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Carlton Smith and Christopher Johnson BY ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
In the summer of 2011, Carlton Smith ’15 and Christopher Johnson ’15 both attended the “Preparing for Life as a University Student” program before beginning their careers as freshmen at the College of William and Mary. The program, an initiative of the Center for Student Diversity, allows rising freshmen at the College to live on campus for a week and attend mock lectures. Smith and Johnson lived on opposite ends of their hall and struck up a fast
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friendship. Now, the two are on the campaign trail to become the next Student Assembly president and vice president. Smith — who has served as the Vice President of Advocacy for the Class of 2015 for the past three years — spent much of the earlier part of this semester deliberating whether he should run. When he decided to enter the race, Smith immediately asked Johnson if he would be his running mate, not expecting his friend to agree. Johnson, however, said he had wanted to run as well. See SMITH page 3
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Even after a week of campaigning, Colin Danly ’15 and Kendall Lorenzen ’15 are still eager to discuss their platform and explain their plans to improve the College of William and Mary if they are elected the next SA president and vice president. Danly and Lorenzen emphasize the three buzzwords on which their platform is based: collaborate, innovate and empower. As a part of their focus on collaboration, the two SA
Trevor Parkes and Liz Hernandez
candidates discuss their idea for a leadership summit, which would bring together leaders from major student organizations on campus that don’t typically interact with one another. The group would work together to discuss prevalent problems in the College community. “Right now, not all the major student leaders are in the same room to talk about community issues, and we believe that community issues deserve community action,” Danly said. “[This leadership summit] is really posed to make our See DANLY page 3
BY CLARE GILLESPIE FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
With “Listening to You” campaign posters scattered around the College of William and Mary campus, a Kickstarter initiative called “TWAMPstart” released through social media platforms, and one week of talking to student groups complete, Trevor Parkes ’15 and Liz Hernandez ’15 are in the midst of running to become president and vice president of the Student Assembly next year. If elected, Parkes and Hernandez hope to improve students’ mental, physical and
sexual health services, eliminate required meal plans for students who live on campus, and improve relations between students and the City of Williamsburg. The pair also plans to fund off-campus counseling visits and expand the Student Health Center’s hours. Parkes and Hernandez said they also believe that every student organization that receives money from the SA should receive annual sexualassault intervention training. “I hold this issue really close to my heart, especially in light of the email that circulated,” See PARKES page 3
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SA candidates debate issues, clarify positions Three presidential tickets discuss diversity, health services, campus safety at debate in Sadler Center BY SARAH CASPARI FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER
To kick off the week leading up to Student Assembly elections, presidential candidates Colin Danly ’15, Carlton Smith ’15 and Trevor Parkes ’15 participated in a formal debate Monday in Commonwealth Auditorium. The candidates spoke on the most pressing issues they feel the College of William and Mary faces. Multiculturalism and student diversity were topics that all three candidates addressed. Smith, whose platform focuses on diversity, said he hopes to bring more multicultural speakers like Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama to the College, as well as to create a council of student multicultural leaders to address the
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campus community. Parkes advocated a similar group designed to bring ideas on diversity to the SA, while Danly proposed a more top-down measure. “I think diverse communities start with [their] government,” Danly said. “We want to make sure we have our applications for both secretaries and undersecretaries open to the whole campus and then we would reach out to these multicultural organizations and encourage them to apply.” The presidential candidates also agreed universally that the College’s health services — both physical and mental — need to be emphasized and improved to better address students’ needs. All three candidates said if they could only increase SA funding to one program on campus, it would be a health-related program. Parkes brought up the need for SA subsidies for flu shots and off-campus doctor visits, and Danly said he wants the SA to begin providing students with free STI testing again. Smith expressed concern for students who withdraw from the College for reasons of mental health and have a difficult time coming back, and named this as one of the problems he would address, as well as general advocacy for the Counseling Center. “The biggest weakness here at William and Mary is their mental health policy and the publicizing of the Counseling Center and the services they have to offer,” Smith said. Campus safety — in light of the controversy caused over the Sigma Chi email — was also
discussed. Smith endorsed stronger sanctions for fraternity chapters that do not adhere to proper conduct. Danly spoke of training student organizations to have effective conversations to promote “deliberate democracy.” Parkes suggested that this sort of training be
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Presidential candidates Trevor Parkes ‘15, Carlton Smith ‘15 and Colin Danly ‘15 debated Monday.
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expanded to include faculty members. “There was a report put out by the school, a survey where students were asked who they go to when having trouble after sexual assault,” Parkes
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If, God forbid, the [European Union] were to station troops on Western Ukraine’s eastern border and Russian troops occupied Eastern Ukraine — that would be a scenario that doesn’t bear thinking about. — Associate professor of history Frederick Corney on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine
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STUDENT ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE Student Assembly Presidential candidates Carlton Smith ’15, Trevor Parkes ’15 and Colin Danly ’15 spoke about their platforms and ideas for the College of William and Mary at the annual presidential debate, which was held Monday at 5 p.m. in the Sadler Center’s Commonwealth Auditorium. Check FlatHatNews.com for a video of the debate, as well as for videos of each presidential and vice presidential candidate discussing their campaigns.
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The 400th anniversary of Pocahontas and John Rolfe’s wedding will be recreated and celebrated in Jamestown at the 1608 church April 5.
Pocahontas wedding to be re-enacted in Jamestown
Global leaders to discuss European affairs
Colonial Williamsburg and Historic Jamestown will be joining forces in celebration of Pocahontas and John Wolfe’s 400th wedding anniversary. The event, which will take place April 5, will be part of “The World of Pocahontas Initiative”. Jim Bradley, a spokesman for Colonial Williamsburg, said the woman playing Pocahontas in the re-enactment is a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. The initiative will not only include the wedding, but will also focus on the capture of Pocahontas and her trip to England. The event will take place in the 1608 church at James Fort.
According to the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily, Colonial Williamsburg will host world leaders this week to discuss the state of European affairs for the second WilliamsburgCSIS Forum, a result of a partnership between the Center for Strategic International Studies and the Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William and Mary. At this year’s forum — “A Crisis and a Crossroads: A Dis-United or United States of Europe” — politicians, diplomats, business leaders, scholars, economists and media representatives will discuss Europe’s political union, reaction to the debt crisis and foreign policy.
