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executive board, is the operations coordinator for Camp Kesem, a College of William and Mary tour guide and a Girl Scout troop leader. The two candidates met while making arrangements for Charter Day. Whitaker and Pinkerton want to connect the Student Assembly with the entire student body, to engage students and to inspire the SA to improve its leadership. They already have several programs in mind, such as making textbooks more affordable, assigning alumni mentors to undergraduates, and expanding the SA’s online presence. “We, as hopeful SA president and vice president, would really have a responsibility to the student body,” Pinkerton said. “We
The College of William and Mary will welcome eight speakers and hundreds of students, faculty and community members to the Commonwealth Auditorium for the third annual TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary conference March 29. TEDx — the “x” stands for independently organized — is an offshoot of TED, the group known for producing TED Talks on topics ranging from entertainment to design. The College’s chapter was founded in 2012. “[TEDx] was started by two students, who have since graduated, that realized the compatibility between TED’s mission of ideas worth spreading and the intellectual curiosity of the William and Mary community,” TedxCollegeofWilliam&Mary Steering Committee CoPresident Lewam Kefela ’15 said in an email. Since its founding, the College’s event has grown into one of the largest college TEDx conferences in the country. “We have, each year, doubled or tripled in size, which is a very exciting energy to continue,” TedxCollegeofWilliam&Mary Steering Committee Co-President Chase Jordan ’15 said. “Originally, TEDx was very much about [College] alumni coming back and sharing their ideas and now we’re looking at professional industries and industry groups, bringing in people outside academia, and people within academia but outside the [College] community.” Previously, the College’s TEDx event hosted alumni, professors, and entrepreneurs, such as the vice president of Adobe Systems. This year, the conference’s seven speakers are award-winning Composer Mark Wood, NYC-based sex researcher Dr. Zhana Vrangalova, associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. David Casarett, Director of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate Colonel Michael Coolican, associate professor of biology at the College Dr. John Swaddle, Dr. Sean Tarter, an economics professor at the College, and Pulitzer Center Journalist Stephanie Hanes. “[TEDx’s] mission is simple: spread ideas,” Logistics Committee member Ryan Kelley ’18 said in an email. “In other words, we want to get people thinking about subjects they may not spend much time thinking about.” In order to accomplish this goal, 2015’s conference will focus on the theme “Beyond.” According to Kelley, this theme will discuss topics
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Third-term Senator Yohance Whitaker ’16 and Catie Pinkerton ’16 (top) will run against Claire Etheridge ’16 and Marcell Crawford ’16 in the 2015 election.
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Student Assembly election season kicks off Monday, March 16 at 12:01 a.m. with the announcement of candidates and the start to their 10-day campaigns. Elections are to be held March 26. Two candidate pairs are running for president and vice president of the SA for the 2015-16 academic year. The two tickets are Yohance Whitaker ’16 and Catie Pinkerton ’16, and Claire Etheridge ’16 and Marcell Crawford ’16. Whitaker currently serves as a senator for the class of 2016, a position he has held for two years. Pinkerton has no previous SA ties, but she formerly held a position on the Kappa Alpha Theta
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Cosi’s opening at the start of the spring semester marked the first time students could walk through Lodge 1 in months. Since then, hundreds of students have stopped to eat at the new campus restaurant. According to Director of Auxiliary Services Cindy Glavas, Cosi has served an average of between 400-425 customers a day, Monday through Friday, and 200 customers on weekends. Resident District Manager Jeff McClure reports the majority of customers come in to Cosi for lunch and dinner, with lunch being slightly more popular. McClure reports that on an average day about 275 students come to Cosi for lunch, between 100-125 come for dinner, and 20-25 come for breakfast. “We’re hoping our squagels will catch on,” Glavas said. At this point, Cosi’s profit has reached a break-even sum from their opening in January. McClure stated that Cosi expended about $1,000 within the first four weeks of the year for additional training and maintenance fees. He said he anticipates the warmer weather will help the café, as students will be able to eat their food outside instead of vying for one of the limited tables in Lodge 1. “The weather has really hurt us,” McClure said. “When it gets nicer out, it’ll pick up.” Over spring break, Dining Services worked on enhancing Cosi’s appearance. Construction began on an additional set of doors leading from Lodge 1 to the Sadler Terrace. Additional signage also started to go up around the restaurant. Cosi is scheduled to launch a catering program, which will be an option for student groups and departments at the College. The catering is
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candidates in the running. In total, of the 30 students running for office in the Student Assembly — including the positions of senator, class president and SA President and vice president — the class of 2018 comprises over half of the candidates. Class of 2017 President Phoebe Galt ’17, who will not be running for reelection this year, discussed why she believed there was such a sharp disparity in candidates, especially between the classes of 2017 and 2018. “I’m on the outreach committee within senate and I know we’ve been trying to do a lot to get people more involved, and I think also through the exec we’ve been doing a lot more successful programming to get the SA name out there, so it may just mean that the freshman class has been more exposed,” Galt said. Elections Commission Chairman Ryan Brophy ’15 had a different perspective on the cause of the disparity in the number of candidates between the class of 2017 and class of 2018. “We see a lot of involvement in the freshman election especially, and now those 2018 people represent the See SA RACES page 3
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Oxford Study Abroad Blogger Will Emmons writes about his experience competing in an intense version of ‘bumper boats’ in which instead of gently bumping each other the boats break each other. In a game like this the racers’s honor lies on the line. “Bang! The cannon went off and eight rowers pulled on their oars, speeding up and leaning back until the handle landed on their chests. The first stroke is key. Another full stroke, then two short ones, then two long ones. This was our racing start, and it needed to be good because we were trying to hit the boat behind us. They call rowing races here “bumps racing,” but the sound you hear is more like a crunch. It’s a coarse, tearing sound as your bow rams into the stern of another boat, a nasty churning of metal, paint and carbon fiber. Some might compare this to bumper boats, but that is for fun — this is for honor. In bumper boats, the boats playfully bounce off each other; in this, they break each other. We cannot stop racing until we hit another boat, for only then will we have earned the right to rest. But rest is nothing compared to the rush, the roar, of a bumps race.”
After blogger Rachel Brown is rejected from a graduate school, she comes to terms with how it feels to be rejected and looks to her exciting future at a different school. “Great things happen senior year, and unforgettable memories are made. At the same time, though, there are lots of disappointments and setbacks, and at times I’ve felt like I’m failing even though I’ve worked hard during college. I recently received my first rejection letter from a graduate school, and although I knew rejection was an option, I was mad. I was on the second floor of Swem Library when I got the denial email, so I stomped to the bathroom where I could angrily mutter to myself about how much I hated that graduate school anyway. Luckily, no one else was in the bathroom at that time; otherwise, I would have had an awkward encounter. I don’t want to own up to the fact I was denied from that graduate school. I don’t want to face my failure, but I’m slowly learning that failure is necessary at times. Obviously, I wasn’t meant to go to that graduate school. I may have been tempted to go there just because it is a really good school, not even thinking about if it was a good fit for me.”
