OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_001.2.txt .\““ exhibit dispiays .I Huntley Hall grotesque bodies ARTS 8: LIFE / page 7 A WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CXI, NUMBER 2 Two foreign males entered the hallway on Davis dormitory’s third floor and entered several rooms of its female residents. By Joel Poelhuls STA FF WRITER Two South African visitors en- tered severalr freshman girls’ rooms uninvited late Wednesday night after parties, even climbing into bed with girls who were asleep. Though neither is a student of Washington and Lee, brothers Jacques and Marscell Newman, ages 22 and 21 respectively, were able to enter Davis and Gilliam dorms. According to freshman Joan Oguntimein, the brothers went from room to room on the girls’ halls, ask- ing for a place to sleep before their drive to the airport in the morning. Oguntimein continued that the two were forceful in their demands, closing the door of her room in Davis behind them after entering. She first became aware of the in- truders when she heard them talking to boys on Davis’ 2nd floor. Jacques and Marscell then ascended to the 3rd MICHAEL KEENAN / staff photographer "I thought it was a dream, so I just turned over Then, I got turned back over and felt my hand being moved. ” SUMMER LOLLIE, Class of 2011 floor and began entering girls’ rooms. Freshman Gaby Albuja, who also lives in Davis, was sleeping when the two entered her room around 2:30 a.m. After talking with the men for a while, Albuja reports that one of them insisted on spending the night and climbed into her bed. She promptly left the room to tell her Dorm Coun- selor, junior Jamila Seaton, who See “SECURlTY" on page 3 Beta promises new experience Fraternity returns to campus after four-year hiatus, looks for men of exceptional character By Catherine carlock c 0 pr E D ITO R Sayonara, Kappa Sig. Bienvenido, Beta. That’s right, Beta is back. According to Adam Porter Price, Beta Theta Pi’s Senior Leadership Consultant, the fraternity’s return to campus will be “a big extravaganza.” Price is a 2006 alumnus the University of Connect- icut’s Zeta Chi chapter. Four years have passed since Beta Theta Pi’s Alpha Rho chapter at Washington and Lee had their charter revoked. According to Price, Beta’s alcohol and drug abuse was widespread. But even more serious were allegations against the fraternity for serious hazing violations. With the help of W&L officials, Beta alunmi and the General Fraternity (similar to Nationals), Beta’s chapter at W&L closed in 2004. According to Price, there was a “consensus that the chapter needed to be closed in order for it to be good again.” Even though Beta had not been a formally rec- ognized fraternity for several years, it still had a presence on and off campus last year. Former Beta members have occupied a house called Pole 1. Matt Leisman, a fifth-year senior and a former Beta, said that his fraternity was “just a bunch of really good guys who loved having a good time” and who “didn’t care what other people thought.” This past spring brought the graduation of most of the 2004 Beta pledge class. As a result, the Beta General Fraternity has again partnered with W&L officials and Beta alumni to re-colonize the Alpha Rho chapter. For most of Fall Tenn, Price will do the re- cruiting himself. In November, however, Beta’s General Fraternity will send three to four more ad- ministrators to campus to aid Price in his search. Then, in January, the formal expansion process will begin. Because of W&L’s deferred recruitment pro- cess, Price has plenty of time to get‘ to know po- tential new members. These new members can be “anybody who is not currently in a fraternity” said Price. This includes independent upperclassmen and freshmen men. According to Price, the new Alpha Rho is go- ing to be different from the old chapter in three significant ways: V 0 No hazing. Price said he wants new member experiences to be “totally, 100 percent positive.” 0 Responsible use of alcohol. 0 A closer understanding of the values of Beta Theta Pi. Price is currently seeking leaders, scholars and gentlemen. Instead of waiting for potential pledges to come to him, Price is seeking them out himself. He’s asking professors for referrals of stellar students; he’s asking dorm counselors for referrals of quality gentlemen. What defines a gentleman is “a really hard thing to know” said Price. “It’s kind of a gut feeling for me.” He wants “guys who everybody looks up to.” In other words, Price wants “role models.” According to Leisman, Beta’s “expectations are oi? the charts.” “It’s good-hearted but it’s not something that’s See “BETA” on page 2 Sobriety checkpoints will become routine in Lexington Police issued several reckless driving tickets for over-crowded vehicles at trafiic checkpoint at the East Lexington Bridge By Brett Holton and Queenie Wong ' STAFF WRITERS Ann Marie Russell does not drink. Instead, she ensures that her friends who choose to drink can get around safely. That is why Friday, Sept. 7, she was happy to drive her friends out to Windfall Hill. She had one more person than her car could hold, forcing two of her friends to share the front seat. Little did she know that the Lexington police were running a checkpoint that evening, and she “Just because you ’re on the bus, its not safe base. You set one up and [to] always have an alternative plan,” he said. Lt. Miller said that although a.m. and West and on Route 11 North and South from 10 p.m. until 2 granted, the money is used to cov- er a wide range of public safety issues, including pedestrian safety still have to behave. If you ’re on the bus and you ’re flip- ping me off and you think ‘Oh, I ’m on the bus, the police can ’t do anything, ’ you ’re dead wrong. ” LT. BUCKY MILLER, Lexington Police Department would be charged under Virginia law for reckless driving. -- Russell, who felt she was do- ing a public service, said, “It’s just frustrating to me, because if I weren’t there someone would have been driving drunk.” Although it is rumored that the sobriety checkpoint was aimed at catching drunk drivers, DUI’s are actually the least common tickets issued in such efforts, Lt. A.M. “Bucky” Miller said. “The goal of the checkpoint is to make everyone realize that you never know when we’re going to these checks will not be run monthly, W&L students will definitely see more in the future. Friday’s checkpoint was the first to occur for the 2007-2008 aca- demic year. The last checkpoint during the 2006-2007 year was held in December. At the checkpoint, 12 Lex- ington Police officers and seven state troopers conducted a