OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_001.2.txt .9 Crash injures dozens 17 prospective students and three VMI cadets remain in stable condition at Stonewall Jackson after a tour group’ collided with a pack of Veemie Joggers. WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RINo=I‘UM PHI. \ ‘ C MONDAY, APR|Li2, 2007 STICKING IT TO THE MAN EVERY MONDAY SINCE 1897 VOLUME cx, NuMsEn;4'/7 Sig Ep avoids firaticide by joining up with local Kiwanis Club By Edward Frattlngton IV STAFF WRITER The Student Affairs Com- mittee voted last night to per- ma.nently disband all of Wash- ington and Lee ’s fraternities. The SAC’s decision came after a marathon six-hour meeting that included testimo- ny from members of each of the 14 fraternities currently ac- tive on campus. Though each frat spoke with the committee, members of the Phi Gamma Delta delegation provided the most detailed explanations. Delegates from Phi Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Theta refused to comment, while Sigma Alpha Epsilon threat- ened to have its high-powered alumni donate enough money to purchase the entire SAC. Sigma Phi Epsilon argued that it should be exempt be- cause it only returned to cam- pus last year, but the chapters pleas fell on deaf and uncaring ears. A last minute compromise, however, turned the SPE house into Kiwanis local 92. The charge was led by the faculty members on the SAC. They complained about the noise and garbage created by fraternity parties. They also said fraternities encouraged revelry and distracted W&L students from the serious busi- ness of studying. One of the faculty mem- bers complained that the male Greek system made “freshman students fall asleep in class during winter term.” The dismissal followed a wave of hazing investigations that kept the IF C and Director of Public Safety Mike Young busy for weeks. Though the investigations could only turn up hard evidence against FIJI, Kappa Sigma and SAE, the other frats were dismissed from campus “as a precau- tion.” “We know for a fact that those Phi Delts and Phi Kaps are not being very nice to their poor little freshman,” one SAC member said. “We could have done a full investigation on each of the 14 houses, but it just seemed so much easier to dismiss each frat at the same time.” Dean of Students Dawn Watkins voted for dismissal but also told the ex-frat boys that she was sure everything would work out just fine. She offered each fraternity a box of free Girl Scout cookies as a parting gift. As members of each fra- ternity packed up their frat rooms and headed for Gaines Hall, one morose Kappa Alpha sophomore was seen sitting with his head in his hands. “I just don't see how was can have Old South in a Gaines suite," he muttered sadly. By order from the SAC, all frat houses had to be vacated by the end of the day. Chi Psi brothers were all too hungover from the prior nights 54th straight Late Nite to object that they actually own their house instead of the school. Multiple northface jackets, cell phones, and lone shoes were left in the empty basement. The school is already searching for ways to fill the suddenly empty buildings. Director of Student Activities and Greek Life Jason Rodock- er said the school was seri- ously considering inviting 14 new sororities to colonize on campus. Rodocker said Delta Zeta sorority was being heavily re- cruited because their DePauw University chapter had shown a real talent for judging wom- en on shallow characteristics like looks and skin color. The DePauw group earned national notoriety in February when their national headquarters forcibly dismissed more than half of the chapters members See “FRAT” on page 2 W&L buys out University of Richmond « By Klm Tolly STAFF WPJTER the Dean of Richmond’s Jepsom Leadership School. An alumnus of W&L, Ruscio served as Dean sen last month to replace Tom Williams as the W&L provost. Rodney A. Smolla, Dean of Law In a shocking move last night, President Ken Ruscio announced that a $1 billion donation by alumni Gerry Lenfest would al- low Washington and Lee to pur- chase the University of Richmond and turn it into a satellite campus. The campus will be called Wash- ington and Lee at Richmond or W&L-R. Ruscio admitted that the take- over plans began in 2001, when he left his position in the W&L oolitics department to become of Freshman before moving into the politics department. He was also instrumental in the founding of the interdisciplinary Environ- mental Studies program. Act- ing under guidance from Rector Phillip Norwood and the board of trustees, Ruscio carefully infil- trated the Richmond campus and recruited several important fac- ulty members to his cause. Among the faculty recruited by Ruscio was June Aprille, the Richmond provost who was cho- at the University of Richmond and the incoming law dean at W&L, also joined Ruscio’s ca- bal. Students at the former Univer- sity of Richmond said they were thrilled to now attend a more prestigious and historical univer- sity. “Nobody around this state cared about U of R,” one student complained, “but now I’m going to have a degree from W&L-R that will definitely get me a sweet job because of alumni connec- tions.” The student asked that his name not be used because he was afraid nobody would hire him if they knew his real name. The plan kicked into high gear in the spring of 2005, when for- _ mer W&L president Torn Burish left the university and became the provost at Notre Dame. Al- though Burish’s departure was supposedly voluntary, students pressured him into departing be- cause he kept trying to close the doors to Traveller’s stall. “We iust couldn’t stand Bur- ish,” one student who requested anonymity said. “That’s why we asked the ghosts of Lee and Trav- eller to drive him out.” During the year spent by Har- lan Beckley as W&L’s acting- president, Ruscio made his final preparations at Richmond and got ready for his move to Lex- Plans swung into high gear last spring when it was an- nounced that he would be return- ington. ing to Lexington. Both Smolla and Aprille were promoted to the W&L flagship See “UR” on page 2 President Kenneth Ruscio announces takeover plan at press conference. Richmond stua’enls celebrate new ‘cool ’status agent In the C-School. -_ Thls 1991 hotoi of Rusclo was taken by an undercover OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_002.2.txt s " hi - Moira. (.3. Li: (‘out , mu 3. me UN“. vA€H‘vN.(fi‘..=.q'ri‘wK.§ VA 24450 2 - nu: nmc-rum PHI MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2oo7 news” A new age of arrogance Class of 2011 is smarter, cooler, and better than you (or at least they think so) By Angry Current Students STAFF WRITERS Freshman move-in day may still be five months away, but the incoming class of 2011 is wast- ing no time leaving its mark on Washington and Lee. After months of clogging up the precious brick sidewalks during official tours, the group kicked into high gear last month with the infamous Honors nits ionfiimotnsiii Scholars weekend. Represen— oiooo “es, tatives from Phi Psi’s Fallout id nemwo issdmstnn dislike reported that once again, all 75 Mwmw‘ as": as»: was I high school seniors were dead *5?“ , . . _ I drunk after 3 beers. At press W’ E§‘~*%t‘~°?$ f”lmt"m m‘l':’ time there were no reports on tsarviz} I M was: . how many students attended mi-,««, see their morning interviews still i i _ it _______ in it insissstilisnsi wearing the clothes they wore at hog igoeietiesi the Fallout party. i The precocious youngsters have also been active on Face- book, happily spewing out the misinformation they learned during their 48-hour visits to campus. Each male student has also been providing detailed analysis of the fraternity and party scene on campus. Atlanta resident David Wal- ton made history this week when he became the first freshman to be balled from every fraternity house before he even set foot on campus (He also became the first student to ever be discussed in the student press before arriv- ing on campus). Walton has been a frequent , contributor to the group and was pleased to let everyone know that he is a George Washington scholar. Several current and fu- ture students quickly told him that they could not care less. Walton is the incoming class’s resident expert on the W&L so- cial scene and offered several wildly inaccurate—albeit hi- larious~anecdotes about party- ing on campus. He appears to have discovered that students on campus occasionally consume beer and liquor—sometimes even to excess—while spending their evenings crowded around a palette fire or stuffed into a fraternity basement. Walton also won 1,700 en- emies when he proudly told liasterafh-t;a “Educanon Lt: §Z§._’:aa<;3_:»>?a* ‘ Qmetysmjg 12$ ‘W 3.? wzania. t'*§itfx?f%;'aaa;; Qrtffiore was 2:5 gem ‘ire $3 zaévtzeiee , .522: it was amt the t:3a«<:4;§a: rte-:«: grew I «%ée'.st §5’x§’.i"$fs>‘.‘&§ the world that he was selected for George Washington Honors Scholarship finals. He confi- dently filed a report on the so- cial scene at the finals, telling the world about the exciting Chi Psi party at Fallout——his infor- mational sources on campus still have not shown much im- provement. When reminded that Fallout is actually a Phi Psi house, Wal- ton refused to comment. Ralph Stenson from Win- ston-Salem has also established himself as another standout in the 2011 entrants. Stenson said on the class’s F acebook site that he wouldn’t wait for the excit- ing fall term. . “Fall term is supposed to be siiicckkkk [sic],” Stenson said. “It’s like tryouts for frat lords. But I heard you can get balled for stupid things. However, free beer and drugs are worth the risk.” Stenson was quickly in- formed that e-mails like the one he had just sent fell under the category of “stupid things.” Stenson, like several other future Generals, is hoping to play a sport at W&L. He is preparing to be a sick laxer and also hopes to play on the soccer team. He also said that he did not want to observe the athletic department’s policy of staying sober the night before games because he is good enough to score three goals while battling a monster hangover. Lucas Stratton, a lacrosse hopeful from San Francisco, has been wowing future class- mates with thrilling stories from his earlier visits. He claims to have ridden from one party to the next at 4 a.m. on the top of someone’s Jeep Wrangler, prov- ing that he is both a liar and also extremely stupid. What on Earth was the admissions office smoking the day they decided to let this dummy come to W&L? History professor H.P. Por- ter, a W&L alumnus and long- time member of the faculty, was thrilled to hear that the incom- ing class was once again the best class in university history. Porter has been saying for years that the school keeps adding the brightest class ever, mean- ing that students probably get dumber during their tenure in Lexington. Though the new students will arrive with shining reputations, Porter is prepared to break their will during his 100 level intro- duction to European civiliza- tion. The grades of H, S and even Z- often send freshman students crying to their parents. Porter’s upper—level students often take time off from their study of South Africa, Canada or other mundane Common- wealth states to comfort the dis- traught freshmen. Walton and other students spent several weeks bragging