OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20060911/WLURG39_RTP_20060911_001.2.txt pr/A . . . A tumultuous orientation Week stemmed from impatience, Dean Voldemort. Bush and Voldemorti , Columnist Dylan Merrill exposes thevpreviously hidden links between George Bush and Lord — page 6. WASHINGTON AND 1 LEE UNIVERSITY E RING-TUM PHI. F10NDAY,SEPT 11, 2006 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CX, NUMBER 1 Virginia cracks down on minors State tougherzs penalties for underage alcohol possession By Jacob Geiger NEWS armor: Students across Virginia who drink underage face a new penalty this school year: the mandatory loss of their driver’s license for at least six months. The Virginia state legislature beefed up underage drinking laws last February after Del- egate Brian Moran, D-Alexan- dria, introduced a pair of bills in the Virginia Legislature. One bill makes it illegal for adults to serve alcohol to minors who are guests in their homes. The other bill, which passed unanimously in the State Senate and by an 88-10 margin in the House of Delegates, mandates a six-month loss of a minor’s driver’s license if the person is convicted of possession or con- sumption of alcohol. Along with the suspension of license, the minor also faces a mandatory $500 fine or 50 hours of community service. The bill passed the state sen— , ate on Feb. 28 but only recently came to the attention of univer- sity oflicials across Virginia. “We found out after the law passed,” Dean of Students Dawn Watkins said. “It hit ad- ministrators around the state by surprise.” Watkins also said Washing- ton and Lee’s legal counsel, Le- anne M. Shank, did not know the law was under consideration until after it had been passed. Dean Watkins and Matt Krieg, Chairman of the Student Judicial Council, sent a letter to all students and parents inform- ing them of the new laws. In their letter, Watkins and Krieg noted that if the new laws had been in place last year, 15 students could have faced the loss of their driver’s license. Michael Young, W&L’s Di- rector of Campus Security, said his department, along with Wat- kins and Krieg, has told every- one they can possibly tell. “Word has gotten out,” Young said. “The freshmen have been told two or three times at least that it’s illegal to drink underage.” Since Virginia’s new law is stricter than the minor-in-pos- session laws of most states, Young said some confusion exists over what will happen if out-of-state students have their licenses suspended. “Some states have reciprocal agreements and might suspend your license at home, but other states might not acknowledge Virginia’s suspension. Either way you still won’t be allowed to drive in Virginia.” Young said the state “wants to indicate they are getting tough on underage drinking,” Lexington Police Chief Steve Crowder agreed with Young’s assertion. “My understanding was that so much underage drinking was going on that the penalties weren’t stiff enough,” Crowder said. “I have a 17-year-old son and when I told him about the new laws, he said that this would definitely get kid’s atten- tion.” Crowder said that he is not sure if the penalties will stop $250. fine. under 21: loss of year and fine of n jail for up to 12 - Driving with a Loss of license fo What you need to know: - Possession or consumption un loss of driver’s license for six months $500 fine or 50 hours community se - Using a fake ID to purchase al Mandatory loss of drivers license S months and mandatory $500 fin ~ community service. - Drinkingin public: Fine of not people from drinking underage. He also said that the new laws will not cause the police depart- ment to increase, decrease or in any way change the way they patrol. Crowder did say that under- age possession citations have become more common. “We had three in August of 2006 versus zero in August of 2005. In all of 2004 there were three and in all of 2005 there were four, so we had as many last month as we had in the en- tire year of 2004.” In 2005, local law enforce- ment officers issued 59 cita- tions for liqour law violations. The number of violations in .§-—' 2004 was 38. Though ‘Virginia legislators hope to cut down on underage drinking, Watkins said she was not sure if this law was the way to solve that problem. “I’m not sure ifthis is a pos- itive step; it seems like a regres- sive move to me.” T hirr/CF ast and PlayF air draw mixed reviews from freshmen By Cody Beauchamp STAFF WRITER A small group of freshman confronted dorm counselors and residential life staff when they tried to walk outnof an orientation event Monday night. The students were trying to leave the trivia game “Thinkfast,” held at Lenfest. Head dorm counselor Sam Wilmoth said, “I think that some of the [dorm counselors] were a little confused and hurt by the way they were treated by those students.” Wilmoth said that the students’ actions can be explained by the stress of being in a new place. He said that the problems may be caused by the adjustment to a new environment and having to meet so many new