OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031117/WLURG39_RTP_20031117_001.2.txt I Napster Penn State Wm WM 9 0 ~ strike download deal BY ELIZABETH ECKMAN u‘ 3 IP:““SS ‘Sel"_‘t‘1:°’ Eff; gressman amar mi sai , d STAFF WRHER legal online music marketplace, on Novemhero, Penn state one that compensates artists and Napster made a revolution— and Offers listeners high-qual- ary agreement to provide a le— ity music, is what we all want to gal way for students to down- See flourish.” ‘ load music for free. Napster will According to his Press.re- offer their premium service to lease, Congressman Howard Penn State students at no cost. Bermall Said, “I hope Other uni- The agreement allows students versities wrestling with ways to ‘ to download tethered music unclog their bandwidth will from Napstefis 500,000 music 1i- adopt the model pioneered by brat-y, listeh to over40 radio sta_ Penn State. By providing their tions, and access other pre- students with low-cost access mium features for no cost. To to legal music, on the one hand, I download music permanently and taking action to stop pirati- in ordef to bum CDs or trans- cal activity on the other, univer- fer music to a portable device, Sities can return their bandwidth students pay 99 cents per song_ to the educational reasons for The new program will be which it was created.” “ offered beginning January 12, Many Penn State students, 2004, the first day of Penn are skeptical about the new State’s spring semester, and will agreement- primarily be offered to students Student Terry Rose, at 5 living in residence halls in Penn State’S College Park Said, about a dozen of Penn state “The consensus here of the ma- campuses_ The Penn State- jority Of students is that it l Napster agreement is the first won’t work. It’s useless be- H l i J OOK5 of its kind and many universi- Cause We haVe t0 Pa)’ f0r it- Galatime! Thedininghallwas filled beyond capacityFr-idayeveningashundreds of students dancedthe night away at theMock Convention ' ties are researching similar pro— Napster Controls the type 0f Presidential Gala. This was amajor fundraiser for the Mock Convention, at $30 aticket. By most all accounts, the event was a great success grarris to offer to their students. music that Will he ai/ailahle. W8 and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they danced to times. Now students may look forward to the main event: the 2004 The hope is that these types of not freedom because We’re pay- MockDernocratic Convnentionto beheldjanuary 30 arid31. Organizersare hard at work tomakesurethatthespeakers and event are as much mergers will aid in reducing il- ing for a limited SerViCe- We’re of asuccess asFriday’s festivities. See page 7 formorememorie.sofMoc/e Con. ' u 1ega1fi1e sharing still going to use ' ! d O O t I 1 C O 1 I O I I BY CAI-EY ANDERSON Williams, have all seen sharp increases in pla- Students handle the entire process from start blatant plagiarism will usually get a student a o1>1N1oNs1~;D1'1‘oR giarism, but nationwide academic policy is so to finish, and professors have no power to pun— warning first, depending on the case, and a sus— _ - ‘_ - confused on - ish the stu- pension after that. ’ Plagiarism, as understood by most of the this issue that dents (other , Qther schools hgve similar policies. Most ‘ English-speaking world, is the theft of other each college than through schools give their students at least one sec- people’s ideas, words, and thoughts in writing, has a different the grade of 0nd chance, often citing a “lack of knowledge speech, or otherwise. policy. the assign— of proper citation methods,” according to a This concept is important to the entire aca— At Wash- merit in ques— study on the subject conducted by the Univer- demic community, and especially so at Wash- ington and Lee, tion). sity of Indiana. q ington and Lee, for plagiarism is considered an of course, pla- Amherst, on The schools that expel students on the first Honor Violation by the current Executive Com- giarism of any the other offense tend to be schools with fewer students mittee. Indeed, from reading those ominous kind is viewed hand, assigns and smaller campuses, and especially schools posts the EC makes around campus on occa- as an Honor power for with strong honor systems or codes, such as sion, most Honor Violations these days are pla- Violation to be p u n i s h i n g W&L or our neighbor, VMI. ‘ giai’ism'icluicd- Punishcd only Plaginfilcfs to Many worry that first offense expulsions may But many professors and academic types by the Single its Dean of he unfair to students who are not aware ofproper have different definitions of plagiarism. Some feel that a student can be guilty of plagiarism unintentionally, through failure to cite sources. Some think that it can only happen when a stu- dent consciously takes an idea from another. As Sanction- ex- pulsion. Even failure to cite can be viewed as plagiarism, ~,R"WC§“1“l‘lllllPrH 7726 student voice of Washington and Lee University since I 897 M6 It VoLUMECVlI,N0.Vlll MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 Student Con- duct. Punish- ment is effec- tively left to ]EBBRO0KS/ UM HI the discretion citation methods, and thus may be intending to credit the original holders of an idea, but fail to do so unintentional. » So far, the issue has not come up in‘. the Executive Committee this year, as all we currently look at lZl')6 iSSllB, t0 cite pl'0p- as tllfi . Of this Ufli- expulsions have effectively been oily constiiuics Plagiarism makes it al3uu- D°y°ui'_°WnW°i'lfl ldioicssofs aioundhhccouuuyhclleyctustasiudciu Vcrsity 0ffi' placed upon students who intentionally stole ‘ It’sanimportant issue to many colleges. The dantly clear canbegmltyofp1ag1ansmunmtent1ona1ly,throughfa1luretocitesources. cial, and pla- ideas, The policy becomes more closely top three Liberal Arts colleges (according to the (even going so ' giarism can examined with every case nationwide, and latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s faras to publish an easy plagiarism reference avail- get you anything from a warning to expulsion, Washington and Lee may soon have to examine, college rankings), Amherst, Swarthmore, and able to students) what it considers plagiarism. though Amherst’s penalty guidelines say that and perhaps revise, its own piagiarisrn po1icy_ ' ' ' ' ' w d h d ff ' EC revising Constitution, La stu ent spear ea s e ort to bring . r 0 o . . law students voice complaints Vagina Monologues to Washington and Lee BY ERIN JULIUS cem about the fact that the en- - - i - - EDITOR are Sudemhbody dude, hue Proceeds from the play Wl/l be given to the local women s shelter, Project Horizon a Say lll W 0 ascell to C ‘ BY COURTNEY BERRY the eneral area of Lexin ton. The chari has et to be de- I Tonight there is to be an roles or: Vice President and Sec- STAFFWRHEB cidefl. In 2003, thousandgs of V-Day benetfit evehts executed Il_5l:f1°l:ltl;:1C°m?lne1e l_1’Il:? llt)‘ l°tal_ll’_'h d t f th _ _ worldwide generated $4 million in proceeds. a _ aw Sc 00 ’ 5 al 0 . 6 ll Vall age 0 e As ihc inch of the inusiachc sociciy PicPai'c to shayc it till ' Jillian DiLaura, a Washington and Lee Law student, is lllal Wlll°_h ‘was held fl” fiurreui succession of °ffi°°r5 Off, the Washington and l-c_c community Will ‘continuc to misc spearheading this year’s production and encourages anyone [ lllldl:gl:“lS_ll_lmetC?11mn]:lglElasl ls tllgriltthlstethlil-l°l;ft llllll awnrcncss of Violcncc against Womcn and girls by Picpaiing who is interested to get involved with the local production. wee ' evlslolls 0 '3 °ll' all 6 a 6 0 lcel W e for The Vagina Monologucss Which Will he Pcifoimcd on cam‘ She insists that a greater range of people are needed than Sllllllloll Wele lllscllssell lll last alll°lllbe_l°ftll°_EC' Cllllelltly’ Pus in Fchi'u3—i'y- _ _ . . only those who possess a flair for the dramatic. People who week S opell follllll’ wlllcll was lll°_EC ls looklllg a_t several l-nst Wcdncsday an organizational meetmg Was hold in do not wish to act onstage can assist with publicity, ticket I allelldell °“l¥ by members ofllle °Ptl°llS' _0ll° W°l_lld lllvolve 3 the Commons to start PTcPuiing for thc 2004 sales, costumes and anything else needed be- .’ Ca.I1’1[})Eil(i grieddig. tH 1 H gh scflgool-wideti=.lect’ii(l>n to filidhe primarily student-run production of The Va- 7beWMmwbgu5 hind_rhe_soenes_ DiLanra also said that you . Sl en eel] u es 0 lee-l SP0 W l 6’ allo cl gin“ Monologues Thc ihcmc for this ycans . . . ’ need not be a female to help the cause. attributes theupoor attendance would have the election be production, to be held in mid-February, is the aplay 0I‘1g1I13.llyWI‘1ttCI1 by V_Day materialized in 1993 in response to lo’ _C°lllllllllll°all°ll golllg °ll held Wlllllll the EC and lllell Vagina W3ii'ioTs- Eve Ensier is art of a crippling statistics of women being violated behind the scenes " d th f t h another election to fill the - - ' ’ P u “ u , all 6 ac 3Vc _ Real-life testimonials from ‘women around lobal movement to end and sought to become a force against that vio- that’. a 1;” Of tlhe C0tI:lfieH1tSVXere SP0t ofithe ileprfeffentalglive who the WOI'ld Will be read Washington and L66 g 1 di d - lcnce. Over the years, V.Day has grown expo- °°u‘u‘g ’°’“ aw -3 en 5- ‘n°"c “P ° ° ‘ms P- students in the Elrod Commons Theater. Expe- vio ence recte at Women nentially and has‘ become somewhat of phe- Justin Arnold, the s I uevisions of the EC Con— rionoos of hundreds of women from 40 Conn- and girls uomeudu, enabling the organization to pro_ second-year law representative stitutioii are taking place be- mes comprise the script, Vida funding to hundreds of programs amuu d I ggiccs that ihc (liaw siudcnis caugctsh 1: icctc£iitlyddi’scoy(; The Vagina Monologues, a play originally the world that strive to protect women. ave ellplesse collcellls’ ale 3 l S oll a C ’ Sal Wfiiicn hy l3Ve 13115161‘, is Part of 3 global moycmcnt to end As Washington and Lee performs The Vagina Monologues Many Students have ex‘ Hughes‘ The Conutltltlllon violence directed at WOIIICH and girls. global IIIOVCITICIII February and 12, thg Same Stories be resounding from a pressed Concerns to me about mentlons the Publlcatlons COIIICS in the f0I'l'Il Of V-Day, 311 international organization Masai village in Kgnya and a Lakota resgfvation in South D3. ,, thc succcssion of ofiiccis cl‘ Board, for cxamplcv Which is the singular goal of ending violence against women and girls. kota_ i lllel Vla e'lllall ol pelS°llally’” llow llle Mellla Boald‘ l996 “V0 ycais ago the Washington and Lcc community Pro- The Vagina Warriors will relate experiences of war rapes lle Sald’ “l tlllllk llle Sllccessloll was the last tlllle levlslolls duccd 3 hcncfii Pciioimancc of The Vagina Monologues and female genital mutilation and cigarette burns in female skin. , of officers issue has made law were made; the Constitution raised pI'OCCCdS benefiting PI'0jCCt HOfiZOfl, LCXiIlgtOI1lS bat- Enslef says that the \,/aging Warriors are through be- students more Cuiluus about says nothing about how ouch tered women’s shelter. ing victims. She says that they realized no one is coming to 5 the Ellecllllve C°lllmlttee“‘lell' ll must be leVlSell' This ycais the goal is to misc $oa000- A Pcfccntagc of the rescue them so they have to rescue themselves. Pcct that law students who at— profits will be given to the national V-Day campaign to benefit The Vagina Monologues is one action they are taking to tend the forum Will cXPicss con‘ See EC: Page 2 the Missing Women of Juarez charity and the rest will stay in reach their goat OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031117/WLURG39_RTP_20031117_002.2.txt I ': ‘ L‘. .:-; rmupwrtv .: ‘M MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 fl-H; ‘Y? W‘ . Teacher spoke about experiences with poverty, homeless BY KATHERINE SHELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER Katie Murphy, a high school teacher at Archbishop ‘Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., spoke Monday night in the Science Center about her experi- ences with poverty, hunger and homelessness. Murphy volun- teers and worls with students at the high school. She was joined in spealdng by one of her current students, Tian Younger, who spoke of per- sonal experiences. Murphy was invited to speak by Marinda Harrell ’04 of the Shepherd Pro- gram, whom she taught along with Monea Hendricks ’»04, Zakiyah Bradford ’04, and Kisha Barnes ’04. Murphy first discussed her Social Justice class, which edu- cates and involves high school juniors with the homeless. The first semester is dedicated en- tirely to discussing poverty, hun- ger, and homelessness. Murphy then read excerpts from the first assignment she W&L’s DuPont Gallery Displays Exhibit by Mary Page Evans . An exhibit by landscape artist Mary Page Evans, “Painting from Nature,” is now on display in Washington and Lee University’s duPont Gallery. The exhibit is on display until rnid-December. It is free and open to the public. Page, a Virginia native, is a graduate of Hollins University and the Art Student League of Corcoran Art School. A veteran of more than 25 solo exhibitions in various places on the East Coast, her works are included in 22 selected public collections and have been included in many selected group exhibitions around the world. Art history plays an important role in her work, with Page having studied Cezanne and Hans Hoffman to advance her style of letting “color determine the structure and create the space.” W&L student Miriam Rodgers is off . to compete for a Rhodes Scholarship Senior Miriam Rodgers is heading down to the Rhodes Scholarship state competition in South Carolina Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18 and 19. Approximately 600 students nationwide will be competing for a Rhodes. If Rodgers advances, she will go to the District 111 competition in Washington, D.C. Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22. Over that weekend, four students will win the elite post-graduate prize and receive full tuition and living stipends at Oxford University. Rodgers is. a philosophy-economics major who attended Oxford University last year without the aid of an American exchange program and received straight A’s. She also won the top writing prize in philosophy. Her father, Paul Rodgers, graduated from Washington and Lee law. Miriam Rodgers wants to study law as well, although she plans to spend her time as an ethicist and Professor countering the popular notions of “Pragmatic Philosophy.” “ I’m thrilled to have the opportunity.” she said. Washington and Lee Professor James Mahon wrote Rodgers a recommendation. “In her essays, she also argued with a deter- mination and a precision that one does not normally find in under- ' graduate essays, and this from a freshman. . .It is fair to say that she raised the level of class discussion to new heights.” Traveller Committee Announces Trial Period of changes in its driving routine Traveller will change its driving routine between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. The Traveller Committee will launch the two week trial period as an attempt to make the current system more effective. Any student can call the Traveller number at 458-8900 seven nights a week from 10pm until 2am and a car will be dispatched to the student’s location. Vans traveling on the set route will still run on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights. I The Traveller committee hopes this period will show better use its resources. The committee’s primary goal is to best serve students’ needs. Please contact any of its members with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. ~ November 3. 