OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_001.2.txt Mostlytfcloudy with a LOWS 50s..,MostIy V 6 ‘d3'f.:,Ft,iday.with a 6. 311613065/3 9f.m°1'ni¥1g around 60. Pink Floyds rings in with The Division Bell. How does it sound? Hampden-Sydney defeats W&L Baseball, 14-6 he ‘fling-tum lfilri 0 VOLUME 93, NO. 25 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Apart. 22, 1994 Police clear only rape suspect By SARAH GILBERT Phi Executive Editor ‘I The 21-year-old woman who re- ported she was raped in Graham-Lees dormitory last month was unable to identify the only suspect in the investi- gation April 13, said Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard. .Lexington police investigators trav- eled out of Virginia April 12-13 to pursue leads in the case and to attempt to find the suspect that was identified by police two days after the March 25 incident. However, the woman could not posi- tively identify the suspect. “The person has been cleared,” said Chief Beard. “However, the incident is still active.” At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Beard said police had no other suspects or pos- sible leads. He said it was possible that the man the perpetrator, but without a posi- tive identification, police could not charge the man in the incident. After the woman reported the as- sault, she gave a detailed description of the room in which the incident oc- curred and the man who allegedly com- mitted the assault. Police said her detailed description helped them to immediately identify the suspect and the scene of the inci- dent. The woman, who is not a Virginia resident and is no longer in Lexington, said she was raped in a room in the first floor of Graham-Lees dormitory by a man who was not a Washington and Lee student. The woman reported she was in the dormitory selling magazine subscrip- tions, when the man, who was alleg- edly visiting the campus, asked her to come into the room and then assaulted and raped her. According to Mike Young, director of W&L security, university policies do not allow magazine sales in univer- sity housing. The woman went to the University center after the alleged assault, where she met two Washington and Lee stu- dents, who took her to security and called the police. She was then questioned by the po- lice and W&L security before being Who needs a spring term PE? I Photo by Betsy Green, The Ringtum Phi 0 taken to Stonewall Jackson Hospital for a series of tests. The woman still wants to press charges, according to police. Sgt. E.W. Straub says the woman wants to con- tinue to pursue the case. “She wishes to press charges as soon as we arrest whoever is respon- sible,” said Straub. Police say they have no leads but they will continue the investigation as long as possible. “I assure you that we’re not going to give up on this case,” said Beard. “We will continue to pursue any leads we By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Associate Editor Sunday’s Child store. cided to appeal.” ceny charge. Washington and Lee sophomore Mary Flowers was convicted of one count of petty larceny (theft) Tuesday. Flowers’ attorney, David Natkin, immedi- ately filed an appeal of the verdict. General District Court Judge Joseph E. Hess sentenced,F_l_owers to two days in jail, as well as a $25 fine, after convicting her of stealing two pack- ages of glow-in-the-dark star stickers and a laser- disk, spinning top from the Sunday’s Child owner Lucia Owens was pleased with the guilty verdict, but not with the appeal. “We’re very glad to hear it,” Owens said. “I thought it would be over [now], but they have de- Natkin repeated his belief that his client is innocent of the lar- “We maintain her [Flowers’] Spring term means plenty of activity for these freshmen, following Washington and Lee . tradition by spending all of their waking hours in the sun. But the weather will take a colder turn this weekend, so don’t forget where you put those winter coats. absolute innocence, and we look forward to clearing her name,” Natkin said. Throughout the case Flowers has maintained that she was sick in the room on the day of the theft, and did not steal the items from Sunday’s Child. She says that she is a victim of mistaken identity. In previous statements Sunday’s Child employee Leslie Hoke said that when the store’s security system went off as a woman left the store, she asked to check the woman’s coat. She says the woman then Flowers come across.” Young told thePhi that anyone who has information about the alleged as- sault should -call Washington and Lee security at 463-8427 or Lexington po- lice at 463-2112. Editor ’s Note: The policy of The Ring-tum Phi when reporting rape cases is to withhold the names of both the accuser and the accused until after a trial. ' If the accused is found guilty the name will then be published. In this case, neither name has been released by the police or security. ‘ Flowers convicted, but appeals verdict Hoke says the woman identified herself as “Mary Stuart,” and said she was 16 years old. As Hoke called the police, the woman fled the store and Owens chased her until she lost her near St. Patrick’s Church. Owens called the local high schools asking for Mary Stuart, but was told there was no student by that name. Owens then received a call from a W&L student, who wished to remain anonymous, who said she had witnessed what had happened. She identified Flowers, and Owens and Hoke then iden- tified Flowers from old newspaper photos as the person who had been in the store. Flowers’ appeal is based on a violation_of due process; she claims that a Sunday’s Child employee was shown her picture before she saw a line-up of women, which included Flowers. In previous statements Flowers said she was in her room the whole day, sick, and studying for an exam and could not have been at Sunday’s Child. “The fact is that it r.sts on what somebody says about me. It’s my word against theirs,” she said. When contacted after the ver- dict, Flowers said she had been ad- vised by her attorney not to make any statements. Flowers’ roommate Colleen Thompson testified Committee rejects Peck’s appeal P'rofessor says her “views were just too radical for the good ole boys.” By NANCY PAVLOVIC Special to the Phi Eight months after not renew- ing her contract, four months af- ter her petition was filed, and thirty-two days after the President’s Advisory Commit- tee announced its decision, En- glish Professor Demaree Peck firyilly knew where she stood: in the cold. . “I realize that the wagons have been drawn into a circle and as much as I would like to continue ations by faculty who had visited her class, 21 letters which were solicited by the department from 111 former students, as well as three published articles and sev- eral chapters from her book on Willa Cather. Peck decided to appeal the decision after learning the Ameri- can Association of University Professors, the AAUP, stipulates » a committee composed of elected faculty members should hear case in which a “faculty member chal- lenges negative decisions be- ‘ cause of inadequate consideration teaching at Wash- or more ington and Lee, I substantial re lizethatwillnot . consider- b — ssibleby pur— ation Such suing any internal as discrimi- appeals,” Peck nation or said. denial of Peck, who academic joined the faculty freedom.” in 1988 as an in- T h 8 stiQictorinEnglish, President’s began a four-year Advisory probationary pe- Committee riod for a tenure was chosen track position’ in to hear the the department the peck appeal since following fall. it most Cfiididates for a tenured posi- tion must complete a six—year probationary period before be- ing considered. Peck would have been considered for a tenured position in 1994-95. However. the English depart- mtnt decided May 14, 1993 to cut short her probationary period after reviewing a portfolio of materials which included evalu- closely resembles the committee - suggested by AAUP guidelines. The committee, composed of six elected faculty members, reached a decision in the case January 7. The committee’s decision was two-fold;while claiming the pro- cess was not inadequate, they also unanimously recommended the English department explain fully their decision to not renew Peck’s contract to her. This an- nouncement left both the English department and Peck claiming partial victories. “Theoretically when the ad- visory committee told the En- glish department it had to give me an explanation, the appeals process could ‘still be going on,” Peck said. “I could have asked for reconsideration again.” However, a week after the committee’s decision was an- nounced, Peck received a letter from President John D. Wilson. The letter, sent to her and her legal counsel, “basically sup- ported he English department’s decision.” Peck said she was surprised to receive the letter and could not understand “on what basis he was agreeing with the English department since they had not written anything.” “The letter certainly deterio- rated my belief in the appeals process,” she said. “It made it appear that it was a foregone conclusion that the English de- partment would be vindicated.” Peck said the letter from Wil- son rejected any proposals for compromise and claimed “the decision was fairly arrived at and that my reappointment would not be in the best interest of the uni- versity or the students.” “My