Stix for Nix Backstage with Tallest Highest The Tribe community hosted a 5K run in support of A closer look at the musical history of student band Jessica Nixon ’03 and her battle against cancer. Tallest Highest and their campus career. See nixon page 10 See tallest highest page 6

The twice-weekly student newspaper of the College of William and Mary F Est. 1911 VOL.97, NO.45 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 FLATHATNEWS.COM Money missing from mail Foubert: Student alleges gift card sent through mail was used in Williamsburg co-ed assault By alisan va n fleet Flat Hat Staff Writer education After receiving numerous complaints, William and Mary police, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, is looking into the disap- pearance of student mail containing money or not advised gifts cards. The investigation, headed by Campus Police Lt. John Coleman, began approximately Critics say that One in Four two months ago and is still ongoing, according to a distorts statistics Campus Police representative. Brendan Mascarenhas ’09 is among the students By james damon who have been affected. Last November, he did not Flat Hat Staff Writer receive two birthday cards from his parents, one containing $50. Next spring, new methods of sexual assault education “I just assumed that there was a mix-up in the will have students at the College discussing rape in a mail system. Things getting lost in the mail aren’t mixed-gender setting. The change is causing increased unheard of, so I figured that’s what happened to scrutiny of the policy as well as rape prevention groups me,” Mascarenhas said. such as One in Four. But in February, when another card failed to Although supported by the Student Assembly, the make it to his CSU, Mascarenhas decided to take new measure has some in the sexual assault prevention action and filed a complaint with the Post Office. community upset. The February card showed up a few days later, but The details of the co-ed program were revealed at an the two November cards are still missing. alex haglund — the flat hat April 2 meeting of the SA. Professor Students pick up packages at the post office in the University Center. Some students allege money and gift John Foubert ’90, the founder and See post office page 3 cards have been stolen from their mail, and the Postal Service says it is investigating the claims. faculty advisor of rape prevention group One in Four, and Adam Rosen ’09, a member of the group, opposed the new measure. Rosen called it ineffective and cited research pub- aken from wm.edu aken from Gamage When a regular major lished by Foubert. Currently, sexual T assault education is only conducted Foubert in same-sex situations. doesn’t fit, make one Katie Dixon ’09, SA undersecretary for sexual assault moving prevention and a member of Every 2 Minutes, explained Some students create their own field of study the reasoning for the new policy and said it was impor- tant for sexual assault prevention educators to “listen to By sarah owermohle their peers and entertain fresh ideas, as well as promoting to U.Va. Flat Hat Staff Writer How to Make a campus feeling of respect toward one another.” VP for public relations to Foubert said he could not recommend the new policy, Many students come to the College to study business, however. handle land donation government, art, mathematics or kinesiology, but for some, Your Own Major “Sometimes it is worth trying something not within none of the usual majors are right. Students can either use one of the research,” Foubert said in reference to the new pro- By andy garden Phillip Walker ’10 knew coming into his sophomore year the interdisciplinary majors — gram. “However, that’s not something I would openly Flat Hat Staff Writer that he wanted to major in either philosophy or psychology, recommend. I think sexual assault programming deci- but he couldn’t decide which. It was not until he took a black studies, environmental sions should be made by people who have been doing Vice President for Public Affairs Stewart psychology course in cognitive science this semester that an science, linguistics, medieval this work for a while and not the Student Assembly.” Gamage ’72 will leave the College this summer area of study began to emerge as a possibility. and renaissance studies, neu- In response to Rosen and Foubert’s questioning of the for the University of Virginia. “I realized that there was a whole field of study at the new program, some have looked into One in Four. Gamage, who previously served on the Board intersection of these two fields, along with computer science roscience and women’s studies A member of the SA who spoke on the condition of of Visitors, will take a position as director of the and neuroscience,” Walker said. “Since I’ve always wanted — or work with an advisor to anonymity said that One in Four has used “intimidation university’s Morven Project, which oversees the to learn more about computers and programming, I felt the create their own focused study. tactics” in past dealings with the SA. In the 2006-07 usage of a major land donation to U.Va. only right thing to do in this situation was to combine classes school year, the Senate approved 58 percent of the “Morven is part of the property that John There are currently 26 students Kruge gave to the university in 2001. It’s right See majors page 3 pursuing their own majors. See foubert page 4 next door to Monticello,” Gamage said. “The question is, ‘How can the uni- versity best use this resource to support its national and international goals?’” Muscarelle director removed as judge As vice president for public affairs, Gamage’s By angela cota your newspaper you print a blown- they informed him his name would responsibilities at the College Flat Hat Staff Writer up picture of dead people from the not be mentioned with the contest. aken from wm.edu aken from

T include overseeing economic war in Iraq.” “But my name had been men- Gamage ’72 and community development, Muscarelle Art Museum Director De Groft picked Reid’s portrait tioned in advertisements already,” government relations and Aaron De Groft’s judging of the because it was “head and shoulders he said. press relations. The Morven job is a departure Virginian-Pilot’s Student Gallery above the rest in terms of influ- Despite the controversy, De Groft from these roles. art show March 26 was overruled ences,” which include Freud and was encouraged by the response “I’ll be spending the first few months listen- and deemed “inappropriate” by the Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. from the community. In a show of ing [to] and learning [from] people who know Norfolk-area daily newspaper’s It was chosen from 60 finalists, a support from local art patrons, Reid the university very well, trying to see how publisher, Bruce Bradley. De Groft pool narrowed down from the 600 was given $1,000 — the amount [Morven] can be best put to the university’s had declared a nude self-portrait original applicants. she would have won if Bradley had use,” Gamage said. “It takes everything that of 17-year-old Beth Reid, a senior “It was the best portrait and had not rejected the original contest I’ve done in the past and combines them in a of Churchland High School in a much more sophisticated thought results. Child will also receive a [new] way.” Portsmouth, the contest winner. process. I said that I was simply private award. Gamage has been a part of the College com- De Groft said the publisher told not going to change,” he said. After As a former student of the College munity since 1968, when she enrolled as an him the paper would be supporting refusing to change his decision, De and volunteer at the Muscarelle, undergraduate. child pornography if it published a Groft was replaced. De Groft said he appreciates the “I’ve spent almost my whole life involved nude painting of a minor. Bradley also rejected the deci- opportunity for art teachers to in some way with the College: as a student, a De Groft said that the publisher’s sion of a second judge, Scott Howe engage in a discussion about Board member and as an employee,” she said. interference with the contest was from Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum of free speech, calling the “I love this place; it will be very hard to leave. censorship of the arts and added Art, who picked Chesapeake senior incident “thought- But I think this is going to be a great opportu- that the trouble began the day after Jasmine Child’s sculpture of a nude provoking.” nity.” judging. pregnant woman. After Howe was Gamage added that her years working with “They said, ‘She can’t be the win- replaced, the marketing and adver- College staff were influential. ner; it doesn’t fit with the squeaky tising department of the Virginian- “William and Mary really is where it is today clean image of the Virginian-Pilot Pilot chose the third and official because of an incredible amount of hard work and SunTrust [their sponsor],’” he winner. and dedication that people who care a great deal said. “And I said, ‘Are you kidding When De about this school have put into it,” she said. “To me?’ Every day on the front page of Groft called, work with people like that has really been a great honor for me.” courtesy — Beth Reid

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nearly $50,000 in financial aid, ex-boyfriend and fellow Yale sending his phony paper work Deli permission to sell alcoholic Maharaj faces charges of larce- student, Victor Cazares, who to the university. beverages. Owner Paul Romeos

High 63 High 68 High 76 ny and fraud in court according sparked the investigation that Academically, Maharj was a feared that an appeal would be Low 42 Low 45 Low 51 to the Yale Daily News. led to the student’s expulsion sound student at Yale, earning filed and permission revoked. Maharaj’s fake transcript from the prestigious university. the respect of many professors, Kikki Lappas of the College Source: www.weather.com boasted straight As from Co- When facts about Maharaj’s including Sara Goodyear. Delly voiced disapproval of lumbia University that gained past weren’t making sense, Ca- “He was articulate, very at- Paul’s License but decided not to the native Trinidadian admis- zares confronted him and ended tentive and so highly intelligent file an appeal. FlatHatNews.com Comment of the Week sion, as well as a scholarship, to their relationship. According to that I considered asking him Yale. He had, in fact, attended police, Maharaj then threatened to work as my assistant over I am no fan of the WMPD, but its hard Columbia, but not during the to kill himself. the summer,” she said in an 1993 to fault them for trying to arrest Seve. dates listed on his phony tran- Despite agreeing to seek psy- interview with the New York scripts; in the classes from chiatric help, Maharaj allegedly Times. An unidentified male was “ — alumnus Mike ’92, in reference to the “Police which he did not withdraw, Ma- threatened Cazares who alerted Yale students’ reactions seen walking the first floor of Pursue Student” article in the April 4 edition haraj did not earn a single A. police and took out a restraining ranged from anger to under- Spotswood Hall in the Botetourt After Yale revoked his ad- order. According to the Courant standing. Complex. The next day, students ” mission, Maharaj claimed to Newspaper, Maharaj continued “If I had been able to do it reported seeing a suspicious News in Brief have been confused with an- to send text messages to Caza- without actually having to do individual shining a flashlight other student and sent Yale an- res. any work, might not have been into the freshman dorm’s first Three students receive Goldwater Scholarships other fake Columbia transcript “Soon you’ll have everything such a bad thing,” Meghan floor lounge. Campus Police in hopes of salvaging his place you want, and I’ll have noth- Fashjin, a graduate student, did not find the individual The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Educa- at the school. He submitted his ing,” a June 28 message read, said in an interview with NBC responsible. tion Foundation awarded three undergraduate students at the Col- second transcript on convincing according to a police warrant. news. “Clearly he’s talented.” — compiled by Maggie Reeb lege Goldwater Scholarships. Heather McConchie ’10, Mark Streer ’09 and Daniel Zabransky ’09 were selected for this honor based on academic merit in mathematics, natural sciences and engineer- Street Beat ing. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, books and room and board. If you could create your own major, what would you choose and why? “The Goldwater Scholarship is the highest national honor for an undergraduate studying science or engineering, and we are extreme- ly proud of all of them,” Lisa Grimes, director of fellowships and associate director of the Charles Center, said in an April 11 press release. The Goldwater Foundation was established in 1986 in honor of former Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, and this year it received over 1,000 applicants from colleges and universities across the country.