2003 Summary of Executive Committee Honor Activity for the 2003/2004 Academic Year Investigations: 4 Withdrawls in the face of a Closed Hearing: 0 gives her class: to answer vari- ous questions on social and political views. Murphy has found that per- ning of her ceptions of s p e e c h . homelessness The biggest thing in Murphy then are very differ- h - - - showed a slide ent after stu- C _angmgsoClety1S show consist- : dents have changing yourself. Educate ing of statis- SP°“‘ 3 yea’ in yourself, educate others ti“ ’ °f her class. homelessness “Not one and pictures of student has ever said homeless people. homelessness is an injustice at the beginning of the year,” Murphy stated. Her convictions of homelessness as a social injus- tice were evident from the begin- Using various statistics, she described the rising rate of homeless children, domestic violence resulting in homelessness, and other mis- conceptions of the average homeless person. After Murphy spoke, Tian Younger began to tell of her per- sonal experiences with homelessness and how Murphy’s class has educated her. “Homelessness affects di- verse groups of people, work- ing farnilies, people like you and me,” said Younger. Murphy re- quires all of her students to vol- unteer in soup kitchens and read aloud some of their responses to their experiences. All of the students had en- tirely different opinions than those of the beginning of the year: guilt, shame, compassion, and un- derstanding were among those « most evident by the end of the Yeafi . Murphy ended her speech with a few possible solutions to homelessness. “The biggest thing in chang- ing society is changing yourself. Educate yourself, educate oth- ers,” Murphy encouraged. Campaign promotes literacy hand. Patrick is a student working with the Campaign. among ockbrie County children ANNIE ROCHFORT LITERACY CAMPAIGN PUBLICIST The students of Washington and Lee University are proud to announce the kickoff of the fourth annual Literacy Campaign, spon- sored by Nabors Service League. The campaign rims from January 19 to March 12, and its purpose is to promote literacy arid social justice in Rockbridge County. The campaign began because of survey results indicating that 17 percemt of adults in Rockbridge County have reading skills at the lowest literacy level. The hope is that this program will excite children about reading and encourage students to take literacy seriously. Ideally, the cam- paign will raise the literacy rate in Rockbridge County in the future. The Literacy Campaign consists of several programs aimed toward involving children in reading. Abook drive to collect children’s books, ' in order to distribute a new book to every kindergartener in the Rockbridge Area, will rim throughout the campaign. Through the Adopt—A-Classroom program W&L students will visit kindergarten through fifth—grade classrooms once a week dur- ing the seven weeks of the campaign. Each week students, will present a new literary activity, such as poetry writing, Dr. Seuss, and, Shakespeare for kids. The Best SeHer will offer Saturdays at the Li- brary, also run by W&L students. This will involve story time, crafts, and lunch for children. The Washington and Lee students participating in the campaign hope that the W&L community will become as involved as possible. Volunteer Recruitment will take place from December 1 to the 5 out- side the Commons. If you are interested in helping, please stop by! If you have any questions please feel free to contact Kyle Meehan, meehane @ wlu.edu or Steve Martinenza, martinenzas @ wlu.edu. Hidden Heroes: Tina Su works to introduce freshmen to college Su actively involved in campus service programs such as Project Outreach, Nabors Service League BY CHRIS LAUDERMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER Tina Su, a junior Cheiriistry major, contributes in many ways to the Washington and Lee com- munity. Her friends describe her as a great listener and an excel- lent friend. “She is encouraging, supportive, structured, straight- forward, focused, and most im- portantly, a great cook,” stated Paige Thomas, a close friend of Su. She is actively involved in Project Outreach. Su went on the Roanoke trip her freshman year, was a group leader her sopho- more year, and co—coordinated the trip this year. “I think that it is important to share with fresh- men the values gained from Project Outreach. The majority of freshmen are not exposed to poverty in their everyday lives,” said Su. She went on to add that it is a great way to segue fresh- men into college life instead of thrusting them into the Washing- ton and Lee environment. Her friends feel that she is very pas- sionate and devoted to Project Outreach. Su will be coordinat- ing the trip again next year. As a sophomore, she served as the Nabors Service League contact for environment and ani- mals. Freshman year she volun- teered at the Rockbridge County animal shelter. Su got involved with the animal shelter because of her passion for animals, espe- cially cats. She has two, Oliver and Ginger, at home in Maryland. Last year she organized a suc- cessful clean up of Goshen and the surrounding area. One of the most cherished aspects of Washington and Lee for Su is the honor system. The trust and accountability inherent in the Honor System parallels Su’s own code of conduct. Her honesty provides an example of what all Washington and Lee stu- dents should strive to achieve. “'Ihe Honor System can go outside academics into all facets of your life,” said Su. One of the characteristics that Tina’s friends admire most is her honesty. “She is a champion and hero of the Honor System,” said Tho- mas. Su is serving in her third year as a member of the Student Re- cruitrnent Committee. She gives weekly tours for the University. She is also a three year member _ of the Big Buddy mentoring pro- gram. She has been a big buddy to the same girl all three years. They meet weekly to work on homework or to play games such as checkers. " “I feel like I can make a dif- ference once I leave Washington and Lee,” stated Su on her future career. While she is undecided on her profession, she is leaning toward research. She describes herself as honest, dependable, and efficient in all she does. Hidden Hero. Smiling Tina Su is a behind-the-scenes hero. Tina Su is truly a hidden hero. She is the type of leader that does not want to be in the spotlight. Her organization and structural skills make her a natu- ral leader and crucial player he- hind the scenes at Washington and Lee. Closed Hearings: 2 Guilty Verdicts in Closed Hearings: 0 Not Guilty Verdicts in Closed Hearings: 2 Student Body Hearings: 0 EC from page 1 Major issues that the EC is considering include reworking the succession of officers and writing into the Constitution a minimum allocation for Mock Convention every year. “While the number of law students who have approached me has not been overwhelming, it has been enough to reiterate that something needs to be changed,” said Frederick Heiser, the tliird— year law representative. The forum at the law school is expected to be better-attended than last weeks. “Many law students may have already expressed their concerns to their EC representatives and are confident that their views have already been brought up through them. Concerns could ‘ be anything from succession of officers to the number of EC meet- ings held in the law school,” said Heiser. Arnold said that law students try to be active in campus govem— ment because, “is important to many law students because they par- ticipated in student government in college. To others, student gov- ernment is important because it impacts our lives as law students in ways such as funding of the Student Bar Association,” he said. I 8 OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031117/WLURG39_RTP_20031117_003.2.txt I MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 )lTORlAL Commons needs more artwork The John W. Elrod University Commons has become a jungle. It seems that every time students darken its halls there is another tree growing in the building. Most importantly, there is no consistency. Around one corner there may be a bush, around another a tree, why not have only bushes or only trees? The Commons higher-ups should invest in art instead of plants. While trees are wonderful, good for the en- vironment and produce oxygen for the students, art encourages thought. By not placing art, Washington and Lee University is missing an" impor- tant element of education. Sure, the painting of the late President Elrod is beautiful, but there is more wall space than just above the fireplace. The many superb art shows currently held in the Tucker Media Center, Wil- liams School of Commerce and DuPont Hall could attract many more viewers if presented in the Commons. The arts community of Lexington and Rockbridge County is vibrant. We should celebrate the incredible talent to be offered by our region. Why can’t Washington and Lee more actively support all that the area has to offer? And, if the County’s artist com- munity is not enough, why not bor- row paintings from University Collec- tions? There are hundreds of valu- able paintings from years past gath- ering dust in storage facilities across campus. Leaders, we implore you to take advantage of what we have to offer. The arts will be easily overlooked until you put them on our walls. Please give us something to look at. Oh, and while your at it, could you put up some clocks in the building. Thanks in advance, and let us know if we can help hang them up. ' CtrEYAmE1sON OPINIODBEDIIOR mm m Onwednesday,November5,IflewtoMiamiandsawtheoceanforthefirsttime. Ok, soIreallywasr1’tgoingfortliewhitesandybeachesorthesmelloffreshocean air,though,IwilladmitthatwepaidhomagetodearMotherNature.Rather,thethree rmdergraduate co-chairs of the GayStraightAlliance (Steve Martinenza, and myself) were going to one of the largest gay activist conferences in the nation. 