OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_001.2.txt ’ LEINGTON, VA 244:9 Ho! Ho! Ho! Lexington dresses up for the holidays DEC 0 6 1993 9 Women’s Basketball debuts at W&L with heartbreaking loss he ifting-tum lflhi VOLUME 93, NO. 13 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Photo by Bethany Smith, The Ring—tum Phi A student looks at AIDS prevention information during the candlelight vigil, Wednesday. - AIDS awareness Students inform students about dangers, myths 0 By EMILY BAKER Phi Staff Writer The Washington and Lee AIDS Educa- tion Project helped students observe World AIDS Day on December 1. Members of the project put up posters of 1&1 ribbons on white backgrounds around campus to increase awareness. At an infor- mation table in front of the co-op, they dis- tributed information and red ribbons. “Some students have been really positive, but when we asked people to wear red rib-I )1) bons, many just said ‘No thanks , said mem- lyr Meriwether Nichols. The information distributed included the phone number of the AIDS Hotline, 464- AIDS (2437). In addition, TV movies And the Band Played On and Common Threads played on a VCR were part of the display. Luminaries placed outside the Leyburn Library marked the beginning of a candle- light vigil held at 7 p.m. Students were encouraged to light candles to show aware- ness. Members of the project played public service announcements about HIV and AIDS, and continued to distribute information and ribbons. Senior Patrick McDerrnott founded the AIDS Education Project last year. “My intention was to increase the levels of education, awareness, and compassion for people living with AIDS,” he said. “I felt the issue was too big to be included in the mul- titude of issues the Health Education Com- mittee had to deal with. I thought it deserved a committee or project of its own.” According to McDermott, the‘Centers for Disease Control ranked women, heterosexu- als, college-age students and Southerners as groups with the fastest spreading rates for HIV. “That puts W & L in the crosshairs of this plague,” said McDermott. The project has been met with a positive response from the W&L community. “We’ve received tremendous support from the faculty, staff, and students,” said McDerrnott. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 3, 1993 Vandals trash campus, town By Mrcrnaus BRIEN Phi News Editor Not everyone went on vacation last week ———the Lexington Police and Washington and Lee Secu- rity were working hard Nov. 19, the Friday break began, someone broke over 30 windows on W&L’s campus, continuing a streak of destruction that started downtown and continued to VMI. Head of University Security Mike Young said someone broke windows in Washington Hall, Howe Hall and the Howe annex. The windows in Wash- ington Hall broke when the vandal pulled two air conditioners out of the windows that flank the rear entrance to the hall. Young said the vandal prob- ably broke the other windows with a stick or a baseball bat in a period of about 20 minutes. “We found glass inside the class rooms about 20 feet from the windows,” Young said, indicating the glass had been struck quite hard. Security did not find any blood, indicating that the vandal did not smash the windows with his fist. The windows have already been replaced by W&L carpenters_. Young said the glass damages were probably between $300 and $400. A professor who was working late called secu- rity at about three a.m., saying that he heard a strange noise, Young said. At first, security only found an overtumed trash can, but soon discovered ’ thejbroken windows. Security then called the Lex- ington Police at 3:16 a.m. Lexington Police Lieutenant S.E. Crowder said a vandal also broke the glass door of Wendell’s barbershop on Jefferson St., and the windshield of senior Anthony Catalano’s car, which was parked on Washington St. the same night. r Crowder said the police suspected VlVlI cadets of causing the damage. However, a police inter- view with the suspected cadets proved that they were innocent. The police investigation is continu- mg. VMI Public Relations Representative Colonel Mike Strickler said that one house on the VMI post and the guardroom on VMI’s campus had win- I dows broken_. Strickler said post police left the investigation to the Lexington Police. Strickler did not know about the cadets under investigation. According to Crowder, a vandal also damaged two businesses in Lexington later in the week, in ur See VANDALS, page 4 Chi Psi handed social probation ‘By NIELISSA sAwYE'1z' ‘ t;¢.-.....,time.to_get.i.t.sione.:t2y.stbe,next. especiallyzhig parties. Phi Staff Writer Rape reports drop By MICHEi..i..E BRIEN Phi News Editor Rape and sexual assault edu- cation programs at Washington dld Lee may finally be gettingthe message across to students. For the last four years, Asso- ciate Dean of Students and Coun- seling Psychologist Anne Schroer-Lamont has conducted a sexual assault and rape survey of freshman women. Of last year’s freshman class of 155 women, 124 responded to the survey; an 80 percent re- sponse rate. The percentage of responses has been fairly consis- tent in the four years of the sur- vey. Eight women of the 124 who participated reported they had been sexually assaulted or raped after coming to W&L. Two re- ported they were assaulted at another school while attending W&L. That means one out of 15 freshman women was raped or assaulted. In the first and second years of the survey, that number was one out of seven. In the third year, there was a decrease to one out of nine. This year’s number is the lowest in the history of the survey. “That’s progress,” said Schroer-Lamont. “We did a whole lot more education last year than before. It would seem reasonable to assume that stu- dents are getting the message.” Schroer-Lamont emphasized ‘ that the survey is confidential. Neither victims’ names nor their attackers’ names are listed any- where on the survey. Nor are specific experience descriptions used or published anywhere other than in the survey report. She also stressed the survey probably does not give a com- plete picture of sexual assault on campus. Not all freshman women Chi Psi has received social probation for the third time this year The fraternity received the penalty for failing to clean their house after pre-Thanksgiving parties. Chi Psi President John Hudson said the fraternity has a hard time getting the house cleaned, but emphasized the penalty was not the result of a “lodge destruc- tion” as in the case of Phi Kap earlier thisyear. Because Chi Psi is not a part of the fraternity re- _ naissance project, it doesn't have a contract with a cleaning ser- vice. Therefore, the responsibil- ity of cleaning the house rests solely with the brothers and pledges. Hudson says this is sometimes difficult and the mem- bers don’t always have enough morning (the deadline stipulated ‘by the Housing Corporation). Hudson said the fraternity is al- ways cleaned at least by the next evening. Chi Psi’s Housing Corpora- tion President handed down the punishment which puts them on social probation for two weeks in January. The penalty was origi- nally four weeks, but the broth- ers agreed to do some special clean-up activitieswhich allowed , them to avoid the final two weeks. Hudson said that the inspec- tor who wrote up the report told him the penalty was not designed to make the house suffer, but was handed down to make the mem- bers get the building cleaned up on time. Chi Psi is due to receive a cleaning service by September of next year. The house cur- rently receives cleaning services once or twice a month before , Photo by ethany Smith, The Ring-tum Phi SAB workers outside the Co-op, selling tickets for Big Head Todd, the second annual Christmas concert. Big Head Todd hits Pavilion tonight Hudson blamed the problems that have plagued Chi Psi partly on the InterFratemity Council. He said the IFC gave his house the previous social probationary period because the house had not registered a party. Hudson, how- ever, said many people believed his house had received the pro- bation because of the nature of the party—- a hall crawl at which a partygoer reportedly got sick. “The IFC policy on hall crawls is unclear,” Hudson said. He claimed the council needs to enforce rules and penalties more consistently, and the coun- cil needs to specify the offense to allof the houses, not just the one in question. Without consistent enforcement, he said, the IFC seems to be picking on certain houses. is See CHI PSI, page 4 participated in the survey, and of the women who participated, not all may have reported incidents of rape or sexual harassment. Only freshman women par- ticipate in the survey, which means the experience of upperclass women are not calcu- lated. The survey includes graphic i» see SURVEY, Page 3 ByYABIZ SEDGHI Phi Staff Reporter Big Head Todd and the Monsters will rock the Pavilion tonight at SAB’s revival of Christmas Weekend concerts. The Monsters with Michelle Malone will kick—off the night at 8:30.Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 or at the door for $12. The band features guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist Todd Parker Mohr; bassist and backup vocalist Rob Squires and drummer and backup vocalist Brian Nevin. According to John Kleckley, SAB chariman, Big Head Todd was SAB’s first choice for Christmas Weekend entertainment. Kleckley said SAB had wanted Big Head Todd to appear Homecoming, but due to the band’ s busy schedule they were unable to do so. Among the band’s releases is their latest CD from Giant Records,SisterSweetly, which includes the hit “Broken Hearted Saviour.” Earlier this year, Big Head Todd and the Monsters appeared in the H.O.R.D.E. festi- val (Horizons of Rock Developing Every- where) along with Widespread Panic, Blues Traveller, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Allgood and the Samples. Sophomore Erika Van Helden saw them. “They’re great. I’m definitely going,” she commented. Sophomore Chris Scheve, who has never heard of Big Head Todd, said “I’m going because of Michelle Malone, she’s great.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE (World AIDS Day observed Governments around the world acknowledged World AIDS Day Thursday by calling for better education and prevention methods. The World Health Organization has estimated that 13 million people worldwide are infected with HIV. Accord- ing to WHO, that figure may triple in the next seven years. The Nation Shuttle embarks on mission to fix disabled Hubble telescope After a day’s worth of delays, the space shuttle Endeavor Thursday embarked on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle carried seven astronauts and 11 new . parts for the telescope into orbit. The astronauts are expected to make five spacewalks to repair the telescope, which suffers from failed gyroscopes and a defective reflecting mirror, among other things. The shuttle’s mission will span over 11 days. Polar bear attacks, mauls man Those crazy polar bears are at it again. A man who was watching television at an Air Force radar station in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday was rather sur- prised when an 8-foot polar bear peered in the window. The man, Donald Chaffm, attempted to shoo the huge beast away with a rolled-up newspaper. Big mistake. The polar bear crashed through the window and attacked Chaffin, mauling his face, neck and chest before another -man could shoot it to death. Chaffin was listed in serious condition at an Anchorage hospital Wednesday. Subpoenas issued in Jackson case ’ Twelve people were subpoenaed .'l‘hursday in the Michael Jackson sexua 4 report to police for questioning in the case. Police questioned Ben Brown, a longtime Jackson associate, on Thursday. Brown told reporters that he has known the J acksons for 25 years and thought Michael Jackson’s‘ close association with children would leave him open for allegations of sexual abuse. Brown is publishing a book on the J acksons called “In the Eye of the Storm,” to be released next year. Officials examine penalties for violations of new Brady Law Washington officials are looking into the possibility that gun sellers may ignore the 5-day waiting period required by the newly-enacted Brady Law. The Brady Law states that gun sellers can lose their license for six months and be fined up to $5,000 if they ignore the 5-day waiting period or fail to send in background check documents on a gun purchaser. Twenty-seven states will have to comply with the Brady Law. The other 23 already perform background checks on gun purchasers and are exempt. ' U.S. Senators press for violent . video game rating system Video games may be subject to a rating system if two United States senators have their way. Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Senator Herbert Kohl of Wisconsin voiced concerns about violent video games, par- ticularly Mortal Kombat and Night Trap, two titles distrib- uted by Sega. Lieberman said he preferred that Congress ban the video games, but added that they are constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. Bob Keeshan, a.k.a. TV’s Captain Kangaroo, offered support of the two senators at a press conference on Wednesday. Sega claims that it already rates its video games. The Stateziffi Sara Lee jury duty case resolved A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Sara Lee Corpo- ration to reinstate an employee who claimed that he was fired because he was assigned to a lengthy term of jury duty. U.S. District Judge James Michael, Jr. ordered Sara Lee to pay back wages and rehire Andrew Perkins, who was fired after he spent five weeks on jury duty in a drug case. Federal law prohibits an employer from firing an employee on grounds related to j ury duty. Sara Lee was also assessed a $3,000 fine for violating the law. Larouche to be released in Jan. Lyndon Larouche is anxiously awaiting his release from federal custody next month. Larouche, who has run for president every four years since 1976, has been serving a 15- year sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy, crimes he committed in illegally raising campaign funds. By ETHAN KRUPP A Phi Staff Writer Beta Theta Pi: Uncle Mingo at the Boiler Room on Saturday with Phi Delta Theta Chi Psi: Cocktail party with faculty on Friday afternoon. Band party with The Purple Schoolbus on Saturday. Delta Tau Delta: Christmas theme cocktail and dinner party on Saturday Kappa Alpha: Band party with the T I Santa brings festivities ~ Stegmonds on Saturday Kappa Sigma: Before and after con- cert parties on Friday Tape party on Saturday Lambda Chi Alpha: Tape party on Friday Band party with Doug Clark & the Hot Nuts Phi Delta Theta: Uncle Mingo at the Boiler Room on Saturday with Beta Theta Pi Phi Gamma Delta: Gift exchange, The Ring-tum Phl. December 3. 1993 followed by dinner and party on Satur- day. Christmas party with Kappa for area kids on Sunday. Phi Kappa Psi: Band party with New Potato Caboose on Saturday Phi Kappa Sigma: Cocktail and din- ner party on Saturday Pi Kappa Alpha: Band party with Lost in the Supermarket on Saturday Pi Kappa Phi: Cocktail party before concert on Friday Cocktail and dinner party followed by band party with On Beyond Z Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Faculty cock- tail party on Friday Band party with Three Gentlemen . and a Lady on Saturday Sigma Chi: Band party with the Fredds on Saturday Sigma Nu: Faculty cocktail party on Friday Formal party on Saturday Sigma Phi Epsilon: Band party with ' Alchemy on Saturday Wills speaks on Declaration Photo by Bethany Smith, The Ring-m Wills speaks on the Declaration of Independence In Lee Chapel By DEBORAH ZOLLMAN Phi Contributing Writer On Tuesday at 8 p.m., Washington and Lee welcomed Atlanta-bom Gary Wills, professor, writer, and lecturer to Lee Chapel. Wills received his Ph.D. in Classics from Yale in 1961, wrote 17 books, and received the Pulitzer prize for his latest book, Lincoln at Gettysburg. Wills began his speech asking the audience, “Which Declaration of Inde- pendence do we read?” He explained there are actually three Declarations of Independence rather than the one we acknowledge on the Fourth of July each year. A Jefferson’s original draft ofthe dec- laration was the first. This draft in- cluded several passages on slavery that Wills quoted, which were not included in_ the second version of the declara- tion. The second version of the Decla- ration of Independence resulted when Congress edited J efferson’s original. Wills contended that the declara- tion we read today is the one Lincoln read. Lincoln’s' Gettysburg Address is “a normative document to tell how we. should interpret the Constitution.” Lin- coln reread Jefferson’s declaration. Possibly, he misread J efferson’s docu- ment to make it more encompassing “Political misreading is common throughout history and often leads to . positive results,” he said. Q Wills said the Gettysburg Address was “the third most important docu- ment in our nation’s history because it made the other two [the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution] more important.” Wills continued, saying this was not a bad thing historically. He said, “Jefferson me ant to mean more than he meant” when he was writing the Dec- laration of Independence. He went on to answer the question he began with, stating “itis his [Lincoln’ s] declaration that is read, because it is ours.” V Will s remained to answer questions from audience members. Some ques- tions which were fielded had to do with the relationship of Jefferson’s ideol- ogy and John Locke’s, the nineteenth century trend of consciousness of progress, and the idea of an aristocratic society embracing egalitarian ideals. Mock Convention readies for ‘96 .moles_tatio.n case. Aiioftherlwas 'ordered to‘ By MELISSA SAWYER Phi Staff Writer Planning forthe 1996 Mock Convention isunder- way. The event, which every election yearmakes Wash- ington and Lee the focus of national political and media attention, is designed to accurately predict the presidential candidate of the opposition party. The Washington and Lee Mock Convention is the most accurate of its- kind. Out of the past twenty conventions, the studentsof W&L' have accurately predicted the nominee fifteen times. The event is a ‘ $250,000 production attended by news broadcasters such as NBC, CBS, CNN, and The McNeil-Lehrer Report. The first meeting for the 1996 Republican Con- vention was held on Wednesday, Nov. 17. More than100 