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Students at the college are excited for new dining op‐tions across from campus, !"#$%&'()$ *($ )"#$+&()$,-$ -,'&$new restaurants to open.

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The DoG Street JournalThe College of William & MaryCampus Center Basement .-+/#$012Williamsburg, Virginia [email protected]

C O V E R IMAGEThe DSJ is the College’s only monthly newsmagazine and daily online pa‐per. Access us anytime on the web at dogstreetjournal.com. We strive to provide a quality, reliable and thought‐provoking media outlet serving the College community with constantly updated coverage of diverse topics. If it happens here, you’ll know.

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Cover Photo by Katelin HillDesign by Katelin Hill

Crossword by Mirin Park

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Tribe Basketball

The review of the 2011‐ 2012 Season.

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Important College staff members discuss the recent wave of construc‐tion projects on campus.

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Campus Housing >Constructing the Future

Rowing Club>A Place called Home

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After years of constantly braving the elements, boats and rowers now have a shelter to call their own.

The newest exhibition features many famous artists like Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Fred‐eric Bazille and many others

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>Newest ExhibitionMuscarelle’s

!Morgan Barker!Katelin HillEditors in Chief!Alice YehManaging Editor!Ryan BucklandExecutive Editor!Molly MichieNews Editor!Anna KimStyle Editor!Jeffrey KnoxSports Editor!Max CunninghamOpinions Editor!Brittany JezouitPhoto Editor!Erin BlackWeb Editor!Mirin ParkOperations Editor !Sean SweeneyBusiness ManagerLayout Assistants:!Caroline Davis!Emily Nalker!Jay Lyon!Lindsey Neimo!Rachel Leinesch!XianXuan Ming

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nov 30who: students interested in jazzwhat: jazz recitalwhen: 7:00 p.m.where: ewell recital hallwhy: to appreciate jazz per‐formed by your very own peers

nov 14‐15who: students interested in businesswhat: deloitte case competi‐tionwhen: nov 14‐15where: miller hallwhy: to participate in a real world business case competi‐tion

nov 7who: all studentswhat: yogawhen: 2‐3 p.m.where: training room, bell hallwhy: to help combat stress and fatigue with no prior experi‐ence needed

nov 23‐27who: all studentswhat: thanksgiving breakwhere: hopefully off‐campuswhy: to celebrate your family and eat amazing home‐made food

nov 12who: all studentswhat: cso culture nightwhen: 5‐8 p.m.where: tidewater a & bwhy: to learn about chinese culture, eat amazing food, and 5*4$;$-&##$+("<

Compiled by Mollie Michie, DSJ News Editor

FUN THINGS TO DO ON A BUDGET!

1. Take the 15minute Jamestown Ferry across the James River for a great view of the shoreline. It runs 24 hours a day from Glass House Point.

2. Check out the Farmer’s Market in Merchant Square on Saturdays to experience the fascinating bustling smalltown ambience.

3. Colonial Williamsburg is free for students. Check it out sometime – whether or not your last tour here was with a 3rd!"#$%&!'&(%!)#*+,!-./!0*((!'1%!2.3&)4*1"!interesting now.

4. Second Sundays Festival of Art and Music provides free visual and performing artists every second Sunday of the month on Prince George Street.

5. 54&!6/27$#&((&!6/2&/3!.8!9#)!*2!8#&&,!$1%!*)2!&:4*;*)2!are fascinating for students of all majors.

6. Aromas often has free jazz nights – look out for those to enjoy good food and great music.

7. Many movies at the Kimball Theatre on DoG Street are free to the public; just call ahead to reserve a spot.

8. <8!-./!7$1!"#$;!$!#*%&!.#!$!=*+!7$#,!3$>&!-./#!0$-!).!Jamestown Beach for a relaxing picnic and time outdoors.

9. Explore the trails around campus for a nice wooded walk around the Crim Dell and Lake Matoaka.

10. Take it one step further and take a canoe out on Lake Matoaka for the full watery experience.

Corrections from October Edition: The byline on page 10 should read Heather Mc‐Cormic, DSJ Staff Reporter.

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» DAVID BARNISIN, DSJ STAFF REPORTER

The William and Mary Rowing Club began this fall season by dedicating its newly built Tack Family Boathouse. Alums and current rowers alike were present for this special day in the history of the WMRC. “This is a huge accomplishment for

the team. Although WMRC has existed 8.#! )4&! +$2)! ?@! -&$#2,! 0&! 1.0! 8*1$((-!4$A&! $! +&#3$1&1),! +4-2*7$(! 4.3&! *1! )4&!7.33/1*)-,B! 2$*%! )4&!C6DEF2!G#&2*%&1)!Lindsay Oakley (’12). The event was catered by Paul’s Deli and

featured alums from as far back as the club’s founding in 1985 as well as recent graduates. 54&#&!0$2! $! #$8H&! $1%! 2*(&1)! $/7)*.1! )4$)!featured the naming rights of the men’s varsity Pocock 8+ racing shell as well as the naming rights to the three boat bays. The ceremony itself took place after a

regatta on the Chickahominy River attended by the rowing clubs of James Madison I1*A&#2*)-,! I1*A&#2*)-! .8! D*743.1%,!Old Dominion University and Liberty University. Amid all the revelry there was a distinct feeling of accomplishment amongst )4&!$))&1%&&2,!$2!)4&!2)#/""(&!).!"&)!).!)4*2!moment was well known. Boathouse construction began in early

2/33&#! .8! )4*2! -&$#,! ;/)! *)! 4$2! ;&&1! $!project long in the making. Constructing a boathouse has been planned as far back $2! ?JJK,! ;/)! ".A&#13&1)! #&%! )$+&! 4$2!prevented the construction until this year. L17&! 7(&$#&%,! )4&! ;.$)4./2&! +#.M&7)!

;&"$1! *1! &$#1&2),! 2/+&#A*2&%! ;-!G#."#$3!Director Travis Hall and Head Coach Nathan Walker. Construction began August 8 and 0$2! 7.1)#$7)&%!;-!EN9!./)!.8!O$17$2)&#,!PA. The boathouse was originally constructed

$2!$!;$#1!$1%!)4&1!0$2!'((&%!0*)4!)4#&&!;.$)!racks that can support the several racing shells owned by the WMRC. The boat bays and interior elements were constructed by

E.$74!5#$A*2!N$((,!E.$74!P$)4$1!C$(>&#!$1%!8.#3&#!6&1F2!5&$3!E$+)$*1,!C6DE!President and Novice Coach Mark Miller (’08). The inner constructions were all made

8#.3!0..%!$1%! *17(/%&! )4#&&!;.$)!;$-2,!7$;*1&)2,! $!0.#>!;&174,! 7/;;*&2! 8.#! )4&!#.0&#2,!$2!0&((!$2!$!;.$#%!8.#!+#$7)*7&!$1%!#$7*1"! (*1&/+2Q! !9%%*)*.1$((-,! )4&!0..%2!beside the boathouse were paved by the rowers in order to make it easier to carry their boats to the water. “This boathouse gives the club a

genuine home and a stable continuity for )4&! )&$3,B! 2$*%!G#."#$3!R*#&7).#!5#$A*2!Hall. “In the past there hasn’t been a +&#3$1&1)! 4.3&! 8.#! )4&!C6DE,! 1.0!0*)4! )4&!7.12)#/7)*.1!.8! )4*2!;.$)4./2&,!0&!4$A&!)4$)QB!!

In previous years the WMRC has used the ;.$)!#$7>2!'8)-!-$#%2!8#.3!)4&!%.7>!8#.3!which the rowers launch every morning. The racks were less than desirable due to the fact that the boats were open to the &(&3&1)2Q!!!P.0,!0*)4!)4&!1&0!;.$)4./2&,!the shells are safely tucked away in a structure that can withstand the harsh weather of James City County. S&8.#&,! #.0&#2! %&$()! 0*)4! +#.;(&32!

ranging from weatherworn equipment to animals in the boat to broken shells altogether. “Every so often practice would be

interrupted with a yelp from a nearby ;.$),B!2$*%!D.0&#!O/7-!T#*+2!UFVWXQ!YO$)&#!0&!0./(%!'1%!./)!)4$)!2.3&.1&!8./1%!$!8#."!.#!3./2&!*1!)4&*#!24.&QB!!N.0&A&#,!04*(&! $1*3$(2! *1! )4&! ;.$)!

The Rowing Club

After years of constantly braving the elements, boats and rowers now have a shelter to call their own.

Although the Rowing Club has been planning to construct a boathouse since 2008, construction was not able to begin until this year. Photo courtesy of the William and Mary

Rowing Club.

builds itself a home

from the rowers is one of a sense of home and belonging. “The boathouse creates a sense of connection for the team to both &$74! .)4&#! $1%! $! +4-2*7$(! +($7&,B! 2$*%!C6DEF2!N&$%! E.$74!P$)4$1!C$(>&#,!“it’s a concrete thing that rowers from both past and present can identify with $1%!0*((! 8.2)&#! ;.)4! )&$3! 7$3$#$%&#*&,!competiveness and lead to a better team $2!$!04.(&QB!!!While admittedly a far cry from the

grand appointments of the shell houses of ;.$)4./2&!#.0!*1!G4*($%&(+4*$,!G9!$1%!)4&!;.$)4./2&2!.8!N$#A$#%!$1%!6<5,!)4&!5$7>!Family Boathouse is a tremendous step in a growing program that shows it is willing and able to compete with established club and varsity programs from around the world. Last season’s stellar showings at

the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing 922.7*$)*.1F2!#&"$))$!*1!L$>#*%"&,!5P!(&8)!WMRC with a silver medal in the grand '1$(2Q! ! <1! $%%*)*.1,!C6DE! 2&)! $! 7./#2&!record in the Occoquan Chase head race in )4&!8$((!.8!?JVJQ!!54*2!2&$2.1,!;.)4!)4&!3&1F2!and women’s teams have received bids to row at the Head of The Charles regatta in S.2).1,! )4&! ($#"&2)! #&"$))$! *1! )4&!0.#(%Q!!C*)4!$((!.8!)4&2&!#&7&1)!$77.3+(*243&1)2,!WMRC is showing itself to be an upandcoming team in the collegiate rowing world. 54&!1&0!;.$)4./2&,!04*(&! 4&(+*1"! ).!

3.A&!)4&!)&$3!8.#0$#%,!0*((!$(2.!$((.0!)4&!WMRC of today to leave its mark on future rowers. A board has been set on the back 0$((,!04*74!0*((!;&!2*"1&%!;-!&$74!7($22!.8!"#$%/$)*1"!2&1*.#2,!7#&$)*1"!$!3&3&1).!8.#!generations of rowers to come. “I’m proud that our club history will

;&! #&3&3;&#&%,B! 2$*%!L$>(&-,!04.!0*((!be graduating in the spring. “I can leave my own mark on the team and thanks ).! )4&! ;.$)4./2&,! ;&! 7.1'%&1)! >1.0*1"!that WMRC has a bright future moving 8.#0$#%QB

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A b o v e , a sketch of what Tribe Square will look like upon comple‐t ion. Photo courtesy of University Re‐

lations.

Right, Tribe S q u a r e h a s been in prog‐ress since it’s J u n e 1 5 t h groundbreak‐i n g . S a r a h Nicol / DoG Street Journal.

only served as a minor distraction during +#$7)*7&,!3.#&!2&#*./2!+#.;(&32!%*%!.77/#Q!!O&8)!*1!)4&!&(&3&1)2,!.1&!.8!C6DEF2!#$7*1"!24&((2!0$2!2&A&#&(-!%$3$"&%,!4*1%&#*1"!)4&!team’s ability to practice for several days. “It’s just nice to know that all of our

&Z/*+3&1)! *2! 2$8&,! $1%! )4$)!0&! 7$1! 8.7/2!.1!04$)F2!*3+.#)$1)[!0*11*1",B!2$*%!R$11-!Otto (’14). <1!$%%*)*.1!).!+#.)&7)*1"!)4&!&Z/*+3&1),!

the boathouse serves as a safehaven for rowers when weather conditions become severe. While previously left to deal with 4$#24!0&$)4&#,!)4&!;.$)4./2&!$((.02!#.0&#2!a place to wait out bad storms. Y54&! .)4&#! %$-! *)!0$2! #$*1*1",! $1%!0&!

all sat on couches inside the boathouse for $!04*(&!/1)*(! *)!2).++&%,B!2$*%!#.0&#!O/7-!Krips (’14). “It’s really nice to not have to sit out in the rain if conditions are less )4$1!*%&$(QB!While the boathouse is a physical

7.12)#/7)*.1! 8.#! )4&! )&$3,!04$)! *)!3&$12!symbolically is not so easy to capture in such precise words. “The Boathouse project truly began in

&$#1&2)! $;./)! )4#&&! -&$#2! $".! $1%!'1$((-!came to fruition thanks to the dedicated &88.#)2!.8!./#!7.$74*1"!2)$88,!)&$3!(&$%&#2,!7.((&"&!$%3*1*2)#$).#2,!D&7!\+.#)2!L8'7*$(2!and legal department and some very actively involved alumni. We couldn’t have built

it without any of these people and are so A&#-!"#$)&8/(!8.#!)4&*#!7.1)#*;/)*.12,B!2$*%!Lindsay Oakley (’12). The boathouse was funded by the

donations of patrons and alumni as well as )4&!#.0&#2!)4&32&(A&2,!04.!0.#>&%!%$-!*1!and day out to raise money for their new construction. Each member participated *1! $! +#."#$3! 7$((&%! Y0.#>!0&&>&1%2,B!which had rowers complete household chores and yardwork for members of )4&!7.33/1*)-,!*1!.#%&#!).!4&(+!8/1%!)4&!construction of the boat house. “The boathouse will allow the team to

better maintain and preserve its current equipment and also provides room for "#.0)4!$1%!&:+$12*.1,!$((.0*1"!C6DE!to share the sport of rowing with more students on campus and the Williamsburg 7.33/1*)-!$)!($#"&,B!L$>(&-!2$*%Q!!The sentiment toward the boathouse

Members of the Rowing Club are thrilled with the transformation from construction (left) to completion (above). Photo courtesy of the William and Mary Rowing Club.