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Golden Globe-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor is set to speak at the College March 31. Known for his roles in hits such as Arrested Development and The Hangover, Tambor will discuss how to discover the artist within oneself. The event, entitled “Performing Your Life: An Evening with Jeffrey Tambor,” will be held at 7 p.m. in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall.
On March 20, the government department will present a program remembering professor George Grayson, who died of a heart attack March 4. Grayson served as a professor for 44 years and served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 27 years. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. in the Brinkley Commons of the Mason School of Business.
Williamsburg native Master Sergeant Thomas Saunders died March 12 in a helicopter training accident near Eglin, Fla. Saunders, who was 33, enlisted in the marines upon graduating high school. He had worked with a special operations task force in western Iraq and had formerly been deployed to Kosovo. Saunders is survived by his wife, Master Chief Danielle Saunders, and his son.
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Senate passes Equal Representation Act During three hour meeting senators discussed Graduate representation in the Senate and new bills AMELIA LUCAS FLAT HAT ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Sen. Emily Thomas ’17 referred to the Senate’s meeting on Tuesday, March 3 as one of the organization’s longest meetings in recent history. The College of William and Mary Student Assembly Senate convened for more than three hours to discuss the Equal Representation Act. The Equal Representation Act adds another senator from the College’s graduate schools to the senate and establishes that a Graduate Council representative and an Executive
representative should attend all Executive Cabinet and Graduate Council meetings respectively. The proposed bill also included a clause that would give preference to applicants from the graduate schools for two secretary positions in the SA’s Executive branch. The version of the Equal Representation Act passed by the senate Tuesday omitted this clause concerning graduate applicants to the SA Executive branch to allow undergraduate Student Assembly members and representatives from the Graduate Council more time to negotiate.
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Senators and Graduate Council representatives discussed the Equal Representation Act March 3.
Sen. Yohance Whitaker ’16 shared his reservations about this clause, which he identified as the main point of contention during the meeting. “To demand that two of the secretaries be from the grad schools fundamentally changes the purpose of [the] exec [branch],” Whitaker said. “Exec is not meant to be a representative body. … The body that is supposed to be proportional and fairly representative is the legislative branch.” This bill was introduced in new business and then moved to old business because of a time constraint. The Graduate Council’s veto power on the dissolution of the Undergraduate Council will expire at the end of spring break, and the council prepared to vote on a veto following the conclusion of the meeting. The results of the veto vote hinged upon the results of the senate meeting. Sen. James Walker ’15 asked to table the discussion about the proposed act to give senators the opportunity to discuss it in senate committee meetings. “I think that we should take the time, and I don’t think that the pressure that you’re leveraging on us is necessary,” Walker said. Graduate Council President Christian Bale ’14 M.P.P. ’15 stated that the Graduate Council only learned recently about the dissolution of the Undergraduate Council. The Graduate
Council previously believed that any legislation involved in the dissolution of the Undergraduate Council would also include changes regarding graduate school representation in the Student Assembly in the same bills. The amended version of the Equal Representation Act passed unanimously with three abstentions. The senate agreed to meet with the representatives from the Graduate Council this week to further discuss the possibility of two secretaries in the Executive Cabinet from the College’s graduate schools. During their Tuesday meeting, the senate also confirmed Mallory Powers ’18 to the Election Commission by unanimous consent. “She’s a younger member of our student body, so she will be able to serve on the Election Commission potentially for a while and has expressed interest in coming back,” Vice President of the Student Assembly Kendall Lorenzen ’15 said. “She will be really familiar with the code, and I think that she will be able to serve well.” Sen. Michelle Tansey ’16 introduced the Richard Cornish Speakers Series Act, a bill that allocates $2,900 to pay for the travel and lodging expenses of Spencer Perry. Perry is a student from George Washington University, who would come to the College to speak about LGBTQ issues and his personal experience as the son of two
of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court Proposition 8 case. Additionally, Sen. J.C. LaRiviere ’17 introduced the Medical Amnesty Reform Resolution. This bill supports changes to the College’s Medical Amnesty Policy. The Resolution’s proposed changes include implementing educational components after alcohol violations and ending the use of amnesty incidents in Conduct and Honor Councils’ proceedings. The Incoming Students Outreach Act passed by unanimous consent. This bill aims to inform incoming students about the Student Assembly with information sheets and CSU postcards during new student orientation programs. The Vans Vans Baby Act, sponsored by Sen. Seth Opoku-Yeboah ’16, would provide transportation to off-campus stadiums for spring baseball and lacrosse games with support from the SA’s Department of Transportation. Chairman of the Senate Daniel Ackerman ’16 assigned the bill to the finance, public affairs and student life committees. Sen. James Walker ’15 introduced the Money Transfer Act to transfer the remaining money from the Student Assembly Service Fund to the Student Activities and Events Fund. The senate also approved the Humans of W&M Experience Act and the Release Act by unanimous consent during the March 3 meeting.
Cosi profits at break-even sum 30 students running for SA positions COSI from page 1
scheduled to begin soon. “Feedback has been very positive,” Glavas said. “We’re not done yet.” Rachael Muscatello ’15 goes to Cosi about four times a week. She, like many of the other students who visit Cosi, visits primarily during weekday hours. Her favorite menu items are the pesto chicken melt and the fresh mozzarella and tomato sandwich, two choices that Glavas said were amongst the most popular menu items. “I really like it,” Muscatello said. “They can be really slow some days, though. The decor is terrible. You can’t blame Cosi for that, but I hate it. It’s really sterile.” Lodge 1 was refurbished with new walls and flooring when Cosi moved into the space. According to Glavas, Dining Services is working on brightening the area. In addition to more signs, Cosi will also feature artwork on the walls. Galvas also said that booth seating will be installed by mid-April. One complaint Dining Services has received from several students is that their orders at Cosi have been
fulfilled incorrectly. To help address this problem, McClure said workers will be instituting a new system of reading orders back to students to ensure they have not missed special requests. “Training is ongoing. We have to continuously work at it,” McClure said. “I think, overall, students have been pretty happy with us.”
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Cosi is continuing employee training, decorating Lodge 1.
14 candidates competing for the four Class of 2018 Senate seats SA RACES from page 1
people who now want to run again as sophomores,” Brophy said. “In the earlier years, I think you see a lot of competition there, but as people get more busy and see their course load increasing [they] decide not to pursue the SA as much.” Student Assembly Chief of Staff Drew Wilke ’15 said he is not as concerned with the distribution in candidates among the classes. “If you look back at past elections, every year we usually have between 28 and 32 people running for positions, and this year total we have thirty,” Wilke said. “How it’s distributed across Wilke classes varies on year and that class. There really is no specific reason or rhyme; it’s kind of just different trends.
