OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_001.2.txt Ultra fling-tum WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsITv’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER VOLUME 101, NO. 17 EC races end in run-offs Executive Commitee presidency, vice-presidency still up for grabs By Elianna Marziani STAFF WRITER Last Wednesday, following contro- versy over Honor System procedures, Washington and Lee University stu- dents voted to elect their Big Five rep- . resentatives. Today, they had to do it again. Two-way ties occurred in the races for Executive Committee president and vice president. Students had to choose between sophomore Jeff Cook and jun- ior Erin McGrain for EC president in the run-off election. Junior Ross Niblock and second-year law student Jonathan McCrary will vie for the EC vice-presidency. Second—year law student Ashlyn Dannelly was elected EC secretary in an unopposed race, while Junior Athena Mahoney was elected to the Student Judiciary Council presidency. Sophomore Jordan Ginsberg will serve as SJC secretary. All of these students were pleased to be elected. “I am extremely excited about my position as EC secretary,” Dannelly said. She looks forward to the opportunity to make the EC more understandable and relevant to the student body. “During the past few weeks, I real- ized that there are so many things stu- dents do not understand about the EC and its procedures,” Dannelly said. “Secretary is the perfect position to help better publicize the EC and in- crease students’ understanding of what the EC does on a weekly basis.” Dannelly is on her way to realizing this goal. “I want to continue to work hard for the good of the university and for the Honor System I believe so strongly in.” Mahoney was also very excited to be elected as SJC president and to have the opportunity to serve the W&L community. “I’ve had a lot of experience with the SJC, and I know the procedures well,” Mahoney said. “I have pride‘ in our council because we dedicate our- selves to maintaining a student body with a respectable reputation as far as student conduct is concerned.” Ginsberg said he was “ecstatic” to receive the news of his victory as SJC secretary, though he did run unop- posed. “I think I represent the W&L community well Iwill try to take [the SJC] in a direction to bring it to more prominence in the W&L community,” Ginsberg said. Since he served as sophomore SJC representative this past year, Ginsberg feels that he has “is familiar with the SJC procedures” and can do a goodjob in office. “I know what’s going on — I’m an informed member of the SJC,” he said. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 ifllri F MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999 Le Bal Masque In the spirit of the evening, junior Geoff Haydon (Zorro) and senior Kendra Archer (a Flamenco dancer) discover the magic of the Renaissance Era. For a pictoral of Le Bal Masqué, see pages 3-6. Kennedy ready to rack A Senior receives Fulbright By Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR , Famed Republican activist, author and former model Lisa Kennedy Mont- gomery will speak in Lee Chapel this Thursday. You might know her simply as Kennedy. I The former MTV veejay and host of the nightly video show, “Alternative Nation,” will give a free lecture sponsored by Contact and the Women’s Fo- rum at 7 p.m. Thursday. “I think it’s really good that we’re getting I somebody younger,” Contact member Roshni Nirody said. “It’ll be easier for W&L students to relate to her. She’s focusing on the fact that she’s a conservative activist in a field dominated by liberals.” Kennedy grew up near Portland, Ore., the daughter of a lawyer and an artist. As a teen- ager she was politically active. She worked for her state representa- tive, visited the White House twice as a par- ticipant in Girls’ State and Girls’ Nation, and tried a run for town council at the age of 17. “I really wanted to get in for idealistic rea- sons,” Kennedy said. i 1 “Aslgrew up,I’d read the paper and go to meetings at city hall and think, dude, I can make a difference.” Kennedy’s ambi- tions led her to an in- temship at one ofthe biggest altema- tive radio stations in the country, KROQ in Los Angeles. While there, she was given a one-show tryout at the age of 19. The show was a suc- cess, and she was hired as a full-time disc jockey and earned the on-air nick- It name “the virgin Kennedy.” Less than a year later, Kennedy was introduced to an MTV executive, auditioned and was hired as a veejay. She brought with her a peculiar sense of fashion, trademark Buddy Holly glasses and breathed humor into the conservative point ofview. “I’ve been into music all my life,” Kennedy said, adding that the MTV job has “given me the chance to ex- press myselfin a manner that no other medium could.” Kennedy has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Politi- cally Incorrect," “Later with Greg Kinnear,” “John McLaughlin,"and Howard Stem’s radio show. Since her departure from MTV, Kennedy has served as a commenta- tor for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She has also modeled in Jean-Paul Gaultier and Nicole Miller runway shows. She has also recently authored a book on women’s rights. “I think it’s pretty remarkable that ...".".." 