OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20040112/WLURG39_RTP_20040112_001.2.txt ..; BY CHRIS LAUDERMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER Buffalo Creek Music Festival, a fifteen year Washington and Lee event, may have heard its last band. The fourteen fraternities on campus sponsor the event held at Zollman’s each spring. Traditionally, each fraternity contributes $1,000 to the festival. According to Matthew Jacobs, IFC Advisor, every frater- nity has a stipulation in their risk management policy that pro- hibits joint parties of this magnitude with alcohol present. “There are no standards that allow fourteen fraternities to host one party with alcohol. I cannot let them fly in the face of their risk management policies,” said Jacobs. He went on to de- scribe Buffalo Creek as a huge risk management nightmare and the “mother of all open parties.” The festival is a very large, public event open to the entire student body. M If anyone were to get injured at Buffalo Creek, all fourteen fraternities would be responsible and that would bring on a myriad of litigation. Buddy Atkins, Acting Director of the Commons and former IFC Advisor, stated that Buffalo Creek started as an event not sponsored by the fraternities. Some students sold tickets to the event which featured inexpensive bands. Eventually, Buf- falo Creek grew and better bands that were brought in. To bring in these bands, Buffalo Creek needed the monetary sup- port of the fraternities. Eventually students stopped buying tickets and the fraternities took over full responsibility. Jacobs said it was up to the student organizers to change the event so it is not a risk to the fraternities if it was going to stay in existence. “Buffalo Creek could be tomorrow if alcohol was not involved,” said Jacobs. Some alternatives he men- tioned were individuals funding the event or charging for ad- mission. Inge Hill, co—producer of the Buffalo Creek Music Festival said that this is thegfirst year the University has chosen to enforce the mass party rule. He said he is concerned that the event will not happen if sufficient funds cannot be raised. Hill said he was not informed that Buffalo Creek would not happen until he asked the fraternities to write the check. Hill had not yet signed formal contracts with bands, but had been in touch with them about their availability for Buffalo Creek. PI—II lire student voice of Washington rmdlee University since I 897 Enforcement of national rules may end Buffalo Creek Festival /571:7; VOLUME CVII, No.V1iI MONDAYJANUARY 12,2004 FEE PHOTO Couches burning. Buffalo Creek has been a time for students to relax and listen to music outdorrs during Spring Term. Couch-burning has also been a traditional activity in the past. Such huge parties are a liability for fratnernities and the IF C may end the festival due to this liability. “Every student understands what a unique and great event to this school Buffalo Creek is and it is tragic the students may be losing yet another tradition,” said Hill. Hill mentioned that dona- tions of $20 from students who care about the festival would be great for trying to save Buffalo Creek. “Losing Buffalo Creek seems to be of no concern to the admin- istration. If no insurance policy is available to cover possible dam- ages, the school will lose a unique tradition that allows fraternity members that would not otherwise socialize to do so,” said Jamie Whiteman, President of Kappa Sigma. For ideas on fundraisers or to make a donation to the Buffalo Creek 2004 fund, contact Inge Hill at hillrn@wlu.edu. Fraternities: Beta Theta Pi: 9 Chi Psi: 11 (-3) Kappa Alpriaz 18 (+ 8) Kappa Sigma: 16 (+ 1) Lambda Chi Alpha: 15 (+ 1) Phi Delta Theta: 19 (+ 1) Phi Gamma Delta: 16 (-9) Phi Kappa Psi: 4 (O) Prii Kappa Sigma: 18 (+ 8) Pi Kappa Alpha: 11(+ 1) Sigma Chi: 21 (+ 11) Sigma Nu: 10 (+ 6) Sigma Alpha Epsilon: 15 ' 2004 Greek Rush Results and change from last year: Kappa Kappa Gamma: 37 1) The first number represents the number Of pledges for the frater- nity, the second reflects the change Sororities: Chi Omega: 37 (+ 1) Kappa Alpha Theta: 37 1) Kappa Delta: 37 (O) PiBeta Phi: 31 (+4) from last year. White tried for drinking and driving missed charges of failing to stop or yield while entering a highway and refusing to take a BY JEI3 BROOKS EDITOR IN CHIEF BY KATHERINE HENDERSON STAFF REPORTER IFC Vice president resigns where they were not invited back, forcing the IFC to send out emails retracting some rush in vitations. 7 Kevin White, former Executive Committee Vice- President, was tried before the Rockbridge County- Lexington City General District Court on December 16, 2004. He appeared as a consequence of several charges filed against him after his drinking and driv- ing accident of Saturday, October 4, 2003. White will also appear before Washington and Lee’s Stu- dent Judicial "Board later this week. White was found guilty of driving while in- toxicated. He will be permitted to drive only to and from school or work until December 15, 2004. This is a one-year suspension with a restriction. White will also be required to attend VASAP S (Virginia Alcohol Safety Awareness Program), a 20- hour program aimed at educating offenders about the dangers of substance abuse and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The court dis- breathalyzer test. White’s case will appear before the Student Judicial Council (SJC) on Wednesday. According to the Washington and Lee website, the Board of Trustees believes that in DWI cases, “the appropriate sanction first to be considered by the SJ C is suspension from the Uni- versity.” The policy goes on to state that circum- stances such as the nature of the offence, court imposed rehabilitation and participation in alco- hol education programs, among others, should play into the SJC’s conclusion. White will have the opportunity to appeal the decision of the SJC to the University Board of Appeals. Because he is a law student, the Dean of the Law School will replace the slot usually filled by the Dean of Students on the UBA. Interfratemity Council Vice President Rich- ard Lewis resigned from his position just before rush, the most important time of the year for the Council. 