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Residents of One Tribe Place had to evacuate the building four times on October 16 because of fire alarms going off at 3:36 a.m., 5:47 a.m., 5:52 p.m. and 11:23 p.m.

Three fire alarms in OTP were result of malicious intent KAYLA SHARPE FLAT HAT DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR

In an article published Oct. 4, The Flat Hat reported that a local SANE nurse was available in Williamsburg 24 hours a day.

We were wrong, and regret the error.

See a statement from the Editor-in-Chief on page 5.

A statement from The Haven also appears on that page.

The fire alarm at One Tribe Place went off four times Oct. 16, three of which the Williamsburg Police Department said were the result of malicious intent.

According to the Williamsburg Fire Department, residents were forced to evacuate the building at 3:36 a.m. after the alarm was triggered by the discharge of a fire extinguisher.

Just over two hours later, at 5:47 a.m., fire crews were called to the building again when the alarm was activated.

The two later fire alarms, at 5:52 p.m. and 11:23 p.m. respectively, were triggered by a student smoking inside their room and another activated alarm.

One Tribe Place Area Director Richard Schofield, along with residents, evacuated the building following the 3:36 a.m. fire alarm, which went off when someone discharged a fire extinguisher in the fourth floor lounge and elevator.

“When a fire alarm goes off, especially in the middle of the night, you have no idea what set off that alarm,” Schofield said. “My first thought is always [to] get out of the building.”

Schofield later learned from a member of the Williamsburg Fire Department that somebody might have purple residue on their hands from using the fire extinguisher. He coordinated with officers from the WMPD to check students’ hands for residue as they re-entered the building.

Consequences for maliciously pulling fire alarms extend beyond

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Williamsburg Police Department Major Greg Riley confirmed that there is a code for falsely summoning the police and fire departments that would be handled by the WMPD, as One Tribe Place falls within its jurisdiction. Riley said that if caught, a student could be arrested for this offense.

Williamsburg Fire Chief Pat Dent also said that individuals who tamper with fire alarm systems can be charged.

“If somebody continues to maliciously pull alarms, or they tamper with an alarm system or extinguishers, we can actually charge individuals for reimbursement for the department and the manhours,” Dent said.

Dent said that while the charge depends on the number of crew members and apparatuses sent to the scene, fines are approximately $300 per incident.

Carmi Thompson ’17, who lives on the fourth floor of One Tribe Place, recalled seeing smoke coming out of the kitchen when she evacuated during the first alarm and said she was struck by the seriousness of the situation.

Schofield claims that there was no smoke coming from the area and that what Thompson saw was likely the residue from the chemical fire extinguisher.

“It hangs very much like smoke in the air, which is actually what set off the fire alarm,” Schofield said.

As the day went on, Schofield and the Residence Life staff in One See FIRE page 3

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For the Bold surpasses national trends WPD to get body cameras Fundraiser has not seen post-launch dip in alumni giving typical of other campaigns EMILY MARTELL FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER

Fundraising efforts at the College of William and Mary continue to ramp up, with a record-breaking $46.3 million raised in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Much of this success can be attributed to the continued success of For the Bold: The Campaign for William and Mary.

The For the Bold campaign has three pillars: reaching 40 percent alumni participation by 2020, strengthening alumni engagement and raising a billion dollars. Now, a year after the campaign’s public launch, $623.8 million have been raised towards the third goal, representing over $52 million raised since October 2015. University campaigns commonly face a level of deflation after the first year of the campaign launch, as the initial ballooning of excitement wears off.

Vice President of University Advancement Matthew Lambert ’99, who spearheads the effort, differentiated between the College’s campaign and other university efforts in avoiding the loss of momentum.

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“It is common in campaigns of this magnitude to face a post-launch dip in giving but William & Mary continues to buck national fundraising trends and has made remarkable progress since the start of the public phase of the For the Bold campaign,” Lambert said in an email.

To Lambert, this success is due to continued engagement of the College with alumni.

One way the College has devised to avoid a post-campaign launch slump is to simply keep launching the campaign. Starting with the green and gold illumination of the Empire State Building Sept. 29, which coincided with the launch of For the Bold in New York City, a series of regional campaign launches will be underway in the spring, including launches in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. A particularly successful subset of the campaign has been directed toward scholarships. $200 million have been raised for scholarships alone, nearly a third of the total campaign value.

Although new numbers on alumni participation rates are not released until

the conclusion of Fiscal Year 2017, the previous fiscal year ended with 28.7 percent alumni participation, falling short of the 30 percent target for the year. According to Lambert, however, the College has not fallen behind the 40 percent goal by the conclusion of the campaign in 2020.

“We closed the first quarter nine percent ahead over last year, which puts us on track to reach the overall goal,” Lambert said.

For the conclusion of FY 17 in June, the College seeks to achieve a 31 percent alumni participation rate.

Campaign chair Sue Gerdelman ’76, said that the campaign is not merely about impressive statistics and the $1 billion; instead, for her it is about the support and engagement of every member of the College community.

“For the Bold is an investment in the people who make William & Mary so extraordinary — and we wouldn’t be where we are today without the support of the Tribe community, including faculty, students and staff,” Gerdelman said in an email.

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The City of Williamsburg’s City Council approved the request from the Williamsburg Police Department to purchase body-worn cameras in their meeting Thursday, Oct. 13.

With the approval of the purchase, the WPD will equip its patrol officers with body-worn cameras in six to eight weeks.

Incidents in several cities in the United States, such as Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo., involving police brutality have raised concerns among communities and police departments.

Because of these concerns, in 2015 the WPD initiated a plan of equipping its officers with bodyworn cameras. In reports given by the Rialto, Calif. Police Department, the Phoenix, Ariz.

Police Department, and the Orlando, Fla. Police Department who have implemented these cameras, data

has shown that the cameras have reduced complaints against police officers.

Based on those reports, WPD expects that equipping the officers with body-worn cameras could provide evidence in court, assist in exonerating officers that received complaints and identify inappropriate behavior.

According to the presentation given by the WPD Chief Dave Sloggie in November 2015, the WPD plan to purchase AXON body-worn cameras produced by Taser, which have a 12-hour battery life, can operate in low-light and feature a wide-range lens.

The initial first-year cost of the plan is $49,632, and the subsequent annual cost is $38,016. The cost over the five-year period would be $201,696. These costs include 32 AXON body cameras, 5 docking See POLICE page 4

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It is common in campaigns of this magnitude to face a post-launch dip in giving but William & Mary continues to buck national fundraising trends and has made remarkable progress since the start of the public phase of the For the Bold campaign.

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Like many students, Drew Darby ’18 is pursuing his passions and a future career while working on a degree at the College of William and Mary.

Unlike some students, however, his talent in the field of videography has already sent him abroad twice — one of these times on a paid trip to a resort island in Mexico.

Darby’s interest in video began as early as elementary school. He recalls his father giving him an old camera and telling him to go make movies with his friends.

Throughout elementary and middle school, video remained a hobby. He bought his first camera in high school and dabbled in photography, but it was not until he came to the College that he began to pursue videography as a career.

“I really didn’t get into video until I came here because that was when I realized that there were people who needed videos and I could make money doing it,” Darby said.

“There were so many opportunities on campus to take it to the next level.”

As a film and media studies major, Darby said he still conducts video work outside of his coursework, especially since the major concentrates less in production and more in studying existing films.

Darby is currently a teaching assistant for an entry-level production class on campus with film and media studies professor Tanya Stadelmann.

He said that getting to work with

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An article published October 4 said a local SANE nurse was available 24 hours per day. See page 5 for a statement from the editor-in-chief.

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Drew Darby ‘18 traveled to Mexico as an intern for an international film company and produced videos.

beginners is rewarding because it prompts him to rethink and revisit parts of the process that he does instinctively. Aside from that, Darby said he enjoys helping others channel their own creativity by teaching students how to use cameras and edit and produce their own videos.

Darby was able to travel to Cuba last spring with film and media studies professors Emory Stock and Troy Davis.

Throughout the trip he conducted interviews and learned about Cuba’s history — especially the subjects of film and media.

Stock, a published author on Cuban cinema, provided background and opportunities for the student group that traveled with her. Stock’s connection with Television Serrana, a government sponsored media collective that makes documentaries and similar projects, enabled the students to conduct interviews and documentary work with the employees about their history.

“It was great to have somebody who was well-connected and such an expert on Cuban cinema to show us where to go,” Darby said about his experience working with Professor Stock.

After the spring semester ended, Darby sent his application to a number of production companies around Philadelphia, Pa., and waited to hear back.

Of the two companies that responded, Red C Media offered him a paid internship.

His first day on the job, Darby was offered the opportunity to go abroad to Mexico in order to film a commercial for an island resort. His stay at the resort included luxuries such as inclusive room service and laundry service — both new experiences for Darby.

The internship in Riviera Maya provided Darby with many new experiences and often challenges.

“It was a six figure job, and there was a lot of pressure,” he said. “That’s very different from the rest of the work that I do where I’m going out and shooting. I’m editing the final project.”

Darby said he was by far the youngest on the job.

He shared an experience he had with the Spanish client who had hired Red C Media to shoot the resort commercial. While sitting across from her at lunch, she asked him what his age was.

When he responded that he was a 19-year-old college student, he said she just stared.

Another barrier Darby said he faced on the job was language. Although he has worked and studied in Spanishspeaking countries, Darby does not speak Spanish. He described how a translator was necessary most of the time, especially during his work at the resort in Riviera Maya.

Concerning the internship, Darby said that he has gained a better insight into the professional world of videography with set contracts, deadlines and requirements.

“It was a learning experience to have to

adapt my sort of free flow mindset,” Darby said. “It’s a lot different from shooting movies with your friends.”

Darby said working with videography forces him to expand not only his knowledge, but also his comfort zone.

He has faced his fear of heights on multiple occasions to get the shot he needed, from climbing tall trees to cliff jumping.

While Darby said that he has yet to overcome his fear of heights, he continues to face it.

Outside of school, internships and study abroad, Darby does freelance work for friends on their social media accounts and for William and Mary News. He also works in the Reeder Media Center in the Earl Gregg Swem Library, which he described

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as not only a great place to work, but also a great resource.

