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School of Ed’s dining critiqued Poor service, odd hours raise ire MEILAN SOLLY THE FLAT HAT

Graduate students at the College of William and Mary’s School of Education recently voiced concerns regarding service at the school’s only dining option, the Monticello Cafe.

The cafe opened this fall as part of the College’s transition of dining providers from Aramark to Sodexo USA. Despite positive experiences at the start of the academic year, students said it now faces problems.

“I was impressed the first few weeks with the quality and preparation, but since then, it’s been night and day,” Julie Marsh Ph.D. ’16 said.

Issues cited by students include lack of ingredients needed to complete various menu items, closings during scheduled hours of operation, slow service and insufficient employee training.

Second year Ph. D. candidate Diana Hernandez described several occasions when the cafe lacked necessary ingredients.

While cafe workers offered alternative options, they ultimately did not have the ingredients needed to serve the alternatives.

Marsh said that she has visited the cafe on multiple days only to find that it was not open during its posted hours of operation. She also discussed the extended wait time at the cafe.

“I’ve gone [to the cafe] in between meetings wanting a quick sandwich, and I’m still waiting there 20 minutes later,” Marsh said. “This should be a five-minute or less process.”

Ed. D. candidate Amanda Armstrong added that inadequate employee training can create unnecessarily long waiting times.

“I had to wait a significant amount of time for an espresso drink, and I understand they’re training, but it was obvious they were walking these people step-by-step. … That’s something they should’ve done before opening,” she said.

Hernandez said she believes service problems at the Monticello Cafe have had negative effects See DINING page 3

Class of 2018 sees 12-point gap in acceptance rates between female, male applicants

28.8 percent of the 8,896 women who applied to the College in 2013 were accepted

40.8 percent of the 5,150 men who applied to the College in 2013 were accepted

The College accepted 2,562 female applicants

The College accepted 2,101 male applicants.

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The size of the symbols represent the number of applicants by gender in 2013. The colored portions indicate the percentage of applicants accepted. The data used to create this graphic is taken from the Common Data Set.

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Across the country, college acceptance rates are on the decline. Now more than ever, it is easier to apply to and harder to get into any given college.

According to the College of William and Mary’s Common Data Set, for every two men who apply to the College of William and Mary, three women apply. However, the acceptance rates for women are lower than the admittance rates for men.

Associate professor of sociology and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies Gul Ozyegin said she thinks that while the statistics relating to gender are less than desirable, they don’t tell the entire story.

“From a professor’s point of view, it is such a delight when you have a class full of many different points of view and students tremendously benefit from those kinds of environments,” she said.

“Gender diversity is important but diversity is not just race and gender; it is personal experience and background.”

Personal experience, however, can be hard to quantify. The Common Data Set is a joint effort by the College Board, U.S. News and World Report and Peterson’s to provide students and parents with accurate, timely statistics and information about colleges and universities.

According to the most recent Common Data Set, women compose approximately 60 percent of the annual applicant pool; they make up approximately 55 percent of each incoming class. However, Tim Wolfe, Interim Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission, said he doesn’t see this as a major issue.

“One can always speculate as to why more women than men apply to William & Mary, but ultimately it comes down to the decision of individual students,

each with their own preferences,” Wolfe said in an email. “Again though, the fact that there is simply a larger pool of college-bound women overall to begin with significantly impacts this.”

The overall acceptance rate for the College hovers around 33 percent. Last fall, acceptance rates for women were at about 25 percent, while men were See GENDER page 3

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Naked and afraid in Williamsburg College maintains Trespassing students doing Triathlon risk being banned, possibly being arrested IRIS HYON THE FLAT HAT

When students attempt to complete the College of William and Mary’s Triathlon, they may encounter an unplanned fourth leg of the race: getting banned from Colonial Williamsburg.

Both alumnus Brian Comiskey ’14 and

a current student who wishes to remain anonymous were caught jumping the Governor’s Palace wall after hours by the Williamsburg police and the College’s police force. In 2010, Comiskey was issued a citation that banned him from returning to Colonial Williamsburg after hours for two years. The anonymous student was banned in 2013 with the threat of a fine should a second

transgression occur in Colonial Williamsburg.

“The tradition of jumping the wall encourages other non-students to do the same.

[The Williamsburg Police Department and Colonial Williamsburg] have a duty to protect the people who live, work and visit the area,” Williamsburg Police Department Spokesman See BANNED page 3

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House Bill 28, a bill proposed last year in the Virginia House of Delegates, would have required 75 percent of incoming students to Virginia state universities to be domicile residents of Virginia.

Although House Bill 28 died in the House in February, it is only one of many attempts the state legislature has made to increase in-state students’ acceptance rates at Virginia’s public universities.

“Similar bills are introduced in the General Assembly most every year,” Vice President of Finance at the College of William and Mary Sam Jones said in an email. “The percentages and particulars may differ, but the intent is the same, to open up more undergraduate slots for in-state students.”

Currently, around 35 percent of each incoming class at the College is comprised of out-ofstate students. At the University of Virginia, 32 percent of the undergraduate student body is out-of-state.

“This varies state by state, but in general, I would say the recent trend has been for many public universities to seek an increasing number of out-ofstate students,” Interim Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Tim Wolfe said in email.

The University of California system is considering limiting the number of out-of-state students as legislators struggle to find the right balance. The UCLA freshman class is 30.1 percent out-of-state students.

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Sunday, Oct. 19 — An incident of possession of marajuana and underage possession of alcohol was reported on Ukrop Way.

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According to the Richmond TimesDispatch, the Bruton Parish Church began a fifteen-month long celebration of its 300th anniversary Saturday. Retired Rev. Richard Chartres, the former Bishop of London, ushered in the church’s festive year as a guest preacher. The celebrations will continue through next December, according to the church’s website. They will include guest sermons from Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori and Bishop of North Carolina Michael Curry.

Virginia ups Ebola monitoring Virginia is among six states that actively monitor travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to an article in The Washington Post. Seventy percent of travelers arriving in the U.S. from these countries are headed to Virginia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Georgia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday morning that these travelers will be carefully monitored for signs of Ebola in an individual assessment as well as a 21day monitoring plan. If a traveler shows symptoms, they may be quarantined.

McAuliffe’s ethics panel meets Governor Terry McAuliffe’s (D. Va) Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government met for the first time Monday according to an article in The Washington Post.

The commission will discuss the study of nonpartisan redistricting, judicial appointments and a multitude of other topics, including gifts and loans to public officials. McAuliffe created the commission following former Governor Robert and Maureen McDonnell’s conviction of corruption after they accepted $77,000 dollars in gifts.

Males accepted at higher rates than women GENDER from page 1

accepted at over 40 percent. Approximately one of every four accepted students ended up enrolling.

Sixteen years ago, in the fall of 1997, men made up 36.7 percent of the applicant pool. Of the 2,418 men who applied, 51.4 percent were accepted and 42.9 percent of the 4,173 female applicants were accepted — this translates to a difference of roughly eight percentage points.

Of the men accepted, 42.4 percent (526) enrolled as full-time students. Of the women accepted, 44.8 percent (802) enrolled as fulltime students. The incoming class for the fall of 1998 was 39.6 percent male.

Eight years ago, in the fall of 2005, men made up 37.8 percent of the applicant pool. Of the 4,006 male applicants, 39.8 percent were admitted and 25.7 percent of the 6,604 female applicants were admitted. In 2005, there was a difference of about 14 percentage points between the admittance rate of men and the admittance rate of women. Men comprised 46.7 percent of the incoming class for the fall of 2006.

Four years ago, in the fall of 2009, men comprised 35.9 percent of the applicant pool.

