The October 2006 Volume 2 Issue 2 www.VAInformer.com W&M’s v underground The common sense paper of record on campus. tunnels IInformer Page six r Feather logo to g be replaced as Secret honor College opts not i to challenge n NCAA Joe Luppino-Esposito Amanda J. Yasenchak i Editor in Chief President Gene Nichol has notified the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that the College will phase out and replace its athletic logo a by fall 2007. The NCAA had ruled that while the “Tribe” nickname was acceptable, the logo, which features two feathers, was “hostile” and “abusive” toward American Indians. The College’s appeal Contents was denied, and the school can face sanctions and News 2 be prohibited from hosting postseason championships. Time honored tradition: The College’s honor code has existed in some form for over 300 years; shrouded in secrecy, few understand the process. Reporter Nick Hoelker investigates. Features 6 Nichol and the Board of Visitors, the governing body of the College, have decided not to pursue further action against the NCAA, citing three Arts & major reasons. First, William and Mary athletes Behind the closed doors of Entertainment 10 might not be able to compete at the highest level. Second, Nichol said the College needs to focus William and Mary’s Honor Opinion 14 its resources on students, faculty and state-of-the- art facilities. Finally, Nichol said he would not Council, questions emerge on

The Virginia Informer PLUCKED FEATHERS legality of proceedings continued on page two Nick Hoelker meeting, the council discusses internal matters ranging from making rules Student group assists in attempt to Staff Writer about how frequently existing members have to attend office hours to setting unionize dining services employees The Honor Council is one of the most attendance versus study abroad esteemed and respected institutions at requirements for potential members. Benjamin Locher could qualify for full-time status with the College of William and Mary. The Council also nominates and votes Staff Writer benefits,” TLSC organizer Andrew Traditionally, the Honor Council has for a member to receive a weekly Shoffner said. conducted most of its business in secret. “Squishy” award given to a member Only four dining services employees While those changes have been rolled However, some William and Mary who goes above and beyond the normal met Thursday October 5 to discuss the back, Shoffner said there is still a need students noticed a room reservation for Honor Council call of duty. possibility of creating a union for hourly for a union. the Honor Council meeting and I was asked to leave the meeting when workers at the College’s dining locations. “There are other issues too,” he said. approached The Virginia Informer asking they switched from discussing business Local union organizer Edith Heard set “One or two terminations have been us to investigate the meeting and matters to a specific case. This is legal up two meetings on Thursday at the perceived as unfair. I know one has examine the legality of the Council’s according to Gernhardt, as individual Williamsburg Public Library for been contested, and she won and was practices. What we turned up was student records are discussed. After the interested employees. reinstated with back pay.” evidence that the Honor Council closed portion of meeting, the Honor “We’re trying to organize [the Heard formed a union for Colonial operates in violation of the law. Council was dismissed and all of the workers],” Heard said. “There is some Williamsburg workers decades ago and According to Virginia Freedom of members left the room. However, interest, but there is also a lot of fear. has since organized Aramark workers Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Gernhardt said that according to They are afraid of losing what they have. at other locations across the country. She Council Staff Attorney Alan Gernhardt, Virginia law, whenever a public body Even though it’s not much, it’s better said that she began looking into forming since the Honor Council receives public comes out of closed session, all the than nothing.” a union for the College’s Aramark funding, it is a public body and by members have to vow on their honor Dining services workers are paid by employees when a few of them Virginia law and a Virginia Attorney that what they said would be discussed Aramark, the company the College approached her last year. General’s ruling the Honor Council is in the meeting was all that was actually contracts with to operate the school’s Though the first meeting this year was required to post meetings in a discussed. This is usually done by a roll food services. The Aramark employees DINING SERVICES UNION “prominent public location […] at least call vote, a practice not employed by were informed about the Thursday three business days in advance of the the Honor Council. meetings through fliers distributed by a continued on page sixteen meeting.” According to Gernhardt, Wolf said that the she had contacted student organization, meetings that discuss individual scholastic the school’s legal counsel about the the Tidewater Labor records are closed to the public and violations and if they agree with Support Committee meeting times do not need to be posted. Gernhardt, Wolf promised to fix all of (TLSC). However, since the meeting in question the problems listed above as well as TLSC first raised was to discuss Honor Council business make minutes and agendas of the the issue of and not individual cases, the meeting business meetings public.

unionizing last year Ian R. Whiteside should have been open to the public. Any student, faculty member or when Aramark The Honor Council failed to announce administrator may make an accusation management the meeting in a “prominent public against a student for violating the Honor adjusted the location” since the concerned students Code. The accused student then has schedules of only discovered the meeting’s location twenty-four hours to report to the Marketplace by accident. Honor Council via e-mail, phone or workers. I e-mailed Honor Council President stopping by their office. Wolf then “The big issue was Nora Wolf (’07) about attending the with management business portion of the meeting and she HONOR COUNCIL Happy workers?: The TLSC again supports unionizing dining cutting hours below agreed to let me to attend. continued on page sixteen where [the workers] services employees. At the business portion of the Virginia Page 2 InformerThe October 2006 NewsNews Informer Convenience fee added to online W&M Express deposits

ID Office website states that “10 to 25 convenience fee. Students can make cents per transaction, 3% plus cost to deposits for free at six different locations the credit card company, secure servers on campus, one of which, the ID Office and development time” add up to an in the Campus Center, accepts credit average $1.20 cost to the College per card deposits. Since the credit card Ian R. Whiteside deposit. With more and more people company’s transaction fee is less when depositing online each year, these costs the card is actually present, depositing in will doubtlessly add up. person at the ID Office is still free to “We’re really not interested in students. collecting fees we don’t have to collect,” One more option for students wishing assured Maimone, but it is now to avoid the convenience fee is to deposit necessary to ask students to shoulder via telephone. Unfortunately since the some of the escalating expenses. The credit card is not present, there are alternative to charging a convenience fee greater fees for the College involved would be raising the minimum deposit, with the transaction. However, which would limit the total number of Maimone pointed out that since very transactions. Since each transaction costs few people use this method of a fee, limiting the number of depositing the College does not need to transactions would decrease the total charge a convenience fee. In order to Those convenience fees add up: Students now have to pay a $1 fee each time they make costs. The College has raised the deposit via the phone, students should an online deposit to W&M Express. minimum deposit in the past, but contact the ID Office. Maimone feels increasing the minimum Maimone reminds students that Chase Coleman made the decision to charge a fee based again would be inconvenient for although this is the ninth year of Express, Staff Writer on the rising costs of online transactions. students. “The point is…to make it as “for the first time in its history it’s asked In previous years, the College has convenient as possible and the next step the students…to pay for some part, and Beginning this year, a $1 convenience covered the entire costs of all is to place a convenience fee there to I’m hoping that we minimize that.” fee will be added to all W&M Express transactions; however, as online deposits help offset some of the costs.” deposits made online. Director of have become increasingly popular, the There are still options for those Auxiliary Services, Charlie Maimone, costs involved have also increased. The students who do not want to pay the Briefly...

- Compiled by Amanda J. Yasenchak state of New Jersey. Plumeri currently serves on the Board of Visitors. Actor named to star in “John Starbucks pulls application

Adams” movie to be filmed Ian R. Whiteside indefinitely in CW Starbucks has pulled its application to make exterior Oscar nominated actor Paul Giamatti will play John renovations to the College Delly property should the Delly’s Adams in the forthcoming HBO movie. Filming is expected owner sell to the corporation. The application was to be to begin in spring 2007, with a large portion to take place in reviewed at the October 10 Architectural Review Board Colonial Williamsburg. The film will be based on the Pulitzer meeting for the city of Williamsburg, but it was withdrawn Prize winning biography, John Adams by David McCullough. before the meeting. When asked why the application was Giamatti has recently starred in Lady in the Water. Giamatti withdrawn, Architectural Review Board secretary Dee Scott was nominated for best supporting actor in the 2004 film said, “The Starbucks representative wants to put its Sideways. application on hold indefinitely because of further negotiations.” Alum, BOV member Plumeri The Virginia Informer apologizes for the to lead Homecoming following error that appeared in our August/September 2006 Issue: Want a beer or a latte?: Starbucks halts Parade The photo on page 7 was incorrectly attributed to the Joe Plumeri (’66) will serve as Grand Marshal for the plans to purchase College Delly pending further Catholic Campus Ministry. The photo is of Father Sanford negotiations. October 28 Homecoming Parade. On campus today Key, College Chaplain of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church. Plumeri is best known for lending his family name to the The Virginia Informer would like to correct any facts College’s baseball field, Plumeri Park. Plumeri played both printed incorrectly. Please submit all corrections via football and baseball during his time at the College. His email to [email protected] family owns two minor-league baseball teams in his home

The Virginia Photography/Graphics Staff Ian R. Whiteside, Photography Editor Informer David Clifford • Chase Coleman • Long Vinh Informer Editorial Board Established 2005 Copy Staff Amanda J. Yasenchak, Editor in Chief Kristen Schaub, Copy Editor Joe Luppino-Esposito, Assistant Editor in Chief Alex Randy Kyrios, Online Copy Editor October 2006 Stephanie Long, News Editor Mandie Constanzer • Amber L. Forehand • Christopher Fried • Volume 2 Issue 2 Matthew Sutton, Assistant News Editor John Hu • Aileen Judd • Sam Klock Nick Fitzgerald, Features Editor Layout Staff The Virginia Informer R.C. Rasmus, Arts & Entertainment Editor Chris Davis • Megan Locke CSU 7056, P.O. Box 8793 John R. Kennedy, Opinion Editor Williamsburg, VA 23186 Business Staff [email protected] Mandie Constanzer, Subscriptions Editor Mission Statement Andrew Blasi • Roy Mor • Sean Tomlinson www.VAInformer.com The Virginia Informer is an independent, non-partisan, student run publication devoted to reporting the news to the William and Mary Podcast Staff The Virginia Informer is produced by students at the College of David Culver, Podcast Editor William and Mary. The opinions expressed in articles, photos, community. We exist to provide an alternative to school sponsored news Long Vinh cartoons, or ads are those of the writer(s) or sponsor(s). This sources. We do not, and never will, receive any financial support from paper is produced for the benefit of students at the College and the College of William and Mary. We will not shy away from controversy Contributors is available at no cost for members of the greater Williamsburg or be afraid to challenge the norm. We strive to inform and engage our Andrew Blasi • Will Coggin • Chase Coleman • Michael Coticchio • community. However, copies should be taken only if they are readers via responsible journalism and in-depth reporting, while fostering Stephen Dause • Gustavo Elias • Pablo Fierro • Jacob Hill • meant to be read and enjoyed. In the event an individual or Nick Hoelker • Ryan Lintelman • Benjamin Locher • Megan Locke • group prevents these copies from being enjoyed by others, the cost and giving voice to opinions that are often shut out by the campus Alex Mayer • Roy Mor • Stephen Nelson • Jon San • Stephanie Shaffer to that individual or group will be $15 per copy. establishment. • Shelbi Wilson Virginia The Page Informer NEWS October 2006 3 PLUCKED FEATHERS: Nichol cites limitations of Love teams, costs, fear of bad image as reasons to end appeals web continued from page one want the College to become Senior Owen Gentry, who design? “symbol and lodestar for a was the man inside the Colonel prolonged struggle over Native Ebirt mascot suit before it was American imagery that will likely eliminated by the College said, be miscast and misunderstood “I think that the NCAA’s ruling Want to