Mason School of Business hosts real estate conference “Conceptions of international “Student service learning, because “Living on campus without going “I’m content with my bio Prudential Real Estate Investors, partnered with the Mason School justice and human rights, because there needs to be more education to class. Because it would be major, because I’m interested in of Business, hosted the “Developing Vertical Mixed-Use Projects” it’s something I’m interested in but about managing a non-profit.” awesome.” molecular biology and genetics.” conference in Williamsburg over the weekend. As a coordinator of never had enough time to do.” the conference, PREI initiated discussion among retail, residential Judd Kennedy ’08 Cyrus Wegbreit ’09 Sophie Broaddus ’08 Robin Shaulis ’11 and office developers, as well as with attorneys who have conceived projects with owners and developers. — photos and interviews by Jack Hohman This is the first time that the Mason School of Business partnered in the conference and that a group of students was able to attend. “Partnering with William and Mary and specifically with the Ma- City Police Beat son School of Business gives us a great opportunity to expose these young entrepreneurs to the world of real estate development,” Man- April 8 to April 13 aging Director of PREI Roger S. Pratt ’74 said in a press release. With over $30 billion in net assets at the end of 2007, PREI is one Tuesday, April 8 — A 55-year-old white Thursday, April 10 —A 22-year-old black Friday, April 11 — A 31-year-old black of the United States’s largest real estate investment managers. male was arrested on the 200 block of Mer- male was arrested at the intersection of Rich- male was pulled over on the 900 block of rimac Trail for alleged possession of mari- mond Road and New Hope Road for allegedly Capital Landing Rd. for speeding and arrested — by Maggie Reeb juana. 1 being drunk in public. 2 for allegedly driving under the influence. 3 Saturday, April 12 — A 19-year-old white male was arrested on the 700 block of Rich- By the Numbers mond Rd. for an alleged minor in possession of alcohol charge. 4 — A 23-year-old white male was arrested 50 2 on the 700 Block of Richmond Rd. for alleg- edly being drunk in public. 4 The number of streets in Belgium named after John F. Kennedy, 1 — A 32-year-old white female was arrested according to a Google Maps search done by Belgian website LVB. 6 on the 100 Block of Lafayette St. for allegedly net. In total, 101 streets in Belgium are named after Democratic U.S. driving with a suspended license. 5 presidents, while 21 are named after Republicans. — A 25-year-old male was arrested off 8 of Henderson Road allegedly being drunk in 9 4 5 6 7 public. 40 percent Sunday, April 13 —A 23-year-old white male was arrested on the 100 block of E. Fran- The increase in the proportion of obese and overweight people in the cis St. for allegedly driving under the influ- 3 United States over the last 30 years, according to the Organization for ence. 7 Economic Cooperation and Data. — A 29-year-old black male was arrested at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Botetourt Street for allegedly driving with a 400 million suspended license. 8 — A 19-year-old white male was arrested The number of M&M’s produced worldwide every day, according to the on the 4000 block of Ironbound Rd. for al- Michigan Farm Bureau. leged illegal possession of alcohol charge. 9

— by Maxim Lott map - mapquest.com — compiled by Maggie Reeb Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Page 3 Students create their own majors Gift cards, cash lost at post office

Majors from page 1 “Often they don’t have a focus, ask you about your major, they Post office from page 1 he said. “At [the College], we’re a community, from and are too broad — their major are very interested in hearing the students to the professors to the staff. Trust is one from these fields to create a major would look like the elective part why you created your own,” After not receiving a birthday card containing common ground we can all build strong relationships in cognitive science.” of a student’s 120 credits. Then, Daly said. “It makes you seem $20, Megan Doyle ’09 said she was concerned when on. If one group violates this trust, the bond between Walker began the process of sometimes they are too narrow that you have real aspiration. a Target gift card from her mother never arrived. every group has been left severely damaged.” designing a major, which he said to be an undergraduate liberal And it makes your different.” Upon contacting the post office, the manager rec- Richard Sears, head of the College post office, said was “surprisingly easy.” arts major,” Schwartz said. “In Schwartz notes that Daly’s ommended Doyle have her mother track the card. the mail is sorted by staff members. If multiple com- “I had a meeting with my cog- all these cases, the students either major follows a trend of public Her mother did so and found that the card had been plaints are made, management takes action. nitive science professor to help drop it, or turn around and re- health majors at the College. spent at the Williamsburg Target. “[We] scrutinize the acts of the employees whose formulate a curriculum for the frame it.” “Each student spins it dif- Though the post office management had origi- assigned mail section has repeated loss occurrences major,” he said. When Patricia Daly ’07 decided ferently, but public health is a nally suggested that they would view the Target sur- and look for the mail in our insufficiently addressed Dean of Honors and Interdis- she wanted to design her own ma- theme,” he said. “If this theme is veillance video to see if an employee had used the area,” Sears said. ciplinary Studies Joel Schwartz jor in medicine and health, Dean continuous, we might get faculty card, Doyle was never contacted again. Sears also said that students who lose something guides students like Walker who Schwartz gave her past plans stu- together that are logical for that In a similar situation, Charlotte Ivey ’10 said of value in the mail have legal rights, as the College is are interested in interdisciplinary dents had created in that field. major, and create a department she never received a card containing $20 from her insured under the Commonwealth of Virginia plan. majors. There are currently 26 “[In] the end some of the at William and Mary.” grandmother. “If you believe that negligence on the part of the students at the College who are classes I chose were similar to the International relations and “I have received everything else she has sent to College caused the loss, you may have remedies un- pursuing self-defined majors. other students’ plans,” Daly said. global studies were two such me except this, and she sends cards and letters fairly der Virginia [law] that would allow you to recover di- “For every three students that “It was also useful to look at their majors that began as interdisci- often,” Ivey said. rectly against the state for your loss,” Sears said. come looking to create their own plans to get new ideas on what plinary studies. Ivey is hesitant to assume theft. Finally, Sears urged students to follow the post major, there is one that ends up classes can be related, like health For now, students like Walker “I’m willing to give the mail center the benefit office’s policy and ask that correspondents sending doing it,” Schwartz said. classes in anthropology or sociol- are following their own plan. of the doubt. But if the card was taken intentionally money or gift cards in the mail have the item insured Schwartz cited a medieval ogy.” “Creating my own major because it contained cash, that’s pretty upsetting, at their local post office before they are sent. studies student as an example. The Daly created a major in health makes me feel unique, like I am especially when we go to a school that so strongly Campus police were unable to comment for this student blended religion, history, and cultural studies combining a making my own path, by doing emphasizes the honor code.” story because the Postal Service is leading the investi- art history and literature, design- number of science courses with something rarely done,” Walker Mascarenhas agreed. gation. Any similar occurrences should be reported to ing the major “the way the medi- Hispanic Studies courses. said. “This situation has definitely damaged my trust,” the William and Mary Police Department. eval world really thinks of it.” Since graduating, Daly has en- Students have to find a focused tered dental school and hopes to interdisciplinary study for it to be complete a combined masters in approved. Schwartz lists a number health program. of problems students run into. “In interviews, when people

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By Angela Cota “I like all the good rankings and One in Four member, granted the full amount until last year and now serves on the Board of But some scholars say that it is better to Flat Hat Staff Writer hate the bad ones,” Lawrence Pul- requested. Scofield also proposed a measure Directors of the national organization. In addi- use indirect measures of rape rather than ley, dean of the College’s business that allowed SA funds to pay for One in Four’s tion to his work for the organization, Foubert openly asking. The College’s Mason School school, said. “This year we have t-shirts, even though an SA code prohibits the researches sexual assault prevention. His 2000 “It is standard scientific practice for re- of Business placed second among focused our efforts on gaining in- use of SA funds for t-shirts. study in The Journal of American College searchers to establish their own operational U.S. business schools for market- creased visibility for the many new One in Four President Brett Rector ’09 said Health formed the basis of One in Four, which definitions,” researchers argued in a 1994 ing in BusinessWeek’s 2008 Un- initiatives and innovations we have he had no knowledge of these past events, but now has 37 chapters on college campuses. paper published in the Journal of Sex Re- dergraduate Business Program undertaken in our undergraduate he pointed out that One in Four is no longer But some have criticized One in Four’s search. “For example, a scientist doing re- rankings. and graduate programs, and we are funded by the SA. name, which comes from a 1982 survey of col- search on gifted children would establish The ranking, based on students’ pleased with the progress.” Recently, Foubert opposed using SA funds lege women. her or his own definition of ‘gifted’ rather opinions, places programs from In addition, Mason was ranked to support the Sex Workers’ Art Show, saying The study, which found that 27 percent of than letting individuals decide for them- one to five in 11 academic catego- as one of the “Elite Eight” in Busi- it could increase incidents of rape on campus college-aged women had either been subjected selves whether they were gifted.” ries, including marketing, micro- nessWeek’s 2008 rankings, re- because some research shows that exposure to rape or subjected to attempted rape, did not There have been several studies on both economics, business law and cor- leased in February. to pornography increases a man’s chances of ask subjects whether they thought they had been sides of the debate in the last 25 years. But porate strategy. “One improvement that abso- committing rape. Foubert’s stance on that issue raped. Instead it asked, “have you had sexual Foubert considers the case closed. The Johnson School of Busi- lutely delights me is The Financial should not be interpreted as the position of One intercourse when you didn’t want to because a “The One in Four statistic has been ness at Cornell University placed Times ranking of faculty research in Four, SA member Nick Metheny ’09 said. man gave you alcohol or drugs?” proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” Foubert first. Graduates of the program also productivity,” Pulley said. “We Foubert initiated the group One in Four at the In a follow-up to the study published later, said, citing some meta-analyses of rape that placed among the top 10 of public moved up eight places, which is University of Richmond in 1998. In the fall of in 1988, it was reported that 73 percent of the have been done on college campuses to sup- universities for median starting a very commendable achievement 2002, Foubert founded a chapter at the College. women that had been counted as rape victims port the One in Four statistic. salaries. and reflects much hard work by His goal in founding the group was to teach did not feel they had been raped. Forty-nine “The research shows that [One in Four] is The magazine placed the Col- our faculty over several years.” men how to help sexual assault survivors. percent said that the incident was rather the the most effective rape prevention program lege fifth in public U.S. business The faculty is now ranked 63rd ever shown in the literature,” schools and 29th among all U.S. for research productivity. The Col- Foubert said. business schools. lege’s overall rank by The Finan- cial Times moved up from 79 to 71 from 2007 to 2008, although it was placed at 51 in 2006. The 2008 Princeton Review’s Best 290 Business Schools placed Mason as third in the “Best Profes- sors” category last October. “We take great satisfaction in the fact that [BusinessWeek’s mar- keting ranking], as well as The Princeton Review’s ranking of our faculty, is based on survey re- sponses from our students,” Pulley said. “Like the other schools and departments at William and Mary, we have a talented faculty that is fully committed to our students’ education and personal progress.”

