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Students at the College of William and Mary will have a new dining option this January when Cosi, an artisan sandwich cafe, opens in a renovated version of the Sadler Center’s Lodge 1.

Cosi will replace the spaces formerly occupied by Einstein Bagels and Qdoba. The change will allow Cosi to offer grab-and-go service and a sit-down cafe.

“Cosi will offer an inviting cafe space, as well as online ordering for students on the go,” Auxiliary Services Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Eden Harris said in an email.

In addition to offering a sit-down

experience and to-go service, Cosi will have early-morning and latenight options. It will also cater for

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Cosi, an sandwich cafe will be opening in a renovated version of the Sadler Center’s Lodge 1.

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The Surry project will be the first commercial solar farm in the state of Virginiato sell power directly to the public grid.

She was made an honorary alumna in 2007.

The couple has also supported the College by giving to different organizations on campus. Recently, they supported K a m b i s Kinesiology Endowment, the McCarthy Endowment for Swem Library, the Brown Tribe Club and the Muscarelle Museum of Art. Morton’s daughter, Chrissy Morton DeMier ’90, is an alumna.

Brown’s niece Veronique Barbour ’16 is a current student.

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A cleaner future may replace the oncepredicted coal-powered pastures just south of Williamsburg, in Surry County, Virginia.

In early October, Surry County Board of Supervisors approved Global Wind, LLC’s proposal to implement a one AC Megawatt solar farm, which will create enough energy to power 165 homes per year. This will be the first commercial solar farm in the state to sell power directly to the public grid.

Just four years ago, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative had plans to build a coal power plant in Surry. They were on a speedy track, until they ran into a roadblock: the town’s people. Betsy Shepard, a Surry county mother, led the fight against the plant.

“I couldn’t see my children living in a community aired in pollutants and adverse health risks,” Shepard said.

Within the span of a few months, Shepard quickly became a community organizer as she educated her neighbors, put up “No Coal Power plant” yard signs, and held community meetings.

“Ultimately, though, it wasn’t the parts per million, but the distrust in ODEC, that shifted people’s opinions,” Shepard said.

The turning point occurred when the Town Council of Dendron, a town within Surry County where the power plant would be located, voted in favor of the power plant proposal at a meeting, even though they had previously announced publicly that they would not vote. According to the Virginia Code, in order to have legal vote, the company must

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The College of William and Mary Alumni Association’s Board of Directors selected Doug Morton ’62 and his wife Marilyn Brown as the grand marshals for the 85th Homecoming Parade.

Morton, founder of Morton Publishing Co., has served on the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and the President’s House Committee, as well as several other distinguished boards. In 1995, he received the Alumni Medallion.

Brown became involved with the College when Morton took her to Williamsburg and showed her the campus. Since then, Brown Morton has served on the Earl Gregg Swem Library Board of Directors.

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Ellen Stofan ’83, chief scientist at NASA, came to speak to students Oct. 2 and 3. In addition to explaining NASA’s space exploration plans, she talked about her personal journey.

Stofan’s father worked for NASA, establishing her love of science at an early age. By age four, she had already watched her first rocket launch. At 10, she knew she wanted to be a geologist.

By the time Stofan got to the College of William and Mary, she had her heart set on science.

“I had the best experience here,” Stofan said. “I never felt like anyone was saying, ‘Why Stofan are you a woman going into this field?’ It was always like, ‘Of course you can do this.’”

However, being a woman in a science career was not always easy.

“Because I was a woman and my father worked for NASA, I had to work four times as hard to be taken half as seriously,” Stofan said.

Nevertheless, Stofan has many accomplishments to her name.

She worked as an associate member of the Cassini Mission to Saturn Radar Team, a coinvestigator on the Mars Express Mission’s MARSIS sounder and as the lead investigator on the Titan Mare Explorer.

“Dr. Stofan is such a down-to-earth person.

She talks to the President of the United States on a weekly basis, but still has the patience to answer all my seven-year-old daughter’s space questions,” associate professor of geology Rowan Lockwood said.

Students packed McGlothlin lecture hall to listen to Stofan’s talk.

“It was so great to hear from such an inspirational female scientist like Dr. Stofan,” geology major Kallie Brown ’16 said. “To hear about how William and Mary shaped her made me proud to go to this school.”

At the moment, Stofan is most excited about the research NASA is doing on the International

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THE BUZZ

I don’t do a lot of litigation unless someone really aggravates me. They were taking advantage of the people of Surry. They didn’t think we could possibly pull off a lawsuit.

— County farmer and attorney Mike ’92 on the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s coal exploitation in the county

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In this issue’s Snapchats from Students, College of William and Mary students showed us what they were doing over Fall Break and the last few days.

Their activities ranged from a post-midterm solo snuggle, to treating themselves a la Tom and Donna, to paleontological research. As ever, be sure to share your days with The Flat Chat. Chosen student snaps will appear in upcoming issues.

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Flat Hat senior year blogger Rachel Brown ’15, has, as of two weeks ago, missed her last opportunity to see the Raft Debate as an undergraduate. However, her decision to miss the event allowed to her catch up with a friend, and ultimately understand the importance of putting people first. To read the full blog, and previous “Last Lap” posts, visit www.FlatHatNews.com.

“So I’ll never see a Raft Debate while a student at the College. The great thing about traditions is that they happen every year, so I could return in the future (hopefully as an employed alumna) for this tradition and the other great traditions at our school.

Our student body, myself included, can be really bad at putting people first. We would rather put studying, club meetings or big events on campus before people who may really need us. And in a way, it’s easier to put those things first because relationships, romantic or otherwise, can be messy. Yet, the relationships we form are vital and help us get through the worst days. Senior year has taught me the importance of the friendships we form in college. During my freshman year, I might have put an event before a person, but now I’m learning that friendships last so much longer and are so much more fulfilling than one-time occasions.”

Flat Hat study abroad blogger Matt Heffernan takes a weekend trip to the Munro mountains and is astounded by the natural beauty of the Scottish highlands. To read the full blog post, and all other Stories from Abroad, visit www.FlatHatNews. com.

“Aside from the beautiful trip up and down the rugged and barren Munros, there’s much to be said for the other moments of the trip — the unintentional delights. The trip from St Andrews to Glencoe was made in a minivan with several other people: an ex-submariner, a Canadian, a French girl, another American and a Scottish girl. I can’t begin to describe what a fun ride it was going up, with people taking turns DJing and talking, especially when we entered the Highlands while listening to Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Truly an inexplicably beautiful moment of a wonderful trip. This was topped yet further by the second night in the Glencoe Independent Hostel, where the Breakaway committee (their exec board) made risotto and sticky toffee pudding for everyone. Aside from the food and community being excellent, it was topped off by some whisky and softly played acoustic guitar. Keeping in mind that it was inside a stone-walled room with warm sweaters and tea, I had found heaven.”

