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MARCH 31, 2006 VOL.95, NO.46 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY SINCE 1911 http://flathat.wm.edu Former student accused of plagiarism Domenech, a staff writer and “I know that charges of plagia- writing,” Mencarini said. “I canʼt permission to do a college-specific columnist for The Flat Hat from fall rism are serious. While I am not a think of any circumstances where version of his classic piece on par- 1999 to fall 2000, was accused of journalist, I have, myself, written anybody would have done that or tying,” Domenech wrote on Red- plagiarizing at least 10 pieces dur- more than one thing that has been that would have happened.” State. “He granted permission, the ing his tenure, and several others plagiarized in the past,” Domenech Dan Miller, reviews editor for piece was cleared with my editors that were published after he left the wrote in his RedState rebuttal. The Flat Hat from 1999 to 2000, also at the paper and it ran as inspired by College without graduating in May In the posting, Domenech denied refuted Domenechʼs claim. OʼRourkeʼs original.” of 2002. the allegations of plagiarism and “I have never personally improp- Mencarini said that he could In his rebuttal to the allegations of said that editors at The Flat Hat were erly inserted any material into a re- not recall Domenech clearing an plagiarism posted March 24 on the responsible for the fact that several view at The Flat Hat,” Miller said. OʼRourke-inspired column with him conservative weblog Redstate.com, of his reviews articles and opinions “I echo Steveʼs sentiment in that that or any other editor.

which he co-founded, Domenech columns had passages that were I canʼt imagine anyone else at the “I donʼt remember any instance JONATHAN SEIDEN ✦ THE FLAT HAT said that he was referred to the Col- similar or identical to pieces by other paper at the time who would have specifically where he said anything. I Dean of Admission Henry Broad- legeʼs Honor Council regarding the authors. done so.” donʼt even know who P.J. OʼRourke dus said most revisions were small. FILE PHOTO ✦ THE FLAT HAT accuracy of an article about liberal Domenech said that he once Similarities were first found is,” Mencarini said. Former staff writer for The Flat Hat Ben Domenech in 1999. protests during a visit of newly-se- caught an editor of The Flat Hat in- between a Nov. 19, 1999 column The March 25 online edition of lected Chancellor Henry Kissinger. serting a line into his article that was written by Domenech and writer The New York Times reported that SAT score BY CHASE JOHNSON & ANDY ZAHN However, Domenech also states taken from another article and not P.J. OʼRourkeʼs novel, “Modern OʼRourke said that he had never giv- FLAT HAT VARIETY EDITOR & NEWS EDITOR that he was exonerated of the charge. appropriately cited. Steve Mencari- Manners.” Domenech said in his en Domenech permission to adapt There is no evidence to suggest that ni, editor of The Flat Hat from 1999 RedState rebuttal that he received his piece. blunder Ben Domenech, hired last week Domenech was coerced to leave the to 2000, said that he was surprised to OʼRourkeʼs permission to adapt a Domenech does not credit by Washingtonpost.com to author a College by the Honor Council. Dean hear the allegations. chapter of the novel into a College- OʼRourke with any portion of his conservative weblog entitled “Red of Students Patricia Volp said that “Iʼm fairly confident with the themed column. Nov. 19, 1999 column, “Party affects 47 America,” resigned last Friday after- the Honor Council cannot discuss staff that we had at the time; they “[The truth is that I had met P.J. See PLAGIARISM ✦ page 4 noon amid allegations of plagiarism. past cases. would not enter anything into his at a Republican event and asked his applicants Timeline of Domenech’s Flat Hat involvement and alleged plagiarism March 26: The Flat Hat re- August 27: Domenechʼs October 27: The last instance of May: Domenech March 23: A webloger March 24: Domenech ports that 10 of Domenechʼs first article for The Flat Hat Domenechʼs suspected Flat Hat plagairism, leaves the College ofmakes the first allegation resigns from Washing- 35 articles appear to have Admissions office is published. “Not on the campaign trail,” is published. his own accord. of plagiarism. tonpost.com. been copied. says it changed 1999 2000 2002 2006 no decisions

August: Domenech October 22: Domenechʼs first Flat Hat December 8: “Faults with The March 21 (12:00 a.m.): March 24 (11:15 p.m.): Domenech admits in a post enters the College as article later suspected of plagiarism, “Pitt, Flat Hat,” a letter to the editor, is Domenechʼs Washington Post we- on RedState.org to using other writersʼ work without BY BRIAN MAHONEY a freshman. Norton, Pick ʻFight,ʼ” is published. Domenechʼs final Flat Hat submission. blog, Red America, is launched. attribution and apologizes to his former editors. FLAT HAT ASST. NEWS EDITOR GRAPHIC BY JONATHAN SEIDEN ✦ THE FLAT HAT Earlier this month, the College Board announced that over 4,000 Students high school students nationwide INSIDE THE GARDENS HOME RUN received incorrect SAT results due to scanning problems on last claim city Octoberʼs test. In every reported case, the errors resulted in a de- crease of the studentʼs true score. voter bias In total, 47 applicants to the Col- lege were affected by the error, with the largest grade discrepancy Voter registrar at 170 points. “[A] technical processing mat- says students, ter affected a very small percent- age of October 2005 SAT test tak- Nichol wrong ers,” a March 17 announcement on the College Boardʼs website said. “As a result, approximately BY AUSTIN WRIGHT 4,000 students (0.8 percent of the FLAT HAT ASST. NEWS EDITOR SAT Reasoning Test takers who tested during that administration) In a March 21 e-mail to students, did not receive credit for some President Gene Nichol criticized correct answers; therefore, their limitations on student voter registra- scores are higher than originally tion and voiced support for the Stu- reported.” dent Assemblyʼs efforts to increase A later announcement on col- student voting in Williamsburg. legeboard.com said that a rescan “As I have said many times, in of over 495,000 tests March 23 my judgment, the barriers placed, discovered an additional 375 er- in recent years, in the path of resi- rors, increasing the total number dential student voting here are inap- of incorrect results to 4,411. propriate and unconstitutional,” he Before the announcement was wrote. “I am working with members made public, a College Board of the General Assembly, as are vari- JONATHAN SEIDEN ✦ THE FLAT HAT representative notified Dean of ous student leaders, to seek legisla- Freshman Josh Cromwell swings at a pitch, trying for a home run, while freshman Sarah Aviles catches during sorority Phi Muʼs Home Undergraduate Admissions Henry Run Derby in the Sunken Gardens yesterday. The proceeds from the event will go to support the Childrenʼs Miracle Network charity. tive change.” See APPLICANTS ✦ page 3 Williamsburg General Regis- trar Dave Andrews, a member of the Voter Registrars Association of Virginia, said that in a meeting ear- Student Assembly overrides Scofield budget veto lier this year he told Nichol that he would be glad to meet with him to BY KATIE PHOTIADIS However, Lowe was disappointed current rules, abstaining votes serve discuss the issue and come up with THE FLAT HAT by the Williamsburg voter registrarʼs as nays. The current system says more consistent guidelines for stu- response. that in order to truly abstain, a voter dent voter registration. Andrews At their meeting Tuesday, the “Basically, weʼre trying to get would have to physically leave the said he is disappointed that Nichol Student Assembly outlined problems as many students registered as pos- room and be counted as absent. The made such a strong statement to concerning the initiative to increase sible,” he said. “Studentʼs shouldnʼt amendment would allow senators to students without ever attempting to student voter registration, overrode have the type of barriers that are in abstain without leaving the room. contact him. SA President junior Ryan Scofieldʼs place. The registrar has cut down 180 Sophomore Sen. Brett Phillips According to Andrews, Nichol veto of the budget, proposed a bill degrees on its precedent for off-cam- opposed the amendment. is incorrect in his assumptions. to change voting pus students. However, sophomore Sen. Cait Andrews said that, in order to reg- procedures and “Even if you donʼt believe Two weeks Smith countered his objection, say- ister, students must prove that they passed a bill sup- in global warming, like me, ago, students ing that if everyone abstained, it have domicile in Williamsburg and porting Student you should still vote for this were register- would be “irresponsible on the part intend to stay. He said Nicholʼs an- Environmental ing … now of the people voting.” nouncement that all students should Action Coalitionʼs bill ... Itʼs commonsense stu- they would be “I donʼt even know why this is in be allowed to vote in Williamsburg campus improve- dent-life wise.” denied.” debate,” she added. implies that all students should be ment initiative. — JOE LUPPINO-ESPOSITO, The senate “The way weʼve been using ab-

CLASS OF 2008 SENATOR given domicile status. Senior Sen- ✦ voted 14-1- stentions is kind of like saying no in “Heʼs made a big leap there,” ate Chair Luther 0 to override a polite way. Maybe we could create Andrews said. “Could, after a year, Lowe praised the Student Assem- Scofieldʼs budget veto. another thing, like ʻno pleaseʼ? That they ask for in-state tuition?” blyʼs initiative to register students “I think itʼs an interesting philo- way people would have the possibil- In January, freshman Sen. Matt in Williamsburg, saying that, due to sophical debate Ryan makes, but ity to abstain, and do the polite no,” Beato wrote a bill that aims to bet- the program, over 200 students have in reality it doesnʼt really matter,” Sen. Sean Barker said. ter inform students of their right to requested pin numbers to change freshman Sen. Matt Beato said. “Re- Five people abstained in the vote vote in Williamsburg. Beato is now their addresses — the first step to cycling needs money.” for the passage of the amendment. the Vote in Williamsburg Project voter registration in Williamsburg. In opposition to the override, The final vote was 10-0-5, and the manager. He enthusiastically praised President Lowe said, “We canʼt just keep add- amendment failed. Amendments He said that the registrarʼs office Gene Nicholʼs support of the initia- ing things onto the bill.” need a three-fouths majority of the has not been helpful. tive. The senate proposed an amend- entire senate to pass. There are 22 He alleged that off-campus “President Nichol has been more ment that would prevent absten- senators in the SA. ALICE HAHN ✦ THE FLAT HAT out there than the Student Assem- tions from counting as nays during Student Assembly Chief of Staff junior James Evans speaks with See BIAS ✦ page 3 See BUDGET ✦ page 3 bly,” he said. Student Assembly votes. Under the sophomore Sen. Brett Phillips during Tuesdayʼs SA meeting. QUOTATION of the week Hell, there are no rules here — weʼre News N IGHT trying to accomplish something. I S THOMAS A. EDISON 2 NEWS ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 “ WWW.QUOTATIONSPAGE.COM Inside this week’s issue Beyond the ’Burg ” ✦ NEWS IN BRIEF ✦ Q&A with Chancellor Sandra Day OʼConnor ✦ LACROSSE TEAM SUSPENDED Classes before 1 p.m. will be cancelled next Friday due to AFTER RAPE ALLEGATIONS the investiture ceremony, the Collegeʼs website reported. The

ARIETY (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. — As details of an alleged rape at celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Sir Christopher Wren Courtyard. At 4 p.m., University Center Activities Board will a March 13 menʼs lacrosse team party continue to unfold, Duke V host a question and answer session with the new chancellor University announced Tuesday that it has suspended the teamʼs Sandra Day OʼConnor in Phi Beta Kappa Hall, which will be games until a clearer resolution of the legal situation has been moderated by President Gene Nichol. Free tickets are available Local rock and hip-hop trio “The Castle” performs at reached. to students at the information desk at the University Center, and Aroma’s tonight and Paul’s Deli next week. “It would be inappropriate to resume the normal schedule of students can submit questions to [email protected] See CASTLE, page 9. play,” Duke President Richard Brodhead said Tuesday night. using the subject line “Sandra Day OʼConnor.” “Sports have their time and place, but when an issue of this grav- ity is in question, it is not the time to be playing games.” Pulitzer winning novelist to speak at Kimball As he was leaving the press conference, Brodhead was met by a group of about 100 protesting students demanding answers and April 7 at 8 p.m., award-winning author Edward P. Jones will a stronger response from the schoolʼs administration. … give a reading at the Kimball Theatre. Best known for his works In a statement from the captains, they said the allegations of on the history of slavery in Virginia, Jonesʼs works on the sub- sexual assault and rape are “totally and transparently false,” and ject include “The Known World” and “Lost in the City,” which

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R we feel it is in the best interest of the University, the community National Book Award. The event is part of the Patrick Hayes and our families that the team should not play competitively.”… Writers Series, which, according to a press release, is sponsored Two contests were called off to penalize the team for its party, by the College and made possible by Colonial Williamsburg. Tickets for the reading must be picked up beforehand at the HBO’s new show “Big Love” doesn’t live up to the hype. at which underage drinking and the hiring of private dancers oc- curred. Members of the team admitted to this behavior, which Di- English department secretaryʼs offi ce in Tucker Hall. Tickets Don’t bother tuning in until the next hour when “The rector of Athletics Joe Alleva said is inconsistent with the values are free for all. Sopranos” airs. of the University and the Athletic Department. … See BIG LOVE, page 13. Tuesday nightʼs protest after the press conference was the fi fth Students push for a new late-night social venue demonstration in four days that members of the community have organized to express their outrage about the rape allegations and Students voted 90 to 10 percent in favor of turning the old the racial remarks reportedly made the night of the party. … Parking Services building into a “late night social venue” March “[The administration] is making us agitated, nervous and up- 23. According to Greg Cooper, a former candidate for the Class of ʼ08 Senate who helped draft the referendum, the building set,” sophomore Simone Randolph said. “Since theyʼve taken would be converted into a Middle Eastern themed café. such a quiet stance on it, weʼre not confi dent that theyʼre going “Williamsburg is plagued with a defi ciency in non-alcoholic

PINIONS to do the right thing.” … social venues for students. That is, I feel that on a Friday or Sat- The two games that Duke has already cancelled — and all urday night, it [is] diffi cult for an under-21 student to fi nd social O subsequent contests — will not count against the teamʼs record venues,” Cooper said. because of a clause in the NCAA Division I manual that states, In order to prove the student demand for a Middle Eastern- Columnist Thom Silverstein claims the College drug policy “no forfeit is charged unless the referee or other appropriate con- style social venue, Cooper and others put together “a hookah- is “fundamentally fl awed” and “immensely detrimental to test offi cial has assumed jurisdiction of the contest.” The teamʼs themed philanthropy.” The event, called Arabian Nights, was the academic character of the College.” record will remain at 6-2. held on Wednesday night at the College Delly. See HIGH, page 7. — By Iza Wojciechowska, The Chronicle (Duke U.) — compiled by maxim lott — compiled by maxim lott