Of the 4,457 men who applied, 44.7 percent were admitted. Of the 7,652 women who applied, 27 percent were admitted. Of the 1,993 men who were admitted, 33.2 percent enrolled.

Of the 2,065 women who were admitted, 35.3 percent enrolled. Men comprised 47.6 percent of the incoming class for 2010.

In the fall of 2013, men made up 36.7 percent of the applicant pool. Of those 5,150 men, 40.8 percent were admitted. Of the 8,896 female applicants, 28.8 percent were admitted, which makes for a difference of twelve percentage points between the genders. Of the 2,101 men admitted, 31 percent ended up enrolling and 32.3 percent of the 2,564 women admitted enrolled. Men comprised 44.1 percent of the incoming class for 2014 (the class of 2018).

Men generally comprise 35-40 percent of the College’s applicant pool. They are consistently admitted at a higher rate than women, but admitted women enroll at consistently higher percentages than admitted men. Women consistently comprise over 50 percent of a class’s population.

Wolfe said that when reading statistics specific about a particular college, it is important to take a national perspective.

“Nationally, about 57 percent of students

in college are female. William & Mary’s undergraduate population tends to be close to that with between 55-58 percent of the freshman class female in the past few years,” Wolfe said. “Additionally, it is not uncommon for liberal arts colleges and universities in general to attract a greater proportion of female applicants. Likewise, engineering programs still tend to be heavily male, which can swing the balance some, simply based on whether a university has an engineering school or not.”

Brendan McNamara ’16 said he thinks that although gender distribution is important, it should never become the sole consideration for an applicant. McNamara has been a tour guide since his freshman year and said through his experiences, he has realized that whether or not a student chooses to apply to a given school depends on how the offerings that college brings to the table line up with his or her preferences and priorities.

“No matter the distribution of applicants, the College works to have a vibrant student body that will uphold our strong academic reputation and vivacious traditions, while also advancing the College ahead,” McNamara said.

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Committee on Sustainability hosts students Second annual Sustainability Summit highlights three viewpoints on sustainability talia schmitt the flat hat

Approximately 60 staff members and students gathered inside the School of Education Saturday, Oct. 25 to talk about sustainability in the second annual Sustainability Summit.

“The summit started last year just like everything else at William and Mary — with a little resources and a lot of passion,” Committee on Sustainability co-director and environmental science professor Dennis Taylor said, The summit, organized by the Committee on Sustainability, was a product of a green fee grant and dedication from the student and sustainability fellows — Sharon Hartzell ’14 and Patrick Foley ’12.

COS programs and education subcommittee co-Chair Natalie Hurd ’16, sustainability director Calandra Waters-Lake, professor Andrew Fisher and Summit Working Group volunteers organized this year’s event.

“The summit was designed with the intent to bring individuals and organizations together in order to facilitate increased communication and innovation, and I think we achieved that

goal,” Hurd said.

The summit was split into three sections: defining sustainability through professors, through students and through food.

Each professor looked at the subject of sustainability through a different lens.

Fisher used a historical perspective.

“History helps us see how we got into these messes,” Fisher said. “By understanding the past, we have a better idea of what will work in the future. A sustainable future would be one where both human and non-human life can be adequately sustained.”

Student interns also spoke about their experiences working in the environmental field.

Akshay Deverakonda ’15 interned for the Environmental Protection Agency during the fall of 2012 through the William and Mary in Washington program. He noted how, although Washington, D.C. is filled with people with economic backgrounds, his employers told him that getting a science degree was the way to go.

“On one side you need to understand the economics behind environmental politics — the ‘hey this might save you money’ attitude — but on the other hand if you have a science degree you stand out

among the sea of government majors,” he said. “With a science background, you make the concepts more accessible.”

Audrey Kriva ’17, the founder of DormMania, also gave advice to students who may want to start green initiatives.

“It is really important to do your research ahead of time, share ownership, and break your project into easy-to-follow steps. However, everybody has their own way of doing things and that’s important to recognize that too,” Kriva said.

The last panel discussed sustainable food. Committee on Sustainability member and leader of Campus Gardens Nora Jackson ’16 said she sees the sustainable food process as cyclical.

“We do not want to have any inputs that lead to outputs that fall on people,” she said. “We need to think about how our food choices impact other people and places. We must always vote with our dollar.”

Lisa Lawrence, Virginia Institute on Marine Science Seafood Educator, reiterated the point of responsible food practices.

“Eat what’s fresh. Eat what’s in season.

It’s like when you go to Food Lion and see a cheaper shrimp option from Thailand and a more expensive alternative from the

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on the School of Education as a whole.

“Many [students] are here from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. or 12 a.m.,” Hernandez said. “It’s a very long day, so between graduate assistantships, classes and just the scholarship we’re working on, we don’t have the option to leave campus. We’re left to order something from delivery, and there aren’t too many options in Williamsburg for that.”

Some individuals, like Armstrong, have stopped visiting the cafe altogether. Armstrong said she has not eaten there in four weeks, instead opting for what is, in her view, a more reliable option: Starbucks.

Students are not the only individuals affected by these issues — administrators, faculty and community members who travel to the School of Education for conferences also rely on the cafe.

“[These issues] reflect poorly on the School of Education as a whole when [it’s] hosting conferences and the cafeteria isn’t able to service our guests,” Hernandez said.

Marsh and Hernandez have communicated their concerns to the manager of the cafe in a series of emails.

The main intent of these exchanges was to outline the issues observed and request a feedback system for the cafe.

In response, the manager suggested that Hernandez form a committee, consisting of students and faculty of the School of Education, which could meet monthly to discuss dining services at the school.

A similar committee exists at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law. “It is not our responsibility to create committees and resolve issues under contractual agreement [between the vendor and the school],” Hernandez said. “Our responsibility as tuition-paying

students is to our scholarship.”

Despite communication between students and the cafe, Marsh expressed uncertainty as to if changes have been made.

“I hope at this point [the café] is listening and trying to make things better, but is it 100% resolved? [That is] yet to be seen,” she said. “We’re at a tipping point right now. We might simply, as students, stop using the power of our dollar there.”

In Hernandez’s view, followthrough and open dialogue are the keys to showing the community that the cafe should provide the level of service it promised in the beginning of the yea ar.

“We shouldn’t be past midsemester wondering if we have access to nutritional meals in our building,” Hernandez said. “Mutual support [means the cafe] will provide us with nutritional needs when we’re here for lots of hours, and we in turn will support the business. … It’s a relationship, and it should be a positive one.”

United States — choose the one from the U.S.” she said. “By choosing the one from the U.S., you know it has gone through the U.S. regulations, whereas for the option abroad, you can’t be so sure.”

The last part of the summit was dedicated to ecological restoration, the idea of recovering a damaged eco-system.

Keynote speaker Paddy Woodworth, a former journalist for The Irish Times and author of “Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Strategy,” discussed how what many people consider as “natural” is sometimes

socially constructed by humans over time.

In this way, he challenged the audience to look at the human and nature dynamic differently.

“Ecological restoration … gives people hope. It shows us that people can engage in an ecosystem that will make that system richer — more biodiverse, function better and I think that’s very exciting,” Woodworth said. “A lot of people have an idea that you can only destroy or preserve and restoration is a different approach which shows us that we belong in nature and we can have a good role in nature as

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The second annual Sustainability Summit was held at the College’s School of Education Saturday.

In-state percentages reviewed BILL from page 1

According to Wolfe, public universities seek out-of-state students to help bolster their academic reputation and national visibility.

Out-of-state students are also sought for financial reasons. As financial support from state governments decreases, universities have to look elsewhere for a source of income.

