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The festivities began yesterday evening with an opening assembly that featured a speech by visiting professor of Journalism Roger Mudd ‘50 entitled “Tapping the Source” and the ODK Spring Initiation ceremony. Today, alumni took tours of the campus or attended Reunion Seminars conducted by current W&L faculty and students. Seminar Topics included investigation of the ethnic conflicts of Eastern Eu- rope, analysis of the art of Cy Twombly, ‘53, a panel discussion by undergraduate and law students about life today at W&L, and a look at the evolution of student activism between 1970 and 1995. Alumni can also look forward to a wide variety activities tomorrow. Ath- letic alumni can start their day early with The Storrnin’ Norman Fun Run through Lexington at 7:45 a.m., par- ticipate in the aquatic alumni polo game, the alumni soccer game or the Law School alumni softball game. Alumni can also choose to attend the meeting of W&L Alumni and W&L Law Alumni Associations, a seminar en- titled by “Alumni College Abroad: Past istered to participate in this weekend’s programs as of last Wednesday after- noon. According to Robert Mish, As- sociate Director of Alumni Programs, “a great majority of the alumni are reunionists.” Undergraduate classes from 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, and1970 will have individual class re- unions tomorrow evening at various locations in Rockbridge County. The classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990 will party together at Zollman’s Pavil- ion with entertainment provided by Heinsohn & Day and The Voltage Brothers. In addition to those who returned for reunions, alumni who serve on the Alumni Board of Directors re- turned to campus for meetings this weekend. Also Mish said “a fairly substantial number” of younger alumni have corrre back to campus. Alumni returned to W&Lthis week- end for numerous reasons. Alumni wanted to see their former classmates and other people who attended W&L. However, Mish believes the large num- ber of alumni have returned to campus this weekend for two other reasons. First, alumni want to visit with their former professors because “when you [alumni] hit five to ten years out [of college], you want to enjoy your rela- tionship with the faculty as friends” explained Mish. Alumni have the op- portunity to become reacquainted with their former professors and meet new faculty at a cocktail party on the Front Lawn this evening. Secondly, Mish said that alumni who attended today’s panel discussion with W&L undergraduates and law students got a sense of Washington and Lee today. Musically inclined stu- dents who make up Southern Comfort, Sazeracs’, and JubiLee will display their talents to the alumni at 8:00 p.m. this evening in Lee Chapel. Alumni will have further opportunity to learn about the W&L of today when min- gling with the Class of 1995 who have been invited to the Reunion Dance featuring Spectrum tonight in the Warner Center. Mish notes that the alumni’s desire to learn about life at W&L today also contributes to the popularity of fraternity and sorority cocktail parties held this weekend. Preparation for the alumni weekend did not commence with Building and Grounds tiding up the hill during the past weeks. The Alumni Office began thinkingaboutthisyear’salumniweek- end last June. The process started with the mailing of 3,500 questionnaires to alumni who have reunions this year asking them to update their personal information. “We get a high percent- age of return, about seventy to seventy- five percent” said Mish. The Alumni Office utilizes this information to pro- duce reunion yearbooks which are available to alumni this weekend. ln the following months, the Alumni Of- fice sends out periodic communica- tions to alumni reminding them of their upcoming reunions. They also began to discuss the logistics of this year’s event with the staffs of Evans Dining . Alumni welcomed back to campus from year to year, details like the semi- nar topics are modified “to keep it fresh,” says Mish. In March of this year, registration material for the week- end was sent out and responses were received by the Alumni Office during the last two months. According to Mr. Mish, Buildings and Grounds com- pleted all of the preparations on cam- pus before the start of the weekend because “the less they [alumni, faculty, and students] notice about logistics, the more fun they’ll have.” The only fund raising involved with Alumni Weekend consists of the twenty-fifthand fiftieth reunionclasses’ campaign for class gifts. For the last ten years, these reunion classes have “provided wonderfulfundingsources,” for things says Mish. Past gifts have included 2 fellowship for excellence in teaching and the facade located at the comer of Washington and Jefferson Streets. Mr. Mish notes that reunion classes feel a great deal of pride in providing these gifts to the university. In addition to the events geared to the alumni this weekend,certain events have been scheduled with the current student body in mind. Yesterday evening, the Evans Dining Hall staff provided a special Alumni Weekend cook-out for the students. At 6:00 p.m. this evening, the band Allgood will be appearing on the men’s lacrosse prac- tice field. The Free Will Savages will open this concert sponsored by the Student Activities Board. Beer will be available to those over twenty-one years MAY 12, 1995 Baccalaureate lunch changed By MICHAEL HEWLETT Phi Associate Editor Seniors and their families will be eating out of box lunches instead of the traditional buffet lunch at this year’s baccalaureate. Some seniors think box lunches are inappropriate for such a special occasion. “It doesn’t seem right to me,” said seniorAdam Plotkin. “lt’s graduation.” But Director of Special Events and Guest Relations Rose Gordon said she decided on box lunches because the lines at the buffet lunch have become longer. The buffet lunch, which takes place on the Stemmons Plaza (the walk- way from the Commerce School to beybum Library), used to have six lines but now has eight. She became concerned about food spoilage, insects and elderly people waiting in lines. She said the student body is increasing, and seniors are bring more family members every year. Prob- lems also occurred when it rained. ln the past, if it rained, the buffet lunch had to be moved to the Doremus gym, and the baccalaureate had to be moved to the Warner Center. With box lunches, people can get their food and eat in the gym or somewhere else, she explained. Eliminating the buffet would make the line go quicker, Gordon said. “We’re try- ing to speed up the process and keep the food fresher,” A n d r e w Schneider, who collected signa- tures for a peti- tion, disagreed. “I thought box luncheswereout of sync with cul- mination of four years of hard work and thou- sands of dollars in tuition,” he said. “lt’s like a take out meal at a fast food res- taurant.” it should be our decision as to what we want.” Senior 6 Class Vice-President Caroline Amason said initially, she was bothered about the idea, but after talkingwihtGordon and seeingthe box lunch, she has no problem with it. She explained that Gordon only wants to improve baccalaureate -—- not take any- thing specifal from it. “The thingthat matters is that you’re eating with your family not what kind of plate you’re eating off.” Having box lunches would mean more work for the catering services, and she wondered how would the din- ing services would figure out the num- ber of box lunches to prepare. Gordon argued that the box lunches are not tacky. “My job is to make things more attractive,” he said. “l wouldn’t want to cheapen [the lunch] in any way.” ‘ The box would have a gold W&L seal with a blue ribbon. The box lunch will have two croissant sandwiches, one with baked ham and one with three cheeses for vegetarians. Sliced toma- toes, individual mayonnaise/mustard, pasta salad, fresh strawberries with whipped cream and large gourmet cookies would also be included. K To figure out how many box lunches ‘to prepare," Gordon went back three years and fig- ured out how many people were served at previousbuffet lunches. She said the ratio was one to six. She took how- ever many se- niors who will graduate this year, multi- plied that num- ber by six and added a five percent over- run (an overes- timation). Shesaidshe was surprised at the student reaction. “it never crossed my mind that there wasgoingtobe S e n i o r L a k e i s h a Townes thinks box lunches are tacky and do not reflect well on the university. She argued that having box lunches encourages people to leave the school grounds rather than to sit down to eat and interact with other people. ‘‘I understand why they want to do it [ have box lunches],” she explained. “However. it’s our Baccalaureate, and Students line up for baccalau- reate service, a tradition to be changed this year. File Photo an uproar.” “I don’t see why it has to c h a n g e , ” Plotkin said. “'l'heonlything it does is upset people.” Schneider agreed. “This should not come across as a bunch of spoiled rich kids asking for a five course meal at the Willson Walker House complete with a bottle of J im Beam,” he said. “l think all we’re asking for is a return to the tradition of the buffet lunch.” Habitat raffle helps build local homes and Future,” or a variety of receptions. Approximately 685 alumni had reg- “come back to see Washington and Lee in its current status.” Those alumni Hall and Buildings and Grounds. Although the fonnat does not change old. in case of rain, the concert will be moved to the Pavilion at 9:00 p.m. Honor System has long, diverse history By STEPHEN WILLIARD Phi’ Staff Wfiter The Honor System at Washington and Lee is probably the most val- ued part of the school’s long tradition. While the principles of honor and trust can be viewed in a multitude of locales and situations all over campus, the puni- tive side of the system normally operates in the background—-an under- stood necessity brought about by the strict code of conduct set down for members of the W&L community. However, this year, a glut of closed trial con- victions and the accom- panying student body notices have brought ev- ery aspect of the Honor System into the forefront of student attention. An open trial— the school’s first in three years— and three withdrawals after being charged with honor violations have also served to magnify the role of the Honor System in everyday student life. The Honor System was introduced by Rob- ert E. Lee during his ten- ure as president of the institution. Before bee, some profes- sors . re- quired'stu+ dents pto pledgepa- pers, but, according to Profes- sor of His- tory and W&L historian Taylor Sanders, Lee ended “the war that existed between faculty and students,” = ~»' and introduced the idea of a self-policing student environment. However, the honor system in present form did not ap- pear until the first decadeof the twen- tieth cen- tury. Ac- ~ cordingtoa paper by Sanders and former Executive Com- mittee president Tom Hatcher, ’91, in 1905, W&L students elected students to an honor com- mitteeandadoptedacon- stitution. This commit- tee soon developed into the EC. The EC’s duties were to oversee the student body treasury and admin- ister the Honor System. The first recorded trial occurred in 1906. Early on, the system was much more strict than now. Students not reporting an honor vio- lation were viewed as guilty themselves. Also, students did not have the righttoviewtheevidence against them until an open trial. Until 1932, the guilt of a student had al- ready been determined by the EC before the stu- dent was charged. From 1930 to 1970, there were amazingly few open trials. In fact, there may have been only one. Students convicted in closed hearings usu- ally left school quietly. According to Sanders, “The EC cleaned out their rooms and they disap- see HONOR, page 3 By Brrrsv GREEN