The Flat Hat Nov. 8, 2016

Vol. 106, Iss. 11 | Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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ELECTION DAY

Polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.

Residents of One Tribe Place, Tribe Square, Brown and Sorority Court vote at the Williamsburg Community Building.

401 N. Boundary Street Williamsburg, VA 23185

Residents of all other dorms vote at the United Methodist Church.

500 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA 23185

William and Mary student IDs, Virginia IDs and passports are all valid forms of voter identification.

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Polls open in the City of Williamsburg today at 6 a.m. Voting will go until 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church on Jamestown Road and the Stryker Center for students.

After long race, students head to the polls

Campus organizations register 1,500 students for heated election NIA KITCHIN // FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER Throughout election season this fall, voter registration efforts at the College of William and Mary were in full swing. Students involved in different organizations, including the Democratic Party of Virginia and Virginia21, led this registration effort and worked towards the goal of registering all unregistered voters on campus.

Together these two organizations registered 1,500 previouslyunregistered voters. According to these organizations, making sure students are registered ensures that the views of students at the College are represented in politics.

Voter Registration Director for Virginia21 Greg Akerman ’19 explained that Virginia21 is a non-partisan organization on campus that advocates for students’ issues. Chapters of Virginia21 register voters across the state. At the College, they registered voters by tabling at the Sadler Center.

Akerman said they trained new registers and made sure to integrate people who had done registration before with those who were inexperienced. Those registering students were from

In race dominated by 2 candidates, another 16 Independent candidates in Virginia represent third parties, or just themselves SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

Many students voting in the City of Williamsburg will, like the rest of the United States, be casting votes for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. However, in the state of Virginia, there are also 16 official write-in candidates for president on the ballot.

While Virginia voters can write in the name of any individual for president, the Board of Elections only counts separate totals for write-in candidates that have also filed a Joint Declaration of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate.

Some of these 16 candidates are the nominees of third parties selected through the convention process, and others are running completely independently.

Many of them were inspired to run after the presidential

primaries, while others said that they have long felt that they are not represented in presidential elections because of the twoparty system.

Robert Buchanan Robert Buchanan said that, in March 2016, he decided that even with approximately 20 candidates left in the primaries, there was no one who he thought represented him. He decided to put together a website and start qualifying to be on the ballot in states.

“You can see the people who are running in the major and minor parties, and I couldn’t vote for any of them and I started looking for alternatives and I couldn’t find any,” Buchanan said. “I’ve been involved on the periphery of politics for a long time but I’ve never run a political campaign. I do have 34 years of experience working for the federal government and worked for the Navy and the Navy Reserves, and have See WRITE-INS page 3

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all different parties and ideologies, and they managed to register more than 200 voters.

“It wasn’t just the Young Democrats — we had some Libertarians, some from the NAACP, a lot of people were involved,” Akerman said. “We had people from all sorts of political backgrounds registering voters. People say they always see people being registered and I think that’s a sign of a great registration effort.”

The College’s Campus Organizer for the Democratic Party of Virginia Vickie Goldsby ’17 recruited students to register students all around campus. Goldsby said that at their peak they had 10 people out at a time. Even though this registration effort was through a partisan organization, Goldsby said that party identification was not a criterion for registering students except if they wanted to sign up for commit to vote cards. These are voting reminders that get sent to students’ mail.

“We only asked them their party identity if we were doing commit to vote cards,” Goldsby said. “It was never a criteria to

get registered to vote. Even if they were screaming, ‘I’m a Trump supporter,’ we would be like, ‘Alright, are you registered to vote?’”

Vice President of the Young Democrats Sahil Mehrota ’17 said that it helped registration efforts to have had competitive midterm elections last year because many students wanted to register to vote for that election.

Therefore, there was less work to do this year. However, Mehrotra said that there are about 1500 students who come to the College every year who are not registered to vote in Williamsburg, if they are registered at all. He said that in 2012, 75 percent of students were registered to vote, and 75 percent of those students did vote. In 2014, the registration rate was 70.7 percent.

Akerman added to these statistics that the majority of new registrants in Williamsburg come from the College and that new registrations in general went up 17 percent in Virginia this year.

“So the College has a history of being civically engaged,” See REGISTRATION page 3

To vote or not to vote: That is the question for some In polarizing election, some students vote third party or not at all SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

For some students, the U.S. presidential election today will be their first time voting.

Others will not vote at all.

“My plan is to not go to a poll and not participate in the election,” James Crafford ’20 said.

Crafford said that he identifies as an independent, and if he were to vote thirdparty, he would vote for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein. However, he does not plan on participating in the election.

“There’s no doubt that I care about the well-being of this country,” Crafford said.

“I really do. But at the same time, when the two possible future presidents are either, kind of, cons or outlandish idiots, I don’t see a moral reason as to why I should have to choose between the two.”

Other students voted early by absentee ballot and said that they are nervously waiting for the final results. Alton Hipps ’20, a first-time voter, said that the thought of Trump winning the election is very nervewracking. Hipps voted for Clinton.

“It seems to be getting closer and closer between the two candidates, so that’s a little scary,” Hipps said. “After everything I’m seeing right now, I think I’ll be ok. But it’s a little nerve-wracking. [If Trump wins] I’d be in shock for a while. Moving to Canada is tempting. I don’t know, I hadn’t thought

about it. I try to ignore it.”

Some students who don’t support Trump are choosing to cast their votes for third-party candidates because they do not want to support Clinton, either. Some are still undecided. First-time voter Cameron Terhorst ’20 said he is still not sure who he will be casting a vote for, but he does plan on voting.

“I’ll probably vote third party because I’m not a supporter of either of the primary candidates right now,” Terhorst said. “I don’t agree with Trump’s policies and I don’t trust Hillary due to recent events.

Lying about the emails — that’s a big one, and her involvement with so many large corporations and banks, I feel like she’s definitely in their pocket and I don’t know if I trust her … she’s got a streak of not being honest.”

Terhorst said that while he is still not sure, he is most likely going to vote for Stein.

“I just agree with more of her policies than Trump, obviously,” Terhorst said. “I don’t feel like she’s going to win, but I feel like as with voting for third parties that it’ll have an influence over whoever the winning candidate is. I support some of the things the Green Party supports. I just don’t agree morally with either of the candidates so I can’t see myself voting for either. So ultimately it just comes down to me voting for the third-party candidate and hoping that that provides some kind of influence over whoever wins because I think they’re

pretty progressive, and I’d like to see that have some sort of effect on whoever comes out on top.”

General Secretary of the College Socialists Nico Villarreal ’19 said he will vote for Stein, but he is displeased with the four main candidates on the ballot.

“While I do not think that Jill Stein would make for a good president, I’m not saying any of the candidates of the four parties, four national parties I should say, have good candidates,” Villarreal said. “I think I dislike Gary Johnson the most out of all the candidates. But basically I support Jill Stein full-knowing she will never become president, in fact in part because of that.”

Other students, like Chris Harrington ’20, are voting for Trump because they do not want to support what they see as Clinton’s corruption. Harrington said that if Clinton is elected it would confirm his suspicions about what she had committed.

“I would be really disappointed that we voted for corruption knowingly,” Harrington said. “If Trump wins, I’ll be content, because I voted for him after all, and I want to see him change what’s going on. But I don’t think he would win a second term. I think the Democrats would certainly field someone better next time.”

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THE BUZZ

There’s no doubt that I care about the wellbeing of this country. I really do. But at the same time, when the two possible future presidents are either, kind of, cons or outlandish idiots, I don’t see a moral reason as to why I should have to choose between the two.

— James Crafford ‘20 on why he is not voting for the presidential election

Refreshing Sadler food service

Food Service Manager Jennifer Nicholas helps staff achieve goals

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Nicholas has been employed by Sodexo for three years. She works at the Sadler Center, but previously worked as the Commons Dining Hall Food Service Manager.

Originially from Yorktown, Va., Nicholas attended Virginia Tech, where she majored in nutrition and exercise and minored in dietetics. She graduated in 1998.

Before entering the food service industry, Nicholas worked in healthcare.

“It was such an emotional rollercoaster in a very sad way when you lost patients ...

I got so burnt out from it,” Nicholas said.

“That really made me look elsewhere.”

While working as the patient service manager at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital through Sodexo, she learned that the company was opening an account at the College of William and Mary.

Nicholas took advantage of the opportunity and made a career change, which she said has paid off.

“It’s so exciting to be in higher ed at a college campus and learning this aspect of my career now,” Nicholas said. “It’s neat to change it up a bit and see where I can go with that.”

Nicholas has two children, Emily, 13, and Graham, 10.

