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Vol. 102, Iss. 44 | Friday, March 29, 2013
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CAMPUS LIFE
College receives $10,000 to aid hazing prevention Administrators speak on continued need to support anti-hazing initiatives on campus
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— Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 M.Ed. ’06
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— Directer of the Office of Student Leadership Development Anne Arseneau ’89 M.Ed. ’92
BY ANNIE CURRAN AND MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR AND MANAGING EDITOR
The College of William and Mary received HazingPrevention. org’s 2013 Zeta Tau Alpha Award for Innovation in Campus Hazing Prevention and Education. The award comes with a $10,000 cash prize for the College’s Hazing Prevention Coalition to use in future prevention efforts. Vice President of Student Affairs Ginger Ambler ’88 M.Ed. ’06 accepted the award earlier this month on behalf of the coalition. “They only give one award a year,” Ambler said. “It’s a big deal for William and Mary that we received this recognition, and we will be good stewards of the $10,000 we’ve been given.” The coalition is comprised of 13 faculty, staff and student members. The group has worked to create the common message that the College is “a home without hazing” and received an honorable mention for the award last year. The coalition began in response to a 2007 national study on student hazing in which the College participated. Sixty-three percent of students surveyed at the College said they had experienced hazing and 83 percent said they were aware of hazing on campus. The results of this study, published in 2008, prompted redoubled efforts to prevent hazing. In 2010, the College sent a delegation to the Novak Institute, a part of HazingPrevention.org, for hazing prevention. Linda Knight, director of campus recreation and co-chair of the coalition with director of the office of student leadership developement Anne Arseneau ’89, M. Ed. ’92, says that spreading the same idea to
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Things that seem very innocent could be very detrimental to someone who has a different reaction.
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Hazing and demeaning other people should not be the choice for tradition and belonging.
— Director of Campus Recreation Linda Knight
all campus organizations has helped to increase awareness. Arseneau elaborated, explaining that hazing is not limited to any one type of group on campus. According to Ambler, national research from the University of Maine shows hazing can occur in any type of campus organization that wants to create a sense of belonging or tradition. She acknowledges that tradition is an important part of any group. “There are healthy ways to do those valuable things,” Ambler said. “Hazing and demeaning other people should not be the choice for tradition and belonging.” Arseneau elaborated on the use of hazing in more than just Greek and sports organizations, citing students’ roles in various groups on campus as possible networks through which hazing practices can spread. “I think that any group that has a new membership intake process has some opportunity to be at risk for some hazing practices to take hold,” Arseneau said. “Nobody at William and Mary is involved in just one thing. … Things can bleed in different ways. … Our data doesn’t suggest that it is just a fraternity or sorority problem. Our high risk groups are club sports, Tribe Athletics and fraternities and sororities.” The Hazing Prevention Coalition tries to teach students about the harmful effects of hazing. Knight says students might not understand other students’ pasts and what can be triggers for them. She says if one student is screaming at another student who was abused previously, See HAZING PREVENTION page 3
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Students report missing ballots
SA discusses use of eBallot BY ZACH HARDY FLAT HAT CHIEF STAFF WRITER
Last year’s Student Assembly election had 18 complaints, four sanctions and three appeals. Besides some small technical issues with eBallot, the service used for electronic voting, this year’s SA elections came and went with little incident. Votenet, of which eBallot is a branch, is the voting software used by the SA. In the past, there have been problems with ballots disappearing in spam folders. This year some students studying abroad complained of not receiving ballots, and some students on campus received non-working codes. Discrepancies in the email lists provided by the College of William and Mary Student Affairs office, which are used to send out ballots, were a potential explanation offered by the Chair of Election Commission T.J. O’Sullivan ’13 as to why some students failed to receive their ballots. “On [the College’s] website the student body is listed as 8258, and I received emails for 8,184. I assumed the difference was due to people leaving during the year for medical or personal reasons,” O’Sullivan said. “But I asked for every student’s email, including those abroad, and I assume what they gave me was correct.” O’Sullivan pointed out that while all enrolled students should have received a ballot, the Elections Commission invited students to vote manually. “Some people emailed us, and if they contacted us, we were sure to count their vote,” O’Sullivan said. Despite a small number of students not receiving ballots, O’Sullivan said he feels eBallot is the best method of conducting the election, citing the reduced chance of voter fraud, human counting error and the increased convenience of email delivery. SA President Curt Mills ’13 agreed eBallot should continue being used in future elections. “Trying to create an election service in house would demand a lot of resources,” Mills said. “I think it’s more important to get the work of the student government done than worry about some small [issues] with the third party service.” SA President-elect Chase Koontz ’14 said he plans to research alternative services in the next few months. See BALLOTS page 3
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CAREER CENTER
SA proposes new bills for Homecoming, Code
Career Center creates Suits for Scholars Program Alumni donations allow students to borrow professional attire for interviews
Waltrip discusses Comprehensive plan BY CLAIRE GILLESPIE FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
In the first meeting of the lame duck period, the Student Assembly senate proposed a variety of bills that would influence Homecoming tailgates, a possible visit from Glee’s Lauren Potter and proposed changes to the SA code regarding the Undergraduate Council. The senate also received updates about the City Planning Commission meeting and graduate student initiatives. Sen. Danielle Waltrip ’14 outlined the City of Williamsburg’s Comprehensive Plan and Sen. Janine Yorimoto, a doctoral candidate in American studies, outlined the structure and current initiatives of the Graduate Student Association following last week’s graduate student representation. Last Tuesday, the City of Williamsburg’s planning commission gave a positive unanimous recommendation to eight amendments that would increase housing densities and allow businesses to develop with less rigid parking limitations. Waltrip organized a letter campaign and student speakers at the planning commission meeting and, in her synopsis, emphasized the importance of continued student presence. “The feeling that I got from [city officials] was that they See STUDENT ASSEMBLY page 3
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As the Board of Visitors ponders ways to increase alumni donations to the College of William and Mary, the Sherman and Gloria H. Cohen Career Center is actively accepting donations to the newly established Suits for Scholars Program. Started by Assistant Director for the Career
Center Ashleigh Brock and Career Center employee Annie Martinez ’14, the program provides professional clothing to students of the College who may not necessarily have the time, money, space or wardrobe variety to own professional ensembles. Brock and Martinez want outfit choice to be the last thing on students’ minds when they enter the possibly make-it-orbreak-it interviews for competitive internship or job opportunities.
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Ashleigh Brock displays the clothing received from alumni donations and fundraising efforts.
