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Zavelsky hearing to resume in May Apologizes for online posts

Revisions, additions proposed to policies on arrest disclosure, disability services, amnesty

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If Proposal 2 is passed, prospective students who do not report records of criminal proceedings or disciplinary actions to the College of William and Mary before applying or after their acceptance will violate the Student Code of Conduct.

This proposal to the student handbook creates an addition to the Student Code of Conduct, stating students who do not disclose these records will face serious consequences, including potential suspension or dismissal from the College.

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Permanent Resignation

Each year, students have a chance to propose changes to the College of William and Mary’s Student Handbook, as well as to comment on potential revisions to current policies. There are six proposals up for approval for next year’s handbook. Comments can be accepted online at wm.edu/studentaffairs until June 1.

The proposed addition to the Student Conduct Procedure section of the Student Handbook allows students to choose to resign permanently from the College of William and Mary with the Dean of Students’ approval, within 72 hours of being notified of a pending conduct case.

Associate Dean of Students Dave Gilbert said resignation is already an option for students accused of an honor violation. They are given 24 hours to choose whether

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A proposed addition to the Student Handbook commits to providing specific accommodations to students at the College of William and Mary with documented disabilities.

Associate Dean of Students Dave Gilbert said the Americans with Disabilities Act recommended the

Proposal 5 would remove social activities from those prohibited under the Probation with Loss of Privileges sanction if implemented.

The proposal’s rationale states the term was removed after the Dean of Students determined the term “social” activities too broad.

“A student proposed that we review this policy, as she found it was not clear to her whether spending time with

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Required Arrest Disclosures

Material Witnesses

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Proposal 3 to the 2013-14 Student Handbook allows “material witnesses” to receive amnesty from conduct charges in cases of reported sexual misconduct.

The proposed change means students who would otherwise be charged with a conduct violation, such as alcohol consumption, would not be if they were a witness to a case of sexual misconduct.

“It is important for witnesses to feel comfortable coming

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Proposal 6, a proposed Student Handbook revision to the Required Disclosure of Arrests Policy, adds specificity to the current policy, which requires College of William and Mary students to report any felony charges, as well as violencerelated offenses within three days of their occurrence.

The proposal specifies the types of offenses students must report, while the current policy states students have to disclose information on “arrests, court summons for criminal See ARRESTS page 3

The court hearing for Benjamin Zavelsky ’16 was continued yesterday morning and will resume Friday May 3 at WilliamsburgJames City County District Court. Zavelsky’s lawyer requested a continuance of the hearing following a plea bargain offered by his accusers late Monday night.

Zavelsky has not yet accepted the plea bargain, but the accusers’ lawyer said the agreement would require a no-contact clause as well as prohibit Zavelsky from publicly posting about the two female students online in any capacity.

Neither the hearing nor the plea bargain would require the testimony of Zavelsky witnesses.

Zavelsky is charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors for the death threats he allegedly posted about two female College of William and Mary students on the CollegiateACB website before spring break.

In his hearing yesterday, Zavelsky apologized to the two students for the postings.

“I know that what I posted — there’s no excuse for it. It’s highly inappropriate,” Zavelsky said. “It’s nothing that I’ve taken seriously. I understand it’s no consolation to you. … I’m very sorry.”

Earlier this year, Zavelsky was charged with possession of marijuana, underage possession of alcohol, and public swearing and intoxication, for which the court restricted his driver’s license. CBS News reported if Zavelsky is found guilty for the double death threats, the addition of his previous legal history could result in up to 10 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.

Zavelsky will remain in jail until the continuance of his hearing next Friday. He applied for bond earlier this semester after his arrest March 11 but was denied. Zavelsky remains banned from campus.

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Students speak on gender imbalance in SA

Women hold four of 29 elected positions in the SA, five of newly appointed Executive seats in SA bY claire gillespie Flat Hat assoc. news editor

Although 55.1 percent of the undergraduates at the College of William and Mary are female, only four of the 29 elected Student Assembly positions are held by women, and no undergraduate women ran for SA senate this spring.

“I think we’ve done a lot of good this year in the SA, but where we’ve really failed is in outreach,” Secretary of Outreach and former Senate Chair Kendall Lorenzen ’15 said. “I think a lot of people have a bad perception of what the Student Assembly is and how it works, and it doesn’t attract females.”

Currently, the Undergraduate Council holds the largest percentage of elected female members of the SA, with three of the 15 positions held by women for the 2013-14 academic year. In comparison, the University of Virginia — where undergraduate females make up a similar 54.9 percent of campus — has a male to female ratio of 43:57 in its

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student government.

At the College, more females are involved in the Council than in any other elected branch of the SA, where three of the 15 elected positions are currently held by women.

“A lot of times the females who are interested in student government end up running for Undergraduate [Council],” Lorenzen said.

Others work their way up through unelected positions in the executive branch.

Former Vice President Melanie Levine ’13, for example, began her SA career as an undersecretary.

“I don’t feel disrespect from anybody that I work with or any students, but I can see how a female student might be concerned that if they step into the public spotlight that they might be scrutinized in a way that they can’t handle and that men don’t typically have to be,” Levine said.

Sen. Colin Danly ’15 emphasized the accomplishments of females in the SA. Lorenzen, for example, has one of the

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Former Student Assembly Vice President Melanie Levine ’13 moderated SA meetings this year.

highest passing rates of any senator in recent history, according to Danly. Sen.

Danielle Waltrip ’13, the only other female senator as of last April, served

as chair of the public affairs committee this year. Two of the three females in the Undergraduate Council serve as class presidents.