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A coyote was described as acting aggressively towards cars and humans near the Cedar Grove Cemetery and later on South England Street. Williamsburg Police, William and Mary Police, and Colonial Williamsburg Security are all on patrol for to find the animal. The Williamsburg Police have advised calling 2202331 if the animal is spotted. A coyote was found dead in Cedar Grove Cemetery on Monday, March 17, authorities believe it to be the same aggressive coyote spotted earlier.
This summer, the City of Williamsburg will repave nine streets. The city approved Branscome Inc.’s contract for $405,791 to work on Prince George Street, Armistead Avenue, Scotland Street, North Boundary Street, Newport Avenue, College Terrace, Dillard Street, Rolfe Road and Forest Hill Drive. Four of these roads lie along the construction of the mixed-use development by Prince George Street. The City awarded the contract to Branscome Inc. in a 4-0 vote Thursday. The project is scheduled to be completed in July.
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The Obama administration announced last week that they have selected the College of William and Mary to host the Presidential Precinct. The College, along with the University of Virginia, Monticello, Montpelier, Ash Lawn-Highland and Morven will host 25 young African leaders over the summer. The Presidential Precinct will conduct classes to train the leaders. The program is aimed at helping young African leaders run and start businesses, lead ministries and serve the country.
Assistant professor at the College of William and Mary’s School of Education Jamel Donnor writes that many American schools segregate students in his new book, “The Resegregation of Schools: Education and Race in the Twenty-First Century.” Routledge published this book, which Donnor coauthored with associate professor at the University of Illinois Adrienne Dixson in 2013. The book’s idea comes from the 2007 Supreme Court decision that ruled against Seattle voluntarily integrating its public schools.
College clarifies language after investigation The College of William and Mary changed its website’s language to clarify that students do not need to submit fee-based forms when applying for federal aid. The change followed an investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The committee investigated 111 colleges and universities that may have violated the Higher Education Act by misleading their students about fee-based financial aid forms.
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Scholars at College chime in on Ukrainian crisis Faculty from different academic fields at the College conflicted on future of Ukraine
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College of William and Mary faculty who specialize in Eastern European Studies agree on at least one thing about the Crimean crisis: little is certain. The crisis began when the Ukrainian parliament impeached its president, Viktor Yanukovych. Russian President Vladimir Putin considered the impeachment unlawful and, on Feb. 26, Russian troops were deployed along the Crimean Peninsula. The international community sees this as an affront to Ukraine’s autonomy and its ability to resolve its own political disputes. The history of the two countries, however, shows close cultural connections that, College faculty say, influences the current situation.
Associate Professor of Government Paula Pickering said she believes Putin is trying to solidify Russia’s power in the region by controlling Ukraine’s politics. Both Russia and Ukraine were once part of the Soviet Union, and Pickering said Putin feels insecure about Russia’s level of power. “[Putin] wants to stay in power for as long as he can, and he wants to show that Russia is strong and it’s not going to have the United States or the European Union or anybody tell it what to do,” Pickering said. Associate Professor of History Frederick Corney said it is hard to know what Putin’s ultimate goal is. “I think [Putin] was initially reacting to what he saw as disturbing pro-Western re-orientations going on in Kiev, but is now reacting on a day-today basis,” Corney said.
Corney said this apparent lack of purpose could have dangerous implications for the security of the region. Random behavior from Russia could send hostile signals to the other European countries that would then treat Russia as an aggressor, Corney said. Such a situation could escalate into open violence between Russia and the EU. “If, God forbid, the EU were to station troops on Western Ukraine’s eastern border and Russian troops occupied Eastern Ukraine, that would be a scenario that doesn’t bear thinking about,” Corney said. Post-Doctoral Fellow in European Studies Leslie Waters said she believes the crisis shows how important it is to continue to fund academic research into studying specific regions in the world. Greater understanding of the region would give the United States a greater ability to analyze
the events currently unfolding, she said. “One of the reasons the United States is having such a hard time answering these kinds of questions — and diplomacy seems to be a real problem at the moment between the US and Russia — is because we don’t have enough experts any longer trained in academia,” Waters said. Going forward, there is no certainty about what Russia will do. Pickering said she was concerned about Russia using military force to impose its will. “There have been many appeals for Russia to protect peaceful civilians … these appeals will be considered,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said yesterday. “This rhetoric has been used in the past to justify intervention,” Pickering said. “It is still unclear whether the Russian military might go into parts of eastern Ukraine.”
Danly, Lorenzen hope to Smith, Johnson to push for more self-operating dining increase transparency in SA SMITH from page 1
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community more collaborative because it fosters unlikely partnerships.” Lorenzen, the current Secretary of Outreach in the executive branch of the SA, said she hopes to empower student groups through civil discourse seminars. The pair has discussed these seminars with the Office of Community Engagement and would like to involve graduate students in the program. “What we want to do is have these graduate students teach these students these [civil discourse skills], and have these students go out into the community … and stage forums for discussion,” Lorenzen said. “[It makes] our platform more proactive rather than reactive.” If elected, the pair would work to improve transparency between the SA and the student body, as well as between the three different branches of the SA. Danly suggests using Google Calendar and Google Drive to keep the different branches informed about each other’s activities. The pair also wishes to remain realistic in the promises they are making to student organizations. Danly, who has served as the chair for the Finance and Budget Committee, said he understands the budget and what is realistic Danly within its constraints. “Since I am Chairman of Finance and Budget … going through the budgetary process and realizing how all this stuff works, we know what the budget is there for and what it can be allocated for. We would love to do a lot of different programs and really expand things, but at the same time you have to be a little realistic and say, we have this budget and no one really wants a $150 student activities fee,” Danly said. The duo cites their experience in the SA as what sets them apart from the other tickets. “We really have experience picking out student concerns and student issues and making things happen,” Lorenzen said. Danly and Lorenzen believe their dynamic as a potential SA President and Vice President pairing works well since they would bring two different perspectives. “Kendall and I really come together being like we want to make William and Mary better, and we have over the last three years,” Danly said. “Through our different [activities that] we have been involved with or our different initiatives in the Student Assembly, I really believe we have made it better,” Danly said. “We can combine our forces and really look out and say we’ve accomplished so much and look at what we can accomplish next.”