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The mistake concerning Slaw- her decision. BY GINNY PAULUS terʼs statement went unnoticed un- “[The closeness of the election] FLAT HAT SENIOR STAFF WRITER til after elections had begun. The was another big factor in my deci- statement shown under Slawterʼs sion to appeal,” said Slawter. “If I The Muscarelle Museum of Art is currently name actually belonged to Bryan had lost by 100 votes, clearly my displaying a portrait of the first Duke of Mantua, McDermott, vice president for statement, right or wrong, would thought to be painted by the 16th-century Vene- student affairs candidate for the not have been a huge factor.” tian artist known as Titian. The painting came class of 2007. The appeal of the results was to the Muscarelle through new museum director Attempting to fix the problem, not entirely surprising to Poling. and College alumnus Aaron De Groft, ʼ88, who Virginia Ambler from the Office of “I feel like itʼs a sticky situa- has completed research on the authenticity of the Student Affairs sent out an e-mail tion, because it really is neither work. to the freshman class with the cor- candidateʼs fault that the state- According to a March 19 Richmond Times- rected statements; however, the ment was mixed up on SIN,” Pol- Dispatch article, the paintingʼs legitimacy as a e-mail was accidentally sent only ing said in a statement. “When I Titian came under scrutiny when an art historian to academic freshmen, excluding first was told that I had won the noted in 1938 that the duke died less than two social freshmen who have the aca- election, I was told at the same weeks after the letter commissioning the portrait ✦ COURTESY PHOTO SIN.WM.EDU demic status of sophomores and time that it might be appealed be- was written. De Groftʼs findings have refuted this Kristin Slawter was elected secre- juniors. cause of the closeness of the votes objection. His research, which included trips to tary for the class of 2009 yesterday. It was later discovered that the as well as the statement mix-up.” various European archives, has found that the BY CHARLOTTE SABALIS commission could have changed Slawter said she was excited date on the letter was confused by an archivist, THE FLAT HAT the statement on SIN after the to be able to continue her work as and that the duke did live long enough to have the COURTESY PHOTO ✦ KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS elections had begun. secretary, saying that she felt her portrait completed. The authenticity of Titianʼs 16th century por- Yesterday, freshman Kristin “Weʼre still learning about the experience over the past year will Also, according to the Richmond Times-Dis- trait of the Duke of Mantua is disputed. Slawter was elected secretary of voting system, but all other elec- be an advantage. patch, the portrait followed De Groft from his for- the class of 2009 in a special elec- tions went smoothly,” Kyrios “Already weʼve had a lot of mer job at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, and one of the great innovators in color usage and tion revote, which came about due said. new-comers elected for our class, Fla. De Groft said that he asked the portraitʼs owner portraiture. He describes the portrait, which was to an irregularity in the original Originally, Ashley Poling won and I think [we] could be at a great if he could have it transferred to the Muscarelle. Titianʼs third portrait of the Duke of Mantua, as election March 23. Ashley Pol- the election for Secretary by 33 disadvantage because we will “Part of the reason for bringing it here is so a “three-quarter standing portrait” on a “diamond ing, the only other candidate for votes. After learning of the state- have a two-year learning curve,” that people see it,” De Groft said. “No one has weave” canvas. De Groft claims the duke, also the position, originally defeated ment mix-up, Slawter appealed, Slawter said. “The experiences really seen it enough to debate it.” known as Federico Gonzaga, was important be- Slawter by a slim margin. resulting in the special election Iʼve had in the last year and the According to De Groft, the portraitʼs artistry cause he was one of Titianʼs first great patrons, Elections Commission Chair yesterday. relationships Iʼve developed with also gives evidence of its authenticity. He said that introducing the artist to prominent leaders of the Tom Kramer accepted full re- “I appealed because I was people, students and the adminis- artistic differences between the body and back- time, including King Charles V of England. The sponsibility for the mistake in the the only candidate that ran and tration are invaluable, and these ground and the head and hands of the portrait are dukeʼs mother was also Isabella dʼEstes, a great March 23 elections. According to had her right unfortunately taken are things that really help an of- typical of the painting processes used by artists of patron of Leonardo DaVinci. Elections Commission member away to express to my constituen- ficer get things accomplished.” Titianʼs caliber. De Groft said that it was common De Groft said that he hoped the portrait would Alex Kyrios, the irregularity in cy why they should vote for me,” In the special election, Slawter for a master painter only to paint important or dif- spur debate and recognition of the Muscarelle. the election concerned the state- Slawter said. “At the end of the won by 21 votes, an even slimmer ficult parts of a painting and leave the rest to paint- “It is an amazing opportunity to bring a great ment for Slawter, the incumbent. day, win or lose, I would not be margin than the March 23 elec- ers in his workshop. This would explain the differ- Renaissance master artist to our campus, where “Basically, the chairman of the able to be at peace knowing that tions. Kyrios said there were no ences of artistry within the portrait. research, debate, inspection and inquiry are ba- commission and I didnʼt sleep on I lost an election the way it went irregularities reported in yester- “As Titian got more famous, he would paint sic key elements, especially to such a venerable Wednesday night, and the ballot last Thursday.” dayʼs election. the most important parts, the head and the hands,” and ancient university as William and Mary,” he was not finalized until 7:45 a.m.,” Slawter said that Polingʼs slim “Iʼm glad it went off without a he said. said. “For our students to be exposed and to think Kyrios said margin of victory also influenced hitch,” Kyrios said. De Groft also notes that, when the dukeʼs de- about the issues the Titian portrait brings … and scendants made miniatures of portraits to repre- for our many visitors and supporters in this re- sent their family line, they chose this particular gional community, it signals that the museum is New Yorker writer encourages portrait to miniaturize, suggesting that the por- capable of providing top-ranked programming trait was copied because it was the work of a re- and events of national importance.” nowned artist. Heather Campbell, curator of education at the awareness of global warming De Groft also refuted speculation that he was Muscarelle, said that many people are very inter- compensated for his findings. He was not paid for ested in seeing the Titian portrait. She also said BY JAMES DAMON enormous insufferable problems for you and your chil- the research, but took the opportunity because it that De Groft likes to provoke thought. FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER dren.” was “really something that intrigued me.” “Heʼs very excited about sharing the research In a Feb. 29 New Yorker article, Kolbert said that According to De Groft, Titian was considered he has done with the community,” she said. “Aar- “Why havenʼt we taken global warming more seri- the effects of climate change are evident in the inten- one of the finest Venetian Renaissance painters on [De Groft] really likes to make people think.” ously?” Elizabeth Kolbert, a writer for the New Yorker, sity of tropical storms. Sea temperatures increased said in a lecture Wednesday night. Her talk, the last in by one degree between 1975 and 2004. At the same a series on climate change, highlighted the dangers of time, nearly twice as many category four or five UDGET campus buildings more energy ef- itʼs much better to think in terms of climate change, globally and locally. storms occurred. B ficient by improving the heating, a life-cycle. On a yearly basis, these “Global Warming is an inexorable process weʼve Though the impacts of climate change are wide- FROM PAGE 1 implementing motion detectors to improvements seem expensive, but set in motion,” Kolbert said. “Where it will take us is spread and evident, the effects of climate change can shut off lights and increasing insula- in five years, theyʼll save money.” impossible to say.” also be seen locally. The Daily Press reported on a Several students from SEAC at- tion for buildings. He said that most SEACʼs bill passed in the Student The theory of climate change relies upon the prem- number of local climate change indicators in a March tended the SA meeting. Toward the of the campusʼs infrastructure was Assembly 14-1-0. ise that the emission of carbon dioxide and other green- 22 article. end, sophomore Jordan Kupersmith, built in the 1950ʼs and needs to be “Even if you donʼt believe house gasses trap heat within the earthʼs atmosphere. Because scientists believe winter is getting shorter, spokesman for SEAC, gave a presen- re-vamped. in global warming, like me, you As a result, more heat enters the earth than is expend- Charles Blem, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth tation on the benefits of improving “We need to re-think our concept should still vote for this bill,” soph- ed. As the emission of greenhouse gasses increases, University, stated that many indigenous animals have the campus infrastructure to make it of the way the budget works,” Kuper- omore Sen. Joe Luppino-Esposito temperature increases. changed their habitats. Animals, such as the brown more energy efficient. smith said. “Currently, people think said. “Itʼs commonsense student- According to data collected by the National Oce- pelican, once uncommon in Virginia, can be seen here Kupersmith advocated making of the budget on a yearly basis, but life wise.” anic and Atmospheric Administration, since the in- more frequently, he said. dustrial revolution, the earthʼs carbon dioxide levels In the Daily Press article, Jim Renner, a Chesa- have risen from approximately 280 parts per million peake Bay oyster farmer, said that increasing water BIAS to roughly 370 ppm. Temperatures have increased as levels have started entering shorelines and salt water FROM PAGE 1 well — 2005 was the hottest year on record, followed marshes. closely by 1998. Kolbert, a writer for the New Yorker, recently pub- students were allowed to register The term global warming has been attached to this lished a series of articles in the magazine called “The without changing their DMV re- theory, but climate change does not mean that tempera- Climate of Man,” in which she addresses the issue cords, but he said that, within the tures everywhere will rise. According to Bob Watson, of human-induced climate change. Her book, “Field past week, off-campus students a chief scientist at the World Bank, the temperature Notes From a Catastrophe,” deals with the causes and have been denied because they are change will not be uniform. This means that some ar- implications of the issue. registered with a different DMV. eas of the world that are already wet will become wet- Before she left, Kolbert was asked whether she “A complete 180-degree turn just ter, while dry parts of the world will become drier. would continue to write about climate change. happened to occur coinciding with a “Today, climate change is something palpably af- “A lot of me would rather not,” she said. “But yes, registration drive, and it just doesnʼt fecting our lives,” Kolbert said. “We are creating I feel compelled to write about it.” make sense,” he said. In response to the allegation, Andrews said that he received a call sections of critical reading, math scores, because itʼs a new piece of from a female student who lives on APPLICANTS and writing. The two largest erro- information for us to have.” campus, saying that she had been in- FROM PAGE 1 neous results were off by 110 and Broaddus also said that, on structed by another student to use an 170 points. a 2,400-point test, any change of off-campus address when filling out Broaddus, and said that the errors According to the College 100 points or fewer rarely affects her voter registration form. had affected some of the Collegeʼs Board, the error of 170 points is the decision process. Andrews said that he reported applicants. A data file of the cor- unusually large. He further stressed that the the incident to the State Board of rected scores was then sent to the “The score difference for the SAT errors had little impact on the Elections. Authorities there told him College. vast majority of students was few- admissions process, as a holistic that he needed to start verifying all According to Broaddus, many er than 100 points across all three review of the candidateʼs applica- addresses with addresses listed on scores were revised before they sections of the test,” the statement tion, including teacher recommen- DMV records. were viewed by admissions offi- said. dations, course rigor, extracurric- Andrews said that students are cials, and if a decision had been In both cases where the discrep- ular activities, GPA and a personal often denied when their address does made before the score revision, an ancies were more than 100 points, statement, is a more accurate in- not match the address listed on their admissions dean was assigned to a decision had already been made dicator of student performance DMV record or when students do reassess the application. Despite concerning the studentʼs admis- than an SAT score. Broaddus also not have local phone numbers. the altered test scores, the College sion. noted that there are misconcep- “There are a lot of little subtle did not change any decisions. Broaddus declined to comment tions about how strongly the SAT things that are involved, and thatʼs “Where a decision had been on whether the decisions were ac- affects a studentʼs chance of ad- why every application is looked at reached, in some cases ʻadmitʼ ceptances or rejections, because mission. on an individual basis,” he said. and in other cases ʻdenyʼ, the re- the notification letters have not “I think this episode shows gional dean simply looked at the yet been mailed. the anxiety out there about how change,” Broaddus said. “But Broaddus also noted that, on an SAT is used,” Broaddus said. there was no … change in SAT the test with the largest error, 150 “The SAT is not what drives our Visit our website scores [that made] the regional of the 170 points were missing [admissions] process.” dean think this is a decision we from the writing portion, a new Over 10,710 applications were need to reconsider.” section added this year. reviewed by the admissions office Of the 47 incorrect scores, 45 “William and Maryʼs approach this year, a record for the College flathat.wm.edu were off by fewer than 100 points, to the writing portion has been that and 125 more than last yearʼs ap- with the majority having less than we take note of it, but weʼre not plicant pool. Statistics for the a 20-point discrepancy. Errors oc- using it to the extent that we use class of 2010 will be available in curred throughout the testʼs three the critical reading and the math the coming weeks. 4 NEWS ✦ MARCH 31, 2006

movieportal.com and National Review Online. Three of This passage is similar to one in a column written Similar to other the 10 articles and columns that were found to be similar by Goldberg for the May 13, 1999 edition of “Goldberg Date Section Headline Original author and source articles to other reviews and columns were discovered by The File.” Flat Hat, and seven cases of alleged plagiarism were first “Sporting his mature Jon Bon Jovi haircut and his Aug. 27, 1999 News “Bookstore to undergo No published on internet weblogs and the website Salon. even-sensitive-souls can have big pecs black T-shirt, heʼs $1.5 million renovation” com. reading a slender volume of poetry with convenient big Sept. 3, 1999 News Beyond the ʼBurg No Webloggers compared Domenechʼs articles to pieces print. He keeps looking at me with an air of jock-poet Opinions “ʼ60s morality reigns” No by other writers by finding his articles and columns in ennui — ʻNot only have I read Proust, but I can also kick Sept. 10, 1999 Opinions “Home sweet school” No The Flat Hat online archives. The archives are not com- your ass,ʼ” Goldberg wrote. plete for 1999 to 2000. Two of the pieces uncovered by Later in Domenechʼs column, he wrote, “Iʼd be Sept. 24, 1999 News “Expert examines Kosovo conflict” No The Flat Hat were not online, and thus were not available banned from the debates like a leper at the Playboy man- News “Campus volunteers rise to occasion” No Opinions “Allure of freshman politics” No for scrutiny by webloggers. The third piece, an Oct. 22, sion,” which is similar to Goldbergʼs Sept. 20, 2000 col- 1999 review of “Fight Club,” did appear online. For all umn for National Review Online. Oct. 1, 1999 News “UCAB provides Tom Petty tickets” No three pieces, The Flat Hat was the first to find substantial “Hotline bans me from its pages like a leper at the News “Rower contracts viral meningitis” No sections of Domenechʼs pieces that appeared to be cop- Playboy mansion,” Goldberg wrote in his column. Opinions “Defending the sacred Cheese Shop” No Reviews “Comedy regresses back to 7th Grade” No ied from other sources. Domenech does not credit Goldberg or National Re- In the Oct. 22 “Fight Club” review, Domenech ap- view Online in any part of his column. Oct. 22, 1999 News “Former U.S. ambassador to China speaks” No pears to have copied several passages from an Oct. 15, Other examples from these three articles are available Opinions “Remember Octobers past” No 1999 Salon.com review of the same film by Andrew on The Flat Hat Online at http://flathat.wm.edu. Variety “Campus groups to perform benefit” No Reviews “Pitt, Norton pick ʻFightʼ” Yes Andrew OʼHehir, Salon.com OʼHehir. As the first allegations emerged, conservative we- In Domenechʼs review, he wrote, “Pitt spouts Cliffs bloggers launched an immediate response in support of Oct. 29, 1999 Reviews “Ambulance chasers” Yes Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com Notes versions of Hemingway and Neitzsche about self- Domenech. As evidence compounded, however, some destruction and the physical body, flavors his conversa- joined the call for Domenech to step down. Among them Nov. 5, 1999 News “Republicans take elections ʼ99” No Opinions “How to fight stress” No tion with coy homoeroticism ...” was Michelle Malkin, for whom Domenech edited a Reviews “Rears: Music of the night” No In the Salon.com review, OʼHehir wrote, “Tyler Dur- book for publication at Regnery, a conservative publish- denʼs wisdom is mostly tossed-off Cliffs Notes Heming- ing company. Nov. 12, 1999 Reviews “Duritz lightens up” Yes James Hunter, way and Neitzsche maxims about self-destruction and the “The side-by-side comparisons of these extensive Rollingstone.com Reviews “ʻBachelorʼ has case of cold feet” Yes Mary Elizabeth physical body, flavored with a coy homoerotic wink.” passages is damning,” Malkin said in her March 24, Williams, Salon.com Domenechʼs Jan. 21, 2000 review of the film “Mag- 2006 post on her weblog Michellemalkin.com. “The Nov. 19, 1999 News “Panel discusses human rights” No nolia,” contained sections that were similar to Todd An- bottom line is: I know [plagiarism] when I see it … He Opinions “Party guidelines for real bashes” Yes P.J. OʼRourke, “Modern thonyʼs Jan. 6, 2000 review of the same film in the South [Domenech] should own up to it and step down.” Manners” Reviews “Woman with a mission” No Florida Sun-Sentinel. Under increasing pressure, Domenech eventually Reviews “Consumer friendly ʻhoursʼ” Yes Paul Du Noyer, Q Magazine In one of the passages, Domenech wrote, “Cruise posted an apology on RedState March 24. quickly eradicates any lingering aftertaste from his last “I want to apologize to National Review Online, Dec. 3, 1999 Opinions “Where to be during millenial madness” No performance in Stanley Kubrickʼs depressing ʻEyes my friends and colleagues here at RedState, and to any Reviews “ʻToy Story 2ʼ delights all ages” Yes Liz Braun, Allmovieportal.com Reviews “Shaken, not stirred” Yes Steve Rhodes, Wide Shut,ʼ strutting across the screen as the inwardly others that have been affected over the past few days,” Allmovieportal.com tormented leader of ʻseduce and destroyʼ seminars de- Domenech wrote. “I also want to apologize to my previ- Jan. 21, 2000 Reviews “Anderson scores artistic triumph” Yes Todd Anthony, South signed to teach lonely men ʻhow to make that lady friend ous editors and writers whose work I used inappropri- Florida Sun-Sentinel your sex-starved servant.ʼ” ately and without attribution. There is no excuse for any Aug. 25, 2000 Opinions “Brotherly advice for the freshman class” No Anthony wrote, “Cruise eradicates any unpleasant obfuscation in my earlier statement.” Sept. 1, 2000 Opinions “Registration wreaks havoc” No aftertaste lingering from his involvement in Stanley Allegations of plagiarism were first directed toward Kubrickʼs disappointing ʻEyes Wide Shutʼ last sum- Domenech in the online community of weblogs known Sept. 8, 2000 Opinions “Disappearing pride” No mer. Cruise struts ... as the inwardly tormented leader of as the blogosphere. Liberal webloggers started looking Sept. 22, 2000 Opinions “Furniture problems ʻsolvedʼ” No ʻseduce and destroyʼ seminars designed to teach lonely into Domenechʼs past “when [Washingtonpost.com edi- men ʻhow to make that lady ʻfriendʼ your sex-starved tor Jim] Brady hired Domenech to write ʻRed Americaʼ Oct. 27, 2000 Opinions “Not on the campaign trail” Yes Jonah Goldberg, servant.ʼ” without an obvious liberal balance,” Duncan Black, the National Review Online At another point in his review, Domenech wrote author of the liberal weblog Eschaton under the handle Dec. 8, 2000 Letter to Editor “Faults with The Flat Hat” No about “a wealthy bedridden cancer patient and TV game Atrios, said in an e-mail March 28. “Since Domenech GRAPHIC BY ANDY ZAHN AND CHASE JOHNSON ✦ THE FLAT HAT show magnate who long ago cheated on and abandoned was fairly young and without obvious qualifications it Ben Domenech, a staff writer for The Flat Hat from 1999 to 2000, appears to have copied from other sources his terminally ill wife.” This is identical to a section of [was] reasonable to raise questions.” in at least 10 of the 35 articles he wrote during his tenure. For more information, visit http://flathat.wm.edu. Anthonyʼs review. The webloggers were not necessarily looking specifi- Domenech wrote a column in the Oct. 22, 2000 edi- cally for possible plagiarisms. bashing me, instead of America.” tion of The Flat Hat that appears to borrow several pas- “It wasnʼt until someone discovered that he had clear- PLAGIARISM Further evidence to support claims that Domenech sages from two columns by Jonah Goldberg, editor-at- ly plagiarized one of his columns from a P.J. OʼRourke FROM PAGE 1 plagiarized articles in The Flat Hat from fall 1999 to fall large at National Review. book that people came to look deeper into his writings,” 2000 appeared over the next several days. In an internal Domenech wrote, “ʻSporting his mature Jon Bon Jovi Black said. guidelines for real bashes.” investigation conducted by The Flat Hat, at least 10 of haircut and his even-sensitive-souls-can-have-big-pecs In an e-mail to The Flat Hat, Domenech refused to Domenech closed his post on RedState by saying, “To Domenechʼs 35 articles written for The Flat Hat during black ribbed T-shirt, Kashner exudes an air of jock-poet comment. my friends: thank you for your support. To my enemies: I this time contained elements that appear to have been ennui — ʻNot only have I read Proust, but I can also kick Editor Joshua Pinkerton and Executive Editor Max take enormous solace in the fact that you spent this week copied from other sources, including Salon.com, All- your ass.ʼʼ” Fisher contributed to this report.

