OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_001.2.txt I U112 filing-tum lfllii WASHINGTON AND LEE UNivERsITY‘s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER #5 VOLUME 101, NO. 14 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1999 Angelou captivates By Polly Doig NEWS EDIT0R She strode into Lee Chapel sur- rounded by the aura that is apparent even on TV, on the arm of a man about six inches shorter than she. She moved gracefully through the receiving line, shaking hands.'She signed students’ battered copies (though most still bore price tags) of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” with a simple “Joy.” When the poet laureate comes to town, people tend to sit up and take notice. Lexington was no exception for Maya Angelou’s visit to Washington and Lee University last Wednesday. More than 600 tickets were distrib- uted. Forty-five minutes before the speech was to begin, the line of ticket holders almost bridged the distance between the two churches bearing Robert E. Lee’s name. Sirnulcast loca- tions were set up in buildings around the W&L campus, and people scat— tered to find seats there when the chapel filled. Angelou came with a price tag of $27,000 for an hour’s speech, and most who watched claimed that Contact and its co-sponsors did not overpay. “I thought that the sponsors made an incredible investment, but it was worth every penny,” Megan Davis. “I wish she could have spoken for hours. The poetry just flowed out of her.” Angelou recited her own poems and favorites by other authors, told personal anecdotes, and encour- aged W&L students to continue de- “,‘veloping themselves. Many stu- blents came away from the speech inspired. “I had a chance to get an autograph and speak with her beforehand, and she was just great,” Minority Student Association President Brian Jamison said. “[During the speech] I felt so in- spired, because she kept talking about being a rainbow in the clouds, which to me meant that when things get bad, you keep going and pretty soon they turn around.” Angelou’s speaker fee was paid by Contact, PRIDE, the MSA, the Office of the Dean of the College, and the Office of the President. “It was really a no-brainer when we were asked to co-sponsor,” Jamison said. “With a limited budget it’s hard to do to get speakers like that here. So when we had the opportunity to co- operate with Contact, it was an easy decision.” said senior . ay Angelou delers spec to a paked Le hap about rainbows intheclod. WLUR thefts continue CD disappearances show Honor System not respected By Heather McDonald STAFF WRITER Chances are, if you listen to WLUR 91.5, you have heard DJs say, “We don’t have the CD.” Some ofthis is because CD5 are being stolen from the music library. Senior Cliff Woolley, Chief Opera- tor/Engineer ofWLUR, says that there is no record of how many CD5 have been stolen. “lt’s pretty consistent from year to year,” Woolley said. “They’re usu- ally the really popular CDs. The new Black Crowes and Pearl Jam Live CDs were in the studio for only days. We went out and bought replacement CDs right away.” Usually, the music com- panies send free CD5 to radio stations for airplay. WLUR does not have enough money to replace all the CDs that are stolen, Woolley said. “It’s anybody’s guess who is steal- ing the CD5,” Woolley said. In order to prevent more of the popular new releasesfrom being stolen, WLUR has now taken drastic measures to keep the CDs out of the stacks. “What we’re doing now is locking them down,” Professor Bob deMaria said, “ which kind of defeats the pur- pose of an Honor Code.” A few new releases, including the Black Crowes and Pearl J am Live CDs, are now in a padlocked box within a locked room. These CD5 have been recorded and encoded into MP3 format, loaded onto the computer within the studio, and then kept for future reference. These songs in MP3 format can then be played over the air like a CD or an al- bum in the radio station. “It’s really ridiculous and a lot of work,” Woolley said. “But if it keeps the CD5 from being stolen, I guess we have to.” Woolley says that in addition to making extra work for WLUR work- ers, the songs lose sound quality when changed from CD quality to MP3. Despite signs forbidding “borrow- ing” CDs from the WLUR music library, Woolley says that warnings of Honor Violation charges have not deterred whoever is stealing the CDs. If he catches them, Woolley says, “I would send them straight to the EC. I have no hesitation in calling the EC into this. If it’s not W&L students, then I’d have to call the police, and I would press charges.” DJ Jeffrey James is disappointed with the situation. “It’s really sad that [this is happen- ing] at a school with an honor system that covers every aspect of our lives, from academics to walking into the bookstore,” James said. James has gone looking for a particular CD many times and found only an empty case and the CD gone for good. “It’s really frustrating,” James said. ‘One Acoustic Evening’ held for charity By Jonathan Barker STAFF WRITER Ten acts took the stage at the Lenfest Center Saturday night for “One Acoustic Evening,” a musical showcase for charity. Performances ranged from the fast-paced bluegrass pickings of The Ruley Boys to the big band sounds of the University Jazz Ensemble, with almost every other type of music that falls between. The show began with Washington and Lee seniors Elizabeth Huston and John Wilbers’s version of James Taylor’s “Mexico,” and continued on Junior reg Nuza, piaist for the ban Speas, eforms during “One Acoustic Evening.” Z through to the raucous bluegrass act Wildgrass, who headlined the event. Other student acts included the song- writing duo of Josh Harvey and Chris Edwards and the pop rock quartet Speakeasy. Harvey and Edwards’s act, one of the highlights of the evening, de- lighted the crowd with such feel- good songs as “You Make it All Worth While.” Harvey’s piano solos also elicited much applause. When forced to choose a favorite act of the evening, Wayne Raynal, owner of Night Owl Music, reflected the opinions of many when he said, “I’d have to go with Josh and Chris. They play such com- plex music and play it so well.” Another crowd pleaser was Speak- easy, the night’s other rock act. Play- ing in an unplugged setup, the group. performed four original songs, from the fast paced “The Bridge” to the popish “Kinda Hard.” The group con- sists ofjuniors Anthony Allen on drums, Matt LaMotte on guitar and vocals, Greg Nouza on piano, and sophomore Matt Herman on bass. Also performing was the Univer- sity Jazz Ensemble, a thirteen member group directed by Terry Vosbein. The ensemble livened up the evening with a selection of Duke Ellington songs. “I think we had a lot of fun up there, and it showed,” said saxophonist Mike Agnello. Of the local groups, Rattlesnake Chili, The Ruley Boys, Walker’s Run, and Wildgrass provided the audience with a steady stream of bluegrass, the most common genre of the night. The acts were largely met with enthusiasm. Many students, however, were sur- prised by the popularity of bluegrass. “I didn’t realize that it was so popu- lar,” said sophomore