OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_001.2.txt ‘ THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY wAsHlNcro.~.s & use UNIVERSVTY IEXENC-.'il’i.3;‘l, wt. 2-3450 ' RING-TUM PHI, STICKERI BUM! Take A Look At The History, People and Processes Behind W&L’s Student Newspaper U112 ‘llttng-tum lfllti VOLUME 92, NO. 17 "I 9 I 1 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Photo by Mallory yrs, Th Ring-tm ' i Aiithor Francis Fukuyama tells an audience Jan.28 thatthetriumph of democracy means that history has achieved its purpose. Triumph of capitalism means ‘end of history’ By JEANNE BRIGGS Phi Staff Writer said his conclusion can also be reached by analyz- ing social struggles in history. -0 Marx had the right equation, but got the answer wrong, author Francis Fukuyama told a Lee Chapel audience Thursday. Fukuyam a, who wrote The End of History and the Last Man \i‘Iith,l._he‘ fallaoflcommunist d authoritarian regimes, history has fulfilled its p rpose: the recognition of liberal democracy as the most effective form of government. Fukuyama said his book is “a Marxist interpre- tation of history that leads to capitalism instead of socialism.” He said the book is often misperceived as an argument that history as we know it is over. ’ The former State Department deputy director Society I advises pre-law By J .D. Lowmr _. Phi Law School Writer Undergraduates can now learn everything they ever wanted to know about law school, but were afraid to ask. Phi Alpha Delta, a law ser- vise fraternity, has created the ' Pre-Law Society to pair under- graduates who are interested in law school with law students. Although the specifics of the program have not been decided, PAD plans to host informal gath- ergngs for Pre-Law Society mem- bers so undergraduates can meet law students and ask questions about law school life and the law school admissions process. 'I'hird-year law student Bobby Lilly, one of the project's coordi- nators, said the need for such a p?ogram was evident. “Every year both law students and undergrads who are running I for Big Four positions campaign on improving relations between the Law School and the under- graduate campus,” Lilly said. 0 PAD encourages the estab- lishment of undergraduate chap- ters, so, in keeping with that phi- losophy,LillyaskedProfessorof Politics Lewis John about the feasibility of a mentor program. “Students had expressed an iiterest in a program like this, and that coincided with [Lilly’s] call,” John said. . At a Pre-Law Society meet- ing Jan. 21, 10 undergraduate students were paired with men- tors from the Law School. . While some of the under- graduates said they definitely i plan to go to law school, others were interested in joining thepro- gram to find out whether or not law school is right for them. “I’minterested inpolitics, and aybe interested in law school, . and I think this is a good way to get to see what it's all about,” freshman Melissa Byrd said. He said history demonstrates “a national struggle of recognition,” which he defined as the “worth of one personto another. “Human beings alone desire recognition and do not feel human unless they are recognized,” amples. Fukuyama said. “And the fundamental and impor- tant thing that democrae-ysgives us is recognition of our self-worth.” Fukuyama cited controversy over the treatment of Anita Hill, treatment of the disabled, and the struggle over gays in the military as modern ex- l “Peace and prosperity are not sufficient,” Fukuyama said. “Unsolvable issues still exist. We cannot finally close the story of human history.” “Photo by Amy French, The Fling-tum Phi Living history James Farmer, last surviving member of the legend- ary “Big Four” leaders of the civil rights movement, tells a capacity crowd Wednesday about his deal- ings with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Service fraternity seeks members By NIKKI MAGAZINER Phi Senior Copy Editor Rush week for Alpha Phi Omega, Washington and Lee’s coed service fraternity, isn’t the stress-filled frenzy normally as- sociated with fraternity Rush. “[APO] Rush is really infor- mal,”RushChairman MattAppel said. “We just declare periods when we try to entice people to join.” Tonight, after a week of Rush activities which included a pizza party, a movie night and a group effort to help refurbish a local house, APO will invite partici- pants to join the fraternity in a pledging ceremony. APO pledge educator Eliza- beth Dettmar said nine students pledged APO after last term’s Rush period. Dettrnar said she hopes five to eight students pledge tonight. “We’ve had a bunch of people show up to our activities,” Dettrnar said. “So we’ll see what we get.” Dettrnar said the chapter won a national award last year for their 200 percent increase in mem- bership. She said two consecu- tive seven-person pledge classes and dedicated members helped APO‘win the award. Appel said some of the 30 APO members belong to social fraternities or sororities. APO President Jim Prather said the service fraternity wel- comes anyone who’s willing to help serve Lexington. “We’re looking for people who care about others and who care about the community,” Prather said. Appel said past APO activi- ties included working with Spe- cial Olympics and volunteering with bexington’s Projectsafc and Sound to rebuild old houses. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA FEBRUARY 4, 1993 EC rejects proposal for partisan funding By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Staff Writer The Executive Committee barely rejected aproposal Monday allowing it to fund groups with partisan positions. Andrew Schneider, president of the W&L chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, proposed that the EC adopt a policy which would have overturned the previous policy of not funding groups it deems “partisan.” Law professor and ACLU advisor Allan Ides said the current EC policy of not funding ideologically partisan groups is one way to stay neutral, but he said there is a better way. “[Under the current policy,] you run the risk of becoming a censor,” Ides said. “I disagree with 75 percent of what the ACLU does, butI strongly agree with some of their positions.” Junior EC Rep. Ashby Hackney said hav- ing to fund many small groups may mean less money for each group supported by the EC. Schneider said the EC’s reasoning is flawed. “The EC is acting too paternalistic on this ravine at the Law School, which has a policy of funding all groups regardless of ideology, and you can see this is not a problem.” Several EC members told Schneider that if he changed the name of the chapter to disassociate it from the national ACLU and pro- posed the same kind of activities, he would have a better chance of re- ceiving money. S c h n e i d e r called the idea ri- diculous. “I think it is sort of patronizing to be quite honest,” Schneider said. “It would be like asking the EC to change its name to the Honor and Funding Clu .” Freshman EC Rep. Peter Agelasto said the current EC funding policy is too limited. “Because we are an institution of higher learning we need to foster debate,” Agelasto Schneider The EC debated the issue with Schneider, Ides and Federalist Society President Robert Palladino for over an hour. A motion to adopt Schneider's proposal failed 5-7. In other business, the EC discussed pro- posed revisions to the Student Body Consti- tution with Ring-tum Phi Executive Editors Cathryn Lopiccolo and Richard Peltz. Lopiccolo and Peltz said they proposed the revisions because the constitution is out- dated and in need of clarification. The EC can either vote to put the revisions on the ballot or any student may submit a petition with 50 students’ signatures to put a revision on the ballot. To pass a revision, half of the student body must vote in the referendum, and two- thirds of those voting must vote to approve the revision. EC President Josh MacFarland said the committee will consider the proposals again Monday. MacFarland also told the EC that, since a Jan. 28 Phi article reponing that 40 students sneaked into Lip Synch without paying, Lip Synch Chairman Ashley Myler has received point,” Schneider said. “Just look across the said. anonymous donations and apologies. Caller tries to defraud W&L ‘-Pasraplegicltransferzetudent’seeks access to phones By KRISTA Tnunms Phi Contributing Writer A man claiming tobeparaple- gic is trying to access the W&L phone system, possibly to make long-distance calls at the school's expense. “The man is good at what he does,” said Dianna DeHart, a sec- retary in the Development Of- fice who accepted one of the calls. “He is an excellent manipulator. He is very forceful in his conver- sations.” A man claiming to be Tom Fitzpatrick of the Michigan Cor- rectional Center has called vari- ous university offices collect and asked to be transferred to an out- going line. b Director of University Ser- vices James Johndrow said that if the call is transferred, the caller could use a computer to learn the code to access Washington and Lee’s outgoing lines and make unlimited long-distance calls, billable to W&L. When the caller reached DeHart, he told her he is aparaple-v gic student transferring to W&L, she said. He said he wanted to find out if the admissions office had received his tuition check. To do that, the man said his call had to be transferred to a special operator who assists handicapped people on the tele- phone. That operator would then transfer his call to the admissions office. During the conversation, DeHart tried to find the caller's name on the W&L computer sys- tem to find out if he was really a transferring student. When his name did not ap- pear, she tried to end the conver- sation with him, but he contin- ued to try to get her to transfer the call. A long-distance operator broke into the conversation and warned Del-Iart not to give the caller access t‘o"the’ W&L line. “The whole thing was very disturbing,” DeHart said. Alice Brown with the Michi- gan State Department of Correc- tions said there is no such thing as a Michigan Correctional Cen- ter, and her department has no record of a prisoner named Tom Fitzpatrick. Johndrow said W&L cannot transfer calls from an incoming line to an outgoing. But the caller thinks it can be done, so he con- tinues to call. “We have a great technical service department that really does their job tracking calls and protecting our telephone switches,” Johndrow said. The caller has also attempted to access outgoing lines at Vir- giniaTech and at a Roanoke hos- pital, Johndrow said. . Johndrow said phone fraud is a growing scam and students should be careful with their call- ing card numbers. Johndrow said one trick in- volves a caller claiming to be a long-distance company em- ployee. Johndrow said the caller de- mands a person’s calling card number, saying his long distance service will be disconnected if he doesn’t read the number. A man in Roanoke received a $5 6,000 phone bill for one week- end of calls that someone else made, J ohndrow said. “And AT&T doesn't care who made the calls,” Johndrow said. “They just want to be paid.” Music classes boost GPAs By ToM Haspos Phi Staff Writer Want an A? Take music. According to a breakdown of 1991-92 grades released by the Registrar’s Office, the music de- partment gave A’s to 69.2 per- cent of students taking music classes. - On the other end of the spec- trum, the anthropology depart- ment gave the fewest A’s pro- portionally, with just 17.4 per- cent of students getting A’s. “I lcnow that in general, the number of A’s [in anthropology] has been low in comparison to other departments,” anthropol- ogy department chairman O. Kendall White said. White attributed the low num- ber of A’s to the approximately 150 students enrolled in Anthro- pology 101 last year. White said the sections were taught by pro- fessors John McDaniel and David Novack, who he said are tough graders. The engineering department doled out the greatest proportion of failing grades, with F’s mak- ing up 7.8 percent of all grades awarded by the department. If last year’s grade point aver- ages are any indication, the aver- age W&L student can expect to graduate cum laude. The average GPA was 3.017 last year, with 75 percent of grades given being A’s and B's. The report also said the per- centage of failing grades fell to a 29-year low of 1.6 percent. 