OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_001.2.txt 4 1. it _, -- ‘K _ \ tfru‘ . s, \“i \.i .A . ti: « "- . .2‘ Track takes title at W&L Invitational A [Led by a talented group of freshmen, men’s and H women’s teams “post strong showings during their only home meet of the season. - Page 6 A Greek honor system After a busy winter of investigations and hearings, I WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING—TUM PHI. columnist Cody Beauchamp wants to bring Greek life under its own special honor system. -f Page 3 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CX, NUMBER Two frats placed on P By Wes O’Del| STAFF wmrrrz wo of Wasliington and I_cc's fraternities have been placed on critical probation following hazing incidents. George llunter. president of Kappa Sigma, confirmed that his organization was placed on critical probation following a meeting of the Student Affairs Commit- tee (SAC) on Tuesday March 13. Phi Gamma Delta president Andrew Rothey confirmed that i‘I.ll has received twelve months probation as well. Both cases were first heard by the Inter- fraternity Council. According to the Win- ter edition of “W&L Greek Life News." the IFC determined that Kappa Sigma had “asked their new members to stand outside in cold weather for approximately an hour on two occasions" and that FIJI had asked “new members to consume a concoction of condiments.” As a result of these inci- dents, the IFC suspended both chapters: new member education. The IFC thcnjtrdged the violations seri- ous enough to warrant referring the case to SAC, as the Student Handbook mandates. SAC is an organization of students and faculty chaired by Dawn Watkins, Dean of Students. It primarily serves as a forum for campus leaders to discuss and debate is- ,sues relating to student life, but it also has an atljudieatirc role. According to the Student Handbook. SAC has oversight over student judicial proceedings that would involve “the pos- sible suspension or dismissal of a frater- nity or sorority, or placing a fraternity or sorority on critical probation." The IFC recommended both fraterni- ties be placed on critical orobation for one year; critical probation carries no specific penalty, and is instead customized to the specific situation. “You’re trying to tailor [the critical probation to] whatever the concern is to make the organization the best it can be,” said Dean Watkins. “Critical probation presents a myriad of other complications that regular probation doesn’t entail. In a hazing incident in par- ticular, nationals are usually involved at a high level,” said IFC President Andrew Flannigan, a member of the SAC. “While [the IFC] takes hazing seriously, [the na- tionals] take it even more seriously.” In this case, the IFC recommended the critical probation mandate a shortened pe- riod ofpledgeship for both fraternities next year. According to the “W&L Greek Life News,” the IFC wanted initiation to take place in both fraternities before Washing- ton Break and to be supervised by their na- tiorrals. ."‘.\l‘.iitl~‘.‘llLlll>, their nationals would be asked to hold mandatory meetings with the membership this year to discuss new member education and membership devel- opment. Kappa Sigma‘s Hunter confirmed that next years pledgcship has been shortened, but said its actual length has yet to be de- cided. Complicating matters is the strict con- fidentiality surrounding the particulars of the case; all parties involved. including witnesses. are informed that any breach of confidentiality is “a violation of both fed- eral law and standards of the Washington and Lee University community.” This has been frustrating for some. Commentators in the student media have criticized the accuracy of recent hazing reports, and the participation of faculty through organizations like SAC has led some to question the extent that student self—governance is a reality at W&L. “The decision ofhow to adjudicate fra- temity matters should rest solely with the student body,“ said Max Courtney, FIJl’s See “GREEKS" on page 2 critical robaton Kappa Sig, FIJI face one year of critical probation how the process works: - Information about a hazing violation reaches Jason Rodocker, Director of Student Activities and Greek Life, or the lnterfraternity Council (IFC). - At the request of Rodocker or the IFC, Director of Public Safety Mike Young conducts an investigation of the allegations. Young typically interviews pledges and pledge trainers. - Once Young has completed his investigation, he presents his finding at a meeting of the IFC. -After hearing evidence from Young and the fraternity, the IFC Judicial Board decides if the fraternity is guilty. - If the fraternity is found guilty, the IFC imposes a punishment that can range from a warning to dismissal of a fraternity. - If the lFC’s suggested punishment would put the fraternity on critical probation, then the case must be heard by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). - The SAC meets with members of the fraternity then ratifies or modifies the lFC’s suggested punishment. - Poverty program to host Warner Senator John Warner Speaks Friday night about public service and the Shepherd Poverty Program By Jacob Geiger N ow, with Warner’s help. MANAGING EDITOR Senator John Wamer’s visit to campus on Friday is more than just a homecoming for the Class of 1949 alumnus. The visit also marks another important mile- . stone for Washington and Lee's Shepherd Poverty Program. Warner e Virginia’s senior senator — has been working with W&L professor Harlan Beckley to seek federal funding that will help the program expand to other schools.‘ Since Beckley founded the Shepherd Program at W&L. hun- dreds of students have taken his Poverty 101 class and more than 200 students have participated in, eight-week summer internships. Beckley wants to do more. The Shepherd Program at W&L has proposed a five year project to establish similar programs at ten other schools. - The new program would com- bine classroom work with the summer internships pioneered by W&L’s Shepherd students. Currently, students from Berea College, Morehouse College and Spelman College are part of the Shepherd Alliance participate in the summer internships. but the colleges have not yet been able to add an academic component in poverty. “The alliance has existed since the inception of the program. but those schools don’t have an aca- demic program that complements “You cannot pass legislation without key Sen- ate and House members, and [Warner] is cer- tainly one of those people. ” HARLAN BECKLEY, Director of the Shepherd Poverty Program it” Beckley said. “The consortium schools L1i‘c' hopefully going to be adding the academic program and service side at the same time." Some members of the pro- posed consortium include Van- derbilt. Georgetown. Middlebury. the University ofRichmond, Mor- gan State University and the Uni- versity of Arkansas—Little Rock. Morgan State and UA—Little Rock are public universities, while the other schools are private institu- tions. Beckley said the program could not expand without help from Warner and the federal govermnent, There is currently a proposal before both houses of Congress that would authorize the consortium to receive fed- eral funding. Once that approval passes, the consortium