OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981102/WLURG39_RTP_19981102_001.2.txt R 0112 '4L’»ittg-111111 light WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsITY’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER VOLUME 101, No. 7 by Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR Though there are still two months left before Christmas, Washington and Lee University came out with an ambi- tious wish list today of which any kid would be proud of. The W&L Board of Trustees ap- proved a strategic plan that addresses a variety of university aspects, includ- ing student life, curriculum, facility planning and athletics at a recent meet- ing. The strategic plan will be pre- sented to the faculty in a meeting to- day. “The heart of the university is the conversation that occurs daily in many different ways among its faculty and students,” W&L President John Elrod said. “The more refined the conversa- tion, the more likely it will be that our graduates will become leaders in their professions and in their communities.” The strategic plan calls for such things as a review of the general edu- cation program, developing further in- terdisciplinary programs, adding three new intercollegiate sports for women, increasing numbers of student-ath- letes, reducing alcohol abuse and “enhanc[ing] Greek life so it is consis- tent with the overall mission of the university.” Other goals included have to do with facility planning, and were cov- ered in some part by the master plan. Extensive renovations are planned for the freshmen dorms, the law school, Reid Hall, Doremus Gym and the prac- tice fields. A new University Com- mons will be built, as well as a new art and music building, a lighted artifi- cial turf field, and a field house with an indoor swimming pool. According to director of communi- cations Brian Shaw, the plan is some- what ambiguous in places. “A lot of it is vague, intentionally so, so that we can prioritize things as we go.” Over the next months, the adminis- tration will begin the prioritization pro- cess, developing specific designs and methods of execution. Money Will not be drawn from the endowment, rather fund-raising will take place to cover costs. Strengthening the endowment is another goal listed, with the intent of increasing financial aid so as to attract high quality students. According to Elrod, W&L will continue to admit “the most able students who exhibit sound- ness of character and show promise Faculty to vote on new pledgeship guidelines by Eszter Pados STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee University is taking the ‘high road’ to a fraternity pledgeship program that will reflect the core values of the University. The new fraternity pledgeship pro- gram will be presented to the faculty on today. If approved, the program will be implemented in January 1999. At its May 1998 meeting, the Board of Trustees called on the Stu- dent Affairs Commitee to develop a new program. After discussion with the IFC and fraternity members, Ex- ecutive Committee President and SAC member Beth F ormidoni, as well as EC Vice President and SAC member Wen Hutchinson presented a model for a value-based pledgeship pro- gram. “Their idea was enthusiastically supported by the Board of Trustees,” David Howison. dean of Students, said. After the board meeting last week, the SAC unanimously approved the program. According to Howison, the univer- sity has a rule-based pledgeship pro- gram now. But, he said, “a rule-based society is not the way to go.” In 1987, the university adopted rule-based standards for fraternity life and pledgeship programs. Rules, such as curfews for pledges, and the fre- quency of pledge programs each week will be replaced by value standards, if the program is approved. While until now the program comprised of clear- cut rules, the new program has very few specific rules. Junior Rob Baldwin, a Lambda Chi Alpha brother, said that until now, there were distinct rules. He sees the new program as “vague and open to inter- pretation.” Howison said that the SAC antici- pates a lot of questions about specific cases. He said, however, that they have to pull fraternities up to the uni- versity value standards. The new program says that any pledge activity that is found to com- promise a student’s “honor, academic performance, or personal dignity” will result in the suspension of the pledge program and immediate initiation of the pledges. Placing a pledge in a situa- tion where he or she might feel the need to lie, steal or cheat is an example of a pledge activity that may jeopardize a student’s honor. According to the new fraternity pledgeship program, “The remaining weeks of pledgeship will be the length of pledgeship for the following year.” For example, if a pledge program is suspended in the fifth week of the al- lotted pledgeship period, it will result in a three-week pledge program the following year. Among the few specific rules in the new guidelines would be one limiting pledgeship to eight weeks. Fraternities take collective respon- sibility for any violation of the program. According to Howison, any pro- A LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 Administration outlines strategic plan as potential leaders among their peers.” In addition, the plan also calls for an in-depth periodic review of majors offered at W&L. This will include ana- lyzing trends, and increasing or declin- ing demands in certain majors. The strategic plan also calls for unspeci- fled faculty additions, including addi- tional professorships in both the un- dergraduate and law school. The board of trustees is currently working to develop a strategy for ex- ecution of the strategic plan. Details will be made available over the next months and years as priorities and funding are established. An overview of the plan and the executive summary are available in both the Leybum and Law School libraries. “I believe this plan with its inte- MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1998 grated goals and aspirations is of a single piece,” Elrod told trustees. “If we will embrace it today and actualize it tomorrow, we will have lifted the university to a special place among the nation’s premier educational institu- tions.” B00-STER CLUB Some W&L students had some strange visitors rapping on their doors Saturday night. The goblins, spooks and witches were out in force this Halloween. Traditional Halloween Night candy collection started on early Thursday evening for Lexington’s younger children during which about 70 downtown merchants were handing out candy. photo by Hollister Hovey/Executive Editor gram and pledgeship related honor violations will be turned over to the Interfratemity Council for fraternities, and the Panhellenic Council for sorori- ties. “The penalties for a violation of pledgeship standards are designed to provide immediate and future conse- quences,” he said. If the violation is so serious that the suspension of the pledgeship pro- gram is an insufficient penalty, the councils may recommend an additional penalty, including critical probation or suspension of the fraternity. Howison said the SAC will review and deal with the recommendations. Howison said that the IFC should not be policemen, but “responsive and realistic.” A pledge’s academic perfor- mance, for example, may suffer due to factors other than pledgeship. According to Howison, this pro- gram will be better than the one in the past. “I’m optimistic,” Howison said. “But I am also a realist,” he added, keeping the possibility of difficulties with the new program in mind. Lambda Chi brothers shoot up frat house by Eszter Pados STA FF WRITER Two BB guns were confiscated from thin I aml-aria (‘hi Alpha fraternity house at Washington and Lee University last weekend after they were used to shoot at empty beer cans within the house, causing damage to university prop- erty. Physical Plant employees noticed the chipped paint and holes in the house’s walls. They informed campus security of the damages. Thomas Bane, traffic control officer at W&L, confronted the brothers and confiscated the guns. If caught by police officers, the brothers would have been taken to court. Since security confiscated the guns, it is a civil matter. The two brothers who admitted to pos- sessing the guns will attend a hearing by the Student Judi- ciary Council. So far, one other brother admitted to shoot- ing the gun. This is a civil, as well as a criminal matter, said Sgt. Torben Pedersen of the Lexington Police Department. W&L administrative rules prohibit the possession of a firearm on campus. The city of Lexington has made it ille- gal to shoot a firearm within city limits, although it allows possession” of a firearm. The laws of Virginia and Lexington, as well as the rules of W&L, classify any weapon that uses pressure to propel a bullet as a firearm. BB guns‘, as well as paint guns, are