This boathouse will allow the team to...share the sport of rowing with more students on campus and the Williamsburg community. >>Lindsay Oakley (‘12)

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» DANNY MOSIER, DSJ NEWS EDITOR

].#!.A&#!$!-&$#!1.0,!4*"4(-!+/;(*7!U$1%!very loud) construction projects have become a daily sight for all students of the College. Current freshmen and sophomores cannot remember a time when there wasn’t some restoration occurring in any given corner of the campus. This change has left many students to wonder why these +#.M&7)2! $#&! .77/##*1"! *1! 2/74! 8#&Z/&17-,!and why their school is channeling so much money into these endeavors. Y92! ).!04-!0&!$#&!%.*1"! )4*2!1.0,!0&!

have massive infrastructure on campus that needs to be maintained so that it is 2$8&,! &8'7*&1)! $1%! 8/17)*.1$(,B! 2$*%! ^$1&)!S#$24&$#,!S.$#%!.8!_*2*).#2!6&3;&#Q!Y5/7>&#!is not usable right now. Roughly half the dorms cannot be air conditioned because )4&!/)*(*)-!*18#$2)#/7)/#&!*2!2.!%&'7*&1)Q!91%!other old buildings and dorms are also in states of disrepair. If we did not spend 2.3&)4*1"!1.0,!*)!0./(%!7.2)!3/74!3.#&!($)&#QB!<1! ?JVV,! )4#&&! +#.M&7)2! 4$A&! 3$%&! *)!

to completion. Renovations to Andrews Hall included new lighting for art studios $1%! "$((&#*&2,! /+%$)&%! &(&7)#*7$(,! 4&$)*1"!$1%! 7..(*1"! 2-2)&32,! $1%! 7.##&7)*.12! .8!structural issues. The threeyear long renovation to Small

N$((!*17(/%&%!2)#/7)/#$(!7.##&7)*.12,!0*#*1"!8.#!$!7.3+/)&#!1&)0.#>,!$1%!)4&!#&3.A$(!of hazardous materials among many other 1&&%&%!3.%*'7$)*.12Q!54&!6$#)*1!]$3*(-!

Stadium was a brandnew bleacher with $! ;#*7>! 8$7$%&,! $! +#&`8$;#*7$)&%! +#&22!;.:,!#&2)#..32!$1%!)&$3!#..32!)4$)!7$1!2/++.#)!$1!$%%*)*.1$(!V,@JJ!+&.+(&!8.#!)4&!9(;&#)`R$(-!2.77&#!$1%!($7#.22&!'&(%QThe largest of all of the projects

currently underway is the Historic E$3+/2! I)*(*)-! G#.M&7),! 04*74! (..>2! ).!update the utility instillations of several academic buildings and dormitories to modern standards. The goals of this $22.3 million dollar project include the installation of new lines to 11 out of the 27 buildings on Historic Campus and south of Jamestown Road as well as the installation of three new water line 2&"3&1)2! ).! *3+#.A&! '#&! 2/++#&22*.1!water pressure. This massive undertaking is divided

*1).!3$1-!+$#)2,!0*)4!1&0!2/;`+#.M&7)2!).!be completed and started throughout the semester until at least winter break. The

College website provides monthly updates on the status of each of these subprojects. One project which has recently found

1&0!(*8&!*2!)4&!#&2).#$)*.1!.8!5/7>&#!N$((,!the old English Department building that was closed after Commencement 2009 once it was deemed unsafe for students and faculty members. The project hit a snag in the following semesters after a lack of funds prevented the $12.1 million undertaking from going forward. <1! 6$-! .8! ?JVV,! 2.3&! ($2)`3*1/)&!

funding of $11 million was allocated in )4&! E.33.10&$()4! .8! _*#"*1*$F2! 7$+*)$(!budget. The Tucker Project was part of several construction projects occurring *1! _*#"*1*$! 7.((&"&2! )4$)! #&7&*A&%! 2/74!funding in the state’s most recent budget.YE/##&1)(-,! 0&! $#&! 7.3+(&)*1"! )4&!

0.#>*1"! %#$0*1"2! 8.#! )4&! #&1.A$)*.1,B!2$*%! _*7&! G#&2*%&1)! 8.#! 9%3*1*2)#$)*.1!Anna Martin. “The renovation itself will begin in the spring of 2012 and will take approximately a year to complete. The funding status has not changed. The funds 4$A&!;&&1!$++#.A&%QBApart from the needed safety updates

).! 5/7>&#! N$((,! *12)#/7)*.1$(! 2+$7&! $1%!technology will be modernized for the R&+$#)3&1)!.8!a1"(*24Q!9%%*)*.1$((-,! )4&!building’s systems will be replaced and accessibility will be improved.Another anticipated project that is

currently underway is the new residential 2+$7&!8.#!)4&!E.((&"&F2!8#$)&#1*)*&2,!04*74!*2!currently in the design stage. “We need more on campus housing

and their facilities do not match their 2*b&! #&Z/*#&3&1)2,B! 2$*%! S#$24&$#Q! Y54&!old fraternity houses will eventually be 7.1A&#)&%!).!"&1&#$(!2)/%&1)!4./2*1"QB977.#%*1"!).!)4&!E.((&"&F2!+#&22!#&(&$2&,!

this new complex will be located along I>#.+!C$-,!$7#.22!8#.3!C*((*$3!$1%!6$#-!Hall. This twelve building complex will include 11 housing units featuring three different elevations as well as a community building. The complex will feature 187 beds and

Constructing

the FutureImportant College staff members discuss the recent wave of construction projects on campus, highlighting their necessity and what students can expect for the future.

We need more on campus housing and [the fraternities] facilities do not match their size requirements. The old fraternity houses will eventually be converted to general student housing. >>Janet Brashear, Member of Board of Visitors

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said Brashear.C*)4!)4&!/;*Z/*)-!.8!)4&2&!+#.M&7)2,!.1&!

of the most frequent questions students have is why the colleges choose certain +#.M&7)2!.A&#!.)4&#2!$1%!4.0!)4*2!Y+#*.#*)-B!status is determined. As one might have "/&22&%,!)4&2&!%&7*2*.12!$#&!%#*A&1!;-!)4&!availability and sources of funding. “There is a schedule of priorities and

we match the priorities to the available 8/1%*1",B!2$*%!S#$24&$#Q!Y\.3&)*3&2!(.0&#!priorities jump the list if they have a private donor who wishes to fund them and we agree they are things we wish to have U&:$3+(&! ;&*1"! )4&! 1&0! ($7#.22&! '&(%XQ!We are well below prudent debt levels in '1$17*1"! )4&2&!+#.M&7)2Q!P.)!%.*1"! )4&3!could make us less competitive with other schools that have adequate or superior 8$7*(*)*&2QB92!2&&1!8#.3!)4&2&!+($12,!2)/%&1)2!0*((!

have to live with such construction for the 8.#&2&&$;(&! 8/)/#&Q! N.0&A&#,! .17&! )4&2&!+#.M&7)2! $#&! 7.3+(&)&%,! 2)/%&1)2,! 8$7/()-!$1%!2)$88!0*((!;&!$;(&!).!(*A&,!0.#>!$1%!(&$#1!*1! $! 2$8&#! $1%! /+`).`%$)&! &1A*#.13&1),!which can only enhance the college experience.91-! Z/&2)*.12,! 7.17&#12! .#! 7.33&1)2!

about campus construction projects can ;&! %*#&7)&%! ).0$#%2!6$#)*1,! S#$24&$#! .#!$1-!.)4&#!3&3;&#2!.8!)4&!S.$#%!.8!_*2*).#2F!Committee on Buildings and Grounds.

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0*((! 7.3&! ).! $! ).)$(! 7.2)! .8! c?d!3*((*.1,!which will be funded principally through room fees. As of the September 2011 S.$#%!.8!_*2*).#F2!3&&)*1",!)4*2!+#.M&7)! *2!274&%/(&%! 8.#! 7.3+(&)*.1! *1! ]$((! ?JVe,!with work beginning in January of 2012 on the parking lot being added by William and Mary Hall.Science students and faculty will be

glad to hear that the third phase of the Integrated Science Center expansion/restoration has recently entered its design stage. ISC III will be sited along Landrum R#*A&,!7.3+(&)*1"!$!)#*$1"(&!0*)4!<\E!<!$1%!II. 54*2! +#.M&7)! 0*((! $%%! $! 1&0,! 4*"4!

tech laboratory building and will begin the renovation of existing spaces. The restoration includes the modernization .8! )4&! ;/*(%*1"F2! 3&74$1*7$(! 2-2)&32,!improved technological capacity and 7$+$;*(*)-,! /+"#$%&%! &(&7)#*7$(! 7$+$7*)-!and the modernization of laboratory spaces. I18.#)/1$)&(-,! .1&! #&$(*)-! .8! 7$3+/2!

construction is its high dependency upon 8/1%2! 8#.3! +#*A$)&! 2./#7&2,! $2! 8/1%*1"!from the state government and other sources are usually in limited supplies. The College is currently looking at renovating the Lodges using an existing design that creates an ecovillage promoting 2/2)$*1$;*(*)-Q! N.0&A&#,! )4&! 8&$2*;*(*)-!of such a project would be entirely dependent upon private donations.“Each house would be rebuilt in a

2/2)$*1$;(&! 8$24*.1,! 2)*((! /2&%! $2! %.#3!2+$7&,!;/)!$(2.!/2&%!8.#!)&$74*1"!+/#+.2&2!$#./1%!2/2)$*1$;*(*)-,B!2$*%!S#$24&$#Q!YC&!are hoping to attract private funds to do this for dorms we otherwise could not $88.#%!).!#&1.A$)&!$1-)*3&!2..1QBThere is light in the future of campus

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source of future improvements may come from the City of Williamsburg’s current initiative to create an Arts District outside of Merchant’s Square. This project’s aim is to bring a group

of artists and creative professionals to (*A&,! 7#&$)&! $#),! $1%! 2&((! )4&*#! 0.#>2! *1!the same area. As this venture encourages greater interaction between city and E.((&"&!$#)*2)2,!)4&#&!*2!)4&!+.22*;*(*)-!)4$)!funds will be allocated to refashion some existing and new buildings in a way that allows for better facilities and integrated arts programming. “This would be a public private

partnership and these funds have not ;&&1! #$*2&%! .#! $((.7$)&%! $)! )4*2! +.*1),B!

Construction equipment can be spotted all around campus. Photo by Rachel Wallace.

Construction is being done on various buildings across campus to better meet students’ needs. Photo by Rachel Wallace.

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graduating. Photo by Rachel Wallace.

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Young College Democrats & RepublicansWeigh In on the

Nov. 8th Elections

Fallen leaves line the brick paths of Old E$3+/2,!P.A&3;&#!74*((2!)4&!$*#,!$1%!a(&7tion Day draws near. Most students live unaffected by this last fact; many cannot name the candidates vying for their votes.They do not know that restaurant entre

+#&1&/#!6*7>&-!E4.4$1-,!04.2&! \&7.1%!Street Bistro lies two miles northeast of the f.A&#1.#F2!G$($7&,! 2/++.#)2! #&Z/*#*1"! )4&!state to publish details about state purchases online. Few on campus could claim knowledge

.8!4*2!+$#)-!$8'(*$)*.1Q!N&!*2!$!D&+/;(*7$1!challenging the Democratic incumbent John Miller for the 1st Senate District. Not many students have heard that Mill

&#,!$!8.#3&#!M./#1$(*2),!&2)$;(*24&%!$!2+&7*$(!M/%*7*$(!+#.7&%/#&! 8.#!A&)&#$12,!04.3!4&!feels are uncommonly vulnerable to falling into alcoholism and crime as a result of posttraumatic stress disorder. Hardly any noticed the redistricting that

moved Williamsburg into the 1st Senate District and the 93rd House District. Almost no one has seen that the challenger *1!)4&!N./2&!#$7&,!D&+/;(*7$1!$1%!+.(*)*7$(!1&07.3&#!6*>&!C$)2.1,!2)$1%2!;&8.#&!the statue of Lord Botetourt and the Wren Building in the picture on his campaign website’s homepage. Few hold familiar that the Democratic

*17/3;&1),!D.;*1!9;;.))! U^QRQ! FJVX,! *2! $1!alumna of the College’s law school who spent years in

consumer protection advocacy and still wishes to combat companies engaging in unethical behavior. To a majority of nonGovernment majors

on campus the election is an unknown or at best a transient thought while waiting in line to swipe into a cafeteria for breakfast. “State races are generally lowturnout

&(&7)*.12,!04*74! *2! 2.3&)4*1"!0&!+($1!.1!trying to combat as much as possible. State government has a huge effect on our daily (*A&2,!2.!&(&7)*.12!(*>&!)4&2&!$#&!7#*)*7$(,B!2$*%!T$)*&!R&$;(&#!UFV?X,!+#&2*%&1)!.8!)4&!g./1"!Democrats at the College. “Expect to see us around campus reminding people to vote .1!a(&7)*.1!R$-hB!