to the detriment of the Ian R. Whiteside has some merit in it, but I think institution.” that there are some get paid Vice President for Student inconsistencies in it. All the Affairs Sam Sadler will chair a achievements we have in the committee to develop a new eyes of the NCAA are now for it? logo by next fall. No further moot over something so details have been revealed as to petty… I think this is political who else would make up this correctness going to an committee. incorrect level.” Gentry would Student response to this news like to see an open process of has been mixed. Jaime Sellers finding a new logo, and (’08), a Tribe women’s lacrosse eventually, a mascot. Contact player, says, “Despite the fact Fated feathers: The College is finally giving up the fight to save the “Essentially, our mascot that it is extremely feather logo; a new logo is expected by Fall 2007. [Colonel Ebirt] was axed by vainfo@ disappointing to hear we are the independent decision of giving up on the battle to save our logo, the feathers do not define [Athletic Director] Terry Driscoll,” Gentry stated. “What I would wm.edu what we are all about here at William and Mary.” like to see happen is to take some real steps to redefine ourselves. Johnathan Lee (’07) argued, “I think that our logo should be We need to roll with the punches, at this point...Next is to have for details accepted! If Florida State can be the Seminoles and display underclassmen step up and define ourselves as a community for [feathers] on their football helmets, then we should be able to [do our future. The call to action must come from them.” the same].” Thank you to Stephanie Shaffer for her assistance with this article. SDS written up for non-compliance at activities fair Steven Nelson punishable by warning. tentatively states: “We, students of the College of Controversial and committed to activism, SDS is William and Mary, request consistency from the Staff Writer already well known on campus. Its future, however, registrar in regards to voter registration guidelines. The Students for a Democratic Society, a revived 1960s remains uncertain, as a warning for non-compliance College is an integral part of the city of Williamsburg radical student group, has a large and growing presence would set the organization on tenuous footing. and its voice in the city is not being heard. Considering on the William and Mary campus in spite of the notice Rather than preoccupying themselves with the that students live here a majority if not the entirety of it was given on August 29 of pending judicial action impending judicial action, the members of SDS have the year and contribute extensively to the economy, for events surrounding their recruitment at the activities chosen to focus on their own programs. One of SDS’s image and culture of the city, we, the undersigned, fair hosted at William and Mary Hall. major efforts has been their “Food Not Bombs” deserve the rights accorded to the other citizens of The SDS display outside of William and Mary Hall program. Food Not Bombs attempts to battle hunger the town - including a voice in government.” made a statement and distinguished the club from the in the Williamsburg area by making meals and SDS originated on a national level in the 1960s as a others who were all confined inside of the Hall. In distributing them at various locations where the radical student organization dedicated to civil rights accordance with it’s nonconformist reputation, SDS destitute frequent. The program is operated and and the anti-war movement. It grew rapidly on college set up two large banners and played music near the supplied entirely by the students and on their own campuses during the late 1960s, and was influential in entrance of the Hall to recruit new students. initiative. the 1968 Columbia takeover and the riots at the 1968 Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, Mark SDS is also taking action to improve student voting Democratic convention. The group disintegrated in Constantine wrote up SDS for failure to comply. This, rights in Williamsburg. Drafts of a petition are being 1969, but has been revived in recent years in response according to Club President Kyle Dosier (’09), is circulated and debated on by the club. The petition to the Iraq war and other issues. Terri Schiavo’s brother Express cards anything speaks out against but ‘express’ at Persistent Vegetative State Bookstore Stephen Dause When asked whether she thought the diagnosis Staff Writer bookstore should have been better- prepared at this time of the year, Amanda J. Yasenchak that Schindler disagrees with. For many students at the start of this Nuokorie responded, “Definitely.” Schindler is against the diagnosis of school year, the W&M Express debit- “The textbooks are down in the Editor in Chief PVS, saying that it was invented in order card system was anything but “express.” basement, so I went down there, got to legally remove food and drink from Between August 29 and September my books, went to the register, and I On September 13, the William and patients that could not feed themselves. 4, the William and Mary Bookstore was heard from this girl that they weren’t Mary student group Students for Life Schindler says that the PVS diagnosis is unable to accept any W&M Express taking Express, so I went back down sponsored a lecture by Bobby Schindler, completely subjective and cited data that transactions. For students who wished and gave them back,” said Aaron the brother of Terri Schindler Schiavo. demonstrated that PVS was to use Express to buy their textbooks Gregory, a freshman. Ms. Schiavo was the center of media misdiagnosed 50 percent of the time. at the beginning of the semester, this When he returned a couple of days uproar as a woman who had been living In fact, in Terri’s case, many doctors presented a problem, as they could later, Gregory found that students could in a compromised neurological state believed that Terri was not in a PVS. neither buy nor return any books use Express, so long as they were willing since 1990 and passed away in March Terri’s autopsy proved that her without another method of payment on to wait in line to get a handwritten 2005 after the court ordered her feeding temporal lobes (which control emotion) hand. receipt and an explanation that their tube removed. had been intact. This combined with the long lines Express account would be charged as Schindler argued that the media “Why should we treat people with created because the bookstore staff had soon as the bookstore got back online. attention and controversy surrounding disabilities any differently?” Schindler to transcribe both Student ID numbers Apologizing to students for the his sister’s case suggested that it was a asked, questioning why people in a PVS and textbook barcodes, was the cause inconvenience, manager Steve Babbit right to life case, but in reality, it was a had no constitutional rights. America is of much frustration for William and said, “We know that it’s the busiest time case for people with disabilities. “The heading down a “frightening path in the Mary students. of the year, and we were just as upset as only difference between [Terri] and us way we treat the disabled and elderly,” “[Express] didn’t work the first five everyone else was. It caused us a lot of today is that she needed to be fed with Schindler cautioned. times I went over there, like, the first extra work and problems that we are a feeding tube,” Schindler said. The For more information, visit the Terri couple weeks,” complained Crystal still working on. . . . It was a computer media had reported that Terri was in a Schindler Schiavo Foundation website, Nuokorie, a freshman at the College. problem that had to be fixed by Barnes Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), a fact www.terrisfight.org. “The lines took forever!” & Noble.” Virginia Page The 4 October 2006 NEWS Informer SA Senate defeats constitutional convention, as some urge to look beyond internal affairs Gender blind housing bill attracts student, media attention Stephen Dause the SA Budget Process Reform Act & Roy Mor III, a bill that would add two senators to the committee that Staff Writers writes the SA budget. These two senators on the Executive he Student Assembly Senate closed a busy Appropriations Committee (EAC) first few weeks of the semester by debating would only be allowed to ask Ian R. Whiteside Tand ultimately failing a constitutional questions but not allowed to amendment. Many of the bills proposed and passed engage in debate in EAC were internal in nature, dealing with the organization deliberations. The Act passed on a and procedures of the SA rather than bills that affect vote of 13-0-1. Senator Isaac most students. Some bills were controversial in nature, Rosenberg from the Law School others sought to realize long unattainable goals, such was the only abstention. as extending Health Center hours. The Senate has been Another debated bill was the operating at full capacity after the September 28 Senate Reform Act, which would election brought in four freshman senators, Andrew change the Student Assembly Code Blasi, Scott Morris, Sarah Rojas and Orlando Watson. to give Senate committees more Not just Tuesday night senators: Part of senators’ responsibilities include In order to give the Senate a more accurate and responsibility in carrying out the serving on committees according to their interests. direct response of students’ attitude toward Senate, acts they pass. Senator Zach Pilchen (’09) introduced and the Senate Senate Co-Chairman Joe Luppino-Esposito (’08) denouncers of the bill. McClean accused its supporters passed TAO (Together As One) Act, “which sought introduced three bills to the Senate, the most important of engaging in “lazy thinking” in assuming that the bill to establish monthly referenda for students on their of which was the Student Assembly Budget would lessen the number of weekly Internal Affairs satisfaction with the Student Assembly” through SIN. Committee Act, which would give the Senate a role in bills, that a committee of 11 SA members would be Preparing for 9/11 Memorial Events, Senator the forming of the SA budget. This, said Luppino- democratic, and that the power of the Senate (or the Matthew Skibiak (’08) introduced the 9/11 Memorial Esposito, would alleviate problems experienced in the Undergraduate and Graduate Councils) to veto the Co-Sponsor Act, a bill that asked the SA for support past, where the Senate was not willing to pass the final constitution would be enough to ensure proper for the planned campus memorial service along with budget and the executive argued that nothing more hearing of the bill. $900 to pay for commemorative t-shirts, which was could be done. “We need a system where conflict is not an inherent passed 15-0-0. Senators Matt Beato (’09) and Walter McClean (’09) part of the system,” said Fitzgerald. Senator Victor The Defense of Nightlife Act, sponsored by Pilchen, introduced their Student Organizational Funding Act, Sulkowski (’07) noted that the current constitution was was designed to oppose any takeover of the College which would clarify many funding procedures for the set up based on the US federal government, but argued Delly by organizing a student petition. The bill was SA that are ambiguous or self-contradictory as written. that “that doesn’t work in a student assembly,” and vetoed by SA President Ryan Scofield (’07) after its Beato also introduced his Code Restructuring Act of thus a new constitution is needed. unanimous passage in the Senate. 2006, which would reorganize the Student Assembly Luppino-Esposito was disappointed with the vote’s Pilchen also sponsored the bill that received the most Code to make it clear what body followed what part results but was unwilling to give up. In a short interview student and local media attention this year, the Freedom of code. afterwards, he indicated that alternative ways of of Choice Act. This bill sought to allow gender-blind t last week’s Senate meeting, the Constitutional adopting a new constitution would be utilized in the housing, in which members of opposite sex would Convention Amendment failed 14-4-1, near future. not only share hall bathrooms, but might also share Awould have established a convention to Another bill that sparked lengthy discussion was the dorm rooms. The meeting where the Senate voted on design an entirely new SA Constitution. It received Refuge for Internally Displaced Students Act (RIDS), the bill was well-attended; the public audience was lengthy debate on the floor. Ultimately, Senators sponsored by Pilchen. The bill would seek to turn the vocally in favor of the bill. The act was passed McClean, Pilchen, Watson and Sean Sheppard (’09), SA house on 404 Jamestown Road into a refugee camp unanimously, 15-0-1, with only Senator Shariff Tanious voted against it, and Skibiak abstained. The amendment for students evicted by the City of Williamsburg under (’08) abstaining. required 17 votes to be adopted. the three-person-to-a-house injunction. It was going Senate Chairman Scott Fitzgerald (’07) sponsored McClean and Pilchen were the most vocal to be heard tonight, but was amended to remove a clause asking City Council “respectfully” for advice on converting the house, whose maturity was SA exec department in controversy over questioned by some senators. Senators, then recognizing that the omission significantly changed the bill, voted campaign against marriage amendment to send it back to committee. The Student Parking Rights Act, sponsored by Matthew Sutton website, this umbrella group, “is a diverse group McCarthy, was one of two non-internal affairs acts of individuals, businesses, and civic, community and last night, and it passed unanimously. It urged the Assistant News Editor religious organizations who have joined together Parking Advisory Board and Vice President of to oppose the proposed amendment to the Virginia Administration to “reallocate approximately 50 faculty he Student Assembly (SA) executive bill of rights that will be on the ballot this fall.” spaces in the Parking Garage to day and resident finished another busy month that included Scofield and Norris told The Virginia Informer that parkers” and “utilize the Plant parking lot for visitors Tcontroversy over alleged SA involvement members of DI, but not the whole department, during football games” as opposed to the William & in the campaign against the marriage amendment worked at tables inside the UC and outside of the Mary Hall parking lot. The “Plant” parking lot is referendum in the upcoming November election. Caf and that they did advocate a no vote on the behind the Campus Center, adjacent to the old The bluebook initiative that President Ryan Scofield state amendment but they were doing so purely in Campus Police office. (’07) and Vice President Amanda Norris (’07) had a private capacity and represented neither DI or he final bill voted on last night was the Voting championed also saw its first logistical problem. the SA, merely their own personal opinions. Rights Act, whose main purpose was to ratify During a senate meeting on September 20, Norris Furthermore they did not represent themselves to Tthe Student Decree, a statement written by announced that the Department of Diversity students as speaking for the student government or Senator Brett Phillips (’08) to share with the student Initiatives (DI), a department within the executive any body/agency/group within the student governments of many colleges and universities in branch headed by Lydia Bailey (’07), would government. According to Scofield, the SA cannot Virginia. The Decree explains to the Virginia General campaign students to vote no on an amendment to and is not taking a partisan position on this issue. Assembly, in formal and succinct language, why the the Virginia state constitution that would bar same- Among the popular accomplishments of the ability for college and university students to vote in the sex marriage. Scofield administration was the introduction of free city or county in which they reside during the school In an interview with The Virginia Informer, Bailey bluebooks for exams paid for by the SA. Norris year should be a right. implicitly contradicted Norris’ earlier statement and was recently contacted by a student whose Finally, Rojas and McClean announced their said that DI was only working together with the philosophy professor made the entire class purchase investigation of the hours of the Student Health Center Commonwealth Coalition to educate students bluebooks for their exam at the campus bookstore and meeting with SHC officials. Their proposal is to about the amendment and denied that DI was even though every department on campus has been expand the weekend hours of the Center, allowing advocating students to vote a particular way. “We supplied with bluebooks that they are supposed to for non-emergency visits on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to are still educating SA and the rest of the campus provide free of charge to students. According to 1 p.m. as well as a similar four-hour period on Sunday. body about this issue that does concern many Scofield, this has been the only problem encountered The cost of this, they said, could be covered by either students (particularly those that live in Virginia) and so far in the bluebook initiative. Both of them increased health fees, increased weekend co-pay fees, of which many of our fellow classmates are fighting want to remind students that bluebooks are now or other options. They also mentioned investigating a for.” She did, however, acknowledge that a petition provided by the each academic department and possible student referendum on the issue. against the amendment was offered to students. students should remind their professors of this fact. Editor’s Note: Joe Luppino-Esposito is the Assistant Editor According to the Commonwealth Coalition’s in Chief and Andrew Blasi is a staff writer for The Virginia Informer. Virginia The Page Informer NEWS October 2006 5