students attended this informational session where they were shown footage of past conventions and given applications for the three major positions on the Mock Convention Committee: General Chair- man, Political Chairman and Personnel Chairman. The tri-chair applications were due on Friday, Nov. 19. Ted Elliot, one of the selection committee members, cautioned potential applicants. “I wasn’t even a tri-chair, and I spent about 35— hours a week working on the convention,”he warned. Sarah Butler, also a selection committee member, added the planning process is also “lots of fun.” The first round oftri -‘chair candidates were chosen over Thanksgiving Break. The‘ final selection will be i made after an extensive interview process culminat- ing next term. Another selection committee member, Tim Moorhead, said the 1996 convention will be as differ- ent from past conventions in as much as the tri-chairs want it to be. He said, however, “it will be the first Republican convention in sixteen years.” Moorhead expects student interest to be greatef because the student body is predominantly Republi- can. Moorhead said there are opportunities for leader- ship for both sophomores and freshmen. At the informational meeting, however, Elliot discouraged freshmen from applying for the tri-chair positions. He said freshmen would be unlikely to fulfill th! requirements of those positions: full-time commit- ment to the committee, aworking knowledge of Republican politics and viable connections within ‘ the ‘party, as well as’ excellent communication, mana- gerial, and writing skills. Elliot added that nearly every student participates in some way. One task of the tri-chairs is to secure speakers fo’ the event. Past conventions have hosted such speak- ers as Tip O’Neill, Michael Dukakis, Mario Cuomo, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Barry Goldwater. Publicity Photo Director Roseanne Combrooks (‘94) makes a last-minute adjustment to Jason Shaffer’s ('97) costume prior to rehearsal. The Lady's Not for Burning will show December 3-8. Call the Lenfest Center Box Office for ticket information: 463-8000. Lenfest Center to host witch hunt t By BUNNY WONG Phi Staff Writer Most seniors slave over papers for their senior research projects, but not senior Roseanne Combrooks. Combrooks has been slaving over The Lady’s Not For Burning for her senior thesis project. Combrooks is an English and theatre major. _ The play, put on by the Washington and Lee Theatre Department, was writ- ten by Christopher Fry. “We think he’s still alive,” said Combrooks. Fry often wrote about the darker side of life, but tempered his writing with humor and wit. The play, a romance/comedy, is set in the fifteenth century when Thomas Mendip (played by senior Jeff Mikita), a young man who has been fighting in Flanders for seven years, is discharged from the army and goes to the town of Cool Clary. Upon arriving in town, he goes to a pub where he hears about a witch hunt. Thomas decides to intervene and save the witch,whom he has not met. When he does meet her, he is struck by the beautiful accused witch Jennet Jourdemayne (played by sophomore Jeanne Dillon). Although Thomas starts out as a disillusioned soldier, he ends up fall- ing for (surprise!) Jennet. The play, however, does not totally center around Jennet and Thomas. “It’s very much an ensemble piece,” said Combrooks. Lady takes place in the rooms of Mayor Hebble Tyson (James Scales, ‘93L), who has two nephews, Nicolas (Denis Riva, ‘97) and Humphrey (Brian McClung, ‘95). The nephews along with the clerk, Richard (John Boyd, ‘96) all fall in love Alizon (Dana Lawrence, ‘94). Together the characters bring the play together in funny antics, while the play explores life’s meanings on a deeper level. ‘‘I’ve learned a lot,” said Combrooks of her project. Senior Jeff Mlkita and Sophomore Jeanne Dlllon In costume j Performance dates for The Lady’s Not For Burning are December 3, 4, 6 and 8’ at 8:00 p.m.; and December 4 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Lenfest Box Office (463-8000). Publicity Photo I OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_003.2.txt 0 AGE3 The Rlng-tum Phl, December 3, 1993 I’ eporting rape can be traumatic too RAPE, from page 1 Everyone encourages victims of . apnand sexual assault to report what 1 appened to them to the police or cam- us judicial bodies. But it’s not hard to understand why ot many do. Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard . aid the police complaint process takes bout two hours. Although the police ry to make the process as easy and as - nsitive as possible, the very nature of he crime calls for the police to ask some difficult, graphic questions. Beard explained the process a rape ictim undergoes at the police station he%Vshe comes in to report a rape. “ e try to calm the victim as much as possible and then we try to get a epresentative of the Rockbridge Area Coalition Against Sexual Assault to ome in and sit with the woman. “We also like for the victim to come 'n with a close friend or relative. We 1 ave to file a report, and if it’s possible e have our female officer take the I eport,” said Beard. “It’s a rather detailed report. The ictim has to be examined by a doctor. ey gather evidence (such as semen nd blood samples) that has to be sent awaf [to be analyzed]. We keep the ictim’s underclothing. If there is a uspect we’ll call him in and take evi- ence from him, and keep his under- lothing. I’m sure that’s embarrassing : or the victim to have to go through. “We have to ask some embarassing o uemions. That’s why we try to get the emale officer to take the report. We I ave to ask if penetration took place; that’s one of the main questions.We also have to ask if she resisted and advised him that she didn’t want to participate,” he said. Beard said the woman will spend at least an hour at the hospital and at least an hour at the police station. And that is at the beginning of a long trial process. If the police can get probable cause on a suspect when the report is made, they get a warrant through the magis- trate and arrest the man as soon as possible. Beard said the time from the arrest to the actual trial date varies from case to case. _ “It depends on how many witnesses you have to subpoena and how long it takes to get the lab results back, and how many times the defendant asks for a continuation,” Beard said. “The attorney tries to dig up new evidence —he’ll do everything he can to get the defendant off. Maybe a wit- ness will perjure him/herself with an alibi. There may be some tests that the defense conducts that take some time to get results back,” he said. Beard added the trial almost always depends on attorneys and not the wit- nesses. “They’ll do everything they can to get the victim upset and confused,” Beard said. He said he thought women judges and lawyers would probably be more understanding. “ [The woman] becomes a victim in two ways,” Beard said, “through the attacker and through the judicial sys- tem. I’m not saying the judicial system iswrong, but it needs to be overhauled.” Washington and Lee also offers sev- 5 I Cases of rape reported to Lexington police in the past 10 yeari] PC eral options for rape victims who re- port their attackers. The first step is to go to Associate Dean of Students and University Me- diator Anece McCloud. McCloud ex- plains the possible options to the vic- tims. Victims can go to the police or ask to be referred to the Student Fac- ulty Hearing Board. If the victim is not ready to move to either of those steps, McCloud offers them the options of mediation or simply not doing any- thing. If the victim wants to go to the police, she follows the procedure Beard outlined above. If the victim decides to go to the Student denied abuse By MIGIELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor Rape and sexual assault appear to be crimes that are egsily definable. Surely, a woman would immediately know if she were being sexually assaulted or raped. Not necessarily. Take the case of Elizabeth. (She requested only her first name be used.) During her freshman year, she dated a Virginia Military Institute cadet for a period of four months. In that time, her boyfriend manipulated her emotionally in order to gain sex from her. “He was very abusive in subtle ways,” Elizabeth said. “He was manipulative and aggressive, but not physically violent. “It wasn’t something that happened right as we started dating. It was a long time brewing,” she said. She explained her boyfriend also used scare tactics to gain sex from her. “He used to argue me around and around. He used to stare me down, 15 to 20 minutes just staring at me. After hours and hours of arguing I would do anything to be back to normal. That’s what he used—my need for peace and quiet. To get back to normal, we had to have sex. “I remember being bruised after having sex with him. court. program. another ’ 5. There would be [black and blue] finger marks on my ribcage where he had held me,” Elizabeth said. She said she knew she wasn’t happy in the relation- ship, and the two fought constantly. But she said it was not until her gender roles class discussed date rape that she realized what had happened to her. « “It was like a car accident [I was in], ” Elizabeth said. “As long as the car stopped moving; anything to make it stop. For me, that was sex.” Elizabeth admitted her case would be hard to prove in “I don’t have anything that I could use [in my de- fense],” Elizabeth said. “No pictures, no evidence, no witnesses, nothing.” But she does have the emotional evidence of abuse. “It’s hard to deal with,” she said. “I certainly denied it. Even when I knew what it was called I denied it. I had a physiological response: migraines. I didn’t start coun- seling until months later.” ‘ Elizabeth also joined a confidential group counseling Her case exemplifies why so many women are afraid to go to the police or to University systems to report their attackers —— it’s simply one person’s word against is Christmas Week-end Reservations not accepted Walk-ins Welcome NEW! Group Take-out Dinners - You can serve your own dinner, complete with Salad, Garlic Bread & Dessert. You can feed a group of your friends for as low as $5.00 a person. Call us at least 24 hours in advance, and see what we can do for you. Run and ‘.7(e.staurant / - Chef Stewart prepares daily culinary delights 4 ‘: Featuring Weekly Special Entrees: Beef Rouladen, ° ‘ Paella, and Homemade Tortellini. ‘“ Room filled with antiques. Full Bar Service Available. Perfect setting for Holidays, Luncheons, Special Occasions. 