OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_001.2.txt «.-x....., 3'7 . 75 5 R 531 '6 ‘Z. \/«I MO: ‘I’ Q. Dying to see Assassins? The “musical lights up the stage this weekend with song, dance and murder. , ARTS & LIFE / page 6 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25,2010 NTS SINCE 1897 Q C: Internship searches made easler New Career Services program helps studentsfind valuable internships By Kelly Mae Ross STAFF WRITER Career Services is launching a new program aimed at helping Washington and Lee students ob- tain internships. Junior Mac Davis created the program, which is called the W&L Internship and Opportunity Initia- tive. The program’s goal is to help students expedite the often tedious and time-consuming internship search process. According to the W&L website, Da- vis said that he “applied for 20 internships and spent 100 hours filling out applications, writing essays, prepping for interviews and being interviewed.” Students and staff of Career Services involved with the launch of the Internship and Opportunity Initiative program are contacting alumni in order to locate a wide variety of available internships in sev- eral different locations. Seven major cities have been targeted for the first year’s search: Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., Boston, Mass., Charlotte, N.C., Washington, D.C., Louisville, Ky. and Richmond, Va. Juniors Jayna Johns and Stephen Wilson said they both see the value of the internship rogram. Johns, a mass communications major, spent the past summer working at WSET, the ABC affiliate in Lynchburg. Johns discovered this opportunity to work at the TV station by searching online. Johns earned one credit from her summer’s work and still needs two more credits to fulfill her degree requirements. These credits must be filled during this coming summer. Johns is hoping for “something big” for this up- coming summer. She has compiled a list of heavy- hitters in the news and entertainment industries that she would like to intern for this summer. Fox News and ESPN are at the top ofthe list. Johns said she equates her search for an intern- ship at a big-name company to a college search in the sense that she is applying “to the Ivy Leagues” now. ' Wilson, a double major in politics and studio art, said he is also hoping to land a bigger and better in- ternship, after spending this past summer interning with the program “Life Pieces to Masterpieces” in Washington, D.C. . Wilson took Poverty 101 as a freshman and was able to find this internship by using resources avail- able through the Shepherd Poverty Program. He said that he talked with Professor Harlan Beckley about people who had interned with various programs in the past, and ultimately decided that “Life Pieces to Masterpieces” would be the best fit. Wilson said that word-of-mouth from fellow stu- dents and advice from professors are two necessary components of the intemship-hunting process. The fledgling Internship Opportunity Initiative program adds another possible resource. According to an article in the Wall Street Jour- nal, the demand for internship placement programs has increased from 15 percent last year to 25 per- cent. The same article also said that more and more parents are paying to help their child’s chances of landing an unpaid internship. Some parents are even going so far as to hire “marketing consultants to cre- ate direct-mail campaigns promoting their children’s workplace potential,” while others are bidding for internships for their children in online auctions. As internships become increasingly competitive, W&L students have many opportunities to improve their chances of obtaining a valuable position. Ca- reer Services holds “Quick Questions” walk-in hours every Monday and Friday. The lntemship Oppor- tunity Initiative program will be updating students about new positions throughout the year. Students interested in finding out more about the W&L lntemship Opportunity Initiative program can read the official news release about the program on- line at wlu.edu/x51050.xml. BY THE STUDENTS AND_ FOR THE STUDE By Paige Gance STAFF WRITER last Friday celebrated the Pa completion of the first step in the Colonnade’s renovation. The re- construction combined the historical . preservation of the exterior with a careful modernization of the inte- rior. In his welcome address, Rector Don Childress stressed the impor- tance of private donations in mak- ing the restoration possible. “Many of you here participated in this en- deavor,” Childress told the trustees One of the goals of renovating Newcomb was to maintain as much historical authenticity as possible. The restoration earned an award for historical preservation. The rededication of Newcomb and donors who made up most ofthe Hall audience. . . ", ‘W ‘fin. President Ruscio said that indi- vidual gifts were very important to the renovation effort. According to his speech, _over 400 donors con- tributed to the Colonnade restoration process, with the’ largest gift at $5.5 million. Ruscio also gave a brief history ofthe building. It was built in I882 with money from a $20,000 gift in honor of Warren Newcomb. New- comb Hall first served as the library and then as the commerce school before housing the departments of history, philosophy, religion and so- ciology. The building was last refur- bished in 1936. While preserving the histori- cal authenticity of the building, the renovation also incorporated modern updates. Elevators, a women’s rest- room, 30-inch monitors, improved plumping and new technology were added. The restoration earned the Award for Excellence for historical preser- vation from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects. The interior restorations “reveal ./' VOLUME CXIV, NUMBER 6 The restoration also gae eeal moern updates to the themselves like the details of a fine painting,” said Ruscio. He pointed out the recovery of the skylight and antique woodwork as examples. “We had to get this one right,” said Ruscio, “and we most certainly did.” The ceremony occurred in con- junction with the Board of Trustees meeting and the start of the public phase of Washington and Lee’s new capital campaign. The ‘campaign, which is titled “Honor Our Past, Build Our Future: The Campaign for Washington and Lee,” will run until 2015. 1882 building. Elevators, a women’s restroom, 30” monit- ers, and improved plumbing and technology were added. A . IVILG WElEL/ staf potographer President Ruscio cuts the ribbon at the Newcomb Hall rededication on Friday, Oct. 22. The renovation of Newcomb is the first step in the larger Colonnade renovation project. Welcome back Newcomb Ceremony celebrates the return of Newcomb Hall after a year-long renovation OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_002.2.txt UNNERSITY LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNI‘./E:“.