Student Assembly welcomes freshmen officers The Virginia Informer sits down with newly elected officers

to discuss their plans for the year -Compiled by Jon San VI: What issues did you campaign on? space, following in the example of Vice President for SS: I promised to make sure that the Monroe Hall. President Ali Snell budget does not go out of control and Virginia Informer: As president, what Social Affairs also estimate how much and to where VI: Are there any bills you currently are your goals for the year? Kristian Obcemane our funding will be directed. support or are against? Ali Snell: I really want to have a variety Virginia Informer: VI: Do you have any specific fundraising SM: There is a bill that deals with judicial of socials to bring our class together. How do you plan on ideas? reform that I am very interested in. Also, Events like movie promoting attendance SS: I know that car washes always bring I hope to make it easier to set the budget nights, BBQs, date at social events? in a lot of money. And around holidays for the upcoming year. nights, dance parties Kristian Obcemane: we could easily sell candy or raffle off and others would really That’s a tough question gifts to raise funds. promote unity. I’ve because I know some Senator Sarah Rojas also been approached people hate “school sponsored” VI: Have you lived in Virginia all your Virginia Informer: What is your by several philanthropy functions but lots of those functions are life? primary goal for the year? groups that are interested in working actually a good time if they would give SS: No. Actually, I was born in India Sarah Rojas: I want to with us to raise money for their causes. it a chance. So I guess it’s necessary to and lived in Uganda for nine years before make sure that the break down the inherent aversion to moving here after 8th grade. Student Assembly hears VI: How do you plan on staying in those functions. what the freshman class contact with your class? has to say. I don’t want AS: I plan on sending out emails every VI: Do you have any other goals for Senator Andrew Blasi us to be billed as a quiet other week. I think it is really effective the year? Virginia Informer: How do you feel class from the beginning. for the people that are interested in the KO: Unity among our class. Lots of about your fellow senators? activities and if you are not, then you dorms and even floors rarely interact Andrew Blasi: They all seem very VI: Over the past couple years the Senate can just delete it. so I hope that we can develop a stronger dedicated and ambitious seems to have divided into political sense of community. I hope to get in to make changes that factions. What do you think of this and VI: What do you duties include? touch with the residency complexes so they see as important to do you see yourself taking a side? AS: I run the meetings, and basically that we can coordinate events together. their platform and SR: I hope that we can just look at team up with other members of the constituents. what’s best for the College and the Undergraduate Council based on the VI: Any fears that you wouldn’t want students and not let our political issue and event. I also hope to work your opponents knowing? VI: Do you know of differences or backgrounds interfere with the Senate and prevent any division KO: I’m intimidated by the waffle any current Senate bills with our job. It’s important to remember from occurring. makers at the Caf because the first time that you would support or are against? that we’re representing everybody, not I used one, the Caf lady had to help me AB: I do support many of the bills that just our own voices. VI: Any fun facts to tell? out. are being proposed that would act to AS: I’m from California, I have two strengthen the powers of the Senate. VI: Are there any current bills that you fake teeth and am on the women’s Secretary Additionally, bills geared towards saving support or are against? rugby team here at the College students’ money, the platform on which SR: I support the bill about improving Laura Nelson I ran, also have my attention. the Health Center as well as the bill that Vice President for Virginia Informer: What are your duties is aimed at expanding the flex point as secretary? VI: What is your most important goal system. I also want to look into the Advocacy Roxanne Laura Nelson: Obviously taking notes for the coming year? Gender Blind Housing bill which I feel Lepore during meetings, lots of AB: I really would like to strengthen the that all senators should be familiar with. PR work, sending out importance of the Senate in the Student Virginia Informer: What are your goals class emails, taking Assembly. Right now, the current SA is Senator for the upcoming school year? pictures during the social planned out like the federal government Roxanne Lepore: I not only want to events and helping out which is silly considering our college Orlando Watson be an advocate to the administration, with whatever needs to environment. There really is too much Virginia Informer: What are your goals but I also would like to be done. bureaucracy that I would like to see for this school year? go to Senate meetings eliminated. Orlando Watson: I and conduct polls to VI: How do you expect to advertise want to help current determine students’ social events? Editor’s Note: Andrew Blasi is a staff writer senators change the opinions on a variety of LN: In addition to posters, flyers, and for The Virginia Informer. direction this school has topics ranging from if emails, I think word-of-mouth is always been going. They seem flex points could be the best way to get students involved. to be cracking down on viably implemented at Senator Scott Morris students a lot and I hope Wawa to more general ideas. I also VI: Any secrets you’ve been dying to Virginia Informer: What platform did to implement policies that would give would like to create a more efficient share? you run on? students the freedom they deserve as communication system between what LN: I make a really awesome blueberry Scott Morris: Judicial reform was the responsible adults. students desire and what the pie. It’s a secret family recipe. focus of my campaign. administration would allow. Myself and This includes expanding VI: The SAE Alumni house was denied other VP’s for Advocacy are looking to Treasurer rights to students to permission to house more than three form a VPA caucus which would allow hopefully have either unrelated individuals. What is your us to meet and talk about cross-class Sonam Shah student attorneys or opinion on the issue? events. Virginia Informer: What are your goals paid attorneys. Currently, OW: Personally, and this may sound kind for this year? I believe, you can have of abstract, it reminds me of during the VI: Do you have a background in Sonam Shah: Usually students don’t an attorney present but Revolutionary War when three or more advocacy type positions? know where all the he or she cannot speak for you. black people were not allowed to RL: I’ve been involved in advocacy for money goes so congregate because it would be deemed a while. I’m still a part of Amnesty correcting that problem VI: Are there any other issues you hope an ‘illegal party.’ I find it to be a stone- International and I actually am the is important to me. But to accomplish? age type of law and hope the Senate Student Area Coordinator for this I would also like to SM: I hope to change the Intramural will be able to change it. region which basically means that I am increase the number of Ultimate Frisbee program from being the liaison between the Amnesty fundraisers we have and held on just one day to having an actual VI: Anything we should know about Executive Board and the various student save our money so that we can have a season like other IM sports. I also would you? groups. Currently, I am facilitating a really incredible senior year. like to open up and renovate dorm attics OW: I don’t know how to swim so workshop for the Mid-Atlantic region. to provide students with more activity don’t tell my enemies. Virginia Page 6 InformerThe October 2006 FeaFeaturestures Informer ‘If you leave everything alone, you’ll be fine.’ The College’s quiet tradition of tunneling

R.C. Rasmus directions on the tunnel walls ruins the mystique, many of the locations on the web’s must-see list Arts & Entertainment Editor are interesting bits of wall-writing, some of which date back half a century. illiam and Mary students take pride in their John Doe Tunneler came across the quiet traditions. The Triathlon, the lore tradition by chance, when he and his friend Wsurrounding the Crim Dell, the Yule Log stumbled onto one of the several entrances to ceremony - all of these are time-honored parts of the the underground network his freshman year. William and Mary experience. However, there are Curious, John and his friend did some poking several traditions at the College that are kept much around and came across maps of the tunnels quieter. One of these is an old and peculiar practice posted online. “It seemed pretty interesting and called “tunneling.” Never heard of it? Don’t feel left fun to do. We knew it was against the rules, but

out. Tunneling is a practice shrouded in discreet silence. whatever.” John’s first accidental brush with .com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/6724/map1.html So what is tunneling? It involves descending into the tunneling has led to a streamlined routine that

3,000 feet of tunnels that run beneath William and the he has gone through several times. “We go .geocities Mary’s Old Campus and having a look around. The down a couple times a year in late August and metal pipes that run through the tunnels were built in in fall, just me and a few friends. Usually we go the 1850’s and are still used to deliver heat, in the form down in groups of 3 or 4, so it’s not so p://www of 375o F steam, to the academic buildings around the conspicuous.” htt Sunken Gardens. The tunnels also run under several William and Mary administrators have long dormitories close to Old Campus, including Barrett been opposed to the practice of tunneling. In tesy of

Hall, Old Dominion and Taliaferro. the past, they have warned that tunneling students Cour As you might imagine, tunneling is no pleasure cruise. might receive burns from escaping steam. John As the 1970s Flat Hat ghost writer Ed Poe put it, the Doe Tunneler doesn’t buy the administration’s tunnels are “very hot and dirty, dark and noisy…and warning: “The administration has a tendency to the temperature is intense.” In fact, the average overblow things about safety. They sort of try temperature underground is about 120o F, according to scare people with things that have a really to one contemporary tunneler. When the tunnels aren’t low probability of happening. I know that blazing hot, they’re soaking wet, sometimes filled knee- Facilities Management still goes down there, so deep with water in the by the school’s own springtime. In many places logic, if there were passages are only 4 feet really a risk of steam Proceed with caution: Tunneling has been a tradition at the College for decades, but those who participate tend to keep quiet high, making it necessary to When the tunnels aren’t blazing blasts, then they about their adventures to avoid punishment from the school crawl on your hands and “hot, they’re soaking wet, wouldn’t send their administration. knees through layers of own people down dust and dirt. On top of sometimes filled knee-deep with there.” fact that the tunnels aren’t marked is irrelevant. “It’s all this, there are no lights, water in the spring time. In However, John is quick like someone’s house. You don’t just open the door and it’s essential to wear a to say that tunnelers should and go in because there’s no warning sign posted. mask, long pants and many places passages are only take precautions and be There’s no reason for people to be down [in the sleeves to protect yourself four feet high, making it smart. “You never go tunnels]. They know what they’re doing when they go from the airborne grit, rats necessary to crawl on your down alone. If you go down there,” the chief said. “If it were an open area and giant-sized down by yourself, you’re like a park or a big building and someone went in, cockroaches. Why would hands and knees through layers asking for trouble. If you you could understand it, but this is different. Of course, anyone in their right mind of dust and dirt. go around kicking the it would be up to the judge to determine whether want to go tramping pipes, you know, you’re [tunneling constitutes] trespassing or not.” Mr. Dave through hellholes like stupid. But if you leave the Shepherd, Head of Maintenance at the College, was these? One seasoned explorer provides a very simple environment alone, just walk around and look at what’s unavailable for comment about his views on answer: “It’s fun,” says John Doe Tunneler*, “It’s like down there, then no”, it’s not that dangerous. If you contemporary tunneling. jumping the wall in CW; it’s exciting!” leave everything alone, you’ll be fine. You should take sn’t John Doe worried about getting caught in There are a lot of ways to get into the steam tunnels. down a flashlight, a mask and a bottle of water,” he the underground by Facilities Management, One website lists more than a dozen, along with several says, “If you can’t take heat very well, or you drank a IMaintenance or Campus Police? “Yeah, I worry points of interest. These include the sealed-off door lot the night before and you’re dehydrated, then you about it, I mean, I’d like to get my degree, but it’s the to the Wren Crypt, the “Ballroom,” a wide-open space could pass out down there. If you feel faint, you should kind of thing where the reprimand I’d get would with lots of interesting graffiti, and “the Lorelei,” a just get your a** out. You can’t call for help down probably not be too harsh. You’d probably get put hot, cramped space that echoes with the screams of there, since cell phones don’t work in the tunnels.” on probation. If you messed with the pipes or the escaping steam. While a 1970s era tunneler identified The question of repercussions for tunneling is one cables, you’d probably get thrown out, but if you’re in the Flat Hat as the “Subterranean Snake” told that has now entered the realm of campus legend. just hanging around down there, they probably reporters that writing graffiti and arrows with The student handbook has only this to say: “For wouldn’t do too much.” How has John Doe kept reasons of safety and security, [the] steam from getting caught all these years? “Just don’t be tunnels of College buildings are closed to all stupid,” he says. “Don’t go down in big groups, don’t but authorized employees.” However, some let anyone see you and don’t talk about it too much.” students have reported very serious So why doesn’t facilities management just seal off consequences for getting caught in the every entrance to the tunnels? Why don’t they stop the asenchak