In her free time, Nicholas doesn’t leave the food industry behind. She said she enjoys working in her garden, cooking and trying out new recipes.

She has never been outside the United States, but a trip to Italy is on her bucket list.

Nicholas describes herself as a kind person who cares about how everybody is feeling.

Nicholas’ caring spirit is not limited to her personal life.

“Here at Sadler, I’m passionate about my staff ... All the staff is amazing,” Nicholas said. “One thing you would notice if you even spent a day here is how well they work together. They’re a team. At the end of the day, you feel like it’s one big family.”

As a manager, Nicholas’ job can be demanding.

“We work such long hours,” Nicholas said. “We’re here more than we are at home.”

The hardest part of her job is not the 10 to 12 hour shifts, or the fact that Sadler serves 1,600 students for lunch alone, however.

“I invest so much time in my staff and that’s with training, helping them set professional goals for themselves and helping them achieve those goals,” Nicholas said. “The hardest part for me is seeing them leave and move on ... On the same note it’s rewarding because you’ve helped them achieve one of their goals.”

Another difficult part of the job has been some of the rude comments made by students related to the dining hall that she has encountered on social media.

Nicholas’ marketing manager Melissa Strain said it could be difficult.

“There has been some negativity I have seen before on social media, which I think is a big disconnect because it’s very easy to say things like that,” Strain said. “But we all do take things very much to heart ... we always are trying to make everyone happy, which isn’t always possible ... we’re always trying to strike that balance.”

Incidentally, the misuse of social media is something that Nicholas said really bothers her.

“I think the younger generation doesn’t realize the effects it can have on their life when they post certain pictures ... not

knowing how it can affect their professional career, their families,” Nicholas said.

Nicholas also spoke to the dangers and safety concerns related to social media that plague the younger generation.

“The way I took action was I ended my Facebook account because I didn’t want to be a part of it, I didn’t want to see it,” Nicholas said. “Also my daughter is going to be 13 in a few weeks. At this point I don’t allow her to have a Facebook account or Instagram. You just wish you could tell some of these young people and get that across, that you don’t understand what you’re doing.”

Nonetheless, Nicholas said she really enjoys working around students of the College, whom she describes as “high achievers.”

“Here what was so refreshing was ... being around all these young students, they’re all so uplifting and the atmosphere is so energetic,” Nicholas said.

In fact, Nicholas’ switch from the Commons to Sadler has been all positive, except for one thing.

“One thing Sadler is so missing are more students working here,” Nicholas said.

“When I was at Commons ... we had like four student-workers ... and it was so exciting.

They were so much fun to work with, they were always so motivated, they were always eager to learn. That’s what I’m missing at Sadler here is I have zero students, it would be really cool to have them here helping.”

Nicholas said that she understands the College is a family, which is why, although she and the other dining staff work for Sodexo, they are also College-contracted employees.

“My relationship starts with helping a student with something in the dining hall,” Nicholas said. “That’s my job. I’m such a sociable person that I always look at every opportunity to get to you guys.”

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WILLIAMSBURG

Miscommunication led to false SANE nurse report SANE nurse available through mobile unit, no local nurse available 24/7 SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

Members of the Student Assembly Executive Branch, the City of Williamsburg government and The Flat Hat were caught off guard late last month as the news of a 24/7 in-house full-time Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner at the Riverside Doctor’s Hospital in Williamsburg turned out to be false.

The false reports — which included emails from City Manager Marvin Collins, an announcement from SA Vice President Hannah McKiernan Sept.

27 and a Flat Hat article printed the same day — seem to have stemmed from a miscommunication involving an email sent from Collins to SA President Eboni Brown ’17.

“On behalf of City Council, I am honored to

provide the following issue update (below and attached) from Fire Chief Pat Dent regarding a priority issue of the Student Assembly regarding the availability of SANE nursing services in Williamsburg,” Collins said in a Sept. 27 email. “As reported below and attached by Riverside Health Systems, SANE forensic nursing services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Riverside Doctor’s Hospital in the City of Williamsburg. The Fire Chief also reports that the EMS services of the City of Williamsburg have established protocols to transport patients in need of forensic nursing services to Riverside Doctor’s Hospital.”

Collins, in the email, was referring to a mobile unit of SANE nurses based in Newport News, not a local SANE nurse. SA Secretary of Public Affairs Jakob Stalnaker ’16, J.D. ’19 said that because the

existence of a mobile unit was already known to SA, he understood Collins’ email to mean that a 24/7 in-house SANE nurse was now available.

“I interpreted the statement … to mean that there was a SANE forensic nurse at Riverside Doctors Hospital,” Stalnaker said. “I believed that since we had mentioned the mobile unit in our meeting with the Mayor, the update reflected a different policy than the presence of that unit.

The misunderstanding of the change in policy was then reflected in our statements to the Senate and The Flat Hat. Our intent was never to provide false information or leave anyone out of the process.”

Oct. 20, The Haven and the Horizon advisory boards issued a statement on Facebook clarifying that there is no 24/7 in-house SANE nurse located in Williamsburg. The same night, SA also

published a statement acknowledging that their announcement had been in error. The following day, The Flat Hat retracted the Sept. 27 article and issued a statement from Editor-in-Chief Tucker Higgins ’17.

Oct. 25, after The Flat Hat, The Haven and SA published statements on Facebook, Assistant to the President Michael Fox facilitated a meeting between Forensic Nurse Examiner Program Coordinator for Riverside Regional Medical Center Beth Walters, representatives from The Flat Hat, The Haven, SA and 16(IX)3, a campus-based sexual assault prevention organization. After the meeting, McKiernan said the SA had plans to work with HOPE, 16(IX)3 and The Haven to produce an infographic about the current state of forensic nursing services in Williamsburg.

POLITICS

Virginia college students responsible for about 43,000 early votes Early voting has increased about 20 percent compared to last presidential election NOAH PETERSEN THE FLAT HAT

As students’ eyes turn towards the polls for this Tuesday’s election, one large section of their vote may be being overlooked: those who have already cast their votes.

According to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan organization that provides citizens with election data, statewide early voting has increased around 20 percent compared to the last presidential election.

Virginia’s voting laws require a valid excuse in exchange for an early vote, so every vote cast before Election Day must be submitted via absentee ballot. This year, college students have made up roughly one percent of the state’s absentee ballots — approximately 43,000 votes.

The highest increase in absentee voting has occurred in Northern Virginia, which shows an approximate rise of 37 percent. This area also happens to be home to many students of the College of William and Mary.

Since NOVA is a predominantly liberal area, these numbers could speak well for Democratic candidates, but nothing is set in stone until Election Day. Vice President of the College’s Young Democrats Sahil Mehrotra ’17 said that he was optimistic about the rising number of absentee votes.

“My first reaction is that it is good,” Mehrotra said. “Virginia has no-

excuse early voting, so that means that people must be really caring about the election.”

Mehrotra said that he believes that in this election cycle especially, citizens are focused on doing their civic duties.

“This year it seems that people are very passionate about making sure that their vote counts and that they make sure that they finished the absentee process,” Mehrotra said.

For many students at the College, the decision to either vote in their home districts or to register in Williamsburg comes down to where their vote will count the most. Mehrotra decided to register in Williamsburg because he said the elections are much closer here.

“I’m from New Jersey, which is not very competitive in the general election,” Mehrotra said. “My congressional district, not very competitive — my state legislature district, not very competitive.”

Mehrotra said that as vice president of the Young Democrats, he is very focused on the down-ballot issues students will be deciding on. With a special election being held to replace District 93’s representative for the Virginia House of Delegates Monty Mason ’89’s seat, another spot is open that could have a direct impact on the College.

Class of 2020 President Kelsey Vita ’20 said that she was similarly pleased to see the increase in voting numbers, but that she had a different voting experience.

She decided to cast an absentee ballot for the races in her hometown

of Lexington, Va, even though the races were not as competitive.

“The voter registration process [in Williamsburg] is very messy and I didn’t feel like dealing with that,” Vita said. “Also, I worked on the Democrats’ campaign for the House of Representatives where I live so I wanted to be able to vote for him.”

Vita, who has participated in voter registration drives on campus, said that, while a lot of times those individuals registering students to vote encourage them to register in Williamsburg, the priority is to get as many people to the polls as possible.

“Be strategic if you can, but I think we have a significant problem with voter apathy, so whatever makes it easy for you to vote is better,” Vita said.

For other students from the Class of 2020, the decision to vote absentee was made before they got to the College in August. Jade Mellor ’20, who is from NOVA, was encouraged by a high school government teacher to fill out an absentee ballot and had already applied for one before coming to the College.

“It was a really simple process; it was really easy to fill out, I just had to mail it and everything,” Mellor said.

