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REVIEWS: VARIETY: This year’s Oscar Red Bull players offer unusual picks inside, page 11 version of MacBeth, page 7 SPORTS: Tribe men’s baseball suffers setbacks, page 14 FEBRUARY 25, 2005 VOL.95, NO.18 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY SINCE 1911 http://flathat.wm.edu Hopefuls continue race for College’s highest office Nichol declares Reveley plans to need for diversity, promote College’s private funding history, prestige BY KRISTIN WALKER BY JILL CLARE FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER FLAT HAT INSIGHT EDITOR University of North Carolina At the third public forum for Law School Dean and Burton Craige presidential candidates, Taylor Professor of Law Gene Nichol spoke Reveley, current dean of the Mar- to a crowd of more than 60 students shall-Wythe School of Law, an- and faculty members last night at swered questions from students on the University Center, the fourth in topics including finances, campus a series of five student forums be- diversity, tradition and marketing ing held by the Presidential Search the College to future applicants. Committee. Reveley said that he wants to be Nichol engaged students during the next president of the College the forum by citing a greater need because he would love to take on for faculty and student diversifica- the challenge of continuing Presi- tion as well as the potential for the dent Timothy J. Sullivanʼs work College to be second to none as a and make even more progress. public university. “If I am selected, thereʼs no After an introduction by Student question that I will love being pres- Assembly President senior Ned ident,” Reveley said. “Just ask the Rice, Nichol quickly had the audi- law school.” ence laughing, with jokes about Since Reveley became dean meeting his wife in Williamsburg, of the law school in 1998, annual his Texas upbringing and not really giving to the school has increased looking like many suspected a col- twofold, and the number of student lege president would. He mentioned LAUREN PUTNOCKY ✦ THE FLAT HAT applications has increased three- his admiration for the University of Presidential candidates Gene Nichol (left) and Taylor Reveley (right) spoke with students in the University Center Monday and last night, respectively. fold, according to law student and North Carolina, but he said that he graduate student representative saw great opportunity and challenge to the search committee Michael at the College. Gene Nichol, Dean, UNC School of Law Taylor Reveley, Dean, Marshall-Wythe Broadus, who introduced Reveley “William and Mary is a national School of Law, College of William & Mary to the forum. treasure. A treasure because of its — Oklahoma State University, B.A., 1973 Reveley started out with a brief history, its attainments and its aspi- — University of Texas, J.D., 1976 — Princeton University, A.B., 1965 synopsis of his plans for the College rations,” Nichol said. — College of William & Mary, Institute of Bill of — University of Virginia, J.D., 1968 if chosen as president. He said that Two of the biggest challenges Rights Law, Director, 1985-1988 — Hunton & Williams Law Firm, Managing Partner many of the ideas on his list were Nichol cited were the need for generated with the help of current — University of Colorado Law School, Dean, 1988-1995 of the Firm, 1982-1991 greater campus diversification and — University of North Carolina Law School, Dean, law students who had attended the internationalization and for public — College of William & Mary, School of Law, Dean, College as undergraduates. His list 1999-present 1998-present See NICHOL ✦ page 3 See REVELEY ✦ page 3 College’s NAACP hosts debates on Education school diversity issues, affirmative action seeks to acquire BY ANDY ZAHN Assembly, political organizations old Sentara hospital FLAT HAT INSIGHT EDITOR and multicultural organizations. According to Faithful, the talk BY BEN LOCHER 26,000 square feet in Jones Hall. A This week, the Collegeʼs chap- centered on how these groups can FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER study by Norfolk-based Clark Nex- ter of the NAACP celebrated its better reflect campus diversity and sen Architecture and Engineering first annual Take Affirmative Ac- how to work to ease racial tension. The College is currently in nego- determined that the school requires tion Week with a series of events Faithful added that campus tiations with Sentara Healthcare to 80,000 square feet. intended to highlight the impor- groups can work to improve di- purchase the Sentara Williamsburg “[Clark Nexsen] looked at the tance of racial diversity on cam- versity within their organizations Community Hospital building to number of faculty, the number of pus. The organization sponsored through outreach and continued house the School of Education. staff and the number of students and faculty lectures, a demonstration dialogue with the 24 multicultural Williamsburg Community Hospi- compared those to industry stan- and a debate between