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

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proceed cautiously in the early months of his administration, saying, The trick will be to develop that soundly and expand into areas of strength. Healy also stated that three new doctoral programs will be offered in the fall, including one in computer science. The new programs will involve about thirty students. Expansion and renovation affected the campus as well as the academic programs. Trinkle Hall, built between 1919 and 1926, reopened its doors, offering a new cafeteria, a roomier — if more sterile— replacement for the old Pub, and new student activities offices. The renovation took longer than expected. Said James Connolly, director of facilities planning and construction, There were pipes [in Trinkle] nobody even knew about. A lot of that detail wasn ' t even recorded on the old plans. Connolly also handled the reconstruction of Jefferson Hall. The College was able to save $800,000 in the renova- tion because the dorm ' s outer walls were saved. I ' ve had experience with heavy fire damage before, but every other time, it was so hopeless. I told President Graves we could save those walls, stated Connolly. After the renovation, Jefferson became one of the most sought-after dorms on campus. In fact, almost an entire hall of transfer freshmen exercised squatting rights, creating considerable controversy. The unrest concerning the six sports which were cut from the College ' s budget last fall con- tinued. A phone-a-thon, coordinated by the S.A. Second semester was unusually cold with temperatures dropping below zero for several days and what normally would have been cold rain came down as snow and ice. Despite problems of getting to class and heating dorms, the snow provided an extended look at the campus In white.

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and senior Richard Powell, raised $20,911 to aid the affected sports. Still, most of the sports — including men ' s lacrosse, men ' s swimming, and women ' s golf — relied on their team fund raisers. Senior Margie Johnson, a member of the women ' s track team, was appalled by the budget cuts: It ' s a pretty sad thing that an administration that is so big on the liberal arts education is so condemning of sports. The money could have been found. The cut sports were not the only sports stories this year. Jim Copeland announced his resigna- tion as the men ' s athletic director on April 10 in order to take the position of director of athletics at the University of Utah in July. Copeland ' s often stormy tenure included the now infamous stadium expansion controversy, the six cut sports, and two consecutive winning football seasons for the first time in years. The Tribe ' s new-found winning ways brought William and Mary ' s usually subdued football fans to Gary Stadium. The quest for the spirit keg, sponsored by the cheerleaders, encouraged fraternities, sororities, and entire dorm halls to outdo one another in supporting the Tribe. The homecoming parade, led by alumna Linda Lavin, was also well attended. Team spirit has never been a problem at Tribe basket- ball games. This season, basketball fans were a bit too zealous in the opinion of many. Prompted by ;he derogatory cheers directed towards Olden Poiynice at the UVA game, coach Barry Parkhill All photos, Mike Nikolich Graves appeared as Santa Claus for the last time Jennifer Quartana and Gin Parsons weren ' t at Yule Log first semester. Students and faculty stopped by the cold. The lingenng snow br ought out crammed into Wren courtyard to hear about the the children in all of us as snowball fights and grinch from Blacksburg. snowmen showed up around campus.