OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080211/WLURG39_RTP_20080211_001.2.txt Ladies, don’t hold your breath this Thursday... Crighton Allen is here to explain whythe boys on i 0PlNlONS / Page 3 WASHIN LEE UNIVERSITY THE R UM PHI. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, zoos 3 Y 1' H ‘E 3 T U D ,' S AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CXI, NUMBER 13 JESS SHAW / News Editor Safety workers clear re- mains of a large tree that Sunday winds knocked down on Jackson Avenue. Lexington residents expe- rienced sporadic power outages Sunday morning and afternoon (above). Firetrucks respond to a call that a bus carrying the women’s swim team caught fire upon return to campus (left). ' JACOB GEIGER / Managing Editor Love Your Body Week to kick off today Organizations address women is health and body image issues By Grace Wang ASSISTANT. NEWS EDITOR It will not be long before eerie mannequins appear around cam- pus holding large signs with statistics and bold statements. Maga- zine cut-outs of supennodels will adorn mirrors in the Commons, and normally put—together female students will forgo make-up, traveling to class in their pajamas. Surprisingly, these odd occurrences share a common theme, serving as in-your-face reminders to W&L women to respect and cherish their God-given bodies. They are merely a sample of events to educate and shock W&L students during the first-ever celebration of Love Your Body Week. Love Your Body Day is a campaign started by the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aims to shed light on cru- cial issues plaguing young women such as eating disorders, body loathing, sexual health, and addiction to drugs and alcohol. By us- ing real statistics, images, and videos, Love Your Body Day hopes to educate women and men and convey that self-esteem is critical to those living in a society of unrealistic expectations fueled by Hollywood and the fashion, cosmetics and diet industries. W&L chose to expand Love Your Body Day into a week-long event. As a high school student, Jackie Burns, current treasurer of Knowledge Empowering Women Leaders (KEWL), experienced an event broadcasting similar themes of female empowerment. She was moved and inspired. Upon learning that body image problems affect a greater percentage of women on the W&L cam- pus than on other college campuses in the nation, Burns suggested that W&L start acknowledging this sobering statistic. She said, “It doesn’t take long for a new student on campus to realize W&L has a culture all its own — dressing up for classes and football games, etc. Not that tradition or presentation is a bad thing, but when W&L has significantly higher rates of eating dis- orders than the average college campus, then I believe the issue deserves closer attention.” She broached the idea during a KEWL meeting, suggesting that W&L celebrate natural femininity in an entire week of events and activities. In December 2007, initial planning for Love Your Body Week event began. Enthusiasm was abundant among KEWL members, leading to numerous ideas about how best to spread the message at W&L. ' Prepared to address issues ranging from reproductive health to eating disorders, KEWL enlisted additional help from Lifestyle Information for Everyone (LIFE), and W&L Students for Choice. Love Your Body Week is now a collaborative effort among the three organizations. Love Your Body Week will kick off today with a fundraising drive of cosmetic and personal hygiene items to benefit women re- ceiving aid and shelter from Project Horizon, a local organization for victims of domestic, dating, and sexual violence. Organized by sophomore Brooke Reidy, the drive will take place all week in the Commons. In addition, a table with information regarding NOW, the Love Your Body campaign, and other related topics See “Body Image” on page 2 Gender relations: Students speak up Day of Dialogue fuels discussion, creates steps of action for change on campus applauded Sayre’s efforts, others gender-related scenarios. Stu- “The best possible thing the . By Allison Chopin sleep. It’s how they interact,” said they highly doubt that students ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Saturday’s “Day of Dialogue,” presented by the Panhellenic Council and the Interfratemity Council, gave students a chance to voice their opinions and create steps of action to improve an is- sue pertinent to the student body: gender relations. New sorority and fraternity members were present at the event, as were several upperclass- men. Incoming Panhellenic pres- ident Jackie DiBiasie opened the day with a speech in Lee Chapel. She said that the topic was chosen based on surveys from last year’s Day of Dialogue. “It’s easy to see that gender relations, at least on our campus, is a problem,” DiBi- asie informed students