'I‘he “Creating Clmnge” Conference is sponsored annually by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, NGL'I'F, and its location changes from year to year. This year it happenedtobeins1mnyMiamiBeach, soRian, Steve, andlpackedoursuitcases with swimming suits, sunscreen, and flip—flops and headed down south for four days. Wehopedtoleamhowtobetterourleadershipabilitiesandtoleavewithfreshideas andinspira1ionsfortheGSA.WhileIcouldtellyouaboutallthestrategiesand techniqueslleamedtocreatechangeandopenadialogue,thisisbyfarnotthemost important1essonIleamedwhi1einlVIiami.Indeed,Ileamedavery valuable lesson, one that I wasn’t expecting, and one that will definitely stick with me for a very long time. ToattendtheCreat1'ngChangeConferenoeonedoesnot have to be GLBTQTSI—that is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, two spirited, orintersexedlnfact, whenyoubuytickets online they askyour sexuality and “heterosexual” is an option. So, I clicked the box next to heterosexual,andheadeddowntoMiami.IfeltlikeIknewwhatIwasgettinginto- IexpectedthatRianandIwouldbeamongthefew straightpeoplethere. Ithoughtlwasprepared Iwasn’t. . Insociety, youarebasically st1aighttillprovengay—noonereallybothersto think/‘maybethispersonisgay”whenfl1eyareinurxh1cedtosomeone.Gaypeople areforwdto“comeout”andtellusthattheyaregay. Sowhat,right?Whatditference doesitrnake?InMiami,IleamedfirsthandwhatadifferenceiImakes. Atfl1eCreafingChangeConference,Amencansocietyreverseditself.Onfl1e first day, the co-chairs attended the Youth Institute—a gathering of young gay activistsfiomacrossthenationItbecamepainfifllyobviousthat,here,youweregay till proven straight. People made all encompassing statements, such as “We are all members of the gay community,” or “As queer youth. . Every time it was said, it gratedonme. Iknew, consciously, thattheyweren’t doingitonpurpose andthat theydidn’tmeananythingbadbyit,yetitstil1botheredme.Asthedayprogressed, I slowly became a little braver. As another comment went by I slowly raised my hand Beforethemoderatorsnoficedmefl1ough,IqrncklyprflledmyhanddownMy stomach was inknots andlwas nervous beyond belief. “Whatwillthesepeople think?”isaIlIkeptsayingtomyself. 'Ihefear of anegativereaction waspushingme farther into my straight closet. By day’s end I had finallyworked up the nave to “come out” As we discussed the good and the bad parts of the conference, I shyly and nervously raised my hand. I was so nervous that I was shaking, stuttering, and completely flushed. My stomach was doing flip—flops and my hands were clammy. But I succeeded and I “came out.” Afterl finished speaking, a series of comments were lashed out towards me. Most of them started with “I’m of- fended by...” or “You wouldn’t understand. . or “It’s a cultural thing...” It became obvious that several of these people did not appreciate my presence. As the verbal assault continued, I became so flustered that I couldn’t even CHANGE YOUR MIND there; people would “know” I was straight. I had never felt the annoy- KEILYJO LARSEN ‘05 PAGE 3 Straight student ‘comes out’ in Miami construct a plausible defense for myself. I just kept repeating, “But that isn’t what I meant,” over and over. After the Institute ended, I stood waiting for the elevator with Steve. I was so upset and flustered that I attached myself to his side, hoping that I could just blend in and that no one would talk to me. I wanted to nm back into my straight closet and slam the door tightly behind me. After the Youth Institute, the conference continued. Reactions persisted to my heterosexuality—some good and some bad In coming out in one of my later sessions, a genflemanlookedatmeand said, “Ah, honey, that’s ok! We need you too!”Myheart wasputateaselncontrast, duringaworkshopRianattended, awomangotupandleft their small group after Rian’s “coming out” Through the good, the bad, and the ugly, Ileamedalotastheweekendprogressed Neverhadlbeenforcedtodefendmy sexuality. Never had I been subjugated to a negative reaction simply for being straight I always took for granted the fact that I didn’t have to put myself out inggrateofabroadstatementthatpretendedtoincludeme,yetthatI knewdidn’t. WhileinlVIiami,webefiiendedtlneesmdentsfromtheUnivasityof Northe.mColorado.AsIbegar1exp]ainingrnyfeelings,oneofthem,Mike,lookedatme, smiled and said, “Kelly Jo, welcometo the firstnineteen years of my life.” 'lhat’s when it dawnedonme:tho11gh,Iwillrreverkr1owwhatit’sreaIlyliketobe gayinAmaicansociety, Ido,however;knowwlmtitsliketobestraightinagaysociety.MoreovenIknowwhatits liketoberejectedanddefinedsimplybyyoursexuality.It’snotfunAta]lIwasanervous wreckformostoftheconfamce—thesheerernotionofhavingto“oomeout,”tobeing fmeedmamstamlyflnnkabmnmysexuahtyandwonyabomwlmtmsaymasdraimng. Icensoredmyconnnentsbasedontheidea,“W1lltheyfigrneoutI’mstraightifIsaythis? Willtheyhaternebecauseofit‘?” ' Bytteendoftheconferencelwasreadytogetbacktostraightsocietyandnothave to worry anymore. But you know what? It’s a lot harder for gay people to leave straight societythanitwasformetoleavegay society. 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Takehateful andderogatory words outofyourvocabulary; theyonlytearpeople down. * Societyreversedisnotanerqieriencemostpeoplecaneverhave—Ineverexpected it,butI’llneverforgetit.WhileImightnotknowwhatitsliketobegay,InowhaveabetIer understandingofwhatitmightbelike. Ididn’ter1joybeingdefinedbymy sexualityor always lnving to defend my sexuality. It was definitely an emotional drain but not somethinglwillforgetanytimesoon Universal human rights ignored by U.S. , . s “We’re not pulling out until the job is done, period.” ‘ ~PresidentGeorgeW. Bush Editor in chief Assistant Editor News Editor Opinions Editor Arts & Life Editor Photography Editor Asst. Sports Editors Production iilssistants Copy Editors . Sarah Beth Campbell Aubrey Miner Alexa Moutevalis Kate Zawyrucha Editorial Director Katie J. Howell Business Manager Circulation Director Hem-y G1-imbau Distribution Dir. 