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Sixteen days into his term as President, Barack Obama boarded Air Force One for the first time as the U.S.’s commander in chief. His destination: Williamsburg, to speak before the House Democratic Caucus during the Caucus’s annual retreat at Kingsmill Resort, located approximately four miles south of the College of William and Mary. Obama touched down at approximately 6:38 p.m. and traveled to Kingsmill by motorcade. Photo by Miles Hilder and Inset by Maral Noori-Moghaddam — The Flat Hat

The Three-Person Rule City official A TribeSman Remembered: John Michael Finn suggested A multifaceted life By Maggie Reeb Flat Hat Assoc. News Editor A Physicist and a Poet neighbors Professor, poet, veteran, family man and friend are all words that describe John Michael Finn. A renowned physicist, Mike Finn was also a talented poet. He wrote The College of William and Mary physics professor died of a hundreds of pieces about his tour of duty in Vietnam, physics and heart attack Saturday at the age of 63. the nature of existence. This poem, and those printed inside, are He had called in sick Friday, complaining of a stomachache, reproduced with the permission of his wife. watch cars then early Saturday morning he collapsed and passed away in his wife’s arms. Untitled Finn led a multifaceted life, exploring the nature of the world SA members consider lawsuit through the seemingly polar opposite lenses of nuclear physics The magnolia outside my office window and poetry. He gave his time to instill knowledge in his students is a southern lady, against prof they say spied and sacrificed part of his young life to serve the United States in adorned with white flowers the Vietnam War. and glossy green leaves, on student renters “Mike Finn was a passionate and optimistic person,” said phys- softly sashaying ics professor David Armstrong, who worked with Finn in the Had- against a dazzling backdrop of sky. By Sam Sutton ronic Physics Group. “He had a passion for science: tackling the Flat Hat Assoc. News Editor hard problems; trying to understand the nature of the universe. And I? Am I not a prisoner … He was passionate about his country. He was passionate about in a cell of my own making, The city’s lawsuit against the residents of 711 Rich- his family, bragging about his children at any opportunity. He was little more than a voyeur, mond Rd. has developed into a flash point for local passionate about his friendships and his beliefs. Nothing was par- shrouded in shadow, politics at the College of William and Mary, and it now tial with Finn.” held by a sense of responsibility; appears a city official suggested that neighbors moni- The Hadronic Physics Group is composed of four College pulled between the needs of heaven and earth? tor student vehicles to determine whether the students were violating the three-person rule, which bars more See finn page 4 than three unrelated people from living together in a Williamsburg home. In a letter addressed to city Zoning Administrator Rodney Rhodes from the complainants, whose names Funeral Arrangements were redacted in documents obtained by The Flat Hat, it is apparent that the complainants acted upon the sug- Viewing and visitation will be at Bucktrout Fu- gestion of Rhodes — and used methods based upon his neral Home Sunday, Feb. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. recommendation — to determine the number of stu- A funeral mass will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, dents residing in the homes at 711 Richmond Rd. and Feb. 9, at St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in Norge, 206 Nelson Ave. Va. “It seems like he told her to do this,” Student Assem- bly Sen. Matt Beato said. “Had no one from the city been Memorial donations to an education fund for Finn’s younger children and grandchildren can involved, it probably would have had no effects on the be sent to 133 Little John Rd., Williamsburg, discussion. However, the fact that an official is involved Va. … will affect discussions.” Rhodes could not be reached for comment last night. The letter explains how the residents kept track of the cars and includes a detailed log of the cars’ makes, Courtesy Photo — University Relations models, and license plates, as well as the dates and times College of William and Mary physics professor Mike at which the cars were parked in and around the Rich- Finn, shown here in 2003, was prolific in both scien- mond Road residence. tific journals — he authored over 90 articles — and in It is clear that the complainant was monitoring the literature, as he wrote one memoir and two volumes of students’ cars daily. poetry.

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while officials investigate claims of his involvement D.C., Munyakazi was released in 1999 because of Fran Jones, another female in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Goucher College his age and profession. Munyakazi came to the student who was tried for

High 50 High 62 High 67 President Sanford Ungar informed students and United States for a seminar and returned home. the same charge earlier, only Low 29 Low 41 Low 37 faculty in an e-mail that Leopold Munyakazi, a Alison Des Forges, a senior adviser at the Human received an oral reprimand. French professor from Rwanda, was removed Rights Watch, told The Washington Post that it was Source: www.weather.com because of the seriousness of the allegations. unusual for someone accused of genocide to obtain “Evidence that would either convict or exonerate a passport and leave his home country freely, as 1996 Quote of the Week Dr. Munyakazi beyond a reasonable doubt simply Munyakazi did. does not exist at this time,” Ungar said in the e-mail, Munyakazi was indicted for involvement in the Two former Tribe baseball He told me that studying those according to the Baltimore Sun. genocide in 2006, 12 years after the genocide and players sued baseball coach horribly hard physics books Munyakazi, a linguistics professor at the National one month after making a controversial speech at Jim Farr for racism, anti- over there kept him sane. University of Rwanda until 1992, has been charged the University of Delaware in which he questioned Semitism and abuse, and “ with leading Hutu militia to Tutsis in hiding. He Rwanda’s official account of the massacre. the College of William and — Physics Professor David Armstrong about the late physics allegedly ordered officers inspecting roadblocks Ungar had been unaware of Munyakazi’s Mary for negligence. Noah professor John Finn’s experience during the Vietnam War. to check travelers’ identification and kill those who indictment, until he was approached in December Shapiro and Peter Stern, were Tutsis. by an NBC news producer doing a segment on war both Jewish, claimed that ” “I never did this,” Munyakazi said to the criminals. Farr discriminated against See FINN page 1 Baltimore Sun, explaining that he had criticized the “I am used to the persecution of the Rwandan Jews and blacks and that Farr News in Brief Hutu government before the genocide. “I myself government,” Munyakazi, who has documents struck Stern on one occasion, was targeted by militias. How could I collaborate from prosecutors, judges and village members causing a black eye. Mims ’79 to be state’s top lawyer with people who were hunting me?” supporting his innocence, said to the AP. “There’s Munyakazi also told the Associated Press that no justice.” —by Ameya Jammi Bill Mims ’79 has been recommended by Attorney General Bob McDonnell to be McDonnell’s replacement in Richmond. McDon- nell announced Feb. 3 that he was resigning from his position in Street Beat order to run for governor. Mims has served as McDonnell’s chief deputy for the past three years. How do you feel about the Sex Workers’ Art Show returning? Mims majored in history at the College of William and Mary, where he also served as president of the student body.

University Relations launches Twitter

The College of William and Mary’s Office of University Relations recently launched a Twitter feed, available at www.twitter.com/ WMNews. Twitter is a social-networking site on which members can post short entries of 140 characters or less, known as “tweets.” Univer- sity Relations will publish stories written by its staff, along with “It brought a lot of controversy “I don’t really care about it.” “It’s expressing true liberal “College is about experiencing headlines from selected external news stories that feature the Col- last year, so maybe it will be arts values.” and observing new things, and lege. The feed will also give followers the occasional news scoop on seen in a better light this year.” every part of the discussion is upcoming events or announcements and provide tweets on items welcome.” such as expected television media coverage or upcoming national exposure. Lynnie Bresnahan ’12 Austin Raynor ’10 Reeves Garnett ’12 Catherine York ’12 — photos and interviews by Bertel King, Jr. CW tourism down in 2008 CAMPUS Police Beat The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation says paid admission to the historic area decreased 9 percent last year, according to the Daily Press. It sold 707,000 tickets in 2008, down from 780,000 tick- Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 ets the year before. Entrance to the area is free, but admission tick- ets are needed for access to certain buildings. The Foundation says it estimates nearly 1.3 million visited the area last year, compared to 1.5 million the year before. However, 2 donations exceeded $42 million in 2008, a 2 percent increase from 2007 and the highest in years. Donations include both cash and Tuesday, Jan. 27 — An individual reported stolen artifacts. money on the 200 block of Ukrop Way. The estimated 1 — by Bertel King, Jr. 3 amount is $95. 4 Wednesday, Jan. 28 — An individual was arrested on the 200 block of Matoaka Ct. for allegedly driving under the influence. 2 Online-Only Content Friday, Jan. 30 — An individual reported a stolen gas 6 cap on the 100 block of Wake Dr. The estimated value is student Assembly Bulletin 1 $20. 3 SA subscribes College to newspapers Saturday, Jan. 31 — An individual reported an by Russ Zerbo incident of assault at the Bryan Complex. 4 On the bright side, this week’s Student Assembly meeting was Sunday, Feb.1 — An individual was arrested at 4 only a little over an hour long, as the general ambivalence of our Dawson Circle for allegedly being drunk in public and for representatives propelled the meeting to a speedy conclusion. underage possession of alcohol. 5 5 — An individual reported a vandalized vehicle on The Press Box Harrison Ave. The estimated damage is $100. 6 Analysis of the Tribe football class of 2009 — An individual reported a stolen iPod Nano and by Matt Poms charger on the 200 block of Campus Dr. The estimated With the College’s 2009 signing class now official, Head Coach value is $50. 1 Jimmye Laycock and his staff have assembled a strong group of players who will serve as a quality supporting cast in the years to come. Laycock’s 10-member class is consistent with the program’s — compiled by Bertel King, Jr. targeted goal and will be supplemented by 12-14 invited walk-ons. FLATHATNEWS.COM Friday, February 6, 2009 Page 3 Senate buys newspapers, lodges protest with GA Battaglia ’12 quits to join a cappella group, Olszewski ’12 to replace him