415*", n* i in Photo courtesy of Kepler Associates, Inc. Kennedy will dazzle Lee Chapel on Thursday during her free lecture. someone who’s only 26 has done so much," Nirody said. Tickets will be distributed daily from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of the Coop. beginning Monday. Iftickets re- main. general admission will begin Thursday at 7:15 p.m. The public is invited to attend a reception in the Alumni House after the lecture. Grantto study in Sweden By Elianna Marziani STAFF WRITER Senior Kris Neville was recently awarded a Fulbright Grant for a year’s study abroad in Sweden. The Fulbright Program was initi- ated in 1946 in an effort to foster bet- ter relations and understanding be- tween people of the United States and other countries. Students who receive the grants are chosen on the basis of their academic records, language preparation in the language of their host countries and the feasibility and importance of their proposed study projects. The program receives most of its funding from the U.S. Information Agency, and each year it awards grants to allow a limited number of stu- dents to spend a year studying abroad. Grants pay for tuition, room, board and ‘airfare. . Neville applied for the grant last fall. He proposed studying how the Reformation changed church art and decorations in Sweden and Denmark during the 16th century. The Protestant Reformation devel- oped differently in those two coun- tries, and Neville thinks that the ef- fects might be found in the newly emerging Protestant esthetic. ‘ Recent college graduates grantees are usually expected to take regular university classes. Neville’s tutor, Anna Nilsen, invited him instead to enroll in a graduate seminar that will involve full-time research and weekly meetings. He will study at Uppsala University in Sweden, the oldest uni- versity in Scandinavia and the eccle- siastical center of Sweden. Three W&L students, including Neville, were recommended as candi- dates for continued attention. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board makes the final decision, and Neville got word on Feb. 25 that he was a grant recipient. The announcement caught him by surprise. “I couldn’t believe it.” Neville said. “Because it came so early, I thought it was a rejection. Nobody has ever heard anything before April." Neville is excited about the oppor- tunity to study in Sweden. He took one year off from college after his sophomore year to do social work with retarded adults in Sweden, so he is fa- wt Fulbright recipient Kris Neville and his cat, Karl miliar with the country. He had planned to do social work in southeastern France next year until he learned that the Fulbright Scholarship had come through. _ Neville, a history major, is most in- terested in art history and is looking forward to the opportunity to pursue this interest abroad. After Sweden, he may spend a summer in France, but plans to return to school. “I do want ..”.,..«N .~r.r)1_jt> .\.~.rutIU3 0101“ to go to grad school,” Neville said. After that, he is considering either teaching or working in a museum. but his plans are far from firm at this point. However uncertain he is about the distant future, Neville looks forward to next year. “I couldn’t be happier.“ March 8, 1999 OPINION: W&L1FE: Fancy Dress 1999 SPORTS: LAST WORD: Mon1ca’s drrty slutery @112 ‘ilting-tum ilfihi Construction disturbs everybody Baseball sweeps again, women’s lax wins PAGE 2 PAGES 3-6 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_002.2.txt PAGE 2, OPWION MARCH 8, 1999 Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached the dregs. T.S. Eliot may think that April is the cruelest month, but my vote goes to March. February break is over, spring break and the sweet release of spring term are still weeks away. People are now sick and tired of the roommates they’ve put up with all year. Every one of your roommate’s eccen- tricities is an exercise in irritation; It seems like everything they do — from the way they make their bed to the noise they make when they comb their hair—- is being done for the express purpose of pissing you off. Fights are breaking out in dorm rooms and frat houses like episode. Many students’ March workload can only be described as oppressive and probably violate the Eighth Amend- ment. Professors who have spent the first half of the term goofing off are now making up for it by assigning tests and term papers almost daily. And what fun is there to have in March? FD is an expensive waste of crepe paper that’ s more over-rated than Quentin Tarantino’s movies. With rush long over, fraternities just ain’t putting the effort into parties that they used to, and let’s face it, without frat parties this STAFF EDITORIAL some big collegiate “Jerry Springer” ’ campus is as dead as a doorknob. l’ve still yet to hear anyone use the phrase “hey, what SAB event is going on in the GHQ tonight?” ‘ March Madness? Gee, sorry, I don’t think the Generals are in contention this year. Road trips? Which thriving metropo- lis shall we hit tonight, boys — Staunton or Roanoke? The fact is that there is no release from the pain of March, but that’s okay. You see, life can’t be all smiles and dai- sies and casual sex. Without going