OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020401/WLURG39_RTP_20020401_001.2.txt ‘A ,/Arc. la .) .. w~xA¢- 3:‘ ‘Q J I‘?_~ "9 J . ne'er»-‘.7.’ rw. MO. ‘)5 , APRIL FOOLS PAGES 1-2 APRIL " F<.><;>Ls .i~)l'f)l’l‘l ‘LIV Ti-Eli STl,§l')l',,’\?T l’(3l(Il'i {iii \5i‘i.~\Slll\(}'f(lE\5 .~\\D l.r=.ia L'=,\‘l’\-'l?.l{'>‘.l’i'Y' srxtirt 1897 ‘OK .. 7. KT? Pl 1 l .\\"l .1‘ .I’.Di.' " , N L<;\ws 2 OI-’lNl(.>NS 3 W&Lrr~£ 5 SI’OR"I‘S ".7 24 / 7 2 LIP SYNC 1>1<;:s. 5 i B oard name s BY MICHELLE LALLY 7*‘ srrrr WRITER g Washington and Lee University named Dr. Thomas G Burish, former provost of Vanderbilt University, as the school’s 24th president. Board of Trustees Rector Frank Surface announced Burish as the new president Wednesday at noon in Lee 3 Chapel with students, faculty, staff, and members of the community present. M “Tom Burish has a proven record of success as a ’* teacher, scholar, public figure and university leader,” said Surface. “He has the vision, energy, experience and insti- Qx‘ tutional understanding to lead Washington and Lee, rec- ognized as one of the nation’s best liberal arts universities and schools of law, to the forefront of its peers.” Burish, a renowned psychology professor, is a direc- tor of the American Cancer Society and leads many of its scientific and research committees. Burish’s background includes experience as a published author, as a contribu- . tor and editor of psychology journals, and an accredita- 5 tion reviewer and advisor to national universities, medical centers, and the U.S. Army. l Rector Frank Surface described Burish as “a proven leader dedicated to the life of the mind.” During the eight-month search for a new president, Vice President and Dean Laurent Boetsch served as act- ing president. Boetsch will remain acting president through June 30, while working with Burish to orient him to his new office. Burish will assume the office July 1. Boetsch took on the role of acting president follow- ing the death of former University president, John Elrod, 5, who died of kidney cancer on July 27, 2001. Undergrad dies jg Suicide a possibility in management major’s death Dean of Students David Howison, members of Phi Kappa Sigma, Bethea’s fraternity and other friends attended funeral services in New Orleans on Sat- BY KATIE j. HOWELL ,' .-xssocrma rznrror Authorities say suicide is a possible cause of senior Morrison Curtis Bethea, Jr.‘s death last week. The honor roll management major died at his home in New Or- leans last Tues- . day morning. While the cause of death “ has not been 0 f fi c i a l l y ‘' stated, many suspect sur- cide. , 1' Washing- ton and Lee ,. has not had an undergraduate commit suicide for about 15 years, Dean of Students and Counseling Psychologist Anne Schroer—Lamont said. 1‘ “Suicide is a pretty unusual urday. emotioins. ETHEA Schroer—Lamont encouraged students trying to cope with Bethea’s death to talk about their “It is important to share with one another and not be afraid of your feelings,” she said. “And If you’re concerned about a friend’s behavior—excessive anger, crying, sleep or lack of sleep—they really need to talk about it.” Bethea was an ODAC All- American golf champion and mem- ber of Williams Investment Society, according to The New Orleans Times-Picayune obituary. “This is a particulary stressful time for students,” Schroer—Lamont Burish’s wife, Pamela, who he says played an integral role in his decision to accept the W&L presidency, at- tended the announcement and joined her husband in greet- ing the community at a reception Wednesday afternoon in the Lee House. When the Burishes move to Lexington this summer the Lee House will be their new home, as it has been to a long line of W&L presidents, including its namesake Rob- ert E. Lee. Pamela Burish is a professional director for Bredex Corp, a company that designs Web-based assessment tools for K-6 schools and students. In September Burish, 51, announced his intentions to withdraw from his office as provost of Vanderbilt to return to full-time teaching in the psychology department. When the chance to become W&L’s next president arrived, Burish said he recognized it “not as a job, but as a calling.” “It is with a sense of exhilaration, humility and grati- tude that I accept this presidency,” said Burish in his ad- dress Wednesday. 1 Burish told Wednesday’s audience that his first or- der of business as president will be to earn the trust of the community. Burish plans to dedicate his first year as presi- dent to learning about the W&L community, by meeting with the members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and student leaders individually. Burish said he wanted to get to know all the people who view the university as its home. “Washington and Lee has a legacy that will be nour- ished and protected,” said Burish. As provost Burish oversaw the student-run honor system and the deans of eight colleges and schools. BY ANDREW Lrmnnr ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR Lee Chapel played host to both sides of the American political spectrum last Wednesday withatalkfiom forrnerWhite House press secretaries Marlin Fitzwater