By Mason Watson be a very good thing.” Flat Hat Staff Writer Sen. Steven Nelson ’10 was particularly enthu- siastic in his support, noting that he “had actually The Student Assembly senate approved a bill wanted to do a bill before this stupid effort by the Tuesday that will bring The New York Times, USA GA came out.” This bill would have recommended Today, and the Daily Press to students campus- decreasing the percentage of in-state students at wide. the College. Noting that the acceptance rate for in-

Stephen Salpukas — the College of William and Mary The Collegiate Readership Act, sponsored by state students is roughly double that of out-of-state Virginia Commonwealth University President Eugene Trani and College President Taylor Reveley made the part- Sens. Michael Douglass ’11 and Ryan Eickel ’10, students, Nelson argued that Albo’s legislation nership official Jan. 26. Behind them is the College’s Center for Conservation Biology founder Mitchell Byrd. will make the College of William and Mary the pro- would “water down the quality of the students here gram host for a trial period beginning Feb. 24. The and make us the next JMU.” program offers universities free access to a selec- Pinsker added that an increase in the percent- tion of daily newspapers for a short trial period, and age of in-state students from 68 percent to 75 College, VCU team up on the success of the program at the College will be percent would cost the College about $7.5 million. judged at a referendum on March 26. Sen. Walter McClean ’09 expressed some concern The bill received a generally favorable response that senate opinion may not reflect the opinion of from the senate. However, Sen. Brittany Fallon ’11 the student body because the senate is dispropor- environmental research expressed concern that the SA would be obligated tionately compromised out-of-state students — 13 to pay for the full program, noting that the repre- of the 16 undergraduate senators are not from By Kara Starr which has a holding capacity of This is not the first collab- sentative from the National Collegiate Readership Virginia. Flat Hat Staff Writer six boats. An attached floating orative effort between the two Program said, “If the results [of the referendum] Beato responded that referenda are often prone platform dock can accommodate institutions. In 2008, the were positive, you were kind of expected to sign to bias and that a referendum would not be feasible The College of William visiting boats and allow the load- VCU- College of William and a contract.” in this case. and Mary is joining forces ing and unloading of research Mary Health Policy and Law Douglass responded that the SA would not be The bill passed 20-1-0, with Sen. Brian Gemino with Virginia Commonwealth equipment. Initiative was established to required to adopt the program, M.B.A. ’10 dissenting. University to advance the insti- The Center for Conservation bring together VCU and College though the SA should be respon- The Know Your Rights Act 2.5, sponsored by H at tutions’ respective expertises in Biology was founded in 1991 faculty members to switch con- sive to student opinion. McClean, Nelson and Ben Brown ’11, was also con- the environmental sciences by by Watts and biology professor duct research and offer joint- F lat “If this passes, I expect the sidered. The bill appropriates $584 to fund the pur-

forming a conservation biology Mitchell Byrd, both leaders in degree programs, with focusing T he senate to carry out the will of the chase of 6,000 “Know Your Rights in a Residence partnership. the field of wildlife conservation. on topical problems in health student body,” Douglass said. Hall/Know Your Rights in a Police Encounter” The collaboration involves The Center’s primary research policy and bioethics. The bill passed 20-1-0, with plastic wallet cards. the College’s Center for focuses on the preservation and “Research increasingly Fallon dissenting. The bill was approved by unanimous consent.

Conservation Biology, which sustainability of bird populations involves collaboration between file photo — The senate also considered The Tuesday SA meeting also saw a senate focuses on biology and com- in the western hemisphere. individuals and between depart- Battaglia ’12 the Opposition to Decreasing reshuffle, as Sen. Ben Battaglia ’12 announced his putational modeling programs, The Center was awarded the ments,” College President Taylor the Quality of the College Act, resignation in order to join a campus a cappella and VCU’s Rice Center for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Reveley said at a signing cer- sponsored by Sen. Matt Beato ’09 and 10 other group, The Gentlemen of the College Environmental Life Studies, the National Recovery Champion emony Jan. 26. “Indeed, some senators. Freshman Class President Kobie Gordon ’12 strengths of which include ecol- Award in 2007 in honor of their of the newest and strongest col- The bill is a reaction to recent legislation in appointed Jill Olszewski ’12, who has worked ogy and environmental science continuing research on bird con- laborations will be between uni- the Virginia General Assembly that would raise closely with the SA executive and senate. She will programs, as well as ecologi- servation, which specialized in versities.” the required percentage of in-state students at serve the remainder of Battaglia’s term. cal genomics and conservation the recovery of the bald eagles. Previous unofficial collabora- Virginia public universities — in particular, the bill Andrew Gardner ’12 and Beato were also nomi- medicine. “The role of the Center for tive research efforts between proposed by Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax)which nated to the Elections Commission. Bryan Watts of the College’s Conservation Biology in the the College and VCU have been would set the level at 80 percent. Gardner was nominated because he would Center for Conservation Biology broader conservation communi- building up to this merger for Beato observed the passage of the bill in the “bring a fresh face to the Elections Commission,” Bryan Watts said the collabora- ty is to provide information and some time. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and SA Vice President Kristin Slawter ’09 said. Beato, tion is primarily for joint faculty expertise on bird populations,” “We have worked with some stated that the bill was carried by a partisan vote. who has served on the Elections Commission research but will provide some Watts said. “We are one of the researchers in the biology and “All the Republicans were quite supportive of three times previously, explained that he wishes to opportunities for larger producers and providers environmental science program the bill, and the Democrats were quite against it,” use this further opportunity to document many of The Rice Center, located about of such information. Our infor- there for some years,” Watts he said. “I would not be shocked if Delegate Albo’s the technical details of the elections process. halfway between the two institu- mation is used daily to inform said. “VCU is working to build bill did pass the House, which I don’t think would Both nominees were approved unanimously. tions in Charles City County, will the purchase of conservation the Rice Center, and the Center serve as the location for the new lands, to draft environmental for Conservation Biology seems research institution. The College policy, and by regulatory agen- to be a fit there. We believe that of William and Mary/Virginia cies to manage resources.” we will be able to help them build On Google, all roads lead to Williamsburg Commonwealth University Watts believes that the col- their programs there, ultimately By Bertel King, Jr. web, according to the Virginia The partnership allows Center for Conservation Biology laboration will enrich the quality being more effective in research Flat Hat Insight Editor Gazette. Google to scan the text of at the VCU Rice Center. of research at both institutions. and hopefully providing more For example, a search for selected books and show pages The new Center is funded “Conservation problems are opportunities for undergraduate Colonial Williamsburg recipes could send the browser from those books when they completely by donor and name- complex, and to address them and graduate students to work announced a partnership with to a CW cookbook or a search match a user’s search terms. sake Inger Rice. Currently, in a holistic way requires many on research problems with us.” Google that will send clients to on a particular historical inci- The page will also include a link research, as now, will receive diverse disciplines like ecology, Watts believes the two institu- CW Foundation products when dent could bring up a CW publi- that will allow the user to buy funding from outside sources economics [and] sociology. For tions can expect more success- they search for subjects on the cation that covers it. the book. like state funding and grants. this reason, we often work with ful, comprehensive research The VCU Rice Center is cer- partners where we can marry from the most recent union. tified by Leadership in Energy their expertise with ours to gain “These partnerships don’t and Environmental Design and synergistic benefits,” he said just increase the resolution of contains several lecture halls, referring to the dovetailed exper- the scene,” he said, “they broad- laboratories, a conference room tise between the two groups. en the view.” and administrative offices, in addition to an outdoor pavilion that can be used as a classroom. Cl a s s i f i e d It was built on an ecology-rich parcel of land donated by Rice The Writing Resources Center in Tucker Hall 115A offers free in 2000. one-on-one consultations to students at all stages of the writ- A research pier on the nearby ing process. The Writing Center, staffed by trained undergrad James River can be used as a consultants, is open Monday — Thursday, 1-5PM. The WRC riverside entryway to the build- will officially open on February 4 at 1PM. For more informa- ing. VCU and the Department tion or to schedule an appointment online visit us at http:// of Game and Inland Fisheries www.wm.edu/as/wrc dock their boats in the facility, Page 4 Friday, February 6, 2009 With renovations, physics department’s Small Hall gets bigger