will ap- proach the House and Senate Ap- ' propriations Committees to ask for funding. “[Wamer]’s provided indis- pensable help,” Beckley said. “You cannot pass legislation without‘ key Senate and House members, and he’s certainly one ofthose people.” On Friday Warner will speak at a 4:00 pm. forum in the Com- mons’ Stackhouse Theater before delivering an address at 6:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel. The afternoon forum will also feature remarks from Tom Shep- herd — a founding contributor of the program ~ and from several students active in the program. Senior Sam Wilmoth said he is both excited and nervous about speaking after Warner. “There are the people who persuade for a living,” Wilmoth said. “lt’s both exciting and in- timidating.” Wilmoth did his Shepherd cap- stone project on access to higher education. Since he completed the project while Beckley was serving as W&L’s acting presi- dent, Wilmoth worked with eco- nomics professor Art Goldsmith. Wilmoth also completed a summer internship with the Wash- ington, D.C. public defender’s of- fiee. “I was an investigative intern, so I spent my time finding wit- nesses, serving subpoenas, tak- ing statements and photographing crime scenes,” he said. “I loved it.” See “SHEPHERD” on page 2 OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_002.2.txt .7» _ l ' *-. I -4‘ I : "%'fi§‘rilNG’l‘ON 8: LEE UNIVERSIL F “"‘”“~7»T.‘\‘:"’."‘.t‘«l. VA 24450 3 0 2037 2 ° THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, MARCH 19,2007 Kickoff dates set Mock Con kickofi’ will include concert by Gov ’t Mule Bysacha Raab STAFF WRITER Fancy Dress isn’t the only im- portant l00‘“ anniversary celebra- tion this year. Washington and Lee’s Mock Convention, which happens to be the most accurate mock convention in the country, is planning its Spring Kickoff to the 2008 Convention as a week- end-long festival from May 25 to 26. The Convention, entirely stu- dent-run, began in 1908 when William Jennings Bryan came to visit Lexington. The students held a realist convention for the Democratic Party in his honor. The 1908 convention correctly predicted that Bryan would win the Democratic nomination, but the convention was also marred by fights in the aisles. Subsequent conventions have been friendlier affairs. The group holds a convention each election year for the party out of power, which this year is the Democrats. The regional and state chairs conduct a research into the primary candidates to determine which candidate each state will support. Washington and Lee’s Mock “Since 2008 will be our 1 00 year anniversary, - we want to set the tone for Spring Kickoff to make it bigger and better ’ } RICHARD FRIEDMAN, Mock Convention General Chair Convention has a long history of success, as it has only guessed wrong once since I948. Wes Lit- tle, the Political Chairman, claims that “by next January, over 90% of the W&L student body will be involved with Mock Convention and we will be the largest student organization on campus.” Including the steering and executive committees, about 90 people are already working on the convention. When the state and regional chairs are added to the mix, close to 200 people have gotten involved. The Spring Kickoff, which takes place the spring before the actual Convention, has typically consisted of a day of prominent speakers followed by a band’s performance. This year, however, will be different. Mock Conven- tion General Chairman Richard Friedman, said, “Since 2008 will be our 100 year anniversary, we want to set the tone for Spring Kickoff to make it bigger and bet- ter.” Social Chair Jackie Neilson said, “This year, we really want to go above and beyond to cre- ate a weekend—long event that the campus will respond to and want to attend. Spring Kickoff in general is a big kick start to the Mock Convention, so the events themselves are designed to get the student body excited about the convention and, for me, the social events that come along with it over the next year.” The Wednesday before the major speakers are presented, the College Republicans and the Young Democrats hold a debate concerning the issues in the pri- mary and general elections. Over the weekend there will also be a Presidential Issues panel Shepherd poverty alliance works to expand program Continued from page 1 Wilmoth eventually hopes to study law, and he said the Shep- herd program has changed the way he’ll approach his future ca- reer “It’s altered the way I view a job as meaningful,” he said. “I couldn’t go work at a big firm and make lots of money if I didn’t feel like I was helping people.” Wilmoth said he did not know if he would go into public de- fense. “It is something I’ve consid- ered,” he said. “We all have dif- ferent gifts to give, and the key is figuring out how we can make a contribution.” Warner spokesman John Ul- lyot said Warner has been work- ing with the Shepherd program since its early years. 3 He said Wamer’s time at W&L helped shape his political actions as well as his support for the Shepherd Program. “Senator Warner has always supported the principle of giv- ing back to the community and the less fortunate,” Ullyot said. “When he was a lawyer at Hogan and Hartson they had a strong pro-bono program that the Sena- tor participated in.” Warner ’s speech in Lee Chapel will address how honor and civili- ty play fit with public service. Ul- lyot said Warner saw strong honor Kaplan and W&L Career Services want you to know The GRE is Changing Learn about revisions to the Graduate Record Exam Monday, March 26 Commons 345 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sign-up Required by Friday, March 23 Call (x8595) or come by Career services to register systems both at W&L and at the UVa law school. “The strong background of honor and propriety that was formed at W&L has served [War- ner] well in the Senate,” Ullyot said. “Senator Warner has said that W&L and the honor system are a bedrock in his background.” Though the Shepherd Con- sortium is still waiting for fund- ing from the federal government, Beckley said the program keeps expanding. “We’ve already grown,” Beck- ley said. “Programs are begin- ning at John Carroll University in Cleveland and at Rice University. Barylor and Furrnan are also con- sidering programs similar to the consortium, but that depends on the level of funding they have available.” ' Wilmoth said he wants to see the program keep expanding. “This is something we’d all love to see spread across the country,” he said. “We need to solve the problems of poverty and move it to the forefront of national discussion.” consists of Chuck Todd, Steve Jarding, Ike Allen, and Larry Sabato. Sabato, a UVa politics pro- fessor, is well known for his extremely accurate election pre- dictions. He often appears on the major cable networks to of- fer election analysis. The weekend has more than just policical discussions. Will Owens, the event’s second social chair, says, “We are excited to announce that Gov’t Mule will help kick off the Mock Conven- tion this spring term. Given their fitting name and musical creden- tials, I don’t think we could have asked for a better way to start the Mock Convention.” Gov’t Mule member Warren Haynes is best known from the Allman Brothers Band. With the help of GAB, this Grammy