OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990315/WLURG39_RTP_19990315_001.2.txt K I’ Ultra ilting-tum {flirt WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsITY’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER VOLUME 101, NO. 18 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999 Volunteers begin work on shelter Students team up with Lex community to build shelter for battered women By Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR Phonu b} ‘ , Bnmu Pholo Miro: At the Pavillion, three volunteers cut wood for the shelter’s foundation this past weekend. ‘Night Owl tries to avoid extinction By Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR The latest campaign to save an en- dangered species began last week at the Washington and Lee University campus. Students are once again being asked to save the Night Owl. Posters dotted campus, urging students to support Night Owl Records, which is once again taking a hard look at it’s own extinction. “This past week there has been a bit of an improvement from students,” Wayne Raynal, owner of Night Owl, said. “I’m still below what I was doing , last year, and l’ve sort of set a dead- line for mid-April to decide whether it’s worth trying to continue.” Night Owl lost considerable busi- ness last year with the opening of CrossRoads CD’ s and Records and the Wal—Mart Super Center. Raynal esti- mates that roughly 60 percent Of his sales are made to students, and with that number steadily declining, a sub- stantial part of his business is likewise being lost. In addition, Raynal says that sum- mers are always slow without the stu- ’ dent population, and he needs to make a decision soon as to whether he’ll be able to make it through the summer. Night Owl Opened in August, 1989 at it’s current location on Jefferson Street. Since then, Raynal has striven to open up the local music scene, including a free concert held last year named “Waynestock.” “I’ve done my best to promote local music, though it’s not neces- sarily music that I can make a buck off of,” Raynal said. “That’s kind of selfish, though, too. It means I get to see more music live myself.” « But, according to Raynal, Night Owl has always concentrated on the music. “I have one gimmick,” Raynal said. “I’m always a dollar below the list price, no matter what you or- der. You can have the gimmicks, but you have to pay for them.” However, as he faces the pros- pect of a future without his store, Raynal also has to contemplate his own future. “I guess I’ll find a realjob that I don’t like nearly as much,” Raynal said, “and probably get paid bet- ter, too.” Although Raynal is hav- ing to face reality, he contends that his nine years in Lexington have been good ones. “it’s been a lot Of good music,” Raynal said. “And so, even ifl close, it wOn’t have been a waste.” , Phuln In l>1n|l)‘HIn\« Photo Ldilof Night Owl Music owner Wayne Raynal hopes to stay in town. The normal quiet of the woods surrounding the Student Activities Pavilion was shattered this weekend . . . by the sound of power tools. The Timber Framers Guild rolled into town to begin work on a shelter for battered women in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity and Project Horizon. Close to 40 volunteers from the Timber Framers Guild, Habitat, Virginia Military Institute, Washington and Lee University, and the community gave up part of their weekend to lend a hand. “We’ll probably be taking some of this stuff on site by midweek, if the weather improves, but most of the construction will happen next week- end,” Brian Richardson, president of the Board of Project Horizon and W&L professor of journalism, said. “What we’re doing here at the Pavil- ion this week is cutting the joints into the ends of the timber, so that they interlock and fit together and then you can drive a wooden peg through them and that way you don’t use any nails.” The shelter is the third Lexington project for the Timber Framers, and the second in conjunction with Habi- tat. Both organizations acknowledge a difference between this and previ- ous projects. “Usually wejust build houses for low-income families, and this has added a whole other aspect to it - protecting people who are victims of domestic violence,” Josh Beckham, president of the W&L chapter of Habitat, said. “And that’s something that we wouldn’t have had the op- portunity to do unless we’d banded together with Project Horizon.” Executive Director of the Timber Framers Guild Joel McCarty agrees. “The particular project here has certainly make it easier to attract vol- unteers from the Guild community,” McCarty said. “We’re trying to show people that almost anything can be accomplished by community effort. You’ll see a bunch of people from at least four different [groups] working together on this project.” With the ball now rolling, Project Horizon expects the construction to be completed fairly quickly. “We hope to open by the end of summer, or maybe early in the fall,” Richardson said. “Once the frame gets up, there’ll