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[email protected] NEWS ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 5 Under the World Beat: Israel M C R S C O P Voters choose ‘forward’ ✦ BY JOSHUA BARR the West Bank, an area plagued by countryʼs new border by 2010. HOPE ADVOCATES SHUTEYE DURING SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK THE FLAT HAT murders and suicide bombings. By “We will determine the line of cooperating with Palestinian author- the security fence, and we will make BY BECKY EASLEY getting a normal nightʼs rest after ten allows the brain to process The recently-formed Kadima ities, Kadima hopes to rearrange the sure that no Jewish settlements will FLAT HAT SCIENCE COLUMNIST pulling an all-nighter. Sleep loss thoughts from the day, and it is Party won the largest number of borders of Israel to quell Palestinian be left on the other side of the fence. adds up, he wrote. during REM sleep that people parliamentary seats in last Mondayʼs violence over Israeli settlements. Drawing the fi nal borders is our ob- This week Health Outreach “Drowsiness is a red alert,” have vivid dreams. Israeli elections, the March 29 online “In the coming period, we will ligation as leaders and as a society,” Peer Educators have tried to raise Dement said. A Sept. 13, 2004 article from edition of The Los Angeles Times move to set the fi nal borders of the Olmert said Tuesday in Israelʼs Ye- sleep awareness on campus. Ac- He said that drowsiness means collegenews.org said that the so- reported. Ailing Prime Minister state of Israel, a Jewish state with a diot Ahronot daily newspaper. cording to the National Sleep the body is ready to fall asleep cial scene of colleges often alters Ariel Sharon formed the party last Jewish majority … [we will] work According to ABC News, the re- Foundation, the week of March and is not simply a warning sign. “body clocks,” which give the year with the hope of strengthening to do this through negotiations, in cent Palestinian election victory of 27 through April 2 is National According to the article, 55 per- body information on when and the movement to withdraw Jewish an agreement with the Palestin- Hamas, a militant anti-Israeli group, Sleep Awareness Week. The cent of drivers who get into ac- how long to sleep. The article settlements from the West Bank, the ians,” Kadima leader and acting has led many Israelis to support Ol- theme for this year is “Sleep: As cidents from falling asleep at the also said that some students be- center of violence between Israelis Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in mertʼs removal policy. Important as Diet and Exercise wheel are under the age of 25. lieve a normal amount of sleep and Palestinians. a statement to Palestinian President On the same day of the Israeli (Only Easier!)” The University of Marylandʼs is as little as four hours, nearly Even though the results could Mahmoud Abbas. “We are prepared elections, the Palestinian govern- The timing of NSAW is sleep disorder center said that half as much as the NSF rec- have a large impact on Israelʼs na- to compromise, give up parts of our ment approved a new government aligned with daylight savings sleep is an organized and ac- ommends. Late night television time. According to the NSF, tive process. When people sleep, shows, 24-hour grocery stores SITUATION: teenagers require eight and one- they undergo cycles of rapid and procrastination may all play The recently-formed Kadima Party won the largest number of parliamentary seats in last Mondayʼs Israeli half to nine hours of sleep per eye movement (REM) sleep a role in changing body clocks elections. Despite its importance regarding Israeli-Palestinian affairs, the voter turnout of 68 percent was night. and non-REM sleep. Non-REM One professor interviewed in the lowest in the countryʼs history. Kadima leader Ehud Olmert announced an initiative to draw back Israeli An online article from the sleep is divided into four stages. the article said that students of- borders in the Gaza Strip in the hope of quelling violence in the region. Palestinian cooperation may prove NSF entitled “Dozing Off in Sleep allows the body to recov- ten donʼt complain to professors diffi cult, as the militant political party Hamas holds a majority in the Palestinian Authority Legislative Class” focused on lack of sleep er from the day mentally and of being sleepy, but that tiredness Council. Regardless of Palestinian consent or international opinion, Kadima has vowed to initiate peace. in teenagers. The article cited a physically. In non-REM sleep, manifests itself as “increased ill- 1999 survey that said that about hormones lost during the day nesses, lack of concentration, tional policy, the voter turnout was beloved land of Israel, remove, pain- cabinet, dominated by prominent 60 percent of teenagers under are replenished. REM sleep of- and increased anxiety.” only 68 percent, the worst in the fully, Jews who live there, to allow Hamas members. The Los Angeles the age of 18 had trouble staying countryʼs 58-year history, the Los you the conditions to achieve your Times reported that this may set the awake during school. While col- Angeles Times reported. The election hopes and to live in a state in peace stage for confrontation with Israel lege students can get away with also marked a departure from Israelʼs and quiet.” and Abbas, who have both opposed seven hours of sleep and still feel voting tradition, formerly dominated Olmert also called for Palestin- Hamasʼ militant actions. Despite normal, the NSF recommends by the left-wing Labor party and the ian citizens to recognize the state of calls to disarm from both Abbas and that adults have an average of conservative Likud party. According Israel, to work together to end terror- Israel, Hamas has failed to do so, eight hours of sleep every night. to yesterdayʼs online edition of BBC ism in the region and to compromise Abbas said at an Arab summit in Su- A 1997 article entitled “Sleep- News, Kadima won 29 of a possible with Jewish residents. dan this week. less at Stanford,” written by 120 seats. Likud fell from 28 to 12 “Accept only part of [your] dream “There is no future for us and professor William Dement from seats, and Labor garnered a total of … stop terror … accept democracy for them, there is no security for us Stanford University, said that 80 20 seats. and accept compromise and peace and for them, without peace,” Abbas percent of undergraduates and The election was a disappoint- with us. We are prepared for this. We said. staff at the university were dan- ment for former Prime Minister want this.” With Kadimaʼs win, many Is- gerously sleep deprived; danger- Benjamin Netanyahu, who was as- With or without Palestinian coop- raeliʼs are optimistic about peace ous is defi ned by the occurrence sumed to be Sharonʼs successor, the eration, Olmert said that Israel would and Israelʼs future. “This is per- of unintended sleep or impaired Los Angeles Times reported. act to end violence in the region, re- haps the most important election performance. The article was According to The New York gardless of international opinion. in all of Israelʼs life,” Jerusalem directed toward incoming fresh- Times, despite the parliamentary “The time has come to act,” he citizen Mordechai Aviv said. “We man who Dement believed were victory, Kadima, which means for- said. are going to separate between us likely to become yet another ward in Hebrew, will have to form a The March 28 online edition of and the Arabs. This is very impor- class of dangerously sleep de- COURTESY PHOTO ✦ UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO coalition with the Labor party in or- ABC News said Israelʼs recently tant for us to continue having a prived students. Dement said that The NSF cited a 1999 survey that said that about 60 percent of teenag- der to pass their initiatives. Kadimaʼs constructed separation barrier, al- Jewish state.” sleep loss cannot be corrected by ers under the age of 18 have trouble staying awake during school. largest initiative is the continued locating approximately 8 percent of Asst. News Editor Brian Ma- withdrawal of Jewish citizens from the area to Israel, would become the honey contributed to this report. March 31, 2006 Page 6 [email protected] BRIEFS

Youth hour monthly for coachesʼ meetings. near the law school. It costs $15 held at 5 p.m. April 6. Boathouse with the opportunity to see the basketball Call Victoria Butler at 229-3316 to to register early and $20 on race There will be a showing of opening gardens in bloom and enjoy the get involved. day with all proceeds going to the “The Princess Bride” at Kimball spring weather. Contact Gabriela coaches needed 15th annual Bone Marrow Drive. Theater April 10 at 11 p.m. Tickets Pierre at [email protected] to sign Ali’s Run T-shirts are guaranteed to all early cost $3 and all proceeds go to the Beginning March 24, the Lake up. registrants and the rest will be Bone Marrow Drive. The event is Matoaka boathouse will be open. Do you want to make a difference given to the remaining participants. sponsored by the Barrett, Dupont Come down and show your student Spring Into in childrenʼs lives? The local youth The second annual Aliʼs Run, Refreshments, performance awards and Botetourt Hall Councils. ID to rent a canoe or kayak for basketball league, CAA-NBL, a fi ve kilometer run and walk and fun prizes will follow the race. free. Only one boat will be rented Action is looking for coaches. All that is benefi ting the Alan Buzkin Bone For more information, contact Sexual assault for each ID shown and the offer is needed is two hours per week (one Marrow Drive, will take place at Courtney Bennett at cnbenn@wm. on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. Sign-up with a student club, hour of practice and a game Friday 10 a.m. April 8. The race will edu or Cabell Clay at mcclay@wm. survivors Alcohol, fi shing and swimming are organization or group of friends night or Saturday morning) and one start and begin at Bicentennial Park edu. meetings prohibited. Weather permitting, the to participate in this campus-wide boathouse will be open from 3 to day of service. Groups will work Outdoor day The Survivor Support group, 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays on different service projects in the trips affi liated with the Alliance for and Fridays and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Williamsburg area. Many projects LASSIFIEDS Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Saturdays and Sundays are still available. Sign up now in C will meet each Tuesday beginning the Campus Center room 157. The HEALTH hours weekly required, The Recreation Center and March 21 at 5 p.m. in Tucker Hall Bluegrass event takes place tomorrow from one weeknight and some three sport clubs are sponsoring room 131. The meetings are open concert noon to 4 p.m. E-mail Lauren weekend hours. Apply recreational day trips to local to everyone and refreshments will Grainger at [email protected] for Headache? Neck pain? in person at the Peanut destinations throughout April. The be served. Avalonʼs community more information. Back pain? Shop, 414 Prince George trips are geared toward beginners, outreach specialist Juanita Graham The critically acclaimed James Sports injury? St., next to Baskin but are open to everyone. Trips cost and her graduate assistant Sangita King Band and Rock Solid Grass Ewell concert Stress? Robbins. Now hiring $10, which covers transportation, Joshi will guide discussions and will perform at the Amelia High series We can help. Visit summer help with part- equipment, training and snacks. offer information and resources to School Auditorium at 2 p.m. April performancechiropractic.com time availability imme- All trips leave around 10 a.m. and survivors and their supporters during 9. Tickets cost $15 for adults age to see how diately. return to campus by 6 p.m. the healing process. Contact Sheila 16 and older and $5 for children. The Cleary Bros. Band will CHIROPRACTIC, Three trips are being offered. Sheppard at 651-5032 for more All proceeds will benefi t the Amelia perform April 5 at 8:00 p.m. in ACUPUNCTURE, and LOCAL The fi rst trip will be with the Rock information. County Volunteer Emergency Squad, the Williamsburg Regional MASSAGE help you Climbing Club to Manchester who is sponsoring the concert. For Library Theatre. This string band be your best. For more Walls in Richmond, Va. April 9. Personal care more information, call Irene Mills at combines bluegrass, old time and information, or to VERA BRADLEY The second trip is on April 15 804-561-2137. rural mountain music to create a schedule an HANDBAGS & with the VIMS Sail and Paddle assistant needed traditional sound with a modern appointment, call ACCESSORIES. We Club at Diascund Reservoir near Service learning fl are. The event, which is part of the Performance Chiropractic have a complete selection Toano, Va. The third trip, a hike opportunity Ewell concert series, is free and open at 229-4161. plus hard to find retired with the Outdoors Club, will take An alumna from the class of 1985 to the public. Call Judy Zwelling at (ad authorized by Dr. colors and styles. Also place at the Back Way Wildlife with multiple sclerosis is looking x1082 for more information. Daniel Shaye, Vera Rolling Luggage. Refuge in Virginia Beach, Va. for a female assistant to help with Want to spend winter break in chiropractic physician, Quilts Unlimited 110 S. April 23. Spaces are limited for all transfers, dressing, performing range the Caribbean working with children Race and W&M 1990) Henry Street, Merchants three. For more information or to of motion stretches, serving prepared and earning elective credits? Contact ethnicity talk Square. www.quiltsun- register, e-mail Greg Henderson at lunch and other meals and help with Dr. Lynn Pelco at [email protected] limited.com [email protected]. transportation and participation in an to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime HELP WANTED Now hiring, nights, MS aquatics class on Tuesdays and experience. Applications are due There will be a conversation weekends and summer. Bone Marrow Thursdays. Applicants must be able April 10. on race and ethnicity at 3 p.m. The Peanut Shop is now Drive events to lift 25 pounds and be available April 2 at the Charles Center in hiring part-time sales for six hours between 9:30 a.m. and the basement of Tucker Hall. The Classifieds are $.25/ Weekend associates. Close to wd./issue and must be pre- 4 p.m. weekdays, year round. No service trip talk will focus on defi ning racism, campus, flexible hours, paid. Call 757-221-3283 Help break the record for the experience is necessary, and anyone how its meaning has changed over cheerful and busy work or e-mail [email protected] worldʼs largest pillow fi ght while who is accepted will be trained. The time and whether it still exists environment, employee for more info. supporting the Bone Marrow Drive job pays $7.50 per hour. Contact There will be a service trip to A today. All are welcome to attend. discount. Minimum ten at the same time. Bring a pillow and x0191 or [email protected] for Million Blooms April 8. Volunteers Contact Jodi Fisler at jxfi sl@wm. donate $1 at the event, which will be more information. will work in the Childrenʼs Garden edu for more information. March 31, 2006 Page 7 [email protected] OPINIONS SPECIAL EDITORIAL Au revoir

This week, The Flat Hatʼs editorial board gets a break. Once a year, around this time, the seniors and outgoing staff train their assistants and fellow staffers to take over new positions and the leadership of this newspaper. My burden … er, privilege, is to write a goodbye to the remaining staff and my friends, so here this week you wonʼt find the diatribe of a frus- trated blowhard with an axe to grind. Instead, you will hear my thoughts on the new staff and everyone with whom Iʼve had the honor to work this past year. But before I do, I thank the loyal readership of The Flat Hat itself; it has been my greatest joy to bring you the news, sports, photos, entertainment and opinions of our campus each and every week. But enough about you; on to the kudos! First off, Danielle Espino has kicked ass and taken names as the head of our Online sec- tion. Her peppy attitude has apparently found her new friends elsewhere as she leaves us prematurely. Danielle has nothing but praise from me, however, as she has always done more than what was expected of her. I feel confident that Alex Lupp and the other Online staff trained by Danielle will be up to the task of digitizing The Flat Hat every week. At the Business and Advertising departments, which are quite possibly the most important at the paper, long-time Business Manger Demetria Penix will also be leaving. There isnʼt space here to give Demetria her full credit; she has a thankless job but has done it with pro- fessionalism and tact, as she has done with every assignment, as long as I have known her. That thankless job, which hopefully will not remain so through the professed appreciation of the new staff, will be tackled by Per Hoel, with Helen Chacon taking over for Dan Grady High education as accountant. Graphics duties in the upcoming year will be mastered primarily by Nate Burgess Of late, there has been a great deal of discontent ing more severe obviously increases the sense of and Justin White, who return from last year as our superb Graphics editor and Editorial brewing on this campus over drug policy issues, but paranoia surrounding underage use, thus making Cartoonist, respectively. Nate Loehrke, famous from Hulabaloo, will be graduating with us, the solutions offered by many of the candidates in people less likely to call for medical help in the case leaving a very large gap in The Flat Hatʼs drawing team. Though we didnʼt see him much, last weekʼs Student Assembly elections do not cor- of potential alcohol poisoning. More severe pun- Big Nate was hard to miss. From now on, he will not be hard to miss. rectly address the root causes ishments also cause people to drink alone or with I am proud to say that the relatively new Copy section, begun a little over a year ago by the of our schoolʼs reactionary only a few people present. This practice can result previous editor, Dan “Skip” Schumacher, has done well and made itself into a full-fledged approach to drug policy. The in some negative consequences, such as the greater and highly respected Flat Hat department. Though they will have only a temporary leader, Alcohol Task Force is but one probability that there are no persons available in a Annie Russo and Taylor Martindale will continue with their hard work as the primary Copy small implement in the sys- capacity to call for help if a situation arises. This editors, a job that I do not think I could have done. The Copy staff have my heartfelt appre- tematic oppression of College type of situation can also make students more vul- ciation and admiration. students, and Joe Jay is but nerable to sexual assault. Lastly, severe punishments The much-improved photos that have appeared in the paper over the last year or so are one easily replaceable admin- for underage drinking also create a stigma around istrator. an activity, social drinking, which is an acceptable largely the lens-work of our brilliant and beautiful Photo editor Lauren Bryant and assistant There are two central prob- behavior in virtually all societies. Alcohol is some- Allie Veinote. Lauren will be also be graduating in May, while Allie moves on to bigger and Thom Silverstein lems, and the first and more thing that primitive Homo sapiens did not take long better things; look out for her credit underneath some of the best photos in American journal- important of those two, nation- to discover; it is a part of our common heritage, and ism, as long as she is behind the camera. I anticipate that photography duties for the new staff al drug control policy as determined by the federal a few administration officials with unfortunately will be handled well by Jon Seiden and Alex Haglund, whose talent for capturing the color government, cannot be rectified by the actions of inflated egos are not going to change that. and radiance of our fair campus have already caught my eye. College students alone. The second problem is the What is more troubling than the obvious tram- In the Sports department, we have Jeff Dooley, whom you may all know from his life administrationʼs basic outlook on drug and alcohol pling of civil liberties involved in our schoolʼs predictions at the horoscopes in Variety, taking over as the assistant, with the very capable use. enforcement of their drug policies is the massive Louis Malick grabbing the reigns from Chris Adams. Chris and Louis may not have said The administrationʼs view that drug use is a misallocation of resources associated with funding much as last yearʼs Sports staff, but they have been the kindest and most efficient Sports problem on this campus, and that they have the an overstaffed police department and an overstaffed staff with which Iʼve ever had the pleasure to work. Chris will fill in at Copy for the rest of capacity to eliminate drug use through disciplin- Dean of Students Office when excellent professors the semester, but heʼll be leaving for the fall. Readers, make sure you write letters to the new ary sanctions, is both fundamentally flawed and are leaving us every year. editor demanding he come back. You wonʼt regret it. immensely detrimental to the academic character of The College is an academic institution, not a Joe Kane has taken over at Briefs so that at our Reviews desk we can have up-and-com- the College. babysitter, and the Collegeʼs spending choices ought Almost all of the drug-related cases that come to reflect that distinction. The quality of education ing star Alice Hahn, assisted by Conor McKay. Alice has been under the recent tutelage of before the Dean of Studentsʼ Office involve either has undoubtedly gone down here in recent years as outgoing seniors Will Milton and Kyle Meikle, both of whom I have known for nearly four cannabis or alcohol. Cannabis is a non-addictive quality professors have left, and one wonders how Joshua Pinkerton, Editor-in-Chief years and have always made the office a more delightful and humorous place to work. I will drug with a fatality rate of zero. Any form of smoke different this school would be if its administrators Ashley Baird, Managing Editor ✦ Max Fisher, Executive Editor miss them both terribly. Per Hoel, Business Manager ✦ Andy Zahn, News Editor inhalation (perhaps the school should require vapor- realized the folly of preferring to damage their stu- Your most crucial campus news, I am pleased to say, will now be brought to you each Chase Johnson, Variety Editor ✦ Louis Malick, Sports Editor izers) is apt to cause some level of lung damage, but dents instead of uplifting them. Alice Hahn, Reviews Editor ✦ Natalie Ronollo, Opinions Editor week by Andy Zahn, who takes over for Mike Schobel. The news staff of my tenure was bois- habitual cannabis smokers generally consume much If the administration simply chose to stop fund- terous, consistently overruling my authority to play the worst music in history (read: Toby less tar than habitual cigarette smokers, and lung ing the forces that oppress students, then the oppres- Keith), but I have been impressed with how Mike and his very talented assistants brought cancer remains but a remote possibility for cannabis sion of students would end. Judicial policy reform me and the campus better news coverage than I had ever done as News editor. Supported users. Anyone intelligent and responsible enough may well be needed, the Alcohol Task Force is a by the oft-underappreciated former InSight editor, Austin Wright, as well as assistants Brian to gain admittance into the College has proven problem and there are irresponsible megalomaniacs Mahoney and Maxim Lott at InSight, the section is certain to continue its legacy of profes- that they are responsible enough to use cannabis, in the Deanʼs Office, but these issues should never sional, objective reporting. because one simply need not be very responsible to even get that far. My old and first love, the Opinions section, will be once again headed by the very capable responsibly use cannabis. If President Nichol and the Board of Visitors Alcohol use is a slightly more complicated finally realize that this school is a school rather than and perceptive Natalie Ronollo. Running Opinions is a difficult and subtle task, and I have issue, because that drug does have more obvious a daycare center, then we, the students, will not been consistently pleased with her understanding and editing of the entire section, if not her and extreme health implications. Deaths as a result have to worry about being kicked off of campus for use of the Mac computer voice. of alcohol poisoning are a reality on many college smoking pot or paying $85 for a class that teaches Chase Johnson, Natalieʼs assistant from Opinions, will be leaving her to edit the infamous campuses. Nonetheless, the College lacks the capac- students nothing that they did not learn in middle Variety section, with help from assistants Alex Ely and Stephen Knapp. Though Chase is ity to solve this problem, and administrative action school classes. That will be a good day. largely unaccustomed to Variety, he has been trained well by Natalie, and with his own generally exacerbates the problem rather than help- Thom Silverstein is a sophomore at the College. natural abilities, I feel confident that you will continue to find the quality reporting and ing to solve it. His views do not necessarily represent those of The compelling coverage of campus happenings that our previous editors, Alejandro Salinas and Making the consequences for underage drink- Flat Hat. Max Fisher, brought to you through their pages. Alejandro, who has earned my respect as an intelligent and gifted journalist of the highest order, unfortunately has had to leave to take another job. Though you wonʼt see his name in the staff box, you may look forward to his exceptional reporting throughout the next year. Max Fisher, on the other hand, leaves Variety to lead it and other sections as the overall Executive editor. His dedication and foresight will assure The Flat Hat continued success, both in areas where we have traditionally excelled, as well as in places former staffers have not been able to go. Max replaces my good friend and partner-in-crime Ginny Paulus, whose slightly fascist tendencies will no doubt be countered in the future by her wit, her charm and her kindness toward everyone and everything. Ginny, I think I will miss you most of all. As for our new Managing editor, Ashley Baird, the darling of the Copy corps (not to men- tion the News staff), is a most capable and mature replacement for outgoing senior Whitney Winn. I have had the pleasure to work with Ashley, but not long enough. Whitney, on the other hand, is someone of whom I have had quite enough. Of course I jest, as Whitney has been a remarkable leader and good friend to have at my side these last 12 months, providing me with the common-sense perspective I desperately needed and often lacked. Last, but not nearly least, is my own successor, Josh Pinkerton. I remember back when I was a brand-new News editor, and Josh was a hard-working reporter who had expressed interest in joining my section as an assistant. In one of my more regrettable decisions, I effectively snubbed him in exchange for Cara Passaro, both of whom deserved the position. Luckily for me and for the readers, Josh did not take it personally — though who could have blamed him? — and he returned last year as the perfect match with Andy at News, out-per- forming in every aspect of his duties. I am pleased to see him take command of the new staff, and if anyone is qualified for the extreme pressures of being editor-in-chief, it is undoubtedly him. Godspeed, Josh, and to all of you. As my last editorial draws to a close, I cannot help but remember the staffers who came before me. Lisa St. Martin, Lindsay Moroney, Skip and Meghan Williams all taught me how to be a leader and, most importantly, a journalist. Meghan Shea, on the other hand, stole my job at Opinions, but she made up for it later by stealing my heart. I have said goodbye to friends before, but never have I had to say goodbye to this many all at once. I wish the best for the future staff of this, our student newspaper, with its brilliance and gravitas, and my lasting hope is that I have served them, and you the readers, as well as they have served me.