Phi Staff Writer This weekend alumni will have the chance to help Habitat for Human- ity and win valuable prizes. Today from 12:00 to 5:00 and tomorrow from 10:00 to5:00 Habi- tat will be selling raffle tickets in the area be- tween Newcomb Hall and the Co-op. Habitat president and founder Francie Cohen says the fundraiser is for alumni weekend, but that any- one can buy tickets. Prizes include a bottle of wine from Harb’s, chocolates, gift certifi- cates to The Palm’s, and an autographed picture of Muhammed Ali. The grand prize is a week for two at the Alumni Col- lege summer program, worth $1000. In a strange ‘ twist of fate, Cohen’s parents won the Alumni weekend package last year. Cohen says, “lt’s an absolute blast.” \ Habitat for Humanity will also be selling t- shirts at University Sportswear and in front of the Co-op. Shirts are $12 or $10 with the pur- chase of a raffle ticket. The goal of the Wash- ington and Lee chapter of Habitat for Humanity is, “to eliminate substan- dard housing,” according to Cohen. She also said that Habitat wants, “For every graduating class to give something back to Lexington” by building a house. The money raised this weekend will go to the fund for the junior class’s house. The class of 199S’s house is almost com- pleted. Cohen said the house will go to a single mother of two teenagers, one of who has cerebral palsy and is mentally handicapped. In addition to building the house, Habitat wants to give the family a washer and dryer. Cohen said that since the mother is the family’s sole source of income they want “to help her as much as pos- sible.” Habitat for Humanity welcomes donations, both monetary and mate- rial. “If anyone could donate cabinets, fumi- ture, or something like that, it would really help us a lot,” said Cohen. OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World E Yeltsin and Clinton Moscow On Tuesday, President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin joined other world leaders in celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day, marking the victory of the Allies over Nazi Germany. Activities included a parade in Red Square, the opening of a war museum, and a reception in the Kremlin. All participants were honoring the 27 million people killed during World War II. Outbreak in Zaire Representatives of the World Health Organization have reported that as many as 50 recent deaths in Zaire can be attributed to a hemorrhagic fever. This outbreak may have been caused by the deadly Ebola virus. The areas surrounding Kikuit have been quarantined by the Zairian government. WHO is working with representatives from the Center for Disease Control and the Pasteur Institute to determine which virus caused the outbreak which started April 10. Ebola kills 90 percent of those who contract it. It produces fever, vomiting, and hemorrhaging as body tissues dissolve. It is contracted through close contact, like the exchange of bodily fluids. At this time, there is no known vaccine or cure. UN troops face students in Haiti On Tuesday, United Nations peacekeeping troops had to rush a crowd of students to break up a brawl over public teachers’ salaries. The troops intervened after Haitian police, after tear gassing the crowd for four hours, failed to control the rock throwing students. About 2 police officers and 25 students were injured by flying rocks or were overcome by the tear gas. Police arrested several students. The Nation Domenici plan offers spend- ing reductions Senate Republicans presented a plan to balance the budget by 2002 on Tuesday. The seven-year plan, as proposed by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici (R-NM.) includes reduced spending for Medicare, Medicaid, foreign aid, defense, and hundreds of other domestic programs. Domenici’s plan would save nearly $1 trillion and eliminate the Commerce Department and the Interstate Commerce Commission, as well as more that 100 other federal programs and agencies. The plan calls for phasing out funding for mass transit programs, reducing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humani,ti_es,_and ending President Clinton’s national service program. Oklahoma investigation con- tinues In recent weeks, FBI agents have questioned Jennifer Lynn McVeigh, 21, sister of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy James McVeigh. She has had to explain her activities and what she knows about her brother’s movements and alliances with anti—govemment groups. FBI agents now want McVeigh’s sister to take a polygraph test. A letter that_Timothy McVeigh wrote to his sister was taken from the car he was driving at the time of his arrest. In the letter, the suspect warned his sister that FBI agents may be tapping her phone. Debate on Clean Water Act revision On Wednesday, the House opened debate on the controversial rewrite of the Clean Water Act. The original 974 act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to restrict the levels of pollutants that industries and municipal authorities can put into bodies of water. The act also provides the basis for federal agencies to preserve wetlands. The revised version abolishes some of the pollution restrictions and includes waivers exempting some industries from requirement to pretreat waste water before discharging it as long as it is later treated in public facilities. The most controversial revision would establish a new, narrow definition of what constitutes a wetland. This new definition may reduce the amount of land of land in the U.S. eligible for protection as wetlands by 50 to 70 percent. The State Boy overlooked on school bus On Monday afternoon, eight year old Joey Coleman was found asleep in his school bus forty five minutes after the driver had parked and left the bus in the lot upon completing his route. Transportation officials were alerted by Sandra Coleman after her son did not arrive home from Fishburn Park Elementary School. Chauncey Logan, transportation director for the school, said that the bus driver failed to go through a check list every driver is supposed to go through when he finishes a route, including looking to see if there are any children left on the bus. Logan is considering disciplinary action in the case. Roanoke police want new pay scale The Roanoke County police officers asked the Board of Supervisors to consider a proposal which would fix pay inequities within the department and make county officers’ salaries competitive with those in other areas. The $315,914 proposal would be used to give 105 officers pay increases to address current inequities. The proposal also calls for new police officers to be hired at the same starting salary, regardless of experience or educa- tion. The Board of Supervisors gave the proposal a very “lukewarm” reception at their Tuesday afternoon session. Woodrum enters race Roanoke Democrat Del. Clifton “Chip” Woodrum announced on Tues- day that he will be seeking reelection to the House of Delegates. He will be opposed by Republican Newell Falkinburg, a Roanoke physician, forthe seat representing most of Northwest Roanoke, South Roanoke, Southwest Roanoke, and six precincts in the Cave Spring section of Roanoke County. Woodrum has held the seat for the past 16 years. Beyond the Blue Ridge is compiled byBethany Baumann The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, l99§I Exotic cuisine on wheels Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Mein Street Wok sellsfriend rice, white rice, egg rolls, and various Chinese entrees in front of the cp-op. ARC reviews alcohol use and abuse By BETHANY BAUMAN Phi Staff Writer “Work hard, play hard.” Washing- ton and Lee’s unofficial motto coupled with a long standing tradition of drink- ing, can give rise to excessive, high risk behavior. Last year’s North Carolina Governors Institute Survey prompted the Student Health Committee, under the leadership of Dean of Students David Howison, to ad- dress the issue of ’ alcohol use at W&L. Because its members felt that they did not have thetime to give the issue adequate at- tention, they formed a subcom- mittee dedicated to further investi- gation. The Alcohol Review Commit- tee kicked off its activity withadin- ner for 50 student leaders and sev- eral administra- tors in January. In this forum, students made a general assessment of the alco- hol use at W&L. From there, the ARC tivities Coordinator Michelle Richardson and Director of Security Mike Young, meet weekly. The stu- dent members come from a cross sec- tion ofthe university, with representa- tives from Student Athlete Mentors, Sexual Awareness Group Educators, Student Activities Board, the dorm counselors, the resident assistants, law students, transfer students, and under- graduate classes. Members are ap- pointed and approved by the ARC. The diversity of its members allows the committee to gather many dif- ferent perspec- tives on drinking at W&L. Many rumors have been circu- lated about the in- tentions of the ARC. The com- mittee does not wish to make or review university policy on alcohol. Members do not want to card at fra- ternity parties, make all social functions dry, or ban drinking alto- gether. Instead, the ARC hopes, in the long run, to provide students with al- ternatives to typical fraternity activi- ties. The ARC is not alternatives, though. “We’re trying to create an atmo- sphere where people at W&L, if they want to, can drink responsibly...and have a good time with alcohol, but not have the adverse consequences of high- risk drinking,” said ARC member Kim Stoner. The ARC recently submitted a pro- posal list of alternative activities to Dean Howison. The administration, however‘, still must discuss the pro- posal before any official decision is made. In addition to promoting low-risk, responsible drinking and formulating alternative activities, the ARC hopes to begin an alcohol education program for freshmen. In trying to shift the social focus at W&L away from alcohol, the ARC is trying to defeat a long standing tradi- tion. The committee is therefore fo- cusing on long range planning and change that hopes to reduce the level of high-risk drinking that W&L students do both before and after graduation. Any questions or comments about the ARC can be directed to Kim Stoner or Karly Jennings. began its routine activity. The 20 stu- dent members, along with Student Ac- necessarily Panel remembers Vietnamprots By BETSY GREEN Phi Staff Writer The 1970’s in the United States was an era marked by student protest. Bob Dylan sang, “The times, they are a’changin”’ and this sentiment was true even in the most traditional of places: Washington and Lee University. The student protest that occurred in May of 1970 was the topic of a panel discussion en- proposing alcohol-free day by the National Strike Committee, a New Haven group that asked W&L students to observe a national strike ofcollege students. From three hundred to four hundred students attended the rally which promoted a trip to the University of Virginia to attend an anti- war rally. Student Jeff Gingold, ‘70 had circulated a petition to withdraw troops from Cambodia which was endorsed by the EC. Richardson said that the speeches were broad- titled, “The Strike Move- ment: Student Activism and the Vietnam War Era.” The discussion was co-sponsored by The Graham-Lee Washing- ton Literary Society and the American Civil Lib- erties Union. Panelists featured Professor Brian Richardson, ‘73, Patrick Hinely, ‘73, Professor Mario Pellicciaro, who taught at W&L at the time, Fran Lawrence, who was the president- elect of the Executive Committee, and Henry Sloss, who taught En- glish at W&Lduringthat time. Thepanelistsdetailed the extraordinary events that occurred at Wash- ington and Lee and ex- plained their feelings at the time and how the pro- test affected their lives. On May 5, 1970, the war in Vietnam had be- come a matter of great concern to the W&L community. President Richard Nixon had just ordered troops into Cam- bodia. According to Hinely, “As students, we had an immediate interest in the draft...it was like Darth Vader hovering in the background.” But the concern was more than just personal. Sloss recalls that, Vietnam. “entered one’s consciousness as a citizen.” A rally was held in front of Lee Chapel that the Vietnam era. Photo By Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Professor of Classics Mario Pellicciaro makes a point during Wednesday’s discussion of student protest during cast live on WLUR-FM with a six—second tape delay to safeguard against, “certain words the FCC might not like.” The six—second delay provedsmartthinkingon the part of the station. Richardson recalls, “A young engineer was working the broadcast, and when he heard a speaker say, ‘We’re tired of all this Nixon admin- istration b******* and we’re not going to take it anymore.”’ The student tried to bleep out the of- fensive word, but unfa- miliar with the equip- ment ending up broad- casting, “And we’re not...b******* ...any- more!” with about six seconds of silence “bracketing the b*>l<>l<>l<*** ” The next day, thirty students picketedclasses along the colonnade. Some professors can- celed classes in honor of the protest. Many stu- dents went to the rally at UVA and were, as Sloss recalls, “pretty fired up.” On the following night between seventy-five and one hundred stu- dents met in the Cockpit (now the General Headquar- ters) to discuss the problems of Indochina and the protest at Kent State University where four students were killed. That night the students drafted a pro- posal to close W&L and to set up a “Free University” of lectures and discussion groups about the war. Hinely said that shutting down “a Southern, conser- vative school like W&L would have really made a statement.” Some students wanted the option to leave school to protest in Washington, DC. In a separate meeting, the faculty met to discuss a proposal to give students who chose not to attend class a grade of Incomplete, provided all work be made up by September 30. Pellicciaro said the idea made sense to him. “When students were sick, we’d give them Incompletes, and everyone was kind of sick at the time.” Pellicciaro remembers that Univer- sity president Robert Huntley was, “not warm to the idea,” but he “lost the argument” and the proposal was approved by the faculty. Pellicciaro believes offering incompletes was, “a very gentile solution to the strike.” On May 10, 1970, a memorial service was held for the students killed at Kent State. The EC voted to endorse the student proposal to cancel Spring Term classes. The next day, 96.5% ofthe students voted on the proposal. 80.7% of them voted in favor of cancel- ing classes. The faculty did not approve the proposal and instead implemented their plan to allow incompletes. See PROTEST, page 3 Vandalism attempted in Washington Hall By ANNE E. ALVORD P/ii News Editor Early Tuesday morning, an attempt at vandalism was made in Washington Hall. Around 3:00 a.m., a custodian came in to the building and heard an unidentified number ofpeople, whovwere apparently scared away by the custodian’s arrival. Soon after, three cans of paint, a mop, which was cut off, apparently for use as a brush, and a sign reading “We don’t give a s*** about US News and World Report.” The sign was signed “The Student Jihad”. Director of Security Mike Young reports that the vandals appeared to be trying to gain access to the roof of the building. In response to the vandalism attempt, Young says “We’re doing our best to make sure they don’t get in [to Washington Hall].” x’. V ‘V i Y 5' I 7" OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 PAGE3 1970 W&L Vietnam protest remembered From PROTEST, page 2 Richardson, Lawrence, and Hinely said that students were very upset at this breach of student autonomy. Lawrence remembers that students felt “a sense of betrayal” when the faculty disregarded the proposal that had been each other.” The panelists all consider May of 1970 to be one of the most important times of their lives. Lawrence said the protest was a time of “personal awak- ening” for him. Hinely agreed and stated that he would speak out against the war. He agreed and joked that, “I was probably the closest thing to an establishment figure that [Gingold] could get.” When Sloss came up for tenure, he was re- fused and fired. He says that he “has no regrets” faculty end of this controversy. He said that he has “no problem with being in a different position” and believes that he is doing his job as a faculty member to “do what’s in the best interests of the university.” Pellicciaro believes that the faculty should intervene only with what affects students “on working approved by such a large margin of it was an excit- and that he acted hours” and believes students shoi_il_dbe students. All of the panelists said they ing time that he on principle. _ allowed to make their own decisions believed the potential existed for vio— will always re- The broad 1S- afterwards. lence, but W&L remained peaceful. Constant open communication and re- m e m b e r . Twenty years sues debated in the protest of Current W&L students do not have a reputation for student activism. spect for the ideas of others were what later, Hinely is 1970 still affect Richardson does not feel that this repu- kept the angry students felt from erupt— surprised at the modern W&L tation is entirely deserved. He points to ing imo vjo1ence_ Hine1y recans hay- legacy of the students. Stu- involvement in Habitat for Humanity, ing a lot of conversations with friends Vietnam pro— dents felt that Rockbridge County Big Brother/Sister in which they tried to “make others tests, saying, their autonomy programs, RARO coaching, and the aware of your feelings.” Richardson “And nowRich- Cgiyx Offioe was being February break trip to Nicaragua to said the bulk of the conversations about the protest and the war were, “people talking to each other.” Lawrence thought the reason for the gentility and non-violent nature of the protest was that W&L was, “basically a commu- nity of people who cared about ard Nixon is on a stamp?” The effect of the pro- test on Henry Sloss was probably the greatest. He had been teaching at W&L for only three years when Gingold asked him if A protest sign hanging out- side Washington Hall in 1971. breached just as current students feltwhenthefac- ulty approved Winter Rush and mandatory sopho- more housing. Richardson has now found himself on both the student and build houses as evidence that students still have the remnants of the spirit of activism that was found at W&L in 1970. Richardson said that this involve- ment, “carries on in the tradition of these people here.” Obituary On May 1, Mrs. Anne S. Zeigler, a long-time secretary to Deans of the Commerce School, passed away after a long illness. ‘l Zeigler had been with Washington and Lee since April 1970. She was well known to many students, especially those of the C-School. A compassionate, cheerful person, she had been most helpful to the faculty, staff, and students over the years. The funeral service was conducted on May 4, followed by burial in Stonewall Jackson Cemetary. 4 She is survived by a daughter, granddaughter, and her mother. Photo By Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Remember when? Hem'y Sloss, Fran Lawrence, and Brian Richardson discuss their experiences in student protest. »« Honor System placed in historical perspective From HONOR, page 1 peared from Lexington within 24 hours.” changed to include only the region around W&L and when the student is recognizable as a W&L student. Also, Sanders remarked as to the foundation of the system in general. “I think two things that hold the Honor When asked what could be causing the in- creased number of reported violations, Cross did not have a definite answer. attitude and motives of the EC. The Committee has made a concerted effort to respond to some of the complaints by submitting letters to both gr During the course of years, there have been The first White Book was issued in 1968. System together are 1) trust in elected leaders, “We were saying to ourselves, ‘What the The Ring-tum Phi and The Trident. These can / anumber of procedural changes to the system, Recently,aseries of revisions has been imple- and 2) a huge amount of trust between the hell is going on here?’,” said Crossin reference also be read outside the EC office on the mostly dealing with the rights of the accused. merited based on a three year system. students and faculty members,” said Sanders. to a stretch where the EC heard four cases in notice board. For example, the amount of time that a student For the most part, however, the system has This year, the large number of honor related two weeks. “More than any other year, the EC has tried has to prepare foraclosed hearing has jumped remained largely uncodified. According to incidents has brought this trust into doubt Cross added, “In all honesty, there were to tackle the problem [of a negative image],” H from 3 hours to 48. Sanders, “Thus the system has changed in de— by many. some really great people that got kicked out. said Cross.Finally Cross added that the system Theboundsofthe system have alsochanged. tail and has shifted and swayed in matters of However, outgoing EC vice—president Alex It’s a tough decision to sit down and kick is by no means a closed one.“lf people have Before 1974, any breech of conduct by a stu- procedure,while still clingingto the basic tenet says that the EC is “just doing its job,” and that someone out.” questions, every Monday meeting is open. We dent, no matter where it occurred was consid- that men and women of honor don’t lie, it is the students who are reporting Because of the frequency of incidents dur- are willing to listen to suggestions and com- ered within the jurisdiction of the EC. 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' ucrizuniac-nu-uqaumuu-om-ndnunaomu-en-uiountuu ' e\t.:,gq¢" SE.” "E coupon Ton" : VIsnIIIIq1sIciduIdmInidVlSAu$A.hi'.IlI!VBAh!IInIovd I ,j.- Youn CREDIT cums ARE iuimue! . : ’/cc I OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_004.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 By CELESTE RAsMUssEN Phi Staff Writer In a school whose motto translates to “not unmindful of the future,” a recycling program would seem to be a logical endeavor. Unfortunately, there are only limited recycling opportuni- ties on the W&L campus. This may soon change, for over the past few years campus-wide recycling has gained increased support amongst stu- dents and faculty alike. The recycling question was first addressed by members of the Outing Club about four years ago when white paper recycling was started on the Hill. Due to the success of this program, the Outing Club, in conjunction with the Freshman Leadership Council, has in- stituted a petition calling for an expan- sion of the program currently on cam- pus. Freshmen Kate Giese, Ramey Harris, Bjomen duPont, and Jenny Wil- liams have been particularly active in the spread of the petition, as well as Outing Club advisor Kirk Follo. The petition calls for an expansion in “the recycling program to include items such as glass, plastic, and newspaper,” as well as increased “accessibility of re- cycling locations for the university community.” According to Kate Giese, the peti- tion currently has around 750 signa- tures on it. Organizers hope to get at ?’