OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_001.2.txt 54‘ 2;?‘ Li .1.i\‘v ¥..!BF’J‘»RY WM: H-«frzt..~...'s. ;..:-.5 2.1s\ws_nsn"v 1 . "”\.“f}"'t.'_.*¢»l_ ‘~.'.A 34451) i‘i:"’al'~? '1 8 1991+ Festival of 0ne—Aots Women’sLAXdrops no to opens Wednesdaya Roanoke 15-8 ‘s _ . - / . JJMCE 93, N0. 23 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA MARCH 18, 1994 By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor liour members of Beta Theta Pi fra- ity were arrested this weekend for Jession of marijuana. Xndrew Suthard, ’95, Christopher .phy,’95, Garrett Bouldin, ’96, and istopher Buford,’96, have been “gefi with a Class 1 misdemeanor ‘ Jossession of marijuana. Suthard, phy, and Bouldin declined to com- it. Buford could not reached after : phone calls to the Beta house and room. A conviction for a Class 1 ‘demeanor carries a maximum fine 2,530, a maximum of one year in . or a combination of both penalties. Lexington Police Sergeant Rick ton had been called to the Beta house early Sunday morning to inves- tigate a noise violation around 2 a.m. The noise came from a loud stereo in Buford’s room. Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard said as Sutton neared the room, there was “a strong odor of mari- juana present outside and inside the room.” Beard said the odor came from Buford’s room. Beard said police confiscated two bags of what police believe to be mari- juana. Beard explained that until lab results come back police cannot verify that the substance is marijuana. Each bag contained about five grams of the substance. Police also confiscated a purple bong and a brass pipe. Beard said the total value of all of the confiscated items was about $60. Beta President Dana Arrighi said Buford has been evicted from his room at the Beta house. “It violates his room lease,” Arrighi said. “It is his responsibility not to have [marijuana] on the premises.” Arrighi said Suthard and Bouldin will be permitted to live in the house until the trial, which is set for April 12. Arrighi said if they are convicted, they will be evicted from the house. Murphy is the only one of the four who does not live in the house. Arrighi said the house will also wait until after the trial to evaluate the four’s status as members of the house. “The housing corporation is not tak- ing action until after the court date April 12,” Arrighi said. “Both the hous- ing corporation and our nationals have been notified.” Interfraternity Council President Curt Smith said the charges do not fall withinthejursidictionof the IFC. Associate Dean of Students for Greek Af- fairs Leroy “Buddy” Atkins said although possession of controlled substances in the frater- nity house does violate IFC standards, it is up to the individual chapter to enforce the rules. “The IFC needs to take a look at how the Betas are handling it,” Atkins said. “The Betas are dealing with their hous- Buford ing corporation. They are making an effort to enforce [the standards] and are doing so relatively suc- cessfully.” Student Conduct Committee Chairman Rajeev “Reggie” Aggarwal and incoming chairman Whitney Bludworth said the SCC cannot take action on the case unless someone re- ports it. Aggarwal, Atkins, and Arrighi said the uni- versity is not in a position to act on the case. Aggarwal said this has been an unusually active year in terms of marijuana cases. Aggarwal said the four arrested on drug charges SCC has heard 12cases involving mari- juana possession or use this year, double the usual amount of cases. This week the SCC evicted four freshman from the dorms and gave them community service hours and conduct and social probation for mari- juana use in the dorms. The SCC also gave that punishment in a similar case earlier this year. Aggarwal commented on the seri- ousness of the punishment decided by the SCC. “They forfeit the money for the dorm,” Aggarwal said in reference to the most recent SCC case. “They’ve paid a big penalty — 500 or 600 dol- lars. The usual standard [for service hours] is 30 hours, plus social proba- tion and conduct probation.” 511 hf nd r1 p}i£.. Photo by Bethany Smith, The Ring-tum Phi gfist of wind blows Old Glory nearly perpendicular to her flagstaff. Clear but windy days like he one pictured have been characteristic of the weather lately. But it’s better than snow. By YABIZ SEDGHI Phi Staff Writer Dr. William J. Watt, profes- ofghemistry at Washington Lee University, will retire at end of this year. ‘At Washington and Lee, itt’s many roles included: As- tant Dean ’66-’68, Associate an ’68-’71, Dean of the Col- e ’]}l-’84, Head of the Chem- y epartment ’87-’91, Head the Premedical Committee -’94, Chairperson for the sidential Search Committee 82 and ’94, and Chairperson A the University Self Study for ‘crefiitation ’77-’78. Watt was awarded the Wil- m Webb Pusey III Award for tstanding service and dedica- n to the university, as well as ‘ Lynchburg Citation. He has to been a chairperson of the itio lDean’s conference and resident of the Conference of :ademic Deans of the Southern ates. He also belongs to the cial fraternity Alpha Chi nega, the honorary fraternity i Eta Sigma, as well as the ner'can Chemical Society, the tgima Academy of Science and the New York Academy of Sci- ence. Watt was born in Carbondale, Illinois on Dec. 15, 1925. At the age of 17, he joined the Army’s Specialized Training Program, aimed at promoting education. Watt attended this program at the University of Michigan until 1944, when the program was ter- minated. Shortly after, Watt went overseas to fight in World War II. ' “I never really saw the war, I was shipped from place to place. ‘At 18, I was not worried about my future. I kept busy with the 30 paperback books per month that the Army supplied us, that is how I got my education,” said Watt. After thewar, Watt went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and his master’s and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Before com- ing to Washington and Lee, Watt taught at both Davidson and Cornell. “As a student at Davidson, I realized that Dr. Watt was close friends with many of the profes- sors I admired. Later on, I came to View him as an ideal colleague and a master of detail. It is amaz- ing how much he has accom- plished in such a short period of time. It is really extraordinary to see him in operation,” said col- league Dr. Brown Goehring, pro— ‘ fessor of chemistry. “I will not attempt to summa- rize the contributions Dean Watt has made to the University in the I significant years of his service in Washington Hall,” said President of the University John D. Wil- son. “You know about these first hand I can testify to the univer- sal respect he has earned for him- self, the College, and the Univer- sity in his work away from Lex- ington,——in the Commonwealth to be sure, but in national and foreign settings as well. His un- failing good sense and good cheer are exceeded only by his humil- ity and decency. We owe him more than we can ever repay.” Watt met his wife, Helen, ‘while working for the Univer- sity. “Her father had a farm out- side Lexington. She worked at the News Office. Back then all the single employees of the uni- versity would meet for lunch in the back room of the Co-op. I hemistry prof set to retire met her there and we got married ‘ at the end of that year on Sept 1, 1956,” Watt said. Watt is a season ticket holder at the Richmond Opera. He has also been active in the Rockbridge Regional Chorus and R.E. Lee Episcopal Church. Other hob- bies include traveling and play- ing bridge. Watt’s travel destinations have included England, France, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Turkey, Panama, Italy, and Hong Kong. According to the Chemistry De- partment Head, Michael Pleva, Watt is a “gracious, but deadly bridge player.” “I believe that if we lined up all the- professors at W & L and had them go on Jeopardy, Dr. Watt would win. He has the widest range of knowledge,” said chemistry major T.R. Kinsey, ’95. When asked the reason why he was retiring, Watt replied “I am tired, it is time for me to stop. I have really enjoyed my life at Washington and Lee. I have en- joyed the students. I have en- joyed Lexington. If I had to do it over again, I would do it exactly the same way.” Honor System talks underway By THOMAS Hesros Phi News Editor It has been a busy week for Washington and Lee’s Honor System. The week started on Sunday, March 13 with a dinner discus- sion on the Honor System. This kicked off two.Exqcutive Com- mittee Vmeetings that dealt with the White Book Review Com- mittee and their new proposed revisions to the White Book. The EC, having had one week to review the revisions submit- ted by Hutton and the WBRC, Monday reviewed the changes and tentatively approved several of them. Changes to the White - Book require a two-thirds vote of the full EC on two occasions spaced at least one week apart. The EC‘. ’s voting on Monday com- posed the first of those two votes. “I think you’ve made a num- ber of good suggestions for changing the White Book,” said EC President Robert Tompkins to White Book Review Commit- tee Chairman Ames Hutton. Many of the changes tenta- tively approved on Monday dealt with stylistic changes to the White Book. As a result, little opposi- tion was taken to the amend- ments and most were approved unanimously. Some discussion was spurred by a proposed amendment to paragraph I of the procedure for an Executive Committee Hear- ing. This section currently gives the committee the power to stop its proceedings at any time and for any reason by a vote of one- third of the members present.‘ The proposed amendment would change the word “stop” to “ter- ‘ minate,” which ’the"WBRC rec- ommendations say would “clearly delineate the end of the proceedings.” The amendment was passed 11-2, with representatives James Rambeau and Keith Benedict dissenting. “I wish there was more of a statement about what the presi- dent is empowered to do (in the proceedings),” said Rambeau. The proposed amendment that prompted the most discussion on Monday was one that would change the language regarding what instances of conduct could be brought under the Honor Sys- 1 tern. The proposed amendment reads: - “The Executive Committee may, at its discretion, refer cer- tain matters to other University disciplinary bodies. University committees such as the Student Conduct Committee and the Stu- dent-Faculty Hearing Board are uniquely qualified to address spe- cific sensitive issues. Every stu- dent has the right, however, to bring any suspected instance of dishonorable conduct to the at- tention of the Executive Com- mittee.” The amendment also strikes a sentence from the White Book that reads “Hence, there may be many things reprehensible and heartily condemned by the Ex- ecutive Committee which still cannot be brought. under the Honor System.” Junior EC Representative Alex Cross said this amendment could give the impression that the single sanction is no longer intact. “It’s like saying ‘we're not a single sanction. We’ll let you handle it,’” Cross said. Rambeau said the proposed statement would make students aware of the SCC and SFHB. “By having this paragraph, we make people aware of these other bodies,” he said. EC Secretary Ashby Hack- ney said the new language would not deprive students bringing rape cases to the EC of “the right to have the EC investigate it as a possible honor violation.” - The EC approved the striking of the “Hence statement,” as it came to be called, but refused to adopt the new language recom- I->See EC, page 9 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World Russia to decrease production of weapons grade plutonium Russia has agreed to decrease over several years the production of weapons grade plutonium. An agreement signed Wednesday by Russia and the U.S. mandated that Russia shut down its plutonium producing reactors. Three other countries with nuclear capabilities have stopped