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After that she prepares a memoran- dum and sends it to the SFHB. Fromtherethe SFHBhandlesthings. Cecile West-Settle, who heads the SFHB, said after the committee re- ceives the accuser’s written complaint, the committee appoints coordinators who contact the accused. The coordi- nators help both the complainant and the accused to contact advisers. Advis- ers can be any student within the W&L community, and are usually law stu- dents. The accused then has 48—hours to prepare his statement and to submit a witness list to the committee. After the accused has submitted his report, the parties swap statements. The complainant then has 48—hours to ad- just her list of witnesses in accordance with the accused’s statement. After everybody is done revising, witness lists are exchanged. The SFHB then chooses which witnesses will testify and a trial date is set. Character wit- nesses are excluded from the hearing and only those witnesses who can tes- tify as to the actual event are asked to come. The accused and the complain- ant cannot talk to each other’s wit- nesses before the trial. “This is to ensure due process,” said West-Settle. “We are not a vigilante squad. Our role is to assure that when there is a hearing involving sexual mis- conduct that we be fair to both parties involved.” McCloud emphasized that the pro- ceedings are confidential. All parties involved are advised that discussing E. Nelson St., Lexington 7/Ede‘?/aéce HARDWARE STORES 9’ Hardware, Paint, and Related Items Open Mon.- Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. 1-5 p.m. 463-2186 Carava Virginia Beach Lexington Norfolk the complaint or the names of wit- nesses is a violation of the harassment policy. Section 5 j. of that policy states students violating that policy may be sanctioned by the SFHB. McCloud added that no action is taken beyond what the accuser requests, so the SFHB could never bring someone to a pro- ceeding of its own accord. Both West-Settle and McCloud stressed that the University procedure does not determine criminal guilt or innocence. Only the court system can do that. The SFHB hearing is to deter- mine if the accused broke the behavior codes of the university, and if so, what action should be taken. The SFHB can impose punishments including but not limited to counseling, probation, sus- pension or dismissal. Decisions can be appealed by deliv- ering a written appeal to the Appeals Board. The Board consists of the Dean of Students, the president of the Execu- tive Committee, and the senior faculty member of the Student Affairs Com- mittee. The accused has 72—hours after the SFHB decision to deliver his ap- peal to the Dean of Students. Grounds for appeal include: penalty too harsh, new information, or lack of due pro- cess. McCloud and West-Settle also noted that victims of sexual assault who at- tend other schools but are assaulted at W&L can also use the W&L judiciary system. However, members of the W&L community who are assaulted on other campuses cannot. So, for ex- ample, if a woman from Sweet Briar were assaulted by a W&L male she could try him through the W&L sys- tem. But if a W&L woman were sexu- ally assaulted by a University of Vir- ginia male, she could not try him through W&L. She would have to go through UVa systems. The University also offers several counseling options for rape or sexual assault victims. The University hastwo professional counselingpsychologists: James Worth and Associate Dean of Students Anne Schroer-I..amont. Peer counselors are available anytime and their names are on posters around cam- pus. The University also has a confi- dential support group for victims of rape and sexual assault. Lexington and Rockbridge County also offer support for victims through organizations like Rockbridge Area Coalition Against Sexual Assault (RACASA) and Project Horizon, a support group for victims of domestic violence and assault. to SURVEY, from page 1 definitions of rape and sexual as- saultderived fromthe criminal code of Virginia. Rape isdefined as sexual intercourse without consent by use of threat, force, intimidation or due to physical helplessness or mental incapacity of victim in which pen- etration occurs. Sexual assault is defined as touching intimate parts or clothing covering intimate parts (genitalia, anus, groin, breast, but- tocks) by use of threat, force or intimidation or due to mental inca- pacity or helplessness of victim or forcing the victim to touch intimate parts of the accused offender. Schroer-Lamont said using the state definitions of rape and sexual assault helps to give substance and credibility to the survey. She said researchers should always use the _ legal definition of rape and sexual assault. The survey has used the state definitions all four years that it has run, helping to keep inconsis- tencies, due to differently phrased questions, out of the survey. Schroer-Lamont said using the state definitions of rape and sexual assault from the state legal code can help a woman identify what hap- pened. She explained a woman may Campus rapes drop feel something wrong or bad hap- pened to her, but might not know how to define it. “Most 18 or 19-year-old women won’t be familiar with the law in their own state,” said Schroer- Lamont. Seven women who responded to the survey said they had been raped before coming to. W&L. However, two of those seven incidents oc- curred while the women visited W&L as prospective students. “That landed in the column for [assaults that happened] prior to W&L, but it was W&L men who did it,” said Schroer-Lamont. Seventeen women reported they had been sexually assaulted prior to coming to W&L. That number is a large increase from previous years. Only six respondents reported as- saults before coming to W&L in the first and second years of the survey, and llrreported incidents prior to coming to W&L in the third year. “We can conclude that sexual assault has moved down into the high schools and the junior highs and that reporting incidents has be- come more acceptable,” said Schroer-Lamont. Of the 17 reported incidents, eight occurred during childhood at the age of 12 or younger. Horse Boarding Excellent turnout with Private Paddocks. Two miles from the Virginia Horse Center on 39 West. Riding lessons with Certified Instructor. Trails, Flood-lit arena. Call (703) 463-1636 and leave a message. FREE!!! SELL TRIPS, EARN CASH & G0 Student Travel Services is now hiring campus reps. ‘ Call 800-648-4849. I I0: Merrg Christmas and a ‘Happg blew year from the gang at the Palms! 