Stephen Carley, Outgoing Editor-in-Chief 8 OPINIONS ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 Off the fence When President Bush decided to tackle immigra- Alternatively, the low wages paid by businesses tion reform, he must have had an understanding of lower costs to American consumers and advance a how deeply divisive the issue would become. Last thriving global economy in which corporations such Saturday, over 500,000 people from Los Angeles, as Dell are moving offices to the other side of the Calif. to Washington, D.C. took globe in order to cut costs and remain competitive. to the streets to protest the tough If the illegal immigrants were to be granted immigration bill in the Senate, amnesty and become American citizens, as proposed which forced the Senate Judiciary by Democratic legislators, these individuals would Committee to moderate the billʼs pay federal income taxes and defeat the drone of provisions on criminalizing resi- skepticism on the part of those complaining about dents found to be living in the education and healthcare burdens placed upon the U.S. illegally. Last December the system. The Republicans do raise a point in that House of Representatives passed granting citizenship to illegal immigrants would in a stringent bill that included a effect be condoning the crime of illegal immigration, Josh requirement that all employers in but what is the alternative? It is far better to have Powers the United States use an employ- a group of working American citizens paying taxes ment eligibility database to than a rigorous enforcement of a law that would determine the status of possible lead to nothing but the same, as the millions of ille- illegal immigrants. Much like the 1986 immigration gal immigrants residing in the United States would bill that was not enforced, the recent immigration act remain here illegally. increased the punishments for employers who know- Heightening border security should, however, ingly hire illegal immigrants. become a high priority in an age when terrorists With elections on the horizon and the President can cross borders with backpack-sized weapons witnessing his poll numbers dropping by the hour, than can inflict unimaginable damage. Funding for the Republican majority in Congress has been split border security must be stepped up and should have at an extremely unfortunate time for the party. increased a great deal after Sept. 11, 2001, but an Republican legislators are being forced to attempt a unwillingness to deal with the issue in Congress balancing act, assuaging core constituents demand- has delayed any full resolution to the problem. ing stringent immigration reform while pacifying Addressing the border will finally eliminate the pres- powerful corporate interests fearing a labor melt- ence of the controversial Minutemen and set into down. As the immigration battle comes to a boiling place practical, fully federally-monitored national point, Americans should be aware of what is at stake security measures. Supporting life for the nation. Republicans are currently divided on Rather than allow the nation to placate itself with the issue, with some leaning toward a guest-worker xenophobic, overly harsh anti-immigration reforms A year has now passed since the starvation/dehydra- methods of therapy, procured through the efforts of his program for illegal immigrants, while others remain or measures that effectively nullify any reform tion death of Terri Schiavo, and the debate surrounding devoted wife. His doctor, Stephan A. Mayer, director strongly opposed to any program which would allow whatsoever, Americans must take a clear look at her case, though never insignificant, is becoming ever of neurointensive care at Columbia Universityʼs medi- illegal immigrants to work in the United States at the profound implications of immigration reform. more pertinent in a world increasingly obsessed with cal center, had previously called the situation hopeless. all. However, Democrats appear united, advocating Implementing an equitable, rational reform of illegal “quality of life.” Last Wednesday, Ragucci reports that, while in a vegetative state, he a method to give the millions of illegal immigrants immigration and border security is something that renowned bioethics writer Wesley was at least semi-aware, and was distressed to hear his already living in the United States. legal status. should have been addressed long ago. The United J. Smith visited the College to caregivers referring to him in the past tense. His own The national unemployment rate is currently 5 States unfortunately has an extensive history of pass- deliver a lecture about the growing opinion of his quality of life during his coma, there- percent, but unemployment is not equally divided, ing and enforcing discriminatory immigration leg- trend to consider certain human fore, differed significantly from what medical experts since a far higher percentage of unemployed islation, and the only way to assure any future mea- beings “disposable” based on their assumed. Americans are found in occupations where illegal sure will not be seen as such is for Congress to level perceived “quality of life” and their Cases such as these may be rare, but they illus- immigrants are employed. Therefore, the argument with the immigrant population and the American value to society. In his numerous trate a profound problem; they glaringly unmask our can be made that illegal immigrants, by taking these people. books and television appearances, ignorance and the fallibility of the medical profes- positions, lower the average wages for Americans Josh Powers is a junior at the College. His views Amy Smith has lamented that, in modern sion. Schiavoʼs parents and priest insist that she was, who find it difficult to live on such a low income. do not necessarily represent those of The Flat Hat. Green bioethics, sentience is no longer even if only at a minimal level, responsive. Even sufficient to prove “personhood.” if she was unresponsive, as had been the case with Patients must also demonstrate Ragucci, nobody but Schiavo herself could accurately rationality — a dangerous theory that in 1997 led doc- appraise her quality of life. Contrary to what her hus- tors from the International Forum for Transplant Ethics band ordered carved on her tombstone, she did not to propose that patients deemed to be in a “persistent “depart this earth” on the day she fell into a coma. vegetative state” (PVS) should be considered dead and Furthermore, according to convincing eyewitness have their organs harvested. The bottom line, however, accounts, her death was far from peaceful or painless. is that doctors still know too little about the regenera- Schiavo was denied food and water for 13 days before tive capabilities of the human brain to reliably diagnose she succumbed. According to the American Medical PVS (which is not, contrary to some assumptions, the Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, same as brain death). starvation/dehydration is an ethical form of euthanasia, Recently, 12-year-old Haleigh Poutre, who sustained yet pet owners are routinely arrested for animal cru- severe brain damage last year when her step-parents elty if they do the same thing to their dogs. Dogs at beat her, was declared to be not just in an irreversible least have the American Society for the Prevention of vegetative state but actually brain-dead. As in Terri Cruelty to Animals to defend them. Schiavoʼs case, doctors sanctioned the removal of her Whose interests are we really serving with claims feeding tube. Shortly before this removal was to take that the mentally disabled lead lives so unsatisfying as place, however, a social worker visiting Poutre discov- to be not worth living? Is our attitude really so arrogant ered that she was responsive, and the procedure was that we believe we can make such a judgment, risking cancelled. She is now making remarkable progress in outright murder in the process? a rehabilitation center. In 2002, a 31-year-old coma- Amy Green, president of the Collegeʼs Students for tose stroke victim, Mark Ragucci, managed an almost Life club, is a senior at the College. Her views do not complete recovery through intensive and innovative necessarily represent those of The Flat Hat. Letters to the Editor An apology institutions].” mines the writerʼs credibility. burned American flags and insulted most crucial point: the house will be To The Editor: Meeseʼs erroneous remarks con- A less serious writing offense, but alumni and faculty, many of whom resold on the stipulation that it is not In my Feb. 24 column “As poor tinue when he states that the College one that still undermines credibility, opposed Kissingerʼs appointment just turned into rental property. follow-up to Knight, Davis failed to would be able to “improve the quality is not being vigilant against spelling as adamantly, and that “Maybarduk I honestly do not understand how respect Hoosier culture,” I did not of the student body” by selecting a and factual mistakes. I noticed two himself got more than a little play this can be interpreted as a free mar- cite several paraphrases from a Feb. better mix of students. spelling errors, and that was without during the World Trade Organization ket working its natural course if these 16 ESPN.com article “IUʼs Davis has This year the college received over scrutinizing the whole piece. protests in D.C., where he was arrest- insidious strings are attached. himself to blame,” by Jason Whitlock. 10,000 applications for the class of Also, you referred to the blogs ed for chucking a Dasani bottle at a Additionally, I found the argu- First, I would like to say that I take 2010. Surely a diverse group of stu- Daily Kos and “Atrios.” The latter is police officer.” ment insulting to me as a student. If the utmost pride in my writing. I put dents can be selected out of such a actually the online alias of Duncan Each of these accusations was as I am given the right to vote, does the hours of effort into the final product large pool, even if the College select- Black, the host of Eschaton. false as it was original to Domenech, fact that I am a student automatically every week. I would never intention- ed only in-state students. —Tom Bragan who soon found himself before the mean I will use that right self-serv- ally or knowingly use material with- With so many students to choose Honor Council. ingly or ignorantly? Hardly. out proper citation. I have written for from, why privatize this remarkable Appropriate response As recently as Friday, Domenech What I am asking for is a chance The Flat Hat for two years, and there institution? To the Editor: crowed on RedState.com that “the to have a say in the election of the has never been a problem of any kind Finally, Meese remarks that Congratulations on your editorial Honor Council completely cleared leaders who pass laws that affect me. with any prior work. I made a mistake Virginia will save “$42 million against plagiarism in the astounding my name and the article as the truth,” I always considered this to be one of and for that I am sorry. I remain ready per year” by severing ties with the Ben Domenech affair. As managing which demonstrates a warped, if the most basic rights that I was guar- to write my column in future edi- College, which could be used to fund editor of the Flat Hat in 1968-69, I was revealing, understanding of the truth. anteed in a democracy. tions. In the meantime, while The Flat road construction. Great, now I can first amazed and tickled to see it crop Maybarduk has most certainly never I am not alone in this belief. Hat drafts citation guidelines, I am drive around all day long since I can up in the Atrios and Daily Kos blogs been arrested for assaulting a police President Nichol sent out an e-mail not going to write the column for the no longer afford my tuition — what and then pleased and proud to see officer, as those who care to comb recently to remind us “[students] remainder of the semester. fun! how you guys have handled the whole through police records can determine are full members of this community —Carl Siegmund, ʼ08 Apparently Meese missed President issue. for themselves. — entitled to equal rights of political Nicholʼs memo about keeping this And just think, the whole world is The Flat Hat may successfully participation and ready to shoulder Public greatness institution “great and public.” Meese, wondering “ʻFlat Hat?ʼ What kind of wash its hands of any responsibility the civic responsibilities that are their To the Editor: if you want a higher salary, go teach name is that for a newspaper?” Carry for Domenech; the College adminis- constant companion.” In the March 17 issue, law profes- at one of those private institutions on! tration and the Honor Council, how- Voting registration ends this sor Alan Meese wrote an opinion you love so much; donʼt destroy this —Nancy Verser Brumback, ʼ69 ever, will have a much harder time of Monday, and I am planning on send- piece entitled “Privatization: A win- historic, public institution. it. ing this city a message in the form of ning choice.” In his column, Professor The solution to our problems is not Domenchʼs history of dishonesty —Joseph Catron, ʼ05 my ballot. Meese suggested that the College cut simply to walk away and become a To the Editor: Though who I vote for is less ties as a publicly funded institution private institution. We must continue Ben Domenechʼs long record of We are Williamsburg important than the act itself, I will and generate more revenue as a pri- pressing the state for the funding we defrauding his readers includes more To the Editor: say this much: my vote is not going vate institution by raising tuition for deserve as we educate future leaders than plagiarism. Though I would not call Daniel to any candidate who views me as in-state students. of America. In 2001, he wrote an article Kuehnʼs March 24 opinions column a second-class citizen or a parasitic As a law professor, Meese should —Daniel Bracey, ʼ09 attacking Peter Maybarduk, a fellow about Williamsburg politics “blas- transient. In a community of 12,000 know that one of the hallmarks of College student, and many others phemy,” I do not consider it to be a people, we make up more than 60 American society is an accessible, Mistakes undermine credibility opposed to the selection of Henry particularly enlightened view. percent of the population. low-cost education. Becoming a pri- To the Editor: Kissinger as chancellor. Published He claims that the city councilʼs Despite what Kuehn may believe, vate institution would cause tuition Your editorial stance regarding pla- on both National Review Online and recent purchase of the house on we are undeniably Williamsburg, and to more than double for in-state stu- giarism is commendable. Focus on the Familyʼs Boundless Harrison Ave. was a respectable it is high time we start viewing our- dents, which Meese naïvely discounts Plagiarism is a very serious offense Webzine, “The Radical Chic” alleged move, made without coercion of the selves this way. as “25 percent less than [other private for a writer, one that greatly under- that students protesting Kissinger had market. But what he understates is the —Matt Blair, ʼ07 Take a tour with this March 31, 2006 Improvisational Theatre Page 9 member and off-and-on Oscar nominee. [email protected] VARIETY See THAT GUY, page 12. Campus bands gain local notoriety, national attention

COURTESY PHOTO ✦ THE CASTLE COURTESY PHOTO ✦ MILE HIGH SCHOOL Adam Ramos, ʼ05, lead singer of The Castle, rips on his guitar at a recent show. Things are looking up for Mile High School, a Hampton Roads group ranked in mtvUʼs top 50 campus bands.