in this category, according to Pedersen. “No dangerous weapons are allowed on campus,” W&L director of security Michael Young said. “Someone can do serious damage with them.” According to Pedersen, W&L security may confiscate arms even if they are not used. Police officials will only do so if a weapon is shot or illegally concealed. See GUNS, Page 2 Ruse offers cup of culture by Hollister Hovey EXECUTIVE EDITOR A little bit of java finally hit Lexington. The Ruse coffee house opened on Halloween night to a crowd of costumed coffee drinkers. Owners Dow Harris ’98 and Rich Walter ’98 estimate that about 100 people came to consume on Saturday night. “It was ‘a huge success,” Harris said. The Ruse financier, Valerie Alessi bet Harris and Walter that they would not open by their Oct. 31 goal. “Originally, if we were open by Halloween we bet that we’d get to dress her up, and if we weren’t ready, she’d dress us up,” Walter said. “We weren’t going to lose that bet.” The coffee house is located at the comer of Nelson and Randolph Streets, a new hub for late-night entertainment. The Volcano, B.J.’s Oasis and the Ruse are all located at this intersection. “The whole traffic pattern of town might shift this way,” Walter said. See RUSE, Page 2 W&L students teach Espafiol Waddell Elementary style by Charlotte Graham STA FF WRITER Spanish majors from Washington and Lee University are lending a mano in Waddell Elementary School’s after- school enrichment program. The tutoring program, which is in its first year, has gotten a positive re- sponse from parents and students alike, according to Mary Atthowe, principal of Waddell Elementary School. The school decided to add the photo by Emily Barnes/Photo Editor Enid Dean and Colleen Calvey practice a hymn for their upcoming concert on..... For more on the university music groups, see W&Life on page 4. program when it saw that parents and teachers were both supportive. Waddell Elementary School takes surveys from parents and teachers every year, according to Atthowe. For the past two years, a foreign language program has been suggested, and was finally approved. Keri Dunphy, a senior at W&L, vol- unteers with the children on Tuesday afiemoons. She helps part-time teacher Lisa D’Amelio to teach Spanish to kin- dergarten through fifth-graders. “I’m just another teacher,” Dunphy said. “I help them out with appropri- ate responses and pronunciation.” Dunphy said that she and D’Amelio have conversations with a puppet to teach vocabulary. They re- peat the conversation several times and then ask the kids what they think they are saying. Dunphy said that it was funny to watch the children try to figure ou_t what they were saying. Apparently the method worked, however. Dunphy said that the kids remember the vo- cabulary from week to week. “It’s fun,” Dunphy said. “The kids seem really excited about it and they want to learn, which is exciting for us.” Dunphy heard about the opportu- nity to volunteer from her professor. She is considering teaching Spanish. “I hope this experience will help me figure that out,” she said, “but mostly Ijust like to speak Spanish. It’s fun to share that with little kids that are ea- ger to learn.” Junior Ellen Reynolds also helps at Waddell Elementary. She works with kindergarten and first grade students see SPANISH, Page 2 ,~fl photo by Hollister Hovey/Executive Editor Junior Collin Gleason gulps down his “Big Daddy” at the Halloween Night grand opening of the Ruse. Coffee drinks are served in “Big Daddy” or “Little Mama” sizes, and baked items such as cheesecake and pie are offered. Ellie fling-tum ifllit November 2,1998 OPINION: Problems with online registration, letter from dateless girls and Talk Back. PAGE 3 W&LII;E: W&L music: WLUR shows, a cappella groups, University Chorus and more . . . PAGE 4-5 SPORTS: ‘ Football wins third straight, volleyball wins ODACs and soccers lose. PAGE 6-7 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981102/WLURG39_RTP_19981102_002.2.txt / PAGE 2 Ellie filing-tum iflhi NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 1998 SPANISH continued from page 1 on Wednesday afternoons. “It’s fun,” Reynolds said. “I think it’s really a good community service for me to be involved in because I know Spanish. lt’s also great to be around little kids.” Senior Heather Bradley and junior Suzie Blum also participate in the pro- gram as he student helpers are great,” D’Ame1io said. “Thank goodness is all I can say.” Waddell Elemantary advertised in search of a Spanish teacher. D’Amelio, a certified elementary education teacher and the director of the Montessori Center for Children, re- sponded. “I didn’t even know Spanish until this past summer,” she said. She and her husband were in Spanish speak- ing countries from July until March. She taught English as a second lan- guage to adults at a community col- lege in Chetumal, Mexico. “I learned Spanish there,” D’Amelio said. “It was a great experience.” There are about 25 to 30 kids in the 3 p.m. class and 10 to 15 in the 4pm. class, according to D’Amelio. The second time slot had to be added be- cause of the overwhelming response to the course. Waddell Elementary offers the pro- gram after school because it cannot fit a non-mandated course into an al- ready heavy academic load. Virginia already requires high standards in schools, so an extra course is not pos- sible. The course is optional for the students. The school board pays for supplies and the teacher’s salary so that par- ents do not have to pay for the pro- gram. The student helpers are not paid. “We’ve had a foreign language pro- gram in years past, but the parents paid,” Atthowe said. “I did not like that.” Other Virginia elementary schools, mostly in northern Virginia, have for- eign language programs. Dunphy, Reynolds and D’Amelio agree that they enjoy the program, and the students do too. “They really seem to like it,” D’Amelio agreed. “Other teachers tell me that they go around school saying ‘Buenos dias, como esta?’” GUNS continued from page 1 Students who live off campus are not bound by this administrative rule. They may possess guns, as long as they are not used within the city lim- its. Security officers from W&L have no authority off-campus to confiscate firearms. Using a firearm inside Lexington is a serious matter. “We would press charges and take them to court,” Pedersen said. W&L, as an institution of higher education, and states and other juris- dictions have the right to prohibit the possession and/or shooting of weap- ons within its limits despite the Sec- ond Amendment, which gives every citizen a right to bear arms, Pedersen said. According to Young, a total of four BB guns were confiscated from cam- pus housing in the last couple of years, along with slingshots, one bal- loon shooter and knives. The confis- cated weapons are kept in Young’s of- fice and will not be returned. In the Lambda Chi incident, the house walls were damaged as the BB gun’s bullets hit the walls, leaving holes and chipped paint. “Security came in and took the two guns,” a Lambda Chi brother, respon- sible for possessing a BB gun, said. “We will have to pay for the damages.” According to the two fraternity brothers whose guns were confis- cated, BB guns are available at Wal- Mart. Pedersen said that one has to be 18 years or older to buy BB guns. In Virginia, a record is kept of every individual who purchases a firearm, Pedersen said. A concealed weapon permit is given to individuals who have a good reason for it. Security guards, for ex- ample, sometimes request a concealed weapon permit for the purpose of self- defense. To purchase a BB gun, a purchase record is not required. “It’s marketed for kids,” Pedersen said. “It looks like the real thing. They play with it . . . [although] it can cause just as much damage as any other fire- arm.” Young said that the consequences for such behaviors rarely exceed pay- ing for the damages. The case of the Lambda Chi frater- nity brothers has been handed over to the SJC. RUSE continued from page 1 “The businesses all compliment each other because they meet differ- ent needs,” Harris said. The Ruse will offer culture to the Lexington community. They plan to host open mic nights where anyone can perform. The own- ers want it to beta forum for student’ expression. Groups can reserve the Ruse for their own cultural events for $50. W&L So- ciety for the Arts is hosting a cappuccino mug painting session there next Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “I think the Ruse fills a void in the Lexington community,” Society for the Arts cochair Ashley Marano said. “SFA really wants to work with the Ruse to bring cultural activities to Lex- ington. It’s the perfect forum.” The Ruse is a product of local out- cry for more late-night social alterna‘-P ‘ ‘ tives to fraternities or the bar scene. The coffeeshop will also give stu- dents a place to go when