By Ameya Jammi lab area, with two floors of open break this year. Over the sum- Flat Hat Insight Editor space and an interior crane. mer, research will be shifted to “We can construct large the new wings. Classrooms and The William Small Physical pieces of apparatus,” Armstrong offices will also move. Laboratory, commonly known said. “We’re building this thing “We’re contingent on the as Small Hall, is being reno- in the basement now for [the] [Integrated Science Center]. vated and expanded to provide Fermi Lab in Chicago and we Psych and bio will move into modern facilities and greater can barely fit [the] pieces.” ISC. We will move to Millington. research capabilities for the The second wing will house It’s staged so that it’s lacking in College of William and Mary’s modular, reconfigurable labs disruption to the teaching and physics department. that can be easily modified to research programs,” Armstrong This $25 million renova- suit the needs of new research. said. “The idea is to keep the tion will add two new wings Additionally, it will contain a present building operating until and expand research lab space room housing computers that the new buildings are ready.” from 11,300-square feet to can be used for simulations Existing portions of the 23,000-square feet. The building and high-power experiments. building will then be renovated currently has 67,000-square feet Currently, such research is for the first time since Small total for research and teaching being conducted at the Applied was constructed in 1964 to meet labs, classrooms and offices. Research Center in Newport modern building codes and “This will enable us to do News because of inadequate become more handicap-acces- on-campus, hands-on research space on campus. sible. Armstrong said the two Courtesy graphic — David Armstrong for undergrad and summer stu- “These computers are so lecture halls will be renovated This artist’s rendition, as seen from Ukrop Way, shows Small Hall’s new renovations. dents,” physics professor and dense and need lots of electrical over the summer and will open chair of the Physics Department power,” Armstrong said. by this fall. Council of Higher Education for physics department is less University of Virginia and less Facilities Committee David Other labs include an ultra- “Essentially, the interior of Virginia, which are based on endowed than comparable than half as much space as Armstrong said. clean, low dust environment for the building will be gutted,” the number of grants for and departments around the nation. Virginia Tech. All physics majors are sensitive parts and an ultra-low Armstrong said. graduate students involved in Currently, the department Small’s facilities will still required to lead a research proj- vibrations area, in which lasers The renovation has been research. This was done after an has less than one-third of what be slightly below the SCHEV ect as seniors. can be studied. planned so the College’s physics external architectural firm ran a the guideline suggests, as well guidelines after the renovation, One of the new wings under The two new wings are sched- department will have facilities feasibility study in 2005. as one-third as much space but it should be completed and construction will be a high-bay uled to be completed by winter that fit the guidelines of the State Armstrong said the College’s per faculty member than the reopened by the spring of 2010. SA may seek legal BOV talks finance, mascot By Mike Crump In his budget proposal, Kaine has recom- and Maggie Reeb mended the full elimination of the program. action against prof Flat Hat Assoc. News Editors If the program is cut, the College will absorb $1,271,933 that the commonwealth said it 711 from page 1 believe that Ruth Griffioen College of William and Mary President would pay. … is responsible for the evic- Taylor Reveley announced that the common- “This is hypocrisy to the height,” BOV The letter also names SA tion of the tenants at 711 wealth awarded the College funding for plan- member Charles Banks III said. “We need to President Valerie Hopkins ’09 as Richmond Road, and also ning the third and final stage of construction of inform the donors that they are not going to a resident of 206 Nelson Ave., tried to evict the residents of the Integrated Science Center at the Board of get the money the state promised them. If that and says that the complainant 206 Nelson Avenue,” Pinsker Visitors meeting yesterday in Blow Memorial happened to me, I’d be bitching like hell.” believes that the residents noticed said in a written statement Hall. Reveley echoed Bank’s sentiments. the methods of investigation and to The Flat Hat. “We also “It looks like we might get $5 million in “What is going on right now is classic tri- changed their parking habits to have reason to believe that planning money for the Integrated Science age,” Reveley said. “But right now we should avoid being caught in violation of she broke multiple laws in Center: Phase Three,” Reveley said. concentrate on areas where we are most likely the law. gathering information for her Reveley also said he believed that if the to make progress, like in-state, out-of-state Hopkins declined to comment anonymous reports to the legislature will provide money to plan the third ratios.” for this story. city, including but not limited phase of the ISC, the College will likely receive Jones then discussed measures other high- Several SA members are gath- to stalking and breaking-and- funds from the state to begin construction. er education institutions are currently taking ering evidence to pursue a pos- entering. Reveley described his recent lobbying to deal with budget cuts. He also noted that the sible criminal case against music “We are currently consult- trip to Richmond during the Committee on College would have to absorb the operating professor Ruth Griffioen, who they ing with legal professionals to document obtained by the flat hat Financial Affairs. This Sunday, the Virginia leg- costs of the new business school. The BOV, allege made the complaint against explore our options; this may The complainant kept this log of vehicles parked islature will vote on whether or not to approve however, seemed hopeful that the College the residents at 711 Richmond Rd. result in a civil suit, as well as outside of 711 Richmond Rd. Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine’s budget could handle the additional costs. They also allege Griffioen pursued criminal charges being filed proposal. “We are doing the right things in order a similar case against the residents against Ruth Griffioen.” against the students, subpoenaing “I have spent an unholy amount of time to run the College efficiently, and we are of 206 Nelson Ave. Recently, flyers have been post- the College for records in relation trolling the halls of the General Assembly,” doing some bench work to prove this,” Vice The Flat Hat could not confirm ed anonymously on campus with to parking permits and directory Reveley said. “We are at the point where you President of the BOV Henry Wolf ’64, J.D. ’66 whether Griffioen was one of the the inscription: “Ruth Griffioen is information. express gratitude whether you feel it or not. said. complainants, and she has not Watching YOU.” The directory information There is also talk of changing the number of In the afternoon, the BOV Committee on returned repeated requests for According to Nick Skantz ’09, requested by the city is all public out-of-state students. The ratio, frankly, must athletics met to discuss the search for a new comment over the past week. one of the 711 Richmond Rd. resi- information, according to Dean of be held.” mascot. The BOV placed Susan Evans in All complaints to the city are dents, neither he nor his room- Students Patricia Volp. Vice President for Finance Sam Jones charge of the project and hopes to create an made anonymously and the iden- mates received any complaints “We wouldn’t need a subpoena also discussed how Kaine’s operating bud- open, inclusive search process. Reveley will tity of the complainant is legally from neighbors, with the excep- for that,” she said. get amendments would affect the College’s choose from 10 or fewer finalists that make it protected, Rhodes said. tion of Griffioen — who made sev- College Registrar Sallie Eminent Scholar Program, which provides through the selection committee. The charges being pursued by eral complaints to the tenants, filed Marchello, whose office keeps salary supplements to outstanding state col- The College should expect a formal launch the SA members include breaking noise complaints to the police, and the information requested by the lege faculty. of the mascot project by the end of the month, and entering, stalking and the pos- indicated to Skantz and others that city, said that the school has com- In 1964, the GA established the Eminent and the BOV hopes to have a mascot by fall sible misuse or misappropriation she believed that there were more plied with the subpoena regarding Scholars Program to attract talented profes- 2009. of records from the Department than three residents at the house, directory information. sionals to state schools. Each year, eligible fac- “We want something that people like, that’s of Motor Vehicles, according to SA Skantz said. “We were asked for the infor- ulty members receive additional money from fun, something we can put on a T-shirt,” Sen. Matt Pinsker ’09 and another “She also rattled off the states mation, and we provided it,” an endowment funded by private donors. The Reveley said. “It would be a real drag if [the SA member who spoke on the con- of the license plates of our cars,” Marchello said. “With regard to commonwealth promised to match the inter- mascot] turned out to be a sex worker.” dition of anonymity. he said. the local address, no, that was not est earned on endowments created at Virginia The next BOV meeting will be held from “We have credible evidence to The city has expanded its case private information.” state universities after June 30, 1964. April 16-17. Professor Mike Finn remembered as physicist, poet and family man FINN from page 1 death or dying.” of testing the current standard his first book, “Flashback, A Who Stands Against the Fall of Night But Finn did take something model of subatomic physics, Journey in Time.” He published physics professors and con- positive away from Vietnam. and looking for clues that would another collection of poetry And what rough beast, its hour come round last, ducts research in experimental “My battlefield experience better explain the interactions dealing with science, family and Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? nuclear and particle physics. there convinced me that I want- of the building blocks of the the nature of existence entitled — W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming Armstrong spoke of his ed to do something positive universe. “The Butterfly Girl.” research partner and friend and useful with the rest of my The death of a close friend The sudden death of this The Center does not hold. with great affection and sad- life,” Finn wrote on his personal inspired Finn to put pen to paper thoughtful, ardent man has Civility has left men. ness, a sentiment that echoes website. for the first time since high shocked the College commu- Nature’s plundered. throughout the College’s phys- In 1975, after returning school. The resulting poem was nity. Greed’s the Things. ics community. from Vietnam, Finn earned a read at his friend’s funeral. Armstrong described Finn’s Finn received his under- Ph.D. in physics from Catholic “I am a physicist by training, quantum physics students as The masses are diverted with senseless chatter. graduate physics degree from University, married his wife, and a poet by accident,” Finn “very upset and sad.” This Journalists vie with one another, Lamar University in 1966, but Kit, and began teaching at wrote on his website. semester Finn had been teach- seeking destroy reputations, it was in 1968, while earning the College while assisting in Finn then began to write ing the second part of what and brother is turned against brother his master’s degree from the research at the nearby Thomas short pieces about his experi- is essentially a two-semester for mere political gain. Catholic University of America, Jefferson National Accelerator ence in Vietnam, mostly for his course in quantum physics. The What nonsense, what folly! that Finn was drafted into the Facility. His research consisted children. These poems became majority of the class had taken The gift of speech Vietnam War. the first half of the course with was given to man Finn hated the violence of Finn in the fall. the war and thought the conflict The Dragon The class was cancelled both to enlighten and instruct, was useless. He often read the Monday and Wednesday of this not to deceive and destroy. graduate physics textbooks he We stand upon the threshold of space week. Clever men with cleverer speech have forgotten had brought with him on the and gaze upon the heavens, Physics professor Shiwei that thought is but the prelude for action, battlefield, mulling over com- children still, all full of awe Zhang offered to take over the plicated theories to distance at the immensity before us. class. Finn left behind his notes, that many men have died himself from the surrounding which his wife made available to for words rashly spoken. violence. What mysteries lurk in darkness hiding? Zhang. In the wings, assassins wait, “He told me that study- What do you suppose we’ll find “Everyone here is just try- with nihilists, anarchists, and gun merchants. ing those horribly hard phys- when we ride the flames on high? ing to get used to the idea of ics books over there kept him A dragon lays waiting among the stars. him not being here,” Armstrong Let us recall our common purpose. sane,” Armstrong said. “He said said. Let us tend to our common plight. he had to deal with something “Things like this make one Is this the end of all that’s right? so abstract that did not involve aware of life’s fragility.” Who stands against the fall of night? Friday, February 6, 2009 Page 5