and Joseph Lockhart. - Their discussion, “Inside the Real West Wing,,” focused on the their involvement with thoughts regarding the popular NBC drama, their tenures at the mercy of the media and numerous questions regarding current events. The visit was sponsored by the Contact Committee, Kappa Sigma and the Young Arnerica’s Foundation. Fitzwater, the only public relations strategist with the distinction of serving two presidents, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, dealt with momentous events such as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Gulf War. Lockhart took the helm of press secretaryinOctober l998,inthewake of the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and just as the House of Representatives began impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. He then resigned l.E.T>Zi1\'t‘{l‘():‘~., 2445 l l\lo§titi%r~g like OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020401/WLURG39_RTP_20020401_003.2.txt BALDING (D PAGE X S:\i_‘Ni)liRS rt) .»\l’1-‘EAR IN ‘H tile. <.Ii,.L“B l-"QR WEN .’ ’ SCHISM PAoE Y Fi~’.i:‘.SH BI .;\(.l<. . at N l'51..At:i< . ..l:i .-.“.x.I..i,i.—\.:-\=<‘:t.>.. A \::«‘ ti" 1 \5 E..§-::.:\;t;‘i't;».\. \'2:t« ;:.\i.\. SHlNGTON AND LEE Umeasiir ,Hy...% ;\ Bush visits W&L President showcases academic axis of evil’ BY GERALD O. PHILPOT 1r’s MY PARTY In a surprise move that stunned analysts, President George W. Bush today expanded the campaign against terrorism to domestic targets. Bush appeared as part of the Contact C0mmittee’s noble quest to eliminate any traces of liberalism from Wash- ington and Lee’s campus through the invitation of absurdly conser- vative speakers. “Certain factions at W&L are intent on obfuscating the Ameri- can way of life,” said Bush, read- ing slowly from notes in his Lee Chapel address. “I want them stopped, dead or alive.” Pressed for specifics, Bush re- sponded that his targets were “those who teach so—called ‘sci- ence’ that contradicts my theories on creationism and abortion, and those dastardly Demo- crats who generate support for the fuzzy math elites in Washington. These groups must be eliminated if we are to save America from vile liberalism. “And we’re going to start right here, in the Science i Center and Robinson Hall. They are the Axis of Evil in America.” Shouts were immediately heard from the audience. “Don’t forget that damn women’s studies program,” said History Professor Jefferson Davis Futch III, recently returned from identifying the exhumed body of former president Grover Cleveland, whom he met as a boy. “That abomination should be destroyed root and branch!” Bush replied in the affirmative, shaking his head sagely and replying “It’s no exaggeration to say that in these troubled times the undecideds could go one way or an- other. We must strike pre—emphatically.” Romance Languages Professor Domnica Radulescu protested, noting that the women’s studies program is housed in several buildings, particularly Tucker Hall. “Who cares about foreign language, anyway,” Bush questioned. “I learn enough Mexican from our ranch hands and pool boys back in Texas. Saque la basura, chico. Dame su vota, nir"tit0.” Bush added Tucker to the Axis of Evil, noting that people only use foreign languages to talk to “foreign people.” i Not everyone in the audience was critical of Bush’s message. "‘ “Now all y’all come with me,” shouted junior Nathan Bedford Beauregard. “We [are] gonna get them damn Northerners real good!” He and his fellow Kappa Alphas then jumped into their SUV—pick—ups and drove in circles around Lee Chapel. _ Bush praised this example 0 “grassroots civic action.” “Now who wants a drink,” asked Bush, pulling out a special presidentially-sized flask of Jack Daniels and tak- ing a swig. “As your Commander—in-Chief, I order you to precipitate.” As students leaped up at the chance to drink with the 43rd president, Dean of Freshmen Dawn Watkins and IFC Advisor Burr Datz were seen conferring about the propri- ety of giving Bush a strike. » Commenting on the possibility of giving the Presi- dent a strike, Datz said, “It is a hard decision for me to make, personally. On the one hand, President Bush and I are both similar in that we are formerly wild fraternity boys turned sober advocates of personal responsibility. On the other hand, I do have the duty to enforce the University Anti-Litigation Committee’s regulations against alcohol. I don’t know; I could almost use a stiff drink right now myself.” After the speech, Bush was seen kneeling in prayer in front of a garbage can in Graham—Lees Dormitory, from which he was taken to attend a dorm party hosted by new BUSH SAE’s. ‘Regretful, contrite’ Howison resignsasgu School shocked at bland dean’s violenipast , BY LIBERATE THE PEOPLE l’ROl~‘ESSl()NAL RE\’OLUTl0N;\RY Dean of Students David Howison announced plans to retire following the 2002-2003 academic year, after a Ring—tum Phi reporter unearthed his revolutionary past. V “Howie,” as he is familiarly known behind his back, has been regarded as the epitome of the well—scrubbed, professional administrator. Few could imagine that the author of the Soledad death march or the San