Still, the College’s SA does not proportionally represent the gender make-up of the College’s undergraduate population. John Marshall professor of government Ronald Rappaport cited the difference in political interest between genders as a possible factor.

“Generally, levels of political interest are lower among women than men,” Rappaport said. “Levels of political knowledge are lower among women than men. Whether that’s true at William and Mary — I don’t know that it is — ­ But if you look at the mass populous, you do find that pretty consistently.”

Chief of Staff Drew Wilke ’15 compared the current female representation to that of the federal government.

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THE BUZZ

It’s not just more females that we want in the Student Assembly, we want people from more cultural organizations as well.

— Kendall Lorenzen ’15 on demographics in the Student Assembly

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According to the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, the building under construction on Richmond Road next to the Williamsburg General Store will soon be occupied by a CookOut. Cook-Out is a restaurant popular in North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia. Currently, the nearest location is in Newport News.

According to the Virginia Gazette, a Cessna plane close to the Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport crashed into the Williamsburg Landing retirement community last week. Two people and a dog were killed. A witness reports he saw the plane turn toward the ground and then nose dive. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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Tuesday, April 23 — An individual was charged with larceny from a coin operating machine on Richmond Road.

Tuesday, April 23 — An individual was charged with marijuana possession on South Henry Street.

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to continue with the investigation or to resign. Gilbert defined resignation as the student’s agreement to end his or her career at the College with the understanding that the resignation will be noted on his or her transcript.

“In reviewing the Code, we believed it would be efficacious in some cases to provide the student with this option if the student wishes to agree to leave the College with the understanding that he/she may not return,” Gilbert said in an email. “Generally these cases would be situations in which the alleged violations would likely lead to permanent dismissal (the equivalent of an expulsion).”

Gilbert said if a student chooses to resign from the College due to a violation, the record would be treated in the same manner as a resignation associated with an honor violation.

The proposed addition states students who choose to resign after being notified of a conduct violation will have a designation on their transcript that reads: “Resigned under suspicion of a serious violation of the Code of Conduct.

Ineligible to return.”

“The expectation that students fully disclose records of arrest or disciplinary action is not new and is contained on the College’s application for admission,” the proposal’s explanation states. “The current Code of Conduct is unclear regarding the serious consequences of the failure to disclose.”

Former Secretary of College Policy Ben Migdol ’13, who led discussions with administrators on the Required Disclosure of Arrest Policy added through last year’s student handbook changes, said this year’s addition is explicitly outlining an ongoing practice.

“From my understanding, it’s the practice that’s going on right now, and they’re just kind of codifying the current practices of how it works,” Migdol said.

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forward and participating in our process without fear of being charged with a violation for any possible violations of the Code of Conduct,” the rationale for the proposed addition states. “This clause will assist students in participating in the process.”

Associate Dean of Students Dave Gilbert explained students who report sexual misconduct are already granted amnesty.

“This policy already exists with respect to the reporting party, and we thought it wise to extend it to witnesses so that they may testify without fear of being charged for any admissions of drug or alcohol use arising from the same incident,” Gilbert said in an email.

The proposal’s rationale also explains providing amnesty to witnesses is consistent with the College of William and Mary’s approach in its Amnesty Policy.

“They do expect students, after they’re admitted to the College of William and Mary [and] for the duration of their careers, to update any criminal proceedings they have.”

The current application to the College asks potential students if they have been disciplined for academic or behavioral misconduct in high school, as well as if they have been convicted of a crime, felony or misdemeanor. Applicants can answer “no” if the conviction or adjudication has been expunged, annulled, pardoned, erased or ordered to remain confidential. If the applicant answers “yes,” he or she is required to provide an explanation as to what happened and a response including what he or she learned from the situation.

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proposed change.

“While we would and must offer reasonable accommodations to students with known disabilities now, we thought it advisable to include a specific policy statement informing students of this option,” Gilbert said in an email.

“The policy allows for consideration of a student’s unique situation so that the student may address any potential allegations of misconduct in a fair and appropriate manner.”

The proposal’s rationale says the new section will provide increased specificity and outline the College’s responsibilities to students with disabilities and their accommodations.

The proposed addition lists potential accommodations, including administrative assistance, extra time and alternatives to the formal hearing process. It also says students with disabilities are encouraged to meet with the Director of Disability Services.

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STUDENT ASSEMBLY

ACADEMICS

Panel debates proposed Executive branch approved 35 Tailgate spots expanded, assigned; senate elects curriculum changes committee chairs, Know Your Rights Card Act passed

Ames says proposed system is not broad enough

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The Society for the College, an independent non-profit organization, hosted a panel called “A Curriculum Worthy of William and Mary?”

April 22. The panel discussed changes to core education requirements a committee of faculty members proposed last year.

Under the proposed system, students would take a freshman seminar listed under the designation COLL 150 and six courses — three listed under COLL 200 and three from regular departments — throughout their education. The courses would be from each of the newly created domains: “The Arts and Aesthetic Interpretation,” “Social and Humanistic Understanding” and “Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning.” Juniors would take COLL 300 and a two-credit course called “W&M in the World,” Seniors would take a two credit senior seminar listed as COLL 400, in which students would compile and present their four years of learning to a public forum.

To open the panel, Society for the College member Matt Ames ’80 explained his chief concerns about the changes. He argued that while the proposed plan’s focus on interdisciplinary work and global relevance is admirable, it doesn’t require a broad enough foundation in basics like U.S. history and economics.