“My impression is that most students don’t vote in this type of local election because most students don’t really care $;./)! (.7$(!+.(*)*72,B! 2$*%!91%#&0!].((&))!UFVVX,!$1!$7)*A&!3&3;&#!.8!)4&!E.((&"&!D&publicans. “I would encourage all students to vote after they have become educated about the candidates and the issues. I think that once they’ve done this they will A.)&!D&+/;(*7$1!*1!)4*2!&(&7)*.1QBWhile the majority of students are more

concerned with counting down the days to Thanksgiving Break than with local &(&7)*.12,! 2.3&! $)! )4&! E.((&"&! $#&! +$2sionately campaigning. Perhaps you have "(*3+2&%!)4&3,!)4&*#!&-&2!$"(.0!$1%!2*"12!aloft; perhaps you are one of them. “We’ve been either knocking on doors

or making phone calls for both campaigns &A&#-! 0&&>&1%! 2*17&! \&+)&3;&#,! $1%!0&FA&! $))&1%&%! 2.3&! 7$3+$*"1! &A&1)2,B!2$*%!R&$;(&#!#&"$#%*1"!)4&!g./1"!R&3.crats. “Several club members have also M.*1&%!)4&!7$3+$*"12!$2!*1)&#12QB!The College Republicans match their

rivals’ enthusiasm. “We’ve participated in campaign events almost every weekend )4*2! -&$#,B! 2$*%! ].((&)),! 04.! A.(/1)&&#2!on behalf of the Chohany campaign. “The College Republicans have always attempted to get students registered to vote and to "&)!./)!)4&!A.)&QB!!!!!

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)4*2!0&;2*)&!$1%!(..>!$)!)4&!;./1%$#*&2QB!He then provided The DoG Street Journal with the following web address where students can view the new district borders: http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov “Redistricting is always an adjustment

8.#!$1-!*17/3;&1),!;/)!;.)4!R&(&"$)&!9;bott and Senator Miller have handled it 0&((,B!2$*%!R&$;(&#Q!Y54&-F#&!;.)4!%.*1"!$!great job introducing themselves to Wil(*$32;/#"QBYL;A*./2(-,!8/1%*1"!*2!$!4/"&!*22/&!8.#!

$((!C*((*$3!$1%!6$#-!2)/%&1)2,B!2$*%!R&abler. “Delegate Abbott and Senator Miller both have both proven that they are willing to work with both Democrats and Republicans to solve funding issues in the +$2),!$1%!<!)4*1>!)4$)!*2!7#/7*$(!).!4&(+*1"!our school get the best deal it can from the state. Delegate Abbott and Senator Miller’s opponents have run campaigns )4$)!$#&!A&#-!8.7/2&%!.1!7/))*1"!2+&1%*1",!which has the potential to hurt the Col(&"&QB!On their respective websites Miller

promises “investments in higher educa)*.1B!$1%!9;;.))!2*3*($#(-!A.02!).!Y*1A&2)!in our community colleges and public uniA&#2*)*&2QB!S.)4!2)#&22!)4&!*1)&#7.11&7)&%ness of education and the economy. E.1)#$2)*1"(-,!C$)2.1F2!0&;2*)&!3$>&2!

no mention of higher education but opines that government spending does not create longterm economic improvement. Chohany does not discuss university

funding on his website but does pledge ).!'"4)!8.#!3.#&!2+$7&!$)!_*#"*1*$!7.((&"&2!$1%!/1*A&#2*)*&2!8.#!_*#"*1*$!2)/%&1)2Q!This holds implications for the College’s

future student body composition. Currently 35% of students at the College are outofstate. Chohany would presumably seek to decrease that percentage. Of course there exist issues beyond

education and the College’s future. Follett .88&#2!)4&!&:$3+(&!.8!"&##-3$1%&#*1",!)4&!practice of contorting voting districts so that they cover areas where demographics will provide an advantage to one party. This results in intractably Democratic or

Republican seats and absurd district outlines. “The Senate districts are gerrymandered against both parties’ interests. If the Republicans win the Senate they can break )4&!7-7(&!.8!*17/3;&17-,B!2$*%!].((&))Q!“If the students of the College value

their right to vote they should come out 8.#!E4.4$1-,!04.! *2! #/11*1"! 8.#!\&1$)&,!and destroy the cycle of redistricting. This election is very important because it will

determine future gerrymandering. If the Republicans can pick up a few state senate seats they will end a lot of the gerryman%&#*1"! *1! )4&! \&1$)&,! 04*74! *2! $;2.(/)&(-!*12$1&QB!g&)!6*((&#!.1!4*2!0&;2*)&!$(2.!7($*32!).!

oppose gerrymandering. “It is time to take the redistricting pen out of the hands of politicians and give it to a bipartisan com3*22*.1!).!%#$0!(*1&2!)4$)!3$>&!2&12&,B!2$*%!Miller on his website. “I have proposed leg*2($)*.1!)4$)!0./(%!$((.0!$!+$1&(!.8!'A&!).!%#$0!)4&!(*1&2!8.#!)4&!\)$)&!\&1$)&,!N./2&!.8!R&(&"$)&2!$1%!E.1"#&22*.1$(!%*2)#*7)2QB!His proposal amounted to nothing. The

_*#"*1*$!f$b&))&!%&27#*;&%!)4&!#&7&1)!#&%*2tricting as Republicans drawing a Republican gerrymander in the House and Democrats drawing a Democratic gerrymander in the Senate.Follett presented another argument for

his candidates’ superiority. “Delegate Abbott hasn’t sponsored or gotten any major legislation through and Senator Miller hasn’t been very effective either. If you want an effective legislator you should vote for E4.4$1-!$1%!C$)2.1QB!R/#*1"!4&#!)*3&!*1!.8'7&,!.1(-!8./#!;*((2!

for which Abbott has voted have passed: a bill making available license plates bearing $!+#.`74.*7&!2(."$1!UNS!VVJKX,!$!;*((!#&Z/*#ing insurance providers to cover autism 2+&7)#/3!%*2.#%&#!UNS!VJd?X,!$!;*((!$((.0*1"!more funding to be allocated to transportation infrastructure (HB 2527) and a fascinatingly futuristic bill banning employers from requiring microchip tracking device implantation in their employees (HB 53). Check out http://www.votesmart.org to judge Abbott’s record for yourself and learn more about her and the other candidates. Students wanting to become more politi

cally involved can also try out a meeting of one of the various political organizations on campus. Below is a partial list of weekly meeting times and places for such organizations:C&%1&2%$-2!$)!K+3,!S($*#!??i,!g./1"!R&3ocratsC&%1&2%$-2!$)!i+3,!S($*#!?V@,!93&#*7$12!for Informed Democracy (nonpartisan)54/#2%$-2! $)! j+3,!S(.0!eeW,!E.((&"&!D&publicans54/#2%$-2!$)!K+3,!S($*#!??i,!D..2&A&()!<12)*tute think tank (progressive)\/1%$-2!$)!j+3,!C$24*1").1!eV?,!O*;&#)$#ian Society

AtaGlance Candidate Fact Sheet

93rd House District Abbott (D) – IncumbentL77/+$)*.1[!O$0-&#,!2+&7*$(*b&%!*1!consumer advocate protection.Education: ^QRQ,!C*((*$3!k!6$#-SQ\Q,! f.A&#13&1)! 9%3*1*2)#$)*.1,!Christopher Newport University99QQ,! 54.3$2! P&(2.1! E.33/1*)-!College5.+! *22/&2[! )#$12+.#)$)*.1,! 7.12/3&#!+#.)&7)*.1,!)4&!&7.1.3-!$1%!educationAlleged virtues: her goodwill and focus on issues that affect lives

Watson (R)L77/+$)*.1[! S/2*1&223$1,! )0.!equipment testing companies.Education: SQ\Q,! <12)#/3&1)$)*.1! 5&741.(."-,!Old Dominion University9Q9Q,!P&0!D*A&#!E.33/1*)-!E.(lege5.+! *22/&2[! )4&!&7.1.3-,! )$:*1"!k!2+&1%*1",!&1&#"-!$1%!8&%&#$(*23Alleged virtues: his work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit

1st Senate DistrictMiller (D) IncumbentL77/+$)*.1![!^./#1$(*2),!0.#>&%!8.#!a local news station in Hampton Roads.Education :SQ\Q,!a%/7$)*.1!k!G.(*)*7$(!\7*&17&!k! N*2).#-,! P.#)4&#1! <((*1.*2! \)$)&!University5.+! *22/&2[! ;/%"&)`;$($17*1",! )4&!&7.1.3-,!)#$12+.#)$)*.1!$1%!$22*2)ing veteransAlleged virtues: his willingness to reach across the aisle and subsequent effectiveness

Chohany (R) Occupation: Restaurateur; ran Williamsburg’s Second Street Bistro with his brother.Education: SQSQ9Q,! E4#*2).+4&#!P&0+.#)!I1*versity5.+! *22/&2[! )4&! &7.1.3-,! &%/7$)*.1,! )#$12+.#)$)*.1! $1%! ".A&#1ment transparency9((&"&%!A*#)/&2[!4*2!'27$(!#&2+.12*bility

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paintings were to be set up. The collection had arrived *1! 7#$)&2,! ;/)! 0$2! 1.)! -&)!/1+$7>&%Q! E4#*2)*1$! E$##.((,!Manager of Institutional AdA$17&3&1)!.8!)4&!6/27$#&((&,!said “They need at least 24 hours to adjust to the room temperature before the crates 7$1! ;&! .+&1&%QB! L)4&#0*2&,!there is a great risk of damaging the fragile paintings. Though all I had was my imagination to supply what the collection would look (*>&,!3-!*1)&#&2)!0$2!+*Z/&%Q!The wide expanse of bare 0$((2! $1%! )4&! 7#$)&2,! )$((&#!)4$1!3&,! #$*2&%!3-! &:+&7)$tions. Organized into three mini

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Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896), The Lane, ca. 1893–1895, oil on canvas, High Museum of Art, gift of Miss Mary E. Haverty for the J. J. Haverty Collection, 65.47

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Autumn on the Seine, Argenteuil, 1873, oil on canvas, High Museum of Art, purchase with funds from the Forward Arts Foundation, The Buisson Foundation, Eleanor McDonald Storza Estate, Frances Cheney Boggs

Estate, Katherine John Murphy Foundation, and High Museum of Art Enhancement Fund, 2000.205

Child Hassam.Though reception of impressionist works was weak in France initially

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FIVE BEST WAYS TO EAT A PUMPKIN FIVE BEST THANKSGIVING MOVIES

Pumpkin LatteSpice up your morning coffee with a little holiday deliciousness. Wawa offers a sugared up powder based ($))&,!;/)!$(2.!$!"#&$)!#&"/($#!;(&1%!of pumpkin spice which may not give you the jitters quite as bad. Add some french vanilla creamer and you have pumpkin pie and ice cream in a perfectly acceptable breakfast form.

Pumpkin PieC&((,! %/4!o! *)F2! 1.)!P.A&3;&#!0*)4./)! +/3+>*1!+*&Q!T*7>! *)!up a notch with a scoop of cinnamon ice cream for a nextlevel pumpkin pie experience.

Pumpkin Beer].#!)4.2&!.8!-./!04.!$#&!?V!$1%!/+,!*1%/("&!*1!$!+/3+>*1!;&&#!)4*2!season. More and more breweries are coming out with their own A&#2*.1Q!f#&&1!O&$8&!.1!7$3+/2!7$##*&2!R."'24!N&$%!G/3+>*1!9(&,!$1%!&A&#-.1&!1&&%2!).!)#-!)4*2!$)!(&$2)!.17&Q!

Pumpkin PancakesIt’s a good day when IHOP announces that their pumpkin pan7$>&2!$#&!;$7>!8.#!)4&!2&$2.1Q!L#!*8!-./!8&&(!$3;*)*./2,!"#$;!2.3&!+$17$>&!3*:,!$!7$1!.8!+/3+>*1!+/#&&,!$1%!2.3&!+/3+>*1!+*&!2+*7&!from the grocery store and go to town.

Pumpkin Soup9!+&#8&7)!7.3;*1$)*.1!8.#!8$((`!4.)!2./+!$1%!8$((!H$A.#2Q!91-.1&!would be impressed if you whipped up a batch. Serve it with +/3+>*1!;#&$%!.#!*8!-./!/2&!#&$(!+/3+>*1,!7/)!)4&!;.)).3!4$(8!of the pumpkin and use it as a bowl! Pie pumpkins work best. See page 15 for a recipe.