still be a lot of finish work to do on the interior, so we’ll be relying on volunteers and donations a lot for that, but this is really the criti- cal bit.” ' When completed, the shelter will be 4,400 square feet over three floors, two of which will be fully finished, and then a partially-fmished basement. The house will greatly improve Project HOrizon’s abilities to shelter victims of domestic violence, which currently averages two or three days. “Most of them probably won’t be there for longer than 30 days,” Richardson said. “It’ll be in a residen- tial setting, as homey as possible, for up to a month. That should give them a pretty good chance to try to sort their lives out, and figure out what’s next.” According to Richardson, the need for the shelter has become obvious over the past year. Calls to the Project Horizon hotline have increased three- fold during that time, and the organi- zation is providing short—terIn shelter to twice as many clients as it did last year. “At first I thought that the number of incidents was on the rise,” Richardson said. “But Ithink we’ve had aproblem fora long time. and it’s sort of coming to the fore now. People know they can come forward and get help.” Soon, Project Horizon will keep a light burning in a temporary home across town. Phi Beta Kappa inducts 53 students By Eliarma Marziani STAFF WRITER Last Friday, the Washington and Lee University Gamma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa inducted 54 new members. Four of the new inductees were from the Class of 1998, 27 from this year's senior class and 22 from the jun- ior class. Art Goldsmith, professor of economics, was also inducted as an honorary member. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the United States. PBK rec- ognizes academic achievement and scholarship, and promotes the liberal arts education. Chapters of PBK se- lect and invite to membership students with an outstanding academic record, who have demonstrated some knowl- edge in math and foreign languages and have done three-fourths of their undergraduate work in the liberal arts and sciences. PBK members are generally in the top tenth percentile of their graduat- ing class. Most inductees are under- graduates, but some chapters, such as W&L’s, also occasionally induct graduates. W&L’s inductees found out about their honor about 2 months ago. “To be honest, in one sense, I was relieved . . . It was kind oflike, ‘Oh, wow, so I made it?’” junior inductee William Kanner said. “It is kind ofa capstone, an acknowledgment that I had worked hard and done well.” Kanner was very happy to be in- ducted, but tempered his excitement with a little realism. “I didn’t get too overexcited about it,” he said, relaying the fact that he had already been rewarded by receiv- ing good grades throughout his col- lege career, and that his induction into PBK is not an accomplishment so much as recognition of all that he has already accomplished. “It’s an honor to be inducted in it at a place like W&L, where everyone comes from such strong academic backgrounds—everyone else is also phenomenally intelligent around here,” said senior Kelly Joy. The ceremony at Lee Chapel on Friday aftemoon was not the actual induction of the new PBK members. According to PBK regulations, the in- duction must be a more secretive ser- vice open only to new and old PBK members. The afternoon Lee Chapel cer- emony, however, allowed the new in- ductees to be publicly recognized. The entire student body, professors and parents were invited to applaud Joy gave an address to the new members on the importance of a lib- eral arts education, saying that she will “graduate in three months now with the ability to speak well, write well, and really think on [her] feet” as a result of her quality liberal arts education. exchange of ideas on campuses. Through this program, PBK invites 12 scholars each year to visit institutions with a PBK chapter and spend two days at each of these colleges, attend- ing classes, meeting informally with members of the staff and student body, A 3 . Photo in l>nn|\ nun.-x l‘hMn l>d|Iul New Phi Beta Kappa members stand for recognition in Lee Chapel on Friday. the students selected for this presti- gious honor. During the ceremony, senior Maciej Golubiewski was announced as the winner of the prestigious Pinney Prize. The annual award goes to an under- graduate student, selected by the Stu- dent Affairs Committee, who demon- strates extraordinary commitment both to personal scholarship and to the nurturing of intellectual life at W&L. Phi Beta Kappa also recognized sophomore Angela Roman for having the highest grade point average in the class of 2001 . Her GPA is nearly a 4.2. Caroline Bynum, a history profes- sor at Columbia University, gave the keynote address, entitled, “Metamor- phosis and Identity in the Western Tradition.” She traced werewolf lore through the centuries and questioned the concept of identity. Later Friday evening, a closed cer- emony took place in a room in the sci- ence center. Each