OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050110/WLURG39_RTP_20050110_001.2.txt Arch - €~ 378.755 R552- v. /08 02- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY N G-TUM .-..-V0LUMEC“-iiiiii1,N0~i7. MONDAY,JAl\lUARY 10, 2005 Groups raise money for Victims of south Asian tsunami BY SARAH MURRAY NEWS EDITOR Students manned tables in the Commons last week to raise money for tsunami victims in South Asia. The effort, which will continue this week, is a collabo- ration of Club Asia, SAIL, and the Center for International Educa- tion. ’ The group hoped to reach a goal of $5000 over the entire period of fundraising. By the end of their first day, they had over $1700. “We were really sur- prised——I was, at least—at the responses,” said Assaba Linda Massougbodji, co—chair of SAIL’s International Develop- ment and Relief Group. The money raised will go to Habitat for Humanity Intema— tional to help build shelters for the millions left homeless by the tsunami. The organization has offices in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and Malaysia. Habitat plans to raise around 25,000 temporary shelters, which they say can be built for anywhere from $200 to $500. “We wanted to make sure that it was going to an organiza- tion that would spend most of it on the victims,” Massougbodji said. “We want to locate people and see where is the money go- ing, and what’s going on.” The tables will remain in the Commons through Wednes- day. The group accepts cash, check, and charges on university swipe cards. Other student or- ganizations have offered to help work the tables, including the In- ternational Law Society, Nabors Service League, Generals’ Chris- tian Fellowship, and Joyful Noise. The worldwide response to the tsunami has been just as wholehearted. Over the past two weeks, donations from all over the world have allowed supplies and workers to arrive in the af— ’ fected area. The American Red Cross alone has amassed nearly $150 million in donations since the Dec. 26 catastrophe. The response, however,‘ goes beyond immediate help; in— I temational aid organizations are preparing to work for the area’s long—terrn recovery. UNICEF, for example, has called for $144.5 mil- lion in donations to benefit the . , ,- ]oN ROGERS / THE RING—TUM P111 HELP IS ON THE WAY. Washington and Lee students are organizing a relief effort to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. “Tsunami Generation,” those children who have been wounded, isolated, or trauma- tized by the event. The Red Cross armounced a $400 million plan to provide long-term aid that ranges from food to disease prevention to preventive measures against future disaster. The tsunami devastated parts of South Asia and eastern Africa after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the ocean floor just off the coast of Indonesia. Nearly 150,000 are officially dead, more than 100,000 of them in In- donesia. The Associated Press reported Thursday that. United Nations officials believe the death toll will continue to rise. wt Rush 01-02 Fraternities: Phi Gamma Delta Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chi Psi Pi Kappa Phi Beta Theta Pi Sigma Phi Epsilon Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Delta Theta Sigma Chi Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Nu Phi Kappa Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities: Pi Beta Phi » A Kappa Kappa Gamma "" Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Delta Chi Omega -Numbers based on reports from each Greek organization 005 Rsults 02-03 - « 03-04 Anonymous hazing reporting introduced BY ERIN JULIUS . ED1TOR—IN—CHIEF With this year’s pledgeship come new limi- tations on fraternities. Inter—Fraternity Council Interim Director Kevin Weaver, IFC President Tom Pickering, Director of Leadership Development Burr Datz and Director of the University Commons Margo McCliIiton met with fraternity presidents and new member educators Sunday, January 2 to discuss changes. For freshmen, fraternity activities may not take place between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. on week- days and between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. on week- ends. Fraternities were also asked to ensure that their new members are TIPS—trained in bartending and are required to hold at least 12 hours of study halls a week for their new mem- bers. At this meeting, the Dean of Students Office also revealed a new way to report hazing allegations. At hazing.wlu.edu, new members can anonymously report hazing allegations. Burr Datz also went through hypothetic cases of hazing to educate the fraternity men about acceptable behavior. Washington and Lee concerned with articles and news portraying W&L in a less than glorious manner BY KATHERINE SHELL ASSITANT NEWS EDITOR Recently, Washington and Lee has been the subject of questionably negative public- ity. With the Publication of the Princeton Re- view listing Washington and Lee as the 2"“ party school in the nation, and with the Roanoke Times November article on Sexual Assault on Campus, the W&L community has become concerned with articles and news por- traying the university in a less than glorious manner. The Princeton Review is based almost entirely on student opinions and polls. “They contact the * University early in the “A process,” said Tim Kolly, Director of Communica- tions, for information. In past years, the University has been more likely to comply. “We have told them we are sitting this out,” Kolly said. However, the response on campus and in the W&L commu- nity has increased this year with the increase in rankings. Do other colleges have as much of a con- cern for what the Princeton Review says about them? “I have never heard anything about the Princeton Review on campus,” says Edward Wilfung, a student at Wake Forest University. However, Tim Kolly disagrees with the idea of W&L spending an inordinate amount of time and money engaging in responses to the Princeton Review. “I’m not sure that we are spending that much time on it. We responded when it first came out,” said Kolly. “We