OCR::/Vol_113/WLURG39_RTP_20090921/WLURG39_RTP_20090921_001.2.txt Art ‘n V ”}’K. 755 R551’. ‘.1’. H3? NJ» 1. Co‘3L... I3 Nutrition for the taste buds New business brings healthy smoothies and wellness advice to Lexington. Anrs & LIFE / page 4 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY ' THE RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 . BY THEASTUDENTS AND FOR THE Interpreting the doctrine Constitution day speaker Louis Fisher argues against judicial supremacy By Jessica Strait STAFF WRITER Two hundred and twenty-two years ago, a document was adopted by the Constitutional Con- vention, and from that moment on it became the supreme law of the United States. To celebrate and mark Constitution Day, Washington and Lee invited Louis Fisher, an author, scholar, researcher and government consultant, to speak in Stack- house Theater about Judicial Supremacy, the idea that the Supreme Court has more power than other branches to interpret the Constitution. Fisher said the Founders regarded the Supreme Court as the least threatening branch of govern- ment, and he used historical examples to argue that judicial supremacy was never intended, has never existed and never should exist. His speech was especially relevant after a summer of media attention focused on the nomination of Sonia So- tomayor, now a Supreme Court justice. Fisher said the Constitution is for all of us to interpret, pointing out that most of our rights and liberties come from us and the values we hold dear, not from court rulings. The most direct communication through citizens and government is through jury decisions. ' When the Supreme Court rules on a case, the public is involved in constitutional law through their reactions to these decisions. In the past, the Court has changed rulings when the public overwhelmingly disagrees. In 1940 the Supreme Court ruled upheld a compulsory flag salute for students in school. In 1942 they declared the case “wrongly decided,” and credit for the overturned decision went to the whole country, more specifi- cally the people who did not accept it and voiced their disgust. Fisher stressed that even if the Supreme Court votes unanimously on a case, policy does not change until a law or statute is passed. In 1954, the Supreme Court struck down the idea of .“separate but equal” in Brown v. The Board of Education. However, until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, almost zero social changes came out ofthe 1954 ruling. And often, if Congress does not agree, it will pass a law to make its point, proving that the Su- preme Court has far from the final say. When the Supreme Court upheld a decision in 1986 deny- ing a Jewish Air Force officer the right to wear a yarmulke while he testified, the court justified it by claiming that the military needs uniformity. A year later, Congress, which obviously disagreed, passed a law that allowed the wearing of religious gear as long as it does not interfere with duty. Fisher also said the Supreme Court is frilly aware that it makes mistakes. He said that “the Court in its better moments has recognized it’s a joint enterprise,” reinforcing that the purpose the country’s three branch governmental sys- tem, including two branches within Congress, is a precaution to keep other branches in check. Chief Justice Earl Warren once reflected that just because the Court ruled that something was con- stitutional did not necessarily answer the question of whether it is. .. So then, why and how did Judicial Suprema- cy become such a popular misconceived notion? Citizens often overlook what comes after a Su- preme court ruling. Fisher also blames journalists for reinforcing the all-powerful stereotype of the Supreme Court by polling citizens about which branch has the most power, all while hoping for “the Supreme Court” as the largest percentage an- swer simply because it seems to make more waves in the news. Fisher emphasized that the court can let their opinions be known, but it is citizens who, in the end, make the final decisions that form the values and shape the laws of our country. By Eleanor Kennedy STAFF WRITER Starting with Orientation Week, . Washington and Lee students are con- stantly reminded of the prevalence of sexual assault on our campus. This fall W&L students had the chance to enroll in a course that attempts to do something about it. Senior Emily Coyle said that she STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CXIII, ized that no action had been taken de- spite the discussion in the class. She consulted with>Bell who developed a curriculum that Coyle describes as “the most perfect manifestation of what I had been imagining when I brought the idea to her.” The new course, taught by Bell “1 hope to raise awareness of sexual misconduct issues on our campus primarily in the domain of empowering students to do something-about them. 1 would like students dirst to feel that they can reduce the prevalence of sexual misconduct. ” EMILY COYLE, senlor got the idea for a class focusing on sexual assault at W&L after her ex- perience in Professor Melina Bell’s Philosophy of Sexual Assault class. According to Coyle, for the students’ final project, they had to write a sexu- al misconduct