“It’s fine to have senior level classes for the best qualified undergrad[uate]s, but we believe that William and Mary students need a solid foundation … before moving on to interdisciplinary work,” Ames said. “As it stands now we feel [the proposed plan] does not succeed.”

Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein, expressed similar sentiments, saying a college’s curriculum should emphasize breadth before depth. He also criticized modern education’s focus on critical thinking over specific factual content.

“The broader your background knowledge is in, say, history the better you will be able to engage in critical historical thinking,” Bauerlein

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The Society for the College hosted “A Curriculum Worthy of William and Mary?” April 22.

said.

Economics professor and Director of the Africana Studies Berhanu Abagez criticized COLL 300, designed to prepare students for studying abroad and an increasingly globalized job market, calling it “poorly conceived and designed.”

He also said the proposed system would put increased pressure on popular departments such as history and government.

“We should meet the demands of students as they express them … not shape student demand for courses by increasing the availability of certain classes,” Abegaz said.

Board of Visitors member and Lt. Gov. candidate Pete Snyder ’94 mentioned that the changes deal with only about one quarter of credit hours required for graduation and won’t be a radical departure from the College’s vision.

“I am certain that through conversations with our rector and future rector that any real deviation from the traditions and excellence of the College won’t be tolerated,” Snyder said. “[But] is there

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All nominated executive positions were approved in the Student Assembly senate’s meeting Tuesday, April 24.

The senate also approved the Know Your Rights Card Act and assigned the tailgating spots, expanded to 35, for fall 2013.

Regarding senate committees, Sen. Colin Danly ’15 was elected chair of finance committee, Sen. Chandler Crenshaw ’14 was elected chair of the public affairs committee, Sen. Daniel Ackerman ’16 was elected chair of the student life committee, Sen. Peter Lifson ’14 was elected chair of the policy committee and Sen. Seth Opoku-Yeboah ’16 was elected chair of the outreach committee.

The senate passed the The Know Your Rights Card Act with amendments. The Undergraduate Council changed its bylaws, thereby requiring four senators — one from each class — to attend the meeting each week. The Council does not have the power to enforce this policy.

“It doesn’t have to be the same senator[s],” Council CoChair and Class Treasurer Brett Prestia ’14 said. “If you don’t come, we’re going to come [to the senate meeting] and form a complaint.”

Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 was elected senate representative to the Undergraduate Council.

According to the senate bylaws, Whitaker is required to attend

each Council meeting. Since no senator expressed interested in the historian position, Senate Chair William McConnell ’14 assigned himself to the role until next fall, when freshman senators are elected.

As the result of a donation from Tribe Athletics, the SA was able to increase the number of tailgating spots to 35 for campus organizations as well as three marked specifically for Tribal Fever.

Of the 39 interested organizations, only Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Delta Chi Fraternity, William and Mary Bar Association, Men and Women’s Track and Field, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and Delta Delta Delta Sorority did not receive spots.

“If the organization doesn’t meet the requirements that we set out through email, they will be given a probationary period and the organizations that are on the wait list will be given an opportunity to tailgate,” Secretary of Outreach Kendall Lorenzen ’15 said.

Honor System Review Committee Chair and Chancellor Professor of government Clay Clemens ’80 outlined the proposed changes to the Honor System to the senate. The undergraduate senate will serve as the governing body to oversee the undergraduate honor council, meaning the senate will determine the process by which honor council members are selected and will approve amendments to the Code. The changes would also provide

an Early Resolution option for students which they can either accept or reject.

“We think with the current system, faculty members were more likely to be cases where a faculty member … doesn’t take a student to the Honor Council and just fails [them],” Clemens said. “This would formalize the faculty who are making that proposal within the Honor System.”

The senate approved Kyle McCauley ’16, Ryan Brophy ’15 and Erin Hill ’14 to positions on the Election Commission for fall 2013.

The senate also approved SA President Chase Koontz’s ’14 appointments to his executive. Joe Soultanis ’15 will serve as secretary of finance.

Zachary Woodward ’14 is now secretary of public affairs. Scott Carvello ’15 was approved as undersecretary of public affairs to Williamsburg, Joanna Borman ’15 was approved as undersecretary of public affairs to Washington, D.C. and Brady Meixell ’16 was approved as director of voter registration.

Erin Spencer ’14 will serve as the undergraduate student representative to the Board of Visitors and Brian Focarino ’11 J.D. ’14 was approved as the graduate student representative to the Board of Visitors. Trevor Parkes ’15 and Danny Anderson ’14 are the new secretary of college policy and secretary of student rights, respectively.

Alyssa Zhu ’14 was approved as secretary of student life and Alicia Moore ’14 was approved as secretary of health and safety.

Proposed changes to Student Handbook released for comment Loss of Privileges SOCIAL from page 1

friends, for example, would be prohibited under a loss of privileges,” Associate Dean of Students Dave Gilbert said in an email. “We explained that no sanction can prohibit a student from spending time with friends outside of the context of official school activities … and we determined that by making this modification, the intentions of the sanction would be more clear to students and to the councils who

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administer the code.”

The proposal’s rationale also explains the policy was never intended to restrict students from social relationships.

While the word “social” would be removed, the rest of the probation policy would remain the same, dictating that a student on probation is still enrolled at the College of William and Mary, but is unable to participate in extracurricular activities for a specified period of time.

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offenses, citations for criminal offenses (other than minor traffic incidents or accidents not involving injury to others), and convictions.”

The proposed revision lists examples of charges students must report, including assault, battery, sexual assault, stalking, resisting arrest, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs and reckless driving resulting in injury.

