OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_001.2.txt lit ‘Bing-tum Ifllti THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY 9vA1§49§o AN ART1sT’s FAMILY ALBUM Local h otographer captures t e raw innocence of childhood VOLUME 92, NO. 16 By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Staff Writer The Executive Committee Mon- day scheduled a private March meet- ing to discuss White Book revisions, contradicting Student Body Constitu- sl tion rules for closed EC meetings. In article V, section P, the constitu- tion states “the Executive Committee will not go into executive session ex- cept in the case of possible honor vio- lations.” But EC President Josh MacFarland Q said the planned March 13 meeting at Skylark, a university—owned confer- ence center, will be about the Honor WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY System and White Book revisions, not about honor violations. “I don’t mean [the meeting] to be a confidential, executive-session type thing,” MacFarland said. “It is just a retreat. Whatever we come up with will be presented in an open meeting.” MacFarland said only EC members may attend the meeting. One reason for going to Skylark to discuss EC business is so members can feel free to discuss anything they wish without feeling restrained by the pres- ence of non-committee members, MacFarland said. Professor of Journalism Harnpden H. Smith, who teaches state and local government, said an executive sessions are easy to identify. ~ “If they prohibit you from going, it’s an executive session,” Smith said. “If they let you go, they can meet anywhere they like.” Third-year law EC Rep. Jay Sterne said he believes the Skylark meeting is important so the EC can discuss the honor issues in-depth. Sterne said that the EC might have to refer to specific cases in order to make points during the discussion. Sterne said he does not believe the EC is acting unconstitutionally. “It could be construed [as a viola- tion of the constitution] if you view the constitution very narrowly,” Sterne said. ‘_‘If this were the only discussion LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA this year [about the Honor System revi- sions], I would feel uncomfortable with it, but it’s not. This is just the first step.” EC Secretary Bob Tompkins said ‘ he also wants to discuss specific closed hearings while at Skylark. “I would like to discuss things that come up in closed trials,” Tompkins said. “I think they serve as good ex- amples of what might be a potential problem with the system. You would lose the full effect of what is trying to be communicated [if you could not discuss closed hearings in detail].” But senior EC Rep. Susan Moseley said she believes anyone could hear the Skylark discussions. lark, we could say in public,” Moseley said. “I could find that I’m wrong once we’re there.” Moseley said the honor issues de- serve a full day of discussion and that a retreat would give EC members a chance to get to know each other better. MacFarland originally planned to have the EC discuss a list of Honor System issues, which was given to him by Washington and Lee Rector A. Stevens Miles, at the end of the EC’s weekly meetings. But several EC members were un- happy with the time—consuming pro- cess and wondered why the EC was discussing issues if they had no plans of putting their discussions on'paper. JANUARY 28, 1995 ‘EC to case White Book debate “We’re just spinning our wheels if we don’t do something,” sophomore EC Rep. Robert Stewart said. MacFarland said the EC would take notes on the Skylark discussion, com- pile the most common opinions and save them for next year’s White Book review committee. He said an open meeting after the Skylark retreat will give the student body a chance to comment on Honor System issues. Stewart said it would not matter if the meeting at Skylark were open. “I suppose Josh could put up flyers saying ‘everyone come to Skylark,’ but I don’t think anyone would come,” Stewart said. Photo by Mallory Meyers, The Fling-tum Phi Peyton Turner, Jennifer Galardi, Courtney Tucker and Ashley Bell grimace to House of Pain’s “Jump Around” at ‘Lip Synch Saturday. All four women are Kappa Alpha Theta pledges. Students crash Lip Synch By FRANCESCA KEFALAS . Phi Staff Writer Despite at least 40 students sneaking into Friday’s Lip Synch at the Pavilion without paying, the event raised $4,300 for Multiple Sclerosis and RARO, $300 more than orga- Qtizers hoped for. ' “We’re really happy about the [way Lip « Synch went],” said Ashley Myler, one of Lip Synch’s organizers. “We were just bummed [that people snuck in]. It was a charity.” Myler and Elise Hagensen told the Execu- tive Committe Monday there was an absence of “honorable behavior” from some students at the Lip Synch. ‘ Lip Synch advisor Gerald Darrell said the difference this year was ineffective student security at the back and side doors. Darrell guessed 40 to 60 people did not pay for the event. “People always try to get in without pay- ing,” Darrell said. “I think it’s a real problem with student conduct.” EC President Josh MacFarland said he is surprised at the behavior of some students. “The Honor System applies beyond the Hill and everyone should know that,” MacFarland said. “The [behavior at Lip Synch] was inexcusable anywhere, not just at W&L.” Myler said that if everyone at Lip Synch had paid, the event could have made about $5000. Myler said the price of admission was $4 until 11:30 p.m., when the price dropped to $2. Hagensen said several students refused to pay even the reduced price. The Minority Student Association, per- forming Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby Got Back,” topped the field of 25 acts Friday to win. A group of Sigma Phi Epsilon members, “The SPE Gees,” took second with disco standard “Stayin’ Alive.” Kappa Alpha Theta placed third with “Elvira,” by the Oak Ridge Boys. Darrell said last year’s Lip Synch raised $3,650. He said Lip Synch began eight years ago in the‘Generals Headquarters with five acts. It raised about $400. By ANDREA Cobain ‘V ‘_ .v Phi Contributing Writer Washington and Lee swim- . has.’ I mers swam their toughest meet of the year Saturday. -Their opponent was a stack of bills. I Beginning with the last re- . lay race of their meet, the men’s : ‘and’ women’s swim teamsii » swam for 24 hours to raise ' money for Susan Elkins, aLex- . , ington woman who is taking care of her dying two-year-old daughter. Kristen Elkins is deaf, blind, has a sixth finger on each hand and is microcephalic, which means she has an abnomially small head. ‘ “This child, who has only ‘lived two years, has reallymade a difference,” Washington and needed. __ , isnwiirh. ’i§oachii._~P_ i_. _.Remillard ;said“";,‘.‘Sornebody;=' ‘ . - who lives a ‘1if¢tifi1¢ n1ight.1m>1t touchas‘rnar1y‘peopleasKif'isteny llard said Wednesday that the swim-a-‘thou reached its ‘$5,000 goal, but more is‘ ‘ Remi “It went very well,” , Remillard said- “T,here* were ::i‘c'h‘e'r:ks’::. _ ‘ j j Rockbridge County; But‘ there isdefinitely a continued need.” The money the teams raised willhelppaythebillstlratlfllkirls has incurred over the pa‘st}sev- eral months, as well as bil still to come. ’ “I didn't want to’ see Susan opening up bills,” “Remillard said. “I knew there would be sympathy cards. That’s all I want her to open." Elkins’ husband left her eight times aday. from " ll 2 ever! take a shower?” rial Baptist Church. -soon afte_rJKristen born. ‘ , I i __.gp°ast two years, Elkinsficame home after teach- ing all dayto replace the full- -time babysitter who ,t0,0I<.care ‘ of 'Kr’istenv:dt4ring the day.-. ‘fBut,_takin’g_'care of Kristen wasa full-time‘ job in ‘itself. ‘ Because of ‘her condition, —Kristen..often vomited.,.six* to -“Susan woke up at"2"a.m. to cleanher baby. [and then] at 5 a.m., to clean her baby,” Remillard said. “She [was] paranoid to take a shower. Can you imagine being scared. to Remillard said he first be- came, aware of Elkins’ situa- tion in December at a Sunday School class at Manly Memo- D See SWIM, page 8 By NIKKI MAGAZINER Phi Senior Copy Editor On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Washington and Lee junior and Arkansas native Trevor Norris crowded among thousands of onlookers and stared as Bill ’ Clinton became the 42nd Presi- dent of the United States. But watching his former gov- ’ emor be sworn in on the Capitol steps was something Norris had to see to believe. “I was really proud of him,” Norris said. “I was just glad he kept [his speech] short, so people wouldn't start making fun of him before [his term] even got started.” Norris got tickets to the inau- gural ceremony from his father, who has worked with Clinton for the past 12 years. But he was not the only W&L student who found a way to witness the event. Sophomore Cameron Huddleston said that even though she never saw Clinton face-to- face, listening to his speech “Anything we would say at Sky- IFC proposes new Flush plan By FAITH TRUMAN Phi Staff Writer The IFC has come up with a tentative, new structure for next year’s Rush, but the faculty will have the final decision. The Interfratemity Council Friday presented its preliminary proposal to the Student Affairs Committee. The proposal in- cludes an open contact period prior to Rush, fewer Rush dates and more severe penalties for Rush violations than in the past, IFC Vice President Tom Washmon said. But Dean of Students David Howison said Wednesday that the IFC proposal is onlya recom- mendation to SAC. Howison said SAC will con- sider the IFC proposal, then cre- ate afonnal proposal, which must be approved by the faculty. “I absolutely believe there is an overall agreement that changes are necessary,” Howison said. But, he said, “the discussions are much broader than just when Rush will be held.” In the past, freshmen were underclosed contactrules as soon as they got to. carnpus.The IFC pro- posal re- leased Tues- day would allow open contact dur- ing fresh- man orienta- tion throughout the first week of classes. Rush sign-ups would be on a Sunday, 10 days after classes be- gin. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, freshmen would at- tend nine 45-minute open house periods, Washmon announced at Tuesday's IFC meeting. The following weekend would be an enforced closed con- tact period under the proposal. Fraternities would be allowed to hold parties, but rushing fresh- Washmon men would not be allowed to attend, Washmon said. He said freshmen found vio- lating this rule would lose their rushing privileges. Punishments for Rush viola- tions by fraternities have not yet been proposed, but are expected to be severe, Washmon said. An‘ earlier proposal set a fine of $2,000 for fraternities who take freshmen out of Rockbridge County prior to or during Rush. The Monday and Tuesday of the second week of Rush would include four Rush dates, two less than in previous years. Wednesday would be closed contact and bids would be ex- tended on Thursday, Washmon said. Freshmen would accept their bids Friday. “This is just a discussion within the Rush Committee,” Washmon said of the plan. “By no means is it set in stone.” Tonight, the committee will further discuss the penalties, rules and open contact guidelines. SAB makes profit fall term By GREGORY PATTERSON Phi News Editor The Student Activities Board made aprofit of $3,000 fall term, which organizers chalk up to good publicity. “We had really successful ticket sales for Homecoming and the Spin Doctors,” SAB Chair- man Robyn McCord said. “We did a lot of publicity out in the public and at neighboring schools," McCord said. “We had among the energized crowd was something she will always re- member. “When he was giving his speech, everyone around was so excited,” Huddleston said. “There were a lot of young people . around, and in his speech he re- ally reflected on how much he had needed the help of the young [to get elected].” Junior Binky Parkins said the excitement of the day trans- formed a normally scary city into a fun one. “With as many people as there were in town, you’d expect people to be pushing and shov- ing,” Parkins said. “But people were even giving up their seats on the Metro.” Though not all the W&L stu- dents went to the inauguration as Clinton supporters, most came away with a good impression of the new President. “Just being [at the inaugura- tion] was enough to make any- one who was iffy [about Clinton] aconvert,” senior Allison Ausley said. a lot of people from [the Univer- sity of Virginia] at the Spin Doc- tors.” McCord said beer helped, too. “We made the beer garden a permanent fixture at all the con- certs,” McCord said. “That way people knew it would ‘be there.” McCord said the profit re- sulted from a strategy of concen- trating on concerts, and keeping movies in the Troubador The- atre and Wednesday activities in the‘Generals Headquarters on a shoestring budget. “We never make money on [moviesandPitevents],”McCord said. “They’re' designed to pro- vide entertainment for the stu- dent body, not to make a profit.” McCord said that, because of the budget surplus, the SAB is looking into sponsoring more events during the rest of the year. “We’re still looking for a big event for the Thursday of [Fancy Dress],” McCord said. “Then we’ll probably have a jazz con- cert later in winter term, with Lyle Lovett or someone like that.” Students revel in Clinton festivities Sophomore Todd Cloaninger took this picture from his vantage point of Wednesday's inauguration. He said his spot was “pretty good, compared to a lot of people." OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_002.2.txt PAGE 2 Ellie Zaing-tum lfllii Founded September 18, 1897 Nothing happens for the first time The striking resemblance of this week’s lead headline to the Phi lead of May 10, 1990 —— “Report: EC breaks constitution” — is an evidence of the journalistic principle, “Nothing ever happens for the first time.” In a knockdown-dragout debate destined for a place in EC history, law student and Constitutional Revisions Committee member Walter Scott told EC Rep. Mark Cobb in 1990 that Cobb had “voted against the constitution” when the EC closed its doors for a Fancy Dress budget hearing. , It was with considerably less tension in the air that EC members Monday finalized their plans for a closed meeting at Skylark where they will talk about the Honor System. It’s too bad there wasn’t a Walter Scott at Monday’s meeting. He probably would have bitten EC President Josh MacFarland’s leg and refused to let go until the EC canceled its plans. EC President Josh MacFarland says he wants the EC to gather at Skylark to talk about the Honor System in private so that members will feel free to scream and yell at each other. Maybe they’ll even use those rods with foam pads on the ends to beat each other. All in all, it might not be such a bad idea, in terms of stress relief. The only problem with the plan is that it’s unconstitu- tional. The writers of the Student Body Constitution very wisely mandated that the EC would enter executive session only in the case of a possible honor violation. Unfortunately, they did not define executive session, and the EC, at least since 1990, has pretty much disregarded the constitution and made up its own rules for when they may meet privately. In 1990, they called these “closed-door meetings.” Tlley’re calling this one a “re- treat.” Executive session by any other narne.... The term indisput- ably refers to any closed-door meeting of the committee. They may meet at Skylark, but any student who wants to go must be allowed to do so. MacFarland need not recognize any students in attendance to speak, but students must be allowed to observe. It might be a good idea for EC members to yell and spit at each other some to get out their frustrations. That sort of technique is psychologically helpful for any group of people who have to work together. It’s cathartic. Fraternities have retreats. Families have retreats. Religious groups have retreats. But the EC is fundamentally different than all of these groups. The EC is a body of elected officials. The EC is accountable to the student body. ‘ The lack of EC accountability in a private meeting is even more alarming considering the subject matter. The EC will be privately discussing the Honor System. On Nov. 12, 1992, we said in this very column, “The future of the Honor System should never be discussed behind doors closed to all students.” Then we were worried that the Board of Trustees might discuss the Honor System in private. MacFarland assured us that the EC would not condone such an act. Now the EC is planning to do just that. Sophomore EC Rep. Robert Stewart said he would not expect many students to show up to the meeting if it were open. That is our worst fear. At the end of the day, a government may only escape accountability if its constituency allows it to escape. In the interests of preserving representative student government and encouraging free and open discussion of the Honor System, we urge students to contact the EC and express their support for opening the Skylark meeting to community scrutiny. — CL, RP, GP, NM OPINION O The Ring-tum Phl, January 28, 1993 tiotlsisvls Gt-rs‘-tori}, cHAK1‘2.Eo5E wimp 1 Page-:<‘:r Fog ri-re: New Mralmzy " Nice‘ 0 we ’I'Hlt~7}¢ A 81:‘ UHIFORMS. Injuries sting less when dealt at once WASHINGTON —- Bill Clinton’s presidential debut hasbeen farshrewder than his critics would admit. If you why he is President and his millions of conventionally-wise critics are not. The reasons for acting now are, in have to do fact,eas- something un- ily dis- popular,hisbe- ' c e r n - hmormhes, CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS me, better to do it Tribune Media Services 1- quick. . Clinton The. side- said he walk superin- would. tendent argues otherwise, of course. He says that the freshly-niinted Chief Executive should cool it on his com- mitrnenttoend the ban on letting openly homosexual people serve in the mili- tary. Instead, the argument goes, Clinton should dump his reform pro- posal unto a“commission,” some blue- ribbon burial ground from which it would never be exhumed. Purveyors of conventional wisdom would have the new President conduct a similar interment of any deficit-cut- ting plans. Instead of letting Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen trial-balloon new consumer or energy taxes, Clinton should put off any such talk ’til long after the recovery is underway; next year at the earliest. In moving full steam ahead on both fronts — allowing gays in the service and moving early toward genuine defi- cit reduction —— Clinton is showing His campaign promised to cut the federal deficit by half during his first term of office. Clinton’s inaugural address underlined the commitment, speaking often of “sacrifice" and end- ing the “bad habit of expecting some- thing for nothing.” As long as the U.S. government continues paying a huge chunk of its annual expenses by selling U.S. prom- issory notes on the world market, it slips ever closer to becoming a Wash- ington D.C. check-clearin g house, with tax checks coming in one door, T-bond interest payments going out the other. The longer Bill Clinton puts off doing something, the harder it becomes. Congress is not about to enact a tax hike in 1994, an election year for Capi- tol Hill. A President seeking re-elec- tion himself is unlikely to push for or sign one anytime thereafter. Bottom line: If Clinton needs to do it, he needs to do it now. The same is true on Clinton’s prom- ise regarding gays in military service. Having made the promise, he has no choice but to keep it. Waiting ’til later will make that challenge all the harder. Those who counsel delay or reconsid- eration are, in effect, counseling inac- tion. They know it. So does Clinton. 2. Loyalty. Come next election, Clinton will need the support of those on the better that he tried his first presidential term and promises to try again in a second. 3. History. ‘F Experience teaches that it’s better for presidents to take tough stands early, perform the crowd-pleasers later. Jimmy Carter, the last Democrat to sit at the big desk in the Oval Office, delayed biting the bullet on double- digit inflation until his last year i! office. Only when he activistwing of A _ faced the touchy hlscoalitlon who s Machiavelli wrote electorateml9S0d1d worked thehard- five centuries ago, ¢cIn_ he call for politically est for his elec- . . . necessary cuts in the tion. Far better Jurles Should be In‘ federal deficit. 