A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingCharlie Brown attempts to prepare thanksgiving dinner for his friends after they invite themselves over to celebrate the holiday. 54&#&!$#&!+(&1)-!.8!Y"..%!"#*&82B!).!3$>&!-./!8&&(!(*>&!-./#!54$1>2giving dinner with your crazy family is a piece of cake. Plus it’s appropriate 8.#!)4&!04.(&!8$3*(-,!8#.3!your little cousin to your conservative grandma.

Pieces of April9+#*(! *2! $! ?J`2.3&)4*1",!perpetual failure of a daughter. After her mother is diagnosed with can7&#,!24&!*1A*)&2!4&#!8$3*(-!).!2+&1%!54$1>2"*A*1"!%*11&#!0*)4!4&#!$1%!4&#!;.-8#*&1%Q!!92!/2/$(,!1.)4*1"!".&2!)4&!0$-!24&!&:+&7)2!*)!).!and her family nearly walks out on her dinner.

The New World<8!-./F#&!(..>*1"!8.#!)4$)!7.(.1*$(!8&&(!.1!54$1>2"*A*1",!2&$#74!1.!8/#)4&#!)4$1!)4&!?JJ@!'(3!)4&!P&0!C.#(%Q!!<)!+#&2&1)2!$!%#$3$)*7!retelling of the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving ParadeP.,!*)F2!1.)!$!3.A*&,!;/)!*)F2!)4&!7($22*7!)4*1"!).!%.!.1!54$1>2"*A*1"Q!!S&!2/#&!).!"&)!/+!$1%!0$)74!)4&!"*$1)!;$((..12,!&:)#$A$"$1)!H.$)2!and performances. It’s the perfect way to start off Turkey Day.

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StreetWhile considered a classic Christ3$2! '(3,! 6*#$7(&! .1! eW)4! \)#&&)!is the perfect way to begin the holiday season. Starring Mau#&&1!LFN$#$,!)4&!'(3!;&"*12!0*)4!the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade as Ms. Walker hires Kris Kringle as a last minute Santa. Kris Kringle turns out to be the real thing and teaches Ms. Walker and her %$/"4)&#! )4&!3$"*7! .8! E4#*2)3$2,!but not before he’s put on trial and must prove he’s the real deal.

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Outlets<8!-./!0$1)!).!".!'1%!)4&!;&2)!%&$(2,!.#!M/2)!+&.+(&!0$)74,!./)(&)2!$#&!)4&!way to go. Outlets sell the name brand items for less even before you use a 7./+.1l!)4&!Y#&"/($#B!2).#&2!2/74!$2!OQOQ!S&$1,!S$#&!a22&1)*$(2!.#!E4$#(.))&!Russe send their overstock items to these stores where they are sold at a great discount. These types of stores normally open incredibly early and 4$A&!$((!>*1%2!.8!8/1!8#&&;*&2!8.#!)4&!'#2)!8&0!)4$)!".!*1Q!C*((*$32;/#"!./)(&)2!$1%!O&&2;/#"!./)(&)2!*1!P.#)4&#1!_*#"*1*$!U_&#$!S#$%(&-!;$"2!for over 60% off!).

Department Stores in Malls54&2&!2).#&2!>1.0!4.0!).!$77.33.%$)&!8.#!)4&!*1H/:!.8!7#$b&%!0.3&1!starting as early as 4 a.m.! J.C. Penney has given out cute little Disney )4&3&%!21.0"(.;&2!).!)4&!'#2)!7/2).3&#2!8.#!-&$#2!1.0Q!C*)4!&:)#$!Y&$#(-;*#%B!p!Y%..#;/2)&#B!2$(&2l!&$#(*&2)!;/- ers get the best deals. The best part of shopping at depart ment stores in malls is that the stores are all con nected! 9(2.,!$2!-./!0$(>!)4#./"4!)4&!3$((,!look at the kiosks and other small venders; they may give you free %#*1>2,!;#&$>8$2)!.#!7./+.12!M/2)!8.#!walking by.

Jewelry StoresPeople sometimes overlook this Y"&3B!.1!S($7>!]#*%$-!;&7$/2&! )4&-! $2sume there are no deals to be had. Jewelry stores $#&!"#&$)!8.#!24.++*1"!8.#!8$3*(*&2,!2.#.#*)-!2*2)&#2!$1%!"..%!8#*&1%2,!&2+&7*$((-!0*)4!YL1&!R$-!L1(-B!2+&7*$(2!.1!2+&7*'7!;#$7&(&)2!.#!1&7>($7&2Q!<!.17&!;./"4)!$!c?@J!bracelet for $30! Jewelry stores are not nearly as busy as other stores; catch a breath from running by stopping in and enjoying the shine and sparkle

of those solitaire diamond earrings.

Electronics StoresI don’t just mean Best Buy. WalMart has some spectacular buys on televi2*.12,!*G.%2!$1%!)4&*#!$77&22.#*&2,!A*%&.!"$3&2! $1%!R_R2! 2)$#)*1"! $)!3*%1*"4)!)4&! %$-! $8)&#! 54$1>2"*A*1"Q!g&2,! )4&!line is daunting. But saving hundreds (sometimes over a thousand dollars) is worth it if you want a particular item. O..>!7(.2&(-!$)!)4&!$%2,!$1%!3$>&!2/#&!

you know exactly what you want before you walk in the store. If they 4$A&!#/1!./)!.8!)4&!1$3&!;#$1%,!$2>!$1!$22.7*$)&!$;./)!04$)!*)&32!)4&-!4$A&!)4$)!#*A$(!0*)4!*)q-./!7$1!'1%!&A&1!;&))&#!%&$(2!;-!%.*1"!)4$)Q!

Online].#!)4.2&!04.!+#&8&#!).!2(&&+,!.1(*1&!24.++*1"!*2!$1.)4&#!"#&$)!.+tion. Many stores give you free shipping when you buy on the day $8)&#!54$1>2"*A*1",!$(.1"!0*)4!+#.3.)*.1$(!7.%&2!).!"&)!&A&1!"#&$)&#!discounts. Start signing up for email newsletters and coupons now so that you can save up some discounts!

FIVE BEST PLACES FOR BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING

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Take ShelterD&(&$2&%!*1!)4&!I\!M/2)!)4*2!+$2)!\&+)&3;&#,!5$>&!\4&()&#!8&$)/#&2!a young family man who starts to have visions of an approaching $+.7$(-+2&Q!9))&3+)*1"!).!>&&+!)4&2&!$!2&7#&)!8#.3!4*2!8$3*(-,!4&!begins to build a storm shelter. As the dreams increasingly strain 4*2!#&($)*.12!0*)4!4*2!0*8&!$1%!7.33/1*)-,!4&!Z/&2)*.12!)4&!A$lidity of these visions. With a strong focus on character build*1"!$1%!7$#&8/(!7.1)#.(!.8!)&12*.1,!5$>&!\4&()&#!8&$)/#&2!6*74$&(!Shannon in what may be his most intense role yet.

Tucker and Dale vs. EvilL1&!.8!)4&!)4#&&!2(.))&%!($)&!24.02!8.#!P.A&3;&#,!5/7>&#!$1%!Dale vs. Evil is simultaneously a horror and comedy. Featuring 9($1!5/%->!$2!5/7>&#!$1%!5-(&#!O$A*1&!$2!R$(&,!)0.!;&2)!8#*&1%2!04.! $(2.!4$++&1! ).! ;&! Z/*)&! )4&! +$*#! .8! 4*((;*((*&2,! )4&!3.A*&!)$>&2! .1! $!4/3.#./2,! $1%! 2.3&04$)!4.##*'7! )/#1! $2! )4&-! $#&!3*2)$>&1!8.#!3/#%&#&#2!;-!$!"#./+!.8!7.((&"&!>*%2,!04.!3$1$"&!to kill themselves accidentally. Need I say more? Tune in for some good laughs.

Louder Than a Bomb9!%.7/3&1)$#-! $;./)! 4*"4! 274..(! 2($3! +.&)#-! )&$32,! O./%&#!Than a Bomb details the lives of high school kids who strive not .1(-!).!0*1!)4&!0.#(%F2!($#"&2)!-./)4!2($3,!;/)!$(2.!).!+.#)#$-!their lives and commit them to powerful and passionate words. G.&)#-,!$1%!$#),!)$>&2!.1!$!1&0,!"#&$)&#!2*"1*'7$17&!4&#&Q!\/#&!).!;&!*12+*#$)*.1$(!$1%!)./74*1",!)4*2!3.A*&!*2!.1&!1.)!).!;&!3*22&%Q!

There’s Something About MaryThis comedy of comedies catapulted Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz’s careers as seriously good comedy actors. Many of you 3*"4)!4$A&!2&&1!)4*2!'(3!$(#&$%-,!;/)!%.1F)!3*22!$!74$17&!).!2&&!it on the big screen; the 27&1&2,! $1%! )4&! 4/3.#,!is sure to be enlarged $2! 0&((,! &2+&7*$((-! )4$)!infamous zipper scene. There’s a reason There’s Something About Mary has won a slew of awards since it was released back in 1998.

Sarah’s KeyWhile this movie risks clichés with its Holo7$/2)! 2&))*1",! \$#$4F2!Key manages to present $! 8#&24! )$>&,! +#*3$#ily by focusing on the French’s own prevalent antiSemitism. Part 3-2)&#-,!+$#)!#&)#.2+&7)*.1,!)4*2!]#&174!'(3!*2!2/#&!).!&1"#.22!$2!*)!8.((.02!$!M./#1$(*2)F2!2&$#74!8.#!)#$7&2!.8!\$#$4!\)$#b-12>*,!.1&!of the several Jews who was rounded up by the French and sent ).!$!%&+.#)$)*.1!%&)&1)*.1!7$3+Q!9)!)*3&!4.##*8-*1",!;/)!8#$1>,!this movie may require a box of tissues.

30 Rock5*1$!]&-!4$%!$!;$;-!.A&#!)4&!;#&$>,!2.!

30 Rock won’t return until midseason. But coming off her book release of Bossypants U04*74!<!4*"4(-!2/""&2)!-./!#&$%X,!5*1$!]&-!is sure to be as funny as ever. And with a 8/((!#&)/#1*1"!7$2),!)4&!8.(>2!$)!5f\!$#&!2/#&!to continue to make us laugh. Mark your 7$(&1%$#2,!eJ!D.7>!24./(%!#&)/#1!).!PSE!early in 2012.

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#&)/#12!0*)4!$!1&0!.8'7&!3$1$"&#,!6#Q!Andy Bernard. The show’s barely missed $!;&$),!#&+($7*1"!6*74$&(!\7.))!0*)4!91%-Q!!The cast has really stepped up and while 0&!0*((!$((!3*22!6*74$&(!\7.)),!)4&!24.0!*2!as hilarious as ever.

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Must See Fall Dramas and Comedies

New Girl=..&-!R&274$1&(!2)$#2!$2!^&22,!$!)&$74&#!

recovering from a recent breakup. She moves out of her home shared with boy8#*&1%,!\+&17&#,!*1).!$1!$+$#)3&1)!0*)4!three guys. While she drives them crazy 0*)4!4&#!*1A&1)&%!)4&3&!2.1"2,!#&+&)*)*A&!0$)74*1"!.8!R*#)-!R$17*1",!$1%!4&#!8#&Z/&1)!2.;;*1",!4&#!#..33$)&2!Z/*7>(-!grow to love her and hilarity ensues. New f*#(!$*#2!.1!].:,!5/&2%$-2!$)!i+3Q

American Horror Story]#.3!)4&!7#&$).#2!.8!f(&&,!93&#*7$1!

Horror Story brings the horror genre to television. The Sherman family moves to L.A. hoping for a new start in a new home. Little do they know that the home they’re moving into will terrorize their lives. Be sure to watch this one in daylight hours; you may be surprised at how terrifying the small screen can be. Ameri7$1!N.##.#!\).#-!$*#2!.1!]r,!C&%1&2%$-!nights at 10pm.

Up All NightUp All Night is a new kind of comedy

about parenthood. It follows Chris and D&$"$1,!WJ`2.3&)4*1"2,!$2!)4&-!)#$12*)*.1!from life as dedicated partygoers with intense careers to a working mom and stayathome dad. This is a fresh take on )4&!8$3*(-!7.3&%-!"&1#&,!8&$)/#*1"!C*((!Arnett and Christina Applegate as the new parents and Maya Rudolph as Applegate’s timeconsuming boss. Up All Night airs on PSE,!C&%1&2%$-2!$)!K+3Q

Returning Shows: Must See!

The Walking DeadAMC must have a formula for creating

great shows; The Walking Dead is one of their many amazing shows and arguably one of the best shows on television. Based .1!)4&!7.3*7!;..>!2&#*&2,!54&!C$(>*1"!Dead left off last season with the apocalypse refugees running from an exploding EREQ!!C*)4!$!7(*884$1"&#!(*>&!)4$),!\&$2.1!?!*2!2/#&!).!%&(*A&#Q!!E4&7>!*)!./)!.1!96E,!Sundays at 9pm.

Critic’s Corner ‐ Fall TV

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Pumpkin Recipes!"#"$%&'()&(**+,-.&(%.&+#/)&0123+(445&6"$67+%&)-()0%8&9*0$&(&)+$64-&)0"6&#0&7--6&:(*$&#0&(&):--#&1-)#+,-&#*-(#;&50"&3(%&

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White Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles

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The DSJ. His views do not necessar

ily represent those of the entire staff.

