OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_001.2.txt JAMES o. LE'rat;a=:rt z.:a:'t.A.r=;v \"./Aat-liN(2iT( .2 in uugxlfiwrrv iezorieri-ms. ‘RA at-450 "? ‘t 1994 Check out preview of “Other People’s Money” Football rolls over Sewanee 28-17 ‘ID he fling-tum {flirt VOLUME 94, NO. 7 Heatley judge may dismiss By SARAH GILBERT Phi Executive Editor Counsel for Nathan Rick Heatley surprised Washington and Lee University’s lawyers in the most recent bout of the $1 million wrongful dis- charge lawsuit with a clause from the Virginia Code which Heatley’s law- yers think should “create a new cause of [tort] action.” ‘ Part of the Code’s purpose is to “protect citizens of the Commonwealth against unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination” (§2.1-715). Charles Smith III, Heatley’s attorney, intro- duced this portion of the Code into his oral argument in the first hearing in Covington Oct. 19. In other words, Heatley’s lawyers are seeking to establish a precedent in this case which would allow employ- ees to sue their employers if they be- lieved they had been fired as a result of a charge of sexual harassment which had not been proven. Alleghany Circuit Court Judge Duncan Byrd is considering the argu- ment presented by Smith in defense of Washington and Lee’s motion for de- murrer. That means that W&L eon- tended that, though the facts Heatley presented may have been true, they did not support his premise of wrongful discharge. Heatley was fired from his position asdirected of Career Developmentand Placement in May of 1 993 after Beverly Lorig and Ruth Lewis claimed that Heatley had sexually harassed them, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 28, 1994 according to Heatley’s motion for judgment. Heatley is suing the University for punitive and compensatory damages totaling $1 million on the basis of six different counts, including wrongful discharge,whichisthecenterofW&L’s motion for demurrer. Heatley contends that he should not have been dismissed without being found guilty of sexual harassment in a university investigation. His lawyers state that the student handbook constitutes a contract with the faculty in regards to due process in the investigations ofsexual harassment, since no other provisions for this sort of problem exist. I If Judge Byrd decides to grant the motion for demurrer, the case will be dismissed. One of W&L’s attorneys, Leanne Shanks, filed a letter in opposition to Heatley’s lawyers oral argument Oct. 25. She called the causeofaction Smith would like to create a “runaway tort” that would do “irreparable damage.” As part of her defense, she cited an- other part of the Virginia Code. “Nothing in this chapter creates, nor shall it be construed to create, an independent or private cause of action to enforce its provision, nor shall poli- cies or provisions of thischapter be construed to allow tort actions to be instituted instead of or in addition to the current statutory actions for unlaw- How can you studywrith-all that racket? A Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi ful discrimination,” the Code states. IfthejudgedoessidewithHeatley’s lawyers in this case, the suit will proceed. A Washington and Lee student studies on the benches between Parmly Hall and the Leyburn Library, seemingly oblivious to the noisy construction on the new science center. Freshman election results tabulated By MICHAEL Hl:ZWLE'l'l‘ I’/ii Staff Writer The freshmen can look forward to a class party as one of the goals of their new elected representatives. Freshmen run-off elections were held on Tuesday. The results are as follows: Chris Baldwin, Class President; Mary Jo Mahoney, Class Vice- Prcsident; and Taylor Sluiltz, Executive Com- mittcc Rcprcscntative. Baldwin said the class party was one of the ways he wanted to get freshmcn more in- volved with activities on campus. The party is tenta- tively scheduled atthe end of the year. Mahoncysaidthey will work closely with the Freshmen Leader- ship Council. Tnc president and vice-president will re- vicw cases brought before the Student Conduct Committee. Baldwin said he . fclt honored and ex- cited about being clcctcd. and he looked for\vard to serving the class as president. “l‘ expect a lot of participation from a strong frcshmcn class.“ he said, “and I personally expecttoworkhardaspresidcntinfulfillingthe , obligation which the office requires.” Shultz Baldwin said he ran for office because he had the leadership abilities as well as the coin- mitment to successfully lead the class. Baldwin said he found a friendly atmosphere at Wash- ington and Lee University. He was most im- pressed by the Honor System. “I saw a good deal of cheating in high school,” Baldwin said, “and I wanted an atmo- sphere where no one received an unfair advan- tagc in academic competition.” Mahoney agreed. “You can feel like you can trust everybody at the school.” she said. She said she loved the campus, the people, and the location. Mahoney said she ran for office because she wanted to involve hcrselfinstudcntgov- crnment at W&L. She was class treasurer at Sevcrna High School. Baldwin was never involved in student government at his school, Mornton Brook High School. He had leadership roles in various orga- nizations such as the National Honor Soci- cty and the Key Club. Shultz attended Fort Worth Cl‘ll'l.Slllll'l High School where he was president of the Student Council. Sluiltz said he is glad to get a chance to serve on the BC. “I basically want to provide the E.C. with the Mahoney perspective ofa typical freshmen,” he said. “I see the EC. as a chance to enhance the reputation ofourclass by serving diligently and honorably and with competence.” He said the E.C. was representative of the reason he came to W&L and he wanted to be part of that tradition, which includes the Honor System. Writers Harvest helps the hungry I’/ii Staff Writer By lVll(‘|lAlEl. l’l|,’.W|.li’|'l‘ Uni\'crsity’s Lcyburn Library. directly to the Blue Ridge Food Bank. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, at S p.m. local authors will fight hunger in Share Our Strcngth’s third annual Writers Harvest: The National Reading. the country’s largest literary benefit to fight hunger. The reading will held in the Northcn Auditorium at Washington and Lee The readers are Assistant English professor Claudia Andrews; Kevin Batteh. Temple Cone, and Ashlie Kauffman. W&L students; and story writer Toni Williams. This year all proceeds will go Professor Edwin Craun, the head ofthc English Department, said the \Vritcrs llarvest was first held at W&L last year. He said Beth Webb Jclks. a llollins graduate and a student during Illt l‘)‘)l—‘)2 school year. told him about Share Our Strength. Share Our Strength is a national organi7.ation that encourages creative and professional people to find ways to combat hunger and homelessness. He said Share Our Strength is one ofthc volunteerorganizations that have sprung up in recent years. The program raised 3500 last year. He said the national reading usually takes place in bookstores with well-known writers. Craun said they wanted something different for W&L. "VVc wanted to do something that involved the whole community and not just established writers." he said. I A Craun said most of the work being done to organize the event is being done by students and the English Department. Senior Kelly Brotzman said they made some changes in the Writers l-larvest this year. Last year St) percent ofthc proceeds went to national to Please see HARVEST, page 2 Lewis speaks on women in 19th centurypolitics Many scholars overlook the influence of women in early Washington By CINDY Youuo I’/:[ Staff Writer Most scholars ofearly American history fail to address the role of women in politics of the Rcvolulionar_\' War era. Not so with .Ian Lewis. In a speech last Tuesday evening entitled “A Re-evaluation of come a form of amusement. One woman wrote that a visit to Congress was “as good as going to a play, but here all the characters are real.” Another woman described being as much moved by Congressional speeches as ifshe had read Milton or Shakespeare. Senators. finding themselves surrounded by a significantly female audience, would often even give up their seats to “the fairer sex.” As Lewis sug- Women in Politics. with Early Wash- ington, D.C. As /\ Test Case.” Jan Lewis, Associate Professor of |Iis- toryatRutgcrs Uni- vcrsity, spoke on exactly this topic. AnativcofMis- sissippi and gradu- ate of Bryn Mawr, with an M.A. and l’h.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Lewis has contributed much tothcstudyofcarly American politics. Lewis began her speech in an argu- ment against the traditional histori- cal belief that women did not contribute to early American politics. Using early Washington. D.C. as an ex- ample. womcn. according to Lewis. were in fact "almost everywhere” in the political sphcrc. Women were present at the laying of the cornerstone in lh'c US. Capitol Building. and present for the powerful arguments of Daniel Webster in thc Supreme Court. 