OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_001.2.txt twin to go Division ' ) sPoR1's / page 8 Charlie Sheen: geedy or fratty? Columnist Mary-Katherine Beaumont Carrington analyzes the former Two and a Half Men star and wonders if his tiger’s blood is enough to get him a bid. oPm|oNs / page 4 MONDAY, APRIL 4,2011 B/T THE WASHINGTON AND . STUDENTS All] run THE STUVDEIITS SEE UNIVERSITY HE R1No—TUM PI-11. SIIITZE 1597' VOLUME CXIV, NUMBER 16 New spring term addition Alum is $50 millionfunds creation of campus gorilla pit By Samuel Adams BREWER, PATRIOT In a joint announcement Thursday, the University Registrar, along with the Biology Department and the Development Office, showcased the newest on- campus Spring Term class. According to the syllabus, Biology 369, Wildlife Management, will be exploring gorillas in the wild — here in Lexington. Not even a trip to the Natural Bridge Safari Park will be neces- sary for the students, as the gorillas will be housed in an enclosure between the Commons and Woods Creek Apartments. According to the Development Office, the ability to .purc}fase and contain the apes was courtesy of a $50 million gift from an anonymous alumnus, who apparently thought that W&L had no other pressing issues. "i,‘Certainly the relatively new concert hall is supposed to have leaking pipes, and of course the fence around Payne Hall will be taken down in time for graduation,” said this nameless alum. “I think what today’s students need is the ability to examine gorillas in the wild in the morning and tube the Maury in the aftemoon.” Biology professors were ecstatic over the addition of the ape enclosure. One said, “I will finally be able to engage students in my research about the social and mating habits of bipedal primates, ones closely relatedito those found on Windfall Hill. My commute time to my research field will be cut in half.” The’ gorillas will arrive in Lexington next week. According to Dining Services, which has the new re- sponsibility of helping produce the food to feed the gorillas, sustainably-produced, fair-trade organic ba- nanas will be the staple of choice for the apes. Tour guides were excited about a new stop on their route. “It used to be that when we walked over the foot- bridge into or out of the back of the Commons, we just had to ramble about how great W&L is,” one said. “Now we can stop and point out the gorillas. This allows us to save all our bullshit for the rest of the tour." Did you know that Washington and Lee is the onlyliberal arts college with at Lee Chapel Vam- pire, championship sports teams and a gorilla pit? OH GOD IT’S A SIGN WITH OUR SEXUAL AS- SAULT RATE! TAKE IT DOWN, TAKE IT DOWN, TAKE IT DOWN.” V _ The Music Department and the Class of 201 l were reportedl73/V upset that the university was spending $50 million oh a gorilla pit, but nobody was able to figure out why.‘ Social ladder too steep F rea/it social climbing A accident injures two first- year students By Mercedes Benn snxrr wmr-an Reports have come in to the Ring-tum Phi regard- ing a scare involving two first-year students during a freak social climbing accident this weekend. The names of the students, one male and one female, are being withheld in an attempt to protect their reputa- tions. (But just ask around at srat lunch and you can find out.) Both students are reported to be in good physical health but,are allegedly seeking immediate transfer applicationsilto similar small and southern private lib- eral arts colleges like Sewanee. We havereceived reports that this weekend’s inci- dent was not the first social climbing attempt by the couple. Both allegedly attempted to secure early bids during theirvisits to campus on Accepted Students Day in 2010. The only information we have regarding the stu- dents is that the male attended a prestigious northern prep school in a hotbed lacrosse area, and the female hails from a nondescript and interchangeable southern city where she was set to debut this coming winter. While the details of the accident are still uncon- firmed, sources say that a golden ladder, a fanny pack, a Range Rover, Kenan & Kel and six cases of old- school 4 Lokg were believed to have been involved. Dotson tests positive Dean Dotson denies steroids as the reason for his perfect record . ' By Tara Patrick STAFF WRITER Associate Dean of Students and Student Affairs Brandon Dotson test- ed positive for a banned substance last Tuesday. After a series of random drug tests in the dean’s office, Dean Dotson tested positive for Human Growth Hormone, otherwise known by nickname HGH. Dotson and his lawyer ‘both de- nied the allegations that he is in any way connected to the steroid, which has been the center of numerous dop- ing cases, including Rodney Harri- son and Andy Pettitte. ' The health center said they were becoming suspicious of doping in the dean’s office after “records for strikes and other disciplinary mea- sures were being repeatedly broken year after year.” Dean Dotson, the God’s gift to T he family friend returns the ‘famous mane, By Michael Sorrentino STAFF WRITER Burr Datz’s hair was returned to his rightful owner last Friday. In a ceremony without much fanfare, God gave back Burr Datz’s flowing gray locks. Burr Datz, the leader of campus ministry at St. Patrick’s Church in Lexington and long time director of leadership development and reli- gious life at Washington and Lee, de- cided to get a haircut for the first time in IS years when he participated in a fundraiser called “Locks of Love.” He said he was pleased to have his famous mane back on his head. “It’s been weird without it,” Burr Datz stated. After Burr Dat2’s wife, Lisa, saw Rebecca Black key YouTube sensation to give the address at Mock Con next year, By Ida Claire Slate STAFF WRITER Now that Karl Rove has been of- ficially named the speaker for Mock Convention’s Spring Kick-Off, the campus has turned to one question: who will give the keynote address at the convention next year? Answer: Rebecca Black. That’s right, you heard it here first. YouTube sensation Rebecca Black will join the likes of Bill Clin- ton and Jimmy Carter and entertain the student body with her brilliant lyrical creations. office’s equivalent of.Mark McG- wire, is an upcoming star in the field of giving out strikes. Earlier this year President Ruscio told the Phi, “When it comes to giving out strikes, we have a real star on our hands in Dean Dotson. He really is the future of our organization.” After being touted as a coveted prospect in the dean farm leagues, Washington and Lee recently signed Dean Dotson to a long term contract. At the time of the signing, many scouts were calling Dean Dotson, “the best disciplinarian since Robert E. Lee.” After beginning his career with fairly standard strike numbers, friends of Dean Dotson said that he was “feeling the pressure of his posi- tion” and “felt that he wasn’t living Burr’s lack of hair for the first time, she was initially pleased. “We will save tons of money on shampoo and conditioner each month,” she noted. However, as time wore on, Burr’s lack of long, flowing hair started to get to her. So, she decided that she had to ask for a favor from an old family friend. God and the Datzs have always been on a first name basis. “Burr and I first started becoming friends when he helped me and the saints work on our team building,” God said in an exclusive interview with the Phi. “We were having problems with our coordination, and honestly, everyone was kind of tired of Saint When asked about the opportu- nity, Black said she will be “partyin’ partyin’ yeah.” Students and professors are also planning to “party” when Black is on campus. In fact, one politics profes- sor could hardly contain hisjoy after the announcement. “We-we-we so excited,” said the professor, who asked to remain anonymous in order to retain his stu- dents’ respect. Black has yet to decide where she up to the responsibil- ity his contract had ' given him.” j /I "4 Over the past two years, Dean Dotson has redefined the position ofAssociate Dean of Students and Student Affairs. One colleague recently stated, “Most deans of student affairs really don’t focus enough on the affairs part ofthejob; not Dean Dotson, he really puts the affairs in ‘student affairs.” This positive test comes as a shock to both