Former Secretary of College Policy Ben Migdol ’13, who led this year’s discussions with administrators on student concern with the Required Disclosure of Arrests Policy, said the goal behind the revisions is to better meet students’ needs as it enters its second year.

“Essentially, what [the policy] did when it was put into effect was this wide, sweeping, broad policy that any citation, court summons, arrest, ticket — with an exception of a speeding ticket or parking ticket — has to be reported to the College and we found that [it] … overstepped a little bit,” Migdol said. “The rationale behind the policy is that the College is held accountable for any sort of violent crime, so in a shooting like Virginia Tech or especially in light of everything that’s been happening recently with violent crime, the College needs to know any sort of history of their students in terms of violent crime.”

Migdol said the proposal’s revisions would allow for fewer reports of crimes unrelated to violent crime.

“We didn’t see a link between

common arrests for students — which are underage possession of alcohol, drunk in public, anything like that, consuming alcohol underage,” Migdol said. “We felt there was no real link between that and this sort of violent crime or campus safety that the College is trying to protect us from or promote, respectively.”

Students who fail to report arrests included in the policy can be charged with a conduct violation, at which point Migdol said the Dean of Students Office will use its discretion in handling each situation, operating on a case-by-case basis.

He added that he hopes the revised policy will be clearer. The Dean of Students’ website has a Frequently-Asked-Questions section detailing the disclosure process.

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to chair the senate, which often is the ultimate boy’s club,” Mills said.

Overall, students of the College have demonstrated countries, there are less females involved in the disinterest with the SA through their 34.7 percent political system on a federal level.”

Senators tend to recruit their friends to join the voter participation and only 14 students competing SA with them. Lorenzen said one reason behind the for the 12 senate positions. Danly emphasized he lack of female representation in the SA may be due would rather work with males who wanted these to groups of students running for elected positions positions than females who did not.

Next year, Lorenzen plans on meeting with together. Former Secretary of Student Rights Emily as many student Wade ’15 expressed organizations as a negative opinion of possible to increase the trend of groups awareness of the SA. of boys from specific “I think it’s fraternities coming in important to have waves.

—Former Secretary of Student Rights as much diversity “I remember guys Emily Wade ’15 on SA gender ratios as possible so that getting up in the people’s voices really middle of senate to go sit and talk in a corner and whisper,” Wade said. do get heard, and then also I think that everyone “And they were all in the same fraternity. It’s insane brings in a different perspective and comes from because they are very exclusive, and they don’t want different areas of campus,” Lorenzen said. “It’s not just more females that we want in the Student to talk to outsiders, which means girls.”

Former SA President Curt Mills ’13 touched on Assembly, we want people from more cultural the history of the gender disparity in the SA in his organizations as well.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

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BY PATRICIA RADICH, FLAT HAT GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Self-perpetuating stress at the College at the College.

Facts are our friends.

As a reporter for The Flat Hat for the past four years, I have a lot of faith in facts. But don’t let them get to you too much.

“Feelings” come from your brain, too. (Isn’t that cool?)

Feelings are important, but fragile. They are a lot harder to FLAT HAT SENIOR STAFF WRITER digest in bite-sized bits we can scribble on index cards. So, my message is this: Use your brain. It is a powerful thing. If someone comes to College is hard. School is hard. Life is hard. you with their feelings, be careful. They’re fragile things and College is a hard, challenging time in every person’s life. By need your care. definition.

I think it is a terrible thing that students feel they are out of And life at the College of William and Mary is doubly so. options. Because, in my opinion, that isn’t true. It never is.

Over the past four years, I’ve watched friends, acquaintances, They say God (or whoever else you choose/don’t choose/ strangers, teachers and workers all crumble under the pressure have ambiguous and conflicted beliefs that comes with being here. And that is okay. about) closes a door, but opens a The pressure is immense. We have classes, Over the past four years, I’ve window. This, I think, is true for tests, clubs, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, watched friends, acquaintances, everyone. whoever and the compulsive need to make lists strangers, teachers and workers But keep this in mind: You are too to keep track of all of these things. smart for your own good. While the And that is good. It is good because it all crumble under the pressure windows may be a viable option, have motivates us, organizes us and drives us to be that comes with being here. And you considered the back door? The side better. These are all admirable qualities, all to that is okay. gate? The many other windows that I be strived for.

But if I am thankful for one thing I learned here, it is this: There understand are quite standard features of modern architecture is more than one way to skin a cat. The saying is cliché but the nowadays (and maybe if you squeezed you could just make it through the chimney). sentiment is true.

And there is always someone to help you. You are not alone Although the goal may be the same, the ways of getting there are (even when you want to be). infinite. And that, I think, is beautiful.

Two people could totally break down a door if they tried, and But it is also terrifying. We are too smart for our own good. For two students at the College may even design a robot to do the better or for worse everyone here is brilliant — everyone. job way better than any human ever could.

And I think that everyone here understands that, even though My point, again, is this: we may not say it enough.

You are smart.

But we should. Because I think the College has had an identity There are always options, and extremely intelligent people problem. We’re all shy, socially awkward, weird, strange, brilliant to help you consider them and make the best choice (that also human beings. Do not let this terrifying fact get to you. may be kind of cool if you really think about it).

You are, again, too smart for your own good. So am I. All you need to do is ask.

But I think that the reason I feel confident enough to write this here is because of the skills and knowledge that I have picked up Email Chris McKenna at csmckenna@email.wm.edu.

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FLAT HAT OPINION POLLS Do you believe “One Tribe Place” is a fitting replacement for the name of the Hospitality House?