the Co-op closes. The Ruse is open every night from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Co-owners Harris and Walter Writer’s Harvest $ for hunger by Charlotte Graham STAFF WRITER the organization, according to Smith. “A lot of the money we raised is due to a donation from the IFC,” Smith said. “We can’t thank them enough.” Literary readings took place at universities and book- stores all over the United States at the same time on Thurs- day night. Washington and Lee University was no excep- tion. “The camaraderie of the evening is that hundreds and thousands of people are all reading simultaneously,” said Rod Smith, editor of “Shenandoah,” who organized the reading at W&L. The Writer’s Harvest readings are part of Share Our Strength, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that raises money for hunger. “The idea behind it is that they choose a night in the fall, and we all have readings,” Smith said. Share Our Strength gave $45 million last year to state agencies to support school breakfasts, childcare and food stamps. They published a book to raise money. The writers in it gave their royalties to the organization. Washington and Lee raised about $1,000 this year for Beth Perry, a senior broadcast journalism major, read her poetry about growing up in the South at the Writer’s Harvest. “I think last night was great, because it was for a good cause,” Perry said. “It was a really good opportunity for me to present some of my work.” Chris Camuto, Assistant Professor of English, read about trout and wolves from his book, titled “Another Country.” English Professor Lesley Wheeler, sophomore geology major Christine Metzger and sophomore English major Su- san Slim also read their poetry. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Smith said. “I didn’t know any of the work of the students.” About 50 people came to the reading in Northen Audi- torium. “The audience seemed to have a good time, if the ap- plause and people coming up to talk at the end is any sign,” Smith said. E-mail General Notes to u ., 3% Stop Pegasus from eating e-mail University Computing is urging students to take steps to prevent the loss of Pegasus e-mail. Some combination of circumstances is causing some users to lose e-mail from the Pegasus “main” folder, and while the causes are in- vestigated, UC recommends that users change a simple setting in Pegasus, as described in a document on the HelpDesk Web page: http://jeflersorz.w1u.edu/~helpdesk. This document also explains steps to recover lost e-mail, which will no longer be possible after Nov. 3, when changes will be made to the university’s servers. Sexual assault support group meets A confidential support group sponsored by the Uni- versity Counseling Service will begin to meet weekly for Washington and Lee women who have experienced sexual assault or abuse at any time in their lives. Each member will sign an agreement of confidentiality at the first meeting. Please call Carol Calkins, the Counseling Service secre- tary or the University Health Service at x8401 to learn of times and locations. Sullivan named Vice President Barry Sullivan, dean of the Law School at Washington and Lee University, has been promoted to vice president and dean of the Law School. Sullivan’s new position was announced at the recent meeting of the University's Board of Trustees in Alexandria, Va. Sullivan received his A.B. degree from Middlebury Col- lege and his J .D. degree from the University of Chicago. He served as law clerk to John Minor Wisdom of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before joining the firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago. He was assistant to the solicitor general of the U.S. from 1980 to 1981 before returning to Jenner & Block where he was named partner. Sullivan became dean of the Washington and Lee Law School in 1994. IPS presents classical Indian dance The International Performing Arts Series at Washing- ton and Lee University will present an evening of classical Indian dance in Washington and Lee’s Lenfest Center on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., featuring Padmarani Rasiah. Bharatha Natyam, the ancient classical dance form of India that showcases Indian mythology, has existed for more than 4,000 years. Colorful costumes, sparkling jew-. elry and specially woven ankle bells complement the tradi- tional Bharatha Natyam presentation. ‘ This concert is sponsored by W&L’s Office of Intema- tional Education and is free and open to the public. Conference explores issues of honor Washington and Lee University will host the Eighth Annual Conference for the Center for Academic Integrity, Nov. 6-8. The weekend will also include a Mock Academic Integ- rity Trial presented by the Executive Committee. The conference is expected to attract more than 200 people to discuss honor and responsibility in the class- room and on campus. Participants will explore what sanc- tions are effective and sensible and what their college or university community can do to promote academic honesty. Society shows “The Last Days of Disco” The next presentation of the Film Society will be Whit Stillman’s witty comedy “The Last Days of Disco” (USA, 1998). Screenings will be at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Satur- day in the Troubadour Cinema. It is only fair to warn viewers that “The Last Days of Disco” has little feel for the period, the clothes, or the music of that lurid, druggy early ’80s moment in New York City night life. Stillman’s focus is two Hampshire College grads who share an apartment but have little else in common. By day they work in publishing jobs; at night they go out club- bing with guys who used to go to Harvard. What Stillman captures what it feels like "to start your adult life in a big city, to find yourself rooming with people you don’t really like, to rush into relationships without quite knowing why. W&L broadcasts UVA conference W&L will broadcast the Nobel Peace Laureates Confer- ence, sponsored by the University of Virginia and the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Asian Democracy, on Thursday and Friday in Northen Auditorium. The con- ference will be held at the University of Virginia. The nine laureates will individually present topics of concern that are central to their ongoing work and will discuss these topics in an open forum. The Laureates in- clude Betty Williams (1976-77, N. Ireland), Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1984, South Africa), His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1989, Tibet), Rigoberta Menchu Tum (1992, Guate- mala) and Jody Williams (1997, U.S.). Everyone is invited to Northern Auditorium to watch the live proceedings of the conference on both days. Hackett lectures on Christianity Rosalind 1.J. Hackett will give a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in Room A214 of the new Science Addi- tion. The title of her talk is “Africa: A New Power Base for Christianity.” Hackett, the Lindsay Young Professor of the Humani- ties at the University of Tennessee, teaches in the depart- ment of religious studies and is an adjunct professor in the department of anthropology. She has published many ar- ticles and three books on different aspects of religion in Af- rica— new religious movements, gender, an and human rights. Ogletree presents integrity lecture Charles J. Ogletree Jr.. the Jesse Climenko Professor of 9 Law and faculty director of Clinical Programs at Harvard Law School, will present the Order of the Coif lecture on Nov. 10 at noon in the Moot Courtroom of Sydney Lewis Hall. The public is invited to attend. Ogletree’s lecture is titled, “Personal and Professional Integrity in the Legal Profession: Lessons from President Clinton and Kenneth Starr.” Ogletree is the founder and director of the Criminal Jus- tice Institute. He is the author of many works in the fields I of criminal justice and professional responsibility. Ogletree earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University and his J .D. degree from Harvard Law School. The Order of the Coif is a national organization that recognizes distinguished scholarship among law students. Potato casserole wins D-hall contest In its continuing effort to make students “feel at home,” i the school's dining services department recently spon-- sored its second annual “Recipes From Home” contest. More than 50 recipes were collected from the parents of students during student orientation in September. The recipes were then prepared by W&L’s dining ser- vices staff and went through two rounds of testing. The first round was done by the dining service staff to narrow the field to eight finalists and the final round of testing was done by a group of administrators, including President ' John Elrod, and his wife, Mimi. The winning entry was a sweet potato casserole dish turned in by the parents of freshman Emily