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Ihe Ring-tum Phi University Commons Rm 341 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Wrginio 24450 Telephone: (540) 458-4060 Fax: (540) 458-4059 Email: phi@wlu.edu IRONYP Eleanor Roosevelt holds a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but does the U.S. really comply with these rights? As much as I love America, I sometimes won- der what we’re doing at times because it makes no sense. We have refused to ratify the United Na- tions Declaration on Human.Rights (DHR) yet we speak vehemently on protecting human rights and even crusade on behalf of human rights. Why are we so set against penning our name to the most important document on human rights, a document we inspired? One reason is that we believe that our Consti- tution and Bill of Rights sufficiently provide for the well-being of our people. So, if the two are equal in provisions, then there should be no problem in signing. We would just be affirming what we already believe, right? And herein lies the problem. We do not believe in the provisions of the DHR because we don’t believe in . human rights as a country. The Bill of Rights guar- antees Americans political rights, not human rights. The two are different. Political rights protect citi- zens from encroachment by the government, such as the right to be free from governmental invasion of privacy, governmental abridgment of free speech, and so forth. Human rights, however, guarantee citizens a standard of human dignity. Let me illus- trate these rights with some excerpts from the DHR. Section 1 of Article 23 guarantees the right to work: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Section 1 of Article 25 guarantees people a stan- dard of living: Everyone has the right to a stan- dard of living adequate for the health and well- being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and neces- sary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. In essence, hu- TRAIN OF THOUGHT TRANK1M‘05 man rights are basic economic and social rights. Looking at just these two guarantees of the DHR, it is no wonder that America refused to sign the dec- laration. It seems that we don’t really believe in provid- ing social welfare to citizens. We don’t believe in equal results, only equal oppornmity. I used to be a believer of equal oppornmity until I began to see that there is not a standard of equal opportrmity in America because it means that we must all start at the same line. But it’s common knowledge that we all start at different points in the social and eco- nomic race. The problem here is that we think that it is a choice be- tween one or the other, and I am asserting that it is not a choice be- cause you cannot have equal op- portunity without equal results of some capacity. Everyone must have the same basic starting points to in order to actually have the same opportlmities. That means that everyone should be able to have a job if they want one, everyone should have a house, food, healthcare— all the rights enumerated in the DHR in Articles 23-26. It is only after people have their basic human rights that they can utilize their political rights. Our forefathers who drafted the Constitution didn’t have to consider basic human rights as a necessity in the Bill of Rights because they already possessed these necessities. It never occurred to them that people deserved to be fed, because they had long tables full of food at mealtimes. It never occurred to them that people should have homes because they lived in mansions. It never occurred to them that people should have clothes to wear because they had tailors who made their entire ward- robes. It just never occurred to them, andnow we are in the same place. It is not occurring to us ei- ther. Most of you who are reading this article do /should be the not have to concern yourselves with acquiring enough food to eat, a warm shelter to ward of the elements, or enough clothes to appear pre- sentable. Your basic necessities are provided for and then some. But that is not the case for everyone living in this country. There are people who struggle to be fed, clothed, and housed, and no one should have to struggle to acquire those needs. It is an injustice for them and a shame for us. How can we as Americans claim that we are passionate about human rights when we deny millions of people every year those rights? There are millions of homeless people and millions of hungry months. When we pass a homeless man or woman on the street, do we ever fume with anger at the injustice of his or her condition? I doubt it. If we don’t ignore them and cast the situation off as one of those things that happen, we are fuming with annoyance and disgust. I am guilty of the same state of mind and now I am forced to reconsider after an eye- opening lecture last Monday on homelessness. Homelessness isn’t a deserved condition be- cause of laziness or poor luck. It is an injustice that should not happen in our country. We last country to have homelessness. It is a mockery of our high finan- cial standing in the world that we have homelessness. ' This is a serious issue, and I urge you to con- sider it seriously. Nothing will change if we don’t start being serious. We are the lucky people who have the political power to effect change and rep- resent those who cannot yet utilize their political rights. It is our obligation as active citizens of this nation. But most importantly, it is our obligation as human beings in this world. To view the DHR in its entirety, please go to http://www. un. org/Overview/rights. html. ' OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031117/WLURG39_RTP_20031117_004.2.txt PAGE 4 Oiffi61hE IMRAN NAEEMUILAH ‘05 PHOTO oouansror udaiazgaaiu Current Democratic front runner Wesley Clark may see his campaign fizzle out in the near future. these candidates over the incumbent Bush? Clark, a supposed frontrunner, has been bogged down by an increasingly disor- ganized campaign and mixed stances on key issues,~including the war on Iraq. It’s only a matter of time before Clark exits the race as a has—been. Edwards’ campaign, once characterized as that of a young Southern star in the mold of Bill Clinton, has been falteri_ng. He lacks significant support outside of the Southeast, and his shady fundraising tactics may yet blow up onhim. As for Sharpton, Kucinich, and Braun, they’re all trail- ing at the bottom of the polls despite being the most liberal and anti-Bush of all the candidates. The worst part is that they are hardly bad politicians; Sharpton, for all his short- comings, is an excellent politician, and Kucinich and Braun have both held national office before. All of this points to a very difficult position for the Democrats. Their most left-wing can- didates are barely registering in the polls, and their most centrist candidates lack any real reason to elect them over President Bush. . Their ideal candidate, therefore, lies somewhere in between. It looks like Howard Dean may yet be their best bet. Even Dean, though, faces considerable challenges, not theleast of which is his blunt personality. He_i_s,prone to saying rather stupid things which he later has to retract or further explain. The recent Confederate flag debacle is an excellent example of this; al- though appealing to rural voters who put Confederate flag bumper stickers on their pickup trucks is hardly morally wrong, nor is it poor strategy, Dean’s opponents seized this as an opportunity to paint him * as a bigot (which he almost certainly is not). In the eyes of moderate to liberal suburban voters in the North, who will constitute a sizeable percentage of the electorate, these sorts of accusations do not bode well for him. , What will Dean say or do next? And what will those moderate to liberal suburban voters think of Dean’s consistent NRA endorsements? Those are hardly bad things, but they’re not what liberal Democrats want, either. Voters may yet decide that Dean is not as liberal as he claims to be. This leaves the Democrats fresh out of a candidate who fits in between nutty radicalism and boring centrism. It appears as though the Democrats’ only lifeboat will be a certain junior senator from New York; until and if such senatorfdecides to run, however, it looks like the Democrats are facing a bleak situation in 2004. Treat yourself to a .. ~'i-’2°’ea{ an :~e.9{fi"om/ .