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VOLUME XXXV, NUMBER 6 mmA Newspaper for Faculty, Staff and Students THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2005

College to retain its nickname Tribe' refers to community Homecoming 2005 Nichol states in a report sent to the NCAA Alumni celebrate past and future nne Anderson of more than half a Stating that the College of William and Mary's LApperson ('47, century ago. "Some "Tribe" nickname reflects the "ennobling sentiments of JD '50) was kicked people attract trouble. commitment, shared idealism, community and common out of William and I am one of those." cause," President Gene R. Nichol released on Nov. 1 a Mary three times. Once again she study concluding that the College should retain the use of One expulsion came had returned to the its current nickname and logo in its intercollegiate athletic after she rode to campus not to get into program. Richmond after cur¬ more trouble—al¬ The report is the result of an extensive self-evaluation few without securing though she wished that the National Collegiate Athletic Association asked permission from she had found her William and Mary to conduct to determine whether the the assistant dean Mary and William ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ use of the "Tribe" nickname of women. Another T-shirts—but to share and associated logos was "hos¬ suspension resulted old stories and to sing, The report and the tile and abusive" to the Native from her jumping to the accompaniment cover letter from American community. Thirty into Lake Matoaka of a ukulele, old col¬ other colleges and universities President Gene along with members lege songs. In truth, across the nation were asked Nichol are available of the College's however, this year she to undertake the same process. at www.wm.edul football team while came back for two "This is, without a doubt, wearing only her of her best friends NCAA. a most serious undertaking," petticoats. Con¬ and classmates. Each ^_^____^^^^^^_ said Nichol in a letter attached cerning the third unexpectedly died this to the report. "It is surely true dismissal, she said year. On the previous that some university nicknames, logos and, particularly, flatly, "I don't want evening while carry¬ mascots, may demean and offend the groups or organi¬ to go into that." ing magnolia leaves zations depicted. The task force that conducted the self- Apperson, gently pulled from evaluation, the Board of Visitors and I find no basis for who will be 80 in a campus tree, she concluding that the use of the term 'Tribe' by the College December, could attended the sunset of William and Mary violates NCAA standards." not be prodded into ceremony, where their Nichol went on to cite three reasons supporting the revealing anything names were read. conclusion, including positive connotations associated additional about the On this day, she was with the nickname, the College's historic ties with Virginia unnamed incident heading to the foot¬ Indians and the acceptance of the use of the nickname by as she sat on the ball game. nearby tribes. lawn of the Alumni Homecoming is a time for generations to connect. "Yes, there is a "As countless students have told me," said the presi¬ House on Oct. 22 place for reflection," dent, "'Tribe' powerfully and pointedly describes the with a coy grin on her face and what must have been she said. Alluding to her recently replaced hip, she remarkable sense of attachment and commitment that that same tinge of mischief that was in her eyes when added, "There is always another adventure if we keep William and Mary students, staff and faculty feel toward she took that one-time plunge. "I was not so wild as moving on." one another and their institution." I was impulsive," she said in defending her behavior Continued on page 4. Nichol went on to point out that during the 1980s, Continued on page 3.

Risks in rebuilding New Orleans are topic for panel

Inside Wc£/VI News During the past 50 years, Ryan added, "As you all know, southern Louisiana has lost the big problem that really ham¬ Fever and flashes: Oh my! 1,000 square miles of coastal mered New Orleans during both wetlands—marsh areas that, in j John Griffin delivered the Katrina and Rita was the storm addition to providing a needed Seventh Annual Distin¬ surge. With Katrina, the storm wildlife habitat, support the guished Faculty Lecture. surge raised Gulf waters about 20 important task of flood control —page 3 to 25 feet over normal tide levels, along the Mississippi River which was enough to weaken and delta region. breach some of the levees holding Four get alumni medallions To put it into perspective, Lake Pontchartrain back from The alumni association bestowed Erin Ryan, assistant professor New Orleans." its highest honor on persons who of law at the College, told an Ryan's discussion was one remain connected to and supportive audience during a recent fo¬ segment of the forum, which also of the College. rum on Hurricane Katrina and included speakers J. Timmons —page 5 the environment that it is the Roberts said problems exist on the Mississippi River delta Roberts, professor of sociology equivalent of losing a wetland and director of environmental Virginia OUT on campus area approximately the size of a football field every hour for half science and environmental studies at the College, and Ron The College's Lambda Al¬ a century. Rosenberg, professor of law. Roberts, a former resident of New liance was instrumental in "Coastal wedands are like big sponges or the rugs you put at Orleans, discussed the history of race and class in Louisiana and making the advocacy confer¬ your front door," said Ryan, who was one of three speakers at the how that influenced people's exposure to environmental risks in ence successful. public forum sponsored by the College's Marshall-Wythe School the state. Rosenberg discussed how Katrina exposed the faulty —page 6 of Law's Environmental Law Society, a student-run organization. land-use policies and regulation-related failures in New Orleans "They absorb storm water, and when hurricanes come ashore, and the rest of Louisiana. they absorb some impact of the storm surge." Continued on page 2. 2i mwm November 3,2005

Issues related to rebuilding New Orleans Q&/\ w/th Roberts are topics for environmental law panel Learning from Katrina

J. Timmons Roberts, professor of sociohgy and director of erwironmental science and environmental studies at the College and a former resident of New Orleans, offered insights on the lessons that should be learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in thefolhvoing responses to the W&M News. —Ed.

