OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_001.2.txt Arch 4 372. 755 K R .. V33? rw-8 ‘(cpa BY PATRICIA BALLANTYNE STAFF WRITER What exactly is Mock Convention? Traces of this important event have permeated campus since the first day of school in forms of newspaper ar- ticles, the convocation speech, and word of mouth. Why so much attention? What does this repu- table occasion represent and entail? The history of W&L’s Mock Con speaks for itself, with its status as the nation’s most accurate mock convention since its establishment. While the convention boasts 17 correct predictions out of 22 attempts, its reputation has grown even stron- ger with time. In fact, our Mock Con maintains only one miscalculation after the 1948 convention, producing a 92% prediction rate. Washington and Lee’s Mock Convention has even caught the eye of highly regarded pundits and publications. 77m_e labels it as “the biggest and bloomingest” of all amateur gatherings. After the 1996 convention, the Washington Post claimed The itudem‘ voice of Washington and Lee Umlersigy Jim 7897 W&L’s convention to be “one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious mock conventions.” In the past, Mock Con has hosted several re- nowned speakers including Jimmy Carter, Newt Gingrich, and Bill Clinton. (Clinton actually enter- tained some students by playing his saxophone at a country party.) While this year’s speakers have not yet been armounced, we can expect an excellent line- up, especially if it reflects the Spring Kickoff sched- ule that included Dick Morris, Dr. Al Sharpton, and Donna Brazile. At the Spring Kickoff held last May, students had the opportunity to not only listen to famous speakers, but also to participate in a discussion fo- rum with interesting political analysts such as Dick Morris and Charlie Cook. On the lighter side, The North-Mississippi All-Stars also played that week- end at Lime Kiln for the enjoyment of students. Its student-rim nature and tradition of success establish W&L’s Mock Con as a newsworthy, re- spectable, unique, and exciting affair. Noah Rhodes, General Chairman of Mock Convention, elaborates on the student organization, explaining how “The whole thing is student-run. We have advisors, but it is a hands-off deal.” The general leadership of Mock Convention consists of a 25-member steering committee, some of whom have been working since April of 2002, almost two years before the actual convention. The success-rate of Mock Con results from the diligence of a large number of people. The P0- litical Chair Michael Denbow su- pervises the Regional Chairs, — who oversee the work of State Chairs, all of whom have their own committees. Brooks Morgan, Fundraising Co-Chair, explains that “Mock Conven- tion becomes more and more of a teamwork experi- ence as the Convention nears.” Over 200 people conduct impeccable research in order to correct candidate. With the recent en- trance of General Clark as a Democratic candidate for President, students now must focus on ten can- PHI MONDAY, SEl’lEl\«lBER22,2003 A Anticipation builds for Mock Con 2004 didates in their efforts to choose the winner. Noah Rhodes contributes an additional motive for success. “One reason it will continue to be this suc- cessful is this huge pressure. We’ve been wrong once since ’48. You want to honor the people who have done it before you.” Reflecting the traditional W&L attitude of “work hard, play hard,” Mock Con encompasses several festivities for the en- . tertainment of students. The Presidential Gala will be held November 14, with “Big Ray and the \ Kool Ka ” playing. Mike Baker, the Social Chair of Mock Con, describes the Presidential Gala. “It’s a big social event to get people thinking about Mock Con. It’s a fun thing.” To add to the excitement of this black-tie SEE MOCK CON, PAGE 2 Isabel’s u deatas Sou Swept away. Water flooded South River Road Thursday duringHurricane Isabel’s rage. Dozens of dead fish lay across the road after the water receded BY JEB BROOKS EDITOR IN CHIEF . The destructive force of Hurricane Isabel narrowly missed Lex- ington and Washington and Lee on Thursday night. Areas in the southeast part of the county were not so lucky. ACE may cancel frat parties ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY South River overflowed its banks and began covering South River Road prompting authorities to close it late on Thursday night and into Friday morning. The force of the wa- ter washed out parts of this road, also known as Virginia 608. The river is usually no more than a small creek, but it continued JEB BROOKS / Tbe Rmg-tum Phi hier, bypasses Lex to rise until 1:45 on Friday morning, when it reached a crest of 11.6 feet on the gage at Cornwall, which is in the South River district. According to CJ Norris, a Special Enforcement Officer for Rockbridge County’s Emergency Services division, the event be- gan with high winds, which picked up and led to some power out- ages. Norris had been working for 14 hours when he was inter- viewed. , “The areas to the north that we drain got a lot more rain,”Norris said. This caused South River to become inundated with water and flood Rockbridge County did not see as much rain as other parts of Virginia. The weather monitoring station in Vesuvius, Virginia re- corded ten inches of rain. Norris said that Sherando Lake, near Waynesboro, recorded approximately 16.6 inches. The rapidly rising waters had authorities from as far away as Salem and West Vaco scrambling to get to Rockbridge County. Five families and two vehicles in the South River district were swifi water rescued. LEXINGTON Damage in Lexington was far less severe. Scattered power out- ages and two downed trees were the extent of Isabel’s rage on the city. ‘ The Department of Public Works labored through the night to ensure that drains and the streets remained clear of debris that fell due to high winds. “We were very fortunate,” said David Woody, the Director of Public Works. According to Chief of Police, Bruce Beard, the only real damage was a tree that fell on the SUV of a Lexington resident. The other downed tree was on a vacant property on South Main Street. WASHINGTON AND LEE Washington and Lee lost only one major tree limb, which fell on Letcher Avenue. The University’s Physical Plant was out in force overnight in case they were needed. The department’s director, Scott Beebe, had five people on standby, in addition to his regular overnight crew. “We got all dressed up and no one came to the party,” said Beebe. He also stated that, “We expended a couple hundred man hours and picked up flowerpots and boxes — anything that could become a missile” Other than a few minor roof leaks, the University’s buildings were not damaged. . Williams promoted to Provost BY CHRIS LAUDERMAN STAFF WRITER Fraternities at Washington and Lee are coming into conflict with a section of the Inter Fraternity Council by-laws. Accord- ing to by law XI section iii, no fraternity event shall be scheduled at the same time as an All Campus Event. In the past, this has not been a problem becausee Washington and Lee has had very few campus events. With the addition of the Elrod Commons, however, the fratemities have more competition than just the Student Activities Board. , “This is not a new policy,” said Matt Jacobs, the Inter Fraternity Council advi- sor. He went on to say that it was not an administrative policy, but an IFC policy. The objective of this IFC law is to have the campus come together, united, to do ac- tivities together. “There really is not that much of a policy,” explained IFC president, Brian Castleberry, “The genesis is that fratemi- ties will not hold band parties at the same time as SAB band parties.” He went on to state that the question currently being ex- amined by the IFC is what_ exactly consti- tutes an all campus event. Since most fratemities appeared to be unaware of this aspect of the IFC by-laws, fall term is serving as a grace period before penalties develop. The IFC would like coop- eration with the fraternities. A party for this weekend can obviously not be moved, but a party in late November could, possibly, be moved. Fraternal organizations must notify the [F C of their plans, so judicial action will not occur. Possible judicial punishment for hav- ing a party during an All-Campus Event would include, “one week or two weeks of social probation, plus a fine, but there is no penalty spelled out in the by-laws,” said Jacobs. The Commons Board will supposedly give every Greek organization on campus a calendar of scheduled All Campus Events. Jacobs said that there would probably only be about four more all campus events a term than last year. Castlebeny agreed and saidthat the huge- nuInberofIeeentAllCampusEventsisduetothe Elrod Commons kickofl‘evaIts. . “It is not a plot to restrict Fraternities and their social events, it is an extension of an old policy,” said Jacobs. Castlebeny stated that this is not that big of an issue. He feels that respecting events such as A Night to Remember is reasonable; yet hav- ing All Campus Events every weekend is not acceptable. Greek advisor Theresa Glassman, Jacobs, and Castleberry are currently loolcing to revise the IFC constitution. The new constitution will be more explicit to what represents anAll Campus Event BY ELIZABETH ECKMAN STAFF WRITER When asked what he enjoys most about his job as provost, Tom Will- iams says, “The people. As I’ve bounced around from professor, to associate dean, to provost, I have had to opportunity to work with more and more wonderful people. \V1lliams, an integral part of the Washington and Lee campus since 1974, beganhis careeratVMI in 1971, where he temporarily taught in the physics department. During this time, he also established close ties with the physics faculty at W&L. After working as a staff scientist in Colorado, Williams was invited to teach at W&L as a physics professor. This past year, Williams became the Provost, heading both the College, the Wrilliams School, and the Law School. He is involved with the planning pro- cess at W&L, with both the Dean and President, and is involved in all as- pects of academic life at the univer- sity. During his many years