Despite his current expertise, Darby describes future work as a learning experience. He said he wants to explore different roles within videography.

“There’s so much more on the postproduction and editing side that I have yet to learn,” Darby said.

Darby said that he will continue his current work and that he hopes to establish his own digital media company with other creative students of the College after graduation.

In the meantime, he said he seeks to broaden his horizons by working more with music and by continuing the work that he does now.

From international filmmaking to experimenting with new platforms, the field of videography can expect to see much of Darby’s work in the future.

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Saturday, Oct. 22 — An individual was reported for being drunk in public at the intersection of York Street and Lafayette Street.

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Saturday, Oct. 22 — A DUI was reported on Jamestown Road.

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Sunday, Oct. 23 — A hit and run on an unattended vehicle was reported on High Street.

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Monday, Oct. 24 — An individual was found dead on arrival on Richmond Road.

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Liberty Tour visits campus to advocate for Johnson Governor Gary Johnson funds national tour, uses comedy to engage students ALLIE DIGNAN THE FLAT HAT

The Liberty Tour, a national tour founded by Governor Gary Johnson, made a stop at the College of William and Mary Tuesday, Oct. 18 to talk to students, faculty and other members of the Williamsburg community about the upcoming presidential election.

The Liberty Tour was started by Our American Initiative, a non-profit organization, and has been touring college campuses since Sept. 26. The tour aims to use comedy and entertainment to draw students into a discussion about many of the issues important to the Libertarian Party, particularly those most relevant to college students. As it travels across the country, the tour brings noted comedians and key political figures to every school that they visit to help spread their message.

Our American Initiative co-sponsored the event with the College Libertarians, a student group on

campus. The event featured a discussion that touched on a variety of issues, ranging from the inclusion of third party candidates in presidential debates to the war on drugs. All of the speakers at the event shared their personal career paths, and shared how they came to join the Liberty Tour.

Former Vice President of the Republican Liberty Caucus Ed Lopez was one of the speakers who used his own personal experience to talk about today’s politics.

“The main reason that I chose to come on this tour and talk to millennials and talk to students all over the country is because in addition to being libertarian, I’m a realist,” said Ed Lopez. “And so, I sympathized a lot with one of Gary Johnson’s principles of good government. And that’s a principle of realism.”

Like Lopez, many of the night’s other speakers shared how their libertarian leanings came from a disapproval of the two major political parties’ current leadership. Lopez represented the Republican-

libertarian perspective.

On the other hand, former Baltimore Police Chief Neill Franklin represented a view of frustration with the current two party system that dominates the United States.

“The best and most effective way to make these changes is to change the administration,” Franklin said. “That means a new party. That means not just a new party but a new party that understands what the Constitution is about, what the Bill of Rights is supposed to be about. And that’s a party of liberty folks.”

Former Press Secretary for the Democratic National Committee Terry Michael was also in attendance, representing the Democratic-libertarian perspective.

“Your purpose is liberty,” Michael said. “Your purpose is keeping liberty alive, among millennials and among children and grandchildren. And that’s why I’m a libertarian.”

Michael’s message to college students that it is

their responsibility to spread liberty was repeated throughout the night. He and other speakers mentioned that the Liberty Tour was geared towards college students because many of the leaders of this movement hoped to use the youth of college students to encourage change for the future.

Williamsburg community member Gregory Garcia was in the audience Tuesday night and said he shared many of the same core beliefs as the evening’s presenters. Garcia said he decided to come to the Liberty Tour to support a cause that he felt deeply about and hoped that college students would also support the mission of the tour.

“The way they tell us in the military is that junior enlisted marines are the future of the organization, the same way I think of colleges and high schools, that’s the future of society at large,” Garcia said. “So I think it’s really important that we cultivate those ideas as soon as you get them that ground to be able to challenge ideas intellectually.”

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Three student organizations design projects for SUA competition Impact Week establishes competition for funding, large philanthropy project grants

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The Haven, the Pre-Vet Club and Project Phoenix, standing side by side in a unique instance of common purpose, welcomed students this week as they enter the Sadler Center. Each organization is working to make changes in the community, and students who walk by will choose which of the organizations will receive more resources to do so.

This week marks the College of William and Mary’s first Impact Week, an initiative from Students for Undergraduate Advancement (SUA) that combines philanthropy and community service. By donating $5 to the College, students can vote for one of three service projects proposed by students. A $10,000 grant pool will be split into first place ($5,000), second place ($3,000) and third place ($2,000) allotments.

The original pool of $5,000 was doubled after donations from Board of Visitors members Douglas

Bunch ’02, J.D. ’06 and James Hixon, J.D. ’79, M.L.T. ’80.

“Impact week is unique in that, by making one action, donating, you make an impact in two different ways,” SUA Chair Jimmy Moore ’18 said.

The idea came from a similar program at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology that focused on promoting undergraduate philanthropy and supporting student-run service projects that otherwise may not have been possible.

“We can help them receive funding, but at the same time give back to the College,” Assistant Director for Student Philanthropy and Recent Graduate Engagement Lyda Phillips said.

SUA received six proposals for Impact Week.

The three finalists, The Haven, Pre-Vet Club and College Partnership for Kids, were selected by a joint committee comprised of members from the Annual Giving Board, the Office of Community Engagement, Student Leadership Development and SUA itself.

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Tribe Place continued to work with the WMPD as each alarm went off, at one point walking through the building with officers to talk to students who may have witnessed any suspicious behavior.

Following the fourth fire alarm, Schofield sent an email to the over 300 residents of the building explaining the cause of each of the alarms and asking residents of the building to report any information related to the incidents.

In an email he sent at 12:17 a.m. Oct. 17, Schofield informed students that the fire alarms were discharged by students.

He also asked that students be alert for suspicious behavior.

“If a lot of you are like me, you are tired and do not want to ever hear the fire alarm again,” Schofield wrote in his Oct. 17 email. “We could use your help by keeping an eye out for anything suspicious or if you see anyone tampering with extinguishers or pull stations please let us know so we can find anyone behind these things and hopefully prevent them from happening in the future.”

Lieutenant Don Butler of the WMPD declined a request for comment, as the WMPD is actively investigating the incidents.

According to College spokesperson Erin Zagursky, the false fire alarms have the potential to become a campus disciplinary matter following the WMPD investigation.

“Fire alarms are an important tool in communicating emergencies,” Zagursky said in an email. “Setting them off as a prank can affect how students view the validity of alarms and also puts unnecessary strain on police and other first responders, who must treat each report as a

true emergency. While some may see setting off a fire alarm as a harmless prank, there are real consequences.”

According to Dent, the Williamsburg Fire Department automatically dispatches a fire engine and a battalion chief to the scene of a fire alarm each time one is set off. There are three people in each fire engine and one person, who serves as the incident commander, in the battalion vehicle.

This means that during the false fire alarms, there were at least four members of the Fire Department who were unable to go on other calls, possibly endangering members of the community or other students at the College.

The fines from the WPD and Fire Department would be to repay the institutions for wasted resources after the false fire alarms were discharged.

Both Schofield and Dent say that student safety remains the departments’ utmost priority.

The Williamsburg Fire Department organizes annual fire safety training for residence assistants and other staff.

Thompson said that she hopes that the Oct. 16 fire alarms will be isolated incidents and hopes the perpetrators know how harmful their actions were.

Thompson also later said that she believed the smoke she saw to be the result of the fire extinguisher being discharged, not smoke from a fire.

“It’s so rare to get a full night of sleep at William and Mary,” Thompson said. “It’s kind of frustrating that someone would do that, especially in what is considered an upperclassman dorm. It’s also a waste of our community’s resources. It invalidates a lot of actual problems.”

One Tribe Place Area Director Richard Shofield sent this email to residents at 12:17 a.m. following the fourth fire alarm.

Project Phoenix replaced CPK’s spot in the final three after the group elected to withdraw from the event late last week. The groups chosen each carefully planned service projects tailored to their strengths.

Now students will vote for one of the projects.

“We didn’t ever think we would have an opportunity to do something this big,” Pre-Vet Club Treasurer and volunteer coordinator Jessica Laury ’19 said.

For her proposal, Laury collaborated with Canine Companions for Independence, a training group for assistance dogs, and K-9 Companions, a local group dedicated to bringing therapy dogs into public spaces.

Laury’s project will support resource donations to both groups, a campus seminar on health and wellness hosted Nov. 5 in Trinkle Hall, and a dedicated space for therapy dogs in the forthcoming Integrated Health and Wellness Center.

“We’re pushing for philanthropies that students are passionate about,” Laury said. “Because of the way Impact Week is run, there aren’t any caveats.”

This sentiment was echoed by Haven Advisory Board members Taylor Medley ’17 and Lauren Dybel ’17, whose proposal to renovate the Haven’s physical space includes the acquisition of new furniture, paint, literature and aromatherapy.

“We’ve all had big dreams,” Dybel said. “Impact Week has given us a great opportunity to see if we can bring those dreams to the forefront.”

For Medley and Dybel, the active engagement with the student body made Impact Week a natural route for The Haven.

“We want community feedback,” Medley said.

“Everyone has input for what the space becomes.”

By bringing community service groups to the center of undergraduate philanthropy, SUA hopes to create an environment where donations and energy are entirely directed by the student body.

“The best thing about Impact Week is it requires the students to really advocate,” Dybel said. “This is a student-led program.”

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Charles Perdrisat wins nuclear physics award Award marks third time College receives Tom Bonner prize for nuclear physics MATTIE MONROE THE FLAT HAT

Physics professor Charles Perdrisat became the third professor at the College of William and Mary to receive the Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics on Oct. 11.

The award, given out annually by the American Physical Society since 1964, recognizes an individual nuclear physicist for innovative

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excellence in his or her field of research and grants the recipient a $10,000 stipend.

On some occasions, the award is shared between physicists.

Nominees are recommended by multiple colleagues who advocate on their behalf through a nomination process.

Physics professor Carl Carlson ’62, who nominated Perdrisat, emphasized the rarity of the

Bonner Prize and what it means for the College.