. Y underground: “I’ve heard that being down quiet tradition of tunneling dead in its tracks? “There in the tunnels is the only offence that the are too many entrances,” says John Doe Tunneler. College can expel you for with no questions “There are so many sets of stairs and manhole covers asked,” said one 2006 alumnus. This, you can use. They could make it more difficult to get however, seems not to be the case. There is in, I guess, but they couldn’t stop it.” only one documented instance of a student The veteran Subterranean Snake echoed John Doe’s oduced by Amanda J

pr being reprimanded for tunneling, and the assertion two decades earlier: “Are you ever worried

Re student received nothing more than an oral that you won’t be able to get in?” he was asked. “There reprimand from the Assistant Dean of are always ways to get in if you’re dedicated,” the Snake Students. replied. Former Head of Campus Security, Harvey Gunson, told Flat Hat reporters in 1979 that *Names have been changed to protect identities. he did not “view tunneling” as “trespassing in the legal sense” because there are no signs Editor’s Note: Entering the College’s steam tunnels is prohibited posted warning students not to enter the in the Student Handbook. Neither The Virginia Informer underground. John Doe Tunneler confirms nor this reporter condones the practice of tunneling. that this is still the case today. However, Chief Don Challis, Head of Campus Police, stated Treasure map: This map is an artist’s rendering of the vague locations that anyone caught tunneling would be of the tunnels, not an actual map. charged with criminal trespass and that the Virginia The Page Informer features October 2006 7 Dollars & Sense for students Dropping gas prices give clues on where to invest

Andrew B. Blasi Jr. Mart is America’s, and the world’s, largest retailer that primarily serves the Virginia unleaded average Staff Writer middle and lower classes. These two economic groups are most affected Perhaps the most significant event in by the volatility in gas prices, and as the business world over this past year gas prices fall, these groups have more has been the massive drop in gasoline money to spend at such places as Wal- prices that we as consumers are paying Mart. Procter & Gamble is the at the pump. According to the American world’s largest consumer goods Automobile Association (AAA), in the company, manufacturing hundreds of state of Virginia the price of a regular famous brands—including Crest, gallon of self-service gasoline has fallen Folgers, Duracell, Gillette, and 27% over the past Pampers—22 year, from an of which have average of $2.94 Money Saver Tip sales over a in October 2005 billion dollars to an average of per year. Both $2.14 as of The lowest price regular of these October 1. In self-service gasoline in companies have addition, Williamsburg as of been hindered as according to October 12 can be found a result of the 2005 that have had their Highest recorded price: AAA, prices have spike in gas prices, stock price fallen nearly 29% at Citgo on 1510 and very well may hindered as a result in the Newport Richmond Road at benefit from of the fall in News-Norfolk- $1.999 per gallon. increased spending gasoline prices may Virginia Beach Source: Automotive.com power on the part be exceptional region over this of consumers. buying same time period In addition to opportunities if their primary focus is which are addressing the world’s to an average of companies oil exploration and extraction rather than increasing demand for energy through $2.08. benefiting from consumer savings, it may the sale of gasoline itself. This is because their unique services. It is easy for us as individuals here at also be worthy to look for investment even though the demand for gasoline The information contained in the article is the College to understand the benefits opportunities with firms that are saving has fallen in the short-term, over the long for informational purposes only and neither The of these lower gas prices, but when we a great deal of money as a result of this run, the world’s demand for gas is Virginia Informer nor the author of this look at how these lower prices are drop in gasoline prices. Some of these expected to soar (especially in China, article provide certified financial advice. The changing nationally we may consider the firms include the shipping stocks of India and other emerging economies). investments mentioned involve risk and possibility of new and dead investment Fedex (NYSE: FDX) and United Parcel Two companies that fall into this category uncertainty and they are not guaranteed by any opportunities. According to AAA, the Service (NYSE: UPS), airline stocks such are Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) and enterprise. Any equity investment has the national price average for a gallon of as American (NYSE: AMR), Southwest Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), both of potential to lose value. gasoline has fallen nearly $0.57 over the (NYSE: LUV), and US Airways past year. When we consider the total (NYSE: LCC) all of which can continue number of gallons consumed in the to charge relatively the same for their United States each year (150-160 billion services while having to spend less on 12 month average for regular gallons, according to the US Department fuel. (This logic is not to be applied with unleaded of Energy), this drop in price has the railroad and transport services resulted in the savings of tens of billions companies, however, as they have been of dollars, both for consumers and able to defer the higher cost of fuel of businesses. Although the stock market the past few years through an increase has already adjusted for these fuel in customer surcharges.) savings, if the slide in gasoline price It is also important to note how these continues, there are many companies that changes in the price of gasoline are may be worth taking a look at as affecting the energy industry as well, possible investments. because they are not all negative. When Some of these include retail and we talk of a massive drop in gasoline consumer manufacturing companies prices, it is clear that those companies that will see an expansion of sales as a involved in the direct sale of energy to result of greater consumer spending consumers and firms may face money. Perhaps the greatest of these difficulties, such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: include Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and XOM) and ChevronTexaco (NYSE: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Wal- CVX). Many energy related companies Return of the Want to make money? “Serial Stenciler?” In January 2006, The Virginia Informer, was the first publication to print the story of the “Serial Stenciler,” who was vandalizing campus with spray paint designs. Sell ad space for Some of the images included the vulgar “Wilma and Mary” as well as a picture of President George W. The Virginia Informer Bush with the caption, “MURDERER.” In the past week, it appears as though the “Serial Stenciler” has returned, or has at least inspired a copycat. and earn 15% The images pictured here include a stick figure smoking and skipping class, as seen on commission the King Student Health Center (top) along with an ominous eye of Vice President of Student Affairs as captured on this electrical Contact box behind Washington Hall (bottom). The “DON’T GO TO CLASS” images have been eliminated on all painted surfaces, but [email protected] the Sadler eye images have gone up more recently. for details Virginia Page 8 The October 2006 Informer Do you want mango, grape or sweet melon? Blue Caterpillar hookah bar provides new, under-21 student nightlif

Nick Fitzgerald A new addition to the Blue Caterpillar’s service side Features Editor is what is called the “Text Ahead” feature, explained on Facebook. One needs he Blue Caterpillar hookah bar Long Vinh only to text his arrival time, is a recent addition to student- name, hookah size, hose Tfocused Williamsburg nightlife. number, and flavor to a Run out of the College Delly on certain phone number, and Wednesday nights between 9 p.m. and 2 he will receive a response a.m., the Blue Caterpillar offers the 18 to with the wait time for the 21 crowd— which encompasses a vast hookah, in minutes. majority of William and Mary students— Sulkowski also an alternative, legal social outlet. commented on the recent The hookah bar is run by three William debacle concerning the and Mary students, Gregory Cooper (‘8), rumor the Delly was going Patrick Perlmutter (’08) and Victor to be replaced by Starbucks, Sulkowski (’07). a story which The Flat Hat Cooper and Sulkowski explained that printed incorrectly. “Two they wanted to offer William and Mary days after our first night, the students who were not 21 years old an Starbucks thing broke. opportunity to enjoy themselves in [When I heard the rumor], Williamsburg. Last spring, they, along with my first reaction was just Perlmutter and the Phi Tau fraternity, very surprised, because I had wanted to demonstrate to the College heard none of it from administration that there was a real student Darlene, and because we interest in having a hookah bar on campus, were ‘business partners’ I and that it could be successful. The blue caterpillar was a character from Alice in Wonderland: The new hookah bar at the College wasn’t sure what to think. “Phi Tau purchased supplies and Delly provides an alternative nightlife scene for students under and over 21 alike. She said that the Delly wasn’t equipment for a hookah night,” Sulkowski sold, but, yes, that they were said, “and all the proceeds went to charity. and continue to purchase the shisha several increasingly successful nights since under a lot of pressure to improve their We generated several hundred dollars.” themselves, out-of-pocket. Darlene the start of the fall semester and is business model.” Despite the success of the Phi Tau hookah Gilland, the College Delly’s manager, was continuing to grow. “Business has been Sulkowski’s tenure in the Student night, the administration still did not allow very enthusiastic about the idea, according steadily expanding, so much so we might Assembly has given him more refined space on campus for a weekly event of to Cooper and Sulkowski. She agreed to actually see a profit! It’s a constant process information about the campus’s feeling this type. “We thought we had a viable let the Blue Caterpillar be run out of the of reinvestment, and we’re getting to the toward Williamsburg nightlife in general, business model,” said Sulkowski, “but we Delly’s adjacent patio on Wednesday point where we can reinvest and expand and the Delly in particular. “There’s a huge needed the space. So we thought to nights. “Essentially, the Delly allows us to and purchase better equipment and amount of student support to keeping ourselves, what’s a close space near operate for free. For them, it’s a draw in. improve our presentation.” the idea of the Delly, but not necessarily campus?” People come in the door, they see what’s There is a Facebook group entitled the College Delly in particular, and that’s And that is when the College Delly was going on, we suggest that they get food, “Blue Caterpillar @ College Delly,” which a combination of a lot of things. Partly, approached about allowing a once-a- etc.” contains information regarding hookah it’s the administration’s stance towards week, student-run hookah night on its The Blue Caterpillar, whose name refers sizes and number of desired hoses (with alcohol, partly the city council, and partly property. Cooper, Perlmutter and to Alice in Wonderland where a blue corresponding prices), as well as a bevy because the Delly needs to improve. Last Sulkowski have purchased the hookahs caterpillar smokes a hookah, has now had of different available flavors. Wednesday was one of the Delly’s most Whatd’ya Know? O’Connor gets an idea of what Did Gene Nichol really play William and Mary students look like football in college?

