OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_001.2.txt WASHINGTONANDLEEUNIVERSHY — RING-TUM PHI. 0 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 voiiiivircxvii, NUMBER 19 . ‘ A The identities of several ‘ members of the Cadaver Society have been revealed! _ p. 2 The eprtome of Y O L O The Outing Club is upping their game and challenging other clubs to go the extra mile. S . . 0 HV crisis. A string of Natural Light Beer thefts leads to a baffled Le‘xPo. Safety in numbers! go social Friend us on Faoebook! , @.mgt..mpm Warns figalnst W ./ii. @E..!.ii.Ii§ilt3lE as bumming TIHIIE roe IiEllE.iit.E]Eal1ii§ilE5 i ecurity ii A A ilk? By Hannah Howard ‘ STAFF WRITER . , _ V Hal/e Cl St0l"y l-d€af0V US? "I honestly just d0n’t understand yvhy people care wear Send it to us On Twitter or Pajamas and sweat Pa'"5~” Said 5°Ph0m°rC Ma“ 3355- Latest ratings demonstrate that'W&L exhibits greatest racial diversity in "student body, beating out histor- Facebook with I‘ Bass is one of the students who felt the consequences of new- ‘ ica11y_bIack colleges and California state Sch0O1S_ v ly enacted policies on dress. Although Washington and Lee has ‘ ‘ — i ' ‘ . a higher percentage of students who do look nice for class, the V S i ’ fie amount ofi>e0i>1e who bum it is increasing. 2) 42-Year-Old Student Found Wandering in Graham-Lees; Still Lost Many people such as Bass see no reason to dress up merely . " ‘ . . . i » ~ to sit at a desk for an hour. First-year Wilson Prioleau said, “I A—”.TheSe Years ‘ . ‘_ _ . h enjoy teaming in early Classes, but I Wouldrather wear Comfom iVIlSSlI:1ghSt11dteIlt from tCltahss of firfialllly discovered on the third floor stairwell. He claims e never able clothing — sweat pants for example." _ eameg ow 0 navlga e 6 con smg a Ways‘ _ ‘ However, the administration is cracking down. Many profes- News...2 1 sors reminisce about -the days when men put on a coat and tie to t What Pledgeshl-[7 opinbns---4 merld Class‘ .ACC.0n.hng. 10 a Sufi/.ey Ofthe faculty’ 81 percent of S New member education teaches Pledges how to swing dance, hold doors Open for girls, look good while Arts & _ professors think it is disrespectful for students to attend class lifiing and make the idea] fi0»_y0 Swirl “Pm a'new man now” says Om Student , L'le''' while wearing clothes in which they clearly slept. .' ~ ‘ i ' I .’ ' sport-.s___ Campus security is responding to the situation at the request ’ of the faculty. Students who are seen wearing sweatpants or g Real RQCISOI1 C0-Op N0 LOI’lg€7‘ S€I"V€S Specially FVléS . pajamas to class will be written a warning by officers. After Studies found the specialty ingredient of Woods Creek run—off may be potentially damaging to students’ the officers issue the citation, they will require the students to health; Similar investigations are being conducted for the Colonnade Stack and Sunrise sandwich.‘ change before their next class. After receiving three citations, , Wednesdo? d ‘ "llb - "d v «iifi . A A . » ' ' V} SmTEli]6:tS"idiiiini:ti:tCi:ii liot:si)tiliyaf1th:1iiin lldienentation of this 01- i it Ciadaverss Unmasked! » - ‘ 5 Snow icv Wmihelp brim a mm: positive and gmfessional atmospgere _‘Professors,.faculty members, and sorority house moms revealed to be members of the secret society, i S 11°. 30° tO'Ca,,,puS ‘ . g‘_‘Th'e c/apesare really cool,” confesses one member. “And you get to talk in these deep voices. You just Although they expect to meet resistance to the new strategy, <:”can‘tbeat..that' » ’ ' I S I "[7/ll”,-Sday not“all_stu‘dents are opposed. . . ” . . . I g . V . ~ . . x t _ It isn tthat dllllCUl[ to throw on nice pants and a shirt, said _ Surge ofStudents SlI’8ClklI’lg the Colonnade . t g ‘ Ram first-year /\rmai1i Smith. “i don’t think this Will he that big Of a . Forget about the pregnancy pact! With graduation right around the corner, seniors are forming “streaking J . ; I 4 4 44 19°, ° _ d . , t g ,_ I Paths” taking the Solonnade by storm. Resemblance between Sorority Bigs/Littles i if C F ‘ rzdav , R . ‘Ii often said that old married couples look alike. This same phenomenon has been found between soror- . ’ am i ' ,,ami Littles, who demonstratestriking resemblance between generations. ‘ A A €444 23°.40° Q r i ee ~———~—*~em~**~ 1A-ecu-Weather predicts consistent seasonal weather for the rest of Saturday heyear ; .- . _ - : . , V 7 evce/nt reports promise 100% accuracy infall future weather predictions. “Forecast aheadshows clear , -‘ L skies‘, with the occasional hurricane, but otherwise it looks good,” says weathennan. Driale M 20°-35° Sunday Mondciyiii Snow 10°-32° . 9) Student Arrested by Campus Securityfor Wearing Sweats to Class , K , “She wasn’t even wearing Norts,” sighs Public Safety officer, shaking his head. “She should have thought I » ,-twice’ ,before“committi_ng such a serious fashion faux-pas... it’s unforgivable.” V 10) ‘Hidden’ Resolurces. on Campus that Every Student Should Know . S , ' . . .i _ " . ._"~Did",n"t:lmow about the pool in Huntley or the coinnioriroonzi on the fifth floor of Graham-Lees? Have no —- fear!‘ Here’s your guide to all the greatest (Avery-well’) hidden resources you’ve never heard about (and. __ ‘ - probably never will). ‘ The Ring-tum Phi is recyclable. OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_002.2.txt UNIVEFESITY LIBRARY WASlllIIG'I’JN & LEE U:‘llllERSlTY EKEIIEIUN, VA 24450 ‘II 0 Z 2 0 THE RING-TUM PHI 0 MONDAY, APRIL 1,2013 fromthe e d it 0 r Readers, I have decided to resign my position as Editor in Chief of the Ring—tum Phi. This is a decision that has taken me many days to eventually decide upon, and one that I feel quite relieved to be making. The truth is, the Editor position here at the Phi is miserable. The ofiice is a dark, damp hole in the bottom of Leyburn, we use 1998 Dells to draft stories, and I ’m pretty sure I ’ve contracted Bronchitis. Another reason I ’veflnally cracked under the pressure is because of the commandeering Jour- nalism department. Although it may not appear that the two organizations are connected, the Phi stafi" operates under the iron fist of the cruel Professor Luecke. She may seem like a helpful, kind department head. That is her greatest dis- guise. On a weekly basis I am required to sit in her ofiice while she and the other Journalism professors rant about the state of the paper. They claim that it is an unprofessional mess that should be burned at approximately 451 degrees. Fahrenheit. The censorship that takes place is incredible, and even as I write this I look over my shoulder to make sure I ’m alone. T he final nail in my editorial coflin is the read- ership. It breaks my heart to see papers strewn about campus, trodden into the mud. Thrown in the trash. Not even the recycling. The general claim that nobody reads the paper That we are useless. Well if you don’t read the paper, then stop sending me death threats! I admit that it has helped me to grow a “tough skin, ” sloughing ojf the impending drowning, death by D-Hall, stabbed with a high—heel, etc. but please. I beg you; I am just a person trying to make it in the world. So I admit that I have finally given up. There is no light in the Phi world, and I am sick of printing the paper with my own blood. So I am oflicially stepping down. Fear not, faithful readers (of whom there are supposedly none). You will not be left without a Captain. I have put much of thought into choosing my succes- sor,_ as it would be wholly irresponsible to leave the organization without a leader Some of you may know my fearless replacement: his name is Mark Collins. I chose Mark as my successor for several reasons. T he first is that he just got back fiom Europe and wants to make himself a greater-known figure on campus. The second is that he successfully reached 98% of the W&L population in one day. A feat I could never hope to accomplish. Cheers to you, Mark. I think you will do a fine job. Thank you to those who have supported me through the ups and downs of this position, and I’m sure you will all see the transition through smoothly. And to the Phi, in the words of the great Humphrey Bogart, “Heres looking at you, kid. ” Postscript: Editor in Chief Collins would like everyone to know that he has a side-job offering as his personal assistant. The duties will include gathering his and the Phi ’s mail, paying print- ing costs, shopping for editor gifts, and waiting for packages. He is offering the generous sum of $800 per week for the