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WJCC funds to purchase new busses, technology approved

Starting Wednesday, Oct. 15, Andrews Hall will host a contemporary photography exhibit entitled “Breaking Ground.” The show, which features work from 110 international photographers, will run through Friday, Oct. 31. It includes prints, video, hand-made books and sculptures made by seasoned photographers, beginning artists and former students.

Because the opening of the exhibition coincides with Homecoming weekend, the art and art history department has arranged an alumni reception on Saturday, Oct. 18. The department is working to develop a program solely for photographers.

Syrian-born composer Kareem Roustom recently joined the College of William and Mary’s music department as one of the Maurine Stuart Dulin Class of 1939 Artistsin-Residence. Roustom has composed pieces for groups such as the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, arrangements for artists such as Shakira, and scores for award-winning independent films. Roustom stayed for a week-long visit Sept. 30, during which he worked with students. He will return in February to help put on a concert featuring the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble and the Gallery Players. He will work with professor of ethnomusicology Anne Rasmussen, who directs the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble.

According to The Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily, the City of Williamsburg granted Williamsburg-James City County Schools permission to purchase replacement school buses and new technology Tuesday. The school system will use $1.75 million left over from last year’s budget to make these purchases. They will purchase nine school buses, as well as new laptop and desktop computers which will go in elementary schools. The amount that City Council and the Board of Supervisors approved was about $1.1 million less than what the WJCC requested; new textbook adoptions and a network upgrade were cut from the expenditures.

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Reveley talks College’s future Stottlemyer, Reveley answer questions on mental health services, partner benefits Amanda williams the flat hat

Rector Todd Stottlemyer ’85 and College President Taylor Reveley held an open campus conversation last Thursday to give students and staff an opportunity to ask anything of the College of William and Mary’s leadership.

Reveley began the meeting by discussing his happiness with the College’s health. He spoke to three major indicators of health: the ability to continually attract impressive students, the alumni whose donations are vital for the College’s success and the caliber and effectiveness of the board.

Board leadership collaboration and cohesion are especially important in times of change, Stottlemyer said. A

decrease in state funding has prompted a discussion of the importance of philanthropy for the College.

Becoming more self-sufficient (in part through alumni donations) is crucial for the College to maintain its small size – against the Commonwealth’s interests. This concern for the College’s independence was raised by an audience member who also questioned the College’s future status as a public ivy and its cost to students. Stottlemyer addressed this concern and brought up the William and Mary Promise as a big step toward this goal, a tactic that he said differs from what the other state schools are doing.

“I think the William and Mary Promise was a step, another step, where we did something different,” Stottlemyer said.

“We had significant support for what we

did. So I think that was a big step and an opportunity to take further steps in the years ahead.”

One student question related to the efficacy and possible expansion of the College’s mental health services in light of recent concerns.

Reveley said he would like to see all medical services on campus grow, but that is unlikely to happen due to a lack of funding.

“I would love to see our medical services on campus more extensive than they now are,” Reveley said. “We are already straining to do what we do on the mental health fronts and I doubt if we are going to put a whole lot more money in it, but it is an area of real concern.”

While he said he thinks the psychiatric and mental health services

are doing well, Reveley also said he believes that many who need the most help don’t seek it out.

Another student asked about the implementation of partner benefits to the College with the new legislation legalizing samesex marriage in Virginia. Reveley said this change Reveley has been a long time coming and that it is not only more fundamentally fair, but also beneficial from a recruiting and retention standpoint, as it will make the College a more attractive employer.

Staff Assembly Representative Nicky Bell ’12 questioned Reveley on the issue of classified staff.

“What will be the role of classified staff going forward?” he asked.

Reveley acknowledged that while the College emphasizes its faculty members, without classified staff, the school’s essential work could not be accomplished. Reveley said hopes all of the staff can be seen as one team.

Nearly every answer circled back to the College’s need for funding to accomplish future goals and rely upon the state less. Reveley closed the conversation with an offer for alumni.

Reveley said he has come to an agreement with Historic Campus leaders to move the Lord Botetourt sculpture and replace it with the first person to donate $5 billion to the College.

He even pledged to decorate it with garlands on the donor’s birthday.

Solar farm voted as alternative to coal power plant Development could serve as compromise, offer energy alternative, benefit environment in Surry SURRY from page 1

inform the community that a vote will take place.

“The thing that bothered me the most is that ODEC and the Town Council were informed of the illegality of voting at the planned meeting, and they still did it anyway,” Surry farmer and attorney with a background in local law Mike Drewry ’92 said.

Drewry sued ODEC and the Town of Dendron on this basis.

“I don’t do a lot of litigation unless someone really aggravates me,” Drewry said. “They were taking advantage of the people of Surry. They didn’t think we could possibly pull off a lawsuit.”

According to Virginia law, the community only had 30 days after the illegal vote to sue. The Surry citizens would also have to fund themselves or find an attorney who would work pro bono. So, for a year and a half, Drewry worked for free and he ended up defeating the renowned LeClairRyan law firm.

Not everyone was against the plant, however.

“It would have been an added industry for the county,” community member Glenn Slade said.

The coal power plant promised jobs and income to a county struggling with unemployment, ODEC attorney David Hudgins said.

“The benefits to the county and region would have been enormous,” Hudgins said. “This is a county without a single grocery store. The tax paid to the county and to the town would have been in the multi-millions.”

But would it have been worth the price?

Chesapeake Bay Foundation released a report

in 2011 titled “A Coal Plant’s Drain on Health and Wealth,” which details the carcinogenic chemicals this specific plant would leak into the water and air if built. Particulates were estimated to cause 442 asthma attacks and 26 premature deaths annually.

With reasons on both sides, the town became deeply divided. There was a point where opposing yard signs battled in neighboring yards, and community members refused to talk to one another.

For this reason, the community is still undergoing a process of healing. Surry residents on both sides of the aisle met Sunday, Sept. 28, to beautify Surry through clean-ups and gardening.

Now, Slade said there is an even bigger force bringing the community together — the solar farm. For community members who favored the coal plant, this acts as a compromise.

“It will be good for the environment and good for the county,” Slade said.

When some neighbors suggested the negative aesthetic implications, Global Wind, LLC offered to plant trees in front of the property as a solution.

“We are happy to work with the Surry community to make this work,” President and CEO David Pharr said. “We believe in giving back to the earth more than we take from it, and empowering young minds to think out of the box.”

Pharr, who started Global Wind, LLC three years ago, said that he hopes to keep the renewable energy fad running by working with the community of Surry to increase the number of solar panels for residential and commercial buildings.

“I never thought Surry would come so far so soon. It really has gone full circle,” Shepard said.

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According to Virginia law, the community only had 30 days after the Town Council of Dendron’s illegal vote to sue.

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“casual” catering option, Harris said.

