursing room came about to make the transition of women back to work after having a baby as smooth as possible at the College of William and Mary.

She said that providing resources such as the nursing mothers’ room help to make a difficult transition a little easier and frees some women from the choice between family and work.

“It’s a project that’s near and dear to my heart,” Back said. “I nursed both of my children. My youngest just turned 18 months old, so nursing is a recent experience for me.”

Other College employees involved with the room’s creation also cited their

own emotional connections to nursing mothers as reasons for providing these resources.

“Our employees have babies and they need to take care of them,” night supervisor Mildred Sink said.

Sink was on the committee formed to prepare the nursing mothers’ room for use. She said the committee chose the wall colors, furniture and blinds for the room based on what they thought would be calming.

She said that while Title IX requires there to be breastfeeding resources such as nursing mothers’ rooms on campus as part of its prohibition of discrimination based on sex, this room was not created because of this requirement, as other nursing rooms already exist in other locations on campus.

The College’s other nursing mothers’ rooms are located at the Hornsby House, the School of Education, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the Marshall-Wythe School of Law and the Mason School of Business.

Associate Dean of Research and Public Services Lisa Nickel said it was important to put a nursing room in the Earl Gregg Swem Library because it is such a commonly used location and the employees didn’t want to have to send mothers to other locations to nurse.

Back said that the idea for the room came about when she and other library staff were reviewing usage of study

rooms, and realized this could be a good use of a space.

Nickel said that library employees had good experience managing spaces, so they were confident they could handle the nursing mother’s room.

She said this was confirmed by the fact that the library has received good feedback on social media.

Back also said that there has been a lot of positive responses to the space, and that there were requests to use the

room before it was available.

“At Swem, we pay a lot of attention to our spaces and do our best to ensure that we have the spaces and services that meet the needs of the William and Mary community,” Nickel said.

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Room 308 on Earl Gregg Swem Library’s third floor is now a private space that can be used by nursing mothers in order to feed their babies.

Discrepancy apparent in SA senators’ participation Some senators have spoken in meetings about legislation fewer than three times since October 27 SENATE from page 1

Within different social classes, some senators spoke exceptionally more than their counterparts.

For example, Sen. Danny O’Dea ’18 spoke 29 times, accounting for 83 percent of his social class’s participation. O’Dea is running for re-election this term.

“What motivates me to speak during Senate more than anything is the same sense of duty that motivated me to run for my seat in the first place,” O’Dea said in an email. “I have an immense love for the College as well as the extraordinary opportunity to work to change it for the better and I try to be very conscious of that fact every time I walk into Senate.”

and interests that represents and reflects facets of the student body at large,” Payne said in an email. “I tend to be less vocal during formal meetings because I am more introverted by nature, but I would not consider myself to be apathetic or indifferent by any means. Those of us who were elected for the Class of 2019 meet weekly to discuss current legislation and future ideas, and I [am] much more talkative then.”

The Flat Hat review only included the weekly meetings of the full senate.

Payne also said that while she has not formally sponsored a bill, she has been involved in the discussion process for several bills sponsored by members of the freshmen class, in addition to attending the majority of the meetings.

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A number of Student Assembly senators participate in discussions of legislation and sponsor bills at disproportionately lower rates compared to other senators.

According to O’Dea, bill writing is one of the biggest ways members of the senate can affect how the College of William and Mary operates. O’Dea said when he finds issues or initiatives he could address, he writes bills or helps others write bills.

The other top-participating senators include Benavides, who spoke a total of 24 times, Ackerman who spoke a total of 26 times and Sen. Eboni Brown ’17 who also spoke 26 times. While the class of 2019 had the lowest participation, Class of 2019 President Jonah Yesowitz ’19 spoke 22 times, accounting for 69 percent of his class’s participation.

To put these numbers in a different perspective, this leaves 15 senators speaking less than 20 times in discussions of legislation all year. Three senators, Sen. Colleen Heberle ’18, Sen. Alaina Shreves ’18, and Sen. Alexis Payne ’19 have each spoken less than three times.

There are 11 female senators, making up 55 percent of the senate. On average, each female senator spoke 7.27 times. The total amount of times women spoke accounted for 44.5 percent of times spoken. There are 9 male senators, making up 45% of the senate. On average, each male senator spoke 11.22 times. The total amount of times men spoke accounted for 55.5 percent of times spoken.

According to Payne, who is seeking re-election, the SA code and the large senate body can be daunting.

“One of the things I really appreciate about Student Assembly is that it is a diverse group of individuals with different personalities

She also said she plans on introducing several bills if she is reelected for the next term. For Shreves, Tuesday night meetings are not as important as committee meetings on Sundays. She says she participates much more in individual committees and lets the committee chairs speak on Tuesdays.

Additionally, she said it could be hard for underclassmen to get bills because many of the bills are updated versions of previous bills, which upperclassmen usually are chosen to sponsor. Earlier in the year Shreves sponsored the SA Kickstarter Act, which allocated $2,500 for initiatives across the campus. According to her, no bill like this has been sponsored before.

“Student Assembly was much different than I expected,” Shreves said. “Until recently I was the only athlete on the senate and am one of the only senators who isn’t majoring in government or public policy. I contribute differently and I like the way that I contribute.”

Heberle, like Shreves, said she feels like it is easier to participate in committee meetings on Sundays because that is where the details of the bills are figured out.

She also said that even though she has only sponsored one bill, she has contributed her passion and support to executing other bills. Heberle said her lower participation is not a result of any lack of interest in the Student Assembly. Instead, she said she attributes her lower participation to a semester spent learning about how SA works and a series of family issues.

“I chose to run for Student Assembly because I truly love William

and Mary,” Heberle said in an email. “Those positive feelings apply to every member of SA as well. They are all so wonderful and truly care about the well being of the school. The truth is I spent my first semester learning the ropes and getting the hang of senate policies and procedures, but unfortunately this second semester has been overwhelming from more of a personal aspect than anything else.”

Heberle is running for re-election and, if elected, plans on increasing her participation.

According to Brown, a contender for SA president, there are noticeably senators who rarely speak in the senate.

She also believes that it is the role of a senator to sponsor and introduce bills that will make the College a better place for the student body.

“I think everyone who is elected is elected for the purpose of representing their class and being a voice of their class,” Brown said. “I take that extremely seriously and I take that opportunity to be that voice very seriously. Often times if there’s a bill and the discussion is stalling I’ll throw out a point. I want to make sure our bills our thorough and will make an impact on campus. I am passionate and I want to live up to what I signed up for.”

Additionally, Brown believes that a lack of communication this year may have caused an overall decrease in the quality of bills brought to the floor. Brown listed the Voter Registration Act, a bill that senators introduced on the senator floor, as an example of how a lack of communication can be detrimental. When it was introduced, the bill was incomplete and was held in old business for several weeks. According to Brown, this issue could have been prevented had more senators worked together and reached out to others for help and guidance.

“It’s noticeable when someone isn’t speaking,” Brown said. “You know who you want on a bill and who you don’t. You can tell there are people who aren’t producing bills and putting out legislation.

That is not to say they are not working to make William and Mary better, but your job is to produce legislation and make the campus better, but we do have longer meetings and have tension between senators because some are not fulfilling their jobs. Some people don’t take their positions seriously, but the people you see sponsoring bills are the ones who care passionately, not only about William and Marry, but who really care about Student Assembly and want to make it better.”

Other senators, like O’Dea believe that this discrepancy in participation does not affect the workings of the senate.

He said he believes that each senator serves the class as best as they can.

“Each senator serves his or her class to the best of their ability and I do not believe that there is one senator or class president who does not deeply believe that they are there to help the student any way they can,” O’Dea said. “In this way each member of the senate contributes merely by being there, and each member of the senate is incredibly valuable throughout the whole process of legislation.”

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Student chosen for Luce Scholar fellowship Rebecca Schectman ’16 becomes second ever College student selected SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

International relations major Rebecca Schectman ’16 will spend a year working in Asia after being selected for the 2016-2017 class of Luce Scholars. She is one of only two students from the College of William and Mary to be chosen for this fellowship since it began in 1974.

Schectman will join 17 other students to do

research and practice international relations in Asia. The Luce Scholar fellowship was designed for students who were interested in Asia or Asia Studies but have had little to no experience in the field.

