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14,313 total citations

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3,328 reserved space violations

while eight percent of second or third offenses remain unpaid.

According to William and Mary Police Department Patrol Lieutenant Israel Palencia, WMPD would intervene if any illegally parked cars caused safety concerns but was not aware of any instances in the past two years where such an incident prevented WMPD from doing its work.

According to Director of Parking and Transportation Services Bill Horacio, fines for reserved space violations increase after the first offense and are normally paid at a faster rate.

“People are purposefully parking out of their scheme, and I think that they’re aware that they’re doing that,” Horacio said. “They really don’t have an issue paying that citation.”

Additionally, Parking Services takes photographs of reserved space violations to present as evidence to individuals who want to appeal their ticket.

For unpaid tickets, the College places an administrative hold on the student’s account, which can prevent them from registering for classes

The Williamsburg Police Department plans to begin issuing bodyworn cameras to each of its patrol officers in September 2016. The cost of implementation will total $201,696 over a five-year period.

WPD Chief Dave Sloggie gave a presentation at a City Council Work Session to inform the Council and community about WPD’s research into BWCs and about their plan for implementation Monday, Nov. 9.

The WPD is currently following the Bureau of Justice Assistance Law Enforcement Implementation Checklist, which includes developing a plan, identifying collaboration opportunities within the community, drafting written policy, defining necessary technology, and communicating with stakeholders before executing a phase rollout of the BWCs. Starting in 2016, the initial first-year cost will be $49,632 with a subsequent annual cost of $38,016, which totals just above $200,000 over a five-year period. The cost includes the purchasing of 32 Axon BWCs, five docking stations, full maintenance plans, unlimited storage and access of videos on evidence.com, replacement, and professional services training.

The TASER AXON body-worn cameras feature a 12-hour battery life and are roughly the Collins size of an iPhone. When the camera is turned on, there is a buffer to capture the previous 30 seconds of footage. The camera operates in low light and features a wide-angle lens.

The WPD must acquire legislative approval before enacting BWCs. The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering House Bill 2280, which mandates the adoption of written policy by law enforcement agencies before police forces can equip officers with BWCs. Bills have also been introduced requiring police departments and sheriff departments to operate BWC systems, but no legislation has yet been passed.

The City Council will also have to adopt a new policy and approve funding for BWCs before the prospective September 2016 implementation.

“The body worn camera policy issue was identified by City Council at their Fall 2015 Retreat as 1 of 19 top priority policy issues for staff to pursue from the Goals, Initiatives, and Outcomes for the 2015 and 2016

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The numbers below refer to reserved space violations.

2170 698 460 23% Of all violations unpaid 2nd or 3rd time 1st time violations 12% left unpaid 8% violations left unpaid First time offenses

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Parking Services issued14,313 citations over two years AMELIA LUCAS FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

Tina Chang ’16 was in a rush to get to Earl Gregg Swem Library to meet for a group project when she parked in a faculty parking spot and received a ticket from the College of William and Mary’s Parking Services in October 2015. This ticket was among 14,313 citations issued on campus by Parking Services in the past two years.

Out of those 14,313 citations, 3,328 citations were related to reserved space violations and 23 percent of all citations remain unpaid. According to Parking Services data, the majority of reserved space violations were issued for cars parked in the Morton Hall, Zable Stadium and Yates Hall parking lots.

Reserved space violations, meaning that the individual parked outside of their assigned decal type, had the highest incidence rate.

Parking Services reported 2,170 first-time offenses, 698 second-time offenses and 460 offenses that were the individual’s third or more offense. Out of the first-time offense fines, 12 percent remain unpaid,

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Fraudulent job posted on Tribe Careers website

Africana studies’ annual budget raised

WMPD says scam is third in two years ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

This past June, Mailise Johnson ’16 used a contact address available on the Tribe Careers website to apply for a position as an administrative assistant for the AGCO Corporation, a company that produces agricultural equipment. She received a response from the company that resulted in an email scam Nov. 8.

The response Johnson received in early November came from Tyler Kenney, who claimed to be a representative from AGCO’s Accounts Department. AGCO confirmed that they had received messages from several college students reporting scams from Kenney. The company has contacted the authorities on this matter.

In his email, Kenney described to Johnson another position

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with the company that involved connecting buyers and sellers of AGCO’s products. He also asked that she send him her mailing address and phone number if she was interested in the job.

While this was not the administrative assistant position she had originally applied for, Johnson replied to Kenney’s email that same day with the contact information he sought. Kenney responded to Johnson Nov. 9 saying that AGCO was in the process of selecting seven workers amidst a pool of over 30 applicants.

According to Johnson, he said that she was going to be the subject of a test assignment, which would arrive in the mail and help the company determine which applicants to hire. The assignment would involve Johnson receiving a check for about $2,000 in the

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GSWS budget also increased by more than $1000 for 2016 NICOLE WALSH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Last month, a flurry of social media activity suggested that the College of William and Mary was slashing the

Initial budgets for FY2016

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Budgets for each department increase during the year as funds become available from other sources.

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received approximately $6,000 per fiscal year in education and general funding from 2013 to 2015, it has been allotted an increased base sum of $10,848 for 2016. Similarly, GSWS funding remained consistent around $58,000 over the fouryear period, with the exception of a spike in 2014.

These numbers do not definitively account for the actual budgets due to transfers that take place in the financial system throughout the course of any fiscal year. For example, Africana studies received $39,794 in the 2015 fiscal year and has been allocated $13,848 in the current year to date, both of which exceed the number in their initial allocation.

Likewise, GSWS has received almost double its budget in past fiscal years, as Arts and Sciences allocates additional funds from their main budget to departments during the year. How these funding decisions are initially made, however, depends on a wide variety of factors.

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Romance novelist talks pranks, rejection letters, treadmills

Today, Brenda Hiatt ’78 is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist with 20 books under her belt. She’s written about regency-era lovers, time-traveling heroines and middle-aged, scuba diving detectives.

However, Hiatt was not always drawn to the written word. As a student at the College of William and Mary, she tested out of English courses and double majored in biology and psychology.

Hiatt is originally from Alexandria, Va. She first considered applying to the College while working part-time at a Springfield Mall children’s clothing store, where her two coworkers (who were students at the College) talked the school nonstop.

Hiatt said she remembers the chaos of moving into Jefferson Hall freshman year and how over time her hall became tight-knit. One night, Hiatt and her roommate snuck into a boys’ hall and wedged doors shut by jamming pennies between the door frame and the door.

“My roommate and I, sometime well after midnight … snuck into one of the boys halls and pennied shut all the doors in on hall,” Hiatt said. “I don’t think anybody ever knew it was us, either.”

Hiatt lived on campus all four years, obtaining several choice corner rooms in the Bryant Complex over the course of her college career. Years later, Hiatt returned to one of her old rooms in Bryant on a college tour with her daughter.

“The school wasn’t in session yet,” Hiatt said. “… They had been cleaning the rooms and a lot of them were open. We just snuck in there.”

Hiatt joined Kappa Alpha Theta sophomore year and said she enjoyed dancing at the school’s now-defunct pub, the Hoi Polloi, every Wednesday. However, she said she was not much of a “joiner” in college.

“What I would call my biggest failure in school is not getting involved in more activities while I was there,” Hiatt said. “That’s not a failure in the sense that I tried something and failed at it, more that I didn’t try more things… I probably kept to myself a little too much.”

Instead, she focused upon academics.

Hiatt’s favorite study spot was off-campus.

She said she was drawn to gardens of the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.

“One of my favorite places was the canal down by the Governor’s Palace,” Hiatt said.

“With the swans and everything. I used to love to go there and study.”

Hiatt said she regrets not taking full advantage of the free Colonial Williamsburg admission offered to College students.

“Now here I am writing historical romance and I heavily research settings and time periods and stuff,” Hiatt said. “I had such a fabulous resource right there and I never really took full advantage of it.”

Hiatt was not particularly interested in history and writing in college – she did not even take a creative writing class in her time at the College.

“I wrote a lot of research papers and things like that, a lot of times the day before they were due,” Hiatt said.

A standout class for Hiatt was botany with Dr. Brander Coursen.

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Novelist Brenda Hiatt ‘78 has written 20 books in a variety of genres including young adult science fiction.

“He knew how to keep a huge lecture hall spellbound,” Hiatt said. “He was funny and engaging and he drew pictures on the board.

I remember for Thanksgiving he was… making charts and arrows leading to other things and when he was done it was a Thanksgiving turkey. He’d do stuff like that, he was a hoot.”

Hiatt did not take a creative writing class until she enrolled in grad school at the University of Texas A&M. She studied animal behavior and took some fiction workshops for fun.

“I thought I was going to be like Marlin Perkins or the next generation crocodile hunter, doing cool stuff like that,” Hiatt said.

“And then I got to grad school and started doing more field type things and realized I really was not into the whole roughing-it thing, which is sort of a requirement for that sort of a career.”

After graduate school, Hiatt married. As her husband was serving in the army, the young family relocated in Hawaii.

Hiatt wrote her first book, a romance novel set in regency England, while taking care of her two toddlers.

Hiatt said she was first drawn to regency romance stories because she enjoyed reading them. She submitted a query to Harlequin, a company that focuses on romance fiction — six months later, a rejection letter arrived on her birthday. However, the letter contained a glimmer of hope. The editor asked Hiatt to send in more work. Hiatt submitted another

novel she had been working on. In the end, Harlequin ended up purchasing a total of six regency romances from Hiatt.

Since then, Hiatt has ventured into other genres and different states, moving with her family to South Carolina and later Indiana, where she currently resides.

In addition to writing fiction, Hiatt compiles an annual survey of writers’ earnings from various publishers and has taken up scuba diving and Taekwondo.

Hiatt said that her experience at the College opened her eyes up to how big the world is.

She advises students at the College to make the most of their experience.

“Get out and do stuff,” Hiatt said. “Meet people. Some of those friendships are going to last a lifetime. I wish I had done more of that. I would really encourage that. Just explore a lot of interests in college …”

Hiatt also encouraged students interested in writing and art to not give up on their passion.

“Don’t let the people who are all about what will pay the bills and what’s practical squash your dreams and discourage you from giving it a shot,” Hiatt said. “You can always fall back on something else but you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you had really tried for that brass ring you imagined when you were younger, when you were fired with enthusiasm. If you’ve got a passion, go for it, even if you have to do something else on the side to pay the bills.”

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Yesowitz introduces Sustainability Resolution Act, Get Out the Registration Act SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Senators introduced three new bills and passed one bill during Tuesday’s Student Assembly senate meeting. Additionally, the senators heard updates on the Tribe Turkey Drive Act. Class of 2019 President Jonah Yesowitz ’19 introduced the Get Out the Registration Act, which allocates $600 from the SA reserves to fund and print voter registration sheets for every CSU mailbox. This bill aims to make voting more accessible for students at the College.

Additionally, a box will be placed by CSU boxes for students who wish to recycle unused voter registration sheets.

Yesowitz also introduced the Sustainability Resolution, which calls for the SA to pursue sustainable practices as an organization. The Resolution affirms that newly constructed and renovated buildings have two bottle filling stations, supports the installment of solar panels on the Student Recreation Center, advocates that every Residential hall has one recycling bin and one trash can per floor, encourages a mandatory “Meet the Greens” session, and supports the ability to recycle a wider array of materials.

“We are the Student Assembly, as a collective body and as representatives of the student body, we thought we should try setting the agenda for sustainability on this campus,” Sen. Sikander Zakriya ’19 said. “So this is a resolution declaring our support for more sustainable things on campus.”

Chairman of the Senate Dan Ackerman ’16 introduced the Steer Clear Van Repair Act, which allocates $1,500 for the repair of the reverse gear in one of the two Steer Clear vans. The Office of Student Leadership Development will match the SA’s funding, for a total of $3,000 for van repairs.

Due to the time sensitive nature of this bill, it was moved to old business and passed by unanimous consent.

The senate also heard updates from Class of 2017 President Katherine Ambrose ’17 on the Tribe Turkey Drive Act that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 21.

According to Ambrose, 76 families of maintenance staff, as well as 11 additional families, received food from the drive.

“I got phone calls on Thanksgiving from some of the families saying, ‘Thank you,’” Ambrose said. “They were so glad to be able to have the opportunity to interact with the College and to have the students be involved and feel support for them, so it was really, really great.”

Zakriya also updated the senate on the progress of the Senate Aide Program, and discussed the desire for more applications to the program.

Applications for the program were released Nov. 19 and are due by Dec. 6.

At the end of the meeting, Sen. TJ Soroka ’17 announced his resignation from the senate due to an opportunity to study abroad next semester.

Tuesday night’s meeting was his last senate meeting.

“It is with great regret that I have to announce that tonight is my last meeting,” Soroka said. “An

opportunity abroad next semester that I was not sure I would be able to partake in for many reasons when I was first running for semester has come up. It was a difficult decision to make. I have greatly enjoyed being part of Student Assembly and getting to serve as a representative for the class of 2017. My time on Student Assembly has heavily impacted me and my time here, I wish the

best of luck to Student Assembly in the future.”

Vice President Catie Pinkerton ’16 said that Soroka’s resignation will be discussed following winter break.

Before the meeting was formally adjourned, Ackerman encouraged the senators to keep up the pace of good work over the break and stated his approval with the progress of this semester.

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The senate introduced three new bills during its Tuesday meeting, including a resolution that addresses SA’s sustainability.

Student scammed by fake employee on Tribe Careers Authorities investigating fraudulent individual posing as ACGO Corporation SCAM from page 1

mail, which she would have to deposit into her own bank account, deduct 10 percent for herself and send the rest of the money to a customer’s address.

At this point, Johnson told Kenney she would like to be withdrawn from consideration for the position.

Kenney, in return, told Johnson he was disappointed in her for not completing the task.

“I told him I wasn’t comfortable with it,” Johnson said. “My red alert was really going off.”

Although Johnson informed Kenney she no longer wanted to partake in the application process, she came home

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A man who claimed to represent AGCO is responsible for an internet scam that preys on students.

soon after he sent this message to find a check for $1,997 waiting for her. She was supposed to move this money into her account and, from there, into that of a customer, according to Kenney’s instruction. Johnson immediately turned the check into the Williamsburg Police Department.

“This scam is fairly prevalent in the online community. It’s important [students are] aware so they don’t fall prey to it,” Major Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department said.

“If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably too good to be true.”

Lieutenant Donald Butler of the College’s Campus Police Department stated that relatively few scams similar to the one Johnson encountered have been reported to WMPD in recent years.

The campus police did not have any other similar cases in 2015, but did have two in 2014. Of these two cases, one involved the mailing of a check, and the other involved the transfer of money via wiring funds into an account.

“It is always important, however, in this digital-age that students, faculty and staff be aware that scams can

and do occur and to be vigilant in protecting their personally identifiable information especially their social security number and date-of-birth,” Butler said in an email.

Johnson also called the Cohen Career Center to inform them of the faulty email address that was presented on their website.

Johnson, who still receives emails from Kenney asking for her continued assistance, stated that the fraudulent address on Tribe Careers is a hazard to other students.

“This is definitely worrisome,” Johnson said. “The Career Center needs to take necessary precautions.”

According to Recruitment Manager Cristen McQuillan M.Ed. ’15, the Cohen Career Center observes several guidelines when vetting companies to appear on their website.

As part of their vetting procedure, the Career Center does not post any email addresses with personal information, such as accounts from popular electronic mail sites such as Gmail or Yahoo.

The contact for AGCO was posted over the summer and has since been

taken down from the website and put on a watch-list. McQuillan stated that the Career Center attempts to eliminate all faulty addresses before adding contacts to their website, and that this was her first time encountering such as scam.

“We try to catch them as much as we can. This one slipped through,” McQuillan said. “It is an infrequent thing. [Most] of the things on Tribe Careers are legitimate and accurate.”

Cohen Career Center Assistant Director Sean Schofield stated that email scams are increasingly prevalent in the online community.

He said email scammers are becoming increasingly savvy at navigating online accounts.

He also said that he was thrilled that Johnson came forward quickly to report the scam.

“The student was phenomenal in recognizing that something was not right,” Schofield said. “We see ourselves as a partner. We think Tribe Careers is a great asset for students, but we want students to be vigilant. The more contact with students, the more efficient we can be.”

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Biennium,” City Manager Marvin Collins said in an email. “Policy issues that received a strong majority or consensus (4 or 5 votes) from City Council are characterized as top priority issues.”

Recent national events involving police brutality and race have prompted many police units around the country to explore and implement BWCs. Sloggie discussed the importance of Williamsburg’s adoption of BWCs in light of these circumstances.

“In general, all it takes is one incident and some of those relationships

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Unlike WPD, WMPD currently does not have plans do use body-worn cameras.

can be damaged or destroyed very significantly,” Sloggie said. “11 incidents in the country, maybe a few more …

That’s helped damage the reputation of police officers in many of the jurisdictions that haven’t had any issues.”

The WPD will be the last police department in the Greater Williamsburg area to implement BWCs. York County Sheriff’s Department has already issued BWCs to 100 percent of deputies, and the James City Police Department has 37 Sloggie percent of officers equipped.

Although WPD has not had cameras on police officers, police cruisers have been equipped with them for the past 15 years. Sloggie said the use of cameras in WPD police vehicles has been instrumental in investigating issues and exonerating officers, leading to greater transparency within the police force.

He further discussed the positive changes in behaviors that occur when interactions between police and citizens are being recorded.

“We’ve found that when officers are wearing body cameras and people are aware that officers are wearing body cameras and that use of force goes down — and that can be attributed to the fact that both parties know that they are on video,” Sloggie said. “That upon itself is a success story and justifies using them.”

Sloggie said he supported the use of BWCs as a route to ensure the protection of citizens’ individual rights.

“Officers are sworn not just to uphold the law, but to protect people’s civil rights,” Sloggie said. “Any tool we can use to help us in gaining that trust and letting the public see that we’re not abusing our powers as an instrument in government is to the advantage of everybody involved.”

The BWCs are to be used only for law enforcement purposes and will not record personal activities, tactical planning or court proceedings.

Sloggie said there would have to be a balance between individual privacy

and law enforcement.

Although the William and Mary Police Department uses cameras within patrol vehicles, officers are not currently equipped with BWCs. “William & Mary Police are monitoring the research and developments in this area,” College Director of News Marketing Suzanne Seurattan said in an email. “At this point, they do not use body cameras.”

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Higher enrollment rate at Richard Bland Data shows 36 percent total enrollment increase, 163 percent for honors SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Richard Bland College’s final fall 2015 enrollment numbers showed a 36 percent increase. Richard Bland now has more than 2,100 students enrolled, a record for the junior college. Additionally, the final fall numbers also show a 163 percent increase in Honors students, who are students with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Richard Bland’s strategic plan set a goal of growing and maintaining their enrollment at 2,000 students by 2019. This goal has now been met following this fall. Improving low enrollment numbers were one of the three goals stated in RBC19, Richard Bland’s five-year strategic plan.