‘f"" LEXINGTON, VA 24455 OCT 2 6 2815” 2 ' THE RING-TUM PHI - I1 GWS MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 Strengthening the General’s Army A new contest sponsored by the bookstore attempts to create more support for Washington and Lee is athletes By Hannah Esqueda sun warren This year’s General’s Army shirts mark the beginning of what many hope becomes a new tradition for Washington and Lee sports. The Athletics Department and the University Store are working together to sell and pro- moteithese T-shirts as part of a contest that encourages students to attend more home games-. “We want to promote some sort of school spirit and get stu- dents enthused about events” said KC Schaefer, Assistant Direc- tor of the University Store. “We have a high participation rate of varsity sports but we don’t have a rabid fan base.” Students participating in the contest can buy a General’s Army shirt from the store, and then wear the shirt to any home game. Each time they attend a W&L sporting event they can enter into a raffle for a chance to win one of several prizes. Ac- cording to Schaefer, the raffle ends in the spring after the last W&L regular season so that “all the sports teams will be treated equally.” Several members of the Ath- letic Department came up with 1 the idea for the contest after no- ticing that many big universities who have large turnouts of fans have similar promotions. This past summer, Director of Athlet- ics Jan Hathom and Sports infor- The University Store is selling General’s Army T-shirts to HANNAH ESQUEDA / staff photgrapher grow grow a fan base for varsity athletics. Students who wear the shirts to sporting events throughout the year can enter raffles and win prizes. mation Director Brian Laubscher approached the store staff about bringing that tradition to W&L. Together they worked out a de- sign and slogan that they thought themselves more to the gymna- sium environment. The store plans to continue promoting the contest all year to encourage students to support all “We have a high participation rate of varsity sports but we don ’t have a rabid fan base. ” KC Schaefer, University Store would appeal to students. Schaefer said that he would like to see the shirts every year in a show of school spirit, but said he realizes that they first have to see how this year’s contest goes. So far, he is not sure how much things have changed. Schaefer mentions the “W&L culture” as being a possible rea- son the shirts have not been pop- ular at football games yet. “Peo- ple get dressed up for the football games. There is something very preppy about them.” Still, nearly 200 shirts have already been sold, and the store expects that number to pick up more once winter sports like bas- ketball begin. Schaefer said that the General’s Anny shirts lend the W&L sports teams, big and small. To make promotion easier, the store now has its own Face- book and Twitter accounts. The accounts were activated on Oct. 21, and Schaefer said they plan to use the social media to notify students about new products and promotions. They will also re- mind students to wear their Gen- eral’s Army shirts to each home game. Even though the contest is targeted to students, Schaefer says some parents and Lexington locals have bought shirts. Since the promotion is meant to get as many people possible excited about the Generals he said “the contest is open to everyone.” Coeducation and women leaders Princeton professor Jill Dolan spoke last week about the process of co-education and women in leadership ‘By Paige Gance STAFF wruren Jill Dolan, professor of Eng- lish and Theater at Princeton, gave a talk last Monday focus- ing on women and leadership, both on the college campus and in society. Dolan’s talk, titled “Feminists in Charge: Women Performing Leadership,” was part of the Johnson Lecture Series. Panhel- lenic Council and Career Servic- es have also both brought speak- ers on women and leadership to campus this semester in honor_of a quarter century of co-education at Washington and Lee. “Sexism continues to plague American culture,” said Dolan in introduction to her speech on co- education, activism and the cur- rent status of women and gender studies. Dolan discussed both the progress institutions like Princ- eton and W&L have made since admitting women and the work that still needs to be done to reach gender equality. Before Princeton went fully coeducational in 1969, Dolan said that administrators worried alumni would stop giving to the university or male students would stop applying. Now, however, Dolan said, it seems now that there have al- ways been female students on co-ed campuses. “Change gets naturalized very quickly,” she said. Dolan continued to say that this normalization can cause people to forget the struggle necessary for this change to oc- cur. “It required myth-busting facts,” said Dolan, and the “yield of many years of activist agita- tion.” W&L professor Domnica Radulescu helped bring Dolan to this campus in the hopes that her visit “would serve as a cata- lyst for faculty and students to engage more actively in campus activism, to be proactive about enhancing women’s leadership on our campus.” A Radulescu said she thinks various courses in the women and gender studies minor can help improve discussion of these issues at W&L. “I think as per Dolan’s sug- gestions, making the issues vis- ible and having continued con- versations about them,” would increase “student’s sense of re- sponsibility towards the campus they love,” said Radulescu. Radulescu also cited the “sex- ist practices of the Greek organi- zations,” as a source of gender inequality. Dolan likened these organizations to the eating clubs at Princeton, which serve as the main social outlet for students. She used an eating club par- ty invitation as an example of the “bombardment of images” that make up a negative “visual diet” for college women. The in- vitation was for a party themed “CEO’s and Oflice Hoes” [sic], and Dolan discussed the differ- ence between the portrayal of men as powerful and women as objects. . in another anecdote, Dolan recalled how a first-year girl said some of the behavior by up- perclassmen males was “preda- tory.” “Freshmen girls are particu- larly vulnerable to sexual harass- ment,” said Dolan. At W&L, clubs like KEWL and End It work to decrease the high rates of sexual assault. The Gender Studies Advisory Board also works to bring programs, events and new course offerings related to these issues to campus, according to board member Sara Sprenkle. Radulescu encouraged wom- en to apply for leadership posi- _ tions on campus. She said that we need more than “token wom- en,” we need a “critical mass” of women in leadership roles. Dolan ended her speech by saying that she has hope for this generation to bring about true gender equality. Before opening up the floor for audience ques- tions, she said, “we need femi- nism now more than ever.” C finalizes budget policychange A new policy implemented by the EC requires student organizations to update the Committee twice during the year By Eleanor Kennedy mews EDITOR After multiple meetings and several revisions, Washington and Lee’s Executive Committee has adopted a policy to audit stu- dent organizations twice a year. The plan, proposed by Vice President Bill Larson, requires student organizations to update the EC on their activities every November and February. Infor- mation Technology Services is creating forms which student organizations can simply fill out and e-mail to the EC. Larson drafted a proposal about three weeks ago which de- veloped a system for auditing or- ganizations. Student organization heads were then invited to three meetings where they could voice their concerns and suggestions. Larson and the other EC mem- bers worked together to compose the final plan, which incorporates many of the students’ sugges- tions. The vote to pass the new plan was unanimous. EC President Scott Centorino said everyone on the EC was very excited about the new version of the policy, which he called “infinitely more stream- lined” than the original draft.