1 Before leaving for Winter break on Decem- ber 18"‘, Lewis handed in his resignation to the IFC, in which he stated that he “no longer [has] the time or the capacity to serve” as IFC Vice President. Consequently, the past week was an espe- cially difficult time as the IFC strived to make sure the rush process ran smoothly. While changing rush dates as the week progresses is not uncommon, IFC'President Brian Castleberry said that Lewis’s resignation contributed to the increased number of prob- lems with rush this year. Some freshmen, for instance. were placed on fraternity rush lists Castleberry also noted that the fact that the Board had to complete the work Lewis did for rush led to “awkward situations.” Lewis served on the IFC for two years. He said, “I put in a lot of hours and hopefully did some good as a service to the school,” but would not make additional comments as to the reasons for his resignation. Lewis said that he was not forced to resign from his position. All work of the former Vice President was turned over to the IFC president and the IFC advisor. According to Castleberry, there will be an election held to replace Lewis at a time to be determined Whoever is elected will serve the remain- der of Lewis’s remaining term, which will run until approximately Spring Term. OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20040112/WLURG39_RTP_20040112_002.2.txt ,§A§‘,tl{i'£2 B. l.!i¥§sifif3}~$ l_.';atz§-§.»~'-:~T'r \vA9r»§st~:éaez':.:¢ a :1 re-érW8tlY ,_ ,, .;-: ‘.'7"«, PACa?r3 3 5 «’-Wt’ MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004 > ‘° Students leave messes ersonal belon in s I p g g ‘ I In Co-op and create more work for employees ' ) §Former Washington and Lee Presrdent to speak about honor Fnday In Lee Chapel ' Robert E. R. Huntley, a former president of Washington i"and Lee University who went on to serve as counsel in the }Richmond office of Hunton & Williams, will be the keynote 1 ;speaker at Washington and Lee’s Founders’ Day events on }‘Friday, Jan. 16, at 11:30 a.m. in Lee Chapel. Huntley’s speech is entitled “Oasis of Honor” and will be free and open to the §_public. } This speech will launch this year’s Institute.for Honor gsymposium concerning “Reform of Corporate Governance: ?.;Lessons of the Honor System.” Approximately 100 students, faculty and alumni are expected to participate in the two—day (series of discussions. p Founder’s Day is held inphonor of George Washington, ;the first benefactor and President Robert E. Lee, who launched ithe business and journalism professional programs. 29 undergraduates and law students will be inducted into ‘ ;{Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society that ' ::was founded at Washington and Lee in 1914. Seniors to be inducted are Brian Shelton Castleberry, _:f.Kevin Joseph Coppersmith II, Jeremy Scott Franklin, Kara Jean ’fHarbert, Erin Renee Johnson, Austin Injae Kim, Stephen Chad ’ ;'-Meredith, Margaret Brooks Morgan, Karelle Ann—Yakini A :‘j5Samuda, William Ansel Sanders, Elizabeth Maury Stegall, THERING-TUMPHI igaliliel Douglas V03’ James Matthew Watson’ Sarah Jane Messy, messy. Students have been leavirigtrash fromthe foodaridpersonal belongings strewn about the Co-op. ; a ots. A . , i_ Juniors to be inducted are Richard Matthew Busby Jr.,- BY ERIN JULIUS “People leave trash and customer’s discourtesy keeps “they’re not cleaning up their 3 ;:Lindsay Day Hagerman, Robyn Jennifer Konkel, Elizabeth Kyle NEWS EDITOR newspapers and old papers from J them at work long after the Co- trash on the tables and they’re f‘~Meehan, Samuel Noble Roberts Stafford, Julia Ferrara Waity. class,” said Annie Iadarola, “the op has closed. “Students work not cleaning up their cigarettes Law students to be inducted are Bridget Alison Blinn, Trash, cigarette butts and biggest problem is that people here and we have as much work outside...then we have to go i§Heyward Harles Bouknight, Brooke Michelle Corby, Marc An— people’s personal belongings think someone should be clean— as they do, we want to get out of sweep up everywhere,” he said. ‘ drew Granger, Kristen Frances Grunewald, Brian Lee Hager, strewn everywhere have created ing up after them and people are here at the end of the night, not “Be more considerate. We -Angela Rae Hepler, Laurie P. Kelleher, Maxwell Christopher anunpleasant environmentinthe, also careless with personal be— stay and clean up their mess,” are not their momma and we Smith. Café Emporium,orCo—op. 1ongings,” she said. said Awkward. don’t clean up after them,” said , t, , p , Students are also causing Due to Washington and “It makes us stay here, we Tornlinson. Traveller extends ma, peflod for dISpalChed dnVerS confusion when placing orders. Lee’s Honor System, students have to go out there and clean According to Iadarola, no I “Don’t place an order and then feel free to leave their belongings up everyone else’s trash. We workers are assigned to clean up Traveller has extended the periodinwhich it will dispatch dirvers. walk to the other end of the build- out in the open. “People just don’t get out of here til 12:30, 1 the eating area, so customers ' By calling Traveller at 458-8900, a student can request a driver to be ing,” said Co-op worker Henry leave their books lying all over am.,” said worker Loryn that leave amess create more work "dispatched to his or her location. Howard. Leaving the Co-op after the place. It’s really inconsider— Tomlinson. for all the servers. “When you’re ’ This policy extends to seven nights a week. placinganorder causes lines, con— ate when you leave for three The Co-op workers request done and leaving the table, throw ' The Traveller vans will be running on their routes on Wednes— fusion and wasted food. It wastes hours and leave your books sit— that students do a better job of away cups and plates and pick ’ day, Friday and Saturday nights. the servers’ time when they have‘ ting there,” said Calvin Awkward. cleaning up after themselves. up after yourself. ..it’s not f This is an extension of Traveller’s trial period that was instituted to wait for customers to re—enter Acommon complaint from those “Ash trays are there for a anyone’s job to throw away at the end of “Winter Term. the Co-op to claim their food. who work in the Co-op -is that purpose,” said Awkward, trash,” she said. it Pr 'd tB ' h tl ed Y . chair elect of American Cancer Society BY KATHERINE SHELL member of a committee dedicated to behavioral effects of i STAFF WRHTER cancer and psychological studies of cancer patients. He has ; President Thomas G. Burish was named chair-elect also been a member of a committee dedicated to evaluating of the American Cancer Society following a recent meet— the board structure of the ACS. Burish has been a member of ing in Atlanta. The post of chair-elect is a precursor to the Board since 1991. ‘ the post of chairman of the American President Burish’s activities are not ex- Cancer Society, a position which he pected to interfere with his duties as President ‘ will assume next fall and hold for one of Washington and Lee; he has been a board year. member for over ten years. ... ~ V V I7 ‘ IV A President Burish and other board Instead, his role as chairman of the Ameri- 7 . , V . ‘V members will be responsible for the can Cancer Society will send a positive mes- _ . - 5 if organization’s budget, direction, and sage to members of the W&L community, stress- . A (fie Dikfit Q , Eb: ’ oyerall vision but will not be respon— ing the. importance of ‘serving and volunteering WWW __ 9 ‘.m_,Y,,§«\m sible for the American Cancer for national.organi.zat_ions dedicated to 1mprov— I mwsatm? . A ._ Society’s day to day organization ing the quality of life in America. 