t’s a statement often quoted but rarely elaborated football scholarship, however, that the future William and upon that President Nichol played varsity football Mary president first attended college at the University of Iwhile attending Oklahoma State University as an Florida. Nichol’s impressive high school career netted undergraduate. This fact was especially touted last year, him a quarterback position on the varsity squad, but his when the new president had to be introduced by a lengthy “slow, lumbering, drop back” style of play didn’t mesh list of accomplishments at with the Gators’ offensive playbook, according to Nichol. every school function, pep After transferring to Oklahoma State, a school closer rally or bake sale. It seems as to his home state of Texas, Nichol saw more play time though the college as the second-string quarterback. “I would typically play administration felt compelled if we got behind and we were trying to throw the ball,” at each event to explain why he said, “but I was nothing to write home about.” After they had selected such an having three knee surgeries, and faced with the prospect intimidating giant to lead the of a metal replacement if he injured his leg again, Nichol second oldest liberal arts dropped out of the football team to pursue his degree Ryan Lintelman college in the nation. in philosophy and, eventually, law. Columnist With the more recent Although he says that he didn’t amount to much in solidification of his image as football, President Nichol did say he thinks that these an intelligent, yet cuddly, teddy bear, it has become less experiences taught him the courage and ability to think apparent that Nichol’s size and powerful gait would make quickly, and helped him succeed in law school and later him an excellent college football player. It was on a life. Whatd’ya Know - an irreverent Q & A column. No question is too broad, no quandary too trivial, and no subject too Taking advantage of Chancellor Sandra Day O'Connor's visit to campus www.VAInformer.com taboo for the enlightened community of session in the atrium of the U.C. on October 8. O'Connor of William and Mary to answer. Send your her own difficulty in breaking into law as a female, she w All the news that’s fit to go online. questions - from the meaning of life to the achieve anything they want in any field they want and tha meaning of the Sunken Gardens - to about her career, her views on the Constitution, and her experience at Stanford with the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. [email protected]. Virginia Page 9 Informer October 2006

Do you want mango, grape or sweet melon? Swemming off the deep end: -21 student nightlife Thank God for public record Thanks to people like Congressman Mark Foley, successful night’s they’ve had in a while— we all know how important it is to make sure because of the Blue Caterpillar.” some of our more sensitive electronic Cooper continued, explaining that “the Legal Fun correspondence is kept out of the public eye. Delly has never done anything like this Fortunately for us at The Virginia Informer, all e- before, they didn’t know how to take Under 21 mails written on a .edu domain are available to advantage of it. Now, they’ve posted anyone as a matter of public record! Below is a menu changes—$1 pizza slices, for shockingly bizarre set of e-mails sent between two example—and offer different types of The Blue Nick Fitzgerald & students here at the College, reproduced in part. non-alcoholic drinks. They’re looking to Matthew Sutton Some of the names have been changed to protect expand and we’re trying to get them to the identity of those involved, while some, clearly, Columnists understand by targeting not only the 21- Caterpillar have not. plus market. They can try to reinvent themselves, but right now they need the operates out inspiration, and they need to know about Dearest Regis, Charles Grodin and Joan Rivers. what students want. One of the most of the PPS – It is because of people like you that I impressive things about the Delly is that According to my Facebook Mini-Feed, I am in a Facebook group entitled “I Actually they are really, honestly committed to College Delly couldn’t help by notice you declined my group Hate Some of My Facebook Friends.” students…and a Starbucks doesn’t seem, invite to the Anti-Muppet Coalition at 3:47 to me, to be an optimal use of limited between p.m. today. Despite the fact that we have not Nick, space. The Blue Caterpillar is not spoken since 5th-grade band, I would think necessarily what the Delly is going to 9 p.m. and you of all people understand the dangers that No need to beat around the bush any become, but it is definitely one way to these devious creatures pose, especially in a post longer, we both know what this is really expand their success.” 2 a.m. on 9/11 world. Our ill-fated performance of the about it. Do you think I didn’t know “It’s great,” Sulkowski said. “Managers popular children’s song “Hot Crossed Buns” you were interested in Inga, the Swedish of Paul’s [Delly] and the Green Leafe Wednesdays. at the Shady Oaks nursing home all those exchange student from our elementary come over and are amazed at the amount years ago, in my mind, solidifies your debt to school? Her halting command of the of people who are at the Delly on me. You can pay back this debt with your English language may have led to some Wednesday night. The Leafe has mug support on this issue. I, of course, will assume confusion between the two of you night, Paul’s has Corona night, and now Check out that your initial rejection was intended for the regarding the true object of her the Delly has hookah night.” dozens of other frivolous Facebook groups to affections. It was only I who had the When asked what would happen to the the Facebook which you must be invited daily. privilege of accompanying her in a Blue Caterpillar if the Delly eventually performance of that year’s most does get sold out to another business, group “Blue Sincerely, popular song, the Backstreet Boys’ “I Sulkowski said that “the Blue Caterpillar Nick Fitzgerald Want It That Way,” arranged for oboe will stay no matter [what happens to the Caterpillar @ and bassoon. It was then, during that Delly.] The further we go the more Dear Nick, electrifying performance at our possibilities we have. The Delly has been College elementary school’s ice cream social, extremely supportive and we love it, but I appreciate the hard work you spent that the first sparks of our relationship we won’t let it be the end of our Delly” for in creating this thriving group of six flew. Don’t think I didn’t see you, green operation. It’s totally student driven, we members, but need I remind you of with jealously, sulking in the back corner really have to thank the students for their more how poorly our last Facebook of the band, trying to hide yourself support. We don’t like to think of it as a encounter ended; namely, the “poke” amongst a sea of other social rejects in ‘business’—it’s an atmosphere. I’m information. incident of December 2005. the recorder section. surprised by the gratitude of students and Furthermore, I have no interest in we really have to thank you.” supporting your anti-Muppet agenda, Regis as these wholesome creatures have instructed countless children in timeless PS – I’ve created a pro-Muppet values since their creation by late Facebook group to compete against O’Connor gets an idea of what President Ronald Reagan. Need I cite yours. the cinematic masterpiece Muppets Take PPS – Your whole section sucked. Manhattan? William and Mary students look like Regis, Yours Truly, Regis St. Fox I was quite amused to read your latest nonsensical response; I even took the liberty of PS - You were the one who glued the sharing it in my abnormal psychology class, pages of my score together at Shady and it was universally held to be the product

Ian R. Whiteside Oaks, thereby ruining my future as a of an ill and chemically imbalanced mind. budding musical genius. I do believe How quickly you forget that Inga—or Binga, this was the last time we spoke. as I liked to refer to her—hated the Backstreet Boys. Maybe if you had spent more Regis, time with her, you would have known Swedes are notorious fans of Marky Mark and his While perusing your e-mail, I couldn’t help hit boy band, the New Kids on the Block. but recall the sound of your voice, reminiscent, Dare I even remind you of her tragic end, I always thought, of a constipated duck. That deported back to Sweden after a hilarious case being said, don’t even begin to think you had of mistaken identity with her cousin Ingrid, any musical talent on that rancorously tuned the infamous Swedish terrorist. She always oboe, an instrument which, much like you, has blamed you for starting the chain of events neither friendly connotations nor is worth that led her to be disowned by her family, and, hearing. Good thing we played for the ultimately, star in the off-Broadway musical Alzheimer’s patients, whose waning short term “The Swedish Chef Sings ABBA.” memory spared them from any remembrance of your dreadfully painful and uninspired Nick concerto. PS - Inga has joined the group at 7:35pm Nick and has sent me a Facebook message. Although it is in Swedish, and altogether PS – Muppets Take Manhattan was one unintelligible, I am confident it says that she y O'Connor's visit to campus, the Student Assembly sponsored a Question and Answer th O'Connor offered advice to students about college and careers. When asked about of the worst cinematic creations of the 20 hates you, thinks I am dashingly handsome, emale, she was happy that women have more opportunities today: "Women today can century, as evidenced by the fact it starred both and wishes you were never born. ant and that's been fabulous. And that's happened in my lifetime." O'Connor spoke about her career, her views on the Constitution, and her experience at Stanford with the late Chief Justice Rehnquist. Virginia Page 10 The October 2006 arts & entertainment Informer Brooklyn based R&B duo Deep offers smooth harmonies, provocative lyrics

Alex Mayer as “Hand in the Sky,” “Feel It In The Air,” and “Dear Mama.” Others are more upbeat and club-friendly, Staff Writer such as the fast-tempo “Ballin’” or the driving anthem Looking for something fresh and new on the urban “1 Hand in the Sky.” music scene? Perhaps you should give a listen to Deep, Their new album pushed Deep into new territory an R&B duo hailing from New York and gaining musically and lyrically, according to the duo. The “more popularity across the U.S. and overseas. personal” nature of Reality means that the group has Born and raised in Brooklyn, Deep is by no means “learn[ed] to see our flaws and not to be scared to a newcomer on the music scene – they began their speak about them. We have also learned how to vocally career at age ten, deciding to “dedicate their lives to take ourselves to the most vulnerable state to capture Courtesy of Tycoon Dynasty Records music” after winning a local talent show. The group, a moment in a song.” comprised of members ShoTime and Elijah, told The The first single off the new album, “Standing on Informer that their background has given them a chance the Edge,” features rich yet melancholy harmonies and to be “exposed to all walks of life.” provocative, earnest lyrics about the hardships of living Life in New York City, according to Deep, also homeless in the city. Deep captures the helplessness provides them endless inspiration for their music: “Just felt by many trapped in that situation with lines like: looking out my window I can think of a million stories Sometimes I feel like I’m standing on the edge, holding out my to write about. One for every person who walks hand / No one even knows I’m alive / I’m just a shadow in beneath my window. The banker and the pusher could the streetlight. The song also calls the rest of society to cross paths at the exact same time and give birth to address this problem, for in Deep’s opinion too many two stories in my head all in the same breath. That’s people are willing to ignore the plight of those less Brooklyn.” fortunate: When the smoke clears / where will we go from Influenced by the music of legends like Stevie there? / Will you turn your back / or begin to care? Wonder, Boyz II Men, Teddy Pendergrass, Michael If listeners could take away one overall idea or feeling Jackson, Notorius B.I.G., Tupac and Bob Marley, the from their new album, Deep hopes that it reminds duo has crafted a unique blend of R&B, neo-soul people that “we are all going through this struggle in and reggae. This mix has been taken to a new level, life together” and that they aren’t alone. Their desire is delivering compelling R&B grooves in Deep’s new for people “to cry, to smile and to pretty much share Deep roots: Born and raised in Brooklyn, Deep draws album, Reality. every emotion that we were feeling while singing and inspiration from the likes of Michael Jackson and the Deep’s sound has been characterized by its smooth writing the song.” Notorious B.I.G. vocal harmonies, blending Elijah’s strong, powerful It can certainly be said Deep’s new album breaks voice with the higher, lighter vocals of Shotime to fresh ground and gives listeners a chance to hear a create a unique blend of sound. Slow, methodic beats more raw and personal side of the R&B duo. form the backbone of many of Deep’s tracks, such

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ensemble features an impressive array © 2004 Milk of performers ranging from ages ten to fourteen, who range from soprano to alto. It is recognized as one of the oldest existing and most prestigious boys’ choirs in the world. The choir has performed for presidents, prime Read the ministers and religious leaders. The Vienna Boys Choir has existed since 1498 when Emperor Maximilian review I commissioned a group of 12 for Max’s Chosen Singers: Emperor Maximilian created the Vienna Boys Choir in 1498 and gave them top-notch instruction under many well-known composers and conductors. The performing masses and church services. group currently resides in the Augarten Palace and consists of about 100 members. Because of their ties to the throne, they online received top-class instruction under many established in its current form in Austria 2001, and Dr. Eugen Jesser is the well-known composers and conductors. in 1924 under Rector Josef Schnitt with President of the organization. They These include some of the classical music the death of the monarchy. It is a non- continue to perform every weekend, greats such as Wolfgang Amadeus profit, private organization, with a leaving at least one group in Austria to VAInformer.com Mozart and Leonard Bernstein. mission “to create an atmosphere in sing Sunday mass in the Imperial Chapel The choir became increasingly which children can pursue their love of of Vienna. proficient, exponentially increasing the music and develop their musical The Vienna Boys Choir will perform level of skill necessary to enter the group. potential.” They work to improve at Phi Beta Kappa Hall on October 24. “Everything The choir has produced many musicians themselves while learning to contribute The experience will definitely be well and vocalists who went on to have to the choir as a whole. worth the $25 price of admission. is coming incredible careers after performing with The Vienna Boys Choir currently Tickets are available either in the Campus the group and helped to shape the resides in the Augarten Palace, and Center at the Office of Student Activities Austrian musical scene of the 19th and consists of about 100 members divided or on the day of the show at Phi Beta up roses” 20th centuries. into four groups. Gerald Wirth has been Kappa Hall. The Vienna Boys Choir was officially the Artistic Director of the chorus since Virginia The Page Informer ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT October 2006 11 Professor Griffoen offers class to Christopher Wren Association members on Bach cantatas Bach Cantata Series ongoing in Wren Chapel