101 W. Nelson 465-7911 Open: Mon. - Fri. 11:50 am. ~ 12:50 am. ’ Sat. 12 - 1 Sun. 12 - 10:50 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_004.2.txt PAGE 4 Vandals damage W&L and VMI DVANDALS, from page 1 what was possibly a related incident. On the night of Nov. 23, both the Willson-Walker House and Sunday’s Child on Main Street were vandalized. The vandal damaged the menu chalk- board in front of Willson-Wal ker House and flower pots in front of Sunday’s Child. Crowder said that the vandalism of Lee Chapel in which toilet paper was wrapped around the Chapel’s doors and surroundin g trees was not reported to police. In other police news, the cops did have a bit of good luck while we were gone. Police arrested a thief who stole compact disks from W&L students’ cars earlier this term. According to W&L Head of Secu- rity Mike Young, the cops nabbed the thief thanks to information provided by W&L Security Officer Larry Stewart. The Lexington Police officer who handled the case, Gary Coleman, had not responded to six phone calls at press time. The Lexigton Police also reported the return of the runaway child they searched for just before Thanksgiving break. The boy came back to his par- ents’ house at about 8: 15 a.m. on Nov. 18. The boy told his father he had been hiding in a clump of pine trees. Crowder said there is a dense clump ofpine trees near the Lime Kiln Area where the police made their helicopter search. Police couldn’t see him from the heli- copter because the trees blocked their view. In county police news, one W&L student returned home from break to find to local youths had illegaly en- tered his house. Senior Jeb Tilly said he returned to Lexingtonaday earlyfrombreak.When he got to his Rte. 1 home, he discovered someone had broken down the door. He heard something moving around upstairs and decided to investigate. “I walked up the stairs and flicked on the light,” Tilly said. “I saw a girl hiding in the closet. That’s when a guy who had been hiding behind the door bolted. “I fought with him for about ten minutes as I was trying to keep him from escaping,” Tilly said. “Then, as I was trying to open my room up to call the police, he attacked me. He pulled a flashlight out ofhis coat, ran at me and tried to hit me. But before he could hit me I grabbed the flashlight out of his hand and beat him five or six times over the head with his own flashlight. But while Ihad him bent over he hit me in the nuts and ran out the door. I threw the flashlight at him but I missed.” Tilly said he filed a report with the county police. The sheriffs finger- printed and took photographs. The county police did not respond to six phone calls made to the sheriffs’ office as of press time. Faculty to vote on mid-fall break BY THOMAS Haspos Phi News Editor What would you do with a four-day break from classes in the middle of October? Well start thinking. “The Faculty Executive Committee...voted to implement a Fall break,” said Dean of Students David Howison. According to Howison, the Faculty EC voted in favor of a break from classes on a Thursday and Friday in October, thus giving students a four- 11S. Jefferson S Kitchen Lizards playing on Friday, Dec. 3 9 p.m. $3 cover charge day long weekend. The additional break wouldrrot take time away from other breaks. The Faculty EC’s recommen- dation will go before the entire faculty on Monday. The break has been approved in principle, but now must meet the ap- proval of the faculty when they meet on Monday. “The faculty must approve any changes in calendar,” said Howison. 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CHl PSI, frompage 1 ’ Chi Psi has been cited for three violations so far this year. Hudson said that while the house’s location and proximity to campus is certainly a fac- tor, few IFC members’ houses seem to have received similar penaltiOs. Hudson said “people are still breaking the rules. We just seem to get caught more often.” IFCVice PresidentRyan Donaldson said certain houses consistently don't register their parties. “The IFC does not try to target fie- cific houses,” he said. Donaldson said the IFC members just want to do their job. “I don’t think they play favorites,” he said. Donaldson said the IFC did try to cut the houses some slack in regardsto party registrations. Hudson said the IFC seems to en- force hazing violations in a similarly sporadic way. “People are always getting away with stuff,” he said. “Some houses have reduced hazing in the last three years, but people are still breakingghe rules.” ' Atan IFCmeetingonTuesday night, however, the council emphasized that the rules prohibiting fraternities from having kegswill beenforced, aswell as the deferred pledgeship mles. The coun- cil asked the fraternities’ represeQta— tives to comment on the enforcement procedures for violations. Nobody re- sponded. Dean of Students for Greek Affairs Leroy “Buddy” Atkins said Christmas weekend is traditionally an especially hard time for pledges, and that the rflles would be enforced. Atkins‘ empha- sized that some of the traditional ac- tivities like scavenger hunts and Christ- mas tree patrols should not be encour- aged, because they encourage honor violations and criminal behavior. The / brothers “should be providing supeUvi- Lee Chapel found itself decorated for the holidays in ribbons of toilet paper. The paper was said- wrapped around the Chapel doors and nearby trees late Sunday night. Lexington Police said that no complaints have been filed. Police added that since the Chapel was not actually damaged, they could only file a complaint without taking any action. sion and guidance to the pledges,” he as the GPA requirement for fraternity membership and the submission of written pledge programs would also stringently enforced. . EIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE ‘ TRIPS AND MONEY!! A 5 ~ = .lndividuals and Student Organiza- EBEACH Spnngbreak Promoter’; , tions wanted to promote the Hottes [3 Small 01' large groups. E Spring Break Destinations, call the E - E nation’s leader. Inter-Campus E S8z(i)I(1)d CASH! 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Daylight Madness (20% Off all daylong) Marlene’s Let us give you Beautiful hair & nails for » the Holiday Season. Acrylic nails — full set - $40 Silk Wraps - full set - $35 French manicure - $15 Regular manicure - $12 Mar1ene’s is the only shop in the area that does weaves! Starting at $50. 25 N. Main St. 463-6003 O0OOOOOOOOOOOOFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Monday, Dec. 20 4 Join us for dinner Christmas 9 WILLSON- __ WALKER HOUSE Restaurant 30 N. Main Street, Lexington, Virginia Reservations recommended. Call 463-3020 s Atkins stated that other rules, such " OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_005.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, December 3, 1993 2 4 E ‘ PAGE 5 It’s: 61 wonderful Lexington l Development group brings holiday cheer to downtown . _ ‘ Photo courtesy of Francesca Kefalas, The Ring-tum P/1i Detember nights on Main Street mean brightly lit trees and street lamps ringed with wreaths. Some dowtown businesses are also offering special discounts as part of the Lexington holiday spirit. The Christmas season is only one of By DEBORAH ZOLLMANN the times when the LDDA is highly Phi C°“"lb“‘l“g w"l‘°’ noticable in Lexington. Other events which they sponsor include the Hal- _ _ loween trick-or-treating for the chil- BY thls “me y°“’Ve Probably 110' dren, an employee appreciation day in ‘iced l-he Wreaths and llghts deooratlng the winter, an Easter Workshop at the downtown L°Xln810n- If You,“ like library for children, a Fourth of July most Studems at W&L thoufiha YOU,” parade, a summer concert series, and probably unaware of where these deco— an August sidewalk Sa1e_ rations are coming from. The Lexing- ton Downtown Development Associa- tion is responsible. During this holiday season a lot more is planned for Lexington than white lights and Christmas wreaths. Beginning this Friday at 5:00, there will hardly be a dull moment. The following events are planned for the next month. Friday, December 3, at 5:00 there will be a’ tree-lighting ceremony at Hopkins Green. The VMI and W&L Glee Clubs will be performing for the event. Saturday, December 4, there will be a parade through town at 1:00. Wednesday, December 8, there will be student and cadet shopping discounts at local stores, which will stay open until eight. Saturday, December 11, there will be a Cookie Cottage Workshop at the library for Lexington’schildren. There will also be carolling from 11:00 to 2:30 in downtown Lexington. Sunday, December 12, there will be Open Houses at area shops for the twelth hour of the twelfth day of the twelfth month. There will be 12% discounts at some stores and special brunch menus. Wednesday, December 15, there will be a Ladies Night. Free babysitting will be provided and women can regis- ter so their husbands or boyfriends can pick up theirpurchases on Stag Night. Saturday, December 18, there will be a story hour with Mrs. Claus for Lexington children atthe library. Punch and cookies will be served and door prizes will be awarded. Wednesday, December 22, there will be a Stag Night. Men can go to pick up their wives’ purchases. The LDDAwas established in 1985 to keep existing businesses viable, to promote new businesses, and to pro- tect the architecture of the historical downtown part of Lexington. The Photo by Bethany Smith, TheRing—tum Phi LDDA deals only with the historical L A l i ' Photo by Bethany Smith, The Ring-mm Phi Decked out with wreaths and lights, Main Street flaunts its yearly Christmas outfit —— compli- parts of town. The LDDA is funded Along with several student decorations on campus, Washington ments of the Lexington Dowtown Development Association. primarily by the downtownmerchants. Hall joins in the festivities with its own set of wreaths. 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Niall MacKenzie — United States citizenship Ashby Hackney —— An alarm clock automatically set for Mondays at 7:25 p.m. Executive Committee — $3847.96 The Spectator staff — a monthly deadline TheACLU — what we gave the E.C. ? .......nah. Dean Howison—a Nerf bocci set and all the hecklin g he desires Dean Schroer-Lamont —— a pill that will give every- one “the message” Dean Atkins —— Fraternities that can manage to stay out of trouble Dean Manning — an upperclass dorm that everyone wants to live in Freshmen — the knowledge that finals will be harder than APs, and the courage to go on after you get Fall Term grades . Sophomores — a major, and the memory that you were once freshmen too ’ Juniors — gummi bears Seniors — a job, a graduate school acceptance, a future Gummy — dentures Financial aid office/John DeCourcy — more funds so he can put financial aid money where his mouth his Ladies in the registrars’ office — bright cheery smiles and lots of patience White Book Review Committee -— an interested student body President Wilson — a time machine to take you back to the century of your choice . Brian E. Richardson —— a salary to go along with your deity status among J—majors Hampden H. Smith III— a pinky ring with his name on it Edwin Yoder — divine knowledge of what really happened to JFK George Ray —— a contract to write his memoirs David Novack —— a fun time hunting for antiques in London John Jennings .