§1513R use ‘PROGRAM Ar .GA_INS* WHERE CANS ,B'Ei—.ff=: . _t3<;tr(;Lts13j, AS WELL‘ As IN MANY or THE I<‘RAT'ERNI"I’Yv least 1000 signatures before they write a cover letter and present it to presi- dent-elect Elrod for consideration. So far, most of the signatures have been collected outside of the Co-op and in the Dining Hall; however, they soon hope to reach people that do not fre- quent these areas. W&L has had recycling programs in the past, but they have not had much success. According to Ramey Harris, one program where students collected the recyclables failed because of the time burdens involved. Furthermore, fire codes in the dorms prohibit bins from being placed in the hallways. The supporters of the petition hope that B&G would run the program, but this brings up logistical questions such as the cost of buying bins and potentially hiring a new employee. However, according to Harris, once the initial planning is completed, “re- cycling is not hard to do.” She suggests that drums could be placed in the Co- op, dorms, and D-Hall for the collec- tion of plastic, aluminum, and other recyclables. Another suggestion, as stated in a preliminary report by the Outing Club, is to start a recycling center near Gaines or Doremus. Such a center would be accessible both to stu- dents who live off campus and those who drive to school. The report also states that there are many steps that could be taken in the interim to help cut down on waste, such as the elimination of styrofoam cups ‘V1/cfi“L rfe Recycling at W&L Students look to the future and bowls on campus dining facilities and the switch, by the individual aca- demic departments, to recycled Xerox paper. There is also a recycling center maintained by Rockbridge Regional Solid Waste Management in town. However, since it is located behind Kroger Grocery Store, it is not accessable to students who don’t have access to a car. Many groups of students, such as fraternity houses and Gaines residents, have also started their own recycling programs. For students interested in recycling tips, the Outing Club and the Office of Residence life has published a pamphlet with several useful tips. As Kate Giese notes, the absence of a recycling program puts W&L behind PAGE 4 other schools. She was “shocked” when she visited campus and saw no recy- cling effort. She says that “every other college has one and this is an embar- rassment to W&L.” Students seem to be united behind the establishment of a program, though. As Follo states, “This is not a battle between conservative and liberal stu- dents.” Because of this enthusiastic student response and the increased fac- ulty interest, it is probable that a pro- gram will at least be looked into. However, as the OutingClub mem- bers remind us, the fight is far from over. They encourage students to sign the petition and attend their meetings if interested in helping to expand recy- cling opportunities on campus. Sister Souljah is in your face and ain't taking No Disrespect --r \/ """""" -\._.. I Sister Souljah ‘-3 ;,‘ No Disrespect By MICHAEL HEWLETT Phi Associate Editor Sister Souljah has made a name for herself as an ABF (angry black female). President Clinton catapulted her name into public infamy when he criticized her remarks during the Dos Angeles riots. She said if blacks killed blacks all year, then why not have a week to kill white people, but Clinton took her statement out of context. Apparently, she was simply expressing the sentiment of some of the rioters. Some political analysts argued that Clinton used his criticism of Souljah as a strategy to keep his white supporters. In 1992, her rap album, 360 Degrees of Power, and video, “Slavery’s Back in Effect,” plus her many appearances on talk shows placed her “ no b.s.” voice of black rage in the American spotlight. Now readers can figure why she is so angry by picking up her first book, No Disrespect. And no disrespect does she mean as she takes her readers into a no-holds barred view of her life and her thoughts right from the beginning: ‘‘I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and as sensitive as an open nerve on an ice cube.” Divided into chapters named after people who have influenced her life, she starts with her life in the Bronx in New York. Her father, once a hard-working man with a grand heart, suffers from epilepsy and loses his job and his will to live. Her mother, trying to raise her children on her own, has men coming in and out of Souljah’s eyes as she grows up. Unemployed men litter the streets and make babies without taking any responsibility while welfare makes fools out of its recipients. Souljah reads voraciously and makes it to Rutgers University in New Jersey. As she awakens politically, she also awakens emotionally and sexually. Reading books opens her up to her black history and culture. At the same time, she enters into a serious relationship with a senior political science and history major. Throughout the novel she gets involved with other men, including a married man and a drug dealer. While she’s at it, she befriends a lesbian and a woman who has a knack ofjuggling two to three men at a time (like the woman in Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It). Did I like this book? Yes. Did I agree with everything in it? No. ljust couldn’t put it down. She comes to you straight and uncensored. Her honesty stuck me. She exposes parts of her life that are often embarrassing. I argued with her. Sometimes I wanted to applaud her courage and other times I wanted to scream at her stupidity. She has the idea that black women should openly share their men because of the shortage of black men. Mmmm. I don’t think so. It sure as hell doesn’t make any sense to me. But other things spoke to me; her rage spoke to me; I her intellect spoke to me; her rapid-fire thoughts spoke to me. Souljah made me think about things that are uncomfortable, things that are real, things that don’t put a smile on your face but a little tear in your eye. More impor- tantly, her story never bored me. It made me angry; it made me sad; it made me laugh; it did all of these things. At times, I thought she was too militant and too narrow- minded and sometimes infuri- ating. I certainly got sick and tired of passages like this: “He looked into my eyes and I could feel how much he liked me and how attracted he was. His eyes lowered from my eyes and he swept by my breasts, my newly achieved firm waistline, and landed on my mother-of-the- world hips...She knew she couldn’t fight the African body and after I was sure Nathan had seen it all, I sat down.” In almost ev- ery chapter, she devotes a paragraph or two to how drooling-to-the-ground beautiful she is. I’m not saying she’s ugly, but she is definitely not all that. Souljah has too big an ego. I have no problem with self-confidence, but Souljah comes off as arrogant. And it’s her arrogance that sometimes weakens the book. But I knew where she stood and where she was coming from. Whether you agree with her or not, she serves notice on what she thinks on relationships, politics and race. Above all, she writes what she means and what she thinks with malice to no one and no disrespect. No Disrespect sf ..... r ..................... s iasu :75 h Sister Souljah fires back honesty and candor in No Disrespect. ¢lllDlfl’5 ‘WfDDlI70 fIDfl2ffCT Dfllf IlOV|f Muriel’s Weddirzg—ufiri‘ri‘t* The typical date movie is long on fluff and short on substance. Movie-makers seem afraid that serious issues would ruin the light-hearted romance their movies promise to deliver. Luckily, the makers of this film decided to go against that tradition, and so Muriel ’s Wedding is a charm- ing yet bittersweet movie — perfect for a date. Muriel Heslop is a chubby, unpopular girl from a dysfunctional family. She is unable to hold a job, has never had a boyfriend, her father constantly insults her, and she has no prospects. Then she meets an old friend who, though also not from the “in” crowd, nevertheless loves life and enjoys herself thoroughly. This new friendship slowly changes Muriel’s life, giving her self-esteem and weaning her from the need for acceptance through marriage, a goal which had always dominated her dreams. The first thing you are likely to notice about this film is that, as I was told, it looks like a Mentos commercial. People seem a little too perky, the clothes are pre-grunge, and the English is accented. However, it gradually becomes apparent that Muriel ’s life really does suck — one look at her disgusting siblings convinces one ofthat. So the obscure cast, known mostly through other Aus- tralian features like Strictly Ballroom, is given a tough job of balancing our disgust, pity and sympathy for the various characters. Toni Collette, who plays Muriel, does this admirably, mostly through the light giggles and bubbly laughter which will suddenly possess her chubby body. The emotional catalyst throughout the film is Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths), the old acquaintance whose joie de vivre inspires Muriel. The power Griffiths gives her character, especially after she becomes afflicted with cancer, is mov- ing, yet never over-played. The supporting cast does a similarly good job, especially Muriel’s father (Bill Hunter). As the adulterous small—town councilman whose local boosterism covers his political failure, he gives a profound performance. Especially mov- ing is the scene where he reveals, subtly and barely, that he has always suffered from the same self-esteem problems that now afflict Muriel. P.J. Hogan is responsible for both the writing and direct- ing, and he does both beautifully. The direction is admirably light-handed, and the screenplay is a testimony to letting the actors do their thing, without interference from troublesome plot twists or unnecessary and overly dramatic soliloquies. What I found most amazing about the film was how easily it swung me from one emotion to the next. The actors and the script together are marvelous at keeping all the battling thoughts in line: one moment we reviled by Muriel or her family, the next we are laughing with her or crying for her. These mood swings never seem artificial or too quick — just part of the intense, roller-coaster ride of Muriel’s personal life. To top off everything else good about this film, the movie is full of references to and songs by Abba, the seventies Swedish supergroup (to paraphrase something Muriel says to convince us of her new-found success: “I used to listen to Abba all day. Now I don’t have to listen to Abba at all. Now my life is as good as an Abbasongl”). Be forewarned — if you see this movie, you will want to own an Abba record; I hope Wayne is stocking up. Muriel’s Wedding is a bittersweet film which provides both laughs and tears. The acting is superior, yet homely, the script is bare and elegant, and the soundtrack is totally groovy. This is a sort of small film which might not appear in dollar theaters, so go see it now while it’s still on the big screen. Rating Scale rftrzérilrsftr-Go by this as soon as it comes out on video. It is an instant classic. “You’lI laugh; you’ll cry; and maybe, just maybe, you’ll learn something about yourself.” flritik-Go see this film now, while it’s still on the big screen. It’s worth a few Os- car nominations and the seven bucks you’ll pay if you see it outside Lexin ton. Overall, “Better than ats!” tki}-Oka , so there have been better ilms. Neverthe- less, it is a good example of its genre, and you s ould grobably see it on videotape. till, probably “Better than Cats!’ ifir-It happens to be on HBO, and you’re blowing off tomorrow’s reading. Al- though your time would prob- ably be better spent on your education, its free and you’re bored, so go ahead and watch 0-Even if its free and your best friend said he never laughed harder, trust me, this one sucks. Don’t waste your time, or at least don’t waste it on this. (There’s always MTV.) OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_005.2.txt PAGE 5 they would like to see in a new store. The unanimous response was a desire cappaccino, lattes, and mochas. These drinks can also be served iced, a popu- and head to the Lexington Coffee Roast- ing Company. You’ll be glad you did. W&LlFE The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 V . Oi 6V5 8 FlF|O5pi|6lf‘6 an 6XOt|C CHOIC66 to keep the same “quiet, intimate set- lar choice durin warmer weather. lf ' F - .