The Green Machine may be headed for some changes next semester. According to transportation manager Harold Bannister, the change may result from the Crossroads Group, which studies economic development in the Peninsula area. The group proposes to merge all of Williamsburg's transportation systems, including the College's bus service, into a transportation conglomerate.

If the proposal is adopted, the bus services for Colonial Williamsburg, James City County and the College will merge. This would bring in more federal money that could be used toward buying more buses and bigger buses, according to Bannister.

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Delays in the relocation of the College of William and Mary Bookstore from its current Jamestown Road location to Merchant's Square in Colonial Williamsburg may be attributed to complications that have arisen in the construction process.

The design for the new bookstore has raised unforeseen concerns about the structure and stability of the store's new location, the old building that formerly housed Casey's department store. Plans for a cafe located on the second floor of the store, along with the increased weight caused by the larger selection of books and the projected number of shoppers have required additional structural support to be created for the building, according to Director of Auxiliary Services Charles Maimone.

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The Green Machine system may never be the same again. There are plans being considered to merge the College's route with Williamsburg's bus system.

The idea, suddenly sprung upon the College community, may threaten aspects of the current system that students have come to appreciate. We have a list of concerns we hope the College will consider as it continues to plan the possible change.

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An invisible security force patrols the college's walkways. What may look like a pair of ordinary students out for a nighttime stroll could actually be two of the College's student security patrols. Responsible for reporting unusual or suspicious conduct to the police and locking exterior doors, the students patrol the campus on the lookout for potential problems every night.

The students are "the eyes and ears for officers," according to Chief of Police Dick McGrew. Paid by the police to patrol from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. every weekday and until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, the students carry radios with which they can report any unusual activity.

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"The Legend of Bagger Vance" is a quietly provocative meditation on the philosophy of golf. It fuses religion, nostalgia and spirituality into a heartfelt picture of human perseverance.

Framed through the recollections of an aging golfer (an unbilled, but charming, Jack Lemmon), "The Legend of Bagger Vance" tells the story of a '30s Savannah, Ga., community intent on preserving the failing venture of a prominent aristocrat for the sake of his only daughter, Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron). The Krere Island golf resort has little chance for survival in the midst of America's Great Depression until Adele ingenuously organizes a $10,000 exhibition match to be held between real-life legends Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill).

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The women's soccer team's season came to an end this week in the same fashion it began -- with a roller-coaster ride of emotions. After a thrilling double-overtime victory over George Mason University to win their fifth-straight CAA Tournament Championship, the Tribe fell 3-2 in double overtime to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

"We accomplished a lot of our goals this season," junior tri-captain Courtney Owen said. "We made it to the NCAAs, and we won the CAAs. Along the way we have won some upsets and also lost some games. Obviously, we would have liked to go further in the NCAAs.

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