Q. Administrators in the federal government have re¬ laxed selected environmental laws in Louisiana in wake of the storm. Is this wise? Roberts: There are four parts to my answer on this seemingly simple question: yes, no, no and maybe. Very different issues re¬ quire very different regulatory responses. In the case of pumping floodwaters out of the city into Lake Pontchartrain, yes, of course, they had to do that to save people and save the city. My gut feeling was that with tidal flow the lake would recover relatively quickly. So there's an easy yes. Second, however, is the case of all the flooded oil refineries. We are still paying the huge costs of cleaning up sloppy handling of hazardous products from decades past, so a bit more care at this point could save tremendous headaches and health risks down the road. Some air-pollution emissions happen as plants are restarted, and I think in some cases that was fairly unavoidable. So there's a qualified no. The national relax¬ ation of gasoline-production standards Ryan spoke about the "shrinking" and the "sinking" of marshlands in Louisiana. An extended and the deregulation of terribly polluting version of this power plants gets another no from me. If Continued from front. Q&A is available we have to resort to these measures, they Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Over the years, some "Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic event neighborhoods have sued for being exposed to toxic on the Faculty must have sunset clauses that are very soon and very firmly enforced. for sure, but it was not unanticipated," said Rosen¬ air; others have settled with the chemical companies Focus Web page Finally, here's the maybe. There are berg, adding that much of the public criticism has and whole towns were relocated, he said. available at www. some very hazardous sites in New Or¬ focused on the government's emergency response "There is a long history of this unequal exposure wm.edu leans and along the coast where we have to the disaster but that "there were bigger govern¬ in Louisiana, and Hurricane Katrina just made it ^————^^^ no idea where the toxic sludge went. One ment problems. When I looked at New Orleans, more visible to the rest of us," said Roberts, adding site I studied for my book Chronicles from what I saw was more of a fundamental government that there are many toxic sites in the New Orleans the Erwironmental Justice Frontline was the Agriculture Street Landfill, failure." area and people have no idea what has been con¬ a federal Superfund site, where a middle-class black neighborhood At the state and local levels, Rosenberg said, taminated. Gas stations all over town—many with was built atop a large city landfill. Because that neighborhood sat governmental agencies failed their most general leaking tanks—were underwater for two weeks, and under eight feet of floodwater for two weeks, there is virtually no purpose: to preserve and protect the health and every abandoned car became its own little toxic oil way the hazards under the liner stayed down there. Initial tests safety of their spill, Roberts said. by local chemist Wilma Subra and the Louisiana Environmen¬ citizens. One "I don't tal Action Network found a layer of slime near the dump that example, he want to see New contained arsenic that is 13 times the Environmental Protection said, is the plan¬ Orleans die," Agency (EPA) standard and elevated levels of the carcinogens ning and regu¬ Roberts said. "It's benzopyrene, barium, chromium, lead, benzene and toluene. ... lation of where a troubling place Now relief workers and residents, most of them without educa¬ people live and but a fascinat¬ tion about the risks to their health and protective equipment, the location of ing place that I appear to be returning far too soon. Having tried on a gas mask chemical and encourage ev¬ and toxic-waste suit myself a time or two, I can understand why other industrial eryone to go and people would not want to wear them too much. Maybe some plants along experience, but work needs to go on, but people need to be protected when the the Mississippi this reconstruction hazards are real. So much more testing, education, cleanup and River delta. has got to be done assistance will be needed as will a rethinking of our approach to Neighborhoods very carefully." hazardous-waste cleanup and disaster prevention and manage¬ were built too In her talk, ment. There's so much we can learn from Katrina. close to the Ryan explained water and Rosenberg saw a breakdown in government performance. how choices in Q,: Were the behaviors and responses of New Orleans factories were natural-resources residents predictable? built too close to neighborhoods. "A lot of this has management have had unintended consequences, Roberts: First of all, many wonder why people in New Orleans to do with poor planning and poor regulations—or such as the shrinking and sinking marshlands of didn't evacuate when Katrina was bearing down on the city. It's even no regulations," he said. "What I saw was a Louisiana. easy to second-guess this decision, but many hurricanes have breakdown in government performance." Channelizing the Mississippi River has interfered shifted course and missed the city. During storms while we lived Roberts said factories started locating along the with the natural and cyclical flooding process by there we had to stay at home since my wife worked for the state's Mississippi River in the 1940s, creating what he which the delta replenishes itself with soil, Ryan said. office of public health and was not permitted to leave. Friends of called a "petrochemical frontier" along areas that While the levee system has worked well in ours who had evacuated for storms that in the end missed the city had served as cotton and sugar plantations before protecting the homes in the floodplain, the formerly told us about how difficult and expensive it was. People have to the 20th century. Right next to these plantation moist wetlands in the region have been drying out drive for six or eight or 10 hours looking for a hotel, then if they areas, he added, are neighborhoods along the river and sinking at an alarming rate. In addition, 20,000 are lucky enough to find one, they have gas, hotels, restaurant where freed slaves relocated after the Civil War. miles of oil and gas pipelines have been laid through meals three times a day and everything else to pay for. Evacuating "What has happened is that chemical compa¬ these coastal marshes since the 1940s, and this has for four days might cost nearly $1,000. Do that a few times and nies and refineries have bought all these plantation further weakened the wetlands' natural resilience to anyone might be tempted to roll the dice. ... lots along the river," said Roberts, adding that erosion, so marshes have been crumbling into open There were all those reports of looting, which surprised even the 90 miles of riverfront property between New seawater. many disaster sociologists around the country with whom I'm in Orleans and Baton Rouge now house 156 differ¬ "The soil has been subsiding, or sinking. That's contact. The response many expect is for people to pull together ent chemical plants, fertilizer plants or refineries. why we see statistics about how much of the New to help each other survive and recover. It now seems that the "Chemical plants tend to expand one unit at a time, Orleans area is below sea level," said Ryan, adding reports of widespread mayhem were largely fabrications—impor¬ and over decades they got closer and closer to these that a |14 billion plan developed by city, state and tant fabrications, but not reflective of the majority of cases. Ten ex-slave towns and neighborhoods. A lot of these federal leaders several years ago was designed to ad¬ thousand people were locked a bit like slaves in the Superdome neighborhoods have just a dirt road going into dress the problem of restoring the coastal wetlands. with dwindling food, water or air while the roof was flying off. them ... so if there is a chemical accident, these However, funding priorities changed after the 9/11 The conditions worsened as they waited and waited to be rescued. people have nowhere to go. And they are often just terrorist attacks. Apparently only one person was killed in violence. Similar exag¬ a chain-link fence away from high-pressure towers "Ultimately, Katrina will cost SI00 billion, so $14 gerations were made about violence at the convention center, that are doing oil refining." billion doesn't sound so bad anymore," Ryan said. where there were even fewer provisions and less control. My point Roberts said there have been plenty of public "The lesson to take here is the true value of eco¬ here is that, in fact, thousands of people did behave decently in battles and court battles due to the situation in systems and the important ecosystem services they spite of being confronted with horrifying conditions created when Louisiana. In 1988, for example, civil rights and provide, like the flood-control benefits provided by their needs were being ignored in the wealthiest nation on earth. environmental groups joined forces and conducted coastal wetlands." what was called the "Great Toxic March" from by Brian Whitson November 3,2005 MmNS /3

Griffin delivers distinguished faculty lecture on thermoregulation

Neuroscience is the fastest-growing tention to physiology. Hammel developed undergraduate discipline at William and a neurological model of body-tempera¬ Mary, as well as being the oldest, accord¬ ture regulation. The goal of thermoregu¬ ing to John Griffin, associate professor of lation, Griffin explained, is to maintain an biology and coordinator of the College's ideal operating temperature of around 38 interdisciplinary program in neuroscience. degrees Celsius, a body's "set point." Griffin presented "Thermoregula¬ "But body temperature is a bit of a tion—Fever and Hot Flashes ... Oh misnomer," he said, "because body tem¬ My!" recently at the Seventh Annual perature depends on where you're looking Dean's Distinguished Faculty Lecture. at." A neurally regulated system of He sketched the history of brain science, vasoconstrictors and vasodilators regulates delivered a primer on the neuroscience blood flow to favor keeping the body core of body-temperature regulation and gave and the brain warm at the expense of the the neurological basis for several common extremities, he noted. body-temperature-related phenomena to "If it's really cold, we can restrict an audience of about 100 faculty, students blood flow so much that we keep blood and members of the community. Griffin flow going in the thorax and let the big also presented glimpses of his own neu¬ toe fall off," he said. "That's what hap¬ roscience research while citing by name a pens in frostbite." number of undergraduate students who The central nervous system's seat of have contributed to the work in his lab. temperature regulation, he explained, is Carl Strikwerda, dean of the faculty New information ha aged scientists to re-examine the hypothalamus. Hammel's model of of arts and sciences, introduced Grif¬ regulation is based on the firing of dis¬ fin, noting that neuroscience is a true the College itself, Griffin said. This singu¬ S ("^. ence,'" he said. crete sets of neurons in the hypothalamus. interdisciplinary pursuit because it is "the lar connection leads through the College's The history of Using a Power Point demonstration to intersection of psychology, biology and Wren Building to its namesake, the British neuroscience is not illustrate, Griffin explained how warmth- physiology." The undergraduate program architect and polymath Sir Christopher without sidetracks sensitive neurons and temperature-insensi¬ at the College is particularly successful, Wren. Griffin displayed a reproduction of Mm into error, though. tive neurons react to external and internal Strikwerda said, with 17 faculty mem¬ a Christopher Wren drawing published in Griffin mentioned changes to maintain body temperature. bers from diverse departments and 130 1664 illustrating the Circle of Willis, the the book Elements "What actually happens during a students. vascular structure of the brain described of Phrenology, which fever?" Griffin asked. "Well, when we "Our faculty have been taking un¬ by Sir Thomas Willis. Sketch by was published in think about it, the set point changes. You dergraduate students to conferences to Griffin outlined the history of neu¬ Christopher Wren. 1824 and proposed climb under the covers, put a heat pack read papers in neuroscience," Strikwerda roscience from a 4000 B.C. Sumerian that brain function on your head and shiver. You're trying to said. "Faculty from other universities have reference to the euphoric properties of could be diagnosed by reading bumps on bring your body temperature up to your heard these papers and talked to our stu¬ the poppy plant through Hippocrates' the skull. There also are curiosities. Griffin new set point." dents, asking them what graduate school controversial assertion circa 400 B.C. that displayed an ancient cuneiform script for Griffin characterized hot flashes as they were enrolled in. WTien our students the brain is the seat of intelligence and on the word "fever" that is eerily similar to "mini-fevers." Scientists have begun tak¬ said 'Well, I'm a senior,' the faculty started up to the contributions and discoveries of modern illustrations of neural networks. ing a more serious look at hot flashes, he trying to recruit them for their graduate a host of Nobel laureate neuroscientists Griffin's own research in thermoregu¬ said, because they now recognize a true programs." beginning in 1906. lation was based on that of his mentor, physiological response in what for years The neuroscience program's connec¬ "I tell my students, 'If you want to Harold T. Hammel, a Manhattan Project had been dismissed as a side effect. tion to William and Mary is older than win a Nobel Prize, go into neurosci- physicist who transferred his talent and at¬ byJoeMcClmn