Richard Bland President Debbie Sydow said she believes that this increased enrollment indicates Richard Bland has become a preferred choice for many students.

“At a time when more and more families are seeking the very best value for their higher education dollar, our enrollment numbers indicate

that Richard Bland College is a preferred choice for high quality, affordable education,” Sydow said in an email.

In addition to the increased enrollment numbers, Richard Bland awarded a record-breaking amount of financial aid. For the 2015-2016 school year more than $577,000 was awarded, an increase of almost $208,000 from the previous year.

According to Richard Bland Dean of Enrollment Tyler Hart, this increase in scholarship funding is one of the many factors that led to increased enrollment this fall.

“Scholarships create opportunities for Richard Bland students to pursue their education without going into debt,” Hart said in an email. “The RBC Foundation and its many generous donors deserve a lot of credit for stepping up to award more scholarship dollars to more students.”

Additionally, Hart oversees a strategic enrollment management plan that was developed in 2013. A new focus of the plan is growing specific student populations such as Honors students and students from outside central Virginia. This plan

and resurrecting intercollegiate athletics in 2013 are believed to also be factors in increasing enrollment.

According to Richard Bland Director of Communications Joanne Williams, changes in marketing and branding have also contributed to this enrollment increase.

“Richard Bland is now reaching more students and communicating its value proposition, particularly through social media,” Williams said in an email. “Richard Bland has cast a larger net to attract students, with many hailing from northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, as well as student athletes from countries such as Portugal, Ghana and Serbia.”

Since Richard Bland has now met its stated goal of enrolling 2,000 students by 2019, it has increased its enrollment goal to 2,500 students by 2019. The strategic enrollment management plan will still guide recruitment efforts.

Another facet of the strategic enrollment management plan focuses on the sustainability and retention of increased enrollment. Richard Bland launched the Exceptional Student Experience

program this fall to improve student retention and completion of degrees.

“Richard Bland College’s innovative ESE@ RBC combines personalized student support with predictive analytics, alerting appropriate faculty and staff members when students veer off-track,” Sydow said in an email. “Each student is assigned a Learner Mentor who will use real-time information to keep students on course to graduation.”

As the College’s junior college, Richard Bland offers two transfer methods to the College. While this fall shows significant increase in student enrollment at Richard Bland, Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Tim Wolfe ’95 M.Ed. ’01 says it is too early to tell what effect this increase will have on the William and Mary Undergraduate Admissions Office.

“It’s great news for Richard Bland that they are seeing enrollment growth and we are happy to see them in a good position,” Wolfe said. “We enjoy being partners with them, but it is too early to tell if it will have a significant impact on the number of transfer applications.”

No 2016 budget cuts for Africana studies, GSWS Funds can increase during fiscal year with private donations, special requests BUDGET from page 1

“The Deans decide on funding allocation to the various departments and programs,” Director of Administration and Finance for Arts and Sciences Darlene Campbell said in an email. “Information on how to allocate funds comes from a variety of sources including data on the number of faculty, the number of students served, number of majors and minors, and other private funds that may be available to the department or program.”

Still, the budgets of Africana studies and GSWS are dwarfed by that of the English and physics departments, which received over five million dollars and 4.2 million dollars, respectively, in fiscal year 2016.

Director of the Budget Glenda White explained that, because Africana studies and GSWS are interdisciplinary majors, the professors and their salaries are housed within other departments.

The money that funds Arts and Sciences departments comes from a myriad of sources, such as the Provost, the Finance Office and private

funds. Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Sam Jones ’75 added that the primary sources for the College’s academics are state funds and revenue from students’ tuition.

“Funds in support of Arts and Sciences are allocated through the College’s budgeting process,” Jones said in an email. “The Dean is able to provide a prioritized list of needs and requests to the Provost.

These requests are then prioritized across all university requests for incremental funding. Funding of any request is subject to revenue availability.”

While departments may obtain additional support through private fundraising, they can also request support from the dean.

There is some flexibility associated with the salary savings of vacant faculty positions, though the state limits part of the budget to specific uses. According to Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Kate Conley her office is as responsive to the budgetary needs of departments as possible.

“Most departments have not seen increases in a long time,” Conley

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paid Parking Services a week after she received the citation.

“I heard that if I had holds that would keep me from graduating, so the $10 was not worth it,” Chang said.

Horacio noted that there a few different methods that Parking Services uses to ensure that fines are paid, but he said the administrative hold method is the most effective. After 30 days and two reminders are issued, Parking Services places a hold on the student’s account for the fine’s amount. Eventually, if the fine still remains unpaid, it will go to collections through the College of William and Mary’s Bursar’s office and a third-party contractor. If the individual continues to accumulate fines and the value of that debt reaches $350, a wheel lock will be placed on the vehicle. The wheel lock will only be removed after at least 50 percent of the debt is paid.

Special events citations had the second-highest incident rate with 915 citations issued total. The most common special events were for football and basketball games. Parking Services towed a total of 508 vehicles, which is considered a Level III citation with a $60 fine. However, certain vehicle models require the car to be unlocked before it can be towed, which means that Parking Services must use a towing service that is locksmith certified. For that extra cost, $25 is added to the ticket.

Expired meter violations made up the thirdhighest citation incidence with 698 first-time offenses, 128 second-time offenses and 58 third-time offenses.

Of the total number of citations, 36 percent were warnings without any fines. Warnings for no decals were the highest category of citations with 3,828 issued.

The majority of those warnings were issued in the Zable Stadium and William and Mary Hall parking lots and on Landrum Drive. Only following a warning for no decal can individuals receive a citation for not having a decal or temporary pass.

Over the last two years, 1,505 of those citations were issued. Those citations carry a $181 fine. Out of those, 29 percent remain unpaid. For every category

of violations, this is the highest percentage of outstanding fines.

Soni Patolia ’17 received a warning for parking without a decal in the summer and then a ticket in October, after she said she parked in the Earl Gregg Swem Library lot for 15 minutes during a rainstorm.

Patolia said she will not pay her $181 fine.

“I don’t think they should enforce parking rules at night because some people don’t feel comfortable walking around campus at night,” Patolia said. “I don’t think they’re very sensitive to that.”

Palencia said in cases where a complaint about illegal parking comes in directly to dispatch and Parking Services is unavailable, either due to late nights or the weekend, WMPD will issue tickets.

The second-most frequent type of warning issued was to individuals with improperly displayed decals, with 1,029 warnings issued over the course of the time period. According to Horacio, individuals usually receive warnings for improperly displayed decals when they forget to place the decal on their car after purchasing it.

“That transaction is not complete until you either put the hangtag on the rearview mirror or remove the previous decal and put the one that you just purchased it its proper place,” Horacio said.

Additionally, Horacio said no changes to the values of the fines will be made until the Parking Advisory Committee meets to review this year’s data.

According to him, fines have not been increased for the last couple of years.

“Tickets are written for one specific purpose and that is to change behavior,” Horacio said. “Just changing the dollar found on that amount doesn’t really change the behavior.”

Palencia said issuing tickets remains necessary to ensure that the limited parking spaces are used in the most efficient manner possible.

“On campus parking is a challenge,” Palencia said in an email. “The parking regulations laid out

by Parking & Transportation provide the guidelines necessary to maximize the efficient and safe use of the parking space we do have.”

Flat Hat News Editor Amanda Williams contributed to this article.

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The second most common citations were for special events parking violations, primarily during basketball and football games.

said in an email. “I decided to modestly increase 11 departments and programs this year because we received enough to distribute some funds. My goal is to be able to increase the budgets of all the departments and programs. The 11 departments and programs were chosen because they were the least wellfunded in A&S.” Evidenced by the breakdown of the Africana studies and GSWS budgets, the numbers can change year-to-year.

These fluctuations stem from decisions made Conley at the state level to changes in salaries or benefits, such as the addition or reallocation of positions.

Furthermore, new initiatives and specific one-time allocations can change funding for departments. Ultimately, according to Conley, Arts and Sciences is successful due to the support both from the Provost and the faculty and staff.

The Flat Hat Staff Picks

Best of the ‘Burg 2015 Best Frozen Treats . Best Baked Goods . Best Cheap Fashion . Best CW Attraction Best Place to Get Lost . Best Restaurant You Can’t Afford . Best Place to Study.

Best CW Attraction

The Sheep

GABBIE PACHON THE FLAT HAT

If you’re looking for the most authentic colonial experience, the Colonial Williamsburg sheep are a must-see. The sheep became an important part of colonial life during the Revolutionary War, when the selfproducing wool became necessary.

Now they keep tourists, locals and students of the College of William and Mary entertained for hours.

The sheep can be found grazing on grass in the Williamsburg pastures during the day. When you are on a stroll through Williamsburg, they should be at the top of your list of stops to make. Watching them eat and roam in their field is the perfect way to relax on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

Also make sure to watch the public shearing of the sheep’s wool. If you are lucky, you might even get to see an ewe — a female sheep — give birth, which is done in public for educational purposes.

And these sheep aren’t just any

sheep. Williamsburg is home to two rare breeds: Hog Island sheep and Leicester Longwools. They have been given this certification from The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, a nonprofit organization looking to protect and preserve endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. So not only will adorable sheep entertain you, but you will also get to see breeds on the verge of extinction.

Finding the sheep can help you learn your way around Colonial Williamsburg, too. They can be spotted away from the bustle, to the right of the main stretch of Duke of Gloucester Street. Their somewhat “hidden” location allows for a more authentic colonial experience that is free from the litter of Wythe Candy wrappers and Cheese Shop potato chip bags.

Perfect for your animal-enthusiast little brother or livestock-appreciating uncle, the Colonial Williamsburg sheep’s wooly coats can brighten any cloudy day as they baa and bleat their way into your heart.

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Best Place to Study

Swemromas

KATIE KOONTZ FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

With a campus sprawling over more than 1,200 acres, students at the College of William and Mary have a lot of study spots to choose from.

There’s the ever-popular Earl Gregg Swem Library, the Sadler Center, the Sunken Garden and the Daily Grind, just to name a few. Student favorite Swemromas, however, has claimed the top spot as this year’s Best of the Burg’s Best Place to Study.

Tucked inside the entrance of Swem, this small branch of Aromas World on Prince George Street serves as a casual escape for students seeking a place for caffeine-fueled activity. A recent addition to campus, Swemromas replaced Greenberry’s Coffee Co. in the 2014 fall semester.

It has proven to be a popular spot due to its central location and variety of offerings available to students.

Swemromas’ menu offers traditional coffeehouse basics, including cappuccinos, espressos and tea, but also an array of specialty drinks and seasonal favorites. The drinks of the week keep students coming and interested in the changing options.

Delectable drinks are not, however, the only treats available at Swemromas. An assortment

of biscottis, cookies, sandwiches and more are other staples of the establishment. These drinks and snacks are more than a draw to visit Swemromas; they provide the energy to fuel an extended study session there.

Swemromas’ relaxed vibe makes it an excellent place for students to evade the stress of daily life while still getting work done. There is just enough background noise to make the environment homier than Swem’s upper floors, but not so much that it is distracting. Its location makes it an ideal spot for meeting with friends, classmates or teachers.

Provided one can grab a seat in the busy establishment, students can spend as much or as little time in the coffee shop as they want. Whether there for an afternoon of studying or a quick break from a monotonous “Swemming” marathon, Swemromas is a constant in student life at the College. As the weather grows colder and finals approach, more and more students will be found taking shelter within the warm walls of Swemromas.

Its cozy atmosphere, however, is a perennial attraction.

While there are many study spots to choose from on campus, Swemromas fuses coffee and schoolwork in a social and inviting environment.

Best baked goods

Best frozen treat

Baskin Robbins SIOBHAN DOHERTY THE FLAT HAT

People-watching in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg with a Banana Royale Sundae can only be done at one place, making Baskin-Robbins the prime spot for those seeking a reliable ice cream shop with a local feel. Although part of one of the largest corporations in America, the shop feels at home in Williamsburg, with a cozy location, friendly staff and long list of creative frozen options.

Close enough to Aromas to soak in the smells of fresh coffee and pastries, Baskin-Robbins sits in Merchants Square, an area that has achieved the perfect balance between quaint and bustling.

Its location has given it its versatility — one can sit outside on a hot day and people-watch, or grab a treat to-go when shopping or exploring. Although its success is probably derived from its longlasting and well-known brand, the store’s historic location and the surrounding atmosphere’s old-timey feel boosts this Baskin-Robbins from a normal ice

cream chain store to a tasty staple of the Williamsburg area.

Staffed with friendly, eager employees and containing a counter of colorful ice cream flavors and excited toddlers with their families, Baskin-Robbins provides a happy atmosphere. The goodhumored staff is accommodating, even when a reporter stands at the counter with several tiny plastic spoons looking to sample all 31 flavors in the name of journalism.

Baskin-Robbins is especially appealing to the local college student looking for frozen treats, when it comes to cost and dependability. Unlike many restaurants in Colonial Williamsburg, Baskin-Robbins’ prices are typical, and its well-known brand ensures the ice cream will have the same delicious quality each time you buy. Additionally, the shop supports the College community by accepting Pocket Points and often hiring students.

With its charming location and attractive abundance of rich flavors, there’s no better place to satiate an ice cream craving.

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AKEMI TAMANAHA THE FLAT HAT

Homesick college students often find themselves pining for grandma’s cookies or mom’s homemade bread. A hankering for freshly baked goods can be satisfied by a trip to Blackbird Bakery in Merchant’s Square.

Open daily, Blackbird Bakery has a little something for everyone. It features classic French treats like macarons and croissants. Just a few bites of the rich chocolate mousse or a giant brownie will satisfy any chocolate lover’s craving. There are also shelves full of different types of loaves of bread, and day old is 50 percent off for students of the College.

If you’re feeling adventurous, you could try the mini tiramisu in a cup or a slice of black bottom peanut butter pie.

The bakery itself is as aesthetically pleasing as it is delicious. The

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periwinkle blue walls and low lighting give the interior both a polished and homey feel. Baked goods are carefully arranged in glass displays, jars and baskets. A blackbird hangs from a wire basket up above.

Although there is little room for food to be enjoyed indoors, baked goods or coffee can be bought and enjoyed on the way to class, during a trip to Colonial Williamsburg or as a late-afternoon study snack. The tasty muffins and sweet cinnamon rolls are also the perfect excuse to skip breakfast at the Caf on weekends.

The bakery features some baked goods found in other local restaurants because its owner, David Everett, is also the executive chef for The Trellis, Blue Talon Bistro and The DoG Street Pub. If you don’t have time to sit down for a meal at the Trellis and enjoy a white chocolate truffle, or if you haven’t gotten your hands on one of Blue Talon’s giant oatmeal cookies, you can pick one up at Blackbird Bakery.

Best cheap fashion IRIS DUAN THE FLAT HAT

Located in a strip mall on Richmond Road near the Food Lion, Goodwill sits relatively unassuming, with its plain rectangular exterior and minimalist logo blazoned proudly across mousy brown plaster.

Long panes of glass make up the store front, providing a clear view of the interior of the shop.

On the inside it’s nearly as plain, with carpeted floors and fluorescent lighting reminiscent of a Walmart or retirement home.

Nonetheless, it presents itself as a well organized and spacious store complete with racks of clothing — color coded and organized by price — changing rooms, and easy-to-understand labels.

Don’t let its plain appearance hold you back from shopping there, however, because the merchandise is anything but ordinary. There are paisley shirts reminiscent of the 70s, faux fur coats that exude spunk and glamour and thick-heeled combat boots. Miscellaneous items are scattered about, from raunchy Italian romance novellas to faux potted plants and designer purses. The store offers variety to say the least. But the best part? Almost nothing offered at Goodwill will be the same if you return the next day.

Blackbird Bakery

Goodwill

For the College of William and Mary student, there are not many clothes shopping opportunities in Williamsburg besides the outlet mall and small stores in Colonial Williamsburg. Those can fall on the higher end of the price tag, however.

For the broke college student, Goodwill presents itself as the best option for shopping on a budget. Goodwill is a treasure trove of items for anyone looking to find unique, vintage clothing for cheap. Prices fall as low as $0.99. It’s almost guaranteed you’ll find an interesting, if not well loved, piece of clothing or pair of shoes every time you visit the store.

Not only does Goodwill offer unique opportunities for shopping, it’s also a great way to make a difference while getting rid of unwanted items that would otherwise go to waste just laying around in your closet.

“I think it’s wonderful because it promotes recycling. It’s very sustainable and cheap, it’s great for people who can’t afford clothes and material, people on a budget and college students” said Thomeka Watkins ’19. “At the same time it helps people get rid of things they don’t want without being wasteful.”

After all, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Goodwill is a great way to find that treasure.

Best restaurant you can’t afford

Blue Talon ERIN MURPHY FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

The Blue Talon Bistro has been voted “Best Restaurant You Can’t Afford” in this year’s Best of the ’Burg. In recent years, Blue Talon has been voted “Best Pricey Eats” and “Best Dessert,” by The Flat Hat staff and stands aloft as one of the priciest restaurants in the Williamsburg area.

With family weekend long gone and wallets slowly being emptied in the holiday shopping spirit, the free peanut samples next door may present themselves as a more affordable meal for students. However, students can still navigate the Blue Talon menu to find affordable and delicious options.

Throw that crumpled $10 bill at a simple lunch starter plate like the French

onion gratinee or chilled gazpacho. For dinner, the day your parents pick you up for winter break is the ideal time to ask the waiter for steak frites or a duck confit salad with the country style plate. The chocolate mousse is a crowd pleaser, and is filling enough to share with your parents after you’ve filled up on the mac and cheese.

Students whose parents don’t visit the ’Burg often or who don’t want to shell out tons of money can take advantage of the restaurant’s offer of a free dinner on a customer’s birthday.

But if the walk from Botetourt to the Bistro is just too far or if you need to kill time before your parents pick you up, you can settle down in Sadler and tune in to the Blue Talon’s own Spotify playlist to hear the chefs’ picks from Van Morrison to Michael Buble.

Best place to get lost

Matoaka Trails ERIC PETERS THE FLAT HAT

In times of work, stress and exams, it can be difficult to wind down, but there’s something about the College’s 10 miles of trails and hundreds of acres of woods that can help bring peace and serenity to even the most frazzled college student.

Getting lost in the Matoaka Trails, among the sounds and sights of nature, is one of the most rewarding things a student can do during their time at the College, and it’s something that can be done at any time of the year.