Carly Blakelock, “but I’m impressed by the amount of musical talent.” Those who are bluegrass fans were likewise impressed. Sophomore John Dumas, who classifies himself as a bluegrass fan, said that Saturday night’s fare “rates well with what I usu- ally listen to.” The funds raised on Saturday night will go to help alternative spring break projects for Washington and Lee students. The projects, co-sponsored by Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) and Catholic Campus Ministry, will take students to Nicaragua over February break and work in Lexington over spring break. Students on the Nicaraguan trip will be helping to repair last year’s destruc- tion by Hurricane Mitch. Students par- ticipating in the program over spring break, Christmas in April, will be do- ing repair work and house painting for elderly, ill and poor Rockbridge County residents. Fancy Dress ‘veils’ theme By Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR The self-proclaimed ‘biggest party of the South’ will add masks, amongst other things, to the list of acceptable attire for the bicenquinquagenary-year ball. This year’s Fancy Dress theme, which was announced today by the FD Steering Committee, is “Le Bal Masque, The 92nd Annual Fancy Dress Ball, A Renaissance of the Origi- nal.” The theme attempts to recreate the original ball, which was organized in 1907 by Washington and Lee Uni- versity librarian Annie Jo White with $42 in leftover theater funds. “The student committee decided that the theme should be fun, but also high-class,” FD Publicity Chairman Sarah Rector said. “We wanted it to be different than the 250*‘ ball, but we still wanted it to be something elegant, so we decided to go with the masquer- ade theme.” Fancy Dress is scheduled for Sat- urday, March 5, 1999 in the Warner Center, and is open to all W&L stu- dents, faculty, alumni and guests. Ac- cording to the Steering Committee, decorations will transform both gyms in the Warner Center into a mass of Renaissance-era architecture and land- scapes, with a “merry and high-class mood, like a 16th-century masquerade ball.” The masquerade theme has many students more excited than usual. “I wasn’t planning to go to FD,” junior Sonia Hall said. “Then I heard about the theme, and thought that this one seems exciting and different, not like the ones I’ve seen so far. It sounds like a theme that people will go all-out for.” Indeed, the FD Steering Committee is suggesting ‘everything from boas and tiaras, cowboy boots and hats, as well as various period pieces for partygoers. In addition, the commit- tee recommends that costume ideas may be obtained from such movies as “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Romeo and Juliet.” FD invitations themselves, which will be mailed within the next two weeks, request “creative black tie” and costumes. ' “Normally people find out the theme from the invitations,” Rector said. “But this year, because of the theme, we wanted to give people as much time as possible to go out and find really creative costumes.” According to Rector, instead of teasing with the theme the committee will instead tease with the names of the bands. “There’ll still be some element of surprise this way,” Rector said. For additional costume ideas, Rec- tor recommends visiting the FD website, which is linked from the W&L homepage. “Hopefully, people will visit the website,” Rector said. “There’ll be links that will give people suggestions, and it should be really helpful.” The ball’s music, which has tradi- tionally included two bands playing simultaneously in the large and small gymnasiums of the Warner Center, will be added to by a third band this year. The additional band will take turns playing in the large gym. “Kings of Swing” will be playing again this year in the small gym. Al- though the FD Publicity Committee is not releasing the names of the bands that will be performing in the large gym, clues to their identities will be released during the week prior to Feb- ruary break. The names will be an- nounced at the end of February. Ticket packages, which include two t-shirts, two shot glasses, two post- ers and six plastic cups, will go on sale in the University Center for $88 begin- ning March 1. More than 2,100 partygoers are expected to attend. Pulitzer-winning author to speak By Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR Pulitzer Prize-winner Taylor Branch will give a speech concerning Martin Luther King, Jr.’s role in shaping the Civil Rights movement 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lee Chapel. “Branch is the best Martin Luther King, Jr. historian there is,” Contact Chair Jason Hahn said. “He is also an entertaining and interesting speaker.” Branch, who will spend several days at Washington and Lee Univer- sity, is sponsored by Contact and will also meet with various classes. “Considering the fact that Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was just a week ago, was virtually unno- ticed on campus, I think this visit is very timely,” Contact Vice-Chair Roshni Nirody said. Branch won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1988 for his book “Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63.” He published the second book of his King trilogy last year, “Pil- lar of F ire: America in the King Years 1963-65.” He received a five-year MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 1991. “As Mr. Branch is a Pulitzer Prize- winnirig author as well as an acclaimed historian, I am sure he’ll appeal to a wide range of people,” Nirody said. “Personally, I think it is great that Con- tact is bringing in a speaker who can offer some reflections on one of the great leaders of our time.” A reception and book signing will be held following the lecture in the Alumni House. February 1, 1999 OPINION: W&LiFE: SPORTS: LAST WORD: (J11: filing-mm ifllii Lip sync raises money, alumnus responds to senior exit surveys and W&L needs athletic supporters Black students have a short but important history at W&L, LaMotte reviews latest Eels album Men’s basketball wins their first game Stereotypes debate impeachment PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_002.2.txt ,4 F!’ C H . 1/ I C? 3 57%. 768 A _ /79 A-M V, ! 5* / I 4 3.73;’ I PAGr~:2}.; 12 Tiling-tum flirts FEBRUARY 1, 1999 Shenandoah sponsors cover art contest Winning artist will receive $400 and have work published in the nationally-recognized magazine By Tarah Grant EXECUTIVE EDITOR Shenandoah, the Washington and Lee University Review, is look- ing for a piece of art, produced by .a W&L undergraduate, to publish on the magazine’s cover. Founded in 1950 by a group of undergraduates, Shenandoah pub- lishes a wide range of original po- etry, fictions and essays. Writers from around the world submit their work to Shenandoah with hopes of being selected for publication. Its editors have included well- §HENAND0A;g known literary figures Tom Wolfe, James Boatwright and Dabney Stuart. Since Shenana'oah’s of- fices are located off the main cam- pus, though, many of today’s stu- dents do not know about it. “I’ve been working to bring Shenandoah back into some local prominence, making its kinship to W & L more evident than our loca- tion and address might suggest,” R.T. Smith, Shenandoah’s current editor, said. “This seemed one way to accomplish that aim.” Shenandoah has not published any work by Washington and Lee students in more than a decade, al- though faculty submissions occa- sionally are accepted. A painting AN DOAH by Emeritus Professor of Art I- Hsiung Ju was selected for the Fall 1997 cover. The winner of the cover art con- test will be paid $400 for the cre- ation. “We’re just looking for one piece, but you never know,” Smith said. “If there are more than one . ..them.”