OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20021104/WLURG39_RTP_20021104_001.2.txt .G 3: Greek scholarships Fraternities to subsidize four new members each year; sororities may follow suit BY KATTE HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF Numbers of Washington and Lee University men joining frater- nities will increase slightly next semester once the Interfraterriity Council (IFC) implements its new need-based aid program. The new scholarship will pro- vide four freshmen each year with “If you look at the rush num- bers, they go up and down each year,” Jacobs said. “But usually about 20 percent of students don’t pledge.” The W&L Institutional Re- search Web site said 72 percent of women on campus are in Greek or- ganizations. W&L’s Panhellenic Council is currently investigating the possibility of establishing a scholarship system similar to the money tocover the Greekfee, a$500 IFC system for W&L women. yearly charge. T0 begin According IT IS A HUGE EiNAN- Paying for the wlhe W&L IN‘ CIAL COl\/iMI"Il\/TENT TO S°h°1arship’IFC tuuonal Research charged each of web site, 80 per. JOIN A GREEK ORGA- the 15 fratemi- cent of campus NIZA-HON. WE WANT ties anadditional men are fiatemity $50 in Fall Term n)cmbefs_ TO MAKE IT AS FASY AS dues. Jacobs “It is ahuge POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE Said they Will fi’,‘a“°la1 ?",m‘ TO JOIN THE SYSTEM. °.h‘“g° an add” nutrnenttojorna tlonal $5 per Greek orga_niZa_ IIICIIIDCF W111- tion,” IFC advi— IFC ADI/D-OR ter Term dues. sor Matt Jacobs Jacobs said said. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to join the system if they want to.” Jacobs said the scholarship will provide the Greek fee to the four recipients for their sopho- more, junior and senior years. The chosen fraternities will cover the $125 freshman year Greek fee. W&L’s fraternity system has not had an aid program in his five years at the school. “This system should last,” he said. “We’ve built in a perpetual fimd- ing system, so hopefully (the aid pro- gram) will grow aridchange with time.” The IFC is currently accept- ing applications from interested freshmen men. Application forms are available from dorm counselors or outside the IFC office in the Uni- versity Center. Upon selection, the only cri- teria to continue receiving fund- ing are to keep the Greek minimum GP.A. of 2.0 and to remain a mem- ber in good standing of the cho- sen fraternity. “About three or four kids have asked me about the program al- ready,” Jacobs said. “I think the W&L fraternity system is really going to get something out of this (new aid program).’’ RI WASHINGTON AND I NG-TUM T/ll’ student mile of Washington and lire Uniuerrzh unit 7897 45 Online at: ])liz'.w/n.en'n ;EE UNIVERSITY PHI VOLUME CV, NO.Xlll MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002 Students: vote tomorrow W&L-related candidates joust for the 24th Districts House of Delegates seat STATE Issues [] $154 million referendum if approved, bond funds will al- low for the construction and refurbishment of buildings in all of Virginia’s universities, community colleges and mu- seums. The Virginia Milititary institute would directly benefit from this measure, Washing- ton and lee would not. [] $119 million referendum If approved, bond funds will al- low for the purchase of land for three new state parks, 11 ex- isting parks, 10 new natural area preserves and eight ex- isting preserves. ° $30 million to purchase new land ° $6.5 million for additional land - $4.5 million to protect shoreline erosion. 1 ° $78 million for construction, repairs “WE NEED TO ADDRESS THEiE DTUET NOW. WE DON’T HAVE HME To WAIT. I T’: TlME YHAT WE CUT THROUGH THE SLOGANS AND THE RHETORIC AND GET To WORK ” MIMI ELRoD, Democrat BEN CLINE, Republican ‘7 HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH Boa , GOODLATTE FOR EIGHT YE/IRA" TO MAKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORK I HOPE To CONHTWJE THD" FIGHT AT THE STATE LEVEL” Top 5 Donors ($122,627 total) $7,800 Va Rep Joint Caucus (Richmond) $6,000 Committee for Repub. (Roanoke) $5,000 Dominion Trust (Fredericksburg) $5,000 VaConservativeActionPAC (COlonialHeights) $2,800 Robert Berkstresser (Lexington) ELROD AND CLINE DoNoRs AND EXPENDITURES Top 5 Donors ($144,314 total) $10,000 H.F. “Gerry”LenfeSt (West Chester, PA) $9,750 New Leadership Va Fund (Richmond) $5,000 joshua Elrod (Lexington) $5,000 Frank Parsons (Lexington) $2,500 Rose H. Schewel (Lynchburg) $15,700 TV/ Radio $7,500 Polling 323 Donations of $100 or Less ($20,864) 244 Donations over $100 ($123,450) $32,400 TV / Radio $7,800 Polling 284 Donations of $100 or Less ($16,465) 188 Donations over $100 ($106,162) Despite Democrat Mimi Elrod and Republican Ben Cline’s connections to Washington and Lee, students won’t be a significant factor in deciding who gets the House of Delegates seat. Lexington voting data for the 2001 gubernatorial election indicate that only 31 percent of registered 18- year-olds, 20 percent of 19 to 21-year-olds and 16 per- cent of 22 to 25 year-olds voted. In the November 1999 election, only 42 percent of registered voters age 18, 12 percent of voters age 19-21 and eight percent of voters age 22-25 cast a ballot. The vast majority of W&L students are registered to vote in their home states, rendering them ineligible to vote in Lexington tomorrow. Most students tend to be more interested in home—state politics, and vote with absentee ballots. “I’m more personally concerned about what hap- pens in my home state,” senior Paige Bryant said. “Where you come from is more important than where you are for four years.” . Senior Anne Lotz feels that by casting a ballot in Lexington, she would vote for candidates who repre- sent different people than herself. “I think about this as home, but I know it’s school,” Lotz said. “Even if I voted here, the candidates would Top 5 Expenditures $21,725 Direct Mail / Design/ Printing $15,251 Signs / Bumper Stickers / Etc. $12,000 Donations to Party Committees Top 5 Expenditures $16,357 Direct Design / Printing $13,327 Signs / Bumper Stickers / Etc. $9,635 Staff Salaries / Benefits BY DREW DAVENPORT STAFF WRITER see ELECTTON, page 2 INFOGR.-\PHlCI MATTHEW MCDERMOIT/ The Ring-tum P/tr‘, ALL PICTURES AND DATA COURTESY The Augusta Fm Prim, The Virginia Public Access Project, rnjor1rl.0r;g, 211/u.edu, lmrrlzmzmm, umiedu Par garage repaired BY MATTHEW MCDERMOTI‘ EDITOR IN CHIEF W&L students may have found the park- ing garage even less accessible than usual, due to this weekend’s construction. Parts of the third level were closed off while the Haskell Co., the Jacksonville, Fla., firm that originally built the garage, replaced the building’s joint covers. “[Haskell] is putting in non-beveled cov- ers,” said Associate Physical Plant director Randolph Hare. The previous beveled covers were injuring the garage’s structure. This is not the first time that the garage has needed extra work. The 609—vehicle parking garage’s initial opening was delayed by approximately a month. The Haskell Co. requested and received an ex- tension from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, 2000. The project was delayed by poor soil con- the Warner Center. ditions that hindered the foundation’s construc- tion and led to a collapse of the bank just below Lexington’s City Council approved the garage’s planning in March 1999. Approximately 30 of these spots are planned for faculty and staff use, while the remaining 117 are used by commuting students. -—For student opinion, see the stafl edito- rial, on page 3. SECRETS OF SHAMANISM UNTAPPED KAIJN AEr.ANA1,E/Universty