OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961108/WLURG39_RTP_19961108_001.2.txt it A Lt‘ JAMES G. LEYBURN LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNNERBITY LEXINGTON. VA 24400 NOV 0 81995 U112 ifdng-tum ifilii VOLUME NUMBER 1 1 “GENERAL NOTES WHO'S WHO HONORS SENIORS: Who ’s Who/lmong Students inAmerican Universities and Colleges selected 35 W&L senior undergrads and 12 third- year law students to appear in its 1997 edition. The 57 students join the ranks of scholars from 1900 colleges and universities around the world. Members of the university community nominate students for Who ’s Who based on academic achieve- ment, community service, extracurricular leadership and fu- ture potential. FILM EXPLORES VIOLENCE: The W&L Film Society will treat Troubadour patrons to Once Were Warriors, a story of domestic and cultural violence in New Zealand. The film’s title is double-edged. On the one hand, it reflects a renaissance of Maori pride and self-asser- tion. In the film, though, it symbolizes the debasement of warrior values into stupid macho cliches arising from power- lessness and disenfranchisement, not strenth. The film focuses on the experiences of one family, and is directed by Lee Tamahori. Showings are on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, No- vember 9 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free of charge, but contributions are welcomed. ANDERSON GIVES LECTURE: Students of economics will enjoy “The International Trad- ing Order: How Open and Who Gets Hurt?” on November 13 at 7:00 p.m. The Class of ’62 Fellowship Lecture will be given by Michael A. Anderson, associate professor of economics at W&L. The public is invited to attend the lecture in Northen Auditorium and the reception immediately following. WRITERS BATTLE HUNGER: Local writers are fighting hunger with the fifth annual “Writers Harvest: The National Reading.” Benefits from the reading go to the Blue Ridge Food Bank. Tom Zielgler, W&L‘ professor of theatre, Bill Oliver, assistant professor of English, and Sarah Anne Ryder and Aaron Wilkinson, W&L seniors, are among readers scheduled to participate. “Writers Harvest” is the country’s largest literary benefit to fight hunger, and will be held in Northen Auditorium on Thursday, November 14 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $5 and is open to the public. Tickets will be on sale at the door. COURT ARGUES INDECENCY: Washington and Lee School of Law’s John W. Davis Moot Court Competition will end with downright indecency. The WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Faculty recognized hazing problem, reevaluates policy BY Liz DETTER PHI STAFF WRITER Why does the momentum to do something about hazing come from a New York Times article ratherthan from student complaints?” Sophomore Elizabeth Huston voiced the question that has been on everyone’s mind these last few days. The answer to this question is that it has not. The Student Affairs Committee voted, last Wednesday, to approve a new policy on hazing, the culmination of events which began last December. According to President Elrod, he first learned of the hazing problem last year. “I had not directly encoun- tered a hazing problem at Washington and Lee until I began receiving anonymous letters and phone calls from parents and students. Every conversation in- formed me of hazing incidents that were going on last year. They were all telling me the same story, which lent credibility to the reports.” Elrod responded by infomiing the Board of Trustees. He also met with the presidents and pledge educators of all fifteen fraternities. The fraternities were told that hazing is both dishonorable and illegal and that the University intended to erradicate it. At the request of the Trustees, the President of the Executive Committee, President of the Interfraternity Council, the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students for Greek Life and a member of the Board of Trustees began work on a plan to eliminate hazing. As part of this comprehensive plan, the Student Affairs Committee designed a new University policy on haz- ing. - Under the new plan, which was approved last Wednesday by a vote of 9 for, 2 against, and 1 abstain- ing, individuals will be held responsible for hazing. “Instead of going after the institution, we will go afterthe persons in the fraternity who haze. Forthe ones who encourage it, the penalty will be suspension or possibly dismissal,” said Buddy Atkins, the Associate Ethernet brings speed to dorms UC, SNC, initiate new networking project “This will allow users easier access to BY TQM WADLOW Dean of Students for Greek Life. Atkins expressed disgust with hazing, and empha- sized that the University is implementing a plan, rather than a policy, to combat hazing. “It’s a major problem for this University,” he said. “We can’t just improve by modest degrees; we need to get rid of it. It not only weakens the University, it weakens the Honor System, and it weakens the fraternities.” As part of the comprehensive plan, President Elrod intends to involve parents, faculty, and students. In his Parent’s Weekend address, he stated, “Our number one concern is hazing.” l’ve talked to the parents of our students over Parents Weekend, and I intend to write them a letter,” Elrod commented Tuesday. “I am going to write to the parents of every freshman male and the parents of every frater- nity male, and I’m goingto ask them to help us erradicate this problem however we can.” Part of the new plan includes redesigning the pledgeship program to eliminate any form of hazing. “I think that if the new program was structured and de- manding, within the limits of the new policy, then it could be just as effective,” said a senior "fraternity member. Under the new plan, students and faculty could report incidents of hazing. Interfraternity Council Presi- dent Anthony Mazzarelli explained, “The new Univer- sity hazing policy allows for various different types of input which would lead to investigations, but at the same time, it protects fratemites because action will only be taken if evidence is found.” , Certainly the awareness of hazing has been height- ened by the recent article in the New York Times. This may lead to increased cooperation with the new policy. After a faculty meeting Monday night, which was called to discuss the recent article, faculty all over campus began to question their students about Greek life. Professor Michael Anderson had been completely Please see HAZING, pg. 4 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 8, 1996 final round explores a hypothetical case of “Indecency on the Internet.” A 10-year-old who was researching the history of photography for a school project accessed photographs of nude men and women engaged in explicit acts. These photo- graphs were part of a sales pitch for admission to Naughty Netsurfers’ website; thus, there was no charge to see them. Questions considered will concern the recently passed Anti-lndecency and Effective Standards for Cyberspace Com- munications Act. The “Indecency on the lnternet” case will be argued at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14 in Lee Chapel. The public is welcome. STUDY IN SCOTLAND: Students in the Class of ‘97 with an excellent academic record, leadership qualifications, financial need and some Scottish ancestry, should see Dean West-Settle to talk about St. Andrew’s Scholarships for graduate study in Scotland. Call ext. 8746 for an appointment. FEED THE HOMELESS: The Class of ‘99 will be sponsoring a food drive next week PHI ASSISTANT News EDITOR November 4 marked the day that stu- dents began seeing orange flyers pro- claiming that soon, you too, could have Ethernet in your dorm. No, these aren’t advertisements for pharmaceuticals that you can have deliv- ered to your room; rather, it is a major step by University Computing (fondly known as