people. “It’s easy to fall back on becoming sarcastic and getting an attitude,” he said. He said that the staff was caught off guard by how quickly those feelings manifested in the students concerned. “The actions of those few indi- viduals at ThinkFast just weren’t in keeping with the high standards of civility we hold ourselves to, and to be yelled at and ignored by those individuals caught some of us off guard,” Wilmoth said. One of the more prevalent complaints from students was that many failed to understand how some of the activities fit their ideas of what orientation week should be. “O-week is all about meeting people,” said freshman Diana Cianciotta, but pointed out that the “ThinkFast” activity hindered that. “I think that out of all the events, only “PlayFair” did that. It was corny, but pretty effective.” A freshman, who wished to re- main anonymous to avoid further conflict, agreed that PlayF air was most effective. “It was a better get-to-know-you event than any of the others,” the student said, but added, “I felt like we were be- ing sort of talked dovm to.” “It was ridiculously difficult to meet people,” Ciancotta said. “The music was so loud that it was tough to understand what the person next to you was saying, let alone meet them.” Dean David Leonard said, “Orientation is not simply de- signed for new students to meet one another. It is also an opportu- nity to introduce new community members to the academic and co- curricular aspects of the Univer- sity.” One freshman was particularly peeved that some of the dorm counselors were competing for a share of the $200 cash prize for the event. “It’s supposed to be a freshman event, and it’s mandatory, but we can’t even compete amongst our- selves for the prizes?” the student said. “We have to compete with these upperclassmen who’ve done it before? Explain to me how that’s right.” The walkout have may David Leonard said. “Unfor- tunately, the event didn’t start_ promptly and should have con- cluded 15 minutes earlier.” He said that a "timely start would have helped avoid conflict. At some events, Leonard said, “it was evident that some mem- bers of the class were tired, disen- gaged, and wanting to go party.” Leonard said that although the social scene is “both important and enjoyable,” it is important to reiterate the primary reasons for going to college in the first place. When discussing what they liked about the week’s events, several students regarded the Tuesday night discussion on race and diversity as “very interest- ing,” and “compelling.” Sunday night’s program en- titled “Pieces of the Puzzle” met J -School captures national awards W&L is online Rockbridge Report named runner—up By Melissa Caron oesrcn nmscron This summer the “Rockbridge Report” was named one of the top three online student newspapers in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists. The publication, which is pro- duced weekly by classes within the journalism department dur- ing fall and winter term, was awarded the “Mark of Excellence Award,” for the work students did in 2005. ‘ Professor Doug Cumming, who teaches the Reporting for Print Media class, related that this award was a true testament to the . success of the online publication. “There is a difference between awards given to journalists by journalists and marketplace suc- cess,” Cumming said. “You wish they were the same thing.” The “Rockbridge Report,” covers news within Lexington and Rockbridge County. While it is produced by students, the gen- eral audience of the publicationis the surrounding community. Journalism Professor Clau- i dette Artwick teaches two of the classes responsible for the pro- duction of the publication. “I don’t know that we have lots of student exposure and inter- est,” Artwick said. “People in the community are really what we’re aimed at.” Cumming points out that the real intention of the “Rockbridge Report” is not increased reader- ship but rather education, and lit- tle has been done to promote the publication. “This is real news, covering Rockbridge County,” Cumming said. “At the same time our pur- pose is education.” Several other classes, such as Journalism 362, Advanced Elec- See “News” on page 2 with near universal praise. “Burr Datz is the coolest guy alive,” asserted ‘one freshman after the program. Some found the program’s closing song “I Got Drunk (and I Missed It)” to be ironically hip. (Much to the dismay of this reporter, it is a Burr Datz original, and is thus not on iTunes ~ yet.) Overall, despite the one disso- - nant event at “Thinkfast,” wide- spread approval seemed to be the norm. Wilmoth said, “There will al- ways be mistakes and problems, but I think to just look at those who messed up and to transpose those incidents over the entire class would be a mistake.” One anonymous freshman agreed. “l’ve had the time of my ’ - life this week,” the student said. “lt’s awesome.” OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20060911/WLURG39_RTP_20060911_002.2.txt .. 1 J ""r’l.