nominated band will play out- doors on Cannan Green Satur- day, May 26. Though the actual Conven- tion is still 10 months away, the political staff is maintaining a blog that is updated about 2-3 times per day to keep the stu-« dent body posted on both Spring Kickoff plans and important po- litical news. Greeks Want to move on continued from page 1 senior pledge trainer. He called for a Blue Book review commit- tee made up of students to revise current judicial policy. “SAC ’s involvement. . . [suppresses] the voice of the stu- dent body,” he said. The IF C ’s Flannigan, however, said established procedure must be followed. “You can’t commit the wrong and then change the rules. The rules of the game are established at the onset of new member education, he said.” “Everybody knows them,” Dean Watkins added. “Hazing is inconsistent with the values of theuniversity and the values espoused by every fraternity at W&L.” Director of Student Activities and Greek Life Jason Rodocker said, “The student body needs to address the attitude that ‘we will do bad things to new members be- cause it was done to us when we were new members,”’ he said. Nevertheless, Rodocker ex- pressed confidence in the Greek system’s ability to move forward from these hazing investigations and severe sanctions in a con- structive and eductational man- ner: “College is an educational process and it is expected that students will make mistakes... admit [them], accept the con-' sequences, and change your be- havior accordingly. The ulti- mate goal is to move the campus community and its individuals in the right direction.” “The IFC’s handling of the investigations during new mem- ber education is a great example of student‘ governance,” he add- ed. Dean Watkins concurs. “I think the Greek system’s in re- ally good shape... I’m seeing an IFC that’s doing its job and fraternities that are responding well to working with the IF C... that ’s a Greek system that is ever mindful of how to address con- cerns and build on strengths.” Hunter, the Kappa Sigma president, said he thought the judicial system worked in a fair and efficient manner. “The disciplinary process within the university is delib- erate and efficient, and works as it is intended. We had great experiences dealing with Jason Rodocker, Dean Watkins, Dean Dotson, and the SAC... Really, we’re just excited to have the situation behind us, and to move forward.” That’s certainly a sentiment Watkins shares. “I want to see a healthy Greek system and healthy students,” she said. Position Announcement - Undergraduate Admissions Counselor The Washington and Lee Office of Undergraduate Admissions wishes to announce a possible opening for Admissions Counselor. Responsibilities include extensive recruitment travel, application evaluation, and conducting student interviews and group information sessions. Strong communication skills and demonstrated organizational abilities are expected. The successful candidate will be both willing and able to work as part of a highly successful admissions team, yet will be capable of creative self-direction. Some evening and weekend work is necessary. Candidates should be willing to commit at least two years to the position. A Bachelor’s degree is required, as is avalid driver's license. 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If Warner is able to obtain the federal funding that he’s working to garner, the consortium could be up and running within just a few years. If the first five years of "the project go well, the pro- gram has the definite potential to keep expanding. There is little doubt that Beckley’s work has solidified his reputation as one of the school’s most respected pro- fessors, and it’s not surprising that Beckley was selected to serve as W&L’s acting-presi- dent last year when Tom Bur- ish left for Notre Dame. W&L’s social scene might be famous across the South, but the Shepherd program may soon make the school famous nationwide, and for far more important and mean- ingful reasons. The Shepherd interns who serve in the D.C. Public Defender’s office or the D.C. Central Kitchen are exposing thousands of Ameri- cans — from people in abject poverty to U.S. Senators ~ to our school. The Shepherd program is doing more than just helping people far from Lexington. Though the Campus Kitch- ens Project operates inde- pendently of Beckley and the Shepherd alliance, it is show- ing Rockbridge County that our school has more to it than noisy country parties. Beckley knows that not all students in his Poverty 101 class or evenin the Shepherd program will devote their ca- reers to eradicating poverty. He’s fine with that. What Beckley really wants to do is make W&L students aware that poverty exists as a serious — if sometimes hid- den — issue in American soci- ety. He’s succeeding with this goal, and people beyond the walls of this campus are start- ing to notice. People in the business world know about the high quality graduates the Wil- liams School produces each year. Medical schools admit W&L students at levels far exceeding the national aver- age. The journalism depart- ment has a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and another pro- fessor who is regularly quoted by the New York Times on ethics issues. These departments have long enjoyed a strong reputa- tion in their respective fields. Now Beckley and the Shep- herd program are joining them in national circles. As this groundbreaking program expands, W&L stu- dents need to stop and thank its founder. —--—— ---- ————-~ WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING -TUM PHI. EXECUTIVE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR ARTS&LIFE EDITOR COPY EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DESIGN DIRECTOR DESIGNER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS BUSINESS MANAGER KATHERINE GREENE JACOB GEIGER STACEY GRIJALVA JESSICA SHAW CATHERINE CARLOCK GRACE ANDREWS CODY BEAUCHAMP MICHAEL KEENAN WES O’DELL SACHA RAAB JESS RAMOS RUSS WEEMS MELISSA CARON LARA JORDAN MICHAEL KEENAN MORGAN HARRIS DAVID SHUBICK MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of THE R,ING—TUM PHI to accurately, truthfully, and thofoughly report news affecting the Washington ; and Lee community for students, faculty, parents and alumni. 