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Students demand availability Sarah Caspari Flat Hat Chief STAFF WRITER
With an increased demand from students at the College of William and Mary for improved and more inclusive mental health services, the College is trying to employ a full-time psychiatrist at the Student Health Center. Currently, a part-time psychiatrist spends seven hours a week on campus, Student Health Center director Dr. Virginia Wells. Although Wells declined to release the psychiatrist’s name due to his position as a contracted physician, she said when he is on campus, his appointments are consistently booked, indicating a need for greater availability. “I have been at the College for 10 years and I am uniquely positioned to see the increasing numbers of students coming to school with mental health diagnoses and requiring psychiatric care,” Wells said in an email. “There is a level of urgency to employ a full time psychiatrist as the community is unable to meet the needs of our students.” Aaron Buncher ’15, Student Assembly undersecretary of neurodiversity, is working closely with a brother from his fraternity and associate vice president for health and wellness R. Kelly Crace to bring a full-time psychiatrist to work at the College. As a student with psychiatric needs, Buncher said it is essential to have a psychiatrist in close proximity while at Buncher school, as certain prescriptions cannot be called in over the phone, and since making an appointment with an off-campus psychiatrist can take too long. “I’m on a pill that they only make in two-and-a-half- or one-milligram dosages, but you can’t cut the two-and-a-halfmilligram,” Buncher said. “It crumbles. The pill can’t be cut. So that means I have to get a new prescription every time I need a different dosage of the pill. … Say a student has bipolar [disorder] or schizophrenia and needs an antipsychotic to keep them functioning in school. [It] can be tricky trying to get hold of a local physician because sometimes that can take up to three months to get an appointment with a psychiatrist.” While the need for a College psychiatrist is urgent for some, however, supply has not risen to meet demand. Crace said the College is facing numerous obstacles to the acquisition of a full-time psychiatrist. See PSYCHIATRIST page 2
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Food truck arrives on campus ELEANOR LAMB Flat Hat ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Wholly Habaneros, Sodexo USA’s long-awaited Mexican food truck, rolled onto the Sadler Terrace Nov. 12. The food truck is the most recent addition to Sodexo’s dining program. According to Resident District Manager Jeff McClure, the Wholly Habaneros vehicle arrived at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. McClure said that setting up the food truck to be ready in a short
period of time was a challenge, but Dining Services has now established Wholly Habaneros’ location on the Terrace outside of Sadler. “This is a good traffic area,” McClure said. Indeed, students flocked to Wholly Habaneros on opening day and ate on the Terrace in the unseasonably warm weather. Although the following day was 20 degrees cooler, students still See TRUCK page 3
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After months of delay, the Wholly Habernos food truck finally arrived at the College of William and Mary’s Sadler Terrace Nov. 12. The truck serves Mexican cuisine.
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Group encourages reusable bottle use Local female execs Amelia lucas The FLAT HAT
College of William and Mary students might have noticed fellow students being photographed inside a poster frame on the Sadler Center terrace Nov. 5 and 7. The photos are part of an initiative supporting reusable water bottles on campus. Take Back the Tap and the Student Environmental Action Coalition presented this photo campaign to showcase their supporters and attract attention for TBT’s petition to reduce or eliminate disposable water bottles on campus. TBT formed this semester and held its first meeting in late September. Last month, it hosted a showing of the documentary “Tapped” to increase awareness about the problems of the bottled water industry. According to the campus coordinator of TBT, Hannah Dempsey ’16, gaining signatures on the petition is the organization’s major goal this semester. Dempsey serves as the liaison
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Infogroup lists Williamsburg ninth Sarah Caspari FLAT HAT Staff writer
The proverbial glass ceiling is higher for women in Williamsburg than in most other U.S. cities, according to a recent study released by Infogroup Targeting Solutions. The study collected data on businesses across the country to see how many had at least one female employed in a top executive position. In Williamsburg, which placed ninth on the list of cities with the most businesses fitting the bill, 40.5 percent of firms have at least one female senior member, compared with the national average of just 27 percent. “There has been a lot of media coverage recently about the glass ceiling and women in the workplace with several tech companies publishing self-reported diversity statistics,” Infogroup Vice President of Sales Andrea Halderman said in an email. “Given the depth of data in the Infogroup Business Database, which has robust information on over 21 million businesses, we wanted to use its capabilities to lend an incremental voice to the conversation. We found it surprising that six Silicon Valley cities appear in the top 50 U.S. cities for female
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All community mental health agencies are experiencing a state-wide shortage of available psychiatric services.
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This week, senior blogger Rachel Brown reflects upon the inevitable changes that come with the fall season. From searching for summer internships to applying to graduate schools, she is excited to take on all that life after graduation has to offer without taking her senior year for granted. Read this blog and others online at FlatHatNews. com “The reds, oranges and yellows signal change is coming, not only in the weather, but also in my life as a senior. I’m working on applying to summer internships and graduate schools for next year, and I know that next year at this time my life will have undergone drastic changes (assuming that at least one of the graduate schools I’m applying to will accept me). I find it easy to get caught up planning for the future — it can be really exciting. I was working on writing my personal statement for a graduate school, which I enjoyed because I saw how the classes and activities I’ve done at school are fitting together. Each of them has been a piece in the puzzle, and when I take a step back and begin to write about them, I see how they fit together to form a picture I couldn’t perceive before.”
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“All community mental health agencies are experiencing a state-wide shortage of available psychiatric services,” Crace said in an email. “Accordingly, current psychiatrists in the community are experiencing a dramatic increase in demand for their services and are feeling stretched beyond their capacity … because of the high demand for psychiatric services stateand nation-wide, psychiatrists can be very selective with the professional opportunities that come their way.” As with many issues facing the College, Crace said the problem boils down to money. A psychiatrist is a type of medical doctor, and the College lacks the resources to bring one on
full-time. With so many other options available, psychiatrists have little incentive to accept lower pay and fewer hours. The exception, Crace said, is the generation of younger psychiatrists who have begun to take an interest in college health. Buncher said he and Crace are looking at the emerging class of psychiatrists fresh out of graduate school. Since a doctor just out of school typically earns a lower salary than a more experienced doctor, these new psychiatrists may be a happy medium between quality and cost for the College. “The specialized area of college mental health is becoming a high area of interest for the new generation of psychiatrists,” Crace said. “At
places like U.Va. and Duke, where there are on-campus hospitals with psychiatric services, there are psychiatric rotations at the college counseling centers and health centers. More residents are leaving these rotations with a growing interest in working with young adults.” In the meantime, Buncher said the Health and Wellness department at the College recently launched a new Health and Wellness website that pools resources for all healthrelated issues. The website is divided into the four health and wellness departments — Campus Recreation, the Counseling Center, Health Promotion and the Student Health Center — and lists eight “dimensions” of health that go beyond the usual physical/
mental breakdown to include environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, spiritual and social health. “This, in my opinion, is the campus showing they’re trying to make a difference,” Buncher said. He does not lay all responsibility for increasing health services on the administration, however. He also called on donors to rethink where they allocate their money. “I would like to see donors donating to this aspect [health and wellness] rather than things like football, or even things like Swem,” Buncher said. “I’d rather see money going toward this, because as great as academic things are and everything, if you’re not happy you’re not going to do well.”