Cosi is a national chain that specializes in breakfast and lunch foods. It offers options such as Squagels (square bagels), wraps, sandwiches, salads and soups.

Flatbread, Cosi’s signature item, will be available as a side and as a base for pizzas, sandwiches and melts.

As for non-breakfast and lunch foods, Cosi’s menu will also include various entrees and desserts.

Similar to dining options like Qdoba and Mooyah, Cosi will accept dining dollars, William and Mary Express, cash and credit. The restaurant will not accept meal swipes.

To prepare Lodge 1 for Cosi’s opening, builders are installing new flooring, wall coverings, furniture and lighting. Other additions include a redesigned entrance from the Terrace, as well as areas for food preparation and cooking.

While Cosi has already spread to many students’ hometowns — its closest locations are in northern Virginia and Maryland — its impact on the College is yet to be seen.

“Cosi will bring its signature recipes and style to the Williamsburg area,” Harris said.

Matt Rigsby ’15 has already dined at Cosi. He described the experience as positive and likened Cosi to Panera and Corner Bakery, two other cafe-style restaurants.

“I’ll probably still go to the Crust or Qdoba before Cosi, because it’s overpriced for that kind of food. But that’s just personal preference,” he said.

Flat Hat Assoc. News Editor Eleanor Lamb contributed to this article.

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Earth orbit to planets like Mars.

Stofan elaborated on the value in funding NASA research projects and missions.

“When NASA spends money, we spend it here in this country on great STEM jobs that help our economy” Stofan said. “NASA is in every aspect of your life.”

NASA research has led to the development of artificial

limbs, ear thermometers and solar panels, among other innovations.

“NASA is a place where creativity and innovation are key, and I couldn’t be more excited to be part of it,” Stofan said.

Anna B. Martin to retire

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Lodge 1 will remain closed due to construction of new Cosi restaurant.

By the end of the academic year, Vice President for Administration Anna B. Martin will no longer be sending mass emails concerning inclement weather, important campus announcements and tests of the emergency notification system.

After serving the College of William and Mary since 2001, Martin will be retiring early in the spring semester.

Over the years, Martin has led the offices of auxiliary services, facilities management, human resources, procurement and the William and Mary Police Department.

“During the last 14 years, Anna Martin has overseen and led a strikingly varied, complex, and demanding set of activities, each vital to the life of the university,” College President Taylor Reveley said in a press release.

Martin’s leadership roles have been highly visible on campus. She developed the new University Human Resources System that went into effect in 2009, served as chair of the Emergency Management team for campus safety

and security since 2008, and supervised campus construction projects.

The most rewarding element of Martin’s job has been her work in the area of human resources, she said.

“It has always been important to me that people truly understand the critical contribution of staff to the success of this College, that they appreciate the value of the work our staff does, and that staff be provided with the resources they need to do their jobs,” Martin said in a press release.

Before coming to the College, Martin worked for the Smithsonian Institution as the executive director in the office of the under-secretary; the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as special assistant to the general manager; and the Institute of Electrical Engineers, the U.S. Railway Association and the U.S. Department of Transportation in public affairs.

Although an exact departure date has not been determined, the search for Martin’s successor will begin soon.

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Student Assembly Senate passes Celebrate You Initiative Make It Rain Act, Washington, D.C. Thanksgiving Break Act pass to promote spiritual speakers, transporation madeline bielski FLAT HAT assoc. news editor

In their last meeting before fall break, the Student Assembly Senate passed the Celebrate You Initiative Programming Act following a senate-wide discussion.

After sponsor Sen. James Walker ’15 introduced the bill under new business, Chairman of the Senate Daniel Ackerman ’16 moved the Senate into a short recess to allow the Finance and Outreach committees to unofficially review the bill.

The Celebrate You Initiative Programming Act allocates $300 to fund “wellness-related programming,” which includes a sketch comedy group leading a workshop and a frozen yogurt topping bar. The Celebrate You initiative, sponsored by the SA, AMP, Health Outreach Peer Educators and Inter-Fraternity Council, will be held Oct. 20-25 and is meant to promote holistic wellness on campus.

Once the Senate reconvened after its recess, the bill was moved to old business due to its time-sensitive nature. Sen. Nadia Illunga ’15 expressed concern over the close proximity and nature of Mental Health Awareness week and the Celebrate You Initiative. “[The Outreach committee] had some concerns about the weeklong initiative being effective, especially given [that] there’s a lot of overlap with this idea and mental health, [and] we just had a mental health awareness week,” Illunga said.

Illunga suggested containing the initiative to programming on just Friday and Saturday in order to make it more efficient.

Sen. Michelle Tansey ’15 reiterated these concerns, questioning whether this programming was misdirected. To gain clarification, Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 called Secretary of Health and Safety Andrea Aron-Schiavone ’15 and asked her to answer senators’ questions regarding programming over speakerphone. Aron-Schiavone explained that all of the sponsoring organizations will be putting on programming throughout the week-long initiative.

Sen. Danny O’Dea ’18 voiced his support for the bill, explaining that the Celebrate You initiative will take a different tone than Mental Health Awareness Week.

“This is … a really positive outlook on an issue that is often seen with a very heavy mindset, and it’s good to have that mindset,” O’Dea said.

Whitaker explained that the Senate should fund this bill, as the Senate requested that the Executive Branch put on programming in conjunction with the Celebrate You concert. “[The] finance committee thought that it would only be right to fund these programs. This is what we asked the Executive Branch to do when we passed the act bringing Shwayze to campus,” Whitaker said.

Ultimately, senators passed the Celebrate You Initiative Programming Act. The Senate also passed the Make it Rain Act, sponsored by

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Senate-wide discussion preceded the Celebrate You Initiative Programming Act, which sets aside $300 to fund a sketch comedy group and a frozen yogurt topping bar.

Whitaker. The bill allocates $10,000 to bring a speaker to campus to discuss spirituality and philosophy. President of the Class of 2017 Phoebe Galt ’17 voiced her support for the act, and said she sees it as a good next step after receiving the results of the Campus Religious and Spirituality Climate Survey implemented last spring.

“This is something that is directly following from that survey. …

I think that this is really great, because it’s taking those results and turning them into an actual program that we can now do to help our students based off [of ] what we learned form that survey,” Galt said.

“It’s really great to continue something we already started.”

After more discussion, the Senate passed the Washington, D.C. Thanksgiving Break Act, sponsored by Ackerman and O’Dea. The bill is formatted much like the Washington, D.C. Fall Break Act, but with a few alterations. The bill for Thanksgiving break will only fund one bus and student tickets will not be subsidized. O’Dea explained that the Senate was going to test the student body’s demand for unsubsidized tickets.

Sen. Chase Jordan ’15 was a major proponent of the bill.

