OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_001.2.txt Southern Virginia College for Women gets a financial boost from bond issue iMens and womens swimming out-splash opponents U112 ilting-tum lfllii VOLUME 93, NO. 18 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA FEBRUARY 4, 1994 Deadly bacteria infect student to By SARAH GILBERT, FRANCESCA KEFALAS, AND STEVEN WILLIARD of The Ring-tum Phi staff Washington and Lee junior TylerDuvallwas rushed to Stone- wfll Jackson Hospital’s emer- gency room Wednesday with a meningococcal infection. Duvall was first diagnosed as having the bacterial infection at the Student Health Center. Phy- sicians at Stonewall Jackson con- firmed the diagnosis. Duvall has since been transferred to the Uni- versity of Virginia Hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition at press time. Duvall, a 21-year-old transfer student from Colby University, is a guard on the men’s basket- ball team. Duvall visited the infirrnary Tuesday. According to trainer Melanie Middleton, head basketball coach Verne Canfield has a policy of follow- ing up with athletes whenever they miss practice for illness. “We called Tyler between 8:30 and 9:00 AM and he said he couldn’t get to the infirmary, [be- cause he was not strong enough to get out ofbed]” said Middleton. “It’s kind of scary to think about what could have happened.” The Generals had already ar- rived at Norfolk for their game against Virginia Wesleyan when the team was notified of Tyler’s diagnosis. “I walked into the locker room and the athletic di- rector from Virginia Wesleyan told me,” said Coach Canfield. “That was at 7:00, and we were dressed and on the bus within 10 minutes.” Dr. Jane Horton, university physician, said the meningococ- cal infection can be spread to anyone who has had close per- sonal contact with Duvall. Horton said close personal contact is more than spending a brief pe- riod with a contagious person. She said someone who has spent more than four hours at a time during the past five to seven days with Duvall should contact the Infirmary. Maryanne Simurda, assistant professor of biology, added that being at the same party as an infected person would not cause infection. “Only if I had been at a party of just me and [the infected per- son], would I be at risk of getting infected,” she said. Brian Shaw, university direc- tor of communications and pub- lic "relations, said people who have had casual contact with Duvall should not be concerned. “Simply being in the room with Tyler is not enough,” Shaw said. “Sitting next to him in class is probably not a problem.” Horton said people who have the infection is had close contact with people who are currently receiving pre- ventive treatment for meningococ- cal infection should not be wor- ried. Horton said transmitted much the same way colds are. The meningo- coccal bacteria are carried in the mouth and throat and can be trans- mitted through coughing, sneez- ing and sharing food and drink. However, Simurda added, the Duvall meningococcal bacteria is a hu- man pathogen, and cannot “hang ' out” on a glass or desk forany period _ of time. Immedi- ate human contact is the only way the bacteria can be transmitted. Another factor in determining likelihood of trans- mission is the variation with re- gard to the strain of the bacteria, Simurda said. “About 10 per- cent of all healthy people carry the meningococcal bacteria, but the disease incidence is not 10 percent,” she said. “Only a very virulent or pathogenic extreme of the bacteria could cause ill- ness.” “There are a lot of variables when you’re talking about infec- tious disease,” Simurda said. “How healthy you are, how sus- ceptible your body is to the bac- teria, whether or not you are tak- ing antibiotics, and how virulent is the organism can all be fac- tors.” Someone could carrying the bacteria but not get sick, Horton said. i>See DUVALL, page 4 Fire damages 3 students’ home By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor out of the Palms. Purcell said their kitten, Malcom, was not an harmed in the fire. Fire damaged two rooms and a hallway at the home three of Washington and Lee students. No one was hurt in the the Wednesday afternoon fire. The fire occurred at 310 Myers St., the home of W&L seniors Ivy .. Johnson and ..Laura Purcell and W&L law student Kristopher Ahrend. Johnson was the first to dis- cover the fire. She called the Lex- ' ington Fire Department at 4:25 p.m., and firefighters were at the house by 4:30, according to Lex- ington Volunteer Fire Chief Ken- neth Hall. Firefighters had the flames under control in about 10 minutes, but had to cut out por- tions of the floor and carry them outside so that the flames would not spring up again. “We took it outside and cut it up so we didn’t create water damage within the house,” said Hall. Hall said damages to the house are estimated at $10,000 to $15,000. The kitchen, living room, and hallway of the house were damaged. said she and her housemates won’t know how much property they lost until they can get in the house again, but added the living room Purcell Hall said he thinks the fire began in the base- ment near the water heater exhaust pipe. However, _ Hall said the fire department will not make an official statement about the cause of the fire until the property owner’s insurance in- Purcell spector comes to examine the house Feb. 9. . Hall said all utilities to the house were cut off, and the house will be boarded up until the insurance in- spector comes. He said the heat from the fire melted the wall thermostat that controlled the furnace and blew fuses. Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life Dennis Manning said the uni- versity has offered the three an apart- ment in Woods Creek. ‘‘I got a call from Samantha Holloman,” said Manning. “She lives two or three doors down [on Myers Street]. She called to let me know there was a house on fire that three W&L students were renting.” Manning said he and Dean of Students David Howison went to the house to make sure everyone was okay and to offer them a place to live. “The University was great,” said Purcell. “I really want to get across that they were helpful. The small town and the small school atmosphere was destroyed as well as the kitchen stove and possibly the microwave. She said they were al- lowed to enter after the fire was extinguished to get their clothes, and then they left. “My clothes smelled horrible,” Purcell said.. really held up.” Purcell said they will probably live in Woods Creek for the remainder of the year. Hall said 19 firefighters and two engines re- sponded to the call, and the Buena Vista’Fire Photo by Betsy Green, The Rlng-tum Phi University Rector A. Stevens Miles said his speech at the ODK Coiivocation Monday was the official beginning of the presidential search. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee the Board of Trustees now will begin looking for a replacement for Umversity President John D. Wilson, who will retire in June 1995. ODK inducts 26students By LOURRAINE TIGAS Phi Staff Writer ‘The Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation, postponed due to last week’s bad weather, was held in Lee Chapel on Monday, Jan. 31. Twenty—six students were initiated into the society’s Alpha Circle. The featured speaker was University‘ Rector A. Stevens hfiles Jr. with a speech entitled “Future Lead- e ship at Washington and Lee”. Miles spoke about leadership in general and at the university. “Washington and Lee has had the good fortune to enjoy brilliant leadership in times of need,” he said, citing George Washington and Robert E. Lee as examples. * Miles said the biggest challenge since Robert E. Lee’s presidency has been the shift ‘ to coeducation. He stated the university’s problems are “much more manageable” due to “the superior job done by President Wil- son.” , Miles declared his speech the official be- gflining of the search for the next president. He described the formation of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, which will present a list of ten candidates to the Board of Trustees. The search will begin in March, and a list should be completed by November, said Miles. Interviews will be held in December and January, and the final list will be pre- sented in February to the Board, which will make the final decision. Miles expressed a desire to see in the future an increase in financial aid, maintenance of a low tuition, a continuance with the capital campaign, encouragement of diversity, and a priority on the Honor System. Miles, a 1951 graduate of Washington and Lee and a member of the Board of Trustees, resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and has had a long career in banking. He retired in 1990 and has been active in civic affairs, particularly scouting. President John D. Wilson gave the open- ing remarks, honoring “the past, present, and future leaders of Washington and Lee.” Wil- son also gave a brief history of the settlement of the Shenandoah Valley in commemoration of the 123rd Founder’s Day, which was Jan. 19, the date originally scheduled for the convocation. Matthew Jackson, class of 1994 and president of the ODK Alpha Circle, led the initiation, or “tapping,” of the students and Miles, an honorary initiate. Five additional alumni will be initiated during Alumni Weekend in May. The ODK Alpha Circle initiates of 1994 are: HONORARY INITIATES: A.S. Miles Jr. ‘51 Will be initiated in May: I W.F. Barron ‘52 H.C.V. Smith ‘73 G.E. Calvert ‘44 W.E. Smith Jr. ‘63 D. Herrick STUDENT INITIATES: Law School: C.F. Castner P.F. Kirgis K.A. Hardin J.B. Lake R.F. Hartman A.M. Wensinger I->See ODK, page 4 “I thought, ‘Oh my God, I smell like I walked department stood by while Lexington responded. DUI limit may go to .08 By ERIN LEONARD Phi Staff Writer On a weekend night in Octo- ber, 1991 , a Washington and Lee student blew a .08 on a breathalizer test when a Lexing- ton policeman pulled him over for running a stop sign. Then he drove home. Under Virginia state law, he wasn’t legally drunk, because his blood alcohol content was below .10. Soon, however, a driver who blows a .08 in Virginia may be riding to jail instead of driving home. Several bills before the 1994 I General Assembly propose to lowerthedrunkdrivinglimitfrom .10 to .08 and to stiffen the pen- alties for DUI offenders. Under current laws, blowing a .05 to .09 can result in a DUI conviction if a driver is also charged with- reckless driving or fails field tests, such as walking a straight line. The minimum penalty for a first-time offender is a fine of at least $200. A second conviction within five years is punishable by the same fine and at least one month, in jail. However, a judge may waive all but two days ofthe jail sentence. A third conviction within five years results in a fine of at least $500 and a mandatory 30-day jail term. The penalties vary for juveniles. If all of the bills pass, they will lower the legal limit and increase the fines. They will require a six-month license suspension for drunk driv- ers under 21 and a seven-day license suspension for all drunk drivers. They will also require a one- year prison term fora drunk driver convicted of involuntary man- slaughter. The General Assembly con- sidered similar proposals in its‘ last session but voted them down. Lexington Police Sergeant Rick Sutton thinks there is a better chance for passage in 1994. II» See DUI, page 4 «R A 0 File photol A lower legal drimkenness limit of .08 instead of .10 could mean fewer trips to East Lex. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World South Korean farmers protest Police in South Korea prevented more than 20,000 protest- ing farmers from marching on the U.S. Embassy. The farmers were angry over the opening of South Korea’s markets to foreign rice. Rice is the main source of income for the country’s 6 million farmers. The farmers say they cannot compete against the imports. Palestinian/Israeli peace agreement close to final terms Palestinians and Israelis say that an agreement is close on the final terms for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of Jericho. Peace talks resumed Tuesday in Cairo. One source suggested the agreement could be signed as early as next week. ~ The Nation Breakthrough in Harding case The FBI is examining pieces of paper found in a Portland restaurant dumpster that could implicate Tonya Harding in the Jan. 6 attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleaded guilty to racketeering charges Tuesday. A committee of the U.S Figure Skating Association will recommend whether Harding should be thrown off the U.S. Olympic Team. Discovery carries first Russian Cosmonaut to fly on U.S. shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off today carrying five Americans and the first Russian to fly on a U.S. shuttle. The crew left at sunrise for an eight-day science mission, the first time both astronauts and cosmonauts have been launched in the same spaceship. , Rodent predicts cold weather l 71-»-v‘-, Punxsggfijyney Phil saw his shadow Wednesday, predat- ‘fing six more-iweeks of winter. The groundhog predicted cold weather f3“'r’ the 98th year out of 108. The forecast is actually drafted days in advance by the Inner Circle club that stages the Groundhog Day events. New cable system can block out unwanted charmels, shows The cable industry Tuesday announced a system that would alert parents to upcoming violent shows and allow them to be blocked. The system is the result of an effort to prevent congressional efforts to mandate a reduction in television violence. Major cable networks endorsed the system, including MTV, HBO, and CNN. New smoking study reveals link to colon, rectal cancer Studies involving more than 165,000 people show evi- dence that cigarette smoking can lead to colon and rectal cancer in both men and women. A tendency towards colorectal cancer can be set for life by early smoking, even if the habit is later stopped, although quitting at any age does lower the risk of other diseases such as lung cancer and heart disease. Congressional hearings to investigate Clinton dealings Congressional hearings will soon be scheduled to look into the Clinton Arkansas business dealings. The hearings will examine whether government-insured depositor’s money was diverted illegally from Madison Guarantee Savings & Loan to Whitewater Development Corp, half of which was owned by President Clinton and Hillary Clinton. The State Battlefield raceway gets OK The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors voted Tues- day to permit a $10 million motor raceway to be built atop a Civil War battlefield. Preservation groups and landowners have fought for years on this issue. The proposed site for the motor way, Brandy Station, was the Civil War’s largest cavalry engagement. One hundred thirty-eight died there. Poll shows North lacks support A new poll shows that almost any Democrat could defeat Oliver North in the race for a U.S. Senate seat. The poll found that North is favored to win the Republican nomination, but lacks the support to win the general election. Charles S. Robb is favored to win the Democratic nomination. Beyond the Blue Ridge is compiled by Emily Baker The Rin -tum Phi Febru 4 1994 MSA $1,500 request granted By THOMAS HESPOS Phi News Editor As the Executive Committee found out Monday, you can’t ask campus groups to share a significant sum of money. The EC heard from the Minority Students Asso- ciation and Contact with regard to a conflict over how to use the $8,000 in Contact’s “speaker fund,” a fund designed by the EC to provide certain groups on campus with money to bring speakers to Washington and Lee. MSA has access to the fund, but there was not enough money left in the fund to bring Patricia Russel McCloud, a renowned black speaker, to cam- pus for Black History Month. “There’s no money left for us,” said MSA Presi- dent Ayanna Brady. Contact Co-Chair Matt Jackson said much of the speaker fund money was spent in bringing speakers like Bill Buckley and Tom Wolfe to campus. But there was some confusion over how money from the speaker fund was to be appropriated. EC President Robert Tompkins said the money was meant to be used on a first come, first served basis. “The point of the speaker fund was to encourage competition,” said EC Secretary Ashby Hackney. Jackson said Contact had voted to give MSA $2,000 to bring McCloud to campus. That still left MSA with over $1,500 to come up with. Brady and other MSA members asked the EC for the extra $1,500. Jackson said MSA had already used money from the speaker fund when they allegedly agreed to cosponsor Ben Chavis of the NAACP for this March. But Brady and other MSA members said they did not agree to fund the Chavis event, as he would not be able to speak for Black History Month in February. “There’s a difference between fund- ing and cosponsoring,” said Jackson. “I thought we had your support on that (the Chavis event).” “I think that Contact assumed... that ‘MSA was I sponsoring Ben Chavis,” said MSA member Maurice Cole. Jackson said the speaker Contact’s budget, so the amount of money spent out of the speaker fund for each event cannot be precisely determined. Jackson fund is a part of “It seems that perhaps it was unclear that the speaker fund was a separate account or whether it was partof Contact’s budget,” said. Cole. The EC agreed to grant MSA $1,500 to fund the McCloud speech by a vote of 9-2. EC members said the MSA should appeal to other sources of revenue in order to give the EC the $1,500 back before the end of the year. ‘ “We would have no problem mak- ing up the difference... once we know how much other departments are will- ing to give,” said Hackney. Tompkins said he would like to see Contact “set up a full process for scheduling events” that are paid foP with speaker fund money. “Maybe the members of Contact don’t realize that they are the trustees of that $8,000,” said Senior EC Rep Alison Lewis. Jackson said Contact was not out to control the entirety of the speaker fund money. “We didn’t have a set idea as far as using up this speaker fund [right away].” Strange calls baffle students_ By ERIN LEONARD Phi Staff Writer On Jan. 26. Washington and Lee senior Pearce Smithwick got two voice mail messages: his credit card payment was late, and he needed to call two 1- 800 numbers to clear up the problem. Smithwick doesn’t own a credit card. He sat down and dialed the num- bers, determined to set the matter straight. When a phone sex service answered each time, Smithwick hung up. The next night, Smithwick received a phone call. “HelloPearce,”asultry female voice purred. “This is Kitty. You’ve won three minutes of free phone sex.” “As soon as I heard that, I just hung up,” said Smithwick. “ljust didn’twant to deal with it.” Whether “it” was a prank or illegal soliciting by a phone sex service Smithwick doesn’t know. Neither do local officials. Centel has not had any similar complaints, said Supervisor Thomas Cavanaugh. W&L Security and the Telecommuni- cations Office said the same. But at least two more W&L stu- dents say they’ve gotten similar calls. SeniorTed Elliott received one simi- lar phone call that night, and freshman Brooks Harper got three. ,“l said no. Thanks anyway. And I hung up,” said Elliott. Hooper said he hung up the first time Kitty called. She called twice more within an hour. Freshman Keith Howell chatted briefly with the woman the second time she called, said Hooper. He said she told them Hooper won the phone sex through a credit card draw- ing. But Hooper doesn’t have a credit card either. The third time Kitty called, Hooper didn’t answer. On his voice mail she said, “Brooks, this is Kitty, and l’ve had fun talking to you. Please call me back, Brooks, at 1- 800...” The voice broke into laughter, and another woman could be heard laugh- ing in the background. The only link among the three stu- dents is the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Smithwick and Elliott are brothers, and Hooper is a pledge. They discussed what happened and think it was a prank. They don’t know of anyone else who received phone calls from Kitty. Smithwick doesn’t know yet whether he was charged for the two phone calls he made. Some 1-800 nunu bers roll over to 1-900 phone sex ex- tensions with huge surcharges, said W&L Telecommunications Manager Dana Camper. IfSmithwickischargedforthecalls, said Cavanaugh, the person who gave him the number is guilty of phon5 fraud. The Telecommunications Office and W&L Security urge on-campus students to call them if they receive any similar calls. Off-campus students should call the police or Centel. Martin Luther King celebrated Postponed event draws crowd to honor black leader. By DAVID WILMINGTON Phi Staffiwriter I ' . .\’ _., .'...:/:1 The Minority Student Association presented their tribute to Martin Luther King Tuesday night at the First Baptist Church. The program, titled “A Celebration For the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” consisted almost entirely of student presentations. Poetry readings were given by Maurice Cole ‘94, John Rogers ‘95, and Mary Flowers ‘96. MSA Presi- dent Ayanna Brady ‘95 and Elise Hagensen ‘94 read original material combined with other poems. Kyna Bryant ‘96 read a short story by Langston Hughes. Speeches were given by Michael Hewlett ‘96 and Jack Thorne ‘96. The event was sponsored by the MSA with help from the Board of Christian Education and the VMI Promaji Club. Promaji Club President Jamel Lynch, a first classman at VMI, also spoke at the event. Lynch said the name of the club is Swahili for “bringing people together.” One W&L student had a different method for expressing her sentiments. Tamara Watkins ‘96 sang h>See KING, page 4 Language Lab gets 3-year grant By JAY WHITE Phi Staff Writer A $178,000 grant has been awarded to the Washington and Lee Language Lab by the directors of the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, an organization interested in technology and language teaching. The three-year grant will serve three purposes: it will provide financial sup- . port for multimedia equipment and in- stallation costs, faculty and staff devel- opment stipends, and a collaborative conference program on language and technology to be held at W&L upon conclusion of the grant period. The grant money will enable the university’s language instruction pro- gram to take the next step forward in multimedia language instruction. The language lab is under the direc- tion of P. Richard Kuettner who has already made the Language Laba leader amongthe facilities at other liberal arts colleges. With the new technology, Kuettner expects to be able to take the lab into the distant future, as far as facilities and tools for the education of students. “The use of multimedia really makes the learning of a foreign language an experience just short of virtual real- ity,” Kuettner said. Kuettner also stressed the degree to which the facilities will be utilized in the future. “For many institutions, the equip- ment isjust a pretty thing to show the alumni; we actually use it and appreci- ate it,” he said. “Washington and Lee has for years now recognized the essential impor- tance of computers and advanced video technology in second language instruc- tion,” said Dean of the College John Elrod. “Thanks to the generosity of the Culpeper Foundation, W&L is ready to take the next step in the development of video and audio interactive pro- gramming.” The grant advances the work made possible by earlier grants from the Pew Charitable Trust and the Mellon Foun- dation. lt provides equipment and money for course development. En- hancement of the consoles with over- head projection systems and providing opportunities to do much more with visual work ratherthan audio work will be the focus of much of the project. “As the faculty develop their own expertise, that strengthens the teaching program, ” Elrod said. - The Culpeper Foundation was es- tablished in 1940 under the will of Charles E. Culpeper, a pioneer in the marketing and bottling of Coca-Cola. The foundation disburses approxi- mately $6 million a year to activities in health, education, arts and culture, and theadministration ofjustice. This grant will benefit over 45 per- cent of the student body who use the Language Lab on a weekly basis. The Language lab in Tucker Hall is second only to the Leyburn Library as the most used undergraduate academic facility on campus. Plans for the upgrading are in progress and the work will be com- pleted over a three year period. Photo by David Wilmington, The Ring-tum Phi Jack Thorn speaks at the First Baptist Church in honor of Martin Luther King. Students raise funds By BUNNY WoNo Phi Staff Writer Students have been helping W&L by picking up the phone and dialing. Dialing alumni, that is, for the university’s Phone-a-thon. Roughly, $35,000 ub pledges was raised from three nights of Phone-a- thon calling during the week of Phone- a-thon calling during the week of Jan. 24. That money goes to the university ’s Annual Fund. Money forthe Fund goes toward operating expenses, student tu- ition, and other miscellaneous en penses, according to Maureen Levy, class of ‘93 Annual Fund Staff Associ- ate. So far, $1.6 million has been raised "forthe fund. The goal is $2.6 million by June 30. Phone-a—thon volunteers call alumrfi four weeks out of the year, once in the fall, twice in the winter, and once in the spring, according to senior Marguerite Nielsen, co—chairman of the Student Development Committee. Nielsen feels there has “definitely” been an increase in Phone-a—thon vok unteers this year. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, February 4, 1994 By MICHAEL HEWLETT Phi Staff Writer C Seventeen new students will have the op- portunity to graduate as University Scholars. Last year, they might not have had that chance. An ad-hoc committee chaired by Art Pro- fessor Pamela Simpson studied and compiled an 80 page report on the University Sch_olars ‘r PR)gram. The issue was discussed in May ‘93 , and in October ‘93. Simpson said the program was started in the :‘ early 80’s when Washington and Lee was all- male. She said the school had problems attract- ing and keeping highly motivated students. She ., said the University Scholars program was de- , signed to keep students at W&L. She said the program has been successful in I keeping bright students andin providing a chance to network with similar students. She said another benefit of the program has been the introduction of interdisciplinary studies. She said the program also led to the development of ‘ Hmors Thesis programs in all departments. _ She said the question the committee faced was whether the school still needed an Univer- sity Scholar program. “We did agree that it probably wasn’t as necessary as it had been,” said Simpson. Professor James Warren, director of Uni— versity Scholars, said the faculty felt the pro- gram was no longer needed because each suc- ceeding class has gotten better academically. However, he said the committee felt that the two essential features of the program, which were networking and the introduction of inter- disciplinary studies, should be continued and promoted. Professor Steve Desjardins, a member of the ad-hoc committee and a current member of the standing committee, said there were practical problems with the program. Desjardins said the science and math majors have highly structured curricula, which makes it difficult for a profes- sor to not offer a course. He said professors had to teach a University Scholar seminar in addi- tion to their normal teaching load. He said the science department also ob- jected to the name “Honors,” being attached to science courses because they weren’t really high—level courses. I “You weren’t getting a super chemistry course, just a super non-major chemistry course, ” Desjardins said. Desjardins said most of the objections stemmed from a perception that the University Scholars program was biased toward the hu- manities and social sciences. He said science majors are not encouraged to be verbally aggressive which “We don’t want to let this get out of hand,” said Desjardins. Desjardins said the name “Honors” will be dropped from the program, and seminars will be created’ from existing sci- ence courses. PUTS them at a disadvantage Simpson Said the program regardingthe University Schol- will be open for more S0phQ_ ars Program mores, and students who make He said the major problem the science and math depart- ments have with the program stems from philosophical dif- ferences between the humani- ties and the sciences. Hesaidtheadvantagetothe program is that it provides pro- fessors with a chance to try radically different ways to teach science to people who are not going to be scientists. The committee suggested some changes. Simpson said a faculty member could determine who got into the courses, whereas before only University Scholars were allowed into the seminars. Desjardins said preference, however, is still ' given to University Scholars. ta. i1§Ri.. By DEBORAH ZOLLMAN Phi Staff Writer ..§*’a%..~“ii Thought you had seen the last of the controversial Virginia Military Insti- tute poster “Women out of Uniform”? Our neighbors in Lexington aren’t done yet. Their latest pro-male para- phernalia includes window decals and bumper stickers. According to Mike Strickler, head of public relations at VMI, the bumper sticker, which reads “Save the Males”, began at the Citadel and was created by the wife of an alumnus. The bumper sticker is not being sold by the cadets, but is available at Fantasies in Lexing- ton. The decal, which reads “VMI” and has the female symbol with a red slash through it, was created and sold by a second class cadet. Its distribution was immediately halted by the administra- tion and a stiff penalty was imposed upon the offending cadet. Left: Second class Cadets produced this poster to raise money for the junior class ring dance. The poster was recalled by VMI officials, but is still available in local stores. Right: VMI Cadets have added more anti-coeducation paraphernalia to their prod- .. uct line, includingitihe shirt sho buy bumper stickers. ' - stickers and decals. remain anonymous. them.” ers don’t.” here.” Photos by Betsy Green, The Ring—tum Phi. Warren Cadets voiced similar views about the new paraphernalia, but all asked to One cadet said, “I would say that most people are in favor of them. I like “It’s the way people are raising money,” said another. Another com- mented, “I don’t really pay that much attention to them; some cadets do, oth- One cadet got to the heart of the reason for the stickers, stating, “I can give you an opinion that everyone has , “ For over 150 years, this has been an all-male institution and I think it should stay that way.” wn. Anyone interested can also at least a B+ in two University Scholar seminars will be eli- gible for the program. Furthermore, Desjardins said it will possible for a stu- dent to become a University Scholar and not do an Honors thesis within his or her major. He said students will still have to do a senior thesis. ‘ Warren said there will be a student interview as well as a faculty interview. He said the requirements for becoming a University Scholar haven’t changed much. The interviewers look for a student who will participate in discussion, and who is good at listening and engaging people in conversation. He said the student should be PAGE 3 ' University scholars receive new life able to build ideas in groups and should be highly motivated and self-disciplined. “We tend to look for students who have diverse intellectual interests and who are not too focused on a particular branch of study,” he said. Warren said currently, there are 43 students in the University Scholars program. He said 46 students applied this year. He also said he sent out 150 invitations to freshmen who made a GPA of 3.25 and sophomores who had a GPA of 3.5 in the preceding term. To remain in the program, he said all scholars must maintain a GPA of 3.25. , He said he has great confidence in the pro- gram. “I think the program has a great deal of potential to foster interdisciplinary education on campus, “ he said. “The current members of the program are enthusiastic and are beginning to reform the program from the inside and make it their own, which is the key to the growth of the program.” He said the program creates a sense of com- munity and common interests which helps the program become successful. “If the students take the program over, the program will go and go far, “he said. The posters were a fund-raiser for the second-class Ring Figure Dance. 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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_004.2.txt PAGE 4 A name change was not enough to rej College for Women. ‘$9 uvenate Southern Virginia svcw gets financial help By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Staff Writer Southern Virginia College for Women employees, who weathered a 15 percent pay-cut last August, could have that money restored within two weeks. The Board of Trustees of SVCW last week approved a possible bond issue that would provide $3.7 million that could be used to restore cut sala- ries and benefits. In another effort to revive the finan- cially—strapped two-yearwomen’scol- lege, SVCW will attempt to increase its enrollment 30 percent as soon as next fall. Under the terms of this bond issue the bond underwriter, Carter Kaplan & Co., will lend money to SVCW and sell bonds for that amount. SVCW will pay back the money over the course of the next 15 years. In addition, SVCW will put up their property as equity for the loan and pay an equity contribution of $285,000. The bond issue is still sub- ject to a current appraisal and survey of the college’s property and an environ- mental assessment. The money from the bond issue would also be used to pay off long- term debt and provide additional oper- ating capital over the next three years. SVCW’s “Campaign for the Fu- ture” has raised $385,481 in gifts and pledges toward its goal of $1.25 mil- lion since it began in October. “We are turning over every stone to put Southern Virginia on solid finan- cial footing,” Chairman of the SVCW Board Otis Mead said in a press re- lease. “We want to proceed with chart- ing an exciting future for the college.” Public Relations Director Grace Sarber said over the last 20 years the college has operated almost entirely on revenues from tuition, room and board, which totals $15,600 per student. The college will try to increase en- rollment from 190 to 250 students in the fall of 1994 in order to bring in more money and expand the future alumnae base from which the college can raise money. “The money from tuition would help a lot,” Sarber said. SVCW President Col. John W. Ripley emphasized the bond issue will not end the “Campaign for the Future.” “This only puts our current capital campaign in the limelight, as it now becomes essential for the college to be able to put up the funds required for the equity contribution, as well as have the funds required for the current budget,” Ripley said. bDUI, from page 1 “l think it’s got a good shot this time because we’ve got a new group of people in there,” said Sutton. “And I thinkit’swhatthecommunities andthe voters want.” Sutton hopes the drunk driving limit is lowered to .08. So do Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard and Rockbridge County Sheriff R. W. Day. “Naturally I’m going to say I think it’s good,” said Beard. The main purpose in lowering the limit, he said, is to make people aware of how much they are drinking before they become intoxicated. He said he hopes it will encourage people with a Students honor King’s memory in» MLK, from page 2 a gospel-style solo with accompa- niment by the First Baptist Church pianist. The only non-student presentation was by the First Baptist Church Choir. The program began and ended with musical selections performed by the choir. MSA Vice President Coleen Thompson organized the program and arranged for the use of the church. Events were originally scheduled for l(ing’s birthday, Monday, January 19, but were changed due to extremely cold weather. Thompson said the program is com- pletely determined by the student par- ticipants. “The program is based on a group DUI penalities could increase. The Ring-tum Phi, February 4,1994’ lower alcohol tolerance to think twice before they drive. Lexington Police Officer G.B. Coleman said that, on average, two beers within one hour will raise a 120- pound person’s blood alcohol level to .1. Three beers within an hour, said Coleman, will cause a 160-pound per- son to blow a .1. He emphasized, however, that it varies from person to person, and the percentage of alcohol in different types of beer also varies. Beard said his officers get a lot of .08 and .09 breathalizer results, and he thinks there will be a significant in- crease in drunk driving arrests if the bills pass. I In 1992, there were 125 DUI arrests effort,” said Thompson, ‘‘I don’t have to approve anything.” A variety of Lexington inhabitants attend the annual tribute. 8 ‘‘There’s a lot of students and com- munity people and a whole lot of pro- fessors because we give out invita- tions,” said Thompson. “There’s usu- ally a big turnout. It was real good last _ year.” The attendance was down from last year but Brady was still pleased. “Con- sidering that we had to reschedule, I understand why there were fewer people.” Thompson expressed concern that not everyone realizes the program is intended for all members of the Lex- ington community—regardlessof race. “A student asked me, ‘It’s only for black people, right?’ Most people get the wrong perceptions.” W&L law school ranks in top 20 From Staff Reports The Washington and Lee Univer- sity School of Law has been ranked 19th among the most selective law schools in the country, according to the 1994 edition of the Princeton Review StudentAccess Guide to The Best Law Schools. The rankings were calculated by combining average LSAT scores and GPAs of entering students. The five top-rated schools were Yale, Harvard, University of Chicago, Stanford and Duke. ' Washington and Lee’s high rankings were attributed to the combination of W&L’s 13-to-1 student-faculty ratio and the “enormous accessibility of the faculty.” , According to the guide, “those who enroll are among the most enthusiasti- cally satisfied law students in America.” The guide presents a number of categories in which the schools were ranked. in the “Quality of Life” cat- egory, Washington and Lee was ranked second, after Yale, where favorable student responses gave W&L high marks for the “degree of competitive- ness among students, the ‘sense of com- munity’ among students and the qual- ity of relations between students and faculty.” The W&L law school was also re'- A cenily ranked as one of the top 25 law schools in The Best Law Schools, a Prentice Hall publication. The criteria for that ranking were selectivity, reputation and placement success. “It is nice that the law school has received national attention for its qual- ity, and especially nice that the atten- tion is focused on our student/faculty ratio, the quality and accessibility of the faculty, our selectivity, and the quality of life for students,” said Randall P. Bezanson, dean of the W&L law school. “It is, after all, the quality of what we do, not how we rank, that matters most.” at UVA for gifted students 6/19-8/6/94. State of VA application req. - refer to Job Counselors for residential summer program in Rockbridge County and 172 in the City of Lexington. The city made 150 arrests in 1993. The county number is not yet available. Neither Beard nor Day knew how many of those arrests involved W&L students. Day said he thought the num- ber was insignificant. Beard’s estimate was 25 percent. Both men attributed the low num- bers to education, designated drivers and W&L’s Live Drive program. Area law enforcement officials may think that lowering the drunk driving limit is a good idea, but some students think it is unnecessary and even unfair. The same W&L student who was stopped in October was stopped again a month later. He blew a .2 this time. Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi He was convicted, fined $250 and he lost his driving privileges in Virginia for six months. He preferred to remain anonymous, but he admitted to being drunk and lacking good judgement. ‘ “It was ignorant. Totally. There’s no excuse,” he said. But he insisted that was not the case when he blew a .08. “l was fine,” he said. “l think you’re still okay at that point.” ‘‘I don’t think you should (lowerthg limit).” Junior Dana Cornell agreed. “I don’t see a big difference be- tween .08 and .1,” said Cornell, “ex- cept that we’ll be seeing a lot more DUIs.’ I Students determined the program for King’s celebration. ODK honors students to ODK, from page 1 Senior Class: J .J . Ciocca J .N. Hardman A.B. Cohrs L.C. Howell IV S.A. Colfrey N.M. Magaziner R.B. Cornbrooks T.R. Mason S.L. Crabbe V.M. Shannon K.S. Dickinson J .L. Townsend J .D. Guerin L.E. Voekel A.R. Hackney D.M. Wilmington Junior Class: .«L.M. Cavatt ' B.E.’ Henderson K.A. Herring P.E. Wright Simpson to lecture Pamela H. Simpson, Ernest Wil- liams ll Professorof Art at Washington and Lee University, will deliver this year’s first in a series of inaugural lectures. Simpson’s lecture, “Cheap, Quick and Easy: imitative Architectural Ma- terials at the Turn of the Century,” will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium. Illness - serious to Meningitis, from page 1 . ‘c.- I Symptoms for meningococcal in- ‘ fection are similar to those of the flu: cough, sore throat, muscle and joint aches, fever, cold chills and headaches. A distinguishing symptom of the in- . - fection is a rash. Horton said they do not know from whom or how Du all may have caught the bacteria. is usually difficult, and often impossible, to pinpoint the origins and spreading points of the infection. Shaw said be- cause the origins of the infection are difficult to trace, anyone who exhibits I the symptoms should go to the Health Center immediately. The Stuiflent Health Center is open 24 hours a day and can be reached at 462-8401. Shaw said the infirmary has treated ‘ 35 people with a preventive antibiotic as of press time. 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I’m sort of a motherly friend.” “They consider me their morn away from home,” said Crouch. “They treat me really nice, with a lot of respect—a lot of friendships have developed. I have two grown sons, and now I feel like I dies fit into the fraternity ene? Through interviews ith six of the campus’ usemothers (or house di- .ctors as some prefer to be "- lled) the mystery sur- uncfing thisjob has finally en diminished. According to Sigma Al- ha Epsilon house director atty Crouch, the first house- iother hired in the nivei'sity’s fraternity re- . iSS‘lCC said, house directors first became iandatory during this renaissance. Since SAE 'as one of the first to renovate, before students .n uld move in they had to have a house director, id Crouch. House directors are seen as an important cans of support, control and organization for e h ses. Primary responsibilities of house irectors include setting-up menus, overseeing itchen staff and coordinating the maintenance f the house. Chi Psi house director Beverly Peters said, I plan meals, order food and try to stay on top f maintenance. And if they need guidance, I’m ere or them.” “lt s a management/ PRjob,” said Delta Tau Thomas have 70 more.” Starrett and Peters also talk proudly of their young men. I “We do have rules here, and the fellas are following them. I‘m very proud of them. They have an awful lot going for them,” said Starrett. “They’re really nice, con- siderate gentlemen,” said Pe- ters. “They’re great to be around.” \ Pi Kappa Phi housemother Nancy Thomas notes some of the motherly aspects of the job. “Many times you have to remind them to hang up their coats or take their basketball outside- typical mother things,” she said. How does one get the position of house- mother? Starrett summed up the major qualifi- cations for the job. “I came from a strong business background, but the prerequisite is that you have to have been a mother.” A highlight of Moore’s interview was when asked what she would do if a woman was leaving one ofthe brother’s rooms at 2 a.m., she replied, “I ’d ask myselfwhat I was doing awake at 2 am.” Be Photo by Betsy Green for the Ring-tu Pi in Theta Pi Housemother Martha Haley manages to keep up with the brothers’ antics through the thin walls of her apartment in the house. PAGE 5 Poto by Betsy Green for th Ring-rum Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon housemother Patty Crouch was the first housemother hired underthe Fraternity Renaissance program. She is pictured here with the SAE house piano, which is useful in calming things around the house when they start to get out of control. The brothers play it in the evenings, said Crouch. ‘‘It keeps you young at heart to be with the college- age kids. I really enjoy them,” said Peters. Crouch agreed. “The best part is working with young people. It’s very rewarding to hear from the students later when they still keep in touch.” “It’s a most rewarding position, just being on cam- On making the switch Peters said, “I like it — it’s a very relaxed atmosphere. I think youngwomen have entirely different temperrnents than young men.” “It has been a major change,” said Starrett. “I like the boys much better; they’re easier to get along with. No girl wants to be too much like her mother, so you get all pus,” said Starrett. “The ’ perks that every house- mother has — sporting events, cultural events, everything is worth- while.” - When asked about the worst part of the job, Beta Theta Pi’s .housemother.Martha, Haley. immediately-responded it wasthe lack of sleep. She explains that on party nights it is difficult to get any sleep since her room happens to be above the party room. “My walls are also very thin —- maybe for a reason,” she said. That way she says she can keep up with the brothers’ antics. Moore said one of the worst parts of the job is that it is rather confining. “You always need to be there. You always have to be available.” Both Starrett and Peters recently came from sorority housemother positions at other schools. Peters ' coming what she has seen at these girls with conflicts with their mothers and then throw a housemother in there —— things can get tense.” - Starrett credits the Washington and Lee Fra- ternity Renaissance for keep- party, I go downstairs and see what the band is wearing —— they’re always odd. I listen to the band for a few minutes before I go upstairs.” Housemothers, through their years of expe- rience, also have some interesting stories to recount. Starrett says that at a party not too long ago she heard a stereo booming away down- stairs. It was getting late so she started playing the piano very loudly and within minutes ev- erything was quiet. She told this to another housemother who said, “I’m getting a piano.” Haley tells of an interesting Christmas Week- end Santa Claus freshman. She looked outside to see an intoxicated Santa trying to play bas- ketball without aball and playing Mary Poppins with his umbrella. The role of housemother is a rather impor- tant one. ing fraternities here from be- other schools, “one big mess.” She said she would like to see similar programs to preserve and overhaul Greek systems in other schools across the country. The job of housemother, however, is not all work. Moore likes to dance at the band parties. Peters agrees. “When there’s a band Starrett “Although the responsi- bilitiesofhousemothersvary from house to house, we mainly want to be liked and respected,” Moore said. Haley says that herjob is certainly not for everyone. Perhaps Pi Phi’s house- mother Nancy Thomas sums it up best when explaining a badge she owns which reads, “I’m smiling because I have no idea what’s going on.” Lost In The Supermarket rules campus music scene BY EMILY BAKER Phi Staff Writer 1992 after his graduation. Drum- mer Ted Dumas and guitar player Christopher Holmes joined in June 1993. Holmes is aVW & L senior. Dumas, who graduated from Uni- versity of Connecticut and is in Washington and Lee’s most famous rock band is ready for bigger and better things. Lost in the Supennarket is one of the few college bands that survives graduation. After several lineup changes, Lost in the Supermarket is ready to move beyond college cam- pus9s and cover tunes. Guitar player Dave Klabo, the sole remaining original member, explained the group’s origin. ‘‘It all got started because the chapter of Amnesty International here wanted to have a concert outside Lee Chapel in the spring of ’88. It was a concert featuring bands made up ofW & L students,” he said. A group of KA’s got a bzfid together, but they needed a guitar player,” and Klabo helped them out. “We played for that Amnesty International concert. Right afterwards, some PiKA’s came up and signed us. They had us come back to their house later that night and we played. That was our first professional gig.” 