8:00 p. .Wednesday, January 14th and 0peram,ns_ Commons Theater Burish has been a volunteer for the ACS for over For more information on the American Cancer Society twenty years, and has participated in various commit- and ways to be involved, please visit the ACS’s website: Sponsored by W&L Hillcl tees of the American Cancer Society, including being a www.cancer.org. ‘ D , 8 & Don’ t Seats five, has 53 arrest: 1 feet of cargo space, and 112126 *‘t“tt‘*t‘”t‘t‘“ your ~ and 3 fi-speed iaaizxiat shin. Evan evolution pledges... I can’! 'fiE§§§' axeiaia it. too “I "£63-"s°t;§I$‘.s #019,’? 3.33%. .lt€¥.‘.. Eflligi {$114. 11 E30 Fifi F%;ts’;33~E . ‘E ‘ . 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G-Rns.rPi§ Generals continue to slide on losing streak JOHN HYLAND ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The W&L men’s basketball team lost three conference contests last week and are now in the midst of a six game losing streak, dropping their record to 2-9, 1-4 ODAC. Last Saturday the Generals were overmatched against Randolph-Macon, ranked ninth in the na- tion. W&L kept it close for most of the game, down nine at halftime and closing the six points to make it 45-39 with just over ten minutes remaining in the game. The Generals would never get closer as the Yellow Jacket cruised to a 75-56 victory to remain undefeated and atop the ODAC standings. For the game, the Generals were outrebounded 38-29 and shot 40% from the field comparee to Randolph- Macon’ s sharp shooting 55%. Individually, W&L was led by freshman forward Coleman Lyons who contributed 12 points, while sophmore guard Ryan Flynn added 8 points and 5 rebounds. The Generals would not get a break, having to turn around and face another elite ODAC oppo- nent in Virginia Wesleyan who stands atop the standings undefeated with Randolph Macon. Once again, the Generals stayed within striking distance of a superior opponent for most of the game, down 32-22 at halftime and later cutting the lead to five points with just under nine minutes to play at 46- 41. The Marlins overmatched the Generals from there, closing the game on a 12-4 run to seal the 58- 45 victory. Virginia Wesleyan held a slight 33-30 advantage in rebounds but won the game by commiting only 8 turnovers to W&L’ s 15, shoot- ing 44% forrn the field to W&L’s 36% and shooting twice as many free throws. Lyon’s 12 points once again led the Generals. Flynn and sophomore for- ward David Will contributed 9 points apiece. After a difficult weekend, holidng strong against two quality opponents the Generals seemed poised to end their losing slide. Aftrer almost a week off, they traveled to Roanoke on Saturday evening , opening up a 12-4 lead to start the game. The run seemed to have gassed the Generals. and as Roanoke responded with a 20-4 run of their own. W&L cut the deficit to within four points with just under 8 minutes remaining in the half but would never get any closer as the Maroons cruised to victory. They took a 42-25 lead into halftime and extended the lead in the second half to earn an 86- 63 victory. The win improved Roanoke’s record to 8-3, 2-2 ODAC. W&L once again struggled with their field goal defense, as the Maroons shot lights out for most of the game, 52% overall from the field and 46% from behind the three. point ‘are ;’l'”he Gen- erals shot just 38% from the field and 26% from behind the arc. Freshman guard Chris Halkitis scored a career high 16 points to lead the Generals, while Will added a solid 12 points 10 rebound perfor- mance. . The Generals hope to turn the tide this week as their schedule eases up. They face Eastern Men- nonite at home on Wednesday night before travel- ling to Lynchburg on Saturday. Both teams sit at i the bottom of the ODAC standings. COURTESY SPORTS INRDRMATION SHOOT. Sophomore Phil Landes goes for a shot. Womens basketball carries day, victorious Kim Gunst ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After three tough losses, the women’s basketball team had a weH-earned victory Saturday afternoon in their gaagainst Virginia Wesleyan, 69-56. Despite the General’s losses last week against Randolph Macon (82-68), EMU (68-65), and Roanoke (67-65), the team remains extremely confident. “We are currently 5-6, but four of our losses have been by less than three points,” junior captain Bethany Darmelly said. “I think that everyone is very optimistic about the rest of our games. This season is very exciting because it is one of the first times that other teams are realizing our potential.” The team’s positive attitude finally paid off in Saturday’s game as the Generals proved they are no longer an underdog. forward Sarah Michaels tied her season-high with a game-high 28 points and was also second on the team with eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Louis Feve considers the win a much-needed “con— fidence boost.” The team’s close losses left them feeling that some- COURTESY Si>oRrs lNK)RMA'l‘ION 28 POINTS. Senior Forward Sarah Michaels tied her season high point total the team’s victory over Virginia \Wesleyan. thing mental was simply not happening, Feve said. ' But the Generals pulled it together when they stole the lead shortly before halftime, upholding it until the end. Freshman forward Jessica Hunsinger recorded her fifth double-double of bounds. the season after combining 15 points with a game-high 15 re- Feve and Darmelly also helped lead W&L to a victory. Feve smoothed out the Generals’ "double-digit scorers with 14 points while teammate Darmelly also had a season- and garne—high seven assists. Senior been having.” Swim teams compete against Randolph-Macon 1 . . STAFF REPORTS The men’s and women’s swim teams both com- peted in a meet against Randolph-Macon on the road this weekend. The men dominated the Yellow Jackets, winning 154.5-79.5. Randolph-Macon de- feated the women 145-1 17. Helping the men in their win was senior Eric Ritter, who placed first in the 100 breaststroke, the 50 freestyle, and the 500 freestyle. He finished with times of 