OCR::/Vol_103/WLURG39_RTP_20000918/WLURG39_RTP_20000918_001.2.txt )4 .'/is fr *2 (R. . » . '?i5‘L \.. .\,> WASHINGTON AND LEE UNivERsITv’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER . A ':'~:, ‘-./A ::»w::o SE? 2 IZUULE LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 Cadets step off VMI parade commemorates eight-score years of fraternal felicity By Matthew McDerrnott ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The Corp of Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute pa- raded in honor of the common history and traditions their college shares with the University of Washington and Lee. W&L students, alumni, faculty, and administration attended the event, held on Friday at the parade grounds in front of the Institute. The cadets affixed bayonets to their rifles, a privilege only afforded to combat tested infantry units. VMI cadets have participated in every American conflict since the Mexi- can War, with at one time an entire class fighting as a unit. “We take this opportunity to thank our W&L neighbors for all the generations of friendship past,” said the an- nouncer, “and in a fervent wish for a continuation of our warm relationship in the future.” Also mentioned was the “friendly but passionate” ri- valry that hasexisted during the schools’, 161 years of, coexistance, which still allows the schools “banding to- gether as educated and honorable ladies and gentlemen.” In past years students at what was then called Washing- ton College donned uniforms to drill alongside VMI cadets, who in turn attended the College for classes not offered at the Institute. Students at both schools served alongside each other under the command of Robert E. Lee to fight for Virginia during the Civil War. This parade was the first to be partly reviewed by a W&L student, Chairman of the Executive Comrnitte John Comly. VMI cadets parade 21 times a semester. . “Sometimes its hard to keep all of these parades straight,” admits firstclassman (senior) Matthew Frye, who with his classmates drills several times a day. This is the most recent parade in honor of Washington and Lee since the one held for the reunion of the “war classes,” those comprised of students who attended W&L andVMIfrom 1941 to 1945. Washington and Lee officials were eager to recognize their ties with the Institute and pleased to have been recog- nized by it. The W&L community later joined VMI cadets, faculty, and administration at a reception held in Moody Hall. “It’s flattering,” said Lawrence Betch, Dean of Washing- ton and Lee College, “We’re glad to be here.” photo by Emily Barnes/Executive Editor RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT: The VMI colorguard parades as part of the march and review that recently honored Washington and Lee University. Over one thousand cadets, to the music of pipes, horns, and drums preformed an exact military drill as spectators (photo above left) gaze on. Colleges oversee the rats and the frats By Matthew McDermott ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The Virginia Military Institute’s recent Full Retreat Parade honored the historical connections that the academy shares with neighboring Washington and Lee Univer- sity. Though numerous parallels between the two institutions were drawn that day, one similarity went unmentioned: the anti- hazing policies being seperately pursued by the new VMI Commandant and W&L’s Interfratemity Council. Hazing is more obvious at VMI, where the freshmen, or rats, are traditionally sub- ject to an intense period of initiation. “I believe in the passage of rights,” says Colonel Eric Hutchings, who assumed the office of Commandant in early July, “but [the situation] had become cancerous.” Hutchings, recently Deputy Com- mander of the Army Rangers, graduated from VMI in 1997 as a Distinguished Mili- tary Student. He has also attended the United States AImy’s Command and Gen- eral Staff College and holds two masters degrees in military arts and sciences. A qualified SCUBA diver and parachutist, he has served in the army for 22 years. His decorations include the Defense Meri-~ torious Service Medal. . As Commandant, Hutchings functions as a dean of students, overseeing the dis- cipline and training of VMI’s student body. “I’m the surrogate father,” he explains. “Parents. . . expect me to look after their kids.” Since his arrival, Hutchings has made substantial changes to the Blue Book, VMI’s code of student conduct. He has focused on cadet appearance, resurrected the tradition of marching to meals, and increased participation at parades. It is his protection of the rats, however, that has drawn the most vocal criticism from the upper classes. Hutchings has, for example, ended the shaving of rats’ heads. He has forbidden the practice of bedding them in their gym clothes, swathing them in blankets, and commanding them to sleep while at atten- tion. Some students feel Hutchings is med- dling with the school’s traditions. “It’s hard to change something when you’ve been brought up with it,” said ‘fiistciassmeii (senior) Jim Bourie. His classmate Andrew Modisett agrees, “You’ve got this constant grudge—match going on. We want to run the show, the Commandant wants to limit us.” Many seniors, however, agree with Hutchings reforms. “The ratline is more the way it used to be,” said firstclassman Mat- thew Frye. “I’ve talked to alumni and faculty. . . and they don’t re- member it being so rough. We’re heading in the right direction.” “We’re going to let the commo- tion pass,” said first—class president Charles Bunting. “Basically, we are working for the same ends.” Bunting heads the student gov- ernment, which oversees student conduct and decides whether to rec- ommend disciplinary action to the administration. Regardless of the complaints of SEE ‘HAZE’ ON PAGE 2 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 New club sets SAIL The Student Association for International Learning prepares for first year By Joel Pepera STA FF WRITER The Student Association for International Learning, a new umbrella organization of _ Washington and Lee’s international clubs, \ seeks to use the collective resources of its member clubs to “address intercultural and international issues on campus,” according to organizer Agnes Flak. In its first year of existence at W&L, SAIL combines new service committees with established international organizations on campus in an effort to draw further support for international issues. This coalition hopes to be especially helpful in the fundraising; SAIL will petition the Executive Committee on behalf of its committees. “SAIL is the key organization in bringing the international and globalizing trend to W&L,” said acting secretary, Shiazi Niazi. SAIL is comprised of five individual or- ganizations, each its own separate entity: Study Abroad, Model United Nations, the International Student Alliance, the Interna- tional Development and Relief Group, and the Student Activities Committee (fomerly the International Club). While SAIL will only meet monthly, each individual group will hold regular meetings. The Study Abroad committee provides information on the option of studying in a foreign nation for students of all majors. It plans to make .the study abroad option more accessible to the general student population by addressing issues ofapproachability and fair credit transfer. A pre-existing campus organization but new SAIL member, Model United Nations exposes participants to international issues and conduct through the simulation of the United Nations. The group plans to attend conferences at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as to de- velop its own Security Council at Washing- ton and Lee. The International Student Alliance serves the unique needs of international students on campus. The committee will address ev- erything from student VISA issues to obtain- ing inexpensive flights home to dealing with “culture shock.” The alliance is dedicated to serving any and all of the needs of the inter- national students at W&L. The International Development and Re- lief Group directs its attention to the aid and relief of those in crisises around the globe. Through fundraising and awareness, it looks to improve the plight of those in need through- out the world. The Student Activities Committee is in- volved in initiating and planning a variety of activities with an international emphasis. It aims to unite students of all cultures in vari- ous events. niversity officials assess impact and safety of parking garage .