City Council Votes to Purchase House
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U.S. Postage Paid at Williamsburg, Va. REVIEWS: Mos Def and Bruce Willis fight for and against the law in ‘16 Blocks,’ page 13 SPORTS: VARIETY: Learn Korea’s national sport with Bite into the Blue Talon, the Tae Kwon Do club, page 16 page 9 MARCH 17, 2006 VOL.95, NO.44 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY SINCE 1911 http://flathat.wm.edu City council votes UFO: ULTIMATE FRISBEE OUTREACH to purchase house Council discussing further acquisitions in effort to cut back on rental housing BY JAMES DAMON ability of student housing. FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER No students of the College had ever lived in the property, but some, COURTESY PHOTO ✦ UNIVERSITY RELATIONS The Williamsburg City Council including candidate for city council Sean Pieri is set to be confirmed as passed a bill at its March 9 meeting junior David Sievers, point out that vice president for development. that will loan the Williamsburg Re- the property could have been rented development and Housing Authority to students. funds to purchase a rental property at Vice Mayor Clyde Haulman, BOV to 110 Harrison Ave. and convert it into chair of the Collegeʼs economics an “owner-occupied” residence. department, emphasized the need to The house is located within one balance rental and owner-occupied fill office block of the College in the West housing. Neighborhoods with exces- Williamsburg Heights neighbor- sive renting often suffer from issues hood. The city council will grant such as deteriorating housing stock the housing authority approximately and an increase in complaints to po- Sean Pieri will $310,000 in loans for the renovation lice, he said. of the house. Once renovated, the “There comes a time when a head College house is to be sold with the stipula- neighborhood becomes so much tion that it remain owner-occupied. rental-based that no one wants to fundraising The West Williamsburg Heights own property,” Haulman said. neighborhood, where the property At a March 4 city council re- is located, was intended to be com- treat, Haulman and others on the BY MAXIM LOTT prised of owner-occupied proper- council discussed the possibility of THE FLAT HAT ties., the council said. According to purchasing rental properties in the the cityʼs planning department, the Williamsburg and converting them Sean Pieri, who currently works neighborhood is currently comprised into single-unit properties. Like the as VP for development at the U.S. of 62 percent rental homes. property at Harrison Ave., these Air Force Academy, was chosen to “The long-term viability of this residences would be sold with the become the Collegeʼs VP for devel- neighborhood would be advanced by stipulation that they remain owner- opment. The Board of Visitors is ex- this intervention,” a request filed by occupied. pected to confirm Pieri officially at City Manager Jackson Tuttle, read. The council also discussed the their meeting in April. David Kranbuehl, owner of the possibility of inserting clauses into He will replace interim VP for house, approached the city with his residences that are currently owner Development Susan Pettyjohn. property Feb. 23. Kranbuehl has occupied, which would require fu- Pieri will oversee the comple- been vocally critical of the negative ture owners to live on the property. tion of the Campaign for William impact that rental properties have on Although not all rental property and Mary. The campaignʼs initial Williamsburg neighborhoods. is occupied by students, approxi- goal was to raise $500 million. Ac- At an Oct. 2003 city council mately 1,000 College students live cording to Pieri, with a year left and meeting, Kranbuehl spoke against off campus. The council said that 55 $450 million already received, the the construction of student-oriented percent of Williamsburg property is campaign is ahead of schedule. He dwellings on Richmond Road. At rented out. COURTESY PHOTO ✦ FREEHEELIMAGES will be in charge of all fundraising that meeting, Kranbuehl said that Several students at the College Freshman Davis Waller demonstrates perfect flick-throwing form while picking apart Carleton Collegeʼs projects at the College. the city councilʼs focus should be on zone defense in ultimate frisbee. The team placed third in the Stanford Invitational over spring break. “It sounds like raising money, but See HOUSE ✦ page 4 residential restoration, not the avail- itʼs really about building relation- ships,” he said. “Itʼs about connect- ing people with an institution that Two fraternities receive housing suspensions they love and showing them how they can help make it better. So; techniques? Itʼs relationships. Thatʼs Following violations of probation, Kappa Alpha loses unit what it is.” Before his job at the Air Force for at least one year and Psi Upsilon has charter