about their AP scores and the upcoming AP tests, but it ap- pears none of them will attempt to graduate without ever setting foot in Lexington. Some, how- ever, hope to finish up during their first semester in order to avoid pledgeship. Summer Lollie, who lives in the Dallas suburbs, also at- tracted attention when she used “LOL” more than once per sen- tence in several of her Facebook . e-mails. Unfortimately, nobody had the heart to tell her that only 12-year-olds still use that sort of slang in e-mails. The final word on the illustri- ous Class of 2011 was provided by Malcolm Hines, a current W&L freshman from Rich- mond. “Congrats to all you kid- dies,” Hines said. “But trust me, at W&L you are just not that sweet... true story.” I Frat Sh l3dO I1 €I1dS UR is "OW 3 793' b Z e e e Z Z . simply looked at the assembled continued from page1 reporters and asked them what campus as a reward for their political correctness was, , loyalty to Ruscio during the Futch will be assisted by continued from Page 1 the early favonte to Complete early days of his takeover plot. Thomas “Baner” Bane, the leg- . the Chaueng? I know not everyone at those parties is 21, June Aprille was especially in— endary W&L security officer. on grounds that those mem- But while some students Stnnnental when She neutralized Boner and deputy security diiee_ bers did not work hard enough grew excited about the prospect but I thought wg had a wristband System [0 Richmond biology professor May tor Rex Rhodes plan to launch a on recruitment. of an abundance of sorority for- Maiehiei Matehie had been skeo_ reign ofterioi on W&L_R,s esni_ The school hopes that adding mals (Famous Lovers, Famous make sure no under age people C0uZd drink? ” tical of Ruscio and his motives pus by towing every single car more sororities would cut down Haters, Famous “not reall lov— - - on the drama, tension and tears ers or haters but let’s jlf/St be PROFESSOR CLUELESS’ Buslness profess" hls Short tenure at fVVu:)lr:)giTlts1:1ee1_Sfi gttidtvtvlfiswvzifid sill): that accompany each sorority friends” and “Famous “Defin- IjIII-j Dining the eelehiatoty news ainessageto stndentsiliatninkins rush week, but some students ing the Relationship partners”), oonlceieneei the president an_ was apiivileoe notniiglit worried that more sororities other students took a more prag- had a wristband system to make that would celebrate the end nonneed that professor liD_ Futon Though the oonornno oi1B an or would simply.mean more dra— matic view. sure no under age people could of the fraternity system. of the history department had loft many ooininnniiy inoinbois ma. “How are these girls p1an- drink?” The party will include gin agreed to serve as president of wonioo about an inorooso in stn_ “Let’s be honest,” one Pan- ning on ever getting alcohol?” a Delegates from the fratemi— buckets, four ice luges, 17 W&Las new eiiinnnsi The new dentnnildns violationsnmineiand hel member who requested former frat boy asked. “In case ties tried to answer this question kegs, shots, mixed drinks and Riohinond president announced Director of Public Snfoty Mike anonymnity said. “With 19 they hadn’t noticed, the fratemi— but were unable to speak coher- perhaps even a few cans of that he would immediately insti_ Young promised to hire several . sororites there are just going ties have been paying for their ently because each delegate was beer. tote a rule ieooiiing all stndents_ Lexington Polioo oflioois t o nil in to be more girls crying during booze since this school only had laughing so hard. The Lambda Guests are reminded to male and feniale_to wear ties for the departed security oflieers rush week, because now we can girls on the weekends.” delegate, in fact, laughed so_ bring their swimming suits in when in class Fntohi who has w&L_U of Rs athletic teams break you heart 19 times instead When the.SAC faculty mem- hard that he had to be escorted case they decide to swim in taught at W&L sinee l9o2i said will oontinne ooinneting at the of just five times.” bers were reminded of this from the hearing room. the local creek. i he was excited to help out l,iesi_ Division i lovol (D_l AA for foon Other students said they problem, they seemed confused Though the SAC decision Williams declined the dent Ruscio eventhongh he noted ball) but any and all nonlnos were eager to start competing and bewildered. “Wait, you cast a pall over the campus, invitation, citing his strong that Rnsoio’lias been a mediocre won’by those tennis will be kept for the honor of being W&L’s mean the fratemities purchased members of the Appomattox and continued opposition to history student while in Fntelias on display at the Lexington oann first 19-star General. Las Vegas alcohol for girls who were un- Delegation were taking the “high-risk drinking behav- classes. nns The W&L_R teams will be bookies said Christopher Rizzo, derage?” one professor asked. news in stride. They quickly in— iors,” but the party is still when asked how he would known also be known astno Gon_ a handsome and stocy Italian “I know not everyone at those vited Provost Tom Williams to scheduled for the upcoming handle politically correct Rioli_ oiols mainly because the Spiders columnist for the Trident, was parties is 21, but I thought we attend an exciting country party weekend. niond campus, the new president sooinoo like a silly ninsoot re OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_003.2.txt WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY E RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CX, NUMBER 18 LENDRA NUNNLEY / Staff Photographer DeLaney continues to speak out against moving the MOC By Cody Beauchamp and Jacob Geiger STAFF warren AND MANAGING LDITOR The ongoing proposal to move the Museum of the Confederacy from Richmond to Lexington is still facing intense criticism from members of the Lexington area. In the midst of the criticism, there is also some doubt about whether the museum’s move will have the effects on tourism many claim is a selling point for bring- ing the museum to Lexington. Waite Rawls, the museum’s Executive Director, said the mu- seum is considering relocation to Lexington in hopes of increased visitation for the institution. Rawls said that the location of both VMI and Washington and Lee in Lexington is “obviously synergistic” to the Museum. Chief among Rawls’s claims is that the museum, VMI and Washiiigton and Lee share simi- By Hilary Craig STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee Universi- ty graduate H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest announced that he will donate $33 million to his alma mater to increase faculty compensation. The gift is the largest in the uni- versity’s history. Lenfest, a 1953 graduate and former member of W&L’s board of trustees, is grateful for the op- portunity to give to an organiza- tion that taught him more than just academics. “Like most people who gradu- ate from W&L, the experience and what you learn there follows you throughout life,” said Len- fest. “l’ve had the chance to give back.” Lenfest’s donation will be used solely to increase salaries “The old Lost Cause argument...denies slav- ery as the cause of the war; in spite of historic evidence to the contrary. I find that argument both wrong and oflensive. ’ I TED DELAN EY, Associate Professor of hlstory lar scholarly interests, and visi- tors to Lexington, because of the schools’ collections of Jackson and Lee artifacts will be attracted to a relocated museum. This claim that the museum and the colleges share scholarly interests has been sharply contest- ed by Dr. Ted DeLaney of W&L’s history department. “The irony is that Rawls gives lip service to modern scholarship over the origins of the Civil War,” said DeLaney. DeLaney said that the museum is, in his experience, an institution and benefits for existing faculty. W&L Provost Tom Williams be- lieves that his donation will keep the university on par with the pay scale of other top institutions. “I think it will have an imme- diate effect for someone looking at W&L versus another school that pays more,” said Williams. “They might want to be here, but have to consider whether they can afford the pay cut. We’re below the mean in salaries and we want to get there.” Dean of the Williams School Larry Peppers adds that W&L’s small town location makes com- pensation an even more important subject. “One issue we run into here is opportunities for a spouse or part- ner,” said Peppers. “There just aren’t the same types of jobs that you’d find in DC.” that draws proponents of Lost Cause mythology in its presenta- tion of the Civil War. “The old Lost Cause argument. . .denies slavery as the cause of the war, in spite of historic evidence to the contrary,” said DeLaney in a writ- ten statement. “I find that argu- ment both wrong and offensive.” DeLaney discussed an educa- tional program he participated in 2006 as a panelist. The program was sponsored by the University of Richmond’s history depart- ment and the museum. DeLaney said the program was “like living through a night- mare.” He said the entirely white audience that was present was “representative of the negative baggage that comes with the Mu- seum of the Confederacy,” saying all of them were “Lost Cause die- hards.” DeLaney also pointed out that the Museum has claimed the en- dorsement of scholars such as himself and incoming-Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust. But he disputes the idea that every scholar to research at the museum actually endorses it. In his written statement, DeL- aney said, “My own fear is that the already tiny black profes- sional community [in Lexington] will vanish if the museum moves to Lexington. The town will sim- ply become whiter than it is now, and the museum will be at home in a community where there are no strong black critics.” It does seem to be the case that the city of Lexington is interested in the potential relocation of the museum. Sammy Moore, Executive Director of the Lexington-Rock- bridge Chamber of Commerce, said that the president of the Chamber’s board had written let- ters to the museum as part of an investigation into potential eco- nomic benefits for Lexington and Rockbridge area businesses. “If it proves to be an economic benefit then the chamber will pay attention to it,” said Moore. Jean Clark, the Executive Di- rector of the Lexington-Rock- bridge Area Tourism Bureau es- timated visitors to the museum could contribute as much as $600 per person to the local economy. Rawls estimated that the Vir- ginia Horse Center and Natural Bridge combined bring in some 650,000 visitors a year to the Lexington area. With a planned 2011 opening to coincide with the 150'“ anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Rawls claims that the museum could “get a lot more visitors.” Critics are skeptical the muse- um will be a tourism boon though. DeLaney points out that “nothing important to the Civil War hap- pened here” and that the location of Jackson and Lee’s burial sites in Lexington are the only real connections Lexington has to the Civil War. DeLaney said the lack of an easily accessible airport nearby and the price of gas will likely be large deterrents for Civil War buffs, even if the museum relo- cated to Lexington. “There are two corpses here,” said DeLaney. In DeLaney’s