“As state support diminishes, state schools have tried to recruit more broadly,” Chancellor Professor of Economics Robert Archibald said.

If House Bill 28 or a similar bill were to pass, the College would face financial difficulty. Furthermore, funding for higher education has been steadily falling, increasing the financial burden on state universities. In 1980, 42.8 percent of the College’s operating budget came from state funds, compared to the 13.4 percent in 2013, according to a chart put together by the Office of Finance.

“We certainly can’t afford to reduce the percentage of out-of-state students unless the state agreed to cover the difference,” Brian Whitson, Associate Vice President of Communications and University Relations, said in an email.

In April 2013, the College introduced the William and Mary Promise and offered a fouryear tuition guarantee to Virginia residents, ensuring that the cost of tuition would not rise during their time at the College.

This agreement was in part a response to the pressure to increase in-state admissions, Jones said.

“Rather than change the ratio, the College’s response has been to slightly increase in-state enrollments,” Jones said. “The William & Mary Promise includes increasing overall in-state enrollment by 150 students over a four year period.”

A part of the commitment was lowering the borrowing of money for in-state students.

“As part of the William and Mary Promise, we made a commitment to lower required borrowing for needy Virginians,” Director of Financial Aid Ed Irish said in an email.

This means that if a measure designed to ensure a higher percentage of in-state residents were to be passed in the House of Delegates, the College could be placed in a difficult financial position.

“It would be really very difficult for us to maintain our current budget with that requirement,” Archibald said.

Police enforce security in Colonial Williamsburg Students discuss run-ins with police in neighboring 18th century town BANNED from page 1

Major Greg Riley said in an email. “That duty becomes increasingly complicated with an action like this one, where there is no differentiation between students and non, or those with innocent intentions and those with criminal intentions.”

Comiskey and the anonymous student said that they recognize the validity of these security concerns and said that the ban didn’t adversely affect their time at the College. Comiskey said that because of the difficulty of enforcing the ban, he viewed it as a warning to prevent students from jumping the wall again or breaking rules in Colonial Williamsburg.

“The ban is a slap on the wrist,” the anonymous student said. “I don’t think anyone is going to give me a fine for getting

my books or just having lunch with my family [in Colonial Williamsburg.]”

Joe Straw, Public Relations Manager at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, said that whether someone is denied access to a certain area of Colonial Williamsburg is determined on an individual basis.

“Safety and security are paramount responsibilities of Colonial Williamsburg; therefore, we reserve the right to restrict individual access to private areas when an individual’s actions demonstrate a risk to the safety of guests, employees, or themselves or to physical security. These matters are handled in a proprietary, caseby-case fashion and the Foundation does not issue statistics,” Straw said in email.

Comiskey and the anonymous student, however, took issue with the process of being questioned by the police. The

anonymous student said that the extensive questioning of each person individually was unnecessary.

“We were forced to stand outside the Governor’s Palace with our hands up, in the cold, just waiting for them to figure out what to do with us. … One of the cops was very aggressive, threatening to arrest us and have us spend a night in jail,” Comiskey said. “It was very clear that we were students. None of us had records and we were all freshmen at the time.”

Comiskey and the anonymous student said that they would like to see more leniency with the police’s behavior, especially toward first-time offenders.

“I didn’t hurt anybody,” the anonymous student said. “Unless there was some grandma out at 1 a.m. who’s really sensitive to naked teenagers.”

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Colonial Williamsburg is home to reenactors and tourists, but is also sometimes the site of College of William and Mary student misbehavior and mischief.

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Why courting belongs in the past describe a chapter. The Greek community uses words like “douchey,” “slutty,” “rapey” and “prudish” to describe the personalities of the chapters. The stereotypes lend themselves to superficial criteria for deciding the superiority of a chapter. Such language implies that a group of people is associated with overly simplified and negative concepts just because of which letters they wear rather than their actions or unique personalities. The stereotypes strip away the individualism that each member is supposed to bring to a chapter. The fact that these words make up the criteria for the Greek life hierarchy is shallow and infuriating.

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST Even after a fraternity spends thousands of dollars on a sorority, It is a tradition in the Greek community that fraternities ask there is still a chance the sorority will just say no. One of my male sororities to the next year’s Homecoming the day after the current year’s friends told me that a sorority can add an extra week onto voting when Homecoming ends. During this time, fraternities present sororities they are asked by a “low tier” fraternity, so that a “high tier” fraternity with lavish gifts for a week in order to have a week of parties with that that gets rejected will have the opportunity to ask another sorority. The sorority a year from now. Let me reiterate: We make decisions about sorority wants the two fraternities to compete in order to receive the what only amounts to a week of partying set to take place a year away. most gifts and attention and have a choice to pick the higher-tiered Even more striking is the amount of money, (read: fraternity dues), that fraternity. We are perpetuating a double standard that says women like goes toward buying the gifts, which can add up to thousands of dollars being wooed with money and status, but do not want to be sexually in food, alcohol, flowers and other excessive objectified. nonsense.

This whole system is completely outdated.

We make decisions about The Homecoming pairings feed into the Sorority women choosing a fraternity strictly what only amounts to a week based on their quality of gifts and social rank “ranking” of chapters that occurs online and of partying set to take place a propagate many of the negative stereotypes that by word of mouth, in which students discuss year away. which fraternities are better than others. prevail throughout the Greek community. We as Greek life is based on a tier system, and it a campus need to see outside the rigid courting appears that the perceived quality of each chapter is dependent on only rules, perhaps letting sororities ask fraternities or even other sororities a few factors; their date to Homecoming is a substantial one. Sororities to Homecoming, or letting two fraternities take one sorority if all parties vote on what fraternity is allowed to take them based on the quality of involved agree that that would lead to a better quality Homecoming the gifts received and the fraternity’s place in the social hierarchy. I once next fall. Or if we can agree that women do not want to be objectified, heard a sorority woman say that she had to vote for a particular fraternity we could reject the courting process altogether. because if she voted for the lower-ranking fraternity, “a good frat will The financial and social costs associated with Homecoming never ask us to Homecoming again,” illustrating this damaging obsession courting fully outweigh the benefits of free alcohol and men in suits with a social hierarchy. bringing women food. Your chapter’s rank is only important to a small This week of luxury is fun for the sororities, but other, greater costs population of college students who are all destined to forget once affect all chapters involved. First, a slew of negative language prevails they enter the professional world. I ask that we all take a step back during the week after Homecoming. In order to assess chapters, and reevaluate our traditions in order to move forward into a more sororities and fraternities stereotype each other by using a few words to progressive Greek community.

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“We are, after all, the College of William and Mary, not the College of Mary and Mary.”

It seems that former Dean of Admissions Henry Broaddus — who said this in 2009 in response to a question about why men are admitted to the College of William and Mary at much higher rates than women — meant his comment to be taken lightly. But gender discrimination should never be taken lightly.

Last fall, 40.8 percent of male applicants were accepted to the College. For female applicants, that number is only 28.8 percent. The rationale for this is that many more women than men apply to the College, and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions wants to admit equal numbers of both genders. Even if some of the women who were denied admission are more qualified than some of the men who were accepted.

With a 12-point discrepancy between male and female acceptance rates, it’s clear that some of these highly qualified female students are rejected because of their gender. And just as women should receive equal salaries as men for doing equal work, just as they should be trusted in leadership roles, women should be accepted to college at rates equal to men’s.

It is bad enough that women are consistently paid less than men for the same work, are less likely to ask for raises, and are underrepresented in the most lucrative professions. To hold women to higher standards than men in the admissions process sends the message that in every aspect of their lives, their gender will be an impediment to their success.

While women have historically been held to higher academic and professional standards than men, these problems are something the College should transcend, not perpetuate.