pro- ducing plutonium weapons materials. Serbs and Croats begin peace talks Tuesday in Zagreb Serbs and Croats have agreed to talks on ending the strife in the Balkans. The talks will begin Tuesday in Zagreb. Serb and Muslim officials ended the 23-month siege of Sarajevo by signing an agreement to open roads traveling in and out of ‘ Sarajevo. Mosque massacre may have been committed by two people Testimony before an Israeli commission of inquiry raised the idea that Barush Goldstein did not act alone in massacring worshippers at a Hebron mosque, but perhaps had an accom- plice. Guards testified Thursday that another Israeli, who entered after Goldstein, held the weapon. Nine convicted and sentenced to death in Egypt Nine men were convicted and sentenced to death in Egypt for trying to assassinate Egypt’s prime minister. Last No- vember a bomb killed a 12-year-old girl but left Egypt’s prime minister unscathed. The Nation Tonya Harding pleads guilty Tonya Harding pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to hinder prosecutors investigating the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. Harding also resigned from the U.S. Figure Skating Association. In her plea, she admitted to conspiring to invent a false alibi for the attack. A judge ordered her to pay a $160,000 fine and perform 500 hours of community service. Space Shuttle to land Friday Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled to land Friday mom- ing, ending the second-longest flight in shuttle history —— 13 days, 23 hours and eight minutes. The crew of the Columbia has been conducting space shuttle experiments. The flight will land at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Marlon Brando questioned in Michael Jackson hearing Marlon Brando appeared before a grand jury hearing child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson. Brando was questioned if his son Miko, who worked as the singer’s A bodyguard, discussed the investigation with him. The teen- age boy who brought the charges against Jackson settled his lawsuit for $15 million. Jackson has denied the allegations. Jersey mob boss indicted Reputed mob boss John Stanfa and 23 others were indicted on racketeering charges. The indictments targeted the Phila- delphia—south New Jersey mob. Stanfa and others are charged with crimes ranging from murder to kidnapping and arson. The State Allen declines club invitation Governor George Allen has decided not to join the all- male, mostly white Commonwealth Club, an exclusive so- cial club. Allen explained that governors are held to a different standard than is the rest of society. Allen felt that to join would be to risk possible misinterpretation by the people of Virginia. J MU considers tougher policy concerning sexual assault Students at James Madison University protested the cam- pus’ current sexual assault policy. Forty members of the Student Coalition Against Rape held a sit-in in favor of a tougher rape policy.- JMU’s Judicial Control board,'which had been studying sexual assault policies, responded by delaying its proposals to consider student opinions. By JOE FRAMPTOM Phi Staff Writer When many Washington and Lee students return to Lexington next September to hit the books, seniors Julie Townsend and Jason Aiken will be hitting the books elsewhere and putting their hard-eamed skills to work. Following graduation on June 3, Townsend and Aiken will be going to work at jobs they have received through W&L’s Career Development and Placement office. Both students have accepted of- fers from accounting firms in Washington, D.C. Beverly Lorig, associate director of the CD&P office, said she thinks the job placement program “has gone very well this year,” even though she cautioned “it’s too early to say.” Although on- campus interviews are now coming to an end, Lorig said many students are still involved in the follow-up process that may lead them to a job offer later in the spring. But Lorig is confident that more students will land jobs as graduation approaches. She said a national survey of employers shows “this is the first year in more than three years that there has been a positive increase in the anticipated hiring needs” nationwide. Compared with other four-year universities, Lorig said W&L traditionally has been above average in attracting student recruiters even though on-campus student recruitment is on the decline nationwide. That decline, however, has not kept 51 employers from coming to campus this year to interview seniors for openings. “The majority of on-campus recruitment takes place beginning in January” and “most will be over by the end of Winter Term.” Lorig said. “What you have in terms of the on-campus recruitment program are those employers who have traditionally hired large numbers for structured training programs.” She added that these employers tend to be in the financial services area such as banking, investment banking, and accounting. Townsend and Aiken said the CD&P office had been very helpful in preparing them for their inter- views. “They had the whole process set up for me and the interviewers came to me. I can’t imagine having to set that up on my own,” Aiken said. Aiken added that the office gave him assistance with the preparation of his resume, and was also helpful in preparing him for his interviews. Aiken also said he had a taped practice interview with people in the CD&P office. Through this process, he could go over the tape “to help [me] learn what [I] did right and wrong.” He added that the practice interview was helpful because it helped him get his answers out fimily. “Sometimes you know what you want to say but you just don’t know how to say it,” he said. Townsend was equally positive on W&L’s‘ The Rin -tum Phi March 18 199 CD&P offers career help- II Seniors land jobs thanks to job fairs, careerldays CD&P staff members Ruth Lewis, Beverly Loring and Vicky Saunders help many seniors face the real world by aiding in the job search. According to Lorig, many W&L students receiv job offers from off-campus interviews and contac in fields such as journalism, public relations, an advertising. . “Employers in those particular areas do not go o campuses to recruit because they’re not hiring i vast numbers for training programs. They hire positions become available,” she said. She said students in those areas must use combination of resources to contact possible e Career Development and Placement office. Townsend said the people in the CD&P office helped her exten- sively with her resume, and provided her with inter- view assistance. She said she “felt really confident about our career development department. They just really helped me a lot.”‘ Although the on-campus interview system places many students in financial service positions, Lorig said “our students last year entered into sales and teaching in greater numbers than other areas of em- ployment,” even though these types of jobs are not Fil phot typically filled through on-campus interviews because these employers don’t hire in vast numbers. 4 See CD&P, page 5 ng-tum Phi Photo by Betsy Gree, he R1 JubiLee sings to benefit AmFar, the American Fund for AIDS research. The Wednesday night concert made over $200 dollars for the organization. Concert benefits AIDS fund By DAN ODENWALD Phi Staff Writer with the turnout.” He wished to thank everyone involved including “the groups, Ms. Van Clief, the Lenfest Staff, and the two restaurants.” tended. of the AIDS Education Project and JubiLee. On Wednesday night a benefit concert raised over $200 for AmFar, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. The university’s three a cappella groups performed: J ubiLee, Southern Comfort, and General Admission. Senior Lyrae Van Clief delivered a solo performance as well. Event organizer Meriwhether Nichols celebrated the event as “a great success.” She said over 200 people at- “After getting such a good reception, we hope to make this an annual event,” Nichols added. Nichols is a member Senior Pat McDermott, founder of the AIDS Education Project, also hailed the event as a success. He was “shocked Frank’s Pizza and City Subs and Steaks provided food for the performers. McDermott also wished to give a special congratulations to Nichols. “She did a tremendous job,” said McDermott, adding that he was “grateful for everything that Ms. Nichols had done.” Reactions from the audience were overwhelmingly posi- tive. All in attendance donated money which will go to AmFar. Freshman Denis Riva, who is a member of the AIDS Education Project and General Admission, was “glad that the three a cappella groups could come together for such a good cause.” By BUNNY WONG Phi Staff Writer Date rape, eating disorders, severe depression, homesickness, stress — these are some of the problems next year’s dorm counselors and resident assistants will be trained toaddress. Thirty-one counselors and nine resi- dent assistants have been picked for the 1994-95 school year. Approximately 75 to 80 people applied for the 31 dorm DCs and RA lected ornext yea counselor positions, according to Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life Den- nis Manning. While there are no assistant head RAS, four assistant head dorm coun- selors have been chosen: Drew Hammond, Megan McCloskey, Reuben Munger and Derick Thomson. Junior Kelly Brotzman will be W&L’s head dorm counselor next year. “Being a dorm counselor is prob- ably the most rewarding experience people that do it have,” said Brotzman. Brotzman had two interviews to obtain the headposition. Her duties as head dorm counselor next year include keeping the entire dorm counselor staff informed, keeping in close touch with the four assistant heads and keeping up with campus issues and disciplinary Brotzman” I Albert problems that may affect the freshmen. For Brotzman, one of the hardest things about being a dorm counselor is ships with the freshmen while having to enforce the rules. [One must] culti- vate a balance of respect and friend- ship.” Brotzman, along with next year’s \ “trying to develop really good friend- Petty thefts hit’ law schoo By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor Washington and Lee Director 1 Security Mike Young said items we stolen from five cartels at the law ho c last weekend between 10 p.m. atu day and Monday morning. ‘The items stolen in- clude a radio with car- phones, a bookbagwith leather trim, a watch, an electric ra- zor, ciga- rettes and a lighter, a por- table CD player and CD5, and. a Sony Walkman. The bookbag was lat found near the Waddell School. Young said all the items were tak from the same area of carrels. “It appears to be the work ofyou people,” Young-said. “They are n college-aged.” Young also said security and t police have no leads in the break-ins c freshman Jay Taggart’s room duri I Fancy Dress weekend. Young add that nothing else has happenedgo t room since the last break-in . Monday, March 7. Young other 30 dorm counselors, will tte intense training sessions one we k b fore the freshmen arrive at W&L. counselorswill receive training on si ations like date rape and suicide a will become familiar with univers policy. Junior Christopher Albert fro Baltimore, MD, will be the com u cation link between Manning a Gaines Hall as next year’s head re dent assistant. “Gaines is a great place to live said Albert. While the resident assistants are al- trained, they have different petflale I take care of and, therefore, differe training. ,Mf.f,S,99h9mor,es have different pm lems," said Albert. As head RA, Albert Will be active involved in organizing social activiti for Gaines and other projects. 