traffic checkpoint at the East Lexington Bridge. The police stopped traffic both ways on State Road 631 East That night, the police arrested one individual, not of the W&L community, for driving under the influence. They also issued eight court summons on counts of reck- less driving and faulty equipment, such as cracked windshields or malfunctioning headlights. The checkpoint was funded by an annual $5,000 grant from the Department of Motor Vehicles that expires on Sept. 31. The police department must reapply for this grant every year. When and emergency medical services. In order to receive the grant, the police department issues a plan outlining the guidelines of the checkpoint to the state. For example, if traffic is backed up more than 300 feet, officers begin checking every other car, every fifth car or simply allow all cars to pass through, Miller said. Sophomore Vivian Schreeder, who knows sober drivers who see “SOBRIETY” on page 3 OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_002.2.txt Ufllflw LIRARV VlA8Hl?€TON 8: LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VA 24450 2 - THE RlNG—TUM PHI ' news SEP ?. 8 2007 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 e es I1 image MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor F raternity representative looks‘ to recruit scholars‘ and “quality gentlemen” continued from page number 1 going to be successful on this campus,” said Leisman. “Most kids hcrc \ron‘t go for it.” Betzfs 3.05 (IEPA requirement is one ofthe high- est of any fraternity in the country. Accorcling to Lcisman, this cxpcctation is ‘‘ridiculous.’‘ “I wouldift have been able to go Beta as a fresh- man under his requirements. I still think ofiny.sell' as a pretty decent person." said Lcisman. The old Alpha Rho will share the same house. the same name, and the same university with the new Alpha Rho. But the two will he distinctly separate chapters. “My fraternity will always.‘ be close within our own chapter,” said Leisinan. “In no way will I cvcr feel close to [The General li“l'i1lt3l‘l)ll}"V].” 5 Price wants to make clear that joining Beta “is not just a social experience." There of course, a social component. and he does not want to down- play that. Beta can, however. provide a "‘hecl< of a SEPT. 9. 2007 Sttt - 8 Eli raisin: STAGE far rm ttzidxx ‘ '< 5 :' foam nae VV 8:14 "I‘I-1eaTeR Cluimoiis FOR.‘ Siiiieiii liioitaie 2007 HlGHLlGilllllG tlCTOR5,D0llC€RS,llllGl?RS Sui, Sept. 9, 2007 5 - 8 pm lohnson Theatre / Leiifest Hall ‘ Oiiieiio, lie moot or V€lllC€ 0’l0ll., Sept. l0, 7007 Tues., Sept. ll. 2007 - l0 pm 0 Kelleilhealre l leniest Hall For more infomation. C0lll3(i iiicelli:iniinnc@wlu.edu lot more resources tlian just a social network.“ It offers “huge amounts of" academic scholar- sliips.” said Price. it will offer a positive new mem- ber cducation (run by Price hiinsell’) rather than a physically and psychologicall_y damaging one. “Wc’re not going to do anything that’s going to wz'is1'c gu}/‘s time," said Price. With Kappa Sigma Nationals revoking the char- V ter of its Mu chapter this summer. tumors have cir- ; ‘ culatetl around campus that thcsc former pledges ’ will get automatic bids to Beta. According to Price. this is not the case. "We tlon’t do package deals,” said Price. He is 'i looking at the individual. not the individual and his three Friends. “Wc’rc really looking for the cream of the crop .5 liere.” said Price. To /earn more about Beta Tlreta Pi. i:i.rI't gobet(1— lodqiacom or C0K1I(,IC’! Adam Porter Price at adam. prir 'e7.\/ct?/ielut/7eta;)i. org. 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' V For example, reckless driving citations were given for having even one too many passengers in a vehicle. “I think [the police] just wanted an excuse to give people tickets,” Schreeder said. Given the crawling pace of traffic, students ' tried to fit as many people as possible into ve- hicles headed back to campus, making such ci- tations a common occurrence for the night. Reckless driving in Virginia is punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,500, as well as a possible suspension of driv- ing privileges for up to six months. Therefore, Miller cautioned W&L students to avoid seating vehicles past their capacity. “Just because you’re doing a good thing doesn’t mean you can break the law to do that good thing,” he said. Miller also stressed the issue of liability. If the driver of the vehicle should get into a wreck, he or she would be liable for a lawsuit as would the Greek organization that hired him. Both Miller and W&L strongly urge W&L students to use Traveller, the school’s bus sys- tem, as their alternate mode of transportation when driving is not an option. Miller added, “Just because you’re on the bus, it’s not safe base.” “You still have to behave. If you’re on the bus and you’re flipping me off and you think ‘Oh, I’m on the bus, the police can’t do any- thing,’ you’re dead wrong.” Miller said he was pleasantly surprised to see a large number of community members, in- cluding W&L students, thank police officers for keeping the roads free of drunk drivers. Security continued from page 1 called security. The Newmans left. “They were friendly,” Albuja said, “but they ended up being a little too friendly.” After exiting Davis, the two brothers entered Gil- liam dorm where they continued to harass female resi- dents. Freshman Gilliam resident Summer Lollie was asleep in her room around 3 a.m. when she felt an ex- tra weight on her bed. “l thought it was a dream, so I just turned over,” Lollie said, “then I got turned back over and felt my hand being moved.” When the men tried to touch her inappropriately, Lollie screamed, waking her roommate. The trespassers fled immediately, and the girls did not report the incident to their Dorm Counselor that night. The Newmans had been staying with sophomore Drew Crowley during the previous week at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. Crowley, who met Jacques over the summer in Boston, said the two were well—liked around the house. Crowley reports that there had been no incidents be- fore Wednesday. Freshman Cassandra Lewis said the brothers were at a party she attended at Windfall Hill Monday night. According to Crowley, Wednesday was the last day the Newmans planned on being at W&L. Crowley said he lost Contact with the brothers Wednesday night. He added that the two planned to catch a bus out of Lynchburg at 7 a.m. to New York, where they were planning to fly back to South Africa. Michael Young, Director of Public Safety for W&L, said security operations will not be altered by the in- cident. However, he stressed the need for students to be aware of who is coming into and going out of the residence halls and to keep room doors locked. Young said local police were not contacted. Dorm counselors who were asked about the incident offered no comment, in accordance with university policy. Application and usage charges apply. ©2007 U.S. Cellular Corporation. Introducing an enlightening new idea: Your Navigator iffrom U.S. Cellular.