Rose Whitmire. The recipe was featured during the Parents Weekend pic- nic on the Front Lawn and all of the winning entries from ‘ the four categories (entree, vegetable, side dish and des- ' sert) will be served in a special dinner for the students during the spring. Other top entries included North Carolina shrimp cre- 3 ole, oven beef stew, fried okra, potatoes royale, raspberry Jell-O salad, fudge pie and chocolate chess pie. Woodrow Wilson Fellow visits W&L 4 Peter D. Hart, one of the leading analysts of public opin- : ion in the United States, will visit W&L next week as part of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow program. Hart will present a public lecture titled “The Election: What it Means and Where We Go From Here,” at 4 p.m. * Nov. 10 in Northen Auditorium. Hart will also meet with the Mock Convention executive and steering committees and will take part in classes in politics andjoumalism. Under his direction, Peter D. Hart Research Associates ‘ has conducted more than 3,500 public opinion surveys that have included interviews with more than two million indiygjduals. Hart Research clients include current Senate 9 members Jay Rockefeller, Robert Byrd and Bill Bradley. The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program brings national leaders to the campuses of small liberal arts col- leges for a week of classes, informal discussions with stu- dents and faculty and career counseling. selltrinsearn cash. C uairee!!! SIS is nawnirintl campus lowestratestolamaica. 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Oh wait — that's last year‘s freshman class before there was online registration. I can talk trash about last year’s freshmen because I am one of them, not one of those who actually camped out, but one who laughed and slept for a full eight hours that night. I even went to Newcomb to bring extra blan- kets to my friends. But not once was I tempted by the ‘ hoards of people in the halls to pull up my own pillow. I Sir Isaac Lines hanie Bianoo ’01 .ttersto The Dear at-v~°» ? Ball. These girls are not necessarily bya boy- friend or even a good friend, butjust‘ by some] random ’ guy who needed a date. Well, newsflashfellas -4 there _ H are random girls-here whofneed dates, too. These girls‘ . pretty much rely on trier w&L'».,gays; Ifga.-W&L guy doesn’t ask a girl, then the ~cha.nc'es argejthatishe will not L be going; It’sisad but true, Iflgjet annoyed when I hear.-": that guys tdecide norm askgirlsito _e,vents".3:B‘oys need g to suck it up and ask: W&L} _ g, tions! Mostiimportantly, they need ‘I possible. _ j_. V" ‘~ W0uldn’f‘iti1I$t‘5¢: I -wantto goltojth Brcetiq mquag ' it .erY3i¢aP .. iffy '.Ido'r_1ft. ~.Ci*“b know Spanky’s What can I say? I have priorities. I managed to get into the classes I wanted and needed. I did fine, in spite of the fact that I got some of those tough professors you hear ¢ warnings about. I even learned more and worked harder in those classes. Some of my friends who wisely decided to sleep, like myself, even lucked out and got into the history class of their choice with a certain unnamed pro- fessor who warms every student’s heart. 4 I like to sleep. It’s plain and simple. So do many others. We all turned out okay. I guess it’s part of the “freshman experience” to go to the extreme trying to fit-in and take x». I . c’ the upperclassmen’s advice of “doing anything for an awesome class.” Unfortunately this year these fun festivi- ties known as registration will not take place. As a sophomore, I cannot mislead any freshmen. I can- not tell them just how much I benefited from camping out for . p: the best classes. Of course, I would stay away from the truths of “I never slept out” and “Ev- ery class and professor at Washington and Lee is super.” ‘‘ Why can I not have a little fun with inexperienced minds? Two words: online registration. I’ll admit that it is time for R W&L to catch up to other schools, but why now? Because of this change in procedure, this year we don’t get to find out who the gullible fools are, who is will- I even went to Newcomb friends. But not once was I tempted by the hoards of to bring extra blankets to my people in the halls to pull up my own pillow. What can I say? Ihave priorities; H ' ~u1ri~1 .1 77 In order to ensure that no one abuses the new system, W&L abandoned a system of extremes that added to the charm of a small school. Students used to actually talk to professors about upcoming classes and get to know the secretaries in the various de- partments. Now we can poten- tially interact with only a com- puter screen and a web page. Now we have to learn multiple technicalities about a new sys- tem that is sure to present its own faults. Even then the only interaction will be via tele- phone with the computer help desk. No extra spots will be available in the classes. The only difference is that stu- K ing to waste a precious night’s sleep to get a class that, in dents won’t be able to abuse the system and act like the humble opinion of some upperclassman (a truly defini- tive source), is easy or fun or rewarding. the computer lab. fools. unless someone gets the bright idea to sleep in ..l W 4 \\ \;I}',_:'. .‘> wlislf \ W iL‘j\.’:i'Y3.l.')/I l '?—l(';L 'l’o"L1l- 4 \ l l .L__ \_. \. l‘ \ \ \ ‘\~' ? I I SSI; J STAFF EDITORIAL my first experience with %«‘ Online registration pros, cons Most of us came to a small school because we thought we’d probably be able to take all the courses we wanted. We wouldn’t fear being closed out of classes, thus needing seven years to graduate. But some of us got the late time slots for the new online registra- tion. Now we’re screwed. If your registration time is 2:30 . pm. or 3 p.m.,.good luck getting your first choice —-— or your sec- ond or third. Back in the good old days of stumbling in a predawn stupor to the Hill, at least we knew that by toughing it out, we’d get the privi- lege of taking that pain-in-the-ass- required-for-your-major class with the 523 page weekly paper. Or better yet, we could pick up a six- pack (maybe splurge on Natty Light bottles) and a sleepingvbag, or may not just predetermine your destiny as a fifth-year senior. Well this online registration thing has its good and bad. We’re no longer forced to go through late- night bonding with our fellow ma- jors, but you just know that there’s going to be a stampede of anal- retentive nerd-herd leaders push- ing and shoving innocents out of the way in their, rush to get to the fastest computer on campus. Yeah, we like to complain, but it doesn’t take Stephen Hawking to work some of the quirks out of the system. Registration should not have gone online until University Computing’s servers had the ca- pability to handle everybody at once without crashing. There shouldn’t even be time slots where students get randomly screwed. should be asking is “What the hell is preregistration for.” It seems like we’ ll get locked out of the classes we want anyway. Really, what do the professors do when they see the preregistration results? V We doubt that many actually take on more sections. They prob- ably look at the numbers and get all excited when they realize how popular they are. Then the vein on their neck starts to bulge and their hemorrhoids start to itch when they realize all the papers they might have to grade. They probably tear the preregistration results up like a fourth grader hiding a progress re- port. Then they forget they ever saw the numbers. What do you think about online registration? Write to phi@wlu.edu and let everyone know. and naughtily get sauced and sub- We need ject our fellow majors to a round quicker ma- of burps and other bodily functions chines with as they were attempting to sleep. more memory. 