Scholars SPIRIT GUIDE. Local Shaman explains her spiritual practices to the University Scholar/ Anthropology class “Shamanism, Spirit Possession, and the Occult,” taught by Professor Sascha Goluboff. State requests I—81improvements Private tinns asked to oontrbute to Interstate inprovements BY KATTE HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF Drivers can expect a safer Interstate 81 in the future now that the state has begun to seek highway construction bids. Drivers, however, may encounter tolls to help pay for the irn— provements, given the state’s dire budget woes. These were two certainties that emerged from a Va. Department of Transportation (VDOT) district meeting in Staunton last month that addressed the road one VDOT official described as “over—trafficked and of- ten dangerous.” VDOT requested proposals for develop- ment, improvements and financing from pri- vate consultants and contractors. It is likely that VDOT will know specific projects and improvements it will make one year from now. I-81 “is over—trafficked and often dan- gerous,” said Tamara Neale, a VDOT spokeswoman. About 40,000 vehicles traverse the 47 miles of I-81 in Rockbridge County each day, a recent VDOT traffic count found. Neale said the interstate needs to be improved for both safety and efficiency. However, “there’s no state money for these improvements right now, which is why we want to tap into the private sector,” Neale said VDOT publicized the proposal compe- tition for consultants, contractors and other private organizations in early September. Earlier this month, state officers, con- tractors and consultants discussed sepa- rating truck and passenger lanes, building railroads to reduce truck traffic and using tolls to pay for improvements. Financing, especially the possibility of tolls, was the major issue addressed during a recent Staunton District meeting in Harrisonburg. No officials or companies from Rockbridge County were represented at the event. State officials said their request for proposals does not require the use of tolls as a means of funding. Still, many partici- pants focused on tolls. Consulting firms were the main toll pro- ponents. Dan Dornan, vice president of AECOM Consulting in Fairfax, advocated tolls. “I would argue that it’s unlikely you’re going to be able to pay for this from local funds, from federal funds, from even a truck- only toll,” Doman said. “You’ve got to find either a sugar daddy out there willing to put a lot of money into this road — and I don’t think the tooth fairy is coming to Virginia in the near future -—— or you’re going to have to probably toll the whole sucker, which in- cludes passenger and trucks.” However, truck companies and local business representatives are not in favor of tolls on I-81. Benjamin Carter, executive director of the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce, argued that trucking companies already pay substantial taxes and that tolls could be devastating to local businesses. “Local trucking companies will be af- fected more severely by these tolls, since a greater percentage of their travel is on the portion of Interstate 81 that’s under con- sideration,” Carter said. “This would put local trucking companies at a substantial disadvantage to competitors from outside the area.” VDOT is seeking proposals under the Pub1ic—Private Transportation Act of 1995. The law allows the state to design, con- struct, improve, maintain and operate trans- portation facilities in conjunction with pri- vate companies and consultants. “VDOT wants to tap into the very, very best of what the state has to offer in both the public and private sectors in order to make the roadway as safe as possible while still serving as an efficient means of trans- portation,” Neale said. VDOT’s request for proposals began with an unsolicited proposal in January by STAR Solutions, a group of companies that used the 1995 law to suggest improvements for I-81. It suggested truck tolls to pay for construction and development costs. VDOT returned the request in August with- out comment and initiated the competitive petition in early September. The request has 20 stipulations, includ- ing safety, environmental, railway and up- keep issues. The query also emphasizes the private companies’ and state department’s financial risks. “We’re also asking the private sector for their ideas on how to finance this project,” Neale said. “We don’t want an- swers like bonds, taxpayers or VDOT’s bud- get. (The companies) will take a share in the risk and investment as well.” Neale said VDOT has no timeframe for construction completion. The deadline for com- panies to submit initial proposals is in January; review and selection deadlines will continue through next summer. She said the department will make final negotiations by Sept. 30 and construction will begin soon afterward. Some citizens, including Jim Hartman, president of Truck Enterprises in Hairisonburg, are not in favor of large-scale improvements. “I-81 is a critically important compo- nent of the Va11ey’s fiscal viability,” Hartman said. “Our solution must be reasonable and equitable for all. We don’t need eight lanes with segregated vehicle lanes for all 300- plus miles. Spending billions on passenger and (railroads) will not help us in the next decade. There are practical solutions, and I’m sure we’ll find them.” OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20021104/WLURG39_RTP_20021104_002.2.txt JA .5‘ :2 \t‘JAdir’I¥:4U5i3~”* « .,, ...,3-::..°.~.r“+:=,:z‘;'v mm!‘ , nnevitn, 22*! 9. W&L students not deciding factor ELECTION, from page 1 not be representing me, they could be representing people in this area.” Sophomore Joanna Persio, an organizer of the recently reestab- lished Young Democrats, maintains her voter registration in Connecticut. Persio likewise believes that citi- zens in the 24"‘ district should decide who represents them, because their interests are different that interests of W&L students. ‘ Despite this sentiment, both Col- spective candidate in hopes of pro- ducing victory. The College Republicans have assisted by “putting up signs, ring- ing doorbells and talking to people about who Cline is and what he stands for,” said junior John Heath, the group’s president. In addition to a rally that included Mr. Cline, U.S. Sen. John Warner (R- Va) and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R), Col- lege Republicans has also worked with VMI and Southern Virginia to provide maximum support for Cline, supported Elrod, by working phone banks and identifying people who will definitely vote for Elrod, Persio said. Because of the nationwide im- portance of the Nov. 5 elections, which include 36 gubernatorial and 34 Senate races, College Republi- cans did not press students to change their registration to Lexing- ton, Heath said. Heath predicts that Cline will emerge “comfortably” victorious on Nov. 5. Persio similarly feels optimis- tic about Elrod’s chances. lege Republicans and Young Demo- Heath said. crats have been working for their re- E~mail news briefs to pIz_i@wlu.edu Joint W&L and VMI proposal /ands Natl Conference on Undergraduate Research Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University have been selected to host the 2005 National Conference on Undergraduate Research — the only meet- ing for students from hundreds of colleges nationwide to present their research across the broad liberal arts from politics to physics, literature to fine arts. NCUR’s announcement that VMI and W&L won the competition for the March 17-19, 2005 conference brings to fruition nearly two years