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OpiniStaff Editorial ons City had to sue; students have to fight

hen asked how to nab students living in violation of Williamsburg’s three-person rule, Zoning Administrator WRodney Roads told residents they ought to count cars. And count they did. His advice, coupled with citizen persistence and ire, has placed the tenants of 711 Richmond Rd. in court. City attorneys have filed suit, and they show no signs of backing down. Already, they’ve subpoenaed the College of William and Mary to obtain the directory information necessary to continue. Each student found in violation could face $3,000 in fines, though an out-of-court settlement seems more likely. We see that outcome as a tragic inevitability under the current laws; enforcement is the city’s only proper course, but students and the College should make enforcement as difficult as possible. Troubling as these actions are, they are not the work of a vindictive City Council or an overzealous police force. Presented with evidence that 711 was in violation of the law, city attorneys could not, and should not, have looked the other way. That the city does not actively seek out violators offers some comfort, but the current case makes clear that its officials are more than happy to facilitate their discovery. At any rate, Williamsburg attorneys cannot willfully ignore a case brought before them simply because half the city dislikes the statute that precipitated it. Failing to enforce the three-person rule in this instance would represent a de facto invalidation, an end-run around the legislative process. And right now, as City Council members finally seem receptive to changing the ordinance — the majority of them have said they support reevaluating it — the system for doing so must retain as much legitimacy as possible. At the same time, 711’s residents should fight this case to the best of their ability, and the Student Assembly should release money from the student defense fund to aid them in their effort. They must make enforcing a bad law as difficult as possible. That the case involves a seven-bedroom home only highlights the absurdity of the situation. Overcrowding, indeed. The College, for its part, should make a concerted effort to maintain the privacy of student information. Because the school cannot support the entire student body in on-campus housing, it owes it to students to protect their interests. When every year sees more than 100 students bumped from the housing lottery, the College needs to go to bat for all By Ol i v i a Wa l c h , Fl a t Ha t Ca r t oo n i s t those it kicked out of the game. Its continued silence is nothing if not an endorsement of the status quo. We will not settle for that. Students shouldn’t either. Stimulus will help, but not save, College The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Flat Hat. The editorial board, which is elected by The Flat Hat’s section editors and executive staff, consists of Austin Wright, Jeff Dooley, Alice Hahn, Ashley Morgan and Andy Peters. The Flat Hat welcomes sub- this, the 61 percent that will go directly to education missions to the Opinions section. Limit letters to 250 words and columns to 700 words. amounts to nearly $1 billion. To ascertain what Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. E-mail sub- Ed Innace percentage of this will go to the College itself, I missions to [email protected]. multiplied it by the percent of the Virginia Department Flat Hat guest columnist of Education’s Budget that now goes to the College (0.6 percent, if you were wondering). My estimate of the LETTER TO THE EDITOR funding the College might receive is $5.8 million. Nine hundred billion dollars seems like an enormous Now, while $5.8 million is definitely nothing to Good old boys hurt College Virginia’s outstanding colleges and amount of money and, when a small public university complain about, it is far from enough to compensate for To the Editor: universities, I, for one, believe the has fallen on some hard times, Washington’s new the 8.6 million that has been cut from our budget in the I am sensing the “good old boy” people of Virginia are getting a good stimulus package — with its aid to public education — last few months alone, to say nothing of the $2.7 million mentality returning to the House value for our investments over the may seem like a ray of hope. But will it actually help the cut in 2007. Add to this the fact that the money will be Appropriations Committee. These are past years. College of William and Mary? delivered over a period of two years, and our losses are the same leaders who have cut the I expect this Committee to continue Honestly, I have no idea. This will be the most reduced from $8.6 million per year to $5.7 million. state of Virginia’s support for all state to dumb down education in Virginia massive rush of government spending in history. Any aid that public education receives from the colleges, especially those they now with its financial axe and divisive Between the novelty of such a measure, the many levels federal government may be neutralized if the state, want to control, for the past 20 years. language. There’s nothing like playing of governmental bureaucracy mandated by law to balance the What they forget is that former the “good old boy” paternalism game and the inevitable misuse and budget, uses it as an excuse to slash leaders, such as College of William with Virginia’s parents, who are facing corruption, I do not think we can While $5.8 million is nothing to funding even further. Plus, what will and Mary President Davis Y. Paschall, real challenges with jobs, income, know for sure where the money complain about, it is far from the happen when the federal money dries who led the school from 1960 to 1971, tuition, student loans and the quality will finally end up. $8.6 million that has been cut from up in 2011? worked with a farsighted Virginia of their local schools. Soon enough, However, based on the facts our budget in the last few months. We cannot simply assume that legislature to shape the College into this divisive approach will be seen for that I could find, my extremely the state will increase our funding what was their shared vision. what it is. limited understanding of how the accordingly, especially if we enter a Paschall realized that Virginia’s I love the College just the way it is government works and some basic arithmetic, I have prolonged recession. Recent years have shown the state colleges could stand with any today. Pascall and others have worked come up with an admittedly rough estimate of what the consistently cutting the College’s budget, and there is academic institution in the world. He for many decades to build the College College can expect to receive. no reason to expect this trend to reverse until Virginia’s and the legislature of his time made into the quality school we love, and First of all, the most important part of the stimulus economic situation improves significantly. These this dream a reality. need, in today’s Virginia. No doubt, package from the College’s point of view is Title XIII, coming months, and perhaps years, will challenge the President Paschall, the legislature this kind of legislation might have State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. This provision hands $79 country, and the College will not be spared. Federal of his time and the families of worked in the 1950s or in the era of billion to the Department of Education, which will then money or not, I believe we can expect to see a rise in Virginia, then and now, want their divisive Karl Rove politics. distribute the money to states. Most of these funds — tuition and budget cuts within the College itself. best and brightest to be educated But in today’s Virginia, we the 61 percent — must go directly to education; 39 percent There is no immediate solution, so let us not place right here in Virginia and not have people are ready to meet a national may be used to fund general government activity. So our hopes on a magical remedy from Washington. to travel to Boston for a top-quality and international challenge — a world how much of this money will we see? There is little to do but suffer through and remember education. With over 80 percent of where learning is king. Initial estimates of state-by-state allocation show that this College has seen far worse. college-aged Virginians enrolled in — Larry Marchant ’67 Virginia receiving $1.6 billion over two years. Of Ed Innace is a sophomore at the College. Regardless of controversy, SWAS must be welcomed on campus