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STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Dairy Vehicular Act passed in Senate Thomas announces at least two senators will be called to explain lack of attendance SAM DREITH flat hat STAFF WRITER
The College of William and Mary’s Student Assembly Senate began its shortest meeting of the semester with a moment of silence in honor of Veterans Day. Senators went on to pass the Dairy Vehicular Act. The bill, introduced by Sen. Chase Jordan ’15, allocates $2,000 from the Student Activities Reserve for the SA to work with the Admissions Office to provide “sweet frozen dairy” to students on Day for Admitted Students. According to the bill, the $2,000 will go toward costs associated with bringing the ice cream truck to the College Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 voiced his support for the Dairy Vehicular Act. “I think this is a really great bill,” Whitaker said.
“It’s allowing students to fellowship with incoming students and people who are thinking about the College.” Chairman of the Senate Daniel Ackerman ’16 clarified in his opening announcements that senators are no longer allowed to put their names on bills as supporters, yet they may still sponsor them. Members of the Executive Board and class presidents can still support bills. Ackerman also discussed plans to move Senate meetings from Tuesday nights to Monday nights beginning Nov. 24. Sen. Emily Thomas ’17 announced that at least two senators are going be called to the floor during the next meeting due to absences. Three absences will land a senator in front of the entire senate so the student can explain these absences. Four bills were brought up under new business
during the meeting: The Baggage Claim Act, the Dance for Kids Act, the Student Health Act 2.0 and the Signage Act. The Baggage Claim Act, sponsored by Sen. Danny O’Dea ’18, provides for the transportation of baggage to the train station over Thanksgiving break for students living on campus without any other means of transportation. Two vans will pick up the baggage from the Botetourt Complex and the Ludwell Apartments Nov. 25 for the 9:40 a.m. and the 5:40 p.m. trains. The vans will also transport baggage from the train station back to the halls Nov. 30 after the 1:25 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. trains. $800 would will be allocated from the Student Activities Reserve for this bill. Ackerman assigned the Baggage Claim Act to the Student Life, Finance and Public Affairs committees.
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The Student Assembly’s Code Revisions Committee met Sunday to discuss various new proposals and to continue deliberation over proposals made in previous meetings. The main focus of the meeting was to discuss how to make the Undergraduate Council more efficient. The meeting began with a suggestion from Sen. Dan Ackerman ’16, who mentioned revising the attendance policy, particularly for graduate students. He said that oftentimes undergraduates’ and graduates’ schedules are different, so the committee should respect that. The committee promptly moved into discussion of the Undergraduate Council. They debated possible solutions to the problem of the council’s inefficiencies, as well as the idea of dismantling the Undergraduate Council altogether, increasing the Senate side of student involvement, and making the class president position more of a Senate role. Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 proposed that
instead of taking apart the Undergraduate Council, it might be more beneficial to give the council more purpose and clearer responsibilities. “If we said [Undergraduate Council,] ‘your purpose from day one is to start raising money for your class,’ that would make it more clear: ‘Here’s what my office is, and here’s what I’m here to do,’” Whitaker said. Ackerman also countered the proposal to dismantle the Undergraduate Council altogether and said that there is a minimum number of students needed to keep the process going. “When we get rid of these positions that freshmen get elected to, we also limit the positions for freshmen who remain involved, and then eventually we’ll have less and less people who have experience with things like writing bills,” Ackerman said. Ackerman added that he believes the Undergraduate Council will never be able to achieve the same level and size of programming that the executive branch of the SA conducts. To decrease the inefficiencies of the
Undergraduate Council, other suggestions included not eliminating it altogether, but morphing the organization into the executive branch. Another concern raised was that Student Life does not have any undersecretary positions and focuses too much attention on programming events. SA Vice President Kendall Lorenzen ’15 talked about adding another position to the student life department of executive branch. “We can add positions as needed,” Lorenzen ’15 said. “So it changes year to year.” Council members also discussed Student Life increasing its manpower and staff to sustain the level of activities and programs they provide to the student body. Additionally, the Committee discussed allowing SA campaigns to hang one or two banners rather than just giving out pamphlets in the next election season, provided that rules about banners’ locations are followed and election committees are equipped to take action if these rules are violated. Candidates must also now get election commission approval before creating an email chain or a
The Dance for Kids Act, sponsored by Sen. James Shaw ’18 and Sen. Alaina Shreeves ’18, supports the Children’s Miracle Network by allocating $3,945 for a charity dance marathon. Ackerman assigned the bill to the student life, finance and public affairs committees. The Student Health Act 2.0, sponsored by Sen. Eboni Brown ’17 and Whitaker, deals with STI testing in the Student Health Center. Ackerman assigned the Student Health Act 2.0 bill to the Finance, Student Life, Policy and Outreach Committees. The Signage Act, sponsored by Brown and Whitaker, creates a sign to put in the Student Health Center to advertise the services the Student Assembly helps to subsidize. Ackerman assigned the bill to the outreach, finance and student life committees.