1 00% — 90% — 80% — . Music 70% — 60% - 50% - 30% - 20% - 10% — 0% - nleaale \\\\\\\\‘\ 40°/.— \ ' ms ‘ K S Most likely to get an A Least likely to get an A (any kind) (any kind) 2 / 13.9% 0°.- 15.4% 15°/..- ' ’ 10%" 7.4% 6.9% 7-8% 4.4% 5%- 0%- Figures compiled from Report of the University Registrar 1991-92 Real GPA-uppers - (Best chance of getting an A+) Easy-D Classes - (Best chance of getting a D) OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_002.2.txt T '""'1 ‘PAGE2 Ellie fling-mm iflhi Founded September 18, 1897 EC wisely steers clear of politics Andrew Schneider, president and founder of the Washington and Lee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, deserves commendation for his political savvy in bringing the issue of ACLU funding before the Executive Committee yet again, this time the week before an election. With the smell of rising dissent in the air, the EC stuck to its guns on the policy of staying out of the political arena by not funding organizations which take stands on political issues, and that, too, deserves commendation. The W&L chapter of the ACLU is not allying itself with the national organization on political issues, representatives said Mon- day, but is using the national organization only for resources. But they failed to address the problem of affiliation. The chapter is nonetheless affiliated with the ACLU, and for student activities dollars to be allocated to an organization whose name connotes partisanship is to politicize the budget process. We do not wish to enter the debate on what the standing policy of the EC should be. They are in the difficult position of having to draw a line defining which activities will be deemed “partisan,” and the groups that are asking for clarification have valid concerns. But the EC is on the correct course. The committee members for the most part recognize that politicization of the committee would be detrimental to its functioning. It would be injurious to student government and autonomy if the annual election process were dominated by political debate, and if the EC were torn by it. The EC has traditionally shied away from political debate when its opin- ions did not reflect a unified sentiment, and that has been wise. The retort of the ACLU chapter representatives, and the reser- vations expressed by some EC members about the funding policy, is that the EC can still remain free from politicization and serve the community better by funding all groups which express what the committee deems to be partisan ideologies. The flaw in that logic is simply that there are not enough student activities dollars to go around. For every proactive group which would ask for funding, a reactive group would be entitled to equal funding. EC Secretary Bob Tompkins pointed out that in not funding the ACLU, the EC is not saying it does not want the chapter to exist. The ACLU chapter serves the community by virtue of its very existence as an outlet of communication. But with the proliferation of budget requests the EC would receive after announcing that “partisan” groups have the same access to student dollars that other groups have, not much money would remain for the ACLU. Again, we commend Schneider for reviving the funding issue —— any issue, in fact—- at election time. Our only warning to him is that on a campus where students trust their government so clearly that they allow EC doors to close unconstitutionally without even a whimper of dissent, his efforts to hold candidates accountable for their past records are probably in vain. — CL, RP, GP, NM Belated honor? The Lip Synch organizers who reported to the EC on Jan. 25 that students had sneaked into the event without paying, possibly even by lying about their right to be there for free, reported to EC Monday that they have received anonymous donations of the entry price. The news gives us an odd mixture of disappointment and elation. Knowingly circumventing the admission fee, whether lying about it or not, is dishonorable conduct. The number of students involved is alarming. Yet some people, perhaps after reading the story in the last Phi, felt obliged to pay their way, albeit belatedly. So there is a sense of honor there after all. - It’s nice to know that students do think to do the honorable thing, eventually. Now students should work on doing the honorable thing, the first time. 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The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 OPINION The Rlng-tum Phl, February 4, 1 993 E: t ‘A: J . ‘k\‘illliu|:\'-- u.-I,“ ‘N V"“"“"" |‘ l ll J. Government conformity victimizes VMI LEXINGTON — The last time the federal government tangled with Vir- ginia Military Institute, the govemment’s forces got cuffed around at the battle of New Market by a duced a record “replete” with convinc- ing testimony that single-sex under- graduate education can be beneficial to both males and females. It also held that VMI’s “adversative” educational Confeder- s y s t e m ate contin- would be §,‘,’;‘,§,,‘°§‘,§7' GEoRGE WILL “f“‘;",‘," men a VM’ °:"d°‘5 Washington Post Writers Group a“°.""‘."y' ages 15 to anditsdrs- 17. This tinctive event is cel- e n d s ebrated in a large painting in VMI’s chapel, Jackson Memorial Hall, which is named after Stonewall, who for 10 years taught “natural philosophy,” meaning science, and artillery here. Today the federal government, which always has been a slow learner, is engaged in an utterly optional fight with VMI. This time, unlike last time, it would serve the national interest for the national government to lose. Founded in 1839, VMI is one of this state’s 15 publicly supported colleges and universities. Although its most distinguished graduate was a military man — George Marshall — most graduates pursue civilian careers. How- ever, all its graduates are men and this, given the Zeitgeist, is the rub. VMI’s enrollment is just 1,300 of . the 160,000 students_ —-— a majority of them female —‘— in Virginia's state- supported, four-year institutions. But in March 1990, the inscrutable Bush adminisuation’s Justice Department, egged on by the American Civil Liber- ties Union and kindred spirits, filed a suit charging that VMI’s single-sex admission policy violates the consum- tional guarantee (in the 14th Amend- ment) 0 “equal protection of the laws.” The district court had to decide whether VMI’spolicy is “substantially related” to the achievement of “irnpor- tant government objectives.” The court ruled that the six-day trial had pro- “thwarted” if VMI were forced to ac- commodate the needs and interests of women. The “adversative” system strives to mold and motivate students by stress- ing (in the court's words) “physical rigor, mental stress, absolute equality of treatment, absence of privacy, minute regulation of behavior, and indoctrina- tion in desirable values.” First-year cadets are called “rats” because the rat is considered “the lowest animal on earth.” This system is, the court found, well -tailored to the developmental char- acteristics of some adolescent males. The court also noted the incoher- ence of the attack on VMI: Giving women access to this unique system would necessarily alter the system fun- damentally. Nevertheless, the Justice Department, inflamed by the court’s conclusion that VMI ’s system is “peda- gogically justified,” appealed the ml- ing to a higher court. There VMI won what might be a minous victory. A three-judge panel unanimously agreed that VMI’s system is appropri- ate and successful and justifies its ad- missions policy. But the judges, while adhering to the principle that the 14th Amendment does not per se proscribe single-sex education, also held that VMI’s all-male policy is an unconsti- tutional denial of “equal protection” unless and until Virginia either stops supporting VMI or provides an identi- cal program for females. The court did not explain how to square this circle: What is, for females, identical to a system suited only for adolescent males? (Bythe way, women so inclined can participate in the corps of cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute.) Now VMI is asking the Supreme Court to review this nrling which, if allowed to stand, will sow uncertainty, and hence litigation, about such ques- tions as: Can apublic school operate a single- sex sports tearn— say, a football bullying, VMI team—without . . shouldexpectno providinganiden- Notlce that 1“ the name better from the goat; optréortunity of expanding “diver- nev{,§§§yvd- - or eo ersex o - - s corps participate in the s1ty”and enlarging free" of cadets same sport? dom, governmental co- marched am Can Virginia ' ° ' President continue to give erclonlsbelngemployed Trurnan’s 1949 substantial state '50 make SCh00lS m0re inauguralparade assistance,through ' andinallbuttwo a 1 e, y snu mg out tuition subsidypro- VMI, f .t of thenext 10. (It grams, to five pri- S noncon orml 3'' was invited both vate women’s col- Although the Bush ad- of those tirms, leges as long as ° - t - - ~_ but one parade there are notcom— mlnlstratlon partlcl fellduringexarn parable and com- parably assisted ~ men’s colleges? ‘ Can govern- ment provide fa- crowd, pated in this bullying, VMI should’ expect no better from‘ the new number of single-sex educational 3p- portunities. But much recent research suggests that single-sex education can . be helpful for some young people in 1 some settings (such as inner city ado- leseent males). Fear of litigation will inhibit potentially useful experimenta- tion. '0 Notice that in the name of expand- ing “diversity” and enlarging freedom, governmental coercion is being em- ployed to make schools more alike, by snuffing outVMI’snonconforrnity. Al- though the Bush administration par- ticipated in Qlis week, and the have included the entire corps so VMI (be- cilities for one sex (for example, for battered wives) merely because the policy is based on actual differences between the needs of the sexes? Are state-mn “boot camp” penal programs for young men impermis- sible unless there are identical pro- grams for young women? Court-created confusion is particu- larlyunfortunateregardingpermissible educational policies. A 30-year nrsh to coeducation has radically reduced the clined.) VMI was not invited to participate in President Clinton’s parade, and it is permissible to suspect that the reason was VMI’s deviation from political correctness. When Clinton’s parade had passed, his administration buckled down to the pressing business of opening the mili- tary to gays and lesbians. The issue, his administration says, is tolerance of di- versity. other would not V © 1 993, The Washington Post Writers Group Clinton scores low on keeping pledges ’ WASHINGTON —Bill Clinton said some won- derful things in his campaign for President. Not