UC by the people who work there) and the newly formed Student Networking Cooperative (SNC) to up- grade student’s personal connections to the lntemet. Ethernet provides a fast and reliable connection to the campus network, and it allows for the use of more advanced networking applications. However, for most people, the greatest advantage of Ethernet will be never having to see the “All data queues full” message flash across their screen again, since with thecampus network andthe resources of the lnternet,” said Cliff Woolley, a found- ing member of the SNC. “Students should find that the speed of the Ethernet com- pared with the speed of the data phones is more conducive to heavy usage, and they will no longer have to wait in line for online time.” Currently, Ethernet is available on a first-come, first-serve basis because there are alimited number of ports available. In the smaller dorms there are 24 connec- tions available, and in the larger, such as Gaines and Graham—Lees, there are 24 per wing. Although not everybody is going to get connected in this round of upgrades, UC and the SNC have plans to eventually bring every room this type of connection. This will not mean, however, that students without Ethernet will not be able to get their e-mail from their dorm room, and, as of right now, there are no plans to get rid of the current Rolm termi- nal interface. Ifyou are one ofthe lucky few who is able to get a slot, the SNC and UC is requiring that students who plan on using the connection to take a one-time course before they get their IP (Internet Proto- col) Address, a set of numbers that is needed for everything to work. These classes will be taught by the University Computn’ HelpDesk staff and other students who have been taught by the members of the SNC. Photo by Mark Slomiany Sophomore Cliff Woolley, one of the founding members of the UC Help Desk, assists students with their computer questions. Classes will be scheduled by what type of Operating System (OS) the appli- cant is currently running. Students can apply for the few re- maining ports on the hub in their dorm by going to the “In the Spotlight” section of W&L’s Web page and filling out the form supplied online. The SNC would like to thank Bob Williams, Ruth Floyd and Tom Tinsley for a Thanksgiving benefit for the Rockbridge Area Relief Association. Donations of non-perishable flood and money will be collected outside the Co-op from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, November 11-20. Total donations will be tallied on a per class basis. Any questions can be directed to Amanda Yater at 462- 4250. BE A R.A. OR A D.C,: Applications and information for becoming a 1997-1998 Dorm Counselor or Gaines Resident Assistant are now avail- able in Payne Hall 4. Applications are due on Monday, December 2. See Dean Manning if you have any questions about the application/selection process. P O P I N I ON Bureaucracy in GreenLand. “Bubba’s Bunch” leaves Washington. Election wrap-up “From the Right.” page 2 V FEAT U R E S J, Alex Christensen berates The Long " Kiss Goodnight. W&L Life offers i,“1°j%‘%;? "‘ interactive talk on AIDS. Larry . """" “ ' - Wynn (’34) hopes to bring the “W&L Swing” to Broadway. page 3 F SPORTS Cross country squads fare well at ODACs. Foot- ‘’ ball to play in game with title implications. Men's soccer in ODAC Final Four. page 8 Ethernet, a user is always connected. BY TARAH GRANT PHI News EDITOR For a school so proud of maintaining a long- standing tradition of honor, the recent focus of atten- tion on poor student conduct is unusual. While the subject of hazing has been brought into the spotlight, another conduct violation, vandalism, is also being highlighted. In the past two weeks, eight sophomore males have been convicted for vandalism by the Student Conduct Committee (SCC). On October 29, the SCC brought charges against three sophomore males involved in vandalism in the dorms. According to SCC President Robert Covington, the incident caused minimal damage and was accidental in nature. One student was sentenced to payment of 150% of the cost of damages, and all three students are required to write a letter of apology to the dormitory hall involved. “Additionally, the students were placed on conduct probation because we felt that drunkenness was no excuse for this act Photo by Mark Slomiany Buildings & Grounds repairs a window broken by vandals last week. Vandals leave their mark on campus SCC convicts eight sophomore males even if it was unintentional,” said Covington. The vandelism, however, not only damaged prop- erty, but also endangered students’ safety. Two students were standing below the window when it broke. “When [my friend] heard the glass break, he pushed me under the eve,” said a freshman female who witnessed the act of vandelism. “He looked up and glass fell in his eye.” Security drove the couple to the emergency room, and the doctor “scrapped a tiny sliver of glass off his eyelid.” The followingweek,chargeswere brought against four more students in two SCC hearings on Novem- ber 5. The SCC found another sophomore male guilty of vandalism and imposed the same sentence as the previous cases. In addition, four sophomore males were found guilty in regard to a vandalism incident at a fraternity house. The students invloved with this incident were required to write a letter of apology to the house- mother and Buildings and Grounds, pay 150% of the cost of damages, and were put on social probation for the remainder of the academic year. In addition, one student must complete 15 hours of community ser- vice by the end of the Winter term and the other three students must each serve 10 hours. Associate Director of Buildings and Grounds Randolph Hare says that vandalism concerning uni- versity housing has always occurred. “Historically there are always problems with vandalism,” he said. “From our standpoint, there has not been a signifi- cant increase, but to the credit of the SCC, there has been greater awareness and stricter. enforcement of penalties.” According to Hare, the new “scheme” this year seems to be water balloon slingshots targeted at windows. Director of Security Michael Young be- lie'ves that vandalism is usually motivated by intoxi- cation rather than a desire to cause damage. “Van- dalism here is not a large problem compared to other places that I have been,” said Young. The SCC, however, is taking every case seriously. Please see VANDALISM, pg. 4 for doing an excellent job on this project. Alum joins ranks of Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley BY DAN ODENWALD PHI STAFF WRITER Charlie McDowell did it differently. And, as Robert Frost surmised, that has made all the difference in the world. “He did it because he could,” said former CBS newsman and colleague Roger Mudd. “He had the talent, the eye and the sense of the absurd.” On Tuesday, McDowell, the 47-year veteran of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, was given the National Press Club’s highest accolade, the Fourth Estate Award. Recognizing careers that have embodied the profession ’s highest standards, the award has previously been given to such notable figures as Walter Cronkite, Helen Tho- mas, David Brinkley and James Reston. Citing his “incisive thinking and graceful writing about government and politics,” the Press Club’s Board of Governors wish to celebrate McDowell’s success as a Washington correspondent. McDowell graduated from W&L in 1948 and then went to the Times—Dispatch the next year as a features reporter. Editors soon realized his journalistic talent and moved him to their Washington bureau. He became tlge paper’s first full-time Washington correspondent in 1 65. Accordingto Mudd, what separated McDowell from the rest of the pack was his sense ofthe offbeat and his ability to deliver the news in a fresh perspective. Essen- tially, he offered the reader a break from the