Mellor said that her decision was not affected by news about the presidential election in recent weeks and that she knew all along who she wanted to vote for her. Mellor also said that she is still anxious about election results after sending in her ballot.

“I am highly stressed about the fate of our country,” Mellor said.

First time voters, dissatisfied students share thoughts on presidential election ELECTIONS from page 1

Harrington said that, while his vote for Trump was a way of showing of support for the Republican nominee, it was primarily a vote against Clinton, the Democratic party and the political elite as a whole.

“It’s more of a vote against Hillary Clinton,” Harrington said.

“Hillary Clinton is the embodiment

of everything that is wrong with our political system. She has ties with the Clinton Foundation that is questionable with money laundering, she endangered lives in America, she has brought down the Libyan regime which has ended in civil war. So she deserves a trial for things that she has done. So, that’s why, because having her rewarded for everything she has done is just un-stomachable for me.”

Looking toward elections results, Villarreal voiced concerns about the systems in place for running the United States elections, particularly the Electoral College, which he said is an outdated system.

Villarreal said he was worried because, since the polls he has watching have been tightening, he said it might be possible for one candidate to win the popular vote but

lose the vote in the Electoral College, such as how Al Gore lost to George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election.

“It may very well do lasting damage to the way that we conduct our elections and the stability of that,” Villarreal said. “Certainly this has been a long time coming. I think there’s been a lot of problems with the way we conduct our elections,

they’re a bit archaic including the Electoral College. There are many ways for people to feel cheated and for them to have a semblance of a claim to actually having won when someone else takes the White House, which can be very dangerous just in terms of stability.”

Reporting contributed by Henry Blackburn, Brendan Doyle and Nia Kitchin.

Virginia21, Democratic Party of Virginia lead voter registration effort, register 1,500 new voters REGISTRATION from page 1

Goldsby said that it is important to register to vote in Williamsburg because students do not always send in their absentee ballots.

She said that registering to vote in Williamsburg increases the chances that students will actually vote.

“We want to make sure that nobody puts it off and forgets

and wakes up October 18 saying, ‘Oh I forgot to register to vote,’” Goldsby said.

Mehrota said that voting is the easiest form of civic engagement to partake in.

He explained that 80 percent of campus votes at the Williamsburg United Methodist Church located across from Lemon Hall, and the other 20 percent is at Stryker Center, which is about a two-minute

walk from campus.

Mehrota said that he thinks it is important for students to vote because, among other reasons, they will be able to vote on how much funding the College receives in the coming years.

“It’s important that people have the ability to vote, that people are participating in this process ... because we are voting now for our futures,” Mehrotra said. “Even our futures for the

next year. Those down-ballot elections are deciding how much funding the College gets in the next year. Those are all things that are very directly impacted by how much we turn out to vote and how much we turn up and get our voices heard. It’s important to be involved no matter what your stance is.”

Mehrota said that students are able to make a difference in local elections as well. He said that

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A variety of student groups worked to register students to vote and make sure they turn out to the polls on Nov. 8.

because the College has about 8,000 potential voters, which is much more than the margin in many local races, students are able to make a tangible difference by exercising their right to vote.

“William and Mary can truly make the difference in so many different ways, so it’s really important that everyone has that opportunity and goes out and votes,” Mehrotra said.

Akerman said that being

civically engaged as a school also gives the College more credibility as a political force. He explained that voting can affect how much funding the College receives because politicians are more responsive and prepared to help citizens who they know can and will vote.

“We have a student body that wants to be engaged and we just need to be able to give them that outlet,” Akerman said.

ROOM SELECTION 2017 If you plan to live in campus housing for the 2017-2018 academic year and want to participate in any part of the Room Selection process, you must pay the $200 non-refundable Room Reservation Deposit by the Friday, February 17, 2017 deadline.

Pay it now to alleviate the stress of trying to pay it while you are away or forgetting until the last minute.

This includes students who plan to live in Fraternity/Sorority Houses, Language Houses, Africana House, Mosaic, and Flex Housing, students with Priority Housing Approval, and those planning to live with student staff or apply for a student staff position.

Students on full scholarship, including full scholarship athletes, must complete paperwork at Residence Life before the Friday, February 17th deposit deadline to be included in the Room Selection process.

All Special Interest Houses will conduct their room selections prior to spring break; all others who submit a deposit will select their rooms during the on-line section process in March or April.

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STUDENT LIFE

New organization reprograms old group Women try to diversify computer science field within College community

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According to the founders of a new computer science organization at the College of William and Mary, people assume their field is dominated by men.

By rolling out the College’s first chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery for Women, Wendy Guo ’18 and Anna Pelleti ’17 hope to combat this stereotype.

“ACMW supports, celebrates and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to ACM members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women,” Guo read from the organization’s mission statement.

According to Pelleti, the organization is important because it provides scholarships and networking events specifically for women.

“It’s a national organization ... ACMW is for women specifically,” Pelleti said. “They have different scholarships and different meet ups.

They provide resources to chapters to further encourage younger students like middle school students and high school students, as well as computer science students in college.”

According to Guo and Pelleti, the Association for Computing Machinery has existed at the College for years, but wasn’t very active until just recently. That’s when Guo, now club chair,

and Pelleti, vice club chair, got the idea to start a chapter specifically for women, resulting in the birth of the College’s chapter of ACMW. Because it takes several months to process the applications and forms necessary to start a new student group, ACMW is not officially a club at the College yet. Guo and Pelleti said that by next year, ACMW will be a fully functioning and officially recognized organization at the College.

“Especially since our computer science department is not huge ... we wanted to be able to create a community with the computer science department of women where we support each other and bridge the gender gap,” Pelleti said.

Another component of ACMW will be working with girls in schools in the Greater Williamsburg area to expose them to computer science.

“The biggest issue right now is in a lot of elementary and middle schools, and even in a lot of high schools, computer science isn’t even offered as a course,” Guo said. “People in general aren’t even aware of computer science as a potential career path. For younger girls, it’s really important for them to have female role models who they can see in this field.”

Pelleti, a computer science major and math minor, said that she appreciates the versatility of computer science.

“It’s such an applicable field,” Pelleti said.

“Everything is code nowadays.”

Guo, a computer science and finance double major, said that she appreciates the opportunity to merge many of her interests through

computer science. She also spoke about the sense of accomplishment she feels when solving problems.

“With coding you’re actually building something that you can see work at the end,” Guo said. “Sometimes it can be really challenging, but the feeling you get at the end when it works at the end and you see what you created ... it’s a really satisfying feeling.”

Guo said that, in elementary schools, there is a fairly equal ratio of males to females who are interested in STEM subjects.

However, as girls get older, the number of them interested in STEM tends to drop off. Pelleti added that beginning in the 1980s, when personal computers were first rolled out, the devices were highly marketed toward males, forming the basis of the stereotype that computers were “a guys’ thing.”

“There is such a hidden history to women in tech,” Guo said. “There are many women who are in the technical field who have done so much for us, but nobody knows of their existence because at the forefront of these historical events, you always see a white male.”

According to Pelleti, one of the most significant challenges she’s faced is finding other women represented in the field of computer science.

“Primarily, the biggest challenge that I’ve ... encountered is generally when you see a woman in computer science, you’re already fighting against the stereotypes and the societal climate,” Pelleti said. “The majority of people in

our classes are guys and so feeling like you need to prove yourself ... Women are just as capable if not more [capable] to actually code and to actually succeed in [computer science] … it might be encouragement that’s lacking that prevents a woman from being able to achieve things that a man can.”

Computer science professor Evgenia Smirni said that she was ready to help when Guo and Pelleti approached her about becoming ACMW’s faculty sponsor. She also spoke about the challenges of being a female professional in computer science.

“The reality is that the field is male-dominated,” Smirni said. “You have to show that you are better than a man. That’s the way it is. For William and Mary, I have to say that I am very proud to see that our numbers are above the national averages both in the number of undergraduate students for women, also graduate students, and also faculty.

We are essentially a department that has pretty high representation of women.”

For Pelleti and Guo, a supportive environment enabled them to pursue computer science despite the presumption that the field belongs to men.

“I’ve always loved mathematics, and that’s something that my parents, and my dad particularly, encouraged me on from an earlier age,” Pelleti said.

So far, the club has around 20 committed members, and Guo and Pelleti plan to form an executive board next year. Members do not need to be computer science majors.

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political campaign. I do have 34 years of experience working for the federal government and worked for the Navy and the Navy Reserves, and have had involvement with how the government is run. It’s just that things are crazy this year and you can only take it for so long.”

Buchanan said that he has identified the economy as the highest priority issue in this election.