small things. Big things. It’s a reporter’s job to remind him of those things — whether he and his sup- porters like it or not. CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS Tribune Media Services Clinton promised to be the kind of President who battles for people “who work hard and play by the mles.” He promised to “stop the revolving door” that allows big-shot lawyer-lobbyists to make con- tacts inside government and politics, then exploit Most of all, he promised “Change!” How many times did we hear that glorious word booming from the steps of the those contacts on the outside. U.S. Capitol Wednesday? As I said, these are not small things. They are the reason most voters supported Bill Clinton, why so many of us you read on newspaper opinion pages were impressed with him. Had Clinton run as a “fixer,” some cynical guy who knew from experi- ence how to grease the skids in Washington, we wouldnot have given him the nation ’s highest office this week. Had he campaigned as a defender of the insiders and lobbyists, we would have canned him before he hit New Hampshire. Had he posed as an apostle of the status quo, had he made “continuity” his slogan instead of “change,” we would have laughed him off judged by it. “Playing by the rules.” “Stopping the revolving door.” “Change!” Those are worthy and vital standards for this country at this time. More important, they are Bill Clinton’s standards. Not those of his critics. Not those divined by the media. When Clinton talked in his long campaign about people “who play by the mics,” we all knew who he was talking about: the people who get to work each day, come home to their families, struggle to pay the bills —— including the taxes Uncle Sam takes out of their checks each week. We’re talking out the men and women who feel, sometimes, like chumps for being honest when the big shots, the inside traders, the sleazy lawyers, the welfare cheats, the deadbeat dads chuckle at them for being so honest. Instead of looking out for the folks who “play by the rules,” Clinton named as his top law enforce- ment official a wealthy corporate lawyer who ad- mitted cheating on the immigration law and failing the ballot. No. Clinton won this country’smostwonder— ful position of trust by insisting on a higher standard. And he needs to be place. to pay her proper taxes — in other words, not “playing by the nrles.” ‘ Clinton also said he would “stop the revolving door” through which political appointees gain con- nections on one side of the door to convert into profit on the other. He said he would stop those who fatten their resumes and Rolodexes in government, then cash in later. He even printed the promise in his presidential strategy booklet. Is it wrong, then, to wonder out loud why Clinton named the usual claque of Washington lawyer- lobbyists to his Cabinet and transition team? Is it wrong to wonder if voters who believed what Clinton promised were chumps to begin with? Finally, that word “Change!” our new President spoke so often in his Wednesday inaugural. This is the greatest disappointment of his transi- tion. If Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon had’ named the people Clinton has to his Cabinet, there could have been no complaint. They were business- as-usual politicians from whom we expected busi- ness as usual. Bill Clinton set a higher standard. Ifhe chooses to forget it, he needs to be painfully reminded of it. Because it is the standard, even more than the man, 0 that many of us found so impressive in the first © 1993, Tribune M edia Services, Inc. Advocate explains honor procedures . MY VIEW By Dan Munroe, ’93L Several weeks ago, the Executive , Committee opened discussions about White Book revisions. Since then, a lot has been said about the issue of whether or not to change White Book proce- dures. As a former Executive Commit- tee representative, honor advocate, and Confidential Review Committee ad- vocate, I thought it might be helpful to explain this controversial process in less formallanguage, so that you are aware of what actually happens before, during, and after a closed hearing. Of course, information about all closed hearings and investigations is highly confidential, so this article deals only with procedure which can be found in the White Book itself. Although I know that we all were required to read the White Book our first year or freshman year, a review may be helpful. No doubt, the thought of any of us being investigated by the EC is difficult to discuss. None of us wants to even consider any of these actions happening to us; yet the possi- bility exists. This is our system, and we must make sure we are satisfied with it. Generally, here is what would hap- pen if the EC took action against you: 1.‘ Information would come to the president of the EC about a suspected honor code violation you may have com- mitted. This may be done with or with- out your knowledge. It would probably be done without your knowledge. The information may come from a fellow student, faculty member, or person out- side of the community. ’ 2. The EC president will then ap- point two EC members and a member from the student body to investigate the case. They will speak with all witnesses who have information concerning your alleged honor code offense. If they discover another allegation, they will add it to the original charge. The in- vestigator will take notes and collect all data (which includes tests, papers, etc.) relevant to your charge. The three members of the investigation team will then vote as to whether you committed an honor code violation. The non-EC member is then excused from the procedure. The two EC members of the investigation team then report their version of the events to the EC. If the EC members believe that there is sufficient evidence for a, closed hearing, you will be charged with having possibly committed an honor code violation. At this point, the EC has almost certainly not spo- ken with you for the purpose of hear- ing your version of events. In fact, they won’t hear your version of the events until a formal closed hearing takes place. i 3. The honor advocate now becomes involved with your case. Before you are fonnally charged, the EC president and vice president tell the advocate about the evidence against you before you come into the EC room to et charged. It is completely the §C president's discretion to give you any I information he believes will allow you to understand why an EC witness is being called to testify against you. The EC gives you copies of tests, papers, and other formal evidence against you. . However, at this point neither you nbr your advocate is allowed to examine _ the EC investigator's notes from the investigation or to speak with the wit- ness who will testify against you in the \ closed hearing. Furthermore, regard- ‘ less of your stress level, which I guar- antee you will be high, you may ‘nOt talk to anyone within the Washington C] see HONOR, page 3 l 9 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, February 4, 1993 ‘Spos unveils Skipper the §Pos’ SPACE By Tom Hespos An ode to a Fax Machine 0h fax machine, 0h fax machine, You are the coolest oflice tool Spewing forth your messages . From druggies, freaks and fools. You are the newest fad in telecommunication. Now I get to hear from fans from halfway ’cross the nation. F axes from old wealthy alums named "Buzz” and "Skip” and ."Harry" and everyone’ 5 favorite Kappa Sig, The tripper they call Larry. The time has come once again to update the student body on everyone’s favorite cult personality, you guessed it, Larry Skipper. M . Spos hates to persist in beating a dead horse, but the forces within the circles of the alumni have spoken, and they have determined that the Larry Skipper phenomenon deserves further study. .Here’s the latest fax that has come into Spos Central Command: “To: Mr. Tom Hespos “Subject: Larry! “Comments: We’re just crazy about l “As president of the L.P. Skipper Fan Club, I'd like to thank you for your update on W&L’s hottest cult person- \ ality. I've included some personal facts about Larry that might be of interest to many of your readers. “Larry’s favorite alcoholic bever- age: Fighting Cock Whiskey “Larry’s favorite Lexington eatery: Stop-In (N. Main location) “Larry's favorite hobby: Smoking (Two and a half packs aday), Sleeping. “Most embarrassing moment while at W&L: Appearing before SCC his freshman year for indecent exposure and possession of a firearm. “Presently, Larry is working for a gun/amrno dealer in Raleigh, NC." (1"heFAX then says something about Larry's encounters with the Lexington Police, but it is incomprehensible.) Before Spos dives headlong into this silliness, he should express that he feels a certain sense of journalistic re- sponsibility toward his readership and should remind his readers that one should never mix alcohol and barbitu- ates. Doing so might lead to corre- sponding with one’s college newspa- per on seemingly inconsequential top- ics, as I’m sure is the case here. I’m sure folks would like to see Spos get to the bottom of this business. After all, with all of the possible topics Spos considered for his column this week, (i.e., Bosnia, Somalia, Bob Packwood’s deviant sexual practices, etc.) the Larry Skipper phenomenon is ' definitely the more deserving of hav- ing a quarter-page dedicated to it. First, Spos assigned Rick Peltz, in- . vestigative journalist extraordinaire, to ‘track down the folks that sent the fax. While Spos went to get his trademark coffee with milk and two sugars, Rick worked hard to track down the perpe- trators of the Larry Skipper conspiracy. Rick managed to find out that the fax was sent by a company in New Jersey called Tektronix. When Rick called Tektronix to find out who sent the fax, the person on the other end claimed to not know of any connection between Mr. Skipper and Tektronix. Likely story. I will assume that the Trotskyite conspirators fled the country in hopes of avoid- ing Spos’ wrath. And what the hell kind of a name for a corporation is Tektronix, anyway? They’re probably one of those hoplessly obsolete software companies that still make cartridges for the Atari 2600. With the Tektronix lead thus coming to apiti- ful dead end, Spos de- cided to go straight to the source, which is what he probably should have done in the first place. With the assistance of the staff of the Alurrmi Office, to whom Spos is eternally grateful, we were able to track down Mr. Skipper, who evidently goes by his middle name, Pait. This was the source of quite a bit of confusion. Mr. Skipper claims to have no knowledge of his being a celebrated cult personal- ity, nor does he fully understand why his name appears on bathroom stalls across campus. Larry/Pait offered an explanation as to why he is referred to as “Skipper Road Tripper Sklpper 1 989 the Road Tripper”: “I used to go down to Hollins a lot when I was at W&L,” he explains.