Eclectic rock trio with hip-hop component to play Local band advances to quarterfi nals of mtvU’s at Aromas Coff eehouse, Paul’s Deli “Best Music on Campus” competition

BY JOHN BRAME a rapper,” Ramos, who had played in a cover band last BY ALEX ELY heavier music, so when we started playing together, the THE FLAT HAT spring, said. FLAT HAT ASST. VARIETY EDITOR energy on stage was absolutely ridiculous. You normally The two started to collaborate, Dizzo said, and then donʼt find poppy, accessible music with energy so that The Castle, an eclectic local rock trio, will play an he saw Beats at a house party playing with another Local indie rock band Mile High School, whose someone can smash a guitar and not feel out of place.” acoustic show tonight at Aromas. The group combines band and thought his style matched Dizzo and Ramosʼs members include sophomore singer and guitarist Over time, the band developed a dedicated, if age- many different genres of music, including alternative, dynamic. The three played their first performance at Craig Kleemann, were selected as quarterfinalists in a specified, local following. This fan base became the blues and hip-hop. The show will start at 8 p.m. Paulʼs Deli Nov. 8, 2005. Since then, according to Beats, nationwide competition hosted by mtvU. The contest inspiration for their band name. The Castle is Adam Ramos, ʼ05, on guitar and vocals it has been “slow, continual growth.” seeks promising up-and-coming bands of all genres “Something that always happens is you get a lot of and Danny Dizzo on bass, “rhymes” and vocals. The According to senior Devon Trotter, the groupʼs pub- from American colleges. The networkʼs “Best Music underage girls at the shows, and someone once made a drummer refers to himself as simply “Beats Ugh Lee.” lic relations man, those who have listened to the Castle on Campus” competition initially received over 300 Ramos left the College this semester to pursue the band. have really liked them. Trotter, who volunteered for the online submissions, according to mtvU Manager of Dizzo and Beats are life-long Williamsburg residents. position after hearing the Castle play, said the band has Communications Jason Rzepka. In addition to being the bass player, Dizzo is a free- started to accrue a following. The members of Mile High School, all of whom style rapper and throws his rhymes into some of The “One thing you need [in order] to establish yourself live in the Hampton Roads area, were among 50 bands Castleʼs songs. The song “The Door,” Ramos explained, is to develop a following,” Trotter said, because venues nationwide and the only band in Virginia selected as describes the experiences of two different people going want bands that will bring people in the doors. quarterfinalists, an honor which includes a customized out on a Friday night. Ramos and Dizzo alternate on this “There are songs that put you in a chill, mellow mood webpage with photos, song samples and biographical song, with Ramos singing and Danny rapping. from the blues and acoustic aspect of the band, but there information. An overall winner will be selected by a “Not a lot of bands have a freestyle rapper,” Ramos are certain songs that make you want to rock out and get panel of recording artists and MTV personnel. The grand said. The Castleʼs philosophy is not to make a hybrid up and dance,” Trotter said, who has had The Castle play prize winner will get a record deal with Drive-Thru between rock and hip-hop, but to combine the two at his house. Records and will shoot a music video to be aired on genres as they currently are. As musical influences, Ramos mentioned Bob Dylan, mtvU, according to Rzepka. “I love rock, and I play guitar,” Dizzo said, but he Cream, Robert Johnson and ʼ90s pop in general. Beats “This is just one of the many opportunities that mtvU added that he also loves rap. He doesnʼt try to bend his also listed several diverse sources of inspiration, but has for launching music careers,” Rzepka said. “The rapping to fit a rock band; he raps with The Castle just chief among them was jazz. Beats said he loves the competition is a platform for college students to show- like he would solo. openness of the bandʼs style, and he mentioned that they case their talents and get their name out there. Franz Ramos and Dizzo had known each other for a few do some improvisation in their live performances. Ferdinand, Fall Out Boy and Matisyahu all had their years before they started writing music together. After “Sometimes the coolest stuff happens completely by music and videos on mtvU before they became well- Ramos moved into an apartment close to Dizzo, they accident,” he said. “Itʼs very cool to just lay back and see known. The winners of last yearʼs competition, a band started writing together. what happens. We seem to do great under pressure, so it called All Envy Aside from the University of Wisconsin, “This summer I just started writing all stays very interesting.” Milwaukee, now have their video played all the time.” songs, and then I moved in next to The band emphasized that they Mile High School and their music can now be appre- Danny, do not see themselves as com- ciated on a national level and voted on by any person COURTESY PHOTO ✦ MILE HIGH SCHOOL and he pletely autonomous or as play- with access to the internet and an interest in music. joke that we werenʼt the Mile High Club, but the Mile was ing in an artistic vacuum. This According to www.bestmusiconcampus.com/milehigh- High School,” Kleemann said. philosophy comes naturally, in school, the bandʼs mtvU page, the band lists its influ- Throughout their year of playing, the band has made ences as “mid-nineties radio rock, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, considerable efforts to expand the scope of their perfor- See CASTLE ✦ page 10 Elton John, Dimmu Borgir, and anything that has to do mance venues to other states and areas. with crying or drinking.” “We were in Pennsylvania and New York last week- Kleemann has always had a passion for music. end, and weʼll be out on tour all summer,” Kleemann “I started playing guitar when I was in middle said. “The reception we get out of state is always school,” he said. “I was in a swing band when it was great.” cool, an emo band and also a metalcore band where These performances and road trips have often led to everyone got injured at shows.” more than just increased popularity and a growing fan Kleemann added that the current band has been play- base. ing together for just under a year, but they were familiar “Two days into our summer tour last year the back with each other through going to shows in the area when tires and axels of our van completely fell off while we they were growing up. were driving on the highway,” Kleemann said. “A month “Hampton Roads has a really insular music scene, later, I flipped my Volvo, which had all the bandʼs gear in COURTESY PHOTO ✦ THE CASTLE and since everyone lives in the area we ran into each See MTVU ✦ page 11 LEFT: Castle members Danny Dizzo, Adam Ramos and Beats Ugh Lee. The Castle plays Aromas tommorow. other at concerts,” Kleemann said. “We all came from Escape from ‘real people’ world with dreams of chicken wings

It was slow in coming, but I think spring major, I am just barely qualified to work the Rachel Ray fans out there — God bless her there, thatʼs Emerilʼs fake kitchen.” Yes, the might finally be here. Some people might deep-fryer at Hooters, much less find a real but you know itʼs true. Food Network life is what I want. see spring as a time for love, for chirping job. Note to all my professors: just kidding Being a cooking show host might be the I secretly prepare for this job in my spare birds, for a three-inch-thick armor of pollen — my liberal arts education has left me well- best job I could possibly have. I could have time. Free hours are spent poring over the CONFUSION on their cars. These people are not College prepared for any job of which I can possibly my fake friends, all charming in their rep- recipes in the back of Bon Appetit and other people. College people feel the balmy breeze dream. (Note to everyone else: seriously, is resentation of various demographic groups, snooty food magazines, reading each tea- CORNER of spring and they think: jobs. anyone else worried that they are going to over to my shiny fake kitchen, and I could spoon of cardamom or cup of lamb mincings It seems like everyone I know is either live in a box with their English degree taped cook, chat, drink and get paid for it. Thatʼs as though the end result will give me some- looking for internships, applying at the mall to the side?) like getting paid to live the way Iʼve always thing more resembling the elixir of life than a or even getting “real people” jobs. “Real Even had I been a science major (which wanted. What more could a girl ask for than casserole. I experiment in the kitchen, much people” jobs are, of course, reserved only for is kind of like saying, “Even if I were purple good knives, choice meat and wine and to the delight of my housemates, Iʼm sure. that numbered few — the graduating seniors and had wings”), I still donʼt know if my a group of friends that looks like the cast The spice rack is covered with my stubby — so everyone else that just peed your pants education would really get me where I need from “Sesame Street” (the happy, ethnically little fingerprints. at the idea that maybe waitressing at Hooters to go. The problem isnʼt the education, itʼs diverse people, not the muppets)? No matter if my kitchen doesnʼt even was not a good summer plan, no worries on the desired destination. You see, all I really My real friends could never be trusted on contain a liquid measuring cup or a spice that front. Hooters, Iʼve heard, is a very com- want to do is have my own cooking show. the Food Network. I can just see them drink- more exotic than parsley. No matter if noth- fortable and caring working environment for The Food Network could market me as a ing all the wine before the meat is ready and ing I study ever mentions food. No mat- Lauren a 19-year old girl. Not that I would know … happy medium between Paula Deen and wandering from their set places. Then thereʼs ter if my parents are paying out-of-state Bell Actually, I have been looking into jobs Rachel Ray: a southerner with a penchant for me, trying to braise a pork chop, smiling for tuition for four years just so I can secretly appropriate for my educational background. full-fat dairy products, who is also young, the cameras, and singing out through grit- Of course, as an English and sociology cute and vaguely incompetent. All you ted teeth, “No Katie, the bathroom isnʼt over See Chicken ✦ page 11 FVariety UN 10 VARIETY ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 Variety Area concerts Left Brain/Right Brain ✦ Tomorrow, The Whiskey Rebellion will be Rebus Puzzles Sudoku playing at Honey Whytes in Richmond, Va. Calendar The show starts at 8 p.m. and there is no charge for admittance. Also Colin will play at Granby North in Norfolk, Va. The show starts at 8 p.m. and there is no cover charge. Finally, Calf Highlights of the week Mountain Jam will play in Richmond, Va. at Emilioʼs on West Broad Street. The show starts — compiled by stephen knapp at 10 p.m. Only 18 and up admitted and tickets are $5. Middle Eastern Music Pointe Blank

✦ The William and Mary Middle Eastern Music ✦ Tomorrow, Pointe Blank will play its final Ensemble will perform tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Kimball spring show at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Theatre in Merchants Square. The ensemble hosts University Center Commonwealth Auditorium. guest artist Dr. Scott Marcus, ensemble director at Tickets are $4, and $1 of the ticket price goes to the University of California Santa Barbara. Tickets Building Tomorrow, an organization funding the are $5 for students. building of a school for an orphanage in Uganda.

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Hulabaloo By Nate Loehrke Horoscopes

Aries: March 21 - April 19 Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 You will be shocked this week to wake While you naturally appreciate the ideas up to a 45-year old Alaskan fisherman of Eastern religion, itʼs impossible not to making a clay bust of former president curse at Dhalsim when you lose to his Heroman By Thomas Baumgardner Grover Cleveland in your room. absurd punch length in Street Fighter.

Taurus: April 20 - May 20 Scorpio: Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 If you ever listen to “Three-6 Mafia,” it Your intelligence will soon be reassured will be obvious why they won an Oscar. when a friend tells you that Spiderman Really, how would you feel with a nine- couldnʼt hold a train in mid-air with his millimill to your grill? spidey web in real life.

Gemini: May 21- June 21 Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 This yearʼs NCAA tournament has dent- Sagi-man, I saw you hide the last piece ed your wallet heavily. Entering a bil- of the 50,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, only lion-dollar pool with Bill Gates probably to miraculously find it in the cushion of wasnʼt a great idea. the couch. You bastard.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22 Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 Although your bracket didnʼt do well, You may take the game “asshole” too seri- neither did anyone elseʼs. I mean, who ously when you punch your friend in the would have thought Monmouth would face because you accidentally put a four beat Hampton anyway? down to end the game.

Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 It may have seemed funny at the You will finally accept that youʼll time, but punting that gerbil off the never know why Ronald McDonald Knowing Jack By Mika G. Shannon top of you dorm didnʼt win you any hangs out with a purple hippo and a friends with PETA. guy who steals his food.

Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 Your RA has become increasingly sus- The stars spend a lot of time to help you picious of your activities recently. Itʼs out. Do us a favor, start throwing quar- time to move the meth-lab in your bath- ters instead of pennies into the fountain room to an off-campus site, John. at the mall. We need a new X-Box. compiled by stephen knapp

ASTLE idea. C “Sometimes itʼs a lyric, sometimes itʼs a chord,” FROM PAGE 9 Ramos said. The group will take the idea and play with it, and each one may add something to it along the way. part because the group members have such diverse musi- As with “Sunday Riders,” a lot of Ramosʼs songs cal interests. come from things he has seen or experienced. “Ocean “Fans are the main priority,” Beats said. “Not the club Side 6” is about a beach house that he has gone to all owners, promoters or record labels. Most importantly, his life. we play for ourselves and have fun with our creations.” As a relatively new band, The Castle has played in Ramos explained that one their songs, “Sunday many different venues. March 23 was their performance Riders,” was inspired by seeing groups of motorcy- in Richmond, Va. They opened for Tulge, and their per- clists riding on Sundays. “Sunday Riders” starts with a formance earned them another gig. solitary, sustained minor chord on Ramosʼs guitar and Playing in coffee shops such as Aromas, the band will Ramos singing, “I can see for days and days …” After a often go acoustic with maybe light drums. Beats said few seconds of silence, Beats begins an upbeat, energetic these kind of situations help the band grow and make drum beat and Ramos enters with smooth, rolling guitar them experiment with different dynamics. riffs. It then turns into a fun, smooth-flowing song. Song samples and performance dates can be found at Asked about his song-writing process, Ramos said www.myspace.com/thecastle1. The Castle is also sched- a lot of times he will come to practice with half of an uled to play at Paulʼs Deli, Tuesday April 4. VARIETY ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 11 Bluegrass Bros. bring mountain music to Ewell concert series

BY ELIZABETH COLE Vermont natives Caleb Elder, Brian Burns and Tyler THE FLAT HAT Bolles, incorporating two fiddles, guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin and vocals to create their bluegrass sound. Wednesday April 5 the Ewell Concert Series brings They describe their sound as a fusion of bluegrass and the Cleary Brothers Band to the College. The band is old-time music. coming to campus to promote their newest album and “Bluegrass is the more commercial of the mountain as a stop on their spring tour that includes Williamsburg, music, meant for performance — polished and shin- Richmond Va., Charlottesville Va. and Rocky Mount, ing,” Joe Cleary said. “Old time is the music at its core N.C. — gritty, funky and crooked.” According to their website, www.clearybrosband. The band released their first and award-winning com, the Cleary Brothers band is based in the Green album, “Whoʼs Been Here Since Iʼve Been Gone,” in Mountains of Vermont and features Virginia natives and 2002, featuring original and traditional string tunes. In brothers Joe and John Cleary. Both brothers are graduates 2004 the compilation earned them second place at the of the College. They look forward to returning to their Maury Rivers Fiddler Convention. The bandʼs CD pub- alma mater for the performance and to promote their lat- lisher described their first disc on www.cdbaby.com as est album “Greasefire.” capturing the “raucous energy of an old-time barn dance “Weʼre really excited to be playing as part of the and the subtle sweetness of a lonesome sound.” Ewell concert series and to be bringing our band back to The bandʼs newly-released sophomore album, Williamsburg,” Joe Cleary said “Greasefire” features tracks such as “Keep That Skillet The brothers hail from Chesterfield, Va. They join Good and Greasy,” “Prisonerʼs Song” and “Chinkapin Hunting.” Joe and John Clearyʼs predilection for bluegrass music was cultivated from exposure to string instru- COURTESY PHOTO ✦ WWW.IBLUEGRASS.COM ments as children. Joe began playing the violin at the age Members of The Cleary Brothers Band bring their rustic, old-time string tunes to the Ewell Recital Hall April 5. of seven and later picked up the mandolin, while John learned to play guitar. audiences they entertain in the mountains solidified the The Cleary Brothers Bandʼs rustic sound brings an “I got hooked on bluegrass when I started playing brothersʼ post-graduation commitment to music. In 2002 unconventional concert opportunity to College students. mandolin and realized that if you wanted to play seri- the Cleary brothers moved to Vermont and formed the The brothers anticipate rousing crowds with tunes from ously good mandolin, you had to learn bluegrass,” Joe band, recruiting Bolles, Tyler and Brian to flesh out the their newest album and revisiting the campus. said. The brothers performed in the Middle Eastern instrumentation. “The Virginia music scene has always meant a lot to Music Ensemble while at the College and were excited An influx in Virginia bluegrass festivals in recent us, and it feels really good to take [on tour] what we do to learn of the founding of a campus Appalachian Music years has contributed to the bandʼs touring opportunities back home,” Joe Cleary said. Ensemble group since their graduation. and popularity. When heʼs not touring with the band, The band will perform Wednesday, April 5th in the The challenging, fast-paced tempo of the bluegrass Joe Cleary satisfies his musical affinity by crafting and Ewell Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Admission is free. music they play combined with the receptive, friendly selling violins and mandolins, showing that interest in Contact Judith Zwelling at [email protected] for more COURTESY PHOTO ✦ WWW.CLEARYBROSBAND.COM bluegrass is not restricted to just playing music. information.

This dream certainly seems got. There were over 70,000 votes Tangelo presents Beaux Arts Ball MTVU feasible, particularly with the suc- in the first 24 hours,” Rzepka said. FROM PAGE 9 cess that mtvU has offered other “Listener input is very important, young musicians. The band cur- but the final choice is going to be it. Then after our van was sup- rently does mostly online promo- made by our panel. Weʼre really posed to be fixed, it broke down tion because it is more affordable, going to be looking for originality Fine arts appreciation society reinstitutes again. Weʼve managed to cheat but Kleemann noted that getting of voice and authenticity.” constitution, student art exhibitions across campus death pretty often, which has the word out is often a measure of Kleemann said they were hope- brought us closer together. Now popularity and number of friends ful about the results, but the band we have a new van, and if anyone that a band can get involved, and could always use more support. wants to buy the old one, theyʼre the Best Music on Campus contest “Sam Sadler did give us a BY LAURA ALLEN Sticking close to the ballʼs French origin and welcome to.” is no different. shout-out in an e-mail, which was THE FLAT HAT theme, Brickhouse said that innovative measures Kleemann, a religious studies “Itʼs largely a popularity con- very sweet, but we wonʼt know have been taken to “transform the white bar- major at the College, was pleased test,” Kleemann said. “You have how we do until April 2,” he said. The Tangelo Fine Arts Society, a student-run renness and static-ness of Andrews Hall” into a with the increased exposure that to get as many people as possible The field will be narrowed organization dedicated to the appreciation and funky artistic atmosphere. Black and gold are the the contest has given Mile High to vote as often as they can if you down to 25 semifinalists April 2, promotion of the arts, is back on campus after main thematic colors. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec School. He hopes it will propel want to win. I think if you put us and more online voting will ensue being absent for almost four years. imitation posters and chalk drawings will provide both him and the other four mem- in front of an industry panel, they until there are five finalists. Visit The group was created in the 1970s primarily bers of the band to a music career. would see that our music is mar- www.bestmusiconcampus.com/ for students interested in art and art history, as a “William and Mary is fantastic, ketable, catchy and well-made.” milehighschool for voting infor- way to express themselves and promote the arts. but I know that we all would love Rzepka said that online voting mation or if you are interested in Members were active on and off campus. With to support ourselves using music. helps to whittle down the number purchasing a used van. the aid of professors and funding from the school, If things go well, next summer of bands involved, with the voting The grand prize winner will be Tangelo was able to sponsor lectures, take excur- would be when we would start for the next cut ending April 2. “We announced in early May online at sions to art museums and shows, host their own touring full-time.” were amazed at the response we www.mtvU.com. exhibitions such as The Student Art Show and throw the popular Beaux Arts Ball. time may make others dream of law offices in D.C., The club has been inactive in recent years. CHICKEN public relations firms in New York and whatever the Junior art major Nate Shaw is the clubʼs current FROM PAGE 9 science majors do, but when I crash into a pollen- president and decided to revive the organization induced slumber for these next few months, visions at the end of last semester. go to culinary school when I am done. Each night, of chicken wings will dance through my head. “I restarted the club as a way for artists to net- after digesting another exciting meal of “chicken Lauren Bell is a Confusion Corner columnist work, share ideas and create an outlet for exhibi- cooked in a pan with some seasoning,” I dream my for The Flat Hat. She dreams of cooking 30-minute tion opportunities,” he said. “I have gotten a lot little Food Network dream. The College in the spring- meals. of ideas from professors who were involved with the club years ago.” With the help and guidance of a few professors and money from the University Center Activities Board, the group was rejuvenated. The club is still somewhat in the up-and-com- ing phases of organization, but Shaw was able to describe some of the recent trips and exhibitions it has sponsored as well as some of its upcoming events. Members have gone on numerous field trips

to smaller museums across the state, including COURTESY PHOTO ✦ WWW.ARTIC.EDU the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Va. and the The work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec will serve Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, as inspiration for some of the ball decorations. Va. Shaw said that the club is planning a trip to New York City in the near future and is looking bursts of color to draw the eye. forward to scoping out some of the cityʼs best Human Fund, a local band that recently per- artistic attractions. formed at Paulʼs Deli, will provide the eveningʼs On campus, Tangelo members frequently music. Brickhouse described their style as “high sponsor exhibitions in which they display some in energy, appealing and a lot of fun.” DJ of their own work. Cadmium will be playing throughout the night “The week before spring break, we had an as well. Admittance is free and everyone is wel- exhibition in the University Center, and we come. recently had an exhibit at Aromas,” Shaw said. The event is free and open to students, though Anyone can have the chance to check out some an ID is required for entry. Attendents will of the groupʼs work. “We have a Tangelo wall in enjoy free food and refreshments, a cash bar, Andrews Hall that is located near the gallery,” live music, dancing and the chance to deco- Shaw said. “Once things settle down around the rate masks, following the traditional masquerade Tangelo department, we plan to rotate the artwork theme. Costumes are optional and attire can range around more often.” from casual to funky to formal. The clubʼs most popular event, the Beaux “We are really excited because none of us Arts Masquerade Ball, is also back. Following a have ever thrown anything like this before,” long tradition, the Beaux Arts Ball is a celebra- Brickhouse said. “Hopefully we will set a prece- tion of art in its many forms. Senior art major Ty dent for next year. We donʼt know what to expect Brickhouse is in charge of decorations and said because there is a lot going on around campus that, more than anything, Tangeloʼs goal is to this time of year, and we got flyers up a little later increase awareness and “get the art club out there than expected.” and increase its interaction with campus.” Nevertheless, members of Tangelo are excit- She said she is excited about the event, which ed. will take place tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in “Itʼs going to be a complete surprise,” the foyer of Andrews Hall. Brickhouse said.