® It's a GPS system with a local “search function built right into your phone. With voice—guided, turn-by-turn directions, clarity and direction are just a call or a visit away. US, Cellular is wireless where you matter most?” sc.com 1-888-BUY-USCC Arrive:21mEn it -1, Im OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_004.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI ' 4 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007' opinions Britney: Gimme no more Her VIVA performance, full of stumbling and lip-syncing, could end her career By Grace Andrews COLUM NIST For the past week, everyone has been talking about the artist formerly known as the Princess of Pop, Britney Spears. On Sept. 9, 2007, millions of people gathered around their televisions and watched the MTV Video Music Awards for what could have been the great- est comeback in musical history; instead it was one of the greatest flops ever seen. Ms. Spears looked like a drugged out impersonator teeter- ing and tottering around the stage. If you thought Ashlee Simpson’s lip syncing performance on SNL was bad, Britney made her look like a seasoned professional. At some points in her perfor- mance, Ms. Spears would stop singing all together and just stum- ble around the stage some more. Now, this terrible performance could have been excused if Brit- ney had come out in all of her shimmery skin-colored-bodysuit glory. Instead, she came out in what I will not compliment by calling clothes... I will refer to them here and ever after as undergarments. So Ms. Spears had some unfor- givably revealing undergarments, terrible weave and questionable make-up. It looked as if her vi- sually impaired stylist had used Elmer’s glue to apply some hair stolen from a Bratz doll (that may even be a compliment). When I first saw the atrocious- ness that was on top of her head, I said a silent prayer for the minia- ture Clydesdale that had been kid- napped and shaved to create those terrible extensions. When I say home-girl looked bad, I mean BAD. All of America probably watched the entire per- formance with their jaws on the \ ground. Sadly the shattering of jaws all around the country was not only from Britney’s two-tone hair. Many people and magazines have called Britney “fat” for the way she looked at the VMA’s, but I would like to say that fat is not an accurate word in which to de- scribe Britney. This young lady has not only had one but two kids. I have not had even one child and I don’t look that good. v I think that the distinction peo- ple want to make is that she is not in quite the shape she used to be. The self-professed crunchaholic has clearly not been doing her daily regimen of 1000 crunches. But who can blame her, she’s probably too busy almost drop- ping her babies and partying so hard she passes out on dance club floors to focus entirely on exer- cise. The slight pooch could also be a small present from the alcohol king as a reward for the large in- vestment she’s been making in his empire. All I have to say is that I per- sonally feel terrible for Britney. Her fall from glory almost rivals that of the crazy man named Tom Cruise. I do not know about the rest of America, but I was person- ally rooting for her. As much as I detest some of her songs, and by some I mean almost all of them, and believe her to be a terrible actress and okay singer, I wanted her to succeed. I wanted Spears to prove to not only the public, but to herself and her boys that she could do it. The young diva came out look- ing like the neighborhood crack- head instead of the girl next door and proceed to dance in a manner so lethargic that a 95-year-old grandma could have beat her at a game of Dance Dance Revolu- tion. There were points in the per- formance where she looked back at her dancers to see what they were doing, only to wave her hands at them and continue to stumble around the stage like a drunken Vagabond. After watching the perfor- mance laughed at from around the world, I could not help but feel deceived and cheated. If nothing else, Britney has always been a great performer. No matter how terrible her songs, you could always be guar- anteed that she would give the show of her life. Instead on that fateful Sunday night, she gave the performance that could END her musical life. Britney has officially written her page in the book of infamy. Rumors has it that after the performance Brit Brit ran off the stage and cried her little languid dancing heart out, as she should have. Had I been her, I would have cried so much that my tears would have created a baby Nile on the stage. However, I write this article not only to vent, but to sort of ad- vocate for Britney. The stress of growing up in Hollywood and the pressure of success has become the common Achilles heel of many stars. The average person probably not only has a hard time understanding, but ' also sympathizing with Britney. I only pray that Ms. Spears can get her life together in time to keep her children and her dignity. Britney needs help both emo- tionally and psychologically and she needs to return to her throne of terrible bubblegum pop. As much as I hate to admit it, she can do better and deserves a better life than what she has now. Facebook stalking not a joke anymore The site can help to waste hours of time, but make sure it doesn ’t replace real life By Crlghton Allen COLUMNIST See if this sounds familiar: it’s late and you have more homework for one night than you did in your entire senior year of high school. You figure, okay, I’ll check my Facebook for a second and then I’ll hit the books. When you finally emerge from checking out your friend’s family vacation to Rome and discovering that the guy down the hall is ac- tually a closet Gilmore Girls fan, you look up blearily at the clock and realize that it’s 1:00 am. and that you still have 50 pages of reading on free radical formation for your organic chemistry class. College students are the mas- ters of procrastination and Face- book is the single greatest inven- tion in the history of time-wasting since the launching of MTV. F acebook has it all, no doubt. You can review movies, post comments on people’s walls 24/7, and look at