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL INTRODUCES INITIATIVES In their Nov. 11 meeting, the College of William and Mary’s Undergraduate Council introduced several new initiatives and continued discussion of earlier proposals. Council chairman Giorgio Caterini ’17 proposed that the Student Assembly, or at least the council, organize a capture the flag or flag football tournament around Thanksgiving. The purpose of the tournament would be to sell Homecoming t-shirts, since the council has extra shirts leftover from Homecoming weekend. Students would pay $10 to participate in the tournament and receive a shirt. Sophomore class president Phoebe Galt ’17 and junior class vice president Brian Garland ’16 raised concerns with Caterini’s proposal, citing a lack of time to organize the event. Galt proposed that the council instead sell shirts at events such as the freshman class’ Thankful Thursday and the executive board’s Gratitude Day, while junior president Mark Bland ’16 proposed selling shirts online. Freshman class president Jose Acuna ’18 discussed plans to host a Warm Wednesday event in the coming weeks. He hopes to work with Sodexo USA and the Daily Grind to provide winter-themed food and beverages on the Sadler Terrace. Senior class president Joe Foster ’15 reminded the council about Career Readiness Night Nov. 19. The event, which aims to help prepare seniors for life after college, is the first in a series of programs designed to teach graduating students real-life skills. Bland discussed the junior class’ Safety Walk, which was scheduled for last Thursday but was canceled due to rain. The event will be rescheduled for the spring. — Meilan Solly, Flat Hat Staff Writer
Study finds only 12 percent of company presidents are women Williamsburg joins four college towns on list of top cities for females working in executive roles EXECUTIVES from page 1
executives, when looking at companies with 10 employees or more.” In these six cities — home to technology giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest — women fill between 19 and 23 percent of executive roles. The Washington, D.C. metro area also boasts six cities in the top 50: Herndon, Va.; Reston, Va.; McLean, Va.; Arlington, Va.; Bethesda, Md.; and Washington, D.C. Williamsburg joins four other college towns on the top-10 list, and 14 others that make the top 50. Among these cities, Williamsburg is the only Virginia college town. Madison Swart ’15, finance major at the College of William and Mary’s Mason School of Business and president of the Women in Business club, said she was not surprised by the high proportion of
college towns that have women in high business positions, since nationally females make up a higher percentage of college students than males. “Businesses in these college towns probably know the talent that’s coming out of the schools,” Swart said. “And I think that we’re becoming more and more blind to gender, so it’s not like ‘Oh, you’re a woman so you’re not going to be an executive because you want to have a family.’ Women have more liberty to make their own decisions, I think; it’s just become more of the norm. And I think that college towns are Knudson where it starts because that’s where the talent’s coming from.” City Councilwoman Judith Knudson said Williamsburg’s rating was actually higher than she would have expected. As the sole female city council
member, the first female member of the James City County board of supervisors, and former president of the Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters, she said gender inequality in Williamsburg — even though less pronounced than in previous years — is still pervasive and damaging. She recalled attending a recent meeting in which a woman gave a presentation and about half the audience was female, but the only ones who asked questions were the men. “There are a lot of women there,” Knudson said. “They’re very visible, obviously, but I get the feeling that the men are still running everything, which is a feeling I’ve had for a long time.” The Infogroup study found that, among executive positions, only 12 percent of company presidents around the country are women, compared with 51 percent of executive directors. Knudson, who was the executive director of Olde Towne Medical Center until 2007, called the difference a result
of the average size of each position’s paycheck — company presidents traditionally get paid more than executive directors. “I think it’s a salary thing,” Knudson said. “I really do.” While there may still be discrepancies in Williamsburg’s business community between the privileges afforded to men and those afforded to women, Knudson emphasized the improvement she has seen in her time in Williamsburg. Swart said she was happy with the way women are treated and represented at the Mason School of Business, but that, in the long run, employment should be completely independent of gender. “I think it is good to bring awareness to the fact that women are just as competent as men and we can do well in the business world, and that should just be it,” Swart said. “Going forward, it shouldn’t be a matter of male or female; it should just be like, ‘you’re a person.’”
TBT petition seeks 500 student signatures Wholly Habernos debuts Environmental group hopes to attract attention from school
Students visit new mobile dining option
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TBT’s petition pledges to stop buying bottled water and to reduce its use for campus events; to invest in water fountains, filling stations and reusable water bottles; and to support policies that promote public water systems and ensure maintenance and upgrades needed in national water distribution systems. The petition began online via Change. org and circulated through Facebook. Through the photo campaign on the terrace last week, the number of supporters soared from 200 to over 450. Several faculty members also signed the petition. “We’re trying to reach about 500 signatures, plus as many faculty and staff signatures as we can get,” Dempsey said. “The ultimate goal for this semester is just to go to the administration, particularly Sodexo. They’re the ones that actually stock the bottled water on campus.” Dempsey lacks confidence that one
meeting with Sodexo USA would lead to any action. She said she believes that more campus support is necessary because of the profits from bottled water sales and lack of incentive. Evaluations on environmental friendliness do not include bottled water usage or sales. “I think that we would need a lot more support to make that actually happen,” Dempsey said. “If they feel very strongly against it, we might need 75 percent of the student body.” However, both Dempsey and TBT member Mary Ellen Garrett ’17 expressed hope that TBT can force change and awareness with its petition. “The petition shows the administration and everyone here that people still know that their choices make a difference,” Garrett said. Garrett was looking for a way to become involved with sustainability on campus when she heard about TBT.
“This is a sustainability issue that affects everybody because everybody drinks water,” Garrett said. “It just seemed like a very urgent issue that I really wanted to help out on.” Director of Auxiliary Services Cindy Glavas said that several factors must be considered when discussing banning disposable water bottles. “It would be important to know that it was something that faculty, staff and students supported and [to] learn what other schools have implemented,” Glavas said in an email. “There would also be a financial impact that would have to be considered.” Glavas also said that faculty, staff and student support of a ban would significantly impact administrative consideration. Dempsey said that a plan for another photo campaign next semester is a possibility due to this campaign’s initial success.
ventured to the Mexican food truck to try its fare. One such student was Gabriella Carney ’18, who purchased a burrito from Wholly Habaneros. “It tasted pretty good,” Carney said. “I think people will continue buying from here because it’s convenient. I won’t go [to the food truck] too often, but maybe every once in a while.” Some students said they believe the Mexican food will be a welcome option in such a central location on campus. Timothy Myers ’18 got a burrito from Wholly Habaneros. He said that he would come to the food truck for Mexican food if he did not want to make the trip to Marketplace to take advantage of its lunch and dinner Qdoba option. “I think people are going to keep coming here because it’s a good
change-up from the food they have in Sadler,” Myers said. “I would love to see more meal swipes, [though].” While the food truck is located on the Terrace for now, McClure said he and the Sodexo team will review different places McClure to set up Wholly Habaneros. He mentioned that BBQ 1693, a portable food stand that serves barbecue options on campus, has been popular with students at athletic events. Wholly Habaneros, too, may start appearing at games or surfacing on campus for a late-night option. “Students love the Mexican food. This offers a whole different variety,” McClure said. “[Food trucks are] a trend that’s here to stay.”