'l‘hc_\' were to be found mingling among politicians at political parties. balls, and boarding houscs. liarly Amcrican women, Lewis further noted. coimnouly frequented the very galler- ics of (‘ong-rcss. cxcitcd by the “prospect of ‘~ seeing one of thc nation‘s greatest orators.” In a town whose plans had originally over- looked any institutions for public entertain- ment (tlicatrcs. ctc.). politics in itself had be- Lewis gcsted, “In the dramaofAmcrican democracy, women were assigned the best seats in the house.” Politicians would often tailor speeches to their significantly fe- male audiences. “Speakers,” ac- cording to Lewis. would“speaktothc emotion, and not mind, of the audience.” Women. then. not only helped compose early Wasliingtoii soci- ety. but also helped shape its politics as well. Lewis admitted Washingtonian women partici- patcd so directly; they were in actuality the exception of their gviulcr. "Yet the participation [of privileged women in politics] demonstratcsthat gender. neithcrin principle nor in practice. was an exclusion“ in itself. Lewis argued. During the Golden Age of American poli- tics. Lewis concluded. women not only could. but did. contribute to the political character of the government in whose capital they rcsidcd. Lewis’ lecture complements courscs offered by the History Department. llistor_\-' 357: The History of Women in America. l(i()‘)-I870 to the Present are two such classes. They are taught by Professor Roberta Scncchal and focus on the major political. so- cial, and cultural themes concerning American women throughout Eiistory. that only the elitcof OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World Clinton begins Mideast Peace Tour President Clinton arrived in Cairo Wednesday to begin a six-nation tourto promote peace in the Middle East. Clinton gathered with 5000 other dignitaries near the Jordan-Israel border to watch the signing of the peace treaty between those two countries. The President’s visit comes after recent terrorist attacks in the Middle East, leading to heightened security concerns. Russian oil spill worse than Exxon Valdez A ruptured pipeline leaked two million barrels of oil into the Russian Arctic. Offieials say the leak was months old, but a dam placed to contain the leak burst in the past few days. The hot oil soaked the permafrost and posed potential environmental damage to the area. The volume of the spill is approximately eight times that of the Exxon Valdez spilled in Alaska in 1989. Aristide picks Prime Minister Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide selected a Prime Minister Tuesday. The American-educated commodities trader Smarck Michel is a strong supporter of free-market trade. The Haitian government expects to carry out a broad-reaching economic plan including privatization of new industries and providing much needed jobs. Experts recommend easing plague precautions Specialists from the World Health Organization investigating the Indian outbreak of pneumatic plague recommended relaxing restrictions on travellers into the country. The team said that New Dehli, Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras should be regarded as plague-free. The World Health Organization said that only 300 people nationwide, out of a total population of 920 million had contracted the disease. The Nation Chavis settles with NAACP The Rev. Benjamin Chavis has agreed to withdraw his suit against the V ‘V civil rights organization which he formally led. The agreement falls short of Chavis’ original demand of payment until his three-year contract was up. Chavis will recieve $12,300 from the NAACP. Chavis filed suit in August, after the group’s board dismissed him for settling a sexual harassment complaint with the board’s money. Houston channel reopens The Houston Ship Channel reopened Monday after crews removed a sunken tugboat and ensured no flood debris was blocking the port. Flooding caused the channel to close a week ago. Officials say swirling wateror debris caused at least four pipelines to rupture, leading to fires that burned on the water. The cleanup has cost up to $3.5 million, coming from the Federal Oil Pollution Trust Fund. Ito refuses to dismiss jury pool Judge Lance lto denied Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark’s bid to dismiss the first pool of 77 prospective jurors, and possibly all 300 who have completed questionnaires. Clark requested the dismissal, saying most jurors were lying to be selected in the ease. Ito turned her down, as he did a defense plea to release Simpson on bail and delay the trial. Judge I)ars return of Cuban refugees A Florida judge on Wednesday barred the Clinton Administration from turning over a group of detained refugees to Havana. The refugees are being detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The emergency order blocked the last-minute flight of 23 refugees requesting repatriation. A hearing on whether to grant a restraining order to block other flights has been scheduled. The State Walsh denies he cleared North in drug trafficking ‘investigation ’ . ' Iran-(‘ontra prosecutor l.a\vrence Walsh denied Republican Senate Candidate ()li\'erNorth’sclaim that \Va|sh’sinvestigationcleared North’s allegations of (fontra drug trafficking operations. Walsh said he did not investigate the allegations at all. Democrat Charles Robb’s campaign last week raised the issue of North not reporting drug trafficking information to authorities. North maintained that an investigation by Walsh shows no evidence of information. .lMU Senate votes to recite pledge before meetings The Student Senate at JMU voted in favor of reciting the pledge of allegiance before their weekly student government meetings. This vote overrode an earlier veto of a pro-pledge vote. Pledge opponents say the pledge is too religious and wrongly states that “liberty and justice for all exists in the United States.” Beyond the Blue Ridge is compiled by Emily Baker I NEWS Thg fling-tum Phi, Oetobgr 23. 1994 Laundry just the Way it is back home Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-rum Phi The mother of a Washington and Lee freshman does the laun dorm during Parent's Weekend. Apparently, dry of her child in the new laundry room in Gilliam the student wanted laundry done with a professional “mom” touch. Writers Harvest helps the needy to HARVEST, from page 1 hunger relief organizations while the rest went to local relief organizations such as the Blue Ridge Food Bank. Brotzman said this year all the money raised will go to local organizations. She said people are more likely to contribute ifthey know the money will go to local efforts. She said local grassroots efforts are more efficient. Craun agreed. “Money is going in the best eco- nomical way for people who need it,” he said. “lt’s a very direct way for students and faculty to help by coming to the reading and contributing.” Brotzman said fewer writers are reading from their work this year. Last year six people read whereas this year only five people are reading. She said they wanted to give the readers more time. “There seems to be just a lot of talent in thejunior and senior writers,” she said, “and we just wanted to showcase it.”Brotzman was impressed with student interest in the arts. “There’s a greater interest in liter- ary events here in recent years,” he said, “and that accounts for the popu- larity of the Writers Harvest last year and the poetry readings the Society for the Arts have had.” Senior Ashlie Kauffman said last year’s Writers Harvest seemed very professional and drew many people from the community. “lt’s a Hands Across America thing but we’re not holding hands,” she said. Andrews said she will read two nar- rative poems, a new one and a pub- lished poem. She said if writers can attract an audience for a larger cause, it’s a positive. “lt’s the first time l’ve done some- thing like this,” she said, “l think typi- cally writers are solitary people with a social conscience. “This is the first time when those two parts of myself can be in harmony.” PILSA sparks interest Law Notes Law professors work on research projects The brand new Public interest Law Students Associa- tion has made an immediate impact on the Law School campus. Just a month old, this association has signed up one fifth of the law school as members, and has already hosted a panel discussion and conducted an extremely successful fund-raiser during Parent‘s Weekend. in early October, PILSA led a number of student groups in bringing to W&L a broadcast of “First Mon- day,” a celebration of public interest law including such areas as government prosecuting, public defending, and Legal Aid, which provide counsel to those unable to afford any. A panel discussion followed, with a number of law professors, a law student, and a local Legal Aid lawyer discussing their work. answering questions and discuss- ing the benefits of working in the public interest sector. One of the benefits was the feeling of satisfaction they got for helping someone with legal affairs who may otherwise be left out in the cold. Pl LSA also ran an extremely successful fund-raiserat the football game on |’arent’s Weekend, working the concessions during the game and earninga I5 percent cut of the proceeds. This money will be put in the bank and A numberofprofessors at the Law School have or are currently working on research projects outside their teaching duties. The projects include research on copy- right laws as related to the Information Superhighway and the Internet, preparation for an improved course in Elder Law, which specializes in legal issues concerning the elderly, such as age discrimination, housing, and Medicare, and recommendations on how to reconcile conflicting portions ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Labor Relations Act. SBA sponsors upcoming events Upcoming social events at the Law School spon- ' sored by the Student Bar Association include the “Bridge the Gap” party on the Law School Fields on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m., where undergraduate seniors and members of the Law School get together for food and drink while they socialize and get to know one another. On Friday night, the SBA will hold a l-lallowccn party at the Phi used to fund grants for internships in the public sector. Gamma Delta house from 9 p.m. to midnight. Law Notes are compiled by Eric Swenson Reading days: party or study hall? By .lt-:sst('A /\N't'()Nl(‘ll I’/Ii Staff Writer Reading days. were they used for theiroriginal intent orasjust an excuse to party‘? Professors and students have vcr_v differingopinions on the pros and Cons of Washington and l.ee’s first fall break. Most students agreed that the break was more than beneficial totheir health and their sclioolwork. it gave them a much needed L‘ll:lllCt' to catch up on sleep and the work Ihcy‘ve been put- ting off for the first six weeks of the tcrtn. .