The fellowship is an opportunity for students to get to work in the field of international relations, providing a contrast to the academic theory taught in the classroom.

According to Schectman, she knew that she

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Rebecca Schectman ’16 will have the opportunity to spend a year abroad in Asia after graduation because of the fellowship.

wanted to spend time abroad following graduation but was not sure exactly what she wanted to do.

“I knew I wanted to spend a year working abroad, but I hadn’t really considered Asia, or this scholarship, because I didn’t have any experience there,” Schectman said in a press statement.

“But then I realized that’s exactly what the Luce Foundation is looking for.”

Previously, Schectman worked as an AidData summer fellow in Uganda where she partnered with UNICEF and has spent time in Argentina. She has also spent time working as a researcher at the Center for African Development.

Along with her application for the fellowship, she included four letters of recommendation, including one from her major advisor professor Dominic Tierney. According to Tierney, she is a perfect candidate for this fellowship because of her wide variety of experience in the field of international relations.

“They are trying to get people who are really talented and smart who don’t know much about Asia,” Tierney said. “Rebecca has done so much work on international relations and development in two other regions, Africa and Latin America. If I were them, I would want to get somebody who is comfortable in a multicultural setting and field research. She doesn’t have a specialty in East Asia and that’s what they want. I am guessing there is not a huge number of people with these backgrounds or with that interest in Asia, which probably helped Rebecca a lot. She is incredibly broadly trained in quantitative skills, GIS mapping, econometrics, and fiscal analysis. She is also obviously gifted at

learning languages. She is an ideal candidate. I feel sorry for people from Yale and Harvard who she beat out.”

Although Schectman does not yet know what she will be doing during her year abroad, she is interested in using social science research methods to learn more about refugee issues and development issues. Schectman hopes to work in Malaysia, Myanmar or Thailand.

Vice Provost for International Affairs and Director of the Reves Center for International Studies Steve Hanson said in a press statement that Schectman’s selection for the fellowship reflects the abilities of the College’s undergraduates.

“Rebecca Schectman’s success in the prestigious Luce Scholarship competition is a testament to the outstanding abilities of [William and Mary] undergraduates interested in global and regional issues,” Hanson said in a press statement. “All of us at [William and Mary] know that Rebecca will take full advantage of this opportunity and go on to make a real difference in the world.”

Tierney also said that this opportunity would be beneficial for Schectman in terms of her future career. He says she will have plenty of opportunity to succeed in a graduate program when she returns and that this experience will help her find a job in the field of international relations.

The other student from the College selected for the Luce Scholar program was Jason Ferguson ’03 who spent 2009-2010 in Taipei working for National Taiwan University’s Population and Gender Studies Center and Women Research Program.

Muscarelle Museum of Art receives alumni donation Million-dollar gift will fund new, permanent Owens Gallery of American Art MUSCARELLE from page 1

Patty Owens said. “We wanted this to go to an American art gallery since that’s our collection — 18th, 19th and early 20th century American.”

The Owenses have been curating their own collection of American art for years, which includes work by Robert Henri, Edward Potthast and Thomas Cole. Fourteen of the pieces of the Owens’ collection are on loan to the museum and have been exhibited multiple times, the most recent being last year according to Assistant Director and Chief Curator John Spike. Some of their pieces will be shown in the permanent exhibition as well as some the College owns, including an original by Georgia O’Keeffe donated by the Rockefeller family.

“For many, many years the most important work we’ve had in our collection is an original flower by Georgia O’Keeffe,” Spike said.

“We are constantly asked why it isn’t on view. If we had a dedicated American Gallery, it would be out.”

The Muscarelle currently has four galleries, which hold temporary exhibits from around the world and at any given time, Spike said the museum has about 95 percent of its own art in storage.

With temporary showings the museum can attract larger audiences — which is what the Leonardo Da Vinci and Matilda of Canossa exhibits did last spring, bringing in 60,000 visitors, according to Spike. New temporary galleries are also planned with the expansion, which would allow the museum to continue hosting other exhibits while the permanent galleries would always display some art from its own vault.

“Here in Williamsburg it’s natural that we should have and show some of our colonial pieces to our visitors, and because we are so short of space, our permanent collection is rarely up,” Spike said.

The museum has also received a pledge from Dixie Wolf, a Williamsburg resident and wife of former university Rector Henry Wolf ’64, to create a separate gallery specifically for art related to the

history of the College. The gallery will also house some American art.

“This gallery will contain a history of the College, and therefore it will be the place to exhibit part of our collection of early American paintings, portraits, decorative arts and furniture all thing of

interest to the historic patrimony of the College from the beginning forward,” Museum Director Aaron De Groft ’88 said.

Patty Owens said that she hopes the Owens Gallery of American Art will be a home for some of the College’s most exceptional pieces to always be shown — including the O’Keeffe, her favorite.

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As a result of the donation, the Muscarelle Museum of Art will be able to display stored works of American art, including an orginal work by artist Georgia O’Keefe.

Newcomers campaign for open Student Assembly positions One presidential ticket includes candidates with no previous SA experience ELECTIONS from page 1

Canakis, who pointed to a stint as president of his high school’s student government for evidence of leadership

experience, works in the Molecular and Cardiovascular Physiology laboratory and is a Monroe Scholar. He also is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Canakis and Scalia said they admire

Sigma Chi’s philanthropy and want to expand schoolwide philanthropy events.

They also want to increase SA transparency and increase

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SA hopefuls Justin Canakis ’17 and A.J. Scalia ’17, running together on a presidential ticket, said that they want to improve the SA’s transparency efforts.

communication between the Counseling Center and the student body.

The other newcomer in the class of 2017 is E’Driana Berry ’17. She is running for the position of senator.

Berry said she believes that at this point in her time at the College, she is ready to commit to SA and wants to use her role to further diversity on campus.

She hopes that providing a fresh face will add to the conversation.

“Sometimes, a fresh face with newer perspectives or ways of doing things brings something extra to a team,” Berry said in an email. “That’s what I believe this will be — a team effort.

I don’t have plans of coming in and turning anything upside down; I just plan on coming and representing the addition of other voices.”

Three new faces are running for election in Class of 2019 positions.

Emmanuel Ayeni ’19 is running against current Class of 2019 President Jonah Yesowitz ’19.

Ben Lambert ’19 and Taylor Brooks ’19 are also running for Class of 2019 senate positions.

Brooks transferred to the College this semester and wants to focus on the College’s shortcomings in food, the Campus Recreation Center and parking.

According to Brooks, she is better than other candidates because her time at another Virginia university exposed her to another student government and gave her many ideas.

“I have talked to many students about the meal plan system here and they have echoed my wish that students could either choose an extremely reduced meal plan or even choose not to purchase a meal plan at all,” Brooks said. “I think this would be my number one policy goal as well as working with Sodexo to increase healthy options. I would also like to allocate more funding to the Rec to upgrade cardio equipment and offer more group fitness classes.”

Joining the five current Class of 2018 senate members in campaigning are Charlie Crane ’18 and Nathaniel Sutherland ’18.

Campaigning for the election started at midnight on March 14 and will extend through this week.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

A disengaged SA

The College of William and Mary’s Student Assembly holds more power than students might suspect. In addition to allocating funding, which totals around $700,000, to all major student organizations, the SA also introduces legislation that can affect the lives of fellow students on campus.

It is therefore alarming that many of the 20 members of the assembly do not participate fully in their weekly Tuesday discussions. Many have not spoken since Oct. 27 of this school year, when The Flat Hat began its review. The lack of legislative sponsorship by some members is even more worrisome.

Any additional participation would undoubtedly be helpful to SA’s discussions, as new ideas can be introduced and debated for the sake of the student body as a whole. Furthermore, public speaking and participation should be an expected element in any sort of government organization. This is how democracy works.

We can concede that one’s lack of participation in discussion would not be wholly damaging to the assembly’s reputation. An officer with unsatisfactory participation, for example, might be doing work behind the scenes, or may have had legislative ideas proposed in private or at committee meetings.