“It’s a big thing,” Carlson said. “There are not so many schools that can say they have somebody who has won a Tom Bonner Prize. We’ve been lucky here ... There are very few that have won and we have three [recipients].”

Physics professor Robert McKeown, the 2009 recipient of the Bonner Prize, suggested that Carlson should nominate Perdrisat for the award.

McKeown was preceded by physics professor John Dirk Walecka in 1996, who was the first at the College to receive the award.

According to a press release from the APS, the Bonner Prize was given to Perdrisat for “groundbreaking measurements of nucleon structure, and discovering the unexpected behavior of the magnetic and electric form factors of the proton with changing momentum transfer in electron-proton scattering.”

Perdrisat, who has been a member of the physics department at the College since 1966, utilized a new technique during his research at Jefferson Lab to find the behavior of form factors, which shows how both the electrical and magnetic material inside a proton is distributed.

“Happenstance has it that one of them can be measured very well independently of the other,” Carlson said. “So if you want to measure the second one, you either measure the second one independently, or if you have a clever way of doing it, you measure the ratio and then you can work out what the second one is. So strictly speaking, what he did was measure the ratio, and got a surprising result.”

Perdrisat, who was unable to be reached because he is working out of the country for an extended period of time, said in a press release that the technique used at the JLab helps tell the

value of the ratio of the two form factors.

“In the technique we used at JLab, we sent polarized electrons on an un-polarized hydrogen target, and measured the polarization of the recoiling proton,” Perdrisat said in a press statement. “The amount of polarization transferred from the electron to the proton tells us the value of the ratio of the two form factors.”

During his time at the College and working for JLab, Perdrisat has served as a mentor for many students and colleagues and has shaped their futures as physicists, according to physics professor Edward Brash of Christopher Newport University. Brash, who worked with Perdrisat during his experiments at JLab, praised his mentorship.

“I’ve worked with Charles for, as I’ve said,

over two decades,” Brash said. “He has been a mentor to me for a long time, and to have one of my mentors recognized is an amazing thing. It’s a very special honor. I really am very proud of him and I have a tremendous admiration for the work he has done over his career.”

Carlson said that Perdrisat had a great influence on his early years teaching at the College. Carlson was the second individual to teach the course Physics in Music, after Perdrisat.

Though Carlson was nervous that the course would not go well, he was able to succeed with the help of Perdrisat’s guidance and thorough notes.

“Part of what it means to be a good experimental physicist is to document what you do,” Carlson said.

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Physics professor Charles Perdrisat was recognized and nominated by peers for his contributions to nuclear physics this fall.

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SA discusses bills to improve environment on campus Legislation seeks to beautify College, better experiences of nontraditional students SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

During Tuesday night’s Student Assembly meeting, senators introduced and voted on two bills that aim to make the College of William and Mary a better place. Summing up the night was Chairman of the Senate Danny O’Dea ’18, who asked members of

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SA approved legislation allocating $300 to plant gold azaleas around the Crim Dell.

SA to do their best to be kind to others, particularly in the wake of the death of Austin Zheng ’18.

“I hope everyone did have a good homecoming weekend, but I know that we lost a member of the community,” O’Dea said. “Just as a little task, if we could all tell somebody that you haven’t told recently that you care about them, that would be really good.”

In an effort to reach out to transfer, non-traditional, exchange and St Andrew’s University students, Sen. Sikander Zakriya ’19 introduced the Transfer Student Act. This act would allocate $200 for an event aimed to promote inclusion and help these nontraditional students learn about SA. “For transfer students, this would be a good thing since they are so spread out, it’s a good way for them to get to know each other,” Zakriya said. “It would allow SA members to connect with them and explain what SA is about. It would give them an opportunity to bond with each other.”

Next week, the bill will be discussed in old business and voted on. If passed, funding for the event would sponsor a night at Brickhouse Tavern on Oct. 29.

Last year, Class of 2018 President Laini Boyd ’18 sponsored a similar bill that specifically targeted transfer students from the spring semester who did not have the same opportunities as fall semester transfers to connect.

In terms of improving the physical appearance of the College, the senate passed the Crim Dell Restoration Completion Act by a vote of unanimous consent.

This bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Brendan Boylan ’19 and Class of 2019 President Jonah Yesowitz ’19.

“I think this is a fantastic bill,” O’Dea said. “It’s a really good thing we can do to help out the campus physically a little bit. As a school we have been talking about how to improve one of our most iconic spots on campus. The last few years, pollution has just taken its toll.”

This bill allocates $300 from SA reserve funds to purchase gold azaleas from a local market to plant around the Crim Dell. The bill also stipulates that the SA Undersecretary of Sustainability Stuart Jones ’18 is responsible for purchasing the azaleas. All unused money will be returned to the SA reserves.

According to Jones, when he talked to the SA Student Life senate committee, he emphasized that this bill had the potential of having long-lasting effects on the campus.

“Something we really thought was that this is something that could grow when we left,” Jones said.

Also at the meeting, SA President Eboni Brown ’17 updated the senate that the Print Shop at the Earl Gregg Swem Library had negotiated the price-per blue book down to $0.36, from the $0.50 they were originally charging at the beginning of the semester. This price increase led to last-minute funding from the SA senate last spring before final exams.

Members of the senate are also working with Swem staff to further initiatives on open educational resources for next semester., following up on last year’s legislation.

City Council members vote to approve funding for Williamsburg PD Funding will equip WPD officers with body-worn cameras to improve community relations POLICE from page 1

stations and full maintenance plan on all hardware, unlimited storage for all AXON videos, fully customizable access to Evidence.com and replacements for conducted electrical weapons like those manufactured by Taser.

After the City Council meeting Oct. 13, according to the memorandum written by City Manager Marvin Collins, the City Council approved the purchase of Taser body-worn cameras and conducted electrical weapons, equipment, maintenance and secure storage at a five-year cost of $221,567.

Money was budgeted in Fiscal Year 2017 for the initial purchase of equipment and training. The remaining years on the contract Fiscal Year 2018 to FY 2021 will be budgeted operationally.

Sloggie said that most of the seven stages in the plan of action have been finished so far, and now the plan is at its execution phase.

During the past months, WPD has completed the process of getting the basic understanding of the Taser body-worn cameras, reviewing body-worn camera vendors and products, and developing a plan to identify costs associated with equipment and storage.

The WPD has also met with the City Attorney, NAACP representatives, members of the community and police officers.

Together they reviewed the Commission on

Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Standards to draft policies for the use of the cameras.

The written policies were developed based on a review of numerous existing policies, including model policies of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and have been reviewed by the city attorney.

Meanwhile, the WPD is monitoring the changes in CALEA legislature to modify the WPD’s policies related to the issue.

“Now we’re ready [for the contracts and the policies], and the City Council approved it,” Sloggie said. “After the Council approved it [the purchase], the City Manager signed the contract with Taser, and within six to eight weeks, we should be moving toward [to work] with Taser [to provide training].”

Now the WPD is waiting for the purchased bodyworn cameras to be delivered and Taser will provide professional training for the officers. WPD will then launch message campaigns for the next step and continuously monitor the program. This training is believed to take two days once officers start.

Sloggie said that he believed body-worn cameras are important and positive influences on both citizens and the police.

“Body-worn cameras have a civilizing effect on police and citizens … people would act more carefully when they’re in front of the cameras,”

Sloggie said.

City Mayor Paul Freiling ’83 said that he believed equipping police officers with body-worn cameras would help build greater trust between citizens and law enforcement.

“I am pleased that the City of Williamsburg, by virtue of City Council’s recent vote, will now be able to equip its officers with body-worn cameras, which provide an objective record of circumstances that can be complicated and sometimes tense,” Freiling said in an email. “Research shows that body-worn cameras have a positive impact upon the behaviors of those involved in recorded interactions. They have been shown to reduce significantly the number of incidents that require use of force by the police, as well as the number of citizen complaints against police.”

Freiling also expressed his positive attitude toward the prospect of the implementation of bodyworn cameras.

“I have great confidence in the WPD, which is a CALEA accredited force,” Freiling said. “As such, they are already regularly and effectively trained in de-escalation tactics meant to diffuse difficult situations. With the added benefit of body-worn cameras, I believe the positive relationship between officers and the entire community will only grow stronger.”

Williamsburg City Council member Benming Zhang ’16 said that implementing body-worn

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With the added benefit of body-worn cameras, I believe the positive relationship between officers and the entire community will only grow stronger.

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cameras was one of his top priorities during his term on City Council.

“Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) was identified as a top policy priority prior to my term on Council,” Zhang said in an email. “During the campaign and now, I support this investment because BWCs will provide the most objective encounter among our law enforcement officers and citizens and thus greater accountability.”

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GUEST COLUMN

Damaging College bookstore marketing

Alexandra Fielding FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

Earlier this year, the College of William and Mary Bookstore introduced a new section of the shop called The Glossary, which caters to young women and men who use beauty products to better their appearance. The other weekend, I was walking through this section when something caught my attention that I could not ignore.

One of the shelves was promoting Bliss, a brand that has a variety of creams, lotions and body washes. Among these products was a line that led with the word “fatgirl.” This included the Fatgirl Sixpack, a “tummy toning gel,” the Fatgirl Slim Hide & Glow Sleek, a “tinted firming body spray that perfects and illuminates skin while it firms, tones, and reduces the appearances of cellulite” and Fatgirl Slim, “a skin toning cream.”

I don’t want to get lost in the details of what each of the ingredients is or what the products promise they will fix, as I understand there are many people who believe these types of products will solve their imperfections. (I hesitate to even use the word imperfection because I believe people’s imperfections are what make them unique; however, the beauty industry has this notion that we need to fix our appearances.) In case you cannot see the problem with a “fatgirl” label, let me explain.

I am not saying that this company does not have the right to manufacture a product intended to reduce the appearance of cellulite, nor am I saying the College Bookstore should not be expanding the variety of products they sell. What I am saying is that labeling the

products as the “fatgirl” line forces women to label themselves, and by selling these products, the College Bookstore perpetuates this labeling.

Although the name “fatgirl slim” is supposedly a reference to the ‘90s DJ Fatboy Slim, I find it hard to believe that a school with intelligent students such as the College does not see the intrinsic problem with what the product is intended for and what the product’s name entails.

