OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_001.2.txt , after an IFC investigation. The Big Four candidates‘ speak out Women’s Track wins fifth ODAC title ~ 0112 '4l{i1tg—t1Im Iflhi VOLUME 93, NO. 21 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA SAE gets social probation By MELISSA SAWYER Phi Staff Writer Sigma‘ Alpha Epsilon’s pledges got a special treat this weekend in the form of an early initiation. The fraternity took the action in response to a breach of an agreement with its housing cor- poration. Curt Smith, Int temity Council president, sai' the housing corporation did not think SAE was properly com- pleting the pledge program. Smith said the violation of their pledge education program in- volved keeping the pledges at the ho e past established hours and improperly making the pledges participate in house clean-ups. SAE President Richard Sherrill said the house’s pledge program was implemented in the same fashion as in years past. “It w n’t any different than any other year, except that we had different pledges," Sherrill said. Smith said SAE’s housing corporation put the house on a special probation. Sherrill did not confinn this. “We had an agreement with [th9 housing corporation] to take steps to restructure our pledge program to comply with «IFC and ‘ national standards, and we did not act in accordance with the rules,” Sherrill said. The’IFC,' acting on an anony- mas tip, also investigated SAE’s pledge program. Smith said SAE was found guilty of . violating deferred pledgeship rules from last fall house received two weeks of so- ciafl probation, effective after Fancy Dress. SAE also lost two weeks of their pledgeship pro- Three, two, one Photo byBetsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi MARCH 4, 1994 Rush plan goes to SAC By MELISSA SAWYER Phi Staff Reporter Next year’s Rush will follow a plan similar to this year’s after all. The lnterfraternity Council voted on Tuesday to send a Rush plan presented by senior Ryan Donaldson to the Student Affairs Committee. After holding discussions in its meetings for three weeks, fra- ternity representatives voted unanimously for Donaldson’s plan, which proposes that all Rush dates would be completed by September 23. ~ The alternative to Donaldson’s plan, presented by junior Adam Plotkin, defers Rush until fall break. IFC President Curt Smith said although deferred Rush would not be considered again for next year, discussions about a pos- sible fall break or winter Rush would continue in lFC this spring. “We’re just trying to get a general consensus of what will work best next year,” Smith said. “lt’s not an open and shut case.” ln other IFC business this week, Officer F.W. Smith of the Lexington polioewarned the IFC on Tuesday that up to 10 ABC agents will be in town this week- end, in addition to the usual six or seven policemen and two super- visors. “Dress yourbeers up—this is Fancy Dress weekend,” Smith said. He told students to hide alco- holic beverages in bags and in coolers, so they would not be arrested for a possession viola- tion. gram next year, reducing it to eight weeks. Furthermore, the IFC notified SAE’s nationals of its investigation and results. mith said the early initiation was not related to the IFC inves- h>See SAE, page 5 Construction workers work on FD decorations in Doremus Gymnasium. The Construction Com- mittee stored the partially-constructed decorations in the Pavilion and in the Boiler Room before moving them to the gym this week. Fancy Dress Construction Chairman Joe Framptom, ’95, said the construction crew will continue to work on the decorations until 6 p.m. today, just hours before the ball. The FD Committee hoped to open the gym to the public Friday afternoon. Smith also said fraternity members need to monitor admit- tance to their parties. The Virginia Military Insti- tute freshmen will be on leave for the first time all year this weekend. Smith said he antici- pated some problems between Trustees raise tuition The price of a W&L education will be $13,750 9 By PHIL CARROT!‘ Phi Staff Writer Tuition for the 1994-95 school year will be 4.96 percent more than the $13,100 charged this year, which translates into an additional $6 0. This is the smallest increase in the last 10 years. The Board of Trustees met last Friday and Saturday in Houston to decide, among other things, the budget and tuition for next year. “The [national] inflation rate for next year we figured to be about 3.5 percent, but the rate [the university] uses is the higher educa- tioh price index rate, which is about 1 percent higher than the the national inflation rate,” said University Treasurer Lawrence Broomall. “An awful lot [of the increase] is devoted to updating computer equipment, buying books for the library . . . and salary increases for returning faculty.” A The budget for the 1994-95 school year, which will be finalized at the trustees’ May meeting, totals around $40 million. Univer- sity Rector A. Stevens Miles said the trustees “were pleased these figures came in under the guidelines set [at the October meeting].” Approximately 70 percent of the budget goes toward paying salaries. The rest is for supplies. Broomall broke it down further into academic departments (instruction), 55 per- cent; academic support (deans of the college, Commerce School, the law school, the li- brary, computing), 10-12 percent; student services (financial aid office, registrar, deans of students, freshmen, etc.), 10-11 percent; institutional support (administration, man- agement), 10 percent; Buildings and Grounds, 9 percent. All figures are approximations. Financial aid was increased by 11 percent over this year. The board wanted to have more aid available to more students, accord- ing to Broomall. The financial aid budget is just under $5 million and is taken from the university’s endowment. The capital campaign and annual fund are both doing well in comparison to years past, especially the annual Tuition increases fund. According to Miles, alumni 66B- tributing to the an- nual fund is over 40 17610 18369 percent, compared to around 35 percent for past years. In addition to in- 16601 creased giving, appli- cations for admission /4*’ 11608 /3’ 14595 _ to W&L are have risen. The admis- 1 13602 /‘*7. 12325 — sions office has re- ceived about 3,600 §\ ICD79 10716 applications this year for undergraduate ad- n. v mission. Miles com- mented that W&L is “doing extremely well against [other liberal arts schools], applications are way up in the law school as well —— both are I3-8084-8585-06868787-8888-8989-9090-9191-9292-9393-9494-95 %increue 6.67 10.18 7.53 6.32 8.32 6.18 10.36 7.20 7.23 6.08 6.08 4.31 ’ DP running against the national trend. The market is telling us we are doing O.K.” By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Security and fire personnel care for the woman who lost control of her car. Woman drives over wall son Hospital, and was treated and released. “She was pretty spunky,” said Young. “Very little damage was done to the car. She was probably students because the schools have traditionally had bad relations. “There will be a lot of locals around too,” Smith said. He said fraternities holding daytime parties on Saturday need to be especially aware that a lot of Lexington residents might come to watch the students. Theft and disturbances are a possibility, Smith said. Smith said fraternity men should walk women home to make sure they arrive safely. “Walkthem home-—that doesn’t mean you have to stay with them,” he said. Smith said studentsshoulduse Live Drive as well. Smith later commented on other traditional» items of police relations. “Any road signs in houses will be picked up,” he said. He also said students should not try to run from an officer. He said lately the police have had some students try to run away during the arrest proce- dure. Smith said for this weekend students would be handcuffed and placed in a police vehicle while being questioned. Smith said the police are supportive of the students this weekend. He said the officers could move pany crashers dis- creetly —— even alumni and other students. “You’re all tax paying citi- zens. You call, we come.” hurting the next day.” An 84-year-old woman drove over a two-foot wall near the Alumni House Friday, but escaped from the accident with only a cut to the head and some back pain. Karen Barfoed was trying to park her car in the Alumni House parking lot when she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake on her Honda. Her car went forward over the curb, sidewalk, and lawn of the Alumni House, dropped over the wall and landed in some bushes. Washington and Lee Director of Security Mike Young said Barfoed was taken to Stonewall Jack- Young said. Barfoed refused to comment on the accident. Lexington Chief of Police Bruce Beard said there was about $200 damage to Barfoed’s car, and about $200 damage to the lawn and shrubs outside the Alumni House. “She’s fortunate the car didn’t roll over on her,” Young explained the car was precariously bal- anced, with the rear of the car resting on the wall and the front on the ground. “The car did rock, but it didn’t roll over.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World 4} ($2 Kerrigan rolling in the dough Although figure skater Nancy Kerrigan took second at the Olympics, she has come in first in ad revenue. The Olympics proved lucrative for the silver-medal winning figure skater, who is making appearances for Disney, Revlon, Reebok, and Campbell’s Soup. No Excuses jeans turned down Tonya Harding’s offer to be spokeswoman for their jeans. Nike canceled a deal with Harding after she finished eighth in the Olympics. Grand jury investigates Ames Government prosecutors say $2.7 million, Swiss bank accounts and other perks were CIA official Aldrich Ames’ payments for double espionage. Both Ames and his wife are accused of selling secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia for eight years. A grand jury will investigate the charge. Israeli settlers fight with soldiers in Palestinian areas Israeli citizens clashed with Israeli soldiers Wednesday. The soldiers disarrned the settlers and ordered others to stay out of Palestinian areas. These latest tensions result from last week’s massacre of 39 Muslim worshippers at a Hebron mosque by a Jewish gunman. These incidents come right in the middle of peace negotiations between the two factions. The Nation ACLU sues Virginia Bar in mental health privacy suit The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Virginia Board of Bar Examinations for invading the privacy of bar applicants. The board requires all prospective lawyers to reveal their mental health history. Julie Anne Clark, a gradu- ate of the George Mason University School of Law refused to answer questions regarding mental health on a question- naire. After Clark did not answer the question, the board refused to let her take the bar exam. She was permitted after threatening the Bar with a law suit. New policy on homosexuals in military implemented by Pentagon The Pentagon officially put its policy on homosexuals in the military into effect with a revised set of guidelines. The guidelines are designed to precisely define homosexual con- duct but do not change the overall “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Bobbitt released from institution Lorena Bobbitt is free. State doctors decided that the woman who cutoff her husband’s penis with a kitchen knife is no longer a threat to society. A Manassas judge agreed with them and ordered her release from a state mental hospital. Mrs. Bobbitt will, however, have to receive counseling once a week. I-LIIV-positive rapist found ‘ guilty of attempted murder An HIV-positive man who raped a boy was found guilty of attempted murder A Florida jury concluded his AIDS virus was a lethal weapon. The boy has not tested positive for the AIDS virus. His rapist was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Branch Davidians acquitted Jurors acquitted 11 Branch Davidians exactly one year to the day after the ATF raided their compound in Waco, Texas. The judge in the case instructed the jurors to consider self- defense in their decision. Five of the 11 were convicted of a lesser count of voluntary manslaughter and two were con- victed of weapons charges. Kerrigan protests Olympic" judging in skating competition Nancy Kerrigan protested the judging of her silver medal performance at the Olympics, saying her silver medal perfor- mance was “flawless” while gold medalist Oksana Baiul’s was not. Kerrigan told reporters she could not understand what errors the judges found to deduct points for. While Baiul ’s performance was “nice to watch,” she said, it was not perfect. - ’ T” The State Layne trial prosecutors set to go Prosecutors in the trial of William R. Layne, who is charged with raping and killing his 11-year-old step-niece in Rockbridge County, are hoping to convict Layne based on scientific evidence. Layne says his memory of the weekend during which Phadra Carter died is completely blank. The prosecution’s case rests on tests on tire tracks, the alleged murder weapon and DNA. The prosecutors also said their circumstantial evidence in the case is convincing and will be presented “like chapters in a book” to jurors. TheRin-tumPhi M 1.4 a:; Presidential search underwa By PHIL CARROTT Phi Staff Writer The search for the next president of Washington & Lee University is un- derway. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee, made up of eight faculty members, two deans, the presidents of the Alumni Associations, and the presi- dent of the student body will review applications starting May 1. It will recommend 10 - 12 people to the Board of Trustees by November 1, 1994. The board will make its final decision at its February meeting next year. Heading the committee is Professor of Chemistry William Watt, who is retiring this year. Making up the rest of the committee are Professor of Geol- ogy Edgar Spencer, Associate Profes- sor of Romance Languages Cecile West-Settle, Professor of Physics Tho- mas Williams, Professor of Psychol- ogy Nancy Margand, Professor of R0- mance Languages Laurent Boetsch, Professor of Politics Robert Strong, Professor of Law Andrew McThenia, Professor and Dean of the Commerce School Larry Peppers, Dean of the Law School Randall Bezanson, Undergradu- ate Alumni Association President Ma- son New, Law School Alumni Asso- ciation President Charles Tomm, and Student Body President Robert Tompkins. The committee was formed simply to narrow the field of applicants and to suggest to the Board of Trustees the most qualified individuals for the posi- tion. The board will make the final decision. Watt said he wanted it made clear that anyone employed by the univer- sity and anyone currently attending the university could nominate someone for the presidency. Nominations can be sent to Watt by the university mai system or electronic mai (watt.w.j@wlu.edu). The committe has also taken out an ad in The Chronic of Higher Education for applicafions The committee has currently receive four nominations and one applicatio for the presidency. The Trustees told Watt the qualifi cations they would most like to see i ‘ the finalists at their recent meeting Watt could not comment on what th trustees said. The new president will take offi 5 in June of 1995, when President Joh Wilson retires. Trustees halt flag change A total of deterioration Authentic Confederate flags surround the statue of General Robert E. Lee in Lee Chapel. The Board of Trustees delayed returning the flags to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond in order to be sure who owns the flags. File photo By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editorr . Washington and Lee’s Board of Trustees post poned the removal of eight authentic Confederat flags from Lee Chapel. 11 flags were scheduled to be retume to the‘Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond. Th flags were originally loaned to W&L by the Cogfed eracy museum in the 1930s. Only eight of the eleven flags were on displa around Robert E. Lee’s statue in Lee Chapel. Th Museum of the Confederacy had concerns about th of the flags, and had plans to restor them. Restoration would cost $8,000 for each flag. The flags were to be replaced by replicas donate - by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. ‘ The Trustees postponed the ceremony after read ing a newspaper article about the removal of the flag from Lee Chapel. According to W&L Director oi Communications Brian Shaw, the Trustees wanted I o be absolutely sure of the ownership of the flags. Commission sees parking problems’ By MICHAEL HEWLETT Phi Staff Writer Washington and Lee University may be out of approximately 30 to 50 park- ing spaces for the next four years. Last Thursday, the Lexington Plan- ning Commission raised concerns about the possible loss of spaces due to the construction of the new science center. Commission member Camille Miller expressed reservations about raising those concerns to Washington and Lee University after they had approved the site unanimously. “I’m not comfortable sending an- other suggestion,” said Miller. “I can’t back down.” Commission member Timothy Golden made a motion for a consensus that there are some concerns with the parking. The motion passed unani- mously. The commission also raised con- cerns about parking for construction workers. They estimated a net loss of 80 parking spaces for four years. Coordinator of Capital Planning Frank Parsons said 25 spaces behind Howe Hall, 10 spaces by DuPont Hall and 10 spaces in the ROTC parking lot will be closed during the construction. He said the parking lots will not be closed at the same time. Miller suggested the commission make it a condition that construction workers use an auxiliary parking space provided by Washington and Lee Uni- versity. Washington and Lee Director of Communications Brian Shaw, a city council member who was absent from the meeting, said the university shares the commission ’s concerns about park- ing but hopes the problem will be solved by the time the project is completed. “We have a lot of options for con- struction workers,” Shaw said. Shaw said in the past W&L has negotiated with Virginia Military In- stitute to provide parking space. He said it was not unreasonable to ask the contracting company to shuttle con- ‘ struction workers back and forth. He said one of the possibilities might be the parking lot on the right side of Liberty Hall or the parking lot at the Pavilion. He said it could be worked into the contract with the company paying. Coordinator of Capital Planning Frank Parsons said making the con- tracting company provide shuttle buses for construction workers is not uncom- mon for congested areas. Parsons said arrangements are be- ing made with VMI to provide parking behind Marshall Library. He said there won’t be any access until constniction starts. “I anticipate them wanting satisfac- tory answers for parking questions,” said Parsons. Parsons said there might be a possi- bility of creating a temporary parking lot from the excavated earth from build- ing infield. He said he is investigating the possibility with a general contrac- tor who might be hired for the job. He said there is also an unused parking space by the Lenfest Center, but it would not be convenient. “On a campus like ours, you can’t afford to offer everyone a parking space 30 seconds from your office,” he said. Parsons said the planning commis- sion does not want to tempt students and faculty to park in city streets. L “We’re trying to keep downtown streets for customers,” he said. Parsons said there is also the risk of Special Services Officer R.D. (Bark writing parking tickets for students and faculty. Shaw said he estimates the project ' will cost approximately $20 million including renovations of Howe and Pannly Hall. _ Shaw said construction will peb- ably start this June. He said the project will eventually be called the Science Complex. He said cost of the project comes from donations and gifts to the capital campaign. Scholars get new blood ‘ By YABIZ SEDGHI Phi Staff Writer As of Feb. 4, the Univer- sity Scholars program, aimed at highly motivated and ex- ceptional students, has ac- cepted 17 new members. According to Associate Professor of English James Warren, currently in charge of the program, freshmen with Gap’s of 3.25 and sophomores with a GPA of 3.5 or better were invited to apply. The 46 applicants had to write an essay of interest and were required to submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. “The students this year further underwent two sets of interviews conducted by teams of students in the pro- gram and by pairs of faculty members either presently in the University Scholars com- mittee or who have taught in the program in the past,” said Warren. “We took into consider- ation the SAT scores and GPA’s of these students. We could have easily doubled the number accepted into the program. It was an extremely difficult and imperfect deci- close. We could not do it,” said Warren. “The selection process was not exclusively based on grades or scores either. We considered how sion mak— intellec- ing process tually cu- and we may rious and h a v e commit- missed ted these s o in e students people,” were. said War- They had ren. to be ma- “All the t u r e students I enough interviewed toengage were ex- t h e i r tremely peersand qualified elder and could _ adults in have easil conver- been admit): vvarren sation,” ted into the Warren program,” added University Scholars President Ben Eggleston, ’94. Out of the 18 positions available, only 17 were filled. “We could have picked any one of 10 people for that last place. It was just too said. “We are extremely ex- cited about the new mem- bers and look forward to working with them,” said University Scholars Secre- tary Allyson Gardner, ’95. ‘‘I am looking forward to the interactive nature of the program,” said freshman Ko-Ming Chang. According to Warreg, the University Scholars pro- gram consists of about 60 members. “The administra- tion has approved to fix up the Red House, the former East Asian studies building, and it will serve as a mace for these students to s udy, gather and have meetings,” continued Warren. “The seminars are now open to non-University Scholars and anyone with a B+ or better in two such courses can ap- ply toward admission'into the program.” “Professor Craun will be offering the course Pilgrim- age in the MiddleAges as a University Scholars course this coming Spring term. Christopher Baswell, Pro- fessor of English at Bamard College in New York and an I‘ expert in Classical Traditioni in the Middle Ages will, come here to teach the.‘ Aeneid for that course. He‘; will also give a lecture ththef; University,” added Warren; Salerno’s opens By JAY WHrrE Phi Staff Writer In the last few weeks there have been several additions to the Lexing- ton area restaurant circuit in the form of the expanding of old restaurants and the grand openings of others. There are some erasures from the area, however. The Bone and The Sand- wich Shop closed their doors. The space the Bone once occupied is now for rent and may become office space. One of the new restaurants is Salerno’s, located in the old Stop-ln convenience store on Route 11. This Italian restaurant is owned by Joe Graziano and has a wide variety of foods. There are more than a dozen types of pizzas, 18 types of hot subs, and two dozen types of cold subs. Prices range from $4 for a pepper and egg sub to $14 for a Sicilian Special pizza. Salerno’s also offers hot homemade soup and free refills. To top it off, there is an all-day Wednesday Special that offers a large 16-inch pizza for $4.95. For entertainment, there is a juke box and video games. Delivery will be of- fered as soon as drivers are hired. Sweet Things Ice Cream Shoppe has expanded into the realm of candies. According to owner Roger Koehler, the new addition offers a “neat variety” of jawbreakers, gummy candies, candy pebbles, candy shells, and many oth- ers. Sweet Things now offers 60 differ- ent types of bulk candies for the same price. The candies are displayed in bins with scoops available for self- service. The new candy shop is located in a portion of the former seating area. Southern Inn is included in the list of expansions. According to owner Mike Zitmore, the addition is “just basically going to be a pub.” The pub will be attached to the restaurant and will offer the same menu as the restau- rant without the formal atmosphere. “People seem to be intimidated by a white table cloth; here they can come in forabeer and a burger,” said Zitmore. The pub will have a 20-foot bar, tables, chairs, and several televisions. Zitmore commented that the addition to the Southern Inn would, among other things, be a place for people to come to when other area bars got a bit too crowded or “rowdy.” But Zitmore said he hoped that he won’t have to com- pete with those establishments. Con- struction on the pub should begin this month, with completion in April. EC votes to defer committe By THoMAs HESPOS Phi News Editor The Executive Committee voted unanimously Monday to push the scheduled March 1 report of the White Book Review Committee to March 7, but their vote to do so violates the White Book itself. “By March 1 the Review Com- mittee shall submit to the EC a com- prehensive report on the state of the Honor System as well as proposals for any changes in the White Book the Review Committee deems ap- propriate,” states section 11, clause E of the process for amending the White Book. In order to legally alter the date of the report, the EC must follow the procedure for amendment outlined in the White Book. “The EC may adopt such an amehdment to the White Book by a two-thirds vote of the full commit- ‘ topics discussed were a new ap- e report ‘ . tee in two successive meetings pro- ‘ vided such meetings are not less than a week apart,” states section I of the process for amending the White Book. 9 1 In other EC news, the EC voted ' to hold class elections on Monday, March 21, with runoffs on Thurs- day, March 24. EC President Robert Tompkins said his meeting with the Board of Trustees went well. Among thy proach to hazing violations by cam- pus Greekorganizations. Tompkins said a “tier approach” to hazing violations was discussed, with “varying degrees of punishments” for fraternities and sororities, base on the severity of the offense. EC Vice President Jimmy Kull expressed concern over whetherthe trustees would discuss the relation- ship between IFC and SAC. Tompkins said the EC will next meet with the board in late May. . , , Ll,_.