Sitting down with a legend The secret world of the Sevens Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy talks about his time Nine secret societies perform charity work at the College, at the College and his past success delivering cookies during exams and umbrellas in the rain See levy page 10 See secret societies page 6

The twice-weekly student newspaper of the College of William and Mary F Est. 1911 VOL.97, NO.43 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 FLATHATNEWS.COM Dis-N-That, Monica’s may close town and gown relations Owner says he plans to redevelop thrift shop and psychic into residences Harrison By sarah owermohle Flat Hat Staff Writer house loses The Williamsburg City Council is on a quest to redevelop underused or dilapidated lots and buildings, beginning with Dis-N-That thrift shop WRHA $40k and Monica Spiritual Reader and Advisor on Richmond Road. The first in the line of projects was the demo- Housing Authority turned duplex lition of the run-down Tioga Motel a few months ago, leaving a cleared lot that is currently up for into single-family home sale. “We don’t know any plans for the Tioga site, By nancy blanford but it’s been put back on the market,” Mayor The Flat Hat Jeanne Zeidler said. “There was the liability of an old and aging, dilapidated structure, and we The Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing wanted to see it economically redeveloped.” Authority may lose over $39,800 due to the purchase The next projected demolition plan is the and renovation of a house on 110 Harrison Ave. block of buildings just up the street that includes The WRHA purchases and renovates houses around Dis-N-That and Monica’s. Although this proj- Williamsburg. Sharon Scruggs, chairman of the WRHA, ect has been on the Williamsburg Economic said that one of the goals of the WRHA is to provide Development Authority Demolition Loan affordable homes to the working Program since January 2007, Zeidler says it is class. not necessarily a City Council responsibility. In April 2006, “It’s privately owned property, we’re not the WRHA used alex haglund— the flat hat city loans, in Dis-N-That, a thrift store on Richmond Road, may be demolished and turned into residences by the owner. See demolition page 3 addition to p r e v i o u s l y allocated city town and gown relations funds, to pur- chase the house College considers beau blumberg — the flat hat from David Planning official Kranbuehl, the This house at 110 Harrison Ave. was elected presi- renovated by the city. switching to Gmail dent of the Homeowners Association of West Williamsburg Heights criticizes students After problems with current e-mail system, and a chemistry professor at the College. Jim Joseph: Student votes will be used IT looks to change to Gmail or Microsoft Originally a duplex, the house has been renovated into a single-family home. According to City Manager ‘not as a civic duty but as a weapon’ By josh barr College and would not come with Jack Tuttle, a total of $418,005 was spent for the pur- Flat Hat Staff Writer ads. chase and renovation of the house. The original asking By sam sutton Council meeting Saturday, Joseph Storage capacity would be 100 price for the house was $425,000, but that has since Flat Hat Assoc. News Editor chided the Student Assembly, The Following intermittent e-mail times greater under the new ser- been dropped to $389,900. If sold at this price, the Flat Hat and Matt Beato ’09 over outages last week, the College is vices. Although the details are still WRHA would be losing $28,105. Neighborhood Council issues ranging from the Rock the considering switching its e-mail being negotiated, both services are In addition to the $28,105 lost with the purchase of Chairman Jim Joseph publicly Vote bill to opinion pieces that service. currently offering five gigabytes the house, the WRHA will pay a 3 percent commission sounded off on the stalled conver- have run in The Flat Hat. “We are certainly looking at the of e-mail storage and five giga- to the realtor representing the buyer. This would bring sations between “Votes will be used not as a new student e-mail offerings from bytes of document storage. the total loss to $39,800. the city, students civic duty but as a weapon to fight Google as well as Microsoft,” Chief Carpenter believes the recent Home values have fallen over the last year in the and residents perceived injustice,” Joseph said Information Officer Courtney instability with WebMail would Hampton Roads area. Williamsburg was hit especially regarding off- in an interview Monday. Carpenter said. also be a thing of the past. hard, with the median price of a home falling 16 per- campus housing. Joseph added that he viewed the E-mail accounts would retain “[Both services] should be very cent, according to data from the Real Estate Information In his opinion pieces of Flat Hat Senior the “wm.edu” prefix, even though fast and reliable, as these com- Network cited in the Daily Press. James City County remarks, given Staff Writer Max Fisher, in which the Gmail or Microsoft interface panies have large infrastructures residents saw an 8 percent drop, while home prices in

file photo — the flat hat the flat — file photo at the end of the would be used. Both services Beato ’09 N e i g h b o r h o o d See joseph page 4 would come at no charge to the See gmail page 4 See harrison page 4 Seve turns self Career Center to get a new home New facility to be built between ter programs and the lighting and ity. in to city police space limitations of its current loca- “Coupling the Career Center University Center, Zable tion recently inspired plans for an with the University Center is a great Police sought sophomore 11,000-square-foot facility between idea. For undergraduates, it is an By nichole lidstrom tance and placement in internships the University Center and Zable ideal location on campus, and for over traffic violation The Flat Hat and employment. According to the Stadium. admissions tours it speaks volumes By maxim lott center, its programs reached almost After nine years of hearing about about the College helping them plan Flat Hat News Editor The Career Center has plans to three-fourths of seniors and half the Career Center’s lack of accessi- for life after school. It is a bold construct a privately funded facility of juniors in the 2006-2007 school bility and difficult location, Director statement,” she said. Andrew Seve ’10 turned himself in to Williamsburg next to the heavily trafficked area in year. Mary Schilling believes the center Police late Friday afternoon for a traffic-related violation, front of the University Center. The increasing demand for cen- is ready for a new, centralized facil- See center page 4 Williamsburg Police Lieutenant Greg Riley told The Flat The construction project is esti- Hat. The arrest was not drug or violence related. mated to cost $7 million and will be Last week, several attempts were made to apprehend completely funded through private Seve. The first took place Wednesday donations. A date of completion has night at the Wren 10 performance of not been released, though ground- the Stairwells, an a capella group of breaking is expected to occur once which Seve is a part. Although police sufficient funds are received. attempted to block off the exits, they The year-long construction were unable to apprehend Seve. will not affect the center’s cur- On Thursday, police entered Seve’s rent capabilities, but major road

b ook.com from face taken economics class during an exam and and landscape grading will occur Seve ’10 compared mugshots to students in an along James Blair Drive next to the attempt to identify Seve, who was not University Center. in class that day. That night, police also showed up to a Created in 1980, the Career UCAB Homebrew event at which Seve was performing, Center has been located in the base- but he had left the stage by the time they arrived. ment of Blow Memorial Hall since Williamsburg Deputy Police Chief Dave Sloggie 1990. The center provides both could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon. undergraduates and graduates with Campus police officials were also unavailable for com- practical workshops, career coun- courtesy graphic — career center ment. seling, resume and interview assis- The new Career Center will sit next to the University Center and Zable Stadium. The area is currently vacant.

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Maxim Lott, News Editor Vanessa VanLandingham, Copy Chief Kasi Kangarloo, Variety Editor Taylor Martindale, Copy Chief Ashley Morgan, Variety Editor Spencer Atkinson, Photography Editor Miles Hilder, Sports Editor Alex Haglund, Photography Editor 1954 Andrew Pike, Sports Editor Brian Mahoney, Chief Staff Writer The Mermettes, the College’s In this issue aquatic performance troupe, Mike Crump, Assoc. News Editor Maggie Reeb, Assoc. Insight Editor performed a piece entitled Sam Sutton, Assoc. News Editor Catherine Anderson, Copy Editor Courtesy photo Wikimedia commons Isshin Teshima, Assoc. News Editor Katie Bradshaw, Copy Editor — “Fantasia.” The two-act show Summer Finck, Assoc. Variety Editor Chelsea Caumont, Copy Editor Rutgers University’s philosophy department has seen a dramatic rise in the number of its students. contained 10 different routines, Jessica Gold, Assoc. Variety Editor Gloria Dube, Copy Editor Pam Snyder, Assoc. Variety Editor Annie Emison, Copy Editor ranging in character from Matt Poms, Assoc. Sports Editor Leah Fry, Copy Editor fantasy to primitive ritual. The Chris Weidman, Assoc. Sports Editor Josh Garstka, Copy Editor The return of the philosophy major Russ Zerbo, Assoc. Opinions Editor Meghan O’Malley, Copy Editor performance took place in the Sarah Hays, Insight Editor Lauren Summers, Copy Editor Once thought of as a ‘luxury major,’ philosophy is becoming increasingly popular Blow Memorial Gymnasium pool. Corrections By Sarah Hays been a 50 percent increase in that face the world today, such Friday’s article entitled “Pinkser ’09 backs three SA bills” did not report that the Green Fees Support Act, spon- Flat Hat Insight Editor the number of graduating phi- as the war in Iraq, globaliza- sored by Senator Caroline Mullis ’09, was passed. losophy majors since 2002. tion and technology. Recent 1973 In her column in Friday’s issue entitled “Student needs get bumped,” Joanna Sandager said a March 26 meeting Philosophy departments Part of this gain has come economic troubles seem to have between Williamsburg Mayor Jeanne Zeidler and students focused on students living off-campus. The meeting mainly focused on affordable housing for low-income workers. across the United States are see- from the way in which philoso- aided in the expansion of the Due to an unusually large ing a large jump in the number phy is taught at Rutgers. Much nation’s philosophy programs number of female applicants for Weather of students pursuing degrees in emphasis has been placed on even more. campus housing, the College the field. Students now see phi- teaching philosophy as an in- “All of these things make the had to change many housing Tuesday Wednesday Thursday losophy as a useful tool in un- terdisciplinary subject, and the world a smaller place and force assignments for the 1973- derstanding and dealing with the department has encouraged stu- us to look beyond the bubble 1974 academic year. Female world, a skill they believe will dents to double major with the we grow up in. I think philoso- freshman were housed in eventually aid their careers. subjects that are their primary phy is a good base to look at Dupont, Botetourt and Brown, According to an article in interests. Philosophy is also en- a lot of issues,” said Christine while upperclass female students High 63 High 71 High 79 the April 6 edition of the New couraged as a prerequisite for Bullman, a junior at Rutgers, to were to be housed in Jefferson, Low 49 Low 54 Low 60 York Times, universities with aspiring law students because the New York Times. Landrum, Barrett, Chandler Source: www.weather.com well-established philosophy of its emphasis on logic and The City University of New and King Halls, along with the programs, such as Texas A&M verbal skills. York now has 322 undergradu- Ludwell Apartments. University, the University of There are many theories as to ate philosophy majors, a 51 FlatHatNews.com Comment of the Week Notre Dame and the Univer- why this area of study has had percent increase from the num- sity of Massachusetts, now such a revival in the past few ber of majors in 2002. 1998 I hardly think branding William and have around twice the amount years. Students today seem to “If I were to start again as Mary as a ‘police state’ is a fair, or of students that they did in the choose philosophy as a univer- an undergraduate, I would ma- Around 250 members of the even remotely realistic, statement. 1990s. sal field of study that enhances jor in philosophy,” Matthew College community took a vow “ The College Board reports their skills in reasoning, logic Goldstein, the CUNY chancel- of silence in support of gay and — bill, in reference to the “Police Pursue Student” that there are now 817 under- and effective argumentation — lor, said. “I think that subject is lesbian rights. From 8 a.m. to article in the April 4 edition graduate philosophy programs traits that can improve any other really at the core of just about 5 p.m., students, faculty and ” across the nation, compared area of work or study. everything we do. If you study staff remained silent and wore with the 765 established pro- It has also been suggested humanities or political systems purple armbands for The Day of News in Brief grams 10 years ago. that many students have turned or sciences in general, philoso- Silence, an event held annually At Rutgers University, an to the study of philosophy in phy is really the mother ship at over 160 colleges in 19 states. Palestine Awareness Week events held on campus institution renowned for its phi- order to help answer the diffi- from which all of these disci- losophy department, there has cult moral and ethical problems plines grow.” — compiled by Sarah Hays Students for Justice in Palestine will present a series of lectures and events for Palestine Awareness Week. Imam Talib of the Mosque for Islamic Brotherhood will give a lecture Street Beat entitled “Black America, Palestinians, and Islam: The Struggle for Jus- tice” at 8 p.m. Wednesday in McGlothlin-Street Hall, room 20. What do you think about Dis-N-That possibly shutting down? Palestinian poet Remi Kanazi and the Middle Eastern Music Ensem- ble will perform in Andrews 101 at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Alumni House will host a Hafla — a Middle Eastern party — at 8 p.m. Friday. All events are free and open to the public.