9 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_003.2.txt By Ethan Krupp Phi Features Editor . The new Nine Inch Nails album has finally . arrived, only six years after the first. The Downward Spiral is the second full- length album, the first since the 1988 release of Pretty Hate Machine. An EP was released in 1992, Broken, but it didn’t have the feel of an albhm. In the six years since the release of Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails and the man behind the band, Trent Reznor, have be- ‘ come the premier band of hard-core alternative . music. The intense beats of Pretty Hate Ma- ‘ chine, when combined with the loud, white noise sound of Broken have won many con- " verqs. The new album, is a blending of the previous two, but it leans to the harder, louder side. The first song, “Mr. Self Destruct,” starts slow and speeds up to an intense beat that breaks into a loud, in-your-face style of wailing guitars, drum machines and Reznor’s vocals. As the track pr resses, hammering in the destructive and manipulative qualities of drugs, it suddenly stops, opening to a almost Cure-like moody guitar hidden in the back. Just as you rush to crank the volume some more, the white noise By ETHAN KRUPP and HILLARY OLSON . of the Phi staff W " Four short playswill be featured in’ " the Annual Festival of One Act .P1ays;._ -. directed and acted by Washington and Lee students and presented in the I./(?1fest Center between March 23 and 3 Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson, is often described as on off- kilter dramatic work. Directed by Megan Duncan, ’95, it deals with a man, played by Dan Tipton, ’97, cooped up in a lonely Alaskan cabin during a sn wstorm. A woman dressed in full bridal regalia trying to escape her wed- ding, played by Elizabeth Weaver, ’95, finds shelter in the cabin and stays there with him. The couple alternately . repulse and attract each other as they 7 are stranded together. They explore together similar pasts that have left them bitter and disenchanted about life and they learn about themselves through their experience together. Brilliant Traces is to be performed March 23, 27 and 29 at 8 pm in the Johnson Theater. ‘I/I/ea“L1:;[e and beat return to blast you off of your feet and drive your dorm room neighbors up the wall. On more than on occasion, I have felt obligated to close more door as I listen to this album Another track on the album, “March of the Pigs,” is set-up around a similar pattern, but at 269 beats-per—minute it is an intense roller coaster ride dur- ing which you can do nothing but hang on. The break in the song is 5 constructed to seem like the space between two tracks on a com- pact disc. In other words, when _ the song starts back up, you are ' _ caught completely off-guard. ’ The video that recently pre- miered on MTV, mirrors the set up of the song. The video is , bizarre because it is so simple ' ' that the make-up person can be seen coming onto the stage in the break, fixing Reznor’s make-up, _ and leaving the stage. This is a S contrast to an entire album made almost entirely by one man with a I large supply of drum machines, key- boards, samplers, and Macintoshes to pro- gram the music. The main content ofthe album deals with the lack of control we have over our lives, and in some cases, the amount of control others have over us. From “Ruiner,” the sixth track, “You had all of them on your side, didn ’t you?/ You believed in all of your lies, didn’t you? / The runier’s got a lot to prove he ’s got nothing to lose and nowhe made you believe / The ruiner ’s your only friend well he ’s the living end to the cattle he deceives / The raping of the innocent you know the ruiner ruins everything he sees. ” “I Do Not Want This” shows the control others have over us. “I do not want this / Don ’I you tell me how I feel / Don ’t you tell me how I feel / Don ’t you tell me how I feel, ” and “You would know, wouldn’t you? / You extend your hand to those who suffer / to those who know Nine Inch Nails re what it really feels like, ” demonstrate this con- trol. The album does vary from the sound of Pretty Hate Machine and Broken. The beats tend to lay out like PrettyHateMachine, yet the guitars and sampled noise is more melodious than Broken ’s noise. Most of the songs have a well defined beat as the basic foundation, upon which numerous layers of samples, guitars, basses, and keyboards are added. Nine Inch Nails would not exist if not for the ability to computerize and program music, yet this does not make Reznor any less of a musician. He is merely able to create sounds impossible for a band performing live. Although he does tour with musicians and features several guest mu- sicians on The Downward Spiral. One of these is Stephen Perkins on drums for “I Do Not Want This.” Perkins was the drummer for _ J ane’s Addiction before the group broke V. up and is currently working with Jane’s A Addiction founder Perry Farrell in ; Porno For Pyros. There has always been an interesting relationship between Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction since Pretty HateMachine,where Jane’s Ad- diction is one of the five music — groups cited by Reznor as sources for ideas and sounds. The others include Public En- . emy and Prince. Both Nine Inch _ NailsandJane’sAddictionplayed V the first Lollapalooza tour, and Nine Inch Nails stole the show and t-shirt sales from Jane’s Addiction. . The album also has one very 1 unique piece, a three minute, 22 sec- , ond track titled “A Warm Place” based on a surrealistic guitar and a lack of vocals. The piece is a contrast to the remain- » der of the album because very little of the loud, angry tone is present. This piece serves to remind us that The Downward Spiral is not all loud, fast and intense pieces. In fact, there are more slower pieces on this album than any other Nine Inch Nails release. These pieces may have some loud noise or fast parts, but the slowness serves its purpose by luring you into a comfortable mood and then attacking your eardrums. “Eraser” is the perfect example of this, especially since it follows “A Warm Place.” The first single off The Downward Spiral, “March of the Pigs,” is a must if you are a diehard Nine Inch Nails fan, and still a good idea if you like The Downward Spiral. It has the album version of “March of the Pigs,” along with a unbelievable remix of “March of the Pigs” titled “All the Pigs, All Lined Up.” It also PAGE 3 turns at last has two remixes of “Reptile” and previously unreleased bonus track. The entire album was recorded in the Tate Mansion in Hollywood, Calif., where Charles Manson and his followers murdered Sharon Tate, which is now Reznor’s home. An inter- esting story mention in several magazine ar- ticles about Reznor and the album is the visit paid to him by Tori Amos. She attempted to cook him a chicken for dinner in the kitchen, but for some reason, couldn’t. She reportedly leftthe house shaken, feeling that it was haunted. It seems like a logical recording studio and home for someone has cited Clive Barker as a source of musical ideas. The origin of the name Nine Inch Nails is in question, but the most plausible answer is that the nails that seal a coffin shut are nine inches in length. Other solutions are the nails driven through Christ’s hands were nine inches long and the fingernails of the Statue of Liberty are nine inches long. So if you love dancing to “Head Like A Hole” and “Down In It” at fraternity parties and wallowing in your rage to Broken, then The Downward Spiral is for you. filled with comedy and drama Ingrid (Ellen Dean, ’94) waits impatiently as the Valentine Fairy (Bill Haase, ’97) sets up a slide show of her past lovers in The Valentine Fairy directed by Jeff Mikita, ’94. Pubicity Photo fl)irected by Andrew Campbell, ’94, Sure Thing is another entirely student- run one act play originally written by David Ives. In this drama, a young man _ and woman (played by Noelle Parrott, ’95, and Denis Riva, ’97) meet by chance in a cafe. She is reading a Failkner novel, and he desperately searches his mind for any memories about Fualkner in an effort to make an acquaintance. After each attempt, a bell rings and time hops backwards so that he can try again after botching up each try. In time he gets it right. Sure T ing will be performed immediately a er Brilliant Traces on March 23, 27 and 29 at 8 p.m. Eleemosynary, a play by Lee Bless- ing and directed by Mandy Irons, ’95, deals with the delicate relationships of Publicity Photo Dorian Lucas, ’94, LesleyLarsen, Jeanne Dillon, ’96, play in Eleemosynary in the Annual Festival of One Acts this year. three women, played by Dorian Lucas, ’95, Jeanne Dillon, ’96, and Lesley Larsen (from a local high school.) The grandmother Dorothea has sought to assert her independence her whole life through strong will and eccentricity. Her brilliant daughter Artie flees from the stifling domination of her mother, and Artie’s daughter Echo, an ex- tremely sensitive young woman has been abandoned by her mother and has been raised by Dorothea. The three must wrestle with their strained relationship and come to peace with themselves and their family. In the end, after Dorothea’s death, Artie and Echo acknowledge their need for each other and try to build a life to- gether. The play will be performed‘ March 25, 28 and 30 at 8 p.m. The Valentine Fairy, written by Ernest Thompson , will be featured rafter Eleemosynary on March 25, 28 and 30 at 8 p.m. Directed by Jeff deals Publicity Photo Denis Riva, ’97, and Noelle Parrott, ’95, during rehearsal for Sure Thing. The one act is directed by Andrew Campbell, ’94 and written by David Ives. It is one of the four one acts in the Annual Festival of One Acts starting on March 23. with an unhappy woman named Ingrid, played by Ellen Dean, ’94, who sleeps most of the day away in her apartment and has endured several negative rela- tionships. Suddenly the Valentine fairy, played by Bill Haase, ’97, appears in her apartment and shows her slides of her past lovers. As they examine the past, Ingrid rediscovers her innocence. Because this play is only a year old, working on it has been very enjoyable, according to Mikita. He has also “had the pleasure of talking with Ernest Thompson,” in connection with the play. Mikita said, “directing is an intel- lectual challenge,” and he likes that. Mikita also said that one of his fa- vorite parts of directing is “tying all aspects of the play together.” Publi it Phot Dan Tipton, ’97, and Elizabeth Weaver, ’95, play in Brillyiani Traces in the W&L Annual Festival of One Acts at Lenfest. For the W&L Record 8 On March 11, 1944, The Columns recorded the topic for debate at the week’s Forensic meeting was the contro- versial discussion that compulsory birth control should be adopted by the federal government. The speaker for the affirmative argued that forced birth control was the only way to arrest the deterioration of the human race. The target of the federally monitored project would be the “degenerate peoples” of the United States. In one generation, the speaker for the affirmative stated, 36 percent of the “ineffectives” in the American population would be reduced. The dissenting speaker argued that compulsory birth control was undemocratic, and it would cause an increase in sex delinquency by interfer- ing with the normal human habit pattern. Following the discussion an affirmative vote supporting the argument of compulsory birth control was recorded. On March 15, 1969, then “Today” show host Hugh Downs, of “20/20” fame, was announced by The Ring- tum Phi to be the addressor at the Phi Beta Kappa convocation in Lee Chapel on April 12. The topic of Downs’ speech was to be “The Role of Communication in Human Affairs” and was open to the public. After his speech, Downs was to be initiated into W&L’s Virginia Gamma chapter of the national honorary fraternity. On March 15, 1984, the Phi reported the Washington and Lee Faculty Calendar Committee voted to retain the 12-12-6 undergraduate calendar. They also voted to extend class periods to 55 minutes each, to have a one week vacation after six weeks of class in the fall term, and to require returning students to register for the entire following academic year in the preceding spring. A student poll taken by student representatives to the Executive Committee stated that out of 165 responses, 140 were in favor of the 12-12-6 term, 19 were opposed, and six had no opinion. On March 16, 1989, the Phi reported that 19-year-old freshman Mary Ashley Scarborough of Raleigh, N.C., was killed in a hit-and-run accident on East Washington Street. Scarborough was found lying in the street in front of the Lexington Police Department about 2:10 a.m. on the morning of the Phi ’s release. There was some debris from an automobile on the scene, and it was determined the car that killed Scarborough was metallic blue in color, but at press time, the police had no suspects. Scarborough was a Chi Omega pledge. Her sister had been killed the year before when the car she was a passenger in was hit by a drunk driver. Compiled by JAY WHITE of the Phi staff OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_004.2.txt PAGE 4 off the mark by Mark Parisi W&LIF E The Ring-tum Phi, March 18,1994 ;_. 