have no problem with people inter- viewing this school. They do it to be cute and sell books. We would like the survey to give good information to students and parents. There’s a difference between having fun and being the 2"“ party school.” More recently, students were interviewed VS about sexual assault on campus after the fig- ures of the survey were published earlier this fall. Lorna Golder, ’07, was concerned with the manner in which she was approached. “I was the least informed [of the girls inter- viewed] of what was going on on campus. We wanted so badly to defend the guys, saying that they care about their reputation.” In- stead, Golder was quoted as saying essen- tially that sexual assault “can be very overt at times.” , Kolly asserts that the University was very much in charge of who the figures were pub- 'lished to and why. “The sexual assault figures ‘were troubling. The University was under no compulsion to make the figures public. Once we had made the decision to release informa- tion to the students, both newspapers pre- sented it in an extremely responsible manner,“ said Kolly. “Our approach was to say, we got these figures, we thought students should have them. This is a rational problem, these are the constructive things we are doing about it. We tried to steer [the reporter] towards campus leaders who are involved in reform.” Though the Princeton Review re- porter did interview campus leaders about positive methods of end- ing sexual assault on cam- pus, he also included stu- dents with little knowledge as to the exact re- sponses, Kolly, however, was impressed with the overall article. “What came out was con- structive, saying W&L is confronting and solv- ing this problem,” said Kolly. However, Golder had a different perspec- tive. “We all came away from the reporter think- ing wow-he was poking and prodding for in— formation he could use,” she says. “I have a friend who lives in Roanoke. People were call- ing from Roanoke asking if she had been sexu- ally assaulted.” IFC President Tom Pickering said that a New Member Education committee was formed last winter. The Committee looked at Cornell University for ideas about how to deal with pledgeship and created an online, anonymous hazing reporting system. “We looked at what Comell has done and that was one idea,” said Pickering. One student appointed by the New Member Education committee will be helping to review complaints filed on the website. “We’ll use a common-sense approach. . .a com- plaint has to be credible, we’ll need to believe it actually happen,” Pickering said. Michael Lee, Chi Psi’s New Member Educator, said it, “sets a dangerous precedent to have anonymous reporting of hazing violations...pledgeship is immediately sus- pended at the first report of a hazing allega- tion. It’s tantamount to pre-punishment," he said. According to Lee, the new member edu- cators were told that all anonymously reported claims would be investigated, “I have a sneak- ing suspicion that many incredible claims will be made out of spite, out of a desire for re- venge,” he said. C AsoTodd Tate resigns for personal reasons BY ERIN JULIUS EDITOR—IN-CHIEF Fraternities lost their administrative leader late last month when Inter-Frater- nity Council Advisor and Director of Stu- dent Activities and Greek LifeTodd Tate resigned. Dawn Watkins, Dean of Students, said Tate, “resigned voluntarily” and added that, “he did a great job while he was here. . .I will personally miss working with Tate resigned December 17, 2004 for personal reasons. Kevin Weaver, Director of Parent Rela- tions, is the interim IFC Advisor. Dean . Watkins said an interim director was ap- pointed because this is such a busy time of year for the IFC, so it should not be without an advisor. Margo McClinton, Director of the University Commons and Campus Activi- ties will be chairing a search for Tate’s re- placement. “The search begins immediately,” said Watkins, and there will be an IFC Advisor, “hopefully by June or July.” Todd Tate could not be reached for comment. OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050110/WLURG39_RTP_20050110_002.2.txt PAGE 2 Siilililiiiiiiniromn Reasonableness called for during this pledgeship Pledgeship can be a dangerous time for freshman and it is prudent for the Administration to take such proactive steps as creating a website where students can report hazing anonymously. This year, both the Administration and fraternities need to act reasonably. - Anonymous reporting of hazing violations could easily get out of hand. Campus sentiment seems to be that false reports will be submit- ted due to inter-house rivalries and freshmen unhappy with the way re-. cruitment went. The Administration should understand this concern, and treat every claim seriously but should also be wary of the fact that there is potential for abuse. Underground hazing is another frightening possibility. If fraternities cannot have their pledges pull harm- less pranks publicly, or take road trips for pledge class bonding, they may instead engage in more secret, and thus dangerous activities. And even though the anonymous site is a good step, many pledges feel a strong loyalty to their houses and will prob- ably not snitch. The bottom line is that pledgeship, or the new member edu- cation period, is a time for pledge class bonding and fraternities will want their new pledges to partici- pate in group activities. To an ex- tent, pledge class bonding is accept- able and necessary for a strong Greek organization to continue. The Administration must understand this, and use common sense in dealing with hazing violation reports. Fra- ternities, in turn, need to act reason- ably and not take advantage of the Administration’s common-sense ap- proach. te of the Week “Me.” ~ “Noah,” on unzippednet describing the perfect sexual partner. 