inductee was given his certificate and key, was taught the society’s secret handshake, and signed the membership book. Bynum also spoke again, this time concentrating on the importance of learning to accept change. Thenight concluded with a dinner catered by Dining Services, but the PBK festivities are far from over. One of the unique aspects of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society is that it is very active. In 1956, it created the Visiting Scholar program to foster the and giving an open address. This year, Leroy Rouner, professor of philosophy, religion, and philo- sophical theology at Boston Univer- sity, will be the Visiting Scholar for W&L. He will be on campus March 22-23 and will present a public lecture, titled “Ecstasy and Truth" on Tues- day, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sci- ence Addition, Room A-214. OPINION: W&LIEE: SPORTS: LAST WORD: @112 ilitttg-tum lfilti Comments on Kennedy, letter on stingy tippers Mock Con, one-act plays and music review Men’s lax beats Gettysburg, baseball loses two Suggestions for alternative publications March 14, 1999 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990315/WLURG39_RTP_19990315_002.2.txt t: {Ring-tum fihiS MARCH 15, 1999 GENERAL NOTES -E-mail General Notes to pl1i@wlu.edu OCTAA meets Students are invited to attend an OCTAA — On Campus Talking About Alcohol — program Thursday, March 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. inroom 113 of the University Center. OCTAA provides students with knowledge to make informed decisions about alcohol use, skills to assess their drinking behaviors and the tools to make lifetime decisions about drink- ing choices. Call the Health Education Office at 462-4501 to sign up for this nonjudgmental, research-pasved pro- gram. Eam auction money for “A Night to Remember.” Simpson lectures on local architecture Professor Pamela H. Simpson will present a slide lecture tracing the ar- chitectural history of Lexington on Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium. The lecture is in conjunction with the exhibit “Images of Lexington: From Miley to Hinely,” currently on display in Leybum Library. It also highlights the reprinting of “The Architecture of Historic Lexington,” which Simpson co-authored with Royster Lyle in 1977. The lecture will be followed by a reception, during which the book will be available for purchase. E _Phi Beta Kappa Scholar visits campus Leroy Rouner, professor of phi- losophy, religion, and philosophical theology at Boston University, will visit the Washington and Lee Univer- sity March 22 and 23 as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program. Rouner will meet with several classes, talk with various student and faculty groups and deliver a public lec- ture during his visit. Rouner's lecture, titled “Ecstasy and Truth” will be held Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Addition, Room A-214. W&L Wind Ensemble performs in Lenfest The 60—member Washington and Lee University Wind Ensemble, di- rected by Barry Kolman, associate professor of music, will perform sev- eral major works from the Band reper- toire at a concert on Tuesday, March 23. The performance will take place on at 8 p.m. at the Lenfest Center. Celtic Band comes to Lee Chapel One of the biggest names in Celtic bands, Boys ofthe Lough, will play in Lee Chapel on Wednesday, March 24 at 8 p.m. The Boys of the Lough create music that is “full of guts and technical bril- liance,” according to the Irish Times. The music of the Boys of the Lough ranges widely through the fiddle, flute, piping and vocal traditions of Ireland and encompasses fiddle music of Shetland, Scotland and North America. This concert is sponsored by W&L International Performing Arts Series and the Paul D. and Pualine B. Pickens Endowment for the Performing Arts. NYT reporter speaks 011 Japanese WOIIICII Elisabeth Bumiller, reporter for The New York Times, will be here Tuesday, March 23. Her talk, entitled “The Secret Life of the Japanese Woman,” is at 8 p.m. in Leybum Library's Northen Au- ditorium. Bumiller is the author of two books, “The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family” and “May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India.” Riding team gallops to regionals The Washington and Lee Riding Team will compete in regional compe- tition on Thursday. W&L has a higher number of qualifiers than any other school in the region. 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The term of the position is one year, renewable for a second year, with preference given to recent W&L graduates. As this entry-level position depends on creative communication to a varied constituency, the successful candidate should possess excellent writing and verbal skills. Also necessary are demonstrated initiative, an ability to work within specific deadlines, ability to prioritize and juggle multiple tasks, an ability to supervise and manage student workers and alumni volunteers, and a willingness to assist other staff members as needed. Candidates should also be prepared for evening and weekend work and some travel. Familiarity with computers and with public relations principles is a plus. A Bachelor’s degree is required. Candidates should send a complete resume and letter of application to Robert W. Fox, Director of Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450. 