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Did you know that William & Mary was a grammar school for children of the elite in the 1700s? Flat Hat Online Editor Claire Hogan '22 sat down with Carolyn Wilson from Swem Special Collections to discuss faculty minute books, records of meetings that tell the story of this time in the College's history.

Swem Special Collections and Rainbow Coalition hosted an exhibition of documents relating to LGBTQ+ culture and history at the College of William and Mary. The Flat Hat spoke with Jacob Hopkins at Special Collections to highlight some of the most interesting and important items.

The Chapin-Horowitz collection at Swem is the 2nd largest collection of books about dogs in the United States. The Flat Hat sat down with Jacob Hopkins at Special Collections to look at the history of the collection and some of its most valuable items.

The day former College of William and Mary government professor David Dessler filed a discrimination lawsuit against the school marked 798 days since the enigmatic Oct. 21, 2015 email that resulted in police forcibly removing him from campus. The last time he had met with students in person, Oct. 26, 2015, was 793 days ago. Dessler had spent 77 of these 798 days in jail, including 45 on charges that were later dropped.

How did a respected professor end up in this situation? Were Dessler’s multiple arrests a form of retaliation by the College for his proposed mental health initiative? Were his due process rights ignored, as he has claimed in various court documents? How did the College community react to Dessler’s case?

The Flat Hat will be working to answer these questions and more over the next several weeks. Visit our website at flathatnews.com, pick up a copy of our print edition every Tuesday, or check back on Soundcloud for all of the latest updates.

Not far from Zable stadium at the College of William and Mary is a historical marker that says, “First Balloon Flight in Virginia.” Here's the story beyond the sign.

Podcast Associate Peter Eckel '19 looks into the history and architecture of Millington Hall to figure out what we can learn from the building that was so universally disliked.

The Flat Hat's Peter Eckel '19 talks to students on Nov. 9 about how they're feeling following the 2016 presidential election.

The Flat Hat sits down with Alyssa Harrison '17, Secretary General of the 30th annual William and Mary High School Mary United Nations Conference.

Sixty Second Stories: Mary Mainous '86 on Homecoming by Flat Hat Online

In the latest edition of Flat Hat Sports Talk, Nick and Chris are joined by Flat Hat staff writers Jacob Ross and Brendan Doyle. The four discuss their thoughts on what the homecoming football win means for the season as well as a first look at the men's basketball team.