The College should not fear a student body that consists of significantly more women than it does at present. This student body would be more reflective of the College’s applicant pool, but more importantly, it would allow the school to admit the most qualified students. The admissions office’s biggest priority needs to be the caliber of its students.

By admitting these qualified women, the College would create pivotal connections for women in the workplace and build future leaders that young girls across the world could try to emulate.

Even in the United States, we are far from achieving gender equality; by not discriminating against women in the admissions process, the College could set the standard for all liberal arts colleges.

The admissions office’s nonsensical bias toward men is invidious and harmful to the women who apply to the College. There’s a fair way for more men to be accepted to the College: They submit more competitive applications and they apply in higher numbers. Until then, the College must accept the qualified women who apply.

The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Abby Boyle, Matt Camarda, Zachary Frank, Meredith Ramey and Ellen Wexler. The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 650 words. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. Email submissions to fhopinions@gmail.com.

GUEST COLUMN

Seeking common ground to help graduates pay off loans Mark Warner

THE FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

My story may be much like yours: I was the first in my family to graduate from college. I was able to pay for my degree by working part time and taking on student debt. And after finishing my education, I tried to start a business but failed — not once, but twice.

What I learned through those experiences is something that no one tells you. Getting it right the first time is the exception, not the rule. Fortunately, I was able to get back on my feet, and my third attempt ultimately became the company Nextel. But I would not have had three chances to try — and fail — if I had faced the same amount of student debt that today’s students face.

This September I met with students in the Wren Building for a discussion about the impact of student debt. Today, college graduates in Virginia carry nearly $30,000 in student loan debt. That means too many young people are being forced to put off decisions about starting a family, launching

a startup business or buying a home because of the burden of student debt.

As a result, I have rolled up my sleeves and worked with Republicans and Democrats on specific proposals that will go a long way towards helping young Virginians prepare for college, responsibly manage their student loan debts, and find good jobs upon graduation.

These ideas include my work with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio to make the costs and benefits of college much more transparent, and to help students and their parents make more informed decisions when picking a college.

For those facing student loan debts upon graduation, I have proposed capping the amount of loan repayments at ten percent of your monthly income, and providing employers with the option to offer $5,000 pre-tax to help employees pay off their student debts directly.

After graduation, students should have access to world-class jobs in all parts of the Commonwealth. I am working across the aisle to reduce unnecessary regulations so startups can thrive and to embrace new methods like crowdfunding so that our entrepreneurs have easier access to capital.

With the right policies in place, I believe that the next Google or Facebook could start right here in the Commonwealth.

It is these types of bipartisan efforts that prove that the foundation of good policy is not based on whether you are a Democrat

or a Republican; it’s about whether you are solving the problems facing Virginians.

That is why when word got out about the unacceptably long wait times for veterans’ health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Democrats and Republicans worked together to quickly pass a comprehensive fix. I am proud that my initiative to have I-T “SWAT” teams assess and help the VA was included in the final bill and is currently underway.

Working to find commonsense solutions for Virginians is also why I partnered with the Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic housed at the College of William and Mary’s Law School to promote its innovative program to reduce the backlog for veterans’ disability claims. The clinic has had extraordinary success. It is now recognized as a national “Best Practice” program and is being used as a model to address Va. backlog across the country.

So whether it is reducing the burden of student debt or fulfilling our commitment to our military men, women and veterans, I will continue to work with both sides of the aisle to find ways to expand opportunity and move Virginia forward.

We have just a few days until the Virginia Senate election Nov. 4. Then we’re going to go back to Washington, roll up our sleeves, and keep reaching out, keep recognizing that you’ve got to find that common ground.

And if you give me the honor of rehiring me, I’ll spend every day working to do just that.

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Curator of “Breaking Ground” and visiting professor of art and art history Eliot Dudik noted that efforts to build the College’s fledgling photography program into a more complete offering are still “ongoing.” Development of the program will include construction of a digital lab and dark room.

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tudents with a passion for photography might have been surprised to find out that a photography department has never existed at the College of William and Mary. However, this may soon change, as the College celebrates the launch of its photography program with a contemporary photography exhibition titled “Breaking Ground.”

In the lobby of Andrews Hall the first and second floor have been transformed into a gallery of contemporary photographic works,

Something to stumble upon

110 photographers showing work at exhibit in Andrews CAROL PENG // flat hat PHOTOS EDITOR

including photo prints, handmade books, video art, sculptural works and installations.

The exhibition represents the initiation of the official photography program at the College, breaking ground on the College’s 321-year history to establish a formal photography program.

“We and the Dean’s Office of Arts & Sciences are very supportive of this initiation of photography as a course material in the department of art and art history,” said Kate Conley, Dean of Arts and Science, in the opening remarks of the reception.

The exhibition consists of a variety of contemporary photographs from 110 artists, who have diverse backgrounds and experiences in art and photography.

Photographer Meg Griffiths shared her perspective on the meaning of her artwork “Miel y Sandia (Honey & Watermelon),” a finished breakfast plate with watermelon and a little bear-shaped bottle of honey standing on the side.

“I was on a trip in Cuba and stayed in a private house that was kind of like [a] bed and breakfast. This is the breakfast scene that I took in the house,” Griffiths said. “Part of the point of this photo is that it is specific to Cuba in terms of culture but it is also universal, which could be found anywhere outside the country.”

Griffiths also discussed the ideas she wants to convey through the photo. “[Before my travels,] I only had American notions of what Cuba was like. However, when I got there, I found it to be very different. There are a lot of stereotypes; some of those are true, yet I found that Cuba is actually quite different from my previous expectations.”

According to Griffiths, “Miel y Sandia” is one component of an overall project series called “Casa Particular (Private Home),” which attempts to dispel typical American ideas that may differ from reality.

Another photographer, Ashley Kauschinger, shed light on what motivated her to become a professional photographer.

“I feel like photography can be a difficult path,” she said. “How to make a living off this career might cause some people to hesitate when trying to decide. I was very interested in people and story. You have to follow your passion in order to do it well … You cannot make it

without loving it.”

Adjacent to the left entrance of Andrews Hall is a quaint, antiqueesque assemblage piece titled “Butterfly House.” The piece creates the aesthetic of wandering alone in a forest, approaching a wooden house with a dark, strange feeling.

“When I started with this photographic assemblage work, I really like this to feel like something you would stumble upon,” said artist Lori Vrba, the photographer of “Butterfly House.”

Vrba also discussed her work ethic as a photographer.

“Once I started building the piece, I can’t really stop and I become obsessed,” she said. “I don’t do anything else until it’s finished. It feels like a dream to be able to do the art I love doing. I work seven days a week.”

The photographs in the exhibit also provide insight into how to stay inspired as an artist.

“It is not difficult to maintain the creativity,” Vrba said. “The source of creation really comes from movement truly. It feeds itself. If you sit around and try to figure out a perfect idea or wait for inspirations to come, it will never come while you are waiting for it. It comes while you are doing it. That’s when it’s like, ‘Oh my God, I have a brilliant idea.’ I’m either making something or being with other artists. I also don’t spend a long time worrying about failures. If you’re always moving and in motion and in the active process of creation, you’ll just push it through all the time.”

Both students and staff at the College visited the exhibition during its opening night.

“It is my first time to see a modern photography exhibition at the College,” said Tianchu Gao ’17. “I really enjoyed it and I’m excited for the new photography program.”

Curator of “Breaking Ground” and visiting professor of art and art history Eliot Dudik hopes to expose students to the breadth of contemporary photography through this exhibition. He also noted that

CAROL PENG / THE FLAT HAT

“Breaking Ground” represents the initiation of the official photography program at the College, breaking ground on the College’s 321-year history to establish a formal photography program.

efforts to build the College’s fledgling photography program into a more complete offering are still “ongoing.” Development of the program will include construction of a digital lab and dark room.

