OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19991108/WLURG39_RTP_19991108_001.2.txt Arc/In , 43 ';‘Jl<-3 ‘tbff. ‘.- P \e V4‘, I F \,». v. - F: .. I" 4 0. : I , '‘ c» or‘ VOLUME 102, No.13 Local coffee shop closes abruptly The Ruse, owned by two W&L alums, shuts down on it’s first anniversary By Heather McDonald STAFF WRITER The Ruse abruptly ended only a year after it began. On the one year anniversary of the opening of the only late-night coffee shop in town, owners Dow Harris and Rich Walter closed down the Ruse, without any prior warning to the public. To celebrate the anni- versary, Harris produced a three—act play he had written, entitled “Sedalian Vision.” In the play, one man took over the airwaves, but Harris’ character gath- ered together a group of “tele-rang- ers” to overthrow the one man in power. Then, there were many televi- sion channels to choose from, and the actors performed parodies of dif- ferent television shows. In the final act, Harris was sweeping up the floor of the Ruse. Then, Walter came up on stage and began talking about ideas with Harris, and how both had dreams they wanted to pursue. How- ever, a fictional coffee shop that failed was standing in the way of these dreams. Some of the audience began to wonder if the play was actually reality at this point. Then, Harris told Walter that if Walter left, he would crawl out the window and drive to Alabama to gather his tele-rangers. Walter then picked up his guitar and walked out the door, and then Harris crawled out - the window. The two stood outside the window, waved good-bye and closed the shutters. Then both of them drove away. Senior Lora Ellison said that much of the audience was confused at the play’s ending. “It took people a long time to re- alize what was going on,” Ellison said. “Some people though it was a joke.” Ellison was a regular customer, who went about five times a week to drink coffee, do homework, and talk with other people who gathered at the Ruse. The Ruse’s landlady was also there that night and had no idea that Harris and Walter were planning on closing shop. About seven customers stayed to help clean up and close the Ruse after Harris and Walter left. “Most people were in shock,” sophomore Tom Grove said, who stayed to help out by stacking chairs and mopping the floors. “It’s understandable they had dreams they wanted to pursue, but nobody knew,” Grove said. “It’s so sad.” Both Harris and Walter are 1998 graduates of Washington and Lee. The Ruse was their dream to bring Lexington’s universities and commu- nity together in an open and creative setting. They transformed the old Jordan House on East Nelson Street into a multi-roomed coffee shop that often showcased local folk and blue- grass bands and poetry readings. It is not known exactly what put the Ruse out of business a year after they opened. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 ‘‘ v|‘V.-.,l«:A1-:_.I..'.vyLj.Il‘l| L.‘ 7"" VVASHINGWON Ev. l..l‘-LE UNIVERSIW l.FT%”‘-557.‘-TDl‘J, VA 24450 I ‘II M i *3. ,1.) V. 3 ‘rffififi x"l!£I 4» M-. nkfiué“ I r 4/ 9 ' ¥_ .,.a photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor NOTHING GOING ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: The Ruse coffee shop, which has stood vacant since Halloween. Owners Rich Walter and Dow Harris announced the surprise closing during their first anniversary celebration. “[Harris and Walter] called it a fail- ure, but there were many, many good things that came out of it,” Ellison said. “I know people who were abso- lutely crushed when they realized the Ruse was closing.” Ellison said that she, studied abroad last term, and she told stories about the Ruse to people she met in London. “This was the part of Lexington that I was in love with and wanted to come back to,” Ellison said. Students respond weakly to diversity education workshops Offered due to recent events, workshops elicit little interest By Max Smith STAFF WRITER Assistant Dean of Students Courtney Penn has always seen a need for diversity education at Washington and Lee University and consequently planned workshops on the issue. “These recent campus issues high- light the need for us to have the work- shops,” Penn Said. “There’s so much ignorance out there, even among ex- tremely bright students. It’s a cycle of being socialized in the United States that has oppression so entwined that we don’t notice.” Penn hopes his new workshops will educate students about the origins and impact of stereotypes in today’s diverse population. Several campus incidents this year have called W&L’s willingness to ac- cept diversity into question. One freshman left before matriculation be- cause of a fraternity member’s anti- Semitic and racist remarks. A disc jockey on W&L’s campus radio sta- tion, WLUR, made homophobic re- marks about the president of the Ex- ecutive Committee. Another student ran on an anti-gay platform in his un- opposed bid for a class presidency. “Due to our homogeneity, we, as an institution, have a responsibility to make sure students are intentionally taught to be clear about these issues,” Penn said. “Workshops like this are going to be more and more common as America becomes more diverse.” But few students are going to the workshops. Nine students are enrolled in the four-week workshop and 10 are enrolled in an intensive one-day work- shop. “I’m disappointed with the num- bers because I know more people than that have expressed interest,” Penn said. Some students haven’t heard about the workshops despite computer broadcast mailings, fliers around cam- pus, and brief articles in campus news- papers. Others know about them but don’t plan on attending. “This workshop is definitely a good thing considering our recent problems around campus,” freshman Bart Peters said. “But I don’tthink I’ll go.” SEE ‘DIVERSE’ ON PAGE 2 -4‘ photo by Lisa Lin/Assistant Photo Editor INDIAN SUMMER: A student uses the unseasonably warm weather to study on the Front Lawn. filial ‘ U112 iitng-tum {H WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsITv’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER vi .2199!) i MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1999 VMI rat beaten By Michael Crittenden NEWS EDITOR A Virginia Military Institute fresh- man remains in the school’s infinnary after being beaten by fellow cadets Fri- day. ' Theodore P. Francis, 18, of North- em Virginia was apparently beaten early Friday morning by five freshmen i cadets, according to VMI spokesman Chuck Steenburgh. Frances was treated at the VMI infirmary for cuts and bruises, then taken to Stonewall Jackson Hospital. The X-rays turned up no additional injuries. In an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Steenburgh de- scribed the beating this way: “Early this morning [Friday] at 4 a.m., five fourth-classmen apparently entered the room of another fourth-classman, restrained him and proceeded to strike him about the head and shoulders. It drew some blood. He was taken to our post hospital, or infirmary, and treated.” Student investigators, who will re- port to the school’s Executive Com- mittee on the incident, are question- SEE ‘BEATING’ ON PAGE 2 Mock Convention stepping up momentum as event nears Tightened schedule intensifies fundraising to foot $270,000 bill By Max Smith STAFF WRITER The 2000 Republican Mock Con- vention is revving up. So is the price tag. Mock Convention General Chair- man Mark Schweppe said that by the time the final balloon drops on Satur- day, Jan. 29, one of Washington and Lee’s largest student—run activities will have spent $270,000. “We want to do some things not done before. . . [and] the 1996 Con- vention is a tough act to follow,” Schweppe said. “Things are coming together because we’ve got a lot of people working really hard.” Mock Con will have about $200,000 after the Presidential Gala this week- end. Schweppe isn’t too concerned about raising the rest of the money. “We’re in the heart of fund-rais- ing season right now,” Schweppe said. Mock Con has two fund-raising projects still lined up. They will send letters to students’ parents on Monday. Students will call parents and alumni who haven’t given money the week before Thanksgiv- ing break. Alumni have already given about $15,000 through letter campaigns. “We want more from alumni and at least $40,000 more in all fund-raising efforts,” Schweppe said. Mock Con based their budget on the 1996 Convention’s actual ex- penses. Individual state delegations are responsible for raising their own funds through contacting businesses and philanthropic organizations in their state. Mock Con is contacting parents and alumni through its own campaign. Schweppe said one main financial consideration for the 2000 Mock Con- vention is rising speakers fees. He gave former