voice and academic free- dom have been violated,” Peck said. “It seems my views were just too radical for the good ole boys at Washington and Lee and that is why I have been exiled from the kingdom.” It would be more than3weeks before she would hear from the English department. Aletter from the department, explaining the reasons for her dismissal, arrived on Feb. 8. Peck however was not satisfied with the letter’s expla- nation. ’ “It reads as an unconvincing laundry list of vague and inco- herent assertions without any documented factual details, sup- port, or apparent source,” she said. “It is_ evident that the letter is designed to distract from the real reasons which are too preju- dicial to be stated directly.” English department head Edwin D. Craun refused to dis- cuss the contents of the letter or reasons for Peck’s dismissal. “The reasons were to be given to her,” he said. Even the advi- sory committee, the dean [John W. Elrod] and the president have not seen them. This is a private personnel matter.” All eight members of the En- glish department had signed the letter sent to Peck, Craun said but would not comment further cit- ing the possibility for breach of confidentiality. English profes- sor Robert Huntley raised con- cerns about the manner in which confidentiality has been used. “The difficulty with the edict of confidentiality is that it gets in the way of another equally im- portant principle, that of account- ability,” he said. I» See PECK page 5 admitted to stealing the items and she offered to pay for them. Hoke then called Owens, who arrived shortly afterwards. V appeal. at the trial and says she will be a part of the appeal process. “I still believe she is innocent,” Thompson said. Executive Committee President Kevin Webb declined to comment about the possible honor vio- lation ramifications of Flowers’ conviction and Flowers’ appeal is scheduled to be heard in Lexington Circuit Court on May 25. Winter Term GPAS Chi-O Lambda Chi KA All Sorority Theta All Women Kappa Pi Beta Phi Non-Sorority ' PiKA All Students Sig Ep Chi Psi Non-Fratemity Pi Kappa Phi Phi Delt All Men All Fraternity Kappa Sig SAE Phi Psi FIJI Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Phi Kap Beta Delt 0.5 1 1.5 3.206 3. .135 3.117 3. 09 3 .086 3.067 3.05 988 963 93 1 928 904 2.5 3 3.5 PC OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_002.2.txt PAGE 2 BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World Israeli militia attacked in South Lebanon, killing 4 Muslim guerrillas attacked Israeli militia in South Leba- non Wednesday. The battles killed three Lebanese villages and wounded four. Hezbollah and allied Palestinian groups have vowed the peace process between Israel and Palestine. Israel, PLO agree to power transfer in Gaza, Jericho Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization agreed Wednesday to transfer power of the Gaza Strip and Jericho to Palestinians. The agreement follows six months of talks between Israel and Palestine. Leaders of both nations feel the agreement marks the end of the peace process. Serbs attack Gorazde, despite truce, killing 44 people Bosnian Serbs shelled a Gorazde hospital Wednesday. The Serbs defied the United Nations by shelling Gorazde after promising truces. At least 44 people were killed Wednesday. Serb leaders claim they were responding to Muslim attacks from Gorazde. 1 North Korea may allow nuclear inspectors to visit reactor North Korea may be‘ r’eady;W'ithinfweeks to remdve‘ pluto- nium from its nuclear ieactor. ' The plutonium would be enough to build four or five nuclear weapons. North Korea has suggested it will permit international inspectors to moni- tor the refueling so there is no diversion of plutonium fuel that could go to build nuclear weapons. The Nation Rodney King awarded $3.8 million in police settlement Jurors ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay Rodney King $3.8 million in compensatory damages Tuesday. The dam- ages include medical bills, pain and suffering, and the loss of earnings from King’s 1991 beating by four police officers. Starting Thursday, the jury will decide whether the police- men involved should be ordered to pay punitive damages. Nixon suffers stroke, partially paralyzed and unable to speak Former President Richard Nixon suffered a stroke Mon- day that has left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The New York hospital where Nixon is being treated has been inundated with phone calls and well wishes from American citizens and heads of state. Nixon has not been put on a respirator, in accordance with his instructions. Endeavour rerouted to landing in Mojave Desert, California Bad weather at Cape Canaveral, Florida, forced a detour for the space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle landed instead in the Mojave Desert. The crew, over the 11-day flight, mapped 12% of the Earth’s surface. The data will be used to create three-dimensional maps. Testimony begins in Kevorkian assisted-suicide trial Testimony began Thursday in the Jack Kevorkian trial. Kevorkian is charged with violating the ban on assisted suicide in Michigan when he helped a man with Lou Gehrig’s disease die last August. The retired pathologist has assisted 20 deaths since 1990, but this is the first for which he has stood trial. Beyond the Blue Ridge is compiled by Emily Baker. By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Associate Editor Two Virginia Military Institute ca- . dets were arrested April 15 on one charge of grand larceny each. The alleged theft occurred in Blacksburg on April 11. Cadets Erik Reynolds and Michael Cammarasana were arrested on VMI property by Lexington police and were later released on a personal recogni- zance bond, according to VMI Director of Public Relations Mike Strickler. Lt. Walter Mosby of the Blacksburg Police Department said that the two Cadets arrested, charged in theft cadets were seen carrying a large speaker box through a municipal park- ing lot in downtown Blacksburg. Mosby said that the two put down the object when they saw the police. According to" the police report, of- ficers then questioned the cadets about where the speaker came from. The ca- dets were released when the police could not conclude if the speaker had been stolen. After the cadets had left, the police determined that the speaker had been taken from a car parked in the parking lot. Police then obtained warrants for the cadets’ arrest. If convicted of the felony charges, .3 the cadets face not less than one year but not more than 20 in prison, or at the discretion of the judge and jury a term not exceeding 12 months in prison and not more than a $2,500 fine. Both cadets declined to comment on the charges against them. According to Strickler, if convicted, the cadets could face punishment from VMI also. “If they were to be convicted, it is a good chance that their cadetship would be subject to termination,” Strickler said. The cadets could resign from VMI, be dismissed by the VMI honor court, or be dismissed by VMI Superinten- dent Gen. John W. Knapp. Court justice to spend week at law school FROM STAFF REPORTS Elizabeth B. Lacy, the first woman named to the Gunn to speak on economics in- _ ,'1 Both Reynolds and CammarOsan"1"7 are scheduled to appear in court 0 June 2. In other VMI news, former cade Michael Larry Parker was found guilt’ last Friday of attempted voluntary m = . slaughter. » Parker had brandished a weafmn ti scare cadet Kevin David Price, at party at an apartment above Domino’ pizza last July. Partygoers, including Price, ha‘ taunted Parker during the party, and h reacted by pulling out a .38 calibe pistol and threatening to shoot Pgice. Parker faces a sentence of up to fiv years in prison and a $2,500 fine. FROM STAFF REPORTS Professor John M. Gunn will deliver th Virginia Supreme Court, will be judge-in—residence at the law school for the week beginning Monday, April 18. During her residency at W&L, Justice Lacy will meet with students in the law courses of Jurispru- dence, The Lawyer’s Role, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and other classes at the law school. Justice Lacy’s visit is sponsored by the Frances Lewis Law Center, the research am of the law school. The Law Center’s Judge-in-Residence Pro- gram annually brings to the campus a prominent jurist to interact with faculty and students. The most recent jud ge-in-residence was Justice Leander Shaw of the Florida Supreme Court, a former Lexington resident. ' Justice Lacy was appointed to the Virginia Su- preme Court in January 1989. Prior to that appoint- ment, she was a judge on the Virginia State Corpo- ration Commission, an independent regulatory agency, and Deputy Attorney General in the Judi- cial Affairs Division of the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. Justice Lacy was the commencement speaker for the law school’s graduation last spring. She was the university’s firstwoman commencement speaker in the 139-year history of the law school. year’s second in a series of inaugural lectur by recently appointed endowed professors z the university. ‘ Gunn’s lecture, “Can Economics B0 B0 Relevant and Good?” will be presented Mo day, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the North Auditorium. The lecture is open to the public. reception will follow in the lobby. Gunn began his