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On Saturday morning Nov. 8, the College of William and Mary dedicated a plaque in the Central Hall of the Sir Christopher Wren Building to 1st Lieutenants Ryan McGlothlin ’01 and Todd Weaver ’08, two alumni who were killed in action while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively. Roughly 60 people attended the event, including members of the College’s ROTC Program and the McGlothlin and Weaver families. Speakers at the dedication included College President Taylor Reveley, government professor John McGlennon and Lt. Colonel James Kimbrough. McGlothlin and Weaver’s plaque accompanies five other plaques McGlothlin dedicated to the 215 students and eight faculty who fought and died in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. “Today we dedicate a sixth plaque to honor two members of the William and Mary family who have fought and died in more recent conflicts,” Reveley said. “And we now place the names of Ryan McGlothlin and Todd Weaver in their rightful place among their brothersin-arms, part of William and Mary’s most sacred wall, and on this wall Weaver their names will be remembered for as long as there is a William and Mary.” Following Reveley’s speech, McGlennon gave a few words, praising Weaver and McGlothlin’s impressive academic credentials and their leadership at the College. “How much we all wish that there was no reason to be here today,” McGlennon said. “For the McGlothlin and the Weaver families, how much happier would they be to have Ryan and Todd with them, for the faculty who taught and worked with these young men, who challenged and encouraged them, and who saw so much actual and potential accomplishment, how much more satisfying to have these young soldier scholars to still be learning and pushing the boundaries of knowledge. I didn’t know Ryan, See MEMORIAL page 3
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(Top) Scaffolding encases Chandler Hall as it undergoes renovation. (Above) This is the earliest stage of construction on the base of ISC 3. The large drill depicted is creating multiple holes in the ground, which will be filled with heavy material, using compression to pack the dirt together and create a strong base for the new building. (Right) Construction lighting has been installed in the Chandler Hall hallways while crews renovate the interior walls. (Below) Construction crews have been welding new railings to the Chandler Hall staircase so that it meets code requirements. The first floor of the residence hall will be wheelchair (or ADA) accessible.
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When contributing to the College of William and Mary, donors have the option to direct their funds towards mental health initiatives, among other specified categories. According to the Department of University Development’s Regional Director of Major Gifts and Advancement Liaison to Student Affairs Gerald Bullock ’97, in the last three or four years there has been an uptick in support for mental health initiatives in the last three or four years. Within the last six months, there have been three new funds for mental health services: Tribe Rides Endowment, the Authentic Excellence Initiative and a Mental Health and Wellness Committee, Bullock said. “In the last year alone, for example, we have driven major gifts from William & Mary alumni, friends and family members to support students and faculty seeking help and treatment for mental illness,” Chief Marketing Officer at the College Jake Perez said in an email. See DONATIONS page 3
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And we now place the names of Ryan McGlothlin and Todd Weaver in their rightful place among their brothers-in-arms ... and on this wall their names will be remembered for as long as there is a William and Mary. — College President Taylor Reveley on the memorialization of two alumni killed in action
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In his latest blog post, Oxford study abroad blogger Will Emmons discusses the lecture he recently attended that Sir Ian McKellen gave. Though students anticipating “Lord of the Rings” references weren’t disappointed, the focus of McKellen’s lecture was acceptance and his experience of being a gay man in England.
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“The actor walked into the center of the floor in the Oxford Union debating hall and looked up at his loudly cheering audience. The hall was packed with coated, scarfed, shivering students who had been standing in line for as long as three hours. To see this man speak, they would have happily waited longer. Most of us grew up on the ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘X-Men’ movies and all were ecstatic about what was about to happen. He flashed a mischievous grin as he asked, in his husky, sonorous voice, ‘Now, I know that some of you are preparing for exams, but you should know that if you don’t prepare, if you don’t do your revisions … do you know what’ll happen?’ We all knew what was coming. Sir Ian McKellen raised his hands above his grey hair and thundered at the top of his lungs, savoring every word:’“You shall not pass!’ The hall nearly collapsed from the roar of applause and I became 12 years old again.”
In his latest blog post, Scotland study abroad blogger Matt Heffernan debunks some of the cliched advice that students studying acroad receive. He clues readers in to the time of year when homesickness is at its worst, and the fact that, after a certain point, meeting new people becomes more of a chore than a joy. To read this and all other Stories from Abroad, visit FlatHatNews. com. “The one thing I’ve heard everyone come back and say is how great it was that they were meeting new people all the time. Now I’m not the most outgoing person in the world, but while there are so many people out there to meet, it doesn’t mean you must— or even that you should try — to meet them all. Being patient and waiting to meet people builds much better relationships than going out drinking with a different group of people every night for two weeks straight. All that going out and meeting the entirety of the student body does for you is give you people to nod at on your walk to class as your wallet sits empty in your pocket. “To people expecting to reprise the entirety of the National Lampoon movie series while abroad: Take the time to invest in other people or nobody will invest the emotional capital in you.”
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NEWS IN BRIEF TeachLivE Simulation Lab used at School of Education Assistant professor of special education at the College of William and Mary School of Education Jackie Rodriguez is utilizing TeachLivE, a mixed-reality technology, to give education students experience in a classroom setting. The system features animated students with a student teacher standing in front of the screen. A camera tracks their movements around the virtual classroom. TeachLivE was developed by the University of Central Florida and Rodriguez is using it as an alternative way for students to practice their teaching skills without the pressure of a live classroom.
Students aim to establish diaper bank Caroline Kelsey, a psychology masters student, and Constance Hull ’16, who work with the William and Mary Health Beginnings Project, are addressing Williamsburg’s need for a diaper bank. Kelsey and Hull wrote the article “Helping the Community from the Bottom Up: Distributing Diapers to the Williamsburg Community,” which was published in the VA Engage Journal. They argue that the lack of a diaper bank can encourage the negative effects of unclean diapers. Kelsey and Hull’s goal is to establish a diaper bank in Williamsburg, since the two closest diaper banks are in Richmond and Hampton. Their goal for diaper donations in November this year is 10,000 diapers.
College raises awareness for eating disorders Michael Deitz ’15 has organized the National Eating Disorder Association walk hosted at the College of William and Mary for the past two years. This year’s 5k walk will be held Saturday, Nov. 15 at 9:30 a.m. beginning at the Campus Recreation Center. The walk, which aims to raise money and awareness, had 120 participants last year. Deitz hopes to have even more people participate this year. Last year the walk raised $7,000, exceeding its goal by $3,000. Approximately 30 million people suffer from eating disorders in the United States. There are over 50 walks across the nation each year. The walks have raised over $2 million since 2009.