>€‘~i £2 I r x ‘M V ./.r 2 -SEE |ilNG-TUM PHI MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 ll BW3 Old Co-Op begins new life as faculty offices Six-million dollar project aimed at relieving oflice space crunch By Wesley 0’Dell STAFF WRITER Students returning to W&L after a summer hiatus were sur- prised to find their beautiful cam- pus tumed into a construction zone. The area between the Graham- Lees courtyard and Huntley Hall looked especially different. The old Co-Op building is undergoing a nearly-$6 million makeover. According to Joseph Grasso, Vice President for Administration, the 95-year-old structure is being completely gutted and renovated to create additional office space. This is in response to the recent faculty expansion that left many new hires without an office close to their classrooms. Vice President Grasso says the project, which began on the day after graduation, will create 22 new offices for faculty of both the Williams School and the College, some of whom have been forced to work out of the Early-Fielding building. Constructed in 1911, the old Co-Op is a place of fond memo- ries for many alumni. The fact that the Co-Op is be- ing remodeled to continue serving the campus is, according to Gras- so, an example of the “history of W&L and the value the buildings have in maintaining the character of the campus.” The construction has been characterized as “mildly dis- ruptive” by some freshmen in Graham-Lees, who complain of noise throughout the day. Others reported that the work caused no disruption to their day. The old Co-op, originally built in 1911, gets a little re-vamping this year. The project’s completion is slated for July 2007. In addition to the remodeling of the build- ing itself by Glavé and Holmes, a Richmond firm which specializes in academic buildings, a land- scape architect will be brought in this summer to redesign the grounds around Huntley Hall. In the interim, the University will be putting down sod at the end of September to spruce up the area. MELISSA CARON / Design Director 9,... News website tops nation’s best continued from page 1 tronic Journalism and Journalism 351, Editing for the Print Media, also participate in the production of the publication. Although the production of a television news channel has been a part of the department since the 1970s, the web version was not launched until 2000. “We started it because we were keeping a pulse on the industry and realized this was the direction it was moving it,” Artwick said. “We’ve found that our graduates are attractive and competitive “The recognition by the SPJ is an indica- tion we ’re doing our job, ” CLAUDETTE ARTWICK, Journalism professor with the skills they’ve learning. Combining resources can be won- derful but it’s also stressful.” The Society of Professional Journalists is a not-for-profit or- ganization that is dedicated to upholding freedom of press and ethics amongst publications na- tionally. “The recognition by the SPJ is an indication we’re doing our job,” Artwick said. The road to gaining national recognition began last year when the department sent in copies of the online publication. From here the “Rockbridge Report” was judged against other publications from its region. The SPJ separates the na- tion,.\into twelve regions by state. Washington and Lee resides in re- gion two and w\asup a ainst other colleges from VirgirY1a,gi/Iaryland, North Carolina, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Last spring at the SPJ’s region- al conference the “Rockbridge Report” was awarded first place in its region. From here it was judged against all other first place publications from each region and was eventually named one of the two national finalists at the SPJ Convention and National Journal- ism Conference held in Chicago this summer. First place was taken by “The Lantern Online,” which is pro- duced by students at Ohio State University. The Rockbridge Re- port,” shared the finalist position with “The Independent Florida Alligator,” from the University of Florida. Publications were judged based upon several criteria, in- cluding accuracy, ingenuity, cre- ativity, and adherence to the SPJ ’s code of ethics. When the students of two re- porting classes responsible for the “Rockbridge Report” met this fall, they sat around a long con- ference table. There were only seven of them, normal for this usually small class. It was a lab day, so the two classes were being held together. . In the classroom students use a textbook and discuss general is- sues about newspaper production. Students are then able to take this theoretical and academic side and apply it to their work during lab. Cumming and Professor Rob- ert deMaria, who teaches the Re- porting for Electronic Media, sat with students at the table, much as if this were an actual meeting for a professional newsroom. Cum- ming suggested that everyone go around and introduce themselves and tell what they did over the summer. Student resumes proved impressive as most went on to de- scribe internships they had held over the summer, ranging from jobs held at Reuters and Bloom- berg to writing for local newspa- pers. “We’ve got» some high pow- ered people in here. This is great,” Cumming said, growing more enthusiastic as the conversation moved around the table. “We’re going to cook here! We’re going to cover Rockbridge County like it’s never been cov- ered.” Timber Ridge melee. . ‘E {ill 9 Valley ii’-il«::e Lexingt.rm, VA 2445i? {S40} «~1t(:iw“§- 1 99".? . . .r:i rs ..z-1:44 dares Foreign and Domestic ’E~‘».cpairs Oil «.:.ir.