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Like college ad- missions it seems that we do the best we can, try to sell ourselves with as much show, and hopefully truth, as possible, and then just cross our fingers as hope for the best. From where I stand, I think this year went exceedingly well and I adore all our new women. I would also like to thank the other sorority recruitment chairs for being wonderful to work with! I don’t honestly know that much about fraternity rush week, as I have (a) never participated in it and (b) been busy with sorority rush, so most of my comments are aimed towards the female population of the campus. - - This past week has been a blur, maybe that’s because of the activity level, or maybe the lack of sleep. In five days I have managed to drop a ream of paper on my hand (both embarrassing and painful), staple my dominant hand (don’t ask how), and somehow succeed in making my apartment look like my closet just threw- up, while only spending time to sleep there. The Indian Ocean-E emment. still bitter about the Chargers? we’re trying to get to vote. The O.C.- E Bubba and George H.W.- <,:> a dent in the massive need for help? Weather- <;:;>MAKE UP YOUR MIND! Christmas Season- New Year’s-U it’s just not the same at all.‘ RUBBER DUCKYW -_SAA;131CI<_\@R,TI:i!_6_ San Diego Chargers- M I am now convinced that no sports team from San Diego is ever going to win a championship. Not ever. And the tons of aid that’s pouring in after the tsunami is being partially eaten away by corruption and inefficient gov- Lady Vols- H Seems like a lot of people are really excited about this one. I’m not a huge college b—ball fan, so meh. Did I mention that I’m Iraq- E We need to be more careful not to drop bombs on the people Country Music- fl Yeah, that’s right, I said it. Yeah, that’s right, I said it. No one in California even CALLS it that (it’s usually just “Orange,”) and it’s not really that upper- class. Most of it is just an extension of crappy L.A. sprawl. Former political adversaries get together to work for tsunami aid, but can even this formidable team put Apparently, if you start the season around Halloween, by the time you actually get CLOSE to Christmas, people just don’t care anymore. Speaking of disappointing holidays... I have not read a newspaper in over a week or even bothered to turn on CNN. Paint- ing my toenails became more of a hassle than it was worth. Exam week was less stressful than this past week. As one of my sorority sisters put it, “Class is where you go to get a break from setting up the sorority house.” And keep in mind that we here at W&L run a no—frills re- cruitment, which means I didn’t have to instruct my chapter to cut out 5,000 snowflakes and hang them from the ceiling or build a giant cloud out of chicken wire. Thank goodness for that! But we do have to sing very loudly, while walking. downstairs, andsmiling (and before you judge just try it and see how much you like it!). I also don’t think it’s possible for the Rho Gammas (which I will forever call Rho Chis) to thoroughly prepare their halls for how loud the singing really is. Hey, at least we didn’t have to deal with snow! Of course the weather decided to take an alternate turn and we had to worry about people almost passing out instead. Ups and Downs Opinions Editor Caley Anderson gives you his take on what rose, what fell, and what stayed about the same this week at W&L and the world. food of the gods. Winter Break- E Dining Services people- “Hot” as a positive adjective not describing looks-H I hate it, though. Newcomb Hall- ll V Great Britain- <::> Hasn’t yet regained its 19th century glory. I mean, it was nice and all, but really, without Dick Clark, 2004- <:',> Meh. Chewy Spree- H Ambrosia and nectar are out, this candy is in as the new LAX- U Ranked in the preseason. Totally going to own this year. Books- 3 Apparently the average cost per term nationwide is about $200 or so. For us, I think $200 is about average for one CLASS. EVERYONE is complaining about how short it is, but it seems like nothing is actually«being done about it. Who’s in charge of this sort of thing? I sympathize; when you have to fly to San Diego and back on each end of the measly two weeks, it kinda sucks. Comparable institutions often give out a MONTH of \Vinter Break, although they don’t have Spring Tenns, granted. But don’t we deserve at least three weeks? who work at those places in Lex don’t compare to the excellent people who work at the Cafe and the Marketplace. Todd Tate-B Not even gonna touch this one. Tom Cruise-ll Overheard— “He’s so not cute anymore.” Just because we study the past there doesn’t mean. that our professors should be relegated to using educational technology FROM the past. More smart classrooms! And what happened to the moon mural? ‘ Not having the ability to turn on the air—con— ditioning was a nice little touch. I’m not com- plaining, as I actually enjoy recruitment week, but simply writing my observations. So there you have it, just a few little in- sider thoughts on the past few days. I could have made it sappy explaining how much I adore spending time with my sisters (which is true) and how much I love meeting all these new people (also true), but that would be about as interesting to read as watching some- one iron. So to conclude, I guess I’m going to say I’m glad it’s over for this year. Panhellenic rules can seem silly, but they are there for a reason and I’m glad that I can now break them. Guys, I wish you all the luck with pledgeship. ' ' " ‘ Ladies, it was great ‘getting to meet so many of you all and welcome, everyone, to sorority land! contact Sara Duckworth at duckworths@wIu.edu I have given up on fast food because the people . ¢ Write for Phi Opinions The Ring-tum Phi is currently accepting new Opinions writers. Contact phi @w|u.edu if interested. ¢ OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050110/WLURG39_RTP_20050110_003.2.txt MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2004 PAGE 3 Congress must not block Alberto Gonzales’ Attorney-General appointment John Ashcroft’s likely successor, Alberto Gonzales, is currently before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is, at the present moment, facing some extremely pointed questions from both Re- publicans and Democrats. Abraham Lincoln once remarked, doubtless