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Sodexo implements food labeling system Students discuss labels for vegetarian, vegan, allergies, religious diets in dining halls Sodexo USA, the food provider that started at the College of William and Mary this year, has brought many changes to campus dining, including plans for a taco truck and a portable barbeque stand. However, one change that Sodexo implemented did not leave the confines of the dining hall. The food provider brought with it a program called Sodexo Menu Graphics, a system that produces food labels. The labels include information such as recipes, ingredients and nutrition facts. These labels are generated and printed in the dining services’ offices in Sadler and mark every food in the dining hall. Students with allergies or special dietary needs rely on these labels, which are marked “V” for vegan, “VG” for vegetarian and “GF” for gluten free. The labels are important for students who frequent the vegetarian and vegan sections of the dining halls. During the first couple weeks of the year, Sarah Horan ’18 got sick from rice that she did not know contained dairy in the vegan area of Sadler. However, she has continued to visit the section and has not encountered any labeling issues since. “I’m allergic to gluten and dairy, so I have to be careful,” Horan said. “There [are] a good amount of options [in the vegan area]. My favorite part is the kale.” Sodexo’s Resident District Manager Jeff McClure said he is aware that the transition process has been somewhat difficult. McClure, who leads concept development for the dining services on campus, said he has been working closely with the other managers and chefs to make improvements like labeling the food more clearly. “In the beginning, we had some challenges with the vegetarian and vegan areas,” McClure said. “We’ve been doing a much better job the past three weeks to have managers make sure the items McClure are labeled. We want to make it the best program. We’ll learn from our mistakes. Our focus is getting better every day.” McClure said that feedback regarding the vegan area has improved over the past few weeks. He met with and received feedback from a student-
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led animal rights group, which consisted primarily of vegans. He said he is also pleased that students who are not vegan or vegetarian use the stations. Audrey Gordon ’18, a member of the College’s cross country team, is neither a vegetarian nor a vegan. While Gordon said that, as a runner, she wishes there were more red meat options, she regularly visits the vegan area in Sadler and enjoys the variety the vegan area offers. “I really like [the vegan area],” Gordon said. “I’m a healthy eater. I like serving myself.” Some students have not noticed a difference between last year’s dining experience and this year’s. Kelsey Trouton ’16 is a vegetarian and said she is disappointed with the options available to her, as she was last year. Although she said she believes the labeling system is clearer, she misses the special dishes that were prepared in the vegan area of the Sadler Center. “They used to make special dishes, like veggie pasta and stir-fry, but now they put out beans and rice, and that gets pretty old,” Trouton said. “They just put out 100 baked potatoes and call it a day.” Vegans and vegetarians are not the only students who adhere to dietary restrictions. Certain students follow dietary requirements for religious reasons. Mashtura Hasan ’16 eats halal meat, which is prepared according to Muslim procedure. For this reason, Hasan is a vegetarian when she is on campus. She eats meat only when she is at home, and sometimes brings prepared meat back with her to eat at school. At the dining halls, she is wary of labeled meals. “You always have to be suspicious,” Hasan said. “A lot of times I prefer Sadler because of the vegan area, so I feel they have more choices. This year, they’ve been better [at labeling].” McClure said that Sodexo plans to bring more changes to campus dining. He said some of dining services’ future projects include plans for smoothies, clearer labels for desserts, vegan breakfast offerings and a plan to use the television screens in the dining halls to show what Sodexo is doing. He also plans to continue meeting with student groups to garner feedback for making changes. “To me, it’s about working together with students to bring about the best program. It’s critical to have that relationship,” McClure said. “Students are paying customers and we have to take care of them.”
You always have to be suspicious. A lot of times I prefer Sadler because of the vegan area, so I feel they have more choices. This year, they’ve been better [at labeling]. — Mashtura Hasan ’16 on eating halal meat at the College
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Donations to Counseling Center support new initiatives DONATIONS from page 1
The increase in donations for the Counseling Center has allowed it to pursue new initiatives. For example, Perez said donations have supported the Authentic Excellence Initiative — a student affairs program that encourages healthy, values-based decision making skills in all aspects of life, facilitates conversations and increases awareness of mental health-related topics. The increase in contributions could be occurring for a number of reasons. “A lot [of ] times, people think that gifts come Perez out of people having entirely positive experiences
and some of these gifts, especially those related to health and wellness, come from parents and alumni who want to makes sure that we have good resources for students,” Director of Parent and Family Giving Stacey Summerfield ’04 said. “They’re really trying, if at all possible, to make things better for the next generation.” Chris Papas ’15 is doing his best to contribute to the Counseling Center as well. He is starting an initiative to get seniors to donate their class gift specifically to the Counseling Center. Papas “Mental health is very important to this class for a lot of different reasons and we’re not just going to stand by idly — we’re going to try and make a difference.” Papas said. “Hopefully this ends up being part of the Class of 2015’s
McGlothlin, Weaver memorialized but my friends and colleagues Dick Kiefer and Bob Orwoll of the chemistry department w o r k e d with him closely, and according to Dick, if he wasn’t McGlennon the top student, he was certainly near the top, [and] my colleagues in government and I agree, that Todd was one of the very best in his class. The nominating committee of Phi Beta Kappa acknowledged that, electing both men membership in this historic chapter.” Kimbrough spoke last and told the crowd of the circumstances of McGlothlin and Weaver’s deaths. Kimbrough said that McGlothlin joined the marines following the
9/11 attack, and was ambushed while leading his platoon in Iraq. During the ambush, McGlothlin braved enemy fire and grenade blasts to save his fellow marines, eventually suffering a fatal wound.
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A soldier only dies if they are forgotten.
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Weaver was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan and served with the 101st airborne division. While leading his platoon from the front, he triggered an improvised
explosive device which mortally wounded him, but in doing so he protected the 30 soldiers in his platoon from injury. A reception in the Wren Building’s Great Hall followed the dedication of the plaque, during which time McGlothlin and Weaver’s parents spoke to those in attendance, thanking them and speaking about their sons’ experiences at the College. “A World War I poem reflects the idea behind this sacred hall, and William and Mary’s commitment to all who serve and sacrifice,” Don Weaver, Todd Weaver’s father said. “It simply says in one stanza and one line, ‘a soldier only dies if they are forgotten;’ Todd and Ryan will not be forgotten.” The plaque containing Weaver and McGlothlin’s names can be viewed in the Central Hall of the Sir Christopher Wren Building, along with other alumni who have died in the service of their country.
legacy.” Right now, he is encouraging seniors to contribute to the Counseling Center through a word-of-mouth campaign. “The Counseling Center doesn’t really appear as a standard giving option,” Papas said. “If you go to any of the giving pages it doesn’t pop up as one of the automatic giving funds.” Papas is concerned that the Counseling Center is not a public enough organization to attract donations. “I do think that the school cares, but the organization seems like an oversight,” Papas said. “The way that it ends up working out sometimes makes it appear that they [the administration] don’t care, even though that’s not actually the truth. Which is why we as students want to make sure that we make clear that this is an important matter to us.”