The Flat Hat needs production assistants. No experience required. E-mail [email protected] or come to an interest meeting Sundays at 5 p.m. in the Campus Center basement. 12 VARIETY ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 Kissing, spinning and telling As promised, the weekʼs column brings some of the Collegeʼs best hook-up stories the prestige That Guy: and acknowledgement they deserve. However, I have to confess that I am disappointed with the number of people who took BEHIND this opportunity to share Zack Pennington CLOSED their stories or embarrass their friends. Perhaps youʼre DOORS all too busy studying to take BY TEGAN NEUSTATTER bases of student life. Weʼre doing a lot of volunteer the time to send an e-mail, FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER recruitment. or worse, too shy to bring When you were young, what did you want to be a certain story campus-wide He may have guided you around campus on when you grew up? attention. Itʼs not like I was your first visit, or he may have split your sides at an Apparently for a long time when I was little planning to facebook everyone Improvisational Theatre performance, but no matter I wanted to be a keyboard player in a band, for who submitted and post your how you look at it Zach Pennington is a funny guy. some reason. Then at some point in my life, when pictures along with this article. In this weekʼs That Guy, Pennington talks about IT, I was seven or eight, that changed, and I decided I But, luckily, I managed to ridiculous parents on his tours and “protecting” gifts wanted to be a beach hermit. The plan was to get my compile an amazing collection party on the other side of campus with the intent to during clue week. doctorate in something and then go be a hobo and Kate of stories from those brave make out. I proceeded to make out on the couch in Youʼre one of those lucky people we often see collect shells on the beach. enough to share. In case youʼre my sorority houseʼs common room in full view of all walking backwards with a herd of anxious Youʼre a geology major, so at least you can collect Prengaman desperate to find out who these of the other house-sisters who needed to walk back to prospectives and parents in tow. Whatʼs your shells and say itʼs academic. tales belong to, Iʼve arranged their rooms. However, it should be noted that I didnʼt favorite part of giving tours? I really like [geology]; we have a lot of awesome them in a handy game format. live in my sorority house, and my own bedroom was There are really a lot of great parts of the tour. fieldtrips. Iʼm going to Hawaii for a class this summer. 1. Never Have I Ever: had sex with my boyfriend empty and available for private making out, seeing I guess it would be that sometimes you have very But Iʼm not going to do anything with geology after in the kitchen, heedless of the large window above as how my roommate was out of town. unexpected things happen. Sometimes they start I graduate. Iʼm probably going to go into higher the sink, until I heard a strange, laughter-like noise. 6. Never Have I Ever: been part of a seven-player constructing buildings that are right in the middle education, in student affairs or admissions. Upon turning around, I discovered several guys spin the bottle game: three single girls, three single of your route. Or a lot of times you will take people Anywhere in particular you were thinking of standing in the parking lot outside, clearly enjoying boys and one girl with a boyfriend. After the game through the same classroom and suddenly thereʼs a going after graduation? the show. Unphased by this, I continued to have sex had run its course, the six singles found themselves class being taught in there. A lot of times itʼs just Right after I graduate, my friendʼs band — theyʼre in the same location, in plain view of the audience. paired off into three couples who proceeded to hook the random stuff that people say. One time it was a a nationally touring band — asked me to hit the road 2. Never Have I Ever: forgotten that I had a up in pretty much every available space in the small clue week, I think, and I had some strangely dressed with them. Iʼm not a groupie so much as a student regular friend-with-benefits arrangement that usually apartment. One claimed the kitchen floor, one the girl come up and want to shake my hand. She had worker or a roadie. My official title will probably be met late Wednesday evenings and come home from living roomʼs pull-out couch and later, in need of a condom hidden in her hand, so I was like “thank Official Geologist/Paleontologist. the bar that night with a different guy. The new more privacy, the backseat of a car. The third pair you, Iʼll just put that away.” Whatʼs this program, Geology on Wheels, of guy and I were happily in bed together when the chose the bed where they had gone “to sleep” with Would you say that the parents or students make which you are a part? regular guy showed up without knocking. It wasnʼt the 7th member of the game, who quickly exited the giving tours tougher? Local elementary schools, Cub Scout groups, a threesome, but it did lead to some awkward half- bed and found herself with nowhere safe to sleep but I would say probably the parents. There was this Girl Scout groups, etc. can request to have [College] dressed introductions and more knocking. the porch. one dad that was shooting me these horrible, awful, students come out and teach their students about 3. Never Have I Ever: decided that the perfect 7. Never Have I Ever: wanted to hook up with mean looks. Iʼm just trying to make eye contact with geology stuff, like fossils and minerals. We have opportunity to give my first blow job was with a someone, even though my 8-year-old little brother everyone so Iʼm cruising the crowd. Then I lock eyes these huge Tupperware things full of rocks and friend of a friend in a hot tub one night over break. was visiting for the weekend. My roommate agreed with him, and the look on his face stopped me in my fossils. We take it out to the elementary school and Everyone else had gone to bed, and weʼd been to share his top bunk with my little brother so that tracks. Eventually he and his daughter disappeared. teach little kids about stuff. Itʼs a lot of fun. making out solo in the hot tub for awhile. Upon I could bring a girl home, and we could hook up Hopefully I completely turned off one parent from It must be a lot of fun being in Improvisational completion, I found myself debating the age-old spit quietly on the bottom bunk. I woke up the next letting his student come here. Theatre. Whatʼs your favorite improv game? or swallow question. In a brilliant move, I ducked morning, got rid of the girl and asked how the little Itʼs okay, her father was probably a U.Va. Weʼve got one called “Inner Monologue,” where under the surface of the water to discreetly spit. I brother had slept. He responded that it had been a alumnus. You seem to be pretty involved with you have two people in the scene and two people on woke up the next morning wondering why my hair little crowded, since it had been him, the roommate recruiting students, since youʼre a tour guide and the side supplying their inner thoughts. Another one felt crunchy. I required a friend to explain the cause and a girl in the bed as well. an admissions intern for the day for admitted is “Oscar Moments,” where … everyone takes their of hair crunchiness. So there you have it. Play the game enough times, students. What do they have you doing, besides time to do acceptance speeches. You have people 4. Never Have I Ever: snuck into the Alumni and you can find out who claims all the stories. Itʼs getting coffee? making these huge, grandiose statements. House after hours, found a door to the gift shop not that big of a campus. Thanks to everyone who A lot of it is recruiting lots of different If you had to take another tour of the College, unlocked and decided that the closet looked like the shared their stories. And to the rest of you who are organizations to participate in the Activities Fair. who would you want to be your tour guide? Dave most romantic spot to hook-up. When interrupted just reading without contributing, next time step up Weʼve got a capella [groups] all the way to cultural Chappelle, Lewis Black or Cathy Bates? a few minutes later, already partially disrobed, I to the plate and share. organizations performing. We also put together a I would say Cathy Bates. I want to say sheʼs grabbed a sweatshirt from a store shelf and ran, Kate Prengaman is The Flat Hat sex columnist. student speaker series — weʼre trying to cover all the crazy; sheʼs played a lot of crazy characters. embarrassed and committing a theft, back home. She always has time to listen to a good story — the 5. Never Have I Ever: brought a boy back from a more scandalous the better.

Advertise in Bands to battle in Kenya fundraiser The Flat Hat. BY ALEX ELY Vasudevan said. “From the fundraising to booking flights, FLAT HAT ASST. VARIETY EDITOR I just really enjoy the whole organization process.” Ken-YA Feel the Rock will raise money for the [email protected] Several of the Collegeʼs most popular musical groups summer service program, which will be focusing on will compete in a battle-of-the-bands style philanthropy improving hygiene facilities for the Maasai people of event tonight. The concert will take place at the Crim Kenya. Each band or group will play a 30-minute set. Dell meadow and will help raise money for a summer Audience members can drop donations into the box of service trip to Kenya. their favorite performer. The “Ken-YA Feel the Rock” benefit concert is According to Vasudevan, the winner will be crowned COURTESY PHOTO ✦ BRIAN KELLEY sponsored by the University Center Activites Board, the the new champion of campus entertainment. Dr. Thunder will perform as special guests at tonightʼs benefit concert. Office of Student Activities and the class of 2008. He also commented on the variety of groups involved. According to senior Krishnan Vasudevan, the organizer “We really wanted to get a little bit of everything in this of the concert and the director of the Kenya Summer concert,” Vasudevan said. “We have IT performing, so Service Program, the event will feature performances itʼs not just musical groups. But all of the musical groups by Thao Nguyen, the Gentlemen of the College, Crazy involved are amazing. For example, Crazy Tomes is a Tomes, Ultraviolet Ballet and Improvisational Theatre. great blues musician.” “Since Iʼve been here, Iʼve always wanted to put Vasudevan commented on how he knew many of together one big show to help raise money for the trip,” the performers prior to recruiting them for the event, Vasudevan said. “I put the idea together in November, and said that everyone was supportive of the cause and and a lot bands were more than willing to help out.” excited to play, particularly because many of the groups Vasudevan, a member of the popular campus band Dr. are frequently involved in philanthropic activities. Thunder, became interested in Kenya and international Perhaps the only notable absentee from the competition service as a student at the College. is Vasudevanʼs band Dr. Thunder, although they will “I took a womenʼs studies class, and we had a perform as a finale to the event. guest lecture from Dr. Camilla Buchanan, a womenʼs “Dr. Thunder is not actually participating [in the studies professor and an OB-GYN in Williamsburg, contest],” Vasudevan said. “There would be a slight about womenʼs empowerment and economic building, conflict of interest on my part if we were.” particularly in Kenya,” he said. “Her lecture really The concert is scheduled to take place from 8 p.m. sparked my interest. After the class I e-mailed her and to midnight tonight at the Crim Dell meadow, with the said that I would be interested in doing some type of Little Theatre as the rain location. The show is free, service project, and it just took off from there.” although there is a suggested donation of $3 on behalf Vasudevanʼs interest led him to Kenya the following of your favorite performer to benefit the Kenya Summer summer, where he and a group of his peers assisted Service Program. in an HIV/AIDS youth education program in various “Everyone is really excited for the event,” Vasudevan communities. said. “The weather is supposed to be nice, and I think it “I really like putting these types of projects together,” will be a great way to bring in spring.”

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BY TRISTAN LEJEUNE of mankind.” This is not just the “OK the Beach Boysʼ “God Only Knows.” doing his best Thomas Newman FLAT HAT STAFF WRITER Computer” or “Citizen Kane” of TV, I bet even God doesnʼt know why impression, also with disappointing it is the “Swan Lake,” the “Romeo someone decided to do this. results. March 12 at 10:01 p.m. I received & Juliet,” the Sistine Chapel ceiling. If you just canʼt write enough And to think just an hour prior a voicemail. Here it is in its entirety: And when it has a rather cluttered, hate mail on your Latter Day Saints David Chase got existential on my “It was too bloody. It was too flashy season premiere, as it did for stationary, feel free to send it to me. ass. It seems obvious in retrospect dramatic. They were trying to bring this, its sixth round of excellence, I find any religion which is anti-gay that a premiere with two left feet in new viewers, and I still liked it.” the rest of the shows on the air are offensive, any that is anti-R-rated would be followed by two episodes The caller did not identify himself; only bested by less than usual. movies ridiculous and any that was of almost unbelievable goodness. A he didnʼt need to — Iʼve known my It is, to put it mildly, a tough act read out of a hat simply laughable. gunshot puts Tony in a coma and brotherʼs voice for 18 years. He also to follow. Bill Paxton and the new Nevertheless, I sat through the first Chase himself pens the greatest didnʼt identify the “it” of which he HBO series “Big Love” are certainly three episodes of “Big Love” with cast-rallying hospital bed episode spoke; again, he didnʼt need to — he not up to the challenge. I hate Paxton crossed arms but as open a mind as this critic has ever seen — why only watches one show. And anyway, as I hate few entertainers. He is the I could muster. Iʼll call it a tithe to yes, of course, naturally he would. I too had just finished watching the worst part of everything he touches, bad taste. And Edie Falco … wow, just wow. season premiere of “The Sopranos,” from the good (“Apollo 13”) to the Unfortunately, what I saw was Talking to her unconscious husband, and I completely agreed with him. bad (“Twister”) to the very, very ugly neither a healthy spelunk into the Falco took Carmela from nostalgic By my last count I have (“Near Dark”), but there is far more psychology of polygamy (hey to erotic to the torment of regret written some 1491 words on “The wrong with “Big Love” than just the there, sexist double standard, how … all within the playing time of Sopranos” for this publication; the usual poor Paxton performance. ya been?), nor a ribald wink at the Tom Pettyʼs “American Girl.” How COURTESY PHOTO ✦ WARNER BROS. overwhelming majority of them The opening credit sequence for games of marriage cubed. What I saw can there only be 18 episodes left? are words of abject adoration, and “The Sopranos” is terrific: the sliver- was a drab, lifeless domestic drama How? the show deserves far more. Within shots of James Gandolfini, the A-3 that wastes Jeanne Tripplehorn and It may be, right now, at this Lips album those nearly 1,500 I have exhausted track, the way the names zip on and Chloe Sevigny in equal measure. very moment, the single best time many a superlative. Iʼm looking at off — love it. The opening credits I also saw far too much of Paxton for television that has ever been. “best televised drama ever” in my of “Big Love” show a Mormon ice- — his wrinkled mug and sunken “Gilmore Girls” and “24” are turning rear-view mirror, and my headlights skating with his three wives in some chest if we must, but his rear-end out their finest seasons yet, and I nothing new are shining on “one of the greatest kind of paradisiacal desert oasis and scrotum? No, no, no. And what thoroughly expect the return and artistic achievements in the history while we listen to (prophet help us) I heard was Mark Mothersbaugh conclusion of “Alias” next month to BY CONOR MCKAY be the stuff of classics. All the line- FLAT HAT ASST. REVIEWS EDITOR up is missing is a great new show, something to take the baton from the To think that The Flaming Lips have been doing this for 20 years is class of ʼ06. astounding. In fact, to think that The Lips survived this long at all is remark- I wonder (for not the first time able. Their self-titled debut was released in 1985 to no critical acclaim. It in print, Iʼm afraid) what other wasnʼt until their third or fourth album that they finally got noticed, and then civilizations and societies (ancient it was in a passing punk scene. If you listen to “Finally, The Punk Rockers Greece or 18th century Japan, for Are Taking ACID,” a collection of Lips tracks from the 1980s, you will find example) would have thought of the yourself asking how these guys had a record contract at all. Then you ask tube, of this fascinating collection yourself how they managed to land a major-label deal with seemingly noth- of dramas and comedies brought ing noteworthy to back them up. Basically, The Lips were an awful band. directly to your living room on a Wayne Coyneʼs outfit produced terrible music for about 10 years, winning weekly schedule. If you ask me, and, them a major-label record contract. Whatʼs wrong here? bless you, reading this far means Actually, nothing. If anything, the execs at Warner Bros. look like ge- you ask me, “The Sopranos” is the niuses. Perhaps the weirdest “punk rock” band ever to get paid to do drugs, height, the zenith of the medium, The Flaming Lips had no redeeming qualities when Warner Bros. picked as deep an exploration into the them out of the gutter in 1992 to produce the bandʼs sixth studio album. human animal as has ever been. We Funny thing is, it worked. “Hit to Death in the Future Head” is actually a are indeed fortunate that it is our pretty good album, and 1993ʼs “Transmissions for the Satellite Heart” is time and our society that has been even better. The Flaming Lips went from awkwardly weird to interesting granted it. “Big Love,” by contrast, because they figured out how not to take themselves so seriously. Of course, is every bit as shiny, flimsy and theyʼre still weird as hell — when you listen to 2002ʼs “Yoshimi Battles the disposable as a gum wrapper. Here Pink Robots” you come away wondering how and, moreover why, Wayne COURTESY PHOTO ✦ HBO today, forgotten … later today. It Coyne came up with the intergalactic karate war — but now thereʼs a sense HBOʼs new domestic drama “Big Love” stars (from LEFT) Gennifer Goodwin, Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripple- offers nothing of interest, nothing of of comedy. Coyne actually gets across that heʼs writing tongue-in-cheek, horn and Chloë Sevigny. Produced by Tom Hanks, the show centers around the issue of polygamy. ʻLoveʼ intrigue and much of wasted time. instead of making us believe that this weird acid-freak really does want us airs Sundays at 10 p.m., directly following Emmy award-winning drama “The Sopranos.” Jersey 1, Utah 0. to experience the “Maximum Dream of Evil Knievel.” At first listen, The Flaming Lipsʼ latest installment, “At War with the Mystics,” is weirder than ever — but take that with a grain of salt. The open- ‘Silver Drops’ not so Secret formula ing track “Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” is just that —a song of clapping and the See LIPS ✦ page 14 BY PHILIP ZAPFEL the blog and peer to peer networks (the same When the grade-D slab of meat replaces our daily THE FLAT HAT networks that they try to eliminate through the prime-cut filet, you can be sure weʼll notice. courts) in order to promote their newest puppets Iʼve been trying to think of a way to describe Itʼs become trite to say that radio and televi- — er, bands. “Ten Silver Drops” without mentioning other sion have little or nothing to offer as far as good Todayʼs lesson in The Man trying to brain- bands, but Iʼve found it impossible and I think music is concerned. Most of us audiophiles have wash the people (okay, I might be overreacting) is thatʼs a telling sign of their music. Itʼs the Kill- accepted this fact and avoid contact with these the Secret Machines. Late last year, after the band ers or Bloc Party without the squeaky-clean, media at all times, trying to keep our dosage of finished their latest album, “Ten Silver Drops,” dance-pop production. Itʼs “Donʼt Want to Miss Nickel back-it is somewhere below lethal. the always hip-with-it Warner Brothers tried to a Thing”–era Aerosmith without Steven Tylerʼs In this era of soft-serve mainstream rock, convince music bloggers to promote the first sin- unique voice. Itʼs Keane with guitars. Itʼs Match- Iʼve come to think of the internet as a bastion gle off the album, “Alone, Jealous and Stoned.” box Twenty with a little more distortion. Itʼs U2 of creative, free-thinking and experimental mu- Predictably (and thankfully), the internet commu- without a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Itʼs sic, where musicians play for their fans instead nity revolted, criticizing the labelʼs efforts to in- Switchfoot with even less personality, if thatʼs of money. Many others seemed to feel the same fluence the same culture that was formed to fight possible. way, and through a labyrinthine network of blogs against them. Still, the idea of the major players After a string of these comparisons, it becomes and review sites, formerly unknown bands sprung in the milquetoast mainstream music scene se- clear that the term “radio rock” pretty much cov- out of the ether and into the international (albeit cretly feeding bands to the flag-bearers of under- ers it. Come to think of it, theyʼve got everything underground) consciousness. This approach, the ground sound is enough to keep me from sleeping in line for a Billboard-hit album here. best example of which is the wonderfully weird at night. Theyʼve got the requisite few tracks that are Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, gives hope to all of Itʼs not even that the major labels are trying rebellious, yet still socially acceptable for par- us disenchanted with the mainstream. to catch the indie marketʼs attention that bothers ents of tweens. “Daddyʼs in the Doldrums” is We shouldʼve known it wouldnʼt last forever. me; what does, is that they refuse to change their the perfect example. How many times have you Realizing the advertising power of the internet approach to music while doing it. While casual heard dancing as a euphemism for sex? After a and the growing base of “independent” music radio fans will eat up any new band tossed into See SECRET ✦ page 14 fans, the major labels have started to infiltrate their cage, we audiophiles are a little more finicky. COURTESY PHOTO ✦ WARNER BROS. Spring fashion dos and don’ts you should (already) know