VIMS Climate Change Initiative hosts public events

The Initiative for Coastal Climate Change Research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science will host a series of public events in the com- ing months exploring the ways society can respond to climate change in I have no opinion on it. Oh no, where am I going to get my I don’t care. It is the destruction of working the coastal zone. crazy dance party clothes! class America. The first event, “Climate Change (aka Global Warming): Is it real or a hoax?” will be presented by NASA scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Sheila Wilson ’11 Alex Guzman ’11 Tala Karadsheh ’10 Joe Lahouchuc ’10 Peace Prize Bill Wieliki and will take place April 17 at 7 p.m. on the VIMS main campus in Gloucester Point. — Photos and interviews by Maral Noori-Moghaddam — by Sarah Hays City Police Beat By the Numbers Mar. 30 to Apr. 5

Sunday, March 30 — A white male was driving with a suspended license. 1 Wednesday, April 2 — A white male 1.4 cents arrested on the 100 block of Griffin Ave. for Tuesday, April 1 — A black female was was arrested on Westover Ave. for allegedly allegedly giving a false ID, alleged under- arrested on the 400 block of Merrimac Trail driving under the influence for the second The value of the copper in a U.S. penny. In Canada, the cost of producing age possession of alcohol and for allegedly for alleged child neglect. 2 time and for allegedly driving with a sus- a penny is almost 4 cents, according to the Canadian National Post. pended license. 3 Friday, April 4 —A black female was arrested on the 4600 block of Ironbound 25 percent Rd. for allegedly driving with a suspended license. 4 The proportion of Gmail users aged 18-24. Seventeen percent of — A white female was arrested at the in- 4 6 Hotmail and Yahoo! users are in that age group. Gmail users also tend tersection of Jamestown Rd. and Mill Neck 7 to be wealthier, according to web research firm Hitwise. Rd. for allegedly driving under the influ- ence. 5 3 9 — A white female was arrested on the 100 48 percent block of Merrimac Trail for allegedly being 2 drunk in public, alleged assault and battery, The proportion of people who said they felt “irritated” when watching alleged assault and battery of a police officer 6 the Obama Girl video that became a YouTube hit. “Embarrased” was the 8 and for allegedly trespassing. next most commonly reported emotion at 35 percent, with Republicans — An individual was assaulted on the and Democrats both reporting similar feelings. The scientific, nationwide 1 1400 block of N. Mount Vernon St. The in- poll was conducted by HDC Research. dividual sustained minor cuts on their fore- arm. 7 5 Saturday, April 5 — A white male was 37 million arrested on the 100 block of Francis St. for allegedly driving under the influence. 8 The number of copies sold worldwide of the bestselling single CD — A white male was arrested on the 100 Candle In The Wind (Princess Diana Tribute) by Elton John, according block of Alice St. for an alleged noise viola- to the RIAA. tion. 9

— by Maxim Lott map - mapquest.com — compiled by Sarah Hays Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Page 3 Va. Sen. Warner lectures on life in politics Long-serving senator discusses upbringing and military, laments bipartisanship in Senate

By Steven Enriquez ing while you’re talking.” public office had a total cost of “less than a mil- 2008 Hunter B. Andrews Fellow in American The Flat Hat Warner said three decades of political life have lion dollars.” Politics, named for the late state senator and given him a unique vantage point into how the The senator then addressed other challenges College alumnus. With flare and energy, Virginia Senator John Senate and American politics have evolved. One unique to the present, such as speculation of Interim College President Taylor Reveley Warner met with a group of students, faculty and of the more positive changes he noted was the global climate change and the need for an updated referred to Andrews as a “special champion of members of the Williamsburg community Friday. increased presence of women in the nation’s high- GI Bill to assist veterans returning from Iraq and higher education.” With his 30-year career in the United States est legislative body, whose numbers have risen Afghanistan with the rising cost of education. John Warner was born in Washington, D.C., Senate drawing to a close, Warner expressed his from one in 1979, when Warner first took his seat, Warner said that these two causes have received and after high school served in the U.S. Navy. hopes and concerns for the to 16 at present. special attention from his office during his final Following his graduation from Washington and future, which he referred to as But the passage of time has also brought months. Lee University, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps his “threshold thoughts.” changes of a negative sort, Warner said. Toward Although approaching his 82nd birthday, and served in the Korean War. He began by discussing the end of his remarks, the senator lamented the Virginia’s senior senator showed no signs of Returning home, he earned a law degree from his upbringing, the lessons of declining bipartisanship of the Senate, a develop- aging. Springing from his seat at the moment the the University of Virginia and served as an accountability and discipline ment which he said has weakened its traditional forum began, he paced around the room during his assistant U.S. attorney, undersecretary and then with which his military service role as “a saucer” that cools the boiling political talk and the question period that followed. secretary of the Navy before winning a spot in imbued him, and the abiding brew of the House of Representatives. Warner’s Friday visit to the College was the the Senate in 1978. Having served five terms in

s tanford — s y courte maxim that he said has gov- The increasing cost of political campaigns also first of many to come. The senator recently office, he is the second longest serving U.S. sena- Warner erned his life: “You learn noth- drew criticism from Warner, whose first bid for accepted an invitation from the College to be the tor in Virginia history. City yet to seal deal to bring in Chipotle restaurant

By carl siegmund on and off with the property to purchase property elsewhere, remain close to the College Ironbound Road and Monticello in Virginia and over 500 restau- Flat Hat Senior Staff Writer owner of the site, but a deal DeWitt said. and Richmond Road, but said Marketplace where there is rants nationwide. Currently, the was never completed and the DeWitt and the city have that they are most interested heavier traffic flow. closest to the College is located Chipotle Mexican Grill and restaurant chain is now looking tried to convince Chipotle to in the stretch of land between Chipotle owns 32 restaurants in downtown Richmond. the city of Williamsburg have yet to finalize a deal that would bring the Denver-based, fast and casual restaurant within a short drive of the College. According to Williamsburg Economic Development Manager Michele DeWitt, the city has been talking with Chipotle about buying property for over a year. “Chipotle wants to commit to finding the right location before they jump into things,” she said. “We hoped they would have found it earlier.” Last fall, Chipotle consid- ered buying property at 1222 Richmond Road, the site of a former Big Apple Bagels fran- chise. In November, the city’s Architectural Review Board received an application to reno- vate the building on Richmond Rd. and add wood stile rail doors with red railings, a red patio and a concrete ramp. alex haglund— the flat hat Chipotle continued to meet Chipotle considered buying this closed bagel store on Richmond Road last year, but the deal fell through. Dis-N-That may become residences Thrift store, Madame Monica’s could become rental residences, says owner demolition from page 1 ca’s. The residential portion will spaces for senior citizens or a mix that she had never heard of any most likely include town houses of apartments and shops. such plans. planning to buy that site. The or apartments for up to four ten- The City Council voted Thurs- “This is all news to me,” Mon- owner applied to economic devel- ants. day, March 13 to continue to fund ica said. opment authorities for demolition In 2004, a redevelopment plan the demolition of buildings at the The city’s plans for economic of the site,” Zeidler said, referring was proposed to the City Council site, putting $50,000 toward this redevelopment in the coming years to the Economic Development de- for the same piece of property, project and the demolition of a include projects on Monticello Av- partment within the City Council. one suggesting the building of vacant motel near North Mount enue, Mount Vernon Avenue, York “Economic development authori- an apartment complex with three Vernon Road. Street, North Boundary Street and ties have their own powers and a floors geared toward students of Despite the changes taking more portions of Richmond Road. little bit of their own money for the College. But this plan was place, Monica, who refused to The entire list and procedures for demolition loans.” rejected after protests from other give her last name, owner of the demolition can be found online on Zeidler said that the City Coun- residents of Richmond Road, who Monica Spiritual Reader and Ad- the City Council’s Economic De- cil created the demolition grant said they would rather see living visor, told the Daily Press that day velopment website. program to allow property owners in the Williamsburg area to apply to demolish old and dilapidated structures. The loan program offers 0 percent interest and a 10-year re- payment period, all in the interest of economically redeveloping cer- tain areas of Williamsburg. Bob Magoon, owner of archi- tectural firm Magoon & Associ- ates, will soon propose plans for both residential and commercial development on the lot currently housing Dis-N-That and Moni-