___..____ «- ~ «- OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_003.2.txt O The Ring-tum Phi, March 4, 1994 By ETHAN KRUPP Phi Features Editor Five months worth of work on the construc- tion of this year’s Fancy Dress has come down to e final minutes. he Fancy Dress Construction Sub—Com— mittee began working in October of last year when the Fancy Dress Committee decided what the theme would be. Construction Sub—Com— mittee Chairman Joe Framptom said he then sat down with the Decorations Committee. They decided on an agreeable mix of what Decora- tiolfll wanted and Construction could build. ' Once the decorations were decided upon, plans for each corner of the Warner Gymna- ‘sium, Doremus Gymnasium, the hallway, the balcony, and the entrance were drawn up and lists of required lumber were made. In January, ‘Framptom combined all of the lumber lists and werfl to four different lumber yards to get the best price. He ended up purchasing lumber ‘from all four yards. i Once the lumber had been purchased, it was assembled in the Boiler Room, where construc- tion began. The different items are “all built like kits so they can fit through the doors,” said Framptom. A total of 91 flat platforms were built. ‘ Work continued in the Boiler Room and inished pieces were moved to the Pavilion for ' painting. This is different from last year, when all construction, including the building of flats and other pieces, was moved to the Pavilion afte several weeks in the Boiler Room. Framptom said the construction was not moved to the Pavilion this year because they did not have enough floor space in the Pavilion for all of the decorations. On Sunday, February 27, Framptom and his crew of four other committee members and 20 congact workers moved all of the pieces from in the gym. They hope to finish by 6 p.m. on Friday, the Pavilion to the Warner Center. 2 or 3 am. They were not able to place anything on the floor of the Warner Gymnasium until Tuesday, March 1, three days before FD. Between Sun- day and Tuesday, all of the decorations were stored in the hallway and the balcony. The construction crew has been in the Warner Cen- ter everyday since Tuesday until at least posed to be done. Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Construction Committee Sub-Chairperson Joe Framptom and Construction Committee Member Tory Noto work in the Boiler Room at the beginning of the construction period. They and other members of the committee, along with contract workers continued to build in the Boiler Room, sending finished pieces to the Pavilion to be painted. The firework display of past Fancy Dresses are part of Friday's festivities again this year. Framptom said that they should finish by 6 p.m. on Friday. Last year, when Framptom was a committee member, they were late to their own banquet after the construction was sup- He said the hardest parts of the job is dealing with “the logistical nightmare” of having to Photo by Betsy Green, e ing-tum Phi Above: All of the flats built for the corners of Warner Gymnasium and the other sections of the Warner Center are stored in the main hallway until the Construction Committee can start to work Right: Ashley Bell and Goose Garrigus work on painting and finishing flats in the Pavilion. move from location to location. Construction also tends to be a bit tiring and dfficult at times. “Sometimes (the construction) is tedious ,” said Framptom. 2000 hours. Framptom said he expects to put in “be- tween 350 to 400 hours” before the job is done. He expects his crew to put in between 1500 and PAGE 3 FD work can tin ues to last minute Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi The job does have its rewards, at least for Framptom. “Just getting to build with other people’s lumber makes up for that,” said Framptom. “I just like to build,” said Framptom. In a way, the FD decorations are like term papers. You stay up all night working and finish three hours before they are due. For the W&L Recordi February 26, 1944 The Executive Committee an- nounced its rules for that year’s Spring Formal: 1. No drinking shall be permitted. 2. Smoking shall be permissible in the balcony only. 3. All non-members of the W&L student body wishing to attend the dance, except VMI cadets, must be vouched for by a member of the student body. Student vouchers shall be held responsible for the actions of their vouchees. 4. Students and visitors to the dance are expected to conduct themselves as gentlemen at all times. 5. Violations ofthe above rules shall be dealt with by the EC and are punishable by a suspension of dance privileges. The problem of low income housing was addressed in a series of The Ring—tum Phi articles starting February 28, 1969. The articles concerned the fact that VMI had been purchasing tracts of land in the lower income portions of Lexington with the intention of expansion. An arising problem was that the rental property pur- chased by VMI made the sellers have difficulties finding living accommodations. Colonel J. Caner Hanes said he would allow the people to stay in the houses for up to three months before asking them to leave. The Rockbridge Area Housing Corporation began to look into acquiring federal aidto help in the construction of a new 40-unit low-income housing facility. A perpetual problem was Compiled by JAY WHITE of the Phi Staff . parties designated pri.vate.without receiving an.invita- the apathy of local rental property owners in fixing up their property since it would likely be demolished in the future anyway. March 1, 1984, The Phi reportedthe lnterfratemity Council consid’ered”‘a policy for'bid’ding"independent Washington and Lee students from attending fraternity tion. IFC President Emery Ellinger’s primary argument was the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s prohibition of charging an admission fee to all non- fraternity members and its added financial burden. Other reasons Ellinger cited were the adverse effects of open- party atmospheres, their inhibiting students’ joining of fraternities (only 80% were affiliated), the existence of an Independent Union, and the added security problems Independents could cause. The proposal was deffered to a subsequent IFC meeting. February 23, 1989, the Phi reported that Rockbridge County ’s House Mountain was put up for sale. Twoarea conservation organizations, The Rockbridge Area Con- servation Council and The Virginia Outdoors Founda- tion, started a $325,000 fundraising drive to make sure the land was kept out of the hands of developers. The two groups were required to come up with the money by April 8. As of press time, they had raised less than $50,000. Fireworks explode over Fancy Dress Photo counesy of W&L Publiations office The display begins at 1 am. and last about five minutes. By HILLARY OLSON Phi Assistant Features Editor The skies above Lexington will fill with fireworks after the Fancy Dress Ball on Friday. With an announcement before the fireworks begin, the organizers hope to gather a large crowd of spectators. Due to budgetary constraints, no fireworks exploded in the spring of 1992, but they returned last Fancy Dress. Students can watch the light show from outside the gym, near the foot- bridge, or anywhere where the sky is clear. Publicity Committee Sub-Chair- woman Kim Hardie said the fireworks after the ball are a “kind of tradition for Fancy Dress.” They officially end the ball and “kick of the weekend,” said Hardie. Hardie said the fireworks cost $2300 and an additional $870 was budgeted for insurance. The fireworks will be set off by Bruce Bretszky, a professional pyro- technist who has done the FD firework displays numerous times. The fireworks will be launched from the field above the stadium, but stu- dents are encouraged to stay away from the launch area. Hardie said that the best spot to see them is probably right outside the Warner Center. “You can probably see them from just about anywhere, though,” said Hardie. The display will begin at 1 a.m. and last about five minutes. It will slowly build to a grand finale. 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I would be excited about being on participation on all Ievels.” Webb I FC hands AE penalty Elections for the Big Four — Executive Committee President, Vice President and Secretary, as well as Student will be held Monday, March 7. Candidates will give speeches on Thursday, March 3 at 4 p.m. in Room #327 of the Commerce School. Runoffs will be held in the event that one candidate does not receive a Pierce SAC and working with the deans and encouraging student Kevin Webb '88, 95L “I ’ve been on the EC for the past two years. I was an undergraduate at W&L. I graduated in ’88. One of the main things you need to have as EC President is experience. If elected, next year will be my third year on the EC. In the past two years, I’ve been through about 18 closed hearings. I’ve conducted about six investigations. I’ve gone through two budget pro- ceedings. I’ve pretty much a ealgwith Bob Tompkins on every issue that has crossed his Why should the student body elect you to office? desk as EC President. One of the jobs the president takes beyond the hearings and the budget is also his position on SAC.” “I was president of my fraternity, so I have a lot of experience in dealing with SAC and dealing with the IFC. I think that would come into play to favor the fraternities when things come up to defend the fraternities and help the administration to understand what ’s going on with the fraternities. If you want to know what kind of representative I’ve been over the past two years and what kind of representa- tive I could be as EC presi- dent, [an idea] would be to go to the EC representa- tives that you know and ask them what they think. I trust their opinion.” Reuben Munger ’95 Munger “I think the university needs strong leadership, honor and Cross integrity in the EC presidentship. Being presi- dent of the EC requires leadership, commitment, integrity and honor and I believe that these are my defining characteristics. I have a firm grasp of the relationship between stu- dentorganizationsoncam- pus and I would be unbi- ased in the budgeting pro- cess.” “ I feel that the Honor Code is the defining aspect of our university and that its proper implementation and existence and understanding by the student body is critical to maintaining what is Wash- ington and Lee.” EC Vice President Alex Cross ’95 Cross is the currentJun— ior EC representative. He has served one year on the EC Cross was not available for comment. Curtis Joseph ’93, ’96L “I’ve been here a good bit. Obviously, I believe in Joseph the system, or I wouldn’t have chosen to come back here for law school. I am very fond of the atmosphere that it creates and I think that having gone here and then going to the law school gives me a different perspective... Basically, I’m an easily—approached person and I think that will give me a sensitivity to the different needs of different people who choose to express those needs. I am president of the first- A King year law class. I have had experience with budgeting on the Student Bar Asso- ciation at the law school. We do the budget for the various clubs at the law school.” EC Secretary Justin King King said voter turnout last year was “ridiculous” and hopes more students will vote this year. “I think it can’t be left unnoticed that we need more undergraduate representation on the EC, especially come budget time next year. Three(four) out of 15 members of the EC are law students and that’s about 18 percent - you’re exceeding the actual ratio of law students to students at W&L... I possess the qualities of honor, integrity and trust- worthiness that are neces- sary. I know a lot of the student body and I would fairly represent them as EC Secretary.” William Toles ’92, ’95L “I went to W&L undergrad and I’m a sec- ond-year law student. I feel that in comparison to my opponent, I have experi- ence in dealing with the PAGE 5 Toles Executive Committee because I’ve served as an Honor Advocate for a little over a year. Basically, what that entails is representing people when they get brought up on honor violations, so I’ve been a party to some closed hearings and I just think I know some of the problems we’re facing as students at Washington and Lee. I think it’s more than a question of being an undergraduate or a law student. Having gone to W&L as an undergrad and served in a number of clubs, I know what it’s like to be an undergrad at W&L. The key to remember is... the Big Three represents not only the Bludworth undergrads, but the law stu- dents as well. I’m not go- ing to try to overlook the interests of the undergrads to give a windfall to the law students. I’m going to try to look out for the best interests of both parties.” SCC Chairman Whitney Bludworth ’95 “I’ve had two years ex- perience on the SCC. I have ideas for redoing the ap- peals process. I will repre- sent the student body fairly and I’ll be a good judge.” AE, from page 1 i Kappa Phi’s this fall. ng,” Smith said. aid. Smith said the IFC had no igation or conviction. Smith would not specify hat part of the deferred Rush program SAE iolated. He said he wanted to emphasize that he action was in no way related to hazing ctivities. Smith compared SAE’s violation to “There was nothing that constitutes haz- Smith said there was a line-up, but that the violation did not involve alcohol or physical buse. 