of work by the schools to forge a public-private partnership to secure a major aca- demic conference for Virginia. The VMI-W&L partnership is a model for other pub- lic and private colleges to work together in furthering op- portunities for students and faculty. NCUR cited the VMI- W&L partnership in selecting Lexington — the smallest community ever chosen by NCUR from its usual choice of major cities as conference sites — to host the three—day event, which draws about 2,500 students and acadenrics from across the country each year. “This is a splendid opportunity for VMI and W&L to further our common conviction that creative student work, by students in all disciplines, is an integral part of the best possible undergraduate education,” said W&L’s Acting Dean of the College Thomas Williams, a senior physics professor. “This is a watershed event in the history of VMI and W&L,” Williams said of the partnership between the two institutions separated only by their distinctive architecture. The 2005 conference, “Inquiry, Discovery, Creativity Young Democrats have similarly It’s now up to the voters, whether or not they attend W&L. and Scholarship: A Celebration of Undergraduate Re- search,” will draw on the success of both VMI and W&L in promoting and funding advanced scholarly work by students in mentorship with professors. These experiences are especially valuable since both institutions focus on undergraduate education. As the nation’s ninth—oldest college, Washington and Lee University has long promoted undergraduate research through a variety of means, including its senior thesis and summer student grants programs, which provide over 50 W&L undergraduates each summer with stipends to col- laborate with faculty in research. Outstanding student research at W&L includes re- cent graduate Karly Shallow’s analysis of the cultural and demographic effects on status consumer consumption. Through her work with Professor Robert Straughan, Shal- low was invited to present her marketing research find- ings in June at an international conference of higher edu- cation and business leaders in Spain. Virginia Military Institute, which enrolls about 1,300 cadets, recently formalized its tradition of emphasizing faculty mentorship with cadets in research through the Institute—wide Undergraduate Research Initiative to inte- grate cadet scholarly inquiry across the curriculum and throughout cadets’ four years at the public institution. To win the 2005 NCUR conference — the first to be held in Virginia — VMI and W&L launched a joint commit- tee of faculty and administrators chaired by Colonel James E. Turner, director of VMI’s research initiative and a pro- fessor of chemistry and biology. By combining resources, VMI and W&L offered nu- merous classrooms, lecture halls and public facilities needed to host about 2,000 presentations, talks and large poster sessions that will be featured at the March 2005 event VMI and W&L students will help plan the confer- ence, serve as host guides, assist guest speakers and participate in research presentations ~ including their own. A web site for NCUR 2005 also will be developed by a team of VMI and W&L students. story courtesy wlu.edu MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002 EDITORS wanted Winter Term vacancies opening up All manner of editor po- sitions, in many sections, assistant and full, are ready for applicants. (I) No previous experience necessary: on—the—job train- ing available from the best editors on campus. (I) Learn a great deal from working in a large and complex organization. Great experience and good for one’s resume. “joining The Rz'ng—tr/772 PM was the best thing I ever did . . . 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Consider the numbers: according to the Virginia Department of Transportation traf- fic count report from August, approximately 4,300 cars pass through the intersection of Washington Ave. and Nelson St. each day. Some of you may have noticed the tempo- rary entrance to Washington and Lee’s own parking garage located precariously near this intersection. It is, therefore, safe to assume that a large number of these 4,300 cars are coming either into or out of this temporary entrance each day. With this large number, it is also safe to assume that several of these cars will meet one another coming either into or out of the temporary entrance (and per- manent exit). Consider the logistics: the Haskell Com- pany, who designed and built our parking ga- rage, did not plan for cars to meet at the awk- ward turn in our current temporary entrance. If they had, they would not have built a high, concrete wall blocking the view of oncoming traffic from both sides, and they certainly would not have painted two exit arrows on the drive pointing outward. University architects and plan- ners did not plan for this to be an entrance to the parking deck either, or they would not have built a perfectly useful and functional entrance on the first floor. Now, the Phi understands that often it is hard to drive the extra 150 yards down Nelson St. when you are late for class after a long night of partying in the country. The lure of that temporary entrance sign glow- ing like a beacon of hope from the top of the parking garage, hope that your profes- sor won’t mock you when you run breath- less into class, ten minutes late with a hungover look and tousled hair, is often tempting even for Phi staffers. Dear reader, restrain yourself as we do. Giving into temp- tation not only weakens your character, but it potentially harms others. What if you run down a poor student, meekly turning the cor- ner of the exit, not sure of what’s on the other side of that concrete wall, in your self- ish attempt to brown-nose your professor? How would you live with yourself? How would you explain the crushed bumper on your 4-runner to Daddy? Consider our suggestion: go the extra hard to turn the corner and drive up the ramps to the fourth floor. We estimate it will take you an extra minute. Think about the safety of yourself (and your Beamer). Think about the safety of others. Washington and Lee, it’s time to get rid of the temporary entrance. The parking garage was com- pleted on Feb. 28, 2000. Let’s get this show on the road. mile (or quarter mile). It’s really not that’ Editors in chief KatieJ. Howell MatthewB.McDermott Assignments Editor AndrewA.Latimer Opinions Editor ImranNaeemullah THE RiNo-rriir PH]. PINIONS IMRANNAEEVIUILAH OPINIONSEDHOR Elections Tuesday crucial That the upcoming Senate elec- tions will be close offers just about the only consensus regarding what will occur on Nov. 5'“. Currently, America seems ideologically evenly divided. This is exemplified perhaps no better than in the Senate, where 34 seats are up for reelection, no less than 12 of which could prove to be nail biters. Overall, the Republicans must defend 20 seats to prevent the Democrats from strengthening their nominal majority (50-49). Recently, the tragic death of Min- nesota Democratic incumbent Paul Wellstone illustrated these ever in- creasing tensions surrounding the Senate. Wellstone’s memorial service seemed more like a rally for Democratic supporters. The negative reverbera- tions of this showing were manifested as Minority Leader Trent Lott, who had flown to Minnesota in order to attend the service, was summarily booed by the gathered liberals. The willingness to display such irreverence at a cer- emony for a man so unanimously loved certainly demon- strates that the Senate elections are highly contested indeed. Below is my predic- tion as to how Republicans may fare in some