\'_$ By Katie Howell STA FF WRITER The first full week of student parking in the new parking garage has lead to cases of reckless driving and improper traffic flow, according to Security Director Mike _Young. Despite initial problems, officials feel that the garage, located behind Doremus Gymnasium, has resulted in fewer parking violations on the streets of Lexington this year than in previous years. ‘ In a public campus announcement last :I'hursday, Young said, “I have been receiv- ing daily reports of dangerous driving in the new parking garage. I am aware that irnany drivers have not been practicing ba- sic safety precautions while driving in this fa- cility.” Young said that although the security of- fice has not posted a speed limit, students and visitors should drive at 10 miles per hour to maintain the safest possible driving standards. “People are driving too fast and not being care- ful,” he said. “Students should slow things down a bit and be more patient and alert, par- ticularly around turns.” University Security also encourages stu- dents to pay attention to the arrows and traf- fic flow patterns posted within the garage. The arrows will soon be painted a darker color to be more visible to drivers. “The garage is a nice facility,” Young said. “It is well-lit and will have a good traffic pat- tern once students get adjusted.” Students are especially having difficulty adjusting to the double-headed arrows located at each level of the ramp, which some have called confusing. Some think that they add to the improper traffic flow as students are unfa- miliar with this unusual setup. “I think going both ways is dangerous,” said sophomore Gretchen Tenzca. Drivers parking in the garage should ex- pect more confusion from the garage for the next two months while the University Physi- cal Plant works on Phase III of the Campus Utility Routing Project, which will completely close off Denny Circle to traffic. Assistant Director of the Physical Plant Scott Rhodes said, “starting Monday the Denny Circle entrance, which is currently the only entrance, will be closed off. We will open one lane for entering the garage and one lane for exiting both at the current Nelson Street exit and the current fourth level exit.” Despite the garage’s problems, security officials feel that the garage has greatly re- lieved the strain the University previously had accommodating all of the cars that stu- dents, faculty, and visitors parked on carn- pus. Prior to the construction of the garage last spring, the location of the current garage was a two—level, 180 space parking lot. The new garage can hold 609 cars. “We knew we needed at least 100 more parking spots for the sororities,” said Young, “and we knew that the University did not have adequate space for the overall parking situa- tion, so the University decided to build the garage. Now commuters can come to campus with- out worrying about having to fight for a park- ing space.” According to Traffic Coordinator Thomas “Baner” Bane, the space that the parking ga- rage provides has decreased the number of parking citations given both in the City of Lexington and in unauthorized University parking areas. Bane said, “The garage is probably the best thing that has happened to us in the . past few years. [The number of parking viola- tions this year] is down a whole lot.” “The parking garage is a big improvement to the previous parking situation we had on campus,” said Young. “It is wonderful for students to know that they have a space wait- ing for them on campus.” fif September 18, 2000 City: iliittg-tum ifllii Generals in Overt e: Girls soccer breaks . LE‘!'Bl;’?t?*.i l_.lFs¥7./KRY TJN it LEE Uf~!l‘v'EP.SlTY OCR::/Vol_103/WLURG39_RTP_20000918/WLURG39_RTP_20000918_002.2.txt @112 liking-tum ifllri NEWS Mehul SIiVastaVa’s World Life outside the Bubble Report Indian Prime Minister on goodwill visit to the US The Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee is in the US on a five-day goodwill visit, drumming up support for India’s stand on global issues like the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and International terrorism. In a reciprocal visit for President Clinton’s visit to India earlier this year, Mr Vajpayee will go back home with over $6 billion in power contracts and assurances from both Al Gore and George Bush that the process of India-US high level talks will continue, but without being able to address the key issues that are sources of concern for both India and the US. There was no agreement on the issues of nuclear pro- liferation, nor did the Americans give any assurance of support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. On the other hand, there was a reiteration of the belief that India and US are“ natural allies ” (Al Gore), and that both countries are tied together by common beliefs like democracy (India being the world’s largest democracy, and the US the richest). Another important development was the setting up of joint working group to address terrorism as sponsored by Islamic Fundamentalist groups operating mostly out of Af- ghanistan, targeting both India and the US. India has faced ongoing terrorist attacks, mostly in Kashmir, and the US has been targeted by men like Osama Bin Laden, who in recently called for a jehad ( holy war ) against India and America. Sydney 2000 The “greatest show on earth” kicked off in Sydney with a blaze of glory. After a long and arduous journey lasting a 100 days, including an underwater swim, having changed hands over 11,000 times, the Olympic torch arrived in Sydney. In a rare show of Australian political correctness, the torch was handed over to an aboriginal athlete, Cathy Freeman, who then lit the Olympic flame, which will over the next 17 days burn over the efforts of athletes to go higher, run faster, and be stronger. One of the highlights of the show was North and South Korea marching under the same flag, with the 1 10,000 strong crowd roaring its approval. The Australian Olympics com- mittee went out of its way to create a show that would justify the Australian reputation of being able to throw a great party, setting a world record for the largest number of people ever raised aloft in an aerial performance. As Greg Norman, Australian Golfing legend put it, “if we see so many people smiling, we must be doing something right.” Petrol Crisis In a premonition of future crises over fuel shortages, Europe and Britain ground to a halt as people took to the streets protesting high fuel costs. Lines for fuel pumps snaked onto highways, as people queued up to buy petrol for their vehicles. Most fuel pumps in Britain shut down since protestors would not allow fuel tankers to deliver their loads. The protests started in rural Britain, with mostly farm- ers protesting the high price of petrol, which is almost five dollars for a gallon, out of which 80% is tax. Then the protests moved towards the city, and soon there was little or no petrol available for even school buses and ambu- lances. Prime minister Tony Blair asked for special emer- gency powers to keep the situation under control. By the middle of the week, most petrol pumps in Britain had run dry, and fuel shortages caused hospitals to cancel operations, schools to close down, and even soccer stadi- ums to have sparser attendance than normal. But on Friday, the protestors, showing great political acumen, called off the blockades. With virtually no petrol left for sale in the country, they had proven their point. Also, they had received an assurance from Blair that in November, the new budget will keep their concerns in mind. UN Millennium Summit In what was the largest concentration of world leaders in one place, the UN Millennium summit ended on an arnbi— tious note of almost utopian hyperbole. They promised to cut down poverty by half, halt the spread of aids, and provide education for all children by 2015, a repetition of promises past declarations have been making for almost the entire existence of the UN. The summit was mostly a talk-festival, providing leaders with the opportunity to meet and mingle with the most powerful people in the world. Yet, the more interesting events took place in the side- lines of the summit. The Palestinians agreed to delay dec- laration of statehood, while Fidel Castro slipped into a line of people shaking hands with Bill Clinton, and the UN reduced American contribution to UN funds. The summit is