College will keep its Tribe' nickname Continued from front. related to the seemingly contradictory manner in which William and Mary on its own initiative abandoned the the NCAA has ruled that the name of an individual tribe use of the nickname "Indians" and a mascot deemed to may be used by an institution that has obtained the tribe's Warrants against DeCamp be potentially offensive and inappropriate. permission, while ruling against the use of more generic The second major reason for retaining the current terms. stalled by Spanish prosecutor nickname, the president said, was that "the term 'Tribe' "The term 'Tribe,' of course, is generic and overarch¬ appropriately highlights the ing. No individual tribe has the capacity to authorize its Spanish prosecutor Pedro Rubira has called on defining, historical connection deployment. But if more generalized terms like 'tribe' a National Court judge in Spain, Santiago Pedraz, between the College of William are thus made presumptively or even inherently imper¬ not to issue arrest warrants for three United States and Mary and the education of missible, despite their obviously diminished potential soldiers involved in a 2003 incident in the Iraq Native Americans. As the report for offense and expropriation, the 'hostile and abusive' War when two journalists were killed. details, a principal element of standard is effectively turned on its head," said Nichol. One of the soldiers involved in the incident is the College's founding mission "Under a 'permission-only' standard, patendy offensive retired Lt. Col. Philip DeCamp, currently an ad¬ was the education of indigenous peoples. Our Brafferton and particularized nicknames may well be exempted from junct mathematics instructor at William and Mary. School began enrolling young Indian men from tribes sanction, while far more innocuous symbols are prohib¬ Earlier DeCamp served as professor of military throughout the American southeast in 1697." ited." science and chair of the department of military Nichol emphasized William and Mary's "focus on the Nichol closed his letter by saying that "as a newcomer science at the College. study and development of Native Americans, frequently to the College, I feel compelled to express the hope In urging that the warrants be dropped, the in conjunction with Virginia tribes, continues today that when the NCAA actually explores the operation prosecutor argued that the Spanish court does not through College initiatives such as the American Indian of intercollegiate athletics at William and Mary, it will have jurisdiction in the case. The men have not Resource Center, the Omohundhro Institute of Early quickly come to recognize that we have much to teach been indicted. American History and Culture, the Center for Archaeo¬ the nation about the fusion of excellence in athletics with The incident, which occurred on Apr. 8, 2003, logical Research, and the remarkable Werowocomoco excellence in academics. With a broad array of intensely during the entry of U.S. troops into Baghdad, was Project on the York River," a study of the site of the competitive programs, the College, last year, achieved the repeatedly reviewed by the U.S. Army and the extensive village that Chief Powhatan used as his capital fourth highest Academic Performance Rating in the na¬ U.S. Department of State. As a result, Secretary at the time of the founding of Jamestown. tion. A remarkably accomplished football team amassed cf State Colin Powell told the Spanish Foreign The third reason Nichol cited for retaining the cur¬ a 100-percent graduation rate. I have, perhaps, more Minister Ana Palacio in 2003, "Our review of the rent nickname was that "regional Virginia tribal leaders, experience with collegiate sports programs than some uni¬ April 8 incident indicates that the use of force was with whom we have consulted, indicate that they clearly versity presidents. Never have I seen a program so clearly justified and the amount of force was proportion¬ do not consider William and Mary's use of the term committed and so clearly successful in making the term ate to the threat against United States forces." 'Tribe' to be 'hostile and abusive.'" 'student-athlete' a reality rather than a farce." An American tank, Powell said, opened fire He went on to quote Chief William Miles of the The steering committee that conducted the self-evalu¬ on a Baghdad hotel from which hostile fire was Pamunkey Tribe, who said, "I speak for my tribe in saying ation was chaired by Geoffrey Feiss, provost, and in¬ coming. that there is no perception whatsoever that William and cluded Stewart Gamage, vice president for public affairs; DeCamp came to William and Mary in July Mary uses the term 'Tribe' in a negative way. We're wor¬ Chon Glover, assistant to the president for diversity and 2003 and stepped down from command of the ried about poverty, homelessness, health care and the like multicultural affairs; Terry Driscoll, director of athletics; ROTC unit when he retired from the Army in July for our people. Not the use of the name 'Tribe.'" Nichol Karen Cottrell, executive vice president of the alumni as¬ 2005. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the said that leaders of the Chickahominy, Eastern Chicka- sociation; Robert Archibald, professor of economics and 4th Battalion of the 64th Armored Regiment of hominy and Mattaponi tribes offered similar conclusions, faculty representative to the Board of Visitors; and Ryan the U.S. 3rd Infantry in Iraq. as did Native American students at the College. Scofield, president of the Student Assembly. In his letter, Nichol made two additional points, one by William T. Walker 4/ MNem November 3, 2005 November 3, 2005 WNem is