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You can’t fast-track teaching KJ Moran THE FLAT HAT
The College of William and Mary is among the top medium-sized schools contributing to the 2014 Teach for America corps, with 18 new corps members. In fact, the College is number 17 in the nation, tangled amongst Ivies like Yale University and Brown University. I am sure this list was meant to be an honor for the College; how prestigious it is to send a whole new batch of inexperienced teachers into the workforce. What an honor it is to provide the urban education system with 18 young professionals, fresh out of college with non-education majors and a solid month and a half of teacher training. How proud we are to help a crippling education system in need of reform! Teach for America has noble goals, of course. Who wouldn’t support an organization that seeks to advocate for and help under-resourced urban (and often rural) public education? A nonprofit organization under the auspices of AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service, TFA proposes to do just that by employing recent college graduates as teachers in our country’s highest-need schools. Each year, 5,300 new corps members agree to enter the education workforce for two years, prepped with minimal training and a mere bachelor’s degree. This is problematic for several reasons. Above all, highrisk schools and their students deserve the best teachers our country has to offer. High-need students must receive support from experienced, dedicated teachers. Teach for America, however, provides them with recent college graduates, many of whom have little to no experience working with high-need children. What’s more, a school is often more likely to hire a TFA corps member than a seasoned educator because their lack of experience also equates to lower pay. As someone who spent ten hours a day in an underserved D.C. elementary school for a year of her life,
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let me tell you this: A four-year degree cannot prepare you to be an urban teacher. In fact, nothing can prepare you for urban teaching except for actually teaching in an urban school. The kinds of lessons learned from experience cannot be taught in the six short weeks before the school year starts — they can only be learned by tirelessly and continually working with students. TFA teachers would be incredibly prepared for the classroom if they were first exposed as tutors or mentors, spending months or even years in preparation for running their own classroom. Four years in Williamsburg cannot prepare you for urban teaching, even if you spend hours at Matthew Whaley Elementary School each week. This experience will not directly translate in an urban setting. Students in urban schools face different obstacles in their education, especially compared to their high-income, lowpoverty counterparts in areas like Williamsburg. Furthermore, Teach for America should not simply be a back-up plan for graduation, as it often is for these 5,300 corps members. According to a 2011 Education Week study, only 43.6 percent of Teach for America corps members continue to teach in their initial placements after two years, and 14.8 percent continue to teach in the same low-income schools after five years. The last thing these students need is teachers who will abandon them when a new job comes along; teacher retention is lowest in urban, low-income areas, and this amount of turnover further contributes to the unpredictability and instability of low-income students’ lives. After all, urban teaching is not a gateway to bigger and better jobs, but a vocation to serve the children who are constantly forgotten by a nation and government that should do everything in their power to help them. As a teacher, one has the opportunity to mold young minds and shape lives, particularly in an urban school where there may not be enough molding and shaping at home. These schools need dedication — and more importantly, these students need you. And they need teachers who are trained and experienced, ready to give them the education they deserve. My advice to the aspiring teachers at the College? Get into urban education, but do it the hard way. Do it because you want to — because you care and want to partake in the most important and unappreciated profession in the nation. But, please, for the love of the children — do not do it with Teach for America. Email K.J. Moran at kjmoran@email.wm.edu.
Let me tell you this: A four-year degree cannot prepare you to be an urban teacher.
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ed by the Student Environmental Action Coalition, the Take Back the Tap Movement aims to spread awareness about reusable bottles on campus and persuade the College of William and Mary to ban the sale of plastic water bottles. While SEAC is far from achieving that goal, it is one that students and administrators should strongly support if we are to make the College more attractive and sustainable. According to the Ban the Bottle website, 62 colleges have already banned plastic water bottles, including Brown and Harvard. In March, San Francisco banned the sale of plastic water bottles on city property. Surely, we can do the same on a campus of fewer than 10,000. As the dangers we face from climate change become more destructive and harder to prevent, the College needs to do its part and act quickly. Banning the sale of plastic water bottles is not a panacea, but it is something the College can do that would make a difference. In addition to drastically reducing the number of plastic water bottles wasted on campus, such a policy might encourage students to become more sustainable on their own. After graduation, students may bring the College’s sustainable practices with them — to their employers, local governments, homes and families. The ban could also help encourage Sodexo to become more sustainable. Dining services recently started providing coffee mugs at the Sadler Center, which is a step in the right direction — but it could also provide reusable plates and cups at Marketplace. When materials aren’t reusable, Sodexo could indicate whether those materials are recyclable and put recycling bins inside the dining halls. Sodexo has already signaled its willingness to donate extra food to organizations like Campus Kitchens, but it can still do more. The College itself might consider more sustainable practices in the wake of such a ban. When renovating old academic buildings and residence halls, the College could install better insulation that reduces energy consumption. And as the price of solar energy plummets, the College might consider using it when constructing new buildings. Although it would take a collective effort from the student body, the ban itself would be a relatively simple policy with a positive environmental impact. Despite the many recycling bins scattered throughout campus, students often throw plastic bottles in the garbage. Those bottles lead to overcrowded landfills and waste disposal problems. Further, the production and transportation of plastic bottles emit carbon dioxide and contribute to climate change. While the ban would not apply to soft drinks, it would drastically cut the number of plastic bottles wasted on campus. After the initial wave of enthusiasm, SEAC may find students’ interest and passion waning and the administration unresponsive. We urge them to keep fighting for this ban until the College listens.
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Why college students should care about the Ferguson debate
Caroline Nutter THE FLAT HAT
On Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo., an 18-year-old unarmed black male named Michael Brown was shot six times by 26-year-old police officer Darren Wilson. The circumstances surrounding the event remain murky and disputed — Brown’s body has been subjected to three separate autopsies since his death — but many of the witnesses claim they saw Brown raise his arms and yell, “Don’t shoot.” This incident has sparked massive protests in the town of Ferguson. These protests have spread across Missouri and throughout minority communities in the U.S. in response to the deaths of a number
of unarmed black youths, who were recently shot for apparently no reason The most notable case is Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American male fatally shot by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in 2012. Ferguson reveals a number of unsettling truths about the racial motivations behind police brutality and the subsequent reactions of the American justice system. This should not come as a surprise — it is an almost undisputable reality that black youths are subject to racial profiling, police brutality and other damaging, often fatal, stereotypes. Had Zimmerman accidentally shot a rich, upper-middle-class, white high schooler, there would be no question that he would be in jail doing time for manslaughter, at the very least. An article from the online news source Bustle overwhelmingly confirms that minorities are subject more than other demographic groups to police brutality: Between 2005 and 2012, a white officer killed a black person twice a week on average. 25 percent of all these deaths were black individuals under 21, in stark contrast with the 8.7 percent of white people fatally injured by police who were under 21. And, since police departments themselves
are the ones who report these incidences, not a third party, these numbers are expected to be an underestimate of the actual figures. But why should this matter to us? Not only is there an obvious injustice going on here that is only just beginning to garner mainstream media attention, but the reactions of law enforcement to the peaceful protesting in Ferguson and other places is disturbing. Riot police have donned military attire, carried huge guns, and incited fear and hatred in a crowd of peaceful protesters. Additionally, mainstream media has limited coverage of these incredibly important events due to the no-fly zone, an air-space restriction prohibiting flight over Ferguson. Young people are the determinants of our world’s political, economic and social future — specifically those of us with college degrees. College students have always been strong voices in social movements, from anti-war activism in the 1960s to Occupy Wall Street. Our opinions represent that of the emerging generation — and are therefore arguably some of the most significant. This should be important to us. Email Caroline Nutter at crnutter@email.wm.edu.