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Inspiration from controversy being offended. College is an opportunity to build your identity: what you believe in, what you disagree with and why. A crucial part of that process is exposure to as wide a variety of opinions as possible. Furthermore, your objection to another person’s opinion does not endow you with the right to silence them, or prevent others from listening. Moreover, attempts to shield one’s peers from controversial views show a startling disrespect for them and their right to form their own beliefs and opinions. What is especially worrying is that UC-Berkeley is just one of a THE FLAT HAT growing list of academic institutions having to face student efforts to disinvite speakers. Some examples of objectionable speakers from In late October, students at University of California-Berkeley 2014 alone include International Monetary Fund CEO Christine posted a petition online aiming to prevent comedian and political Lagarde, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Washington Post commentator Bill Maher from speaking at a commencement event. columnist George Will, and Somali-born American activist and writer The petition cited numerous examples of Maher’s comments, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. particularly about religion and Islam, claiming that their offensive The complaints about these individuals range from association nature made Maher an unacceptable with an organization that strengthens “patriarchal The lifeblood of an academic choice as a speaker. systems” to working in a controversial political community is debate, not What proved most concerning to me administration. In George Will’s case, his rescinded when reading these students’ position was protection from the possibility invitation to take part in a public affairs program the use of a single word: “dangerous.” The at Scripps College followed the publication of a of being offended. petition’s description on Change.org argued column on sexual assault. Ironically, the program that Maher’s “dangerous rhetoric” will perpetuate a “dangerous learning Will was to participate in states on its website that “a range of opinions environment” at the university. about the world — especially opinions with which we may not agree, First, I would like to point out that Maher will be speaking at a or think we do not agree — leads to a better educational experience.” commencement event, not a forum or debate. His remarks will be The latter three examples were also either disinvited or driven away focused on the students who are graduating and the advice he can by the outrage of students and faculty. Those who took offense kept offer them, not his views on Islam or religion. The fact that his views on their comfort; they and their peers were spared the risk of hearing any those topics are deemed so “dangerous” that he should be prohibited statements at all, whether they proved unsettling or inspiring. from speaking on any topic demonstrates a concerning attitude toward The only true threat to learning is this kind of censorship, when differing views and speech, especially in an educational environment. university administrators bend to the delicate sensibilities of the I support the right of any student at UC Berkeley to disagree with, offended instead of challenging them to open their ears and minds. or even abhor, Maher’s point of view. But to frame that point of view Giving in to this pressure is the real disservice to students. Fortunately, as a significant danger to a learning community misses the point of school officials at UC-Berkeley have, so far, stood by their invitation, academia entirely. stating that the university “has not in the past and will not in the future Education, especially at the college level, is not about hearing only shy away from hosting speakers who some deem provocative.” Here’s ideas that are amenable to you. In fact, for those who truly want to hoping that they hold firm and fight the real danger to the learning learn something, it should be about the opposite. The lifeblood of an environment on college campuses. academic community is debate, not protection from the possibility of Email Isabel Larroca at imlarroca@email.wm.edu.
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“Whenever you donate, they pull that from what they’d give anyway, so I probably wouldn’t because that’s my perception but I know it’s underfunded.”
Ethan Blonder ’15
“Yeah, I feel like the Counseling Center takes care of students and it’s a worthy cause to donate to.”
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“It depends on how much and how generous I was feeling. I would be more hesitant to donate. I’d want to put money to more practical things.”
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You have preferences you will default to but you can pull up the other aspects of your personality at any time. If you make the connection you can then agree to move forward in a mutually beneficial way. This makes for better relationships in both your work and personal life.
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Would you allocate your Senior Class Gift money to the Counseling Center?
he Senior Class Gift is an essential fundraising opportunity for the College of William and Mary, giving seniors the chance to donate to the program or department of their choice. A small but growing campaign is encouraging seniors to allocate their donations to the Counseling Center, which is not currently listed as an option on the donation form. Our mental health services are underfunded and the Class of 2015 has seen two on-campus suicides. The Senior Class Gift Committee should join the campaign to direct donations to the Counseling Center — and help publicize it. However, the Counseling Center must clarify where these donations would go and direct them toward something valuable to students. Led by Chris Papas ’15, the campaign has spread by word of mouth. This needs to change. At minimum, the Senior Class Gift Committee should include the Counseling Center as a standard giving option. But even then, the committee or Papas would still need to promote the campaign. They could create a Facebook page, hold speaking events featuring mental health professionals, and partner with HOPE or the Counseling Center itself. The campaign should involve as many seniors as possible. Starting now would make a huge difference — most of the senior class has yet to donate and could be persuaded to give to the Counseling Center. If the Class of 2015 creates a successful donation campaign for the Counseling Center, it will set a precedent for future classes. Building on an existing infrastructure, next year’s Senior Class Gift could raise even more money for the Counseling Center by fundraising during Family Weekend and Mental Health Awareness Week. That said, the Counseling Center would need to explain why it is worthwhile for students to donate. The donations would need to provide a tangible benefit to the College community and make a lasting impact, one that seniors would be proud to leave as part of their legacy. The Counseling Center should state how they would use the funds. Students will be more likely to donate if they know where their money is going. Further, the Senior Class Gift Committee will be better able to promote future donations if the allocation decisions are public. The Class of 2015 has an opportunity to send a clear and powerful message to the College about its commitment to mental health — one that future classes can amplify.