— permission to have J—law twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday so he can finish the book in one semester Steven Desjardins — the bong on Mike Young’s desk Melissa Cox——recognition of the ultimate power she already has Carol Calkins —— an office that doesn’t look like an airline ticket window W&L Security — more Suzuki Samurais to patrol the parking lots B&G — a brand—new shiny lawn mower R.D. Clark— something better to do than chasing the W&L mail truck The Lexington Fire Department — a fire truck the ‘IRE BRADY BILL com-'.s To LExING1'oNf ' Sexual issues stance accuses unfairly I want to sound a note of caution about the way we look at rape. I do want to stress at the outset that rape is a terrible thing. I know people who to treat the event as one of fact, absent such a legal detennination, was a seri- ous error. While one may contend the facts were undisputed in this particular have been case, even raped, and the the com- consequences bined words are both long- of the vic- lasting and se- RYAN rim, a uni. vere. In my versity dean, 0pin_ion,rape is DENNARD, and the acnme worse ,94 victim's than murder, friends are and should be not enough punished ac- to estab- cordingly. lish an Perhaps it is my strong feelings about this crime that make me so disturbed at the way this newspaper handled the subject in its last issue. This paper failed to recognize rape is first and foremost a crime, and should be treated as such. Second, the incidence of rape will be higher in certain environments; it isnaive to think we can prevent rape and sexual assault while promoting the environments in which they thrive. A front page feature article pre- sented in great detail the events sur- rounding a rape that allegedly occurred on campus a few years ago. I use the term “allegedly” not as a suggestion that the event did not occur, but be- cause, as with all crimes, we must as- sume that it did not occur. Our liberal democratic society requires a presump- tion of innocence unless guilt is proven in a court of law. This paper’s decision individual’s guilt; a court of law has to decide the issue. Until that happens, journalists should avoid trying. people in the court of public opinion. The article in question contained only one sentence referring to the legal issues involved: “[The accuser] filed a report with the Lexington police, but did not press charges.” Pressing charges in a rape case can be a traumatic expe- rience, one which many women under- standably choose not to pursue. None- theless, potential distress for the victim does not justify public condemnation of the accused.The article treated the legal issues as if they were unimpor- tant, focusing instead on the university mediation system.While that system may have its virtues, its judgment is not authoritative with respect to society; it does not justify the paper’s decision to treat the rape accusation as fact. The second error of judgement in the article was even more egregious. The story presented several significant details about the accused man. I will not compound the mistake by repeat- ing them, but given the information provided in the article and a couple of old Calyxes, I have little doubt that I could deduce his identity in less than an hour. I hope no one will choose to do that, but the potential for personal dam- age to’ him exists. While the details given in the story may have been rel- evant to presenting an accurate picture of the situation, this man, who has never been charged with a crime, is now ex- posed to public While one may con- too drunk— ‘it’s aweekendthing’, ‘it’s a party thing,’ ‘it’s a hook-up thing,’ etc. It’s not too hard to deal.” The author and the paper as a whole seemed to miss the fact that these kiifls of situations actually promote sexual assault. That is not to say that women are responsible because they put them- selves in these situations or, altema- tively, that this provides an excuse for men. But it is foolish to ignore the fact that casual sex or even casual S6Xl,dl activity makes sexual assault more likely. Women who have experienced rape during “a hook-up thing” prob- ably feel like it is im- mensely “hard to deal.” I50 condemnation. matter how Finally, I was tend, that “I? fafls were many people struckbytheother undisputed 111 thls par- are “aware” of ticular case, a court of zztfgalassaulta , . ng asaca- After reading the law has t0_declde the sual sexual en- apicle on ratile and lssue, Untll that hap- vironment-¢t- gancingatt e ist - - ists, so will of statements on pen?’ -lournahsts sh",“ld this problem. sexual assault, I avoid trying people in If the uni- noticed a story titled “The art of the hook-up at ion- the court of public opin- versity com- munity is go- W&L.” In its de- scription of W&L dating it noted: “...[dating] means more commitment and less freedom. A bad hook-up, on the other hand, can be written off as a consequence of being ing to think aboutrapeagd sexual assault, let’s think about them intelligently. It is surely possible to discuss this very serious issue without running roughshod over common sense. city actually paid for Mayor Derrick — a solution to Lexington’s tax problem that doesn’t involve W&L students Ourselves —— t1ap—time. Happy Holidays to everyone! See ya in 1994! Quote of the Week “Umm... whuch if these buttons locks the door?” —A W&L student unexpectedly finding himself in Harlem V‘ " 4: , o @112 4 mg-tum ht Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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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. Letters, columns, and “My Views” do not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. t The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 703 462-4060 City curfew laws miss the point ‘ The Lexington police have been busy lately. How busy? They have been keeping our streets free from teenagers under the age of 17 who hang out past their bedtime (11 p.m., that is). Just two weeks ago, a police officer stopped a car of suspicious looking passengers driving through the streets of Lexington at 3 a.m. After discovering they were all 16-year-old Lexington residents, the of- ficer waited for backup and then brought these curfew from real crime prevention programs and mask the underlying causes of crime. Brian Shaw, a Lexington city councilman and W&L director of communications supports the cur- few, even though he concedes it is an easy target for civil libertarians. When asked whether his motive for supporting the law was to look tough on crime, he laughed, shook his fist in the air and grunted sarcastically “yah, I’m tough on crime!” rebels to police headquar- More seriously, he denied hav- I€fS- ANDREW ing any such motive pointing Actually these teenagers to the fact that he plans to were not rebels at all. They SCHNEIDER0 leave politics once his term is were coming home from a ’94 up. Shaw supports the curfew Nirvana concert in Williamsburg and had re- because he says it helps the police to do their job. ceived parental permission to be out that night. In fact, one of their parents had even gone to the concert with them but drove back separately. The curfew law makes exceptions for minors “on an emergency er- rand or specific business or activity directed or per- mitted by [their] parents...” Despite their innocence, the teenagers were kept in police custody for an hour until each of their parents could be awakened, notified and summoned to pick their child up at police headquarters. The Lexington curfew law has been around for a long time but was revised by the city council last spring in order to cut down on the noise generated by popular hangouts such as Sharks. The law makes it a crime for teenagers under the age of 1 7 to be out on the streets of Lexington between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. without an adult. The first violation of the curfew is punishable by detention at the police depart- ment until the parents of the minor can pick him/her up. On the second and subsequent detentions of the minor, the parents are charged with willfully contrib- uting to, encouraging, or causing a violation of the curfew — a Class 2 misdemeanor. The curfew, traditionally a tool of martial law and commonly associated with authoritarian governments such as China (in suppressing the pro-democracy students), must appear to some as a little out of place in a largely peaceful and sleepy Lexington. Lexington is one of a growing number of cities in the U.S. that have adopted curfew laws. Most have been adopted as a means of halting the rampant violence and drug trafficking that have plagued our cities. However, studies have shown that curfew laws have very little effect, if any, on the crime rate. Curfews are nothing more than tough sounding do- nothing solutions that divert the public’s attention This assertion is at best a shaky one because it would seem that enforcing the curfew law would actually hinder the police from doing their job. If police are busy checking IDs of every teenager walking the dog after midnight, their energies are diverted from solv- ing real crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The most serious problem with curfew laws is that they are unconstitutional. The right to come and go as we please without government permission or inter- ference is a fundamental right in a free society. The their children are home by 11 p.m. Even though most children probably ought to be home by 11 p.m., that decision belongs to parents, not police officers or politicians. While attempting to strengthen parental authority, curfews ha!