monotony of the “who-what-when-where-how” style of journal- ism that had plagued the pages of the Times—Dispatch since its inception. Mudd recalls one of the first stories McDowell ever covered. The grounds surrounding the capitol building in Richmond had been invaded by legions of squirrels. Frustrated with their presence, the governor ordered his Buildings and Grounds crew to get rid of the annoying Please see MCDOWELL, pg. 4 OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961108/WLURG39_RTP_19961108_002.2.txt PAGE 2 Hazing treats W&L students like animals Life on the Hill I C. E. Miller ’98 The black and white photo- graphs make me nauseous, the cap- tions curdle my stomach. So stark, so revolting. Then the realization that this isn’t happening to some- one else, someplace else. This is Washington and Lee University. We made The New York Times this last Sunday, and unlike being at the top of US News and World Report, this isn’t something I plan on sharing with the world. I don’t think Mom and Dad want to ac- knowledge that boys I know be- lieve that pain and humiliation is the only way to ensure loyalty and unification. And that those same boys will pay the price, financially and physically, just to belong. I’m starting my third year at this University. I don’t have any re- grets. I don’t wish I were some- place else. Because of that there is no way I can claim ignorance or surprise at the hazing pictures dis- played in The Times this Sunday. Many of my friends have shared “They tell us we're smart kids, America’s best and brightest. ” similar stories with me, but they were just stories. ‘You can’t avoid}... these pictures. You can-’targue with . them. Sometimes, the truth is very hard to see. But these pictures show thingsvery clearly. Some of the acts depicted aren’t about brother- hood and bonding. They are hu- man beings being treated like ani- mals. It seems these are tactics to break men down, not bring them closer together. These practices are ar- chaic, animalistic something to feel shame about as a university, as a fraternity as an individual. I have heard so many different reactions this week, so many boys laughing about it, so many of my friends recoiling with disgust to the actual photographs, angry pro- fessors who sit on both sides of the fence of tradition. It seems a lot of people want answers and solutions, and some want the situation to be ignored. I don’t know if there is an answer, if there is a person, an organization to blame. It would seem we all share in this responsibility. Perhaps the blame falls on the administration. The deans that run this university know all about the underbelly of this campus. The photographs hold no surprises, just truth. The current hazing policies rely on reporting the instance of hazing that occurred. The conse- quences ofthis to an individual are extreme. Alienation by his peers, and brothers is almost sure to oc- cur. lts hard to keep secrets on a campus this small. The fraternities themselves must also be responsible. To single out A a house, or blame a particular per- son is impossible. Each is respon- sible, on the local level, on the national level. I was told once of a pledge, who after tear night, was decided by the brethren to be “un- worthy” of initiation. In order to get the pledge to drop out he was specifically targeted for hazing practices more severe than that of his other pledge brothers. This is one group inflicting pain and hu- miliation on one individual for no other reason than dislike. There it is again the need, to belong, to fit in, to be recognized as a part of a “group.” This is an especially great problem on this campus. We need to hold ourselves responsible for that. The student body is homogeneous and ex- tremely hostile toward people with perceived differences. I’ll admit l’ve been guilty of judging a per- son onrumors, on what they were , :wea‘ring,~or'_even for a comment made in class. I’m not nice to ev- eryone, and I don’t like everyone, but I do believe in respect. I can respect a person for his individual- ity. That on this campus takes cour- age. We’ve all seen it, we’ve all spread the rumors about broken bones, branding, boys in the hospi- tal for alcohol poisoning. They tell us we are smart kids, America’s best and brightest. What happened to our compassion, our intelligence to question orders, to once in a while fight tradition, just think for ourselves and not en mass? “HoW old is he? Quote of the Week: — anonymous sophomore females watching President Elrod jogging He looks good!” dent. and obscenity. @112 illing-tum lflhi .................................. ..Anne Alvord ............................. ..Hillary Coombs .................................. ..Tarah Grant ................................. ..Tom Wadlow ................................ ..Jason Zacher Executive Editor ............................ .. Managing Editor ............................ .. News Editor ................................... .. Assistant News Editor .................... .. Editorial Page Editor ...................... .. Sports Editors ............................... ..Scott Bookwalter. 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All submissions must be in the Phi office. room 208 of the University Center. by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week's edition. The Ring-tum Phi reserves the right to edit sumbissions for content and length. Letters. columns. and “My Views" do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel The Ring-tum Phi Post Ofiice Box 899 Lexington. Virginia _24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Fax: (540) 462-4059 OPINION The Ring-tum Phi, NOVEMBER 8, 1996 Disheylaml Fdlare Plmsi Jab ed‘ as The 9 igblh clvvarfi Fat I M/‘ll .5l:'+el1i5 "&ml,ne'w,;:l:; 0'.:r'v-J *me'e'v.:w D e p S a r B t u u n r c e h 9. AT The Gap in lliemali. The bureaucracy is everywhere GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 What an exciting week it’s been. Winter Term registration and the election have certainly kept me occupied. It is these two activities that inspired me to make this week’s column Betsy’s Salute to Bureaucracy. Course registration has become ridiculous. One of the reasons a small school appealed to me was that I thought life would be much easier. In a small school, I rea- soned, I’d be able to talk to my professors whenever I wanted, find the library books I needed, and not have to stand in line and put up with hours of frustration to get the classes I want. Two out of three isn’t bad, but it could certainly be better. On Monday, chaos reined. A line stretched out of Karen Lyle’s office and down the stairs. Dan Odenwald went to four different buildings trying to figure out where to get a signature for a literature in translation class. Allison Simmons stood in line at4:50in the morning and barely got into the history class she wanted. I myself chose one of my classes for the sole reason that permission was not required to take it. And it’s not over yet. I’ll see you bright and early in the morn- ing on Monday, January 6 to sign up for P.E. classes. It’s time to stop the madness. We absolutely need to simplify this whole stupid registration pro- cess. Every department has a dif- ferent policy right now. Wouldn’t it be easier if all of them worked the same way’? At least then we’d know what to expect and could plan our attack plans accordingly. As for the popular classes we all get up early and stand in line for. maybe the departments could in- formally survey students to deter- minealevelofinterest. Ifit’s high, more sections could be taught. Or professors could get sneaky. We’d all love to take that one hour a week, professor give free dough- nuts, show up and get an A class... but woulditbe so popularifit were Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am? And can anyone think of any earthly reason for PE. registration to take place two