Vol. 92, No. 6 November 30, 2001

FBI called in on anthrax scare
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is testing a suspicious substance that was reported leaking from a manila envelope delivered to the psychology department's main office on the second floor of Millington Hall Tuesday. While both the investigation and the laboratory tests have not yet concluded, Vice President of Student Affairs Sam Sadler said that the incident was probably a hoax.

BOV prohibits amorous relations
Professors and undergraduate students are now prohibited from having sexual or romantic relationships, due to the Board of Visitors' Nov. 16 approval of the College's new amorous relations policy. The Faculty Assembly began drafting the policy last September after former writer-in-residence Sam Kashner published an account in Gentlemen's Quarterly about his affair with a married undergraduate that allegedly led her husband to commit suicide.


After an impressive regular season, the William and Mary football team is working on advancing through the playoffs.


Five-game winning streak earns Tribe playoff berth


New special interest housing considered
Residence Life is considering four new applications for special interest housing next school year. Proposals have been submitted for Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Nu Kappa Epsilon music sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and a Russian house. Additionally, two fraternities have requested to move locations.

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Model U.N. hears Pakistani ambassador
Pakistani Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi addressed the 15th session of the William and Mary High School United Nations Conference Nov. 16. Lodhi, who was invited last May to speak at the conference, had to be telecast live from the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C., to William and Mary Hall, due to current military actions in Afghanistan.



Senate urges commitment to campus-wide recycling
In a brief session Wednesday, the Student Assembly Senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at increasing the efficiency and capacity of recycling on campus. The bill demands, among other things, that Facilities Management expand its recycling staff and hire a recycling coordinator.

'Life and Debt' documentary attributes Jamaican woes to IMF
Tuesday's showing of the documentary film "Life and Debt" provided students and professors with a mixture of Bob Marley music and global economics. The film shifted back and forth between the perspectives of American tourists vacationing in Jamaica and that of natives struggling with economic hardship

Students, administrators discuss campus concerns
Administrators from various College departments met Wednesday in a forum to discuss student concerns. Sponsored by the First Year Council and open to the entire student body, the panel addressed concerns from housing and lottery issues to diversity on campus.

Beyond the 'Burg

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  • Bush approves purchase of vaccine
  • U.N. commission on HIV/AIDS meets

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  • World Beat: Nepal
    The Nepa government declared a state of emergency Monday after Maoist insurgents in Nepal initiated a series of attacks on police and other government stations last Friday.

    Word on the Street
    The Flat Hat asks what you think of the new amorous relations policy approved by the BOV.

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