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The William and Mary Excalibur: 1970 1970 Information unavailable [3] — The William and Mary Observer: 1986 1987 A journal of student opinion and investigative reporting. Only three issues were ever produced. [3] — William and Mary Perspective: 1987 1989 Information unavailable [3] — The Williamsburg Daily Planet: 1975 1975 A one-issue ...
Chancellors of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia; note that William & Mary is unique in that they use the term "Chancellor" in the British sense – as a figurehead leader, with the actual executive of the school being the "president," not a "vice-chancellor."
The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]
The construction of the large concrete exterior of William & Mary Hall began in 1969. [60] Replacing Blow Hall as the main athletic facility, William & Mary Hall hosted its first game in December 1970 and was dedicated in 1971. The arena area was renamed to Kaplan Arena in 2005; the remainder of the building adopted that name in 2016.
SS William and Mary Victory arrived in New York from Antwerp on February 26, 1946, with 1.457 troops, including 381st Engineer Combat Battalion and 34Sth Engineer Combat Battalion. [6] [7] [8] SS William and Mary Victory and 96 other Victory ships were converted to troop ships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet.
The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which opened in 1967, was renamed in his honor in 1989, in recognition of a $5 million gift from his widow. [19] Harrah also used the sport of Unlimited hydroplane racing to promote his businesses.
The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), representing the College of William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary has played its home games at Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall in Williamsburg, Virginia since 1971.
The 1970 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Lou Holtz in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.