- ' 7 By BETSY GREEN ting,” but with more room. you don’t care gfor coffee, delicious ' ° The Lexington Coffee Roasting Italian sodas can be made with many ' Q Phi Staff Wrlter Company achieved this goal. Dark different flavors of syrup. hardwood floors, softlighting, and com- The most unique drink available at Coffee is one ofthe finest pleasures foi1ably—sized tables seem to welcome the Lexington Coffee Roasting Com- in life, lt’s not just a drink; it’s an customers to spend some time reading pany is the Follocino. If you need experience, There’s nothing quite like or talking to friends whilethey sip their caffeine, the Follocino is the drink for g the smell of freshly roasted coffee coffee. you. A double shot of espresso is beans, the feel of the warm mug in your The store usually plays relaxingclas- topped with just a tad of foamed milk. hands, and the exhilaration of great sical music, with occasional jazz and According to the menu board, a small conversation over a hot cup of joe_ big band music. Follocino is available, but anything Thankfully, Washington and Lee stu— Atmosphere will only do so much larger is “Not advised.” , dents have a new place to go for great for a coffeehouse. Great coffee is key, The Follocino is named after Pro- ‘ coffee in a relaxed atmosphere and the Lexington Coffee Roasting fessor Kirk Follo, who Scholl says The Lexington Coffee Roasting Company has it. Beans are roasted comes to the store most afternoons for Company has a new location that of. daily for a freshness that’s apparent in his daily dose. fers the same great coffee in a larger, every cup. Scholl says the most popu- The Lexington Coffee Roasting more comfortable setting lar blend is the Blue Ridge Blend. This Company also sells a variety of coffee- X. The Lexington Coffee Roasting brewisafull-bodied,traditionalbreak- related products. Burr grinders, French Company moved from its old location fast coffee that Scholl calls a “real press coffee makers, Italian syrups, all atzzwestwashington streettojustup crowd pleaser.” kinds of coffee beans, and different the street at 9 west Washington street_ Also popularisthe General’sBlend, coffee cups allow customers to repro- owner Melissa Scholl said that the named in honor of Washington and duce the same great coffee at home. ' change was mainly to increase space_ Lee. General’s Blend has a deep, in- Most people who know me know ‘I “we need more space to increase seat- tense flavor, but is still very smooth. If that I love coffee. My standards are ing, to create a bigger workspace for flavoredcoffee iswhat you want, South- high,andthe Lexington Roasting Com- us, and to consolidate out retail and em Pecan is an excellent choice. pany exceeds them. The setting is wholesale roasting businesses in one The Lexington Coffee Roasting comfortable and the coffee is excel- building,” said scholl_ Company alsooffersavariety ofspeci— lent. So, the next time you need an s it Scholl asked her customers what ality espresso drinks, such as afternoon break, walk past the Co—op Photo by Betsy Green The Ringmum gm The Lexington Coffee Roasting Company offers delicious coffee to W&L students. tumes for $8, and their dates were strongly encouraged to wear floor length forrnals. It was held in late January, and featured The Lettermen Joe and Eddie as well as the "Old Glen Miller Orchestra. The production of ‘Merchant of Venice’ was per- formed by the theater department in observance of the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeares birth. By COURTNEY E. MILLER Phi Features Editor PEMEMBEP 1 Thirty years ago, theatre productions were perfoniied in ‘W 2 A r ’ the Troubadour, students could make honor roll with a mere 2.5 G.P.A., and Verne Canfield began his coaching career. The class of 1965 will be just one of the class reunions held Lenfest Center. . . . .463-8000 “-.' this weekend. Sigman Phi Epsilon won the revived Interfratemity Class _ Alumni Weekend brings back memories of the way Council's Songfestwith,:‘Shena.dndoah”arjdarousingyet May 19-22 Mcgeth things used to be, and those good ole days, when the only humouous rendition of Salvation Army. May 2 6 Presidental Gala Verne Canfield, coaching legend ended his last season coaching the Generals this year. In 1965 he had just started his heavy recruitment for W&L. The students had to attend Saturday classes after the concerts of Chuck Berry, Dionne Warwick and Mary Wells for Springs Weekend. Their dates however had bus transportation to and from the local girls schools. girls at W&L were visitors from the local girls schools, and the biggest debate on campus dealt with the assimilation of V African Americans into the campus. The class of 1965 had great musical taste, bringing to the first year that tuxedos were not required for Openings. The class of 1965 graduated 265 men on June 4 on the For Fancy Dress, students could rent ‘Showboat’ cos- front lawn of the campus. campus musical legends like James Brown and The Famous WHEN . _ (Reserve your tickets today) State Theatre. . . . .463—3424 May 12-18 Goofy Movie Village of the Damned Openings. Headlining Openings were the Shirelles., and _ KlSS of Death Flames. For the first time, tuxedos were not required for "¥IR.;- mgsésighrigignmasmbmim s-ZS O1995‘|’ribuneModa$oivioos.|nc. 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I MASTERCARD STUDENT CHARGE OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_006.2.txt PAGE 6 @112 illing-tum ifilii The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 Friendly Advice I was the beneficiary of a dubious honor this Spring Term. Due to an unfortuante incident a couple of months ago (which most of you read about in the parody issue) I was sentenced, er.. invited, to attend Rockbridge County’s Alco- hol Safety Action Program. The instuctor was one of Lexington's finest. Originally, I viewed this course as a mounmeiital inconvenice for the class was held on Thursday nights, otherwise known as Phi hell night. Following the first class, however, I realized the class might not be that awful. After all, it was entertaining, engaging, and informative. We discussed our arrests which was amusing for many. We watched movies on drinking and driving (you know, the ones they showed you before prom to scare you into sober driving). We even practiced the tests administered to those who are pulled over for D.U.I. Needless to say, we all passed with flying colors. Despite all the informative discussion on alcohol and its effects, the subject which had the most impact on me was the tips for surviving Alumni Weekend. Our instructor in blue was seriously interested in forewarning us about the police presence in Lexington this weekend lest we repeat our mistakes. Since my journalsitic instincts die hard, I rushed back to the office to provide you with the same helpful hints that were bestowed on me. Read closely: 1. Do not drink and drive. While this seems so simple it’s stupid, you’ll be shocked how many people will be arrested for D.U.I. If you are under 21, beware. The legal limit is so low that you could be arrested for swallowing cough syrup. 2. Don’t walk alone if you are drunk. Trust me on this one, I have some experience with it. Our instructor said the L.P.D. will not tolerate it. If you are arrested, plan to spend the night in jail which ranks on the Top 10 Things I Least Wishe To Do Again. 3. Don’t carry beer cans around town. Besides being a generally bad idea, it is illegal for minors. Legal drinkers should note that it is unlawful to consume alcohol in public. Make sure the beer cans are sealed. Also, pour drinks in cups to avoid carrying around cans. This greatly reduces your chances of arrest. 4. Drink responsibly. The key to life (and Alumni Weekend) is moderation. This is especially true of alcohol consumption. Please watch our distinguished alumni for they have returned to Lexington to re-live their glory days. As my instructor pointed out, “You’ll see 60-year-olds acting like they are 18 again.” I hope these tips will be useful to all those who intend to celebrate W&L’s alumni this weekend. 9' Have fun, but be careful. While the Alcohol Safety Action Program was painless, I wouldn’t like to see you enroll for overzealous partying. Quote of the Week... “There have always been women at Washington and Lee.” An alumnus describes the limited impact of co- education on W&L life (I112 ifliing-tum ilfllii The Rig-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 W81. 70... STRIKE CLASSES! STOP THE. WAR‘. (L (E ((tr&\L in Jr «‘tlllm‘l&%tf “\\x\ Qt mk‘k“UKL It I (ll L l tlLLLt L\\ “ ‘(fl ..W&L ’95 This winter rush deal, I . 9 like, sucks. Political principle: DOA in the Senate? JOSHUA HESLINGA, ’98 Last week, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee held nomination hearings for Tennessee abortionist Henry Foster, Bill Clinton’s nominee to be the next surgeon general ofthe United States. Since his nomina- tion, controversy has raged over Foster’s history of performing abor- tions and forced sterilizations of re- tarded women in the 1960s. Revealingly, most debate and pro- fessed opposition has centered on the question of Foster’s credibility, due to the differing numbers of abortions that he and the White House have said he performed. The widely differing ac- counts have led several senators to vocally oppose the nomination of Dr. Foster. Texas senator and presidential can- didate Phil Gramm has vowed to fili- buster Foster’s nomination if it ever reaches the floor, saying, “This is a person who has trouble leveling, and there is one litmus test, and that is being honest.” Gramm’s threat and a similar con- cern over conservative primary voters has led fellow 1996 Republican candi- date Bob Dole to tentatively declare his opposition to Foster’s nomination and to consider whether to use his privilege as Senate Majority Leader to prevent Foster’s nomination from ever reaching the Senate floor. (Lest you protest that he deserves a vote, 160 Reagan and Bush nominees died without one.) Foster’s supporters have responded by denouncing attempts to oppose Fos- ter as a political move to appease tion is all about abortion. Many pro-choicers claim that gov- ernment should not be involved in the abortion decision. If that is true, why confirm an abortionist to a tax-funded position of national moral health spokes- man? Why did Clinton’s failed health care plan require all employers, regard- less of conscience, to pay for health ' services that in- cluded abortion? social conserva- ‘ tives. They have countered by say- - - ingthatFosterhas The lssue 1'8 not never done any- thing illegal, and that therefore, he should be con- firmed (as if re- jected Republican nominees Robert Bork or John Tower ever did anything illegal). Somewherein this debate over numbers, cred- ibility, and legal- ity, principle has been lost. The is- sue is not honesty. To be honest about committingthemurderofunbomchil- dren and forcibly sterilizing retarded women does not make that behavior any more virtuous. The issue is not legality. Yes, the sterilizations were legal at the time, and yes, abortion is legal. So was slavery. So was the Holocaust in Gennany. This nomina- virtuous.” honesty. Tb be hon- est about commit- ting the murder of unborn children and forcibly steriliz- ing retarded women does not make that behavior any more ‘ Why did the Accreditation Council for Gradu- ate and Medical Education recently rule to require all residency programs to train residents in abortion by 1996, despite the fact that a late 1994 survey revealed that 59 percent of the mem- bers of the Ameri- can College of Ob- stetricians and Gy- necologists felt that abortion should not be required? Why does the U.S. government give $158 million annually to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, whose founder Margaret Sanger once wrote, “The most merciful thing a large family does to one of its infant mem- bers is to kill it”? Why does the U.S. government give $50 million annually to the UN Popula- tion Fund, which is instrumental in sup- porting China’s one-child forced-abor- tion policies, when two respected En- glish-language Hong Kong publications have now reported that Chinese medi- cal centers routinely sell aborted fetuses for human consumption, believing that eating them is therapeutic? The reporters on the story were even given a tube often aborted babies free of charge because they looked ill, along with recipes on how to prepare a good soup with the remains. (Virginia Representative Frank Wolf (R) is now calling for a complete investigation of these atrocities.) More than 32 million babies have been aborted since 1973 in America alone, the largest human genocide in history. Those that believe the Foster nomination is all about credibility would do well to reflect on where humanity is headed, especially in view of the reports from China. At the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II, medical consultant Dr. Leo Alexander offered the follow- ing analysis of the origins of the Nazi medical atrocities: “The beginnings at first were merely a subtle shift in em- phasis in the basic attitude of the physi- cians. It started with the acceptance of the attitude, basic in the euthanasia movement, that there is such a thing as a life not worthy to be lived.” That acceptance must never take hold in the United States. It is time to stand up to abortion on principle, not political expediency. Dr. Foster must not be confirmed. 