3rd annual TedX conference to be held March 29 TEDX from page 1
that go beyond the parameters of normal conversation, such as near-death experiences and casual sex. The organizers have also focused on publicity and fundraising efforts. “We’ve designed a series of flyers, only the first has been released so far, the tickets, t-shirts for the volunteers, and videos that will also be released are consistent in the clean and futuristic aesthetic,” Head of Marketing and Media Austen Dunn ’15 said in an email. “This year, we also want to be more transparent about the topics and the speakers coming in order to grab the attention of a greater net of people at W&M. For example, one flyer in each series will represent a speaker and their respective
topic to give a little more insight into what we mean by ‘beyond.’” In terms of funding, TEDx has received $13,250 from the Student Assembly for speaker travel and lodging. It has also received donations from the Department of Student Affairs, the Mason School of Business and alumni. Overall, Kelley said that he hopes conference attendees will leave the event with new, valuable information. “The mission of TED is spread ideas, and we feel we have ideas worth spreading,” Kelley said. “We hope that some people will take a new perspective on a belief they hold or think more deeply about an issue they had never spent much time thinking about before. We’re looking for some ‘wows’ at this
event, and we don’t think we’ll have much trouble getting any.” Dunn said that TEDx also aligns well with the academic-centered College community. “I think that specifically at William and Mary, TEDx certainly can have a powerful place among our collective love of academia, of learning, and of ideas,” she said. “I read an interview about why a transfer student came to William and Mary, and he mentioned how he noticed that everyone here has a drive for something, regardless of what that is, and I think that this can contribute to the success of TEDx at William and Mary as well. TEDx is an outlet for us — our community of driven individuals — to celebrate in what drives others and then to be inspired by their ideas ourselves.”
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want to remember that everything that we do is to advocate for the students.” The second ticket consists of Etheridge and Crawford. The two met while living in the Botetourt Complex their freshman year. Neither has any previous SA experience. Etheridge served as Hall Council president for two years and secretary for one. In addition to Hall Council, she is the secretary of the College’s Amnesty International chapter. Crawford also has Hall Council experience and currently is the Residence Hall Association treasurer, the vice-president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the assistant director of affiliation for the Virginia Association of College and University
Residence Halls. “Since neither of us have any former experience working in Student Assembly directly, we both have an outside student perspective on how Student Assembly looks,” Crawford said. “We have a unique opportunity — an interesting lens — to bring in different ideas and criticisms.” Etheridge and Crawford want to build community, enhance student life and focus on transparency in the Student Assembly. Programming ideas include improving mental health services at the College and student parking. “Our focus right now is committed to community and working for progress,” Etheridge said. The 2015 Student Assembly Election cycle reflects the
changes in the SA’s structure after the Undergraduate Council voted to dissolve earlier this semester. This restructuring cut out twelve SA positions. There will continue to be four senate seats and one president per social class. In the race for seats in the Student Assembly senate, incumbents Daniel Ackerman ’16 and Seth Opoku-Yeboah ’16 will run against Quetzabel Benavides ’16, Adam Nowicki ’16, Jakob Stalnaker ’16 and Ivanessa Staykova ’16 for the class of 2016 senate positions. Incumbent Mark Bland ’16 will run unopposed for the class of 2016 president. The class of 2017 only has three candidates running for the four senate positions. Incumbents Eboni Brown ’17
and J.C. LaRiviere ’17 will run alongside current class of 2017 Vice President John Yoest ’17. Katherine Ambrose ’17 and Augustine Haam ’17 are both running for the president of the class of 2017. The class of 2018 has fourteen candidates vying for senate seats. Incumbent senators James Shaw ’18, Alaina Shreves ’18, Annelise Yackow ’18 and Danny O’Dea ’18,will run for the four class of 2018 senate seats against Jonah Abraham ’18, Madison Fox ’18, Colleen Heberle ’18, Luke Maclay ’18, Chloe Madvig ’18, Roxy Moran ’18, Annie Oelberg ’18, Chris Shen ’18, Nate Sutherland ’18 and Adrienne Thompson ’18. In the class of 2018 presidential race, incumbent Jose Acuna ’18 will face Peter Kinton ’18.
But we still hit the number of people running for the positions we have [available] for the past three or four years.” Brophy and Wilke stated that, barring a write-in campaign for the fourth seat, the empty class of 2017 senate seat will be filled in by the Brophy future Class of 2017 president. All SA positions will be decided Thursday, March 26 through an online ballot.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR I was delighted to see your call for the College to incorporate in its branding “the totality of Jefferson’s character,” including such “problematic aspects” as his racism. Such a revision of our sense of who we have been (and are) is at the heart of the Lemon Project. The Lemon Project seeks in part to document what we tend or want to forget or suppress, the profoundly disturbing
parts of W&M’s history (our running a tobacco plantation with slave labor for most of the 18th C.; the pro-slavery theorizing and influence of our antebellum faculty, especially president Thomas Roderick Dew; and the racism that has permeated the place well into our own time). But history is a messy stew, and Jefferson did suggest even in his deeply
racist Notes on the State of Virginia the ultimate emancipation of the enslaved, and he did regard William and Mary as a place where skepticism about slavery properly abounded. Sincerely, Terry Meyers Chancellor Professor of English Email Terry Meyers at tlmeye@wm.edu
he 2015 Student Assembly elections have officially begun, but the massive disparity in the number of candidates across classes begs the question of how competitive the elections will actually be. Despite the dissolution of an entire branch of the SA, the number of candidates in this year’s elections has not grown significantly, with the glaring exception of the class of 2018, which boasts nearly half of the candidates alone. The class of 2016 currently has one candidate for class president and six candidates for the four available senate seats while the class of 2017 has two presidential candidates and only three candidates for its four available senator positions. Meanwhile, the class of 2018 has 14 candidates running for four senate seats, which is almost half of the thirty total candidates in this year’s elections. The lack of candidates for the class of 2017 is a major concern for the competitiveness of SA elections in general. Without enough candidates to fill all four positions, its elections are essentially already decided. The lack of pressure from a larger pool of candidates could have unfortunate consequences; competition is necessary to ensure that decisions are based on qualification and merit. In general, uncompetitive elections are those in which candidates do not earn their positions, and it is entirely possible for an unqualified and undeserving candidate to win. When running unopposed, candidates also lack the incentive to run high-quality campaigns and this can translate to low-quality work within the organization itself. The lack of competition within the class of 2017 could hurt the efficiency and quality of SA as a whole. The dissolution of the Undergraduate Council, an entire branch of Student Assembly, was expected to increase election competition. It was thought that the elimination of those twelve seats would push interest from running for Undergraduate Council toward running for other parts of SA. The lack of increased competition within the classes, with the exception of the class of 2018, suggests otherwise. It raises concern that there may be underlying problems preventing SA elections from being competitive, such as student awareness. The disparity between the classes of 2017 and 2018 — the latter able to attract more than three times the candidates for its number of available of seats while the former is unable to garner the minimum necessary — suggests that student awareness of SA may be crucial. Student Assembly’s most recent attempt to raise awareness, its Beauty of Branding Act, seems misguided in the face of this disparity. The branding act allocated $6,000, or 10 percent, of Student Assembly reserves, to purchase branding materials to promote SA on campus. The branding was targeted at expanding awareness of the services SA provides, as well as increase attendance at SA-sponsored events — such as elections. The lack of increased participation from the older classes attests to the ineffectiveness of the act. However, the relatively large participation of the class of 2018 could suggest that branding just isn’t being advertised equally among the classes. We fully supported the dissolution of the Undergraduate Council as a meaningful and reflective step forward on the part of SA. However, it is obvious that there remains a lot of headway to be made to raise interest in participation. 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 Madeline Bielski, Áine Cain, Kaitlan Shaub and Kat Turk. Tucker Higgins did not participate in this editorial. 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.
