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Students report mixed feelings about new PATH registration system

Beginning in March 2024, the College of William and Mary implemented a new system of class registration known as PATH. While meant to ease...
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Special status students navigate fear, isolation with limited resources

Editor’s Notes: The Flat Hat has decided to honor the requests of several sources and keep their identities anonymous out of protection of their...

Stately soirée: Student Assembly holds annual Royal Ball for elevated end-of-year celebration

Friday, April 19, students congregated in the towering tent on the Sunken Garden to dance the night away at this year’s Royal Ball. In...

William and Mary unveils field named after Jill Ellis ’88

Saturday, April 20, William and Mary athletics dedicated the Jill Ellis Field in honor of former U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis...
Peel Hawthorne '80 in her office. PEERAWUT RUANGSAWASDI / THE FLAT HAT

Long-time Athletics Administrator Peel Hawthorne ’80 retires

In her office adorned with photos of her time as a women’s field hockey coach with her students and favorite memories at the College of William and Mary, Peel Hawthorne ’80 shared her experiences at the College as an undergraduate, a coach and later an administrator.