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A response to the world
The latest exhibit at This Century Art Gallery presents colorful and expressive contemporary art SARAH RUIZ THE FLAT HAT
219 North Boundary Street may, at first glance, appear to be an unassuming, 1920s-era Sears-Roebuck house. Step inside its glass front door, however, and you will find a cozy haven for contemporary art. This Century Art Gallery, a non-profit gallery which opened in 1959, brings contemporary artists to Williamsburg. According to artistic director Apryl Altman, when the gallery first opened, contemporary art was lacking in a town otherwise filled with history. “The mission of the gallery from the very beginning was to bring contemporary art to Williamsburg that people might not necessarily get to see otherwise,” Altman said. “Of course, back in the fifties, everything in Colonial Williamsburg was 18th century. [We] try to bring current art to the area.” The gallery is composed of three exhibit spaces: The main exhibit sits just inside the door, the back of the house is filled with three-dimensional work, and a Members’ Gallery occupies the second floor. “We like to try to find a variety of different artists and different mediums to bring to Williamsburg,” Altman said. “Upcoming, we will have four different artists in the craft area. [They are a] potter, a glass blower, a woman who makes leather pocketbooks and a jewelry maker.” For their newest exhibit, This Century Art Gallery welcomed watercolorist Chee Kludt Ricketts and her most recent body of work, “Sky Light.” The collection is comprised of colorful and expressive skyscapes inspired by the view from her home in Standardsville, Va. “These are a response to the world I see,” Ricketts said regarding her work. “We live on a hill on a farm, and we are surrounded by mountains. But when I would go outside every morning and every evening, what I would really notice were the skies because, where we are situated, we can see the weather change fronts coming across the mountains. A day with a blue sky might be a nice time to be outside doing something, but I really like the days where something is happening.” The works range in mood from dramatic storm fronts to glowing golden clouds. Rickets said that, when searching the skies for inspiration, she often lets the feeling of the scene, rather than the actual scenery, guide the shape of the painting. “The light and the color and the air will all give me a sense of what it is that I might want to create later,” Ricketts said. “It may be a rainy and gloomy day outside and I may produce something that’s bright and cheerful. I’m not trying to copy nature. I’m trying to respond to it and hopefully evoke in anyone who looks at it the same sort of feeling.” According to Ricketts, the process is just as important to the paintings as the subject. “I think most artists will tell you, and I believe it’s true for me, that their favorite painting is the one they’re working on because [of ] the process,” she said. “It’s not so much about the finished piece. It’s about what you learn and what you experience when you’re working on it.” Ricketts said that working with watercolors allows her greater freedom to explore the painting as she goes. “Watercolor is unique in that it is the only medium that really allows you to put the colors down and let them flow and they mingle or granulate,” she said. “And so I thought I wanted to explore that, and from that came these expressions.” This exploratory technique not only allows her to discover a new painting, but also to discover her own visual style. “Art is visual communication, and I think it’s important for each of us who works creatively to develop our own visual voice,” Ricketts said. “This is part of that process for me.” Although “Sky Light” is finished and ready for exhibition, Ricketts admits she is not quite finished with her study of the skies. “I’ve been in the clouds since 2011, and I don’t think I’m done yet,” Ricketts said. “Recently I’ve begun experimenting with
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“I think most artists will tell you, and I believe it’s true for me, that their favorite painting is the one they’re working on because [of] the process,” watercolorist Chee Kludt Ricketts said.
watercolor on canvas. It doesn’t react in exactly the same way, but I’ve found some of the effects that you can achieve on the canvas very pleasing. So that’s probably the next thing that I’m going to explore intensively.” Having taught art herself for 50 years, Ricketts shared her advice for students who may be interested in art. “There is great joy to be found in the process of creating,” she said. “I used to tell my students, because so many of them were headed into other careers, ‘It’ll be there for you when you are of an age where you can slow down. It’s like riding a bicycle; what you know will come back to you.’ It has certainly brought me tremendous joy to be able to create and to share.” The collection “Sky Light” will be on display in This Century Art Gallery’s main exhibition room until Dec. 19. Office Manager Sarah Braun said that Ricketts’s work adds a unique voice to the gallery, as well as the larger contemporary art scene in Williamsburg. “It’s a new perspective,” Braun said. “The amount of detail she puts into her work using watercolors is phenomenal. When
people think contemporary art they think crazy things, like those artists in New York doing public art pieces, but all mediums are contemporary if they are in the present.”
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Sexy underwear? Check. Sexy... condom? Check.
If you think you might be gettin’ lucky — yes, even you — then plan more than your undies
Catherine Mahoney BEHIND CLOSED DOORS columnist
Earlier this week, sexuality educator Al Vernacchio came to campus as part of the Student Assembly’s Thrive Initiative. If you have eight minutes to spare, watch his TED Talk, titled “Al Vernacchio: Sex needs a new metaphor. Here’s one …” The video raises important points about healthy, fulfilling and positive sexuality, many of which were discussed during his
presentation on sexuality in college Monday. There were many good takeaways, but one in particular is “Mr. V’s Underwear Test.” Color me intrigued. It’s not all that uncommon to hear: “I was out, not really looking for anything, and then all of a sudden we were hooking up.” There are a number of things slightly dubious about that statement, but the most notable is the part about “not really looking for anything.” This is where the “underwear test” comes in. As you were getting ready, did you think about what underwear you put on? If you made that consideration, you probably needed to take the other steps to prepare for when somebody saw them. Okay, fine, there are probably a few other reasons why you might have thought about what underwear you
were wearing. I’ll admit it; I have lucky underwear. It’s orange, in case you were wondering. In the vast majority of cases, though, you’re probably making sure you’re looking your best when the rest of your clothes come off. It is important to be honest with yourself about this. If there is any possibility, you need to be prepared. College students have some strange ideas about being prepared for sex. Plenty of people will make sure their underwear is attractive, but how many make sure they have protection? We need to ask ourselves why we would be mortified to have our partner see us sporting dorky unmentionables, but many of us would still hesitate to carry a condom in our wallet or insist that a partner use one. It is important to be upfront about our intentions. If you can tell yourself
that you would have sex if the right situation arose, it doesn’t make sense to be bashful about being responsible. I think it’s about time we finally ditch the idea that carrying a condom means you’re presumptuous (or trashy, or thirsty, or whatever other adjective closed-minded people might assign to it). It’s time to rethink the way we view proactive behavior in our sex lives. Comparing the U.S. to other developed countries such as Germany and the Netherlands, which have much more open discussions of adolescent and young adult sexuality, we are way behind in contraceptive use and far ahead in unplanned pregnancies. What’s more, those countries report greater sexual satisfaction. The puritanical idea that we shouldn’t take steps to have safe sex because it might damage our reputations is getting
us nowhere. You have control of the circumstances under which you have sex. There should never be surprises. Be honest with yourself about whether it might happen, and take the steps to be ready. Anyone who would question that is not worthy of your time. Next time you do the “underwear test,” make sure you add the “protection test.” HOPE is making that a whole lot easier with their ongoing initiatives to hand out free condoms. Many HOPE members wear buttons to let you know they have condoms to distribute, so go ahead and ask. Let’s be honest, it’s a little more pressing than enticing skivvies. Catherine Mahoney is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who exclusively wears orange granny panties.
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Over the river, through the woods...
Twice a month, the Tribe Adventure Program brings students outside, and brings them together.
— Mary Ellen Garrett ’17
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After a couple days out in the wilderness you learn that not everything’s a test and that you can achieve more working together than you can just by yourself, studying in Swem.
