OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19930904/WLURG39_RTP_19930904_001.2.txt U112 ‘fling THE FRESHMAN ISSUE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY me Phot W&L students participate in tear night before the Inter Ftraternity Council and the university forced the fraterni- ties to tone down their activities. The entire rush process was rethought last year. IFC starts relaxed rush ., LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 4, 1993 Freshman class: brains and brawn -x By NANCY PAvLovic Phi Managing Editor Today, Saturday, September 4, 1993, it’ll be official. High school will be over and college life just begun for the 429 in- coming members of the Class of 1997. As they arrive at Washington and Lee, this year’s freshmen class brings with them a myriad of life experiences, perspectives and expectations that will influ- ence their time here. “This is a great class and very similar to last year’s class as far as academics go,” said Assistant Director of Admissions Rob J. Aliff. “I think it’s fulllof students who desperately wanted to be her ” F‘ a class that includes, 53 former student body or class presidents, 88 former presidents of major student organization and 141 varsity team captains, the Class of 1997 nevertheless found time to excel academically. Rep- resenting 346 different second- ary schools, there are 29 National Merit Finalists and 33 Valedicto- rians and salutatorians among them. The Class of 1997 has 327 Advanced Placement classes un- der their belt. “We were looking for the ul- timate well— rounded student who was capable of. doing well academically and wasn’t afraid of being involved,” said Aliff trying to characterize the selec- _ tion process used by Admissions Like the class before them, they maintain the Board of Trust- ees’ mandated 60 to 40-male/ female ratio to a tee, with 258 men and 171 women. Neverthe- less, they are the select few cho- sen from an application pool of 3,318 and represent the best 42 states and seven countries could offer. Virginians once again are the best represented with 56. Pennsylvania, Texas, Maryland and New York round out the top five states freshmen will be ar- riving from today. Admissions is eagerly antici- pating the arrival of the Class of 1997 and the beginning of their four—— day long Freshmen Ori- entation Program. “We’re really looking forward to them [the Class of 1997] get- tinghere on Saturday,”Aliffsaid. with open contact for men L By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi Staff Writer Relaxed Rush? Strange, but true. In the past, freshman men were under closed Contact Rush rules when they arrived on campus. That meant that freshman men could not talk to upperclass fraternity mem- bers until almost one week after their arrival. This year, freshman men have two weeks of open and casual Contact before Rush activi- t'es officially begin on the second Monday 0 classes. ' I “This gives freshmen more time to see the school without Rush”, said Integfrater- _ nity CouncilPreside'ii'§ZCurt Smith. ‘fit takes some of the pressure off freshmen.” Other‘Rush changes include more open léouses and heavier penalties for Rush viola- tions. “There will be 16 open houses instead of nine,” said Smith. “This gives each fraternity a fair opportunity (during open house). In the past 6 or 7 houses were left out.” “Rush penalties are stiffer because you have to go out of your way to screw up under the new Rush schedule.” Smith also offers some advice for fresh- men who are considering Rush. “Basically you get to see what W&L social life is like. You get the opportunity to meet alot of people- shaking 600 hands in the course of two weeks is a good introduction to the school. “Be open minded- make sure you check out every option. Take yourtime when you’re going through the process. Try not to ‘feel pressured.” The schedule for Rush events will be: Sept. 4: Freshmen arrive Sept. 5-7: Closed contact during orienta- tion events; casual contact after freshman orientation. Sept. 8-17: Open contact 5-8 p.m. Sept. 18: Open contact 1-5 p.m. Sept. 19: IFC Assembly 1-3 p.m., after 3 p.m. closed contact Sept. 20-23: Open houses 6:30- 9:05 p.m. Sept. 24: Preference Cards due from fresh- men and fraternities by 1 p.m. Informal drop- ins at house 1-5 p.m. After 5 p.m. - closed contact Sept. 25: Open contact 1-5 p.m.- After 5, closed contact— freshmen can’t go out , Sept. 26: Revised cards due by 12 p.m. Rush dates 1-2 :12:30p.m.