gathered in Lee Chapel. Dr. Jennifer Sayre of Univer- sity Counseling also addressed the students, initiating a open dis- cussion on the subject of “hook- ing up.” While some students did not take the discussion seri- ously. “I think Dr. Sayre was really brave to put up with the people yelling out comments,” said Yinghao Long, a senior member of Pi Beta Phi. “Some of the stu- dents were less respectful than they should have been.” Senior Nelson Bunn also ad- dressed the crowd. He believes that gender relations constitute the day-to—day life of every col- lege student across the nation. Thus, more attention should be dedicated to forming healthy rela- tions. “We have come a long way, but we have a very long way to go,” Bunn said. “I thought he was direct,” said senior Bryant Fulk, a member of Pi Kappa Phi, in response to Bunn’s speech. “[What he said] is something both genders should be concerned about.” The speeches were followed by small group discussions, in which students discussed various dents also brainstormed to create potential action plans to improve the status of gender relations at W&L in the future. “I thought the dialogue in the discussions was very good. A lot of good ideas came from it,” said junior Sarah Morris, a member of school could do is to build a new, larger dining hall and allow the upperclassmen to eat together like the freshmen do,” said Mar- shall Olszewski, a freshman inde- pendent. » Some people also suggested that the sororities and fratemi- “People are getting worked up and passionate about this cause, but tonight they will go out and perpetuate the cycle by refusing to interact [with the opposite sex] unless they ’re drunk. ” Robert Wason, Sigma Phi Epsilon new member Pi Beta Phi. Several students shared their thoughts on what steps should be taken. Many suggested that the dining options for Greek students should be altered to allow Greek men and women to eat together. ties could share occasional meals with each other, such as Friday night dinners at the houses. Others, however, disagreed and feel that further changes will need to be made. “It doesn’t have to do with where people eat and Robert Wason, a freshman and new member of Sigma Phi Epsi- lon. Still, other students believe the problem lies even deeper. Some believe that the problem rests in the structure of the Greek system and the social pressures it entails. “The fraternities are more in control of the social scene than I realized,” said freshman Michele Farquharson, a new member of Kappa Alpha Theta. “I didn’t even think about the fact that we only go to parties hosted by guys. The guys don’t want to leave their comfort zone, but they ask the girls to do that every weekend.” The issues caused by alcohol only seem to exacerbate the prob- lem. “Real relationships can’t be based on people you only talk to when you’re drunk,” said fresh- man Katie Blackburn, a new member of Chi Omega. Unfortunately, although some students believe the Day of Dia- logue carried a noble message, will be motivated enough to make changes. “People are get- ting worked up and passionate about this cause, but tonight they will go out and perpetuate the cycle by refusing to interact [with the opposite sex] unless they’re drunk,” said Wason. Olszewski pointed out that the issue rests on the shoulders of both genders. “I hear girls saying they want to go out and hook up with someone as much as I hear guys say it,” he said. Another male student said, “All white males are accused of being predators, and that’s unfair to guys.” Most students seem to recog- nize that the students themselves are at the heart of this issue. “I don’t think it’s just the re- sponsibility of the Greek commu- nity,” said sophomore Chi Omega Clara McClenon. “It is up to indi- viduals to create more respectful friendships.” OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080211/WLURG39_RTP_20080211_002.2.txt 2 - THE RING-TUM ‘Pin -~ — -, &,EEUNwE3sny LEXINGTON. VA 24450 H:B 1 2 2353 BWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2001 enovations to transform campus Work begins on Wilson Field and campus buildings as part of Strategic Plan to keep W&L competitive ~ Construction work on Wilson Field begins to transform campus and constitutes part of W&L’s JACOB GEIGER/MANAGING EDITOR strategic plan to prepare W&L for the 21st century. Other notable changes will Include a renovation of the Colonnade, a transformation of Leyburn Library, an expansion and rebuild- ing of underclassmen housing, and the building of a center for Jewish life. “Little Rock Nine” Civil Rights activist to speak t day Roberts and eight others faced rioters at integrated schciol*.in ._ . By Wes O'Dell sun warren Dr. Terrence Roberts, a participant in one of the Civil Rights Movementfs most important historical events, will speak in Lee Chapel tonight