at Wash- ington & Lee, Williams has seen many changes affect the university, includ- ing the decision to become coeduca- tional in 1985. He describes this change as almost “parallel to the cur- rent discussions over the academic calendar.” “The debate over co-education was in many ways the same as the alumni was overwhelmingly in favor of remaining all male, the Board of Trustees was in favor of remaining all male, while the faculty felt that admitting women would improve the institution, but was concerned about the quality of students.” Williams also describes the up- coming Mock Convention as both a “serious activity” and the “single most encompassing academic activ- ity on campus.” Viewing the conven- tion as a “special thing,” Williams hopes that other topics could be- come equally as exciting. “While the real thing is so thrill- ing, as is most things in politics, I would want to capture that energy in other topics and perhaps display such energy more frequently, like every two years.” In respect to the recent college rankings from both the Princeton Re- view and U.S. News and World Re- port, Williams doesn’t believe they can be grouped together. “Rankings set definitions. I am very often cyni- cal of the value of rankings. . .as they can both encourage people lto ook where they may have not looked before, but can also discourage stu- dents from looking at schools.” Williams, however, maintains, that you cannot ignore the influ- ence of such rankings. He said that Washington and Lee is a unique school, especially since it is the only school in the top 25 liberal arts schools that has both an ac- credited journalism program and a law school. And by remaining such a small school, “the teaching is personable. At larger schools, you cannot teach in such an intimate way.” Williams, in fact, “would not as- pire to be number one.” While W&L has seen much change since its founding, it has not grown signifi- cantly. “We have seen steady change in the academic catalog, with the introduction of interdisciplinary programs, such as Women’s stud- ies, and Environmental studies.” He also notes that, “Over the years, the student body has become more ca- pable and more impressive.” However, Williams cites that while the university has changed and will continue to change, we cannot change the inherent values of Wash- ington and Lee, “because by chang- ing ourselves, we wouldn’t be Wash- ington and Lee.” ' VOLUME CV1, N0.V1II. I . o OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_002.2.txt PAGE 2 N “l}E"\:‘.-§-<1:i\'Ik\'2..fI..:\\’: MONDAY, SEPFEMBER 22, 2003 Construction continues in C—school The Earnest C. Williams School of Commerce and Politics has seen several changes over the sum- mer. Renovations to the outside as well as the inside are continuing to be made to the structure. The Administration has set two major goals for the outside renovation. The first is to build a new handicap ramp at e———--—‘- the front of the UNIVERSITY BLUEPRINTS building in a dc- CHRIS LAUDERMAN ‘O5 °f’“‘a“d““°b‘“_“ """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" " sive manner.This ramp has been built on the east side of the building next to the main entrance. It blends in with the landscaping as it leads to the basement of the Williams School. The second goal setby theAdministrationistobeau- tifythewestsidenexttoGrahamLeesnowthattheElnod Commons is next to the entrance. The old handicap en- traricethatwrappedaroundthebackofthebuilclirigis now gone. In its place is anew brickpoitico and staircase. The Administration wants a clear, unfettered pe- destrian area between the Elrod Commons and the Wil- liarns School. A sidewalk and landscaping were added, andatransforrnerhadtobemoved, tomakethearea clear of obstacles between the C-School and Commons. The interior renovation has brought more changes as well. The overall goal of the interior renovation is to make the Williarns School more technologically ad- vanced with “smart classrooms” and more offices. Commons kickoff exceeds expectations The basement of the Williarns School now has two new offices. “There is a shortage of offices in the Wflliarns School,” explained Joseph Grasso, Vice President for Administration. On the main floor, the old reading room has been divided into two new rooms. The Colonnade side is now an open lounge with computer access. The Commons side CORBIN BLACKFORD / Tbe Ring-tum P122" Brocxm. T'heexitattl'iebackoftheC-Schoolis currentiyforernergencyuseonly. puter lab is more conducive to learning than the computers that were in the old reading room. Other renovations to the inside include classrooms being retrofitted with risers which are supposed to lead to a better teaching environment LCD projectors have also been installed in many of the classrooms. “I like the fact that the old C-School had a bigger library, but the technology upgrades were greatly needed,” said Senior Politics major, Bryan Early. “We have accomplished a great deal in a compressed time frame,” said Grasso. The Adrnin- istration is pleased with the al- most completed project and the amount of time it took to finish. The outside renovations should be finished by late September. The inside renovations are finished with the exception of some minor cos- metic touch-ups that lmve yet to be made. Acostestimatecould notbe givenatthistimeforthepiojectbe- has been converted into a new “smart” classroom. The third floor has a new computer lab. The Ad- ministration feels that the layout of the new com- cause not all of the invoices have been turned in to the Administration The Vlfilliams School, built in 1900, is not scheduled for a complete renovation at this time. CORBIN BLACKFORD / Tlze RlIlg—f1I77I P/JZ E Stairsn0wgraceti'iebackoffl'ie\XfiliamsScliool CATHERINE SWAN STAFF WRITER After a variety of events in- cluding movies, book readings, music, and even a rock climbing wall, the University Commons concluded its twelve day kickoff schedule Sunday. Planning for the schedule began last spring term when mem- bers of the All Campus Events Committee, orACE, started meet- ing to discuss possible events. The goal of the committee was to provide a variety of activities to interest all members of the W&L community, while also showing how different areas in the build- ing could be used. Events have included sev- eral movies in the 189-seat cin- ema, book readings by W&L professors, and football on the big screen TV in the lounge. University organizations have also used the Commons for spe- cial activities. The Nabors Ser- vice League, for example, held an Open House in the Com- mons Room, and Career Ser- vices also held an open house in their new expanded offices located on the third floor of the Commons. “Some of the events have had a lower turnout than we have hoped, but many have exceeded our expectations,” said Director of Student Activities Teresa Glassman. One event that proved es- pecially popular was the Sidewalk Chalk Competition. The compe- tition allowed student organiza- tions to showcase their contribu- tions to campus life while also tivities, campus organizations have been encouraged to spon- sor some of the kickoff events. For example, Sigma Nu spon- sored last week’s Monday Night HIGHER. Climbers touch the sky as part of the Commons kickoff events. competing for a $500 prize. Glassman estimated that almost 170 students participated in the competition. In an effort to get more stu- dents involved in Commons ac- Football Party in the Commons Theater. In addition to sponsor- ing events, campus organiza- tions have also been using the rooms in the commons for club meetings. The facility has been overwhelmed with reservations to use the rooms. Another activity designed to draw students to the Com- mons is Common Grounds, the new version of Java at the GHQ. Common Grounds will occur ev- ery Wednesday night from 8:30 to rriidnight. The event will fea- ture music and drink specials from the cafe. Last week’s per- formers were the jazz musicians of the Dave Kline Band. In the future, Common Grounds is looking to seek out entertain- ment from W&L student musi- cians. The Commons staff plans to continue to provide enter- tainment and activities to the W&L community in order to make use of the new facility. Their aim is to have activities available to students on the nights they have time to relax, such as Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. “The goal is to create a vi- brant center of community for the campus and to bring the students and faculty together, so that they don’t have to join a Greek orga- nization just to have that sense of community,” said Acting Di- rector of the University Com- mons Leroy Atkins. “It’s doing what we want it to do — to have people pass through all day, all week long.” “I find it very encouraging that people are choosing to spend time here,” said Atkins. Futrell named dean of housing, minority affairs BY IMRAN NAEEMULLAH CONTRIBUTING EDITOR With the opening of this school year, Washington and Lee stu- dents have witnessed many changes, most obviously the new Uni- versity Commons. Yet physical plant changes are only the surface of what’s different at W&L this year, because virtually the entire Dean of Students’ office was reshuffled this summer. After Dean Courtney Penn left W&L last year to take a position with Head Start in Roanoke, his position as Assistant Dean of Housing and Minority Affairs became vacant and a replacement was necessary. The new dean of students, former dean of freshmen Dawn Watkins, found who she needed just down the road: Tamara Futrell of Hollins University. At Hollins, Futrell served most recently as direc- tor of first and second year programs, coordinating housing as well as assisting students with their tran- sition to college life. Prior to joining the residence life staff at Hollins, Futrell earned a master’s degree in education with an emphasis on college community counseling from Longwood College (now University) in Farmville, VA. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity in Richmond, where she was a member of the Class of 1994. ANewport News native, Futrell is very happy to be in Lexington at W&L, where she’s pleased to find everyone so friendly and welcoming. Futrel1’s path to W&L was helped greatly by friendship, as "it happens. She met Deans Watkins and Penn a couple of years ago at a conference where they agreed to meet again later to discuss profes- sional issues. Watkins invited her to W&L, where she introduced her to the rest of the staff in the dean’s office, and invited her to help conduct a workshop for resident assistants (R-As). After Penn left, Futre1l’s name came up as a natural replacement, and Futrell accepted the job without hesitation. She says that W&L is such a wonderful institution, and she was also very much attracted to the idea of work- ing with Dean Watkins, whom she characterizes as a great boss and leader. In her first couple of weeks on the job, Futrell had to commute between Roanoke and Lexington until she moved to Lexington, which made getting to work a bit challenging. More significantly, she says, she was very familiar with Hollins but everything at W&L was very new. Of course, she feels completely at home now that she’s figured out how the pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, fit together. In her first year at W&L, she faces many challenges, not the least of which is to listen to what everyone has to say and learn from them. She enjoys hearing student voices and wants to make sure she is viewed as accessible. From an administrative stand- point, she plans on reevaluating university policies on housing, particularly with regard to clarifying policies and changing the tim- ing of the lottery system and room deposits. These are issues, she says, which have come up in the recent past so she’d like to try and prevent them in the future. In the long run, she has two major goals, both of which relate to her capacity in minority affairs. The first is that she wants to make sure that underrepresented groups at W&L, like racial minorities and gays and lesbians, feel comfortable and that they have resources to go to if they need help. Her second goal relates to minority freshmen in particular because, she says, going to college is a hard enough transition without factoring in being a minority when previously you might have been in the majority. She aims to serve as a contact point for freshmen and other students who might need a little extra help adjusting to college life. 4 When she’s not at work, Futrell enjoys spending quiet time at home and socializing in Roanoke. Both her church, St. Matthew’s Word of Life, and her sorority’s graduate chapter are located there, and she sees those two places as her primary social outlets. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a black sorority. As a graduate, she attends social functions for graduates and performs volunteer work, all the while continuing to pay dues. As for the proposed chapter of AKA at W&L, Futrell says this is still in the works, although a recent lawsuit against AKA has temporarily halted recruitment. While she plans on remaining at W&L for some time to come, eventually Futrell would like to be president of Spelman College in Atlanta. She feels that her position at Washington and Lee places her ideally, career-wise, for this move. W&L has a long tradition of breeding successful people; perhaps as an honorary alurrma, Futrell will do W&L proud later in life. For now, W&L is pleased to be the beneficiary of her no doubt considerable talents. Delegations begin recruitment this week BY ANN BANKER STAFF WRITER The‘ Mock Convention is holding its State Delegate Fair on Wednesday, September 24"‘ in Doremus Gymnasium from 104. All Washington and Lee students, law school and undergraduate alike, are encouraged to come and join the state delegation of their choice. This event serves as perhaps the easiest and most impor- tant opportunity students have to get involved. Convention chairman Noah Rhodes is hopeful for a large turnout: “We want to sign up over 1500 people. . .the whole idea is to involve everyone in the school.” By signing up for a delegation, a student will get to help with the research of their respective state, build the state float with the rest of the delegation, receive a state t—shiit, attend state parties, a n d more. The most important aspect of signing up for a delegation lies in the fact that it guarantees admission into the actual con- vention} Students will sit to- gether in their delegation sections, rather than in the general admissions bleachers which could potentially close once the convention reaches maxi—' mum capacity. By joining a state delegation. students have an absolute guarantee into the convention. The cost to join a state delegation is $25 (which conveniently swipes home). In selecting a state to join, Political Chairman Michael Denbow suggests students pick a state that they feel represents them. Denbow pointed out that often groups of friends collaborate on which state to sign up for while other students feel a special loyalty to their own home state. If for some reason students cannot attend the Delegation Fair on Wednesday, there will be an online registration that can be accessed by going to‘ the Mock Convention website (www.mockcon.wlu.edu). MOCK CON, FROM PAGE 1 event, several arriazing items will be raffeled off, including various trips and gifts from Lexington businesses. The Convention itself is naturally accompanied by numerous activities. There will be a parade Friday morning in which each delegation will provide a float. Speakers will follow the parade later in the afternoon, in addition to additional outside entertain- merit. The convention itself will be Saturday, January 31. At the convention, students in the delegations enter the delegation’s predication. As Noah Rhodes states, “The whole idea is to in- volve everyone at school.” For those of you who aren’t involved, go to the state delegation fair next Wednesday. This monumental event will be even more rewarding and exciting if you are some- what involved. For more information about W&L’s Mock Con- vention visit its website at mockcon.wlu.edu. Pipe possiby at Beta BY ERIN JULIUS NEWS EDITOR While making his normal rounds at the Beta Theta Pi house on Friday night, Security Officer RexRode found a drug-related device. “Rex was wandering through the house and apparently found something like a pipe,” said Beta Theta Pi President Seth Martin. Higher authorities have not gotten involved. “The house is dealing with it internally,” said Martin. Martin said that the matter will probably be brought before the InterFraterriity Council. “I assume they’ll be comfortable with the fact that it’s being dealt with internally,” said Martin. Martin said that Beta Theta Pi would get the lFC’s input on what an appropriate punishment would be for the individual who possessed the illicit implement. “The individual will probably get social probation,” said Martin. He also said that the house would look to the IFC for guidance on how long the individual’s punishment should last. At press time, neither the IFC nor University Security were available for comment. OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_003.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 No large classes at W&L What is it makes Washington and Lee one of the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the country? We, as well as prospective stu- dents, choose to come to this University because of excellent professors, unique educational opportunities and the individual attention we receive in small classes (at least in terms of academics). But with the advent of the Commons, small classes are no longer a staple here at Washington and Lee, as large, auditoriurn- style lectures are now made possible. In- troductory chemistry, biology and journal- ism classes are all being taught in the movie theater on the Woods Level of the Com- mons. Multiple sections of these introduc- tory classes were combined and crammed into the theater. The Phi has three main objections. At Washington and Lee, at least, the- aters are meant to be used to watch mov- ies— not to teach classes. Let’s leave that to the huge, dark citadels of the Ivy League. The irnpersonality of 1 15 people in one class flies in the face of the educational values of W&L. There is very little discussion and even less one-on-one interaction between a student and professor———the very experi- ence that makes real leaming possible. It may be argued that these are only introductory classes. Students will have plenty of time to fonn bonds with their pro- fessors when they take courses later in their college careers. We are not, however, at a huge research or post-graduate school and do not expect to be subjected to lec- ture halls. Students come to W&L expect- ing to learn by interaction with their profes- sors and peers, whether the number of the course is 101 or 390. Just last year, intro- ductory classes lent themselves to such in- teraction. Shoving 100+ students into athe- ater suifocates any communication that should, and could, take place in intro classes. We posit that although the theater may temptthe administration to design large, lec- ture-hall-style classes, this should be avoided. Large classes may be slightly more efficient, but much of what makes this Uni- versity unique is lost as the “Swarthmorification” of W&L marches on. Freshmen and others in introductory classes do not deserve to be just another face in a theater. They deserve to have the individual attention that we all demand and expect at Washington and Lee. te of the Week “You shouldn’t be governor unless you can pronounce the name of the state.” ~Gov. Gray Davis (D-Calif) PHI Editor in chief Jeb Brooks Assistant Editor Kyle Wass News Editor Erin Julius Opinions Editor Caley Anderson Arts & Life Editor Megan Morgan Photography Editor Cody Gabbard Sports Editor Allison Perry Asst. Sports Editor John Hyland Production Assistants Emily Edwards Hilary Henry Chad Kiewiet de Jonge Anne Iadarola Katie Howell Copy Editor Editorial Director Business Manager Circulation Director Hm;-y G;-imbau Distribution Dir. 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The Ring-tum Phi University Commons Rm. 341 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 458-4060 Fax.‘ (540) 458-4059 Email: phi@wIu.edu Paul Seifert rarz Rljl\’2t.'