opinion, the museum’s move will have far less economic impact than projected and will potentially drive off the black professional community in Lexington. “Richmond is a large city and a Civil War site,” said DeLaney. “The museum belongs there.” _ Lenfest discusses landmark gift Advancement head Dennis Cross says matching fundraising must be completed by December 2010 In addition to attracting fac- ulty, Lenfest believes that the do- nation will compensate the hard work of current professors. “Washington and Lee has re- ally become one of the preemi- nent liberal arts university’s in the country, and we attribute that to its faculty,” said Lenfest. “Teach- ers have to get compensation that matches their teaching excel- lence.” The gift must be matched by December 31, 2010, for a final total of $66 million. Vice Presi- dent for University Advancement Dennis Cross said that the univer- sity has already made strides in its effort to raise money from alums, parents, and friends. “We’ll be talking to those people, asking them to make gifts to support the challenge grant, which we’re calling the Lenfest “Like most people who graduate from W&L, the experience and what you learn there fol- lows you throughout life. I’ve had the chance to give back. ” GERRY LENFEST, Alumnus and former board member Faculty Support Challenge En- dowment,” said Cross. “A current board member called last month and said that he wanted to donate $500,000 to the fund.” The issue of faculty compen- sation came up in a conversation between Williams and Lenfest during a breakfast meeting of the Presidential Search Committee. Cross, who is in charge of raising private gifts for W&L, praised Lenfest’s willingness to give to a variety of causes. “Mr. Lenfest is a sophisticated donor with very wide interests,” said Cross. “He is a true philan- thropist.” Lenfest has also contributed to the construction of W&L’s per- forming arts building, now called Lenfest Center, as well as to Wil- son Hall, the university’s art and music building. Since selling his cable televi- sion company, Lenfest Commu- nications, to COMCAST Corpo- ration in January of 2001, he has given to a number of other orga- nizations including Mercersburg Academy, Columbia Law School, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Curtis Institute of Music, and many more. He also fimded a millennium village in Kenya, a “bottom up” approach to help developing countries get out of poverty. The new salaries will take ef- fect during the 2008-2009 aca- demic year, but increasing salaries is not the only priority on W&L’s agenda. “Of course this is certainly not the only thing we’ll be raising money for at the same time,” said Cross. “Faculty support is part of the strategic plan that we’ll be hearing more about as we go for- ward.” OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_004.2.txt 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 A new look at 21? New book Former Middleibury president shares idea of a drinking license By Sacha Raab STAFF WRITER Former President of Mid- dlebury College and founder of Choose Responsibility, Dr. John M. McCardell, spoke to the Washington and Lee corn- munity on Tuesday, March 27”‘ about the benefits of lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. “Drinking age 21 is bad so- cial policy and terrible law,” said McCardell. “Parents and institutions are marginalized and underage drinking is worse than it’s ever been.” McCardell believes that the legal drinking age of 21 denies the fact that alcohol is a cul- tural reality and that prohibition doesn’t work. Prohibition, he believes, merely results in eva- sion of the law and the creation of ethical dilemmas, meaning drinking becoming more pro- nounced and less visible. Furthermore, McCardell said, “The law puts before an institution a set of impossible choices: you either look the other way and permit the law to be violated, but ultimately corn- municate that the law is unjust and unfair and you can choose which laws you follow, or you take the stance that the law is the law and you must crack -_ down and enforce the law more “In all instances but one~the purchase, posses- sion, and consumption of alcohol—I 8 year-olds are considered adults in the United States. ” JOHN MCCARDELL President emeritus of Mlddiebury College vigorously.” He said, however, that the problem with more strictly en- forcing the law is that it simply “uproots and transplants the problem to unregulated and un- safe environments.” According to McCardell, lowering the drinking age will make the situation more imper- feet, yet it will bring the issue out into the open and allow al- cohol to be part of normal social intercourse in the adult world. He said, “In all instances but one — the purchase, posses- sion, and consumption of alco- hol — l8—year—olds are consid- ered adults in the United States. Once we cease to infantilize young adults in this respect, they will no longer live down to our expectations and will develop a more mature view of alcohol.” Additionally, alcohol is af- fecting family relations in our country. McCardell stated, “Le- gal age [of] 21 is anti-family. It displaces parents from the exer- cise of one of the most impor- tant parental duties of educating their young adults in responsible alcoholic consumption.” During his time at Middle- bury, McCardell witnessed the social atmosphere when the drinking age was 18 as opposed to 21. He said, “The social scene has changed dramatically. With a legal age [of] 18, there was more intergenerational so- cializing in a more mature set- ting. Adults didn’t feel like they had to catch college students breaking the law, and you hard- ly heard of binge drinking.” McCardell further supports his argument with statistics the alcohol related fatalities do not directly correlate with the legal age of 21 and that underage and binge drinking are worse now than they’ve ever been. Students at W&L have been drinking less in recent years, but the school still annually exceeds the national averages for binge drinking and blackout drinking. safety of herself and those around her. LIFE’s Person of the Month Dalena Moser '10 is the recipient of this month's LIFE Person of the Month award. This Pi Phi girl is committed to keeping a healthy lifestyle. She eats a healthy diet and keeps fit as a member of the W&L track team. On occasions, she enjoys a good outdoor hike. She maintains a healthy balance between work and play and avoids high—risk behaviors. This girl is all about promoting the If you would like to nominate someone you know for this award, shoot an e—mail to ansleyw@wlu.edu or giftt@wlu.edu. The school has had success, however, in sharply reducing the number of DU1s by students on both the law and undergradu- ate campuses. However. the medical field continues to consider the dan- ger of shifting the legal drink- ing age back. The head doctor of the W&L health center, Dr. Jane Horton. said, “Lowering the drinking age is worth con- sidering, but there is valid sci- ence that the later we can defer exposure to alcohol, the fewer individuals might have impaired learning and addiction.” She, too, strongly identifies with the ethical dilemma that McCardell described, yet she believes, “as an institution, we cant be held hostage by and re- sponsible for students making high risk choices and breaking the law. Our job should be to educate.” In response to a question con- cerning her opinion of alcohol on this campus, Dr. Horton re- plied, “There is a lot of high risk use of alcohol on this campus. Every week 1 see students who suffer the negative etfects of overuse of alcohol. 1 know the tell it takes on people’s physical and personal health.” Earlier this year W&L’s of- fice of Health Promotion invited Chris and Toren Volkmann to campus to speak about Toren°s struggle with alcoholism. McCardell”s program, Choose Responsibility, proposes to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 and accompany the change in law with “a corn- prehensivc program for young adults that requires education and licensing. offers personal incentives for adherence. and enforces responsible and ethical adult behavior among all those — regardless of age who make choices about drinking." He recognizes that any change in the law is far in the future yet currently aims to start a public discussion that is “in- formed and dispassionate” to consider whether the current situation can be improved. McCardell said, “I’ve felt strongly about this for a very long time. I believe this is an issue to which students can re- sponsibly devote their energy.” to feature Ba nerisms Doris Bane hopes students will share photos and stories for book By Jacob Geiger MANAGING EDITOR For nearly 20 years Thom- as “Baner” Bane has been the first person new W&L stu- dents and their parents see when they arrive for fresh- man move—in day. Standing in the middle of Washington Street just short of the domrs, Baner smoothly routes traffic through the organized chaos, helping befuddled freshmen find their way to the proper dorms. Baner is famous for more than just his traffic skills. He has also jumped hundreds of cars for students who have left their lights on or are suf- fering from mechanical trou- bles. On a less popular note, there are also the hundreds of parking tickets he has writ- ten and vehicles he has had towed. Now, after her husband’s 34 years with —W&L, Doris Bane has decided write a book about her husband. She thinks that Baner stands as a true example of the family at- mosphere W&L prides itself on. Thafs why Baner and his W&L family will be the fo- cus of the book. “I’ve had a tremendous response from alumni about Baner. especially from his time working in the gym’s equipment room during the tenure of Coach Fallon.” Fallon was a legendary W&L football coach who led the team from 1978 until his death in 1995. He has more wins than any coach in W&L history. Alumni response has var- ied from 5-page, hand-writ- ten letters to a short para- graph in an e-mail, but each person seems to have a dif- ferent story to share about her husband. Mrs. Bane has been spending parts of the last several weeks on campus, meeting with students, fac- ulty, staff and even President Ruscio to gather their favor- ite memories of Barter. She is also hoping students will send her photographs of Ba- ner working at parties at the Pole Houses, Windfall Hill or Pink Palace. Though she has received some responses from current students, Mrs. Bane hopes to gather more of their stories before spring break. She is working with such a tight schedule because of upcorn- ing deadlines from the book‘s publisher. The book will mix recol- lections from students, fac- ulty and alumni with some of Baner’s favorite stories and his famous “Banerisms." Part of the struggle has been getting Barter himself to sit down for interviews that will go in the book. Between working full-time with the school, serving as a security officer at parties and events, and managing three farms that he owns, Baner has more than enough to keep him busy. The book is currently scheduled for release this fall, hopefully just before W&L’s Parents’ Weekend. Mrs. Bane hopes to hold a re- lease event and book signing that we ekend. She can be reached at ba- nerandi@.yahoo.corn. Photos can be sent to 169 Bunker Hill Mill Road in Lexington. In the meantime, Baner will continue writing tickets and sharing his wisdom with the W&L family. The Phi is going to Nationals! The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the newspaper staff first place in its regional division for its entry, “Staff editorials.” The newspaper placed in three other categories: Second place in General News Reporting, Steph Wiechmann’s “Saving lives one letter at a time.” Second place in Sports Writing, Joel Poelhuis’s “Rugby confronts VMl.” Third Place in Best All-Around Newspaper, non-daily OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_005.