significance for the UN, which is struggling to shake off allegations of powerlessness. Class agents and reunions Class agents, two representatives from each alumni class in charge of fundraising for the University’s Annual Fund, met on the campus the previous weekend to dis- cuss means of soliciting donations from their classmates. The Armual Fund is the collection of pledges given by fornrcr students of Washington and Lee. The Reunion Chairs visited campus this weekend to discuss plans for Alumni Reunion Weekend, which will be held this year on the weekend of May 3-5. The Univer- sity holds a reunion for all alumni who graduated in five year increments before the current year. --Katie Howell ‘HAZE’ SEPTEMBER18, 2000. Shutkin opens lecture series Williamshutkin, founder and president of New Ecol- ogy Inc., will be the inaugural speaker in a lecture series at Washington and Lee University titled “Growth and Conservation: Lessons from the Humanities.” Shutkin will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Center, Room A214. The lecture series is sponsored by the Virginia Foun- dation for the Humanities and Public Policy and is de- signed to help student and the local community under- stand the challenges of reconciling growth and develop- ment with the preservation of the local environment. Shutkin’s recent book, The Land That Could Be: En- vironmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Cen- tury, points the way to vibrant, sustainable communities through four examples of civic environmentalism in ac- tion. Shutkin also serves as a lecturer in the department of urban studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy and is an adjunct professor of law at Boston College. --Courtesy W&L website those he considers “out of the loop,” Hutchings believes he has a favorable relationship with the firstclassmen. 'His opposition to hazing remains steadfast. “It’s malignant,” he said. “I intend to fight it with a combination of spiritual chemotherapy and ruthless sur- gery.” Hutchings considers the previous treatment of rats “fra- temity-like hazing,” prompting the question of what, if any, hazing goes on at W&L fraternities. During their freshmen year, most students rush for fra- ternities and sororities. Fraternity Rush in particular often includes a series of physically and emotionally challeng- ing tasks. Interfratemity Council sponsor William “Burr” Datz sees rushing a fraternity as one of the ways a boy can become a man. So long as assigned tasks don’t injure health or grades, he believes fraternities provide a bonding experi- ence that teaches pledges “their Weaknesses and [that] bonds them with their classmates.” Mark Dalhouse, Dean of Freshmen, cautions Rush par- ticipants to “have enough discernment to [avoid anything] that endangers their health.” Neglecting studies can cause “devastating consequences later in the term,” resulting in “academic probation or worse.” Besides imbibing drinks or avoiding books, university officials are concerned about the possibility of Rush haz- ing. “Hazing is contrary to the academic purposes of the University,” said Mike Young, Director of University Se- curity, who says violators will be punished according to , FROM PAGE 2 the penalties outlined in the Student Handbook. The in- stitution that oversees fraternity behavior is the Interfra- temity Council, composed of fraternity members elected by fraternity presidents. I “It’s a mediator between the administration and the fraternities,” said senior Qunicy Springs, a Council mem- ber. “Whenever there’s a discrepancy or a problem or, not even on the negative side, activities that need to be con- ducted with fraternities, the IFCC is the one that facilitates things.” The IFC, which is responsible for the new house party policies, safeguards freshmen from overly grueling rush activities, seeking safe substitutes instead. “Hazing by its definition isn’t tolerated by the IFC,” said Springs. Instead, “each of the fraternities has service oriented projects.” Violations of rush regulations are not known. Last year Phi Kappa Alpha ran into some difficulty during the last week of Rush. “It’s a confidential manner,” said Springs, “but last year Pika was found hazing. They were found in the seventh week, so the only have one week-for Rush.” Fraternities found guilty of breaching IFC standards must automatically induct all pledges and may only rush next year for a time equal to the time remaining in the Rush the violation occurred. Whatever one’s opinions on fraternities, no one dis- misses their influence. “We give our boys to fraternities to make them men,” said Datz. “If they keep them in a drunken adolescence, they’re not doing their job.” PHI or 13 Y El There are winners and losers out there: who do you want to write for? PHI AT WL.U.I-:Du P -T EMPLOYMENT The Stonewall Jackson House is hiring part-time weekend guide/shop staff. Individuals must enjoy working with the public, possessyexcellent communication skills and be able to convey historical and biographical information. Applications available at 8 E. 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OCR::/Vol_103/WLURG39_RTP_20000918/WLURG39_RTP_20000918_004.2.txt PAGE 4 O @112 iliing-tum ilfilti PINION SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 Lilliputian constraints bind sports giant Bob Knight was fired from his post at the helm of the Indiana University men’s basketball program September 10, less than four months after the school announced that the be- havior of the controversial coach would and 1987), one more than Dean Srnith’s North Carolina teams (1982 and 1993). The General’s career record of 763-290—including six seasons as head coach at the U.S. Military Academy—ranks him fifth be restricted by a zero-tolerance policy. Despite Knight’s claims in an ESPN interview two days later, the The ljnejudge Jeremy S. Franklin ‘04 all time on the NCAA Division I wins list. The Hoosiers posted a .734 win percentage (661-240) coach had been fully informed of the implications of this policy by IU President Myles Brand and athletic director Clarence Doninger. But, given Knight’s behavior during his 29 seasons as head coach of the Hoo- siers, what IU official really expected any new stipulations to better regulate the General’s behavior? Whether or not you like Bob Knight-and there’s a good chance that you don’t — one thing carmot be logically contested: that he is one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. Knight belongs in a very elite class of coaches, one for which only one other current coach - Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski-truly qualifies. Knight’s Hoosiers won three national titles (1976, 1981, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Web registration not that bad Dear Editor: I am writing in respose to the opinion article by Mike Press on English and PE classes. I, too, was shut out of English and PE fall term of my Freshman year here at Wash- ington and Lee, BUT I had to stand in line for 1 1/2 hours to find that out, because it was before the ease of web regis- tration. In fact, some of the people that lived on my hall camped out for classes. Of course, while we were standing in lines for these classes, the others were filling up, too. So what? I got my English class winter term and played Varsity Basketball that winter. It was not a big deal, I just had to wait my turn — something I learned back in Kindergarten. As far as the English Department offering upper level courses that aren’t filled, I ask you how important the word “Graduation” is to you. Many of these courses are required for an English Major (which I am not) and are only offered every other year due to the small staff to which you refered in your article. In fact, the department has to hire extra part- time staff to teach the amount of classes it does offer to freshman. I assure you that there is plenty of interest in the classes that are being taught even if some seats are empty. Isn’t that why you came to a small college - so you didn’t have to have 25 people in all of your classes? The PE department uses’ varsity coaches to teach PE cilasses both when coaches are .in,,,$¢ason,,, and when they are out of season. Offering more classes, would put a tremendous snain on the in season coaches and would cause them to sacrifice their commitment to their varisty team in order to fufill some freshman’s desire to have a PE course under Knight. “We’ve never been