Dotson and the dean community. “If he’s doing it, then who knows how many deans could be boosting their numbers artificial- ly,” one student stated before her SJC Burr: hearing. Dotson hopes to successfully challenge the pos- itive tests with further testing. “This fight is not over,” Dotson told media members in a press conference earli- er this morning. “My team and I will prove once and for all that this ‘A’ sample was a false positive. Further- more, we will clean my besmirched name that has been tarnished by this heinous accusation.” v hair ” Datz glad to have his flowing locks back Bartholomew. However, after getting to learn a few fun facts about every- body, we all came started to come together as a team. Now, Doubting Thomas is more ofa Terrific Thomas thanks to his ability to get everyone through the tire.” God also told the Phi that he owed the Datzs a major favor after Lisa Datz let Jesus off the hook for getting caught drinking a little too much of his own blood and trying to walk home. “We were all very em- barrassed by that one here in heaven, and thank Me that Lisa was able to get Jesus a ride home,” God told the Phi. “Because of her help with that whole situation, I thought that now will sit during the convention. “Kickin’ in the front seat, sittin’ in the back seat,” Black said. “Gotta make my mind up, which seat can I take?” Black’s speech is expected to start at 7:15, after she goes downstairs, has her bowl and "cereal. The speech will, of course, be on a Friday. The day after her speech will be Saturday and, in Black’s words “Sunday comes after...wards.” would be a good time to return the favor.” , Last Sunday, God and his entou- rage showed up at St. Patrick’s to formally return Burr Datz’s hair. As promised, the ceremony was kept mostly a secret because “ever since that whole Middle Ages thing, I’ve tried to a lower profile,” God told the Phi. Now with hair back on his head, Burr Datz can now reclaim the title of big mane on campus, and Lisa Datz couldn’t be happier. “My long hair was starting to get lonely, but now it has some compa- ny!” she said. note? ollowing Rove ’s kick-off Black said she may decide to attend Washington and Lee after speaking. “I don’t want this weekend to end,” she said. Neither do we, R-B, neither do we. Frat-Star finds religion Student claims to have been touched by noodly appendage, wants raise awareness By Forty-Two STAFF WRITER Hillel house is facing new com- petition on campus in the fonn of the Church ofthe Flying Spaghetti Mon- ster. In a token effort at inclusion and open-mindedness, Washington and Lee is allowing Tripp “Ocho” Buck- ley Anderson Wallingstinworth VIII to bring his new faith to the campus community. The new faculty advi- sor for this budding religion said, “We are thrilled to help bring such a worthy and philanthropic faith to campus.” When asked, Wallingstinworth’s freshman roommate described Wall- ingstinworth as, “a frequent sup- porter of local late night activities.” These late night activities bear a likeriess to those central to the new religion Wallingstingworth wants the campus to get intimately acquainted with. The cornerstone of the religion boasts a heaven of beer volcanoes and stripper factories. ' And, Wallingstinworth’s devo- tion to this religion does not stop there. He has taken to adhering to the doctrine of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by donning pirate garments. He hopes that by dressing like a buccaneer he can prevent the extinction of the masters of the sea, therefore combating recent natural disasters associated with their disap- pearance. Followers of the delicious pasta monster believe that pirates are divine beings which have been por- trayed negatively by Christian propa- gandists for centuries. Wallingstinworth plans to hold a charity spaghetti dinner to raise funds for his new religious center. He will be charging $50 per plate, which can be swiped home. OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_002.2.txt WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON. VA 2445a MAY 0 3 an \\S"'. \\‘ . . \ ‘e‘§§\§}. Stockton speaks out OPINIONS /page Head coach Women’s lax destroys ‘Sweet “ Brlar, 2_:l. - _ Brooke Diamond gains 50th 0.” career win. SPORTS / page 8 MONDAY, APRIL 4, 20 11 1 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY S THE R1No—TU"“' WWW BY THE SILIDEHTS ‘Alli! FOR THE STUDENTS SIIIEE 1391' V”), MUS... ii I I‘ll. VOLUME CXIV, NUMBER 16 Hudson indicted W&L junior charged with selling marijuana Bysage Um STAFF WRITER Harrison Hudson, junior football player, has been indicted on four felony counts for the sale of marijuana. Hudson was indicted by a Rockbridge County Circuit Court grand jury on Feb. 7 for two charges for distributing marijuana and two charges for dis- tributing on school property last year in March and April. He was arrested a few days ago. I Hudson, 2l, told the Roanoke Times last week that he never sold marijuana. However, the paper reported that Hudson sold to an undercover police _ informant. , Public defender Ross Haine was appointed to de- fend Hudson at a hearing on March 14. Hudson’s drug arrest is not the first at Washing- ton and Lee. Former W&L student Richard Hahn is serving a three-year sentence for selling cocaine after he did not deny the charges. Hudson was recently elected to be a tri-captain for the football team and led the team to winning the ODACS last fall. The Social Animal Author and columnist David Brooks speaks at W&L By Paige Gance STAFF WRITER Lee Chapel ,was packed beyond capacity by the time Tom Wolfe, wearing his trademark white suit, introduced New York Times columnist David Brooks. Brooks was the keynote speaker for the eighth annual Tom Wolfe weekend seminar, co- sponsored by the 20I2 Mock Convention and the Class of I95], in honor of their classmate Wolfe, best-selling author and renownedjoumalist. . The lecture, titled “Paradise Imagined: Political and Social Values in the Facebook Era,” centered on themes ofhow modern culture can have both an ob- vious and subtle influence on social interaction and what aspects of life we find most important. Brooks said that he always wanted to be a writer. For that role he needed “to see the visible and the invisible.” He described how in his early days of journalism helused to people watch at shopping cen- ters or observe the social skills of politicians. A writer needs to see the surface and the under- currents, said Brooks, “that’s what Tom [Wolfe] has done, and what I try and do.” Brooks said that many of the recent studies com- ing out offields like neuroscience and psychology are placing more emphasis on factors that can’t be measured. Terms like “mindsight,” the ability to understand what is going on in another’s head, and “metis,” being able to identify what matters, may be more important in determining success in life than traditional factors like SAT scores and GPA, said Brooks. According to Brooks, the three main insights he "has gleaned from these scientific fields are that most thinking is unconscious, emotion and reason are not opposed, and what he calls interpenetration ofminds. “A lot of the smartest action is unconscious,” said Brooks. He then turned to the subject of American cul- ture, both its praiseworthy aspects and troublesome vices. Because of our “moral materialism,” our de- sire to make it in life, Brooks said he will “never be pessimistic about the future ofAmerica.’’ ‘ He said he has seen, however, a shift from hu- mility to self-expression, narcissism and the rise the “Me” culture. In a I950 Gallup poll, 12 percent of high school seniors thought they were important. In 2005, that number ballooned to 80 percent. Another study revealed that when asked to choose between receiving a compliment or sex, more people chose the former. _ “Wrong answer,” said Brooks. Nevertheless, Brooks expressed a confidence in the youngest generation based on a number of social indicators. “Crimes are down, teenage pregnancies are down, violence is down, suicides are down, drug use is down," he said. Brooks is the author of Bobos In Paradise.‘ The New Upper Class and How T hey Got There and On Paradise Drive." How We Live Now (And Always _ Have) in the Future Tense. His latest book is The Socia/Aninzal: The Hidden Sources ofLove, Character, and Achievement. Student Body Hearing Editor ’s note.