- 3:30 p.m. W Sept. 27: _RushAdat_es_‘3-4: 6-9 pm. "_'Sept.'28:’Casual"5ontact on Hill Sept. 29: Rush dates 5-6: 6-9 p.m. Sept. 30: Rush dates 7-8: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 1: Tear Night New The EC readies for the year By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Executive Editor The Executive Committee, ‘W&L’s student government, must complete two tasks before students can get down to busi- ness as usual: introducing the dass of 1997 to the Honor Sys- tem and or- ganizingthe said the Honor System Orienta- tion will not change this year. Tompkins said he expects all - freshmen men to be wearing a coat and tie and the women should also dress appropriately for the orientation Tuesday night in Lee Chapel. Tompkins will give a speech at the orienta- tion, which all budget. The EC is made up of 13 stu- d nts repre- sentingeach of . the un- dergraduate and law classes. upperclass and law rep- resentatives are elected each spring. F r e s h m a 11 must attend, and then the freshman will be divided into groups. The groups will be takenby an EC member to watch a video about the honor system and discuss it in more detail. Tompkins said he hopes F r e s h m e n will elect their repre- s9ntative this fall. EC President Bob Tompkins Tompkins the freshman will realize what an inte- gral part of W&L life the Honor System is. “I hope they’ll have afnn filled four years, but if there’s an- evening to be serious that’s it,” Tompkins said. The EC is also responsible for an Honor System orientation for new faculty members. Last year each new faculty member re- ceived a letter about the Honor System during the summer. Af- ter the orientation each incoming faculty member received a visit from an EC member. The EC’s next piece of busi- ness will be organizing the bud- get. Last year the EC allocated $235,425 to student organiza- tions. The EC will not fund organi- zations which are politically or ideologically partisan After the budget allocations several stu- dents came to the EC requesting the policy be changed to allow the EC to fund all campus orga- nizations. Tompkins said he thinks the EC’s policy is the best one he has heard, but he is will- ing to hear any suggestions. Tompkins said he hesitates to codify the budget process any more than it already is. But, Tompkins said he hopes the bud-; get process will not deter new clubs from starting. “I wouldn’t mind seeing some new [clubs] come in this year,” he said. All student organizations, such as sports clubs, service or- ganizations and specialty clubs, who want funding will submit requests to the EC and have a chance to justify their requests. After hearing all the request the EC will decide how much money to allot each group. The EC will also begin the process of setting up the White Book revisions committee, Tompkins said. The revisions committee will review the White Book, the writ- ten explanation of the Honor Sys- tem, during the entire year. The revisions committee will then suggest possible changes to the White Book. The EC will request applica- tions for the committee positions in about two weeks, Tompkins said. He said he hopes to have the committee members in place in about a month. Two boys stroll across the footbridge the week before most students arrive in Lexington. Photo By Sarah Gilbert, of The Ring-tum Phi crass es, test A sign painted by FOC member Sue Krawchuck greets the Freshmen. FOC prepares freshmen for life at a university By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Staff Writer The 429-member class of 1997 begins its orien- tation week today with activities planned by the Freshmen Orientation Committee. The FOC is a group of over sixty students who each year plan most of the en- tire orientation week and pro- duce the Freshmen Record. This year’s schedule of events includes several new programs, including an op- tional Community Service Ac- tivity seminar sponsored by Project Safe and Sound and Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity. “With this new addition we want the freshmen to realize that they are part of a larger community than our ivory tower here and to realize what that means,” said Dennis G. Manning, Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life. Freshmen may choose be- tween the community service seminar and trips to the Chessie Trail Walk and a hike to the Saddle of House Mountain sponsored by the Outing Club. “We have provided activities which we think freshmen will want to attend,” said Carlin Jones, FOC co-chair. “I would like to see every freshmen at every event.” The remainder of the orientation week follows the same format as previous years. _ Activities begin with the Playfair presentation tonight at 8 p.m. at the Student Pavilion. An official class meeting and welcome by President John D. Wilson will be held in Lee Chapel on Sunday at 1 p.m. Placement tests in foreign languages and En- glish are scheduled for Sunday afternoon starting at 2 p.m., followed by FOC small group meetings at 5 p.m. and the annual Alumni Association Barbeque at the Liberty Hall ruins at 6 p.m. New this year is an 80’s theme party that will take place in the General Headquarters at 9 p.m.