|unior Dani Wong said although in _vears past she‘s been too busy to notice the toll that ten weeks without a break had taken on her. this year was a nice change. She stayed in Lexington, and like many other students, didn’t get very much reading done. Fresh- man Sara l\lc(icorge also'staycd in Lexington but had the chance to visit a few fr_icnds over the prolonged week- end. Like Dani. Slit‘ t_lit|n"t do much work but had the good excuse that she didn't lniye much to do. She said she did see one problem with the reading days, and it was the fact that a lot of students didn’t show up to their Wednesday classes. She said a few of her professors were upset and claimed this would be the end ofthe fall break. Jen Brady. a freshman from New Jer- sey. got the chance togo home and visit with her family. She felt, as a freshman at the beginning of the year. it would have been horrible to have to wait until Thanksgiving fora break. Mixed rcvie\vs are coming in from the administration. Dean Peppers‘ sec- retary has heard quite positive remarks from students who finally got a chance to catch up on work and believes that most people used Thursda_v and Friday to work and treated the \veckcnd nor- mally. l-lowcvcr. from what she hears. the professors are rather ambivalent. Some think that it was a positive expe- rience while other professors feel that students just used it as another excuse to party longer. ProfessorRushtookthe readingdays as an opportunity to grmle papers. He said although it was a nice break it wasn‘t particulary ncccss try and won- ders if students took time to actually read during the break. in response to the complaint that students have to go ten weeks without a break during fall term. he said. "That’s the price you have to pay for spring term.” Professor Hall was a little iuore positive about the reading days and said he thinks "students need this break in order to put their studies into per- spective and catch their breath.” l)avid Howison. Dean ofStudents. said two years ago he suggested a break ofonly one day but it was voted down by the faculty. The next time they proposed a two day break and it was approved by a 2to I vote. Even though some are opposed. the reading days - will happen next year because they were voted into the schedule before this year's break. in Howison’s opin- ion, the reading days have achieved many of the goals the administration had hoped for and it was a good break in the hectic academic life of a W&Lstudcnt. lle cmphasi7.es the point that the concept of reading days will be re- evaluated in the future. but he is opti- mistic that thcy \\ ill continue. Making strides against cancer By,KELLY TOTTEN P/ii Staff Writer Cancer. We all know someone af- flicted with the disease. Whether it is a relative, friend, neighbor, or teacher, each cancer victim affects us in some way. We learn from their strong will and courage. Their faith and hope strengthen our own morale. We all know these people, and we want to help them. On Sunday, October 30, we have the chance. Chi Omega sorority, the Catholic Campus Ministry, and the American Cancer Society are co-sponsoring a 5- mile “move-along-athon.” The event benefits cancer victims on both local and national levels and goes towards research. According to the American Cancer Society, “it’s a chance for everyone, including cancer patients, recovered cancer patients, their families and friends to raise money and awareness while celebrating the reality that can- cer can be beaten.” “Move-alongers”receivedonations for their efforts from sponsors. This sixth-annual event hopes to raise $2000 for the American Cancer Society. Last year, Making Strides brought in over $1 50(). Prizes will be given out to participants who turn in the most money. First prize winner will receivea $40 gift certificate for money. First prize winner will receive a $40 gift certifi- cate for dinner at the Southern lnn. Other prizes include a month member- ship to the Lexington Fitness Center, free haircuts from both Marlene’s and Maric’s 21 Dave Matthews CD courtesy of Night Owl Music, and more. Those wishing to participate may pick up registration forms at the Co-op. Registration begins at 12:30 at Har- risTeeter,with startingtimc beginning at 1:30. A $5 registration fee is re- quired from all participants. The American Cancer Society of- fers students an ideal chance to give something to the people of this community. Bring some friends and join the Rockbridge Community in "Making Strides to beat cancer.” ~ OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_003.2.txt ‘I/l/@“Li e fantastic, especially Samuel Jackson. 1 . _ . 4 M PAGE 3 '_\ g A . 1 . 9 v small town family-run business versus cially its technicality. J c a n n e _While negative opinions have been ‘ V » A . _‘ _ _— -"’ bigindustry. LawrenceGarfinkle(Bob Dillon, W&L ’96, plays the lawyer voiced, the actors have found redeem— ' " gfii de Maria, Washington and Lee Profes— who uses her sexy appeal to mampu- ing qualitiesin the production. By D AN ODENWALD sor of Journalism) plans to takeover a late Garfinkle. Dillon said, “Th6 Cast IS strong and ' ' '“ bd‘ ‘t"t k'th f ' “‘ ”’"’ S‘a‘*W“t°' Ss'L‘.?llel’l"vvSr‘l§°§,?.§f‘E:'at5’i‘éSl§‘§.?;,al.';° by §lé°ai‘il§l; al.'l°n‘$l‘il.§§i§r‘Li Eeéélifl Ltifiéfiieleiiisrlé of‘.’l.‘2 §?§!;lZL‘l§T5 b A d ew Jor enson (Severn it’s not strong enough. lfthe actors set A veteran of theatre, de Maria was the recent negative buzz llglllllvalll, Wrilficlr. Profeséor of English). a good pace. and use the text to its excited when J.D. Martinez (W&L surrounding the opening of the latest The two men battle over the future of fullest.potential,the production will be Associate Professor of Theatre), the ‘ Lenfest Center production, “Other the company during the annual stock- fine.” . “ I ' dlI‘680l'{,:'aEFI‘02;_(‘ll’l6d him ab%uthpltay- People’s Money,” the cast and crew is holdersi meeting. “ Bob de Maria added, The p ay is ing ar in. e. eleommeptte a t e gearing up for a successful run. ‘ Criticism has plagued Other shallow, but ‘not as shallow as e\:ier1y- 3/as enjodyintg wor ing Wl new s u- Written byJerry Sterner,the play is People’s Money. Castmembers have one says it is. The .script.is a u t’—, en: an] acdi(rjigdo:ce.more.f t I a tale of the age—old struggle between voiced concern over the script, espe- orientedandshowssociety at itsworst. the V 51: isnoa e t at itwas un op ay Q ‘‘I get to be nasty and swear. After the play, I go home and put my alter- ego (Garfinkle) in a drawer and take out the trash for my wife.” Other cast members include Denis Riva, W&L/97,playingWilliam Coles, ‘ President of Southern Wire and Cable, and Elizabeth Weaver, W&L ’95, play- ing Bea, Jorgenson’s loyal friend and assistant. Martinez was excited about work- I, ing withthe W&Lprofessors whom he has long admired. About Duvall’s portrayal of Jorgenson, he said, “...l knew he was the perfect person to portray the one ‘ irreducibly moral characterinthis alle- gorical comedy.” Concerning de Maria’s portrayal of Garfinkle, he needed, “...an actor who could be tremendously convincing when trumpeting his point ofview, yet 4 at the same time, painfully caustic!” Martinez supports the choice of his script and believes the play will be well received by the audience. . . “Others People’s Money,” said _ Pubhclty Photo K Martinez, “is contemporary, the style Washington and Lee professors.Severn Duvall (as Andrew is comedic, the locale is relevant, and Jorgenson) and Robert de Maria (as Larry Garfinkle) the moral issues are universal.” rehearse for other People '3 Money, The actors are nervously anticipat- _ . v ing opening night. Performance dates are October 28, is selling tickets now. . _ Pllbllcgty Pll°t° De Maria said, “Everyone handles 29, 31 at 8:00 p.m. and October 30 at The play contains strong language K Bea Sullivan (Elizabeth Weaver ’95) 138115 8 thlllg 01‘ two to Kate Sulhvan (Jeanne Dluon the jitters differently. I feel like Cap— 2:00 p.m. and adult situations and is not recom- ’96) during a rehearsal of Other People 's Money. tain Jello.” The Lenfest Box Office (463-8000) mended for children, 0 I Q Scllic ma RC5 is wag south Worrell mixes poetry and song 91 ‘ _ to see her many, many times since,” said musi- Tlircc-mémbcr Group Comcs 10 acoustic COWCCHOUSC :::‘3:;:.§::::::a:”::;:::iisaizizlsazl “lt’s not like this is just for indepen- ‘ 1993 Washington Area Music Award for best W By JUSTINE LAMONT dent students,” she said. Raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains on producer. Special to the Phi In contrast to SAB-sponsored ac— everything from Bluegrass to the Bee Gees, Doorsopen for=Worrell»-at8:«30 p.m. Admis- ' _ “ jtivities in tlie’pit,"admission is free and , .S,hannon Worrell has been performing profes- sion is $2 at the door. Beer will be provided A 3'ln°lnb°l aoonsllo gl'oUP wlll llansfonn "students can’t*buybeer at these events. lsionally since she was seventeen. . with proper ID. , .. l ‘he GHQ lnlo aooffeollonse agaln Fl’ldaY nlglll ‘‘I’m just providing something else WorrellwillbelperforminginflieGHQ ' ' ' ' " ' ' ‘ ‘ " ‘ ' i T at 9330- for students to do,” Richarson said. on Thursda , November 3, s nsoredsb ‘Stu-' O ,1 Settle ls named after lls female lead Vocal» “...If no one showed up at all because dent Activifies Board. P0 y and a gnltal anda bass Player back no’ “P- there wasn’t alcohol, I might bealittle This past year Worrell has been working on Student AollVlll°s Cooldlnalol Mlollello more concerned about it.” her first CD, Three Wishes, which was released Richardson said that the group plays a mixture Richard Said Sheis not opposed to in _]u]y_ ' of lls own lnuslo and PoPnlal °oV5l songs having alcohol there, but that the pur- Forging a sound of her own with Three ( “They get n°lVoUs goiiigto Colleges beoanso pose of a coffeehouse is probably not to Wishes, resonant of both Rickie Lee Jones and ‘ a lo‘ of Pfsogle don? llko bands that llaVo lllell get drunk anyway. _ Bjork, Worrell hosts the unlikely gathering of 0WD music, Said R1CllaldS0fl- Many students seem to think that dobro, cello, bagpipes, mandolin, banjo, saxo- some