His dad was a steelworker in Ohio and Buchanan said that the steel mill regions of the United States have not been helped by the federal government.

He also worries that there are not enough jobs for Americans, especially with the new wave of technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.

“I mean, everything is going to chance and nobody is talking about how we are going to ride that wave of change and come out,” Buchanan said. “The first thing I’d like to see happen is an infrastructure program. Infrastructure and education would be the first two things that I do.”

Buchanan said that to help with the economy, he would also like to restructure the educational system in order to provide free education for all students in the United States.

He would also like to make pre-kindergarten more accessible to all students.

He said that if universities re-allocate the money they already get from state governments they would be able to help provide free tuition to their students.

Darrell Castle Darrell Castle is the presidential nominee selected by the Constitution Party.

He has a three-pronged platform that addresses the issues he feels are most important in this election: making sure that the United States leaves the United Nations, gets rid of the Federal Reserve system and revoking access to abortion provided by Roe v. Wade.

“I care about getting the United States out of the United Nations,” Castle said. “I want the country to be a free and independent nation once again. The United States should end the Federal Reserve, which could easily be done, and back the system on something other than the promises of politicians.

Also, the life issue — I think that those people who live inside their mothers are actually people regardless of what the Supreme Court says; we should not bestow upon government the power to decide.”

Castle said that to leave the UN, the United States could force the UN to relocate its headquarters and stop funding UN actions.

To end the Federal Reserve, he said that Congress would have to pass an act that would transfer the monetary system to a group of private central banks so that it could be backed by silver and gold.

“Kennedy tried to do that, but he didn’t survive the efforts,” Castle said.

Scott Cubble Scott Cubbler said that his experience working in homeland security after 9/11 made him dissatisfied with the process and the candidates from the two major political parties.

“I spent most of my professional life as a public servant, I worked as a businessman and joined the Marine Corps and have been in homeland security since 9/11, for the last 15 years or so,” Cubbler said. “It looked to me based on what I saw with the candidates that are out there that neither of them have the background needed to perform the role of presidency.”

Cubbler said that he believes the government needs to take a more holistic approach when addressing all matters it plays a role in, particularly the current hot-button issues of border security and racial tension.

He advocates bringing in the Departments of Commerce, Education, Labor, Agriculture and Justice to the issue of immigration and border security.

He said that he prefers to refer to this process as “border engagement.”

In terms of racial tension, Cubbler said that often times people don’t understand where people of color are coming from when they describe their experiences.

He said that he is sympathetic to both sides of the problem of police brutality, but that he saw racially motivated police brutality firsthand growing up in a predominantly black neighborhood.

To address racial tension, he would like to end the process of promoting criminal prosecutors based on conviction rates.

“I don’t think that the president should be saying what the right solution is,” Cubbler said. “The president should be asking how we find a middle-ground solution that makes sense.”

Cherunda Fox Cherunda Fox is a retired protective services worker who is running as an independent candidate for president. According to her campaign website, she has prioritized education, addressing racism and inequality in the government and policy reform as issues she cares about.

Roque De La Fuente Roque De La Fuente, who offers magic number and animal symbol quizzes on his campaign website for the Reform Party, decided to run for president last October.

“I saw that Donald Trump might make it to the front of the Republican ticket, and if he made it, he would be the worst possible candidate in the world,” De La Fuente said. “We need to stop Trump. I decided to run for my party, the Democratic Party, but I came in third in the primaries. In the meantime, I was selected as the nominee for the Reform Party.”

De La Fuente said he advocates for free, virtual reality universities, where students can attend classes online, so that the United States can be more competitive world-wide.

He wants to address the national debt, immigration reform and provide health care and government services to senior citizens as well.

One step he has identified to achieve this goal is to require pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of all medications they produce.

Ben Hartnell Would you find it hard to believe that “less taxes, more beard” is the platform of a presidential candidate?

That’s the platform of high school teacher Ben Hartnell, who entered the political process in 2012 to show his students the nuances of politics.

Hartnell doesn’t have a published platform on all of the issues that have come up in this election, but he said that he welcomes people to vote in polls on his website about what the major issues should be.

One issue that he does prioritize is education.

“I don’t want to share my stance on things like abortion in front of 14 and 15-year olds who are very impressionable — that’s not my place to decide for them,” Hartnell said. “In terms of issues that I’m passionate about, there’s education, everything centers back to education. If nothing else, this election has been an education tool.”

Hartnell said he would like to push nation-wide to reform schools so that public schools would not have to cut extracurricular activities or arts programs.

He would also like to simplify the tax system to remove tax write-offs, which is something he’s discussed with his students in economic theory classes.

“I want people to know that change can happen,” Hartnell said. “We cannot sit on the sidelines and complain. Especially for the 14 and 15-year olds who are impressionable, I want them to be able to believe that they can change the state of affairs and that when they vote that they need to take it seriously.”

Tom Hoefling Tom Hoefling has believes there are 10 keys to saving the United States. According to his campaign website, the first is to remind people that their source of rights is God. Following this, his other priorities include restricting abortion, opposition to same-sex marriage and the natural family, and opposition to gun control measures.

Chris Keniston Chris Keniston, after years of serving in the United States Air Force, decided that he needed to find a political party that better represented his ideology, which prioritizes the Constitution.

Keniston chose the Veterans Party of America.

“I chose the Veterans Party because I didn’t have to compromise anything at all,” Keniston said. “As a senior leader in the party I was part of vetting potential candidates for president. People encouraged me to seek the nomination, so I put my money where my mouth was.”

Keniston said that his campaign was built on three pillars: unity, security and opportunity.

He said he wants to reduce divisive and polarizing political rhetoric to prevent violence at rallies, ensure that the border is secure and create more jobs.

“We have got to do something to open opportunities,” Keniston said. “This was supposed to be the country where you could be born into abject poverty and change your station in life.

That is much more difficult than it used to be.”

He said that he believed this could be reversed by creating more competitive jobs that will reassert the United States’ role in the global economy.

Michael Maturen Michael Maturen is the American Solidarity Party’s official nominee for president this year and he said that in this election, the right to life is the issue he sees as being most important.

“When I speak of the life issue I am not speaking solely of abortion,” Maturen said. “To us in the American Solidarity Party, life doesn’t end when you cut the umbilical cord. There should be a sanctity and dignity of life from conception all the way to natural death.”

For Maturen, this means the government needs to consider euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide and ending the death penalty.

He also said that he supports a social safety net for women who choose to carry their pregnancies to term. Policy changes that he would like to see include a constitutional amendment declaring the personhood of the unborn that would negate Roe v. Wade.

Maturen also said that it is important to bring back statesmanship to American politics and work to end gridlock in Congress.

Michael Puskar Michael Puskar said that he is mainly running on principle, since he doesn’t believe wealthy individuals can represent the majority of Americans.

“You need a working class person to represent the working class people,” Puskar said.

Puskar said the two things that he supports the most in this election are children and anything to do with the military and veterans.

Puskar said that under his administration, all veterans would have a job through the federal government. He said that ideally, veterans could work to improve the infrastructure — perhaps fixing bridges and roads.

In terms of children, Puskar said that all children deserve education and that student homelessness is another big issue he would like to see addressed by the federal and state governments. Puskar said that to do this, he would like to see the War on Drugs stop targeting children from a criminal side, but focus on providing resources for homeless children.

He said that while he has considered the issue of legalizing marijuana to help with this, he does not have a stance on that.

“One other thing that’s really important is that we need to get rid of the electoral college system — but that’s hard to do,” Puskar said. “That would give third party candidates a bigger piece of the pie. In general, the most important thing, is that students need to educate everybody.”

Others running for president as officially registered write-in candidates, including Laurence Kotlikoff, Luis Ramos, Robert Rice, Michael Smith, Kora Roberta Katz Vakil and Barbara Whitaker, could not be reached by The Flat Hat.

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Marketplace sandwiches: The best breakfast choice

Gabriela Montesdeoca FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

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For the best breakfast, look past dining halls

Nia Kitchin

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drink. My staple is always the ridiculously caffeinated House Blend, or else the Southern Pecan if I feel like something extremely warm and comforting on a bitter day. Or you could try one of the tasty specialty drinks, like a S’mores Latte or an Aromaccino. Nothing can be better than biting into a hot, crunchy bagel toasted exactly to your liking while sipping one of the famous Aromas drinks as you finish up some last minute studying before class. I know I always get my best work done surrounded by scrumptious food in a warm and friendly environment, rather than crowded like a sardine into one of the dining halls.

Some students might be reluctant to spend their Dining Dollars on breakfast at Swemromas when they could simply swipe into one of the dining halls. However, your dining dollars are already paid for, and you have to use them all by the end of the year anyway. So why not spend them on food that you can actually chew and digest, at a place where you won’t accidentally sit on something sticky?