0 thathe _ntr1eet htis flicted all at once, for gig nlciistzilse. ll, commi men s I s ac lave 1 the less they are tasted - now than on the 9 wrote five centuries eve of the next the less the offend ’ ago,“Injuriesshould presidential elec ’ b ' fl‘ t d 11 t - ° e in lc e a a tion. atime when ggllgrgfifeegitls, tfileoulgd once, for the less they he will be ac- 1 y are tasted, the less’ tively seeking fitfle Sothat they might they offend, while f_upp<1>rtfrompo- be better enjoyed ,, beIlefl(I1S1I:.i’10gll(f' tie ltica centrlsts, ' grante it e y ltte manyof whom sothattheymightbe hold strongly tra- better enjoyed.” ditional views on matters of sexual orientation. Even if Clinton fails in the fight to end the ban on gays in the military, far 1993 American translation: Mr. Clinton is right to take the tough steps now. ©1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 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The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Republicantide sweeps rising South COLUMBIA, S.C. — This state, the first to secede, seems vehement about its long memories of evergreen grievances. The capitol — yes, the build- ing — is decorated for its war wounds: Brass stars mark spots where Sherrnan’s artillery pitted the walls. A plaque on a statue of George Washington holding a cane offers this austere explarlation: “Dur- sional seats. Republicans made a net gain of 14 congressional seats in the South, which voted against the Democrats’ all-Southem ticket. South Carolina gave.Bush 48 percent, his second-best total (second to Mississippi’s 49.7). Arkansas gave Clinton his only Southern major- ity. Clinton carried Georgia, but only by 16,000 ing the occupation of Co- votes,and three weeks lumbia by Sherman's later in a runoff Army, soldiersbrickbatted Democrats lostaSen- this statue and broke off GEORGE WILL ate seatthere.Repub- the lower artof the walk- , _ licans gained state ing cane}? Washington Post Writers Group legislative seats and But for all this back- local offices across ward looking, no statehas the South. Campbell changed more than South said two-thirds of Carolina in 20 years. And inside the capitol sits a governor who is both an effect and a cause of some of the change. Carroll Campbell, 52, was a Republican con- gressman for eight years, including 1981, the golden Year One in Republican remembrance. He helped forge alliances with conservative “boll weevil”Demo- crats, passing Reagan's tax cuts and getting a tanta- lizing taste of power. But futility is the norm for House Republicans, so he ran for governor. By virtue of educational and other reforms he has become, according to Michael Barone of The Almanac of American Politics, “an exemplar of governing con- servatism for the nation." In 1973 South Carolina’s anemic economy de- pended disproportionately on military bases pro- duced by congressional seniority, and on low-wage textile plants.Today BMW's $600 million planthere joins international investments by Fuji (film), Mita (office equipment), Hitachi (television tubes), Nan Ya (industrial chemicals), Hoffman-LaRoche (phar- maceuticals) and others. V In a state once notoriously cross about the con- striction of states’ rights, Campbell practices cre- ative federalism, competing with other states to produce an alluring business climate. Such competi- tion is one reason why the South is growing. And, ‘ Campbell says contentedly, the South is growing steadily more Republican. Campbell insists that Republicans nationally “lost the presidency but won the election.” The Democrats were held even in the Senate and lost 10 congres- Perot’s Southern supporters voted Republican down the ballot. Of Clinton, Campbell says, “If he becomes a Democrat, he’s in trouble.” By “becoming a Demo- crat” Campbell means, primarily, making tax in- creases the . advanced its transformation from the party of Grove? Cleveland's passive government to Woodrow Wilson’s activism. In 1964 Barry Goldwater pro- 4 duced a constructive defeat, making the GOP a fighting force for conservatism. Campbell, who in August becomes chairman of the National Governors’ Conference, believes the ideas that energized the Republican revival undef Reagan — low taxes,jan emphasis on economic growth—sti1lcommandamajority,and,il;deed,that this majority is still growing. Conceivably, Campbell ‘might seek to capture that flag as the Republican nominee in 1996, his other options being blocked. He must leave the govemorship in 1994. Demo- cratic Sen. Fritz Hollings was just re-elected as Soutl9 Carolina’s junior senator — junior although in his’ 27th year in the Senate. Republican Strom Thurmond, elected in 1954, will be only 94 in 1996 and may run again so he can celebrate his 100th birthday in the 1 Senate gym. a Campbell directs a departing visitor’s attention to an office por' administration's trait of John C. “Iain ‘.°P‘° °f What makes Republicans melancholy is not .Ca“?°““»l°°“‘ discussion. Al-V . lng -so fierce ready mm is that they lost the presidency, but rather that the pomai, ample evidence their 1992 campaign was so sterile. Not all painter must that Democrats - W-ll- - B have said ' mmpam in defeats are sterile. . 1 ram Jennings ryan Somemingdis, Clinton’sWaSh- took the Democratic Party down to defeat respectful if’1‘1%“’C"aI‘$,l)ef1‘l‘.1; three times, but in the process he advanced its fiiggfs‘ SW65’ . expectation; transformation from the party of Grover A ,1 d ‘"“*eY will Seek ~ Cleveland ’s passive government to Woodrow Campbell Says first to tax, and W] , t. . he has hung in ‘ tofundtlieircon- 1 Son S ac 'v‘Sm° the govemor’s! stituencies.” mansion a pic- The middle- tureof Andrew class tax cut is a receding chimera. The rising tide of talk about “a broad-based energy tax” and consump- tion taxes makes this the pertinent question: How large will be the increased tax burden — however indirect and disguised —— on the middle class? What makes Republicans melancholy is not that they lost the presidency, but rather that their 1992 campaign was so sterile. Not all defeats are sterile. William Jennings Bryan took the Democratic Party down to defeat three times, but in the process he Jackson — the most truculent president — now that ' v_ it has been determined that Jackson’s birthplace was, at the time, on the South Carolina side of the border (subsequently adjusted southward) with North Caro- lina. I C Calhoun, Jackson. Working beneath the baleful stare of two such pairs of piercing eyes, it would be odd if Campbell did not occasionally raise his eyes - toward national prizes. © 1993, Washington Post Writers Group LETTERS Hill attitude to ward fraternities sparks frustration To the Editor: A lot of things have changed since I ennolledatWashingtonandLee in 1989. While I can accept the loss of Lloyd's and the transformation of Lee-Hi into Berky’s (with a bitter smile), I cannot believe the change that has taken place in the attitude toward fraternities. It troubles me so much that I feel com- pelled to write my first letter to the editor, in defense of a system ranked first in the nation by the Princeton Review, a system which is integral to the life of the campus. Your article “Record 22 Depledge” (Jan. 21, 1993) has forced me to respond to some mis- conceptions about our system. The most glaring problem with the Hill’s attitude becomes apparent mid- way through the article. You report: “Dean of Students David Howison said fraternities should consider lowering their fees to allow more students to join.” Now Idon’t know exactly what Dean Howison said, but I expect that this is a fairly common attitude on the Hill. While Dean Howison is correct that fraternity fees have increased dra- matically over the past couple of years, it is wrong to blame this on the frater- nities. The university hasdrastically increased the cost of our membership. First, the university requires us to pay our house mothers, even though they are not our employees and we have no control over them. They are university employees, hidden behind the guise of our house corporations. Our house cor- porations hire and pay them (using our money), but they are directed by the Hill. If the Hill would just admit that they are indeed university employees and pay them like other staff, it would reduce our costs by more than $10,000. Second, the Hill has raised our room rent to match university housing. When we set our own rent, it was around half of what it is today. And the Hill raises that cost each year. Third, and most important, the Hill has imposed the “Greek Tax,” arguably the most bla- tant taxation without representation since the Stamp Acts (unless you count the Lexington CarTax). This adds four hundred dollars to each member’s bills every year. When the fraternities signed , over our leases in order to pass through Fraternity Renaissance, we assumed that ownership of the houses would adequately compensate the university for raising money to pick up renova- tion costs. Then we were blindsided by this tax on our associations. Not even the Communist Party has to payatax in‘ order to enjoy their right to freedom of associations. In sum, the fraternities have not increased our “fees”; the Hill has increased them for us. , I am also disturbed by the allegation that the increase in depledging is “the ' O C] see FRATERNITIES, page 3 . OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, January 28, 1993 PAGE 3 Spos plots havoc with help of E-mail $05’ SPACE ' By Tom Hespos “At every level of business, there- fore — at the level of global.standards for television and telecommunica- tions... at the level of the retailer’s cfleckout counter... at the level of the automatic teller machine and the credit card... at the level of extra-intelligent i electronic networks... at the level of competitive intelligence and counter- intelligence —— we are surrounded by info-war and info-warriors fighting to c&1trol the most crucial resource of the Powershif t Era." -Alvin Toffler, Powershift The resource Toffler refers to is knowledge, of course. The very nature of power as we know it in our society is changingrightbefore our eyes. Knowl- elflge is the new commodity upon which our society is based. Although Toffler is 100 percent correct, I can still re- member that weekend when I had to write a paper on his stupid book for Professor Lowry instead of doing more productive things, like drinking beer. ' Although Spos still regrets spend- ing an entire weekend sans, beer, he would like to thank Professor Lowry for molding his view of new technol- ogy. Data breeds information and in- formation breeds knowledge. What better tool is there in today’s world that CO1 better help one distill data into knowledge than a computer? That’s why Spos kept an open mind when this newfangled electronic mail system (commonly referred. to as “E-Mail”) hit campus. Computer Sci- ence majors spouted its merits to the student body. They said it represented the future of communication. They said it was a great new way to talk to friends. They said it would cure the AIDS virus. Actually, no. They didn’t say it would cure AIDS. However, they said that it did the next best thing: It allowed you to talk to people at other schools for FREE. Having spent over 48 bucks on a single phone call to Sweet Briar during freshman year, Spos quickly saw the ad- vantage of becom- ing knowledgeable Spos’ first step to- ward losing his E-Mail from place to place within the commu- nications network. Such playful ex- ploration is strongly discouraged, as it could potentially cause overseas banks to fail. (At this point, Spos would like to accept full responsibility for recent fluctuations in value of certain stocks of the NYSE. I really didn’t mean it— I swear.) In mere minutes, Spos was able to learn the procedure for sending amo- rous letters to his girlfriend at Sweet Briar. This quickly evolved into send- ing electronic threat messages to certain members of the W&L fac- in the ways of , , , ulty warning i3-Mai1_ virginity was to open against giving 3905’ first Step that envelopethat they Sposanythmgless toward losing his , . 