Alumni celebrate the past and the future of William and Mary Four alumni receive medallions A lawyer, a telecommunications leader, a writer and a banker may not have a whole lot in common on the surface, but a closer look reveals that each of the 2005 Alumni Medallion recipients can trace their varied successful paths back to the brick walkways of their undergraduate years at William and Mary. On Continued from front. Oct. 21, Robert "Bob" A. Blair ('68), John W Gerdelman (75), Gale Gibson Kohlhagen ('69) and David D. A pperson was one of 7,000 alumni who returned to campus for Homecoming Wakefield ('52) were recognized with the Alumni Medallion during the Homecoming Ball for extraordinary / % 2005. For three and a half days, her voice became part of a boastful mix as a accomplishments in their professions and communities and at the College. JL. JLproud Tribe reunited across generations for parades, sporting tournaments, picnics, tailgate parties and, of course, the annual homecoming football game, won by For Blair, one of 13 children from a Suffolk, Va., family, the value of hard work was the home team 44-13. Reflecting on the year's homecoming theme, "Proud Past, Bright cultivated at an early age. By age 13, he already had three jobs. Despite an enticing offer Future," alumni who were approached between events spoke freely of traditions, changes from another school, Blair accepted a partial scholarship from William and Mary to play and opportunities. They knew, as did Apperson, that through their experiences, all three tennis. forces can be powerfully connected. He worked several interesting odd jobs when he was an undergraduate at the Col¬ Several alumni were eager to talk about the physical changes on campus that were lege. By his junior year Blair was president of his class and captain of the tennis team, of personal interest. For some, especially those who returned primarily for the football for which he also played in the number-one spot. He reprised each of those roles during game, a most welcomed change at the College were the his senior year. ^^^^^^H^^H^n^^ lights at Zable Stadium. Recent alumnus Jared Hepp Blair completed a law degree at the University of Virginia and married Linda Britt ('01), who considered the winning of the football game the Blair Blair ('70). Today, they have two sons, Rob and Thomas. Blair's career as a lawyer has Front Page highlight of the weekend, expected to see more classmates thrived. In recent years he has taken an increasing interest in business ventures; one includes working with Additional coverage includes: at the upcoming night game against conference rival James Russian physicists to develop cutting-edge telecommunications and industrial fiber-optic technology and Madison University than at homecoming: "It's going to ■ Parade video products and another is a partnership to create a Web-based technology company. be incredible," he exclaimed. For Rob Topping ('77), who ■ Photo galleries Since graduating, he has stayed active at William and Mary, where he is a member of the Thomas attended a couple of games at the end of last season, the ■ Girls of 1945 Jefferson Program in Public Policy Board of Advisers. Blair also has served as development chair and as increase in school spirit he witnessed then compelled him an executive committee member for the Program in Public Policy and has established the Robert A. Blair ■ W&M in 1965 to buy season tickets this year. Night football can only add Endowment in Public Policy at the College. ■ Cottrell hosts a party to that excitement, he predicted. Currently a member of the College's Board of Visitors, Blair was chair of his class reunion gift commit¬ Others were astounded by the recently renovated See www.wm.edu tees in 1993 and 2003 and helped to raise an unprecedented amount for a 35th class reunion gift. Swem Library—one alumna remarked that she certainly would have gotten a lot more studying done if the building Gerdelman also was drawn to the College by its athletic offerings when head had been available in her day. Several were impressed by the scope of the new dormi¬ football coach Lou Holtz recruited him as a running back. Despite a severe injury his tories being built along Jamestown Road, although enthusiasm seemed tempered. Judy Lownes ('60) was concerned about the building and the traffic on campus, although she first season on the football team, Gerdelman earned Academic All-America honors in his senior year. acknowledged that both probably were necessary. "What I hate the most is all of the cars that are here. In 1960, nobody had a car," she said. Concerning the dormitories, she After completing his undergraduate course work in chemistry, Gerdelman enrolled said, "I was on the first women's lacrosse team. Barksdale Field is where we played. I got in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator and was selected to be the first ensign to fly the whacked on the head a few times, but I scored some goals. I hate to see it change." EA-6B Prowler. After his time in the service, Gerdelman took a position with American Connie Robbins ('72), who also "grieved over Barksdale Field," suggested that one Hospital Supply, where he learned sales and database development. He was recruited significant change that bodes well for the future was the fact that the Virginia Shake¬ Gerdelman in 1986 by MCI, where his database experience proved vitally important for the rapidly speare Festival operated in the black in 2005. Robbins, who recalled performing on stage growing company. at the College with Glenn "Glennie" Close, seemed ecstatic that the future of theatre on Today, Gerdelman advises eight different companies and is the executive chairman of Intelliden Corpo¬ campus looked more promising than it had in years. Several alumni said that the recent Above: There is much to celebrate when the Tribe gets together for homecoming. Below: Scenes along the homecoming parade route. ration. He has put his telecommunications expertise to good use at William and Mary, where, as a member announcement that retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the Endowment Association Board, he served on a three-person committee that worked with the informa¬ would assume the chancellorship of the College would continue to expand a very posi¬ tion technology department to develop new technology on campus. Currently a member of the Board of Visitors, Gerdelman also has given his time to the College as a tive tradition that serves the university well. Of all the changes at the College, perhaps the most anticipated was the new presi¬ New Hampshire game instead of sitting under the canopy. It's nice that he's down with member of the campaign steering committee, the Washington, DC, Alumni Chapter and the President's Everyone on campus seemed aware that such changes merely underscored more dency of Gene Nichol. Those who attended the president's address as part of the alumni the students." Council. He chaired his 25th reunion gift committee and was a member of his 30th reunion gift commit¬ foundational changes in the offing. All insisted that as the College moves forward, the academic symposium, heard Nichol refer to William and Mary as a "community of Also expressing support for Nichol was Lownes, who after relating her concerns tee. In 1998, he and his wife, Sue ('76), established the Carol S. Riceman Memorial Scholarship to provide quality of the professors at the university must be preserved, as well as the small class scholars that has so much to teach the American academy" in terms of what it means to about Barksdale Field, went on to say that greatness is not in his hands alone. "All of us assistance for academically qualified student-athletes in the College's football program. sizes, even if funds have to be diverted from other projects. Topping said the "intimacy" be great and public. He suggested to them that the College, in going forward, ultimately alums have to contribute—perhaps more than we do," she said. "Otherwise we cannot at William and Mary is a critical distinguishing advantage that should be preserved as would become more diverse, would continue to internationalize in order to "gradu¬ become greater. We all better start pitching in. We all must contribute because we all feel liji. n.iln'W^gJI As a student, Kohlhagen assumed many leadership roles at William and Mary, the institution "moves toward greatness." A financial ate citizens for the world" and would "embrace its so strongly about this place. That's why we all keep coming back." including serving as president of the Women's Dorm Council and the Panhellenic adviser who has sent two daughters to the College, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^■^^^^■i^^^^^^^™ public mission." Responding to questions, Nichol Council during the particularly sensitive period when students were challenging the he also suggested that William and Mary's competi¬ assuaged the concerns of many as he addressed Certainly no homecoming weekend would be successful without the long hours College's restrictive curfew and conduct rules. tive advantage was tied to its "great value." Even as 'I felt I knew much more about the core the university's new charter relationship with the of work supplied by staff members and students at the College. Each not only tuitions invariably rise, he cautioned, the College | AJPw Mf Kohlhagen, who majored in English, has enjoyed a successful career as a writer. values of peole I had served in the Peace commonwealth: "If it means the state is washing its contributed to the experience, but many also were drawn to participation. Ilona must remain "one of the best deals in the country." hands of us, that would be a disaster," he said. "On Wilkins and Sherri Tyler, both of whom work in the residence life department, were ■ *9SiBbk. 1 After graduating, she and her husband, Steve ('69), moved to California, where he took a Related to intimacy were discussions of how Corps with, but I have found that was true of the other hand, if we were to wash our hands of the busy making sure the common areas were kept clean. Both made sure they were out on W j^Bj^^^Lj faculty position at the University of California, Berkeley. Kohlhagen worked as an classmates bonded with the broader community those I knew at William and Mary, as well.' state, that also would be disastrous." a break cheering the alumni and student floats during the homecoming parade. "I think ttJuHHI^^^H English teacher and editor of a teaching journal during that time and completed her Kohlhagen master's degree in education at California State University-San Jose in 1973. She has while respecting the interests of each other. Hepp Sharon Spooner Gray ('65) joined fellow alumni some of them would feel let down if they didn't see us," Tyler explained. —Mike Sopchak co-authored two books, West Point and the Hudson Valley (1990) and The United States Naval remarked, "Students here have more influence and in expressing faith in both Nichol and the future of For Maggie Culyba ('06) and Michael Hendrix ('08), two of the many students who they're respected more" than they are at George ——______Academy: A Pictorial Celebration of 150 Tears (1995), and she currently is working on a novel with her husband. the College. Her primary concern was that there be helped to serve alumni during the weekend, the event was eye-opening in some ways. As an alumna, Kohlhagen was a member of the William and Mary Alumni Association Board of Direc¬ Mason, where he is taking graduate courses. "There a continued emphasis on the "liberal-arts tradi¬ Culyba recalled conversations overheard at one of the restaurants near the campus. "It tors from 1996 to 2002 and served as its secretary for two of those years. Kohlhagen chaired the gift com¬ professors watch you like a hawk," he continued. "Down here they trust you. That is an tion." "I was a physics major," she said. "Physics majors need classes in government and was hysterical. It was everything you would think homecoming should be," she said. mittee for her 25th reunion and was a member of the gift committee for her 35th reunion. The Kohlhagens incredibly important thing." Dickey Sopchak ('67) compared William and Mary with economics, even if they go through their college years thinking that 'I'm a science major "There were these guys who must have been 30 to 40 years old talking about the time established the Gale and Steve Kohlhagen Term Professorship Endowment at the College in 2003. The Indiana University, where she "had to lock her doors" in her dormitory to safeguard her and English majors are worthless.' You look back in 20 years and realize that you learned that a girl got drunk and fell asleep on the bathroom floor. These are all executives now. endowment sponsors a professorship of an arts and sciences faculty member in the areas of economics or belongings. "At William and Mary, you don't have to be responsible for that," she said. a lot about life from those other classes. William and Mary needs to continue to prepare They were drinking Bud Lights." Hendrix went to a reunion for the Common Ground a the humanities. Her husband, Mike Sopchak ('65), who joined the Peace Corps after his graduation, people for that richer life." cappella concert, where he saw alumni with their families. As he listened to their conver¬ reflected that he actually knew people he attended college with better than he thought Barron Sopchak ('98) called Nichol's Gateway initiative, designed to enable Virginia sations, it occurred to him that their experiences on campus were very close to what his possible. "I had thought college was an artificial situation. I felt I knew much more about students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to consider William and Mary as a vi¬ were proving to be. When he heard their children fussing, he found it disconcerting. "I Prior to enrolling at William and Mary, Wakefield attended an all-boys boarding the core values of people I had served in the Peace Corps with, but I have found that was able option, a "great thing" that will make the College "more prominent." However, his guess it showed me where I will be in just a few years," he explained. school, where, he says, he was fortunate to get to know a variety of people. Through his activities at the College, where he was a student body and Student Assembly president, true of those I knew at William and Mary, as well," he said. main impression of Nichol was, he admitted, "that I know he was out in the rain at the by David Williard a president's aide and a cheerleader, Wakefield continued to thrive socially and to lay a foundation for future success in business. After his military service, Wakefield spent two years working for Procter and Gam¬ ble. Acting on a friend's suggestion that he try his hand at banking, Wakefield joined J.P. Homecoming 2005 Morgan and worked there for 38 years. After retiring from banking, Wakefield managed Wakefield a duPont family foundation. Time stood still, t'was "years ago." He has served on the Endowment Association since 1981 and became the first person other than the College's president to serve as its chair. Wakefield also chaired his 50th reunion gift Down memory lane. committee, chaired the Annual Fund in 1987 and served on the major gift committee for the Campaign for Friends re-live their "well-spent" youth! the Fourth Century.