through bad times, we couldn’t have any good times either. If there was no Natty Light, would Guiness taste all that special? Could Mozart’s musical genius even be recognized were it not for the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync? Could there be a “Citizen Kane” with- out a “Police Academy VI?” Yes, the carefree revelry of spring term would not be possible were it not for the hours in the library we’re put- ting in now. And just remember that no matter how bad things get, they could always be worse —— we could be going to VMI. And hey, things aren’t all that bad. At least we’ve still got the Responsi- bility Symposium to look forward to! Angus: Grade-A film with grade-A message Off His Rocker ( Stephen Pesce ’01 I’m sick and tired of people making fun of me when I tell them my favorite movie. That’s right, sick and tired. “An- gus” is more than just a movie about a fat kid. It’s a movie about a fat kid and a scrawny kid. But not just that either. It’s an emotionally touching film that warms the hearts of audiences of all ages. And I don’t mean touching in a bad way. I may not have much in the line of intelligence, social skills or sense of humor, but I know a little something about the human soul. I’ve got heart. I’ve got soul. I can even play it on the piano. I can even coordi- nate playing the low part while I whistle the high part. (One learns cool tricks when alone for hours at a time with no one to talk to. At least that’s what I’ve heard from some poor people who have had that experience.) Anyway, back to “Angus.” When the bullies fly Angus’s underwear on the flagpole, the immature high-schooler in you laughs, then you realize the cruel humiliation imposed upon millions of adolescents across this country for vari- ous reasons, none of which amount to a hill of beans in light of the greater meaning of human experience. Then when Angus’s grandfather dies, you can’t help but laugh. Well, that’s what you do if you have suppressed and ig- nored your emotions for so many years that you have no clue what’s funny and what’s sad anymore, if you keep your- self locked in a human-proof emotional box and allow yourself to be befriended only by your pale dog. Otherwise, you feel anger and pain. This intelligent, funny, lovable young boy loses the only person in the world he feels comfort- able around. Why? Why did grandpa have to die just when Angus needed him the most? What kind of cruel world do we live in? l’ll be honest with you people. I didn’t want to go see “Angus” either when my friends decided to go see it in the theater junior year of high school. Six dollars that I probably had to bor- row (nothing changes) for a movie about a fat kid who gets made fun of and gets the girl of his dreams in the end? No, thank you. But “Angus” is one of those timeless classics that probes the human mind and makes you think. I can honestly say that I a_rn not the same person since watching that touching film. Sometime I feel like Angus. When judging me as a person, sometimes I think people don’t look past the fact that “Angus” is my favorite movie. They see the guy with “bad taste in movies” and dish out the according, unbearably cruel persecution. The answer to the age-old question “Why can’t we all just get along?” rests on the shelves of your local video store. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by. This film has the potential to alter the entire course of human events, if ev- eryone will dispose of their prejudices and pre-conceived notions about the “dumb film about a fat kid.” Oh, how I long to use my alarm clock As I sit here staring at the computer screen, I do not know what to write. I want to inform the readers. I want to amuse the readers. I want to make the readers think. How do I go about that? Do I write about a socially responsible topic like “Just Say No?” How about the latest Monica news? Instead, I’ll dis- cuss the issue that has been on the minds of many Washington & Lee stu- dents and every Woods Creek resident — the sorority housing. No, I’m not referring to the six arnaz— ing houses that will be a place of fun times for sorority girls in a little fewer tjam two years. I’m talking about the loud, annoying, uncalled for and dis- ruptive construction that is now taking place. This construction is necessary, I know but I do not think it is needed in the wee hours of the morning. Every morning before I go to class, I Friday, March 12, 8 p.m. Friday, March 19, 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, 8 p.m. am woken up by the shrill, blaring beep- beep-ing of the trucks backing up. Each day I hear heavy pieces of machinery pounding and breaking into what I as- sume is solid rock. Each day it reso- ’.I‘:"7I nates throughout Woods Creek and ‘I .3 each day it gets louder and louder. Each and every night, this tormented soul goes to sleep hoping not to be visited by the mean, loud people in her dreams, only to be woken up by it in a matter of hours. My first class is 9 a.m. and I am not even allowed to wake up to my alarm clock at 7:45. The even crazier thing is that all of the commotion mysteriously stops at about 10 a.m. Hmm curious. The site falls silent from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Perhaps it is because those are