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Harrison from page 1 keep the balance,’” Haulman said. who don’t yet have enough Current site received complaints about location Kranbuehl agreed. capital to buy a house, are not Hampton and Newport News were “I, and the vast majority of the viewed as equal members of Center from page 1 tional rooms would create the opportunity to hire flat and slightly positive, respec- neighborhood, live in Williamsburg the Williamsburg community,” more staff, create wider programming and reach tively. because we want to live with stu- Student Assembly Vice Presi- The new two-and-a-half-story Career Center more students that are currently not being served,” An owner occupancy restric- dents, retirees and families. We dent Valerie Hopkins ’09 said. is to contain a spacious welcome area with a Schilling said. tion has been placed on the house, live there because we like the mix According to John Mattson, resource library, several counselor and adminis- Collaboration will continue with both the meaning that potential buyers must of students,” Kranbuehl said. Williamsburg city assessor, the trative work rooms, a recruitment office and about School of Education and the Mason School of purchase the home with the inten- According to Haulman, efforts Harrison house’s worth was as- 15 large, windowed interview rooms. Business, and she sees the Career Center’s future tion of living in the building. The by the city to regulate this balance, sessed at $147,700 at the time it Another addition is a multimedia presentation project as a complement to the building projects restriction prohibits any potential include the building of several was purchased by WRHA. room which holds 60 to 80 students and eliminates of those two programs. renters from inhabiting the house. apartments near the Delis. This means the WRHA the center’s need to house programs in University Schilling said she hopes to see some develop- Prior to its purchase by the The restrictions on rental prop- originally purchased the house Center rooms or campus classrooms. ment in the next few years and looks forward to WRHA, the house was rented out erties, such as the owner occupancy for $129,305 more than it was Though not directly connected to the University both the Career Center and the College’s future to lower-income workers in the restriction placed on the Harrison worth. Kranbuehl said he pur- Center, the building will create a new entrance for with the new center. area. They had been paying a rent Ave house, have raised concern chased the house from the pre- stadium events and will contain a rooftop terrace “I am honored and pleased that the College of approximately $900 per month. amongst the student body. vious owners for the $277,005. overlooking the stadium for receptions and net- has made this commitment. It is an affirmation According to Vice Mayor “The city has acknowledged Today, the house’s worth working events. of their belief in the potential and future of its Clyde Haulman, such restrictions that there is a problem with hous- is assessed at $286,900. This “We want students to come in, feel comfort- students,” she said. on property serve the purpose of ing availability for students. They means that the asking price for able, and make good use of the resources. We The Career Center provides resources for stu- regulating the renter-buyer ratio. don’t want rental properties across the home is $103,000 more than want to draw people in students, alumni and even dents in preparation of entering the workforce. “WRHA bought the house be- the street from William and Mary,” the house is worth. faculty,” Schilling said. Services providing instruction on how to write a cause they determined it had poten- Student Assembly President Zach “They’ll even go to the Plans for expansion of the center’s programs resume, find internships, build networks, and find tial for renovation. It was changed Pilchen ’09 said. lengths of losing money so that are to coincide with the new space are not cur- letters of recommendation. to a single family home because “This policy is not only unfair to the house can’t be rented by rently in development, but Schilling sees the The Career Center is located in room 204 of of the fragile nature of that neigh- College students, but suggests that students or anyone surrounding opportunities of the facility. Blow Memorial Hall. It is open Mondays through borhood. The argument was ‘let’s renters like new families, or people the College,” Pilchen said. “We are at full tilt with programs now, so addi- Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. IT may adopt Gmail for College New e-mail would rely mainly on student interest

gmail from page 1 adoption of a new system could online calendar and collaborate occur if students show a strong on documents and spreadsheets with redundant data centers.” interest. using Google Docs. Carpenter said that other stu- Other universities have Other schools that uti- dent concerns, such as privacy, already adopted these servic- lize Google Apps include would be addressed, and spe- es. Arizona State University Northwestern University, Utah cific guidelines would be delin- announced in Oct. 2007 that State University and Hofstra eated in any possible contracts. it will be collaborating with University. However, Carpenter said that Google to provide Gmail and The second service that things are just getting started, other services to its 65,000 stu- the College is considering is and that the College has not dents. Microsoft Live@edu, which set any target dates. One of the With the package, called provides a very similar offering first goals is to start a conver- Google Apps for Education, stu- as Google. This would include sation with the student body. dents can access Gmail, chat Windows Hotmail service as According to Carpenter, an early within their browser, use an well as Microsoft Office Live Workspace, which would allow students to save, access and col- laborate on documents and files online. Schools that have imple- mented Microsoft Live@ edu include University of Pennsylvania, University of Missouri, University of Illinos at Urbana-Champaign and Ball State University. According to Alexa.com- Google is currently the most trafficked site online. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Page 5

Opinions Editor Sarah Sibley Associate Opinions Editor Russ Zerbo Op i n i o n s [email protected] Staff Editorial E-mail system inadequate ending an e-mail should be painless. Sending an e-mail should take just a few moments. Sending an e-mail should Snot require a Magic Eight Ball. Would our passwords work this time? “Ask again later,” it would say. Would our message for the listserv go through? “Cannot predict now,” the ball would reply. Would another African prince offer us countless millions in exchange for our bank account information? The Eight Ball would know all too well: “It is decidedly certain.” Spooky. With their college accounts creating so many hassles, it’s no wonder students are turning to third-party providers for their e-mailing needs. The College now has the same opportunity — we suggest they take advantage of it. Switching to Google’s Gmail or Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail would not only eliminate the current stability problems, but also provide a better, more functional platform. As it currently stands, the College’s e-mail system is woefully inadequate — a fact made clear in the last week as a software update knocked out communications for an entire day and backed up thousands of e-mails for several more. Though this is annoying, the single event isn’t the only reason to demand a change. The current product also suffers from limited storage space, insufficient organizational functions and an interface that seems designed to Switching to Google’s Gmail frustrate. or Microsoft’s Windows Both Microsoft and Google Live Hotmail would not offer better options. Each would only eliminate the current increase students’ total storage stability problems, but also to five gigabytes, 100 times provide a better, more more space than is available By Vi c k y Ch a o , Fl a t Ha t Ca r t o o n i s t functional platform. currently. A switch would allow students to make better use of that space as well. The third-party systems provide organizational tools the current program lacks, from Microsoft’s drag-and-drop IBM StinkPads message sorting to Google’s intuitive tagging. An intelligent entering freshmen are given the freedom to buy them search function, standard in either package, would also be an independently and install the same software. The College improvement over what we now use. Kalyani Phansalkar does not force anyone to buy them, but many students Students may worry that such a move would strip them of their Flat Hat STAFF Columnist are under the impression that these laptops are necessary. Friends have shared with me their concern that not wm.edu addresses and force them to apply for new usernames, but having the ThinkPad would make them incompatible with the program would allow students to keep their current addresses. the College. A change of provider would not leave friends and colleagues Within the span of two weeks, two of my friends had Personally, other than a bad internet connection, I have across the country scrambling to readjust their address books. their hard drives replaced by Information Technology. never experienced major laptop problems. But since One fine day, just as any other one, they tried to turn my roommate and suitemate lost their files, I’ve been Other major universities have already made the jump, a on their computers and all they got was blinding black paranoid every time I push the power button. decision that has involved hundreds of thousands of accounts. If screen. Our freshman year is not even over and they have There is, however, one advantage of having these the University of Arizona and its campus of 65,000 can make the lost all downloads and documents. laptops. The four-year warranty allows students to have transition without a hitch, the College’s meager addition shouldn’t Why is it that everyone I talk to seems dissatisfied their computers fixed free of charge at the IT center. with these laptops? The IT specialists are dependable and repair laptops in a pose much of a problem. And since ad revenue would make the On my train ride home last weekend, I stared at an reasonable amount of time. new programs free of charge, all the College stands to lose is an “Internet Explorer cannot display I am positive that laptops from unstable, outdated e-mail service. Should they make the switch? this page” screen while a guy sitting The College does not force other companies also come with “All signs point to yes.” across from me was cracking up to similar plans. There is also the fact a funny YouTube video on his Mac. anyone to buy IBM Thinkpads, that these laptops are quite pricey I was led to believe that but many students are — they cost over $1500 excluding this laptop was a necessity for under the impression that Microsoft Office and other software. editorial b o a r d my education at the College. they are necessary. The College has definitely Last summer before freshman made a progressive step by highly Austin Wright, Editor-in-Chief orientation, I thought the IBM recommending all entering freshmen Jeff Dooley, Managing Editor — Alice Hahn, Executive Editor ThinkPads came with additional features and installations since fall 2006 to purchase a ThinkPad. It is important Miles Hilder, Sports Editor — Andrew Peters, Editorial Writer that were not included in other laptops. Nope, I was that all students have the necessary technology to achieve thoroughly misled. their highest academic goals. But, it is also important that Some of my rebellious classmates have different they have internet connection on seven-hour train rides The Flat Hat welcomes submissions to the Opinions section. Letters to the Editor may be no longer than 250 words and Opinions columns no longer than 700 words. Submis- notebooks and are doing just fine. I fail to understand and reliable programs. sions should be e-mailed to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. Sunday for why we were not encouraged to bring our own laptops. Not to say that everyone will encounter computer publication the following Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following Friday. The Yes, it is more convenient when everyone has the same malfunction or that ThinkPads are useless, but in the past Flat Hat reserves the right to edit all material. Due to space constraints, The Flat Hat one, but so many other colleges still function well month, too many people around me have made trips to may not publish all submissions. All staff editorials reflect the position of The Flat Hat. without this uniformity. Jones Hall for a visit to the IT office. Letters, columns, graphics and cartoons reflect the view of the author only. While the College promotes the use of these laptops, Kalyani Phansalkar is a freshman at the College. Registering voters only first step for change in Williamsburg