undergraduate studies - Washington and Lee.Afterserving in thearm - forces he completed his B.S. degree at (Borg Institute of Technology in 1949 and in 19 received an M.A. degree from Princeton U versity. He held appointments in the interr' tional finance section at Princeton and on t faculty of Florida State University before jo ing the W&L faculty in 1957. Gunn is the co-author of two survgys « international finance published by Princet University Press and has testified before Co ~ gress concerning the United States balance payments and on reform of health-care financ Gunn has developed a working relationsh between the W&L economics department a Elizabeth B. Lacy the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmon He is also a member of the board of dr cto Mentally Ill. Law school By SARAH GILBERT Phi Executive Editor ' Washington and Lee University School of Law graced the cover of the most recent issue of The National Ju- rist magazine, which reported that W&L was the first in the nation in law student satisfaction. A student survey conducted by the Princeton Review and The National Jurist , based upon the comments of 18,000 students at 165 law schools nationwide, found that‘W&L Law ranked in the top five for each of the three categories. W&L ranked first in quality of life and third in quality of facilities and quality of faculty. The April/May 1994 issue of the magazine featured a picture of an uni- dentified women who is not a W&L student wearing a W&L hat and W&L Law sweatshirt under the headline, “The Best Law Schools.” Some law students said they did not take the ranking seriously, partly be- cause more prestigious schools ranked very low. Harvard Law, a perennial _ top-five in US News & World Report, was ranked 154th of 165 schools. J .D. Lowry, editor of the W&LLaw News, remarked in her editorial space that the National Jurist was weird. “I find the US News survey a lot more compelling than the one in this month’s National Jurist, one of those...free magazines “for the Future Lawyer” that show up around the snack lounge from time to time,” said Lowry in her editorial. “I heard someone char- acterize these results as, ‘Gee, we have the bestest faculty in the whole wide world!’ Give me US News.” Randall Bezanson, dean of the law school, said that he did not discount the survey results for what they purported to be. “I don’t think it isa good measure of -academic quality or national repu- tation,” said Bezanson. “But I think it’s a good reflection of student satisfaction.” He added that a more accurate pic- ture could be drawn for the prospective _ student by combining survey results in some form. “The best measure of our overall quality would be a composite of the US News and World Report and The Na- tional Jurist/ Princeton Review rankings,” the dean said. Though the law school is ranked well nationally by more technical de- terminants, it could not be considered as the best in the country, Bezanson said. I The W&L law school was ranked as the 19th most selective school by the Princeton Review Student Access 1 and officer of the National Alliance of t 1 in Jurist surve Guide to the BestLaw Schools, and as the 22nd best law school in the US News & World Report issue listing “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The Jurist article called W&L a “tiny law school” and commented on the strong sense of community and the honor sys- tem of the law school. The article included comments taken from students’ questionnaires. Third year student Patricia McNemey felt that W&L law students were not as competitive as at other students. “It’s a friendly environment,” McNemey said. ‘‘I certainly think stu- dents want to do well but I don’t get the feeling they’re out to get each other.” . The article admitted that “measuring student satisfaction is, by nature, a sub- jective endeavor.” It went on to deter- mine a very technical distribution of point totals from a base of 1 1 questions in three categories; quality of life, faculty and facilities. Though the survey results are, as Lowry commented, the “talk of the town,” they are not being taken as the bible for entering students who will probably never see the survey. “The National Jurist results are re- markably facile,” Lowry said. How would you rate the relations between faculty and students? 1. Washington & Lee - 3.53 2. Washbum Univ. - 3.46 3. Vanderbilt - 3.35 How would you rate the facilities? 1. Washington & Lee - 3.67 2. Willamette Univ. - 3.61 3. Univ. of Missouri - 3.60 Q Do you agree that there is a strong sense of community among the students? A 1. Univ. Cal., Davis - 3.28 2. Washington & Lee - 3.20 3. Notre Dame - 3.17 Southwestern Univ. Of Toledo South Texas Univ. of Washington Yale Brigham Young Univ of Arkansas, Little Rock Univ. of Wyoming Univ. of Cincinnati .9 .93 .6 .3 .26 .15 .73 10 .20 30 40 50 44 65 .46 1 .3 .34 99 60 70 80 Washington and Lee 4 78.37 Seton Hall 76 Notre Dame .15 75-71 Univ. of Texas .01 75.46 Washbum Univ. 1 75.17 USC 43 75.02 73.19 73. 72. 72.46 72.3 72.25 71 .75 71.66 90 PC Total points gathered from 'eleven questions out of 100%, faculty (36%), facilities. (30%), and quality of life (34%). Totals given at the end of the rows. I faculty Facilities I Quality of life ’ OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_003.2.txt he Ring-tum Phi, April 22, 1994 Z PAGE 3 :' he Division Bell ushers in next wave of Pink Floyd Barrett songs,most notably “Fat name Pink Floyd. Old Sun” and “The Narrow The guitar work in “Lost for Words,” “Com- Way,” as well as nearly all of ing Back to Life, “ and “Poles Apart” make the songs off of his first two these three of the best numbers on the album. solos and Momentary Lapse. “What Do You Want From Me” and “Take The main thrust behind his it Back” also carry -their weight more than new songs, though, lies clearly adequately. within the music. The high point of the album arrives with the show Waters that the remaining members of the band could sell albums without him. The record sold like mad. The new album, which Waters When I first heard that Pink Floyd had a new once again has nothing to do with, um coming out, I was more than a little projects a different message than eptical. its predecessor. BY MARK MCDANNALD Special to the Phi I didn’t know if Roger Waters would be Mason, Wright, and Gilmour The 1YTies are see°nd31'Y- last song: “High H°Pes-” joining the crew or if David Gilmour was seemed to make this most recent AndnsWhenR°Se1’Wnterst°°k The hells atthe beginning Ofthis numbefnre ply making his fourth solo album. album, The Division Bell, with a control after Syd Barrett could reminiscent of “Fat Old Sun” off of the 1970 no longer perform, Gilmour AtomHeartMotherandthebirdandbugsounds, guides the band inanew direc- although nearly unnoticable, would ‘bring tion after taking Pink Floyd memories of 1969’s Ummagumma to most true Ncfiv, I’m not saying that Gilmour’s music is less commercial approach than they b-par. His first solo effort, David Gilmour, did Momentary Lapse. They re- d his second,About Face, are quite respect- turn to their roots and make music lelalbums. they truly want to, and the result is nnln watens-. . Fl°Yd.fnns~ His third, Momentary Lapse ofReason, has ' an exceptional album. _ The DWISIO" Be” 1s ens)’ to “High H°Pes” noes nothing but Praise the ver found a place in my listening library. The music does not sound any- hsten t0~ _ _ former WOFKS that 1tC0mmemel'ateS. Whether it be the two placid The Division Bell looks on the surface like Despite the fact that this album has the thing like the mid-sixties hypnotic me Rink Floyd on it, I would argue that it is progressions of Syd Barrett or the solo. 1 powerfully lyrical and conceptual Drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Ri- late seventies/early eighties of ard Wright had been relatively inactive mu- Roger Waters. Gimour/Wright instrumentals an old Floyd album. or one of the acoustically driven The cover is once again designed by Storm pieces, the album sounds good. Thorgerson who created all but two of the And even during the songs Floyd covers with his company, Hipgnosis. "ally during the years since TheFinalCu1was " You’ll also find no connection powered by Gilmour’s electric Every so often, you might hear something leased in 1983°and Wright hasn’t been with between this album and those of gnnars the album remnlns re‘ that isinhenenny F1°Yd- Bntnsawholes thisls markably mellow. an entirely new album with a new sound. e band since Animals in 1977. the early seventies such as Meddle, Fo Momentary Lapse and the following Atom Heart Mother, Dark Side of ur, ason and Wright contributed minimally. the Moon, and Wish You Were either wrote any of the lyrics or music and the Here. Only two of the eleven songs It is a sound, though, that has my full atten- don’t receive recurrant air time tion. on my stereo, one being the The hour long CD is well worth the $15, Richard Wright piece “Wear— even to the skeptical and die hard Roger Waters - o played only a fraction of the time. They The Division Bell truly ushers _ _ emed to be present only to legitimize the in the next wave of Floyd, the Gilmour age. average lyric writing ablility which is not en- mg the Inslde Out” and the Other, S0IneWhat fans- me that Gilmour wanted to put on his record. As always, Gilmour’s guitar play is tirely natural but not