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The Flat Hat | Tuesday, November 6, 2012 | Page 2
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According to the Virginia Gazette, Kingsmill Resort won the Captain John Smith Award for business leadership in James City County last week. The award was presented by Professor John McGlennon, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. In his presentation speech, McGlennon praised Kingsmill’s contributions to the local economy through its many residential and resort residences, restaurants and golf courses. He also lauded the many golf tournaments the resort has held over the years and the Audobon Society’s approval of Kingsmill’s efforts to preserve wildlife.
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Busch Gardens has begun its preparations for its annual Christmas Town event. According to the Virginia Gazette, the park will be decorated with retro-themed decorations, a whopping 6 million lights, 1,500 Christmas trees and 700 wreaths. All attractions will be operating as usual except for the Mach Tower which will operate in observation mode, not as a thrill ride. Matoaka Elementary School has received attention on Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” blog for offering healthy meal options in its cafeteria, as reported by the Virginia Gazette. The school began changing its offerings in 2010 after the Parent-Teacher Association made its mission to change the food offered. The school began to get food from Kelrae Farm twice a month this year with financial support from Williamsburg James-City Nutrition Services and the PTA. “We want to make the healthy choice the easy choice,” said PTA member Michelle Alexander. “Anything we can do here at Matoaka to do that, we are willing to do.” According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that U.S. District Judge Glenn Williams passed away. Williams was appointed to the Western District bench in 1976 by President Gerald Ford and served for 34 years. “Judge Williams’ legacy from years of public service to Southwest Virginia will be remembered and respected for years to come,” McDonnell said.
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During Hurricane Sandy, a car was pushed off the road by flooding. The storm also disrupted the early decision application process for high school seniors.
John Cabot University student stabbed 25 times
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According to The Washington Post, an American student at John Cabot University in Rome was brutally stabbed 25 times by his roommate. Although no details were released about the victim’s precise condition, he is alive and in the intensive care unit of the San Giovanni Hospital. The stabbing occurred after a night of Halloween partying, which, according to the university’s President Franco Pavoncello, included drinking and possibly drug use. Pavoncello also stresses that the “rumors” being circulated by other media sources are not accurate, but he refuses to provide any details for clarification. He asks for prayers for both the victim and the attacker. Colleges institute bizarre bans All the more reason students at the College of William and Mary students are lucky to be where they are. An article in The New York Times explains that certain colleges have bans that many would find unthinkable. Paul Quinn College, located in Dallas, Texas, banned all pork products. In addition to being denied bacon, the students there also are fined $100 if they do not wear business casual attire to class. Brigham Young-Idaho banned coffee and tea, in accordance with the Mormon faith. Hinds Community College in Mississippi placed a $25 fine on every use of profanity. They also put a similar charge on using unauthorized exit doors, so there is no escaping the restrictions.
NYU class asks students to think like terrorists As printed in The New York Post, New York University offers a class on transnational terrorism that requires students to write a 10-15-page paper plotting a hypothetical attack on the U.S. and describing its aftermath. Students have to include the goals of their hypothetical terrorist group, their methods of execution, and how they will fund their “attack.” The class is taught by Marie-Helen Maras, who worked previously for the Navy as a criminal investigator. It has sparked outrage among many members of the New York Police Department. They feel this assignment dishonors in particular the officers killed on 9/11 and that it may lead to future attacks rather than counterterrorism sentiment. Sandy causes a storm of frenzy for early applicants According to a Huffington Post article, East Coast students applying early decision to college were in a frenzy to meet their Nov. 1 deadline, especially when Hurricane Sandy knocked out power. Colleges extended the deadline to those who were without power. However, since the Common Application website cannot create new deadlines without throwing off the system for other applicants, college-bound seniors had to continuously check their prospective colleges’ websites for details. The attention students had to pay to these websites, on top of the usual stress of applying for college, made this early decision period even more nerve-wracking than most.
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Friday, Oct. 26 — An individual was arrested for public intoxication and underage possesion of alcohol on Ukrop Way.
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Friday, Oct. 26 — An individual’s wallet, cash, and debit card was stolen at the Student Recreation Center. Estimated value is $25.
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Sunday, Oct. 28 — A case of domestic assult was reported on Richmond Rd.
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Tuesday, Oct. 30 — An individual was arrested for damage to public property on Ironbound Rd.
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Wednesday, Oct. 31 — An individual was ticketed for driving with a suspended license at the intersection of Richmond Rd. and Bypass Rd.
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National brain gain trend appears at College PULITZER from page 1
greater funding and teaching positions. “Getting a position in French universities is extremely hard,” Medevieille said. “French universities produce more Ph.D.’s than they’re able to hire, so my chances of becoming a professor in France were close to nil.” Countries like France do not have the tradition of educational funding for private donors. As a result, individuals from abroad seek degrees and teaching jobs in places like the United States and Great Britain, where funding for these pursuits far exceed the international norm. Danny Yates ’12 J.D. ’14, whose post-
quake Haiti initiative, the Hinche Scholars Program, brought four Haitian students to study at a Richmond community college, explains the project’s attempts at creating a brain gain. The attempts are modeled after those of Jean-Louis LeFort, a Haitian philanthropist who got his degree in the US, then returned to Haiti and sponsored church and orphanage renovations. “Our hope is that our students make contacts and skills, return back home, and leverage what they’ve developed here for humanitarian projects back home,” Yates said. Nevertheless, Yates noted that the brain drain has a great impact on the individual and that it is not always an achievable goal for developing countries.
“Haiti is one of the worst countries for people to return to, with fewer than 10 percent going back once they’re out,” he said. “That’s why they’re so reluctant to give student visas to people from developing countries. The rate of return is astonishingly low because a blue-collar job here provides more for a family, or even a village, than most jobs back home.” When Jean-Louis LeFort returned to Haiti with a college degree, he was unable to find the necessary economic opportunities. For countries like Haiti, the attempts to sustain a brain gain have failed, with few opportunities remaining for people like LeFort. “Even LeFort, our model for the project, now lives in substandard conditions,” Yates said.