with no small degree of either cynicism or sincer- ity, “if both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the , other.” Gonzales is a man who has been rather harshly critiqued by fire- breathers on both the right and the left, and thus, having such a high opinion of Mr. Lincoln as I do, I believe he is about right. Most of the controversy stems from his career from 1999 and onward. In 1999, he was appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. During his time on the Texas court, he made a few rulings that dealt with that aiways-delightful topic, abortion. The most important of these was a case wherein he ruled with the court majority that not all Texan teenagers seeking abortions would have to go through a pro- cess of parental notification. This has drawn the harshest criticism from pro—lifers. Judie Brown of the ‘American Life League said— “choosing not to rule against abortion, in any situation, is the epitome of denying justice for an entire segment of the American population- pre-bom babies in the womb.” Gonzales himself is reportedly pro—life, but his stated reason- ing for ruling to strike down parental notification Letter to the Editor MODERATE’S MUSINGS CALEY ANDERSON ‘06 shows the flaws in the rabid pro-lifers’ thinking: “My own personal feelings about abortion don’t matter...the qyestion is, what is the law, what is the precedent? Sometimes, interpreting a statue, you may have to uphold a statute that is personally offensive to you. But as a judge, that’s your job.” Gonzales, in other words, may feel one way or the other about issues, but he’s not going to inject his personal opinion into his inter- pretation of the law, which he’s try- ing to keep as objective as possible, it seems. I respect that in a person, but especially in a judge. Ithink that his unwillingness to bow to political pressure to mis- interpret the law is a huge positive that will make him a great Attomey—General, and certainly an improve- ment on his predecessor. On the other end of the political aisle, some Demo- crats would like to shift part of the blame for the Iraqi torture scandal onto his shoulders. Since 2001 , Gonzales has served as Counsel to the President; ba- sically he’s the President’s private legal advisor. Dur- ing that time, there’s strong circurnstancial evidence that he helped to push for a narrower redefinition of torture as “excruciating and agonizing pain.” In his hearing, Gonzales has acknowledged that he took part in the administration’s discussions on the matter, but has vehemently denounced any cur- rent support of alterations to the Geneva Conven- tion, saying that he fully supports the older, more rigorous definition of torture, calling his earlier ac- tions sirnply “preliminary,” not anything which he photo raurtegr banzard. edu Yes 60% Phi Quick Poll A “Do you believe that one or more Greek organizations will be suspended this year for hazing violations?” 48 students polled, 25 male, 23 female. Poll has 90% confidence 7 No 40% MAN or "nus HOUR. Perfect replacement for Ashcroft? believed would permanently change U.S. policy. Gonzales, who would be the first hispanic At- tomey—General, has shown that he is an adherent tothe law before he is an adherent to politics. The man was a good judge, and I think that translates seamlessly into being a good Attomey—General, in a +/— 5% margin of error Phi quick polls are conducted via a random selection of Washington and ‘Lee students, using the telephone directory. MIT Grad offers outside perspective on W&L “affirmative action” Dear Editor, The Ring-tum Phi of No- vember 15th published something of a front—page interdict from the W&L Stra- tegic Directions Committee. Addressed “To the Student Body”, it excepted sharply to certain student participa- tions in a recent facilitated discussion session. All Committee members signed it, under the lead signature of Provost Tom Williams. The Committee re- proached certain utterances made about minority student representation at W&L, call- ing them “racist”, “insensi- tive”, “uninformed”, “un- worthy”, “dishonorable”, “inaccurate”, “uncivil”, “false” and “baseless”. Yet that passion did not keep some of the Committee’s own assertions from sound- ing as puerile as what was attributed to the students. For example, the Com- mittee disputed the idea that the goal of diversity has re- )(: stanaam A features; incts-me: lat]-watt 33"iflt's-E584!‘ Cfl staraa with ‘six speakers. iaactuding A’ tweeters and Scarred Freeaaainag f -r;:sapah?7Ae and KM . aatattsite ready!‘ Air aaaaitiaraa-ri fihnirza at ttsraa wheat WW? efeasiigaas. ,3‘ Anti-iflvfiié» tiredness i‘ Fewer ’winr£aws. -and aataééée rniirrera ifi-rear‘, fi«fl_.BW-miée Pewartrain warranty" sulted in a disproportionate number of minority students in the bottom quartile of the entering class. But it offered not a statistic nor datum in defense of that position. It also asserted that “A classroom and community with varied experiences and backgrounds is a better learning space than one made up of a homogeneous population”. Yet however that accords with tenets of political correctness, it is an insensitive (and even dan- gerous) affront to what we accept as literate societies in nations like Finland and Japan. The Committee de- scribed as beneficial and wise “efforts to bring diver- sity of thought and experi- ence to the W&L student body”. Yet the veracity of this aside, persons in this modern age apprehend that pious pleas for diversity are routinely used to conceal and shepherd along the di- visive figure of race-based Affirmative Action. For race-based Affirma- tive Action is manifestly what the Committee pro- poses for W&L. And while E ALUE &f%~:.§:.:.