The College comprises of a community of strong women — athletes, sorority women, artists, dancers, businesswomen and many more. When you read these words, I imagine you have a certain image that comes to mind, and many of us women are proud to bear these titles. Now, what happens when you read the word “fatgirl”?

The resulting image is likely something many of us do not wish to bear.

When I paused to look at these products, I felt like the whole store was looking at me. I did not intend to purchase any of the products, but if I had, this is what would have gone through my head: I would have made as little eye contact with the cashier as possible, blushed the entire time, and hurried out of the store. I would have hidden it from my friends and roommate, in fear of being judged. I would have felt like there was a giant, neon, flashing sign above my head that read “FAT GIRL”.

As a young woman I have had my moments of body insecurities when critically analyzing my appearance from the point of view of others.

It took me a long time to accept my body for the way it is and recognize that I am healthy and beautiful the way I am. Not only do I work out regularly, eat healthfully, and wear clothes that I feel beautiful in, I also eat whole pints of Ben and Jerry’s, spend lazy days watching Netflix, and rock my backwards baseball hat and sweatpants look.

To the wonderful women of this campus, I hope you never feel like you are confined to a box that is not your own. Own your imperfections, or change them if you so choose, but never let someone else label you or your body.

To the College Bookstore — I hope you reconsider advertising and selling a brand that clearly does not promote body positivity and confidence for the thousands of young women who are a part of this community.

Email Alexandra Fielding at asfielding@email.wm.edu.

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Labeling the products as the “fatgirl” line forces women to label themselves.

EDITOR’S DESK

A Statement from the Editor-in-Chief Dear readers, Every day, The Flat Hat strives to publish truthful stories as quickly as we can. When we fall short of either of those goals, we believe our readers deserve to know why.

On October 20, The Haven released a statement calling into question facts contained in an article published on flathatnews. com Sept. 27 and printed in the Oct. 4 issue of The Flat Hat (“SANE nurse now available at Williamsburg hospital 24/7”). In particular, The Haven raised two points The Flat Hat got wrong: — We wrote that a local SANE nurse was available 24 hours a day.

— We implied that students seeking Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) or the services of a SANE nurse would no longer have the option of traveling to the Newport News location of the Riverside Hospital or receiving services from a Riverside Hospital mobile unit of SANE nurses based in Newport News.

We were wrong, and we regret the error. We know that any time we report false information we create the potential for individuals to be harmed. We also know that in this case the stakes were particularly high. When The Haven released its statement, The Flat Hat was in the process of investigating the source of the incorrect information, and has been attempting to get in contact with Elizabeth Walters, the Forensic Nurse Program coordinator for Riverside Regional Medical Center, since before The Haven’s statement was issued.

These are the immediate steps we will be taking: — I am officially retracting the article that was published, and will issue corrections online and in the next print edition. The

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When we fall short of our goals, we believe our readers deserve to know why.

Flat Hat is also retracting three tweets and two Facebook posts from late September and early October which included the incorrect information.

— I have appointed Digital Media Editor Madeline Bielski ’17 to independently review the reporting that went into the article and issue recommendations based on her findings. She will not report to me, nor to anyone involved in the writing or editing of the article, though she will have full access to conduct her review and to appoint other members of The Flat Hat to assist her as she sees fit.

I believe that this was a one-time error. Our reporting was based on facts and documents we obtained from the office of the mayor, the city manager and the Student Assembly Executive Branch. After the article was written, it was reviewed by multiple members of The Flat Hat staff, including Managing Editor Isabel Larroca ’18 and myself. I believe The Flat Hat was acting in good faith based on information provided by reputable sources. Nonetheless, the independent review will ensure that a mistake like this does not happen again.

Thank you for reading, Tucker Higgins ’17 Editor-in-Chief

STATEMENT FROM THE HAVEN At this time, The Haven Advisory Board and facilitators of Horizon would like to issue a statement regarding a recent Student Assembly announcement and Flat Hat article. On September 27, The Flat Hat published an article online titled “SANE nurse now available at Williamsburg Hospital 24/7.” In this piece, the Flat Hat described Vice President Hannah McKiernan’s Senate update that “the Riverside Regional Hospital in Williamsburg now had a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) on staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” President Eboni Brown further detailed the change in policy, stating “I’m really happy with the product of having a SANE nurse no longer as a mobile unit but as a full time nurse when students need them.”

After this article’s release, student volunteers of The Haven and facilitators of Horizon became aware of large inconsistencies in this announcement, brought to our attention by the William & Mary Police Department. To expand on the information, Haven volunteers and Horizon facilitators communicated with the City of Williamsburg and Elizabeth Walters, the Forensic Nurse Program Coordinator for Riverside Doctors’ Hospital. These students would like to take this opportunity to amend the announcement, and request that the correct information be disseminated in the avenues previously used by the Student Assembly executive branch.

The Flat Hat wrote, “Prior to this announcement, students seeking Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) or the

services of a SANE nurse had the option of traveling directly to the Newport News location of the Riverside Hospital or to receive services from a Riverside Hospital mobile unit of SANE nurses based in Newport News.” This procedure remains in place. At this time, PERK examinations are provided to students in Williamsburg solely by a mobile unit, which is an on-call service at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital. There is no full-time, on-site SANE nurse at the Williamsburg location. The last known changes to the mobile unit were implemented in June 2016, when the availability of the mobile unit was expanded to 24 hours per day. All sources contacted in relation to Riverside SANE services, as referenced above, communicated no knowledge of any truth behind the Student Assembly announcement, and confirmed the corrections above.

The Haven and Horizon would like to make known the availability of support services available for survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and relationship abuse at the College. To receive a PERK examination, students can either go to Riverside Regional Hospital in Newport News to see an on-site nurse, or to Riverside Doctors’ Hospital in Williamsburg where a nurse will be transported from Newport News to meet the individual. Requesting the dispatch of the mobile unit to any area hospital can also be done before arriving, with assistance from The Haven, William & Mary Police, or Williamsburg Police.

PERK exams, STI and HIV prevention medications, and emergency contraception in response to a sexual

assault are paid for by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Free transportation can be arranged through William & Mary Police, Williamsburg Police, or the Williamsburg Fire Department. Physical support and care for nonemergency medical needs, but not PERK examinations, can be completed at the Student Health Center, a confidential resource. Additional emotional support services can be provided by the confidential resources The Haven and The Counseling Center, as well as within Horizon, a studentled survivor support group.

While the entire campus appreciates the Executive Branch’s efforts to implement policies related to student health, the false announcement is detrimental to students seeking and understanding their resources.

Those who are on a path to healing and recovery have been provided with faulty information, and therefore may seek out services that are not readily available.

With such an important issue, the health and safety of our students and community, The Haven and Horizon ask that both Student Assembly and The Flat Hat are more mindful of information published in the future.

Both The Haven and Horizon continue to advocate for the availability of a SANE nurse full-time at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital in Williamsburg, and will continue to advocate for accurate information to be released from the Student Assembly and The Flat Hat. This statement appeared on The Haven’s Facebook page on October 20.

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Professors’ positive influence

Alfred Ouyang

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

The College of William and Mary is known as a nurturing community where students share great freedom to express their opinions and enjoy plentiful resources supporting them. The College has been working toward building an inclusive community for years; it is not hard to spot all sorts of organizations that stand firmly for students. We have great support for women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ students and more. Nonetheless, it is essential for us to reflect upon what the College community is made of; our great Tribe family not only is composed of students, but also of brilliant faculty, supportive staff, dedicated alumni and welcoming community members.

So how can we set the double standard that allows students to express their political opinions and affiliations candidly but asks professors to keep silent whenever politics are involved?

We are proud to be an academic powerhouse where students and faculty engage freely in deep academic conversations. One basic prerequisite for any academic discussions is the absolute freedom of expression. Though it is hard to admit, politics have now saturated every aspect of our lives; they are everywhere.

One effort that all academics are trying to make is to distinguish themselves from any possible relevance to the great politics. From my perspective, this act is essential in one way, but needless in another.

We as scholars should defend the purity and independence of academia by resisting possible intervention from the political world.

Meanwhile, it is equally important for us to engage closely with the ongoing political world, starting by allowing both faculty and students to discuss it in class. By allowing professors to express their political opinions and stances, we can create a more productive academic community. The College is much more than a liberal arts school where great minds meet; it is also a productive research university where students and faculty engage closely in producing first-rate academic works.

As I have argued above, being different is good, but being willing to change is even better. As long as the professors are leading the conversation in a “healthy condition” under which students are welcomed and encouraged to express their own opinions and challenge the professors’ values. I see no problem with students’ ideas changing or, if they are eloquent enough, shaking the professors’ opinions. Overall, college is a place where students’ understanding of the world can get constantly challenged and refreshed.

“Hark! the students’ voices swelling, strong and true and clear.” Our alma mater has been encouraging generations of College scholars to pursue their personal goals fearlessly and to use their voices loudly.

Now it is time to add one more line to this great alma mater to also hear the swelling of the professors’ voices. Only in this way can the College really be an inclusive family, not just for its students but for all people.

Email Alfred Ouyang at souyang@email.wm.edu.

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The detriments of professors expressing opinions

Noah Petersen

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

It is no secret that political advocacy is an important part of students’ lives around campus, but should it be the same for professors? In some classes at the College of William and Mary, professors have begun to reveal which candidate they will be voting for in the upcoming presidential election. This begs the question: How much partiality is appropriate in the classroom? In my opinion, not much.

I am proud of our student body’s willingness to be politically active and comfortable with different opinions, but I am wary that the polarization in this election could cause problems if the faculty get involved. I have noticed that my friends avoid discussing politics and other controversial topics relating to the election. They want to avoid subjects that could potentially create rifts in their relationships.

It feels like the political climate in our community has the potential to turn volatile.

Faculty involvement creates a whole new dimension to this issue.

With such a small student-to-faculty ratio at our college, professors are looked at even more as authority figures and mentors — people who are supposed to have the answers to our questions. Their personal opinions given in class can be mistaken for facts, creating the possibility for students with different views to be alienated.