at 7:00. P Roberts, a member of the “Litt1e‘R_oclg;lf«{ine,” was one of nine black students that crossed the color line to attend a newly desegrcgated high school in Arkansas in 1959. They did so under the protection of the 101“ “Nine brave African—/lmerican stu- dents demonstrated the importance of equal opportunity by becoming A the central focus of the 195 7 at- tempt to desegregate public schools in Little Rock... We admire [Dr Roberts] _because he was part of that team. The circumstances that the students experienced were bi- zarre and mean.” , Dr. Ted Detaney, History Department chair Airborne Division of the United States Army, a federal unit sent in by then-President Dwight Eisenhower to defend the students from violent rioters. Arkansas’s governor at the time, segregationist Or- val Faubus, had previously deployed his own National Guard troops to keep the students out. , Dr. Roberts’s visit is sponsored by the Multicultural Student Association, Contact Committee, Campus Ac- tivities, the African-American Studies Program and ‘”i'isnb~e:r Ridge Auto {fainter iii??? VZ~1llt3f§,*' ililie , ‘l..cxiirgton, VA. Edélfilil {E-=tfl_}-dtiéé-19?}? i:<3§‘t:‘lf:{il and l)orne::st‘ic l~?.t':pa:rs the Office of Multicultural iixffairsg A T ~ “We chose to invite Dr. Roberts to W&L because. this past September was the 50-year anniversaryof when he and eight other students integrated Central I High School in Little )R(ock,MArkansas,”g said senior, Melissa Poorman, presidentof ’ She added,‘*"wel"t"ievéd"hat someoiié . ' Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine,jwou1d , surely share great insight into race relations today." 7 Onyx, “the all-inclusive black student organiza- tion,” is designed. to provide “support and a network} for the exchange of ideas pertinent to the black/Afri-"Tb 1 can—American community,” said Poorman. . * The Little Rock Nine played a‘ notable and intlu~' ’ ential role in" the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Tedf . Delaney, chairman of the History .Department, said, f 7 “Nine brave African~American students demonstrated , V the importance of equal opportunity by becoming they‘ _ central focus of the 1957 attempt to desegregate public , schools in Little Rock.” “The black students endured violence even while , ‘ under the protection of federal troops sent in by Presi- 2 _ dent Eisenhower,” he added. DeLaney cautions us, however,,to rememberitlie: .0 other eight students along with Dr. Roberts, all spe~ : , cially chosen for this historic attempt to desegregate. C “[The Little Rock Nine} must beviewcd as a unit. They were a team. We admire [Dr. Roberts} because ‘ he was part of that team. The circumstances that the; ; * students experienced were bizarre and mean.” A Most of the Little Rock Nine never graduated from 5 the high school they attended under guard, as the Little ' T Rock School Board shut down its three high schools ’i V the following year in a lasvditch effort to fight deseg—’ ' . rcgation efforts. Dr. Roberts went on to eiarn_aPi1.D. inilésychology ._‘.:1f and is now the chair of the Masters program psye‘ I chology at Antioch University in Los Angeles. Poorman hopes students will comc.outto_hear -died: talk. She said, “He is literally a part of the history that ; ?_j.f we read about in class. We’ve learned about the7-strtig- T gles during the Civil Rights Era, and I think this is 7 great opportunity to learn from someone who helped, By Dane Davls STAFF WRITER The future look of the University is beginning to take hold at Wilson Field. As students are well aware, over the last few months Wilson Field, the University’s cherished football stadium, has started to receive a major facelifi. Beginning at the end of the 2007 football season, Wilson Field is undergoing a three phase redevelopment. Phase I of the project includes new horne stands for roughly 3,000 spectators and a new press box. Phase 11 includes the installation of field turf, lights and a new track. Phase III will include landscaping and visitor seating for 500 spectators. The field is expected to reopen by the 2008 football season. Initially consisting of a main athletic field and a small set of bleachers, Wilson Field was later renovated in 1924 to include a 3,000 seat stadium. Expanded in 1929, Wilson Field is one of the largest stadiums in Division III football. The renovations are just the first part of the University’s Strategic Plan. Unveiled last year, the Strategic Plan’s goal is to prepare Washington and Lee University for the 21st century by improving academics,‘ student life, and the buildings on campus. The work on Wilson Field is the first among many renovations planned for the physical plan of the university. Other im- provements and refurbishments planned include: - Renovation of the Colonnade, including DuPont Hall - Reconfiguration