Crucio terror raids hid behind this staid exterior. “In my youth, I was guilty of reckless pursuit of certain social ideals,” Howison admitted at a press con- ference announcing his retirement. “I apologize for any people anywhere whom I may have inadvertently hurt.” “‘Hurt’vappears a bit of an understatement,” said History Professor Taylor Sanders. “Thousands of people—soldiers, revolutionaries, peasants—have been killed as a direct result of his actions.” ‘ Howison entered Central America in the 1970s as an undergraduate on a nature tour. Disgusted with the brutal actions of the US—suppor'ted Zaculioso regime, he stayed behind to bring Marxist—Leninist valuesjto an oppressed people. "" ‘ ’ _ “:3 name Ho Wisonera, Howison’s ruth- BY RUNPHOR PRESIDENT MORE CREDENTIALS‘ THAN HILIARY In a stunning reversal of tradition for both the University and its new president, the Board of Trust- ees Tuesday named Rev. Al Sharpton ‘72 ‘75L, a New York religious and black leader, as Washington and Lee’s 24th President. The selection drew surprise from around the na- tion, as Sharpton must abandon his White House run to fill position. He had been considered a major con- tender for the Democratic nomination. “The Trustees felt that naming Rev. Sharpton the next President would show that diversity at Washing- ton and Lee is more than just a word or an ideal—it is practice and policy,” said J. Frank Surface, Rector of the Board. Dr. Thomas G. Burish, Provost of Vanderbilt Uni- versity, had been the top choice for the spot, but his nomination was killed by the last minute discovery of his opposition to Swarthmore’s completely pass/fail Interpretive Dance Department and major. “The Board and the Presidential Search Commit- tee were 100% committed to finding a candidate who would continue the progress of our 1994 Swarthmorification Plan,” commented Prof. Harlan Beckley, chair of the Presidential Search Committee. “Unfortunately, Dr. Burish lacks the commitment the new President must have. Fortunately, we also had Rev. Sharpton lined up.” BY ANNA REXIA AND Bur EMIA WEIGHT WATCHERS Piercing screams and falling objects shattered the serenity of Washington and Lee’s back campus at 3:00am Sunday. Ablazing inferno erupted, causing the tragic demise of Woods Creek West, one of campus’ most recognizable, and unsightly, buildings. No stu- dent was injured or killed in the fire, although struc- tural damage was extensive. An acceptable number of non-W&L students were killed. The unattractive Woods Creek apartments were less pursuit of a collective utopia became feared throughout the area. “In South America he is still known as El Txzt Rink»-‘Fl '.tl’izI INDEX CI) - APRIL FooLs ISSUE ’:.“‘-"l’rf’.*‘{’l')”-‘~_‘t',”Al* FILE more AMEN l Rev. Al Sharpton at his inaugural press conference. He vowed to rescue the school from its association with “dead white guys.” Rev. Sharpton is a civil rights and religious leader from New York City. He first came to national prominence when he championed the cause of Tawana Brawley, a young black girl who falsely accused white police ‘detec- tives of rape. Most recently he served a 90-day jail term for trespassing on the Naval base on Vieques Island dur- ing which he went on a well-publicized hunger strike. Mobbed by the media at his inaugural press confer- ence, Sharpton stated his goals for the University. “My mission is not only education, but integration. Students, it is about time, you must change your para- digm. Here at Washington and Lee, black students will no longer be,the ones who are shunted aside, but those who rise up high.” The rotund Reverend went on to express his support for the proposed Matrimonial Studies program, but added known to be structurally unsound. In fact, its element of danger attracted a large number of students, making it the most popular on—campus housing option for upperclass- men. Wood Creek West’s loss is particularly hard, as it contained_17 apartments, significantly more than Central’s 10. ' Students Courtney Penn. “What do we do with the West residents for the remainder of the school year?" What will we do with the students who were planning to live there next year?” The administration has decided that the newly-home- less will move into fraternities which did not make quota last year. Sigma Nu and Beta have already seen their empty rooms filled to capacity. “Greek or non—Greek, we’re all Generals first,” Penn said. I The fire’s origins are uncertain, but many suspect a stray cigarette butt. “Most students use cigarettes to help them lose weight,” Health Center Director Jane Horton said. “This points to the image-conscious Kappas.” According to security reports, a group of ten sopho- mores had gatheredin one of the apartments, imbibing illegal spirits and smoking cigarettes of questionable com- “We face a serious problem,” said assistant Dean of that he expects the school to also add a Black Studies program. “Our mission will still include English inspirations and C—school situations, but must expand to encompass reparations,” Sharpton said. The Lexington Chamber of Commerce cheered the appointment, citing Sharpton’s plan to hold the