picture after picture of your friends’ lives and wonder to yourself “why doesn’t my fam- ily go to Bora Bora? How come I didn’t get a graduation trip to Cozumel? And why don’t I have a ski lodge in Vail?” With all the hours of idle time- wasting, though, come potential consequences. Just ask Amy Po- lumbo, the current Miss New Jer- sey who earlier this summer was held hostage by those threatening to release scandalous photos of her unless she relinquished her title. Where did the guys obtain the photos? You saw it coming a mile away, but it’s true: F acebook. Polumbo was held in the pub- lic spotlight for days until she beat her foes to the punch, publicity releasing the admittedly “unlady- like” photos on the Today Show. Polumbo was allowed to keep her crown, but she caught loads of unnecessary grief in the process. But we’ve all been lectured enough times about the dangers of having unbecoming content stand outside their window and leave weird presents around, Boo Radley style. But now, someone can find out everything about you: your courses, your favor- ite movies, anything that you- post about yourself is fair game. Some guys have resorted to using Facebook as a primary method of picking up girls. Guys find a girl, plot a “random run-in” as she leaves class, and, in the ensuing conversation, reveal their deep Just make sure that you ’re not finding out more about what you did on your nights out from other people 19 pictures than what you amd your friends can remember on public forums, so the stories about others getting in trouble for indecent content on their profiles may ring a bit hollow. Just make sure that you’re not finding out more about what you did on your nights out from other people’s pictures than what you and your friends can remember. Something you may not have thought enough about concerning Facebook is so called “stalking.” Sure everyone has joked with friends about “stalking” someone and leaving comments on their pictures or discovering their ob- session with Ryan Adams, but sometimes, this practice can be turned into something else. Before F acebook, the ‘ best way to stalk an interest was to passion for Death Cab for Cutie, which is - what a coincidence — her favorite band as well. Or the guy could drop something else that they share in common, like they are both “Addicted to Star- bucks!” This happens, and it does not get a pass. This practice is lame, and guys (and possibly girls) who employ this as the chief aspect of their game spittin’ need to watch “The Ladies Man” and pick up some tips from Leon Phelps. Girls fall every time for the offer of the fish sandwich. All joking aside, F acebook can be a tool wielded by those who do not have good intentions. By many reports, cyberstalk- ing—using the Internet and elec- tronic communications to harass and threaten people—is quietly going strong in the United States. Jayne Hitchcock, the president of the anti-cyberstalking group .. Working to Halt Abuse, says that her organization receives between 50 and 100 reports of cyberstalk- ing or online harassment each week. Students who post personal information on their profiles such as phone numbers and addresses put themselves at greater risk. You’re probably thinking, but only my F acebook friends can see my profile. However, there are people out there with the time and desire to get around obstacles like that. Bottom line, don’t accept a friend request of a total stranger and don’t post your dirty little se- cret for the entire world to see. One article I read said that F acebook profiles should be treat- ed like resumes. While no college student alive uses it in a matter — even close to that, practicing pru- dence in what you tag, post, or comment cannot hurt. Use‘Face- book to keep in touch with friends from high school, check out the relationship status of the cutie in your bio lab, (note to reader: use of Facebook for this purpose is allowable. To make your move, use your own game, and find and poke the quarterback of the rival team to get inside his head. Just be mindful of what can go wrong if F acebook is misused, and for the love of all things holy, walk away from the computer and start on your organic chemistry. ase jean? . map’ £22 zltajaz‘ (",'r*r:*ri'iI (.Il:;:rds ,e‘ItT’C(?gt?{€?(f Timber Ridge A‘1.:tt_.:1 Cen_te'r* Mil? Valley i3’élni CéQaMM@lil’ 2134 eon. 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Carbon Leaf, originat- ing in Richmond, has a un'que sound that has been described as, “Celtic-influenced OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_007.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 THE RING-TUM PHI . 7 arts&life Art show takes over Williams Gallery Movie Schedule Fall Term 2007 Monday showings at 7:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday showings at 9:30 pm Friday showings at 10:00 pm Midnight Movies show Thursday — Saturday at 12:00 am ' September 6"’ — 8"’ Evening Movie: Spider-Man 3 Midnight Movie: Big Trouble in Little China September 10"’ — 15"‘ Evening Movie: Knocked Up Midnight Movie: Reno 911: Miami September I 7"’ — 22"” Evening Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Midnight Movie: Thank You for Smoking September 20”’ *Family Movie at 5:00 pm: Surf’s Up September 24"’ — 29"’ Evening Movie: Ocean’s 13 Midnight Movie: Xmen: The Last Stand October 1" — 6"’ (Homecoming) Evening Movie: Evan Almighty Midnight Movie: Live Free or Die Hard October 8"‘ — 13"‘ (Reading Days) Evening Movie: Transformers October 15"‘ — 20”‘ Evening Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Midnight Movie: Dodgeball October 22"” — 27"‘ Evening Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Midnight Movie: Little Miss Sunshine October 29”’ — November 3”’ Evening Movie: Hairspray Midnight Movie: Borat November 5"’ — 10"’ Evening Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum Midnight Movie: Kingdom of Heaven November 12"‘ — I 7"’ Evening Movie: Superbad Midnight Movie: The Omen November 15"‘ *Family Movie at 5:00 pm: Ratatouille November 26"’ - December 1“ Evening Movie: The Invasion Midnight Movie: My Super Ex-Girlfriend December 3”’ — 8"’ Evening Movie: Balls of Fury Midnight Movie: Night at the Museum December 6"‘ *Family Movie at 5:00 pm: Santa Clause 2 December 13"‘ *Family Movie at 5:00 pm: Miracle on 34”‘ Street Evening movies sponsored by the Elrod Commons Midnight movies sponsored by Student Activities events.wIu.edu LENORA NUNNLEY/ Staff Photographer Sculpter shares passion in Huntley Hall exhibit By Carson Haddow Ken Smith is STAFF WRITER the kind of sculp- tor who won’t take no for an answer. When he picks up his chisel