Inside OPINIONS
When rejection isn’t failure
It’s spring, which means that students are hearing back from internships and graduate schools. Inevitably, some students will be rejected, but that’s not always a bad thing. page 4
“They don’t have to worry about ‘Do I look okay?,’ ‘Is this fancy enough?’ They’re ready to go. They don’t have to worry about their physical appearance anymore. They’re focused on the strengths that they’re going to bring to the table,” Martinez said. “That day when you go into that interview is already so nerve wracking, the last thing you want to be worrying about is are you dressed appropriately.” Brock and Martinez discovered the need for the program firsthand while observing students at a variety of Career Center-sponsored networking and career fair events. During the spring 2012 semester, Brock began to study similar programs at other colleges and universities, including Columbia University’s Columbia Clothing Closet, which provides new clothing from various department stores for students to use for career events. Brock noted the infeasibility of such a program at the publicly funded College and instead reached out to alumni, faculty, staff and members of the Williamsburg community for donations of new or gently used professional wear last fall. Through word of mouth and smaller forms of advertisement, the program was able to build an inventory of clothing capable of providing students with a number of professional options. See SUITS page 3
Inside VARIETY
Pickling business takes off
Caitlin Roberts ’13 and her brother channel Chinese roots, start business selling pickles, kraut and kimchi. page 5
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THE BUZZ
ALL THE NEWS THAT’S UNFIT TO PRINT
Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., is working to overturn a current precedent that involves restoring voting rights to nonviolent felons. The Daily Press reported McDonnell used this year’s State of the Commonwealth address to voice his support for legislative efforts to automatically restore voting rights to nonviolent felons who have served their time to Virginia. Virginia is only one of four states that currently does not have this automatic restoration process.
They’re ready to go. They don’t have to worry about their physical appearance anymore. They’re focused on the strengths that they’re going to bring to the table.
— Career Center employee Annie Martinez ’14 on students needing interview clothes
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James City County is not willing to give up its fight to Dominion Virginia Power on proposed overhead power lines. According to the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily, supervisors voted to allocate another $200,000 toward expert representation and witnesses in the ongoing case before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. James City County believes Dominion Virginia Power provided two options, each of which would affect both county residents and tourists. McDonnell signed the Student Group Protection Act legislation Wednesday, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The legislation would ensure freedom of association on college campuses. The new law provides new rights to religious or political student organizations at public institutions to define their doctrines. The Virginia Gazette reported that during a James City Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, more than 50 gun rights advocates appeared and spoke, urging for the reinstatement of Sheriff Bob Deeds’ Second Amendment statement that he and his deputies would not “aid or abet” any citizen’s right to bear arms. The supervisors agreed to meet with Deeds for clarification.
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Towson University student Matthew Heimbach, founder and president of the WSU, implemented student-led patrols to stop violent “black” crimes.
New Mexico Community College in trouble for sex article According to the Huffington Post, Central New Mexico Community College’s student-run newspaper, the CNM Chronicle, was suspended for printing an in-depth issue about sex. The issue contained articles about selecting the right sex toy and why some students practice abstinence. The administration stated they suspended the newspaper because the college does not offer a journalism program, so the students running the paper were therefore not equipped to operate it properly. This suspension was met with an uproar that extended beyond the college itself. The University of New Mexico halted printing of its paper as a form of protest. Meanwhile, students at the paper have been assigned other work-study jobs. Chinese universities drop English exams According to The New York Times, some major Chinese universities have dropped the English portion of their recruitment exams. The recruitment exams are a series of pre-tests that occur three months before colleges’ official national entrance exams. While one reason for the omission of the English section was to lighten the workload of Chinese students, the application process is still challenging. Engineering students have to take math and physics exams, while arts applicants have to take math and Chinese tests.
White Student Union sets up patrols Towson University’s recently founded White Student Union has implemented a system of nighttime patrols, reports The Huffington Post. The WSU will escort female students across campus or to their night classes. Matthew Heimbach, the WSU’s founder, states that this escort system does not signify an intimidated student body; it is simply a way to reach out to others. The WSU, although not technically attached to the university, is allowed to use its resources. The group is considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center to be a white nationalist hate group. Heimbach told The Huffington Post that all students will be assisted, no matter the victim or assailant’s race. Condom-dispensing students face disciplinary actions Until recently, a network of students ran a condom distribution network from their dorm at Boston College. In accordance with Boston College’s policy on contraceptives, the students may now face disciplinary action. The school does not permit the use of contraceptives due to the College’s association with the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church, the Daily Beast reports. “We ask our students to respect these commitments, particularly as they pertain to Catholic social teaching on the sanctity of life,” Boston College spokesperson Jack Dunn said in a campus-wide e-mail.
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CORRECTIONS
Mar. 25 — Mar. 27
In the March 22 issue of The Flat Hat, the article outlining the results of the 2013 Student Assembly elections incorrectly stated that voter participation decreased by 2 percent. The correct decrease in voter participation from the 2012 SA election was 0.2 percent.
Mar. 25 — An individual was arrested for a 1 Monday, maiming on Armistead Drive. Mar. 25 — Two individuals were arrested for 2 Monday, acts of domestic assault on Merrimac Trail.
The Flat Hat wishes to correct any facts printed incorrectly. Corrections may be submitted by e-mail to the editor of the section in which the incorrect information was printed. Requests for corrections will be accepted at any time.
Mar. 26 — An individual was arrested for 3 Tuesday, embezzlement at the Williamsburg Visitor Center.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Summit teaches students to fight hate
Austria ’13 presents Lunas Project
Provost Award honors students
A series of speakers recently addressed more than 60 students at the “What You Do Matters Collegiate: A Leadership Summit on Propaganda, Hate Speech and Civic Engagement,” a conference encouraging young people to combat hate in all environments. This was the first such summit held at the College, and it was made possible by a partnership with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The College boasted a large number of attendees, all of whom were selected through an online application process. In addition to enlightening students about the fight against hatred and prejudice, the event also informed students about how to bring that fight to their local communities.
Pat Austria ’13 had her first brush with the Social Entrepreneurship Conference (SECon) one year ago, when she went to the Mason School of Business to raise awareness about disaster management in the Philippines, her native country. A week ago, she was on center stage with major social impact leaders, including the CEO of Forbes, to launch the Lunas Project at the 2013 SECon. The SECon is a forum for entrepreneurs and leaders from both the private and public sectors to examine socially changing business practices. The Lunas Project, which began as a simple two-page paper, is now in the process of becoming an in-depth website.
Ninety-eight of the College’s student athletes were honored with the 10th annual Provost Award, which is given to athletes who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above. All of the Tribe’s 23 varsity teams had at least one representative awarded during the ceremony. The women’s track and field team earned the most, with 17 members receiving awards. This is the fourth consecutive year the Tribe Athletics program has either maintained or improved its collective GPA, which is now 3.06. The Provost Award ceremony was sponsored by the Students’ Athletic Advisory Committee and was hosted by Provost Michael Halleran.