vice-presidential candi- date Jack Kemp as an example of the higher fees. He said Kemp, who they don’t plan on asking next year, cost the Convention $30,000 at its 1995 Kickoff and now charges double for an appearance. But Schweppe said Mock Con must pay such high fees. “The big name speakers that make the Convention are expensive,” Schweppe said. 4 Schweppe said conservative writer Bill Bennett is the only con- firmed speaker so far. He said Bennett is still negotiating a speaking fee with Mock Con through Political Chairman David Dardis, who has worked for him. They’ve sent invitations to speak to all of the Republican presidential nominees and Representative .I.C. Watts of Oklahoma. Other Mock Con costs include a $21,000 facilities budget. Schweppe said building a stage and renting a sound system and projection screen for the Warner Center isn’t cheap. Mock Con will also pay technicians for their help with the rented equip- ment and Physical Plant employees for construction and maintenance help over the weekend. Additionally, Mock Con must rent a lot of the equipment journalists need in the Press Room. Political publication subscrip- tions, security at the Convention, decorations and other publicity and travel expenses for speakers must come out of Mock Con’s pocket as well. Schweppe said Mock Con even pays if they choose to have an elephant or some clowns in the parade. Mock Con has stepped up fund- raising efforts after their decision to move up the Convention from its original March 3rd and 4th dates, Schweppe said. “When we moved up the date, we lost five‘weeks of fund raising,” Schweppe said. Mock Con established two new raffles this year to make up for the lost time. They held a raffle for par- ents over Parents Weekend that fea- tured a free stay at W&L’s Morris House next year. The University donated that prize and local mer- chants donated other prizes for the raffle. Mock Con made about $1,000 from the raffle. For the students, Mock Con orga- nized a Presidential Gala raffle that fea- tured a weekend at the Homestead and some other prizes donated by 10- cal merchants. Mock Con treasurer Carolyn Richardson said that raffle has “gone over well” and expects an- other $1,000 from the effort. Schweppe said the major portion of Mock Con’s budget comes» from the Dallas-based Hatton W. Sumners Foundation for the Study and Teach- ing of the Science of Self-Govem- ment, which donates a little Over $25,000 every year. That adds up to a total ofjust over $100,000 for each Mock Convention. They also received about $40,000 from the Executive Committee, which derives its funds from every W&L student’s activity fee. Mock Con decided to boost the del- egate fee this year to $20 from l996’s $15. Every student who wants to be on a state delegation and stay on the floor during the Convention must pay the fee. With 1,300 delegates signed up so far, Mock Con has made $6,500 more in delegate fees than the 1996 Conven- tion. Schweppe said his committee de- cided the rise in price would really help after the date moved up. With the Presidential Gala kicking off festivities this past weekend, Mock Con has a simple goal. ‘‘We’ 11 be happy if we break even,” Schweppe said. “Our main purpose this weekend is to get people excited about Mock Con.” November 8, 1999 OPINION: W&LIFE: God’s report card SPORTS: LAST WORD: L} Clip: Ring-tum ilfllri President of the Universe Volleyball heads NCAA tournament McManemin: Love Doctor PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19991108/WLURG39_RTP_19991108_002.2.txt PAGE 2 @l12iKing-tum lfihi NOVEMBER 8, 1999 ‘BEATING’ from page 1 ing the five freshmen that are suspected in the attack. The Executive Committee is made up of nine studentjudges who could acquit the students or recommend disciplinary proceedings, including dismissal from the school. Steenburgh said that VMI officials had some idea of the motive for the attack, but that at this time would not elaborate. He also stressed that the attack was a unique “blanket party kind of thing.” A blanket party, in military jargon, is an attack during which the victim is held under a blanket and beaten. “This is not a common occurrence,” Steenburgh said. “Cadets have impromptu wrestling matches once in awhile, but they’re good natured. This was different. . . There were blood stains in the room.” According to a VMI second classman who wished to remain anonymous, the attack was most likely the result of an encouraged campus attitude of“policing one’s own.” The source said that ifa cadet is not up to the standards of his peers, that the student’s fellow cadets are encouraged to make sure that person is brought in line. This attack was ‘DIVERSE’ from page 1 unique, however, because it involved physical violence. “It has always been a wake-up call to the person, but with no physical violence done to them,” the source said. “A cadet may be wrapped up in their mattress and left naked in the shower all night, but never beaten. There may be just a little damage done to their pride, but we don’t beat them. Violence like that is not tolerated.” This is not the first violent episode the school has seen in recent years. Last year, six cadets were expelled for lying about a series of spankings. In 1997, a freshman accused seniors of striking him and five other freshmen with a belt. And in 1996, six students were suspended for assaulting a freshman classmate, and nine more cadets were disciplined for their roles in the attack. The student group investigating the debacle is called the Officer of the Guard Association, and is made up of 12 members, one from each cadet company. The nine—member Executive Committee is made up of the three class officers from each of the three upper classes. Penn fears W&L students dismiss any attempt at diver.- sity discussion as “a PC attempt.” “That’s not what this is about,” Penn said. “This is about being a part ofa civil community and I don’t think students can learn this when we are as homogenous as we are, it doesn’tjust happen by accident. This [workshop] can broaden students’ horizons.” Penn’s new workshops follow W&L’s recent efforts at boosting diversity on campus. The University has placed more emphasis in past years on minority enrollment and discussion of diversity issues. Penn’s workshops will educate students on the causes of oppressive behavior. “I explore these issues from a theory that oppression is really the culprit of all of the inequality and social injustice in the world,” Penn said. Penn said everyone is an agent or target of oppression at times. Individuals, organizations and societies can ex- hibit oppressive behavior and attitudes to a variety of groups. Penn has three goals for his students. One is increasing personal awareness on oppression and diversity. “I want to help students learn more about how they feel about different issues relating to diversity,” Penn said, “whether sexism or race relations or any group issue.” Penn also tackles stereotypes with the help of reading materials and open forums of discussion. “The workshops will feature experiences that allow stu- dents to talk freely on perceptions and to explore their origins,” Penn said. “Stereotypes come from some truths, but they’re overgeneralized and take away from an individual’s identity.” Finally, Penn wants students to leave the workshops Film Society presents “Character” The next presentation of the Washington and Lee Film Society will be the 1998 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Character (Netherlands, 1997), di- rected by Mike van Diem. Screenings will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13 in the Troubadour Cinema, at the comer of Main and Henry Streets. As al- ways, there is no charge for admission, although contribu- tions are gratefully received. This film is in Dutch with English subtitles. This visually stunning film is set in 1920s Rotterdam, and the plot revolves around the murder of a ruthless slum- lord and the relationship between him and his murderer. Character is the “dark, bitter, and fascinating” (Roger Ebert) story of a boy growing up in poverty and harshness and finding his own success to be a means of punishing his own father. Day to speak at Ethics Institute Louis Day, a professor at Louisiana State University, will be the keynote speaker for Washington and Lee University’s 28th Annual Institute on the Ethics of Journalism. Day will deliver a public lecture on Friday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 pm. in Room 327 of the Williams School of Commerce. Day teaches media law and ethics in the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU. He has written numerous articles and papers on the legal liabilities and responsibili- ties of the media and is the author of Ethics in Media Com- munications: Cases and Controversies, a widely used col- lege text on media ethics. Before embarking on his teach- ing career, Day worked as a television journalist in Georgia and as a military public affairs officer in Washington, D.C. and Vietnam. The Institute on the Ethics of Journalism is part of W&L’s ~ program in applied ethics, Society and the Professions, which ‘brings nationally recognized scholars to campus to engage in classroom and public discussions on ethics in the fields of law, medicine, business and journalism. Moot Court to argue current case Only five years ago, Congress passed a law designed to protect women from domestic violence and sexual abuse. It is called the Violence Against Women Act. But is the Violence Against Women Act constitutional? The Supreme Court recently announced that it would con- sider that question. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Brzonkala v. Morrison this spring. The case involves a brutal physical assault on a woman attending school at Virginia Tech who is now attempting to use the Violence Against Women Act to seek redress. Unfortunately, be- cause the Supreme Court does not allow cameras or micro- phones, only those sitting in the Supreme Court gallery will get to hear, in full, the arguments for and against the Act. Unless you are at the Washington and Lee University School ofl.aw on Thursday. Nov, 1 1 at 4 run. For one and prepared to change their communities. “[Students learn] how not to be part of an oppressive community around them,” Penn said. Penn thinks all students can grasp concepts offered in the workshops. “These are the simple things we try to do, it’s not brain surgery or rocket science,” Penn said. “It’s just a small step in trying to create a more educated student body.” “We have to challenge these socialized norms because that will determine the next step,” Penn said, “whether we discard these norms or perpetuate them.” Despite students’ acknowledgment of the workshops’ importance, few are actually attending. Of those students, most aren’t new to the issue and have participated in other campus diversity groups like PRIDE. “There is a tendency to preach to the choir,” Penn said. “But in reality the choir needs rehearsal too. They re- hearse to be good at what they do.” Penn said these students can go into the University community and really make a difference promoting diver- sity and cultural understanding. Freshmen and their parents have been especially sup- portive of his efforts, Penn said. He’s received several notes and some verbal encouragement from these parents. “Parents understand how important it is to be versed on the issue of diversity,” Penn said. “You must be able to operate and be comfortable in any environment.” Penn emphasized the objective intent of his workshops. “I’m not going to want to change someone’s way of think- ing,” Penn said. “If you understand why you think a cer- tain way, you’re honest with yourself about it and you’re happy with it, fine. I just want to give you an opportunity to see the larger picture.” half hours, W&L’s four best oral advocates willargue a case directly patterned on Brzonkala v. Morrison. Federal appeals court judges from the third, fourth and eighth cir- cuits, one level below the Supreme Court, have agreed to come to Lexington to judge the arguments. The W&L law students will be taking part in the 20th annual John W. Davis Moot Court Competition. The com- petition is named after John W. Davis, an 1892 graduate of W&L who also earned his law degree from W&L in 1895 and later taught in the Law School. Davis was a 1924 presi- dential candidate and also served as a congressman, am- bassador and solicitor general of the U.S. The competition will take place in the Moot Courtroom of Sydney Lewis Hall on the W&L campus. Jasiewicz receives research grant Krzysztof Jasiewicz, professor of sociology at Wash- ington and Lee, received a $40,000 grant from the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research for his project “The 2000 Presidential Election in Poland.” J asiewicz's project will prepare a set of data compris- ing the most important information about voting behav- ior in the 2000 presidential election in Poland. Data col- lected will be analyzed in the context of prospects for political stability in Poland, the debates on voting be- havior and the nature and social cleavages in a pluralist democracy. NCEEER is the largest provider of resources to U.S. scholars for research in the social, political, economic and historical development of Russia, Eurasia and East Europe. These findings help U.S. policymakers, the academic and nonprofit communities and American businesses better understand current developments and their significance for the future. Business Ethics Institute hosts lecture The Society of the Professions at Washington and Lee University will hold its 16th annual Business Ethics Insti- tute and is bringing guest lecturer Patricia H. Werhane to campus. Her lecture, “Corruption and Moral Risk,” will be held in Room 221 of the Williams Commerce School on Friday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Werhane, the Peter and Adeline Ruffin chair of busi- ness ethics and senior fellow of the Olsson Center for Ap- plied Ethics in the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, is a founding member and past president of the Society of Business Eth- ics and past president of the American Society for Value Inquiry. From 1989 to 1992 she was chair of the ethics advi- sory council for Arthur Anderson and Co., which engaged in a five—year teaching business ethics project on the inte- gration of business ethics into traditional business school disciplines. Werhane is the author or editor of 13 books, including Ethical Issues in Business, edited with Tom Donaldson, Persons, Rights and Corporations and Adam Smith and His Legacy for Modern Capitalism. She has written exten- sively on employeeand employer rights, whistle blowing, mergers and acquisitions, responsibilities of multinational corporations and insider trading. Her most recent work focuses on heathcare organizations and on environmental sustainability. The public is invited to attend this lecture. Photo by Emily_Ba—rnes/Photo Editor TWANG, TWANG, TWANG: Robert Earl Keen performed at the Student Activities Pavilion last Saturday night as part of the Mock Convention festivities. Write for the Phi! If you're interested in getting involved, send an e—mail to p/2/@w/L/.ea’u or come to our weekly meetings Tuesday at 7 p.m. E11, Put your DIRTY ywunlzv “ in your DIRTY CAR and ET OUTTA TOWN! Head north about 10 miles on Rte. 11 North to Fairfield. FAIRFIELD SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER The area's NEWEST, CLEANEST coin laundry and car wash facilities are on the left about a 1/4 mile past the Fairfield Texaco. 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Wars are initiated by presidential politicians to enhance their historical status and poll ratings. Fictional threats to national security are stridently declared by the politicians f to justify foreign military intervention and the perpetual procurement of weapons of mass destruction, i.e. nuclear, ‘chemical and biological. Trillions of tax dollars are channeled to create a non- Christian new world order where God is cast aside as He already is in public pseudo education and at the United Nations. Terrible moral crimes such as abortion are leg- islatively condoned by the compromised politicians fa- cilitated by corrupt court decisions rendered by politi- callyappointed judges and funded by illicit appropria- tions. Note that Bill Bradley and Al Gore are both pro-abor- tion and pro-homosexuality. Well over 50 percent of the American children of God are directly or indirectly dependent on some form of athe- istic government for a mindless job or bureaucratic dole provided by Roosevelt’s Social Security and the multitude of degrading assistance programs which are abused by the recipients. Consequently, a humble dependency upon God as the omnipotent Father and a prayerful weakened by secular government. Christian culture has been vanquished and, LETTERS TO Diversity makes W&L more competitive and reputable Dear Editor, This letter is in response to last week’s letter to the editor that called on admissions to cut down the level of diversity at W&L. Allow me to say that the author of that letter, who bravely refused to sign his name, is an ignorant fool. Hghas mistaken the word “university” for “beer drink- ing on a homogeneous campus”. While I’m no going to argue with beer drinking, homogeneity is not something that should be a goal of any institution of learning. How- ever, three things that Anonymous faults W&L with, “recruit[ing] GPAs, countries, and