“I think this is one of the most profound and well thought out bills that has been floated around the Student Assembly. We have a very strong economic, academic foundation on which to pass this bill,” Jordan said. “Furthermore, I believe our student body will enjoy [the] robust activity and planning the Senate is providing.”

The Washington, D.C. Thanksgiving Break Act passed unanimously.

At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Senate also informally elected a new representative to the Undergraduate Council. Sen. James Shaw ’18 was elected unopposed.

Ackerman explained that it could be beneficial to have a newer senator serve as representative.

“I think that sometimes it’s nice to have a more recently elected senator as our representative, because I think that’s somebody that will have a whole new world open to them at their 6:00 undergrad meetings,” Ackerman said. “It’s someone who will be able to relay the inside of undergrad under Giorgio [Caterini]’s hand and let us know what he’s up to.”

Editor’s Note: Andrea Aron-Schiavone is a Flat Hat columnist.

Academics

Chronicling the history of the College of William and Mary’s history Latest ranking based on salaries of recent alumni, educational quality, resources, number of history majors QUENTIN PALEO THE FLAT HAT

The College of William and Mary’s history program was ranked the fifth best in the nation for undergraduates according to a ‘USA Today’ list released last week.

The ranking was based on salaries of recent graduates, the quality of the education and the number of students majoring in history and related majors at schools around the country.

The Lyon G. Tyler department of history, named after the former president of the College of William and Mary, offers more than 125 undergraduate classes for the 2014-15 school year and contains more than 50 faculty members, according to the history department’s course catalog.

Lyon G. Tyler’s son (and the grandson of United States President John Tyler) Harrison Ruffin Tyler ’49 aided the department in its academic pursuits.

According to ‘The Daily Press’ and the history department’s website, Tyler donated $5 million to the history department in 2001 for the purpose of “supporting undergraduate and graduate study, faculty research, a distinguished speaker series, and the acquisition and preservation of rare historic documents, among other activities.”

Tyler told ‘The Daily Press’ that the donation was to honor his father. Lyon Tyler helped revitalize the College following the school’s period of financial difficulty due to the Civil War. The College’s history with the Tyler Family spans three centuries. Former Governor John Tyler Senior 1764 and President John Tyler 1807 both attended the College. The Tyler Family Garden, located outside of James Blair Hall, commemorates all the members of the Tyler Family who attended the College over the years.

History department chair and professor Cindy Hahamovitch said the donation from the Tyler

family is still used today to aid the department, its faculty and its students.

“We divide the money equally between the faculty, the graduates and the undergraduates,” Hahamovitch said. “For the undergraduates, we have some summer research money that students can use when they’re preparing for their honors thesis. That’s where the bulk of the undergraduate

money goes. We also use it to bring in lecturers.”

Graduate students use the money for stipends to conduct their research, while faculty members use their share to gain access to archives, travel to conferences and support research pursuits.

Over 200 students currently major in history at the College. Roughly 90 are looking to graduate this year.

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The Lyon G. Tyler department of history has over 50 faculty members and offers 125 undergraduate classes for the 2014-15 school year. The College of William and Mary’s nationally ranked history department is currently located in the James Blair Hall.

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You are about as likely to find candidates reaching bipartisan solutions in an election-year debate as you are to find an available Earl Gregg Swem Library study room during midterm week. However, while bipartisanship seems hard to pinpoint, it’s still kicking in the 1st district.

The Williamsburg chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a debate Oct. 8 at the Williamsburg Library between candidates for the 1st Congressional District of Virginia. The debate featured incumbent Republican Robert Wittman, Democratic candidate Norman Mosher and Gail Parker of the Green Party. As Parker unintentionally provided comic relief for all in attendance with her undying addiction to high-speed rail (even answering a question about ISIS with a train promotion), my focus will be on the serious candidates.

Mosher and Wittman essentially hold the standard views associated with their respective parties on issues such as climate change, healthcare and immigration — none of which I will address here, as drawing a bipartisan solution for all those topics in a single article would be semi-miraculous. However, I was able to ask the candidates what issue(s) they see as having the greatest chance of being resolved with a bipartisan solution.

When Wittman began with “improving America,” I began preparations to roll my eyes and sigh in exasperation, but to his credit, he did arrive at something substantial.

“Let’s do what we can to improve our country’s finances, like the Simpson-Bowles Commision,” he said, referring to a bipartisan federal budgeting commission tasked with lowering debt. “I don’t like everything in there, but it’s a great place to start. Let’s reform our tax code by simplifying it. Throw the old version away, close loopholes and lower rates. It’s common sense.”

As even President Obama has recommended lowering our corporate tax rate, Wittman is right on point.

Mosher added, “It’s the small businesses paying the 35

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percent rate … we have to close these loopholes so it’s not about who has a bigger ant army of lawyers.”

Wittman also said that his work with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Chesapeake Bay Accountability Act was indicative of bipartisan spirit.

Mosher’s turn began on an odd note but, like Wittman’s, became coherent.

“Rejoice, the deficit has dropped like a stone,” he said. “It was at 9.8 billion and now it has fallen to 2.7 billion. With a rise in GDP, it will continue to fall.”

It should be noted that Mosher was referring to the annual deficit dropping, not the national overall deficit. However, Mosher is absolutely correct in pointing to a reduction of deficit spending as a bipartisan victory. This is a marked improvement over the last time I asked Mosher my question; in a Young Democrats meeting, he answered with “small things” and then talked about President John F. Kennedy.

Though it was in another answer, Mosher also indicated that the redistricting process needs to become far more bipartisan.

This message was emphasized by the recent news that the 3rd District was declared unconstitutional.

There’s no denying it — gerrymandering is alive and well in Virginia. For example, the 1st district encompasses parts of Newport News and Manassas. The 8th looks like a seahorse.

Mosher suggested appointing a civilian board, but Wittman would rather have the General Assembly decide to appoint or not appoint a districting board. Wittman agreed that the process needs to be evaluated, but considering that Virginia has historically had a Republican General Assembly, it doesn’t seem to be at the top of the Republican agenda. However, with Mosher’s suggestion comes the complication that those civilians wouldn’t be elected, and thus would be not accountable.

It is fortunate that Wittman and Mosher can’t hold office at the same time, as that was the extent of issues upon which they sort of agreed. Wittman’s perspective on tax code reform and Mosher’s views on redistricting give some reason for optimism.

Also, Wittman’s joint efforts with Warner on the Chesapeake Bay deserve credit, while Mosher doesn’t have a voting record at which to point, and thus is at a slight disadvantage.

Hopefully, the flashes of bipartisanship will carry through to November, and then to Congress, regardless of who wins the election.

Email Sumner Higginbotham at sshigginbotham@email. wm.edu.

While bipartisanship seems hard to pinpoint, it’s still kicking in the 1st district.

ental Health Awareness Week gave the College of William and Mary community a unique opportunity to publicly discuss mental illness. It was a focused effort to promote awareness, and it succeeded admirably.