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ADMINISTRATION
Glavas will head Auxiliary Services
New director will lead changing services as parking, dining, tennis facility studies continue BY MEREDITH RAMEY FLAT HAT MANAGING EDITOR
Gloucester Point native Cynthia Glavas returns to the region this month to serve as the new director of Auxiliary Services. Auxiliary Services oversees dining, parking, the bookstore and other services at the College of William and Mary. As director, Glavas will influence campus life from a strategic standpoint and collaborate with campus leadership and the College’s
departments across campus. “For me, career wise, it’s really just an accomplishment to be here and I’m excited,” Glavas said. Before serving at the College, Glavas started at the Auxiliaries department of American University, then moved to Old Dominion University. “It’s been a huge relief for us to have the position filled,” Director of Parking Services and member of the Director of Auxiliary Services Selection Committee Bill Horatio said. “She hit the ground running … and
I think that speaks volumes of the type of person she is.” Glavas will head the College’s department as it reviews a number of studies conducted throughout c a m p u s — Glavas including the complete operational study of parking services, the comprehensive review of dining services and the tennis center
feasibility study. “Change is one of the aspects that make auxiliary operations an exciting field,” Glavas said in an e-mail. “Auxiliary operations are constantly evolving to create more value and opportunities for the campus community.” One area of campus expected to change in the next year is parking services. Aside from the current operational study which includes consultations from outside companies in an industry-recommended five-year
review, the College will add a parking garage and expand parking options on campus through the recent purchase of the Hospitality House property. “It seems like she’s just poised and ready right now to … help us with the infrastructure to help us meet our goals for the next few years,” Horatio said. “I think that she will be a complement to the rest of us in Auxiliary services. She seems to be a very forward thinking person with a huge collaborate accolade.”
Senate developing One Tribe, 19 Tailgates Act First meeting of lame duck period introduces proposed bills, focusing on Undergraduate Council changes, celebrity guests STUDENT ASSEMBLY from page 1
are very open to this idea but they definitely want to see student support,” Sen. Colin Danly ’15 said. “There will be people who are going to test this who are residents.” The Williamsburg City Council’s next meeting is Thursday, April 11 at 2 p.m. in the Stryker Building. Yorimoto presented current GSA initiatives
including possible parking improvements and student health insurance. “The way our funding works, we get checks the first of the month if we’re funded and in the summer we get one bulk payment to last us the entire summer, so by the time August comes around, we’re broke,” Yorimoto said. “We have huge health insurance payments due before we get paid. That’s just one issue we’re trying to figure out.”
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Student Assembly senators discuss a bill to require Class Presidents to attend the weekly meetings on Tuesdays.
To gain more support for sports teams, senators developed the One Tribe, Nineteen Tailgates Act, which will allocate up to $3,000 from the reserves fund to pay for fencing, trash cans and three guards if passed. This will allow nineteen student organizations to tailgate at the six home football games next year. “At any school [at which] people actually care about their sports, they tailgate these games and William and Mary doesn’t have any safe way to do that or a cohesive way,” 2014 Class President John Bracaglia ’14 said. Student organizations would apply for the 19 spots on a semester basis. Although the SA will require a thirty-person minimum, two organizations can apply together. Students over 21 will be able to drink their own alcohol. The Class Presidents Act proposes that Undergraduate Council class presidents must attend senate meetings each week, although they will remain nonvoting members. Class presidents will be placed on two senate committees but cannot hold leadership positions within them. Committees must consist of at least one class president, whose opinion they will consider when determining recommendations for bills. If class presidents do not attend the meetings or appoint someone to attend the senate meetings for them, their funding will be cut. “The general idea behind this is to increase the legitimacy of the undergraduate class president
position, which right now is not as involved as it probably should be for a class president, and by doing so, really have them involved in the senate,” Sen. Drew Wilke ’15 said. “That way, they’ll know how funding works and generally what is going on and they can relay that back to their class.” Sen. Kendall Lorenzen ’15 assigned the Class Presidents Act to the executive committee. Finally, the Lauren Potter Act proposes to allocate $2,600 from the SA Activities and Events fund and $2,600 from the SA reserves to cover the costs of Lauren Potter’s visit to campus. This money will match the $3,100 already raised by Secretary of Health and Safety Jake Lewitz ’13 and Undersecretary for Disabilities Maggie Skorup ’15, who will receive $2,500 from the Center for Student Diversity, $300 from the Dean of Students’ Office and $300 from an Office of Community Engagement’s Community Engagement Grant. Lorenzen assigned the Lauren Potter Act to the finance, student life and outreach committees. Secretary of Finance Brett Prestia ’14 updated the senate on current SA funds — $21,534 is left in the Activities and Events fund and $29,017.59 remains in the reserves fund. Because less money was needed than was allocated for the Dalai Lama event, $3,800.96 was returned to the reserves. Prestia will merge two off-campus accounts, one of which he discovered earlier this semester from a previous administration, before the end of his term.
Students can borrow professional clothes for interviews Alumni, Williamsburg residents, faculty have donated pieces to Cohen Career Center for Suits for Students program SUITS from page 1
Sara Kamp Collins ’96 MBA ’00 started an Indiegogo campaign for the program, asking fellow alumni for donations of $10, $25 or $50 through the online donation site with the goal of reaching $500. The program raised $575 for Suits for Scholars, allowing Brock and Martinez to expand the breadth of the sizes and styles included. “When I started my senior year at William and Mary, I remember very clearly my mother taking me shopping for an interview suit,” Collins said in the Indiegogo campaign description. “Every time I put on that suit, I felt confident that I was putting my best foot forward.” Collins noticed a need for professional clothing for College students during her own time at the College as a Career Center employee. “I would have loved to have been
able to offer that help to students back in 1995,” Collins said. “[Donating to Suits for Scholars] is my — and your— opportunity to provide that help to our current students.” Brock said the financial donations raised by Collin’s Indiegogo campaign allowed her to fill some needed gaps in sizes and styles for the program in both the men’s and women’s sections. Another alumna, Nora Nickels J.D. ’07, currently lives in Richmond and donated to the Suits for Scholars earlier this academic year. Nickels plans to promote the program at future Richmond area alumni events and collect donations. “I think it was amazing to see how the collective Tribe spirit had all come together from not only alumni in the current community, but outside of the College, how they’re all willing to participate in this program to help students,” Martinez said. “I think since
Some students studying abroad didn’t get e-mail ballots Mills commends new Elections Commission
I started to get involved with the Career Center … I began to start to realize how much alumni care about this school. … I think we do have the Tribe spirit here, but I think, watching [alumni] and how they interact with us … when we graduate it’s just magnified.” Suits for Scholars has received donations from a number of alumnidense areas across the country. “The message has gotten out a lot farther than I thought it would and has brought in with each of these pieces interesting stories,” Brock said. “All those items have a story which I just think is a really neat thing.” So far, the program has primarily received inquiries, but Brock plans to increase advertising for it. Students can access the program request form through the Career Center website, which also includes a Flickr gallery to show all the pieces in the two-tiered
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The Cohen Career Center has professional clothes to rent that come in all sizes.
closet. The only expense associated with the program for participating students is to return the items freshly dry cleaned. “I can’t say whether something that you’re wearing changes your chances of getting a job, but first impressions
do matter a lot and also confidence, we find, is one of the most important factors in hiring,” Brock said. “So, if a student feels good about their appearance and how they’re presenting themselves to an employer, they’re probably going to perform better in the interview itself.”