‘ Centorino said that many stu- dents were worried that increased EC oversight would involve more bureaucracy and put an undue burden on them. “A lot of mem- bers of the EC echoed a lot of the students’ campaigns,” he said. After meetings with the stu- dent organization heads high- lighted several of the problem areas of the proposal, the EC developed and voted on the new draft. Centorino and Larson both praised the collaborative effort to make the proposed plan a reality. According to Larson, “The new policy brings together the best ideas of the EC and student leaders to create a policy that will ensure the student body’s money is spent responsibly and effec- tively, while not being overly burdensome on student leaders.” Centorino said he was pleased with the EC’s responsiveness. “What you saw was a really good example of student government responding to student concerns in a really aggressive way,” said Centorino. The EC did more than just increase its oversight of student organization at its last meeting. lt also created a new award to re- ward student organizations that excel at providing valuable pro- gramming while managing their funds effectively and responsi- bly. The Americus White Award, named after the first President of the student body, will be awarded every spring to a student organi- zation chosen by the EC. Centorino said that the award will likely be accompanied by a monetary prize to be used as the winning organization sees fit. Article IV: Section A: ’Pursuant.to‘thefStudent Body Constitution, the Vice Presi- V . a‘ dent will monitor exp -nized organizations.- . . section B: The VIce‘P'reside T _ : funds as follows; g , endltures of Committee funds by officially recog- nt will monitor expenditures ‘of Committee l 1. The Vice President will prolvidelstudent organizations a Budget Up- date Form to update the committee on their budget. Student organiza- ‘ , tionsi Budget Update Forms are due on the and the fourth Friday of February. " first Friday of November - 2. Student organizations mustcompiete the Expenditure Form for ex- ‘ penditures exceeding $250., Expenditure Formsmust be up to date on .‘the first Friday of November, th before undergraduate commencement. 2 ~ e fourth Friday of February, and the day A '3. The Committee will remind student organizations near the time “Bud- get Updatel Forms are d in person. 1 This new policy is effective November 5, 2010. ue of the opportunity to. updateithe committee ‘U .1 OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_003.2.txt MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 THE RING-TUM PHI -3 opinions totheetilior Administration and students responded to police concerns After on-campus parties were shut down during homecoming due to noise complaints, the school worked carefully with the Lexington Police A * Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Stockton Bullitt’s October ll ar- ticle, “The War on Noise and its Effect on Off-Campus Parties at W&L.” I read Mr. Bullitt’s ar- ticle on the evening of the llth and, after reading one of his final’ lines: “Like I already pointed out, the adults stopped reading this long ago,” I felt compelled to contact him directly. I felt the need to contact him, first, because I wanted him to know I do, indeed, read his column every week ~ as I read each and every Ring-Tum Phi and, sec- ond, because I disagreed with the assumption that “the admin- istration” wouldn’t have much interest in police shutting down an event. He also discussed, at length, the concern that shutting down on-campus events encour- ages students to go to off-cam- pus events which, inherently, are likely to have a higher degree of risk. He also posited the correla- tion that donations to the institu- tion drive decision-making about policy. While I won’t go into as great of detail as I did with Mr. Bullitt in our email exchange and, later, in our in-person conversation, I will share that the “administra- tion” is VERY interested in see- ing events happen on campus. l’ll briefly share what actually happened in response to one of the cases cited by Mr. Bullitt in his op-ed piece. The social chair of the fraternity sponsoring one of the events contacted me on Sunday. ‘By Monday morning, Student Affairs staff made con- tact with the Lexington Police to understand why the event was shut down and, by Wednesday, Student Affairs staff worked with leadership of that fraternity to convey the concerns and offer suggestions as to how to avoid in the future noise concerns that were raised. Regarding on-campus so- cial events, 'I am very thank- ful to Lindsay Crawford in his leadership of the Interfraternity Council, and for encouraging fraternities to host events on campus. And I am thankful to individual house leadership who chose to make the call and ask for assistance when something didn’t seem to be working right, as opposed to simply going off- campus in the future and making higher risk choices. Such actions on the part of IFC and house leadership demonstrate a willing- ness to work together. Likewise, every signal I am receiving from the new Lexington Police Chief is that he and his staff want to support students in safer choices. And, with all of that said, laws are laws and blatant violation of laws results in arrests (and/or sanctions in the University con- duct system). To be clear, donations do not drive policy student safety, our educational mission and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, drive policy. Anyone iwho examines beneath the sur- face of that statement can quick- ly see that some might argue student safety and the laws of the Commonwealth may be in con- tradiction. For example, if we know students are going to drink underage, can’t we just provide a safe place for them to do that? From my perspective it is a valid point to make, but Washington and Lee must abide by the laws of Virginia in its policies — in the same way private citizens must abide by laws. And so we provide the central message: “It is illegal to drink underage, but if you’re going to do so, please do so in the safest manner pos- sible and do not call attention to yourself in your conduct.” In the end, we are educators, not law enforcement, and we put our role as educators first and foremost No chase, big challenge: why being easy is hard Campbell explains some of the pitfalls that can occur without parental supervision during freshman year By Campbell Burr COLUMNIST e Everyone wants something they can’t have. ' There is nothing as thrilling as a chase and nothing as satisfy- ing as a catch. When I was little, most of the things that I wanted were out of reach because of my parents’ rules or my age. I remember... ...sitting in the driver’s seat of a stationary car for hours, talk- ing on my “cell phone” and pick- ing up my dolls from “school”. .. Much has changed since the days of time-outs, playing house, and my mother’s strict “one dessert a day” rule. Life has changed. Here at Washington and Lee, ery kind of food I could hope for at D-hall. Reese’s frozen yogurt with honey, bananas, M&M’s and chocolate sauce sound weird? Everyone’s doing it. And best of all, everyone takes the . same walk of shame back to the dessert table. There is a never-ending flow of Diet Coke and coffee. I