exactly foreign. annoying “Keel? Talking-” If YOU like Gihn0llf’S Ab0llf F1109, y0u’ll emain purpose of the album was probably to extrordinary, and he mixes this well with his He did write a small portion of the post—Svd The Test Of the Songs are deserving Of the like The Division Bell. truction underway BY DEBORAH ZOLLMANN Phi Staff Writer 'ds' Playce cons After one and a half years of planning, the construction of Kids’ Playce is well underway. Judy Morgan, one of the coordinators and head of Public Relations, says that things are going “pretty well.” More people are needed to help keep things running smoothly and to endure playground completion by the deadline. Ma- chines‘ have been breaking on the site but repairs are being made immediately. So far $60,000 has been raised to fund the playground. At least $15,000 more is needed. The parents of Washing- ton and Lee students have been generous with their dona- tions. At a given time there have been about 50 people on the site but hundreds more are needed. All volunteers are welcome and encouraged to come out to Brewbaker Field to help out. Free food will be provided for all workers. _ 7 Kids’ Playce hassbeen added as an event to Derby Days 7 _ and will be worth 50 points to sororities." Whichever sorority has the most service hours from Kids’ Place will earn poims. Susan Dittman is the woman behind the new jungle gyms and monkey bars. She says that a Kids’ Playce playground in Alexandria, Virginia was her inspiration. She discovered it while visiting with family and then Dittman realized that Lexington’s playground was not sufficient and was ex- tremely outdated. “All I did was recognize a great idea,” she said. 'ds' Playce begins to take shape as Washington and Lee and VMI volunteers join to- ; ether to have fun, get exercise, get a tan, eat free food and build a playground. Volun- eers are welcome through Sunday during 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:30-5 p.m. and 5:30-9 p.m. at trewbaker Park. Childcare will be provided. ~ All photos by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi 1 For the W&L Record On April 21, 1944 The Columns reported that Wash- women as reported by the Phi on April 26, 1984. A ington and Lee University presented degrees to 13 survey conducted by the W&L sociology department graduating students on Commencement Day, April 29. showed that while over half the student body opposed University President Francis Pendleton Gaines was female admission, 80% of faculty were in support of the the featured speaker at the ceremony in Lee Chapel. prospect. Baccalaureate Services were held the preceding Sun- Of the students polled, 34% expressed strong opposi- day, April 23. tion to coeducation, while an additional 19% were some- Three men graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree, what against it. 66% of the faculty were strongly in favor six with Bachelor of Arts, three with Bachelor of Sci- of the admission of women and 17% were somewhat Bestselling campus paperbacks $6.99). Violence in L.A. and Montana leads to a confron- ence and one with Bachelor of Science in Commerce. supportive. , COMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS tation with something unearthly. TheRing—tum Phi reported on April 18, 1969 that the A participation rate of 84% from students and 85% of —§ 6. THE TALISMAN OF SAN NARA, by Terry Brooks. Student Affairs Committee unanimously passed a mea- the faculty was noted by Professor David R. Novack and . (Del Rey, $5.99.) Conclusion to “The Heritage of Sannara” sure permitting female visitation in all dormitories on the eight sociology students conducting the survey. 1. THE CLIENT, by John Grisham. (Island/Dell, series. week-ends. April 20, 1989 the Phi reported that the Washington $6.99.) Young boy is privy to a lawyer’s deadly secret. 7. THE TAO OF POOH, by Benjamin Hoff. (Penguin, Each dormitory had to designate acceptable week- and Lee baseball team was in the middle of a five game 2. THE PELICAN BRIEF, by John Grishman. (Dell, $9.00) Taosim as seen through A.A. Milne ’-s characters. end hours for female visitation. winning streak, their longest since 1972. $6.99.) Law student finds herself on the run from killers of 8. THE TEO OF PIGLET, by Benjamin Hoff. (Penguin, While the resolution also allowed liquor in the donni— 1972 was also the last season in which the Generals two Supreme Court justices. $10.00). Aspects of Taoist philosophy though the eyes of tories, faculty approval had to be garnered for the reso- boasted a winning record. 9. SCHINDLER’S LIST, by Thomas Keneally. (Touch- piglet. lution to become official. Victories in 1989 included Emory and Henry in a stone, $12.00.) Nazi party member recues Jews in Poland 9. THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE, by Rush 53% of undergraduates opposed the admission of double-header. ' during WWII. Limbaugh. (Pocket Star, $6.50). Controversial issues. 4. JEDI SEARCH, by Kevin J. Anderson. (Spectra/ 10. YOUNG MEN AND FIRE, by Norman Maclean. . . Bantam, $5.99.) Part one of the “Star Wars” saga. (University of Chicago, $10.95). Story of the catastrophic Complled by JAY WHITE of the Phi Staff . 5. WINTER MOON, by Dean Koontz. (Ballantine, Montana forest fire in 1949. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_004.2.txt W I 9 The Ring-tum Phi, April 22, 1994 3 Bound & Gagged by Dana Summers Offil1€ mark by Mark Parisi by Jeff MacNe1l -! ws‘ .1 ., LEASEUS EOTHERD OOR __::l W 1:” Dave by David Miller 6 DAVE, Tl-ll‘) PLACE Mlél-«IT as i‘ A . 1 T00 TRENW F0? U9-~ AH.’ i-lea JUST A E S|GN oF THE ‘mes! (‘ ’ ,, H y, , In-ouullbulv -. -0.»; mm «min. is HEB A NATURAL A11lLETE...HE HITS LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN. AND DUNK6 LIKE LEN DYK$TRA. l9|!lVd IUVW [MIG 9s4-9402 s.i...a..yn.......-a....... ’ alllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllllfllllllIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfl Wellness at W&L- The Mood/Food/Work-out Co%nection ...-~—,, 1 . A/,' in r’ ‘ c . . &7-a t» Marlene Boskind-White, Ph.D. National Expert on Eating Disorders ~ Materials considered by_lhe English depart- ment included Peck‘: published work. her un- By SARAH Gum "“""“"*‘“ .lolmware,Ms. an ‘M ‘member’ ‘mod “Ono mm“: me P.“ udamc ye", open mien Exercise Physiologist ~ . . .-_~ _;p 1 . I .. ......l.- Pat Young, MS., RD. Registered Dietician Monday, April 25, 1994, 8 p.m. Everyone Invited! Large Gym Everyone Invited! OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_006.2.txt nAGi«: 6 The Rigigium Phi, April 22, 1994: I OPINION @112 Bing-mm lfllii The Student Voice of Washington and Lee I ‘ ‘ti. Founded September 18, 1897 Hello... Every ear with the beginning of sprin term, The Ring- tum Phi c anges its staff with the seasons. he seniors have left for care- ree Thursday nights at the Palms and we are learning the ropes_ in the low- ressure spring term environ- ment. you notice the sta box below, other than the absence of the retiring seniors, little personnel change has occured. So welcome to the new staff and we hope you enjoy our early attempts. And please bear with us, we have to practice sometime. :3 rims“ 7 ‘*1 9 u Ablow to Leeshonor , “ ,.o,..,._-.i. T’ is.“ I'M \AMr“'ir~‘¢ir II The recent conviction of Mary Flowers brings several . ca r'"----—-«--—-—-4-«-«—~u.—._..~........_...-...,.--,_,_._-__, _ M___._M_____,_‘_m_,_M__ uneasy honor system uestions to li ht. _ ’s Child store In this issue, the w ole case of unday against Flowers rested on the word‘ of the owner and an em loyee, against the word of Flowers and two of her W&L stu ent friends. Several questions arise; firstly, can the W&L honor s stem peacefully coexist with the Lexington legal system? he law of the land is, of course, the last word in eve legal sense,_ but it pains us tosee the sworn testimony 0 three Washington and Lee students utterly disregarded in favor of the memory an employee and the store owner have of a certain face they saw several months ago. The due gtrocess complications which stem «from the anonymous &L student phone call which prompted Lucia _Owens and Leslie Hoke to look through photographs to identify Flowers are another matter, but they also provide seemingly airtight appeal grounds for Flowers and her friends. _ ' The uestion becomes, why was the word of honor of three &L students so utterly disregarded by a Lexin ton judge? Theoretically, Flowers’ conviction could meant ree stu ents can now be convicted of honor violations for lying, if the Executive Committee takes the word of a Lexington Jucrge as law. owever, anyone who believes in the integrity of the W&L honor system, as we do, could only believe that Flowers is innocent. If three students say it is so, it is so. It does not necessarily follow, either, that the innocence of Flowers would result in the determination that Hoke and Owens lied; after all, they are only attemptin to recall a face and may honestly believe Flowers is the gir who called herself “Mary Stuart’ last December. After Flowers’ conviction, we felt the painful realization that the Washington and Lee honor system is not taken serrously by the community or at least not nearly as seri_ously as we take it. It IS in act totally disregarded in the v To rrgr’ A 9 RE. ems Spring term is essential to W&L life . It’s Spring Term, and not a minute too soon. We have the chance