Going after Greek life makes enemies out of allies Isabel Larroca
FLAT HAT OPINIONS EDITOR
February 19th, Delta Kappa Epsilon and its alumni organization announced they would be suing Wesleyan University over a policy they claim is discriminatory. The policy requires all Wesleyan fraternities to admit women as both members and residents. While Delta Kappa Epsilon had been voluntarily taking steps to achieve this goal, the university still revoked their housing program status on the basis that those steps were not “meaningful.” Whatever Wesleyan’s reasoning, the concerns expressed by the fraternity
members, along with their justifications for the ongoing lawsuit, raise serious questions about the university’s policy. The fraternity’s members have asked: what makes them different? According to the lawsuit, Wesleyan provides a variety of specialized housing options, including the Light House, a Christianity-focused residence; the Turath House, for Arab, Middle Eastern and Muslim students; and the Women of Color House, for those “committed to women of color issues on campus.” From these examples alone, one can see a wide range of interests represented, based on religious, cultural and ethnic identities. Why is an all-male housing program (at least in a Greek-life context) targeted? The answer to this question can be found in the motivations for the policy: in an attempt to address the issues of sexual assault and safety, the university focused on fraternities. However, even if the policy had been executed fairly and without complaint, the university’s
“solution” is both extreme and ill-fitting. The message it sends is clear: fraternities in their traditional form are the problem, and therefore, must be transformed. Wesleyan ascribed sexual assault to the fraternity environment and acted. Would they have acted so broadly and indiscriminately if the issue and the affected organization were different? More importantly, if the fraternity wins the lawsuit, Wesleyan may lose more than their policy — they may lose an originally willing partner in its fight for student safety. What organization would want to work with their university when it’s clear the university equates fraternities with sexual assault? This isn’t the first time this issue has arisen. At the University of Virginia, after the lodging of a horrific, yet since debunked, accusation of gang rape against members of a fraternity there, strict new guidelines were imposed for fraternity parties, and sorority members were barred from fraternity
events by their national chapters. Both attempts at combatting sexual assault were met with complaints similar to the ones at issue here — that they treat the presumed innocent as guilty, paint with far too broad a brush and create divisions where there could be dialogue. If universities really want to tackle the
issue of sexual assault on campus, they need to work with Greek organizations in good faith, not against them based on stereotypes and the passions of the moment. Email Isabel Larroca at imlarroca@ email.wm.edu.
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Growing
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The Colonial Garden Shop features a selection of heirloom varieties of plants cultivated using only tools and techniques known prior to the 18th century.
EMILY STONE FLAT HAT ASSOC. VARIETY EDITOR
The Colonial Garden Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street is a step back in time. A small plot with paths made of crushed oyster shells is littered with wooden wheelbarrows, and some planters are covered with glass domes to protect them from the frost. Wooden markers next to each plant with handwritten script differentiate “Roman Broccoli” from “Cauliflower Broccoli.” The shop is open year-round, only closing when temperatures dip below 40 degrees. The gardener, Wesley Greene, rotates plants every month except for January. Now, with temperatures rising, the busiest planting season is in full swing. Tina Harsley, who has worked in the garden shop since October, says she especially enjoyed working during Christmastime.
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Kids are often sent home with fruits and vegetables from the garden.
“I learned many different ways to make wreaths using dried fruit or flowers,” Harsley said. Harsley mentioned that she learns a lot from the customers as well as from Greene, as many of them share a passion for gardening—something she only had prior experience with from tending to her own garden at home. Greene founded the Colonial Garden Shop in March of 1996. For 15 years before that, he served as landscape supervisor for Colonial Williamsburg. Greene has a degree in botany from the University of Maine and enjoys sharing his knowledge with new generations. The Garden Shop welcomes students from The College of
William and Mary to apply for a 10-12 week summer internship where they assist Greene and learn about colonial gardening techniques. Greene also currently has two apprentices and says he is working on finding his successor, as he plans to retire in June 2016. Greene tries to focus on kids as much as possible, saying it is important to get the entire family involved and interested in learning. He encourages the younger visitors to draw water from the well, water plants using watering cans and pick cater-pillars off of melons. As a reward, the kids are often sent home with fruits and vegetables from the garden. Amber Poole, another Garden Shop employee, has been working at the shop since May and says there are big takeaways from her job. “You learn what they grew during the different seasons, and there are different varieties of plants now,” Poole said. Greene is devoted to finding the heirloom varieties of plants that existed in the pre-1800s era. Some 18th century plants were inferior to the plants bred and developed in more modern times, and as a result became extinct and replaced by more desirable varieties. Greene used a cucumber as an example of this type of plant. “The cucumbers grown in the 18th century would now be seen as only suitable for pickling,” Greene said. However, through a network of university professors, nursery owners and other botanists, Greene has been able to track down colonial plants that he thought had disappeared. Many of these plants have been traced to a lab in St. Petersburg, Russia, and other heirloom varieties have turned up in labs around the world. Once the plantings are found, they are cultivated in the Colonial Garden Shop using only tools and techniques known prior to the 18th century. “Many visitors think there are secret organic methods of pest control, but the truth is that in the 18th century, the pests hadn’t gotten there yet,” Greene said. Unlike his contemporaries who can control the environments in which they work—the Colonial Williamsburg blacksmith, the culinary workers in the demonstration kitchen—Greene cannot. “I can’t control what flies in here,” Greene said, referring to his garden plot. As a result, he has to modify his techniques slightly from the colonial traditions to deal with modern pests. For example, Greene will often use a piece of cheesecloth to cover a melon, whereas that technique was not needed in the 18th century. Greene, whose favorite plants are “whatever’s in season,” encourages students to apply for the summer Garden Shop internship through the Colonial Williamsburg website. He enjoys passing along his knowledge and aims to preserve colonial horticulture for generations to come.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Forget the Kama Sutra, cuddling positions are the new black
Sharing a twin XL bed in a dorm room can be difficult, but positions like ‘The Watchman’ can make for safer snuggling
Mallory Walker
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COLUMNIST
Don’t get me wrong, I love college. I love the independence, the classes, the people, and, when Sadler serves mac and cheese, I would go so far as to say I love the food. However, there is one thing I hate about college: the beds. Though I don’t mind the extra foot of length of the twin XL, the beds provided by the College of William and Mary ultimately make it pretty difficult to get intimate. Trying to seduce your lady? Beware, because you may end up pushing her accidentally off
the side of your lofted bed. Want to switch from top to bottom? It can be done, but only if you get off the bed while your partner makes the switcheroo. Not only is it difficult to get freaky in these beds, sleeping with another person poses a much more troubling problem. If you want to cuddle post-coitus or have a slumber party, you risk rolling off the bed or rolling onto your snuggle buddy. There’s also a chance you may wake up so squished you won’t be able to move your neck for a solid two days (trust me, guys, it happens). Despite the dangers associated with two lovers in one bed, you can’t help but want to get cute with that special someone, whether that someone is a lover, a significant other, or just a friend. There is no need to worry any longer, ladies and gentlemen. I am here to offer up some of my go-to snuggle positions when I get cozy in a twin XL.