=aa.ge arid Lube, AEC‘ tvfiirior anti Major‘ if.1:_gi.:m: Rt:pa'Er, Brakes.. Feet l’nje;ction Se1*vice. Tt»”‘.~'tt”t$3‘t’3.lE~;$'lt3’t’§ Service, Coolant §tz1s.h.. Minor arid it-i.2'r,i or ’"i"'i.rn.e ~--~-£3.§.7$. We can provide facirnry aatlrarizcd maiiitenantre Wittto'ut mis;ii1.tg ytzmr r'mt.rruiTat:t'L::‘eis wa.rra.n.t};.. 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Online sites have also become more popular. They allow stu- dents to comparison-shop for spe- cific textbooks and find cheaper versions of the book in earlier editions or paperback. In a 2006 study commis- sioned by the Virginia General ' Assembly, students who shopped for textbooks online saved a mini- mum of 20 to 40 percent. Web sites like Amazon.com tack on additional discounts dur- ing peak seasons in August and December. Still, according to the study, over 77 percent of students at- tending Virginia colleges shop exclusively at their university’s bookstore, usually because book lists for their courses were not available elsewhere. Last year, Virginia21, a youth-_ oriented action group, stepped in: The group successfully lobbied to make book-buying more af- fordable and end the monopolies’ bookstores hold on most campus- es. Last summer, the Textbook Market Freedom Act was put into place. Public colleges in Virginia now have to post book lists as soon as professors submit them. They must be in a visible place and available to students well be- fore classes begin. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports 17 other states have enacted similar legislation. As a private institution, W&L is not subject to the act. For stu- dents to find book lists, they must work for them. That was Allison Rogers’ plan. The junior English major tries to save money by buying books online each se- mester. Last year, the books didn’t arrive in time, and she was stuck borrow- ing from friends and the library until they arrived. This year, she emailed her professors over the Don't forget: Wednesday is the last day to return textbooks, with a rocolpt and proof of a schedule change, to the uni- versity bookstore. surnmer, asking what books she ‘ needed to buy. Some responded; some did not. “So it was easier to go to the bookstore and buy there,” said Rogers, after her failed attempts, “even though I hate how expen- sive it is.” The State Council for Higher Education reports a quarter of stu- dents spend over $1,000 on text- books each year. Average costs are about $400 each semester, and the council predicts prices are on the rise. Dr. Sheryl H. Carls Lexington Animal Hospital ‘ Welcomes You and Your Petll 20% cfiyourfirst visit witfi t/iis aci New clients only/limit one per visit. Expires 06/30/2007 Dr. Martha L. 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But the flare of a new Presi- . dent and a stunning new Arts cen- ter may have overshadowed some 'other exciting additions to our W&L community. Here’s a quick run-down of ithe new faculty on campus and ‘ the contributions they are bring- I ing to our school. On the administrative level, i the school is glad to have Bran- ! don Dotson as the new Associate : Dean of Students. Dotson comes to W&L with V a full resume, having served as a . housing administrator at the Uni- f versity of Tennessee, followed 1 by a stint as the Dean of Stu- « dents at Radford University, his _ alma mater. As Associate Dean - of Students, Dotson’s main re- ' sponsibilities include overseeing I all residential housing, as well as ' the university’s six judicial bod- i ies (the Executive Committee, j Sudent Judicial Council, etc.). Unless students plan on com- ()]iiE3 NEWS? 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OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20060911/WLURG39_RTP_20060911_005.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 THE RING-TUM PHI ' 5 IJIIIIIIIIIIS straying from the speaking tradition Three ways W&L students try to avoid talking with strangers and students they meet on the street Members of the W&L community have been decrying the supposed demise of the speaking tradition for decades, but Grace Andrew has noticed that today’s students employ some sly tricks to subtly escape the tradition of talking. By Grace Andrews c o L u M N I sr “Hey,” “How are you?” “Hel- 10,” ‘‘What’s up?” These are a few of the ways that many faculty and students greet one another, or at least are supposed to. Today’s topic is the speaking tradition here at Washington and Lee. Our speak- ing tradi- tion is the stuff of legends: the notion that ev- eryone on this cam- pus