months after ev- erything else? I can’t, although I’m willing to be The Phi will get a letter within the next week ex- plaining this phenomenon. I wel- come it I’d love to know the rea- son. It’ll give me something to think about while I pitch my tent outside the gym at 2 in the morning this January. Okay, now I’m rant- ing. I’ll admit that. But it’s time we made some changes around here. My other big event this week was voting in my first presidential election. I got up on Tuesday morning and walked to City Hall (I’m registered in Virginia) feel- ing like a good citizen, excited to be a part of the process. Voting really is pretty neat. It beats standing in line for history class any day. After all of MTV’s Rock The Vote hype, I half ex- pected Kurt Loder to be waiting at the polls to shake my hand. The volunteers at the polls were, to put it delicately, not of the MTV gen- eration. They may well have voted for Bob Dole because he seems “After all of MTV’s ‘Rock The Vote’ hype, I hay‘ expected Kurt Loder to be waiting at the polls to shake my handf’ like a nice young man (by the way, for the humor impaired, I honestly respect and applaud the people who volunteer to work the polls and probably get no more than a cup of coffee and a button in return for their time and I’m only kidding so relax already). Anyway, I went to the lovely volunteer and told her I was Eliza- beth Greenland gave her my ad- dress. She and the woman next to herbegan flipping though volumes of pages. She said, “Could I have your full name please?” So I told her I was “Elizabeth Ann Green.” g .,»'0nce-Youvaiemitiatedlintothevfrateunty y , ‘ havejthe iigiirto makegfttyxvhatl on ' ‘ Perhaps in case there are two people named Elizabeth Green that live in my apartment. She yelled, “ELIZABETH ANN GREEN,” and the woman next to her made a mark on her volume of paper. She then handed me an index card on which was written the word “Vote” and I moved on to the next point, having no idea what to do with the card, still a little bit taken aback by having her yell my name like that, like my mom did when I was little and she was angry at me. Oh, sorry. Ranting again. The next volunteer, standing about two feet away, took my little index card. A fine system they have there. Did they really need the index card? Couldn’t the lady at the table have vouched for me? I’d have said, “Yes, I’m the Eliza- beth they werejust yelling about.” Also, I have a whole stack of index cards at home, I could start hand- ing them to random people, so they could vote more... I could get Mark Warner elected yet! The booth itself was exciting for me too. It’s weird to think I’m doing my duty as a citizen, making things happen in America in an area smaller than my shower. The ballots I was used to in Illinois were the ones you punch holes in. Here there are levers you move to select your candidate—it’s like a big toy. When you pull the lever to open the curtain again, all of the levers move back to neutral. It’s really hard to believe you’ve done anything at all. I think it’s all a big sham, designed to sell index cards. I " a: bait the fraternities, you will w.-._; '1on‘g , ithoutj;,fraterr1itie"s5 ‘ lion toseeing as plummet inthef ever so ant ratings‘,,because,we’ have the most. inerouslyieontribute to this university. Bu you won’: ban fraternities. After all, ' naissance. And,of course, the adrninistrators; charge of the fraternity system will ensure hat: the system remains intact. A powerful. old boy system is not easily broken. Hazig has been going on at this fine (1.5. A . News and World Report institution since we have had fraternities. Many of the adminis- . if Vtrators and faculty know this. -But, they have "chosen to ignore it because they either con- ij done: it or they fear the repercussions both personally and for the institution as a whole. V fraterjriitiesilatp thisiiniyersity .nday;._ and. Saturday night? ~ ‘re socialfabric or this lnstittij A .ni°i[I_that- Waslfinshm & Les : arethlejsociallifeofthisuniversity. In-.9. _ s:iideni_bc§dy,iii_;he nation, you will _ ,. the support. of. countless alumni who i .Sp8n.t $15 millioncon the Fraternity Re-1 :1 - _ .. 3:" ltherxfrateniity. Theyfreceived ha1sh.‘ _trea wharéisehas theuniversi y ’ E hazing t .i:._‘. f+Iv‘eiy_,ritg1e, other saying that - 1 wefwill parish’ you if you geteaught. .What,has : this or anythingjelse done to stop hazing?,,Noth?."§ LI ing.;_ Make no mistake about itghazing continues, -andwill continue as long astthereiare ftaternities_ , 3' strong systemof hazing. For males at ‘ I u -we may not haze ‘ pledgesi in the 7, I A A. I basementsof our houses’. anyiimore. But rest?» ‘iG_f,assured,ihazing will get done..jfAnd_in alllikelil-‘ hood you will probably never know aboutit. I‘ 3 Freshmen mates, you ;cann’ot;win. ‘, You can. 1 either join. a'fratemity_j and hazeci; Or youcan become an independent and have no life and basi- I cally suck, by popular 'I'hat’s theway it -is. lfit angers anyone, it should. ‘ s I Buti‘Sreshr21en,don’twhineandc1y.'Il1ishasbeen . goingonforevenfwhatyouseeinthepicturesistme. Someplaceswilldoworsethanwhatyouseeinthose pictures. And few, will treat you with any fmorerespectthanwhat yousee. When you shake all of those hands during Rush, make sure you realize j that once you become a pledge, many of those smiling faces will transform into angry faces who will scream belligerent obscenities at you because : I you did not perform your duty correctly. But do not tell the administration because you will ruin your * fraternity. Wha1ismore,youwiIlcertainlyruinyour E chances of a peaceful existence at this university because the many people who will hate you will certainlymakeyourlife miserable. Whenpledgeship happens to you, take it like men because you have no choice. You are making some lifelong friends and many say it is character building. Besides, just Wait until next yearand the two years followingthatwhen you will have pledges of your own. e meuctand.inessence.paidroanesinsoiallihei - thisblows upin yourffaces} rm calling yourbluff ,alongwiththetypeofstudentlifewehavechose" n7 “to: perpetuate. We have astrong Greek system {done about hazing? Ibelieve it to be very little; as evidenced by our own pitiful attempts and’ A the attempts of many universities to around; ’ our country to eradicate it. Maybe if the . tiwillffiilently 6 Most b.£’v.sil’i==it‘ I We . . urpfise=d?n3?°né%i.A11 of WW hat goes "on. And many. of y(>u,ac_irnitri‘$t1_‘3iQIS khowswhatgoesoxx And.p1eaS¢.d0n’¢Prefs0dfl1af. you are soteiribly surpr‘isedwi1en lik ‘ Hazing is But unfortunately it comes . enables strongfxiendshipsbutalsoaetiveiyg leasgflrceksgand hazingareinseparablylinkedati almostany universityin this country. Whatcanbe _ fraternity system were not so central to this 9} university’s identity, things wouldbegin to}; change and everyone, administrators and stu- dents alike, would begin to escape this no-win“ situation. i _ In conclusion, I apologize for the cynical " nature of this letter, because it will certainly : obscure the many merits of this university ‘ and its fraternities. But I believe it is time to address a serious problem openly, and with- out the cowardice we have seen for too long. Furthermore, I do not wish to sound self- righteous, because I, too, openly share the blame for the shortcomings of a fraternity system in which I have participated for three years. And finally, although I have been very critical of the administration, I under- stand that only certain individuals are to blame. You know who you are. As for the rest of the administrators and faculty, we are all grateful and especially lucky to have you. Atticus J. Gill, ’97 OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961108/WLURG39_RTP_19961108_003.2.txt PAGE 3 The Long Movie That Seems to last All Night 0 of 4 stars; worse than worthless ' W8: life Magi on B I 61 9Broadway is the first show which Wynn has written. True to his love of Washington and Lee, Wynn has chosen W&L as the sight . for a public read/sing through of the show. Wynn and his five-member pro- duction team BY DAVID BALsLEY PHI FEATURES EDITOR graduate sings Washington and Lee’s very own “W&L Swing.” The show also contains other refer- “ - ences to W&L, such as Fancy Dress and Larry Wynn, a 1934 Washington and Trnvetier_ Lee graduate,wouldlike to introduce his Robert Mish, Associate Director of alma mater to Auditions for I 61 9Broadway will be held in Washington and Lee University’s Keller Theatre on the following dates: November I I from I :00 to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for individual roles; No- ‘ it Broadway. - — ~ — ~ » -— -—.