1 thanan“A.” E-Mail virginity g_aVe 0|“ at mamcu 3' This, in turn, wasto openthaten- t10n,Youknow, the one quickly evolved velope that they - into sending por- gaveoutatmatricu- that most falthful nographic mes- lation. You know, the one that most faithful Spos’ Space readers probably niade a r>=iI_r>erd that eventually ended p ane outo an t - eventuallyendedup up In the trash’ Spos’ Space readers probably made a pa- per airplane out of and sages to people all over the world at random. As amat- ter of fact, some- one in Osaka should be reading Spos’ version of in the trash. Inside this envelope were several vital pieces of information that allowed Spos to log onto the university’s computer system and start wreaking international havoc, namely his Internet address and password. After logging onto the system, Spos began exploring the system, hopping" “No Ifs, No Ands, Just Butts” right now. “How exciting,” I thought to my- self. “This could be a dangerous weapon in the hands of a madman like, say, Saddam Hussein.” Couldn’t you just picture newly-inaugurated President Bill ,is: Clinton participating in an E-Mail con- versation with Saddam Hussein? It boggles the mind: Hussein: “Bill, I will enjoy having Hillary as my personal concubine after this Gulf War mess is all over. Next time, try inhaling. Marijuana is noth- ing like mustard gas. Trust me. Love, Saddam." Clinton: "Saddam, As I sit with my finger poised above ’the button,’ I am at a loss for reasons to preserve your sorry life. By the way, if] see any more aircraft in the no-fly zone, I’ ll nuke you clear into next week. Love, Bill.” As a matter of public notice only, and not as an invitation to harrass our new president, Spos would like to men- tion that Bill Clinton’s E—Mail address stoner @ whitehouse. saxophonegennifer. If you decide to drop him a line, tell him that Spos says “Hi” and that he would really appreciate a cabinet ap- pointment soon so that he might get out of the W&L Hell-hole and get into a position where he might do some real damage. In any case, Iurge you, as W&L’s source of vital information, to famil- iarize yourselves with this wonderful new technology. Keep pace with the ever-changing realm of computers. It might even net you a substantial sum of cash in the future. Speaking of cash, let's access Spos’ account at Crestar bank and move some decimal points around. You get my drift? . WLUR WLUR will broadcast Verdi’s opera “Un Ballo in Maschera”p (A Masked Ball) on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 12:30 p.m. At 5 p.m., George Will’s speech from the Founders’ Day/ ODK ceremony will be broad- cast on 91.5 FM. Ski Club There will be an important ski club/team meeting tonight at 7 in Newcomb. Ski trips will be an- nounced, as will the team schedule. Questions? Call John at 463-9495. Admissions Job The W&L Admissions Office is now accepting applications for an anticipated admissions counselor position. All interested graduating seniors should submit a cover letter and resume no later than Monday, March 1 to Associate Director of Admissions Julia Kozak in the Ad- missions Office. Calyx You can still sign up for Calyx senior pictures. Schedule sheets are located outside Carol Calkins’ of- free in the university center. Sign up El FRATERNITIES, from page 2 result of freshmen who are committing more time to aifgdemics and questioning the value” of fraternities. ou quote one freshman as saying: “W&L has risen . to an academic level that brings in people who are not prepared for the fraternity system.” The underlying argument appears to be that fraternities discourage academics, or impair the ability of students to achieve. This is simplyuntrue. Extracurriculr activities do not take away from academics, they add to a student’s trtfe education. And fraternities are full of good students. While I haven’t checked the lists to get an exact count, I know for a fact that many University Scholars are in fraternities, and there are a number of Phi Beta Kappa_s_s"yho r:,ome,,fr,orri"’tli,e ranks _of the ‘ various houses. When our pledgesor brotlrerstum in poor grades, we have brothers help them study for clgsses. We do this out of a sense of responsibility for our members. The ability of a freshman to discuss classes with older fraternity members is invaluable in helping them adjust to the rigors of W&L academ- ics. On an anecdotal level, my grades actually in- creased by half a grade point during winter term my freshman year, as pledging forced me to budget my time and focus on academics. ‘ As far as the university bringing in students “who i are not prepared for the fraternity system,” I would like to make two observations. First, a student who , is not able to handle a social life and the responsibili- ties of pledgeshipis probably not a very well- rounded student. A good student should be able to get involved in the life of the campus, including the fraternity system, and still maintain strong academic standing. If the University is bringing in students who are unprepared to handle fraternity life and their academics, as many students currently do, then we havenot risen toahigher academiclevel. Instead, we seem to be sinking. Second, I think that in the last cmple of years the university has made a serious error by focusing on “raising the academic level” of the school. What in the world does that mean? Does it mean raising our mean SAT score? Getting a larger number of high school valedictorians? More Na- tional Merit Scholars? These are the standards of .h0ld’position,s of academic and exuacurgipular_Ie*ad§~. LETTERS “excellence” applied by other schools. While it is important to attract high caliber students, it is foolish to measure a student by the numbers. The university should be looking for men and women of honor and achievement, people with the character that distin- guishes W&L from a Cal-Berkeley or a Harvard. The type of students who can achieve high academic standards while realizing that there is more to college and to life than reading a text book.These are the type of students that join fraternities and sororities, and who participate in other extracurricular activities around the campus. A student who is not prepared for more than studying is not the type of student with something to contribute to the unique character of this institution. Fraternity men and sorority women ership in all aspects ot"'W&I:; life". i ’l?l=ri,s happens because fraternities are not collectionsof druiikeii‘ dunces. They are collections of individuals who seek. to excel at life, notjust at school work. Students who are not prepared to play as hard as they study are not the type of students who have traditionally flourished at W&L. Certainly you do not have to be in a fraternity to add to the university community, but you do have to participate in extracurricular activi- ties to truly contribute to the life of this university. I agree with the argument that hazing is a problem in some fraternities, and I believe that the IFC should do more to reduce the existence of physical and mental abuse that takes place in some houses. How- ever, “pledge responsibilities” are not all frivolous or painful. Requiringpledges to gain an intimate knowl- edge of a fratemity’s history is important to forming brothers with an appreciation of the nature of their fraternity and the importance of its history, just as it is important for W&L students to study the history of this institution in order to fully appreciate it. Requir- ingpledges to do clean-ups and to work on improving the beauty of the houses is not hazing. It forces pledges to prove their dedication to the organi7ation, and to develop a sense of responsibility toward the house and the brotherhood. Pledges who carmot contribute to the upkeep of the house will probably be unreliable brothers. Fraternities are about tradition and responsibility, and pledges must work to prove -Interviews and Photos By Darran Winslow that they are ready to carry on the banner of their chapter. It is unfairto call all pledge activities hazing, or to regard them as foolish and unnecessary. There is no justification for true hazing, but there is a need for pledge education and responsibilities. Life is about learning how to balance responsibilities. ' The fraternity system at Washington and Lee is not perfect by any means, and where it can be improved, we should work to make it even better. The source of change, though, should not be the Hill, it should be the students. This school prides itself on student autonomy, but the Hill seems to take more power away from the fraternities every year. As a result, the fraternities resent the interference of the university, and resist it at every turn. If the Hill steps back andLal,lows the. IFC ' d.il'l ivi_ ual pte . ‘to’? ay ha ‘gent? winimprove onitsown‘. ‘t-tst 4w‘ it onale behind student government. If we are supposed to act like adults, then we must be allowed to. In the end, fraternities play an important role in the life of this campus. Fraternities produce leaders, and allow students to grow in directions far beyond academics. College is a time for growth, not just for studying. Unfortunately, the Hill seems to have lost sight of this. This university above all others should recruit students who excel in academics, but who also come to college. to cultivate their social and leadership skills. And maybe even some students who enjoy going to a party. I think that the attitude of theHill toward fraternities has changed these last few years, and not for the better. The Hill has lost sight of the fact that fraternities help produce well-rounded individuals.The most telling point in all of this comes from Dean Atkins, who is responsible for Greek Life on this campus. The man who should most under- stand the importance of the fraternity system spells out the disturbing attitude of the Hill quite nicely. He notes that “the university has an interest in keeping fraternities’ numbers high . . .”