'I'he band decided on the name “Dost in the Supermar- ' et,7bthe title of an old Clash song. “The old lead singer was ooking through his records for names and decided on that ne,” said Klabo. Bryan Patterson, a ’9l graduate, replaced the original ead singer in 1990. The band settled in Charlottesville c uring the summer of ’9l. Bassist Andrew Kellerjoined in File Photo Lost In The Supermarket band member Andrew Keller, third from right, sang with Southern Comfort while he was a student here at W&L. O graduate school at the University of Virginia, is the only band mem- ber not to graduate from W & L. “The more personnel changes the band made, the more the band rocked,” said Patterson. After playing at W & L parties, the band branched out and played for other area schools. Lost in the Supermarket played its first club after two and a half years of play- ing at parties. ‘‘It was kind of scary,” said Klabo. “It’s different from frater- nity parties. At clubs, you have to get used to the fact that there may not be lots of people there, but it’s not your fault. They may not be as friendly, either.” _ ine oano that started with a handful of students has since re- leased a self-titled compact disc, which sold out, and a tape, “Ra- dio,” which is on sale at the W & L bookstore. “We recorded ‘Radio’ this sum- mer. It took us several months to get it out,” said Patterson. , “The name ‘Radio’ came from when we were in the studio,” ex- plained Keller. “When we would rewind the tape, it made the sound of white noise...We thought if we could put the white noise in between the song it would sound like switching radio stations.” Since its beginning, the band has increased its following, playing at schools and clubs around the country from Atlanta to New York City. Touring does have it’s low points, however. “The drive to Ohio sucks,” said Dumas. Touring can at times prove difficult for Holmes, who is still in school. “It makes me organize my time better,” said Holmes. “It hasn’t been too bad. [The other band members] help me out a lot.” W & L groupies will be disappointed with the band’s recent decrease of local performances. “As far as W & L, we’re not trying to avoid it, but we Lost In The Supermarket, has been a Patterson and Dave Klabo playing in the Generals’ Headquarters. don’t want to play here as much as we did in the fall,” said Patterson. “We love to play W & L," said Keller, “butthere’s no point in saturating any market. I don’t necessarily mean this on business terms. Peoplejust get tired of hearing us all the time. But we’ve never turned down a gig here.” Lost in the Supermarket will play at W & L during FD weekend. The band is currently making the difficult transi- tion from playing mostly parties to clubs. “The norm in a club is to hear more originals, so it’s easier to play,” said Patterson. “At a frat, you can play some, but it’s expected that you play covers.” They cover main- stream alternative songs, but not by choice. “We don’t like to play cover songs. but we have to,” said Patterson. “If it were possible, we’d play all originals.” With the tape in the bookstore. the band hopes to get more exposure for its originals. ' party favorite since 1991. Pictured from left to right are Bryan File Photo They now play more clubs than parties. “You’re not going to be dying to hear our new material if you don’t know it,” said Patterson. Holmes explained the song writing process. “Generally, somebody will come in with a whole song already written. We’ll work out the finer points. Everybody inputs into it, so it’s more of the band’s than the individual’s.” So far there are no definite plans for a new CD. For now, the band keeps playing the club circuit. “It would be nice to have our own record deal and be in a more secure position,” said Patterson. _ “I’d love to be doing this, for more people, playing all original music, and making a lot more money,” said Keller. “Notthat money’s important. I’d rather be makingjust good music.” The others have more lofty aspirations. “We want U2 opening for us.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_006.2.txt PAGE 6 Superdance rocks Pavilion David Allan Coe headlines the show By HlLLARY OLSON Phi Asistant Features Editor front of the Co-op and at Night Owl Music beginning Wednesday. All tickets cost $10, and as usual, positive identification is required at the beer garden. W&LIF E 0 The Ring-tum Phi, February 4,1994 Country singer David Allan Coe will highlight the17th annual Washington and Lee Superdance, sponsored nation- wide by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, this Saturday at the Student Pavilion. Doors will open at 8 pm. This singer of “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” his first big hit, and “Take This Job and Shove It,’’ is now 52 and has been without a major record label for nearly five years. He said, however, “We have a wide range of an audience, doctors and lawyers and college kids. We’re getting a lot of younger kids these days.” Back in the late 1960’s at the beginning of his singing career, Coe used to perform on stage as a masked man. He called himself the Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy and his real name was unknown. “Nobody knew what I looked like, but what I looked like didn’t matter. It was the music that counted,” he said. Coe finally removed his mask for the first time after about two years, while performing with his friend Willie Nelson. Coe claims 43 albums to his name, and estimates he has appeared on about 74. Coe has made appearances in several movies, including “Stagecoach” and “The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James” with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. He also appeared as himself in several low-budget mov- ies on the life of Elvis Presley including “The Living Legend” and “Lady Grey.” Commenting on his hell-raising image of long ago, Coe said, “One, l’ve never been a drinker. I have taken a few drinks in life, but I don’t drink at all now. l’ve never been a dope user. When I first started in country music, 1 had long hair and a beard.” Coe believes he has made an historical impact on country music. “I think a lot of people today in country music have been influenced by David Allan Coe,” he said. Senior Joanna Love, one of the major organizers of this Superdance, said the monetary goal for the evening is “is to raise as much money as we possibly can. If we raise over $20,000, we will be recognized at the next MDA telethon.” Love said locals from Buena Vista and surrounding areas have already called to see about ordering tickets. She said she would be very surprised if the concert sold out, but pre- sales will ensure W&L students tickets if they want them. The Pavilion, with a beer garden, has a 1500 person limit, she said. ’ Webb Wilder will open for Coe. Tickets will be sold in D with special guest M David Allan Coe, a country and musical rebel, will perform for Superdance on Saturday at the Pavilion. Coe wrote “’I‘ake This Job and Shove It.” Webb Wilder will open for David A Allan Coe at the Pavilion this weekend for Superdance. Proceeds will benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association. Tickets are available at the door or by presale at the Co-op or Night Owl Music in Lexington. The Haunting of Lenfest begins tonight Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, a whimsical, improbable farce of sophisticated wit and supernatural effects about novelist Charles Condomine whose second marriage is troubled by the ghost of his first wife. The show runs from tonight until Feb. 10. Tickets are available at the Lenfest Center box office at (703) 463-8000. publicity photo On January 15, 1944 The Columns reported that the University would be offering to the freshman class of 1944 a quarterly system, which included a six-week summer session. The new system would also offer gradu- ation in three years if a student decide to attend the University only taking the week break at the end of every quarter, totaling 183 quarter hours. On January 17, 1969 the Phi ’s .top story was the W&L basketball team and their win over Navy and their loss to Florida Presbyterian. W&L’s win over Navy was the first since 1936. W&L was 12-3, losing only to Randolph- Macon, Baltimore, and Florida Presbyterian. ' For The W&L Record Compiled by JAY WHITE of the Phi Staff‘ On January 26, 1984, the Phi demonstrated the W&L student body’s reaction to coeducation. With 59 percent of the 798 undergraduate student body voting, 61.3 percent were opposed to coeducation while 36.3 percent 0 said that they would favor it. On January 19, 1989 the Phi’s top story was the annual report of the Registrar. The University’s enroll- ment increased 3.5 percent to 1,990. The report said 67 percent of all undergraduate grades were either an A or a B, while failing grades accounted for 2.4 percent, a 24— 9 year low. Chinese provided the most A+’s, 28.1 percent, Russian gave out F’s 10 percent of the time. 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Noon-10 p.m. ’ . l" OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_008.2.txt PAGE 8 @112 fling-tum lfllti The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 The real W&L community This week three Washington and Lee students had their house burn down and another student contracted an infection that could kill him. Both of these situations are the kinds of things which happen suddenly and completely disrupt lives. They may not be as devastating to an entire community as the earthquakes in Los Angeles, but often they have the same effect. Members of the W&L community are going to rally around their friends who have become victims of the abso- lutely unexpectable. The situtation revolving around Tyler Duvall’s illness has caused many students to realize how closely our lives over- lap. Even if you do not know Tyler, you may have been affected by his illness. Most of us, if not all, know someone who has had to receive preventative ntibiotic treatments. If you sit down and think about it, it’s eerie how something that has happened to someone you don’t know can affect your life. If anything can be learned from these events, it’s how important it is for us to realize we are a community in every sense of the word. But sometimes we function more as individuals without regard to the larger social organization. This is where the roots of our apathy can be found. When we believe we are only individuals and not members of a group it’s easy to say, “if I don’t do this, it won’t matter to anyone but me.” Hopefully, Tyler has shown us how much what happens to us and what we do can affect others in the community. The mail snail strikes again Once again we are at the point in the year when the Post Office decides it’s not necessary for them to do their jobs in any semblence of a timely fashion. Plenty of students are complaining about how long it’s taking their mail to get here or go somewhere else. The Post Office is the epitome of everything negative we have come to expect from bureaucracies. Every time they raise the price of a stamp they tell us how much it will improve our service. Yeah, and next month the Brooklyn Bridge is going on sale for just $19.95. Do they think all of us are ignoramuses? Well, if it’s any consolation, we’_ve,had a few ,pro_blem_s, __ ._ with the Post Office ourselves. We don’t know how to fixthe situation, but we figure there’s only one answer; call to complain over and over again. Seriously, call the Lexington Postmaster, call the folks over at Charlottesville, since all our mail goes through there. Hey, why stop there? Call the federal government. If enough people complain often enough they might actually do something. Maybe it’s all a pipe dream, but we won’t ever know unless we try. After all, mail should not take as long to get from here to Texas as it does to go to Beijing and back. Quotes of the Week: “Nothing is true just because you believe it to be, and nothing is true just because you feel good about it.” —Professor Louis Hodges applies the “John Stuart Mill Test” to refute the personal philosophies of Peter Pan “Friends don’t let friends do 90210.” ———a message board in Gaines .. J‘ Ellis Ewing-him lfllri Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Weaver Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Sarah Wyatt _ Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Roddey 1~ Assistant Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allen Flickinger, Ransom James Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Obermueller H Advertising Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Widener 5 Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter The Ring-tum Phi is published Fridays during the undergraduate school year at if Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee = Publications Board elects the executive editorand 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. Letters, Columns, and “My Views” do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does A: not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observescurrenl court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi . Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 OPINION 9 The Rigg-tum Phi, February 4, 1994 39:15,’ THEY M051’ Wt SPEIJT or Mot-IEY ONAIW SAY, D065 W D KINDA Fort»! t t-intro Don’t vote for North’s opportunism Last Thursday Lt. Col. Oliver North entered the race for Virginia’s United States Senate Seat. This action ended over a year of speculation by observers that North was preparing to run for political office. Now the questions turn to his chances of both winning the nomination of his party and the seat itself, presently held by Democrat Chuck Robb. North has already at- tracted heavy criticism from members of his own. party . for entering the race. The GOP is rightly concerned that PATRICK McDERMorr'r ’94 I North’s background and ex- treme views have the poten- tial of severely damaging the credibility of the party as a whole, much like the candidacy of David Duke (former grand wizard in the Ku Klux Klan) for gover- nor of Louisiana. Both David Duke and Oliver North carry the kind of baggage any party, especially one that is seeking to recapture the White House, would be more than eager to avoid. Without going into the complexities that surround his case, North served as a key member of and was indicted for his involvement in the Reagan Administration’s lran Contra Scandal. He has openly admitted his role in the illegal diversion offunds, from the sale of arms to Iran to the Contras of Nicaragua. North also admits later lying to Congress when ques- tioned about the situation. All ofthis hurled the former Marine into the media spotlight, gripping the nation with days oflive nation- ally broadcast hearings before a special congressional committee. Since that time, North has found a new home for himselfas the darling ofthe ultra-right wing of the Republican Party, touring the country giving speeches and forming a coalition of support. Now he wants to be a United States senator. In an intriguing twist to North’s announcement, conservatives have been mounting an impressive effort to ensure his defeat in the Republican primary. John Warner, Republican Senator from Virginia and considerable economic base (he has already raised well over $2 million) and his fright- ening level of support from the ultra-right wing ofthe GOP, he is positioned for a win, at the very least, on the primary level. This should be a disturbing realization both to citi- zensofthisstate aswell as to those of us who are “just visiting.” Af- ter all, if North were to win the Senate race, his American citizen. W&L Class of 1949, railed against North last week, calling him a “criminal” and noting that the only reason his conviction on the charge of “lying to Congress” was overturned was because of a “techni- cality.” Additionally, con- servativesineditorialsacross the. state have denounced North as being unfit for the office he seeks. Matthew Franck, a Fellow with the Conservative “think-tank,” The Heritage Foundation, decries North as, “a political privateer who profiteered. . .a deceiver...(a) muddle headed intelligenceoperative...(and) a coward.” Not exactly ringing endorsements from two fellow conservatives. An editorial I recently read warned readers to beware a candidate whose slogan seems to be “Vote for Me — My Convictions Were Overturned.” And yet, political analysts tell us that due to Mr. North’s is seeking an office. the reasonable members of the Grand Old Party see . Mr. North much as I do, not as the voice of their party but as a political opportunist. I have faith that they realize as I do that anyone who has shown such a blatant disregard for the laws and Constitution of this country has no business serving as a United States Senator. I have faith that they will not even allow him to move into the general election, but, will instead cast their votes for Jim Miller, who can at least take pride in the fact that he has never been convicted of lying to the very institution in which he Perhaps it is a sad example of our media domi- nated society that two people can be seeking to represent their country in the same week and have such totally different outcomes, despite their situa- tions being remarkably similar. We have all watched with dismay and horror (and a little annoyance at the repetition of our media) as the Tonya Harding scandal has unfolded this week. Ms. Harding has not even been charged with a crime, and yet her chances of skating for her country in the Olympics seem slim. Americans decisions would have an effect on the lives of every Despite this possibility, I remain optimistic. Al- though I am a “die-hard” Democrat, l have faith that Although I am a “die-har ” Democrat, I have faith that the reasonable members of the Grand Old Party see Mr. North much as I do, not as the voice of their party but as a political opportunist. are rightly outraged at the fact that she was, in any way, involved in a criminal action and now seeks to wear our flag in the Olym- pics. Pollsters have re- soundingly reported the feelings of the na- tion that Ms. Harding does not belong on the Olympic Team. And yet Mr. North, a con- victed criminal, is hav- ing relative success in the early stages of his run for the United States Senate. I cannot help but wonder if Tonya might be considering giving it all up and running for the U.S. Senate, after all, it seems to be working for Ollie. Smoke-In to protect our rights There is a certain group in the United States that is the victim of unjust discrimination: that group is smokers. Nationwide smokers have been The question has still not been an- swered: why are smokers given the cold shoulder nationwide? The only reason I can think of is that it is bad for them. As if smokers don’t realize that smoking, thrown out of even when airplanes, res- they Started, taurants, and was bad for offices; and them. This, before you C'F' notwithstand- non-smokers KUCERA, mg, political cheer, think , correctness about if some 97 has become other group the rule ofthe was barred dayandsmok— from hundreds of establishments, simply because of their lifestyle, a lifestyle that includes smoking. What has spurred this backlash against smokers? Certainly with non- smoking sections there is no serious health risk. So what else could cause such a public outcry to stop smoking nearly everywhere? The most recent rally—cry for the non-smoking advocates is the immi- nent danger posed by second—hand smoke. For the sake of argument, let us suppose that second-hand smoke is the greatest danger posed to the West- ern world (though its health impact has not been conclusively proven): so what? That is part of the reason non- smoking sections were established. For non-smokers the smell can be offensive. Smokers are constantly rel- egated to the proverbial “back of the bus;” if only Rosa Parks smoked. ing doesn’t fit into the acceptable behavior handbook; thus, according to the health Nazis, smoking must be stamped out. These people have taken it upon themselves to deem for us what is health and what is not, and once that decision is made, that which is not must be stopped at all costs. Forquite awhile W&Lstudents were safe from this health persecution. This may not be the case any longer though. Last week, as reported in The Ring- tum Phi, a recommendation was sent from the Student Health Committee to the ‘Student Affairs Committee to change the smoking policy in campus eateries. The biggest impact of this proposal will be the complete ban on smoking in the Co-op. If passed. this ban will not only be unjust, but perhaps even more impor- tantly, will completely change the at- mosphere of the Co-op from one where ‘ the air, though filled sometimes with smoke, is clear with the freedom to live one’s life the way one wishes to one where the air is filled with subjugation of the Student Health Committee. This proposal was spurred by a pe- tition signed by 70 law students. This hardly represents the whole W&Lcom— munity; besides that, how often does one see law students in the Co-op? The plan is then backed-up by a survey conducted in November. I personally don’t remember such a survey, and I wonder how scientific it is, and what the response rate was? Consid- ering the success of surveys at W&L, I doubt the findings represent time to contract lung cancer from sec- ond-hand smoke. The proposed ban then isclearly a measure aimed at bring- ing political correctness to W&L and imposing the will of a select group which seems to know much more about what is good for me than I do. it’s time to stop the paternalistic attitude of the ‘ Student Health Committee. So the question comes down to who is with us and who is against us? Those who are not in favor of protecting the rights of smokers on the Washington and Lee campus are against us. This is a campus which places a high value on personal and intellectual 9 the whole of freedom. Let us w&LvS opinion The proposed ban then not let {hag slip Let us look at is clearlyameasure aimed from °Urfingers- the realit of the - - - - . lnthe interest C0_OpSmf’afi0nf0r at bringing political cor- Ofpersonal free_ amoment.There is I'€CtTl€SS t0 IVS time dom I Urge all 3 "°"'S‘“°k‘“g to stop the paternalistic at- W&L S‘“d°"‘S’ ‘ section in the Co- . Whether you 0p,]a1-geen0ugh,[ tltude Of the Student smokecjgaj-cues’ would think, to ac- commodate the students who abso- lutely detest smoke. The length ofany one trip to the Co- op rarely exceeds 30 minutes. The C0- op is not a full-service restaurant; stu- dents go in to grab a soda and a sand- wich or a bag of chips. This length of time, even over a four to five year tenure at W&L, is not nearly enough Health Committee. cigars, pipes, or nothing at all, to join the Smoke- ln today in the Co-op. This project, led by Donald J. Skelly, Jr., will demonstrate that W&L students do not want a band on smoking in the Co-op. The Smoke-ln will begin this afternoon at 4 and end when smoking will not. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940204/WLURG39_RTP_19940204_009.2.txt 0 ‘he Ring-tum Phi, February 4, 1994 Pos’ SPACE ‘ Tom Hespos - Just when you thought it was safe ~ throw a random Saturday night ind party... Two weeks ago, Spos outlined the ivarflages of having a single, cohe- ve Greek system with free beer for 1. Last weekend, free beer and asense unity among the fraternities at Delta au Delta’s Mekong Delt party were aquestionably advanced to the fullest gree. If we could have only done meghing about those Lexington Po- ce officers. Lost in the Supermarket played un- I about 2:30 a.m. That was when the en in blue decided to make their pearance to shut the party down and ake the usual arrests for D.l.P. and .l.P,— you know the routine. But it idn’t stop there. Officer F.W. Smith decided that he idn’t particularly like Delt’s taste in arty-room decor (yellow cinderblock centuated by hanging road signs). In ny case, the fuzz came in and confis- ated a bunch of traffic signs that had een.procured” by Delt pledges be- re Spos even decided to come to ' &L. The cache of signs included one at prominently displayed “Southern eminary Junior College” in attractive flective letters. For obvious rea- sons, this is a collector’s item and can- not be replaced. As Spos understands it, several other fraternities on campus have had to deal with the same embarrassing situation — having their old road signs pilfered (or re—pi1fered, as the case may be) by the local law enforcement. This prac- “offending” fraternity. This purpose was evidently sewed, as several of the partygoers report- edly heard F.W. Smith exclaim “Woo Hoo! We got ’em!!!” as he was leaving the party. Thanks, F.W. — from the bottom of Spos’ heart. As a token of my undying gratitude, tice is nothing F-W- Smith, 1 short of fascist hereby bestow B.S. and j?"-" -——:— upon you the should not be official “Spos’ tolerated Several other fraterni- Space lfgn0r:- “But S os,” - mus 0 t e you are grob- tles on campus have Month Awar .” ably asking to deal with havmgthezr Congratulations, yourself, “isn’t stealing road signs aviolation of the Honor System?” The answer to the above question is a re- sounding “yes.” However, the signs taken from Delt were sev- eral years old, having been. swiped by Delt alumni at some point in their undergraduate ca- reers. The point is this: once the signs have been taken and have been serving as decorations for years on end, the only purpose served by confiscating them is to tick off the V 0 the editor: nwanted children — in fact, Catholic regnant women. hoice to have a child easier to make. " o the editor: Sincere appreciation and thanks are -xtended to all who participated in the ' 994 Lip Synch Contest. To the members ofthe 25 acts who )erformcd, the student volunteers who avorkzd security, made decorations, _ orked concessions, provided public- ty, worked the spotlight and acted as oster child — thank you. Thanks to the judges who hung in I flould like to respond to Ms. Clarke’s opinions xpressed in last week’s column because I believe 1 at some of her ideas were misinformed, and some ere arguments without any basis in fact. She states that Pro-Lifers are not looking after oanoke has a backlog of couples who are trying to .dopIchildren. Part of the frustration in the adoption rocess as regulated by the federal government is the ed-tape and waiting period for childless couples. 