finally to wake from our winter term hibernation to find the sun shining, only 6 credits of work, and students “sunning” on the hill. Our thoughts now can turn to Goshen, Zollman’s, and kegs; where our thoughts should be. long weekends and keg lines, however. It offers Washington and Lee students a chance to get to know each other. Not as “the guy who sits in the back of philosophy class” but as “the guy I saw at the Dave Matthews concert.” There is more to this than a passing acceptance will yield. days the suggestion may be taken seriously. Thus I would like to point out some of the merits of Spring Term. Many of these have been mentioned before, but merit further discussion. Weekends. All of us love them and often live for them and often don’t live through them. Simply put, for most of us the weekends are longer; four or five days longer for some. Goshen; need I say more. = - - _ Every now and then, how- Spring term brings us i-1rE)lgr(r)rnu§1(rjré(r)SOtrrSti}11Cred realm for truth and Justlce’ the Court ever, we hear this voice, C°F' closer together as a univer- The chance, perhaps, to see Professor Smitka in of course, thereeould be other agendas present that we whether it be_from our inner KUCERA, sityedarenllrsay it, :5 a com‘; shorts alricrla tank tfip. Creativity. Each year stnldents khow nothmg Of; It Could be as awful as racism (ah the self or The Trident, this voice , munity. issoun stritean mirlstrefa enget CmSC11V:lSt0Cl0mC‘t.g) wlrt new wrthesses for the defense were black) or as Simple as facts tells us that our futures are at comy,but.think of how many an i erent,ways to te t emse ves, utt ese are set that were not published btl either party stake and goes on and on about new and diffe\r/entpeopre you realZ((:)ll2lisses. I r h f d _ . r T, I ‘ W&L being one of the best. met at the irginia orse man’s. ts amazing ow ast everyone rives "N n any Case’ we feel the Onor S Stem has taken a Senous Center this Wednesday. So to get out there, and how slowly they drive back. to." and upsetting blow. In the best 0 all possible worlds, the 0 s o honor system couldpeacefulry coexist with the lrocal: j ustice t ‘is. 4 system, but it seems more 0 en than not we are at war. Academics are important, no doubt, but ‘because they are so important we mustn’t lose sight of what spring term is all about, having fun and drinking beer. This university knows I much emphasis is placed on the W&L “community.” Many say fraternities’ pull us apart‘ and immediately . place a label on us. This may be so, but the alternative The concept is foreign to.many of my classmates from high school attending liberal colleges in north- ern cities,/a barn in the middle of the country, that when days such as those of this past week role of reducing the signifi- surrounded by fields, ‘ . . around, students often don’t, thus they have invented cance of the fraternities ' in which bands come i spring term. at W&L is not a pleasant to entertainuson aSun- Spring term, in a sense, is an appeasement by the one. ‘ C day afternoon Or a A far better solution, Monday night. All I university, “Hey, if ya come to class, we’ll only give Spring term brings us closer to- rn o o o . ,, . . . . . mis it a conspiracy? ¥;i“..§$52.?§f§$$f..‘T.iiT”ii§".",§‘l§J‘;1%§"ZZ§i“‘i%vh£‘§ :.:°.:.‘%::;.:.r;:::§.::::: ,, . . ,,,,,,,, ,., ::*::.:a:...“““ vhr, brings me back to my original point. ties it offers, yet these are ge er as a unfversltyf y _ ’ The Skyline Drive. 3;.” Onct; or twice ayeart‘ Washington and Lee is thrown into Spring term is good for academics because it some of the same people (IS a community. This sounds trite Aslongasypu stay out 73} the national spotlight (at least, so we hope) b those fun ftrrglvyigtrfstrggrgeerrgrttifirisgtrgiffhiriighfrmore rglhrrkgghgygglyfgg and corny, but think of how many ggatiégssygcfggetjjllgrs Kill‘ student-satisfaction rankings of the Princeton eview. You will all recall the glorious time a year or so ago when W&L was named in the top 10 in all sorts of fun cate ories, Spring term classes...yes, there are some. Most of the course offerings are meant to enrich. The spring and World Report. len- courage everyone this new and different people you met at the Virginia Horse Center this its a perfect automo- tive escape from the hustle and bustle of om . i. like “Best Lookin St (1 t B d “ d “S _ terrnoffersprofessors an opportunity to stray from the spring temi to meet new :2-iitnitpl System)’ g u en 0 y an tmngest rater norm in many cases, to offer seminars and classes people,beitatZollman’s, Wednesday’ downtownMetro_-Lex. _;_ Pt. ow the law school is joihih in the fun with its recent which they otherwise might not getachance to teach. the front lawn, or Red An afternoon in the in The ' In addition it gives students a chance to take these Square. There is, I m Dell at Sweet Bria!- ‘ ‘Number One ranking ational Jurist magazine. _i-{)g:,~_OIlC€ again, these findings are based completely upon student opinions and co-sponsored by, you guessed it, the Princeton Review. _You have to wonder whether someone over there at Princeton, or wherever they put outthose reviews, likes us. Or maybe the writing skills and olitics of Washington and Lee students are so advanced t at the glowing and lucid descriptions of W_&L life we.leave on those surve s are so rmpressive the Princeton guys cannot help but ran us first - in everything. courses, leaving them only to find a way to tell their parents, “But these are real courses.” These are opportunities which larger, less personal colleges and universities don’t and can’t offer. Spring term offers more than just different classes, Forget Whitewater What is the most overused word in sure, some talk in some university building, of him into a tabloid figure. Leach’s rheto- judgment has been totally overshad- owed by the pure partisan politicking This amazing transformation from banishing spring term from the academic calendar. Now these are probably suggestions made without the benefit of reason or intellect, though one of these and get towork he was forced to admit that he had lied now seeking to continue its reforms. That seems like a per- fect note to end on. So enjoy spring term; drink some beer, meet some new folks, and see The Dave Matthews Band a few more times...I’ll see you there. prosecutor and a Republican, is con- Wh31te,Ver the Case, Congrahhatlons are in Order to Our Oh‘ Washington these days? ric, while partisan, was initially ratio— While Under 0ath- He has 8150 accepted ducting a thorough investigation of the S0'SahShed law Students‘ “Whitewater.” The press corps has nal. However, as the issue has pro- campaign ccntributicns fr0rnir1diVidU- president and his advisors, and the been bom- gressed, he 318 seeking appcintrncnt i0 agencies White House has been totally forth- barding us for has steadily his Cornrnittcc 0Vcrsccs- Later, these coming with the documents and infor- ~ . the past few lost credibil-' indiVidI_lais remar_k§ib1y fcund thcm- mation thathave been requested. Rather E 18‘ m I weeks with ity. The cli- selves in the positions they desired. than bickering about what both sides 2 In what appears P max of this Finally, D’Arnat0 Was Criticized by the agree is, at worst, poor judgment on the to be a never- . ATRICK was his 45 Senate Ethics Comrnittcc f0r allowing part of some of the White House staff, Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Gilbert ehdihg Sc“_h' MCDERMOPP, m i h h t 6 his brother’ a _convicted felon’, to use V letis taik about the issues that concern Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Carrott ‘ml’ The entire 9 Speechoh the his Office Stationary for lobbymg dc’ the nation‘ Associate Editor .......................................... . . Richard Weaver issue of what 94 floor of the fense companies The president’s agenda is full and, Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ethan Krupp the president House, dur- With these two Winners On their more importantly, crucial to the future Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Williard or the first lady ing which he side, the Republicans have attempted prosperity of our country. Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Sawyer, Bunny Wong may havedone seemed to be to use Whitewater to stall the Instead of concocting conspiracy Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betsy Green w r o n g 0 1- ready to have president’s agenda. theories involving the Clinton’s, let’s V. Editorial Cartccnist - - - - ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - ~ - - - - - « - - - - ~ - - - ~ ~ - » - - - - - - - ~ - - ~ ---‘eh Till)’ where they may have acted with poor the president resign on the basis of Afteratremendously sl1cccSSf|l11cg- talk about health care, crime, welfare, Editorial Page Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Hewlett unsubstantiated rumors and ahegatiorm jslative first year, the White House is and an ofthe other social issues that are eating away at the fabric of our natiofl. B“Si_“°S5 M‘“‘,ag°' ' ‘ ' ' ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ' * ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ’ R“"S°m James going on in the Capitol. mild-manneredcongressmantoanear- Rather than supporting the These are the issues that the president ._ . ' figsfgrsiitnhlllsilnfis zianager - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - ~ » - - - - - - ' V - ' - - - ' ' ' - ' ' 'S'ai1‘;la‘(§:’)1e"r‘II:‘;:‘e°r Both the White House and most rabid paranoid is a feat truly worthy of President’s proposed legislation on is— and the first lady are working on. These .:‘:~.i..i.......