Only a few days later, the Student Assembly announced the Celebrate You initiative, an attempt to promote general wellness and positivity the week after Homecoming. The initiative will conclude with a Shwayze concert. However, we believe that Celebrate You is scheduled too close to Mental Health Awareness Week and lacks clearly defined goals.

Furthermore, Shwayze is obscure — and his connection to wellness appears to be non-existent.

No one would argue that promoting wellness and positivity on campus is a bad thing. Students should be encouraged to stay healthy and feel good about themselves. That said, the Celebrate You initiative feels shapeless and lacks a clear purpose. Wellness and positivity are amorphous buzzwords which don’t mean much on their own. Issues of physical and mental health, self-image and self-worth are extremely important and worth discussing, but not in a generic and vague way. What, exactly, is the Celebrate You initiative promoting?

How will it be different from Mental Health Awareness week?

The SA, AMP, IFC and HOPE need to explain this.

Even if its goals are clearly articulated, Celebrate You will still be redundant and superfluous as it occurs immediately after Mental Health Awareness Week. Weeklong initiatives are effective in small doses — throw them at students constantly and they will lose their effect. Mental Health Awareness Week worked because it brought so many different student communities together. Students will not have the same vigor and enthusiasm for a similar event only three weeks later.

Now, let’s talk about Shwayze. There is a good chance you needed to Google him just now. The decision to book Shwayze, a nearly unrecognizable artist with no tangible connection to health issues, is baffling. First, obscure artists tend to be polarizing. Students who do not like Shwayze, or, more likely, have never heard of him, will feel excluded. The concert will not be a moment of unity if it attracts only a handful of drunk Shwayze fans.

Second, how will this concert relate to wellness and positivity? Shwayze’s most well-known music videos feature thin, scantily-clad women and lyrics like “Girls from New York look like giraffes,/ Long neck long legs tiny tits and ass.” As far as we know, Shwayze does not advocate for mental health awareness, and he does not advocate for issues involving bodyimage or self-esteem.

Third, the Shwayze concert will cost around $20,000. Tickets are free and $10 donations to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are encouraged. Why not simply donate the $20,000 and skip the concert, which lacks any apparent connection to suicide prevention? Or hire a well-known artist or speaker who does promote mental health. With better longterm planning and organization, this would be possible.

The Celebrate You initiative and the Shwayze concert are only worthwhile if they have a clear purpose. If the SA, AMP and IFC are serious about using Celebrate You to educate students, they should let HOPE lead it. And dump Shwayze.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR President Obama recently said that a college education is the gateway to the middle class, and this is especially true for those from low-income, low-education households. I am currently a student at the College of William and Mary and the first in my family to go directly to a four-year institution after high school.

Unfortunately, I and many others across the country have had to mortgage our American dreams with large, burdensome student loans, which will

limit our ability to start a business, attend graduate school, or buy a house after graduation. This is not just a student’s issue; the problem we are facing now will soon be faced by everyone as the nationwide debt swells and default rates continue to rise.

As someone who is able to go to college because of student loans, I know firsthand that the repayment process can be difficult and confusing. Senator Warner’s political record and personal background make me confident that he is a valuable ally for

students as we begin to tackle this issue. Having worked his way through college, he understands how detrimental excessive monthly loan payments can be. As governor, Mark Warner pushed articulation agreements between universities and community colleges that have allowed me to finish a year of college while still in high school with dual enrollment credit.

In Congress, he has consistently reached across the aisle to help alleviate crushing debt. Most

recently, Senator Warner teamed up with Republican Senator Marco Rubio on a bill that would allow graduates to tie their student loan payments to their income as they try to start their careers.

We won’t see the kind of bipartisan cooperation that we need to address student debt with partisan operative Ed Gillespie representing us in the Senate.

That’s why I’m voting to re-elect Senator Mark Warner this fall.

— Jakob Deel ’16

Opening dialogue: Let us reconcile faith and personal values Emily Wynn THE FLAT HAT

Vatican City bishops released a report Monday promoting openness toward gay unions in the Catholic Church, a surprising vote of tolerance from one of the LGBT community’s biggest opponents.

With more and more states — Virginia recently included — legalizing gay marriage, political qualms dealing with gay marriage are inching toward resolution. But a change in attitude is just as, if not more, important than a change in the laws themselves. If religious institutions can make the change to be as accepting as many of their constituents are, religion can be a uniting force.

I don’t support Catholic views on gay marriage, birth control or divorce. I see the Westboro Baptist Church on the news and cringe.

But I know that these are a gross minority within a greater belief. There are Catholics who get

divorced, use birth control, and have gay friends and family that they love. A few months ago, the Pope instructed bishops to survey the members of their churches on several divisive topics. Not surprisingly, the results in Europe and the U.S. were more liberal than in other areas, and the overall results showed major inconsistencies between the church’s beliefs and the beliefs of many of its constituents.

The College of William and Mary is a fairly liberal school, but it’s also a school of many different religions. There are 36 different religious organizations on campus, and I’m sure there are many different beliefs among and inside of those clubs. Being gay or supporting equality for gay people doesn’t mean you’re not a part of a certain religious community. What I love about this school is that we all come from different backgrounds and beliefs, but we support each other and when we don’t, we talk about our differences. I’ve learned here that dialogue is essential. Without it, how can we change?

Even if the general teachings of the Catholic Church aren’t changing, opening a dialogue about these issues and acknowledging peoples’ differences in opinion better represents the Catholic community. When people think of Catholicism or

Christianity, they can stop thinking of comically horrible nuns or 20 aggressively happy people surrounding Earl Gregg Swem Library trying to hand you Bibles. Instead, they can start thinking of Pope Francis saying, “Who am I to judge?” when asked about whether gay people can be considered good Christians.

I have never been very religious, but I’ve seen all the good religion can do. Religion can comfort you when you first confront death or when your mind is drowning in unanswered questions. Religion can help you find forgiveness if you want to be forgiven.

Religion can bring families and strangers together in a church, a synagogue or a mosque. Religion can help you through the stress of college and troubles with your friends and relationships. We’re young, and we’re trying to build our lives. Why not make that as easy as possible, rather than trying to reconcile conflicting beliefs that the church says are only black and white?

This new document is a big step for the LGBT community, but I think it’s an even bigger step for religion. If being accepting and loving was the written rule for Christians rather than the broken one, the world could be a better place for both religious and secular people.

Email Emily Wynn at ekwynn@email.wm.edu.

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Helen Reveley said she and President Reveley liked hosting visitors. “We’re usually here,” she said. “We like to see people. A lot of people feel, ‘I know you’re really busy, we shouldn’t bother you at all.’ But we really do like the students to stop by.”