We never thought we would have to say please donʼt wear white shoes until Memorial for capris, unless you are above 5 feet 10 Jessica Alba looked so tan and lovely in and this to the female population of the College, Day. You look trashy. Weʼll allow a one-day inches and are incredibly slender, you canʼt that crazy yellow with the beautiful 1940s-red but here it goes: Missy, those jeans make you exception for Easter, as fetching pastel eggs in really rock the capris the way capris are meant lipstick Michelle Williams managed to pull OFF THE look like a cheap whore from a 1980s movie. a wicker basket seems like the sort of activity to be rocked. They just make your legs look off with aplomb. We were really quite happy. RACK Your pants should not double as a speculum. that ought to be done in white shoes. But short. Stumpy, even. Ew. The pickings look good for all the spring The phrase “lift and separate” refers to your weʼve been having some lovely weather lately Speaking of the Oscars, if you want to formals that are just around the corner, so if breasts, not your nether regions. We donʼt and have noticed some of you trying to sneak wear the big chunky collars that seem to be you actually end up buying another Jessica give a damn what the girls on television are by in white sandals — even white heels. You cropping up in Vogue lately, please do make McClintock fairy-princess dress, just donʼt wearing, camel toe is never a fashion do. managed to turn a kicky little harbinger-of- sure you have some more flesh on your bones pretend you didnʼt have better examples. Never. By wriggling into the tightest jeans summer outfit into a horrific mess with just than Sienna Miller. You donʼt want to end An example not to follow from Oscar you can find in an effort to show off your ass, your feet. Refrain, ladies, refrain. You may up resembling her on the red carpet, in that night, was Charlize Theronʼs remarkably your calves and your box simultaneously, you break out the pastels a little early if you must, horrifying motel-room-print dress with the atrocious battleship-colored dress with the do not look attractive; you look like a sausage just not the glaring white. buttons on the collar. We donʼt have to tell you inexplicable mile-high bow on her shoulder. stuffed into its casing. Exercise some restraint, We fear that we should also address the what a monstrosity that was; you saw it, you (Was it a perch for her pet parrot? Was it to please. We all know itʼs there, but we donʼt issue of shorts and capri pants before it gets know. We had nightmares about that dress for hide a cancerous growth on her shoulder?) Jess Novak and need a visual reminder every time you stand too terribly warm. Look, hereʼs the thing: a week. Even Dolly Parton was better dressed than Lauren Ogle up. unless your legs are impossibly toned, short- The Oscars can sometimes be a nice Miss Theron this year and managed to show Another reminder we had hoped to avoid shorts are not a great look for you. Weʼre not indication of what pretty dresses are going to less cleavage than Hilary Swank. I believe we having to make, mainly because we go to a even going to get into the “formal shorts” be available in the spring for people without may read this as a sign of the apocalypse. As nice southern school, and youʼre mostly nice thing that certain celebrities and designers unlimited funds. We noted the gorgeous for the pockets a few women had sewn into southern girls, and this kind of rule should have been trying to pawn off on us as high peacock blue that Jada Pinkett Smith was their skirts, we have nothing to say but: what just be unspoken and tacitly understood: fashion, as we are utterly disgusted by it. As wearing, the lovely gold embroidered number were you thinking? Reviews UZZ 14 B EVIEWS ✦ R March 31, 2006 . Hollywood Gossip

Pete Doherty in trouble again Britney-inspired art? In August 2003, Pete Doherty, For the first time, Britney Spears lead singer of British rock band The is getting some respect in the art Libertines, was arrested for breaking world. No, not for her music, but for into bandmate Carl Baratʼs apartment a statue of her that will be displayed and stealing a number of items. After this April in the Capla Kesting Fine pleading guilty, he went to rehab for Art gallery in Brooklyn. The statue, SINGLED OUT heroin and crack cocaine addictions. “Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Milburn — “Cheshire Cat Smile (Cool Catz Rendition)” Last week, Doherty pled guilty to Sean Preston,” is a life-size depiction From their Send in the Boys 7” seven drug charges and to kicking a of the pop star giving birth. The reporter in the arm. The Libertines artist, Daniel Edwards, says he isnʼt These 20-year old Brits are fresh on the scene with a nice mix of indie, plan to tour without their frontman, making a political statement. Given ska and punk. “Cheshire Cat Smile,” the b-side on this single, is surprisingly saying he is welcome back once he has his previous work, itʼs more likely a good. The songʼs poor production coupled with singer Joe Carnallʼs raspy his addictions under control. purposefully ridiculous joke. voice and piano swagger make for a gritty little ditty. — compiled by conor mckay “Inside Man” wins at the box office “Oceanʼs Thirteen” on its way Spike Leeʼs new heist movie After the success of “Oceanʼs “Inside Man” topped the box office Eleven” and ʻTwelveʼ, Warner WCWM TOP 10 ALBUMS in its opening weekend, grossing an Bros. Pictures and director Steven 1. Destroyerʼs Rubies — Destroyer estimated $29 million nationwide. Soderbergh are going into production 2. The Greatest — Cat Power This marks the largest box office for a third installment. Stars George 3. Color Strip — Jimmy Edgar opening for the filmʼs star, Denzel Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt 4. New Englsh [EP] — Ambulance Ltd Washington. “Training Day,” for are signed on, but they will be without 5. Last Romance — Arab Strap which Washington nabbed the Oscar their high-profile female counterpoints 6. The Back Room — Editors for Best Actor, only grossed $22.5 Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones. 7. Supernature — Goldfrapp million in its opening weekend. The cast still includes fan-faves Don 8. Rabbit Fur Coat — Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Inside Man” also stars Clive Owen, Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia and 9. Mr. Beast — Mogwai Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer Casey Affleck. 10. Kicking Television: Live In Chicago — Wilco and Willem Dafoe. — compiled by conor mckay

Sunday People” Tuesday 10 p.m.-Mid.: John 10-Mid.: Brian Kelley “Vinyl Archaeologies” Saturday Mid.-2 a.m.: Chase 10 p.m. - Mid.: Josh Mid.-2 a.m.: Russ Carriger and Chip Cotton “Party OʼClock” 10 p.m.-Mid.: Sean Fox 10-12 p.m.: Josh Allen Coleman Specht and David Sievers Waddell “Aural and Kristen Sincavage “Untitled Rad!o” 12-2 p.m.: Devin Oller Coprophilia” Wednesday Thursday “12 Step Program” 12-2 p.m.: Jack Charron WCWM 90.9 FM “Pass the Hat” Monday 2-4 p.m.: Emily Flowers 1-3 p.m.: Eric Van Orman 12-2 p.m.: Bryant Mohns “Veritable Cornucopia of Spring 2006 2-4 p.m.: Anne Gessler 4-6 p.m.: Bohuslav Rattay “World Music” “DJ Easter Egg Hunt “Get Happy” Friday Sound” Programming Schedule “Music from Under “Colonial Classics” 4-6 p.m.: Kevin Bowman Doinʼ His Thing” 2-4 p.m. Robert Simmons 1-3 p.m.: Patrick 2-4 p.m.: Daryl Cameron Anneʼs Bed” 6-8 p.m.: Clayton Carr “Twin Spin” 4-6 p.m.: Megan Vail “Digging in the Crates” Donaldson “Dark Matter” 4-6 p.m.: Mika Mason “The Clayton Carr Show” 6-8 p.m.: Taurin Barrera “Week in Music” 4-6 p.m.: Roy Lenn, 8-10 p.m.: Robert 4-6 p.m.: Andy Beers “Naive Melody” 8-10 p.m.: Rachel Scheer and Dan Siepmann “The 6-8 p.m.: Graham Dezarn “Power of Suggestion” Simmons “The Pregame and Dave McClendon 6-8 p.m.: Matt Blair “Big “Ray-List” Ebonic Plague” “Audiography” 6-8 p.m.: Adam Burks Show” “Massive Saxophone” Book of British Smiles” 10-Mid: Nate Loehrke 8-10 p.m.: Keyan 8-10 p.m.: Steve “The Six OʼClock 10 p.m. - Mid.: Chris 10 p.m.-Mid.: Kurt Bailey 8-10 p.m.: Matt Sherrill and Andy Smith “Two Shahdi “News Casual Calder and Abbie Pugh Hammer Party” Larkum and Amy Shields and Adam Kane “The “Pure Pop for Now Hours of Awesome” Acquaintance” “Miercoles Gigante” 8-10 p.m.: Alex de Leon “Get Ready To Live” Kiddie Hour”

maybe itʼs just a coincidence. Either successful. LIPS way, the music Coyne is writing Why should we care? Well, the FROM PAGE 13 may sound odd, even for The Lips, thing is, we shouldnʼt. Yes, this is but the strength of these songs is un- a perfectly fine album but itʼs not band members singing “Yeah” over deniable. anything special. “At War with the and over again. Yet, this track, along There are misses. “The Sound Mystics” on its own sounds origi- with many on the album, grows on of Failure/Itʼs Dark … Is It Always nal, but in the context of The Flam- you with repeated listens. Another This Dark?” is about as good as its ing Lipsʼ previous albums, it just album released in the last year had ridiculous name. But then again, doesnʼt seem that important. The an odd opening track involving “Approaching Pavonis Mons by album pales in comparison to “Yo- hand-clapping and yeah-saying as Balloon” wasnʼt exactly a hit either. shimi Battles the Pink Robots” and well. That one came from the ap- “At War with the Mystics,” no mat- “The Soft Bulletin,” but thatʼs not propriately named band Clap Your ter how different it sounds for Coyne to say itʼs a bad album. If anything, Hands, Say Yeah, and look at how and company, is in the same vein ʻMysticsʼ serves to make you ap- impressive theyʼve been. as their most recent albums. Mak- preciate those albums more. After Similarly, “My Comic Autumn ing fun of themselves while putting listening to 15 minutes of it, all you Rebellion” sounds like it could be together catchy pop songs, ambient want to do is stand beside Yoshimi a track off of My Morning Jacketʼs musings and trippy instrumentals and karate kick those pink robots “Z” from 2005, sharing similar har- with freak-out outros might not be back to outer space. That might not monies and ambient guitars. Maybe formulaic per se, but whatever you be what The Flaming Lips are try- Coyne is mocking or paying hom- want to call it, The Lips are continu- ing to accomplish, but again, who age to these contemporaries, or ing with what theyʼve found to be cares?

filler tracks, like “Faded Lines,” with lyrics like “Make SECRET up your mind / ʼCause itʼs only love, thatʼs all.” FROM PAGE 13 Iʼve grown accustomed to terrible albums like this. I used to be able to avoid them by keeping away from while, those lines get so watered down that theyʼre no MTV. I knew my peace in cyberspace wouldnʼt last, longer offensive, yet still perfect for selling promiscuity. though. It was only a matter of time before the major Theyʼve got the upbeat single with the catchy chorus labels started using the internet to promote their new in “Lightning Blue Eyes.” Theyʼve got the sappy, over- products. So I guess the worst injustice here is not the done love ballads, such as the closer “1,000 Seconds,” pile of garbage neatly packaged here as the Secret Ma- which recalls the previously mentioned Aerosmith song chinesʼ newest album, but rather that Warner Brothers as the best comparison. Theyʼve even got the crappy keeps telling me Iʼll like it. March 31, 2006 Page 15 Tribe sailing follows the wind. See RACKET, page [email protected] SPORTS 16. Baseball drops fi ve straight

BY MADELINE WOLFERT ond game of the series, but couldnʼt close out the Tribe THE FLAT HAT offense in the third inning. With back-to-back singles, both McWhorter and Lunardi moved on base and scored Baseball faced the Old Dominion University as Maliniak ripped a double, his fourth of the year. In Monarchs last weekend in Norfolk. No. 30 ODU denied retaliation, the Monarchs extended their lead by scoring the valiant Tribe effort and earned the sweep in the three- three in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth. game series, 4-1, 10-3 and 8-6. “It seems as if every game we play, we play extreme- “While we played well over ly well for most of the game, but we tend to lapse in an Look ahead all, we couldnʼt put together a inning or two, which definitely comes back to bite us in complete game in any of the the long run,” McWhorter said. Who: three contests in order to get a Attempting to rally in the seventh, McWhorter Hofstra win,” junior second baseman drove in a triple, his first of the year. The blast brought University Brent McWhorter said. Sheridan home and cut the Tribe deficit to 3-8. The team Date: After a 3-9 loss to the was unable to gain momentum, and the Monarchs scored Today Where: University of Richmond two more in the eighth to bring the final score to 10-3. Plumeri Park Wednesday, the Tribe fell to 8- McWhorter and Maliniak finished with two hits each. Time: 17 and 3-9 in the CAA. Although the final game of the series included 7 p.m. The ODU series opener multiple Tribe come-backs, the Monarchs were able to ended in a 4-1 victory for the gain a victory of 8-6 to complete the three-game sweep. Monarchs, although the Tribe ODU took the lead in the first with four runs, but W&M gave a stellar performance. Tribe pitching allowed only responded with a double by junior third baseman Greg NICOLE SCHEER ✦ THE FLAT HAT two hits, while W&M collected six hits by six differ- Sexton and team effort to trim the lead to 1-4. Senior Lingda Yang gets ready for the ball. Womenʼs tennis now stands at 12-6 for the spring season. ent players. Senior Tribe starter Sean Sosonko held After two more scores by ODU, W&M jumped out ODU scoreless through three innings. The fourth inning in the fifth to chop the ODU lead to 5-6, as McWhorter brought bad luck for W&M. With two outs and the bases began the inning by ripping his second triple of the Tennis splits home series loaded, Sosonko hit a rough patch as he walked an ODU series. Singles by sophomore designated hitter Bryan player for the gameʼs first run. The next batter earned the Morosky and Maliniak brought McWhorter home. With BY ANDREW PIKE Prior to the victory over Marshall, the Tribe split a first ODU hit of the game, clearing the bases and upping the bases loaded after Sexton was hit by a pitch, a sac- THE FLAT HAT four-meet homestand, upsetting no. 19 Texas Christian the lead to 4-0. rifice fly by Lunardi scored Morosky. Sheridan loaded University 5-2 and no. 16 Harvard University 4-3, while Despite almost scoring in the fifth, W&M didnʼt the bases again with a single, and Paul Juliano singled to Last Saturday, no. 21-ranked womenʼs tennis traveled falling to no. 11 Texas 2-5 and no. 18 Wake Forest 2-5. reach the board until the eighth inning. Following his bring Maliniak and Sexton home. to Huntington, W.V. and bowled over no. 73 Marshall W&Mʼs win over TCU ended their losing streak at three bunt single, senior first baseman Jeff Lunardi was ODU scored in the seventh, but the Tribe countered University 6-1, bringing their record to 12-6 for the games. According to Epley, the Tribe was three points advanced by sophomore leftfielder Greg Maliniakʼs dou- in the eighth as freshman pinch hitter Robbi Nickle season. The Tribe captured two of three doubles matches from beating Wake Forest 4-3 instead of falling 2-5. ble to rightfield. A sacrifice fly by freshman designated scored freshman rightfielder Ben Guez to keep the Tribe and five of six singles matches “What was very impressive in this homestand was hitter Mike Sheridan brought Lunardi home to reach the deficit within one at 6-7. On a groundout to short, the Look ahead en route to their third road vic- our resiliency after the loss to Wake,” Epley said. “When final score of 4-1. Monarchs added one more to bump the lead to the final tory this season. we played no.16 Harvard after losing to Wake, we were Pushing across one run in the first inning and two in score of 8-6. Sexton went three for four, including a Who: Two Tribe senior and fresh- mentally and physically spent. It took a lot of heart to the second, the Monarchs captured the lead in the sec- double, adding to the Tribe total of 11 hits. Old man duos combined for dou- step up and play as well as we did.” Dominion bles wins. Senior Lingda Yang Against Harvard, W&M took the doubles point with Date: and freshman Barbara Zidek wins from Yang and Zidek, 8-3 over Preethi Mukundan April 5 Where: dispatched Marshallʼs Jessica and Laura Peterzan, and Cash and Muth, 9-7 over Newport News, Va. Keener and Jeanne Schwartz Stephanie Schnitter and Eva Wang. With the doubles Time: 8-4, and senior Megan Muth point in hand, the Tribe captured the match by winning 3 p.m. and freshman Lauren Cash three singles matches, as Zoricic, Muth and Moulton- defeated Shannon Brown and Levy overpowered their Harvard counterparts. Karolina Soor 8-6 as the Tribe “During any sportʼs season, you witness changes in captured the doubles point. momentum,” Muth said. “I think weʼve had a change “We won the doubles point, and then the energy car- in momentum in the right direction, and I hope we can ried over into our singles play, where we dominated for keep it going.” the most part,” Muth said. The change in momentum results from improved Megan Moulton-Levy, the no. 14 singles player in doubles play and more team unity and energy. Each of the nation, got the ball rolling for the Tribe in singles the Tribeʼs last three victories started with winning the play with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Lynzee Kever. Muth doubles point. Nevertheless, W&M still has room for won next 6-2, 6-2 over Schwartz, and Cash secured the improvement as the regular season winds down. team win for W&M by defeating Brown 6-4, 6-3. Yang Two of the three remaining matches pit the Tribe and freshman Katarina Zoricic, ranked no. 56, added against Colonial Athletic Association foes. Matches to the onslaught, beating Keener and Kellie Schmitt, against Old Dominion University and Virginia respectively. Commonwealth University provide opportunities for “I believe the team is getting better and better,” Head W&M to improve their CAA record and capture the no. JONATHAN SEIDEN ✦ THE FLAT HAT Coach Chris Epley said. “This was the plan from the 1 seed for the CAA tournament. Freshman infi elder Larry Stanfi eld bats against Rutgers University Feb. 19. The Tribe lost to the Univer- beginning — to hit our stride and play our best tennis The Tribe will have their chance when they travel to sity of Richmond, 3-9, Wednesday, sending them to 8-17 for the season and 3-9 in the CAA. toward the end of the season.” Newport News to face ODU April 5 at 3 p.m. Men’s, women’s track and fi eld gain fi rst in 10-km, ECAC qualifi ers