ideologies: The College has to should take a break from hosting Williamsburg-area venues don’t apply has sold out all its shows. This reconcile the liberal and conservative SWAS to alleviate its already tense to the College campus. However, makes a clear statement about Kalyani Phansalkar streaks present on campus without financial situation. But the truth is, by many students believe that SWAS what the students want. Economic flat hat guest columnist evoking an outcry from one group going against the student body’s will, provides genuine intellectual value crises or adjustments to the new against the administration. the administration would go against that other sources of campus administration should not change This never-ending battle between those Jeffersonian notions College entertainment lack. student opinion toward the show. appeasing one group and dismissing President Taylor Revely so values. Reveley said the organizers There will always be those who are The Sex Workers’ Art Show, which another poses a tough question: Is and performers need to “provide averse to it and those who support it. vowed not to return after last year’s this really a good time for the SWAS means for a serious discussion Those who support it should be heavily censored performance, has to return? The never-ending battle between about pertinent issues, conducted granted the permission to do so. been invited back to the College of Some students and members of the appeasing one group and with intellectual rigor and civility.” If the College is able to fund other William and Mary, stirring up the administration are concerned with dismissing another poses a tough Despite other shows not being held entertainment events, then it must same old controversy. The College repercussions in the public realm, question: Is it really a good time to this standard, SWAS does incite not discriminate against SWAS. now has to divide its attention whether they reverberate in the City for the return of SWAS? discussion about the underside of Looking back at the Nichol-BOV between two issues. Council or the state government. the sex industry and touches on fiasco and all of the uncomfortable First is the question of affordabil- The administration is pressured “issues involving consumerism, war, memories of last spring, I do not ity. Can we afford to further alien- by both alumni and local politicians Based on this ideal, student alienation and race,” according to blame those who want a little peace ate the state and our alumni in the to revoke the invitation to avoid organizations on campus are not SWAS founder Annie Oakley. Each this year. But, at this point, one must present economic situation? With controversy and, in the words of Board subjected to censorship when performer in the show shares his admit that the time is as good as the recent budget cuts, the College of Visitor’s Rector Michael Powell ’85, it comes to planning events and or her story while performing, any to re-invite the Sex Workers’ Art needs donations to sustain its many “occupy [ourselves] with the more inviting outside performers. engendering further discussion of Show. programs. critical issues facing the College.” For example, the nudity broader issues. Kalyani Phansalkar is a sophomore The second deals with student Many believe that the College clauses that apply to surrounding For the past three years, SWAS at the College. Page 6 Friday, February 6, 2009

Variety Editor Ashley Morgan Variety [email protected] Students use break to give back to community Alternative spring break activities still available to students

By claire ellery Flat Hat Staff Writer

It’s one month from spring break, and you have no plans. You don’t want to sit at home for a week, and the stereotypical trip to some college-crazed tourist destination is looking pretty cliche. Luckily, it’s never too late to jump on the spring break service bandwagon. Service trips are popular at the College of William and Mary. But even though the Office of Student Volunteer Services organizes 10 spring break service trips, they can still only accommodate 78 peo- ple. This year, 45 people were shut out by the lottery system. Most organization- sponsored trips have already selected their teams, but there are still other op- tions for the service-oriented student.