stand for? What issues should voters Conversely, students need to tell Carolinians about the importance better, freer and more equal society, consider? understand that we still share of registering for the upcoming and, like any tool, if unused it will rust. Pledging to abolish the divisive, Williamsburg with the large retiree Democratic Primary. You may think, “I am just one Max Fisher unethical three-person rule should and tourism populations. Asking While I might otherwise be with person.” You may concede, “I’ve Flat Hat staff columnist be a must for any candidate, but the City Council to abolish the police friends or outside enjoying the never been interested in politics.” You amorphous promise to recruit “student- department, open 10 bars off campus, weather, instead I am working in may even believe, “it doesn’t concern friendly businesses” remains unlikely and turn Williamsburg into Greenwich shopping malls and bus depots to me.” But your voter registration card to be realized, given economic Village is simply not realistic. register voters, to help shepherd holds the power to radically improve Last week, I attended a considerations like the sky-high real The fourth and final step is getting people blessed with the franchise the lives of College students present neighborhood meet-and-greet for estate market in Williamsburg and the voters to the polls May 6. But, if but, in all their lives, never interested and future, and the power to help an incumbent on Williamsburg City already present glut of outlets like enough to use it, and I am reminded others is a moral compulsion relevant Council. I was the only student. Aromas and the delis. that democracy is not a given. to us all. Your voter registration During the question-and-answer The third step is finding a political Self-evident though democracy may After the neighborhood meet-and- session, one of the locals asked tautly middle ground for student and non- card holds the power to be, it will never be self-producing. greet, the incumbent City Coucilman, about “the new political reality in student voters. Much of this relies on radically improve the lives of No one will hand you democracy. Paul Freiling ’83, approached me to Williamsburg.” the education mentioned in step two. College students, present and Even if you are lucky enough to be a ask if we could meet for coffee. He He was referring to the thousand- Non-student voters must understand student at the College, where selfless told me he reads The Flat Hat, was future, and the power to help plus College students who had newly where we are coming from if we are and conscientious citizens like Zach searching for a way to connect with gained the right to vote, and who may ever to forge a united Williamsburg. others is a moral compulsion Pilchen ’09 and Valerie Hopkins ’09, student voters and wanted to discuss soon oust the incumbent candidate Most non-students I speak to are relevant to us all. like Gary Shelly ’72 and Matt Beato student concerns with me. sitting in front of him. Though shocked to learn that 38 students were ’09, earn you democracy by their None of this would have happened widely respected as an effective and forced out of their homes last spring own sweat, no individual makes a without massive student registration. intelligent representative among his for violating the three-person rule, voters are educated on the issues, the democracy. Even the greatest leader But, unless students complete the non-student constituents, his positions, and they become downright angry candidates and the best solutions for or wisest orator is nothing while alone process of democratic reform, his such as maintaining the infamous when I explain most were responsible closing the student and non-student in our system, which, for good or ill, interests will remain aligned with three-person rule, may become his neighbors without noise or parking divide, then this will come naturally. stands and falls with the leadership not student interests only until May. political death knell. violations. This is not to discount that first step, of the one, but of the many. It may be up to him to enact the Registering students, though Most also don’t know that for years, registering to vote. I myself, after Democracy is not some shining reforms necessary to heal a divided important, is only the first of four students were denied the right to vote spending the week telling students institution, some Athenian marble Williamsburg, but it is up to us to steps to affecting change in the City for reasons as arbitrary and transparent about the importance of registering figure that can weather any storm and give him that mandate and hold him Council. The second is educating the as having non-local cell phone in Williamsburg, drove down to will always exist without maintenance. accountable. new voters. What do the candidates numbers. Charlotte, where I write from now, to It is a tool, a means to the end of a Max Fisher is a senior at the College. Page 6 Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Variety Editor Kasi Kangarloo Variety Editor Ashley Morgan Va r i e t y [email protected] Peeking into closed societies Dorm, sweet dorm Secret societies focus on acts of charity for the campus A look at student’s ley Byrne ’10, a resident of Governor’s Square, said. “At the same time, I some- housing options both times wish I was still on campus.” By Chase Johnson For students who have not have to deal Flat Hat Senior Staff Writer on- and off-campus with the complications of being bumped, it is now time to choose the best possible ometimes they deliver cookies By Pam Snyder & room for their given time slot. On the top to stressed freshmen during Kristina Surface of most seniors’s lists are the Lodges, Sfinals. Sometimes they The Flat Hat Randolph apartments, Ludwell double sponsor lectures featuring influential apartments, and Jamestown singles. members of the College community. It’s housing season again — that time Carl Reitman ’08 transitioned from a Other times, they purchase umbrellas. of year when students hunt down the best Chandler double to a Jamestown single Almost always, though, their actions possible living situation while bumped this year. are charitable. students tear out their hair with worry. “I think the singles are really private, The College’s secret societies are Undergraduate housing selection be- because of the corridors in Jamestown,” the most exclusive organizations gins tomorrow, and with 207 students still Reitman said. “They are a little small, but on campus, yet aside from Alpha involuntarily removed from the housing the quality is much higher. I really like Phi Omega, they may be the most selection process, the pressure is on to Jamestown a lot, and am very happy with selfless. Whether they received baked find an alternate housing solution or sweat my choice.” goods from the 13s, attended the it out in hopes of being reinstated. This For rising juniors, hopes rest on dou- “Last Lecture” series orchestrated by year, 143 fewer students entered the hous- bles in Jamestown and Ludwell quad the Bishop James Madison Society ing process, 133 of them from the class apartments. Brendan Mascarenhas ’09 or avoided the rain during a campus of 2010. This large drop could be due to lived in a Ludwell triple this past year and tour thanks to the Sevens’ donation of the large number of freshman bumped last described his experience as enjoyable. umbrellas to the Admissions Office, Alex Haglund and Ashley Morgan — the flat hat year who were not reinstated and will con- “The distance [from campus] makes most students at the College have Shield’s Tavern [Ab o v e ] reportedly serves as a meeting place for the Sevens. [Be l o w tinue living off-campus for the upcoming you feel independent,” Mascarenhas said. been the beneficiary of the work of a Le f t ] Members of the Flat Hat Club sometimes wear their medals at graduation. school year. “Ludwell is the perfect mix for anyone secret society. [Be l o w Ri g h t ] Members of the Sevens receive charms with the society’s emblem. Popular options for off-campus hous- who is tired of dorm life but wants to stay The College boasts several ing including Governor’s Square and the relatively close [to] campus,” Mascerenas clandestine societies, and it seems FHC is known colloquially as rumored to meet at Shields Tavern in Midlands apartment complexes. Gover- said. According to Mascarenhas, the only foolish to try to pinpoint exactly how the Flat Hat Club, but the letters Colonial Williamsburg. In fact, the nor’s Square offers two-bedroom apart- drawback to Ludwell was that a one-bed- many there are, simply because it is reportedly stand for the Latin phrase number seven is prevalent in many ments for $865 per month and three- room apartment could be quite cramped the very nature of the groups to be “Fraternitas, Hilaritas, Cognitoque,” things the organization does. Each bedroom apartments for $975 per month, for three people. secretive. What’s which translates to “in semester, for example, the group complete with two full baths, a fireplace For rising sophomores, the Units are more, many of the brotherhood, in laughter, in honors seven members of the College and access to a volleyball court and laun- easily the bottom of the barrel. Unlucky groups have died knowledge.” community on placards that they post dry services. sophomores get stuck in non-fraternity out for periods of According to a 1991 Daily in buildings around campus. The Midlands offers two-bedroom Units, placing them far from all academic time, only to be Press article that cited history The Sevens are probably best apartments for $875 per month and three- buildings and close to all the frat parties. reincarnated later. Professor Jim McCord, one of known for their large cloth banners, bedroom apartments for $990 per month One upside is the proximity to the Rec C u r r e n t l y , four professors at the College at which they hang in many places with one and half baths and access to a Center — a perfect place to work off all though, there the time who belonged to FHC, around campus. They encourage washer and dryer for an additional $50 your Units-related frustration. appear to be nine the group’s membership includes students during finals, express per month. Many upcoming sophomores expect to groups: the FHC six juniors and six seniors, all condolence after tragedies Living off- campus also provides soph- live in Chandler, Landrum or the Bryan Society, the Seven men. like the shootings at omores with easy access to parking. Society, the 13s Club, For those interested in applying, Virginia Tech last spring “I really liked having a car,” Kay- See housing page 7 the Bishop James don’t bother. and even offer retirement Madison Society, According to FHC alumnus Bob congratulations, like the Alphas, the Evans ’78, who was also quoted the banner that hung in Wren Society, in the Daily Press article, a back stairwell in the W Society, new members are selected by the Campus Center the Phi Society those currently in the group. that Vice President and, as if there Historically, the group has tapped for Student Affairs weren’t enough societies, one group student government leaders, as (and supposed Sevens simply called the Society. well as several members of The unofficial adviser) The College has a long legacy Flat Hat, which took its name Sam Sadler walks of secrecy. Founded on Nov. 11, from the historic group. down every day after 1750, the FHC Society was the first Another of the campus’s most work. collegiate secret society in the United well-known societies is the Sevens. Still others are familiar States. The group was originally It’s likely that most, if not all, students with the story of the two dozen begun as a social venture, but it is at the College have seen the familiar golf umbrellas, emblazoned generally recognized as the precursor numeral seven adorned with a crown with the Sevens’ logo, that were to Phi Beta Kappa, a fact apparently and dagger, whether it be on a banner left outside the Admissions Office in unknown to the group’s most famous hanging from the Crim Dell bridge or 2003. It was a simple gesture, but one alumnus Thomas Jefferson, who a carved pumpkin at Halloween. that represented the charitable nature CAITLIN FAIRCHILD — the flat hat once said the group “had no useful It is well-known that the Sevens The Bryan Complex is a popular choice for upperclassmen because of its air object.” comprise seven senior men who are See Societies page 8 conditioned rooms as well as its proximity to WaWa, the UC and Old Campus.