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One of the proposed changes that received heated debate was the sug- gestion that would change the makeup of the investigative team for a potential honor violation. Currently the investiga- tive team is made up of two EC representatives and a member of the student body at large. If passed, the proposal would create an investigative team of one EC member, one student from the pool of law advocates and one member of the student body at large. Another WBRC proposal would prevent the EC member of the investigative team from voting in the subsequent proceedings. In their report the WBRC says the reason for the proposals is to boost student confidence in the Honor System. Some members of the WBRC and the EC recognize that students believe there is the potential for bias when an investigator also votes on the innocence or guilt of someone , accused. But when EC President Robert Tompkins took an unofficial vote (not all EC members were present at the meeting) the proposal failed. These proposed changes make perfect sense. By having an EC member and someone from the advocate pool conduct the investigation the EC would still retain the level of experience in honor situations that the current investigative team has. But students believe the current investigating system leaves the door open for bias to interfere in the hearing of someone accused of an honor violation. And they may have good reason to feel that way. When investigators are asked to check out the facts in a potential honor case, they are looking for red flags that indicate an honor violation has occurred. These facts are reported back to the EC. Later on, these same people who examine the facts of the case most likely go into an honor trial with their minds made up. This is a major problem students have with the Honor System. When stu- dents see there is potential for bias in the system, they lose faith in it. If students do not have faith in our Honor System we might as well not have one. If simple changes, such as these, would , , increase student faith in the Honor System, then the EC should be jumping at the chance to pass them. Some EC members will say that changing the makeup of the investiga- tive team is not feasible. They will tell you there are not enough law advocates to fill the increased demand. They will tell you it might present a problem with confidentiality. They will tell you they would rather keep it the way it is. Why? We cannot say for sure. What is clear is this pair of amendments to the White Book would boost confidence in the Honor System and eliminate bias, real or imagined, from the honor hearing process. The EC cannot believe its members are extra-human. They are no more capable of being perfectly objective than anyone else. What the EC should be striving for is getting as much subjectivity out of the honor process as possible. To do that they need to make sure investigators do not vote in honor hearings. The White Book Review Committee is doing its job well. The members are trying their best to sell the revisions to the EC. The committee has already advised the EC that the problem with bias in the investigative process was cited often in their survey of the student body. In fact, it was cited more than any other problem. The EC needs to recognize that and correct the problem. @112 iliiing-tum ifilti Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week’s edition. Letters, Columns, and “My Views” do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-rum 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 Ringium Phi, March 18, 1994 3.’ 0 yw 6Wb€'*T$ WW Eur for ‘s not’ or miss, ‘ Klrllt THE "Ab6l:l'N(r- rgog. war./6 V 50:45 hempntg-,,;,,5 lfiflllflm N» De(,t\>é1> Tb LEA E HAVE to BE Mtbe T‘ CW5 17°“ z»us+(Me»r or us use rue, ggn’ °”CA”(‘r°H‘1E to Ben‘; i'I0\l$lN(r llouslw corms “5 ‘’ ooze * $MOKlt~l\r DOPE . .. I at l I.‘_ -Jléfil ‘ " P Q Sexism hurts practicer and victim’ In honor of Women’s History Month, the 10 year study on women at W&L and the women who have succeeded in the good old boys club of American clubs of American politics, I want to dedicate this column to sexism. I do not want to preach to anybody workplace. This does not about why it is wrong to dis- criminate against women, if you don’t know that by now, my saying so won’t make a difference. Instead, I thought I would point out some ex- amples of sexism both in the. real walla‘ aridat W&L after all awareness of the prob- lem is’n"e‘cessary for change. There are numerous examples of sexism in the world-at-large. For example, some of the negative perceptions of Hillary Clinton stem from the fact that she is an independent, strong-willed woman. Another example of sexism was brought to my attention about two weeks ago. Someone I know decided to get a tattoo. A major difficulty for her was deciding where to put it. In the business world a woman with a tattoo will be discriminated against since a tattoo is not considered proper on a woman. She decided against her ankle (it could be seen if wearing stockings) and her shoulder (seen if wearing some dresses). Finally she decided on her upper thigh since that would generally eliminate any chance of it being accidentally seen. A man would probably not have to worry about all of that, in part because of differences in clothing; but, also because getting a tattoo could be considered a sign of man- hood, sort of like the branding that some fraternities engage in. Sexism can be seen in the first question she was asked, “Were you drunk?” as if no rational woman would ever get a tattoo. Obviously there is a double standard at work here. There are many legitimate cases of sexism in the ing criminals. , Would it have been said she was gay if she were a man with these same characteristics? 1 interned for two male felony attorneys and the office atmosphere was generally relaxed. However, after the Will- iam Kennedy Smith trial, when sexual harassment received a lot of media coverage, the atmosphere changed. There was more tension in the air between the secretaries and the law- yers, even though nothing that could be considered harassment occurred. Imagine the problems in a place where there is ac- hurts everybody in the office because there is more tension in the atmosphere. During my senior year in high school I interned at the state attomey’s office in Miami. The state attorney at thetime waslanet Reno, now attorney general of the United States. Although respected, she was not immune from discrimination; some people said she was a lesbian be- cause she was single, because of the way she looked, and how successful and deter- mined she was in pursuing’ her policies and prosecut- tual harassment or discrimination. If women were considered equals in both thought and action this tension might not have appeared. So what does this have to do with W&L? When I tell people where I go to school, I usually give them a brief little history of the school since some of them just hurt the victim, it also have never heard of W&L. I include the fact that the school was all-male until a few years ago. People sometimes say there must be a lot of discrimination at such a traditionally male school. Usually, I s9y there is not a lot except the social scene, where fraternities domi- nate everything. This is not to say that there are no problems. I have been advised against taking certain profes- sors’ classes because they discriminate against women. Personally, I have never experienced thit, but I know it does happen. For example, there is a professor who when he is in office with the door closed, if almale student comes to speak to him, he will not even"notice whether the door is open or closed; but, if the student is female, he will imme- of obvious discrimination diately prop the door open. It is these subtle actions C( There are many legitimate cases of sexism in the workplace. This does not just hurt the victim, it also hurts everybody in the oflice be- cause there is more tension in the atmosphere. that people would normally ignore that point out fie inequalities in estimation of men and women. So what has been the point of these paragraphs? It is to promote aware- ness about the actions that can indicate dis- crimination and the problems that these ge- tions can prc duce. I don’t think people can be forced to change; but, if they are aware, per- haps they will think twice before doing something.Thisdoesn’t mean we should all e- come PC; I am certainly not, but I still say “mankind” meaning both men and women, instead of peoplekind, among other PC violations. Perhaps by realizing what sexism is, a future politician can be prevented from becoming another Bob Packwood. . Don’t be quick to judge Whitewater August 9, 1974: a day thatwill live in infamy. Not for you? Well, if the impor- tance of that date has slipped your mind, allow me to refresh your memory. It was on that day roughly 20 years ago that President Richard Nixon, having an- struction of the Clinton administra- tion is highly premature. Most Ameri- cans, indeed most journalists, have a very tenuous grasp on even the allega- tions involved in Whitewater. And cases involving the misuse of influ- nounced his ence, as decision to Watergate resign the proved,areal- presidency ways hard to the day be— crack. It may fore, boarded . even be that his Marine ’ NICHOLAS L‘ these charges helicopter I WADDY, ’96 are without and flew off A any reason- (afterarather . able founda- pathetic Vic; —— 'tion. Ju1st}t{e- ory wave causet e e- intothesun- publicans set of American politics. The reason we bring up Nixon, of course, is because of Watergate, the scandal —— indeed, the word “scandal” seems inappropriate to describe such a complex sequence of events —— that brought him down. It is now the hope or fear of many that the same fate might befall the Administration of Bill Clinton. The Whitewater scandal bears many striking similarities to Watergate (and I’m not just thinking of the fact that both contain the word “water”). Probably one of Watergate’s most defining char- acteristics, and one which we may see mirrored in Whitewater, is explosive power. Watergate started small, but it built up slowly and steadily until it achieved its objective: the punishment of notable wrongdoers, including the President himself. The same thing could be in store for President Clinton. So goes the conventional wisdom, at any rate. For a number of reasons, I think this speculation about the impending de- seem to smell blood does not neces- sarily mean that even they believe deep down that Bill Clinton has done anythinggenuinely wrong; they could easily be using this fiasco for political advantage only. Additionally, even if laws were broken in the Whitewater case, and even if a huge and well-publicized Congressional investigation of the presidency is launched, the toppling of the Clinton administration would hardly be assured. There is‘ precedent in Richard Nixon for the resignation of a president, but this was (quite obviously) an isolated case. Also re- member that the Iran-Contra Affair showed all the signs‘ of being an ex- plosive, presidency-breaking scandal at one point, but the lack ofconclusive evidence, combined with a short at- tention span on the part of the Ameri- can public, insured that president ‘Reagan (like most Presidents whose basic right to be in power comes under question) would eventually survive and move on. Reagan left office an extremely popular man, much to the chagrin of many of his opponents in the media who tried their best to use Iran- Contra against him. There is another interesting ques- tion involved in this whole business, though. Many Americans don’t seem to be particularly surprised at the fact that their president is accused of using his influence for his own personal profit. In the cynical view of many, all politi- cians are guilty of such dishonest deal- ings. Many seem also to reach the con- clusion that the whole Whitewater scan- dal is irrelevant, since we should posi- tively expect such things to go on even government as little more than a body of swindlers, surely on a deeper le9el many of us realize that many people get into politics with a desire to serve mankind. Perhaps their initial idealism is often muted by the cut-and-thrust of partisan politics, but the optimist in me clings to the impression that even the seemingly most pragmatic of pol!i- cians is still moved on some level by a desire to make the world a better place -— not perfect, but better. If, then, politicians are not uniformly amoral, and I do not think that they are, then we should feel obliged to view scandal- mongers with some suspicion. 