“I dated a lot of girls down there.” When Spos mentioned the mysteri- ous Tektronix FAX, Skipper laughed and suggested that the fan club was nothing more than a vicious hoax per- petrated by his freshman year room- mate Tom Grow (’92). And we thought this was a worldwide conspiracy designed to give W&L students a case of the willies. For the record, Mr. Skipper would like the student body to know that he can ’t stand Fight- ing Cock whiskey and Stop—In food. He is not presently, nor has he ever worked lei gh. He also claims that the SCC trial never happened, but Spos isn’t so sure. What Spos is sure of is that if he ever has to deal with this completely inane topic again, he will surely go on a domestic rampage with a 20-pound sledgehammer. Spos would like to thank Mr. Skip- per for calling him before his deadline expired. He would also like to thank Rick Peltz for his brilliant, if inconse- quential investigative work. Just remember, when the forces of evil are lurking about in conspiratorial league with one another, Spos will be there to keep the public informed. Inside view of trial process personalizes Honor System for a gun dealer in Ra— I 3»-Lfaotvs-straight as to,_wl;'at _ \_ " "preparations as best you can-for yo closedii‘i' . A 6. Your closed trial begins. The EC begins by- ;.I From HONOR, page 2 and Lee community for support. 4. Now you come into the EC room and are formally charged by the EC president and vice presi- dent. The advocate comes out of the president's office and meets you for the first time. You and the advocate have as little as 48 hours to prepare your Dside of the story. You realize that within hours you may be found guilty of an honor code violation and asked to leave Washington and Lee, with “With- drawn” starnped on your transcript. 5. You and the advocate prepare your version of the events over the next few days. Any new informa- tion or clarifications about your case come from the IDEC president, who heard the evidence form the EC investigator, who receives the evidence from the witnesses. Again, neither you nor your advocate can speak with any EC witnesses to clarify any mix-up or ?a'rid‘,rri al Erin’ misoommunication,-3Yeu calling its witnesses. Because you have not spoken with these people before, this is your first and only discovery period. You hope nothing comes as a surprise and pray the witnesses testifying against you tell a consistent version of the story. You and your advocate have no time to analyze and discuss any ‘new evidence, and no time to figure out why a " confusion or misunderstanding might exist. When the EC is done with their questioning, you are al- wt lowed to present your case. 7. You then present the EC with your side of the story. After the presentation, you are asked questions by the EC. When the proceeding ends, you are told that the EC will deliberate and vote. You wait for the verdict, aware of the fact that your entire college or legal education at Washington and Lee rests in their hands. V 8. The EC members now deliberate. The two EC members who collected the evidence against you and directed the questioning of witnesses against you are allowed to vote as to your guilt or innocence. If as few as two-thirds of the members feel you have committed an honor code offense, you are found guilty by the EC and asked to leave the university. 9. Ifthe EC finds you guilty, the EC president tells you the verdict. Dean Howison enters the room and tells you your options. You may either withdraw or appeal. This decision must be made within the next 72l130l.1l'Sz:'tH0WGY:eK_, if )’0l1.:d€Cid°,= I0 %D9&.’<1.1-LhfiI,e is. =: another,punishmen.t~ if you are follkndi gu_iltyjin an H open‘ hearing, the mark on.-your transcrip,L'will,-be. ,, changed from “Withdrawn” to “Dismissed.” Not only will you have that to worry about, but the trial will be open to the entire student body. Lee Chapel will be packed with your peers. A jury of your peers will vote as to your innocence. All United States federal and state criminal courts in the country re- quire a unanimous jury to find you guilty. Under the White Book provisions, if as few as 8 out of 12jurors believe the EC, you will be dismissed. I am proud of and have great respect for our Honor System. We are especially fortunate with this year’s EC. My concern is that some members may base their conclusions on an incomplete presentation by the accused and his or her advocate. Thus, given the procedures which I have just discussed, a reasonable to substantial chance exists that a member of the community could be wrongly convicted. This is wrong and unacceptable. I understand that members of the student body may well disagree with my position. If so, I hope you support any student ninning for next year’s EC who opposes change to the White Book as it now exists. If you feel changes are in order, I hope you support candidates willing to make changes to the White Book. Either way, I hope you have learned more about the process from this article and will take a position on the matter. , You are the community which the White Book serves. You are the students whom we as advocates .ass.isI., .How.e.vs%rv .w§:.zisSi§t.x9ii.9ii|,x as,fa.r..as we are allowed under the current White;_B ookprovisions. In the ‘end, tlie_ operii_tioitf_, and ,existence_' of ,the honor code is your decision. Finally, I would like to thank the EC publicly for bringing this issue back into the spotlight to be examined by the student body. During a recent EC meeting, the members were interested in the honor advoates’ ideas and assured us that a memo we prepared would be considered at their March retreat at Skylark. I’m sure any member of the EC would be interested in discussing your opinion on this matter. I hope they hear from you. ‘ Sally Mann feature nauseates student controversial art shows like this one . To the Editor: I am utterly appalled by the ‘centerfold of nude children in last week’s Phi. ' What was the point? The usual format of the Phi does not donate two whole pages to highlight local talent, so why bombard your audience all of the sudden with this pornography? I lcnow that First Amendment rights al- * low freedom of expression of such photos, but I would rather not partici- pate in the exploitation of young, inno- cent children for the photographer’s monetary gains. I seriously doubt that these children want the world to see them naked, nor does it give me any particular pleasure —— actually it left me feeling nauseous. Fine, maybe some perverts out there enjoy “art” of this style. My suggestion to these “elite” is that they attend one of the,numerous that our government pours money into as the national deficit steadily rises. I truly believe that the Phi couldfind higher quality material for its feature articles. Nikki Hodurski, ’95 Interviews and Photos 'By Darran Winslow _ What would you do Greg Smith, ’96, Albany, N.Y. —- “I’ve got two words... road cheese.” / few nudie bars across the campus.” TALKBACK Beach, Va. — “Pants down parties.” Women’s Forum Women's Forum will meet Sun- day, at 6:30 p.m. in the Women’s Center. Benefit A trivial pursuit tournament to benefit the Rockbridge-Lexington Scholarship Fund will be held Feb. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Maury River Middle School Cafeteria. Just $5 to play, and prizes include free meals at area restaurants. Questions? Call Pat Knick at 463-3129. Lecture There will be a public lecture by three leaders of the Yakutian inde- pendence movement entitled “Yakutian Autonomy” tonight at 7:30 in the Commerce School room 327. Needed Dance choreographer for a spring term musical production at the Lenfest Center. Questions? Call Prof. Martinez at 463-8802 or 463- 8805. Men’s LAX The men’s lacrosse team needs managers for filming, scorebook and away games. Ifinterested call Coach Stagnitta at 463-8678. Calyx You can still sign up for Calyx senior pictures. Schedule sheets are located outside Carol Calkins’ of- fice in the University Center. Se- niors must sign up or submit their own pictures to the Calyx office by Feb. 10. Questions? Call Anthony at 463-4352. Film‘ Society I ‘ The Film Society will present “The Double Life of Veronique” on Friday and Saturday, at the Trouba- dour Cinema. LOSt Grey XXL W&L sweatshirt, cof- fee stains on front. Taken from Doremus gym last Tuesday night. Call Allen 463-2422. Black History In celebration of Black History Month, Ms. Faye Wattleton, former president of Planned Parenthood, will speak Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in Lee Chapel. . Management .will hold an informa- tion session on Wednesday, Feb. 10 General Notes are compiled by Matt Haar Repubficans College Republicans will meet Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mock Convention office. Drug abuse will be discussed. 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] to the Admissions Office. Alumni Job Members of the Class of '93 who wish to be considered for W&L’s alumni staff position in 1993-94 should apply by March 1. Graduating seniors should submita letter of application and resume to James Farrar in the Alumni Office. A personal interview for each ap- plicant will be required. FOC The Freshmen Orientation Com- mittee will meet Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arlington Women's Center. Attendance is mandatory. CD&P Upcoming events in the CD&P office: resume and cover letter workshop Monday, Feb. 8,4-5 pm. in the University Center room 109, resume critique all day on Tuesday, Feb. 9 in the CD&P office, inter- viewing workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 4-5 p.m. in the Uni- versity Center room 109, and the resume drop deadline for March companies is 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. Also,‘ the Office of ‘Personnel at 4 p.m. in the University Center room 114. Personnel ‘representa- tive Susan Holland will discuss the best opportunities for federal em- ployment, application procedures andcompleting federal employment application forms. Come with your questions and comments. WLUR The WLUR weekly album fea- ture, Jesus Jones’ “Perverse"' will be broadcast Monday at 9 p.m. Humor Columnist The Phi is looking forabi-weekly humor columnist. If you can do the job, submit a sample to room 208 of the University Center or call Fran at 463-8581 (office) or 464-5737 (home). PatMcKenna,’96,PacificPalisades, Jane Finney, ’9S, Virginia Beach, Va. and Francie Cohen, ’95, Virginia Sampson — “I‘d like to see a few Andy Woodring, ’93, Short Hills, Calif. — ‘‘I would definitely scatter a more bitches at the parties.” to improve Washington and Lee’s social scene? NJ. — “I really don’t know, I don’t get out that often.” OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_004.2.txt By SEBASTIAN CROSS Phi Contributing Writer “If the students of Wash- ington and Lee will in the future remember that they are grown men and conduct themselves as such, I know that VMI cadets will do the same.” After fights this year be- tween students and cadets, this statement rings of recent vintage. But the author was Student Body President Howard Dobbins, writing in a March 1942 letter to The Ring-turn Phi. Rivalry and conflict between the two schools is not a new development. Virginia Military Institute and W&L have been atodds with each other since the creation of VMI in 1836. Originally it was not the students, but the administrators of the two schools who battled each other in Lexington. According to Ollinger Crenshaw’s “General Lee’s College,” following a proposal to change the armory that bordered Washington College into a military institute, the college faculty petitioned the Virginia legislature to locate the school elsewhere in the state. The faculty worried that the exist- ence of the two schools in Lexington would result in the demise of one of the institutions. The petition was denied, and the state established VMI. In VMI’s early years, W&L mili- tary science students trained and drilled at the institute, wearing distinctive stripes on their uniforms to separate them from cadets. It was then that the nicknames “rat” and “mink” came to be, Crenshaw said. W&L students coined the term “rat” during the joint drills, and the cadets