1:05.67, 22.32, and 5209.48, respectively. Junior Chris Colby won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:02.28, setting a new pool record. He also placed first in the 100 butterfly, finishing at 54.37. In the 200 freestyle, sophomore Reed Evans fin- ished with a winning time of 1:55.06. Freshmen Michael Ginder and Kevin Hayes placed first in the 100 backstroke with a time 57.76 and first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.14, respectively. In the women’s competition, freshman S-arah Bloom won the 500 freestyle, coming in at 5:45.49. Both the men’s and'women’s teams also com- peted January 3rd at the Florida Atlantic Invita- tional. The men placed fifth of six teams, and the women finished sixth of six teams. Placing ahead of the men’s team were_ James Madi- son with 509 points, Pennsylvania with 462, Florida Atlantic with 425 points, and Davidson with 267. The Generals finished with 178 points, followed by Transylvania with 77 points. Leading the men was Ritter with pa fifth place finish in the 100 freestyle. He clocked in at 49.49. Colby contributed to the score with a time of 54.70 in the 100 butterfly, placing him at sixth in that race. In the women’s competition, Florida Atlantic won with 522 points. Coming in behind Florida Atlantic was Pennsylvania with 467 points, Davidson with 381.5 points, Florida International 266.5 points, Transylvania with 167 points, and Washington and Lee with 103 points. Sophomore Kristine Holda led the women with i a 10th place time of 57.44 in the 100 freestyle. The men’s team now has a record of 5-0. They compete again on January 25 at Gettysburg. The women’s record is 6-3, 3-1 in the ODAC. They will also travel to Gettysburg on the 25th for their next meet. One-hundred twenty-two W&L students earn scholar-athlete awards W&L SPORTS RELEASE LEXINGTON, Va. —-— Washington and Lee Di- rector of Athletics Mike Walsh has armounced that 122 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards dur- ing the recently completed fall term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500. Additionally, 13 of the students honored achieved grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher (an A+ is worth 4.330 at W&L). Among the students achieving 4.0 or higher GPA’s were senior cross country runner Vanessa Adams (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Academy), sophomore men’s tennis player Charles Anderson (Brentwood, Tenn./ Montgomery Bell), freshman women’s soccer player Emily Binns (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian), junior field hockey and women’s lacrosse player Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville), junior All- ODAC cross country and track athlete Steven Chambers (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area), senior Academic All-America women’s soccer player Tuesday, january 13 Wednesday, January 14 Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N .J ./Triton Re- gional), seniorA1l-ODAC men’s lacrosse player Matt Fink (Wilmington, Del/Tatnall), freshman men’s la- crosse player Jason Fitzsimmons (Bridgewater, N .J ./ Bridgewater-Raritan), sophomore field hockey player Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Colle- giate), senior men’s tennis player Seth Martin (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor), sophomore women’s tennis player Lauren Peters (Augusta, Ga./Lakeside), se- nior All-ODAC men’s tennis player K.C. Schaefer (Troy, Ohio/Troy) and sophomore track athlete Eliza- beth T‘wentyman (Falls Church, VaJGeorge Mason). Other notable athletes to receive Scholar-Athlete , awards included senior All-ODAC and All-Region baseball and football player Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison), junior All-America women’s tennis player Lindsay Hagerrnan (Dallas, Texas/ Highland Park), senior All-ODAC and All-Region women’s soccer player Meghan Hayde (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony), senior All-ODAC and All-Region women’s soccer player Fontaine Thursday, January 15 Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac), senior All- America swimmer Eric Ritter (Birmingham, Ala./ Mountain Brook), senior All-America men’s la- crosse player Ansel Sanders (White Stone, Va./ Woodberry Forest), senior ODAC Cross Country Runner of the Year Andy Schorr (Kingwood, Texas/ . Kingwood), junior All-ODAC and All-Region vol- leyball player Emily Wolfmg (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll) and junior All-America women’s soccer player'Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga). T‘wenty-two of W&L’s 23 varsity athletic pro- grams achieved a team GPA of at least 3.000, led by . the women’s soccer team with a 3.391. The highest men’s team GPA was the men’s tennis team with a 3.389 and no team recorded a GPA lower than 2.870. W&L had an outstanding fall season on the play- ing fields as well. W&L’s nine fall sports teams combined for a record of 70-28-7 (.700) with volley- ball and women’s soccer both winning ODAC Championships and advancing to NCAA Tourna- ment. THIS WEEK’s Scr Friday, January 16 Several coaches from the ODAC have told the Generals they’re the talk of the league, according to Dannelly. W&L’s women’s basketball team is no longer considered an easy team to play—their confidence and talent have made them much more competitive this year. Although the Generals’ season looks more promising than last, Darmelly says the team is still trying to focus on the small mistakes they make. “We have been in so many close games, so we now recognize the importance of every possession and the potential effects that they could have on the outcome of the game,” she said. “I think that we are all making a much better effort to value every possession in order to avoid these close games that we’ve The Generals will return to ODAC action Tuesday when they host Hollins at 7:00 p.m. I iwrestling-com-ewe- petes in Davidson Quadrangular A proud three-man wrestling team trav- eled to Davidson, North Carolina to represent Washington and Lee in the Davidson Qua- drangular. Other teams competing included Gettysburg, Davidson, and Pensacola Chris- tian College. The team has had a rough season because of small numbers. “It’s been a disappointing season. We started out with about 12 guys, but our team has now dwindled down to only 3 wrestlers,” says freshman Maxwell Courtney. The biggest disappointment came at the loss of senior Mike Bennett. An injury to his shoulder at the team’s first competition against VMI left the Generals without their strongest competitor. Bennett claimed an undefeated season last year. Because of the small team