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Opinions Editor Sarah Sibley Associate Opinions Editor Russ Zerbo Op i n i o n s [email protected] Staff Editorial Art director stands firm udity makes Americans antsy. Throw in two teens, a newspaper, and one of the College’s own and it’s a ready-made scandal — or at least it is at The Virginian-Pilot, a Norfolk daily. A recent studentN art contest sponsored by the Pilot has Muscarelle Museum Director Aaron De Groft ’88, and others, crying “censorship.” And rightly so. After whittling down some 600 submissions to the Pilot’s Student Gallery art show, contest organizers asked De Groft to select a winner. He chose “Heart of Darkness,” a nude self-portrait by 17-year- old Nancy “Beth” Reid, a senior at Churchland High School in Portsmouth. Bruce Bradley, publisher of the Pilot, didn’t like De Groft’s decision. Citing child pornography as his objection to the piece, he told De Groft to either change his winner or take a hike. De Groft chose the latter. Bradley’s ultimatum to De Groft defines censorship, and De Groft’s choice to stand behind his decision should be commended. It would have been easy for De Groft to simply choose another work of art, but by remaining steadfast with his original choice De Groft displayed a strong commitment to the integrity of the contest. The story doesn’t end there. When Bradley didn’t get what he wanted from De Groft, he found another judge. This time, he selected Scott Howe, education director at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk. Howe chose another nude, a sculpture of a pregnant woman by Jasmine Childs of Chesapeake. Bradley’s allergic reaction returned, and out went Howe. The scandal reveals several failures on the Pilot’s part. If nudity were unacceptable, then that should have been made clear from the beginning. But to slap down these pieces after they’d cleared all the hurdles from entrance to final selection strikes us as much more than negligence. It stinks of pandering, either to contest sponsors or to a public that can undoubtedly handle nudity — appreciate it, even. The Pilot should take a lesson from the man they ignored. De Groft’s unwavering support of Reid’s submission successfully served to combat Bradley’s attempt at censorship, and because of that, the freedom of expression that the Pilot claims to champion was able to By Vi c k i Ch a o , Fl a t Ha t Ca r t o o n i s t shine through. editorial b o a r d Austin Wright, Editor-in-Chief Diversity should not divide Jeff Dooley, Managing Editor — Alice Hahn, Executive Editor Miles Hilder, Sports Editor — Andrew Peters, Editorial Writer College admissions across the country have become increasingly competitive for colleges and students alike. Joanna Sandager The children of baby boomers, the echo generation, are LETTER TO THE EDITOR Flat Hat STAFF Columnist flooding universities with applications, while the number of spots available remains about the same. This makes The substance of secrecy proclamations of secret societies — evaluating and ranking each student that much harder. To the Editor: mainly because they derive authority The Class of 2012 and recent classes were judged and After my enjoyable read of Dan from their own volition — rather than Spring is a time for renewal, a chance for new admitted based on a holistic and comprehensive process, Piepenbring’s column “Surreptitious any visible semblance of student body beginnings. The trees turn green again, flowers bloom, meaning that much more than GPA and service hours Societies Not a Secret Worth Keeping,” representation. and the cobblestone paths are filled with prospective was considered when determining a student’s value to I would like to add more substance to With actions that assume virtue students searching for their new home. the College. However, it is the nature of the college his humorous quips concerning secret through unnecessary and failed attempts Spring is here and the College has birthed a new application process to single out students based on their societies to better illustrate criticisms of at secrecy, societies also cause unintended freshman class. gender, race and hometown. Never have I been more their effects on campus. consequences. Everyday interactions Despite a lack of funds to competitively lure students aware of my Southern, middle-class, female whiteness While secret societies do perform can gain more latent uncertainties as and an UrbanDictionary.com definition that reads, than when applying to colleges, and I am clearly not charitable actions and pursue noble connections, comments and what is left “William and Mary: where fun goes to die … and your alone. It is statistics like those presented in Friday’s Flat endeavors, let us not forget that a society unsaid hints toward the lack of open and best hasn’t been good enough since Hat that perpetuate these feelings is made up of people. This raises the honest dialogue. 1693,” the College saw an increase We are foolish to attach numbers and imply that race is a factor. question: What inherently makes the This letter is not an indictment of in applicants by nearly 7 percent, While I am confident that all of recognition or encouragement of a secret societies members, as I have no and this year’s pool of accepted to diversity; diversity is not a my peers were selected and invited secretive group more influential than that questions of the upstanding character students is the College’s most quantitative ideal. To do so is an to join the ranks of the College’s of its members? of members. While good intentions diverse ever. insult to the Class of 2012. students because of their strong To openly approach the College undoubtedly thrive in many societies, But what defines this diversity? academic credentials, the racial and community or individuals and perform the their real consequences on our campus Since my arrival last fall, I have ethnic labels attached to certain exemplified kind acts may require more must always be examined. heard this term tossed around with so many different groups of them divides us. Students at the College humility and mandate personal interaction, Instead, I hope to voice concerns meanings. I shudder at the word diversity because our should be taken as individuals, not as subsets of a certain but is this something that we should where no other avenue truly exists. I society has its meaning misconstrued. region or race. Diversity is not black and white, nor avoid? It would not create intrigue over would like nothing more than to “forge an My concerns were solidified by a line in Friday’s Flat is it Hispanic or Asian. Diversity is a collection of all a symbol, nor allow members to secretly open and honest dialogue,” as some have Hat that boasted of the College’s diversity based upon its qualities that make us individuals. revel in their communally recognized grown fond of saying at this institution. admittance of 1,207 students of color, a number up 16.7 We must stop misinterpreting diversity by using it beneficence; however, it could begin to Yet, I fear this conversation will be percent from last year’s 938. to group individuals into subdivisions, no matter how create equitable friendships and forge conducted behind closed doors and the We cannot champion ourselves as diverse just because convenient and efficient it may be. more individualistic notions of altruism. secrecy will be justified for reasons that we admit more minorities than we have in previous The most diverse class to ever enter the College has a What is not a secret is who appoints are of questionable legitimacy and the years, even if it is the smallest facet of the claim. We are lot to live up to. We cannot fully begin to appreciate what members of societies that voice opinions majority of the College population will foolish to attach numbers to diversity; diversity is not a makes us all unique until we are able to celebrate and on campus. Most society inductees never know. quantitative ideal. To do so is shallow and an insult to the embrace what brings us together. are chosen by like-minded members. I believe some of us were annoyed Class of 2012, whose members were chosen because of Hopefully, this will not be a hard-learned lesson for the Unbeknownst to them, many students about this before. their grades and community involvement, not the color of Class of 2012. simply feel a disassociation with the — Timothy Bacon ’09 their skin. Joanna Sandager is a freshman at the College. Confronting the super-ego: narcissist vs. postmodernist

in the College community as a weekly and-fuzzy feeling, whereas critical worst fears are true — that my columns those issues will never take precedence columnist who has been called all sorts columns addressing (what I see as) make readers pointlessly unhappy. over the personal relationships we Max Fisher of flattering things by people who agree problematic issues have the potential to Then what? Though I remain convinced cultivate in our few spare moments. Flat Hat staff columnist with my conclusions and everything encourage people to address or at least in-praise columns will never produce Even if five students were elected to City from “provocative” to “dangerous” by consider those issues, thereby maybe long-term results, they still make Council or every student was denied the people who disagree. producing some kind of long-term, readers feel good, if briefly. We like to the right to vote, even if Gene Nichol This has made me realize two things. utilitarian good. read good news. For obvious reasons, were reinstated as college president or I’ve always wondered whether my The first is that, as someone who is read We return to the narcissist- headlines rarely declare “everything is conservative alumni abolished every unending fascination with the way somewhat frequently, my subjective postmodernist divide. The narcissist fine” or “nothing bad happened to any facet of our education, it would never be readers respond to my columns is driven opinions, for better or worse, carry some believes a critical column may good people today,” but such non-news as important as one real friendship, one by postmodern academic curiosity or just kind of small weight. I don’t know if would at least give the reader a little true human relationship. run-of-the-mill, college-kid narcissism. I’ve changed anything, as there’s no encouragement. And, as my regular That is what I have learned from But there’s the nagging concern, The semiotic way that these blocks of control group of the College to show readers know, there is some discouraging four years of writing and editing this prose succeed or fail implies limitless what things would have been like that maybe it’s just selfish stuff out there. paper, from hundreds of columns and insight on topics literary, political and without me. For hypothetical purposes, fascination with myself and my So I considered ending with a series articles, from 100,000 words written and philosophical, both specific to the let’s temporarily allow the possibility ability to incite reactions. of praises for deserving campus figures each 10,000 times read, from countless College and general to news consumers that these columns made some and institutions. I actually wrote out hours researching, interviewing, writing, everywhere. difference, whether good or ill. such a column — it was pretty long and editing and editing some more. But there’s also the nagging concern, This brings me to my second influence the greater community into recognized a number of people long Criticism or praise, none of it will ever forever in the back of my head, that realization, which has been pointed out bringing about positive change. But the overdue. But it never excited me. As be as important to me as the handful of maybe it’s just selfish fascination with to me by critics and supporters alike: My postmodernist suspects such columns most readers already know — though friends, family and professors who are myself and my ability to incite reactions columns usually discuss things I have a do little more than upset people by people like me and the very campus the reason I wake up in the morning, nor in people I’ve never met just by tapping problem with or think require attention. revealing the inherent injustice of the leaders I was ready to exalt continuously should it be to you. That is the one thing on a laptop every Sunday afternoon. Such is the nature of limited space. world, that change is unlikely and that forget — political, social and cultural my inner postmodernist and narcissist I’ll never really know the answer any Though I’d like to write 800 words even if change occurs, there’s no way to concerns, fascinating and important can agree on. Now put down this paper more than I’ll know why I prefer one appreciating Sam Sadler or SEAC, I objectively know whether the so-called though they may be, are only secondary. or turn off this computer and go tell color to another. But it has made me doubt such columns would do much progress was for better or worse. If I have learned anything from four someone you love them. achingly self-conscious about my role more than give the reader a brief warm- Let’s pretend for a minute that my years of covering student issues, it is that Max Fisher is a senior at the College. Page 6 Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Variety Editor Kasi Kangarloo Variety Editor Ashley Morgan Va r i e t y [email protected] Critical condition arts on campus Writers’ strike Making the campus band ends, TV returns The four-year history of a student band, Tallest Highest, and its musical career