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 2,2007 THE RING-TUM PHI 3 . IIDIIIIDIIS Tolerance is truly fear Ruscios email encourages fear of disagreement, disapproval instead of demanding acceptance of others I write in response to President Ruscio’s recent message to the W&L community. in which he en- courages ‘a dialogue that speaks to our fundamental commitments to civility and tolerance’. Unless we take civility to mean nothing more than ‘being nice’, these two fundamental commitments of ours are in basic opposition. Ci- vility implies civilisation, culture and refinement; tolerance makes no distinction between what is civilised and what is barbaric, be- tween the refined and the crude. Our alleged commitment to tolerance demands our respect, acceptance and appreciation of diverse ways of thinking and living—even of those we might consider destructive and contrary to civility. Now, toleration of a thing implies disapproval of it. If my friend asserts an idea with which I agree, I do not tolerate it~I accept it, for I’m on his side. But, if he says something I do not like, I can either challenge it and give my opinion or tolerate it and keep quiet. The latter option is intellec- tual cowardice. It is a refusal to affirrn what one believes is right and true, preferring to hide behind a false neutrality to avoid having to confront alternate points of view. How fear of intellectual disagreement and of intelligent engagement can be considered a fundamental commitment of a university community is quite be- yond me. The latter is in- tellectual cow- ardice. It is a refusal to afiirm what one be- lieves is right. As a final point, I, together with President Ruscio, ‘abhor acts of violence and aggression toward others no matter the mo- tivation’. Indeed, I am intolerant of them. Alejandro Selin THE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~ RING-TUM PHI. MANAGING EDITOR FORMER EXEC. EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR ARTS&L|FE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DESIGNIEDITOR DESIGNERS STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS BUSINESS MANAGER DISTRIBUTION MANAGER MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of THE RING—TUM PHI to accurately, truthfully, and thoroughly report news affecting the Washington and Lee community for students, faculty, parents and alumni. Our goal is to look deeper into news affecting campus life and hold leaders accountable. Through our reporting, we aspire to spark discussions that lead to discovering information that prompts change. THE RING—TUM PHI is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year. THE RING-TUM PHI is a member of The Media Board, which can be reached at mediaboard@wlu.edu, but is otherwise independent.THE RING—TUM PHI welcomes all letters. We reserve the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters and advertising do not necessarily reflect the opinion of THE RING—TUM PHI staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. THE RING-TUM PHI UNIVERSITY COMMONS ROOM. 341 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 TELEPHONE: (540) 458-4060 FAX: (540) 458-4059 EMAIL: PH|@WLU.EDU SUBSCRIPTION RATE $45 JACOB GEIGER BRITT STANIAR STACEY GRIJALVA JESSICA SHAW MICHAEL KEENAN CODY BEAUCHAMP HILARY CRAIG ABEL DELGADO BRIAN DEVINE ADAM LEWIS SACHA RAAB JESSICA STEINMETZ RUSS WEEMS QUEENIE WONG MELISSA CARON LARA JORDAN DREW SCARANTINO MORGAN HARRIS LENORA NUNNLEY DAVID SHUBICK CHARLES PERSONS Lip Synch breaks donation records Rockbridge, Natural Bridge/Glasgow and Buena I/zsta thank students for the thousands of dollars and tons of food given Dear W&L Students, Below please find three letters of thanks from the food banks in Rockbridge County. Through the Lip Synch contest directed by SARAH, we were able to raise over $14,000 which went to purchase roughly 13.5 tons of food for the local communi- ty. We broke records this year and we hope to do it again...it is for a great cause. Please find these heartwarming letters below, and thanks again to ev- eryone who participated in Lip Synch, especially Chris Lalli, Will Owens and Paul Stack, without whom the evening wouldn’t have been possible. Tripp Onnen, SARAH advisor Dear W&L Students: We gratefully wish to acknowledge the shipments of food for the Rockbridge Area Food Pantry: 3216 units 15535 units Kroger: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank The Pantry is currently working toward receiving a Grant from the F einstein Foundation and every unit of food and every dollar received as a donation between March 1 and April 30 will count toward that grant. Your generous donation is giving us a big boost toward receiving that grant money. Your continuing support of this community is a tribute to the University and its character. We hope you had a great time at the LIP-SYNCH contest and we look forward to continuing to work with you. Sincerely, Mary B. Brown Executive Director Rockbridge Area Relief Association Dear W&L Students: All of us who are associated with the Natural Bridge/ Glasgow Food Pantry were completely bowled over with SARAH’s recent magnanimous gifl of food. Our cup run- neth over. The young people who makeup your group have assured that the food boxes which will be distributed tomorrow (and next month) will be filled to the brim with exciting and different items. On behalf of the Natural Bridge/Glasgow Food Pantry, I extend to you, and the members of S.A.R.A.H., our heart- felt appreciation for this additional display of their love for their fellowman. It is gratifying to know that the hungry in our area will be fed because of your generosity to not only our food pan- try, but to Community Share in Buena Vista and RARA in Lexington. Best wishes in your future fund raising efforts. May God richly bless each of you. Sincerely yours, Marjorie P. Austin Corresponding Secretary Natural Bridge/Glasgow Food Pantry Dear W&L Students: Thank you for all the food you gave to our food bank. We greatfiilly appreciate all you have for us. Please pass this so we can let all the students know how much we ap- preciate their efforts. May God bless each and everyone. Thanks again from the bottom of our hearts. All the volunteers at the Community Share Project Food Bank in Buena Vista A clean ‘O8 campaign Presidential candidates might run out of mud to sling if this keeps up By Abel Delgado c o LU M u I sr The 2008 General Election Campaign for president might turn out to be out to be one of the cleanest and most flawless gener- al campaigns in recent memory. After all the dirt the candidates have thrown to others in their own party and all the blunders they have made to derail their own campaign, there might not be any mud left to sling or ways left to mess up by the time the Demo- crats and Republicans picks their candidates. To begin with, there’s the campaign’s supposed golden boy, Barrack Obama. Normally, not having any con- crete stands or experience would not hinder a candidate this early. But the other candidates have began to pummel Obama on his lack of experience. Do not think the senator is going to take it ly- ing down, though. There_is already a shady link between a campaign worker of his and the man who created an intemet attack ad comparing Hill- How can a one-time cross-dresser be leading the Republican polls? Well, with this crowd, anything is possible. ary Clinton, the only candidate ahead of Obama in the Democrat- ic polls, to an 1984ish Big Broth- er type of leader. The commercial is downright creative and might hold some truth, so Obama loses points for not taking credit. Then there’s Republican Mitt Romney who has taken a page from the Democratic strategy book and flip-flopped on every is- sues from abortion to gay rights to immigration. Obviously trying to mimic the vast success that John Kerry had with the same strategy, Romney has changed his stance depend- ing on the crowd in front of him, pandered to the “party base” and attacked those, i.e. John McCain, who have not done the same. McCain is obviously letting Rorrmey get to him since he now says he’s reconsidering his once staunch stance on immigration. The former front-runner has had to be on the defensive as of late, being the most prominent candidate to show support for the new Bush plan in Iraq. Back on the Democratic side, there is John Edwards. While ev- eryone has gained a new level of respect for Edwards and his fam- ily for continuing his campaign as his wife bravely fights cancer, has anyone else noticed the man has become a socialist? Edwards has plans for the U.S., not the least of which in- cludes universal health care and more welfare that would leave the country looking more European than many Americans are ready for. Of course he’s not the only one promising universal health care. Senator Clinton, everyone’s favorite candidate to hate, has copied Edwards’ plan to thetee. It might work better than her eight year failure of health care reform did as first lady. This might not be enough to. convince the 44 percent of Amer- icans that already have decided not vote for her. If Clinton has succeeded in anything, it’s unit- ing mainstream America against her. She really has no reason to campaign considering evcryone’s opinion ofher, whether positive or negative, is already set in stone. That leaves the current front runner, Rudy Giuliani. How can a one-time cross dresser be leading the Republican polls? How can a man the liberals of New York consider dictatorial lead the national polls? Well with this crowd, anything is possible. Hopefully some positive in- formation will come out of one of these candidates soon. If not, here’s to 19 more months of the agonizing reality one of these people will lead the free world. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_006.2.txt 4 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 DDIIIIOIIS Against all odds Playing the lottery is a tax on stupid people, winning not a walk in the park By Jesslca Stelnmetz c o LU M N I sr Playing the lottery is just re- ally stupid. That’s the only thing I remember from my Pre-Calculus class. It has actually nothing to do with Pre-Calc, which is quite unfortunate since I am actually taking Cale 101 right now. And, yes, I am a junior...smart choice, I know. My high school math teacher spent a whole class period ranting about the lottery and mathemati- cally proving the odds that lottery players are up against. I am sure Mr. Jungk would be disappointed that I do not remem- ber how to come up with these numbers. I do, however, remem- ber one thing: the odds are astro- nomically against lottery players. For instance, you have a better chance of being struck by light- ening or dying by eating flesh- eating bacteria than winning the California State Lottery. Those are clearly excellent odds. It is three times more likely for a person driving ten miles to buy a Lotto ticket to be killed in an accident than to actually win the lottery. Here’s another statistic for you: if one person purchases 50 Lotto tickets each week, they will win the jackpot about once every 5,000 years. As Dave Barry, the humor columnist says, “The lottery is a tax on stupid people.” After all, it seems foolish to waste money when the odds are so against you. People who play the lottery of- ten say something along the lines of, “It’s only a dollar and I can win so much”. But it is not only a dollar. Peo- ple typically do not just buy one lottery ticket in their life. The average American spends $184 on the lottery. And that is just the average. Then there is all the players who have to make up for people like me, who will never spend a single cent on a lottery ticket, or people who just play it once or twice a year. If you invested instead of spending $10 a month on lottery tickets over 40 years, the typi- cal increased retirement savings rather than playing the lottery would be around $14,440. And remember that $10 a month is less than what the average American spends. While that might not seem like a lot of money to some of you, think of how much that money could help a family that was not well-off. Or think about how much that could help your favorite charity. Of course there are the lucky ones. I have never known anyone who actually won the lottery but it does happen. Hitting the lottery is not ex- actly picture-perfect. Think of how many people would hit you up for money. When you just won all that “free” money, it is hard to say “no” with- out a fight with at least one friend or relative. ‘ By the time the government takes a huge chunk out of money, you finally give in to your broke cousin Nina so she does not think you are a complete selfish witch for turning her down. Then you go on your increased Christmas shopping spree so the whole family does not think you are a cheapskate, and you will be nowhere near having enough to quit your job and live the good life. But then I finally got to replace my laptop that was literally fall- ing apart when my Grandma won big-time from the slot machines. And she only put in a few dollars before you won. So if you really have to gam- ble in some form or another, play the slots. The odds are at least better, and it is more than a quick minute of entertainment. right? affeditorial Hearing needs press coverage Active student press will let hearing be truly, open Wednesday’s open hearing is an unusual event. An open hearing has not occured in over a decade. The student press on campus has been working this week with the Executive Com- mittee to plan our coverage of the trial. We believe that open press coverage is the best way to truly inform all members of the community about how the hearing works and about what the jury eventually decides. Members of the Phi, Trident and A Week in General will be working together this week to cover the trial. The two news- papers will publish a joint issue tomorrow night that contains all the information you will need to know about Wednesday’s trial. It is important to remember, however, that all members of these news organiza- tions are students as well as journalists. Journalists on this campus must learn to abide by this system while at the same time covering its actions. We hold the White Book in the highest respect and are concerned first and foremost about allowing the accused student to have a fair hearing on his/her case. Therefore, we will withhold the student’s name during our coverage. Many of you may wonder why the trial needs to be covered. Afier all, it is open to all current members of the W&L commu- nity. But because Lee Chapel only holds 525 members, approximately 25 percent of our students can attend the trial at any given time. That calculation does not even consider faculty and staff who may wish to watch our honor system at work. Our press coverage will greatly benefit people who are unable to attend. Above all, our goal is to educate the community on the procedures of the hear- ing as well as the past history of open hear- ings. We are not there to serve as court reporters. Our campus speaks constantly about the trust we have in each other, and an open hearing is the ultimate example of that trust. That trust is what is allowing the student press to work with trial chairman Adam Hull and EC President Rob Rain. Through our coverage of this event, we will uphold the trust placed in us. WASHINGTON AND LEE j UNIVERSITY STORE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS DO YOU WANT CASH FOR SPRING BREAK? Finished exams? Before leaving campus, bring your books to the UNIVERSITY STORE! Textbook Buyback! . . . Get cash (up to 50% of value of book)! . . . .Help your store have more used and cheaper books for future semesters! 6 Days in the Commons’ Atrium Saturday, April 7 , 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday, April 9 — 13 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_007.2.txt . arts&iife MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 THE RING-TUM PHI ' 5 Monks perform ceremony with sand Last week, Tibetan Buddhist monks vis- ited Washington and Lee from the Drepung Losellng Monastery. This event was spon- sored by the Lenfest Serles. These monks began ceremonles last Monday at noon In Wilson Hall. At this ceremony, the monks prepared for their mandala sand painting and began its construction. Over the course of the week, some of the monks dedicated time to constructing a de- tailed masterpiece of sand on a table while an audience of stu- dents and community members observed. The sand painting was Photos by Morgan Harris created through vari- ous rltuais and tech- nlques. The monks remained in a state of meditation while refin- lng the piece. During closing ceremonies at noon last Thursday, the monks handed out some of the sand from the painting in small, plastic bags to people In the audience. The sand that was left was carried to Woods Creek and dumped in the water. During the week, some monks were selling jewelry at a station in Wilson Hall. People were also able to make contribu- tions to their monas- tery. Source: www.wlu.edu OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_008.2.txt 6 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 arts&|iIe Self-interest swells in US Study indicates that narcissism is becoming a trend among college students across the nation By Queenle Wong STAFF WRITER University President Ken Ruscio remains optimistic about the evolution of Washington and Lee’s campus culture despite a national study that found a rise in narcissism and self-centeredness among today’s college students. “I look at the students in the seventies and I see where they are now, and with great regularity, they tend to be people that are not just involved in their business... they tend to be active and en- gaged individuals, and I don’t see any reason to think that the cur- rent generation will display a dif- ferent pattern,” said Ruscio, who graduated from W&L in 1976. The study, according to the press release, analyzed the re- sponses of 16,475 college students throughout the United States, who filled out the Narcissistic Person- ality Inventory between 1982 and 2006. Lead author of the report, San Diego State University As- sociate Professor Jean Twenge, presented the study along with her colleagues at the SDSU gen- eration gap workshop Feb. 27. The NPI asks students to re- spond to statements such as: “If I ruled the world, it would be a better place,” “I can live my life anyway I want to” and “I like to be the center of attention.” The study found that almost two-thirds of today’s college stu- dents had narcissism scores that “I think that one way that [students] can check themselves is to really develop a sense of being okay based on your own standard ” CHRISTY BARONGAN, unlverslty counsellng psychologist were above the average 1982 score. Thirty percent more col- lege students showed elevated narcissism in 2006 than in 1982 and the average college student scored nearly as high on narcis- sism as the average celebrity. According to the press release, it is the largest study ever con- ducted on generational changes in narcissism. The report is still under review for publication in a scholarly journal. Ruscio, who acknowledged the findings, said that although W&L students tend to be very self-as- sured and confident in their lead- ership and intellectual abilities, he wouldn’t characterize them as narcissistic. He believes that stu- dents on this campus would score lower on the NPI than on other campuses. President Ruscio also said that the university historically attracts students devoted to community service and volunteer work. According to the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s (CIRP) Freshman Survey, W&L freshmen have shown about a 13 percent increase in volunteer work since 1985. The latest survey, taken this fall, shows that about 90 percent of freshmen performed volunteer work occasionally or frequently in the last year. This time the per- centage was slightly above the national average by about five percent. But another alumnus, Profes- sor and Head of the University’s Journalism Department Brian Richardson, does see a change in W&L’s student culture. “At W&L, I see more of a sense of entitlement among stu- dents,” he said. “It’s not among all students. I wouldn’t even say it’s among most students, but it’s more prevalent than it used to be.” Richardson, who graduated from the university in 1973, said that he doesn’t believe students are more self-centered by nature, but rather that their parents are in- dulging this behavior more often. As a result, this leaves the impres- sion that students don’t have to take responsibility for their own actions. Yet Richardson also thinks that W&L’s students are more involved in local community ser- vice than their predecessors. Back in the 1970s, due to the war, many students were involved globally rather than locally, he said. Perhaps the major difierence between W&L’s current and past generation is the use of technol- ogy, which Twenge believes fuels the trend of narcissism. Ruscio and Richardson agreed. “It cuts across the grain of our campus culture,” said Ruscio, who worries about the “gravitational pull” away from the university’s fundamental traditions. It’s no longer uncommon for students to walk around cam- pus with their cell phones. This makes it difficult to practice the university’s speaking tradition, said Richardson. Despite technology’s negative effects on the current generation, University Counseling Psychia- trist Kirk Luder said that students usually use websites such as Facebook and MySpace to make connections rather than isolate themselves. 