Plays songs from a wldo range of the lack of beer at acoustic eoffee- hone and uitar. afllS_lS,inClndl_ng lo-000 lVl3l'1l3C_S,lanls loPllna houses doesn’t seem to make a real P She credgits hercreativewritingprofessors at Mollssa Elnondg? and Palsy Clln‘_’- difference. Junior Anna Bentley, who the University of Virginia for helping her turn 4 Rlonaldson sald she knew some was wonll has attended three coffeehouses, is one “adolescent soul babble” into poetry. That getting because she saw the group three times oft]-1em_ poetry ended up in her Sdngs_ wllllo she was ln College ln Springfield, “I think that the coffeehouse situa- “l don’twant to be pigeon-holed asasinger- Massaoll“ss"°s- Ssnlellas Played all 0V"-T ll“? tion is not necessarily one where, re— Publicity Photo songwriter but I wouldn’t fit on the indie-rock noflllsasli _l>Ul playing ln l-exlnglon wlll be a gardless of where it was, you’d feelyou Settle l5 the lead female V0031 f0l‘ the bandwagon either. I listen to everything from new °XPfn°n°e- _ had to get wasted,” she said. “The group Settie. Pavement to Patsy Cline and I want to make ll fsllf s Plsll)’ PoPnlal' “P nolllla” Rllfllaldson premise behind it seems more intellec- _ . _ . music that can s.omeho_w.praise all of that.” sald-” The lowest south she s gone ls Mal)“ tual than strictly ‘fun.”’ 7 other activities. Van Dyke said that the no-beer Guest vocalists Kristin Asbury and Dave land~ _ ’ _ _ Jon Van Dyke, chairman ofthe Society for policy is not a big deal because students always Matthews offer distinctive counterpoints to » Fllday _s aoousno Coffeehouse wlll oofllo the Ans, said coffeehouse-type activities pro- have the option of drinking elsewhere. Worrell’s vocals. A little too sweet at times, flflhlllallslonardson llasolganlZ°dalWaslllng' vide “a much-needed alternative social event.” Bentley said she likes the mellow atmo- Worrell’s voice can be suddenly scary and 1 lon and l-do Sllo sald that 100 to l50.P°oPl° In a fraternity himself, Van Dyke said that sphere of acoustic Coffeehouses. always startling. attended each of the Past Coff9€ll0US€S, lnClUd' the coffeehouses can be a good study break or “it’s one ofthe few social events here where “The first time I heard Shannon play was the lng PeoPle ln flalelnllles and olllel gloUPs- a kind of pre-party before students go on to you can actually talk to your friends.” first time she heard meplay, and l’ve been back . . . O O Q Q . O '~ Brilliant Pulp PlCi'101’l W Ofth a tflp t0 Roanoke This film has been touted has a comeback vehicle for job with acertain relish and humor, but never too much style Though the movie is full of tight and nervous situations, he I. 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Candidates must also possess strong analytical, negotiating and decision making skills. If you are interested in finding out more about our Bank and our excellent training program, please register for our interview day and make plans to atten the information session. OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_005.2.txt .__ ...,_ _*._ i l l l The Ring-tum Phi, October 28, 1994 ADVERTISEMENT 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .I HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE'S HANDS OFF YOUR MONEY. 6 Carry only enough cash to last the day. Anyone who tries to borrow your last five spot isn't a friend, anyway 6 Label your spare-change jar “beetle farm.” Then, put your beetle farm in a jar labeled “spare change." 6 Mark up every space on checks. Don’t leave room for someone to fill in their name and extra zeros. 3 Keep your wallet in your front pocket. It discourages picl0-40 ratio‘? (that being, “Well....why the heck not?”), there are many solid reasons to keep it ll: place. First, it seems to be a very convincing and effective way of compromising between those who would eschew the value of tradition at Washington and Lee University and those who insist that women are necessary to raise the qua‘ ity of the members of the stude.nt body. We would agree with both sides of the argument and with the compromise; the high ranking and name recognition brought tnost ofus here, tradition keeps us here, and the quality of the student body will hopefully send us out to more and better jobs than any single-sex school would have. Second, it seetns to reflect some ofour nest heritage. In 1973 (when most of this year’s seniors were born), a student referen- dum was taken, and 59 percent were in favor ofcoeducation and 41 percent were opposed. There is nothing like upholding the strange and prophetic cycles of history. Third, the social balance that has been s‘ ruck with the existing ratio seems to be working wonderfully. I have seldom heard anyonecomplain of a lack of available males or females. What seems to be a common complaint at many much larger schools is never heard at Washington and Lee. The formal functions which proliferate at W&L are always populated heavily and almost exclusively by couples. There is reither a lack ofavail- able "dates“ nor a lack of interest in social functions which require them. The arguments against an uneven ratio seem to be rather random. Certainly. it ismoredifficultfor twoman to getinthan it is for an equally qualified man; but it is also more prestigious for a woman (who is probably smarter than her male competi- tors) to win an election or gain a position of leadership and to simply graduate. No one complains that l larvard is discrimina- tory because it is easier for, say, Native American females than equally qualified white anglo-saxon Prctestant males to gain admittance. Because W&L women are, on the tnathematical average. about 33 percent smarter than W&L men, does that hurt either the women or the men? The men get the benefit of higher rankings and brighter classmates to “help them study” and the women can feel superior and find it easier to break into leader- ship roles. Overall. the findings ofthe Co—educatit in Review Committee were based upon a body of evidence which was, though well- researched. somewhat superficial and definitely did not reflect the opinions of even St) percent ofthe unbalanced student body. 60-40. We like it. l..et’s keep it the way it is. Quote of the Week: “If they want the VMI experience, why don’t they just marry one of the bastards?” --/in I I Palazzo customer getting right to /I(’(II'( of the VMI cceducatiorz issue. OPINION ( -§.\__ / __,_._._..:__.. The Ring-tum Phi, October 28, 1994 ..-- ~\ \&\\§\\§§_&\ \‘\‘ § MID-Tam GRADES Ron. our Where have all the Puritans gone? NICHOLAS L. WADDY, ’96 It has always been patriotic to say that America was founded by men and women dedicated to the principles of liberty and toleration. We have always liked to think of ourselves as harbin- gers of enlightenment, bringing de- mocracy and equality to all the world. But this is only partly true. There is another side to America — one which these days we commonly like to forget. The fact is that the first Americans were not Lockean philosopher-plant- ers, but Puritans — tough, uncompro- mising, fire-and-brimstone Calvinists. They believed unquestioningly in their Bible and in their way of life, and they generally stoned anyone else who didn’t. Where the common folk of America were not necessarily Puritans, they were often conservative Christians of some other stripe. The point being that the pioneer myth — that all early Ameri- cans were really just rugged individu- alists, wanting just to be left alone — is false. America, for most of its history, has been made up ofsmall, cohesive, and often exclusive and judgmental Christian communities. All this, we are understandably tempted to think, is mere history. The Puritan ethos has been lost. To a large extent this is true. But trappings re- main: America is still vastly more con- servative on issues of sexual morality than most European countries (depress- ing as this fact may seem); this anomaly can be largely credited to our prim Calvinist forbears. And ironically, one of the most bi- zarre forms of mass communication prevalent in the United States today, the so-called Talk Show, is itself a dim reflection of the moral absolutism of ages past. Talk Shows provide Ameri- cans, who have lost their old sense of belonging to any small community, the opportunity to participate in a larger, nationwide community of moral superiors. One imagines that the gossiping and frequent displays of moral indignation that can now be glimpsed daily on Geraldo or Sally Jessy, would 100 years ago have taken place in the course of a tea party in a Victorian parlor, or 300 years ago might have involved a pil- lory or some kind of water torture. The deep desire to be part of a morally superior clique, to showers corn on the indecent, never disappears, though its techniques may shift. The conclusion many Americans have reached, whether they admit it or not, is that this legacy of Christian parochialism is something to be over- come. The libertarian dream of a pub- lic order untainted by prejudice, tradi- tion, or — gasp! —— by religion is widely popular. Let reason and tolera- tion be our guides; after all, when you get right down to it, those Puritans could be quite mean. And in a diverse society like ours, isn’ta concept like “shared values” doomed to become a code word for oppression? We should remember,l think, that without shared values no community is possible. If there are no assumptions that can be taken for granted, if there is truly no common ground in America, than we are ultimately justa live in a community where we belong, where we feel comfortable, and where others think like we do. This attitude is precisely what cosmopolitan, liberal- minded modemists believe leads to war, division, and hatred. They are . right. But the instinct of men to segre- gate themselves into homogeneous groups —— groups in which they feel they “belong” — must be recognized and dealt with. It does not always need mish-mash of people who cannot to be a burden; it can, as I mentioned, dare to be a struggle source for any- of great thing happi- like af- ness to ‘°°‘i°“°' We should remember that ‘ '‘ ° 5 e u n d e r - . w h o standing, without shared values no find it. 5"‘ °"'Y community is possible... if B°i“8 “toler- . partofa ance”, there ls truly no common c o m - 0 :0’ ground in America, then we gvigmf though I are ultrmatelyjust a mrsh- t i 0-n, u n d e r - sharin Stand that mash of people who cannot may 08, cultures dare t0 Struggle for any- life, are ° 3 " thing like afiection or un- " ° ‘ s o m e - , ‘ i d e a s times go derstandmg, but only ‘tol- t h a t too far ln need to asserting be con- t h e m - signed selves, to the do not dustbin want to live in a nation of lonely indi- viduals. What makes life worth living, to a large extent, is the opportunity to of anthropology, as it were; they are noble aspirations, not just for archaic » Puritans, but also for us. 