§...i....fM.;.;.;,;.;.1111111112ii1i1111i11i111111i1i11...ii.......N.i.....‘ Republicans refute any “°‘.‘°“ of 1116- th<=G0P- . like health the Revvblien the andvroblemswehired T. 4 Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter g,ahty on the pan of the presldem or the AS remarkable 38, Represehmnve m.emberS .0f the Congress have uistead them to solve‘ first lady, and yet statements by some Leach’s transformation was, it was tried to dlvcrt attcrlilon t0 n0n-ISSUCS One would have thought that the t Views" do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current The Ring—tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, ‘Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 House and Senate Republicans and the What is more interesting is that the same «GOP legislators who railed legislation. All of this aside, the Republican’s choice of leadership for their attack has been bizarre, to say the least. Their team consists of Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa and Senator Alfonse D’Amato of New York. In beach, the GOP has taken a well regarded, though hardly exciting, legislator and turned A nothing compared to that of his col- even more astounding than that of Rep. Leach given D’Amato’s history. of supporting or being aware of the “1% rule.” This involved government workers being coerced into giving 1% of their salary to the GOP. D’Amato denied any knowledge of the practice in 1975, but when a letter from him on his personal stationary was found in 1985 like Whitewater. GOP had learned cans who wanted the president to can members of the Con- '. Ph" 'dF‘d cl’ d hl . . . The Rmg mm 1 is puhhshe _ H ayS_ ‘hing the im ergraduaie Sc 00 Year at media coverage they have received league inthe Senate,AlfonseD’Amato. Hopefully, from the last eled -:.-W. Washington and he UhfVerS"y’L‘x'"?tcf"’V"g'"1a'F“”d"‘gf°'TheR'"g"“'"Ph'°°'h°S would lead one to believe a crime In the last few months, D’Amato this past W8-6k’s ‘ ‘ tion that opposi- -‘ -. primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publica- of national si nificahce has has one from beih one of the most lackofwhitwater tion research does a g g g u g u u I 56 ,9 ‘ 9 o - tions Board elects the executive editor and business manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is been committed. controversial, hlghly crmclzed, and al- news . IS the Rather than Supportlng not w1n elections, ~ otherwise independent. _ Personally, I find it interesting that legedly-corrupt members of the Senate beginning of the resident gs ro osed commitment to Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University the party of watergaiie hhd”h'ah Chhtra to 3 “5Fif_f'bhcked ethicist” _ready to the end‘ . . p . . P p . hhlpihg your coh‘ - . , . . ,, has now ‘ found religion and is at- expose ln_]llSi1CE and wrongdoingwher- After 311, It legislation on issues llke stituents does. Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week s edition. Letters, columns, and My . . . . . . h R by _ temptingto ride the high moral ground. ever he finds them. This evolution is W35 I c cpll 1- health care the Republl_ If the Repub- ) licans who are complaining so don’t want to let him do his job and move on to doing their own. If the members of the GOP think the american people can’t recognize parti- sanship when they see it, they are sorely mistaken. Lawrence Fiske, the special sues like Whitewater. 5 court definitions of libel and obscenity. against the independent counsel law Most notable among his offenses is appoint a Special gr-ess have instead tried to loudly about under Reagan and Bush now seem to the scandal in Nassau County, New Counsel, and now rt tt . . W h i t e w a t e r have found a new favorite piece of York in which D’Amato was accused that he has, thcy we a ennon to "ands" would like to stay around to com- plain some more, they had better start working on something the people care about. I honestly don’t know why they haven’t realized this— maybe its some- thing in the water! OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940422/WLURG39_RTP_19940422_007.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, April 22, 1994 OPINION PAGE 1: Dead presidents party in Daytona SPos’ SPACE u Tom Hespos “Of all the presidents, you had to pick the one that I wanted to be,” whined one of the Daytona pilgrims. He clearly picked the wrong mo- ment to take a potty break. The rest of Cur band of Spring Break pleasure- seekers decided that we would pick our identities for the night on the town while he was in the can, and he seemed ticked off that he had to settle for an obscure president, rather than one of the more famous ones. 0 The previous night, at a seedy reggae bar populated entirely by sketchy Daytona local types, we were Supreme Court justices. The night before that, we were philosophers. I was David Hume, and I introduced myself as “Dave” at another beachfront bar qvhere the blonde beach bunnies would stick to you like the finegrained white sands of the Florida beach to which we had migrated for Spring Break. On that particular night, I had the honor of introducing a very attractive Daytona native named Molly to my partners in time: John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and Immanuel Kant, the latter assum- ing the name“Manny,” so as to head off any negative social consequences stem- ming from the full name “Immanuel,” which is just plain silly. Molly eventu- ally ended up in our hotel room, drink- ing Barenjager shots with Mr. Locke, While hearing of his stance on the na- ture of man. Such a scam was not intended to deceive. Rather, it was intended to help us to sort out the intellectuals among the beautiful college women that had migrated to Daytona, just as Qve had. After all, we needed to hang with girls who were able to follow our drunken conversations about the na- ture of mankind. The dumb ones just wanted to get into our wallets, so as to mooch free drinks. So in our minds, if we took intellectual advantage of a few assorted ditzes and airheads, no hann was done. In the case that we were able to convince a young vixen that we were Oliver Wendell Holmes or Thurgood Marshall, we ran with the gag for ten minutes or so, let her in on the joke, and watched as smoke came out of her ears. In any case,that night we were dead presidents: Chet Arthur, Zack Taylor, Warren Harding, Jimmy Polk, Andy Jackson and Bill Taft. When people asked us what we did for a living, we would respond with outlandish stories about law school and politics. Mr. Jackson would inform unsuspecting gold diggers that the majority of his vast fortune was acquired during a brief period during which he grew dope behind his big white house Heart dance.” Swaggering into the hotel lobby in the same manner as prominent dead 8 presidents, we sent “Warren Harding” to the lobby desk in order to get the lowdown on what was transpiring twelve floors above us. The desk attendent swallowed whole Harding’s story about the fictional Secret Service Restrictions Act of 1992, which made hotel management staff personally li- able in the event that they refuse to provide escorts for prominent political figures. Minutes later, we were riding the elevator in the company of two sketchy bellhops with mirrored sunglasses and hand-held radios. “Polk” rode out the gag for all it was worth. “I demand to- tal security,” he said in his best mock-VlPvoice. in D.C. ~ - - “How come ou With little in- Wlth hm,“ Intellectual guys aren’t gar- tellectual stimula~ stimulation gleaned from rying automatic tion gleaned from thefemale patrons ofthe weapons? I pair the female patrons . sue you for this! of the reggae bar, reggae bar) we dltched The bellhops we ditched the the place in Search of stoodfirrneratat- place in search of beach bunnies with detectable beach bunnies with detachable brain waves. tention and ad- justed their offi- cial Florida State bra in waves. Trooper mirrored Stumbling down sunglasses, say- the street (quite lit- ing nothing in or- erally), we ran into a wandering acid dealer who told us about the redneck bar in the sky. He pointed off into the distance, and there it was. 1 The redneck bar in the sky was glittering and shining like the mother ship in “2001: A Space Odyssey” from the top of a 12-story hotel down the beach. It was as if God had illuminated the place so that we would be drawn to it. Squinting into the distance, we could make out thelforms of several women in country-western gear, ap- parently doing the “Achy-Breaky der to avoid get- ting into any more “trouble.” Soon, the doors opened wide and exposed the live band and the line-dancing women, most of whom were over 35. Our revulsion was settled by a neon sign proclaiming $3.50 pitchers of Budweiser. Four hours later, the dead presi- dents were the only six paying custom- ers left in the bar. We had a pile of quarters in the middle of the table from the change we had received from our purchases of pitchers. “Zack Tay- lor” counted the quarters and divided by two. “That makes 18 pitchers,” he pro- claimed loudly, attracting the attention of our waitress, who