- On Monday the‘ mathematics placement test Manning will be administered in Evans Dining Hall at 8:30 a.m., to be followed by the CIRP Freshmen Survey, / and then another class meeting in Lee Chapel at 10:30 a.m. for a speech on the history and traditions of W&L by Professor Taylor Sanders. Freshmen will return to Lee Chapel at 2 p.m. for a speech on academic life at W&L by Dean of the College John Elrod, to be followed by an introduction to the Commerce School by Dean Larry Peppers. On Monday evening freshmen will eat dinner with their faculty advis- ers and there will be a class party in the Baker- Davis-Gilliam Quad be- ginning at 9 p.m. On Tuesday freshmen will register with the fac- ulty advisers for their fall classes, and in the after- noon have the opportu- nity to participate in the community service semi- nar or the Outing Club activities. All freshmen receiv- ing financial aid will meet in Northen Auditorium in the Leyburn Library at 4 . p.m. Freshmen will have dinner that evening with their big siblings on the front lawn. The Honor System orientation will be Tuesday night in Lee Chapel. All freshmen must attend the orientation. On Wednesday Freshmen lwill matriculate in- Payne Hall, take their swimming proficiency test and receive the library orientation in the order of their last names all starting at 9 a.m. The student activities fair will be held simultaneously on the front lawn from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. That evening the small groups will meet again to discuss responsible behavior. Classes for all students begin on Thursday and are abbreviated to accommodate Opening Convo- cation. Physical Education registration will also be held this day. On Sunday, September 12, a fraternity system orientation will be held in Lee Chapel for men at 1 p.m. A sorority system orientation will be held in Northen Auditorium for women. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19930904/WLURG39_RTP_19930904_002.2.txt PAGE 2 Tillie ilting-tum lfllii , 9 The Ring-tum Phi, September 4, 1993 ,- The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 To the Freshmen After what probably seemed. the summer that would never end, and at other times the summer that was flying by, you’re finally here. You’ve already received tons of mail from Washington and Lee, students and administrators alike. Some of it you threw away and some of it you actually read. Before you even got here you had a dinner date with your advisor arranged for you. A group of students calling themselves the freshman orientation committee have planned an entire week for you and published a Freshman Record, all to help you get to know one another. That same committee has helped you move in and they set you up with your small group leaders and Big Brothers or Sisters. ' Administrators, faculty, staff and students have tried to perfect every detail to make sure your first weeks at W&L are as smooth as possible. Why? Well, you’ve been told it’s because we are glad you’re here. If you’re the cynical type you might not believe that, but it really is true. We’re glad you’re here because you deserve to be here. You’re intelligent, but you don’t just sit home and study. Each and every freshman brings unique experiences and talents to W&L. Some ofyou are athletic, others like student government, some of you can sing, some can write and some of you will probably discover what you love to do most in the next four years. You came to one of the best liberal arts universities in the country because you wanted to be challenged. And, let’s face it, you came because you heard the social life was good here. You’ll definitely be getting a good education and have fun if you go to class and go to parties, but you’ll be missing out too. Along with great courses and great parties, W&L offers hundreds of extra—curricular activities. There’s some- thing out there for everyone. But, YOU have to get in- volved. Each freshman breathes fresh air into this 246 year old university. Each one of you hassomething to offer this university and in return it will give you four years of memories and experiences you will never forget, on top of an education that many will envy. All you have to do to get the most out of W&L is be yourself. Be the student that stood apart from the others and was considered special enough to attend W&L. Get in- volved in whatever interests you. And have fun. These really will be the best four years of your lives. To the parents You’re probably reading this to keep your mind off the fact that you’re going to be leaving your child soon. Even, if you’ve done this before it’s not easy, at least that’s what our parents told us. You’re a little nervous and a little WELL IWAS . WHEN I F7R5T ’ Got‘ in LIME. ‘Flt, Injury Leads to Intellectual Growth 0 My View Dennis G. Manning Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life Nothing in my almost two score year’s experience matches the sheer exhilaration I used to feel coming home from school, bounding off the bus and drop- ping a pile of books like a depth-charge in our family room. How quickly, too, I could effect a metamor- phosis from schoolboy to feral child by peeling off school clothes and wriggling into tattered cut-offs and a T-shirt for play. School, I thought, diminished the freeness of each day. Mysteriously spun and evanescent as cotton candy, playtime was to be enjoyed only in quick, little gossamer