-Nancy Wood ('65) = The Alumni Medallion is the highest honor the College of William and Mary Alumni Association be¬ stows on graduates. It has been awarded to more than 250 alumni since 1934.

-___——_ Q by John Wallace 6/ HN?\AS November 3, 2005

College's Lambda Alliance hosts successful Virginia OUT conference

Virginia OUT, an advocacy organiza¬ counter problems here. At other schools, tion that promotes issues benefit¬ students have been the victims of beatings ing the gay, lesbian and transgendered and hate crimes. They were happy to be community, held its best-attended and at William and Mary because they were most intellectually challenging statewide able to drop their guard and be who they conference ever on the William and Mar)' were for a weekend without worry." campus on Oct. 28 and 29. Much of the Relating his own experience at the credit for the conference's success goes to College, he said, "When you come in as members of the College's Lambda Alli¬ a freshman, everything is new, and you're ance, which seems poised, after hosting scared and worried about expressing the event, to embark on a new and more yourself. But what you discover is that meaningful path of service. everyone is too busy to really care, so you Attendees included 70 students and can do what you wish and no one is going 30 others representing gay and lesbian to judge you. Here, you can be gay and support organizations from campuses and you can hang out with a lot of friends organizations throughout the common¬ who are not gay. Either they don't care, wealth. They came together to network they don't feel it's important or they know and to attend lectures on topics, includ¬ that it doesn't really matter in the long ing the gay aesthetic, campus activism, Faithful challenged conference attendees to support those for whom they are run." violence against the body in film and legal serving as advocates "where they are" and "as they are." Lambda Alliance, one of the oldest batdes across the country. An appearance and best-funded gay and lesbian advo¬ by Gene Nichol, president of the College, with people who are working as profes¬ cacy groups in the state, emerged from its during the opening ceremony, cemented sionals." hosting of the conference poised to take beliefs that William and Mary is far ahead 'Unlike at William and Wienckowski said the best way to help its experience and expertise to other uni¬ of other universities in terms of welcom¬ Mary, a lot of students at college-age activists is to assist in terms versities. "Unlike at William and Mary, a ing diversity. other schools are dealing of their development of leadership skills. lot of students at other schools are dealing Justin Wienckowski, executive director Their single greatest challenge is dealing with a lot of homophobic administrators of Virginia OUT and a co-organizer of with a lot of homophobic with administrations, he added. "We have and senior staff," said Faithful, president the conference, called the keynote speech administrators and senior made progress. Very few colleges have of Lambda Alliance and a board member by Mandy Carter, executive director of hostile administrations. However, there of Virginia OUT. "It affects them when staff.' Southerners on New Ground, a highlight are an increasing number of colleges that they want to include sexual orientation or —Richael Faithful of the weekend. "She questioned whether have indifferent administrations; they gender identity into the antidiscrimination we are working for justice or are really are not necessarily supportive but aren't clause of their college. That's at the high¬ workingjust for us," he said. Carter's speech also pointed toward a major actively out to get them. They tend to be est level. At the lower level, they might organization, based in North Carolina, is benefit of the conference. "He mentioned very negative environments." have a hard time scheduling a room." leading a national discussion about how how energizing it was to be among others Attendees overwhelmingly responded As a result of the networking at the different types of oppressed groups can who are doing activist work," Wienckows¬ to the breadth of the presentations, conference, members of Lambda Alliance work together. "Whether it's workers' ki said. "That is one of the most impor¬ orchestrated by Ross Perkins ('07) and are beginning to work with students at rights or union rights, we should not just tant points. Not only was the conference Richael Faithful ('08), and to the welcom¬ Christopher Newport University and at be involved in those things that obviously thought-provoking and educational, it ing nature of William and Mary. Perkins, Old Dominion University to help them are gay issues," he said. really provided a sense of community and a Lambda Alliance member and confer¬ address some of their most pressing A comment made by a University an opportunity for students to exchange ence chairman, said "William and Mary concerns. of Virginia student shortly after Carter's ideas with each other, with professors and is known to be gay-friendly. We never en¬ by David Williard