politely asked us if we would like anything before last call. Zack placed one of the pitchers over his head and demanded four more. Meanwhile, “Bill Taft” went to go ha- rass the band so that they would play “Queen of my Double-Wide Trailer.” The waitress was not amused and told us to leave. . “You can’t talk to me that way, I’m Zachary Taylor,” spouted our drunken friend. Right then, we noticed the two sketchy bellhops approaching us in the company of two Florida State Troop- ers. We didn’t plan on sticking around long enough to find out whether we could be arrested for impersonating dead presidents. Even if we couldn’t, the backward arm of the law, charac- teristic of southern states, would pinch us on some other bogus charge. We left through the fire door, leaving our pile of quarters as a generous tip. Mentally and physically taxed from our challenging night, we headed back to the hotel, with a brief pitstop at “Sid’s Discount Liquor Hut” for cheap liquor and cigarettes. I introduced myself as Alexis de Tocqueville and received a complimentary bottle of Tanqueray, along with Sid’s best wishes for luck with my contemporary study of democracy in America. He also gave us a little American flag with a marijuana leaf sewn on it. Upon arrival at the hotel, we com- menced drinking Tanqueray and Barenjager and wondered whether we could derive any intellectual stimula- tion at all from our trip. Taft noted that a sign in the lobby announced the next day visit of a Shriner’s convention to the hotel. ., Oh, well, I thought to myself. At least the possibilities for fun would be kept alive. Leave the fall Rush tradition alone MY VIEW ’ Jimmy Kull, ’94 As my time remaining at °W‘&L"is°q‘uickly“ coming ’ to a close, I am sadly preparing myself to leave this community that I first came to love in the fall of 1990. My adoration of this school, however, has occa- sionally been strained because of certain administra- tive actions. One such incident is the recent dogmatic letter of Deans Manning and Ruscio published in the March 18th issue of the Phi in which they argued for Winter Rush for fraternities. To me, that letter epitomized the Washington Hall space to delineate sufficiently the countless com- plaints that thefratemities have with the Renaissance’s inefficiencies, ludicrous expenses, and mind-bog- gling bureaucratic mazes. And I will not even discuss the blatant disregard for student governance in the recent FIJI fiasco. Perhaps you can now understand V why I fail to list all of my concerns with the Manning and Ruscio letter —-—' it would be useless-, and despite the administration’spretensions, the issue is not debatable. For the past several years it has been an understood fact that the administration has wanted a winter Rush. The elected repre- sentatives of the fraternity sys- tem (which encompasses 85% of all males at W&L), however, its has been an understood fact that the goals: the placement of W&L in U.S. News & World Report and the construction of countless buildings. They have been successful in these en- deavors, but only at the expense of neglecting the spirit of this community. Consequently, they refuse to believe that the Speaking Tradition is dying -— if not dead — and the school’s once unique character is on the verge of extinction. . » For the past several years W&Lischanging——aswell it must to survive. W&L, un- like other institutions of higher learning, has successfully adapted to its changing envi- ronment for nearly 250 years. I think our school has been able to survive because of its rich heritage, wonderful lead- Resume There will be a Resume Work- shop on Monday, April 26 at 4 p.m. in Room 109 of the University Cen- ter. All students are welcome. Health Health Education Committee meets Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Arlington Women’s Center. All students are welcome. Keys If you have a key to a student organization office or sorority of- fice in the University Center that you no longer need, return it to Carol Calkins for a full refund. Deadline to receive a cash refund is May 18th. Counseling The Peer Counseling Program is now accepting applications for membership in the program. Appilcations may be picked up from Carol Calkins in the University Cen- ter. The deadline for applying is Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m. Environment The Environmental Consulting firm “Project Performance Group” will be conducting an’ infonnation session for any students interested in learning more about environmen- tal consulting. The session will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 4 p.m. All students are welcome. Fishing A basic course in fly fishing for women will be offered this spring term. Rods and reels are supplied for the class and several trips to Virginia streams. First meeting today, April 22, at 3 p.m. in the Arlington Women’s Center. For more information, contact Dean Schroer-Lamont, at 463-8750 Health Diane D. Cole, M.P.H., Health Educator for the University of Vir- ginia Breast Resource Center will present “Breast Health: An Issue for Every Woman,” on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. The presen- tation will be held in the first floor courtroom of the Rockbridge County Administration Building, 150 S. Main St., Lexington. Wanted Thinking about selling you mountain bike? If so, call 463- 3313 and ask for Sarah. Volunteers The Parent Empowerment Project is looking for volunteers seeking experience in facilitating and coordinating groups for at risk youths. They offer superision and 16 hours of training with a nation- ally known treatment programs. Interested people should conatact John White at 464-8560 for more information. Avoid unfair criticism of Registrars office, To the editor, Over the course of the last two years, the women working in the Registrar’s Office have been mentioned in a number of contexts (editorials, guest articles, question of the week interviews, etc.) intended to be humor- ous. Donna Hall, Jeannette Jarvis, and Karen Plogger have very difficult jobs to do, involving many details and re- quiring them to deal with hundreds of requests in a day. Frequently, the “cus- encies, those complaints should be brought to the attention of the person responsible — me. If my staff is not representing me or treating you in a manner consistent with the attitude of service and helpfulness I have tried to establish, then they need to be cor- rected but not abused. I must say‘ that I do get compliments from faculty, students, alumni, parents and others off campus about the re- sponsiveness and performance of our office. administration wanted a want a fall Rush — but this fact , winter Rush. The elected ership, and several fundamen- tal truths. qnentality that is corroding this school’s uniqueness. tomer” doesn’t want to be told “no” or I also recognize that individually n brief, it reeks of bureaucratic arrogance which shuns one of the most important tenets of the W&L . experience .—— namely, student autonomy. This is the latest in a string of administrative policies/actions since my arrival that have collectively convinced me that W&L is losing its distinctiveness. I could list numerous examples of fallacious poli- Q:ies/actions, but that would take too long. Besides, ' there is no point in revisiting the ill-feelings that still remain from the administration’s decision to forfeit the final piece of land on the Colonnade to the con- struction of an Asian art gallery. Nor should I dwell on the general opinion toward the construction of the .“un”friendly wall. I would never have enough time or temity concerns. is of small interest to Washing- ton Hall. They want to jump head-first into a process that has not been properly studied, and from their ivory towers, they insolently belittle legitimate fra- representives of the a fall Rush. It is this attitude which per- haps best explains the problem with W&L today. There existsa pervasive deterioration of the W&L spirit, and I blame the administration for the disaffec- tion that students feel toward this school. Why? Be- cause for the past several years our Washington Hall bureaucrats have devoted their energies toward two ‘Interviews and Photos By Joe Framptom ~ What is your idea of a perfect hypothetical Jennifer Lynch, ’95, Medford, NJ. — “One that doesn’t meet.” 0 thing.” Maggie George, 597, Houston, Texas —“Ad- vanced rope—swinging techniques or some- fraternity , however, want TALKBACK Unfortunately, one of the “timeless” truths that came from General Robert E. Lee — namely, student autonomy —— is threatened by unsolicited, unneeded, and unhelpful bu- reaucraticmicro-management. In the short-run, the rejection. of this essential tenet will continue to frustrate and victimize the student body. In the long run the very identity — if not the health — of the university will be jeopar- dized by such a blatant disrespect for student autonomy. “later.” Perhaps the way in which this is communicated needs work, but re- gardless of how pleasantly Donna, Jeannette, and Karen might enforce the faculty’s rules and my office’s pro- cedures, they on occasion will hurt feelings or cause disappointment. Mak- ing them scapegoats is unfair, aggra- vates the problem without healing the rift, and needlessly hurts the individu- als involved. If anyone has complaints about the way an office —- my office — per- forms its duties and serves its constitu- / and as a group, we can always improve both our manners and efforts to look for ways to be helpful. I hope your publication will refrain from further ad hominem attacks and that your readers will get to know the human beings behind the counter. I, in turn, am anxious to learn about ways I can refine our service. 