By Kasi KAngarloo Flat Hat Variety Editor Matthew Falwell Flat hat COLUMNIST Fall Blowout, 2006: Campus rock band Tallest Highest opened on the Sunken Garden in 30-degree weather with only a quarter of its members It’s almost 9 p.m. Thursday night, and the sober, guitarists bundled in gloves and lights are out. With zero hour approaching, the their drummer forced to play what the rapidly filling room becomes cramped. People bandmates could only describe as “a whisper excitedly with one another in the dark little baby drum set.” until a voice hushes them, issued forth from the Bassist/vocalist Eddie Charlton ’08 flickering television. All eight sets of eyes are — the only fully functional member on glued to the screen. At long last, it is time. that occasion — was forced to stop the This isn’t some kind of cult meeting, but a band mid-performance during several group of friends coming together for their weekly songs. ritual of watching “Lost.” Similar groups are “Eddie would realize how badly we forming across the campus and nation. Many were playing and would just stop [us],” shows like “The Office,” “Scrubs” and “Grey’s guitarist Andy Beers ’08 said. Anatomy” boast such dedicated followings. The band agreed that drinking be- With the end of the writers’ strike, shows are fore any performance could be a risky free to produce more episodes. The most popular venture, having described the experi- fan favorites are returning with shortened seasons, ence as walking a line between techni- while less-watched and up-and-coming shows cal proficiency and the numbing effects remain benched until the fall. This result is bit- of alcohol. tersweet: The situation is far from optimal, but it’s “It’s all about getting as close to that definitely better than the alternative. line, where you’re just like as loose and “I figured that the executives wouldn’t see having as much fun as possible, without any merit in keeping newer shows, like ‘Pushing actually losing any technical abilities,” Daisies,’ around when they hadn’t had a chance to Beers said. gain a large following,” Lauren Estes ’09 said. “It’s a thin line to walk, too,” Char- However, the battle in Hollywood didn’t elimi- lton said, referring to their Blowout nate viewer entertainment entirely. show. “In terms of walking the line, Caitlin Fairchild — the flat hat “The strike didn’t really affect the amount that’s how [a show] can go bad.” Andy Beers ’08 [Le f t ] and David McClendon ’08 [Ri g h t ] of the student band Tallest Highest preform in the Muscarelle. of television I watched. I just found shows I The story of Tallest Highest is one wouldn’t normally have seen, like ‘Veronica that stretches back to Fall of 2004. couldn’t perform without a drummer. somebody we don’t really know.” According to the band, the show Mars’ and a lot of anime,” Nathan Jamerson ’09 Though the Blowout performance Beers and McClendon, the two original McQueeny, however, proved a valu- was also headlined by a particularly said. was marred by alcohol, the band has members, took up jamming in a Gooch able member both in terms of skill and intimidating group, The Widows, who Others, like Luci Samp ’10, “just didn’t turn garnered a certain musical fame on Hall kitchen their freshman year. his ability to work with the band. The boasted a hoard of eager fans — a few the TV on, period.” campus, having created a fairly pro- Charlton had transferred from Virginia members praised his ability to translate of who resembled characters from the Meanwhile, some television personalities lific career through their live shows. Commonwealth their layman’s descriptions of drum- post-apocalyptic Mel Gibson film “Mad found ways to keep themselves fresh without the “I think Dave enjoys most of [the University in the beats into what Beers called “actually Max.” aid of their writing staff. Comedy Central’s politi- fame],” Beers said, referring to vocalist/ fall of 2005 for his sweet beats.” After the success of the first show, cal demigods Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert guitarist David McClendon ’08, who sophomore year when “He existed in a whole other the band went on to plan and promote were among the most notable. sports a thick, black beard that makes he was placed in Dillard rhythmic universe,” McClendon said. its first real performance at the Meridi- “The highlight of the strike was Stewart and him recognizable to fans both on- and Hall. According to Charlton, “One time I said, ‘Make it sound like a an Coffee House, which would become Colbert. They were still really good,” Gustavo off-stage. the dorm’s isolation from the swamp,’ and he did it.” one of their staple venues. Elias ’08 said. “It’s weird to think that people who rest of campus proved less than After a number of practice sessions “Our best shows have been there,” Conan O’Brien proved to be another blessing don’t know us personally are aware of desirable. in the basement of Unit M, frequented Charlton said. “Not in a technical sense us because we’re in Tallest Highest,” “Everyone banded together by passing frat boys and residents of good sound or anything, just being See returns page 7 Charlton said. because it sucked,” Charlton said. with laundry, a performance hosted by cramped in a little hole like that kind of Along with Beers, Char- “It was like living in a leper colony.” WCWM at the University Center was brings out the energy.” lton and McClendon, the This was how he came to meet offered to the band last-minute after Their music might be described as band included drummer drummer Ryan McQueeny ’07, a another group cancelled. akin to the massive textural approach Ryan McQueeny ’07 and transfer student from the Univer- Charlton was in Richmond when of groups like Broken Social Scene, but now includes drum- sity of Virginia also living in Dil- he got the call to play. He raced down there’s also an element of unabashed mer Sean Dalby lard. Charlton and McClendon had Intersate 64 through a snowstorm to emotional content and a melodic power ’09, McQueeny’s played together in high school, so the make the performance. The group had that suggests their shared affinity for replacement since band’s connection to McQueeny came virtually no material ready and put to- groups like Interpol, New Order and he graduated last about by chance. gether three songs half an hour before Sonic Youth. year. “We literally asked Ryan to be the show. “That’s kind of the energy we’re McQueeny’s in- our drummer not knowing anything “It’s kind of the stereotypical story going for,” McClendon said, referring Courtesy Photo — www.palmbeachpost.com duction into the band about him,” Charlton said. “It’s funny of the inexperienced band playing their to such groups. “We never, ever really “Lost,” which returns to ABC April 24, follows the could be considered the real beginning now because it’s not something we’d first show and not knowing what they’re survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. of Tallest Highest, as the band simply probably do. We’d never just play with doing,” Charlton said. See Tallest page 8 Colonial ghouls, ghosts haunt visitors Confusion Corner Hair-raising ghost tours The cold sore raise questions regarding on a student’s paranormal experiences existence By Betsy Dougert Flat Hat Staff Writer Many students have seen or heard strange things James Damon during their time here at the College. Some figure Flat hat COLUMNIST that a town more than 300 years old is bound to have some ghosts. To others, it’s a matter of over-eager students and tourists letting their imaginations get the best of them. Colonies of cauliflower-shaped blisters weep “I believed in ghosts to begin with, but now I have thick yellow mucus. The wound throbs at irregular proof,” Aliette Lambert ’08 said. intervals and glows a fiery red. This is not the mark Lambert became convinced that ghosts haunt of some sideshow freak, nor is it the infected battle Colonial Williamsburg after a strange experience at scar of a soldier. This is what my cold sore looks the George Wythe House. The story goes that the John Kelly — the flat hat like, and, trust me, it feels much worse than it looks. Lady Anne Skipwith committed suicide in the house Tourists frequent the George Wythe House in hopes of summoning Lady Skipwith, who committed suicide. In college, no one says anything about my cold after catching her husband flirting with her sister at sore, but I know people still notice it. Whenever I’m a ball at the Governor’s Palace. On her way back to include CW’s official “Legends, Myths, Mysteries Semantics aside, Hartwiger admits to having had sporting this ulcer, workers at the Caf are extra nice. the house, Lady Skipwith lost one of her red shoes. and Ghosts” and Tavern Ghost Walks tours, The a bizarre experience four years ago. They probably think I have some awful sexually The legend says that anyone can summon the ghost Original Candlelight Ghost Tour of Williamsburg “I saw a servant woman in colonial clothing transmitted infection. Knowing that I am not long by placing a red shoe on the doorstep and calling, at Maximum Guided Tours, Williamsburg Private standing in the front door of the George Wythe for this world, they make sure to give me extra “Lady Skipwith, Lady Skipwith, we have your red Tours and Axwild Tours. House. Gradually, she seemed to melt into the door, beefaroni casserole and rice pilaf. shoe” three times. Heidi Hartwiger has been a storyteller on The beginning with her cap and ending with her apron Friends make an effort to ask me how I am feel- “I put my ear to the door and a couple of seconds Original Candlelight Ghost Tour of Williamsburg for and shoes,” Hartwiger said. ing. They look concerned, and some friends even went by,” Lambert said. “Then we heard a scream 14 years. Douglas M. Gross, visiting associate professor tell me that I have a piece of popcorn chicken on my and loud banging sounds from inside the house. The “On our ghost tours, tourists discover that their of psychology, thinks that people believe in ghosts face. door rattled in its hinges like the ghost was going digital cameras seem to be eyes into the past,” in order to make meaning of seemingly random life “Things are going great,” I say. “And besides, to come through the door. We all heard it and the Hartwiger said. “The cameras attract and capture events. that’s no chicken nugget, that is my cold sore.” whole entire group screamed and ran away at the unexplainable orbs, vapors, colors and shapes.” “We all have an active brain sensory system that The cold sore, and the medicine I take to neutral- same time, all 30 or 40 of us.” While Hartwiger readily admits to witnessing manipulates information with the goal of making it ize it, causes my entire upper lip to inflate like a Hundreds of school children and tourists who phenomena such as these, she hesitates to classify understandable,” Gross said. “For example, if we balloon animal. Everything I say sounds uncertain, clog the streets of CW at night share Lambert’s belief them as ghosts. Rather, Hartwiger says, “I believe read sentences with words left out of them, we make making me seem like a drunkard or a plastic-faced in ghosts. As the weather gets warmer, the multitude that there is a special energy with which some people of companies offering evening ghost tours in CW connect.” See ghosts page 8 See infection page 7 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Page 7 Watch Rent Download