will speak to anyone they see regard- less of familiarity. Disappointingly, this is not always the case. There are ‘some of us here in the W&L commu- nity who participate a little more actively than others, so much so that I have created my own list of “avoidance” techniques and how they are used. Before I begin, I must warn the readers: you may identify these as actions that you do on a daily ba- sis. My goal is not to offend, only to create awareness. If you are offended, you know why. Since I cannot speak for others, I will only use my experiences to illus- trate the lack of “speaking” that I have sometimes encountered. The first technique is the “Watch My Every Step.” This technique usually begins from about 200 yards away, when the person realizes that you are walk- ing in their direction and begins to strangely look down. It may seem to the untrained eye that this person is one of the most discreet and ambiguous mammals on the campus, other- wise known as the shy or quiet kid. The truth is that this person is now watching their footwork so meticulously that one would think that an intense game of “Step on a Crack, Break your Mother’s Back” was being played, in .— which if they stepped on a crack. 4 their mom would mysteriously turn into a female version of Qua- simodo. In reality, the Foot Watcher is just avoiding greeting you, and what ever the reason you are left smiling and greeting the lovely scalp of some random stranger. Let’s just hope they’re not suffer- ing from male pattern baldness or a severe case of dandruff. The next technique is the “Cell WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS 8: OPINIONS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ARTS&LIFE EDITOR COPY EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DESIGN DIRECTOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BUSINESS MANAGER MEMBER OF THE MEDIA BOARD OBSERVES CURRENT COURT WASHINGTON AND FAX: (540) THE RING-TUM PHI IS PUBLISHED MONDAYS DURING THE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL YEAR AT WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. 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The Cell Phone Poser will then proceed with a fake conversation, usually with their “Mother” or be- loved “Granny.” Lord knows that the only person they’re talking to is themselves or their imaginary friends, or maybe the voices in their head are finally talking back. If they don’t pretend to “talk,” the Cell Phone Poser will pretend to be actually making a call. That part kills me because of the amount of numbers they decide to dial. Most numbers are seven digits, ten if the area code is included. So, to see someone literally punch about twenty-five different keys makes me suspicious. Now, if they aren’t using a calling card and calling a foreign country, there is absolutely no reason to be pressing every num- ber combo known to the human race. *This:technique is probably the*» hardest to, pull of since the Cell Phone Poser forgets to even turn on their phone at times. I mean, seriously. When was the last time you saw a solar pow- ered phone? That’s right: never! It’s not cute when I walk by and see that the little power light isn’t even on. Last but not least is the most common of techniques: darty eyes. The Eye Darter will usually be able to see you from a variety of distances. Upon making initial eye con- tact, they will then begin to look all over the place, as if they were reenacting a Stevie Wonder per- formance, or they might even do the “straight-ahead.” When this happens, the Eye Darter just looks straight ahead, avoiding your glance and dis- abling their peripheral vision un- til they get past you and start to “magically” regain their vision and greet the people they know directly behind you. This recent- ly happened to me, I know, me of all people! I’m just kidding. I really did encounter an Eye Darter, whose darting eyes hurt my feelings and made me wonder about the state of our speaking tradition. Here’s the story: As a friend and I walked toward the school from the direction of Sweet Things, we saw a young man walking to- wards us. At this time, we were about 100 yards from him. All of a sudden he got really jittery and started to look up and down really quickly and awkwardly with big giant head motions. I got really confused and real- ized that he was trying to avoid speaking to us. Being the type A “personality*that' I am; I" greeted“ him with a simple “hello,” and my friend with a “hey.” The young man mumbled something that may have been somewhere in the family of hello and then walked away so quickly you would have thought he was an Olympic speed walker. I mean, honestly, this boy’s eyes were darting up and and down so quickly you would have thought that I had just asked him to be my The Cell Phone Poser will then proceed with a fake conversation, usually with their “Mother” or beloved “Granny. ” Lord knows that the only person they ’re talking to is themselves or their imagi- nary friends, or maybe the voices in their head are finally talking back. baby’s daddy and pay child sup- port in the five digit range. It was really strange and my friend and I were extremely hurt, confused, and a bit offended. We couldn’t figure out why this guy had acted so strangely. I would like to say it was because he had never seen creatures as lovely as us, but the truth is we don’t know why. The manner in which he acted and mumbled hello was so offensive, he would have been better olf not saying anything at all. But no matter the reason, all of these techniques and the other ones that are out there are abso- lutely urmecessary. So what if you are shy or get nervous around new people? All you have to do is say fielron. . . . .