The Matoaka Trails are well concealed in the vast expanses of woods that surround them, but, although they can take some time to find, stepping onto the trails reveals well-worn paths and bridges that have been trod on by students for generations.

Loop Trail, one of the more exciting trails, takes you from Jamestown to the 81-year-old abandoned Matoaka Theater.

The area is a picturesque image of nature overtaking an abandoned structure.

Looming where students would have sat is an overgrowth of trees that overlooks Lake Matoaka. Walking this trail helps one remember the history of the campus, and it’s a worthwhile activity for any student that hasn’t yet wandered through the woods.

Students have been enjoying the gorgeous trails at Matoaka since they were created in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. For those that have to walk through some stretch of the woods every day to get to class, the trees of the College might seem mundane, but it’s hard to imagine another school where you can decide to take a hike through the woods

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Let’s not go post-it

BY BRIAN KAO / THE FLAT HAT

GUEST COLUMN

Creating dialogue: sticky notes aren’t scary

Pallavi Rudraraju FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

Every time I visited the College of William and Mary as a prospective student, I was overwhelmed by the aura of tradition and excellence that seemed to permeate the campus, lingering in the towering trees, buildings and statues of revered figures from America’s past. The statue of Thomas Jefferson in particular has been under significant scrutiny in recent weeks after it was plastered with sticky-notes that called into question the actions of the man so many Americans adore.

Like many other students at the College, I was initially incredibly enamored of the continuous reminders of figures like Thomas Jefferson on campus.

I felt they rooted my school, and therefore myself, to the core of American history.

But as a scholar of Asian American Studies, which delves deeply into history, race and sociology in particular, I soon began to question our remembrance of American history on this campus. Who are we choosing to remember, and in the process, who and what are we forgetting?

This is why I value the actions of our sticky-note-posters — by calling into question Jefferson and his actions, they are forcing us to think beyond our superficial memories of America’s past. The College prides itself on academic pioneering and excellence. If we as a community value the idea of academia, we need to go beyond the superficial understanding of slavery apologism in saying that Jefferson’s possession and treatment of his slaves was simply a product of his time. We need to actually problematize these people’s actions, rather than continue to blindly praise their contributions to the country.

When we only remember Thomas Jefferson as a Founding Father, or fail to acknowledge his possession of slaves, we erase the trauma and legacy of slavery from the history of the nation. We ignore the perpetuation of problems created during slavery against the black members of this nation that continue to this day. We also ignore that

there were other slave owners during Jefferson’s time that did not cruelly abuse and rape their slaves, and that there were others, like George Washington, who allowed for avenues of emancipation for the slaves on their plantations.

Shouldn’t we strive to understand the totality of history? To understand the founding of our nation in conjunction with the genocide of First Nations peoples? Shouldn’t we take our Founding Fathers’ contributions in writing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in conjunction with their institutionalization of racism in this country?

Denying the fullness of our historical past makes it difficult to understand current phenomena afoot today. These protests about how we remember American leaders like Jefferson follow in the footsteps of those at the University of Missouri, Columbia University and Princeton University, and they come along with protests about lack of representation at college institutions, police brutality, and race relations that are occurring all around the country. These developments are all connected.

It is already fantastic that the sticky notes have resulted in campus-wide dialogue about Jefferson and other revered figures on campus. I think that we can agree that it is possible to admire people while also acknowledging their flaws and the fact that for free speech to flow, well, freely, we must allow all voices to be heard. If that speech comes in the form of a disposable, non-destructive sticky note attached to the statue of Jefferson, so be it. The message may have been distributed in a method as ephemeral as sticky notes, but its impact has been powerful. In my two and a half years at the College, this is the first time a discussion about remembering the American past on our campus has ever reached beyond the classroom setting, and it even extended to outside news sources.

A great resource for looking more deeply into the legacy of some of the rarely discussed institutions of race left behind by Founding Fathers or prominent figures at the College is the Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation, headed by Professor Jody Allen. According to wm.edu, The Lemon Project is “a multifaceted and dynamic attempt to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by the College through action or inaction.”

The Lemon Project traces the legacy of race at the College, beginning with slavery at the College, continuing into the segregation of the Jim Crow era and the later acceptance of black students on campus, and branching out into the increasing gentrification of the Williamsburg community.

Email Pallavi Rudraraju at purudraraju@email.wm.edu.

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... It is possible to admire people while also acknowledging their flaws, and that for free speech to flow, well, freely, we must allow all voices to be heard.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I commend those who voiced their opposition to Thomas Jefferson by placing Post-It Notes on his statue (versus permanently vandalizing it), but I would respectfully submit that their criticism is founded in myth. Charges like “rapist” and “pedophile” stem from the widespread belief that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child by the enslaved teen Sally Hemings — a belief allegedly confirmed by DNA tests. The facts suggest otherwise.

I know something about this issue, because fifteen years ago I spent a year chairing a group of more than a dozen senior scholars from across the country charged with examining every aspect of the matter and issuing a public report. With but a single very mild dissent, we concluded that the allegation that Thomas Jefferson had a sexual relationship with Sally Hemings is likely false.

In reality, the DNA tests reported in

Nature in 1998 did not even involve DNA from Thomas Jefferson, and the scientific conclusion was merely that Sally’s youngest son Eston was fathered by one of the more than two-dozen Jefferson males known to have been in Virginia at the time. Mathematically, the odds that man was President Jefferson range from 4 to 17 percent (depending upon whether one narrows the suspects to those we have evidence to believe were at Monticello at the time of conception).

The most likely candidate for Eston’s paternity was President Jefferson’s much younger brother Randolph, who was invited to visit Monticello shortly before Eston’s conception and was documented in the book “Memoirs of a Monticello Slave” to have spent his evenings at Monticello “playing his fiddle and dancing half the night” with the President’s slaves. Prior to the DNA tests, Eston’s descendants passed

down the story that Eston was not President Jefferson’s child, but rather the son of an “uncle.” Randolph was widely known as “Uncle Randolph” because his niece Martha ran Monticello while her father was in the White House.

Since our report (The Jefferson-Hemings Controversy: Report of the Scholars Commission) came out, the American Political Science Association and several other groups have sought to set up a debate so both sides could be presented and reason left free to combat error. Sadly, none of the senior pro-paternity scholars have been willing to expose their arguments to such a forum. If Jefferson’s critics at William & Mary can find a serious scholar to argue their case, I will be honored to participate in such a quest for the truth.

Prof. Robert F. Turner Email Rober E. Turner at bobturner@ virginia.edu.

With headlines like, “Students Defile Thomas Jefferson’s Statue at William & Mary” and “College of William & Mary Students Want Statue of ‘Incestuous Rapist’ And ‘Racist’ Thomas Jefferson Removed,” one might think that campus was struck by a wave of protests similar to those that occurred at the University of Missouri and Columbia University.

What actually happened was the College of William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson statue was discovered partially covered in sticky notes Nov. 9. The notes referred to Jefferson as a “rapist”, a “racist” and a “hypocrite”, among other things. They were removed within hours, possibly by other students. Although they were only up for a short amount of time, the notes managed to spark a conversation about Jefferson’s legacy at the College.

In many ways, this incident exemplified campus discourse and debate at its best.

It is the opinion of this paper that the statue should remain on campus. Jefferson was a morally contradictory figure and the interpretation of his disturbing legacy with slavery should be emphasized more. However, rather than simply erasing significant, controversial figures from view, we should use these statues to draw attention to their complicated nature. The College community should also focus its energy on supporting organizations like the exemplary Lemon Project, which is currently striving to diversify the statuary on campus.

That being said, the posters raised valid concerns. It is not unreasonable to question blind admiration for Jefferson. The notes represented an act of free expression that was not destructive or uncontrolled. Also, whoever initiated the sticky note incident did not explicitly state a desire to see the statue removed from campus.

No official protests were held, no petitions were written and no demands were issued to the administration. The posters never even identified themselves.

And yet some online news sources have exaggerated this event, implying it has gone to the same extremes as recent protests at Princeton University or the University of Missouri. According to a story on Breitbart.com, posted almost three weeks after the actual incident, the statue was still covered in sticky notes. The Irish Independent claimed that “historically illiterate” students at the College were demanding the removal of the statue. The level of media attention seemed to indicate more of desire to link back to trending topics like the protests at other universities rather than portray the situation in a nuanced, accurate manner.

The actual response from campus was, for the most part, restrained and respectful. While there was some backlash on social media platforms like Yik Yak criticizing the notes, the incident ultimately sparked a thoughtful discussion. Individuals had strong feelings about the sticky notes and Jefferson, but they mostly expressed those feelings through civil debate, not hysterical bickering. It is heartening to see an open discussion of sensitive topics at the College.

Off campus, there was a good deal of handwringing on Twitter, with individuals blasting the College as yet another bastion of political correctness full of historically ignorant students. Of course, these people are entitled to their opinions. However, the level of outcry over this incident seems overblown, if not a bit hypocritical. Whether or not you agree with the provocative sticky notes, this entire incident is ultimately about a group of students exercising their free speech. One would think a bunch of so-called Jeffersonians would support that.

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 Áine Cain, Emily Chaumont, Isabel Larroca and Kaitlan Shaub. 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.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I read with dismay that unnamed William and Mary students defaced the statue of alumnus, Founding Father and former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Earlier in the week, Princeton students demanded that alumnus Woodrow Wilson’s name be expunged from the university. Yale and other institutions of higher learning (sic) have had similar protests. It is clear to me that our universities are under attack by fringe radicals devoid of tolerance and an understanding of what “liberal” arts in the classic definition of the term are all about.

I suggest that the William and Mary students who disgraced themselves in these acts take a few more history courses, and also study the First Amendment. Jefferson was a slave owner, as were all of the southern Founding Fathers. If we impose the moral standards of our times on all historical figures, virtually none will survive unscathed.

African tribes sold rival tribes’ men and women to slave traders for hundreds of years. Should we now picket Kenyan, Nigerian, Liberian and other African universities whose halls bear these tribal chiefs’ names? Franklin Roosevelt presided over a segregated U.S. military in World War II, and imprisoned hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese citizens in internment camps during the war in retaliation for Pearl Harbor. Should we purge FDR’s name from all roads, buildings and monuments, and deface his statues for being a racist? Where in God’s name does the madness end?

I would have hoped that my graduate alma mater was comprised of students of more tolerant views than Yale, Princeton, and other colleges nationwide. Thomas Jefferson was a flawed man, as were all the Founding Fathers, as are all men and women of any time in history. Jefferson’s accomplishments as a statesman and President were almost superhuman. If the offending William and Mary students do not understand this, and cannot perceive the greatness of this man and alumnus, I suggest that they attend a college other than William and Mary. They have disgraced the tradition of tolerance at the College, and done a terrible disservice to one of America’s greatest leaders, as well as tolerant William and Mary alumni/ae of all political beliefs.

Sincerely, Thomas M. Neale, MBA ’78 Email Thomas M. Neale at tneale@patriot-capital.com.

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GUEST COLUMN

Fighting the stigma

Julia Stumbaugh FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

In August 2015, Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane was arrested on suspicion of rape. In October 2015, he started the hockey season in stadiums full of people wearing his jersey and chanting his name, playing successfully all the way until the case was dropped in early November. Kane was innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law; is there something wrong with the fact that he was able to earn his 6.8 million dollar annual salary uninterrupted while a criminal case was built against him? This question might seem irrelevant to us as college students — Chicago is a long way from Williamsburg, and events within the NHL seem to only matter to sports fans. I would argue that it is not only relevant but imperative that we examine this decision and consider what it indicates about the chances of sexual assault being reported here on campus.

After Kane was arrested in August, EA Sports announced that they would be dropping him from the cover of their NHL 16 video game. Some saw this as a mistake; you cannot take away someone’s livelihood, the argument goes, because of an act that they may or may not have done. This follows the same principle that prevents someone being expelled from the College simply for being accused of cheating.

EA Sports was in the right here. The tenet of “innocent until proven guilty” is a sacred one in courts of law, yes, but the terms of how we treat people under investigation socially are not quite so black and white. In the Kane investigation, the gray area between “innocent” and “proven guilty” was made even murkier by a significant power imbalance. Because of his resources and support, it was always unlikely that Kane would ever be found guilty in a court of law. As outside observers, we must realize that this does not necessarily mean he is innocent. During an ongoing rape investigation involving such a wild power imbalance, there should be social repercussions where there cannot be legal ones. The benefit of the doubt should be given by outside observers to the accuser when the accused sits in a position of relative power.

There are posters in countless College bathroom stalls that helpfully spell out who to contact in case of sexual assault.

These phone numbers are not used as often as they could be, and this hesitation is in part because of a social barrier that is exemplified by the Kane investigation. This isn’t the only recent high-profile rape case to crumble before reaching prosecution; from Columbia to U. Va., every rape accusation that hits the media and then subsequently falls apart under scrutiny makes it harder and harder for accusations to be taken seriously. The Kane case not only reflected the damage these cases have done but worsened it — his playing uninterrupted throughout the investigation implied that observers have begun to automatically assume that a rape accusation must be false. Every high-profile case that is automatically doubted by the media makes it less likely that students will be confident enough to report their own assault.

Rape is a significant issue on college campuses today; according to a recent study, 18 percent of college students report being sexually assaulted in their freshman year. In light of this, the Blackhawks’ decision to keep Patrick Kane playing for the team during this investigation was a dangerous one. They had to trust that the backlash against Kane would not be enough to have any significant impact on the team; regrettably, they were ultimately right. It is our responsibility as college students — as consumers of media, sports fans and human beings — to open up a dialogue on affording accusations of sexual assault the gravity they deserve. Almost one in five college freshmen experience sexual assault; very few of these cases will be reported, and even fewer prosecuted. If rape accusations are not given the social weight that they deserve, then the chances that victims will actually use the numbers listed on the back of their stall doors will be even smaller. The Kane case reflects all the way from rape accusations holding little weight on ESPN to rape accusations holding little weight on college campuses such as ours.

Email Julia Stumbaugh at jmstumbaugh@email.wm.edu.

BY BRIAN KAO / THE FLAT HAT

GUEST COLUMN

Sensitivity: striking the right balance

Emily Martell

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

A free yoga class that had been offered at the University of Ottawa for the past seven years was suspended by student leaders over concerns about cultural appropriation. The source of these concerns?

Not poses or ideologies practiced in the class, but the fact that it used the name “yoga.”

According to staff at the Centre for Students with Disabilities where the class was offered, support was rescinded because the cultures the practices “are being taken from” have experienced “oppression, cultural genocide and diasporas due to colonialism and western supremacy.”

Although the instructor suggested changing the name of the class to “mindful stretching,” the student federation declined to change their decision.

My knee-jerk reaction was annoyance at the absurdity of the situation. What? Why would the students feel the need to ban yoga, of all things?

Then I became mildly perturbed at the article for even existing. After all, regardless of how egregious the students’ decision was, why should this seemingly irrelevant story receive coverage when people are suffering everywhere?

But after I recovered from my burst of passion, I reconsidered. It’s tempting to disregard the whole affair as yet another example of the PC Police lurking in every corner. But before we revert to hackneyed phrases, maybe there’s something we can extract from the matter.

Cultural appropriation has been defined in various ways, but it is generally considered the unjust or unfair usage of a group’s beliefs, practices and traditions. It usually includes the assumption that the adopting culture has a history of oppression and the adopted culture a history of being oppressed.

But what constitutes injustice or unfairness?

It is important to make two points: First, Westerners have a history of oppressing other peoples and that oppression continues today. Although slavery and colonization are of the past, the vestiges of continuing injustice manifest in both

conscious and unconscious acts.

Second, cultural appropriation exists, and it insults people.

Although not everyone is offended by someone wearing an Indian headdress as a Halloween costume, there are many who are. Placing great pride in a cultural or religious practice and having someone nonchalantly throwing it around hurts. We must be cognizant of that.

However, the lack of a formula for diagnosing cultural appropriation doesn’t mean we have an obligation to ban any cultural adoption in the case of uncertainty. Yes, yoga originated in India and yes, Europeans have a long and painful history of colonization in India, but does that mean we’re not allowed to borrow from and celebrate Indian culture?

Yoga is practiced with varying degrees of traditionalism, but letting the University of Ottawa keep yoga only under the name of “mindful stretching” would be as detrimental as erasing the program altogether.

Even if we in America selectively borrow from yoga and don’t always use the correct terminology, we need to acknowledge the culture from which the practices originally came.

What does this mean for our school? I am not concerned that the College’s yoga program is vulnerable to suspension. However, although we need to be attuned to how our adoption of practices can be offensive, we need to be equally concerned about indiscriminately purging glimpses of cultural appropriation from benign activities.

Are we willing to cut funding for the jazz program because jazz comes from African American roots and the United States has a history of slavery? Are we willing to rename the Lake Matoaka Amphitheater because of white settlers’ brutality toward Native Americans?

Of course not. And we shouldn’t. The United States has a past fraught with inequalities, but to eradicate any vestiges of other cultures would be to deny their influence in our present.

It’s too easy to brand the Ottawa student leaders as demagogues carried by the politically correct wave. But in doing so, we deny ourselves the opportunity to make a decision about what is appropriate and why events like these are occurring.

Concerns about cultural appropriation are largely well-intentioned attempts to avoid harming people. These concerns have been important and necessary for our society. However, excessive measures are just as dangerous as disregarding the whole movement because both inhibit dialogue.

Beware of any reaction that denies conversation. We need to make up our own minds about what the proper usage of culture is and be willing to discuss it with others.

Email Emily Martell at eemartell@email.wm.edu.

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However, although we need to be atuned to how our adoption of practices can be offensive, we need to be equally concerned about our indiscriminately purging glimpses of cultural appropriation from benign activities.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I was a student at William and Mary from 1957, when I entered as a freshman, until 1964, when I graduated from law school. I wrote for The Flat Hat all four years as an undergraduate, and did a weekly column for three years. I also served as associate editor. After law school, I went to Washington, taught at a prep school for a year and then worked on Capitol Hill. I wrote a column for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill, and have been doing a syndicated column ever since.

At no time did anyone ever attempt to censor anything in The Flat Hat, if my memory is correct.

These were times of great tension in Virginia, with segregation in force. It would be a number of years before black students would be admitted to the College. In Williamsburg in those days, every aspect of life was segregated. I got into trouble with the College administration when, as Vice President of the Political Science Club, I invited the first black speaker to the college. He was Alonzo Moron, then president of Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, later to serve as Governor of the Virgin Islands and head of the Red Cross.

We always took our speakers out to dinner before our meetings. The question was, where in segregated Williamsburg we could go. I thought

our best chance for success was the Williamsburg Inn. Since Dr. Moron was light-skinned, we were seated and served with no difficulty. After a pleasant dinner, our meeting proceeded with no problems.