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‘We feel like we can take some of the groups that would normally try to bond in a negative way and take them on an outdoor trip and allow them to bond in a positive way,” said Director of Outdoor Recreation Linda Knight, referring to hazing.
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The Student Recreation Center’s Tribe Adventure Program takes students to class with the College of William and Mary’s oldest unpaid professor: nature. The Tribe Adventure Program plans day and overnight trips around scenic sites in (and sometimes outside of) Virginia that offer affordable outdoor activities. No experience is needed to participate in water sports, rock climbing, backpacking, skiing or any other outdoor endeavor with the program. This semester, trips take place every other weekend and are advertised on the Tribe Adventure Program’s website and Facebook page. Assistant Director of Outdoor Recreation Mackenzie Brady said that next semester they plan to take trips every weekend and will continue to offer trips for every break. This winter break, the program will take students skiing in Stowe, Vt. Students have reported that the most rewarding aspect of the trips is the opportunity to bond and learn with the other student participants and trip leaders. Student trip leader Mary Ellen Garrett ’17 emphasized the power of nature to relieve stress and bring students closer together. “The best part for me is seeing people’s eyes light up after a couple of days in the woods,” Garrett said. “[At the College], people are used to everything being a test. I think after a couple days out in the wilderness you learn that not everything’s a test and that you can achieve more working together than you can just by yourself, studying in Swem.” Brady hopes that the lessons learned during the Tribe Adventure Program’s outdoor trips will apply to the lives of student participants after they return to school. “[I hope] that students take what they’ve
experienced in the outdoors back with them into the classroom and campus,” Brady said. “Anything from increasing self-efficacy to building self-confidence or increasing friendships between people or dealing with things like frustration.” Trip leaders are responsible for teaching participants skills like rock climbing and canoeing,
favorite trip in the Tribe Adventure Program. “Pathways is a unique situation where it’s a lot of people that don’t know each other or anybody on campus,” Matt Pienkowski ’16 said. “They’re really starting fresh and Pathways is the start of their college experience. It’s really cool to get to be a part of that because everybody’s looking to make new friends and
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Students have reported that the most rewarding aspect of the trips is the opportunity to bond and learn with the other student participants and trip leaders.
as well as facilitating the group’s cohesiveness. The leaders discussed the mentorship role they can play on trips with small groups. This role was particularly important on the Pathways trip, a pre-orientation trip offered to incoming freshmen. Many picked Pathways as their
open to forming those group bonds.” Director of Outdoor Recreation Linda Knight credits Pathways with getting students interested in being trip leaders from their freshmen year. Anne Self ’16 said that before going on Pathways and becoming a trip leader, she thought that having
a career meant staying inside all day and reserving her outdoor fun for the weekends. Now she realizes that she can have fun everyday doing something she’s passionate about. Pienkowski also said that Pathways made him realize how much he loves the outdoors and opened up possibilities for his future after college. “I didn’t realize that you could be in the field of outdoor recreation until I [was a trip leader],” Pienkowski said. “Pathways … was a huge turning point. I love working with people and I love the outdoors and the fact that I could do that possibly forever is awesome.” Knight said that the Tribe Adventure Program had always been a part of the Rec Center, but that the program began to grow in 2004 because there were more opportunities to expand the program. Last year, Brady was hired to fill the first full-time position for outdoor programming. Knight said this will allow the program to grow even further and collaborate with other groups on campus. “I think we have a lot of potential to collaborate with other groups,” Knight said. “We know that sometimes groups get together and have bad behaviors, such as hazing. We feel like we can take some of the groups that would normally try to bond in a negative way and take them on an outdoor trip and allow them to bond in a positive way. It’s still challenging and difficult for them but it’s in a healthy environment.” Knight also spoke about the potential for the outdoor program to work with the Counseling Center by offering healthy, controlled ways of building self-esteem and improving mental health through bonding in the outdoors. Garret further highlighted the camaraderie of the Tribe Adventure Program. “I did a lot of team sports in high school, so it’s awesome to exercise and bond with people when you’re not trying to beat someone,” Garrett said.
Branch Out brings service to students, with a smile Organzation and its umbrella groups serve the international community, from schools to sustainability
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More than 75 percent of College of William and Mary students participate in service projects annually, according to the College’s Service Opportunities web page. Though there are ample opportunities to serve locally and nationally, many students choose to broaden their service horizons by looking to serve internationally. Branch Out International is a division of the Office of Community Engagement at the College. Branch Out International provides opportunities for students to go on service-oriented alternative breaks abroad. There are currently eight organizations under the umbrella of Branch Out International. One such organization is Outreach360. “We consider being a part of Branch Out as the greatest legitimizing aspect of our presence on campus and are grateful for what they offer our members, such as financial aid,” Outreach360 Team Leader Katie Sullivan said in an email. Outreach360 is a student group that works with youth in Nicaragua and the
Dominican Republic to provide free educational programming. The group’s overarching goal is to equip these youths with the tools they need to pursue either employment or higher education. Outreach360 partners with a nongovernment organization that serves year-round in Nicaragua, consistently providing education the impoverished country lacks. “We understand that the week we spend volunteering with [the non-governmental organization] makes a small impact in the grand scheme of the children’s education, but we are thrilled to be a part of a greater program that we have seen with our own eyes change lives,” Sullivan said. Though Outreach360 is primarily focused on preparing its team members for the week abroad, the organization seeks to strengthen the quality — but not necessarily the quantity — of its presence and impact on campus. “Right now we are working toward a being a more educated team by the time we are in-country than we have been before,” Sullivan said. “This is a more important goal to us right now than increasing membership, although we would like
to elevate our visibility on campus as a means of raising awareness of educational inequality, as well as to increase our team’s fundraising impact.” Medical Aid Nicaragua: Outreach Scholarship, like Outreach360, seeks to strengthen communities in an impoverished country. However, MANOS has a medical rather than educational focus. Every spring break, the organization travels to rural Nicaragua to conduct research and run a free clinic in the town of Chaguite. MANOS’ goals are healthcare sustainability and community development. Through both short-term and long-term projects, the group hopes to equip the community of Chaguite with the tools they need to live well despite poverty. “Our trip has two components to it: a short term medical relief clinic as well as a longer-term community organization project that attempts to provide community members with the infrastructure and capacity to combat many of the marginalizing forces that they face,” senior team member Johnathan Maza ’15 said in an email. “We see both aspects of our project as critical to
improving local health.” The group of about 15 students involved with Medical Aid Nicaragua: Outreach Scholarship attends a weekly class with Professor of Sociology and Community Studies David Aday, who serves as a mentor to the group and was integral to the initial establishment of MANOS. The group, which has been in existence for about a decade, seeks to remain small but hopes nevertheless to expand its scope. “We are currently partnered with a chapter of Engineers Without Borders and hope [to implement a] water access project alongside this group and our partners in Chaguite,” Maza said. “We do hope to expand our effort in Nicaragua though to some of the communities surrounding Chaguite.” SchoolHouse Block is a new organization at the College that, partnered with the nonprofit Build On, seeks to build a school in Nepal. Like MANOS, SchoolHouse Block is considered a student interest group under the community service classification. “While SchoolHouse Block has a goal that is similar to other organizations, we are unique in that we hope to create
a community resource instead of just constructing a building,” Liz Jacob ’17 said in an email. Education, sustainability, public health, gender equality and global perspectives are the group’s five “blocks,” or driving issues. The club integrates these missions into its activities by writing proposals for sustainable building, establishing pen pal programs, arranging lesson plans and sending first aid kits to students in need. Inspired by the book “Half the Sky” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, SchoolHouse Block went through an extensive process to become an officially recognized club. However, according to Jacob, the process helped the club solidify its vision and make its goals actionable. “We hope to raise $30,000 by next spring break — spring 2016 — in order to begin construction on a school in Nepal,” Jacob said. “Once we accomplish this goal, 15 students involved in SchoolHouse Block will have the opportunity to travel to Nepal with Build On to help the Nepalese community members begin construction and participate in cultural immersion programs.”