he “goes to war” with the stone. In doing so, he instigates another conflict with most of the world of modern sculpture. Unlike most contemporary sculptors, Dr. Smith chooses to work in a style called “direct carving.” This means that in the true tradition of Michelangelo, the good doctor goes at his beloved blocks of raw stone with only his hands, a chisel and a hammer (although sometimes he uses a drill too.) Dr. Smith is, however, not unused to working with his hands. After the service of a “year that seemed like five” in the Vietnam War, Smith went to college. There he majored in biology and chemistry. He eventually attended George Washington Univer- sity Medical School to become a privately practicing plastic surgeon. Both the resolve he learned from the army discipline of Vietnam and the scientific back- ground he acquired through his medical practice are highlighted in his work. Smith, whose new show opened Saturday in the Williams Gallery, describes sculpture as “a compo- sition of lights, darks, form and textures.” This tenet adds to his unique idea that “art should seduce you to touch.” Dr. Smith explains that touching stimulates physiological impulses otherwise lost in the view- ing experience. His dual philosophy is a reflection of a measured, deeply scientific approach to sculp- ture and art in general. For Dr. Smith every facet of his work is crucial; every detail of light’s elaborate dance on his surfaces must be calculated. His surgical style does not, however, prevent the depiction of romantic and at times sentimental sub- jects. Smith himself cites “the disturbing” and “the emotional” as among his major themes. Included in his sources he lists the proto-expressionist master Van Gogh and the enigmatic El Greco. There is certainly an evident measure of emotion and intrigue in many of his works. This is especially true of the bronze works Deprivation and African Crucifix. Some of his most stimulating work includes his “body knot” series represented in our show by Embrace After Schatz and The Temple. Other subjects range from poignant depictions of the African-American eman- cipation to the trials of love and courtship. Ken Smith’s captivating personality and scientif- ic erudition give his work a unique flare and signifi- cance. His obvious talent as a craftsman makes his work pleasurable for anyone. His show is entitled “A different path, a different view.” This title refers to both his personal history and the distinctiveness of his work. The exhibit at the Williams Gallery in Huntley Hall will last until January 15 and is cer- tainly not a show to miss. some of sculpter Ken Smlth’s pleces draw inspiration from Van Gogh and El Greco. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_008.2.txt 8 ° THE RING-TUM PHI ° MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 arts&|ife 9/11 still felt At 99“, Washington and Lee community remembers ana’ mourns the anniversary of September 11 By Mlchele Farquharson STAFF WRITER This past Tuesday was the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. At noon a small ten minute service of remembrance, presided over by Burr Datz, was held in the Robert E. Lee Chapel. To my great surprise out of the seven- teen hundred people that attend Washington & Lee only seven- teen attended this service. And to my embarrassment, if I had not been assigned to write this article I would not have checked campus notices to see if a service was be- ing held. Some people saw the service ‘advertised but couldn’t attend because of class. Others didn’t realize it was Sept. 11 until they wrote the date on their pa- pers. When Burr Datz asked us to bow our heads in silence to re- member those who died in the at- tacks I found myself thinking back to that day and how even now I can re-live almost every moment as if it just happened. How, as my friends and I entered our history class, we saw the newsreel play- ing on the television and thought it was a movie, like Independence Day or King Kong. Then the first tower fell and all the televi- sions in my school were turned off. They didn’t let us watch be- cause students’ parents worked in D.C., and in the Pentagon. But we didn’t have to; we could hear the airport! the fighter jets flying to and from Fort Meade, patrolling the air- ways. My parents took me out of school early and we sat in our liv- ing room watching the events un- fold. It wasn’t until I realized the black specks falling off the side of the second tower were not only rubble, but people as well, that I started crying and couldn’t stop. Sept. 11 is the Pearl Harbor, the assassination of Kennedy, and fall of the Berlin Wall for our moment when we stood united as a nation to support the victims, their families, and those who tried to save them. It was the week following the attacks when our nation came together to grieve and the world mourned with us. France put it well, “Nous soyons Américaines,” we are all Ameri- cans. The unity I found when in- terviewing members of our com- munity was their remembrance. They all remembered where Sept. 11 is the Pearl Harbor, the assassi- nation of Kennedy, and fall of the Berlin Wall for our generation. generation. The ramifications of Sept. II have been massive, and will continue to influence our nation and our world. This is where I was tempted. Tempted to write about politics and the national and global ramifications. I asked teachers and students of their opinions on the steps taken after 9/ I1 and the war on terror. 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Nation is oldest rivalry still brings out fans despite teams ’ 0-2 starts By hmor Nelll Thuparl STAFF wmrzn rare event occurred this past Saturday in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Actilally, the word rare may be a bit of an understatement consid- ering that this was the first time in the history of college football that: both the University of Notre Dame and Michigan University entered their annual matchup with an 0-2 record. Needless to say, two‘ of the most storied programs in college football, in one of the greatest rivalries the sport has to offer, took the field Saturday in the most unfamiliar of positions. As the story goes, on a chilly November afternoon in the fall of 1887, Michigan students traveled to South Bend and proceeded to teadi Notre Dame students the garrie of football, thus beginning their illustrious rivalry. Over time, the Notre Dame-Michigan game developed into one of the most heated contests in college football, with the bad blood be- tween the players, coaches, and schools growing incessantly with each meeting. In fact, due to the