STREET BEAT

Do you believe student leadership at the College accurately represents the composition “The football game. Go Tribe!” of the student body?

Sam Meadows ’12

ummer break is finally here, or we are at least at the point where our fantasies of sleeping for 12 hours and rereading all seven Harry Potter books have become so vivid that they prevent us from dealing with the reality of finals. Before our bubble pops and we are forced to barricade ourselves in an Earl Gregg Swem Library study room for 32 hours post-blowout, we would like to take a look at the best and worst aspects of the semester.

Thumbs-up to online student ingenuity; Zilify, OrderUp and Bannerstalker are all creative and effective attempts to solve irritating yet universal problems on campus, and we wish them and their creators the best of luck.

We give a thumbs-down to our rampant addiction to anonymous social networking pages like William and Mary Confessions. Human connection is good, but posting one’s deepest fears and anxieties to a sometimes spiteful and cruel audience might not be the healthiest thing in the world. That’s not mentioning the arrest of a College of William and Mary student for posting threatening comments on CollegiateACB, another anonymous website.

Another thumbs-up goes to all the exciting events this semester provided by AMP and the Student Assembly: Gavin DeGraw, Big Boi and Kendrick Lamar. AMP and the SA should be proud they were able to book such talented, well-known artists. (But thumbs-down for Aaron Carter, who destroyed our childhood when he made out with college students on stage and when we discovered his twitter.)

We’d like to give a sideways thumb to the City Council for expanding the housing density cap, but keeping the three-person rule. It’s good that the city has recognized the need for change in off-campus housing requirements, but a less restrictive obsolete rule is still obsolete.

A well-deserved thumbs-up to the College for purchasing the Hospitality House, which added hundreds of rooms for students (and will be home to a significant portion of The Flat Hat staff ). This will allow Residence Life to take Chandler Hall offline next year for much needed renovations and other residence halls in the years to come. Plus, it’s a hotel. (Sorry, we just cannot get over the fact that we’re going to live in a hotel next year.)

Now we look to the year ahead: a new class in, a new class out. We say goodbye to our beloved senior friends and colleagues and hope we may find such love and fun in the next batch. To all the students, returning or leaving, we wish you the best of luck as we wrap up another year at the College.

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“No ... If you’re a leader, you rise to the occasion; you’re displaying traits that most other people won’t.”

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“At least for my class, I think it does accurately reflect the student body, but I don’t know for all the bigger positions.”

9% Tess Higgins ’15

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While at home and abroad, it’s the gaps in the plan that stay with you Samantha Farkas

FLAT HAT OPINIONS COLUMNIST

“All my friends are dead.”

I glanced away, letting my eyes fall on my companions, my friends, as though to make sure they were still there. They were, thank goodness, in flesh and blood, as real as the Turkish baklava on my plate. So was Muhammed.

“My university is destroyed,” he said.

“There’s nothing left for me in Syria.”

Friends dead. Opportunity to receive education gone. Family hundreds of miles away. This is the life of Muhammed, a young man who fled Syria, a country that has been suffering through civil war for several years. As Muhammed described it, “Everywhere there are bombs.”

He was one of the lucky ones. He

escaped to Istanbul, where he’s now working as a waiter. That’s how he met us.

He told us how he liked Istanbul. He used to study chemistry, but had to give up school so he could work. How he wanted to go to America, but…

His voice trailed off.

“Is it nice there?” he asked.

“Yes, very.”

Then he offered to bring us anything from the café, on him. After a week of getting swindled by merchants in the touristy Grand Bazaar, this gesture brought tears to my eyes. We politely refused, however, knowing Muhammed needed the money to pay for the visa that gave him refuge in Istanbul. He didn’t listen: Two minutes later, he came back with a plate of Turkish delight, and though he was the one doing us a favor, there was real gratitude in his eyes.

I’ll remember him forever.

While studying abroad, I’ve made a wish in the Trevi Fountain, seen the Swiss Alps and danced flamenco at the

Feria de Abril, but nothing resonates with me more than these 15 minutes of chatting with a waiter.

Strange, isn’t it? We plan and we plan, but the planned adventures aren’t really adventures, are they? They’re memorable in a textbook way. They’re checkmarks on a bucket list. Profile pictures. Christmas cards.

I kissed the Blarney Stone because I was supposed to.

It’s a rock.

I traveled eight hours by bus to kiss a freakin’ rock.

Why? Because that’s what you do when you’re in Ireland. That’s the plan.

But the gaps in the plan are the things that stick with you the longest. Things you never intended to do, things you never imagined could happen often leave lasting impacts.

We all have plans, usually to graduate and dive into the workforce.

We stress because, of course, we think everything has to go according to plan for that to happen. But what will we remember from college? Not the exams,

not the papers. It’ll be things too small to even be deemed worthy of a plan.

Sometimes, we need to forget the plan.

Fold up the map, and just go.

Email Samantha Farkas at sbfarkas@ email.wm.edu.

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It’s a summer of sequels and adaptations as movies like “The Great Gatsby” and “The Wolverine” hit theaters. While you’re not dancing the night away at Gatsby’s parties, check out some of these films.

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Man of Steel

The Great Gatsby Despicable Me 2

In the 2010 film “Despicable Me,” Gru is a criminal mastermind with evil plots to steal the moon. In this sequel, he is back — as a good guy.

He has settled down as the father of three orphan girls and seems to be living a normal life, until he is kidnapped and recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help catch a new villain named Eduardo. While the film will still feature Gru’s comic, gibberish-speaking, yellow minions, fans will be happy to know that the henchmen will have an entire spin-off film dedicated to them, to be released at the end of 2014.