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Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 463-9730 1 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_006.2.txt ,.,“--..- .. ._.... -....«..., ,._. . . . PAGE 6 @112 iliing-tum ilfllri The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 Vote Monday Next week the entire student body will have a chance to vote for four of their peers who will determine the way the student government is run next year. In past years there has been appalling student apathy concerning elections. Considering how much impact the four elected students will possibly have on your lives you . can’t help but wonder why students don’t care more. Maybe it’s because most students don’t have personal contact with the Executive Committee or the Student Conduct Committee. No matter how much personal contact you have with either group their actions, espe- cially the EC’s, affect your life. The EC governs the Honor System and determines the budgets of most student organizations. Unless you are specifically involved with an organization’s budget or an honor trial, you will probably have no reason to even set foot in the EC office. Law students will tell you just how much the EC can affect your life, and how much you should care about who you vote for. When the EC was giving out funds last October there was a real possibility it was going to severely cut the funding of the Student Bar Association, the organization that funds all law school groups. You can bet the law students were very aware of who was representing them then. If the EC was threatening to cut the Student Activi- ties Board’s funds enough to make a Thursday night Fancy Dress band impossible to afford, you can bet students on both sides of the campus would be outraged. On March 7, everyone can do their part to make sure responsible people are in charge of the student govern- ment. You’ll be on campus anyway. It can only take a few minutes to check off the necessary boxes. Thursday, there were speeches by each of the candidates. Hopefully you got to go, but considering they were poorly publi- cized, at four in the afternoon and in the commerce school its likely the usual 10 spectators showed. Hope- fully that guess was far short. The facts that almost no one attends these speeches other than the candidates and that no one cares enough to publicize them more than a few hours before the actual event are at the root of student voting apathy. How are students supposed to make informed deci- sions about who to vote for if they have no idea of the candiate’s position on the issues. If students don’t know the candiadates positions, then the voting process can be nothing more than a popularity contest. We should have gotten 'pa'st‘that in high school; I ' P ‘ ’ No one can make students vote. But the Voting Regu- lations Board can take a step towards informing more people about the elections by better publicizing the speeches and holding them in the evening. Students are too busy in the afternoons with classes and errands. Furthermore, if students don’t know about the speeches, how can they attend them? Make sure you vote on Monday. If you don’t vote you don’t have the right to complain if your student govern- ment does something you don’t like. Quote of the Week: “We have a lot of options for construction workers.” —— University Director of Communi cations Brian Shaw commenting on university policies. (J11: itiing-tum iflhi Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the executive editor and business manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week’s edition. Letters, Columns, and “My Views” do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 OPINION The Ring-tum Phi, March 4, 1994 RD. PROFILE #8: THE FUTURE TRUSTEES fl°bowsa-iw Cariralwnraixw) tswr Eb. iounlnuugf 1! C Sb¢’:ontbeSCC, POCSACEC, SAB.andSDC. a I BigDealI Daddy’: alraudypaidtbar mucbinpnlzing tioéezsl Wowwbmigtbls O photographers’ O '0 Limbaugh misjudges liberal values definition, I qualify as an “environmental wacko.” I do believe that the Earth is fragile and that man is its greatest enemy. Rush is right when he says man and nature have existed for thousands of ye rs without the Earth sustaining major damage. This week I have decided to write about someone book, The Way Things Ought to Be. The person who lent me the book sug- gested that I read Rush’s second book before writ- NOVA ingthiscolumn; however, I QRKE I do not know how long it C ’ would take to bring my- self to read another Rush book, so I am writing the column now. ‘I have to say that Rush raises some good points. Before anyone beginsto imagine that I agree with him, Rush is completely wrong in characterizing the ideals and motivations of most liberals. There are some people who claim to be liberals and take on causes to promote themselves. However, for myself and most liberals I know the goal isto help people help themselves and to preserve things important to man, such as the Earth. I am not going to say we do not benefit from this; however, for most of us it is neither a monetary benefit, or a feeling of moral superiority. Rush suggests that many liberals run foundations purely so they can siphon off large sums of money for themselves, while still feeling good about helping someone. Admittedly, there are people like that, and they are present in conservative foundations as well. However, most liberals do not run foundations. We donate money and are just as upset when more contri- butions are used for administrative purposes than actually helping someone. I have stopped contribut- ing to groups when I discovered they were using my hard-earned dollars to pay for direct mailing. Rush also suggests that liberals prefer to throw money at a problem instead of actually solving it. First of all, this is hardly a liberal fault. Look at AIDS, the government does put money into it, although a rela- tively small amount; but it does not appear willing to ’96 America in high school. But it is also true that is it possible to change textbooks to more accurately re- flect the contributions of various ethnic groups. Currently, textbooksfocusonthe actions of European immigrants to the United States. They ignore the contribu- tions of the other groups,withoutwhom America would not be what it is today. To reform the textbooks would be to tell the truth about our country’s founding, it actually get involved in eradicating the root causes of probably familiar to many of you, the one and only the spread of the epidemic —— and this was under a (thankfully), Rush Limbaugh. Over break I read his conservative administration. On the other hand, the liberal community has been en- gaged in teaching people about means of preventing the spread of the disease. At least we are more willing to acknowledge the problem. Multiculturalism is another area in which Rush misses the point. Yes, we are all Americans and when being taught history. It is true that it would be impossible to give a detailed history of every ethnic group in Most liberals do not run founda- tions. We donate money and are just as upset when more contribu- tions are used for administrative purposes than actually helping someone. I have stopped contribut- ing to groups when I discovered they were using my hard-earned dollars to pay for direct mailing. should make us ever prouder to be Americans to see how far we’ve come as a group. There are many, many areas in which I could confront Rush; however, I think I will conclude with the area that I feel strongest about. Under the Rush It is only in the last five hundred years or so that man has severely damaged the Earth. For thousands of years, we did not use toxic pesticides, transport billions of barrels of oil, cut hundreds of acres of rainforest a day, detonate nuclear weapons, or drain aquifers to the extent we do today. When we started doing these things, we were hurt; schools startefl to diminish, water became harder to get, people began to suffer from illnesses never before heard of. Yes ' Vwe arehurting the Earth. It is ironic that now some farmers are going back ' to pre-pesticide meth- ods of farming. They are finding that tfleir crops are healthier and so are they themselves. I could go on end- lessly on this topic of why Rush is com- pletely wrong. Instead, I would like to mint out two areas where Rush could improve. First, stop singing your own praises. If you are good, people will say so; if not, saying you’re good will not help ou. Second,whata ut truth in advertising? Change the name for your show to something more truthful than “Excellence in Broadcasting.” Perhaps something like “Excellence in Promot- ing Myself While Degrading Every Oppoirng Viewpoint.” U.S. can’t afford drug freedom It is ironic that of all the columns written this semester in the Phi , only one written by a fellow conservative has been able to motivate me to re- spond. Perhaps this shouldn’t be so actions with and without social conse- quences, is clear (which it is not). Does Mr. Kucera’s axiom still hold; should there be no governmental regulation of choices that are truly private? One of surprising, the most since all sorts popular il- of opinions lustrations seem to re- thatthisisnot ceivetheawk- so involves wardepithetof NICHOLAS L. the infamous “conserva- seatbelt law. tive” these WADDY, ’96 Not wear- days. At any ing one’s rate, I found seatbelt and Mr. Kucera’s becoming ideasaboutthe impaled by legalization of marijuana, and more importantly his ideas about the role of government in society, distressing enough to write a rebuttal. The argument undergirding Mr. Kucera’s entire case against govem- mental restrictions on the recreational use of marijuana, seemingly, is summed up in this one phrase of his: “in a country which puts a high premium on freedom, those behaviors which do not harm society should not be legislated against.” In essence, Kucera restates for us the age-old bit of liberal wisdom that non-invasive morality (involving moral choices that directly involveonly the chooser, like smoking marijuana by oneself) are the individual’s busi- ness, and not the state’s. As Kucera points out, such ideas are particularly attractive in the United States, where distrust of government runs very high and where individualism is the central creed of civil society. V For argument’s sake, let us stipu- late that the boundary between invasive and non-invasive morality, between one’s steering wheel, suffice it to say, seems to be a case in which one has made a choice affecting only one’s own life, and no one else’s. Does it “harm society” when someone chooses to do something stupid, and ends up paying for it? It doesn’t seem to; it might even provide us with good in- centive to make our own free choices a little better. And yet we still legally mandate the wearing of seatbelts. Why? The answer is quite simple really: the leaders of the various states have decided that they abhor hearing on the news every night that another careless driver has been killed because of his unwillingness to buckle up. Perhaps these officials and legislators have seen pictures of just what a horrible scene car accidents can be, and they want to prevent them, even at the cost of re- stricting “non-invasive morality” and telling people what to do. Experience has taught the politi- cians an important lesson: freedom isn’t always good enough. People can be stupid, extremely stupid, and some- times they have to be protected from themselves. You can grandstand all you like about the majestic virtues