That said, we still expect members to sponsor bills. Many

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Facebook’s attack on nuanced language

Thomas Briggs

FLAT HAT ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR

Language is important. Especially in places like the College of William and Mary, institutions of higher learning that find life in dialogue and debate. In his 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell said that one “ought to recognize that the present political chaos is connected with the decay of language, and that one can probably bring about some improvement by starting on the verbal end.” At the time during which he wrote his essay, language was increasingly subjected to political bedazzlement, allowing the unsavory to pass as palatable, like those Walmart jeans becoming something everyone is suddenly wearing because rhinestones (to give the third grade equivalent to the situation). I try not to speak for others, but I doubt there would be any disagreement that chaos has been one of the defining aspects of this election, and like Orwell observed, at least part of this has to do with the way we communicate.

I see language decaying in a very different fashion today, however, simply because it is being used less and less — replaced by pictorial icons, “trending” categories and sparse headlines and numbers. The utter lack of nuance in today’s politics is in part due to the lack of nuance, or really the denial of nuance, in the ways we communicate our thoughts and opinions.

How many times have a candidate’s words been taken out of context, manipulated or otherwise misrepresented through the spreading of a clip that can fit into the headline of an article? And all one has to do to reinforce a piece of information is to click a button, bypassing any thought process and tapping into the reactive, emotional and primal parts of our mind.

This ability puts social media at the forefront of this constriction of the English language, partly because it has evolved from its humble beginnings as just a way one connects with friends. In an environment like the College, this effect is exaggerated to a much greater degree. Facebook has become the primary political

organizing tool of many student groups, such as Students for Bernie, College Libertarians, College Socialists, etc. What becomes popular on Facebook becomes the subject of internet speculation, then news coverage, then questions for potential presidential candidates, etc. And remember, popularity is not based on what gets the most reads, but what gets the most likes and shares.

Perhaps to give an appearance of nuance in how one interacts with a post, Facebook recently introduced five new “reaction emojis.” Supposedly, this gives users more ways of telling others what they think, but to what extent this actually encourages thinking, as opposed to feeling, is worthy of some consideration. Firstly, almost every aspect of these new reactions seems to hinder the use of language, and by discouraging the way we express our thoughts, the actual act of thinking becomes discouraged as well.

Each reaction is represented primarily by a picture, not a word. The full spectrum of reactions to any given post is not immediately shown, only the three most popular reactions.

(Perhaps to encourage emotional bandwagoning? Who knows.)

Finally, and this may be splitting hairs, but reactions are not normally given to something; responses are. Reactions are personal, and telling others how one feels usually requires some thought process, to find the correct way to express what one is thinking ­— which can now be bypassed with a single click. Also, who is Facebook to determine the different ways its users can respond to things? (I won’t count Facebook’s comments section here. It’s so poorly designed one has to wonder if Facebook is actively trying to discourage commenting.) Who chose “like,” “love,” “wow,” “haha,” “sad” and “angry” as the full range of reactions one can have?

The only thing that these new emojis expand is our options for not thinking. Not to mention the data available to different media corporations, which they will now be able to use to see what exactly makes people go “wow,” “angry” or “sad.” The art of clickbait is increasingly becoming a science, and based on the current political situation, it appears to be affecting more than just how we interact online. Even though groups that spend the most time on social media areparticularly vulnerable to this effect, I’m confident that the College, with its strong intellectual tradition, won’t contribute to this trend.

Email Thomas Briggs at tdbriggs@email.wm.edu.

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The only thing that these new emojis expand is our options for not thinking.

Many of the 20 members of the assembly do not participate fully in their weekly Tuesday discussions. senators have only sponsored one bill, while some have not sponsored any at all. This is an issue that the assembly should address internally, given that the enormous monetary responsibility that the SA has and the fact that many members do not even participate in discussion.

The numbers on the matter are concerning, as these officials, who have been elected by fellow students, are not necessarily contributing to the voice of the council. It is the assembly’s responsibility to actively pursue the betterment of life on campus.

Every single elected voice on the assembly must participate in some way.

The lack of participation by some members leads to a disproportionate amount of participation by members who have to pick up the slack in discourse. With respect to the Class of 2018, one member accounts for 83 percent of his class’s total participation in discussion. This disproportionate contribution is not democratic in spirit, even though democracy is what the assembly was created to model.

There are many potential solutions. The assembly could modify the legislative process to help increase member participation in both bill sponsorship and discussion. To help underclassmen become more comfortable with the process, for example, those upperclassmen that do participate can help new members write or even co-sponsor bills more often. This would help new members who may be shy or may feel like outsiders become more comfortable with their position.

There is a general lack of awareness that exists on campus regarding the SA. There are many who do not even know what the assembly does, or what it has accomplished. Issues such as the lack of officer participation and legislative sponsorship may validate these views held by students.

Given the enormous social and financial responsibility vested in the SA, it is critical that the organization address all facets of the issue of lackluster participation to carry out the important roles that it was created for. Only then can the SA achieve a more involved connection with students, and serve the student body in a better, more effective way.

The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Aine Cain, Emily Chaumont, Isabel Larroca, Miguel Locsin, Quinn Monette and Kayla Sharpe. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.

GUEST COLUMN

Branch Out alternative breaks teach students invaluable lessons

Leonor Taylor Grave FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

When I heard about the College of William and Mary’s Branch Out alternative breaks, I was thrilled at the opportunity to try something different. Branch Out trips, organized by the Office of Community Engagement, provide an opportunity to spend a break from the school year working in a small group in partnership with a host organization on a communitydriven service and social justice project. As I looked through the programs offered, I was surprised by how many opportunities there were in such a variety of issues, from education to food sustainability to improving healthcare access.

The trip I chose focused on the issue of LGBTQ youth homelessness. Leading up to the trip, we learned about how homelessness affects LGBTQ youth. A 2015

study by the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law estimates that at the national level, 40 percent of homeless youths identify as LGBTQ, even though they account for no more than 10 percent of overall youth.

There are numerous reasons why LGBTQ youth are at a greater risk of homelessness, namely that they are more likely to experience social stigma and rejection and abuse from their families.

Our host organization was New Alternatives, a New York City-based organization with a mission statement “to increase the self-sufficiency of homeless LGBT youth to enable them to ‘go beyond’ the shelter system and transition into stable adult lives.” New Alternatives does this by providing services such as case management, life skills training, recreational activities, STI testing and support services for HIVpositive youth.

Their work in the city is particularly important, as the cost of living there is so prohibitive. According to the Center for American Progress, the average age that lesbian and gay youth become homeless in New York is 14.4, and for transgender youth, that number is even lower, at 13.5. Additionally, they are often failed by the system, as 78 percent of LGBTQ youth are either removed from or run away from their foster care placements due to conflict and discrimination related to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

During my time at New Alternatives, it was jarring to see such a disproportionately high amount of clients being transgender women of color, to hear clients often talk about abusive situations they routinely experience and to hear clients casually joke about the sex work many of them often rely on to survive. Over the course of this week, I learned that the importance of providing safe spaces and making resources available to LGBTQ homeless youth cannot be understated. Even the youngest clients were exposed to these problems, and I realized how privileged I am to have been raised in an environment that provided me with a support system that the people at New Alternatives did not have. As we reflected on our experiences as a group at the end of each day, we realized that as positive as our intentions were, we were getting so much more out of this experience than the clients we were helping

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could possibly get from us because of how much we learned. For students hoping to make their breaks meaningful, I urge them to take advantage of the opportunities Branch Out provides.

And while this was certainly an incredible learning opportunity, I can’t let this be where my involvement ends. One of the clients we had the chance to meet, upon learning we went to the College, urged us to use our experience to bring a revolution to Virginia.

That revolution starts with doing all we can to make this problem a thing of the past.

It starts with making sure the homeless are not talked about as something subhuman. It starts with making sure the LGBTQ youth community is not blamed for the abuses it experiences, and with urging the government not to ignore the people that need its resources the most, and to push for programs that can help them. Nothing separates these people from us but circumstance, and we must recognize our common humanity.

Email Leonor Grave at lgtaylorgrave@email.wm.edu.

The importance of providing safe spaces and making resources available to LGBTQ homeless youth cannot be understated.

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No ifs, ands or butts

Kacey Schwartz

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

I am a student involved in the College of William and Mary’s EcoAmbassador internship program. My project involves looking at the extent and impacts of cigarette butt litter on campus. Cigarettes are the most littered item in the world, and our campus is no exception. More often than not, the problems people associate with cigarettes are health related; people rarely realize the damage cigarettes cause goes beyond the impacts on the smoker.