of Lewis Hall (law school) - Transformation of Leyburn Library - . Expansion and rebuilding of underclassmen housing - Building of a center for Jewish Life - Renovation of Doremus Gym Students have had to cope with the closing of the Cadaver Bridge, but with construction oc- curring around the frequently walked pathway to the sorority houses, safety was an issue. With the planned construction, this will likely be the first of many adjustments made to students’ daily lives. Reinventing body image at W&L continued from page number 1 Body Image in the Media Day, chaired by sophomore Hillary Strasser, will fall on Tuesday and employ a multimedia approach in depicting the media’s negative and unreal- istic portrayal of women. Real-life advertisements with words and images derogatory to women will be post- nut ‘in: « It doesn ’t take long for a new student on campus to realize W&L has a culture all its own — dressing up for classes and football games, etc. Not that tradition or presentation is a bad thing, but when W&L has significantly higher rates, ‘of eating disorders than the average college campus, then I believe the issue deserves closer attention Jackle Burns, KEWL treasurer ed around campus. Phrases such as “super skinny” used merely to advertise a bottle of shampoo will be emphasized in order to il- lustrate our society’s obsession with weight and the “ideal body.” Magazine cut-outs of the “ideal woman” will cover mirrors around the Commons to receive maximum viewer- ship. Lastly, a screen in the Commons will play videos such as the Dove commercial, “Transformation,” which shows the alarming degree to which Photoshop is used to reduce women to their body parts and flaws. The commercial offers food for thought, saying,. “No wonder our perception of beauty is dis- torted.” “Hump” Day, scheduled for Wednesday, will focus on sexual health and well-being. Chaired by junior Lisa Reppell, President of W&L Students for Choice, Hump Day will feature informative pamphlets on how to maintain reproductive health and a talk by campus physician Dr. Jane Horton. V taking care of your reproductive health. With that in mind Students for Choice will be cc- hosting Wednesday of Love Your Body Week and focusing on safe sex — including contra- ceptive access, sexual assault prevention and more.” . The other days of Love Your Body Week include “Indulgence Day,” chaired by senior Georgia Gilroy, during which female students are encouraged to enjoy ice cream sundaes in the Commons without counting calories or worrying about dieting. In addition, fe- male students can help to make a statement by going to class without.their usual layers of make-up. Overall, Regina Mills, President of KEWL, believes Love Your Body Week will be a great success. She is particularly proud of the enthusiastic and generous involvement of KEWL, LIFE, and W&L Students for Choice. She said, “I think Love Your Body Week could be an annual event that can focus on more than just the topics that we have chosen for this year. 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If you have a significant other and are anx- iously waiting for that special something from the special someone, I’ll get back to you in a minute. For those of you who have no one special to take you out that night, give me a call. Seri- ously. For the last two months, I have been on the phone every day with my life coach, the world’s foremost love and relationship expert, the lovely Tila Tequila. Tila and I have made ig plans for the 14th, and the lucky one who calls me first will be treated to una belle nota. That’s right, girls, I do speak Italian. And in case you were wondering, Tila told me that if she could do it all over again, she would have picked Dani. But for you ladies who do have a boyfriend, I have a quick history lesson for you. The guy who got the whole Valentine’s Day ball rolling was a Roman Bishop during the later part of the third century who was sav- agely beaten and beheaded in 269 for giving aid and comfort to early Christians during per- secutions of the Emperor Claudius II. editorial Take that into consideration before you default to the patented “nothing’s the matter” pout when your boyfriend drops the ball and shatters the dreamy fantasies you concoct in your Notebook-polluted minds. Let’s face it: most guys aren’t Noah Cal- houn. We aren’t going to restore an old house and For those of you who have no one special to take you out that night, give me a call. Seriously. paint it white with blue shutters and set aside a special room with a view for your painting. Heck, we are lucky if on Feb. 13, we man- age to find something, anything that can score us enough brownie points to make up for our “totally ruining your night” with our refusal to dress up like Barney the Dinosaur for Famous Lovers. Since you took the