mediocre,” Knight told Jeremy Schaap in the ESPN interview. “We’ve always been re- ally good or pretty good as a team, and more than any- thing I wanted to see us get back to being really good.” Knight was robbed of such an opportunity by Brand’s “zero tolerance policy.” Granted, the coach was wont to egregious behavior, but this was no new phenomenon. The first public incident occurred in 1976-the season IU finished 32-0, the last time a Division I team went unde- feated — when the General grabbed sophomore Jim Wisman by his jersey and threw him into a chair on the Hoosier bench. Several similar occurrences speckled an otherwise brilliant career for Knight. Indeed, no one —— save a few deranged IU students, who have threatened and burned in effigy Brand and others involved in the coach’s dismissal —— is trying to sanctify Knight as a human being. ' Yet the Hoosiers have deprived themselves of one of the best coaches in college basketball history. Knight knew how to win, and just two of his four-year players left IU without a diploma in hand-a graduation rate of 98 percent, phenomenal for modern times. “I am really proud of what our basketball program turned out at Indiana,” Knight said. “I’m just so proud of the kind of kids that we’ve turned out, and the kind of men that these kids have developed into. We’ve kind of woven an atmo- sphere of success academically, athletically, and after gradu- ation that I think all of us are really proud of.” Despite his sometimes ungentlemanly behavior, let me be one of the only sports writers to tip my hat to Coach Bob Knight for 29 years of success at the helm of the Indiana University Hoosiers. photo by MatthaEdwards/staff photographer CHILLIN’ AT THE Co-0P. A Washington and Lee pasttime, students spend a beautiful fall day outside of the Co-op enjoying the time before schoolwork piles up. Student defends need for Anti-Defamation League activities for freshmen right away. This is not fair to the men and women who play . varsity sports. If you want to complain about PE, try com- plaining about how Varisty atheletes can play four seasons in a sport and only get two PE credits for it. . . two PE credits that count the samearnount as someone who is taking bowling. That, to me, is what is needs to be changed. If you want more room for “normal” people who just want a PE, get the depart- ment to waive some of the extra PE’s for varsity atheletes. That would free up a lot of room for incoming Freshmen. Many people before you have been shut out of classes they wanted to take and many after you will be shut out as well. It is a part of life —— you don’t always get what you want when you want it. As you move up the totem pole and need classes to graduate, I hope you will appreciate the way the system works. It has worked for 250 years and it will work in the future. Sincerely, Lauren Andrews ’0l Tilt: ‘tiling-tum lfllti Executive Editors Stephanie Bianco Emily Barnes Max Smith Matt McDermott Tara Ann Friedel Alexis Yee-Garcia Jeremy Franklin Jessica Jones Michael Crittenden Bryan Early News Editor Assistant News Editor Opinions Editor W&Life Editor Sports Editor Contributing Editors Last Word Editor The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. Funding for The Ring- tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The‘ Washington and Lee Pjjjublications 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 5 p.m. 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 reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi 208 University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Advertising Office: (540) 462-4049 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu http://wlu.edu/~phi Annual subsription rate: $30 Dear Editor, The recent editorial, “The ADL drums up busi- ness. . . yet again,” was a very well written article, but I hope this fact will not mistakenly convince read- ers of its validity. The author had a right to express his opinion about the ADL Campus of Difference activity he attended last week with his class. The program is still new and perhaps this influenced fresh- men perceptions. However, the premise behind the article was hugely flawed. I would like to clear up any misconceptions. First, the Campus of Difference program is not purely reactive. Our administration had considered utilizing it before the Idaho Delegation T—shirt inci- dent even occurred. However, this incident certainly exposed the need for the program. Second, the author would have us believe that “the world has become that idealistic” and that “we have largely achieved what Dr. King desired. . .” Perhaps in strongly wanting to believe in this idealism he has been blinded to so many events that occur both on campus and in the ‘real world.’ There is a history to W&L beyond the current year and the “Idaho T—shirt incident.” While much of this history is wonderful, sadly it does include less—than-idealistic events. Just last year, homophobic remarks appeared in a student’s campaign slogan and were heard on an- other student’s radio show. A Jewish student left campus after an upperclassman made anti—Semitic comments in his presence. Certainly not every stu- dent, nor even the majority of them, are guilty of such incivility. Yet, perhaps after a year at W&L, the au- thor will notice some of the day-to-day slights minor- ity students nonetheless experience, even if these TALKback: Brandon Waddell, because he would add controversy and humor to our mundane society. —Patrick Lahan ‘04 as “John Cornly — he is good at his present job and could use his scare tactics against foreign countries.” -Carrie Graham ‘04 slights are unintended, and even if other individuals want to remain unaware of them. As a senior who sees the ‘real world’ looming ahead, I am also particularly aware of non-idealistic events out- side of the campus community. “The politically-correct l990’s,” as the author calls them, were not so ideal as to prevent events like the Rodney King race riots, the brutal murder of a gay student, Matthew Shepherd, or the Columbine shootings, in which two ostracized and harassed students target members of other social groups. These events are admittedly the most publi- cized examples of recent hate crimes. It makes me even sadder to think about all of the smaller-scale events of which we are unaware. Moreover, the program was not meant to “train” en- tering students or to assume that all freshmen enter as bigots, as the author claimed. On the contrary, it was meant to promote openconversation on topics which, he may soon find, people are often hesitant to talk about. By not talking about differences, people may never have to reflect on their own premises or precon- ceived notions. The exercise to which the author referred asked stu- dents to choose “four words to describe [their] heri- tage, background, and ethnicity” as they interpreted them. However, the descriptors were not limited to race, ethnicity, background, age, or socioeconomic status. While I chose race as one of my descriptors, I also chose “family—oriented” as an important component of my identity. We then asked individuals to notice their common- alities as well as the differences which make us diverse. The exercise was not meant to erect barriers that didn’t already exist. It encouraged self—evaluation as well as conversation about socially-constructed barriers. I am glad that the author feels we all judge others by the content of their character. I hope he leads by ex- ample. I hope that we will all strive to achieve the ideal- ism he describes. Sincerely, Anne Hazlett ’01 ADL Facilitator Cat’s Corner 0, hark, all ye illicit drug—takers of Washington and Lee! Had you previously thought your sketchy recreational ac- tivities could prevent you from taking that fabulous $5 shmillion a year job once you graduate from the C-School? Were you concerned that the white powder clinging to your nostrils wouldn’t make good interview attire? That reeking of reefer doesn’t exactly exude eau de business? Worry not, my little stoned friends. According to a speaker at last week’s Career Services meeting for seniors, this is no longer the case. The speaker, a recent graduate of this fine univer- sity, opened her talk by saying, in more words or less, that due to the increased number of jobs available at present, a lot of companies are doing away with drug-testing to widen their applicant pool. What a strange thought -— workplaces opening their arms to drug—users. I have no