. Because of all they contribute to the character of this university, right? Wrong. Quite simply, the Hill “relies on the Greek Tax to pay for Fraternity Renaissance.” Heath Dixon, ’92 TALKBACK Lisa Smith, ’96, Atlanta, Ga. —“A Ashby Hackney,’94,Richmond,Va. . good looking man in a cheap pair of tighty whities.” Lex.” -— “When Jim runs out of 40’s at East 93- —‘ Robyn McCord, ’93, H What is your biggest pet peeve? early to avoid a late fee. Superdance Registration packets for Superdance are available in front of Carol Calkins’ office. Sign-up to be a dancer. and support MDA! Big 4 Elections Petitions for Executive Commit- tee president, vice president, and secretary, and Student Conduct Committee chairman can be picked up at Carol Calkins’ office and are due by Feb. 1. Phbt6gtaphs,artwofl<;‘plietryand prose for Ariel must be turned in to Carol Calkins’ office by 5 p.m., Feb. 1. Questions? Call Brian Car- penter at 463-1001. Pub Board The Pub Board will meet Mon- day , Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. in The Ring- tum Phi office. Dates for editor se- lection interviews will be discussed. The meeting is open to the public. ii}; |il'|l'4 is: . is Republicans General Notes are compiled by Matt Haar Summer Jobs Face it, summer is just around the corner. You don't want to be stuck at home again this year. Look for summer employment the easy way. Meet employers at the Sum- mer Opportunities Day on'I'hursday, Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the CD&P Office. Live Drive If you’re drinking, please don’t drive. Call Live Drive at 463-8947 for a safe, sober ride. Live Drive operates Fridayand Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. If you’re interested in helping drive call Mel- issa or Jess at 464-4017. Dresses Rockbridge County High School is having a consignment shop for prom dresses. Dresses will be on display until the end of March and, 10 percent of the sale price will be donated to the Future Homemakers of America. Questions? Call Joan Whitesell at 348-5084. Film Society The W&L Film Society will present “Ran” on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8:05 p.m. in the Troubadour Cinema. There is no charge for admission and ev- eryone is encouraged to attend. Women’s Forum There will be a Women’s Forum meeting on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in the Arlington Women’s center. The topic will be “Women in Business: Is there a Glass Ceiling?” Everyone is welcome. College Republicans will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mock Convention Of- fice. Affirmative action will be discussed. LOSt Goldcuff-link with round lace. If found, please call Carlin at 464- 3758. nity service 3. conduct probation Student Notice The Student Conduct Committee found a senior woman in violation of university standards for breaking a window in a fraternity house. The SCC imposed the following sanctions: 1. Restitution 2. Three hours of commu- ouston, Texas and Darcy VanKirk, ’93, Sewickley, “Guys who don’t appreciate us for our intellect.” Andrew Campbell, ’94, Delhi, N.Y., — “Annoying Talkback questions.” a.:_ Pete Jalbert, ’96, Tampa, Fla. — “When I go to the Palms, and I meeta 3 girl, only, when I take her homel find out it was actually a man.” 1 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_004.2.txt OPINION The Ring-tum Phi, January 28, 1993 Students reject ‘love-it-or-lea ve-it’ Honor System To the Editor: I would like to comment on the “My View” essay that was printed on page 3 of your Jan. 14 issue, which itself was a response to an earlier essay by Suzanne McCord. In responding to Mrs. McCord, the author makes many loosely connected points, one of which seems to be that at least part of the unfairness in the W&L Honor System is “unavoid- able,” since the Honor System is an “institution created by the fallible hands of humanity.” He goes on to state that “I easily excuse the few errors a human institution such as the Honor System is liable to make —— accepting even the potential victim of myself —— in lieu of the overwhelming good the system otherwise produces.” (Surely he meant “in light of,” not “in lieu of,” for who would excuse and accept those errors in place of or instead of that overwhelming good? Not even he, I assume.) The author seems deter- mined to blame the bulk of the Honor System’s unfaimess on the inevitability of the fallibility of human reason, as if he doesn’t want to admit that much of the unfairness can be corrected. 1 do not know whether we can do better. But we ought to try. When the author finally does consider the idea of reform, he writes, “The Honor System is indeed harsh and structur- ally imperfect, but these are points only the students affected by it have a right to address, not lookers-on such as yourself [Mrs. McCord].” Here the author’s alarming complacency about the near-perfection of the Honor System is com- - pounded by a petty refusal to take suggestions from certain proscribed sources of input. If Mrs. McCord really has “no true understanding of our community” (as he claims), then her recommendations will be lame and will die the natural ' death that would befall any other uninformed opinion. So if ‘ we discard an opinion as unhelpful in our quest to improve our university, we should do so because the ideas them- selves lack merit, not because we are so defensive that we spum any external criticism. The author calls Mrs. McCord’s insight “myopic.” But has the author, while complaining about the speck in her eye, overlooked the log in his own? He denies that our system can be improved much, rejects suggestions from her because they are from her, then calls her bitter. Finally, he exhibits an unfortunate self-righteousness that is painfully glaring in his assertion that “certain ideological living conditions. . . arm us with something most of the world outside W&L grievously lacks —— honor.” While I share the author's conviction that being educated at W&L is an extraordinarily enriching experience, I am also convinced that the author has overestimated the “honor differential,” if you will, that distinguishes W&L. Sanctimonious moraliz- ing can only hurt us if we are sincere in our commitment to strive for fairness. In order to be fair myself, I carmot deny that the essay did contribute to the debate in a meaningful way. Nor do I begrudge much the author’s attempt to enliven his essay with some especially strident attacks on Mrs. McCord (for we all say some things we shouldn’t), but I do wish that he had paid as much attention to the quality of his ideas as to the flourish of his rhetoric. In the end, his essay has the shrill ring of someone who fears criticism with such anxiety that he desperately stoops to venomous indignation in order to ward off advice such as Mrs. McCord’s. I hope that the W&L community will adopt a more honorable approach to the question of reforming the Honor System. Ben Eggleston, ’94 To the Editor: Mr. Coffin’s contemptuous attack on Mrs. McCord’s commentary in the recent Ring-tum Phi cannot go unan- swered. We would like to apologize to Mrs. McCord for the disrespectful tone that was evidenced in his letter and assure her that not all Washington and Lee students reacted to her thoughtful letter with such unthinking hostility. In fact, those whom we spoke to thought that the letter was an objective and probing analysis of the procedural failings of the Honor System. The only conclusion we can draw from Coffin’s hostility is that truth is often a painful pill to swallow. Mr. Coffin’s letter displays unprecedented self-righ- teousness. How easily Mr. Coffin states, never having been subject to the Executive Committee's vagaries, that he would willingly accept the “vestigial risk of judicial error” and the “few errors” that the Honor System may produce. Each of these errors impacts on individuals whose worlds have come crashing down upon them due to procedural inadequacies inherent in the current system. Moreover, Mr. Coffin’s implication that the Honor System is some sort of mythical sacred cow that carmot be challenged is asinine. No system is perfect; we, as members of the community bound by this system, welcome helpful observations of any individual, even if they originate from someone who has not been subject to the Honor System. We strongly advocate a reconsideration of the proce- dures that surround theplionor System. We believe that many of Mrs. McCord’s suggestions should be carefully considered by the EC and the Washington and Lee commu- nity at large. Mrs. McCord’s observations are not iconoclas- tic. To the contrary, theyare thoughtful, and apparently well documented criticisms of avenerable yet fallible institution. First, the fact that students face a harsher punishment if they appeal Executive Committee decisions is indefensible. Such a disincentive punishes students who firmly maintain their innocence and discourages meritorious appeals in adraconitn manner. Second, the concept of the same individuals conducting both the investigation phase and the judgment phase seems to eliminate any chance of a fair hearing before unprejudiced fact-finders. Third, why isn’t a unanimous vote required before an individual is found guilty of an honor offense as occurs in a criminal trial? The ramifica- tions of a finding of guilt are certainly serious enoughéo justify a unanimity requirement. Besides, if all of these violations are as clear cut as Mr. Coffin implies, then unanimity will be easy to attain. Finally, why must the whole system be shrouded in secrecy? We can understand the need for secrecy during the investigation and if the charges are dismissed or the student is found innocent, but why must the circumstances sur- rounding a finding of guilt be kept secret? Any system that requires such secrecy is bound to raise suspicions. Does the post-hearing secrecy really serve any purpose besides cov- ering up arbitrary decisions and preventing the student body from knowing the reality of the system to which they have knowingly subjected themselves? We doubt it. In conclusion, we were glad to see it announced that the EC has agreed to establish a formal process for reviewing the Honor System and revising the White Book. We hope that the debate over revision of the Honor System continues. Unlike Mr. Coffin, we can support the concept of an honor system while still acknowledging that the system itself is far from perfect and that procedural inadequacies exist which must be addressed. We strongly condemn the juvenile aid close-minded “love-it-or-leave-it” attitude that Mr. Coffin espouses. Greg Garbacz, ’93L Jon Soderberg, ’93L Student regrets lack of diversity at university '. K '». . v » .. I .4 ., 4 ‘A’ t . 