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IQ. “While the Balanced Man Program (BMP) is a voluntary pro- .m, SigEp has slowly been converting all its chapters to the BMP,” Ishington and Lee SigEp President Chris Colby said. “SigEp nationals can by no means withdraw a charter strictly red on the fact that that particular chapter is balanced man, but y can create false allegations and seize it based on those allega- ns.” The SigEp national website says the Balanced Man Program is four year membership development program.” The organization * fl yes that through this program they can tackle problems like inad- 1ate community and campus involvement and tear down the “frat y” stereotype. This program would also do away with pledgeship, giving mem- ‘s full privileges from day one. SigEp says the BMP has nothing to do with Washington and e’s chapter losing their charter. SigEp Communications Director )tt Thompson said each chapter decides to implement the BMP .y through vote. Eighty percent of the chapter must vote in favor the program for it to pass. Thompson attributed the revocation of Washington and Lee’s Ipter to risk management concerns and declining grades, not the A k of the BMP. SigEp’s national minimum required grade point average is 2.5. an Dawn Watkins said that Washington and Lee’s chapter met minimum required GPA. “We were by no means in danger of falling below the minimum,” " lby said. ~ Professor David Peterson became SigEp’s academic advisor in 2000. went to dinner at the house once a semester. Peterson was also Iilable to give academic advice to any of the brothers who requested it. WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY NG-TUM The student voice of Washington and Lee University since 1897 ZCDES revokes W&L charter, new frat ay “There were a number of bright members and good students in SPE,” Peterson said. Colby said Washington and Lee’s chapter participates in many campus activities and is involved in the community. The brothers held a Toys for Tots drive last year and bowled with the Lexington Special Olympics team. The chapter also has brothers on the swim team, tennis team, cross country and track teams, and baseball team. They also belong to academic societies, work for student pub- lications, serve as dorm counselors, peer counselors, peer tutors, pre—orientation leaders, and participate in Mock Convention. Allegations of alcohol abuse were also made against the chapter. “Did we throw parties? Yes. Did we abuse alcohol? No,” Colby said. “The fact that Alpha Delta Phi is willing to take our brother- hood as one of its chapters is indicative of the fact that the brothers did nothing to provoke the revocation of its SigEp charter.” Sophomore Adam McAllister is trying to remain positive about his fratemity’s situation, “We’re still having a good time, but it stinks to not be able to live with everyone in the house. We’re working on having a good fall and getting the Alpha Delts here in the winter,” he said. Despite any questions over accusations against the chapter, the university has no control over the closing of the SigEp chapter. According to the Student Handbook, a fraternity must be in good standing with its nationals in order to remain on campus. The IFC must now take a vote in order to approve bringing Alpha Delta Phi to campus. If approved, the new members of Alpha Delta Phi will not be able to take the old SigEp house. SigEp nationals holds the lease to the house and will keep it in case it comes back to campus in several years. Colby said that even if the IFC does not vote to accept Alpha Delta Phi, they will still exist on campus. “Whether or not the university recognizes Alpha Delta Phi as an official Washington and Lee fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi will recognize our brotherhood as a legitimate Alpha Delta Phi chapter,” Colby said. Dean Watkins said Alpha Delta Phi could possibly be violating the Comity of the North American Interfratemity Conference (NIC) if it allows former SigEp members to join its fraternity. The NIC does not allow one fraternity to receive members from another fraternity. Colby said that the former members of Washington and Lee’s chapter are no longer affiliated with SigEp, referring to the letter that SigEp nationals sent to parents this summer. The letter said that the WELCOME FROSH BY KATIE HOWELL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Spring Term background VOLUME CV1, NO.” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 20 PHI charter in Lex 3' JEB BROOKS / The Ringtu FALLING OUT OF LEX. Sigma Phi Epsilon has fallen from Lexington and hope: land at “Fallout” as Alpha Delta Phi. The “Alpha-Delts,” as they wish to be call are currentlyin the process of attempting to rush freshmen without the benefr an official chapter house. Instead, they plan to take advantage of offtamj houses like this one on Washington Street. members could achieve alumni status after graduation. But Col said the former members will not try to become alumni. “What everyone needs to understand is that we are not cre ing a new fraternity on campus,” Colby said. “But rather continui a brotherhood under different greek letters.” Board to determine new calendar by 2004 Spring Term’s fate still in question after months of debate heldlastspringtodiscusstheissues.TheacademicyearendedwI outafinal answeronthefi1t1neofWashingtonandLee’s calenda Recent developments A decision will be made about Washington and Le A. ‘'1. ~( -4 ' ’ ' ' In Elms / Ta Ring-twz1Pbi CAUTION, CONSTRUCTION AHEAD. Freshmen arrived to find the Campus almost out from under construction. Some workers remain in the new John W Elrod Univer- sity Commons as well as in other buildings wrapping up what was a busy summer ( A for the campus. This year’s freshman class contains 455 freshmen from 44 states and 17 foreign countries. With average SAT scores ranging from 1320 to 1420 and average ACT scores ranging from 28 to 31, this year’s class certainly makes the cut. Most of the freshman arrived on Saturday, however many came early to participate in pre- ” orientation week events or athletic camps. The official Freshman Orientation Week {. Program began on Sunday with activities designed to help the incoming students adjust to Washington and Lee life. Included in the itinerary is an activities fair held in the BDG quad. The event highlites many student organizations on campus. JEB BROOKS / The Ring-tum Pbi WHAT A TASTY MORSEL. Dean of Students, Dawn Watkins and new Dean of Fresh- man, David Leonard take a moment to enjoy a free hot dog while helping freshmen move into their rooms during freshmen move—in day. Watkins was chosen in early june as Dean of Students. She had previoulsy acted as Dean of Freshmen. Leonard was named in July. He comes to Washington and Lee from Whittier College in if California. “We couldn’t be more pleased about David Leonard joining our Student Affairs team. I feel confident he will serve our freshmen and the W&L community exceedingly well,” said Dean Watkins. SpringTermwasbom33 yearsagowhenwashingtonandbee oflicials decided the school needed a change ofpaoe from a tradi- tional two semester calendar. Professors developed alternative courses for the six-week term, students took advantage of study abroadandofl"-campus opportunitiesandeveryone enjoyedGoshert Tlrreeyearsagotheadrniriistiatiorrfirstchallengedfliefiiture of Spring Term at Washington and Ice. After extensive review and debate, the fitculty voted l27to 64 in favor of the present three—term calendar and the system was not challenged again until summer 2(I)2 University President '1homas Burish requested a second study ofthe calendarlast fall. He said financialreasons and faculty course loadswerethemainissues sparkingthemostrecentstudy. Faculty and administration spent months studying the benefits and set- backsofthecunent l2week—12week—sixweekcalendarandpropos- ing ideas about alternate calendar possibilities. “W&L won’t be W&L if we have the second-best fac- ulty,” Burish said last spring. “Over time it’s going to be difficult to attract the best faculty if we don’t fix things.” Burish announced last spring that the main issues to be ad- dressed in future calendar discussions are Washington and Lee’s status as a stellar liberal arts university, faculty scholarship, fac- ulty and student recruitment, the Spring Term atmosphere, aca- demic rigor, coordinating the undergraduate calendar with the law school‘s that is cunently a two-semester system and reducing faculty teaching loads to a more acceptable five courses per year. Tlueestuderrtfonnnsaswellasnmnerousfiactiltydebateswere calendar by the end of this academic year, Executive Co mittee president Helen Hughes said. Three calendar reports were released on September 3 ti discuss the possibilities for three different calendar systems Washington and Lee. Over the summer faculty committees n and discussed the pros and cons of each of the three sj tems—the current 12-12-6 calendar, a traditional two-term i 14 calendar, and a middle-of-the-road 13- 1 3-4 calendar. “The 13-13-4 calendar is, by its very nature, a comp: mise to all constituents——students, faculty, and administ tion,” professors Marcia France and Mike Pleva wrote their report on the 13-13-4 calendar. Each report addresses the calendars in relation to 1 issues addressed by Burish last spring. The reports : posted online at www.wlu.edu/CalendarDiscussion. Hughes said in a campus-wide email that the und graduate faculty will discuss the three options on Septe ber 22and will hold the first of two votes on September I The first vote will eliminate the option with the least vot Within the next week, the faculty will vote again, selecti an option that they will present to the Board of Trustt October 23-25 as the faculty choice along with the other t‘ options. The Board will then decide among the three ( tions by the end of the academic year which system to imp ment at Washington and Lee. Hughes said if a differr option than the current 12- 12-6 system is chosen, it will t2 at