It’s hard to believe that spooky season is already upon us. While traditional Halloween activities like Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream and costume parties are not possible due to COVID-19, ghost stories ...

The college admissions process has come under increased scrutiny in recent years, particularly at elite universities where parents are ready to pay millions to get their kids in the door. As the ...

Editor’s Note: The Flat Hat has decided to honor the requests of several sources and keep their identities anonymous out of protection for their safety and wellbeing. Friday, Nov. 17, members of the ...

Content warning: this article contains references to suicide and self-harm. Friday, July 9, 2021, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, DBHDS, announced bed ...

Kendra Griessel ‘25 is a psychology major with an interest in LGBTQIA+ topics. They are currently working on an honors thesis about compulsory heterosexuality. When they are not working on their ...

In the 1990s, rape was still thought of by many as an act committed by strangers in the night. Few people accepted that rape could occur between two people who knew and trusted each other. When Katie ...

As Vice President for Student Affairs at the College of William and Mary, Ginger Ambler ’88 Ph.D. ’06 works to create a supportive community within the College and to effect change around issues that ...

The world recently witnessed the 2025 Oscars, the annual night of movie awards that inevitably leaves the internet with many controversies to discuss, and “cinephiles” and film classes with debates to ...

If someone asked you what the fastest-growing sport in America is, there are likely a few answers that would jump to mind. Maybe you would think of basketball or baseball, some historically well-known ...

During his sophomore year at the College of William and Mary, FBI Director James Comey ’82 encountered a flyer that changed his entire academic trajectory. “I was walking to a chemistry lab and there ...

Monday, Aug. 21, the College of William and Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art launched an exhibit at the Williamsburg Regional Library’s Stryker Center to celebrate 40 years since the museum’s founding ...

As the semester draws to a close, sometimes it feels there is an even more menacing foe than finals looming on the horizon: continuing to eat dining hall food. As a pescatarian who is also a picky ...