history lesson so pa- tiently, I’ll let you in on a secret: If we kill your Valentine’s Day buzz, it’s not our fault. No, really. It’s our darn Y chromosome; just when we have mustered enough effort to care and put forth a real effort for you, our genes kick in and make us revert to a store-bought card and a pack of chocolates. So please, show a little sympathy; very few guys can win the fight against biology. Fellas, the key to a successful Valentine’s Day is not making your lady happy; oh no, it’s preserving your dignity. , I’ve had buddies pull out ideas for Valen- tine’s Day that would make Allie Hamilton gag (yes, I know, another Notebook refer- ence.) Things like a teddy bear sprayed in their cologne or rose petals scattered on her bed. My advice, boys, don’t be those guys. I’d rather endure a lifetime of Playfair (re- member that nugget of joy from freshman 0- Week?) than pull out something like the teddy bear. But after all, I did hire Tila Tequila to help me get the girl I’m after, so what do I know? Guys, just make sure you at least buy the girl dinner when you take her to the Bistro, and ladies, even if the guy buys you milk chocolate when he knows well and good you’re lactose intolerant, at least try to smile, please. Remember, it’s not his fault. Dialogue on bizarre relations Get serious about date rape and sexual assualt to keep the Greek system alive . Members of Washington and Lee’s Greek community got together Saturdayfor Day of Dialogue, and talked , about gender. Jielations. * Panhellenic and the Interfratemity Council picked a timely topic, but are most W&L stu- dents even listening? We’re going to step out on a limb and assume that the student who showed up drunk missed most of the mes- sage. During the past year, the increasing gap be- tween Greek leadership and normal members has been growing, especially in fraternity life. .:s Panhel and the IFC begin designing an am- itious Greek vision plan, that gap may grow into a complete rupture. The Greek vision plan lays out a host of problems that student leaders — and admin- istrators — think are holding back the Greek system. It’s no secret that W&L continues to struggle with high levels of dangerous drink- ing and sexual assault rates that are in some cases nearly double the national average. So gender relations were an appropriate topic this week. But are most students inter- ested in change? The apathy in W&L’s Greek system is downright alarming. Most students are con- Qent to complain about the student leaders and the administration without ever attempting to get involved. There is also a nagging suspicion in the minds of many members that student leaders . still take most of their marching orders from the administration. That’s not the case, but many students still seem to have little faith in the administration. Its time that the average student got ofi’ his (or her) lazy butt and stopped let- ting IF C and Panhel do all the heavy lifting. The sad thing is that these unwarranted sus- picions hinder the real conversations that need to be taking place on this campus. Anyone can see how bizarre our gender relations — or lack thereof — really are. After freshman year, few students hang out with people of the opposite sex outside of class and frat dance floors. If a guy and girl try to go have lunch, people immediately assume they’re on a date. - This campus’s odd relations come from a combination of factors. Until 23 years ago, this was an all male institution where the so- cial scene revolved around fraternities. In many ways, that hasn’t changed. The university didn’t make things any bet- ter when they decided to build the five sorori- ties on a back corner of campus while turning Davidson Park into an all-male neighborhood. Unfortunately, we can’t change the hand we’ve been dealt. The houses aren’t going to be moved, and life — for the time being — will continue to revolve around fraternity parties. Inside this system, however, it’s time for serious change. It’s time that W&L students stop treating date rape and sexual assault like they were irrelevant or unimportant. It’s time that the average student got off his (or her) lazy butt and stopped letting IFC and Panhel do all of the heavy lifting. Change come by decree, even it it’s a group of other students working for change. If W&L’s Greek scene wants to continue its tradition as one of the nation’s strongest, change is a necessity. It’s time the Greek com- munity gets on board. Stop faking, eat real food already Enough with pretending a salad is a burger; go ahead and eat a second helping By Grace Andrews c o L u M N I s 7 One of my favorite topics is perception, or ‘wetter yet, realistic self-perceptions. I was talk- ing with my roommate the other day about the growing epidemic that plagues this campus~ people being unrealistic/pretending when