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The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the executive editor and business manager, but The Ring-rum Phi is otherwise independent. Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week's edition. Letters, Columns, and “My Views” do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-rum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-rum 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) 462-4059 Fax (703) 462-4060 Race not an issue in MY VIEW Michael Hewlett, '96 Everytime I turn around I see the name Charles Murray. The New York Magazine called him the most dangerous conservative. Newsweek and The New Republic have cover stories on him. Who is this Charles Murray and why should we care? Charles Murray came into prominence a few years ago when he published Losing Ground. In this book he linked out-of-wedlock births to an expanding welfare state. He called for the abolishment of welfare for -teen-ager girls who have illegitimate children. He believed this would discourage young girls fron1 having children out-of-wedlock. How he thinks ending welfare is going to solve the problem is beyond me. Simplistic in conception, ending welfare would cause more problems than it would solve. He is again causing controversy with his new book, The Bell Curve. He co-wrote it with the late Richard J. Hermstein. Among other things they tackle supposed racial differ- ences between blacks and whites. Murray and Hemrstein believe intelligence plays a significant role in dctennining success. In other words, if you have a low IQ, you will probably not see the insides of corporate America—much less the insides of a college dorm. They argue that this applies to groups and not individuals. They contend that society is divided into the cognitive elite and the dim-witted underclass. In a highly technological society, the gap between the cognitive elite and the underclass becomes wider. One might ask: what about environment? Murray and Hemnstein contend that intelligence plays a cc —— "What typeofenvironment do children grow up in? What about motivation? Don’t these also affect how successfitl people are? " intelligence scores inferiority as an excuse to rationalize slavery and segregation. If blacks were dumb, then it made sense to civilize them through slavery. Now, Murray and Herrnstein are bringing up this dark sludge again. This is pseudoscience on the same level as eugenics in the early 20th century. When I first heard of Murray’s ideas, I dismissed them. When I mulled over them for some time, I still dismissed them. It just doesn’t make sense to me. Maybe I do have a low IQ or maybe Murray is wrong. I’ve known plenty of people i with high IQ’s who don’t succeed. Some of them happen to attend W&L. What determines how far one goes is education-—not just intelligence. Who would have thought that Albert Einstein would become a Noble Prize winning pysicist. Not his teachers. He made D’s and F’s when he was in school. Today, people laud him as a genius. What type of environment do children grow up in? What about motivation? Don’t these also affect how successful people are? There are other types of intelligence such as common sense, or practical intelligence. Common sense can hurt "a person’s chances of success just as much as IQ——maybe even more. Certainly, IQ does play a role. IQ does determine success and failure. The question is: Does it play as large a role as Murray and Hemnstein contend? No. There are too many other things that impact one’s success. Even if one makes it to college, there is no guarantee that he will gradu- ate—whether he has a high IQ or not. To say that IQ plays so large a role in determining life chances is making a mockery out of common sense. They are saying that ifyou have a low IQ, you will end up in the underclass. Nature is fixed. Welfare, remedial educa- tion for underprivileged children, and affirmative action should be abolished because they will do little to improve the life chances of poor people. He is telling black children that they are on average less much larger role than either environment or socio- economic status. High IQs mate with other high IQs, producing children with high IQs. That would make sense. I would prefer to mate with an intelligent woman as opposed to a really dumb bimbo. However, their other arguements lose credibility. What they are essentially saying is this: Poor people are poor because they are stupid. Unfortunately, our dear Mr. Murray and Mr. Herrnstein do not stop there. They also believe that black people are stupid, too. According to them, blacks score 15 points lower on IQ tests than whites. Recent research has indeed established this 15 point difference as fact. How much genes account for this difference is still debatable. They qualify this racial difference by saying that 10 percent of the black population are smarter than 50 percent of the white population. Still, their main point is that black people are intellectually inferior to whites. For some strange reason, sweet thoughts of Hitler enter my head. He thought blacks and Jews were dumb. What did Hitler do? Well, he decided to eliminate six million Jews, gypsics and homosexuals. In America, racists used black intelligent than whites. What is to stop them from saying, ‘‘I’m dumb.Why should I try?” Our wonderful authors argue that their findings should not put too much of a chill in peoples’ hearts. “lnstcad, we are saying a good word for a certain kind ofethnocentrism. Given a chance, each clan will add up its accomplishments using its own weighting system, will encounter the world with confidence in its own worth and, most importantly, will be unconcerned about its accomplishments line-by-line with those ofany other clan. This is wise ethnocentrism.” I see. Blacks should not be concerned that they are intellectually inferior. Whites should not assume that every black they meet has a lower IQ than them. It would be nice to believe that these pseudoscientific findings will not affect blacks or whites. Unfortunately, history teaches us differently. Murray and Herrnstein boast ofthcir courage in talking about this taboo subject. They cover themselves in statistics, graphs, and doubletalk. They attempt to cast themselves as saddened but hardened men only seeking to tell the truth. Therc’s only one problem: Murray and Herrnstein wouldn’t know the truth. Maybe their IQ’s are too low to recognize it. I OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_007.2.txt 5. 1 J DREAM LAND ' Richard Weaver I feel it’s my duty to provide a Halloween News Capsule to the W&L ‘ community. We’ve been too careless in our priorities by focusing on all of , that. work we all did during the Fall Reading Days. I thinkit’s not toolate to get informed and ready for a weekend of dressing up and acting like idiots. X Not that a Halloween in Lexington is all fun and games— there’s also that elementofdanger.Accordingtoapage- one story in this week’s Lexington News-Gazette, and this is an exact ( quote: “Zelda the Witch remains at large.” When I read this, I thought about calling the Lexington P.D. and suggesting they look in Gaines Hall. However, the story actually relates to several dummies and pumpkins sto- ‘- len from homes in Rockbridge County presumably by some members of the population who couldn’t afford their own tacky decorations and vegetables. The guys over at Frank’s Pizza ¢_ avoided the whole possibility of theft by getting themselves a pumpkin two feet tall and three feet wide and placing it in their lobby. You can imagine that this pumpkin does NOT like to be moved, or even be looked at funny. ‘~ Using my famed interrogation tech- niques, I got the manager of Frank’s to tell me they got the thing at Swisher The Ring-tum Phi, October 28, 1994 Farms. I’d like to think that some radia- _ tion leaked from the science building seeped into the soil. This would ex- plain why the Frank’s pumpkin has a small leg sticking out of its side. Just kidding. ‘ TheFrank’smanagersaidthepump- kin had been installed at the restaurant at the end of September. Maybe you could use it to reserve a parking space in the Corral. Now, if you’ve got a few spare hours on your hands, you can follow the time-honored tradition ofselecting a nice—sized pumpkin from your local grocery store, taking it home, sticking a knife in it, taking out all the gunk, getting it all over yourself, throwing it “It does at yoursister, not smell, getting dizzy yet,” he from the addedtoour Pumpkin conversation. gunk Smclla But the throwing all F r a n k ’ 5 the stuff pumpkin away, and does not mea- I011Ving I0 sure up tothe WIIICI1 TV. one deployed Tl']21l’S Wllill at Harb’5_ ’ WC in my The “bistro house; ex- pumpkin” is cept, I didn’t three feet tall v IVIVC 8 SISICF, also, and ac- The Frank’s pumpkin: mutant creature so we just cordingtothc or tasty vegetable? threw the stuff at the m a n a g e r , “pretty big” . . width-wise. It hails from Fairfield. Both the Frank’s and Harb’s pump- kins don’t have plans for after Hallow- een. “Do you want it?” the Frank’s man- ager asked me. Notthata mutant pumpkinwouldn’t be useful. Hollowed out, I think itwould make a wonderful punch container. Or it could be your dirty-clothes hamper. neighbors. The onetradition you shouldn’tfor— get is, ofcourse, dressing up and acting like an idiot. You may say to me, “Hey, Richard, ljust don’t have time to think of a costume —~ I’m just too busy studying for the GRE/LSAT/MCAT/ SAT/Diesel Engine Repair Test (choose one).” And then I would say, “What’s preparing for a good career compared to a good time wearing plas- OPINION PAGE 7 Bone up on Halloween tradition tie and sequins?” That’s also what I tell my parents. It so happens that some of the best costumes are those that you can make at home, or get out of your parents’ closet. For those of you with neither homesvnor parents, here’s my list of suggestions: 1) Drop by your local thrift shop and pick up a pair of size 49 wide overalls. Take them home and put them on,thenstuffyourselfwith news- papers (I suggest The Rockbridge Weekly), and “voila,” you are fat for Halloween! This is assuming you are not already size 49 wide before you get dressed. 