lucky new assistant. Please contact him if you ’re interested He says it will only take five hours a week. Sincerely, Ex— Editor in Chief Julianna Satterly A new dynasty for W&L IF C and Panhellenic run President Ruscio out of power: assume control By Randy Karlson STA F F w R IT E R This past weekend the Interfratemity Council and the Panhellenic Council staged a takeover of the University and forced President Ruscio out of office and into hiding at VMI where numerous ca- dets are protecting him until the two parties can work out a resolution. IFC President Richard Coulson and Panhel- lenic Council President Anne Stafford are the mas- terminds behind the maneuver and stated, “We’ve been working on this for months, and everything went exactly as planned.” The two groups were able to execute their plan by recruiting five soldiers from every Greek organization and invaded Wash- ington Hall on Friday where they forced President Ruscio tolhand over the oflice of President to both Coulson and Stafford. V When asked why the IFC and the Panhellen- ic Council wanted to take control of the school, Coulson answered, “Well, since 85% ofthe school is a member of some sort of Greek organization, we figured that everyone would be okay with it.” While Stafford added, “It just made sense to us, and I guess we wanted the last 15%.” In the only interview that Ruscio has given since the takeover he stated “I...I just don’t know what happened, one minute I was surfing the web in my office, the next I was being thrown out by .20 students covered in various Greek letters.” He also added, “I had to give in to their demands. It was a completely hostile takeover and I was forced to give up the presidency to Mr. Coulson and Ms. Stafford. I will be meeting with the two new pres- idents in the coming days in order to work on a more peaceful agreement to the situation.” Even though Ruscio wants to work the situation out, both Coulson and Stafford have impressive plans for the school under new rule. “The first thing we plan on doing is converting all independents in the school into Greek members,” stated Coulson, “we’re going to create a new fraternity and soror- ity for all current non-Greeks.” The new fraternity and sorority names are yet to be announced, and he mass initiations for each group of students will be in Lee Chapel on April 3 and will be immediately followed by a Red Square band party as well as parties until 2 A.M. in the country. Since the takeover on Friday there has been a party at every fraternity every night, as well as the Student Health Center being overrun by alcohol- related visits. Kroger, Food Lion, and Wal-Mart have all reported that they have sold out of all Red Solo Cups and are planning to order three times their normal supply for the remainder of the school year. Lexington Police have also reported numerous noise violations as well as the letters of every fraternity and sorority being spray painted throughout the campus and Rockbridge Country as a whole. The story of the Washington and Lee Greek takeover has garnered national attention when the story featured on CNN. The reporter who was live on campus stated, “A school that is known for preppy clothes, bricks and columns has been over- run by their massive Greek population,” while a student streaked the Colonnade in the background. Coulson and Stafford are both pleased with their work and Stafford even stated, “This has gone beyond our wildest dreams, we didn’t even expect to be put in the national spotlight and the power of the new ofiice feels great.” With his feet on Presi- dent Ruscio’s desk, and a poster with John Belushi wearing a “College” sweater on the wall behind him, Coulson stated “I think this is the best for the University; people are having fun, classes have gotten easier, and we’re no longer a school that people ask ‘Where?’ when you tell them where you go. We’re now the school that’s been taken over by Greek organizations and I love it.” ‘‘It’s all a part of the rush, man!” W&L is Outing Club embraces the future of the Outdoors with several new trips Bylosh White STAFF WRITER Diving off an airplane 5000 feet above ground - without a parachute? Paddling through the world’s most perilous rapids - blindfolded? Scaling the A Rocky Mountains - one-handed? If this sounds like fun, then the Outing Club is perfect for you! Recently, the Outing Club has been experiment- ing with new ways of getting an adrenaline rush in an effort to attract more students. Its upcoming plans include introducing various new classes and activities, with the sole purpose of providing an exhilarating experience. This past month, the Outing Club invested in five technologically advanced “wing-suits” to be used recreationally by the student body. These wing-suits, previously used only by experienced skydiving professionals, allow the wearer to fly like a squirrel, and will be made available to all Outing Club members. Washington and Lee is not the first school to purchase these suits; in fact, it has become a na- tional trend. “Programs at other schools have seen amazingly positive feedback regarding the suits,” said Director of Student Activities James Dick. “What’s more, they’ve caused relatively few fa- talities!” According to Dick, only three students have suffered life-threatening injuries so far. “Of these injuries, one student crashed into the George Wash- ington statue on top of the Colonnade and another got stuck in the peak of Lee Chapel.” “Dude, it was wild! I got to fly over Commons 9 and see Woods Creek from all the way up there,’ said Bill Ding ‘ l3. 2‘ »When»asked about the possible legal repercus- sions of having such a dangerous activity provided by a school-funded organization, University repre- sentatives responded by quoting the Outing Club’s new catchphrase: “It’s all part of the rush, man!” The school is also planning on offering a new “sink or swim” PE course next fall, in which stu- dents with little to no previous experience are thrown into high intensity situations. This can range anywhere from kayaking through class-five rapids while blindfolded, to being led miles deep into a cave and left without lights to find your own way out. These classes can be taken for a biology lab credit when scheduled concurrently with Bio ll 1: Natural Selection, Sur- vival of the Fittest. Dick sees a promising future of unexplored outlets for students to quench their outdoor and adrenaline thirsts. This Spring Break, the Outing Club will be coordinating a free-solo climbing (no ropes!) trip in Califomia’s legendary Yosemite National Park. No prior experience is required. Later, a crash course in ' wilderness survival will be offered, in which participants 7‘i?~*’x:_' will be dropped off some- I where deep in the Alaskan wilderness without supplies ,4 emu 2 at III III "Hands Down the Tastiest Truckstop in America” - The Travel Channel, Most Extreme Truckstops Home Cooked Meals & Southern Hospitality! Order from our complete menu 0r Join usfor one ofour ALL YOU CAN EA T Buffets! 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I Reading Campus Notices V Following W&L Crushes and Compliments ii‘ Going on Wa|~Mart runs I Ordering Domino's at 2am I Working Out to Burn Off All the Domino's I Pretending to Study on the First Floor of Leyburn I Actually Studying in the Library I Listening to "Wagon Wheel" or any means of contacting help. This program has also been offered at other universities with great success. According to faculty members, stu- dents have written fascinating thesis papers about surviving a grizzly bear attack, cannibalism, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) afier par- ticipating in the course. The future of the Outing Club is brighter and more exciting than ever before. If any of these new opportunities interest you, do not hesitate to contact either James Dick to express your interest or to look in WebAdvisor for the up— coming class options. So I long for ‘J now, and re- member, it’s all part of "I the rush, man! OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_003.