of these important elections: North Carolina: The fiercely con- servative Senator Jesse Helms is retir- ing after years of dutiful service for NC. In his place, Elizabeth Dole will run for the Republicans. Former Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor, and head of the Red Cross, she will face Democrat Erskin Bowles, the former Chief of Staff to Clinton. Polls show this race too close to call. MYPREDICTION: Dole by 2%. New Jersey: The Democratic in- cumbent, Robert Tonicelli, dropped out due to corruption allegations. For a while, things were looking up for Re- publican challenger Doug Forrester. But due to a controversial NJ Supreme Court ruling, the regionally famous Frank Lautenburg will be running ir1 his place. This once close race now is largely unfavorable for Forrester. MY PREDICTION: Lautenburg by 8%. LEGENDARY. Retiring Sen. Jesse Helms’ seat is one of many hoy cont Missouri: This is a special elec- tion (4 yrs. early) because Dem. In- cumbent Jean Carnahan was ap- pointed after her husband was elected posthu- oNSERVAnVE’S CORNER m°uS1y- This is a DONNY BANKS ‘O6 tight one, but chal- lenger Jim Talent has years of expe- rience in Missouri politics compared to Carnahan’s relative newness. In addition, he has been the clear win- ner in the past two debates, which even featured 3"‘ party candidates and he has launched a new series of ads that question her political apti- tude and the degree to which she de- serves to be in her position. MY PREDICTYON: Talent by 3%. South Dakota: Democrat Incum- bent Tirnothy Johnson faces a tough reelection in Republican John Thune, who is strongly backed by Bush. The Democrats have attempted to register thousands of Native Americans, but many of them have been shown to be dead, amazingly. This controversy could throw support to Thune. MYPREDICTYON: Thune by 1%. Texas: The Republican incumbent has resigned, leaving Republican Comyn to face off against the Demo- cratic candidate, Kirk. This is also very oourrrrsvor Wim/rro ested races. close, but Comyn, heavily backed by President Bush, seems to have the lead, especially after a win in one of their debates. MY PREDICTION: Comyn by 3 %. Arkansas: The Republican in- cumbent, Tim Hutchinson, may lose due in part to the shroud of impropri- ety surrounding his recent divorce of his wife of 29 years for a younger bride. In addition, his opponent, Democrat Mark Pryor, brings to the table a recog- nizable name and considerable political family history in Arkansas. MY PREDICTION: Pryor by 5%. Historically, the party opposite the President triumphs in midterm elections. This year, however, as shown by the tense environment of anxiety and com- petitiveness among Democrats, that trend could see an inconsistency. The Republicans could definitely win some pivotal challenging positions and main- tain some incumbencies to gain a ma- jority in the Senate once again. By the same token, the worry of the Democrats could translate into a more diligent campaign. This would give the Democrats the safe majority they so desperately desire. I believe that the Republicans will hold their ground and maintain a status quo in Senatorial numbers. W&L must better support football Washington and Lee is a school of many tradi- tions. Already this year, some of our very positive traditions have been under the fire of students. The lack of adherence to the Speaking Tra- dition, for example, is a prime target for students to attack. However, while we as W&L students hold our traditions very near and dear to our hearts, there is one that we should rethink. Since September 24 of this year, I have had the privilege to witness our football team play four home games and one away game. I have greatly enjoyed watching our players fight to the finish time and time again. Because of my involvement with the Ring-tum Phi, I have been able to watch the games pretty much from the side- lines. For those of you have never had such an opportu- nity, it gives the game a whole different perspective. The VOICE or REASON BARRETT DAWS ‘06 When I returned to my dorm room, I remembered that it was in fact Parents Weekend and maybe the reason for the mass exodus was some kind of parent—child event elsewhere on campus. To my sur- prise and wonder, this was not the case. People simply got tired of watching our football team win I guess. To me, it’s pathetic and embarrassing to see that we cannot even support our football team for an entire game! Those guys bust their butts for at least fifteen hours a week in practice, no mat- ter the conditions and then play every Saturday, and we as a stu- dent body cannot even give them two hours or so of our time. All we have to do is sit in the stands and watch, hopefully cheering, while the team does all the real work. Not claiming to be an expert in football, I will state that dur- ing last week’s game against PAGE 3 Campus ‘race watchdogs’ paranoid While good-intentioned, reaction to race issues overly dramatic, ignores fact Judging by the tone of the letters to the editor in re- sponse to Ryan Owen’s opinion in the Phi last week, one might imagine that Mr. Owen’s piece was a work of an ignorant, u1tra—right—wing bigot. While I carmot speak for Mr. Owen, I will say that the conclusions drawn about his article by the epistlors are incorrect, and reflect a paranoia about minority issues at Washington and Lee that I find unnecessary at best, and downright troubling at worst. Toussaint Crawford makes the point that in compari- son to manyother institutions of its stature, W&L is lacking in re- sources dedicated specifically to minority affairs. He says that because W&L lacks these facilities for minorities, the EC’s allocation of funds to the MSA is not excessive in proportion to the number of people they serve, because minorities are underserved otherwise. Whether or not this is the case is an argument that can be argued persuasively from either side; however, from a fairness perspective, I believe Mr. Crawford’s letter inadvertently strengthens Mr. Owen’s piece. Using Mr. Crawford’s logic that the MSA’s frmding is justified because of lack of resources otherwise, then why aren’t other groups given such consideration, at least to such an extent? For example, one could argue that Mus- lims, Hindus, and Jews, the largest religious minorities on campus, suffer from a lack of resources compared to Chris- tians. For example, there are no places of worship for these religions in Lexington, let alone on the W&L campus, so the EC should rightly provide these groups with funding to enable travel to places of worship and other religious cen- ters. This would not imply EC support of religion; rather, it would merely show that the EC is assisting those who are underrepresented that it is willing to help them enjoy the same level of access to facilities as are Christians. That said, I do not feel this is the EC’s obligation, nor should it be, but Mr. Crawford’s logic certainly implies this. And if one were to extend his logic beyond those three religious groups, EC funding—-meant to provide for student activities-—would soon be more of a “great equalizer” rather than a just distribution of school resources. While there is always room for improvement, I think the EC does a good job of satisfying the many wants of the student body with the limited funding it receives, the one exception being the MSA allocation. Again, this allocation is unfair not because minorities don’t deserve assistance, but because this is not the EC’s responsibility. I’m sorry, Mr. Crawford, but the fact that the MSA doesn’t have a separate student commons to