don’t you don’t even have to worry about whether you can pull off leggings and Hunter boots be- cause everyone dresses exactly like you. When I’m stuck on a home- work problem, I don’t wait to get help the next day. I just walk to a classroom and have a tutor ex- plain what I don’t understand. When I want to go out on a , All of us excited freshmen need to look towards the future. I mean, would an employer be impressed with an applicant whose only talents are rapping Nicki Minaj and winning a hot dog eating contest? watching my mom drink a can of Coke and thinking, gosh I can’t wait to be an adult so that I can drink as many Cokes as I want... ...wishing I could add enough weight to my 80-pound frame to fit into a’ cup bra... everything that I could ever want is right on campus. No chasing, no waiting. There. At first, this seems ideal. The boys I used to have to wait until Friday night to see live on the floor below me. I have unlimited access to ev- even need to drive to 7-11 or Starbucks to enable my caffeine dependency. No clue what to wear five minutes before its time to get on Traveler? No need to panic, you have hall-mates. Twenty ward- robes are at your disposal. And school night, I go out. Or, if I want to stay in on that school night and read up on “Fa- therhood: evolution and human paternal behavior,” the library is open 24 hours. You don’t even have to break a sweat on your way to work out. The gym is 100 yards away. Sounds like the perfect world, right? Wrong. Boys see me. when I don’t want to see them: scampering down to the laundry room in a’ huge t-shirt with acne cream and retainers. . . .ick. The three best parts of my day? Breakfast, lunch, dinner. More time is spent sampling the array of foods at D-hall than doing anything else. All of my clothes seem to be getting a little bit tighter... blame it on doing my own laundry. And I thought I was addicted to caffeine in high school? I’m either shaking from a caffeine overdose or struggling to keep my eyes open wide enough to make the teacher think I’m look- ing down and reading. Thanks to the attractive pool of peer tutors, my academic help sessions have become social hour. No wonder four math prob- lems are taking me three hours to complete. Yawwwnnnn. . .homework. We had homework? Oh right, in. . What are all these skimpy neon clothes doing under my that’s why I was going to stay in this conversation. This seem- ing contradiction makes our job tough, at times, and it makes the job of student leaders and those hosting events tough. When stu- dents make choices that take into account the complexity of the is- sues we all face, then we’re see- ing the type of student leader that . is truly rising to the challenge of leadership. Thanks, Mr. Bullitt, for rais- ing your concern. Thanks, too, for our conversations following the writing of your article and for asking me to write this response. And, to every student, please re- member that we’re all in this to- gether. Look out for one another. Make the smarter choices. Dean Watkins bed? You know you’re in trouble when you find yourself _shower- ing, straightening your hair, and trying on cute outfits to go to the library. It is so hard to concen- trate on the main floor of Ley- burn that whenever I actually do accomplish something, I reward myself... sent an email? Cookie from the co-op! And that’s why I’ve decided to change my ways and parent myself into being a responsible adult. , All of us excited freshmen need to look towards the future. I mean, would an employer be im- pressed with an applicant whose only talents are rapping ‘Nicki Minaj and winning a hot dog cat- ing contest? I guess that’s why they give us four years to build a resume. Strategy for finding the right teachers at Washington & Lee How to minimize Snapes and maximize Dumbledores in the process of searching for classes By Tim McAleenan COLU MNIST Now that half the semester has already passed us by, our dear freshmen (ahem, first-years) have finally learned what the rest of us upperclassmen have known for quite awhile. Thomas Jefferson may have said that all men are created equal, but when it comes to pro- fessorial teaching quality, noth- ing could be further from the truth. To give you a rough estimate, teaching quality breaks down roughly to a I0-20-40-20-10 tiered system‘. . The top tier is self-explanato- ry. It consists of the three or four life-changing professors you encounter during your time at W&L, and you can only describe them with words like “Dumb- ledore.” At the tier right below them, you encounter the professors with their heads screwed on straight. As you will learn, this is quite rare in academia, and these professors must be clutched onto at all costs. You’re drinking their kool-aid, so to speak, and you make sure to sign up for any classes they teach that remotely relate to your major. This is good. The middle tier is, by defi- nition, average. When describ- ’ ing your experience with these teachers, you say things like “Well, I,had to, for my major...” or “At least I got a B.” By the time you get to the second-to-last tier, things are re- ally moving downhill. These are the types of professors who are responsible for most of the page views on the Registrar’s website for dropping classes. You’re not sure what the Fac- ulty EC even means, but sud- denly, the thought of dealing with them and $100 fines doesn’t seem like such a bad thing after all. These teachers are not always easy to spot, but as a general rule, they are usually teaching classes that are absolutely required for the completion of a given major. And then there’s the bottom ten percent. This is what happens when you merge the -personalities of people who shouldn’t be allowed too close to stoves and have the personalities of Napoleonic Deb- bie-Downers. When you take a class with them, you begin to understand why tenure is every professor’s wet dream, because no matter how bad things get, like Brett Favre, they’re here to stay. And if you ever see the num- ber “36” or “24” in a student’s notebook, that means you have found one of these teachers, be- cause even on the first day, the student knew he had to start the countdown until the end of the term. ‘ But luckily, there are a few mechanisms you can utilize to avoid taking classes with the Snapes of the teaching profes- sion. The first, and most common of all, is to visit the website ratemyprofessor.com. I don’t particularly recommend this op- tion. Think about it, what type of people are going to create an account and leave feedback for a professor? Someone who has an extreme experience with the professor: they’re either spending their eve- nings wondering what the Vir- ginia laws are on student/profes- sor relations, or they are crafting a voodoo doll of that professor Gust because, you never know, it might work). . Most of the opinions on rate- , myprofessor tend to be extreme, and I have found only a little bit of correlation between the online postings and the reality of a giv- en teacher’s quality. , You’d be much better offjust asking someone in your frater- nity or sorority for an opinion, rather than consulting ratemy-- professor. But when I want to get a de- cent read on a professor before signing up for classes, I usu- ally send them an e-mail asking about the course or to see if there is room for additional students. And here’s what to look for. If you get an unduly long response or a