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Starring: Steve Carrell, Al Pacino, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove Release date: July 5

Monsters University

This Disney-Pixar prequel takes us back to about a decade before Sulley and Mike Wazowski’s days of scaring children in “Monsters, Inc.” When the film begins, they are first-year students at Monsters University. Although the two young monsters are both majoring in scaring and join the same fraternity, their friendship gets off to a rough start, and the film follows their rivalry. Pixar has also launched a website for the fictional school containing all the features of a real university website, including a video message from the dean and a campus store.

Director: Dan Scaldon Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren Release date: June 21

The Wolverine

During a visit to Japan, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) experiences a new level of vulnerability when he is forced into a life-or-death battle with a mysterious shadow from his past. The immortal Wolverine will be forever changed as he comes to terms with death, a frequent companion on his long, often-painful road. This film is based upon one of the iconic character’s popular comic book arcs and is set chronologically after “X-Men 3.”

Director: James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Tao Okamoto, Will Yun Lee Release Date: July 26

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous jazz-age love story hits theaters this summer. “Romeo + Juliet” director Baz Luhrmann adapted the high school English class staple for the big screen. “The Great Gatsby” will be released in 3D as well as in 2D, and the soundtrack will feature a score produced by Jay-Z and a single, called “Young and Beautiful,” co-written and performed by Lana Del Rey. The film’s release has been prefaced by a Gatsbythemed Brooks Brothers clothing line and a Tiffany & Co. jewelry line.

Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire Carey Mulligan Joel Edgerton Release date: May 10

An infant is sent away from the dying planet of Krypton, eventually landing in Kansas. Farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent adopt the orphaned child, naming him Clark and raising him with a strong sense of moral values. Despite his close-knit family, Clark Kent’s (Henry Cavill) childhood is far from ideal; ostracized for his superhuman powers, he questions his identity and purpose. However, when the evil Kryptonian General Zed attacks the Earth, the mild-mannered reporter must become Superman to protect his adopted family and home world.

Director: Zak Snyder Starring: Russell Crowe, Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams Release Date: June 14

The Lone Ranger

Old-West lawman John Reid (Armie Hammer) is the only survivor of an ambush that claimed the life of his Ranger brother. Reid embarks on a dangerous quest to deliver justice to the criminals and avenge his brother’s death. Donning a mask to protect his loved ones, he teams up with a Native American spirit warrior named Tonto ( Johnny Depp) along the way. Disney purportedly hopes this popular character, previously the focus of a radio program and a television show, will head a new franchise akin to the company’s recent Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Director: Gore Verbinski Starring: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner Release Date: July 5

Planes

“From above the world of ‘Cars’” comes this Disney-Pixar spinoff, which tells the story of an airplane called Dusty. Dusty aspires to compete in a flying race around the world, but he unfortunately suffers from a paralyzing fear of heights. In classic Disney-Pixar style, Dusty defies his underdog status and works tirelessly to qualify for the competition and face the defending champion, a bully plane named Ripslinger. Dane Cook will voice the lead role, even though Jon Cryer was originally set to play Dusty.

Director: Klay Hall Starring: Dane Cook, Val Kilmer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Cleese Release date: August 9 COURTESY PHOTO / ABDUZEEDO.COM

CONFUSION CORNER

From one TWAMP to another: Final words of wisdom

Whether you’re graduating or just beginning, make the most of your College experience

Dasha Godunova

confusion corner columnist

I might not be Oscar-hosting Tina Fey or a widely respected FBI director. I could never write, let alone deliver, a speech to 10,000 people.

Nevertheless, in my last column, I do plan to share a few pieces of last minute advice. First and foremost, I congratulate the 320th graduating class of this succulent institution, and I encourage all of the seniors to pull out the flasks and beach balls at the ceremony and toast to all of the wonderful memories they have made. I also congratulate the parents on their last out-of-state tuition payment and on all of the vacations and home gyms they will now be able to afford.

To the seniors reading this, I hope you have had a fantastic time. If there are adventures that you have not yet had a chance to pursue, such as completing the last leg of the ironman or scaling academic buildings, make the next 24 hours count because Residence Life wants you out of here no later than May 13 at 12 p.m. Feel free to bring family along on your escapades — everyone wants to feel 22 and reckless once in a while.

However, if you are one of those lucky underclassmen that will survive the bouncy castles and misbehaving professors that LDOC brings, take note, for there is still some wisdom we seniors have left to impart.

1. Talk to everyone, no matter how intimidating, or short, or weird, or just plain smelly.

If you have sat at any massive intro class at the College of William and Mary, you can get an idea of just how many people you have left to meet. We can be a school of

dorks, quirks and plain old weirdo’s, but sometimes those are the very things that make us worth knowing.

Expand your horizons and talk to all strangers; college is the only time you will have the guts to do it anyway.

2. Take the most inconvenient and tiring trips possible.

Whether it’s white water rafting or hiking with the Outdoor Club, gathering the courage to take part in a beach formal, going to a DC protest rally or doing anything else that floats your boat in the surrounding area, suck it up and do it. If you need more encouragement, just remember that gas is not getting any cheaper in the next decade.

3. Study abroad, everywhere, including Madagascar … or Djibouti.

Sure, it will make you realize that American food sucks, and our “old” Sir Christopher Wren Building is younger than most of the stone houses in Northern Europe, but it will also open your eyes to experiences you never could have imagined. Go because your

later years will be filled with jobs and kids and rents and bills, and never again will you be able to simply leave for six months. Besides, there is only one sweeter thing than being at the College — coming back to it.