Smallville Juno [Le f t ] “Beauty in Walking Away”[Le f t ] 8 p.m. Thursday, The CW Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Marie Digby Cera, Jennifer Garner Brothers and Sisters “What About Now” 10 p.m. Sunday, ABC Daughtry Manda Bala Masterpiece Classics: My Boy Jack (Send a bullet): a documen- “Bleeding Love” 9 p.m. Sunday, PBS tary by Jason Kohn Leona Lewis Series episodes return after strike CAPSULE REVIEWS Rabbit Habits Man Man Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Nick Cave returns from page 6 and the writers run out of ideas. Still, it’s one of the better shows on TV. Man Man comes crashing through windows, holding For a guy in his during the drought. His comedy became This week’s episode was fresh and microphones up to dogs’ lips in tubs and shooting off 50s, Nick Cave’s a shelter of familiarity for many interesting, balancing the series’ iconic fireworks in the streets on its latest release “Rabbit not doing half bad fans. His talk show simply became drama and comedy perfectly. Scrubs will Habits.” It is twitchy and raw and perfect for creating – “Dig!!! Lazarus an hour showcase of his best assets air five more episodes this season, which summertime bursts of energy. Even amidst this chaos, Dig!!!” marks his – his randomness and trademark self- was meant to be its final. However, the the album manages to be more accessible than both of 14th studio album deprecation – alongside an increased producers are in talks with ABC to make the group’s previous releases. with his band, The number of interviews. one last season of 18 episodes to finish For those unfamiliar with Man Man, imagine Alice Bad Seeds, and it Last Thursday, NBC’s “30 Rock,” off the show’s unresolved ties. Cross Cooper and Glen Danzig jamming in the middle of doesn’t sound like the “The Office” and “Scrubs” returned your fingers. a Ringling Brothers. trapeze act. They will throw guy’s running short after months of storyline inaction. In coming weeks, “Lost” and “Grey’s whatever they can at listeners, be it noisy rock or of brazen creativity, Undoubtedly, Anatomy” mellow instrumental passages, in order to entertain. strangely depressing one question Series Returns will both “Rabbit Habits” targets the adventurous listener with its lyrics or even breath for that passioned, desperate howl was on all return from bevy of delivery styles, from piano-accompanied ballads of his. viewers’ “30 Rock” 8:30 Thursdays, NBC their strike- to fuzzy guitars and multimember vocal segments Yes, goth children praise and adore the bastard — it’s minds: Would “Desperate Housewives” 9 Sunday, ABC related breaks. set to old-timey trumpets. And to this end, it is quite not an easy thing to overcome. But with shaker-laden, the shows “Gossip Girl” 8 Mondays, CW (April 21) Losties only entertaining — a panoramic of the schizophrenic youth Wild West tracks like “Hold on to Yourself” or the measure up “Grey’s Anatomy” 9 Thursdays, ABC (April 24) had a month culture. shamelessly groovey “Midnight Man,” there’s bound to after being on “Lost” 10 Thursday, ABC (April 24) off from their It would not be outrageous to think of “Rabbit be something for the regulars. Cave only takes his use of break for so “The Office” 9 Thursdays, NBC show, which Habits” as the contemporary indie-rock analogue of distortion and dissonance so far, creating a gritty, color- long? “One Tree Hill” 9 Mondays, CW premiered its early ’70s punk. Songs like “The Ballad of Butter ful atmosphere for his cryptic tales: “Meanwhile Larry The answer, fourth season Beans” convey a frantic-yet-playful spirit that does made up names for the ladies / Like Miss Boo and Miss thankfully, is in January. its own thing, unafraid of confusing a few folks along Quick / He stockpiled weapons and took potshots in the yes. “Grey’s Anatomy” also returns for the way. Looney Tunes-esque xylophone runs? Check. air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic / “The Office” returned at top form, five more episodes in the final week Lyrics that skip from “shoes shines” to meditations And wrapped himself in their soft yellow hair” (“Dig, focusing on a couples-only dinner of April. Like its peers, it will suffer a on death and eating? Check. The group’s wide-open Lazarus, Dig!”). party at Michael’s house. The awkward shortened season. Some planned plot attitude could teach a few punk bands a lesson. They do Just imagine Lou Reed, only a little more funky or tension was at an all-time high, as spats arcs have been cancelled, like one what they want and still manage a sense of cohesion. maybe the Talking Heads, but instead, a little bit less. happened between the couples and with featuring “Dawson’s Creek” star Joshua And that’s what Man Man has always been about: Cave might be somewhere in the middle of this funk- each other. Steve Carell was at his best, Jackson as a new doctor. Others have a unified sense of chaos, bundled up in instrumental spectrum, but it’s exactly this middle-of-the-road treat- antagonizing his now live-in girlfriend been delayed until next fall. Thankfully experiments in the name of refreshment and fun. ment that makes ‘Dig’ such a strong, subtle release. Cave Jan. The highlight of the episode was for Grey’s fans, both “Grey’s Anatomy” “Rabbit Habits” takes brings only the lightest touch, sprinkling tracks like when Dwight arrived to the couples- and it’s spin-off “Private Practice” have Man Man a few steps “More News From Nowhere” with light, persistent per- only party with a date at least 15 years been picked up by ABC for additional toward accessibility, cussion and the softest twang of acoustic guitars, mak- his senior and the fallout that ensued seasons. which will net them ing for a certain playfullness and whim that might even from his appearance. It was top-notch Whatever happens for the rest of this some new listeners. But make it hard to put down. entertainment; the writers and actors season, thanks to the amiable agreement if you already know The album has more than its fair share of strange made it plainly obvious they were glad between execs and writers, fans can still you like your music on moments — whether it’s the clunky, metallic whine of to be back at work. say, “There’s always next year.” the atypical side, grab the guitars on “We Call Upon The Author,” or the washy, “Scrubs” was also a gem this week. Matthew Falwell is a Critical this album and have Hawaiian swagger of “Jesus Of The Moon” — but it’s Over the past few seasons, the quality Condition columnist. He watched every some fun. ultimately an album that’s chock-full of life; Cave leaves has slowly declined, as character episode of “Dancing with the Stars” — by Spencer no creative stone unturned. relationships grow more convoluted, during the writers’ strike. Atkinson — by Kasi Kangarloo Infection continues to haunt student’s life

Infection from page 6 multiple cold sores. My face had exploded into a cacophony of chicken nugget-sized ulcers. Word housewife. Because of my drunken cadence, spread, and before homeroom my then-girlfriend professors probably think I am some raging intentionally avoided me. She even made it a point alcoholic. It certainly can’t help that I always look to skip school for fear that she might come face to particularly haggard during cold sore weeks, since face with my infected mug. the piercing pain of my sore keeps me up all night. I can’t blame my high school girlfriend. I I can just imagine the conversation I would have if am constantly disgusted with the cold sores that I were ever reported for being drunk in public. flare up once or twice each year. Sometimes they “No officer, I am not an alcoholic,” I would say. seem to occur for no reason at all. Causes include “And that’s not a chicken nugget on my upper lip; stress, sickness and sunlight. In other words, doing that is my cold sore.” anything besides lying in bed and drinking Vitamin While people in college feign sympathy, my Water could lead to another flare up. primary school classmates were painfully honest. As much as I hate my cold sore, I recognize Since third grade, I have sported this recurring some advantages to it. In high school, one teacher mark of shame. During recess, the kids in my class mistook my cold sores for third-degree burns, would grab my head and individually inspect my and allowed me a paper extension so that I could cold sore. sufficiently recover. Plus, since my cold sore is “It looks like he has an upside down dolphin on such a burden on my appearance, its disappearance his face,” one child said. always gives me a surge of confidence. I always “No way,” another kid drawled. “That looks feel compelled to monitor my health more like a baby elephant.” carefully. For the first few weeks after a cold sore Throughout primary school, my cold sore was I take vitamins religiously and eat five vegetables compared to a rock, a compact disk player, a chair, each day. Yet, after a few weeks, I invariably Mickey Mouse, my fourth grade teacher’s desk forget about my condition. I return to a stressful and, my favorite, a corn flake. life of long nights and poor nutrition. Before long, By high school, my friends stopped mentioning my lip begins to swell to an unnatural size, and my cold sore outright; instead they made it a blisters call my face home. point to avoid me whenever I looked sick. After James Damon is a Confusion Corner columnist. a weekend of skiing, I returned to school with He refuses to eat chicken nuggets. cobblestone catwalk

spencer atkinson — the flat hat After presenting her collection at Cobblestone Couture, Nazrin Roberson ’08 leads her model down the runway for a last look. The show allowed five student designers to present their lines on a modified runway. Page 8 Friday, February 15, 2008 behind closed doors That girl Why men get the shaft Wendy Chan finds Neverland in Honduras