2) Nothing could be better than the tried-and-true deranged Stop-ln con- venience store worker. You can dis- pe nse chili from your pockets to your party guests. 3) Letitia Pate Evans. Halloween is also a unique time for the Speaking Tradition. Instead of saying “hello” to passersby, it is ac- ceptable to say “Boo.” You can also wear all the clothes that have been gathering underneath your bed. When people ask you about the Cobwebs, just tell them, “Hey, l’mjust trying to spread a little Halloween cheer; what’s your problem?” And one last thing — you might want to drop by Kelly’s Corner soon. lhcard a rumorthey’re having a Betsy Green pumpkin as retribution. Boo. !. TALKBACK , Interviews and Photos By Hans Yao 1 Wh ' ' ‘7 at did you do over Reading Days . K 4. r. Chris Graham ’98, Wan-enton, VA . “[ Alexis Walker ’95, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - “I Julian Montague ’96, Wilton, CT - ‘‘I went 4 went home and visited my folks.” stayed here and caught up on my Tolstoy.” to Cape Hatteras, NC and windsurfed.” Fear and loathing in southwest Virginia THE FAR MIDDLE Alex Christensen This is a new column. It will not be based on the conservative world view and it will not be based on the liberal world view. It will be based on what I think. .’My name is Alex Christensen. I carry a badge. People often ask mewhether I am a Democrat or a Republican. This makes sense, since I am a dues- paying member of both the College Republicans and the College Democrats. Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton spring to mind when you ask me who were the best presidents of the last thirty-five years. So I have tried to come up with a few descriptive labels to quickly identify my politics to people. ~‘.‘Goldwater Democrat” is one, “Militant Moderate—— «I don’t agree with liberals or conservatives, but I am convinced I’m right” is anoth"er;..But‘1he-’nam‘e of the ' column, “The Far Middle,” seems to-~ be the most understandable to people. One word of caution. What you read here may not always be accurate, but it’s all true. And so: Today’s episode: On the Trail with Pat Buchanan. The great thing about Virginia, just like when I used to live in Idaho, is that the politics is so acces- sible. I’ve been to local Republican and Democratic events all over Rockbridge County and I’ve only been here for a few weeks. Picnics, strategy and organiza- tional meetings, parties, rallies——it’s amazing. Two weekends ago I went to what I thought would be a quaint local Virginia event called a “pig-pickin’” (on the engraved invitations) which doubled as a fund-raiser for local Congressman Bob Goodlatte, ‘77L. Congressman Goodlatte is running unopposed, so I wasn’t quite sure why he needed to have a fund- raiser, but hey, if you can’t trust your congressman, who can you trust? But what really reeled me and my fifteen bucks in was the barbecue—and the fact that Pat Buchanan would be the headline attraction. I rode up to the event with some good Rockbridge County Republicans. We parked the car, got out, paid our cash, and then basically stood around waiting for Buchanan to show. After about a half of an hour schmoozing in the searing wind, a big white monster truck with four- foot tires and orange lightning bolts zipping down the sides roared up. The Stars and Bars were flying proudly on the antenna. In the bed of the truck was a bluegrass band playing “Shenandoah.” The boys in the band played for about five more minutes, then all but one slapped on their Ray- Bans, checked theirsidearms, and scrambled down out of the truckbed. The last guy set outatree stump in front of the main microphone and his voice bellowed out over the loudspeaker, “Ladies and gentlemen, a true warlord in the battle for the soul of America— Patrick J. Buchanan of Chantilly, Virginia!” The crowd went crazy, clapping, whistling and stamping their feet with glee. The Bluegrass Boys uncomfortably but professionally scanned the crowd for signs of danger. A couple of them were ‘eyeing the, probabilybecausevl was eyeing them, so. I quickly turned with the rest of the audience and stared in rapt attention at the figure stepping up onto the stump. At first I wasn’t even sure it was Buchanan. He was sort of stooped over and was wearing a black velvet cape. He opened his mouth to speak, and I was momentarily baffled. Apparently he was wear- ing some of those cheap novelty-store vampire teeth and he was cackling maniacally. “Thish ish how we shcare those liberals!” he yelled. “Nashty, nashty liberals!” He mugged and vamped and the crowd went wild.“That’s right, he’s got it, they oughta be scared,” said a man in the crowd. “They oughta be scared, all right.” He spit on the ground and laughed. Buchanan stopped and smiled, then winked, threw offthe cape and took the sopping teeth out of his mouth. A couple ofthe Boys rushed up to catch it all and one of them took the teeth and secreted them in an inside pocket. Buchanan straightened up and laughed, his eyes crinkling in that inimi- table way familiarto viewers of CNN’s “Crossfire” across the nation. “That was just a Halloween costume, ladies and gentlemen, but let me tell you, when Slick Willie and Teddy Kennedy show up, they’re not wearing Read The Ring—tum Phi. We’Ve heard that reading other campus publications causes itchy rashes. fright wigs and grease paint! lt’s the real thing, ladies and gentlemen! That’s when you should be scared, that’s when you should really hide your wallets and bolt the windows, let me tell you! Oh, it’s all true, folks! Be very afraid!” The pundit paused, and an air of silence settled in. He seized his moment. “And folks, that’s why me and God are asking you to put Bob Goodlatte and Ollie North up in Washington—to tell it like it is!” Tears were streaming down most of the faces in the crowd now, and their eyes were gleaming with pride. They knew this Pat Buchanan, and he was their good friend. After the speech, Buchanan circulated among the common folks, shaking hands and blowing kisses. I got as close as I could, hoping to get Pat to sign a “Buchanan. America First!” bumper sticker . with a Confederateflag background and an j_‘,O_llie N'orth‘”sti<':ker.' ‘ " ‘ ' " ' " ' r;\J A young woman came up with a copy ofone of his books, and, enraptured, asked him to sign it. As he obliged her, she said, “Mr. Buchanan, this book not only made me a conservative, it also influenced me to convert to Catholicism.” “Well, that’s wonderful,” said Buchanan, crin- kling. One ofthe Boys nudged her in the ribs from behind, and as the space in front ofhim opened up, I made my move. “Mr. Buchanan, could you sign these please?” I said, proffering my bumper stickers. To the editor: I was disappointed that Betsy Green’s detailed report on Kelly’s Comer bypassed GENERAL fu; her detail_s,w.r1_ ‘ .P.O‘ Box 681‘,lLexington .I:“t°i'n51,‘iPS ’ A A Therewill be an internshipiwork-1 i ‘ shop "on Wednesday, November .2, iLETTERSi Report on Kelly’s Corner incomplete “Sure. Hey, where’d you find this?” he said, the human dimension. Forexample, much was said aboutthelackoffemirtine hygine indicating the “America First!” sticker. ‘‘I haven’t products on the shelf(?). But had she chosen instead to chat with the owners, she seen one of these in years!” would have had the pleasure of meeting two warm, intelligent and articulate It was obviously not a question to be answered, individuals, who left high-paying urban jobs to be closer to nature; and perhaps would so while he signed, I said, “Are you really for have met their daughters, the elder of whom is named Kelly. Ollie?” Without the personal dimension, the report seemed to me a tad haughty and He leaned in, barbecue thick on his breath, and sarcastic, somewhat insensitive to the people who inhabit the area outside of the whispered gruffly, “Of course not. That chick- mental and physical perimiter of W&L. ens—t squealed on the White House. If l’da done that kind of thing to Nixon, I’d be keeping Hoffa company. But Virginia needs a senator, and we need a majority. So let’s let bygones be bygones, huh?” Yessir, now that’s old-time politics. Greta McCaughrin I regret that Greta McCaug/11in misunderstood my tone in my column last week about Kelly ’s Corner. I certainly did not intend to come off as “haughty and sarcastic ”. I have, in fact, talked to the owners of Kelly '5 Corner. I certainly hope that they do not take my sense of humor to be insulting. Ashley Amini ’97,S=m Ant0nio,TX -“I went Kristoffer Harrison ’98 Philadelphia PA- to Dallas, TX to visit some of my friends.” ’ , ‘‘I stayed here and had Nerfwars with friends.” OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941028/WLURG39_RTP_19941028_008.2.txt PAGE 8 W&LIFE The Ring-tum Phi, October 28, 1994 €XPlOY'€S ;.SS\A€$ OF racial PO'..Lt'LC$., g€V\A»€\" ORA. C1055 By MICHAEL HEWLETI‘ Phi Staff VVriter Over two,years ago we watched as Los Angeles burned with the fires of racial strife and economic turmoil. ~ The vicious beatings of Rodney King and Reginald Denny haunted our memories. Looting, angry faces, smashed windows, and cries of“Nojustice, no peace!” pummeled our psyche. Some condemned it as a riot consisting of common thugs looting stores and beating inno- cent victims. Others regarded it as an uprising and a desperate protest against racial and economic injustice. Two years ago the wounds of L.A. have still not healed. Bebe Moore Campbell explores complex issues of racial politics, gender, and class amid this background in her new book, Brothers and Sisters. The story centers around Esther Jackson, a regionaloperations manageratAngelCity Bank. She wants to move into lending because she believes her M.B.A will be of better use. She slowly develops a friendship with Mallory Post, a lender. Campbell smoothly reveals the built up W;-i’?7¢5E&POA’5 79 s. mm./24 5;. 