/e usurped parental perogatives. Curfew laws are also prone to discriminatory enforcement. Studies have found that curfew re- strictions are disproportionately enforced in minor- ity communities and against individuals perceived as “different” from the norm. Lexington police lieutenant Crouder beliefis that the curfew law is useful in preventing tragedies from happening. His favorite hypthetical example is a 14-year-old girl, built like a 20-year-old, who insists on staying out late at night and her parents could care less. This girl, Lieutenant Crouder in- sists, is a sitting target for some pervert to pick up and rape. Crouder adds that the curfew law enabks police to prevent this situation from happening. The problem with Crouder’s logic is that his hypothetical tragedy could take place at any time to women of any age. Perhaps having a 24 hour curfew for everyone of all ages would be a better safeguard against that hypothetical situation from ever occuring. Wouldn’t life be happy, safe and fin then?!? The point is that even though we have serious FirstAmendmentofour problems with COHSIIIUIIOH guarantees crime today, allow- IO everyonethe freedom ing ourselves orour °f “SS°mb‘Y- Curfew If police are busy checking IDs children to be Put lawscriminalizenormal . under house arr ti and otherwise lawful is not a practical or behavior. such as stand- after midnight, their energies are justifiable solution. ing onastreet corner or from Solving real crimes That would be a 80mg for 3 Walk . sign that ourlaw en- Another majorprob- like murder, rape, and robbery. forcemem had 105: lem Will‘ bexlnglolfs the war on crime. CUI'fCW law IS that VlO- Curfgws infrin e lates the due process rights of teenagers. If you have parental permission to be out late at night, which is legal under the curfew, you can still be apprehended by the police and serve the penalty of the law (detention at police headquar- ters) until the police can get your parents to come get you and verify your innocence. Under this law, you are guilty until proven innocent and the police get to be the judge, the jury, and the prosecution. Lexington City“ Councilman and local NAACP head, Jim Harris, supports the curfew. He brushes off the unconstitutional aspects of the law as “technicali- ties.” Harris believes the curfew law gives parents extra comfort in knowing the police will make sure . on the basic libe - ties of all people while trying to prevent the unlaw- ful conduct of a few. While the Lexington police and city council are well intentioned in their attempt to prevent crime, cut down on noise at night, and make sure minors are safe at home before midnight, their strategy ‘s misguided. Law enforcement and government céi address most of these problems more creatively without curfews and the price paid in liberty. The right of Lexington teenagers to come home from a Nirvana concert without being detained by police for an hour is a most cherished freedom and one that should not have to be sacrificed! .0 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931203/WLURG39_RTP_19931203_009.2.txt Q The Ring-tum Phi, December 3, 1993 OPINION PAGE 9 A.P.B.: Avoid the state of Georgia DREAM LAND Richard Weaver I had been looking forward to relax- ing overThanksgiving break about 900 miles south of W&L in my home town of Vero Beach, Florida (motto: “Where Plre Excitement Never Started”). As you can probably imagine, it didn’t work out exactly as I imagined. My friend Ben and I left Lexington the Friday vacation began. Most of the 14 hour trip went fine, except when we went through that little stretch of back- \%)ods south Georgia known as McIn- tosh County. Not that I care to get specific about the city (DARIEN) or the name of the Mclntosh City Sheriff’s Deputy (STEVE WILLIAMS), but SOME- HOW a deputy saw fit to pull me over aid give me a speeding ticket for going 15 miles per hour over the limit. I now realize at that time I should have voiced my theory that one should be able to speed if one has been driving for over 12 hours (the speeding would be sort of a “treat” from all of that hard work dfiving under 65) and if the area you were driving in was really inbred. I’m sure Officer Williams would have agreed. After checking my license and reg- istration, Officer Williams handed me my ticket (with the words “ IOLATOR’S COPY” on it) and as ed me if I would like to attend a court date (at the posh Mclntosh County State Court). When I declined the invi- tation, he gave me information on how to mail in my fine. I, as an insurance company-fearing citizen will do so, though as a protest to my entrapment I’m considering paying my ticket in pennies. Or Mexican pesos. lt’s now time to announce my theory on “Darien” and “McIntosh County.” Both of these entities are approximately 1 square foot large and exist xnu-an &0&A oratory "rune auvroll. Iuuuloll. Acprmmou rvuuua weather expert, my mother, the 85 De- gree Prime Beach Weather disappeared the day I arrived. I had had plans of returning to W&L with a dark bronze tan (so I wouldn’t get lost in the snow), but I had to settle for the glow of the television. Lots of television. I felt like hooking my head up directly with the cath- solelyasanex- —,..--—._,~_;,-_— -~;;-,:- ..T§._3__§3:5_ ode tube so I cuse for ,._A,j:;j'_'°"_°,:°"_,';Y s":?‘:::3-°"""}§"-7. 3 .. could absorb it sheriff ’s depu— :_'?;:,?g T>z7.‘;S'r:,>‘E"-:-,'-.?_—#i(~f—-_naA_ll_-..f.;:‘-_‘7'.£.(_’._ all and make up ties to make :_‘y-_§-:;;‘°"€, "7 ‘T for what I money off of °~4,4.{-:*,49L-u- ----- —- missed sincel travelers who - leftforcollege. are headed to There is some- real cities. M y a nger over my ticket rmnaoucvggnm-~.-a.-. Chitin»-uuucnnanuuulntlt-vtnonornulaob-‘pi, thingtobesaid for an after- noon spent is partially watching CNN consoled by News Hour, Phi Managing Editor Nancy the Real World It " I = 5 on MTV, BET I Pavlovic’srev- Video Soul, elationthatshe and E! Talk was caught Soup all in a speeding at __ N row with the 101 m. .h. in ::~.-:-—- ':f“-"Z-:”*‘=-“-Z‘-.._____£°° onl break be- south Gpeorgia ing)trips to the '-37-‘-1 °'”"'”" fridge. In fact, ':.‘:""‘....,""" $-43 1;’ I, ’ and had to spend 3 hours '.‘7<.2-34.. .,,. 1'! "‘ I think the uni- 1.»... ...........,., .......a....... - in jail before herbail money *' ‘ arrived by Western Union. We have decided to form a support group for all of those persecuted in “The Peanut State.” Anyway, after we sped off, leaving a cloud of dust in our wake, we headed home to sunny south Florida. Except it wasn’t sunny. According to a local versity should give one aca- demic credit to those people who stud- ied examples of American culture (those TV programs) over the Thanks- giving break. After a while, I decided it was time for a visit to the old alma mater: Saint Edward’s School in Vero Beach. Lo- cated on the shore of the Indian River, r‘:-'3. on->-5 :.r;:-. St. Ed’s was my school for 13 years; it nurtured me and made me into the caring, considerate, and thoughtful per- son I am today. Wait a minute... no it didn’t; and look where it got me. Walking through the halls I was amazed by how young the kids were. Most of them wore the expression, “Who in the world are you?” and for the ones who did know my name, “Don’t you have anything better to do?” Then there were some kids who didn’t say anything and just shot spit- balls at me. I said hello to my old teachers. For the most part it was good to see them, but there are definitely a few teachers that would benefit from “Dubyuhnellization.” I think all ofus have a fantasy about taking the most out-of-touch high school teacher, the one who made a big deal about chew- ing gum or passing notes in class, and placing them in an environment they simply could not mentally handle and then their brains would explode. I can just picture Mr. Redpath going through fraternity rush, having his shirt ripped off, and then going to a eight- fraternity party at Zollman’s featuring goldfish eating and Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts Plus A Couple of Vandellas. Imagine if some freshmen saw Mr. Redpath there and taunted him because of his pants and then they introduced him to Tom Hespos, and then he would try to assign them a 1,000 word paper