Coalition wants student speakers on hazing Ambler states that the College will be good stewards of award from HazingPrevention.org
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“From what I’ve heard it seems [eBallot] is a good service in terms of price and what they offer,” Koontz said. “But we will be looking into other services before the freshman elections in the fall.” Mills argued that, by creating an impartial Elections Commission and by having a smaller pool of candidates in this year’s election, it was more professional overall. Mills also noted the lack of candidate misconduct cases handled by the SA Review Board. “Last year, I think a lot of the problems they had were with the Elections Commission they appointed,” Mills said. “This [year] I thought we had an Elections Commission that was very competent and up to the task, which made it less likely people would infringe on the code.” Koontz said, during his term, he aims to appoint an Elections Commission that is both unbiased and knowledgeable of SA code.
the student could have a negative reaction that the hazer was not expecting. “Sometimes we don’t know what’s in someone’s past,” Knight said. “Things that seem very innocent could be very detrimental to someone who has a different reaction.” The coalition plans on using the award money to continue educating students, parents and alumni about hazing. Knight says it would be great to get student speakers who could share their experiences because it’s important to know that even if students consent to risky or embarrassing tasks, it is still not allowed. “Hazing is hazing whether you want to participate or not,” Knight said. “Nobody really wants to drink so much that they go to
the hospital, but they want to be a part of the organization and that’s what’s important to them.” Knight and Arseneau decided to talk to groups they are not associated with to more effectively spread their message. For example, Knight will talk with fraternities and sororities and Arseneau will talk with sport teams because they don’t have as close of a professional connection with those groups. With this in mind, the coalition is trying to create alternative activities for groups to do with new members or pledge classes. For example, groups could take weekend camping trips, which Knight says will still challenge students while creating lasting bonds. Arseneau cited the increased use of anonymous reports as a possible resource to
curb hazing incidents. Arseneau described previous cases of hazing, naming Sig Pi’s and Phi Tau’s infractions last year and Pi Kappa Alpha’s infraction this past December as the most high-profile incidents. “While it’s always disheartening to hear of allegations of hazing, there’s part of me that recognizes that we would not have been hearing as much about hazing if people weren’t aware of what hazing looked like, knowing how to report it, and knowing that reporting it will make a stronger William and Mary,” Ambler said. Arseneau agreed with Ambler’s analysis. “To me, this just demonstrates that nobody fixes everything, and we have continued work to do,” Arseneau said.
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Remebering that rejection isn’t failure for me to investigate possible career paths and to gain valuable knowledge in the process. Since I am considering a career in counseling or education, working as a camp counselor will give me hands-on experience coping with conflicts and observing the developmental milestones of different age groups. It may not be as prestigious as a paid internship at a counseling office, but Flat Hat Opinions Columnist it will definitely give me practice listening, problem solving and interacting with people of diverse backgrounds. “Down and dirty” summer jobs and volunteer gigs can still Rejection stings. Whether you get turned down from the provide you with opportunities to hone skills future employers internship or summer job you have been pining for, or whether you will love. If you want to be a lawyer, you can gain insight into legal receive the dreaded email from a graduate school or study abroad proceedings by volunteering with a program that allows you to program, receiving a “no” can be downright devastating. Students at the College of William and Mary hold themselves accompany victims of abuse to court. Waiting tables sharpens to extremely high standards that are often influenced by the your memory, gives you experience working in a fast-paced, highaccomplishments of their peers. We watch as our friends secure pressure environment, and allows you to strengthen people skills. summer internships or get accepted to graduate schools that land Volunteering at a hospital or nursing home can give you inside them incredible opportunities soon after leaving school. As a result, information about what it is like to work in the medical field. And while you are working these hidden gems of summer we often think our own paths to attaining our goals must follow the same formula. We idealize these paths that appear to secure jobs, you can schedule informational interviews with people immediate success post-graduation, often believing they are the only who work your ideal job. A concept introduced to me by my wise mother, informational interviews provide a ways to get us where we want to go. low-pressure forum to ask various professionals When our projected plan is disrupted With a little creativity and an questions that give you a deeper understanding by rejection, it tends to feel like there is no open mind, rejections can turn of what it is like to work in that field. At the other way we can achieve what we set out into blessings in disguise. end of an interview, you can offer to leave to accomplish. We feel defeated. your resume, and also ask for the contact But rejection should never derail your information of three additional people in their aspirations. field that they think would be willing to share their experiences You are a hard-working, brilliant, successful person — otherwise, you wouldn’t be here. We sometimes need to be reminded there are with you, too. In this way, you can get your name and credentials out there, and develop a network that could land you a future job. multiple ways to get where we want to be. With a little creativity and an open mind, rejections can turn As a notorious optimist, I strive to find the silver lining when my friends tell me of their dark clouds. Yet, there is nothing that puts this into blessings in disguise. So don’t be discouraged. As you wait tables or facilitate a game of freeze-tag, you are still gaining optimism to the test like having a cloud of my own. valuable skills and hands-on experience that will allow you to be When I did not hear back from the several summer internships the best you can be at your future job. So grab that apron, those to which I applied, I was disappointed. It felt like now that my plan scrubs or that sunscreen — your bright future awaits! of using an internship to investigate possible career paths had fallen through; I would never figure out what I wanted to pursue. Email Andrea Aron-Schiavone at acaronschiavon@email. After my pity party, however, I realized there were still other ways wm.edu.