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 1,2013 I16 _ 3 ° THE RING-TUM PHI ° ,. The love letters of Robert E. Lee By Allie Weiss DESIGN EDITOR It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when President Kenneth P. Ruscio was moving a piano into the comer of the Lee House sitting room, out of the way of a lunch par- ty that would take place later in the week. As he pushed against the aged wood, an enormous creaking sound erupted, and one of the black boards came loose. Upon closer inspection, President Rus- cio ‘found that the inside of the piano was not hollow, as pianos usually are. There was something inside, barely noticeable and decrepit with age. Reaching inside, he withdrew a powdery, crumbling sheet of thick yellowed paper. What he noticed next made him drop the paper immedi- ‘\ ately and back away from the piano: the paper was a letter, signed in 1869 by Rob- ert E. Lee. The history department got hold of the letter—and several dozen others just like it which had spent over a hundred years buried inside of the piano—not long af- terward. Apparently, the Lee House has kept much of its fumiture since Lee died in the dining room in 1870. Including the piano. The letters had been laid to rest in- side the instrument, unbeknownst to any- one besides Lee himself, since that eerie night on which he died. “This is an amazing discovery,” says " Jen Jenkins, historicist brought in to study the letters. “It tells us so much about his life, the thoughts. We can really get a bet- ter grasp on who this man was. lt’s truly incredible.” But something baffled department members: the letters were all addressed to, or signed by, M.K. Robinson. In the whole of Lee’s biography, nowhere does anyone by that name appear. So who was this person? And why did the great war hero go to such lengths to conceal these letters? “We can’t say anything for sure yet,” Jenkins says. “There’s still so much to dissect. But given the language that has been used, and the level of familiarity with which Lee corresponded with this person, we think M.K. was a woman. We think that they may have had a relation- ship when he was youngAthe earliest let- ter was dated in the spring of 1825.” Lee left for West Point in the sum- mer of 1825. Given Jenkins’ news, it is possible that the young Robert Lee met a woman before leaving for school and kept in contact with her throughout his life. Though the letters were not yet avail- able to the public, a few phrases were shared which hint at the nature of the re- lationship. “My dear Robert, I have not heard from you since you left Hickory Hill. All must be well, for I trust that I would have heard were you injured. The news of your recent promotion has reached us, and all the town has been rejoicing! Oh, that you were here with us now, that I could ‘rest my weary eyes upon your face again...” “...I am sorry to hear that your son is still sick. Rest quietly, though, dearest. Were I with you, I would provide the sur- est comfort. Imagine me beside you, my arms outstretched...” “Your last visit was far too short. While I understand that the duties of a husband are numerous and consuming, I do wish that they had never taken hold of you. Or, if they must have, then I wish that they had done so with you as my husband. It is a dream I relive often...” Such remarks were hardly appropri- ate at the time. They have left scholars to conclude that Lee, for all his valor and no- bility, may have led a life apart from the glory and fame. This private life, recorded in the looping scrawls of what seem to be century-old love letters, cast Lee in a whole new light. _ Beer bandits behind bars The entire W&L student body was arrested at Walmart for nickin ’Natty By Graham Colton copv EDITOR This just in: All 1,838 undergraduates at Washing- ton and Lee were arrested in the wake of reports of a series of thefts of 30-packs ofNatural Light at the local Walman. The Lexington Police Department is hedging their bets, by arresting everyone, whovfits the description of the alleged beer bandits. The police are looking for a Cauca- sian woman, from 18 to 22-years-old, about 5’8’’, 130 lbs, with long, straight, blond hair, who was wearing a green Barbour jacket and cowboy boots. They are also on the hunt for a Caucasian man, who also appeared to be between I8 and 22-years-old, about 6’0”, with hair part- edto the side, wearing a Ducks Unlimit- -ed t-shirt, khakis, and those fratty boots. Both suspects are purported to be students in the Williams School of Com- merce, Economics, and Politics. A second thefl occurred one night later, and this time a similar-looking woman broke the law in casual and sporty style. Bundled up in a Women’s Metropolis Parka layered atop of a Pata- gonia pullover, whilst sporting Ray-Ban Aviators and stowing Wayfarers in her black North Face backpack, she strode inconspicuously to the tower of tipple, somehow hid some cans of Natural Light in her spandex pants and dashed out the automatic doors in a blur of ne- 0n—colored Nike running shoes. Security camera footage remains in- conclusive. One school administrator, speaking under the condition of strict anonymity, is acting in concert with every student’s father. “Their dads, yes. Their dads will pay the lawyer fees to get them out ofjail and then we can put this all behind us,” she or he said. A sociology professor, also convers- ing confidentially, shed light on why ev- eryone looks the same. “It is a veritable cornucopia of so- cietal expression run horribly a_mok,”_ she or he said. “These arrests beg the, question: if _ fashion is a means o,f,se_lf;, expression, then what are these students saying? I’m loath to postulate an eluci- dation.” u Total 8 , revamped ByYejean Kim STAFF warren er rat Move: According to Jim Brown of Campus curity, as well as various Victims, a random l W&L sorority girl—identified as such only through a glimpse of her monogrammed Ter- vis tumbler——has been stealing Barbour jack- ‘ ets since after Feb. break. ‘ “I was just walking down Srat Row, tex- ; ting my roommate, when she came out of nowhere and ripped my Barbour right out of my hand!” stated sophomore Abigail Schue. “If anyone’s seen it, it has a gold ribbon my grandmother wore to her cotillion tied to the , tag. I’d really like it back.” M Even the male population isn’t safe. “I ‘ was alone on the porch at one of our houses,” ~ stated junior Harris Miller, “taking a break from a so-far clutch night, when this super hot, super fast chick came flying out of no- where and took my Barbour right out of the chair I’d put it in. Then she jumped the rail and ran off. She was really flexible, actually. ' It might have been because she was wearing yoga pants.” According to Campus Security, at least twenty-seven students have reported thefts of their Barbour jackets, with an estimated thirty or more too devastated to come forth. “I hate to say it, but this sorority girl, who- ever she is, seems to be real fast and on a real rampage,” Mr. Brown stated. “If you want your Barbour to remain safe, you’re going to have to keep your closet under lock and key. That’s just the way it is. Who knows, the cow- boy boots may be next.” As for Miller, he only has a few words for the perpetrator: “You’re clearly crazy. But you were also smoking hot. Call me.” INTENSIVE YOR May 28-June 20, 2013 Four-eek Courses and Workshops in Dance, Environmental Studies, - Earn four college credits* - Study at The New School—a legendary urban university in Greenwich Village - Network with top professional ‘Check with your college to see if credits are transferable. An affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. Photo: Matthew Sussman. OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_004.2.txt - THE RING-TUM PHI - Politial animal esca By Yates Wilburn STAFF WRITER As part of an increasingly common trend in her political life, Congresswom- an Michelle Bachnian (R-MN) has once again escaped the security and censor- ship zone of her entourage and has yet to be relocated. According to reports, Mrs. Bachman has taken to assaulting citizens of the District of Columbia with unsubstantiated claims regarding her political rivals’ ethnicity, religious affili- ations, and sexuality. In certain circum- stances, it has been said that whenever victims of her verbal assaults inquire as to the sources of her claims, she imme- diately criticizes them for “distracting the American people from the heart of the issue” blaming the “lamestream me- dia” for people’s skepticism regarding her behavior, looking ‘off in the distance seemingly into a camera despite the fact that no media personnel or cameras were present. The Congresswoman verbally as- saulted one victim, Michael Terrance of D.C., while he was on his way to an internship interview. “Yeah it was really weird. She