— Deidre Tretsven on “Categorizing your personality”
Why having a close freshman hall isn’t really that important Caroline Nutter THE FLAT HAT
For the first couple of months of freshman year, you feel like a deer caught in the headlights of every car on a six-lane freeway. The constant interest meetings, registration, pop quizzes, 8 a.m. classes and part two of Alcohol Edu leave you, and by the time midterms roll around, you feel like you’ve experienced more newness in the past three months than ever before. By Halloween, you’ve gotten into the groove of school — you can finally stomach the meat at the Commons Dining Hall, you’re no longer terrified to camp out in the back room of Swemromas, you’re armed with sticky notes of backup CRN numbers and this time you
will get that government elective for next semester — but there can still be moments of the day when you’re lonely, scared, and homesick. Having a close freshman hall is like having a pseudo-family. You eat with them, you lounge with them, you study with them, and they’re not allowed to exclude you because no one puts scared freshmen in a corner. It’s wonderful to be able to walk into the kitchen, wonder aloud if anyone wants to grab lunch, and not experience the awkward silence associated with the “yes … but not with you” sentiment you’d be familiar with if you ever attended a cliquey school. I’m glad I can turn to anyone amongst the 32 co-inhabitants of my dorm for love and support — but is having a close freshman hall essential to your first year experience? The answer is no. Your freshman year is characterised by uncertainty, fear and maybe a little disconcertion, and that’s okay — that’s the point. College is a growing experience, and growth doesn’t happen unless you get a little uncomfortable. College is about making friends
based on common passions, shared interests and similar dispositions. When you stick only with the people in your immediate vicinity, you don’t know whether you’re missing out on meeting a lifelong friend or a potential significant other. When you ditch an interest meeting, you’re barring yourself from opportunities for developing interests you may not have even realized you had. So meet up with old friends from high school, sit with new people in class, hang out in other friends’ dorms, awkwardly walk in late to that club meeting you’ve been meaning to attend. You don’t want to end your freshman year regretting what you missed out on — conquer your FOMO! So don’t fret if your hall doesn’t follow the rule of “ohana.” It’s convenient, it’s comforting — but I’m thankful that my first year at the College of William and Mary isn’t spent exclusively with my hall. And if you do have a close freshman hall: Cherish it and be thankful, but don’t be afraid to embrace the insecurity of seeking out your own path. Email Caroline Nutter at crnutter@email. wm.edu.
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Four of the groups — Trippin’ on Brix, I.T., Sandbox Improv and 7th Grade Sketch Comedy — were from the College. The remaining groups hailed from James Madison University (New & Improv’d) and the University of Richmond (Subject to Change Improv).
Standing room only, without the stand-up
The first Virginia College Comedy Invitational drew crowds to six improv and sketch comedy groups MEILAN SOLLY THE FLAT HAT
Paper clips, light bulbs, vending machines and salsa — what’s the common denominator? Nothing really, aside from the fact that these four objects “killed” members of Improvisational Theatre during a skit and joined the plethora of random words used to generate laughs during Friday night’s comedy showcase. Six comedy groups from around the state gathered at the College of William and Mary Nov. 7 for the first annual Virginia College Comedy Invitational. Four of the groups — I.T., Sandbox Improv, Trippin’ on Brix and 7th Grade Sketch Comedy — were from the College. The remaining groups were James Madison University’s New & Improv’d and the University of Richmond’s Subject to Change Improv. The invitational, which was held at the Sadler Center with the support of AMP, reached an audience of over 300 people. Every seat in the room was filled, leaving some standing in the back. To begin the night, a new comedy group at the College, Trippin’ on Brix, performed two short sketches. I.T. went next, offering short-form improv relying on audience participation. Following I.T., Subject to Change, also a shortform improv group, gave audience members a performance filled with history allusions. “I got a new board game,” one group member joked. “It’s called Drunken Revolutionaries. I want to be Robespierre!” Another member preferred World War I-era history, renaming the infamous Black Hand the “Black Handeds” as a result of one group member’s “ambidextrousness.” Next, 7th Grade Sketch Comedy, a group that performs scripted skits rather than improv, highlighted everything from bad chemistry jokes — “I hope that lecture wasn’t too Boron” — to the merits of kidnapping — “No pain, no fuss, just relocation.” After JMU’s group, New & Improv’d, took the stage, Sandbox Improv concluded the evening with a long-form improv performance. While the College has been home to I.T. and 7th Grade Sketch Comedy since 1986 and 1997, respectively, it was the founding of Sandbox two years ago that spurred the idea for a collaborative performance. “We’ve been thinking about doing a show [together] ever since Sandbox came into existence,” Sandbox President Robert Torrence ’15 said. “We tried to do it last year, but it didn’t work out.”
Kareem Obey ’16, 7th Grade Sketch Comedy president, said there has been a growth of interest in seeing and performing comedy on campus since Sandbox’s founding. After seeing this increased interest, Obey decided to spearhead efforts to put on a performance featuring not only the College’s comedy groups, but groups from around the state.
Obey, Torrence, I.T.’s Mallory Tucker ’15 and 7th Grade Sketch Comedy’s Kelsey Sweeney ’15 have worked together since early spring to plan the event. Obey reached out to the other two groups and began planning committee meetings. He also spent the summer researching comedy groups around the state and contacting them with
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“The idea is that you get a little taste of what each group has to offer,” Mallory Tucker, president of Improvisational Theater, said. “It [also] allows each member of each group to learn how our styles differ and how they come together.”
information about the event. “I had to draft really fancy sounding emails because this has never happened before,” Obey said. “That’s how we chose the name invitational over festival, because the word invitational would make it sound like we had our stuff together.” The invitational committee continued meeting throughout the fall semester. “We tried to meet every few weeks to decide what we wanted to do, who we wanted to invite, and what we wanted this to look like,” Tucker said. The committee’s goal was to produce an event similar to an a capella showcase. Each group was allowed 20 minutes to show the audience its specific style of comedy. “The idea is that you get a little taste of what each group has to offer,” Tucker said. “It [also] allows each member of each group to learn how our styles differ and how they come together.” While I.T., Sandbox and 7th Grade are easily categorized by the type of comedy they perform — sketch, short-form or long-form — and Trippin’ on Brix plans to be a combination, Obey said the groups also differ in the tone of their shows. “[7th Grade has] no problem with getting very, very weird in our sketches, whereas I.T. is grounded in reality,” he said. “Sandbox pushes social commentary more so than I.T. would … [it’s] a mix of the [other] two.” Torrence said the invitational would allow people who normally attend only one group’s show to see a different style of performance, which he said he hopes will make them more interested in attending future shows or trying out for groups. Obey also saw the invitational’s potential for highlighting comedic talent on campus. He cited Sara Schaefer ’00, a 7th Grade alumna who now has her own MTV show, as an example of a student who has gone on to become successful in the comedy field after graduation. “[We’re doing this to] show off comedic talent on campus that everyone might not be aware of,” Obey said. Torrence said he hopes to make the comedy invitational an annual event. “We want to grow it in years to come,” Torrence said. “[We hope to] bring more groups [and] possibly make it a two-day event.” Given the size of the audience at the invitational, Torrence may see his goals fulfilled. “It seems like people on campus are excited for [the invitational] to happen,” Obey said. “I thought of doing it fall of last year, but I wasn’t sure if there would be enough demand on campus. I thought I would have to wait a few years … It’s great to see something you actually really want to see materialize in the real world.”
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At this camp, no therapy, just fun COURTESY PHoto / Camp Kesem
Camp Kesem is a camp for students whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer. The camp itself is organized around the idea that kids enduring the hardship of having a parent diagnosed with cancer need a place to just have fun.
