Williamsburg Mayor Jeanne Zeidler gave her second State of the City address to residents at the Williamsburg Community Building Monday night, expanding upon issues like the economy and town and gown relations.
The College of William and Mary’s Committee on Sustainability has announced the first round of projects designed to improve environmental sustainability on campus.
Williamsburg Mayor Jeanne Zeidler gave her second State of the City address to residents at the Williamsburg Community Building Monday night, expanding upon issues like the economy and town and gown relations.
Rainbow flags and t-shirts, joyful songs and exuberant smiles were hallmarks of the crowd of protestors that marched through campus Saturday, protesting the passing of Proposition 8, which recently outlawed same-sex marriage in California.
Assistant Dean of Admissions Deborah Basket spoke about affirmative action in the college admission process and general misconceptions about the policy in a discussion sponsored by Conversations on Reconciliation and Equality, or CORE, in the Commons Dining Hall Monday evening.
Researchers from the College of William and Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science have found that the bacterial disease mycobacteriosis, currently found in over half the striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, has increased the mortality rate of the fish.
Williamsburg Vice Mayor and economics professor Clyde Haulman spoke to students about town-gown relations, improving Williamsburg’s transportation system and ways for students to get involved in the city Wednesday night in the Sadler Center. The talk was co-sponsored by Students for a Better Williamsburg and the Landrum-Chandler and Monroe Hall Councils.
Possible changes to the three-person rule dominated yesterday’s Williamsburg City Council meeting. After discussion and public comments, the Council unanimously voted to send the proposal to the Planning Commission for consideration.
Students hoping to study into the early morning were turned away from Swem Library two nights last week when unanticipated medical emergencies, paired with a campus-wide hiring freeze, forced the library to lock up at midnight rather than the usual 2 a.m. closing time.
The Student Assembly senate voted to allocate $7,034 for the purchase of 13 recycling containers to be placed around campus at the Tuesday night meeting. The purchase is the main aspect of the Outdoor Recycling Containers Act, jointly sponsored by Sens. Ben Brown ’11 and Brittany Fallon ’11.
This weekend the College of William and Mary will host the 22nd annual William and Mary High School Model United Nations Conference. The event, which is organized and run by the International Relations Club, invites high school students from all over the country to participate as delegates in a traditional Model U.N. competition.
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