call its own does not mean the EC should face a Shakedown every year, driven by guilt and not a desire for justice. The re- sponsible party is the administration, which has the duty to ensure reasonably equal access to facilities for all students. The MSA might have good intentions, but frankly, it is imagining racist propaganda, which is not the case. Of course, all this underscores a much larger prob- lem at Washington and Lee: the issue of race relations. In the roughly four decades since integration, surpris- ingly little has changed. While much improvement has occured for minorities-—certainly, blatant racism is vir- tually nonexisten ——minority participation in mainstream university life is unfortunately not what it could be. Case in point: the Greek system. Despite the best efforts of many fraternities to re- cruit minorities just as actively as they recruit “main- stream” students, relatively few minorities respond posi- tively. Instead, they complain about the Greek system’s focus on alcohol, and say that black Greek organiza- tions are about much more than that, which is why they won’t join our system. This is absolutely ludi- crous: any fraternity brother will tell you that the party his house hosts on a Friday or Saturday night reflects only a fraction of what happens in the fraternity. Such allegations do not do justice to the extensive philan- thropic contributions of the Greek system, and reflect a certain intolerance and prejudice on minorities’ part. RIGHT-WING RESPONSE IMRAN NAEEMULLAH ‘O5 first couple of games I noticed something from down on the field, and quietly shrugged it Sewanee, the team played better in the first half than they did in the second. Could one reason for I for one sincerely hope that things get better in the future. Instead of attempting to decrease the influ- ence and size of the Greek system, I hope the adminis- Arts & Life Editor Catherine C. Guy Sports Editor Jeremy Franklin Asst. Sports Editor Dave Crowell ARREIT AWS (2? lit NEEDING SUPPORT. Generals fans shoul stick around, lest they miss plays like this recent one. . photo Editor Jeb Brooks off, however, after last week’s game, it struck a chord. that be the adrenaline rush of playing for a record tration chooses to actively encourage minorities to join photographers Ta1]ieJan1es0n V I am standing right behind the end zone, about crowd wearing out in the second half when the play— the existing organizations, and lends them the support Ban-ettpaws thirty seconds remaining to play in the second quar— ers came back onto the field with an empty grand— they need. In turn, I believe the system will respond ter, and I look up into the stands and see a mass move- ment towards the gate of Wilson Field. At first I felt sorry for the people working in the hot dog stand as I figured people were going to grab a bite to eat, how- ever, when the buzzer blew, there they all went; right out the gate! I stood there and thought to myself, why would anyone want to leave this game? Our team was holding a 20 to 0 lead against a long standing rival. When the players returned to the field to resume battle, I put my observation behind me and finished watching what ended up being a great second half. stand? We will never know, but that could be a possi- bility. So next time you go to a football game, or for that matter any sporting event, try staying the entire game, no matter the outcome. It is a respectful action as well as our duty as W&L students to support our athlet- ics. The football team’s last home game takes place on November 9, at 1:00 PM against Emory and Henry. If you have never been to a football game before, go to this one; if you have been to a game before, try stay- ing to the end. positively, and welcome these open-minded, non—preju- diced students just as it has been doing so for many years with the relatively few such students it does re- ceive. As many a W&L alurrmus will tell you, what makes W&L special is not its support for self-segregation. 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The Ring-tum Phi ‘ Mailing Address: University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 Street Address: 31 Washington Street Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 I Fax: (540) 462-4059 Email: phi@wlu.edu ,' http://phi.wlu.edu “I would be streaking the “Iwoulddothehokey-pokey and “I would tell Vin Diesel my Colonnade.” tummyselfaround” name and number.” -REID MANNING ‘06 -PIERCE OWENS ‘O6 -ANN HUNGERFORD ‘06 “I would bite Charlie Gibson’s nose.” -CLINT IRVIN ‘06 ‘‘I would say ‘hi’ to my mama and papa.” A lS b ' ' R :$3O nnua u scnption ate _MCLEAN MCGREGOR ‘O5 OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20021104/WLURG39_RTP_20021104_004.2.txt PAGE 4 H j “spectacular,” “simply breath ' the summit was the pinnacle of our excursion into the , Spring Break 2003 with STS 4; Sell Trips earn cash Travel Free October 1 is China’s National Day. Their Indepen- P denee Day is celebrated with parades, festivals, flowers I and unlike July 4th, a weeklong vacation. Not wanting to V appeartoo foreign, my program also took avacation and Tuesday found us in the mountainside 4 hamlet ofTai Bai ShanorTooWhite Moun- , tam. Other students tell me the mountain is ' g”andthatthehiketo countryside. Will I ever know firsthand of its grandeur and awesome beauty? Not unless I return to Tai Bai 4 Shari, for while China was celebrating the success of the Communist revolution with fireworks, I had fireworks of my own, but of the gastrointestinal sort. I’m still trying to nail down the exact source ofmy food poisoning. It could have been lunch at the archaeo- logical site, the apples afterward or dimer in the small, local Tai Bai Shan restaurant. Ultimately, this proves tobe of little importance, because, regardless of the source, I Letters to the Editor Owen’s piece ‘illogical, uninformed’ Dear Editor, I am writing in reference to Ryan Owen’s piece on the EC’s budget allocations to the Minority Student Association. I once thought that Brett Kirwan’s pro-sweat shop commentary would be the illogical and uninformed thing I would see printed in a student publication during my time here at W&L. Last week, I was proven wrong. There is not a liberal conspiracy being run out of the EC office. The EC does not distribute money according to special interests. Mr. Owen noted that the College Republicans and GCF does ‘not receive any money. Just to test his theory of special interest funding, I sent out an e-mail to the EC members, asking them if they belonged to MSA, College Republicans, or GCF. Of the seven members who responded, six are members of Col- lege Republicans and four are members of GCF. , None of them are members of MSA. Perhaps Mr. Owen should have picked a fight with the word- ing of the budget allocation procedures that do not allow funding of politically or ideologically _ based organizations and not the EC for funding ‘ according to its own guidelines. The MSA is more than another Contact Com- 4 mittee. For some reason or another, Mr. Owen has developed this idea that the sole purpose of the MSA is to bring speakers here. That couldn’t be more false. The money that goes to the MSA funds L many programs during Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Womens’ Month, and Asian Heritage Month. They are largely responsible for ; the MLK Jr. Celebration in February. They host activities during Homecoming and Parents’ Week- 3 end in addition to the Annual Jazz Cabaret. They contribute to LIFE’s “A -Night to Remember,” Project Hope, HRA’s Food Drive, and they volun- Ii teer through Nabors Service League. And that’s in addition to bringing excellent speakers here like A poet and author Maya Angelou, activist Yolanda King, and editorialist Ruben Navarrette (not 4 “Ruben Everett,” as Mr. Owen claims). And if you , want to call into question the utility of the MSA .’ bringing minority speakers here, it should be noted I that Contact has not had a minority speaker here in the past two years. Not a single one. Simply, I putting all of this together comes at a price. So to Mr. Owen, if you want to attack the way the system is set up, fine. Good for you. Maybe the rules surrounding the budget distribution will be changed. But if you’re going to attack organi- : zations for providing alternatives to students on j this campus, you better have the facts to back up ' your claims. And you Mr. Owen, don’t have the /facts. You’ve successfully managed to throw around biased claims of misappropriation of funds without doing any research whatsoever. If you want an issue to investigate, why not ask the ad- ministration and trustees why there’s only $350, 000 for all student organizations. That’s a laugh- able amount compared to most schools. OWll\ill)NS was up all Tuesday night and most of Wednesday with a severe fever, terrific nauseaand explosive diarrhea. Who would’ve guessed that Chinese has an expression for simultaneously vomiting and expelling diarrheal stool? Well, it does and lots of other LIVE FROM CHINA colorfully descn-PM mm, BRETT KIRWAN ‘O4 V°Cab“‘a‘¥- _ ~‘%{—~ Defyingalladvicetothe contrary,ImadethegraveenoroffallingillinChina However, thanks to the diligence of the local doctors, hospital and hotel staff, not to mention some very caring classmates, Iarnnow both alive and well The experience highlighted a number of cultural differences. Firstly, thank heaven for the overpopulation in China. One side effect is the complete overstafiing of every shop, stall, hotel, attraction and to11rist trap. As such, when I was laid up with an IV drip for 36 hours, there were seven or eight different hotel employees ea- gerly helping by boiling water, adjusting my blankets, checking the speed of my drip and just smiling a whole Kirwan studies Chinese medicine first hand lot The average Holiday Inn might have two desk clerks and four or five cleaning ladies during the day. It seemed as if the Tai Bai Vacation Vrlla had ten employees just on my floor. Additionally, the Chinese are much quicker to pre- scribeanIVthanaWestern doctor. Ir1theU.S., otherthan for anesthesia, I have never had an IV. In China, no less than five separate bottles of antibiotics, glucose and saline solution werepurnpedinto me. Luckily, theneedles are disposable and, who knows why, all the hotel service personnel seernedtoknow howtochangeanIV. Finally, if you ever travel to China to visit geologic wonders, think twice about going to Tai Bai Shari See theThreeGorges,theTrbetansteppesortlIeGobiDesert To date, at least fifteen fellow students have taken ill following our trip to the mountainside holiday play- ground In fact, but for the help of my healthy classmates and teachers, the hotel staff, gallons of IV fluid, and one massive shot in the rear, I might have been left on that mountainside. Sincerely, Phil Walotsky ‘05 Anti-MSA article biased, racist in views I was reading the funny papers the other day and I ran across this comic strip that I thought was just simply hilarious. It was about this student that called, e—mailed, and gener- ally harassed these members of the Minority Student Association. He tried to do interviews, tried to get our budget, and then wrote an ar- ticle in the school paper about his misadven- tures. I know it’s funny already, but here’s the punch line...He said that minorities on this campus had too much access to university re- sources. L.O.L. Quickly I realized that the joke was really on me; this guy was actually seri- ous. Is this guy just racist or just really stu- pid? Maybe both? Well here’s my take on the issue. , With the lighter side of this discussion put aside, I will delve into something with a little more substance. I will try to ignore specifics like Hugh Downs’ suggestion that CONTACT should bring, or is capable of bringing, relevant minority speakers; there isn’t enough Advil in the world. I will simply focus on the main point: Minorities are given too much money. There are many ways to shred this argument, but I will take the financial analysis route. Get your spreadsheets ready! John Stossel seems to think that W&L pro- vides more than adequate resources for its mi- nority students. Well if Geraldo had ever vis- ited a similar institution he would know that there are several glaring resource omissions at our school. Let’s start with Staff. Most schools of our size and reputation have multicultural offices. We do not. We do not even have one staffer. That’s right, zero! Second, many schools of our size and reputation have multicultural buildings independent of hous- ing and university commons. These are places to hold special events, keep art, and house the multicultural department, among many other things. This school also has an inadequate multicultural studies program. Here, you are lucky to find a multicultural class, much less major in it. In fact, I was surprised to find re- cently that I couldn’t take two such classes next term because they are scheduled at the same time. This school even allowed one of the top young black professors in this country to leave for Vanderbilt last year. He wanted to stay. What do you think might have persuaded him to go? Essentially what this school has done is given us $14,000 to keep our mouths shut about these things. Well now I have been given sufficient impetus to speak. Thanks Donahue! Let’s not go too far and just stop right there. There need be no mention of MSA; let’s just talk about aggregate funds for multicultural related activities. I am a business major so I would be remiss if I did not attempt to price the four-year cost of all the aforementioned items. Well first, let’s add a three person multicultural staff being paid at $35,000 a year. We’ll add a building priced at $500,000 with $50,000 maintenance and janitors each year. Then let’s add a staff for Multicultural studies. Let’s say that this department would have 3 professors and a sec- retary, each at an average of $45,000 a year. Now let’s total it from 2000 to 2003 (or my 4 academic years). I thought about adding an “intellectual enrichment” interest rate, but that would be “unnecessary roughness.” However, our four-year total is still $1.8 million. Make the cashier’s check payable to “Unnecessarily Attacked Minorities” and don’t touch our EC funds. I will leave the issue with this. It has been said that blacks such as myself live by the “Wish Factor.” This means that we wish folks would try some foolishness. It is true in this case. I enthusiastically wish the EC would re- duce funding to MSA next year. I would bring my alumni card down here just as fast as my car could go. I would just go straight to the President’s office and let him know just how I felt about it. I would tell him that his school was not living up to his own expectations and how they better get on some of these other items real quick. The trouble for the school is that I don’t think I would be alone. There are many students that have already graduated and endured the absurdity of students on this cam- pus that would love to do the same. People should know that minorities do not come to Lexington, Virginia, of all places, to be harassed by silly students and their silly ideas. If people want us to leave, too bad. We are here for good so get used to it. And get used to a new word, its called “progress.” Sincerely, Toussaint Crawford ‘03 OWEN RESPONDS: While Mr. Walotsky and particularly Mr. Crawford make convincing arguments for wor- thy causes, neither truly addresses what I said in my article last week. The greatest intention of my article last week was to point out that the Stu- dent Activity Fee is not being used in the way it was intended or the way it is purported to be used. The current state allows one group, al- though deserving of funding, to steal from all other groups. 