just kept shouting about how the White House had been penetrated by the Muslim Brotherhood, only to accuse me of muddling the issue when I asked her to back up her claims.” A witness to the bizarre attack, Ms. Betty Woodward, was passing by when she saw the Con- gresswoman “just screaming this poor pies from zoo, guy’s head off, constantly blocking her face to a camera that wasn’t there.” When the Ring Tum Phi inquired to the Congresswoman’s office regarding this most recent episode, her former Chief of Staff claimed that her “tradi- tional M.O. is to shoot first, ask ques- tions later, especially if none of her staff is around to keep her from just making stuff up. It’s really all about getting on TV, getting noticed, because if she just ran on her abysmal win-loss record in the House no one would give her a sec- ond look.” This attitude is what led staff to con- struct a cage-like structure in her Capital office and DC home,.so as to prevent fu- M o N’DAY, APRIL 1, 2013 Sunsets on sunrise By Leah Gose STAFF WRITER This past Sunday, President Rus- cio announced that the famous Sunrise Sandwiches sold only at Cafe 77 (or better known as the Co-Op) will no lon- ger be offered on the menu or anywhere else on campus. Citing that the “addic- tive and unhealthy” sandwich was not “real food”, the President solidified that the sun will never rise again for students hoping to use up their Food Flex Dollars before the end of the year. The Sunrise Sandwich is possibly the best combination of all the worst things: a browned croissant filled with a fried egg and American cheese, and the possible choices of bacon, ham, and/ or sausage. As I watched on of the last Sunrise sandwiches to be made, a Cafe 77 employee informed me that the sand- wiches will be made until the ingredi- ents run out. ‘President Ruscio claimed that the sandwiches, which are made-to-order any time of day, did not “make sense on campus” and “do not maintain the , sanity of the ‘sandwich’.” After talk- ing to multiple Deans with offices lo- cated in the Commons, it was noted that many did not agree with the President’s "choice. An anonymously quoted Dean informed the Phi that they had seen the President continuously send his admin- istrative aid to purchase a sandwich dai- ly (which was never purchased at a time intended for eating breakfast). ‘‘I do not understand what I’m supposed to do for lunch when I am too lazy to pack one” added the source.’ 4» Without the classic Sunrise Sand- wich, Washington and Lee students can expect to see no replacement before the year is out. It is rumored that President Ruscio’s addiction to the sandwiches has led to this school wide “blackout”. Whether or not students and Deans will be likely to voice concern for their ob- vious loss, Cafe’ 77 employees worry that there will be massive increase in the purchase of “loaded fries” (a tasty choice as well, but not as movement- friendly). “I don’t understand why the President can’t just say ‘no’,” added an employee “this is not fair to the students or whoever has to work the fryer.” The Sunrise Sandwich will be missed, but rest assured, I most definitely enjoyed one of the final few. evades handlers ture incidents like those seen at her 2013 CPAC speech wherein she claimed the President’s budget was $1.4 billion for dog—walkers, five chefs, and projection- ists. Again, neither she nor her staff pro- vided sources. When the Phi inquired to Congress- woman Bachaman’s old professors at Winona State University, many ex- plained that her basic sourcing and at- tribution skills left much to be desired. Prof. Steve Smith elaborated that “when- ever I would confront Michelle about the utter lack of liberal arts etiquette and ba- sic sourcing in her writing materials, she would take out a big video camera and claim that I was detracting from the is- sue and that I was liberally biased.” While there are many questions re- garding the Congresswoman’s recent behavior and she is still at large, some questions have been at least partially answered. For years, many pundits have speculated as to the motivations behind Marcus Bachman’s (Congresswoman Bachman’s husband) disturbingly strong dedication to “reparative therapy” for homosexuals. This episode lends cre- dence to the argument that Mr. Bachman is simply jealous at the idea of homosex- uals being in a happy relationship with a mentally stable partner, and is commit- ted to preventing others from experienc- ing such happiness. OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_005.2.txt O . Look familiar? The Gay marriage debate rages on both in Washing- ton and Lexington. Who’s going to come out on top? as What’s yours? Find your own happiness even in the doldrums of Finals Week. Friend us on Facebook! C Have a story idea for us? Send it to us on Twitter or _ M F acebook with ' W‘ . News...6 Arts 8: Life...8 Sporls...9 Wednesday Sunny 23°- 51° C Thursday Partly Sunny A 35°- 51° Friday Drizzle 3o°- 50° Saturday I Brilliant sun 39°-56° Sunday Partly Sunny 45°- 61° Monday S Cloudy . 480.660 The use of study drugs is a growing concern on campus By Andrea Owen STAFF WRITER With finals approaching, students are buckling down. Some are chugging coffee, others are swigging Five-Hour Energy shots, and others are taking am- phetamines. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says that stimulant medications like Ad- derall, Vyvance, Concerta, and Ritalin “elevate mood, increase feelings of well- being, and increase energy and alert- ness.” Dr. Jane Horton, Director of Student Health and Counseling Services, further described stimulant medications. “Stimulant medications are used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis- order,” she said. “In those people, they improve focus and concentration and al- low them to be better organized in terms of approaching their work. [The medi- cine] sort of puts them on [a more equal] playing field as someone who does not have that medical condition.” Sophomore, Particia Kirkland went 2-0 in her match on Saturda the No. 7 seat, 7-2. THE,STUDENTS AND One student at W&L who was diag- nosed with ADHD in second grade, has a legal prescription for Vyvance to help her academic coherence, focus, and mo- tivation. “Trying to do work without it, my sen- tences run on, I lose focus, and it just doesn’t make sense,” she said. “And also without it a lot of times l’ll do my work fast, but I’ll miss words or [things] like negative signs or numbers which can screw up the whole meaning or prob- lem.” She also said that the medicine helps her socially. . “Without it, I have no filter, my thoughts aren’t coherent, and I say anything that pops into my head,” she said. But not all students who take these medicines have prescriptions. In 2011, 19.5% of Washington and Lee students said they had used non-pre- scribed stimulant drugs that year either Q o ust kidding, now on to the AL news... SINCE 1897 RING-TUM PHI. FOR THE STUDENTS VOLUME CXVII, NUMBER 19 recreationally or to enhance academic performance, according to the National College Health Assessment. Another W&L student said he took Ad- derall to help him with finals this year. “I never lost focus or energy,” he said. He said he thinks he did better on his exams than he would have without the medication. But some say these ‘drugs do not en- hance academic performance in every- one. “Professors often say they can tell when someone has written a paper using stimulants because it will be a whole lot of words, but not necessarily something that could not have been said in a lot less,” said Horton. “So they don’t neces- sarily think the quality of work may be any better. In fact, it may be worse.” One W&L student described a time he used a non-prescribed amphetamine in high school before his final exams. y versus Carnegie Mellon. W&L women's tennis upset Carnegie Mellon, - ' ’ . sir. “I wrote a lot on my final exams and I thought I’d crushed [them], but I’d pretty much gotten Cs and Ds and Fs on all of them,” he said. He said that although he felt focused, he also felt he lacked creativity while on the drugs. A W&L student cited using a friend’s medication during pledgeship. He also said that although the drugs got him to do his work, they might not have improved the quality of the work. Horton also explained that stimulant medications might hurt academic perfor- mance because they interfere with sleep. “If those medications interfere with sleep, then they can