really quick response, run. The best response I have ever received when asking to join a class was, “Why not?” Short, mildly-humorous, and simple. Ask this professor to be your academic advisor on the spot. Another important thing to pay attention to is the professor’s signature at the end of the e- mail. it can be incredibly insightful. Ask the teacher to e-mail you a copy of the syllabus be- fore class starts. It can tell you so much. , I mean, a syllabus shouldn’t be a threatening document, and there are little warning buzz tree!” You’re going to have a fun semester with that guy. Heck, one professor even in- cluded the line (I’m paraphras- ing here) “I’m a deals kind of guy” in the syllabus. You don’t think that is going to come in handy around exam time? Like Thomas Jefferson may have said that all men are created equal, but when it comes to professorial teaching quality, nothing could be further from the truth. To give you a rough estimate, teaching quality breaks down roughly to a 10-20-40-20-I0 tier—system. The number one sign of a professor to avoid is a long tag- line that lists all of the professor’s accomplishments dating back to their own graduation. I don’t even know where to begin on this one. It just sort of comes off as pathetic and desper- ate. It would be like changing your birthday on Facebook every month to get girls to talk to you. I mean, come on. There’s gotta be a better way. If you’re a quality teacher, you accomplishments will shine through in the classroom, and you won’t have to brag about it. If their e-mails are preten- tious, imagine four months in the classroom... As for my last suggestion, most students don’t do this, but words to watch out for that can give you a glimpse of things to come. My rule is to count to five. If the teacher hands you a syl- labus that mentions the number “zero,” includes adjectives like “unacceptable,” uses verbs like “fail,” and includes nouns like “penalty” and “violation,” steer clear. To use a dating metaphor, if this is how the professor is going to act on the first date, imagine what things will be like during marriage. Yikesl Ideally, you want to find signs of reasonableness or humor (even if it’s incredibly dry) in a syllabus. A calculus professor’s syllabus once included’ the line “What is a tree’s favorite class? (Drum roll please) Gee, I’m a anything else, when it comes to syllabuses (or is it syllabi?), tone means everything. That’s about it. Visiting a teacher during office hours won’t help much; there must be a rule somewhere that all professors must maintain mini-libraries in their oflices. But again, if you can find ev- idence of a sense of humor, take - that professor’s class. If you do it right, you’ll spend your first two years here weeding out the good and bad professors, and then you can spend your junior and senior years taking classes with a strong nucleus of the best four or five you’ve had at W&L. OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_004.2.txt 4 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 opinions Epic drama on the national political stage this November With Democrats spending needless time and money creating political drama, Beall asks where the issues went By John Paul Beall COLUMNIST All across the nation political battles to the death have grown- increasingly intense as many candidates have pulled out all the stops leading up to the big day: November 2. Incumbents and political in- siders have sought to maintain the status quo, but more and more Americans are growing so dissatisfied with the political performance that we all can be certain that change is coming, just not at the hands of those who promised it. In California, where we lay our scene, the stores of drama know no bounds in times of po- litical peace or war. The candidates for California Senate, Barbara Boxer-D and Carly Fiorina-R, have locked released information that’ Meg Whitman had employed an il- legal immigrant as her house- keeper, and fired her not too long before the campaign began. His claim is that she knew the housekeeper was illegal, though records show that the housekeep- er was hired via an employment agency, which had social secu- rity and a driver’s license on file for her. She had been in Califor- nia since 1992, when one could acquire a license without proving citizenship. Of course, who better to‘ de- fend the housekeeper but the infamous star-chasing attorney Gloria Allred, an active Demo- crat who has a penchant for creat- ing very graphic media conflicts? For her role in this obvious move When he thought he had hung up the phone, Brown and some of his campaign staff started in on a conversation resulting in someone (most now think it was Mrs. Brown) calling Meg Whit- man a whore, and Brown heartily agreeing. Califomia’s branch of the Na- tional Organization of Women, who is endorsing Brown, "de- manded disciplinary measures from Brown for the use of the offensive term. Later, however, NOW—~like Gloria Allred—ac- knowledged political expediency over principle and instead de- cided to issue a press release all but forgiving Brown for calling Whitman a “political whore.” Siding against the first female candidate for governor in Cali- However, the important point here is that our political system 3 aflection for the drama of politics over the function of our government is a big reason for the recent failures sustained by our government. horns in a close race for months, but the sentiment is growing ug- lier. ‘ A .As Fiorina began to pull for- ward in the polls, Boxer began to feature some particularly unflat- tering pictures of her opponent in her. commercials, and F iorina has done the same: showing Barbara Boxer looking aged, vexed and maybe drooling a little. For the California Guber- natorial race, Jerry Brown-D (formerly known as “Govemor Moonbeam”) has also _ engaged in smear tactics towards Repub- lican Meg Whitman (commonly referred to as eBay Lady), who had been leading by a fairly large margin. Just afier the first political debate, the Brown campaign for publicity and political sake, she was lampooned in an open- ing sketch of SNL. The San Francisco Chroni- cle, Brown’s hometown news- paper and one of the most liberal papers in the nation, came out in defense of Whitman and still re- » fuses to endorse the Brown cam- paign. But Brown is famous for his gaffes, and he made a pretty big one that has all but reversed the small effects of his smear cam- paign. He made a phone call to a Police Department Union in Los Angeles and left a message ask- ing for a political endorsement. 