SARAH RUIZ THE FLAT HAT
Bonfires and sing-alongs may be taken for granted at a typical summer camp, but for kids who attended Camp Kesem at the College of William and Mary this past August, those seemingly banal camp experiences provided a much-needed break from the stress of living with a parent diagnosed with cancer. The National Camp Kesem Organization began at Stanford in 2000 to support children ages six to 16 who have parents suffering from cancer. Participation has grown every year following its creation; new chapters are being created at universities across the country and the College opened its very own chapter during the last school year. Camp director Marge Lobeck ’15 got the idea to bring Camp Kesem to the College from her brother, a camp counselor at George Washington University. “He told me it was one of the most incredible experiences he’s ever had and that I should look into starting [a chapter] here,” Lobeck said. “So I found out about this Livestrong grant, filled out the entire application, and then it went to a month-long voting campaign. I found out a week before finals that we had won the grant. It was $10,000.” What followed was a year-long planning and fundraising process for the first camp session, which took place this summer. According to the public relations and marketing chair for the College’s chapter Ian Kirkwood ’16, each chapter must set and meet a fundraising goal in order to host a camp. “Last year we set a modest fundraising goal of $30,000,” Kirkwood said. “We got all this
momentum going and ended up achieving and surpassing our fundraising goal by January, which is a national record for Camp Kesem. They stopped announcing how much money we had because it just got ridiculous.” Operations coordinator chair Devon Oberle ’15 oversaw the planning of camp activities and logistics. For her, the final product went even better than expected. “It was a really empowering week, we put in a ton of work, and I thought it was going to go well but it was truly unbelievable,” Oberle said. The camp itself is organized around the idea that kids enduring the hardship of having a parent diagnosed with cancer need a place to just have fun. Campers spend their days participating in a range of regular summer camp activities from arts and crafts to nature walks and adventure games. Camp co-director Kendall VanHoose ’16 said the camp’s mission is to provide the kids with a normal camp experience. “The main purpose of Camp Kesem is to give these kids a chance to be kids. We are college students, not therapists, and camp is not therapy,” VanHoose said. “The activities are what you would typically think of at an overnight summer camp.” Despite not providing therapy, Kesem does provide an important support system for its campers. During the summer this includes “Cabin Chats,” where campers can open up and talk about whatever is on their minds, as well as an empowerment ceremony that provides an opportunity for campers to share their personal experiences with cancer. “The only time at camp that we do address cancer directly is the empowerment ceremony,” VanHoose said. “Almost all of the kids end up sharing their experiences with what they’re going through and how it’s impacted them. It was
incredible to watch their faces light up when they saw someone else understood.” According to Lobeck, even after camp has ended, the counselors and campers remain in touch, providing a support system for these kids year round. “Two of our campers just had their moms pass away so we went to their funerals, sent them cards, took them out for ice cream, just to make sure they’re getting as much support as possible,” Lobeck said. The support is not one-sided, either. VanHoose said that having seen the personal strength of the campers, she came away from the experience with a new set of role models. “The typical counselor and camper relationship is one where the counselor is a role model for these kids, but I think most of us came away from it finding role models in the kids themselves,”
VanHoose said. “I can say personally that I look up to every single one of them. They are stronger than I am.” Now heading into its second year, the College’s chapter is already planning fundraising and public relations events for the upcoming months. “Krazy Kesem” week, a national awareness campaign, will be held Dec. 1-5, and an information table will be available on the Sadler Terrace every Friday for the rest of the year. For students hoping to get involved with the 2015 camp session applications for the camp executive board will be available in the spring. Kirkwood said he especially encourages new students to apply. “We are looking for freshman and sophomores to get involved because we obviously don’t want this to die with us,” Kirkwood said. “We need young blood.”
COURTESY PHoto / Camp Kesem
Campers spend their days participating in a range of regular summer camp activities from arts and crafts to nature and adventure.
CONFUSION CORNER
Go to the Rec? In a world where burritos exist?
Schoolwork, heat, cold, hunger, time, knowledge, and other reasons why exercise is an exercise in futility
I have a question to pose to the dedicated fitness gurus and weightlifting buffs of our campus: How exactly do you force yourself to go to the Student Recreation Center and work out? This question comes from someone who has only been to the Rec once this semester. And it was to meet with my group for a class project. And I was eating Chipotle. I mean, it isn’t that I don’t like working out. Okay, okay, I don’t like working out. No one really does. The feeling after is what motivates most of us to do it again. But for me, it is
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Fraternity houses, getting to the gym and back takes up the same amount of time as a workout itself. This problem amplifies as the temperatures cool and winter rolls around. The frosty weather makes outfit choice difficult for the hike to the Rec. One is forced either to walk there in workout shorts and risk pneumonia in the process, or to bundle up in sweatpants and then awkwardly have to take off said pants at the gym. Then there is the problem of feeling a bit ridiculous while working out surrounded by gym rats and/or exercise experts. I ran cross country
in high school and have no idea what I am doing when I walk into a weight room. While I would like to be able to lift with the rest of them, my dearth of dumbbell knowhow could be a danger to not only myself, but to the innocent bystanders exercising around me as well. I also always seem to feel out of place, no matter where in the gym I attempt to get my fitness on. The biggest issue any TWAMP may face when attempting to squash a distaste for elliptical machines is time. We are all busy, whether with schoolwork or extracurricular activates.
Every fall semester, without fail, as schoolwork gets more intense and the weather gets colder, I am less inclined to try to get myself to the Rec to work out.
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Sky Sprayberry
CONFUSION CORNER COLUMNIST
something about the gym itself. I don’t mind going for a run in Colonial Williamsburg or around campus — mostly for the endorphin rush after — or trying out yoga in my dorm room. My advice for anyone who wants to do this: Warn your roommate first, or they will be very taken aback when they come home still groggy from their 8 a.m. class. Yet, going to the Rec to get on a treadmill or try my hand at the weights fills me with a sense of dread. How exactly does one crush this gym dismay? Unless you live in Yates, the Green and Gold Village, or the
While it may seem like a great idea to get up at 7 a.m. to exercise, I always find myself hitting the snooze button in an attempt to get a few more zzz’s and feel more rested during the day. Every fall semester, without fail, as schoolwork gets more intense and the weather gets colder, I am less inclined to try to get myself to the Rec to work out. What I am trying to say, truly, is congratulations to those who don’t get weighed down by excuses to avoid the Rec. Hopefully, a little of your perseverance and motivation will rub off on the rest of us in the spring semester. Or, if you are someone that struggles with the idea of going to the Rec, just remember that while working out might not be great, getting some post-workout Jamba Juice is. Sky Sprayberry is a Confusion Corner columnist who wrote this column from her room — but she was wearing workout clothes and typing extra hard.