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Narcissists tend to rely on external factors to feel good about themselves and are in constant need of praise, she said. “I think that one way that [students] can check themselves is to really develop a sense of being okay based on your own standar ,” said Barongan. “What other people think about you may fluctuate, but if you have a sense of yourself that remains constant, I think that’s going to be the thing that prevents people from going overboard.” Natlonal data on narclsslsm: 1982 to 2006. survey. dent in 1982. average celebrity. - Study conducted from 0 16,475 students took - 2/3 of today's college students had scores above the average stu- - Average college stu- dent in 2006 scored almost as high as the gevéa '¢ Qeétczwzcmt PEDAL CAR DINER & TIN Tov CAFE Order from our complete menu Or Join us for one of our ALL YOU CAN EATBuflets.-’ ~ Friday Night Seafood Buffet with Crab Legs 5pm-10pm ~ Saturday Night Buffet 5pm~10pm ~Breakfast Bar 7 Days a Week 6am—11am ~Daily Hot Country Bar 11am-10pm ~Daily Soup, Salad, & Fruit Bar 1 tam-10pm Home Cooked Meals & Southern Hospitality.-’ Order Breakfast 24 Hours a Day, Seven days a week! 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I I I tion of worship music and Spiritual dance. I s I n I S e Photos by Stacey Grijalva ‘ Senior Cynthia Cheatham, sophomore Lenora Nunnley and junior Marian Botchway sing together at Robert E. Lee Episcopal Church on March 24 (above). Professor Doug Cumming dazzles his audience with songs on the saxophone (bottom left). Female dancers from Joyful Noise perform a number (bottom right). Mime dancers from the Rpa}pi)Iout Praise Ministry entertain the crowd (r g t . Announcement of a Fellowship for Members of the Rising Senior and Junior Classes Members of the Classes of 2008 and 2009 are invited to apply for the S. Cullum Owings, Jr. Fellowship for the Academic Year 2007-2008. The holder of this fellowship will receive a credit of $1250 toward each term’s tuition and will be expected to make several visits to secondary schools around the country to promote the Initiative for Academic Integrity under the guidance of ES S C O S the Washington and Lee Institute for Honor. Together with most such visits, the Owings Fellow will . also visit the local chapter of the Washington and Lee Alumni Association to discuss the state of the University from a student’s point of view, with particular regard to the Honor System. Cullum Owings was a member of the Class of 2003, an exceptional individual from Atlanta, me00° Georgia, who died tragically in an automobile accident during his senior year. i The Fellowship is administered by the Campus (Committee of the Washington and Lee Institute for Honor. Criteria for selection of Owings Fellows are, first of all, that the applicants should possess outstanding personal integrity. They should be good scholars, but the fellowship is not limited to students with exceptional grade-point averages. They should be articulate, with some grace and p . . . poise in demeanor, while at the same time being sensitive to the values and opinions of others. They Essays must be Words In lengt Each Wlnner W111 re- ‘should be students who show promise of developing intocommunity leaders of high standards. ceive $ 1 fioln the Office of R€1igl011S and have the Applicants may submit their applications to Professor Lewis G. John, Department of Politics, opportunity to read thgir essay during the Against Op- . throufil; cfimpus _Tlt1e(rie l:’n: application form, but the application should include: pression on May 1 in front of Lee Chapel. Essays be co yo esu en s ranscri . . . . . ’ p p Judged by the Mult1—Fa1th Council and are due April 25th. 5 (2) A resume of activities and special talents if (3) An essay of approximately 250 words with the heading, “How my personal values and Please Submit entries t0 ROOTU Elr0d COHIHIOUS and/OI’ experience qualify me to represent Washington and Lee as a Cullum Owings ’03 Fellow” bdatZ@W1u'edu. (4) A statement of willingness to make the off-campus visits as described above ,1 (5) Names of two or more members of the faculty. from whom the selection committee may seek iecomrnendatiions I I v . I " Applications are due by Friday, April 13, 2007.;The selection process will include interviews ‘with those applicants jtidgedmost worthy on the basis of their written applications. Questions may be addressed to Professor Lewis John at (john1@wlu.edu) or to Professor John Gunn at gunnj@wlu.edu. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_010.2.txt I 0 TIE MIG-Tlll PIII MONDAY, APRIL 2,2007 snorts sportsbriefs Mon’: tonnls The nationally ranked men’s tennis team wrapped up a successful two week stretch this weekend by knocking off No. 26 Swarthmore 5-4 yesterday in Lexington. Jon Malooly, Seth Feibelman and Stuart Sanford got wins at third, fourth, and sixth singles, respectively, and the No. 17 Generals also got two doubles wins. Sanford and F eibehnan grabbed an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles while Tim Ross and Nat Estes avenged defeats in singles by defeating their opponents 8-4 in the top doubles spot. The men also grabbed a 9-0 sweep on Saturday when they defeated Christopher New- port in Lexington. The third match of the weekend was a 6-3 victory over Rhodes College on Friday afternoon. The defeat was only the second of the year for Rhodes. W&L swept doubles play in that match and added wins at second, third, and fourth singles from Estes, Malooly and Feibelman. W&L suffered only its second loss of the season a week ago Satur- day when they dropped a 5-4 decision against .Mary Washington, the No. 9 team in the country. Wins from Ross and Estes at number one doubles and from Ross, Malooly and Feibelman in singles left the team just one point short of victory. Mon’: Lacrosse The men’s lacrosse team ranitswinstreakto fivein a row with victories over No. 4 Middlebury, 9-7, and conference rivals No. 18 Roanoke, 14-13, and Vir- ginia Wesleyan, 7-6. Tim Skeen scored with just 7.4 seconds remaining in the game to defeat Roanoke. Skeen finished the game with five goals and three assists. Ned Rider chipped in three goals and an assist, and Will Keigler assisted on four Generals goals. The game against Middlebury was delayed by rain for two hours before being moved to the turf field. Down 7-6 less than eight minutes to play, the Generals rallied for the final three goals of the game to win 9-7. Jim Ryan led the way with two goals and an assist, and Seldon Clarke won fifteen of the 20 face-offs taken. Against Virginia Wesleyan, Harry St John scored two goals, including one with 17 seconds remaining to force overtime. Fresh- man Will Keigler scored his third goal of the game just nine seconds into the overtime period to give the Generals a 7-6 win and im- prove their overall record to 6-3, 2-0 in the ODAC. Track takes on D- Men is and women is teams record 10 D-III first place finishes at AS] CS Invitational over the weekend By Russ Weoms STAFF WRITER Over the past two weeks, the W&L track team has faced some stout competition but has fared well. Both of their last two meets included NCAA Division I teams. Last Saturday the Generals participated in the Fred Hardy In- vitational. The meet consisted of Division I teams and scored indi- vidually only. Despite the tough competi- tion, W&L had some strong per- fonnances. On the women's side, sopho- more Elizabeth Webb finished ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.03. Sophomore Bec- ca Taylor took 11"‘ in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:53.83. Freshman Sallie Armstrong notched a 20"‘ place finish 400 meter hurdles with a time of 70.33 while sophomore Stepha- nie Stelter followed right behind her with a time of 71.70 to earn 21st place. _ In the men’s meet, junior Steve Rivoir, sophomores Robbie Vari- papa and Alex Jackson, and fresh- man Rob Saliers placed third in a time of 8: 19.53 in the 4x800 relay. Sophomore Chip McCoy finished 23"’ in the 400 meter hurdles with atime of 61.86. Freshman Billy Billington competed at the Bridgewater In- vitational in Bridgewater, Va. He finished second in two events, with a 45-foot shot put throw and a heave of 131 feet in the discus. This Saturday W&L competed in the Asics Invitational at Liberty University. The meet included Division I, Division II, and Divi- sion III teams. Against the Division III teams, W&L fared well, accumulating 10 first-place finishes. For the men, freshman Ben Goetsch tied for first overall in the high jump with an impressive high jump of 6’00.75.” Freshman Ryan Castle’s 38’l0.25 triple jump was first among Division III competitors. Sophomore Chip McCoy took first in Division III in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.96. The women had an impressive showing, with seven competitors placing first in Division III. Webb took first among Divi- sion III runners in the 1500 me- ters in a stellar school-record time of 4:49.00. Stelter took first among D-III competitors in the 400 meter hur- dles with a time of 71.42. Fresh- man Lizz Krausnick finished first among D-III runners in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.82. Taylor put up atime of 18:38.90 in MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor Chlp McCoy takes off In the 4x400m relay. The relay of McCoy, Marshall French, Brlan Bondurant, and Matt Harrlson were the first D-Ill team to cross the llne. the 5000 meters which was good enough for first in Division III. Junior pole vaulter Liz Brandler placed first out of D-III competi- tors with an 8’ll.75” effort. One highlight of the weekend was Armstrong competing in the heptathlon. ' i The heptathlon is a two-day event which consists of the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m run on the first day and the long jump, javelin, and 800m run on the second day. Armstrong scored 3,175 points to establish a new school record. The Generals next meet is over the break on Saturday, April 14 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in Conway, S.C at 9 a.m. The team is looking forward to doing very well at this meet. “We think with two weeks to prepare we can really show what we can do and set a lot of per- sonal records at this meet,” said Saliers. Womerfs tennis beats J MU Team defeats nationally ranked Trinity and Pomona—Pitzer in pair of 9-0 matches ’ By Mlchael Keenan STIFF WRITER The women’s tennis team ran its record to 10-0 on the season after defeating Division I James Madison University 5-4 on March 21 in Harrisonburg, VA. “They’re a Division I team, and we don’t get to play D-I teams very ofien,” said Katie Tabb. ‘‘If we can compete against a D-I program, that really says something about our level at the D-III level.” In the doubles portion of the competition, JMU took two of three matches to take a 2-1 lead. The Dukes team of Rebecca Er- ickson and Briana Jain defeated Leah Weston and Ginny Wortham 8-5 and Lauren Graham and Kelly Maxwell defeated W&L’s Lauren Caire and Kelly Will by the same score. The General’s lone victory in the doubles matches came when Emily Applegate and Tabb de- feated JMU’s duo of Anna Khoor and Mary Napier. Applegate and Tabb continued where they left off by winning the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches against Napier and Khoon Apple- gate won in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6- 3, while Tabb won in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. JMU’s Jain and Maxwell both won in straight sets over Will and Caire, but victories by Wortham’s and Weston’s victories secured the 5-4 win for the Generals. Before heading off to Texas for the Fab Five Tournament, the women recorded a pair of 9-0 vic- tories against conference oppo- nents Randolph-Macon Woman’s College on March 22 and Virginia Wesleyan on March 24. The Generals only dropped one game in the match against Randy-Mac and did not drop a set in either match. The Fab Five tournament got off to a rainy start and W&L’s first match against Pomona—Pitzer, which was scheduled for Friday, was postponed until Saturday. The delay didn’t slow down the Generals as they cruised to a 9-0 victory. The doubles teams of Ap- plegate and Tabb, Weston and Wortham and Kristen McClung and Will recorded victories. In the singles matches, Apple- gate defeated Pomona-Pitzer’s Siobhan Finicane 4-6, 6-2, 10-8. W&L would sweep the five re- maining matches without drop- ping another set. TEST PREP AND ADMISSIONS '¢_"L‘D The LSAT‘ will have a new question type for June 2007. Being prepared forthis change can give you a significant advantage on the exam. Kaplan provides complete and proven preparation for every question type you will see on the LSAT-—including Comparative Reading questions! Kaplan provides the most complete and proven prep forthe LSAT. 