intense nature of the rivalry com- bined with the brewing hatred amongst the schools, the series ceased its annual meeting for over three decades on two sepa- rate occasions. Once for 32 years, returning in 1942 only to see the game disappear again, this time , for a 35 year hiatus, returning in 1978 for what is now an annual fixture on both teams’ schedules. Subsequently, since the rivalry renewed in 1978, the Michigan- Notre Dame game has become one of the premier events on the college football calendar. Com- bine this already fantastic history with the fact that Michigan has the all-time winningest program in college football history, and that Notre Dame remains a close second in that regard, and one could have a legitimate case for stating that this rivalry supercedes all others in college football. In years past, the Notre Dame- Michigan game has played a large role in whether or not one , team moves on to a major bowl game or even a shot at a national championship. This year, how- ever, there was no undefeated season on the line or any national championship hopes resting on this game. Instead, it was a clash of two titans fighting for the pride of their schools, and the satisfac- tion of getting their first win of the season over a bitter rival. While watching the pre-game festivities on Saturday, I couldn’t help but get goose bumps at the prospect of seeing an instant classic between Notre Dame and Michigan in front of a packed crowd of over 111,000 at Michi- gan Stadium. The passion and fire with which each team emerged with as they lined up for the start of the game certainly didn’t give off the impression that both teams were 0-2. Unfortunately for Fight- ing Irish fans, from the first snap it didn’t appear that any Irish eyes were smiling down on this team in Ann Arbor. The presence and purpose with which Michigan came out with truly set the tone for their complete destruction of the Irish. Before Notre Dame’s freshman quarterback, Jimmy Clausen, could get into any kind of rhythm whatsoever, the Irish found themselves losing turnover after turnover to a swarming, bruising Wolverine defense, led by junior linebacker John Thomp- This year, however, there was no undefeat- ed season on the line or any national cham- pionship hopes resting on this game. son. On the other side of the ball, senior running back Mike Hart, who earlier last week guaranteed victory over Notre Dame, did ev- erything he possibly could to keep that promise by rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Hart’s performance allowed freshman quarterback Ryan Mallet to settle down in the pocket and find his groove, which led to three pass- ing touchdowns for Michigan. From start to finish, Michigan simply seemed more prepared," more motivated, and more driven to winning this football game, and they did so in a most convincing fashion. A short while after the clock wound down to double-zero and all the fans had cleared out of Michigan Stadium, I couldn’t help but wonder if we had just lay witness to one of the low- est points in the rivalry between Michigan and Notre Dame. Truth be told, it was as if it was 1887 all over again and the Wolverines had to teach the Irish the game of football. 38 to 0 is no easy loss to take, or even look at for that mat- ter. For the third straight time this season, Notre Dame had failed to put up positive rushing num- bers, let alone score an offensive touchdown. The school whose name is associated with some of the greatest, most celebrated mo- ments in college football is now ranked ll0"‘ or worse in seven major offensive categories. Their 0-3 record is synonymous with that of schools such as Temple, Northern Illinois, and Florida Intemational. The words, “Play Like a Champion Today,” seem to be more wishful thinking than anything else, and with the possi- bility of a 0-8 start to their season exceedingly imminent, one has to wonder if Notre Dame lost more than just a game on Saturday. Head Coach Charlie Weis said after the game that his Notre Dame squad will return home and start their season over as if it were first day of training camp. On the brink of the worst start in the his- tory of Notre Dame football, the much ballyhooed leader of the Fighting Irish hopes to salvage what’s left of the season by start- ing it anew next week against Michigan State, and, for the sake of Notre Dame fans across the country, maybe that’s not such a bad idea after all. A pair of Randolphs fall to women on the pitch Women ’s soccer team defeats both Randolph and Randolph-Macon in same week By Henry Nathan Af— just before halftime, junior forward Erica 5 TA F F W R IT E R ter los- Giordano weaved through the defense and ing the lobbed the ball just past the outstretched opening game of the season to ‘then No. 10 Denison University, the Washington & Lee Women’s soccer team, now ranked 17 scéres (in the Division III Week ” ‘ Two Poll), has bounced W&L 4 back with three consecutive Rando|ph- wwins, defeating Sewanee- the University of the South, Randolph College, and Randolph-Macon College. This past week, the Generals commenced play in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference by defeating Randolph at home on Watt field and Randolph-Macon on the road. Thus, the team is off to an auspicious beginning in conference play. From the outset of the game against Randolph on Wednesday, W&L started fast; junior midfielder Katie Corr and sophomore midfielder Roz Klann netted goals in the first 13 minutes. “Anne [Van Devender] broke away from the pack towards the goal with a defender on her inside. She outran her defender, but still didn’t have a very good angle to shoot, so I sprinted to the top of the 12 on the oppo- site side, shouting for the ball, and Anne passed it on the ground so I could run onto Macon 1 . it,” said Corr of the first goal. Subsequently, forward Anne Van Dev- _ ender put in two goals of her ovm. Finally, arms of the Randolph goalie, Victoria Jackson, and into the right side of the net. While the score was 5-0 at halftime, it could have been a wider margin if it were not for some tremendous saves by the . Wildcats’ goalie, who collected 14 saves in the first half and 20 overall. In the second half, the Generals con- tinued their attack, scoring two goals in the span of 13 minutes; one by Klann and remarked after the game on the team’s strategy, “[T]he midfield and forwards held onto the ball and attacked for most of the game. We played three in the back to- day and the defenders were still able to get forward and help in the attack.” As a re- sult, the majority of the game was played on Randolph’s side