Also, if you can’t afford an extra-expensive specialty drink, fear not, for you can use your full Swemromas punch card to get one, of any size, for free. This is proof that it truly pays to frequent this prominent establishment. It is the perfect treat to cheer you up on a cold winter day or get you ready for a long day of classes.

At the beginning of the day there is no place I would rather be. Being able to start my day with great drinks, good food and a fantastic place to relax is simply the best. Being able to have a delicious breakfast starts your day off right, so choose wisely.

Email Nia Kitchin at vmkitchin@email.wm.edu.

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Breakfast at campus dining halls can be a sordid affair, with their dark lighting, pungent dish drop-offs and subpar food choices. However, there is another option. Using Dining Dollars, which are included with your meal plan, you can drop by Swemromas, pick up a bagel or a croissant and the specialty drink of your choice and get some earlymorning studying done before class.

The mornings are already hard enough; don’t brave the dark, rank Caf in the morning to gobble down powdered eggs and suspicious meat, all washed down with incredibly bitter coffee. Don’t enter Sadler in order to try and pick up a drink from the alwaysbroken coffee machine or a waffle from the mysteriously missing waffle maker. Don’t make the trek to marketplace just to find out that you can either get fruit or hash browns, but not both.

Eating breakfast at the dining halls simply pales in comparison to eating breakfast at the bright, sunny Swemromas.

Drop in before your first morning class and order from their large menu of baked goods, sandwiches and other treats. Order yourself an incredible hot or cold

I always get my best work done surrounded by scrumptious food in a warm and friendly environment.

A good or bad breakfast really sets the mood for the day.

Knowing where to get the best breakfast is therefore really important. The question then becomes, Marketplace or Sadler? And the answer is Marketplace.

One thing that makes Marketplace stand out is its breakfast sandwich station. The station has the awesome options of a bagel, an English muffin, a biscuit, or a croissant as the base of your sandwich. Then you can choose sausage or bacon, egg and cheese as components. It has with it the delicious options of hash browns, oatmeal and grits as sides. The sandwiches make Marketplace well worth it.

Sadler doesn’t have a breakfast sandwich station, but it does have an omelet station, as does Marketplace. Both are equal on that footing, but Sadler’s food also requires you to wait.

What Sadler has that Marketplace doesn’t is cereal. On some occasions, they have great cereals such as Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but they do rotate them, and sadly you can’t always get one of the best cereals. At times, you are stuck with the edible but bland flavor of something like Cheerios and, in my case, are then forced to add sugar to make yourself enjoy the bowl. When they do have the good cereals it’s the best. I am a lover of cereal so this is a

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What makes Marketplace stand out is its breakfast sandwich station. big attraction point for me.

Some might say that Sadler has a pretty good breakfast station that sometimes has pancakes and eggs. In my opinion, the pancakes aren’t very good. I’m not sure what they make them with, but they certainly taste healthful, which is good for your health but not great for your taste buds. Of course, there is always the option of making your own waffle. The waffles are really good, but making them requires time. More often than not, you have to wait in a line to get to cook your waffle.

The winner in my eyes is Marketplace. I love a good breakfast sandwich, and they deliver. Plus, not having to do much on my part is nice. The fact that they don’t have cereal is sad, but Sadler doesn’t always have the cereal that I want either, so both fail on that front. That’s where the Student Exchange or the nearest supermarket comes in to fill my needs. Marketplace is not endless like Sadler, but in the morning I’m not looking to gorge myself, or, if I am, there is always the option of double swiping.

Email Gabriela Montesdeoca at gamontesdeocar@email. wm.edu.

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Sadler is a good decision for breakfast with omelets that are worth the wait

Nick Phair

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It’s the most important meal of the day, and Sadler’s serving it up your way.

That’s right, if you have the misfortune of being in class at the crack of dawn and need sustenance to get you through the morning, look no further than the College of William & Mary’s Sadler Center omelet bar.

Featuring a wide array of options, the omelet bar is perfect for students who like to mix their breakfasts up on a day-to-day basis and students who like to place the same, highly customized order every morning. Garnish your omelet with spinach, add some cheddar cheese, and pick from tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, ham and

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bacon to give your omelet just the taste you want. For those looking for a healthier, lighter breakfast, the omelet bar even offers egg whites.

The main disadvantage of the omelet bar as an early morning dining option is the wait. As the tastiest breakfast option on campus, a sizable line is the norm for the omelet bar. Leave yourself an additional 10 to 20 minutes to spend on line if you are eating before class just to play it safe.

From Monday to Thursday, the omelet bar is open until 9:30 a.m. After 9:30 a.m., the chef on duty will finish all orders placed beforehand, but refuse any additional orders. The omelet bar is then repurposed into a pasta station for lunchtime.

On Fridays and the weekend, however, the omelet bar will stay open until 2:00 p.m. It becomes the perfect breakfast option for early-risers and those who sleep in alike.

Sadler also has a definite locational advantage that will make it preferable to other breakfast options for many

students. Occupying a more central location on campus, especially when compared to the caf and Marketplace, Sadler is the best place for a majority of students to eat in the morning during the College’s short window of breakfast hours.

Sadler has other important advantages over other campus breakfast options, especially Marketplace. It has plenty of options that are simply absent from Marketplace. From a wide variety of cereal options to scrambled and hard-boiled eggs, Sadler has things in store even for those pressed for time or those growing tired of their morning omelet.

Next time you roll out of bed early in the morning for whatever reason, be sure to pay the Sadler center and its wonderful omelet bar a visit. If nothing else, it gives not being able to sleep in a silver lining.

Email Nick Phair at nwphair@email.wm.edu.

Sadler has plenty of options that are simply absent from Marketplace.

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Freshman registration needs to be reformed

Rachel Wilmans

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In high school, I thought that the most stressful thing I would have to do for my classes at the College of William and Mary would be taking exams.

Surely, I thought, the pressure and the intensity of pouring over my notes would be the worst, no contest. It turns out I was wrong. As a freshman, the most anxiety-inducing part of taking classes at the College isn’t taking the exams; it’s getting into the classes themselves.

Second-semester registration for freshmen involves weeks of incessant planning and strategizing that culminates in an early morning race to the death to secure coveted spots in classes.

Two weeks before registration began, my hallmates and I spent hours creating potential schedules on our laptops, trying to guess which classes would still be open Nov. 3: our registration day.

Everyone was talking about proficiencies and COLL requirements late into the night, raising the stress level in the room. Days later, we had at least two possible schedules each, which seemed like enough preparation at the time. However, planning can only get you so far.

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More spaces should be reserved for freshmen, especially since we are encouraged to take a broad range of classes during our first year.

Registration is frustrating as a freshman because the potential schedule you worked so hard on will probably be unusable within the first two days of registration. For instance, I wanted to take a criminology class, but after senior registration, 60 of the 100 spots were already filled, and by the second day of registration, the class had filled completely.

Many freshmen had the same disheartening experience, watching the classes that they were excited about slowly fill up and slip away day by day until that dreaded word, “CLOSED,” appeared on the open course list.

While it is understandable that higher social classes should have priority during registration, more spaces should be reserved for freshmen, especially since we are encouraged to take a broad range of classes during our first year.

But if you find a major that you want to pursue, going deeper into that field can be even harder than taking a breadth of subjects.

Many classes beyond the introductory level do not save spaces for freshmen, making it difficult to continue to study something that interests you. As a potential English major, I was excited to take a 200-level course next semester, but when I checked the day before registration, most 200-level classes were closed, six spaces remained in my first-choice class, and the only viable backups were large lecture courses with over 100 students.

It doesn’t seem fair that freshmen should mainly have spaces held in introductory courses; we should have more opportunities to pursue something we are passionate about.

All of this stress precedes the actual day of registration.

Nov. 3, I woke up ten minutes before class registration opened at 7 a.m., setting up my account so that I could copy and paste the course reference numbers in as fast as possible.

I had planned to follow a strategic system the night before so that I would register for the classes more likely to fill up first and do the larger courses after — which sounds over the top, but I definitely was not the only one in my dorm to do so.

I counted down on my clock, and two seconds after 7 a.m., I was furiously pasting in my numbers and holding my breath when I clicked submit, hands literally shaking. I ultimately got into some of the classes I wanted and requested overrides for others, but was it worth the stress?

Picking classes is difficult enough as we figure out what to study for the next few years. We shouldn’t have to fight each other for opportunities to learn.

Email Rachel Wilmans at rgwilmans@email.wm.edu.

