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Tuesday, Aug. 4, Shannon Taylor, the commonwealth’s prosecutor for Henrico County, won the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. She received 53.1% of the vote as of 9:45 p.m., with over 99% of votes counted. Taylor faced several challengers, who positioned themselves to her left on issues of social welfare, immigration enforcement an
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Williamsburg voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4 to determine the Democratic nominee in a crowded primary for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. The 1st District stretches across Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Essex County. The primary winner will face off against Rep. Rob Wittman, the Republican incumbent who has represented the dist
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The West Woods Dining Hall will not be opening in time for the start of the fall semester, Business Affairs announced in a message to the campus community Monday, Aug. 3. “The parties involved in the public-private partnership constructing the facility have recently notified us of ongoing work,” the statement said. Commons Dining Hall will […]
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Carson Burch ’27 is a government major from Chesapeake, Virginia. He is a member of the History Club, Public Policy Club, Lutheran Students’ Association and Theodore Roosevelt Society. Outside of his studies and social life, he enjoys reading about historical and current events in addition to dinosaurs. The views expressed in the article are the [̷
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Wednesday, May 13, Jake Lang, a far-right pro-President Donald Trump influencer and provocateur, held a rally in Colonial Williamsburg. Lang has been pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol.  Days before arriving in Williamsburg, Va., Lang garnered controversy in Michigan for his attempts to burn […]
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The Office of the Ombudsman is a separate entity from The Flat Hat. We look into complaints and welcome criticism from the public so that the paper can be held accountable and improve over time. That being said, the office also has the authority to defend the paper’s policies if necessary. Therefore, we would like […]
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Dear Editor, I am writing to address your email from May 16, 2026, in which you supported the Ombudsman’s decision to bury the factual correction for the May 5 column in the absolute footer of the digital layout. In that correspondence, you justified this placement by asserting that The New York Times, like The Flat […]
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Wednesday, April 29, the College of William and Mary’s Student Assembly held a public moderated conversation with Associate Vice President of Public Safety Cliff Everton ’96 and Chief of the William and Mary Police Department Don Butler. The discussion centered on the implementation of new public safety initiatives and technologies around campus, including a
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Wednesday, May 13, the College of William and Mary announced the launch of the Robert M. Gates Initiative in American Statecraft, named for College Chancellor Robert Gates ’65 L.H.D. ’98.  The program, created in collaboration between the Gates Global Policy Center and the College’s Global Research Institute, aims to support the development of foreign p
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Tuesday, April 28, the College of William and Mary’s Student Assembly convened and confirmed multiple cabinet and Review Board members, passed legislation on student engagement and elections and shared key executive updates. Special Business The SA Senate opened by swearing in members for the remaining unfilled cabinet positions.  The first was Sam Newe
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