§-’.‘i"'E..‘:lB»»l_ Par PINIONS radition dep CAIEYANDERSON OnN1oNsF.onoR ends on frosh commitment FMAmANDEr2soNo@wwmU PAGE 3 FILE Prrorro STOP AND STARE. Washington and Lee students of yesteryear extend the speaking tradition to the entire corps of VMI cadets. Every year the same cry for help comes at about this‘ time. Some eager student writes about the impending death of the Speaking Tradition. This year, that someone is me. It hurts to walk past someone, say hello and get nothing in return. I literally Sadly, I don’t think that is the case. I am will- ing to bet that others would agree with me that our hallowed habit of saying hello is on the way out, unless we take collective action. However, this is not a dead issue. There is still time to save it. In the age of cell phones, MP3 cringeatthe image. Sadly,thisis players and the deluge who- arelatively common occurrence ‘ knows—what devices that go in in my life. In fact, recently I your ear and make noise, it is easy passed a freshman wearing a “SPEAK” shirtwwhodid not respond to my acknowlegment. .I.don’.t think it gets much worse than that. Perhaps my greeting is not loud enough, maybe I should yell next time. Maybe I’m just an invisible and easily ignored person. Maybe I’m wrong. Could the end of the Speak- ing Tradition just be in my head? Is it just happen- ing to me? Are all of you being greeted, and I’m not? to block out your neighbor com- pletely. It’s simple to just walk on by without cementing our unique sense of community in your own mind. Washington and Lee is special because it is small. Small enough that we should want to recognize each other on the street as W&L- ers. Why can’t we say, “hi” or “what’s up?” Is that too diflicult? Surely not. I don’t want to be on a soapbox in holier-than- thou fashion. I just want to encourage us all to take part in what many consider our most cherished southern tradition. I love the sense of community here; nothing makes me happier than to walk down the colonnade and greet and be greeted by my friends and fellow W&L-ers. It looks stupid when one person walks by, says hello and is not greeted back. It could even hurt the feelings of the greeter. Is there any good reason to do that? Freshmen: you hold the power here. The phrase, ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” fits per- fectly. The “old dogs” are the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. It’s awfully easy to get stuck in the I ’m- not-going-to-greet mentality and not ever clamber out. Frosh, I beg you, don’t do it, don’t fall victim to what too many of us have. Say “hello,” say “what’s up,” say something, anything. In the classic words of one of the greatest advertising campaigns of all time, just do it. File sharing wrong, but RIAA not right As returning Washington and Lee students have no doubt noticed, file shari_ng is becoming a more and more serious issue by the minute. The Recording In- dustry Association of America (RIAA) has begun to level law- suits at users of peer to peer file sharing programs like Sharman Networks affiliates Kazaa and _l\IIorpheus, which allow free downloading of media files, in- cluding music and video. The RIAA’s stance on the whole issue is simple and quite un- derstandable. Programs such as Kazaa allow users to get a hold of copyrighted music, video, and other media that they would other- wise have to pay for. When a user of a peer to peer program allows another user to download a copy- righted music file, he or she is»es- sentially infringing on the copy- right of the artist who holds the intellectual property rights to the song in question. This deprives the artist of fair compensation for their work, and thus is obviously illegal. Speaking as a former user, I understand that file-sharing is not a victimless crime, and I know that by wiping file sharing programs off my system, I did the right thing. This does not change my opinion, however, that the RIAA’s methods and motives behind this hunt for file sharers are extraordinarily questionable. Firstly, they wish to “want to send a strong message that the illegal distribution of copy- righted works has conse- quences.” They believe that by targeting users who share a large number of files and making them examples, they can discourage others from using peer to peer programs. Fair enough. What’s not fair is that they’re asking for large cash settle- ments from their targets, who of- ten didn’t even know that they were doing any wrong. A threat ofa lawsuit to specific individu- als, or perhaps some sort of cease and desist order would be far more civil. In one case, the RIAA squeezed $2,000 out of the fam- ily ofa 12-year old girl who lived in a low—income housing project, and whose mother qualified for welfare. Way to go, RIAA, I can tell that this is really about pro- tecting the artists and not about money. If you’re a struggling, starving college students (not likely at W&L, but let’s open our minds here), you can expect the MoDERArE’s MUSINGS QnnAmEnoN‘06 not the wicked, wonderful folks at the RIAA to demand $15,000-$17,000 in order to call off their legal hounds. To review: in the RIAA’s opinion, it’s perfectly fine to suck $2,000 out of a family that’s not getting by as it is, but it would be dread- ful, absolutely dreadful to de- prive the wealthy officials and stars of the music industry of the about $4 an album that they get. Perhaps they REALLY needed the money in order to finish pay- ing off their beachside man- sions. Secondly, the root problem here is —m_”M~"l freeloading nature ofpeople (that’sjust apithy cata- lyst). The problem is that the popular music industry these days promotes mostly trash. That's why people aren’t buy- ing CDs, and that’s why the mu- sic industry is hurting. Musical mediocrity is the standard of today’s big names, names like Britney, Christina, Justin, J-Lo, and, of course, the list goes on and on. You better believe that the same people who use brib- ery and unfair business prac- tices to keep artless wonders like these on the air (aka Clear Channel Communications) are quite in league with this assault on file sharing. This is not only because they lose money off of it, it’s also because file-sharing poses a threat to their extremely poor quality throne atop the mu- sical world. How so? Kazaa (and Napster before it) not only let users download popular songs, it allowed up-and-com- ing bands to upload songs for public listening. In this way, new, out of the mainstream bands could gain recognition and popularity. The RIAA (which represents musicians who have already “made it”) no doubt sees this as a threat to their precious stranglehold on the industry, and that’s defi- nitely an ulterior motive of theirs for this lawsuit. Better to have popular trash remain popu- lar than to replace it with some- thing a little more artful. So again, thanks, RIAA, for protecting us from the evil, greedy 12-year olds of the world. I hope you enjoy that $2,000 you wrung out of her, and I look forward to sighing at the next “artist” that you churn out of your musical crap factory. I’ve wiped my hands of file-shar- ing, but that still doesn’t mean I’ll buy your CDs. FILE SHARING AND THE RIAA: THE FAcrs . Twenty percent of that Elgggilfllleugiecligelll 85% is legally avail- released by 5 RIAA ' able at any given time, labels, the other 15% the ‘est ‘5 13°14 ‘“ comprises less than lesellfe’ but ls llfiell 1% of all music sales avallable vla file ' sharing programs. DATA PROVIDED BY hymtiriaa. org AND riaaorg Since file sharing became an issue, l ; sales of CDs have declined by 9.4%. OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_004.2.txt PAGE 4 O ’.‘iil~ aw >r=:-M332 if MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 Commons criticism unjustified Frankly, I’m tired of the negativity and trivial nitpick- ing that’s been swirling around our new University Commons. I feel it is time that the stu- dents read something en- ' tirely positive about the John W. Elrod University Com- mons. While I am only a Fresh- man, and do not have the luxury of providing an in-depth com- parison to the old D-Hall and co-op, I was a summer scholar two years ago and had some limited exposure to these out- dated facilities. For those Freshman that have yet to step foot inside the old D-Hall, ven- ture inside one day when you have some free time. It’s remi- niscent of a super sized bingo hall at your local retirement home. Once inside, visit the crawl space in the rear of the building where students _ SLICE ON LIFE .- NICK MANNINO ‘O7 picked up their food each day. This relatively closed-air par- tition served well for those of us who wanted to hit the sauna ‘ before we ate. The average temperature in that room dur- ing cooking hours must Nabors Service Day October 4th, 2003 Help out your community Contact perinij@wlu.edu Nabors Service League terms, the new dining area kicks ass. Another portion of the Com- mons that has been under at- tack lately is the café/empo- rium. While I must admit the prices are pretty steep for the portions of food served, is money really a major concern for the majority of students at with a greater reading selec- tion, augmented apparel sec- tion, and an entire floor dedi- cated to student textbooks. As some of you have read in previous articles, buying textbooks in the old bookstore was like visiting the DMV; you weren’t going anywhere fast. Other highlights of the oward of the Week V An irregular‘ ii:1*21fl3}’s;‘ of the Riizguizzn-2 Piaf X MLB Commissioner Bud Selig C €32.23: }?$§°2 Yeast - Sit}: 3'§}i8.Si’i ‘tears §.&$€}.%3§.‘?’?3i§ may maples €t'i3.3.'3.=£§§m T/ie Cutting Ecfge Men anzf Women Styli: Cuts Cfipper Cuts Compkte Hair Care jbr Manicure Q’eJicure ‘Waxing Complete Qocfy Care 11 7 ‘W. Wefson St. Lexington, ‘V/I 463-9588 Cbse to Campus (Professiona[.