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Johnson has not been involved in the SA, but has served as the vice president of the Black Student Association and is involved with the Honor Council. “I wanted to do more to help each and every student on this campus,” Smith said. “We know we are definitely going to fight for each student.” The duo is running with the slogan “Fighting for change, one student at a time.” Smith came up with this tagline based on the different ideas the pair has in their platform, as well as the wide range of students they are targeting. Smith and Johnson would like to increase the number of Blue Light Emergency Call Boxes. at the College and increase upkeep on the ones already on campus, noting that last Smith year some continuously beeped, flashed, or otherwise malfunctioned. Smith said he would also like to implement an extended orientation session run by the College’s police department, informing students of the services they offer. Another issue Smith would like to tackle
is students’ mental health. Life at the College can be stressful, he said, and some students need to take time off for physical or mental reasons. However, Smith and Johnson want to ensure that students are never prevented from returning once they take time off and seek treatment. Smith and Johnson would like to work with the Counseling Center to have students readmitted and attend therapy for several months after they return before resuming their classes. “We want students who want to be here to be able to come back when things like this happen,” Smith said. Smith and Johnson also have new ideas for campus dining. They would like to see the entire dining program become self-operating, as opposed to contracted out to a corporation like Sodexo or Aramark. Johnson, who served for two years on the Food Service Advisory Committee, explained that the quality of food under a self-operating service, such as the one at Christopher Newport University, is far superior to the fare of a food provider. He said he believes that the food services should operate to provide students with the best food, not to make a profit. “If [Christopher Newport University] is able to do it [for] the size of their student body, [which is] comparable to us, we should be
able to do the same thing,” Johnson said. “The choice to make it better for students in the long run is becoming self-op[erating]. I want to know what’s stopping us.” The two said they would also like to increase the transparency of campus organizations. Smith and Johnson said they feel that many organizations operate behind closed doors, and students only find out what is going on when they check the Student Happenings emails. To avoid this problem, Smith and Johnson would like to send out a monthly email detailing the goings-on of the Student Assembly. Other changes the pair want to make on campus include increasing Earl Gregg Swem Library’s hours during the midterm week before spring break, adding more vehicles to the Zipcar program, and expanding the minority voice on campus by inviting more speakers like the Dalai Lama, Maya Angelou and Prince Turki Al-Faisal. Although they have numerous goals, Smith and Johnson said they are confident they can make the changes they wish to see. The two said they hope to implement changes that will resonate even after they have graduated. “We’re certain that we can accomplish all this and at least set up the stones for our successors to take over and make sure our dreams become reality,” Smith said.
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Hernandez said. “We think this isn’t just a female issue; this is a safety and security issue… That’s something we’re really going to push to [the] forefront of our agenda if we do get elected, and that starts with training and educating everyone on these issues.” Parkes and Hernandez also hope to educate the College’s faculty, which currently receives no training in dealing with sexual assault. The pair said they also think students should have more dining options, citing students with dietary restrictions and students who live in dorms with full kitchens, like the new fraternity houses and the apartment complexes. Parkes and Hernandez want to work with Williamsburg on changing the “three person rule,” noise violation process and involvement in city politics. “We would like to work with legislators to knock [the noise violations] down so it’s not a court event. …We would like to make sure that students have an exception [to the ‘three person rule’] in general,” Parkes said. Parkes and Hernandez said they also want to increase opportunities for student involvement in the city. Their initiative “TWAMPstart” — a think tank designed to pair students’ creative business ideas with Williamsburg investors and businesses — is one way the pair plans to improve communication. “We have a great resource, and that resource is a human resource,” Parkes said. “We have 6,000 undergrad[uate]s and 2,000 grad[uate]
students — over 8,000 total — and this human resource can really be used to make not only William and Mary a better place, and really foster these bright students, but also Williamsburg a better place.” Parkes, an Eagle Scout from Pennsylvania and the current Secretary of College Policy for the Student Assembly, is the president of the Omega Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Fraternity at the College. Parkes also led the Inter-Fraternity Council last year as a sophomore. Hernandez works with the Undergraduate Admission Office as a Multicultural Affairs Intern and encourages students to give back to campus as a Developmental Ambassador. Hernandez is also a member of the Alpha Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority. Parkes and Hernandez, who met freshman year, said that their experiences both inside and Parkes outside the SA makes them strong candidates for the president and vice president roles. They chose their slogan — “Listening to You” — because the duo said they hope to give back to the community by listening to them. “I think I’m leaving a really well-rounded individual and really I owe that to a lot of older people I looked up to my entire time here who, when I approached them and asked them what some ideas they had to get me involved were, they took the time to listen to me and hear what I needed and what I was looking for here,” Parkes said. “They really got me started on a life-changing path and I cannot be appreciative enough. We want to give that opportunity to every student here.”
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said. “After peers, in second place came faculty, yet faculty receive no formal training at all in how to handle these issues.” Another idea Parkes promoted was TWAMPstart, a program designed to link student business ideas with local investors. He also proposed advocating for students within the context of the greater community by negotiating the punishment for noise violations and the threeperson rule for off-campus housing. Danly plans to promote the College’s relationship with the community through greater communication and collaboration. “One way [to continue improving town-gown relations] is to have a meeting of the minds between the SA
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Carlton Smith ‘15 and Trevor Parkes ‘15 address audience questions in the new, modified SA debate format.
leadership and the city council leadership as we have done in the past,” Danly said. “The way we do that is by having real issues to talk about, instead of
just people talking over each other.” All three candidates agreed to make an effort to develop the SA’s relationship with the
College’s administration, as well as continue to actively reach out to students via “coffee talks,” email, social media and campus events.