And I believe that the last thing we need is more conflict and more divisiveness in this election.

Granted, professors are human beings too, with their own opinions. I believe that they have the right to express their viewpoints with students as well, but the classroom is not the appropriate setting. Students need to learn to think independently in their college years. We are in the stage of our lives between being told what to believe and being expected to know what we believe on our own. Without independence and freedom of thought, some can find themselves trapped in that first stage, continually looking for someone else to tell them what is right and wrong instead of deciding for themselves.

The classroom is an important place to break away from dependence because it is where most learning takes place. Within, the professor’s job is to stimulate discussion among the students.

If the instructors express their personal opinions, no matter how common their viewpoints might be, it can discourage the minority of students who share different beliefs from participating in the dialogue. I imagine that the students who would back away are the ones that the professors want to reach most.

One of the justifications that I have heard for the professors’ behavior has been that the current election is a special case — that there is simply too much at stake for our nation to get it wrong. I am not going to argue that point, but I am worried about what kind of precedent that this thought process sets for the future. If we consent to allowing partiality within our classrooms this year, I would expect to see it again in the future. No matter how small, we will have not only acknowledged that there is some underlying bias in our classes, but that it is acceptable as well. If the political climate continues to worsen and our nation has another election similar to this one in four years, then professors will again have the right to draw on their individual beliefs when teaching classes, compounding the problems that we are witnessing now.

These people would not be doing their jobs. In the same way, professors are responsible for molding their students into model thinkers, not models of themselves. The only way for students to take two steps forward is for teachers to take one step back.

Email Noah Petersen at njpetersen@email.wm.edu.

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‘Building the Brafferton’ uses documents, paintings, engravings and more to display the history of the Brafferton Indian School. The exhibit will be in the Muscarelle Museum of Art through January 8, 2017.

Rediscovering forgotten history

The Muscarelle Museum of Art presents ‘Building the Brafferton’ exhibit NATALIE WALTER THE FLAT HAT

When I heard that there was going to be an exhibit about the Brafferton, the building which housed the infamous Indian school where our beloved founders essentially forced English customs on the young Native American boys they had kidnapped, I was excited. I was excited in the way that one is excited before a fight.

But really, isn’t that what the Brafferton represents for the College of William and Mary? A struggle between our seedy unjustifiable past and our seemingly liberal present?

The building used to be the site of Native American forced education, and now is home to the President’s office. We, especially as students at the College, should force ourselves to think about what this means. How does this underbelly of our history — the kind of history that doesn’t have a glorified theme park made after it — affect our present and our future?

It’s not something we haven’t seen, or addressed, before.

The school has recently recognized the enslavement of African Americans in its past with the renaming of Lemon Hall. It seems that the College has been trying in a lot of ways to expose the wrongs of the past and is now revealing them in a particular way in this exhibit — through the collection of art and object.

In fact, this rediscovery of the Brafferton has been going

on for about 10 years now, as the curators, Danielle MorettiLangholtz and Valerie Woodard, have been constructing this narrative with care and passion for over the past decade. The exhibit is set up elegantly, in a series of three rooms, beginning with the founding and funding of the school, then its creation and operation, and lastly the contemporary perspective and reception of the Brafferton among Native American peoples and tribes. It’s essentially a built-in timeline, walking you straight through the history, creating it around you. But how do they construct the history?

Thoroughly. The combination of texts, images and historical objects is actually more exciting than it seems, as the curators have searched for them around campus and throughout the world. Fascinating portraits of wealthy white men and women from the colonies and England are

placed on the same walls as those of Native Americans, teetering on the border of portrait and ethnography. Texts such as the original charter of the College and the Bible of John Rolfe, which is said to have been used by Pocahontas, are not only on display, but are integrated into the story of the Brafferton’s conception.

While theater and historical artifacts aren’t the kind of thing that typically grabs the public’s eye, there is something undeniably cool about them. These objects are cool in the understated, nuanced way that we all strive for but mostly miss. They reveal so much precisely because they are trying to hide something. Secrecy, hegemony, money, power — everything involved in a good intrigue novel is there.

Just as the record of history has a certain bias, so does the art that reflects it. Beauty can be a facade for the ugly reality in which it was made. When we recognize this, and can identify those misrepresentations, an even more holistic story is created. Motivations are uncovered and context is given life. And, most importantly, we recognize these biases, injustices, or concerns in ourselves and our world.

This art, by virtue of both what it shows and what it hides, gives us that. In other words, sometimes we have to frame the art and sometimes we have to let the art frame us.

I won’t ruin the narrative for you. And I can’t really say there is a single narrative to ruin. It is yours to investigate, digest and reconstruct for yourself.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Making moves through the art of messaging and memes How to step up your flirting game using today’s latest technological advancements

Mallory Walker BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COLUMNIST

I’m a millennial. You’re most likely a millennial, and we definitely all communicate via social media and texting. But while you all might text and Facebook message on a daily basis, are you sure your e-communication game is on point?

Online communication can be a tough one with its unspoken rules, difficult-to-read tones and unclear emoji intentions. I’m not saying I’m a pro at this whole inter-web talk — after all, at 21, I’m inching towards being out of touch with the youth of today — but I do know a thing or two about dank memes and GIF usage.

So, let’s say you’re trying to start a convo on Facebook with that cutie who sits in front of you in PSYC 313. You want to stir the pot but you’re not trying to pull the classic “the back of yo’ head looks ridiculous.” What do you do?

Keep it relevant. Ask them a question about the homework, send them a cool psychology article, or maybe suggest you guys study for the next exam together. If your psychology crush wants

to get chatting too, you’ve given them the perfect excuse to do so. And if they feel like swerving instead of conversing, no harm no foul.

One of my favorite ways to spice up communication nowadays is with a high quality meme. You might be wondering what makes a meme high quality. First of all, your meme should be relevant. Doge might have been the center of the meme universe back in 2013, but the times have changed. Keep it fresh; look out for new meme content if you can. Follow a few meme accounts on the ‘gram. Nothing says “I think you’re cute” like a well-curated meme conversation. Put in the work and you shall be successful.

I remember getting my first cellphone back in ’08 and going crazy for that cool text message lingo. I was all about “g2g” and “lmao” – and don’t get me started on “lylas.” But abbreviated terms are on their way out. And it kind of makes sense; back when you had to press “1” three times just to be able to type the letter “c,” keeping things short and sweet was the way to go. It’s 2016, guys.

We have full keyboards and even possess the option to dictate our texts to our phone. Actually texting exactly what you mean is the future of

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online communication. If you want to throw in an occasional “idk” or “lol” that’s cool too, just make sure the recipient of your message knows what your hip youth slang means. But always remember, “lol” means both “lots of love” and “laughing out loud.” Is that a risk you’re willing to take?

When it comes to communicating face-to-face, its pretty easy to tell when someone’s joking or upset. But when your words are transmitted via Wi-Fi, it can be pretty difficult to properly convey how you’re really feeling. If you’re a sarcastic wench like myself, there’s no way of knowing if the pal you’re messaging will understand that only 1percent of what you say should be taken seriously. If you don’t know if your Tinder match will understand what you mean, the best way to surpass the awkward explanation of “it was a joke” is to hit them with some context clues. Add a little “haha” to the end or slip a devilish emoji into the mix. That way, they’ll know you aren’t actually interested in watersports or diaper play and save you both from an awkward future encounter.

At the end of the day, how you feel like communicating is how you feel like communicating. Don’t overthink what you want

Actually texting exactly what you mean is the future of online communication.

to say and just be you. Most of the time, you’ll find that that campus cutie of yours understands your rare memes or aggressive use of text slang.

Mallory Walker is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who wants you to take more than 1 percent of her columns seriously, regardless of her texting habits.

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accepting all genders Genderqueer and trans activist Jacob Tobia educates campus about gender inclusivity TALIA WIENER THE FLAT HAT

The Commonwealth Auditorium erupted into snaps and exclamations of agreement this past Wednesday as Jacob Tobia strode around on the stage in tall heels, a bright pink romper and a fringed black blazer.

Tobia, a genderqueer and trans activist, hosted a talk about transgender rights and education, speaking on topics both serious and light-hearted. Tobia began the presentation with a discussion of current events.

“We cannot — we must not — start tonight’s conversation without having a conversation about Michelle Obama’s outfit to the state dinner last night,” Tobia said. “Because it’s really important for your spiritual and political well-being. So Michelle Obama wore this incredible gown. It was incredible from the front. It was incredible from the back. It was incredible everywhere. And then when I read about it, I was like ‘oh it’s like sequins and sparkly.’ No, not so.

Because Michelle Obama understands political theater. She wore a chainmail rose gold Versace Atelier gown because she knows that we need chainmail right now in this election. She knows what’s going on.”

Tobia was invited to speak at the College of William and Mary for LGBTQ History Month. Sponsored by the Center for Student Diversity and the Department of Diversity Initiatives, Tobia gave a two-hour presentation on gender identity and empowerment, the discrimination that exists against those who are not cisgender, and what actions that can be taken on a college campus and beyond to

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Tobia, who got their start on MTV, now hosts their own video column and speaks to colleges about nonbinary gender issues.

create a more inclusive environment.

Tobia, who identifies as agender and uses the gender neutral pronoun “they,” has been propelled to the national stage over the past few years. They first appeared on MTV’s “The T Word,” a documentary hosted by Laverne Cox, which focused on seven transgender youth. They went on to be profiled in a one hour MTV special and now are the host of NBC OUT’s “Queer 2.0,” a video column that covers all things LGBTQ+.

“They very much have gone from 0 to 100 in the past two years since I met them,” Erica West ‘17 said. West works at the Center for Student Diversity and met Tobia during the summer of 2014, when they interned together at the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ civil rights organization in the United States.

“I’ve been wanting them to come for two years,” West said. “This has literally been a work in progress since summer of 2015.”

West said she got to know Tobia during a time when she was coming to terms with herself and her identity and considered them to be both a friend and mentor. She credits Tobia for much of her education about the queer movement and its culture and history, an education she wanted them to share with the College.