Dudik will also be offering limited individual study courses in photography for graduating seniors next semester.

“Class offerings starting from spring 2015 will combine photography theories as well as hands-on practice,” he said.

“Breaking Ground” is free to the public and will be on display at Andrews Gallery until Oct. 31.

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Shwayze performance, or just a big sonic lobotomy?

Headliner for Celebrate You Week provides ambience, not much more JACK POWERS FLAT HAT ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

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Revelers gyrated along to the beats, sang along to the lyrics they didn’t know, and in their effort and enjoyment can be forgiven for missing the cognitive dissonance of it all.

“Alright, this next song’s about f------ in the bathroom.”

Not that he shouldn’t have, but Shwayze came and did exactly what he was paid to do: provide 40 minutes of shallow ambience, all the while indirectly advocating the kind of mental health that comes from smoking a lot of weed and just havin’ a good time, man. In that sense, there must be at least a few worse ways to spend $20,000 of our money.

Revelers gyrated along to the beats, sang along to the lyrics they didn’t know, and in their enjoyment can be forgiven for missing the cognitive dissonance of it all.

Indeed, Shwayze’s appearance Saturday night was the headliner of “Celebrate You Week,” a collaboration between the Student Assembly, the InterFraternity Council, AMP and Health Outreach Peer Advisors.

According to the event’s Facebook page, the initiative was meant to “encourage healthy lifestyles among the student body and reinforce William and Mary’s

community of support.” Ultimately, the loose, ill-defined intentions of the initiative translated into, among other things, free frozen yogurt at the Sadler Center and a Shwayze concert, two remarkably similar phenomena.

The performance was pretty much what you’d expect from a musician whose “related artists” list on Spotify includes Asher Roth and Chiddy Bang. A few of the songs registered as somewhat familiar to students who went to high school parties in 2009, but aside from that the music was secondary to the party.

“Turn up, William and Mary!” Shwayze screamed repeatedly as he affected a sort of soothing sonic lobotomy on all present. “Anybody shwasted out there?” he inquired, knowing everyone in the audience was; after all, they were at a Shwayze concert.

This vibe floated over all assembled, not truly interesting anyone but providing a nice backdrop for drunken delirium and Sunday-morning regrets. As a meaningless prelude to fraternity parties, Shwayze was a success. As an advocate of physical and

mental health on campus, Shwayze was… well, this is already a ridiculous sentence, let’s move on.

There were two ways to enjoy the performance Saturday night: either by drinking an “Irish car bomb” beforehand or by seeing it all as a sublime display of surrealist existentialism. Although most opted for the former, the latter was even more worthwhile.

Through this lens, the event had immense explanatory power. The SA should be applauded for a groundbreaking piece of performance art that was all the more evocative for the $20,000 allocation under the “Mental Health Concert Act” that created it. It was bold and beautiful; worth every penny.

Shwayzefest 2k14 was not simply a concert. It’s the world we inhabit, the lives we lead, and, perhaps, we’re all just circling around the lights of the Lake Mataoka Amphitheater over and over again until the eventual heat death of the Shwayziverse.

Life’s one big Shwayze concert, and they’re taking donations for suicide prevention at the gate.

A display of modern dance style Dancers in DANCEVENT, a show put on by the College’s Orchesis Dance Company, combined raw emotion with technical precision for a strong overall performance KAYLA SHARPE FLAT HAT ONLINE EDITOR

A vengeful god, a woman’s inner turmoil and a neighborhood diner closed for the night — Orchesis Dance Company’s “DANCEVENT” transformed these images into stimulating works of modern dance.

Choreographed by faculty of the College of William and Mary’s department of theater, speech and dance, “DANCEVENT” featured both student, faculty and alumni performers who showcased the collaborative dynamics of the modern dance style.

With a refreshing variety of aesthetics, each of the nine individual pieces was well-executed and striking to watch. An even mix of ensembles, solos and duets that varied in emotion and intensity lent an overall sense of intentioned spontaneity.

However, the lengthy transitions between each piece made the overall performance seem to drag longer than it should have.

Leah Glenn’s self-choreographed solo “Letting Go” opened the performance with polished precision and unwavering tension.

Combined with a well-executed lighting design, crafted by David H. Dudley, the solo proved to be an ideal opening piece to elaborate the dynamics of modern stylization. In another key solo, “Outside In,” Lauren B. Morris expressed raw emotion with palpable insecurity and discomfort.

One of the evening’s longest pieces, “Perceived Threat,” choreographed by Glenn, played with elements of stillness and difference to create poignant suspense that, as the title suggests, challenged the way in which individuals perceive and interact with things that are unfamiliar and unknown. A longer piece called “Balancing in the Shadows,” choreographed by Denise Damon Wade, made bold use of stage lighting and accentuated

key performers with intense precision spotlights.

As the director, choreographer and editor of the experimental short film “When God Is Silent,” Wade incorporated the medium of film into “DANCEVENT.” The film’s director of photography, Erin Harvey, captured the old-fashioned charm of the dance event’s schoolhouse set while instilling an unsettling sense of unease with odd angles and a lack of diegetic sound.

Choreographed and originally performed by Aura Curiatlas, “Dust” featured professor Joan Gavaler and Dan Plehal ’09, whose feats of acrobatic power and dexterity demonstrated strength of an almost primordial elegance.

Their slow and heavy movements fit the tone of both the music and the choreography, but they were, understandably, shaky in some instances. “Gemini,” choreographed by Glenn, presented a different style duet with Julia Reidbord and Emma Stokton, whose endurance and distinct juxtapositions combined to form smooth body formations of lengthening and contraction.

The most fanciful piece of “DANCEVENT” was “Closing Time,” choreographed and performed by Glenn, Morris and Wade.

Performed in a minimalistic diner in the 1970s, the scene was set without detracting from or impeding the dancers. In fact, it accentuated each dancer through the use of costume designs and character interactions.

The choreography was also appropriately attuned to the suave sounds of Tony Bennett, unraveling the piece into a comforting narrative by allowing the songs’ lyrics to sway the story.

Perhaps the strongest piece in its conviction and performance was “Symbiosis,” choreographed by Morris, for its smooth and organic flow. Morris’ choreography deftly showcased the strengths of each of the piece’s eight performers.

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Choreographed by faculty of the College of William and Mary’s department of theater, speech and dance, “DANCEVENT” featured both student and faculty performers who finely showcased the collaborative dynamics of the modern dance style. With a refreshing variety of aesthetics, each of the nine individual pieces were well executed and striking to watch.

An even mix of ensembles, solos and duets that varied in emotion and intensity lent an overall sense of intentioned spontaneity.

CONFUSION CORNER

Too old to ask for candy? Time to look for campus ghosts This holiday, dress up like your favorite Frozen character and experience the ghosts and ghouls who haunt the College of William and Mary

Sky Sprayberry

CONFUSION CORNER COLUMNIST

Ah, All Hallows Eve: A night when little ghosts, princesses and superheroes go from door to door seeking out sugary treats.

We watch horror movies, carve pumpkins, and carefully plan out costumes for every night of Halloweekend. But arguably the best way to get ready for Halloween is to tell ghost stories.

Whatever you think of the possibility of ghosts, no one can contest that both Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary have a rich history riddled with stories of ghostly inhabitants.

While anyone who has taken an infamous ghost tour in Williamsburg can tell you how many spooky haunts remain there — the accounts on

campus tend to differ.