College listed among the top 'unwired' campuses Medicare and Medicaid research underway With every residence hall access. During the early after¬ services on-line though Banner and academic space at Wil¬ noon and midafternoon period and myWM, students can take William and Mary has been selected as one of 15 contract liam and Mary covered by the each day, about 1,900 users care of a lot of business without recipients nationwide by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid College's high-speed wireless simultaneously are enjoying the having to go from building Services (CMS) to conduct Medicare and Medicaid research network, students with notebook freedom of wireless access at the to building. They don't even and demonstrations. The College was selected along with its computers no longer need 25- College. need to fully understand the partners, the Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric feet of Ethernet cable to check Usage at William and Mary administrative structure of the Health (CEAGH) in Williamsburg and the CNA Corporation e-mail and instant messages or is indicative of a significant College—they just need to know in Arlington, Va. Research projects issued through this contract to submit assignments how to get to one or could reach $75 million for the 15 contract recipients combined. from the comfort of two links," said Susan The projects will be awarded over the next few years to help the their dorm rooms. Evans, director of Web, agency meet congressional demands for studies and to assist the In recognition of learning and communi¬ agency in improving the nation's largest health programs. the College's wide- cation services. The partners will assist CMS in developing a research strat¬ ranging wireless For the current egy to improve the quality of health care and reduce the cost network, Intel recendy generation of students, of care for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries. CMS admin¬ named William and convenient and almost isters the Medicare program for elderly and disabled people, Mary one of the 50 constant Internet ac¬ and it works to enhance the existing health care system through most unwired cam¬ cess is expected. E-mail improvements in quality and education. Medicaid is a program puses in the country. and instant messaging, operated joindy with each of the states to serve low-income, The recognition now available wirelessly uninsured families and individuals. comes just after the in¬ in the Sunken Garden "We are pleased to have been selected with others to help formation technology and at the Daily Grind, the federal government assess the appropriateness of services de¬ department's large-scale effort cultural trend. On-line services, are a part of most students' livered to its program beneficiaries and further the development to upgrade the College's wireless conveniences and opportunities social lives. Even if a majority of new methods and approaches for the administration of its network, which includes wireless are becoming the standard way of students' Internet activity programs," said Louis Rossiter, senior research fellow at William access for the residence halls. to conduct business. is more social than academic, and Mary's Center for Public Policy Research and director of "Just prior to the current "I can't remember the last the College's wireless network research at CEAGH. academic year, our network- time I actually went to the bank provides the same connectivity With more than 75 percent of the Medicare population cur¬ engineering team planned and to get money to pay somebody," as the wired network, with a few rently suffering from one or more chronic conditions, estimates installed a new wireless infra¬ Carpenter said. exceptions. are that in less than 20 years, caring for chronic illnesses will structure based upon sophisticat¬ As the number of stu¬ It is unclear just how tech¬ consume 80 percent of the nation's health care budget. ed technology and 1,000 wireless dent resources offered on-line nologically entrenched daily CEAGH, established in 2002, is a non-profit organization access points. It is our hope that continues to grow, convenient activities may become in the with the mission of improving the quality of life for older adults this secure wireless network will access continues to expand in future, but already the College by integrating the research capacity of universities, colleges and augment and enhance the educa¬ importance. With a notebook of William and Mary is ahead medical schools with the capabilities of local service providers. tional experience at William and computer, students can access of the curve. As one of the most The CNA Corp. is a non-profit organization that provides in- Mary," said Courtney Carpenter, these resources wherever they unwired campuses in the coun¬ depth, independent research and analysis. associate provost for information are, without having to find an try, the College always is seeking For additional information contact at CEAGH at (757) 221- technology. open Ethernet jack or available ways to make students' lives as 1913. Members of the community computer lab. productive—and comfortable— seem to have embraced wireless "With more and more as possible. November 3, 2005 msms n

'Pal Joe/ to draw on strengths of theatre department's faculty and students

When Christopher Owens, assistant professor of seen most recently as Alfiere in "A View from the theatre, and Gary Green, visiting artist-in-residence Bridge," has won several state and national awards for for theatre, speech and dance, decided to stage "Pal his work in musical theatre. He says that he relishes Joey" this season at William and Mary, they took on playingjoey and he has plenty of experience in play¬ some casting challenges. The play requires strong ing irresistible scoundrels, from Harold Hill in the singers and dancers, but it also needs skilled actors to "The Music Man" to Nathan Detroit in "Guys and make the story believ- Dolls." His favorite moment in the show is not sing¬ ^ammmmm^^mm^^mt^mm able and interesting. ing the classic "I Could Write a Book" or during his Owens and Green dream-dance sequence in Act I; it is at the end when Performances decided to draw on he sings, "Talking to My Pal," because it explains the "Pal Joey" will be perfomed at the strengths of the fears and insecurities that he feels motivate Joey to Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall. entire theatre depart¬ fast-talk his way through life. That is a song that Ow¬ ment, faculty as well as ens and Green have included from the 1995 remake. Dates and times are Nov. 10- students. "This will be only the second time it's been included," 12 and Nov. 17-19 at 8 p.m.; The musical by Zane notes proudly. Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Richard Rodgers and Wiley brings maturity and sophistication to Vera, a Ross, who played the tide role last year in "Mad¬ Tickets are $12; students, $6. Lorenz Hart, based on wealthy woman with a fondness for younger men. woman of Chaillot" also has had extensive experience .^^______^^^^_ a series of short stories in musicals. She is in a class with Wiley but also shares by John O'Hara, does She was a chorus girl in "Pal Joey." the stage and acting challenges with her co-star. Ross' not have the typical happy-ever-after, boy-meets- "It was so much fun," she recalls. "Chorus girls challenge with the naive Linda is "finding her and girl plot; it involves betrayal, blackmail and sexual have all the fun, the song-and-dance numbers." She making her not annoying," Ross says. She notes with manipulation. When it debuted in 1940, it received got to wear "a big, hoop skirt" and a flowered head¬ some resignation that a good part of her dialogue a lukewarm response. Rodgers later attributed the dress, and she tap-danced in the front line. consists of saying, "Oh." She enjoys the opportunity response to the fact that American audiences at that She has no quick changes and kitschy headdresses to work with Wiley and with Owens, the latter whom time simply were not ready for flawed heroes: Joey, this time; instead, she commands the stage with songs she calls "an actor's director." an ambitious club emcee and singer, as well as a bit such as "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and Before rehearsals began, Wiley said that she of a con man, and his two romantic interests, Vera, a her in-your-face dialogue. At one point, Vera says, wanted to put her best foot forward and to practice married wealthy socialite with a fondness for younger "One thing you must never, never, never forget. I'm what she preaches to her students—to be "willing to men, and Linda, an innocent woman. older than you and I'm a very smart and ruthless take the risks and make the mistakes early on to see In a bold move—other than Professor Jasmin woman, so don't try any fast ones." Wiley is clear that what are the palette choices." She looked forward to Lambert's performance in "The Tapestry" in 2000, "none of the characters is ... ,"—she pauses, search¬ learning from colleagues Owens and Green as well as no one could remember ever including faculty in a ing for the right words—"very nice," but the idea of from her fellow actors. "One benefits from seeing a student production—they cast Elizabeth Wiley, as¬ living vicariously through Vera has definite appeal. method and working. I'll learn a lot watching them," sociate professor and head of acting, as Vera. They "I'm really going to enjoy doing it," she says. she says. thought Wiley would bring the necessary maturity and As Wiley sees it, Vera is "ruthless, but she goes Members of the audience also can learn from sophistication to the character to make her resonate. into the whole relationship with Joey with her eyes watching Wiley, who displays an intelligent and Wiley is a respected dramatic actress. She won the wide open. She's in it for sex, and he's in it for money. respectful approach to teaching and acting. Perhaps 2004 PortFolio Theatre Award for Best Lead Actress At the same time she has some pain and soul-search¬ the chief lesson is that whether singing harmony with in a Drama for her portrayal of Margrethe Bohr in ing. She wonders, should she follow her heart?" Ross or vamping with Zane, being a student or a the Wedgewood Renaissance production of "Copen¬ Wiley's co-stars, Brian Zane ('07) as Joey and Jac¬ professor, acting slightly 'Vegas or Main Line or play¬ hagen." Her roots are in musicals, and her first profes¬ queline Ross ('06) as Linda, also challenge themselves ing in the chorus line or at center stage, Wiley is one sional theatre experience was as a college student and to think beyond simple two-dimensional portrayals. class act. intern at what is now the Maine State Music Theatre. Zane, who has studied acting with Wiley and was by Kate Having