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Hopefully, now that ‘“‘”“ . ’ . ° 1: E"“a"¢ ”'"@“”"'“d“ you’re brothers, it all makes sense. Pledgeship is not Johnson Theatre ° Lenfest Center Q . ’ ~ 0 always enjoyable, but you will remember the last six weeks for the rest of your lives. For ticket information call the Box Office 463-8000 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19990315/WLURG39_RTP_19990315_004.2.txt PAGE 4 W&L1FE MARCH 15, 1999 Get ready, students: By Eliarma Marziani STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee University is less than a year away from celebrating one of its most exciting events, the famed quadrennial Mock Convention. In past years, Mock Con has gained quite a national reputation, being named “one ofthe nation’s oldest and most prestigious mock conven- tions” by The Washington Post. Mock Convention is an event in which student body “It definitely takes a lot of effort and organization,” Midwest Regional Coordinator and W&L sophomore Kirsten Malm said. The entire steering committee meets at least once a week, the political chair and his regional coordinators meet once a week and the executive committee has several one- on-one meetings with various chairmen throughout the week. The steering committee has met with the Lexington Business Advisory Committee and is working to “make this something that [members delegates make a prediction as to whom the out-of-of- of the town] are a part fice party will nominate as their presidential candi- Of,” Malm Said- date for the year’s election. Traditionally, Mock J U I1 i 0 F Con has been an uncannily accurate predictor of Sean Edd)’, the ultimate candidate. As the convention is held in March, before most of the state con- ventions, Mock Con is a true predictor of the nominee, not merely a reflection ofwhat is al- ready popularly known. Many wonder how W&L students have managed to attain such accuracy in its fore- casts. The answer is not in a crystal ball or writing in the clouds ~— rather, it is embodied in one word: research. To ensure a correct prediction, students conduct grassroots research at the state and local levels. Five regional coordinators super- vise more than 50 state and territory chairmen, who are responsible for forming committees to contact officials and citizens of their respec- tive areas and get a feel for public opinion in those areas. By conducting careful and precise research, students are able to gauge the nation’s senti- ments and predict its choice for the out-of-of- flce presidential candidate, rather than merely nominating a person that they, as a fairly limited and unrepresentative body, would select independently. This meticulous re- search is what sets W&L’s Mock Convention apart and makes it what Harry Truman called “a real convention.” Mark Schweppe, W&L junior and general chairman of the convention, predicts that as the convention approaches, he will be spending approximately 25 hours a week working on it. All regional coordinator applicants were advised at the time ofapplication that they needed to be willing to commit at least 20 hours a week to convention duties. the media chair, is workingto get Mock Con more national coverage, talking to MTV, C- S p a n , Lexington 2000 CNN and all the major networks. “We’re making sure that the rest ofthe country gets to know what’s going on with the Mock Convention,” he said. State chairmen were just selected, and they will soon begin looking for interested people to serve on their com- mittees. Now is the time for students to get involved. “We hope to have, by the time the convention takes place . . . close to 90 percent [of students] involved in some way or another,” Schweppe said. Students are needed to do everything from major time commitmentjobs includ- ing research to more minor yet essential duties such as Mock C011 is comin merely taking up floor space at the convention itself in March of 2000. So what’s in store for the celebration? Mock Con, af- ter all, is not merely a two- day event on March 3 and 4, 2000. It is a year-long event to take hold of the student body and get it in- terested and excited in the changes in national politics and its role in these changes. A full slate of events is already in place to accom- plish these goals. The Mock Convention year of celebra- tion begins with the Spring Kick-off April 26-28 this year. On April 26, Mock Con will host a Presidential ls- sues Forum. The steering committee has asked influ- ential conservatives to speak about the election on that day, and it has received a speaking commitment from Whit Ayres, a leading Repub- lican pollster. April 27, W&L