Gustavo Elias is taught by the College’s adjunct associate to Bach’s sacred cantatas in both German and professor of music, Ruth van Baak Griffioen. English. The class begins with everyone singing Staff Writer Now in its fourth season, this continuing multi- the ending chorus to one of the cantatas. year series has its sights set on surveying all 200 Professor Griffioen then provides the class with The Bach Cantata Series, a lecture and of Bach’s sacred cantatas. For six consecutive a detailed analysis of the entire cantata. She plays performance series on Johann Sebastian Bach’s weeks in the semester, Professor van Baak a recording of the cantata and discusses each sacred cantatas is held weekly in the Wren Chapel Griffioen explores two cantatas per class. At the individual movement, its compositional technique on Thursday mornings. This weekly lecture series midpoint of the lecture, a combination of local and style and its Christian lyrics. professionals The lecture also features a live performance and William and of a Bach aria, which provides a pleasant break Mary students from the program’s analysis. perform one of All throughout the two hours, Professor Bach’s arias. The Griffioen’s energy, enthusiasm and knowledge Gustavo Elias performance of the material keeps the class wanting more. maintains After class, Professor Griffioen enlightened Baroque participants with the fact that the organ inside authenticity by the Wren Chapel is an original 18th-century organ playing at in Baroque pitch. proper Baroque The September 28 lecture featured Cantatas pitch (A = 42 and 44. Almost all of the people in attendance 415Hz, instead in the Wren Chapel were members of the of the modern Christopher Wren Association (CWA), a group A= 440 Hz) on of more than 1,400 members who attend old instruments. educational programs and lectures after Several retirement. There are a variety of classes informational members can choose from, which range from packets are classical music to computer skills. There are no available for the tests or quizzes; members attend classes simply class, including out of the love of learning. This lecture series in a glossary of particular is meant for both CWA members and musical terms, the public. musical scores The Bach Cantata Series runs on Thursday mornings for the pieces from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Wren Chapel. Sacred ritual: Professor Griffoen begins each of her classes by having everyone sing the cantata of the week before analyzing it and discussing its technique. Most in attendance at the lectures are members of sung in class, The series concludes on October 19. the Christopher Wren Association. and the words

Put down Hamlet: The Cuban-Italian Salt- UCAB headlines with Pepper-and-Ketchup slam poet performance Monster…and other stories What did you do this past almost unnatural rasping in the Friday night? Catch a movie? Hit telling of her Lakota folktale. a party? Me? I watched a four- Randel McGee used a four-foot at Lodge 1 foot tall dragon tell the story of high dragon puppet named Stephen Dause Board (UCAB), Zihuatanejo will be the “Three Billy Goats Gruff,” Groark to tell his stories. Diane featured in “Slam Poet” in Lodge 1 on found out why dogs and Ferlatte sang hers to the twanging Staff Writer Friday, October 20. He will be reading humans can’t understand each of a banjo. Each of the tellers was Step aside, Shakespeare. Makeroom poems in a way that will be familiar to other anymore, and heard about different. Each of their tales had a for Joaquín Zihuatanejo, a man with some and totally new to others. a Cuban- life of its own. Each was utterly some universally applicable rhymes of Slam poetry is essentially a combination Italian salt- astounding. his own. He’s not down with the iambs, of rap and conventional poetry. It pepper- In a world where entertainment and form poetry isn’t his style, but this involves an emphasis not necessarily on and-is dominated by brainless sitcoms slam poet definitely has what it takes to the words being read so much as how ketchup and third-rate movies, it’s deliver a powerful, in-your-face they are read. Audience members can monster. I heartening to see that the old message while dazzling his audience expect dramatic pauses, rapidly went to the tradition of American with down-to-earth imagery and blunt gesticulated phrases, and a hefty amount second Storytelling is still alive and well. statements about ethnic identity. Thanks of gusto. Hearing slam poetry annual The genuineness, the warmth to the University Center Activities performed can be intense, considering R.C. Rasmus Colonial with which these tales were told that all it really boils down to is simple Arts & Entertainment Williamsburg hearken to a time long past: a “Abuelo’s Garden” poetry reading. Editor Storytelling time when parents told stories to His profile on louderARTS.com is Festival. their children before bedtime By Zinuatanejo unique. Zihuatanejo has received In a country with a instead of showing them idiotic recognition for both his work as a storytelling tradition as rich as illustrations in B-grade picture “Memories of my teacher and his poetry. He is a proud America’s it comes as no books, and when a campfire grandfather’s garden come father and husband. His family life surprise that each of the eight meant a well-told ghost story growing up was indeed difficult. The tellers who performed at the instead of just stomach aches back to me/ in well water barrio of East Dallas was his home, and festival had a thoroughly unique from too much chocolate, voices/ in deep chest hymns/ his life was “plagued by gang violence, a style. Kathryn Windham’s marshmallow, and graham that begin as a gurgle deep in heritage steeped in sacrifice, and borders.” eighty-year-old voice conjured cracker. The Colonial the belly and rise to the What’s special about Zihuatanejo’s story up images of deep southern Williamsburg Foundation throat/ slowly/ is that he made something heartening out kitchens and magnolias, while deserves hearty congratulations I remember little of the day of something troublesome. He isn’t the youthful Antonio Sacre for its conception and execution trying to appear victimized or accusatory weaved in and out of florid, of this thoroughly unique and my friends jumped me in/ – just realistic. lightning fast Spanish as he told artistic event. The Second Annual I remember fists flailing and So on Oct. 20, if you’d like to hear his stories. Dovie Thomason Colonial Williamsburg afterwards/ those deep, fleshy some modern poetry with a distinct, very amazed her audience by Storytelling Festival was an embraces/ only Latinos know real ethnic vibe, put down Hamlet and alternating between soft amazing success. I can’t wait until how to give . . head over to Lodge 1 at 9 p.m. narrative tones and harsh, next year. Virginia Page The 12 October 2006 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Informer Book Review: The World is Flat Book presents social, economic theories; fails to surprise

Jacob Hill to each other and recent history. owever, Friedman also shows his failure as Staff Writer an economist. Early on, he recalls the Law Hof Association, sometimes referred to as homas Friedman shows his excellence as a Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage. This basic journalist and his failure as an economist in law states that two or more actors may maximize This national bestseller, The World is Flat. The Ian R. Whitesideide production and utility if they engage in the production subtitle of the book proclaims it to be “A Brief History of the good in which they have comparative advantage of the Twenty-First Century,” though the book (lowest opportunity cost). The Law of Association presents mostly social and economic theories about has a formal deductive proof, much like that of any past events and possibilities of the future. The book’s theorem of mathematics. However, Friedman seeks primary premise is that, physics aside, the world is being to test if this law “remains” valid. made flatter through human innovation and In his quest to show that one and one continue to technology. “Flat” works as Friedman’s catch-all, be two, Friedman, while casting himself as an describing everything from recent human innovations international modern man, falls back upon statist and to globalization and technological revolutions. nativist leanings. He believes that Ricardo’s law is still The first valid, but only if America expands government chapter of his regulation over its economy, kind of like the successful book is titled economies on the other end of the Berlin Wall, and Friedman shows his “While I was forces its people to educate themselves in the natural “excellence as a Sleeping,” sciences and mathematics. journalist and his failure which implies verall, The World is Flat is a worthwhile read, that while the but do not expect to be stunned or as an economist. world has Oawakened by any deep revelation of new been focusing world order. Thomas Friedman is first and foremost on hot topic a modern journalist; he is able to focus upon the events, such as terrorism and ”national security, a far emotional and surprising, but is not well acquainted more subtle change has been occurring. Friedman with the technical. attempts to describe the events of globalization as A changing world: Author Friedman claims that technology extending as far back as Columbus’s accidental run in and innovations are warping the world as we know it. with a “new” continent. This period is called Globalization 1.0; it was a time of expanding empires, the very way people relate and do business with one Can’t decide what movie when power was determined by how effectively one another. nation employed their resources over another. Events Friedman then identifies 10 major factors to see this weekend? eventually transpired to bring about Globalization 2.0, contributing to the flattening of the world. These range Check out The Informer’s when trade and exchange began to open up the world from the fall of the Berlin Wall, to innovative supply- online movie reviews: to greater markets. Now, Globalization 3.0 is smashing chains, to offshoring. Journalistically and even VAInformer.com the world with technology and innovations, changing historically, he notes the close correlation of these events

October Schedule Kimball Theatre WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA Movies Live Performances Brick (R) Been Rich All My Life Not rated The Williamsburg Symphonia presents Thurs., Sept. 28-Wed., Oct. 4 Fri., Oct. 13-Wed., Oct. 18 Subscription Concert #2 6:45 and 8:45 p.m. 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. Wed., Oct. 25 and Fri., Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 30, Oct. 2, 4 screening room Oct. 13, 15, 16, 18 screening room (35 Tickets: $37, $27 (35 seats) seats) The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation presents Edmond (R) 13 Tzameti Not rated The Equiano Lecture Series Tues., Oct. 3-Sun., Oct. 8 Thurs., Oct. 19-Tues., Oct. 24 Freedom Through Faith: Understanding the Role 7 and 8:45 p.m. 6:45 and 8:30 p.m. Of Praise, Prophecy, and the Black Preacher in Oct. 3, 5, 7 screening room (35 seats) Oct. 19, 23, 24 screening room (35 Early African American Religion seats) Sat., Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Gabrielle Not rated This event is free but tickets are required Fri., Oct. 6-Wed., Oct. 11 Changing Times Not rated 6:45 and 8:30 p.m. Tues., Oct. 24-Sun., Oct. 29 Oct. 6, 8, 9, 11 screening room (35 7 and 8:45 p.m. seats) Oct. 25-29 screening room (35 seats)