1 Alumni Weekend on six keggers per day SPos’ SPACE» Tom Hespos, ’94 It’s been almost a year since Spos’ Space last appeared in this newspaper. About this time last year, Spos was tying up the loose ends of Opera- have fun. They would remember W&L as the place where they knocked out all of their front teeth during a night of chasing imaginary pink spiders after drink- ing 12 “Inspired Insanities” at Spanky’s. These people were coming to Lexington to My first Alumni Weekend was a blast. I remem- berstartingoff the nightby playingdrinking foosball And I ’ [I never forget the traditional flagpole-swinging. Nothing can beat swinging on the Post Office flagpole at four in the morning after partying with old friends for hours on end. Even when an unfortunate alumnus would lose his grip and end up screaming for help from inside a bush in which he was trapped, it was still fun. Executive Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Baker, Dan Odenwald Associate Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Hewlett News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4059 Fax (703) 462-4060 tion Graduation (e.g. greasing the appropriate palms, mailing the last of the plain brown enve- lopes to the Registrar’s Office secretaries, etc.). This was hard work. After all, I had to make sure everyone on the Hill was happy so that the cardboard tube would actually contain a sheepskin on June 2, and at the same time, ensure that there was ample time to tube the river Maury and enjoy the fruits of Alumni Weekend. As a freshman in a fraternity back in May of 1991, I remember being told what to expect from this particular series of events. My fraternity big brother summed it up as a weekend to both fear and over which to rejoice. “There are going to be alums coming back that are going to feed you more liquor than you’ve ever consumed on any one night in your life,” he explained. “You’re going to have an absolute ball-if you don’t die.” This sounded kinda cool, but I remember tell- ing everyone that I wanted to actually go to one or two weekend lectures on the Hill. They groaned. No one actually goes to any of that crap,” they told me. “The alums are going to come into town and go directly to The Palms, and they’re going to drink until they can’t see anymore.” It was soon after that I learned to put myself into the shoes of the younger alumni, who were returning to Lexington after being in the “real world” for perhaps only two or three years. Would these young folks remember Washing- ton and Lee University as the place where the greatest of academic minds came together to pro- vide the greatest intellectual environment one can find? Hell, no! V quick death with the ad- with some of my pledge (Granted, probably a fed- brothers and some of the younger alumni, who had been drinking at various bars and cocktail parties since _ about 11:30 that morning. We had to chug another beer for every five goals the other team scored on us. Things got a little blurry after that, but I do remember hollering, “Praise Sweet Briarl ! !” at the top of my lungs while sliding across the kitchen floor, which the alumni had conveniently flooded with a two-inch deep mix- ture of beer, water and soap suds. “Beer-sliding” died a vent of Fraternity Renais- sance, unfortunately. (Or so I think—if anyone knows of a place where thistradition continueson- Tom Hespos, Phi ward, please have me paged.) And then there was the Alumni Weekend when we piled about 27 alums in the back of the Sposbeetle, the Volkswagen which I still own and which will hopefully get me back to New York without ex- ploding on I-81. The car was never quite the same after that incident. eral offense, but still fun.) Now, I am ready to en- joy my first Alumni Week- end as an alumnus of Washington and Lee. I’ve been working at a high-pressure advertising agency on Madison Av- enue since October, work- ing weekends digging ditches in the Hamptons and writing weekly col- umns for a small newspa- per on Long Island. In short, I’ve been busy. And I’m looking to re- lax for awhile in the laid- back Southern atmosphere which I’ve come to enjoy so much. My situation is not unique—I’ve heard sev- eral people comment that they “can ’t wait to get back to Lexington” after work- ing week after week at inane jobs they can ’t stand. guru. So please don’t blame the younger alumni forthe offenses they will probably commit this weekend. Remember, y’all attend W&L eight months out of the year. I think you can spare a weekend in order to let the alums relive their glory days. And if you happen to notice someone trapped in a bush this weekend, please be a good citizen and lend a hand. OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_007.2.txt .._.__ Am‘- ‘V The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 OPINION Cable Two line-up needs more...pizzazz GREEN LAND Betsy Green We all know that there are a lot of ways to waste time, but few are as foolproof as watching TV. I always find myself thinking things like, “Be- fore I start to work on the midterm that’s worth 50 percent of my grade, I want to check real quick what’s on MTV.” Six hours later, I’m thinking, “Okay if the next video isn’t any good, then I swear l’ll do my work.” In recent years, W&L Cable Two has been working hard for all of us, providing more and more program- ming to keep us from furthering our education. If it weren’t for Chris Albert and The Dating Game, we’d probably all be okay with the higher standards for Dean’s List. Still, with so many hours without broadcasting, there is still a chance we could start to use our time productively. With that in mind, I’d like to make some suggestions for new programming on Cable Two. Everyone loves game shows like The Dating Game, so why not have more of them? Let’s face it—as fun as The Dating Game might be, it doesn’t paint a realistic picture of life at W&L as we know it. The solution is obvious: The Hook-up Game. Contestants will meet in a dark room with loud music and a few cases of cheap beer. Under the watchful cameras of Cable Two, we will let nature do her thing. The Hook-up Game will be similar to its predecessor in that the contestants will ask each other questions, but on this show, the music will be too loud for anyone to hear the answers. Example: Bachelor Number One: So, where are you from’? Bachelorette NumberThree: WHAT? Bachelor Number One: I SAID, “WHERE ARE YOU FROM?” Bachelorette NumberTwo: TAURUS. Bachelor Number One: OH, RE- ALLY? MY RO0MMATE’S FROM HOUSTON. Tyson Hilton suggested that at the end of the show, I there could be a segment like in new line of Cable Two merchandise tie-ins. Since this show screams out, “Play along!” an at-home version of The Drinking Game could be sold at the W&L Bookstore. It would include a case of Natural Light and a hand- book, all for only $59.95. Charge it home! Real life drama is always popular. lt’s such a natural to put some random people together and film The Real World: Lexing- ton. The set-up would be simple. The Love Can- nection during CC Pick seven of the most obnoxious which the people Since this show peopleontheplanet who hooked upon 6 (like Tom Hespos, thepreviousshow screarfis Out’ Play whom I feel obli- could come back along - an at'h0me gated to mocksince and tell the audi- version of The this is the Alumni ence how their Weekendissue),es- hook-up went. Bachelor couldbesoldat the Number One: we“, she was W&L Bookstore. It kinda cool, would include a case but She had 0 Natural Li bad breath. k ,,ght and Host: Well, if a an 00 - you’d like to hook up with her again, we’ll pay for it. The possibilities are endless. An- other great game show would be The Drinking Game. Contestants will play a different drinking game every week. For games like, “I’ve Never” (the official drinking game of TheRing- tum Phi), the home audience could call in with suggestions like, “I’ve never read about my arrest for being drunk in public in The Trident.” The Drinking Game could begin a Thanks To the editor: On behalf of the men’s lacrosse team and our coaching staff, I would like to thank the students of Washing- Drinking Game LETTERS pecially those who have nothing in common. Put them in an apartment full of tapestries, Elvis lamps, and other funky decorating items. Watch them fight and discuss their angst. W&L angst is not exactly on a par with the angst of the rest of the world, but that could be part of the fun. Nonnal people angst: I can’t find a job, my relationship is way too complicated, and I’m afraid that my newest body piercing will get in- fected. W&L angst: I hope I can find a date to FD. Cable Two’s hard-working staff should strive to find the newest trends in television and rip them off. That ideal is the heart and soul of the show L-E-X-I-N-G-T-0-N Blue. Look out Jimmy Smits! You have some new competition with R.D. Clark. This police drama’s trendy new jerky camera shots will focus on the cops during their tensest moments—— chalking car tires and ticketing way- ward dogs. Episodes may feature par- tial nudity. Parental discretion is advised. There’s no reason Cable Two shouldn’t be educational. The station could provide a great service to the W&Lcommunity with a cooking show such as Sarah Gilbert’s Cooking with Alcohol. Sarah will charm us all with her booze-soaked food, including her fa- mous Lemon Rum Cake. The show will be even better as Sarah begins to sample her concoctions. She’ll eventu- ally turn a cute shade of pink and tell everyone personal things about herself. We can’t leave out the importance of sports coverage in the Cable Two broadcast day. A show like Battle of the “Freshman Friends ”will show- case the fading talents of the many recovering high school athletes at Washington and Lee. For example, upperclassmen could suggest to their freshman friends that they fetch them drinks. The smarter freshman would swipe the drink from the other freshman. Other events in The Battle of the “Freshman Friends” could include the Stop-In Run, the Clean-Up-A-Thon, and the Car Wash Rally. All events would, of course, be optional. ~ The possibilities are endless. to loyal lacrosse fans for support ton and Lee for their support through- out this past season and especially for the strong showing Saturday at the Lee-Jackson Classic. It was very impressive to be able to look across the field and see the visitor stands at VMI filled with W&L la- crosse fans. Your enthusiasm and excitement has not been overlooked and was a great boost to our players and program on Saturday. Jim