I can say with near certainty we have all heard of the ghost who haunts the third floor of St George Tucker Hall — but who this ghost is and how she haunts the building varies greatly.

Some people tend to pass along the story that she is the spirit of a student who hung herself in the third floor bathroom because of stress brought on by school and that she will approach students studying late at night in Tucker.

While I am personally unsure if she has stuck around after the construction, I don’t want to find out. Some have heard of the much friendlier PBK ghost, who encourages

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theatrics and rarely causes trouble.

Footsteps can be heard in the Wren Building when no one is there. There are several theories as to whom these footsteps actually belong. Most credit them to a solider, as the Wren Building was a hospital during the Civil War. The President’s House also served as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Revolutionary War. There are several stories of a French solider wandering around the house, which I am sure is probably awkward for College President Taylor Reveley.

I mean, how would you like running into an over 200-year-old ghost on the way to the kitchen for a midnight snack?

Another building on ancient campus, Brafferton Hall, has spirts associated with it as well. Stories of ghostly Native American boys abound; they’re often spotted running away from the former location of the Indian College, attempting to return home.

Supposedly, these spirits can best be seen at night, running a few feet above the Sunken Garden (which was actually “sunken” in the 20th century).

And then there are the highly reliable accounts from our friends, or better yet, our friends’ friends. Your roommate’s-freshman-roommate’sbest-friend once heard a ghostly whisper in the dead of night.

Your best friend’s big in his

Your roommate’s-freshman-roommate’sbest-friend once heard a ghostly whisper in the dead of night. Your best friend’s big in his fraternity once woke up to see a ghost sitting at his desk.

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fraternity once woke up to see a ghost sitting at his desk (maybe he just really wanted someone else to finish a paper for him). Whatever the story, all of us know someone (who knows someone who knows someone) on campus with a claim to ghost story fame.

Whether you believe in these ghost stories or regard them more as “ghost stories,” we can all agree that they are very much a part of the College’s identity. If I were braver, I would partake in a stake-out in Tucker Hall this Friday, or maybe lurk around the Wren Building in an attempt to find the owner of the mysterious footsteps. But, truthfully, I am a big fat scaredy-cat.

If you’re with me on that, or don’t care to find out if you believe in ghosts, maybe you should spend the night jamming to “Monster Mash” and resist the urge to roll your eyes each time you see a Frozen costume (brace yourself, winter is coming in the form of Elsa costumes galore) at whatever Halloween festivity you end up at.

Sky Sprayberry is a Confusion Corner columnist who will be dressed as Elsa for Halloween. Please don’t judge me.

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FIELD HOCKEY

College falls to VCU 2-1, beats Drexel Tribe needs one more win to clinch CAA Tournament berth SAMANTHA COHEN FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

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After peaking at 10-2-1 earlier this year, junior forward Samantha Cordum and the Tribe finished 11-5-1, and 5-4 in the CAA.

Tribe drops final two games

College heads to conference tourney slotted at No. 4 SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER It is official: The road to the Colonial Athletic Association Championship game will not run through Williamsburg.

William and Mary (11-5-1, 5-4), slid from the top of the CAA over the weekend, falling to James Madison 1-0 on the road Friday before suffering a 2-0 road loss to Towson.

The College’s slow finish is threatening to shatter what was a dominant season for the Tribe.

Head coach John Daly was optimistic when he spoke to Tribe Athletics Thursday in advance of the weekend’s games.

“All we can do is control our own destination, do what we do and let the chips fall as they may,” Daly told Tribe Athletics.

“JMU is a good team [and] they are pretty solid everywhere — the kind of team which we have to be prepared for.”

The chips did not fall as the College had hoped. Faced with a daunting pair of road CAA matchups within a three-day period, the Tribe fell flat with two shutout losses. The College has not scored in the past 220 minutes of play.

Going into the games, the Tribe held control of its own destiny with a chance to clinch the No. 2 seed and a valuable first round bye in the CAA playoffs. Instead, JMU seized the second seed behind Northeastern (12-4-3, 7-1-1), as the Tribe fell to No. 4 in the CAA behind No. 3 Hofstra (116-1, 6-2-1). The conference is certainly competitive, but

the Tribe’s recent slide, losing three of the last four CAA matchups, is still cause for concern.

Friday’s game against JMU provides some reason for optimism as the Tribe heads into the playoffs. The first half ended scoreless, but the Tribe held a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal, registered by senior forward Emory Camper and junior midfielder Leci Irvin.

Junior goalkeeper Caroline Casey only had to make one save in the entire half. Both teams competed well in what was a very close matchup.

In the second half, JMU scored the only goal in a heartbreaking fashion for the Tribe. Taking advantage of a free kick, the Dukes sent the ball deep into the goalie box.

In the ensuing chaotic scuffle, an unlucky deflection off of a Tribe defender sent the ball into the net, propelling JMU to a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute.

The College’s attack could not manage to find the equalizer, as JMU keeper Ellen Forrest registered four saves in the match. JMU outshot the Tribe 11-8 by the final whistle, but the Tribe held a 4-2 advantage on shots on goal.

In Thursday’s pregame interview, Daly noted that the College would have to be wary of Towson. “[Towson] has rebounded well from their sticky start and they’ve had good results recently,” Daly told Tribe Athletics.

In Sunday’s game, Towson had much more at stake than the Tribe, and it showed.

Towson secured the final spot

in the CAA playoffs in a 2-0 victory over the College. In just an 11-minute span at the start of the game, Casey had to make two saves. However, the second save deflected to a Tiger forward, who scored cleanly for the early 1-0 lead.

The shootout continued throughout the game, as Casey fought to protect the team’s chances with a total of six saves against Towson’s 17 shots. The Tribe simply couldn’t match Towson’s offensive firepower, racking up just 10 shots, with only three on goal. Towson’s second score came off of a header at the 40th minute, assisted by a free kick into the box, and the College left Towson, Md. with a 2-0 loss.

On a more positive note, the Tribe only committed three penalties, as compared to the Tigers’ ten. Irvin, Camper, and senior midfielder Aly Shaughnessy all managed two shots apiece for the College.

Although backing into the playoffs with consecutive shut-out losses to conference opponents is among the worst ways to enter the postseason, the Tribe cannot be easily written off, especially considering that the last two losses were road matchups with less than 48 hours between games. As the fourth seed, the College will host a first round game in Williamsburg.

The Tribe hosts Drexel (7-83, 4-3-2 CAA) this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Martin Family Stadium in the CAA tournament’s opening round. The Tribe looks to avenge a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dragons in the teams’ most recent meeting Oct. 12.

William and Mary fell to Virginia Commonwealth University 2-1 Friday in Richmond, Va., after a 28-minute lead was spoiled by two Rams goals toward the end of the second period. The College (6-10, 3-1 CAA) shook off that defeat, however, capturing a 2-0 victory over Drexel at Busch Field Sunday.

The Tribe dominated the first period, outshooting the Rams 7-1. The College’s top scoring senior forward Pippin Saunders poked the ball into the back of the net in the 34th minute for the first goal of the game, and her eighth of the season. The Tribe maintained its lead until the 63rd minute, when Rams midfielder Kendell Combs evened the score. The tie was broken within the very last minute of the game, when Combs struck again off a corner for a 2-1 VCU win.

The College totaled 14 shots on goal, while VCU only mustered five. The Tribe also had nine penalty corners to the Rams’ three.

“I was excited after the game on Friday night. I thought we played good hockey, we just didn’t get the win,” head coach Tess Ellis said. “I thought it was a bit of a street fight on Friday night and the girls were angry at practice yesterday for losing. So we cleaned up a lot of stuff.”