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Promises to collaborate and innovate Candidates commit to multiculturalism
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While innovative ideas are important, equally important is the familiarity with the process involved in implementing them. The three pairs of candidates running for Student Assembly President and Vice President all clearly demonstrated a shared love for the College of William and Mary and a commitment to serving her students. As much as we students pride ourselves in our innovation and independence, however, we cannot effectively implement changes in school policy and large-scale initiatives without support. In the SA, there is a vital need to collaborate with administration in order to create an open, productive dialogue, and to ensure sustainable changes are made in the students’ best interests. Each pair of candidates has held leadership positions and has worked with administration in a variety of areas of campus life: Trevor Parkes ’15 has served as President of the Interfraternity Council and Carlton Smith ’15 has served as President of the Residence Hall Association. However, while Colin Danly ’15 spoke of his and running mate Kendall Lorenzen’s ’15 experiences communicating with administration in a variety of realms, he also highlighted their collaboration with administrators in a specifically SA-related context. As it can already be a long, involved process for students to work with the administration toward change, representatives who already have overcome the learning curve of collaborating with the administration toward affecting SA policy can be a huge asset to the students they represent. Additionally, such established relationships can help representatives determine which administrators would be best advocates of specific types of policies and initiatives. By having representatives that have an intimate understanding of administrative collaboration, students can benefit by seeing the fruition of their labors in a more immediate way, initiating positive change more swiftly and productively for the Tribe. Email Andrea Aron-Schiavone at acaronschiavon@email. wm.edu.
As College of William and Mary students, we know that the College maintains a strong commitment to promoting and increasing diversity among the student body. In the Student Assembly presidential debate, all candidates endorsed that commitment. Promoting diversity can produce a cultural awareness that is imperative for all students to acknowledge in accordance with the liberal arts mission of our school. The question, however, is how to tangibly achieve that commitment. Carlton Smith ’15 voiced his position on increasing multiculturalism across campus, one of his main platforms, by creating a multicultural council of leaders from cultural organizations on campus. This is an excellent idea to promote diversity and multiculturalism. Because there are so many cultural organizations on campus, this idea would allow the SA to reach out to a significant portion of the College community. The council would draw attention to their causes and would provide a concrete link between these organizations and the SA, and would help to educate and inform the student body about the cultures that make up our community. Through this medium, the currently underrepresented voices of students and their issues could be heard. The council and SA would also work to bring speakers to campus who embody this multicultural ideal, and continue to bring iconic figures like Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama to campus. Embracing diversity and spreading culture creates a rich and fulfilling community of varying ideas, beliefs and perspectives. Of course, all of the interests and views on campus cannot be represented, and not every form of diversity has a club to represent it, but forming this council would be a great start to embracing diversity and promoting multiculturalism on our campus through the SA. Email Michael Testa at mrtesta@email.wm.edu.
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tudents of the College of William and Mary will be faced with a difficult choice on Thursday — who to elect as Student Assembly president and vice president. Among three strong candidate pairs, Colin Danly ’15 and Kendall Lorenzen ’15 have the necessary experience, institutional knowledge and realistic ideas to move the SA forward. Serving on the SA Outreach, Policy and Code Revisions Committees, as well as Chair of the Finance committee, Danly has made the SA work better for students. He sponsored the “Know Your Rights Acquisition Act” which funded and distributed thousands of Know Your Rights cards to students. He also sponsored the New Organization Funding Act to help new student organizations apply for funding. Less known among students is Danly’s work on the Code Revisions Committee to streamline SA code — a much needed reform. Lorenzen’s work as Chair of the Senate and Secretary of Outreach shows that she is ready to lead as SA vice president. She was largely responsible for Tribe Rides, the SA initiative to transport students to counseling sessions off campus. Encouraging graduate students to play a more active role in the SA, she supported the Student Development Act, a bill to give graduate students a say in the budgeting process. She also played an integral role in the SA’s subsidization of STI testing, and both she and Danly helped improve communication between the SA and Student Health Center. As high-ranking members, Danly and Lorenzen have a strong working knowledge of the SA. This will shorten their acclimation period after the transition between administrations, allowing them to take action in the first month or so when newly elected presidents and vice presidents are often less productive. That knowledge will also help them more successfully implement their ideas and improve communication within the SA. Danly and Lorenzen’s ideas emphasize building connections between students, faculty, administrators and the SA. They plan to use the Department of Outreach to train student connectors who will advise student organizations. They will improve the SA website, allowing students to contribute ideas directly. Following the theme of open communication, they want to partner with the Office of Community Engagement and hold civil discourse seminars on sensitive topics. They also want to hold more coffee talks with faculty and administrators to promote stronger relationships between students, faculty and administrators. Similarly, they want to bring together student leaders for leadership summits, fostering connections between diverse student organizations. We also support their plan to hold event days for different student cultural organizations on campus, as well as their plan to integrate the SA into the freshman orientation process. If the SA engages students early in their college careers, it could reduce apathy later on. We are confident in Danly and Lorenzen’s ability to confront next year’s challenges. With their combined experience, knowledge and strong emphasis on connection, they will bring competence and credibility to the SA. 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 Abby Boyle, Áine Caine, Matt Camarda, Meredith Ramey and Ellen Wexler. 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.
Activities budgeting: a focus of debate Three candidates, identical platforms
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Tucker Higgins
One of the most significant issues raised in the recent Student Assembly debate was the matter of funding student organizations and services given the restrictions of the budget. This question illuminated stark differences between the platforms of Carlton Smith ’15, Colin Danly ’15 and Trevor Parkes ’15. Perhaps the greatest variance in platforms came up between Smith and Parkes. On the one hand, Smith offered a leveling solution when it came to the budget. He proposed using some of the funds from large, more popular student organizations in order to fund smaller and lesser-known clubs. In contrast, Parkes suggested prioritizing student clubs and organizations based on their influence on campus. Based on which groups affected the greatest number of students, Parkes’s platform recommended greater subsidies allocated toward more active student groups. In essence, Parkes and Smith are on opposite sides of the spectrum on the issue, with one promoting efficiency and the other advocating redistribution. Danly advocated a broad approach to the issue, suggesting increased funding for student clubs and organizations across the board. This, he noted, means suggesting reforms to the SA budget as a whole. Given these solutions, Danly’s method would appear to be the most moderate tactic of the three, as it refrains from prioritizing certain groups and organizations over others. However, it is also apparent that the platforms of Parkes and Smith would have a much more immediate impact on the allocation of SA monetary resources in the 2014-15 academic year. In all, each of the candidates put forward a strong case for their distinct approaches to the issue. Email Ricky Tischner at rstischner@email.wm.edu.