-ate starts araiét eanippea, ran aceassnrirg» riai}. Single, srraigtatéarriard rrrama art-::iris_i,, Frira f$§3f‘ii‘éflt§i at $14195‘ i—3£'i€Z§1? as arrears $16,070 one hesitates to declare the Committee naive, its pre- sumption that this is benefi- cial ignores the strife and discord Affirmative Action has already brought to scores of colleges and uni- versities._ The Committee’s rigid determination to implement Affirmative Action probably explains too the most dis- quieting aspect of its com- munication. For there is in its temper and tone, and in its construction as an outfling against offending students, something out- side the grace of George Washington, or the dignity of Robert Lee. Its peremptory tone seems conducive less to dispassionate debate than to some tract propounding a moral lesson. Its disparaging phrases assail doubting stu- dents and their contending remarks. Its unshakable premise is that a dichotomy exists between persons of decency and those unsworn to Affirmative Action. And asits sentences grow to stem dicta, students realize what they are to think — or else. The problem seems to be that the Strategic Directions Committee advocates (in earnest) what is being ever more pilloried as sociologi- cal dogma. Its members thus become proselytizers, whose fury descends upon any ob- jections to their policy, even those voiced with the utmost propriety. The urgency to squelch debate on a policy for which we find more in- stances of failure than suc- cess is notably disturbing, and inimical to the expansive intellectual atmosphere and discourse of a University. One can only wonder whether diversity of opinion existed within the Commit- tee, whose members act in such concert on a controver- sial policy. And one wonders too how W&L embarks with- out pause upon a policy begging for scrutiny stron- ger than that from question- ing students in a discussion group. The great pity is that the Committee seems blind to the possibility that some in- tractable sociological prob- lems owe more to the effects of 10,000 years of human his- tory than to the utterances Seton’: “Pure Prim” aui'ti'iasa- exparieriae u mesam Ha negate. Ha: irassta. of students in a discussion session. Avenues exist for the Committee to improve W&L, but race-based Affirmative Action will not help a Uni- versity built upon any tra- dition of excellence. It may help some minority stu- dents, admittedly, at the greater expense of others. Yet still, and to that minor- ity, nothing could better af- firm a projection to make them objects of unspoken scorn than some race-based Affirmative Action program. Finally, the Committee might give thought to what effect its unprecedented in- trusion will have on future student participations in fa- cilitated discussion groups. For with whatever good it intended its communication of November 15th, it has un- doubtedly paid a price for an impulsive breach of pre- scribed administrative disinvolvement in student discussion sessions. Sincerely, John Edelberg Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’75 n Submit letters to the editor at phi@wlu.edu The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissionsandletters. All submissions must be e- mailed to phi@wlu.edu or in the University Center mailbox by5 pm. Friday to appear in the following week’s edition. TheRing- tum Phi reserves the right toedit submissions forcon- tentandlength. *« ‘-~.~1n4vI-u~d:r'n~vsu-».a»- OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050110/WLURG39_RTP_20050110_004.2.txt PAGE 4 BY MARSHALL RULE SPORTS EDITOR The Washington and Lee women’s basketball team showed their dominance on January 8 with a decisive win over Hollins. Thanks to great shooting, the Generals were able to score W 66 points and shot just under 50 percent from the floor. Hollins, on the other hand, was only able to put up 41 points with 28 per- cent from the floor. Sophomore Jessica Hunsinger led the team and tied a career high with 26 points. She n rites Pr-A also pulled in fourteen boards. The 66,41 victory improves the Generals to 4-3 in conference play, and 7-4 overall. Defensively, the Generals were led by senior Bethany Dannelly who registered five steals. She also added five as- sists on the other end of the court. Hollins, now 2-4 in confer- ence play, was led by Brandi Cochran, who scored 14 points along with 6 boards. On Tuesday, Washington and Lee heads to Roanoke. Tip off is at 7:00. SPORTS Generals tally up 66 points Thirteen W&L athletes receive 4.0 or higher MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2005 W&L SPORTS RELEASE Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Mike Walsh has announced that 133 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently com- pleted 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. Among the students achieving 4.0 or higher GPA’s were sophomore football player Sutton Ansley (Leawood, Kan./Pembroke Hill School), junior football player Donny Banks (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day), freshman all-region cross country and track athlete Tom Brower (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy), sophomore men’s soccer player Tyrrell Burrus (Beau- mont, Texas/Monsignor Kelly Catholic), senior all—state cross coun- try and track athlete Steve Chambers (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area), junior All—ODAC rider Katie Goodrich (Indianapolis, Ind./North Cen- tral), junior women’s temris player Stephanie Hannon (Gastonia, N.C./ Charlotte Latin), junior field hockey player Courtney Harrison (Rich- mond, Va./Collegiate), sophomore All-ODAC women’s tennis player Katie Kingsbury (J enkintown, Pa./Philadelphia—Montgomery Chris- tian), senior women’s swimmer Suzie LeFleur (Natick, Mass./ Montrose), seniorAll—ODAC and all-region lacrosse and field hockey player Kitt Murphy (New York, N.Y./St. Catherines), senior women’s lacrosse player Anne Rochfort (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep), and senior All-ODAC women’s track athlete Meredith Walker (Trav- elers Rest, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal). Twenty—two of W&L’s 23 varsity athletic programs achieved a team GPA of at least 3.000, led by the women’s tennis team with a 3.445. The highest men’s team GPA was the men’s tennis team with a 3.331 and no team recorded a GPA lower than 2.993. W&L had an outstanding fall season on the playing fields as well. W&L’s nine fall sports teams combined for a record of 61-32-6 (.647) with volleyball, men’s cross country and women’s cross coun- try all winning ODAC Championships. Tuesday - Womens Basketball at Roanoke; 7:00 0 L Wednesday - Mens Basketball vs. EMU- - 7:00 wek in spo .