time they urinate, they tend to be more By Samantha Fien-Helman more something that I developed as the in America are much more world- comfortable with their bits and pieces than Flat Hat That Girl Columnist opportunities came up. renowned. I was deciding between Maya Horowitz women are when they first begin to have Where did you grow up? NYU and William and Mary. flat hat sex columnist sex. As other students prepare for exams I grew up in Hong Kong and I How did you get involved in SSH? That doesn’t mean they have any more or crank out those last pages on their lived there until I was 10 with my Cosmo [Fujiyama ’07] made a control: They can have random erections final papers, Wendy Chan has her two younger sisters. My dad was a presentation in APO meeting one day in class, at parties and everywhere else. mind focused elsewhere: the Students professional soccer player and my mom and handed out these little flyers with I have a confession to make: I have a And when they’re up at the right time, Helping Honduras Walkathon. This worked on the administrative side of envelopes attached to them. She was vagina. Yes, it’s true. But that doesn’t mean that doesn’t mean they always stay up. weekend she hopes to mobilize students Marks & Spencer. raising money for a water purification I don’t care about penis issues. Sometimes orgasms sort of run away with to help raise money for a scholarship What was it like living there? system and said if every APO brother And no, my boyfriend isn’t dictating them and uh, uh, ooohh … oops! They fund for the girls of the Copprome Oh my God, it was amazing … best put in $4 and asked two friends to do the this column to me. only last a minute. Orphanage. Chan’s college career, from place on earth. It’s similar to New York same, we’d have enough money to do Correct me if I’m wrong, but I feel If only that were the case for women. her involvements in Alpha Phi Omega, City in that it is very busy and crowded the project. I did my part and e-mailed like most analyses of gender focus on Perhaps the biggest positive in SHH, Service Leader Corps and Global with people. I miss it a lot, actually. her to say I’d be interested in sending women. This makes sense given the male American sexual culture for men is the Village Project, is marked by compassion Why did you decide to come to the them to more people if she wanted. dominance of our culture. Women have one-two punch of the handjob and the and service. Her commitment to the States and was the move difficult? Instead, she invited me to her meeting, long been considered secondary and have blowjob. According to my sources (thanks community has served as an impetus My mom wanted me to learn English, during which she further explained her had their sexuality pushed aside. However, Mom), these two didn’t used to be very for growth in service at the College, and yes, I suppose. I didn’t see my mom involvement and then showed a video in my estimation, this is not an excuse common. The concept of bases didn’t exist, and her selfless, humble personality for four years and my dad for six. I her brother had made which made me to give less voice to the fact that modern so handjobs and blowjobs weren’t on the underscores her altruistic motivations. hated my first year here and actually cry. At the end of the meeting, she said American society places a lot of sexual menu until sex was, too. These two acts This week’s “That Girl” talks about thought about leaving. Kids are not that if anybody wanted, she had a few pressure on men as well. are now prevalent to the point that it seems her difficult move to the United States nice in 5th grade. The lifestyle here, or spots for students to go to Honduras that For guys, thinking about this stuff is weird if a couple doesn’t try them. and her commitment to Honduras and at least in New Jersey, was also much May. I jumped on it before I even asked relevant because, well, they’re guys. But Of course, manual and oral stimulation the kids. slower; you can’t get anywhere without my parents, and the rest is history. it’s important for girls too. We all live are now on the table for women, too. But Did your parents instilled your a car and there really isn’t much to do What are you currently working together, and understanding sexuality and figuring out what to do with a penis is passion for service in you? Did other for a 10-year-old. But I weighed my on within SHH? gender is a big part of understanding each generally less complicated than figuring people play a factor? options and stuck it out. We have our walkathon next weekend. other. So, without further ado, here is my out what to do with a vagina. And even if No, I don’t think so. My dad loves Did you ever consider going back We are trying to raise $250,000 to personal synopsis on penis culture: you think they’re both equally complicated, children and would always offer his to Hong Kong for college? build a transition home for the young The phallus is a symbol of strength and it’s fair to say that men usually have more seat on the bus to older people, but No, I never considered Hong Kong women who graduate from Copprome dominance that can be seen worldwide experience handling themselves than they’ve never talked about service or for school because there’s really only [Orphanage] and start an endowment from the Washington Monument to the women do, allowing them to better dictate done projects with me. I think it was one university and the universities fund for college scholarships, because Eiffel Tower. It is a simple yet beautiful what their partner ought to be doing. once a girl graduates from high school construction. In my experience, the same And finally, we come to the biggest and enters the real world of either opinion is widely held concerning the negative: Men are expected to be insatiable university or jobs, they cannot live at penis — testicles are often mocked, but the sexual beings. A man who says no to sex Copprome anymore. people who I have talked to have respect is ridiculed. He is expected to always be What is one thing that few others, for the geometry of the penis. The vagina, ready and willing to penetrate anything if any, know about you? on the other hand, is considered — by that walks and is reasonably good-looking. I hold a British passport, so I guess I some, not all — inherently ugly, dirty and A man who doesn’t masturbate, look at am British? Hong Kong used to belong complicated. Men may seem to have the porn or hook up regularly is considered an to Britain and I left before it went back upper hand here, but they’re put under a lot anomaly. So what’s the kicker? For all of to China, so I hold a British national of pressure. What if his penis is particularly these things, we call men pigs. In a sense, overseas passport. veiny? What if it smells from exercise? we are forcing sex to be at the forefront of If I were to be your shadow for What if it has dry skin? By putting the men’s minds and then ridiculing them. a day, what might I find out about penis on a pedestal (take that, Steve To be sure, there are many other you? Carrell), society places a lot of pressure on pros and cons to being a man in modern That I am a horrible student. [Laughs] men to be perfect. American sexual culture. So, what’s the I go to classes, but I end up doing e-mails The same holds true for penis length. conclusion? Are men getting the shaft? in them instead of paying attention, and It is often referred to coquettishly in Maybe. But for my part, I don’t think then I spend the rest of the day talking television shows, but the underlying looking at sexual standards as a contest to people about SHH. My grades suck, message is usually “size doesn’t matter between who has it worse is really but I’m okay with that ... there are more (wink wink).” This puts a lot of stress on productive. What’s important to realize is Alex Haglund —­ the flat hat important things in life. men to change something over which they that there are two sides to the issue and that have absolutely no control, despite the for every stereotype women endure, there e-mails the campus receives. is a counterpart affecting men. On the flip side, since men have Maya Horowitz is the Flat Hat sex Ghosts haunt and intrigue students external genitalia they have to touch every columnist. She doesn’t have penis envy. ghosts from page 6 Scholarship. She used the funds to cre- both turned and ran,” Budrionis said. ate a documentary, “The Peyton Ran- In a separate series of incidents, meaning of them anyway, even dolph House: History and Legends,” Budrionis spent many nights in Tucker without all the information being there. during the summer of 2006. The film Hall this summer. We’re programmed to make sense of premiered at the Kimball Theatre. “Several nights a week, always be- incomplete information. The brain “When you come to a place like Co- tween 11 and 12, I would hear move- creates a whole out of parts.” lonial Williamsburg, there’s a lot of his- ment upstairs. It sounded like chairs and According to Gross, our perception tory there, but people want more than desks moving and doors slamming,” of events depends primarily on what we just what’s written in books or what’s Budrionis said. “There were no clean- think we already know. definitely fact,” Budrionis said. - “Peo ing people that came in at that time … “We match fragmentary data with ple love and tell ghost stories because the College was basically deserted.” what we know and believe,” Gross said. they’re exciting and people like to be She added that when she went upstairs This means that people who are looking scared and entertained.” to check on the noises, “Everything was for a ghost might be impressionable and, Allegedly, the Peyton Randolph dark and there was no one there.” therefore, infer cause and effect from House is home to as many as 23 ghosts. CW offers no official interpretation what are truly rare but random events. Many of the house’s most famous ghost of any of these strange events. Budrionis Gross also cited a lack of evidence as stories center on children. In one story, interviewed multiple employees of CW a major argument against the ghosts. a little girl was killed after her ghostly while researching her documentary. horoscopes “We know a lot about what we can’t best friend, Elizabeth, grew angry with “They aren’t supposed to mention the see,” Gross said. “We can measure infra- her and threw her down the stairs. Doc- ghost stories,” Budrionis said. “The of- Aries March 21 - April 19 Libra Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 red, ultraviolet, radio waves and various tors claimed that superhuman force ficial line is to just stick to the history.” You will rethink the whole You get a sudden urge to go parts of the electromagnetic spectrum would have been required to cause such According to the Colonial Williams- saying “you can kill two birds stargazing during the day. We … Science has some pretty powerful a death. burg Foundation, the major historic with one stone” today as you don’t recommend this, but if technology for augmenting the senses. After researching the home’s his- buildings like the George Wythe and rediscover your fondness for you’re planning your life by these If there were some physical force that tory, Budrionis spent several hours in Peyton Randolph houses are not only machine guns. horoscopes, you should anyway. created these ghostly phenomena, there the house after dark. “Unfortunately, I locked at night, but also protected by se- would be instruments to detect it.” didn’t see anything,” Budrionis said. curity alarms. This makes it unlikely that Taurus April 20 - May 20 Scorpio Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Gross nonetheless recognizes the Although she doesn’t believe in anyone would have knocked back from It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … You will insult your best friend cultural significance of ghosts as a way ghosts, Budrionis admits to having had inside the houses during the incidents poop. Sorry man, just watch and promptly fall in the mud. to connect to the past and to one’s cul- two inexplicable experiences around the Lambert and Budrionis experienced. out when you walk those paths That happened to me once. It ture. “In Colonial Williamsburg, it’s time of this project. It is difficult to know whether the beside the Sunken Garden. I was quite hilarious. Who knew a way to keep the past more present,” One night, Budrionis and a friend events reported by individuals involved hear bleach won’t even get that shit out. karma was such a bitch? Gross said. knocked on the Peyton Randolph real ghosts or merely the brain’s inac- Liz Budrionis ’09 studied the impact House’s front door three times. curate perception of odd shadows and Gemini May 21- June 21 Sagittarius Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 of local ghost stories with the help of “There was a brief silence, I turned to sounds. Whatever the answer, one thing After contemplation, you After dining at your favorite a grant from the Christopher Wren As- leave, and then I heard three very distinct is certain: Nighttime in and around the reach enlightenment and start Chinese eatery, you are inspired sociation’s Student Documentary Film raps on the bottom half of the door … we College can be spooky. a Facebook group called “The to write fortunes, but you end up Cleaning Ladies Are Always in writing crappy horoscopes for the Bathroom When I Am.” the school newspaper instead. Looking back on the music of Tallest Highest Cancer June 22 - July 22 Capricorn Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 See those tour groups? They’ll You finally figure out that tallest from page 6 Following that show into the remainder of the year, the accost you all day today. We you’ve been playing too much band played their most prolific stint of live shows. suggest donning one of those World of Warcraft today as you adhere to that style, but we at least want that aesthetic.” The group describes the College’s Battle of the Bands cool ROTC fatigues. Maybe realize that you don’t actually After a hiatus over the summer of 2006, the group found show as the culmination of their whole live career. The band that’ll help you hide. know what l33t and n00b really mean. it difficult to get back into the swing of playing for the fall delivered only a 20-minute set but won the contest after play- semester, running through a few unsuccessful practices before ing what the members described as one of their best perfor- Leo July 23 - Aug. 22 Aquarius Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 scheduling another show at the Meridian. mances. You become inspired to compose You win the lottery today. “It was hard getting back; we hadn’t played with each other “It was 50, 60 of our friends just dancing and singing along, some heavy metal songs today; Oh, but there’s a small catch. in three months,” McClendon said. “Everything sounded like which was a feeling I’d never really had at a show, just look- then you notice that heavy metal All the money goes to me crap.” ing down and seeing people going nuts,” McClendon said. songs are just screamed. Don’t and I will not share any of it. The show actually featured the final performance of Dr. The band picked up playing again earlier this semester, be too loud at Ewell now. Thanks. Thunder — another campus band — and to the shock of Tall- with Dalby as their new drummer, performing a string of est Highest, the Meridian was jam-packed with people. “ W e shows to finish out their senior year. They hope to continue Virgo Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Pisces Feb. 19 - March 20 were in there watching [Dr. Thunder’s] set and the energy was playing together after graduation, though they plan on leaving Your slogan today is “to be, or You find out the hard way just insanely high,” Beers said. The energy was enough for the the name Tallest Highest behind. not to be” as you decide what today that the phrase “wine and band to pull through. “We might do a campus reunion tour, someday, years in the to wear for the King and Queen dine” doesn’t exactly apply to “I don’t think we could’ve played anymore, ’cause we had future,” Beers joked. Ball. By the way, I like the pink minors. pools of sweat on the ground below us,” McClendon said. “I The band will perform its final show during Blowout week- strapless dress, but that’s just me. — by Isshin Teshima think I almost passed out on the last song.” end at the Meridian. Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Page 9 Sports Editor Miles Hilder Sports Editor Andrew Pike Inside SPORTS [email protected] What’s on TV? Sound bytes By the numbers NBA “I hope his co-workers kick the Hornets vs. Mavericks shit out of him.” — 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN 0 — New York Yankees owner Hank — Sunday comeback victories at NHL Playoffs Steinbrenner’s reaction to Gino Majors for Tiger Woods, after he Flyers vs. Capitals Castignoli’s burying of a Red Sox finished second to Trevor Immel- — 7 p.m. Thursday on Versus jersey in the Yankees new stadium. man at the Masters.