UrbanPromise Julia Stori ’10 and Ben Boyd ’10 are campus liaisons to UrbanPromise. The organization focuses on helping underprivileged kids in an urban setting. The non-denominational Christian or- Graphic by vicky chao. ganization works with underprivileged, inner-city kids and teens and is based in Clinic and Sentara Hospice. to enjoy a variety of projects through the College has a relationship with Path- “We tore up hardwood floors and de- Camden, N.J., and Wilmington, Del. Not only does the Williamsburg this experience. ways in Petersburg. Pathways provides bris in crawl spaces to prepare for renova- “Both are pretty tough U.S. cities program allow students to serve in a wide “Housing Partnerships was my favor- a variety of community service, such as tion,” Wachs said. where poverty, drugs and violence are variety of projects in the community, but ite because I got to go on a roof and pick food distribution and a health clinic, but The house Wachs helped renovate prevalent,” Stori said. “On the spring at $25 it’s also one of the best values of the shingles off. It was fun,” she said. “I focuses mainly on helping at-risk youth. was particularly run down. “ break trips, we will be working at several the service trips. Why so cheap? The also liked Grove Christian Church where On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, OSVS The whole kitchen floor was a giant locations doing maintenance work in the housing is free thanks to dorms being we handed out food rations to families.” sent a group of students to help renovate hole, but it was weird because there were mornings and working the after-school open over break. Hypothetically, the The project offers participants ex- houses that had fallen into disrepair. still curtains up,” she said. “The floor had programs and interacting with the kids in entire campus could stay over break posure to types of service they can Meredith Wachs ’10, a participant in just given way.” the afternoons.” and do a week of service, but as Vinh continue through the school year if in- the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, The trip costs approximately $260, and pointed out, certain organizations have terested. Vinh’s philosophy for service appreciated Petersburg’s architecture D.C. Central Kitchens the deadline to apply is Tuesday. a limited capacity for volunteers. is simple: “Do what you can with what but was surprised at the condition of For students who live in northern Vir- Vinh initiated the Williamsburg ser- you have. The best you can do is be in buildings. ginia, the College has a relationship with Williamsburg Service vice experience last winter break. it for the long run.” “I was expecting the government build- D.C. Central Kitchens. The organization Another team still taking applicants “I wanted to give people an opportu- Those who’d rather ditch their dorm ings to be more hyped up — schools, etc. cooks the food for some of the D.C. area’s is based right here in Williamsburg. nity to serve the needy in this area,” Vinh rooms for the break can adapt Vinh’s phi- — and I was expecting homes to be old homeless outreach programs, provid- Long Vinh ’10 and Jessica Kim ’10, said. “Service should be sustainable, losophy to their own hometown. Plan a but not as run down [as they were].” ing other organizations with food to dis- organizers of a Williamsburg spring long term.” Nine students came back to spring break service week and enjoy the Students were split up among several tribute. The chefs are ex-cons who have break service experience, have planned school early, staying in the basement of flexibility. house sites — some of which were spon- been taught culinary skills. The center’s a week filled with a variety of service the Catholic Campus Ministries building sored by Habitat for Humanity — with upstairs serves as the largest homeless projects including Heritage Humane since dorms were closed. Pathways in Petersburg one group putting up sheetrock, and an- Society, Housing Partnerships, Lackey Students, like Zoya Butt ’10, were able For those in the central Virginia area, other doing demolition. See SPRING BREAk page 7 Tales of obsession Juicy Campus Silver Jews singer to move on site gone rotten and an even simpler drum beat. His of the indie rock band Pavement. The two lyrics contain the visual abundance of worked as security guards for the Whit- Brian Mahoney poetry while retaining the immediacy ney Museum of American Art, a job that flat hat Columnist and rhythm of a simple folk song. One Berman says sheltered him from a dark Gossip forum cites poor economy example is “People” from the 1998 past and inspired much of his music. album “American Water,” where Berman During the ’90s Berman released as reason for shutdown David Berman, a Williamsburg-born joins the innocent Southern suburb to a three LPs under the Jews’ moniker, the singer and poet, fronted the popular lo-fi bleaker, more risque urban landscape: “I most important being “American Water,” By alice hahn ogy. Over the past few months, it band Silver Jews until last month when love to see a rainbow from a garden hose which, with the help of Malkmus’ match- Flat Hat Executive Editor launched two new features: rank- a announced suddenly that he plans to / Lit up like the blood of a centerfold / I less guitar work, established Berman ings and bartender. In October, move on to other projects. love the city and the city rain, / Suburban as one of the more-respected but less- Just five months after the Col- Juicy Campus’s founder and CEO There are many theories as to the kids with biblical names.” What results is regarded artists in music. lege of William and Mary’s cam- Matt Ivester told The Flat Hat that origin of the band’s odd name. Berman a playful musing on the opposing qualities After releasing his third LP, “Bright pus-specific page launched, Juicy the company was still not profit- is said to have named the band after his of the American South that, when armed Flight,” in 2001, Berman sank into a Campus has shut down. The site, able, but that he was excited about blonde Jewish friends. Another apocry- with a marching bass line, makes for depression that nearly killed him. He which allows users to post gossip the site’s then-upcoming features. phal story claims that Berman acciden- great driving music. overdosed on crack cocaine and Xanax anonymously, announced its clo- As of Wednesday night, the tally read an obstructed “Silver Jewelry” Berman himself has lived a varied in 2003, rehabilitated himself, and man- sure in a press release Wednes- only mention of the site’s closing storefront as “Silver Jew.” past. After forming the Silver Jews and aged to release two more excellent LPs. day, and shut down the next day. was a small box at the top of the Berman is best known for sophisti- graduating from the University of Virginia The last was 2008’s “Lookout Mountain, According to the press About page that read: “Enjoy cated lyrics monotonously uttered over in 1989, he moved to New York City with Lookout Sea,” an album with a fuller release, Juicy Campus’s inability the last day of JuicyCampus … sparse open chords, a simple bass line Stephen Malkmus, the future front man sound and cleaner quality than his previ- to find sufficient funding forced (for more info, see our blog at ous recordings. By then he had married its closure. Between declining ad JuicyCampus.blogspot.com).” his girlfriend Cassie (the band’s bassist), revenue and fewer venture capital Yesterday afternoon, Juicy rediscovered his Judaism and, for the first options, the site was unable to Campus’s website, juicycampus. time in his career, began to tour. Though keep up with what the press com, was unavailable. Later, it Berman isn’t the strongest guitar player release called its exponential redirected to College Anonymous or vocalist, his songs have true life as growth. They blamed the site’s Confessing Board’s blog, which recordings that, like a poem, are delicate- failure, in part, on the current touts its site, CollegeACB.com ly and self-consciously constructed. To economic crisis. as Juicy Campus’s replacement, recreate that deliberation in a live setting After a big push in the fall “the new standard in anonymous is difficult, to say the least. to add hundreds of colleges college posting.” The blog’s first After ‘Lookout Mountain’s’ largely and universities to its network, post was yesterday. The College warm reception, it seemed that Berman Juicy Campus reached over 500 ACB site offers a similar gossip was finally becoming comfortable with schools, providing a forum for forum with a different approach the Silver Jews. But all that changed conversations without limits. to anonymous posting: Logging Jan. 21 when Berman announced on his From the hottest sorority to al- into the site requires a campus record label’s message board — in his leged rapists, no topic is off lim- email address. typically frank, but elusive prose — that its. “It’s clear that we have provid- In the Juicy Campus press he was ending the band. ed a platform that students have release, Ivester expressed “I guess I am moving over to another found interesting, entertaining, regret about shutting down the category,” Berman said. “Screenwriting and fun,” the press release said. site. “I’d like to thank everyone Courtesy Photo — nymag.com or Muckraking. I’ve got to move on. Can’t Besides adding campuses, who has engaged in meaningful David Berman performs with his indie rock band “Silver Jews” in September 2008 at the Juicy Campus spent its last discussion about online privacy Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. See SILVER JEWS page 7 months introducing new technol- and internet censorship.” Page 7 Friday, February 6, 2009 Rent Star Sense Read Nick and Norah’s Infinite “I take it to extremes. It’s “Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Playlist meant to make guys think: ‘I Loss, One Song at a Time” don’t know if this is sexy or just Two indie teens find romance weird.’“ Through decades of mix tapes, while searching for the location music journalist Rob Sheffield of a band’s clandestine concert. -Lady Gaga on her unique fashion weaves his story of love, death and Released on DVD February 3 choices on stage the strength of songs

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Martini mania Who’s that girl? In the most boring news of the Look who’s in the spotlight now: week, there will be a “Sex and Madonna’s daughter Lourdes the City” sequel. Shocking, has been developing into quite we’re sure. Gawker reports that the young lady. According to all four money-hungry aging OK!, the pop icon is jealous of hags — who spent six seasons her daughter’s emerging beauty on HBO and then reunited to and has told her not to express squeal for another 145 minutes herself. Only recently was little — have plans to ply another L finally allowed to wax her $152 million plus from the formerly Frida-esque eyebrows. hands of movie-goers the world Sounds like someone’s crossing over. Just think: That’s $10 less the borderline, but we’re sure to spend on cosmopolitans and the little angel will live to tell. Manolo Blahniks. Ohmigod, We have some advice for Madge: shoes. Yawn. Mama, don’t preach.