Arts on Campus Confusion Corner Dog eat dog performance Indecision torments during registration partment directs. make me fall in love with chop- because there are too many choices. ‘TOPDOG/underdog’ The play is a drama by Suzan-Lori ping up dead bodies. Possible future And I no longer rent movies willy- will be performed by Parks about two brothers whose rivalry James Damon careers for me could include doctor, nilly; instead, I just borrow Whoopi is reflected in their ironic names, Lincoln Flat hat COLUMNIST medical examiner or even psycho Goldberg’s latest movie from a William and Mary and Booth. It premiered off-Broadway clown. friend and watch that. starring Jeffery Wright and Don Cheadle Personally, instead of making a The most important decision Theatre and IPAX in 2001 and was later produced on Broad- decision myself, I would prefer for in my life, choosing to attend the way in 2002. Registration is a cruel mistress. some outside factor to determine College, was made by my dental By Lauren Nofi Parks explained the play’s develop- It’s the most difficult process in the my life’s trajectory. I have always hygienist. Whenever I went in for The Flat Hat ment to NPR in 2001: “It chose me. I world — worse, I’d venture, than had difficulty making life deci- my annual checkup, she would com- wasn’t planning or plotting or schem- most immune system diseases. sions. I wish that I had an intriguing ment on how gorgeous the campus Thursday, William and Mary Theatre ing:” I abhor making choices, which explanation for this personal failing. was. While she filled my mouth with and International Performance Arts Ex- In the introduction to the Dramatists explains my frustration with class When people would ask me why I a puffy fluoride rinse, my hygien- change premiere their joint effort and Play Service edition of the script, Parks registration. Scheduling five entire get so neurotic during registration, ist would tell me about the Wren final show of the season, “TOPDOG/ says bluntly, “This is a play about fam- classes requires the agility of a horse I could tell them that my parents Building, the Sunken Garden and underdog.” This production has a double ily wounds and healing. Welcome to the and the flexibility of a ballerina. I used to lock me in a cage. When the beautiful arrangement of flowers cast, which includes Lewis Feemster ’08 family.” wish I possessed the attributes of they apologized for being so for- near the library. and Jack Stuart ’09 both in the role of According to Stuart, IPAX produc- this dancing centaur, but, alas, I do ward, I would pull out a Kleenex or After visiting the campus, I Lincoln, and Jason Blackwell ’10 and tions “bring together students that may not. Often, I feel so overwhelmed the closest paper towel and dab my understood; I put my deposit in the Michael Harris playing Booth. Professor by registration that I forget to eat or eyes. mail the next day. Francis Tanglao-Aguas of the theater de- See ‘TOPDog’ page 7 sleep. I spend hours at a time staring “How could you have known?” I Yet during this high stakes month at my computer screen until my eyes would say between tears. “Besides, of April, I wish I never came to the get red and watery. I should feel lucky I get to decide ’Burg. College is just one impor- Crying and starving, the only when and where I use the bathroom, tant life decision after another. In thing that keeps me going is the pos- let alone what classes I take.” a perfect world, my parents would sibility of concocting the perfect fall Unfortunately for me, indecision have refused to send me to col- schedule. This combination of class- doesn’t stem from a past history lege. Instead they would lock me es should interest me but should also of neglect and torture. I don’t even in a cage in our unfinished base- provide ample free time. Who wants have some minor psychological ail- ment, and I would only be permitted to write a paper when they could ment that I can blame. I am just neb- to leave for an hour on Sundays. be running, watching television or, bish; the idea of choosing the wrong Initially, living in a cramped cage eventually, registering for spring class terrifies me. What if I enroll might be stifling, but after the first classes? in a class that ends up ruining my few years of constant sleep depriva- Sometimes, just for kicks, I look already dismal grade point average tion and chronic hunger, I’m sure into classes outside my normal inter- while concurrently making me too I would get used to it. Without a ests. I like to imagine that a random busy to go out and have fun? That’s decision to make, my life would be class will unlock some latent genius a blow to my confidence that even a fun and fancy free, and “class regis- I never knew I had. carton of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream tration” would be some ill-begotten Perhaps a seminar on abnormal can’t mend. fairytale word. psychology will reveal my life’s Yet in my life, indecision blan- James Damon is a Confusion Alex Haglund — the flat hat calling as a pet therapist. Maybe kets more than just registration. Corner columnist. He is taking ballet ‘TOPDOG/underdog’ is the story of two brothers who are in constant competition. that class on human anatomy might I’ve given up grocery shopping to work on his flexibility. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Page 7 Watch Rent Download 30 Rock — Season Return There Will Be Blood [Ri g h t ] “4 Minutes” 8:30 p.m. Thursday, nbc Starring: Daniel day lewis, madonna feat. justin paul dano timberlake and timbaland The Office — Season Return “Stop and Stare” 9 p.m. thursday, nbc [Ri g h t ] one republic Gone Baby Gone Scrubs — Season Return Starring: Casey affleck, “Three Wishes” 9:30 p.m. Thursday, nbc Morgan freeman, ed harris the pierces critical condition CAPSULE REVIEWS Sampling the joys of attack and release the black keys iiiii april sun kil moon iiiii There’s a whole lot about the blues that’s slow, alright ­— but Sun Kil Moon’s lat- that doesn’t mean the blues should be boring. The Black Keys’ est release, “April,” is latest release, “Attack and Release,” manages just that, how- a collection of delight- genre-bending ever, gracefully slapping together some of the most tapped-out, fully homogeneous boring blues-rock sounds you could ask for. tracks, a fact that either After that mark though, the A shining example of such boring slowness is the song enhances or instigates film takes a decidedly unexpected “Same Old Thing.” Boring-as-hell name aside, the track pro- the intense depres- Matthew Falwell twist, showcasing some amazing duces nothing more than the formulaic approach you’ll find sion conveyed by the critical condition Columnist improvisational comedy by its leading rampant throughout the album — almost-gutsy electric blues album. Its 11 ballads men, a surprisingly touching romantic a la Clapton and the Rolling Stones, overlaid by the repetitive, are unquestionably plot and more memorable quotes than aimless coos of vocalist Dan Auerbach. Then there’s either beautiful, but there’s a George Dubya speech. some fat organ chords or a half-assed guitar solo to fill in the something in the way There are a few genres of movies I At no point does the movie fail to blanks — or both, with tracks like “All You Ever Wanted”. singer, songwriter, guitarist and all-around one-man won- innately despise: romance, horror and connect with the audience, be they the Sure, the album is peppered with jazzy woodwind vibes and der Mark Kozelek uses “April” to reflect solely on his documentary, to name a few. It isn’t so male hooligans who came for some Patrick Carney’s punchy, never-tasteless drumming; the duo losses and anguish that gives the album a distinctly mas- much that I hate them; they just tend skin, the folks looking for a good obviously took the time to add a little spice. And there are some turbatory quality. to bore me. But even I have to admit I laugh or the gals who were hooked by nice moments — wheth- And Kozelek drags it out for miles. can enjoy a good love story every now the promise of on-screen romance with er it’s Auerbach’s moody, This album is, in a word, long. Listeners may frequently and then. I’m still not yet ready to a happy ending. colorful lyrics (“Flap my wonder if they're still listening to the same song eight support the whole genre, though. On the other end of the spectrum, wings, oh yeah / and set minutes later. Over the weekend a few friends at first glance, “How to Lose a Guy in your heart to fly”), or the There comes a time when a listener’s patience with mel- and I had a discussion about movies 10 Days” is usually the kind of movie raunchy, Led Zeppelin- ancholy folk music has been pushed to its breaking point; that we were surprised we liked. The I avoid like the plague. At the risk of grind of his electric. that time is about halfway through the album’s first track. conversation slowly shifted to what emasculation, I’m willing to admit It’s like the duo never “Lost Verses,” which is almost 10 minutes long, sets the movies nearly everyone in our age that I think it’s a great movie. A good settled on one musical pace for the rest of this lengthy release. group might enjoy. While we each balance of mushy romantic scenes and direction, instead sputter- Despite these failings, the delicate, acoustic sound of had different tastes, we unanimously hilariously realistic dialogue made it ing out on a sappy mix “April” and the poetic, if more than a tad self-indulgent approved of a small list, including the kind of movie to remember. of blues throwbacks and lyrics make a few of the songs worth a few listens. If you anything with James Bond, “Wedding The Brangelina mash-up “Mr. & indie-rock sensibilities. can manage to overcome your desire to fast-forward and Crashers,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Mrs. Smith” seems like a great idea Maybe that’s the risk you take when you employ a producer as find it possible to see through the uniformity of sound, high Days” and the Star Wars Trilogy. on paper. With a solid cast, a great ambitious as Danger Mouse alongside innovation busters like points of the album include “Moorestown,” “Lucky Man” My realization was that flicks that premise and a good director, what Aurbach and Carney. and “Blue Orchids.” entertain the largest chunk of the could possibly go wrong? Just about At the end of the day, “Attack and Release” is an all-around I would give you some clue as to what these songs are masses tend to have a little something everything, apparently. snoozer. Spend your money on something worthwhile. Like a all about, but honestly, if you just think “Kozelek’s depres- of everything in them. They’re not The on-screen chemistry between cheeseburger. sion,” you’ll be right on track. straight-up action, drama or even our leading man and woman looked — by Kasi Kangarloo — by Vanessa Vanlandingham comedy. forced, despite the fact that Brangelina I’m aware this epiphany isn’t was swapping spit in both the reel among my greatest (like that time I and real world. Even Vince Vaughn’s SUDOKU realized Ron Jeremy wasn’t a country comedic talents failed to entertain, music star while using Google Image as if they were duct-taped onto the Search), but it needs to be said film as an afterthought. By trying to because eight out of every 10 movies be all things for all fans, the movie seem to ignore this trend. ultimately failed to satisfy in any If you’re a junkie of a particular respect. genre, this saturation isn’t a problem. I’m not trying to slam the films But take my word for it: It can lead to that are unashamedly made for just problems, especially when corralling one audience. I’m guilty of loving a group of friends together for movie mindless action films as much as night or when finding a good date anyone — perhaps too much. Genre- movie. defying gems keep me willing to see a Take “Wedding Crashers,” for movie outside of my normal spectrum, example. The first 15 minutes led for which I’m thankful. Seeing the audience to believe it would be “Bloodbath IV: This Time It’s Bloody source:krazydad.com yet another notch in the belt of the Personal” on a first date rarely goes male-oriented party genre, destined well. to be remembered as masturbatory Matthew Falwell is a Critical drivel targeted at a niche of men who Condition columnist. He still thinks recently figured out girls don’t have Jenna Jameson is a world famous cooties. fashion designer. easy hard Spilling the College organizations’ secrets Dogs topping performance