‘9’t"'«}r/(tag-itrsr’ u Iuxwious fur! body message by W PAGE ,5‘ Westerner discovers southern society quirks I am exactly 2,423 miles from my home in Boise, Idaho (yes, that’s where potatoes come from, and no, it’s not next to Illinois). It is a place where we wear jeans and a t—shirt to Boise State football games, played on our famous blue »turf. It’s a place where no one cares which fraternity you are in, much less which one your grand- father was in when he went to college in 1933. And most of all, it’s a place 5 where dressing up like old confeder- ate soldiers in order to reenact a battle that took place nearly 150 years ago simply does not sound entertaining (not to mention, that if you did reenact the Battle of Cold Harbor, you would probably be placed in the county lock up overnight). My mom is from the South, so when I decided that’W&L was the place for me, she took it upon herself to prepare me for south- ern life. She explained why southemers don’t call the Civil War the Civil War; instead it’s called the War Between the States. She forced me to eat grits, and she explained what sweet tea is. De- spite all of her hard work, she could not prepare me for the ex- treme culture shock I was about to encounter when I arrived on campus. It all started at the first home football game. There was a “tail- gate,” but there weren’t any tail- gates. I don’t know about the rest of the nation, but in Idaho a tail- gate implies people barbequeing on an actual tailgate. Besides the football players, I was the only guy who wasn’t wearing a tie to the game. And even more oddly, the girls were all wearing pearls, high heels, and dresses. They were .d¥°SS°<1moIef0III1aHy.I11anII1Y high. - schoolpromdate. Inldaho, we wear jeans and a t-shirt to the games, and that goes for the girls too! And what, may I ask, is with the girls down here? They not only know the rules of football but they follow it religiously. When- ever I want to know who won the Alabama, Auburn, or Ole Miss game, I just go find a southern girl. They can tell me not only what the score was, but additionally, they can tell me how the defen- sive coordinator screwed up by switching to a prevent defense with two minutes remaining, rather than staying in the cover three like he should have. It’s awesome! In PoTATo”Mfl% Idaho, most of our girls couldn’t even differentiate the offense from the defense. And, boy, do southemers have manners. The first time I heard my roommate, from Ala- bama, talk to his parents on the phone, I thought he was in trouble. All he said was, “Yes, ma’ am. No, sir. Yes, ma’am.”Ihave now learned that is part of the normal “”"”’”"‘““"‘ speech pat- tern. If he called a woman ma’am in Idaho, he might get slapped. In the west ma’am is equivalent to old woman. For the past month, people have been complaining about the extreme cold. Many W&L stu- dents act like they are freezing in 55 degree weather. One of my fa- vorite activities is to walk around campus and guess where people are from by how many layers they are wearing. If someone is wearing two sweatshirts andaskicoatin55 de- gree weather, I know that they are fromAlabama_ While the weather is not always cold in Idaho (we often get 100 degree plus temperatures in the summer), 55 degrees is definitely not worthy ofbreaking out the North Face jacket. I love the south. It’s the only place where seeing a Confederate flag hanging in a donn room is not only acceptable, but is probable. It’s a place where Bear Bryant is god, and the Yankees (both the baseball team and the northemers) are devils. It’s a place where nobody has heard of Keystone beer, but Southern Com- pfortisasabundantaswater. It’sa . place where you can go to Waflle House at three in the moming to get a triple order of chunked hash browns, and learn the hard way that they only take cash (we don’t have Waflle Houses in the west). Washington and Lee is where a kid from Idaho, who seemingly has nothing in common with any- one from the south, can be able to fit ir1. While I don’t (and do not plan to) hang a Confederate flag in my room, I have found that my southern friends and their ways are rubbing off on me. I wear ties to football games, hate the Yankees, and have begun to say y’ all (some- thing for which my friends back in Idaho will undoubtedly make fun of me). 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Anne W/"rltshire scores the penalty kick against Greensboro after the teams played 11O scoreless minutes in Saturday’s NCAA Regional Semifinal. JOHN HYLAND , ASSISTANT SPORTS Enrron Yesterday, the W&L women’s soccer team lost in the second round of the NCAA tour- nament for the second straight year, falling to ODAC rival Vir- ginia Wesleyan. The Generals entered the tournament ranked sixth in the nation and concludes its season with a 15-2-3 overall record. By virtue of their ODAC crown, the Generals earned the first seed in the South Regional of the tournament, also meaning that the region’s games would be played in Lexington. In a rematch of the first round of the 2002 tour- nament, W&L played,Greens- boro College. The Generals won last season’s match-up with a 2- 0 decision but this year’s game would prove to be a little more difficult. The teams played to a scoreless tie during regulation, 0nd half shots and the Pride 8 of their own. For the game, the Gen- erals held a 17-11 advantage in shots. The two overtimes pro- duced little offense and after 1 10 minutes of soccer, neither up, 1-0, handing the Generals Marlins last Saturday inthe con— game winning streak with a 2-1 their only regular season loss. ference tournament fmals.Inthe decision. W&L, however, came back to win regional semifinals in Lexington In the finals, on a cold and their second straight ODAC crown with a 2-1 victory over the on Saturday, Virginia Wesleyan snapped Hardin—Simmon’s 15- team could produce a score. Part of the reason for the lack of offense was the stellar play of both team’s goalkeepers. Greensboro goalie Kerri Wells and W&L junior Emily Barker made 6 saves apiece. The Gen- erals finally prevailed in pen- alty kicks. Both teams con- verted on their first attempts but the Pride missed their next two opportunities with the second heading wide right. The Generals were able to connect on their fourth straight shot to preserve the victory. The win set up a regional championship match-up be- tween the two ODAC foes. Virginia Wesleyan won the rainy afternoon, the Generals of- fense remained cold. They were only able to muster two shots on goal in the first half, neither of which got on goal. For the game, the Marlins defense only allowed 5 shots but did not force goal- keeper Laura Vifiederwax to make a defense. The Generals defense was steady as well, allowing thir- teen shots, none of which beat Barker, who made 5 saves. The two squads played scoreless through regulation and one over- time period but with 3:30 left in the second overtime period, Mar- lin forward Meg Bronstein con- nected on a shot from the corner of the 18-yard box, to give Vir- ginia Wesleyan (entering the tournament ranked seventh in the nation) a birth in the NCAA JEB BROOKS V G-TUMPHI SPIRIT! Womens’ Soccer fans came out in force to cheer on the team during quarterfinals, where they will play DePauw this Saturday. PME6 after strong tournament play erals eight game unbeaten streak. Nevertheless, the regional final markedthe deepestaW&L squad had reached in school history. The future continues to look bright. Last week, the ODAC re- leased its all conference players. Several General underclassmen received recognition. Junior de- fender Kelly Zagol and sopho- more midfielder Kerry Giblin earned first team honors. Fresh- man forward Anne Wiltshire, the team’s leading scorer and fresh- man midfielder Rebecca Cohn made the second team while sophomore defender Heather Rogers was named honorable mention. The team loses only three seniors, including co—cap- tains Meghan Hayde and Fontaine Marcoux, both of whom were named first team all-ODAC performers and received ac- knowledgment for the third straight year. Marcoux ends her career as the school’s all-time despite W&L getting off 10 sec- teams’ regular season match- NCAA Regional play at Championship Soccer Field. The loss snapped the Gen- leading scorer. Football team ends season with 27-14 win over Greensboro BY ALLISON PERRY CONTRIBUTING Enrron The Washington and Lee football team ended its season at home Saturday with a 27-14 win over Greensboro. The Generals dominated the second quarter, scoring all of their 27 points then. Wash- ington and Lee improved its record to 3-7, while Greensboro also changed its record to 3-7. Greensboro got on the board first when junior Mantron Davis intercepted a pass from senior Pe- ter Dean, starting a touchdown drive. Freshman Ted Hoyle rushed one yard for the score. Kicker‘ Erik Naglee made the extra point. Washington