$‘al2m witli a ?ersona[‘Toucfi! been agitating for university admin- istrations to stop selling apparel manufactured in so-called sweat- shops, stop accepting money from unsavory corporate donors and to working groups’ reports and voted to keep a 12-12-6 calendar, the choice of the professors is neither binding nor indicative of the deci- sion the Board will make. of our re- served and comparatively serene student body, the inconvenience and aggravation dealt to the Board by a sit-in or protest might be have been ninety-five degrees. Washington and Lee? Not to Commons include agame room, 1: You could break out in a sweat generalize, but I’m pretty con- theatre, and plenty of comfort- lifting your tray off the stor- fident that for those of us who able alcoves for your late-night age rack. Okay, so I’m exagger- use the café/emporium as an studying needs. ating a little, but you get the occasional substitute for the Hopefully by now you C” point. dining hall, it’s more than af- hold the Commons in higher Our new dining area in the fordable. regard. I challenge any of you Commons makes the old D- Not to mention the sitting to find a liberal arts college Hall feel like a prison cafete- ‘area is infinitely more comfort- of this size with such an amaz- ria. While some say the design able than the plastic booths in mg facility. While some fea- it is flawed, I think it is an archi- the old co-op. Speaking of the tures of the building may not Commissioner Selig, the man in charge of pro baseball, would tectural masterpiece. The co-op, have you fellow Fresh- be essential to the life of a not reverse his decision this week to seek contraction (essentially oversized windows provide men had the opportunity to see W&L student, they sure are the destruction) of several MajorLeagueBaseballtearns, including much welcomed light for us di- that joke they called a book— a wonderful luxury to have the MinnesotaTwins and Montreal Expos.The elimination ofthese urnal beings, and the spa— store situated right next door? available. So enjoy the barnd two teams from the region would doubtless benefit the team that cious, unconfined section I honestly think some stu- new John W. Elrod University Selighimselfowns—theMilwaukeeBrewers.Hiscowardly,back- where food is served is liber- dents’ bedrooms at home are Commons for all it’s worth, handed attemptto benefit his struggling franchise atthe expense of ating compared to the old bur- of the same size. The new book— and please, stop being so the exciting Expos and division-leading Twins is just what baseball row of a food line. In layman store is atwo-floor work of art, nitpicky. doesn’t need as attendance continues to drop. 1: S ° T d1 (1 d d t' t’ g s I .1 A )r PHOTO COURTFSY averfzr .e 14 WHAT WE NEED NOW. Haverford students protesting issues related to the “institutionalization of diversity” on the Haverford College campus in 1977. "it _ This weekend, Yale came to an call publicly for an end to the war In fact, sources close to the enough to convince them of the se- agreement with its custodial and on terrorism. Some efforts have been Board report that the decision to riousness of our desire to see our restaurant unions after a lengthy more successful than others, but eliminate our beloved Spring Term beloved Spring Term left intact. Di- contract dispute. After nearly three students, with few responsibilities in favor ofa two semester calendar. rect action might be the only method weeks without residential dining and lots of free time, have made the The Trustees will be coming to still available to us by which we halls, Yale students best of their opportu- campus for their Fall Meeting Octo- could draw from the Board a com- will once again be RI nities to prevail on a ber 23-25. Students should use that mitment to preserve Spring Term and . GHT OF THE AISLE , . . . . . . . . . able to enjoy ho campus elite opinion. opportunity to deliver to them a mes- to making its renewal a financial pri- breakfasts rather ' BRETT KIRWAN ‘04 In our bucolic slice sage that thousands of signatures ority, regardless of the vote of the than the bagels and of heaven, socks-and- on petitions, polite letters from the faculty. apples to which they had become ac- sandaled advocacy for such wrong— EC and deferential articles in the Phi Too often, other students at- customed. Undergraduate Bulldogs headed left-liberal causes would cannot. The October meeting may, tract national news to their cam- made common cause with the unions hardly be appropriate or necessary in fact, be time for W&L students to puses because of ill-considered and to demand that the university pro— (or easy to get students to partici- imitate the tac- protests supporting vide a more generous pension plan pate in, for that matter). However, tics of physi- “ silly causes. Come Oe- and betterjob security. these examples of student protest cal protest so Come October)“/&L tober, Washington and In December of 2001, Harvard around the country can teach us successfully Wm Lee students will have students staged a weeks-long sit-in what Generals might be called on to used by stu- Students have an an opportunity to show to force the administration to exam- do to save our beloved Spring Term. dents at other to Show that that student protest can me whether it provided the Today, the faculty voted to send universities. be used for the aca- university’s employees with a “liv- a calendar recommendation to the Although student protest can be demic benefit of a uni- ing wage” and were successful in Board ofTrustees. The results were such mean , versity. In our case, to convincing the administration to not available at press time and while strategy is 11SCd fOI.' 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' for The Ring-tum Phi Call x4060 or email Write phi@wlu.edu ' OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_005.2.txt -4’k AursoNPBzRY Srons Enrror EMAll:PERRYAlV@WlUE)U MONDAY, SEl’I'El\/[BER 22, 2003 Rex;-net Per PORTS PAGE 5 Women’s Soccer wins in shut out over Lynchburg BY Ar.L1soN PERRY SPORTS EDITOR ‘ Hurricane Isabel could not keep’ the Washing- ton and Lee women’s soccer team from improving their record this weekend to 4-0 and 3-0 in the ODAC. The Generals defeated the nationally ranked Lynchburg team 1-0 on Saturday. The game was originally scheduled for Friday but was rained out. Washington and Lee also defeated Emory and Henry 7-0 on Tuesday. The first half did not see any scoring, but Wash- ington and Lee sophomore Kerry Giblin scored the only goal of the game soon after the second half started. Giblin recovered the ball after freshman Anne Wiltshire’s shot rebounded off Lynchburg goal keeper Erin Johnson. Junior goal keeper Emily Barker had 3 saves in the game. Johnson had one save. “We never gave up the entire game,” said Barker. “We challenged everything.” Lynchburg led in shots with 13, while the Gen- erals only had seven. The Hornets’ had 3 shots on Men’s soccer defeats goal. Alison Phillips, Jessica Coles, and Christina DiLiddo contributed one shot on goal each. Washington and Lee had two shots on goal. Vlfrltshire had one shot on goal, and Giblin’s goal counted as the other. Lynchburg had 22 fouls, while the Generals had 12. Hornets junior defender Taryn Wyckofif received a yellow card. Scoring goals for Washington and Lee in the game against Emory and Henry on Tuesday were VV1ltshire, freshman Cara Burton, sophomore Conner Esworthy, freshman Sarah Helms, junior Maggie Hope, senior Fontaine Marooux, and freshman Maggie Megear. Helrnshadtwo assists, while Marcoux,fi‘eshmanBlair Haws, and sophomore Heather Rogers had one assist each Freshman Emily Binns stayed in the goal for the Generals, making 2 saves. , The Generals meet up with Hollins on Tuesday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Roanoke. Hollins was picked to finish eleventh in the ODAC preseason poll. But Barker says the team works hard preparing for every game. “We are going to do what we normally do and get focused,” Barker said. “We are going to get ready to come out strong.” Kerry Giblin Skills. junior Maggie Hope Outsmarts a player. Generals face trouble with Tigers Ferrum and Catholic BY JOHN HYLAND ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The W&L men’s soccer team had a strong showing this week, notching two victories to improve its record to 3-0 and poise itself for the upcoming ODAC season. The Generals traveled to Ferrum College on Tuesday. W&L got off to a quick start and , never looked back. Junior forward Brian Pirkle opened the scoring just ten min- utes into the game off a pass from junior midfielder and fellow cap- tain Justin Mygatt. The Generals widened their lead when Pirkle fed senior midfielder Jacob Stoehr who found the back of the net for a 2- 0 lead. It would be all the scoring that W&L would need. Junior Chris Carlson and sophomore Michael Stanton combined for the shutout in goal with a total of four saves. It was clear that the Generals dominated from the opening minute out shooting Fenum 25-7. The Generals were sup- posed to travel to Washington D.C. last Friday to face Catholic University but thanks to Hurri- cane Isabel the game was re- scheduled to Saturday aflemoon in Lexington. The Generals were able to open their home season on their brand new field .a little early and an enthusiastic home crowd greeted them. Once again, W&L got off to a very quick start as Pirkle scored just 3:35 into the game off a feed from Mygatt. Pirkle extended the lead with an unassisted goal twenty minutes into the first half. The Generals received an- other insurance goal from Mygatt on an assist from freshman for- ward Sandy Piracci. The Cardinals scored a meaningless goal at the end of the second half to avoid the shut- out and close the scoring at 3-1. The Generals controlled nearly every facet of the game, attacking loose balls and out shooting the Cardinals 25-3, forc- ing Carlson and Stanton to only make a save apiece. W&L is off to its beststart since the 2000 team began the season with seven wins. That team was loaded with talented, experienced players en route to a 19-2 record, winning the ODAC championship and reaching the second round of the NCAA tour- nament. This team has a total of five juniors and only one senior and was picked to finish filth out of ten teams in the preseason ODAC poll. One of those upperclass- men, junior midfielder Josh Grahe, believes this team has experi- enced great success because “we have great chemistry and have really come together offen- sively.” Clearly, the offense has clicked as the Generals