SOCIETIES from page 6 campus until recently, when it began the bulk of the material concerning the societies ‘TOPDOG’ from page 6 the message of the play even Community Autobiography. The project relates to FHC, the Sevens and the Bishop stronger. of secret societies at the College. Over the strives to illuminate and spread positive James Madison Society. not be part of the mainstage fam- “I want the audience to feel years, umbrellas have disappeared, victims stories about the College told by students. “Part of the mission of the University ily and to give them an oppor- a connection with the struggles of accidental theft and just plain wear and The journal is merely a notebook that is Archives is to document the College,” tunity to perform and produce of the characters, and more im- tear, but it’s a story that tour guides love to meant to be passed along among students Schindler said. “That includes student life. I plays that they wanted to do.” portantly I want the audience tell. After all, who can resist trying to gain until its due date at midnight the next try to collect material from as many student IPAX’s mission is “to reach to appreciate the words of the admittance to such exclusive groups? Monday night. The group, whose logo is an organizations as possible.” out to the audience and widen mastermind, Suzan Lori-Parks,” The College has a wide variety. apple with the letter “S” inscribed inside, Schindler said she deals with secret their worlds and let them glimpse Harris said. The Bishop James Madison Society was hopes to have the journal published in a societies the way she would any other into worlds that they may never “I don’t want to influence any- created in 1832, making it the second oldest campus publication. groups or individuals concerned about encounter in their lifetime,” Pro- one before they have a chance to secret society at the College. Its purpose — Students interested in the groups can confidentiality. Her primary goal is to ducing Director Edward Hong see the piece for themselves,” according to flyers the group posts around find information at the Swem Special document as much of the College as she ’09 said. Feemster ’08 said. “This piece campus — is to “honor the career of James Collections desk. Swem Archivist Amy can. Hong, who doubles as the is so incredible and multifacet- Madison (1749-1812), scientist, moral Schindler collects paraphernalia relating Thus, she is happy to extend the veil stage manager for this produc- ed, so everyone will take away philosopher, eighth president of William to student organizations that she can find, of secrecy to groups willing to donate tion, continued: “‘TOPDOG/un- something completely different. and Mary and first Episcopal Bishop of including the secret societies. While the material to intrigue future generations of derdog’ fulfills this mission by Such is art.” Virginia. archives hold many newspaper clippings, students with details about the College’s showing such a world that most According to Harris, the char- The Bishop James Madison Society flyers, cloth banners, pins and medals, the most interesting organizations. of us will never experience — a acters are defined by their his- is probably best known for its “Last world of poverty and desper- tory, but find ways to break free Lecture” series that occurs at the end of ate times.” He explained, “The from such attachments through- each semester. The group recruits notable world of ‘TOPDOG/underdog’ out the course of the play. professors to speak, traditionally as they is a world that is presented raw An example of characters’ prepare to retire. Each lecture is introduced and upfront with unapologetic relationships with history can by religion Professor David Holmes, the honesty and biting humor.” be seen in the allusion of names group’s current adviser. The play attempts to appeal to a grander historical narrative. Unlike FHC, the Sevens and the Bishop to a multitude of people, not the “To know if we are defined by James Madison Society, most of the other typical audience. history, we must confront his- secret societies on campus keep a low “You wouldn’t normally see tory. By watching this show, I profile. Nothing seems out in the open a play of this style on the main- want the audience to answer this about the Phi Society, the Wren Society or stage,” Stuart said. “The audi- question for themselves,” Hong the W Society. Outside of the fact that they ence should know that these said elaborating. presumably have 13 members, details about characters are a product of the The show runs Thursday the 13s are limited, too. And while it is society that we live in. They are through Saturday at 8 p.m., with well-known that the Alphas is an all-female creatures of tragic proportions a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday. All group that was created to counteract the that are disillusioned and angry performances are in the Phi Beta male-dominated secret societies on campus, at the institution that has been Kappa Memorial Hall Studio further details remain cloudy. forcing them to live on the edge Theatre. Tickets are $5 and can Another group, known only as the Mike Harper — the flat hat of humanity.” be purchased at the PBK Box Society, was more or less unknown on The Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg is purportedly the meeting place of the FHC. The play uses race to make Office. Page 8 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 behind closed doors That Guy Calculating relationship stats Roshan Patel travels the world