~ . - ~— Witt be in vember I2from 1:00 to 5:30p.m.for Wynn’s I619 7 Lexington for individual rolesand from 7:00 to 9:00 The pitch: Broadway, The 1 6 1 9 B R O A D A Y the reading p.m.forensemblemembers;Novem- Algx Chg-igtcnggn nit!" be like I 940’s American - —- They hope ber 13 will be reserved for callbacks Phi Movie Critic Musical Review to use the from 3:00 to 6:00p.m. and, ifneces- La Femme .. Nikita meets sary, from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. If you are interested in audition- ing, please call the Washington and Lee Theater department secretary at (540) 463-8001 to sign up for an V K brings Washing- ton and Lee to the stage. The show, a musical comedy which Wynn has co-written along with re ad i n g to obtain a sense of how 1619 Broadway will appear on stage. “Wynn want to have a reading here to Earth Girls 77:: 1940 ‘.1 American Musical Revue I I Are Easy. " Alumni Programs, saw a staged reading ofthe Show in mid_OCtobertn New Yon“ The Long Kiss Goodnight is a very interesting phenom- ' Chapman Roberts, incorporates aspects Ensenibte Tneater_ See what it teoirs titre,” commented audition slot. Cast descriptions will em“: if '10‘ 3 m0Vi¢ ilIat’s interesting to watch, 1: takes of W&L in“) its 5t°T)’ll“°- “It caught me by surprise when I was Albert Gordon, Professor of Theater. be P05’€d at the Theate’ DeP“"’"e’“ elements timm several different nicem films anqlumblesihfm 1619 Bmadway "3995 the Struggles sitting in this little theater and the main Open auditions will begin next week ’eC€Pti0" 4750- Plea5eP’eP“re ‘1 bat‘ an up um” may are 'i°"'P'°‘°" mc°mprehens'.ble' If you ve ti Of 3 Washlnglon and Lee graduate 35 he character mentioned W&L,” Mish stated. in Washington and Lee’s Keller Theater [ad and “'1 “P tempo 19403 50"8f0" watched a '0! of movies mely’ as I have’ you mlght be able to find something to think about instead of having to completely dissociate and form a second personality to deal with the honor of it all. Here’s the story, as near as I can tell: Geena Davis plays herself. After the shooting of Cutthroat Island (directed, as was TheLon2 Kiss Goodnight, by her weird Swedish husband Renny Harlin), Ms. Davis, tired of her horrible, dried up movie career which hasn’t seen a hit since 1992’sA League of Their Own, jumps off the pirate ship into the ocean, attempting to drown herself. Instead, she lives, and washes up on the beach without being able to remember who she is. Authorities convince her that she is Samantha Caine, a school teacher, and over eight years she manages to build a new life in upstate New York. Meanwhile, Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) of 1994’s Pulp Fiction has given up his life of crime and “wandered the earth” to New York City, where he has become a fleabag detective who relies on prostitution rackets to keep his bills paid. Of course, he's still a “bad motherf—-er.” Winnfield uncovers Davis’s “true identity” in a series of shocking your audition. All are welcome to audition, and this is an excellent op- portunity for established singing groups to perform. An accompanist will be provided for the auditions. strives to break into show business. The graduate travels to New York, which serves as the show’s setting, where - 1 he encounters the show business people of Tin Pan Alley. When asked by agents to give an example of his talent, the for the nineteen parts available. “Since Wynn is an alumnus, he wanted to do a reading here,” Gordon stated. So will Washington and Lee be the next big thing on Broadway? “That’s the hope.” Gordon chuckled. “Wynn is the class of ‘34 and he really loves this place.” i Wynn has been composing music for the stage since the 1940’s, including songs for the Broadway smash hit Five Guys Named Moe. U. of Virginia speaker to give address on AIDS states Susan McMurray, the Ad- ministrative Director of LIFE. “I think this program will bring the AIDS virus a little closer to home.” Carol Johnson, a health edu- cator at the University of Rich- mond, will place the audi- ence in interactive, . 3 BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI STAFF WRITER A Biblical proverb tells us 3 that we must walk in our neighbor’s shoes in order to truly empathize with his situation. The experience allows one to omit prejudice and role playing revelations. It tumsout that she’sreallya govemmentassassin forge: judge- s i t u at i o n s named Charlie Baltimore (what kind of Charlie girl are you?) ment. 4 c o n c e ri II g who works for "The Chapter,” a supersecret agency so super- “A Walk ry AIDS. secret its director meets with the President in the White House in My , « “ T h e kitchen.The president inthis alternate universeis R..l . Hacker, shoes,” an if! audience the arms dealer from l995’s Canadian Bacon, now invested interactive \{_\\i A} be real POWCI’. P I 0 g r a m \r\ A t 0 put in the Anyway, as Charlie tries to surface and reclaim her old about A1135 5‘ ‘ , ' _ place of glamorous life of fakey bleached hair and killing people, she sponsored by the . 53:9,): V , . someone who encounters Lyman Collier (Brian Cox) of this year’s Chain health education ,_ . I had the AIDS vi- :.Reaction, stiII.up.to_his old oorrupttstunts-. He’s offed pretty group Lifestyle Infor- /<}1i.(,lf_pt;{/‘T rus,” says :2 quickly‘, presumably meaning» we’ll.*have abundant clean . mation for Everyone (LIFE), aims to put students in the shoes of someone with the virus. “As far as the infirmary knows, no one at Washington and Lee has AIDS, though chances are someone might,” McMurray. People in these role-playing situations will have to make de- cisions which victims of the AIDS virus would have to make. “I think that this will give the students more of an idea of what it’s like to have AIDS or to know someone who has AIDS. I also think that it will make students think about their behavior and be held on Monday, November The circle of LIFE: W&L LIFE helps students make educated lifestyle decisions. lifestyle choices.” “A Walk in My Shoes” will Photo courtesy of W&L LIF 11, at the Gaines Gatehouse at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. W&L students destined for Oxford BY B. J. WALKER PHI STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee provides many unique opportu- nities to undergrads. Perhaps the most prestigious is the Oxford exchange program. Each year a committee chaired by professor Leonard Jarrard of Psychology selects one sophomore to spend their junior year studying at University College at Oxford University. The application process involves two recommendations, and essay, and interview. The committee evaluates those who have applied on a vari- ety of criteria: intellectual curiosity, fluency in speak- ing and writing, diligence, and ability to complete W&L graduation requirements by their senior year. “Each year about six or seven people apply,” said Jarrard, but only one can be chosen. The program originated as an exchange program for faculty. Set up by Jarrard and then President Huntly, the original pro- gram allowed W&L faculty member to spend a year in Oxford. The program was expanded to include students several years ago by professor emeritus William Watt. It is