Stagnitta Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Susong review of Rob Roy off-target To the editor: After reading Kirk Susong’s review of Rob Roy in the May 5 edition of The Ring-tum Phi, we can only conclude that Kirk Susong’s qualifications as a film critic are questionable. His analy- sis of Rob Roy unfairly attacked the finer points of this film and apparently missed its point. First, Liam Neeson’s and Jessica Lange’s performances left nothing to be desired. Liam Neeson’s portrayal of the main character was highly appro- priate; Rob Roy was an ordinary man who rose to become a hero in extraor- dinary circumstances. The “humanity about him”- is exactly what makes Neeson’s character believable as a folk legend. A folk legend is not a super- hero; he represents the common man. Furthermore, to label Jessica Lange as a “disappointment” is preposterous. Her strength and so-called “stubbom- ness” depict the dignity of a great woman. Her rendition of this character is inspiring, especially in a time when few such roles are available for women. Regarding Susong’s criticism of the use of historical accuracy, one can only shudder to think of the sort of “glossy” film he would have produced, had he been behind the camera. The historical accuracy serves to provide realism and to reinforce par- ticular aspects of some of the charac- ters. For example, the chamber-pot scene successfully shows Cunningham to be truly vile. In addition, we canot imagine Robert Roy as a crisply pressed, perfectly coiffed, mani- cured Fabio. Mr. Susong’s reviews are generally negative in tone (and tend to reveal the entire plot, spoiling the movie forthose who have not yet seen it); sometimes the films are deserving of such criti- cism. However, in this case, he is to- tally off-base. Liz Detter, ’98 Marisa Frost, ’98 PAGE 7 Calyx Students interested in free ’91,’92 and ’94 copies of the Calyx may pick them up outside the Calyx of- fice in the University Center. College Republicans The College Republicans will meet Sunday, May 14 at7:30 p.m. in Rm. 133 of the University Center.- Editors Ariel, Political Review, andJour- nal of Science are looking for edi- tors. Applications are due Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. in the Calyx mail- box. Interviews will be held May 18 at 6 p.m. in the Calyx office. ‘ Film Society The Washington and Lee Film Society will conclude the 1994-95 season with the documentary Hoop Dreams (USA, 1994) in English at 8:05 p.m. in the Troubadour Cin- ema Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13. The mounted posters still remaining which have been on dis- play in the lobby of the Troubadour will also be sold for $10, $20 and $30. GENERAL NOTES Outing Club The new Outing Club schedule will feature climbing Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Students should call Betsy Treadway at 463-4761. Kayaking will be Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at the old pool. Those interested should call Kevin Batteh at 464- 8837. Canoeing will be Tuesdays 3- 6 p.m. Those interested should con- tact Gordon Dalton at 462-4739 or Jack Bauer at 464-3126. The equip- ment room hours (for tents, sleeping bags, stoves, packs, etc.) are Mon- days from 2-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m., or call Kim Stoner at 462-4075. Women Alumnae A reception for women alumnae and women undergraduates will be held Saturday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in the Alumni House. It is sponsored by Women's Forum, Women in Leadership and Panhellenic. All are welcome to a panel discussion where women alumnae and women under- graduates will discuss the Washing- ton and bee experience and its im- pact on life after college. Face Book Student organizations interested in advertising in the Freshman Face Book should contact Emily Giannini at 462-4941 for more information. Correction There was an error in the May 5 issue of The Ring-tum Phi. Roger Mudd graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950. 7/76’ Ring-tum Plli. Read it. You ‘d dig it the most. Photos and Interviews by Betsy Green Ainsley Fisher, ’96, Rich- mond, VA—“ljust hope I grow up!” TALKBACK Layout by Alex Christensen Y What do you Want to be when you grow up‘? Aaron Michalove, ’98, Win- ston-Salem, NC—“I want to be a love slave.” Erin Harrison, ’97, Dallas, TX and Lamandra Jenkins, '97, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL—-“Can't we just stay the same? We are grown up!” Daniel FeIton,’95,Marianne, AR—“Lama‘s husband—for all you socially inept people, that's Mr. Lamandra Jenkins.” Bunny Wong, '97, Rancho, NM—--‘‘Taller.’’ (4 ‘_,, ._;. ._.. ..-. .. .. ,...--._'.._..J Rio OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_008.2.txt PAGE 8 The Ring-tum Phi, May 12, 1995 25 years ago in The Phi: ‘Two Views of Seven Days’ aftermath’ Editor's Note: 25 years ago, Washington and Lee ’s students staged a mass protest on the front lawn with the aim of having Spring Term classes cancelled so that students could attend Vietnam War protests at the University of Virginia and at other ‘ locations. The EC passed an anti-war resolution, and the students voted in a resolution that classes should be cancelled and graded on a pass-fail basis based upon work completed. Finally, a faculty compromise allowed students who wished to leave do so and to make up their classwork the following year. The following articles are reprinted from the May 13, I970 editorial page of The Ring-tum Phi. By Dave Olson sources, and these sources would be displeased (to say the least) if this school had shut down, or if 80 percent of the student body left which they probably would have done if a pass- fail option had been instituted. Can we blame the faculty? I think not. For many of the faculty, W&L is their whole life, their raison d’etre. They would not want to take a step that would endanger the life of this university and subsequently theirjobs. It is a very real and a very human consideration, but I wonder if, at this juncture in the school year, if pass- fail (which really was the desire of the students) would have made that great a difference. I don’t think it would have, and many schools (Brown and Yale in- cluded) have pass-fail for everything. Would it have made that much differ- ence if W&L had done it for one semester? The faculty seems to feel so because it would look bad to graduate schools. The faculty still clings to the idea that they have to protect us from the onerous possibility. It is a manifesta- tion of the idea of in loco parentis, and even more so, the generation gap. The difference is that the faculty feels that they have to retain a certain semblance ofhierarchy and adminis- trative security while the students feel that W&L has to make a forth- right statement to the nation about our condemnation of the war. To the faculty the former is most important, while to the students the latter is imperative. I think the difference may well stem from an expanded moral con- science on the part of our generation. This is not to criticize the faculty, but they are products of their times, as we are. The problem is that these are our times, times of expanded moral consciences. Sooner or later Richard Nixon will realize this. or at least I hope they will. The interval between now and the time the older generation realizes our values and aims could be very By Reeve Kelsey troublesome. I hope we, this Univer- sity, this nation and this planet can survive. happened and what does it mean? One has observed a generally activist stu- dent body and a flexible response on the part of the faculty. The initial faculty action showed an understanding on the part of the faculty of the need to combine the desires of the concerned students with the academic integrity of the University. The faculty action with its Monday night amendments allows those stu- dents who feel intellectual pursuits are no longer gennane to the problems they face to leave the University com- munity and make up their work at a later time. The faculty action also reaf- firmed the basic purpose of the Uni- versity—to teach and to be a home for intellectual activities in all disciplines. The student resolution, itself, was a poorly worded document offering something for everyone. We feel that a resolution of this nature must stand independent of out- side interpretations. The student pro- ponents cannot invoke the plea of Humpty Dumpty when he said, “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean——-neither more nor less.” There was not something in the resolution that appealed to all students, even the 254 who explicitly rejected the proposal. The resolution did con- tain two regrettable phrases, “closing Washington and Lee” and “Declare all classes canceled.” If the proponents of the resolution did not really wantclasses canceled, why were these two phrases left in the proposal? The second major objection to the plan was that there was no guarantee that classes would continue as sched- uled. A professor would not have been obligated to continue classes. There are many other problems in- volved in ending the semester on May 6. Is it really ethically justifiable to give a student a “B” for four-fifths of the work of last year’s “B” student? How does a professor really give a grade if the only work to be turned in for the course was the final exam? What does this mean for the future? W&L’s student body is now activist-- the days of apathy are at last truly dead and buried. It is the job of student leadership to channel this activism into positive results. Results that comple- ment the goals of the University. The long run implications of the student action are of such significance that they cannot be overlooked. Is the abandoning of a structured curriculum a decision that should be made under the immediate stress of an outside issue? There is much to be said for an unstructured curriculum with the stu- dent doing what he desires. Next year’s short tenn is an effort to positively face this issue. Furthermore the faculty’s present resolution has serious ramifications. Can any student at any time for any reason withdraw and receive an “I” The crisis continues, but today one hopes that the worst is over. What “This has been a tremendous affir- mation of the potential of the W&L student body. There is hope.” Fran Lawrence stated the case beautifully. We have seen in the past few days an extraordinary series of acts on the part of the student body. What they have done is, to this writer, amazing. We have come out of our noted apa- thy and worked. We have worked hard to do something together, and we did. It took Kent State to do it, but we did take action. If we, as a student body, can keep this kind of action going, we can advance by leaps and bounds next year. The only problem is that these advances are contingent on the acceptance of them by the faculty and the administration. What the faculty failed to realize in their perfunctory, though sincere consideration of the student proposal is that they no longer are required to look after our well-being. We are here to learn, not to be administered to. “I think if we had pass-fail, then everyone would go to Virginia Beach” was a statement heard from more than one member of the faculty. It astounds me that these faculty members could so miss the point of the student resolution. It was not an attempt at getting out the easy way. It was an attempt to achieve the free- dom that is necessary to do what we have to do. The reason the student resolution got turned down is unclear, but these are some likely choices. One, the faculty could have a great great lack of perception, but that is unlikely. They could feel that if they had done something like institute pass- fail, no one would show up for their classes. I do not think the faculty is that sensitive. I think they turned it down because of outside pressure and certain things they realized about the position of W&L. Certainly much of our money comes from rather conservative _ ...