* Wnmsws-.....i. . .- vs.RMC;?f00 7 it Saturday 0 Wrestling hosts W&L Invita- tional;10:00 - Women’s Basketball at Lynchburg;1:00 - Swirnming vs. Gettysburg; 2:00 A 0 Men’s Basketball at Lynchburg; Sunday 0 Women’s Basketball vs. RMWC;3:00 ° Men’s Basketball at H-SC; 2:00 W&L Men’s Basketball Falls to Roanoke, 71-59 (118) Roanoke Coilege went on a 24-7 run over the final 8:32 to defeat Washington and Lee, 71-59, in ODAC men’s basketball action on Saturday night in Salem, Va. ‘ I W&L Swimming Downed by SUNY Geneseo (1/8) The Washington anti Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were both defeated by SUNY Geneseo on Saturday evening at Twornbley Pool. The men fell to 44 with a £32430 loss, while the women dropped to 7-4 with a 141-118 setback. Meet results are unavailable at this time. W&L Wrestling Goes 2-{ate GettysbursQum¥ £113.), 7 The Washington and Igee wreséii 1 tling team posted a 2-} record whiic cornpetinggflia the Gettysburg Quad meet on Satntv day afternoon. The Generals do» A feared Centennial Conference- foe Gettysburg, 25-17, anti; downed Pensacola Clittistian,» 38- W&L Men’s Lax Earns Pre- season Ranking (12/30) vlnsicie Lacrosse released its Faceoff Yearbook preseason Division III men’s lacrosse coaches poll recently. Wash~ ington and Lee ranked eighth overall in the voting. THIS PAS T wEEK’sspORT s IN B RIEF Three Generals Named to All- State Volleyball Team (12130) Three members of the Washing- ton and Lee volleyball team were named to the Virginia Sports In- formation Directors (VaSID) Col- lege Division All-State team which was announced recently. Additionally, junior setter Chris- tine Glarlysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./ 0-.9 Five Generals Rained to Ali- State Football Team (12Ji7) The Virginia Sports Infonnae ‘ tion Directors Association (VaSlD) announced its Coliege Division All-State Footbail team on Friday afternoon. ~ 1 Washington and Lee had five players honored and all were named to the flI‘S£ team. 9, before falling to Davidson, 37- 12 Berkeley Prep) was named the VaSID Player of the Year, while Head Coach Bryan Snyder was named the VaSID Co-Coach of the Year. The Washington and Lee University Community is invited to the John W. Elrod Birthday Celebration Thursday, January 20, 2005 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Elrod Commons Living Room An Informal ongoing program of live music, vocal entertainment and a short video about John Elrod will be showcased Light refresments will be served sponsored by Campus Activities Staff Elrod Review Committee General Activities Board .3323" STEV 1; Baldwin College last Tuesday. 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The final score was 79-56 and was an important game to keep the winning streak alive. Sophomore sensation Jessica Hunsinger said, “It was a good win and things are really coming together well.” The team hopes to extend their winning streak to 5 games when they play Roanoke on Tuesday. The game should prove to be inter- esting. Washington and Lee has never de- feated Roanoke, but they are optimistic that the drought will end on Tuesday. “The Roanoke team was at our game against Hollins,” Hunsinger said, “We could tell they were a little worried.” Spring Break 2005 Travel with STS, America's #1 Student Tour Operatorto Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas and Florida. Now hiring on-campus reps. 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Regularpxioez S25. 95 This week: 31 9. 99 Strait’s newest release offers classic country favontes BY EMILY EDWARDS ARTS & LIFE EDITOR My current CD obsession, aside from Lindsay Lohan’s Speak, is George Strait’s 50 Number Ones. Let me just preface this by saying that I live for and love country music. People call me a country music jukebox. I have done crazy things just to get into a Brooks and Dunn concert. My hometown, Mem- phis, sometimes gets a bad “rap” for being the anti-country music city. We are, after all, the birthplace of Three-Six-Mafia and its offshoot Project Pat. The top-rated radio stations in Memphis are our two hip-hop s'tations. So it’s probably a wonder that I am obsessed with the likes of Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Tim McGraw. 50 Number Ones is a phenomenal collection of George Strait’s biggest hits, but I had no idea that he sang songs such as “Oceanfront Property” and “You Know Me Better Than That” (two of my favorites). If you’re in the marathon mood for 51 great country songs (it includes his latest single, “I Hate Everything”), this CD is a must have. These days, many CDs sound alike. I bought a Lonestar CD recently, and I swear that Track 1 sounded exactly like Track 10. We need variety. And by variety, I don’t mean all songs being about beaches and margaritas. Thank you, Kenny Chesney. Strait’s CD offers listeners a variety of songs. There are I the drinking songs that Alan Jackson does so well, there are the cheesy love songs, and there are also the songs that make you want to get up and do a Texas-two-step. After my 700 mile drive back to-Lexington after Christmas break, I can attest that this is a fantastic driving CD. After all, if George Strait “hangs his hat in Tennessee,” he can’t be all that bad. ‘ And on a side note, please don’t thinkless of me for buy- ing that Lindsay Lohan CD. I had too much to drink on New Year’s Eve and was hung over when I bought it. Call it a severe lack of judgment. ' Maggie Antonova Victoria Childress Jess Cobb Erin Dibbern Courtney Dolaway Jamie Ferrell Katelyn Finley Christine Flood Kathryn George Christine Giordano Katie Hager Pi Beta Phi Welcomes Our Amazing New Angels! Katie Huffman Rachel Hull Jennifer Iwata Keri Klein Vinghao Long Lisa Martinez Taylor McLachlan Nicole Merrullo Abri Nelson Debby Newell J eonghae Pak Lauren Sapikowski Jenny Schieltz Amanda Tholke p Kim Vandergrift Tanya Patel Jenny Plaster Allison Rogers