will be the site ofa media panel, made up ofwhat Schweppe calls “highly visible members from the Washington press corps.” This panel will discuss the candidates and the media’s role in the election. Members of the panel include: Howard Feinman, chief political correspondent for Newsweek and an NBC political analyst; Bill Schneider, senior analyst for CNN and a member ofthe Mock Con advisory board; Jim Barnes, chief political correspondent for National Jour- nal; and Howard Cook, the founder of the Cook Politicdl Report. For Wednesday, April 28, the steering committee has invited all of the Republican hopefuls to speak. Alan Keyes, Steve Forbes, Lamar Alexander and Dan Quayle have expressed interest in attending. George Bush, Jr. will not be able to make the event due to a Texas legislative meeting, and the committee is still working on Elizabeth Dole. Also that night, Mock Con and the Student Activities Photo by Emily Barnes/Photo Editor Juniors Mark Schweppe and David Dardis discuss plans for the Republican Mock Convention. Although the convention is set to begin a year from now, committee members are already busy making preparations for the big event. Board willjoin forces to present Willie Nelson in con- cert, most likely at the Student Activities Pavilion. Schweppe explained that all these events are intended to “keep the excitement up on campus” throughout the coming year. More such events are anticipated for next year. In November of 1999, Malm is hoping to present a First Ladies Conference, in which the wives of former presi- dents could come together to talk about life in the White House. The Presidential Gala will also take place next Novem- ber. The Gala is a formal dance in which the student body is invited to join to enjoy the pre-Mock Con excitement. When the convention itself rolls around in March 2000, floats representing all ofthe states will parade through the streets of Lexington, adding to the air of excitement sur- rounding the convention. The Convention will hopefully result in the seventh consecutive and l7th overall correct prediction of the presi- dential nominee, this time for the Republican party. So get ready: the party is starting, and it’s big. crowning achievement for several rea- reaches a happy balance. Pearl J am, Portishead show musical genius on live albums By Matt LaMotte PHI MUSIC RE VIEWER In 1983 David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust: the Motion Picture” concert album brought a heart-rendering real- ization to fans across the world,'as they listened to Bowie tell his audi- ence of 50,000: “Not only is this the last show of the tour, but it’s the last show that we’ll ever do.” Not since that release has a live album by a contemporary artist arrived with any relevant significance or ar- tistic value — until now. Pearl Jam’s “Live on Two Legs” and Portishead’s “Roseland Live NYC” may easily be the two most important live al- bums of the decade. The manner in which these discs portray Pearl Jam and Portishead, arguably two of our generation’s most important artists, var- ies drastically. Both albums, however, manage to display the artistic strengths of the respective bands in ways that often approach the kind of genius at which their sons. Most notably, the darker, more serious touches that have increasingly influenced (and arguably worsened) their more recent albums have all but disappeared on this disc. Mocking, pre- tentious songs such as “Lukin” and “Bugs” take a back seat in the live show to more upbeat, spirited songs such as “Hail, Hail,” “Given to Fly” and the rocking “MFC.” The songs in- cluded on this al- bum recall the kind of unbridled compositional enthusiasm that made “Ten” and “Vs.” Pearl Jam’s veritable greatest hits collection. Their live versions of classics like “Black,” “Betterman” and “Even Flow” come close to eclipsing the emotional and rhythmic strength of the originals. The variation between their quick, Pearl Jam’s latest release, “Live on Two Legs,” is a mix of new songs and live renditions of famous classics from earlier albums like “Ten” and “Vs.” From beginning to end “Live on Two Legs” moves quickly from one fascinating direction to another, a veri- table emotional joyride thatjust may be the band’s most accessible effort to date. Fans who haven’t bought a Pearl Jam album since “Ten” have every reason to give this one a chance. Portishead’s “Roseland Live NYC” marks another stunning live album achievement, but for entirely different reasons. Portishead, pioneers of the late-90’s moniker known as trip-hop, have made a name for them- selves through its minimalist approach to songwriting: a simple beat, a repetitive jazz sample and a wispy vocal line consti- j,w___'I‘he grand scheme be- hind the “Roseland” con- cert, however, was to have a thirty-piece string orches- tra accompany the band, adding melodic weight to their entrancing minimalism. This concept has resulted in a mesmer- izing live album that differs noticeably from their stu- dio efforts, but is also