The Tribe finished the first period on Sunday with 10 shots on goal, two of which made it to the back of the net to give the College a 2-0 lead in the first nine minutes of the game. Senior midfielder Emma Clifton scored both Tribe goals. Clifton struck first in the sixth minute, then scored in the ninth minute off a corner after a pass by senior defender Jesse Ebner.

“I was just lucky that I happened to be in the right place at the right time,” Clifton said.

“We’ve practiced all week having strong corners on attack and I thought we were really good at executing them. Unfortunately, we could have

gotten a couple more goals but I’m happy with the win.”

Ellis said she was pleased with the team’s offensive performance, and commended Clifton.

“Normally she’s the one giving all of the assists, so its sort of nice that she gets a moment on senior day to grab two goals,” Ellis said. “I think it will make other teams a little bit more aware of [Clifton] on the field, which might take a little bit of pressure off [senior forward Pippin Saunders] and a few others up front. … Our midfield is scoring and not just leaving it up to the forwards. That’s huge for us.”

The first period rush was enough to sustain the win for the Tribe, as the second half was scoreless for both teams. During the second period, the College totaled 16 shots on goal against Drexel’s 10. Rams goalkeeper Jantien Gunter made 10 saves during the game, softening the Drexel loss.

The Tribe was able to guard the net during a total of six penalty corners.

“I thought we came out really strong,” Clifton said. “Obviously, it’s a bit of a sentimental day, being senior day, but we really took care of business. We were so much better in defense today and I thought the senior players really stepped up and had a great game overall.”

The team will face a colder climate this weekend. The Tribe will head to New York to face Hofstra (12-5, 3-1 CAA) Friday and then Boston to face Northeastern (12-4, 3-1 CAA) Sunday. A victory against either team will secure the Tribe a spot in the CAA Championships.

Hofstra is currently on a five-game win streak, and Clinfton addressed the Tribe’s hopes for the upcoming matchup.

“We want to be seated second or third,” Clifton said. “So we’re looking to beat both Hofstra and Northeastern to really put us into a strong position leading into conference play.”

The Tribe’s record is now 6-10 but 3-1 in the CAA. The College is currently tied at second with Northeastern and Hofstra, below top-seeded Delaware.

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Senior forward Pippin Saunders scored once over the weekend. She leads the College with eight goals this season.

SCOREBOARD Football (5-3, 2-2 CAA) Oct. 25: W, William and Mary (5-3, 1-2 CAA) 31, Delaware (4-4, 2-2 CAA) 17 Colonial Athletic Association Villanova (7-1, 4-0).........................0.875........W7 New Hampshire (6-1, 4-0).............0.857........W6 Richmond (6-2, 3-1).......................0.750........W4 Stony Brook (4-5, 3-2)....................0.444..........L1 Albany (6-2, 2-2).............................0.750........W2 James Madison (5-3, 2-2)...............0.625........W3 William and Mary (5-3, 2-2)..........0.625.........W1 Delaware (4-4, 2-2)........................0.500..........L2 Maine (3-5, 2-3)..............................0.375.........W1 Towson (3-5, 1-3)............................0.375........W1 Elon (1-7, 0-4).................................0.125..........L5 Rhode Island (0-8, 0-4)..................0.000..........L8

Golf Men: Oct. 25-26 Bridgestone Intercollegiate

Finished No. 7 (field of 13) Women: Oct. 13-14 Lady Pirate Intercollegiate Finished No. 5 (field of 18)

Field hockey (6-10, 3-1 CAA) Oct. 12: W (OT), College 4, JMU (10-6, 2-2) 3 Oct. 18: L, Temple (11-5, 2-1) 4, College 1 Oct. 24: L, VCU (4-12, 1-6) 2, College 1 Oct. 26: W, College 2, Drexel (8-8, 0-4) 0 Oct. 31: at Hofstra (12-5, 3-1), 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer (5-9, 2-3-1 CAA) Oct. 18: L, Delaware (10-5-1, 3-2-1) 3, College 1 Oct. 21: L, Old Dominion (7-5-1, 3-2-1) Oct. 25: W, College 1, N’Eastern (6-10, 3-3) 0 Oct. 29: at James Madison (6-6-4, 2-2-2), 7 p.m.

Cumulative Statistics Through eight games Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley 108 of 193, 1365 yards, 7 TD, 3 Int Junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor 145 rushes, 741 yards, 7 TD Senior wideout Tre McBride 40 receptions, 549 yards, 3 TD Junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson 57 total tackles, 3 Int, 3 blocked kicks

Volleyball (6-19, 2-8 CAA) Oct. 18: W, College 3, N’eastern (10-14, 2-8) 1 Oct. 22: L, James Madison (13-10, 5-5) 3, College 0.

Oct. 26: L, Charleston (16-9, 8-2) 3, College 1 Oct. 31: at Elon (5-21, 0-10), 7 p.m.

Women’s soccer (11-5-1, 5-4 CAA) Oct. 12: L (OT), Drexel (7-8-3, 4-3-2) 3, College 2 Oct. 19: W, College 3, Elon (5-12, 1-8) 1 Oct. 24: L, JMU (12-7, 7-2) 1, College 0 Oct. 26: L, Towson (6-8-4, 3-4-2) 2, College 0 Nov. 2: vs Drexel (7-8-3, 4-3-2), 2 p.m.

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The Flat Hat | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | Page 8

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Junior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor rushed for 198 yards in Saturday’s 31-17 win over visiting Delaware. The win helped the Tribe climb to No. 17 national ranking.

FOOTBALL

COMMENTARY

Tribe racks up 245 rushing yards in win

Playcalling shouldn’t shy from passing scheme

EVAN DeFRAINE THE FLAT HAT While William and Mary’s offensive output didn’t change much, the outcome certainly did. After last week’s dramatic 35-31 Homecoming loss to Villanova, the Tribe again put up 31 points, but this time came out with the win, downing Delaware 3117.

Junior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor led the way, racking up 198 rushing yards on 37 carries, both career highs, and tacking on two touchdowns.

Abdul-Saboor’s efforts vaulted him to No. 7 on the College’s all-time single-game rushing list.

Head coach Jimmye Laycock praised AbdulSaboor’s performance, commenting on the running back’s ability to get to the second level of defense.

“When the safeties are tackling you, that’s usually a good thing,” Laycock said. “They’re the last line.

He really has great vision, he has a great feel as far as change-of-pace running. He can slow down, let something develop and then speed up and take it when he sees the crease.”

The Tribe (5-3, 2-2 CAA) impressed defensively as well, holding the Blue Hens to 17 points. While the Tribe did give up 364 yards of offense, it turned back Delaware on six of its nine third-down attempts, forced four punts, and created two turnovers.

Delaware (4-4, 2-2 CAA) earned the game’s first scoring opportunity, facing a crucial fourth-andeleven on their second drive of the game. Junior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor burst through the line and sacked Delaware quarterback Trent Hurley to end the threat, his first of two-and-a-half sacks, forcing a turnover on downs.

After Abdul-Saboor’s touchdown put the Tribe up by 10 with eight-and-a-half minutes left to play in the third quarter, the defense came up with another big play. Junior cornerback DeAndre Houston-Carson picked off a deep lob down the right sideline, giving the Tribe possession and an opportunity to put the game out of reach.

“Perfect technique, perfect fundamentals the way he turned back in to grab it,” Laycock said.

It was Houston-Carson’s third interception of the season, which leads the team. Houston-Carson also recorded a blocked punt— his third blocked kick of the season — also a team-high.

“Coach Clark does a good job drawing up different schemes that are going to confuse the other teams on special teams, and that’s really all it is,” Houston-

Carson said. “The opportunity presents itself and I just try to do what they teach us to do in practice.”