This project came about partially because of observations of cigarette butt build-up around campus grounds, and partially because these butts were getting washed into storm drains.

Between the student body, faculty and staff, and Colonial Williamsburg visitors, our campus is pretty highly trafficked, and more people leads to more litter.

Last semester was dedicated to mapping out locations of smoking outposts across campus, as well as noting locations of excess litter, and coming up with recommendations for how to improve the litter situation. The College has a smoking policy stating no one can smoke within 25 feet of a building entrance or exit. Finding a balance of adhering to campus policy and placing outposts in convenient locations where they will actually be utilized is an ongoing challenge. There are over 50 smoking outposts for cigarette butts to be deposited on campus, and yet an enormous amount of litter ends up on

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People rarely realize the damage cigarettes cause goes beyond the impacts on the smoker. the ground. Certain areas of campus have more outposts than others, and while this leaves some areas lacking accessible receptacles, it is usually done with a purpose. Some locations have higher traffic, which leads to more cigarette litter and a need for more cigarette receptacles.

Cigarette litter probably isn’t caused by malicious intent, or even a lack of outposts, but instead by people who drop their cigarette butts because they don’t realize the effect of what they are doing. It’s even easy to argue that someone is trying to be responsible and fully extinguish their cigarette butt by stepping on it, or dropping it down a drain. Cigarettes are so small; some might not realize the impact they have on the environment. In fact, cigarettes have plastic filters in them, which do not readily biodegrade. These filters, as well as the rest of the cigarette, leach chemicals into the environment, get ingested by animals and end up in water systems we are responsible for keeping clean, like Lake Matoaka and the Crim Dell.

Through this program, we are taking steps to lessen the extent of cigarette litter on the College’s campus. During the process of mapping out smoking outposts, broken outposts that weren’t functioning properly were repaired. Additionally, we are exploring the possibility of adding new outposts to locations that are lacking.

In an ideal world, we could solve the problem of excessive litter if everyone quit smoking; the Student Health Center is available for appointments to help anyone interested in finding tools and resources that will work for them. Outside of that solution, providing proper smoking outposts as well as education on the harms cigarette butts cause the environment is a great way to protect our campus environment. Hopefully with the help of this program, not only will physical steps be taken to improve the current problem of unnecessary cigarette litter, but awareness will spread to prevent more cigarette litter in the future.

Email Kacey Schwartz at klschwartz@email.wm.edu.

Sinclair Cabocel

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

Racism: What has Trump said that has been discriminatory on the basis of race? No, illegal immigrant is not a race. No, Islam is not a race. Have you realized that bringing back jobs from overseas would immensely benefit minority communities? I’ll shut down xenophobia — irrational fear of all foreigners — here too. As far as I know, Trump isn’t quivering in his tower over Canadian immigrants, and to be wary of undocumented migrants from terrorist-ridden areas is certainly not irrational.

Sexism: See the above. No, criticizing a woman is not sexist, and Trump has certainly proven to be an equal-opportunity dirt slinger.

Bernie supporters should be pretty sympathetic here: Whenever they get a little too confident in their attacks on Hillary, they’re shouted down by her campaign as sexists (The irony of Bill and Hillary throwing that word around isn’t lost on me, don’t worry).

Fascism: Any “fascist” who encourages the citizenry to (a) purchase firearms and protect their right to bear them, (b) distrust their leaders and their government, or (c) be hypercritical of the media, should probably go back to Fascism 101 (or art school). Next.

Stupidity: You might not agree with a single word he says, but even the liberal media is beginning to give credit where it’s due. He managed to get the media to successfully run his entire campaign for free. He turned the poster child of the Republican Party into a joke. He’s found a way to charm voters across the political spectrum despite spitting fire at reporters, debate audiences and even the Pope. For a first-time politician, he’s shown an unprecedented amount of savvy.

This piece is not an endorsement of Donald Trump or his policies. This is simply a wake-up call to the left: your standard rhetoric won’t win this election for you. The Republicans had to learn this the hard way, and now Rubio is hanging by his fingertips, facing landslide defeats at the hands of the Donald. Calling somebody Hitler wouldn’t earn you secondto-last place at a middle school debate meet, and Americans are starting to see past the façade of identity politics (which is why, if you cite a HuffPo anything, you shouldn’t expect to be taken seriously).

Do you want to trash his proposed policies? Go for it. Do you think he’s not presidential? That’s certainly not an unfounded claim. As rising members of the supposedly educated class, however, it’s time we have intelligent rhetoric and open discussion.

Email Sinclair Cabocel at sbcabocel@email.wm.edu.

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Author’s note: This piece is not an endorsement of Trump or his policies.

I knew from the start that the echo chamber of academia would go crazy about Trump. Already, the sociopolitical masterminds on the left (with the help of pundits who disguised their agendas behind the neutrality of comedy or selfrighteousness) have done a great job of turning the right-wing into something of a cruel joke, a party of fools not to ever be taken seriously.

At the College of William and Mary, however, I expected criticisms of Trump to be, at a bare minimum, somewhat intelligent and informed. I imagined students and faculty debating the details of his trade policies, running simulation games of the primary season or discussing how he is changing the Republican Party into a more centrist ideological group (on select issues, of course).

Instead, here is what I often get: “Trump is a stupid, racist, sexist, fascist xenophobe who would plunge the world back into the Dark Ages.” (Also, he’s literally Hitler). Aside from the fact that the left uses this type of rhetoric so often it’s nearly become cliched, none of these claims are supported by any sort of meaningful evidence. You’d think the fact he’s leading amongst his fellow GOP candidates by large margins with minorities, women and the educated (along with almost every other demographic) would be enough to dispel that fiction. Unfortunately, many liberals (and conservatives) have seemingly been blinded by both manipulative media as well as an overdose of well-intentioned but poorly-executed critical theory.

One of my favorite things to do (because I think I have a legitimate rhetorical fetish for playing devil’s advocate and getting on people’s nerves) is call people out on these hollow attacks.

Aside from the fact that the left uses this type of rhetoric so often it’s nearly become cliched, none of these claims are supported by any sort of meaningful evidence.

GUEST COLUMN

Why Donald Trump’s mindset makes him a dangerous candidate

Carley Schanck

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

At the College of William and Mary, open-mindedness and the ability to think from multiple perspectives are skills that the College fosters. There is a certain humility involved in realizing that no one person knows it all, and there is something to be learned from every culture, religion, academic discipline and experience.

That open-mindedness is severely lacking in one of the most prominent presidential candidates for the 2016 election. The fact that he cannot filter what comes out of his mouth is only one of the reasons Donald Trump poses a danger to the United States.

Here are Trump’s three characteristics that should cause us as college students and Americans to think twice before giving him our support.

Rash. Trump is a very black-and-white thinker who has a tendency to react strongly. His rallies have recently descended into

chaos, with protesters and supporters getting into physical fights.

In some instances, there has been so much upheaval that Trump has been unable to speak. The chaotic nature of his rallies by itself is problematic, but his reaction to dissent is especially concerning.

Speaking about the protesters, he said, “I hope you arrest ’em and do whatever you have to do. And you know what? Once that starts happening, we’re not going to have any more protesters, folks. We’re not going to have any more protesters.”

Insensitive. The way Trump speaks about women, Muslims and various ethnic groups is extremely insensitive, to put it nicely. Known for his comments about protecting the border, he often makes gross generalizations: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists.” Speaking about women, he said, “You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young, and beautiful, piece of ass.” This quote lies among a host of others that reveal Trump’s condescending and objectifying attitude toward women.

Prideful. Confidence is one thing, but Trump has a largely inflated sense of self. He’s quoted saying, “I’m the worst thing

that’s ever happened to ISIS.” In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, his ego further revealed itself: “I think apologizing’s a great thing, but you have to be wrong. I will absolutely apologize, sometime in the hopefully distant future, if I’m ever wrong.”

Trump’s support largely comes from exasperated Americans who are tired of political correctness and beat-around-the-bush politicians. People are attracted to Donald Trump because he is a strong personality who speaks his mind. These by themselves are not bad qualities, but his rashness, insensitivity and pride are serious causes for concern.

A liberal arts education at the College allows students to be exposed to many disciplines and perspectives, which challenges their own ideas and sharpens their intellect. The same skills that are being fostered at the College should be the skills that we seek in a leader. As conscientious and educated stewards of our country, we need to think critically about the kind of person we want at the executive head of the country before voting for Donald Trump.