-.~.»...,,;;,,,_,_' resolution are even more severe. Does a student have the right to leave classes at any time for a reason- able cause and receive a “P” for the work that he misses? Again these are all legitimate questions, but ones that should not be resolved in the fast mo- ment of the events of last week. Yesterday’s assembly seemed to focus directly on who should wield the power in a university. We have long argued that the faculty should not act in loco parentis and we will continue to. However, we feel that the faculty or the administration should have ulti- mate jurisdiction over matters pertain- ing to the curriculum. The students should not have the final, ultimate ju- risdiction over what courses are to be offered, how the curriculum should be structured or what professors should be hired. There should be student representa- tion in these decisions, and there has been increasing student participation in these areas. There now exists a tremendous force for action in the student body. 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May 19, 20,21 s. 22 Keller Theatre 0 Lenfest Center Tickets free to W&L students, faculty & staff 16 WEST WASHINGTON STREET Ticketsr M11463-8000 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 (703) 463-1832 OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19950512/WLURG39_RTP_19950512_010.2.txt 1 q 3 .‘ 1 4 I I t Y . ‘1 PAGE 10 place gzmie mi’ ifiivisioii tOL1l‘Ili1mtE3X1'L i3z?l'1:1effer competes S @112 ifltng-tum lfllii PORTS BASEBALL, GOLF, TENNIS, TRACK, LACROSSE MAY 12, 1995 V Lax uses late charge to storm past Keydets in Classic By SCOTT BOOKWALTER Phi Sports Editor Chalk up another one for Washington and Lee. Last Saturday, in front of a boisterous crowd of 3,100 at Vir- ginia Military lnstituu/s Alumni Memorial Field, W&L streaked past VMI by a count of] 1-8 in the eighth annual Lee-Jackson La- crosse Classic. In the process, the Generals retained their Lexing- ton city championship. W&L used a seven-goal run midway through the second half to cruise to the win. The victory was the Generals’ seventh consecutive in the Clas- sic against their neighboring Lex- ington rivals, the Keydets. VMl’s only win in the series came in the first game, a 15-9 triumph back in 1989. W&L holds an 8-1 advantage in the all-time series against the Keydets, which began in 1986. Senior Scott Mackley (10) returned from a two-game absence due to injury to spark the Generals on a seven-goal spree in the second half, and an 11-8 triumph over the VMI Keydets. W&L finishes at 9-5. Tennis falls to Kenyon in semifinals Besides the rivalry, the Gen- erals’ victory proved to be an important way to end the season. W&L entered the game mired in a slump, having dropped its pre- vious three contests to fall to 8-5. “We’ve been pretty inconsis- tent the last few weeks, and have been up and down with inju- ries,” head coach Jim Stagnitta said. “Saturday, we proved to ourselves that we’re a lot better than we’ve shown.” VMI caused plenty of con- cern for W&L this year, since it came in with a 9-4 record. The Keydets did nothing to dispel that fear when Joe Brockman scored the game’s first goal with 13:04 remaining in the first quarter. W&L kept VMl’s high-oc- tane offense undercontrol forthe remainder of the half. Junior midfielder Adam Butterworth, who finished with three goals and one assist, put the Generals on the scoreboard for the first time four minutes later. “l’ve really been impressed with Adam the last six weeks,” Stagnitta commented. “He is a person who has stepped up his game and taken charge.” Goals by seniormidfielderTy Tydings and junior attackman Russell Croft elevated the Gen- erals to a 3-1 advantage with 10:20 left in the first half. It was a sign of bigger and better things to come from Croft, who would tack on three more goals to his total before the after- noon was over. Thanks in large part to a goal and assist from Rob Worrell, VMI finished the half with a flurry, knotting the game at 4-4 by the end of the half. The Keydets began the sec- ond half as hot as they ended the first half. Three straight goals, includ- ing two within a period of thir- By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer 1 bounded to take the ' freshman , Shapard’s win was her Consolation matches are not easy to get excited about, especially after being one singles match away from playing for the national championship. The W&L women’s tennis team, though, must gear themselves up for Friday’s third-place match at the NCAA Division lll nationals at Sweet Briar College. The Generals (20-2) were beaten, 5-4, by number—one seed Kenyon College in Thursday’s semifinal match. It was the second time this year the third-seeded Generals lost to Kenyon by that same score. lf Kenyon goes on to win Friday‘s championship match, W&L would at least know that the national champs were only one flight better than the Generals, since Kenyon also won a previous 5-4 match in Lexington. Kenyon will face the winner ofthe UC-San Diego vs. Trinity (TX) semifinal at 10:00 AM for the national title, while W&L takes on the losing team for third-place at the same time. Results ofthe W&L match can be found by calling the W&LSports Hotline at 463-8998. The Generals got off to an impressive start Thursday, winning two of the three doubles matches. The nationally third-ranked tandem of senior Marilyn Baker and freshman Natalia Garcia won an 8-6 battle, and the team of j uniorJ ulie Ayers and freshman Berry Blankenship won at third-doubles, 8-4. This was a turnaround from the March 17 competition, when Kenyon won twice at 29th of the year, breaking Baker’s school record,_which was set last year. Baker has currently won 28 this season and IS three wins shy of 100 for her career. However, Baker (#1), and Ayers (#3), were beaten a day after posting a pair of sensational wins in the quarterfinal on Wednesday. Baker, the nation’s sixth-ranked player, knocked off top-ranked Julie Rosenstein in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, to lead W&L to a 6-3 win over Amherst College. Amherst won twice at doubles to put a scare into the Generals. But W&L “worked it” at singles, according to one onlooker, taking five of six to advance to the semifinals. Garcia and Shapard won brief and impressive 6-0, 6-0 matches, and junior Shelley Sundennan won at number-six, 6-2, 6-1. Shapard ’s win took barely 45 minutes to complete. The match of the day, though, was at number-three. Ayers and Amherst’s Ting Yu fought for over three hours before Ayers walked away with a marathon 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win. That win guaranteed the team its best finish ever, topping lastyear’s sixth-place performance at nationals. On Tuesday, the Generals showed that they had shaken off the pain of last year’s opening round loss to Williams College. W&L routed Skidmore, 8-1. The Generals won all three doubles flights, and their only loss in singles was a three-set defeat for Ayers (6-2, 2-6, 6-4). At number—one, Baker beat a longtime rival of hers, third-ranked Jamie Levine, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Baker had also beaten Levine in the_ Photo by tsy Green, The Riu-tum Phi teen seconds, pushed VMI out to a 7-4 lead early in the third quar- ter, and silenced the large W&L fan contin- from the past starting with 6:30 formance, especially during the left in the third. During the next seventeen late rally. “l was happy with our level of intensity, and gent. we showed 3 Stagnitta lot of charac- and the Gen- ter,” he re- eralswere not m a r k e d . panickingyet, “Overall, it though. was a good‘ ‘‘I wasn’t day.” concerned Howcver, enoughtocall Stagnitta a timeout,” warned that the coach one afternoon mentioned. (1065 HOI C0n- “Earlierinthe stitute a sea- year we had Son. . come back “Our ex- from deficits. pectat ions We were get- were high this nng nnn0nn_ Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi season, but we” nities to convert, but weren't get- ting it done." The early-season success seemed far away at this point, but the Generals were to enjoy a blast minutes of the half, the Generals went on a rampage. Beginning with an Andy Dutton coal and ending with an Ande Jenkins score, W&L fired off seven consecutive goals to take command at 11-7. Croft provided three of his scores dur- ing this span. Senior attackman Dutton fin- ished his final game in a Gener- als' uniform with two goals and one assist. ‘‘It took the wind out of their sails after we tied it up,” Stagnitta explained. The stunned Keydets could only manage a meaningless goal with less than four minutes to play to provide the final margin for the game. W&L scored 51 times in the fourth quarter during the season, its most of any period. The game was reminiscent of the 1994 Lee-Jackson Classic. In that contest the Generals also broke away from VMI late, scor- ing four consecutive times to break a 7-7 deadlock, and propel W&L to a 12-10 victory. Despite winning nearly every statistical battle, VMI had a dif- ficult time penetrating W&L goalie Scott Jackson. Jackson received the starting nod for only the second time this season, but he appeared more than capable in front of the net. The freshman faced nineteen shots, and recorded eleven saves on the afternoon. Stagnitta was extremely pleased with the Generals’ per- fell short of what we were capable of,” he described. “We finally realized the potential we had all vear (in the game).” ' V Junior Ande Jenkins finished the year as the Generals’ top scorer with 31 goals and eight assists for a total of 39 points. Croft came in second on the team with 38 points. V‘ Senior Scott Mackley netted 25 goals, and Butterworth scored 24 times. Tydings ended as the team leader in assists with 22. Sophomore Doug Gubner stopped 123 shots on the season for a .577 save percentage. . W&L completed the 1995 campaign with a 9-5 mark, (5-Iii in the ODAC), an identical over- ‘i all log as the 1994 squad. The men closed with a number-ten ranking in Division III. Last season, the Generals fin- ished with a #11 mark. yt The Generals have now rung up a streak of a different kind: six straight seasons of at least nine victories each year. W&L has not been missing from the USILA Division Ill la- Y crosse rankings since the 1990 season, the same year the victory string began, and the year Stagnitta took over the reins. Stagnitta hopes the run will ‘I continue in 1996. “We’ll have some key play- ers returning and a good incom- ing freshman class,” he com- mented. “Our expectations will be high again next year.” third-place match at last fall’s Rolex National Championships. I Consequently, the singles competition, which begins Saturday, 1S shaping up as very in- doubles at the W&L Tennis Center before splitting at singles. Yet, at Sweet Briar, Kenyon took four of six in singles for the win. It all came down to Brown, though, re- next two, 6-1, and 6-2. Garcia (#2), and Ericka Shapard (#4), each won So cose... File Photo teresting. During team com- petition, #6 Baker had beaten the top-ranked player and the number- three, but lost to #8 Ali St. Vincent of Kenyon. In their previous match the nnmbenfive this year, Baker beat singles match between St. \_/incent, 6-3, 4-6, W&LaS Anna 6-1, in Lexington. Oscnnnor and The rounds of 32 Kenyonas Renee and 16willbeheldSat- Brown 0’Cnnn0, urday morningatsweet pulled the Generals Bnarv Wm‘ the mund 1 within a set of victory 0f15 doubles P13)’ f°l' lowing these. Both champion- ships are currently scheduled for Monday. W&L will be repre- sented by both Baker and seventeenth- ranked Garcia in their singles matches in straight sets. Julie Ayers played a key role during the Generals’ 20-2 season, and their trip to the national semifinals this past week. singles. The 24-3 duo also will battle for the doubles title. Down the homestretch Josephine Schaeffer will run in the 10,000 Friday.- File Photo