it comes to their eating habits and body types. Let me give an example of what I am talk- ing about. For those of you familiar with the Marketplace or the Co-op, you’ve probably‘ overheard a conversation that usually went something like this: Person 1 : Oh my gosh, I’m so hungry. I feel like such a pig. I ’m going to eat my whole body weight in food. (This would not be much, es- pecially since the young woman looks like she .4/lay be the distant cousin of a scrawny Kansas scarecrow.) Person 2: Really, what are you going to get? Person 1: I’m not sure...something fatten- ing and full of calories. You know how I LOVE to eat. I just can ’t believe how ravenous I am. I can't wait to pile my plate up with food. Person 2: Ok, well that sounds great! So that wasn’t necessarily a conversation that you would hear verbatim, but you get the idea. Especially if the individuals speaking look like a strong wind could carry them to Buena Vista! . The pair, usually young ladies then walk away with a colossal plate (insert sarcasm here) consisting of a ginormous piece of let- tuce, a slice of deli meat, half a piece of whole wheat, low carb, unrefined long-grain bread, and a lone baby carrot. The plate is so pathetic that it makes any self-respecting food lover _ want to cry. Usually, the pair will have what I call the “hungry look” in their eye. When I see them, I usually daydream of throwing chicken at them in hopes that they’ll catch it with their mouth. These hungry types seem to always be the ones talking about how ravished they are, but they never seem to be eating any thing of sus- tenance. Now, I’m going to need people on this cam- pus to unapologetically participate in the won- derful life process that some of us call eating! I’m not advising that everyone eat junk all the time or commit my favorite deadly sinwglut- tony—but I do advise that people stop obsess- ing over everything they eat or how they look. If you know you’re hungry, eat, and do so shamelessly. Or, for those of you who are not huge eaters, STOP pretending that all you do is eat. Since I’m not blind, and have two function- ing eyeballs, I can tell that you may not eat as much as you pretend. ' This does not actually bother me; I just need people to not talk about eating a lot when they do not. It vexes my spirit because it seems as if the individuals who do so are only doing it because they feel they need to prove to oth- ers that they do eat. If you’re thin and you know you are healthy, don’t worry about it. I, myself am a lover of food and will tell anyone within a 50 mile radius about how I eat, but then again when people look at me, they don’t question my eat- ing habits (insert smiley face here). Another pretending issue that I’ve noticed that some students, especially women, in the student body consists ofipretending that they are “overweight.” If I hear one more young woman talk about how fat she is, knowing good darn well that she wears single digit siz- es, I may have to force feed someone. I think that many of us have our bad days when we do not see exactly how fabulous we may look or be, but I think that it’s time for us to get our lives together and be honest. There is nothing wrong with going back for seconds or even staring in the mirror and admiring how good your reflection looks. Just don’t get so wrapped up in yourself that you begin reciting a little ditty called “mirror, mir- ror, on the wall. . .” If you ask me, life is far too short to keep bothering everyone with an unrealistic ideal of who you are or ought to be. I sincerely hope that if you’re reading this, you aren’t one of these “unrealistic” people I’m talking about. If you are, I suggest that you get your life together and start being real with yourself and those around you! -~—-———~ WASIIINGIUN AND LEEUNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. MANAGING EDITOR JACOB GEIGER NEWS EDITOR ASST. 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Taking this into consid- eration, one can only imagine my excitement when I discovered that an exhibit entitled “In the Light of Italy,” by Bill White, was being shown in Holekamp Gallery. White is a professor of painting, drawing and contemporary art history at Hollins University. Always conscious of his artistic ambitions, ‘ He attended the Philadelphia College of Art for his undergraduate study and earned his M.F.A.i from the Tyler School of Art at Temple Uni- versity. As his work makes evident, White adores color and utilizes it in unexpected ways. His paintings can be found in both private and public collections. His art has been shown in upwards of twenty solo exhibits and has been selected for over seventy-five juried shows. One of his oil paintings, “Studio Light Suite,” is owned by the Art Museum of Western Virginia. As the title of the exhibition reveals, the works