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College hoops return Head coaches Ed Swanson and Tony Shaver return courtside as the women’s and men’s programs launch the 2014-15 season. The Flat Hat Sports desk takes stock of the upcoming campaigns, complete with analysis and predictions.
Vol. 104, Iss. 20 | Friday, November 14, 2014
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Psychiatrist overbooked
Students demand availability Sarah Caspari Flat Hat Chief STAFF WRITER
With an increased demand from students at the College of William and Mary for improved and more inclusive mental health services, the College is trying to employ a full-time psychiatrist at the Student Health Center. Currently, a part-time psychiatrist spends seven hours a week on campus, Student Health Center director Dr. Virginia Wells. Although Wells declined to release the psychiatrist’s name due to his position as a contracted physician, she said when he is on campus, his appointments are consistently booked, indicating a need for greater availability. “I have been at the College for 10 years and I am uniquely positioned to see the increasing numbers of students coming to school with mental health diagnoses and requiring psychiatric care,” Wells said in an email. “There is a level of urgency to employ a full time psychiatrist as the community is unable to meet the needs of our students.” Aaron Buncher ’15, Student Assembly undersecretary of neurodiversity, is working closely with a brother from his fraternity and associate vice president for health and wellness R. Kelly Crace to bring a full-time psychiatrist to work at the College. As a student with psychiatric needs, Buncher said it is essential to have a psychiatrist in close proximity while at Buncher school, as certain prescriptions cannot be called in over the phone, and since making an appointment with an off-campus psychiatrist can take too long. “I’m on a pill that they only make in two-and-a-half- or one-milligram dosages, but you can’t cut the two-and-a-halfmilligram,” Buncher said. “It crumbles. The pill can’t be cut. So that means I have to get a new prescription every time I need a different dosage of the pill. … Say a student has bipolar [disorder] or schizophrenia and needs an antipsychotic to keep them functioning in school. [It] can be tricky trying to get hold of a local physician because sometimes that can take up to three months to get an appointment with a psychiatrist.” While the need for a College psychiatrist is urgent for some, however, supply has not risen to meet demand. Crace said the College is facing numerous obstacles to the acquisition of a full-time psychiatrist. See PSYCHIATRIST page 2
Keep on truckin’
Food truck arrives on campus ELEANOR LAMB Flat Hat ASSOC. NEWS EDITOR
Wholly Habaneros, Sodexo USA’s long-awaited Mexican food truck, rolled onto the Sadler Terrace Nov. 12. The food truck is the most recent addition to Sodexo’s dining program. According to Resident District Manager Jeff McClure, the Wholly Habaneros vehicle arrived at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. McClure said that setting up the food truck to be ready in a short
period of time was a challenge, but Dining Services has now established Wholly Habaneros’ location on the Terrace outside of Sadler. “This is a good traffic area,” McClure said. Indeed, students flocked to Wholly Habaneros on opening day and ate on the Terrace in the unseasonably warm weather. Although the following day was 20 degrees cooler, students still See TRUCK page 3
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After months of delay, the Wholly Habernos food truck finally arrived at the College of William and Mary’s Sadler Terrace Nov. 12. The truck serves Mexican cuisine.
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New organization seeks to eliminate disposable water containers
succeed despite gap
Group encourages reusable bottle use Local female execs Amelia lucas The FLAT HAT
College of William and Mary students might have noticed fellow students being photographed inside a poster frame on the Sadler Center terrace Nov. 5 and 7. The photos are part of an initiative supporting reusable water bottles on campus. Take Back the Tap and the Student Environmental Action Coalition presented this photo campaign to showcase their supporters and attract attention for TBT’s petition to reduce or eliminate disposable water bottles on campus. TBT formed this semester and held its first meeting in late September. Last month, it hosted a showing of the documentary “Tapped” to increase awareness about the problems of the bottled water industry. According to the campus coordinator of TBT, Hannah Dempsey ’16, gaining signatures on the petition is the organization’s major goal this semester. Dempsey serves as the liaison
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between TBT and its endorser, the Food and Water Watch. The Food and Water Watch is an international consumer rights group based in Washington, D.C. According to Food and Water Watch’s website, 56 colleges and universities have
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Infogroup lists Williamsburg ninth Sarah Caspari FLAT HAT Staff writer
The proverbial glass ceiling is higher for women in Williamsburg than in most other U.S. cities, according to a recent study released by Infogroup Targeting Solutions. The study collected data on businesses across the country to see how many had at least one female employed in a top executive position. In Williamsburg, which placed ninth on the list of cities with the most businesses fitting the bill, 40.5 percent of firms have at least one female senior member, compared with the national average of just 27 percent. “There has been a lot of media coverage recently about the glass ceiling and women in the workplace with several tech companies publishing self-reported diversity statistics,” Infogroup Vice President of Sales Andrea Halderman said in an email. “Given the depth of data in the Infogroup Business Database, which has robust information on over 21 million businesses, we wanted to use its capabilities to lend an incremental voice to the conversation. We found it surprising that six Silicon Valley cities appear in the top 50 U.S. cities for female
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Take Back the Tap’s photo campaign was meant to attract attention to its petition to reduce water bottle use.
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banned bottled water on their campuses. Eleven of those schools have complete bans on bottled water, including its sale at all campus locations .
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College students lack the skills necessary for the challenges of working in urban schools. page 4
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Chee Kludt Ricketts impresses with “Sky Light.” page 5