problem with most drugs, a teetotaler I am not, but there are places where they’re ap- propriate and places where they are not. Should we have the same attitude toward drugs as toward alcohol? Most of us would be disinclined to say that going to work drunk is a good idea. I mean, a drunk hook-up is one thing but a drunk hook-up with your boss (or your boss’s coat rack) in broad daylight followed by some regurgitative pyrotechnics is a completely different animal. Although the speaker at the meeting spoke of loosened restrictions on drug—use in the application process, I would imagine that most employers are not psyched about the idea of their underlings doing drugs, if only for their company’s image. A few months ago I read an article in a British fashion magazine about women who were recreational drug users were found out one way or another by their place of employment, and were fired. Does your company have a right to say, “Toots, what you do in your own time does affect your time here with us at Happy Company, Inc. since you came in so bedraggled/coked up this morning, so of course we have a right to demand urine/hair/blood tests and to regulate your hours outside your job.” It’s a fine line, and the hair could be split either way. On one hand, the goody-two—shoes inside me says a rule is a rule. nile to me. People might be inclined to insist that the drugs they do do not affect their performance at work, and possi- bly enhance it. Do companies have a right to get involved you’re out, regarding failing drug tests? investment bankers, rolling on ecstasy, rubbing glitter on each other, frolicking to and fro. Ah, bliss. My attendance at the senior meeting also made me near jump with glee in response to knowing I will not be joining most of my class in the workforce next year, regardless of whether or not I could be happily toking along while I perform my daily duties. IfI hear one more C—School major worry about not getting a job, I’m going to crawl out of my Science Center cave and spank them silly. (And, no, you won’t like it.) Listen to me: You will get a job, you will work 150 hours a week, you will get paid a million or so dollars a year plus bonuses for signing, Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanzaa, President’s Day, your birthday and your mother’s birthday off of work. You will get a company car, lap—top, apartment, credit card, and in return, they will expect you to become a company slave. You know all this now, have known it since freshman year; don’t act surprised. When you say, “I don’t know what I want to do,” you mean, “I don’t know which big, faceless megacompany I want to work for next year.” Which is fine, and I’m sure I’ve gotten lots of you C-School types all in a huff, but your chosen major practically guarantees you a nice cushy job, if you want it (which most of you do). More power to you. My major (geology) may not bring me fame and fortune (although, folks, can you really think of a sexier job?) but I’m incredibly passionate and excited about it and if that means eating rice and/or beans everyday for the rest of my life, then so be it. I will do so, by candle light, with my even less employable friends, the English majors. numbing job and then do drugs to make up for it. Woo-hoo, bring on the hallucinogenics! I’m going to the Real World! If you break a rule, you deserve to be punished. This ., black-and-white interpretation seems harsh and a bit juve— - when your life infringes on their time? (And it is effectively " their time since they do buy it from you. If they don’t like ‘ what they’re buying, it is within their power to stop buying it.) I1 Are certain drugs are okay? Only on Fridays? Three strikes, Close your eyes and imagine this: Gaggles of suited I I honestly have no clue as to where I’ll be this time next f year, but I think that’s a fine place to be right now. I’d put my money on graduate school, but as to where and what for, ' I’m currently taking suggestions. I could even take the advice ; gleaned from the senior meeting and get myself a job. The I meeting didn’t make me want to work any more than I already didn’t, but at least now I know I could get a horrible, mind- : Who would you pick for President, and why? “Professor Futch, because he already dreams of being a Czar—like figure.” -Matt Herman ‘O1 “Claiborne Taylor — the head of my Project Outreach. He is a wonderful diplomat and organizer: he is intelli- gent and cute as hell.” ~-Natalie Deihel 504 L341 nA:A‘AA.A‘£'¢‘n“a'AAA’i)'a.nArlnzaaAAA1.)£75) OCR::/Vol_103/WLURG39_RTP_20000918/WLURG39_RTP_20000918_005.2.txt " SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 o @112 ifling-tum ifihi PINION PAGE 5 Comedy Central’s Indecision 2000 makes light of a truism in the Y modern presidential election. Ac- cording to popular discourse, why does it matter whether we vote for Bush or Gore? Despite different ide- ologies, they are operationally the l‘ same. Consistent with this philosophy, endorse one of the candidates, but K instead explain why so many voters will stay home this November. The political commentators and talking heads on MSNBC and CNN say a lot, but it all boils down to ‘I this: People who are more inter- ested in politics of substance will vote for Gore, while those who value politics of personality will favor Bush. Brainy monolith ver- sus empty—headed pretty boy — what a choice! who votes with his wallet, Bush is I the obvious choice. His rationale in this area appeals to anybody who can rub two brain cells to- gether: The government does not do 40 percent of your job, cook 40 percent of your meals, or pay for five cans out of your 12-pack, so a third of your salary seems unreason- able. Gore’s proposed tax cuts are R paltry by comparison. Naturally, he points out that Bush’s tax cut is so large that it is fiscally irresponsible. Unfortunately, he’s probably right. Bush’s mostly pasty—white- guy constituency will not care. They’re proud to bring the “me” culture to its greatest “K . Indistinguishables extinguish interest I will not take this opportunity to _ If you are one of those voters v lars. Not to sound heartless, but Grarnps could probably afford to pitch in a buck or two his viagra. When was the last time you saw an elderly wino on the city streets, holding a sign that said, “HOMELESS AND depth yet! ah Gore’s plan for Medi- care would also be hor- rendously expensive. Though he champions himself as defender of the elderly (and just about every other “victim- ized” group), Gore overlooks an im- portant statistic: The average house- hold net worth for Americans over K sixty-‘five is a quarter of a million dol- NEED DI- _ ALYSIS?” Slippery Soapbox The afore- - » mentioned M1keAgnel1o02 talking heads, as well as many of our resident political pointy-heads at W&L, insist that the prospective appointees of the Supreme Court are an issue in this campaign. I cannot help but laugh. Little change will take place in the J ustices’s selection pro- cess, regardless of the president-elect. Neither Gore nor Bush has the cahones to pick a decisively conser- vative or liberal candidate. Instead, we’ll see an assembly line of uncontroversial, moderately liberal or conservative candidates. Rest as- sured, nobody who considers gays or unborn children real people will oc- cupy the highest court in the land. So why, then, should W&L stu- dents, a group of mostly prosperous young people relatively unaffected by the issues, vote at all? Good question. Like it or not, no weasely son of privilege is going to find a way to get a college freshman girl running for the voting booth at quite the same speed that she sprints to the fro-yo machine. No apathetic frat boy is going to vote .with quite the same gusto that he hits the beer bong. W&L students, like voters across the country this No- vember, will stay home in record num- bers. Why? Neither Bush nor Gore has anything to offer in the way of substance. Voting for either is in some way taking a step backward, and will only produce some different version of nothing. So, who’s left? Ralph Nader? Pat Buchannan? 