Email Carley Schanck at ceschanck@email.wm.edu.

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[Donald Trump’s] rashness, insensitivity and pride are serious causes for concern.

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The pickle of less-than-perfect pornography

Discussing the flaws of the ever-present male gaze dominating the adult entertainment industry

Mallory Walker BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COLUMNIST

I was planning on dedicating this week’s article to the discussion of non-goal-oriented sex, but then something truly worthy of my attention occurred. I noticed this incredible event while perusing trending Facebook topics (actually just scrolling through pictures of dogs on Dogspotting) — Pornhub released a map of their website’s top searches by state.

After a few clicks and a number of misogynistic posts, I found the original article on what looked like a Pornhub blog. I had two initial questions: First, do avid watchers of porn really look to Pornhub for articles like “Valentine’s Day — What Women Want?” Second, what are Virginians — and College of William and Mary students — searching for on everyone’s favorite porn site?

Virginia, like a majority of the 50 states, apparently loves lesbians. And not in the #lovewins kind of way, but in the “I’m going to search this on a porn site and masturbate to it” kind of way. And while that in and of itself might seem a little disturbing, take a gander at what other states are typing into their search bars: Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio and Wyoming all really seem to enjoy “step-sister” porn while Alaska, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Washington all really love watching the “sexy

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Virginia, like a majority of the 50 states, apparently loves lesbians.

And not in the #lovewins kind of way...

step-mom” have sex. But wait, it gets worse.

State searches also included “ebony,” “cartoon,” “black,” “MILF” and “Asian.”

Now that we’ve gotten all the info out in the open, let’s think about things for a moment. In theory, porn is pretty unproblematic. Confused about your own sexuality? Watch porn. Want to know what this sex business is really all about?

Watch porn. Nervous about having sex for the first time or experimenting with something new in the bedroom? Watch porn.

But in reality, porn presents an unrealistic and uncomfortable take on sex for one main reason; it is produced with only the male gaze in mind. Ultimately it’s conceptualized, filmed and edited in order for one to identify with the male figure. Even lesbian or female-friendly porn is created for the consumption of men. Women — and men — must fit into very specific definitions of beauty.

In my perfect theoretical porn, it wouldn’t be created for the male gaze. Cellulite would be ever-present, hair removal would be optional, and men and women would not have to fit into such strict definitions of respective masculinity and femininity. When it came to setting up a tripod and filming the sex, porn would consider viewers of every gender.

And while we’re at it, my ideal porn wouldn’t focus so much on the fetishization of races, and searches such as “teen” would direct you to self-help websites instead of videos of extremely young girls and their step-moms. Instead, it would offer racially, ethnically and sexually diverse videos of 18+ year-olds getting it on in

sexy, fun and safe ways. Consent would be clear, and all BDSM would begin with a clear discussion of boundaries and safe words. And rapists like porn star James Deen would be banned from the industry.

Based on Pornhub’s graphic, it’ll be a while until my ideal porn is out there being made — but hey, a girl can dream. For now, I’ll be out there dodging the occasional pornographic gif on my Tumblr dashboard and wishing for the day when two forms of contraception are explicitly used on camera.

Mallory Walker is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who still has a surprised reaction to statistics from Pornhub.com.

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Top pornography searches broken down by individual states according to statistics provided by Pornhub.com

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ASAP offers free eight to ten week classes to veterans, in subjects ranging from creative writing to standup comedy. The culmination of the comedy bootcamp class is a graduation show where veterans showcase their standup routine.

Veteran comedy bootcamp offers improv classes as a form of therapy ANNA WINGFIELD THE FLAT HAT

The fight doesn’t end when soldiers return home from war.

According to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, post traumatic stress disorder claimed on average 22 veteran lives per day in 2013. This statistic is one that stuck out to Sam Pressler ’15. Pressler discovered this statistic while he was doing research his sophomore year and he said it struck him close to home due to experiences in his own life.

“When I was a junior in high school, my uncle committed suicide, so the 22 suicide rate stuck with me,” Pressler said. “I wanted to make a difference to help veterans in the area.”

Following his experience, Pressler founded the William and

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Identity is a core part of being a standup, and personally I feel that these veterans to celebrate their background and use it in such a positive way is really important.

— Josiah Day ’17

Mary Center for Veterans Engagement, which worked to offer free arts programs to veterans in the Hampton Roads community.

Pressler said that the project grew exponentially after its first year due to the demand in the area.

“Hampton Roads has one of the largest military populations in

the country, and classes fill up almost instantly with a wait list,” Pressler said.

Once Pressler graduated from the College of William and Mary, he transformed the Center into the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) so that he could reach people across the country. ASAP programming is still offered in the Williamsburg community, with upcoming events this spring.

Free courses in creative writing, stand-up comedy and music are offered free of charge to veterans over an eight to ten week period.

At the end of the courses, the veterans perform a graduation show for the public; this year’s Comedy Bootcamp graduation show is set for April 23.

Lydia House ’16 volunteered last semester with ASAP’s Comedy Bootcamp, and she said that the outpouring of support from the College student body is critical to the success of the program.

“It’s been amazing how many new younger volunteers we’ve had sign up this year,” House said in an email. “This is really encouraging and speaks to the longevity of this organization.”

Josiah Day ’17, a fellow Comedy Bootcamp volunteer, said that expressing support is not only beneficial to the veterans, but will have an influence on the volunteers’ lives as well.

“Just being able to listen to the comedy students and laugh along with them was an experience in and of itself,” Day said in an email.

ASAP is a program that works to help veterans determine their identities and find a voice in the community through the arts.

“Identity is a core part of being a standup, and personally I feel that for these veterans to celebrate their background and use it in such a positive way is really important,” House said in an email.

“Embracing this identity is what makes these veterans such good comics, as they all have a really unique perspective.”

Pressler recalled a particular veteran’s experience, which he said represents the positive impact that ASAP has had for the Comedy Bootcamp alumni. He said that one veteran suffered from PTSD and suicidal thoughts prior to joining ASAP. The Bootcamp helped him discover his voice and transform his life; comedy, for him, was catharsis.

The program has been stated as an important way for both veterans and students to learn from and grow with each other.

“It connects students to the community surrounding it,” said Day in an email. “It is an opportunity to reach beyond the age

group, backgrounds, and experiences, allowing you to serve and facilitate veterans’ transition back into civilian life through the joy of comedy.”

John O’Neill ’18 is a new volunteer who said he is excited to contribute to the program and hopes that his greatest attribute will be to simply act as a listener for these veterans’ stories.

“I think mostly I’ll be helpful as a consistent audience member for them to try their jokes on and to respond with helpful critiques,” O’Neill said in an email.

ASAP will be hosting a collaborative show with campus improv groups, Sandbox Improv and I.T. March 20 in Ewell Hall.

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ASAP works towards connecting students to surrounding community members.

CONFUSION CORNER

Playing the game when you can’t remember their name

Sometimes you just have to fake it ‘til you make it to avoid social awkwardness

Emily Gardner

CONFUSION CORNER COLUMNIST

“Oh, no! What was this guy’s name?

He looks like a Brian. Or was it Brendan?

Wait, now that I think more about it, Adam seems more accurate. I remember meeting an Adam last weekend. However, this guy might be from my econ class — or was it my seminar last semester? He knows me, but I don’t know him.

Curse me and my awful memory. I’ll just keep letting him talk and hopefully someone will say his name soon. No, he keeps referring to me by my name! It’s weird if I don’t reciprocate. Ugh, I’m such a horrible person Why can’t I remember anyone’s name?”

Forgetting someone’s name is one of the worst social indiscretions anyone can commit without

actively trying to be a terrible person. A more ubiquitous way of deflating one’s self-esteem in a social situation simply doesn’t exist, aside from mistakenly commenting on someone’s pregnancy. Forgetting names can leave you feeling like an uncaring and callous person amongst a sea of saints. Luckily, there is an art to solving this excruciating social situation. You need to lie.