responded with the term “mink” for their antagonizers. According to Henry Wise’s history of VMI, the cadets used the term “mink” for W&L men because they were “so mean and sly in their contact with the cadets.” A W&L story attributes the nickname to W&L men who shrewdly stole the cadets’ girlfriends. Joint training ended in 1846. According to an August 1986 Roanoke- Times & World News article, the two schools had a chance to make history during a football game scheduled for Oct. 23, 1869. The game was canceled because of rain, but, had the teams played, it would have been the first recorded American collegiate football game, preceding Princeton and Rutgers by two weeks. AT-MINK RIVALRY Friction between W&L and VMI recalls- nearly 100 years of neighborly competition The first football game in the South was played four years later between the schools, with W&L coming out on top, four goals to two. According to Crenshaw’s book, the first major incident between the schools came after a W&L-Columbian College football game in October 1897. After the game, a group of W&L students celebrated in a horse-drawn wagon, which they drove up to the VMI parade grounds. Cadets were drilling in formation and blocked the path of the cart, causing the minks to utter jeers and imitate military orders over a megaphone. When the cadets were dismissed, they rushed the cart, throwing stones. The can escaped the onslaught, but several W&L students on foot were seriously injured. The next afternoon friction escalated again after a W&L student hit a cadet who ordered The Ring-tum Phi, February 4, 1 993 FEATURES File photo The presence of female students is not the only obvious difference between W&L and VMI. him off the sidewalk in front of the barracks gate. The cadet called his brother rats, and the ensuing mob chased the assailant, throwing rocks. Several students were injured, one seri- ously. As a result, a meeting of the W&L student body almost ended in a free-for-all against VMI scuffle broke out, prompt- ing the letter from BC President Dobbin. During World War II, the cadets were commis- sioned to enforce the blackout in Lexington. On one of their patrols, they invaded a fraternity house voked by its members. One hundred cadets swarmed into the house and attempted to drill its members in the street. Continued heckling from the students escalated into a fight until authorities calmed the situ- ation. The high tension surrounding the event probably caused later incidents of all-out cadet raids on fraternity houses. _ Retired Lt. Col. Mike Strickler said one such raid in the 1960s resulted in major destruction of two fraternity houses. The cadets marched in front of the fraternities on their way to church following a major social week- end at W&L. Students on the fraternity house cans and snowballs until the cadets were ordered to break ranks. The cadets charged into the houses to clear out the occupants, causing serious injuries and damage. Several keydets were charged with crimes and had to pay for the damages. Antagonism between the two schools did not always involve vio- lence. George Washington’s statue on Washington Hall was painted in VMI yellow and red many times through the years, and the minks re- taliated by decorating the statue of Stonewall Jackson at VMI. , , Other traditional pranks, such as toilet-pa- pering campuses and moving the VMI can- nons, marked the lighter side of the rivalry. Conflict almost erupted when a group of W&L students stole the cannons and put them before President in Red Square. William L. Wil- A group of sonsteppedinand cadets showed pleaded with up to reclaim those assembled to investigate the I incident before .,,,.;2*.r'§‘«?'v‘*-”" their posses- sions, and a vio- lent encounter takingaction. was narrowly A small riot - " averted when did break out af- police arrived. ter a W&L—VMI VMI Mu- baseball game in seum Curator 1902, at a time Keith Gibson when there had By CAMERON HUDDLESTON Phi Staff Writer A group formed by’ twin brothers to bridge the gap between«Virginia "Military Institute and Washington and Lee is finally taking shape. . Jason Durm, a W&L junior, and his brother Martin, a VMI cadet, began plan- ning their group in October. Now they have members, prospective community service projects, afaculty advi- sor and a name for the group—The Preston Society. p Jason attributed the increase inmember_- article about the group written in The Ring‘- tum Phi and a noticeghe placed in General Notes. « " 3 ' The group currently has 10 members, but Public Relations Manager Tom I-Iespos appealed to the Interfraternity Council Tues- day hoping to entice one or two members of each fraternity to participate. the armouncement will show significant support for the project. The group chose the name Preston in ship, a turning point for the group, to an’ Jason said he hopes the response from" Generals, Keydets recognition of a W&L alumnus who helped . ‘form. VMI in the 1800s, Jason said. “It's a community name and I hope Prestons in the community won’t be of- fended,” Jason said. “I think the name ties us hr with the community more.” The main goal of the group is to serve the Lexington community. The Dunns and other members created a list including RARA, RARO and the city manager to contact for possible service projects. The group will meet Wednesday to finalize plans for community service projects. “We’l1 organize community service in which both [W&L and AVMI] can come together and meet each other,” Jason said. “I'm.»pretty confident with all these con- tacts people are making, a project will come out of this.” - Despite past conflicts between students from the two schools, Jason said he has heard ‘no negative feedback about his group’s attempt to smooth relations be- tween VMI and W&L. He said most people realize the neces- sity to work with the cadets rather than against them. “Some have gone as far to say it’s a good idea,” Jason said. stones, bayonets, brass guns and blasting powder. sidelines and taunting both players and oppos- ing fans. A question over a long ball being fair or foul was followed later in the game with a close call at the plate. The spectators swarmed around the players and the umpire. The fight that broke out caused the schools’ administrations to discontinue future meetings. The game was called on account of darkness, ending in an 8-8 tie. There were few recorded incidents between GO. t-M lfopyright 1993, Great Eastern Resorts. WL I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .I rn student to chairman of the board. Grab your snowboard and show everybody at Massanutten you mean business. All our slopes are open to snowboard skiing, along with our challenging half pipe. Ski Massanutten any Monday or Friday after 12:00 pm for our College Days rates, just $14 for a lift ticket with your valid college ID. Bring this ad and you'll receive an additional $2 off the College Days lift ticket rate. lessons and limited snowboard rentals are available. So come on, join the fun. And prove who’s the boss. 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W&L students The 1904 ......... .. took up torches baseball game pm, photo and advancedas was 3 heated Lexlngton parades are not exclusive to W&L fa’ as ‘he VMI mawh’ Wm‘ fans Homecoming and Mock Convention weekends. 33” b"'f°’““"“ wandering the ingaround with- out incident. » Confrontations today between W&L and VMI are different in character from those in the past. Fights reported in the news this year have been more isolated incidents than general up- risings of school-against school. The Preston Society, a new organization formed by students and cadets jointly, promises landmark cooperation between the two groups. Though a rivalry will probably always exist between the two schools, perhaps the Preston Society will move the competition into more suitable arena. 453-7969 TGI IF’ OUTLETS Nationally Famous Men’s and Women’s Activewear, Sportswear, and Shoes. 50% to 80% Discount Everyday - GUARANTEED! We receive merchandise from America ’s most famous mail order houses. 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Walsh’s intrigue is an understatement of the shock playwrights of the 20th cent tury have felt in response to the controver- sial content. Strindberg’s goal to revolutionize the theatre of his time was accomplished with the creation of “Miss Julie,” one of the first plays to address sexual, issues. In the play, Miss Julie is fondled by her! farnily’s servant, Jean. She teases him to I the point that leads them to engage in sex, said Rich Cassone, who plays Jean. Cassone compared the controversy of “Miss Julie” in 1888 and the early 20th century to that of the Mapplethorpe pho- tos in today’s society. Cassone also said. that he feels sorry for the character of J can. “I play it with a great deal of sympathy. I certainly don’t respect him,” Cassone said. “He is an oppressed minority. I can ',"unders'tan”d Je"ari"s need to rebel.” Jean battles with his role as a man and his role in society, all the while toying. with Julie’s emotions. ‘ Jean dresses in elegant clothing re- I gardless of the uncertainty in his physical cleanliness. “He wears his frock coat with elegance but gives no assurance that he keeps his body clean,” Strindberg said. “If Jean is. the sexual aristocrat he is the social slave, just as Julie is the sexual slave but the.. social aristocrat.” Juliewas raised in a sexually confused household,which created a tormented and unstable character. Her mother, an ardent feminist, pushed Julie into assuming char- acteristics similar to a man’s personality while her aristocratic father was content raising a well-marmered lady. “Julie is very confused,” Walsh said. “She’s been stripped of her identity.” Cassone said the rehearsal process has been both physically and mentally drain-. mg. “Regardless of whether you like the play or not, it’s such a great play for actors,” he said. “It’s very philosophical. I find it a draining play to watch.” Walsh agrees that the play demanded intense character introspection. “In every rehearsal something new comes out in our character.” 4 Valley J Hardware, Paint and Related Items Open Mon.-Sat. 8:30 a.rn.