A few days later, I was called to the office of the College President, Alvin Duke Chandler.

He said that since I had a reputation as a conservative, which was reflected in my column, that he was surprised that I had invited a black speaker to the College. I responded that, “I am a conservative, but racism is not one of the things I want to conserve.”

After this meeting, the Political Science Club was forbidden to meet on campus. Looking for an alternative meeting place, I spoke with the ministers of the churches in walking distance of the College. I was turned down by all except one. Some expressed sympathy, but feared their congregations would be outraged. The one exception was the Methodist minister, Rudolph Benesh. He was a recent immigrant from Hungary, coming to Virginia after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He hated tyranny of all kind. I had promised President Chandler that to show our fairness, our next speaker would be a supporter of segregation. We invited James Jackson Kilpatrick, editor of the Richmond News

Leader. His talk supporting segregation had a packed house and, as I remember, most of the questions showed growing dismay with Virginia’s racial division.

After living through this period, it pains me when I now hear some critics proclaim that ours is a “racist” society. We may still have problems, as any nation of more than 300 million people of every race, religion and ethnic group, will, but the real story is how far we have come. The definition of American exceptionalism, I think, involves the reality that it is our very diversity which defines us. As Herman Melville once said, “If you shed a drop of American blood, you shed the blood of the whole world.”

William and Mary influenced my life in many ways and I have been in close touch with the College through the years. I am happy that two of my children attended the College. Some of my closest friends were made there, including two former Flat Hat editors, Alfred Volkmann ’61 and Jerry Van Voorhis ’63 both of whom I see regularly. Hopefully, the limits on free and open debate and discussion which are occurring at other colleges and universities, as I discuss in my column, are not occurring at William and Mary.

Several years ago, visiting in Williamsburg, I was having lunch at the Blue Talon Restaurant.

I told the waiter, who had never heard this story before, that the building housed the Virginia Gazette (for which I had worked as a reporter) when I was a student, and The Flat Hat had been printed there.

Williamsburg, fortunately, remains recognizable to those of us who lived there many years ago.

One more story. When I was a student, you had to swim back and forth across what appeared to me to be a very large pool to graduate. A weak swimmer, I enrolled in a swimming class.

I remember the whole class gathered around the pool cheering me when I finally managed to accomplish this task. Many years later, I heard a sermon by a Presbyterian minister, then a professor at the seminary in Princeton.

The subject was something like “Life’s Great Challenges.” He cited the swimming requirement at William and Mary. We had a nice talk after the service. By the time my son and daughter attended the College, that requirement had been eliminated.

Allen Brownfeld B.A. ’61 J.D. ’64 recently wrote a column for Communities Digital News, “The ‘Heckler’s Veto’ on America’s university and college campuses.” Email Allan Brownfield at abrownfeld@gmail.com.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

A tale of two seasons COURTERSY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

The Tribe celebrates one of their many goals of the 2015 season, as the College finished with an impressive 14-5-3 record.

COURTERSY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

The Tribe had no consistency in 2015, defeating nationally-ranked Elon 4-1 two weeks before losing to winless Northeastern.

Injuries catch up to the College in postseason Young squad falters after fluke victory vs. Elon HENRY TROTTER FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

William and Mary’s season ended in an uncharacteristic 5-2 loss to No. 6 Florida in the second round of the NCAA College Cup, just a few weeks after spilling away a 2-0 first-half lead to fall in the CAA Championship to James Madison, 3-2. These two results illustrate the difficulties in the end of every season: a campaign that, although independently impressive, left players and coaches with the feeling that more could have been done.

William and Mary received little attention coming into the 2015 season, having not qualified for the NCAA College Cup since 2011. The Tribe finished No. 4 in the CAA last year and bowed out in the semifinals of the CAA Championships. Furthermore, the team graduated its two-time leading scorer and offensive star Emory Camper ’14, leaving a scoring void up front. Only senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey and senior defender Leci Irvin were selected Pre-season All-CAA. The Tribe suffered a host of early setbacks. Redshirt sophomore defender and likely starter Corinne Giroux suffered an injury before the start of the season. William and Mary also lost tenacious freshman Sarah Segan to a season-ending injury.

Head coach John Daly responded to a question regarding his host of injured players, which included joint-top-scorer and

senior Samantha Cordum.

“I would love to have seen what we could have achieved with those injured players,” Daly said.

He was speaking primarily about Cordum, who was hugely impressive in an explosive first half to the season before suffering her second season-ending injury in as many years. She scored seven goals and tallied two assists, tying her for joint-most points on the team despite playing just 11 of the Tribe’s 22 games. She matched her goals total from last year.

In a September interview with Tribe Athletics, Cordum described the injury that ended her junior season as “heartbreaking.” To end her college career in the same way, especially after leading the team in goals before the injury, was a cruel turn of luck.

However, after her repeat injury this year, the team rallied. Daly described the team’s resilience.

“When I saw the way people like [senior midfielder] Nicole [Baxter] and Caroline [Casey], the two captains and great leaders, were responding, and then [senior forward] Katie Johnston and other people were picking up the slack, I realized, ‘Well, we can still do something’,” Daly said.

After Cordum’s injury against UNC Wilmington, the Tribe buckled down on defense.

Between Cordum’s injury and their 3-2 loss to JMU in the CAA Championship game, William and Mary only conceded three goals in a six-game undefeated streak. Everyone chipped in:

Johnston, Baxter, freshman forward Mackenzie Kober, sophomore midfielder Rachel Moore, sophomore forward Sami Grasso and senior forward Barbara Platenberg all contributed goals.

After the disappointing loss to JMU, the Tribe nevertheless received an NCAA tournament berth and traveled to Florida to play Central Florida in the first round. For a team unmentioned in the national picture during the preseason, this was a huge accomplishment. Rachel Moore’s penalty kick and the ensuing celebrations provided a more fitting end to the team’s season.

The Tribe graduates nine seniors, including All-CAA choices Casey and Baxter (first team), and Cordum, Irvin and Johnston (third team).

Casey’s impressive season also included collecting the CAA Defensive Player of the Year Award and being named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.

JOSH LUCKENBAUGH ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

After graduating nine seniors last year, not many would have expected William and Mary to make a run at the Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2015. The Tribe pulled out several good results throughout the season, most notably a draw at No. 4 North Carolina and a win at home over then No. 10 Elon, but inconsistency plagued the team all year, resulting in a mediocre 7-8-2 record and a seventh place finish in the CAA, one spot short of playoff contention.

With a back line glaringly lacking senior leadership, the College defense struggled all season, giving up 28 goals. An average of 1.65 goals allowed per game was the highest in the CAA, while the 52 saves compiled by the Tribe’s goalkeepers was the conference low. Junior goalkeeper Mac Phillips earned the majority of the starts, saving 42 shots

STORY OF 2015 AS TOLD BY STATISTICS Playing by the same rules proved to be the only parallel between the women’s and men’s 2015 season. While the women’s team went undefeated in October to earn an NCAA bid, the men’s team dropped five of eight to miss the postseason

41 90 30 12 2

GOALS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED SHUTOUTS TIMES SHUTOUT

30 52 28 3 3

and earning three shutouts. If the College wants to be competitive once again, its defense must improve dramatically.

The Tribe did much better on the offensive end, topping the CAA in points per game and finishing second in goals per match. Overall the team scored 30 goals, a double-digit increase over last season’s number. The catalysts for the attack were the Eskay brothers, senior forward Jackson Eskay and sophomore forward William Eskay.

Jackson Eskay led the team in both assists and points, recording eight and 20, respectively, both of which were the third-best in the conference. His consistently strong play earned him a spot on the All-CAA second team, and his production will be sorely missed heading into the 2016 campaign.

William Eskay finished the year with 18 points, coleading the team in goals with seven — tied for second most in the conference — while also contributing four assists. His most memorable performance of the season came in the home opener against Liberty, when he recorded his first career hat trick — the first hat trick for the College since 2010 — to lead the Tribe over the Flames 4-2. William Eskay also received postseason honors from the CAA, as he was selected to the all-conference third team.

The Eskay brothers were complemented by a trio of all-CAA freshmen: midfielder Marcel Berry, forward Ryder Bell

and forward/midfielder Antonio Bustamante. Berry was honored with the CAA Rookie of the Year award, sharing the title with North Carolina-Wilmington midfielder Ben Fisher, as well as spots on the all-conference second team and rookie squad. Berry finished his first collegiate season with 10 points on three goals and four assists, far and away leading the team with his .375 shot percentage.

Bell came closest to matching the Eskay brothers in points with 17, despite the fact he did not start for most of the season. He racked up most of the points with his seven goals, tied for second most in the conference, while also tallying three assists. He was also selected to the all-CAA rookie team.

Bustamante joined his two classmates on the all-conference rookie team, while also being selected to the all-CAA third team. His 11-point season included five goals and an assist, most notably the golden goal to defeat Navy in overtime 3-2 back in September.

This bevy of youthful talent should give the Tribe plenty of optimism heading into the offseason, and with only three seniors graduating, the majority of the squad will be back in Williamsburg next season to hopefully make a run for, at the very least, a spot in the conference playoffs. The best that can be said of 2015 is to call it a building year.

FIELD HOCKEY

College flashes early, burns out Pippin Saunders lone bright spot for Tribe’s disappointing 2015 season SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

Within the first few games in early September, the preseason predictions of a fourth-place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association seemed far too low a goal for William and Mary and its high powered offense: led by senior forward and captain Pippin Saunders, the Tribe stormed to a 3-1 start and scored 15 goals to just eight allowed. But after the predictable stumbling blocks of No. 13 Old Dominion and No. 4 Duke midway through the month, the College never recovered, steadily dropping games in two four-game losing streaks only interrupted by a lone win over Towson Oct. 4. Although the College claimed victory in two of its last three games, it wasn’t enough to erase the sting of an underachieving season. The Tribe finished No. 6 in the seven-team CAA with a 7-12, 1-5 CAA record, the lone conference win over a Towson team languishing in the CAA cellar with just two victories.

Although the young defense, with no returning starters in the back three, was originally the question entering the 2015 season, the Tribe did not find itself failing to keep pace in shootouts as one might expect with a strong offense and an inexperienced defense. Instead, what appeared to be the College’s greatest strength severely underperformed as the

experienced offense suffered three consecutive shutouts mid-season and a fourth down the stretch, while the defense kept the game in reach. The Tribe being shutout more frequently than the three occasions in 2014 seemed unthinkable. From 2014, the College retained 68 percent of its scoring.

Statistically, the Tribe was decent throughout the year, finishing No. 4 in the conference in scoring with 39 goals. The defense outperformed the offense on the stat sheet, as William and Mary finished No. 3 in fewest goals allowed.

Sophomore defender Booter Ellis earned second-team All-CAA distinction, while freshman defender Caroline Arrowood earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad. Only Saunders earned CAA distinctions on offense.

Yet the College breaks its No. 3/No. 4 statistical finishes in one key category: saves.

The Tribe finished second-to-last in saves for the 2015 season in the CAA. Senior keeper Meredith Savage blocked 89 shots on the season, compared to the Towson high of 228. All other teams in the CAA with losing records — Towson, Northeastern and Drexel — finished No. 1 through No. 3 in this category, while the teams with winning records finished in the bottom of saves. This trend makes sense — the teams with worse defenses lose more often and will allow more shots, thus allowing for more save opportunities. All teams follow this trend except

the Tribe, with just a few saves but no shortage of defeats.

Even the wins for the College weren’t particularly impressive in retrospect. The combined record of opponents the Tribe defeated added up to a 44-84 record, and only one team, St. Francis, had a winning record.

The Tribe edged out New Hampshire 3-2 in Williamsburg. As the Wildcats had beaten No. 18 Massachusetts, this looked to be the positive turning point for the Tribe entering conference play, with a 4-3 record amidst a tough schedule.

Yet once again, the Tribe couldn’t keep pace with ranked opponents, losing to U.Va 4-2. Thus began the Tribe’s first four-game losing streak, and its descent into conference obscurity. A 4-0 lopsided loss to eventual CAA champion Delaware proved to be the decisive blow to the season. A 2-1 loss to Northeastern in Williamsburg salted the College’s wounded season —the Huskies ended with a 5-13 record.

Saunders may well prove the lone bright spot of 2015. The sensational senior earned first team All-region distinction, the first William and Mary player to do so since 2005. Saunders led the team in scoring with 13 goals, and added four assists as well. Saunders started 75 of 76 games in her four years at the College. She certainly will be missed, as the Tribe departs with the lead COURTERSY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS scorer of the last four years and the fifth-allSenior forward Pippin Saunders has led the Tribe in total points since 2011. time leader in points in school history.

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On to round two

COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

Senior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor blocked a field goal, which senior safety DeAndre Houston-Carson returned for a touchdown Saturday.

Tribe defeats Duquesne 52-49 in first round of playoffs NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Over Thanksgiving break, William and Mary hosted its first playoff game since 2010. In a shootout featuring several turnovers for both teams, the Tribe overcame Duquesne 52-49, advancing to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

When you get to the playoffs, one team advances and one goes home, you take whatever you can get,” head coach Jimmye Laycock ’70 said. “It’s not like the regular season, you’re just happy to get a win. I’m pleased we got a win.”

The game began with a bang as the Dukes (8-4) fired a 71-yard touchdown through the air on the first play of the game, taking a 7-0 lead with only 16 seconds off the clock. After a Tribe (93) three-and-out, Duquesne charged downfield for a 6-yard scoring pass, now leading 14-0 with 9:14 remaining in the

first quarter. Based on the pace, the Tribe seemed completely outmatched.

However, William and Mary didn’t panic, responding instead with 28 unanswered points through almost the entire rest of the first half. Using a balanced attack, the Tribe established itself on the Dukes 38-yard line on 2nd and 9, where junior quarterback Steve Cluley threw a touchdown pass to sophomore wideout DeVonte Dedmon.

Duquesne’s subsequent drive saw junior cornerback Trey Reed diving for an interception of Dukes quarterback Dillon Buechel, the same cornerback whom Buechel burnt on the first pass of the game. Reed’s redemption pick gave the College the ball on the Duquesne 40yard line. Cluley connected to Dedmon for the second time for a 24-yard passing touchdown. With the successful kick after, the game was tied at 14 near the end of the first quarter. With 1:13 before the second quarter, Cluley threw his first

interception of the night.

Despite the Dukes gaining possession from the pick, the defense held fast as Duquesne entered the red zone. Buechel threw a completion on 3rd and 1 for no gain on the Tribe 16-yard line, followed by a huge defensive stand where the rush was stopped on 4th and inches for a turnover on downs.

The following Tribe drive ended with a 3-yard junior running back Kendell Anderson rushing touchdown.

Duquesne, now down 21-14 midway through the second quarter, threw three straight incompletions from its own 42 after a solid kickoff return. A fake punt on 4th and 10 ended in disaster, as Dukes running back Cory Griffith made it four yards before he was brought down by the Tribe for another turnover on downs.

Once again gaining possession with solid field position, senior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor rushed in a two-yard touchdownpush the lead to 28-14.

Duquesne didn’t wait for halftime to regroup. The Dukes made a nine-yard touchdown pass to make the score 2821 on the next drive, followed by gaining possession in the final minute of the quarter with Cluley’s second interception (a short pass into double coverage) on the first play of the Tribe’s drive. Duquesne was held to a field goal, making the score a tight 28-24 entering the break.

The College received the ball to start the second half, but was held to a field goal on the opening drive. Sophomore kicker Nick Dorka completed a 20-yard attempt to make the William and Mary advantage seven points at 31-24.

Duquesne would never take a lead after the initial 14-0 margin, but the next drive almost brought the game to a tie midway through the third quarter.

Buechel and the Dukes were making their way down the field with a series of passing plays. A 26-yard pass and a 28yard pass, both to Dukes receiver Chris King, brought the visitors to the Tribe 24.

Small completions brought Duquesne to 1st and goal at the 5-yard line. An incompletion and a completion later and it was 4th and goal on the 1-yard line.

After a Tribe timeout, Duquesne drew a delay of game penalty, moving to 4th and goal on the Tribe 6. The field goal unit entered. The kick was blocked by senior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor, who then blocked for senior safety DeAndre Houston-Carson on the 65-yard scoopand-score.

The defensive play, the penalty, and the blocked kick return brought William and Mary to 38-24 with 20 minutes of game time remaining.

The Dukes fired back with another passing touchdown four minutes later with an 18-yard completion to the end zone. The lead brought back down to a single touchdown at 38-31.

Dedmon made three receptions Saturday, all of them touchdown passes.

His third and final reception opened the fourth quarter, a 37-yard pass from Cluley for the 45-31 lead with 14:50 left on fourth down. Duquesne continued what it had been doing best in passing the ball, scoring another touchdown with a 5-yard pass to encroach on the lead again 45-38.

After the Dukes’ score, the next few minutes were particularly eventful, featuring three turnovers in the span of two minutes. On 2nd and 10, Cluley

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handed off to Dedmon for a 4-yard rush, where the Dukes forced a fumble and recovered the ball, the Tribe losing possession. On the first play of the new drive, Buechel threw an interception to redshirt freshman cornerback Raeshawn Smith. However, the College’s new drive then saw the Dukes defense strip-sack Cluley and recover once again. Claytor was able to hurry Buechel into throwing incomplete on 3rd and 9 three plays later, forcing Duquesne to attempt a 35-yard field goal. The board now read 45-41, the closest since halftime.

Anderson’s second rushing touchdown, an 8-yard run, would be the final William and Mary scoring play of the game. With 3:17 remaining in the game, Anderson made the game 5241. Duquesne would also score a final time with a sixth passing touchdown

by Buechel, a 42-yard pass. Opting for a two-point conversion attempt, Buechel completed to King to make it a three-point game with 71 seconds left.

Houston-Carson recovered the onside kick on the Dukes 44. Anderson then rushed for the first down on 3rd and 2, anticipation in the air as the officials measured with the chains, before the Tribe began to celebrate as it took victory formation, winning 52-49.

“We haven’t really been in a whole lot of games like this,” Laycock said. “But we didn’t panic or throw things out the window, we just kept playing. You’ve got to be able to adjust to the way the game is flowing … I thought our players did a good job with that.”

The matchup was the most points scored and allowed all season. Buechel was 33 for 53 with two picks, throwing for 423 yards and six touchdowns. Cluley threw 11 for 15 with two picks and three touchdowns. Dedmon led the receiving corps with 99 yards on three catches.

Duquesne rushed 26 times, while the College rushed 47 times — William and Mary held a yardage advantage 251132 on the ground with a trio of rushing touchdowns. The Tribe pulled out the victory despite Duquesne’s 9 of 14 third down conversion rate and the four turnovers given to the Dukes.