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he College of William and Mary was recently awarded $10,000 from HazingPrevention.org in commendation of its efforts to prevent hazing and to further those same initiatives. While pats on the back are always gratifying, and the money will no doubt be put to good use, this is not the time for the College to rest on its laurels and bask in selfcongratulation. In order for the College to continue to deal with hazing effectively, there is a stark reality that needs to be addressed. Hazing is a part of campus culture, just as drinking and sex. But, unlike the latter two activities, hazing remains in a shroud of secrecy. It’s the stuff of hushed tones and hearsay, and because it is always below the surface, the College is not able to adequately educate students about it. It should not take a student landing in the hospital for the wider campus community to become aware of hazing. Students should be learning about hazing the moment they move in their freshman year. Everyone at the College underwent Orientation — five days of inundation by information on the dangers of drinking, sex and plagiarism, and learning how to navigate those activities healthfully. But there was not enough on hazing, and that’s the problem. The College knows hazing is happening — it would be foolish to assume otherwise — but it’s entirely possible the College is unaware of just how widespread it is. The administration needs to take heed of the fact that hazing does not exist solely within the realm of Greek life. Many campus organizations haze, and with the strong push for students at the College to join organizations, it stands to reason many more students are being hazed than the College assumes. Because the College doesn’t educate students enough about hazing early on, it becomes an unknown, fearful thing. Students who are hazed usually do not go in knowing what to expect, nor do they know when enough is enough. Hazing can be relatively benign — a bit of light drinking or not even that. That said, it can escalate, and when it does, students need to be smart and know they can always walk away. This seemingly simple idea becomes a lot more difficult for students to grasp when the College isn’t properly preparing them for the situation. The College currently offers an anonymous reporting service whereby students can report incidents of hazing without fear of repercussions from their organizations. This was a good move on the part of the College, but it has not been publicized enough. If the College is going to provide resources for students to deal with hazing, it needs to ensure students are aware of those resources. A tab on Banner that leads directly to the reporting service is a possible streamlined and effective solution. Cynical though it may sound, hazing isn’t going to stop altogether. What can change, however, is the College’s general attitude toward hazing and the resources it allots its students. $10,000 is impressive. Here’s to hoping it will be put to impressive use. Meredith Ramey recused herself from this staff editorial to remain unbiased in her reporting. 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, Matthew Camarda, Katherine Chiglinsky, 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.
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Do you think the College does enough to address hazing on campus?
What do you think about the College’s recent purchase of the Hospitality House? “I’m not really aware that there’s a significant issue on campus.”
“No. They talk about hazing, but I’ve never seen any anti-hazing programs put into practice.”
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“Yes. I believe they’ve done a good job already addressing hazing ... That being said, I don’t believe we have a major hazing problem.” Ben Melick ’15
“I think it does. I’m in a fraternity and they make you do all the hazing prevention programs ... and that’s yearly.”
Someone You Know
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Discussions on sexual violence often focus on the statistics. These statistics are important to know; for instance, a study endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently found that around 19 percent of collegeage women experienced attempted or completed sexual assaults during their time at college. Between 10 and 20 percent of men experience an attempted or completed sexual assault in their lifetimes. Fewer than five percent of attempted and completed rapes of college women are reported to law enforcement. But the recent stories on William
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To survivors of sexual assault: You don’t have to be alone & Mary Confessions can affect us on another level. Like many in the campus community, we’ve been shaken as we’ve read the personal stories of rape and sexual assault posted on William & Mary Confessions. It can be saddening, frightening, even infuriating to realize that sexual violence really does happen here. Sexual violence isn’t abstract — it’s personal. It happens on the College of William and Mary campus, and it happens to the College’s students. When surveys and news articles discuss sexual violence on college campuses, we need to remember that they’re writing about us. We’ve also been encouraged by the outpouring of support and encouragement for the survivors who have chosen to share their stories. That’s not to say there hasn’t been misplaced levity or outright insensitivity too, and those insensitive remarks don’t hurt
less merely because they’re outweighed by positive messages. But the majority of comments show that the College’s campus is filled with caring students willing to provide unconditional support for the survivors of sexual violence. We want to add our voices to those voices of support. As members of Someone You Know, an all-male group, we feel it’s important for men to speak out against sexual violence. But we don’t just speak as men. We speak as students, family members, community members, partners and friends. We believe sexual violence isn’t just a women’s issue or a men’s issue. It isn’t distant, and it isn’t just about the statistics. If there’s one thing we can learn from William & Mary Confessions, it’s that sexual violence impacts us all. If you have been sexually assaulted, or you know someone who has been sexually assaulted, there are resources on and off campus that will offer
you support. The William and Mary Counseling Center is open from 8 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In emergencies, the After-Hours Crisis Center is available at all times at (757) 221-4596. William and Mary Campus Police can be reached directly at (757) 221-4596 if a survivor wishes
to report the incident. More resources can be found at http://web.wm.edu/ sexualassault. And students in groups like Healthy Relationships, HOPE and Someone You Know are always willing to lend their support. Email Someone You Know at oneinfour01@wm.edu.
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Siblings open barrel-fermented food business BY RACHEL BROWN FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
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Caitlin Roberts ‘13 of Number 1 Sons offers customers a taste while selling the business’ artisan pickles.
We want to put the best quality ingredients into it to get the most delicious healthy result.” Yi Wah and Caitlin have different roles in their business, and both work hard to make Number 1 Sons successful. “My brother handles the production, and he comes up with the recipes,” Caitlin said. “I coordinate all our markets. This coming season, we will probably be in about 10 farmers’ markets a week, so I sent in the applications; I deal with those market managers; I figure out our setup. I’m working with a designer to redo our labels. I manage our website and do all our social media. So I do all our front-of-the-house stuff.” Caitlin works with stores that sell their products to set up deliveries, get orders and also deals with media. The business has grown so much that one of Caitlin’s friends, Michelle Yuan ’12, worked with them last summer. Yuan described how she got involved and the part she played within Number 1 Sons. “I’ve always had a fond interest in the culinary industry,” Yuan said. “I was talking to Caitlin, and I heard about the opportunity, so I jumped on that ... I did everything from helping make the products to packaging it, selling it, distributing it, and identifying new market opportunities and identifying areas for market penetration.” Yuan said that her experience with Number 1 Sons has allowed her to have a deeper appreciation for artisan food while leading her to reconsider entrepreneurship. While she is not sure that she’ll work with Number 1 Sons this summer, she was glad to have gained first-hand experience with start-ups and to have seen the importance of alternatives to the industrial food process. Caitlin’s job with Number 1 Sons has also been beneficial to her education at College of William and Mary. “I’m taking a class called Entrepreneurial Ventures,” Caitlin said. “As our final project for that class, we write a business plan for a business that we want to launch. I’m very
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When life hands you pickles, ferment them. At least, that’s the motto of brothersister team Yi Wah Roberts and Caitlin Roberts ’13. They created the business Number 1 Sons through producing barrel-fermented foods such as pickles, kraut and kimchi, which they now sell at farmers’ markets and stores in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. Caitlin explained the origins of the business. “We grew up in a household where our mom made everything from scratch,” Caitlin said. “We ate food from all over the world because she’s traveled a lot and she likes all different types of culture and ethnicities. … Growing up in our household, quality ingredients, home cooked things, simple processes were all big, and she used a lot of different fermented products, especially in Chinese food.” Her brother also commented on the beginnings of the business. “Number 1 Sons started for practical
and philosophical reasons,” Yi Wah said in an email. “I’ve worked in a series of restaurants and found I kept gravitating to the kitchen. There was a chef I worked with — his approach to food was the most honest and nuanced I’d encountered. We experimented with cured meats and fermented pickles. … All of a sudden grocery pickles weren’t so good.” As a single parent, Yi Wah enjoys his role in Number 1 Sons because it helps him take care of his daughter. He noted that she enjoys riding her bike around the pickle factory and helping with some of the fermentation tasks. The Roberts’ Chinese-Irish heritage is reflected not only in their cooking, but also in the name of their business. The firstborn son is an important role in Chinese society. “In Chinese culture, to be the number one son is a big deal,” Caitlin said. “My brother’s the number one son, and it’s this idea that the family reputation is sitting on his shoulders, so they put all this energy into the number one son. Traditionally, he would inherit everything. We’ve taken this [idea] in approach to our foods.