Million Man March in town as “great for the hotels on Route l1.” Support for the choice has not been universal, though. The United Daughters of the Confederacy are staging a sit-in to protest Sharpton’s plans to convert Lee Chapel into a bed and breakfast. They labeled his characteriza- tion of Lee Recumbent as a “piece of white supremacist trash” as “inflammatory.” Acting President Boetsch has contacted the Virginia National Guard to assist with the transition. position. I «72 new President ppa ‘cigartte’ burns down Woods Creek West; “We feel confident in asserting that one of the ciga-I rettes descended from the digits of an intoxicated stu-3 dent,” said Security Officer Thomas “Baner” Bane. “Speak— 1 ing epistomologically, the copious presence of the alco—‘: hol indubitably acted as an incendiary device, dissemi-j nating the flames throughout the entire edifice.” The women inhabiting the apartment were questioned, but refused to comment. . The Business Office estimates that the damage total is approximately $86 million: $4 million for the structure and the remainder from students’ destroyed personal effects. Sophomore resident Avery Magnolia Ashton stated that she was most distraught by the loss of her “school things,” all of which perished in the fire. She estimates personal losses at $1.3 million. Several students and administrators have expressed interest in replacing the burned out crater with a monu- ment to drunken accidents, to commemorate both the building’s original design and the fire that destroyed it. A Woods Creek Steering Committee composed of both stu- dents and faculty will meet Spring Term to discuss the site’s future. Applications are now available outside Carol Calkins’ office in the University Center. Revolucionario Monstruoso,” said Spanish Professor Cecile West-Settle. “This is the man so committed he would kill his wounded guerillas rather than leave them for the enemy to torture.” — Even Fidel Castro sought his friendship, sending him a peace offering of goats and Soviet rifles in a bid for cooperation. Despite his fearsome reputation, “El Revolucionario Monstruoso” enjoyed phenomenal popularity. “A lot of us girls in the Spanish Department had a crush on him,” West—Settle said. “I actually learned the language so I could tell him ‘I love you’ in what I thought was his native tongue.” In America, Ho Wisonera posters came into vogue, symbolizing a younger generation’s dissatisfaction with the perceived bourgeosis values of its parents. After the razing the capital city Maria Dolorosa, Ho Wisonera disappeared completely, spawning doz- ens of legends about his mysterious whereabouts. No one knew where he was—until now. W&L reaction was incredulous. “I still can’t believe that Dean Howison once killed five tax collectors with his bare hands,” said sopho- more Jackson Hunter Billingsworth, XVII. “Does he have to retire now that he’s become interesting?” VIVA LA REvoLUc1oNl Dean Howison and Fidel Castro take an uncharacteristic break from hunting down “capitalist errilla past resurfaces running dogs” to enjoy a round of “the game of the people.” Golfis enjoyed by oppressed workers throughout South America 41, OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020401/WLURG39_RTP_20020401_004.2.txt PAGE ; In 1986, Washington and Lee opened it doors to the fairer sex. Presumably, we had not done so previously_ because there weren’t many women to be found who were interested in the academic rigor and depth of tradition that characterize our University. Unfortunately, it seems that although we have added women to the student body, this is not because women are any more qualified to be stu- dents than when they populated only Sweetbriar, Hollins and Mary Baldwin. ' It is no secret that many, if not all, of W&L’s co-ed’s are here in search of a husband. Whether confining their search to only the Big Four, or expanding the pool to include all fraternity men, our Southern Belles are search- ing for a man who can provide for them in the way that daddy so generously has. If the Board of Trustees is truly committed to making a W&L education as valuable as it can be for every stu- dent, regardless of sex, perhaps they should create a new interdepartmental program to accompany Women’s Stud- ies and Global Stewardship. This program, perhaps entitled Matrimonial Stud- ies, would be designed to impart to W&L women marriageable skills that would make them more at- tractive brides. The program would not just be a simple Home Economics course, although sewing and cooking would be included in the skills learned. Specific suggestions follow: Laundry Exchange Program: Each female stu- dent would be assigned a male student, the washing, folding and ironing of whose laundry she would be in charge. Although this will be especially easy for freshman women who need only to pick up dirty laun- dry on their way downstairs to the laundry room, perhaps sororities could be charged with arranging weekly pick up and distribution of laundry at the fra- ternity houses. - Dining Hall Cooking Crews: The female popu- lation will be organized into Laetitia Pate Work Teams. These groups of 40 