least two years to come into effect. W&L administrator resigns because of sodomy charges BY ERIN ]UI.IUs NEWS EDITOR David Long, Washington and Lee’s vice presi- dent for university relations, was charged with so- licitation to commit sodomy and assault and battery over the summer. Long was arrested in Pennsylvania on July 30. It’s unclear why Long was charged with assault. The charges stemmed from a sting operation on a Harrisonburg adult bookstore. A Harrisonburg grand jury indicted Long and 25 other men on 34 charges fol- lowing a three—month investigation of Harrisonburg Adult News. According to a Harrisonburg police news release, the investigation had utilized undercover work by an officer inside the store and video surveillance of the store’s parking lot. The 26 men were indicted on charges ranging from misdemeanor indecent exposure to sodomy. Long was arrested in Pennsylvania after crashing into a parked car. The officer that investigated the crash d covered the outstanding warrants for Long and arrest him. Long, who was head of Washington and Lee’s co munications, development and alumni relations depa ments, was placed on administrative leave with pay July and resigned “for personal reasons” on August i He worked in fund raising at W&L since 1988. Tr White, Washington and Lee’s communications direc‘ has called Long a, “valued and dedicated employee” a said the school is aware of the indictment but does 1 know the facts of the case so it’s, “withholding comm: and judgment.” Long lives in Lexington with his wife and thr sons. The Supreme Court recently struck down Texa. anti-sodomy law, however, Virginia’s law against sc omy has not been repealed. Virginia court has uphc its sodomy law in cases where the offenses were co: mitted in public. OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030908/WLURG39_RTP_20030908_002.2.txt -.-. - -.‘ ";-3“..‘W* J)3.§.i1.l:}O('*:_‘:(£:f"’;.}Ja-,; ,,.,-,i.uu~e..r wAt*“**"".““ ..: V PAGE, I 12093 il)ll MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 sq Jniversity bans music sharing dministration stops lawsuits before they happen, questions of Honor left up to Executive Committee BY ANDREW LATIMER AND JEB BROOKS CONTIBUTING EDITOR AND EDITOR IN CHIEF On-campus residents in search of free music and movies this week found nothing )ut frustration as university officials enacted measures to stop illicit file sharing over Wash- ngton and Lee’s connection to the Internet. The ban, which is expected to be announced formally by Provost Thomas Williams JVltl'lll‘l several days, has already affected users of popular “peer-to-peer” applications such IS KaZaA, iMesh, Morpheus and Audiogalaxy. Currently, special equipment and software lesigned to analyze data on the school’s network has been set to allow certain types of raffic, like viewing web pages and sending e-mail, while blocking the offending programs. The move marks the latest chapter in the school’s struggle with protecting its com- nunity from an increasingly aggressive nationwide legal assault )n file swapping, spearheaded by the Recording Industry Asso- ziation of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The organizations, which claim billions of dol- ars in losses due to widespread music and movie piracy, zero in )n its targets by tracing the addresses of illegal users back to their nstitutions or Internet service providers, or ISPs. If contacted by industry lawyers, the university must now iand over the names of the sharers for prosecution instead of Jeing left to deal with the problem on its own as it did in past :ases. By late August, the RIAA had issued over 1,145 subpoe- ias with dozens being added every day, with fines as hefty as 517,500 per song illegally distributed. “That’siwhat we’re ner- /ous about,” said Dean of Students Dawn Watkins, who participated on a six—member ad ioc cormnittee established by former Provost Larry Boetsch last fall to examine the com- Jlexities of online rights and file sharing. With pressure mounting as the new school year approached, the body recom- nended complete barring peer—to—peer activity. In an e-mail dated July 28, Director of Jniversity Computing John Stuckey made it clear that “the stakes are too high not to do ivhat we can, even at the cost of a likely howl of protest.” A random survey of the freshman dormitories revealed confusion and indigna- ion about university actions. With no official notice, word about the ban spread through :ampus at first as a rumor when all attempts to trade or search for files ended in failure. THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH NOT TO DO WHAT WE CAN, EVEN AT THE COST OF A LIKELY HOWL OF PROTEST ---- DIRECTOR OF UNIV. COMPUTING JOHN STUCKEY “Now I’ve lost one of my biggest reasons for moving back to the Hill," said one upperclassman who asked to remain anonymous. Some looked at the effort as an extreme tactic to save university bandwidth. Dawn Watkins re- gards the latest policy revision as motivated by the potential of serious legal threats. ‘The users