The Year in Review
Tazewell Shepherd, Special Contributor |
Last Updated:7/11/09 Section: Features
08/16/08: Students return to Williamsburg for a new year. Little is different around town. Road construction around Swem rages, geriatric numbers swell, locals call police on students. And freshmen slowly catch on to local customs. They learn that admittance to the College Delly requires not a good ID, but any ID. They learn that student organizations in college do as just little as student organizations in high school And that Williamsburg's colonial re-enactors have their own quirks. General Washington smokes "authentic" Marlboro Lights in character and sexually assaults tourists. Homeless Patrick Henry sleeps in the maze at the Governor's Place at night. Thomas Jefferson needs a little Virginia Bourbon to cool his nerves in front of tour groups. Most importantly, they learn being freshman becomes a de-facto excuse for anything stupid.
Meanwhile, upperclassmen discover that this campus...
08/28/08: is now a Juicy Campus. The bawdy gossip site adds a William and Mary page. Computer screens across school become Juicy country. William and Mary is consistently ranked among the website's most popular schools. For tour guides, desperate for evidence of a campus social life, Juicy Campus becomes a go-to selling point.
Also desperate to market the College in a non-academic way, our less-than-Juicy Student Assembly…
09/13/08: launches a debate on the city's three person housing rule to challenge the abysmal housing status quo. They promise to write non-binding resolutions encouraging the city to change the policy. City officials acknowledge student efforts and promise to disregard everything they say.
The only slightly more effective local chamber of commerce attracts…
09/24/08: The Today Show broadcast to live from Colonial Williamsburg. The show highlights "Battleground States in this Year's Election." The situation changes however when three tourists holding a "Hello Akron, Ohio!" sign get stuck in the muddy on the Duke of Gloucester Street. Two horse and buggies and seven longshoremen are needed to pull him out.
Meanwhile, upperclassmen discover that this campus...
08/28/08: is now a Juicy Campus. The bawdy gossip site adds a William and Mary page. Computer screens across school become Juicy country. William and Mary is consistently ranked among the website's most popular schools. For tour guides, desperate for evidence of a campus social life, Juicy Campus becomes a go-to selling point.
Also desperate to market the College in a non-academic way, our less-than-Juicy Student Assembly…
09/13/08: launches a debate on the city's three person housing rule to challenge the abysmal housing status quo. They promise to write non-binding resolutions encouraging the city to change the policy. City officials acknowledge student efforts and promise to disregard everything they say.
The only slightly more effective local chamber of commerce attracts…
09/24/08: The Today Show broadcast to live from Colonial Williamsburg. The show highlights "Battleground States in this Year's Election." The situation changes however when three tourists holding a "Hello Akron, Ohio!" sign get stuck in the muddy on the Duke of Gloucester Street. Two horse and buggies and seven longshoremen are needed to pull him out.
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