Basketball season has arrived at
Both the men’s and women’s programs are striving to build on their performances last season. Senior guards Jazmen Boone and Marcus Thornton will lead the way.
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With ten seconds left on the clock, William and Mary had a chance to win the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Senior guard Marcus Thornton fired off a mid-range jumper, a shot that clanged off the rim to end the Tribe’s season. The Flat Hat sports desk’s associate sports editor Jack Powers was courtside, with editor Chris Weber in the Flat Hat office. Editor Mick Sloan was in Wales. Read their reactions below.
Hopeful return trip
I had two pages mocked up, one for the win and the other for the loss. I left the office with a minute remaining; when I came back, Delaware had won. I deleted that first page. — Chris Weber
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Baltimore Arena. Press Row. Up six, just over a minute left, ready to rush the court. Emotionally unprepared for what I was about to watch. — Jack Powers
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Tribe adjusts to new roster MICK SLOAN // FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Now what? The question lingered for every person affiliated with William and Mary basketball — fans, players and coaches — as the buzzer signaled the end of the College’s 75-74 loss to Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association title game last March. Now, eight months later, the question remains: After getting so close to a spot in March Madness, how will the College follow-up? It all begins with senior guard Marcus Thornton. He’s been the Tribe’s best player since his sophomore year and is one of the best in program history. He was selected as the CAA Preseason Player of the Year for a reason: his speed, athleticism and sharp jump shooting make him a nightmare defense. But Thornton alone cannot carry the team to success. The Tribe’s season will be made or broken by the players around him. Two longtime starters, guard Brandon Britt ’14 and center Tim Rusthoven ’14, graduated, and head coach Tony Shaver says the Tribe will be an entirely different team this year. “I don’t want people to think that we’re going to walk out of Baltimore Arena and have the same team, because we don’t,” Shaver said. “We have to adjust, we have to put this team together, and that’s going to take time, no doubt about it.” That new team will take shape as the season goes on. When the bright lights come on in March’s CAA tournament, we can expect Thornton to be out there. Flanking him will likely be sophomore forward Omar Prewitt, who averaged 11.4 points per game last season and be in for a breakout season. Junior center Sean Sheldon will slide into Rusthoven’s starting spot, and the extent to which he can replicate Rusthoven’s low-post scoring and highpost passing will be critical to the College’s offense. Junior guard Terry Tarpey will also factor in as an athletic defensive specialist and rebounder who glues the starting lineup together. Beyond that quartet, though, I’m not sure even Shaver knows who’s next in the pecking order. Freshman guard Michael Schlotman red-shirted last season, but he might be a true point guard who can thrive next to Thornton. Sophomore guard Daniel Dixon is a rare player, a thrilling athlete who moves like lightning and defends aggressively. Senior forward Tom Schalk and freshman forward Greg Malinowski are also in the mix. There’s talent and potential across the roster, but time will tell how everything fits together. But the preseason speculation is over. The Tribe’s season begins today on the road against Florida. Given the uncertainty in the Tribe’s rotation, I don’t assume the College will come roaring out of the gate. It will have to work out some offensive kinks and get its defense structurally sound. However, with Thornton leading the way, it’s never safe to doubt the Tribe. “We lost a lot of guys, but we returned a lot good guys and brought [in] even more good guys,” Thornton said. “I definitely have high expectations for our team … and for us to say by the end of the season, ‘This is what we worked for, and it really came full circle.’” As the season is just beginning, that circle is currently incomplete. But the pieces are in motion. Bring on the hoops.
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LAST SEASON
Tribe Senior guard Marcus Thornton.
The basket at the CAA title game.
The Mustache
Omar Prewitt
Marcus Thornton
Tony Shaver
Despite all he has accomplished, head coach Tony Shaver might be best known for his mustache. “I don’t know if there’s any great secret,” Shaver said. “I’ve had it since I was in College. ... I guess it’s a part of me. Good bad or otherwise, it’s a part of coach Shaver.”
Sophomore forward Omar Prewitt started for much of his freshman season last year, averaging 11.4 points and garnering CAA Rookie of the Year honors. He led all CAA rookies in scoring, assists, three pointers, three point percentage, steals, defensive rebounding and free throw percentage.
Senior guard Marcus Thornton averaged 18.8 points per game over the past two seasons. If he matches that scoring pace this year, he’ll end his career as the College’s alltime leading scorer. As one of three seniors on the Tribe, Thornton will play a key role as a scorer, defender and leader this year.
Head coach Tony Shaver is the College’s all-time winningest coach. With 494 career wins, Shaver sits six wins shy of 500 career wins and 22nd among all Division I coaches. Now Shaver will pursue the Tribe basketball Holy Grail: the first NCAA Tournament berth in program history.