or so women will be charged with meal planning, cooking, and cleaning. Opportunities for learning would abound when it came time for the special meals. Lady Generals could practice folding linen napkins, starching and pressing tablecloths and the proper arrangement of tableware. Everyone knows how important it is for a hostess to “set a nice table.” More- over, they could practice having all this done as well as having their high heels and pearls on in time for a prompt 5 :30 serving. - Art and Music Appreciation: Any good hostess is expected to be able to converse intelligently with her guests on all subjects of fine arts and culture. As such, no woman should leave W&L without a detailed understanding of art and music. They really need not waste any time outside Dupont inithe C-School; husband will give each an ad- equate allowance, I’m sure. Itinerant Worker Management: As the face of APRIL FOOLS Help women obtain the ’EErfi~Tfi’AE§ .504 ir MRS dree 5 CO URTESY (X X )G]_.l:'. COM SEE, SCIENCE ISN'T HARDl Who says that a college education can’t be practical? These girls know a rock on the finger beats a sheepskin on a wall. America changes, the ethnicity of cleaning ladies, nan- nies and gardeners changes with it. This course would give our female students the skills nec- essary to manage a household. It would include a basic study of Span- ish and intensive study of the laws concerning payments to and taxes on aliens (both legal and illegal). - Large Vehicle Driving: All of W&L’s soon- to-be soccer moms shouldn’t be expected to take the wheel of the family Suburban without the proper training. Women are notoriously poor drivers and WEDNESDAY: Career Services presents ‘What A English Majors Should Expect after Graduation’ Burr Datz speaks on the true purpose of become only more dangerous when piloting a large vehicle. The Physical Education Department would administer this course which will teach young ladies , important driving techniques and basic auto maintet nance. Students will also be required to memorize the number of their local AAA and watch the video “What to Expect When Driving to or from the Gro- cery Store.” These few suggestions cannot give the full depth and scope of the Matrimonial Studies program, but I, for one, believe it would be a welcome and profitable addition to the W&L curriculum. FRIIDAYZ fraternities i ifisnrail news briefs SAE bums down historical Lexington, gets one-week social suspension Downtown Lexington is home to little more than cinders and exposed beams after brothers of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity torched it following an out—of— control party Saturday. The mass-arson was sparked by a “Down with Lex” philanthropic mixer held to raise money for W&L students injured in muggings this year. Decorations included extra-large tikitorches and townpeople sus- pended in cages from the basement ceiling. After the finale, the ritual hanging of Lexington mayor John Knapp in effigy, things apparently got out of hand. Grabbing their tiki torches and jumping into wait- ing SUVs, SAE members and their guests inflicted more than $40 million dollars of damage on the city—-more — than ten times Rockbridge County’s annual income, even including the under—the-table bribes given by W&L. An official statement released jointly by the Dean of Students Office and the SAE Housing Corporation takes the fraternity to task for “increasing the possibil- ity of liability against Washington and Lee.” However, recognizing the many contributions that SAE has made to the university community (most recently, a square mile of available parking), punishment was set at a week of social probation. SAE officers protested the decision. Social pro- bation prevents a fraternity from hosting recreational activities at its on-campus house. Office of International Education aims for students from 100 different countries Director of International Education William Klingelhofer announced plans to increase the number of countries represented at W&L to 100. By combin- ing neglible entrance requirements and near full—rides, Klingelhofer has so far been able to attract students from more than 60 foreign countries. “We already have freshmen from Argentina, Aus- tria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica,” said Klingelhofer. “Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana . . .” Worried at the high number of students from India and Jamaica, the office is considering denying any stu- dents from those country entrance for the next few years. “This situation will thus let the numbers sink to more representational indices,” Klingelhofer said. The Office of International Education has consid- ered allowing foreign students to stay an extra four years, thus eliminating the necessity of regularly find- ing a replacement of their nationality. MONDAYS Women’s Forum car wash ‘.‘to raise money for women’s dignity” OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020401/WLURG39_RTP_20020401_005.2.txt JERE\lYl‘ltiNl{UN SPORTS EDITOR Emir PRll\ll{Ul\U@\WIL‘.El)L' PAGE 3 TEE Rit~.ii;-TEM Pat , A MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2002 :Women’s ennis battles top Division III opponents Generals fail to No. 1 W'IIiams and No. 2 Emory to open Fab Five Tournament, rebound to top 3rd-ranked Trinity and No. 6 Pomona Pitzer on W&L campus film (iL"\'/Tlte Ring—tum Phi 'GENERAIS FAIL T0 N0. 