the peak J hours and the hottest hours of the day. Wait a minute. It’ s still winter. The “hot hours” are only about 50 degrees. Com- mon sense would have the workers out during the time T that is most com- .. fortable weather Stephanie Bl2II'1(D 01 wise and least _—:_—_"-T"-—_ intrusive for those around the construction site. I guess that is a little too easy. Maybe the construction is during most stu- dents’ sleep time because it is more economically efficient. Once again, I doubt that is right because 10 a.m. to 2 pm. is the middle of a normal work- ing day and the university intends to pride itself on the new beautiful so- rority houses and wouldn’t take short- cuts on construction. Argh! I can’t fig- ure it out! Why would people want to wake up genius students who are the leaders of tomorrow with the construction noise? Is it a cruel joke? A horrible prank? Sadly, the answer is “no.” The construction caper, or CC as I will now call it, has gone on for days, weeks and months. The CC has gone on too long. Students, this is our time to shine! We must unite! We must stop the insanity! We need to make this campus a peaceful, quiet one once again! We need to be re’-" turned to the world of alarm clocks as the wake up tool! We need the option of sleeping until noon, of waking up at precisely 7:45 a.m. to the alarm ra- dio and of pressing the beloved snooze button every nine minutes for an hour! Okay, breathe. I’m sorry. You’ll have to excuse me. I just get a little worked up sometimes. You see, it’s been a while since I’ve had a peaceful night’s sleep. Student Activities’ Office March Comedy Series GHQ GHQ GHQ Robbie Prince The Have Nots (shown above) Randy Riggle by Erica Craig demonstrates that no amount of dance lessons could compare to his F.D. “Vodka Dance.” PHI BETA KAPPA CONVOCATION Séhedule of Classes Fridav. March 12. 1999 A - 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. B — 8:50 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. C - 9:40 a.m. — 10:25 a.m. D- 10:30 a.m.— 11:15 a.m.‘ E — 11:20 a.m. — 12:05 p.m. CONVOCATION - 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. F — 1:50 p.m.! 2:35 p.m. G - 2:40 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. H - 3:30 p.m. — 4:15 p.m. I - 4:20 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. J— 5:10 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. Executive Editors ' News Editors Opinion Editors Sports Editor Last Word Editor Copy Editors Photo Editors Online Editor Business Manager Advertising Director otherwise independent. libel and obscenity. W&Life Editors 1 Circulation Director Clip: iting-tum lfllti Tarah Grant Hollister Hovey Polly Doig John Stewart Ginger Phillips 0 Erica Prosser Stephanie Bianco Stephen Pesce Frances Groberg Kevin McManemin Sarah Meldrum Meredith Mlynar Emily Barnes Tom Wadlow Jason Williams Matt Lorber Lionel Brown The Ring—tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. 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LEYBURN wiglAlIllSGTON & LEE LIBRARY NERSITY LEX\NG§£)E&‘viA OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_003.2.txt _ ,l.....«:||.xI||! )III.. _.\I 5 i xvi! mom _ mmmmm >ozv?-yr-urnto-coats:-ranch-«cow-pgyauuwvyr-..p¢§‘ivtvu OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_006.2.txt @112 King-tum lflhi FANCY DRESS BALL 1999 ; THE TRADITION CONTINUES... 1908 Fancy Dress couldn ‘I come because Ralph Wiegardtsaia': “Don ’t 1990 Gatsby’s Great Gala )1 1907 Bal Masque that women from chairman hada quite a dif- A llama rentedfrom the Natural Bridge Zoo escapedfrom the Librarian Annie Jo White used $42 in leftover theater funds to Sweet Brier College Wen’ ‘heme-' Pia)’i70.V- The dance- create thefirst FD ball. The Feb. 9, l907iss'ue ofThe Ring-tum (usually the most party room was decorated 1987 The Dark Continent ‘P Phi announce the upcoming "Bal Masque " on Tuesday, Feb. 12. popular among W&L Wiih Pi0yi70,VP0’0Ph€"naii<1-' The Minority Students /1SSOCiati0n boycotted the ball. _ It promised an "affair... exceptionally pretty and brilliant... and men) couldn't attend rabbits. balloons and free 1988 Reconciliation Ball of 1965 quite an innovation to Lexington society. ” The crowd danced to the dance because of souvenirs. Each escort was 1989 An Evening Excursion on the Orient Express the sounds of the VM] orchestra, who ended their set with “Home a diphtheria quaran- asked to submit a photo of An Evening Excursion was the most expensive Fancy Dress Sweet Home” a; 2 ajm_ Thea-e was class }he ngxl day tine; Hollins women his date,‘ contest chairman ever; it cost over $100,000. ‘ X 1909 Fhhcy Dress ofexams hide your bunny under a 1991 A Royal Festival at King Arthur’s Court From [909 to 19l4_ lhe Fancy Dress Ball; were held on u skallng 1928 Bookland bushel, enter her in the Play- At 9p.m. the night ofthe ball, the FD committee realized that it - rink on Main Stregt. ' 1929 1001 Nights mate contest.’ ” Playboy hadpurchased 700 pounds ofice, and 450 liters ofCoke, but 1910 Bal Masque 1930 Spanish Fiesta publisher Hugh Hefner hadforgotten to getcups. A committee member was dispatched ) 1911 Bal Masque 1931 Robin Hood called during the party to to East Lex to purchase 4,000 cups. A record 3,500 people i 1912 Colonial America 1932 Colonial Ball . nameawinner. attendedthe ball. < 1913 B31 Masque 1933 Ball of the 1964 Mardi Gras 1992 A Return Voyage to the Age ofExploration »: 1914 B31 Masque Grandees 1965 Mississippi Riverboat 1993 Celebrating the Silver Screen 1915 (jo10n1a1 America 1934 Coronation of 1966 Derby Day Ball 1994 A Magical Carpet Ride 4 ‘A ,~ 1916 Court ofLouis XIV Emperor'Alexander In the election for Fancy Magical Carpet Ride featured alive, photogenic camel from the 1917 B31 Masque III Dress chairman, senior Joe Natural Bridge Zoo. The camel was led away soon after he be- , 1918 Europe and Columbia: The Gem of the Ocean 1935 Congress of Miller was opposed only by came angry and started spitting on people. The Ring-tum Phi : 1919 A Midsummer Nightis Dream Vienna Fritz, a white German shep- photographer captured a shot of a male ballgoer seductively ‘, 1920 Bookhmd ‘ _ The Associated Press herd and mascot of the Phi dancing with a team of middle-aged belly dancers. A Ring-tum Phi reporter carefully chose the right words to de- distributed pictures of ' EP h0“s€- F’iiZg0i 0n€'f0i‘ih 1995 Un¢ S01l'e€ Pafisienne of the votes in the race. 1967 Opening Night 1968 High Society An article in The Washing- ton Post said the Fancy Dress Balls in the late 1960s used to center on the “fig- Ballgoers were enchanted with the recreation of Monet 's garden at Greury. The FD committee constructed a real-life sitting gar- den complete with a walk-over bridge. After the ball, lucky stu- dents absconded with fistfuls of lilacs, roses and tulips. i 1996 A Mad Tea Party ‘ 1997 Under the Big Top The Under the Big Top FD memorbilia package included two t- the ball via its new wire-photo service. Ballgoers received a __commerqtive picture frame with the university 's emblem. 1936 Queen Eliza- ' scribe the night: "The orchestra struck up spirited march. Then, burst in the ardent‘;-evelry, with plume, tiara, and all rich array. The music, sighing like a ‘God in pain ’ went into every heart until - I the people, swaying in unison as the melody throbbed, saw unroll 3 a figure of unusual complication and beauty. ” .\ 1921 The Chinese Court of Chu Chin Chow . 9 1922 The Scottish Highlands 1 ., Evergreen trees decorated 1922 ’s ball.’ The Phi reported, "The beth and the Earl of ure, ” a dance in which shirts, two shot glasses, two posters and two boxes of Cracker ,‘ moslnolublepurt ofthe whole ‘ca,~n,'vul'was the unusually beau- Essex I couples formed the shape of Jacks. FD tickets were the “hidden surprise” inside the spe- tifulgirls who throngedto Lexington Such a type offiamininity 1937 Italian Re- the W“-shihgi0h and Lee Ciaii}"PaCkag9d Cracker Jacks h0x€s- 9 is peculiar only to certain particularly favored corners of the naissance UniV9’‘sii3’ 0957- 1998 Anything G095? Fialipersv Flight and -1311 A" Night inter-collegiate world.” The Fancy Dress Ball Heather MacDonald 901 gives Greg Nousa :00 a big 1969 1n3“g“T31 3311 1999 L9 1331 Masque "j 1923 Le Bal des Operas committee set aside h M D 1d d N t t d. t 1970 The Allman Broth- 1924 My Lady ofthe Fan $350 to decorate a smooc ,' ac 0na_ an ou_s_t_t wen _0 Inner a 9'5 (Concert 0n1ya n0 11311) , g The 1924 ball was thefirst one under the control ofa President “Snwking "00’n 1’ f0’ Franco S and partied at the F111 cocktall party before 1971 N0 F3n¢y Dress 11‘ elected by the studentbody. the 1937 ball. the ball. 1972 Sn3'n3'n3 (Concert 2 1925 Romance of the Dance 1938 C1|3l‘1eSt0na °n1y- n0 13311) Romance ofthe Dance celebrated the evolution ofdancefirom S.C.: On the Eve of Secession 1973 3111)’ 1’Te5t0n (Concert Oniys n0 13311) ancient times to FD CreatorAnnie Jo White told The Ring-tum Phi that she thought 1974 Mardi G735 _ 9 modern age, FD was "getting to be too much ofapublic affair now It used Tickeis Wei’? $4f0"f“ii€’hiiy members and $7f0’ h0h’f"ai€"' 9 Two orchestras to be almost aprivate dance, but now anyone can get in. " hit)’ siudehis Duiihg the haiiv shidenis dumpedapiicher Ufbeeh performed on 1939 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe 0n University Pi‘€siii€niR0h‘—’i’iH"nii,V- the Fancy Juniors and seniors were admitted to the main dancefloor, and 1975 1n the M0011 1941 Dress floor for sophomores and freshmen were admitted to the balcony. Specta- 1976 11“ Way for 11011yW°°‘1i thefist time. tors were also admitted to the balconyfor $1 per person. 1977 P3SSP0|‘t t0 Paris n 1926 1940 Kentucky Derby 1973 Glories Of Egypt 331 Beanx 1941 King Rex and his Court at Mardi Gras The ball was held in Evans Dining Hall and the University A115 1942 A Night at the Monte Carlo Casino Center. Aja2zpianistplayca' in the Executive Committee room. Following the 1943 American spirit John-Ivan Palmer, an extra—sensory preception expert, set up 1926 hall, The 1944-19.16 F1) suspended because ofww 1] shop on the second level ofthe University Center. 7 Ring-tum Phi 1947 Carnival at Rio 1979 A Taste of the Big Apple urgeda change 1948 Hampton Court under Charles Ballgoers received commemorative coins with the skyline of in Fancy Dress 1949 George WaShington’s Birthday Ball New York on one side and the logo of"Taste ofthe Big Apple ” . policy "Due to 1950 King Arthur’s Court on the other. The day after the ball the fireshman class spon- ' the crowded 1951 Carmen sored its annual grade party. * c o n di t i o n s A bullfighting arena was constructed on the dancefloor. 