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Efili 9381 H FREE ml‘ M8 WBBKS-HE C021-It-9* WEEL OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20021104/WLURG39_RTP_20021104_006.2.txt PAGE 6 BY SHARYN REGAN SFAW WRITER As fall term draws to a close, the thought of Greek life among freshmen changes from an abstract concept to something that is both concrete and looming on the horizon. As a freshman, I know very little about the topic of sorority recruitment at this point, although I certainly plan on participating in it in all of its ‘daunting glory this winter. There are, however, a few important rules that I’ve learned during my short time here at W&L. These are basic rules of behavior that should help you to know how to present yourself best come January. Let me enlighten you as to what I have discovered so far: 1. Do not ask an upper class female what sorority she is in. She may become insulted and think that you are only speaking with her in an attempt to wheedle your way into her sorority. Talk to her as a friend, not as a ticket into a particular sorority. 2. Be yourself. Someone who is overly enthusiastic or fake will seem pathetic not only to her peers, but to possible sorority sisters as well. Dress how you like to dress, say what you’d usually say, behave how you always behave (within reason). 3. Be careful who you flirt with. You just may, unbeknownst to you, be flirting with a sorority girl’s boyfriend and that will not make her or any of her friends very happy. In fact, it will probably make them all hate you. 4. Do not be sexually promiscuous. I cannot emphasize this point enough. Washington and Lee is a small school, and people will find out about your escapades. Sororities do not want bad reputations, and if you have one it will reflect poorly upon whatever sorority you choose, and they may not want to accept you due to your reputation. 5. Do not overindulge or underindulge in “the drink”. Demonstrate that you are both fun and responsible/respectable. Nobody likes a sloppy drunk. Nobody likes a party pooper either. 6. Dance only under the proper circumstances. Dancing on coffee tables when everyone around you is sitting around engaged in quiet conversations Tllli RING-IURI PI Recruitment: think about it l makes you look stupid, and sorority sisters will probably recall you negatively instead of fondly if you’ve made a complete fool of yourself. 7. Anything documented and easily accessible [read: the World Wide Web] should not be distasteful. Enough said. 8. Do not try to fit certain stereotypes. Either you get along. with the girls or you don’t. It’s very simple. Don’t try to change yourself to become more like what you feel is desirable to a particular house. 9. Meet as many people as possible and remain open—minded. Don’t dismiss girls or sororities based on certain rumors or labels. 10. Don’t stress. The sorority rush system is designed so that everything works out for the best, for the most part. As corny as this may sound, be the best you that you can be, have fun, and you will find somewhere that you fit in. If you just follow these simple guidelines and any others that you may have discovered and rush should be an enjoyable learning experience with a positive outcome. Good luck! Nightly breakdown sheds light on rush ease about the upcoming week. “& LIEE CAIIIERINE L. Gw BY CATHERINE C. GUY ARIS & LIFE EDITOR After a relaxing Christmas break, Washington and Lee’s student body descends upon Lexington anxious to ‘dive into winter term headfirst. However, before such winter highlights as Lip Synch and FD can begin, freshmen go through one of the longest and most emotional weeks ‘of their college careers; Rush Week. Two hundred freshman girls stand in the bitter cold of early January, each one impeccably dressed and groomed and with a nervous smile on her face. They ‘apprehensively chatter with their friends as they stand, shivering, in alphabetical order. Suddenly the door of ‘each sorority house bursts open, and the freshmen are ‘greeted with 90 identically dressed and singing _upperclassmen. Does this sound a little intimidating? Actually, it is not as bad as you might think. What freshmen girls often don’t know and don’t expect is that Sorority Recruitment is actually a lot of fun. You have the opportunity to meet countless upperclassmen as well as your own classmates, some of whom will become your close friends in the months to come. You participate in ‘numerous activities as each sorority attempts to convince you of how happy you will be once you join. Here is a nightly breakdown of what goes on during that first week of winter term. Maybe by demystifying the process, we can make the process a little less daunting for everyone involved. Monday: Philanthropy Night. Monday is the most casual night of the week. All of the girls go to each of the ,five houses clad in casual attire. Each house has its own philanthropies, and the freshmen make crafts for these vcharities. Basically, Philanthropy Night consists of a lot of talking to and meeting people, while working on a none- :too—difficult project, which the sororities then donate to their respective charities. This night is generally successful at putting all of the participants a little bit at Tuesday: Skit Night. Tuesday is, without a doubt, the most fun night of the entire week. Freshmen attend four parties, still in casual attire. At each house, the freshmen watch a humorous skit, complete with songs, dances, dialogue, and refreshments. Freshmen have the chance to talk to the upperclassmen before and after the skit, and everyone leaves with an amused smile on her face. Wednesday: Sisterhood Night. On Wednesday night, things become a little bit more restrained, and the participants wear more formal outfits. Freshmen begin to narrow down their choices by going only to three houses, and therefore spend more time at each of these houses. Sisterhood night generally consists of a movie or slideshow which demonstrates the different activities and interests of the members of the sorority in all aspects of life from social, to athletic, to activities. The movies may be accompanied by songs and dances. Wednesday night ends with the freshmen having a better understanding of what sorority life is like. Thursday: Pref Night. Pref Night is the most serious as well as dressiest night of the week, and the freshmen have narrowed down their choices to two houses. This evening generally consists of a ritual based event in which the upperclassmen attempt to convince the freshmen of how much they love their sorority and why the freshmen should want to be a part of them. After the Pref parties, freshmen walk back to the dining hall in silence and fill out scantron—like cards in which they list their choices in order. Panhellenic then matches freshmen to the houses, and bids are delivered on Friday afternoon. As someone who has been through the process twice, once on each side, the best advice that I can give to freshman is that they be themselves and keep an open mind. Things tend