are the ones being held liable. We just want to make sure that this doesn’1 happen to our students. The use of such (sharing) software has been banned from faculty anc staff computers for at least a year; now students face that same ban,” Watkins said. Whether or not file sharing is an honor violation is a matter that will be left to the Executive Committee, which so far has not indicated its views on the issue. Yet the change- is sure to prompt campus discussion on “media thefi.” In a recent announcement by the RIAA, amnesty has been promised for downloaders who agree to delete the files that they share anc agree to no longer share files. For now, Professor Sarah Wiant, professor of copy- right law at the Washington and Lee School of Law, and Uni- versity Computing have advice for network users. Among their are deleting illegal music files, disabling the sharing features 01 KaZaA and other peer-to-peer programs and consulting the documents at the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s website at ww.eff.org. According to HelpDesk manager John White, students whc bring their computers for service will not be policed. “We can’t expect people to come in if they think that we’re going to turr them in,” he said. Only if the sharing software affects the perfor- mance of the computer will it be dealt with, he said. The data analysis equipment that blocks file trading, dubbed a “packet shaper,” is also not intended to be intrusive. While it can determine the type of data being sent over the network, it does not scrutinize the specific files or names passing through the university’: servers. Last fall, the packet shaper was implemented to keep peer—to—peer traders frorr swamping Washington and Lee’s connection. - Off-campus students who do not rely on the university’s Internet service will not fall under the jurisdiction of the Provost’s decision or the packet shaper. Addi- tionally, students who purchase songs through legal download services like BuyMusic.com and the Apple iTunes Music Store are unaffected. ". TALKEACK: Fteshmen,whatdo you think of Washington andLee, so fat? “I think pre-orientation in _ _ , , going out. Orientation hasn t “It’s been a lot of fim. lt’s good “IVS been a lot Offun and “It’s been eat so far. The campus is beautifiil and all the “So ar, I ve en] oed i nd everyone seems to be really arti 1 t.” I’ met a lot of ‘ . p 6;; aWri$na(‘)Sfl1g£'(f’7a quite been too much fim.” ve pe0p1e_,, mce fiiendly.” kids seem really cool.” -Stuart Hurst ‘07 , -Morgan Hill ‘O7 -ChI‘lS Tittlfi, ‘07 -Jenny Hau 07 ’ PHI Editor in chief issociate Editor News Editor Opinions Editor 'ts & Life Editor Sports Editor rt. Sports Editor Photo Editor Jeb Brooks Kyle Wass Erin Julius Caley Anderson Megan Morgan Allison Perry John Hyland Cody Gabbord iitorial Director Katie Howell Paul Seifert Thomas Worthy Henry Grimball iness Managers culation Director re Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays ring the undergraduate school year at ashington and Lee University, Lex- gton, Virginia. The Washington and :e Publications Board elects the Edi- rs in chief, but The Ring-tum Phi is herwise independent. re Ring-tum Phi welcomes all respon- )le submissions and letters. 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Let me explain. Washington and Lee is a school absolutely rothered in rich tradition. It’s a beloved place to tually every person who once walked the Colon- de. But the W&L they remember is not the school u will know. W&L is changing. It is changing as u read this article. Change has always haunted W&L. This is a 100l that thrives on tradition, depending on the st to give us our academic identity. Without those ditions, W&L has no identity. But tradition and ange are rarely compatible things, and so rogress” in Lexington has typically not been a erished process. When you rely on the past so avily, it’s tough to face the future’ with a smile. After a cheating scandal, W&L left big-time rletics behind. It’s tough to imagine UVA or Tech Maryland playing at Wilson Field, but it hap- ned. From what I’ve heard, that was a tough ange to swallow. Co—education was another hot .ue, but in the 1980s, that change was also made. lat brings us to the still current issue that has zked Lexington for the past 6 months - the won- rful Spring Term question. Spring Term will eventually say goodbye. Any- e who does not recognize this fact is in denial. re decision has probably already been made — it’s lt the matter of when it all finally plays out. It will a tough change to experience, as well. But even )re disturbing, perhaps, is the foreboding signs rrounding our beloved fraternities. Over the sum- in our school’s chapter of Sig Ep was removed rm campus. And though the university played part in kicking Sig Ep off, and may in fact have ed to save that fraternity, the loss may carry some implications about the future of fratemities in Lex- ington. - The signs are not good. The new alcohol poli- cies deprived us of tailgating and drinking games, and