4. Go to every single event. Ever.

I don’t care about your thesis or your quiz or your 80-page play; you can always just stay up and sleep in an extra hour. My favorite memories here have been made at Fridays at five, philanthropies and last lectures.

Considering the fact that you cannot be formally fired because you are paying to be here, you really have no valid excuse.

5. Stop checking your watch.

At least once a week, ditch your computer, alarm, watch and everything else under the sun. We often feel like time is running away from us, but in reality, we are just keeping close watch. There is no better day than a day wasted on oneself.

6. Fall in love (not in the “The

Notebook” sense but rather the “Forrest Gump” sort of way).

If there was anything that Forrest did right, it was loving everything around him. Whether it is your roommate-turned-best friend, the professor you secretly have a crush on or a beautiful spring day spent picnicking in CW — let yourself fall in love.

For if there were ever any single piece of advice I could give — humor and jokes aside — I would tell you to remember this: Love all that you have had in the past, and look forward to all you will face in the future. Think back to all of your adventures and favorite nights, and rejoice in all of the wonderful things you have done today. Smile because tomorrow’s promise is even more beautiful.

Dasha Godunova was a Confusion Corner columnist, and would like to thank all of The Flat Hat’s readers for putting up with her unwitty jokes and even lamer pop culture references for the past two years.

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From the finish line

Alumni give accounts of the recent Boston Marathon explosions

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The race day was certainly filled with a mix of emotions. I had finished and was getting lunch in the Prudential Center when the bombs exploded. While close to the blasts, I was well insulated from the actual impact. Rather than the chaos as viewed on TV, I experienced Boston mostly as quietly pensive as we slowly learned about what was happening a few blocks away. The friend I stayed with, actually a freshman hall ‘Yates family’ friend, heard the explosions and experienced some of the chaotic environment, but safely got away and met me in the Prudential Center. We walked back to her apartment through crowded but silent streets.

Before the awful event, the race itself was as [sic] truly amazing. I soaked up as many high fives as I could along the route and, until the last few brutal miles, really enjoyed the race. Boston’s spirit is so vibrant and I have to imagine the city will come back even stronger.

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Hometown: Poquoson, Va. Major: Public Health Currently: Boston School of Public Health

The actual experience of running Boston was absolutely surreal. The crowds were by far the most energetic and lively I’ve ever witnessed, the small Massachusetts towns we ran through leading into Boston were charming and full of life, and the course was challenging, especially the infamous Heartbreak Hill. I could not have asked for a more fulfilling, heartwarming test of endurance ...

I’m lucky to have finished, and enjoyed, the race before any of the tragedies occurred.

However, I’ll always remember stretching in a park just a few blocks away from the finish line when I heard the initial ‘boom’ of the explosions. What happened after that is poignant in my brain and something I’m still trying to fully comprehend. I’m still learning to separate the horror of that day from my positive personal recollection and experience, which has proven difficult to do.

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The Boston Marathon is the mecca of marathoning for distance runners — racing down the streets of Boston is emotional and empowering at the same time.

You can imagine how surreal it was to have that moment scarred by the cowardly acts of a terrorist.

I had finished the marathon awhile before but we had only just cleared the family waiting area and were ... about a block and a half away [when the explosion happened]. The ambulances and cop cars descending on the finish line was [an] erie [sic] sight and sound to hear. What should have been a celebration for all turned into a nightmare.

I’m fortunate that the friends and family who traveled to watch me race are safe and were not harmed but the way I’ll honor those who weren’t as fortunate is to keep running and run those streets again.

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THE YEAR IN QUOTES

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“I basically go two sessions a day. … It’s just about repetition, getting better every day little by little. … I feel like repetition is the main key thing to getting better.”

— Sophomore guard Marcus Thornton

“Every time you race you have a time just as you have a height. You can compare yourself to anybody in the world — some people can’t handle that. That’s called reality.”

— Assistant Coach, Throws Dan Stimson

Agony and Ecstasy Memorable moments and forgettable games: the 2012-13 year in review

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“Coming in freshman year, I had literally no expectations. I didn’t even know if I’d be on the travel team or not; I had no idea where I’d fit in on the team.”

— Freshman cross country runner Emily Stites “I expect this to be the best team William and Mary has ever had on the women’s side.

This is the best lineup of talent this program has ever produced.”

— Former women’s basketball coach Debbie Taylor “It’s exciting; it’s a lot more fun to play in a two-run game than a blowout. It’s more fun to coach in, more fun to play in, and hopefully more fun to watch.”

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CROSS COUNTRY

One year removed from a disappointing 5-6 season and two years removed from a Colonial Athletic Association Championship, the football team stumbled to a 2-9 record this past fall. A close loss to Maryland in the opening game generated optimism, but after the Tribe dropped its next game to Division III Lafeyette, the course of the season was set in the loss column.

A recurring quarterback controversy limited the offense until sophomore Raphael Ortiz took the reins in the team’s third game and increased production. The College ended on a five-game losing streak to cement an already sorry season.

Through the good, the bad and the ugly of 14 seasons, Debbie Taylor was the face of William and Mary women’s basketball until the losses violently glared back and could no longer be ignored.

March 19, three days after Drexel demolished Taylor’s team 65-31 in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, Athletic Director Terry Driscoll announced he would not renew her contract for the 2013-14 season.

Taylor’s failure to lead a team chock full of playmaking to a successful season became the nail in her Tribe-coaching coffin. The school’s search for a new head coach continues.