-.. . _. No one is telling you to stop a person and get their life story, complete with baby pictures and first kiss stories. It’s not that criti- cal. But from some of these tech- niques, you would really think that people were going to ask you to put your first born child into the creek and float them to the law school or something. Something as simple as say- ing “Hi” shouldn’t make anyone break out into convulsions and nervous fits, and that’s simply the truth of the matter. Speaking is a polite and simple way to improve someone’s day and even your own. Some of you may be wonder- ing what the point of this article was since all I seem to be doing is criticizing. BUT, I criticize to make a point. Let me put it this way, if the speaking tradition were an animal, it would be an endangered species on the verge of extinction. Maybe we would even call it Speakenus Traditionalus (that would be the Latin name, of course) and it would be one of ten still left on the planet with its ecosystem being cut down for lumber. Sounds pretty grim, doesn’t it? As funny as that may sound, if we the W&L community are not careful, the Speaking Tradition of this institution will become a side note of the past. Just another “good ‘ol days” memory that your children will never have the honor or pleasure to experience or understand. Agnor’s Gun Works, LLC ”Gunsmithin_g” 283 Edgars Way ~ Lexington, VA 24450 540-463-1934 www.agnorsgunworl’"§b11.t9I!$l.¢5l_i1P thorqughly... ..- ' enjoying. “I don’t think I ’ve ever felt as proud of myself after anything,” Null said. “Every step you took, you knew you could only do it because of you. There was no one helping you. You definitely had a sense of personal gain. 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That was my favorite discussion.” During the week, students vol- unteered for Habitat for Human- ity, HeadStart, Soup Kitchens, the Salvation Army, Campus Kitchen Project and many more organiza- tions depending on their trip. “Being able to see frames to an entire room that four girls put up by themselves was amazing,” participant Kelsey Wright said. Many students said they now know how to get involved in vol- unteer activities around campus. “I’m considering doing Cam- pus Kitchen because it was such a great experience,” Wright said. “I can see myself going down with a group of friends on Tuesday nights and making food.” Dick said one of the most im- portant qualities of the trip is that it establishes deep friendships that Avvawvian Adventure What they I packed... A -60 pounds of butter 5O0+bageis_ , P if _ 135 pounds of, , cheese I V j . asjpvounds of=M&Ms ' . 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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 G OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20060911/WLURG39_RTP_20060911_011.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 THE RING-TUM PHI - snorts deck MON Tues WED Tnuns FRI SAT SUN vs E&H at CNU at vwc Volleyball 7:00pm 6:00“; 12:00 pm cums at NYU Country "W TBA G If at R-MC at R-MC 0 TBA TBA Men.‘ vs Blue- at MEW- Soccer "em mmmt 4:00pm 6:00pm ‘I R-MC 1“ Fleld a 1;oopm McDaniel H k oc ey 12:00pm womows at at R-MC soccer RMWC 3:00pm 4:30pm at Football 5 ewanee 1:00pm numbers 4.4 The number of yards averaged per play by New Orleans Saints’ running back Reggie Bush in his first regular season game against.the Cleveland Browns. In this game, the Saints defeated the Browns 19-14. After his college career at the University of Southern California, Bush earned the coveted Heisman Trophy in 2005. 13 The number of saves made by field hockey goalkeeper junior Tara Rubenstein in the team’s second game of the season against Centre Collegesunday. The Gen- erals outiscored Centre 1-0 after defeating Rhodes College 2-1 Saturday. 