First, there’s the butt touch. This entails you and your partner both lying on their sides, facing in opposite directions. I find the butt touch is most popular among heterosexual men who must share a bed but do not want their sexuality to be questioned (no sword fights here). This position is great when you’re really trying to get some sleep, as your sleep partner won’t disturb you. Alternatively, it’s perfect for when you’re looking to shoot your best friends a text including all the nitty gritty details of your night. The con to this position: if you’re prone to passing gas you will be farting on your partner all night—not the sexiest act. Next, we have the spoons. Spooning is a pretty standard position. Sexy friend number one will snuggle up to sexy friend number two the way that silverware fit together. If you’ve experienced spooning you know how it goes. When you’re the little spoon, spooning is wonderful. You
feel safe and comforted. If you’re the big spoon, however, you usually end up with a face full of hair. Therefore, the biggest downside to spooning is that you’ll end up fighting over who gets big spoon vs. little spoon. Consider trying out the awkward side hug if you prefer laying on your back. The awkward side hug requires one lover to lay on their back while the other snuggles up. If you’re the one lying on your side, this position can be a tricky one. You’ve got an awkward arm that I guarantee will fall asleep within thirty minutes. On top of this, you’re without a pillow, so maybe have a few muscle relaxers on hand for the next morning; chances are moving your neck will be a challenge if you’re the awkward hugger. That being said, please proceed with caution when trying out the awkward side hug. Not feeling sleepy but still want to spend time with your cuddle buddy?
The watchman is the perfect position for you. While your partner settles down to sleep, cuddle up with them. Once they fall asleep, take a gander at their cute little sleeping face. If you’re feeling comfortable, give that adorable face of theirs a nice little stroke. Plop yourself down and pretend to sleep if they start to stir. The watchman allows you to get a good look at your lover, though it may get a little uncomfortable if they wake up while you’re gazing. I hope that at least one of these positions will help you and your partner get snug in the itty bitty beds the school provides us with. Whether you like to sleep on your side, sleep on your back, or maybe not sleep at all, there’s something here for you. So get out there and get your cuddle on, people of the College! Mallory Walker is a Behind Closed Doors columnist who is currently in search of a big spoon.
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WATCH On Wednesday, March 18 the Williamsburg Regional Library will screen “The Eclipse” as part of its Celtic Film Series. In the film, a horror
novelist visits a seaside Irish town and meets a recent widower plagued by apparitions. This supernatural adventure promises to be both mystical and exciting. The screening will start at 7 p.m. and will be free of charge.
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LISTEN The Muscarelle will host a lecture on the recently installed Leonardo da Vinci exhibit on March 19. The lecture, entitled “The Fountain
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ATTEND The Williamsburg Players, Inc. will be presenting “39 Steps,” March 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. The play is based on Hitchcock’s classic 1935 film by the same name. It is advertised as
a romantic thriller which features adventure, comedy and an international spy ring. The Williamsburg Players will perform “39 Steps” in a small cast of only four actors. Tickets will be sold for $12 for students and $20 for the general public.
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and the Water Jar: Leonardo and Drawing”, uses da Vinci’s drawings to gain insight into his mind. Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, David Alan Brown Ph.D. will deliver the lecture at 6 p.m.
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COOK The Williams-Sonoma on DoG Street will be offering a cooking techniques class from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, March 22. The class is designed to teach techniques
and methods of cooking to sudents and the Williamsburg community. Participants will enjoy tastings of prepared dishes as well as a 10 percent discount on same-day purchases at the store. Registration is required but the class is free.