1980 Monopoly: A SW0" ATOUFN1 the B08|'d which will exist 1952 The works of Shakespeare An editorial in The Ring-tum Phi on the 1980 Fancy Dress Ball on the floor, it 1953 The Court of King Louis XVI saidtickets were selling on the black marketfor $40 a couple. has been sug_ 1954 King Rex and His Court at Mardi Gras Tickets to the ball were limited because, according to cityfire gesled [hat the 1955 An odyssey Through Empires code, only 2,500people couldfit in the building. A news article V ‘Charleston, ’ 1956 The wizard of oz reported that a woman from Hollins had her $10,000 mink ' which has been 1957 Mozarfis Don Giovanni coat stolenfrom the coat room, but the Lexington police soon banned at sev- 1958 Gilbert and ‘Sullivan at Buckingham Palace t‘eC0VeP‘edit~ ‘ Adams Greenw0od_Ericksen 901 and Kristen eral southern 1959 Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) 1931 on Broadway H d ,01 . . th I] “T. C Schools, be 1,-,,,_ 1960 The Evolution of Man 1982 A Diamond Jubilee (75th Anniversary) 313’ _ swing in e sin“ _ gy_n‘- _ “n 0;‘ p _ itedas much as The exams schedule ofHollins CollegepreventedHollins women The M0 sP0iiighis Outside ihe 8y”? P"0inPi€d Claims Of UFO was dancing next to us and fllppmg 1115 dates ; possible, from attending the ball. The Ring-tum Phi’s Hollins c0rrespon~ sightings from Lexington residents. Ericksen said. “A couple next f0 them tried 1 . 1927 Carnival dent wrote in her column: “Have a drinkfor us. ” 1983 A“ E"‘?“_'"g a'°"g the Mississippi River the same thing. Instead of flipping his date ’. of Venice 1961 Shakespeare in the Court 1934 L0St Cities 01 G01d . , ., . I 1 _g The Ringmlm 1962 High Society 1985 The Mink Dynasty backwards like he s supposed to, the guy ;. Nick Stawasz ’01 and date get Phi reported 1963 American Civil war Centennial MinkDynasty featured in-e exotic birds flipped her forwards — right onto her butt. We 5 K: ready to swing. The cocktailparty held before the ball in honor ofFancy Dress’ 1986 Carnival: A Night in Rio saw lots of other people take diggers, too.” ’ Y , Southern Inn East Lexington Store 7 ° 0 :- 37S. Main St. 2 Old Buena Vista Rd. 463-3612 463-3614 a 9 . o Spanky s Restaurant Natural Bridge , d D 1' all 9 lcafessen Conference Center 110 S. Jefferson St. P.O. Box 57 I I C 463-3333 Natural Bridge 24578 gm Harris Teeter 9* I o a 422 E- Nelson St. Washington Street Purveyors ;i 464-3309 9 E. Washington St. .. I ~ O ; University Cleaners V. O 1260 Zollman M111 Rd. 11 Palazzo ‘ 463-3622 24 N. Main St. ’ 464-5800 " C O . Aivmnenms U PP LEMEN l 102 W. Washington St. . - The Palms 4 463-5383 S P O N S O R S 101 W. Nelson St. 7‘ OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_007.2.txt MARCH 8, 1999 S PO @112 iflinig-tum ifllii Baseball pounds double-header By Brendan Harrington SPORTS WRITER Freezing cold temperatures and a bone-chilling breeze weren’t enough to cool off the Generals’ scorching bats on Sunday afternoon at Smith field. Washington and Lee scored 30 runs and pounded out 29 hits in a double-header sweep of Washington and Jefferson. The Generals won the first game 17-2 with the help of 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. In the second game, E.J. Murphy belted two three-run homers over the center field fence to lead W&L to a 13-2 victory. “I feel like we can beat anyone right now,” said senior second baseman Patrick Hall, who went 4-5 in the double- header and had 3 RBI’s and five runs scored. “It’s good to see the bats going again.” The Generals entered the game with a team batting av- erage of only .204, but after Sunday’s hit parade they raised it to .275, ajump of71 points. “We’re definitely hitting the ball better than we were a week ago,” W&L head coach Jeff Stickley said. “But we caught them on their third double header in three days, so they didn’t have much pitching left.” I The Presidents lost both games of a double header at. Guilford on Friday, the first time the team had been outside all year. They split a double header with Greensboro Col- lege on Saturday before traveling to Lexington. “They were worn down and they didn’t have much left in their bullpen,” Hall added. Sunday afternoon also marked the homecoming of President’s first baseman Ryan Walsh, the son of W&L athletic director Michael Walsh. “It was a thrill for my wife and I to see our son play baseball in Lexington,” said Michael. Ryan started at first-base for Washington & Jefferson in the first game and went 0-3. Ryan’s father, who weath- ered the cold with his wife Jean, faced a test of loyalties. “I was hoping the Generals would win two games and that Ryan would get a hit,” Michael said. “I went one for two, and I’ll take it.” In the first game, the President’s jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Generals scored two in the bottom of the first and never looked back In the 1 1-run sixth inning, the Generals had ten strraight hits and 13 straight batters reached base, all with no outs. Hall and junior center fielder Chris Stakem each went 3- 3 and junior left fielder Schuyler Marshall went 3-4. Hall and Marshall each had 3 RBI’s and Stakem had two. Bob Weston got the win to go to 4-0 on the season. So far this ..season,.ll/estonhaspitchedziinnings.and..hasonlygiven up three earned runs. Sophomore relief pitcher Bill Christ threw three scoreless innings to pick up the save. In the second game, Murphy’s two homers highlighted another offensive explosion, as this time the Generals pounded out 10 hits. Junior first baseman Russell Wrenn went 2 forI3 with 3 RBI’s. Sophomore pitcher David Sigler pitched all five innings and earned the victory to go to 2-1 on the season. The game was called after 4.5 innings due 3,, F? I to the extreme cold. “We’ve got some good pitching lately and We’re tight defensively,” Hall said. “It’s like the old cliche ——&itching and defense wins ballgames." _ I , The game also settled the long heated debate of who . Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor Senior pitcher Bob Weston winds up during the Washington and Jefferson game on Sunday. would win the battle of: Thomas Jefferson versus Robert E. Lee. Both schools are named after George Washington, but differ in the second part of their name. On this day, General Lee showed no mercy in the pur- suit of life, liberty, and two convincing victories. Score by innings Game 1 1001) x 100 0 W&L 212 W&J 100 Men’s, women’s tennis on Winning track By Steele Cooper SPORTS WRITER The Washington and Lee women’s tennis team continued their domina- tion of the ODACS with decisive vic- tories over Virginia Wesleyan on Mon- day and Hollins College on Wednes- day. The Generals won both.of the match ups with 9-0 scores. Monday, the singles winners for the Generals were senior Brook Hartzell, sophomore Christina Campbell, sophomore Anne Castello. sophomore Jennifer Strawbridge, sophomore Laura Schramm, and sophomore Emily Ramey. Winners in doubles matches were the teams of Haitzell/freshman Melissa Hartley, freshman Sallie Gray Strang/I freshman Manning Willard, and Castello/sophomore Tori Hayes. Each ofthe matches were won in straight sets for the Generals, and Virginia Wesleyan only managed to take a total of three games from W&L on the day. The story was strikingly similar on Wednesday when W&L faced Hollins College. Helping the Generals to another 9-0 ODAC sweep were senior Erin Eggers, Willard, Castello, Strang, Hayes, and sophomore Virginia Brumby. Doubles winners were Eggers/Hayes, Strang/Willard, and Castello/Brumby. The men also continued their win- . ning ways, defeating Guilford on Sat- urday by a score of 6-1. Wins were posted by sophomore Kelly Radford, senior Scott Babka, freshman Rhys James, senior Dave Lehman, and fresh- man Andrew Roberts in singles, and senior Dale Pretila/Babka, Radford/ Roberts, and James/senior Tom Washbum in doubles. The Generals are not resting on their recent laurels. The women’s team will face Kenyon College, one of their big rivals on the national stage, on - Friday, March 14 starting at 3:30 p.m. The men will face Hampden-Sydney on Thursday at 3 p.m. Men’s lax falls 9-8 to DIH champs Despite loss, Generals opti- mistic about their abilities By Tod Williams SPORTS WRITER The men’s lacrosse team fell to 1-1 on Saturday af- ter losing to defending national champions Washing- ton College. The 9-8 loss came after the Generals let an early 3-0 lead slip away as well as an 8-6 lead in the second half. Though Washington and Lee led early in the first half, (6 We’re really fired up. We can play with anyone in the —country‘f I the Shoremen fought back and tied the game at 5-5 by the half. The Generals then n u t sec oIr e (1 Washington College 3-1 to I begin the second half, — Senior Colin Dougherty but the S h o r e m e n then scored the game’s final three goals to net the win. Sophomore midfielder Matt Dugan and junior attackman Chris Brown led the team as they combined for six General goals. Colin Dougherty topped the team with two assists. I . Dougherty said the loss came at the Generals’ own hands. “We definitely had our chances. We hung in there,” he said. Dougherty said the Generals didn’t possess the ball well consistently, and Washington also capitalized for several extra-man goals. “We blew it, not as much as they beat us,” he said of the Generals’ two lost leads. The Generals next matchup will come when they travel to Gettysburg College next Saturday at 1 p.m. Dougherty said, “We’re really fired up now after play- ing well against the national champions. We can play with anyone in the country.” II III II II I FORA SPRING BREAK FROM $159 PER wE£i¢* D POOLS -1 lINDOOR.l:EATED Poof . HUGE BEACH ‘FRONT HOT TUB ' LAZY RIVER RIDE 1- SUITES UP TO 10 PERSONS SAILBOATS ‘— TII»-‘' The Big Red scored the first two goals of the game, ‘ _ I » L ~ .ff*$i»'« ' ‘ I gaining a lead they would never relinquish. They led the V , » -.’¥-.2 I I Generals 5-2 at halftime en route to thier victory. 9" at _ Six different Generals scored goals for W&L, includ- ,. I 6%.» ing Riddle, freshman Eloise Priest, sophomore Liz,Borges, I’ H , 3 3,. so homore Caroline Gee, freshman Courtenay Fisher, and I ""I‘°‘>r frepshman Julie Carskadon. In goal,junior Ginny Jemigan _.T0y0'E 9 KY9” . , posted 14 saves on the day. Katie Blowers of Denison led I 0)/Ct Dealer‘ _ all scorers with four for the Big Red. * Vmgfba #0“ comparison of ‘99 usometimes you need hgames like that to see at what ‘ . Corolla equ eql with options pggkag , . ; 6.. level you’re playing,” Hat om said. com argbl , ui 98'C6f61'a,'Corolla I , ~ - —' ' The Generals play Hollins today in their home opener at t is ihleI‘l;est)sI gPIcI:;i: RE-’CAR Y rwwiajor) ....s.._-.. _. worldwide {'%’l:gl£’€S . «.