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Meal plans: An unreasonable financial requirement

Sean Willner

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All freshmen at the College of William and Mary are required to have a meal plan. The cost of these plans ranges from $2,219 to $2,549, adding a significant burden to a freshman’s tuition bill. These plans should be reformed and made optional for all students.

Freshmen are offered three plans. For the sake of fairness, this article will analyze one of the least expensive ones, the Gold 14 plan. It provides 14 meal swipes at the dining halls per week, as well as $300 of Dining Dollars (also known as flex) that can be used at certain convenience stores and restaurants around campus.

Over the 16 weeks of the fall semester, the plan offers around $17 per day, or approximately $8 per meal if a student eats two meals per day.

This figure excludes Dining Dollars, which are used outside the dining halls.

By comparison, a student could get a sandwich at The Cheese Shop, a pita from Pita Pit, or a cheeseburger from Retro’s for less than the price for a meal swipe on campus. In addition, a student could save money by going to the grocery store and providing food for him or herself.

Thus, using an expensive meal plan may not always be the most economical option for students. Because of this,

freshmen should be allowed to make their own decisions as to whether or not to opt for a meal plan, rather than being forced into buying one by College policy.

The College’s use of Dining Dollars is also problematic.

These are dollars that students pay as part of the total fee for the meal plan. They become a kind of fake currency that can only be used at certain stores and restaurants around campus, many of which are linked to the College.

The Gold 14 plan includes $300 of flex, ensuring that they will be used at stores that are connected to the College, often with hiked prices. This is a policy that seems to benefit the College more than its students.

Not only would removing flex from meal plans reduce their cost, but it would allow students to spend their money wherever they want, often saving money in the process.

Some would say that freshmen should be required to have a meal plan as they adjust to college so that they can have a reliable source of food. It makes sense that freshmen should have some guidance as they transition to a new environment.

However, this stops making sense when the requirements imposed upon these freshmen become excessively expensive and in some cases unnecessary.

Thus, either the meal plan system should be reformed to contain fewer flex dollars and cheaper meal plans, or students should be able to opt out of it, with the possibility of opting back in the next semester.

The ultimate goal of the College’s dining services should be to offer students convenient, reasonablypriced meal options while also giving them as much independence as possible in how they spend their money.

If the College approaches its meal plan offerings with this in mind, it can create a profitable system which is both fair and reliable for its students.

Email Sean Willner at stwillner@email.wm.edu.

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The many benefits of an outdoor study break

Jonathan Castellucci FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

I can express it in just two words: Go outside.

The College is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful universities in the country, but the most popular spots on campus tend to be those that get students farthest away from natural light.

The sad truth is that on a picturesque Saturday morning, you are far more likely to spend time with friends at the library than at Lake Matoaka, the ten miles of trails around it or the Wildflower Refuge (which supports not just three but four different kinds of Trillium).

Asking students why exactly they are inside on these golden days will likely prompt them to puff out their chest, inhale deeply, and explain that they are, quite literally, the most stressed and hardest working person in the entire world, and that, as such, they have certain responsibilities that they have to fulfill; responsibilities that include but are not limited to locking themselves in a cold, dark room for four hours to begin their International Political Economy project that is due in just five short weeks.

And they are partly right: Working hard is the reason we are here, but there are also studies from countless universities around the country that tell us that relaxation and exercise improve brain function when compared to study alone.

So take a walk, throw a football, or find out what an eddy line is and then kayak through it.

I, the writer who is in no way responsible for whatever damage may come of my suggestion, promise you that the homework will still be there when you come back.

Email Jonathan Castellucci at jacastellucci@email.wm.edu.

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This past Sunday, a few friends and I headed to the Matoaka Boathouse to enjoy the latest in a series of unseasonably warm days on the lake. The sun was bright, the breeze gentle and the water bracing (very cold), but one important resource was unavailable: the boats. Citing the start of the winter season, the boathouse closed up shop this semester one day earlier than they anticipated, and my outing changed from a nautical survey of the shoreline to a catnap on the dock.

As I lay there, dozing in the sweltering post-Halloween heat, I thought about what certain people at the College of William and Mary should be doing, and about how exactly I could frame my thoughts in such a way that would make those people realize that in this instance, just as in all others, I am absolutely, irreproachably, 100 percent correct. But far be it from me to take issue the men and women who work so hard to give students the privilege of boating on the lake, my advice is actually for you, the reader, and

Relaxation and exercise improve brain function when compared to study alone.

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Brown Hall dates back to 1930 when it was built to provide off-campus housing for Methodist women. Today, Brown serves as an on-campus freshman hall and is the closest dorm to Colonial Williamsburg and Duke of Gloucester Street.

Going back in time with Brown Hall

With its history and proximity to Colonial Williamsburg, Brown brings the past to campus KIANA ESPINOZA THE FLAT HAT

Although the College of William and Mary campus itself is historic, some buildings have a richer past than others. Brown Hall, located at the edge of Colonial Williamsburg, is one of those buildings. To the freshman residents and Resident Advisors who live there, the location and history set the building apart from other dorm options on campus.

Director of Housing Operations Chris Durden said the history of Brown is unique. Built in 1930 by a prominent Methodist family, Brown served as off-campus housing for Methodist women until the College purchased it to use as a women’s dorm.

Over the years, Brown served as all-men’s housing, Army housing, rented space for service families, upperclassmen dorms and now a freshman dorm.

However, Durden said that the area beneath Brown may be even more historic than the building itself. Over the years, Brown’s grounds have undergone architectural digs, which may provide evidence that the building that stood there before Brown was the Bray School, a school for AfricanAmerican boys.

“For three summers in a row, the yard would be completely dug up. Then the week before students move in, it would be restored because they were doing the archeological research there,” Durden said.

He said that students at the College were the ones participating in the excavation for their summer classes. Although evidence hinting at the Bray School’s location has been found in the surrounding area, no definitive proof has been found on Brown’s grounds. Durden suspects that the summer archeological digs will continue in Brown’s yard in the years to come.

Durden was thorough in describing the unique qualities that Brown has as a freshman dorm. Brown has several suites and a quad due to its former status as a home and as an upperclassman dorm. Durden says that this sets it apart from many buildings that serve as current freshman dorms, but many other buildings — such as DuPont Hall — have also contained suites while serving as freshmen dorms.

According to Durden, the proximity to Colonial Williamsburg may sometimes impact Brown’s residents in a negative way. Since it is off-campus, Brown is on the Colonial Williamsburg power grid, while the rest of campus shares the College’s power grid. In the past, residents have been moved into hotels due to power outages in Colonial Williamsburg that had no effect on the rest of campus.

For current residents of the dorm, its history has affected them differently. Resident Advisor Kristina Kelly ’17 was familiar with the recent archeological digs, as she has been a resident of the building for the past two years.

If she were not graduating in the spring, Kelly said she would live there again. For her, the location is ideal.

“I love the location,” Kelly said. “I wasn’t even familiar with this side of campus until I lived here.”

The freshmen living in Brown have a different experience from most of their classmates, living closer to Colonial Williamsburg than to most of the academic buildings, yet, to Kelly, the atmosphere is similar to an individual building in the Botetourt Complex, where she lived as a freshman.

The location and layout of Brown, according to Madison Miller ’20, foster a sense of community among residents. Since Brown was not initially built as a dorm, it features many traits that one would experience in a personal home or in upperclassmen housing. The first floor contains two living rooms and a sunroom. Miller explained that each lounge room serves a different purpose to the residents. Students often participate in group activities in the porch room, like pumpkin painting in the fall. In the smaller living room, students study quietly, while the larger living room serves as a social lounge.

“It has a really nice feel compared to most places,” Miller said about the Brown’s stylistic contrast to other dorms.

As a coed dorm with coed lounges, Brown has undergone a large change since its days of singlegender, and even single-religion housing. Today,

Brown’s residents have the opportunity to befriend people of different genders in the lounges that were built — and then later furnished by the College — to appear as friendly dining rooms.

Although Brown may be distant from the rest of campus, to the residents this is hardly a disadvantage.

Kelly says that the walk, while it may be long, is not without advantages, especially to freshman residents.

“I think it’s great because you get to familiarize yourself with the whole campus, while living with the colonial feel,” Kelly said.

Miller, one of Kelly’s residents, had similar things to say about the location. She enjoys being surrounded by the atmosphere of Colonial Williamsburg.

“It really has become my home away from home because I’m at college, but — because I’m not on campus specifically — I still have a sense of the real world,” Miller said.

The Flat Hat will be investigating the history of other campus dorms.

Check in next week for Hunt Hall.