The win continues the undefeated streak at Zable Stadium, now 6-0..

William and Mary moves on to round two, where it will face a rematch with 7-seeded Richmond Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon. It will be available on ESPN3.

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PARKING VIOLATION

NOTICE This vehicle is improperly parked. Violations are as follows:

Program to begin next fall

14,313 total citations

EMILY MARTELL FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

3,328 reserved space violations

while eight percent of second or third offenses remain unpaid.

According to William and Mary Police Department Patrol Lieutenant Israel Palencia, WMPD would intervene if any illegally parked cars caused safety concerns but was not aware of any instances in the past two years where such an incident prevented WMPD from doing its work.

According to Director of Parking and Transportation Services Bill Horacio, fines for reserved space violations increase after the first offense and are normally paid at a faster rate.

“People are purposefully parking out of their scheme, and I think that they’re aware that they’re doing that,” Horacio said. “They really don’t have an issue paying that citation.”

Additionally, Parking Services takes photographs of reserved space violations to present as evidence to individuals who want to appeal their ticket.

For unpaid tickets, the College places an administrative hold on the student’s account, which can prevent them from registering for classes

The Williamsburg Police Department plans to begin issuing bodyworn cameras to each of its patrol officers in September 2016. The cost of implementation will total $201,696 over a five-year period.

WPD Chief Dave Sloggie gave a presentation at a City Council Work Session to inform the Council and community about WPD’s research into BWCs and about their plan for implementation Monday, Nov. 9.

The WPD is currently following the Bureau of Justice Assistance Law Enforcement Implementation Checklist, which includes developing a plan, identifying collaboration opportunities within the community, drafting written policy, defining necessary technology, and communicating with stakeholders before executing a phase rollout of the BWCs. Starting in 2016, the initial first-year cost will be $49,632 with a subsequent annual cost of $38,016, which totals just above $200,000 over a five-year period. The cost includes the purchasing of 32 Axon BWCs, five docking stations, full maintenance plans, unlimited storage and access of videos on evidence.com, replacement, and professional services training.

The TASER AXON body-worn cameras feature a 12-hour battery life and are roughly the Collins size of an iPhone. When the camera is turned on, there is a buffer to capture the previous 30 seconds of footage. The camera operates in low light and features a wide-angle lens.

The WPD must acquire legislative approval before enacting BWCs. The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering House Bill 2280, which mandates the adoption of written policy by law enforcement agencies before police forces can equip officers with BWCs. Bills have also been introduced requiring police departments and sheriff departments to operate BWC systems, but no legislation has yet been passed.

The City Council will also have to adopt a new policy and approve funding for BWCs before the prospective September 2016 implementation.

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Parking Services issued14,313 citations over two years AMELIA LUCAS FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR

Tina Chang ’16 was in a rush to get to Earl Gregg Swem Library to meet for a group project when she parked in a faculty parking spot and received a ticket from the College of William and Mary’s Parking Services in October 2015. This ticket was among 14,313 citations issued on campus by Parking Services in the past two years.

Out of those 14,313 citations, 3,328 citations were related to reserved space violations and 23 percent of all citations remain unpaid. According to Parking Services data, the majority of reserved space violations were issued for cars parked in the Morton Hall, Zable Stadium and Yates Hall parking lots.

Reserved space violations, meaning that the individual parked outside of their assigned decal type, had the highest incidence rate.

Parking Services reported 2,170 first-time offenses, 698 second-time offenses and 460 offenses that were the individual’s third or more offense. Out of the first-time offense fines, 12 percent remain unpaid,

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Africana studies’ annual budget raised

WMPD says scam is third in two years ELEANOR LAMB FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR

This past June, Mailise Johnson ’16 used a contact address available on the Tribe Careers website to apply for a position as an administrative assistant for the AGCO Corporation, a company that produces agricultural equipment. She received a response from the company that resulted in an email scam Nov. 8.

The response Johnson received in early November came from Tyler Kenney, who claimed to be a representative from AGCO’s Accounts Department. AGCO confirmed that they had received messages from several college students reporting scams from Kenney. The company has contacted the authorities on this matter.

In his email, Kenney described to Johnson another position

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with the company that involved connecting buyers and sellers of AGCO’s products. He also asked that she send him her mailing address and phone number if she was interested in the job.

While this was not the administrative assistant position she had originally applied for, Johnson replied to Kenney’s email that same day with the contact information he sought. Kenney responded to Johnson Nov. 9 saying that AGCO was in the process of selecting seven workers amidst a pool of over 30 applicants.

According to Johnson, he said that she was going to be the subject of a test assignment, which would arrive in the mail and help the company determine which applicants to hire. The assignment would involve Johnson receiving a check for about $2,000 in the

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GSWS budget also increased by more than $1000 for 2016 NICOLE WALSH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Last month, a flurry of social media activity suggested that the College of William and Mary was slashing the

Initial budgets for FY2016

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Budgets for each department increase during the year as funds become available from other sources.

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received approximately $6,000 per fiscal year in education and general funding from 2013 to 2015, it has been allotted an increased base sum of $10,848 for 2016. Similarly, GSWS funding remained consistent around $58,000 over the fouryear period, with the exception of a spike in 2014.

These numbers do not definitively account for the actual budgets due to transfers that take place in the financial system throughout the course of any fiscal year. For example, Africana studies received $39,794 in the 2015 fiscal year and has been allocated $13,848 in the current year to date, both of which exceed the number in their initial allocation.

Likewise, GSWS has received almost double its budget in past fiscal years, as Arts and Sciences allocates additional funds from their main budget to departments during the year. How these funding decisions are initially made, however, depends on a wide variety of factors.

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Romance novelist talks pranks, rejection letters, treadmills

Today, Brenda Hiatt ’78 is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist with 20 books under her belt. She’s written about regency-era lovers, time-traveling heroines and middle-aged, scuba diving detectives.

However, Hiatt was not always drawn to the written word. As a student at the College of William and Mary, she tested out of English courses and double majored in biology and psychology.

Hiatt is originally from Alexandria, Va. She first considered applying to the College while working part-time at a Springfield Mall children’s clothing store, where her two coworkers (who were students at the College) talked the school nonstop.

Hiatt said she remembers the chaos of moving into Jefferson Hall freshman year and how over time her hall became tight-knit. One night, Hiatt and her roommate snuck into a boys’ hall and wedged doors shut by jamming pennies between the door frame and the door.

“My roommate and I, sometime well after midnight … snuck into one of the boys halls and pennied shut all the doors in on hall,” Hiatt said. “I don’t think anybody ever knew it was us, either.”

Hiatt lived on campus all four years, obtaining several choice corner rooms in the Bryant Complex over the course of her college career. Years later, Hiatt returned to one of her old rooms in Bryant on a college tour with her daughter.

“The school wasn’t in session yet,” Hiatt said. “… They had been cleaning the rooms and a lot of them were open. We just snuck in there.”

Hiatt joined Kappa Alpha Theta sophomore year and said she enjoyed dancing at the school’s now-defunct pub, the Hoi Polloi, every Wednesday. However, she said she was not much of a “joiner” in college.

“What I would call my biggest failure in school is not getting involved in more activities while I was there,” Hiatt said. “That’s not a failure in the sense that I tried something and failed at it, more that I didn’t try more things… I probably kept to myself a little too much.”

Instead, she focused upon academics.

Hiatt’s favorite study spot was off-campus.

She said she was drawn to gardens of the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.

“One of my favorite places was the canal down by the Governor’s Palace,” Hiatt said.

“With the swans and everything. I used to love to go there and study.”

Hiatt said she regrets not taking full advantage of the free Colonial Williamsburg admission offered to College students.

“Now here I am writing historical romance and I heavily research settings and time periods and stuff,” Hiatt said. “I had such a fabulous resource right there and I never really took full advantage of it.”

Hiatt was not particularly interested in history and writing in college – she did not even take a creative writing class in her time at the College.

“I wrote a lot of research papers and things like that, a lot of times the day before they were due,” Hiatt said.

A standout class for Hiatt was botany with Dr. Brander Coursen.

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Novelist Brenda Hiatt ‘78 has written 20 books in a variety of genres including young adult science fiction.

“He knew how to keep a huge lecture hall spellbound,” Hiatt said. “He was funny and engaging and he drew pictures on the board.

I remember for Thanksgiving he was… making charts and arrows leading to other things and when he was done it was a Thanksgiving turkey. He’d do stuff like that, he was a hoot.”

Hiatt did not take a creative writing class until she enrolled in grad school at the University of Texas A&M. She studied animal behavior and took some fiction workshops for fun.

“I thought I was going to be like Marlin Perkins or the next generation crocodile hunter, doing cool stuff like that,” Hiatt said.

“And then I got to grad school and started doing more field type things and realized I really was not into the whole roughing-it thing, which is sort of a requirement for that sort of a career.”

After graduate school, Hiatt married. As her husband was serving in the army, the young family relocated in Hawaii.

Hiatt wrote her first book, a romance novel set in regency England, while taking care of her two toddlers.

Hiatt said she was first drawn to regency romance stories because she enjoyed reading them. She submitted a query to Harlequin, a company that focuses on romance fiction — six months later, a rejection letter arrived on her birthday. However, the letter contained a glimmer of hope. The editor asked Hiatt to send in more work. Hiatt submitted another

novel she had been working on. In the end, Harlequin ended up purchasing a total of six regency romances from Hiatt.

Since then, Hiatt has ventured into other genres and different states, moving with her family to South Carolina and later Indiana, where she currently resides.

In addition to writing fiction, Hiatt compiles an annual survey of writers’ earnings from various publishers and has taken up scuba diving and Taekwondo.

Hiatt said that her experience at the College opened her eyes up to how big the world is.

She advises students at the College to make the most of their experience.

“Get out and do stuff,” Hiatt said. “Meet people. Some of those friendships are going to last a lifetime. I wish I had done more of that. I would really encourage that. Just explore a lot of interests in college …”

Hiatt also encouraged students interested in writing and art to not give up on their passion.

“Don’t let the people who are all about what will pay the bills and what’s practical squash your dreams and discourage you from giving it a shot,” Hiatt said. “You can always fall back on something else but you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you had really tried for that brass ring you imagined when you were younger, when you were fired with enthusiasm. If you’ve got a passion, go for it, even if you have to do something else on the side to pay the bills.”

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Yesowitz introduces Sustainability Resolution Act, Get Out the Registration Act SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Senators introduced three new bills and passed one bill during Tuesday’s Student Assembly senate meeting. Additionally, the senators heard updates on the Tribe Turkey Drive Act. Class of 2019 President Jonah Yesowitz ’19 introduced the Get Out the Registration Act, which allocates $600 from the SA reserves to fund and print voter registration sheets for every CSU mailbox. This bill aims to make voting more accessible for students at the College.

Additionally, a box will be placed by CSU boxes for students who wish to recycle unused voter registration sheets.

Yesowitz also introduced the Sustainability Resolution, which calls for the SA to pursue sustainable practices as an organization. The Resolution affirms that newly constructed and renovated buildings have two bottle filling stations, supports the installment of solar panels on the Student Recreation Center, advocates that every Residential hall has one recycling bin and one trash can per floor, encourages a mandatory “Meet the Greens” session, and supports the ability to recycle a wider array of materials.

“We are the Student Assembly, as a collective body and as representatives of the student body, we thought we should try setting the agenda for sustainability on this campus,” Sen. Sikander Zakriya ’19 said. “So this is a resolution declaring our support for more sustainable things on campus.”

Chairman of the Senate Dan Ackerman ’16 introduced the Steer Clear Van Repair Act, which allocates $1,500 for the repair of the reverse gear in one of the two Steer Clear vans. The Office of Student Leadership Development will match the SA’s funding, for a total of $3,000 for van repairs.

Due to the time sensitive nature of this bill, it was moved to old business and passed by unanimous consent.

The senate also heard updates from Class of 2017 President Katherine Ambrose ’17 on the Tribe Turkey Drive Act that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 21.

According to Ambrose, 76 families of maintenance staff, as well as 11 additional families, received food from the drive.

“I got phone calls on Thanksgiving from some of the families saying, ‘Thank you,’” Ambrose said. “They were so glad to be able to have the opportunity to interact with the College and to have the students be involved and feel support for them, so it was really, really great.”

Zakriya also updated the senate on the progress of the Senate Aide Program, and discussed the desire for more applications to the program.

Applications for the program were released Nov. 19 and are due by Dec. 6.

At the end of the meeting, Sen. TJ Soroka ’17 announced his resignation from the senate due to an opportunity to study abroad next semester.

Tuesday night’s meeting was his last senate meeting.

“It is with great regret that I have to announce that tonight is my last meeting,” Soroka said. “An

opportunity abroad next semester that I was not sure I would be able to partake in for many reasons when I was first running for semester has come up. It was a difficult decision to make. I have greatly enjoyed being part of Student Assembly and getting to serve as a representative for the class of 2017. My time on Student Assembly has heavily impacted me and my time here, I wish the

best of luck to Student Assembly in the future.”

Vice President Catie Pinkerton ’16 said that Soroka’s resignation will be discussed following winter break.

Before the meeting was formally adjourned, Ackerman encouraged the senators to keep up the pace of good work over the break and stated his approval with the progress of this semester.

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mail, which she would have to deposit into her own bank account, deduct 10 percent for herself and send the rest of the money to a customer’s address.

At this point, Johnson told Kenney she would like to be withdrawn from consideration for the position.

Kenney, in return, told Johnson he was disappointed in her for not completing the task.

“I told him I wasn’t comfortable with it,” Johnson said. “My red alert was really going off.”

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A man who claimed to represent AGCO is responsible for an internet scam that preys on students.

soon after he sent this message to find a check for $1,997 waiting for her. She was supposed to move this money into her account and, from there, into that of a customer, according to Kenney’s instruction. Johnson immediately turned the check into the Williamsburg Police Department.

“This scam is fairly prevalent in the online community. It’s important [students are] aware so they don’t fall prey to it,” Major Greg Riley of the Williamsburg Police Department said.

“If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably too good to be true.”

Lieutenant Donald Butler of the College’s Campus Police Department stated that relatively few scams similar to the one Johnson encountered have been reported to WMPD in recent years.

The campus police did not have any other similar cases in 2015, but did have two in 2014. Of these two cases, one involved the mailing of a check, and the other involved the transfer of money via wiring funds into an account.

“It is always important, however, in this digital-age that students, faculty and staff be aware that scams can

and do occur and to be vigilant in protecting their personally identifiable information especially their social security number and date-of-birth,” Butler said in an email.

Johnson also called the Cohen Career Center to inform them of the faulty email address that was presented on their website.

Johnson, who still receives emails from Kenney asking for her continued assistance, stated that the fraudulent address on Tribe Careers is a hazard to other students.

“This is definitely worrisome,” Johnson said. “The Career Center needs to take necessary precautions.”

According to Recruitment Manager Cristen McQuillan M.Ed. ’15, the Cohen Career Center observes several guidelines when vetting companies to appear on their website.

As part of their vetting procedure, the Career Center does not post any email addresses with personal information, such as accounts from popular electronic mail sites such as Gmail or Yahoo.

The contact for AGCO was posted over the summer and has since been

taken down from the website and put on a watch-list. McQuillan stated that the Career Center attempts to eliminate all faulty addresses before adding contacts to their website, and that this was her first time encountering such as scam.

“We try to catch them as much as we can. This one slipped through,” McQuillan said. “It is an infrequent thing. [Most] of the things on Tribe Careers are legitimate and accurate.”

Cohen Career Center Assistant Director Sean Schofield stated that email scams are increasingly prevalent in the online community.

He said email scammers are becoming increasingly savvy at navigating online accounts.

He also said that he was thrilled that Johnson came forward quickly to report the scam.

“The student was phenomenal in recognizing that something was not right,” Schofield said. “We see ourselves as a partner. We think Tribe Careers is a great asset for students, but we want students to be vigilant. The more contact with students, the more efficient we can be.”

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Biennium,” City Manager Marvin Collins said in an email. “Policy issues that received a strong majority or consensus (4 or 5 votes) from City Council are characterized as top priority issues.”

Recent national events involving police brutality and race have prompted many police units around the country to explore and implement BWCs. Sloggie discussed the importance of Williamsburg’s adoption of BWCs in light of these circumstances.

“In general, all it takes is one incident and some of those relationships

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Unlike WPD, WMPD currently does not have plans do use body-worn cameras.

can be damaged or destroyed very significantly,” Sloggie said. “11 incidents in the country, maybe a few more …

That’s helped damage the reputation of police officers in many of the jurisdictions that haven’t had any issues.”

The WPD will be the last police department in the Greater Williamsburg area to implement BWCs. York County Sheriff’s Department has already issued BWCs to 100 percent of deputies, and the James City Police Department has 37 Sloggie percent of officers equipped.

Although WPD has not had cameras on police officers, police cruisers have been equipped with them for the past 15 years. Sloggie said the use of cameras in WPD police vehicles has been instrumental in investigating issues and exonerating officers, leading to greater transparency within the police force.

He further discussed the positive changes in behaviors that occur when interactions between police and citizens are being recorded.

“We’ve found that when officers are wearing body cameras and people are aware that officers are wearing body cameras and that use of force goes down — and that can be attributed to the fact that both parties know that they are on video,” Sloggie said. “That upon itself is a success story and justifies using them.”

Sloggie said he supported the use of BWCs as a route to ensure the protection of citizens’ individual rights.

“Officers are sworn not just to uphold the law, but to protect people’s civil rights,” Sloggie said. “Any tool we can use to help us in gaining that trust and letting the public see that we’re not abusing our powers as an instrument in government is to the advantage of everybody involved.”

The BWCs are to be used only for law enforcement purposes and will not record personal activities, tactical planning or court proceedings.

Sloggie said there would have to be a balance between individual privacy

and law enforcement.

Although the William and Mary Police Department uses cameras within patrol vehicles, officers are not currently equipped with BWCs. “William & Mary Police are monitoring the research and developments in this area,” College Director of News Marketing Suzanne Seurattan said in an email. “At this point, they do not use body cameras.”

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Higher enrollment rate at Richard Bland Data shows 36 percent total enrollment increase, 163 percent for honors SARAH SMITH FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

Richard Bland College’s final fall 2015 enrollment numbers showed a 36 percent increase. Richard Bland now has more than 2,100 students enrolled, a record for the junior college. Additionally, the final fall numbers also show a 163 percent increase in Honors students, who are students with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Richard Bland’s strategic plan set a goal of growing and maintaining their enrollment at 2,000 students by 2019. This goal has now been met following this fall. Improving low enrollment numbers were one of the three goals stated in RBC19, Richard Bland’s five-year strategic plan.

Richard Bland President Debbie Sydow said she believes that this increased enrollment indicates Richard Bland has become a preferred choice for many students.