» DAN HARTRANFT, DSJ STAFF COLUMNIST Former president Bill Clinton said a few weeks ago in an interview that “the American Dream has been under assault 8.#! eJ! -&$#2QB! 50.! )#&1%2,! )4&! %*2#&"$#%!of employees by corporations and the generally antigovernment view of the 93&#*7$1!+/;(*7,! (&%! ).! )4&!"&1&#$(! 8$%*1"!.8! )4&! 93&#*7$1! %#&$3! 8.#! 3.2)! 7*)*b&12,!according to Clinton. The toxic relationship between the government and private sector corporations has tanked employment Z/$1)*)-! $1%! Z/$(*)-,! )4/2! 4$#3*1"! ./#!overall prosperity. The statistics paint just as grim of a picture: $77.#%*1"!).!9$#.1!5$2>!$)!)4&!R$*(-!5*7>&#,!median U.S. income has regressed to 1996 (&A&(2! $1%! WdQ?! 3*((*.1! 93&#*7$12,! $;./)!V@Q?s!.8!)4&!+.+/($)*.1,!(*A&!*1!+.A&#)-Q!91!article by Timothy Noah in Slate points out that despite great improvements in worker +#.%/7)*A*)-!%/#*1"!)4&!tKJ2!$1%!tiJ2,!0$"&!increases underwhelmed the expectations of economists. Perhaps middleclass insomnia from worrying about the economic future has cut off any possibility of even forming a %#&$3,!(&)!$(.1&!$))$*1*1"!*)Q!<2!)4&!93&#*7$1!dream as we know it really disappearing? Before we assess the health of the American R#&$3,! <! )4*1>! 0&! 24./(%! '#2)! $22&22! )4&!national consensus on the content of the American Dream. The Declaration of <1%&+&1%&17&! '#2)! A&#;$(*b&%! )4&! *%&$! .8!an American Dream with its mention of YO*8&,!O*;&#)-,!$1%!)4&!+/#2/*)!.8!N$++*1&22QB!!g&$#2!($)&#,!4*2).#*$1!^$3&2!5#/2(.0!9%$32!%&'1&%!)4&!93&#*7$1!R#&$3!$2!Y)4$)!%#&$3!of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… not a dream .8!3.).#! 7$#2! $1%! 4*"4!0$"&2!3&#&(-,! ;/)!a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest statue of which they are innately 7$+$;(&QB! !a$74!"&1&#$)*.1! 2)#*A&2! ).! (*A&! $!better life than the one before it. One notices from reading Adams’s seminal %&'1*)*.1,! )4./"4,! )4&! &:+(*7*)! #&M&7)*.1!of consumerism in the American Dream. N.0&A&#,! )4&! 4*2).#-! .8!93&#*7$1! 7/()/#&!reveals that acquiring property weaves together closely with the core principles of the American Dream. In the 18th and 19th 7&1)/#*&2,! .01*1"! ($1%! 2-3;.(*b&%! 0&$()4!and status.!!<1!./#!)*3&,!+#.+&#)-!.01&#24*+!)#$12($)&2!to home ownership. Our grandparents

.01&%! )4&*#! .01! 4./2&,! $1%! ./#! +$#&1)2!(for the most part) own their own house. I )4*1>! .1&! 0./(%! ;&! 4$#%`+#&22&%! ).! '1%!$! 7.((&"&! 2)/%&1)! 04.! %.&2! 1.)! &:+&7),!%/&! ).! )4&*#! $%A$17&%! %&"#&&,! ).! .1&! %$-!continue this trend of home ownership. The expectation of future home ownership is perhaps even greater on William and Mary’s campus. Surely a degree from this prestigious *12)*)/)*.1,!$!274..(!$#"/$;(-!.(%&#!)4$1!)4&!93&#*7$1! R#&$3! *)2&(8,! "/$#$1)&&2! $)! (&$2)!a comfortable home on a culdesac in the suburbs.! ! L17&! $"$*1,! )4./"4,! 7/##&1)! 2)$)*2)*72! %.!not indicate a promising future. A mountain of loans and debt forces students to rethink moving out of the house immediately after graduation. The idea living in mom and dad’s basement is no longer reserved for the 2.7*$((-! ./)7$2)Q! 54&! 7.2)! .8! 7.((&"&,! $(.1"!0*)4! )4&! 2(/3+*1"! M.;! 3$#>&),! 3$>&2! *)!much harder to strike off on our own with nothing but a degree in hand. Living at home after college now seems like a solid idea for 3$1-! 2)/%&1)2,! $)! (&$2)! /1)*(! )4&-! 7$1! "&)!)4&*#! 8..)*1"! .1! $! 3.#&! '1$17*$((-! 2)$;(&!ground. Each candidate for president in 2012 is rushing to anoint his or herself as the savior of the American Dream. Preserving the R#&$3!4.(%2! )#&3&1%./2!+.(*)*7$(! 2$(*&17-,!if for no other reason than the fact that the Dream of old no longer seems realistic given the nation’s current condition. The argument from the left mostly follows former president Clinton’s line of logic: corporations brought these woes with their reckless risks and unfair treatment of their middle and working class &3+(.-&&2,!04*(&!1/3&#./2!(..+4.(&2!*1!)4&!tax system favor wealthy individuals. The right makes an argument from the opposite point of view: corporations and welloff businessmen offer a vital incentive for people ).!2)#*A&!8.#!2/77&22,!$1%!)4$)!*17&1)*A&!8.#32!the backbone of the American Dream. Overregulation and a heavy tax burden 4/#)2!&1)&#+#*2*1"!;/2*1&223&1,!04*74!.1(-!discourages the American people to takes risks in the business world. Both sides make 7.3+&((*1"!$#"/3&1)2,!$1%!#&"$#%(&22!.8!)4&!*33&12&!;*$2,!&$74!$#"/3&1)!8&$)/#&2!$!8$*#!amount of truth. My purpose here is not to give a verdict on the role of the private sector in the waning .8! )4&!93&#*7$1!R#&$3Q!<12)&$%,! <!0$1)! ).!focus on the role of the American people

in the waning of the American Dream. The 1990s saw the true beginning of the Internet 9"&,!04&#&!)&741.(."-!)-7..12!8#.3!\*(*7.1!_$((&-!*1A&1)&%!+&#4$+2!)4&!3.2)!*3+#&22*A&!+*&7&2!.8!3$74*1&#-,!.1!27$(&!0*)4!)4&!04&&(!and the printing press. Technology began to #$+*%(-!"#.0,!$1%!*1%*A*%/$(!+#.%/7)2!;&"$1!).! Z/*7>(-! .;2.(&27&Q! P.! 3$))&#,! )4./"4,!because consumers gladly purchased the ($)&2)!A&#2*.12!.8!7&((!+4.1&2,!7.3+/)&#2!$1%!music players. One consequence of this technology craze was increasing purchases made on credit. A study from the St. Louis Federal Reserve shows that outstanding consumer credit debt has increased exponentially from the 1970s to 2008. The national consumer debt in 2008 0$2! cVW! )#*((*.1,! $2! .++.2&%! ).! *1H$)*.1`adjusted $4 trillion in 1984. People are ;.##.0*1"!3.#&!3.1&-!0*)4!7#&%*),!04*74!has led to skyrocketing household debt. We the people essentially added consumerism to the American Dream in our eternal quest to Y>&&+!/+!0*)4!)4&!^.1&2&2QB That is not to say that consuming goods is inherently bad. Consumption drives our &7.1.3-,! $1%! 0&! 1&&%! 7&#)$*1! *)&32! M/2)!).! 2)$-! $H.$)! *1! 2.7*&)-Q! ].#! &:$3+(&,! )4&!College requires us to have a personal laptop because of the level of connection around which we have come to build our education $1%!;/2*1&22Q!N.0&A&#,!$)!$!7&#)$*1!+.*1),!0&!began to consume beyond our means. We %&3$1%&%,!;/)!0&!7./(%!1.)!$88.#%Q The fascination with consumption that characterized the past two decades reminds me of a quote from Fight Club: “Advertising 4$2!/2!74$2*1"!7$#2!$1%!7(.)4&2,!0.#>*1"!M.;2!0&!4$)&!2.!0&!7$1!;/-!24*)!0&!%.1F)!1&&%QB!!<!)4*1>!)4$)!*1!(*"4)!.8!)4&!f#&$)!D&7&22*.1,!./#! "&1&#$)*.1! *2! 0*)1&22*1",! $)! ;&2),! $!7#.22#.$%2! 8.#! )4&! 93&#*7$1! R#&$3! $1%,!$)! 0.#2),! *)2! &:)*17)*.1Q! 54&! )*3&2! 0&! (*A&!in afford us an opportunity to reshape and take the American Dream back to its roots. People used to dream of having more wealth )4$1!)4&*#!+$#&1)2,!;/)!&Z/$(*1"!./#!+$#&1)2F!success and consumption may not even be #&$(*2)*7!0*)4!)4&!7/##&1)!'1$17*$(!2*)/$)*.1Q!92! 2$++-! $2! *)! 2./1%2,! 0&! 24./(%! ;&"*1! ).!measure our success in the pleasure that we receive from our job rather than the material goods we accrue.

Living the Dream in New America

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The problem with government is that it is too humble. I’m not talking about the everexpanding militaryindustrial complex or )4&!2/#+#*2*1"(-!$7)*A*2)!\/+#&3&!E./#)Q!P.,!I’m talking about the government programs that no one acknowledges. The government that I’m referring to is the one that builds 4*"40$-2,! *12+&7)2! -./#! 8..%,! $((.02! )4&!elderly to retire and helps the poor go to college. The government of the United States .8!93&#*7$!+#.A*%&2!2.!3/74!8.#!*)2!+&.+(&,!yet rarely gets any credit or gratitude.! ! <1! $! 2)/%-! %.1&! $)! E.#1&((! I1*A&#2*)-,!V,WJJ! +&.+(&! 0&#&! $2>&%! *8! )4&-! "&)! 4&(+!or otherwise support from government programs. Not surprisingly (to some teadrinkers) almost 57% of those surveyed said )4$)! )4&-! %.! 1.)l! 4.0&A&#,! /+.1! 8/#)4&#!questioning about whether or not they use 2+&7*'7!+#."#$32,!iWs!.8!)4$)!@js!$%3*))&%!they did use government programs. Well )4$)! 3&$12! )4$)! .8! )4&! V,WJJ! 2/#A&-&%,!only 48 people—or about 3%—do not use government programs. Interesting. How is it that only 3% of our population does not use 8./#!.#!3.#&!".A&#13&1)!+#."#$32,!;/)!@js!believe that they don’t use any? Whether -./!(*>&!*)!.#!1.),!)4&!".A&#13&1)!4$2!$!A&#-!active role in everyone’s lives. As Elizabeth C$##&1,!$!7$1%*%$)&!8.#!)4&!I\!\&1$)&!2&$)!

8#.3!6$22$74/2&))2,!+/)!*),!Y)4&#&!*2!1.;.%-!*1!)4*2!7./1)#-!04.!".)!#*74!.1!)4&*#!.01QB!!The richest 1% in this country relies on +/;(*7(-!8/1%&%!+.(*7&!$1%!'#&!%&+$#)3&1)2!).!+#.)&7)! )4&*#!;/2*1&22! 8#.3!$))$7>,! #&(*&2!on the public education system to produce &%/7$)&%! 0.#>&#2,! #&(*&2! .1! ".A&#13&1)!intervention to ensure that monopolistic companies don’t force them out of the 3$#>&),!$1%!#&(*&2!.1!+/;(*7(-!8/1%&%!#.$%2!and busses to transport their workers to and from work. This begs the question: why do the majority of people think that they don’t use the government and thus don’t really need it? Maybe people don’t count programs like the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction or the Child and Dependent E$#&!5$:!E#&%*),!04*74!4&(+!8$3*(*&2!$88.#%!4.3&2!$1%!74*(%#&1Q!N.0&A&#,!<!)4*1>!)4&2&!+#."#$32!$#&!vital for supporting everyone’s conception of the American Dream. We all think people should have children and own a home. The government helps this by effectively subsidizing home ownership and parenting. It is only with these tax breaks )4$)! *1! ?JJi,! 2.3&! V,WjJ! 4./2&4.(%2! #&+.#)&%!$1!*17.3&!.8!.A&#!cV!3*((*.1,!04*(&!+$-*1"!b&#.!8&%&#$(! *17.3&! )$:Q!C4*(&! )4*2! *2! $1! &:)#&3&,!it shows how much help the government is willing to give in order to support its people. The )4*1"!*2,!1.!.1&!)4$1>2!)4&!".A&#13&1)!8.#!)4&2&!programs; no one is willing to acknowledge the government for many of the things it does. In )4*2!7$2&,!)$:!&:+&1%*)/#&2!$#&!.8)&1!.A&#(..>&%!as something every person deserves without question. Why should we deserve this tax cut? <1!E4*1$,!-./!4$A&!).!+$-!).!4$A&!3.#&!)4$1!.1&!74*(%,!;/)!*1!93&#*7$!-./!"&)!$!)$:!7/)Q One journalist compared my generation to my grandparents. In my grandparents’ "&1&#$)*.1,! )4&! 3&1! 7$3&! ;$7>! 8#.3!World War II with the GI Bill that funded )4&*#! &%/7$)*.1,! 04*74! (*>&(-! ($1%&%! )4&3!a good job. They had a concrete example of the government affecting their lives for "..%Q! <1! 3-! "&1&#$)*.1,! +&.+(&! %.1F)! 2&&!the welfare and food stamp programs that keep people alive and help people get back on their own two feet. No one sees tax expenditures as the government doing good by its citizens; tax cuts are a right for us and not some government initiative. Unemployment insurance? Of course the government must do that. Food and Drug Administration? Of course the food at Bloom will be inspected and safe for consumption. Families earning below the poverty line? Of