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College dominates
Tribe begins conference play in road matchup JOSH LUCKENBAUGH THE FLAT HAT William and Mary opened its Colonial Athletic Association schedule with a bang over the weekend, taking two of three on the road against Hofstra at Mitchel Field in Uniondale, NY, including a 21-12 slugfest Sunday afternoon. The Tribe (10-5, 2-1 CAA) took an early lead in the first leg of the doubleheader Friday afternoon, scoring two runs in the top of the second inning via a sacrifice fly from junior center-fielder Josh Smith and freshman second baseman Cullen Large’s subsequent RBI single. However the Pride (3-8, 1-2 CAA) responded immediately, scoring three unearned runs in the bottom half of the inning off of junior starting pitcher Jason Inghram. After the Pride tacked on another run in the fourth off an Inghram wild pitch, the College countered with a scoring-run of their own in the top of the fifth. Smith doubled to start the inning, eventually scoring on senior third baseman Willie Shaw’s groundout after advancing to third on a sacrifice fly. Hofstra’s Brett Johnson responded with a solo home run in the latter half of the inning, increasing their lead to 5-3. However, he Tribe never fully recovered, ultimately dropping the game 6-4. Inghram collected his second loss of the season, pitching six innings and giving up six runs (three earned) on eight hits, with four walks and six strikeouts to complete his stat-line. Hofstra’s Nick Kozolowski earned his first win of the season, tossing six innings of three run ball, allowing three hits and five walks while striking out five. The Tribe bats came alive in the second
game of the doubleheader. Smith got the scoring started in the top of the first with an RBI double to drive in Large, crossing the plate himself later in the inning on a single by junior first baseman Charley Gould. The College continued the offensive onslaught in the third inning. Freshman outfielder Zack Newell scored on an error, Large crossed home plate on a double play, and Shaw drove in Smith with a double, extending the Tribe lead to 5-0. The lead grew to nine in the fourth inning, with Newell, Large, Smith, and junior catcher Ryan Hissey all driving in a run apiece. Hofstra scratched a run across in the bottom of the fourth, but that’s all the Pride could muster as the College cruised to an 11-1 victory. Sophomore Nick Brown pitched six quality innings for his third win of the season, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three. Freshman Michael Toner earned the save with three shutout innings to close out the ballgame. Rain postponed the third game of the series to Sunday, but both teams made up for the delay with an offensive explosion. The College got the scoring started in the top of the first with a Shaw double driving in two runs. The Pride followed with a run in the bottom half of the inning, as Johnson’s fielder’s choice scored Dalton Rouleau. The floodgates opened in the second inning. The Tribe plated four runs, three of which came across on a Gould home run. Hofstra responded with four runs of their own, as Mat Annunziata smacked a two run double, and Johnson followed with a two-run bomb to cut the Tribe lead to 6-5. The Tribe scored five more runs in the third, including a Hissey three-run long ball, and
didn’t stop scoring, finishing the game with 21 runs on 20 hits. Every Tribe starter recorded at least one hit, and six finished with at least two runs batted in. Hofstra’s 14 hits produced 12 runs, nine of which were driven in by Annunziata and Johnson. Freshman Charlie Fletcher earned the win for the College, pitching 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one earned run on three hits and two walks. Starter Alec Eisenberg took the loss for the Pride, giving up six runs in an inning and two-thirds. Tribe baseball returns to Plumeri Park Wednesday, March 18, for a matchup with Connecticut. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Stites finishes 11th Places 11th in 5,000-meters
NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR Instead of competing with her teammates at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships March 7-8 in Boston, William and Mary sent junior Emily Stites to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., over the weekend. This is the second consecutive year Stites has competed at the event. Stites competed in the finals of the women’s 5,000-meter run, where she earned 11th place with a time of 16 minutes, 8.39 seconds. Despite finishing five places behind her 2014 NCAA performance when she finished sixth, Stites improved her time by 19.6 seconds from her mark of 16:27.99 last year. Stites stayed in the back of the pack for most of the race before accelerating Stites in the last mile, passing five other runners. She finished 36.24 seconds behind the event’s winner, Emily Sisson of Providence College, who crossed the finish line in 15:32.15. With the 11th-place finish, Stites earned second-team All-American honors. This distinction ties her at sixth for the track’s program record for career awards with alumna Elaina Balouris ’14. The NCAA Championship meet marks the end of the indoor season. The outdoor season is scheduled to kick off Friday, March 20, when the College hosts the Tribe Invitational at Zable Stadium.
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For more coverage of the track and field indoor season conference championships and other sports events from over spring break, check out the sports tab on Flathatnews.com. For live game updates from the sidelines and the latest news, follow @flathatsports on Twitter.
Junior catcher Ryan Hissey hit five RBIs in Sunday’s win.
SCOREBOARD
Tribe picks up second consecutive win College ends road trip triumphant in Norfolk, Va.
If there is one thing William and Mary (24, 0-0 CAA) consistently does well regardless of circumstances, it’s finding a way to defeat Old Dominion. Fresh off its inaugural victory of the 2015 campaign, the College overcame the Monarchs Sunday in Norfolk, Va. by a 15-9 score, steamrolling the opposition late in the first half with a 10-2 run to secure the win. With another tally in the win column, the Tribe extends its series record against the Monarchs to a commanding 33-11, and also adds its second consecutive road victory for the year. Breaking its recent trend of falling behind early, the Tribe seized a 2-0 advantage within the opening minute as freshman attack Abby Corkum fired in her fourth goal of the season to ignite the Tribe. Senior captain Corkum and midfielder Ellen Shaffrey drew an early penalty and subsequently capitalized on the free position shot at 29:06. The Monarchs (6-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) soon awakened, claiming the next draw control and tacking on a goal of their own at 28:15 to put the score at 2-1. Though they showed improvement at Sunday’s matchup, the Tribe continued to struggle in the opening two minutes of games—outscored by a cumulative margin of 9-2 in the first 120 seconds of contests. Though the College took the next draw control, it found itself unable to find the ODU net, as two shots were denied by the Monarch goalie. Old Dominion’s Carson Connor added her 18th goal of the young season to knot the score at 2-2 at 21:50. But the College was determined to win the possession battle, taking another pair of draws, en route to a firm 19-7 draw advantage for the game, and Boger converting them to points on the board. Junior attack Zoe Boger, assisted by junior midfielder Michele Goss, pushed the Tribe score to 3, further extended by sophomore midfielder Shannon Quinn’s seventh goal of the season. Boger then added an assist on a fast break just
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seven seconds after Shaffrey claimed the third consecutive draw for the Tribe. Boger hit Corkum with the pass on the fast break, who slipped her shot by the Monarch goalie for a 3-0 run and a 5-2 College lead at 16:45. The Tribe would never relinquish the advantage. Turnovers and penalties allowed ODU to bring the score to 5-4 at 14:33. Shaffrey denied a full Monarch rally with her seventh tally of the season with 13 minutes remaining in the half. The Tribe attack increased the pressure on the ODU defense, firing three shots in 36 seconds, the third of which found the back of the cage off the stick of senior attack Kaleigh Noon, assisted by Shaffrey for a 7-4 mark in the College’s favor with 12 minutes remaining. Upon trading goals with the Monarchs, head coach Hillary Fratzke called a timeout with the score at 8-6. The Tribe emerged from the short break primed to steamroll the opposition. Thirty-two minutes later, the disoriented Monarchs found themselves buried in a 15-6 hole with just five minutes remaining in game time. The College decelerated at the end of the game, but the outcome had long been decided. A furious yet futile 3-0 run by the Monarchs to close out regulation made the contest appear closer than it was. In reality, the Tribe claimed nearly every statistical category en route to defeating the programs traditional punching bag: 34-22 advantage in shots, 23-18 in groundballs, an 86 percent clear rate versus a 75 percent rate, and 16 fewer penalties than ODU’s abysmal 41 infractions. Within the 7-0 run, Shaffrey completed her hat-trick; lead-scorer and senior midfielder Amanda Shaffrey Johnson added her ninth goal of the season, Goss and Noon both tacked on another, and sophomore midfielder Lindsay Jenks fired in a goal for the College. Freshman midfielder Danielle Palmucci, in an impressive rookie season, rifled two shots in for the Tribe, marking her fourth goal of the year. Junior attack Kelly Martins, who added the Tribe’s eighth goal of the contest, scored her first of the year in the game. With the conclusion of the five-game road trip, the College returns home for the next three matchups, the first being against arch-rival Richmond scheduled for Friday at Martin Family Stadium at 7 p.m.