Spike describes a thrifty Michaelangelo

John T. Spike, an internationally re¬ Gifted-education center hosts South Koreans spected art historian, art critic and author of more than 20 books, gave a lecture on When Professor Joyce VanTassel-Baska tra\ - his new insights into Michelangelo and the eled to Seoul three years ago to make a confer¬ artist's financial situation to a packed house ence presentation, she was impressed with the in Andrews Hall on Oct. 18. He said the commitment she saw from the South Korean famed artist's continual concern over mon¬ government to develop strong educational initia¬ ey, which was rooted in childhood, affected tives, particularly in the sciences. his business transactions with patrons. Officials in South Korea also were impressed The second of five boys, Michelangelo with VanTassel-Baska, as well as William and was born into a patrician family that had Mary's Center for Gifted Education, where she fallen into hard times and was at risk of serves as the executive director. For the second social extinction. Because money was tight straight year, the country's officials have funded Spike when he was growing up, young Michel¬ a trip for its Korean Educational Development angelo became concerned with re-estab¬ Institute (KEDI) to travel to William and Mary. lishing the family's prestigious identity. As a result, when he began to "They have a major national initiative to receive commissions, the Florentine artist had a habit of collecting a develop programs for gifted learners in science," Soutn Ko em*, no I'-ipressed with the substantial portion of his fee upfront and sending it home, regardless said VanTassel- Baska, who is the Jody and Lay- educatrnm! s>t.~>gt . .., f.William and Mary of whether he completed the job or not. Sometimes, as in the case of ton Smith Professor of Education. "Their major the "Tomb of Pope Julius II," Michelangelo stopped work and renego¬ focus is science, and they put the money behind strategies and creative thinking approaches that tiated the price. it. They have started organizing both institutes can be used to spark interest among students. All Spike said that he believes Michelangelo's obsession with finances in Korea, like the one I did three years ago, as workshop materials are provided in English and and desire to elevate his family name caused him to lead a penny- well as getting educators to organize institutes on Korean, and interpreters translate each presenta¬ pinching lifestyle. By the age of 30, the artist had deposited 300 flo¬ selective campuses around the United States." tion. Next, the Center for Gifted Education ar¬ rins, more than most artists accumulated during their entire lifetimes, This year, about three dozen educators, ranged for the visitors to travel to schools in the in the bank but ate only a steady diet of wine and cheese. Realizing including elementary and secondary teachers at local area as well as in northern Virginia to get a there were bigger sums to be made from larger works, Michelan¬ all levels of science curricula, are attending the firsthand look at innovative teaching methods. gelo stopped producing single pieces. Transaction documents still in conference. The visitors spend two weeks in the VanTassel-Baska said they have received a existence prove that, upon his death, Michelangelo passed on enough United States. One week is allotted to learning great deal of positive feedback from the KEDI money to his family to sustain them comfortably for 300 years, so he from faculty at the School of Education and group, and that is part of the reason they re¬ fulfilled his familial duty. then another week is spent in observing schools turned again this fall. Spike has published numerous articles, essays and books on throughout the region. "Offering opportunities such as the Korean subjects spanning from the Florentine Renaissance to contemporary At William and Mary, the visitors from South educator institute at William and Mary is one artists. He received his doctorate from Harvard University and now Korea attended workshops each day to learn good example of how we can help in the effort to resides in Florence, Italy. His lecture at William and Mary was cospon- different approaches to classroom instruction, internationalize education and how we can reach sored by the Muscarelle Museum of Art and the College's art and art particularly with high-ability learners. Topics out to different countries," VanTassel-Baska said. history department. included problem-based learning, interactive by Brian Whitson By Jennie McGee 8/ MNftAS November 3, 2005