policy for W&L. Sev- eral students from the class presented their findings at the Science, Society and the Arts conference last winter. At the end of the tenn, Coyle real- Sowing the seeds of justice this tenn, is the Sexual Assault Pre- vention Workshop, offered through the Women’s and Gender Studies De- partment. In the workshop the 11 students discuss topics ranging from the party scene at W&L, to the sexual assault laws in the state of Virginia, to the at- titudes that members of each sex have about the other. Students approach the subject from all disciplines, including philosophy, law, psychology, sociol- ogy and public health. Their homework does not consist of traditional papers and exams, but instead projects to gather information and raise consciousness about sexual assault at W&L; According to Bell, at the end of the term, students “will come up with a proposal for how to . implement the solutions they come up with, and present these solutions in an open W&L forum to receive feedback from the community, and hopefully to recruit as many students as possible to help implement the so- lutions.” Coyle said she hopes to change students’ attitudes regarding sexual conduct and make them aware of what they can do to prevent it. “I hope to raise awareness of sex- ual misconduct issues on our campus primarily in the domain of empower- ing students to do something about them. I would like students first to feel that they can reduce the prevalence of sexual misconduct,” she said. “I think belief that we are capable of effecting that change ourselves is an important first step in reducing sexual violence. I would also like to see the second step that follows from that belief—students acting to reduce New course aims to raise awareness by educating students on sexual misconduct at W&L sexual misconduct.” Bell echoed Emily’s sentiments and said that" she finds a problem with the campus’s current tolerance of as- sault. “Our speaker from Project Ho- rizon, Judy Casteele, expressed her view that W&L students are some- times afraid to report being sexually assaulted because they believe it will be social suicide. She asked why it is not social suicide to commit sexual assault,” Bell said. For students interested in support- ing this new effort, Bell has recom- mended a few upcoming events. On Sept. 23, members of the Lexington police department and the Rockbridge County sheriff’s office will speak on police handling of reported sexual as- sault cases. Their talk will take place in Wilson 2018 at 2:30 p.m. On Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in Stack- house Theater, students can get a male perspective on male-female relations with Michael S. Kimmel’s “Mars, Ve- nus, or Planet Earth?” This presenta- tion will be an entertaining one-hour lecture on DVD about gender rela- tions, masculinity and femininity. W&L Law and Grimes Law embark on second year in Liberia Human Rights Practicuum By Katherine Roberts COPY EDITOR The Washington and Lee Uni- versity School of Law is starting its second year in the Liberia Human Rights Practicuum with a joint class held with students in Liberia. The practicuum is a partnership with the Louis A. Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia in Monrovia to work on increasing jus- tice in Liberia. The program, which also works with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the American Bar Association in Monrovia, fea- tures a joint class of W&L and Libe- rian law_students. W&L Law Profes- p sor Speedy Rice teaches the class by videoconference-—the Liberian law students meet at the US. Embassy in Monrovia, according to Ryan Decker, who coordinates the class from Libe- ria. If heavy rains cause problems with the video feed, Decker teaches the class. “Class time can serve unique and different purposes for the W&L and Liberian students,” Decker said. While the course teaches W&L students about a completely different legal system, it exposes Liberian stu- dents to “material not covered under their normal legal curriculum, and... a practical way of developing solu- tions to the issues preventing access to justice in Liberia,” he said. The class learns about human rights on international and regional levels before focusing on Liberia, according to Juliette Syn, who filled Decker’s role last year. In November, W&L students will visit Monrovia for two weeks and interview prisoners to learn about civil rights in court. Over 85 percent of the prisoners who students from this program inter- viewed last year were still in pretrial, according to Syn. She attributed this to the civil war that ran from 1989 to 2003, and the subsequent loss of in- frastructure necessary for the justice system. “Although you might have a judge, you may not have a support staff,” she said. Prisons keep track of . prisoners’ arrivals and departures with a white board, according to Syn. Record-keeping is “one of the big- gest obstacles facing the Magistrate Sitting Program, although seemingly simple to the American observer,” Decker said. Last year, students gath- ered information on prisoners and their reasons for arrest, and put it in mg court files and helping to develop better record-keeping methods, in addition to