Only Human Not rated Brothers of the Head (R) Tues., Oct. 10-Sun., Oct. 15 Sun., Oct. 29-Fri., Nov. 3 7 and 8:45 p.m. 6:45 and 8:45 p.m. Oct. 10, 12, 14 screening room (35 Oct. 30-Nov. 3 screening room (35 seats) seats) The Peyton Randolph House: History and Legends Tues., Oct. 31 at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Virginia The Page Informer ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT October 2006 13 24-Hour Play Festival a dramatic success One night, six plays and endless creativity Megan Locke directed by sophomore Mike Johnson) was a parody of the Staff Writer recently released movie with utting on a play involves many Samuel Jackson. Play with Your steps- writing the play, casting Food (written by junior Peter Pit, rehearsing with the director, Andre and directed by senior Rose and finally presenting it before an Hess) depicted the struggle for audience. The students who participated survival among the various foods Courtesy of Rose Hess in William and Mary’s 24-Hour Play in a refrigerator. Fits and Starts Festival from September 8 to 9 (written by junior Andy Hill and amazingly did all of the above in less directed by senior Peter Nye) dealt than one day. with existential themes. The Late Producer Kerry Stinson (’08) Bloomer (written by junior Dan conceived the idea for William and Piepenbring and directed by Mary’s event after she attended a similar junior Mike Mott) chronicled the one act festival at the University of Mary developmental woes of a college Washington. She set her plans in motion junior. The Next Step Forward after she received sponsorship for the (written by junior David Techman festival and recruited six interested and directed by freshman Ashley student directors and six student Bush) contrasted the melodrama playwrights. of a college student with the he clock started ticking at 8 toilet-training experience of her p.m. on Friday, September 8 younger brother. Lastly, Twhen the cast members Philanthropy (written by senior auditioned. After the directors had Mary Davenport and directed by chosen their casts, it was the playwrights’ sophomore Kate Brunick) One with the fridge: The cast of Play with Your Food got to stretch their creativity acting as various job to write an approximately 10-minute explored the relationship between edible items living together in a refrigerator. play before 8 a.m. that Saturday two friends. morning. The production staff gave After rehearsals all day Saturday, the Stinson is quite pleased with the success Stinson assures that there is interest in the playwrights their first and last lines six plays were performed in the Theatre of the 24-Hour Play Festival. “We doing the festival again next year. as a starting point, with the last line of Lab in Phi Beta Kappa Hall at 8 p.m. wanted to bring in new people or According to playwright Piepenbring, one play as the first line of the play that night. “The space lends itself to people who don’t usually do theater,” “It’s a great way for everyone - writers, following it. This connection running experimental stuff,” says Stinson, who she said. The festival accomplished actors, directors, techies - to hone their through all of the plays was “something likes the small, intimate setting. However, just that. Half the cast members were skills.” After the tremendous success of extra for the audience,” explains Stinson. the festival was so popular that two freshmen or sophomores, and several the 24-Hour Play Festival this year, it is Six plays were showcased at the performances had to be held to of the students involved belonged to impossible not to anticipate even greater festival. Snakes on a Plane: A Musical accommodate all of those who wanted clubs that prevent them from things for next year. (written by senior Tom Bambara and to view the finished products. participating in other theater activities. Eat, drink and think at Food for Thought Shelbi Wilson there are quotes on the walls and pictures all around mushrooms, fried ravioli, and barbeque ribs. They of individuals who have contributed their thoughts also have several desserts, of which their bread Food Critic and ideas to the world: Henry Ford, the Wright pudding comes highly recommended. These items Brothers, and George Washington Carver, among range from four to nine dollars. Additionally, they owards the end of last semester, I noticed others. The space is well lit and invites conversation, offer several daily entrée and cocktail specials at varying that a new restaurant had filled an empty which is exactly what this restaurant aims for patrons prices. Tspace on Richmond Road. Its sign caught to do – converse. Their website states, “Food For ne of my favorite things about Food For my eye – “Food For Thought, Eat·Drink·Think.” I Thought is a tribute to great leaders, innovators, Thought was their selection of on-tap knew immediately that I wanted this restaurant to be scientists, business people, and humanitarians… A truly Obeers. There are several to choose from, my first review in the fall. wonderful meal is a combination of good food and but they are not your everyday brands. Instead, Food Food For Thought is far from typical. It is a good conversation. So talk about the special people For Thought offers on tap selections from restaurant with a purpose. Once seated, you notice featured here. Have fun while enjoying a deliciously microbreweries. It was great to try something different inspiring meal and expand for once. The restaurant also offers bottled beers, your mind as well as your wine, and cocktails. belly… eat, drink, think.” The service was very quick, and the staff was Food For Thought’s attentive and friendly. The only downside is that the menu includes a wide restaurant was relatively expensive for the typical

Shelbi Wilson assortment of flavors. I student. It is definitely an option for a nice outing, honestly had a hard time but probably not an everyday location for most. deciding what to order Food For Thought is located at 1647 Richmond because their menu is such Road near Chanello’s Pizza. Please visit their website, a good read in and of http://www.foodforthoughtrestaurant.com or call itself. It features classic (757) 645-4665 for more information. American favorites such as meatloaf, steak, ribs, and pot roast, but also dishes such as Pad Thai and Food For Thought Hours Jamaican jerk chicken. Entrée prices range from Monday through Thursday: about seven dollars to 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. nineteen dollars, with Friday and Sunday: some varying according 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. to market price. Saturday: There are a number of appetizers including fresh 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Food worth thinking about: The new restaurant on Richmond Road offers diners both a raw vegetables, stuffed (featuring live music) variety of food and a variety of things to ponder.

The Virginia Mondays at 8 PM Be a part of the best thing to come to Informer Blair 223 Informer campus since HBO... wait.... [email protected] Virginia Page 14 InformerThe October 2006 OpinionOpinion Informer Staff Editorial: A college town call to arms new revolutionary front has taken on a new level of absurdity has emerged in the city of in recent weeks. The SAE alumni Acolonial revolution, and it house case, in which five students is with the students of this college asked to be permitted to reside in a as we face the city officials. Town six bedroom house, was rejected by and gown relations have gone from the city’s Zoning Appeals Board. bad to horrendous. What began as Meanwhile, the Planning Board, a few minor problems has escalated Mayor and City Council all into violations of rights and insults approved of the use of to students that are no less than a EconoLodge hotel rooms to be slap in the face. leased by Water Country USA to The fronts of the battle are clear: house Russian student employees. voting rights, anti-student The request was for 80 students in development and city planning, and 20 rooms, meaning that there would the patently ridiculous three person be four people to a room. The city’s to a house rule. thinly veined attempts to discourage The issue of students renting, or, voting has been a in the case of the concern for The students of SAE house, even David Clifford students for some William and Mary purchasing homes time and nothing need to wake up to off campus are A special thanks has been done to the fact that they are egregious and alleviate it. The despicable. The Virginia Informer would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors and latest effort began in getting a raw deal. Even with all of advertisers who made the publishing of this issue possible. We are proud to 2004 when three these wrongs being serve the William and Mary community by providing copies free of charge, and students attempted perpetrated against by not by taking student activities fees, as other publications do. to register to vote and to run for the study body, isolationism seems City Council. This past year, junior to be the order of the day for most If you would like to support The Virginia Informer, David Sievers was unsuccessful in Williams and Marys. It is a peculiar please contact us at [email protected]. his bid to claim a seat. form of indifference displayed by Rulings by the local courts have students who are, on the whole, such targeted students, questioning their overachievers. It is time to look out purposes in wanting to vote in the for number one, as they say; yourself, Gay marriage debate over Williamsburg jurisdiction. At one along with your classmates. Just point, the debate was reduced to because you do not want to register such a low level that a student was to vote in Williamsburg does not lunch is unwise questioned, before a judge, as to her mean that you should not help During a visit to the UC on Wednesday, country that allows men to marry other knowledge about city government, students who do. You may be October 5, I was stopped two different men or women to marry other women. including the names of council content with your Ludwell quad times during the day to respond to There are clear and distinct reasons for members. apartment, but that is no excuse for questions concerning the Virginia this view. President Gene Nichol has come not supporting the defeat of the three legislature’s proposed amendment to ban Gay marriage can only hurt families. out in favor of students’ right to person to a house rule. gay marriage. The amendment would What gay marriage supporters do not tell vote recently, echoing his comments Economic data from last year define marriage as solely between a man you is the most important information: from last semester. He has vocally shows that the students of the and a woman in Virginia. they do not respect the traditional family. claimed that the inconsistencies in College contribute over $11 million I was somewhat astounded to be Mothers and fathers are not necessary in voter registration for college annually to the local economy. That confronted on the gay marriage issue their vision of America. Lone women students are unconstitutional and a is no small amount. There is strength twice in one day at the UC. The first or two gay men are just as fit to raise a deprivation of basic rights, and he in this number, as well as in the individual was a member of a campus child as a mother and a father. Opposing is correct. number of students. The College newspaper and took my opinion. The all American tradition and values, they n the infamous case of The student body encompasses half of second individual was a member of a suggest that this change can only be good, College Delly and Starbucks, Williamsburg’s population. It is time political group desirous to register although they offer no evidence. Iit is a clear shot across the bow for students to start moving against Virginia voters, but I did not Emotion and buzz-words like of Williamsburg’s night life. Another the city with our wallets and our feet. give my opinion to him, though “gay rights” and “open- coffee shop does nothing for What could the city do if students he wanted to discuss the issue. mindedness” are their tools students who want to get off began to peacefully demonstrate The frequency of the questions instead of facts and studies. If campus at some point and have a outside of Voter Registrar Dave serves to indicate something you do not agree, you’re just drink, a real drink. There is no Andrews’ home each morning? What important: gay marriage is an close-minded. Those of us zoning rule or regulation that could would happen if students held their incredibly important issue. who believe mothers and be to blame if, in fact, Starbucks money back from local businesses It is a very good thing that fathers are essential to a child’s becomes the new vendor at the site. that did not help in our cause? William and Mary is so open to well-being are just not accepting However, this speaks to the culture he students of William and political discourse. At the same John R. change well enough. that the city has developed and has Mary need to wake up to time, gay marriage is not an issue Kennedy Opposing gay marriage does made known to commercial Tthe fact that they are getting with which I would confront Opinion Editor not necessarily mean that you enterprises: If it is student-oriented, a raw deal. There is no excuse, or, complete strangers, personally. oppose gay rights. Every we don’t want it. for that matter, no midterm that Protesting is one thing, but picking people individual in America deserves equal The city has done nothing to should stop you from taking a out of the crowd and asking for their rights. The question is thus: how equal encourage student-friendly stand. views can have negative effects. should homosexuals be to heterosexuals? businesses. That was the original The lead for this comes, partially, When they asked me what I thought Should they be so equal that they can goal in the development of from the Student Assembly. about the issue, it only reaffirmed my somehow procreate? I doubt Merchant’s Square, but Talbot’s and However, even within that body, own views on gay marriage. It homosexuals will start spontaneously Williams Sonoma are a far cry from there are divisions on how to go reaffirmed that I need to vote in favor procreating any time soon. The simple that. There is not enough about dealing with Williamsburg. of the gay marriage ban. truth is that we are not all perfectly equal commercial zoning around the After years of nitpicking and For those supportive of traditional in state and we do not all need the same college, which is why the College making piecemeal offerings in the values and institutions, the issue of gay legal treatment for democratic values to Delly is such valuable property. hopes to convince city officials of marriage lies at the center of our culture. win. The elderly retiree needs different Furthermore, the charge of the change, there needs to be another At William and Mary, it might be difficult legal treatment than the newborn baby. City Council to purchase homes form of action. And real ACTION, to ascertain the importance of the issue The heterosexual father needs different with taxpayer money in order to sell not just friendly conversation every because we live among so many treatment than the homosexual bachelor. them as owner-occupied houses few weeks. divergent ideas. The traditional family This debate is being launched on our only, is a direct attack on students. t will take some form of large, does not always have a positive campus to serve the democratic process, It is appalling that Chairman of public protest of the city and connotation in the college setting. In the and for that, I appreciate the the Economics department, Clyde Iits practices for any changes to real world though, most people are confrontations I experienced. Further Haulman, is impeding on the free happen, because officials know that opposed to gay marriage. A Virginia debate on this issue should be supported market in Williamsburg by we are here for only four years. Let Mason-Dixon poll from September as much as possible, though it would be proposing and standing by this us strike swiftly and accurately, and shows 54% of Virginia voters support a wise to hold debates in more appropriate controlled economy. make this job easier for the students ban on gay marriage. Most people do settings than the front of the food court. The three person to a house rule that follow us. not want their children growing up in a Virginia The Page Informer Opinion October 2006 15 In praise of Pickering Lost in translation Chinese department has high Jacob Hill Staff Writer demand, but other languages