nibbles. I do remember playing outside one late afternoon after school was over. There was more than just an intimation of autumn as the leaves surrendered to surreal hues, colors I saw only in pictures of Mars in my grade school science text. Greg was our neigh- borhood bully (his corpulence his most endearing quality), a fellow who had the dangerous habit of trying to sit on his friends. Piecing together shards of memory, I recall circling under a superball that had been bounced much higher than the roof of our house, some thirty feet into the air, thinking I might catch it and abscond with it. Just as I gathered the ball into my hands, Greg, with all his weight, buckled my left arm under both our bodies. Astonishingly, I don’t remember the doctor set- ting the bones in my arm - my mind won’t let me I remember the same feeling of discovery when I first read Keats’ “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer.” Could reading poetry - even an Elizabethan translation in this case - be this magical, could it be as powerfully exciting and original as discovering an revisit that pain - but I do ocean (so what if I reniemberthemodem day really was Balboa G‘°“°’ 'a”‘°"“g °" ""“‘° Piecing together shards of and “°‘ C°"°Z’) °‘ strips of plaster to create the shell that would en- case my arm for some months. During those months, I discovered phi- lately and reading, serene pursuits of the mind. Stamps withbi-planes and reading, figures from ex- otic-sounding places like Madagascar. Treasure 15- land and Tom Sawyer sud- denly came to life. A sci- ence book, All About the ies. memory, I recall circling under a superball that had been bounced much higher than the roof our house, some thirty feet into the air, thinking I might catch it and abscond with it. Just as I gath- ered the ball into my hands, Greg, with all his weight, buckled my left arm under both our bod- peering through a telescope and sud- denly viewing a new planet? The patently simple aifi. swer is yes. To ini- tiate and cultivate a life of the mind, however, you needn’t, like me, break a bone or in- capacitate your, self. One of the paradoxes of your Human Body, long since out of print, I am sure, opened my eyes to the marvels of this mortal shell we inhabit.I had never before known that the mind alone — no matter the condition of the body - could afford such independence and freedom. Some years later in my freshman year of college, college years is that you are naturally and gloriously incapacitated: removed for the most part from the vicissitudes of modern life for four years, free to read, to write, to think, to discover, tn play, to work, to express yourself. Cherish these years. Welcoming Season Starts Today Dream Land Richard Weaver Let me begin my remarks today by your roommate. I'll simply refer you to a recent movie: Single White Female : Living with a roommate can be mur- der. Now before I get some angry letters on cute puppy stationary from people who really liked theirroommates (there must be, what, eight or nine of those), Day One: Turkey Slices wrapped around stalks“of broccoli. — — I Day Two: Chopped up turkey and broccoli combination. Day Three: Pureed turkey/broccoli served with dumplings. Day Four: Green Jell-O. Now, if you’ve heard enough, and if 0! OK; what they lack in service they make up for in eye makeup. We’re talking Tammy Faye Bakker territory. Or Uncle Fester from TheAddams F am- ily. But that’s not the point here, and th; point is, I don’t aimlessly wander from subject to subject. Any subject I dis- . . . waloomin ou, the class of 1997, to I’ll make it clear now that just because youwant cuss, trust me, re- excited all at ,the same t1me',There,’S’ not gomg to be “The Welgoilnin season”hei-e in l_,t-,x- ou will be livin with someone in a to know W’? lates back to food in 8 Y 8 Someone Standmg over your chlld t°Hm_g them when to do ington. In the coming days prepare to room the dimensions of a 1978 Honda w h e r e I1 IIl0VlIlg-Ill day some way, and get- their homework, when to come home at night, orwhat to eat. be heartilyweicomeubyvanousdeans, Civic for the next ‘nine months does g o o ‘d last year, my father and tlng back to when But, you can go home with that key chain that says My Kid professors, upper-class students, fel- NOT means you Wlll eventually com- food IS I H d . f “ you go to lee-Hr, Goes to W &L, and be truly proud. lowfrt_=,shmen,Jiinfi-om EastLex,_Vl/&L «mit an act of viollence against lrhits) per- servhed, .Pu4e4 In 0111!’ ll ' you lniusktf alwayfs We’re not going to kid you, we have no idea what you’re Security and their tow truck.fr,iends, ‘S‘on,.it msans t ere just mig t e an govyl ere slze X e.v1-0 et av; rsph a(s}t,pre 1 . . the Rockbndge County sheriffs De- incident one day, where you Iron t C truck, car In all nfm era y 6 enera feeling right now..We are students ourselves. But, we do panmem, the Cadaver Society’ and “s1ipS”from ynnrnands and«lnndven_ truckers 1'3’ Y Lee)’ 1 won’t tell know what W&L lS all about. And we can tell you to stop A1vin-Dennis(“"rhe Belt People”)_ ently” lands on your roommate’s go. _and earthly POSSCSSIOIIS, 35 you what it consists worrying. If the phone does not ring every night or there I know that last year my reaction “head” nfhile he.’