have been pelting goalies with almost twenty shots a game and control- ling the ball, putting minimal pres- sure on their defense. V The Generals have also got- ten the most out of their few up- perclassmen. Pirkle, Stoehr and Mygatt have combined to tally 18 of the Generals 19 total points. Pirkle, in particular, has been on fire. The local product has four goals and an assist on the year and has scored the game winner in ever game. The defense has also been solid, allowing just‘ two goals in three games and is also led by a pair of juniors in Co-captain Pe- ter Miller and Carlson, who have led an otherwise young and in- experienced group. Grahe added, “This is just where we wanted to be heading into the ODAC season.” Hopefully the Generals can continue their streak with the stakes even higher as they open their ODAC schedule with a home game this Wednesday against Eastern Mennonite. : FILE PHOTO Escape. Senior quarterback Peter Dean fights a sack. Dean was only sacked twice in Saturday’s game. BY ALLISON PERRY sPORTs EDITOR The Washington and Lee Men’s football team fell to Sewanee 37-13 in a non-conference match-up on Saturday in Tennessee. On WLUR 91.5, Coach Frank Miriello commented on Sewanee freshman quarterback Wes Satterfield. Miriello said Satterfield has a lot of height and can pass pretty well. But Satterfield did more running on" Saturday than passing, rushing for 114 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also completed 10 out of 15 passes for a total of 91 yards. Sewanee got on the board first when senior running back Justin Askew ran 27 yards for a touchdown early in the first quar- ter. Sophomore kicker Jake Roberts made the extra point to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. Washington and Lee senior quarterback Peter Dean came back in the middle of the second quarter with a one yard touch- down run to put the score at 7-6. Satterfield rushed for another touchdown three minutes later, but the kick for the extra point failed. On the ensuing drive, Sewanee freshman Harlan Hickerson recovered a Washington and Lee fumble. Roberts kicked a 47 yard field goal to put the score at 16-6. Washington and Lee senior Ted Maflitt then picked up a Sewanee fumble with 51 seconds left in the half to give the Gener- als the ball within the 10 yard line. But the turning point in the game came when Sewanee sophomore comerback, Mike Glanton, intercepted Dean’s pass in the flat, running 98 yards for the touch- down as time expired. Roberts’ kick was good, and instead of seeing their lead cut, the Tigers went into the half leading 23-6. With 5:03 lefl in the third quarter, Washington and Lee sophomore wide receiver Clark Kensinger caught a 22 yard pass from Dean to score the final touchdown for the Generals. Freshman kicker Ben Long made the extra point. Satterfield rushed for two more touchdowns, one of them being a 43 yard run. Roberts made the kick each time. Sewanee junior Deon Carter intercepted a Dean pass with about eleven minutes left in the game, ending a W&L scoring drive and setting up the Tigers’ final touchdown. . Dean passed for 101 yards, completing 10 out of 18 attempts and one touchdown. He ran the ball in for the other touchdown and threw two interceptions. Freshman running back Richard Garland led the Generals in rushing with 39 yards. Junior Chris Cararnore rushed for 33 yards. For the defense, junior linebacker Lloyd Wilson recorded 12 tackles. For the Tigers’ defense, senior Alex Cain had two sacks. The Generals will play Centre in a non-ODAC game next Saturday, September 27 at 1:00 at home on Wilson Field. Senior captain Scott Kucinski thinks the team can keep a positive attitude and start fresh this week. “We hope to get things rolling in the ODAC,” Kucinski said. “Hopefully things will be better when we start playing those games.” SCHEDULE -8:45 Tuesday, September 23 Golf hosts Buck Leslie Invitational- Wornens soccer at Hollins- -4:30 Volleyball vs. Randolph-Macon Womans College--6:30 -44:00 Wednesday, September 24 Mens soccer vs. Eastern Mennonite- Field Hockey at Sweet Briar--TBA -11:00 -3:00 TBA Saturday, September 27 Men's soccer vs. Hampden-Sydney- Women's soccer at M. Washington- Football vs. Centre- -1 :00 Volleyball at Emory- - 1 1 :30 Women's tennis at Rolex Regional - — Sunday, September 28 Women's soccer vs. Mary Baldwin- -2:00 Women's tennis at Rolex Regional- - TBA OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_006.2.txt . spectively. PAGE 6 S ‘.=zE*.lL“.-2:-'5‘: i.rl1‘:~:=. PORTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 Volleyball improves to 7-0, 3-0 in ODAC FROM STAFF REPORTS The Washington and Lee volleyball team im- proved its record to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the ODAC this week. The Generals defeated Sweet Briar 3-0, Emory and Henry 3-0, and Eastern Men- nonite 3-0. Washington and Lee knocked off Sweet Briar on the road Tuesday in sets of 30-16, 30-19, and 30-21. Junior Michelle Chastain had eleven kills and seven digs. Junior Emily Wolfing posted eight kills and eight digs. Sophomores Ashleigh Overly and Christine Gladysz had nine kills and 18 assists, respectively. On Thursday, the Generals defeated Emory and Henry with game scores of 30-18, 30-19, and 30-21 . Chastain posted 14 kills and eight digs. Sophomore Susan Gaillard had ten kills. Wolfmg notched nine kills and nine digs. Gladysz also had nine digs and 43 assists. Washington and Lee also beat Eastern Mennonite on Saturday with sets of 30-20, 30-15, and 30-21 . Chastain had 16 kills and nine digs. Gladysz and sophomore Laura Byme posted seven kills and ten digs, and 24 assists and ten digs, re- The Generals play again on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Warner Center against Randolph-Ma- con Woman’s College. THE LONG LOST ARM. Sophomore Christine Gladysz goes up for a hit. Golf to host Buck Leslie Memorial Tournament FROM STAFF REPORTS The Washington and Lee golf team placed ninth in the Randolph-Macon Ted Keller Invitational last Monday and Tuesday. Twelve teams competed in the two day event held at Hunting Hawk Golf Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. Bridgewater won the tournament with a total team score of 614. Placing behind Bridgewater were Christopher Newport at 622, Lynchburg at 623, Ferrum at 624, Hampden- Sydney at 624, Wesley at 627, Roanoke at 627, Randolph- Macon “A” at 631, Washington and Lee at 637, Randolph- Macon “B” at 643, Virginia Wesleyan at 647, and Appren- tice School at 663. Freshman Ted Williams led in scoring for the Gener- als with a combined score of 155. He shot a 71 on Monday and an 84 on Tuesday. Williams tied for fourteenth place. Junior captain Ged Johnson tied for seventeenth place with a total score of 157. He shot an 80 on Monday and a 77 on Tuesday. The Generals host the Buck Leslie Memorial Tournament at Lexington Golf and Country Club today and tomorrow. Teams teed off starting at 8:45 this morning. Lexington Golf and Country Club has been the Washing- ton and Lee team course for over 60 years. In 1969, the course was redesigned by Ellis Maples, who designed the the Number Five course at Pinehurts Re- sort. The course is a par 71 and 6,444 yards in length. Field Hockey knocks off Roanoke 2-1 in overtime at home game FROM STAFF REPORTS The Washington and Lee field hockey team defeated Roanoke 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday. Senior forward Kelly Tatfe scored the winning goal for the generals with an assist from sophomore Jane Beall. The Maroons (4-1 overrall, 2-1 in the ODAC) led 1-0 for the first half. But junior forward Kristen Brown tied the game for the Generals. Brown was assisted by sophomore defender Katharine Lester. Sophomores Courtney Harrison and Elise Gelinas shared the goal for Washington and Lee. Harrison made 2 saves, and Gelinas made 5 saves. Junior Beth Lichty made 9 saves as goal keeper for Roanoke. The Generals led in shots, 13-12. Washington and Lee was scheduled to play Christo- pher Newport on the road, but the game was postponed due to Hurricane Isabel. No date has been set for the game. The field hockey team travels to Sweet Briar on Wednes- day, September 24. Game time is TBA. WANNA WRITE FOR PHI SPORTS? EMAIL PERRYAM@ WLU.EDU This week's golf etiquette tip: On the green, don't walk in a playing partner's line! Soil Trips, tam (ash, Go flee! 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SPORTS WRITER When asked about the upcoming season for the Washington and Lee Minks Rugby team, Chad “look at this picture of me and Randy Moss. . .hey that doesn’t look like Randy Moss. . . yes it does!” Lewis said: we’re fast and we’re tough. . .we’re TIG .” George “ask me about your rash” Crafi seconded Lewis’ remarks by saying: “we are 2-0, we killed both teams we’ve played so far, and I’m nasty.” Rugby, a sport ‘too often overlooked at W&L, has quietly been one of our most successful pro- V grams each fall. Amix of football and soccer, Rugby requires a level of endurance seldom seen on the other sports fields due to continuous play, hard hits, and limited substitu- tions. The offense moves downfield attempting to score a “try” (touchdown) worth five points and the ensuing kick worth two. The Minks have scored their share this year, thanks in part to the running of Duffy, Woodward, and Wols, outscoring their opponents by a combined 74 points. Craft highlights the team’s early successes by saying “seriously, I’m nasty.” With fellow captain John Schaufele, and President Ryan Dufiy, the Minks can ‘ back George ’s comments up. Mark “the Godfather” Woodward, an outside center and all-around sharp dresser, is looking forward to another great season after helping the Minks beat VMI on their Parade grounds for the first time in, well, a “long time” says Crafi. Jock “the flippin’ foreigner” Wols brings his slick South African lingo and board shorts to the pitch every day. Rory Dowling, the team’s fly half, has adjusted to his new position well and now anchors the Minks’ back line. These are a few names in what Woodward calls “a very balanced team.” The Minks toy with other teams’ emotions every Saturday at nearby Highland 1' Bell Middle School stadium, better known as “the