to work out for the best in the end, and taking any preconceived notions or stereotypes in with you will only hurt you. A lot of minds are changed during recruitment week. In the end, you will find the place that is best for you. Not justagame,a tradition; Drinking games, such as beiruit, or beer pong shown on the left, have been a part of W&L’s party scene for years. Now, however, the Alcohol Task Force has ended the reign of such games on school property. The article to the right provides some creativealternatives. ll'I'['P'.Wl~lOlv1EJ5All'Ill1ll\ll£l\."ET/~(IrlO\\L’DH)/Bl)/PAGES/lNDEQ.H1‘l\l Happy Hundredth, Mom! Love, the Phi Staff ARlS&LlPEEDllOR ' FJ\lAlL'GLY LEDU MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002 V V ) In it V. it V Y 9 Unwelcome The reaction by some meers of the student body to‘ thecolonization of soros 089. to ay, e sororities were viewed negatively by the males of campus, as can be seen in this cartoon from the Rz'ng—2‘ur/2 Pbi, onjanuary ll, 1990 i E h°b't ' D tth' k }«‘ROMg1"AFFRE1>QR’[3 based on an antique biology on the one hand we capture,killand ‘ collection discovered at his home eat anirnals,onthe other, we extoltheir Beginning today Robert Sulkin school of Hollins. He re— virtues in nature, literature, myth and Professor 0fArt at Hollms University: contextualizes various bird, reptile art. . _ . . . . . . . and mammal specimens that have Sulkin received his MFAfrom the F is exhibiting a collection of his recent , . _ , . photographs here at Washington and been stuffed or floated in University of Iowa and has exhibited Lee,S dupom Gallery The openin formaldehyde. The result is astudy widely, both nationally and reception and artist will be hekgl of mortality as well as one of the internationally. He has taught at on Friday’ November 8 at 5:30 pm All delicate balance between horror and Hollms since 1980 and has served two are invited. beauty. terms as the Chair of the Art Sulkhfs exhibit vvhichis entitled His more recent works Department. Locally, his workcan also ..Bi010gica1St.1uL.1feS’.,refleCtShiS1jfe_ incorporate bones and dried animal be seen at the Lexington Art Gallery. long interest in congtructed images remains harvested from a field near His duPont exhibit will run from involving models and arrangements’ his home. He explores the tensions November 4 to December 13, 2002. b that he Created and photographed in between life and death and the Gallery hours are Monday through the Studio‘ Part ofthe Shovvincludes contradictory behavior of humans Friday,'8:00 to 5:00. For more ,, . . . ,, . toward animals. He feels that, while iriforrnation,call463-8861. the Nobilis in Morte series, a study i ’ I 0 Take a closer look at one of W &L s finer traditions By BRYAN EARLY and let the goodness of vintage 1970s steel fill you up until you no longer possess the ability to see or think. ’ Disc—Up: The Two Dead Guys, W&L’s up-and- SeenF3::rH);:::n1{gn§l: :,:§)o:I:(?i?:iI1é:1::rg13)' Zrlfrzrfzfiilrfii coming powerhouse ultimate Frisbee team has been and Sa that a very 1ar’ge portion of the campus has known to be composed of some of the rowdiest, most g t d the. h d t few of them But the IFC and self—destructive and belligerent disc—huckers this side teli’endne'nistr:tio2i1nh:vea stated that as the are a art of the Appalachian Mountains" The key to their eda Ilnht I Sa an inte ml art’ of th: notogous’ uncanny ability to put down all of their opponents ail :1 llg It reyher t évashlin {on and Lee the off—the Frisbee field, is their ability to chug 40 ounces _ ahco 1: C1: bu 110 Z: in on if from of or End; of malt liquor goodness straight from the disc. While ’ S on 10 .1‘; a t 0’ u’knOw drunlgtunnelin the occasional dried leaf or clump ofirnud gets a uloodnigdseggus 5 yo ’ g accidentally downed along with the frothy delight, by S 51 ff. . '11 th do indeed remain strike the time you’re done you really just don’t care about ° W ‘ ° ° ‘C13 V “V ' things like that. , tastic, does that mean that people are really going stop playing them? Of course not. You would be a fool to think that simple rules would stop the proliferation of drinking games here at our fine academic institution. As long as there are freshmen girls who will be impressed by the fact that a frat guy can sink nine cups to her one in a game of beruit, alcohol games will always be a part of parties at Washington and Lee. Besides, if you know what you want to do with your evening (and you know that what you want to is get drunk), then why not have a little bit more fun while being social about doing it? Thus, adhering to that well-known and ancient Confucian proverb, “Fun is fun, but more fun is more fun,” I will add to the general knowledge of those who want to spice up their mundane lives with a bit with a series of quick briefs about a few of these more off—the- beaten track Forbidden Games. These go beyond the old standard games such as beiruit, flip cup, a**hole, and suits, and add a bit more color to each weekends lineup. Oil Change: This one is a classic over the border in West Virginia, our illustrious neighbor to the west. First, you need to locate and gain temporary possession of an old American car that has already been seasoned out in the elements for at least twenty years and hasn’t been driven for about as long either. You also need to have in your possession several gallons of moonshine. Then you fill up the oil tank with your beverage of choice (here’s where the oldness of the car comes in, so the oil is all dried out and can be replaced cleanly with the aforementioned moonshine) and fight your way through the powerful ecosystem that has been developing underneath your car, pull the oil plug Circle of Annihilation: You get four decks of cards and you deal them out in eight, concentric rings. The cards have point values, much like in Black Jack and each ring is multiplied by the number of rings it is away from the outermost ring. Then you pick any card and call ‘ the color (red or black, for those of you who have never had the pleasure of playing)——if you’re right, you choose one of your co—players whom you don’t like very much and they are forced to drink that number of sips of beer. 5 If you’re wrong, however, you have to do it. This game has been banned in several states, as well as in French Guinea, where the entire country’s fraternity system tragically wiped itself out in the late 70s playing this 3 game. Flip-Table: This game is quite similar to its tamer and better known cousin “Flip Cup,” only it’s considerably more destructive as well as a good deal more fun. It’s best to set up in an open and empty field, putting a good i distance between the opposing teams. Then you measure from the start to anywhere from around 30 yards to 2.7 miles for a finish line, prepare several cases of beer, and get set to play. The teams line up and, in succession, pound their drinks. When they finish, they flip over their *‘ respective tables—attempting to get as much distance on it as possible. They set it up again where it lands and keep going until they cross the line, pass out, or get their table stuck up in a tree. i So this coming weekend, when you get tired of sitting around in your basement and sipping on yet another case of Natty with your friends while watching something less than stimulating on TV, I suggest that you start up an impromptu round of one of these pleasurable activities. I! guarantee that you will be, without a doubt, the most popular person around for days, and maybe even week to come. I‘ OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20021104/WLURG39_RTP_20021104_007.2.txt ]l'