course the government will ensure that there is adequate lowincome housing. In each of )4.2&!7$2&2,! )4&!".A&#13&1)!4$2! 8$*#(-!0&((!.#"$1*b&%! 2.(/)*.12,! ;/)! *1! 3$1-! .8! )4.2&!cases a business would have no incentive. 54&#&! *2! 1.! +#.')! ).! ;&! 3$%&! 8#.3! (.0`income housing. Especially in urban areas 04&#&!#&$(!&2)$)&!7$1!;&!A&#-!A$(/$;(&,!;/)!)4&!%&3$1%! 8.#! (.0`0$"&!0.#>&#2! *2!4*"4,!lowincome housing is desperately needed. Government is the only option. Our problem is that we don’t acknowledge the need for and reliance on government.! ! <8!0&,! .#! #$)4&#! )4&!fLG! 7$1%*%$)&2! $1%!S$#$7>!L;$3$,!$#&!".*1"!).!%*27/22!)4&!#.(&!of domestic government then the public 1&&%2! ).! >1.0!04$)! Y2.7*$(! +#."#$32B! $#&!and what the government is doing for you. Certainly any program can be made more &8'7*&1),!;/)!*8!0&!(..>!$)!3$>*1"!4/"&!7/)2!to some of these programs they will certainly collapse. Just take a look at what happened in Texas: Rick Perry cut the Fire Department budget by 75% and then was forced to request Federal Emergency Management 9"&17-! U]a69X! $*%! ;&7$/2&! )4&! '#&!department couldn’t handle the raging 0*(%'#&2Q! 54&! ".A&#13&1)! *2! ;&))&#! 2/*)&%!to handle certain tasks because the private 2&7).#!7$1F)!$1%!)4/2!0.1F)!3$>&!$!+#.')Q!<1!)4*2!7$2&,!+#*A$)*b*1"!'#&!%&+$#)3&1)2!0.1F)!4&(+,!;&7$/2&!$#&$2!04&#&!'#&!%&+$#)3&1)2!are needed most (rural areas with small populations) lack people and thus capital to 3$>&! $! +#*A$)*b&%! '#&! %&+$#)3&1)! 8&$2*;(&Q!\*17&!)4&!".A&#13&1)!0.1F)!%.!*),!<!0*((!;#$"!

A Modest Government

Rick Perry

Barack Obama

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» ROSS KINGSTON, DSJ STAFF COLUMNIST Barack Obama’s victory in November of 2008 was a devastating wakeup call for the D&+/;(*7$1!G$#)-Q!C4&1!$((!A.)&2!0&#&!)$((*&%,!Obama emerged with 53% of the vote to John 67E$*1F2! Wds,! $! 2/;2)$1)*$(! %*88&#&17&Q! G/)!$1.)4&#!0$-,!8.#!&A&#-!2&A&1!67E$*1!A.)&#2,!there were roughly eight Obama supporters. 54*2,!.8!7./#2&,!0$2!$1!/1)&1$;(&!2*)/$)*.1!8#.3!)4&!fLGF2! +&#2+&7)*A&,! $1%! .1&! )4&-! 2./"4)!out immediately to ameliorate.! ! L8! 7./#2&,! 4*"4&#`/+2! *1! )4&! fLG!3/2)!4$A&! #&$(*b&%,! (*>&! $((! #$)*.1$(! +&.+(&,! )4$)!Obama would be incapable of delivering the messiahesque performance that the more rabid of his supporters clearly &:+&7)&%Q!C*)4!)4$)!*1!3*1%,!)4&-!>1&0!*)!was inevitable that they regain some sort of equilibrium as a natural centristcorrection .77/##&%,!04*74!$2!0&!$((!2$0,!0$2!)4&!7$2&!in 2010. But the magnitude of the margin and the tremendous emotional fervor with 04*74! S$#$7>! 20&+)! *1).! .8'7&! 0$2! 2)*((!too unsettling to be left unaddressed. And so with a desperate need to regain public 8$A.#!Z/*7>(-,!)4&-!;&"$1!*3+(&3&1)*1"!$1!*((`8$)&%!2)#$)&"-!)4$)!2&&32!).!4$A&!'bb(&%`out over the past few years. That strategy? G$)#.1*b*1"(-! /2*1"! 3*1.#*)-! '"/#&4&$%2!prominently in the party. !!54&!'#2)!3$M.#!*12)$17&!.8!)4*2!2)#$)&"-!)4$)!comes to mind is that of Bobby Jindal. Does the 1$3&!#*1"!$!;&((u!!<8!1.),!%.1F)!8&&(!)..!;$%l!4&!0$21F)!*1!)4&!(*3&(*"4)!(.1"Q!<1!&$#(-!?JJi,! *1%$(!;#*&H-!;&7$3&!3/74!($/%&%!$2!$!#*2*1"!2)$#!*1!)4&!D&+/;(*7$1!G$#)-,!$1%!2&&3&%!7&#)$*1! ).!be a frontrunner in the 2012 elections. Or at least he was touted as such. For a few months he received ample face time with the media. 54&1!7$3&!L;$3$F2!'#2)!\)$)&!.8! )4&!I1*.1!Address. Jindal was given the honour of giving )4&!D&+/;(*7$1!#&;/))$(,!;/)!*)!0$2!).!;&!)4&!($2)!time the GOP would trust him with something of that magnitude. I remember vividly after 0$)74*1"!)4$)!1*"4)!4.0!0&$>!$1%!%*8'%&1)!^*1%$(! (..>&%,! #&($)*A&! ).! )4&! 74$#*23$)*7!$1%! 7.1'%&1)! L;$3$Q! 54&! .1(-! $77/#$)&!7.3+$#*2.1!<!7$1!3$>&!*2!).!0$)74*1"!$!'#2)!7($22!;$1%!.#!7.3&%*$1,!8.((.0&%!;-!)4&!A$2)(-!*18&#*.#!0$#3`/+!$7),!.1(-!*1!#&A&#2&Q!! ! ].((.0*1"! )4$)! 1*"4),! ^*1%$(! 2(/3+&%!back to his former purview as Governor of O./*2*$1$,!$1%!2&&3&%!).!1.! (.1"&#!4$#;.#!serious national ambitions. But the GOP took a multipronged approach to their endeavor. Alongside Jindal was the newly

+#.3.)&%! 98#*7$1! 93&#*7$1,! 6*74$&(!\)&&(&,! 4&$%! .8! )4&! D&+/;(*7$1! P$)*.1$(!Committee. Steele was a highly polished and welleducated candidate with impeccable 7#&%&1)*$(2,! $1%! $)! )4&! )*3&! 2&&3&%! (*>&! $!logical answer to Obama. Over the next 8&0!3.1)42,!4.0&A&#,!4&!+#.A&%! )*3&!$1%!again what a fatal mistake it was to put him

in such a highly public position. Whereas President Obama is one of the best orators .8! ./#! $"&,! $1%! 4$2! -&)! ).! 3-! >1.0(&%"&!to utter anything on the level of even the 3&$1&2)!YS/24*23,B!%/#*1"!4*2!)&1/#&!\)&&(&!ceaselessly spouted myriad gaffes that could 3$>&!&A&1! ^.&!S*%&1!0*17&Q!93.1"!)4&3,!was the notable instance in which he posited that he felt most members of his own party feared him due to his race. Along with the highly embarrassing instance of essentially calling the Republican Party racist went dozens of other such follies. And so it should have come as a shock to none that when they had the chance to boot Steele out .8!4*2!.8'7&!$8)&#!)0.!4.##*;(&!-&$#2,!)4&!fLG!.8'7*$(2!%*%!2.!0*)4!$!7.((&7)*A&!2*"4!.8!#&(*&8Q!What’s interesting about Steele’s failure is not )4$)!4&!0$2!#&+($7&%,!;/)!;-!04.3Q! Michael Steele has now been replaced by D&*17&! G#*&;/2,! $1%!04*(&! )4$)!3$-! ;&! $1!*1)#*"/*1"! $1%! /1*Z/&`2./1%*1"! 1$3&,! )4&!3$1!4*32&(8!7./(%!1.)!;&!3.#&!.8!$!;($1%,!3*%`0&2)&#1!04*)&! "/-Q! <1! .)4&#!0.#%2,! $!2)$1%$#%,!7..>*&`7/))&#!D&+/;(*7$1Q!L/)!0*)4!)4&!$%A&1)/#./2,!$1%! *1!0*)4!)4&!)#*&%!$1%!

)#/&,! )4&! 7$2&! 2&&32! ).! ;&Q! \7$#&%! ;-! )4&*#!8$*(&%!&:+&#*3&1),!)4&!fLG!8&((!;$7>!*1).!)4&*#!old ways. Or at least they did so in the case of RNC Chairman. But one instance is hardly indicative of a trend. In order to truly gauge )4&!3&1)$(*)-!.8!D&+/;(*7$12,!3.#&!&A*%&17&!*2!7$((&%!8.#Q!].#)/1$)&(-,!)4&-FA&!2/++(*&%!*)Q!!9!-&$#!.#!2.!$".,!)4&!'#2)!04*2+&#2!$;./)!)4&!&3&#"*1"!D&+/;(*7$1!'&(%!0&#&!2)$#)*1"!).!;&!heard. There were some seemingly obvious 74.*7&2,! .8! 7./#2&[! D.31&-,! G$(*1,! $1%! )4&!like. But there were also a few more obscure names being tossed around as potential dark 4.#2&2Q!54&!3.2)!.8)`4&$#%!.8!)4&2&,!.#!$)!(&$2)!).!3-!&$#2,!0$2!6$#7.!D/;*.Q!D/;*.!*2!$!-./1"!U.S. senator from Florida who has thus far made a good impression on his constituents. He seemed like a logical choice in light of the growing political power of Latinos in this country; a demographic that the GOP needs to start making some serious headway into soon *8!)4&-!0$1)!).!2)$-!7.3+&)*)*A&Q!g&)!)4&!"(.0!around Rubio has waned of late.!!<8!-./FA&!0$)74&%!&(&7)*.1!7.A&#$"&!($)&(-,!it’s almost impossible that the name Chris Christie hasn’t caught your attention. E4#*2)*&,! $1.)4&#! 04*)&! ".A&#1.#,! 4$2! 4$%!)4&! 2+.)`(*"4)! )4#/2)! /+.1!4*3,! %&2+*)&! 4*2!blatant and welldocumented antipathy ).0$#%2!2&&>*1"!)4&!.A$(!.8'7&Q!D&+/;(*7$12,!4.0&A&#,!0&#&!.;2)*1$)&!4&!#/1Q!<)!2&&32!)4&!3$))&#! 3$-! 4$A&! '1$((-! ;&&1! 2&))(&%,! $1%!)4&!3&%*$!$++&$#2!).!;&!;$7>*1"!%.01,!;/)!*)!)..>!3.1)42!$1%!(*)&#$((-!%.b&12!.8!YP.B2!from Christie to abate the pleading. The D&+/;(*7$12!$++&$#!).!>1.0!04$)!)4&-!0$1),!and Rubio and people like him aren’t it. It seems the Republicans have reverted to form. L1!)4&!04.(&,!)4&-!7(&$#(-!0$1)!$!04*)&!"/-!8.#!+#&2*%&1),!$!04*)&!"/-!).!74$*#!)4&*#!1$)*.1$(!committee and the most apparent rising star .8!)4&*#!+$#)-,!G$/(!D-$1,!*2!$(2.!)#/&`).`8.#3Q!The experiment of pandering to minorities has 7.3&!).!$1!&1%!8.#!1.0Q!54&!Z/&2)*.1!#&3$*12,!4.0&A&#,!.8!4.0!(.1"!)4&!fLG!7$1!".!.1!(*>&!)4*2Q!54&-!>1.0!)4$),!%/&!).!*33*"#$)*.1,!)4&*#!;$2&,!#&($)*A&!).!)4$)!.8!)4&!.++.2*)*.1,!0*((!1.)!grow as rapidly. What it boils down to is this: will they adamantly cling to their timetested 8.#3/($,!$1%!".!%.01!0*)4!)4&!24*+,!.#!0*((!)4&-!break with their principles and actually make policy changes to curry minority favor? Loathe )4./"4!)4&-!3$-!;&!).!7$+*)/($)&,!)4&!+$2)!8&0!

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High‐polling GOP contender Herman Cain, who for some reason isn’t mentioned here.