were done in Italy. White, the artist, ventured there in 2006. While on sabbatical from his position at Hollins University, White traveled to explore the Umbrian re- gion of Italy. Here, he found the inspiration for the collection of works currently on display. During August 2006, White painted scenes from the small towns of Todi and Monte Castello de Vibio. The exhibit consists of wash drawings and casein paintings. The eight drawings in the gallery were done with a black roller ball pen. White added washes of color with walnut ink. The four paintings were done with casein, a milk-based paint that can be buffed to look like oils or left to dry with a matte finish. All of the works were done plain air, or alfresco as the Italians say. Each of the White’s works depicts a different part of Italian architec- ture. He paints everything from piazzas to courtyards, churches to tree lines, and schools to houses. His interpretation of the culture is present in every stroke of his brush and every line of his pen. He pays special attention to capturing the inten- sity of the summer light in Italy. ' White found that the atmosphere in Europe provided a startling con- trast to the hazy light of Virginia. He chose to portray this intensity in the shadows and patterns of the architecture depicted in his work. As I left the gallery, I took a glance at the guestbook. Besides the usual space for names, there was an entire column devoted to thoughts. Page after page of compliments and enthusiasm for, this exhibit. Words such as _ “moving',”; i‘exiiberant,’7=arnd~even “snazzy” wereused. I'tho_ught'for'a-mo—i. i_ _ ment, wondering how snazzy could be used to describe a piece ;a1'.t,:.ar:1_d pj ff _ then came to a realization. I understood that White achieved whatevcry - I artists seeks to achieve: for his work to inspire people who ?see it. . Hollins professor Bill Whitespent his sabbatical In Italy. JACOB GEIGER / Managing Editor I - — e 7 ’ . 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N-,T:.A IN, OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080211/WLURG39_RTP_20080211_005.2.txt MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 5 ° THE RING-TUM PHI sports Rough road trip for men’s bball Team plays some close games but goes 1-3 _against s top teams; they ’ll look to bounce back at home on Wednesday By Hank Nathan surr warren After defeating arch-rival Roa- noke College in overtime, the Gen- erals traveled to face No. 16 Guil- ford in a battle for supremacy of the ODAC. This was the second of four road games against the four best teams in the conference, not includ- ing Washington and Lee. Ben Strong . of Guilford, the defending Division III player of the year, and Greg Bi- enneman are the two leading scorers in the conference respectively. Strong averages 25.4 and Bienneman aver- ages 23.2 points per game. The Blue and White lead the conference in field goal shooting at 50.1 percent while the Quakers lead the conference in field goal defense at 36.1 percent. This game had all the markings of a game. With 16 minutes left to play, junior Chris McHugh sank a three to cut the deficit to 10. One minute later, Bienneman scored his first two points of the game on two free throws. Bi- enneman then hit his first shot from the floor on the next possession, but W&L remained down by 10. With 12:10 remaining, freshman point guard Jason Cimino drilled a 3 pointer on the offensive end and then drew a charge on the defensive end to give W&L some momentum in an ef- fort to come back. Guilford was called for a technical foul after arguing the call and Cimino netted a foul shot to bring the team within 4, 44-40. Junior captain Isaiah Goodman credited the ability to come back to the maturity of the team. “We knew we were going to come “Everyone in the country knows that the ODAC means business, and to be one of those teams that everyone is talking about is cool. I think the past few games show that we are serious contenders not only in the ODAC, but in the region, and country. ” Isaiah Goodman, junlor guard close contest. Both teams started out of rhythm, missing their first three attempts until Guildford hit a shot nearly two and a half minutes into the game. W&L .. continued its cold streak when junior .. {Kirk Jones nailed a three-pointer a irninute and a half later. The Quakers then proceeded on a 9-0 run to make the score 11-3. Jones sank his second three of the game to thwart the run with more than 13 minutes left in the half, but the Generals remained out of sync. W&L was plagued by uncharacter- istically poor shooting and foul trou- ble in the first half. Both Bienneman and co-captain Femi Kusimo got two early fouls and were forced to sit on the bench. Because of the foul trou- ble, Bienneman did not score a single point in the first 20 minutes while Strong had eight. The