It’s essential that you keep up the delicate facade that you know this person. Confidence is key when it comes to a good lie. It’s just like when you have to bluff your way through a small seminar class that you didn’t do the reading for: don’t let your poker face down, remain calm and

“

stay extremely cocky no matter what. Remember that this is supposed to be someone you know and are comfortable with, so treat them like you do. Be less attentive than you would be to someone you have just met and want to know more about. Do not back down from your fortress of aloofness, even if it seems you are being too detached. Instead, make them turn their guilt inward for being too eager. If you don’t back down from your bluff, then they will believe that they’re the one who is socially inept.

Next, try to find some biographical information so you can unravel this mystery through context clues. Just like in your neglected seminar, there is an art to asking innocuous

A more ubiquitous way of deflating one’s selfesteem in a social situation simply doesn’t exist, aside from mistakenly commenting on someone’s pregnancy.

questions that don’t draw attention to your state of ignorance. A classic is to ask about how their break went. Their activities may link you to a club or common interest where you could have met them. Going out on a limb may also pay off — it’s risky, but you can casually ask if you ever shared a class by saying something like “did we take (insert GER) together? I can’t remember, it was such a big lecture.” If they say no, remember that you are still operating under the veil of familiarity, so brush it off and stay cool: “Oh you’re lucky, that class sucked. But man, it would have been fun with you in it.” If all else fails, your endgame is to just wait it out until someone else says their name, no matter how long that takes.

Of course, you could always be honest and tell them you just can’t remember their name. They will probably respect you for your honesty, and then you can start to forge a real connection. But that would take emotional maturity, which is way overrated. So I would just keep faking it until you make it — I mean, it works for me. I was good friends with someone without using her name for three years until her mom finally said it. I miss Jennifer … or was it Holly?

Claire ... or is it Emily ... Gardner is a Confusion Corner columnist who would appreciate it if you just introduced yourself up

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BASEBALL

West Coast Blues: Tribe drops four straight on California road trip

College manages just one point against Virginia; unearned errors, dead bats combine in College defeat JOSH LUCKENBAUGH FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

William and Mary continued its West Coast road trip over the weekend, facing off against California State Northridge and Connecticut in Northridge, Calif.

The Tribe (6-10) failed to win any of the four games, giving up double-digit run totals in three of them. The College has now lost eight of its last nine, a discouraging run after a 5-2 start to the season.

The Tribe’s troubles began Thursday with an 11-3 drubbing at the hands of the Matadors (12-3). Sophomore second baseman Cullen Large gave the College the initial 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the top of the first, but sloppy defense and ineffective pitching turned the tides a few innings later.

CSU-Northridge evened the score in the bottom of the third with a one-out triple followed by a sacrifice fly, then plated four more runs — all unearned — in the fourth to break the game

open. The Tribe committed two errors and a balk in the inning as sophomore right-handed starter Michael Toner was relieved after just three and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs — only one earned — on five hits and a walk.

The bullpen did not fare much better, giving up six runs in the bottom of the sixth, four coming home on a grand slam by Matador catcher Albee Weiss, giving CSU-Northridge an insurmountable 11-1 lead. William and Mary got two runs back in the ninth, but a 10-run rally was not in the cards.

Things went from bad to worse for the College Friday, as the Huskies (8-4) handed the Tribe a disheartening 18-1 loss. Junior right-handed starter Nick Brown did not reach the fifth inning, allowing five runs — four earned — on six hits in four and two-thirds innings, saddled with his third loss of the campaign.

When Brown departed, the UConn lead stood at 5-0. Over the next inning and a third 10 Huskies crossed the plate,

the College countering with a single run in the bottom of the fifth. Once again the sixth inning was the Tribe’s downfall, UConn scoring nine times in the top half of the frame, sending 11 batters to the plate.

Sophomore right-hander Charlie Fletcher took the majority of the damage, giving up seven runs including another grand slam.

The Hall Huskies tacked on three more runs over the next two innings, bringing the final score to 18-1.

The rematch with UConn Saturday morning was a much tighter affair, neither team scoring until the sixth.

Senior right-handed pitcher Mitchell Aker and the Huskies’ Tim Cate dueled for much of the contest, but neither starter ultimately recorded a decision.

Aker tossed seven strong innings,

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striking out seven while allowing only two unearned runs and two hits.

The College broke the deadlock in the top of the sixth, senior first baseman Charley Gould coming home on an UConn error. The lead did not last as two Tribe errors helped the Huskies plate two runs in the bottom of the seventh. William and Mary knotted the score at two apiece in the ninth, senior center fielder Josh Smith getting hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, stealing second, then scoring on sophomore left fielder Ryan Hall’s two-out single.

Sophomore right-hander Robert White could not send the game into extra innings, however, as UConn right fielder Troy Stefanski walked off the Tribe with a one-out single following a leadoff double. White was saddled with a 3-2 loss.

William and Mary’s road trip concluded with an 11-7 loss to the Matadors Saturday afternoon. Junior right-handed starter Dan Powers lasted just one inning, allowing six runs —

four earned — on four hits after junior right fielder Charles Ameer opened the scoring in the top half of the first when he came home on a wild pitch.

After the lead grew to 8-1 in the third, the College offense finally came alive with six runs — all unearned — in the top of the fourth, Hall bringing home three of the runs with a bases-clearing double.

CSU-Northridge’s bullpen took over the game from there, shutting out the Tribe over the final four and two-thirds innings, with the Matadors’ bats adding an insurance run in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the seventh. With the College’s pitching staff depleted, Ameer was sent to the mound and pitched a scoreless eighth, but William and Mary could not muster another ninth inning comeback and fell 11-7.

The Tribe returns to action Tuesday facing off against Norfolk State at Plumeri Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Towson ends Tribe’s season College out in first round of CAA tourney

CHRIS TRAVIS FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

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Junior midfielder Shannon Quinn fires in one of her four goals against ODU March 10 as the Monarch defenders look on helplessly.

College conquers Monarchs Early onslaught enough to secure victory SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

William and Mary has had a tendency over the past few seasons to dig themselves into substantial early-season holes with a string of losses by mid-March before engaging in competitive games. Such deficits, like the 2-4 start last year and a 1-5 start the season before, evolved into graves for the seasons, as the early games foreshadow 5-11 and 4-12 seasons. The pattern has held since 2012.

Yet the 2016 edition of the Tribe (3-3) just passed another benchmark with the 17-13 victory over Old Dominion (4-2) at Martin Family Stadium in Williamsburg, distancing themselves just a little further from the long and dismal shadow of recent seasons. The March 10 victory over the Monarchs marks the first time since 2010 that the College has managed three victories by March 10.

In the third home game of the season, the Tribe opened with a defensive stand, rejecting two shots on goal and then capitalizing on the counterattack with a goal at 27 minutes 28 seconds by junior midfielder Shannon Quinn. A pair of Tribe turnovers, coupled with two failed clears allowed ODU to notch an early 2-1 lead by 23:12.

The quick flurry of mistakes on the College side proved to be a fleeting issue, as the Tribe tied the game at 21:12 off a free position opportunity by sophomore midfielder McKinley Wade. Under a minute later, the College maintained the initiative with a draw-control straight to goal

at 20:51. Sophomore attack Abby Corkum gained the possession, while junior midfielder Lindsey Jenks fired the shot for the 3-2 lead.

And just like that, the Monarchs never led the game again.

“We came out really strong,” head coach Hillary Fratzke said to Tribe Athletics. “ODU did a great job keeping themselves in it mentally, when they had the opportunity to fight back, they absolutely took it.

They went to goal hard and they were able to finish their shots.”

With a variety of contributions to a 6-0 run, the College featured teamfirst offense with goals by freshman midfielder Maddie Torgerson, senior attack Michelle Goss, Quinn, Wade and Jenks. A pair of ODU goals fractured the scoring run, but nevertheless, the Tribe offense kept finding the back of the net. At halftime, the score stood 10-4 in the College’s favor.

Although a six-goal lead may suggest otherwise, the Tribe faced fierce opposition the entire half.

ODU narrowly lost the draw control count (7-8) and turnover battle (1311), and forced 14 clear attempts on the part of the Tribe. Penalties sunk the Monarchs’ defensive efforts, as the College was a perfect 4 of 4 on free position shots.

While the Tribe prevailed in the first half, the tables turned in the second, as ODU built a 2111 shot advantage and won the turnover battle 9-4. The Tribe stayed competitive in three main areas to secure the win: shot percentage, saves and draws.