status, the boys were not able to truly compete in the Davidson Quadrangular and had to forfeit 8 matches. “We are looking to focus on individual success,” explained Courtney, the team’s sole match-winner. “All of our matches build up to the Centennial Conference tournament at the end of February.” With much anticipation, the team contin- ues to train under Coach Gary Franke for the final tournament. The Generals will compete next when they host a home tournament on January 17th. Saturday, January 17 -DULE Sunday, January 18 0 W Basketball vs. Hollins--7 :00 7:00 0-M Basketball vs. EM U-- OPEN 0 W Basketball at VWC- -7:00 0 Wrestling host W&L Invitational--10:00 0 W Basketball at Lynchburg--3:00 ° M Basketball at Lynchburg--5:00 0 M Basketball vs. Hampden-Sydney OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20040112/WLURG39_RTP_20040112_006.2.txt PAGE 6 Becky Aimen MONDAY, JANUARY 12,2004 Lizzie Doll Sarah Murray Brie Allen Elizabeth Eckman Kah Ndi Jean Angelico Caroline Finigan Amy Nunez Anna Kelly Hishta ' Molly Potekhen Arendshorst Laing Humphries Jessica Raatz Sara A Jessica Hunsinger Susan Rudolph Behmerwohld CarolAnn Irby Jen Sanders Emily Binns Beth Iten Caroline Schierle Maria Blackwell Meghan J oss Sonia Siu Rachel Brooks Katie Kingsbury Sarah Strassel Mallory Calhoun Christie Lee Kiltie Tompkins Lisa Catullo Elyse Moody Caitlin Walker Lieb Emily Deutsch Lara Muller J Erin Waskom KappaAlpha Theta proudly presents and welcomes our new members for 2004! Rebecca Hatchett Kim Babbitt Maggie Megear Sarah Bloom Anna Heatwole Sarah Otey Meg Bruckmann Sarah Helms Ke|lyPrice A Rebecca Cohn Ashley Hurt Huntley Rodes Natalie Days Julie Jackson *Emily Sberna Jamie DorseY S Christina Leaton Karina Schless , _ane Earnest Lindsay Lecky Caroline Simonson ' _auren Edmonson Rachael Levine Tippins Stone =~ Amy Eliason Mallory Lobisser Anne Taylor Tipton ‘ Kelly Evans Avery Lovejoy Niki Tsiknakis A B’ Elise Gelinas Emily Mcdowell Amy Volkman Katie Green Anne Wiltshire “ Mary Harris Virginia Wortham OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20040112/WLURG39_RTP_20040112_007.2.txt MONDAY, IANUARY 12,2004 i”l"RT‘ISEMENTS W Ti Jfieta Q’hi ‘Wishes to ‘Welcome its 2004 Tlecfqe Class . Ekanem Akpakip Wendy Kan g Katie Camplall Victoria Kesselman Elizabeth Cone Ellen Lide Katherine Connolly Monica Magnuson Justine Dargahi Bree Melton Robin Davis Laura Pekman Emily DeV0e Nadia Prinz Darla Dixon Carissa Shipley Stephanie Dodson Malinda Smith Emily Edwards Sarah Elizabeth A Anne Finley Soathwonh Anne Gleason Allison Stokan Valerie Hannon Catherine Swan Marika Ishikawa Erin Talllel” Lauren MlCh€l€ T7’l€l"0l/DC B’ Rebecca Vanderlinde ‘ Congratulations to the new pledge class of KappaDelta!! ‘ Adrienne Adkins Ileather Hart Lindsay Pace Brynne Archer Kathryrl Heaberg . 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On a campus as domi- nated by Greek life as ours, independents can seem far and few between. As formal rush con- cludes pledgeship looms, promising to claim every waking moment for the men of the fresh- man class. As the boys disappear from resi- dence halls, many freshmen will be left won- dering, “Is the entire school Greek?” Meet Zack McQuigg. He’s a senior man- agement major from Baltimore. Freshman year he played football and remains the football team’s biggest fan. He likes to post campus notices, usually concerning proper campus notice etiquette or the now infamous Surgeon’s Generals— though most people still aren’t sure exactly what the Surgeon’s Gener- als ever really were. Talk to anyone that knows him and you’ll hear about his wisecracking sense of humor. Friends say he’s a great guy and an even better friend. They’ll tell you he’s spontaneous——who else but Zack would nomi- nate himself for homecoming court? Again and again you’ll be told that he’s hilarious and maybe just a tad ridiculous, in the best of ways of course. Probably the least important thing you need to know about him is that he’s an independent. For Zack not being in a fraternity is a non- issue. It's not something that he defines him- self by; he’s not Zack the independent, but rather he’s just Zack and he happens to be an independent. He cites many reasons for why he didn’t go through formal rush: he didn’t drink, he had a girlfriend at home, he played WINNERs Lip Synch! Students sing and dance for the Washington and Lee University community as part of the annual Lip Synch contest held annually everyjanuary since 1987. The event, sponsored by the Students Against Rockbridge Area Hunger, is student run and operated. This year’s Lip Synch committee consists of Ansel Sanders, 04, Thomas Worthy, O5, Pierce Owings, O6 and advisor John T. Taffe. football, but mostly he just didn’t want to. “All my friends did... but Ijust didn’t care. Ijust didn’t agree with the whole process,” Zack explains. - Part of his ability to survive as an inde- pendent on campus is probably based in Zack’s self-confident nonchalance. “I don’t. try to fit in with people. I am who I am. Ijust get along with anyone,” he explains. He doesn’t fit into a box, nor does he really want to, and he’s happy the fraternity system hasn’t pigeon-holed him. Often after rushing, people can get caught up in the stereotypes of the Greek system. “A lot of people try to be what the fraternity is,” Zack explains, but “I’m still the same person I was when I came here.” Another key to his happiness can be attrib- uted to his close—knit group of friends. For some independents the thought of living situ- ations sophomore year can be slightly in- The 17th Annual Lip Synch will be held on January 23rd in the Student Activites Pavillion. All E.C. recognized organizations are eligible and encouraged to participate in the event. Admission is $10 and can be swiped home. Sign-up sheets for the acts will available outside the Commons from Monday the 19th to Thursday the 22nd. A mandatory meeting for the heads of all the acts will be held on the 22nd. Look for posters and campus notices for more detailed information. timidating. Most of their friends will move into the house, and they’ll be “left alone in either Woods Creek or Gaines. Fortunately for Zack, that “wasn’t an issue at all.” All of his best friends pledged KA, and the KA pledge class was so large that they overflowed into Woods Creek. Zack lived with four KA’s sophomore year—the people he always knew he would live with. Those guys are still some of his closest friends, so Zack never lacks on social activities. He spends so much time with the KA’s that many people on campus as- sume he’s a brother, never considering that he might be an independent. Reflecting on the Greek system and his nearly four years here, Zack is glad that he’s not in a fraternity, but he’s not opposed to the system in general. “For this town it’s good. Without it, the school would pretty much suck,” he explains. “There’s flaws in it, but what do I know? I’m not in one.” Several new films showing this January BY MEGAN MORGAN ARTS 8: LIFE ED1ToR This January, students have the opportunity to at- tend showings of several films, both domestic and foreign, which will be pre- sented by various organi- zations throughout the month. All of the films will be shown in the Elrod Com- mons Theatre unless other- wise noted and are open free of charge to the Wash- ington and Lee community. Below is a description of the upcoming films and the dates that they will be showing. On January 12 and the 15”‘, Washington and Lee University will present the film Intolerable Cruelty, a romantic comedy starring George Clooney as divorce lawyer”.