of freedom and liberty, but this fact re- mains: at least in the case of the seatbelt law, less freedom saves lives, real hu- man lives. In my own view, the case of mari- juana is similar. People may choose to take marijuana of their own free will; it may even be the case that they hurt no one else by doing so (to my knowledge this is always false, by the way, but we will stipulate it); even so, I deny that it should be legal. Just as we don’t allow people to drive without seatbelts, we should not allow people to degrade and injure themselves by becoming slaves, Gautier and his motley band of Pyl- sian potheads has escaped my atten- tion. And even if marijuana did in- crease one’s creative abilities, I would still oppose its legalization. How ut- terly pathetic to think that the products of one’s mind might be the result of some chemical additive. Whatbeoo es of the idea that we should fight our own battles in life? After all, if we can take ' marijuana to be “creative,” then why not cocaine for pleasure or valium to unwind? In sum, it is not my opinion that government exists only to defend t e liberty of individuals. Of course g v- emmental regulations can, and often do, go too far in stipulating behavior, either tempo- butthisisnorea- rarily or son to ignore the through life- essential reality longaddiction, T ------j that the frailties to a meritless _ of human judg- mind-altering Experience has taught ment occasion- drug. Mari— ° ' ‘ ° _ ally require as- juana, let us the plollnclqns aid: lmp.0r, sistance from recall, unlike tant eSs0n- free om 13” t without. Do we alctohol, ctilorlss always good enough. lréally want :3 no even 0 - we in a wor out the possi— People can be ‘ftupldfi where everyofie bility of re- extremely stupid, and is “free” to take spolpdsrble use. Sometimes they have to drugs, to their r" 191' be protected from them mans crjmijm’ cera’s pornt ' evenast ey e- that marijuana selves. ’ stroy their dig- rncreases“cre- nity? Do we re- ativity” I find ally want to lige absurd, totally in a world where out-of-synch with the rest of his well- considered arguments. I have seen no evidence that any such increase in ar- tistic or creative powers occurs as the result of taking marijuana; and with all due respect, the lasting contribution of women, for instance, are “free” to sell their bodies on the street comer (an- other pet ideal of radical libertarians)? Or is there, rather, room for a little authority in our lives, room for a gov- ernment that actually cares and feelg? OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_007.2.txt O The Ring-tum Phi, March 4, 1994 OPINION Everybody loves a carpet ride DREAM LAND Richard Weaver Once upon a time, in a land real, real close by, there lived a magical Arabian prince named Sinbaner. Sinbaner was re lly bored in his magical palace, and he was looking for a small town in the heart of the Old South to visit and spread mirth and joy and let’s not for- get Arabian culture to its residents. Sinbaner took his magic carpet up I- 81 and, looking for new members for his harem, he exited at the sign for The Nfiv and Refinanced Southern Vir- ginia College for Women (or “Sem” for short). Quickly finding no suitable candidates, Sinbaner took Route 11 for several miles until he heard angels sing- ing and saw a bright light. Then he saw the sign that says it all: “Lexington Cigz Limits.” Sinbaner pulled into town and quickly saw Rockbuster record store. “This looks like the cultural center of this city. I think I’ll stop here and find out what the big commotion is this weekend,” Sinbaner said. £1" wo Lexington residents watched Sinbaner as he turned into the parking lot: BUCK: Look at this guy here on the flying carpet. He looks Indian, like Rajiv. BILLY: (Billy spits). JZUCK: Or maybe he’s Arabian. I . wonder if he gets carpet burns on that thing. Anyway, let’s go see if we can lend our assistance to this visitor to our little city. BILLY: (Billy spits again). BUCK: Maybe we can tax him for something. Or sell his carpet on the black market. B I L L Y : (Billy spits and scratches his Beatles reunion. SINBANER: I’m going! Sinbaner arrived at W&Land parked his magic carpet in front of the Univer- sity Center. The prince walked in and bought his FD tickets. And FD shirts. And FD posters. And FD lunchboxes. And don ’t for- get, FD com- memorative backside). j-'1 C C ‘T plates from BuckandBilly the Franklin ‘g.“““"" 9"" ‘.° It’s the 87th annual Mi“: inbaner smagic . Sinbaner ca,pet_ Washington and Lee walked out- H ISIINBIANER: Fancy Dress side \l:Ililldl'llS 6 0, ex1ng- - - merc an ise tonians. My name Maglcal CW?“ ‘Rule To and happened i: Sinbaner. And The Bank To Withdraw to bump into I IS lS my carpet. 3 Tom Hespos_ We’rewondering More Money’ And don t S i n b a n e r what festivities forget the Thursday asked Tom are planned for this weekend and night StudentActivities Board concert: The where was a good place to would it not be an find a date for incrediblecoinci— Beatles reunion. this Fancy dence if the theme Dress thing. for the weekend “If the matched me? Registrar’s Then if I dropped by plenty of college kids would think I was a cool prop! BILLY: (Billy spits, scratches his backside, and then moonwalks). BUCK: It’s the 87th annual Washington and Lee Fancy Dress Ball — A Magical Carpet Ride To The Bank To Withdraw More Money. And don’t forget the Thursday night ' Student Activities Board concert: The Office secretaries already have dates, try Rockbridge County High School. Come on, I’ll take you there,” Tom said. I Sinbaner thanked Tom anyway but decided to try W&L first. Sinbaner went back to his carpet, only to find a new tag on it: a gift from R.D. Clark, the dark prince of Lexington parking. “I’ll get you my pretty R.D. And your little dog too!” Sinbaner cackled. Sinbaner then flew over to the Reid Hall circle and brought his carpet to a screeching halt when he saw the most glorious vision: a beautiful girl carry- ing her own FD tickets, wearing a flow- ing formal dress, holding up a sign that said “Dateless.” “This is the girl,” Sinbaner said. “She will be mine; oh yes, she will be my date for Fancy Dress.” Sinbaner stepped off his carpet and asked Letitia to go with him, and she said yes! Letitia climbed onto the car- pet, and away they went, with Steppenwolf pumping out of the car- pet stereo. That night Sinbaner and Letitia ar- r_ived at the ball with a flourish. They were a beautiful couple, he with his baby blue tux and she with her dande- lion yellow sequined gown (with ruby red shoesl). They danced the music of Kool and the Gang of Supreme Vandella Marvellettes, and posed for pictures, and stepped over the bodies of other FD ballgoers who didn’t make it all the way through. “This is great,” Sinbaner said. “And to think, I almost went to Salem and hung out with my parents this week- end. I’m coming back to Fancy Dress every year!” The ball soon came to a close, and Sinbaner and Letitia stepped onto their magical carpet to leave. They flew above the fireworks and yelled out from the stars, “Happy Fancy Dress to all, and to all a good night.” 9 LETTERS Clarke misrepresents beliefs of pro-life movement To the editor: ‘Those who have examined the abortion issue and taken a position will rarely be persuaded to change it. The abortion debate will always be decisive and inflammatory. However, either position can be intel- ligently articulated in a manner that promotes con- structive dialogue and doesn’t misrepresent the op- posing side. ‘Unfortunately, Nova Clarke’s column from before Washington break, We Must Preserve Roe v. Wade, did neither. Miss Clarke either doesn’t understand the pro.-.1.ife. perspective 0ISiU1P1.Y°h95§‘9W5.9fi?9.°mP‘Y rhetoric instead. I’d like to address these misunderstandings. Let me begin with her “pet peeve.” Miss Clarke objected u topeing addressed as a “pro-abort.” We pro-lifers don’t call our opponents pro-abortion to be vindictive or annoying. We simply want to remind them (and the public) what the choice they are defending entails. We object to the term “pro-choice” because it is deceptive. First, the term implies that pro-lifers oppose “choice.” We are all about choice in a free society — , tha is what democracy is all about. However, even abortion advocates will admit that there are limits to those choices, particularly when they may violate the choices and rights of others. The abortion debate is not about “choice.” If it were really about choice, Miss . Clark would not be championing social health care. Foitunately, in this country we women have many chfiices, and we ought to concentrate on exercising those choices responsibly. According to the Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), 98% of all abortions are done for birth control reasons. And according to the Alan Gutmacher Institute (the research branch of Planned Parenthood), half of all abortions are performed on wtfinen who chose to use abortion as their only means I of birth control. If we must talk about “choice” in this debate then perhaps we should emphasize the choice available to ‘Clarke claimed. We actually believe that no one has I women before they become pregnant and not after- wards when the choice is at the expense of their children. Which brings us to the second related objection pro-lifers have to the term pro-choice. “Pro-choice” effectively, but falsely, frames the debate in terms of “choice,” thus ignoring the very concern pro-lifers believe they are fighting for— human life. From the pro-life perspective, the debate is about the human life they believe is destroyed during every abortion. So it is unfair to say that pro-lifers believe that “the law has full jurisdiction over a woman’s uterus,” as Miss among many, abortion counselor J oss Sawyer writes that “adoption is a violent act” compared to the “simply remedy of early, safe abortion.” In reality, contrary to Miss Clarke’s accusations, it is really the pro-lifers who are giving women the genuine choices. Pro-lifers operate over 2,000 cri- sis pregnancy centers which provide medical, fi- nancial, and psychological support to women in need. Miss Clarke claims that “the pro-lifers are certainly not looking after [pregnant mothers.]” Furthermore, she writes, “Who is going to want to adopt these babies? Certainly not the pro-lifers.” Miss Clarke is wrong to portray pro—lifei‘s.as‘,uncar- ing and irresponsible. Let me provide a personal example. One woman I know has single-handedly placed about sixteen children with adoptive parents, at great personal expense in terms of time, money, and emotional cost. They have all been “hard to place” children ~— black, Hispanic, and Indian. She has had babies in her home with malnutrition, parasites, scabies, AIDS — some of whom stay for months. She counsels the women, pays their doctor bills, changes diapers, and initiates the legal procedures for adoption. She has adopted two of these children herself (one of whom survived her mother’s at- tempt to abort her), both Cuna Indians from Panama. This woman, my mother, represents the commit- ment of pro-lifers everywhere, and I do hope Miss Clarke will take the time to meet her when she comes up for graduation. Miss Clarke and I will probably never come to an agreement on the issue of abortion, but it is important to understand each other’s position. Even if the abortion proponents completely disagree with pro-lifers, they must understand that because we believe 1.6 million children die every year as a result of this lamentable “choice,” their battle to “preserve Roe v. Wade” will never end. complete jurisdiction over anyone’s body — includ- ing those of unborn children. If I didn’t believe that a human life was destroyed during every abortion, I would be right next to Ms. Clarke at those NARAL demonstrations defending a woman’s right to choose. Third, the term implies the pro-abortion move- ment promotes genuine choice regarding crisis preg- nancies. If the pro-abortion side is only concerned with providing women the option of aborting, then why are they so hostile towards informed consent and adoption? Informed consent is not a pro-life lecture designed to dissuade women from having abortions. The majority of proposed informed consent laws require someone to tell the woman the risks of and alternatives to abortion, the probable gestation period of her unborn child, and the risks associated with childbirth. The point of informed consent is to prevent a woman from making an uninformed choice which she may later regret. The pro-abortion side also attacks adoption as a choice. For example, you may be familiar with the televised Arthur DeMoss Foundation ads (“Life —— What a Beautiful Choice”) promoting adoption. In response to these ads, Alexander Sanger of New York City ’s Planned Parenthood stated, “The DeMoss Foun- dation ads should be seen for what they are: a stealth weapon in that Foundation’s attack on abortion. . .” To provide another representative pro-abortion response Christine Will, ’94 Interviews and Photos By Betsy Green TALKBACK W&L-VMI Need something to do with the hourbefore “90210?” Come meet your neighbors at VMI with the Preston Society. Call Lisa 462- 4189 for information. 