0 And even I, an unrepentant reac- at the highest tionary, will levels. Politics concede that and lyingare in- Bill Clinton has separable, so his principles, they say. . too.ldidn’tvote h Czrtainly Even if laws were bro- for him, ancbl t ere oesseem - - never will; but to be quiteabit ken In the Whltgwater as for White- of dishonesty case, and even if a huge water, I shall ‘and generally and we”_publicized C0n_ give him the indecent con- gressional investigation benefit of the duct among doubt until it is high officialsin ofthe Presidency is conclusiv theAdministra- I h d proven to me tionandinCon- aunc e 2 t etopp "lg of that he did gress. Double- the Clinton administra- something talk and “cre- ' wrong. And cer- ative thinking” "on would hardly be tainlylshall not are and have al- assured» fill my head with ways been wild dreams f properties of even the most respected governments. But I think it would be overly cynical to conclude that expecting a little virtue in Con- gress is unreasonable, or that politi- cians and principles necessarily never mix. Much as we may profess to see impeachme t and disgrace: that would be as unfair as it is unrealis- tic. We need not descend like a pack of dogs on every politician who is ac- cused of misdeeds; we should, in- stead, let the machinery of justice run its course. . ' OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_007.2.txt Q , he Ring-tum Phi, March 18, 1994 OPINION allen stars give you the future I R_EAM LAND Richard Weaver My fraternity brothers and I are the -= rget of many bizarre things that come . the mail to our house every day. The 0st disturbing thing we’ve seen in a i ng Eme came recently, and, of course, read it. This disturbing thing was the pril issue of Horoscope Guide. If you have your own subscription, nd I have offended you, please don’t nd the Witches of Salem Network fter me. The witches advertise a con- ultirg service for $3.99 a minute out f Salem, Massachusetts in Horoscope uide. Spokeswoman Brigitte Nielsen ~ ylvester Stallone’s very talented and 11 ex—wife) says, “Feel the POWER the World’s Oldest and Most Gifted sychics,” Brigitte does not say 1) She . a wfich 2) She has felt the POWER of e Witches of Salem Network 3) What er parents must be thinking about w, or 4) She is really embarrassed to 'nk so low to be doing this. I guess the : swer is left for us to ask the witches out for the very reasonable rate of $3.99 a minute also. I have to wonder about the details of all of these call-in psychic lines! Do you think they give you five minutes free for every hour you call? Or maybe, they give you frequent calling points that can be redeemed for a free out-of- body trip to Hawaii? I think they should. Now, for the discriminating cus- tomer, Voodoo Queen Mumbasa is defi- nitely a step up from La Toya and Brigitte. She offers to cast spells for ex- ample for “protection from evil’’ and “immediate freedom from pain” for a moderate _CmW $4.99 a » " ; m;‘m__£§’,;,.-1:312 minute. According to the Voodoo Hirst Time: E ‘in x'\n'i.1;:rn‘1CI No MQNE‘/« 1 be some pay-per-view event featuring Brigitte Nielsen, La Toya Jackson, and Voodoo Queen Mumbasa fighting it out for the title of Supreme Astrology Deity. The losers would receive lovely sets ofluggage. Maybe they could get Don King in on the deal and book the event as an opening act for the next really bad country concert at the Pavilion. Looking beyond the advertisements, H 0 r 0 s c op e Guide had quite a bit of useful written material, such as the riveting “Don’t Turn In—Laws Into 0 u t l a w s , ” “Are You a Party Per- son?,” and the Astrology Yel- low Pages. Un- f o r t u n a t e 1 y there was no how-to guide Queen’s ad- forbeing a psy- classes and give out crystals instead of grades. Graduates would receive a B.B.S. — a Bachelor of B.S. degree. We needn’t stop there in applying psychic powers to the university. I would advise the Presidential Search Committee to utilize the Witches of Salem Network to find a replacement for President Wilson. In fact, I am declaring publicly that I will pay for the phone call if the committee wants me to find out. In the meantime, I decided to wait no further in looking into the future of Tom Hespos, a subject that endlessly fascinates us all. The April issue of Horoscope Guide features horoscopes for all signs. Mr. Hespos’ birthday is August 9 (write that down), which makes him a Leo. Checking the‘ Leo section, we find out that Mr. Hespos’ lucky colors for the first week of April include Char- treuse, Cerulean, Gamboge, Peach, Avocado, Almond, and Silver. If you see Mr. Hespos during the first week of April please make sure he is wearing the appropriate lucky color. .hen we call. N t to be outdone, my favorite inger, La Toya Jackson, has her own sychic consulting finn, Psychic Dis- a veries. She says: “Whether You Seek iuidance, or a Friend To Talk To, Our orld Famous Psychics Are Avail- ble 24 Hours a Day.” La Toya does or say if she offers career advice or vlastfi surgery advice, but you can find vertisement, this is her first time ever in America; she spent too much time in the past being the “True Miracle-Maker of the Caribbean.” I guess that is the occupation the Voodoo Queen lists on her tax forms, which I’m sure her up- right and honest business pays in full and in a timely fashion. I would pay a lot of money, and I would bet you would too, if there could point. chic, and this brings me to my next I have to wonder: how does one become a psychic? Is there some type of licensing organization? Is there a psychic competency test? Maybe we could form a Department of Psychic Studies here at Washington and Lee. The department could levitate Newcomb Hall and have telepathic I bet you want to know your lucky colors too. I would advise you to write to the Leybum Library and urge them to carry Horoscope Guide. Or better yet, you can get your own subscription. It really pays to get a subscription to a magazine that lists its editors’ astro- logical signs in the staff box. Call me if you need the number, or better yet, contact me telepathically. I_.a Toya and I are waiting. LETTERS Kowaiczuk misses point of Black History Month 0 the editor: I read with interest Chris Kowalczuk’s rebuttal to atrick McDerrnott’s column in the March 4 edition f Th Ring-tum Phi. He asks in wonder: “In any vent, what exactly is Black History Month supposed o accomplish?” Before I attempt to answer this uestion, I will provide a brief history lesson for Mr. owalczuk. Black History Month originated from Black His- ory Week, which was begun by Carter G. Woodson n 1936. The purpose of this week was to celebrate the ccomplishments and achievements of black Ameri- ans. Eventually, the celebration was extended to a onth, and_Feb,_ruary, was chosen to incorporate the irthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick I ouglas. I’m somewhat puzzled by Mr. Kowalczuk’s con- entign that Black History Month “undermines any egitimate attempt to purge racism from our culture.” ow exactly does Black History Month “foster racial ivision and animosity in this country?” The racial trife we see in our country today has little to do with ‘lack History Month. Racism stems from hatred and gnorance —— not from a single month. We celebrate lac History Month because traditionally, the ac- ‘omp ishments of black Americans were excluded rom American history texts. The names of W. E. B. u Bois, Fannie Lou Hamer, Paul Robeson, Sojourner l ruth and others were either left out of our textbooks )r passed over quickly. We learned blacks were slaves ut not inventors like Garret Morgan, Daniel Hale illiams and Lewis Latimer. Black History Month ervefi as an opportunity for people of all races to learn 2 bout the contributions blacks have made to America. Yet, Mr. Kowalczuk finds it “highly ironic that we s Americans find it desirable to devote an entire onth to activities which select certain people for adulation based purely on their race.” Mr. Kowalczuk inds this thoroughly racist. However, Mr. Kowalczuk ails R) understand the true meaning of racism. He is ‘orrect in stating that a “racist act is one motivated urely by reasons of skin color.” Yet, racism goes uch deeper than this narrow definition. Racism stems from one race’s feeling of superiority over another. Slavery and segregation were justified by a belief that blacks were inferior to white people. Black History Month says nothing about the superiority or inferiority of any particular race. It’s simply a celebra- tion of struggle and triumph. The only problem I have with Black History Month is that it is narrowed down to the shortest month of the year. It simply gives people permission to celebrate black culture for one month and then forget it for the rest of the year. I find that aspect of Black History Month insulting. Black history should be celebrated everyday — not just for one month. Black history is much broader than a month. It is much broader than ideology. Mr. Kowalczuk’s idea that “purveyors of ‘black history’ forget about certain blacks of high achievement but the wrong politics, such as Clarence Thomas,” is wrong. If Mr. Kowalczuk would take a serious look at black history, he would discover black leaders often disagreed with each other about the means of gaining freedom. I would suggest Mr. Kowalczuk study the conflict between W. E. B. du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Washington emphasized the need for economic de- velopment and industrial education while de-empha- sizing the need for civil rights or equality. Du Bois, however, stridently disagreed, as evidenced by his bitter editorials in The Crisis. Yet, we still recognize Washington’s remarkable achievements, particularly the founding of Tuskegee, a historically black univer- sity. Blacks are far from monolithic. According to Mr. Kowalczuk, this “obsession with skin color must stop if we are ever to achieve a racist- free society.” I agree, but ending Black History Month is not the way to achieve such a society. Yes, slavery may be over, but it does not mean the racism which justified the peculiar institution has been eradicated from America. We can hardly achieve a colorblind society