as punishment and then they would steal his pants... You fill in the rest at home. Maybe I spent a few too many hours in the front of the TV this break. State violates promise of justice lower court. MY VIEW . Jerry William Joseph, Sr. How can this be justice? Surely the lowercourts do not think us so naive that we are to believe that the police are incapable of unconscionable acts against mankind, for they are only human and subject to People of the United States, I come to you now to voice the injustice done to me by the Virginia state police and the county of Hanover, Virginia. Let it be krpwn by all that the police and lower courts do not respect the rights pledged us by the forefathers of this country in the United Stated Constitution. It is the judgment of the lower courts that if your constitutional rights are violated that you have a right F to appeal so why not send you to prison so you can do “some” time before your appeal comes up for trial. ll, here is one man that would rather turn his life over to the Lord by death than lose all livelihood spending years in prison fighting for the rights already won in blood and death by our forefathers that are so obviously not recognized by the lower courts of this country. The police are allowed by the lower courts to manipulate law in the name of justice. When the le lity of a search is disputed all the police have to sa?is that you gave consent and your constitutional rights are gone, even if there is not a witness to the consent, or a signature on a consent form or even if a consent defied all logic and it is just one man’s word against another man’s word, the word of the police, right or wrong, will always prevail in the eyes of the 0 true. If only the people of this country could know how easy it is to lose your constitutional rights and the cost fac- tor to the public in the form of taxes each time a violation of constitu- tional rights is appealed in court, they would surely force the govem- ment to pass a simple law to make it manda- tory that a consent form be filled out when a per- son waives a constitu- tional right. So little, to influence as any other human being. All we have to do is pick up any newspaper in any city to see this is save so much, I can not understand why it has not been done already. Most people are not even aware some issues of constitutional law can not even be appealed in federal court such as Fourth Amendment rights to privacy. If a person is from out of state, as in my case, all matters of court became just a formality. How can there be justice when my court appointed LETTERS lawyer is not keeping with the standards of a pri- vately paid lawyer by failing to research and con- duct an independent investigation on the issue of an illegal search 1 presented him on the day of his appointment to me. His intent of not having contact with me and his non—actions forced me to research laws of this state and file my own motions in court in order to insure that the Fourth Amend- ment issue of illegal Most people are not even aware some issues of constitu- tional law can not even be ap- pealed in federal court such as Fourth Amendment rights to privacy. If a person is from out of state, as in my case, all matters of court became just a formality. search was presented to the court. This is an issue that should " have been presenter’ to the court in the be- ginning stages to in- sure the protection of people’s constitu- tional rights. The rights of an individual should always be first and foremost in the children. eyes of the court, if we are to enjoy true freedom in this country. Let us not lose the rights our forefathers died for. Let my death be the signal for the people of this country to stand up and be heard. If you believe in preserving your constitutional rights, now is the time to act, for your sake and the sake of your McDermott confuses meaning of equality To the editor: would like to correct an egregious error that Patrick McDermott made in his article, “Don’t malign Kennedy’s memory” (Nov. 12) He asserted that one of this nation’s fundamental ideals (and Kennedy’s as well) was a belief in the equality for all Americans. Although Jack Kennedy rna.y have espoused this as one of his administration’s cornerstones, I can assure you that the Founding Fathers did not. The framers of our nation, however, did promote the ideas or equal opportunity, and they believed that all men were created equal — but these are very different than “equality for all.” Mr. McDermott rightly associated “equality for all” with a nation, but he simply picked the wrong one. The roots of his wrongly-credited belief are located in fnterviews and Photos By Joe Framptom Melissa Wolf, ’95, Rose Valley, Pa. —.“‘Flowers’ on my desk.” TALKBACK the ashes of the former Soviet Union. It is the premise of communism — not republicanism - that begins with social egalitarianism. It was neither Jefferson nor Madison who wanted “equality for all;” rather, it was Marx and Lenin. Please do not get them confused. Jimmy Kull, ’94 Pub Board There will be a Pub Board meet- ing on Monday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in the The Ring-tum P/ii Office, room 208 of the University Center. Found Found: Ablack, green, and gold lighter with the initials DTL en- graved on it. Call 463-5295. Oxford Washington and Lee is one of six area schools that sponsor a sum- mer program of study at St. Anne’s College, Oxford, England. The Virginia Program at Oxford fol- lows the English tutorial system and studies the subject areas of lit- erature and history of Tudor-Stuart England. Dates are June 27 to Aug. 6, 1994. Application deadline is March 1, 1994. There is some schol- arship available. See Prof. Pamela Simpson in the Art Department for more information. Ballet The Rockbridge Concert The- atre Series is presenting the Eglevsky Ballet; Michael Vernon, Artistic Director; Founded by Andre Eglevsky, in the holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Performances will be held in Lexington at the Keller Theatre of the Lenfest Cen- ter for the Performing Arts on Sun- day, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Qual- ity Quick Print, 214 South Main Street, from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3. There will be no reserve seating. Formore information call 463-5360. Resumes There will be a Resume Work- shop on Wed., Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. in room 109 of the University Center. All students are welcome to attend. ~.= lish on Jan.‘6,‘ 1994. This Tests There will be a test interpreta- tion session on Thursday, Dec. 10, in room 109. All seniors planning to participate in the SLAC job fairs should plan to attend this brief ori- entation meeting. Golf Give your favorite golfer free greens fees thisholiday season with the American Lung Association of Virginia (ALAV) 1994 Mid-Atlan- tic Golf Privilege Card. For $35 the Golf Privilege Card offers free golf at over 150 of the region’s top courses The card is available by calling the ALAV Northwest Area Office at (703) 434-5864 or (800) LUNG-USA. ALAV accepts cash, checks, MasterCard, and Visa. Indochine The Film Society will present Indochine tonight and Saturday night in the Troubadour Theatre at 8:05 p.m. Admission is free. Letters Letters and “My Views” may be submitted by anyone by Tuesday at noon. All submissions must be signed and they will be printed in the order in which they were re- ceived. Phi TIzeRing-tum Phiwill next pub- AIDS education coordinator thanks W&L To the editor: I am writing to congratulate and thank the members of the Washington and Lee University AIDS Education Project for the overwhelming success ofthis year’sWorld AIDS Day Events. The students who make up the core of the project worked tirelessly during an already stressful time of the year to assure that their message was received by the W&L community. You are a great group, and judging from the feed- back I have received thus far, you ac- complished your goal. I would also like to thank the non- student members of the campus com- munity who supported this event in a number of important ways. Thank you to all of the faculty and staff members who wore red ribbons to classes and at their desks, your concern for the well being of the students on this campus is extraordinary and very much appreci- ated. A few special thank yous: to the W&L Security team who performed with their usual professionalism in as- sisting the members of the AIDS Project, to Jim Johndrow and the folks at University Services who provided much warmth (literally) for the project members, to the staff of the Bookstore for their help during the day, to Mary Woodson for designing our Red Rib- bon Campaign Posters, to Larry Broomall for his help in finalizing the planning of the day’s events, and to Carol Calkins for her year-round sup- port. Finally, “Thanks,” to the folks I forgot to mention. I hope there aren't too many! I compliment the Washington and Lee community for its continued gen- erosity and compassion. With your help, we can and will end this plague. Sincerely yours, Pat McDermott '94 Coordinator W&L AIDS Education Project If you were Bill Clinton, What Would you Want for Christmas? R. P. 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