9 ,-. it 2"- v 0‘! u’. I‘. n 4 ,. :4 a a 9 4, p at an 1. a 4 or ‘'4 °.- ‘C "4; 0'60 ..',5.- J. t '. .. -'s'.{’X‘,t 4'3: -)"~>'a ?§'.°'J'.*s’s .'z ;- . s n a I at ulsrit .\‘o'.s'a‘s*t~*a‘.e’¢’e’:*a"s*>';‘6.it*e‘.i»'I 3 To the Editor: '3 As a freshman student here at Washington 13 and Lee, I have been both delighted and frus- :3 trated with various aspects of the University. As my W&L experience commenced, I discov- ered manypositive characteristics of the school. I My classes were small, my professors were .4 able to be reached when I needed them, the " faculty and student body seemed kind, and it .' really was a beautiful, quaint campus. As the 3 first term progressed, however, I was to unfor- Iv tunately come to the realization that W&L I lacks possibly the single most important qual- T ity that makes the college experience so en- T lightening. 3 As I continued to struggle through the first 1 term academically, I began to meet many new i friends and I even started going to parties of all ; kinds. This entire process was all so new and -; exciting to me, and combined with the aca- - . demic pressure of the first term of my freshman 3 ' year, I was completely oblivious to the fact that 4.» _ ., »...t. ». W.-,.. 3. nearly everyone I had met (and when I say parents and increasing your intellectual capac- nearly everyone, I mean around 95%) hailed ity. An essential part of the college experience from the same, privi- leged, conservative, upperclass upbring- ing. Which brings me to the point I would like to discuss in this article. vital quality I alluded to earlier is diversity. One word. D-I-V-E- R-S-I-T-Y. Now, I don’thave any results from stud- ies done or any fancy numbers to provethat diversity is a crucial element in the col- The’ An essential part of the col- lege experience is meeting people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds who bring with them a different per- spective on society and life in general. is meeting people from different eth- nic and cultural backgrounds who bring with them a different perspec- tive on society and life in general. Unfortunately, for the majority of W&L students who hail from privileged back- grounds and who attended expensive private schools, they will never lege experience. I can, however, say with certainty that going away to college is much more than gaining independence from your have the opportunity to become familiar with these different cultures and outlooks on the world. It is for these students that I feel the most a‘- BJEEHT the 4 PRESS ' l o-x.~a-nu The Ring-tum Phi invites you to an Open House at the Phi Office, University Center 208, ll ct.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 5. Talk about the Phi with us and see how your news- paper is made! <4» <4» (0) (0) <4» <1» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <<» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» (0) <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» (0) <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» ' sorry. In spite of the fact that they will probably graduate with a degree from one of the finest liberal arts schools in the country and land a job earning large sums of money, they will be altogether absent of any perspective other than their own. What I'm trying to say is that this is exactly what is wrong with our society today. Racism flourishes in American society for precisely the reason I described earlier. There is no under- standing between people of different races and cultures, or any effort to understand for that matter. We suffer as a nation because people are so caught up with themselves and how much money they hope to earn someday or have already earned, that they allow themselves to remain totally ignorant of other perspectives and cul- tures. I believe that the true strength of our nation I lies in the diversity of our people, and the only -‘-way-~ to hamess« that strength is --to promote 3» LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLJE-‘LJLL &%€%€%%%%€%%%€%%€€T%%€% tudent ctivities presents - Munrie Night in the Thuuhaduuri Featuring SNEAKERS Thursday, January 28th 8:0(i) p.m. Saturday, January 30th 3:00 p.m. understanding and awareness among all of us. I would like to sum up by saying that in order for our nation to move forward as a whole, we mu t recognize that everyone plays an intricate ro e in making us great. We must promote nation- wide understanding and awareness among all of our people, and stray away from racism and ignorance. If tlrere’s one thing I’d like you to remem- ber about this article, it’s that in order to care about something, you must first understand ii. We all owe it to each other to make an effort to become less self-oriented and understand one another more. Unfortunately, W&L just doesn’t offer us this opportunity. Anyway, to _those (few) of you who can relate to what I have expressed in this article, I wish you luck in your quest far different ideas and perspectives here at W&L. Just don’t stop trying. tEvafi”Af Knisely, ’96 (ii) (0) (0) (0) 44» .r <4» (0) <4» (0) (0) ' <4» I (0) <4» <4» , (0) <4» <4» <4» 4» 4») <4» <4» <4» <4» <4» (0) <4» (0) - <4» (0) <4» <4» oard (0) i . (0) (0) (0) .i (ll) 2 (0) .. 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Aussiker said that though she will focus on the dorm counselors, she will always be ready to help anyone with a problem. “Of course, my door will always be open if someone needs help and can't get a hold of a dorm counselor.” The head dorm counselor is respon- sible for all 30 dorm counselors. Photo by Mallory Meyers, The Ring-tum Phi What’s that smell? Merlin, an albino ferret, checks out his owner's shoes during a walk on campus. Merlin is currently looking for a new home. His owner, sophomore Andrew Sutherland, said Merlin is litter trained and costs $160, including litter, bedding and the leash. Women’s clothing. Now $3.00. Se In- Store Warehouse Sale on Nationally Famous Catalogue Men’s and Women’s Wear. There are reductions from 25 - 75% on Men’s and Selected Men’s and Women’s Sweaters - regularly $40 - reduced to $7.99 Lexington Downtown (Robert E. Lee Bldg.) Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:30-5:30 703-463-9730 PAGE 5 W&L fraternity members face criminal, IFC investigations By CATHRYN LOPICCOLO and RICHARD PELIZ Phi Executive Editors Several W&L fraternity members could face criminal charges and disci- plinary action from the IFC for cutting down a $150 bamboo tree in a VMI professor's yard. Virginia Miliary Institute Professor of Electrical Engineering John Gordon reported to police about two weeks ago that a bamboo tree in his yard, at 724 Thom Hill Rd., had been cut down by trespassers at night. According to a report filed with Lexington police, the vandals left a trail of bamboo down Main Street. Sally Gordon, James Gordon’s wife, said she reported the incident to Wash- ington and Lee Associate Dean of Stu- dent Leroy C. “Buddy” Atkins on Jan. 18. Atkins said he found the perpetra- tors. “I checked around to see who might be responsible, and [several students] admitted to having done it,” Atkins said. Atkins refused to identify the men involved in the incident. He said the students were not aware that the tree was on private property and that they apologized to the Gordons. Sally Gor- don said eight men apologized. Police Chief Bruce M. Beard said a criminal charge of destroying private property is pending, and the incident is under investigation. The case's inves- tigating officer, Sgt. Torben Pedersen, was out of town and could not be reached this week. Sally Gordon said that although the men apologized, her husband intends to press charges. She said the destruc- tion of the tree was not an isolated incident. “We’ve had trouble with this the whole nine years we've lived here,” she said. In the past, the Gordons did not press charges because the damaged trees were at the edge of their property line, Sally Gordon said. But she said the tree in this case is clearly on the Gordons’ property. She said W&L students have asked permission to cut down the Gordons’ bamboo in past years, and the Gordons have said no. The W&L Iiiterfraterriity Council is still considering disciplinary action against the men, Atkins said. He also said incidents similar to the bamboo- cutting happen frequently. “This is one of those things that happens every year,” Atkins said. “ [The IFC] just doesn’t seem to be able to get the message across.” Fraternity and administration offi- cials are also investigating a weekend incident in Red Square. Pi Kappa Alpha house mother Ann Davis called security when shethought an intoxicated student might have dam- aged the house, Atkins said. The day after the incident, Davis found a dead fish in her apartment. “This is in the process of sorting out,” Atkins said. The identity of the intoxicated stu- dent has not been confirmed, and it is not known if he put the fish in the PiKA house. Davis would not comment other than to say the incident was not what it seems and is not newsworthy. Security Director Mike Young said he does not know the details of the incident. Atkins said, “I feel confident that the individual will be dealt with by [his] fraternity or the Student Conduct Committee.” Letters to the Editor are due Tuesdays at Famous knit tops for women - regularly $18 - n90” to The _ ected Henley Shirts reduced to $3.00. Fling-tu m Phi office, 208 Uni- versity Center. W&L Summer Programs W&L Dining Hall &. Lexington COW § YMCA Camp Thunderbird YMCA Camp Woodstock I 0 ‘ Live in an exotic location. :.:.-.-.-.-I.-.-I.-I:-.-.'L-iv. .5 -u -.-.-.- ......................... -.-. --------------------------------------- . -.-.-.-3': ...... ' .'.'.'.-.'. .v. .-u- .............. .-.r .................................................. .-.r ........................ 