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do. Perhaps college sports were founded on the Athenian concept of complete &%/7$)*.1,!.1&!8.#!;.)4!)4&!;.%-!$1%!)4&!3*1%Q!6$-;&! )4&! )&#3! Y2)/%&1)`$)4(&)&B!once truly meant something. Whatever )4&! 7$2&,! )4*2! #&$(*"13&1)!3.1&-! "#$;! *2!making a mockery of these concepts.College athletic directors across the

country are showing that what they really care about is money. Why else would Boise State agree to force their student athletes to play thousands of miles away from where they attend school? Why else would Oklahoma abandon its tradition of playing neighbors and rivals for a set of schools the student population barely >1.02u!54&!/1*A&#2*)-!(&$%&#2!$#&!2$7#*'7ing the quality of life of their athletes for +#.')QIt would be really nice to be able to

believe that all this moneygrubbing 0*((!)/#1!./)!8.#!)4&!;&2),!$2!)4&!3.1&-!earned in athletics will be used to improve &%/7$)*.1,!*17#&$2&!'1$17*$(!$*%!$1%!(.0&#!)/*)*.1Q!I18.#)/1$)&(-,!*)!*2!%*8'7/()!to ignore how schools take advantage of )4&*#!8#&&!($;.#Q!92!$!7.((&"&!2+.#)2!8$1,!it is most disheartening to see schools disregard the importance of fostering suc7&228/(!2)/%&1)`$)4(&)&2Q!5.%$-,!).+`)*&#!college sports are all about revenue and +#.'),!$1%!)4&!7/##&1)!#&$(*"13&1)!8#&1b-!proves it.

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potentially cease to exist. Even if the Big a$2)!2/77&&%2!*1!&:+$1%*1",!*)!7./(%!&1%!/+!2+(*))*1"!/+!*1).!)0.!7.18&#&17&2,!%*A*%*1"!between football and nonfootball schools.\$%(-,!)4&!S*"!V?!*2!*1!$!2*3*($#(-!)&1/./2!

position as the Big East. Although the conference just negotiated a network deal with ].:!0.#)4!cV!;*((*.1!.A&#! Ve!-&$#2,! 2.3&!schools may leave because they feel that

they can get more money elsewhere. As many as six of its 3&3;&#2,!*17(/%*1"!5&:$2,! L>($4.3$,!$1%!L>($4.3$!\)$)&,!are reportedly considering a move to the Pac12. This would form a west coast “superconfer&17&B!$1%!(&$A&!)4&!Big 12 scrambling for members just

(*>&!)4&!S*"!a$2)Q! <1!$%%*)*.1,! )4&!I1*A&#sity of Missouri just voted to consider all its options before renewing its membership in the Big 12. If the Big 12 is unable to keep $((! .8! *)2! 7/##&1)!3&3;&#2,! *)! *2! A&#-!+.2sible that the conference could collapse.Even the midmajor conferences are feel

ing the crunch of the swirl of changes. The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA (the current homes of several of the recent Big East invitees) just announced a plan to merge into a 22team football league in order to solidify both conferences.9((! )4&2&! 74$1"&2! ;&"! )4&! Z/&2)*.1,!

after so many years of stable and steady 3&3;&#24*+2,! 04-! )4*2! 2/%%&1! #$24! .8!changes? The disappointing truth lies in the schools’ respective pocketbooks. The whole realignment process is a mad dash for dollars created by television contracts for football. These schools will do whatever it takes to get as much money as they can.S($3&!)4&!"#&&%!.1!)4&!&7.1.3-,!M/2)*8-!

it because everyone is doing it or maybe just ignore it—there isn’t much you can

<8! -./! 8.((.0! )4&! 1&02,! -./! $(3.2)!certainly know about the nonsensical partisan gridlock that is taking place in E.1"#&22,! $2!0&((! $2! )4&! 74$((&1"&2! )4$)!our economy is currently facing. With this 0&$()4!.8!>1.0(&%"&,!-./!+#.;$;(-!)4*1>!-./!>1.0!$! )4*1"!.#! )0.! $;./)! )/#3.*(,!)#$12*)*.1,!$1%!$!($7>!.8!/1*)-Q!N.0&A&#,!*8!you’re not closely following the wide world .8! 7.((&"&! 2+.#)2,!0&((,! -./! 4$A&1F)!seen anything yet. All of the major NCAA a th le t i c conferences (the 9EE,! S*"! V?,! S*"!a$2),! S*"! VJ,! G$7`12 and SEC) have undergone or are currently considering realignments among s t t h e i r member schools.93.1"!)4&!#&7&1)!3$M.#!%&A&(.+3&1)2,!

5&:$2!9k6! M/2)! $77&+)&%! $! 2+.)! $2! )4&!13th member of the SEC. Pittsburgh and Syracuse just left their home in the Big East 8.#!)4&!9EEQ!O$2)!-&$#,!I)$4!$1%!E.(.#$%.!joined forces with their west coast counterparts to expand the Pac10 into the Pac12. S&-.1%!)4&2&!8&0!3$M.#!&:$3+(&2,! )4&!

rumor mill promises an even more dizzy*1"!2&#*&2!.8!74$1"&2,!3.2)!1.)$;(-!*1!)4&!S*"!a$2)Q!D/)"&#2!$1%!IE.11,!8.#!&:$3+(&,!want to follow Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the ACC. The Big East reportedly sent inA*)$)*.12!).!N./2).1,!IE]!$1%!\6I!8.#!$((!2+.#)2,!$2!0&((!$2!9*#!].#7&!$1%!S.*2&!\)$)&!for football only. In case you were wonder*1",!S.*2&!\)$)&! *2!.A&#!V,jJJ!3*(&2!$0$-!from the nearest current Big East school. 9%%*)*.1$((-,! )4&!S*"!a$2)! *2! $))&3+)*1"!to double the exit fee for its remaining six football schools to about $10 million in .#%&#!).!*12)*((!7.1'%&17&!*1!*)2!(.1"`)&#3!viability. The situation for the Big East is so dire that if it fails to add as many schools as *)F2!(..>*1"!8.#,!)4&!2).#*&%!7.18&#&17&!7./(%!

NCAA Conference Realignments

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^/2)! ;-! 4&$#*1"! )4&! 1$3&,! .1&!3*"4)!3*2)$>&!5&$3!S(*)b! 8.#!$1! *1)#$3/#$(!H$"!football squad. Or perhaps a German Blitzkrieg comes to mind. Here at William and 6$#-,! 4.0&A&#,! ;(*)b! *2! $22.7*$)&%!0*)4!2+&&%,!&1%/#$17&,!%&A.)*.1,!$1%!A&#-!(.1"!distances.Team Blitz is an independent running

club on campus that caters to committed crosscountry runners. The club was formed in 2002 when a couple of crosscountry runners separated from the varsity squad but decided they still wanted to race. Team Blitz captain Andrew Budiansky (’12) said: “We are a training and racing club team and are dedicated distance runners who still like ).!#/1!8$2)!*1!7.((&"&QB!92!7$+)$*1!.8!S(*)b,!S/%*$12>-! (&$%2! +#$7)*7&2! $1%!0.#>./)2,!.#"$1*b&2!)#$12+.#)$)*.1!).!#$7&2,!$1%!2&#A&2!as a liaison to the public.There are currently 25 members on the

)&$3,!)4&!3$M.#*)-!.8!04.3!$#&!3$(&Q!6.2)!of the members were crosscountry runners in high school who sought a competitive running atmosphere in college. Wren

Rudolph (’14) appreciates the competitive environment that the team offers while “still allowing me to balance my running 274&%/(&!0*)4!)4&!#&2)!.8!3-!.;(*"$)*.12QB!Budiansky noted that Blitz is “an ideal middle ground between running for an NCAA )&$3!$1%!M/2)!7$2/$(!#/11*1"QB!Practices take place on weekday after

1..12,!0*)4!)4&!)&$3!3&&)*1"!$)!S$#>2%$(&!Field and then either setting out on a long distance route or deciding to plunge into a workout. Most practice runs range between 5 and 10 miles; some common routes include )4&! )#$*(2! .8! )4&!E.((&"&!C..%2,! )4&! 7$#)!+$)42!.8!)4&!f.(%&1!N.#2&24.&!f.(8!E(/;,!and the cobble streets of DoG Street. Most speed workouts take place at the track at C$(2*1"4$3!97$%&3-,!04*74! *2! $;./)! $!mile down Jamestown Road. The team also )#*&2!).!')!*1!)4&!.77$2*.1$(!$%A&1)/#&!#/1!in which they explore previously uncharted places in Williamsburg.P.0,!*)!3/2)!;&!1.)&%!)4$)!3$1-!.8!)4&!

runners on Team Blitz are varsitycaliber $)4(&)&2Q!<1!)4&!($2)!8&0!-&$#2,!S(*)b!3&3;&#2!4$A&!+$#)*7*+$)&%!*1!)4&!5#*;&!L+&1,!$1!K>!crosscountry race that features both col

legiate and unattached runners. At the 2011 race on October 15th,!five male Blitz run1&#2! 7.3+&)&%,! 0*)4!two runners coming in 19th (Andy Goodstein) and 22nd place (Marc Breidenbaugh) in the Wj`+&#2.1!'&(%Q!S$7>!*1!?JVJ,!S/%*$12>-!+($7&%!13th! .A&#$((,! 8.((.0&%!by Bert Jacoby in 17th and Goodstein holding steady in 19th position.

Most of the races that members compete in range from 5k distance ).! $! 8/((!3$#$)4.1,! $(though one daring racer even plunged into ultramarathons (which can range from 30 miles to over 100 miles). The type of race can vary from the Family Weekend 5k to the Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon in _*#"*1*$! S&$74! ).! )4&!Patriot’s Half Ironman

*1!C*((*$32;/#"Q!<1!8$7),!S/%*$12>-!#&7&1)(-!7.3+&)&%!*1!)4&!D.7>!F1F!D.((!*1!\&+)&3;&#,!where he placed 23rd overall with a time of 1:12:18.Members of Blitz make sure to emphasize

that they are not like the Running Club (which is overseen by the Department of Recreational Sports). The distinguishing factor between the two clubs is the level of intensity. Budiansky stated: “The Run1*1"!E(/;! *2! "&$#&%!3.#&! ).0$#%2! 7$2/$(,!#&7#&$)*.1$(! #/11&#2QB! <1! )4*2! %*2)*17)*.1!lies a point of frustration for many Blitz 3&3;&#2,!$2! )4&-!4$A&!;&&1! M.7>&-*1"! ).!;&7.3&!$1!.8'7*$(!E(/;!\+.#)Q!54*2!0./(%!give Blitz access to funding and other perks )4$)!)4&-!%.!1.)!#&7&*A&!$2!$1!/1$8'(*$)&%!7(/;Q!N.0&A&#,!922.7*$)&!R*#&7).#!.8!\+.#)2!E(/;2!S.;!f./"4,!$77.#%*1"!).!S/%*$12>-,!“refuses to acknowledge the extent of such differences and is not keen on granting 5&$3!S(*)b!7(/;!2+.#)!2)$)/2QBP&A&#)4&(&22,! 5&$3!S(*)b! *21F)! (..>*1"!

back. They hope to expand membership in )4&! 8/)/#&! $1%,! .8! 7./#2&,! #/1! 8$2)&#Q!54&!common thread that runs amongst Blitz members is the desire to improve as a runner. Rudolph enjoys his time on the team because “it provides a competitive training environment with a friendly and motivated "#./+!.8!+&.+(&QB!<1!)4&!)&$3!$)3.2+4&#&!)4$)!S(*)b!.88&#2,! #/11&#2!$#&!$;(&! ).! )#$*1!)."&)4&#,!3.)*A$)&!.1&!$1.)4&#,!$1%!2)#*A&!toward higher goals. With their perennial (.A&!8.#!#/11*1"!$1%!2)#.1"!*1)&#7(/;!/1*)-,!Team Blitz will continue to blitz its competition for years to come.

All Out Blitz » JEFFREY KNOX, DSJ SPORTS EDITOR

Four Team Blitz runners celebrate after completing a half marathon.

Team Blitz Captain Andrew Budiansky shows off some hardware.

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From last season Rum has seen a 32 percent *17#&$2&!*1!'&(%!".$(2!3$%&Q!The Tribe has also added two skilled

freshmen in Tom Schalk and Marcus 54.#1).1Q! \74$(>! *2! $! dFKB! 8.#0$#%! 8#.3!6*11&2.)$,!04*(&! )4&! dFWB!54.#1).1!0*((!+($-! 24..)*1"!"/$#%Q!aA&1! )4./"4!.8'7*$(!+#$7)*7&2! $#&! 1.)! -&)! /1%&#0$-,! E.$74!Shaver noted that “Schalk has shown men)$(! #&$%*1&22! $1%! 54.#1).1,! $!f$).#$%&!G($-&#!.8!)4&!g&$#!*1!6$#-($1%,!*2!#&$%-!).!7.1)#*;/)&QBReaders must know that this team is

ready to compete and work hard. When asked what people should know about this )&$3!*1!+$#)*7/($#,!E.$74!\4$A&#!2$*%!Y)4*2!is the best fall in my eight years coaching 4&#&v)4*2!*2!%&'1&%!;-!&88.#),!&:)#$!0.#>!$1%!Z/$(*)-! .8! +($-QB!N.0&A&#,! )4&! )&$3!has experienced injuries to junior forward T-(&!f$*(($#%!U04.!*2!./)! 8.#! )4&!2&$2.1X,!67R.0&((!U04.!7./(%!3*22!$!3.1)4X,!$1%!Rusthoven (who is waiting on a bone scan to see if he has a possible stress fracture). Since the opening of the season is approximately $!3.1)4!$0$-,!*)!0*((!"*A&!67R.0&((!$1%!Rusthoven time to heal. If these critical +($-&#2!4&$(,!)4&!)&$3!0*((!;&!%$1"&#./2QCoach Shaver stressed that his greatest

goal for the upcoming season is “more 2)/%&1)!*1A.(A&3&1)QB!L#"$1*b$)*.12!2/74!$2!54&!5#*;$(!]&A&#,!04*74!0$2!8./1%&%!*1!?JJi,!4$A&!4&(+&%!)4&!7$/2&Q!54*2!-&$#,!)4&#&!will also be an open practice this season where students can speak with the coaches and players. Coach Shaver will answer questions and explain to observers how practices are conducted.