Jill Roper Kate Shellnutt J o Squires Ali Woodend OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050110/WLURG39_RTP_20050110_008.2.txt PAGE 8 Pia ‘ O FMILYEDWARDS AKl3&LlFEEDlTOR EMAn;n)ovARmrM@wrun)U MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2005 Napoleon Dynamite: the best thing to come out of Idaho since the potato Now that 2004 has come to a close, I can finally report on who was a winner and who was a loser, or as I like to call them, 2004’s spuds and duds. Britney Spears definitely made a run at dud of the millen- nium by not only putting on a few pounds, but getting married. . .twice. Now the girl that had it all has been photographed grab- bing her husbands “special area” on a bal- cony. Britney has shown the world that any- one can be the girl next door one day and a social outcast the next. While we are on good looking teenie pop stars, I should mention Jessica Simpson. Jes- sica found her niche as a really hot virgin ditz, and while she may not have the V card, she hasn’t lost the hotness or the ditziness, and two out of three ain’t bad. Spud for Jessica. All younger siblings can relate to the pain- ful life of Ashlee Simpson. I mean this poor girl has never had anything handed to her and has had to work for everything. She is get- . POTATO MAN MARSHALL RULE ting by on pure talent and has never been accused of riding her sister’s coattail. Even a bad case of acid “reflex” couldn't keep her down. Sorry, I don’t buy it.... Dud. On campus this year, there were plenty of duds and spuds to give out. Ithinkwe all know who is getting the first dud. . .. That’s right, the administra- tion. I could sit here and com- plain about drinking and give statistical proof that this will cause DUI’s, but that’s not why they’re getting the dud. They get the dud because they have successfully driven a wedge between not only the faculty and students, but also between some of the alumni and parents who aren’t exactly yelling in support of the changes. ‘ The other big Dud goes to Panhellenic. All year you force sororities to ad- here to ridiculous rules regarding freshmen, and then when it is your turn to shine and have formal rush, you blow it. Panhel, it’s not you, it’s the system. So until you change how freshmen girls rush, you will have to deal with being called a dud. “When you see me, give me wide berth...” New sorority girl reflectsu I’m sorry if my article is ridden with typos and grammatical errors (though I am sure my wonderful editors will spot them before the Ring-Tum Phi goes to print). I am writing on less than two hours of sleep. Surely you can forgive me if there is an extra comma or a run-on sentence or two. I tried to sleep last night. I really did. However, the kitchen chairs in my sorority house, although well padded, are not quite as I was going to take a header straight down the stairs in front of sixty sorority women. Sound like an irrational fear? Oh, but it isn’t. See, I»come from a long line of klutzes. Trace my ancestors back a few thousand years and I guar- antee you they were stubbing their toes on the newly invented wheel. My great, great grandfa; ther almost fell overboard off the Mayflower. Alright, I really have no evi- comfortable as my own bed. My THE MILK AND CHEESE GIRL dence of that. But it sounds back aches. I have a headache. I reasonable enough to me. want to crawl into bed and stay KRISTINE EARLY Truly, Iamlike abull in there for the rest of the day. How- a china shop. I am glad that ever, I am sitting in the radio station playing Sernisonic to a nonexistent audience (Tune in to “The K Spot” at 11 am on Saturdays. Yes, I know. I am making a shameless plug. But I’m okay with that.) However, I am not complaining. Because last night I may have slept on kitchen chairs, but I was sleeping in a sorority house. My sorority house... I am part of a sorority. I still can’t believe it. I imagine something of this magnitude takes awhile to sink in. I’m guessing that by the time I receive my di- ploma I will have come to the terms with the fact that I am now legitimately a srat girl. Yes, I have already rocked the pearls for a full semester, but now, I can wear them with a newfound pride. Rush week is the worst week EVER. Yes, I’m stating the obvious. I admit to spending many nights tossing and turning under the covers, to participating in full out freak out sessions with my friends, and to needlessly analyzing my every move all week. I’m not ashamed. Because I bet if you are a freshman (or an awesome sophomore or junior) you were doing the exact same things. Normally, I am “pretty chill.” I try not to let things get under my skin. But this week was prob- ably the most stressful period of my life (Yes, more stressful than exam week!) Why was I so scared? Well, besides the obvious, frankly, I was afraid that I’m not heavy because this limits the amount of damage I can do. You know those teen movies in which everything goes wrong for the heroine? She trips in front of the entire school at gradua- tion. She makes a fool of herself during a date due to her severe lack of coordination. Well, I’m the heroine. Unfortunately, Freddie Prince Jr. and Topher Grace are too booked to make an appear- ance in my movie. Seriously, I can manage to trip over anything. In fact, I can trip over absolutely nothing. And I do so with a frequency that is truly disturbing. Were you aware that it is possible to trip up the stairs? Probably not. lt’s a skill, believe me. Ice and I: we just don’t mix. No matter how much I concentrate on walking, I always manage to slip. Usually I can catch myself before I do a com- plete nosedive. Usually. Maneuvering through the d-hall is always a treat. I dread the day when I will make a rnisstep and send my tray flying. I’m sure it will happen soon enough. Even door frames are my enemy. I can’t seem to judge distance and I’ve knocked my hip on them a few thousand times. And did I mention that I am really good at knocking over glasses? Especially if they’re full. The number of times I’ve whacked my arm on a piece of furniture... we’re talking the Guinness World