If you want to know what distinguishes the three candidates for Student Assembly president, don’t ask the candidates. At least, not if you want to move beyond platitudes. When the elections commission asked the three candidates to distinguish themselves last night, each of them promptly reverted to archetype. Colin Danly ’15 said his focus was “the issues” (a phrase he used six times) and “what needs to be done.” Carlton Smith ’15 said his goals would be “tangible,” while Trevor Parkes ’15 preferred “tangible and pragmatic.” Still undecided? If elected, Smith said he would be a “voice for the voiceless,” but Parkes said he would be “listening to the countless voices” on campus. Do you have a voice? Do you not? One of these candidates is your man. And they are all men. In fact, there hasn’t been a female president since Christina Scott ’11 was elected in 2010. Not that diversity isn’t one of “the issues.” We should therefore be refreshed by the few choice nuggets of difference to be found among last night’s canned candidate-speak and pre-fab declarations. When an audience member asked about the student activities fee, citing it as the highest fee of its kind in Virginia, Danly made the risky argument that it was necessary to sustain proper levels of activities funding — and backed up the claim with his experience on the finance committee. When the candidates were asked about the controversial Sigma Chi email, only Parkes seemed to have a prepared response, saying that faculty members should be trained to deal with sexual assault victims. When the subject turned to mental health, Smith spoke passionately about the need to allow those with mental health issues back on campus after they’ve gotten help. If, as the candidates argued, diversity is crucial, we should expect more of it in the platforms of those who run for office. The president ought to be a ‘voice for the voiceless’ — but he must also have a voice of his own. Email Tucker Higgins at jthiggins@email.wm.edu.
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SA tickets: Get to know the candidates, piece by piece
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Rewind, because then you get to expereince things again.
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Have a rewind button or a pause button?
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Warren Buffet, because he is an icon! Plus his financial insight is amazing.
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I love to sit back and eat those little chocolate covered pomegranates!
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The American dream found in Williamsburg Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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Manuel Cerrutti and Concepcion Pellecer work at both the Commons Dinning Hall and the Sadler Center at the College.
Campus workers overcome multiple hardships and achieve their dreams in immigrating to America BY STEPHANIE HEREDIA THE FLAT HAT
“We want to share our story with you,” Concepcion Pellecer said. For a little over a year now, Pellecer and Manuel Cerrutti have been working for the College of William and Mary’s Dining Services in both the Sadler Center and the Commons Dining Hall. Throughout the semester, they would share encouraging sayings — especially during exam week — and help students practice their Spanish. Because they have recently become American citizens, they are excited to share anecdotes about their long journey to finally achieving citizenship, one of their many dreams. For them, the Sueño Americano, or the American Dream, is real. Originally from Guatemala, Pellecer had wanted to come to the United States since she was 17 years old. She wanted to help her family by working in the United States and by sending money home to help remedy their poor economic situation. Her Guatemalan friends helped her find her first job with a paycheck of $40. “I never had that kind of salary before,” she said. But Pellecer did not leave her home only
for economic reasons. Dangerous guerrillas roved Guatemala during the 1980s. Buses were set on fire, shops and homes were raided by the guerrilleros, and “matazones,” or killings, became part of everyday reality. Innocent people were murdered, and the police had no control over the spiraling situation. Pellecer recalled how her younger brother, who was in veterinary school, had to pick up the corpses that were left on the street. “Once when he was out during late hours, he had to hide underneath the corpses to hide from kidnappers,” she said. Violence became part of daily life, but she kept dreaming. Cerrutti left Peru at age 23 because of his father’s death and poor economic situation, but the guerrillas also played a factor in his decision to immigrate to the United States. “Because of the guerrillas, there was a lot insecurity during that time,” Cerrutti said. “The economy in Peru was going down. Government help was mostly for rich people.” A witness to the damage the guerrilleros did, Cerrutti recalls how bridges were blown up and
how people, including his teenage brother, were kidnapped. “These kidnappings were called ‘enboscados,’” he said. “People had to be alert.” Although Pellecer and Cerrutti beat the odds and are now American citizens, their situation is bittersweet. “There is a lot of family separation,” Pellecer said. “They deported my brother, and his daughter is living here with us, but [she] isn’t able to be with her father.” The couple moved from Los Angeles to Georgia and finally to Williamsburg in order to raise their two nieces and to care for their grandmother. According to Cerrutti, the original plan was to stay in the United States for two years. For Pellecer, however, coming to the United States was her dream. “It was a paradise and now, thanks to God, I am a citizen,” she said. The couple has more dreams they plan on fulfilling. Pellecer is currently taking English grammar classes with prospects of earning her GED so that she can become a nurse. She loves working at the Sadler Center because of the students’ vibrancy, and hearing everyone speak English helps her master the language. Hope is very much alive on campus.
CONFUSION CORNER
The seven species of gym attendees
The common characteristics of a select few twamps at the gym Yoga/pilates girl
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The Student Recreation Center is the one building on campus that ignores reminders of stressful midterms, papers or deadlines. A sanctuary, if you will. This last semester of college, my relationship with the Rec has gone from casual to something mildly obsessive. It’s a nice place to bond with friends, to track self-improvement to watch the morning news on the treadmill, or to watch the evening news on the treadmill. After spending this much time at the gym, you recognize some unique characters.
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You’ll know who she is by the yoga pants and cute top. Her hair is neatly pulled back. She is ready to stretch and strengthen. Despite the complete lack of aerobic exercise, yoga/pilates girl somehow manages to have a perfectly slim body. While the rest of us struggle to balance our one-footed tree pose, she closes her eyes and meditates. After class, you see her at the Grind, drinking a spinach and mango smoothie. (Full disclosure: I once spent an entire semester going to yoga every day in order to acquire the grace and poise of a yoga/ pilates girl. Needless to say, those efforts were unsuccessful.) You’re either born a yoga/pilates girl or you’re not.
