Vol 95 Issue 19 - Published March 18, 2005
Nichol selected as new College president
Early last Monday, the College's Board of Visitors announced the appointment of University of North Carolina Law School Dean and Professor Gene R. Nichol as the 26th president of the College. Nichol was elected by unanimous vote, ending the College's nine month search to replace retiring President Timothy J. Sullivan.

Nichol spent the morning at the College attending a press conference in the Great Hall of the Wren Building, at which he announced his acceptance ...

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The Uncommons, supposed to serve in the place of the Commons during its renovation, was scheduled for completion by the first day after Spring Break. ... more
  • GA passes bill to reform college textbook industry
  • ResLife adopts RHA housing suggestions
  • Senate fills diversity position

  • OPINIONS
    Students, bookstore to benefit from Act
    The recent bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly concerning textbook policies are a good first step in lowering prices, but it is just the beg ... more
  • 'Spirit of the law' calls for local student voting
  • PATRIOT Act proves troubling, deplorable
  • SA aptly opposes Drug Provision

  • VARIETY
    ORCHESIS TO PRESENT ‘EVENING OF DANCE’
    Next weekend marks the return of the College’s modern dance company Orchesis, which will be performing “An Evening of Dance,” a medley of eight studen ... more
  • Exhibit highlights Frankenstein
  • Faculty member art shown at Muscarelle
  • Torture devices live on in Williamsburg dentist office

  • REVIEWS
    ‘Jacket’ confined by mad mediocrity
    For all the visual gimmicks, pseudo-intellectual mumbo jumbo and the “seriousness” with which both Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley approach their r ... more
  • Eye-catching ‘Gates’ enliven NYC atmosphere
  • Minimalist set, weighty message in gripping story of ‘Jane’
  • Lyrical intimacy and idiosyncracy abound in Iron & Wine’s latest

  • SPORTS
    Women’s swimming, diving sizzle at CAA Championship
    The women’s swimming and diving team ended their season with a splash in the CAA championships Feb. 23 to 26. The Tribe swimmers placed fourth in a fi ... more
  • W&M athletes fourth among scholar-athletes
  • Men’s gymnastics team flies high, sets final score record
  • Women’s tennis team ranked sixth in nation
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  • President Sullivan’s remarks on his retirement
  • Rector Susan Magill’s comments on Sullivan's carreer


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