revoked Academy, Pieri worked as the VP for development at the University of Washington in Seattle. He did BY BRIAN MAHONEY first occurred in December, when caused,” Sadler said. Psi U was also similar work at DePaul Univer- THE FLAT HAT the fraternity was charged with illicit required to develop a program to ad- sity. drug use and vandalism to their resi- dress drug use in the fraternity. “The Air Force Academy expe- Despite recent hearings and ap- dence that resulted in $2,500 in dam- The second incident occurred rience definitely helped me under- peals, Psi Upsilon and Kappa Alpha, ages. According to Vice President Feb. 8 when the fraternity held an stand the situation better,” Pieri said, two fraternities that lost their resi- for Student Affairs Sam Sadler, the overcrowded, ʻunregisteredʼ party in although he added that the conditions dency privileges last month, will not College took measures to reprimand their lodge with underage students of the University of Washington were be allowed to return to campus next the organization, including their im- the night of the judicial councilʼs closer to those of the College. fall. While KA will continue to func- mediate removal from their campus decision. He said he was optimistic about tion as a fraternity, Psi U lost official residence in the punishment. “They violated the probation they attracting donors. recognition from both the College “[The sanctions against Psi U] had been put on just that evening,” “The grads that Iʼve met are ex- and their national chapter. were probation through the Fall Sadler. In response, chapter presi- tremely proud they attended here,” Psi Uʼs expulsion was the result 2006 semester, loss of housing effec- dent junior Sam Maddox held an Pieri said. “When you talk about ALEX HAGLUND ✦ THE FLAT HAT of two incidents that occurred at tive immediately for a period of one See FRATERNITIES ✦ page 4 See OFFICE ✦ page 4 Brothers of the Kappa Alpha fraternity may keep their unit through May. their campus lodge this winter. The year and restitution for the damages SA Senate approves budget with revisions, sends to Scofield BY HEATHER KEELON to women on this campus, and there not want to reach a dorm room num- THE FLAT HAT was a rationale for this request, and ber or personal cell phone. we cut them off at the knees,” Lowe Sophomore Sen. Cait Smith said After lengthy debate last Tuesday said. that VOX provides a critical service night, the Student Assembly Senate The senate, however, was divided to the college community. passed SA President junior Ryan over the request for money to fund a “Theyʼre here, and thereʼs some- Scofieldʼs Student Activities bud- cell phone for the group. thing to be said for that,” Smith get. The senators also heard protests “There are better uses for this said. “I am in full support of giving from members of Students for Life money, namely recycling, which is them $300. There is a definite need and Voices for Planned Parenthood, where itʼs coming from,” junior Sen. on our campus for womenʼs health who both contested their allotments. Scott Fitzgerald said. “[A] prepaid and safety. There is no better place VOX had asked for $300 for ad- cell phone may be important, but I at this point and time for this money vertising and a cell phone for their think the organization should pay for to go.” Planned Parenthood Ride Service, it through their own budget.” The vote for Loweʼs amendment, which offers students rides to the Several other senators echoed this 7-5-5, lacked a majority vote by the center 40 minutes away, out of range sentiment. According to junior Sen. senate. According to assembly rules, for Williamsburg bus services. The Greg Teich, there are many other or- if the senate does not reach a major- club was given only $50. Students ganizations and funds that could use ity when voting on an amendment, for Life initially received only $20 an additional $300 allocation. the SA vice president has the power out of their requested $60. Junior Sen. Sean Barker said he to accept or reject the proposal. In After clarifying that the money believed that a cell phone was a ne- accordance with the rule, the amend- for VOX was going toward adver- cessity for such an organization. ment was handed to SA Vice Presi- tisement for rides and not transpor- “Having a number with voice- dent Junior Amanda Norris, who tation, Senate Chair senior Luther mail that can explain what youʼve passed the legislation. Lowe proposed an amendment that reached and what you do is pretty The increase to Students for would provide the club the $300 ini- important,” Barker said. Lifeʼs financial allotment was tially requested. Barker added that a woman wish- ALICE HAHN ✦ THE FLAT HAT See SA ✦ page 4 “They offer important services ing to contact the organization would Junior Sen. Scott Fitzgerald confers with Chief of Staff junior James Evans at Tuesday eveningʼs session.