‘ Although the facts of this case are confidential, the hearing chair and seargant-at—arms support coverage of the hearing policies and procedures By Eleanor Kennedy N EW s E D IT 0 R The Washington and Lee com- munity will gather in Lee Chapel this Thursday for the open hearing of a student found guilty of an Honor Vi- olation by the Executive Committee. According to the White Book, which contains the regulations of the Honor System, a student who is found guilty of an Honor Violation may appeal the decision to a Student Body Hearing. If a student accepts the E.C.’s initial decision, he may withdraw from the university. But if the student chooses to take "the case to an open hearing and is found guilty, he will be expelled and his transcript will read “dismissed.” The last open hearing on W&L’s campus happened four years ago. At that hearing the accused student was found not guilty. Before that hearing, there had not been one for 16 years. Last week, the E.C. advocates and honor advocates of the accused se- lected a chair. Third year law student Katharine Lester, president of the Student Bar Association, is serving as chair for the hearing. Junior Chris Washnock was ap- pointed sergeant-at-arms by the E.C. last week as well. According to the White Book, open hearings are conducted in front , a jury of 12 students. In order to cre- ate the jury, the registrar generated a list of 75 potential jurors. Washnock contacted all 75 and, following to the procedures in the White Book, the list is being narrowed to 14 jurors. Twelve will sit asjurors and two will serve as alternates. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Sergeant-at-arms Chris Washnock said students will be able to enter and leave the chapel after opening state- ments and between witnesses. The hearing will close for lunch between noon and l :30 but doors will reopen at 1:00 ‘pm. Everyone must leave the chapel during the lunch hour. “If you come at 8 a.m. expecting to stay through the whole hearing, you will be ushered out at noon,” Washnock said. Depending on the number of wit- nesses, Washnock said the trial may end any time between 5 and 7 p.m. After closing statements, the jury will deliberate. The White Book does not mandate a unanimous deci- sion. Eight votes either way will be enough to find the accused guilty or not guilty. When a verdict has been reached, the bells of Washington Hall will ring and students will be readmitted. The chair will announce the verdict 20 minutes after the bells ring. Although all members of the campus community are invited to the hearing, entrance is not guaranteed. Lee Chapel has 500 seats and no one will be allowed to stand. Those who do wish to attend must be dressed in Lee Chapel attire and have a valid current l.D. card. Attendees may not bring back- packs, purses, notebooks, pens, phones, cameras or any other record- ing devices into the chapel. Alcohol is also forbidden and students who choose to drink beforehand will be turned away, Washnock said. “We will also be actively check- ing for visual signs of intoxication,” Washnock said. . As the two broadcast mailers which have been sent to the com- munity emphasized, the facts of the hearing must be kept confidential. Washnock said he hopes students will respect both the Honor System and the accused student. “If you’re showing up to Lee Chapel looking for a spectacle, then you have the wrong attitude,” Wash- nock said. “And if you’re looking for i_dle gossip then you have the wrong frame of mind as well.” The White Book is available in PDF form on the E.C. web page. Stu- dent who have questions about the way the hearing will run can consult the section titled “Procedure for the Student Body Hearing.” The hearing is entirely student run. Washnock said it’s important to remember that the Honor System is decided on and administered by stu- dents and students alone. “This is our hearing,” Washnock said. “This is not Kate [Lester]’s hearing, this is not my hearing, this is not the E.C.’s hearing. This is our hearing.” Armstrong wins Mr. W&L Campus-widecontest raises money for former residents of Pole 2 by bidding onfrat men By Emily Mosh STAFF WRITER And the title goes to...David Armstrong! Armstrong, a senior Sigma Chi, is officially been the first Mr. W&L. Members of Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta and the Peer Counsel- ing Service came together this past week to help the girls of Pole 2 whose home was destroyed in a fire last month. Sophomores Caroline Schmidt and Elizabeth Bucklee came up with the idea ofthe Mr.‘ W&L contest. “We talked to the peer counselors about it," said Schmidt. “We really wanted to get them in on the idea. Doing that got the school involved on a broader spectrum.” Schmidt emailed each fraternity on campus and explained the idea. She asked them each to send her a nominee for the contest and a wa- ger fora funny activity he would do if he won. All 15 fraternities responded to her with a nominee, though one did have to back out of the contest at the last minute. The wagers ranged from hair dying to fantasy dates, from the nominee dancing in Commons to wearing full spandex body suits on the hill. Students from the organizations involved manned a table in the Com- mons from Tuesday until Friday where people could donate toward their favorite candidate. Armstrong surpassed the runner up at the last minute and ended up winning by almost $1,400. “I was chosen [as a nominee] by the‘ executive committee of our fra- ternity,” said Armstrong. “I’m pretty pumped about the whole wager.” Arrnstrong’s official wager read: “David Armstrong will dye his hair a color of the girls’ choosing, spend the rest of his days at W&L rid- ing around campus on a mini bike, wearing a leather jacket, carrying and worn denim‘ for a week. a Super Soaker gun, acting like Ar- nold Schwarzenegger in The Tenni- nator, and saving people from harm and whatnot. He will also Dougie in front of the commons during the first week of Spring Term (Date TBA), while his Super Soaker and Mini Bike stand by.” “Honestly, what guy doesn’t want to roll around campus acting like the Tenninator? 'l’m ordering the mini bike today,” he said. “You can ex- pect me to start rolling around when Spring Term starts.” Armstrong does plan on dying his hair and insisted he won’t complain about it, regardless of the girls’ color choice. According to the official event page for the contest, “whoever wins will live in infamy and get a Mr. W&L banner in the commons next week.” Armstrong said he’d like to see the Mr. W&L Contest be an annual event, benefitting local charities. He also has a few other ideas for future fundraising efforts by the W&L com- munity. “When is the Miss W&L compe- tition going to start up? “ Armstrong asked. ‘‘I mean, if we are going to celebrate one male student, we prob- ably need to celebrate one female student, as well.” All those involved in making this year’s contest happen said they were blown away by its success. “It just really shows how kind people are,” said Schmidt. “They want to be involved, they want to help.” . So keep an eye out for a Termi- nator look-alike during Spring Term, and know that no matter what color his hair is, he’s rolling around on his mini bike for all the right reasons. Kappa Sigma - Yates Wilburn would have danced to 80’s jams in front of Commons from 11:30-12:30 p.m. I Lamda Chi Alpha (Lamda) - Scott Centorino would have worn a dress for the last three days of class} ' . ' ‘ Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt) - Will Andrew would have recited his favorite “Star.Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” and generic video quotes outside commons. Phi Gamma Delta (FI GI) - Kane Thomas would have played songs in the commons as “Naked Cowboy” at noon on Monday. Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) - Wayde March would’ve had a hair-petting booth so that people could’Ve appreciate his flowing locks. Phi Kappa Sigma 03hi Kapp) - Jared between the commons and the library. Preferably in traditional Scottish attire. - Phi Kappa Alpha (PiKA) - Ian Reid would’ve worn a dress to a day of classes and to a party of the Pole 2 Girls’ choice. Mitchell would’ve given a free bagpipe concert in the outdoor atrium in Pi Kappa Phi (Pi Phi).