traveling to prisons. The program “has the potential to make a large impact,” Decker said. “The Practicum gets stronger with each semester as we develop stronger con- nections in Liberia that, in turn, open “The program has the potential to make a large im- pact. The Pracitcum gets stronger with each semes- ter as we develop stronger connections in Liberia that open up new opportunites to further develop. ” RYAN DECKER, Liberian law class coordinator a format useful for the Ministry of Justice. This year, to work to reduce prison overcrowding, students will work with the newly created Magis- trate Sitting Program, acting as judi- cial clerks for the six magistrates in Monrovia. Students will be organiz- up new opportunities to further de- ‘ velop the"program.” W&L Law also has programs in Cambodia, Iraq and The Hague, ac- cording to the law school web site. NUMBER 2 OCR::/Vol_113/WLURG39_RTP_20090921/WLURG39_RTP_20090921_002.2.txt UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WASHINGTON & use umveasrrv LEXINGTON, VA 2445 SEP 2 ° THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 opinions Joe Wilson’s ungentlemanly attack on President Obama South Carolina Congressman and W&L Alumnus Joe Wilson s ‘controversial outburst is analyzed by Dane Davis By Dane Davls surr warren In the middle of what was supposed to be the re-launch of President Barack Obama’s health insurance reform agenda, a Congressman yelled out two simple words that managed to change the national discourse for the next few weeks. While stating that his health- care plan does not cover undocu- mented workers, Pres. Obama, along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Joe Biden seated behind him, was clearly shocked to hear and see Repre- sentative Joe Wilson of South Carolina point and yell, “You Lie.” This breach of decorum set off a flurry of sound and fury from the pundit class. David Brooks of the New York Times lamented the “expressive individualism” and “self-exposure” of today’s “High Five Nation.” Some, such as former Presi- dent Jimmy Carter, took the out- burst as an indicator of a deep seated racial ‘resentment finally bursting over because of a black president. Others took to Rep. Wilson’s defense, stating that the insurance reform did in fact in- clude illegals. Furthermore, they argued, Britain’s parliament has rancorous debate that anyone who has access to C-SPAN can witness. The issue of whether or not Obama actually lied is not that important. Congress has since that somewhere along the line America has lost the maturity, civility, and general class of pre- vious generations. On the first topic,Aindividu- als are obligated to respect, or at the very least tolerate, opposing viewpoints even if these individ- While “You Lie!” is certainly coarse and boorish, it does not compare to more despi- cable statements made by members of Con- gress throughout the institution is past. barred non-residents from en- rolling in future public health- care programs as a response to the kerfuflle. . Instead, there are two deeper issues surrounding the current debate over Joe Wilson’s jejune behavior. The first is a broader conversation over the appropri- ate level of deference one ought to owe the opposing party, its leaders, and ideology in a loud and often cacophonous republic. The second issue is a concern ------------ -—--~»—~~-—-- WAsH1N MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,2009 THE RING-TUM PHI 0 5 sports iMen’s tennis shines in ODAC tourney During fall season opener, Generals take three out of four singles flights in ODAC Singles Championships By Brooke Sutherland SPORTS EDITOR After a disappointing 5-3 loss to Hampden-Sydney in the Old Domin- ion Athletic Conference Championship match last year snapped Washington and Lee’s string of 13 consecutive ODAC titles, the Generals had a lot to prove as they kicked off the 2009-2010 season. And they didn’t disappoint. Playing host to the ODAC Singles Championship last weekend, the Gener- als claimed the top place in three of the four singles flights. “Last year was kind of a slap in the face for us,” said sophomore Michael Freeman, who competed in the No. 2 singles flight for the Generals. “It was really a wake-up call for us... We wanted to make a statement to Hamp- den-Sydney and show them that We’re a better team this year. We want to show them that losing to them last year was just a fluke.” ’ The winners of the three singles titles never even lost a match and with all- W&L match-ups in the No. 2, No. 3, and No.4 flights, the only real competition in the tournament came from the Generals _ . themselves. “I think it speaks to the amount of depth we have on our team,” said first- year Hayden White who competed in the No. 1 singles flight for the Generals. “We’re a fairly young team. To have so many players in the finals and the semi- finals is just great.” In the No. 2 singles bracket, Freeman ‘ put up a 4-0 record to swing his way into first place. Freeman defeated fellow W&L player sophomore Jonathan Gaff- ney 6-3, 6-2 in the finals. “I struggled with my serve a little bit,” Freeman said. “But I was able to grind it out and win some big matches.” In the No. 3 singles flight, junior Will Hall