-Miles Massey and Catherine Zeta Jones as the gold—digger he spars against through her numer- ous divorces and remar- riages. The film, directed by the Coen brothers whose other films include “Raising Arizona”, “The Big Lebowski,” and “O Brother Where Art Thou”, will be shown at 7 p.m. on the 12”‘ and 9 p.m. on the 15'“. R At 9 p.m. on January l3“‘, the university will show the film Lost in Trans- lation starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson and directed by Sofia Coppola who made her directorial debut in The Virgin Sui- cides. Murray plays and ag- ing star that is reduced to making whiskey commer- cials in Japan. Free from a loveless marriage and struggling with boredom, he befriends a young Yale graduate who is staying in the same hotel while her photographer husband is on assignment. At 7:30 p.m. on the. 16"‘ and 17”‘, the film society will present the film L ’ A u b e r g e Espagn0le,which is in Spanish and French with English subtitles. The film, released in 2002, is about a Frenchman that is required to learn Spanish for a new job andenters an decides to enter an exchange pro- gram in Barcelona. While there, he shares an apart- ment with other students from all over the continent. The film, in addition to be- ing a coming of age com- edy, also shows the ben- efits and problems facing a newly-united Europe. USA Today says the film “ener— getically captures the fren- zied pace of contemporary existence, thecomplexities of life in a multicultural world, the rootless joys of living in a foreign city and the heady world of possi- bilities one envisions while in college.” On the 20”‘ and 22“"- the Minority Students Associa- tion will host a showing of the film Boycott in the Northen Auditorium at 9 p.m. to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. The film, created by HBO Studios as a made-for cable drama, chronicles the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott, which started the modern- day Civil Rights movement and launched Martin Luther King Jr. onto the national stage. Finally at 7:30 p.m. on January 23"‘ and 24"‘, the W&L Film Society will present Thirteen. The film, which was written by and stars thirteen year old Nikki Reed, tells of a smart, geeky “good” girl that falls under the influence of the popular and reckless Evie. The film follows Tracy’s transition from child like innocence to a life of promiscuousness, drug abuse and self mutila- tion and the strain this puts on her relationship with her single mom who is a recov- ering alcoholic struggling to hold her own life together. BY HAYNES KING STAFF WRITER All students at Washington and Lee sit through standard freshman orientation in Lee Chapel and have probably even toured the chapel museum on a visit to Lexington to visit the college. But with Founder’s Day in the near future, it would be apropos to revisit the chapel and remind ourselves of the great his- tory behind this univer— ' sity. Often, one forgets the importance of his or her surroundings be- tween the classes, meet- ings, and homework of his or her daily routine. Although called Lee chapel, the building was not intended by Robert E. Lee to be a church, but an audito- rium for all purposes of Washington College. Even today, it has a greater seating capacity than even the Lenfest Center, meaning that it is the largest auditorium on campus. Construc- tion of the chapel was completed in 1868, two years before Lee’s death. During Lee’s presi- dency, the college held daily worship services. A plaque marks the pew where Lee sat for these services. Lee Chapel houses two extremely important paintings: the Pine portrait of Lee during the War Between the States and the Peale portrait of Wash- ington as a colonel in the Virginia Military. The Washington portrait, however, is on loan and not presently in the chapel. Lee Chapel museum neccesary stop for every W&L student In the basement of Lee Chapel, Lee’s of- fice sits much like it did his last day that he did work there. The basement also included a stu- dent center and the library when the chapel opened in 1868. Now there is a museum that includes the Washington-Custis—Lee Portrait Collection. These three Virginia families are included in this collection. George Washing- ton Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee and the following president of Washington College af- ter the death of his father gave the beginning of the collection to the college. In 1918, his sister Mary gave the remaining por- traits in the collection to the university. The chapel can now be used for personal rea- sons, such as marriages. Unfortunately the de- mand for the use of the > chapel requires that only people connected to the university are able to use it. The historians that give tours of Lee Chapel are knowledgeable about the subject, and they are more than willing to answer any questions that you may have. A nice gift shop sells many books and portraits of both Wash- ington and Lee. The Lee Chapel museum also has possibly the finest and cleanest bath- rooms anywhere on campus. So, if you are _ already down there,‘I would suggest taking advantage of the facilities. Finally, don’t for- get to say hello to Traveller, Lee’s beloved horse, whose remains are buried to the right of the entrance to museum. OCR::/Vol_106/WLURG39_RTP_20040112/WLURG39_RTP_20040112_012.2.txt PAGE 12 Top 10: Undergrad cars Jeep, Accord among favorites Data provided by University Security 91 Jeep Cherokees www.jeep.com 71 Ford Explorers www.f0rd.c0m 49 Honda Accords www.honda.com 47 Toyota 4Runners 4 www.toy0ta.c0m 35 Volvo sedans www.chevrolet.com 33 Honda Civics I www.honda.com 30 Nissan Pathfinders www.n1ssanusa.com 24 VW J ettas WWW.VW.C0m 