backgrounds,” should indeed be goals of the admissions department. If Wash- ington and Lee wishes to remain one of the premiere insti- tutions of education in the country, it must diversify its student body even more, and do so in a hurry, or suffer a steady decline in the quality of students that arrive here each fall. Diversification at W&L is not a question of lift- ing up a repressed group of people, but a matter vital to the survival of this institution. Every year scores of fully qualified minorities turn their backs on W&L because they don’t think they’ll be wel- comed. I know of four minority students from my high school alone that were scared away from W&L as soon as they saw some statistics on the population of minorities here. Those four are now at Harvard, Yale, Williams, and NYU, respectively. They simply looked at the numbers. and didn’t feel that they wanted to be part of that small @112 ‘tiling-tum Ifilii Executive Editor Associate Editor News Editor Opinions Editor W&Life Editors Polly Doig Hollister Hovey Michael Crittenden Stephanie Bianco Ginger Phillips Elianna Marziani Steele Cooper Kevin McManemin Sports Editor Last Word Editor Copy Editor Heather McDonald Photo Editor Emily Barnes Assistant Photo Editors Lisa Lin David Hanson Layout Editor Neal Willetts Circulation Director Leo Brown Advertising Director Frances Groberg 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 Editor, 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 and columns do not refiect 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 https//wlu.edu/-phi Annual subsription rate: $30 in particular, the Christian virtues of faith, hope and char- ity have been replaced by mother govemment’s intrusive involvement in every aspect of an individual’s life. Godless government has evolved into a contemporary idol of worship where ‘religious services’ are held at the temples of the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the fifty state capitol buildings attended by the parishioners of the news-entertainment industry. The politicians’ programs of counterfeit compassion have spawned massive and heartless bureaucracies staffed by parasitic functionaries who choose not to employ their God given talents for which they will be held accountable by the President of the Universe. The President is omniscient and omnipotent, He will make sure the necessary actions take place. The solution: pray that God will exorcize the political atheists and through a holy prophet similar to Saint Joan of Arc bring forth a Christian king submissive to the Gos- pel who will build the City of God as proclaimed by Saint Augustine. This writer, a counseling psychologist, wel- comes the opportunity to speak at Washington and Lee about this theme. — Joseph E. Vallely, M.A. Editor ’s Note: The author of this letter has no known connection to Washington and Lee University, and cer- tainly none to The Ring-tum Phi. It was received by The Phi and printed accordingly. THE EDITOR group that takes up two tables in the D-Hall. Those were four fully qualified students who didn’t give W&L a sec- ond thought, and I’m positive that this phenomena is re- peated at thousands of high schools across the nation. If W&L does not diversify and offer minorities a sizable com- munity they will be comfortable with, W&L will lose quali- fied students year after year. While there are minorities who are scared away from W&L, I also have no doubt that there are bigots who feel welcomed by the limited quantity of minorities here, as a number of recent cases would seem to indicate ‘.'Ap”p'e"aliri‘g' to racists, even inadvertently, can have devastating af- fects on the school that should be self-evident. Many stu- dents arrive at college with opinions that are not fully for- mulated, and if racists are allowed help to mold those opin- ions, the results could be, and have been, devastating. It is a shame that minorities have had their suspicions of W&L vindicated. As multiculturalism becomes a greater and greater ac- cepted notion, W&L’s national reputation will suffer if it remains mostly white. It will become viewed as a closed minded institution, something that a university should never strive for. As its national reputation suffers, top high school students of all ethnic groups will repeatedly pass it over, and W&L will be left with less qualified students. If it’s any consolation to Anonymous, I’m sure these less intelligent student will be white alcoholics. Lastly, the goal of any educational institution should be to introduce its students to different and unique ideas. Many have said that you learn more from friends than from professors at college. If your friends are all the same as you, its doesn’t seem like all that much learning will be going on. More diversity is needed at W&L so that more viewpoints will be offered to challenge students’ tradi- tional set of beliefs. Anonymous would prefer we all go through college never learning about what is outside white America. ' Washington and Lee needs to do more, not less recruit- ing of minorities. Diversification at W&L has nothing to do with the advancement of perceived underclass. It has everything to do with staying competitive in the next cen- tury, and W&L’s ability to attract top minority students while offering the best education that it can. Anonymous calls a “good change” one that “has improved the reputa- tion of the school. Has made it more competitive.” A greater proportion of minorities at W&L will do just that, and is something that should be done. Sincerely, John Power ’O2 “No, I’d rather be buried outside with the horse, then people would bring me apples and sugar cubes.” -Emilie Wiesner ’00 “No, I’d rather be cremated." PAGE 3 This will Show -those Godless polificiam ‘ts +ha’r we shall come. toqclclner and rise above ’r‘ncm, \cd W Jme ?l§Z’$l of -lhc UH Three cheers for the anti- diversity bigots of W&L Dear Editor, I would like to shake the hand of the brave soul who called him/herself “anonymous” in last week’s letters to the editor. In that letter, “Anonymous ”explained so elo- quently the necessity for bigotry and segregation at W&L and clarified that much of the problems we are experiencing, such as the lapse in the speaking tradition, can be directly linked to the diversity at W&L. You are truly brilliant in your ignorance, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. History proves that when the status quo is changed or when things seem to go a bit wrong, it is best to lay the blame on those who are different and diverse. What is more logical than that? W&L just may need some good old McCarthy-esque finger pointing in this time where tradi- tional W&L values are so clearly threatened. In the name of homogeneity and North Face jackets, I am now more than willing to follow your lead, whoever your courageousness may be. Alter your letter, I am ashamed that I have friends from other countries, who are independents, and who prefer achieving a high GPA to maintaining Washington and Lee’s high drinking status on the Princeton Review. Obvi- ously, the values that these “friends” of mine hold are impure, unclean, and downright obscene. But thanks to your enlightening bigotry, I realize that my friendship with these diverse untouchables should be no more. The quali- ties that I admired in them really do not matter, because their diversity at W&L obviously overshadows all their appealing and likeable characteristics as human beings. They too, in some crafty and conniving way, are involved in a strong and ever-growing “diversity conspiracy” to deal a swift kick to the crotch of W&L’s values. I even bet that the diverse are behind the recent problems with the computer network. It’s probably those crafty Asians, or maybe it’s those sneaky independents in an alliance with the Turks. _ The Admissions Office must halt the flow of intema— tional students, high GPAs and those who have no desire of going Greek, and support the fact that ignorance is bliss. We must eventually have a degree of homogeneity that George Wallace and David Duke would find comfort- able. And if diverse people do somehow keep weaseling their way into W&L, they must be forced to assimilate by requiring them to listen to Widespread Panic and Dave Matthews, while sewing the school’s supply of worn out scruffy hats and sunglasses straps, or by making them wax all the unused kayaks that lay dormant on so many of W&L’s SUVS. My dear friend Anonymous we can no longer sit back and watch as Admissions allows diversity infiltration, diver- sity indoctrination, diversity subversion, and the international diversity conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious Washington and Lee values, which I am sure “Anonymous” will be the first to find and