. . .. bring the original to the offices of Shenandoah, 2nd Floor, Trouba- dour Theater. “The only advice I’d give is that a look at the past dozen or so is- sues would give some idea of my taste, which is generally represen- tational,” Smith said. “Also, a ver- tical composition fits our page best, allows us to present the image larger.” The contest will be judged by the editors of Shenandoah. If no entry is deemed appropriate to serve as a cover for the journal, a non-purchase prize of $ 1 00 will be awarded. Shenandoah Editor R.T. Smith suggests that students look at the covers of old issues for inspiration. GENERAL NOTES E-mail General Notes to phi@wlu.edu Writing Center tutors available to give help The Writing Center in Payne Hall is open 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. It is staffed with trained tu- tors who can assist students with any college writing task, from papers and lab reports to resumes and application essays. Students who want to meet with a tutor should sign-up in advance for an appointment. The appointment sheet is hanging on the wall next to the Writing Center office. Applications for Oxford program are due soon Washington and Lee is one of six area schools that sponsor a summer program at St. Anne's College, Oxford, England. The Virginia Program at Ox- ford uses the English tutorial system to study the literature and history of Tudor-Stuart England. Dates are July 5 to Aug. 14, 1999. Application deadline is March 1, 1999. There is some scholarship aid avail- able. See Professor Pamela Simpson in the art department for more infor- mation. 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The comedies will be performed in German, with a detailed English syn- opsis provided in the program. Admis- sion is free. Hans Sachs was the most prolific and well—known poet of his day—a fa- mous Meistersinger later featured in Wagner's Opera “Die Meistersinger von Nuemberg.” Best known today are his carnival comedies, of which Generalprobe features three: “Eulenspiegel with the Blind Men,” “The Hot Iron” and “The Devil took an Old Woman for a Wife." Also fea- tured will be a “Meistersinger” con- test judged by the audience. W&L celebrates 250"‘ with postcard V The U. S. Postal Service will honor Washington and Lee’s 250"‘ anniver- sary with a ceremony for the first day of issue of a stamped card bearing a photograph of the University’s Col- onnade. The ceremony takes place on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. in Lee Chapel. Kl “The Historic Preservation series of stamped cards provides a unique way of saluting America's finest schools, museums and other institu- tions on their important anniversaries by featuring a building which is on the National Register of Historic Land- marks,” said Frank Thomas, market- ing specialist of the stamp department ofthe U.S. Postal Service. The W&L Colonnade appeared earlier on a postage stamp in 1949 in honor of the University's bicentennial, the last time the Postal Service used a university on a stamp. . In the Feb. 11 ceremony, Larry Creamer, the postmaster of Lexington, will preside and the Virginia Military institute color guard will perform. The program also includes remarks by George Washington, portrayed by William Sommerfield, and the dedica- tion of the card by Henry Pankey, vice president for area operations of the Postal Service's mid-Atlantic region. Designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, the 20-cent stamped card will be available at the ceremony, and members of the presiding party will autograph it after the ceremony. “HOME OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST KEG PART " FREE DRAFT BEERALL WEEK LONG-(ALL FOR INFO! 1-800-488-8828 www.sandpiperbeacon.com (*rates per person) 17403 FRONT BEACH ROAD - PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL 32413 C:/lgofiynzaz/Qpor/ut212’1'es‘.7 Summer Jobs at Washington and Lee University Counselors for Summer Scholars June 30-July 31,1999 Summer Scholars is a four-week academic program for 150 rising high school seniors. Counselors serve as resident advisors for 10 students in Graham—Lees dormitory and plan evening and weekend activities. Application deadline is Feb. 24, 1999. Special Programs Resident Assistants June 15-Aug. 3, 1999 The Office of Special Programs employs 5 W&L students to serve as Resident Assistants for a wide variety of Special Programs including Alumni Colleges, Elderhostel, and adult conferences. Duties include housekeeping, attending all meals with guests, bar receptions, and shuttle driving. An outgoing person- ality is a must. Application deadline is March 31, 1999. For more information, please contact the Office of Special Programs, Howard House, 463-8723. JAMES G. LEYBURN LIBRARY WASHWGTON 8: LEE UNPVET-TSTTY LEXNGTON. VA 24450 ‘FEB 02 1999 LEXINGTON SCHOOL OF DANCE FANCY DRESS SWING DANCE LESSONS Lexington School of Dance Sherri Ludt, Director 14 E. Nelson Street 463-7662 Classes begin Feb. '7 5:30-6:30 p.m. OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_003.2.txt A .. ...—— k <4’ 5 ‘i ‘ii ‘ha If FEBRUARY 1, 1999 O @112 itling-tum lfllii PINION PAGE 3 Come cheer for W&L athletics Let’s give it up for the men’s and women’s basketball teams here at Washington and Lee. These Generals are awesome, and it's a shame that so little support is given to them. After attending a few games, I became hooked. There is so much excitement and energy in darn good job at it. I have a hard time finishing my homework and I don’t have practice every day! How do they gets a free Domino's pizza. How much do it? The team’s ex- citement just fills the gym and it gets every- body into the spirit. When I see people ix ets and the ticket holders compete in a 30-second shoot out. The winner better can it get? The music, typical arena rock, gets all fans into the mood. You can even catch a few fu- g;-3- %Not—So—Deep Thoughts “ex . Warner Center, I just have to go to standing for the W&L -. Carly Bl ak 61 Ock .01 ture Generals dancing their games. Swing, I just can t on the sidelines. These athletes are managing ath— keep myself from smil— I'm writing this in letics and academics and are doing a (6 Let’ s all take a few minutes out of our evenings to give a little much-needed support to our Generals. 