-6 p.m. E. Nelson St., Lexington Sun. 1-5 p.rn. 463-2186 CRAFT s PLUs,”rN'C.” GAMES. HOBBIES & CRAFT SUPPLIES Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 5 ‘ 31 S.Main St., Lexington 463-3355 COMING SOON . . . SHARKS Across from the Bone OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_005.2.txt The Ring-tum Phl, February 4, 1993 . Music Review By REBECCA CROW Phi Music Columnist JESUS JONES PERVERSE ( EMI 9) ’England’s Jesus Jones has returned to intema- tional dance halls with a new look, but a familiar exciting sound on the new ,EMI release Perverse. Jesus Jones, who took their name from apopular Spanish first name and combined it with a common British surname, are one of the few dance bands with an.obvious rock heritage. They couple techno-rave jams with steady, puls- . ing rock rhythms. Although they emerged from England’s dance halls on the heels of bands like the Happy Mondays and the Soup Dragons, Jesus Jones sought to remain separate and distinct, says lead vocalist Mike Ethvards. It worked. Perverse is a very diverse LP which ranges from the typical dance beats to mellow “swaying music” to riffs with a touch of technological grunginess. The LP’s first single, “The Devil You Know,” is alreadytoppingthe charts of college radio stations across the nation. While possibly not as strong, the song follows the dance tradition of the 1991 hit, “Right Here, Right Now.” Also following this tradition is the playful “Zeroes and Ones” which is aimed at the computer——oriented generation that . has emerged worldwide. es, binary numbers have seeped out of computer sc'ence and into college radio. In contrast, “Spiral” flirts with the eerie and unidentifiable, fluctuating gracefully (believe it or not) between typical horror——flick background music 6 and bursts of acid house-influenced rock. The result is pure, embraceable chaos. ‘Together, the songs create musical contradiction and confusion that one somehow expects from this radical British band. STAR (SIRE/REPRISE) The dissolving of the Throwing Muses’ songwriting team of Tanya Donelly and Kristen Hersh made many a music lover cringe. But Donelly emerges triumphant from the breakup with a spec- tacular new band, Belly. Rarely does a band seem so unique, and at the same time appear to combine a variety of distinctive, yet different sounds. L7, the Sun- days, Lush, and of course,theThrow- ing Muses. But why make comparisons be- tween Belly and these bands? The result is fresh, new and ex- citing. But Star is an invitingly nostal- gic album. Almost surreal, the vigorously developed lyrics provide striking images from something reminiscent of a child’s dream sequence. ' From dead babies to decapitated baby dolls to witches, Donelly puts a twist on what one expects to hear. On “Feed the Tree,” the LP’s first single, fonner Muses bassist Fred Abong displays his prowess on itar. gu “Gepetto” and “Untogether” team up to describe the relationships and friendships of children. The former treats the kid from a bad home, while the latter tells of children who recount outrageous stories or make huge demands upon others. “Angel” and “Sad Dress” are the two most danceable tracks. But one should not expect dance music from Donelly, a follower of swayers like Edie Brickell, who rely upon theircrazy lyrics andplayfully soulful voices to carry the songs. Star closes with “Stay,” a beautiful song about shattered hopes and dreams, about which no one cares. Donelly should not be speaking of herself here, for Belly displays the promise of great things to come. PAGE 5 FEATURES 3 new LPS get thumbs up BELLY THE THE DUSK ( EPIC ) The first new release since 1989 The The’s LP Dusk reflects the wear and definition of time. While much slower than the last two efforts, Mind Bomb (1989) and Infected (1986), Dusk draws upon bluesy, jazzy soul that expresses pas- sionate and sincere integrity. Just as dusk represents in literature the beginning of darkness, a time of reflection, so too do the songs on this soul searching LP reflect a sense of introspec- tion. The harmonica driven first single, “Dogs of Lust,” acts as a prediction of what to expect from the LP as a whole. Lead singer Matt Johnson describes their latest album as, “10 songs for the lost, lonely and lustful.” “Love Is Stronger Than Death” is an acoustic ballad that emits an optimistically poetic view of life. Here, with the help of former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Johnson croons,“Here come the blue skies, Here comes springtime] When the rivers run high and the tears run dry./ When everything that dies/ Shall rise.” “Slow Emotion Replay” demands that people correct themselves before criticizing the world. “Lonely Planet” carries the theme further, say- ing, “If you can’t change the world, change your- self.” The The re-. verts to the night club solo piano sound on “This Is The Night” and “Bluer Than Mid- night.” While the style differs from the earlier songs, the theme remains constant: intro- spection. Dusk is a very solid, unified album that well represents the talents and visions of The The. It should serve both to embrace the old fans and welcome the new. Crow is assistant rock manager at WLUR.The station received promotional copies of these three albums. 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Faculty Committee freezes student reserves 50 years ago in the Phi — The student activities reserve that was frozen for the duration of World War II totals $6,000. The money is turned over to a special faculty committee, which will decide when the student body is capable of controlling the mone a ain. Five ears ago in the Phi- he acultyvotes to take the Inter raternity Council out of the Rush scheduling rocess and give it to the Student Affairs Committee. In ot er IFC news, invitations handed out at women’s colleges must now have the name of the invited on it, as well as the name of the fraternity member inviting her. ._ D MEET THE PRESS The Ring-tum Phi Invites You To An Open House At The Phi Office, University Center , Friday, February 5, ll a.m. - 4 p.m. Talk About The Phi With Us, And See How Your Newspaper Is Made. .-.,----.-.--,—....-.-,--.. . .. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_006.2.txt PAGE 6 BIG THREE... EC candidates talk about Honor System 11. What is the role of the Honor System at W&L today? 2. What changes would you make to the White Book? Ames Hutton,’94, for President 1. “The Honor System is the most important aspect of the university, and it pervades every aspect of student life. I feel arenewed emphasis on the Honor System both in and out of the class- room is important in maintaining the system. I feel the EC is responsible for the maintenance of the system, but equally important is the student body's dedication and responsibility [to the Honor System].” 2. “I think that a more open system of exchange between the EC and the advocates would be beneficial to both sides....There are two proposals in specific I think [a student White Book review committee] should think about—whether there should be a harsher penalty for appealing to an open hearing and whether investigators should be allowed to vote in a closed hearing.” Jimmy Kull, ’94, for Vice President 1. “I don’t think the Honor System has changed much in the three years that I’ve been here. I see it as the main reason students are attracted here. It is the dominant force in academic life, and it is influential outside of academ- ics as well.’’ 2. “There should be more commu- nication between advocates and inves- tigators and possibly more students involved. Maybe investigations should have two students and one EC member instead of two EC members and one student. The student body in general needs to be included in a serious look at the Honor System so they can determine what honor means to the current student generation.” Maurice Cole, g ’94, _ for Secretary l.“I think the Honor System today is a work- ing system, but it is only as good as the people living under it. I think students have become slack,andIwould chal- lenge students to implement the Honor System out- side the classroom.” * 2. “I think it’s up to the student body to decide and I would like to be the representative of people to do that. I think it’s a shame that’felony crimes that are punishable by jail time in the state of Virginia, such as murder and assault, are not considered. It’s wrong that a person could go to jail for murdering someone or raping someone and, when they get out, could be considered aestudent in good standing.” seems like we punish the fairness.” the SCC does a good job in conduct matters.” 2. ‘‘I definitely think the single sanction should not be changed. I don’t think there is gray area. When -an honor violation is committed, there is no such thing as a minor violation. We should think about the notation ‘dismissed’ when someone is convicted in an open trial and ‘withdrawn’ in a closed hearing. It Bob Tompkins, ’90, ’94L, for President 1. “The Honor System has and still does apply to classes and to social life as well. This broad coverage makes W&L a special community. That spirit of community is the main reason I came back, and I hope the students continue to respect and cherish it. I hope next year that students will take part in the revisionsof the WhiteBook.” 2. “At this point, I would not per- sonally make any fundamental changes to the Honor System. But there are several issues that should be examined by the student body next year that were outlined well in Rector Miles’ letter to the EC. We should look into the history that surrounds the issues, determine the relative merits of the proposals, decide which merits are the most important and decide how the process surrounding the White Book should take place.” James Rambeau, ’91, ’94L, for Vice President 1. “The Honor System is all-en- compassing and promotes trust. The EC facilitates that trust, not only at school, but in the community at large. The Honor System instills values that students will cany throughout their lives and into their professions. Stu- dents should feel a need for the Honor System." 2. “First, we should clearly define what is meant by ‘executive session’ so the student body doesn't have to worry about action being taken behind closed doors. We need to clarify what we mean by intent—it’safuzzy area that needs aclear definition. We need to guarantee due process. Students need to trust the Honor System and know that when someone is brought up on an honor violation, it is not adversarial, it is fact-finding." Ashby William Toles, Hackney, ’94, ’92, ’95L, for Secretary for Secretary 1. “I think it'spretty clear —— neither lie, cheat nor steal. If you expand it beyond that, you’re giving the EC the potential to create a Star Chamber. I think 1. “The role of the Honor System is to dent respects every other student in the W&L community.The honor code is very im- portant and [the EC’s] job is to make sure any member of the student body who is brought up gets an impartial hearing.” 2. “I think we need to investigate the White Book. We need to revise it in terms of the current student body. The controversy last spring term stirred inter- est in the Honor System and we definitely need to review it.” appeal. It’s a question of Interviews by Gregory Patterson, Phi News Editor ‘ make sure every stu-- The Ring-tum Phi, February 4, 197' Aggarwal, 4 ’94L, for President _ 1. “I think the current jurisdic- tion of conduct violations and ha- rass_ment is good. As chairman, I ha held sensitivity training to try_ . * n judgesfto handle sensitive" , [lnterfraterniftyi I _dence tomake everything except. straight-o‘ut sexua1.harassment.'Anythi_ngelse'—— verbal harassment, racial cases— the SCC is ‘qualified to handle.” 2. “I think it would be somewhat the way it is now. There should be stricter penalties for dirty msh, but if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” A funny thing horppened_ on the way to the forum... ...-.Clnd you_didn’t hear the condi- dotes’ speeches. But you can still VOTE Big 4, Monday Big 4 Run-offs, Thursday, Call today for an appointment to discuss your Fancy Dress gown. Professional seamstress with years of experience. Betty Wilson 463-4431 Sure to please - “Looking Good” Gift Certificates for those special Valentines. Mary Kay Cosmetics for women & skin management for men. 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But W&L was pre- cent. pared to derail their con- “You’re not going to win tidence train. when you shoot 30.6 percent If you take out the im- and let the opponent shoot 70 portant number, the score, percent,” head coach Verne all but one of the halftime Canfield said.