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Even so, Eric Wilson, Assistant Professor in the English De- partment, calls himself a “rookie.” Though he grew up in Charlottesville, Wilson said he was ready to get out of Virginia after high school and was therefore drawn to Brown. He entered Brown as a pre—med major but then changed to English with an emphasis on Shakespeare and Re- naissance Literature. At Brown, Wil- son participated in the Rose Writing Fellows Program for three years. “[The Rose Writing Fellows Pro- gram] was a cross—disciplinary tutor- ing and writing program,” he said. “It solidified my interest in being a teacher — being involved in teaching writing.” During his summers, Wilson worked as a counselor and teacher in a pro- gram for gifted and talented students at the University of Virginia. “I enjoyed the range of different kinds of experiences in teaching,” he said. Wilson has taught high school stu- dents, undergraduate students and graduate students. “When you come down to it, stu- dents are students,” said Wilson. “They are all top of the league at Brown, Harvard and W&L.” Wilson said that though he grew up in the “shadow of UVA,” where both of his parents teach, it was obvi- ous to him that W&L had advanced in all aspects. “It is clear to me what quantum leaps W&L has made over the past decade — the quality of students and the national range of students it at- tracts.” HULL’ DRIVE-|I\l FRIDAY 0 SATURDAY 0 SUNDAY 4 Miles, Route ll North Lexington 463-2621 Aolmission‘ $4/adult Gate Opens 7pm Movies at Dusk X-MEN PG A DOUBLE FEATURE A HI-FIDELITY www.hu||sdrivein.c0m Wilson said that Washington and Lee is not only a nourishing environ- ment for students, but also for the teachers. “The University is committed to supporting the faculty,” he said. Teaching at Washington and Lee is not just a temporary job for Wil- son. He said that he was glad to re- turn to Virginia and did not plan to leave Lexington any time soon, un- less offered his dream job: founda- tion director at Monticello. “Sometimes people thinkl should be in the History Department instead of English, but part of the draw to English history was growing up in Charlottesville.” Wilson also said that academics were not his only reason for retum— ing. “I was eager to come back,” he said. “It very much feels like home — as is the college setting. I’ve done my time in ‘metropolis.’ It’s nice to have a change of pace. Teaching un- dergraduates here is the core of what I ultimately enjoy doing.” Wilson said he hopes to become involved in study abroad programs in Britain. He spent a year in London working on his dissertation on the in- terrelation of education and theater in Elizabethan London. “London is my favorite city,” Wil- son said. “It’s an exhausting place for all the right reasons.” At Harvard, he advised senior hon- ors theses and said he hoped to do so at Washington and Lee. He said it might even be easier here because of the closer academic relationships. “Harvard can be somewhat Balkanized in its disciplines,” Wilson said. “Part of what I feel here is the intimacy within and between the de- partments. I was thrilled to get a job at W&L.” photo by Emily Barnes/Executive Editor HOME swEET HOME Virginia native Professor Eric Wilson joins the English Department staff as an associate professor with experience at Harvard and Brown Universities. 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Many of the photographs reflect the changes that have occurred on campus over the years. There are photographs of the colonnade showing old Tucker Hall (a Gothic stone structure that did not match the other buildings on the colon- nade) that burned down in the 1930’s. Also shown was the construc- tion of New Tucker Hall, which was built to match Newcomb Hall and balance the Colonnade. The exhibit also features the plans, models and pictures of build- ings that were not constructed, giv- ing a sense of what the campus might have looked like. These in- clude plans for a student center that was never built and renovations to Lee Chapel that were never made. During the l920’s, plans were be- gun to replace Lee Chapel with a church that would better match the ‘ colonnade. Simpson stated that, at the time, some felt that Lee Chapel was “a building that was put up when American architecture had reached its lowest ebb.” The exhibit includes examples not only of Washington and Lee’s architectural past but its present and future as well. The law school “REFLECTIONS ON WHITE COLUMNS” Professor Pamela Simpson presents duPont Hall’s exhibit of W&L architechtural designs. and library reflect a period of contem- porary modernism and the most mod- ern buildings, such as the Lenfest Cen- ter, combine styles of the past with a modem flair. Pictures and plans from the newly constructed sorority houses are also included. Plans for the new com- mons could not be exhibited because the trustees have not yet approved them. Professor Stene, another faculty member involved in the art show, con- tributed two pieces to the exhibit. His drawings of the column bases were originally done in 1985 and are based on an entire summer’s worth of pictures taken of the campus. Stene originally planned to do drawings of the build- ings in their entirety, but after looking at his work he decided, “that’s enough.” Stene wanted to project a “sense of place. I think everybody feels that if you go here.” Simpson has personal reasons for heading the show: this past year she wrote an essay also called “Reflections on White Columns” for the university’s 250th year anniversary book, Came Cheer for Washington and -' Lee. She will give a talk concem— I ing the development of the cam- ' pus next Friday at 5 p.m. in duPont ' Gallery. Simpson specializes in Ameri— '1 can architecture and has a per- ‘ sonal interest in the subject of this - show. The President of the His— " toric Lexington Foundation, she " also co-wrote Architecture of His- toric Lexington, which was pub— ~ lished in 1977. The book was writ- '- ten between 1973 and 1976, with i the aid of Lyle Roster and photog- rapher Sally Mann. According to coordinator Pro- fessor Pamela Simpson, this fall Washington and Lee will host the professional meeting of the South East Society of Architectural His- torians. A collection Professor Stene’s own work, consisting mainly of digital imagery, will be the focus ’ of an upcoming gallery show. photo by Emily Bames/Executive Editor : 18 E. NELSON ST. (540 ) 464-4483 PROBLEM WITH THE LOCALS .7 wE’RE FROM ATLANTA. 3. f. ‘s OPENS MON. - FRI. AT 4:00 AND SAT. ~ sum AT NOON DON’T MISS OUR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PARTY WITH .25 CENT HOT WINQS ~ 2 FOR 1 AEEETIZEBS AND SPECIALS WE CAN’T ADVERTISE HERE ! WHILE wE’RE ON THE SUBJECT OF FOOTBALL WE’VE GOT THE A/Fl .5'l(/lQ4}’_72’C/CE7‘ WATCH YOUR HOME TEAM ON OuR SCREENS WHILE ENJOYING OuR Lumen SPECIALS OR ANY OF FuLL MENu ITEMS SUCH AS OuR 16 Oz. 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A scoring drive early in the second ‘ half paid off when Generals freshman Fontaine Marcoux netted an unas- sisted goal over the head of Yellow Jacket goaltender Ashley Seal. Randolph—Macon tied the game 3 midway through the half, when Cheryl Dickter scored off an assist from Learma Van Osten following a danger- ous kick call against Marcoux. With 19 minutes left in regulation, Marcoux ran the ball down the left side of the field, but Seal managed to de- flect the shot wide. The Generals weathered a late Yellow Jacket offen- uk sive onslaught to force overtime. Theplevel of physicality increased early into overtime, as W&L sopho- (more Jennifer Thomas was hauled ( down by Marie Rodgers. “We have this rivalry (with Randolph—Macon) tliat’s getting stron- ger each year,” Harris said of the in- tense physical play. a With seven seconds left in the sec- ond overtime, Marcoux scored to give the Generals the sudden-death win. “We were very focused and up and ‘ ready to play,” W&L coach Jan CLOSE RANGE. Freshman Heather Coleman is stopped by the Eastern Mennonite goalkeeper in the Generals’ 2-1 overtime loss Saturday. Hathorn said of the team’s effort against Randolph-Macon. The Generals’ momentum carried over into Saturday’s game against Eastern Mennonite University, as W&L scored 1:35 into the game against the Royals. Jennifer Thomas rocketed a tlirow-in to the foot of Marcoux, who found the net for a quick 1-0 lead. After the Marcoux goal, the teams settled into a long period of even com- petition. Kristin Pranke and the W&L defense stopped several Eastern Men- nonite offensive efforts, and the Gen- erals were likewise thwarted by the Royals’ defense. However, with less than seven min- utes remaining in the second half, East- ern Mennonite’s Ellie Lind knotted the match at 1-1. The Generals had to hold back an invigorated Royals offense to force overtime for