also went undefeated at 4-0 to claim the top spot. Hall defeated W&L junior Tad Hatcher 6-1, 6-1 in the finals. In the No. 4 singles flight, sophomore Brian Roberts defeated junior Morgan Hopson 6-2, 6-2 to take first place. The championship victory gave Roberts an undefeated 4-0 record as well. White was the only W&L player who didn’t have to battle his teammates in the finals: He faced off against Hamp- den-Sydney’s Will Moss in the champi- onships of the No. 1 singles flight. Moss, the 2009 ODAC Player of the Year, de- feated White 6-3, 6-4. White finished the tournament with a 3-1 record. Volleyball crushes Marlins, falls to Generals bounce back from Wednesday ODAC loss to go 1-1 in weekend home matches By Stephen Peck STAFF WRITER The Washington and Lee women’s volleyball team (2-5, 1-1 ODAC) re- turned to action Saturday at the Warner Center, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 3- 0, but losing a nail-biter to Gettysburg 3-2. The team has endured a rocky first week, dropping four of its first five matches and losing a conference match for the first time since 2007. y “We changed a lot of technical and tactical stuff this year,” said Head Coach Brian Snyder of the team’s slow start. “It’s a lot of new ideas on defense and it is simply notphabit yet for the girls. lt’s a tough adjustment.” The ladies showed the potential of this year’s team during their first match on Saturday. After seeing their 19-game conference winning streak snapped on Wednesday to Randolph-Macon, the Generals were out for vengeance against a team to which they have never before lost. The squad set the tone early against the Marlins, taking the first game 25- 18. Unfortunately for the Marlins, that would be the closest they would get to tasting victory as the Generals closed out the match by winning 25-17, 25-17. The straight set win over an ODAC rival proved that the Generals are not going away this year. Senior leadership prevailed in this well-played contest as outside hitters Rachael Phillips and Kelly Harrison combined for 19 kills, while Harrison added 12 digs. Senior setter Megan Steinhardt also filled up the stat sheet by tallying 33 assists. lu- nior middle blocker Louise Brooks had a nice day of her own, clocking in 10 kills and 5 digs. After watching Virginia Wesleyan play Gettysburg, the Generals got ready to play the second match of their dou- bleheader. W&L has neverwon against Gettysburg in school history. Snyder encouraged the team by telling them that “none of that matters.” The ladies rode the momentum of the morning’s win as far as they could, taking the first game from the Gettysburg Bullets by a score of 25-19. Gettysburg immediately 0 0g her Left: Sophomore running back Harrison Hudson sprints past Greensboro defenders. Harr/issiin contrib- uted an 18-yard touchdown run in the Generals’ 26-20 loss ‘ gRight: Sophomore quarterback Charlie Westfal tries to gainyards for the Generals responded with a 25-18 win of their own in the second set. The back-and- forth affair continued with W&L taking set number three 25-22, and Gettysburg answering again with a 25-21 win in set four. The tiebreaking fifth set saw W&L come within two points of closing it out for the win at 13-11, but the Bullets scored four straight points to end it and win the set 15-13, and the match 3-2. Phillips and Brooks continued their stellar offensive play with 14 and 18 kills respectively, while Phillips also chipped in 16 digs. Freshman libero Cameron Hill also recorded 22 digs. Steinhardt stole the show, however, with an astounding 51 assists. But while the “The Hampden-Sydney No. 1 is just a strong player,” White said. “He’s the best player in the ODAC. We’re just trying to improve as much as we can so hopefully in the spring a Washington and Lee player will be named the best player.” I The Generals will look to continue their strong play as they head to the Uni- versity of Mary Washington on October 3 to compete in the ITA Regional Tour- nament. Bullets stats look good, W&L was not able to close out Gettysburg. “There were definitely a lot of good things today and a lot of improvement from Wednesday night” against Ran- dolph-Macon, Snyder said. “However, our play was very up-and-down and we shot ourselves in the foot with unforced errors.” The team travels to Eastern Men- nonite on Tuesday for another ODAC conference match. Its next home game is October 3 against the University of Mary Washington. Miscues doom Generals in overtime loss Washington and Lee falls to Greensboro 26-20 after overtime fumble; record drops to 1-2 By Lee Tackett surr wmren An overtime fumble, two missed field goals (one blocked) and a blocked extra point kept the Washington and Lee Gen- erals (1-2) from victory Saturday as they fell to the Greensboro College Pride in overtime 26-20. The Generals were ef- fective at using their option-based rush- ing attack throughout the game, rush- ing for 322 yards as a team. But W&L struggled to account for the athleticism of Greensboro’s wide receivers, surren- dering 280 yards through the air. It took both teams a quarter to get ' into their offensive rhythms, but scor- ing was non-stop in the second quar- ter. Sophomore running back Jonathan Clemo