About The Flat Hat

The Flat Hat has been the College of William and Mary’s student newspaper since 1911. It covers the College and the surrounding area of Williamsburg, Va., printing on Tuesdays and Fridays of the academic year. The Flat Hat office is located in the Campus Center basement at the intersection of South Boundary Street and Jamestown Road.

The Flat Hat derives its name and motto (“Stabilitas et Fides”) from the Flat Hat Club, the nation’s first secret society. The Flat Hat Club was founded at the College in 1750 and included among its members St. George Tucker, Thomas Jefferson and George Wythe. It is believed that the Flat Hat Club was the precursor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, established at the College in 1776.

The Flat Hat printed its first issue on October 3, 1911. The Flat Hat printed weekly until 2007 when it began printing twice weekly.

The Flat Hat is produced entirely by a volunteer all-undergraduate staff. It has no faculty adviser. The student journalists of The Flat Hat control all online and print content. The production of the paper’s news and editorial content are in no way supervised by any College administrator. The Flat Hat also controls its own advertising and business departments.

Joining The Flat Hat

Whether you are interested in pursuing journalism or not, working with The Flat Hat can be a valuable and rewarding experience. With The Flat Hat you will develop valuable marketable skills and have fun contributing to the campus conversation.

Without an official journalism program at the College, The Flat Hat the student resource for training future journalists. Recent staff members have gone on to pursue degrees at institutions such as Columbia School of Journalism and work in local and national publications ranging from the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily to The Atlantic Magazine and The Washington Post. Annual conferences held across the country for staff members allow the opportunity for both networking with top journalists and development of journalism-related skills.

New writers will work personally with staff members to improve their writing and interviewing techniques, to prepare themselves for future careers in the field.

Not interested in writing? The Flat Hat still has opportunities for you.

The photography staff uses state-of-the-art SLR cameras to document campus events with an artistic flair, while graphic designers contribute to the visual appeal of the paper with stunning illustrations and assist with more creative page designs.

The Flat Hat business staff works with both local and national companies and organizations to reach the student body and maintain the continued financial operations of the paper.

Those interested in computer programming can join The Flat Hat’s web development team, currently engaged in designing and launching a dynamic new website for The Flat Hat.

Familiar with or interested in video and audio production? Join the multimedia team, which works to document campus life through new media.

Any student at the College is eligible to join The Flat Hat at any time. Please contact the editor of the section you are interested in, or e-mail the editor-in-chief.

Social Media

Follow The Flat Hat’s Twitter page, join The Flat Hat’s Facebook fan page, watch videos at The Flat Hat’s Vimeo page, or follow The Flat Hat through RSS feeds.

Online Comment Policy

The Flat Hat welcomes informed and respectful comments on its online content. Any comment deemed obscene, frivolous or off topic will be removed. The Flat Hat reserves the right to print user comments in its twice-weekly issues. The Flat Hat is not responsible for the content of user commentary.

Staff members are prohibited from posting comments on The Flat Hat website, anonymously or otherwise, excluding Flat Hat columnists and bloggers, who are required to identify themselves. The editor reserves the right to respond to comments and explain the removal of comments pursuant to the online comment policy.

Staff members are also prohibited from commenting anonymously on other campus news websites.

Contacting The Flat Hat

To report news tips or breaking news, contact the newsroom at (757) 221-3283 or by e-mail. You may also e-mail the Variety, Sports, Opinions, Photos, and Online and Multimedia sections directly.

The Flat Hat welcomes all letters to the editor sent by mail or e-mail. Please limit letters to 300 words or less. Letters may be edited.

Corrections may be submitted at any time. Please contact the editor of the section in which the error appeared.

To subscribe to the print issue or to report a problem with your subscription, contact the subscriptions manager.

For advertising information and other business for the print edition or online, please contact the advertising department.

The Flat Hat
Campus Center
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

Phone: (757) 221-3283
Fax: (757) 221-3242

Staff

Editor-in-Chief	Mike Crump
Managing Editor	Matt Poms
Executive Editor	Jessica Gold
Online Editor	Russ Zerbo
Business Manager	Kelsey Weissgold
News Editors	Ian Brickey, Chris Weidman
Variety Editors	Ellie Kaufman, Jill Found
Sports Editors	Jack Lambert, Mike Barnes
Opinions Editor	Elizabeth DeBusk
Copy Chief	Katie Lee, Stephanie Hubbard
Photography Editor	Sun Park
Chief Staff Writer	Sam Sutton
Art Director	Caitlin Fairchild
Staff Resources Manager	Maggie Reeb
Web Director	Adam Goodreau
Associate News Editors	Chris McKenna, Becky Koenig
Associate Variety Editors	Caitlin Roberts, Althea Lyness
Associate Sports Editors	Wesley Stukenbroeker, Travis Triggs
Associate Opinions Editor	Alex Cooper
Associate Photos Editor	Melissa McCue, Michelle Gabro
Insight Editor	Gloria Oh
Copy Editors	Chelsea Caumont, Logan Herries, Rachel Steinberg, Alex Bramsen, Lauren Becker, Betsy Goldman, Kate Hoptay, Claire Hoffman, Colleen Leonard
Cartoonists	Vicky Chao, Olivia Walch
Editorial Writer	Kevin Mooney
Video Editor	Austin Journey
Blog Editor	Ashley Allen
News Anchor	Todd Corillo
Associate Web Director	Kevin Deisz
Local Sales Representatives	Jessica Dobis, Reggie Gomez, Chelsea Liu
E-Commerce Representatives	Ryan Minnick, Peter Ross
Accountants	Juae Son, Jin Woo