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W&L is so often noted for its academics, though, that people sometimes forget to look at the other aspects that make W&L such a special place. With all the won- derful music groups on campus, such an oversight would definitely be a mistake. W&L has a capella gl‘OUpS, .. “Ma. choral groups and ensembles; these groups pro- vide fun-filled and entertaining accom- paniment to the otherwise stuffy halls of academia. Southern Comfort is the oldest a capella group on campus. It was created in the early 1970s and is now what the group’s music director and W&L senior Chris Edwards calls “an all-male a capella group at W&L with a wide variety of music, from 505’ and 60s’ doowap to more modern stuff.” This 13-member group includes men from all classes who meet twice a week for two hours to sing and have fun together. What makes them different from other a capella groups? “A lot [of other groups] are technically really good, but they’re just not that exciting to watch. It’s the show you can put on with it, not being afraid to make a fool out of yourself a little,” Edwards ex- plained. Anyone who has witnessed a Southern Com- fort concert can attest to the fact that these men do not have that fear; rather, they love per- forming. “It’s almost like having our own little frater- nity,” Edwards said. The diversity of the men in the group makes the group special. The down side? “The only down side, if there is one, is all the work to maintain the quality we want to have,” Edwards asserted. All the hard work dcfinitcly pays off, however. The next opportunity to hear Southern Com- fort sing will be at a Christmas carol event at The Homestead, where the agenda includes what Edwards calls “a messed up ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ and more traditional stuff.” Southern Comfort also has two CDs in the bookstore available for students to buy: “Everybody Wants Some” and “250 Proof,” released in spring 1995 and 1998 respectively. The guys don’t have the monopoly on great voices, though. JubiLee, the female a capella group on campus, is also going I strong. JubiLee was created in 1985, the first year that women came to W&L, and is now I a talented I2-member group. I The group practices twice a week and . even more during conceit weeks, but they have I a good time doing it. “We’re very laid back, it’s got a nice phi- : losophy to it. We practice a lot. We really have j a good time together,” Ashley Smith, W&L I senior and JuliLee music director, said. ‘ The women span decades in their jchoice of music, running the gamut of T Gershwin to Enya. : These women love more than just their music, however; they also love just spend- ing time with each other. “The best part is the other girls in the group,” Smith said. “We’re a really cohesive unit. We get such a kick out of each other.” Smith went on to add, “There’s nothing bad about it at all. I love it!” _ The only hard part for the girls is scheduling a time for all of them to meet, since they are all so busy. Still, they make time for JubiLee. Though the women cannot go on their big tour this so " Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Edito_r Members of the University Chorus review the new music for their upcoming concert. year, they are planning some shorter trips and perfor- mances at alumni parties and similar functions. They are going to perform at a Christmas concert with the University Chorus, and they also just released a 10- song CD, “Last Call,” which is available in the bookstore. With all the great womens’ and mens’ voices on campus, it makes sense to put them together. General Admission, the student-run co-ed a capella group on campus, did just that when it was started in 1992. It is now a 12-member group that performs at concerts and other on— and off—campus events. The group sings all kinds of music. “We try to pick songs not so ‘choir-y.’ They’re sort of more popular songs,” explained senior Mollie Harmon, describing the 60s’, 70s’ and 80s’ music that the group enjoys singing. “I think the best part is getting together with people you have fun with and singing together,” Harmon added. The only bad thing she could come up with? “The worst part is the time crunch between‘ concerts when you realize that the songs aren’t as good as they should be, and there’s no time.” Like most of the other musical groups on campus, General Admission has a lot of busy members, so time conflicts can also be prob- lems for the group. ing at a basketball banquet and Christ- mas caroling at retirement homes. While the group does not have any CD5 out yet, it plans to make its first one dur- ing winter term. Two larger choral groups also exist on campus: University Chorus and Univer- sity Chamber Singers. The University Chorus is what con- ductor Scott Williamson calls “the larg- est performing organization in the W&L community.” The group has more than 80 mem- bers, including mostly under- classmen, but also mem- bers of the faculty, law school and commu- nity. The group prac- t i c e s two to f o u r hours ev- ery week and per- forms three or four con- certs per term. Cho- rus earns participants one aca- demic credit perterm. They per- form a wide range of mu- sic, including jazz, mainstream classical reper- toire, new con- temporary and more. “Our purpose is to communicate, to share and t o have fun,” Williamson said. “Making music with a community of people is the best part of chorus. The message of many people speaking is greater than one person.” Freshman Kristin Herman also enjoys the commu- nity aspect of chorus. “Singing with Scott is great, and getting to know ev- eryone, getting to meet people I otherwise wouldn’t get to meet is great.” Williamson believes that the hardest part of chorus is the scheduling, but Herman declared, “I haven’t had a worst part yet. I really haven’t. Practice for me is a stress relief It gives me time to wind down. I kind of look forward to it.” Though chorus is definitely a lot of work and a time commitment, it can be humorous, too. Williamson thinks that a good plan for the future might be “a fashion show with a variety of ways chorus dresses could be used.” Anyone who has seen the chorus dresses can appreci- ate what he is talking about. Then again, this comment came from the man who, as Herman explained, went to the faculty recital and “came out dressed as a woman, with a wig and heels, and sat on this guy’s lap.” When can you hear this zany group perform? They will be part of the Opera Gala that the University- Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra is performing on Sat- urday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. On Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., they will host their holiday concert. Though chorus does not have a CD out yet, they look forward to making one in the future. NOVEMBER 2, 1998 Their upcoming events include sing- _ talent, fun Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor Senior Nathan Hager (front) and Rob Baldwin ’00 play some jany tunes during practice for Jazz Ensemble. After spending a year in chorus, students are eli- gible to apply for a spot in University Chamber Singers, which is directed by Gordon Spice. “Chamber Singers is a small mixed vocal ensemble that sings primarily a capella music,” Spice said. “The group tries to perform the best choral literature that [it] can find for the ensemble.” This organization was created in its present form in 1992 and consists of only upperclassmen. The group takes tours, too; its last tour was to the Czech Republic last spring, and its next one most likely will be to southern Spain in the coming year. Spice said that it is the students who make Chamber Singers so great, and “the fact that they’re so tal- ented to start with, that they learn quickly and work hard.” The students -- also attribute the group’s success to the director. “Dr. Spice is a great director; he picks great music. [Chamber Singers] is a great way to spend an hour, it’s a great break,” Harmon said. “That’s my favorite part of the day.” She couldn’t think of a bad thing about the group, say- ing, “I love everything about it, honestly.” The only possible negative Spice could think of was the fact that the group is very busy, but he added, “I’m glad the university thinks it’s important to call on the group to sing at [various university] functions.” The student body will get its next chance to hear this elite group at the annual Lessons and Carols service to be held at Lee Chapel on Dec. 10. Also, their CD, “W&L Chamber Singers: European Tour 1998,” recorded live in Jaromeice last spring, is available for $1 0 in the bookstore or from Spice. A Though the university definitely has talented singers, Allen said that his favorite part of jazz was learning through playing, since, as he put it, “Jazz is music that was . meant to be played.” The only negative Allen could come up with? “It gets really, really hot when I play drums. I have to keep my clothes on, that’s the negative part!” The Jazz Ensemble will be playing at the Nov. 12 benefit concert for the Montessori School at 8 p.m. at the Lenfest Center for the performing arts. On Nov. 17, the group will perform its first solo concert at 8 p.m. at Lenfest. Finally, Dec. 3, Vosbein warns us to “be prepared for holiday numbers played a la jazz” as the Jazz and Wind Ensembles kick off their annual holiday concert. The University Wind Ensemble, created by Barry Kolman in 1987, “was formed to give the students a more w e I l - ' r o u n d e d musical ex- perience,” Kolman said. W h e n Kolman ar- rived, there was no large ensemble, merely chamber _ groups. Byjoining these small groups to- gether, he created the large Wind Ensemble here today. “The experience of watching this group grow so expo- nentially has been a most gratifying one,” Kolman said. He went on to say that Wind Ensemble is “a high qual- ity musical ensemble that plays only the finest wind literature there is.” The group practices three hours every Monday night, with extra practices before concerts. Freshman