Book of Records here. By the way, why do On the other hand fraternities get the big spud. Be- ing fratty has never been so cool. And now that rush is all over, it’s only going to get better. Phase 2 has begun, so let’s see which frat gets kicked off cam- pus this year. Freshmen — Congrats on making it through rush, but I this is where the real fun begins. Now it is time for the spud and But 2004 will CIS e map dud of the year. When it came down to making the decision, it was a close one, between Martha Stewart and the Jackson fam- ily, but, in the end, Whacko Jacko helped pro- pelled his family over the top. Janet had a wardrobe malfunction and Mikey molested little Mikey. And I don’t even want to know what Tito has been up to lately. But 2004 will always be known as the year that put Idaho on the map. A movie came out that was able to epitomize life in the Gem State. And if you don’t know what movie I am talk- they call it the funny bone? I don’t derive any sort of amusement out of ramming my elbow against a hard surface. It hurts. A lot. I’m not a masochist. Boy did fate play a cruel trick on me. Not only am I clumsy but it doesn’t help the situation that I have fair skin and I bruise easily. I need only tap against something and I turn black and blue. In fact, as a klutz, I have lots of concerns. I have never driven a car under the influence, nor do I ever plan to. But I dread being put through a sobri- ety test even when my blood alcohol level is a solid point 0. Me, walk in a straight line? Haha. I waver around like a drunkard before I even take a sip of rum However, there is a sad, sad truth to this story. I am the most coordinated person in my family. Yes, we’re a dangerous COURTESY \!VWW.ASYNC.CALTECH.EDU/ ~M1KA / POTATO / POT ATO.j1>G ing about yet, well, “Gosh! You’re such an idiot.” For a movie that cost roughly $400,000 to make, it didn’t do too badly, taking inde- pendent theaters by storm despite the lack of a plot line. ‘ Fans have gone Napoleon crazy and have embraced Idaho as more than just the state potatoes come from. Now it’s the state that potatoes and Napoleon Dynamite come from. A big Spud for the spud state. pon her inherent clumsiness nate genotype. What if the level of ineptitude only gets worse with future generations? I fear for my great grandchildren’s lives. Will they be able to walk from one side of the room to the other without destroying something? When I was younger, I used to be mortified by my own maladroitness, but I’ve learned to adapt. I’ll never be Michelle Kwan or Keri Strug, so why try? The only thing I can do is laugh at myself. And boy, do I provide myself (and others) a great deal of amusement. So when you see me, give me wide berth. If not, I may just run into you. That is, if I don’t trip . first. I’ll be one of many wearing a srat shirt (be- cause somehow I made it down the staircases with- out incident!) crew. I am even to the point at which I am beginning to doubt Darwin’s theory of “selection of the fittest.” Cer- tainly this level of clumsiness is haz- ardous to one’s health. True, I’ve never heard of any- one stabbing his toe to death, but if it’s possible, I’m sure one of my family members could man- age. I hope I don’t pass these traits on to my children. However, I don’t think even Michael Jordan’s chromo- somes could coun- teract my unfortu- C()(.‘RTES\' \t\V'\‘( .EX[’LODlN(}1)()(;.CO.\l / Muror‘ l(Tl;‘E.\' / U‘ 3 Q What’s a fraternity that gives out 36 bids, can’t have alcohol at their house or parties? A sorority Q Did anyone else catch a glimpse of the IFC rep’s Tater Todd’s this week? Q I wonder which W&L administrator realized, while viewing gay pornography, that Todd Tate (aka Noah) was featured in the film? Q M1] the panty bandit from GL laundry room please leave my Vickies alone? Q How do you break up with someone you aren’t dating? Q I love egg nog. It’s definitely my favorite nog. As opposed to, like, celery nog. Q Can someone tell me what the uproar is about? Last time I checked, underaged drinking was ille- gal. Q Who said that Britney Spears was a lyrical ge- nius? She CLEARLY did not write the masterpiece that is My Prerogative. Q Is perpetual inebriation truly honorable? Dis- cuss amongst yourselves Q I finally met somebody who knows more lyrics to country songs than me, her name is Erin Eliza- beth Julius. Q Hey, way to fight a window in Davis dorm Q Apparently the earth is still vibrating after the 9.0 earthquake that hit Indonesia in December Q They’re trying to ban the words wardrobe mal- function, izzle, and flip—flop! Q Brad Pitt is single! So am I! We can make babies now! It was meant to be! Q Dawn Watkins, 40 ounces of malt liquor make me want to tell you something... Q Lisa Kudrow is a classy woman. Q Sadly, Jude Law is engaged. So not hot. Q Spineless isn’t sexy. Q “I trust my daughter. That’s the only alcohol policy I need." — Father of a Washington & Lee student, upon receiving President Burish’s letter on the alcohol policy. Q Overheard Tear Night: “Oh, Ifm not about to lose my virginity in the Kappa Alpha House.” Q Also overheard Tear Night: “Do you want to lick my candy cane?" Q More Tear Night ridiculousness: “I’m sick of looking so pretty.” Q Wait, the question is, since when is breaking the law honorable? Let me know. Q The remote control is the filthiest object in every hotel room. Q A lot of girls at this school don’t wash their hands after they go to the bathroom. It really dis- turbs me. Q Could the new srat pledge classes be any hotter? Q No woman, or man, from Friends, was hot. Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston were too skinny. Q When is it going to snow? Q Hot is a hot adjective. Q I hate snow. Q Never drink two bottles of champagne over New Year’s Eve. Q Achy Breaky Heart is the worst ringtone EVER! Q I took a walk of shame from the Sorority House to Woods Creek on New Year’s day. Q One week down, 11 to go! Q After tear night, I hope you went to church Sunday morning! Q Two jobs too hot to handle for former IFC ad- viser? Q Colts beat Broncos! ! ! !! Q Send your quick hits to phi@wlu.edu.