Nobody’s perfect My baby Among the seven things we hate The only thing that ebbs and about you? Racism. According flows more than Oprah’s weight to Reuters, photos of the teen is Britney Spears’s reputation. pop sensation “making slant-eye Currently on an upward trend, poses” surfaced on the internet. Brit wants to maintain that. Life & Presumably during a G.N.O. Style reports that she’s currently (Girl’s Night Out), Miley and making arrangements with former Directions: Fill in the blank squares her friends — including an Asian husband Kevin Federline for the so that each row, each column and friend — did a photoshoot in pair’s kids to visit her during her which they engaged in the offen- upcoming tour. A source says the each 3-by-3 block contain all of the sive poses. The Disney starlet pop princess is worried canceling digits 1 through 9. seems to be trying especially the tour at this point would make hard to break out of her cook- her look unstable. Because that’s ie-cutter image. Maybe she’ll never happened before. Source: krazydad.com Solution get the chance to start all over. — by Alice Hahn that guy One man’s trash is David Gordon’s business

By LAUREN BILLINGSLEY Over the summer, I worked with this small similar to The Avett Brothers, who are my Flat Hat That Guy Columnist start-up called TerraCycle in Trenton that takes favorite band. There’s another guy called trash and turns it into products, which is actually Langhorne Slim who has this interesting style David Gordon walks into Lodge 1 carrying a pretty cool. — all of it has this sort of folksy feel. I went on black messenger bag and a rather intense-looking What was the coolest thing the company a binge of The Avett brothers, especially when I aluminum water bottle. As I look closer I notice made? was in London. that the bottle is printed with “B.Y.O.B” (Bring We were making so many things. We would Coffee or tea? Your Own Bottle) underneath large lettering that take like old Oreo wrappers from Nabisco that Coffee. Unless I’m trying to relax and get reads “Party On, Earth.” David assures me that they couldn’t use, and turn them into bags or stuff done, then its tea, and green tea. I got this the comma is of utmost importance. This talkative lunchboxes. They were making fire logs out of awesome green tea in London from this really senior from northern New Jersey declares himself old cardboard, different cleaning products, a sketchy guy. I explored a lot and used these very easily distracted and admits a major weak birdfeeder made of a soda bottle. Occasionally dorky “Give yourself a tour of London” cards that spot for both “Man vs. Wild” and Alton Brown, but they would be like “here’s some trash, what do would take you places you’d never go in your he’s a hardcore studier, too. I was impressed as he you think you can you do with it?” and I’d be wildest dreams because they’re local. At one point began to explain some of the practical applications like “I think you can throw that out.” I was the I went to this far-out market and met this guy who of his business and environmental studies majors. environmental cynic there. mixed his own tea, this really awesome loose-leaf He spent a stint as a research assistant in Nairobi, You mentioned you took the GRE and the ginseng tea. Kenya, with the Global Environmental Governance GMAT this year in preparation for grad Did you end up anywhere else memorable? Caitlin fairchild — the flat hat Project. Full of surprises, David enlightens me on school. What’s your favorite vocab word you One of the cards had me take a bus to the David Gordon helped start an organization on turning trash into treasure, experiencing funky studied for the GRE? end of London. It’s funny, whenever I’m in cities, campus devoted to environmental issues in business. London destinations and what it’s like to help I actually did block that out of my mind. My I always end up wanting to go to parks, so it’s launch your own organization at the College. favorite word from the GREs is probably “over.” like I go to a city to get out of a city. I found this the metal one. I actually probably wouldn’t have That’s a pretty cool briefcase. What do you What word do you love? awesome trail there that lead to the top of this hill anything because I would have watched enough have in there? Conundrum. and you could see all of London. Down the hill I “Man vs. Wild” that I would know how to make a I have gloves and a hat. My laptop, mostly What word do you hate? found this cafe where Bob Dylan wrote one of his car out of sticks and a scorpion. to procrastinate. A book, which I plan on not “Baller.” I can’t get into it. I feel like the people CDs. That was a cool adventure. As we part ways, David mentions that he’s got reading, called “From the Farm to the Table” and who use “baller” don’t deserve to use it. I cannot If you could take a trip anywhere in the to run to APO campus escort duty. The prospect of it’s for my sustainable agriculture class. I’m pretty think of one person on campus. United States today, where would you go? whizzing around on a golf cart on a dark thirty- sure I have a pen and a pencil here somewhere. What word do you use too much? Probably the Badlands, because they’re called degree night sounds a little rough to me, but this I have tissues, business cards for when I went to Awesome. the Badlands. Also because they look cool, but kid is super involved and loves it that way. He Kenya. There’s food in here too, I think. A lot of people are starting to really like mostly because of the name. bundles up, winding a grey plaid scarf around his Yesterday you celebrated the first meeting blogs and podcasts. Are you into any? If you could pick your transportation, how neck and grabbing his bag and water bottle. He of the business organization you recently I’m not a big blog person yet. I do some would you get there? waves goodbye, and assures me that we’ll surely run helped establish on campus dealing with podcasts like “This American Life,” which I’m Well, it’s the Badlands so I’d have to pick into each other in the Daily Grind sometime soon. sustainability and social responsibility sure every American subscribes to. I have some something really badass. Maybe like an ostrich or Today he seems like the average college student, but called Net Impact. What would you say is its music podcasts just so I can pretend I’m cool and something, because how do you ride an ostrich? with his jet trail already streaming from places like mission statement? know all the new hipster music, which I always Or I guess a bull. That would be tough. A bull in Africa and Europe and his future likely including It’s to prepare future leaders to react favorably fall behind on. the Badlands; I would also be helping alliteration. a graduate degree from a prestigious institution, it to social and environmental issues in business. What hipster music do you like right now? What would you pack? will be interesting to see where David’s life leads. It’s primarily for MBA students. There’s this new band I just heard of called There would be emergency supplies, of course, Who knows, maybe he’ll be the guy who can help What did you do this past summer? Blind Pilot that I kind of like. They’re pretty for when I fall off the bull. My water bottle — cure the economy and save the ice caps.