by pretending we already have one. To do so would be analogous to curing a disease by pretending no dis- ease exists. The first step in eliminating racism is to expose it in all of its ugliness. The problem comes when people refuse to even think about race. Furthermore, racism can only be eliminated when interviews and Photos 13 3: Joe Framptom If you could give a prospective one reason Why he or she ' should come to W&L, What would it be? - llen Flickinger, ’94, Ligonier, l‘ enn. —- “To build loving, long-last- ng relationships with the cheery la- o ies in the registrar’s office.” Tim Scott, ’95, Baltimore, Md. — “Jim Beam.” TALKBACK people of all races respect different cultures and backgrounds. Yet, Mr. Kowalczuk finds “diver- sity” politically correct. He believes racial diversity has no value. I believe it does. Racial diversity and intellectual diversity should not be separate. When you have people of different ethnic backgrounds, there will obviously be differ- ent points of view — even within the same ethnic or racial background. In other words, there can be both racial and intellectual diversity. Diversity is simply what America has always been -— a mixture of different ideas, cultures and peoples. Yet, Wash- ington and Lee University is overwhelmingly domi- nated by white males. That is no_,t.to say all white males think alike; ‘ V ‘, . it However, success in the workforce often de- pends on how one deals with different types of people. Meeting and interacting with people of different backgrounds broadens rather than nar- rows a person’s outlook on the world. I’m sure Mr. Kowalczuk would agree that one’s education is not ' limited by the classroom. The experiences outside of class are just as important. Yes, Washington and Lee University “has a long way to go when it comes to achieving diversity.” Unlike Howard University, Washington and Lee, for most of its history, only allowed privileged white males to attend. Blacks were not allowed to attend until the late ’60s. Women were not allowed to attend W&L until 1985. Far from jumping on the “blacks are victims” bandwagon, blacks do have a separate set of obstacles to overcome on their way to success — namely racism. I do not see that as victimization but as an unfortunate aspect of our society. Mr. Kowalczuk, I submit that Black History Month is not the cause of racial strife in our society. The culture of silence and the covert racism that permeates our society leads to racial animosity. In order to eliminate racism, we must celebrate and understand our differences and recognize our mu- tual humanity. Michael L. Hewlett, ’96 W&L-VMI The Preston Society is a group that helps W&L students and VMI cadets to understand each other. We meet at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesdays in front of Lee Chapel and walk over to VMI from there. Join us; all are welcome. For more information call Lisa Greenhouse at 462-4189 or Tom Hespos at 464-1155. Kids’ Place Kids’ Place is looking for volun- teers. Forms can be picked up and dropped off at the Registrar’s Of- fice. Construction begins April 20- 24. For more information, call Su- san Dittman at 463-3488. Envirogroup Interested in local environmen- tal issues? An environmental group is forming on campus. There will be an organizational meeting Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Howe 206B. Questions? Call Nova Clarke at 462-4087. ' Hillel Hillel is sponsoring a “Passover Community Seder” for interested W&L students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. in the University Center, Room 114. Call Karen Lyle at 463-8798 by Friday, March 25. 0 Trip Anyone planning on leaving for Baltimore or Cleveland early in exam week, please give me a call ASAP. l’ll pay for gas. Sarah Drain — 464- 8690. Big Sibling Be a big brother or sister to an incoming East Asian exchange stu- dent. Please see Professor Rogers in the East Asian language center for details. " I ' ' g o 1 . V Admissions The Admissions Office is now accepting applications for an antici- pated admissions counselorposition. All interested graduating seniors should submit a cover letter and resume no later than Monday, March 21 to Julia M. Kozak, Associate Director of Admissions. "..-'r. FD, Forget to buy your FD shirt or poster? Stop by the table outside the Co-op. ‘ 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. Collecting If you are interested in corre- sponding and trading postcards, patches, lapel pins, etc., please con- tact Sue Fitzpatrick, P.O. Box 2244, Saratoga, CA 95070-0244. . . 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 Leyburn Library, and the University Center. Any vi- sual art submissions should be left for Temple Cone, c/o Carol Calkins in the University Center. Writing The Writing Center is open to help students with papers and other writing projects Sundays through Thursday from 8-10 p.m. in Payne 2B. Most faculty members encour- age 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 ~ Hathorrr at 462-8668 or\Sue Behme . a,t4_62-8679., . ‘ Phi The Ring—tum Phi holds its storyboard meetings on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in room 208 in University Center. All interested are invited to attend. Student Body Notice The Student Conduct Committee has found four freshmen men in violation of university standards for smoking marijuana in the dorms. The following sanctions have been imposed on each: 1) 25 hours of community service. 2) 29 hours to the supplier of the marijuana. 3) Social probation for the rest of the semester. 4) Conduct probation. Note: They have also been expelled from the dorms by the university. Britt Seal, ’95, Chattanooga, Tenn. and David Fosgate, ’96, Atlanta, Ga. —— “Big—time college football.” Jake Blair, ’97, Woodbury, Conn. —“You’ll come out knowing more.” Josh Cook, ’95, Mars, Penn.—“I’m sure they’d love the C-School.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_008.2.txt PAGE 8 : MY VIEW , Dennis Manning and Ken Ruscio It is time to move fraternity rush from the fall to the winter term. Fall rush imposes too great a cost on the university and the freshmen. It de- stroys any sense of class unity, thereby detracting from campus life and weak- eningfuture ties -among alumni. It in- terrupts the transition of freshmen to the academic demands of Washington and Lee. It results in too many hasty commitments on the part of both frater- nities and freshmen. Washington and Lee is one of those rare institutions which recognizes and encourages education beyond the class- room. But it is first and foremost an academic institution. Our social, extra- curricular, and co-curricular activities must add to, not detract from, the mis- sion of developing in our students the “capacity anddesire to learn, to under- stand, and to share the fruits of their intellectual growth.” The fraternity system has the potential to support the mission. Fall rush does not. We are defenders of the fraternity system at Washington and Lee. We are members of fraternities and serve proudly as faculty advisers to two chap- ters. Our call for winter rush is not “anti-fraternity;” but we do concede that our primary concern is the educa- tion mission of the university and the best interests of the freshmen. We therefore encourage the univer- sity community, in general, and the Student Affairs Committee, in particu- lar, to seriously consider a plan for winter rush for the following reasons. 1) Having fraternity rush a matter of days after classes commence clearly interrupts whatever early academic momentum freshman men might gain. Developing a fraternity rush calendar that advances, not impedes, freshman academic adjustment must be the single most important consideration in any study or proposed change to the rush program. The incremental changes adopted each year by the IFC — mov- ing rush a few days earlier or later; expanding or limiting “no contact,” having more or fewer open houses — do not address the fundamental problems. 2) Though adapting to the academic rigor of college is the most critical challenge for freshmen, they also con- front other significant obstacles during their first weeks or months on campus. We expect freshmen to pass from ado—- lescence into adulthood as quickly as they step out of their parents’ loaded station wagons on opening day; we assume they immediately have a full understanding of their new academic and social world. We would contend that the challenge of suddenly becom- ing, or being treated as, an adult should take precedence over — and ought to occur without the additional encum- brance of — going through fraternity rush. 3) Despite attempts by the IFC to monitor abuses of pledge “duties” dur- ing the fall, freshmen feel they serve a year—long pledgeship. We realize that pledgeship by definition has its oner- ous features, but the fact that it is ex- tended through most of the academic year is unreasonable and unfair to freshmen. 4) Conducting fraternity rush a week or two after freshmen arrive at W&L does not provide sufficient time for them to learn much of any substance about the university, much less about the intricacies of a fraternity system with sixteen houses scattered about Lexington, many of which freshmen have never visited. A freshmen who rush would encour cc-— 0ur social, extra- curricular; and co-cur- I The Ring-tum Phi, March 18, 1994 “private” tables. 6) Many freshmen men dread re- turning to the campus after the Christ- mas break, knowing they face the “sec- ond half” of pledgeship. Why not give both freshmen men and women not only something they will feel eager about returning to, but also a shared experience —-— fraternity and sorority rush —-— for the first half of the winter term? Additionally, the early weeks of the winter term seem to be de led ed ri ht one of the P 8 8 . . . . _ after returning rzcular activities must troughs in the from the Chrrst- add to, not detractfrom’ rhythm or cycle mas break re— . , . , ofthe academic cently told one of the ""5510" Ofdf-’V€l0Plng year — when us that he la- ° “ - freshment i- rn our stu entst e ca YP mented the fall - - t callyexperience rush process. He paclty an eslre 0 their most acute spoke excitedly learn, to understand, and casesf of abouthavingbeen ' “trans eritis” - to four or five fra- to S,ha_re the frults of andawinterrush temities early in their intellectual would provide the winter term grow; .” one of the key thathedidn’teven activities, as know existed in we” as a the fall when he felt he had to make a decision about which house to join. 5) When class unity and cohesive- ness seem to be most important —- during the first days and weeks that freshmen are on campus — fraternity rush splinters or fractures the class. We have repeatedly heard freshmen ex- press disappointment over the segre- gating of the class, most clearly dem- onstrated in the dining hall where ' pledge classes stake out their own ' To the editor: Both sides of the serious and controversial subject of drug legalization were addressed in the Phi within the past few weeks. Both columns, however, fail to address the real issue. Marijuana should be legalized because such a law is clearly unjust and is certainly not in accordance with the individual freedoms and natural rights upon which this country was founded. One columnist proposed the idea that drugs should remain illegal because Americans need to be subjected to a government that;-_i_ ,a merglwuthority ovqnthem. A; more r&uld ‘ be rriiideéveffiih aitotailitariafi regime. This columnist a mpted to justify this type of “big brother” government by ‘tlrawiiirg to“- the reader’s attention the mandatory seat belt law, saying that “people need to be protected fromthemselves.” This columnist boldly made this statement but failed to vindicate it with any argument. Why? Because it is impossible to argue that in a free society an individual should not be allowed to engage in activities that harm no one but