“We have such a growing and visible and vocal queer community on this campus,” West said. “We needed someone to come to campus who speaks to the people here, but also can challenge them, but also represents us. So I was like, ‘Jacob is perfect for this.’”

Tobia concluded the talk by offering up concrete changes to be implemented. They spoke about digital engagement by those with large audiences with an emphasis on a decentralization of gender, the need for change and acceptance in schools and the workplace

and an effort to reform the cultural representation and visibility of those who identify as trans or gender nonconforming. As for college campuses, Tobia stressed the need for gender-neutral bathrooms and living options on college campuses.

“What inspires me about Jacob is their ability to live life as their truest self,” Emma Shainwald ’20, a member of the Lambda Alliance, said. “They aren’t scared about being who they want to be. And I admire that so much.”

Shainwald came across Tobia a few months ago online and was fascinated by their videos about gender and sexuality. When she heard that they were coming to campus, Shainwald canceled all her other plans for the night and gathered with other students and faculty to hear Tobia’s take on gender issues.

“So often gender ends up being about power, privilege, bullying, exclusion and stereotypes, but gender shouldn’t have to be about all of that,” Tobia said. “Gender should be about creativity, selfexpression, fun, joy, happiness and community.”

In addition to talking about finding joy in different kinds of selfexpression, Tobia ended the night with some practical advice on how to change culture.

“So ask yourself . . . what am I doing to make my community a more gender-inclusive place?” Tobia said. “How am I showing others around me that it’s okay for them to be who they are? The only way that we transform [culture] is by asking ourselves these questions, over and over again, cyclically, making a meditation out of it and thinking constantly about ways that we can create a more inclusive world for one another and a world that allows people space to feel good. That’s what it’s about.”

A new flavor on campus

Sodexo welcomes guest chef Wilson Sierra DEVON BORTZ THE FLAT HAT

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Denise Damon Wade choreographed “Slender the Thread,” a piece about the fine thread between life and death.

DANCEVENT enchants

Both videos and live pieces were featured Lauren Morris to original music composed by dance accompanist Larry Toji. From the beginning, “Stack and Restack” was defined by Some say dance is the purest art form, as the Gavaler and Morris’ gravity-defying acrobatics. artist only has their body to tell the story. The The two dancers executed complex lifts with participants of DANCEVENT exemplified that incredible skill.. It was a gorgeous, structural purity in their performances, masterfully telling performance, impressive not only in its tales through their movements. difficulty, but in the artists’ expertise.

This past week, the College of William and Next was “Roshambo,” performed by dancers Mary’s department of theatre, speech and dance from Orchesis and choreographed by Morris. and Orchesis Modern Dance Company put on The piece opened as a beautiful lyrical dance, their annual DANCEVENT. The show explores but then the music suddenly shifted to a heavy broad topics like connection, stress, life and drum beat and the lights changed in perfect death through modern dance. time from calming blues to reds, oranges and This review is based on a technical rehearsal greens. The dance took on a frenzied character, of the show on Monday night and despite the transitioning from fluid motions to sharp fact that it was not a full dress rehearsal, the movements. In this piece many of the dancers performances by the dancers were remarkable. showed great facial expressions, connecting It was clear that the participants had put a lot of with the audience, despite the fact that, since it work into perfecting their performances. was a technical rehearsal, the theater was mostly The first piece in the show was “Slender the empty.

Thread” performed by members of Orchesis.

Following “Roshambo” came “Rooted,” a Choreographed by Professor Denise Damon dance video filmed in the Hocking Hills of Wade, the piece was beautifully and passionately Ohio. The video depicts a woman’s journey performed. The stage was lit in a gorgeous violet home, made all the more poignant through the and the dancers moved as if in a dream, in step use of dance to convey emotions that cannot with the haunting string music. be put into words. The lush greenery and The second piece was a dance video emotive dancing made watching “Rooted” a entitled “Balance,” a new feature for this year’s heartwarming experience. Both “Balance” and DANCEVENT. “Balance” followed four dance “Rooted” were produced by Damon Wade using students’ daily lives in their search for the grants partially provided by the College. elusive balance between sleep, schoolwork, The final number was entitled “A Statement extracurriculars and a social life, that is all About Being” and was choreographed by Morris. too familiar for many students. The video This final performance was practically seamless. was filmed around the College’s campus and The dancers moved in tandem, an eerie effect features familiar locations like Earl Gregg Swem when coupled with the shadowy lighting design.

Library, the sundial and the Martha Wren Briggs It was the strongest number of the night, both in Amphitheatre at Lake Mataoka. “Balance” its staging and execution, and left the audience featured as its central motif a student walking breathless. across a ledge, symbolizing the precarious Lighting design by Taylor Nelms was both balance many students maintain in their lives. subtle and effective, picking up on elements The combination of dance in everyday life was from the dancing and the music. Lighting cues a beautiful way to convey the stress that any were perfectly timed and spotlights did a good student at the College understands. job at highlighting specific dancers.

After “Balance” came “Stack and Restack,” a DANCEVENT was a passionately danced duet choreographed and performed by director show, marked by beautiful choreography, well of dance Joan Gavalert and lecturer of dance executed lighting design and gorgeous dancing.

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Over fall break, William and Mary Dining Services welcomed chefs from all across the world as a part of the Global Chef Program training.

Sodexo runs the Global Chef Program to offer their top chefs an opportunity to travel to different countries and college campuses to share authentic international cuisine with students and staff.

One of the chefs participating in this year’s month-long international residency program is Colombian Chef Wilson Sierra. A native of Bogota, Chef Sierra studied culinary arts at the National Service of Learning.

“My passion for cooking came from my mother,” Sierra said, as translated by Faiber Carrillo. “When I was a child, I prepared my breakfasts and just fell in love with it.”

Early in his career, Sierra interned at the Hotel Bogota Royal and a number of other hotels in Colombia. He joined the Sodexo team 17 years ago as a contract executive chef in their Bogota branch’s educational division.

Sierra had been hoping to participate in the Global Chef Program for several years. He said that the program is the best way to meet other chefs, exchange knowledge of food cultures and learn new techniques.

Chef Sierra will be serving dinner at Sadler Thursday, Oct. 27 and at Chancellor’s Bistro in the Commons Dining Hall Friday, Oct. 28. The menu consists of several dishes representative of Colombian culture, such as Ajiaco Santafereno and Bandeja Paisa. Ajiaco Santafereno is a soup prepared from three different types of potatoes, chicken, corn, avocado, capers and heavy cream, and is Sierra’s favorite dish to prepare.

“It’s a dish that’s native to my region, and it’s very popular in Colombia,” Sierra said. “But my favorite dish to eat is mixed rice with vegetables and meat. I just love it.”

Also featured on the menu is Ceviche de Pulpo (baby octopus ceviche), Parrillada (barbecue from the Sabana), Lomo al Trapo (salt-wrapped beef), and Bananitos Flambee en Salsa de Chocolate (banana flambee in chocolate sauce), just to name a few. Students will be able to sample the dishes during lunch and dinner.

“Not everyone has been exposed to the Colombian culture, so this is a great opportunity to introduce students to the variety of foods it offers,” Sadler Food Service Supervisor Bianca Harp said.

Dining Services is also aiming to connect the chefs with different cultural organizations on campus.

“I want to get to know the students, to show

them the typical dishes of Colombia, and how we mix ingredients together to create such beautiful flavors,” Sierra said. “In the way that we combine food, we present a different technique for preparing dishes.”

According to Sierra, one of the big differences between American and Colombian food is that American dishes tend to be separated by food group, whereas Colombian cuisine is centered around mixing together carbohydrates with produce, grains and meat. Additionally, since Colombia’s climate allows for such a wide variety of fruits, chefs have more opportunities to try them out in different dishes.

“The Global Chef Program is a unique opportunity [for us] to broaden our students’ cultural experiences and palates,” Dining Services Marketing Manager Melissa Strain said.

“It’s good for our chefs to learn the different techniques that are unique to Colombia so that we can mimic their authentic style in our facilities. That way, the dishes at each of our international stations can be genuine to the culture.”

Sierra, for his part, said he was trying to enjoy American culture. He took a trip to Busch Gardens Oct. 8 and is looking forward to trying real, American barbecue.

“The flavor is famous, and there are so many recipes for barbecue,” Sierra said. “It’s just so good, I absolutely love it.”

Chef Sierra and the other chefs in this year’s program also had the opportunity to visit George Washington University and the University of Mary Washington before returning to the College this week.

Dining Services will continuing to expose students to unique cuisines throughout the rest of the semester. The dining halls will feature Travel Tuesdays, showcasing the tastes of different cities in the United States. Oct. 19, Sadler created Memphis-inspired foods such as barbecue ribs. October 25, the Caf will feature food inspired by the cuisine of Austin, Texas.

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CROSS COUNTRY

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Junior All-American Regan Rome leads the Tribe women into the CAA Cross-Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27, where she looks to add to her impressive career with an individual title.

Tribe men, women ready to win 17th, 5th straight crowns JACOB ROSS FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary runs the Colonial Athletic Association.

The men have won a staggering 16 straight conference championships, while the women have won four straight CAA titles.

The Tribe will look to sweep again Saturday, Oct. 27 when the 2016 CAA Cross-Country Championships are held in Newark, Del. B a r r i n g catastrophe, junior Regan Rome will win her first individual CAA cross-country title in the women’s Rome 6K race. The AllAmerican finished runner-up to teammate Emily Stites ’16

at last year’s conference championships, finishing 10 seconds behind the senior in 20 minutes, 10 seconds. With Stites having graduated in the spring, Rome is the strong favorite to come away with the victory Saturday. She has had an excellent season so far, winning both the William and Mary and Panorama Farms Invitationals and running 20:17 to place fourth in a stacked field at the Penn State National Open.

A number of other runners will be in the hunt for a top three finish, including Carol Strock of James Madison, Kimberly Johansen of Elon and Tribe junior Molly Breidenbaugh. Strock is the secondhighest returning finisher behind Rome as a result of her fourth place finish at last year’s CAA Championships. The senior has improved this season, running a personal best of 20:27 over 6K at the Paul Short Run to place a respectable 14th.