4 hen the private sector is involved, the process is treamlined, and couples are put in contact with The adoptive couple is able, as much as possible, o assist a woman financially and emotionally, through- ut the pregnancy. Any mother giving her child away ‘an be comforted knowing that her child will find a ving and caring home. The real problem is that tpinions like Ms. Clarke’s are given more attention han the reality of an organization trying to allow the Ngrturing Network is another alternative to abor- ion. Any pregnant woman, who wishes to carry her regnancy to term, will be financially, emotionally, nd medically supported until the birth of her child. f. Patrick’s Church in Lexington, for example, hosted t woman two years ago —- she was given a home to ive in, a temporary job, doctor’s examinations and )re- A tal care until she gave birth and gave the child 0 Catholic Charities’ Adoptive Services. To give another example, ifa W&L woman found erself pregnant, wanted to give her child up for doption, did not want to remain in Lexington, and Charities in American community. 1960]:949). there duringalong evening, to Randolf Hare, Bobby Davis and theircrew from B&G, to Mike Young and his security staff, Bob Dunlap and his conces- sions staff and certainly the enthusias- tic spectators who came out in droves, we couldn’t have succeeded without all of you. Greg Lynch filmed the show and will soon have tapes available for sale, with all proceeds going to RARA/MS. old road signs pilfered (or re-pilfered, as the case may be) by the local law enforcement. This practice is nothing short of fascist B.S. and should not be tolerated. LETTERS Rethink the consequences of Roe v. Wade wanted to continue her education, arrangements are already in place for her to transfer to Davidson Col- lege until she feels capable of returning to Lexington. “Choice” is a word used repeatedly in the discus- sion of abortion, and there are two: to choose life or death, blessing or curse. (Dt. 30:19) individual’s right to choose what to do with their bodies, as Roe v. Wade and others proclaim, then I don’t for the life of me, understand how the public should have to pay for the individual’s choice, which is the logic being considered in the Clinton health plan. When abortion is used as a birth control method, to eliminate an inconvenient pregnancy, or because amniocentesis indicates the presence of XY chromo- somes, such a decision affects all aspects of the There are no statistics regarding the number of deaths which had resulted from back-alley abortions prior to Roe v. Wade. For decades priorto its legaliza- tion, “90%-of abortions were done by physicians in their offices” (American Journal of Health 50 [July Because the procedure was illegal, doctors didn’t report deaths from abortion. Statistics are also mis- leading today because women continue to die from abortion — maybe they don’t die “on the table,” but some do die from hemorrhages, hepatitis, and other complications which result from the operation. There are suppositions and fantasies that many women would die as a result of tighter restrictions on the availability of abortions, but that has not proven true in Pennsylvania, for example, in which the Casey decision was significantly restrained. One factor which really has not been given much big guy. 1 Now that the road sign issue is out of the way, we can talk about the pleas- ant details of Mekong Delt: Top Ten Cool? Things That Happened Last Weekend: 1) Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets tore up his Achilles tendon and won’t be play- ing hockey for a while. Actually, this isn’t funny and it didn’t happen last weekend, but it’s worthy of mention. 2) Spos jammed with Last in the Supermarket. 3) LI TSM guitarist Chris Holmes, in L‘ ‘ex cops cap off a great weekend PAGE 9 a questionable state of mind at the time, left his very expensive Les Paul on the stage after the party. This was quickly whisked upstairs. (Chris — come by anytime after 5 to pick it up. Don’t worry — it’s safe.) 4) Girls from Mary Baldwin drank something Spos concocted known as “Agent Orange punch.” People keep asking me what I put in it, but l’ll never tell. (Heh-heh) 5) One fraternity brother threw up on his bed and decided to sleep in the mess after throwing some clothes on top of it. 6) Another passed out on the toilet and had to be carried to bed after an impromptu photography session. M 7) Mark Van Deusen was there. 8) One Delt dressed completely in black and covered himself so thor- oughly in camouflage makeup that when standing in the darkness, he could be identified only by the glow of his cigarette. 9) Spos went to Lee-Hi at 3 a.m. with some of his fellow Phi editors and another friend,just for the unparalleled experience of the $4.99 Cholesterol Buffet Special. 10) A 31-year-old captain from VMI got hauled off for public drunkenness. (Actually,'this isn’t cool, but it’s damn funny.) Until next time, may yourbeer never go flat. If it is an the U.S. media or local attention is the emotional health of a woman afterthe abortion, or “post—abortion trauma.” There are many carrying the baggage of emotional scars as a result of aborting a child -— somewhere deep in their conscience, the reality about the pro- cedure of the suction, scraping or other abortive techniques can be profoundly disturbing. Last year, a week after an abortion, a fine young woman called me in tears and cried, “What did I do to my baby?!” Despite my attempts at consolation, she is still upset when she sees babies on commercials or in movies. Women Exploited By Abortion (WEBA) has 30,000 members in more than 200 chapters in Project Rachel is another therapeutic group, and is located in Roanoke. If abortion is only a medical procedure, like a root canal or a tonsillectomy, I wonder why there are no ongoing support groups for those “surgery survivors?” Could it be that abortion takes a toll on women. that other surgeries do not? Could it be that other surgeries do not stop a beating heart? MC John Turner was great, kept the show moving along as well as kept the crowd fired up. Most importantly, however, “put your hands together” for 1994 Lip Synch Chair Beth Provenzana and her com- mittee of Lawson Brice and Kit Dodds. These folks worked diligently, be- ginning last spring, in planning this 'year’s event. The show went off absolutely with- Interviews and Photos By Betsy Green Sincerely, William C. “Burr” Datz', ’75 Catholic Campus Minister TALKBACK Abortion is too often presented as a quick fix to an inconvenient situation — the real problem with much of our modern society is the difficulty we have with the consequences of some of our deci- sions. Abortion is a tragedy and a national disgrace. It is time that we face up to reality, statistics and facts, and reconsider the far—reaching implications of Roe v.‘ Wade. , SAMS advisor thanks Lip Synch volunteers out a hitch, due in no small part to their efforts. Everybody had a great time. All proceeds will be donated to the Rockbridge Area Relief Association (RARA) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Sincerely, Jerry Darrell SAMS Advisor Manager Needed ASAP: Manager for the 1994 Women’s Lacrosse Team. If interested, please contact Jan Hathorn at ext. 8668 or Sue Behme at ext. 8679. Alumni Applications from members of the class of 1994 who wish to be considered for the Alumni Staff Associate position for the 1994-95 academic year are due by Monday, Feb. 28. Graduating seniors should submit a letter of application and resume to Alumni Secretary Jim Farrar at the Alumni House. The Staff Associate position becomes available July 1, 1994. Personal in- terviews will be scheduled upon receipt of applications. Pictures Seniors: You can still sign up for senior pictures for The Calyx! Si gn- up sheets are in front of Carol Calkins office in the University Center. Any questions? Call The Calyx office at 464-4046. Ariel The Ariel literary magazine is now accepting submissions for the 1994 issue. Literary submissions may be dropped off in envelopes in Payne Hall, the Leybum Library and the University Center. Any vi- sual art submissions should be left forTemple Cone, c/o Carol Caulkins in the University Center. Deadline for submissions is March 11. Kathekon Applications for Kathekon will be available in front of Carol Caulkins’ office in the University Center beginning Monday, Feb. 7. All rising juniors and seniors are encouraged to submit an applica- tion and sign up for an interview. Deadline forturningin applications is March 1. Interviews will be held March 8-10. For more information, pick up a packet in the University Center. Support A confidential counseling/sup- port group for women students with eating and/or compulsive exercise problems will meet on Tuesday af- ternoons beginning Feb. 8. Call the Counseling Service at ext. 8590 or the Health Center at ext. 8401 to sign up and receive additional in- formation. Ride Goingto Columbia, South Caro- lina on Feb. 10 or 11? Call Ralf Thiele at 462-4713. Will pay for gas. Leaders Sponsors of a national leader- ship conference to be held in Wash- ington, D.C. are seeking outstand- ing women to participate in the 1994 “Women as Leaders” pro- gram. Women students may call (800)486-8921 for information on availability of applications. The deadlineforsubmittingapplications is Feb. 15, letter of apology. 4) Conduct probation. Student Body Notice The Student Conduct Committee found a male senior in violation of _ university standardsfot making threateningphone calls‘.t'o the fraternity house mother and general disorderly conduct for urinating on the door of another fraternity house. The following sanctions were imposed: 1) $25 fine for not showing up to the original hearing. 2) 25 hours of community service for the phone call as well as a formal 3) $25 fine and 6 hours of community service for urinating on the fraternity house, as well as a formal letter of apology to the fraternity. , Coeducation Review Committee seeks ideas, To the editor: The Coeducation Review Commit- tee requests for the third (and last) time comments about problems or concerns related to coeducating and ideas for improving the environment on campus. If you have had experiences that you think should be known, or if you have concerns that you would like con- sidered, PLEASE send your signed (or anonymous) comments to: Prof. Nancy Margand, Dept. of Psychologyy nmargand@wlu.edu; Prof. Tom Will- iams, Dept. of Physics: williams.ht@wlu.edu; or Dan Felton, ’95, 464-5297: dfelton@wlu.edu. The committee is looking at admis- sions issues, campus life, athletics, aca- demic programs, and faculty and staff issues. Please remember, if you do not share your ideas, they may not be repre- sented by others. Thank you. The Coeducation Review Committee Layout By Joe Framptom What qualities would you like your first Fancy Dress date to have‘? Steven Frame, ’97, Atlanta, Ga. — “Somebody who can spit farther than I can.” anything.” Kaj Kirkman,’97,Greensboro,N.C. 