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(757) 869-7975 make sense when considering Ber- a unique venue set 333 feet below David Berman Go from there.” Sports Editor Andrew Pike [email protected] Friday, February 6, 2009 Page 8 sportsfootball men’s basketball Sp o r t s in b r i e f women’s basketball Tribe halts James Madison hands Shoes to fill Tribe sixth conference loss The College of William and losing skid Mary (11-10, 4-6 CAA) fell 73- 57 to James Madison University (15-6, 8-2 CAA) Thursday night Last-place College upsets in Harrisonburg, Va. The Dukes grabbed control late in the first conference-leading Huskies half, taking a 12-point lead into By ANDREW PIKE halftime. Tribe junior forward Flat Hat Sports Editor Tiffany Benson scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, but missed 2 of her 16 free throws. TRIBE 68, NORTHEASTERN 63 Freshman guard Taysha Pye The College of William and Mary ended its seven added a career-high 18 points. game losing streak — and did so in stunning fashion. Behind a career-high 19 points from freshman forward volleyball Quinn McDowell, who sparked his team out of the gate College signs five players and iced the game for the Tribe at the free throw line in the game’s closing seconds, the College (7-15, 2-10 CAA) in Shelton’s first class upset conference-leading Northeastern University (15-7, Tuesday afternoon, the College CAA 10-2) 68-63 Wednesday night at Kaplan Arena. of William and Mary announced “I think we came out with a different intensity,” junior that five athletes have signed on guard David Schneider, who had 18 points, said. “To beat to play volleyball in Head Coach a team like this at home, I think that really helps our con- Melissa Aldrich Shelton’s first re- fidence. We’ve had a lot of tough losses.” cruiting class. The squad added a The Tribe reversed recent poor shooting and defen- setter, a hitter, a blocker and two sive efforts against Northeastern, shooting 47.8 percent, liberos. Delaney Gorgon, Gina committing only 11 turnovers and holding its opponents Lang, Jordyn Moloney, Shaylin to 39.6 percent shooting — the third-best Tribe defen- O’Connell and Gabriella Smith sive performance in conference play. will join the team that is losing “We’re concentrating on the little things in the game five seniors from last year’s 19-9 and not focusing so much on the result,” Head Coach squad. O’Connell arrives as the Tony Shaver said. “Sometimes in the sporting world Tribe’s tallest player, measuring you focus on the end result, and you lose yourself a little at 6’2”. bit.” Lacrosse That concentration paid off during the Tribe’s 28-9 alex haglund — the flat hat run which stretched through halftime and spanned al- College defeats Wales The Tribe signed 10 players for its first full recruiting class since the dedication of the Jimmye Laycock Football Center. most 13 minutes, bringing the team from down six to up National Team convincingly 46-33 with 11:58 remaining. In a 21-4 blowout, the College Ten players sign with Tribe, round out Laycock’s ‘solid class’ Junior forward Danny Sumner sparked the run with of William and Mary trounced a full-extension dunk worthy of the highlight reel at the the Wales National team Wednes- By MATT POMS “Where he’ll play, I don’t know, but he’s very interest- 4:57 mark in the first half, while McDowell put the finish- day night on Busch Field. Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor ing and a very good athlete,” Laycock said. “That’s one ing touches on the spurt when he hit two free throws. Sophomore attacker Ashley Ho- where we’re not looking at him immediately playing next “When you make shots, you’re a lot better team,” Mc- lofcener led the Tribe with four On Wednesday, the College of William and Mary year. He’s a very bright young man who wanted to get Dowell said. “At times previously in the season, we’d ei- goals. Senior Clare Dennis and football program signed 10 high school seniors to Na- the best education he could.” ther be [at] one of two extremes: Either jacking up shots sophomore Maggie Anderson tional Letters of Intent, including four Rivals.com two- In addition to the 10 players who signed on Wednes- or being so passive you can’t make plays.” tallied three goals each for the star recruits. day, Laycock and his staff will look to add 12 to 14 invited Over the next five minutes, the Huskies’s 17-7 run College, which begins its official “I have no way of predicting how well they’ll adjust, walk-ons who will enroll in the fall, eventually competing cut the Tribe’s lead season Feb. 18 when Longwood but I think we’ve got a good, solid class,” Head Coach for scholarships. The College’s invited walk-on program to 53-50. Unlike re- University visits Williamsburg. Jimmye Laycock said. “We’ll see how things shape up has yielded standout players in past years, such as all- cent games when The Tribe controlled a 12-3 ad- this spring; ideally, we’d like to redshirt everybody.” conference quarterback Lang Campbell ’04 and standout the College folded vantage at the half in a match The class is headlined by Somers Point, N.J. quarter- tight end Drew Atchison ’08, who briefly signed with the under pressure, the where eight different College back Brent Caprio and a pair of lineman, Matt Crisafi of Dallas Cowboys last summer. team answered back athletes registered at least one point. Marietta, Ga., and Bryan Stinnie of Troy, Va.. “We’ve got a real good group of them right now who and clamped down “[Caprio] is from a real good team and has played we’re working on,” Laycock said. “They know here [that] defensively, holding — By Chris Weidman real well,” Laycock said. “You always look to bring in a if they come, they have an opportunity to earn a scholar- Northeastern to just quarterback and see how well he will make the ship.” two points during a transition from high school to college, and he 5:42 span. was good in high school, so we’ll see.” “I thought we Sc h e d u l e Caprio is a dual-threat quarterback like Uni- were forced into way versity of Florida passer Tim Tebow, and will Tribe’s 2009 signing class too many threes this Sat., Feb. 7 join an already deep Tribe quarterback corps evening,” Northeast- men’s tennis headlined by junior R.J. Archer. Paul Amakihe, LB, 6’3,” 200 lbs. ern Head Coach Bill @ Wake Forest — Winston-Sa- Meanwhile, Crisafi and Stinnie will provide Coen said. “Twenty- lem, N.C. — 11:30 a.m. depth along the offensive and defensive lines Brent Caprio, QB, 6’1,” 190 lbs. six [threes] is a lot Greg Mlynarcyzk — the flat hat swimming and diving after their likely redshirt seasons. Stinnie in par- for us. We’re not a Sophomore forward Marcus Kitts EAST CAROLINA — 1 p.m. ticular was a highly prized recruit who commit- Jerome Couplin II, WR, 6’2,” 190 lbs. three-point shooting ted to the College over a scholarship offer from team like that. You have to give credit to their defense for women’s gymnastics Duke University. Matt Crisafi, OL, 6’4,” 300 lbs.* limiting our touches around the basket.” @ Penn State — State College, Northeastern fouled down the stretch and trimmed Penn. — 7 p.m. “We did look at making sure we covered our bases with linemen [this winter],” Laycock said. Jason Faipler, OL, 6’3,” 275 lbs. the Tribe’s lead down to 3 on three different occasions, Sun., Feb. 8 “At our level, you go out and recruit good solid but the College hit 11 of 17 free throws to seal its first women’s tennis players who you can develop to be really good Takaeo “T.K.” Hester, DB, 5’10,” 180 lbs. * win since Jan. 7. WISCONSIN — 11 a.m. players.” “Momentum is only as good as your effort,” Shaver Perhaps the recruit with the greatest upside Samuel Johnson II, DE, 6’2,” 240 lbs. * said. “If we don’t play hard the next game, that momen- men’s tennis is St. Anne’s Belfield School senior Quincey Sep- tum won’t be with us.” @ Georgia — Athens, Ga. Quincey September, ATH, 6’4,” 200 lbs. — 1 p.m. tember, a native of South Africa. Standing 6’ 4” McDowell and sophomore forward Marcus Kitts (six women’s basketball tall and weighing 200 pounds, the versatile Sep- Trevor Springman, OL, 6’4,” 285 lbs. points, six rebounds), whose emphatic jam electrified @ Drexel — Philadelphia, Penn. tember has only been playing football for a few the crowd, jumpstarted the Tribe’s strong play. — 1 p.m. years and could end up playing any number of Bryan Stinnie, DE, 6’4,” 235 lbs. * McDowell’s reverse layup as time ran out gave the men’s gymnastics positions for the Tribe — from wideout to defen- College a 28-26 lead entering halftime — its first lead at STATE OPEN — 3 p.m. sive back to linebacker. * Rivals.com two-star recruit the break since Jan. 21 against Hofstra University. men’s Tennis PREVIEW 2009 women’s Tennis PREVIEW 2009 Holding serve Tribe returns to courts By Jamison Shabanowitz bles pair. Vidal is also making strides By CHRIS WEIDMAN achievements in multiple categories. Yet this year’s Flat Hat Staff Writer as a singles player. Junior Richard Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor leaders know there is no time to look back. Wardell and Finnish freshman Ilja “A person of Megan’s level and just her energy “You’ve got to have a tight team in order to Orre round out the Tribe’s lineup, After winning its 20th CAA title in 24 years and how much she brings, it is hard to fill those succeed,” College of William and Mary Head which combines youth and experi- last spring, this season’s expectations and goals re- shoes,” Acharya said. “We are not trying so much Coach Peter Daub said after his team’s early ence. main the same for the no. 24 College of William to fill them, as develop our own. We have to move season loss to then no. 30 University of Notre The team’s camaraderie has trans- and Mary (1-2) women’s tennis program. forward. And if that means developing a different Dame. “Today it boiled down to talent.” lated into successful play against “[Our goal is] to win the CAAs for sure type of Tribe energy, that’s what it means.” That’s not to say this year’s squad is devoid similarly ranked opponents this and to win our NCAA regional so that we The team turns to no. 95 Zoricic to take over the of talent. Junior team captain Keziel Juneau, season. are in the Sweet 16 in May,” first-year Head top singles spot while no. 79 Acharya and senior the College’s top singles player, leads the Last weekend’s triumphs over Coach Meredith Geiger-Walton said. “I feel Klaudyna Kasztelaniec round out the top three. 61st-ranked Tribe. Two seniors, Marwan Ra- no. 65 Brigham Young University strongly that both [senior Katarina Zoricic] The Tribe adds freshmen Katie Kargl and Maria madan and Dominic Pagon, add experience to and no. 63 Clemson University and [junior] Ragini [Acharya] can make it Morrissey, to a team returning six of its top seven the team. earned them the Tribe Nation- to NCAAs in singles and in doubles.” players. Daub, in his 15th year as head coach, real- al Indoor Invitational title. While lofty expectations surround this The College will be without junior Lauren Sa- izes the need to keep his lineup fluid as the But this weekend’s visits squad, the College enters the season with- bacinski due to injury, leaving the team with only season progresses. to no. 21 Wake Forest Uni- out a vital piece of last season’s success seven members and a serious lack of depth. “It all depends on how the personalities re- versity and third-ranked in the form of Megan Moulton-Levy ’08. “I think there is no doubt this team is going to late and how the returns stack up,” Daub said. University of Georgia will The recent graduate collected four CAA pull together despite [only] having seven players,” Juneau’s most frequent doubles partner measure just how much Player of the Year awards, six All-Amer- Geiger-Walton said. “I think they will strive to im- is sophomore Sebastien Vidal, who teams up talent is within that tight courtesy photo — W&M Sports info ican nods, two Arthur Ashe honors prove that number 22 standing (as of Jan. 26) and with Juneau on the nation’s 52nd-ranked dou- nucleus of players. Junior Keziel Juneau and heads the Tribe’s all-time list of stay within the top 20 in the country.”