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Spin is hands down the most addicting class the Rec offers, and Sorority Court has drunk the Kool-Aid. The class is always 99 percent female, and most of the girls are wearing letters. On an average day, the KKGs and the Thetas can be found in the front row, the Kappa Deltas take over the middle section, and a few other sororities will be scattered throughout. You’ll leave wondering if this was a fitness class or a Panhellenic Conference.
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Let’s be honest, that shirt is barely a shirt. You cut the armholes so large that, yes, we can all see your chiseled abs. Congratulations! Now put a shirt on. Thanks.
This girl comes to the gym in her pre-planned “cute gym clothes,” just to bop around on the elliptical for 30 minutes while reading a magazine. She proceeds to do approximately 20 crunches. Then she goes home without breaking a sweat. (No shame though, we’ve all identified with this girl at one point in our college careers.)
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Ariel Cohen is a Confusion Corner columnist and just got her Jane Goodall on at the Rec.
Against the wishes of his children, Cerrutti plans to retire in Peru. “The United States is their country now,” he said. They hope their children will become professionals and have their own families with secure careers. They want to give their children what they did not have when they were back in their home countries. Family life is vital for them, and they believe everyone should be able to enjoy it, even undocumented workers. Concerning the current immigration reform movement, Cerrutti thinks that the government should approve immigration reform that will allow the millions of undocumented workers to work “tranquilos,” or without fear of being deported or being separated from their families. The corruption and mafia-like pandilleros makes starting one’s business in Latin America challenging. He believes that it will be difficult to deport millions of people who want to work for their families. They trust that the government will do its best to protect families who are also working for the “sueño americano.” For Pellecer and Cerrutti, the American Dream is real if one is patient, determined and hardworking. “To reach it, it depends on the person,” Pellecer said.
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BASEBALL
Tribe trounces Iona for sixth win in a row
Aker throws seven scoreless innings Sunday to help close out home sweep
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Junior first baseman Michael Katz was awarded CAA Player of the Year Monday after driving in 13 RBIs during the series.
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FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
Although the final game was less resounding than the first, William and Mary (13-5) dominated Iona (15) over the weekend at Plumeri Park. The Tribe took the first game 31-1 before winning games two and three, 16-4 and 2-0, respectively. The series sweep increased the Tribe’s winning streak to six straight, part of a larger run in which it
has won 11 of its last 12 games. The Tribe’s bats have been electric during the stretch. The Tribe has driven in at least seven runs in nine of its last 12 games. The stretch has also included five games with doubledigit run totals. Friday’s game highlighted the team’s recent batting surge. “We’ve just been focusing on hitting the bats real hard and [there were] good conditions this week,” senior third baseman Kevin Casey said. “We’ve really been trying to stay aggressive.”
With the Tribe’s hitters heating up, the pitchers have responded accordingly. Junior pitcher Jason Inghram (3-0) gave up just one run over six innings Friday. Senior pitcher John Sheehan (1-2) earned his first win of the season, surrendering two runs over six innings in Saturday’s 16-4 victory. “I thought on-balance we really played well this weekend,” head coach Brian Murphy said. “All three of our starting pitchers were pretty good.” Sophomore pitcher Mitchell Aker took to the mound Sunday to close out the sweep of the visiting Gaels. Aker (3-1) threw his best game of the season, holding Iona scoreless over seven innings. Unlike the previous two games, the Tribe’s batters needed the help from the team’s pitchers. “I thought I pitched well, but I thought my defense helped me out a lot,” Aker said. “Chuck [Gould] caught a great game. It was a team effort — it wasn’t just me.” Aker is entering his first full season as a starting pitcher. Murphy was pleased with his performance Sunday. “I think Mitch [Aker] was really good today,” Murphy said. “I mean obviously anytime you get seven scoreless innings from your starter that’s certainly what you’re looking for. He’s certainly coming along well as a starting rotation guy.” After tearing apart Iona’s pitching in the first two games, the Tribe was markedly less successful offensively in the third game. Junior first baseman Michael Katz drove home the Tribe’s first run in the first inning, hitting a single to left field which brought home Casey. Though the Tribe scored again in the
fifth inning, it only needed the first for the win as the team’s pitchers held the Gaels scoreless. Hitting in the cleanup position, Katz’s decisive score in Sunday’s matchup capped off a banner weekend. All told, Katz earned 13 RBIs and eight runs over three games. Katz was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week as well as Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week Monday. Katz currently leads the CAA in home runs with nine, five more than junior left fielder Nick Thompson, who sits in second place. Sophomore catcher Charley “Chuck” Gould recorded 11 RBIs in Friday’s win. However, Gould rested for most of Saturday’s game and then struggled Sunday, failing to record a hit in three at-bats. Coming into the season, the team’s bullpen was a source of anxiety for many Tribe fans, and Murphy has said it was a “question mark.” However, the Tribe’s bullpen has stepped up during the team’s recent winning streak. Murphy utilizes a deep rotation of relief pitchers that often changes game-to-game. Casey, who primarily plays third base, recorded his third save of the season Sunday. Casey struck out two and left one stranded in the top of the ninth to seal the sweep. Although the arrangement may seem atypical, Casey said he isn’t fazed by the extra workload. “I’m in the game already, and I’m focused,” Casey said. “I’ve got a feel for the game already. My arm is loose. I really enjoy it.” The Tribe will begin the second half of its 10-game homestand Wednesday, hosting Longwood at 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
Stites takes sixth at NCAAs
Balouris places 14th in packed 5,000-meter field BY SOFIA ANDREOLI FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary sent two of the fastest runners in program history to compete at the highest level this weekend. At the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senior Elaina Balouris and sophomore Emily Stites placed among a field of the country’s elite runners Friday. Balouris and Stites competed in the 5000-meter final. Stites finished in sixth place at 16 minutes and 27 seconds. Balouris crossed the line 14th with a time of 17:05.30. For the majority of the race, Stites and Balouris ran in the middle of the pack. In the last 800 meters, however, Stites picked up her speed to finish in sixth place. Stites finished just seven seconds behind Dartmouth senior Abbey D’Agostino, who
claimed her second straight indoor national championship. With her finishing spot, Stites managed to score three points for the Tribe, the most ever for the program at a national indoor championship. As a team, the Tribe finished in 25th of the 34 scoring teams. Stites is the youngest athlete from the Tribe to compete at the national level and was seeded t h i r d overall. Balouris S t i t e s earned an All-American honor as a result of competing in the championships. The honor adds to her title from the cross-country season, which includes winning the Southeast Region Championships and earning a CAA Athlete of the Year distinction. Stites was the youngest
runner to finish in the top six. Four of the five runners who finished ahead of her are graduating seniors. Balouris was seeded sixth overall and earned her fifth All-American honor. Balouris and Stites competed against participants from the top programs in the country. Stanford placed two runners in the top three, which helped it claim the overall title with 22 points. The spring season begins in earnest this weekend, as the Tribe hosts the Tribe Invitational at Zable Stadium and the Stimson throwing area. The event annually brings in dozens of programs from across the region. Stites and Balouris are unlikely to compete in the meet. If Balouris makes the NCAA Championship this outdoor track season, she will become the most decorated athlete in school history.