Abby Montgomery said, “There’s a variety [of music played], some more standard band literature, some more contemporary stuff.” She said that the best part of Ensemble is “perfonning, because it means that it is all worth it!” The group is planning a tour for the spring of 2000 and hopes it will be as successful as its recent tour to Las Vegas and Disneyland. Their next concert is Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. in Lenfest. Also, the group plans to re- lease its first CD this spring. The Univer- sity-Shenandoah Symphony Or- chestra was cre- ated between 25 and 30 years ago. The group now boasts 75 members, includ- ing student per- cussionists and wind and string The women of JubiLee serenade a lucky W&L dad in Lee Chapel during the Parents’ Weekend A Capella Concert, which also featured the all male group Southern Comfort and the co-ed group General Admission. W&L’s wealth of talented musicians is not limited to vocal- ists. The Jazz Ensemble, University Wind Ensemble and University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra also have many talented members. The Jazz Ensemble is celebrating its third year at W&L, since Terry Vosbein founded it in the fall of 1996. It now boasts 14 musicians who meet twice a week to practice. Vosbein said the group’s purpose is “to give the stu- dents the opportunity to play the wealth of repertoire avail- able for big bands, from early swing era compositions to new works and even world premieres.” The band plays all kinds ofjazz. Drummer and W&Ljunior Anthony Allen said, “Most ofthe music we play is old standardjazz tunes, but we also throw in Brazilian tunes, Latin songs, and on top of that songs that everyone knows. We like to mix it up a lot, with songs that really drive the band and really get the audi- ence into what we’re playing.” players, as well as professional musicians, fac- ulty members and talented high _ school students. Kolman said, “[The Orchestra’s purpose is to] provide important and high quality cultural events for the Univer- sity and Lexington-Rockbridge Community.” The group performs three or four concerts per year. For those eager to hear this talented group, the Or- chestra will serve as the pit orchestra for the production of Bemstein’s (‘umlidu in the spring. Obviously. the Waisliington and Lee community has a wealth of niusicul mlcnl behind the academic scenes that its members are li;lpp_\' to learn with and from. Thesc groiips tlcfinitely add to the cultural and even academic environments, but best of all, both perform- ers and listeners Iiave a really good time with the per- formanccs. As llzins Christian Andersen said, “When words fail, music speaks." W&L is lucky to have such wonderful music to speak to it and its students. Photo by Emily Bames/Plioto Editor 0 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981102/WLURG39_RTP_19981102_005.2.txt NOVEMBER 2, 1998 &U {Ring-tum ifihi IFE PAGE 5 * Junior explores colors of music by Jonathan Barker STA FF WRITER From a music scene dominated by Satur- day night band parties and a town that is, well, Lexington, a performance art duo has appeared that is, at the very least, something different. This duo consists of Josh Harvey on piano and Virginia Lloyd Davies on the easel. Yes, easel, as in paint. This improvisational group combines music and art to create a per- formance that appeals to two senses at once. According to Harvey, his participation in this duo has verged on the surreal. Harvey, a Washington and Lee University junior who grew up in Lexington, has been per- forming in this area for 12 years. He has recorded and performed extensively with Agents of Good Roots and their side project, River. In fact, he will be featured on that “Dylan-esque poppy-jazz” band’s upcoming album. He also plays with the Washington and Lee Jazz Band and accompanies the chorus. For the past several months, however, his main work has been with Davies, an innovator in the field of Chinese brush art. Harvey, a former skeptic about performance art, was originally hesitant to accompany a painter. It took two hours of simply watching Davies paint to con- only thing that Harvey can compare it to is the spiritual feel- ing he gets while playing in church. Yet he says this has an intellectual facet to it that is completely unique. “lt’s kind of snobbish in a way, but also really stimulating, serene and meditative,” he said. Harvey said he can only hope the audience is half as affected by the art as he is. It is Harvey’s hope that Lexington will expe- rience a cultural renaissance, in which he will get to play a small part. With the introduction of the Ruse, the new coffee shop in town, and s. Harvey Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor Josh Harvey accompanies the University Chorus on piano. WLUR radio, campus voice by Ken J ackman STAFF WRITER How many times have you turned on a radio station and thought, “This music is horrible. I wish I couldmntrol what is being played.” With your own radio sh, w, you could. i That is exactly what WLUR-Flvl 91. offers students: a chance to be creative and learn what it is like to fill two hours of airtime with your own music and opinions. If Washington and Lee Uni- versity has one voice that is truly available to every student, it is WLUR, the campus radio station. This student—run station plays all sorts of music every day start- ing as early as 7 a.m. and ending at midnight. The station offers a great mix of music, which the student disc jockeys are able to control themselves. WLUR makes sure that its music stays di- verse by designating certain time slots for cer- tain types of music. For example, there is a jazz & blues slot from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., and there is a classical slot from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both slots offer students a chance to expand their knowl- edge of music. _ Freshmen Jesse R0 C k 0 ff a_n d. M an Photo by Hollister Hovey/Executive Editor Conner are disc jockeys Sophomore Kathie Soroka pumps for the Wednesday upthejamatWLUR show from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. They nicknamed their show “The Yankee Hour” and are very enthusiastic about their job at WLUR. “The best part is to have two hours to play things that you like, to experiment andto introduce music to people that maybe they have never heard before,” Rockoff and Conner said. Not only do they enjoy playing their music, but they also find that they like to discuss, and even make fun of, certain things that are going on around campus. Most importantly, however, is that they enjoy themselves even while making amateur mistakes with the unfamiliar equipment. Rockoff and Conner said that they usually get about two re- quests per show, which unfortunately suggests that not many students are listening to the different radio shows. Many students have the opinion of Dustin Olson, who said, “I only listen to my friends.” Students who don’t know anyone with a radio show often don’t listen at all. This is a shame because, as former WLUR DJ Frank Steams describes it, “College radio is a good way for people to get ex- posed to different styles of music and lesser-known bands.” It is also a good way to learn about the trials and tribulations that come along with being a disc jockey and a voice on campus, something that can be fun, tiring and memorable all at once. SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Eh: King-tum flirt." 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While the duo’s art has taken them to lo- cales including New York, and will take them to the National Heart Association Conference in Dallas next weekend, the pair has also performed on campus and plans to do so again. The next performance will take place in the Law School on Nov. 14 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. All are invited to attend. For skeptics and en- thusiasts alike, this promises to be a perfor- mance like no other. vince him that the act could work. ‘ _ Once he began to “jam” with her, he found they had a “subconscious and pre- cognitive connection.” Often, while practicing, , both artists would get “in a zone.” Afterward, he says they would both simply stare for up to half an hour at the painting that had been created. “Neither of us could speak, but we each knew that the other person was experiencing the exact same thing,” he said. The ANNOUNCING AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING_;AND.;: 19TH ‘CENTURY MUSIC. THAT INSPIRED .Tnz-,s‘r;;\TIonj1i. . NOV. 6 AND 7vAT 7 P.M. 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Please plan to attend our information presentation for Washington & Lee students interested in Investment Banking Monday, November 2 7:00 - 9:00 pm University Center — Room l l4 J P Morgan www.ipmorgan.com J.P. Morgan is an equal opportunity employer. g car in history, base “ fig9.r.es..