- Cody Smith would have performed his campus-wide famous dance, Ice Cream Scoops. Sigma Alpha Epsiolon (SAE) - Austin Brandstetter would have worn his full (tightly covering the head, face, entire body like spandex) blue-man suit on the hill for an entire week. A Sigma Chi - Too long! Look in the article. ' _ Sigma Nu (SNu) - Phil Jackson would have shaved his head (possibly with a trident). Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep) - Robert Wason would have gone on an Edward Cullen Fantasy Date. Mr. W&L Contestants ., Beta Theta Pi (Beta) - JD Ey would have dyed his hair and put it into a mohawkl‘ Kappa Alpha Order (KA) - David Williams would have dyed his hair red, white and blue ' U OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_003.2.txt MONDAY, APRlL‘4, 2011 3 - THE RING-TUM PHI 0 pinions The problemwit J-School majors By not having more journalism students participate in the Ring-tum Phi, the Journalism School is hurting its image By Stockton Bullitt OPINIONS EDITOR I’d like you to imagine a couple of scenarios before we get into the meatw ofmy article. Imagine you are sitting in the stands watching a Washington and Lee football game. Even though it’s the first half (otherwise why would you be watching?), the Generals are already losing by quite a few points. As you are contemplating which party you will attend in the late after- noon, you hear a bawling laugh in the row in front of you. Sitting in front of you is a 350 pound, 6’5” behemoth ofa sophomore taking delight in the feeble - efforts of the 200 pound General offen- sive lineman. Now tell me, wouldn’t you see something wrong with this situation? How about if you hear a business major making fun of the historians who are horribly running WlS’s portfolio into the ground? What would you think about the politics department dissuading their . * students to stay away from Mock Con? Maybe it’s me, but doesn’t the suc- cess of Mock Convention have at least some reflection on the politics depart- ment? Thankfully, we don’t‘ have any of these problems on campus. Our football team is well sized enough to have the most fearsome ground game since Jim Brown’s Browns; WIS is filled with finance nerds who are turned on by spreadsheets and stress tests; and Mock Con is fully staffed by hopeful politicos so dedicated to the Republican cause, they have started using Boehner’s self- tanner. However, we here at the Ring-tum Phi find ourselves the black sheep of W&L’s journalism family. So I have an opinion for you, what the hell is the matter with a department that doesn’t support its own student organization? This brings me to my next point. I freaking hate copy editors. They ruin my jokes and usually take out most of the material that would make my col- umns a little too explicit. Worst of all, they beat me to the punch. Last week, copy editor Samuel Gilleran had a wonderful response to a letter to the editor about me. He did a wonderful job pointing out that most of the staff at the Ring Tum Phi aren’t actually part of thejoumalism school. The head editors mostly are J- School students, but they do an inor- dinate amount of work. If this were Harvard, I would be totally cool with my editor-in-chief staying up until four or five in the morning every weekend because I would know that there were at least a hundred people vying for her job. However, this is W&L, and she is pulling those hours simply because there simply aren’t enough people with her expertise to help out her work load. Now, I should explain a little about me. To paraphrase The Hangover, I’m no hero, I’m just a politics major. I have been the opinions editor of the Ring- tum Phi for the last two years for two reasons: I) I have such a deflated ‘sense of self worth that I feel that I need to legitimize myself by seeing my name in print (in other words, I’m cocky as shit) and 2) nobody else wants the job. I never have and never will take a jour- nalism class at this school, meaning that I probably shouldn’t be an editor, yet, here I am. Honestly, if this were five years ago and two seniors had realized how to use goddamn pseudonyms when writing a bracket referencing students at this school, I would be writing for The Trident right now. Also, I am a huge hypocrite. I ac- tively pursue reactions that come in the form of letters to the editor, and when my writers do receive criticism, I tell them to not take it personally and to not blow a gasket. However, last week a journalism student wrote a letter to the editor, and I still can’t find my gasket. It wasn’t because he said that I was exploiting the Pole 2 fire by reporting three incorrect facts. I fail to realize how me writing down the wrong ad- dress helps me selfishly utilize off of the fire, but I’m sure the writer of that letter knew what exploitation actually was. Look, I didn’t even find it that ironic that he told me that I was disrespect- ing journalism by reporting incorrect facts when, later in the same issue, he incorrectly reported that the next golf tournament was on Friday ,April 1st (according to the athletic website, it’s on Monday, April 4th ). Okay, maybe it was a little ironic (little advice, next time you try and call to kettle black, make sure you aren’t a pot). Still, the main problem I have with this letter to the editor wasn’t that I was getting criti- cized because I got over that after a few tears in the fetal position. The problem I had was that this sentiment is emblem- atic of the entire J-School. I have had arguments with joumal- ism students about working for the Ring-tum Phi before. There are two popular responses for why the Ring- tum Phi isn’t chock full of journalism students. The first argument at least makes sense. Journalism students are far too busy working on the Rockbridge Re- port to make enough time in their days to also work on the Phi. I get that. For the first time in my career here at W&L, I checked out the Rockbridge Report website. I gotta hand it to the producers of that website, it’s well run and looks fantastic. Although the site is well done and the YouTube videos by “wlunews” are also well produced, why do these two mediums of information work at such an expense to both the Ring Tum Phi and the student body in general? This is where I see more of a structural issue within the J-School than simply individual decisions by the students themselves. For the journalism school, the Rock- bridge Report newscast and online edi- tion are both superior and separate from the Ring-tum Phi. This is because the journalism school dare not feign inter- est in lowly student issues in lowly pa- per print media. That’s the past! Also, I’m guessing that the Rock- , WASHINGT ON AND LEE ‘ ‘&UNIVERSITY STORE bridge Report isn’t serving as many people as its wonderful production sug- gests it does, because otherwise their videos wouldn’t struggle to achieve 100 total views. To quickly sum up that last point for the alumni and parents who arereading this article: your tuition and donation money is going towards very serious production that is not being watched by the majority of residents in Rockbridge County. Likewise, your money is funding classes such as Journalism 353: Opin- ion Writing (thanks, Registrar!) that cannot seem to produce a single student I interested in writing a single opinion for the school newspaper you are now read- ing. Find a problem with that? This brings me to my biggest prob- lem with the entire structural conun- drum of the journalism school and the second argument I usually hear from J-School majors. I . They tell me, “Why should ljoin the Phi when it’s already bad? It’s not like‘ I’m going to make more majors join or make the paper better by myself.” May- be it’s the dirty liberal in me. Maybe it’s the optimist in me. Or maybe it’s the fact that this argument is simply bullshit. Regardless, I think that a few more joumalsim students participating in acutal student journalism would help the Phi out tremendously. The mindset these journalism majors have means that there is a deeper problem with the J-School. To put it bluntly, the journalism school at W&L looks down with dis- dain at the Ring-tum Phi’s alternative method of media the exact same way that the journalism industry looked down with disdain at the new media wave a decade ago. In this way, the