7 7 our teams! ing. The leadership given by some of the older players warms my heart. If I could only be a part of it. Professors, deans, Lexingtonians, and students come together to give the support that the Generals de- serve. If only we could fill the gym for all the games and help pump up One of the most exciting parts of the game has to be the halftime shoot out. Mr. Bitz randomly selects 3 tick- the hopes that more Generals will give their support to all General athletes. They have skill, spirit and spunk, but something is missing when only a handful of supporters show up. The men’s next home game is today at 7:30 and the women's next home game is tomorrow at 7 p.m. Let's all take a few minutes out of our evenings to give a little much- needed support to our Generals. See you there! In the Shadow of the Chapel by Erica Prosser , Hc\¢5 in ‘His: Ci 3-xr6i"l'e, ¢_;\'o~ir\ iourns rot“ v -- (M emo +0 sci-$1 we\\)°*"‘i dovft Q6.“ qhC_ 0 oJ>\e¢Q w{—\-\~ W0 ?ar‘\’3cs o~ \i-\’ c.2o)o-¢<—"<‘\'G) L W \ l‘V\,'rV,\/. :31) Crncm) Kicil \/GUI’. O.\(‘€otci\/' OK/\/€, ‘I mg -;or ’T\A~’*~'\' crn*'.“,\r*opo\o<3\{ r-4-I’ / essay e; iTou V~I°~""‘* ' 7 \\g.gt.K vow Pace. : \ ,—«"f‘ "BeuJqrE+/re cold ilzsf //<2/iq. I am a mathematics major and damn proud of it Let me just begin this week with a discussion of how cool the math department is. Sure, math is frequently the target of student hatred, but if you can get over the initial phobia of Robinson you will soon realize the true majesty of the depart- - merit. It is a small department with only ,, Y seven professors and roughly 20 jun- if. E? ior and senior majors. Despite this ap- parent small size, almost every student passes through this beloved department to fulfill the dreaded gen-eds. Regardless of your major, you have the opportunity to experience the true caring nature of the mathematics pro- fessors. Each one adds some unique qualities to the fac- ulty as a whole. Each of these men, all brilliant in his own right, has given something to the student body. My expe- riences have been remarkable to say the least. Upon en- tering this institution, the thought of majoring in math fuote of the Week: z "(3tI.»»-.4‘ I wish students would send ‘Quote of the week’ ideas to phi@wlu.edu. — Drained, frustrated editor I} ~ just Plain Right ,3 1‘! Jean Rowan ’O1 Cilia: ifiing-tum iflhi Tarah Grant Hollister Hovey Polly Doig John Stewart Ginger Phillips Erica Prosser Stephanie Bianco Stephen Pesce Frances Groberg Kevin McManemin Sarah Meldrum Meredith Mlynar Executive Editors News Editors W&Life Editors Opinions Editors Sports Editor Last Word Editor Copy Editors Photo Editors Emily Barnes Scott Cameron Production Assistant Cliff Woolley Business Manager Advertising Directors Circulation Director Jason Williams Matt Lorbcr Lionel Brown The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editors, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Friday to appear in that week’s edition. The Ring- tum Phi reserves the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters, columns and “Talkback” do not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring- tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi 208 University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Advertising Office: (540) 462-4049 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu http :// wl u. edu/~phi Annual subsription rate: $30 never crossed my mind. Math was only for geeks who never left the library and laughed at math jokes. But since my arrival, I have come to the realization that this is far from the truth. (And for the record, I think that most people think math jokes are funny, they arejust afraid to admit it.) Anyway, the professors are so amaz- ing. I’ll share a little known fact: the math professors are in the most over- worked department. You would never know that these men have more students than most other faculty mem- bers because they give so much of their time to their students. Walk through Robinson Hall sometime and you will see all the office doors open and usually a few students in discussing this week’s homework. All the brochures claimed that this was the case in every de- partment at Washington and Lee, but my experience has proven otherwise. I feel genuinely welcome in ev- ery math professor’s office. Believe it or not, this is one ofthe biggest assets of the department. Granted I have only had three math professors, but these three men have really left their ‘ C ten to know so many other fellow math students. A bond exists between us that sure doesn’t appear to be present in other departments. ; Although math is not for every- mark. I know I’ll get some math dork com- ments for this article, but I think some- And for the record, one, I would suggest that everyone take a second look at the white cata- log and maybe consider taking a one needs to stand up and say this Ithmk most people class beyond what is required. It stuff. Math really can be fun, ask any- think math jokes are could change your life. Maybe you one who took Math 195 last spring term funny, they are just could just start out with an afternoon with Dr. Dresden (advisor _ _ _ lecture. The math department IS in extraordinaire). It was a phenomenal afiald to admlt 1t- the process of hiring some new class and I recommend it to everyone. Cryptography and Number Theory was the name, you may want to mark your schedules today. That class was one more thing that drove me to declare mathematics as my major. I have not regretted that decision once, especially since I have got- 9 9 teachers and there are two speakers this week: today, Monday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 4 p.m. I hope to see you all there. And one last goodbye to Prof. Dresden. Prof. McRae, Prof. Vinson, Prof. Evans. Prof. Johnson. Prof. Bourdon, and Prof. Dymacekll .; LETTERS To ij,iPropusal to revise sexual‘ _ assault policy To the W&L Community, I ‘ munity recently received an anonymous letterjwhich - described the effects of a rape and other consequences thize with the writer and understand thepain and frus- . . g with the Lexington Police and/or within the Wash' - fyton and Lee community through Anece McC10!id ’ . P As armounced last week, the Student Affairsg niittee will begin a review of the University‘Policy,Ot1 Sexualehdisconduct in February. The review will ad; _who have been involved in the process in the including chairs of SFHB, students, counselors and medical support personnel, security, and the Univer ’si mediator to SAC meetings. . . ' I Jstiecific issues of concern. The goal is to develo quirements,.clear and understandable,.and effective. present to the faculty before the end of tlie*,l_992§{§:..‘/39 1999. g . 