expose, anonymously of course. Sincerely, John Kerkering ’ 02 ewe, . .. E, oke of the Week: 42/ There once were two guys, named Bill and Bob who liked to go hunting. One day they were out hunting with Bill’s dog Old Blue. Bob saw a raccoon in a tree and raised his gun. Bill said, “No, no. Put your gun down. Old Blue’s got it.” So Bill went up in the tree and hit the branch. When the raccoon fell to the ground, Old Blue ran up and humped it to death. Later, Bob saw a bobcat in a tree and raised his gun. Bill said, “No, no. Put your gun down. Old Blue’s got it.” So Bill went up in the tree and hit the branch. When the bobcat fell to the ground, Old Blue ran up and humped it to death. Bob thought this is awesome. He said, “I can’t be- lieve it, we’ve killed a raccoon and a bobcat and haven’t used one bullet yet.” Finally, Bob saw a baby black bear in the tree. He raised his gun. Bill said, “No, no, Bob. Put your gun down. Old Blue’s got it.” So Bill went up into the tree and reached back with his bat to hit the branch. He took a swing and completely missed. Bill began to fall out of the tree and started screaming, “Shoot the dog! Shoot the dog!” Is a quarter pound enough for three guys for two days? —— Anonymous sophomore guy J} -Rena Thragarajan ’00 “No, because I don’t think I could keep such illustrious company.” “No, I’m not a Lee or a horse.” -Mike Malinzak ’02 —Garreth Winstead ‘O3 OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19991108/WLURG39_RTP_19991108_004.2.txt PAGE 4 @112 ifltng-tum lflhi W& IFE NOVEMBER 8, 1999 Signature Student . y . ? 1] ,0] Elianna Marziani ute‘Shye § ' . ~ 933100 017'] 0 FEATURESEDITOR m].ndedandhbeml.. . . . , - Sttakin ast d b k Ever wondered what kind of ProfessorB. By Glnger Phllllps. éinralne ggjlolp with ffiendlslpy ma grades God would make in college? Sanborn ex- FEATURESEDITOR What makes her Smile? awe“ Wonder no more. The answer is plainedthat God Does taking a full course load, playing on a varsity sports team and having an almost 24 hour job sound like too much to handle? At least one Washington_& Lee University stu- dent, junior Jessica Parrillo, doesn’t seem to think so. “I am definitely busy, but I wouldn’t choose not to do any of the activities which I am involved in,” Parrillo said. “My experience at W&L wouldn’t be half as great if I weren’t doing all these anyone that knows me knows that I smile and laugh at everything!” She also likes to listen to mu- sic, pretty much any kind except country and heavy metal. “I love bands like Sarah McLachlan, Dave Matthews, Bare Naked Ladies, and my new favorite band, Vertical Hori- zon,” she said. “My roommates throughout the years have also taught me to appreciate rap music as well.” things.” Parrillo is the dorm counse- lor for 17 freshman girls on the fourth floor of Graham—Lees Donnitory. She feels that being a dorm counselor is rewarding because it gives her the oppor- tunity to share all the things that she loves about W&L with the freshmen and to help make their W&L experience a posi- tive one. She helps her fresh- men with everything from de- ciding which classes to take to listening to and advising them about any serious problems they may have. “Being a dorm counselor is an almost 24-hourjob, but I love it,” she said. “The girls on my hall know they can come to me any time to get advice orjust to talk about their day. My door’s al- ways open.” Parrillo also spends seven days a week keeping in shape for her week- end cross country meets. She is an avid runner and captain of the W&L Cross Country Team. “Our team is twice the size it was last year,” Parrillo said. “We had a lot of new talent come in this year to join the strong base we had from last year.” This year’s team has been the strongest cross country team W&L has seen in years, winning third place at the state meet at Bridgewater and first place at ODACs over Parents’ Weekend. Parrillo also made the prestigious All ODAC Team. “Next weekend we have the NCAA Regional meet in Sewannee,” she said. “We are hopeing to finish off the season just as strong as we started it and run as well as we did at ODACs.” Parrillo, a psychology major, has been successful in balancing her many roles. “Having so much to do forces you to better struc- ture your day,” she said. “Plus, there’s not much time for sleep!” She likes to relax and wind down by “spending time with friends, taking a peaceful drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, going for Photo courtesy of Jessica Parrillo Jessica Parrillo has become an integral part of the W&L commu- nity through her positions as dorm counselor and Rho-Chi. Parrillo already has big plans if she were to win the lottery tomor- row. “My first big purchase would be a new car, a black Saab,” she said. “I would also use the money to pay for graduate school and take a year just to travel around the world.” Where exactly would she go? “I would love to drive across the coun- try because there’s so much I want to see here that I haven’t seen yet,” Parrillo said. “Or I would go on a trip to Australia because I’ve never been and have always .had a fascination with it.” Parrillo says her favorite car- toon character would have to be Piglet from Winnie the Pooh. “He’s just this tiny little guy with the biggest heart in the world. Piglet would do anything for his friends, and I think we’re a lot alike in that way.” Another of her favorites is the fa- mous Sunday brunch in the Dining Hall. “You can always count on there to be great food at Sunday brunch and it’s such a great time to catch up with friends and find out about everyone’s weekend.” Although Parrillo is extremely busy enjoying her college experi- ence, she has had some time to re- flect a little on life in general, saying that her motto is “The more you open your mind to new things, the more you can learn to appreciate in life.” W&L students give God a grade coming to Washington and Lee Uni- versity in a Mindbenders perfor- mance of Richard Orloff’s “The Whole Shebang.” “It’s a real cute play. It’s funny, touching, and it makes you think: what is there about life that is worth living for?" said junior Kathie Soroka, the play’s director. “The Whole Shebang” is a one-act play that presents God as a university student who must defend His honors thesis on the topic of creation before a panel of professors. The play is yet another look at cre- ation, to top off all of the discussion that has been brewing at W&L since the convocation address by evolution- ary biologist Stephen Jay Gould. The play did not emerge as a result of all the creation/evolution discussions going on around campus, but Soroka said, “I did think it would fit in nicely with them.” This play takes on a whole differ- ent issue, however. Rather than argu- ing for or against creationism, this play presents God as a student whose task was to create a universe, and the panel of professors judges how perfect His creation truly was. Junior Howard Sanbom is the ac- tor playing Professor A, who he de- scribed as “a conservative, ‘been there’ kind of cynical jerk,” as opposed ' grade? presents His work by bring- ing in two aver- age people to show the profes- sors; His ideal “ a v e r a g e people” could not make the presentation, so God was stuck with two “white trailer-park trash” people to display to the panel for judg- ment. WhatwasHis ,, ,,_. .._ The Mindbenders will not reveal it until their perfor- mance Tuesday, Nov. I6,at8:00 p.m. The cast of this performance in- cludes Brian Prisco, Howard Sanbom, Kathie Soroka, Leah Sawyer, Neal Willetts and Jane Ledlie. Sanborn cited “the opportunity to work with people on the cast” as one of his main reasons for acting in this performance. “It’s really a blast. They’re really talented people. Ijust couldn’t pass up the opportu- nity to work with them again.” “It’s a fun, simple way to keep act- ing and get silly,” Soroka reasoned. Why should you give up all the excitement of a Tuesday night in the library for this performance? Soroka had an answer. “It’s about half an hour long and it’s funny. And, it makes youthink about the human condition, the good things and the not so good things about V A Photo 'bVy‘Emily Eames/Photo Editor BENDING YOUR MIND: Brian Prisco ’00 and Howard Sanborn ’01 rehearse with director Kathie Soroka ’01 for the upcoming production of “The Whole She- bang,” a humorous and thought-provoking account of God’s thesis on creation. life. But, it doesn’t make you think too hard. A fun and safe alterna- tive to an otherwise rowdy Tues- day night... just kidding,” she said. “Seriously, though, if you want something light and entertaining to break up your Tuesday night, this is the show for you.” And, ofcourse, it may be the only opportunity you get to compare your GPA to God’s. AED seminar. 