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All this vocal support seems unne- essary, particularly because at this point Coons expects to win the race easily. Bloomberg.com observes, “Because Delaware is in the same media market as Philadelphia, the president’s visit also draws attention in the larg- est metropolitan area of Penn- sylvania, where Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak is engaged in a close contest with, Republican candidate Pat Toom- ey.” ~ Leaving Wilmington, the Obama troupe continued its na- tion-wide tour by visiting Mas- sachusetts for the incumbent Democratic governor Deval Pat- rick, who is in a fairly close race. After that, they went to Ohio (the Great Lakes swing state) where the Democratic candidates are suffering at the hands of their Republican opponents. Obama is especially inter- ested in Ohio because one of its Republican senators is retiring. He then went down the west coast and is now in Nevada. Clearly, the President who was supposed to usher in an enor- mous amount of change has a lot of spare time right now. I’m just wondering why the taxpayer has to pay for his gasoline! South Carolina’s political stage for the past year has been airing drama, and it has only continued through elections. Infidelity seems to be the the- atrical theme as incumbent Gov- emor Mark Sanford received censure last June over his misuse of state travel funds -to see his Argentinean mistress. Making matters worse, the GOP hope- fill Nikki Haley has been twice accused of infidelity in commer- cials. And all the while, W&L alumnus Joe Wilson is still catch- ing heat for his famous two-word interjection, “You lie!” / But for the Senate seat, there is a twist. Apparently, a ghost is challenging the Republican in- cumbent Jim DeMint. His oppo- nent Alvin Greene is a 32-year- old unemployed veteran who won the Democratic nomination with more than l00,000 votes ‘without any rallies or campaign websites. But this ghost has skeletons in his closet, as it seems Greene has felony charges brought against him for showing lewd Internet pictures to a college student. But where are the issues? Ap- parently they are on vacation in Buenos Aires. ' There are many more cases of drama across the US: think Kentucky, Florida and Nevada. However, the important point here is that our political system’s affection for the drama of poli- tics over the function of our gov- ernment is a big reason for the recent failures sustained by our government. The party in power is guilty of transforming the politicized sections of our government into a realm where spectacle means too much and substance too little. For example, ObamaCare was not about providing Ameri- ca with the best possible solution to recent health care problems. Rather, it was about a public dis- play of power and revenge, by putting on a C-SPAN prime time showing of Titus Andronicus with the GOP playing the part of Ophelia. All anyone needs to do any- more to explode the diet in Con- gressional deliberation is label the other group with one word, “extremist,” with or without just cause. Responses to the current po- litical system, especially the Tea Party movement and Republi- can momentum in the elections, seem to show that the American people feel the need for govem- ment to quit playing dress-up and get back to the fundamentals of government. Why else would Constitution- al themes take such prominence in these political reactions? America wants the stability and equilibrium of a more perfect union that the Constitution was supposed to ensure. America wants its problems fixed, and indeed there are more than a few, but it does not want each of these problems to be- come mere stage settings in a congressional reality TV show. First order of business should be the economy. In engaging in behavior that can only render political instabil- ity, how can the economy recu- perate? Economies thrive under politically stable conditions, and in examining the playbill of this last Congress, there was nothing politically stable about it. As this most tumultuous of decades comes to a close, we are provided with a choice. We can move on, or we can continue to relive the past and suffer at the hands of political playwrights as we have suffered for the past four years. We can choose to bring an im- mediate end to the cycle that ails our nation, or we can perpetuate that cycle and bring a mighty na- tion to a slow and humiliating decline. That choice is manifest in an- other choice, and fortunately we live in a country where it is ours to make. You can vote and end it all, or remain silent and leave America to its political upheaval. This is the election of a life- time, and we all need to be heard. Adding a personal tone to the debate over Obamacare With elections looming, Victor Jackson puts to rest some of the debate over health care by sharing his own experience By Victor Jackson c o L u M N IS T Republicans have, over the last year, told the American peo- ple again and again of the alleged evils of the program they have lovingly coined “Obamacare”. This evil program is the gov- ernment overstepping its bounds, they say, intruding into our per- sonal lives and wrecking the free market, an institution our coun- try values so much. This could not be farther from the truth. The health care system in America has, over the last 20 years, grown more and more into a profit-maximizing institu- tion. My mother, going through an autologous bone marrow trans- plant procedure last December, had a month-long stay in the hos- pital. _ Looking at the health insur- ance statement showing the crazy costs of such simple things as bags of saline and clean bed sheets every day was shocking. More shocking was the small, 5-milliliter vial of medicine that I held for a nurse one day’ when I "visited my mother which, when I checked later, costs $15,000. I understand the costs associ- ated with health care today. I understand that advances in treatment increase the costs of medicine. I have encountered many pro- cedures as my mom has received treatments, which are brand-new and very effective, but very cost- ly in their infancy. ' But like all other technologies, the costs should trend downward the farther they are from their be- ginning, not upward. regarding the simple, inexpen- sive parts of a hospital stay like a bag of sterile saline and clean- sheets—it is clear that some- thing has gone wrong. Health care shouldn’t be about making having to worry about whether or not they will be the next person to be struck with a debilitating disease which they cannot afford to cure. We may be at the cutting We may be at the cutting edge of health care technology in the world, and we may have the worlds best health care system—for those who can aflord it at least—but its time to make sure we extend this to everyone, not just the privileged few who are fortunate enough to afford the inflated costs of health care today. I also understand that the doc- — tors, nurses and professionals who have toiled for many years to become the experts they are deserve to be paid well. That I do not deny. Over the last two years, I have met many knowledgeable, caring individuals who, every day, give patients I 10 percent of their time, attention and effort to make sure they are improving and stay- ing well, both in body and mind —and they truly deserve com- pensation for the amazing work they do. But when the prices of pro- cedures which are not optional, but required in order for people to live, are so high—especially as much money as you can, it should be about health. Republicans may complain about health care reform, but I say it’s about time. It’s about time we take some- thing as important as life out of the hands of profit-driven corpo- rations. It’s about time we make sure that those who encounter dis- eases and problems they are born with, or that they develop not as a consequence of their actions but simply out of happenstance, are taken care of during and after their treatment. It’s about time we make health insurance more affordable so that all people have the benefit of not edge of health care technology in the world, and we may have the world’s best health care sys- tem—for those who can afford it at least—but it’s time to make sure we extend this to everyone, not just the privileged few who are fortunate enough to afford the inflated costs of health care today. That’s why I support health care reform. 