“At a time when more and more families are seeking the very best value for their higher education dollar, our enrollment numbers indicate

that Richard Bland College is a preferred choice for high quality, affordable education,” Sydow said in an email.

In addition to the increased enrollment numbers, Richard Bland awarded a record-breaking amount of financial aid. For the 2015-2016 school year more than $577,000 was awarded, an increase of almost $208,000 from the previous year.

According to Richard Bland Dean of Enrollment Tyler Hart, this increase in scholarship funding is one of the many factors that led to increased enrollment this fall.

“Scholarships create opportunities for Richard Bland students to pursue their education without going into debt,” Hart said in an email. “The RBC Foundation and its many generous donors deserve a lot of credit for stepping up to award more scholarship dollars to more students.”

Additionally, Hart oversees a strategic enrollment management plan that was developed in 2013. A new focus of the plan is growing specific student populations such as Honors students and students from outside central Virginia. This plan

and resurrecting intercollegiate athletics in 2013 are believed to also be factors in increasing enrollment.

According to Richard Bland Director of Communications Joanne Williams, changes in marketing and branding have also contributed to this enrollment increase.

“Richard Bland is now reaching more students and communicating its value proposition, particularly through social media,” Williams said in an email. “Richard Bland has cast a larger net to attract students, with many hailing from northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, as well as student athletes from countries such as Portugal, Ghana and Serbia.”

Since Richard Bland has now met its stated goal of enrolling 2,000 students by 2019, it has increased its enrollment goal to 2,500 students by 2019. The strategic enrollment management plan will still guide recruitment efforts.

Another facet of the strategic enrollment management plan focuses on the sustainability and retention of increased enrollment. Richard Bland launched the Exceptional Student Experience

program this fall to improve student retention and completion of degrees.

“Richard Bland College’s innovative ESE@ RBC combines personalized student support with predictive analytics, alerting appropriate faculty and staff members when students veer off-track,” Sydow said in an email. “Each student is assigned a Learner Mentor who will use real-time information to keep students on course to graduation.”

As the College’s junior college, Richard Bland offers two transfer methods to the College. While this fall shows significant increase in student enrollment at Richard Bland, Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission Tim Wolfe ’95 M.Ed. ’01 says it is too early to tell what effect this increase will have on the William and Mary Undergraduate Admissions Office.

“It’s great news for Richard Bland that they are seeing enrollment growth and we are happy to see them in a good position,” Wolfe said. “We enjoy being partners with them, but it is too early to tell if it will have a significant impact on the number of transfer applications.”

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“The Deans decide on funding allocation to the various departments and programs,” Director of Administration and Finance for Arts and Sciences Darlene Campbell said in an email. “Information on how to allocate funds comes from a variety of sources including data on the number of faculty, the number of students served, number of majors and minors, and other private funds that may be available to the department or program.”

Still, the budgets of Africana studies and GSWS are dwarfed by that of the English and physics departments, which received over five million dollars and 4.2 million dollars, respectively, in fiscal year 2016.

Director of the Budget Glenda White explained that, because Africana studies and GSWS are interdisciplinary majors, the professors and their salaries are housed within other departments.

The money that funds Arts and Sciences departments comes from a myriad of sources, such as the Provost, the Finance Office and private

funds. Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Sam Jones ’75 added that the primary sources for the College’s academics are state funds and revenue from students’ tuition.

“Funds in support of Arts and Sciences are allocated through the College’s budgeting process,” Jones said in an email. “The Dean is able to provide a prioritized list of needs and requests to the Provost.

These requests are then prioritized across all university requests for incremental funding. Funding of any request is subject to revenue availability.”

While departments may obtain additional support through private fundraising, they can also request support from the dean.

There is some flexibility associated with the salary savings of vacant faculty positions, though the state limits part of the budget to specific uses. According to Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Kate Conley her office is as responsive to the budgetary needs of departments as possible.

“Most departments have not seen increases in a long time,” Conley

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paid Parking Services a week after she received the citation.

“I heard that if I had holds that would keep me from graduating, so the $10 was not worth it,” Chang said.

Horacio noted that there a few different methods that Parking Services uses to ensure that fines are paid, but he said the administrative hold method is the most effective. After 30 days and two reminders are issued, Parking Services places a hold on the student’s account for the fine’s amount. Eventually, if the fine still remains unpaid, it will go to collections through the College of William and Mary’s Bursar’s office and a third-party contractor. If the individual continues to accumulate fines and the value of that debt reaches $350, a wheel lock will be placed on the vehicle. The wheel lock will only be removed after at least 50 percent of the debt is paid.

Special events citations had the second-highest incident rate with 915 citations issued total. The most common special events were for football and basketball games. Parking Services towed a total of 508 vehicles, which is considered a Level III citation with a $60 fine. However, certain vehicle models require the car to be unlocked before it can be towed, which means that Parking Services must use a towing service that is locksmith certified. For that extra cost, $25 is added to the ticket.

Expired meter violations made up the thirdhighest citation incidence with 698 first-time offenses, 128 second-time offenses and 58 third-time offenses.

Of the total number of citations, 36 percent were warnings without any fines. Warnings for no decals were the highest category of citations with 3,828 issued.

The majority of those warnings were issued in the Zable Stadium and William and Mary Hall parking lots and on Landrum Drive. Only following a warning for no decal can individuals receive a citation for not having a decal or temporary pass.

Over the last two years, 1,505 of those citations were issued. Those citations carry a $181 fine. Out of those, 29 percent remain unpaid. For every category

of violations, this is the highest percentage of outstanding fines.

Soni Patolia ’17 received a warning for parking without a decal in the summer and then a ticket in October, after she said she parked in the Earl Gregg Swem Library lot for 15 minutes during a rainstorm.

Patolia said she will not pay her $181 fine.

“I don’t think they should enforce parking rules at night because some people don’t feel comfortable walking around campus at night,” Patolia said. “I don’t think they’re very sensitive to that.”

Palencia said in cases where a complaint about illegal parking comes in directly to dispatch and Parking Services is unavailable, either due to late nights or the weekend, WMPD will issue tickets.

The second-most frequent type of warning issued was to individuals with improperly displayed decals, with 1,029 warnings issued over the course of the time period. According to Horacio, individuals usually receive warnings for improperly displayed decals when they forget to place the decal on their car after purchasing it.

“That transaction is not complete until you either put the hangtag on the rearview mirror or remove the previous decal and put the one that you just purchased it its proper place,” Horacio said.

Additionally, Horacio said no changes to the values of the fines will be made until the Parking Advisory Committee meets to review this year’s data.

According to him, fines have not been increased for the last couple of years.

“Tickets are written for one specific purpose and that is to change behavior,” Horacio said. “Just changing the dollar found on that amount doesn’t really change the behavior.”

Palencia said issuing tickets remains necessary to ensure that the limited parking spaces are used in the most efficient manner possible.

“On campus parking is a challenge,” Palencia said in an email. “The parking regulations laid out

by Parking & Transportation provide the guidelines necessary to maximize the efficient and safe use of the parking space we do have.”

Flat Hat News Editor Amanda Williams contributed to this article.

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The second most common citations were for special events parking violations, primarily during basketball and football games.

said in an email. “I decided to modestly increase 11 departments and programs this year because we received enough to distribute some funds. My goal is to be able to increase the budgets of all the departments and programs. The 11 departments and programs were chosen because they were the least wellfunded in A&S.” Evidenced by the breakdown of the Africana studies and GSWS budgets, the numbers can change year-to-year.

These fluctuations stem from decisions made Conley at the state level to changes in salaries or benefits, such as the addition or reallocation of positions.

Furthermore, new initiatives and specific one-time allocations can change funding for departments. Ultimately, according to Conley, Arts and Sciences is successful due to the support both from the Provost and the faculty and staff.

The Flat Hat Staff Picks

Best of the ‘Burg 2015 Best Frozen Treats . Best Baked Goods . Best Cheap Fashion . Best CW Attraction Best Place to Get Lost . Best Restaurant You Can’t Afford . Best Place to Study.

Best CW Attraction

The Sheep

GABBIE PACHON THE FLAT HAT

If you’re looking for the most authentic colonial experience, the Colonial Williamsburg sheep are a must-see. The sheep became an important part of colonial life during the Revolutionary War, when the selfproducing wool became necessary.

Now they keep tourists, locals and students of the College of William and Mary entertained for hours.

The sheep can be found grazing on grass in the Williamsburg pastures during the day. When you are on a stroll through Williamsburg, they should be at the top of your list of stops to make. Watching them eat and roam in their field is the perfect way to relax on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

Also make sure to watch the public shearing of the sheep’s wool. If you are lucky, you might even get to see an ewe — a female sheep — give birth, which is done in public for educational purposes.

And these sheep aren’t just any

sheep. Williamsburg is home to two rare breeds: Hog Island sheep and Leicester Longwools. They have been given this certification from The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, a nonprofit organization looking to protect and preserve endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. So not only will adorable sheep entertain you, but you will also get to see breeds on the verge of extinction.

Finding the sheep can help you learn your way around Colonial Williamsburg, too. They can be spotted away from the bustle, to the right of the main stretch of Duke of Gloucester Street. Their somewhat “hidden” location allows for a more authentic colonial experience that is free from the litter of Wythe Candy wrappers and Cheese Shop potato chip bags.

Perfect for your animal-enthusiast little brother or livestock-appreciating uncle, the Colonial Williamsburg sheep’s wooly coats can brighten any cloudy day as they baa and bleat their way into your heart.

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Best Place to Study

Swemromas

KATIE KOONTZ FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

With a campus sprawling over more than 1,200 acres, students at the College of William and Mary have a lot of study spots to choose from.

There’s the ever-popular Earl Gregg Swem Library, the Sadler Center, the Sunken Garden and the Daily Grind, just to name a few. Student favorite Swemromas, however, has claimed the top spot as this year’s Best of the Burg’s Best Place to Study.

Tucked inside the entrance of Swem, this small branch of Aromas World on Prince George Street serves as a casual escape for students seeking a place for caffeine-fueled activity. A recent addition to campus, Swemromas replaced Greenberry’s Coffee Co. in the 2014 fall semester.

It has proven to be a popular spot due to its central location and variety of offerings available to students.

Swemromas’ menu offers traditional coffeehouse basics, including cappuccinos, espressos and tea, but also an array of specialty drinks and seasonal favorites. The drinks of the week keep students coming and interested in the changing options.

Delectable drinks are not, however, the only treats available at Swemromas. An assortment

of biscottis, cookies, sandwiches and more are other staples of the establishment. These drinks and snacks are more than a draw to visit Swemromas; they provide the energy to fuel an extended study session there.

Swemromas’ relaxed vibe makes it an excellent place for students to evade the stress of daily life while still getting work done. There is just enough background noise to make the environment homier than Swem’s upper floors, but not so much that it is distracting. Its location makes it an ideal spot for meeting with friends, classmates or teachers.

Provided one can grab a seat in the busy establishment, students can spend as much or as little time in the coffee shop as they want. Whether there for an afternoon of studying or a quick break from a monotonous “Swemming” marathon, Swemromas is a constant in student life at the College. As the weather grows colder and finals approach, more and more students will be found taking shelter within the warm walls of Swemromas.

Its cozy atmosphere, however, is a perennial attraction.

While there are many study spots to choose from on campus, Swemromas fuses coffee and schoolwork in a social and inviting environment.

Best baked goods

Best frozen treat

Baskin Robbins SIOBHAN DOHERTY THE FLAT HAT

People-watching in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg with a Banana Royale Sundae can only be done at one place, making Baskin-Robbins the prime spot for those seeking a reliable ice cream shop with a local feel. Although part of one of the largest corporations in America, the shop feels at home in Williamsburg, with a cozy location, friendly staff and long list of creative frozen options.

Close enough to Aromas to soak in the smells of fresh coffee and pastries, Baskin-Robbins sits in Merchants Square, an area that has achieved the perfect balance between quaint and bustling.

Its location has given it its versatility — one can sit outside on a hot day and people-watch, or grab a treat to-go when shopping or exploring. Although its success is probably derived from its longlasting and well-known brand, the store’s historic location and the surrounding atmosphere’s old-timey feel boosts this Baskin-Robbins from a normal ice

cream chain store to a tasty staple of the Williamsburg area.

Staffed with friendly, eager employees and containing a counter of colorful ice cream flavors and excited toddlers with their families, Baskin-Robbins provides a happy atmosphere. The goodhumored staff is accommodating, even when a reporter stands at the counter with several tiny plastic spoons looking to sample all 31 flavors in the name of journalism.

Baskin-Robbins is especially appealing to the local college student looking for frozen treats, when it comes to cost and dependability. Unlike many restaurants in Colonial Williamsburg, Baskin-Robbins’ prices are typical, and its well-known brand ensures the ice cream will have the same delicious quality each time you buy. Additionally, the shop supports the College community by accepting Pocket Points and often hiring students.

With its charming location and attractive abundance of rich flavors, there’s no better place to satiate an ice cream craving.

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AKEMI TAMANAHA THE FLAT HAT

Homesick college students often find themselves pining for grandma’s cookies or mom’s homemade bread. A hankering for freshly baked goods can be satisfied by a trip to Blackbird Bakery in Merchant’s Square.

Open daily, Blackbird Bakery has a little something for everyone. It features classic French treats like macarons and croissants. Just a few bites of the rich chocolate mousse or a giant brownie will satisfy any chocolate lover’s craving. There are also shelves full of different types of loaves of bread, and day old is 50 percent off for students of the College.

If you’re feeling adventurous, you could try the mini tiramisu in a cup or a slice of black bottom peanut butter pie.

The bakery itself is as aesthetically pleasing as it is delicious. The

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periwinkle blue walls and low lighting give the interior both a polished and homey feel. Baked goods are carefully arranged in glass displays, jars and baskets. A blackbird hangs from a wire basket up above.

Although there is little room for food to be enjoyed indoors, baked goods or coffee can be bought and enjoyed on the way to class, during a trip to Colonial Williamsburg or as a late-afternoon study snack. The tasty muffins and sweet cinnamon rolls are also the perfect excuse to skip breakfast at the Caf on weekends.

The bakery features some baked goods found in other local restaurants because its owner, David Everett, is also the executive chef for The Trellis, Blue Talon Bistro and The DoG Street Pub. If you don’t have time to sit down for a meal at the Trellis and enjoy a white chocolate truffle, or if you haven’t gotten your hands on one of Blue Talon’s giant oatmeal cookies, you can pick one up at Blackbird Bakery.

Best cheap fashion IRIS DUAN THE FLAT HAT

Located in a strip mall on Richmond Road near the Food Lion, Goodwill sits relatively unassuming, with its plain rectangular exterior and minimalist logo blazoned proudly across mousy brown plaster.

Long panes of glass make up the store front, providing a clear view of the interior of the shop.

On the inside it’s nearly as plain, with carpeted floors and fluorescent lighting reminiscent of a Walmart or retirement home.

Nonetheless, it presents itself as a well organized and spacious store complete with racks of clothing — color coded and organized by price — changing rooms, and easy-to-understand labels.

Don’t let its plain appearance hold you back from shopping there, however, because the merchandise is anything but ordinary. There are paisley shirts reminiscent of the 70s, faux fur coats that exude spunk and glamour and thick-heeled combat boots. Miscellaneous items are scattered about, from raunchy Italian romance novellas to faux potted plants and designer purses. The store offers variety to say the least. But the best part? Almost nothing offered at Goodwill will be the same if you return the next day.

Blackbird Bakery

Goodwill

For the College of William and Mary student, there are not many clothes shopping opportunities in Williamsburg besides the outlet mall and small stores in Colonial Williamsburg. Those can fall on the higher end of the price tag, however.

For the broke college student, Goodwill presents itself as the best option for shopping on a budget. Goodwill is a treasure trove of items for anyone looking to find unique, vintage clothing for cheap. Prices fall as low as $0.99. It’s almost guaranteed you’ll find an interesting, if not well loved, piece of clothing or pair of shoes every time you visit the store.

Not only does Goodwill offer unique opportunities for shopping, it’s also a great way to make a difference while getting rid of unwanted items that would otherwise go to waste just laying around in your closet.

“I think it’s wonderful because it promotes recycling. It’s very sustainable and cheap, it’s great for people who can’t afford clothes and material, people on a budget and college students” said Thomeka Watkins ’19. “At the same time it helps people get rid of things they don’t want without being wasteful.”

After all, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Goodwill is a great way to find that treasure.

Best restaurant you can’t afford

Blue Talon ERIN MURPHY FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

The Blue Talon Bistro has been voted “Best Restaurant You Can’t Afford” in this year’s Best of the ’Burg. In recent years, Blue Talon has been voted “Best Pricey Eats” and “Best Dessert,” by The Flat Hat staff and stands aloft as one of the priciest restaurants in the Williamsburg area.

With family weekend long gone and wallets slowly being emptied in the holiday shopping spirit, the free peanut samples next door may present themselves as a more affordable meal for students. However, students can still navigate the Blue Talon menu to find affordable and delicious options.

Throw that crumpled $10 bill at a simple lunch starter plate like the French

onion gratinee or chilled gazpacho. For dinner, the day your parents pick you up for winter break is the ideal time to ask the waiter for steak frites or a duck confit salad with the country style plate. The chocolate mousse is a crowd pleaser, and is filling enough to share with your parents after you’ve filled up on the mac and cheese.

Students whose parents don’t visit the ’Burg often or who don’t want to shell out tons of money can take advantage of the restaurant’s offer of a free dinner on a customer’s birthday.

But if the walk from Botetourt to the Bistro is just too far or if you need to kill time before your parents pick you up, you can settle down in Sadler and tune in to the Blue Talon’s own Spotify playlist to hear the chefs’ picks from Van Morrison to Michael Buble.

Best place to get lost

Matoaka Trails ERIC PETERS THE FLAT HAT

In times of work, stress and exams, it can be difficult to wind down, but there’s something about the College’s 10 miles of trails and hundreds of acres of woods that can help bring peace and serenity to even the most frazzled college student.

Getting lost in the Matoaka Trails, among the sounds and sights of nature, is one of the most rewarding things a student can do during their time at the College, and it’s something that can be done at any time of the year.

The Matoaka Trails are well concealed in the vast expanses of woods that surround them, but, although they can take some time to find, stepping onto the trails reveals well-worn paths and bridges that have been trod on by students for generations.

Loop Trail, one of the more exciting trails, takes you from Jamestown to the 81-year-old abandoned Matoaka Theater.

The area is a picturesque image of nature overtaking an abandoned structure.

Looming where students would have sat is an overgrowth of trees that overlooks Lake Matoaka. Walking this trail helps one remember the history of the campus, and it’s a worthwhile activity for any student that hasn’t yet wandered through the woods.