Helen Bond Reveley, history buff and avid traveler, discusses life in the historic President’s House

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Three ghosts allegedly haunt the President’s House at the College of William and Mary: A skeleton trapped behind the plaster of a thirdfloor wall, a French soldier who stuck around after he died during the Revolutionary War when the house was being used as a hospital, and a maiden about whom not much is known.

To students at the College, though, there is a fourth ghost: someone everyone has heard of but few have seen. College President Taylor Reveley does not live in the haunted President’s House alone.

He lives there with his wife Helen Bond Reveley, who, until this year, spent most of her time working at the St. Christopher School’s Richmond bookstore Since Helen Reveley left her job, she has begun to emerge from ghost-hood and is spending much more time at the College.

“It’s been great to have time to be here more often,” she said. “I’m going to some Christopher Wren Society lectures now, and I’m doing a lot of things. I’m going to lectures at the [Muscarelle]

museum. … We’ve been to soccer games and football games, and we’re doing lots of things, so it’s kind of fun. We’re seeing lots more students and that’s always great. Students are wonderful, so we really enjoy that.”

The Reveleys still have strong ties to Richmond, where one of their four children lives, but Helen Reveley’s roots stretch across Virginia and far beyond. She grew up in Lynchburg, where she went to public high school, and after graduating she took a gap year and sailed to Lugano, Switzerland to study.

Helen Reveley was only in Lugano for a year before returning to Virginia to major in history at Randolph Macon College, which was then a women’s college. During those four years, she met Taylor Reveley at a Christmas party.

They continued to see each other during the holidays every year until Helen Reveley went back to Switzerland to teach for a year.

While in Switzerland, she traveled through Russia and the Eastern Bloc countries, and continued to stay in touch with Taylor Reveley.

Since their marriage, the couple has traveled to South Africa, England, Spain and China, where

they visited their daughter, who was teaching English at a university there.

With so many stamps in her passport, it seems fitting that Helen Reveley now resides at the College, which consistently ranks among the top public universities in terms of the percentage of students who study abroad.

“I think it’s wonderful that as many students travel as they do, or do programs abroad,” she said. “The world is such a tiny place now; it seems like everybody needs some exposure to some place other than the U.S.” Helen Reveley’s love for history, especially American history, also makes the President’s House seem an apt home, as she walks the same floors as previous U.S. presidents.

She said that the only change she and her husband have made since moving in was the addition of the grand piano in the living room, which, these days, Taylor Reveley generally only plays on very specific occasions.

“The only time Reveley plays the piano very often now … is when I’m late getting ready to go somewhere,” she said. “And rather than screaming, he’ll come down and play the piano

and it just gets louder and louder. Actually, it’s a pretty nice way to tell me that I’m running late and I’d better speed up.”

The piano does not only serve as a tactful way to usher Helen Reveley out the door, though. She said students are welcome to come by and play, which some have done in the past.

During the Reveleys’ first years in the house, a music student performing her senior recital was the first to use the piano. Since then, former College football player Jonathan Grimes ’12 has also serenaded the Reveleys on their piano.

The tradition of freshmen singing the alma mater on the lawn during orientation is probably the closest most students get to the President’s House during their time at the College, but Helen Reveley said she encourages people to stop by and say hello more frequently — and perhaps in smaller numbers, at a more reasonable hour of the day.

“Just knock on the door,” she said. “We’re usually here. We like to see people. A lot of people feel, ‘I know you’re really busy, we shouldn’t bother you at all.’ But we really do like the students to stop by.”

Student-run coffeehouse brings culture to S. Boundary Open mic nights, ‘Grits Wrestling’ and Elvis artwork make up the student-run Meridian Coffehouse AMANDA Williams THE FLAT HAT

Upon entering the Meridian Coffeehouse, it’s easy to think you’ve suddenly been transported to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Usually full of conversation, the Meridian’s main living room is reserved Thursdays for “open mic night.” Every couch is full, and people line the doorways, listening intently. Some even stand in the little library, dark and overwhelmed with books and novellas. Sitting just off campus at 206 S. Boundary Street, the coffeehouse, completely run by student volunteers, blends in with its neighbors from the outside. Once inside, however, it’s impossible not to notice the artwork on the walls, hanging from ceilings and even from the doorjambs.

All of the art — including the Elvis portrait hanging on the back wall, the abstract painting above the mantle, and the wired, circular piece covering a doorway — is student-made. The menu board, which is currently written in the International Phonetic Alphabet, changes often, usually when inspiration strikes and chalk is available. Before the IPA piece, Boba Fett’s face stated the prices (50 cents for everything). General Manager Alyssa Jerrell ’15 shares the history of the colorful piñata hanging from the middle of the ceiling.

“I found it in my [mom’s] car … and I was like, ‘she doesn’t need this,’ so I put it in the building,” said Jerrell. “That’s kind of how everything in there gets there.”

But the art doesn’t stop there. A second living room, situated at the back and accordingly named “the back room,” has its own kind of decoration.

“People did their community service projects by putting graffiti on our walls,” said Jerrell. “One says ‘get up.’ the other says ‘think.’ I really like those.”

For co-event manager Alaric Powell ’15, the Meridian is also a place for musicians and music lovers. “Open mic night” is more low-key, while additional shows most weekends host both on- and off-campus groups “We’re a venue trying to bring music that people want to see in

Williamsburg, so we’re trying to do that as best we can,” said Powell. “We tend to do a pretty wide variety.”

Past shows have included jazz, folk, punk and screamo groups,

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All of the art in the Meridian Coffeehouse — from the Elvis portrait hanging on the back wall to the wired, circular piece covering the doorway — is fashioned by students.

sometimes in the same night. That wide variety is exactly what prompted Akshay Kumar ’17 to join the staff this year. While attending her first show, she was surprised to find that a place like the Meridian existed at the College of William and Mary.

“I generally liked the music,” said Kumar. “I liked that they had a nice mix of genres and types. I just really liked the place and the scene.

Everyone seemed to be having a good time. People would just get up and dance around, not caring what other people think. It was fun.”

Traditions are big at the Meridian. Coming soon is “Grits Wrestling,” which includes people wrestling on tarps of hot grits. This tradition started over ten years ago for police brutality awareness. How that connects to grits wrestling, according to Jerrell, no one really knows.

“We have a lot of events like that,” said Jerrell. “Nobody’s sure why we do the things we do.”

In the spring, “Sky is Falling” is an all-day music festival put on at the Meridian, which includes six hours of music and food. It also hosts “Art Slam,” a competitive team art competition. Though for Powell, “competitive” is in heavy air quotes. Both events, open to the entire student body, aim to include a wider range of students on campus.

“My goal [as the] general manager is really to just open up the space; it’s pure potential as space,” said Jerrell. “We really want everyone in the campus community who would like to have access to an artistic space and that kind of community to really just take hold of it.”