“When we really needed the draws, we did a good job of fighting

for them and contesting it,” Fratzke told Tribe Athletics. “Even if they came up with it, we mostly slowed them down, which was great.”

A 9-9 stalemate on draws prevented ODU from building enough momentum for a comeback. Nine second-half saves by junior goalkeeper Alex Lista further frustrated the Monarchs.

Lista finished her day with a solid 12 saves on 26 on-goal shots, a 46 percent save percentage. As a point of reference, the top goalie in the country, Kelsey Duryea of Duke, posts a 56 point save percentage.

Although the Tribe offense only managed 11 shots in the second half, seven of those soared past the keeper to secure the win. The College earned them relatively early into the second half as well, holding a 15-8 lead with just over 14 minutes of action remaining. A 4-0 run by the Monarchs cut the lead to three with four minutes to play, but then Quinn and Corkum put the game on ice with a goal apiece. Quinn’s score marked her sixteenth tally of the season, and fourth of the day.

A couple Monarch scores in the waning seconds proved too late an effort, and the Tribe is back at .500 with the 17-14 victory.

Up next for the College is another midweek home game as the Tribe plays host to the Huskies this Wednesday at Martin Family Stadium. UConn has received votes for a top-20 ranking but is not currently ranked. Start time is set for 7 p.m.

Despite a tremendous effort, the William and Mary women’s basketball team fell just short in a comeback attempt against Towson in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association conference tournament, falling 71-65 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Junior guard Marlena Tremba did just about everything for the Tribe (15-15, 6-12 CAA), nearly garnering a triple double en route to 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. In the end, she had too little help, as junior forward Alexandra Masaquel, who had 16 points, was the only other player in double figures for the College.

The teams traded baskets throughout the first quarter, and the score was 14-13 in favor of the Tigers (7-24, 3-15) after the period.

Towson started the second quarter on an 8-0 run to jump out to a 22-13 lead. Two threes and three converted free throws after being fouled on a third three point attempt from Tremba helped the Tribe to narrow the margin, and they trailed just 33-30 after the first half.

The deficit remained mostly the same throughout the third quarter, as the College remained just one or two baskets behind the duration of the quarter. The period ended with a 45-41 Towson advantage.

The Tigers went on a 12-3 run to open up a 57-44 advantage with just over six minutes

remaining in the game. The separation between the two teams held steady for the next four minutes, and with 2:09 left in the game, Towson led by 12, 64-52.

A quick three from Tremba and a strong layup from Masaquel cut the deficit to seven, and all of a sudden, the Tribe was right back in the game.

Tremba hit another three and a pair of free throws to trim the Tiger lead to 67-62 with 58 seconds left in the game. On the ensuing William and Mary possession, senior guard Brooke Stewart made it clear she didn’t want to leave her last college game with a loss, converting an old-fashioned three point play to bring the Tribe within 2, 6765, with 35 seconds remaining.

From there, the College rally fell flat, as they failed to score, falling 71-65 after Towson successfully converted their free throws at the end of the game.

The Tribe’s bench was severely outmatched by Towson’s, as the College reserves were outscored 29-8. Despite limited bench production, and a lack of scoring balance, the Tribe kept themselves in the game with three point shooting. Although they shot under 30% from distance, they did convert on eight triples, led by six from Tremba.

For the game the College shot just 31.4 percent from the floor, while the Tigers shot 48.8 percent.

The Tribe season concludes with a 15-15 record, equaling their win total from last year.

This season’s high expectations were not met, in large part because of the loss of sophomore center Abby Rendle to injury midway through the conference schedule.

SCOREBOARD Men’s Basketball (20-11, 9-5 CAA) CAA Tournament Results Quarterfinals: College 79, James Madison 64 Semifinals: Hofstra 70, College 67

CAA Tournament Results Quarterfinals: Towson 71, College 65

Average Scoring Leaders

Average Scoring Leaders

Omar Prewitt.............18.1pts, 52% FG, 38% 3pt David Cohn................12.4pts, 50% FG, 47% 3pt Terry Tarpey.................11.7pts, 51% FG, RB 7.7

Marlena Tremba.....13.9pts, 38% FG, 37% 3pt Alex Masaquel.........13.8pts, 53% FG, RB 7.5

No. 60 Men’s Tennis (9-3) Feb. 13: W, College 7, Villanova (4-7) 0 Feb. 21: W, Penn State (12-3) 5, College 2 Feb. 28: W, College 5, Bucknell (6-6) 2 March 5: W, College 6, Valparaiso (11-5) 1 March 18: vs Norfolk State (1-10), 10 a.m.

Women’s Basketball (15-15, 6-12 CAA)

No. 30 Women’s Tennis (10-4, 1-0 CAA) Feb. 27: W, College 5, Harvard (7-6) 2 Feb. 28: L, College 6, Liberty (6-8) 1 March 5: W, College 5, Illinois (5-6) 2 March 6: W, College 4, Wisconsin (3-8) 3 March 18: vs East Carolina (11-4), 6:30 p.m.

Gymnastics

Baseball (6-10)

Men: March 6 vs Navy

W, College 408.8, Navy 406.6 Women: March 13 at Towson L, Towson 194.625, College 194.075

March 11: L, UConn (8-6) 18, College 1 March 12: L, UConn 3, College 2 March 12: L, CSUN (14-3) 11, College 7 March 15: vs Norfolk State (6-9), 6 p.m.

Track and Field

Lacrosse (3-3)

March 11: at NCAA Indoor Championships

Waterfield, O’Connell, Rome earn All- American honors

March 6: L, Winthrop (8-1) 10, College 9 March 10: W, College 17, ODU (5-2) 14 March

16: vs UConn (4-1), 7 p.m.

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COMMENTARY

Another year, no crown Breaking down men’s basketball’s season

Nick Cipolla

FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

Derek O’Connell First-team All-America Pole Vault 5.53 meters

Regan Rome Second-team All-America 3,000 meters 9:22.60

Brian Waterfield Second-team All-America Weight Throw 20.6 meters ALL PHOTOS COURTESY / TRIBE ATHLETICS

Redshirt-junior Derek O’Connell, sophomore Regan Rome and redshirt-senior Brian Waterfield earned All-American honors at the national meet.

All-American Tribe trio

Indoor season ends at championship meets DOMINIC BURKETT FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary track and field closed out the indoor season with a strong, memorable pair of championship weekends.

On March 6 at Boston University, the women’s team finished 21st in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, while the men finished fourth in the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championships.

The women’s team sent 10 competitors to ECAC’s, with five women earning All-East honors, awarded to those who finished eighth place of better.

Three of the performances honored were in the throws. Sophomore Leia Mistowski finished fourth overall in the weight throw at 17.67 meters, resetting her own school record in the process.

Redshirt-junior Rochelle Evans took eighth in the event with a throw of 16.68 meters. Then in the shot put Evans earned her second All-East award of the meet with an eighth-place finish with a throw of 13.40 meters.

The Tribe also ran well on the track.

Senior Meghan McGovern placed third in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 16:38.47. In the 500-meter dash finals, sophomore Kacey Wheeler, after having already ran a lifetime best in the prelims, ran a second one with a time of 1:14.19 to finish in eighth place. Junior Molly Applegate placed ninth overall

in a lifetime-best race of 9:41.41 in the 3,000-meter race, just missing AllEast honors, while sophomore Molly Breidenbaugh finished 12th. Finally, the seasoned quartet of senior Breanna Brukalo, redshirt-junior Ashley Woodards, senior Leanna Eisenman and senior Meghan McGovern ran a solid time of 12:5.32 in the distance medley relay competition to finish 18th overall.

William and Mary’s men placed fourth at the IC4A Championships in one of the best performances in Tribe history, and shared five All-East honors amongst the six events in which the College participated.

The day’s first win came in the shot put, where redshirt-junior Taylor Frenia won with a final throw of 18 meters, the furthest in William and Mary history by over 0.3 meters. Frenia is the first Tribe first-place finisher since 2013 and the first throwing event winner for the College ever at the IC4A Indoor Championships.

Redshirt-junior Derek O’Connell won with a vault of 5.15 meters, the first pole vault win for the Tribe in 39 years.

Together with Frenia’s win, this marks just the second time ever that the Tribe has snatched up multiple IC4A titles at the same meet.