Men’s tennis Tribe downs Howard, falls to Southern Alabama Rare doubleheader serves as College’s final tune-up before this week’s CAA Championships By Chris Weidman junior Dominic Pagon, the reigning CAA doubles Tribe 1, Southern Alabama 4 dem up 7-6 before nearly breaking the Panthers in the Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor team of the week, cruised to an 8-1 doubles vic- The Tribe did not fair as well in its opening show- 14th game. Yet after going up 0-30, they fell in the tory while Sud and freshman Ben Gullickson du- ing, however, dropping its match against Southern third deuce as the Panthers mounted a comeback, tak- Tribe 7, Howard 0 plicated thier teammate’s effort, earning an 8-1 Alabama 4-1. ing the lead and earning the coveted doubles point. The no. 57 Tribe (14-12, 4-1 CAA) rounded triumph in their doubles showing as well. “Southern Alabama is strong at the top,” Daub The College struggled in its singles contests as out Senior Day with an even slate, going 1-1 in a “Kavi did a nice job,” Daub said. “He came out said. “We had our chances but did not get the final the lone victory game off the racket of Sud. The se- rare two-match performance. The College outper- with energy [in both matches] and fought hard. He point in doubles, which is what did us in.” nior won easily in a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Michael formed Howard University 7-0 but fell in its initial is a great athlete and has a great passion, which After Ramadan and sophomore Keizel Juneau O’Brien of the Panthers. showing against no. 65 Southern Alabama Univer- were all on display today.” won their doubles match 8-2 for the Tribe, the Col- “I stuck to my game plan and executed the way I sity 4-1 at Busch Courts Friday. The Tribe took all of the singles matches in lege’s other two doubles duos could not manage vic- wanted to,” Sud said. “I was upset about the doubles “We controlled our own destiny [against How- straight sets as junior Marwan Ramadan earned tories. Cojanu and Pagon were defeated 8-4 in their match, but I got off to a good start on both sets and ard],” Head Coach Peter Daub said. “We were better his team-leading 21st singles victory, thanks to his match, while Sud and freshman Sebastien Vidal fell didn’t let up.” than them. We were solid and did the simple things overpowering forehand against the Bisons’ Neil- 9-8 in their match. The rest of the Tribe did not fare as well, with right, and that is what wins tennis matches.” hab Avasthi. Cojanu nabbed his 76th collegiate “[Vidal and Sud] played hard,” Daub said. “I no. 1 Cojanu, no. 2 Ramadan and no. 3 Pagon not The seniors led the way for the College as Alex victory, while Sud closed his opponent out, win- thought they played a good match. We had our op- managing any set victories between them. Cojanu and Kavi Sud walked away with doubles ning his 41st singles match at the College on the portunities, but we did not capitalize.” The Tribe returns to the courts April 18 in New- and singles victories against Howard. Cojanu and duo’s final home meet. Vidal served strong for the College, putting the tan- port News for the CAA Championships. lacrosse Nixon’s battle brings Tribe together Tribe falters nixon from page 10 founders began planning a 5K fun run during Tribe field recalls how her friend was an invaluable leader hockey’s annual alumnae on the road who loved to repeat the phrase “Jog it or die” weekend. This weekend, they during practices to motivate teammates. are also hosting a field hockey “Nix would never stop and would always be tournament in Haddonfield, By jack pollock trucking along,” Julie said. N.J., Nixon’s hometown. Flat Hat Staff Writer When her coach and teammates heard the Zoolkowski’s brother Carl, news that Nixon had been diagnosed with stage a frequent spectator at Busch tribe 8, hofstra 10 III colon cancer in November 2006, they were Field during his sister’s play- After ascending to no.18, the Tribe (6-8, 2-2 CAA) fell to shocked. She was only 25 at the time, and her ing days and currently a track courtesy photo — Peel Hawthorne Hofstra University and Drexel University over the weekend. family did not have a history of colon cancer. coach, took on the role of race Jessica Nixon ’03 with mother Kathy during the Stix for Nix fundraiser. Despite improving later in the game, the Tribe could not The American Cancer Society does not even director. Steele’s brother Joey, overcome an early deficit in its 10-8 loss to Hofstra. Sopho- recommend getting a colonoscopy procedure who resides in Williamsburg, also lent support. Saturday morning, Nixon chatted with several more attacker Mary Zulty struck first for the Tribe, scoring done before age 50. However, after Nixon re- “Oftentimes, people don’t think to do something friends, who joined her in walking the 5K route. off a solid feed from junior attacker Julia Martin. Following ported frequent abdominal pains throughout the like this until a person is gone,” Carl said. “We de- Even though she competed in a 5K race this fall for the score, the Pride put together six unanswered goals. summer of 2006, she finally got a referral to see cided we’re not waiting for that and said that’s nev- the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults in Mary- Hofstra began the second half with a quick score before a gastroenterologist in Philadelphia in the fall. It er going to happen. Hopefully, the results are Jess land, she said she didn’t have enough energy to run senior attacker Jaime Sellers capitalized off a penalty to pull was then that the tumor in her colon was found. recovering. If that’s not what happens, then we’ll across the College’s campus. Still, that did not stop within four. The Pride rallied back, scoring four goals in four “Anytime a young person is stricken with a know she knows how much we care about her.” her from laughing at old memories and greeting Pi minutes to take their largest lead of the game at 10-2. The disease, it’s just devastating to hear, especially In the first few months of 2008, Nixon’s health Beta Phi sorority sisters. Pride’s speed allowed them to penetrate the College’s defense with Jess, knowing how active she is,” Haw- has improved markedly, a fact she eagerly reports “I think my life has still been so good. It’s still so easily during the stretch. thorne said. to friends and family on her blog. A CAT scan taken normal to me,” Nixon said. “The hard stuff you just Not willing to give up, the Tribe put together a run in the In the winter of 2007, three of Nixon’s clos- April 2 revealed there were no longer any lesions get through, and then it’s over.” last 20 minutes, scoring six more goals. Junior midfielder est friends and former teammates — Zoolkoski, on her liver, and the lymph nodes in her chest were Both Ekberg and Julie see similarities between Claire Dennis provided a pair of goals while Sellers tacked Jordan Steele ’03 and Ann Ekberg ’03 — began stabilized. The news even led her to write that she Nixon’s approach to the game of field hockey and on another, but their efforts came up short. brainstorming ways to help with her recovery. would “start hitting the bottle again” after there was how she has dealt with colon cancer. The same “Jog “All season long we knew this stretch of conference games Steele is currently an assistant coach at Stanford no new metastasis. “Just kidding!” she added. it or die” mentality she used to inspire teammates as would be a long road, so we take one game at a time and go University, while Ekberg is the assistant direc- Despite making progress, Nixon spends most of a senior co-captain has carried over to the present from there,” Head Coach Christine Halfpenny said. tor of marketing in the College’s athletic depart- Thursday and Friday at home during weeks when day, according to Julie, who often travels down from tribe 6, Drexel 17 ment. The trio conferred with Hawthorne and she has chemotherapy treatment. Last Thursday, Massachusetts to drive Nixon to chemotherapy. Drexel’s intensity also proved too much for a tired Tribe other field hockey alumnae. Soon afterward, she drove down to Williamsburg from Philadelphia “She tries to get more done on days when she Friday as the women suffered a 17-6 loss on the road. they formed the Stix for Nix organization. in advance of her normal end-of-the-week side ef- feels about 25,000 times worse than I do,” Julie The College opened strong as freshman attacker Mag- Dedicated to increasing awareness of colon fects. She has also been unable to return to her job said. “I’m like ‘Nix, don’t you want to just hang gie Anderson and freshman midfielder Grace Golden each cancer and supporting Nixon, the Stix for Nix at the Advanta Bank Corporation. out?’ But she just keeps going and going.” notched a goal in the first three minutes. However, the Tribe’s lead was short-lived as the Dragons responded with seven straight goals to take a 7-2 lead. Sellers ended the run, attack- ing from the top of the crease and scoring with 7:20 remain- ing, Drexel closed the half with three goals to go up 10-3. Defense dominates Guez’s bat leads “They never stopped attacking on offense and had far more opportunities to score than we did,” Halfpenny said. Reminiscent of the first half, the College began the second during spring game College to sweep with two more goals before Drexel went on a 4-0 tear. The Dragons were able to capitalize on several captured draws Football from page 10 baseball from page 10 fifth inning with a two-RBI single during the period and outdrew the Tribe 17-7 for the game. from freshman infielder Derrick Following the run, Zulty added her second goal of the quarterback (a position at which he had Stampone reached first with a Osteen, boosting the College’s game to narrow the deficit to 14-6 with 11:22 remaining. previously spent time), because the two-out single. Guez then hit an lead to 7-2. Landry’s replacement, Drexel continued to pressure on offense, eventually out- team needed a reliable backup behind opposite field two-run home run, senior Pat Kantakevich, pitched shooting the Tribe 46-15 and tallying three more scores in the Phillips. Though backing up Phillips increasing the Tribe’s lead to 5-0. the final two and two-thirds- in final minutes to upset the College. meant he might give up significant Landry, pitching in his first nings, allowing only one hit, to playing time as receiver, Archer was game this season since com- pick up the save. willing to take the assignment. ing off the disabled list, cruised “It was outstanding to have “I said [to Laycock], ‘Whatever through the first three innings. him back,” Head Coach Frank is best for the team, I’ll do,’” Archer However, he ran into some Leoni said about Landry. “Al- said. trouble in the fourth and fifth though he’s still not 100 percent, Following the scrimmage, Cox, innings, surrendering two RBI he did a really nice job and stuck Mack, Phillips and senior linebacker singles. Landry was relieved in to his pitch count. He competed, Josh Rutter were named team captains the top of the fifth inning with threw strikes, got outs and gave for the 2008 season. Phillips and Rut- a 5-2 lead, yielding two earned our team a chance to win.” ter were given John A. Stewart Win- runs on seven hits. The Tribe faces Liberty Univer- ter Warrior awards for their offseason The Tribe tacked on some in- sity tonight at 7 p.m. and plays at improvements on the field and in the surance runs in the bottom of the Longwood University Wednesday. weight room. The story of the day, however, was courtesy photo — W&M sports info the way the defense — a unit that was Senior wide receiver Elliot Mack. among the worst in the conference last season — went up against an offense turns 10 of 11 starters, benefits from that last year scored nearly 30 points the experience of playing together per game. last year, which allows for the tenac- “I’m sure everybody came out here ity one would expect from a unit that expecting fireworks from the offense,” calls itself “The Green Swarm.” Cox said. “For us to step up the way we “There’s a chemistry that we have did definitely assured some people of on the defense,” Cox said. “Rather Alex haglund — the flat hat what we really are capable of.” than thinking out on the field, we Freshman attacker Ashley Holofcener. Cox said that the defense, which re- can just go play ball.” Inside Sports men’s tennis The Tribe split a two match Sp o r t s Tuesday, April 15, 2008 — Page 10 day to end the season 14-12 baseball Sp o r t s in b r i e f Men’s track and field College sweeps NYIT, wins fifth straight Tribe rewrites record book Guez extends hitting streak to 26 games, belts two home runs in series at Lou Onesty Invitational By JIM MANCARI fought 15-9 victory in game one of a double- The Tribe picked up two The Flat Hat header Saturday, the Tribe took the field for all-time, top-10 performances game two, in an attempt to take the first three at the Lou Onesty Invitational TRIBE 10, NYIT 6 games of the four-game series. Sophomore last weekend in Charlottesville. The College completed a sweep of the New Kevin Landry took the mound for the Tribe. Sophomore Brandon Oliver York Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon, “The first two games were pretty tight the started strong for the Tribe with defeating the Bears 10-6 and earning its ninth whole way,” freshman infielder Kevin Alas a personal-best hammer throw of victory in 10 games. said. “We expect the Bears to come out swing- 162-6. The throw put him in the Junior pitcher Jeremy Neustifter earned the ing here in game three of the series. We need lead for the conference this season victory, pitching seven innings while only sur- Landry to come up big and shut them down and eighth all-time for the Tribe. rendering one run on two hits. Senior leftfielder early to squash any momentum.” Junior Alex Heacock qualified for Greg Maliniak, junior centerfielder Jeff Jones The College opened the scoring early in the the IC4As with his personal-best and junior first baseman Mike Sheridan- pow top of the first inning, with a lead-off home run javelin throw of 196-6, which ered the offensive attack, going a combined five by junior third baseman Tyler Stampone. After places him at fifth all-time in the for 14 with five RBIs. junior centerfielder Ben Guez walked, -Sheri College’s record books. The Tribe With the victories this weekend, the Tribe dan launched a two-run homer to right field to also placed three runners in the improved its overall record to 25-11, while the give the Tribe a 3-0 lead. The following inning, top five of the 3,000-meter stee- Bears dropped to 8-15-1 for the season. Alex haglund — the flat hat plechase. The College hosts the After a walk-off win Friday night and a hard- See BASEBALL page 9 Junior infielder Tyler Stampone recorded six hits and a home run in the sweep. CAA Championship meet Friday and Saturday at Zable Stadium. Football women’s track and field Lemon, Guevel and Kazuba lead Tribe into CAA meet In its final meet before the CAA ‘Green Swarm’ steals show Championships, the College had a successful weekend at the Lou Tribe defense shows improvement, Onesty Invitational in Charlot- tesville. The Tribe showcased its offense inconsistent in spring game strength, setting three new school records and earning four ECAC qualifiers. Junior Abby Lemon By JEFF DOOLEY broke her own school record in Flat Hat Managing Editor the hammer throw as she claimed victory with an ECAC qualifying While it has yet to develop the same name recognition as the distance of 167-9. Meanwhile, Minnesota Vikings’ “Purple People Eaters” of the 1970s, the Tribe’s freshman Katie Guevel picked “Green Swarm” defense was firing on all cylinders Saturday - after up three top-10 finishes as she noon at Zable Stadium. chalked up school records in both The nickname, coined by the players themselves, embodies the the 100-meter hurdles and 200-m unit’s new attitude toward playing defense. dash. Her performances also qual- “Ferocious, vicious, high intensity, very enthusiastic, flying to the ified her for the ECAC Champi- ball,” senior cornerback Derek Cox said. onships. Sophomore Nicole Ka- The defense showcased these qualities as the Tribe finished up zuba solidified her pole-vaulting spring practice with its annual intrasquad Green and Gold scrimmage, success with her fourth win of the which pits the offensive and defensive units against each other. season, clearing 12-5.5 “I thought today the defense really stepped up pretty good,” Head Coach Jimmye Laycock said. “They have been getting better and bet- men’s tennis ter as the spring has gone on.” O’Brien ’07 plays for Junior defensive lineman C.J. Herbert set the tone on the scrim- mage’s opening play, sacking senior quarterback Jake Phillips. Senior Ireland in Davis Cup linebacker Todd Reyher also got in on the action, recording two sacks Tribe tennis alum Colin on the day. Junior safety Robert Livingston and senior safety Kevin O’Brien ’07 represented Ireland at Allen each came down with an interception. this year’s Davis Cup. The three- Laycock called the offense’s performance “sporadic,” as the unit time All-CAA performer was one displayed inconsistency throughout the afternoon. Phillips, his start- of four players named to the Irish ing spot secure, only played for a couple of series, finishing 4 of 8 for Davis Cup team. O’Brien, paired 40 yards and an interception. Junior quarterback R.J. Archer saw the with countryman James Cluskey, rest of the first-team action and looked sharp throughout, completing faced the Moroccan team of Ra- nine of his 18 passes for 131 yards, including a 50-yard bomb down bie Chaki and Reda El Amrani, the left sideline to senior wideout Elliot Mack. only to fall in five sets. The duo The Tribe offense showcased some new spread sets and option- competed in Group II, as Ire- running plays. Laycock said that the option-rushing attack is some- land fell to Morocco 2-1 overall. thing that he is considering using next year, but he’s unsure if he will At the College from 2003-2007, institute it once the regular season begins next fall. O’Brien accumulated a 63-63 ca- “I’m looking to try to get some more speed on the field,” Laycock reer singles record and a 70-70 said. “That’s really what I want to do.” career doubles ledger, playing Two of the Tribe’s quickest players, senior tailback DeBrian Hol- most of his senior year on the mes and sophomore tailback Courtland Marriner, missed the scrim- Tribe’s top doubles team and as mage due to injury, leaving the rushing offense without two of its the top singles player. O’Brien biggest weapons. helped lead the Tribe to its first Archer, who was the Tribe’s second-leading receiver last season, CAA Championship in 15 years will enter the fall as the team’s second-string quarterback. Laycock in 2005. O’Brien is ranked no. told Archer following last season that he wanted him to switch back to 875 in the world ATP doubles COURTESy PHOTO — wILLIAM AND MARY SPORTS INFORMATION rankings. Senior linebacker Michael Pigram (front) and junior defensive tackle C.J. Herbert. See football page 9