have a negative ef- fect on the kind of learning and memory that we think people should want to get out of college, which is long-terrn and not just cramming for a test,” she said. Continued on page 7 OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_006.2.txt 6 0 THE RING—TUM PHI - MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 wluSocial is gaining presence both on and oflcampus By Krysta Huber STAFF warren Since the early days of Facebook and Twitter, social media has proven to be an increasingly important source for infor- mation, especially among young adults. Recognizing this fact, W&L web com- munications is building on its social me- dia initiative on campus. Under the guidance of Web Commu- nications Specialist Jamie Goodin, a group of 8 students have been working since September to maintain W&L’s so- cial media presence on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest as part of the organization wluSocial. wluSocial operates under the account name @wlulex on these sites. It works to fulfill the promises of its mission state- ment:“@w1ulex is the student—led social media hub of creativity, information, and interaction for the Washington and Lee community in Lexington.” And provide information @wlulex cer- tainly does. If you open your Twitter account right now and read through the account’s tweets you will find an array of informa- tion ranging from W&L sporting events and scores, to guest speakers on campus. Similarly its Facebook page and Pinter- est are covered with posts and pins on all things Washington and Lee. Goodin said that before wluSocial was created, W&L’s social media sites were more successful in reaching alumni ver- sus current students. “The bread and butter of the school, the current students, were not being reached,” Goodin said. “Where are they? What do they want to know? What’s the best way to answer these questions? Go to the source and talk to the students themselves.” One of these sources who currently works for wluSocial is Hank Hill ‘l4. Hill said he became interested in wluSo- cial because of his future career plans. “My post-graduate plans involving ad- vertising heavily involve social media,” Hill said. “So learning the professional ropes while at W&L was right up my al- ley.” WASHINGTON AND IEE UNIVHISITY THE RING—TUM PHI. Bridget Rooney ‘l4 also thought that working for wluSocial would be a ben- eficial experience for her academic in- terests. “I’m interested in advertising and Pub- lic Relations, so this seemed like it could be a good opportunity to learn more about social media,” Rooney said. “It has turned out to be a great way to have real world experience during the school year and learn how to use social media in a professional setting.” Another member, Jessica Duffy ‘13 sought a job with wluSocial to fulfill her work-study position. “When looking for a work study posi- tion I expressed interest in doing some- thing with technology or with the com- munications office,” Duffy said. “It was suggested I apply for the @wluLex posi- tion, and I’m really glad I did.” Hill said that wluSocial members are each in responsible -for publicizing a certain aspect of the W&L community. Hill covers recreational activity includ- ing Outing Club events and Intramural Sports, while Duffy is responsible for sports. - “Each of the members also has a proj- ect per semester such as Fancy Dress, or Accepted Students Day,” Hill said. “I’m actually making a promotional video for Lexington.” Web Communications Director Jessica Willett said she thinks that W&L’s social media presence is more advanced than other institutions. “We know that W&L is one of only a handful of schools that have embraced student input on our official social me- dia channels,” she said. “It felt like a big gamble at first, but we are really happy with the results so far.” Goodin agreed that W&L’s role in so- cial media is relatively strong. “Sure, we’ll never have as many fol- lowers as a 16,000+ student school, but it’s not about quantity. It’s about qual- ity,” Goodin said. “Our student insights, mixed with our advanced knowledge of social media and technology trends will EDITOR IN CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR ARTS&L|FE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR HEAD COPY EDITOR DESIGN EDITORS SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR STAFF WRITERS JULIANNA SATTERLY NEIL HAGGERTY ALLIE WEISS CYNTHIA LAM LEIGH DANNHAUSER GRAHAM COLTON JULIA LANG ALLIE WEISS SARA J. KORASH-SCHIFF LEAH GOSE HAILEY HARTLEY RACHEL ADAMS-HEARD HANNAH HOWARD KRYSTA HUBER KYLE JAEGER RANDY KARLSON YEJEAN KIM ANDREA OWEN keep us useful, relevant and engaging.” wluSocial is currently accepting ap- plications for the 2013-2014 academic year, which are due by April 21. Ap- plication questions can be found on the htejjactlon, for the Washington and Lee Unhrersityoolmnunlty in‘ Profile summary Web Com- munications section of the school website. Rooney E: ‘R’ Lexington. Lexington, VA - http://www.wIu.edu ‘ 2,416 878 956 WLU Crushes Samantha Sisler, Rachel Christensen wluLex Isl Wilkins play for the next hour. l.iveA'.TheLab Details wluLex H wluLex I053 closes today! wlucareers bi:.ly,-"Ol,8VLio wluLex ." " I“ ....maybeasign of spring? - sprlnglecomlng Iexpic TwitpiC.CC-n'1-" G010 ‘LII profile said Beer and live music are still flowing at Blue Lab! Head on over to hear Alex Bored? Go over to Blue Lab from 2:30 - 5 to hear alum Alex Wilkins play Li-ie-‘«.:TheLal:~ and grab a pint {or two) of Coffee Chocolate Stout. Want to take the MCATS over spring break? Registration for the 4/ l 3 test Running with the #hashtag , that she is look- ing forward to having new members join the wluSocial team. One of the biggest challenges she has faced this year is coming up with new content ideas. “We’re excited to hire some fresh minds for next year’s team,” she said. Goodin said that one of the character- istics they will be considering with each applicant is attitude. While prior skills are certainly beneficial, they are also something that can be taught. “Is this student open-minded, able to learn, responsible? Does this student understand, appreciate and love what it means to be a W&L student?” Goodin said. “lt’s the basics of being a purpose- and team-driven learner that we’re look- ing for.” yria: An ongoin confli By Hannah Howard STAFF WRITER JOSH WHITE YATES WILBURN BUSINESS MANAGERS DAVID WILSON DILLON MYERS MICHAEL DONNELLAN JONATHAN SELLS KANE THOMAS DISTRIBUTION STAFF MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of THE RING- TUM PHI to accurately, truthfully, and thoroughly report news affecting the Washington and Lee community 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 discussions that 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 RING—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 UNIVERSITY COMMONS ROOM. 341 ’/I WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 TELEPHONE: (540) 458-4060 FAX: (540)458-4059 EMAIL: PH|@WLU.EDU SUBSCRIPTION RATE $45 Growing from protests and small bombings to multiple massacres and a large refugee problem, the situa- tion in Syria continues. It is com- mon knowledge to most students on campus that Syria is in the midst of a brutal civil war. However, it can be diflicult to understand the rea- sons behind the war and the interna- tional ramifications of the conflict. Although Syria is primarily made up of oneethnic group, according to the CIA World Factbook, it is very religiously diverse. This has often caused tensions in the past and is part of the reason behind the current civil war. The main impetus for the war, however, is the anti-govem- ment sentiment that has been grow- ing in many countries in the area. Since March of 2011, rebels have protested the authoritarian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Ac- cording to BBC reports, the first of many protests started in Deraa after “the arrest and torture of some teen- agers who painted revolutionary slogans on a school wall.” How- ever, by June of 2011 the riots had spread across the state. The govemment’s attempts to suppress the uprising with military force left 700 people dead after only a month. After an original rebel re- treat in April 2012, additional mis- sions by the military have been un- successful. The situation in Syria is creating such an international controversy because of the human rights issues arising in the midst of war. In Dec. 2012, the Office of the High Com- missioner for Human Rights in Geneva stopped trying to estimate deaths because the counting had grown too difficult. Bombings and massacres are the root of the majority of deaths. Assad’s officials blame terrorists for many of the bombings, while rebels blame the security forces. It is un- clear who is actually behind these civilian attacks. However, the UN has accused the pro-govemment military of violating humanitarian law by targeting innocents. The threat of human rights viola- T tions has caused many people to flee the country. The Syrian refu- gee situation is a crisis on its own as neighboring countries try to find a place to house the runaways. Ac- cording to BBC, more than one mil- lion people have moved into Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. As of now, there has not been a heavy amount of international involvement. Many nations are watching the situation closely. Yet, other than an EU arms embargo, there has been little active.move- ment or aid by the major global players. Time will tell if they will intervene as the crisis progresses. OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_007.