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THE RING-TUM PHI UNIVERSITY COMMONS ROOM. 341 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 TELEPHONE: (540) 458-4060 FAX: (540) 458-4059 EMAIL: PHI@WLU.EDU SUBSCRIPTION RATE $45 Celebrating the unsung generals March 21 gala recognizes behind-the-scenes students By Grace Andrews 0 0 L U M N IST As many Washington and Lee University students are aware, we are volunteer-a-holics. Everyone has a friend who volunteers at Waddell, tutors at the high school or and even reads to little ones at the library. It al- most seems as if service is a built in requirement to graduate here. However, some of us also know those individuals who only volunteer to make themselves look better and build up their re- sumes. You have probably seen him or her half-heartedly doing volun- teer work when they think no one is watching, but as soon as you add an audience, they are super volunteer. Let me present an example. So, there’s an old lady cross- ing the street. She is so old that it looks like she may have went to grade school with Plato. She is walking a little slow and her little old lady arms are weighed down with large grocery sacks. The “I only volunteer to build my resume” looks around and if no one is there, the phony helper will walk right past the grandma and proceed across the street. However, the “I volunteer and help out because I care” will stop whatever they are doing to grab granny’s bags and hold her hand as they cross the street together. Do you see the difference be- tween these two people? DING DING DING, one is One is a truly selfless person while the other may deserve to get hit with a I 0-speed mountain bike. truly a selfless person while the other may deserve to get hit with a 10-speed mountain bike. For those of you who do vol- unteer and/or provide a service to others, I want to thank you. Helping is definitely one of the best things that you can do and the feeling that it gives you is in- valuable. For those of you who do not volunteer or do volunteer sans pep in your step, I recommend that you step it up. As cliché as it is, by helping others you help yourself and that is what life is all about. So many organizations and clubs on campus do worthwhile activities and raise awareness on various issues. Being a part of these organizations is another way to provide a service for our campus. Who knows, you may discover the hidden leader within yourself. One day when you are old and decrepit, don’t you want to look back on your youth with pride? How can you do that if all you did was party and fall asleep in class? There are endless possibilities for helping around our campus, so there is no excuse not to. Thankfully our campus has more of those selfless types than anything else. I would like to in- vite everyone reading this article to attend the Celebrating Student Success Gala on March 21 at 6:30p.m. in Lee Chapel. W&L strives to be an active and vibrant community. Our stu- dent leaders are often at the core of this excitement. The Celebrating Student Suc- cess Initiative recognizes those students who contribute to uni- versity life in ways often not seen to the average on-looker. A joint student-staff committie sought the “un-sung heroes” who work hard behind the scenes to make W&L all that it is. We celebrate all of their achievements by presenting the “John W. Elrod Unsung General of the Year Award”, and have planned a campus wide awards ceremony in Lee Chapel. This unique initiative provides a means of celebrating the accom- plishments of a diverse group of students in a campus assembly, providing a spotlight on the good things our students provide both to the campus and the wider Lex- ington community. No phony helper types will be celebrated, only the real deals. Lee on the IFC, hazing Fraternities should decide what defines hazing in a Greek honor system By Cody Beauchamp C 0 LU M N I S T The IFC has come under criti- cism lately for the way it attempt- ed to handle and discourage haz- ing during Washington and Lee’s latest “New Member Education” period (i.e.: “pledgeship”). Joining in as targets of criti- cism were the fraternities, pledg- es, administrators, and, well, just about everybody else It seems that no one is very satisfied by the way hazing was prevented during pledgeship. No one seemed very happy with the transparency—more appropri- ately the lack thereof—that the IFC and co. showed this year in investigating and punishing haz- ing violations. During the last eight weeks rumors flew everywhere; on any given day, it seemed any given fraternity was being investigated. The IFC took a lot of heat for not being forthcoming in how they were handling various ac- cusations of hazing. When they did come forward, they were met with criticism. They worked hard, did their best, and still seemed to please no one. (I didn’t know the IF C was a pledge.) Next year they should save themselves all this trouble by tak- ing a very R.E. Lee approach to hazing—no tolerance for infrac- tions, whatsoever. If a fraternity is found to have hazed their pledges, they should be immediately dismissed from the school, for a period of at least four years. President Lee would probably say indefinitely, but that would never fly with the IF C. The IFC, for its part, should not codify what is or is not haz- ing. Like the EC, it should rather The IF C should rather seek to rule based on what is believes the current generation would define as hazing. seek to rule based on what it be- lieves the current generation of Greeks would define hazing to be. It would be a Greek honor “sys- tem,” not “code.” Like the Honor System, the fra- ternities should be able to appeal to the wider population that the IFC represents. Not to the SAC; it’s my opinion that they, frankly, should be no more involved in my fratemity’s internal business than MSA, the Club Ultimate Frisbee Team or any other non-Greek or- ganization for that matter. If the IF C rules a fraternity guilty, the organization should be able to appeal the decision in a hearing open to all Greeks. Again, independents, by their own election to stay independent, have absolutely no right to be in- volved in Greek business. Sorry, indies, if that’s harsh. A panel of randomly selected fellow Greeks should be able to review the IFC’s decision following the hearing. Like in the regular honor sys- tem, the fraternity should have to make a sacrifice for its appeal—— the fraternity loses its right to pri- vacy concerning its actions. If the fraternity believes its super-secret version of a line-up isn’t hazing, it shouldn’t be dis- missed without the chance to ap- peal—but it doesn’t get to keep it a secret. It’s a rough deal, but then again, the pledges involved could probably tell you about rough deals. Get over it. The benefits of this approach would solve almost all of the cur- rent system’s problems. To begin with, the fratemities would be on their best behavior. There would be no toeing-the- line because A) the fraternities wouldn’t know exactly where the line is, and B) they would be ter- rified of crossing it. . Alternatively, much like the honor system for students, the fraternities would be given com- plete discretion over their actions as long as the trust invested in the fraternity isn’t violated. If this generation’s fratemi- ties don’t see branding the lyrics to “Sweet Caroline” on the fore- heads of their members as hazing, it wouldn’t be considered such and the frats would be allowed to do what they have no problem with. On the other side of the spec- trum, if this generation of Greeks decides that making pledges know the full name of their own frater- nity offends their general senti- ments too much, they would de- fine that as hazing and it wouldn’t be allowed. This works for all involved- the Greek community gets to col- lectively decide what it deems acceptable. The fraternity gets to appeal. The IFC as meddlcr or protector (depending on whether or .not your fraternity is under accusation) must justify its deci- sions to the population it serves. Outside of Greek life, students of W&L have all agreed to live by a system of honor. It’s a delicate and potentially-harsh system, but we elect to live by it because it works. It’s not the easiest thing to do, but we all do it because in agree- ing to hold ourselves to