Men’s Basketball (20-12, 12-6 CAA) Colonial Athletic Association
Women’s Basketball (15-15, 9-9 CAA) Colonial Athletic Association
Northeastern (23-11, 12-6)...........0.676.........W4 William and Mary (20-12, 12-6)...0.625..........L1 James Madison (19-13, 12-6)........0.594.........L1 UNC-Wilmington (18-13, 12-6)....0.581.........L1 Hofstra (20-13, 10-8)......................0.606.........L1 Drexel (11-19, 9-9)........... ..............0.367.........L1 Delaware (6-17, 5-7)......................0.333.........L1 Elon (15-18, 6-12)..........................0.455..........L1 Towson (12-20, 5-13).....................0.375..........L1 Charleston (9-24, 3-15)................. 0.273..........L1
James Madison (29-3, 17-1)........0.906.........W6 Drexel (20-10, 14-4).....................0.667.........L1 Hofstra (20-12, 11-7)...................0.625..........L1 Elon (19-12, 11-7)........................0.613..........L1 UNC-Wilmington (14-16, 10-8)..0.467.........L1 William and Mary (15-15, 9-9)...0.500.........L1 Delaware (15-17, 8-10)...............0.469...........L1 Towson (11-21, 6-12)...................0.344..........L1 Charleston (5-25, 3-15)..............0.167...........L4 Northeastern (4-25, 1-17).........0.138..........L14
Average Scoring Leaders
Average Scoring Leaders
Marcus Thornton.........19.9pts, 46% FG, 41% 3pt Omar Prewitt................13.4pts, 46% FG, 33% 3pt Terry Tarpey..................11.8pts, 53% FG, 33% 3pt Daniel Dixon................11.3pts, 45% FG, 46% 3pt Sean Sheldon.................6.2pts, 65% FG, 0% 3pt Tom Schalk.....................4.9pts, 66% FG. 33% 3pt Greg Malinowski............4.3pts, 44% FG, 48% 3pt
Men’s Tennis (11-9, 1-0 CAA) March 5: L, Pepperdine (8-6) 4, College 0 March 6-7: Pacific Coast Doubles Champs March 10: L, San Diego St (9-4) 4, College 1 March 18: vs George Mason (6-6), 3 p.m. March 25: vs Campbell (7-5), 4 p.m. April 8: at Virginia (10-3), 1 p.m.
Gymnastics Men: March 14 vs Army Finished No. 2 (field of 2) Women: March 14 vs Bridgeport Finished No. 1 (field of 2)
Baseball (10-5, 2-1 CAA) March 8: W, College 10, Mass-Lowell (3-7) 4 March 8: W, College 9. Mass-Lowell (3-7) 1 March 9: W, College 12, Mass-Lowell (3-7) 8 March 10: W, College 5, Va. Tech (10-9) 1 March 13: L, Hofstra (4-8) 6, College 4 March 13: W, College 11, Hofstra (4-8) 1 March 15: W, College 21, Hofstra (4-8) 12 March 18: vs Connecticut (10-6), 7 p.m. March 20: at Kennesaw State (9-8), 6 p.m. March 21: at Kennesaw State (9-8), 2 p.m. March 22: at Kennesaw State (9-8), 1 p.m. March 24: at Richmond (6-6), 3 p.m. March 27: vs Elon (8-9), 7 p.m. March 28: vs Elon (8-9), 4 p.m.
Marlena Tremba.........12.8pts, 33% FG, 33% 3pt Jazmen Boone.............12.0pts, 41% FG, 24% 3pt Abby Rendle...................7.9pts, 48% FG, 0% 3pt Alexandra Masaquel.... 7.5pts, 49% FG, 0% 3pt Kyla Kerstetter...............6.8pts, 37% FG, 21% 3pt Latrice Hunter...............5.0pts, 40% FG, 38% 3pt Jenna Green..................4.2pts, 38% FG, 40% 3pt
No. 30 Women’s Tennis (10-2, 1-0 CAA) Feb. 22: W, College 7, Charleston (3-11) 0 March 1: W, College 5, Georgia State (7-7) 2 March 7: W, College 7, Navy (12-6) 0 March 21: at Yale (3-5), 11 a.m March 22: at Rice (6-7), 11 a.m. March. 28: vs Brown (6-4), 11 a.m.
Lacrosse (2-4, 0-0 CAA) March 11: W, College 20, Longwood (2-5) 9 March 15: W, College 15, Old Dominion (6-3) 9 March 20: vs Richmond (3-5), 7 p.m. March. 22: vs Gardner-Webb (0-7), 12 p.m.
Chet Giermak, 1927-2015
Former Tribe basketball star Chet Giermak ’50 passed away in Erie, Pa. Monday morning. Cause of death was determined to be complications after suffering a stroke over the weekend. Giermak held the longest-standing Division I college scoring record, which senior guard Marcus Thornton broke earlier this year.
— Flat Hat Sports Editor Nick Cipolla
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Chance for redemption COURTESY PHOTO / TRIBE ATHLETICS
Junior forward Sean Sheldon sets a pick for senior guard Marcus Thornton in the CAA final against Northeastern. The Tribe will travel to Tulsa tonight for the first round of the NIT tournament. The Tribe is seeded No. 7, Tulsa is the No. 2 seed.
After loss in CAA final, Tribe looks to win first NIT game against Tulsa TYLER SHAW FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER William and Mary does not have the best track record when it comes to the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament: in 322 years, the Tribe has competed in March Madness exactly zero times, a fact which haunted the Tribe throughout the season. To be fair, the College did not have a basketball team for a few hundred of those years, since the sport was not invented until 1891. This year, the Tribe had a chance to change basketball history at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament held March 6-9, but ultimately fell short with a loss in the championship game to Northeastern. Though the Tribe’s quest to its first March Madness berth is still not complete, the College made strides toward its goal. This year was the first time that the Tribe received a No. 1-seeding in the CAA Tournament, which it accomplished through a tiebreaker that determined the CAA regular season champion.