1 .9 Fundraiser Step into a fundraiser to help prevent heart disease. Gather your team of 4 “steppers” for a fun- filled afternoon of raising funds and heart rates. Give us a hand with your feet on March 18. Look for sign-up tables in front of the Co-op. Collecting If you are interesting in corre- sponding and trading postcards, patches, lapel pins, etc., please contact Sue Fitzpatrick, P.O. Box 2244, Saratoga, CA 95070-0244. Calyx If you haven’t received your 1993 Calyx (from last year) please pick it up at Carol Calkins’ office in the University Center during normal hours. Seniors Sign up for your senior picture in front of Carol Calkins’ office. If you are submitting your own picture please bring it by the Ca- lyx office before March 14. Ques- tions? Call 462-4046. (Interns The Virginia Govemor’s Fel- lows program is now accepting applications for summer of 1994 interns. Students accepted to the program will work with Cabinet members, agency heads, and other state government officials, plus attend seminars designed to fos- ter a fuller understanding of Vir- ginia politics and government. For more information see Professor Bill Connelly in C-school room 108. Applications are due March 7. . left for Temple Cone, c/o Carol _,,Calkins in the University Center. Admissions The Admissions ‘OfflC8 is ac- cepting applications for summer tour guides. All interested candi- dates should submit a letter to Mrs. Julia Kozak, Associate Director of Admissions, no later than March 5. Interviews will be held in mid- March. Recruitment Want to be a chairman of the Student Recruitment Committee? Please submit a letter of interest to Julia Kozak in the admissions of- fice by March 4. Writing The Writing Center is open to help students with papers and other writing projects Sundays through Thursdays from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Payne 2B. Most faculty mem- bers encourage their students to bring drafts to the Center for help with revisions before turning the paper in for a grade. Manager Needed ASAP: Manager for the 1994 Women’s Lacrosse Team. If interested, please contact Jan Hathom at ext. 8668 or Sue Behme at ext. 8679. 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 visual art submissions should be Deadline V March 11. for submissions is Pub Board The Pub Board will be inter- viewing candidates for editor and business manager of the P.':i. All Pub Board members should attend. Student Body Notice Investigations:10 Withdrawal facing a closed hearing: 1 Closed hearings: 5 Withdrawals: 4 Student body hearings: 0 If you could go to FD with any celebrity, which would you choose? Trevor Stockinger, ’97, Littleton, CO — “Natalie Merchant, because she’s neat.” Alison Oneacre,’96, Dallas, TX, and Margaret Cox, ’96, Houston, TX —— “Les Borden -—- he’s a dream.” Chris Haden, ’97, Louisville, KY — “If Seinfeld were a woman, I’d go with him, but since he’s not, I’ll take Elaine.” Dog.” Kramer, ’95, Buena Vista, VA — “If dogs could go to FD, I’d go with Jim The Wonder OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_008.2.txt OPINION o The Ring-tum Phi, March 4, 1994 Alumnus offers views on White Book revisions ' MY VIEW Walter T. Dudley, '74, ’79L I was invited to participate as the alumni member of the Honor System panel sponsored by ODK on the evening of January 19, which was an unfor1u- ’ nate casualty of the ice storm. I harbor no illusion that anyone was disap- pointed not to hear from me, but I want to take this opportunity to express some of my own views and concerns about the Honor System. Although I spent four years on the V Alumni Association Board '_,of -,Dire"c-I tors, I have no authority to speak for all»; alumni. I do hope that myhfrequent : contacts with alumni and myservice as student body president almost 20 years ’ ' ago afford me some small license to make the following observations. The recent cheating scandal at the Naval Academy has brought criticism for allegedly inadequate education of the midshipmen about their system. We owe it to every Washington and Lee student to do everything possible to make sure that he or she understands the broad concepts of the Honor Sys- tem and the details of how it works. Given our small size, we can accom- plish this task with modest effort. There is nothing wrong with study- ing the Honor System periodically to make sure that it is fairly designed and administered through the White Book. Healthy debate about various aspects of the Honor System has been taking place for many years, and that is a good sign. We should be alanned only if we approach complacency about honor or the Honor System so that it is rarely discussed. That said, I hope that we take care to ‘distinguish between those who have genuine’ desires to improve and 1- strengthen the Honor System from those who may campaign on that plat- form, but whose silent agenda is to weaken or do away with the Honor System for some reason. Reasonable people can disagree over some of the issues being considered by the White Book revision committee. It is not difficult; to understand why an accused student may be troubled by allowing the two members of the Ex- ecutive Committee who participate in the initial investigation also to vote on guilt or innocence. Perhaps it would be smart to remove the potential appear- ance of;som_e’=-bias by changing this procedure, bugwill we be happy with a “smaller E.C. making the decision? , Perhaps something greater than a 2/3 majority of the Executive Commit- tee should be required for conviction. That is also an issue on which people who believe equally in the fundamen- tal concept of honor can disagree. A difficult issue is whether the no- tation on a student’s transcript should be different if he or she appeals the Executive Committee conviction through an open hearing in Lee Chapel and is convicted. One can argue that this punishes unfairly a student for exhausting his or 'her"right to an, open hearing, but we cannot ignore other important considerations. I Executive Committee honor hear- ings are a demanding, time-consuming experience for the members of the Com- mittee. Open honor hearings in the Chapel increase the time commitment substantially. The open hearing is a valuable right, but the System should dissuade frivolous appeals which could be pursued if there is truly nothing to lose. Maybe the painful decision to make the entire student body aware of the case by pursuing an appeal is a sufficient safeguard, but I hope that we can retain a balanced approach to this issue. Consideration is also being given to whether or not a specific finding of dishonorable intent should be added to the White Book and required for a conviction. This is an important con- cept, but the absence of a written intent what is right and wrong as a member of the Washington and Lee community. I am convinced that this is preferable to a written code. As a lawyer, I have profound re- spect for due process and other consti- tutional rights afforded by our criminal justice system. That does not translate into any belief that the Honor System would be better or stronger if it were requirement did morecloselypat- not result in any terned after that mistakes by the Ex— system. ecutive Committee --T L C j--— Washington of which I was a and Lee should member in 1978- Healthy debate (lb0llt resist any temp- I979. In this lll- various aspects ofthe tation I0 define stance, an unwrit— H S ha b honor violations ten rule was a rule 0'30’. ystem S een in writing. Under in reality. No stu- taking place for many that idea, a so- dentwasconvicted - - called minor in- without aclear be- years’ and that ls a good fraction mi ht . 8 lief by two-thirds sign. We should be bring only a full of the Executive alanned only we ap_ semestersuspen- Committeethat the sion, and stealing student was guilty proach complacency an exam from a pf an honor viola- about honor or the profezsqfs off- ron, not just an 1n- o rce e ore 1- nocent error of Honor System so that It nals would pre- judgment. lS rarely discussed. sumablyresultin These Subtle iS- expulsion' sues of interpreta- I respectfully tion and meaning suggestthateach reveal an essential strength of the Wash- ington and Lee Honor System. Not only is it entirely administered by stu- dents, but the “definition” of what is and is not an honor violation is determined by the current student generation. Some argue that this allows the sys- tem to be applied unevenly, but I saw no evidence of that as a member of the Executive Committee. At Washington and Lee, students are judged by fellow students, guided by a fundamental con- cept of honesty and their own sense of LETTERS of those cases can and should be dealt with by the then-current student gen- eration under the simple concepts of the White Book. Listing numerous possible offenses would not make the system easier to administer. Any such list will, by definition, be incomplete. What will be done with a case that “falls between the cracks” of the writ- ten code? Surely there will be cries of unfairness, lack of clarity, or a miscar- riage of student justice when such a system cannot find the “right answer” in the written code, and must exercise judgment instead. Two other concepts deserve atten- tion. First is the notion that something is wrong with our Honor System be- cause no one else has one quite like it. Without wanting to sound arrogant, I think that other universities might do well to borrow from Washington and Lee rather than the other way around. What is laudable about doing away with the single sanction just because others have seen fit to do so? Were any of those schools ever rooted quite as deeply in the fundamental concept of honor as the one bearing the names of our two great founding fathers. The fact that such a system calls upon Wash- ington and Lee students to make diffi- cult, potentially life-altering deci- sions about their peers should not turn us away from an Honor System which promotes honor by discourag- ing any meaningful compromise of the concept. I believe that the single sanction has a positive impact on the administration of the Washington and Lee Honor Sys- tem. The severity of this punishment surely operates as a sobering influence which causes the Executive Commit- tee and any student jury to think long and hard before voting to convict a student of an honor violation. If time has shown that the Honor System is not perfect, it has also shown that the single sanction operates as a safeguard against doubtful or errone- ous convictions. I believe that Wash- ington and Lee students charged with administering this sacred trust bend over backwards to be fair, to act in good faith, and to reach the right result. If lesser penalties were available, the concept of honor would be compro- mised and the latitude in penalties would create a whole new set of con- cems over whether a particular Execu- tive Committee or student jury was too heavy-handed or too lenient compared with another one. I hope that Washington and Lee will also reject the notion that honor is olt of date, or that the principles of the Honor System have no relevance in today’s world. In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. Con- sider any recent scandal or breach of trust by a public official or business person. It seems clear that a lack of respect for the fundamental principles of hon- esty, trust, and honorable conduct are at the core of many of these problems. If that premise is correct, let us not do anythingwhich willweakenourHonor System, or result in lowering this projd standard to a lower common denomi- nator. My fervent hope is that those students in charge of the current study of the White Book will recommend those charges they deem necessary to strengthen and reaffirm the Honor System, and re ‘st vigorously anything which wou (1 weaken it. Rector Steve Miles said it splen- didly in Lee Chapel on January 31: “We must continue to place the highest priority on the principles of honor es- tablished by General Lee. The Honor System defines our institution and s a great and ongoing influence on the lives of all our graduates. Our resolve to uphold the Honor System must not weaken.” Amen. Dudley is an attorney with McGu9e, Woods, Battle & Boothe in McLean, Virginia. He was student body presi- dent 1 978-1 979 and received the Frank J. Gilliam award. He is the imme- diate past president of the Alumni Association. 0 Editorial misleads student body on EC’s budget reasoning 0 _ To the editor: Despite what your misleading editorial of last week suggests, the EC will administer the Student Activities 3 Fund with money to spare this year. Even after we cover the debts of the Calyx and other Pub Board publications, . the EC will have over $12,000 in its reserve accounts. 