the second time in as many games. With 2:25 left in the first overtime, Pranke was called for holding. As the infraction occurred in the W&L pen- _Men’s soccer takes two By Geoff White SPORTS WRITER Macon in the Generals’ first ODAC game Saturday. “We’re really starting to play together,” Heam said. Macon at home. 1 Thursday, the Generals beat Southern Virginia 3-2 in the final minute thanks to a goal from Ryan Nelson. The Generals proceeded to win their first Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference match 2-0 over Randolph-Macon on Sat- urday. ‘ “We came out hard for the first 15 minutes,” goal and point leader Andrew Grimes said of the narrow win over Southern Virginia. “When we lost our concentration, they capitalized.” A Grimes had two first-half goals, one assisted by senior Andy Crawford and the other by junior Rick Schnatz. The Knights retaliated when Ryan Lenihan scored four rnin- utes into the second half, followed by a goal from Ben ‘ Lingen five minutes later. A‘. SZIVCS. “We got lucky,” Grimes said. “Ryan Nelson saved us.” -‘j Sophomore goaltender Brad Heam shut out Randolph- ~’! The Washington and Lee men’s soccer team won their second and third games of the season Thursday and Sat- urday, beating Southern Virginia on the road and Randolph- The final goal came with one minute left in regulation, when Nelson received a pass from Schnatz and drilled it in for the win. The Generals outshot Southern Virginia 19-5 for the contest, and W&L goaltender Tim Foley made two “This is the best game we’ve played so far.” Coach Rolf Piranian agreed, saying, “We moved the ball, and we defended well. I’m really pleased — this is the best team effort we’ve had this year.” The Generals’ first goal came 13 minutes into the first half, when junior David Kodack passed to senior J on Wil- son, whose shot was headed in at the goal line by Grimes. With 18 minutes left to play in the half, Randolph—Ma- con junior Marcus Toconita went down after being hit in ‘the throat during a play on the sidelines. He came out soon after the hit because of breathing problems, but would return later in the game. Towards the end of the half, the Generals continued their domination, as senior J acek Mucha handled’ the ball alone in the Yellow Jackets’ end, failing only to capitalize on a good offensive effort. After Heam made a save against Randolph-Macon freshman Andrew Beazly 16 rriinutes into the second half, the Generals quickly took the ball upfield. At the opposite end, Grimes scored off a pass from freshman Bret Grote. better.” Heam came up big again five rriinutes later, stopping a close-range shot from senior Josh Laux. “It’s not the perfect game,” Piranian said of the win. “But all the issues we’ve tried to deal with are getting W&L next takes the field Sept. 20 for a 4:30 p.m. home match against Ferrum. {Field hockey continues push I toward full varsity status .4. By Sarah Grigg SPORTS WRITER The Washington and Lee women’s field hockey team played their way toward Division III status this past week during home games on Friday and Saturday. As the new artificial turf complex has not officially opened, the Gener- ,( als competed on the law school field. “We’re not upset,” team captain Martha Combrooks said of starting the sjeason on grass. “I think we’re all just ' hrilled about the opportunity to play on the turf.” W&L dropped Friday’s game to Division IH Virginia Wesleyan by a 2- 0 score. The Generals played the Mar- lins closely, keeping the ball in the VWC defensive end for a majority of the game. “They were very aggressive,” Mar- lin head coach Michelle Burt said of the Generals. “They were constantly moving to the ball, and they have a lot of quick players.” After a scoreless first half, the Gen- erals’ offensive mentality ended up costing them two fast—break goals. W&L coach Laurie Stagnitta felt that her team kept pace with the Marlins, but made a few crucial errors. “We outplayed them,” Stagnitta said of her team. “Our weakness was that our circle defense collapsed at critical points. We had some great op- portunities and we didn’t complete the plays. ' “We were aggressive, competitive, and worked hard, but we just didn’t get the win.” On Saturday, the Generals once again demonstrated the ability to com- pete, this time against Christopher Newport University. Play was strong on both sides, but fast breaks made within the closing minutes of the game by the Lady Captains produced a 2-0 CNU win. Captain Allison MacQueen felt the team played extremely well, consider- ing its late start on practices. “All these games were very com- petitive,” MacQueen said. “If we played them later in the season we probably would have won or tied.” Combrooks was pleased with the fan support at the weekend’s contests. “It makes such a difference when you have people cheering you on,” the captain said. “We were grateful for the turnout.” Whether the team won or lost seems to be insubstantial in their quest for full varsity standing, according to the VWC coach. “I think that, for this being only their second game, they played very well,” Burt said of the Generals. “Coach Stagnitta has developed them into a very good team. W&L’s reputa- tion in all intercollegiate sports is very strong.” by Emily Barnes/Executive Editor alty box, a penalty kick was awarded to Mindi Nolt. On the ensuing shot, Nolt beat Harris to give the Royals a 2-1 victory. Pranke wasn’t pleased with the referee’s call. “We were both doing our fair share of holding,” said the junior, who de- scribed the call as “suspect.” The Generals’ record now stands at 2-2, 1-1 in the ODAC. W&L next takes the field Tuesday for a road match against ODAC foe Bridgewater. This week ’s schedule in General athletics... Football Saturday Sept. 23 at Centre College 1230 pm Men’s Soccer Wednesday Sept. 20 Ferrum 4:30 pm Saturday Sept. 23 Virginia Wesleyan 1:00 pm Women’s Soccer Tuesday Sept. 19 at Bridgewater 4:00 pm Saturday Sept. 23 at Randolph—Macon 2:00pm ’ Sunday Sept. 24 at Lynchburg *- 1:00pm Volleyball ' Tuesday Sept. 19 at Emory & Henry 6:30pm Thursday Sept. 21 Southern Virginia 6:30 pm Saturday Sept. 23 Bridgewater A 1:00 pm W&Lsports roundup By Emily Barnes EXECUTIVE EDITOR place. Southern Virginia College, Virginia Weslyan, Bridgewater College, and Shenandoah University also com- W&L women’s team slides past Roanoke in Generals Invitational peted in the meet. “It was close, which was exciting,” W&L coach Emily Pulsifer said. “It was a good practice for our team, consid- ering that we’ll be running the same course for the (Old Dominion Athletic Conference championships) on Octo- The Washington and Lee women’s cross country team ber 28 ,, edged out Roanoke by eight points Saturday, winning their first home meet of the year and setting the precedent for the remainder of the season. Sophomore Burke Duncan led the way for W&L, plac- Duncan, whose time in the race was a personal best, was pleased with the team’s performance. “I think our team ran really well today,” Duncan said. “Today is an example of the promising season we will ing second overall in the Generals Invitational with a time ,, of 19:53 in the three-mile race. Senior Jessica Parrillo placed third overall with a time of 20:26, and classmate Kathleen Men’s cross country takes Second Moroney placed fifth overall at 21: 10. The men’s cross-country team placed second in The Generals Won with a Score of 29’ followed Closely Saturday’s Generals Invitational with a score of 61 points ' by Roanoke College, who garnered 37 points for second falling to Roanoke C0uege,s Score of 26. by Ervily Barnes/Executive Editor SPEED RACER. Sophomore Burke Duncan placed Freshman Andy Schorr finished fourth overall with a time of 28:23 for the five-mile course. Freshman Eric Witt was the second General to cross the finish line with a time j of 29:11, and sophomore David Hicks followed him one second later. W&L coach John Tucker believes that the Generals’ performance is improving, and he hopes to see that pat- tern continue. “We’ve got a lot of potential,” Tucker said. “We’re definitely getting there.” Senior team captain Zach Usher singled out the perfor- mances of the freshmen as the standouts. “We had some strong individual performances that bode well for ODACs,” Usher said. The men’s and women’s cross country teams next com- pete Sept. 30 in the Roanoke Invitational. Volleyball team falls to Lynchburg Washington and Lee lost in Old Dominion Athletic Conference regular