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Leaving it all on the table The William and Mary Table Tennis Club: not your typical frat house “pong”

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Walk into the Recreation Center, past the elliptical machines and treadmills, past the weight machines, and pull open the heavy metal doors that lead to the basketball courts. Most days, you will find a scattering of students playing a basketball game or just shooting hoops, but walk through those doors on Wednesday night or at noon Saturday and Sunday, and there will be no basketballs in sight.

Instead, roughly a dozen pingpong balls will be bouncing around solid, green tables filling up the room.

The College of William and Mary table tennis club, composed of about twenty students, provides an organized outlet for those interested in playing table tennis, both for fun and competition. The team competes as a part of the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association.

The club’s president Jay Quimby ’18 said he has watched the table tennis team transform during his time at the College.

“When I came in, it was about eight core people and maybe one or two people that would come and go and just play around at practices, but mostly people interested in playing in tournaments, playing competitively,” Quimby said. “But now the club is around 15 to 20 people every practice and it’s about half and half with regard to people that want to play for fun and people that want to play competitively, so it’s a good mix and it’s grown a lot.”

Quimby, who joined the team his freshman year, was first introduced to table tennis during middle school when he lived in China.

“We traveled around China and played other schools in tournaments,” Quimby, who was a member of his high school table tennis team, said. “And coaching is really cheap there.”

Shouzhuo Sun ‘19 joined the team this year, but like Quimby, he had already been introduced to the sport at a much younger age.

“I learned pingpong from grade six to grade nine,” said Sun. “It is a popular sport in China.”

The club produces A, B, and C teams based on the results of round robin competitions. The A team is capable of qualifying for national tournaments, and the B and C teams compete at divisional competitions to gain match experience. “[Playing in a tournament] is always that goal, but it depends how much I practice,” Zachary Baldwin ’19, another member of the club, said. “I haven’t had any pingpong experience so it’s kind of a slow rise.”

Baldwin said he found out about the club at the College’s club fair this year.

“I was a tennis player and my shoulder started hurting, so I tried pingpong because that was like the next best thing,” Baldwin said. “It kind of stuck.”

Their next competition is the Virginia division at the University of Virginia. If the team qualifies in that state division, they can then compete in the regional championships.

“The regional tournament is really competitive,” Quimby said. “Maryland has a player that is Chinese and could be a professional player.”

The table tennis team has qualified for Regionals the past two years and almost continued on to Nationals last year, but they were thwarted by a tiebreaker loss to University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

“We have a new student on the team from China this year who is really good,” Quimby said of Shishuo Liu ‘20. “I think we can make it with his help.”

While the team is focused on winning competitions and advancing to Nationals, the table tennis club itself appeals to students for many different reasons. Sun said he joined for a very simple reason: to get himself moving.

“It’s exercise, and exercise is good,” Sun said.

No matter the reason, Quimby and the club said that their members have an opportunity to play table tennis to whatever extent they want, whether they want to practice certain paddle skills to tighten up before a tournament or they just enjoy hitting a ball back and forth.

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2016-17

Basketball Preview

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Men’s Hoops

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A good year to be “our year”

Team looks to stay competitive in new CAA title quest NICK CIPOLLA // FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR After a close 70-67 loss to Hofstra ended William and Mary’s Colonial Athletic Association play back in March, the Tribe has been practicing and training for what could be one of the best-ever seasons for the squad. The premier program for the College tips off this weekend at Kaplan Arena.

As head coach Tony Shaver put it, the key to this season will be chemistry.

With the loss of the team’s emotional and defensive leader on the court Terry Tarpey ’16, as well as core big man Sean Sheldon ’16, a larger portion of the team will be relied on to play a role.

“To me, [forming chemistry is] the most important thing we do,” Shaver said. “I don’t think a team is ever going to be as successful as it can be if they don’t really play well together and like each other.”

From the outside, the squad appears to have some of the greatest chemistry of any college athletic program, allowing it to be effective on and off the court. Shaver said that potential for chemistry is something the staff looks at while recruiting.

Filling the roles of last year’s seniors, senior guards Daniel Dixon and Omar Prewitt — along with junior guard David Cohn — are this year’s captains.

While Prewitt led the team in scoring last year, all three players provide expertise and experience on both sides of the ball. Dixon and Prewitt, who are

LAST SEASON CAA Semifinal 67 70 After defeating James Madison in the CAA quarterfinal, the Tribe couldn’t top No. 1seed Hofstra despite coming back from a two-digit deficit late in the game. The loss ended the season and no postseason tournaments were attended.

the first seniors since the 1950-1951 season to have seen three straight 20win seasons, provide a more stoic and experienced mechanic to the team, while Cohn provides the emotion that Tarpey carried previously.

“He is the fireplug, he’s the spark plug, he’s the one guy that really plays with emotion on his shoulder,” Shaver said of Cohn. “It’s not hard to figure out how David feels and you need that as a part of your ball club.”

While the veteran starters have clearcut expectations, bench players from last season such as junior guards Greg Malinowski, Connor Burchfield, Oliver Tot and junior forward Jack Whitman will also face elevated expectations. In practice, Shaver said that Prewitt and Dixon have been leaned on less due to a better team passing game to spread the points around. A reduced reliance on a few stars has allowed the younger players to hone their skills and learn the game before being thrust into game action, which Shaver hopes will benefit the Tribe later.

“I think it’s a season though, I’ve said this a lot of times, I said this when we had Marcus Thornton, to really really be good,” Shaver said. “I think it’s possible that Omar’s scoring is a little lower than last year, I think Daniel’s scoring’s a little lower than last year, because that means we’re getting everybody involved.”

Strong contributions from reserves last season give Shaver confidence in the preseason.

Specifically, Malinowski delivered a career-high 23 points to lead the team against Hofstra in the CAA Quarterfinals against James Madison and Burchfield maintained his rank as the top three-point shooter in the NCAA for much of last season.

“It’s what gives you confidence about the season,” Shaver said. “When you lose a guy like Terry you’ve got a guy like Greg in waiting, so to speak.

For two years he’s sort of served an apprenticeship under Terry. You’ve got guys like Jack Whitman ready to play, we hope. Connor Burchfield had great moments for us as a sophomore, so that’s what you need. To be consistently good, you’ve got to have guys that are

growing and getting better and ready to play.”

New recruits have also added depth to the squad, with the freshman duo of forward Nathan Knight and guard Justin Pierce looking to fight for playing time with the upperclassmen.

Despite the added depth, the preseason hasn’t been smooth sailing for the College. Several injuries as well as the indefinite suspension of sophomore forward Hunter Seacat took away valuable training time.

“It’s been a difficult preseason, if I’m completely open with you, and it’s because of injuries,” Shaver said. “We’ve had the most disruptive preseason that I’ve had in a long time as a coach. Injuries and guys not in the lineup, a lot of them in the same position, so it’s been not as fluid as we’d have liked.”

The most significant injury mentioned by Shaver was Malinowski.

The “apprentice of Tarpey” suffered a concussion in mid-July and has only recently been able to practice. When healthy, he will likely start.

Conversely, Dixon is healthy for the first preseason of his career, which should help the Tribe start strong.

That strong start will be necessary due to the teams the College faces, as the non-conference lineup includes road matchups at nationally-ranked programs such as Louisville, Rhode Island and consensus No. 1 Duke.

“I don’t think it’s any question, we’re playing the toughest non-conference schedule we’ve faced,” Shaver said “That schedule, how we handle it is very important. We won’t win all those games, but during a stretch like that if you can be successful and have some success it will build confidence and better prepare us for CAA play. But it also can cripple you if you’re not playing well. It’s a great challenge for our guys.”

Shaver went on to say he thinks the CAA has risen to the challenge of teams in Power 5 conferences such as the Atlantic Coast Conference (which is home to Duke and Louisville), making the schedule harder and presenting tougher challenges for the Tribe.

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More experienced team prepared to elevate its game JOSH LUCKENBAUGH // FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

“One of the things we face as a program right now is that our players have had enough success … that it’s very hard for us to schedule right now,” Shaver said. “A lot of mid-level ACC teams we’re having a hard time getting on our schedule, so it’s one of the reasons we’re looking at what we’re looking at.”

With the non-conference schedule definitely appearing like it will present a challenge, it will be good for preparation of the CAA slate that starts in January. As the ninth-best conference in NCAA basketball in 2015-16, the CAA is a force that can beat non-conference foes, but also will be fierce and cutthroat in league play.

The College was picked to finish third in the conference behind reigning champs North Carolina-Wilmington and Towson. As it stands, the Tribe remains one of fewer than 10 teams to have never reached the NCAA tournament. That could very well change this year with a domination of the conference slate and another 20plus win season. Depth, chemistry and strong veteran leadership all mean the Tribe will pose a real threat if it stays healthy.