9 V Your simplistic notion that the sole criteria“§for-allocat- ‘- I 1 ing money should be the number of members or beneficia- -ifries an organization can claim is a completely inaccurate representation of how the EC makes its budgetary : decisions. . The EC also recognizes a responsibility to the studen 1 to see that they get the most for each dollar of their student . activities fee. This means monitoring all organizations and providing incentives for them to operate as efficiently as possible. When an organization fails to do so they should McDermott patro To the editor: Once again, Patrick McDermott, ’94, has taken to The Ring-tum Phi editorial pages to provide us with a politically correct elixir on how to combat the racism here at Washington and Lee. Usually pontifications from the po- litically correct crowd are so self—evi— dently stupid that any written response is wholly unnecessary. In this case, however, I am compelled to reply to Mr. McDermott. No true PC follower could write an article on racism in the month of Feb- ruary without fawning all over Black History Month and Mr. McDermott is no exception. In any event, what ex- actly is Black History Month supposed to accomplish? According to Mr. McDermott the “special programming on television, displays in bookstores,” etc. serve to commemorate “the role of expect to have their budget cut. Conversely, when an African—Americans in the United States.” As it relates to blacks, such thinking ultimately undermines any legitimate attempt to purge racism from our culture. In fact, such thinking only fosters racial division and animosity in this country. Perhaps Mr. McDermott, and he’s far from alone, has forgotten what the word racism actually means. Asl un- derstand it, a racist act is one motivated purely by reason of skin color. That is, this person is unfit/fit, bad/good, or undesirable/desirable solely because he was born into a particular race. As a result, I find it highly ironic that we as Americans find it desirable (maybe it’s forced upon us) to devote an entire month to activities which select certain people for adulation based purely on their race. What could be more racist than that? Such race-based selection is particu- We recognized all along that the Calyx might not be organization provides a valuable service to the university and does so in a fiscally responsible manner, it should expect the opposite treatment. Last year the Phi and the Calyx were poorly managed and failed to raise the revenue they should have. This year the EC;sent thema message off their respectiveasses. . » arid tap the alternative sources of revenue available to them. Your business manager, Kevin Roddey, has done a fantastic job of generating advertisement revenue this year . and will bring the Phi in with a profit. The Calyx has not been so successful. The C alyx’s principal source of revenue comes from student pictures. comes we will cover their deficiency. be touched by the EC. student’s trough this year. successful and therefore we held sufficient money in our accounts to cover any potential shortfall. When the time Furthermore, unlike all other organizations receiving money from the BC, the Phi and the Calyx do not return any budget surplus to the EC. The Pub Board has therefore, been able to stash away up to $10,000 a year which cannot To avoid this circumvention of accountability the EC has decided to fund these publications to a minimum extent possible and supplement theirbudgets as necessary. I’m sorry you will not be able to gorge yourselves at the Yet they only managed to convince one-third of under- classmen to sit for their portraits this year. This is what led to their budget difficulties. larly odiousin its own right, what makes it worse still is that the purveyors of “black history” always seems to forget about certain blacks of high achieve- ment but the wrong politics such as Clarence Thomas. We should honor Dr. King, Rosa Parks, or Clarence Thomas the same way we honor Abraham Lincoln, Tho- mas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, or Rob- ert E. Lee: as great Americans. What Mr. McDermott must get over, as must many others, is that slavery and the culture of slavery are gone. It is time to move forward toward a color-blind society once and for all. This will un- doubtedly take time, but the sooner we get started, the sooner we’ll arrive. This obsession with skin color must stop if we are ever to achieve a racist- free society. It seems that Mr. McDermott can- not speak of the evils of racism here at WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR 1 - goffee H - Pgitry GHQ Restaurantl I announces CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Monday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Toast - Bagelsl - CNN Cable News C’mon down for pre-class lift or hang-out and read the paper. (no smoking please.) Also check out the new Luncheon Menu. Friday {- Cream Cheese l 9 “CHECK our OUR DRESSES, SHOES & ACCESSORIES PAppAGAHo 23 N. l\/IAIN You further mislead your readers by stating in your editorial and your front page story that the reason the EC dictionary means racial diversity and such limited usage exposes the hypoc- risy of his thinking. Is the successful measure of an institution’s diversity measured by skin color breakdown or by its intellectual diversity? I hope it’s the latter because that’s what counts. Imagine the outcry were someone to declare that Howard Uni- versity was intellectually bankrupt be- cause not enough white males attended. We should be similarly outraged when those among us suggest that Washing- ton and Lee “has a long way to go when it comes to achieving diversity” when their indicia of diversity relies purely on skin color rather than intellect or philosophy. The final part of Mr. McDerrnott’s column demonstrates the shallowness of his thinking. He proudly proclaims FOR FD did not ask for an increase in student activities fee was because to make such a request on short notice would make us look bad in the eyes of the Board. In fact, the committee spent nearly an hour last Wednesday editorial staff. Sincerely, Bob Tompkins, ’94L that “many of (his) very best friends here are African-Americans.” The last time I heard that phrase was from the lips of Archie Bunker. Such declara- tions seem to indicated that Mr. McDermott places a high priority on skin color with respect to the people he names as friends. He then goes on to explain the notable achievements of these friends in order to pronounce what wonderful embodiments of Black History Month these students represent because, “un- like the rest of us, [they] have had to rise above a separate set of obstacles on their way to success.” How patently insulting! To begin with, if these four students are to be admired, it should be as a result of their achievements, not be- cause they are black and have suc- ceeded. Secondly, who is Patrick discussing the issue, and decided a further tax on students was not necessary and would most likely lead to a less efficient administration of funds. Therefore the Committee voted over- whelmingly against any increased tax on students. I commend this year’s Phi on a better product. Further credit is due to Kevin Roddey for his job as business manager. Appar- ‘ ently, however, Kevin’s business sense has not spread to your President of the Executive Committee nizes with his views on Black History Month ‘ W&L without bowing to the God of diversity. Of course, diversity in his McDermott to brand their obstacles as any more or less challenging than any- one else’s merely because they are black? By jumping onto the “blacks are i always victims” bandwagon, he d ni- grates the successes of all people who have overcome any variety of obstacles unrelated to race. Maybe it’s time to celebrate Great American Month where the successes and notable achievements of all Ameri- cans are studied and remembered. Un- fortunately, given the current up§de- down thinking that has swept the domi- nant media culture, the faculty of the law schools, and the academic depart- ments of the nation’s great colleges, we will subject for years to come to the racist ideology which permeates so called celebrations such as Black His- tory Month. Chris K. 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Ticket Price includes dinner and debate OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940304/WLURG39_RTP_19940304_010.2.txt PAGE 10 The Ring-tum Phi, March 4, 1994 Six freshmen cosen as ‘Major Generals‘ By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer For the first time since 1991, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference women’s swimming title belongs to Washington and Lee. The Generals took first-place in all but one event at last week’s Atlantic States/ODAC Championships. W&L posted the same number of victories last year, but placed only third overall because they were out—num- bered and, thus, out-pointed by two other squads. What made this year any different? In a word, freshmen. Six, to be precise. The half-dozen’s addition to the team not only added considerable talent, but also the depth the Generals needed to earn enough points to claim their first ODAC and Atlantic States titles in three seasons. Therefore, WLUR and the Ring- tum Phi have selected this exclusive group of swimmers as the Major-Gen- erals for the month of February. Who are these fabulous freshmen? The all—star list reads as follows: Staci Bertelli, Danielle Burghardt, Maggie George, Laura Marshall, Jen Miller, and Anne Spencer. Head coach Kiki Jacobs has called this group the best freshman class she has had at W&L. It is also, fortunately, the largest. Despite the loss of All-American Claire Dudley ’93, the team’s regular season was nearly identical to last year’s. The Generals were 8-4 overall and won all three of their conference meets, which extendedtheir ODAC winning streak to 19 meets. In conference competition, there was little in the way of competitive worries for W&L. Juniors Susan Fisher and Brandi Henderson, and sophomore All- American Rebekah Prince and class- mate Jill Sheets paved the way as Wash- ington and Lee crushed Sweet Briar (175—86), Randolph-Macon Women’s College (140-66), and Hollins (167- 84) for its regular season ODAC sweep. However, when the Atlantic States/ ODAC Championships at Radford came around, it was time for the fresh- men to make waves. Of the Generals eight All-ODAC swimmers, four belong to our class of Major-Generals: Bertelli, Miller, Marshall, and Spencer. Bertelli, an All-Ohio swimmer last year in the 200-freestyle and 100-but- terfly, took All-ODAC honors in six events. Miller earned All-ODAC in the 50, 100, and 200-freestyles and also was named the Swimmer of the Meet at the Atlantic States/ODAC. Accordifi to Jacobs, these two are the best of this outstanding class of swimmers. “I had high expectations coming into the season of [Bertelli and Miller],” Jacobs said. Bertelli and Miller both lived up to them, as well. .While Bertelli swztn away with a total of six victories at the Championships, Miller ties Prince for top scoring honors with seven titles. Those three and Marshall form far and away the top relay team in school history. In fact, all five school records that fell at Radford were broken by W&L’s relays. Spencer, All-ODAC in the 200- breaststroke, may have been one of the Generals’ biggest surprises in the ’94 season, according to Jacobs. “Spencer and [Danielle] Burghardt easily improved the most this seasog,” said Jacobs. With no seniors on the current ros- ter, Jacobs is looking forward to con- tinuing a winning tradition. “We’re going to be very strong next year,”Jacobs said. “We’ll bevery tough to beat.” . Freshmen Staci Bertelli, left and Maggie George, right, are two of this month's Major Generals. The four other freshmen chosen include Danielle Burghardt, Laura Marshall, Jen Miller and Anne Spencer. Photo by W. 