Johansen, who placed sixth last year at

CAAs, is also enjoying an impressive 2016 campaign. The Elon senior ran 17:23 to place 32nd at the Louisville Classic and 21:04 to place 57th at PreNationals. Breidenbaugh’s results from the 2016 season indicate she is a threat to supply the College with a 1-2 punch in the results. She clocked 21:00 over 6K at the Penn State National Open and seems primed to improve on her fifth place finish from CAAs a year ago.

Despite losing Stites and 2015 CAA third-placer Meghan McGovern to graduation, the Tribe will look to capture their fifth consecutive CAA championship. Rome and Breidenbaugh are two formidable low sticks and juniors Audrey Gordon, Molly McKenna and Molly Applegate have run consistently well over the course of the 2016 season.

Women’s head coach Natalie Hall hopes the conference meet will serve as a successful tune-up for the upcoming

MEN’S SOCCER

SCOREBOARD

Tribe dominates early, beats Charleston

Football (3-4, 1-3 CAA)

College now one win away from CAA championship berth HENRY TROTTER FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

Southeast Regional Championships.

“We always want to respect James Madison, who has a really great squad, and Elon usually looks really good in the conference,” Hall said. “Regan’s going to do her thing, hopefully win it, but then our group of Molly Breidenbaugh, Molly Applegate, Molly McKenna and Audrey Gordon will look to pack up really well and just kind of practice having a really good race and getting ready for regionals.”

In the men’s 10K, Elon’s Nick Ciolkowski is the favorite to bring home the Sakallah individual title.

Last year, Ciolkowski won the CAA championship as a true freshman by a fraction of a second over Tribe thenjunior Faris Sakallah. This year, he had

a start to his season that suggests he is ready to defend his title. Ciolkowski opened the season by winning Elon’s home invitational, placing 12th at the Louisville Classic in a quick 24:16, and then placing third in the White Race at Pre-Nationals in 24:48. The Tribe has several runners who will look to upset the reigning champ Saturday. Sakallah will look to get the better of Ciolkowski this year in his final conference meet.

Redshirt junior David Barney ran 24:31 over 8K at the Panorama Farms Invitational. Sophomore Ryan McGorty, who ran 1500 in 3:51 on the track last spring, led the Tribe at the Penn State National Open with his 33rd place finish.

At last year’s CAA championships, the Tribe men dominated. The Tribe occupied second through fifth in the results and its entire scoring five were within the top 10. This year, the College boasts a similarly tight 1-5 spread. The gap between the first and fifth Tribe runners at the Penn State National Open was an outstanding 19 seconds. If the Tribe can post a comparable spread Saturday, chances are good that they will return to Williamsburg with their 17th straight CAA championship.

“The guys have done a really good job of creating momentum throughout the season and coming together and being a close-knit group,” head coach Chris Solinsky said. “And that’s showing in their mentality and that’s showing in the results of the races. And next weekend is no different for us. Just trying to continue to keep that momentum going forward and getting even closer as a group throughout the race and trying to work on some of the things we need to work on heading into the regional meet as well.”

CAA foe Northeastern only lost one senior to graduation from last year’s runner-up team and will look to take the title from the Tribe. The Huskies were victorious at this year’s New England Championships with an impressive 1-5 spread of their own of 31 seconds.

“Obviously we can’t overlook Elon as a team, or Northeastern as a team, or any of the other teams from the conference for that matter,” Solinsky said. “But going in there, trying to execute the plan, and making sure we finish the last part of the race really strong and seeing how many guys we can get into the top 12, get into that All-Conference team, is kind of the goal for us.”

William and Mary (8-6-2, 2-3-2 CAA) made another important step toward squeaking into the Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday, holding on for a 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston (3-7-3, 1-3-2 CAA). After an even first half, the Tribe lit up the scoreboard with three goals early in the second half. However, the College then conceded two goals and leaned on some smart defending in the final 10 minutes to come away with the win. With only one game remaining in CAA play, Saturday’s game was a must-win.

After early October losses to league leaders Hofstra (8-6-1, 6-1 CAA) and Elon (7-3-3, 3-1-2 CAA), the Tribe could not afford any more CAA slipups. The College had several chances to open the scoring in the opening period, but some impressive saves from Cougars goalkeeper Kevin Shields maintained the even scoreline.

Within a minute of the second half kickoff, though, the Tribe was in front. Junior forward William Eskay pressured a Charleston center back into a mistake.

He collected the ball and ran in one-on-one with Charleston’s substitute goalkeeper, Treston Kederer.

Eskay fired across the goalkeeper into the corner for a 1-0 lead and his fifth goal of the season. Now he is just two goals away from matching his total of seven from last year.

The Tribe did not press its advantage right away, but with the Cougars pushing forward in search of a goal, the opportunity for a counterattack presented itself. Senior forward Reilly Maw played in sophomore forward Ryder Bell, who scored his 8th of the season and extended his edge as the Tribe’s leading scorer.

The College’s onslaught continued, as Maw got a goal of his own after a hard-working performance. Maw chased down a long pass from freshman defender Tanner Shane and smashed a shot through the goalkeeper’s legs to push the lead to three. Up 3-0, the Tribe should have been able to engage cruise control.

“It felt like one of our recent games where maybe we’ll get another one and make it comfortable,” Tribe coach Chris Norris told Tribe Athletics.

After getting ahead in recent games against Northeastern (6-9, 3-4 CAA) and Michigan (2-9-

4, 1-5-1 Big 10), the Tribe ran up the score with confidence. Saturday’s game, however, did not follow this storyline.

“Unfortunately,” Norris continued, “it wasn’t like that. They did a good job to fight back.”

Only a few minutes after Maw’s goal, Charleston cut into the Tribe lead via forward Nico Rittmeyer’s header. Another period of dominance for the Cougars ended with the College giving a foul away in the box for a penalty kick. Forward Leland Archer dispatched the kick to make the score 3-2 and set up a nervous final 10 minutes for the Tribe.

A few key substitutions, including putting Maw and redshirt senior midfielder Jeff Bombelles back into the game, allowed the Tribe to see out the rest of the game with relative ease. Despite giving up two quick goals, Norris was pleased with the Tribe’s response to adversity.

“For the majority of that 12-minute period [at the end of the game], we did mostly the right things,” Norris told Tribe Athletics.

Senior forward Maw earned individual recognition after the game, being named CAA player of the week after notching a goal and an assist against Charleston. Maw was also a key figure in last week’s big win over Michigan, with two assists and a goal to his name. The senior is heating up in the right part of the season, as the Tribe faces a must-win test next week against Drexel (1-11-2, 0-6 CAA).

The Tribe hosts regional rival Virginia Commonwealth (5-7-3, 3-2-1 A10) Wednesday, but Norris acknowledged that, inevitably, the focus will be on the CAA finale against last-place Drexel.

“Hopefully we’ll get through [the game against VCU] without issues in terms of injuries, and be at our best when Saturday comes.”

This is a game that the Tribe cannot take lightly; it is neck-and-neck with James Madison (3-9-3, 2-3-2 CAA) for the final CAA playoff spot. If the Tribe beats Drexel, its fate should be in its own hands, but Norris will be eager to have his team firing on all cylinders for the CAA championship.

Wednesday’s game against VCU is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Oct. 15: W, William and Mary 24, Delaware 17

James Madison (6-1, 4-0)...........1.000...........W4 Stony Brook (5-2, 4-0)................1.000...........W3 Richmond (7-1, 4-1)...................0.800...........W5 Villanova (6-2, 4-1).....................0.800...........W1 New Hampshire (5-3, 4-1)..........0.800...........W1 Maine (4-3, 3-1) .........................0.750...........W4 Albany (4-3, 1-3).........................0.250............L3 William and Mary (3-4, 1-3).......0.250...........W1 Elon (2-5, 1-3).............................0.250............L3 Delaware (2-5, 0-4).....................0.000...........L5 Towson (1-6, 0-4)........................0.000...........L5 Rhode Island (1-7, 0-5)...............0.000...........L3

Cross country CAA Championship: Oct. 29; both men and women are defending champions.

Women: seeking fifth straight championship.

Men: seeking 17th straight championship.

Season leaders Senior quarterback Steve Cluley 112 of 188, 1233 yards, 6 TD, 10 INT Senior tailback Kendell Anderson 107 rushes, 521 yards, 3 TD Redshirt freshman safety Corey Parker 33 tackles, 3 INT, 2 fumble recoveries Redshirt junior corner Aaron Swinton 18 tackles, 2 INT, 6 passes defended

Swimming Men (3-2, 0-0 CAA) Oct. 29: first CAA meet against Towson Women (3-2, 0-0 CAA) Oct. 29: first CAA meet against Towson

Field hockey (8-8, 4-1 CAA)

Volleyball (8-16, 2-9 CAA)

Oct. 21: W, College 4, James Madison (11-5) 3 Oct. 23: W, College 5, VCU (5-11) 4 Oct. 28: vs. Fairfield (5-12), 3 p.m.

Oct. 30: vs Hofstra (9-8), 12 p.m.

Oct. 21: L, Hofstra (16-7) 3, College 0 Oct. 22: L, Northeastern (18-6) 3, College 2 Oct. 24: L, Elon (16-10) 3, College 0 Oct. 28: vs. James Madison (14-10), 7 p.m.

Tribe clinched a playoff berth with win over JMU. With a win over Hofstra, the Tribe will

clinch the No. 2 seed.

Tribe is currently in last place with five games to play. A playoff berth is unlikely.

Men’s soccer (8-6-2, 2-3-2 CAA)

Women’s soccer (10-7-1, 4-4-1 CAA)

Oct 15: W, College 4, Michigan (2-9-4) 0 Oct. 18: L, Virginia (8-2-5) 3, College 0 Oct. 22: W, College 3, Charleston (3-7-3) 2 Oct. 26: vs. VCU (5-7-3), 7 p.m.

Oct. 29: vs. Drexel (1-11-2), 7 p.m.

Oct. 16: W, College 2, Drexel (8-6-4) 0 Oct. 21: L, UNCW (10-5-3) 2, College 0 Oct. 23: T, College 1, Charleston (10-6-3) 1 Oct. 30: at UNCW (10-5-3), 2 p.m.