-S Sleeping 3113 “aCC1- “V0113 ’ well as two of my °f(Y°“ have i0 find isn’t a letter in the mail box once a week, it does not mean was» w_h° “"3 mes“ P°°P1°?_ The“ d°.“‘a"Y W15 “S m°“‘h .Sh“' 5,? 3'?“ y°“ have friends’ thin S all ‘hm °“‘ f°’ .y°“" th. . T th . .t b bl th. my reaction was,“what’s for dinner?” will no longer hear that bizarre boil- the Lee- g Self), but I Will tefl Solzne lng IS Wrong. . Tu IS, 1 pro a y means lllgs are and then «Can I go to Sleep n0w?:a The ingn «Sounds» that he makes “after” truck you thatlgive it five going great. Your child has a lot of people to meet, and in A whole an]-nsnnent process to strange drinking “a” whole 2-liter bottle of s t o p , the cab and wra ed u stars.(Editor’sNote: a few weeks your child will have more work than ever. little/Lexington (the “Twin Peaks” of “Dr. Pepper.” . _ w h e r e _ PP P . Richard gives the SO, be prepared to go a little longer than usual before you Virginia) Will take a while, but that I, of course,_ irresponsibly make W a i t — In an enormous blue Sttop-Inlcpngeniefnce get that phone call or letter. Your child still loves you, but Y°“ CS“ ‘ Ste? bta‘il_‘ 3 ;l;°S°rig(:r:‘(f;;‘1(‘f::t‘}‘:;‘: d;:Wl‘;‘g1;‘S’t“;;l;‘: if 51°51 tarp. We were the Lex- :£::a°lS;'S;’[gnSa;g: there’S S0 Inufih to do here. . scilnedule I llzsed alone in GrI:;haII)n_.LeeS 260, S e r V g you had ’bettel' lwt One last thing. The library is open 24 hours a day here. will soon can nnma vvfhichltheorizle 3/asbuilt as Solrle kind you 24 various fraternity mam. trusthisjudgimcnt.) 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Iilldclose by ‘ f‘ d ’th' ll t k ti h‘ incredibly easy to wa e up at p.m., w e e . , saying: a ies an @112 ‘IKIIIQ-film lfllit :::l.“.::; :..*:.‘.%:.**..:.*;.°,..°.. 1:: :.%*‘:.: wen. -nwazkeaaway from as Y01 enormous blue tai—p_ we were the Lox- ;nlock( tlh)e ldoor dto al:l)’<())wMDomino’s talking our truck, from what I pulil dqwn the covers ~ - ' t l-{'llb‘ll' , Th ' f t - izza “ e ivere in inutes or w a i - an ge in oyournew Executrve Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas 0nI1|e mlbe {is 5:0 weoevsatnttgifie 52:) 3- RSS by our fleet of RonS_R°yoeS,,) to I 6 S S C S assume, was fear: Does bed tonight, ques_ Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy Pavlovic side the dorms to help the freshmen bring me f00d_ t h 3 t this rlng a be“ with any uoning why in the News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Cobrin, Thomas Hespos move in wazked away from out truck, You say, “Richard, Iwill never buy n e v e r of you? world your parents Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Weaver 3l<_>m_WhatbI liissutlrlle, Wasf fear‘; Does Zxtfa E0041, espéclallly S1n0Cf°tfi Zffigmgr ;‘l*(‘)‘I’l‘: alt°‘gaS3’h‘:;‘g:“£ . - ‘t _ oing 0 every sing e one e i i . Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Gilbert ‘sI’;'13eS“S tfiatvgy $3; ‘;o3l’l°§ave an ha“ mealsmat my parents S 01 d my They]-us, and Lee’ have faith Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Briggs re me and con uered wal_ little sisterto a for-_”Andlsa to ou, watch the procession of truckers, that in ashort time, you’ll be question- ady co ,seen, q P Y Y Y , _ _ Photography Editor. . . . . V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darran Winslow Mart, and Mom has purchased all kinds “Wait ';_l1l"liil (yo: are seéved Turlcey Di- tctivséniets. (erfi Leilliligttialn tcitizetnss), and iilg hotw yout evelloorlisidered any other . . - f ' hl db kc nd van.” is is proviesape ec ex- suenswoc oea. ome- pace ogooscoo. AS.SlstZ.mt Photogrilphy Editor ' ' ° ' ' ' 't ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Bethany Snilth iutiltiecfwirg :1: gwingicjtsaiaglsiicah I ample of my theory of the Letitia Pate times the sleep deprivation puts them And to the current resident of Gra- Edltorlal CaI't00n1St - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Jeb T111)’ assure you will never be used for any- Evans Dining Hall Food Chain, which on edge and they’re not quite as friendly ham-Lees 260, call me here at the Phi Editorial Page Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wyatt thing other than building an nn‘pen_ traces the evolution of dining hall en- as you might expect, like when they sometime and let me know if the ohl Computer Graphics Artist . . _ ' _ ‘ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _plnl Canon an-able Berlin wall between you and trees; throw your silverware at you. But that s homestead has changed much. Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Roddey Assistant Business Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Flickinger . I Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miriam Neel A Q u I c k R e a d O n e P h I Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Polaski ‘ O Features Stories of human interest or about the arts appear in this section. A story here may be light-hearted or take a deep look at a serious issue. This section usually occupies two facing pages. If the facing pages are connected they are called a double truck. The features editor has greater flexibility than other section editors in using creative designs and differ- ent fonts in headlines. The syndi- cated puzzles, Colonnade Cross- The Ring-tum Phi is published Thursdays during the under- graduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexing- ton, Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the executive editor and business manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week’s edition. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. Opinion This section, the opinion page, usually occupies pages two and three but may extend to other pages. In the left column of page two is the staff editorial, which is the opinion of the Editorial Board, unless it is initialed by only some board members. The Phi administrative staff is listed in the staff box. The Phi prints four biweekly political columns and two biweekly humor columns which re- flect the author‘s opinions. My View News The news section always begins on the front page and often extends to other pages. The name of the newspaper, underlined by the vol- ume, number, place of publication and date, is called the flag or name- plate. The frontlpage includes the week's most important stories with longer stories jumping inside. When designing the front page, editors try to make several entry points, places which attract the eye to start reading. Spons This section covers the Generals athletics. Stories here are often a mix of the feature and news styles of writ- ing. If there is an opinion column in this section, it is labeled 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 stories are on the inside pages. The Phi does not .‘ have enough space to cover every sport The Ring-tum Phi every week, so highlights from vari- Post Office Box 899 Teaser boxes _at the ‘top of the page columns and letters, which anyone word, usually appears here. The sec- ous sports are sometimes put together Lexington, Virginia highlight stories inside the P3PeT- Can Write, 3“? U0“ 3150 has music 1’6Vl6WS- in a section called Sports Notebook. 24450 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19930904/WLURG39_RTP_19930904_003.2.txt S Th‘e Ring-tum Phi, September 4, 1993 By Francesca Kefalas Sometimes it seems like Lexington has more places to eat than it has year—— round residents. But even staunch fans of the Letitia Pate Evans Dining Hall will agree sometimes you need a change. If you do not have access to a car your options are a little more limited. But, then ayin it’s about as far to the freshman parking lot as it is to most of the restaurants that are not a few blocks from the dorms. - Lexington’s newest restaurant The Raven and The Crown, is also the closest to the dorms. An old English style pub, it serves breakfast all day, which is something no other food places in town does. The menu offers quite a few breakfast choices, such as french toast and omelets, and also features a variety of appetizers that might remind you of popular fun-food chains such as TGIF’s or Bennigans. The Raven and The Crown serves a variety of hot sandwiches and also has full dinner entrees. There are also daily sp‘!cials. But, maybe the best part of the Raven and the Crown is the prices. Eating dinner at the restaurant could cost less than $5. The Raven More food than 1) and the Crown, located underneath Mountain Copy Graphics on Lee Street, is closed on Mondays. The Palms was opened in 1975 and has been a tradition for students turning 21 ever since. But, The Palms, besides boasting one of the longest drink lists you may have ever seen, also has a large variety of hamburgers and hot sand- wiches. The Palms has a bunch of “starters” that really are more like a dinner unless you share them. The Palms also has entrees and serves a Sunday Brunch, which features choices such as eggs Benedict and steak and eggs. A typical dinner at the Palms will cost about $8. The Palms is located on the corner of Nelson and Jefferson Streets and is open every day. Spanky’s is another Lexington staple. The chain restaurant features a long list of hot and cold sandwiches in combinations you may not have thought of. Each sandwich has its own distinctive name but you can build your own sandwich too. Spanky’s also has fun-food ap- petizers and, to top it off, a wide selection of deserts that will stuff you even if you have not eaten dinner. Dinner or lunch at Spanky’s will cost about $8. Spanky’s is open for lunch and dinner every day. It is located on Jefferson Street next to the fire station. Harb’s is a bistro that tal breakfast, lunch and recently started serving dinner entrees along with their list of interest- ing sandwiches and sal- ads. Staring at you from the counter is a display case of Harb’s desserts for the