Sophomore Davion Hutt finished second overall in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.81 seconds. This ties his own school record and solidifies him as the greatest short-sprinter in men’s indoor history, as he has run the

Tribe’s top-27 times ever in that race.

Sophomore Dawson Connell ran 4:4.60 in the 16,000-meter run for third place.

The team of freshman Ryan McGorty, junior Troy Sevachko and seniors Jomar Aryee and Ryan Gousse ran 9:58.93 representing the Tribe in a fifth-place finish in the distance medley relay.

On March 11 and 12, in Birmingham, Ala, three Tribe athletes competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and did not disappoint.

O’Connell competed in the pole vault, finishing seventh overall with a vault of 5.35 meters, becoming the first first-team All-American vaulter in Tribe history.

Sophomore Regan Rome finished 12th overall with a time of 9:22.60 in the 3,000-meter race. Her recognition as a second-team All-American is her second such accolade this year, having received the honor for her performance in cross country this fall.

Redshirt-senior Brian Waterfield finished 10th in the weight throw with a 20.60-meter throw to become a second-team All-American. Waterfield solidified himself as the greatest indoor weight thrower in Tribe history, holding 13 records of the 16 throws in the books while closing the season as William and Mary’s first NCAA qualifier or AllAmerican in indoor throwing events.

The outdoor season begins this week as the College hosts the Tribe Invitational Friday and Saturday at Zable Stadium.

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Tribe stays strong through spring break No. 30 women defeat two on the road, No. 60 men win at home HENRY TROTTER FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary’s dominance on the court continued this week with fine victories from both the men’s and women’s teams. The No. 30 women’s team faced a stern test, traveling to face Wisconsin and Illinois while carrying the burden of its first top-30 ranking this year. The Tribe (10-4) got off to a smooth start, toppling the No. 65 Fighting Illini (5-6) behind dominant doubles play and a comprehensive performance from No. 89 singles player Elizaveta Nemchinov.

After sweeping the doubles points, William and Mary got off to a strong start in singles through junior Marie Faure, who won 6-1, 6-1 to take her personal tally to 4-3 at the No. 2 spot. Nemchinov battled to a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 113 Louise Kwong, and although freshman Lauren Goodman could not replicate last week’s success that saw her named CAA Player of the Week last week, at No. 6 sophomore Maria Groener brought home a 6-3, 6-2 win to clinch the victory for the Tribe.

After a relatively straightforward victory Saturday, it appeared that Sunday’s match would be more difficult.

Despite not being ranked and only sporting a 3-8 season record, the Badgers (3-8, 0-2) had notched close losses to several nationally ranked teams, including No. 6 California, No. 10 Texas Tech and No. 9 Texas A&M. Their secret weapon, No. 44 Lauren Chypyha matched up against Nemchinov in Nemchinov’s second ranked match of the weekend.

Nemchinov lost the match on a tiebreak, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(1), but the Tribe had already secured the victory.

After a more challenging doubles slate that took all three

matches to earn the doubles point, Groener continued her strong weekend by putting the Tribe in control with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Faure was beaten in straight sets, but Goodman and sophomore Olivia Thaler stepped up to put away Wisconsin 4-3, despite the late three-set tiebreak losses of Nemchinov and senior Julia Casselbury. For their dominant doubles weekend, Nemchinov and Faure were named CAA Doubles Team of the Week.

The 60th-ranked men’s team also continued their hot streak, winning their eighth in a row at the McCormackNagelsen Tennis Center in Williamsburg. Valparaiso, Saturday’s opponent, had previously challenged No. 42 Purdue and No. 55 Wisconsin, slipping to close losses against both. However, the Tribe (9-3) trounced the Crusaders (11-5) 6-1, including an impressive doubles victory by sophomore Ryan Newman and senior Scott Huang over Valparaiso’s No. 57-nationally ranked doubles pair.

Tribe sophomore Christian Cargill lost his second consecutive match in a tough singles matchup at the No. 1 spot, but all other William and Mary singles players won, leading the College to victory. Sophomore Alec Miller turned around a 3-6 first-set deficit to win the second set 7-6 and the third 6-4 to take home his 14th win of the season. Sophomore Lars de Boer (12-7), junior Aidan Talcott (15-6) and junior Damon Niquet (12-8) are other double-digit win players that picked up victories.

The men’s team has a pair of home contests next weekend, hosting Norfolk State Saturday and the Texas-San Antonio Sunday. The women also field two opponents at home, welcoming East Carolina Friday night and Marshall Sunday.

As I sat in Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, just over a week ago, my heart dropped: I saw William and Mary fall to Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals. The late layup by the Pride, the missed threepointer from the Tribe and the final free throws made the previous day’s 7964 win over James Madison seem like a lifetime ago. The College’s season may be remembered as just another year of not going to the Big Dance, but 2015-16 was much more in reality.

Starting with the season opener, a win over Atlantic Coast Conference member North Carolina State, the Tribe appeared strong despite losing what head coach Tony Shaver has referred to multiple times as “arguably the best player in program history” in Marcus Thornton ’15. When all the storylines looked at how much was lost with Thornton’s graduation, the College fought to make a name other than his for itself, and I think it did.

The season as a whole, of course, saw lots of play from senior guard Terry Tarpey and senior forward Sean Sheldon. With the NCAA tournament, the NIT and other postseason event schedules released on Selection Sunday last weekend, it is clear that their collegiate careers are done. They refused to go quietly, with Tarpey getting his second-straight CAA Defensive Player of the Year honor after getting the program’s first award last season, and with Sheldon improving his play through the season, increasing his careerhigh scoring mark in several games.

It isn’t just about individual performances, however; it’s about the team.

With the CAA quarterfinal victory, the Tribe secured its third straight year with 20 victories for the first time since 1951. The program is in good shape, and getting to the CAA semifinals is no joke, as most of the conference stayed neck-and-neck in the standings throughout the slate, with just Delaware and Drexel falling behind in the hunt for the regular season title in the 10-team conference. For a mid-major conference ranked No. 9 in all of Division I men’s basketball, the Tribe should give itself a pat on the back for another solid season.

Of course, a pat on the back is not the goal of the program. The goal is a conference championship. The College fell short of that again this year after falling in the tournament final in 2014 and 2015, showing something missing from the gameplay. In the postgame conference after the semifinal on March 6, Shaver talked about how battling hard and execution both need to be present to win games, citing a lack of execution as a key factor in the loss. After watching the game myself, I agree, as sloppy play doomed the Tribe to another year without the CAA title and that automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. The Tribe struggled mainly with keeping the ball once the team had possession as well as rebounding and simply taking good shots. Defensively, Shaver said after the Senior Day loss to Drexel last month that the team was playing without much heart. Some of that heart came back in the CAA quarterfinal but wasn’t enough against Hofstra.

As someone who has been here for three years and has one left, I hope to see the Tom Yeager Trophy brought back to Kaplan Arena next year. There are eight months until the 2016-17 season begins in October and likely high pressure to perform on the team. Even with the loss of Tarpey and Sheldon, the future looks bright for the College. I say this looking at the bench, with sophomore guard Greg Malinowski going off for a career-high 22 points in the CAA semifinal as well as sophomore guard Connor Burchfield coming back to life as the three-point specialist he is known as during the quarterfinal game the day before. Sophomore forward Jack Whitman has been putting up numbers similar to Sheldon’s through the season and appears to be a worthy and likely replacement for him on the starting five next season. With three starters returning next winter, including junior guard Daniel Dixon and forward Omar Prewitt as well as sophomore guard David Cohn, there is still a lot of talent on the team. Though Dixon battled a wrist injury for part of the season, he remains a strong offensive player near the basket and from range. Prewitt struggled with free throws late in the season but led the team in scoring significantly through most games.

Cohn was near-perfect from the stripe in the last couple of games and showed high awareness, making key assists as well as creating his own shot opportunities. He had big shoes to fill, though, as he was assuming the role in the starting five that for the previous four seasons had been occupied by Thornton.

Despite once again not getting the CAA title, the season can’t be considered a failure. With the offseason underway, the College will surely be working on the problem areas from this year. The Tribe is in good hands, both with the players on the court as well as Shaver and his staff. It’s just a shame that we’ll have to wait another year to see if the trophy heads to Williamsburg after the 2017 CAA tournament.

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Head coach Tony Shaver examines the court during one of this year’s games at Kaplan Arena.