himself (and the fact that it harms anyone at all is debatable). Any thinking absurd propositio Professor ’s attack on the EC was based on groundless assumptions To the editor: Despite what the latest misleading letter suggests, this time from Publica- tions Board Advisor Brian Richardson, the Executive Committee will meet all its constitutional obligations to the Calyx and The Ring-tum Phi this year. The basic problem seems to be this: for the second straight year the Calyx has only been able to get one-third of underclassmen to sit for portraits, Mr. Richardson thinks this is acceptable. I do not. The facts are as follows. The Ex- ecutive Committee cut initial alloca- tions to The Ring-tum Phi and the Ca- lyx this year. The Executive Commit- tee did so to encourage these publica- tions to develop sources of revenue, such as advertising, available to them. The Ring-tum Phi responded to this incentive and projects a tidy profit. Unfortunately, the Calyx has not been as successful. The C alyxstaff is to be commended for increasing adver- tising revenues, but their principal source of revenue comes from student pictures. For the second year in a row they only managed to convince one-third of underclassmen to sit for their portraits. Not only does this lead to an incom- person would immediately find this columnist’s statement foolishly illogical. This columnist should have said, “My person code of morality should be imposed on every individual.” harming no one. plete yearbook, it causes a budget short- fall as well. As Mr. Richardson acknowledges, if every student had his or her picture taken it “would only just make up this year’s shortfall” BINGO! This is ex- actly what the Executive Committee was encouraging the Calyx to do. Unfortunately, Mr. Richardson’s brief moment of lucidity quickly fades. He fails to acknowledge that the Calyx staff has missed a superb opportunity to improve its publication and increase its operating budget. He goes on to make the ridiculous suggestion that it should be the responsibility of the Ex- ecutive Committee, rather than the Calyx, to get students to sit for pictures. We realized at the beginning of the year that the Calyx would not be able to raise the number of portraits to the 100 percent level. We had hoped for some improvement, though. Nevertheless, we will live up to our constitutional duty and make sure the Calyx has enough money in its account to publish a yearbook this year. It has always been clear that the Executive Committee would meet this constitutional obligation. When we made the initial budget cuts this fall we made it clear that any publication was TGIF Catalog Outlet 17 S. Main St. Lexington, VA New Hours: 10 to 5:30, Mon. - Sat. 463-9730 For the sake of argument let us assume that drugs are indeed harmful to the individual. If an individual decides to us a legal drug, then who is harmed but the individual? No one. Everyday in the “land of the free” innocent individuals are thrown into prison in the name of justice for Both columnists missed the point by arguing over the 1’ effect of ‘am-gs on the individual; It simply does not matter. Whether or not drugs enhance creativity is"/Beside the point, though it is hard to deny that they have the capability to provide imaginative material. Samuel Taylor Coleridge would agree that in some cases they do provide imagina- tive vision that can aid creativity. Nevertheless, the effects of drugs on the individual should be disregarded. ' The fact is that prohibition has never worked. Prohibi- tion was tried in the 1920s, and the results were the emergence of organized crime (gangs) and the production K free to request more funding from the Executive Committee. Recently the Calyx did just that, and the Executive Committee did just that, and the Ex- ecutive Committee will meet their needs. Perhaps if Mr. Richardson had at- tended out meetings or contacted me all this could have been explained to him. Instead, he demonstrates a gross ignorance about the intentions and ac- tions of the Executive Committee. I fear that this results from his reliance on the editors of the Calyx and The Ring-tum Phi to providehim with in- formation. They are hardly disinter- ested parties in this matter. What’s more troubling about Mr. Richardson’s letter is the baseless at- tack he makes upon me and my mo- tives in administering the student ac- tivities fund this year. He begins with the oblique conten- tion that I have violated the constitu- tion in some way, yet he does not put forward one single instance of such a violation. He does not for the simply reason that I have followed the consti- tution quite closely. I am quite well aware of the special status the constitution grants to the Calyx and The Ring-tum Phi, and the I The Point of View F Restaurant Restaurant plus light lounge menu Open 4 p.m. until closing $2 off any pasta dinner with student I .D. _ Route 60 W. in front of Days Inn 1 463-7797 LETTERS Columnists overlook the advantages of drug legalization of harmful, bootlegged alcohol that was cheaply made and sold at outrageous prices. Eventually, lawmakers realized their error and repealed the act that caused the prohibition. The current situation in America proves that we do not learn from our mistakes. America once again faces per- haps its greatest internal problem to date. Contrary to the belief of many blind Americans, this problem is not the use of drugs. The problem is organized crime: the gangs that are plaguing the streets as a result of prohibition. Americans must face the fact that the drug war was futile from the beginning and lost years ago. When drugs are legalized, the leaders of organized crime; the real: criminals, will be forced out of business because prices will plummet. The government will then be able to rega- late drug production to keep the drugs clean and free of harmful additives. In addition, taking drugs off the black market will allow the government to tax their production, sale, and purchase, and much of this revenue can be used to fund new, more effective campaigns to discourage drug use and to pay for better rehabilitation facilities. To put it plainly, since drugs m u c h - n e e d e d distraction for freshmen. 7) Freshmen women are isolated during fraternity rush, feeling that their social experience is very clearly and distinctly separate from the men’s ex- perience; freshmen women say they are merely set adrift, while the men, for better or worse, are busy establishing a social niche or identity by afflliating themselves with a fraternity. 8) Since freshmen so quickly join a fraternity, they seldom develop on their halls the same harmony or unity — or meaningful, lasting friendships -— that seem to occur on many of the women’s halls. It is not surprising to us that freshman women’s halls seem to share a closer bond and more meaningful and lasting friendships since they have time to cultivate and forge those friendships before joining a Greek organization. 9) The current rush program en- courages fiscal irresponsibility on the part of fraternities; it seems that no expense is too much during the two or two-and-a-half week rush period with some fraternities squandering so much money that they have some difficulty organizing and paying for parties dur- ing the second half of the year. A win- ter rush would force a kind of healthy, natural regulation of the entire frater- nity system, whereby no fraternity, pre- sumably, would be able to have parties every Wednesday, Friday, and Satur- day night during the fall but rather each fraternity would need to select perhaps a handful of key nights or occasions for parties. We have not been persuaded by the arguments we have heard over the years against winter rush. It does not destroy “tradition.” We think too highly of Washington and Lee’s deeper tradi- tions to believe‘ that they somehow depend upon not giving freshmen the time they deserve to make truly impor- tant decisions about their friends and the kind of social life they wish to pursue during their four years here. If anything, fall rush has caused us, as Deans of Freshmen, to truncate pro- grams designed to orient freshmen to the most significant tradition of the university. age freshman class unity. We find it ironic, too, that one of the main arguments for fall rush is that fraternity brothers must be protected from themselves. The system is socom- petitive, the argument goes, that broth- ers will find it necessary to rush D? excess for three months, “dirty rush” will increase to an unmanageable de- gree, and fraternities will spend them- selves into bankruptcy. If true, what does that say about the judgmentrand values of our fraternities? We have greater faith in our students. Let’s loci: upon them, the freshmen, as well as the fraternity brothers, as adults capable of ll .3. making sensible decisions and sound f judgments. Nor are we persuaded by the “finan- cial—cost-imposed-upon-the-fraterni- ties” argument which seems to viefjv freshmen as sources of income rather than as future friends and members of a large community. In the end, however, we advocate : winter rush not forwhat it would elimi- nate but rather for the opportunities it ’ presents. Having a winter fratemi y and sorority rush would permit all fres - men — men and women — to share an important, common social experience that could transform in the healthiest 3 possible way the nature of the fresh- ' men experience at Washington and Lee. ?. The university would have an oppor- ‘ tunity, at last, to build genuflie ~, class set of social offerings, and reinforce ’ its primary mission academic institution. 215 an H Manning has been Dean of Fresh- § men since 1991. Ruscio is Associflte ; Dean of the C 0mmerceSchool and was ‘7 Dean of Freshmen from 1 987-1 991. requirement that theirbudget surpluses be returned to the Pub Board, not the Executive Committee. I acknowledge this requirement in my March 3 letter to The Ring-tum Phi. I contend that this arrangement is fundamentally flawed because it pro- vides for virtually no independent over- sight of the Pub Board. However, I am forced to live with it. The constitution puts a significant sum of students’ money in the hands of the editors and business managers who comprise the Pub Board, and gives them free-reign to spend it however they like. The Pub Board selects its own membership, with absolutely no input from the student body in the selection process. In addition, students are required to subscribe to these publications. This lack independent oversight can lead to poor products and slothful man- agement. Indeed this tendency is re- vealed by two of Mr. Richardson’s arguments. First, he contends that one- third of underclass portraits is an ac- ceptable number. As discussed above, the result is a poor product and a budget deficit. Second, he states “the Phi was not poorly managed last year.” Is he kid- J the right hands. are readily available on the black market, why not wipe out all the crime caused by unjust and unproductive laws and give the money to those who will make it productive. Since drugs are s d anyway, the revenue from their sale should at least be placed in . involves recreational drug use, that is fine with me. It is wrong Tom Leggett, ’97 ding? Over the course of last year more than half of The Ring-tum Phi editors and regular reporters became so fed up with the paper’s management (finan- cial and otherwise) that they quit and started their own paper, The Trident. In fact, there was a serious question as to whether The Ring-tum Phi would even be able to put out a paper last Spring Term. And who could forget the absolutely‘ tasteless April Fool’s issue? Mr. Richardson may be willing to accept such low standards for publica- tions funded by the students of Wash- ington and Lee, but I am not. Mr. Richardson seeks to justify the Pub Board as a “safeguard against the blatant reward-your-friends—and-pun- ish-your-enemies political pork barrel that the student activities fee often be- comes.” If Mr. Richardson is going to make such damning and insulting statement I wish he would present at least some facts to back them up. I hope this is not an indication of the type of advice he might be giving budding young report- ers about their responsibilities in re- porting the news. The Executive Committee has taken a thorough and open approach to the month larger unit. -———Great Location ——Landlord pays for water, . including hot water If interested, please call property manager, Mrs. Brown, daytime 463-3013; at night or weekends, (703) 984-9402 L_____ Apartments for Rent Catering to W&L students. 