journalism school is perfectly setting up their students to graduate with the same sense of elitism that most of their dying industry shares. I am pretty sure that W&L wouldn’t hire former editors who refused to em- brace new journalism during the onset UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Do YOU WANT CASH FOR SPRING BREAK? Fihirhea’ exa/hr? Before heaa'z'hg home, hrihgj/oar home; to theE/ma’ Commons Atria/72 of the age of online media 10 years ago, but given the way that they are refusing to embrace our different form of jour- nalism, I wouldn’t be that surprised. The letter in response to my article stated, “Newspapers and other legiti- mate news organizations will have no future if they stoop to the level of blogs and Twitter.” Considering how dearly newspapers are paying for only recently resorting to the level of blogs and Twitter (see: @nytimes and http:// www.nytimes.com/interactive/blogs/ directory.html), I think the biggest problem newspapers are having isn’t allying themselves with different forms of content or reporting incorrect facts, which I’m told newspapers also do quite frequently. Rather, the main mis- take newspapers made was being too overconfident in their own self worth to find viable income options for their online content during the origination of the intemet boom. But, hey, what do I know? Why don’t you ask WIS because they actually have business majors in their organization? We here at the Ring-tum Phi have seen an editor quit because he or she did not want his or her participation in the Ring-tum Phi mentioned on his or her resume. Perplexing as that logic is, it is not uncommon among journalism students at this school. So, J-School, I have one last request before you collectively write the letter to the editor that will end all letters to the editor: please keep making sure the Ring-tum Phi stays off your resumes and the unwatched YouTube videos stay on them. I want journalism to be RESPECT- ED because it’s always important to re- spect those who are quickly approach- ing irrelevance. Enjoy your high status - in the industry, and I’ll keep writing about frats and Twitter. CASH for your books! (up to 50% of Value of books) Help your school provide more used, lower priced books for future terms! Buyback will take place in the Elrod Commons Atrium for 8 days! Thursday & Friday, April 7 & 8. . . . . . . . 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. Saturday,April9 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday, April 11 — 15 . . . . . . . 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_004.2.txt 4 0 THE RING-TUM PHI - M O NIDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 opinions Getting to know Various classmates on a new level . Campbell Burr asks questions to random students and discovers much more about them than she thought she would By Campbell Burr STAFF WRITER You sit with them in class. You greet them on the Colonnade. You dance with them at band parties. You sing with them on Traveler. You hook up with them. But do you really know them? Here are some stories to get you better acquainted with some of the faces you see every day. CB: Pat, if you could change one quality that most girls have, what would it be? “The first thing that comes to my mind when I see girls is, ‘What would my mom think?’ For this I have a very critical way of looking at girls. I find myself preferring more conservatively dressed girls. Around campus, I feel embarrassed and ashamed at myself for looking at a tight fitting blouse or a short skirt. I usually correct this mis- take pretty quickly, but in most cases what’s done is done. I follow these episodes with a short video conference with Mommy to purge these impure thoughts. It’s a confession in a way. I want to see girls in one-piece bathing suits, skirts so long that they are frayed from sweeping the ground and puffy jackets year round. Cover up, honestly. I don’t want to know ifthey have an in- me or an outie until our wedding night. Also ifa girl makes eye contact with me before the third date, we’re dunzo. With these standards in mind, my ideal girl in terms of my favorite actresses has the innocence of Bree Olson, a lower unit similar to Tori Black’s and a top side like a young Sophie Dee.” CB: Jared, describe your first kiss. “My first kiss was everything it was hyped up to be, straight outof a movie. I asked the certain someone to go for a walk and then a short time after play- ing on a playground, it happened. I did not see it coming but it did. It was a funny feeling that is hard to describe. It’s that excitement where the rest of the night you feel like a million bucks. The only stipulation is that the girl never re- sponded to me the next day. Girls are lame.” CB: Amanda, describe your most embarrassing moment. “This past fall I was fortunate enough to study abroad at St Andrews University for the W&L Organic Chem- , istry Partnership. I learned all sorts of things over there, some academic, while others were more... life lessons, if you will. One such life lesson involved the holiday of Halloween, a Troll doll cos- tume and a few too many Tesco brand wine juice boxes. The next morning, being the diligent student that I am, I got out ofbed, looked at my wildly pink — — WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY A — C THE R1No:ruIvIPH1. MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR DIANDRA SPICAK ELEANOR KENNEDY STOCKTON BULLITT hair and decided that going to organic was more important than washing the heinous pink dye out of my hair. This ‘was the wrong decision, and I should have given up while I was behind, as, due to my dehydrated state, I got sick before I even left the dorm. I marched on to chem with my pink hair, arms covered in marker, and proceeded on leaving the room twice to evacuate my stomach. As if this wasn’t embarrass- ing enough, I also needed to go to the library to write the last 500 words for my Scottish history paper. I had brought water and an apple to attempt to ease my throbbing head and turning stom- ach. A few hundred words in, I decided to nibble my apple. This was the worst decision ofa long list of bad decisions. Hardly had I swallowed the first bite of apple when my stomach rebelled, in- spiring me to run to the bathroom that was just around the comer. As luck would have it, the janitors had decided that this was the optimal time to clean, and therefore, just as I was rounding the corner, they locked the door. I looked at the man sealing my fate and begged him to open the door. He looked back at me and shook his head. I looked him square in the eyes... andthen vomited in the trash can that he had emptied just moments before. I then sprinted away in disgust, embarrassment, but with a cer- tain sense of pride. That pride soon van- ished when one of my Scottish friends came up to me and told me that one of her friends had posted on his Facebook that ‘Some American with pink hair had just chundered in the library.’ Guilty as charged.” CB: Harper, what is the most roman- tic thing you have ever_done for a girl? “I’m truly not a very romantic per- son, but I definitely know how to treat a lady with respect. I guess one instance would be when I took this girl with me to play golflast summer. It was a really nice evening spent walking 9 holes un- til dusk, ending with a nice steak dinner in the clubhouse. Afterwards we went out and had an awesome night with the rest of our friends. It wasn’t a special night by any means, but we both ended up having a blast.” CB: Jay, if you were to be featured on a reality TV show, what would it be? “lfl were to be featured on a real- ity TV show, it would be called ‘Living With Animals.’ Every season I would live with a different species of animal in the wild. The first season would be called ‘Living With Animals: Hangin’ with the Monkeys.’ I would live with Vacation all I ever wanted! ColumnistAli Greenberg describes the process that led to her spending her Spring Break at home walking dogs I By All Greenberg COLU M N I ST Meet ./ayi Slfexfahelzgi’ a group of monkeys. We would play, eat and talk. Conflicts would definitely arise. Drama would ensue. Friendships would be made. Popular seasons would include: Runnin’ with the Herd, Hun- tin’ with the Pride, and Howlin’ with the pack.” CB: Sarah, if you could haveany superpower, what would it be? “If I could have a superpower, I would want the power of reading minds, then I’d know what my friends, guys and teachers all really thought of me! It would also make buying gifts easier.” ARTS&L|FE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR COPY EDITORS HOLLY SUTHERS IAYNA JOHNS SAMUEL GILLERAN SARAH GORMAN STAFF WRITERS DOUG BEALL CAMPBELL BURR PAIGE GANCE ALI GREENBERG EMILY MOSH MEGAN SHAW BROOKS SIMMONS SAGE UM IULIANNA SATTERLY STEELE BURROW DESIGN EDITOR‘ HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER BUSINESS MANAGERS ROB GEORGE - MATT GOSSETT DISTRIBUTION STAEF KELLY LANE JOE MORAVEC ZABRIAWN SMITH- EVAN SHARBER DAVE WILSON MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of THE RING—TUM PHI to accurately, truthfully, and thoroughly report news affecting the Washington and Lee co_mmunity for students, faculty, parents and alumni. Our goal is to look deeper into news affecting campus life and hold leaders accountable.’ Through our reporting, we aspire to spark discussionsrthat lead to discovering information that prompts change. THE RING-TUM PHI is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year. THE RING-TUM PHI is a member of The Media Board, which can be reached at mediaboard@wlu.edu, but is otherwise independent.THE RIN'G-TUM PHI welcomes all letters. We reserve the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters and advertising do not necessarily reflect the opinion of THE RING-TUM PHI staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. THE RING-TUM PHI A UNIVERSITY COMMONS ROOM. 341 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 TELEPHONE: (5‘4o) 458-4060 FAX: (540) 458-4059 EMAIL: PHl@WLU.EDU SUBSCRIPTION RATE $45 v crazy college trips, but I gen- While most of us will be packing our bags and heading south to Gulf Shores for a week of sun, sand, and. . .soda, not every- one will be partaking in the stereotypical college spring break this year. While I am totally in support ofthis rite of passage, it will be at least another year till I subject myselfto sea lice and an I.V. of strawberry daiquiris. Instead I will be spending my break with family, and it’s going to be awesome! At least I keep telling myself educational expenses. So I managed to get my name on a free 10-day trip to Israel in December, and then I convinced my dad to send me to stay with family for Feb Break in New York. But with my Spring Break fast approaching, I didn’t know what I was going to do. Despite being broke, I put my name down for my sorority’s trip to Ft. Morgan. However, immediately after sending the email I remembered three things. that. I sometimes miss out on erally have good reasons. It all started with senior year beach week. Somehow spending it Who am I kidding? I just charged a slice of pizza at Franks. I cant aflord Spring Break. In 3 Myrtle B€8Cl'l IT10'E€l and drinking warm Natty was not a very appealing proposal. Instead, my cousin and fellow graduate and I drove down to Florida for a “classy” week at her family’s condo. Since the mean age on the island is around 65, it was a wild time to say the least. Then came freshman year, and I was so excited for my first college spring break with my sorority. Until I realized I was broke from my February Break trip to South America and my dad told me I had to come home to walk the dogs in the after- noons. It was as pathetic as it sounds. Then I spent the summer in New York, where I worked as an unpaid intern in a fashion show room. Due to this, I entered sophomore year broker than I left it and my dad was no longer going to count my Sun- day night Tong Dynasty dinners as cultural I. Who am I kidding? Ijust charged a slice of pizza at Franks. I can’t afford, Spring Break. 2. Our entire school will be there. This is not a vacation. That is a field trip. And most importantly, 3. There is a reason I have never been to Alabama. But before I get another letter to the edi- tor, the actual most important reason is that my brother is joining the Peace Corps and leaves for the former U.S.S.R. at the end ofour Spring Break. (You don’t know how lucky you are, boy!) So more than anything, I realized I wanted to spend time with my family. I removed my name from the list, and I im- mediately tried to organize some sort of family vacation, a la Chevy Chase. That’s when I remembered my family is about as dysfiinctional as the Aristocrats, and this made planning a trip a lot more difficult than it sounds. (That joke was disgusting, but I doubt anyone even under- stood it.) _Seeing as we are city folk, the idea of renting a quaint cabin did not appeal to my brother. Instead, he suggested a destination where we could all do our own thing during the day and reconvene for dinner. So where was this riveting place where we would all be able to occupy and enter- tain ourselves for three days? Baltimore. I kid you not. That was his genius suggestion. I cannot even make a joke about how ridiculous that is. I think we can all agree that Baltimore was not happening. So, I kicked my broth- er out of my family vacation and for three days I became set on a father-daughter get- away to an Ashram. How is that for Eat, Pray, Love? Get at me, Julia Roberts. But then my dad said he wanted to go somewhere nicer, I remembered that I hat- ed yoga, and now we have about two weeks with nothing to do but walk the dog. I may try again for my spring break ad- venture next year, but for now I realized that eating Chinese take out and watching a marathon of Curb Your Enthusiasm with my brother and my dad and my dogs is all I really want. Baltimore, Gulf Shores and the Yogaville Satchidananda Ashram can wait. OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_005.2.txt $100 Gift Card at Kroger ~ Enter to Win @ GeneralsRetreat on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GenRetreat ' GENERALS’ RETREAT APARTMENTS Ask us about our INCREDIBLE referral program and I save$$$$! 540-464-3673 Bmc - THE BUILDIN MANAGEMENT Ga . . I OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_006.2.txt 6 0 THE RING-TUM PHI 0 MONDAY, rts&|ife George and Bobfocus of series Spring speaker series kicks off with speech on the lives of George Washington and Robert E. Lee as military leaders Press Release ’W&L COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE The Lee Family Digital Archive and _.the Lee Chapel and Museum are hosting ; the third biannual 2011 Washington and Lee University Spring Speaker Series at the Lee Chapel on three consecutive Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., which be- -gan yesterday, April 3. ,_ The series, entitled, “Preparation ‘for War, Preparation for Life,” will ex- plore the lives of George Washington , and Robert E. Lee. The series will focus on how prepared Washington and Lee were to take command when they went to war. A book signing was held from 1-1 :45 p.m. in the Lee Chapel Museum on April 3, and another will be held on April 17 for the days’ respective speakers. All lectures are free and open to the public. ' . The series opened with William M. Calhoun, professor emeritus of National ’ Security Affairs at the Naval War Col- lege in Newport, R.I., who spoke on “George Washington: Preparedness Through Change,” and William C. Da- vis, professor of history and director of programs for the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech, whose lecture was titled “Lee and the Road to.Command.” Calhoun was on the faculty of the Naval War College for over 22 years both as an active duty officer and as a ci- vilian professor. He served seven years as the academic dean and also as act- ing provost. He teaches a self-authored elective course titled “George Washing- ton, Indispensable Man or Indecipher- able Monument.” Calhoun’s many publications include “Washington at Newburgh” (2005), numerous articles, opinion pieces and book reviews concerning George Wash- ington. He is a regular contributor to the “Naval War College Review.” Davis spent 20 years in editorial management in the magazine and book publishing industry and is now a writer and consultant. He was historical con- sultant for several television and film productions including “George Wash- ington” and “The Blue and the Grey.” Davis is the author or editor of more than 50 books