Vox omnibus.
The Flat Hat has been the College of William and Mary’s student newspaper since 1911. The Flat Hat Magazine has been in print since 2019 and was created to showcase the long-form writing talents of students at the College.
The Flat Hat office is located in the Student Media Suite of the Sadler Center, which is adjacent to Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The Flat Hat derives its name from the Flat Hat Club, the nation’s first secret society. The Flat Hat Club was founded at the College in 1750 and included among its members St. George Tucker, Thomas Jefferson and George Wythe. It is believed that the Flat Hat Club was the precursor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, established at the College in 1776. The motto “vox omnibus” stems from the Flat Hat Magazine’s desire to be a place where all students can express their voices.
The Flat Hat’s publications are produced entirely by a volunteer all-undergraduate staff. They have no faculty adviser. The student journalists of The Flat Hat control all online and print content. The production of the magazine’s news and editorial content is in no way supervised by any College administrator. The Flat Hat also controls its own advertising and business departments.