College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Ever felt like we're living in a postcard? r a tourist pamphlet? A walk down DOG Street proved it. Williamsburg was one big stereotype, a town full of colonialism. Buildings, clothing. crafts, even the vegetation were all certified Colonial. 'l'he skyline was something out of the eighteenth century- straight and simple, not a telephone pole in sight. It was as if the town were cast in a single mold, perfectly shaped to fit colonial stereotypes. ee It was only natural that some of these stereotypes spilled over to the college. It is. after all,just another colonial landtnark cast in the CW mold, isn't it? The boxy, brick buildings, creeping ivy on the brick walls. liven the same scho HSIIC standards and liberal arts philosophy laid down by the founders were still llilzlct. And the Honor Code, that rather anachronistic throwback to colonial gentry, was still alive. But do the stereotypes tell the whole story? Is there anything beyond the A T U R E tranquil campus and the centuries-old educational system? Anything that doesn't quite fit the mold?ulust look at William K Mary from the students' point of view. Go beyond the stereotypes, beyond the CW illusion. It's William 8a Mary, from the inside out. Apart from the stereotypes given the college by others. students hronglit expectations oftheir own. Kim Moses voiced a let-ling t oinint in among freshmen: 1 expected the academics to he really hard. and I thought I'd feel a great deal of pressure . . . but the pressurejust wasnlt that noticeable once the semester began. Another freshman praised her classes as more interesting than I had hoped for, and more fun. Students even lound their expectations surpassed. Many had anticipated stodgy. cold, formal professors. But they were then pleasantly Surprised that their professors tttrned ottt to he warin. friendly, approacha Jle, and genuinely concerned about their students. Inside out lit atltlitioti to acatletiiit' expet tatit ins. students brought social expectations with them. Xlliat tonltl .1 small, southern college in tlns preserved i 'il Hy, R. treacherous, mossy, brick walkways, the requisite

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