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Restructuring, 2.0
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Restructuring is the technical term for what you saw last season. The “process” will enter its second year at Kaplan Arena today against Loyola. Meet head coach Ed Swanson. If men’s coach Tony Shaver is the genteel reverend tending his flock, Swanson is the diligent, results-driven CEO — the Bain Capital of basketball. Talk to him about his team and you’ll see it in his eyes. The man has a vision to match. For a program that hasn’t had a winning season since the Bush Administration, drastic steps were necessary. Of the current roster, former women’s head coach Debbie Taylor exclusively recruited only five of the sixteen players. Beyond four seniors, most of this season’s firepower will come from underclassmen. Sophomore guard Marlena Tremba impressed enough last season to win the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year award, despite the Tribe finishing second to last in the league. What to expect from this year’s team? Perhaps not too much in the way of wins, but that’s part of the process. In Taylor’s final season, the Tribe went 9-21 and graduated four marquee seniors. Last season, the inexperienced squad went 8-21 in Swanson’s first year at the helm. However, the team split its final six games. Patience is implicit in the process, but in the meantime this team deserves attention. Swanson deems his team “blue-collar,” a term perhaps used to disguise a lack of talent, but also a simple statement of fact. Though the College will likely be less physically imposing than most of its opponents, Tribe players embrace the grind that comes with staying competitive. No player better exemplifies the team’s signature hustle than senior guard Jazmen Boone. Boone’s calling card has always been defense, and she averaged nearly three steals per game last season. Comparing her defensive attitude toward opponents to that of a pitbull to a bone would be, perhaps, too easy. To be Boone on a basketball court is to be in a nearly trance-like state. The captain’s tenacity is often echoed in her underlings, and the Tribe will need that tenacity on-court on the glass. The College averaged almost 13 fewer rebounds per game than its opponents last season, a catastrophic figure from any angle but especially given that the team recently graduated its top rebounder, Kaitlyn Mathieu ’14. Bridging that gap was Swanson’s primary point of emphasis in the offseason. Freshman center Abby Randle, along with senior center Mackenzie Morrison, will be expected to carry most of the load, but competitiveness on the boards will require a team effort. Rebounding margins will likely be an accurate benchmark for the team’s overall success, and though it figures not to be as extreme as last season, parity is probably not in sight for at least a few more years in the process. While its male counterpart will likely garner most of our headlines this season, the College’s women’s team will carry its new vision into each game under Swanson’s leadership: an aggressive up-tempo offense tooled with bombing three-point shooters and an athletic, trapping defense. It might not make for too many wins, but it will be worth watching. The bull market is not in session just yet, and the CEO will sate himself with confidence in long-term growth and a budding reputation for customer satisfaction.
Senior guard and captain Jazmen Boone.
Ed Swanson Head coach Ed Swanson is entering his second season at the College, having previously coached at Sacred Heart University, for 23 years. At Sacred Heart, he transitioned the program to Division I. He ranks 40th in Division I wins, and went 8-21 in his first Tribe season.
LAST SEASON
In head coach Ed Swanson’s first season with William and Mary, the College scrambled to replace four graduated starters. Not surprisingly, the Tribe got off to a 3-13 start. However, the College rebounded from that poor opening act, winning five of its final 13 games and nearly winning a Colonial Athletic Association tournament game. The Tribe averaged just 32.5 rebounds last season. By contrast, opponents averaged 45.2 boards against the College. That disparity must shrink for the College to improve its record this season.
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At CAA media day, the College was picked to finish eighth in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Time will tell if the College can meet or exceed that mark, or if it can make noise in the CAA.
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The College started last season with five straight losses, as the players worked to learn Swanson’s system. Starting this season on a sharper pace will help the Tribe improve in the long run.
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College’s head coach Ed Swanson.
Incoming
Returners
The Tribe features six incoming freshman from Ed Swanson’s first recruiting class: Guards Jeanne Gaumont, Camila Prock and Jenna Green, forwards Jenna Carroll and Ashley DeLeonibus and center Abby Rendle. Rendle is expected to start at center for the season opener.
Overall, the College has ten players returning from last year’s team. That group includes sophomore guard Marlena Tremba, who led the College last year with 13.2 points per game while shooting 37 percent from the field. Tremba will figure prominently in this year’s offense.
Seniors The Tribe has four seniors returning this year: guard Kyla Kerstetter, forward Jazmen Boone, guard Anna Kestler and center Mackenzie Morrison. One can expect these four to lead the way off the court, particularly from Kerstetter and Boone, the squad’s captains.
Tue, Dec. 30 at North Carolina Sat, Jan. 31 at James Madison* Fri, Nov. 14 at Florida Sat, Jan. 03 College of Charleston* Thu, Feb. 5 at College of Charleston* Tue, Nov. 18 Howard Mon, Jan. 5 at Drexel* Sat, Feb. 7 at UNC-W* Thu, Nov. 20 Bluefield College Thu, Jan. 8 at Elon* Wed, Feb. 11 Elon* Sat, Nov. 22 at Rice Sat, Jan. 10 James Madison* Sat, Feb. 14 Delaware* Tue, Nov. 25 Western Illinois Wed, Jan. 14 UNC-W* Wed, Feb. 18 at Northeastern* Sat, Nov. 29 Wofford Sat, Jan. 17 at Towson* Sun, Feb. 22 at Hofstra* Wed, Dec. 3 at Richmond Wed, Jan. 21 at Delaware* Wed, Feb. 25 Towson* Sat, Dec. 6 at High Point Sat, Jan. 24 Northeastern* Sat, Feb. 28 Drexel* Fri, Dec. 19 Washington College Wed, Jan. 28 Hofstra* March 6-9 CAA Tournament Mon, Dec. 22 at Old Dominion * Signifies a Colonial Athletic Association conference matchup // Home games in bold
COACHES SAY
At Colonial Athletic Association Media Day, the men’s basketball team was predicted to finish second in the CAA in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The women’s basketball team was chosen to finish eighth.
FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR JACK POWERS SAYS
FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR MICK SLOAN SAYS
FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR CHRIS WEBER SAYS
Men’s Team: 18-11, second in Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Team: 12-17, fifth in CAA, lose in the CAA quarterfinals
Men’s Team: 17-12, third in CAA, lose in CAA semifinals Women’s Team: 12-17, sixth in CAA, lose in the CAA first round
Men’s Team: 20-9, second in CAA, win the CAA Women’s Team: 9-20, eighth in CAA, lose in the CAA first round
Bonus prediction: Jack refused to make a CAA tournament prediction for the men’s team. He is still scarred from being in attendence at last year’s final.
Bonus prediction: Marcus Thornton will finish the season as the College’s all-time leading scorer. The record is 2,052, and Thornton is only 533 points away.
Bonus prediction: Sophomore guard Daniel Dixon is widely recognized as one of the league’s best defenders. The women enjoy a huge rise in attendance.
Sun, Feb. 1 at Northeastern* Fri, Nov. 14 Loyola Sun, Dec. 28 Richmond Fri, Feb. 6 at Drexel* Mon, Nov. 17 at Old Dominion Sun, Jan. 4 at UNC-W* Sun, Feb. 8 at Hofstra* Fri, Nov. 21 at North Carolina A&T Tue, Jan. 6 at Towson* Fri, Feb. 13 Delaware* Sun, Nov. 23 at High Point Fri, Jan. 9 Elon* Sun, Feb. 15 College of Charleston* Wed, Nov. 26 VCU Sun, Jan. 11 James Madison* Sun, Feb. 22 at Elon* Sat, Nov. 29 Longwood Thu, Jan. 15 Drexel* Thu, Feb. 26 at College of Charleston* Tue, Dec. 2 at Radford Sun, Jan. 18 at Delaware* Sat, Dec. 6 at La Salle Thu, Jan. 22 at James Madison* Sun, March 1 Northeastern* Wed, March 4 Towson* Thu, Dec. 18 at Wofford Sun, Jan. 25 Hofstra* March 12-15 CAA Tournament Sun, Dec. 21 Maine Thu, Jan. 29 UNC-W* * Signifies a Colonial Athletic Association conference matchup // Home games in bold