while that change seems irrelevantly minor, it was certainly a big deal at the time. The demise of Spring Term will also poten- tially take away certainly some parents will be certainly proud) are naturally not as excited. And besides that party issue, they are definitely some other rankings on that list that might make university officials a bit nervous. Lots of beer. Lots of liquor. Overwhelm- ingly homogenous student population. To an ad- ministrator who wants to ensure a healthy positive Freshman Facebook and see that more than half 1 guys already have frat hair before they even get Lex. Furthermore, we know W&L will deliver. We the alums - they all wanted to come here too. Tl had a great time, and that’s why they will continue give donations and keep close ties with the schc Sure, we party hard. So hard that a schr academic environment, some our favorite traditions - Derby Days, Buffalo Creek, and other events could be ca- sualties to the cal- endar change. And of course there is that beautiful new building, the Com- mons, the new hub of campus. Cer- tainly, the building is a necessity, but there’s also not a doubt in my mind that many of the powers—that-be hope that it will serve as a fraternity deterrent, a place good things. these can’t look like ceive to be our faults). And so the school will make changes to make But, and here’s the point I’ve been working towards, Where Are Our Faults? Despite those potentially negative rankings, W&L man- ‘with 1600 kids can beat out the likes of Flori‘ Texas, Sewanee and all the others. Meanwhile, academics, we blow most schools out of the wat It’s onlynaturalthatthe We are receiving an unrivaled education in 1 university shouldtry to midst of unrivaled weekend debauchery. And N improve on our school’s love it, -I faults (orwhatthey per- So no wonder we get pissed when we sense i “Swarthmoreification” of W&L. If we wanted go anywhere else, chances are, most of us wou This is the school of our dreams, and we do Our School more maI‘ket- want the dream to end. able t0 the World, more But it will end. Change is coming. I e0InpetitiVe With 0UIri- nobody’s fault - there is nobody to blan vals, and amore attrac- Burish and the head honchos don’t want tlVe plaee t0 get an ed11- change any more than we do. They just 5 Cation. things slightly differently, more in terms A dollar signs and practical academic efiicien: That’s what they are paid to do - to make t decisions that we don’t understand. No, the is no one to blame. It’s simply a product oft way we do things here. We hold on as long we possibly can, until the last possible SE Where neW Students aged to jump One Spot ond, until the change finally goes through. . can go to escape and become the 12th we should, the shadows of Red best liberal arts school I had the opportunity to hear a certain W6 Square and in all the land. Even official speak a few weeks ago, and he defend D3VidS0n Park more, those Same our position, as I have. To be a ridiculous par 0 b v i o u s 1 y , Princeton Review school and an unrivaled academic institutior none of these fac- tors I’ve listed di- rectly contribute to the future demise of The good old days. The past carries many fond memo- ries for W&L alums. Beer on the collonnade was just one of the surprises our not—so—distant past holds. Fun PHOTO / The Ring-tum Phi our Greek system, but with the recent removal of Sig Ep, I can’t help noticing a bad taste in my mouth. Finally, there are those pesky Princeton Re- view rankings that were just published. To be a student in the 5th best party school in the country is a great thing. Administrators and parents (though students. 99% of people at W&L want to be here. We love it here. That’s why its so homogenous - not because we don’t market to minorities or because we are racially exclusive. It’s because everyone here wants to be here. It’s why you can look through the rankings have us listed on some of the most positive lists. Out of all those schools, we are #8 for having the happiest “a pretty damn good thing,” he said. I say i not just a good thing - its’s paradise. I’m a : nior this year, and already I dread leaving Le ington, before classes have even started. I sure many of my fellow seniors feel the sar way. So to you incoming freshmen, I welcor you once again. You have much to look fr ward to, but much to fear as well. This schc is changing. Don’t let it change without fight. .’rinceton Review releases academic, social rankings BY JEB Brrooxs EDITOR l'N CHIEF The Princeton Review recently released its rankings for the Best 1 Colleges. Washington and Lee received top marks in several cat- ories. According to the rankings, Washington and Lee University stu- nts are taught well, socially active and politically conservative. The rvey says that students at the University have very caring profes- rs, miss Republican President Ronald Reagan and consume a lot of xohol. The Review uses open ended questions to gain further insight into mpus life. Washington and Lee is described by one of its own stu- nts as a “little utopian society” that offers “really small classes” and ‘strong sense of community among the students, faculty and admin- ration.” Another student says that Washington and Lee has “a stu- nt body like a country club: white, well-off, Republican.” re same student goes on to say that, “My little Neon is parked ~xt to a Lexus, a Saab and a brand new SUV — in the freshman t!” One other student states that, “‘Work hard, drink hard’ is our Jtto.” The Review uses current students to rank their schools in cat- ories ranging from Parties to Politics. 