Virginians for Reproductive Freedom touts amendment on November ballot
Thursday, Sept. 3, Virginians for Reproductive Freedom held a press briefing with The Flat Hat, outlining its Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment and upcoming campus events. With the amendment on...
View ArticleCandidates vie for Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 1st Congressional...
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...
View ArticleProfessor of government John McGlennon delivers lecture on Virginia history
Thursday, April 23, the College of William and Mary hosted Class of 1935 Professor of Government John McGlennon for a talk regarding Virginia’s electoral system and unique history in Chancellors Hall....
View ArticleStudents speak at Williamsburg City Council meeting, advocate against local...
Thursday, April 9, students from the College of William and Mary attended the Williamsburg City Council meeting to raise concerns regarding Flock Safety. Flock is an automatic license plate reader...
View ArticleStudents overwhelmingly approve ZeroEyes referendum, calling College to...
Monday, April 6, students of the College of William and Mary voted to approve a referendum calling on the College to cancel its contract with ZeroEyes, a surveillance company that specializes in...
View ArticleStudents attend Gov. Spanberger’s State of the Union response in Colonial...
Tuesday, Feb. 24, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger D.P.S. ’26 delivered the Democratic Party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol building in Colonial...
View ArticleGeorge Thomas West set to appear before a grand jury for allegedly filming in...
Following a series of continuances, the 78-year-old George Thomas West is set to go before a grand jury March 18, 2026. The Gloucester County man’s case was moved from the Williamsburg/James City...
View ArticleVA 2025 Election Preview
Tuesday, Nov. 4, the commonwealth of Virginia will hold elections to select the state’s next governor, along with the lieutenant governor, attorney general, members of the House of Delegates and...
View ArticleJessica Anderson holds campaign rally in College’s Ewell Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 17, Jessica Anderson, the Democratic Party candidate running for the 71st District in the Virginia House of Delegates, held a campaign rally in Ewell Hall. The 71st District includes...
View ArticlePublic Policy club hosts City Council member Ayanna Williams, discusses...
Wednesday, April 23, in Chancellors Hall, the William and Mary Public Policy club hosted guest speaker Williamsburg City Council member Ayanna Williams ’26 to discuss her term goals and answer...
View ArticleWilliamsburg Community Foundation celebrates 25th anniversary, reaffirms...
This year, the Williamsburg Community Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary through a fundraising campaign, raising over $924,000 for local nonprofits. WCF is a local charity founded in 1999,...
View ArticleSistine Chapel drawings to be exhibited at the Muscarelle Museum of Art
Wednesday, March 6, the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts will unveil its new exhibit “Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine.” Designed by curator...
View ArticleNamed after College’s first president, James Blair Middle School faces renaming
Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Williamsburg-James City County School Board convened to discuss a potential name change to James Blair Middle School. The three-hour meeting, which welcomed public comments from...
View ArticleWilliamsburg City Council debate canceled due to candidate unavailability
Thursday, Oct. 3, a planned Williamsburg City Council election forum for newcomer candidates Fraser Hudgins, Ayanna Williams and Lindsay Barna was canceled due to a combination of candidate...
View ArticleStudents launch City Council PAC ‘Williamsburg for All’
Monday, April 15, the “Williamsburg for All” account went live on Instagram and its website. Williamsburg for All is a new political action committee started by College of William and Mary Student...
View ArticleCampus reacts to observations of increased WPD presence
Thursday, March 28, Student Assembly President Sydney Thayer ’24 sent an email to the student body in response to observations about increased police presence in Williamsburg. Community members believe...
View ArticleStudent voter awareness higher than engagement in Virginia Presidential...
Tuesday, March 5, the presidential primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Virginia during what is called “Super Tuesday,” when 16 states and territories participated...
View ArticleSophie Workinger ’24 presents sustainability report to City Council
The following article was previously published on The Flat Hat’s website. However, due to an unforeseen technological glitch, it was removed from the website for a period of time and was re-uploaded...
View ArticleCity of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Area Arts Commission fund Occasion for the...
Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 9, An Occasion for the Arts hosted over 100 artists on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Va. AOFTA has hosted its annual free event in Williamsburg since its...
View ArticleThe New Starbucks Next to W&M Campus
Thumbnail Photo Credit: Elliot LeeA Starbucks has opened across from the Northern face of campus along Richmond road. We traveled there first thing in the morning on September 8th at 6:00AM to...
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