Even on seemingly regular nights, there is something going on at the Meridian. Wednesdays are “Zombie Zensdays,” which showcase various horror movies. The “zen” comes from the meditation that follows the film (hopefully to prevent nightmares). After meditation, the “Black Sprockets,” the Meridian’s own cycling gang, go on a late-night ride around Williamsburg.

“I don’t like the idea of us just being like a close-knit group where everyone just doesn’t know anything about us,” said Powell. “I want people to know about the Meridian and to come there for the events, to just hang out and have coffee.”

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Beautiful, renowned and technically impeccable So where are the students?

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American Naturalism attracted 26 students in its opening week, slightly above the Muscarelle average. “Frankly I’m kind of amazed that since everyone’s walking by here — it’s an excellent location — that they don’t just stroll in,” said John Spike.

At “American Nauralism” exhibit, Muscarelle draws world-class artists and few attendees MAX CEA FLAT HAT ASSOC. ONLINE EDITOR

American Naturalism is quite straightforward.

As John Spike, Assistant Director for the College of William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art, explained, “Naturalism just means, ultimately, lifelike.”

The Muscarelle’s “American Naturalism” exhibit, which includes impressionistic works, has been on display since Feb. 8 and will remain on display until Jan. 11. The collection of 10 paintings, rendered in the 19th or early 20th century and lent to the museum by the Owens Foundation, is the first thing one sees upon entering the exhibit. Most of the paintings depict nature, a subject matter that, unlike many others, can be admired by everybody.

And yet, the paradox of the exhibit — and to a degree, a larger Muscarelle problem — is that it seems like no one has seen it.

“No one” may be an overstatement, used predominantly to describe the lack of student attendance. Since “American Naturalism” was unveiled, 8,046 people have visited the museum.

Only 734 of those visitors were students.

It’s unclear whether the students were visiting the Muscarelle for the exhibit or just casually visiting the museum as a whole. If “American Naturalism’s” opening week is any indication, it was likely the latter: 26 students visited during opening week, which is only slightly higher than the mean of approximately 21.5 student visitors per week during that time period.

“Frankly, I’m kind of amazed that since everyone’s walking by here — it’s an excellent location — that they don’t just stroll in here and take a peek,” said Spike.

On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 3, Kim Bond ’15 was doing just that.

“I just came for the Muscarelle,” said Bond. “It’s really calming in here. There’s not many people, and you can really forget about everything else outside.”

But Bond wasn’t particularly impressed by naturalism.

“Naturalism is okay. I’m more into postimpressionism — more, I don’t know, the surprise colors. Like, you wouldn’t expect a bridge to be pink, you know.”

Bond’s apathy toward the collection provided an interesting juxtaposition to Spike’s enthusiasm.

“People like impressionism more than any

other style,” Spike said. “They like impressionism because it’s a sunny day. And if it isn’t a sunny day, well, the rain looks rather nice for some reason.

Right?”

The painting that Spike was referring to, Edward Potthast’s “Bathers in the Surf,” depicts a group of women enjoying the ocean on a sunny day at the beach. It’s the image the Muscarelle used to promote the exhibit.

Spike recommended “Bathers in the Surf” as a good painting to start with.

“We can see [Potthast’s] hand in these brush strokes, and yet it has a nice vivacity and a sense of spraying us in the face,” he said, One of the other highlights of the collection is Robert Henri’s “Portrait of Mrs. Haseltine.” It stands out as a rather large portrait, strategically displayed in the middle of the teal colored wall, surrounded by a collection that consists mostly of landscapes.

“So people will settle on one thing and not just see them in a row, you tend to put the most important picture in the center of the wall,” Spike said. “At any rate, what [Robert Henri and a group of painters he belonged to, called ‘The Eight’] wanted to do is move away from the glamour of Victorian society and show people more warts and all. And the way this is done — you see in this very broad way; if you look at it close up it’s not so realistic.”

The exhibit certainly has highlights, but as Muscarelle benefactor Patty Owens said, “Any one of those artists, for the most part, someone

who is involved in the art world would definitely know them. Many of them are represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.”

On the other hand, “Celebrating the American Scene,” the exhibit that neighbors and complements “American Naturalism,” according to Spike, does not have a particular highlight, and was produced by less accomplished artists.

Yet, students are drawn to the exhibit because of its approachability.

“In a strange way, amateur or beginning painters feel a sort of sympathy towards the artists who are less impressive technically,” he said. “They see it a little bit closer to where they are today.”

Given the pervasive subject matter — the natural world — of American Naturalism, it’s a bit ironic to hear the exhibit described as one that’s not the most approachable for students. But it makes sense: The featured artists are renowned in the art world, but virtually anonymous outside of it — they’re American, but not quite contemporary, and the paintings are gorgeous, but not flashy, not sexy.

When asked what she thought of Theodore Earl Butler’s “Les Regates,” one of the more vivacious pieces in the exhibit, Bond replied, “It’s just like all cool colors, which doesn’t interest me as much.

It’s not as dynamic, you know. There isn’t a play with the hot. And there isn’t a lot of drama to the painting.”

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Morning wood? More like morning should...

Some people use alarm clocks. But if you struggle when the cocks crow, here’s an idea for you.

Ask any college student: Mornings can be rough. It can be daunting to hear the alarm go off and think of all the things that have to get done that day. While getting frisky first thing in the morning might not be the first thing on your mind, setting the alarm a few minutes early and having a little extra time in the sack can be a complement to a balanced breakfast.

There is considerable scientific evidence to suggest that sunrise sex can get you off on the right foot for the day, as both males and females are at peak levels of testosterone in the morning. For non-science types like myself, that means it’s peak arousal

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begin your day by doing the deed.

You do not have to let logistical concerns get in the way of a little morning session. Let’s be honest; you were going to hit the snooze button anyway. Spend those extra few minutes doing something that will leave you in a good mood for the rest of the day. Think about it — would you rather stumble to your morning class, or stumble to your morning class after having sex? The choice is clear. If you are stressed about all the things you have to accomplish that day, you will be calmer and better able to handle it all after a little intimacy. There are a

few considerations to keep in mind.

First, regular morning sex generally goes hand in hand with steady relationships. You have to be waking up next to the same person pretty regularly. If you are generally in a “hit it and quit it” situation, this is not something you will get to experience often. It’s a trade-off. Second, one of you will generally wake up first. You need to be considerate of the fact that your partner may not immediately be on the same page as you. You do not want to be in a situation where your potential morning romp turns into one of you feeling physically or

Think about it — would you rather stumble to your morning class, or stumble to your morning class after having sex?

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for the both of you. While it may take a little time to shake the sleepiness, things can be more intense than in the evening when you’ve both had a long day and don’t have the chemical boost working in your favor. Not a morning person? You’ll probably be well awake by the time you’re done with your morning romp. Furthermore, the endorphin rush that follows will leave you feeling relaxed and with more energy for the day ahead. Sex also leaves you looking healthy and more attractive, so you can start your day with an extra boost of confidence.