the highest standards, we also get the greatest amounts of trust and discretion from everyone else pledged to that system. Why not adopt General Lee’s approach to life to the Greek system? If the Greeks all are the upstanding organizations they profess to be, why should we not hold them accountable by a simi- lar set of standards to the one we as individuals live by? Hazing would be eradicated by the specter of a penalty analo- gous to the penalties that eradi- cate cheating and stealing. At the same time, the fraternities would be given the discretion they de- sire. The IFC and administration also benefits from having a far more concretely-defined role. Even pledges benefit from the system because it would ensure that their future brothers treat them with the respect brothers should show one another. When it comes to living hon- orably, we don’t place individuals on super-extra-serious-we-really- REALLY-mean-it-this-time pro- bation. If they violate our communal trust, we expel them from our community. Should the collec- tions of these individuals called “fratemities” or “sororities” be any different? OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_004.2.txt 4 ' THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 arts&|ile Tragic romance arrived from Russia Last week, the Len- fest Series featured professional balleri- nas from Moscow in two performances in the Keller Theater. This event was made possible largely by a generous donation from the class of 1964. Tuesday night, the group performed Don Quixote, a romantic and adven- turous performance of Cervantes’ literary work. On Wednes- day, the group performed Giselle (all photos taken at the Wednesday night performance of Giselle). Dancers stunned spectators as they acted out the sad story of Giselle, a peasant woman who is in love with a nobleman in dis- guise, Loys. Though r Giselle believes him to be a peasant, the man's true name is Albrecht, and he is engaged to a woman of his own class. When Giselle discovers this truth, she dies of a broken heart. Giselle is able to return temporar- ily to save Albrecht from the evils of Wilis, who appears to make him suffer. She spares him and offers her forgive- ness for his decep- tion. They declare their love for one another, but Giselle must return to her grave. Their love is established, but the tragedy remains that they will be physi- cally apart. The Mos- cow Festival Ballet company was formed in 1989 by Sergei Radchenko and is comprised of talent- ed Russian dancers. It has completed two tours of Europe in the last two decades. The company began extensively touring in the United States in 1997. Along with Giselle and Don Quix- ote, the company performs ballets like Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet. Photos by Morgan Harris. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_005.2.txt MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 THE RING-TUM PHI 0 Spoken word calls for action Actors emphasize significance of individual contributions by Americans in Darfur crisis By Jess Ramos STAFF WRITER Poetry, rap and drama are the new methods to promote action and awareness towards the crisis in Darfur. Last Tuesday, Chapmyn Spo- ken Word presented “The Road to Darfur,” a choreopoem by James H. Chapmyn. Chapmyn Spoken Word, headed by James H. Chap- myn, is a three-man acting troupe “Each of us is re- sponsible for do- ing what we can to change thelworld. ” CHAPMYN SPOKEN WORD, actors raisng awareness that uses different performance styles and multimedia to convey important messages and issues. The Student Association for International Learning (SAIL) and Amnesty International spon- sored Chapmyn Spoken Word’s appearance at Washington and Lee. However, this is not the first time events raising awareness for Darfur have surfaced on campus. This past November, Wash- ington and Lee’s Amnesty Inter- national chapter raised awareness about Darfur, selling t-shirts say- ing “Save Darfur.” Some Am- nesty members also fasted for 24 hours. Around the same time, SAIL put together “Showcase for Su- Panelists promote female leaders dan,” a talent show. In addition to raising awareness about Dar- fur, “Showcase for Sudan” raised about $1,000 for the victims in Darfur. Chapmyn’s choreopoem, “The Road to Darfur,” focused on the present-day genocide in western Sudan’s Darfur region. Accord- ing to a United Nations report, two million Darfurians have been displaced and over 400,000 have been killed. While most people are familiar with statistics, Chapmyn Spoken Word presented the information in a new way. Images of Darfur’s human suffering combined with singing, poetry and drama provid- ed another approach to empower, engage, encourage and entertain. Through their unique presenta- tion, Chapmyn Spoken Word en- couraged audience members to be aware and to act. To Chapmyn Spoken Word, awareness meant grappling with the hypocrisy in silence. “People are dying because people don’t care,” said Chapmyn. Chapmyn Spoken Word highlighted the hy- pocrisy that exists everywhere. The Sudanese government denies the genocide, leading to suspicions that the government is behind the militia groups responsible. The United States deplores the genocide, yet the lust .fox;..money and power impede it from stop- ping the genocide, said Chapmyn Spoken Word. Dependence on Sudanese oil furthers greed and finances genocide. Yet, as part of the global community, everyone is connected and equally respon- sible for ending this crisis. Since the time of King, Gandhi and So- journer Truth, Chapmyn Spoken MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Chapmyn Spoken Word performers engage viewers last Tuesday to encourage individual action in Darfur crlsls. Word said today’s technology has made it possible to act against this genocide. Though “the road to Darfur is paved with silence,” one can overcome hypocrisy through ac- tions, said Chapmyn Spoken Word. By not buying Sudanese oil, the world has stopped financ- ing genocide. For individual ac- tion, Chapmyn Spoken Word of- fered two ways to help. First, one must hold the sell- ers and manufacturers account- able, challenging them to make their products better. An example Chapmyn Spoken Word used was the numerous little tags in cloth- ing, when only one tag is needed. Creating better products more ef- ficiently diminishes dependence on Sudanese oil. One must also make people around them aware by talking about this issue and holding each other accountable. Though deceptively insignifi- cant, the individual ideas and ac- tions influence groups, which in turn influence larger institutions to act. A recent CNN.com story posted on March 14, 2007 stated that the U.S. government is now preparing to impose new eco- nomic sanctions upon Sudanese companies. Although individual action is on a small scale, all little actions combined can change the world. By listening to the “inner voice,” one can do miracles. Every indi- vidual has a purpose, said Chap- myn Spoken Word. “Each of us is responsible for doing what we can to change the world.” KEWL hosted a panel last Thursday to showcase accomplishments and obstacles facing women leaders on this campus By Jessica Shaw ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Professor Pam Simpson equated her early years to a