1: Senior Melissa Hatley returns a shot in her 8-5 loss with junior Erika Proko at No. 1 doubles against Williams in the Fab Five Tournament on Thursday. Hatley won 6-2, 6-2 over Kate Troy at No. 3 singles. BY DAVE CROWELL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The stage was set for a letdown after the Washington and Lee women’s tennis team twice felt the sting of 7-2 defeats on subsequent afternoons, at the hands of top- ranked Vlfilliams College and No. 2 Emory University at the Fab Five Tournament on W&L’s campus. With a match against Trinity University of Texas, the third-ranked team in the nation and the squad that ended W&L’s season last year, less than 24 hours later, the Gen- erals badly needed a win. , Fortunately, Cinda Rankin’s squad returned with a ven- geance and proved that “great deal of heart” should be added to any list of positive qualities exhibited by the fifth—ranked team. ‘There are a couple of things that can happen in that situ- ation: you can get beaten and oollapse or you can get beaten and come back. They got beaten and kept fighting,” Rankin said. “It was amazing and, to me, that’s what it’s all about.” The Generals used a big 6-3 win over Trinity on Satur- day afternoon as momentum in posting an impressive 6-0 victory over No. 6 Pomona Pitzer on Sunday morning. The key to ‘Saturday’s victory over the Tigers rested quite simply in doubles play. At No. 1 doubles, senior Melissa Hatley and junior Erika Proko broke serve when down 3-2, then traded leads with Abbe Ulrich and three-time All-American Lizzie Yasser until seizing a grueling 9-8 (6) tiebreaker victory. Freshman Lindsay Hagerman and senior Manning Willard came back from a 5-0 deficit in posting an 8-6 vic- tory at No. 2 doubles. “Manning and I really wanted that victory,” Hagerman said. “We lost our last two doubles matches (including a 9- 7 defeat on Friday), so we really wanted to win that one.” Junior Laura Bruno and senior Sallie Gray Strang contin- Mxxr GUY/ The Rir1g—tum Phi MORE FAB FIVE: Freshman Lindsay Hagerman teamed with senior Manning Willard to go 2-2 in doubles through four matches of the event. In singles competition, Hagerman lost twice at No. 1 before moving down to No. 2, where she won two matches. ued the drama by winning at No. 3 in another tiebreaker, 9-8 (5). The Generals entered singles play with a 3-0 lead on Trinity, an advantage that neither Hagerman nor Rankin could play down. “I think when you win all three doubles, you can play with a lot more confidence and take some chances in singles play,” Hagerman said. “It makes it a lot easier.” Rankin concurred, saying that if “we hadn’t swept the doubles, Trinity might have come out fighting harder and we may have been a little tense. Doubles is so important now. If you’re up 2-1, you just need to split the singles in order to get a win.” Hagerman, Bruno and Willard secured the Generals’ vic- tory with wins at No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 singles respectively, despite a few scares during Bruno and \V1llard’s matches. The Generals conclude the Fab Five Tournament with a match today against seventh—ranked Gustavus Adolphus at 4 p.m. The main focus of the season — the NCAA Divi- sion IH Tournament — is slowing moving closer, though. Rankin believes that keys for her squad down the stretch will include good doubles play, consistency and 4 upperclassman leadership. “We’re not a team that will blow anybody off the court or hit outright winners,” Rankin said. “We have to play a lot of balls and we have to be consistent. “This tournament is the type of experience we need and knowing what to expect makes all the difference,” Rankin added. “This is where the upperclassmen can re- ally help the team, telling the freshmen what to expect down the stretch.” O‘ f‘Ii&L struggl in 2 losss MEG Fwakt/TheR1hg-mm Phi EAGLES TOP W&L: Seniors Andrew Roberts (above) and Rhys James dropped a 9-8 match to Mary Washington’s Dan Uyar and Nhat Nguyen at No. 1 doubles on Wednesday. The Generals lost the match by a 5-2 score. Generals rebound to beat Swarthmore on the road ,. BY MICHAEL LEE SPORTS \X'RITl;'R 7’ On a windy Wednesday afternoon, the men’s tennis team hosted Mary (‘Washington College for a non-con- ference match at the outdoor courts. In a close match, the Generals dropped 7 a 4-3 decision to the Eagles. The match began with doubles rplay. The No. 1 and 2 matches split — seniors Rhys James and Andrew , Roberts lost, 9-8, but sophomores ’ Graham Nix and Austin Kim pulled out an 8-6 win — leaving freshman Paul McClure and sophomore K.C. Schaefer to break the tie. In an impressive tiebreaker match, McClure and Schaefer de- feated Conor Smith and Nate Hathway of Mary Washington to give Washington and Lee the doubles match point. i P‘ Coach David Detwiler was quite pleased with that performance. 