106,245 students were kedi to rate their own institutions based on the 2002-2004 aca- mic year. In addition to its rankings, the Princeton Review is well known r its test preparation courses, admission and education services, d books. N hat the hell’s a Ring-tum Phi? re grand old traditions and early Washington and Lee newspaper scandals: reprinted from The Ring-tum Phi of Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1967. Back in the days when telephones (all 68 of :m in Lexington, an advertisement boasted) were own as “up-to-date electric call bells,” back when ‘aling a bell—clapper was called “a naughty-one’s rlic,” in the same year that the New York Post nferred on this city (really) the title “Athens of : Sout ” — there came into being a little newspa- r published weekly, “by the students for the ishington and Lee University community,” and med after the most popular of that University’s )tball cheers: “Ring-tum Phi.” “Coincident with the administration of Presi- nt Wilson begins the career of a new publication Washington and Lee, The Ring-tum Phi. The rig-tum Phi is a weekly journal and presents a :asing appearance. It meets a distinct need in 2 University and relieves the Collegian of what merly has tended only to clog and retard.” terary Magazine “The Collegian is primarily a literary magazine, :1 when the editors heretofore were forced to cram 3 limitless number of locals, they always bewailed : dismal incongruity. Henceforth, we rejoice to 1, the Collegian is freed from matters of this kind, d will both be compelled to try to serve two ends “Gentlemen of The Ring-tum Phi, you have our best wishes. Gentlemen of The Ring-tum Phi, we give our sincerest thanks. Students of W. and L., we congratulate you on the advent of the long needed weekly!” The year was 1897. The Southern Collegian was still a high-quality magazine, being published by the Graham Literary Society. The Ring-tum Phi was designed to be a somewhat lighter, perhaps even ribald, complement to the Collegian. Eighteen and ninety-seven. The year the foot- ball coach had to send away for a special noseguard “to protect the colossal proboscis which accompa- nies Mr. Fitzhugh’s countenance.” (“Mr.” Fitzhugh was a student; everybody then was Mister or Doc- tor of Professor or Reverend.) Scandalous Verse Eighteen and ninety-seven. The year of the Great Hell Scandal. It seems the very first editor-in- chief, George.Houston, in the fourth issue of the neophyte newspaper, published a column of “Foot- ball Songs,” one of which was included with this verse: “Each other’s back, boys “Has got a knack, boys, ll “Round the end. “And it’s a sin, sir, “For Oberlin (a W&L player), sir, “To buck the V.M.I. boys’ line so awfully hard. “Then join the yell, boys, “And yell like hell, boys, “Sure enough. “To W&L U., boys, “And foot-ball, too, boys, “Let’s give a rousing, rumbling, roaring football yell. “Ring-tum Phi, stickeri bum, “&c, &c.” Well, hell broke loose. The next issue, an incensed letter-to-the-editor writer (we told you things haven’t changed much) said: “There appeared in the columns of The Ring- tum Phi, last week, a song which, to the very thoughtful person had very little to recommend it. . .The only thing that I can see that would have recommended it to the editorial eye is the little smack of naughtiness which makes the first rhyme in the last verse. “The Editor seems to be filled with pride to even know the author; he puts the verse in the editorial commending it as ‘especially good.’ He says the words tire the voice a little. “Now everyone, who knows anything of the subject, knows that the sound of that ‘h’ has a very rasping effect on the vocal chords. How much better it would have been had the line read: ‘And yell right well, boys.’ It would have sounded better, been easier on the voice, and would have saved the writer and Editor from showing their weakness. “It can be admitted that, to some eyes, there is something worthy of admiration in a dark, purple crime, but to bow before a sinlet like this is weak- ness personified. “In the future let me suggest that the Editor follow the path of virtue. He will not only find it pleasant, but may keep himself from showing his lack of taste. _R” Well, “R.” intimidated Mr. Houston. Who wouldn’t be intimidated if he were editing a brand- new paper that nobody, not even students, had ever heard of, named The Ring-tum Phi; and some- body came along and accused him of printing sinlets b‘ ‘I’