Here is an all too block supply familiar story: a Will Coggin libertarian or Ian R. Whiteside conservative student Staff Writer entering their first year erhaps one of the fastest expanding departments of college goes to class at the College is the Chinese department. Base with the intent of enrollment, not including drill sections, is up nearly 50% receiving a higher P from last year. And who can be surprised? As China continues education, only to be to increase in importance, students recognize the role that it will left dumbfounded by a play in the future, both economically and politically, and rightly tirade on the evils of recognize the value in learning the language and culture. capitalism and the However, as China’s status and importance increase globally, ethnocentrism of the that is not the case for the Chinese department at the College. West. Investigative Fair and balanced teaching, for a change: Professor Paula Pickering is a prime example of a teacher who puts aside politics in favor of learning. While the increase in student demand for the language is to be journalism has cropped expected, money has not followed. This year, to teach over 240 up from time to time to report on liberal the modern political movements in the Balkans. students (plus roughly 150 for drill sections), there are only two professors who directly or indirectly seek to If one had to guess at her politics, American full-time professors and three adjuncts, with one of the full-time harass conservative and libertarian students, liberal would probably not be far off the professors on sabbatical. sometimes with the added bonus of a failing mark. To see how drastic the situation is, compare this to the French grade if said student attempts to defend their Throughout the entire semester, from the department, which has 10 full-time professors for about 100 ideas. Here is an impressive exception to that readings I had to the papers I wrote, I more students. In fact, the Chinese department loses out on story: Professor Paula M. Pickering. advanced my own thoughts and ideas as far student to professor ratio to every other department except, I had the fortune to take Professor as we were asked, which would probably be slightly, to Japanese. When two slots opened up for professors Pickering’s freshman seminar: Government best described as anarcho-capitalist, about as in the Modern Languages department this past year, the Chinese 150W Nationalism in the Balkans. The class far from American liberal as possible. When department was not able to secure either. The situation is dire. focused on the historical and modern a discussion concerning the Kosovo Conflict The capabilities of adjunct professors are limited. For Chinese, conditions in the Balkans currently contributing was held in class, I even advanced a position they are generally limited to teaching language sections, while all to regional ethnic tension and nationalism. The that the United States had no vested interest in of the culture courses must be taught by full-time professors. wide range of topics included the introduction engaging in the conflict. This is not to say the Moreover, many of the adjuncts are tutors from Beijing that of Christianity to the region, to Islamic Professor Pickering merely allowed me to rotate in and out of the College on a yearly basis. Since the invasions, the communist government of make unsupported statements, but never did addition of the Chinese major a few years ago, the importance Ceausescu, and the modern conflicts in Serbia I see a dismissive attitude or did my grade of having a multitude of culture classes every semester, plus the and Bosnia-Herzegovina. In other words, the suffer because of difference with the professor. burgeoning introductory level courses, has strained the professors. course covered enough topics in enough areas While problems with professors and ooking down the line, things are only going to get worse. to bring up more than a fair share of conservative students are well known and even Today’s demand for five sections of Chinese 101 will opportunities for Professor Pickering to reported from time to time, Professor Paula be passed down to more and more sections of higher indoctrinate. M. Pickering shows the hopeful ideal of L levels, while incoming demand for low level Chinese courses However, Professor Pickering never once student-professor relations. Though I have could increase even further. Businesses both in America and in took advantage of her captive audience. In had only one semester to judge her character, China are looking for Americans who can speak Chinese, so the fact, Professor Pickering never brought up her I would encourage anyone to try for language and the major will become increasingly valuable in the personal politics. She had personal experience themselves. Furthermore, it may not be a bad next few years. It is therefore imperative that we supply it with in the Balkans, setting up an embassy under idea for professors in positions dealing with the necessary resources to succeed. the Clinton Administration, working with non- delicate topics to take a page out of her book. governmental organizations and researching Political correctness: What’s in a name? Michael Coticchio Then came the brainwashing sessions of Orientation’s liberty in using the word retarded, to refer to a stupid diversity day, a highly mandatory meeting. My heart fell statement? Don’t I have freedom of interpretation too? Staff Writer to the floor, “What’s happening to this country?” I It appears to me that everyone aggressively promotes hen I came to the south and crossed the found that this too was just another opportunity to political correctness except except when political Mason-Dixon, right into the heart of our again create division among people. We learned how correctness hits home. Then we become these rebels, Wcountry’s birth, I thought I would re- to be sensitive, how to alter our choice of words, and these lone wolves that shun the system. In reality, we’re discover an America long forgotten in the north. I our everyday dialect. By God, WAKE UP you idiots, really just mere pawns of the system, pawns that have despaired to find that it was more of the same. don’t you see what’s happening, you’re being censored finally realized what all our empty suit appeasements This first became apparent to me during Orientation, into a world where you can’t even describe people by have brought us. We realize this only now, when the when President Nichol, waxing triumphant, declared what they look like or what they do. Words which you double edged sword of Marxist policy is turned on that we are proud to announce that the College speak and mean no harm in, are suddenly offensive. Williamsburg, on the beloved Ole William and Mary. welcomes 26% AHANA (African-American, Hispanic, You my friend, are being politically corrected. This is my main point and what the William and Asian and Native American) students to the class of ow I side with the school regarding its Mary administration misses: “Nothing ever did so 2010. Now tell me something, if we are to have a resistance to the recent PC driven NCAA much harm as good intentions.” Yes, there are terms society where every man, woman and child is equal Ncrusade on all “offensive” team mascots and that are so vilely offensive that in fact should be censored under the law, why continually segregate segments of names. But in the same sense, is not the school being for the good of public standards. But when we take the population along racial distinctions? The only form hypocritical yet again with this argument? If they these good intentions too far, they become perverted. of self-identification I want to see on a college would contest that describing an action as retarded, Basic descriptions such as a person’s color, tongue or application is a social security number, not a little box gay, or girly is offensive, then I would conclude that look become offensive. From there, even terms to check in if you’re a Pacific Islander, African- calling our team the Tribe (with two feathers) is likely associated with people, terms which are ingrained in American, Mexican or a Native American. It really offensive as well. our culture, such as Tribe, become insensitive. shouldn’t matter, and lets just call the box what it is, an I mean when people describe something as “hey o if William and Mary has a problem with the unequivocal leg up in the application process. that’s retarded,” or “man, that was so gay,” the words NCAA’s bearing down on its team mascot, as do not and never will, see the need for these haved morphed in such social contexts and Sit should, I stand with them, but to the distinctions among races. Dr. King preached conversational parameters to be taken as something administration I counsel with a quote from the Bible, Iequality, and brotherhood amongst all of that it didn’t originally define, and now it has multiple “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy mankind. But instead of granting equality, we’ve meanings. So, administration, if you stress that we say brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in overcompensated in what I suppose is self-guilt driven preposterous instead of retarded and silly instead of thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, atonement, and continue the separation by creating gay, well then, why not call the Tribe, the “mighty united Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, superiority. Why the need to classify and group group,” or better yet the Pack – no wait, forget about a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast minorities as AHANAs, why not just welcome all as that name, one day it mayoffend wolves. out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt new members of the TRIBE. But, These days in At William and Mary, we’ve adapted the traditional thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s America, that’s the way it is, so I guess we can give the Tribe (and two feathers), to mean unity, a certain eye.” Matthew 7:3-5. administration a break for just toting the party line. togetherness. Well then what’s wrong with me taking With that, lighten up, after all, what’s in a name? Virginia Page The 16 October 2006 news/Features Informer Before we were

Ian R. Whiteside the Tribe: Part one in a series about the College’s team names and logos Amanda J. Yasenchak In the 1960s the most common Indian Editor in Chief caricature used resembled the Cleveland Indians’ mascot. his past year is not the first time In the early 1970s, students and the College has struggled with administrators began discussing Tits logo. In fact, the current logo alternatives to the Indians and the logo, with the two feathers was only officially which by then was known as WAMI, adopted in 1978, following decades of the William and Mary Indian. The unofficial Indian logos and nearly a athletics department responded to this century of a several different team pressure by quietly phasing out the names. offensive logo. The first documented evidence of The October 10, 1975 issue of The school spirit at the College dates back Flat Hat reported a rumor that the to 1898, when the school colors were Board of Visitors was responding to orange and white. Orange was pressure from campus ethnic groups by presumably chosen in honor of William renaming the Indians the Patriots. The What do you think this is? III, also known as William of Orange. green and gold school colors would be From 1911 to 1923, the College changed to red, white and blue. The Flat changed its colors from orange and Hat reported that this was just a rumor The picture above was taken at Rogers Hall while standing white to orange and black. In 1923, the and that the Board of Visitors had no underneath the first floor entrance facing Barksdale Field. College finally embraced green and gold, intention of changing the team’s name. Below, the same item, a bizarre-looking modern art as well as silver, although it is unclear One administrator was quoted as saying, chandelier is photographed from the second floor balcony. how consistently these colors were used “It is highly unlikely that the ‘Indians’ will in the first half of the twentieth century. ever disappear.’” Whenever an athletic team was n February 1978, the College Is this peculiar modern art or mentioned by name before 1916 it was publicly replaced the various referred to as the William and Marys or Iunofficial logos with the current something more? the Orange and Black. logo of the W and M with two green In 1916, the Colonial Echo referred to and gold feathers. The unofficial logos, the athletic teams as the Indians, and the particularly the Cleveland Indians’ Vote in our online poll name stuck, for the most part. In 1923 smiling Indian caricature, were found to the team was called the Warriors, in 1924 be offensive toward American Indians. it was referred to as both the Braves The College considered dropping the VAInformer.com and the Tribe, and in 1925 it was known nickname, Indians, at the same time. But as the Fighting Virginians. Soon after, it was decided that the College had the Indians reappeared and the name historical reasons to keep the name. In was used for the next several decades. a letter to President Thomas Graves, then variety of Indian symbols and Dean of Students Sam Sadler wrote, caricatures were used “The use of the nickname itself is not throughout the 20th century as viewed as either offensive or demeaning Ian R. Whiteside A logos and mascots. It was common for to American natives.” students to dress up as Indians for sporting events. A 1959 Colonial Echo Next month: From the includes a photo of three women dressed as Indians, official members of Indians to the Tribe that year’s cheerleading squad.

HONOR COUNCIL: Meetings lack transparency; may be violation continued from page one If the Sufficient Evidence Panel determines there is office and listen to their hearings and view the assigns one member of the Honor Council to serve enough information for a trial, the accused student is transcripts of the hearing, but not the internal as the accused student’s procedural advisor who along given the Investigating Committee’s findings and a deliberations. Students are not allowed to leave the with Wolf, meet with the student to explain to them hearing date is set. The next step is the hearing phase, room with their transcript. The student then has five pertinent information, give the student a flow chart where a student receives two hearings on the trial night, business days to appeal the verdict. of honor process and answer any of the student’s a Guilt Hearing, and if the student is found guilty, they All of the “trial” proceedings are legal and are questions. Afterwards, Wolf appoints two three- are then given a Sanctions Hearing. At the Sanctions required to be confidential by federal statute. However, person committees made up of Honor Council Hearing, the Honor Council has the power to give a there needs to be more transparency in the other members, one Investigating Committee to gather all student an oral or written warning, timed probation, workings of the Honor Council to meet state the information they can about the case, and a probation until graduation, suspension or contingent regulations of a public body. This self-investigation Sufficient Evidence Panel to determine if that dismissal. According to Wolf, the regularity of the by the Honor Council of its practices could set in information is sufficient enough to warrant a hearing sanctions tends to resemble a bell curve, with warnings motion a series of challenges if the school’s legal counsel or if the case is deemed trivial, and if so the case is and contingent dismissal being very rare. If a student decides against the recommendation of the FOIA dismissed. is found guilty, they may go to the Dean of Students attorney. DINING SERVICES UNION: First meeting has small turnout continued from page one great, if there is not a true interest, we dining services employees currently specific union activity, but instead issued not well attended, she hopes to see more will drop it.” make $9.25/hr. Supervisors earn more. a statement. workers out at the next meeting. No Edith said she hopes to accomplish “They are making a lot of people “To ensure our success, we maintain date has been set, but she said it will be two goals - making sure the workers supervisors now,” she said. “It’s hard to open communications with our later in the evening to better receive a living wage and that their tell what most people are making.” employees, our most valuable asset, and accommodate the schedule of workers. employers have respect for them. Director of Dining Services Philip work hard to address their concerns on “There is some interest,” she said. “I believe in fair treatment in the work DiBenedetto referred all questions to the any issue,” she wrote. “We prefer that “The only way to find out for sure is to place,” Heard said. “If you work hard, corporate Aramark office. our employees work directly with us on make sure all the workers know what you should be given a living wage.” Aramark Director of issues that concern them rather than we are doing, and see if they come out. Heard said that a living wage would Communications Karen Cutler said that through third-party union If there really, truly is a true interest, that’s be $10.75/hr, while starting Aramark it is company policy not to discuss representation.”