of the field. Ultimately, the team was well balanced in the 9-0 victory. Van Devender stated of the team’s success, “Tuesday’s practice was strong and that just continued into Wednesday’s game. We were trying some “It will undoubtedly be a challenge to better what we ac- complished last year with an Elite 8 appearance, but we have a group of players that are very ‘determined and com- mitted to doing everything they can to make that possible. ’ Nell Cunningham, coach one by senior captain and forward Mar- tha Caulker. In the waning moments of the game, at 88:06, Giordano scored her second goal. One minute later, freshman forward Karen Lambdin capped off the af- ternoon by sending in a goal off of a pass from Caulkins. While the offense was exceptional, the defense was equally effective, stifling the Randolph offense and not allowing even a single shot. Senior captain Haley Bunting, new things and I think the game gave us a chance to really try them out.” On Saturday, the Generals traveled to Randolph-Macon for the second con- ference game. Over the past five years, Washington & Lee is 5-0 against the Yel- low Jackets. However, this was a close af- fair for much of the game. Neither team scored in the first half, though W&L amassed 14 shots and five comer kicks. While the Generals were able to control the ball well on the opponents’ side of the field, they could not capitalize. No team scored until 58:00 into the game. Washington & Lee cracked the scoreboard first off of a Van Devender goal that was unassisted. Randolph-Ma- con responded with a goal of its own eight minutes later by Brittany Jones; this knot- ted the game at 1-1. Strong teamwork by the Generals pre- vented momentum from swinging back to the Yellow Jackets and junior midfielder Katie Kern headed in a goal off of a cross from Van Devender. From then on, W&L’s suffocating defense took over and pushed the ball forward. Seniors Mary Clair Tum- er and Diana Dozier slammed the door shut with goals near the end of the game. The final score was 4-1. Next up, the Generals head out of con- ference for one game before beginning a stretch of four critical conference games over the next two weeks. Coach Neil Cunningham said of this year’s team, “It will undoubtedly be a challenge to better what we accomplished last year with an Elite Eight appearance, but we have a group of players that are very determined and committed to doing everything they can to make that possible. The chemistry is excellent and I have a good feeling about this group; we may surprise some people.” The flntique Mall 750 N. Lee Hwy aécxt To Tractor“ Sup‘piy In the Heart of Lexingmn, Va :2éMS{'} (540) 464-5555 Selling ur1iq'uefumitur*e and aeeessoriasfor the.‘ Dorm -- .Apartment - House Monday - Saturday 10:00 am. - 6:00 pm. Sunday 11:00 am. ——- 6:00 para. A Great PZa;c-e- to Entertain Parents!!! 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Just over seven minutes into the overtime period, Merchant found Korte off of a pen- alty comer for her second goal of the game, finishing the General’s 3-2 victory. “The win was really important for us as a team, because it is our first win on our own turf field, and last year we didn’t play to our po- tential against McDaniel,” said Armstrong. “we just tried to con- tinue to work on the basics we em- phasized during the week such as marking and really shooting hard at the goalie.” The Generals return to action when they travel to play Villa Julie on September 22 at 2:00 p.m. Men running well despite lower place continued from back page “Each of our runners who had run the course before bested their previous times by forty seconds to one minute,” echoed Berry when asked about the team’s perfor- mance. “I can’t downplay what an improvement this is.” The men received some competi- tion from Lynchburg College while in New York. Lynchburg finished 9”‘ overall, ahead of W&L. After beat- ing Lynchburg last week, tthe men will hae to continue to work hard in order to capture another ODAC title, as Lynchburg was, on average, one second faster this week. “The only bitter point of this ' weekend was being bested by ODAC rival Lynchburg, who topped us by a narrow point mar- gin,” said Berry. “We had a good day, they had a great one, and they got the bet- ter of us. When the chips are down at ODACs seven weeks from now, I’m confident that we will be that much fitter — well prepared to de- fend our title.” The women will participate in the William & Mary Invitational on September 29"‘. This will be their first look at the regional champion- ship course. The men will continue their sea- son on September 28”‘ at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational and on Sep- tember 29th at the Virginia Military Institute Invitational. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20070917/WLURG39_RTP_20070917_010.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 sports 10 - THE RING-TUM PHI deck MoN Tues WED Tuuns FRI SAT Sun vs. Football “’°'°“ @ Salem 7'00J.m at at new Villa Julie ’°'“‘5 Hockey 2:00 pm_ Hopkins 1:00 pm. at vs. Man,’ Lynchbmi Gullford Soccer 7:00 p_m_ 3:00 p.m. vs at , ‘'5' Va. Wes Women s Holllns sch”. 11 00 Soccer : 4:00 p.m. time am. at Sweet at yonoybafl Bflaf Emory University 5:30 P-m- invitational Women’: XC Men’: xc Women's at ' 1'.nn|; ITA Southest Regionals numbers 1085 Number of total offensive yards recorded by the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals in their game on Sept. 16. The Browns won 51-45. -14 The total number of rushing yards amassed by Notre Dame in the first three games of its season, all losses. 28 Front nine score for Tiger Woods in the second round of the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA. Woods birdied six holes in a row on the front nine en route to a 63 for the day. $500,000 Fine levied on New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick by NFL Com- missioner Roger Goodell for spying on opposing teams during games. The fine is the largest fine ever assigned to an NFL coach. Belichick and the Patriots will also lose either a first or second round draft pick in next summer’s NFL draft. box “No, no, we’re not going to be in a hurry. I'm going to stay here and take it.” charlie Wels, Notre Dame’s footfall coach, responding to a Notre Dame sports Information official trying to end the press conference after Notre Dame’s 38-0 loss at Michigan, courtesty of espn.com "I've stayed in contact with the police, and the truth will come out.” 1 OJ. Simpson before he was arrested on charges of armed robbery at a hotel in Las Vegas, courtesy of cnn.com. “This episode represents a calculated and de- liberate attempt to avoid long-standing rules de- signed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field.” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell In a letter to the Patriots concerning their use of vidoe cameras to spy on opposing teams. By Michel Keenan SPORTS EDITOR In 2005, the only home defeat suffered by the Wash- ington and Lee 5°°re5 field hockey W&L 3 team came at the hands of the McDaniel2 McDaniel Green Terror. Last year, the Generals suffered a 1-0 loss to them in a game several play- ers felt they could have one. This year, they made sure the With just over five minutes to play in the half, sophomore Sallie Armstong’s shot from the top of the shooting circle was denied by another save from Wawzyanick. However, less than a minute later, Armstong dribbled several defenders, lined up a shot fromjust inside the penalty arc, and found the back of the net for the game’s first goal. McDaniel pressed hard for the next three minutes control- ling play and keeping the ball J minutes. ’ result would be different, dom- inating most of the game and finally converting on a penalty comer in overtime to seal a 3-2 victory. The game was back and forth early on. After about fif- teen minutes, Generals began to control play but could not seem to find the back ofthe net. With just under twenty minutes left in the half, senior Kendal Korte just missed connecting with junior Christina Merchant on a pass through the middle in front of the net. Less than a minute later, senior Kay Dyt’s shot was denied by a kick save from McDaniel goalie junior Erika Wawzyanick. By Kevin Corn STAFF WRITER The men’s and women’s cross country teams continued to take great strides with meets this past Saturday. The men traveled to New York for the NYU Invitational where they finished 10'‘ out 23 teams. At the same time, the women were right up the road at J MU for the James Madison Invite. There, they finished third out of eight teams. While at JMU, the Gener- als were led by sophomore Kat Telfeyan who finished 24* in a time of 21:15. Sophomore Dorothy Todd took 30”‘ with a time of 21:50, closely behind freshman Chirstine Balistreri who finished in a time of2l:36 to finish 28*. “I thought the team did very well,” said Telfeyan. “We have been working on running together, and I think it has im- proved our performance as a team. The JMU course and “We dominated the entire game, and we couldn ’t let them slide out a win because we let our guard down for a couple of Junior Christina Merchant, Forward deep in its offensive half but could not muster a shot on goal, leaving the Generals’ 1-0 lead intact at half. About five minutes into the second half, the Generals thought they had extended their lead to 2-0, but the goal was waived off. The Generals kept McDaniel pinned deep in their own half for much of the next fifteen minutes until the Gen- erals were awarded a penalty shot off a penalty comer. Korte found the back of the net to give the Generals a 2-0 advantage. McDaniel wasn’t finished. Less than a minute and a half after Korte’s goal, Jamie Smith responded with an unassisted meet competitors were chal- lenging, which helped make for a great race.” Meanwhile, in New York, the men were led by junior Michael Welsh who, after win- ning his first collegiate race last weekend, was able to finish l8“‘ “Running a cross country meet in the Bronx is a unique experience. ” - Junior Vance Berry out of 238 runners with a time of 27.04. Fellow junior Vance Berry took 44"‘ with a time of 28:02. “Running a cross country meet in the Bronx is a unique experience,” said Berry. “With apartment towers crowded overhead, the course at Van MICHAAEL KEENAN SPORTS EDITOR Senior Kendal Korte finds the back of the net with a ~ penalty stroke to give the Generals a 2-0 lead. F H dominates Sophomore Sallie Armstrong splits two McDaniel defenders on her way to the game’s first goal. goal of her own. Seven minutes later, sophomore Amanda Pick- ard found the back of the net for the Green Terror to tie the game at two. “The team knew that we had to come back from giving up the lead,” said Merchant. “We dominated the entire game, and we couldn’t let them slide out a win because we let our guard down for a couple of minutes. We had that happen to us last weekend with Centre, and we needed to prove to ourselves that we could persevere and win.” XC competes at invitationals Women take third at JMU invite, men place tenth running at Van Cortlandt Cortland Park is the antith- esis of the usual cross country race.” Senior Tom Brower com- pleted the course in 28:25 to place 615‘. Freshman John Stusek and sophomore Ben Stutts were separated by a mere six hundredths of a second, with Stusek finishing in 28:52.1 and Stutts following at 28:52.7. Their times were good enough for 89th and 90th place overall. Junior Anthony Ives completed the course in 29:10.1 and fresh- man Michael Shiplet followed fifteen seconds behind to round out the top seven for the Gener- als. “There’s a synergy about this group that you don’t often see,” said Berry. “They’re ab- solutely committed to racing hard and training their best. When the racing gets tight, I don’t doubt that they’ll make the moves necessary to get those last points. These guys have guts.” “This was my first time AEL KEENAN / SPORTS EDITOR Though the Generals pressed hard in the final eight minutes of regulation, they were unable to regain the lead. The Generals created some potent opportuni- ties, winning six penalty cor- ners in the final seven minutes. With under a minute to play, senior Elizabeth Garson’s shot was just left of the goal which. effectively ended regulation. With fewer players on the field for the sudden-death over- time, the team strategy chang- es. See “Korte’s two goals” on page 9 racing in about a year due to. a stress fracture last fall, so my racing fitness was pretty unknown,” said Brower, com- menting on his race. “My legs felt pretty beat up from a tough week of training, but I ran pret- ty well considering the circum- stances.” He went on to discuss how well the men ran, but also how packed the competition field was. “The team ran significantly better than last year; however, because the field was signifi-. cantly more competitive than in previous years,” said Brower. “Our top three runners each ran anywhere from 35 to 60 sec- onds faster than last year and all placed lower this year. The guys ran very intelligently on a very challenging course. We had a very tough week of train- ing and were not resting what- soever for NYU, so we’re very pleased with the results.” See “Men Running” on page 9 O