Larnbaugh of Lexington,” or “right next to the playground.” A trip to this Rugby Mecca should be on everyone’s list of things to do on a Saturday right after Waffle House and before naptirne. So come watch the Minks and support the most underrated team on campus. "1 L I .1 W fair , A k ;. Q RIIGHT. The rugby team’s sense of humor makes itself known on their now infamous shirts worn for freshman move-in last year. y. Women’s at cross country wins, . men finish second FROM STAFF REPORTS The Washington and Lee women’s cross country team took first place out of ten teams in the Roanoke Invitational on Saturday. The men’s team finished sec- ond. Freshman Tippens Stone led the women’s team with a time of 20: 1 1 .5, finishing second overall. Junior Steve Chambers led the men with a time of 27:57.8, finishing third overall. SeniorAndy Schorr finished fourth with a time of 28:05.6. A In the women’s race, the Generals finished with 45 points. Following Washing- ton and Lee were Juniata with 57 points, Roanoke with 72, Southern Virginia with 1 14, King with 164, Shepherd with 185, Hollins with 190, Ferrum with 204, Mary Baldwin with 232, and Greensboro with 236. )_ Roanoke finished first with 22 points in the men’s race. Coming in behind Roanoke were Washington and Lee with 59 points, Juniata with 86, Eastern Menno- nite with 99, Ferrum with 146, Greensboro with 157, Southern Virginia with 165, and King with 214. Both the women’s and men’s team race again on Saturday, October 4 at 10:15 > a.m. at the Dickinson Invitational. ‘ OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_007.2.txt Tee R§i‘\lG""T{.lt\"E Pet PAGE 7 RTS Dust up in the desert: As far as W&L seniors are concerned, the Palms is the only bar in town. Why don ’t we hear more people asking, “Are you going to the Mirage tonight? ” Is the Palms the default bar for good reason or does the Mirage T“ THE DISH CAROLYN DUFFY ‘O5 Palms vs. The Mirage deserve a chance? More stu- dents than you might think have already darkened the doorways of the Mirage, and for good rea- son. True, the Palms has been here forever; it has earned its solid reputation, and moreover it has become a W&L tradition- a senior Mecca. Its cool to go to the Palms for a few drinks. It is very not cool to hang out at the Mirage. ' I stopped by the Mirage last week to talk food with Tony, chef/owner of the restaurant, which opened last October, but the conversation quickly shifted to the students rather than the menu. If you were ever uncer- tain as to whether or not students would feel as welcome there as they do at the Palms, don ’t be. Tony wishes more students would frequent his bar, noting the various ways in which he caters to them and attempts to provide a student-fiiendbz atmo- sphere. Thursday is Students’ Night, featuring draft specials and a chance to bring your own CD is to play in the jukebox—as loud as you want. T hat’s just one thing that Tony claims separates them from the Palms. “It is a com- pletely different» atmosphere.- We ‘re not afraid to turn the juke- box up, and theres plenty of room to move around and breathe here, ” he explains, refer- ring to the complaints he receives (mostly from law students) that the Palms is too hot and too crowded. A recent remodeling of the restaurant left it with a new bar area and carpeting (you might not even recognize the place) as well as plenty of entertainment—— pool tables, dart boards, and a foosball table. The Mirage is es- pecially proud of its large dance floor, and while I have yet to ex- JE Whats that I see? Lexington’s bars have much to diér. Carolyn asks more students to try the Mirage. perience it, a DJ and Karaoke ev- ery Thursday, Friday and Satur- day night sounds like quite an opportunity to scope out the lo- cal talent. And the food? Very rea- sonably priced, the Mirage specializes in “late night munchies ” and appetizers, best exemplified in the Munchie Basket which -includes cheeses sticks, onion rings, fried mush- rooms, poppers, chicken ten- ders, and dips. It feeds four for only $9.95. Tony ’s charbroiled burgers are also a favorite— bacon cheese or mushroom with Swiss. But the highlight of the menu is the nightly spe- cial: a 10 oz. ribeye dinner that includes baked potato, salad, and a vegetable for only $6. 99. If you ‘re only out for drinks, head for the bar and ask Patsy Tony ’s wife and the Mirage’s bartender; to make you one of her specialties, a Bahama Mama or a Blue Motorcycle. Still afraid the place will be overrun with locals? Tony has no qualms about expressing his opinion that the locals are “troublemakers” and that he throws many of them out by the end of the night, wishing his bar would be filled with students in- stead (is it because we spend more on drinks or because he likes usthat much ?). If you haven ’t already, check it out. Maybe you really will be the only Washington and Lee student there, maybe it will be too loud, maybe you won ’t be in the mood for karaoke, and maybe you ’ll miss the popcorn at the Palms. The Mirage may not be for everyone, but then again, it could become an alter- native at least. If you do happen to try it out, email me at du[fyc@wlu.edu and let me know what you think. It could become Lexington ’s newest hot spot. From what] ’ve heard, its already on its way there. & LIFE MEGAN MORGAN A1213 & IIFE EDITOR EMAI1; MORGANMB@WIU.EDU MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 Students witness bornbing in Spain BY STEVE LAMB STAFF WRm«:R Every year, thousands of United States college students travel to Europe and other nations around the world to study abroad. This past summer, three Washington and Lee students flew to Spain to study in the south- eastern coastal town ofAlicante, a popular destination among foreign tourists. George Singeltary, Carli Hague, and Beth LeBlance arrived in Spain expecting to spend six weeks immersed in Spanish culture, lan- guage, and Mediterranean sunshineAccord- ing to George Singeltary, their first four weeks at the Estudio Sampere passed smoothly with only the slightest barriers typical to foreign travel, such as lost luggage. On Tuesday July, 22 at approximately twelve noon a bomb exploded in a hotel ad- joining one of the Estudio Sampereis main class buildings.At the time, Carli, George, and Beth were in a classroom a building down from where the bomb was detonated. George Singletary recalls that he knew immediately that a bomb had gone ofi’. “All of a sudden there was ahuge blast, and I could tell it was a bomb right away. ”T he bomb blew open the classroom door leaving both Carli and George with minor cuts. ' From the student is perspective, the most frightening moment of the attack occurred when several wounded students from classrooms closer to actual blast ran into room in search of help. At this point, the Washington and Lee stu- dents realized that people had been severely wounded and possible killed. Eventually, emer- gency personnel arrived and led the students outside to safety and medical treatment. The attack at the Estudio Sampere was car- ried out by a terrorist group known as the “ETA ”, or Basque Fatherland and Liberty The “ETA ” relies on terror as the principle weapon in its drive to gain political independence from Spain for the Basque region; the mountainous area that lies on the border between Spain and France. The group targets mostly Spanish gov- ernment buildings, but also concentrates attacks on densely populated tourist centers hoping to deter tourism, a key source of income for much of Spain. Growing resentment towards citizens of the United States and recent increases in global ter- rorism have many students seriously reconsid- ering studying abroad. While one must always weight the pros and cons of such a decision, it ’s important to remember that to live in fear is in many ways not to live at all. In the end, George ended up being the only W&L student to stay and complete the six week course. He says “I consider the whole situation a positive, life- changing experience. ” Rounders: it ain ’t just cards BY IAN D1cK1NsoN STAFF \WRITER This weeks ’film review is to be dedi- cated to a movie that I have found a dis- turbing number ofpeople know nothing about. While some may be enlightened to the exhila- rating‘ game of Texas Hold’em, many tilt their heads to the side and ask what first person shooter game I am babbling about when I mention this game ofpoker kings. Texas Hold ’em truly is the game ofkings. This is no blackjack table you are sitting at,‘ when you sit down to play Texas Hold’em, you are dealing with pros. There are people who make their living en- tirely offofthis game. "Rounders" is one of the first, if not the best, movies dealing with the subject ofpoker. Specifically the game of Texas Hold’em. Starring A—list actors such as Matt Damon, Edward Norton, and John Malkovich, this is a movie that should not pass you by. Damon, cast as the lead, lays out can- vincing role as a Law student who plays poker on the side or is "rounding ” to pay W&L CampusAA Meeting TMPLIMENTS OF ROUNDERSMOVIE for law school. However in the beginning scene ofthefilm, he gets greedy and loses it all to the Russian Casino owner “Teddy KGB, ” a role brilliantly played by John Malkovich. The movie resumes ayear later when Damon is long time friend "Worm ”, played by Edward Norton, gets released from jail. Norton ’s character is the synthesis ofeveryfatalflaw in a Poker player: he cheats at every game, is dishonest, steals, and yet director John Dahl makes sure the audience knows why Damon ’s charac- ter considers Worm his best friend. Worm is the Catalyst that drags Damon is now “Straight” character back into the dark world afPoker, and that is when the trouble be- gins. This movie should be mandatory viewingfor allpledges and have aplace reservedfor it in everyfrats movie collection. Not only does it teach the viewer how to play the game Texas Hold ’em, but it is highly entertaining, suspenseful, and . masterfully executed as far as film is con- cerned. All this, and it still teaches impor- tant life lessons. “Matt Damon: Listen, here ’s the thing. Ifyou can ’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker. National program aim to reduce rape 7 :00 in Fairfax Lounge October 1st, 2003 Vrginia Capital Semester Mttke thcge msast of ‘y‘()LtI‘ .