and Lee’s Ted Maffit would then intercept a Greensboro pass only 50 seconds into the second quarter. The interception started a touchdown run that ended with a 55-yard pass from Dean to sophomore Clark Kensinger. Freshman kicker Ben Long’ s attempt was goodnchanging the score to 7-7. After a failed Greensboro drive, the Generals- took the ball once again to return it for another touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Greg Tweardy rushed for one yard to score. Long made the kick, putting the score at 14-7. The Generals then recovered the ball on the next play after the on-side kick. Dean completed a 34-yard pass to junior John Bamwell. Freshman Richard Garland then rushed twice to get the touch- down. Long’s extra-point attempt was good, and the score was set at 21-7. On the next possession of the ball, the Gener- als scored their final touchdown. With only 00:16 left in the half, Tweardy found senior Jonathan Brimer for a 28-yard touchdown pass. Long did not make the extra-point, but the Generals went into the second half leading 27-7. Early in the third quarter, a Washington and Lee fumble led to a scoring drive for Greensboro. . Sophomore quarterback Justin Roberson com- pleted a pass to senior wide receiver Ricky Moore for the touchdown. Naglee made the extra-point to increase the score to 27-14. But the touchdown was not enough to get past the Generals. Neither team scored for the rest of the game. The Generals lead Greensboro in rushing as well as passing. Washington and Lee rushed for 147 yards, while Greensboro only rushed for 62 yards. The Generals also passed for 225 yards compared to Greensboro’s 112 yards. Garland was the top rusher for Washington and Lee, running for 103 yards. Dean led the team in passing with 129 yards, completing 9 of 14 passes. Hoyle ran for 35 yards for Greensboro, . Roberson passed for 59 yards, completing 10 of-23 passes. On defense, senior Ben Krasnoff led the Gen- erals with nine tackles and one sack. Junior Lloyd Wilson had six tackles. Seniors Ian Mosher and Richard Tattersall led the Greensboro defense with 12 tackles each. Se- nior Cortney Gunter had eight tackles and one sack. Sat11rday’s win ended the season on a posi- tive note, along with the placement of three Gener- _ als on the COSIDA College Division AcademicAll- District Football team. First team honors went to junior linebacker Wes Kimmel, senior defensive lineman Jess Lipsey, and senior defensive back Lee Walker. Washington and Lee ended its season 1-5 in the ODAC and 3-7 overall. Cross Country teams compete in NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships at Emory W&L SPORTS RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga. — The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s cross country teams were in action on Saturday at the NCAA South/Southeast Re- gional Championships hosted by Emory. The Generals men’s squad finished 10th out of 20 teams, while the W&L women came in eighth out of 20 teams. On the men’s side, senior Andy Schorr (Kingwood, Texasl Kingwood) led all Generals with an 1 1th-place overall finish and a time of 26:53.84. With his finish, he earns all-region accolades for the third time in his collegiate Junior Steven Chambers ' (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area) and senior Rusty Meyer (Dal- las, Texas/Jesuit Prep) were the second and third W&L runners to cross the tape, respectively. Chambers finished 30th overall with a time of 27:49.66, w_hile Meyer recorded a 47th-place timeof28:29.31. For the women, sophomore Mary Christopher (Fort Lauder- dale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) led all Generals with a 41 st—place run of 25:33.35. Sophomore Betsy Frayer (Grand Rapids, Mich./ East Grand Rapids) finished in 45th-place (25:40.44), while freshman Julie Harris (Rich- mond, Va./Saint Catherines) fin- - COURTESY PORTS INFORMATION KEEP IT UP. Junior Emily Wolfing hits the ball in the Generals’ NCAA tournament play at Trinity University. Knvr GUNST STAFF Warn-:11 The Washington and Lee volleyball team fell to Emory University in the sec- ond round of the 2003 NCAA Division 1]] Tournament at Trinity University. The Generals started strong as they won their opener against Averett, 25-30, 30-18, 30-17, 30-21, this past Thursday evening. Junior outside hitter Emily Wolf- ing led the team with an impressive match- high 19 kills and 13 digs, while sophomore setter Christine Gladysz totaled a career- high 65 assists and‘12 digs. “We beat Averett for the third "time this year, and it was great to make it to the second round of the NCAA tournament,” Captain and ODAC Tournament MVP Emily Wolfing said. Despite their strongest efforts, the team watched their season come to a close Friday evening when they lost to Emory, 30-27, 30-25, 30-27. Wolfmg led the way olleyball falls in second round of NCAAtoumament Sophomore middle blocker Susan Gaillard tallied 10 kills and junior outside hitter Michelle Chastain recorded eight kills and five digs. The Generals struggled for a Victory, but held late leads in all three matches. “Our loss to Emory came as a huge disap- pointment,” Wolfing commented while looking back on the team’s loss. “They played great defense, and we fought hard. It just wasn’t our night, and we came up a , little short in the end.” The General’s loss against Emory ended their season with a 35-4 overall record, but the team seems even more op- timistic aboutvnext year’s season. “Since we have no seniors on the team, we all need to work hard this sum- mer and come back next year determined to make it past the second round, which the team has lost the past 3 years,” Gladysz said in hopes to do even better next year. “Despite the rough ending to the season, our regular season could not career. A ished 56th overall (26:04.64). again—-- this time with 11 kills and 10 digs. have been better. “ ' I ‘Hrs W EEK’ s S CHEDULE Tuesday, November 18 Wednesday, November 19 Thursday, November 20 Friday, November 21 Saturday, November 22 Sunday, November 23 0 W Swimming vs. 0 Open 0 Open 0 M Basketball at F&M 0M Basketball at F&M 0 W Swim at Bryn Mawr Hollins--7:00 Tourn.--8:00 Tourn.--TBA Tri.--1 :00 , 0 W Basketball at Peace- 0 W Basketball at Howard -8:00 Payne--3:00 -1 :00 0 Swimming at Dickinson- OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20031117/WLURG39_RTP_20031117_007.2.txt PAGE 7 A 8t LIFE MBGANMURGAN ARTS&LlHiEDl'IOR mm m MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2003 W&L student sings backup for Lyle Lovett in Richmond I :Uo'v7"a Vficai 2 BY CATHERINE SWAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER While most people limit their musical performance to singing along with the radio, junior Tran Kim re- cently got the unique op- portunity of singing backup for Lyle Lovett at a live concert in Richmond this past Wednesday night. Lyle Lovett is primarily known as an alternative country singer, but he has done songs that cover a wide range of genres, in- cluding jazz, folk, and gos- pel. He is currently on a seven week United States tour following the release of his latest album, My Baby Don’t Tolerate. In each city he performs, Lovett uses a gospel choir from the area to sing backup during his gospel selections. Kim was se- lected to be a member of the group during his concert in her hometown of Rich- mond. The opportunity arose when Sheeila Belle, editor of the Richmond-based The Gospel Times, sent out a mass email two weeks prior to the performance seeking applications from singers to form a choir for Lovett’s Richmond concert. Kim sent in an application, even though she was unsure how she got on the email list and did not even know the details of what she was ap- plying for. In fact, she had never even listened to Lovett’s music prior to this experience. Not long thereafter, Kim found out that she had been chosen to sing in the gospel choir during Lovett’s Richmond perfor- mance. She received a CD in the mail of five gospel tracks to rehearse, three of which would be performed the night of the concert. She did not even have the opportunity to rehearse with the group she was singing with until just hours before the concert. A total of nine singers were chosen to sing backup. They became a choir just for that night, and called themselves ‘Gospel 911.’ Out of the nine chosen, Kim was somewhat the odd one out in the group. She was sig- nificantly younger than all the other singers, and was also the only non—African American in the group. “The people I sang with were very nice and welcoming and took me a under their wing,’ said Kim. After the last minute rehearsal, Gospel 911 took the stage to sing for a full house in the 2,000 seat Car- penter Center. They sang backup for three songs, one of which, ‘I’m Going to Wait,’ was just released on Lovett’s new CD. “It was my first gig in a big venue. There were people in the articles sing- ing and clapping and get- ting into the music. It was really neat and Ijust had a great time,” said Kim. At W&L Kim sings with the Joyful Noise gos- pel choir and General Ad- mission mixed a capella group. She plans to con- tinue her involvement with music after college, but is not sure how actively she will pursue it. WHAT FUN Mocx CONVENIION. The Gala last weekend was a big success by most accounts. Big Ray and The Kool Kats (left) entertained about 1,000 guests at the black tie affair on Friday night. Noah Rhodes (right), the general chair of Mock Convention, also enjoyed the sounds of the swing band. Students danced the night away in Evans Dining Hall, which was decorated in patriotic A colors for the event. This was the first chance that many students had to enter the Evans Dining Hall this year since it is no longer used. Antiquing in Lexington stores an exciting way to spend a weekend BY ERIN JULIUS NEWS EDITOR It’s no small secret that Lexington businesses do well over Washington and Lee’s Parents Week- ' end. Many of the Lexington antique businesses most especially attract W&L parents. “At this point, I do prey off W&L parents,” said Henry Simpson of Lexington Antiques. Simpson opened his shop in September of 1975, so he has been around long enough to see many Parents Weekends. “The downtown looks like a cocktail party during W&L Parents Weekends,” he said, “VlVlI parents never spend— they have them scheduled totally. . .VMI doesn’t let them loose.” Simpson located in Lexington because his wife is an art history professor at Washington and Lee, “I’m stuck here. . .and I’m so glad about it,” he said. Fran Tinelli, of Francesca’s Antiques, retired early to move to Lexington to open her business. “I saw Lexington in Southern Living about 10 years ago,” she said, and opened her antique shop in April of 2001. “I have customers from all over the US. . .locals and people from around Virginia are about equal to the number of out of state customers and I have _ customers from about every state,” said Tinelli. Tinelli called Lexington a “destination town,” and said that people come from several states just to spend a weekend in Lex. She also said that W&L parents come to her shop all year, and that Parents Weekend is, “no better than any other weekend. I have very good business—I would not want to depend on that one weekend,” she said. Tinelli, who specializes in 18”‘ and l9“‘—cen— tury furniture and “antique accessories” said she travels to auctions, “all over,” for her merchan- dise. She also goes through catalogue auctions and estate auctions looking for possible mer- chandise. 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I happened to spot a friend on the 2"‘ floor, and to avoid clogging the already bustling hallway, we ducked a few feet into laundry room, which was already open. Afew seconds later, some malcontented sophomore Phi Gam, thinking perhaps I was trying to pilfer some of his dirty clothes, told me I had to get out of the laundry room. Granted, having a con- versation with a friend in a fraternity laundry room seems a little unorthodox, but this guy wanted to fight me over it. Baffled, I left the Fiji house a few minutes later. Last year, I went to Pi Phi’s fabled packing- peanut party. After talking with a few friends, I trudged into the stage room through the 3 feet tall sea of foam to get a beer from the bar. Afterwards, I walked back to talk with my friends, at which point a very armoyed Pi Phi pledge approached me and asked “You’re just going to get a beer??! !” as if I had committed a crime against God and na- ture. I wasn’t sure how to react — I wasn’t even sure if he was serious, and I almost laughed in his face. Instead, I enjoyed the Natty Light which had caused so much drama, and left Pi Phi humored yet confused. v There are a few trends of our Greek system that are just plain stupid and unreasonable. The Take a break, have some fun BY ]i=.B BROOKS EDITOR 1N CHIEF “I’m too busy.” Surely that is one of the most widely heard statements today. We are all too busy. Too busy for what? No one has more than 24 hours in a day; some just use what they have been given more wisely than others. There is no need to complain about how little time you have and how many things you have to do, all of us are busy and all of us have too little time. Why not take some of that time and spend it in a unique way. Sometimes you need to break the monotony. Doing some- thing completely and totally random is not only fun, it is a great way to create some truly lasting college memories. Some of my favorite times at Washington and Lee have come from doing something out—of—the—or- dinary. Next time you want to say that your life flies by and that you have no time for anything, stop yourself. Take a moment to take a break. We are in Lexington, Virginia, the heart of the Shenandoah. Why not most predictable one goes something like this... A young man pledges to a fraternity and from that point on, he considers that fraternity to be part of his identity. As a result, he invariably be- gins to drift away from friends, hallmates, and ac- quaintances who pledged elsewhere, since he spends the majority of his time with his pledge brothers. This falling-out almost always leaves a ' bitter taste and some hurt feel- ings (though most frat boys would be unwilling to admit it). To complete the transition, as a sophomore, the fella will most likely live in the fraternity house, and will spend his energy rushing new freshmen in direct compe- tition with all his forrrrer friends who are in other houses rushing the same guys. Fraternity sophomores are the worst. Sub- conscious about the well—being of their own house and their own rush, they try desperately to sell the best image possible. In the grand fraternity game, they try to pull as many people as possible to their house, and would prefer that the other fraternities not exist. Fraternity sophomores would rather sit in their own houses then go party elsewhere, and when they do go out, it’s often with the intention of bringing people back to their own parties. Cer- tainly, this strategy doesn’t exactly work miracles for intra-fraterrrity relations. Here’s another fabulous trend ~ fraternity up- perclassmen try desperately to rush a certain fresh- man. They pull out all the stops. They take him to ABSOLUT FRATIDRD take advantage of all that surrounds us? There are countless ways to pass time in the area, and only two of them are study- ing and partying. Try something new, something differ- ent. Go to Lake Robertson and hike around it. Trek over to Natural Bridge and gawk at the wax figures. Head up to the Greenbrier for a cup of afternoon tea. Drive on to‘ Charlottesville for some ice cream. Watch a movie in Roanoke, go to the Safari Park, explore the caverns up north. Do some- thing. Step outside the box. There are literally millions of things you can do around the area. If you need some advice, just go to the Lexington Visi- tors’ Center on Washington Street. I am as guilty as anyone of making ex- cuses, but we’ve got to remember that our Washington and Lee experience is'more than just classroom time. Leave town for a day or a weekend and you’ll have some fun. Hey, if you need someone to join you, let me know. I’ll be glad to come along. As long as it isn’t a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Driven: What do W&L undergrads drive? t‘>m grzwztod My :k~iwn