Students have been enjoying the gorgeous trails at Matoaka since they were created in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. For those that have to walk through some stretch of the woods every day to get to class, the trees of the College might seem mundane, but it’s hard to imagine another school where you can decide to take a hike through the woods

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The Flat Hat | Friday, December 4, 2015 | Page 5

STAFF EDITORIAL

Let’s not go post-it

BY BRIAN KAO / THE FLAT HAT

GUEST COLUMN

Creating dialogue: sticky notes aren’t scary

Pallavi Rudraraju FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

Every time I visited the College of William and Mary as a prospective student, I was overwhelmed by the aura of tradition and excellence that seemed to permeate the campus, lingering in the towering trees, buildings and statues of revered figures from America’s past. The statue of Thomas Jefferson in particular has been under significant scrutiny in recent weeks after it was plastered with sticky-notes that called into question the actions of the man so many Americans adore.

Like many other students at the College, I was initially incredibly enamored of the continuous reminders of figures like Thomas Jefferson on campus.

I felt they rooted my school, and therefore myself, to the core of American history.

But as a scholar of Asian American Studies, which delves deeply into history, race and sociology in particular, I soon began to question our remembrance of American history on this campus. Who are we choosing to remember, and in the process, who and what are we forgetting?

This is why I value the actions of our sticky-note-posters — by calling into question Jefferson and his actions, they are forcing us to think beyond our superficial memories of America’s past. The College prides itself on academic pioneering and excellence. If we as a community value the idea of academia, we need to go beyond the superficial understanding of slavery apologism in saying that Jefferson’s possession and treatment of his slaves was simply a product of his time. We need to actually problematize these people’s actions, rather than continue to blindly praise their contributions to the country.

When we only remember Thomas Jefferson as a Founding Father, or fail to acknowledge his possession of slaves, we erase the trauma and legacy of slavery from the history of the nation. We ignore the perpetuation of problems created during slavery against the black members of this nation that continue to this day. We also ignore that

there were other slave owners during Jefferson’s time that did not cruelly abuse and rape their slaves, and that there were others, like George Washington, who allowed for avenues of emancipation for the slaves on their plantations.

Shouldn’t we strive to understand the totality of history? To understand the founding of our nation in conjunction with the genocide of First Nations peoples? Shouldn’t we take our Founding Fathers’ contributions in writing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in conjunction with their institutionalization of racism in this country?

Denying the fullness of our historical past makes it difficult to understand current phenomena afoot today. These protests about how we remember American leaders like Jefferson follow in the footsteps of those at the University of Missouri, Columbia University and Princeton University, and they come along with protests about lack of representation at college institutions, police brutality, and race relations that are occurring all around the country. These developments are all connected.

It is already fantastic that the sticky notes have resulted in campus-wide dialogue about Jefferson and other revered figures on campus. I think that we can agree that it is possible to admire people while also acknowledging their flaws and the fact that for free speech to flow, well, freely, we must allow all voices to be heard. If that speech comes in the form of a disposable, non-destructive sticky note attached to the statue of Jefferson, so be it. The message may have been distributed in a method as ephemeral as sticky notes, but its impact has been powerful. In my two and a half years at the College, this is the first time a discussion about remembering the American past on our campus has ever reached beyond the classroom setting, and it even extended to outside news sources.

A great resource for looking more deeply into the legacy of some of the rarely discussed institutions of race left behind by Founding Fathers or prominent figures at the College is the Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation, headed by Professor Jody Allen. According to wm.edu, The Lemon Project is “a multifaceted and dynamic attempt to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by the College through action or inaction.”

The Lemon Project traces the legacy of race at the College, beginning with slavery at the College, continuing into the segregation of the Jim Crow era and the later acceptance of black students on campus, and branching out into the increasing gentrification of the Williamsburg community.

Email Pallavi Rudraraju at purudraraju@email.wm.edu.

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... It is possible to admire people while also acknowledging their flaws, and that for free speech to flow, well, freely, we must allow all voices to be heard.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I commend those who voiced their opposition to Thomas Jefferson by placing Post-It Notes on his statue (versus permanently vandalizing it), but I would respectfully submit that their criticism is founded in myth. Charges like “rapist” and “pedophile” stem from the widespread belief that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child by the enslaved teen Sally Hemings — a belief allegedly confirmed by DNA tests. The facts suggest otherwise.

I know something about this issue, because fifteen years ago I spent a year chairing a group of more than a dozen senior scholars from across the country charged with examining every aspect of the matter and issuing a public report. With but a single very mild dissent, we concluded that the allegation that Thomas Jefferson had a sexual relationship with Sally Hemings is likely false.

In reality, the DNA tests reported in

Nature in 1998 did not even involve DNA from Thomas Jefferson, and the scientific conclusion was merely that Sally’s youngest son Eston was fathered by one of the more than two-dozen Jefferson males known to have been in Virginia at the time. Mathematically, the odds that man was President Jefferson range from 4 to 17 percent (depending upon whether one narrows the suspects to those we have evidence to believe were at Monticello at the time of conception).

The most likely candidate for Eston’s paternity was President Jefferson’s much younger brother Randolph, who was invited to visit Monticello shortly before Eston’s conception and was documented in the book “Memoirs of a Monticello Slave” to have spent his evenings at Monticello “playing his fiddle and dancing half the night” with the President’s slaves. Prior to the DNA tests, Eston’s descendants passed

down the story that Eston was not President Jefferson’s child, but rather the son of an “uncle.” Randolph was widely known as “Uncle Randolph” because his niece Martha ran Monticello while her father was in the White House.

Since our report (The Jefferson-Hemings Controversy: Report of the Scholars Commission) came out, the American Political Science Association and several other groups have sought to set up a debate so both sides could be presented and reason left free to combat error. Sadly, none of the senior pro-paternity scholars have been willing to expose their arguments to such a forum. If Jefferson’s critics at William & Mary can find a serious scholar to argue their case, I will be honored to participate in such a quest for the truth.

Prof. Robert F. Turner Email Rober E. Turner at bobturner@ virginia.edu.

With headlines like, “Students Defile Thomas Jefferson’s Statue at William & Mary” and “College of William & Mary Students Want Statue of ‘Incestuous Rapist’ And ‘Racist’ Thomas Jefferson Removed,” one might think that campus was struck by a wave of protests similar to those that occurred at the University of Missouri and Columbia University over similar statues.

In reality, the College of William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson statue was discovered partially covered in sticky notes Nov. 9. The notes referred to Jefferson as a “rapist”, a “racist” and a “hypocrite”, among other things. They were removed within hours, possibly by other students. Although they were only up for a short amount of time, the notes managed to spark a conversation about Jefferson’s legacy at the College.

In many ways, this incident exemplified campus discourse and debate at its best.

To begin, it is the opinion of this paper that the statue should remain on campus. Jefferson was a morally contradictory figure and the interpretation of his disturbing legacy with slavery should be emphasized more. However, rather than simply erasing significant, controversial figures from view, we should use these statues to draw attention to their true complicated nature. The College community should also focus its energy on supporting organizations like the exemplary Lemon Project, which is currently striving to diversify the statuary on campus.

That being said, the posters raised valid concerns. It is not unreasonable to question blind admiration for Jefferson. The notes represented an act of free expression that was not destructive or uncontrolled. Also, whoever initiated the sticky note incident did not explicitly state a desire to see the statue removed from campus.

No official protests were held, no petitions were written and no demands were issued to the administration. The posters never even identified themselves.

And yet some online news sources have exaggerated this event, implying it has gone to the same extremes as recent protests at Princeton University or the University of Missouri. According to a story on Breitbart.com, posted almost three weeks after the actual incident, the statue was still covered in sticky notes. The Irish Independent claimed that “historically illiterate” students at the College were demanding the removal of the statue. The level of media attention seemed to indicate more of desire to link back to trending topics like the protests at other universities rather than portray the situation in a nuanced, accurate manner.

The actual response from campus was, for the most part, restrained and respectful. While there was some backlash on social media platforms like Yik Yak criticizing the notes, the incident ultimately sparked a thoughtful discussion. Individuals had strong feelings about the sticky notes and Jefferson, but they mostly expressed those feelings through civil debate, not hysterical bickering. The College community should be commended for its ability to openly discuss sensitive topics.

Off campus, there was a good deal of handwringing on Twitter, with individuals blasting the College as yet another bastion of political correctness full of historically ignorant students (as if the campus community is some sort of monolith) . Of course, these people are entitled to their opinions. However, the level of outcry over this incident seems overblown, if not a bit hypocritical.

Whether or not you agree with the provocative sticky notes, this entire incidentultimately boils down to a group of students exercising their free speech. One would think a bunch of so-called Jeffersonians would support that.

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 Áine Cain, Emily Chaumont, Isabel Larroca and Kaitlan Shaub. 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.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I read with dismay that unnamed William and Mary students defaced the statue of alumnus, Founding Father and former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Earlier in the week, Princeton students demanded that alumnus Woodrow Wilson’s name be expunged from the university. Yale and other institutions of higher learning (sic) have had similar protests. It is clear to me that our universities are under attack by fringe radicals devoid of tolerance and an understanding of what “liberal” arts in the classic definition of the term are all about.

I suggest that the William and Mary students who disgraced themselves in these acts take a few more history courses, and also study the First Amendment. Jefferson was a slave owner, as were all of the southern Founding Fathers. If we impose the moral standards of our times on all historical figures, virtually none will survive unscathed.

African tribes sold rival tribes’ men and women to slave traders for hundreds of years. Should we now picket Kenyan, Nigerian, Liberian and other African universities whose halls bear these tribal chiefs’ names? Franklin Roosevelt presided over a segregated U.S. military in World War II, and imprisoned hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese citizens in internment camps during the war in retaliation for Pearl Harbor. Should we purge FDR’s name from all roads, buildings and monuments, and deface his statues for being a racist? Where in God’s name does the madness end?

I would have hoped that my graduate alma mater was comprised of students of more tolerant views than Yale, Princeton, and other colleges nationwide. Thomas Jefferson was a flawed man, as were all the Founding Fathers, as are all men and women of any time in history. Jefferson’s accomplishments as a statesman and President were almost superhuman. If the offending William and Mary students do not understand this, and cannot perceive the greatness of this man and alumnus, I suggest that they attend a college other than William and Mary. They have disgraced the tradition of tolerance at the College, and done a terrible disservice to one of America’s greatest leaders, as well as tolerant William and Mary alumni/ae of all political beliefs.

Sincerely, Thomas M. Neale, MBA ’78 Email Thomas M. Neale at tneale@patriot-capital.com.

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GUEST COLUMN

Fighting the stigma

Julia Stumbaugh FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

In August 2015, Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane was arrested on suspicion of rape. In October 2015, he started the hockey season in stadiums full of people wearing his jersey and chanting his name, playing successfully all the way until the case was dropped in early November. Kane was innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law; is there something wrong with the fact that he was able to earn his 6.8 million dollar annual salary uninterrupted while a criminal case was built against him? This question might seem irrelevant to us as college students — Chicago is a long way from Williamsburg, and events within the NHL seem to only matter to sports fans. I would argue that it is not only relevant but imperative that we examine this decision and consider what it indicates about the chances of sexual assault being reported here on campus.

After Kane was arrested in August, EA Sports announced that they would be dropping him from the cover of their NHL 16 video game. Some saw this as a mistake; you cannot take away someone’s livelihood, the argument goes, because of an act that they may or may not have done. This follows the same principle that prevents someone being expelled from the College simply for being accused of cheating.

EA Sports was in the right here. The tenet of “innocent until proven guilty” is a sacred one in courts of law, yes, but the terms of how we treat people under investigation socially are not quite so black and white. In the Kane investigation, the gray area between “innocent” and “proven guilty” was made even murkier by a significant power imbalance. Because of his resources and support, it was always unlikely that Kane would ever be found guilty in a court of law. As outside observers, we must realize that this does not necessarily mean he is innocent. During an ongoing rape investigation involving such a wild power imbalance, there should be social repercussions where there cannot be legal ones. The benefit of the doubt should be given by outside observers to the accuser when the accused sits in a position of relative power.

There are posters in countless College bathroom stalls that helpfully spell out who to contact in case of sexual assault.

These phone numbers are not used as often as they could be, and this hesitation is in part because of a social barrier that is exemplified by the Kane investigation. This isn’t the only recent high-profile rape case to crumble before reaching prosecution; from Columbia to U. Va., every rape accusation that hits the media and then subsequently falls apart under scrutiny makes it harder and harder for accusations to be taken seriously. The Kane case not only reflected the damage these cases have done but worsened it — his playing uninterrupted throughout the investigation implied that observers have begun to automatically assume that a rape accusation must be false. Every high-profile case that is automatically doubted by the media makes it less likely that students will be confident enough to report their own assault.

Rape is a significant issue on college campuses today; according to a recent study, 18 percent of college students report being sexually assaulted in their freshman year. In light of this, the Blackhawks’ decision to keep Patrick Kane playing for the team during this investigation was a dangerous one. They had to trust that the backlash against Kane would not be enough to have any significant impact on the team; regrettably, they were ultimately right. It is our responsibility as college students — as consumers of media, sports fans and human beings — to open up a dialogue on affording accusations of sexual assault the gravity they deserve. Almost one in five college freshmen experience sexual assault; very few of these cases will be reported, and even fewer prosecuted. If rape accusations are not given the social weight that they deserve, then the chances that victims will actually use the numbers listed on the back of their stall doors will be even smaller. The Kane case reflects all the way from rape accusations holding little weight on ESPN to rape accusations holding little weight on college campuses such as ours.

Email Julia Stumbaugh at jmstumbaugh@email.wm.edu.

BY BRIAN KAO / THE FLAT HAT

GUEST COLUMN

Sensitivity: striking the right balance

Emily Martell

FLAT HAT GUEST COLUMNIST

A free yoga class that had been offered at the University of Ottawa for the past seven years was suspended by student leaders over concerns about cultural appropriation. The source of these concerns?

Not poses or ideologies practiced in the class, but the fact that it used the name “yoga.”

According to staff at the Centre for Students with Disabilities where the class was offered, support was rescinded because the cultures the practices “are being taken from” have experienced “oppression, cultural genocide and diasporas due to colonialism and western supremacy.”

Although the instructor suggested changing the name of the class to “mindful stretching,” the student federation declined to change their decision.

My knee-jerk reaction was annoyance at the absurdity of the situation. What? Why would the students feel the need to ban yoga, of all things?

Then I became mildly perturbed at the article for even existing. After all, regardless of how egregious the students’ decision was, why should this seemingly irrelevant story receive coverage when people are suffering everywhere?

But after I recovered from my burst of passion, I reconsidered. It’s tempting to disregard the whole affair as yet another example of the PC Police lurking in every corner. But before we revert to hackneyed phrases, maybe there’s something we can extract from the matter.

Cultural appropriation has been defined in various ways, but it is generally considered the unjust or unfair usage of a group’s beliefs, practices and traditions. It usually includes the assumption that the adopting culture has a history of oppression and the adopted culture a history of being oppressed.

But what constitutes injustice or unfairness?

It is important to make two points: First, Westerners have a history of oppressing other peoples and that oppression continues today. Although slavery and colonization are of the past, the vestiges of continuing injustice manifest in both

conscious and unconscious acts.

Second, cultural appropriation exists, and it insults people.

Although not everyone is offended by someone wearing an Indian headdress as a Halloween costume, there are many who are. Placing great pride in a cultural or religious practice and having someone nonchalantly throwing it around hurts. We must be cognizant of that.

However, the lack of a formula for diagnosing cultural appropriation doesn’t mean we have an obligation to ban any cultural adoption in the case of uncertainty. Yes, yoga originated in India and yes, Europeans have a long and painful history of colonization in India, but does that mean we’re not allowed to borrow from and celebrate Indian culture?

Yoga is practiced with varying degrees of traditionalism, but letting the University of Ottawa keep yoga only under the name of “mindful stretching” would be as detrimental as erasing the program altogether.

Even if we in America selectively borrow from yoga and don’t always use the correct terminology, we need to acknowledge the culture from which the practices originally came.

What does this mean for our school? I am not concerned that the College’s yoga program is vulnerable to suspension. However, although we need to be attuned to how our adoption of practices can be offensive, we need to be equally concerned about indiscriminately purging glimpses of cultural appropriation from benign activities.

Are we willing to cut funding for the jazz program because jazz comes from African American roots and the United States has a history of slavery? Are we willing to rename the Lake Matoaka Amphitheater because of white settlers’ brutality toward Native Americans?

Of course not. And we shouldn’t. The United States has a past fraught with inequalities, but to eradicate any vestiges of other cultures would be to deny their influence in our present.

It’s too easy to brand the Ottawa student leaders as demagogues carried by the politically correct wave. But in doing so, we deny ourselves the opportunity to make a decision about what is appropriate and why events like these are occurring.

Concerns about cultural appropriation are largely well-intentioned attempts to avoid harming people. These concerns have been important and necessary for our society. However, excessive measures are just as dangerous as disregarding the whole movement because both inhibit dialogue.

Beware of any reaction that denies conversation. We need to make up our own minds about what the proper usage of culture is and be willing to discuss it with others.

Email Emily Martell at eemartell@email.wm.edu.

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However, although we need to be atuned to how our adoption of practices can be offensive, we need to be equally concerned about our indiscriminately purging glimpses of cultural appropriation from benign activities.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I was a student at William and Mary from 1957, when I entered as a freshman, until 1964, when I graduated from law school. I wrote for The Flat Hat all four years as an undergraduate, and did a weekly column for three years. I also served as associate editor. After law school, I went to Washington, taught at a prep school for a year and then worked on Capitol Hill. I wrote a column for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill, and have been doing a syndicated column ever since.

At no time did anyone ever attempt to censor anything in The Flat Hat, if my memory is correct.

These were times of great tension in Virginia, with segregation in force. It would be a number of years before black students would be admitted to the College. In Williamsburg in those days, every aspect of life was segregated. I got into trouble with the College administration when, as Vice President of the Political Science Club, I invited the first black speaker to the college. He was Alonzo Moron, then president of Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, later to serve as Governor of the Virgin Islands and head of the Red Cross.

We always took our speakers out to dinner before our meetings. The question was, where in segregated Williamsburg we could go. I thought

our best chance for success was the Williamsburg Inn. Since Dr. Moron was light-skinned, we were seated and served with no difficulty. After a pleasant dinner, our meeting proceeded with no problems.

A few days later, I was called to the office of the College President, Alvin Duke Chandler.

He said that since I had a reputation as a conservative, which was reflected in my column, that he was surprised that I had invited a black speaker to the College. I responded that, “I am a conservative, but racism is not one of the things I want to conserve.”