lucky that I already have a business and I’m running the business plan on how I want to grow that business.” Caitlin isn’t the only person to come to the College with a love for pickles. Thomas Jefferson was also an avid pickle fan, although the fermentation process dates back much farther than Jefferson’s time. “You find references of fermentation in almost the earliest records of human history,” Caitlin said. “Fermentation is a way to naturally preserve foods, and what we’re doing is embracing good bacteria … Fermentation has been in the news a lot recently because there
are health benefits that people believe are associated with it, believing that it’s probiotic — that it’s really good for your digestive system.” Fermentation not only has health benefits, but also gives Number 1 Sons’ food a unique, tangy flavor that embraces their Chinese-Irish background. While Number 1 Sons may ferment pickles, Caitlin doesn’t believe the future will leave them in a pickle. “I see [Number 1 Sons] growing into something that has a regional presence,” Caitlin said. “I would love to be in the fridges of bigger chain stores in D.C., in Virginia, in Maryland, kind of in that MidAtlantic region.”
CONFUSION CORNER
Giving tours is no walk in the park Put on your best face to put prospective students at ease
Dasha Godunova
confusion corner columnist
As a tour guide at the College of William and Mary, I excel in using my tour groups to block all staircases and entry ways, no matter how hard you are trying to make it to class on time. I also succeed in being annoyingly loud in the library while commending students on respecting the Earl Gregg Swem Library sound levels, and I tell the same “kiss at the top of the bridge and live happily ever after” Crim Dell story until I start to believe it myself. However, if none of these actions sounds familiar and tour guiding is the last thing you would ever do in your spare time, let this confession be a testament to how much the tour guides love the college, as well as how much we all welcome passerby participation. While most tours start out identically, the first 15 minutes is a make-it-or-break-it countdown to how long it will take to mutter something completely idiotic. Another 20 minutes in, most of us are already recovering from an awkward joke that was meant to break the even more awkward silence, mumbling something about professor-student ratios just to make the rest of our nonsense seem credible. If it’s windy or raining, we also know that we are facing a humorless tour group that would rather pay out-of-state tuition than show any sign of encouragement or offer a thank-you for showing them around in the first place. Completely out of breath from the multitude of steps between the Sadler Center, Swem, Barrett Hall and old campus, we beg for questions. This request unfailingly ends with one or two creative variations of “Are all dorms air conditioned?” and “How bad is the food here?” Without fail, we always finish in ancient campus, secretly hoping that College President Taylor Reveley will choose that very moment to walk out of his house, gracing us with his succulent presence and immaculate vocabulary before patting us
on the back for how pleasing we have been. Alas, Reveley never shows up for the grand finale and the rest of the student body stares on, appalled at the idea that high school students are walking our hallowed grounds in the first place. Fortunately, that is something we can change. For example, instead of pushing your way through the tour group as you send a mass Snapchat to your closest friends, give the potential College students an encouraging smile for braving the trip to Williamsburg with 12 of their closest relatives in the first place. Ideally, take a page out of Duke University’s YouTube videos and reunite with your freshman hall to streak in fur costumes in a multitude of empty beer cans for a parents’ weekend or two. If a tour guide ever pulls you over and asks you to relate to the group your favorite thing about the College, stop copping out with “Oh, everything” and “Man, that’s so hard,” and have the courage to say what you are actually thinking. Something along the lines of “I have a secret hamster pet hidden in my dorm,” “I may or may not have a fake ID,” or “I only go to class if the teacher tallies participation” would at least be honest and entertaining. Just take a moment to look up and say hello to the tour groups as you pass them. Students at the College have a habit of being so caught up in their own schoolwork and cell phones that they often forget to welcome the students who will soon be taking our places. So, next time you see a giant tour group coming your way, put away your iPhone, put on your nicest face, and take a moment to show them how wonderful we all can be. Dasha Godunova is a Confusion Corner columnist and is anxiously waiting for Reveley to make an appearance during one of her tours.