2 ’ "The No. 3 doublesteamieallycame through for us today,” Detwiler said. Coach Todd Helbling of Mary 1 Washington was not discouraged by the doubles loss. “We saw some good tennis to- day,” Helbling said. “These are two good teams, and it’s always a toss- v up as to who wins the big points. For the doubles, W&L did.” Helbling was disappointed in his team’s technical play, pointing out ‘ that he saw nothing excellent from his players during those matches. Singles play began shortly after the doubles matches. Kim and senior Rob Moynihan won in two and three sets at third and fifth-seed singles, respectively, but the rest of the Mary Washington team proved too diffi- cult for the Generals to overcome. V “Paul McClure lost tough at No. 1, and Rhys James played very well in the first set, but lost focus,” said Detwiler, who was somewhat frustrated with the team’s play on Wednesday. “This was a wake-up call for us,” he added. “They are a good team and we didn’t take them as seriously as we wanted to.” Detwiler could be heard exhort- ing his team to play to their poten- tial after the doubles matches, re- minding them that in order to win, they had to concentrate on their game and remember that Mary Wash- ington is a good team. Unfortu- nately, it didn’t quite work out. “We can’t keep relying on No. 5 and 6 to pull out the matches,” Detwiler said. “This will inspire us, and make us work a lot harder.” W&L lost to Washington Col- lege, which knocked them out of the NCAA Atlantic South Regional last season, by a 5-2 score in Chesteitown, Md., on Saturday. Kim and Moynihan —— this time at No. 6 singles — were the only Generals to win matches on the afternoon. The men’s team traveled to Swarthmore, Pa. on Sunday and de- feated the Garnet Tide, a 2001 re- gional opponent, by a 4-3 score. James and McClure won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. The Generals picked up wins at fifth and sixth—seed singles thanks to Nix and Moynihan. ' Swarthmore took the doubles point by winning matches at No. 1 and No. 3. Kim and Nix eamed a vic- tory at second-seed doubles. The Generals (9-4) next return to Old Dominion Athletic Conference play on Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. home match against Roanoke. Generals BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR The Washington and Lee women’s lacrosse team broke a two-game slide with wins over Lynchburg and Denison at the Liberty Hall fields this week. Sophomore goalkeeper Joanna Perini made 16 saves and 10 Generals scored as W&L knocked off Old Do- minion Athletic Conference foe Lynchburg, 10-7, on Wednesday. The Hornets took an early 2-0 lead on goals 20 seconds apart by Judy Garger and Linda Jack, but W&L reeled off six unanswered goals to take a 6-2 lead into halftime. “You don’t ever want to be down by two, but we’ve done a lot of that this year,” W&L coach Jan Hathom said. “Because we’ve been in that situation so many times, we didn’t panic. We decided we had to keep fighting harder, and that’s exactly what they did.” Sophomores Kelly Taffe and Lee Wheeler tied the game up with goals at 20:57 and 15:28. Freshmen Kristen Brown and Maggie Speasmaker and senior co-captains Emily Owens and Courtenay Fisher also scored in the first half. Lynchburg freshman Ali Ballantyne, the Hornets’ leading scorer on the season, pulled her team to within three goals just over a minute into the second half. However, goals by junior Leslie Bogart — who also had three assists -— and freshman Erin Rathbone put the game out of reach. Freshman Kitt Murphy and senior Julie Carskadon gave W&L a 10-4 lead later in the half. Lynchburg scored three goals in the final five minutes to make the score closer than the game. The fact that 10 different players top Lynchburg, rout Denison MEG P -nu/TheRing-mm Phi BIG ODAC WIN: Junior Leslie Bogart scoops up a loose ball in Bogart had a goal and three assists against the Hornets, followed Washington and Lee’s 10-7 win over Lynchburg on Wednesday by two goals and three assists against Denison. scored for W&L pleased Hathorn, whose team had trouble on the offen- sive end in losses to Franklin & Marshall and Mary Washington. “First of all, it’s a big confidence builder, which we needed since we’ve been struggling to score,” she said. “Secondly, if we run our offense, that’s what should happen. It means that something’s going right in the way we’re doing our settled offense.” A lot of things went right for the Generals’ offense on Saturday, as W&L trounced Denison by an 18-8 margin. Taffe finished with four goals and two assists, while Bogart added two goals and three assists. Carskadon contributed two goals and an assist, and Wheeler notched a hat trick and an assist in the second half. Murphy and sophomore Stephanie Haldy had two goals apiece. The Generals again fell behind early against the Big Red. Bogart broke a scoreless tie more than 10 minutes in off a Taffe assist, but Denison scored two quick goals to take the lead. Two Taffe goals followed by Bogart’s assists on scores by Carskadon and freshman Natalya Hoobchaak, however, gave W&L the lead for good. “If we think we can get the ball down and score, then we’re going to do it,” Taffe