day. You may want to skip your meal and move right to des- sert. _ Lunch or dinner at Harb’s will cost about $8. The restaurant is open every day and is located on Washington Street, two blocks from the dorms. City Steaks and Subs is not a sit-down restau- rant, although there are tables and chairs. The restaurant features a cheese steak modeled af- ter the authentic Phila- delphia Cheese Steaks, and they deliver. City Steaks and Subs serves a light continen- . V _is on ‘Main Street, and Walker unless it is a special occasion. But last PAGE 3 ‘FEATURES you can get a sandwich there for less than $5. The Sandwich Shop serves mostly cold sand- wiches and is reasonably priced. It is located on Jefferson Street and also has live entertain- ment. The Bone Bar and Grill serves starters, sand- wiches and entrees. If you like ribs or spicy chicken wings The Bone is the place in town to go. Eating lunch or dinner will cost you about $8 to $10. You may wonder why every restaurant is serving sandwiches, but these really are not the kind of sandwiches you would make at home. And, every restaurant has its own distinct menu of sandwiches. But, if you’re in the mood for something more than a sandwich, there are places for that. The Southern Inn serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Although it is not a big student hang—out, it does have a homey, quiet atmo- sphere. The Southern Inn is located on Main Street. If you don’t mind spending some more money you can go to I1 Palazzo, Lexington’s only Italian Restaurant. 11 Palazzo serves ev- erything form pizza and calzones to seafood. Many students go to 11 Palazzo for special occasions, although you can eat there for as little as $8, you can also spend as much as $15 just on your entree. Il Palazzo’s is open every day and is located on Main Street. The Willson-Walker House is next to II Palazzo on Main Street. It is Lexington’s oldest restaurant and certainly its most expensive. You will rarely see students dining in Wilson- 5." year, the restaurant began running dinner spe- cial for $10. If they do it again it might be worth the money just to see the beautiful restaurant, which is located in a historic home. If you like pizza, you have several choices in Lexington. Domino’s has set-up a deal with the university that allows students to put money on the general debit portion of their identification card and charge their pizza. Domino’s is also open late, and deliver so often to W&L stu- dents, chances are they can find you even in an academic building. .54‘ ,3; l eople in Lexington Frank’s Pizza is out on Route 60 near Harris Teeter, the supermarket, Frank’s also has hot Italian heroes and other Italian fast foods. Frank’s has an on again off again delivery policy. Pizza Hut is also on Route 60, a little farther away than Frank’s. Pizza Hut delivers, or you can go to them. Right outside the Lexington city line is Little Ceasers. Little Ceasers is on Route 60, in the same shopping center as. K-Mart. They don’t deliver, but the price is usually lower than the other pizza places. If fast food is what you want Lexington has a lot of that too. On Route 60 you can find McDonalds, Wendys, Hardees. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Long John Silvers. Soon Taco Bell will be joining the group. Also on Route 60 is Old Virginia Barbecue. If you like barbecue they will certainly make you happy. They also have racks of ribs. On Route 11, near Wal-Mart you will find Burger King. This may seem like a long list of places to eat, but it’s not exactly complete. There are restaurants that some student have never heard off, and then there are always places like Shoneys and The Golden Corral on Route or Country Cookin on Route 60. But, if what you really want is a snack and not a meal, you can always walk to the Co-op, W&L’s very own snack bar. With the magic of your identification card you can satisfy all kinds of hunger pangs at the Co—op. The Co-op is open until midnight Sunday to Thursday. So, there you go. If you ever want a change of pace from the dining hall you have a lot of options. Enjoy. O . The Ring-tum Phi is looking for interested and .enthusiastic people to write news and features, take pictures, ask questions, edit copy, and fetch coffee (only I ° kidding). The only requirements are a willingness to get l involved and wanting to be among the first to find out all '° the news at W&L. See the World....Join the Phi , Sign up at the Students Activities Fair, Thursday, Sept. 8. The Phi will also have a meeting to discuss goals for the coming year. Join us and tell us what you would like to see in the newspaper. The meeting will be Saturday Sept. 11 in the University Center’s Fairfax Lounge at 3 p.m. . l OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19930904/WLURG39_RTP_19930904_004.2.txt Last Week: Practice for fall sports began September 1 PAGE 4 Generals take the field with high hopes for fall :93 By SARAH ‘GILBERT Phi Sports Editor For all of the freshmen who turned to the sports page first, this