Even though his team ended its season with a 13-16 record and couldn’t survive the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association record, sophomore guard Marcus Thornton improved his game on and off the court. Thornton upped his scoring average from 11.1 to 18.8 points per game, including a 32-point effort against Old Dominion.

Additionally, his teammates attest that he has become more vocal as a floor leader.

Unfortunately, his stellar season ended on a sour note with a missed shot on an open three-pointer in the closing seconds of the Tribe’s firstround CAA tournament loss to James Madison.

From just hoping to make the travel team at William and Mary to captaining Team USA at the World Championships, Emily Stites had a triumphant freshman season. Stites won the Junior Cross-Country National Championships, running the 6K in a blinding time of 20 minutes, 27 seconds.

In a field composed of runners from around the globe, Stites finished No. 23 in the World Cross-Country Championship held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, while captaining the No. 6 ranked USA team. Stites obliterated four freshman records, so far, and is likely to break many more as she finishes up her first collegiate outdoor track season.

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— Baseball head coach Jaime Pinzino

“The CAA is hoping to add three schools, to bring the total to twelve. They have not been offered to join Conference USA, and their board does not yet understand the financial implications of joining.”

—Athletic Director Terry Driscoll ONLINE

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Follow @flathatsports for more news and up-to-the-minute updates.

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Every bracket has upsets, and ours is no exception. Here’s our logic in crowning senior cornerback B.W. Webb the 2012-13 All-Tribe Athlete of the Year.

The first-round — Sophomore guard Marcus Thornton vs. senior ace John Farrell: one plays every game, one doesn’t.

Freshman distance runner Emily Stites vs.

senior midfielder Mallory Schaffer: national champion as a freshman is good, but Schaffer has been crossing up opponents for years.

Junior tennis player Maria Belaya vs. senior guard Janine Aldridge: Aldridge’s underperforming team held her back.

Freshman forward Pip Saunders vs. Webb: field hockey goal scorer can’t top a guy making

a big splash in the NFL Draft.

On to the semifinal ­— Thornton vs. Schaffer: tough, but Schaffer has run into the NCAAs while Thornton hasn’t left the conference.

Belaya vs. Webb: did we mention the draft?

The final — Schaffer vs. Webb: Two legends, but Webb has recognition at the highest levels of his sport — the close winner.

COMMENTARY

Despite recent sweep, College primed for a successful May Katz’s, Farrell’s slump shouldn’t dim optimism for their team’s big CAA tournament aspirations

Jack Powers

Flat Hat Sports editor

Because the baseball team has more games than any other William and Mary athletic team, fans need to tolerate slumps amid long seasons of ups and downs — but only as long as the general trend is toward winning.

Old Dominion’s most recent sweep of the College should not overwhelm the excellent season the Tribe has had so far. The Tribe came into the ODU series with a five-game winning streak and a 26-13 overall record. One ugly series doesn’t ruin a season, especially when many games are left.

The College’s top two performers, senior pitcher John Farrell and sophomore first baseman Michael Katz, had their worst outings of the season against

ODU. Katz, who has a .391 batting average, only had one hit during the three-game series. Farrell, the Tribe’s undisputed ace, lost his first game of the season Saturday, getting pummeled with six runs over five innings. His poor showing on the night raised his ERA over 2 for the first time this season.

That isn’t what we have come to expect from these two, and it certainly should not be what we expect from the team at large. The Tribe had a full week of rest to prepare to welcome George Mason to Plumeri Park today — plenty of time to refocus itself for the final stretch of the season.

Sitting in third place in the Colonial Athletic Association with 13 games left to play, the College should set its sights on earning one of the top two spots in the conference tournament, giving them a first-round bye. While catching red-hot UNCW (31-11 overall, 12-2 CAA), a team that just beat No. 1 North Carolina, is out of the question, the Tribe is only a game and a half behind Delaware (26-14 overall, 11-7 CAA), which sits in second place.

The Tribe doesn’t lack for talent in either hitting or pitching. The core starting pitchers Farrell, sophomore Jason Inghram, senior Brett Koehler and sophomore J.T. Castner have an aggregate ERA of 3.24. Also, besides Friday’s implosion against ODU, senior Matt Wainman has been a rocksolid closer for the College. On the hitting side, you can’t ask for much more pop than the top of the order have provided for the Tribe this season.

Katz, junior second baseman Ryan Lindemuth and senior center fielder Ryan Brown have all slugged their way to a combined 63 RBIs. Anyone who saw the Tribe’s last two games at ODU, during which it scored just one run over both games, understands just how much this team relies on its top hitters. The trio combined for just four hits in those games as run-production grinded to a halt — not the mark of a CAA championshipcaliber team.

Still, this is a team with enough pieces to make a run in the conference and maybe even steal a slot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association

tournament. The deciding question, however, is Katz. It’s unfair to blame him for dropping his batting average from a celestial .450 to a merely incredible .391 in two weeks, but the Tribe has become accustomed to having a world-beating slugger at the center of its lineup. Without Katz playing to his potential, the College’s small-ball machine breaks down. Slumps are part and parcel to baseball and no one player is above them. Let’s just hope it’s in the past now.

Overall, head coach Jamie Pinzino’s players have given us little reason to doubt their ability so far this season. They have repeatedly demonstrated the batting strength and pitching depth to compete against almost anyone so get ready for a raucous May for Tribe baseball. The Tribe should make the CAA tournament fairly easily. And once it’s in, regardless of its seed, the rest of the conference should beware of this team Don’t be fooled by the ODU series — a team equipped with such stars as Katz and Farrell can’t be held back for long.