said. “If we get tentative, it’s not going to wor .” Bogart, Murphy and junior Laura Wilson also scored in the first half for the Generals, who led 8-4 after the first 30 minutes. W&L scored the first four goals of the second half for an insur- mountable 12-4 advantage. “This win and the one over Lynchburg are definitely a big deal,” Bogart said. “It definitely boosts our confidence and improves our play, especially during practice.” The Generals (5-3, 3-0 ODAC) have five straight conference games before the ODAC Tournament on April 24- 28. They travel to Bridgewater for a 4 p.m. contest on Wednesday. “We’re really looking forward to playing Randolph-Macon and Roanoke. They’re our other big com- petition in the ODAC,” Bogart said. “But Bridgewater and Virginia Wesleyan both have really good teams this year, so we have a bunch of hard games coming up.” OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20020401/WLURG39_RTP_20020401_006.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 1,2002 Generals turn on offense in 2 ODAC wins BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR For the Washington and Lee men’s la- crosse team, things are falling into place at the right time. Senior Andrew Barnett, the Generals’ leading returning scorer, tallied 10 goals in two games as W&L knocked off Old Do- minion Athletic Conference foes Guilford and Lynchburg on the road this week. A large contingent of second-yearplayers hascomplimented Barnett on the offensive end of the field, including Dustin Martin and Matt Fink, who each had three goals in the Gener- als’ 15-11 win at Lynchburg on Saturday. “Our offense is pretty young, a lot of sophomores,” Martin said. “Last year, we weren’t really in scoring roles. Our offense has definitely jelled over the last few games.” W&L traveled to Guilford on Wednes- day, handing the homestanding Quakers a 19-0 loss. Barnett torched Guilford for six goals, while sophomore Mark McLewee, senior John Moore and freshman Jack Murray had two scores apiece and fresh- man Gavin Molinelli recorded four assists. The competition improved greatly on Saturday, and the Generals fell behind 3-0 to the Hornets in the first quarter. “Falling behind kind of got us down, but we knew our defense would step up and get us back into it,” Martin said. W&L scored five straight goals to as- sume a 5-3 lead less than a minute into the second quarter, but two quick answers from Lynchburg forged a 5-5 tie at the 12:57 mark. The Generals again put together an- other spurt, including two of Barnett’s four goals, to take a 9-5 advantage. The Hor- nets pulled to within 9-6 at halftime, but Barnett scored again early in the third quar- ter to push the lead back to four goals. Lynchburg scored twice to make it 10- 8, but Barnett again answered with his fi- nal tally of the match. The Hornets weren’t done, however, as they clipped the W&L lead to 1 1-10 by the end of the quarter. But the Generals sealed the win with three straight goals, includ- ing two of Fink’s three tallies, to go up 14- 10 with 8:31 remaining. Sophomore Ansel Sanders made 16 saves in net for the Generals, who took 10 fewer shots (49-39) than the Hornets. W&L (6-2, 3-0 ODAC) hosts the Lee- Jackson lacrosse classic against VMI at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the W&L Turf Field. After that contest, they have nothing but conference games through the ODAC Tournament on April 23 and 27. That includes an April 14 match against Hampden—Sydney, which prevented the Generals from reaching the NCAA Division III tournament a year ago by handing them a 12-1 1 setback in the regular season. “The Hampden-Sydney game defi- nitely has more of a heated rivalry since what happened last year,” Martin said. “These next few days of practice are go- ing to be tough, and I think everyone’s going to be pretty excited.” are @ the GHQ A Bluegrass and Folk lvlenclay April lst8:3{l~n1idnight 1 Internet Editor The Ring—tum Phi is published Mondays during the under- graduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lex- ington, Virginia. 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Sophomore Peter Dean went nine innings on the‘! mound, giving up just one earned run and striking out five. W&L put its two runs on the board in the first inning, as junior shortstop Michael Hanson doubled and scored on junior first baseman Brian Gladysz’s two-out single. Senior catcher Todd Gosselink drove in Gladysz with an RBI single. Both teams had opportunities to break the deadlock,‘ which Bridgewater forced in the fifth, as the Eagles left 12 men on base and the Generals stranded eight baserunners. 4 I W&L then traveled to Norfolk for a Saturday double- header against ODAC powerhouse Virginia Wesleyan. The Ar‘ Wesleyan right fielder John Kreiser was the hero in Game 2, smacking a two-run home run in the bottom of the P sixth inning to help his team to a 4-3 win. )4 Track teams run at Bridgewater invite BRIDGEWATER—~The Washington and Lee track teams competed at the Bridgewater Invitational on Saturday. Junior Mat Rapoza led the men’s team by winning’ the‘ shot put. 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