1 , We will welcome your advice on how best to ad- dress this difficult and troubling issue. Barbara J. Brown, Chair, Student- Faculty Hearing Board David L. I-lowison, Dean of Students Anece F. McCloud, University Mediator Lip sync makes huge step. against hunger Dear Editor, The 13th Annual SARAH (W&L Student Against Rockbridge Area Hunger) lip sync contest is history, the most successful even to date. Thirty-four acts and 632 paid admissions raised $4400, Perennial contest winner Chi 0 did it again with their rendition of the Village People’s “Macho Man.” Proceeds from the con- test will purchase more than four this of food for the local food pantry (more about this later in the term)- ii the second stage, there will be opportunitiesj2for._ , q input from the entire Washington and Lee University ' u . , .jcommunity through several focus groups dealing with , THE EDITOR“ I W 1 I .:f:Léddr=eai‘pis2'=3‘*n‘P1a Whourgffh ray, _ * ‘with tjdfur. cameras.aThe bigges . Y Several members of the Washington and Lie,e,,cotr1’3-7? I (of sexual assault at Washington and Leefwe emipa-, ’ tration that can result from such an incident. tu‘riate‘;incidentilat lastgyea clear. in the letter if the writer had filed a Coriiplaint . , i ‘ 2 against her attacker. If not, we urge her to do soleither ‘ ' 7, 7 dress several of the issues raised in the letterincludirig. j; A i L ( assessment of the Student-Faculty Hearing,.Board-jg: A 3 ’ cedures, sexual assault education programs, ti‘ain- ‘ A ing programs for advocates, and support systernsgln ‘ the first stage of the review, SAC will invite individuals; ’ . ‘sexualniisconduct program that is responsive-to std‘ ‘ ' dent needs, compatible with legal and government re- s The goal of SAC is to have a final proposal ready to“ ~ academic year. If approved, the new policy andproce , 7 dures wéuld be implemented beginning the Fall Termf i before sliewp Knnstrong and Dhn Gra v ” G‘ve;it up for Wes and D .. . I *~*it“.'5<%ftér;They$%.urroI.i!.1<1eveydoe ‘ % »; notpossess a,worlgin‘g“laiowledge.of the Jones case, Jones’ zpategd and w «s» lawy:ef,$l,7.or the legalisystemjgiri generaljas evident her comments. Ms. Hove)? 11a.d,the audacity to call Ms. Jones’- attomeysi f'not 7quite‘tliat biigh .7‘ if “ gfRader, Cainpbell;lFisher.§iid Pykeithat represented Paula ,, T0,, es in her lawsuit‘ againsf? Mr. Clintohjis ‘a close fami; ’ j bf mine. David Pyke,wasmy'inother’s Moo = i ; paitner in law school at SMU, and he has continit L a close friend and associate of my mother to th‘ ‘ who knows,Pyke or an Q§li,i,§; partners, ’ and youw‘ill‘b,, But, I can’t e partners at his miss them as view oftheir han 38 I-lovey condemnsyviias acornrnitiuentto SARAI-I'and they deliveretl‘biig7i1ne!iiThis _,EAxit_Sq “ I I-paiticipatedin , tionaljfiffectiyeness Coin‘ ' Wfltlngifi Ms. Hovey’s cliar- _ _ . ,‘One of Ms. Jonesfs» , , hmeys, a partneriin the law A 1 if ‘iiottheiridefinition,i butone that is the accepted one to us’ ‘insuch cases;§,Maybe the learned author of this aiiti’cIefc”aii come.u’pgwith a; better definition than the I 4 United States Supreme Court and our Federal Rules of ‘ “Evidence. But ldoubt, that. Pyke and his partners . . ‘handled the case ethically and professionally. Further- 1 1 inure, had.Mr;.‘Clii;1ton not pe1jur,edhimse_lf, the Jones’ .5 "1 ’7att’oi‘iieysfwould have been able to establish a pattern ; of behavior that would have been sufficient evidence : to find Clinton liable to Paula Jones for the tort of sexual ? aifassment. It is extremely hard to win a sexual harass— meat caseiif a‘ witness, lies (which IS what Clinton ‘ did . . . donot buy that "legally accurate" fallacy), but i ' anlattomey could do it, then I guarantee that Pyke 7 uld be the one to win it. Alum V ‘ poiids to Senior "Senior Exit Survey conducted » i’i'“§hool year by the Institu-‘E A W H Nee. Irecently received’ ‘ py ofgtheir report inthe mail and am dismayed by 5 at ate’ an of the isié When CI,/toolg the-. survey, Irefiised to answer most questions’ andijincluded all lengthy comment at thel: 8!id}_0f,,the. survey stating thatl believed that the; "estio s askedaboutithé Honor System were com- . etely iihappropriate,'.and that the Committee had‘ i ' Iced its‘resporisibility and jeopardized the ‘lof the Commiitee by abandoning questioiig‘ it} ked ~year,after year about student life, allow-1 ingpan aggregation of data over time which points: uppersistent problems, as well as charting progress made. Iwas disappointed to see that in the current re- iiport, my responses were thrown out or ignored, rnycomments were not pub predicted has come truezgb they did, the Committee ed, and the resultl icing the questions fproduced a worth- ] less document attackinig4§t‘ddeiri‘ts who attempted to. answer honestl ariffd‘ interpolating their re- sponses to prodjtc .3‘ result the Committee antici- P “d, namely, Honor System "prob- erit immediate "action" ifthe fac- ue to support the System. ypersonal respect for the members of the L , ,, and the authors of the report, I am disheart- by the Committee's decision to shirk its vital re- sponsibilities in order to play politic§ Alex Christensen ’98 Alum appreciates online Phi Phi stafi‘: I was one of those e-mailers wondering where the online Phi was. Good luck getting some help, but in the interim, THANK YOU for keeping tis old timers current. It is greatly appreciated !! Homer Bliss ’8l OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_004.2.txt PAGE 4 W& @112 ‘ifling-Eum ifllii IFE Exploring diversity at Washington Black History Month, opportunity to examine role of Washington and Lee ’s black students, past, present rimljiiture By Elianna Marziani STAFF WRITER February is Black History Month across/imerica. What does that mean at Washington and Lee? It means explor- ing some of our own black history and looking to the fixture of multicultural attitudes on this campus. WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE In 1795, Wasington and Lee University, then Liberty Hall Academy, enrolled its first black student, John Chavis. Chavis had been recruited by local Presbyterians to help evangelize to the black community. . The next black students did not arrive at W&L until 1942, when the U.S. government’ s School for Special Ser- vices moved from Fort Meade to W&L. Black cadets were among the 1200 cadets to go through this program during the course of two years. At about the same time, the civil rights issue became a major force in national poli- tics. The debate began to come to a head, both in Vir- ginia and in the United States in general. In 1950, The University of Virginia admitted its first black law student, and The College of William and Mary followed in 1951 when it ad- mitted its first two black law students. Nationally, 1954 marked the landmark Su- preme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of To- peka, in which the court ruled that “separate but equal” facilities were a con- tradiction in themselves and that schools needed to be- come desegregated. Some groups were resistant to the changes this case brought, but other groups were more welcoming of change. Some faculty members at Washington and Lee, for ex- ample, were ready for it. “Starting in the 1960s, the faculty started clamoring for desegregation,” Ted DeLaney, W&L history professor and the only black undergraduate professor on campus, said. - Because of faculty pressure to debate the issue, the Board of Trustees held a special discussion about deseg- regation, after which it proclaimed that the school charter said nothing about discrimination. The Board decided that since W&L had no discrimina- tion policy, it should be entirely the prerogative of the admis- sions office to admit black students. As DeLaney said, there had been only “segregation by custom at W&L.” This custom ended in 1966 when Dennis