During the CAA Tournament, the Tribe knocked eighth-seeded Elon out of the competition with a 72-59 victory in the quarterfinal round. The Tribe encountered a more challenging foe in No. 5-seed Hofstra during the semifinal. The two teams faced off with similar skill, forcing two overtimes to determine who would advance. The Tribe came out on top 92Tarpey 91 thanks to a remarkable assist from senior guard Marcus Thorton and a buzzer-beating three-pointer from sophomore guard Daniel Dixon. During the championship matchup, however, the Huskies proved too much to handle as the Tribe’s late comeback fell short in the 72-61 loss. Still, the College will play in the post-season competing in the National Invitational Tournament. The 32-team NIT separates teams into four regions of eight teams, the higher seed hosting the game. The final four games and
championship will be played in New York City at Madison Square Garden March 31-April 2. The NIT awarded the Tribe (2012, 20-6 CAA) a 7-seed. The College will play on the road in the first round against the second-seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane (21-9, 14-4 American Athletic Conference) Tuesday, March 17. The Golden Hurricane finished the season in a slump losing three of their last four and falling just short of making the NCAA Tournament. Tulsa has not scored more than 70 points in regulation in 13 of their last 14 games. The only game over that span in which3 it passed that mark was a win at home over Tulane, a team that won just six conference games. Tulsa ranks 256th in the nation in points scored, 286th in assists per game, and 267th in field goal percentage. The Tribe is 45th, 38th, and 7th in those statistics, respectively. The American Athletic Conference, Tulsa’s league, doesn’t feature any teams with an offense that ranks as highly as the Tribe, nor does it contain any teams in the
top 100 in all three of those categories, while the Tribe ranks in the top 50. Southern Methodist University and Cincinnati are the only two AAC teams that rank in the top 100 nationally in shooting percentage, at 22nd and 85th respectively, and Tulsa is 0-3 against them. Out of conference, the Golden Hurricane played just two teams in the top 100 in shooting percentage, Louisiana Lafayette and Incarnate Word. Though they beat both, ULL is a Sun Belt team that finished the year with 13 losses, and Incarnate Word just joined Division DIxon I in 2012. Tulsa has not faced an offense as strong as the College’s this year, which may work in the Tribe’s favor. Additionally, Tulsa has dropped winnable games to Oral Roberts, which finished the year just over .500, and Southeastern Oklahoma State, a Division II team. Tulsa did, however, win 21 games on
the season. Their defense is solid and could give the Tribe trouble. They have held three teams to under 40 points, three more under 50, and an additional 12 opponents under 60. Regardless of the quality of the offenses they have faced, those are impressive numbers. The College has held just eight Division I teams to under 60 points. The Tribe’s defense will be key to its gameplay, as it allowed many opponents to start comeback bids when the College held large leads. The Golden Hurricane has also been able to grab rebounds this season, and is ranked 68th in the nation, while the Tribe is 281st in boards. The College has consistently been out rebounded, and that could be an issue Tuesday. The Tribe will need strong games from leading rebounders junior forwards Terry Tarpey and Sean Sheldon. On offense, the College depends on strong performances from Thornton, Tarpey and sophomore guard Omar Prewitt. The matchup will broadcast on ESPN 3 Tuesday at 8:15 ET as the Tribe as attempts to win its first-ever NIT victory.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
College falls in CAA tourney quarterfinals to 3-seed Hofstra
Momemtum from 3-game winning streak not quite enough to pull the upset NICK CIPOLLA FLAT HAT SPORTS EDITOR After wrapping up the regular season on a three-game win streak, William and Mary traveled to the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., hoping to win its first Colonial Athletic Association tournament game since 2008. The No. 6-seeded Tribe took on No. 3-seeded Hofstra Friday in the quarterfinals, falling 64-51 to end the College’s season. The Tribe (15-15, 9-9 CAA) split its regular season series with Hofstra (20-12, 11-7 CAA), each winning their respective home matchup. At the neutral site of the CAA tournament, the Pride dominated most of the game. In the first three minutes, the College took the lead 3-2; however, this would be the only Tribe lead of the contest. Hofstra capitalized on the College’s offensive miscues by forcing turnovers throughout the first half. With 15 minutes remaining in the half, the Pride led 9-5. After another five minutes, Hofstra held a 16-8 advantage, outmaneuvering the Tribe on both sides of the ball. Hofstra’s man-
to-man coverage was tight; this not only forced turnovers but forced the College to take risky shots. The Pride especially focused on sophomore guard Marlena Tremba, face-guarding her to prevent her from making her trademark threepointers. “They were face-guarding me, and I’d say in the beginning of the game I anticipated that, so with my cuts I tried to make counter cuts instead of just waiting for the screen,” Tremba said. The College fought back, embarking on a 10-3 run mid-way through the half. The scoring surge dropped the Tribe’s deficit to a single point as the Pride led 1918 with five minutes, 29 seconds to go in the first half. However, the College would never get any closer to taking back the lead for the remainder of the matchup. Hofstra tore apart the Tribe defense with a 7-0 run into the final minute of the first half to take a commanding 2920 lead. The College capitalized on a free throw and an impressive lay-up by senior forward Jazmen Boone off a Tremba steal, but Hofstra retained a 31-23 lead at half Coming out of the locker room, Hofstra
caught the Tribe off guard with a 10-1 run over the first four minutes of the second half. Just under the 12-minute mark, the Pride led 48-28, a 20-point advantage and the largest difference of the game. The Tribe began its comeback bid following a media timeout. With more aggressive play, the College began to route the Pride’s defense late in the half. Eventually, the Tribe stood at a more manageable nine-point deficit with the Pride still Rendle leading 60-51 with 67 seconds remaining. In the last minute, the College missed four consecutive three-point shots while the Pride made four free throws. The missed shots from beyond the arc prevented the Tribe from completing the comeback as Hofstra eliminated the College from the CAA tournament with a final score of 64-51. “We couldn’t get in any sort of rhythm offensively and started settling for shots,” head coach Ed Swanson said. “I
thought in the first half we did a good job defensively … we hung with them on the glass, but our offensive {was} inefficient in terms of our turnovers and forced shots made the outcome of the game.” Turnovers were important in Hofstra’s first half advantage, as the Tribe surrendered the ball 12 times. In the second half, the College committed five fewer turnovers, showing better ball control. In terms of rebounding, the Tribe led the Pride in boards 21-18 in the first half, but the Pride led 24-19 in the second. The second half rebounding contributed to the 20-point lead Hofstra took mid-way through the second half, but the Tribe’s 40 total boards aided it in its comeback bid. The key to the game proved to be Hofstra’s shooting advantage. The Pride was 24 for 55 in field goals compared to the Tribe’s 19 of 60. From beyond the arc, the College led Hofstra with six threepointers to five, but the Tribe missed 13 crucial attempts while Hofstra only missed 11. The foul line was instrumental in dictating the outcome as well, as the Pride drew more fouls and made 11 free
throws in 19 attempts while the College made seven of its attempted 14. Leading the Tribe, Tremba tied the game-high with 17 points, and sophomore forward Alexandra Masaquel led both teams in rebounding with 13 boards. Blocks were another important statistic for the College: Freshman center Abby Rendle broke the freshman block record during the game, putting up three more for a season total of 68. The College is most likely done for the 2015 season after the loss, but there is certainly room for optimism about the future. This was the first season since 2010 where the Tribe had more than 10 wins, an improvement from its eight total wins in 2014. It is also the first time since 2007 the Tribe has a winning regular season record. Swanson attributed the improvements to the senior players. “The returning players, myself, and obviously William and Mary owe this senior class a debt of gratitude,” Swanson said. “You know there’s got to be a foundation before you build anything, and [the seniors] are the rocks we built on this year.”