is the story you’ve been waiting for: The Of- Course—Football-is-Most-Important- But-We-Have-to-Mention-the—Other- Sports-Anyway story. For everyone else, this is a preview of the upcoming year of Washington and Lee sports. Football (yes, we must always be- gin with football) comes off what the sports world calls a “rebuilding” year in which the Generals compiled a 5-4 record. This year, unfortunately, the boys in blue must rebuild again, due to the loss of both graduated seniors and injury-prone under-grads. Junior Geren Steiner, quarterback, is the most glaring loss from the Gen- erals’ roster. However, optimism reigns in W&L’s locker room; a strong class of freshmen and sophomores should keep the team at least as strong as last year. On a more superficial note, the scheduling highlight of the decade is the first-ever Washington and Lee ath- letic event held in Bermuda, as the Generals face the Hoyas of Georgetown flirt ifling-tum iflhi SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY, FOOTBAL_L, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL AND WATER POLO November 20. W&L faces Emory and Henry at Emory for its first contest September 11. The Generals will come home to Wilson Field for the first time October 9, homecoming, against Davidson Col- lege. Because sports editors have the power of self-imposing a qualitative order on sports which each have their own intrinsic merits, we now move to one of W&L’s most interesting sports, water polo. Water polo is something of a mys- tery to many incoming freshmen. The game is similar to soccer, played in the water with seven men and using one hand to move the ball. Last year’s water polo team was rousingly successful, winning the East- em title. This year’s team, with the return of senior top scorers Greg Golub and Jake Berman, should prove to be equally stellar. Coach Page Remillard and his band of waterboys will kick off the season with an intrasquad scrimmage today, and will host the Washington and Lee Fall Classic Sept. 1 1. Men’s and women’s soccer both begin their seasons on Sept. 11, as well. The Lady Generals will travel to Photo by Sarah Gilbert, The Hing-tum Phi Athletic practice has just started at Washington and Lee, but this athlete is already in agony in the training room. Parents For 96 years the W&L community has looked to The Ring-tum Phi for the latest news,’ opinions, sports and campus coverage. Agnes Scott College for their season opener. Coach Janine Hathorn hopes to better last year’s second place finish in the Old Dominion Athletic Confer- ence. With a squad which only graduated one player, the Liberty Hall Fields should be action-packed and victory- laden this season. Their male counterparts open their season with two matches in Kentucky, versus Centre College on Sept. 11 and Transylvania University Sept. 12. The Generals return home for the W&L Soccer Classic on Sept. 18-19. Little has changed since last year’s team went 8-8, so seniors Dan Rhodes and John Robinson should lead the squad to a new and improved season in ’94. ' Volleyball begins its season with a brand-new coach, Terri Dadio of Tren- ton State, and a roster full of experi- enced returnees, notably senior Tara Burns and junior Jennifer Garrigus. W&L volleyball will kick off the ’93 season with a match at Christopher Newport Sept. 11. Finally, cross country returns from a very strong year in which both men and women claimed ODAC titles and sent at least one athlete to Division III National Championships, each retum- ing with one All-American. Sophomore Josephine Schaeffer, the last word in W&L women’s athletics, will return after her All-American sea- son to lead the Generals, who did not lose any athletes to graduation. Coach Jim Phemister will lead his squad to their first meet Sept. 11 at the Lebanon Valley Invitational. Though the men lost their All- American to graduation, coach John Tucker hopes to repeat as ODAC cham- pions with a strong core of runners. The men will join the women at their Lebanon Valley meet. Freshmen who have actually made it this far, through the turgid mire of soccer, volleyball, cross country and the like, would probably like some additional information. Washington and Lee University has an exclusively Division III athletic pro- gram, competing in the Old Dominion Athletic.Conference. Some of the Gen- This Week: Most teams’ first contests will be September 11 Water Polo: Scrimmage today 9’ SEPTEMBER 4, 1993 Washington and Lee volleyball players wait for practice to begn in Doremus gymnasium. erals’ chief rivals include the Maroons of Roanoke College, the Wasps of Emory and Henry and the Yellow Jack- ets of Randolph-Macon. Football games are played on nearby Wilson Field; soccer is held on the Liberty Hall Fields. Water polo will Subscribe to the Phi. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO000000O000000000 O 5/ Receive 29 issues“anid”i4 special issues of The Ring-tum Phi at your home every week for only $30 a year. 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