trial. In I973, she entered a sea of testosterone as the first female professor at Washington and Lee. At times struggling to meet her rent, Simpson experienced rejection from local banks that refused to loan money to wom- en because of their supposed in- ability to be trusted in the work- force. At work, Simpson was overwhelmed with frustration that her opinion was drowned out by male voices around her. “That’s kind of the dark days of discrimination,” she said. “Anytime I said something, nobody listened. Then the law dean would repeat what I said, and then they’d hear it.” Though the road was rocky, Simpson said the path to gender equality in this community has been overwhelmingly positive. She was able to relate her strug- gles and accomplishments to a small audience in the Commons Theater last Thursday night. Joining Simpson on the panel hosted by Knowledge Empow- ering Women Leaders (KEW), were deans Dawn Watkins and Elizabeth Knapp, romance lan- guages professor Domnica Rad- ulescu and students Justine Dar- gahi and Margaret Elkins. All six panelists expressed _ to their audience that women have made leaps and bounds in “If women students are not seeing women in leadership roles, that sends such a message. That sends a message that that :9 not what wom- en are doing, and that’s not the right message. DAWN WATKINS, dean of student affairs the direction of equality, but that there is still much to be desired. A big push by KEWL in the past year has been to gain more female representation in the ad- ministration. Watkins agreed with this idea, saying, “If women students are not seeing women in leadership roles, that sends such a message. That sends a message that that’s not what women are doing, and that’s not the right message.” Knapp, a graduate of the second co-ed class at W&L, said she benefited tremendously from having female role models and mentors. “I had never really worked with or been educated by a woman with family,” she said. “I remember being terrified watching this woman who did an amazing job in every area of her life and see that all of these things are attainable. It really changed my belief in myself and what I could do.” Watkins said that it is cru- cial to represent a diversity of perspectives in administrative roles. ‘ “I think it’s across the board that there are different perspec- tives that need to be represent- ed, because things just getileft out of the equation,” she said. “There are things that will just get missed.” Elkins, who recently ran for president of the Executive Com- mittee, said it was difficult for her to compete with her male counterparts. “It was really difficult to be assertive and feel like I was taken seriously, even if I was,” she said. “I think especially on this campus for some reason, especially running against these other great male leaders, it’s re- ally hard.” Watkins commended Elkins for entering the election. “The fact that Margaret ran sends a signal that it’s okay that women are running,” she said. “We’ve got to encourage other women to run again and again and again. And women will sue- ceed; they have in the past, and they will in the future.” Radelescu, the co-founder of the Women’s Studies Program at W&L, said she wants to see this discipline grow. “I would like to bring the Women’s Studies Program in sync with other women’s stud- ies programs at competitive in- stitutions,” she said. “I would like to see the pro- gram become a major-—right now it’s a concentration. I would like to help it push into that next level.” Responding to a question about advice to give females on I campus, Radelescue said it is important to be the best at what- ever one pursues. She explained Two bedroom apartment in Lexington available for next school year with central a/c, kitchen/ LR, bath,coin operated washer/dryer for $600.00 per month. Contact Joe Vita, broker with Vita & Associates, Inc., at 463-9551. that this makes discrimination a fun challenge, because one is equipped to dispel it. “Don’t let society and the world tell you that you can’t be what you are,” she said, “And that you can’t have family and a career, because look at us; we have all of that.” Regina Mills, the vice presi- dent of KEWL, acknowledges the significance of the message of female leaders for both men and women at W&L. “I think one, it’s important to get it to men--to have them rec- ognize that women leadership is a priority and a necessity,” Mills said. “And for women, it’s to see these role models of these women who are in power and to take their example and empower themselves and to say, ‘hey, this is right, I think I should fight for Peace Corps. Life is calling. How far will you go? 800.424.8580 www.peacecorps.gov this.’” All of the panelists expressed excitement about the appoint- ment of new provost, June Aprille. Paten Hughes, Presi- dent of KEWL and panel facili- tator, said it is important to rec- ognize the reasons Aprille was chosen to become W&L’s head academic officer. “I think it’s important to have women leaders and also to know that she wouldn’t have been chosen if she wasn’t the best candidate out of the pool of women and men,” Hughes said. Dargahi explained why she felt women on campus should be celebrated. “It’s always hardest to be that first person, to take that first step, to get through that first door,” Dargahi said. “By acknowledging that, it makes it easier for the second.” Peace Corps Learn how you can use your degree and experience to impact the lives of others...and your own. Wednesday, March 28 lnfonnatlon Table Commons Living Room 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. lnfonnatlon Session commons Theatre 7:00 p.m. For more information contact: kforrest@peacecorps.gov OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_006.2.txt 6 - THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 SD0llS briefs Men's Swimming The Generals finished in eighth place this weekend at the D-Ill NCAA champion- ships. That mark ties the 1989 squad for the best finish in program history. Senior Mike Ginder and Junior Alex Sweet both won First Team All—America honors for their performances. Ginder fin- ished fourth in the 200m free, while Sweet finished sixth in the 100m free. Sweet’s time of 45.24 broke his own school record. Ginder and Sweet joined Tim McGlaston and Dave Croushore in the 400m free relay, finishing sixth with a time of 3:03.80, also a new school record. Croushore and McGlaston were also named First Team All-Americans. The same four swimmers also competed in the 200m free relay, finishing second with a time just one-tenth of a second behind the winning team from Kenyon. Kenyon went on to win the team title as well. Sweet and Ginder also joined Paul Crook and Brett Tatman to grab a third place finish in the 800m free relay. That finish also won the four swimmers First Team All-American status. Ginder was also named an Honorable Mention All-American for his ninth place finish in the 200m backstroke, while Sweet was honorable mention in the 200m free. Men's Lacrosse The men’s lacrosse team bounced back from a rough start to its season and notched two decisive non-conference victories last week. The team broke its losing streak on Monday by thumping Hood College 24-1. 