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 7 0 THE RING-TUM.PH| - , Joining the debate W&L students see an increase in acceptance of the LGBT Q community : By Rachel Adams-Heard STA F F W R IT E R Washington and Lee University students are actively participating in the Gay marriage debate both on campus and in Washington. The Supreme Court heard the first arguments on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act on Tues- day, March 26. Demonstrators lined the sidewalks outside the Court, both protesting and supporting the debat- ed legislation, which specifies that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. First-Year Madison Smith went to Washington in hopes of observ- ing Westboro Baptist Church for her research paper. After reading their scheduled protests on the WBC website, Smith attempted to catch the group at the Pentagon and the Arlington Cemetery, but with no luck. When she arrived at the Su- preme Court at noon, she received Westboro had been there earlier in word from another protestor that’ the morning. Smith spoke to an anti—gay mar- ri_age protestor, who wore a burlap sack over a denim shirt that bore his name embroidered on the right side, and held a sign that read, “God made them male and female, and said...a man shall be joined to his wife,” a verse from Mark 10:6-7. Smith said the man repeatedly ig- nored her when she asked him about how the Constitution applied to gay marriage. ‘ Back in Lexington, sophomore lg- ‘ nacio Portela, better known as “Na- cho,” explained that he considers the current debate “silly, [since] the principles that America claims to go by should give the same rights and freedoms to everyone.” Portela then said that he sees gay marriage in the ' country’s future and that much of the argument right now is superfluous. Senior Wayde Marsh said he hopes to see DOMA and Prop 8 defeated Madison Smith ’16 observes Westbbro Baptist Church protests in Washington for a research paper. Continued, from “Poppin’ the pill” Two W&L students said they had tak- en Adderall recreationally. Both said they felt very focused on anything that grabbed their attention, but that they had stayed up until 7 a.m., much later than they had wanted to. Horton said that she occasionally sees students come into the Health Center agitated and drunk after using the drugs recreationally with alcohol. And there are other complications that the drugs can have. The student who was prescribed Vyvance for ADHD de- scribed some issues she has had with her medication in the past year. “[My doctor] found out last year that I_ have a heart murmur,” she said, explain- ing that the stimulants had exacerbated the murmur. ‘ She also described the negative effects on her personality. ‘‘I’m a lot happier and more carefree when I’m not on it,” she said. She added that the medication also in- terferes with her appetite and that she usually skips lunch and that finding the right medication for her has been a dif- ficult trial—and-error process. In addition, Horton says that she has seen students come into the Health ‘Cen- ter after overdosing. “Occasionally we will see someone who has a prescription for it and has been trying to finish up a lot of work and has taken too much of it, and they will come in with a rapid pulse, high blood pressure, feeling very anxious,” she said. In her 25 years, Horton has seen 2-3 episodes when students who had over- dosed on stimulants had to be taken to the hospital. Horton also described the legal conse- quences of non-prescription stimulant use. “I think a lot of students are not aware about how serious the legal consequenc- es are,” she said. Even giving the drugs to a friend who does not have a prescrip- tion, she said, is a Class II felony. *Sources have been promised confi- dentiality. _ _ K“ index] I (,nc,,_....) . 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Marsh adds, “I think our campus has found a nice balance where the GLBTQ community is more wel- comed and supported, but not at the expense of demonizing or alienating those who do not believe that those are acceptable lifestyles.” .7 >'¢'..;'..§,,,‘,‘a‘V,_?hw‘r W; on <:c=.v.,»t'\es e‘x‘e~::i\!\‘;, ea ‘$x\u:., s'.\u;\\ 13* 1 ..~ :1 t\’\t‘_ £t£i>?“‘?im““i OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_008.2.txt 8 ' THE RING-TUM PHI 0 MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 a rts &l i fe Speak Hosts Ta e Back the N ig nulal t Survivors of rape and sexual assault come forward and share their stories in a cat artic evening By Yejean Kim STAFF WRITER This past Thursday, SPEAK held its annual Take Back the Night in a collab- orative effort with l-in-4 and the Uni- versity Counseling Center. Held, at the Cohen Amphitheater,jthe night proved to be cathartic for the survivors who shared their stories and enlightening for its often shocked listeners. ‘ ‘ First started at Washington and Lee six years ago, the night is an opportunity for survivors of rape and sexual assault to come forward and share their stories. Said senior Johanna Cho,'President‘ of SPEAK and herself a survivor: “For the speaker, talking about such ‘a personal experience in public can beespecially cathartic and healing. It’s a way for the student to feel a sense of empowerment, [over] herself and over her life, which can seem lost to a survivor of sexual as- grea” , yvar Fnding Does anything else matter? Cancelmo a’e By Graham Colton c o P Y E D I T 0 R Laborious hours spent wasting away in the bowels of Leybum; four hours of a science lab; endless, soul-crushing, mind—numbing, irksome hours of aca- demic drudgery. Hell, on earth. Be happy. Richard P. “Duke” Cancelmo Jr. ‘80, a partner with Bridgeway Capital, an in- vestment management company based in Houston, spoke on how to be happy at work. His presentation was the final talk in Washington and Lee’s yearlong “Questioning the Good Life” interdisci- plinary seminar series. , With a thick Texas drawl and good- natured Southern hospitality, Cancelmo asked, “The Good Life: Can Your Work Life Become Your Life’s Work?” It was open to the public at no charge. His employer keeps half of their profits for themselves and donates the other half to charity. The all-mighty, never—ending, tear- inducing quest for eudaimonia (human flourishing) begins and ends with, in Cancelmo’s words, “people, places, and purpose.” Rather than summariz- ing how that works in his world, I’ll see how we can integrate his scheme into ours. Inspired by Leah Gose’s no holds barred, truly insightful commentary on our dehumanizing and deindividualiz- ing pursuit of perfection, I can see how we can be happy while at work at W&L. Thank you, Leah. People. Perhaps you relate to your so- rority sister or fraternity brother. And they make you happy. But go on, min- gle with a Jeed (GDI). You might like it. We may not be as attractive, athletic, sault/rape. Second, it is important for the community. All members of our community need to hear these stories because one of our aims is to foster ‘a healthy and safe campus culture.” The night began with a speech from psychologist Janet Boller, who de- nounced the victim-shaming mentality that is rampant in today’s culture, espe- cially due to social media. Giving ex- amples such as two female anchors who