Haston, the only black undergraduate applicant that year, was accepted to W&L. He attended W&L for one year before transfer- ring to a different college. The first undergraduate stu- dents to receive degrees from W&L came in 1972 with the graduation of Walter Blake and Carl Smothers. Theater department shows ‘Eccentricities’ Dean Anece McCloud helps to promote racial diversity and understanding on campus. lhot courtesy of Susan Wager TW Ieshner ’99, Shelley Adams ’99, Howard Sanbom ’01, Julieann Ulin ’01 and Rachel Welch ’02 rehearse their lines for ‘The Eccentricities of A Nightingale,’ Tennessee Williams’ emotional and eerie tale/of two lovers trapped by their societal positions. In 1966 black law school applicant Leslie Smith enrolled, and in 1969, he became the first black law graduate from W&L. Since then, black students have become an integral part of W&L. While there are still relatively few black students at W&L, the ones who are here are active participants in campus social and academic life. In 1991, Willard Dumas became the first black student body president, and in 1998, Mikel Parker was elected the first black IFC president. Other black students have become an important part of all sorts of academic groups, clubs, sports, fraternities and sorori- ties in the W&L community. PROFESSOR DELANEY’S EXPERIENCE As an example of the changes that have happened at W&L in the last few decades, DeLaney offered his own perspectives as an African-American man who is a native of Lexington and has also been involved with W&L since his teenage years. DeLaney first became involved with Washington and Lee back when it was still segregated. He was what he called “a poor kid who needed a job,” and in Au- gust 1963 he followed the footsteps of many members of the black community in Lexington by taking a job with the Buildings and Grounds staff. A year later he became a biology lab technician, a job that he held for 19 years. During the last four years he served as a lab technician, he took advan- tage of a fringe benefit granted to employees by taking one course each term for credit. In 1983, DeLaney quit his job and became a full-time student, getting his degree from W&L in 1985. He then taught at a prep school in North Carolina, received a graduate degree from The College of William and Mary, worked in ateaching fellowship for a couple of years, wrote his dissertation and found himself back at Washing- ton and Lee in 1995, this time as a history professor. DeLaney’s role as staff member, student and professor gives him a unique viewpoint of the life of black students at W&L, past and present. He sees black students as positive contributors to campus life, and one of his major concerns is the small number of black students on campus. The current ratio is one black student for every 31 white students. This is an example of what DeLaney sees as a trend across America, that “colleges are becoming more segregated.” Part of the reason for this, he believes, is that colleges, includ- ing W&L, are not working hard enough to recruit black students. “Americans need to work harder to give the values of the importance of higher education to blacks in elementary and secondary school so that these students will continue their education,” DeLaney said. He believes it would be easier to recruit black students if they were given black role models in the faculty. A greater Fil Photo by Ginger Phillips F EA TURES EDITOR The Washington and Lee theater department will present its first pro- duction of Tennessee Williams’ play ‘The Eccentricities ofA Nightingale’ this Friday at 8 p.m. The protagonist, Alma Winemiller, is awoman who isjust a little different from everyone else. She is desparately in love with John, a man who is so- cially out ofher league. “John sees that Alma is something special, but he has his own familial obligations and has to marry into high society,” sophomore Julieann Ulin, who plays one of the town eccentrics, said. The action takes place one sum- mer when Alma attempts to outlive the madness in her family by searching for love with John. “This is one of Williams’ least- known plays, and it presents a differ- ent way of looking at his work,” Ulin said. “Anyone can see ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ or ‘The Glass Menag- erie,’ but this play offers a new twist to a universal theme.” ‘Eccentricities’ will be performed in the Johnson Theatre, and additional play dates include Feb. 6, 8,9and l0, at8p.m. number of black faculty members, therefore, is an important change that needs to be made at W&L in the future if the University is to continue to grow and improve itself. The biggest problem that DeLaney sees, however, is the lack of understanding between races. He is concerned about the “segregation within integrated colleges that ex- ists throughout the nation.” “The self—segregation [on the part of both blacks and whites] is really sad,” he said. “It will take individual attempts on the part of all the students to make sure they make the campus into more of a com- munity.” Both black and white students have the same role on campus — to “work hard and to get a good education.” DeLaney said that creating a com- munity in which all students can black sororities or fraternities and to pazti ‘ : in many other activities that are provided to our £S()llr!1ClTH‘ti’lfs‘ at oil ier col leges.” With the ratio ofblack 10 \.\‘l'lll:3 Sl1‘Ll».“«rl‘~, Eli V-'&i_ being so small, the experience of the blur:-. imc'r:2 *.3I':«1(ll1'di(3 is defi- nitely a unique one. “My experience here has l‘*371ll}' <;..ti;:~,. . .i me to mine out of my shell and to approach people and ‘.,.il'l,1.'.llt)l'!S in 1it.llill.?I“‘;l1I way,” Wade noted. “Its ea.<;}’ for :1 i*.T:;=.=.‘l~: student to miss out on 2» lot l>e«;.ue~n.. :mis_:li1 feel more ll'lilt11lLlL¥l<:{lilL"C. ‘Ber; A‘ otithis fact, l’ve leririietl that ifl -::.:n n.. it here,l can niake it an_\'w'n.eic. ‘ l}H.:»' T’v‘i=v*I ;,-or ;;‘s ll‘.-skin ()3\‘ R.*.(‘is.\i An‘ V‘-.1 An:-re " " ’ 7 * Do’ it peacefullyandhappilypursue thatend Sumbm M in n_lm:r£>f Should be our pnmary goal‘ student at . . I . agrees with Del-;mv:_§. ‘J; i'w;'l'.“.i"‘. that altliough STUDENT PERSPECTIVES there well to iv; .: .