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In addition to the conference title, the Generals also had three players named to the ODAC all conference team, which was announced Friday night. Sophomore Lindsay Ruckert was named Player of the Year as well as her second appear- ance on the First Team All ODAC. Senior Nancy Reinhart was named to the First Team for the third straight year. Sophomore Lee Charbonet earned a spot on the Second Team as well. The top seeded Generals unloaded on Guilford in the first round, surrendering only 12 points in the whole match (15-5, 15-2, 15-5). Ruckert led the way with 10 kills, three aces, and three blocks. Reinhart contributed seven kills, two aces, and 10 digs. Junior setter Katherine Kline finished with 17 assists. W&L faced Emory and Henry in the semifinals Saturday, sending the Wasps packing after dropping the first game (12-15, 15-7, 15-9, 15-5). Once again, Reinhart, Ruckert and Kline anchored the Generals. Reinhart totaled 13 kills, four aces, and 19 digs. Ruckert added 21 kills and 13 digs while Kline notched 30 assists. The win over Emory and Henry earned the Generals a spot in the tournament championship versus Roanoke Col- lege. It only took W&L three games to finish off the Ma- roons and claim the conference title (15-12, 15-8, 15-7). As usual Ruckert dominated the game, slamming 23 kills, three blocks and eight digs. Charbonnet added 1 1 kills, four aces and eight digs while Reinhart knocked had 12 kills and 11 digs. Kline teamed up withjunior setter Pam Salsbury for 49 assists. Ruckert’s outstanding play earned her tournament MVP honors. “We played our own game,” claimed Ruckert. “We had confidence and maintained focus.” Although the Generals won the ODAC tournament the past two years, this was the first time a tournament win would guarantee a spot in the NCAA tournament. “It was a goal from the beginning,” Reinhart noted. “We were even more focused knowing it meant going to nationals.” Head coach Terri Dadio-Campbell acknowledged that the tearn’s confidence and focus were keys to the stellar play of this weekend. “We have had a greater talent level than our con- ference opponents the whole year, the key was knowing we were better and playing at our level,” Dadio-Campbell stated. Although the Generals have dominated the ODACs, they are only ranked ninth in the South region, probably the toughest in the nation. However they feel their tougher schedule this season has prepared them for the challenges ahead. “We played in some big tournaments and that was a step in the right direction,” Dadio-Campbell said. Reinhart agreed, noting that the team seems to be com- ing together at the right time. “We have had our ups and downs this season, but we dominated this weekend, win- ning in three games in the championship. We are peaking now and that will be important.” The Generals take action Thursday at Emory in the open- ing round of the NCAA tournament. It will be a rematch of a game from the Maryville tournament between W&L and Savannah College of Art and Design. The Generals lost that match in five games before going on to win the tournament. W&L is ranked sixth in the South Region of the tournament. By Mike Weil STAFF WRITER The Generals’ bid for a third straight comeback victory and a winning ODAC season fell short Saturday when sophomore Brad Wiginton failed to convert on a 35-yard field goal with less than two minutes to go in the game. The missed field goal gave Emory and Henry a 23-21 ad- vantage that they would not relinquish. The loss ended the Generals’ ODAC record at 3-3 and lowered their over- all mark to 4-5. The Generals fell behind early, as they have done so often this season, when Wasp quarterback Matt Olexy V found receiver Jason Gardner in the endzone from 16 yards out for a 7-0 lead. Emory and Henry kicker Chris Epperly nailed a 3 l—yard field goal with 12: 13 to play in the half to give the Wasps a 10-0 advantage. Senior fullback Scott Moses cut the lead to 10-7 just two minutes later when he plunged into the endzone from one yard out. Just when the Generals seemed to gain the momentum, they were crippled by a mindless mistake. Emory and Henry drove into W&L territory but was kept out of the endzone and lined up for a field goal attempt on fourth and three. The kick was off target, apparently giving the Generals the ball back, down by only three points, as the half was coming to an end. However, an offside penalty was called giving the Wasps a first down, which they would convert on a five-yard touchdown run for a 10-point lead heading into halftime. W&L seemed unaffected by this mistake early in the third quarter as Moses again scored on a one—yard touch- down run with 10: 12 to play that cut the lead to 17-14. Eight minutes later the Generals hit paydirt and their only lead of the game when senior quarterback Christian Batcheller hit junior Wes Hardy for a 18-yard touchdown strike. How- ever, these were the last points the Generals would put on the board. This 21-17 lead would hold until 4:16 to go in the game when Emory and Henry tailback Oliver Jordan scampered 40 yards ‘ to the endzone giving the Generals only one more chance to earn a victory. W&L’s cause was helped in a big way when sophomore lineman Jeff Mclntyre blocked the Wasps’ extra point ensur- ing that a General field goal would take the lead instead of tie the game. Everything seemed to fall in place for W&L and it looked as though once again they would earn a dramatic come—from- behind victory when they drove all the way down to the Emory and Henry 18-yard line. But Wiginton fell to the pressure and misfired on the kick, enabling the Wasps to run out the clock and hand the Gener- als a devastating 23-21 defeat. Mistakes haunt Generals in tough loss, 23-21 After suffering defeat to Emory and Henry, Washington and Lee falls below .500 mark W&L was led offensively by freshman running back Chris Sullivan who carried the ball 26 times for 144 yards. Sullivan has been a pleasant surprise for the Generals this season as he has made the loss of junior Marc Watson much easier. This effort was not enough however, as the loss marked the 17th consecutive year the Generals have fallen to the Wasps. , “You begin to wonder if we’re ever going to beat them” said head coach Frank Miriello. “You start believing it must be written in stone that Emory and Henry will beat Washing- ton and Lee.” Miriello was pleased with the Generals’ effort, especially after the offside penalty at the end of the first half. “The players handle those type of things very well. If that penalty had been a big problem, they wouldn’t have come back from it,” he said. ' The Generals put a close to this topsy-turvy season and try to even their overall record at home this weekend against Swarthmore College. The game marks the end of the careers of Batcheller and senior wide receiver J .T. Malatesta, two play- ers who will most certainly be immortalized in the Generals’ A history books. Scoring the victory next weekend on their last game would be “critical” according to Miriello. “To get a win would be the perfect ending to their careers here,” Miriello said. W&L hopes to win for Batcheller, Malatesta, and all the other seniors next weekend. Kickoff at 1 p.m. XS: .- ~ Photo by Emily Barnes/Photo Editor DRIVING AHEAD: (Above) Freshman Kevin Bibona dribbles ahead of a trailing Roanoke player during Wednesday’s semi-final loss. SAY rr AIN’T so: (Above, right) Senior Ben Thompson stands in disbelief after Roanoke’s overtime goal crossed the line for the win. Men’ssoccer loses ODAC quarter-1 T By Robert Turner STAFF WRITER The Washington and Lee’s Men’s soccer team con- cluded their season Wednesday in the fnst round of the ODAC tournament in a heartbreaking loss to instate rival Roanoke. The game was one of the most exciting in recent Generals’ history, as the teams combined for six goals be- fore the Maroons finally prevailed 4-3 in double overtime. Fifth seed Roanoke came out on a roll, getting on the board in the match’s second minute on a penalty kick. The Maroons added to their advantage only seven minutes later when they slid a shot into the Generals’ net. W&L quickly overcame their early game jitters, and got on a roll of their own, scoring three unanswered goals before the end of the first half. The Generals’ first mark came on in the 27th minute when senior Jon Wilson scored off an assist from Paul Wallace. “We just met together and decided that it was time to T'r'eall§"d’e‘d’ic"éit‘e "ourselves. We didn’t want to let this be our last game,” said senior captain Scott LeToumeau. That meeting seemed to provide the motivation that the Generals needed. Senior captain Jamie Parker then added two more goals, the first with just under 13 minutes left in the half on a penalty kick, and the second only minutes later off an assist from Wilson. Roanoke managed to re- gain some momentum going into the second half, tying the score 3-3 just before the half. After such an offensively active first half by both teams, the second half seemed like an entirely new match. W&L’s defense, led by freshman goalie Tim Foley, held strong against various Roanoke attacks, but the Roanoke defense was just as successful and regulation ended with the score still tied. The first overtime periodpwas much like the second half, as both teams’ defenses refused to yield, and it looked as if neither team would be able to score another goal. With 8:13 left in the second overtime period though, the Ma- roons finally managed to score off of a deflected ball, and the almost unbelievable match — and the Generals’ sea- son —- came to a sudden and heartbreaking end. E *5? .. . 