specifically designed for a third year W&L student. “Because of their graduation requirements, the per- Photo by Chris Andrews Oxford's Radcliffe Quad: TheOxford exchange program offers students a scenic setting to study. Lexington for sale BY KELLEY TOTTEN PHI STAFF WRITER The object of the game is to own Lexing- ton. The Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club cre- ated the game, “Wheeler Dealer,” under the premise of the board game “Monopoly.” There is no Boardwalk or Park Place equivalent, but players can purchase local businesses, doctors’ and dentists’ offices, Lee Chapel, Virginia Military Institute and other Lexington landmarks. Local shops and Rotary members will sell the game, due out in December, for $10. Half of the proceeds will benefit child- hood disease prevention, dental care, and teen pregnancy prevention in the county. The remaining funds will go to Rotary‘ International, which serves humanitarian charities. “We had a presentation from a local community health official who said there are lots of things they could be doing, but that they just don’t have the money,” said organizer Lori Sadler. “We say this as a great way to help those programs.” The game has had a great response from the community, Sadler said, and there are only ten spaces left. Corner spots on the board sell for $500 and the other spaces sell for $250. Companies are purchasing spots as a way to combine advertising expenses with a charitable donation, Sadler said. The club is hoping to sell 1,000 games, creating a profit of $10,000. “They’d be great gifts for any occasion,” said Sadler,. “I think it’sjust a great souve- nir of Lexington.” said Jarrard. really all nice.” 1 BY JAMES SAMMONS PHI STAFF WRITER There is a college graduate among the students this year at Washington and Lee University. ' Guy Molyneux is an ex- change student participatingin the Oxford Exchange Program. He heralds from a small farmhouse five miles from Worcester, England, and has earned a geology degree (a 2- 1 specifically) from Oxford University. “A comparison between the two schools is really difficult to assess,” said Guy. “At Oxford, the exam sys- tem is slightly different. I son they send over here is usually a recent graduate,” While at Oxford, those selected are considered full members of the University. Students are assigned the same tutors and live in the same housing as the British students. “The place I lived was cold and tiny,” said Bunny Wong, last year’s representative. “But the people are Oxford’s sports teams are also open to the W&L students. “I was on the rowing team,” said Wong. ‘‘It was really fun.” One W&L student became somewhat of a hero four years ago. A member of W&L’s women’s soccer team was selected and played on the Oxford team. In the game against their arch-rival, Cambridge, she scored the winning goal. “I think they were glad she was there,” said Jarrard. The unique Oxford schedule allows students the time to explore Britain and Europe. Classes start in October and continue until June. The academic year is divided into three eight week class periods with five week breaks in between. Please see oxronn, pg. 5 energy in the foreseeable future, whether Keanu signs for the sequel or not. He’s murdered by the fella Charlie was sup- posed to hit before her amnesia, code name Daedalus, who is really Dr. Peters of last year’s Twelve Monkeys. He’s joined forces with The Chapter so they can keep getting their fund- ing, and he works with the father of Davis’s mystery daughter, ' who is played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who apparently has been working hard on getting rid of his accent. Nice work, Jean-Claude_. . So now, In addition to trying to save the world and kill people, Davis has to foil the big plan to stage a terrorist attack so The Chapter can keep its funding, and save her daughter who has been kidnapped by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Any- body wanna take bets if she can do it, especially with Jules Winnfield as backup? The whole movie is basically a backdrop for screenwriter Shane Black and director Renny Harlin’s grand, brutal wet dream of brutalizing women and then looking lovingly at the scars inflicted. Geena Davis plays right along, staring myste- riously at her bruises in big mirrors and saying, “Sometimes I stand and stare at my scars and wonder where they came from.” If you don’t puke, you might be Renny Harlin or a fourteen-year-old ADD-afflicted, Mortal Kombat-addicted slackjaw with just maybe one too many porn magazines under your mattress. Lots of children get threatened with guns and bombs, as well, so if you think that sounds like fun, this winner’s for you, too. To sum up, people may tell you that there’s some good dialogue (there is, but only about eight lines’ worth, and it’s so spread out and disconnected that you look at your watch‘ waiting for one, or, like, a big explosion), and some people might tell you there’s some good action (there’s about five minutes’ worth an hour and fifteen minutes in), but overall, this is the worst movie of the year, worse even than The Crow: City of Angels, and that's saying a mouthful. W&L enrollment Englishman enjoys think about 85% of my grade was based on my final exam. “Around Christmas time” you have to decide between jobs, grad schools, and pre- pare for the exams. “There aren’t many exchange programs, and it seemed it would provide me with an interesting year.” Unlike W&L, Oxford is not a “liberal arts” institution, so without “gen—eds” to worry about a degree would be far more intense in a certain subject. How work is given out is also very different. “I attended lectures about fifteen hours a week for geol- ogy. “Ithen wenttoatutorialfor one to two hours, where I was given reading assignments and a paper of about five to eight pages for each week. “The tutorials are one or two students and a tutor, so they are pretty intense. “At Oxford you get all your work in one fell swoop instead of a trickle, so there is quite a lot of pressure.” There are no fraternities at Oxford, but there are not too many social differences. “ Oxford is cliquey, but it is not an organized cliquishness as opposed to fraternities.” And as for drinking? “Well, we have a college bar....” Guy has spen some time in the States before. He has vis- ited many sites of interest in the West, such as the Grand Canyon and Death Valley. He also visited quite a few cities, including Cincinnati and New Orleans last summer. .As for plans after W&L, “I want to see more of America. I'd really like to drive coast to coast, then probably go to grad school back in England. “That’s more probable than a job. Most jobs require a de- gree, as in the United States.” Guy expressed his pleasure with Washington and Lee University. ‘‘I’m really enjoying it here, and would recommend it to almost anybody. ‘‘I think travel is an important thing.” OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961108/WLURG39_RTP_19961108_004.2.txt ..-...,..-.....=...---_....-....................---..«.--—~ . — .. ..