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The women rebounded by- wrapping up the tournament on Sunday with a 9-0 thrashing of hosts Trinity University to run their record to 14-1. The Generals will conclude regular season play with four matches over spring break. The team will look to wrap up another undefeated conference season before heading to Atlanta for a match at Emory University Tuesday, April 17. That will be a rematch of last year’s national championship match. . The final regular season match will be the next day at Sewanee. If, as expected, the Generals romp through the ODAC t0uma- ment and take the title during the final weekend of spring break, they will then turn their attention to the NCAA team and individual championships in May at Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. careers? ~ ***** IMPORTANT BULLETIN ***** ATTN: FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES Looking for a great place to work on campus? - Interested in learning about jobs, internships, - Do you have a strong work ethic? - Are you eager to learn? Career Services will be seeking 3 work study student replacements for 2007-2008. - Interested? Visit us and learn more about the work study job that is more than a job. - Think about it. Won’t your parents be happy? CAREER SERVICES: Where W&L students and the future meet WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSIT careers@Wlu. edu CAREERSERVICE 458-8595 http://careers.wlu.edu OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_011.2.txt Granted, my GPA takes a signifi- ;_ cant hit; but when it comes down ~'.7 to it, what is more memorable? '_.:you learn about comparative ad- [sends a Cinderella team to the . an absolute advantage! Testing: determining the slope of ,{some random function, or watch- .ters? Finding the slope doesn’t nament can definitely be. added MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 THE nmc-rum PHI "6, 9 Why you should be excited ‘ Lewis explains - why now is the time to be a fan By Adam Lewls COLUMNIST Despite everything negative that surrounds modem-day sports, this time of year makes me ex- tremely proud to be a sports fan. Your 2:30 Economics class where vantage, or the buzzer-beater that next round in the NCAA touma— ment? Screw comparative, that’s I mean, which is more inter- ing Tiger figure out the slope of the green on Sunday at the Mas- give you the derivative, it gives you a green jacket. Personally, I can’t think of any other time in the sports calendar where I am happier. First, we have March Mad- ness. Now I know people say that there are only two sure things in the world: death and taxes. But an exciting March Madness tour- to that list. Though this touma- ment started off with only a few really exciting first round games, it picked up with each round. For the first time ever, all four no. 1 seeds and three no. 2 seeds made the Elite Eight. I don’t think I have ever seen more intensity, de- termination or goofy scrubs lock- ing arms on the bench thinking that they make a difference. April 1 marked the Opening Day of Major League Baseball, a day that has an aura surround- ing it which always seems to take America from winter to spring. And, beautiful weather combined with the smell of hot dogs and beer can only mean one thing: I’m going to have to stash the beer to avoid getting a strike, and then go watch baseball. Moving on, the Masters be- gins this week. No other event boasts the best players in the world playing on the most aes- thetically pleasing course in the world, without the interference of commercials and women (just kidding). But in all seriousness, I can’t think of many other week- ends that are more enjoyable than the Masters. Where else do fat guys have a decent change of winning a sports competition? Next we have the NHL play- offs, which begin on April 11. For those of you who may be un- interested, let me assure you that the Stanley Cup playoffs are actu- ally quite entertaining. Any true sports fan can appreciate fast- moving, hard-hitting play, espe- cially when arrest-worthy fights are allowed to occur. Overlapping with the Stanley Cup playoffs is the post-season of the NBA. Personally, I have very little to say about profes- sional basketball nowadays, but the playoffs tend to encourage players to actually play defense, which is always fun. Lastly, the weekend of April 28 marks the culmination of the greatest period on the sports cal- endar with the NFL draft. Like when the Jetson’s met the Fline- stones’, the NFL draft sees two great organizations meet on the same stage. And, if you thought predicting how Fred would react when he saw George was diffi- cult, try predicting who the Raid- ers will select in the first round. There you have it: my favorite time of year. The time when the only city you should be studying is “Upset City, baby!” Baseball Team is now 10-3 VS. ODAC Continued from page 10 seventh inning home run just inside the left field foul pole. That three-run moon shot, which followed a soft RBI single by Lewis, broke open a 3-3 tie and allowed the Gener- als to cruise into a 7-4 victory. Freshman Chuck Davidson, working on short rest, got the start on Tuesday. He went four and a third innings before tiring and gave way to junior lefty Jeff Pharis. After gmauowaf JOJL ,4-as no/x auv '/lay U5. Ceiiuiar/3‘ gets me... p and Wm usunfiy a hard persori to get. f~!ere’s the pine that gets me ezreiyihing i need.“ *9 1000 Anytime Minutes for $49.99 *9 Unlimited CALL ME Minutes“ * Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes starting at 7 pm. ~ FREE,lncoming Text Messages 3* FREE Incoming Picture Messages Devin Oklahoma Mobile AIM’ application is a separate service requiring separate set-up. 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After starting the season 1-3, the Generals have put together a five-game winning streak. 8 Shots under parjunior Nathaniel James recorded during his victory at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercolle- giate at Camp Lejeune,. N.C. 7x4 Seconds remaining when sophomore attackman Tim Skeen scored unassisted to give the Generals the victory over no. 18 Roanoke soapbox “I make a lot of mistakes. I think I sort of sometimes pay for them a little less than other guys. It was just a matter of who made the smallest mistake.” — Bode Miller on winning the super—G at the U.S. Alpine Championships, tying the men's record with his ninth na- tional title, from Sl.com “A lot of guys are closing up on him [Mi- chael Phelps in the 400 lM]. I've never been that fast in the morning. I'm pretty_ confident” — said Ous Mellouli of Tunisia, who qualified third, from Sl.com. Phelps would not be denied his seventh gold medal of the world championships as he won by smashing his old world record by over two seconds. Ous finished fourth, over five seconds behind Phelps. MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Senior catcher Jordan Wesley steps into the pitch. Wesley had a solo homer during game one against Roanoke. Men sweep ODAC foes Loss against Shenandoah is only blemish during season 3* busiest week ' By Jacob Geiger MANAGING EDITOR Senior Clayton Edwards tossed a complete-game in game one and Junior James Madden led an of- fensive onslaught in game two as the Generals swept score Roanoke College on Saturday and W&L 3v 11 improved their con- RC 1’ 5 ference record to a lofty 10-3 mark. This week was a busy one for Washington and Lee. Sunday’s non-conference match against St. Mary’s was can- celled, but the team still played three conference games and one non-conference game, winning the three ODAC bouts and losing to Shenandoah in the non-confer- ence showing. The Generals beat the Maroon 3-1 and 11-6 to go along with Tuesday’s 7-4 win to avenge an earlier ODAC loss to Bridgewa- ter College. The sole blemish on the week was the 10-4 loss to Shenandoah. With only five conference games left to play, a group of ex- perienced veterans and talented youngsters have the Generals poised for a showdown April 14 with Hampden-Sydney that will go a long way towards determin- ing who joins defending champi- on Virginia Wesleyan at the top of the conference standings. Saturday’s doubleheader was an excellent example of the di- verse ways this team can win a baseball game. Edwards, the team’s undis- puted ace, gave up an early run before settling down, allowing just four hits and the one run over seven innings. The outing im- proved his record on the mound to 5-1 and dropped his ERA to a sparkling 3.05. In the meantime, junior out- fielders Madden and Tim Livings- ton put W&L back in front with RBI singles in the second inning. Senior Catcher Jordan Wesley who left Tuesday’s game after tweaking an earlier hamstring injury, returned to the lineup and added some insurance with a home run in the sixth. The second game was anything but a pitching duel, as the Gener- als quickly fell behind the Ma- roon. Junior John Parker strug- gled from the outset. Though he was able to escape a bases-loaded jam in the first, Roanoke struck hard in the second, scoring five runs on six hits. Brennan Thacker delivered the biggest blow with a bases-loaded double that brought three men home. Parker gave way to sopho- more Brendan Clark, who pitched four dominating innings, allow- ing just two hits and no runs. He got the win on the afternoon and improved to 2-0 on the season. While Clark was silencing Roa- noke, W&L was getting its own offense going against Maroon starter Chase Davidson. Madden provided the cru- cial blow of the inning when he launched a bases-loaded grand slam. After Madden’s slam, a double by sophomore Terrence McKelvey and a single by fresh- man catcher Will Lewis brought three more runs to the plate and put W&L on top for good. The Generals padded their lead in the fifth and seventh in- nings, scoring a pair of runs in each frame. Livingston brought home Madden and Edwards with a single in the fifth, and RBI singles by Livingston and David Miller scored runs in the seventh. Madden finished the second game 3-5, needing only a double to complete the cycle. The of- fensive outburst during the two games bumped his batting av- erage up nearly 30 points and showed that he may be breaking out of the mid-season slump he struggled