After this meeting, the Political Science Club was forbidden to meet on campus. Looking for an alternative meeting place, I spoke with the ministers of the churches in walking distance of the College. I was turned down by all except one. Some expressed sympathy, but feared their congregations would be outraged. The one exception was the Methodist minister, Rudolph Benesh. He was a recent immigrant from Hungary, coming to Virginia after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He hated tyranny of all kind. I had promised President Chandler that to show our fairness, our next speaker would be a supporter of segregation. We invited James Jackson Kilpatrick, editor of the Richmond News

Leader. His talk supporting segregation had a packed house and, as I remember, most of the questions showed growing dismay with Virginia’s racial division.

After living through this period, it pains me when I now hear some critics proclaim that ours is a “racist” society. We may still have problems, as any nation of more than 300 million people of every race, religion and ethnic group, will, but the real story is how far we have come. The definition of American exceptionalism, I think, involves the reality that it is our very diversity which defines us. As Herman Melville once said, “If you shed a drop of American blood, you shed the blood of the whole world.”

William and Mary influenced my life in many ways and I have been in close touch with the College through the years. I am happy that two of my children attended the College. Some of my closest friends were made there, including two former Flat Hat editors, Alfred Volkmann ’61 and Jerry Van Voorhis ’63 both of whom I see regularly. Hopefully, the limits on free and open debate and discussion which are occurring at other colleges and universities, as I discuss in my column, are not occurring at William and Mary.

Several years ago, visiting in Williamsburg, I was having lunch at the Blue Talon Restaurant.

I told the waiter, who had never heard this story before, that the building housed the Virginia Gazette (for which I had worked as a reporter) when I was a student, and The Flat Hat had been printed there.

Williamsburg, fortunately, remains recognizable to those of us who lived there many years ago.

One more story. When I was a student, you had to swim back and forth across what appeared to me to be a very large pool to graduate. A weak swimmer, I enrolled in a swimming class.

I remember the whole class gathered around the pool cheering me when I finally managed to accomplish this task. Many years later, I heard a sermon by a Presbyterian minister, then a professor at the seminary in Princeton.

The subject was something like “Life’s Great Challenges.” He cited the swimming requirement at William and Mary. We had a nice talk after the service. By the time my son and daughter attended the College, that requirement had been eliminated.

Allen Brownfeld B.A. ’61 J.D. ’64 recently wrote a column for Communities Digital News, “The ‘Heckler’s Veto’ on America’s university and college campuses.” Email Allan Brownfield at abrownfeld@gmail.com.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

A tale of two seasons COURTERSY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS

The Tribe celebrates one of their many goals of the 2015 season, as the College finished with an impressive 14-5-3 record.

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The Tribe had no consistency in 2015, defeating nationally-ranked Elon 4-1 two weeks before losing to winless Northeastern.

Injuries catch up to the College in postseason Young squad falters after fluke victory vs. Elon HENRY TROTTER FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER

William and Mary’s season ended in an uncharacteristic 5-2 loss to No. 6 Florida in the second round of the NCAA College Cup, just a few weeks after spilling away a 2-0 first-half lead to fall in the CAA Championship to James Madison, 3-2. These two results illustrate the difficulties in the end of every season: a campaign that, although independently impressive, left players and coaches with the feeling that more could have been done.

William and Mary received little attention coming into the 2015 season, having not qualified for the NCAA College Cup since 2011. The Tribe finished No. 4 in the CAA last year and bowed out in the semifinals of the CAA Championships. Furthermore, the team graduated its two-time leading scorer and offensive star Emory Camper ’14, leaving a scoring void up front. Only senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey and senior defender Leci Irvin were selected Pre-season All-CAA. The Tribe suffered a host of early setbacks. Redshirt sophomore defender and likely starter Corinne Giroux suffered an injury before the start of the season. William and Mary also lost tenacious freshman Sarah Segan to a season-ending injury.

Head coach John Daly responded to a question regarding his host of injured players, which included joint-top-scorer and

senior Samantha Cordum.

“I would love to have seen what we could have achieved with those injured players,” Daly said.

He was speaking primarily about Cordum, who was hugely impressive in an explosive first half to the season before suffering her second season-ending injury in as many years. She scored seven goals and tallied two assists, tying her for joint-most points on the team despite playing just 11 of the Tribe’s 22 games. She matched her goals total from last year.

In a September interview with Tribe Athletics, Cordum described the injury that ended her junior season as “heartbreaking.” To end her college career in the same way, especially after leading the team in goals before the injury, was a cruel turn of luck.

However, after her repeat injury this year, the team rallied. Daly described the team’s resilience.

“When I saw the way people like [senior midfielder] Nicole [Baxter] and Caroline [Casey], the two captains and great leaders, were responding, and then [senior forward] Katie Johnston and other people were picking up the slack, I realized, ‘Well, we can still do something’,” Daly said.

After Cordum’s injury against UNC Wilmington, the Tribe buckled down on defense.

Between Cordum’s injury and their 3-2 loss to JMU in the CAA Championship game, William and Mary only conceded three goals in a six-game undefeated streak. Everyone chipped in:

Johnston, Baxter, freshman forward Mackenzie Kober, sophomore midfielder Rachel Moore, sophomore forward Sami Grasso and senior forward Barbara Platenberg all contributed goals.

After the disappointing loss to JMU, the Tribe nevertheless received an NCAA tournament berth and traveled to Florida to play Central Florida in the first round. For a team unmentioned in the national picture during the preseason, this was a huge accomplishment. Rachel Moore’s penalty kick and the ensuing celebrations provided a more fitting end to the team’s season.

The Tribe graduates nine seniors, including All-CAA choices Casey and Baxter (first team), and Cordum, Irvin and Johnston (third team).

Casey’s impressive season also included collecting the CAA Defensive Player of the Year Award and being named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award.

JOSH LUCKENBAUGH ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

After graduating nine seniors last year, not many would have expected William and Mary to make a run at the Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2015. The Tribe pulled out several good results throughout the season, most notably a draw at No. 4 North Carolina and a win at home over then No. 10 Elon, but inconsistency plagued the team all year, resulting in a mediocre 7-8-2 record and a seventh place finish in the CAA, one spot short of playoff contention.

With a back line glaringly lacking senior leadership, the College defense struggled all season, giving up 28 goals. An average of 1.65 goals allowed per game was the highest in the CAA, while the 52 saves compiled by the Tribe’s goalkeepers was the conference low. Junior goalkeeper Mac Phillips earned the majority of the starts, saving 42 shots

STORY OF 2015 AS TOLD BY STATISTICS Playing by the same rules proved to be the only parallel between the women’s and men’s 2015 season. While the women’s team went undefeated in October to earn an NCAA bid, the men’s team dropped five of eight to miss the postseason

41 90 30 12 2

GOALS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED SHUTOUTS TIMES SHUTOUT

30 52 28 3 3

and earning three shutouts. If the College wants to be competitive once again, its defense must improve dramatically.

The Tribe did much better on the offensive end, topping the CAA in points per game and finishing second in goals per match. Overall the team scored 30 goals, a double-digit increase over last season’s number. The catalysts for the attack were the Eskay brothers, senior forward Jackson Eskay and sophomore forward William Eskay.

Jackson Eskay led the team in both assists and points, recording eight and 20, respectively, both of which were the third-best in the conference. His consistently strong play earned him a spot on the All-CAA second team, and his production will be sorely missed heading into the 2016 campaign.

William Eskay finished the year with 18 points, coleading the team in goals with seven — tied for second most in the conference — while also contributing four assists. His most memorable performance of the season came in the home opener against Liberty, when he recorded his first career hat trick — the first hat trick for the College since 2010 — to lead the Tribe over the Flames 4-2. William Eskay also received postseason honors from the CAA, as he was selected to the all-conference third team.

The Eskay brothers were complemented by a trio of all-CAA freshmen: midfielder Marcel Berry, forward Ryder Bell

and forward/midfielder Antonio Bustamante. Berry was honored with the CAA Rookie of the Year award, sharing the title with North Carolina-Wilmington midfielder Ben Fisher, as well as spots on the all-conference second team and rookie squad. Berry finished his first collegiate season with 10 points on three goals and four assists, far and away leading the team with his .375 shot percentage.

Bell came closest to matching the Eskay brothers in points with 17, despite the fact he did not start for most of the season. He racked up most of the points with his seven goals, tied for second most in the conference, while also tallying three assists. He was also selected to the all-CAA rookie team.

Bustamante joined his two classmates on the all-conference rookie team, while also being selected to the all-CAA third team. His 11-point season included five goals and an assist, most notably the golden goal to defeat Navy in overtime 3-2 back in September.

This bevy of youthful talent should give the Tribe plenty of optimism heading into the offseason, and with only three seniors graduating, the majority of the squad will be back in Williamsburg next season to hopefully make a run for, at the very least, a spot in the conference playoffs. The best that can be said of 2015 is to call it a building year.

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College flashes early, burns out Pippin Saunders lone bright spot for Tribe’s disappointing 2015 season SUMNER HIGGINBOTHAM FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR

Within the first few games in early September, the preseason predictions of a fourth-place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association seemed far too low a goal for William and Mary and its high powered offense: led by senior forward and captain Pippin Saunders, the Tribe stormed to a 3-1 start and scored 15 goals to just eight allowed. But after the predictable stumbling blocks of No. 13 Old Dominion and No. 4 Duke midway through the month, the College never recovered, steadily dropping games in two four-game losing streaks only interrupted by a lone win over Towson Oct. 4. Although the College claimed victory in two of its last three games, it wasn’t enough to erase the sting of an underachieving season. The Tribe finished No. 6 in the seven-team CAA with a 7-12, 1-5 CAA record, the lone conference win over a Towson team languishing in the CAA cellar with just two victories.

Although the young defense, with no returning starters in the back three, was originally the question entering the 2015 season, the Tribe did not find itself failing to keep pace in shootouts as one might expect with a strong offense and an inexperienced defense. Instead, what appeared to be the College’s greatest strength severely underperformed as the

experienced offense suffered three consecutive shutouts mid-season and a fourth down the stretch, while the defense kept the game in reach. The Tribe being shutout more frequently than the three occasions in 2014 seemed unthinkable. From 2014, the College retained 68 percent of its scoring.

Statistically, the Tribe was decent throughout the year, finishing No. 4 in the conference in scoring with 39 goals. The defense outperformed the offense on the stat sheet, as William and Mary finished No. 3 in fewest goals allowed.

Sophomore defender Booter Ellis earned second-team All-CAA distinction, while freshman defender Caroline Arrowood earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad. Only Saunders earned CAA distinctions on offense.

Yet the College breaks its No. 3/No. 4 statistical finishes in one key category: saves.

The Tribe finished second-to-last in saves for the 2015 season in the CAA. Senior keeper Meredith Savage blocked 89 shots on the season, compared to the Towson high of 228. All other teams in the CAA with losing records — Towson, Northeastern and Drexel — finished No. 1 through No. 3 in this category, while the teams with winning records finished in the bottom of saves. This trend makes sense — the teams with worse defenses lose more often and will allow more shots, thus allowing for more save opportunities. All teams follow this trend except

the Tribe, with just a few saves but no shortage of defeats.

Even the wins for the College weren’t particularly impressive in retrospect. The combined record of opponents the Tribe defeated added up to a 44-84 record, and only one team, St. Francis, had a winning record.

The Tribe edged out New Hampshire 3-2 in Williamsburg. As the Wildcats had beaten No. 18 Massachusetts, this looked to be the positive turning point for the Tribe entering conference play, with a 4-3 record amidst a tough schedule.

Yet once again, the Tribe couldn’t keep pace with ranked opponents, losing to U.Va 4-2. Thus began the Tribe’s first four-game losing streak, and its descent into conference obscurity. A 4-0 lopsided loss to eventual CAA champion Delaware proved to be the decisive blow to the season. A 2-1 loss to Northeastern in Williamsburg salted the College’s wounded season —the Huskies ended with a 5-13 record.

Saunders may well prove the lone bright spot of 2015. The sensational senior earned first team All-region distinction, the first William and Mary player to do so since 2005. Saunders led the team in scoring with 13 goals, and added four assists as well. Saunders started 75 of 76 games in her four years at the College. She certainly will be missed, as the Tribe departs with the lead COURTERSY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS scorer of the last four years and the fifth-allSenior forward Pippin Saunders has led the Tribe in total points since 2011. time leader in points in school history.

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FOOTBALL

On to round two

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Senior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor blocked a field goal, which senior safety DeAndre Houston-Carson returned for a touchdown Saturday.

Tribe defeats Duquesne 52-49 in first round of playoffs NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Over Thanksgiving break, William and Mary hosted its first playoff game since 2010. In a shootout featuring several turnovers for both teams, the Tribe overcame Duquesne 52-49, advancing to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

When you get to the playoffs, one team advances and one goes home, you take whatever you can get,” head coach Jimmye Laycock ’70 said. “It’s not like the regular season, you’re just happy to get a win. I’m pleased we got a win.”

The game began with a bang as the Dukes (8-4) fired a 71-yard touchdown through the air on the first play of the game, taking a 7-0 lead with only 16 seconds off the clock. After a Tribe (93) three-and-out, Duquesne charged downfield for a 6-yard scoring pass, now leading 14-0 with 9:14 remaining in the

first quarter. Based on the pace, the Tribe seemed completely outmatched.

However, William and Mary didn’t panic, responding instead with 28 unanswered points through almost the entire rest of the first half. Using a balanced attack, the Tribe established itself on the Dukes 38-yard line on 2nd and 9, where junior quarterback Steve Cluley threw a touchdown pass to sophomore wideout DeVonte Dedmon.

Duquesne’s subsequent drive saw junior cornerback Trey Reed diving for an interception of Dukes quarterback Dillon Buechel, the same cornerback whom Buechel burnt on the first pass of the game. Reed’s redemption pick gave the College the ball on the Duquesne 40yard line. Cluley connected to Dedmon for the second time for a 24-yard passing touchdown. With the successful kick after, the game was tied at 14 near the end of the first quarter. With 1:13 before the second quarter, Cluley threw his first

interception of the night.

Despite the Dukes gaining possession from the pick, the defense held fast as Duquesne entered the red zone. Buechel threw a completion on 3rd and 1 for no gain on the Tribe 16-yard line, followed by a huge defensive stand where the rush was stopped on 4th and inches for a turnover on downs.

The following Tribe drive ended with a 3-yard junior running back Kendell Anderson rushing touchdown.

Duquesne, now down 21-14 midway through the second quarter, threw three straight incompletions from its own 42 after a solid kickoff return. A fake punt on 4th and 10 ended in disaster, as Dukes running back Cory Griffith made it four yards before he was brought down by the Tribe for another turnover on downs.

Once again gaining possession with solid field position, senior tailback Mikal Abdul-Saboor rushed in a two-yard touchdownpush the lead to 28-14.

Duquesne didn’t wait for halftime to regroup. The Dukes made a nine-yard touchdown pass to make the score 2821 on the next drive, followed by gaining possession in the final minute of the quarter with Cluley’s second interception (a short pass into double coverage) on the first play of the Tribe’s drive. Duquesne was held to a field goal, making the score a tight 28-24 entering the break.

The College received the ball to start the second half, but was held to a field goal on the opening drive. Sophomore kicker Nick Dorka completed a 20-yard attempt to make the William and Mary advantage seven points at 31-24.

Duquesne would never take a lead after the initial 14-0 margin, but the next drive almost brought the game to a tie midway through the third quarter.

Buechel and the Dukes were making their way down the field with a series of passing plays. A 26-yard pass and a 28yard pass, both to Dukes receiver Chris King, brought the visitors to the Tribe 24.

Small completions brought Duquesne to 1st and goal at the 5-yard line. An incompletion and a completion later and it was 4th and goal on the 1-yard line.

After a Tribe timeout, Duquesne drew a delay of game penalty, moving to 4th and goal on the Tribe 6. The field goal unit entered. The kick was blocked by senior defensive tackle Tyler Claytor, who then blocked for senior safety DeAndre Houston-Carson on the 65-yard scoopand-score.

The defensive play, the penalty, and the blocked kick return brought William and Mary to 38-24 with 20 minutes of game time remaining.

The Dukes fired back with another passing touchdown four minutes later with an 18-yard completion to the end zone. The lead brought back down to a single touchdown at 38-31.

Dedmon made three receptions Saturday, all of them touchdown passes.

His third and final reception opened the fourth quarter, a 37-yard pass from Cluley for the 45-31 lead with 14:50 left on fourth down. Duquesne continued what it had been doing best in passing the ball, scoring another touchdown with a 5-yard pass to encroach on the lead again 45-38.

After the Dukes’ score, the next few minutes were particularly eventful, featuring three turnovers in the span of two minutes. On 2nd and 10, Cluley

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handed off to Dedmon for a 4-yard rush, where the Dukes forced a fumble and recovered the ball, the Tribe losing possession. On the first play of the new drive, Buechel threw an interception to redshirt freshman cornerback Raeshawn Smith. However, the College’s new drive then saw the Dukes defense strip-sack Cluley and recover once again. Claytor was able to hurry Buechel into throwing incomplete on 3rd and 9 three plays later, forcing Duquesne to attempt a 35-yard field goal. The board now read 45-41, the closest since halftime.

Anderson’s second rushing touchdown, an 8-yard run, would be the final William and Mary scoring play of the game. With 3:17 remaining in the game, Anderson made the game 5241. Duquesne would also score a final time with a sixth passing touchdown

by Buechel, a 42-yard pass. Opting for a two-point conversion attempt, Buechel completed to King to make it a three-point game with 71 seconds left.

Houston-Carson recovered the onside kick on the Dukes 44. Anderson then rushed for the first down on 3rd and 2, anticipation in the air as the officials measured with the chains, before the Tribe began to celebrate as it took victory formation, winning 52-49.

“We haven’t really been in a whole lot of games like this,” Laycock said. “But we didn’t panic or throw things out the window, we just kept playing. You’ve got to be able to adjust to the way the game is flowing … I thought our players did a good job with that.”

The matchup was the most points scored and allowed all season. Buechel was 33 for 53 with two picks, throwing for 423 yards and six touchdowns. Cluley threw 11 for 15 with two picks and three touchdowns. Dedmon led the receiving corps with 99 yards on three catches.

Duquesne rushed 26 times, while the College rushed 47 times — William and Mary held a yardage advantage 251132 on the ground with a trio of rushing touchdowns. The Tribe pulled out the victory despite Duquesne’s 9 of 14 third down conversion rate and the four turnovers given to the Dukes.

The win continues the undefeated streak at Zable Stadium, now 6-0..

William and Mary moves on to round two, where it will face a rematch with 7-seeded Richmond Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon. It will be available on ESPN3.

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