§t—iHr.;t».._ -',%.rong ten- Tarni Olubunmi, a black freshman, spoke about the experiences she has had at W&L. As a high school student, she met Courtney Penn from the Admissions Office ata college fair fortalented minority students and learned more about W&L. . Olubunmi said that the gorgeous campus, fiiendly people and financial aid brought her to W&L, and she loves it here. She has pledged a sorority, has a busy schedule and is having fun. She does not see race as a major issue in her own experience. While admitting that different students may have different experiences, she said, “I’m used to hang- ing out with different types of people and I really don’t care what they look like.” Olubunmi said that she has not experienced any racism at W&L and hates it when “people play the race card” and blame problems on their race. She expressed her belief in the possibility for black students to have just as “normal” 21 life, socially and academically, as white students. Other students believe that a racial problem does exist on the W&L campus. “I think that race is a serious problem here,” senior Shanntonnette Wade said. “People try to sugarcoat the situation or pretend that it doesn’t exist at all.” Wade believes that people tend to ignore opportunities to discuss the problem of minority students at W&L. “When panels or discussion groups are held, the same small group of people shows up,” she said. “Too many people are disinterested and try to keep it all under wraps. We need more people to make a real effort to solve the racial problem on campus.” Wade also thinks that the University could attract more black students if a greater variety of social activities for black students was provided. “When prospectives come to visit W&L, the first thing they ask about is what we do on the weekends,” Wade said. “For black students, the social aspects of the school are pretty limited because we don’t have the opportunity to join Eels make waves By Matt LaMotte MUSIC RE VIEWER The late 1990s have brought about a revolution in popular music. The divisions between rock, pop, hip- hop, alternative and electronica have given way to a general interest in combining every instrument and every sound available in an effort to create textured fields ofmusic that draw from almost every imagin- able source. Few bands have succeeded at this compositional medium as well as eels. Eels scored a modern rock hit in 1996 with “Novacaine for the Soul,” atrippy, catchy single with an even trippier video. All of the musical conventions from their earlier work appear on their second album, “Electro-Shock Blues,” a unconven- tionally delicious pop masterpiece. Eels’ trademark drum samples, sleepy guitar lines, wist- ful vocals and ir- reverent lyricism are now accompa- nied by a host of new unconven- tional touches. The first single, “Last Stop: This Town,” begins with what sounds like a pleasant toy keyboard melody accompanied by lead singer E’s breathy vocals. As the song builds, electric guitars, samples drums, back- ground singers and eventually a record-scratching groove enter the mix. Instruments enter and exit randomly, almost anony- mously, resulting in a patchwork ofrhythm and melody that takes the listener through musical colors and tex- tures that fascinate and delight. “My Descent Into Mad- ness” incorporates sleigh bells with ajazzy bass line had no trouble being happy as a black student at W&L. Photo courtesy of Drearnworks Eels provides listeners with a musical style that runs the gamut of emotions on its new release Electro—SItock Blues. .~' ziiul '-smite stu- _.tr-ntly. 6:1 in 1985, . . in my rmpi-.=ssi-;;i= '~ l'L.‘:» run ;‘Iu'=‘» “.Vrt:Clou(lsaid. "Nov. ‘h.:;n ~. -; sitioms. of" it.’J.J.UCl = ” ’ sitiive trend. :3x~rn1s eveii at “Racism is a fact (ifiife .r;uL W&L,” she said. adding. "lair. . . She believes that the pi'<\b!»., x.‘.':l :1:-zes mainly stem not from malicious l[i'LC?‘l :2a:*l;;;1i. i‘lI1i';rS1':‘t,llO\\/— ii.r\.S. ever, but rather from “reall_x llkil 1- W _ other and being sort ofafraid to I1l;‘.‘a.‘l . . . szudentsf‘ Students coming from Lii. ercztt =:i. I--econoniic backgrounds merely do not li';—_~;::‘: i.r<~u.;~~ * Sadness is ?1l1l1ili’,‘i‘°-.l'c‘I'.1L‘Ltlzlltél : ,;r:.:a :1 evident in E3 lyrics. In the last. ye:1r. izzv . ~. 1:69 W: iiipeil'iu:- :.«.\ 31.11‘. 124. l\‘ “take me in " sou know By the last song rm tin. “.‘v‘ ‘~1. ‘rot: Rock My World.” 13 has i;wi~:~ lil 4: ;<»_eng~let«:l_V 'ncalthy and reniarltable ».:p;pliu_z,a. "1 \.:».a~. '=t .3 Ilium.-i‘al the day I realiared 3 l ‘\‘.Ztl'.lL,'(l .=~. ~,iv¢:‘itl rn_\ l§lk“wi1l;)oti,” . he sings. br:i’orr.:‘coin-l1r.ii=i;; the album‘: with “maybe it’stime to live.” Eels have been t'l'l‘ilI‘; :‘- «- *.~ “’ ‘ «uE?:~‘r'u.:;.ii. but in tnitlr. there i:-:r."‘ ' close to their SOUII-;1. “Electro-Shock Blues” is it t1’!l)tl:,“‘l1 masterpiece and ex- emplifies a fantastic n<:\\.' Ll i:':.x:tim‘~ x7l’T7(Z'i‘.i.1l£Ii’ music. OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_005.2.txt 1 Men’s ‘floats, FEBRUARY 1, 1999 @112 flting-tum lflhi PORTS PAGE 5 swimming «women ,sink By Steele Cooper q STAFF WRITER Saturday, the Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swim teams faced off against Mary Vwashington in the final regular sea- son meet in the Warner Center of the year. The men took the win from MWC by a 109-73 margin to up their record ‘to 7-5. The women fell to Mary Wash- ington with a score of 1 17-68 to fall to 9- 6 on the year. Sophomore Colin Hayes placed first in three events to lock in the win for the ‘Generals. Hayes won the 200 free (1 :49.80), the 100 fly (53.57), and the 500 free (5:06.45), in the redeeming victory over Mary Washington. “We lost this one against Mary Washington last year on the very last event,” Hayes said. “Everyone swam really well on Saturday, so we i were really pumped to win.” L Two swimmers each earning a pair of ’ irst place finishes also paced the Gener- qls. Sophomore Mike Miraglia won the ZDO IM with atime of 2:06.56 and the 100 , b. ast with atime of 1:04.74. Junior co- ‘ea tairi Jared Fribush continued his irn- prc sive domination of the 50 free and 100 free. Fribush once again crushed the field with respective times of 49.54 and 22.19. “We have all been swimming well, and now it’s time to look toward the bigger tough meets at Emory and Davidson. 1 think we’re in a good position and ready to do well,” Fribush said. While the women may have lost Saturday’s match Wagainst MWC, the day still had its bright spots. Young talent was victorious alongside veteran wins for the Generals. Freshman Laura Ingoldsby won her 1000 free event with a time of 1 1:40.67. Senior captain Margaret Hoehl continued to bring in the wins. Hoehl won the 200 free '(2;oo.09) and the 100 fly(1:03.05). Washington and Lee will next be in action Saturday, Feb. 6 when the Generals travel to Atlanta to take on Emory. Guilford Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center. The win snapped the Gen- erals’ nine-game losing streak and set new season highs in both total points and margin of victory. “It feels good, it feels real good,” W&L head coach Kevin Moore said following the victory. “We needed to get a win just so we could feel good about what we’re doing.” The Quakers (3-16, 2-12) dressed only seven players and were playing their second game in fewer than 24 hours. Guilford lost to Randolph-Macon 67-60 on Fri- day night before coming to Lexing- ton. ' “Guilford was a little undennanned and it was definitely a disadvantage for them,” Moore said. “We wanted to work the tempo up because they only had seven guys.” Junior forward Scott Hudson shot 9-10 from the field and scored a career- high 21 to spearhead the winning ef- fort. Hudson met with the coaching staff the previous day to work on be- ing more aggressive on the offensive end. It paid off on Saturday afternoon. “I went out with a different mental- ity that I was going to score and it just worked out,” Hudson said. Junior center Rich Peterson scored 17 points on 6-6 shooting from ,_ the field. Junior guard Matt 3‘ W. Jackson had