1 0 www.toyota.Com KATIE]. HOWELL / 7l9eRing-tum Phi THE “ill” lvl1r;ANl/IORGAN AR”IS&LIFEEDIl0R mm m MONDAY, JANUARY 12,2004 Rush week is over, good riddance to it I love fraternities. I love the friend- ships that they form, the camaraderie they foster, and theifun times that they facilitate. Fraternities, contrary to oc- casional public stigmas, can be good things. We at W&L know this particu- larly well. Yet every year when Rush Week comes around, I sometimes wonder why I’ve al- lowed myself to condone, and even defend (in these very articles I write) these frater- nities which cause so much drama, trauma, and pain for one glorious week. A On paper, Rush Week seems pretty sweet. In one final display of the perfect fraternal image, the houses welcome the freshman fellas into their houses, treat them all to free meals and free des- serts, and of course invite them to come back to get the all-im- portant bid. It seems so simple. Freshmen decide which houses they like. Fraternities decide which fresh- men they like. When a freshman likes a fraternity who likes the freshman, then ev- erything works out, presumably. If only it were that easy. Rush Week is characterized by hurt feelings. Whether we like to admit it or not, fraternity guys can be sort of sensi- tive when random freshman X who is uni- versally liked decides to look elsewhere to a supposedly “cooler” fraternity. Man, it feels so great to be considered the Not- Cool-Enough-Absolute—Frat—Lord. Thankfully, we frat boys get our revenge. We get to decide who doesn’t make the cut. Naturally, every fraternity boy, hav- ing been infused with the glorious wis- dom and knowledge that only fraternities can create in one’s mind, is a perfect judge of character and can deem effort- lessly who is worthy of the all-important bid. I’m lucky. I committed a cardinal Rush sin, and suicide—rushed the one fraternity I liked. Thankfully, I got a bid. Thus, I never got that phone call that so many freshman are now familiar with. It usually goes something like this: “Is this Billy- Bob” — “Yeah” — “Hey this is Cletus over -at Alpha Beta Gamma" — “Hey whats up” — “I’m just calling to let you know that things aren’t going to work out with our house. The brothers talked it over and think per- haps you should explore other options.” Translation = You’re not Alpha Beta Gamma material. Maybe you looked at a brother the wrong way. Maybe you danced with a brother’s hot porn-star-looking girl- friend at a band party. Maybe you’re also looking at another lesser fraternity as an op- tion, a big no-no. Maybe you have a uni- brow and you smell. Who really knows? All you know is that you were essentially told that you’re not cool enough to be in that fraternity. Man, that sounds pretty sweet, right? Meanwhile, it’s not any easier for the fra- ternities. You wanna see frat boys fight? You wanna see frat boys cry? Why don’t you sit for a few hours in a fraternity bid session? a It’s no easy thing deciding on relationships which will af- fect you for the rest of your undergrad years. Certainly, we fraternity guys are infi- nitely wise, as I have said, so it must be easy to decide who to give bids to, among all the first impressions, friendships, rumors, and other people’s opinions that are involved. Well even the wisdom of frat boys can falter at times. Complicating the entire process, which is plenty annoying already, is the ridiculous stu- pidity that some fraternities fall into so that they can win the Rush Week Showdown. “Hey guys, I got a great idea — let’s tell that freshman that Fraternity X is lame, full of los- ers, and they never get any girls over there. That way he’ll join our house!” Great idea, let’s dirty rush — I’ll sacrifice my principles and level of decency to woo some freshman if you will. Wait though, that can’t possibly be enough. “Hey guys, I got another great idea —— let’s just get these freshmen completely wasted. That way, they won’t want (be able) to leave and accept a bid somewhere else.” Sweet. That’s a sure-fire way to get fresh- men. And’ if a freshman still tries to leave, we’ll just let him stumble out of our house and who cares where he ends up after that? A great way to treat the guys who we would welcome as brothers, right? Some fraternity guys seem to think so. Why does all this happen? Every year, it repeatedly seems so blatantly clear. Rush Week is not about friendships. It’s not about feelings. It’s not even about fraternities. Rush Week is simply about Economics. It’s a com- petition. Look at the aftermath — how do fra- ternities judge themselves as a Rush suc- cess? It’s about numbers. They look at the size of their pledge class, compare it to ev- eryone else, and then revel in the joy of hav- ing received respectable numbers. Or they wallow in the defeat of having a non-accept- able total. Few fraternity guys stop to think — “Hey, each of our new pledges hasgreat character and will be a great friend for years to come.” When this comes to mind, it usu- ally does as an afterthought to the success rating of the pledge class total. I’m sure I’m not the only one to be dis- turbed by this. I’ve loved being in a fra- ternity. Given the choice, I would never choose otherwise — being a frat boy, a Frat Lord even, has contributed so many great things to my college experience. But then, when I stop to think that perhaps the only reasons I got into a fraternity was because I was a number, just a body to make the pledge class total a little higher, that really starts to eat at my brain. No one wants to feel that way — it’s psychologically crip- pling. We want to believe that we were invited to join because it meant something, to ourselves and the brothers who consid- ered us worthy. Thankfully, Rush Week is only a blip on the screen. It’s the one week, more than any other, when fraternities are transformed into corporations, vying against each other with cut—throat tactics to achieve the ultimate goal — strength in numbers. For the rest of the year,- fraternities are fraternities, doing all the things that fraternities are supposed to do — throw massive parties, drink at unreasonable times of the day, and cause a general unruli- ness for society. Now that Tear Night has come and gone, fraternity life at W&L can return to this nor- malcy. Now we can resume the lifestyle which has all made us realize over and over again why we love fraternities and why we are happy to be in one. Rush Week is not what fraternities are about. If that were the case, no one in their right minds would want to join one, and subject themselves to that kind of senseless crap. Fraternities area great thing. Rush Week is not a