lamented the effects -of a guilty verdict on two young rapists, she shed a new light on how deeply these behaviors have pervaded society today. The night then continued with stories from several survivors, some of whom were present to tell their ordeal, while some stories were submitted anony- intelligent, well-dressed, or socially un- awkward as you, but... were something else. I often find my greatest happiness in mingling with the uncool. For in- stance, though I may feel it obligatory to say “Hey, (blank)” to an attractive girl (and interact with her no more), I know that I’m just another person on the long list ofthose seeking to greet her. But on nights when Cafe ’77 is really busy, and the line’s long, and everyone’s enjoying themselves except for the wage-slaves (i.e., dignified people) behind the coun- ter, I can’t help but compliment myself on my upstanding citizenship for ask- ing the woman behind the cash register, inger also spoke, representing a member of a rarely-heard faction of the student body: male friends who became confi- dantes for survivors. In a particularly distressing moment, he stated, “I re- member being shocked when a friend came to me and shared her story. But then another did. And then another. And lthenlanother. And then another. And then three more.” Horrifyingly, the number of survivors who have come forth remains about the same every year, which was both frus- trating and aggravating for Cho.» “Why does this keep happening?,” she asked a silent, attentive crowd. “What more can we do to prevent it?” However, she also praised W&L for implementing active bystander train- ing, and ended the spoken portion of rd rto:i:re,ate-7' v ' .:,.~‘.T.,f ‘How are you?” and actually meaning it. ‘ And then places. Some among us feel a great attachment to this, the alma ma- ter. But where else do you find mean- ing? In what places? We would do well to step outside of our dwellings (be they Greek houses, residence halls, or off-campus habitations) and find an- other home away from home away from home (that is, somewhere else than here or home). I found mine at the Lexington Office on Youth, where mainly minor- ity children of low socioeconomic status accepted me, a spoiled, Caucasian col- 5 legian, as one of them. The dirt on my the night by calling the Head RA, Head Peer Counselor, and President of l-in-4 to say The Pledge, along with the audi- ence, whichpromises that the speaker , will never “commit or condone sexual violence of any kind.” The night ended with a candlelit walk for’ every survivor of rape and sexual assault. As for all the ‘attendees, Cho stated: “Your attendance is symbolic of your absolute intolerance for sexual assault and rape on campus. It is also a demand for a healthier, safer campus culture. Who doesn’t want that? You would say the answer is ‘no one.’ No one is against a safer, healthier campus culture. No one is against better, more meaningful relationships between students, platonic or otherwise. No one is against happi- ness and health.” ’ _ l Happiness in College ivers the last of the “Questioning the Good Life ” series jeans (from playing football with them) is proofenough, no? Finally, purpose. What’s yours’? What’s mine, you ask? Um, being the pest person I can be, despite numerous fallibilities. But I often succumb to these fallibilitics, and find myself un- happy. Our purpose must go beyond large breasts, muscles, hair, one‘s place on Gree/(Ran/<.cnm, and the getting of A’s and girls and guys. In the words of Kanye West, “Whachu about?” Are you about the above purposes‘? Or other ones? Stickin’ It to the Man Raging hard with Henry David Thoreau By Graham Colton HEAD COPY EDITOR Laura Dassow Walls, an English pro- fessor at the University of Notre Dame, spoke last week about Henry David Tho- reau. Thoreau’s pretty interesting, to say the least. Just as we are finding ourselves during these four years, Thoreau spent his entire life in search of himself. Dr. Walls classified his work into four sec- tions: counter frictions, truth, beauty, and cosmos. Counter frictions. There’s certainly some friction in my life. Between my suitemates and I, when ‘they turn on a light in a room that no one’s in (I’m sure I annoy them, too). Between my par- ents and l, as they indoctrinate me with Christianity (as they have since I gained V sentience). And between my professors and l, as I try to raise my grade and they, I’m tempted to say, don’t do that. But where’s the love, y’know? How do I be myself without rubbing others the wrong way? How do you do that? I think that we should turn off the voice in our head that neatly judges and categorizes others according to our perceptions of them. I must admit, Jesus (supposing he exist- ed) said it best: “Judge not, lest you be judged.” I don’t wanna bejudged. Truth. I’m in constant pursuit. Dur- ing study breaks, I like to force myself to read Jesus’ words from the Bible. If he was, as all of the Western world be- lieves, the truth teller incarnate, then all I’d like to do is drop out of college and see what was on his mind. What’s your truth? Facebook? Twitter? Netfiix? I think we’re in an age of constant nihilism in which nothing touches bottom. We are constantly moving or doing, texting or calling, emailing or Skyping, reading or writing, studying or home working, eating or sleeping, exercising or fornicat- ing, practicing or competing, rehearsing or performing, the list goes on. Where does it end? Where does our treasure lie? Granted that I’m judging you, the reader, permit me to do so if it makes you reflect on your circumstances, some of which may have been listed above. Beauty. We worship it. Those who have it skyrocket from Potential New Member to Kappa Kappa Gamma or Phi Delta Theta (or to another one; you’re beautiful too). _But don’t you agree (to some extent)? May I remind you where true beauty lies? Inside, yes. As hard as it is for me to look past her physical ap- pearance, I find that the uglier she is on the outside, the more utterly breathtaking she is on the inside, behind a misfortune with which she was born. As I grow my hair out, I find myself adjusting it to the parted WASP look once an hour or so. Just to fit in with the paradigm of male hair here. And still, as I do so, I lose a bit of myself. And he was handsome. Love thyself. Cosmos. The world is not to be plant- ed with flowerbeds, paved over, and squeezed dry of every last drop of its stunning ineffability. Rather, it ought to be preserved. How are we doing so? By carpooling (that is, one person is in the car), in Chevy Suburbans to drive to class? By unwrapping a Solo cup and sending it to a wasteland five minutes later? By getting a new green cup (with the world map on it) from D-Hall for cof- fee every day and sending it to the same place? By getting water from the Co-Op in those plastic cups, then throwing those in the trash? Geez. “Yes, please do.” OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_009.2.txt MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 9 0 THE RING-TUM PHI 0 ‘hi’ mix E! t ., ‘ff ‘-1’ vi .- i I ), J E. - be a power shift in coll Big East are , By Hailey Hartley srA F F w R I T ER , i The college basketball season is wind- ing down and we’re getting ready for ‘ 3 another major shift in the conferences. But first we’ll see a new champion cut down the nets and we’ll be facing the constant debate as toiwho was the best 3 conference in basketball this season. Ev- ery conference’s image is marred by a black sheep or two (or three "or four) but on the whole, the Big East has dominat- _ ed this post season. And isn’t that really ‘ what matters? ' -V A The Big East is home to seven teams that made it to the big dance,‘ three of is strong and will get even better As March Madness unfolds and many traditional wowers play far into the tour- nament, it is important to consider the landscape of college basketball for 20 l 4 and beyond. Many ams will be chang- ing conferences next ye and there will basketball. The catholic 7 (s “en teams in the Big ' East) will form a new Big East with But- ler and Xavier. The movement ofteams to new conferences is an exciting time for fans, as we will get to witness new matchups and better basketball in Wu- eral. The crossing over of teams also changes the liierarehy of college basket- ball, and I believe next season the ACC I‘, will surpass other power conferences like the Big East and Big Ten as the best vorites