16 Generals found the back of the net as the team raced out to a 12-0 halftime lead and kept up the pressure until the final horn. On Saturday the men picked up a big road win, knocking off Franklin and Marshall College by a score of 10-3. The game was played at St. Paul’s School in Brookland- ville, Md. Just like they had against Hood, the men jumped out to a quick lead, scoring the first six goals and taking a 7-1 halftime lead. Junior attacker Ned Rider led the charge against Hood, scoring three goals and adding an as- sist during the fist half. Senior Grant Martin and freshman Max Mancuso also added four points, as six Generals scored . two goals each. W&L domi- nated every facet of the game, taking 80 shots to Hood’s 16. Goalies Alex Heaton and Matt Mason for W&L were forced to make just three saves, while Hood junior Sam Hofinann stopped 22 saves during his 60 minutes in the net. Senior Jim Ryan was the star against F&M, burying three goals. Will Englehart and Harry St. John also added a pair of goals. MICHAEL KEEl\ll-\N / Staff photographer Freshman Joseph Roane flies towards the landing pit. Roane won the men’s triple jump with a distance of 12.06m and helped the men’s team place third in the meet. win overall title By Russ Weems STAFF WRITER Generals outdoor track and field opened their season strongly at the Washington and Lee Invi- tational Saturday. W&L won the meet with 208 points. The wom- en took second place with 128 points behind Mary Washington, who put up 136. The men fin- ished third behind West Chester and Westmont. Overall, the Generals have a positive outlook for the rest of the season. “We are a young team with a lot of freshman and sopho- mores; we are going to continue to improve over the course of the year and for the next couple of years,” said freshman Billy Bil- lington. Individually, both teams had some strong performers. The men were led by big performanc- es from underclassmen. Fresh- man Joseph Roane finished first in the triple jump with a 12.06m performance, while Joel Poelhuis won the pole vault by clearing ten and a,half feet. Billington placed second in the discus with a throw of 38.53m, and sophomore Brad Bender took second in the long jump with a 5.72m leap. The upperclassmen were not absent, though. Junior Michael Keenan placed second in the pole vault, clearing nine feet and nine inches. He also finished third in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 20.82. Sophomore Ben Wilson placed third in the shot put with a 12.47m effort, another strong throwing ef- fort for the Generals, and senior Andrew Fischer took third in the javelin with a 46.03m toss. The men struggled in the sprints, grabbing nothing better than Chip McCoy’s fifth place finish in the 400m dash. Marshall French finished sixth in the 200m Men and women combine to behind good showing from team is freshmen and 400m, while Sean Hurdiss took sixth in the 100m. Robbie Varipapa, however, helped pick things up in the mid- dle distances with his fourth place finish in the l500m. In the women’s meet, the Gen- erals put up four first place per- formances. Sophomore Elizabeth Webb won the 5000 meters for the Generals in a time of 18:32.21, while sophomore Becca Taylor recorded an impressive first-place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:26.59. Taylor was followed by team- mate Dorothy Todd, whose time of 2:31.76 was good for second place and gave the Generals a 1-2 finish. The 4x100 relay team of fresh- man Sallie Armstrong, fresh- man Dalena Moser, sophomore Stephanie Stelter, and senior Sara Behmerwohld also won, record- ing in a time of 54.70. Sophomore Tara Hildenbrand and Moser also got on the board in the 100m dash, finishing third and fourth, respectively. ' Alysen Kuck continued the Generals’ strong showing in jav- elin, as she won the women’s competition with a distance of 29.72m. Additionally, other strong performances were put in by the women’s team. Armstrong, one of the members of the 4x100 relay team, also took second in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 70.39. Freshman Maggie Sutherland took second place in the 1 10 meter hurdles in 16.01 and the high jump with a five foot effort. Kuck, Ali- sha Laventure and Jamila Seaton finished third through fifth behind Sutherland, giving the Generals 20 out of a possible 30 points in the high jump. The Generals will continue their season on Friday, March 23 at the Richmond Invitational. A Richard Gere & Drepung Loseling Production 7119 ysticnl (Arts of 7 ibet TIBETAN MONKS OF DREPUNG MONASTERY MANDALA SAND PAINTING The Architecture of Enlightenment Join us for the OPENING CEREMONY Monday, March 26, 2 007 at 12 noon Wilson Hall Atrium / Lenfest Center for the Arts CLOSING CEREMONY Thursday, March 29 , 2007 at 12 noon Wilson Hall Atrium / Lenfest Center for the Arts http://lenfest. wlu. edu N0 TICKETS REQUIRED OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_007.2.txt MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 THE RING-TUM PHI ° 7 Baseball Marlin hurlers halt Generals’ . winning streak Women’s Tennis -I JMU next up for N 0. 3 Generals continued from page 8 won easily, so it clearly didn’t have an effect on them.” In the doubles competition, Mary Washington’s team of Stephanie Kurti and Rebecca Morse-Karzen won the No. 1 doubles match against Lauren Caire and Katie Tabb 8-4, but the Generals took the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to take a 2-1 lead going into the singles competition. W&L’s Emily Applegate:and Kristen McClung defeated Kate Miglin and Natalia Fugate 8- 2 in No. 2 doubles, and Ginny Worthham and Leah Weston de- feated Mary Washington’s Amy Sheetz and Priscilla Jamison 8- 2. In the singles competition the Generals took five of six match- es to secure a 7-2 victory. Tabb, Wortham, Applegate, Will and McClung all recorded victories for the Generals. The Generals have steam- rolled their opponents in the ODAC this season and have yet to drop a single set in confer- ence play. The team is looking to claim its seventeenth ODAC title. In their two ODAC match- es this week, the Generals lost a measly 17 games during 18 matches. The team will make up Sun- day’s rained out match at Ran- dolph-Macon Women’s College this Thursday before travelling to Virginia Wesleyan Saturday. In order to maintain fo- cus during these matches, the women find specific goals like working on new shots or always winning service games to keep their focus. “Our team is extremely deep and everyone contributes to our success in ODAC matches,” said Wortham. The team is so deep, in fact, that the Generals played both Bridgewater and Roanoke on Tuesday, sending half the team to Bridgewater while the other half stayed in Lexington. This Wednesday the G,ener- , als take on Division I opponent James Madison University. The Dukes have started the season 3-3. They lost to Rich- mond University by a 6-1 score on Wednesday. Senior Lauren Graham has led JMU this spring with a 4- 1 singles record. Graham and freshman Kelly Maxwell have a 4-3 doubles record. “JMU will be a great test for us,” said Wortham. “A few of us had the opportunity to play them at Virginia Tech’s Invita- tional this fall and I think it will definitely help us prepare for the caliber of teams we are going to face in Texas at Fab Five.” “JMU will definitely be a challenge, but should hopefully also be a match where we play loose because there isn’t any- thing to lose,” said Will. “Beat- ing them would be great and I think we can do it.” continued from page 8 Parker lasted four and a third innings for the Generals, giving up seven hits and five runs. He also walked two and struck out four. W&L jumped out to an ear- ly first inning lead when DH Richard Garland doubled home Terrence McKelvey and James . Madden. The Marlins plated their first run in the third inning by string- ing together two singles after Parker hit Hudgins with a pitch. 