great thing. That’s why this Frat Lord is glad that he’ll never have endure another one for the rest of his days. i More ideas to save Spring Term: rush tickets, Chick—fil—a Now that winter has descended on MicroLex with unrelenting artic fury, balmy days on the Col- onnade are probably the farthest thing from students’ minds. None- theless, with the February meet- ing of the Trustees fast approaching, solutions for sav- ing Spring Term are in order. Hence- forth, some modest suggestions. Sell tickets to sorority rush events. After one’s first two experi- ences, fraternity rush takes on a depressing repetitiveness and mundaneness. On the other hand, I sorority rush boasts an ever- changing variety of songs, skits and philanthropy projects. ~More- over, the sheer organizational skill that sororities manifest in their abil- ity to efficiently and thoroughly maneuver freshman girls through the house is singularly impressive. The most the average frat guy ever learns about THE these mysteri- ‘ ous produc- " BREITKIRWAN 04 tions of song and sisterhood are scraps of nimors and third—hand stories. Like the discovery of King Tut’s tomb or the first contact with a previously unknown tribe, tick- ets to sorority rush would gener- ate irnmense enthusiasm and share the truth about a great enigma. Few events on our fair campus could attract upperclassmen willing to pay top—dollar for tickets like so- rority rush can. In fraternities, juniors and especially seniors take a some- what hands-off approach to rush leaving the bulk of the work to sophomores. Rather than trap disengaged upperclassmen in boring rush dinners with fresh- men whom they barely know, why not allow them to attend what are no doubt spectacularly funny and extraordinarily well- rehearsed rush events. For an extra fee, frat guys could partici- pate in the full range of activi- ties and attend rush dates as if they were freshmen girls. Put .a Starbucks and Chick-fil-a in the old Co-op. Despite MicroLex’s status as a tourist hot spot, mass-market din- ing options are seriously lacking. These two establishments stand out as venues that most students enjoy at home and lament the lack of in Lexington. Jack up the prices and use the proceeds to pay for more professors. What entrepre- neur wouldn’t want to sell to such a captive audience? Starbucks is a no-brainer. Since the designer, over-priced coffee craze swept the nation, all Americans, and college students especially, have become addicted to Peppermint Mocha Frappuccinos and Caramel Macchiatos. Even my Chinese teacher from Taiwan said the thing she missed most about home was the lack of a Starbucks in Lexing- ton. Putting a Starbucks in the Co-op would plug a gaping hole in student services and raise a ' pretty penny for Spring Term. Imagine how much students would pay for Iced Chai if they could-swipe it home. Being a damn Yankee, my exposure to Chick-fil—a’s famous sandwich is somewhat limited, but the draw of the crucial pick- les drives many students to fol- low the advice of the restaurant’s spokescows to “Eat Mor Chikin.” The Co-op is great, but desperate times call for desperate measures (and the competition might drive the price MAD Cow? Generals love Chick-fil-' a. Build one in the Co-op. of the cheesesteak). Even no- where school SUNY-Cortland has an on campus Chick-fil-a, why doesn’t W&L? “'75 Q State Chairs want to know: Will Professor Denbow be holding office hours after Mock Con concludes? Q “I have more bills than a flock of ducks.” —Spliter Staniar - Q Freshmen Jim Ryan and Lane Earnest have an- nounced that they will be getting married next month in Lee Chapel. All are welcome! Q Actually, not a single girl wants to know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Lalli pop, maybe you should ask CC. (I) The students of Washington and Lee, as a group, are rarely so collectively hung—over as they are following Tear Night. Q The new Lord of the Rings rocked. I liked it so much that I proceeded to buy the movie poster from the cinema and rub it all over my naked, cold body pretending it was rnithril and I was Frodo, the hobbit. Q A certain male lacrosse player told me that it only takes a few licks to finish off a Lalli pop. 1 Q Whitney Doss needs to come hang out on Baker first floor. Or, she at least needs to go out so we can see her more. Q Whatever happened to free Cokes and cof- fee during exam week? I guess the administration got rid of them so they could give themselves a pay raise and create a new position—— Vice-Dean of Crossgender Social Relations with the Main- tenance Staff. Q If W&L Life wants to be really helpful, they should pass out fewer bell-bedecked condoms on date weekends and more aspirin on Sunday mornings. Q More on that note: For our small school of only 2,000 students, the school purchases 4,000 condoms each year. Q Congratulations to all the new sorority women. / Q Utah and Kansas are the only two states in the Unionthat send more law students than undergradu- ates to W&L. Q Friday was the 126th anniversary of King Umberto I’s ascension to the Italtian throne. Q Many thanks to the Rho Chis who helped th freshmen girls make excellent choices. ' Q Guru is the Sanskrit name of the planet Jupiter, which in vedic astrology is believed to exert teach- ing influences. Q Holy icicles, Batman! What is up with the frigid temperatures that have cursed MicroLex this week? Q Don’t tell anybody, but Steve Tomlinson is sleeping with the Dean’s secretary. Q Howard Stern turns 50 today. Rush Limbaugh turns 53. What about being born on January 12 led to radio stardom? Q Way to go women’s basketball. They really are awesome. Q What's cooler than being cool? Q I’m sort of disappointed more Mock Con del- egations haven’t thrown parties yet. Q Learn the difference between adjectives and adverbs. ’ Q The band last night at SAE was awesome. Be sure to return, Monticello Road. Q The Commons would really becomplete if only it boasted the same powdered hand soap dispens- ers that make Leybum such a special place. Q I’m disappointed that Volvo station wagons aren’t one of the ten most popular cars on campus. They’re really cool and seem to be virtually omnipresent. Q Was anybody else surprised to see Professor Velasquez, of all the professors on campus, mak- ing the rounds on Tear Night? Q Shake it like a twin star sister. Q All bid day shirts should be long-sleeved. Q Last year’s Pi Phi bid day shirts were heinous. Well done this time, girls. (I) Are you worried that Mock Con is less than three weeks away and no one seems to know what is going on? Q“ E-mail your anonymous Quick Hits and wacky Tear Night tales to phi @wlu. edu. (