463-2742 racial tensions within the relationship. When Esther finally bursts forth her South Side anger, the relationship strengthens as they struggle to understand each other. When Preston Miller, the CEO of the bank, hires Humphrey Boone as senior vice presi- dent, Esther and Mallory’s friendship is tested. Esther feels pride that a black man has been promoted to such a high position. She believes she might have a better shot at beeominga lender ifsomebody black was in the upper echelons. “For the first time since she’d come to , Angel City, she felt that someone who might be a friend to her was in control. ‘ ”And sitting in the chairas Humphrey walked to the front ofthe room, she felt proud, the kind of pride she experienced when the black Olym- pians brought home the gold, when Jesse Jack- son ran for President, whenever somebody won on J copart/_v.” Unfortunately, not everybody is happy with the new appointment, Kirk Madison had been in line for Boone’s position when he \vas Inade temporary regional branch manager. He had even suggested the Minority Loan Program that Boone now has authority over. Now all his dreams are shot. He must face the wife who supported him after he flunked out of medical school. His marriage falls apart while bill collectors nag him endlessly. His gloom turns into racial hatred when he discovers he lost his job to a black man. Affirmative action is what his mind screams. He feels shafted. “All they had wanted was for him to work his ass off while they wooed somebody else, who could get them some newspaper coverage. After all his hard work, they were going to hand over the job he deserved to some black guy.” llowever, Esther sees Boone as her brother in this white corporate world and her only chance to get into lending. Boone’sattentionstowardMalloryturninto sexual harassment. She must choose between racial loyalty or her friend. Should she back her friend and lose the highest level black in the company? Furthermore, she must face the embezzle- ment of dormant accounts that cuts across ra- cial lines. Campbell crafts a realistic portrayal of ra- cial tensions in the aftermath ofthe L.A. rebel- lion. She paints her characters with a human dimension. Whether you like them or not, you under- stand them. She gets into the heads and souls of her characters to unearth their fears and ambitions, their hates and passions. Everyone from the damaged ego of Kirk Madison to Hector. the Hispanic teller who wants a piece of the American dream, to Lakeesha, the single mom trying to make a life for her son. The reader knows them, under- standsthem,empathizes withthem. What is rather amazing is Campbell’s ability to articulate the frustrations and anger of all her characters regardless ofrace, class, or gender. She shows Mallory ’s confusion when Esther seems to take almost every comment as a racial assault. She shows Esther’s difficulty . in decidingwhethertodateTyrone, a mail clerk, or to wait for a suc- cessful black man with two de- grees, a job, a nice house, and a Benz—someone like Humphrey Boone. Using these characters, she shows how race isn’tjust black and white. The answers are not as clearcut asholding handstogetherand sing- ing “We shall overcome.” The book will shake you with laughterand choke you with anger. Although the ending is a bit contrived, the majority ofthe book is compelling and entertaining. In the end, Bro!/Iers a/iclSisIcrs is a book that’s hard to put down without wanting to pick it back up again. SEN 10 RS! 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Guilford 3-0 Fo0TBALL- defeated Sewanee 28-17 PAGE 1G WOI‘lih"'ll3? THE LAST WORD BY STEPHEN WILLIARD Onceagainwediscover just how little sense lies behind the operation of major league baseball. in a season marred by the worst strike in major league history,andinayear where every team seems to be losing money, the owners, in theirinfinitc wisdom, are talking about expansion. , ” i I donit know what drug these guys are on, but pl wish they would .get straightened out. i ‘ In a sport where,’-the’ owners complained» all summer about lack of ti- nances, where has the money suddenly come from‘ to field two new . teams. I guess times sure got good in a hurry.-A. The most noticeable.ef- feet of two new expanst0I1 teams will be on theficld of play, however. i I Last year Tony Gwynn was hitting .394‘ when the strike hit. Matt,Williams‘f waswell on pace" toshatter . the National League home’ - run record and still had a good shot at the magical Maris mark. If tl1¢;Lleagu' expand once-more,’ pitch W11 become even ‘ ‘rr ore: joke than it is now. ‘ Talent in baseball goes was the‘ besit'jpit_ehe'r_in; i baseball last‘season,?.wha would Bondsdoi tofsome secondstiarter on a'‘A_AA-_ ’ team in Colorado?’ ' if baseball expands ' again, that is just the kind of matchup we’re going to. , be seeing,’ " Another expansion and thinning of an already de- pleted pitching pool'Iwill..- bring offensive numbers; like none since the days of Hack,Wilson. _ One commentator said V tltatexpansionwouldbring - the return of the_:_v_:..4_(r)rQrhi_t_-We . ter. That ‘was ‘befo_r'e_[the. last expansion. His words were/fproved_ . get two‘ more teamsiwheii they can’t even get the ones the have to play?’." . _ I think that says a great deal about the situation in itself. How expansion would affect the play in the league 'doesn’t matter if there is no one playing the game to begin with. Maybe sooner or later the game will be back in the ballparks instead of in the backrooms, and the debates can shift from ex- pansion an money to home runs and ERA. Until then, let’s stick with the teams we already have. —-Editor’s note: Tory andJason are notinthePlti thisweek due to space con- straints and will return to the sports page next week. S @112 ifling-tum 3311? PORTS ' This Week: CC- State Championships at C. Newport (M&W) Soccr-:3 (W)- ODAC Tournament VOI.LEYBALL- vs. Hollins WATER POLo- EWPA Divisional Playoffs F00’1‘BAU..- at Bridgewater FOOTBALL, SOCCER, WATER POLO, CROSS COUNTRY, VOLLEYBALL Football continues surge in Win over Sewanee . * By SCo'rr BOOKWALTER I’/ii Staff Writer The Sewanee Tigers stormed into Wilson Field on Saturday hungry for a victory, but trotted back to Tennessee after being outgunned by the Washing- ton and Lee squad 28-l7. The Generals raised their record to 2- 4 ovcrall with the nonconfcrcncc victory. W&L also garnered its first win at Wil- son Field in the final home game ofthe season. The W&L offense, after struggling for the first part of the season, continued its revival with Seth McKinley leading the charge. The freshman running back topped the 100-yard mark for the second consecutive week with a total of 143 yards. His 38 rushes were the fourth highest total in school history. “Seth has really added punch to our running game,” head coach Gary Fallon said. As ifthat wasn’t impressive enough. McKinley gained a total of 54 yards on his two kickoff returns. He continues to head the Old Dominion Athletic Confer»- cnce in kickoff returns with a 24.3 yard average. Unfortunately for Sewance, McKinley wasn’t the only General creating havoc. Qu;u'tcr‘back BrooksFischcrshrcddcdtlzc Tigers defense with his finest outing of the season, a 17 for 30 performance for 237 yards and three touchdowns. “Brooks is progressing and spreading the ball around.” Fallon commented. Like McKinley and Fischer. senior widcout William Propst enjoyed a ter- rific aftcrnoon by reeling in nine passes for a total of 136 yards. Fellow senior Jake Kimballcomplemented him with 53 Propst hit paydirt twice during the contest, the first being a 32 yard recep- tion that kicked off the scoring midway through the first quarter. The Wilson Field scoreboard was busy in the second quarter as W&L and Scwance lit it up fora combined total of i 31 points. There hadn‘t been that much scoring for the entire game in four ofthe previous five W&L contests. _ McKinley led off the wild quarter with a 2 yard plunge to hand the Gcncrals their largest lead of the season at 14-0. However, the Tigers quickly answcrcd back. Scwanee’s Louis Caputo cut the lead in half with a 58 yard TD reception, and a Tigcrs field goal closed the gap to 14-10. . W&L responded with a flurry of its own. Fischer returned to the air, connect- ing with Kimball on a 38 yard TD strike. With less than a minute remaining in the half, Propst reached the friendly confines ofthe end zone again with a 13 yard grab, boosting the Generals’ advantage to 28- 10. Fallon attributed the Generals’ offen- sive success to the decrease in turnovers and the improving protection provided by the offensive line. "We’re not turning the ball over like we did in earlier games,” said the head coach. ' Whilethe offense racked up437 yards oftotal offense for the corttcst (3l6 \.uiii' ing in the first half), the W&L defense continued to assert itself. It never let the Tigers back into the game in the second half, allowing only a 21 yard touchdown reception by Scwanec’s Caputo. Junior defensive end Rich Achcc led W&L with seven tackles. Stuart Hogue and McGuire Boyd each had six stops, and defensive tackle Robert Hull added two sacks. October 28, 1994 File Fhoto The Washington and Lee football team’s recent success is due in part to the outstanding play of it: rlr‘-.f(>r1s(‘,Vvhi(?h has held opponents to an nvorrign of1G.7 points pm‘ game this .con_=m~ The Generals presently arcthirdinthe Iczmue with a vicld of 16.7 oints er a . P P game. “The defense consists of a bunch of guys who want the hardest and most difficult challenge." Fallon said. Needing to hold the lead in the second half “was a different kind of pressure for them.” The Generals will take to the road for the final three games of the season, the first test coming this week against the Bridgcwatcr Eagles. Despite entering the match winlcss at ()-7 overall and 0-3 in the ODAC, Bridgewatcr has given the Generals fits in recent years. W&L broke a four game losing streak to the Eagles last year with a 41-16 anni- hilation. yards on two catches. File Photo The W&L volleyball team nears the end of its best season in school history with the upcoming Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament which will be played at Washington and Lee. By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer “lfwe win this match it will beanindicationofourimprove- mentwithintheleague.”