—By Kevin Lonabaugh and Chris Weidman sports feature Sc h e d u l e Field hockey unites to support Nixon Tues., April 15 Tribe hosts 5K run to benefit colon cancer awareness Baseball LIBERTY — 7 p.m. By CARL SIEGMUND her senior year. She also led the Tribe in assists and scored Julie Zoolkoski ’03, now the head field hockey coach Wed., April 16 Flat Hat Senior Staff Writer a game-winning goal against Dartmouth College. at American International College in Massachusetts, how “Her class had the fire and talent to pull off some fun Baseball Five years after she captained the Tribe field hockey upsets, especially against U.Va.,” Hawthorne said. See NIXON page 9 @ Longwood — Farmville, Va. team to a NCAA Tournament appearance, Jessica Nixon — 7 p.m. ’03 stepped onto the turf at Busch Field Saturday morning Thurs., April 17 with renewed pride. It was just five months ago that she Men’s Tennis learned the cancer in her colon, even after treatment, had metastasized, or spread to other organs in her body. CAA Championships — Newport News “That was the hardest part of the past year and a half and even harder than being diagnosed initially,” Nixon said. WOMen’s Tennis “You finish chemotherapy, and to find out the cancer has CAA Championships — spread is the worst. It was very hard emotionally, but the Newport News Women’s gymnastics news has been positive since then.” Saturday, flanked by former teammates and her mom USAG Championships — Kathy, Nixon walked across the finish line of the first-ever Shreveport, La. men’s gymnastics Stix for Nix Fun Run 5K in the middle of Busch Field. She couldn’t stop smiling as a crowd of more than 150 people NCAA Championships — Palo Alto, Calif. clapped for her and cheered her name. “It’s unbelievable,” she said. “It feels surreal to me to Fri., April 18 be the one everyone is rallying behind. I couldn’t make it men’s Golf through any of this without everyone’s support.” CAA Championships During her four years in Williamsburg, Nixon left an Women’s Golf indelible legacy on the field hockey program. CAA Championships Head Coach Peel Hawthorne remembers “Nix” as a Track and field physically impressive athlete who anchored the Tribe’s de- Courtesy photo — peel hawthorne CAA championship­S fense. At 5 feet 9 inches, she was the team’s tallest player Jessica Nixon ’03 and her mother Kathy cross the finish line at Saturday’s Stix for Nix Fun Run 5K.