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OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_006.2.txt 6 0 THE RING-TUM PHI ° M 0 N DAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 ar s&life re» Presidential assassins subject of controversial play W&L students portray the lives and mentalities of several successful and attempted presidential assassinations By Anthony Ballor STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee’s Music, Theater and Dance Departments present Stephen Sondheim’s As- sassins, premiering October 28 in Lenfest Hall’s Keller Theatre. Assassins is a controversial (and musical) look at ten successful and attempted presidential assas- sins. Featuring an ensemble cast which includes senior Johnny Coyle as John Wilkes-Booth, sophomore Tyson Janney as Charles Guiteau (the assassin of President Garfield), senior Dave Curran as Leon Czolgosz (who killed William McKinley), As- sassins presents pe0ple—some patriots, some anarchistsrwho have been vilified by history, despite motivations that were sometimes noble. ‘ The play begins in a sinister playground, where the Propri- etor (sophomore Jay Stephens) meets assassins from various periods of American history, and assures them that they can solve» their personal problems by kill- ing a president. Their problems range from “[the] constitutional right to peaceably petition the government for the redress of grievances” to, in the case ofGi- useppe Zangara, a simple stom- achache. Throughout the play, we see the assassins talk to each other~even though this would have been impossible in many cases—often egging each other on to commit their crimes, or convincing innocent people to murder. For example, Lee Har- vey Oswald is presented as plan- ning to kill himself before the assassins convince him to aim at President Kennedy instead, tell- ing him that murder is the only way he can become part of the American experience. Assassins is clearly a gritty play, one which confronts the as- sassins themselves, but also con- fronts the audience; it implores us to ask ourselves what lengths we would go to in our pursuit of the American dream. Those who are interested in history will also be interested in Sondheim’s transformation of the assassins. Generally we know little about assassins besides the nature of their crimes, but on stage they become human. The audience sees both their transgressions, and the aspirations which steered them toward their fateful deci- sions. But don’t forget that despite its subject matter, Assassins is a musical. The pit band, directed by Peter Del Vecchio, is distinc- tive because it is staffed entirely by students and community members. Previously, pit bands for the Bentley musicals had been staffed by hired, profes- sional musicians, but now, ten of the fourteen members of the pit band are students. The decision to have student performers was made in order to allow for more educational opportunities for stu- dent musicians, but according to Del Vecchio, “the audience won’t miss the professionals at all”. For director Rob Mish, “Sond- heim’s genius as a composer and lyricist is evident mostly in his treatment of the ‘period’ pieces throughout the work.” Sondheim plays with the music associated with his material~for example, look for strains of “Hail to the Chief’ in a waltz, or a nod to Sousa’s famous marches. Sond- heim’s ability to suit his music to the shows different time settings results in some truly “humma— ble” music, according to Mish. Assassins will play in the Keller Theater on Oct. 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. and on Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and can be purchased at the Box Office by calling (540)458-8000, or online at lenfest.wlu.edu. Artist inspired by sense of environment Artist Ray Kass speaks to W&L community abauthis exhibit in Staniar Gallery and his artistic techniques, experiences By Holly Suthers ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Artist Ray Kass spoke to mem- bers of the Washington and Lee community this past Wednesday in Wilson Hall. The renowned artist discussed his exhibit “Since Painting in the South,” his career experience and his sources of in- spiration. “Since Painting in the South” features a selection of 'Kass’s paintings from the past thirty years. The artist chose to present these paintings because he felt that they represented his relation- ship with landscapes and the en- vironment. Kass told students that he seeks inspiration for his work by spending significant amounts of time outdoors. He believes that his work rep- resents the essence of nature and the emotional feelings that people experience in various environ- ments. Kass also said that he tries to avoid creating literal represen- tations of his pieces, but instead wants viewers to interact with the painting physically or by inciting a memory. Along with his artistic accom- plishments, Kass is the founder and director of the Mountain Lake Workshop. According to the orga- nization’s website, the workshops are used to teach artists to use the “environmental and technological resources of the New River Val- ley and the Appalachian region.” Several well-known artists have participated in Mountain Lake workshops, such as'Howard Fin- ster, J iro Okura, and John Cage. Kass is a nationally recog- nized painter and has had works exhibited across the county. The majority of his pieces currently reside in the Reynolds Gallery in Richmond, Va. Staniar Gallery will exhibit Kass’ paintings until Nov. 11. Kass is currently a Professor Emeritus of Art at Virginia Tech. To learn more about the artist and his work, visit his website: http:// raykasscom/. Kass’ painting Astyanax, which is currently on display. RAY KASS / courtesy of Reynolds Gallery Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim - John Weidman idea by Charles Gilhert, J r. Horizons, Inc. New York City SASSINS Oil-Broadway in 1990 WASHINGTON ANl)l.Eli - t I rough special arrangement with Music Theatre International l,.'NlVIiRSI'l‘Y weimmmmainmcmmmmmmmm Robert 0. and Elizabeth M. 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Co-sponsored by Career Services and StudentActivities/Greek Life OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20101025/WLURG39_RTP_20101025_008.2.txt MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 8 - THE R,lNG-TUM PHI spizirt ondeck Ml Fni vs C th I‘ Football a 0 [C 7 p.m. vs Flold Brit ge Hockey 4pm at @ Mews El mory & ODAC soccer Henry’ F].-st 5 p'"" Round @ ‘'5 ODAC Women’s Soccer Rzndolph Flrst pm" Round Eastern Emmy Emory ' N t‘ I voneybau Mennonlte Nat'°“a' a Mia 630 Mm Invitatipn Invitation 12 p.m. 12 D-01- ODAC Men's xc champ at Randolph ODAC Women's champ xc at Randolph vs Men’s/ Transyl- Women’s . swimming "a“'“ 6 p.m. at Rldlng Bridgewater IHSA Invitational - in the nunribers 4 The number of number of games in a row the Washington and Lee Generals’ football team ha 113 won consecutively. The streak continued with a 35-34 victory over B r idgewater on Saturday. All four games have been conference ge ames, and the team is undefeated in conference play. 4 This is also the number ofi interceptions by Redskins’ DeAngelo Hall on Saturday on the way to de ajfeating the Chicago Bears 17-14. Hall tied the league mark with his i iiterceptions, one of which he ran back 92 yai ‘(is for a touchdown. 