was able to break the ice with an 8-yard touchdown run to put the Gener- als up 7-0. Greensboro would answer on the following drive, as quarterback Mike Caparaso found Brandon Richardson to tie the game at 7-7. But W&L wasted no time taking back the lead. The Generals ran the ball on eight of nine plays, using four differ- ent rushers, and capped the drive with an 18-yard touchdown run by another sophomore running back Harrison Hud- son. Despite their success on the ground, the Generals’ defense struggled to slow the Greensboro passing attack. Caparaso found receiver Nathan Scott three times on the next drive, with the final pass be- ing a 15-yard touchdown. Greensboro- struggled with special team miscues, failing to tie the game af- ter a missed extra point. The Generals attempted to raise their lead at the end of _ the half, but were unable to convert on a field goal attempt, leaving them ahead 14-13 at halftime. The Generals elected to keep the ball on the ground for most of the second half. But their first drive ended in a failed fourth down conversion and the second on a blocked field goal. The W&L de- fense shut down the Greensboro attack, but a W&L fiimble allowed Greensboro to start a drive deep into W&L territory. A strong defensive effort by linebackers sophomore Rob Look and senior David Love shut down the Greensboro drive. “They had run a similar play before and 1 was justtrying to run down hill and fill the gap,” said Look. The Generals’ offense had a produc- tive drive to carry them into the fourth quarter, but another fumble stopped the drive. After the defense stood tall for two more drives, stopping another Greensboro fourth down conversion at- ‘ tempt, the Generals’ offense was finally able to break through again. The Gen- erals ran the ball four times and Clemo found the end zone for the second time. A missed extra point put the Generals ahead at only 20-13. With 1:30 left to play, Greensboro drove the length of the field and Ca- paraso connected with Antwan Thorpe to send the game into overtime with the score tied at 20-20. Greensboro continued their momen- tum into the overtime, taking the lead at 26-20. A missed extra point put the Generals back in a position to win the game, but a fumbled exchange between sophomore quarterback Charlie Westfal and first-year running back Brett Mur- ray was recovered by Greensboro to end the game. The Generals turned in a great perfor- mance on the ground, with three rushing touchdowns and three players rushing for over 70 yards. “It was definitely the most success‘ we’ve had running the ball this year” said sophomore tackle John Fitzgib- bons. “However, despite our ability to move the ball, we couldn’t quite finish drives. “ The Generals outgained the Pride by almost 100 yards, but their three fum- bles, two inside Greensboro territory, kept the Generals from putting the game away. The Generals travel to Averett next Saturday, September 26, for their first road game of the season. 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The win avenged the Longhorns’ 2008 loss to the Red Raiders. 9 The number of spots the University of Southern California dropped in the Associated Press poll following its 16-13 upset loss to Washington on Saturday. The Trojans are the second top-five team to lose in the first three weeks of the season. No. 3 Oklahoma lost to BYU in its season opener 3 The number of goals scored by first-year midfielder Ainsley Daigle in the Generals’ 4-1 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. The Generals are undefeated at 4-0. box “It is a panic level of proportion l’ve never seen before. That's coming from me. You hear about, lthink, Wisconsin had 40 players. Ole Miss had 20 players. My wife, with her great insight, said, ‘Do you realize the swine flu and everything is hitting the Florida campus last week.’ My gosh.” University of Florida head football coach Urban Meyer on his worries about the swine flu affecting his football team. Running back Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham were isolated in the days leading up to Florida's game against Tennessee, but all three played on Saturday.The Gators defeated the Volunteers 23-13. “We’d get on a roll offensively and then get a penalty and go right back where we started. We tried to beat Texas and ourselves in the first half. in the second half, we just tried to beat Texas.” Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts on the Red Raiders’ 34-24 loss to the University of Texas Saturday night . Top: Sophomore” forward Allie Espina to score off a breakaway Bottom left: W&L teammates celebrate after the Generals’ 4-1 victory over Virginia Wesleyan Bottom right: Sophomore forward Kat Barnes goes for a header over a Virginia Wesleyan defender W&L soccer remains undefeated Generals dominate Virginia Wesleyan 4-]; improve to 4-0 overall, 2-0 in ODAC By Adam Cancryn STAFF warren Midfielder Ainsley Daigle’s three-goal day propelled W&L’s women’s soccer- team to a 4-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. Starting for the first time as a General, the first-year made an immediate impact, striking twice in the first half. She capped off her sparkling debut in the 68th minute, scoring