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Sophomore Emily Stites finished sixth in the 5,000-meters with a time of 16:27 seconds, seven seconds behind the winner.
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hen Teddy Fish was diagnosed with Menkes disease, Peter Daub and the men’s tennis program acted.
After eight weeks, Mary Fish ’07 knew there was something unique about her son. Medical specialists were at a loss and answers proved difficult to find. “It manifested with eating issues with Teddy, and then it was missing milestones,” Fish said. “I knew something was wrong at eight weeks, and I started going to doctors and asking them to look into it a little further.” Late in the afternoon on Nov. 14, 2013, doctors and specialists settled on a prognosis — Menkes disease. Characterized by deficient copper levels, Menkes disease has no known cure. Children diagnosed with typical Menkes cases generally don’t live past three years. Teddy Fish, turning 11 months old Sunday, has a typical case. If diagnosed early, children stand a greater chance of slowing the disease’s progression. Despite improved screening methods, lack of knowledge about the disease and subtle symptoms hamper early diagnoses. Prevalence estimates range from one in 100,000 to one in 450,000, Mary Fish said. Mary Fish, along with her husband Alex Fish ’06, turned their efforts toward making the best of the situation. “Nothing means more to me than trying to raise awareness for this right now, since we can’t save Teddy,” Mary Fish said. “We’ve heard that from numerous doctors.” ‘All of a sudden it became a phenomenon’ Friends encouraged the Fish family to start a social media campaign. A Facebook page, Instagram account, Twitter handle and website all encourage visitors and followers to tell Teddy’s story. Donations are also accepted. “Originally, I didn’t have any social media. I didn’t have Facebook, I didn’t have Instagram — I didn’t have any of that,” Mary Fish said. “One of my girlfriends set up the Instagram account and said, ‘You just have to take pictures.’ So I did that.” The photography became an instant hit that translated into a strong virtual following. At press time, the website showed 50,264 visits, the Facebook page 2,195 “likes,” the Twitter handle 242 followers and the Instagram account 1,026 followers. Just shy of $19,000 has been donated to a fund designed to support medical costs. “We kept it private, and once we made it public we couldn’t even comprehend how wonderful the support was and how much it meant to us,” Mary Fish said. “You never know what’s going to happen in your life, and you’d hope [support] would be there for you as well.” Although Teddy lives in Boston, Mass., support quickly stretched beyond the East Coast. Photos were submitted from within the United States, and beyond. “We’ve gotten Yemen, we’ve gotten Afghanistan, and we’ve gotten Alaska, Botswana. We’ve gotten pretty much everything, and hundreds of pictures at this point. I think we originally got 250 [photos] for a birthday surprise,” Mary Fish said. “A couple of my friends put it together for my birthday, as a surprise, and I had no idea it was going on. All of a sudden it became a phenomenon, and now we have hundreds upon hundreds of them.”
day-to-day activities of the team. “I think this is very important. It makes me very happy about the tennis team — they are very involved with the Williamsburg and Tribe community. It’s a lot about reaching out to people, to the community and, in this case, the ‘Tribe for Teddy’ event,” Navarrete said. “It happened to a former player — I can tell how emotional and how important this is for the team.” Hailing from Mexico City, Mexico, Navarrete draws parallels between Mexican culture and the atmosphere at the College. “Coming from a culture where solidarity is very important … I am very impressed by the sense of community here at William and Mary,” Navarrete said. “I think this is a perfect occasion for people to demonstrate why we are such a strong community. We are here for them, no matter what happens.” ‘A wall of “Tribe for Teddy”’
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The Tribe men’s tennis program is hosting an event for Teddy Fish, above, and the Fish family Sunday morning.