42 The number of total team blocks by the Generals vol- leyball team this weekend at the season opener. The team defeated Southern Virginia University, McDaniel College, Averett University and University of Virginia at Wise to finish the tournament undefeated. The women begin their season with a perfect 4-0 record. XC off to running start Freshmen perform Saturday for both men and women in season opener By Jessica Shaw SPORTS EDITOR Freshmen standouts on both the men and women’s cross- country teams led the Generals to matching wins at the Washing- ton & Lee Invitational Saturday morning. On the women’s side, sopho- more Becca Taylor stunned the crowds as she finished first by four seconds (20:54.00), outrun- ning Roanoke opponent Mallory McClaine (2025800). ‘‘I saw two [Roanoke girls] up in front of me, and I decided to go for it,” Taylor said. “After it was over, I couldn’t believe it.” Taylor was followed by a trio of freshmen with Mary Frances Weatherly in fourth (21:1l.00), Dorothy Todd in sixth (21:20.00) and Annie Casper in tenth (22:10.00). Senior captain Jenny Ratzel clocked in at 22: 16.00 fin- ishing twelfth for the Generals. For the men, junior Andrew Friski was the Generals’ top com- petitor finishing seventh with a time of 30:14.00. Three fresh- men finished on his heels posting times within five seconds of each other. Freshmen Benjamin Stutts, Elliot O’Brien and Stuart Vassey MORGAN HARRIS / Staff Photographer Junlor Andrew Frlskl finishes seventh for the Generals in the W&L Invitational this Saturday, helping his team secure a first place finish against six other ODAC teams. crossed the finish in eighth, ninth and tenth place respectively eam- ing times of 30:16.00, 30:17.00 and 30:21.00. “We are incredibly pleased with the performances of the freshmen,” captain David Kro- nenfeld said. “Going from the 5K in high school to the 8K in college can be a diflicult transi- tion. We are very pleased to see them handle the transition so well.” Last year, both teams placed fourth at Regionals, and accord- ing to ODAC Runner and Rookie of the Year sophomore Jackie Burns, the team has even higher expectations for this season. “We’re closing the gap,” she said. “There’s a much smaller gap than there used to be between the first and last runner. I think we have a shot at Nationals, which would be great. It’s really excit- ing to see what the freshmen can do.” Coach’s memory lives Community remembers Amy Reistrup, husband replaces her as coach By Lara Jordan STAFF WRITER After a brief battle with can- cer, riding coach Amy Reistrup passed away July 7, leaving a 2006 ODAC Coach of the Year title and a team she led to win the 2005-06 ODAC Championship. “Amy was a great person and. just a lot of fun to be around,” said senior Katherine Tompkins. “She had a light-hearted approach to everything, but was still competi- tive, which is sometimes a hard balance to have. There honestly wasn’t anyone on the team who didn’t absolutely love her, and I think that’s a pretty rare thing.” Teammates said Reistrup coached with a no-pressure tech- nique, always encouraging riders. “Amy coached as she lived her life,” said junior Alice Shih. “She told us not to sweat the little things and to enjoy what was in front of us. At shows, she always told me to just breathe and enjoy the experience. She was also very demanding in that she knew we were capable of more than we W&l. THEATER OFFERS NEW DANCE CLASSES DANC 110 UNIVERSITY DANCE DANC 120 INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MODERN DANCE DANC 220 COMPOSITION DANC 292 APPLIED BALLET daviesj@wlu.edu ourselves knew.” As the team recovers from the loss, Reistrup’s husband, Gordon Reistrup, will take over her posi- tion. “Gordon has extensive experi- ence in intercollegiate riding, and already is familiar with many of us on the team,” said senior Brit- tany Bansak. “We are honored that Gordon has chosen to coach us this year and look forward to riding with him.” The riders feel that it will be easier to adjust to the loss with Gordon Reistrup as the new coach. “[Gordon] and Amy ran their farm together, coaching and rid- ing, so they’ll have the same coaching philosophies and ideas about what it takes to succeed,” said Tompkins. “This will make “Amy coached as she lived her life. She told us not to sweat the little things and to enjoy what was in front of us. At shows, she always told me just to breathe and enjoy the experience. ’ ALICE SHIH, junior J the change much easier to handle, and [it] takes away a lot of anxi- ety about what the new coach will be like and what he will want to see.” Overall, the team has an opti- mistic attitude for this season. “This year will be a bit of a rebuilding year, because we lost our top two riders, who gradu- ated, and we also had a couple of people transfer,” Tompkins said. “I think we should be pretty com- petitive, and I just can’t wait to see what new riders this year will bring.” The team is hopeful they will remain successful, as they carry on the lessons of Amy Reistrup. 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Not valid with any other promotional offer. 11, OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20060911/WLURG39_RTP_20060911_012.2.txt 12- THE RING-TUM PIII M0 N DAY,SEPTEMBER 11,2006 SIIUIIS Football The Generals lost their first game of the season 21-7 to Franklin & Marshall a University on Saturday in Lancaster, Pa. The Generals got outplayed with F&M in control of the ball over two thirds of the playing time. Senior quarterback Hunter Dawkins posted 11 for 20 receptions and threw for one touchdown. Scoring for the Generals was senior I wide receiver D.J. Hackett. After their rough start, the Generals look to redeem themselves Saturday against Sewanee at 1 p.m. at Wilson Field. Tennis The men’s tennis team opened its season this week- end by hosting the Generals Fall Classic. Athletes from Davidson College, George Mason University and James Madison University battled the Generals. Washington & Lee did not secure wins in any of the singles’ or doubles’ flights but did post some key performances. Junior Tim Ross and sopho- more Jamie McCardell earned runner-up honors in singles’ flights while junior Stuart Sanford and freshman Clifford Gaddy along with teammates freshmen Brent Meyers and junior Seth Fei- belman secured third place wins in doubles’ flights. Soccer Men’s soccer began a flaw- less season this weekend defeating opponents from Southern Virginia University and Catholic University of America. The Generals shut out SVU on Friday 1-0 and defeated CUA on Saturday 2-1. The women’s team hosted the W&L Invitational this weekend and had similar success defeating Kenyon College on Saturday 2-0 and Southwestern University on Sunday 4-0. ..§?i§it§iZ»;i’.bfIefS Volleyball kills at tourney Women dominate in first matches of season, look to better success with new depth in bench The Generals dominated their season opener this weekend posting a flawless record of 4-0. The girls did not drop a match against ODAC competitors from McDaniel College, Univer- sity of Virginia at Wise, Averett University and Southern Virginia University. By Jessica Shaw sPoRrs armor: “One. Two. Three. Destiny.” These words echoed through the gym as the girls exploded from their huddle to face their op- ponents. The Generals’ volleyball team swept its competition at its season opener this weekend, not drop- ping a single match. The ladies defeated competitors from South- ern Virginia University and Aver- ett University on Friday 3-0, 3-0. Saturday, they demolished oppo- nents from McDaniel College and University of Next Game Virginia at Wise Wednesday in the same manner. 8 . 13 . ept V Last year af- Em°IY 8‘ Hem)’ ter securing the at 7pm ODAC cham- pionship, the Generals ended their season 10-0. Their overall record sat at 32-5 in- cluding teams outside the ODAC bracket. After this weekend, they begin the season strong at 4-0. At the awards ceremony, soph- omores Jess Ulrich and Kassie Bagley and junior Jess Hudock earned All-Toumament Team Honors. Senior captain Lauren Edmonson was named Most Valu- able Player of the tournament. According to Ulrich, the toughest competition was found in Averett University. The Gener- als out-played the Cougars at the Averett Tournament last fall 3-0. “We really stepped up against Averett,” junior Lauren Rudolf said. “We’re so deep in so many positions that we’re able to change the line-up and bring a new level of intensity to each game. We had a lot better ball control, and we passed better, so we had better offense so we could put the ball down when we needed to.” Friday night, the two teams battled to a final score of 30-20, 30-23, 30-18. Though the Gener- als looked strong throughout, all three games were hard to gauge, because the points remained about even until the final stretch. “We clearly got outplayed by W&L,” Averett coach Danny Miller said. “I was really im- pressed by the way we played against UVa-Wise. Not to take anything away from W&L, but we could play better. We didn’t have the same enthusiasm. We have to get our intensity up.” The rest of the matches ended relatively quickly as the ladies si- lenced SVU 30-19, 30-21, 30-15, McDaniel 30-23, 30-24, 30-17 and UVa-Wise 30-21, 30-15, 30- 9. All three teams had games under their belt before the tour- nament while W&L was starting with fresh legs. ' “We definitely went in there and jumped on the other teams,” Bagley said. “It’s really hard coming into a tournament when the other teams have already had a week of season and start off re- ally well.” The Generals have a young team this season with eight fresh- men and five sophomores. They return only two juniors and two seniors. “We lost a lot of good seniors, so we really had to adjust our of- fense,” Ulrich said. According to Bagley, the Gen- erals hope to perform better at the NCAA tournament this year. Last year, they lost in the first round to Southwestern University 3-0. “I feel like we are going to have a really strongjteam,” she said. “We are definitely going to put up a fight against other teams.” PHI FRESHMAN PICK: #3 KRISTI STEVENS, Volleyball Kansas Hometown: Overland Park, Stats from Season Opener: gper Freshman Kristi Stevens sets the ball to sophomore Abbey Wilson in battle against Averett University. GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 915!” Wlllfld Salarnqs on Thursday Featuring live interviews on 91.5 FM and http://wlur.wlu.edu with W&L Players and Coaches. of Public and International Affairs Princeton University « The School of International and Public Affairs 1 W 7 Columbia University l The Edmund A. 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