sportsinside FIELD HOCKEY
Down in Delaware
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Senior forward Kaleigh Ross and the Tribe scored just one goal in a semifinal. The College will not qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Tribe season ends in CAA loss to Delaware SAMANTHA COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary’s season came to a close after they fell to Delaware 4-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association Semifinals Friday. The Blue Hens stormed the Tribe net early, scoring three goals within the first five minutes of the game. The College finished the season with a record of 7-12 (4-2 CAA). Second-seeded Delaware went on to defeat fourth-seeded opponent James Madison in the conference finals Sunday, winning the CAA Championship title for the second year in a row. The Blue Hens (13-8, 4-2) struck early, gaining a four-point advantage by the end of the first period. Delaware forward Jacki Coveleski scored two of the four goals, one at 3:10 and the other at
10:12, both unassisted. Delaware outshot the College 11-3 in the first period. Despite making some adjustments before the half, the Tribe was unable to take control of the field. “We changed our system a little bit before halftime,” head coach Tess Ellis said. “We were able to move a few players around and sort of try to … cut down that huge space Saunders between our midfield and our backfield, but it was a little too late and we just couldn’t play catch-up.” Still, the Tribe continued to rally in the second period. The gap between shots on goal tightened compared to the first 35 minutes of the game; Delaware
totaled four shots on goal to the College’s two for the first half. Junior forward Pippin Saunders scored the Tribe’s final point of the season 15 minutes before the game’s finish. Saunders ended her third season in a row as the College’s top scorer, totaling 10 points for the 2014 season. “[Saunders] has set a standard pretty high about what we’re expecting out of the future out of William and Mary,” Ellis said. “I’m still obviously very excited because I have her for one more year. … When the chips are down, she finds a way to get the ball into the circle and take shots, and the energy that she generates from that type of play has really added to the expectation of what other players expect out of themselves, and that as a teaching tool has been wonderful for me as a coach.”
College loses last two at Kaplan Falls flat against Towson, Delaware in final home games
William and Mary (6-23, 2-12 CAA) wasn’t able to close out its final home stand quite the way the team would have liked, but the future appears to be brighter. The College fell in consecutive three set losses to Towson (25-4, 11-3 CAA) and Delaware (14-14, 7-7 CAA) Friday and Saturday night, respectively. In the first match, the Tribe played a strong first set but eventually fell 28-26 to the Tigers. Despite managing 13 blocks, the College dropped the next two sets by margins of 25-23 and 25-18. Junior Dessi Koleva had 12 kills and 23 digs, while sophomore Gabrielle Pe led the team with 22 assists, but their efforts weren’t enough to hold off Towson. Saturday was senior night, and the team honored seniors Monica Stanciauskas and Liz Brown. With only two members of the team graduating, the ceremony partially signified the Tribe’s youth, which bodes well for the future.
MEN’S TENNIS
College hosts tournament
Struggles in singles play TYLER SHAW FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER After three long days at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, William and Mary finished the Tribe Invitational successfully, seeing two players named to the all-tournament team. Freshman Christian Cargill was named one of the top singles performers of the event, and Cargill and senior Will Juggins earned the nod in the doubles category. Four teams competed in the event, as Penn State, Old Dominion and Harvard all traveled to Williamsburg for the weekend. Two nationally ranked players competed: No. 42 Carlos Lopez-Villa of Old Dominion and No. 29 Leo Stakhovsky of Penn State. Cargill and Juggins were the only pair to go undefeated in doubles play in the tournament, finishing 3-0. In singles play, Cargill grabbed a victory over a nationally ranked opponent, defeating No. 29 Stakhovsky in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4. The win marked Cargill’s second over a top-30 opponent this fall. Overall, the College struggled in singles play, winning just seven of Cargill 24 matches. Its best performance came Sunday, when the Tribe finished 3-5 in matches against both Harvard and Old Dominion. The Crimson, who finished last season ranked 28th in the nation, proved to be one of the top teams in the tournament. Harvard finished with three players earning alltournament honors and won 18 matches in singles play. The Tribe performed better in doubles matches, going 7-5 over the weekend. Sophomore Damon Niquet and freshman Lars de Boer had a strong showing, defeating a pair of Old Dominion players 8-3. Throughout the weekend, the College used nine different pairings of players, finding which pairs had the best chemistry. The tournament concluded the Tribe’s fall season. The next matches, on the road at Florida A&M and University of Florida, will take place Jan. 7 and 8, respectively. The College won’t play a home game at the McCormack Nagelsen Tennis Center until Jan. 13, when it faces Norfolk State.
SCOREBOARD
VOLLEYBALL
EVAN DeFRAINE THE FLAT HAT
While the 4-1 loss in the semifinal was not the result the Tribe hoped for, Ellis described it as a sort of moral victory for the College. “Everybody was very disappointed,” Ellis said. “But for a team that was supposed to come in sixth in conference, and people had written us off early, we definitely made people stand up and say, ‘Look: William and Mary is turning this program around,’ and we’re ready for next year.” While Saunders will remain on the team’s roster, the Tribe will lose eight senior players in the coming 2015 season. H a v i n g already lost two senior players to Ebner concussions during the past month, Ellis knows the impact senior role models can make on the team. She foresees the spring as another rebuilding opportunity for the College. “We will have seven freshmen coming in, experienced from the backfield,” Ellis said. “I’m adding two defenders, which I’m very excited about. … We’re losing [senior defender] Jesse Ebner, who just carried so much experience and energy onto the field, as did [senior defender Navneet] Singh.” The Tribe took on a heavy season, facing some of the top ranked teams in the country. “The girls now realize that they are more than ready to compete with the big teams,” Ellis said. “And they want to consistently beat these big teams so we can get ourselves back up to the national ranking which is where we need to be to get ourselves an outside bid to the final 16.”
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Despite the pre-match festivities, the College fell to a tough Delaware squad led by Chandler Bryant. “We really struggled slowing down number 10 tonight: Chandler, she’s fantastic,” head coach Melissa Shelton said. “We struggled with her at their place too.” Shelton was impressed with Koleva, who had eight kills to go along with 17 digs. “She’s really stepped up the past few games for us and taken things on her shoulders and really stepped up as a leader on the court,” Shelton said. “She’s really playing very well.” After dropping the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-19, the Tribe played Delaware to a 23-23 score line in the third set before surrendering the final two points. “We really don’t match up very well with them, but tonight we saw a lot of really great defense from our team,” Shelton said. “When we combined that with great offense in the third set, we were really close.” The Tribe’s next game is Friday against Northeastern in Hempstead, N.Y. at 7 p.m.