a big day off the bench for the Generals with 15 points in only 12 minutes 0 of play. Jackson was 6-7 from the field including 3-4 from behind the arc. The Generals (4-13, 3-8) shot 68% from the field in the second half and 62% for the game. The combination of Jackson, Hudson and Peterson shot a near-perfect2l—23 (91%) from the field. The Generals also had a season-high 21 assists and a season—low 11 tum- overs. ‘ “We’re starting to play well to- gether, especially the big men inside,” Hudson said. “We were ready to play By Brendan Harrington _ - STAFF WRITER if The Washington and t 0 d a y Lee men’s basketball team and We grabbed their first victory of executed 1999 with an 87-69 win over b e t t e r than in t h e past.” T h e g a m e w e n t back and forth for most of the first half until W&L went ona21-6runthat covered the last 3 :52 of the first half and the first 5:24 of the second half. The Generals never trailed in the sec- ond half, 0 u t s c o r i n g Guilford48-37. The Generals . struggled from the free-throw line down the stretch, leaving the victory in question un- til the final minutes of the game. The Generals were only 13-24 (54%) from the charity stripe in the second half. Sophomore forward Jon Evans led the Quakers with 15 points. The Quakers shot only 41% from the field for the game. The Generals are now tied with. Lyneliburg for’, the final playoff spot in the ODAC tournament. The Hornets upset Bridgewater 71-68 in over- time on Saturday night. The Generals host Bridgewater on Monday night and Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday night. “We have three more games at home in the next seven days and that’s a good springboard for us,” Hudson said. “From now on, ’99 is our year.” The Washington and Lee ice hockey team won their first game of the season 8-1 against the C-League all-star team after their scheduled op- ponent, Roanoke College, failed to show up on Saturday afternoon. Junior Jamie Buckley scored four of the goals, freshman Matt Jacobs slammed in two, and Senior Greg Banks and Sophomore Jeff Sloan each picked up one. Senior Torn Wadlow made an assist. * Unlike most treams in the league, W&L does not have practices. 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V * vingsrb on comparison of '99 » Corolla equ ed with options gglggg . comparably uipped—‘98‘C6f6l a.’ Corolla A is flie best 5 3‘.3Le.§----—'""" ,,.....-. Men’s b-ball wins first game Y9? C3“ ,. g car in history, bue Women win again Freshman center Jessica Mentz sets school record as Washington and Lee women’s ‘ basketball team takes fourth in a row ' By Tod Williams STAFF WRITER lVl0RE’CAR‘F'OK’[ ,,-..(No~Matter~Wl1at“'Y° 1' From the looks of things this week, women’s basketball at W&L is on the upswing. With two last-second wins and a record setting performance from freshman center Jessica Mentz, the Generals have a four-game winning streak, a new record for the program. The week ended for the Lady Gen- erals with a 56-55 last-second win over Emory & Henry on Saturday in Emory, Va. On Thursday, W&L crushed Lynchburg 82-54, just after the Gener- als had narrowly edged Virginia Wesleyan 71-70 on Tuesday. W&L’s victory over the Wasps came in dramatic fashion. With lead changes throughout the game, the outcome was sure to be down to the wire. With fewer than four minutes re- maining, the Generals were down 53- 47, but a 7-0 run by the Generals left them ahead 54-53, with only 35 sec- onds left. On E&H’s next trip down the floor, Erin Kyle sank a layup that put the Wasps up 55-54 with only 34 seconds left to play. , But 34 seconds was enough time for W&L’s Mentz to go to work. She connected on a layup of her own, giv- ing the Generals a 56-55 lead, which they would take into the locker room. Mentz lead the Generals, posting 17 3% points off an’ 8-for-10 performance. Fellow freshmen Sarah Schmidt and Megan Babst added eight and seven points, respectively, to the Generals’ cause. The team’s lone senior, Chrissy Burghardt, only connected on one field goal, and was 2-for-2 from the line, but those four points put her just 10 away ..rn5n1'_the 1,000’ career points mark. Burghardt would be the first woman at W&L to break 1,000 points. “I’m just ready to get it over with,” Burghardt said of the chase. “It’s not really on my mind, though. We’re play- ing really well now, so I just want to win.” Although Thursday night’s game was a blowout, it wasjust as event- ful for the team, as well as some in- dividuals. The 82 points from the team is its highest total of the year. The win was Coach Terri Dadio Campbell’s 50th victory at W&L, but the real story on the night was again Jessica Mentz. Mentz set a new W&L record with her game-high 30 points, almost half of which came from her 12-for-17 per- formance from the charity stripe. She said the biggest factor in her scoring is how “the guards are looking to pass inside more than before, and that’s the only way I can score.” Mentz attributed the team’s tre- mendous improvements in play throughout the season to a meeting the team held a couple weeks ago. “We had a practice where we just talked the whole time. We discussed where we’re going as a team, and since then, we’ve really come together. No one is playing as an individual any- more.” Junior Jessica Morton added 10 for the Generals, while Burghardt netted nine points, but led the team with her 12 boards. Lynchburg freshman Erika Smith led the Hornets with 16 points, and fellow freshman Joharri Bass scored eight, pulled down 10 re- bounds, and refused soup to the Gen- erals seven times. On Tuesday night, W&L junior guard Ansley Miller connected on two clutch free throws with only 2.5 ticks left on the clock, to give the Gen- erals the 71-70 win. Earlier Miller had nailed two free throws to give W&L a 69-68 lead. The Generalsjumped out to an early lead over the Marlins, but trailed 35-30 at halfiime. Miller topped the Generals’ scor- ing column with 20 points, nine of which came from the free-throw line. Mentz was again a huge contributor with her 16 points, and Burghardt added 15 points and nine boards. Nancy Mattox led the Marlins in scoring. Fifteen of her 17 points came in her huge second half. The Generals (8-9, 7-6 ODAC)’ will host Randolph-Macon Women’s College at 7 p.m. on Tues- day at the Warner Center. In De- cember, RMWC defeated the Gen- erals 86-79. Burghardt said that loss came from a “rough game with a lot of fouls.” The Generals _had two players foul out, while RMWC lost three. A total of 56 fouls were called. But she said that with the freshmen stepping up as they are now, “we’ll make up for losing that one.” “;;i?§6"c“;.;¢iit’t AJI- orwlcss Than La it Year’) I 1. tutu. \.. 35 E3 2‘ :5 § .//’~:‘<2‘=e’'»i!Y9vfi'errj?.v‘C.=§7bi’7}m§§3§ ‘ '0 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990201/WLURG39_RTP_19990201_006.2.txt <12 2.9 e v . o~ - ' t ; S-4 o . PAGE 6 FEBRUARY 1, 1999 v , 0 O 0 0 0 “The Thlll R€d LlIl€° 9’ lll‘€ aI'tlStl ret Iltl0Il - C C » By Kevin ]\/Ic1\/[anemin The acting l5 W0ndernil- Nick Nolte . Throughout the film we are sub— as the film constantly reminds us. 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