The Tribe also enjoyed a strong performance from redshirt freshman kicker and punter Nick Dorka.

After an undisclosed injury to kicker John Carpenter — who had also been filling in at punter — Dorka was forced into action and didn’t waste the chance.

Three minutes into the first quarter, Dorka lined up for his first career punt, a booming 63-yarder.

“I just wanted to set the tone,” Dorka said. “It was our first special teams play. I had a lot of room so I said, ‘Just stick to your routine.’ It was a good snap, I caught it well, and I wanted to pin them deep.”

Dorka finished with five punts for an average of 48.8 yards, in addition to a 36-yard field goal and four extra points.

At the end of the day, however, the Tribe offense won the day. After a scoreless first quarter and only 121 yards of offense at halftime, the College exploded in the second half. With consecutive touchdown drives of 66, 94 and 74 yards, the Tribe put the win out of Delaware’s reach.

The Tribe’s game plan primarily revolved around the run game, and it showed in the time of possession. Despite actually gaining two fewer yards than Delaware, the Tribe held onto the ball for 37 minutes, as opposed to Delaware’s 23.

The College gained 245 rushing yards on 56 carries, and sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley finished 11 of 17 for 117 yards and a touchdown.

The win keeps the Tribe in playoff contention, though any missteps in remaining conference play could be fatal.

The College’s next game is against James Madison Saturday in Harrisonburg, Va. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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Mick Sloan

FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

William and Mary had no time to wallow as it prepared for Saturday’s matchup against Delaware.

After tough losses to New Hampshire and Villanova sent the College spiraling from its No. 10 ranking, the Tribe likely has to win its final five games to earn a spot on the Football Championship Series bracket.

With no margin for error, the College reverted to its standard procedure: power-running and fierce defense.

It’s hard to argue with the results. The College won 31-17, piling up 245 rushing yards in the process. Junior cornerback DeAndre HoustonCarson finished with an interception and a blocked punt, and the Tribe didn’t commit a turnover. It was no surprise when head coach Jimmye Laycock praised the game as a complete performance in his post game conference, because the Tribe performed well in most facets.

The win was exactly what the College needed.

Now, fans have a reason for optimism. The Tribe’s only Colonial Athletic Association losses came against New Hampshire and Villanova — two schools comfortably atop the conference standings.

In its final four games, the College faces James Madison on the road, Elon at home, Towson on the road and Richmond at home. The toughest matchups on the Tribe’s schedule are complete, and the remaining games are winnable. Above all else, Saturday’s win showed that the Tribe’s season is definitely not over.

That said, the College’s win left some questions unanswered, particularly on offense. Sophomore quarterback Steve Cluley completed just five of 10 passes for 47 yards before halftime, and 29 of those yards came on a single completion to freshman receiver DeVonte Dedmon. The anemic passing attack stymied the College’s entire offense in the first half, and the team’s only touchdown drive came on a short field thanks to Houston-Carson’s blocked punt. The defense stepped up to preserve the Tribe’s 10-7 halftime lead, but the College’s offense was weak enough in the first half that it could have cost the team more against an explosive opponent.

This isn’t a criticism of Cluley. The potential he’s shown throughout the season peaked in the match against Villanova, when he shredded the Wildcats for 350 yards and three touchdowns. In that game, the Tribe put him in the best position to succeed by using him on multiple play action passes and deep attempts. Cluley also dropped back to pass 29 times on either first or second down, an aggressive playcalling approach that kept Villanova’s defense off-balance. The hope against Delaware was that the Tribe would build on the approach that allowed Cluley to shine as a passer.

However, the College appeared to abandon that offensive creativity and aggression. In the Tribe’s rough first half, most of Cluley’s dropbacks were in obvious passing situations — such as on third and long or at the end of the half — where Delaware could blitz freely. As a result, Cluley had little time to throw on several plays and couldn’t get into a rhythm as a passer. In addition, the College ran passing plays on just 12 first and second downs in the entire game, situations where it can utilize play action plays that Cluley executes so effectively. To see the Tribe neglect the game plan that worked so well against Villanova was disappointing.

But that lack of innovation didn’t matter Saturday. The offensive line did a stellar job blocking for junior running back Mikal Abdul-Saboor, who dominated with 198 yards on 37 carries. AbdulSaboor’s outstanding performance — and the work of the College’s defense — erased every blemish on the Tribe’s slow first half. Saturday was a great win.

But that doesn’t mean the coaching staff should neglect an aggressive offensive approach.

For now, the College’s FCS playoff dream is alive and well. The Tribe deserves credit for shaking off two tough losses and playing well Saturday.

But when the College leaves the friendly confines of Zable Stadium and hits the road twice in the next three weeks, it will want its creative passing schemes.

Otherwise, the Tribe might come home disappointed.

MEN’S SOCCER

College shuts out Northeastern with a game remaining Post-season hopes alive as Tribe enters final regular season matchup against conference-foe James Madison TYLER SHAW THE FLAT HAT Senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones, reclaiming his starting role after a onegame reprieve, notched eight saves as William and Mary (6-10-1, 3-3-1 CAA) shutout Northeastern (6-10-0, 3-3-0 CAA), 1-0, Saturday night. Sophomore forward Riley Maw scored the lone goal of the game, beating Northeastern’s goalkeeper in a one-on-one play.

“I’m proud of the group and happy for them,” head coach Chris Norris told Tribe Athletics. “Northeastern is a dangerous young team and very tough at home. We battled hard and made critical plays at both ends. We keep our postseason hopes alive and that was the most

TRIBE TO FACE DUKES Opponent: James Madison When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Harrisonburg, Va. important thing about the result.”

The win marks Norris’s 100th career victory. Norris has averaged over nine wins a season, including a 15win campaign that concluded in the third round of the NCAA tournament in 2010. While this season’s ending is undetermined, the Tribe remains in contention for post-season play.

The Colonial Athletic Association tournament invites six teams to compete

for the championship, with the winner advancing to the NCAA tournament.

The College, currently 5th in the league, plays one final regular season game: a road matchup at James Madison Oct. 29, slated to begin at 7 p.m. The match holds tournament implications for both sides.

The Tribe’s path to the tournament is clear. A win, and the College is in.

Should the College lose, Northeastern would need to lose its final two games — Hofstra and James Madison — for the Tribe to advance. In the event of a tie, the implications are less obvious.

If the game between James Madison and Northeastern also ends in a tie, then the Tribe would advance to the postseason. The same goes if Hofstra beats Northeastern. The only scenario

in which the Tribe ties James Madison and does not advance would require Northeastern to beat Hofstra, and the Huskies to then lose to James Madison.

With six teams, the top two teams receive a bye, and the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds enjoy a home game to start the tournament. If the College and James Madison tie Wednesday, the Tribe has an outside shot to play another game at Martin Family Stadium. Northeastern would need to lose and then tie James Madison. A match between Elon and Delaware would also need to end in a tie.

In this scenario, the Tribe would be the fourth ranked team in the conference.

If the Tribe wins against the Duke, it guarantees itself another home game, and could potentially receive a bye. If

Hofstra loses the rest of the way, Elon and Delaware tie, and James Madison beats or ties Northeastern, the Tribe would become the second ranked team in the conference. This is not the most likely of scenarios, but is still within the realm of possibility.

If Hofstra wins any of its remaining matches, the best the College could hope for would be the third overall seed. This scenario requires Elon and Delaware to tie. If either Elon or Delaware win their matchup, the College would finish as the No. 4 seed, with either the Phoenix or Blue Hens taking the No. 3 seed.

Despite a shaky start to the season, the College has an excellent shot to play in the post-season. The next few days will determine the Tribe’s season.