These are only a few of the reasons to

emotionally hurt. Take a little time to warm up.

Morning sex does not just feel great; it also helps to build your relationship. It is a great way to start the day feeling close to your partner.

There is something pretty fantastic about that moment of mutual acknowledgement that you’re both headed to school or work in a very good mood. If you both have to get out the door, you can send each other off feeling excellent. If you have the morning to yourselves, you will not feel as though you have wasted the day if you spend it in bed together.

Some people are morning people, and some people are not. Believe me, though, everybody can stand to have more morning sex in their lives. Set the alarm a little early and start your day in the best possible way. It might just make your 9 a.m. biology lecture more tolerable.

Catherine Mahoney is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who no longer dreads the alarm.

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Billy Owens ’95 Over the span of 90 matches started, Owens tallied a school-record 41 assists alongside 111 career points.

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Tracey Leinbach ’81 After claiming the Virginia state title for three years (1978-80), Leinbach helped the College win the 1981 Division II national title.

Leinbach left the College averaging 82.9 strokes per round, with recordlow fall and spring scoring averages.

Ashleigh Rabe ’94 Finishing as the College’s second-leading all-time scorer wasn’t enough for Rabe, who also lead the Tribe to its first ever Colonial Athletic Association Champtionship game.

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Dan Stimson After 25 years as the director of the College’s track and field program, Stimson turned his attention to the throwers in 2011. While director, Stimson’s squads won over half, 52 percent, of the possible Colonial Athletic Association titles.

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Lisa Rayner ’96 Arguably the College’s best jumper of all-time, Rayner graduated with 20 first place finishes scattered between long jump, triple jump and high jump.

Rayner’s indoor and outdoor high jump marks still stand as the program’s best.

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Carrie Moore ’99 In four years, Moore never experienced a losing season. In fact, Moore’s squads won the Colonial Athletic Association and appeared in the National Collegiate Athletic Association post-season play for four consecutive years.

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Trevor Spracklin ’01 With 110 singles victories and 113 doubles wins, Spracklin ranks as the College’s all-time leader in both singles and doubles wins. Spracklin reached as high as No. 734 in singles and No. 319 in doubles in professional play after graduating.

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Debbie Hill As volleyball coach for 30 years, Hill enjoyed a 587-413 overall record that also saw a 56-match win streak within the Colonial Athletic Association. Tribe Athletics dubs Hill one of the “founding mothers” of modern women’s athletics.

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Ann Saunders ’03 Aside from a laundry-list of top-five rankings in the school’s records, Saunders is better remembered for her role in advancing the College to its first two trips to the National Collegiate Athletic Association postseason. Saunders finished with 120 points.

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David Corley, Jr. ’03 The last four-year starting quarterback, Corley didn’t miss a snap over 45 games.

Corley finished his career with a 2001 Colonial Athletic Association title, 73 touchdowns, a 57.9 completion percentage and an average of 245 yards per game.

FOOTBALL

Villanova’s top ranked offense looks to spoil Tribe Homecoming The College is looking to recover from a 32-3 loss at New Hampshire, but No. 5 Villanova is coming up next MICK SLOAN FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR The situation was familiar for William and Mary fans, as the Tribe trailed No. 3 New Hampshire 15-3 entering halftime last Saturday in Durham, N.H. The College had shaken off halftime deficits of 19-9 against Lafayette and 14-3 against Stony Brook and prevailed with strong second halves, so there appeared to be Cluley little need to panic.

But the comeback never materialized, and the Tribe’s dreams of a third straight win dissolved into the nightmare of a 32-3 road loss.

The loss dropped the No. 11 Tribe (42, 1-1 CAA) from its first top 10 ranking in three years, and the performance was likely the worst of the College’s season. New Hampshire held the Tribe to 217 yards and just 105 yards on 30 passing attempts from sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley. By contrast, New Hampshire overwhelmed the College’s defense with 402 yards. The

HOMECOMING EVENTS Football: vs. No. 5 Villanova, 3:30 p.m.

Sat. Basketball: Open Practice 9 a.m. Sat. Intrasquad, 11:30 a.m. Sat. Field hockey: vs. Temple, 2 p.m. Sat. Men’s soccer: vs. Delaware, 7 p.m. Sat. Women’s soccer: vs. Elon, 2 p.m. Sun. Volleyball: vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m. Fri.

matchup was supposed to be a titanic clash between two top-10 conference rivals, but the numbers indicated that the Tribe didn’t belong on the field with New Hampshire.

The College is in desperate need of a confidence-restoring win, but its upcoming opponent, No. 5 Villanova (5-1, 3-0 CAA), will be difficult. The Wildcats are averaging 41.8 points per game so far, boasting a punishing rush attack and a star in quarterback John Robertson.

Robertson, the pre-season CAA Offensive Player of the Year, has met all expectations for Villanova: He has completed 71 percent of his passes for 1456 yards and 20 touchdowns against just one interception. If the Tribe’s defensive line cannot pressure

Robertson, the Wildcat quarterback will carve up the Tribe secondary, just as he has read every defense Villanova has faced. However, the Tribe cannot afford to focus solely on Robertson, as the Wildcats average 237.8 rushing yards per game. If their first six games are any indication, there is no simple response for the fine-tuned Villanova offense.

Simply put, the College will struggle to compete with Villanova if it does not show some offensive improvement.

The Tribe’s longest gain against New Hampshire was a 21-yard rush by freshman receiver DeVonte Dedmon; otherwise, the College lacked any offensive spark. Cluley’s 3.5 yards per attempt and senior receiver Tre McBride’s four yards per catch were season lows — the College has to improve those figures against Villanova.

A Homecoming victory over Villanova is possible for the Tribe, although it will be a challenge. The College’s defensive line needs to dominate the line of scrimmage, both to slow down the Wildcats’ running game and disrupt Robertson’s outstanding rhythm. Though the College has stalwarts in the defensive backfield — including senior linebacker Airek Green

and senior safety Ivan Tagoe — their efforts will be fruitless if the College cannot seal running lanes and apply consistent quarterback pressure.

Offensively, the game plan is nothing new. The College has to establish a running threat with junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor, and Cluley has to perform like he did against Stony Brook, when he threw for 243 yards and showed poise under pressure. The Tribe has to complete deep passes — simply attempting them will not be enough to keep the Wildcats honest defensively.

Finally, the College cannot afford to commit turnovers; if anything, it needs to force Villanova’s offense into rare miscues to turn the tide of the game.

With so many conditions necessary for victory, logic says that the College will struggle against Villanova. But in this chaotic season, which has featured multiple double-digit comebacks and a thrilling overtime victory, a win certainly isn’t out of the question.

The College will look to secure a Homecoming victory over Villanova at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Zable Stadium.

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Junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson and the College defense faces a test against Villanova.

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