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V"g““‘ 5”“ 3”" °"”° °" OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_006.2.txt PAGE 6 FEATURES oi the century photographers, such as Lewis Carroll, resemble Mann’s photos. “Sally managed to take new kinds of photographs with an old piece of equipment,” said Ted Orland, former assistant to Ansel Adams. ~ This selfportralt oi Mann her chllen aso features her large-format caera. he work of turn The Ring-tum Phl, January 28, 1993 ‘IMMEDIATE Local photographer Sally Mann chronicles the bumps, bruises ocal resident Sally Mann and two of her three chil- dren rubbed elbows last week with celebrities such asactress Kim Basinger and rapper L.L. Cool J at MTV’s Rock the Vote Party. In recent years, Mar1n’s photogra- phy has catapulted her and her family into the national limelight, far from Lexington, where she was born and raised. At her home, not far from historic downtown, visitors are greeted in the driveway by two red, metal dragons. A cherub sits on a ma1mequin's legs that stick straight out of apatch of dirt in her front yard. As visitors approach the front door they might not notice an- other dragon peering at them from the roof. The walls of the home abound with Mann’s photographs of her family, es- pecially those of her three children. Thirteen-year—old Emmett, 11-year- old Jessie and seven-year-old Virginia are the subjects of Mann’s latest col- lection of black- and-white photog- raphy. Her latest book, titled “Im- mediate Family,” spans eight years of intimate pho- tography and is turning heads in book stores. “Itisanexpres- sionist, sometimes metaphorical chronicle, of growing up in a particular place,” she said. V But the artistry of Mann’s black- The Mann girls look just “gorjus“ playing dress-up. ‘‘I suppose I could do a normal domestic picture of the kids doing their homework," she said. “But that’s not what I do.” and-white prints is not the only con- cern of viewers. Some of the haunt- ingly powerful portraits show her chil- dren in the nude, and the photographs have prompted debate on their value as art. Her latest collection includes pho- tographs of her young children not only nude, but stained by dirt and and beauty of growing up. gets merchandised. “I don’t respond to the carrot of money,” she said. “They can’t have. their prints just because they can pay for them. It will take at least two to three years to finish the order and they [the buyers] are just going to have to wait.” Some critics blood. “The book is so BY J over: BAUTISTA Phi Features Editor draw parallels beb tween Mann ’s work and that of Robert hard-hitting,” she said. “It got me into trouble that I didn’t intend to get into. Looking back on it, I would have liked to put in softer, less aggressive pic- tures.” Some critics accuse Mann of ex- ploiting her children, while others find the sensual innocence of the work cap- tivating. Richard Woodward of The New York Times Magazine, in a Sept. 27 cover story, described her work as disturbing and provocative. Mann said the controversy was “media-generated and media-fueled.” “There wasn’t a controversy until The New York Times said so,” she said. * Mann’s work is part of permanent collections at the Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Mu- seum of American Art and the Hirshom Museum in Washington, D.C. At her June exhibition in the Houk Friedman Gallery in New York City, collectors ordered about 400 prints, she said. The New York Times esti- mated the orders to be worth about $1 million. “Those figures are remarkable for a photographer, in a recession,” Mann said. “The emphasis of the shows seems to be on sales.” She said the only thing that troubles her about the attention is the way the art Mapplethorpe. But Mann said the formality of Mapplethorpe’s work has always bothered her. “His work seems stylized and im-. personal,” she said. “They’re too staged.” Mann said she prefers taking photos that seem more candid, but she said she values Mapplethorpe’s effort. “What he tried to do was make something many people think of as. ‘dirty’ beautiful,” she said. Like Mapplethorpe, Mann has re- ceived grants from the National En- dowment for the Arts. She said NEA funding has become more acessible in recent years. “In order to receive a grant from the NEA [before],” she said. “I could not’ submit pictures that could be judged ‘obscene.”’ When The Wall Street Journal ran a photograph of then four-year-old Vir- ginia, it censored her eyes, breasts and genitals with black bars, according to Woodward's article. ' The cover art of “Immediate Fam- ily’-’ features Mann’s three children bare-breasted and ready to take on the storm of critics and admirers. But Mann believes her children’s comfort in front of the camera reflects their self—confidence. 9 “They have no doubt about what they can be,” she said. Mann said Virginia appears in more photographs than her other "' two children. “Damaged Child” — 1984 — This photo of then tour- year-old Jessie prompted Mann to take more pictures other children. Here, Jessie returns from school after being bitten by gnats.The connotation of child abuse was intentional, she said. For Mann, titling is a gut reaction. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_007.2.txt The Fling-tum Phi, January 28, 1993 FEATURES The cover of Mann's latest compilation of photography, “Immediate Family," features her three children looking defiantly on the world. “I chose this photograph because they look so self-possessed," Mann said. Her children, from left to right, are seven-year-old Virginia, 13-year-old Emmett and 11-year-old Jessie. The photo conveys each child’s distinct personality: Virginia is “in your face," Emmett is “far too cool" and Jessie is “mature beyond her years.” . party. Mann's children find the whole ce- lebrity experience to be quite an adven- ture. “It‘s pretty cool,” Jessie said. “You meet a lot of people and go to lots of places.” OThei children said R.E.M. lead vo- calist Michael Stipe visits Mann in Lexington every several months. “Stipe was the one who invited me to the MTV Rock the Vote party,” Mann said. “It was the first time I had seen him perform. He was fabulous.” ‘The youngest child, Virginia, was absent from Wednesday’s inaugural But she is usually an indispensible element in her mother’s work. ..‘fI like dressing up in ball gowns for her, but sometimes she takes too many [m'ctures],” Virginia said. Emmett is more straightforward about why he models for his mother. “I’m a main part of her income,” he said. “She needs me.” Mann admits it is difficult to be an artist and a mother. “I want to be their friend, but I also‘ have to be the one to ground them when they need it,” she said. To her neighbors, Mann says she is just another local. “To lots of people, I’m simply Larry’s wife.” Mann said she once exhibited apho- tograph of her husband swimming in the nude. “A writer from the Roanoke Times saw it and wrote that I had photo- graphed my husband with an erect pe- nis,” she said. fflt «was» ridiculous. I mean, come on, the water had to be only 60 degrees.” Laurence Mann, a Lexington law- This photo of Jessie is one of many photographediat the Mann c8bin on the Maury River. “The Last Time Emmett Modelled Nude" — 1987 0 Photos by Sally Mann, reproduced with permission yer and 1970 W&L graduate, met his wife during his senior year. ' “It was love at first sight,” she said. Mann completed her college educa- tion at Hollins in 1977, while living in Lexington and working as a photogra- pher for W&L. Mann said that Lex- ington is an environ- ment that fosters artis- tic work. “There are very open people here, and on the whole, they are toler- ant,” she said. Despite Marm’s ar- tistic achievements,she said hermain goal is not a creative one. - -~ ‘‘All I want to do is ' send my kids to col- lege.” “The Wet Bed” - 1987 — This photograph of then two-year-old Virginia was staged by Mann. Virginia said this is her favorite picture of herself. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_008.2.txt PAGE 8 Students help locals Cl SWIM, from page 1 He said Elkins wanted to play the bells for Kristen, who can hear high- pitched noises, but she could‘ not hold Kristen and play at the same time. 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Remillard said the swim-a-thon, in which swimmers swam for 30-minute shifts, went well. “The dependability and the account- ability of the athletes was impressive," he said. “Everybody wanted to be a part of the recovery process.” Contributions to the Kristen Elkins Memorial Fund are tax-deductible and may be sent to the Manly Memorial Baptist Church, 202 S. Main St. “It’s like when you and your friends pool together to buy a special gift for someone,”Remillard said. "I'hat’s what we’re doing.” \ The Ring-tum Phl, January 28, 1993 Sweatin’ bullets oto y J si, I Fling-tum Pm Representatives from Wachovia Bank chat with senior Brian Brading, right, at a reception for students who plan to interview with the bank. According to the latest Career Development and Placement Office report, 51 percent of last year's graduates are employed in at business, government and industry. The Wachovia employees are, left to right, Jean Stroman, Rick Armstrong and Bo Brookby. \ \\\\§\‘\. 130 S. 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Include your school phone number. 41 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930128/WLURG39_RTP_19930128_009.2.txt 0 re Ring-tum Phl, January 28, 1993 MEANS LOW PRICES amser 4; A REDUCED PRICE 21 ~ 25 COUNT W Two ODAC losses damage W&L’s tournament chances D FRUSTRATION, from page 10 fident heading into the final third of the season. y“Well, it’s tough. It’s been a rough year. But we're more optimistic than you might think. We have eight or nine games with ODAC opponents, and we think we can make the toumament.” After the Bridgewater game, the Generals held the eighth spot in the ten-team ODAC. The top eight teams make the post-season tournament. Canfield says the team has a clear choice. 599 Y y . Split Cken Breas WTTNROIIOHICEI I—O JZIITID oi Chicken In a meet made-up largely of Divi- sion I teams, freshman Josephine Schaeffer continued to show that her success in cross country is easily transfered to the indoor track season. For the second time this year Schaeffer set a school record in her first race in an event. “I hope we come back strong. You can fold up, or say let’s keep going. There's no magic formula,” he said. The Generals could have used a magic formula against Hampden- Sydney last night. W&L entered the game percentage points ahead of the Tigers. After the game, they were percentage points be- hind. The Generals fell to their ODAC rivals 89-67. The loss dropped W&L to 4-12, 2-9 in the ODAC. Miggins continued to shoot well, just not enough. He finished 3-for-4 SPORTS NOTEBOOK in a time of 18:07. The time was also good enough to give Schaeffer the win, her first for’ the indoor track team. The All-American cross country star also help the 3,200-meter relay team to a school-record time of 10:32. The other three runners to set the new record were sophomores Kim Herring and Sue Deutch, and freshman from the floor and 4-for-6 from the line, foratotal of 10 points. He also had 10 rebounds, all in 25 minutes of play. The defense still had problems giv- ing up easy shots. The Tigers shot 56.5 percent for the game, shooting 34-of- 60 from the field. The Generals shot 42 percent for the game, and had some success under the offensive boards, grabbing 13 re- bounds. The Generals did go without two key players, Bryan Watkins and Cam Dyer, who were both back in Lexing- ton with the flu. Megan Gavin. On the men's side, Dax Mahoney, David Phillips, Scott Covey and Grant Cowell ran an ODAC—best time in the mile relay of 3:33.4. Also, senior Harrison Shull high- jumped 6-4 to tie the top height in the ODAC this year. y.TYSON-HOLLY FARMS GRADE "A" SPLIT FR ' ER LIMIT 3 PLEASE, WITH ADDITIONAL IIIIIIIIIIIIILB. . +WHITE DIET PEPSI OR POTATOES PEPSI COLA PEPSI A Schaeffer ran the 5 ,.000-meter race E“""L°V""E“T°"P°F”“”'” SPECIAL SKI PROGRAM ANNOUNCED ALASKA SUMMER FOR EMPLOYMENT ——-— W & L STUDENTS & FACULTY FISHERIES - Students Needed! 