“Wejustdidn’t get back on defense and they took full advantage.” But then the team’s Jekyll andHyde complex tookover, and the second half turned into a halfway decent one. Canfield admits Guilford probably couldn’t keep up their torrid pace for 40 minutes, but his team's play made him wonder why they can’t do it more often. “It’s happened a lot to us this year. We just haven’t put halves together like we’re suppose to,” Canfield said. “I turned to my coach [assistant Bill Raleigh] and asked him why we couldn’t play like that all the time.” The Generals were outscored in the first 54-25, allowing Guilford to make 21 of 30 shots. In the second, W&L did the outscoring, 35-27, allowing the Quakers only 8 of 15 from the field. Two very different halves, same result as the last four games, a loss. The loss dropped the Generals to 4- 13, 2-10 in the ODAC. The loss funher diminished W&L’s chances of making the ODAC post-season tournament. But Cantield said the team couldn’t quit. “We have to stay as positive as we can because there’s still a chance. But it’s a dilemma, you don’t get confi- dence until you win, but you don’t win until you gain some confidence. We just have to keep working hard.” Well the Generals must have de- cided that the season could still be salvaged because they came out in- tense against the Marlins last night. Carter stats favored the Gener- als. They were shooting 52.6 percent while hold- ing the Marlins to 40.6. W&L held the rebound- ing edge, 19-10. The one stat that didn’t favor the Generals was one that hurt the most. W&L turned the ball over 16 times. Those 16 mistakes translated into 32 shots for the Marlins, they only made 13, thus the low shooting percentage. It also limited W&L to 19 total shots for the half. Again, you can’t win with numbers like that. ‘‘It’s hard to your offense when you can’t hang onto the ball,” Cantield said. The Generals trailed 30-23 at the break and Canfield said he “still had a good feeling” about the game. But it only got worse. The Generals continued to shoot well from the floor, but not from out- side the 3-point arc. For the game, the Generals shot 1-for-10. W&L continued to turn the ball over, though. They gave away 12 more in the second and the Marlins took advantage, putting up 33 more shots in the final 20 minutes to finish 29-for- 65. The final score was 77-59 and could have been worse. Now the Generals are in a do-or- don’t-make-the~tournament situation. W&L inhabits 10th place in the ODAC. They host 9th-place Eastern Menno- nite College Saturday and play at 8th- placeLynchburg nextWednesday.The top eight teams make the post-season tournament. Canfield said the EMC game is a double-edged sword. He has to decide if it’s better to tell theplayers how vital the game is, or just go about it as just another game. “It’s a two-sided question. But the kids don’t need the extra pressure, they’re under enough already,” Canfield said. Another difficulty will be keeping the players’ minds on basketball. “It’s going to be tough. I have to wrestle againstpeople seeing how many games are left. Ican’t give up on them. I'll work them hard, maybe even harder, to keep them interested because we still have a shot.” Really the biggest problem for the Generals the past eight or nine games is that they seem to totally collapse in one aspect of the game. For example, in the Guilford game, the Generals transition defense took a holiday; against Vir- ginia Wesleyan, turnovers killed them. This makes it difficult for Canfield to try and tix the problems. “It's not like there is one problem we can specifically work on in prac- tice. With the turnovers, Idon’twant to psyche them out, so I'll tell them to take care of the ball, not don't turn it over. “I can’t discourage or disappoint them. I have to remain positive.” With the tournament on the line, the Generals need little more incentive to play hard. But Canfield said it should not be just the tournament. “Our motivation should be that it’s our final home game, and the final one for our seniors. And I want to give the fans something because I know they’ve been wanting to get behind us and I know we’ve let them down. “We have everything to gain and nothing to lose.” W&L honors fall athletes » . country). By 3.5;“ O RSURKE Bo Hannah and Keith Rinn (men’s cross country). ~“"- P‘ I: ‘p°"SjE "°r Leslie Hess (volleyball). : - r * There was more thanjusta basketball game being played Evans Edwards gained recognition as a GTE Academic at the Warner Center last night. All-American. At halftime of the basketball game between Washington and Lee and Virginia Wesleyan, fall athletes who earned special honors during the 1992 season were recognized by the W&L community. Josephine Schaeffer had one of the most notable fall seasons. She became the first W&L woman cross country runner to earn All-American status. / (I5. 4? .. ((311 USAir REGISTER TO WIN IN HARRIS TEETERS ELY WITH THE HORNETS SWEEPSTAKES You Could Win One Of These Fabulous Prizes. See Details And Register At The «I Coke Display In Your Harris Teeter. 0 One Of Ten Trips For Two To Orlando Florida For The Game With Orlando Magic, Includes Air Fare On U.S. Air Accommodations And Game Tickets. a0 One Of Ten Trips For Two To Charlotte, N.C. For A Hornets Home Game. Includes Game Tickets & Hotel Accommodations. 0 One Month Of Free MCI Lon Distance Air Service. Call I-800-274-70 0 For More Details On How To Win. ' 0 One Pair Of Hornets Tickets Will Be Given Away In Each Harris Teeter For March/April Games. 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Sheets contributed a strong second place finish in the 100-freestyle versus F&M. “We have some of the best swim- mers,” said Fisher. “I think we ought to get most of the top spots.” After the Hollins meet, the women host Mary Washington College along with the men this Saturday. Page Remi1lard’s team, meanwhile, has been on a hot streak all year long and hasn't seemed to come up for air. Senior Andrew Pearson won two races: the 50 and 100-freestyles. He also anchored the winning 400-freestyle relay team. Sophomore William Rowe was first in the 200-breaststroke and second in the 200-IM, which freshman Craig Sears comfortably won in 2:04.30. The Generals racked up several points with a second through fourth claim in the 200—backstroke, and also took three of the top four spots in the 100-freestyle. The 400-free relay of David Stillman,Justin Dardani,RolandChase, and Pearson touched with a time of 3: 18.53, winning by nearly three sec- onds. The men have a week off following the Mary Washington meet. On Feb. 13, the Generals will head south on I- 81 to compete with Radford. They will then prepare for the Emory Invitational, which takes place Feb. 18-20. Needed: Editors and Business Managers of University Publications Positions Available: Editor & Business Manager of the Ring-tum Phi, Editor & Business Manager of the Calyx, Editor of the Ariel, Editor of the Journal of Science, and Editor of the Political Review. Letters of Interest for Ring-tum Phi positions due February 22, 1993; Interviews - March 1, 1993 Letters of Interest for all other publications due March 8, 1993; Interviews - March 15,1993 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930204/WLURG39_RTP_19930204_008.2.txt Last Week: Bball- Va. Wesleyan 77,W&L 59 (4-14) MSwim- W&L 106,F&M 95 (7-0) WSwim- F&M 109,W&L 62 (6-2) Wrestle- York 42,W&L 9 (4-5) PAGE 8 S Ellie iaing-tum {flirt PORTS BASKETBALL, INDOOR TRACK, SWIMMING, WRESTLING This Week: Bball- EMC 2/6 7:30; at Lynchburg 2/10 _ Swim- at Hollins 2/4 (W); MWC 2/6 2:00 (M&W) Wrestle- at Va. State Toum. 2/6 IT- at VMI Relays 2/6 (M);at Pepsi Invit. 2/6 (W) FEBRUARY 4, 1393 Sandsleads at Gallaudet By MARK SAPPENFIELD it’s difficultto make up the twelve . - points we have to forfeit.” H" Staff wmer Freshman Rob Sands contin- Washington and Lee head wrestling coach Gary Franke continuedto shuffle the top quar- ter of the line-up to achieve the best match-ups this past week- end at the Gallaudet Invitational in Washington, D.C. The team won two and dropped two on the day, leaving their season record at 4-5. Franke parted with any sort of set ladder, and started some wres- tlers who usually don’t see much action to give some of his starters time to rest and heal. “Rob DeClerk[sophomore], Cary Hansel[sophomore] and Beau Kingijuniorl all saw some action, so it’s nice to have those guys who make a lot of our trips get a chance to participate,” said Franke. The Generals opened the tour- ney with a 27-19 win over Rutgers-Camden, then lost to a comparable Ursinus team, 35- 21. Franke was most concerned with the Ursinus loss. ‘‘I thoughtthat we were still in the Ursinus match until we got into the upper weights. We lost a couple in the upper weights that really hurt us, but that was a really good match for us. “If we could’ve turned a couple of things around in our favor, we would’ve been victori- ous,” Franke said. W&L finished the day by fall- ing to a superior York squad, 42- 9, and then shelling host Gallaudet, 41-6. Franke said he empathized with the situations of Rutgers- Camden and Gallaudet. “Rutgers-Camden and Gallaudet were in the same situ- ued to pace the team by going 4- 0 in the invitational, raising his record to a tearn-best 16-6. Sands continues to be the Generals best wrestler this sea- son. He registered 15 takedowns on Saturday, eight of them alone came against Mark Sutin of Ursinus. Sands had 20 takedowns en- tering the weekend. He also led the team in wins with 16, takedowns with 35, escapes at 16, reversals with 11, two-point nears falls with 5 and even three- point near falls at 8. Sophomores Eric Shirley and Adam Williams went 2-1 , and 2- 2 respectively, to remain above .500 on the season. Williams is 6-4, Shirley is 9-7. The only other wrestler who owns a season record above even is freshman Colin Looney. At 5-2, the 190-pounder shows signs of becoming the greatly needed fixture in the top third of Franke’s lineup. Looney also completed the invitational with an unblemished of 4-0 mark. Franke is excited about the prospects of having a solid wres- tler at a position that has been troubling for the team for most of the year. “1ooney’s coming around. As he gets more mat time at 190, he gets himself in better wrestling condition.” The Generals will head into this Sunday’s Division II and III State Tournament at Longwood looking to compete with teams they’ve seen before, like Longwood and Newport News Apprentice. W&L will also run into talented teams they’ve yet to ation we were in, competing with see, like Norfolk State. a limited line-up. When we com- Wrestlers like Sands, Shirley, pete against a team with solid and Williams will be inpositions wrestlers at each weight class, to place individually. Photo by Jameson Leonardi, The Ring-tum Phi Derek Carter (40) and Bryan Bradlng get set to run the Generals half-court offense against Virginia Wesleyan. Carter scored 1 1 and Bradlng seven In W&L's 77-59 loss. VV&Lk; shot at tourny ‘ fadesfast, By SEAN O’RouRRr2 Phi Sports Editor There are poignant moments in all our lives that seem to define just who we are. If you were one of the fans at the Warner Center for the Gener- als game against Virginia Wesleyan last night, you might have seen that poignant moment for the W&L basketball team. With less than 10 minutes gone in the first half, freshman Derek Carter and senior Bob Ehret tried to rtm a pick-and-roll. Ehret set a good pick and Carter cut around it perfectly, losing his defender in Ehret’s chess. Ehret discarded the Mar- lin and rolled towards the basket. Carter let fly with a perfect lead pass, but Ehret became entangled with his own defender, and the ball sailed harmlessly out of bounds. lt’s painful to say, but that was the defining moment for the Generals this week. Despite playing tough against averyta1entedVirgirtiaWesleyan team, the Generals