Football (6-4, 3-3 CAA) Nov. 8: W, William and Mary (6-4, 3-3 CAA) 17, Elon (1-9, 0-6 CAA) 7 Colonial Athletic Association New Hampshire (8-1, 6-0).............0.889........W8 Villanova (8-2, 5-1).........................0.800........W1 James Madison (7-3, 4-2)...............0.700........W5 Richmond (7-3, 4-2).......................0.700.........L1 Delaware (6-4, 4-2).........................0.600........W2 William and Mary (6-4, 3-3)..........0.600........W1 Maine (4-5, 3-3)..............................0.444........W2 Stony Brook (4-6, 3-3)....................0.400.........L2 Albany (6-4, 2-4).............................0.600.........L2 Towson (4-6, 2-4)............................0.400.........L1 Elon (1-9, 0-6).................................0.100.........L7 Rhode Island (0-10, 0-6).................0.000.......L10
Cumulative Statistics Through ten games Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley 140 of 246, 1704 yards, 8 TD, 3 Int Junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor 204 rushes, 1062 yards, 9 TD Senior wideout Tre McBride 51 receptions, 621 yards, 3 TD Senior linebacker Airek Green 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks 3 Int, 1 forced fumble
Cross country
Tennis
Nov. 1: CAA Championship Men finished No. 1 (field of six) Women finished No. 1 (field of nine)
Men: Nov. 7-9 Tribe Invitational Williamsburg, Va. Women: Nov. 7-9 Kitty Harrison Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C.
Golf
Volleyball (6-23, 2-12 CAA)
Men: Oct. 25-26 Bridgestone Intercollegiate Finished No. 7 (field of 13) Women: Oct. 13-14 Lady Pirate Intercollegiate Finished No. 5 (field of 18)
Men’s Soccer (6-11-1, 3-4-1 CAA) Oct. 21: L, Old Dominion (8-5-1) 1, College 0 Oct. 25: W, College 1, N’Eastern (7-10-0, 4-3-1) 0 Oct. 29: L, JMU (7-7-4, 3-3-2) 2, College 1 Did not qualify for NCAA postseason play
Field hockey (7-12, 4-3 CAA) Oct. 31: W, College 5, Hofstra (12-7, 3-3) 3 Nov. 3: L, N’Eastern (14-4, 5-1) 4, College 2 Nov. 7: Delaware (12-8, 5-2) 4, College 0 Did not qualify for NCAA postseason play
FCS Ranking William and Mary remains in the top 25 with a No. 24 ranking after Saturday’s win.
Nov. 2: L, UNC-W (19-9, 9-5) 3, College 0 Nov. 7: Towson (25-4, 11-3) 3, College 1 Nov. 8: Delaware (14-15, 7-7) 3, College 0 Nov. 14: N’Eastern (10-17, 2-11), 7 p.m.
Women’s soccer (12-6-1, 5-5 CAA) Oct. 26: L, Towson (6-9-4, 3-4-2) 2, College 0 Nov. 2: W, College 2, Drexel (7-9-1, 4-3-2) 1 Nov. 7: L, N’Eastern (13-4-3, 8-1-1) 4, College 0 Did not qualify for NCAA postseason play
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SWIMMING
FOOTBALL
Tribe overpowers Elon
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Senior defensive end Mike Reilly picked up his 10th sack of the season in the College’s win 17-7 win over Elon. The Tribe defense also earned two interceptions in the win.
College smothers Elon, runs for 246 yards in 17-7 win NICK CIPOLLA THE FLAT HAT William and Mary (6-4, 3-3 CAA) defeated Elon (1-9, 0-6 CAA) 17-7 Saturday afternoon at Zable Stadium. The game marked the first ever meeting between the Tribe and Elon, which joined the Colonial Athletic Association this year. The Tribe, coming off a road loss against James Madison last week, came into its penultimate home matchup looking for a much-needed conference win late in the season. The College achieved that goal with a solid performance on both sides of the ball. The College built momentum after Elon’s John Gallagher missed a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter, followed by a Tribe rushing touchdown by junior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor. The Tribe’s next drive was less productive, as Elon’s Marquise Wright blocked senior kicker John Carpenter’s 42-yard field goal attempt. After the teams exchanged three punts, sophomore running back Kendell Anderson scored a 23-yard rushing touchdown, giving the College a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. After Elon reached the red zone for the first time in the game, senior safety Ivan Tagoe intercepted Elon’s Mike Quinn after the ball was tipped by freshman safety Keanu Reuben. On Elon’s next drive, Quinn made another error, and senior linebacker Airek Green intercepted the errant pass, returning the ball 39 yards to the Elon 32 yard line. Carpenter nailed a 32-yard field goal a few plays later for a 17-0 Tribe lead entering halftime.
After exchanging punts for five possessions, Elon’s Demitri Allison scored a 26-yard passing touchdown late in the third quarter, bringing the score to 17-7. The Tribe attempted a 35-yard field goal, but Wright came up with his second block of the day. In the fourth quarter, Elon’s hopes appeared to disappear when Quinn threw an incompletion on fourth down with the score still 17-7. However, unsportsmanlike conduct was called on senior defensive tackle Jasper Coleman, giving Elon a first down near the end zone and new life. Fortunately, the Tribe defense held firm, and Gallagher was forced to attempt a 20-yard field goal. The stadium roared as Coleman blocked the kick, earning the tenth blocked kick of the season Abdul-Saboor for the Tribe and crushing Elon’s comeback bid. “We kept shooting ourselves in the foot with the penalties. … We gave it all we had and came up with the blocked kick,” Coleman said. After Elon and the College exchanged punts, sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley hit senior receiver Sean Ballard for a fourth down conversion, putting the College on the Elon 13-yard line with 90 seconds remaining. Cluley then took a knee on consecutive plays to seal the win. Head coach Jimmye Laycock said he was pleased with his team’s performance at the end of the contest. “We kept it at a two score game which gave
us a little cushion, and I was pleased obviously at the end; we were able to finish it off there on fourth down with the completion and not have to play anymore,” Laycock said. The key to victory was a balance of offense and defense. In both halves, the Tribe was sharp offensively, with 218 yards in the first half and 195 in the second. The College rushed on 63 percent of its offensive plays and most of the passes were short, demonstrating a conservative offensive game plan. Cluley completed 18 of his 28 passes, throwing for 167 yards. He didn’t throw a touchdown, but also didn’t commit a turnover in a steady performance. The Tribe’s rushing game was essential to Saturday’s win. The College accumulated 246 rushing yards, twice as much as Elon’s 121. Abdul-Saboor led the way, finishing with 189 yards to bring his season total to 1020. Defensively, the Tribe faced 40 pass attempts, operating without junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson. The College covered Elon loosely to prevent deep passes and held them to small gains. The Tribe sits at sixth in CAA standings with two games to go in its schedule. Even with wins in the last two games, playoff chances are slim. “A CAA win at this stage of the season is something we’ll take. … Even though it may not have been the prettiest thing … we’ll take that and run with it and try to correct some mistakes,” Laycock said. The Tribe faces Towson Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium, with kickoff set for 3 p.m.
