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Men’s Basketball: Tribe draws Loyola

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The College will host Loyola University Chicago of the Horizon League the weekend of Feb. 22 to 23 in the sixth annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters.

p. This matchup will mark the Tribe’s second appearance in the event. Last year, the College fell at Fairfield University 61-45. Winners of three straight, the Ramblers sit at 9-13 overall and 5-7 in conference play. Loyola plays in the same conference as no. 10 Butler University.

p. All 12 members of the CAA will participate in the event, and conference stalwarts Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University will both play road games televised on the ESPN family of networks.

Men’s Track: Massam, Wilhelm qualify for IC4As at Chapel Hill

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Sophomores Ben Massam and Patterson Wilhelm each qualified for the regional IC4A Championships over the weekend, as the Tribe produced a quality showing at the UNC Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill. Massam and Wilhelm finished first and second in the 3000m Sunday, while junior Drew Midland finished fourth.

p. A day earlier, the College’s distance medley relay team of juniors David Groff and Ryan Jones, sophomore Cabell Rosanelli and freshman Brian Sklodowski, also booked their trip to the IC4A’s, while sophomore Brandon Oliver won the men’s weight throw with a mark that put him 10th best in Tribe history.

Women’s Track: Guevel breaks school record for third time

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At the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill Sunday, freshman Katie Guevel broke her own school record in the 60m hurdles for the third time this season in qualifying for the ECAC Championships, while sophomore Nicole Kazuba placed third in the pole vault to join her teammate at the season-ending tournament. Kazuba’s jump of 12’ 1.5” marked the third time this season she has eclipsed the ECAC mark.

Women’s Gymnastics: Waldman, Long lead Tribe to victory at Liberty Classic

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Seniors Stevie Waldman and Tricia Long finished one-two on the parallel bars to lead the Tribe to victory at the Liberty Classic in Philadelphia Saturday.

p. Waldman also led the College on the vault and floor exercise, as the squad was able to nudge past Temple, 185.725-185.550. Long paced the Tribe on the beam and in the all-around, finishing third in the latter category, while freshmen Melissa Cream and Dina McNaughton turned in key performances on the bars and vault. The squad will return to action Saturday when they meet the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.

City Police Beat (Jan. 26 to Jan. 29)

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Saturday, Jan. 26 –– A white male was arrested on the 400 block of Jamestown Road for driving under the influence. **(1)**

p. – A black male was arrested on the 1300 block of Richmond Road for being drunk in public, destruction of property and disorderly conduct. **(2)**

p. – A white male was arrested on the 100 block of Longhill Road for driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a field sobriety test and exceeding the speed limit. **(3)**

p. – A white female and male were arrested on the 1600 block of Richmond Road for possession of illegal substances. **(4)**

p. Sunday, Jan. 27 – A white male was arrested on the 1000 block of Richmond Road for driving with a suspended license. **(5)**

p. – A white male was arrested on the 5000 block of Longhill Road for possession of marijuana, being drunk in public and underage possession of alcohol. **(6)**

p. – Two white females were arrested at the intersection of Scotland Street and North Boundary Street for illegal possession of alcohol. **(7)**

p. Monday, Jan. 28 – A white male was arrested on the 1400 block of Richmond Road for driving under the influence. **(8)**

p. Tuesday, Jan. 29 – A white female was arrested at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Richmond Road for driving with a suspended license and not having a valid state inspection sticker. **(2)**

Beyond the Burg: Colleges experiment with “no-tray” dining halls

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__Institutions experience a drop in waste due to new policies__

In an effort to go green and cut back on waste, many universities have implemented “no tray” policies within their dining halls, with the hope that diners will stop loading the extra space on their trays with food that will not be eaten. The new policies aim to save money in addition to being friendly to the environment.

p. Alfred University, located in New York, is one institution that has switched to tray-less dining halls across campus. The university still allows exceptions in the cases of disabled students and students in need of special assistance.