2 Two bedroom apartments for rent in downtown Lexington, just a very short walk from the W&L campus. $300 per month one unit; $375 per for other Americans to be subjected to real crimes becauslof laws that are unjust and detrimental. The “keep things the way they are” mentality is only hurting people. funding of student activities this year. We have funded those groups which ‘ we believe will use the students’ money wisely, efficiently, and to the university’s benefit. I hope r. Richardson will not be too disappointed to learn we are not the band of political fat cats he would like us to be. Mr. Richardson claims to have re- vealed me as a “politician-in-training.” Were I, I could certainly learn a reat deal from his “half—truths, buck ss- ing, and petty posturing.” His letter reveals quite a bit more. First, nobody is ever happy about hav- ing their budget cut. Second, that his beliefs are shaped not by an objective, view of the facts, but an unfounded skepticism about the student go\Qarn- ment of Washington and Lee. Third, that he is not afraid to base his attacks on me and the rest of the Executive Committee on his ground- less assumptions. And finally, that he is willing to accept a much lower standard foflour campus publications than I am. Sincerely, Bob Tompkins, ’94L President, Executive Committee of the Student Body 0 unity, develop a more varied Y I have heard it said that by legalizing certain drugs the ' government would be encouraging their use. Any intelligent person should be able to see the foolishness of such a proposi- . tion. Does our government encourage the use of alcohol simply ,' because it is legal? Certainly not. Does the government enc(flr- wage an individual to riskhis life by skydiving simply because ' ‘7‘doing'-so is-legal? No! Ana ,icans are free to engage in these , activities but are in no way “ couraged to do so. ’ i It is time that Americafts wake up and face the problem of ‘ drug prohibition. If a man’s or w_oman’s pursuit of happiness OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_009.2.txt Q UDEC, from page 1 me ed by the WBRC. fter discussing and voting on this mendment, the EC adjourned and cheduled the next White Book review ' eeting for Tuesday at 7 p.m. . At Tuesday’s meeting, EC and BRC members argued over a pro- _os$i restructuring of the investiga- ' ive eams that look into possible honor iolations for over an hour before 5 utton realized that no amendments ould be approved that night. The rocedure for amending the White ‘Book requires that the entire EC vote 0 n amendments. With James Rambeau nafie to attend the Tuesday meeting, he EC hit a brick wall. Discussion centered around the ake-up of the investigative team. The BRC recommended the team be ade up of “a member of the Execu- ive Committee, a member of the law chobl honor advocate pool, and a ember of the student body.” The he Ring-tum Phi, March 18, 1994 team currently comprises two EC mem- bers and a student. Additionally, the WBRC suggested that the EC member investigating a student for a potential honor violation should not vote on the student’s guilt or innocence. Hutton said an apparent bias on the part of the two investigators that vote on guilt or innocence under the current system is a concern of many members of the student body and the faculty. “This is one of the biggest problems that students today see with the Honor System,” he said. Cross said he believed the bias was imagined and that the EC investigators are not prosecutors. “These representatives are not out to fulfill that role (of prosecutor),” he said. Other committee members ex- pressed concerns about having the EC’s investigative process likened to a court proceeding. “One of the biggest fears I have is turning the Executive Committee into a courtroom,” said Senior EC Repre- sentative Kenney Bullock. “I think this proposal would show every student that the EC is willing to make the procedure as fair as pos- sible,” said Howell. The EC voted on this amendment, realizing the vote could not be official due to Rambeau’s absence. The unof- ficial vote failed to approve this amend- ment. The EC went on to unofficially re- ject several other amendments and can- celled the scheduled Wednesday night White Book review meeting. Tompkins said the Wednesday night meeting could not take place be- cause two EC members would not be present. The EC will meet at its regular time on Monday, but will not vote on any amendments until March 28, when the whole committee can approve or reject the proposed amendments. Students concerned about the White EC, WBRC start White Book revisions Book review had a chance to voice any concerns Sunday at a dinner discussion sponsored by the Graham-Lee Wash- ington Literary Society entitled “Can Honor Survive at W&L?” in the uni- versity center. University Historian Taylor Sand- ers started off the discussion with a speech on the history of the Honor System. Sanders’ speech outlined sev- eral key periods in the history of the Honor System. Sanders said at one point in 1911, a student athlete was dismissed from the university for the offense of smoking a cigarette. Sanders said traditionally the Honor System has resisted codification of its principles. “Under Lee there was no need for a system or code,” he said. “He trusted them (the students).” Matt Jackson of the G-LW society followed up Sanders’ speech with a message from White Book Review Committee Chairman Ames Hutton. Hutton was unable to speak because he had lost his voice. Jackson introduced four members of the WBRC, Cameron Howell, Ashley Rowe, Nathan Dunn and Mike Stakes to discuss the Honor System and field questions from the audience. Stakes said the committee would recommed that two essential attributes of the Honor System would remain intact through the review process. “It must be student-run and it must retain the single sanction,” he said. Rowe and Howell stressed that a precise definition of an honor violation should never be codified. Howell agreed with the current wording of the White Book, which lists lying, cheat- ing and stealing as examples of dishon- orable conduct, but leaves the interpre- tation of honor up to the current student generation. “I look at this statement as a kind of elastic clause,” said Howell. Dunn agreed. “If one student decides that smok- ing is an honor violation, turn it in,” he said. “See what happens.” Rowe explained the committee’s rationale for submitting a revision that would pennit the Executive Commit- tee to refer matters to other campus judicial bodies. She said many stu- dents, especially at the law school, do not know that the Student Conduct Committee exists. “There was a concern that rape should be considered an honor viola- tion,” said Howell. Executive Committee President Robert Tompkins responded from the audience to the issue of rape as an honor violation. “I’d feel more comfortable with the Student-Faculty Hearing Board (tak- ing the case),” he said. Sanders ended his speech with a statement about the Honor System’s future. “My answer to the question of whether honor will survive here is a resounding ‘maybe.’” 0 . The Phi is recruiting writers. .editors and other talented Iolles. Hey you! ljes, you. V you Ienow you've always wanted to write for the school paper. ' Deerdvwn inside. uvu’vealwm/s .wanted the fame and recoynition associated with So ioin us. the journalism profession. (If you are interested. call Sarah éillert at 462-4060. We’ll make you famous. PAGE 9 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_010.2.txt A PAGE 10 Baseball just 1 SPORTS - . The Ring-tum Phi, March 18, 1994 oses har Above: Junior Duane Van Arsdale smashes the home run that brought the Generals into the lead in the March 17 game against Hampden- Sydney. Left: Junior Bates Brown singles a ball. Brown had a spectacular day, hitting 4-6 in the Generals’ effort. Right: The Gener- als’ pitcher, junior Brett Hartman, hurls one across the plate at Smith Field. Photos by Be‘thany‘Smil:h,' Th’ Rinig-tum Phi game ~ By STEPHEN WILLIARD Phi Assistant Sports Editor , The key to winning baseb'all games is getting your hitting and pitching working together in sync. For the Washington and Lee base— ‘ ball team, the 1994 season has been i one of mixed fortunes. ' Early in the year, the Genesals struggled at the plate while trying to gain the touch at the plate. After the recent weather delays, the team has come out booming at the plate, but the pitching staff has temporarily faltered. The Generals lost a tough one last night 18-16 to Hampden-Sydney. According to coach Jeff Stickley, the team was down nine or 10 runs and came back to even take a lead in the game before falling to theHampden-Sydney Tigers. Stickley summed up the com- petitive match-up . D ‘‘It was a hard fought game; we fought back a couple of times,” Stickley said. Stickley gives the team credit for improving in each and every game so far this season. “The more we play, the morowe improve,” said the Generals’ coach. Stickley also commended the team’s batters’ progression. “Hitting—wise we’ve improved every game,” he said. The next contest for the W&L squad comes this Saturday aggnst . Virginia Wesleyan. The Generals split with Va. Wesleyan last season, but Coach Stickley sees the game as ' being a very tough one. “They’re one of the favorites for , sure,” said Stickley. The two week break prob bly ’ hurt the team according to Stick ey. “The only way you get better in . baseball is to play games,” said the coach. The recent bad weather has caused the Washington and Lee team ‘ to schedule a full slate of game lead- ing up to exams. . Stickley sees the team improving during the year. “Once we get it together, we’ll be a pretty good team,” said the Gener- als’ coach. Right now the Generals are, according to Stickley, “praying for warm weather.” 9 Next up for the Generals is a double-header at Virginia Wesleyan, March 19 at 1 p.m. - Publications Board Interviews For ~ Eflgie ?Ri11tg=i‘tnttti Efligi is iloolaiing item an Assistant Business Manager -Calyx Editor 55 Business Manageri . -Journal oi Science Editor -Ariel Editor O -Political Review Editor iiii interested, eailil Ransom James at 462-4060. Cover Letters and Resumes due in Carol Callzins ottice at 5:00 p.m., April 11 Interviews April 25 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940318/WLURG39_RTP_19940318_011.2.txt i he Ring-tum Phi, March 18, 1994 . PAGE 11 . . SPORTS GENERALS BY THE NUMBERS Hams1 er V . A A . S Standings as of 03/13/94 . ' Baseball . 1 Women’s Lacrosse A 1 » Batting Leaders ‘ A « A ' A Scoring Leaders ‘ A « ' I A Player . Av HR RBI A ,..-an-In" ‘_ -.._ Graig Fantuzzi .50 0 0 Player G A Pts ii - .' 1 gr ~. T. ,, A ‘ ' . Bates BTOAWAU A -407 0 2 Lindsay Coleman 9 1 10 [ ~' 3,, ' Améim ,’ Matt Ermigiotti .294 1 5 éngje can-ington 3 0 6 A ..«, r .-q _ A innie Logan 2 4 ’ ~ ' A4 ’ 43' Pitching Leaders Am Shaw 3 0 3 ._/r ' , . Susie Prevost « 0 3 3 » Player _ A _ W-L ERA K Meredith Long 1 2 3 Matt Ermigiotti 1-1 0.77 11 Brett Hartman. 1-1 2.93 2 Goaltending & Graig Fantuzzi 1-1 3.86 11 Player SV GA SV% Sarah Smith 21 7 .750 Men’s Lacrosse P Scoring Leaders player G A pts Women’s Tennis Ande Jenkins 10 3 13 , Colin Hi gins 8 A 5 A 13 Singles lenders R 11 ft * 6 5 11 & T;,1Si[S§,dingS) 5 2 7 lI’