BY BRAD CLARK “When I heard what Dave did in the 10- mark for the first time. Finishing just behind the distinction of being the first Tribe athlete Freshman Alex Heacock began making THE FLAT HAT km, I was just blown away,” freshman runner Fitzgerald in third place with a personal best across the finish line, as well as making her waves this week, notching the top two jav- Danny Gordon said. “He ran his last 200-m time of 14:01.08 was sophomore Christo an ECAC qualifier. Following close behind, elin performances in the conference in his In an effort to chase qualifiers for the in 27 seconds, which is flying. Everyone Landry. Landry is already one of the most redshirt freshman Ellen Childress and true only appearance. His mark of 190 feet, 10 post-season IC4A/ECAC and NCAA south- knows that he has pretty good speed at the decorated runners in recent Tribe history, freshman Lynn Morelli finished within sec- inches at the Fred Hardy Invitational earned east regional meets, the Tribe menʼs and end of the race, but after Raleigh, all the earning All-American honors as well as onds of each other at 17:18.93 and 17:21.78, him fifth place. Heacock received his first- womenʼs track teams found themselves trav- guys on the team were joking that he had hit both World Cross Country Championship respectively. Both women also earned spots ever CAA Field Athlete of the Week award. eling to meets throughout the area in the last ʻMock speed.ʼ” and NCAA Championship berths during in the ECAC meet. At yet another meet, this time the Florida two weeks. Also running the 10-km was sophomore his freshman year. Both runners ran well At a different meet the same week- State Relays, junior Brenna Blevins was The highlight of the young season may Steve Waite, who found himself running enough to earn NCAA Southeast Regional end, senior Erica Johnson continued her busy earning the female equivalent of have come during the menʼs 10-kilometer at under IC4A qualifying pace for the vast qualifiers — the first step toward qualifying streak of broken records. At the University Heacockʼs award. During the course of her the Raleigh Relays, held at North Carolina majority of the race, before fading slightly for the national meet. Junior Anthony Arena of Richmondʼs Fred Hardy Invitational, school-record-setting heptathlon, Blevins State University. Sophomore Dave Mock, in in the closing kilometers. He finished with a also performed well in the event, running a Johnson claimed the school record in the managed to record personal records in the his first-ever attempt at the 25-lap event, ran time of 31:51.82. personal best 14:27.34 to earn 11th place and 100-m, running it in 12.16 seconds. long jump, the shot put and the javelin. Her 29 minutes 51.43 seconds in order to claim Sophomore Ian Fitzgerald led a strong an IC4A qualifier. Also at the Richmond meet, senior throw- performance earned her both ECAC and first place. Mockʼs time equates to a 4:48 performance from the Tribe in the 5,000-m. The trip to Raleigh paid off for the women er Aaron Mitchell mustered the strength to NCAA provisional qualifiers. mile pace for the six and a quarter mile race, Running unattached, perhaps in order to as well, who netted three ECAC qualifiers heave the hammer 167 feet, 4 inches, shat- The Tribe will continue their season with and got him to the line a mere second ahead balance eligibility, Fitzgerald ran a personal in their lone contested event. Junior Julia tering his old best by over a foot. The effort upcoming meets at Stanford University and of the second-place finisher. best 13:59.36, dipping under the 14-minute Cathcartʼs 17:05.42 earned her 14th place, earned him fifth place. Liberty University. Mason’s victory over UConn shows all that is right with tourney

Billy Packer was not a happy man on selec- yearʼs Final Four — Michigan State University desperation three-pointer by Rashad Anderson tion, first dropping the ball off inside to Lewis tion Sunday. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel to force overtime and eventually win against and having him either take it himself or kick it CBSʼs top color-commentator — with his Hill, last yearʼs national champion. They then fifth-seeded University of Washington. out to shooters Lamar Butler, Tony Skinn and choir boy sidekick Jim Nantz playing tough guy proceeded to knock off fellow Cinderella team UConn seemed to coast through games, Folarin Campbell, who were all either able to FROM THE at his side — angrily grilled Craig Littlepage, Wichita State University, and finally UConn, only glimpsing greatness when they truly need- knock down their shots or get to the rim. The SIDELINES the University of Virginia Athletic Director and nearly every analystʼs pick to win the national ed it. They did this at the end of regulation at Mason squad scrapped and hustled to every the chairman of the tournament selection com- championship, on their way to the Final Four. the George Mason game, as they mounted a loose ball and were a step ahead of the Huskies mittee, about why his committee had selected Mason has emerged as far and away the comeback, and guard Denham Brown made a throughout the game. Basically, they played as so many small conference teams in place of best story of a tournament that has produced tough reverse lay-up as time expired to send a team, while UConn did not. big conference schools. Small schools may be some great ones, including Bradley University the game to overtime. They found themselves George Masonʼs run to the Final Four able to produce an upset here or there, he said, and Wichita Stateʼs surprise runs to the Sweet in practically the same situation at the end of — and by no means are they finished winning but the later rounds of the NCAA tournament 16. This yearʼs tournament was also the first in overtime — only this time, Brown missed the yet — has not only brought due recognition to a belonged to the major conference teams. which no no. 1 seed advanced to the final four shot, his would-be game-winning three-pointer solid basketball program and an underrated con- George Mason University must not have since the tournament was expanded to 64 teams bouncing off the rim, sending Mason to the ference, but it has become representative of all gotten Packerʼs memo. back in 1985 (it has since been expanded to 65). Final Four. that is great about this tournament. Small teams JEFF As the buzzer sounded at the end of the epic UConnʼs performance in the tournament That is not to say that Mason didnʼt earn can win over big ones, teamwork wins out over overtime Elite Eight match-up between George has been as disappointing as Masonʼs has been their victory over UConn. Their big men Jai talent and, most of the time, the Billy Packers DOOLEY Mason and the University of Connecticut, impressive. Featuring a roster littered with Lewis and Will Thomas more than held their of the world donʼt know a damn thing. it was Mason, of the Colonial Athletic future NBA players, the Huskies needed a own against Connecticutʼs much bigger front Somewhere, Craig Littlepage is laughing. Association, the 11th seed, who was left to cut furious second-half comeback to defeat 16th- line. Masonʼs defense was also able to wreak Jeff Dooley is the assistant sports editor for down the nets. seeded SUNY-Albany in their opening round enough havoc in the backcourt to help limit the The Flat Hat. He lives 20 minutes from George The Patriots began their run by mowing match-up. They then barely squeaked by eighth- effectiveness of UConnʼs height advantage. Masonʼs campus, yet did not pick them to get out down two storied programs and members of last seeded University of Kentucky and needed a The Patriots also ran their offense to perfec- of the first round. DID YOU KNOW ... ? Sailing for sport, or yachting, is believed to have Sports ACKET originated in Holland in the 17th Century. 16 R SPORTS ✦ MARCH 31, 2006 WWW.ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM Club sailing Life Sports: Get Involved Sports BY MATTHEW A. NOLAN THE FLAT HAT Calendar

There is a good chance that you may be April 1 to April 7 missing out on one of the best things in the world — sailing. — compiled by jeff dooley “Itʼs a great sport to try your hand at,” vice- commodore sophomore Chris Hughes said. The 30 Tribe sailors man 10 Flying Juniors Saturday (FJs), the standard class of high school and ✦ collegiate racing vessels. Tribe sailing started Come check out Tribe baseball as they do battle with Hofstra their season in February and practices Monday University at 4 p.m. at Plumeri Park. through Thursday, saving Friday for recre- ational sailing. Last week, the Tribe women placed second Sunday out of four teams at Princeton Universityʼs womenʼs-only regatta. ✦ Thereʼs nothing quite like some early Sunday morning tennis. A regatta is split into two divisions, hosting Come see the menʼs team take on no. 21 Louisville University anywhere from four to 16 teams. The com- at 10 a.m. at the Busch Courts. The team also plays George bined score of the A and B teams determines Mason University at 4 p.m. at the Busch Courts. the schoolʼs rank (lowest score wins). The Tribe sails in the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association, a subset of the national Monday body. COURTESY PHOTO ✦ TRIBE SAILING ✦ The club was founded four years ago, The sailing club practices Monday through Thursday, saving Friday for recreational sailing. Is the karate branch of martial arts not exotic enough for you? Then making it the second youngest team in the Founded four years ago, the club is the second youngest team in the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate come to the Brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts club meeting conference. Sailing Association. Private donations have allowed the club to upgrade its fl eet. from 8 to 10 p.m. in the W&M Hall fencing room. Building a racing fleet is a daunting task; talented sailors donʼt go far without boats. Though the FJs can be sailed single-hand- competitions. Through the help of donors and The programʼs first ships were a gift from edly, they usually require one crew and one other trades, the team also acquired a Cal 21, Tuesday Georgetown University, and the fleet grew skipper. While sailing, the skipper steers and a Cat 27 catamaran and a Newport 16. Each through trades and donations. The current rac- takes charge of the main sail, and the crew is of these boats takes two or three hands and ✦ Are you stressed? Do you like joining clubs that rhyme with ing fleet is the former Dartmouth College fleet; in charge of the jib, the smaller sail. All com- they are used for recreational sailing once a “Star Wars” characters? If you answered “yes” to either of these all 10 FJs, sails, rigging, dollies and even race petitions require a skipper and crew. month. questions, then come to the Yoga club 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the W&M sails cost a very reasonable $10,000. “Itʼs a good way to wind down,” said The spring season is drawing to a close, Hall fitwell studio. Small boat sailors familiar with the Sunfish freshman David Esteves, who started sailing but Tribe sailing is looking for new sailors or Laser would feel comfortable with the in the fall of 2005. to come out next fall. Most teammates never International FJ, which, at 13 feet three inches, Annual club dues of $75 arenʼt much, sailed before coming to the College, and only Wednesday isnʼt much longer or wider than either of those considering the cost required to maintain a half a dozen have competitive sailing expe- ✦ models (though it certainly has more leg fleet of race-ready vessels. The team also rience. Hughes, who sailed in high school, Come watch Tribe baseball host the Flames of Liberty University at room). The FJ also has a 25-foot mast — two received support from Recreational Sports to described the ideal newcomer as someone Plumeri Park at 7 p.m. Who knows, you may get to see Jerry Falwell. and a half times that of a Sunfish — and packs establish a team that will make future genera- “eager to learn.” more sail, too. The Sunfish has 75 square feet tions proud. “Expect your boundaries to be pushed,” of sail, and the FJ actually has three sails; the Hughes notes that some private benefactors Hughes said. “Youʼre going to get wet.” Thursday mainsail and jib are 100 square feet combined, have gotten wind of the team. In addition to Tribe sailing is hosting the Colony Cup at and the spinnaker adds another 80 square feet the FJs, the team also has four Lasers, smaller, First Colony Yacht Club on the James River ✦ Have you been watching a lot of “Zorro” lately? Then itʼs time you when in use. single-handed dinghies that are used in some April 8. check out the fencing club, practicing from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the W&M Hall fencing room. Women’s golf looks to CAA tournament Friday BY ANTHONY ZECCA 30th. Sophomore Kara Siford and Marissa Sprick led the Tribeʼs improvement in her final round ✦ Show some love for the womenʼs lacrosse team by coming out to THE FLAT HAT freshman Ellie Costello rounded individual scoring by shooting a similar to that of Brink. out the team with 74th- and 80th- 76 on the final round to follow the Erika Oldenkamp led the sec- their 7 p.m. home game against George Mason University at Albert- Daly Field. Earlier this March, the wom- place finishes. one she posted the day before for ond-place “William and Mary” enʼs golf team began its spring The team continued its season a grand total of eight-over-par and team with a final round 76 and a season by placing ninth in the with a solid collective effort at a fifth-place finish. sixth-place tie in the individual Bobcat Desert Classic in Phoenix, the William & Mary Invitational, Sprick carried the “Green” standings. Misha Harvey tied for Ariz. While every other team which took place at the Marsh team, which barely finished out of ninth, finishing one stroke behind experienced difficulties in the Hawk course at Fordʼs Colony. the top five. Kara Siford was able Oldenkamp after posting a two- BOX SCORES final round, the Tribe avoided The host Tribe team was split into to perform slightly better during round score of 155. dropping strokes during the last two teams for the event, with the the second round and jump into Sadye Murray shot 80 in the Womenʼs Lacrosse day of competition and posted a “William and Mary” team landing a four-way tie for 24th. Junior final round to finish in a tie for George Washington University W, 11-10 (OT) March 26 318. Northern Arizona University an impressive second place finish Melissa DePuy, who was able to 17th with a score of 158 and won the event and finished 23 and the “Green” team finishing shave nine strokes off of her first Seung Lee finished in a tie for Womenʼs Gymnastics strokes ahead of the Tribe, which seventh. round score and finish in 46th 24th with her teammate Kara ECAC Championship 190.350, second March 25 was able to capitalize on the third- The “William and Mary” team place with a 169, accomplished Siford. Likewise, Ellie Costello Floor: Brittany Gibbs 9.875, first round setbacks faced by other finished 26 strokes behind the the largest improvement between jumped into a tie for 46th with Bars: Stevie Waldman 9.775, third teams. University of Toledo. Toledo was rounds by any Tribe player. teammate Melissa DuPuy. Sophomore Erika Oldenkamp also able to grab the three indi- Senior Gwen Brink played bet- The Tribeʼs next tournament, Menʼs Tennis shot an impressive 75 in the third vidual medalist spots, with Kim ter in her second round as well, the Bonnie Hoover Invitational, University of Virginia L, 1-5 March 28 round and finished third individu- Kester shooting an even par 72 and in her last home tournament at is being hosted by James ally. Freshman Seung Lee and and a tournament total of 147, and the College was able to card an 85 Madison University April 8 and Menʼs Gymnastics sophomore Misha Harvey both her teammates Tammy Clelland and finish in a tie for 61st. Senior 9 at Lakeview Golf Course. This ECAC Team Championships 206.13, first March 25 finished five strokes behind and Joanna Periversoff finishing Pantipa Jinphiphadhana, finished event will be the final tune up ECAC Individual Championships March 26 Oldenkamp and tied for 17th. only a few strokes behind. Sophia barely behind Brink in a tie for before the team heads down to Vault: Ramon Jackson 9.3, first Like Harvey, senior Sadye Choi of Northern Arizona fin- 63rd with a total of 175. Maggie Southern Pines, N.C., for the Parallel Bars: Ramon Jackson 9.2, first Murray improved on the final ished at 10-over-par for the event Johnson, also a senior, finished Colonial Athletic Association Rings: Ramon Jackson 9.05, third day of play and finished tied for and placed first individually. in a tie for 80th after making an Championships. Synchronized swimming takes Nationals by storm, places 10th BY HEATHER IRELAND Hidden Dragon” and “Kung Fu Hustle,” ended up THE FLAT HAT placing 10th overall, the highest W&M has ever placed at this competition. The synchronized swimming club placed in the “All of the teams in front of us were varsity top 10 at the U.S. National Championship at Stanford programs with varsity funding, and some even have University this past weekend. current Olympian and National Team members on “William and Mary is in the process of petition- them,” Ramsey said. “Weʼre especially proud that ing for varsity status, but is currently a club sport,” weʼre able to place so highly as a club team with our freshman Rachel Morris, and member of the “A” limited funding and support.” team, said. “Thus we competed against many other The Green team, known in competition as the varsity teams with more funding, coaching and ath- “B” team (made up of juniors Whitney Dunne, Laura letic support from their respective colleges.” Newkirk and Claudia Raezer, sophomore Diana The Tribe has been under the guidance of Barbara Peloquin and freshmen Hannah Cohen and Rebecca McNamee, a volunteer coach for the past 10 years, Lowdon), swam to Bosnian music and beat out local who was honored with the recognition of Collegiate competitors Mary Washington University. Contributor of the Year. The Tribe also had the high- In the figure competition, in which the swimmers est percentage of Academic All-Americans on the compete individually, Ramsey and Morris placed team. This distinction requires a cumulative GPA of first and sixth in their level, respectively, and Cohen 3.25 or higher. placed eighth in hers. In this section of competition, “This is just another testimony of the dedication the swimmers are judged purely on form, skill and of our team not only to athletics, but also to our stud- physical control in the water. ies,” Morris said. “For me, almost as rewarding as placing was being The Gold team, or “A” team (made up of senior able to see some of the amazing teams from around Ellie Brown, junior Merry Von Rodern, sophomores the country, especially Stanford,” Krzykowski said. Leah Barkoukis, Mary Ramsey and Jenna Swalin, “They came in first place, and itʼs so motivating and COURTESY PHOTO ✦ SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING CLUB freshmen Laura Krzykowski and Morris), swim- such a great learning experience to watch what they The Gold, or “A,” team of the synchronized swimming club placed 10th overall at the U.S. National Champi- ming to Asian-themed music from “Crouching Tiger, do.” onship at Stanford University last weekend. The club competed against several better-funded varsity teams.