A win against Drexel clinches a playoff berth for the Tribe.

Regular season concluded Oct. 23, William and Mary clinched the No. 5 seed for the CAA Championship, which starts at higher-seed sites this weekend.

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College nets fifth seed

Regular season ends with tie BRENDAN DOYLE THE FLAT HAT In the last weekend before the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Championship, William and Mary lost to North CarolinaWilmington and tied Charleston. With the results, the Tribe finishes the regular season in fifth place in the conference and looks ahead to next week’s playoffs.

Friday night, the Tribe (10-7-1, 4-4-1 CAA) fell 2-0 at UNCWilmington (10-5-3, 4-5-2 CAA) in a slow-paced battle. With only seven shots on goal between both teams, the Tribe couldn’t find enough offense.

The game began after a lengthy weather delay, starting in an expectedly sleepy way on both sides. The first half was a plodding affair, as the squads only fired five shots in the period combined, focusing more on control of possession than generating offensive openings.

Play sped up in the second half as both the Tribe and the Seahawks had chances. Putting pressure on from the beginning of the half, UNC-Wilmington forward Serenity Waters took advantage of a breakaway in the 56th minute to give the Seahawks a 1-0 lead.

As the Seahawks tried to add to their lead, the Tribe defense stood tall. Junior goalkeeper Samantha Johnson — who had three saves on the night — and the back line cleared multiple corner kicks to keep the game close.

However, UNC-Wilmington found the back of the net with a 79th minute insurance. A through ball found UNC-Wilmington forward Brittany Cline, who kicked it past Johnson for the 2-0 lead.

The Tribe stayed aggressive despite the deficit, but its advances were stymied every time. Junior midfielder Rachel Moore and senior forward Kady Kriner both had late shots, neither shot resulting in a goal.

Both teams had seven corner kicks throughout the game. UNCWilmington led the Tribe 9-6 in total shots.

Despite the 2-0 loss, the Tribe still retained a chance to make the CAA playoffs with a win in its regular season finale Sunday.

Sunday’s game, a tie at Charleston, was decided by a penalty kick by Moore in the 73rd minute. The Cougars (10-6-3, 3-3-3 CAA) and the Tribe would eventually draw 1-1 after double overtime.

Moore Charleston controlled the first half, getting off four shots. In the 32nd minute, the Cougars grabbed the lead with a low shot from Charleston forward Laura Ortego getting past Johnson. The Tribe pushed back with three shots of its own, gaining some momentum going into halftime.

The Tribe continued its push coming out of the break. Freshman midfielder Charlotte Hyland and junior forward Sami Grasso both had scoring chances that ultimately proved fruitless. The Tribe’s work finally paid off when Charleston committed a foul inside the box. Moore would notch the equalizer on the following penalty kick.

Moore’s goal would end the scoring, though both teams fought for the win. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Grace Smith, relieving Johnson during the match, made a key stop in the late stages of regulation.

Although the Tribe controlled most of both overtime periods and had two shots, it couldn’t find the back of the net.

Sunday marked the last day of the regular season for the CAA, leaving the conference tournament seeds set. The Tribe earned the No. 5 seed of the six possible slots, a fall from the preseason No. 1 seed it was favored to earn. UNC-Wilmington earned the No. 4 seed with a win Sunday and will host the Tribe again Oct. 30 for the CAA quarterfinal. Charleston also earned its first CAA tournament berth with the draw as the No. 6 seed and will play No. 3 seed James Madison. Northeastern won the regular season title and the No. 1 seed while Drexel is the CAA runner-up and No. 2 seed in the tournament. The top two seeds earn byes for the quarterfinal and Northeastern will host the semifinals and final in Boston the weekend of Nov. 4.

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Redshirt junior goalkeeper Grace Smith preserved the tie with a key late save.

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FIELD HOCKEY

Overtime upset WILLIAM AND MARY

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TRIBE No. 17 JAMES MADISON

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DUKES

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Junior midfielder Cammie Lloyd scored the game-winning goal in the second minute of overtime in Harrisonburg, Va., Friday night, defeating ranked James Madison.

Tribe downs No. 17 JMU to clinch playoff spot, beats VCU PETER JONES THE FLAT HAT William and Mary seized its opportunity to clinch a Colonial Athletic Association playoff spot this past weekend as the Tribe traveled to Harrisonburg, Va. Friday, upsetting No. 17 James Madison 4-3 in an overtime thriller.

The win officially gives the Tribe (8-8, 4-1 CAA) a place in the CAA semifinals, and by the present standings, the No. 2 seed for the tournament. The Tribe travelled to Richmond Sunday, where they won a tight non-conference game 5-4 against Virginia Commonwealth.

In Friday’s game, the Dukes (11-5, 3-2 CAA) started the game off on the offensive when JMU midfielder Hannah Hall and forward Melissa Wilken both scored a goal within the first 20 minutes for an early 2-0 lead. Junior midfielder Estelle Hughes scored off of a rebounded shot in the 30th minute to keep the Tribe in the game at the end of the first period.

With the Tribe down 2-1 after halftime, junior midfielder Emma Macleod scored on a penalty corner less than one minute into the second period, before scoring again one minute later when she blasted a shot into the far left side of the goal, putting the College up 3-2. The Dukes tied the game in the 42nd minute, after MacLeod which the Tribe played hard defense for the rest of regulation time.

The College caught a break in the 47th minute when JMU forward Miranda Rigg’s shot on goal bounced off the post. Freshman goalkeeper Morgan Connor went 3 for 4 in saves after the 50th minute and the Tribe’s defense additionally blocked two additional shots to force overtime after the regulation 70 minutes. During the extra period, junior forward Cammie Lloyd quickly scored the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute.

In Sunday’s game, the College was forced to play another high offense game against VCU, who scored the first goal of the game in the second minute. After Lloyd tied the game in the 10th minute, VCU (5-11, 1-6 A10) scored two more goals by the 28th minute.

Before the first period ended, MacLeod and senior midfielder Mary Flick scored two goals to tie the game 3-3 at the half.

In the 41st minute, the Rams went back into the lead with a shot by VCU forward Lauren Kaup that rebounded off the post and

into the goal. The Tribe again equalized in the 46th minute with a goal by freshman midfielder Cassidy Goodwin. Just like in the JMU game, the Tribe’s defense had to fight against VCU’s offense late in the second half. The College was spared giving VCU the lead again in the 55th minute when VCU forward Emily McNamara’s shot on goal was deflected by Connor and rebounded just off the post.

Eventually, MacLeod would score the go-ahead goal in the 61st minute to complete the comefrom-behind win.

The Tribe outshot the Rams 18-8 and had 11 penalty corners to the Ram’s six. VCU goalkeeper Chessa Kownurko made seven saves, while Connor made two. In the Tribe’s past five games, MacLeod has scored seven of Connor the Tribe’s 14 goals.

This weekend, the College will play its final two games of the regular season, traveling to Fairfield Friday before the final pretournament CAA match at Hofstra (9-8, 1-3 CAA) in Hempstead, N.Y. Sunday.

The Tribe can clinch the No. 2 seed in the CAA playoffs with either a win against Hofstra or a JMU loss against Hofstra Friday.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS With two games remaining in the regular season, here are the standings for the Colonial Athletic Association: 1. No. 8 Delaware (15-2, 4-0 CAA) 2. William and Mary (8-8, 4-1 CAA) 3. No. 17 James Madison (11-5, 3-2 CAA) 4. Drexel (7-9, 2-2 CAA) 5. Hofstra (9-8, 1-3 CAA) 6. Northeastern (7-9, 1-3 CAA) 7. Towson (2-15, 0-4 CAA) With the top four teams earning a playoff berth, the Tribe has clinched a spot in the 2016 CAA Field Hockey Championship for the fourth time in five years and will continue the quest for its first-ever CAA title since the conference added the sport in 1991.

SWIMMING

Tribe defeats West Virginia, falls to Virginia Tech, Duke at quad meet

Squads show promise in second meet of season against Power 5 schools in Christiansburg, Va. CHRIS TRAVIS FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Both the William and Mary men’s and women’s teams turned in strong performances in a tough quad meet against Power 5 opponents over the weekend. At the Virginia Tech Quad meet held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center, the men beat West Virginia 223-123, while the women topped the Mountaineers 176-164.

However, both the men’s and women’s teams were defeated by both Duke and

the hosting Hokies, moving the Tribe’s record to 3-2 on the year for men and women.

On the men’s side, senior Joe Eiden made a big statement, beating out everyone in the 100-yard freestyle to win in 45.16 seconds and set the College’s dual-meet record by over 0.3 seconds. Eiden was also a key leg on both the 400-yard medley relay team, which beat WVU, and the 200-yard free relay team, which defeated both the Mountaineers and the Blue Devils.

Freshman Chris Balbo added to his

immediate impact on the Tribe team, as he won the 500-yard free in a school record of 4:35.91 and the 1650-yard free in another school record of 16:04.58.

Balbo also swam a tremendous 200-yard fly race, beating all WVU competitors to record the 13th-fastest time in school history. Freshman Ben Skopic also had a strong weekend, delivering wins over the Mountaineers in both the 200-yard IM and 200-yard breast, as well as a critical win over both WVU and Duke in the 400-yard IM. At the end of the two-day meet,

the Tribe held its advantage over the Mountaineers but fell 277-69 to the Hokies and 251.5-94.5 to the Blue Devils.

Senior Jaimie Miller continued to establish herself as the team leader on the women’s side, as she beat WVU with a time of 51.88 in the 100yard free Friday. She followed up this performance Saturday with individual wins over the Mountaineers in the 50yard free (23.62) and the 200-yard free (1:54.26).

Miller also teamed with senior

Sophie Rittenhouse, junior Jess Crowley and sophomore Katie Sell to beat both Duke and WVU in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:50.70. The women ultimately lost to VT 281-65 and 282-64 to Duke while getting the win over the Mountaineers.

The College returns to action next Saturday at 1 p.m. when it begins Colonial Athletic Association competition on the road at Towson, officially beginning the Tribe’s championship defense after sweeping the 2016 CAA title meet last February.