The Flat Hat

10/07/2025

Junior defender and midfielder Hamilton Howes is an imposing figure on the soccer field.

At 6’3” and 190 pounds, the Virginia Beach native carries himself with the air of a player who refuses to be rattled. This season, he ranks second on the team in goals scored, an impressive feat for someone whose positions often demand defensive effort and intensity.

Yet behind that strength lies the heartbreak of an injury he suffered during an October 2024 game against Elon. Less than a year ago, Howes was sidelined by a painful posterior cruciate ligament tear. On what seemed like a routine play, his season ended in an instant.

Junior defender and midfielder Hamilton Howes is an imposing figure on the soccer field. At 6’3” and 190 pounds, the Virginia Beach native carries himself with the air of a player who refuses to be rattled. This season, he ranks second on the team in goals scored, an impressive feat for someone ...

10/06/2025

Friday, Sept. 26, the College of William and Mary announced in a press release that Jane Batten HON ’17, L.H.D. ’17, L.H.D. ’19 will serve as the Homecoming Grand Marshal during homecoming weekend Oct. 16 to Oct. 19.

Friday, Sept. 26, the College of William and Mary announced in a press release that Jane Batten HON ’17, L.H.D. ’17, L.H.D. ’19 will serve as the Homecoming Grand Marshal during homecoming weekend Oct. 16 to Oct. 19. “The William & Mary Alumni Association will honor visionary philanthropist ...

10/06/2025

OPINION | Isabella McNutt: If you had told me during my freshman year that I’d one day be excited for sorority recruitment, I would’ve laughed (politely) and then gone back to hiding in my dorm, psyching myself up to walk into the next house with a forced smile and sweaty palms.

Isabella McNutt ’27 is a Government and History double major, and she is a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She loves traveling, reading and music. Email her at [email protected].  The views expressed in the article are the author’s own. If you had told me during my freshman year that I’d one day be ...

10/05/2025

The College of William and Mary welcomed Mark Oshiro, New York Times bestselling author, as part of the Hayes Writer series, sponsored by the English and creative writing departments Sept. 10.

Mark Oshiro, New York Times bestselling author, knows their stuff when it comes to middle grade novels. They recently collaborated with author Rick Riordan, known for his fantasy series Percy Jackson, on two novels focusing on Riordan’s beloved characters, Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, with the ...

09/30/2025

Thursday, Sept. 18, the City of Williamsburg held its second of three public input sessions for its proposed Rent Ready program at the College of William and Mary’s Sadler Center in Tidewater B. Students, landlords and property owners came to hear a revised version of the proposal and participate in a monitored Q-and-A session for the remainder of the 90 minutes allocated.

Thursday, Sept. 18, the City of Williamsburg held its second of three public input sessions for its proposed Rent Ready program at the College of William and Mary’s Sadler Center in Tidewater B. Students, landlords and property owners came to hear a revised version of the proposal and participate ...

09/17/2025

Michael Gabriel ’28 encourages his readers to talk to people and discusses the benefits he has experienced from socializing.

Michael Gabriel ’28 is currently undecided on his major, but he enjoys history and the sciences. Here at The Flat Hat, he is one of the Graphics Editors and contributes an issue of his W***y and Mary comic almost every edition. He is a big baseball fan, likes the outdoors and is always happy to [....

09/16/2025

Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Reves Center for International Studies hosted its inaugural Study Abroad Exposition, welcoming back recently returned College of William and Mary students.

Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Reves Center for International Studies hosted its inaugural Study Abroad Exposition, welcoming back recently returned College of William and Mary students to chat with others about their experience and ask any questions regarding the transfer credit process. The event was org...

09/13/2025

Grab your matcha, tote bag and feminist literature. Saturday, Sept. 6, students at the College of William and Mary gathered on the Sunken Garden for a “performative male” contest.

An anonymous user on student social media platform YikYak spurred the informal event. They announced the contest’s time and place, as well as the prize for the winner: a $50 Starbucks gift card. Around 100 students, mostly women, attended the contest.

Grab your matcha, tote bag and feminist literature. Saturday, Sept. 6, students at the College of William and Mary gathered on the Sunken Garden for a “performative male” contest. An anonymous user on student social media platform YikYak spurred the informal event. They announced the contest’s...

09/12/2025

It was only two weeks prior to the College of William and Mary’s annual Convocation when Hannah Wolfe ’26 was notified that she was the recipient of the President’s Award for Service to the Community. In what was a ceremony celebrating the formal welcome of new students, Wolfe left the event with one of the College’s highest honors for service.

09/11/2025

Tyler Hughes was doomed.

The junior quarterback crouched at William and Mary’s 48-yard line, the arms of a 245-pound Maine tackle preventing him from standing. He had been pressured, chased out of the pocket and spun around. Now, facing his own end zone with the Black Bears’ defense screaming down his neck, Hughes had no choice but to let himself be dragged to the turf, stifling a drive that would ultimately prove game-deciding.

That was what it seemed, at least.

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09/05/2025

Fate does not always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it comes in a plain cardboard box.

Check out the newest edition of Penne For Your Thoughts! This week, Daniel Choi ’26 takes you on a flavorful adventure to Anna’s Brick Oven.

Fate does not always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it comes in a plain cardboard box. My blissful fate showed up one Thursday night in the middle of spring semester my junior year at the College of William and Mary. After a week of wrestling with midterms and essays, all I wanted was pizza and c...

09/03/2025

This fall, the College of William and Mary is offering an interdisciplinary artificial intelligence minor designed to give students technical expertise while addressing the ethical and social concerns of this evolving technology. This new minor is part of the College’s School of Computing, Data Sciences and Physics, which launched in July under the leadership of Douglas C. Schmidt ’84, M.A. ’86. The inaugural Dean of the School of CDSP, Schmidt, is also an acclaimed computer scientist, author and two-time College alumnus.

This fall, the College of William and Mary is offering an interdisciplinary artificial intelligence minor designed to give students technical expertise while addressing the ethical and social concerns of this evolving technology. This new minor is part of the College’s School of Computing, Data Sc...