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Jun- ior Nicole Ripken scored four times and junior Lindsay Coleman added three goals and two assists in the rout. The Generals got two goals apiece from senior Angie Carrington, sophomore Cinnie Logan, and freshmen Carrie Borish and Amy Shaw as they improved their conference mark team to beat,” said Hathom, “but it is hard to be on top.” Although W&L’s five losses are its most since 1991, Hathom believes the team will respond to the position of underdog. With the exception of a 15-8 loss to Roanoke, the Generals have not been beaten badly by anyone. Three losses have been by one goal, and the other defeat was a 14-11 defeat at the hands of Rowan, a top ten team. @1112 ‘fling-tum ifilri PORTS LACROSSE, TRACK, TENNIS, GOLF, BASEBALL s lax nears playoffs . to 4-3. Surgery Ripken made an immedia By _KE'T“ GRANT A win in in late De- impactafterdonningtheunifo Ph‘ Siaff Wm“ Tuesday’smatch cember to for the first time this season. S with SweetBriar remove a scored six goals in a 17-13 w’ For the W&L fans thrilled by would send the b e n i g 11 over sweet Brian , last year’s Old Dominion Ath- Generals on to brain tumor Her 74 career goa-ls are ju letic Conference women’s la- next weekend’s kept Ripken four away from moving in crosse tournament excitement, ODAC semifi- out of fourth p1aoe on W&L’s 311-11 the Liberty Hall Fields has an- nals, hosted by school, 1is1_ Co1ernan 15 right 1,o111 other dose on the way. ’94 regular sea- Despite Ripken with 72 career scores. WashingtonandLee’swomen son champion losing 20 “She’salot further alongth ' earned a first-round home game L y n c h b u r g. pounds dur- Ithought she’d be,” Hathon sai versus Sweet Briar when the W&L would ing her Although Ripken’s baa. , th Generals walloped Hollins Col- thenfinditselfin month-long Gerrera15 are 51111 oop1ng W11 lege 21-5 on Tuesday. a position it has stay in the injuries to other players. S0ph( That win clinched the not been in for hospital , more Cheryl Taurassi is out f conference’s fourth-place posi— twoyears——con- Rip kc n ’ s the season juniors Sara tion for the two-time defending ference under- play since Aschenbaoh and Dana Como ODAC Champs, behind d0g- her April are among several who have ho Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Head coach llthretumto on-again,off—againinjurieQha Randolph-Macon. Jan Hathom the team has pering their play. In fact, in t 1 Lynchburg and Roanoke are notes that there been far be. 1055 to Rowan, w&L playe ranked seventh and eighth re— is a definite dif- yond expec- without two of its nsna1 Srnnon spectively in Division III ference between rations, Before focusing on Tuesday women’s lacrosse. being the favor- It has big game, the Generals will be ' W&L (6-5, 5-2 at home) ite and where taken only Frostburg State for two games- jumped on Hollins early and shot herteam is now, five games a Friday game versus rho; no. The Generals remain undaunted despite their fourth place entry into the ODAC tourney. Another reason to be optimis- tic is the return to the lineup of Ripken. The Baltimore native (Baltimore? Ripken? Yes, they ’re third cousins.) was the Generals’ second-leading scorer last year with 37 goals and 16 assists. A14-6 victory over Hampden-Sydney gives the Generals a 8-14 overall record. Baseball learning By PHIL CARROTI‘ Phi Steff Writer Generals baseball may be the only spring sport without at least a .500 record, but that isn’t get- ting them down. Sophomore Graig Fantuzzi said the team is young and still developing. “We need to find the right winning attitude; it just hasn’t mixed yet,” Fantuzzi said. Their 14-6 loss Wednesday to Hampden-Sydney brought their record to 7-15-1, a .318 percent- age. Fantuzzi said, “We should have won that game; we were a little flat.” Coach Jeff Stickley said when “Good pitching, good defense, and timely hitting come together, when we do that, we win.” Stickley said that the Old Do- minion Athletic Conference is very strong in base ball this year, but is a very even and tough conference.. ‘ “It [ODAC] is more balanced than in the past,” Stickley said. Saturday, the Generals face Guilford for a double-header and conclude their season with a Tuesday game against VMI. Fantuzzi, the Generals star batter with a .571 average, said the team has become stronger as the year has progressed. A He said the number of return- ing players should make the team stronger next year. Fantuzzi alsovsaid the pitch- ing has improved over the course of the year. “We need more depth in the pitching staff for next year,” Fantuzzi said. ‘‘If we could pick up one or two more pitchers next year, that would add depth.’~’ Carpe Diem- Seize the day and seize the opportunity. Join the Ring-tum Phi as a sports writer: This could A be the ultimate chance to find a use for all that extra time Spring Term. Contact Stephen Williard at 462-4060‘. Men’s Tennis While most Washington and Lee students sat idely through spring break, the Mens Tennis team pulled through a tough road trip in California. Although four out of their five opponents were nation- ally ranked, the ,Generals managed two wins and three losses. The team started strong, clobbering Occiden- tal 8-1, then lost to fourth ranked Redlands, sixth ranked U.C. San Deigo, and third ranked Claremont. A The biggest upset of the trip was W&L’s 5-4 defeat of ninth ranked Ponoma—Pitzer. Chris MacNaughton upset twety-seventh ranked Brian Sakamoto 4-6,6-4, 6-4, while the No. 2 doubles team of David Shewppe and Andy Horan clinched victory for the Generals with their 6-4,1-6, 7-5 victory. It was senior Robby MacNaughton, and his 4-1 record in singles play, how- ever, who stole the show. He defeated ninth ranked Todd Born of Redlands in straight sets, and twenty-second ranked John Cross of U.C. San Diego in three. In doubles play, the team of Mac Naughton and Peter Todd Born and Mike Mell 6- 3, 6-3, and came close to heat- ing top-ranked Claremont. The Generals next match tournament. Franklin and Marshall. This Week: Track—ODAC Championship 04/23" MLax—at Guilford O4/23 WLax—vs. Denison (at Frostburg) Base—at Guilford 04-23 APRIL 22, 1‘ for the junior to jump to fourth on the team in scor- ing with 14 goals and five as- and a Saturday affair again Denison, with whom Hatho began her coaching career. In her five seasons at Deniso Hathom accumulated a 55-1 File photo Hammond defeated the sec-. ond ranked Redlands team of comes today, in the ODAC sists. “[Having her back] has been really important,” said Hathom. “Aside from the obvious inspi- ration to see her back, she’s a solid player, a team player.” J oCKSHoRTs Women’s Tennis The Generals continued their exciting season with a victory over 10th ranked Sewanee which gave them the second 20 win season in the school’s history. In the course of the victory, junior Marilyn Baker became the first player in W&L history to record three straight 20 win seasons. The W&L standout has posted a 20-2 record on the year to date. The team has shot their way to a number two national rank- ing and an even more remark- able undefeated record. The team began play in the Old Do- minion Athletic Conference tournament yesterday. The team has received con- tributions all around. The team ’s sixth seed has posted a formi- dable 16-3 mark and Kim Dickinson ’s replacement for the ODAC tournament has posted a 6-0 mark on the year. Also, the three doubles teams have posted a combined record of 34-10 through the season. Men’s Lax The Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse team fell to 13th in the latest national poll after an upset at the hands of Franklin Marshall. The Generals lost 10-8 on Saturday in Lancaster, Pennsyl- vania in a game in which the Generals led 8-7 with 12 minutes to go. The W&L squad fell behind early 4-0 before rallying to take a 7-5 lead in the third quarter. record and five straight trips the Division III toumameot. For fans who can’t make it t Tuesday’s playoff with Swc Briar,WLUR-Lexington will - carrying the game live. Colin Higgins led the team with three goals and an assist in the contest, and senior David Jones made eight saves after replacing freshman I9oug Gubner in the first quarter af- ter Gubner was injured. Senior midfielder Scott Mackley has scored at least one goal in each of his last eight games after not scoring in his first two contest§and has 13 in the last six. Ande Jenkins leads the Generals in scoring for the yearwith 28 points on 23 goals and 5 assists. Higgins trails Mackley by a mere one point in the acor- ing race with 27 points on 16 goals and 11 assists. Ty Tydings is also in the hunt with 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists. W&L, now 6-4 on the sea- son, will face Old Domfiiion Athletic Conference foe Guilford tomorrow. The Generals have two games remaining including the Lee-Jackson Classic against VMI. The upcoming me against Washington Co lege will also be a home contest. The men's lacrosse team moved to 6-4 on the season with an upset los: t ~