about the Civil War and Southern history, as well as numerous documentaries and screenplays. He is the only three-time winner of the Jeffer- son Davis Award given for book-length works in Confederate history. His “Jef- ferson Davis: The Man and His Hour” (1996) is considered the best ever writ- ten Ion the Confederate president. His most recent book is “Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol” (2010). On April 10, Dennis J. Pogue, asso- ciate director for preservation at Histor- ic Mount Vernon, will speak on “Master of Mount Vernon: George Washington’s Preparation for Building a Nation,” and Keith E. Gibson, executive director of museum operations at the Virginia Military Institute, whose lecture title is “Robert E. Lee, Man of Destiny?” Pogue is a researcher, archaeologist and authority on all aspects of George Washington’s life at Mount Vernon. While chief archaeologist at‘Mount Ver- non, he conducted extensive research in farm and slave" life there, and continues to be active as a consultant on impor- tant archaeological digs of the Colonial American time period. Pogue has written extensively on George Washington and Mount Ver- non and is currently working on a book about George Washington’s grist mill and distillery at Mount Vernon. Articles he has written include “The Domes- tic Architecture of Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon” in Win- terthur Portfolio (Volume 37, 2002) and “George Washington and the Politics of Slavery” (2003). Gibson, also architectural historian for VMI, was the founding director of the McBride Museum at the New Mexi- . co Military Institute in 1984. Asidirector -of museums operation at VMI, he is re- sponsible for the operation and develop- ment of the VMI Museum and the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. Gibson worked as a consultant on several documentary films, made for television films and feature films in- cluding God and Generals (2001/2), Field of Lost Shoes (2000/1-—winner of two PBS Emmys) and Sommersby (1992). He has written numerous book reviews and articles on the Civil War era and VMI. _ The series concludes on April 17 with Edward G. Lengel, American mili- tary historian and director of the George Washington Papers at the University of Virginia who_ will speak on “George Washington: Man and Myth,” and R. David Cox, former rector of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lex- ington, speaking on “Soul in Marble.” In addition to editing volumes in the revolutionary War Series of “The Papers of George Washington,” Lengel has written two well-received books on'America’s first president: “General George Washington: A Military Life” (2005) and “This Glorious Struggle: George Washington’s Revolutionary War Letters” (2007). Lengel’s newest book on George Washington is “In- venting George Washington: America’s Founder, in Myth and Memory” (2011). Other books Lengel has written in- clude “The Irish through British Eyes: Perceptions of Ireland in the Famine Era” (2002); “World War I Memories: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Accounts Published in English Since 1919” (2004); and “To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 19 l 8” (2008). Cox holds a Ph.D. in ministry from the Graduate Theological . In 2007, he led a study on Robert E. Lee at Kendal College for Life-Long Learning, “Soul in Marble: The Faith of Robert E. Lee,” in which he closely explored how Lee’s faith came to maturity during his years of marriage, fatherhood and’-’ military service. Cox currently is writing a book about Robert E. Lee’s religious faith. He is the author of “Priesthood in a New Millennium: Toward an Under- standing of Anglican Presbyterate in the Twenty-First Century” (2004), which provides a thorough overview_of An- glican thinking on ecclesiology and it’s relation to ordained ministry in the con- temporary world. For more information, visit http:// leearchive.wlu/ or call 540-460-4798. I ‘ I I . . ‘ Monday K ‘Wednesday Phi Kappa Psi A Athletic Staff . . versus, versus Pi Kappa Alpha Phi Delta Theta I Phi Kappa Psi 3 Sigma Chi versus versus’ Law School Beta Theta Pi Athletic Staff Chicago Bulls versus versus‘ Chi Psi Pi Kappa Phi 3 Sigma Chi Kappa Alpha A Team . ‘ versus 1 , versus Phi Delta Theta 2 .Pi Kappa Phi 2 Chicago Bulls ' Kappa Alpha B versus ’ versus Phi Delta Theta 1 Pi Kappa Phi 1 Kappa Alpha A Team ’ _ . y - KA Goon Squad versus . . versus Beta Theta Pi v Sigma Phi Epsilon APRIL 4,2011 OCR::/Vol_114/WLURG39_RTP_20110404/WLURG39_RTP_20110404_007.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 ‘1 - THE RING-TUM PHI- sports = Sorry, but Tartan is just not our style W&L women defeated the Carnegie Mellon Tartans (apparently this is a type of dog) on Saturda, aided by strong singles play By Brooks Simmons STAFF WRITER Fans lined the railings of the view- ing deck at Duchossois Tennis Center to cheer on Washington and Lee’s erals alive, defeating Carnegie Mellon’s Jennifer Chul and Alexander Tapak 8-3. their first names, to break their four- game losing streak and provide some motivation for the team. women’s tennis team as they faced Carnegie Mellon on Saturday. The Generals fell to the Ti- tans 2-l during doubles, but came back to win five of the six singles matches. The Generals topped Carnegie Mellon 6-3 overall. The match was moved to the indoor courts after scattered show- ers soaked the courts minutes be- fore play was supposed to begin. It was a rough start for the Gen- erals, as they dropped two out of the three doubles matches. The number 2 combo of Jen Snyder and El- len Yeatman managed to keep the Gen- “[She] was on a mission Saturday. She had a formal to get to so she got on the court and smanged it to a 6-0, 6-0 vic- tory! ” ELLEN YEATMAN; tennis player The win caused team “Jellen,” the nick- name given to the duo that combines “It felt really great. I think our excitement was contagious and enabled the team to then win five out of the six of our singles matches to secure a solid 6-3” win,” Yeatman said of their win. The Generals fought back during the singles por- tion of the contest to secure a victory over their no. 9‘ seeded rivals. Three of the six singles matches entered into a third set, causing uncertainty for the team. However, all three girls were able to pull out the win in their matches. The third—seeded junior Jen Snyder was the first General to leave the court with a victory. She effortlessly crushed her opponent 6-0, 6-0 in record time. Yeatman said of the contest, “Jen was on a mission Saturday. She had a formal to get to so she got on the court and smanged it to a 6-0, 6-0 victory! Catherine Reed also easily defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-0, while Yeatman, the number one seed, fell to Lauren Chen by the same score. The overall win over the Tartans al- lowed the Generals to end a three-match losing streak as they head into the end of. their regular season. “Most of all, it felt great to finally play on our home courts because we had been travelling for the past four week- ends,” Yeatman said. “The whole team, all 18 of us, were able to be there and we bonded together to take a much needed win by being each others’ number one fan. The women currently post a 13-6 season record, including a perfect 8-0 ODAC record which puts them on top ' of the, conference. The Generals will hit the court again on Wednesday where they face Hollins for their final ODAC regular-season match. Play will begin at 6 p.m. \ICU fansgreet Ramson retum from toumament Basketball team met with cheers during its homecoming to Richmond, afier falling 8th-seeded Butler Bulldogs, 70-62, Sat. night By Dena Potter ASSOCIATED PRESS, 2011 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — About 100 fans welcomed the VCU men’s basketball team back to Richmond Sun- day after its Final Four loss to Butler the night before, ending an unlikely but magical run in the national tournament. Fans chanted “VCU, VCU,’-’ as the team arrived around 3:30 p.m. at the campus’s Siegel Center near downtown by police escort. The cheers quickly turned to “We want Shaka,” referring to coach Shaka Smart, who flashed a humble smile as he exited the bus before the team. The Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity coach and players took their time going down the line giving high- fives, hugs and autographs to waiting fans; who snapped pictures with their cell phones and cameras. em 2 aemamz A A PEDAL CAR DINER & TIN Tov CAFE Located at LEE lll® TRAVEL PLAZA Home Cooked Meals & Southern Hospitality.’ Order from our complete menu ‘ Or Join usfor one ofour ALL YOU CAN EATBuffets.' 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Rodriguez said the Richmond school’s run from a buy-in bid to the na- tional semifinal was a great experience, and the fan support was much appreci- ated. “It means a lot after a loss to have O[2[2OI1€I1lZ Eastern Mennonite Bridgewater Randolph- Macon Randolph- Macon A i 5‘ liDOl(f0_l‘ menu at www.nikosgrill-cafe.coiri' _ i_ H everybody here,” he said. “It was a great four years.” Christina Willis, a senior homeland security major from Hatteras, N.C., showed up with some friends to sup- port the team. Many of her friends from home didn’t even know where she went to college, but she said the team’s run changed all that. “They made history, and we just want to show them the love,” she said VCU fans stood behind their team when the national pundits questioned whether they should have made it into the tournament. The Rams went on to beat powerhouse programs such as Kan- sas and Florida State. 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Flores said he often went to the games, but the school’s time in the national spotlight has brought greater pride to the community. “There’s a lot more pride on cam- pus, throughout the city of Richmond, probably in the state of Virginia just for VCU,” he said. Joanna Acosta, a 21-year-old biol- ogy major from Virginia Beach, said she didn’t want the team to think fans de- serted them just because they didn’t win the national championship. . “We don’t just love them because they made it to the Final Four. We still A I ' tennis love them,” she said. “Their fans are still supporting them no matter what. We’ve always got their back.” Jamie Skeen, who scored 27 points in the loss to Butler, said the welcome capped off a great season. I' l"l opponent date result Roanoke 03/29 W 9-0 Carnegie‘ 04/02 L 3_6 Mellon It's Have you stopped by Career Services for help with: Résumés Cover letters Practice interviews. 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By Doug Beall STAFF WRITER The Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse team bounced back from last Tuesday’s heart- breaking loss to Middlebury with a dominat- ing win over Randolph College on..Saturday. The Generals beat the'Wildcats by a convinc- ing 13-4 score, building on their perfect con- ference record. The Generals were led on offense by se- nior attackman Spence Daw, whose hat trick brought his season total to a team-high 18 goals. He also had one assist, while fellow attackmen Sam Mott (two goals) and Jack Switala (two assists) contributed to the Gen- erals’ productivity. The rest of the W&L scoring was very spread out, as eight players combined for the rest of the eight goals. Four goalies for the Generals saw action, with a combined four saves and four goals against. The win came on the heels of a 6-5 loss to 7th ranked Middlebury on Tuesday night. In that game, the Generals got off to a 5-3 lead early in the second quarter after two goals by Switala, and one goal each by Daw and sophomore Mac Means, as well as mid- fielder and captain Drew Koeneman. However, they were held scoreless the en- tire second half and Middlebury took the lead with just over six minutes left. Despite the final score, senior Goalie Ja- son Lumpkin had a stellar day in the goal, notching 14 saves as the Panthers outshot the Generals 42-26. The biggest loss in the game was that of sophomore defenseman Joe LaSala, who suf- fered a knee injury in the first quarter. Juniors Jack Hurley and Jason Harden will be expect- ed to step up in his absence for future games. “We lost an important player when Joe went down,” said fellow defenseman Austin Wemecke. “We are all hoping that his recov- ery goes well and we can see him back out there on the field with us.” The loss broke the General’s four game WWW.GENERALSSPORTS.COM %,igrRandolph Men 3 lacrosse continues its dominance over conference foes, moves to 4-0 in ODA Cs winning streak, and the team came back to Lexington looking to start another run as four of their last five games are against ODAC teams. They started off well against Ran- dolph, a win that brings their ODAC record to a conference best 4-0. “Although the Middlebury game would have been a great win for the program, win- ning the ODAC is the key for the team to get into the NCAA tournament,’.’ said captain Ge- rard Savarese. “The win against Randolph is a step in the right direction.” The next step for the Generals is against ODAC rival Roanoke College in Salem on Wednesday night in what may be the most important game of the year. “The only thing standing between us and the number one seed in the ODAC tourna- ment is the Maroons,” said junior attackmen Scott Meehan, “and if they think we’re going to roll over and die, they have another think Women continue conference dominance By Megan Shaw STAFF WRITER An incredibly successful week at home for the Washington and Lee University women’s lacrosse team leaves them leading the confer- ence with a perfect '4-0 ODAC record. Wednesday’s game against Sweet Briar College was not only marked by head coach Brooke Diamond’s 50th career victory, but also celebrated as a shut-out as the Gener- als controlled the entire game all the way to a 21-0 final score. Approaching the close of her fourth sea- son as the Generals’ head coach, Diamond is now 5l-l7 overall and an amazing 27-1 in ODAC play. From the minute the clock started, the Generals immediately dominated the Sweet Briar Vixens. F irst-year attackers Katie Hagen, Alex Van Horn, Kelsey Cotter and Greta Witter took the goal by storm, all scoring within the first l5 minutes. After an assist, sophomore Ash-g ley Barnes found the net without fail, making the score 14-0 with 5 minutes remaining in the first period. . ‘ With only one attempted shot from the Vixens, senior goal keeper Katharine Farrar was sure to make the save to keep the first period a shutout. Though the final period was not as goal heavy, the Generals were more than able to continue controlling the game. Margaret Klein, another first-year, had already scored four times in the firs_t period and continued her career-best play with two assists in the final period. This victory was a great way for the younger players to show their talent, proving to fans the effect that the first-years will have in years to come. A 19-10 win on Saturday against Virginia Wesleyan added to the Generals’ ODAC re- cord. Their possession ofthe game was not as «.1 Lax records a second 21-0 win, outscoring ODAC opponents 78-20 this season quick as their victory earlier in the week, and the teams were battling as the minutes passed in the first period. Both the Generals and the Virginia Wes- leyan Marlins fought to keep up with each other, but it was senior attackers Emmy Mat- thews and Wilton Megargel who seemed to push their team and keep control of the game by each contributing several goals and assists. After five uncontested goals, Junior Mad- die McKaig finished the first period by mak- ing an unassisted goal with a second remain- ing to put W&L ahead l0-4. ‘ Megargel opened the second period with a goal off of a free position shot, but the Mar- lins came back to score twice within the next five minutes. They continued to try to gain some kind of lead on the Generals, but with the help of Farrar and her defense, it was im- possible. Though Virginia Wesleyan managed to score five goals throughout the final period, players like Van Horn and ‘‘ Klein attacked the goal to finish the game with a final score of 19-10. The No. 14 Generals will play Bridgewater College on Wednesday at home, and Farrar is hoping for another focused victory. “It will be important for us to stick to the fundamentals for the rest of our ' season so that we can ensure the num- ber one spot in the ODAC,” she said. Along with the rest of the W&L com- munity, Farrar said she has a ton of confidence in her team. “I think we are on the right track to becoming a strong competitor in the ', NCAA tournament later in the spring.” 5 W