7-0 The record of the Oregon Ducks football team for the first time since 1933. They reached this ; milestone with a 60-13 throttling of UCLA on Saturday. 7 The number of victories l\ lascar driver Denny Hamlin has this season after winning Sunday's race. soapbox “You get beat and _you get beat and you say enough is enough . We are done with losing, we are sick of it. ” Iowa State running back .Ieff Woody, after the Cyclones beat No. 22 Texas 28-21 for their fir: at win over the Longhorns and first over a ranked opponent on the iroad since 1990. Courtesy of RivaIs.com. "It was a nice slide-. That was something I would do. Actually, I protiably wouldn't have needed to slide.” Jimmy Rollins, Phillies s hortstop, on pitcher Ro 0swalt’s slide into home during Sunday nigl hit’s game. Courtesy of oxsports.com. “So she’s like me: lkind off the field, but some- body who shows a lot of passion on it.” Terrell Owens, compari iig himself to famed racehorse Zenyatta. courtesy of foxsports.co rn_ 4-14 -4 Lee defeats Jackson in Classic Men 3 lacrosse closes the fall season with a 16-5 victory over VMI By Jayna Johns SPORTS EDITOR Washington and Lee’s men’s lacrosse team took apart the Virginia Military Insti- tute’s team on Saturday for a 16-5 victory in this year’s Lee-Jackson Classic. Over 600 spectators attended the 24th annual encounter between the two teams, played at VM1’s Foster Stadium, as, W&L scored three points in every period except the third—where they put up seven. The Generals’ scoring for the day was led by junior Scott Meehan and sopho- . more Jack Switala, who each scored four goals. Sophomore Cooper Brown contrib- uted with three assists for the game. Mee- han also added two assists. Meehan was awarded the Worrell-Fal- lon Trophy at the end of the game, which is presented to the team MVP from each squad. Freshman Ross Whitehead earned the honor for VM1 as he contributed two goals for the Keydets. The Generals started the game strong, quickly scoring three straight goals, each of which came courtesy of Meehan. VM1 put up their first score in the second quar- ter, but the Generals could not be stopped. The Keydets’ first score was the closest they would get to the Generals, who an- swered VM1’s goal by putting up seven unanswered scores. The Generals were leading 10-1 just minutes into the third period. Ending a nearly 16-minute scoring drought, VM1 managed to score two goals in the third and add two more in the final minutes of the game, but they could do ‘ nothing against the Generals attack. Six of the Generals’ scores did come from VM1 penalties, as they racked up 17 for the day. But W&L outshot VM1 46-20, clearly showing their ability to find scor- ing opportunities. Saturday’s game marked the end of the fall season for the Generals. They will be- gin play again in February. Women sink, men season opener Men sswimming defeats and women is swimming falls to Mary Washington By Jayna Johns SPORTS EDlTOR The season opener for the Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams resulted in a split against Mary Washington last Friday night. The men beat the Eagles with a score of 141-121, while the women fell 149.5- 112.5. The highlight ofthe evening came from 10 General victories, eight of which were individual events while the other two were relays. Five different Generals, had first-place finishes for the men. Junior Brian Stirling and sophomore Rick Sykes led the team, each claiming a victory in an individual event while also playing a role in two win- ning relays. Stirling and Sykes were part of the victorious 200—yard medley relay team and 200-yard freestyle relay, and Stirling won the 100-yard freestyle event while Sykes took the top spot in the 50-yard free- style event. . On the women’s side, first-year Lauren Kasoff had two first-place finishes for the Generals, first in the 100-yard butterfly, followed by the 200-yard individual med- ley. Junior Katie Salvati also won an in- dividual event, taking the top spot in the 100 fly. The women competed again Saturday in the ODAC Relays held at W&L, which » ended in an impressive home team win over six other schools. The team captured six event victories, led again by Kasoff, who was part ofthree winning relay teams. Juniors Katie Salvati -9 and Dana Fredericks, sophomore Brittany Ross and first-year Rebecca Lawrence each helped two relays to victory. The Generals will follow up this im- pressive beginning on Friday when they travel to Transylvania. L swimmers ait for thl un in Friday night’s meet. STEELE BURROW/staff photographer Generals Volleyball keeps on rolling W&L reaches seven consecutive wins and shut-outs following weekend wins By Kally Mae Ross STAFF WRITER Generals’ volleyball continued its sea- son’s success by adding two victories to their record this weekend: one over Ran- dolph College, and the other over Hollins University. The second of these wins counted not only as Washington and Lee’s seventh consecutive victory, but also as their sev- enth consecutive shut-out. The Generals have not dropped a game since Oct. 9, when they lost to Christopher Newport University 3-2. Women is soccer falls as m By Lizz Dye STAFF wmrsa L nous for the jfiéqnerals’ men’s soccer; tpami.:.aS_;seniors . ‘ Belairi and Jaines scored two goals that led to,-‘a;shut—out1victory against 7 Bridgewater College.’ The win olfieially‘ , 0 a't‘half _1,nJarnes.lPymm scored 49 mm the ;ga1ne,—.essen- tially sealing _ F ‘ 1- " The women defeated Randolph with a game score of 25-9, 25-9 and 25-10, and 1 they beat Hollins in similar fashion going 25-11, 25-15 and 25-14. Outstanding first-year hitter M.A. Boles had 10 kills against Randolph, while junior outside hitter Megan Daily added eight kills in the Hollins match. Saturday’s matches were hardly won by just two players though. The women recorded 36 total kills from nine players in the match against Randolph, and first-year l ‘ . mi. ._a. water ‘College last Saturday The score was‘0-0 until the secoricl half, ‘ when sophomore midfielder Abby Dehoff scored off of a penalty kick she was award- "(LDehoff was given the corner after being taken out in the box by a Washington and ”Lee'defender. was unable to return agoal de- spite leading the number of shots 10-5. Sophomore midfielder Ainsley Daigle commented that “it was a tough loss, but we’re probably going to play them again * next weekend in the first round of ODACs, _ g’t_ea_tn, but we have on oiir last three games’ and if we» win ‘we willgoi‘ into ODACS on a ‘four, ~ 7 winning streVa,k.”~.» » 7 7 jbeaway, against:-Brno so hopefully we can learn from the loss and "have a strong start to the toumarnentl” The:Genera1s* have their final regular day. ‘ ' nerars ne2'gt«_ian‘d ‘final regular « 1 setter Meghan Meleski provided 20 as- sists. Eleven players combined for 34 kills against Hollins as Meleski contributed an- other 1 1 assists and fellow first year setter Nikki DelZenero supplied 15 assists. _ The Generals moved to 21-4 overall and 8-1 in conference play following this weekend. The team’s next match will be on Tues- day, the 26, against Eastern Mennonite University. The game will start at 6:30 pm. at W&L. ~ en is soccer wins against Bridgewater a’ntst’13ridge— if .l.se'aison_ jganie at Randolph College on Tues— . . 4 ‘.