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OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070319/WLURG39_RTP_20070319_008.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007 SD0l'lS Mon WED Tuuns , FRI SAT L‘burg Baseball B’Water 3-00 m (DH) ' P 1:00pm at Jeykll Island ' at M“ 3 R’Noke Lacrosse 2:00pm , vs. women 5 Averett LEIJOSSO 4:00pm Men's at vs UMW R’Noke £00 Tennis 3:00pm Pm women’s at JMU at VWC Tennis 3:30pm 1:00pm Track at Rictimond numbers 121 Number of points scored by the University of Tennessee basketball team against Long Beach State in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Tennessee's point total matched the record for most points scored in a first round game. 18 The number of goals scored by the No.9 W&L women’s lacrosse team during their victory over Bridgewater. The Generals allowed only one goal, and nine different W&L players found the back of the net. 1:39.47 Senior swimmer Mike Ginder’s time in the 200m freestyle during this weekend's NCAA D-lll championships. Ginder finished fourth and earned first team all-American honors. 1 The number of matches lost on Saturday by the men’s ten- nis team. They team picked up back—to-back ODAC confer- ence victories during the home contest, defeating Eastern Mennonite 8-1 and shutting out Bridgewater College 9-0. “Either New York is going to kick me out of New York this year, say ‘I’ve had enough of this guy, get him the hell out of here,’ and we have an option. Or New York is going to say, ‘Hey, we won a world championship, you had a big year, you were a part of it and we want you back.”’ — Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez during an interview on the popular “Mike and the Mad Dog" radio show. Earlier’ in the interview A-Rod had said he definitely wanted to spend the rest of his career with the Yankees, from Si.com ‘‘It was a bad joke. That’s all it boils down to. There are a number of things people could say about it, but it just turned out it was a bad joke. Obviously, I don't believe that. ” — Cleveland C Scot Pollard apologizing for looking at a cam- era during the game and saying, “Hey kids. Do drugs," from Si.com MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photograpr Clayton Edwards swings at a pitch during the Virginia Wesleyan doubleheader. Edwards pitched in the first game. Va. Wes. sweeps W&L’ Losses ena’ team ’s nine—game winning streak and knock them out of first By Jacob Geiger MANAGING EDITOR After bolting out to an ll-3 start, including a 50- mark in conference play, the Generals saw their nine—game winning streak end yesterday during a doubleheader sweep by defend- ing conference s°°r° champions Vir- W&L 2,5 ginia Wesleyan. I M ’ Va-Wes 66 Tie arlins won the first game 6-2 before taking the second contest 6-5. The Marlins got to W&L ace Clayton Edwards in the first game, notching all six runs in the early going. Edwards struggled at times in the cold and blustery conditions, giving up a two—run home run to Ricky Allred in the first inning before allowing four runs across the plate in the third frame. During that inning Edwards hit.a batter and then threw a wild pitch that allowed a runner to score Matt Hudgins, who leads the Marlins in average, RBIs and home runs, went 3-3 with a home run in the third inning and a pair of RBIs. After the tough third inning, Edwards settled into a groove for the next three innings, but his teammates were unable to mount a comeback. The Generals got single runs MlCHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Sophomore Tori Christmas prepares to send her serve over the net. Christmas and her teammates have yet to drop a set in ODAC play and face D-I JMU next week. in both the second and fourth innings- Catcher Jordan Wes- ley banged a solo home run -and freshman third baseman Jim Pl- antholt had an RBI single, but the Generals could only scratch out six hits against Marlins’ starter Chris Rivera, who im- proved his record on the year to 4-0. Rivera walked one batter and struck out two. W&L stranded seven men on base during the seven inning first game. Wesleyan sent junior Jesse Freeman to the mound for game two to take on Generals south- paw John Parker. Freeman was scattered seven hits and three runs over his seven innings of work before giving way to Da- vid Imperato and Erik Nguyen’ in the last two innings. After falling behind 6-3, W&L launched a last inning comeback that fell just short. Andrew Henderson started the ninth with a double to left and then took third when Ed- wards grounded out. Hender- son came around to score on a single from Wesley, and pinch runner John Ditore scored after SS Ray Sweeney was hit by pitch and 2B David Miller sin- gled. Nguyen finally ended the game by getting CF Terrence McKelvey to ground out. See “BASEBALL” on page 7 Tennis goes undefeated ' Women beat pair of ODA C foes and defeat Mary Washington 7-2 By Michael Keenan STAFF WRITER The Washington and Lee women’s tennis team recorded another undefeated week, tally- ing two victories against ODAC opponents Roanoke and Bridge- water as well as a third vic- tory against llth-ranked Mary Washington. Mary Washington is the second na- s°°"° tionally ranked W&L 7 team the Generals have beaten this MWU 2 season and the first they’Ve beat- en away from home. On Saturday, the women traveled to F redericksburg, VA, to take on No. 11 Mary Wash- ington. The Eagles had just returned from a very success- ful 3-0 road trip to California where they defeated Occidental 9-0, No. 10 Pomona Pitzer 5-4, and No. 12 Redlands 6-3. The trip helped boost Mary Wash- ington’s national ranking from No. 17 to No. ll and meant they would be full of confidence for their home match up against the No. 3 Generals. “Mary Washington always comes out gunning for us and Saturday was no exception,” said senior Ginny Wortham. “They just came off of a very successful trip to California and so our win today was really im- portant for ranking reasons ancfl because it is nice to play well against a confident team.” The match was played inside Mary Washington’s University Tennis Center where loud fans had gathered to support the Ea- gles. “We played indoors and the Mary Washington players and fans really got behind and cheered loudly for their team, said Wortham. “I think its re- ally'hard but important to try to block out the environment and just focus on your court.” The mental toughness of the Generals was put to the test, but the women rose to the chal- lenge. “The crowd at Mary Wash is always loud and constantly cheering so the element of focus is really important,” said junior Kelly Will. “However, many of us have dealt with it before so it doesn’t have as strong of an ef- fect as it could and the freshmen See "TENNIS" on page 7 Q.