The College’s 29-game regular season tips off against Bridgewater at Kaplan Arena this Saturday at 2 p.m.

Last season, the Tribe ranked No. 2 in attendance in the CAA. Shaver suggested that the atmosphere of Kaplan Arena has helped the team. “[The energy] is awesome,” Shaver said. “It’s something a lot of people have been working on for a lot of years. I think success is the biggest reason for it, but I can’t stress enough to students, … to fans in general, what that change in atmosphere has meant to our program. We don’t win 20 games three years in a row without it, we just don’t. When there’s a big game [in Kaplan Arena], there’s an atmosphere that’s difficult for our opponents and supportive for us, it’s a big difference between winning and losing ball games … I just can’t tell students how much we appreciate what they do, and I want people to feel a part of our program. “

William and Mary looks poised to take a step towards more consistent success in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2016-17. Returning all five regular starters from last season, the Tribe has the talent as well as the experience to finally make some noise in the CAA title conversation.

The College has won 15 games during each of the past two seasons, settling around the .500 mark, a definite improvement over previous years, but still a mediocre record overall. The team showed flashes of excellence last season as the Tribe opened the year with an 11-2 record, the best start in school history, but could not sustain this run through the demanding conference slate. The Tribe has been tabbed to finish fifth in the conference in 2016-17 after finishing seventh the year before.

“Our spirits are real high here, and our expectations are high,” head coach Ed Swanson said about the upcoming season, his fourth at the helm. “We want our Tribe fans to have high expectations for us as well.”

The roster this season is loaded with experience after losing just one senior last season, and headlined by two preseason All-CAA Second Team selections: senior forward Alexandra Masaquel and senior guard Marlena Tremba. Tremba and Masaquel led the team in scoring last season, averaging 13.9 and 13.8 points per game, respectively, forming a dangerous inside-outside duo, and should continue to set the tone for the Tribe on the offensive end.

Junior center Abby Rendle, who received an Honorable Mention on the preseason All-CAA roster, also returns to the starting lineup after a productive 2015-16 season that was unfortunately cut short due to injury. Before sustaining that season-ending knock 17 games into the year, Rendle was actually leading the College in points (13.2) and rebounds (7.3) per game, and now, fully healthy, will look to once again combine with Masaquel in a formidable front court tandem.

Rounding out the starting lineup will be junior point guard Jenna Green and sophomore guard Bianca Boggs.

Swanson singled out both Green

and Boggs, a member of the All-CAA rookie team last year, as key players in determining if the Tribe has a breakout season in 2016-17.

“Those two players have been practicing at a really high level, not only performance-wise but energy-wise, in the preseason,” Swanson said. “I think Jenna Green and Bianca Boggs are going to be two players that we point to that really elevated their game … I really do believe that those are two players that we’ll really point to if we have a successful year.”

The Tribe’s bench also boasts a wealth of experience, including two seniors, a junior and two sophomores (sophomore guard/forward Misha Jones has already been declared unable to compete this year due to a leg injury, according to Swanson). This depth up and down the roster should help the Tribe remain strong on the court even when the starters take a breather, as well as providing the College with a bevy of leadership outside of the coaching staff.

“You have seven players, seven upperclassmen, that have been through the wars of the CAA conference,” Swanson said. “I’m hoping that experience will help our team this year.”

Additionally, the College has brought on three incoming freshmen, including forward Victoria Reynolds, who Swanson expects to contribute almost immediately.

“Six foot, kind of hybrid-type forward, who I think Tribe fans will be excited to see play,” Swanson said of Reynolds.

In terms of improving upon last season, Swanson discussed increasing aggressiveness on defense and playing more smoothly on offense, but in particular he said that the College must get better at rebounding if it wants to find success in the CAA. The Tribe had the worst rebounding margin in conference play last season, averaging 32.2 boards a game, while opponents averaged 41.9 when facing the College. The return of Rendle, who missed the majority of the conference slate last year, to the court should definitely help the cause on the backboards.

Though the men’s team has become the go-to sport to attend for many students at the College, the women’s team has lagged behind. Swanson expressed hope that his team will become an attraction for Tribe fans, emphasizing the up-tempo pace of play he is encouraging his players to adopt.

“We’re going to play an exciting, aggressive style of basketball,” Swanson said. “We’re going to get after teams defensively … and on offense I think we’re going to score the ball a lot more.”

The Tribe will open its season at Kaplan Arena this Sunday, Nov. 13, when the College hosts St. John’s, the reigning Big East champions. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. tipoff.

COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

Senior forward Alex Masaquel

LAST SEASON The Tribe finished 15-15 for its second consecutive 15-win season.

The season began strong with a record 11-2 start in the non-conference slate, but the CAA schedule overwhelmed the College as it dealt with injuries.

In last year’s Flat Hat Sports Desk Awards, sophomore guard Bianca Boggs was named Female Rookie of the Year.

COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

The women’s basketball team celebrates its overtime win over James Madison last January, the first win over the program in three years.

WOmEn’s BREAKDOWN

MEN’s BREAKDOWN

2016 PRESEASON RANK

2016 PRESEASON RANK

No. 3 in CAA Offense: No. 3, 76.9 avg. scoring

Offense: No. 4, 62.1 avg. scoring

Defense: No. 7, 62.4 avg. scoring

Schedule * Signifies a CAA conference matchup Home games in bold

COURTESY PHOTOS / TRIBE ATHLETICS

Head coaches Ed Swanson and Tony Shaver

Calling the shots

Defense: No. 6, 71.1 avg. scoring

2015

2015

No. 5 in CAA

Schedule * Signifies a CAA conference matchup Home games in bold

SEASON Predictions Sun. Nov. 13 St. John’s Fri. Nov. 18 Richmond Sun. Nov. 20 at Old Dominion Tue. Nov. 22 at S.C. Upstate Mon. Nov. 28 Delaware State Thu. Dec. 1 Dartmouth Sat. Dec. 3 at American Thu. Dec. 15 at Norfolk State Sun. Dec. 18 Mount St. Mary’s Tue. Dec. 20 St. Francis (Pa.) Wed. Dec. 28 East Carolina Mon. Jan. 2 at Delaware* Fri. Jan. 6 at Charleston* Sun. Jan. 8 Hofstra* Fri. Jan. 13 Northeastern* Sun. Jan. 15 at UNC-Wilmington* Fri. Jan. 20 at Towson* Sun. Jan. 22 Elon* Fri. Jan. 27 Delaware* Sun. Jan. 29 James Madison* Fri. Feb. 3 at Northeastern* Sun. Feb. 5 at Hofstra* Fri. Feb. 10 at Drexel* Sun. Feb. 12 Towson* Fri. Feb. 17 Charleston* Sun. Feb. 19 at Elon* Fri. Feb. 24 UNC-Wilmington Sun. Feb. 26 at James Madison* Wed. March 1 Drexel* March 8-11: CAA Championship

FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR NICK CIPOLLA:

Men: 22-7, 13-5 CAA, 2nd in CAA, win finals over UNCW Women: 16-13, 9-9 CAA, 4th in CAA, lose semifinals to JMU

FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR CHRIS TRAVIS:

Men: 23-6, 14-4 CAA, 1st in CAA, win CAA finals over Hofstra Women: 17-12, 10-8 CAA, 5th in CAA, lose in semifinals to JMU

FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER JOSH LUCKENBAUGH:

Men: 20-9 ,12-6 CAA, 2nd in CAA, win CAA finals over UNCW Women: 17-12, 9-9 CAA, 5th in CAA, lose semifinals to JMU

Sat. Mon. Sat. Wed. Sat. Tue. Sat. Fri. Mon. Thu. Thu. Sat. Mon. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat. Thu. Sat.

Nov. 12 Bridgewater Nov. 14 at Louisville Nov. 19 Presbyterian Nov. 23 at Duke Nov. 26 Liberty Nov. 29 at Central Michigan Dec. 3 at Hampton Dec. 16 Milligan Dec. 19 Savannah State Dec. 22 at Rhode Island Dec. 29 at Old Dominion Dec. 31 at Northeastern* Jan. 2 at Hofstra* Jan. 5 Elon* Jan. 7 Drexel* Jan. 12 at UNC-Wilmington* Jan. 14 at Charleston* Jan. 19 James Madison* Jan. 21 at Elon* Jan. 26 Delaware* Jan. 28 UNC-Wilmington* Feb. 2 Northeastern* Feb. 4 at Towson* Feb. 9 at Drexel* Feb. 11 Charleston* Gold Rush Feb. 16 at James Madison* Feb. 18 at Delaware* Feb. 23 Hofstra* Feb. 25 Towson*

March 3-6: CAA Championship