CampusNet no longer available

When Elizabeth Stromme, a senior living off campus, returned to the College for Orientation, she found out she would have to find a commercial Internet provider. She had been planning to use CampusNet, but that service has been discontinued. CampusNet was an extension of the William and Mary network offered by Information Technology to students, faculty and staff living off campus.

At the end of the last school year, IT decided to end the program.



Merchants Square business crumbles

After 130 years of business, Casey's is closing.

The store, which sells traditional men's and women's apparel, cosmetics, gifts and gourmet items, is following Prince George's Espresso and Roaster and is hard on the heels of business slumps reported by the Toymaker of Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Theatre.



Ohio Art threatens legal action toward Collegešs comedy troupe

In June, Jim Watson, a representative of the Ohio Art Company, makers of the children's toy Etch A Sketch, contacted the College's sketch comedy group etch-a-sketch.

He expressed concern over the group's unauthorized use of his company's trademark, which had been discovered during a company website search for use of the name.



Fraternities revamp Rush

For the first time at the College, fraternity Rush will take place twice in the same school year - once in the fall and again in the spring.

Formal Rush for boys usually begins a few weeks after the freshmen and sophomores interested in Greek life arrive on campus. In the past, rush has lasted anywhere from eight weeks to a full semester.



New faces grace College campus

New faces are popping up all over the College in offices from the campus center tothe health center. Take a look and meet some new people!



Aramark alters meal plans

The College meal plan is often one of the main targets of student criticism.

After taking student concerns into consideration, Dining Services unveiled a new plan that "will make the overall majority of students get what they are looking for," Director of Dining Services Frank Caruso said.



Coffeeshop still in the works

College students in need of late-night coffee fixes may not find relief on campus until next semester.

Converting Lodge 2 into a 24-hour coffeehouse, as the Student Assembly proposed last semester, may take that long, Vice President of Student Affairs Sam Sadler said.

"Certainly by the beginning of second semester [work on the coffeehouse will be complete]," Sadler said. "I'd prefer to be real conservative."



Destination Williamsburg offers different social venue

Social opportunities along Prince George Street are about to expand. Destination Williamsburg, a Colonial tour provider, is about to open the Prince George Arms, a new dining and meeting facility.

Prince George Arms is scheduled to open for private meetings and dinners and also as part of a Colonial Williamsburg package Saturday.



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