-- a-.. PAGE 4 N Ews W&L’s landmark receives 1.5 million for renovations BY KATHERINE MAYURNIK PHI STAFF WRITER Lee Chapel, “the Shrine of the South,” will undergo an estimated 1.5 million dollar renovation within the next year, thanks to an anonymous 1 million dollar donation and a matching grant from class of 1941 alum Jack Warner. Another 1 million dollar endowment and alumni support will maintain the chapel’s continuing operation. Other than a project to improve the air conditioning system, the renovation will be limited to the museum in the chapel basement. In order to preserve the University’s valuable painting collection, a sophisticated cooling sys- tem will be installed to closely control the temperature and humidity. The museum collection includes the Peale portrait of George Washington, the Pine Portrait of Robert E. Lee, and the Washington/Custis/Lee Collection. According to Thomas V. Litzenburg Jr. ’57, director of the Reeves Center and a former editor of the Ring Tum Phi, the paintings underwent restoration in the late 1960’s and the early ]970’s, and although they are presently in good condition, the new system will preserve them more effec- tivel . “Our highest priority is to create a museum level quality environment for the University’s greatest treasures,” says Litzenburg. “A lot of money spent on the project won’t be seen, as we take on the critical task of improving the environment in the entire building.” According to the Lee Chapel Director Robert C. Peniston, the museum will be thoroughly renovated to include “state of the art displays,” conveying a new storyline which Peniston says will “speak to the heritage of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and the history of the Univer- sity.” The story line entailed three years of research by the special collections committee, headed by Mr. Litzenburg. Other members include author Mary Coulling (The Lee Girls), Mr. Peniston, and Washington and Lee historians i Taylor Sanders and Holt Merchant. The story line will weave together the stories of three great families of Virginia and our institution,” says Litzenburg. “The three families, the Washingtons, the Custis’, and the Lees are remarkably related to each other. The history of the institution covers much of the history of the families. History itself unfolds naturally to give prin- ciple focus to Robert E. Lee.” Renovation downstairs also includes a handicapped access to the museum near Traveller’s gravesite, new restrooms, and an improved security system. Although Photo by Mark Slomiany The picturesque Lee Chapel, with over 55,000 visitors per year, is the most popular tourist spot in Lexington. Lee's office will remain in its current location, his original burial site, characterized by a plaque in the center of the museum floor, will be highlighted in the plan. Lee Chapel hosts nearly 55,00 visitors per year and is often a site for weddings, even with the absence of a center isle. Like most of the traditions at W&L, Lee Chapel has witnessed little change throughout the years. A section was added in 1883 with a monument to Lee and the recumbent statue of General Lee by Edward Valentine. Lee’s remains were removed at that time from beneath the chapel to the crypt where his parents, wife, seven children, and other family members were laid to rest. The lastest renovations took place in 1963 with a generous gift of $370,000 from the Ford Motor Company. The Ring-tum Phi, NOVEMBER 8, 1996 I-IAZING. from pg. 1 unaware of the problem. He asked his Management 101 and International Trade classes, “Do we have a hazing problem on campus?” A few students nodded their heads yes, while the majority said no. “A number said we are no worse than anyone else,” Anderson stated. He followed by asking, “Is ourcommunity open enough that if someone felt strongly enough about it, they could step forward and say something?” Nearly all of the students who spoke up said yes. Anderson was troubled by the response of his classes. “What I find disturbing is that most of the class believes our community is open enough to tolerate dissent on the question of hazing, yet none of those students who nodded their heads were willing to speak up, and I am left wonder- ing why.” Prof. Anderson is not the only member of the W&L community to be troubled by the article and its implica- tions. Freshman Romy Rosenbaum said, ‘‘It makes me really upset that my classmates would let this be done to them, and then turn around and do it themselves.” Obviously, the University has been disturbed by the New York Times piece on hazing. “The article, without a doubt, is not good for the University or for our Greek system,” said Mazzarelli. “But one positive effect that will come out of it is that it will bring to the attention of all the Greek males the severity of the situation.” Dean Atkins echoed Mazzarelli’s sentiments. “I hope that the positive impact of the article will be that fraterni- ties will realize how bad this really looks— That no matter what kind of perverse attaehement they have for [hazing], they will take the lead and say they will not allow guys who are going to do that to remain in their fraternities. That it is totally unacceptable.” The SAC’s proposed policy has been distributed to the faculty and will be voted on at December faculty meeting. If passed, “The bottom line is that the choice [to haze] is up to each person who is Greek,” said Mazzarelli. “If you take the chance, you won ’t be able to hide behind your house.” VANDALISM. from pg. 1 According to their Statement of Belief, a standard of behavior is inherent in the University’s dedication to honor, and students are bound to this standard just as they are bound to the Honor System. “I feel strongly that vandalism shows disrespect for personal or university property and that under our new constitution, the focus is on respect for others as the corner stone of student conduct,” said Covington. Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life, Dennis Man- ning, believes the student sanctioned SCC allows students to send an important message to other students— that vandalism will not be tolerated in any fomr. “The policy is much more meaningful when it is inforced by students’ peers.” » New Cable 2 show ‘Singles-Out’ students BY C.E. MILLER PHI STAFF WRITER Cable channel two will be a little spunkier, a little lively and a Iittler lovelier. “Singled Out” Washington and Lee- style will begin to air this Wednesday, Nov. 13. Junior Omar Vannoy and Freshman Lora Ellison will be producing the show. The two came up with the idea after they met at an introductory meeting for Cable 2. “I thought it was a shame that the school had all this equipment and nobody was using it for anything,” said Ellison. “I wanted to do a show or something, and Omar and I came up with idea of reproducing “Singled Out” for Washington and Lee.” The show will be almost identical to that on MTV, but instead of 50 single men and women there will be around 30. “That’s all the room will really hold,” said Ellison. “Fifty would be stretching it a bit.” The concept behind “Singled Out” is that there is one female and one male trying to find a match from the pool of 30 contestants. The contestants are eliminated on the basis of categories. such as Body Hair, Chest Size, Lip Size, Party Attitudes, etc. After the pool has been narrowed down to a manageable JUSl“WHENYOU’IHOUGH1" YOUWERESAFE .. Environmental Analyst Teachers and Coaches Reinsurance Analysts Canvass Directors Research Assistants Financial Planner . . .and many more! VISIT THOSE CRAZH F 01./(5 A T TH-E CDPO F OR MORE I NF ORMA TION. number, the male or female doing the picking whittles the remaining few down to three by eliminating the others through humiliating tricks. Finally, the last round consists of the final three contestants who choose one of two answers to a preset question. Iftheiranswermatches the individual’s, they advance. The first contestant into the circle wins. Okay, if all that confused you, check out the show on MTV; it is a lot easier to watch than to ex- plain. Auditions for hosts were held last night. The male host will be Paul Hourigan’98 and the female hostwill be Meagan Johnson ’98. The producers were looking for two hosts like Jenny McCarthy and Chris Hardwick from the MTV version. “We weren’t looking for a Jenny McCarthy body double,” said Vannoy.