dropped an- other game, and more impor- tantly, another Old Domimion Athletic Conference game. On Saturday, the Generals took a van ride to Greensboro, N.C. to take on the Guilford Quakers. W&L took it squarely on the chin, 81-60. The Quakers became the fifth straight team to shoot better than 60 percent from the floor. ' Guilford came out flying against a very lethargic Generals team. The Quakers ran and ran and ran all over the place for the first 20 minutes. g W&L’stransition defense was unmercifully pounded by the quicker Quakers. Guilford re- corded eight uncontested layups in the first half. Eight! You don't win basketball games when you U see FADE, page 7‘ Swim teams stay competitive at F&M meet By Krsmr GRANT Phi Staff Writer The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swim teams traveled up north to Pennsylvania ,to take on Franklin & Marshall, Saturday. Unfortunately, the teams took differ- ent routes from there. The men maintained their undefeated status with a 106-95 win. They are 7-0 with two meets remaining before the Emory Invitational after mid-terrn break and the NCAA Championships next month. The women’s record, however, fell to 6-2 after a 109-62 loss. The team had begun the year 6-0. The two defeats have come largely due to opposing teams with significantly larger rosters. F&M had only 12 swimmers, but the Generals were two members short. The six that competed for W&L were just in over their heads by taking on a team with twice as many swimmers. “It would have been much closer if we had everyone,” said sophomore Susan Fisher. Fisher contributed as much as she could for the Generals, placing second in the 200-Individual Medley and third 200- backstroke. She also led off the 200- freestyle relay that edged F&M by just over a second. “They had a couple of really good swimmers,” she said. “I don’t know if we could have won, but it would ’ve been a lot closer.” Senior Claire Dudley claimed the team’s only individual win by taking the 50-freestyle. . Dudley, the squad’s only senior, won it with a time of :26.28, 1.4 seconds ahead of second place. Dudley nearly won the 200-breast- stroke, missing by just .3 seconds, and anchored the victorious 200-free relay. The women had to compete without sophomore Marina Vasilara and fresh-_ man Rebekah Prince. Vasilara is confing off an ankle injury that is still bothering ' her, but she will be available for Thursday night's meet at Hollins College. “It’s not great, but I’ll compete,” said Vasilara. “It should be a really good com- petition.” Prince, a freshman who has alrcidy entered the W&L record books, has been ill but is also expected to compete. “Everyone’s been getting sick, but we I‘ should all be ready, now,” said freshman’ ‘ Jill Sheets. V U See‘ AQUATICS, pag§_7 When he’s not playing football or lacrosse, Robert Hull is making sure he stays competitive in his pre-med major. ‘WV’? 3:5‘ ' -:=:-:-:- :«.-:-:-:-.-:- '=‘5'=il4'1'='¢'l‘5" " '.'-I-I-H-'-I _-I-:-: '-C-' 1-: -I-C-I‘-D-I-1-Is‘.-E-'-I-I-I-T.-Z-C-H-I:. 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Hull noted that the competi- tion in college football was high, which made it quite different than in high school. “I didn’t play very much— we had a great senior squad,” he xv.-I-I-:- said. As a defensive lineman, Hull spent this year backing up the Generals’ talented front—four. But it gave him time to learn and did not diminish his enthusiasm.“I’m looking forward to playing more next year,” he said. “We’re go- ing to have a really good squa .” When it comes to his abilities on a lacrosse field, Hull, a midfielder, is modest. “I’m only good enough to make the team.” However, he does enjoy the “hard but interesting” practices. “It’s a lot of fun playing with the caliber of players that are at W&L,” he said. “Not only are the upperclassmen great, but the freshmen are really good, too. of There's a lot of competition.” One would expecta two-sport athlete to have very little tint to spare, and Hull does claim that he is “very busy.” But the multi- talented freshman finds time to participate in the Big Brother/ Big Sisterprograrn in Lexington, , and volunteers at the hospital, working with a radiologist in nuclear medicine and the radiol- ogy lab. : With his work at the hospital you might have guessed Hull is , on the pre-med track, and if he ‘ continues to perform as he has in the past, the W&L commugity will be cheering him while he’s in the classroom, not to mention ' when he’s on Wilson Field. . 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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Reader Relations Coordinator .1} The Ring-tum Phi was first printed on Sept. 18, 1897, a private » money-making venture by a stu- dent named J. Slusser. He served ePlIi business manager and used the Phi’s income to pay his tuition “' for Washington and Lee. ThePhi’s name cane from averse inapopular W&L football song. Whenthefirstedi- tor printed the song’s1yrics inthe Phi’s fourth issue, he received a let- ter scolding him song, which in- cluded the word “hell,” and print- i itonthefirstpage,no1ess.This s all scandal helped create stu- dent interest in the newspaper, I which was not widely distributed, and contributed to its survival. Already in existence at that time was a magazine called The South- em Collegian. Founded in 1868, the Collegian served as a quarterly literary journal, as well as a report of university debating societies. The Collegian later came to in- clude news articles for a time, be- fgre reverting back to a literary journal. The Collegian welcomed the Phi for taking up a role that it could no longer fulfill, that of in- fonning the Washington and Lee community about everyday issues. Starting with the first Phi editor, are tradition of each editor hand- picking his successor was estab- lished. This practice continued until the rum of the century when it was decided that the positions of editor and business manager would be fialed through general student body elections. The Ring-tfum Phi. WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY The result of these open elec- tions was a degeneration in the Phi’s quality, as some editors were elected because of football ability and general popularity, with no regard to journalistic prowess. Phi editors wereknown to take offforthe weekend and, as a result, there would be no issue the next week. The issues that were pub- lished became or- gans for certain fra- ternities, political points of view and honor groups. In 1920, recog- nizing these prob- lems,tlIe editor and business manager of the Phi joined the editors and business managers of the Calyx and the Collegian to form the Publications Board. The board helped improve the quality of W&L publica- tions heads and re- placedthe method of election. By l937,ithad estab- lished the process it still uses today, choosing the pub- licaI:ions’ heads it- self, without the student election. However, the the Pub Board to sign slips saying, “I pledge on my honor that I will vote for the following candidate When an editor defied the Clique’s agenda in 1934, the group simply disconnected him from the paper. His name was removed from the staff box and a more loyal Clique member was named “act- ing editor” for the rest of the term. The Clique’s power over the Pub Board faded away in the late 1930s, after the dean of students persuaded the Pub Board to pass a constitutional amendment more specifically defining terms of mem- bers’ elections. The Clique continued to exer- cise influence over other campus organizations until the early 1950s. It awarded control of various orga- nizations to certain fraternities and other groups of individuals. In 1930 there was a movement to change the Phi’s name to some- thing that the readership could re- late to better than an old football s o n g verse. The P h i printed a series of editorials calling for a vote to determine if the name should be changed. new method of In the election (and the end, a let- Pub Board itself) ter signed began to become by“Alum- controlled by a nus” con- campus-wide vincedthe group of power- editors fulstudents called that the the“Clique.”The P h i ’ s Clique decided a n a m e week or two be- wouldbea forethePubBoard link to the election who the new publication heads would be and passed its agenda by requiring members of EXECUTIVE EDITORS past for all students who would ever attend Washington and Lee. The movement to change the name NEWS EDITOR C/\'l‘llRY.\' L()Pl(‘.COl_() /\.\'D RICIIARD PELTZ The executive editors supervise the editing and design of all sections of the Phi and handle all rywspaper personnel. As heads of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board, the executive editors discuss and form the newspaper’s policies. In addition to their responsibilities on the editorial side of the newspaper, the executive editors are liaisons between the editorial, advertising and business staffs. The executive editors also serve as official representatives of the Phi and coordinators of public service activities. It SPORTS EDITOR SI-:A.\' O’RoI.:RI Chinese New Year celebrates the Year of the Cock . ' A ight'heaned or take a deep ‘.5’ if . rages of editing. AY — P.M. )1‘ placement in PageMaker. :ir stories. The photography and goes over negatives with . Axlhti. 9 . r tool: ata serious issue. _'I'l__1is;section_ usuallyioccupies - mm t t e ifs;:*::':;.:::*:.:f.:*;:::::3s::i::.:'.::::::::‘::; utive editors and news editor ‘ ’ ' ‘ jg _ ' greater flexibility than other section editors in using ‘ more creative designs and different fonts in headlines. The Phi has a columnist who occasionallywrites music :ws and sports editors lay out n assemble their printed tiles. . V74‘ K‘ V Faculty alums reczill fmi life moon, and the editorial page __ A_ _ .e ,, _ _ , _ .. ----«-Ia--7- reviews in this section. The syndicated puzzle Colon- Lose“ “med files are assembied imo es , "+3 -1-: nade Crossword usually, appears here, as well as a new p pug ' U -Ifllw feature, 50 years ago inthe Phi. Photographs, sized and marked for cropping by editors the night before, are taken to The News-Gazette by 9 a.m. Editors make final corrections at the Phi office, then take the pages to » This section covers the Generals athletics. Stories here The News-Gazette. A technician there photographs the Phi’s are often amix dfthe feature and news styles of writing. pictures through a filter of tiny dots, producing dot_man.ix [fthereisan opinion column in this section, itislabeled as such. The Phi uses a sports front format, which means that the most important stories are on the newspaper’s back page. Jumps and other sports sto- prints for publication. Editors cut the pictures to size, stick them to the pages with wax, and outline them with line tape. The News-Gazette technician then photographs the actual- ries are on inside pages. The Phi does not have enough size pages, producing broad—sheet size negatives. A driver SPHCC t0 _00V€F 6V_6ry Sport 6V<=_f>' Week» 50 highlights from the Phi’s printer in.Covington picks up the negatives at :’e‘:t'i‘o:'1a;‘l’l‘:i a;?o:;’;‘)‘:::“(°;1‘:Eh:‘:i‘:::e:);’:h: noon. The Covington printer makes originals from the nega- sports flag atthe top ohm backpage are ears’ “boxes, tiVCS and prints hOWCVCI' many COpiCS Of thC [hC editors which list last week’s Generals scores and the coming order. In the evening, the driver returns with bundled copies W6<‘J<’S games and times- of the Phi. The circulation staff takes over distribution. If hand. All photos by Mallory Meyer: except Calyx photo by Megan McCloskey "‘ C’