FEATURES

For the past three years, Cameron Lynch ’23 has been advocating for the needs of the immunocompromised. Currently working as an intern for Save the Children, serving on the Board of Directors for the Disability Law Center of Virginia, and acting as the undersecretary for Disability Affairs on campus, Lynch’s life centers around disability advocacy.

Richard Bland College of William and Mary is governed by the College’s Board of Visitors. Its alumni and administration say it’s time for them to chart their own destiny.

Artificial intelligence is transforming countless industries across the globe — higher education is no exception. Continue reading to explore how professors at the College of William & Mary are adapting to a world with ChatGPT.

Since arriving at the College of William and Mary in 2016, Visiting Assistant Professor Jessica Stephens has become a well-loved and core member of the Classical Studies department, and her infectious energy and enthusiasm have attracted students across disciplines to the department. Over the past few years, Stephens has pioneered new courses that connect ancient history to contemporary issues, widening the scope of what has traditionally been considered “Classics.” Read on to hear about Stephens’ novel approach to this corner of academia as well as her efforts to foster community with students.

In 2017, TIME Magazine featured William and Mary alumnus and Wikipedia editor Steven Pruitt ’06 on the list of the Top 25 Most Influential People on the internet. Others on the list included pop culture personality Chrissy Teigen, former President of the United States Donald Trump, and media personality Kim Kardashian. The magazine recognized Pruitt as one of the internet's most "prolific guardians of fact." With over five million Wikipedia edits to his name — more than any other English language editor — Pruitt strives to uplift stories nearly lost in history and maintain the integrity of one of the world's most notable encyclopedias.

One thing about Zarielle Anthony ’23? She’s always looking fly from head to toe. Visual aesthetics and style define Anthony at her core. Yet what is not readily known about Anthony is how she has been able to monetize her passion for fashion. Read on to learn more about Anthony’s journey as a successful content creator of color and how she navigates her dual personas as both a College of William and Mary student and a popular online influencer.

Nearly all students at the College of William and Mary frequently venture to Richmond Road, and most often, their destination is either the campus-famous Wawa or Chick-fil-A. However, sandwiched between the two prominent eateries lies a resource that many in the College community know little about, despite the immense benefits it offers to its members: the Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center. 

The College’s approach to mental health has been an ongoing discussion across the campus community for years. Opinions of concerned students can be traced through media history long before the creation of the Wellness Center and continue today, with questions surrounding the College’s management of mental health concerns in articles extending to national news outlets like The Washington Post. But the campus debate is not yet resolved; while many students and faculty members lend their support to the College’s mental health resources, others voice concerns over the lack of assistance offered.

The pressure to look a certain way is a feeling most individuals have experienced at some point in their lives, but how does such pressure affect people of color even more so? Georgia Thoms ’23 interviewed students in multiple cultural organizations as well as professors in an attempt to answer this question and, along the way, gain insight into the world’s flawed beauty standards.

At 9 p.m. on Friday, February 28th, around 600 sophomores and juniors received an email informing them that they had been placed on a waitlist for on-campus housing for the next academic year. The email from Residence Life advised waitlisted students that they could not be guaranteed on-campus housing and directed them to resources for finding off-campus housing.

By the second day of my freshman fall semester, I had already encountered the twins of the College of William and Mary phenomenon. I recognised (or thought I recognised) someone in a club meeting from one of my classes a few hours before, and I Zoom messaged him talking about our class — as you probably suspected, I had made my first twin mix-up. Since then, I’ve met twin pairs all over campus, and curious what the experience was like, I decided to talk to some of the College’s twins for Flat Hat Magazine. Below are the conversations I had with three sets of the College’s many twin pairs. The questions are somewhat consistent across interviews to highlight similarities, but more importantly, differences — there is no single way to “twin.”