season play for the first time in nearly three years, falling to Lynchburg College 15-7, 15-12, 15-4 on the road Wednesday. The Generals (3-2, 0-1 ODAC) had not fallen victim to another conference foe in the regular season since Oct. 16, 1997 —— a four-game loss to Guilford College — a streak of 23 victories. Junior Lindsay Ruckert recorded eight kills and three blocks in the losing effort, and senior Pam Saulsbury led the Generals with 13 assists. W&L continues ODAC play Tuesday with a road con- test against Emory & Henry. second overall in the Generals Invitational. Sports Editor Jeremy Franklin also contributed to this report. OCR::/Vol_103/WLURG39_RTP_20000918/WLURG39_RTP_20000918_008.2.txt PAGE 8 Humor Page AS TV/8gi15ClZ) SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 I F/RE-FAKER FORCES FUR/OU5 FLAP-DAGGLE Many public school students recall fondly the monthly tradition of the fire drill— I am not one of those people, however. I think that participating in fire drills is a little pointless because they are such a joke to the participants. Being the realist that I am, I know that in the event of a real fire students will absolutely notdo the following: 7. Ca/in/ygetoutofIhei'rseats, leaving behind all personal items — including the Britney Spears posters flhe one where you can kinda, sorta, almost see her nipple) that every guy has hanging up in his locker 2. Getintoasingle file line. 3. Proceed to the previously established Fire Exits. 4. Notgrope all the hot chicks because itis near/yimpossib/e to tell whois doing what in a crowded hall when people are fleeing fortheir/ii/es. 5 Ouietly exit the building and walk to a safe distance away In the event of a real fire I am sure of two things: One, the guys will all grab their Britney Spears posters and two, Darwinian evolutionary practices will go into effect-- sorry women and children. Now that we have established how fire drills stand, let’s move on to another subject that is very near and dear to my heart: People who pull fire alarms in the dorms. Let me just say that I think you guys/gir1's,whateverthe hell you are, are just fantastic. I mean, boy, the creative juices you need to work up those complicated schemes, which involve pulling on the levers that say in bold letters “Don’t Pull Unless There Is a Fire.” That is just sheer brilliance. I was a bit puzzled when I arrived back to my dorm to see a big, shiny fire truck with lots of firemen in full garb milling. So I walked over to some people and asked them what was going on. They told me that it was a prank alarm. Bo_y was my face red. And then on Wednesday when I was attempting to work on Calculus (which I have enough problems with already) a sharp piercing screech fills the ‘air and lights start like the Commies just launched a friggin’ missile attack. So out I, and a hundred others, go from our dorms to mill around outside for half an hour because the engineers couldn’t get the damn thing turned off. Now, I’m sure at this point whoever has been doing all this HI-DIDDILY-ARIOUS stuff, has been sent into a near-coma-like-state from all the laughing that they’ve been by Officer MacPuff the Smoking Bear of the International Fire Drill Prevention Agency doing at the expense of everyone else. I don’t think I am missing the mark too much that when I say people don’t like this type of prankster very much. Right now, I am putting the perpetrators of this heinous act somewhere in between Kathy Lee Gifford and Osama Bin Laudin on the “People Who Piss Me Off the Most List’ and because I can’t do anything to them, but I can do something the “Fire-Faker”, I will. So, if anyone turns in the “Fire Faker,” the Hing-tum Phi’ will gladly reward that individuals tattle-tailing nature with two free Domino's pizzas and a date with our inadequately endowed Assistant News Editor Matt “Licorice Stick” McDermott. Soto you “Fire-Faker” I say this, your days are numbered. You and your foul ilk are no longer wanted here and there will be no more tolerance of your cruel acts against humanity. It is high past time that the Chains of Oppression be thrown off and instead the Chains of Rejoicing thrown on. Our Chains of Rejoicing will signal a new era in fire safety in which all fire alarms are real and all desperate males will get perhaps their only chance ever to grope some hot chicks.* Mom btsint oi: tin: Ii/esi<.' IS I T UNGENTLEMANLY TO REPEA TEDLY SEX UALLY HARASS YOURSELF? Oppulent Oligczrchs Orchcstmte Oclzferous Olympics It is time once again for that bi-yearly, mea’ia— hyped event that the general public doesn ’t really gi've a rip about. No, its no to Bill 6'/in ton scandal - its the Olympics The similarities in recent years be tween the two have grown tremendously, howe ver. 30 th Clinton and the Olympic Executive Committee were caught with their pan ts down, bo th have been riddled with allegations of scandal, and regardless of whatever was found in bo th cases, nobody really seemed to care. The Olympics once were a cutthroat compe ti'tion in which naked men competed in all sorts of violent even ts to show their devotion to their pagan gods. The winners would be feasted with wine and Gyros, exalted as gods among men, and pleasured frequently by Greek peasan t women. The losers on the o ther hand would become outcasts from society, be cast out of their families, and sent off to spend the rest of their days in Germany. Then, several thousand years after the Greek civilization collapsea’, some brainiac got the idea to start up the games again. . Unfortunately, he forgot to put in all of the most important parts and insteao’, had them stand for good will, in terna tional pride, and a means to make a quick buck. Luckily for capitalism, though, the good—will part kind of got left behind and now all thatis left is the hype and the corporate sponsors. People are so desperate to get apiece of the real "Olympic Gold” that they stoop to all sorts of moral depravity — like city officials from Salt Lake City purchasing prostitutes for members of the Olympic Executive Committee to help ‘grease ” their way for an Olympic site bio’. Collegiate Games r %<’ By Johan Sebastian Kach J‘ What is really funny, though, is how dramatic the media tries to make the compe tition. If you've seen the papers recently, then you , know about Marion Jones and her "epic struggle ” to do the "impossible ” - win five gold medals. I mean the story is laughably cliche’; it's the classic "arrogant athlete talking big to give the media a story that they can fill up hundreds of pages I on. ” There will be features on her childhood, her trainers, her condition, her chances, her aspi'ra tions, and her lucra ti've sponsorship deals and le ts not forge t post—games ca verage including L articles by her critiques, articles about why she wins or loses, articles about her chances for the next Olympic games, articles about whatshe will do after the games, articles about her various appearances on Leno, Letterman, and the Rosie O'Donnell Show, and finally, articles about how people are ti'ring of the hype surrounding here that the media itself created 777e O/ympi'cs just aren ’t exciting for Americans g any longer. Our professional athle tes can who/lop any of the amateurs around the world — just look at what NBA inclusion has done to Olympic basketball. And with even ts such as I4/omens Weigh t Lifting, Ping-Pong, and Synchronized 30 Swimming, the Olympics have seemingly taken a li'ttle of the exc/usi'veness out of the whole ordeal I mean giving away a thousand medals per session takes away from having one. ,, Thus, I propose that a new sort of in terna ti'ona/ form of compe ti'ti'on to be started lhese games would go back to the roots of the original Olympic *5 games and focus on the two most important I‘ aspects: partying and impressing women. 1. Beirut - Tossing Ping Pong balls into beer filled cups to impress women 2. Synchronized Funk Getting On - Bumping and grinding against underclassmen whom are still 3 impressed by your alcohol acquisitioning talen ts 3. 50- Yard Po-Po Dash - Running from the cops who saw you relieving your beer— filled-b/adder on my Hall 4. Projectile Vomit Distance Hurl - Seeing who can up-chuck the farthest *The existence of “Fire-Faker” is denied by the administration. High ranking officials are holding to the claim that what happened was strictly due ‘to the presence of 21 fallen Navy weather balloon and that there were no lights seen over “Acre 54” of the W&L campus. ‘P 2’