places, it seems irresponsible not to By Samantha Fien-Helfman wonder what you’re getting yourself Flat Hat That Guy Columnist Maya Horowitz into. In this light, the question is flat hat sex columnist rational. But the response is often Roshan Patel is talented, playful irrational. and creative. Glossy pictures of This medically based (and elephants, zebras and young children recommended) question, “Are you STI laughing on a dirt road hang from the When you’re considering a new mate, free?” becomes the moral question, “Are wall of his dorm room, defying the it’s pretty common to wonder about his you pure?” rules of time — moments frozen in or her sexual history. Whether you’re I’m sure some of you have had the frames which serve as fond reminders dealing with some chick you met at the experience of learning that someone of his summer in Kenya and family frats or a man who you want to bring you’re interested in had previously trips back to India. They grant us home to mom, the question always hooked up with someone you dislike. a series of small windows into a seems to arise. It’s a fair question — but Even if that was years ago and this place where existence is tenuous do you really want to hear the answer? person is STI-free, this fact still seems and not to be taken for granted, It can be a very shocking experience to taint your perception of him or her. vignettes of afternoons in an African to learn where he or she has been — Surely it is unfair to judge in this way, village, or a rhino’s alertness when it figuratively and literally. In fact, many given that you probably know little suspects itself being photographed. relationships can’t endure the process. or nothing of the circumstances or There is no doubt these snapshots are Alex Haglund — The flat Hat But why is it that our first reaction is motivation for the hook-up, but most beautiful, but the man responsible to ask this question and then, when of us probably still would make an for them is even more captivating. of the hippos just showing his teeth, among other reasons. supplied with the answer, to cringe? assessment. This week’s That Guy regales us with which was probably one of the most Other than jumping, I hear you It could be an anxiety left over from And what if this person has not stories of winning a wife, tracking frightening experiences I’ve ever can break dance pretty well. purer times, when virginity was of hooked up with someone who you the grieving habits of elephants and had. But it made for a good picture. [laughs] I did gymnastics for a few utmost importance. That would mean dislike, but rather, a close friend getting slapped by a monkey. Kenya? What were you doing years in elementary school, partly in that when we ask this question, we’re of yours? Did your friend sign her Where did you grow up? there? hopes that I could be a good break all just crossing our fingers and hoping guestbook and forbid your entry? I was actually born in I was there teaching photography dancer. It didn’t lead to any success, for, “I don’t have a sexual history.” But Obviously, it depends on whether she Williamsburg, at the Sentara that to get the school more involved so I just pretend like I can break that answer is also upsetting. Unless you dated or just hooked up with your W&M is now tearing down, and lived with their forest and I was also dance. I love dancing but I’d be lying affectionately refer to yourself as the friend, but there are no clear boundaries. here for a whole 10 days. We moved helping a couple of researchers by if I said I could do anything worth De-Virginator, this response probably If they were friends with benefits and to Danville, Va. and that’s where I’ve taking pictures as they followed noticing. brings up feelings of hesitance at your friend broke it off, is it more grown up and lived since. My parents elephant migration, which was a very Describe your most embarrassing corrupting someone. Or, if your morals acceptable to get in bed with her than if both grew up in India, so we try to go fascinating experience. moment don’t come into play, you may simply they dated but he never really liked her back every few years to visit all our Is that why you love elephants? My most embarrassing moment worry about going to bed with a less- in the first place? There’s no definitive extended family and see the village. Before Kenya, I actually was a little was the last time I was in India than-able partner. answer. When did you start taking bit ambivalent with elephants. I liked (2005). My brother used to tell With that logic, it would seem simple All of this is to say that sexual photos or realize it was something them, but I wasn’t fascinated. But everyone this story of how I was to just lay out your sexual past and history is a complex, important issue. you were passionate about? there’s something very powerful about slapped by a monkey when we were move on. Understandably, it’s at the forefront I actually only started becoming the way they express themselves that little. Everyone believed him and If only. of most of our minds when we interested in photography after makes it impossible to be ambivalent. just said I was in denial. It didn’t Many people find themselves begin seeing someone. But, we must coming to college. Our family used We also spent a lot of our observation actually happen, and finally he was struggling, asking, “What’s the right acknowledge that beyond our good to go on vacations all the time and I time studying grieving behaviors (the ready to stop sharing that story. Then number?” At what point is the number intentions, this question is very much a always ended up being the one taking rituals surrounding the death of an a monkey slapped me. Poor timing, too high? You could become a player, or trap. pictures, and after one of our trips I elephant) which was something I’ve I think. worse, a slut. There’s also the potential Learning people’s sexual histories realized that it was something I really never really seen in other species, but What is your biggest fear? for competition with your partner. If I makes us feel entitled to make value had fun with. Unfortunately there makes it very easy to connect, at least Whales. I love whales, but I think say 15, and he says three, I must be a judgments about who they are without aren’t really photography classes at on some level, with the elephants. my biggest fear stems from a dream hussy. But if I say 15, and he says 15, much information. I am by no means W&M so I had to do research and That must have been an I had; I was SCUBA diving and I are we a match made in heaven? There’s implying that you should not ask — this teach myself a lot about it, but I incredible experience. Were you looked over, and there was an eye of no way of knowing. is a valuable question. I just hope that think that made me more and more ever scared? a blue whale. From a distance, I think But why worry? Or, to get the heart the next time you feel compelled to ask, passionate about it. I think driving in Kenya. We had they’re calming. Up close, the idea is of the matter, why ask? Unfortunately, you consider all the baggage that comes Do you think you want to do these Land Rovers at our campsite terrifying. in the modern sexual world, which with the question. something related to photography with no roads within about two hours. What is your favorite childhood abounds with sexually transmitted Maya Horowitz is the Flat Hat sex after you graduate? We had to drive through the forest for memory? infections, rape and all other things columnist. She affectionately refers to Yes, actually. I don’t want to be a awhile to get to our location, which In 1992 our family went to India unpleasant that deal with your happy herself as the De-Virginator. photographer necessarily, but I have meant making our own paths. At for a few weddings, but it was the thought a lot about what pictures one point, I had to drive down an 80 first memory I had of being there. It can do. I want to teach photography degree hill into a creek, but I went was during monsoon season, which to elementary school students to get down a little too fast and flipped I know has terrible consequences, them more involved with wildlife the car. Fortunately, those things are but at the time it was fun. There was and the world around them. pretty heavy-duty. a huge rain storm and we couldn’t Out of the photos you’ve What is one thing about you that really go anywhere, so the entire taken, what would you say is your few others, if any, know? village just had a big party out in the favorite? I jumped pretty high at a ceremony square. I can’t remember any other Wow, I’ve never really thought held for me this summer by the tribe time such huge groups of people about that before. I guess the picture I was staying with, which resulted randomly came together. It reminds I like the most is actually of a hippo. in me winning a wife, apparently. me of a large-scale version of when While I was in Kenya I was taught I didn’t officially accept because I we get our big rain storms here and to never go near hippos. The one thought it’d be in poor taste to get everyone runs around the Sunken time I did, I took this picture of one married and then leave the country, Garden. Weighing student housing-options horoscopes HOUSING from page 6 students, transfer students (with the exception of designated transfer spaces) and currently enrolled students who did not Aries March 21 - April 19 Libra Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 Complex. While these may not be the desirable dorms on pay a housing deposit.” Don’t be dismayed by everyone You may be disappointed that campus, they are realistic alternatives to the Units. Tim Many new transfers were left searching last summer for signing up for Adventure not as many courses next year, Bacon ’09 who has lived in Chandler for three semesters, off-campus options. Caitie Adkins ’10 was number 45 on a Games for next semester. but our school still has a class likes the dimensions of Chandler rooms. waiting list of over 80 female transfer students. When she Just remember — Microbial where you can research the “I was exceptionally impressed with the 12-foot ceilings did not receive housing on campus, her parents decided to Pathogenesis is an underrated cakewalk. regurgitation of Orangutans — no kidding. until I realized that no piece of furniture rises above six invest in Williamsburg real estate and bought a condo for feet, thus rendering all the extra space virtually unusable,” her to live in. 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There have been cases where a realty company to casual sexual relation norms, March Madness may have as I was told there is a small charge in our student fees that will seek to retain your entire security deposit and charge your decision to hook up with plummeted, the fact that Hillary is designated for TP.” you for preexisting conditions on the property.” your friend’s ex-girlfriend’s Clinton won your pool is really For those still worried about the selection process Whatever your decision about housing for next year, it high school sister was just too much. just pouring salt in the wound. — entirely on-line for a second year — Res Life assures needs to be made soon. Most off-campus apartments have returning students that they have improved the available waiting lists that fill up by the end of March, and the most Virgo Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Pisces Feb. 19 - March 20 room-search feature. 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Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Page 9 Sports Editor Miles Hilder Sports Editor Andrew Pike Inside SPORTS [email protected] What’s on TV? Sound bytes By the numbers NCAA WOMEN’S BasketBall “Apparently, there was a prison Tennessee vs. Stanford football team and he played — 8:30 p.m. tonight on ESPN quarterback for both sides.” 11 — Game-winning goals scored this Champions league Playoffs — Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank season by Washington Capitals Manchester U. vs. Roma on Michael Vick’s ability to participate forward Alexander Ovechkin, the — 2:45 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN2 in football while serve his sentence most in the NHL baseball College splits rain-shortened set with Panthers By MATT POMS to play is hard,” senior catcher Tim Park surrendering only two runs in the fourth thers answer with a long-ball in the bot- Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor said. “With the rainouts on Friday and inning. tom half of the frame, extending Geor- Saturday, our offense wasn’t really click- In the final frame, senior righthander gia State’s lead to 3-1. TRIbe 3, georgia st. 2 ing, but our pitchers picked us up.” Pat Kantakevich came on in relief and re- The College was able to tie the game The Tribe arrived in Atlanta Friday In the seven-inning opener, senior corded the first two outs before walking with two runs in the eighth inning, but looking to avenge last season’s sweep pitcher Pete Vernon led the Tribe from the bases loaded. Kantakevich recovered, the Panthers got to Kantakevich in the at the hands of Georgia State University. the mound, tossing six innings of two-run however, inducing a fly ball out to finish senior’s second appearance of the day, However, as Sunday morning arrived, the baseball on a rare day when the squad’s off Georgia State and earn his fifth save. blasting a walk-off three-run home run College was still waiting to take the field bats were subdued. “Pete and Pat really stepped up and in the bottom of the ninth inning to as rain washed out the first two sched- Park and senior leftfielder Greg Ma- picked up the slack for our offense,” Park deny the Tribe a sweep. uled games of the series. liniak each provided RBI singles in the said. The split leaves the College in third Playing a doubleheader on Sunday, first inning to supply the College with an tribe 3, Georgia st. 6 place in the CAA with a 10-7 conference the Tribe managed a split with the Pan- early two-run lead. The Tribe tacked on The Tribe fell behind early in game record, and a 20-11 record overall. thers, taking the first contest 3-2 before another run in the third as Park belted an two after freshman pitcher Tim Norton “In games like these, it comes down falling 6-3 in the second game on a walk- opposite field double and came around to yielded a pair of runs in the third inning. to one or two plays that are difference- off home run. score on a Georgia State error. Park continued his terrific afternoon makers,” Head Coach Frank Leoni said. “Any time you just sit around a ho- The trio of runs proved to be sufficient by blasting a one-out home run to right “In game one, we were able to execute. COURTESY PHOTO — W&M SPORTS INFORMATION tel room not knowing if you are going as Vernon kept the Panther bats in check, field in the fourth, only to see the Pan- In game two, Georgia State got it done.” Junior first baseman Mike Sheridan. track AND field: colonial relays Levy remarks on tenure at College Tribe men take team LEVY from page 10 City Chiefs in 1978. Later, he served as Levy’s three must-have head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 1986- games of my lifetime, [the Navy game] 1997. During this period, he coached the qualities for coaches title, women third would certainly be right there,” Levy Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls, all said. of which ended in losses. In 2001, he was 1. The ability to teach By ANDREW PIKE In Friday night’s distance action, Mas- The upset was the crowning achieve- inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and “I don’t care if it’s an old pro who’s Flat Hat Sports Editor sam led a Tribe sweep in the 5,000-m ment of Levy’s tenure with the Tribe, a in 2006 he returned to the Bills for two been in the league for 10 years, he’s run, winning in 14:21.81, as Wilhelm and tenure that effectively turned the program seasons to serve as general manager. going to respond if what you’re teach- The Tribe men raced to an early lead sophomore Charlie Swartz finished close around and laid the foundation for what Despite his many accomplishments, ing has merit.” Friday and carried that momentum into behind in IC4A qualifying times. football at the College would become. Levy still ranks his time at the College Saturday to capture the team title at the The College women also raced well Levy came to the College after coach- among the best of his career. 2. The ability to work with 43rd Colonial Relays. this weekend, finishing third. The Tribe ing for three years at the University of “[Coaching the Tribe] was a magnifi- others in the organization Four wins and eight top-three finishes used four individual wins and one relay California—Berkeley, where he had fu- cent experience,” Levy said. “My coach- 3. Be a straight shooter pushed the College past Michigan State victory to take a lead in the team stand- ture NFL coaching legends Dick Vermeil ing career spanned 47 years. But I’d say if “You’ll lose your players if you’re not, University in the team standings, totaling ings, but these efforts were not enough and Bill Walsh on his staff. His stint there, I had to mention the two most memorable eventually.” 101 points to the Spartans’ 88. to hold off the competition as Michigan however, was less than successful. experiences for me, certainly the Buffalo “Obviously, we were pleased with our State University rallied, winning four “We got fired,” Levy said. “We couldn’t Bills would be one, and I’ve always said win at our own home invitational,” men’s events and earning runner-up finishes in a win because the entrance requirements that the other was William and Mary.” “We would joke sometimes in the meet- Head Coach Alex Gibby said. “It was a trio of relay events to take the meet. were just unbelievable. We couldn’t get Levy had to contend with the College’s ings that he would be using words that we product of several things, our traditional Junior Ashley Madonick hammered anybody from out of state.” strict academic entrance standards when didn’t understand,” Laycock said. distance strength, help in the middle-dis- her 400-m leg of the distance medley re- The College was looking for a new recruiting players. He made sure that the Now 82 years old, Levy lives in the tances from our younger guys and field lay to help the College win the race. After head coach in January of 1964, and after school was attracting student-athletes that Chicago area with his wife Frannie. He event standouts.” receiving the baton, Madonick quickly ate a mutual contact introduced Levy to Da- could not only handle themselves on the said that he will likely do some television Senior Ian Fitzgerald’s Friday victory into Georgetown University’s advantage vis Y. Paschal, then the College president, field, but also in the classroom. It was in announcing during football season this in the 1,500-meter run followed sopho- and overtook the Hoyas’ runner, giving Levy was brought on board. this area, Kale believes, in which Levy fall. After having written his autobiogra- more Harry Miller’s runner-up finish in the College a lead that would only grow. “[Levy’s] coming here was big,” made a lasting mark. phy “Where Else Would You Rather Be?” the 3,000-m steeplechase, giving the Tribe Sophomore Nicole Kazuba captured the Wilford Kale, author of “Goal to Goal: “Levy was the one who started that,” in 2004, Levyrsaid he may want to try his an early advantage. Fitzgerald surged pole vault event by clearing 12’3.5.” 100 Seasons of Football at William and Kale said. “He may not give himself credit hand again as an author. down the homestretch to win in three Friday’s competition saw the Tribe Mary,” said. for it; he may not take credit for it. But if “I enjoy writing,” Levy said. “I may minutes, 50.7 seconds to qualify for the women amass 68 points and take a 26- Levy achieved instant notoriety, turn- you look back at the history of William even have fun trying to write a novel. IC4As. Meanwhile, Miller’s strong fin- point lead as its distance runners took ing around a program that had suffered and Mary football, that’s where the turn Whether anybody will read it or not, I ish pushed him to a personal-best 9:05.38 three of four events. Freshman Betsy several losing seasons in a row and win- came. The approach became different don’t know.” and an NCAA Regional qualifier. Graney opened the day for the College ning Southern Conference Coach of the with Levy.” If Levy’s impact on the College’s foot- Saturday, the College added a field with an NCAA Regional qualifier in the Year honors in each of his first two sea- Despite coming from a smaller talent ball program was not already apparent crown to its total when junior high jump- 3,000-m steeplechase, while junior Lynn sons. He followed that up with back-to- pool, the Indians did the best with what enough in his record or in his recruiting er Cam Shriver tied his personal best Morelli captured the 5,000-m title, hitting back winning seasons in 1966 and 1967 they had. philosophy, the amount of respect Lay- height of 6’10.75,” edging out Seton Hall the IC4A standard. Senior Katie Endres before going 3-7 in his final year with the “They were the ultimate team group,” cock — the standard-bearer of Tribe foot- University’s Nicholas Frimpong by clear- capped the Tribe’s opening day perfor- team. After the 1968 season, he took an Levy said. “[They were] tremendous over- ball for the past quarter century — has for ing the height in fewer attempts. One last mance with a victory in the 10,000-m. assistant coaching position in the NFL. achievers.” his coach makes Levy’s impact clear. track triumph secured the championship Sophomore Emily Anderson extended “I got a call all of a sudden from the Current Tribe Head Coach Jimmye “I really like him as a person,” Laycock for the Tribe as the 4 x 1,500-m relay team her string of impressive performances, Philadelphia Eagles,” Levy said. “They Laycock, who played for two years un- said. “He’s just a remarkable person to be of Fitzgerald, junior Karl Lang, freshman finishing second and running 4:26.87 were going to be one of the first two der Levy in 1967 and 1968, said that he able to take that intellect and organization Patterson Wilhelm and freshman Ben in the 1,500-m for a personal-best and teams in the league to hire a kicking game learned a tremendous amount about foot- and all he had and put it into football. Massam cruised to an easy victory. NCAA Regional qualifier. coach, and I really believed strongly in ball from Levy. His coach’s intelligence “I think you would be hard-pressed to the kicking game.” (Levy was a Phi Beta Kappa and received find anybody who, in describing Marv, Levy went on to coach for a number his master’s in English history from Har- didn’t mention what a class person he is. of professional teams, finally landing an vard University) was one of the first things That would probably be one thing that ev- NFL head coaching gig with the Kansas Laycock noticed about Levy. erybody would say.” Freshmen step up Tribe earns