———-—’ .,., l l ad“ P Wm Equippi __.. *6 ,_L. » Than Last Yearll . - .--~—-~ ,1 e99 Corolla Pot L955 _ .. _,.............-- OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981102/WLURG39_RTP_19981102_006.2.txt 1 ~—. 1 PAGE 6 @112 Tiling-tum 13111 SPORTS NOVEMBER 2, 1998 by Steele Cooper STAFF WRITER Saturday the Generals defeated Roanoke College in their final ODAC and regular season match (15- 10, 15-1, 15-7). Washington and Lee’s overall record stands at 23-2 and 10-0 ODAC for the regular sea- son. This has placed W&L at the top of the stand- ings going into the ODAC tournament this week- end. With the end of the regular season came a list of new individual and team records. Junior Nancy Reinhart, 1997 ODAC player of the year, broke the record she set last year for the most digs in a sea- son, 353. Her nine digs against Roanoke brought her l998 digs total to 361. Reinhart now also has the career digs record for W&L with 1,041. Another new season record was set on Tuesday when the Generals faced Eastern Mennonite. W&L totaled 13 aces against EMU, which brought the 1998 season total to 237, breaking the 1990 record of 225 aces. Against Roanoke, senior Megan Snodgrass, playing the final home of her career, set a new record for the most career games played (3 86). “[Saturday’s game] was a little sad and emo- tional. It was also exciting because we had a chance to win our fourth consecutive ODAC regularsea- the new record for most games played felt great be- cause it made me feel like 1 had really contributed over the last four years.” Snodgrass totaled seven kills against Roanoke. Saturday’s win was the final home match for se- nior setter Lee Ann Gschwind. “I wasn’t really think- ing about the fact that it was my last home game during the match itself. We still have ODACs to play. This has been one of the successful seasons 1 think we’ve had,” Gschwind said. She led the setters with a team high of 18 assists against Roanoke. Fresh- man Lindsay Ruckert finished the match with nine kills. On Tuesday, W&L defeated Eastern Mennonite University at the Warner Center (9-15, 15-6, 1 1-15, 15-5, 15-6). EMU was ranked first in the ODAC at son title, and we did it,” Snodgrass said. “Settings V-ball buries ’Noke to go perfect in ODAC Give me another “n”! Friends of senior Lee Ann Gschwind show their support at the volley- ball game on Saturday. The Generals defeated the Roanoke Maroons 3-0. the beginning of the season and has proved to be the Generals’ toughest ODAC competition. This win im- proved the Generals’ overall record to 22-2 and 9-0 ODAC. Reinhart and freshman Ricka Hildebrand led W&L’s offence with 16 kills each. “We were up and down against Eastern Mennonite. In the three games that we won, we played really well,” Hildebrand said. “We’re still working on our consistency and playing our level of volleyball, not down to the level of our opponent.” Reinhart also had 3 aces and 23 digs against EMU. Sophomore setter Pam Saulsbury led the setters with a team high 30 assists. Photo y o ister ovey/Execu we Edito On Friday, November 6, the Generals will travel to Bridgewater College for the first round of the ODAC tournament. W&L is the first seed and fa- vorite to repeat as ODAC tournament champions. If the Generals do win the ODAC tournament, they will be almost assured of their first ever NCAA tournament birth. After already defeating every ODAC team dur- ing the regular season, the Generals are confident and optimistic about the tournament. “Right now, we’re concentrating on our first match of the tournament,” Hildebrand said. “But we’re gonna be the team to beat.” Men’s soccersuffers from overtime blues by Tod Williams STAFF WRITER After a week’s play, the men’s soccer team faces some good news and some bad news. The bad news first: the Generals lost on Saturday to Salisbury State, their first loss in their last 1 1 outings, and only their third loss on the year. There are actually two pieces of good news. First, Salisbury State University is not an Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference member, so the game will have no ef- fect on the conference playoffs, which begin Tuesday. Second, the Generals didn’t lose to arch-rival Roanoke, but tied the Maroons. The 2-1 loss to the Sea Gulls came in the first sudden- death overtime after a 1-1 tie stood at the end of regulation. Washington and Lee freshman midfielder Paul Wallace scored an unassisted goal 31:34 minutes into the game, giving the Generals a 1-0 lead, which they would hold until 85:56 mark. Wallace’s goal was his third on the year. With only 14:04 minutes remaining in the game, Sea Gull freshman midfielder Paul Kelly scored on an unas- sisted shot, evening the game at 1-1 . Neither team scored in the remainder of regulation, sending the game to sud- den-death overtime. Again, both teams failed to score in overtime until 14:56, This Week Tuesday Men’s soccer 1st round ODAC vs. Harnpden-Sydney TBA Friday Men’s soccer ODAC semifinals TBA* Volleyball ODAC tournament @ Bridgewater TBA Saturday Football vs. Emory and Henry 1 :30 Men’s soccer ODAC finals TBA* Men’s and Women’s Cross Country ODAC Championships @ Hampden- Sydney Men’s and Women’s Swimming @ Centre and Transylvania Volleyball ODAC toumament@ ‘ Bridgewater TBA* *Provided the team wins in the previous round with just four seconds remaining in the period, when Salisbury sophomore Steve Ritchie scored on a pass from teammate Darren LaRocque, giving the Gulls the 2-1 win. Jordan Ginsberg, a sophomore who marmed the net for the Generals in only C ‘ his second start on the season, posted seven saves. “It was great to get in there and get the experience and help the team,” Ginsberg said. “It was a game we should have won, but luck just didn’t go our way.” On Wednesday, the Generals failed to score in two hours of play against the Roanoke College Ma- roons. Luckily, the Maroons also failed to score, resulting in the Gen- V erals’ third tie of the season. The tie, Roanoke’s second of the year, sent the Ma- roons, who had been ranked seventh, to the 18th spot in NCAA Division 111 national rankings. The 0-0 game was a wild match plagued by an array of interruptions. Just three minutes into the game, the sprin- kler system on the field in Salem, Va., came on, causing a delay. Play was also stopped for several injuries, as well as for an abundance of penalties. It was a game we should have won, but luck just didn’t go our way. —JORDAN GINSBERG Roanoke received five yellow cards, and the Gener- als were issued another four yellow cards, two of which resulted in a red card for senior keeper E. J. Murphy. Murphy’s two yellow cards, which came within the first 37 minutes of play, brought in Ginsberg for relief. The sophomore came up big for the Gener- als, making nine saves in his 83 min- utes of play. The red card forced the Generals to play one man down for the remainder of the game. Ginsberg called both of the yel- low cards “questionable calls.” “The ref lost control of the game, and that was his way of trying to get it back,” Ginsberg said. “But we worked hard, and 9 7 we salvaged the tie.” The Maroons outshot W&L 19-1 1. Two Roanoke goals were negated because of fouls. In the game’s second sudden death, overtime, the Maroons outshot the Generals 5- 1. W&L’s next action will come on Tuesday in the first round of the ODAC playoffs at Liberty Hall Fields against the Hampden-Sydney Tigers. Regardless of the outcome, Tuesday’s ODAC tournament game will most likely be their last home game of the year. Women’s soccer loses semifinal by Frances Groberg SPORTS EDITOR You win some, you lose some, right? Let’s face it; That’s not much consolation. The women’s soccer tearn’s season ended on Friday with its loss to Roanoke College in the semifinals of the ODAC tournament. The Generals, who were seeded first for the tournament, failed to beat the fourth seeded Ma- roons for the second time this season. “I think it does hurt a little more because it was Roanoke,” senior captain Karin Treese said. “We didn’t play at our level for the full 90 minutes, and they took advantage of that.” Roanoke junior Katie Slane started the scoring for the game at the 3:09 mark, sliding a goal past junior goalie Stephanie McKnight. “We were out there on the field, but not really ready to play yet, and Roanoke took advantage of that,” sopho- more midfielder Shana Levine said. ' Sophomore forward Margaret Hunter-Tumer retaliated for Washington and Lee in the 14th minute, rocketing a shot into the upper right hand comer of the net. The 1-1 tie stood at halftime. “Hunter-Tumer was in a position to cross, but she shot the ball instead, and it rocketed over the goalie,” Levine said. “1t was a really sweet goal.” Just as W&L had dominated the first half of play, Roanoke took control of the second. The Generals held off Roanoke for as long as possible, but freshman defender Corri Grant scored with just