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Students For Life hosts week of activities to raise awareness.
Tribe notches its eighth one-run victory of the season after senior Ryan Brown’s RBI in the seventh.
Group protests infanticide
Vol. 102, Iss. 50 | Friday, April 19, 2013
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Athletics Committee discusses gift, CAA BOV outlines use of Zable donation BY MATT ESPORRIN FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Hall, respectively, if the BOV approves the resolution today. Members of the committee said the proposed names of the residence halls could be temporary. “We’ve chosen rather plain names in the hopes that donors will come in and want to re-name them,” Vice President for Administration Anna Martin said. With the steady increase in student enrollment at the College, administrators have also been working to increase on-campus student housing.
Last week, the College of William and Mary announced the $23.9 million donation from the estate of Walter Zable ’37, LL.D. ’78. Yesterday, in the midst of proposals to renovate Zable Stadium, the Board of Visitors Committee on Athletics convened to outline future use of the gift as well as to confirm the College’s continued membership in the shrinking Colonial Athletic Association. “A few years ago Walter [Zable] — who had a great sense of humor — told me that we would be very happy when he died, but we did not expect such a large donation,” Athletic Director Terry Driscoll said. $10 million of the gift will go toward improvements to the current football stadium, whose name already commemorates the donor. Driscoll said the money allotted for the stadium would cover improvements and necessary additions to the facility. “The first order of business is to conduct a feasibility study to see what needs fixing,” Driscoll said. “Certain amenities, such as bathrooms and more handrails, must be built.” Driscoll explained that after the most necessary items are fixed, the College will consider creating a new press box, suites and additional seating. “These are all dependent on private funds, and there are certainly no shovels in the ground yet,” Driscoll said. “We must take care of the necessities first.” Another $10 million from the Zable gift will go toward athletic scholarships, with the remaining $3.9 million unallocated for the time being. Later in the meeting, tennis coach Peter Daub spoke before the board. Daub, who surpassed the 500-win milestone March 30 with a sweep over James Madison University, has coached at the College for 17 years, compiling three CAA Coach of the Year awards. Daub asked for more efficiency in communication between the athletic department and administrators in admissions and financial aid issues. “In order to bring in the best and the brightest, I need to give financial decisions immediately,” Daub said. “More definitive and timely responses are needed from admissions.” Daub has found success with student-athletes at the College, coaching 65 students to All-CAA honors. In 2010, a Daub-coached squad had a school-record three ITA
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If approved, individual units in the Green and Gold Complex will be called Eagle Hall, Griffin Hall and Lion Hall while Hospitality House will be One Tribe Place GRAPHIC BY BRIAN KAO / THE FLAT HAT FILE PHOTO / THE FLAT HAT
BY ARIEL COHEN FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
This fall, students could be moving their overstuffed bags and dressers into One Tribe Place and The Green and Gold Complex, formerly known as the Hospitality House and the Units, respectively. As both complexes undergo renovations for student move-in, the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors Committee on Administration, Buildings and Grounds unanimously voted to rename each complex and pass the legislation onto the full Board for approval. The individual units will be called Griffin Hall, Lion Hall and Eagle
STUDENT LIFE
Organizations cooperate for larger campus events SA, AMP look to continue collaborative efforts in response to student enthusiasm for major programming BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT MANAGING EDITOR
Three years ago, the College of William and Mary welcomed The Roots to campus through the combined efforts of AMP and the Student Assembly. Currently, approximately 2,300 students and members of the community plan to attend the latest in the continuation of these co-sponsored events with the I AM W&M Week closing concert, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Big Boi. These and other larger events this year, including the visit from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, are partly made possible through the effective cooperation between multiple student groups and organizations on campus, most notably the SA and AMP. Events such as The Roots, Kendrick Lamar and the visit from His Holiness the Dalai Lama are the direct result of individual student groups coming together to create larger events for the student body. “Without everybody’s support things like the Dalai Lama could have never happened,” AMP Executive Director John Lovette ’13 said. “The I AM W&M Week concert would have never happened. I think it’s a good thing, but it’s more because we’ve recognized where the students’ wants are more than a decision that we made in the first place.” Collaborating to host larger concerts and speakers allows student organizations to pool funds and
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resources, specifically funding, advertising and student interest from the SA as well as logistical knowledge from AMP. “The best example that I’ve seen of that partnership is the Kendrick Lamar concert with working with Student Assembly and I AM W&M Week with Neal Chabra [’14] and also WCWM has been involved in the process with Todd Van Luling [’13],” Assistant Director of Student Leadership Development for Programming Trici Fredrick M.Ed. ’05 said. The 2011 Charter Day concert marked the beginning of these events, primarily through the effort of AMP member and SA member Brian Focarino ’11. In 2012, the SA and AMP continued this collaborative effort with the Third Eye Blind concert during Charter Day weekend. Following this event, SA President emeritus Curt Mills ’13 entered his term planning to continue and to institutionalize these events, citing their high attendance and sustainability. “While it’s obvious that we have transitioned into more larger events, I think it’s more because the student body really comes out for those events more, and there’s more excitement for those events,” Lovette said. Mills said next year’s SA budget caters to continue hosting larger events. While AMP’s SA approved budget allocation decreased by about $10,000 ($5,000 from the comedian and speaker funds, respectively), Fredrick said the organization did not receive
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The Roots performed at the College of William and Mary for Charter Day in 2011. The concert was an early example of student groups collaborating to put on larger events.
directive in terms of how this money will be spent. Ludette said the budget was structured to allow more flexibility. For example, instead of having a line-item outlining the price for the Homecoming concert, the
usual funds allocated to this were moved to the larger concert fund. See EVENTS page 4
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Performance based on vignettes by George C. Wolfe attempts to satirize African American culture. page 6