LACROSSE from page 10 ally disciplined, but smart, game,” Head Coach Christine Halfpenny NCAA bid Both teams struggled to control said. the ball in the first five minutes of Holding a 13-4 lead with 11:39 re- M. GYMNASTICS from page 10 the second half before freshman maining, the Tribe’s dominant stretch midfielder Grace Golden scoring came to an end following a George career. Fellow senior Ingram claimed two off a penalty. Over the next 15 min- Mason goal. In the remaining min- trophies of his own with a third-place fin- utes of play, the Tribe held the Pa- utes, the Patriots scored three more ish on pommel horse and sixth-place fin- triots scoreless while going on a 4-0 unanswered goals, but the College’s ish on parallel bars. tear. Sellers recorded another goal, wide margin proved too difficult for The College now prepares for its sec- following a kick-out from Martin, George Mason to overcome. Once ond trip to the NCAA Championships in marking her conference-leading 45th the Tribe gained possession with 4:49 three years. This year’s meet begins April goal of the season. remaining, the Tribe offense held the 17 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Freshman attacker Ashley Ho- ball until the final whistle. Calif. lofcener also played a key role for In the College’ CAA opener Fri- The trip will provide the Tribe with a the College, providing two goals day in Harrisonburg, the Tribe de- chance to improve its final season ranking and an assist during the run. Fresh- feated no. 19 James Madison Uni- and finish the year on a high note. man goalkeeper Emily Geary, named versity 11-10 in overtime. Golden “Our goal is to hit as best we can so CAA Rookie of the Week, came up scored the game-winner with 16 we can get a good ranking,” Locke said. with several big saves on her way to seconds remaining in the first over- “Whatever we get at NCAAs decides a total of 11. time period after gathering a missed where you finish overall for the season. maral noori-moghaddam— the flat hat “I thought my defense did a good shot and racing past the defense on We can get 10th or 11th place and take Senior Ian Fitzgerald. job of reading the play and had a re- the re-start. out a few teams.” Inside Sports baseball The Tribe split a rainy double- Sp o r t s Tuesday, April 8, 2008 — Page 10 header against Georgia State. Men’s Gymnastics Sp o r t s in b r i e f College falls short of ECAC team title High season scoring average helps Tribe secure an NCAA at-large bid

By Chris Weidman 1.35 points and just about pulled the meet “The pressure is off, making it Flat Hat Assoc. Sports Editor out. We just kept coming back and coming a lot easier to compete the second back throughout the meet and could have day,” Hunt said. “I had a couple of Despite a heartbreaking one-tenth- easily won it. my best routines of the year. I was of-a-point setback in the team portion “In terms of execution throughout the pretty happy with it.” of the ECAC Championships Friday entire meet, we were the best team.” Sophomore James Prim, who night, the Tribe earned an at-large bid The College also captured 11 All-East put up a score of 15.100, followed to the 12-team NCAA Championship honors in the individual section of the Hunt’s lead to secure the title on meet because of the strength of its sea- competition Saturday night. rings after badly jamming his fin- son scoring average. “We had a really good performance as ger on opening night. In the team event at the United States a team. Everyone was hitting, so we can’t “[Prim’s] finger was still bug- Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., feel too bad about coming up short,” senior ging him, and he came through the Tribe notched a score of 341.35, Andrew Hunt said. “We went out there to with an excellent performance that while Temple University landed clutch try to make the other teams beat us, and showed he is one of the top ring floor routines late in the meet to capture Temple came up with a tenth more than [competitors] in the country in back-to-back ECAC championships us.” terms of his execution,” Gauthier with a total of 341.45. The senior tri-captains Hunt, Aaron said. “We competed really well in that we Ingram and David Locke combined for Locke led the squad with three Men’s Tennis started out the meet with Temple and seven individual honors, with Hunt captur- honors as the senior collected two Tribe upends no. 34 Notre [the University of] Illinois-Chicago ing gold in the high bar competition with bronze medals and a fifth place trading the lead back and forth,” Head a score of 14.55. The seniors led a group award, leaving Locke with seven Dame on the road Coach Cliff Gauthier said. “We came up of six Tribe competitors to reign in 11 All- total All-East distinctions for his The College team upended no. in the last event behind Illinois-Chicago East honors, the College’s second-highest Courtesy photo — William and Mary Sports information 34 Notre Dame University for by 4.2 points and behind Temple by total since 1999. See M. Gymnastics page 9 Sophomore James Prim won the rings at ECACs. the first time in 30 years- Sun day afternoon. Playing in South Bend, the no. 68 Tribe won by a lacrosse score of 4-3. The win prevented the Irish from claiming its eighth consecutive victory against the College. The Tribe was helped with victories at both the no. Tribe on a tear 1 and no. 3 doubles positions. Senior Alex Cojanu had wins against nationally ranked oppo- nents in both doubles and sin- gles. Junior Keziel Juneau added another singles win, and junior Dominic Pagon completed the team victory with his 19th win of the season. Notre Dame is the highest-ranked opponent the team has defeated this season. The Tribe’s next two contests will be their last at home as they face both the University of South Alabama and Howard University Friday. MEN’S GOLF College finishes seventh at Marshall Invitational Rain plagued play at the Marshall Invitational over the weekend, postponing the entire first day, yet the Tribe finished seventh out of 17 teams. The College played consistently and finished within four strokes of each other. The team improved from its first-day score of 294 with a second-day round of 287, which marked the sixth-best team effort on a par 71 course. Junior Brent Paladino led the way for the Tribe and ended the Invitational tied for 34th, with

a score of 146. The University ALEX HAGLUND — the FLAT HAT of Illinois finished atop the team Freshman midfielder Grace Golden recorded a hat trick against George Mason as the Tribe defeated the ninth-ranked Patriots 13-8 Sunday. standings with a 14 under 554, while Pennsylvania State Univer- sity’s Robert Rohanna won the College beats no. 9 Mason after defeating no. 19 JMU in overtime individual title. The Tribe will re- turn to Williamsburg for its next By JACK POLLOCK charged downfield and scored just 30 seconds gether a 5-2 run after capitalizing on several Pa- tournament when the Golden Flat Hat Staff Writer into the game. Following the goal, the Tribe triot turnovers to close out the half with an 8-4 Horseshoe Golf Club hosts the worked the ball around before finding junior at- advantage. Freshman Maggie Anderson came CAA Championships April 18 to TRIBE 13, MASON 8 tacker Julia Martin behind the net for a quick up big during the stretch, recording three of her 20. On a rainy day full of slips and stumbles, the wrap-around score. four goals during the period. Tribe (6-6, 2-0 CAA) managed to stay on its feet The College continued its aggressive of- “Our ball movement was key in this game, —By Kevin Lonabaugh in recording a 13-8 victory over ninth-ranked fensive play as senior midfielder Jamie Sellers especially in the first half,” Sellers said. “Know- George Mason University (8-2, 1-1) and extend notched two goals from the top of the crease. ing they were going to double-team the chal- its winning streak to four games. The College’s George Mason scored shortly after, narrowing lenges, we used quick ball movement to find the c h e d u l e latest upset marks its third win against a nation- the deficit to one after stretching the Tribe de- open person on the inside.” S ally ranked team in its last four contests. fense with a series of good passes. See lacrosse page 9 Tues., Apr. 8 After capturing the opening draw, the Patriots The Tribe regained momentum, piecing to- women’s Golf sports feature uncw Lady Seahawk Invitational — Wallace, N.C. Baseball @ Norfolk State — 6 p.m. Levy left lasting mark on Wed., Apr. 9 women’s tennis RICHMOND — 3 p.m.­ College’s football program Baseball GEORGE WASHINGTON Legendary coach led the Tribe from 1964 to 1968 — 7 p.m. Fri., Apr. 11 By JEFF DOOLEY cruise past the Indians en route to an easy victory. Flat Hat Managing Editor The College had other ideas, however, and roared Track and field back for a 27-16 win that silenced the crowd in Annapo- Lou Onesty/Milton Abramson Nearly 40 years before Appalachian State University’s lis and caused a jubilant uproar just a few hours south, in Invitational — Charlottesville, Va. shocking win over the University of Michigan, the Col- Williamsburg, as thousands made it out to greet the team Men’s Tennis lege made its own contribution to the list of greatest upsets bus as it returned home that night in front of Blow Gym- howard — 2 p.m. in NCAA football history. nasium. SOUTH ALABAMA ­— 6:30 p.m. The setting was Annapolis, Md., where the United At the helm of this victorious underdog squad was for- States Naval Academy was hosting the William and Mary mer College Head Coach and NFL Hall of Fame Coach lacrosse Indians during Navy’s homecoming weekend, as they had Marv Levy. @ Drexel — 4 p.m. photo taken from allposters.com done for the past 25 years. After the powerful Midship- “If you asked me to mention the two most memorable Baseball Former College football coach Marv Levy left the Tribe men, ranked no. 1 in the East at the time, jumped out to NEW YORK TECH — 7 p.m. for the NFL. He led the Buffalo Bills to four AFC titles. a 16-0 lead, it looked as though, once again, Navy would See LEVY page 9