through during the past few weeks. Shenandoah simply dominat- ed W&L on Thursday, piling up 10 runs against Livingston and starter Steve Marcott. Shenando- ah got four un-earned off Marcott in the third before driving in three runs in both the fifth and sixth against Livingston, who has spent far more time in left field than on the mound this season. Though Marcott took the loss and fell to 3-2 on the year, his ERA dropped to an astonishing 1.73. He has firmly established himself as the team’s mid-week starter. Senior Designated Hitter Rich- ard Garland was the star in Tues- day’s conference win, hooking a See “BASEBALL” on page 9 O I Golfers look to drop shots ' James wins Lejeune title with two birdies in sudden-death playoff By Brian Devlne smrr wmrsn The Oleander Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club can be a tricky opponent. Situated among the pine trees and lakes of the his- toric resort off the Scores Georgia coast, the James _8 course’s high winds and challenging de- Leisman +4 sign has tested golf- ers since 1963. On the weekend of March 23-25, the Washington and Lee golf team became the latest to be tamed by Oleander, finishing tied for 11”‘ out of 24 teams at the Jekyll Island Inter- collegiate. Though this is the first time the team has finished outside the top five of a tournament this year, it is not a terribly disappointing re- sult. The Generals placed in the top half of a field including an- nual D-III title contenders Meth- odist, Averett and Oglethorpe. At Jekyll Island the Generals fin- ished ahead of Averett, the 2003 national champions, and local rivals Bridgewater, Roanoke and Hampden-Sydney. W&L’s five participants shot a combined 303, their best round, on the final day to move into a tie for eleventh place with St. John Fisher and DePauw, both of whom led the Generals after Saturday’s second round. The Generals finished with a com- bined three-round score of 922, only 14 strokes out of another top five finish. The compression at the top of the team leaderboard was remark- able. Only 25 strokes separated Illinois Wesleyan and Hampden- Sydney, who finished fifth and nineteenth, respectively. Golfers struggled with the strong Atlantic breeze and dogleg-filled course, especially during Saturday’s sec- ond round, where the Generals carded a combined 311. The Generals’ five representa- tives were led by junior Nathaniel James, who shot a first round 70 (2 under par) and finished with 220, tied for tenth after the tour- nament. Seniors Anthony Zap- pin (231, tied for 47“‘) and Matt Leisman (233, tied for 55“‘) also finished in the top half of the lea- derboard. Sophomore Beau Al- len recorded a 238, and freshman Kevin Trempe, making his varsity tournament debut, shot a 243 on the weekend. James’ 220 helped him win ODAC player of the week for golf. A Third Team All—Ameri- can last season and the reigning ODAC Golfer of the Year, the junior from suburban Dallas-Fort Worth was instrumental in the Generals’ top-half performance in Georgia. James is averaging 74.6 strokes per round this season, best on his team. Despite James’ efforts and the overall solid play of the W&L outfit, the tournament was won by Methodist University, who won nine national championships in ten years from 1990 to 1999. The Monarchs beat out Ogletho- rpe by eight strokes and were led by senior Nick Bova. All five of Methodist’s golfers finished in the top 35. It is little surprise that the Monarchs are a unanimous pick for number one in the World Golf Association Coaches’ Poll for Division III. After dispatching the field so handily this weekend, it seems a strong possibility that Methodist will win its eleventh championship this year. Oglethorpe’s Taylor Urbanski shot a third-round 70 to ultimate- ly clip Bova for the individual championship by a single stroke. Urbanski and Bova were the only two players to finish under par over three rounds. This weekend, the golf team took part in the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate at Camp Lejeune, N.C. James, Leis- man, Zappin, Joe Gibson and Brad Watts competed for Gener- als. On the first day, James led the way shooting a five-under-par 65 to lead the team to an eighth place finish after day one. Zappin was also under par, shooting a 68. On day two, James led the way again shooting a 69 on the par-72 gold course giving him a two day total of 134, good enough for sec- ond place. Leisman’s 71 was good for one-under-par. On day three, James again led the way shooting a 72 which tied him for first place overall. In the playofi‘, he birded two holes in a row to win the title. ‘ “It was quite a way to win,” he said. Overall, the Generals shot 305 on day three to finish with a score of 879, good enough for 12”‘ place. “It wasn’t a bad showing but it wasn’t quite what we were ex- pecting,” said James. The Generals continue their season on April l6 at the W&L Buck Leslie Invitational. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_013.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 2,2007 . arts&life THE RING-TUM PHI O O FIJI, Kappa Sig and SAE —— Winners of the Beta Theta Pi memorial award for best hazing. FIJI also wins the award for “Best odds that something stupid gets them kicked off campus.” 0 The First Annual B After a busy year of punishments from the [F C and SA C, iris time to celebrate our fraternity system 0 I Sigma chi was runner up of the Beta award because “their I activity did not constitute a new member education violation. I O ‘ I 0 Chi Psi voted “Best Last chance for a Hook-up” award Kappa Sig wins the award for “best failed attempt at trying to join the Big 4.” OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20070402/WLURG39_RTP_20070402_014.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI 4 0 snorts MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007 WED 'I'HuRs Fm Mon at Lambda Lambda Lambda Lambda Lambda Lambda Lambda . , . cycnng See El lot O Brien at VMI at HSC °"°" 4:00pm 1.-oopm at all Beer Pong ft Fm frats 4'30"“ 4:00pm Powder at Puff "‘°“ Water at E&H Pg|o 9:00am at at at at at at at Flnals Snu slg Ep snu KA snu slg Ep snu numbers 121 Average number of hours Sigma Nu members will spend studying between now and the start of finals week. 18 The number of ultimate frisbee related injuries Lambdas have suffered in the past five years. 1:39.47 Fraternity record for longest time studying by a KA. 1 The number of errors in the schedule above. KA will not be studying for finals. 4 The number of athletes the men’s swimming team will send to the Olympic trials. Mike Ginder, Tim McG|aston, Alex Sweet, and David Croushore will try to qualify for Beijing in the 200 Free Relay. box “Well, I thought that I deserved to stay in New York after last year, but apparently Yankees fans never warmed up to me. I really hope the fans at VMI and W&L are a little bit more friendly and accepting. My shrink said that sharing my feelings would help, so that's what I’m doing” — Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez during an exclusive interview with the Ring-Tum Phi. A-Rod spoke to the Phi while attend- ing tryouts for the Washington and Lee baseball team. A- Rod was cut by the Yankees last week. “Yeah, l’ve thought about buying the en- tire Ieague, eliminating David Stern from the picture and taking over as commis- sioner myself. But the idea of being the Heat's owner makes me throw up a little. Still, firing Pat Riley would be nice.” — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban New athletic center Football stadium renovations put on hold for field house contruction By Michael Keenan sponrs EDITOR In a stunning change of plans, the Washington and Lee Athletics Department has announced that they will postpone the rebuilding of Wilson Stadium and instead construct a field house. The field house will benefit the entire student population and be useful to all athletic teams on campus. The proposed field house would contain an indoor track, new pool, and a variety of other facilities. When asked about the change in plans, a source speaking on the condition of anonymity, said, “We realized that football wasn’t the only team that had a good season this year. The men’s swim team has won four consecutive Blue- grass Mountain Conference titles - — a conference which included Di- vision II and NAIA teams — and sent seven swimmers to nationals where they placed 8*. The cross country teams have won the past three ODAC titles with the track program on the rise and yet dur- ing the indoor season they have to walk to VMI’s outdated track just to practice. The new field house will serve a wider selection of students and show W&L strives to recognize all athletic teams, not just football.” The new facility will allow the swimming and track teams to host conference championships on campus. Last year, the ODAC indoor championships were tech- nically hosted by W&L, but be- cause there was no facility on campus, the championship meet was held at Liberty University. The new pool will be Olym- pic-sized which will allow the entire team to practice at the same time withoutbeing overcrowded. MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Track coaches Nathan Hoey and Brandon Uhl celebrate the announcement of the new field house. Hoey and Ulh were also excited about their new sweater vests. Additionally, the pool will have a diving well so the swim teams can expand to once again being a swimming and diving team. “As great as our eighth place finish was a nationals, it’s disap- pointing to know that there’s two more diving events we couldibe earning points in but can’t be- cause we don’t have the facili- ties,” said one swimmer. The track team’s pole vaulters and throwers were also excited about the news. “Finally our practices won’t be dependent on the weather,” said one pole vaulter. “lt’s nice to know the administration cares The year in W&L sports (Left) Senior Sam Wilmoth watches a basket- ball game from the nose bleed seats. (Bottom Right) Junior Andrew Friski was bit by a rabid racoon during a cross country race. (Bottom Left) Sophomore Drew Martin gets a new look at the world during pole vault. Photos by Michael Keenan about our improvement and safe- ty.” “It will be great not to have to fight with the Fancy Dress deco- rations committee for practice space,” said an excited thrower. While training for the indoor season, the throwershad to train in the pavilion, which was also used by the decorations commit- tee. The training facilities would provide a backup practice area for W&L’s many athletic teams. Pri- ority would be given to in-season sports so they would not have to miss practice due to poor weather conditions but out-of-season var- sity sports, club team, and intra- mural leagues would also benefit. “It will be much easier to schedule intramurals with the ad- ditional facilities,” said a source inside. the intramural department. “While it’s understandable that varsity sports have first priority, it’s hard having to reschedule, es- pecially during playoffs.” Additionally, the field house would provide an alternate site for graduation in case of inclem- ent weather so seniors could grad- uate at W&L rather than having to go to VMI. Construction is expected to begin in May and be completed by January, 2008. Bidding for naming rights is still in progress.