probably their greatest achievement. Most of their most popular songs, including “Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me),” “Roads” and “All Mine” appear on the album. The addition of a string en- semble, however, adds a distinct depth that the band has continually lacked. The trippy,jazz-influenced, reso- nating dissonances remain, as do the splendor and sensitivity of lead singer Beth Gibbons’ shockingly beautiful voice. Even the subtle, rhythmically Portishead offers a unique and memo- rable musical experience with its newest recording, “Roseland Live NYC.” songwriter Geoff Barrow’s mesmeriz- ing instrument samples, to provide a feeling of exploration that they have never achieved before. Without the re- sponsibility of providing the musical backbone, Barrow and Gibbons are free to wander into new melodic play- grounds of sound and the results mani- fest themselves beautifully on almost every track on the album. previous albums only hinted. “Live on Two Legs” to be the band’s Many fans of Pearl Jam may find two most popular albums. terial, the rest of the disc runs like a Besides the allure of the new ma- intense songs such as “Corduroy” and their more delicate, melodic ones like “Nothingman” and “Off He Goes” tute the entirety of a good deal of the tracks on their two studio albums, ‘(Dummy)’ GAP.” One Acts coming to Lenfest By Erica Prosser F EA TURES EDITOR Student directors are taking to the stage again for this year’s Festival of One Acts. Below (left to right), Julieann Ulin, Robert Powers, Anne Hazlett, Alysia Graber and Cliff Woolley rehearse “The Actor’s Nightmare,” which is directed by Woolley. This play, along with “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music,” directed by Juliet Bickford, makes up Bill B. “The Actor’s Night- mare” is a comedy that leads the main character through the nightmare of being on stage without knowing the script or plot. “Nice People” is the story of Sister Catherine, who is asked to leave the convent after spells of uncontrollable cursing and barking. The pieces featured on Bill A are Photo courtesy of Susan Wager “You Belong to Me,” directed by Holly Estes, “The Midlife Crisis of Dionysus,” di- rected by Brian Prisco and “An Interview,” di- rected by Peter Duvall. “‘You Be- long to Me’ is about a struggle for power and control,” Estes said. “The three central charac- ters fantasize about killing the per- son who seems to be at the heart of their problems.” “Dionysus” is about the god of theater, sex and alcoholic bevarages who reaches a tuming point in his life. He must reconcile the party days of his youth with the boring future ahead. “An Interview” is about an attor- ney and an attendant, who represents the gatekeeper of Hell. The two men M Rachel Welch ’02, Greg Pleasants ’00 and John Floumoy ’99 practice their lines for “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music,” written by Lee Blessing and directed by Juliet Bickford. tive Photo courtesy of Susan Wager engage each other in a verbal spar- ring match as the attorney attempts to argue his way out of eternal dam- nation. Bill A will run Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 27 at 2 p.m. A and Sunday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Bill B will run Friday, March 26 at 8 p.m., Sun- day, March 28 at 2 p.m. and Monday, March 29 at 8 p.m. No tickets are re- quired and admission is free. deft drum samples retain the haunt- ing brilliance that basically defined the trip-hop movement. 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Friday, March 19, 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, 8 p.m. Now printed on recycled, low-cal paper.’ THE LIBERAL- AMERICAN Bit-vi=.i=.xLv *”i3i" rneaning publisnecl everg otner week and not pertaining to tne sexual or gencler—role orientation of tnis publication, altnougn we fullg support tne publication in ang lifestgle cnolce it snoulcl rnaée, be it gag, lesbian, bi-sexual. transexual, nerrnapnroclitic , asexual or even God forbid neterosexual. The job market bias against Slacker- Americans exposed by Jamal Choi—Rodriguez REPORTER-PERSON In community college classrooms and at Phish con- certs across the nation you can hear it: the cry of the slackers. They cry out for compassion, understanding and acceptance. They are tired of society making them feel inferior. “lt’s, like, totally bogus, man,” said 28- year-old Stoner- American Warren Benson. ‘‘I’m totally discriminated against in thejob market be- cause I don’t want to work.” lt’s a sad fact that the fascist plutocrats who run our capital- ist system are op- pressing millions of Slacker-Americans, just as they oppress Afro-Americans, Womyn-Americans, Chicano-Americans, A Stoner-American left destitute as anti-slacker discrimination keeps him from getting the money he needs for marijuana The Have Nots, an improv comedy group, will perform in the Student Activities’ Office March Comedy Series (cont. on pg. 5) GHQ The Have Nots GHQ Randy Riggle .,......_.-.... ... ....,. ., m ....z