going into t from Louisville‘—‘o'f co number one seed‘ ment, and on ;and lumber-I one team conference in basketball. The /\("C is already a strong basket- ball conference. This season we saw two number two seeds come out ofthe AC C . in Duke and Miami. Also, UNC. an eight seed in this year‘s tournament, is alw" ' a threat to make a run in the tournament. These three teams form a core for AC C basketball. Anytime these teams face off it is must see TV. When you consider teams like NC State, Florida State, Vir- ginia. and Georgia Tech, strong teams in the ACC can never afford to take a game off. Other than the Pac-l2, which has I5 national championships due to the dy- nasty of UCLA, the ACC has the most national championships in basketball to ‘the. tourna- _,i V the favorite by many. to be -the last team ’ standing at the,_end,‘and while its not -al - creative pick,-it’__s definitely a safe oneto. ‘ » make. ‘T hey ‘have a tough testiintheir “rematch against Duke to make'it‘.t0' the ‘rial ‘ Fou_r,,i but they have been-_.beating_' ugh teams allyear. This _is "theio_ppor- . ‘ tunitythat theyvvill have to take full ad- ‘vantage of, and if theyldo, ‘will unques- , pg ‘tionably be the favorites going into the Final Four. C i " The Big East really is the most well rounded conference in the nation. -They’re not only well represented in the ‘ with 12. Teams like Duke and UNC can always be expected to compete for a national championship y tr in and year out. The Big Ten and 13‘ lzast trail be- hind with l0 championships apiece. What makes the ACC truly the best conference in basketball is their future outlook. In 2()l3. Notre Dame, Pitts- burgh and Syracuse will join the confer- ence. This is a huge addition and will make the conference even stronger. S aeuse proved this year that it is a cham- pionship caliber team. one that will com- pete fiercely with the likes of Duke and Miami. Notre Dame and Pitt are teams that will pose as a challenge to any top 25 team. Best of all, however, is Louis- ville, who will be joining the conference WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY STORE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS need more CASH FOR SPRING BREAK? Fz'm'.r/yea’ excmzr? Before A/9ecza’z'77g /.20/726, brzflgj/our books to #96 E/rod C ommom Atrium (Walk away with up to 50% of the new price in CASH.) 5. the national champ, ns p. tournament, buttheyfre doing well in it. While the ‘ tournatnent doesn’t. necessar- ,ily represent the overall isiuccessfulness M of a team or coirferenc A '_t’s what mat- ters when it co: By Kyle Jaeger STAFF WRITER in 2014. The Elite 8 matchup between Duke and Louisville is a preview ofthe future strength of the conference, and guarantees that an ACC team (in 2014) will make the Final Four. Louisville is the number one overall team in the tour- nament, and Syracuse has reached the Final Fou When you add these two su- per pt rs to alist that alread, includes UNC, Duke, Miami, and NC State, the ACC becomes the best conference in basketball, and a nightmare for out of conference opponents. CASH for your books! Help W&L provide more used, lower priced books for future terms. Buyback will be available in the Elrod Commons Atrium for 8 days! Thursday & Friday, April 4 & 5. . . . . . . . . Saturday, April 6. . . . . . . . . . . Mondaythru Friday, April 8 — 12. 9 a.m. e 6 p.m. 10a.m.—4p.m. 9 a.m. ——6p.m. o it,—winning A OCR::/Vol_116/WLURG39_RTP_20130401/WLURG39_RTP_20130401_010.2.txt 1o ‘- THE RING-TUM PHI - MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 sports in the numbers 3 Brittney Griner became the first woman with three dunks in a game. She slameed three hoem in Baylor’s game versus Florida State in the NCAA Tournament. Baylor won 85-47. 11 The number of matches in a row that No. 2 Maria Sharapova ‘ has lost to No. 1 Serena Williams, a streak that has lasted. over ten years. Williams bested Sharapova on Saturday in the Sony Open 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. 31,419 The career points total for Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain was fourth on the NBA all-time points list until Kobe Bryant surpassed the total on Saturday. Topping the all-time list is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with over 38,000 points scored. soapbox “I have been so fortunate and blessed in my life, and an opportunity to lead one of the greatest programs in college basketball history is a once-in—a—lifetime. ” -slnvaAlfordafterslgnlng1nbecomeUclA’srIowhead baslratbalIooachonSauirtlqy.Afawdqlsearllorheslmed a10yaardealwlu1NewModoo,but|smlmlnbuyhlmself otrtofthocontraet.UOLAwlllnothelphlmwllhthobI1yout, fmmSl.oom “The bones 6 inches out of his leg and all he’s yelling is, ‘Win the game, win the game’. /’ve not seen that in my life... Pretty special young man.” -LoulsvIlleheadbaskatbaIlooachRlolrPltlnoabout¢uard Kevin llhra. Warabrokahlslowarleglntwospotsln Sundqy'sNcMToumamentpmobetwaenloulsvllloand Dule. Loulsvlllewantontowlnthefime85-63. Senior Hayden hlete o theek Baseball White won his 13th consecutive tennisvmatch on Sunday. — White defeated Robert Kjellberg to help Washington and Lee defeat No. 16 North Carolina Wesleyan 7-2. vs. Eastern Mennonite 4 pm Womerfs lax takes two, im By Hailey Hartley STAFF WRITER 9%’ ~«_ Junior Margaret Klein looks to shoot in the General’s victory Courtesy of W&L Sports Information Men lose ranked Hornets in OT " By Leigh Dannhauser STAFF warren The men’s lacrosse team fell in overtime versus Lynchburg last Wednesday, in a re- match of last year’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference finals. The Generals took a 4-0 lead over the eighth- ranked Hornets in the second quarter thanks to two goals from senior Mac Means. After ju- nior Joe Wood’s second goal ofthe night with 8:26 remaining in the third quarter the Gener- als led 7-1. ' . The Hornets worked their way back into the game by the end of third quarter, closing the gap to 8-3. Senior Joe LaSala takes the ball away from the Viginia Wesleyan offense Courtesy of W&L Sports Information Tuesday Hfil Wednesday vs Averett 3 pm Lynchburg then scored five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to force the game into overtime where they were able to keep the Generals at bay and earn the victory. The Generals were able to come back from the tough loss when they defeated" Virginia Wesleyan 16-11 on Saturday. Washington and Lee was losing 3-1 early in the game ‘before scoring six unanswered goals over the first and second quarters. The Generals took a 9-5 lead into the half that they never relinquished. The Marlins staged a late comeback with a 4-0 run in the ah- ‘.E; Thursday proves to 5-6 The women’s lacrosse team took two big ODAC wins this week when they beat previously undefeated Randolph-Macon 13-7 on Tuesday and Lynchburg 12- 10 on Saturday in overtime. ‘ The Generals started off their. week with a strong win over Randolph-Macon on Tuesday. They started off quickly and scored three unanswered goals by Carly. Taglienti, Margaret Klein, and Katie Hagen. Meade Brewster had three goals and one assist. The team was A‘ successful on over 75% of their clear attempts and had 14 draw controls. Before their loss to W&L, the Yellow Jackets were 8-0, 3-0 ODAC. On Saturday the Generals took on longtime rivals Lynchburg. The Generals went back and forth with the Hornets exchanging goals. Lynchburg was able to tie things up at ten all when they scored what would be their final goal with 36 seconds left in the second half. Taglienti and Annie Murphy both added scores in over- time, and Cara Mulligan’s two saves were enough to preserve the Generals lead. Klein had a big game with four goals, four ground balls, and three caused turnovers for the Generals. The team returns to the field on Wednesday, April 3rd, when they travel to Shenandoah for a game under the lights at 7 p.m. against Lynchburg. fourth quarter but the Generals scored two goals of their own take control and seal the victory. The game was a team elfort, with seven Generals scoring two goals each. Means, fel-‘ low senior Luke Heinsohn, juniors Jack Re- uter and Tim Werner, and sophomores Cam- eron Dabir, Garrett Paglia, and Tyler Goldman each tallied two goals. The Generals take the field next when they host ODAC opponent Bridgewater on April 3 at 7pm. on Wednesday. Saturday Men's Lacrosse vs Bridgewater 7 pm women’s Lacrosse at Shenandoah 7 pm Riding ODAC Championships . .