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Wesleyan 2/3 7:30 Swim- at F&M 1/30 (M&W); . at Hollins 2/4 (W) Wrestle- At Gallaudet Invit. 1/30 Ellie ifiittg-tum ifllii SPORTS Competition intensifies as swimmers better times enough for one of the four second- Hopkins’ 506. place finishes by individual Gener- Freshman Rebekah Prince con- als. ‘ tinued her sensational first season, The Washington and Lee men’s Fellow freshman Frank Braden and sent a clear message to all com- and women's swimming teams wel- placed second in the 200-freestyle petitors that she will be one to watch comed four teamsto the CyTwombly with a good time of 1:49.69. Holicky for come tournament time. Pool last weekend forthe W&L Invi- added a second in the 200-breast- Prince came from behind to take tational. stroke at 1:04.37, followed by the 200—backstroke in 2:17.51, edg- The men earned their second- Pearson with a second in his stron- ing out the next two swimmers by place showing by finishing in the top gest event, the 50-freestyle. less than one second. Prince set the three 14 times. The Generals ended Sophomores Roland Chase and school record in this event last week the meetwith 598 points, while Johns John Rowe each contributed a third- against Georgetown . Hopkins swam away with 755; place finish, Rowe swimming a sea- Prince added second-place fin- Emory was third with 517 and son-best in the 400-Individual med- ishes in the 400-IM and "100-back- Swanhmore dropped anchor early ley. He touched at 4:26.27. stroke. on finishing with just 324 points. It was W&L’s depth that proved ‘ Sophomore Brandi Henderson’s The men posted five season-best to be the difference between second top finish came in the 500-freestyle. times, three of them in relay races. and third. The Generals did not have She finished second. The 400-medley relay team of a winner in any of the 18 races, but it Senior Claire Dudley had a strong Anton Diederich, Grant Holicky, had just enough high finishes to edge meet, claiming third place in the Tom Donnelly and Andrew Pearson out Emory by 81 points. 100-and 200-breaststroke. coasted to second place in their sea- It was the opposite scenario when The women also got in on the son-best of 3:47.90. it came to the women. season-best times act with their 800- The 200-medley relay team of The women has several strong freestyle relay team. The quartet of Bryan Drum, David Stillman, individual perforrnances,butaroster sophomore Susan Fisher, Dudley, Holicky and Pearson also posted a with only eight swimmers simply Henderson and Prince touched at season-best, with atime 1:44.26, just isn’t big enough to outscore three 8:28.85 for a third-place finish. a second-and-a-half behind the win- larger squads. W&L’s aquatics are in action ners. The Generals could only muster again Saturday as they hop a bus for Freshman Craig Sears put up a 296 points for a fourth—place finish. Pennsylvania. Both teams will com- career, and season, best time of That was well behind Emory’s 657, pete against only one team this time, 2:05.39 in the 200-backstroke, good Swarthmore ’s 604 and Johns the one from Franklin & Marshall. PAGE 10 JANUARY 28, 199 W&L can’t buy win outside itclears up the post area. I don’t rie or win with 15 seconds lefi? 1'93")’ like 10 P13)’ With my The Generals madeow back to the basket, this opens more 3-pointers, and they You’re doing a 15—page term paper it up more. It looks like it’s grabbed 11 offensive re- and it just doesn’t feel right. working.” bounds, seven more th Try and try as you might, your cen- The game against the Bridgewaien tral thesis just seems to get lost in the Eagles was nightmarish for The seeond-ehane words. What do you do? Canfield when the Generals points kept W&L in the As painful as it is, you throw out were on defense.The break— game and really gor rgern yourfirstrough copyanddecide to start down was complete. 5 » V» to those final 15 seeond5_ over. Well, you know exactlyhow head Bridgewater shot 60.9 per- Migms speaking of ihose firia basketball coach Verne Canfield feels. cent in the first, and 66.7 for 15 seconds, Junior Mai From the start of this year, his cen- the game. Newton took the ball outside the 3- tral thesis for the team just seemed to Canfield said the Generals helped point are on rhe lefi side He was1ook_ get lost in the action. So, he decided to build the Eagles’ confidence. ing nndernearh for Miggins, bar rhe start over. “We let themrun their offense.They Eagles had it defended, Canfield instituted a new offense he very confidently took shots from their Newton iried to work ii io rhe r?ghi hoped would help open the middle for spots,” he said. and could find no one. Finally fresh- Robert Mi g gins, giving him more of an From what I’ve told you, what do man Cam Dyer got the ball on the right opportunity to improve on his 69.7 per- think the halftime score was? Time’s baseline with his back io rhe ba5ker_ cent shooting from the floor. up. With three seconds to go Dyer put The new offense brings four players No, it was not a blowout. It was 32- up a turnaround jarnpen when n iefr to the outside, bringing most man-to- 31. The Generals offense kept them in his handitlooked good. But the bafihit man defenses, and parts of zones, out to it by shooting 50 percent from the field. the front lip of the rim and bounced off . cover the shooters. The inside then is 13-for-26.81161 3-for-5 from Outside the The Eagles got the rebound and the theoreticallyinhabited by onlytwo play- 3-point arc. game buzzer sounded, ers, Miggins and his defender. “The problem with Bridgewater,” “we were looking ro go inside re The new scheme was introduced to Miggins said, “we gave them wide- Robert [Miggins],”Canfieldsaid.“But the home crowd last Saturday against open shots. They were working their we just didn’t do it," Bridgewater. The Generals lost there, screens real well, and we didn’t play The loss, the Generals third by 31110 too. But it wasn’tthe offense that broke good team defense. points or less, dropped their season. down, it was the defense. “We need to talk more and call out record to 4-11, 2-8 in rhe old Dornin- Miggins seems to think the new screens. We’re going to work a lot on ion Athletic Conference, I game-plan is working. it,” he Said. Still, Miggins says the team is con- “It’s something we’ve been work- So why was the final score only 62- mg on,” Miggins said. “With the four 60, with the Generals having a shot to D 399 FRUSTRAHON. Page 9 O Invitational meet demonstrates W&L wrestling team’s capabilities 9 By SEAN O’RoURi<£ Phi Sports Editor By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer By MARK SAPPENFIELD Phi’ Staff Writer Last weekend’s W&L Ir1vita- tional showed wrestling coach Gary Franke what his team is capable of when they are at full strength. The Generals took fifth place in the tournament, and placed in four of the ten possible weight classes. The fourth-place finish was the team’s best at the tournament since 1989-90. Longwood took the team title for the second straight year, and La Salle’s Chris Shalbert, the 126-pound champion, was the toumament’s Outstanding Wres- tler. Sophomores Eric Shirley and Adam Williams, and freshman Owen Smith all advanced to the finals in the 134, 142, and 158- pound weight classes. None of them were able to topple their opponents, and each had to settle for second. Freshman Rob Sands took third at 126-pounds. The tournament format al- lowed Franke to give non-start- ing wrestlers a chance to see ac- tion. Freshman Rob DeClerk, sophomore Kevin Batteh, and Bo King all participated in a non- scoring capacity forW&L, wres- tling at weight classes for which other teams had no competitor. With Sands, Shirley, Wil- liarns, and Smith all placing in the middle weight classes, the Generals still lack the depth throughout their line-up which is necessary to be able to compete . with the stronger programs on their schedule. Coach Franke addressed the Generals’ need for a deeper line- up. “We placed four kids out of ten spots, if you’re going to win that tournament [W&L Invita- tional], you need seven or eight places.” Despite the apparent lack of balance, sophomore Lea Abercrombie finished fifth at 167-pounds, and freshman new- comer Colin Looney continued to show his worth to the team, as he finished fifth as well in the 190-pound weight class. Franke looks to find the best combination to shore up the holes at 177-pounds and heavyweight. The Generals look to find some answers this weekend in at a tournament hosted by Gallaudet of Washington, D.C. Gallaudet recently defeated a Newport News Apprentice team who ' hounded the Generals on Dec. 9, 52-6. Franke expects his team to be competitive with Gallaudet. The Generals were going through a rough stretch of their season when they took on Newport. The team was without Looney or Matt McCollum, and they were be- sieged by a rash of injuries. York and Rutgers-Newark will also compete at the touma- ment. York enters as the favorite to win the whole tournament. Photo by Jameson Leonardi, The Ring-tum.Ph/' Freshman Rob Sands (top) earns points aftera takedown during a match against a VMI Keydet. Sands has turned in an outstanding rookie season by winning 1 2 of his 18 ' matches at 126-pou nds. Sands earned a victory In a consolation final during the W&L Invitational. He is one of only three Generals to have an above .500 record this season. He has proven that his early season success was no fluke. O -./72razm7€zo$o We’ll make you look good! Come to us for all of your design needs. Alone Mill Apts. Call today for an appointment to discuss your Fancy Dress gown. Professional seamstress with years of experience. Betty Wilson 463-4431 Counselors for residential summer program at UVA for gifted students. June 20 toA . 7. State of ' ia a lication form req. giease refer to Job L Ql6AB when applying. 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