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Tech 03/04 MLax——Hampden-Sydney, 03/05 Woe cpte fifth ODAC title From Staff Reports After five years, the Wash- ington and Lee women’s track team is still unofficial and still unofficially the indoor champion of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Though Lynchburg College has topped W&L in the outdoor championships for the past two years, the Generals still managed to pull out a victory, 152-132, v and left Roanoke College, East- ern Mennonite College and Bridgewater College far behind. Top performances in the meet came from individual champi- ons; senior Wendy Neel, 60-yard dash, sophomore Amy Mears, two-mile run, and freshman Hollis Leddy, 440-yard dash. The Generals’ mile (senior Amy Brown, junior Kim Herring, freshman Megan Hovda and Leddy) and two-mile (freshmen Heath Acuff, and Nat Messmore junior Susan Deutsch, and) relay teams were also champions. Also checking in as top scorer forthe Generals wasjunior Sarah Gilbert, who scored in five events. MARCH 4, 1994 Gilbert placed second in the9lig ~ and triple jumps, third in the hurdles, fourth in the longjump and ran a leg of the second-place" 4x1 10-yard relay team for a total. of 28 points. The men’s track team gar- nered a second-place finisf be- hind perennial champion Lynchburg College. Sophomore Dax Mahoney once again led the Generals with a win in the 440—yard dash and an assist on the winning 4x110-yard relay team. .q , These were the only fiist—plac finishes forthe men; seniors Scot Covey and John Robinson and junior Hayne Hodges rounde out the champion relay team. ‘ Second-place finishes cam from junior Grant Cowell b th 880-yard run, junior Jame Maberry in the shotput, sopho- more Harris Morrison in the pol - vault and the mile and two—mil relay teams. The Generals take a break thi ~ weekend before kicking o heir outdoor season with two om meets on consecutive weekends culminating in the W&L lnvita tional March 19. Phi Staff Writer By Ken}: GRANT Thus, the team is expected to emphasize defense more than in the past. Coleman said her team’s strategy was concen- a. a world of difference. Coleman. and seven assists. goals she set in ’92. In 1993, Washington and Lee’s women’s lacrosse team proved that one second can make Nicole Ripken’s famous last-second Liberty Hall score in the Old Dominion Athletic Confer- ence Championship sent the Generals to their first National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. This season, the women will have to play knowing that each and every second their opponents will be out to try to knock off the two- time defending ODAC champions. Nonetheless, some of the players believe they can repeat last year’s dream season. ‘‘I think, given time, we can do just as well as we always have done,” said junior Lindsay Coleman, a two-year starter at center, will be called upon to pick up much of the scoring load lost with the graduation of 81-goal scorer Lisa Dowling ’93. Coleman had 30 goals last season Nonetheless, if the Generals are to three- peat, it will likely be with considerably less damage done to their opponents net. With Dowling gone, the team loses W&L’s all-time leader in goals (170), assists (60) and points (230). Her record 81 goals last year nearly doubled the school’s single-season mark of 45 trated on making up for graduation of key players. “We’re really concentrating on having a strong defense,” said Coleman. “That’s the best way to compensate for the loss [of Dowling].” The Generals return four defensive starters: Niederer. age of 7.59. junior Sarah Aschenbach, junior Dana Cornell, senior tri—captain Pauline Mita and junior Carrie In addition, W&L has senior goalie Sarah Smith back after a strong ’93 season of net-minding. Smith, a tri—captain, posted a goals-against-aver- This is not bad when your team averages 15 goals-per-game. The biggest of Smith’s 131 saves came in the final minute of the ODAC Final with Roanoke, a save that sparked the Generals late charge that led to Ripken’s goal. . Returning with Ripken (37 goals) and Coleman on offense is senior tri—captain Angie Carrington. Carrington, who assisted on Ripken’s last-second score versus Roanoke, netted 44 goals last season, which was the third—highest single-season tally in school history. As the team, currently ranked eighth nationally in Division III, prepares for the ’94 campaign, the Roanoke Maroons are once again expected to be their top competition. The Generals have won three straight one-goal games against their 1-8] rivals, all of which have decided either the regular season or ODAC Tour- nament Championship. The two schools are scheduled to meet at the Liberty Hall Fields on March 17. It will only be W&L’s second confer- ence game of the season. “l’d like to play them a little later in the season, but it’s as early for them as it is for us,” said Smith. Getting in the way of the Generals’ prepara- tion to defend their title has been (what else?) the weather. Snow has kept the team mostly indoors. According to Smith, last Sunday was their first outdoor practice on the field as a team. “It’s been pretty chaotic, so far,” she said. “We’re doing as much as we can. The women’s season opens with two away games, March 9 at Bridgewater and March 1 2 at Salisbury State, before the Generals make their Lexington debut against Roanoke. The men, not to be out-done, have also gained national respect. Staying on top of the pack is always one of the hardest tasks is sports, and a team that looses four All-Americans can hardly be expected to remain one of the best squads in the sport. Washington and Lee’s men’s lacrosse squad has done just that, winning their first game and garnering a national ranking of ninth by the USILA in Division III. The Generals opened the season with a win against St. Mary’s of Maryland. W&L trailed 3- 1 early before scoring five straight goals to take control of the game. According to coach James Stagnitta, the team 99 Lacrosse teams in top ten as ’94 season begins - was playing at about the right level. “What happened Saturday was about what I expected,” Stagnitta said. ln the game Saturday, sophomore Russell Croft led the Generals with three goals and two assiss. Senior Colin Higgins also contributed three goals, and senior goalie David Jones had 10 saves in his first ever start. The Generals played well consid- eringthey played without team leader Andy Dutton. One of the strengths and weaknesses of this ;. year’s W&L squad is its unusual youth, according to Stagnitta. this season. Stagnitta said. Assistant Sports Editor Stephen Williard also contributed to this article. 0 “My sophomore class is about as strong.a recruitingclass as we get,” said Stagnitta. “There’s no substitute for experience.” . - Seven of Washington and Lee’s 1 1 goals wer scored by sophomores. W&L has won 19 of its last 20 Old Dominion Athletic Conference games. The Generals wereéo have opened their conference season on Wedn s- day in a game against Randolph-Macon, but the game was postponed for obvious reasons. The Generals are scheduled to play Hampden- Sydney on Saturday, but that game, too is in jeopardy due to weather. Coach Stagnitta has high hopes for the te m ‘‘I expect to be competitive,” said the coach. He was also optimistic about the improvement of the team over the season. “l hope we do [improve] ~— we have to,” AWAY GAMES BY STEPHEN WILLIARD ln the spirit of Fancy Dress, and the wonderful time that ev- eryone is having (at least those who don’t get arrested), 1 will concentrate mostly on college basketball this week. While that might sound at first like a random transition, con- sider the facts. Soon after our half-week of debauchery is ended, every college basketball conference in the land (except, of course, the Pac Ten, who are just weird) begins to play their con- ference tournaments. Both FD and college basket- ball bring on wild celebrations. I assure you that there were more North Carolina students arrested followingtheTime-out(Weber’s blunder for the uninitiated) than the worst FD your pitiful night- mares can conjure up. When was the last time some crazed (insert favorite two or three Greek letters here) threw blue paint (pick a shade) all over a helpless phone booth? Also, both FD and college basketball serve to remind us of the wonderful upcoming spring weather. March brings such lovely weather to the Shenandoah Valley every year. In the same vein. the Final Four always denotes the first hurrah of spring at the end of the dreary month of Mzfrch. If I haven’t convinced you thus far of the link between late and post season college ball and the wonderful world of FD, let me give you one last compari- son. The Duke-Carolina game marks the true beginning of the post season frenzy in the same way as the Thursday night band marks the beginning of FD (for some). Following that is the At- lantic Coast Conference touma- ment, which, on a larger scale, is comparable to the actual FD ball. Finally, the NCAA tourna- ment is a lot like the Saturday night parties that close out FD. Now, all the non-sports fans who I told to read the column this week can go back to their shel- tered little worlds while I move on to other topics, like the W&L sidewalk skiing competition. The candidate for game of the week last week has to be the Sweden—Canada Olympic ice hockey game. The Olympics, for all their dreariness, managed to end on a high note. The game went seven shooters deep into the shoot-out before Sweden won its first ever hockey gold medal. Back to college basketball, for one score. The Duke Blue Devils have overcome the loss of All-America Bobby Hurley to take the inside track for a number one seed in the East Regional. Now, only UNC and Mary- land stand in their way. Duke further secured their elite posi- tion with their 88th consecutive non-conference home victory against the Temple Owls (just for jollies, imagine how exciting a Temple—Virginia basketball game would be — like watching paint dry.). in the world of baseball (only a month away, gliysl), the spring Fancy Dress, March Madness and Spring, training speculation continues. The Houston Astros, one of the teams most affected by the in- coming salary cap, have been told that they can keep their ros- ter intact to start the season. The Astros have reason to give thanks since they get to field one‘: of the strongest pitching staffs in J the majors (second to Atlanta’s J of course). Parting Shots - I just thought I would share t with everyone the simple fact that all should watch the Duke vs. UNC basketball game. Hats off to Oksana Bayul for two reasons. First, she has an incredible name. Second, she proved to the world that there were other country’s skaters present at the games. By the way, wasn’t there some girl named Harding involved in ‘ the competition? The Olympics have dedicated ‘ a new sport for the upcoming ’96 summer games: coach boxing. Selected to take part in the trial exhibition are John Chaney, John Calipari, Buddy Ryan, and who- ever that other Oilers coach was. Fortunately forNASCAR, the Daytona 500 is a thing of the past. The good ole southern sport isn’t doing too well lately. There is something inherently wrong with a sport that has people making bets on who lives through the season. Finally, I leave everyone with the wish for better weather, be- cause it’s hard to play much of anything in the way of sports with mounds of freezing stuff coming down around one’s head. For cryingout loud, this is March! . .» Photo by Betsy Green, Ring’-tum if A member of the W&L baseball team bats at the now-snow-covered Smith fiel iBaseball suffers from snow’ Bv STEPHAN WJLLIARD Phi Assistant Sports Editor l i Playing any sport can be made I impossible by inclement weather conditions, asthe Washington and Lee baseball team found out this ‘ past week. The Generalsenteredtheweek with a 2-4-1 overall record and have been stuck on that mark as gameafter game has been snowed out. Coach Mervin Stickly said the layoff would not be as bad as last year’s blizzard. “We’re just going to try and make them up. Last year it hit us in conference games,” said Stickley. Prior to the layoff, the W&L squad lost a twin bill to Mary Washington. In the first game, the Generals managed to scratch out only one hit while Matt Ermigotti and Rob Boston held the Mary Washington offense to just two unearned runs in the game. In the second game, the Generals committed five errors as Mary Washington tallied 13 runs to defeat W&L 13-4. According to coach Stickley, the Generals are on target as far as the season goes though, “We’re certainly ahead of last year. By the end of the season we should be pretty good.” The stars for the Generals so far this season have been Bates Brown on offense and Graig Fantuzzi and Matt Ermigotti on the mound. Brown has struck for nine hits in his first 22 at bats while Fantuzzi and Ermigotti have both of W&L’s victories and 11 strikeouts a piece. Stickley said the team, “still has some things to work out de- fensively.” Also, as a team, the Generals are batting .180 on the season. Stickley thinks that the team wil improve as the season move along, however, “we’re lookin, at improving over last yea; an improving this year.” The Generals should be aide by the return of junior co-captai, Duane Van Arsdale. ‘ VanArsdaleplayedin hisfi »' two games of the year again‘ Mary Washington after m'§sin the first five games with a shou der injury. Strikingly, one C W&L’s most potent hitters thu far has been pitcher Mat Ermigotti with four hits in hi first 13 at bats. While W&L’s schedule p ' off due to the bad weather, th team will have a chance to wor‘ out together and get used to eac other. Having only one senior o the team hurts in the area of e) perience, but the only thing th: ‘' will remedy that will be gam experience.