score at half was 30-20 in favor of the Quakers. Guilford came out hot in the sec- ond half, knocking down two three- pointers to give the team a 16-point advantage. Jones, undeterred, opened up the second stanza the same as the first by hitting his third three of the back,” said Goodman. “It just shows how much we’ve grown. We weren’t worried about the deficit, and we found a way to come back. The tough part is that they [Guilford] were No. 16, so they were good enough to hold us off.” McHugh narrowed the score to tvvoon another three-pointer with seven minutes to play. Strong subse- quently hit a layup and received a foul call a few trips later, but Bienneman countered with a two to cut the lead to threer. However, on the next posses- sion, Strong, matched up against Bi- enneman, drew a foul on Bienneman which was his fifth and he was out of the game with 5:48 lefi. The teams traded baskets until Kusimo scored three of the next four points from the foul line to decrease Guilford’s lead to one. After a de- fensive stop by the Generals, Jones cashed in his fifth three-pointer of the game with 2:51 remaining, giving W&L its first lead since the early por- tion of the game, 58-56. Guilford an- swered immediately to knot the game and then scored again to regain a two point advantage. This time, McHugh Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Follow te aroma to Commons T hira’ Floor for Popcorn and Quick Questions about options fi)r Summer ’08 ”WASH‘I‘NG'I‘ON AND LFQE UNIVERSITY responded by converting on two shots from the charity stripe to deadlock . the game at 60-60. The comeback ul- timately ended as Strong scored the next four points in the game from the foul line to give the Quakers a 64-60 victory. This lost snapped W&L’s six game winning streak, but showed that the team is ready to compete with any- one, said Goodman. “It’s like were playing in the ACC or the Big East of Division III,’’ said Goodman. “Everyone in the country knows that the ODAC means busi- ness, and to be one of those teams that everyone is talking about is cool. I think the past few games show that we are serious contenders not only in the ODAC, but in the region, and country.” Coach Adam Hutchinson said the schedule down the stretch will show how good this team is and the Guil- ford game exemplifies how far this team has come. “We have a chance over the re- mainder of the schedule to mea- sure ourselves against the rest of the ODAC,” said Hutchinson. “Our ability to erase such a deficit on the road speaks to how much this team has matured and how much poise we have when facing adversity.” The Generals rough times con- tinued this weekend when the lost to Randolph-Macon on Saturday and were easily defeated by Virginia Wes- leyan on Sunday. Randolph-Macon came out on fire from behind the arc, shooting 66.7 percent from three point range in the first half en route to a 41-32 lead at the break. The Generals failed to chip away at the lead in the second half, getting no closer than nine with four minutes to go as the Yellow Jackets cruised to a 78-66 victory. Bienemann led the Generals with 22 points. On Sunday, it was the Generals who jumped out to an early lead, scor- ing the first six points of the game at Virginia Wesleyan. However, that was the last time the Generals would have a lead as the Marlins took control and extended their lead to 14 at the half. In the second half, the Marlins used a 13-0 run to go up by 25 with seven minutes to play. Bienemann was the only General in double figures with 16 points. ' The Generals will look to rebound when they host Emory and Henry on Wednesday night. MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor Senior Greg Bienemann battled foul trouble against Guilford Wednesday as he matched up with Ben Strong, the defending player of the year in Division III. Bienemann led the Generals in scoring in their other two games last week.‘ ‘continrredfrompaigenfily A I If I if I 4. I A T . and built up a six-point lead at-halfiime. W&L came out strong after halfand obtainedi 1 a 35-34 lead with 13:32 left; After, thispoint, the Generals went cold. They went Escort" A less for nearly eight minutcsvas Roanoke went on a 19-0 run. The game stayed-at Va . ‘ » margin until the end.‘ The Marooas came out on top 60-44. The very things that helped the .p i Generals to their last few wins hurt them in this game. The Generalsrrnade 23‘ turnovers , V were out-reboundedeby eight. Kfgronchick led W&L with 16 points and eight rebounds; She moved to fourth aI1~fiIne‘ scoring at W&L. ‘Bethany Ridenhour also added a double.‘ > if digit point total. 1 2 ‘ , J I . . ’ ‘ ' H ‘ ‘ - Q The Generals wart return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Guilford at 7 pan. - ‘ mrts.-ch .ct-rn ' . :2 Emma Prziw. 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