over six minutes left in the half to put the Maroons up 2-1 for the game. “We didn’t have the chemistry we’d been experiencing for the last couple of weeks,” Head Coach Jan Hathom said. “I’m sure they wanted it very much, and I’m very proud of them. It just didn’t happen on Friday.” See SOCCER, Page 7 Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor Get off my back! Senior Elizabeth Richey dribbles up the field in the ODAC semifinals. Generals nab 400th victory RB Marc Watson rushes to record-breaking day leading Generals to victory 20-12 by Brendan Harrington SPORTS EDITOR Marc Watson has been the most valuable player for the Washington and Lee football team all season long and Saturday afternoon was no different. The sophomore tailback ran for a career high 160 yards and one touch- down to lead the Generals to a 20-12 Halloween victory over Bridgewater, giving the Generals their 400th victory in the history of the program. I With 210 total yards on Saturday, Watson broke the W&L single-season all-purpose yards record of 1251 yards previously held by Chris Leiser since the 1979 season. Watson now has 1,380 all-purpose yards with two games left to play. “He’s a good one, that’s for sure,” head coach Frank ‘ Miriello said describing Watson. “ He’s been big for us all season long.” The Generals (3-5, 1-3 ODAC) scored first for only the second time all season to take an early 7-0 lead on a 1-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Christian Batcheller to senior tight end David Ritchey of a nice play- action fake on third and goal with 6:23 remaining in the first quarter. The Generals struck again with 10:18 left in the second quarter when sophomore wide receiver Wes- Hardy caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Batcheller. Brad Wiginton’s extra point was blocked, and the Generals led 13-0. Batcheller finished the day 14-23 for 122 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. “Christian really showed flashes of great quarterback play today,” Miriello said. “ When he has time to throw the ball he looks like a professional.” The Eagles (0-8, 0-4 ODAC) got on the board using an awesome display of kicking power as senior place kicker Mike Pageant booted a 51-yard field goal with 6:45 left in the half that would have been good from 70-yards out. Pageant is no stranger to drilling long field goals as he has hit four out of five from beyond 50 yards this season, which is almost unheard of in Division 111. With 51 seconds left in the half the Eagles blocked a W&L punt and recovered on the Generals five-yard line. The Generals defense stepped it up and kept the Eagles out of the endzone and Pageant kicked a 19-yard field goal to make the score 13-6 at the half. With 6:07 left in the third quarter, freshman quarterback Jason Lutz ran it in from 14-yard yards out on a we1l-de- signed quarterback draw following a Marc Watson fumble. Pageant’s extra point attempt was blocked by senior defensive lineman Ben Middendorf, and the Eagles still trailed 13-12. Both teams battled for field position until the Generals finally got back on the board on a 12-yard touchdown run by Watson with 4:57 left in the fourth quarter, making the score 20-12. See FOOTBALL, Page 7 Game Statistics SCORE av QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 W&L (3-5) 7 6 0 7 — 20 Bridgewater (0-8) 0 6 6 0 — 12 W&L BC First Downs 18 13 Rushes-Yds (Net) 43-162 48-176 Passing Yds (Net) 122 50 Passes Att-Com-Int 23-14-0 14-6-0 Total Offensive Plays-Yds 66-284 62-226 Fumble Returns-Yds 1-0 ‘ 1-0 Punt Retums-Yds 3-7 '3 3-39 Kickoff Retums-Yds 3-34 3-67 Interception Retums-Yds 0-0 0-0 Punts (No. Average) S-32.0 4-39.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3- 1 Penalties-Yds 6-43 3-23 Possession Time 30:27 29:33 Sacks By Number-Yds 2-9 2-16 RUSHING: W&L —— Watson 28-160, Hanley Sayers 7-14, Kyle Overstreet 2-5, Scott Moses 1-2, C. Batcheller 5—minus 19. BC — Jason Lutz 21-95, Mario Webb 15-45, Earl Payton 9-29, Davon Cruz 2-5, Josh Shank 1-2. PASSING: W&L — Batcheller 14-23-0- 122. BC——~ Jason Lutz 6-14-0-50. RECEIVING: W&L —— J.T. Malatesta 5-51, Watson 2-22, Hardy 2-20, David Ritchey 2-10, Scott Moses 1-12, Hanley Sayers 1-6, Kyle Overstreet 1-1. BC — Antiquine Parks 1-17, Mario Webb 1-12, Doug Shirley 1-10, R. Ziegenfuss 1-5, Davon Cruz 1-3, Earl Payton 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: W&L —~ None. BC — None. OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981102/WLURG39_RTP_19981102_007.2.txt l 1' NOVEMBER 2, 1998 @112 Ring-tum ifihi SPORTS PAGE 7 by Brendan Harrington Spams EDITOR The Washington and Lee 4 men’s and women’s cross coun- I try teams are having successful : seasons and are now preparing for the ODAC Championships, which will take place on Satur- , day, Nov. 7 at Hampden Sydney. ’ «Both teams ran well at the Gettysburg (Pa.) Invitational on October 24. The men’s team fin- ished 22nd of 36 teams and was paced by senior Darrick Alford, who finished in 49th place. The women’s team finished 20th of 32 competing schools and was paced by sophomore Wendy Case, who came in 64th place. The men’s team lost to Mary Wash- ington 39-18, finished 6th of 13 teams at the Davis and Elkins Invitational, 22nd of 31 teams at the Dickinson In- vitational, sixth of 11 teams at the State Division II and III Champion- » ships, and second of three teams at the Southern Virginia Invitational. Senior Josh Beckham finished 17th at the Davis and Elkins Invita- tional and 80th at the Dickinson In- vitational. Alford finished first at Southern Virginia, sixth at the state meet, and 49th at the Gettysburg In- Cross Country season running along at great pace vitational. The women lost to Mary Washington 50-15,. finished 6th of eight teams at the Davis and Elkins Invitational, 21st of 25 teams at Dickinson, third of nine teams at the State Champion- ships, and first among four teams at Southern _Virginia. _ Freshman Gretchen Tenzca fin- . . ished 18th at the Davis and Elkins Invitational and second at Southern’ Virginia. Case finished A sixth at the Virginia State Cham- pionships, 64th at Gettysburg, and 110th at the Dickinson Invi- tational. FOOTBALL continued from page 6 The Generals weren’t out of the woods yet as Bridgewater could still tie the game with a touchdown and two—point conversion. The Eagles drove all the way down to the W&L 23-yard line before they fumbled a hand-off, which was recovered by W&L defensiveend Ross Kester with 1:14 left in game. With the Eagles out oftime—outs, Batcheller took a knee and the Generals hung on for their second straight victory. Middendorf and senior linebacker Brad Baker were named by the Generals coaching staff as the defensive players of the game. Baker had a season-high 18 tackles while also picking up a sack. Middendorf had 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and a blocked kick. The Generals defense held Bridgewater to only 226 total yards and only 50 passing yards. The last two weeks the defense has only allowed a combined total of only 58 passing yards. Watson was named by the coaches as the offensive player of the game for his stellar performance while senior Lee Swomley was named the special teams player of the game. “ The defense came up big when they had too,” Miriello said. “ We’ve really improved our play against the option this year, we’ve worked very hard.” The Generals host Emory and Henry next Saturday at Wilson Field and finish at Swarthmore on Nov. 14. SOCCER continued from page 6 In the previous meeting of these two rivals at the begin- ning of October, the Maroons were also able to come out on top by a score of 2-1. At least on paper, that game looked very similar to Friday’s match. Roanoke scored first, forcing W&L to tie things up, and then took the final goal of the game for a 3 similar 2-1 victory. The October game against the Maroons was W&L’s first loss of the season. Friday’s contest was their last. To reach the semifinals, the Generals defeated Emory .~ ‘1; and Henry in the first round of the ODAC tournament by a score of 7-0. In the one-sided contest, both Treese and freshman midfielder Kate Bidwell scored two goals apiece, and W&L - outshot E&H 39- 1. “It was a great season,” Treese said. “We accomplished a lot of our goals, and the team has some great freshman ' and sophomores who will carry the program for the next 2 couple of years.” Hathom agreed. “It was a great year. ljust hope that some of the sting [from the loss] will last to next year, and I will help fire us up for the next season.” If the go—get-’em attitude ofthis year’s team is any indication of the future, Hathom will have nothing to worry about. 24 S. Jefferson Street Lexington, VA 24450 Between The Palms & Domino's Pizza - Co. 464-4050 Open 10 a.m. ‘til 9 p.ni. Monday-Friday 11 am. - 5 p.ni. Saturday WE FIND IT FOR BELOW LIST .°.AY I2 pHT'_:.' 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