Program for Advisers to Privately Held Busi¬ artistic orientations, and the works are distin¬ nesses." Presented by the College's School of guished by sensitive, vital instrumentation and Law and School of Business and the taxation use of materials. section of the Virginia Bar Association and the taxation section of the Virginia State Bar. 8 The following exhibition will be on display in the Mus¬ a.m.-4:30 p.m, Kingsmill Resort. For additional carelle Museum on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays information, registration, fee and accreditation from noon to 4 p.m. and on Thursdays and Fridays information, call (757) 221-3817, fax (757) 221- from 10 a.m. to 4:45p.m. The museum will be closed on calendar 3261, e-mail [email protected]. or visit the Web Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays. PLEASE NOTE ... Members of the College community may submit site at www.wm.edu/law/institutesprograms/ Nov.5-Jan.8,2006 items to the calendar and classified ad sections of the William & Mary taxconference. "Eloquent Vistas: The Art of 19th-century News. College events and classifieds must be submitted in writing Nov. 10-13,17-20 Landscape Photography from the George through campus mail, by fax or by e-mail. Submissions must be signed William and Mary Theatre: "Pal Joey," by John Eastman House Collection" with a contact name and telephone number for verification purposes. O'Hara, music by Rogers and Hart. 8 p.m. The exhibition feature 78 photographic (Nov. 10-12, 17-19; 2 p.m. (Nov. 13, 20), Phi landscapes of the 19th century, ranging from Today, Nov. 4-5 Candlelight Concert Women's Chorus and the Beta Kappa Memorial Hall. Tickets $12, $6 daguerreotypists' view of Niagara Falls to rem¬ students. Reservations available by calling the William and Mary Theatre Second Season: Botetourt Chamber Singers. World premiere of nants of Civil War landscapes. box office at 221-2674, Monday-Friday, 1-6 "Oleanna," by David Mamet, directed by Mary "Fireflies," by College student John Muniz. 8 Admission to travelingexhibitions is free for museum p.m. and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. The box office will Anne Jones ('06). 8 p.m., Studio Theatre, Phi p.m., Burton Parish Church. 221-1072. members, William and Mary students, faculty and open one hour before performances. Payment Beta Kappa Memorial Hall. Donation at the staff and for children under 12. Admission for all Nov. 6 by cash, check and Visa/MasterCard. door. 221-2660. other visitors is $5. Admission to galleries display¬ Faculty and Staff Hurricane Relief Fund-Raiser: ing objects from the permanent collection is free. Faculty and staff members are invited to show¬ Nov. 11 Today, Nov. 10,17 221-2703. Lyon G. Tyler Lecture Series: "Martin Luther CWA/Town & Gown Luncheon and Lecture case their talents (music, dance, film, comedy, KingJr., 'BlackPower,' and the Southern Dream Series: "Accountability in Global Governance: etc.) at an event to benefit Project Relief/CVC Ongoing of Freedom." 4 p.m., Washington 201. Free and Representation in International Organizations," Hurricane Katrina Special Fund. 8 p.m., Kim¬ The following exhibition at Swem Library is on display open to the public. 221-3761. Michael Tiemey, assistant professor of govern¬ ball Theatre. The show will be introduced by during regular library hours. President Gene Nichol and emceed by Profes¬ ment (today). "Skellig Michael: A Wonder of Nov. 12 "The Presidents of William and Mary" Irish Monasticism," John Conlee, professor of sor Clay Clemens. For information, e-mail Lisa Muscarelle Museum Children's Art Classes: In the exhibit cases are photographs of Col¬ English (Nov. 10). "The Tragedy of Darfor," Grimes at [email protected]. For preschoolers, ages 3-5 with an adult com¬ lege presidents from James Blair (1693-1743) Ismail Abdalla, professor of history (Nov. 17). Nov. 7 panion. 11 a.m.-noon, Muscarelle Museum. through Gene Nichol (2005-) and materials Noon-1:30 p.m, Chesapeake Room, University Candlelight Vigil Honoring the Memory of Classes will be held monthly through January. from the holdings of Special Collections, in¬ Center. 221-1079 or 221-1505. Rosa Parks: Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Soroity, The December class will be held on Dec. 10. cluding letters from presidents John Camm and Tonight Inc. 8 p.m., Wren Portico (rain location: Great For fees and other information, call 221-2703 Thomas Dawson. The exhibition is on display in or e-mail [email protected]. Fiction Reading: Adam Haslett, author of You Hall). 221-2301. the Nancy Marshall Gallery, Swem Library. Are Not A Stranger, a collection of stories, will Nov. 8 Nov. 12-13,19-20 The following exhibition at Swem Library is open read from his works. 8 p.m., Ewell Concert Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.^f:45 p.m. and Saturday, 10 HACE General Meeting: Mariko Skya will dem¬ W&M Rowing Qub Work Weekends: During Haslett's stories have appeared in The New a.m.-l p.m. onstrate Asian floral arranging. The College these fund-raiser weekends, members of the Yorker, The Nation and The Atlantic Monthly. Employee of the Month Award will be presented rowing club are available for hire to do various "Burger Collection" His book won the PEN/Winship Award and was to Ben Owen of Facilities Management. A sand¬ large and small housework and yardwork tasks, The lifetime professional and personal papers a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National wich and cider lunch will be served for $5 per including painting, cleaning, window washing, and memorabilia of the late Warren E. Burger Book Award. Sponsored by the Patrick Hayes person. Noon-1 p.m., Tidewater Room A, leaf raking, mowing, mulching, planting, and Literary Festival. 221-3924. (1907-1995), 15th chief justice of the United University Center. Hourly, classified, faculty and splitting logs. To schedule work, visit www. States and 20th chancellor of the College, were Nov. 4 administrative staff members are invited to attend. wm.edu/so/wmrc/fundraising/work_week- given to the College by his son in 1996. All facets ends.php or e-mail Beth Magill at eamagi® CS and Computational Science Seminar: "A Yearly HACE membership is $7. Nonmembers are of Burger's long and distinguished career are wm.edu. Multiprocessor Architecture and Its Applica¬ welcome but are asked to contribute $3 toward well represented in the approximately 1,200 cu¬ tion for Compressive Sensing," Nikos Pitsianis, ongoing special projects. 221-1791. Nov. 13 bic feet of papers, over 2,000 photographs and American Cultures Lecture Series: "Blacks and more than 300 artifacts kept in Swem Library's Duke University. 3 p.m., McGlothlin-Street 020. Ewell Concert Series: Cosmas and Beauler, 221-3466. Jews: From Afro-Zionism to Anti-Zionism," Eric Special Collections. While the papers remain Mbira Masters of Zimbabwe. 8 p.m., Ewell closed to researchers until 2026, the permanent Psychology Colloquium: "Motives for Seek¬ Sundquist, University of California, Los Angeles. Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. Warren E. Burger office exhibit in the Special ing the Majority Position: Effects of Power, 5 p.m.James Blair 223. 221-1275. 221-1082. Collections Wing, Swem Library, features a Faction Size and Change," Niels Christensen, Nov. 9 display of the chief justice's desk, chair and Radford University. 3:30 p.m., Millington 211. Nov. 14 Research on Aging Luncheon Meeting: Barbara selected artifacts and memorabilia. 221-3870 William and Mary Christian Faculty Fellowship Freund, EVMS, will discuss her $250,000 grant Meeting. 12:15-1:30 p.m., York Room, Univer¬ Physics Colloquium: "Better Lighting Through from the Alzheimer's Association to study sports Chemistry," Laurie McNeil, University of North sity Center. 221-3523. driver safety among motorists with dementia. Nov. 4 Carolina, Chapel Hill. 4 p.m., Small 109. 221- Distinguished Lecture Series: "Doing Well by Noon, Morton 139. Attendees should bring Men's soccer vs. Old Dominon, 7 p.m. 3501. their lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Doing Right: Values in American Foreign Policy Nov. 5 Exhibition Reception: "Eloquent Vistas: The Art 229-1913. and the Struggle Against Terrorism," Stephen Rickard, director, Washington office of the Football vs. James Madison, 7 p.m., Zable of 19th Century Landscape Photographs from Community Education Program: "Brain Fitness Open World Institute. 5 p.m., Law School 120. Stadium. the George Eastman House Collection." 5:30 for Healthy Living," Scott Sautter, neuropsychol- Sponsored by the Human Rights and National p.m., Muscarelle Musuem. 221- 2700. ogist with the Memory Clinic (Virginia Beach). Nov. II Security Law Program. Free and open to the 7 p.m., James City County Library Kitzinger Volleyball vs. Georgia State, 7 p.m. Expressions of South Asia: 7 p.m., Chesapeake public. 221-1840. Room, University Center. 221-2132. Community Room. The library is located at Nov. 12 7770 Croaker Road. The event, sponsored by Nov. 17 Nov. 4,11 Volleyball vs. UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. the College's Center for Public Policy Research Personal Financial Counseling Sessions with Biology Seminar: "Adapt or Perish: Genetic Di¬ Nov. 12 to highlight Alzheimer's Awareness Month, is TIAA-CREF Consultant 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., versity and Signal Transduction as Mechanisms Football vs.Delaware, 1 p.m., Zable Stadium. free and open to the public, but registration is University Center Room 220. To schedule an of Persistent Infection Utilized by the Gastric required. To register or get more information, appointment, visit the Web site atwww.tiaa-cref. For information, call Sports Information at 221- Pathogen Helicobacter pylori," Mark Forsyth, call 221-1971 or e-mail [email protected]. org/moc or call Elzaida Smith at (800) 842- 3369. assistant professor of biology (Nov. 4). "In¬ 2008, extension 8926. vestigating the Ecology of Molluscan Parasites Nov. 9,28 Using Molecular Tools," Corinne Audemard, Lunch with the President: President Gene Carey Modlin Lecture in I'ublic Policy: Mark postdoctoral fellow, VIMS. Both seminars are Nichol will host a series of luncheons this se¬ Krikorian, executive director of the Center for at 4 p-m., Millington 112.221-5433. mester to give students an opportunity to meet Immigration Studies, will debate Raj Goyle, mwm with him informally in groups of seven. Noon, senior analyst for domestic policy at the Cen¬ Nov. 4,18 ter for American Progress. The topic will be The next issue of the William & Mary NewswOAbe at the president's temporary residence located published on Thursday, Nov. 17. The deadline immigration-policy reform issues for the 21st Marine Science Seminar Series: "Hunting the at Pollard Park. Directions will be provided at for submission of items is 5 p.m. on Thursday, century. 6:30-8 p.m., Commonwealth Audito¬ World's Smallest Hunter," Henry Williams, the time of sign-up. Contact Carla Jordan at Nov. 10, although submissions before the deadline Florida A&M University (Nov. 4). "Southeast- 221-1254 or [email protected] to reserve a place. rium, University Center. Free and open to the are encouraged. Call 221-2639 with any questions em Tidal Creek Ecosystems: Protecting and Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first- public. 221-2368. or concerns. For information about classified Managing Critical Ecological Process and Hu¬ served basis. VIMS After-Hours Lecture Series: "The Tide advertising, call 221-2644. Ads are accepted only man Uses," Fred Holland, director, Hollings from faculty, staff, students and alumni. Nov. 10 Next Time," John Boon, professor emeritus, Marine Laboratory, Charleston, S.C. (Nov. marine science. 7p.m., VIMS, Gloucester Point. 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Nov. 5 day, 8 a.m.-midnight. exhibitions News items, advertisements or general inquiries Ewell Concert Series Postponement The ap¬ should be delivered to Holmes House, 308 Lecture: "Alcestis: Afterlives of an Afterlife," pearance of Costas Anastassopoulos has been ThefolIowingexhibitimuriUbem display 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jamestown Rd., (757) 221-2639, faxed to (757) Niall Slater, Emory University. Sponsored by rescheduled for Mar. 1,2006. For information, weekdays in Andrews Gallery, Andrews Hail Admission 221-3243 or e-mailed to [email protected] the Classics Club and the Charles Center. 4:30 is free. 221-2576. call 221-1082. no later than 5 p.m. on the Thursday before p.m., Andrews 101. Free and open to the public. publication. 221-2160. Through Nov. 30 David Williard, editor "Painter's Touch" Meet with the President Nov. 10-11 Tim Jones, associate editor An invitational presenting 11 artists from the 51st Annual William and Mary Tax Confer¬ Hunter Braithwaite, student editor President Gene Nichol has scheduled office East Coast. The exhibit encompasses diverse hours this semester for students to meet ence: "Taxing the Real (Property) World: A Marilyn Carlin, desktop publishing with him one-on-one or in small groups to Joann Abkemeier, pmofreader discuss matters of concern or just to chat. classified advertisements C J. Gleason/VISCOM, photography For available dates and times and to reserve Stewart Gamage, vice president forpublk affairs a 15-minute meeting, students are asked to 4-BR, 2-bath house in Chancos Grant. Detached FOR RENT Bill Walker, Joe McQain, Suzanne Seurattan, contact Carla Jordan at [email protected] Large, comfortable house on wooded lot, 0.8 miles 2-car+ garage. 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