Women split, men stumble Falls to Duke, beats Spiders DEVIN LOGAN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary’s men’s and women’s teams each took a loss to Duke Friday at the Rec Center. The women (5-3) lost 156106 to the Blue Devils (3-1), while the men (4-1) lost 143-119 to Duke (2-2). Saturday, the women’s team recovered with a win against Richmond (5-3), 161-101. The Tribe women broke four all-time records Friday night. The 200-meter medley relay team of junior Noelle Klockner, freshman Annie Valls, junior Jessie Ustjanauskas and senior Megan Howard finished in 1:44.22, winning the event and recording the ninth-best time in school history. The time also smashed the previous pool record of 1:44.28 and eclipsed the dual-meet record previously set by Mary Washington (1:44.97). Howard completed the 50-meter fly in 25.03 seconds, beating the previous school record of 25:04 to win the event. In the 100-meter individual medley, sophomore Allie Christy set the third school record of the night, posting a time of 1:00.43 and taking third place in the event. For its part, the men’s team won four out of a total of 14 events against Duke Friday. For the Tribe’s first win of the night, freshman Conrad Zamparello swam the 1000-meter free in 9:42.21, earning the 12th best time in the College’s history. Junior Will Manion won the 100-meter back in 49:29. Manion set a school record of 51.70 in the 100-meter individual medley, but missed the win by .01 seconds. Sophomore Joe Eiden clocked a time of 4:44.19 in the 500-meter free, winning the event. Eiden, freshman Kyle Neri, sophomore Risten Clarke and senior Taegan Clarke composed the 200-meter free relay team; they decisively won the event in 1:24.32. Less than 24 hours later, the Tribe took to the pool again, as the women faced Richmond Saturday afternoon. Against the Spiders, the 200-meter medley relay team of Klockner, Valls, Howard, and Miller took first place with a time of 1:45.16, the 15th best time in school history. Valls got her second first place finish of the night in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.17. Freshman Abby Mack won the 200-meter fly in 2:06.83, a career best and 12th fastest time in school history. The Tribe swept the first four spots in the 50 free, with Howard clocking a time of 23.47 seconds for the win. The team clinched its victory during the final event of the day, winning the 400-meter free relay with a 3:32.72 and a three-second margin of victory. Next up for both the men and the women is the Hokie Fall Invitational on Nov. 20-22 in Christiansburg, Virginia.
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Junior Jessie Ustjanauskas participated in the Tribe’s 200 medley relay.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
College’s season ends in CAA semifinal loss to Huskies Tribe finishes 11-6-2, falls short of NCAA postseason in 4-0 loss to Northeastern in Boston SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER On paper, No. 1 seeded Northeastern (13-4-3) and No. 4 William and Mary (126-1) looked like a defensive showdown, a tough conference tournament semifinal going down to the wire between two teams that simply do not get scored on. Instead, the Huskies buried the Tribe in a 4-0 rout Friday in Boston, almost certainly ending the College’s season. The Tribe never saw it coming. Riding the high of Sunday’s victory over Drexel, the squad was optimistic about turning the season around at the perfect time. “Our goal is always to shoot for the CAA championship, and then onward to the NCAA,” head coach John Daly told Tribe Athletics prior to the game. “If we play like we did on Sunday [against Drexel], we can beat anybody.” Safe to say, the College did not play up to its full potential in the crushing 4-0 defeat, which matched an Aug. 28 loss to Maryland as the worst of the season. Considering the national rankings, it is highly improbable that the Tribe will receive consideration Camper for an NCAA tournament bid. If they don’t receive a bid, it will be the second consecutive year the Tribe’s season has ended against Northeastern. Coming into Friday’s CAA semifinal matchup in Boston, the College
had allowed 20 goals over the course of an 18 game season, while scoring 35. Northeastern had only allowed six goals, though a sputtering offense has limited the Huskies, who have scored just 19 goals. A 4-0 shutout seemed unthinkable. But there has been one defining weakness in the Tribe’s play — selfinflicted goals. In four of the previous five games, the Tribe defense conceded at least one goal off of a variety of errors: defenders colliding, miscommunications with the goalie, or errant passes in the defensive zone. Not coincidentally, the Tribe lost three of those games. Under the crucible pressure that is the playoffs, this defensive crack devolved into a fatal fracture, as three of Northeastern’s four goals were off Tribe errors. The Huskies got off to a fast start, firing the first four shots of the contest, which accumulated into a 10-3 first half shot advantage. Though the Tribe defense started strong, the Huskies got on board first off of a corner kick play in the 34th minute, taking a 1-0 lead. Then the mistakes began to pile up. With three minutes left before the half, a Tribe turnover left junior keeper Caroline Casey alone in a one on one breakaway, which Northeastern easily converted into a goal and a 2-0 lead. The College nearly struck back before the halftime whistle, as junior forward Katie Johnston fired a high shot that the Huskies’ keeper barely saved. At halftime, the Tribe defense still couldn’t make the right adjustments. An errant pass between defenders was
quickly intercepted by Northeastern in the 63rd minute, and, unassisted, the Huskies scored a second goal off a Tribe mistake and stretched their lead to 3-0. Seven minutes later, Northeastern tallied the final goal of the match off yet another loose ball in the Tribe box, marking the third defensive collapse and unassisted Huskies goal. Still fighting, the Tribe offense nearly notched a score of its own, but an offsides call nullified an apparent goal. In the 80th minute, Northeastern goalkeeper Paige Burnett batted away a
shot from Tribe senior forward Emory Camper. The Tribe attack largely stalled out in the game, managing only eight shots to Northeastern’s 13. Although the Tribe came up short on its ultimate objective, this season featured a number of successes in several areas, including an impressive home record of 7-2-1, excellent play from freshman players including midfielder Rachel Moore, back Haley Kent, forward Sami Grasso, and midfielder Elysee Branton, and an improvement off last year’s 8-2-7 mark. Six players were
named to the All-CAA teams. Camper, senior back Emily Frederickson, Moore, and junior forward Samantha Cordum were recognized with second team AllCAA honors, while Casey earned third team All-CAA distinction. Branton and Moore were both named to the All-CAA Rookie team. Northeastern went on to defeat Hofstra in a 2-0 victory Sunday to claim their second consecutive CAA title. The last team to repeat as CAA champions was the College in the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
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Junior goalkeeper Caroline Casey and the Tribe defense allowed four goals in a semifinal loss. The College will likley miss the NCAA playoffs.