p. Green Alfred, a student group promoting ecologically safe practices, ran a test last year that found that, on two days when trays were not offered in the dining halls, food and beverage waste decreased by as much as 50 percent. According to the study, over the two days, solid waste was reduced by 40 pounds and liquid waste was reduced by 32 pounds. In addition, the university conserved water typically used to wash the trays.

p. However, the logistics behind a “no tray” system are still complex. According to Varun Avasthi, director of dining services at Maine’s Colby College, which has also experimented with “no tray” policies, many students disagree with the idea and claim that the administration should not be making such decisions for them.
“Unfortunately, there are some habits that need to be broken,” Avasthi said. “Students don’t want to go back up and get another glass. It’s a convenience factor. We’re so used to having everything all the time, whenever we want it.”

p. The college has tried “tray-less Thursdays” for the past several years, but the policy could never be implemented simply because the program would receive numerous student complaints around campus.

p. However, Colby College has also seen about 30 percent less waste generated on days when trays are not used.

p. Students still seem to be finding ways to adapt to the changes. Avasthi claims that he has seen the college’s wood-cutting team eat off personally crafted wooden trays and other students balancing food on the dining hall chairs.

This Week in Flat Hat History (Feb. 5)

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**1930**
The men’s student body voted to create a judicial council to act over male students that were on probation. The council would have full authority to enforce probation rules, discipline violators and dismiss frequent violators.

p. **1963**
Round-trip European airfare was offered to members of the College for a summer tour with the sociology department. For $342.80, any College student or faculty member could go on the trip, which departed June 17 for London and returned to the United States Aug. 22.

p. **1975**
The quality, cleanliness and meat servings at the Caf were described as being worse than “poor” by a Student Assembly survey. None of the 11 categories covered in the survey managed to reach a “good” or “excellent” rating. A major complaint of students was the use of sodium nitrite, a suspected cause of cancer, in the meats prepared by the facility.

p. **1986**
A small explosion in a student dorm led campus police to the discovery of marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia. The room’s occupants were sprinkling flash powder over a lit candle, which caused the explosion. The students were charged with possession of marijuana and illegal manufacture of fireworks.

U.S. Public Service Academy founder to lecture at College

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The Office of Student Volunteer Services will be hosting former Teach For America corps member Chris Myers Asch today at 7 p.m. in the University Center Tidewater B.

p. Asch and fellow corps member Shawn Raymond were recently noted in the September issue of Time magazine for the proposed establishment of a federal academy to train students for a life in public service. The U.S. Public Service Academy is pending approval from Congress on legislation that has been endorsed by Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Arlen Specter (R-Penn).

p. The legislation, if passed, would allocate $164 million per year in federal funds for the founding of the 5,000-student academy.

College honors national Black History Month

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The College will be hosting several events around campus in honor of Black History Month.

p. The Office of Multicultural Affairs will be sponsoring the annual Black History Month celebration to be held in the University Center Commonwealth Auditorium today at 5 p.m., along with the Tidewater Gospel Festival to take place Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The speaker this year for the annual Black History Month celebration will be Bakari Kitwana, former executive director of The Source magazine and the author of “The Rap of Gangsta Rap.”

p. The Williamsburg Regional Library will be hosting poet and College English Professor Hermine Pinson who will be singing her poetry from her CD “Changing the Changes” Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

p. In addition, the African Cultural Society will be hosting the African Culture Night in the UC’s Tidewater Room Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. The event highlights the many diverse cultures from Africa. Tickets are $5.

By The Numbers (Feb. 5)

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**85 percent**
The proportion of the student body that participates in some type of College-sponsored exercise activity.

p. **20 percent**
The extra protein in an “Odwalla Super Protein Shake” compared to an equivalent volume of milk.

p. **$32**
The new fine in Monterrey, Mexico for applying makeup or shaving while driving.

p. **$15 billion**
The estimated value of the Harry Potter franchise. J.K. Rowling is currently worth over a billion dollars, according to the British Sunday Times’s “Rich List.”

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