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I if gnu renllg cnre . t t ‘ ""' ""' ‘ ' By KEITH GRANT . , ~ ' n . _ V ‘ ,— t P/iiStaffWriter — V ‘ G _‘ ' nliout MEL nthLEtE3 . A ' " 1 ‘ " 1' Among the Washington and Lee men’s basketball team’s many prob- . lems last season was consistent scor- in . The 1992-93 Generals’ scoring leader wound up the season with a scoring average of 10.6, the lowest average for the Generals’ team leader since records first were kept in 1948. This season, a sophomore from Tega City, SC, has solved that problem. With six regular season games remaining, Cam Dyer holds a 15.2 points-per- game average, tenth—best in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. ’ In January alone, Dyer averaged 16 points and 5.6 rebounds. In doing so, the 6’7” forward earned the WLUR— Ring-tum Phi Major—General Award for being W&L’s athlete ofthe month. Anyone who has attended a General contest this season has witnessed the sweet 15-foot baseline jumpers which -ll’ gnu kllQlll lllhQl_E1ll fllcindnr is ‘yP¥t.?t:;’:t:t"L: him from his All-State days at Provi- °IF gnu Finil gnu kngii mgr: than Egsins EIQES. - dence Day High School in Charlotte, N.C.ThechangeinDyer’sperformance ' "' ' ‘ ' ' this season is his aggressiveness. Some added bulk and the type of . aggressiveness that the entire team has _ J displayed shows in the increase in Dyer’s rebounding. As a freshman, Dyer pulled down an average of fewer than four rebounds per~game, not what everyone might expect from the team’s second-tallest «I99 3ll9l_1l[l DE writing spgrts in‘ he year’s team. - “lt’s been a lot more fun playing on ‘I-hf the team this year,” he said. “lt’sagood team feeling; last year, there just wasn’t the feeling that we have now.” . ’ The sophomore went on to express his satisfaction with the team’s togeth- erness. u “We’ve got a lot of chemistry, and H] - it’s the kind of chemistry we need to ‘ " ' ‘ ‘ ‘ finish strong,” he said. Through 17 games played, Dyer D . mt ranks second for the Generals in re- in — A A _ V . $1” ‘ Q‘ bounding at 5.3. He grabbed a season- -' -~ ' “ high nine rebounds to go with 1 8 points in the first game of the new year, an .. -,_,,-_,-. .2... -3...... ”p5°"“"" °"e’ Amherst‘ Sophomore Qam Dyer reaches toward thebasket in one of his many leading moments on the . .. “seen aftéf, th“锑s'6phomore had’ a‘ , ~ v -— - - - . ‘ ...-I. 1!}; A» ,5 foupgame Stretch in which he aVer_ Generals basketball team. He has been chosen as the January Major General. 5 N ‘ . . 0 ' Uf 0 fl 0 i‘ ?§i‘3..‘.f"§’ "?.L“if Z“"3Ji§2”2‘”'?°.§fn'l C-"fl"-'. I-E galine vgrsuls Li/nihtburg and 2122-Eoint - q’ ke /W 1‘? U 12 _ Q (D 0 . performance against Catholic, both ncpwjy W&L victories. _ ‘ ' " ‘ Dyer,whose fatherand grandfather avva-VA File photo -,1: attended W&L, closed out January shooting 61 percent for the last four_ «J games, raising his overall shooting per-' centage to one.of the conference’s best . ‘( at .505. That’s quite an improvement from last year’s .423 percentage, when . ' he averaged 8.7 points. Half Salon As the team approaches the end of ' the season, Dyer voiced his opinion of the team’s chances. .¢o/ma/nvlm go/M374/a e/M Jfizm//724.4, mm ffldoér/o .../..... _ 4 - cuts -tl;l§ll‘lilIl‘gh-ts - lII(la-nicllres .. 9 3 awzyre trying to turn the program W /4? . ma e “P _ . around from the way it’s been the last 0/up/17/’ /5 1 Expert braiding (french twist, three years,” Dyer said. “We’re pretty ( , - ' '“ fishbone, etc.) happy withthe strides we’ve taken this /(zdflfl/0%’?/6 W]. (/I/044 V year, but we’re by no means satisfied.” Q FD Tanning Special . Asthe Generals enterthe stretch run anua A . 10 for $30 in the race for berths into the ODAC _ 0 T , D H b H d ,/ zororsso A..‘:.*:;":.'%::";...y$t;..:..::;..:.::3 W"/‘M93 Jim ‘"~W*‘"” high-arcingjump-shot against W&L’s_ I 7 S. Randolph Street, Lexington conference foes. Fortunately, it seems, 464-1145 DYCVS level Of Play is Peaking at the “Ike /Yv\a}ev' Gum.-..t is clsoscvx wxovstkly lay S.-at. 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Both swim teams rebounded from losses the previous weekend to post convincing victories against Franklin and Marshall in dual meet The Washington and Lee men defeated F&M, and continued their home winning streak, by the score of 141-49. The score was surprising in that the Generals won the meet last yearby a meager five Washington and Lee coach Page Remillard was pleased with the “We swam the way we thought we would, and they didn’t swim the way we thought they would,” said Remillard. Remillard was ambivalent when asked about the lopsided score. “The problem is you can never predict what’s going to happen,” he said. The Franklin and Marshall squad swam the day before the Freshman Nathan Hottle swam two season best times in his two @112. ilting-tum Ifllfi PORTS BASKETBALL, INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD, SWIMMING AND WRESTLING Emo File photo Senior Robert Miggins lays one up against conference rival Roanoke. The Generals are oh-so-‘close to qualifying for post-season play after failing to qualify last year. However, Washington and Lee has already won more games this season than the team won all last year. wins in the 200—breast and the 200—lM. Sophomore David Stillman also posted two wins in the 50- and 100-free. Overall, the Generals set five season bests in winning all eleven events. The women also turned in a strong meet, and were aided by the absence of a national qualifier on the F&M side. A number of Generals contributed lifetime bests in the meet. Jill Sheets had three lifetime best times, and Anne Spencer, Marina Vasilara, and Susan Fisher all had two as the team won eight of eleven events. Rebekah Prince, Staci Bertelli, and Jen Miller won two events each for the Generals. Prince’s two wins (in the 1000-free and the 200-back) came in season best times. Jill Sheets’ time in the 200- breast was also a season best for the generals. Despite the recent success forthe Generals time-wise, coach Kiki Jacobs was not concerned with peaking to early. “With tapering, they should be very well rested by the end ofthe year,” said the women’s coach. The Lady Generals also finished a weekday meet against confer- ence rival Hollins last night. The Generals dominated the meet, winning 167-84. The W&L team closes out their home season on Tuesday against Mary Baldwin. This Week: MBB—Eastern Mennonite 02/O5 WBB—Midway, 02/05 Wrest—at Apprentice Invit. 02/05 Swim—at Mary Washington 02/05 FEBRUARY 4, 1994 ry Henry By STEPHEN WILLIARD Phi Assistant Sports Editor 9 The line between success and failure is sometimes little more than a few games, as the Washington and Lee men’s basketball team has discovered during a recent slump. The Generals hope to qualify for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament for the first 'me since 1990-91 . They will be doing that with teammate Tyler Duvall off the court for now, but certainly on their minds (see page one). The Generals are scheduled to host Eastern Mennonite Saturday night, Feb. 5, at the Warner Center in a crucial conference game. The Royals are still winless in ODAC play (0-11) and are currently the only team trailing W&L in the standings. The postponement of Wednesday’s game at Virginia Wesle an leaves the Generals’ mark at 4-8 in conference play, 7-11 overall. Fortunately, the two teams resting ahead of W&L are teams the Generals have beaten and have a game remaining against. Lynchburg (5-6) stands one-and-a-half games ahead of the Generals, while Virginia Wesleyan is merely one game in front of W&L. Roanoke (10-1) was overtaken in the standings this week by Hampden-Sydney (11-1) as those two continue to dominate the conference. 0 Oddly, only three games separate third from ninth place in the ODAC. Whereas last season only five conference wins were needed to qualify for the post-season tournament, a minimum of six and possibly seven victories will be necessary this year with so many teams bunched together. ln W&L’s favor, the team has a total of two games versus Eabtern Mennonite ahead, in addition to the contests with Lynchburg and Virginia Wesleyan. The Generals have not played since last Saturday, Jan. 29, when they were defeated at home by Guilford College (6-8 ODAC). The 79-68 loss was their second straight defeat following a key win at Emory and Henry (6-7 ODAC), 76-72. The losses came in spite of some recent big-play by the sqi§id’s' big—men. Junior forward Mark Connelly had a team—high 18 points in the loss to Guilford. Connelly, sophomore Cam Dyer (see related story), and senior Robert Miggins have stepped up their play as the team hits the stretch run. Miggins has blocked at least one shot in each of the last 10 games, while Dyer has shot 61 percent from the field over the last four. . Washington and Lee as a team has out—rebounded its last four opponents by a 15-rebound-per-game average. The three big—men are a key reason for that. in games last week, Connelly, Dyer, and Miggins combined to average 38 points and 19 rebounds, up considerably from previous action. Following the Eastern Mennonite contest, the Generals are sched- uled to host Lynchburg Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Warner Ce ter. They close out the regular season on the road during the school’s February recess. - J OCKSHORTS Men’s, women’s swimming Victorious _ /flfi Wrestling The Washington and Le wrestlers suffered two heart breaking losses at the Gallaude Quadrangular last weekeifl. The Generals lost to York an Gettysburg before picking up win against Gallaudet. The losses to York an Gettysburg were by the scores 0 27-21 and 26-18 respectively. In the Gettysburg med, th Generals trailed only by tw points before losing the fin match, and against York the were tied at 21 before forfeitin the heavyweight match. Sophomore Cole Van Nic and freshman Adam Bransan fi -. ished the day with 3-0 marks. All three ofVan Nice’s VlCt(. /7/// AWAY GAMES BY STEPHENWILLIARD The Super bowl is now be- hind us, and unfortunately, this one ended much the same as the last ten: with the National Foot- ball Conference on top. The game was notwithout high- lights, however. My favorite moment of the game came when NBC went to an aerial view from the airship. One must remember that the game was being played in the Georgia DOME. I did see a very attractive roof, at least. The award for best commer- cial of the game goes, hands down, to Nike. The shoe mogul enlisted Steve Martin, Michael Jordan (surprise), Bulls coach Phil Jackson, and Charlotte Hornets center Alonzo Mourning in a Geraldo Rivera style discus- sion. The topic? Did Michael Jordan fake his retirement. At least I had something to laugh about each quarter as 1 failed to win any money in my betting pool. Coming in a close second in the ad contest was the “Dan Quayle” commercial for Lays potato(e) chips. There is just something touching about see- ingtheex-Vice Presidenthawk- ing ruffled potato chips. In the actual game, Buffalo matched the Cowboys play for play for a half and led 13-6 at the break. Dallas stormed back with a fumble recovery for a touch- down and never looked back, winning (in case you were on Mars and don’t know the score) 30-13. Don Bebe showed once again that he plays with more heart than probably anyone else in foot- ball. The Bills wide-out on two different occasions almost turned public sentiment in favor of his team. On a Jim Kelly pass that was overthrown, Bebe dove out for the ball, and missing, landed on the Astroturf, finally getting up with bloodied arms from the impact. On another play, Bebe caught the pass, then took a tremendous hit from’ a Cowboys defensive player as well as some trash- talking.’ Bebe made no response except to head back to the huddle. Emmitt Smith also deserves a hats-off for his Most Valuable Player performance. Smith has played his last four games with a separated shoulder. Despite the injury,Smith rushedforwellover 100 yards and contributed two touchdowns. Now, forthe most second most important sports event of the year—the Duke vs. North Caro- lina basketball game in Chapel Hill (fortunately, unlike the Su- perbowl,thisoneis usually close, and happens twice a year, some- times three times). ries came via the pin. CaryHansel,fillinginforca tain Adam Williams, gave th Generals a boost with a wi against Gettysburg. ‘SuperSlaughter’ ends up as re-run This one was taken by the Tar Heels 89-78. The Devils led 40- 38 at the half before UNC, play- ing once again without leading scorer Donald Williams, took over and played up to their pre- season expectations. Basically, UNC must have cheated some- where, I’m sure. Parting Shots- By the way, in case you were wondering, the most important event of the year is the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. YES! Tell me NOW that Tonya Harding is not guilty, Sarah! For a swim meet that was sup- posed to be close, the W&L vs’. Franklin and Marshall contest was, well, interesting. Both the men and the women beat F&M like narcs at a biker rally. Just in case you’re wonder- ing, spring training for baseball is just around the corner (right after the national championship preview in the ACC tourney). The Houston Rockets have begun their fade to the finish in recent weeks with a losing record since opening the season with a 22-1 mark. Once again, MICHAEL DON’T PLAY BASEBALLHI! 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