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Todd Van Luling’s new novel
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BY ÁINE CAIN FLAT HAT VARIETY EDITOR
Surreal fiction aficionados and college-aged fans of the Olsen twins’ paperback franchise seem to have little in common in terms of literary taste. Todd Van Luling ’13 has created a work that may satisfy both camps. Van Luling’s novel, “Mary and Kate and Ashley and Peter and Paul and Mary,” will be released on Thought Catalog sometime mid-April. It satirizes both millennial writing and public fixation on celebrities, featuring stars such as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and “O.C.” actor Peter Gallagher, seeking to juxtapose a casual tone with the fantastic events these characters encounter. As a Fairfax County native and English major, Van Luling has always enjoyed writing songs and short stories. This is his first major fictional long-form project. “I’d wanted to do a satire, and there’s a lot of writing now that uses celebrity names and a lot of very ‘share-y’ personal narrative,” Van Luling said. “I’m really into that stuff, and I wanted to play with that while also doing a very loud, easy narrative.” Justin Poston ’13 created the novel’s cover art. He has been Van Luling’s friend for two years and collaborated with him on previous projects. Poston hasn’t read the novel yet, but he understands its premise. “I think a lot of people see celebrities as larger-than-life characters who are defined by certain narratives that have a certain fictional quality and enjoyment to them,” Poston said. “As a generation, a lot of people love reading these narratives, and I think the novel makes a certain commentary about that culture. [It’s] pretty funny and interesting stuff, in my point of view.” Simple sentences and journalistic descriptions of everyday life are hallmarks of the millennial style that Van Luling hopes to evoke in his work. As an O.C. fan, Van Luling incorporates character Peter Gallagher into his work because he finds him relatable. But, it was an acquaintance’s implausible story that provided the most significant inspirational spark for “Mary and Kate and Ashley and Peter and Paul and Mary.” “It all started when [a friend of a friend] claimed his younger brother had a threesome with the Olsen twins,” Van Luling said. “Almost definitely not true. I thought it was funny and ridiculous. There’s this nostalgia thing, and they’re billionaires. From there, after writing the first chapter, I started to establish this dualism. Stuff started growing from that original weird story.” Poston’s cover illustration depicts Sandy Cohen as played by Peter Gallagher. The artist described Gallagher’s O.C. persona as a compassionate mentor “who can always save the day.” The image
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incorporates both digital and hand-drawn techniques, a process that Poston described as somewhat convoluted but rewarding. “Throughout this year [Van Luling and I have] collaborated on a bunch of different projects together, so I guess it was just an obvious choice and just another project to tackle,” Poston said. “I am pretty thankful for the opportunity and very excited even if it’s just a small illustration of that one dude from that one show.” Van Luling wrote the bulk of the novel last semester but noted his ability to adapt previous works into the new one was the reason for this speed. He would occasionally write in the presence of his friends, a practice he feels encouraged him to finish the novel. “If an idea comes to me, I’ll just write it down in class,” Van Luling said. “I like to have the general idea of where I’m going before I start writing; I like to know where I’m going. I’ve never had success just sitting down and writing and seeing where it goes.” Van Luling offered aspiring novelists the basic advice of reading and writing more to improve their skills. He noted writing the climax of the novel was the most difficult task, as he wanted to properly weave and wrap up character arcs to create a satisfying conclusion. “Getting that satisfying moment where you can say, ‘These characters have done right by each other’ was difficult,” Van Luling said. “You can include this image or that image, but giving the characters their climax took quite a few writings. It was tricky.” Van Luling wrote articles for Thought Catalog over winter break and is familiar with the website. Initially, it did not cross his mind to submit the novel to Thought Catalog. He eventually realized, however, the appeal of releasing an eBook with an established connection. “I always sort of wanted to write a novel,” Van Luling said. “I’m glad that I finished it and got it published. I was really reluctant to tell people I was writing it. I was very worried that if I brought it up and didn’t finish it, it’d be awkward.” Nora Knight, a freshman at Bard College, has known Van Luling for three years. She has been privy to the project from its inception and already read the novel. Knight was impressed that Van Luling completed the project, as well as with the novel itself. “It’s very contemporary in its writing style, and the plot can be very conceptual at points; it’s a book that brings out a lot of feelings and thoughts that I think are universal to a lot of people but in a very modern and reinvented style,” Knight said. “All around, it’s a great book that I think everyone should read.” Looking forward, Van Luling is working on a second novel. In the interim, he hopes to produce several shorter, less time-consuming works. Van Luling is not on a strict deadline, but he hopes to complete and publish his sophomore effort in the near future.
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Looking to consume a delicious Easter meal even Most 21st century Americans can’t claim they’ve been part of a jury in a witchcraft though you’re not at home? Spend your Easter Sunday trial. But if you head to Colonial Williamsburg eating at the Trellis, which is serving special holiday tonight, Saturday or Sunday evening, you will meals from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 9 have the unique opportunity to serve as a p.m. Meals will include glazed ham, sweet potatoes, member of the jury to help determine if Grace vegetables, strawberry-almond tart and homemade vanilla ice Sherwood, “the cream. Call Virginia Witch,” ahead or visit is guilty or the Trellis’s innocent of website to make witchcraft. reservations for Sherwood was either lunch originally tried or dinner. This and convicted in will be a great 1706. The event opportunity will be held in the for students Capitol General unable to enjoy Court at 7:30 a homecooked and 9 p.m. each meal on Easter night. Admission COURTESY PHOTO / COLONIALWILLIAMSBURG.COM Sunday. is $18.
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Students from the College of William and Mary participate in Buddy Art, a program that brings them to an off-campus gallery to work on art projects with special-needs children.
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In accordance with its recent trend of glow in the dark schoolyard activities, AMP will host a neon capture the flag tournament Saturday at 9 p.m. on the Sunken Garden. The day-glow event is free. Students are invited to sign up at the competition itself, as no pre-registration is required. AMP encourages participants to arrive wearing neon and white to contribute to the tournament’s luminescence. Don bright T-shirts, gather together your freshman hall or favorite study group, and join in on the dazzling fun.
Sandbox Improv will perform in Andrews 101 Saturday at 8 p.m. This so-called “Newbie Show” will introduce the comedy team’s two new members and offer them an opportunity to demonstrate their talent onstage. Stop by and show your support for the new talent. There is a suggested d o n a t i o n of $1 at the door. Sandbox Improv invites all those who don’t “hate having fun” to attend. So, unless you loath laughter, stop by Andrews and show some support for the new comics. COURTESY PHOTO / GOODGAYLA.COM
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Junior second baseman Ryan Lindemuth drove in a run on two hits Wednesday night against Norfolk State. While the College’s offense has been temperamental, the pitching squad has thrown 67 innings of scoreless baseball in the last 72.
College wins both mid-week contests, keeping streak alive as pitching staff continues to dominate BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR With an eight-game winning streak, William and Mary hasn’t just been lucky. The College has been dominant. The Tribe pitching staff’s five shutout games ranks second all-time, chasing the seven-game school record set in 2012. Over the last 72 innings of baseball, the College has pitched 67 scoreless innings. The trend didn’t let up as the Tribe (18-8, 5-1 CAA) took to the road for a pair of mid-week contests, easing by East Carolina (11-14) 10-4 Tuesday before defeating Norfolk State (7-16) 4-0 Wednesday. Both games featured strong pitching performances. Senior pitcher Matt Wainman (32) took the mound Tuesday against East Carolina, allowing two runs on four hits through five innings of work while striking out five batters. East Carolina’s fifth inning saw the Pirates plate two runs, breaking the College’s 35-inning stretch of shutout baseball. Despite the broken streak, the Tribe handily won the match, largely thanks to a litany of
freshmen succeeding at the plate. Freshman catcher Ryan Hissey scored twice and drove in another two runs, while freshman designated hitter Charley Gould recorded two runs-batted-in in three hits. Freshman left fielder Jonathan Sarty also drove in two runs on three total hits. All told, the College’s offense scored ten runs on 19 hits while leaving 16 runners on base. East Carolina struggled to find a solution to the Tribe
bats, using a combination of five pitchers. Wednesday’s game displayed another impressive pitching performance, as sophomore pitcher J.T. Castner’s two-hit complete game shutout extended the College’s win streak to eight games. Castner’s complete game is the fourth such turned in by the Tribe pitching staff. Castner walked no one while striking out eight batters in the win over Norfolk State. Collectively,
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the Tribe’s infield forced out six runners and fielded 13 groundballs. At the plate, the College couldn’t muster the same offensive production from a night earlier. Nonetheless, the Tribe effectively utilized smallball tactics to break a scoreless game open in the sixth inning. Senior center fielder Ryan Brown watched four balls as he took first with a walk. Gould hit a grounder which, thanks to a fielder’s choice, plated Brown for the game’s first score. Hissey’s bunt later in the inning allowed junior second baseball Ryan Lindemuth to score from third base. Senior first baseman Jackson Shaver continued the inning with a ground ball to Norfolk State’s shortstop, forcing another fielder’s choice. Once again, the small-ball strategy paid off, scoring Gould from third base. Hissey would score on a Norfolk State throwing error to cap the Tribe’s four-run sixth inning. With one of its strongest pitching staffs in recent memory, the Tribe looks to continue the streak this weekend as Plumeri Park plays host to High Point. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday night.