O$2)! 2&$2.1,! )4&!C*((*$3!k!6$#-!5#*;&!Men’s Basketball team finished with an .A&#$((!#&7.#%!.8!VJ`??,!0*)4!$!W`VW!#&7.#%!in the Colonial Athletic Association. Despite )4&!%*2$++.*1)*1"!#&2/(),!)4&!5#*;&!0*((!$*3!for more success both inconference and in important national games as the team embarks on its 20112012 campaign.C4$)!0$2!.17&!$!-./1"!)&$3,!)4&!5#*;&!

basketball team has matured and is return*1"!)4#&&!2&1*.#2[!w/*11!67R.0&((,!T&1%#*:!Brown and JohnMark Ludwick. The Tribe is also returning its leaders in points per game and assists per game in McDowell and S#.01,! #&2+&7)*A&(-Q!67R.0&((,! $! ?JVJ`?JVV!$((`E99!2&(&7)*.1,!0*((!/1%./;)&%(-!;&!the team’s offensive leader this year.In addition to the three aforementioned

2&1*.#2,!)4&!#.2)&#!*2!7.3+#*2&%!.8!8./#!M/1*.#2,!'A&!2.+4.3.#&2,!$1%!)0.!8#&243&1Q!E.$74!5.1-! \4$A&#! 2$*%,! Y]*A&! -&$#2! $".!we changed how we played and how we #&7#/*)&%QB!54*2!0$2!$77.3+(*24&%!;-!&3phasizing a team strategy and by recruiting wellrounded players as opposed to focusing primarily on athleticism. The team’s larg&2)!2)#&1")4! *2!A&#2$)*(*)-,!$!Z/$(*)-!)4$)! *2!evident in the performance of sophomore 5*3!D/2)4.A&1,!04.!+($-2!8.#0$#%!8.#!)4&!Tribe and can postup and serve as a threat from midrange as well. This versatility in )4&!)&$3!3&1)$(*)-!$1%!+4-2*7$(*)-!0*((,!*1!)4&!3*1%!.8!E.$74!\4$A&#,!+/)!)4&!5#*;&!*1!a good position to compete this year. The Tribe only lost one player to gradu

$)*.1,!6$#7/2!T*))2,! ;/)!4&!0$2! )4&! )&$3!leader in both rebounds per game (5.8) and blocks per game (1.8). Coach Tony Shaver noted that even though the team has lost the $)4(&)*7*23!.8!T*))2,!)4&!)&$3!*2!7.3+#*2&%!.8! Y2>*((! +($-&#2B! $1%! )4&! Y)#*+(&`4&$%&%!3.12)&#!.8!D/2)4.A&1,!O/%0*7>!$1%!]#&%!N&(%#*1"!0*((!'((!)4&!1&&%!*1!)4&!+.2)QBThe season begins on November 11th

*1! )4&! ?T! \+.#)2!E($22*7[!E.$74&2!_&#2/2!Cancer. The Tribe’s opponent is the AP G#&2&$2.1!xVK,!\)Q!^.41F2!I1*A&#2*)-Q!E.$74!Shaver stressed that William and Mary consistently plays one of the toughest schedules *1!)4&!7./1)#-Q!<1!)4&!?JJi`?JVJ!2&$2.1,!)4&!5#*;&!;&$)!6$#-($1%!$1%!C$>&!].#&2),!;.)4!of which are ACC schools. In the 20102011 2&$2.1,!)4&!)&$3!)#$A&(&%!).!)4&!I1*A&#2*)-!.8!_*#"*1*$!$1%!)4&1!4*"4(-!#$1>&%!\-#$7/2&,!

but lost both games by a narrow margin. 54*2!-&$#,! VW!.8! )4&! )&$32!.1! )4&!5#*;&F2!schedule competed in the 2011 postseason.With a trip to the National Invitation

Tournament in 2010 and the 2K Sports E($22*7!;&*1"!;#.$%7$2)!.1!a\GPI,!)4&!)&$3!has sprung onto the national scene. “In the ($2)!8./#!).!'A&!-&$#2!0&!4$A&!+#.A&1!)4$)!0&!7$1!7.3+&)&!$)!)4&!1$)*.1$(!27$(&,B!2$*%!E.$74!\4$A&#Q!9(2.!*1!)4$)!)*3&8#$3&,!)4&!Tribe has gone to two CAA Championship "$3&2Q!C*)4!$!3$)/#*1"!)&$3,!E.$74!\4$A&#!is aware that the team needs to prove that it can win big games consistently. The vast talent in the CAA is evident with

)&$32!2/74!$2!f&.#"&!6$2.1!I1*A&#2*)-,!L(%!R.3*1*.1!I1*A&#2*)-! $1%!_*#"*1*$!E.3monwealth University—all three of whom went to the 2011 NCAA Division I Tour1$3&1)Q!aA&1!_EI,!04.!$74*&A&%!*)2!'#2)!]*1$(!]./#!$++&$#$17&!*1!274..(!4*2).#-,!0$2!fourth overall in the CAA. With over half of the Tribe’s losses coming from conference "$3&2!$(.1&,!E.$74!\4$A&#!4$2!&3+4$2*b&%!winning close games to improve their in7.18&#&17&!#&7.#%Q!50.!2&$2.12!$".,!04&1!)4&!)&$3!3$%&!*)!).!)4&!P<5,!)4&!5#*;&!0.1!V?!"$3&2!;-!'A&!+.*1)2!.#!8&0&#Q!N.0&A&#,!*1!?JVJ`?JVV,!)4&!-./1"!)&$3!;$))(&%!4$#%!;/)!2)#/""(&%!7(.2*1"!./)!"$3&2,!%#.++*1"!VJ!"$3&2!;-!'A&!+.*1)2!.#!8&0&#Q!C*)4!$1!experienced team that suffered many disappointing losses throughout the previous 2&$2.1,!)4*2!-&$#F2!3&1F2!;$2>&);$((!)&$3!*2!poised to have a breakout year.The Tribe will also hope to narrow the

margin in the competitive CAA by changing their work ethic and conditioning. This is apparent in returning players like Matt Rum who is eager to start the season. D/3,!$!M/1*.#,!*2!in top form and has displayed improvement through individual workouts. “In the shooting games this off2&$2.1,!6$))!4$2!improved to 81 +&#7&1)! .8! '&(%!".$(2!3$%&,B!2$*%!Coach Shaver.

William and Mary Men’s Basketball: Preview For the 2011-2012 Season

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» KATIE ROBINSON, DSJ STAFF REPORTER

The Tribe Women’s club soccer team has stepped up )4&*#! "$3&! )4*2! 2&$2.1,! $%%*1"!ten new players to their roster as well as joining the Southeast E.((&"*$)&! \.77&#! 9((*$17&,!which competes against top teams all along the east coast. After only losing three

2&1*.#2,!)4&!)&$3!(..>&%!).!$%%!many new players in hopes of '((*1"! ./)! )4&*#! +.2*)*.12! $1%!adding depth to their bench. Tryouts took place the second week of school in August and a record number of girls came out to try out for both the Green and Gold teams. The small roster from the

year before encouraged Club President Kristen Clark to add 3$1-!3.#&!"*#(2!).!)4&!)&$3,!2.!subbing wouldn’t be a problem. After a week of scrimmaging $1%! %#*((2,! )4&! '1$(! #.2)&#! 0$2!$11./17&%,! $%%*1"! )0.! 2.+4.3.#&2! $1%!eight freshmen to the Green team squad. According to senior cocaptain Sarah

E/11*1"4$3,! Y0&! #&$((-! 4$%! ).! $%M/2)! ).!)4&!($#"&!*1H/:!.8!1&0!+($-&#2!)4*2!-&$#`*)!took us awhile to work out the kinks and 7#&$)&!)&$3!74&3*2)#-QB!P.)!.1(-!0$2!)4&#&!0.##-! .A&#! )4&! *17#&$2&! *1! +($-&#2,! ;/)!there was also anxiety and excitement over joining the Southeast Collegiate Soccer 9((*$17&,!$!1&0!(&$"/&!)4$)!8$7&%!)4&!5#*;&!against more competitive and organized teams than in previous years. Clark said the SCSA “allows us to compete with the best teams in our region and potentially qualify for the regional tournament. Everyone *1! )4&! (&$"/&,! 04*74! *17(/%&2! )&$32! *1!_*#"*1*$!$1%!P.#)4!E$#.(*1$,! *2!&:)#&3&(-!7.3+&)*)*A&QBThe team jumped into their season

4&$%'#2)!0*)4!$!"$3&!$"$*12)!IPE`E4$+&(!Hill the second weekend in September. In their debut game in the Southeast Collegiate \.77&#!9((*$17&,!)4&!)&$3!2/88&#&%!$!%*8'7/()!loss against the very wellprepared UNCE4$+&(! N*((! )&$3Q! ]#.3! )4&#&,! )4&! )&$3!recuperated and worked to create team

/1*)-! .1! $1%! .88! )4&! '&(%Q! D&&2&! S-#>&),!a sophomore who joined the team half way through the season last year said that she could feel team chemistry improving throughout the season: “Because we have $((!;&7.3&!2.!7(.2&!.88!)4&!'&(%,!./#!)&$3!74&3*2)#-!.1!)4&!'&(%!*2!./)!.8!)4*2!0.#(%Q!I feel just as comfortable playing with the new girls this year as I do playing with the .(%&#!"*#(2!8#.3!($2)!-&$#Q!54$)F2!%&'1*)&(-!1.)!2.3&)4*1"!&A&#-!)&$3!7$1!2$-QBWith a couple more weeks of practice

/1%&#! )4&*#! ;&()2,! )4&! 5#*;&! 4*)! )4&! #.$%!and played a doubleheader at Richmond. After suffering a close loss to a formidable IPE`C*(3*1").1! 2Z/$%,! )4&! )&$3! #$((*&%!$1%! 2&7/#&%! *)2! '#2)! A*7).#-! $"$*12)! )4&!University of Richmond. This propelled them into their next game against O.1"0..%! .1(-! $! 0&&>&1%! ($)&#,! 04&#&!they dominated play and ended up 2&7/#*1"!$!d`J!0*1Q!I18.#)/1$)&(-,!)4&!5#*;&!lost steam going into their second game .8!)4&!%$-!$1%!(.2)!).!R/>&,!.1&!.8!)4&!;*"!powerhouses in club soccer. 9)!)4*2!+.*1)!*1!)4&!2&$2.1,!*)!0$2!3$>&!

it or break it for the Tribe as they looked to secure a spot in the regional tournament. The team went into a double header at

home on October 16th knowing that they had to come out with two wins to be in the running for a tournament berth. The Tribe played a close game against East Carolina University and ended up tying ?`?,! .1(-! ).! ;&! %&8&$)&%! *1! )4&*#! 2&7.1%!game by NC State in their last home "$3&!.8!)4&!2&$2.1,!)4&#&;-!&1%*1"!)4&*#!chances at the regional tournament.C4*(&!)4&!2&$2.1!%*%1F)!'1*24!/+!0*)4!

$! 0*11*1"! #&7.#%,! E($#>! 2$-2! )4$)! )4*2!-&$#!4$2!;&&1!$!;*)!.8!$! Y)#$12*)*.1!-&$#B!7.12*%&#*1"! )4&! *1H/:! .8! 1&0! +($-&#2!).! )4&! )&$3,! $1%! 24&! ;&(*&A&2! )4$)! )4&-!put up stiff competition against many 7.3+&)*)*A&!2Z/$%2,!$1%!$!(.)!.8!)4&!)*3&,!“the games could have been won by &*)4&#!)&$3BQ!54&!)&$3!*2!4.+*1"!8.#!;&))&#!results next season once they get more &:+&#*&17&!/1%&#!)4&*#!;&()2Q!E($#>!2)$)&%,!“as the season progressed we played better every week and while we ended (&$"/&!+($-!0*)4!$!?`W`V!#&7.#%,!0&!4.+&!).!;&$)!./#!#*A$(!I_9!*1!$!7./+(&!0&&>2!).!&1%!)4&!2&$2.1!2)#.1"QB!54&!5#*;&!0*((!;&!practicing hard the next couple of weeks in preparation for their last game of the 2&$2.1! $"$*12)! (.1"`)*3&! #*A$(! I_9! .1!November 13th.

Women’s Club Soccer Team Steps Into New League With New Additions

The Tribe Women’s Club Soccer team poses for a picture on Barksdale Field after their most recent home stand against ECU and NC State.

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