from 18 yards out and completing the hat trick. It was Daigle’s first collegiate hat trick and gives her four goals on the season. “Funny enough, this was the first game she started,” head coach Neil Cunningham said. “It was a coming out party.” W&L was ‘able to put pressure on Vir- ginia Wesleyan’s defense from the outset, controlling possession with crisp passing and long sideline runs. _ The hard work paid off in the 27th min- ute when Daigle corralled a loose ball in the box, faked out the keeper and slid it into the net. “It was just kind of one-on-one with the keeper and I just passed it” into the goal, she said. Energized by the lead, the Generals used their speed to work the ball deep into Virginia Wesleyan territory. Keeping the ball around the goalmouth, W&L extend- ed its advantage when a turnover allowed Daigle to net her second goal in less than ten minutes. Virginia Welseyan responded shortly after halftime, but Daigle’s third goal put the game away. The win was the Generals’ first over Virginia Wesleyan since 2004, a fact Cun- ningham said made the victory even more special. “No one on this squad’s ever beaten them,” he said. “It’s just nice because it’s a benchmark, because they’re always good and they’re always ranked, so to beat them and to beat them comfortably was really important to us.” Though the winning margin was com- fortable enough, the scene on the field was another story. Virginia Wesleyan played physically the entire match to counter W&L’s speed. “They said it was going to be a tough game,” said Daigle. “We came in with the mentality that we were going to get pushed around, but we just had to play our game and get over it.” Virginia Wesleyan racked up 17 fouls, three yellow cards and one red card. The ejection came, when a Marlins’ defender took down sophomore forward Allie Espi- na during a breakaway. The ensuing pen- alty shot was blocked, but senior captain . Maggie Sutherland put away the rebound to make it 4-1. The win pushes the Generals to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the ODAC, an excellent start for a young team that has lost a num- ber of key players. Top scorer Anne Van Devender, defender Marisa Van Brunt and goalie Kiki Moreo all graduated last year. But that has not slowed the team, thanks to its depth and the strong early play of first- years Daigle and Hannah Sackfield. The nice thing is that we had a good group of first-years last year, and they’ve played,” Cunningham said. “That one year makes a big difference.” _ He pointed especially to the improve- ment of sophomore defender Corinne Smith and keeper Emily O’Leary. “Corrine has really matured at the back, and Emily has really changed what we can do,” he said. The solid defense has allowed W&L to utilize all of its offensive weapons. Espina and fellow sophomore forward Kat Barnes have combined to record 12 points in just four games, including three goals and an assist in Wednesday’s 10-0 dismantling of Sweet Briar. Sackfield also scored twice in that game. The Generals will look to continue their undefeated record as they take on Hollins on Tuesday. W&L hosts Rockbridge Rapids. Smith Field home to inaugural season of collegiate league baseball team this summer By Brooke Sutherland SPORTS EDITOR Classes were over and the students were gone, but sports were alive and well at Washington and Lee over the summer_ this year as the school played host to the Rockbridge Rapids baseball team. ‘ The Rockbridge Rapids became the twelfth team in the Valley Baseball League with their inaugural season this year. The other member teams come from cities around the area including Covington, Fau- quier County, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Woodstock. The league is one of eight summer baseball leagues in the country that provides regular compe- tition for collegiate players. All members must have completed at least one year of college and still have some remaining eli- gibility. Tagged the “Gateway to .the Ma- jors,” the league is known for the large number of ‘graduates’ who go on to play - professional baseball. Battling against frequent rain delays, the Rapids finished the season with a dis- appointing 9-33 record. Their record put them in last place in the league, but for the , team’s organizers and promoters, the inau- gural season was still a massive success. The stated mission for the Rockbridge Baseball Club is “to provide competitive, exciting college baseball in a wholesome fun family atmosphere for the enjoyment of the people of Rockbridge County, Lex- ington, and Buena Vista.” And with a total fan turnout of 7,000 for the season, the Rockbridge Rapids seem to have done just that. “Through the rain-outs and lightning delays and bad pitching, our local fans we’re absolutely wonderful,” said Ken Newman, general manger for the Rapids. “We averaged almost 350 fans a game and that ranked us fifth in the l2-team Valley League. F or our first year, we really think _ that shows how much the "community en- joys summer evening baseball.” Building off their positive impact on the community, the Rockbridge Rapids will be looking to make a greater competi- tive impact on league play when they re- turn to action next summer. ii»