0 :14“ Photo Courtesy of Ben Thompson ‘ The match was especially difficult to take for se- niors Jamie Parker, Jason Miller, Ben Thompson, Matt Arnold, and LeToumeau, who had helped lead Wash- ington and Lee soccer to some of its greatest successes. Their exuberant play and quality leadership will be greatly missed. “You just have to play your heart out until the final whistle,” said LeToumeau. W&L swimmers show no mercy Mens’ and womens’ swim teams sweep young R-MC squads By Steele Cooper SPORTS EDITOR The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swim teams continue to build up steam towards impressive sea- sons. The most recent stop along their paths was a home victory Saturday over a very green Randolph-Macon Col- lege. The underrnanned R-MC teams are both competing in their inaugural seasons this year. The men’s swim team, still coping with the withdrawal of senior captain Jared Fribush, defeated the Yellow Jack- ets 94-44. The women came away with the 124-72 win to improve to 3-0 on the season. Both W&L squads were paced by their strong groups of underclassmen swimmers. For the men’s team, Sopho- more Rick Black led the way with two individual wins. Black took home the 100—yard free (5 1 .14) and the 500-yard free (5:26.22). - ‘ The Generals’ freshmen class also had a strong show- ing on Saturday. Freshman Pat Frankfort and classmate Zach Fake both came away with individual victories. Frank- fort scored the win in the 100-yard butterfly (1 201.82) and Fake won the 200-yard free in 1:55.17. Junior Colin Hayes captured the win in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:09.87 and the men’s 200 medley relay time won in 1:43.97. Hayes and Frankfort have both scored wins in all three meets of the season. While the men’s team has gained two wins in as many weeks to move to 2-1, they have already experienced their worst loss of the season. With the withdrawal of Fribush two weeks ago, the Gen- erals are now forced to make it through the season missing one of the most prolific competitors in W&L swimming history. “We are going to miss his leadership skills as much as his swimming skills. He was great at both motivating us mi‘ wiwvv'wv races. zmcl it really is a loss for the team. lt’s going to be tough on us but we have to do whatever we can to rebound from this,” said Black. The women’s team improved their record to a perfect 3- 0 by defeating the Yellow Jackets 124-72 also off of strong showings by their younger swimmers. Leading the way for the women’s team were freshmen Kelli Austin and Blair Huffman and sophomore Katie Kennedy. Each gained two individual wins on Saturday. Austin won the 200-yard free (2:05.00) and the 500-yard free (5:42.06). Huffman proved victorious in the 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard backstroke with times of 2:20.29 and 2:21.88, respectively. Kennedy’stimes of2:20.57 in the 200-yard individual medley and 2:32.78 in the 200-yard breast stroke were both good enough to place her ahead of the field. Kennedy joins Frankfort and Hayes in scoring wins in all three meets ofthe season. Kennedy also holds the new W&L record in the 200-yard-breaststroke. That time of 2:28.77 set on Oct. 30 against Marymount was fast enough to surpass the NCAA provisional qualifying mark in that event. Both squads will host Gettysburg College on Sunday. The Generals look to these groups to be a higher hurdle than the young R-MC teams proved to be. The men’s and the women’s teams both fell to Gettysburg last season. Coming off of their recent string of wins, however, the two Generals teams look confident. “Gettysburg has good depth and strong swimmers. It will be a lot different than this [R-MC] meet. 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The sky’s getting darker, the weather’s getting colder, leaves are falling, stuff is dying all over — the stage is set for love. As we move into the 21st century, the prospects of finding true love are bleak at best. Having a crush on some- one will likely get you sued for sexual harassment, marriage is about as stable an institution as the Russian Parliament, and sex and love have be- come notjust mutually exclusive, but almost antithetical. But never fear — technology is here to save us. If hu- mankind is no longer capable of love in the post-modem world, we will at least be able to build machines that are. Here are a few of the ways the respective worlds of romance and ro- bots are rapidly becoming intertwined: Love bleepers This is the biggest craze to hit Ja- pan since Tamagotchi, Pokemon and Pachinko combined. Leave it to the Japanese to fuse dating with bleeping electronic gadgetry. Love Bleepers are currently catching on in Europe and, trust me, it won’t take long before someone figures outthat there is a LOT ofmoney to be made offall the loneli- ness in America. - So how do these clever little micro- chips sow the sparks of passion? First, a lovelom guy or gal enters their inter- ests into their Love Bleeper, choosing from a wide variety of the usual stupid romantic cliches (“long walks on the beach,” “dinner by candlelight,” etc.). When two Love Bleepers come within range of each other, they each emit a single beep —— a kind of warning sig- nal to everyone in the area that two losers are walking around. However, if the Bleepers are programmed with similar interests, well, they bleep and squeal and wail and generally get about as excited as Bill Clinton at an intern convention. (CONGRATULATIONS, Kevin McManemin! You’re the one-mil- lionth writer to make a Bill Clinton/ intern joke! Thank you for the valu- able service you’re providing the na- tion.) Apart from making the Tokyo sub- way system the seventh circle of bleeping electronic hell, these little Love Bleepers don’t seem to have much use. I mean, they match up people with similar interests. Haven’t we all heard the old theory (I believe first proposed by Dr. Paula Abdul) that opposites attract? Think of all your friends in relationships (I know you’re not — people who have time to read the back page of the Phi aren’t in rela- tionships). How many couples make you say “they were made for each other,” and how many make you say “what in God’s holy name keeps those two from slitting each other’s throats?” Besides, shouldn’t we be attracted to people and not their machines? Where is thejoy in the timeless art of seducing a pocket calculator? Who wants to date a machine, besides Tip- per Gore? (CONGRATULATIONS Kevin McManemin, for making the one mil- lionth A1 Gore/robot joke. Thank you for the valuable service you’re ‘pro- viding the nation.) Internet matchmaking I f Love Bleepers aren’t your style, you could always try the Internet for some hot 21st century luuuvin’. Re- member that the Internet was founded by and for monstrously lonely people, and today online dating and matchmaking services abound. The good thing about the Internet is that it puts you in contact with a huge number of people without the inconvenience of actual human con- tact. The downside is that it’s even easier to lie on the Internet than on Capitol Hill. For instance, remember that girl Michelle you met in the AOL chatroom, that perky 22-year-old UCLA grad student whose interests include “cooking, movies and three- somes?” Real Name: Ivan Tumov. Real Hometown: Smolensk, Russia. Real Age: 54. Real Occupation: Reg- istered sex offender. There are some real humdingers of falsehoods on matchmaker pages too. Just chew on these “facts” from match.com: “the most important thing women look for is a sense of humor (48 percent) with just 5 percent say- ing it was important their date was “Three Kings” doesn’t deserve the royal treatment ByBfimHma) PHI MOVIE GUY I was planning on reviewing “Three Kings” while it was still in Lexington, but it has already left the theatre. This does not come as a shocking surprise. However, the fact that it was replaced by “Superstar” is