~:m:~.;.; .‘_~’§€.1’1"tt’.§£{t:3t‘ 3 Maketlwnwtafymwspritzgscmestetwithan exciting intemshigz. chalteagnfng college ia:te:esIifi99'~*95¥$i>eaiarsa2r6a§tt:9dra:naof tfirgiréa politics. Experiawe Virginia‘s capita: city during the »e.xr:itacwnt of a sassian white oamiwing yeursaafiesanafxsfi-tine hasisttsrwglzcosnse wast: atvitgine conmmvaahh University - am: cam a 83.080 tntemshizz stipend. 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The Get Card 2003 campaign focuses on college students be- cause they are at such an increased risk ofbe- ing a victim of sexual assault. People age six- teen to twenty four are three times more likely than any other age group of becoming a victim ofsexual assault and 80% of all sexual assault victims are un- der thirty years ofage. GotDirty Clothes? University Cleaners Great Service F irst-Rate Quality 7North Jeflerson Street 463-3622 0 then get dry cleaning, laundry, alterations OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20030922/WLURG39_RTP_20030922_008.2.txt PAGE 8 TE-IE RiNt‘§-TUM Prrr. THE AST ORD MEGANMORGAN AKIS&LIPEEDl’IOR FMA1I;MoRGANMB@wIIIHm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 Absolut Fratlord reveals ten best theme parties I’ve decided recently that expressing my opinion on heated university issues is bad news. I don’t think I have the grace or ability to rea- sonably express myself in a way that is market- able to the entire student body. To be sure, many people have reacted favorably to my more serious articles, but there . have also been a few with more negative responses. So, in an ef- fort to avoid receiving negative written responses that are actually longer than the length of my original article, I’m going to . cool it for awhile, and return to truly fratty top- ics. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen I guess. Thus, this change-of-pace article is dedi- cated to everyone who wallowed around in the KA mud pit on Saturday. Here it is, the Tim Smith list of W&L’s Top Ten Theme Parties, for fraternities. 10) Old South (KA) — In a politically-correct world, somehow Mother Alpha gets away with this clas- sic Antebellum Formal. Whether this leaves you feeling disturbed, offended‘ or nostalgic, you ‘ have to admit they look darn spiffy in those wool grays. Especially that Denbow fella, despite be- ing the reluctant Southerner he is. 9) Chi Psi Late Night (Chi Psi) — Somehow, Chi Psi manages to get a bad rap for one of the most crucially consistent party spots on campus. Where would we be without late night?? We’d certainly be getting a lot more sleep, which would be a total waste of time. So whether you think they’re oddball creatures of the night or not, respect them for providing entertainment well into the morning. Tully, Brooksy, and all the other Psichotics — I salute you. 8) Italian Wedding (PiKA) — The only mixer on the list, Italian Wedding is easily the most creative mixer in the W&L universe. It’s hilarious to watch the Pikas and Chi-Os attempt to look as Italian as pos- sible — Drew Catanese, of course, does not have to do much to prepare. Then as they attempt to drink like Italians, you have the makings of a great mixer. ABSOLUT FRATLORD_ TIM SMITH ‘04 7) Redneck Ball (K-Sig) —As a West Virginian, I must admit that this is a true favorite. Nothing reminds me of home like a busted-up car on cin- der blocks, being demolished by drunken frat boys with sledgehammers. Beautiful and scary in the same breath. There are other good redneck parties out there, but Kappa Sig’s Redneck Ball is the redneckest of em all. 6) Tropical (Lambda Chi) — Blatant self promo- tion?? Perhaps. But make no mistake — Lambda Chi’s Tropical party is certainly in the upper- echelon of W&L’s many beach parties. Where else can you get a 3-story tropical waterfall, a genuine lawn volcano, and the unique experi- ence of watching sorority girls swallow goldfish for T-shirts (not to mention Mark F ranceski swal- lowing 21 goldfish for no T-shirt). Come by this Friday, and maybe this particular Frat Lord will have a fish saved just for you. 5) Halloween Party (the Big Four) — A lot, of people disagree that a Big Four even exists. This is an often-debated topic to be sure. To me, it’s a moot point, as long as the Halloween Party stays around. Certainly the greatest Wednes- day night event, and probably the only chance you’ll get to see some of the W&L “elites” dressed up in full hilarious costumes. 4) Derby Days (SigmaChi) — Perhaps this award should go to the Girls of Derby Days, who put it all on the line for the sake of pure competi- tion. Though recent Derby Days have been more tame, there have certainly times when the girls have caused somejaws to drop (Long Live the senior Thetas). Yet even without the con- tribution of W&L’s finest ladies, the boys from Sigma Chi know how to kick off Spring Term in style — with a ridiculous week long party. Amen. 3) Foxfield — If you’ve never been, then you just don’t understand what the hubbub is about. Rest assured, Fox Field races is one of the greatest parties you’ll ever go to —where else can you set Earn degree in lingerie at Intimate U. BY MEGAN MORGAN ARTS AND LIFE EDITOR As students headed back to Washington and Lee this September, they were greeted by a new addition to the Lex- ington community. On June 9th, Rick and Tracy Lackey opened Intimate U, a new store on Nelson Street which sells un- dergarments and lingerie. The plans for Intimate U have been in the works for many years. Tracy Lackey, a ‘ Lexington native, has always felt that the town needed a lin- gerie store. She decided that if she was tired of driving to Charlottesville or Roanoke to buy undergarments than there ‘) up bars in the middle of a big field, just to watch UVA girls clean you out in 20 minutes? And for those of your W&L nostalgics, Fox Field is a great way to relive those classic tailgate parties of old. 2) KA’s Beach Party (KA) — KA gets the #2 spot here, simply because I’m typing this article with painful scrapes all over my body. The Beach Party has suffered in years past, due to drought and other unfortunate interferences. But without a doubt, Saturday’s party was probably the craziest thing I’ve seen at W&L in my tenure. That mudslide was unbelievable, but not quite so ridiculous as watching girls hose eachother off time after time. Mercy, 1 love this school. FILE PHOTO SHE LOVES T0 GROOVE. Theta alumnae shake their groove thang at “Tacky Prom,” not a top—ten theme party. 1) Buffalo Creek — It’s only appropriate that a schoolwide party like Buffalo Creek should get the number one spot on the list. Itis perhaps the last hurrah of every school year — the Ulti- mate Spring Term celebration. Nothing screams fratty like sitting around fires with burned couches, chairs, and the occasional carfire. And since it’s usually the last big event of the school year, its tough to beat. We’ve got a long time and many parties to go before we get there — not to mention tons of great parties that didn’t make this list. So don’t be a square — get out there and enjoy your- self. Otherwise you won’t know what you’re missing. ' GIVIN’ ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT Happy Birthday to our favorite Editorial Director 9 On Friday, it’s Katie HoWell’s turn to wiiiiiiun! JB, KW, EEJ, MM, AP, CA, BTK, KG & the rest of the PICA crew must be others that shared her sentiments. She and her hus- band began brainstorming ideas for the store. After nine years of talking about it, they began to make concrete plans for the sotre’s opening oa year and a half ago. While Intimate U has made an effort to reach out to the col- lege community through ges- tures such as sending flowers to the sororities, the store ca- ters to all ages and sizes. While some of the items are designed for younger women, there are also items that are specifically target older women, In addition, the store carries garments in all sizes from petite to voluptuous. All the items in the store are selected by Tracy from the linge- rie market in New York. She says that at market she “looks for lines that are carried in larger cities that we don’t have access to in Lex- ington” She stresses, however, that she is new to the lingerie market and therefore is always looking for feedback and sugges- tions from her customers. Love, 4 of Snapple. You know what we need. Coors Original Banquet Beer isn’t only our favorite——— it must tempt the freshmen residents of Graham-Lees dormitory as well. Recently, but not recently enough, this delivery truck provided an incongruous photo opportunity when DOD Distributing made a beer run through MicroLex. No doubt, the framers of the ballyhooed alcohol policy weren’t happy with the advertising. Freshmen who stormed the truck quickly learned the vehicle was delivering nothing more than bottles FI PHOTO HITS Q The Buffalo Bills will win the Super Bowl this year. Q Tom McClintock is the best candidate running to replace Gary Davis as governor of Cali- fomia. Q Cheers to President and Mrs. Burish for picking up trash as they walk around campus. Q The Black Dog burger at the cafe of the same name is delicious. Q The stairway from the Com- mons Ampitheater to the Dell is great going down; not so fun going up. Q Lambda Chi threw a very well-attended party on Friday. Q Hurray for the Co-op open- ing the second register for ex- tended hours. Service is much faster. Q Don’t forget to attend the Mock Convention Delegate Fair in the Doremus Gymnasium, Wednesday 10-4. Q During the Board of Trust- ees Fall Meeting, October 23-25, organize a protest, a demonstra- tion, or a sit-in to let them know Spring Term is non-negotiable. (I) The rock climbing wall at the Commons looked damn phallic. Q Mimi Elrod’s cats should be welcomed back into Lee House. Q Hunan Garden delivers Chi- nese food and volcanoes! (I) Only 93% of SVU students are Mormon. The rest, aren’t. Q The cubicles in the Com- mons are simply not sufficient for most campus organizations. Q After they lost power, the residents of the Parkview threw one kickin’ Hurricane Party last Thursday night. Q E-mail your anonymous Quick Hits to phi@wlu.edu. .-