Undercover ABC special agents issued citations to at least four William and Mary students this weekend outside of the Bloom supermarket on Richmond Road. According to the ABC website, "ABC special agents are sworn and certified police officers, vested with statewide authority of arrest for ABC violations as well as any other Virginia criminal law violation.
On Friday, August 27, William and Mary held the official welcoming convocation of the first year students. This tradition, which was re inaugurated in 1993, has been held intermittently through the years on the College's 317-year-old campus. This ceremony is a time of affirming and enhancing the sense of community which exists at William and Mary.
Last spring, Christina Scott and Kaveh Sadegian attained the coveted Student Assembly Executive. In an interview with The Informer, SA President Chrissy Scott shared her thoughts and expectations for the Student Assembly in the coming year. As president, what do you view to be your most important duties and responsibilities? Would you change anything with regards to the direction previous executives have taken their job? Making sure members of SA are doing their job and helping them when they need it.
Honor Council Reform seems to be getting to a slow start this fall after a controversial and tumultuous end to the semester last spring. During the last meetings of the Student Assembly Senate in April, Sen. Zach Marcus ('12) and former Sen. Steven Nelson ('10) pushed through the Necessary Honor Council Reform Bill which saw the creation of an Honor Council Reform Taskforce consisting of Noah Kim ('13), Curt Mills ('13), Zach Marcus ('12), Ryan Ruzic (J.
The opening rounds of the battle between Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and the University of Virginia are almost over. Judge Paul Peatross of the Albemarle County Circuit Court is expected to rule any day now on Cuccinelli's investigation of climate scientist Michael Mann, a former UVA professor who is accused of altering his data to secure funding for his research.
A youthful William & Mary Women's volleyball team stumbled out of the gate this past weekend as they hosted the 2010 version of the Tribe Invitational. The four team round robin provided them three stern tests over the course of two short days as they were matched up with the Seton Hall Pirates Friday afternoon, the Wisconsin Badgers Friday night, and the Winthrop Eagles in a Saturday Matinee.
When Sallie Neck ('10) began looking for housing on the West Coast this summer, the last thing she expected was that one college party in Williamsburg would come back to haunt her. She applied to live at an apartment complex. She was denied when she failed the background check.
Who thought it was a good idea to call it Orientation? I'm not oriented. I couldn't tell you how to get from Swem to Sadler, or how to get back to Yates from Barrett. Actually, where is Barrett? Does anyone know? I don't know how many Flex points I have either, or what they do.