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George Mason’s exit to Atlantic-10 impacts College’s future Amidst a nation-wide conference shuffle, Patriots departure leaves Driscoll, Tribe with tough questions to answer
JACK POWERS
FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR
Do you know the feeling of being on a sinking ship? The William and Mary Athletics Department does. The cracks that first materialized in the Colonial Athletic Association with the departure of Virginia Commonwealth to the Atlantic 10 in 2012 grew ever more gaping Monday as George Mason announced that it would follow VCU to the A-10 for the fall 2013 season. The poaching of the CAA’s finest programs isn’t limited to the hands of the A-10. Old Dominion will move to Conference USA next year, and there is significant scuttlebutt that James Madison will follow soon, depriving the College of its last in-state conference rival. If rivalries are the lifeblood of collegiate programs, somebody should check on the College. Not long ago, Virginia was the cradle of the CAA with five of the 10 original members hailing from the state. Proximity generated animosity, which created excitement for the conference’s games — even if the Tribe didn’t always sport the strongest of teams. The same can’t be said of today’s CAA. The nine-team conference now spans from Boston to Atlanta with indifference filling the gaps in between. It’s hard to convince the average William and Mary student to be excited enough to go to Kaplan Arena or Zable Stadium to cheer on
the Tribe against those darned Seahawks of North Carolina-Wilmington, let alone sell the College’s seething rivalry with the Hofstra Pride to a talented prospective athlete. These aren’t organic rivalries; these are arranged marriages. What can be done? There’s very little doubt that if the A-10 or Conference USA extended a hand to the College, athletic Director Terry Driscoll would welcome it with a bear-hug. The Atlantic 10 would be a particularly good fit for the College: The conference’s headquarter is located in nearby Newport News, and joining the A-10 would allow the Tribe to continue its in-state rivalries with Old Dominion, George Mason and Richmond. But such an invitation seems unlikely in the short-term, especially with the Tribe’s recent struggles in football and basketball. Of course, there is one reason to be giddy with all this restructuring. With all the high-caliber programs fleeing for greener pastures, any program can compete in the new CAA, even one as luckless as the College. They say nothing cures apathy like winning does. As that has long been a chronic problem at the College, the next few years should act as the opportune moment to test that mantra, potentially leading to some conference achievements for the Tribe. The Tribe basketball team might even earn the right to get blown out in the first round of the NCAA tournament. In the short term, it may be more fun to be the captain of a sinking ship, but the long-term viability of the College’s athletic program resides outside of the CAA. The whole scenario is sad and unnecessary. The CAA, of which the College is a founding member, has long been a conference that has punched above its weight class, most memorably in the 2006 Final Four
The CAA: a shattered conference
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with George Mason and the 2011 Final Four with VCU. But in these times of constant conference realignment, the CAA is a trail of falling dominoes. Now, the College is left with no good options: either toil away in a drab conference with no real rivalries besides JMU or pray to somehow earn a bid into another mid-major conference. Most likely, the Tribe will gut it out in the CAA for years to come. If that’s the case, I say good riddance, George Mason, and hello, winning — if only until I graduate.
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The Flat Hat | Friday, March 29, 2013 | Page 8
CROSS COUNTRY
Stites runs for USA
Freshman finishes No. 23 at World Championships BY CHRIS WEBER FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Entering her first season of Division I competition, freshman runner Emily Stites wasn’t sure she’d be able to run with William and Mary’s top athletes. “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,” Stites said. Hundreds of miles later, Stites has three College freshman records, a Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year award, a national championship and captaincy of the Team USA junior women squad in the World Cross Country Championships to her name. “To have all this stuff happen, it’s incredible,” Sites said. “It’s humbling, in a way. I’m so thankful for all the opportunities I’ve had and moving forward I have no idea what to expect.” Stites battled a snowy, hilly course in Bydgoszcz, Poland to finish as the second American, four seconds behind Carrie Verdon last weekend. Stites finished the 6k race in 19 minutes and 37 seconds, good for No. 23 in the world. Team USA finished No. 6 overall. “Going into it, my goal was to be top American. I wasn’t, but I was really happy for [Verdon], who did get top American,” Stites said. “Overall, I was really happy with it. We don’t do a lot of hill training around here, so I wasn’t really used to that, but I’m not going to make excuses.” The World Cross Country Championships hosts the world’s best distance runners, and Stites competed against an international field for the first time. “Obviously, you’re racing against some of the best in the world, especially the Kenyans and Ethiopians —
BY THE NUMBERS
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Stites finishing time in the 6K World Cross Country Championship.
that’s kind of intimidating,” Stites said. “The course itself was really muddy, snowy, huge hills. Those were definitely obstacles during the race.” Months earlier, Stites won the United States of America Track and Field Cross Country Championships. The win gave Stites the chance for a call-up to the junior Team USA, which was gearing up for the world cross-country championships. Entering the national championship, Stites again had no expectations. “I felt really great the whole race. I didn’t really know what to expect going into it. You win a race, you can’t really do much better than that,” Stites said. Stites rose to the occasion, finishing more than 20 seconds faster than the second place finisher to win her first national championship and solidify her spot on the national team. Once in Poland for the World Cross Country Championships, the junior Team USA squad elected its captain. Stites received a nomination and won the job. “It was by surprise. One of the girls was like, ‘Well, how about Emily?’ I was really honored, I was really happy with that,” Stites said. With a national title and an appearance in the world championships, Stites doesn’t know what to expect next. She does, however, deeply appreciate these opportunities. “Overall, it was just the experience I was grateful for. Just to run with the best in the world was incredible,” Stites said. “If you told me I’d be running in the World Cross Country [Championship] race I would’ve, you know, had no idea I’d be doing that. I’ll take things as they come and be thankful for whatever comes my way.”
No. 2
Stites crossed the finish line just behind Carrie Verdon, good for the No. 2 fastest American.
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