—hcad coach Terri Dadio. lfthc volleyball team's pct‘- forrnanceThursday night is any indication of how far thcy‘vc come. the Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference may be seeing ilCl11ll1gC in the guard. W&l. dcfcatcd defending confcrcncc champion Guilford (‘ollcgc 3——() (15-10. 15-~o. 15-44) in the Warner Ccntcr in thc Gcncrals’ final match before next weck’s OD/\(‘ Tourmrmcnt. V The team now has an oppor- tunity to be the sccond seed in the tournament. which will be ltostctl by \\’'t& l.. Tltc Ccncrals tlt\'—--- 7. 7- »2 ODAC) are assured of finish- ing no worse than third for thc regular season. Dadio’s enthusiasm for her team’s performance was evi- dent afterwards. “l’m very proud of them." she said. “You set goals for yourselves, and when you Women roll in tourney Men’s By JOSHUA HESLINGA Plti Staff Writer The women’s soccer team wrapped upthethird sccdinthis weeks’ ODAC tournament by beating Lynchburg 2-0 last Wednesday. Senior Marina Jackson scored the first goal forthe Gen- erals on her 21st birthday off :1 pass from fellow senior Kait Barton. l3arton’s assist gave her the season and career assists records. with nine and clcycn rcspcctivcl_v. i That goal proved to be all the tcam needed, but freshman scor- ing phcnom Erica Rcinckc added an insurance goal lillt.‘ in the game to cement the win. Coach I Iuthorn was rclicx cd tonotchthcwin.saying."ldidnit think \vc playcd our best game against Lynchburg. but we beat them and that is a sign of 21 good team.“ Last Saturday. the team met the College of Notrc Dame in Baltimore for their season li- nalc and found out why the ("ol- lcgc is a regional socccr power- house. losing 7-0. The Gcncrztls finished the season at 9-4 overall with an im- pressive 6-2 record in the ODAC, which meant that they had the chance to host Guilford in the first round ofthe ODAC tourna- ment on Tuesday. Guilford had never beaten W&l,. prior to Tucsday’s game, andtheGeneralsmadesurethings stayed that way. pounding the visitors 6-0. The Gencralsdominatcd play. dcspitc managingonly a 1 -0 lead at halftime. lcd again by Reincke. Rcinckc tallied two more goals and three assists in the game. slrattcringthccarccrpointsrecord with 47 in her inttugural season. Alsoscoringinthcgamcwcrc Jcn Lynch. Knit Barton, Leighton Kirby. and Tarry Baker. Rcinckcis record marked the 7th time this season that she has cc- mcntcd hcr name in thc W&l. record books. \\"hcn asked about all the re- writinggoingoninthc chronicles of \\’&l. sports achicvcmcnt. Coacli llathorn rcplicd. “We don't cvcrtalk about it. lt'sjust zr partofwh;uwc'rc doing.Thcy‘rc handling it real well. Wc’rc all about tcam- \vc just happen to have someone who’s brokcn a record. Its not a focus of any- thing wc do- it’sjust been a great yeah The victory over Guilford on Tuesday advanced the Generals to the semifinals game of the ODACt0urnament today against Va. Wesleyan, who beat the Gen- erals’ 3-2 early in the season. W& L looks to continue the winning ways of the fall sports squads this season as the Gener- als prepare for Virginia Wesleyan. The close scorc irt thc prcvious con- test also gives the team reason to be optimistic. The game would propel the Gcncrals :1 slcp close to :1 conference title. Both the pl;tycrs and (‘ouch ‘l lathorn sountlcd an upbeat notc about their chances. Barton noted. “I think we're all looking tojust play our game. It's tlmt rtc\‘t lcx cl \\L‘ know we can pl.'r_\'. l know ;t bunch of the .\cnior.\” pcrsonnlgo:rls;rrc ins: to gct to S;rtti1‘ti:r\ 's g;tntc- just to gct to thc liinals. Aftcr th:n \\ c can concentrate on \\ inning it." (‘ouch llathorn tlcclztrcd that ltcl‘ outlook wzts "very positix c." She went on to cite thc tcznnis positive play in the first game. s:rying. “We lost to them in thc’ regular season. but we should l1‘d\'L‘l‘CZllCllll1Clll.\\'CtILll])l1t}'(.‘tl them. Wcirc 21 better team [now]; titty ‘re a better team [now]. his gonna be it great game.“ By ERIC SWENSEN Phi Staff Writer The hopes of the men’s soc- cer team for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference titlc ended Tuesday with a.-l-0 loss to Randolph-Macon in the quarterfinals of the ODAC postseason tournament. The Gcncrals postcda-l-()\vin over Marymount and an c.\‘citing 3-3 tie with Eastern Mcnonitc in their final two rcgular season games. leaving them with :1 7-6- 2 mark heading into their final contest tliisTucsda_\‘ against \"ir— ginia Military lnstitutc. [leading into their final quarterfinal matchup rrgzrinst Randolph-Macon. hcatl r.‘o.1cl‘. Rolf Pirarniun said that in ortlcr to defeat the f;ryorcd Yclloxy .l;rck« cts.whoarczrmongthctoptt-runs in thc ODAC‘. his tcnrn would “...lr.rvc to contain thcm offcn- sivcly and generate something offcnsi\“cly forourscl\'cs.“ \\ hich they couldnt do in an curly Oc- tober 3-0 loss. Again on Tncsd:t_\'. cvcn with what\V&Lspokcsm:tndcscribcd as 21 "hard fought" game by thc Generals. the offense. which had been rcxutrnpttl since their first The Generals lead the overall series, 16-8, but havcn’t won at Jopson Field since 1988. Both teams will be in search their first ODAC.‘ victory. “it’s no secret that they enjoy beating Washington and Lee,” said Fallon. “They’re fighting not to be last, too. They can’t be taken for granted.” achieve them, like beating Guilford as wejust did, you have to be proud. They did a tremen- dousjob.” ’ T 1 Although the final game of the match proved to be much closerthan it first looked it would, the way in which the Generals won may be the best indicator of thcirpotcntialforthctournamcnt. Leading 11—6 with a two game lcad, W&L faltcrcd and allowed Guilford an S—0 run, which put the Quakers a point an uy from forcinga fourth game in thc 1111llCl1. That was when frcshman Hillary ;\'lartin posted the big- gcsr of her 14 kills. The home crou -.| of 150 came to life as thc momentum clearly swung back to thc ticncrals. \\’ith freshman Rcbccca |{trs:~t-ll serving. W&l. ran off fort: stmiglit points to take the lt';tti. They would winjust moments latcr tti take sole possession of .\'<*cotitl place in thc ODAC “[Thc comeback] shows our improvement and how wc’rc able to believe in ourselves." Dadio said. “Wc’rc a pretty competi- tive group. A loss isn’t a loss until the gamc’s over." tourney ends ~ meeting with the Yellow Jack- ets, was still unable to crack the stingy Randolph-Macon defense, andthedefenscagainhadtroublc stopping the high-powered Yel- low Jacket offense. ln the game against Eastern Mcnonitc, the underdog Gener- als struck first. picking up a goal when freshman midfielder MichaelGermainsqucczedashot under the Crossbar. After a goal by Fzrstcrn Mcnonitc. thc (‘rcncrals rc- claimcd the lead on a header by (‘had Dobbins offa Jcb \\’olTor‘tl cross. l{Mll responded with an- t=tl‘.cr goal to send the game to oycrtimc tied at two. The Gcncrztls fell behind al- most immediately when scniot‘ .\l:l!t (‘hristcnscn was forced to save 1l:_‘_0::l by knocking down :1 shot heading for :1 \\'ltit‘ open net with his hand. resulting in his t:_icctiort2tnd:rpcnaltyshot.which was converted for 2: 3-2 l{.\ll? lcutl. liven though thc (iL‘ll(.‘l'tll.\‘ \\ crc down a man after thc cicc— tion of Cliristcnscn. thc_v still - mzrnagcd to rally andticthc game on a Bill Gill goal in thc first oycrtimc. Assistrmt coach Tony ( ‘orbctt was thrilled with the «minis per- Volleyball takes key conference match 1 Martin’s 14 kills led the team. Junior Cheryl Taurassi added to her career assist record with 31, while senior Jennifer “Goose” Garrigus posted a tcam—high 16 digs. Freshman Holly Thomsen hadjust five kills. butitwas one of those that ended a W&L— dominated second game. After running off the last three points of the first game, the Gcncrals opened the second with an Swl start. When play in the ODAC Tournament begins next Friday in the Warner Center. liastcrn Mcnnonitc (9-4) ODAC) will be thc top sccd. F.ithcr\\’&l.orBridgmvatcr (5-2 OD/\(‘, two games lcfl) will have the two spot. Guilford now falls into fourth place with 215---3 confcrcncc mark. Dzrtlio. howcvcr. docs not feel the Gcncrnls need the sec- ond sccd to zrtlvrtncc in thc tour- :r;nncrn. ltcing Z|.\.\'lll'L‘Ll of it top three sccd and being the host ought to be the biggest factors. “Our goal is to get to the championship match." said Dadio. “The fact that it’s here will certainly help us." formance, saying, “We showed a lot of heart and character.” AgainstMarymount,theteam was carried by the virtuoso per- formancc of tri-captain Jcb Wofford, who tallied his first career hat trick. scoring the first three goals in the 4-0 victory. leading a dominant performance by the Generals on both offense and defense. Wol'ford‘s performance last wcck.whcrc hctallicdthrcc goals and an assist. earned him Athlete of thc Wcck honors. Athletes of the week for last week were Jeb Wofford (men’s soc- cer) team and Cathy Gartin (tennis). 1‘