—-(No—Matter-Wha -- O“ ‘."__'_’__..,v———”""'f'- ~ . - ' I . . , ~ : ' ,. / '-"’. 2. :' the Liberty Hall fields beginning at 4:30 p.m. The game, originally scheduled for last Wednesday, was postponed because of inclement weather. ~r'’’’’'‘'“I'’'_ _. ......... ~ --~ ' OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990308/WLURG39_RTP_19990308_008.2.txt PAGE 8 Humor Page LAST ‘WORD MARCH 8, 1999 “She’s All That” good for a laf By Stephen Pesce Opinion Page Editor Saturday night, yep, Saturday night of PD weekend, I went to see “She’s All That,” a truly magnificent performance that kept me waiting for the next bit of writing genius. I’ve seen the classics of all genres (“Clueless,” “Scream,” “Scream ll,” “Booty Call,” “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central while Drinking Your Juice in the Hood,” “Stop or My Mom Will Shoot,” “Striptease”) and I can hon- estly say that this one ranks up there with any one of them. ‘ A heart-wanning story of self-dis- covery, the film reaches out to the All- American who struggles to balance the expectations of those around him and his own personal desires. The film also touches the soul of the self- deprecating spazoid who struggles to find inner peace and enjoyment in a world wrought with pain and suffering. Though-these two troubled characters meet only through the terms of an ill- conceived bet, they find comfort and understanding in one another. As for the supporting actors and actresses, there was really little to do. Zach (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook) carried the show with a little help from Laney’s little brother Simon, played by Kieran Culkin. From the pube—eating incident to the uncannily realistic choreography at the By Kevin McManemin EDITOR AND MORAL CENTER When Monica Lewinsky appeared on national television in a tell-all in- terview with Barbara Walters last week, cries of delight went up from humor writers everywhere. Every- where, that is, but here in the offices of The Last Ward. T We at The Last Word are above Monica jokes. We feel that Monica jokes are cheap, seedy and anti- thetical to the very high standards of journalistic integrity and excellence we’ve always rigidly adhered to. We believe we have a contract with our readers to provide only wholesome, morally enriching fare. This tale of sordid passion, pure, naked lust, rampaging hormones and raw, depraved, ungodly animal sex has no place within the pages of our pa- per. So, the President has been get- ting blowjobs from a stupid bimbo in- tern, lied about it under oath and brought shame and embarrassment to the nation — you won’t hear about it from us. We feel that this is nobody’s business but Clinton’s, and after all, can’t he remain a pri- vate man in a public orifice. . . err. . . « office? Besides, there is certainly nothing funny about this situation, apart, of course, from the sheer hu- man comedy of it all. Many publications feel it is okay to divulge the most intimate details of the relationship, printing lewd tales about the number of times she sucked him dry, their masturbatory phone sex sessions and the time he shoved a cigar up her vagina, pulled it out and declared it ‘fsmells good.” Dirty stories like these have NO PLACE in a respectable publication and you certainly won’t read any- thing like that in The Last Word. lt’s simple pandering to the lowest com- mon denominator and we refuse to stoop to that level. Remember, we must not judge others. It is not for us to call Monica Editorial: Monica’s dirty sluttery is her business a filthy little whore, or pronounce the Clinton Presidency an exercise in in- competence. We strongly object to judgementalism in The Last Word, just as weobject to laboring the point, beating a dead horse, running a gag into the ground and making a humor piece stretch on far too long when the audience has gotten the point two paragraphs ago. Say what you meanand get on with it, we always say. Don’t ramble. Don’t drone on and on and on and on and on. Don’t repeat yourself. Always strive to keep things as compact, concise, succinct and terse as you possibly can. Don’t repeat yourself. Our humor must be enjoyed by all, and offending some of our read- ers with foul language and content is not a chance we’re willing to take. That’s why you’ ll never read a word about the Monica Lewinsky scandal in The Last Word. Dear reader, you have my word of honor. ' 36' U Thinking of Summer Employment Opportunities? Special Programs Resident Assistants June I5-Aug. 3, 1999 The Office of Special Pro- grams employs five W&L students to serve as Resident Assistants for a wide variety of Special Programs includ- ing Alumni Elderhostel and adult confer- ences. Duties include house- keeping, attending all meals with guests, bar receptions and shuttle driving. An out- going personality is a must. Application deadline is March 31, 1999. For more information, please contact the Office of Special Programs, Howard House, 463-8723. W Colleges, Ride the fast track through Europe (heal; ttchels. Great e.¢lv\