three stu- organizations on campus. tal, which sits adjacent to campus, dards,” Ward said. “They determined dents who support affirmative ac- Faithful also said she applauded is planned to move to their new lo- that there just isnʼt enough space for tion and three who oppose it. the SAʼs recent efforts to increase cation in Lightfoot on Mooretown our current needs.” Monday, Professors Kimberly minority representation with their Road in the spring of 2006. As a result of the limited space, Phillips and Melvin Ely provided diversity bill. She stressed that “A re-use panel [at the hospital] many offices have been relocated “fresh insight” into the debate over the bill is about diversifying a tra- has decided the best use for the old outside of Jones Hall. affirmative action, NAACP Presi- ditionally homogenous campus hospital is for the College,” Direc- “Some of the buildings are near dent and proponent of the program group and is not meant to be po- tor of Economic Development and campus. Unfortunately, others are Richael Faithful said. Their lec- litical. Corporate Affairs Jim Golden said. not,” Ward said. “We donʼt even ture, entitled “Mythbusters,” was Wednesday, the NAACP and “Now we have to make it happen.” have a single conference room for focused on reevaluating race and the University Center Activities The School of Education, in the faculty to meet together.” affirmative action in a historical Board sponsored an appearance which a total of approximately 850 Members of the campus com- context. by Coach Ken Carter, the subject full- and part-time students are en- munity said they were pleased about Tuesday, the NAACP held a of the recent film “Coach Carter,” rolled, is currently cramped for the prospect of a new home for the “Campus-Wide Leaders Round- staring Samuel L. Jackson. space. According to Tom Ward, pro- School of Education. table” discussion, meant to reach Thursdayʼs debate was meant fessor and associate dean of academ- “Itʼs pretty obvious why [the out to various organizations on ic programs for the School of Edu- See NAACP ✦ page 3 See SENTARA ✦ page 3 campus, including the Student cation, the School occupies about Senate passes bill to revise lottery rules BY MEERA FICKLING gand as members of the Elections THE FLAT HAT Commission Board. Social sophomore Jay Darcy was The Student Assembly Senate invited to the session to speak in passed several bills at its Wednesday support of the Darcy Equity Act. session, including an initiative to The act directs the Executive De- create a system in the future through partment of College Policy to work which social underclassmen plan- with the Registrar and Residence ning to graduate earlier than sched- Life to allow students graduating uled would be able to obtain senior early to register for courses and ob- registration and lottery numbers for tain housing with the senior class their last year at the College. during their last year at the College. The senate also passed a measure Under the current system, a social to appoint an officer to make sure junior graduating that year would LAUREN PUTNOCKY ✦ THE FLAT HAT that the SA complies with the Vir- be given junior lottery and registra- Top: Sophomore Victor Sulkowski listens as sophomore James Ambrose speaks in support of affirmative action initiatives. Bottom: ginia Freedom of Information Act. tion priorities. Darcy had been an Junior Matt Wigginton moderates the NAACPʼs discussion that involved representatives from multiple campus organizations. In addition, the senate confirmed See SENATE ✦ page 3 seniors Thomas Gates and Erin Wie- QUOTATION of the week Our scientifi c power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided News men. N IGHT ARTIN UTHER ING R EWS ✦ EBRUARY “ M L K J . I S N F 25, 2005 WWW.QUOTATIONSPAGE.COM 2 Inside this week’s issue Beyond the ’Burg ” ✦ NEWS IN BRIEF ✦ Winners of Honor Council elections announced ✦ IVISION SCHOOLS LOOK TO Class of 2006 D I-A Jon Adams ✦ Tucker Hull ✦ Hong-Nhu Mai ✦ Puja Murgai Amol Patel ✦ Natalie Romanoff ✦ Justin Terry ✦ Dan Tsin ARIETY INCREASE ACADEMIC STANDARDS V Class of 2007 (U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. — A new plan devised by mem- Emily Adams ✦ James Ambrose ✦ John Bavaso ✦ Anna Bovill bers from Division I-A universities, including Virginia Polytechnic Paul Brockwell ✦ Shamiah Palmer ✦ Greg Teich ✦ Nora Wolf The Japanese Cultural Association brings a night of Institute, is calling for the NCAA and faculty senates across the coun- fun-fi lled activities inspired by popular Japanese game try to take steps promoting academic integrity for student-athletes. Class of 2008 shows, food and commercials. “Myles Brand is the new president of the NCAA and the former Marlana Ashe ✦ Sophie Broaddus ✦ Dexter Bush-Scott ✦ Tina Ho See CULTURAL, page 7. president of Indiana University, making him the fi rst president to Judd Kennedy ✦ Roshan Patel ✦ Martin Saunders ✦ Matt Taylor have a background with academics,” Chris Helms, director of stu- dent-athlete academic support services, said.