‘Tribe for Teddy’ BY CHRIS WEBER // FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
That movement came to the attention of Jeff Kader ’05, head coach of the men’s tennis program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kader, the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association Championship, roomed with Alex Fish during their time on the William and Mary squad. Prior to the College’s match against UTSA Feb. 23, Kader and head coach Peter Daub discussed ways to support the Fish family. The Tribe men’s program will host “Tribe for Teddy” — an event intended to show support of the Fish family and raise awareness of Menkes — Mar. 23 at 10 a.m. before its match against James Madison at the Millie West Tennis Center. ‘You’re still a part of the program’ Daub remembers Alex Fish as a gutsy athlete, one who consistently put his team before himself. Fish registered 51 singles victories alongside 71 doubles wins between 2001 and 2005, including playing on the 2005 CAA Championship squad. “Alex was just motivated by a strong desire to compete. He wasn’t my most gifted player, but there were just certain times he wouldn’t be denied,” Daub said. “He’s from Massachusetts, and when we played Brown he was down a set and down a break and just wasn’t going to be denied. Two years later, when Brown University came down here, [Alex] had
a fractured finger and [he] said ‘I’m still playing.’ He went out and played with a one-hand backhand and still won the match.” Daub sees the “Tribe for Teddy” event as a chance to raise awareness about Menkes and to support a member of his program. “Being a part of the men’s program here, I think it’s a bond and a cause that a lot of players have that links themselves to all other players who have played. I think ‘One Tribe, One Family’ pretty much pertains to when you’re here,” Daub said. “This is ‘Once a part of the Tribe, always a part of the Tribe.’ Even though you’ve graduated and gone on, you’re still a part of our program.” The sense of community within the tennis program and campus at large isn’t lost on Mary Fish. After meeting her future husband at the Ludwell Apartments, both have kept in touch with friends from the College. Even Daub remained a part of their lives post-graduation. “Coach Daub was in our wedding — coach Daub was a very integral part of my husband’s life and will continue to be,” Mary Fish said. “We’re both very happy we went to William and Mary — it means a lot to us.” Mariana Navarrete MBA ’15, the men’s tennis team manager, has worked with the tennis program since January and enjoys a privileged look into the
Sunday marks the first event held in Teddy’s name. The first 100 people will receive a t-shirt, and coffee and Danish will be provided. “Our goal is to have as many students come out as possible,” Daub said. “We’ll have free breakfast, free t-shirts, and [we want] everyone to wear these shirts that say ‘Tribe for Teddy.’ So that Alex and Mary can see a wall of ‘Tribe for Teddy.’” The Fish family plans on attending the event and anticipates bringing along roughly 30 family members. While Mary Fish appreciates the gesture of support, she sees the event as a chance to advocate early testing for Menkes. “It’s a very frustrating journey, but at the same time — now that we know what it is — it’s our mission that if anyone is reading about Teddy, and they are in the medical field, or knows anyone that shows symptoms, to at least have them tested for this,” Mary Fish said. A blood test is sufficient to screen for Menkes. While recognition of the disease won’t prevent symptoms, it can slow progressions. While the College gets set for a CAA matchup against James Madison, both players and coaches will be aware of the emotional backdrop. “We haven’t had an opportunity to be happy in quite a while,” Mary Fish said. “This is something we’re both really looking forward to, and [we] can’t say that about a lot of things right now.”
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Mary Fish, left, and Alex Fish, right, pose with son Teddy.
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Opportunities go awry as College falls to Virginia Tech Illegal stick penalty, shot off post among close chances as Hokies use second-half run to win 11-10 Saturday BY SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM THE FLAT HAT If football is a game of inches, then lacrosse is a game of centimeters. In an emotional 11-10 loss against Virginia Tech (4-4), William and Mary (1-5) came up just a fraction short Saturday at Martin Family Stadium, with a shot off the goalpost and another nullified by an illegal stick penalty. The Tribe offense kicked into high
gear off the opening whistle as senior midfielder Taelor Salmon’s two goals bolstered a 3-0 run in the opening seven minutes. Junior midfielder Alexi Farmakis sank a goal in from close range, beating her defender behind the goal and wheeling around to the front for the shot. Using this isolation strategy, the Tribe capitalized on multiple one-on-one matchups behind the goal in the first half. “We were really composed in the first half, and we were really looking for
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Senior defender Hannah Clarke fights through a stick check in Saturday’s 11-10 loss.
those openings for shots,” junior attacker Kaleigh Noon said. Noon finished the first half with a hat trick. The Tribe attack also forced several turnovers by pressuring the Hokies on clears, a large reason behind the Tribe’s 18-12 turnover advantage. Despite the offensive success, the Tribe defense struggled early with breakdowns in man coverage. The College had difficulty finding an answer to Virginia Tech attacker Megan Will, who finished with four goals and two assists. The Hokies tied the game at four with 12 minutes remaining, but the Tribe defense corrected most of the communication issues and slowed the Hokies. “We didn’t allow them to go on any big runs, which is huge as we’ve struggled with that in the past,” head coach Hillary Fratzke said. The Tribe was able to answer the Hokies goal-for-goal for most of the game. The first half closed with the College leading 8-6, although the Tribe wasted the last possession due to an errant shot. Throughout the first half, the Tribe uncharacteristically lost several possessions on poor passes, which Fratzke identified as a need for the offense to settle the ball. “Once we got that composure on attack, we didn’t have a problem scoring. It was just getting from the franticness to
the composure … and improving our shot selection,” Fratzke said. Both teams were evenly matched at the half; William and Mary took 12 shots to the Hokies’ 11, while the College led 8-7 in groundballs. Virginia Tech earned an 8-7 draw advantage for the Hokies. The second half featured a Tribe team unable to replicate its first half success. Virginia Tech outscored the College 5-2 en route to the one goal win. “We had the options; we just didn’t finish our shots,” Noon said. The Tribe offense managed 11 shots total in the second half, eight of which went to the goalie’s stick as the Hokies quadrupled their first half saves. Another shot on an 8-yard try bounced off the goalpost. With 7:48 remaining, junior midfielder Alexi Farmakis celebrated after rifling an 8-yard free position shot into the net to tie the game at 11. Then heartbreak ensued. The shooter’s stick is checked after every goal, and Farmakis’ pocket was found to be just a hair below regulations, even though it had been deemed legal after her goal in the first half. The goal was nullified, and Tribe trailed again 11-10, never scoring again. Fratzke viewed the penalty as unfortunate, but a lesson for the team going forward. Other questionable calls hindered the Tribe, particularly a no-
call on hard contact against senior attack Jenna Dougherty and a penalty against the Hokies that negated a fast break by senior defender Hannah Clarke. Despite a valiant effort that included a shot by junior midfielder Amanda Johnson as time expired, Virginia Tech was able to kill the final minutes. Salmon finished with four goals and two assists. Noon scored three goals and senior attacker Bridget Brown added a goal. Additionally, junior attacker Ellen Shaffrey and Farmakis each scored. The Tribe hosts Albany (5-0) at Martin Family Stadium today at 3 p.m. “We have one of the toughest schedules I’ve ever seen, especially with the quick turnarounds [between games],” Fratzke said. “It’s a great opportunity and we’ll just have to come out fighting again.”
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ANDREWS PROMOTED Head coach Jimmye Laycock chose to pull from his own staff in replacing the departed Scott Boone. Defensive line coach Trevor Andrews was tapped for the defensive coordinator post Friday. Laycock also announced Tom Clark would move from the secondary to special teams. — Flat Hat Sports Editor Chris Weber