a bit insulting. “Three Kings” is a decent flick. David 0. Russell (“Spanking the Monkey”) wrote and directed this Gulf War drama. George Clooney (“From Dusk til Dawn”), Mark Wahlberg (“Boogie liant director with artistic integrity and cinematic original- ity, and all the other words you can read about in Rolling Stone magazine to make you sound like you know what you are talking about. And it is in fact the direction that makes this movie worth watching. I love gunfights as much as the next guy, the more gore the better. As much as everyone likes to tote “Saving Private Ryan” as a brilliant movie because it is so emotionally wrought, a huge bloody steaming chunk of the credit goes to the immense gore factor. Well, Russell conda”) take to the sands of Iraq in search of illegally confiscated Ku- waiti gold in order to illegally confis- Nights”), and Ice Cube (“Ana- 3 ofa gun wound, Clooney fires a bullet into a corpse. The camera follows the ain’t no moron. In describing the effects 4 5 bullet into the body and we see it lodge cate the gold for themselves. You might have been like me and thought, “A doctor, a porn star, and a rapper as war heroes? What the hell are they thinking?” Well, as much as I can't believe it myself, the acting is surprisingly good, with all three doing their damnedest in spite! of the contrived and boring dialogue they are given. But, the best parts of the movie come from the supporting actors, Jamie Kennedy (“Scream 2”) and Spike Jonze “(The Game”). Kennedy, as always, is ridiculously amusing, and Jonze, who typically earns his keep as a music video direc- tor and currently is making a splash as director of“Being John Malkovich,” shines as the dimwitted Conrad Vig, a sycophantic little toughguy with a squeaky Texas drawl. The directing is astounding, pretty much the selling point ofthe movie, since the script is so vile. Which con- fuses the hell out of me, because Russell both wrote AND directed. While the dialogue has an almost accidental ten- dency to be funny at points, the story is both cliched and sloppy. The ending is atrocious, you half expect to hear the choir of angels riff and see the sun shining brightly as they walk into the sunset. Yet, Russell manages to film this horrid plot in such daring ways that it makes me wonder whether or not he suffers from some sort of bipolar multiple personality de- ‘ fect. Maybe there is naughty “Davey” who wrote this script on a roll oftoilet paper while in the bathroom at Shoney's reading through his monthly issue of Guns and Ammo, and his creative alter ego “Dah-Veed,” the startlingly bril- Ice Cube and Mark Walberg make the best of a miserable script in David RusselI’s “Three Kings.” (WAIT UNTIL IT COMES OUTON VIDEO) into the internal organs and spew a thick green mucus. And during a particularly tense standoff between Saddam’s goon squad and Clooney’s Heroes, a gunfight breaks out which is filmed entirely in slow motion. Bullets pop and whiz through the air, like the instant replays for baseball games, then smash into the unwary victims, splattering brains and puncturing limbs, like the instant replays for hockey games. These moments make “Three Kings” a viable flick. Another refreshing motif used by the movie, and per- haps overused, is the blatant attempts at non—villifying and non-stereotypically labeling the Arabs. There is a def- nite intent to show Saddam’s soldiers as victims ofa cruel American attack, and the non—soldiers as decent hardworking people. However, Russell gets so worked up in his attempts to say, “see, I'm sensitive to your plight,” that he sometimes forgets that he is making a war movie. Kubrick managed to do this in one brief moment in “Full Metal Jacket” by making the sniper a young Vietnamese girl. So in case you had some burning desire to go see this movie, let me tell you, don't wony, you didn't miss much. If you want to see a decent flick, rent “Saving Private Ryan” and watch that over and over again until “Three Kings” comes to the Council li'm'c'/ , rental stores. You won’t be disap- Student Travel from A to Z pointed. London 130 Paris 178 Barcelona 21? Amsterdam 196 From Washington each way based on a rt purchase. Fares do not include taxes, are valid for departures in November and are -- subject to change. V’ Restrictions apply. good looking or had a good body.” BULL$#l%. BULL$#!%. BULL$#!%. BULL$#!%. But the march of lies doesn’t stop there: “Men also believe a sense of humor is the most important quality, but being good-looking or having a nice body was their second most im- portant attribute (18 percent)” Now, I expect flagrant lies from women, because that’s what they do best, but come on, guys! Who do we think we’re fooling? Until I start to _see female comedians like Paula Poundstone or Rita Rudner or the cov- ers of Playboy and Maxim, I don’t want to hear another deceitful word about humor being more important to us than looks. Let’s at least be men enough to be honest about our super- ficiality. Teledildonics Now here’s where things get inter- esting. I think I’m going to have to defer to the pros to explain this one. From www.teledildonics.com: “Teledildonics is a virtual reality ap- plication which allows users to inter- actively have sex with other users who may be miles away, or across the globe. It is currently in its infancy, but poised to take the world by storm in the next few years. While eventually technol- ogy will allow for full-body suits which AMD-K6®-2 Processors with l00Mhz System ATI 3D Rage LT Prom hardware accelerated 3D graphics with 8 MB video memory Up to 14. 1 " TFT Active Matrix Dis- NW 4X DVD-ROM Drive Dolby Digital Certified Sound Up to 1MB L2 Pipeline Burst Cache SoftTouch Palm Rest lntemet Zone with Easy Scroll But- ton JBL Pro Audio with Bass Reflex Compaq Extra—Mile Service Service OOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOO0000000OOOOOOCQ.QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ stimulate all five senses, the first gen- eration ofteledildonic devices will be . . . automatic penis stimulators which . . . plug into your printer port.” Hmrnmm. So we have seen the future, and it’s sex in binary? Was the old analog version of sex really so bad that we had to go digital? Now for those of you who believe that there aren’t ac- tually people out there pathetic enough to have sex with their printer port, the first thing I’d say is that you’ve obviously never met my friend Alex. Then I’d also point out that pros- titution is one of the world’s largest industries, and teledildonics is far more convenient, far less embarrass- ing, and you can be fairly sure that there aren’t syphilitic warts growing on your COM ports. So no matter how disgusting it strikes us as now, teledildonics will almost undoubtedly become a part of our sexual landscape in the future. Never underestimate the will of the nerds to combine their two favorite hobbies - computers and masturba- tion. Sticky societal aftermath So if we’re all humping machines in the future, what fate awaits the human race? Unless sperm learn to travel across fiber—optic cable, how is the Intel® Pentium“ III processor run- ning at 450 to 550 MHZ or Intel® Celeronm processor Iomega ZIP BUILT—INTM Drive 1.5 Mb Max Digital Modem Cable/ADSL Ready 10 Mbps Ethernet Port S3 Savage4 2X AGP 3D Graphics Card with 8 MB SyncDRAM Video Memory Digital Creativity Imaging Center with IEEE-1394 ESS Solo PCI Audio 6X DVD-ROM 2 Open slots, 3 Open Drive Bays, 4 USB ports, 2 IEEE 1394 ports ooooooo0ooooooo000000000ooooooooooooofoooooooooooooooooo species going to procreate? Will we become the only species in history to sex itselfinto oblivion? Never fear—the Internet is here to save us again. Porn magnate Ron Har- ris has founded www.ronsangels.com, a site that auctions off models’ eggs. Buy a mode1’s egg, travel down to the local sperm bank, stir in large bowl, cook at 98.6 degrees for nine months and Voila! The 21st century recipe for human life. Someday perhaps we’ll even be able to pick out our babies at Amazon.com or eBay and have them shipped to us in the mail!’ Imagine the convenience! So our precious human race will survive -- but what about romance? Has this already antiquated notion gone the way of monarchism, chivalry, a benevolent God, and other outmoded concepts? The obvious answer is that the only love possible in the post- modern world will be self-love, as our generation is proving to be almost. . . almost. . . as arrogantly self-absorbed as the insidious baby boomers. In the twenty-first century, we will no longer be heterosexuals or homo- sexuals, but robosexuals. And all I have to say about that is 0110011(X)101010l11(IX)10l01(X)1101l0110 1001 101 10101 10100101 1010101010101 10101010. 0. east eeuruuv DA°ll’[N@ same BA(HEI.OR#1 BA(HELOR#2 BA