“Wewanted someone whois spunky, spontaneous and looks good on camera.” The show will be filmed this Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. According to Vannoy, there isn’t time to do more than one take, so the host needs to be able to go through the show without doing a lot of stuff over. Ellison and Vannoy stress the need for participants. The show needs 30 single guys and 30 single girls to partici- pate. A freshman girl and a senior guy have agreed to be the firstsingled-outcontestants. “The girl is pretty and the_ guy isreallywitty,” Ellison said. The winners will be given a gift certificate for a dinner at one of the restaurants in town. Anyone interested in help- ing out with “Singled-Out” is encouraged to contact Vannoy or Ellison. “We need lots of people for this show to work,” Ellison said. ‘‘If you don’t want to be a con- testant, we need people to work behind-the-scenes too.” The last game show to air on Cable 2 was “The Washington and Lee Dating Game,” hosted and produced by Chris Albert ’95. It was similar to “Singled-Out” in that it sent couples on dates, but it followed the format of “The Dating Game.” It was successful and many students participated. MCDOWELL, from pg. 1 pests. McDowell was assigned to the story. Later that afternoon, he returned to the newsroom with his copy. The dateline read: Somewhere in Capitol Square with the Govemor’s Squirrel Expedition. Everyone loved it, and McDowell’s reputation flourished. Mudd said it was a common morning experience to hear the familiar chatter of “Did you read Charlie?” It seemed like everyone read Charlie McDowell. When the Times- Dispatch sent reporters to the national political conven- tions, McDowell was always among them. He once befriended a bell-hop at the 1952 Republican Convention in Chicago so that he could make his way into the kitchen where party leaders were directing the show. The series entitled “Keep it Clean” was typical McDowell — infor- mative and compelling, yet stylish and readable. “He had this way of relating what was happening to the reader in a simple and direct way,” said Mudd. “He’s been recognized because he’s a steady hand. His sharp eye and gentle humor have not succumbed to the blandishments of Washington’s elite.” McDowell grew up and developed his trademark sense of humor here in Lexington, Virginia. He loves to tell the story of a zoology professor who paid him $10 to place the department's skeleton of a dog next to the skeleton of Traveller, which used to be on display in the Lee House garage. When confused tourists would inquire about the smaller set of bones, McDowell would chime up, “That was Traveller as a pony.” Once hewas enrolled at Washington and Lee, McDowell played on the basketball team. As he was an unusually tall and lanky kid, his uniform had a way of falling off his shoulders and exposing his pasty white belly. To remedy the problem, McDowell used to tape his shirt up so as to secure it upon his torso. When his name was called during the team’s introduction to the fans, McDowell would run out of the locker room and onto the court where invariably the tape job would come undone. The shirt would fall to its usual length and he would be exposed much to the crowd’s delight. Although McDowell formally resigned from the Times- Dispatch in 1992, he continues to contribute special assign- ments and write a Sunday column. He can also be seen on PBS program “Washington Week in Review.” McDowell was recently quoted in the Times-Dispatch where he said of his long and distinguished career, “It’s been a good run, a darn good run.” . . "3*Pg'- 1-. _ -1 n” stigation finds‘ no.evidence o g e ther violations ofreg_,u1ati$>nS,»'g9Y¢r_i! dgeshipjesfablished by the I nterfrateririty Con‘ I/P‘ hellenic Council or Student Oonductufiioin olations of the rules of other stt:derit..t5rg_ g,h,ejiDirector‘of University Sectrri; ” e new members of fraternity and soro , ' tively and: for sanctioningjiiicha; ‘ ' ose rules; ='I7lre?Student, Conduct; H nsible‘. forfreiviewing cases_foffothe ins and for sanctioning these or students» when appropriate ‘e investigation finds evidenceof * ra rnity~Council/Panhellenic: V on ue’tCommittee;wi1I‘suspentiinrn: j _ ndefi1_1itely”'~al1 activities related to pledgeshi p member program. The Director of .UI1iV.er_si.t ityiwiil submit his report tothe _St'r1d,ent1;Affairs. itteej HearingBoard with a chargertoconduc s._for« those students who are'Tsubject7toLdisci ction. The ‘SAC He_aring’,j,Board d*of five¥»student‘me_mbers of,'_the»_ d Committee}-4 President of the;St.u'dent, Con mmittec, Head Dormitory Cou'nse1or,-> Presi Student_,Bar Association, President of th‘ ity; Council, ‘and Presiijdenr . CDPO Presents a Discussion of Careers in Advertising Tl.JlESdl/AXV/, ‘ l 97 7 p.M. UN N©R2:riaLN Arid DTGRH U QVE M b: E R INFORMAL NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWING OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961108/WLURG39_RTP_19961108_005.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, NOVEMBER 8, 1996 SPORTS / FEATURES » Cinnamonlbast, Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams .9350, 1214 Oz. GeneralMil1sCereal Harris Teeter sate Begins Wednesday, October 15, 1995 Mt. Dew, Diet Pepsi or P€P91 Han-isTeeter , P .I Drinks ° 10 roucues mews: \ I \ If‘ \ Eadie l W\ 493 Remember, We Have All Of Your School and Dorm Supply Needs. Notebooks, Pens, Pencils Carving’ Bo la LunchMe§is I9 55 . FOOTBALL. from pg. 8 While Emory & Henry’s thoughts will be squarely on winning the title, Miriello said the Generals will concentrate more on playing well than discussing the mag- nitude of the game. ‘‘It would be a tremendous victory if we won,” he said. “It’s going to take a monumental effort to do it. lt’s not going to be easy for us.” The Generals will need to move the ball better and not depend as much on turnovers, since according to Miriello, the Wasps do not make many mistakes. In fact, the Wasps’ game plan will be pretty simple. “They’re gonna try to run the ball down our throats,” Miriello said. “This game is not wearing on their minds. I hope they come in overconfident.” But at least the Generals seem to be catching Emory & Henry at the right time. This will be the first time since 1978 that the two teams did not meet in September, a month in which the Gener- als have gone 1-6-1 over the last three years. In October and November the last three years, however, W&L has a record of 13-5. The same trend of gaining momen- tum late in the season has held this year, PAGE 5 Photo by Julien Williams The Generals celebrate a defensive stop. The defense came u huge for W&L Saturday as it held Bridgewater to 17 5 total yar . since the Generals have won three straight to nullify a 1-4 start. The football team’s slow starts and fast finishes are largely dependent on the schedule and the many new faces in the lineup early each season, Miriello said. “The first half of the the schedule is usually more difficult,” he said. ‘‘In the second half, we’re playing schools some- what similar to ourselves.” No matter how they got to this point, the Generals have a chance of upsetting Emory & Henry this Saturday and possi- bly capturing a league title. Considering their 1-4 start this year, a chance is all the Generals could ask for. OXFORD‘. W&L’s tuition. arships are transferable. interests you,” said from pg. 3 — “I was able to go to Ireland, France, and Switzerland,” said Wong. “I had a great oppor- tunity to travel.” ‘‘It is so expensive to live over there,” said Wong. Students pay the Oxford “fees”, which are roughly equivalent to “It all works out though because the fees there are usually less [de- pending on the exchange rate] than the tuition here. It is a public school, so they get money from the government.” The students receive a $2,000 grant from the school to help with trans- portation and personal expenses. Also, all schol- ' “That makes iteasier for those receiving aid to go,” said Jarrard. Each eightlweek pe- riod, the student is as- signed to a tutor. The students‘ tutors serve as an one-on-o,n_e teacher, helping to specialize the skills in aparticular field of study. “lt’s no problem find- ing a tutor in a field that Wong. If necessary, students may be assigned to a tu- tor in any of the University’s 31 colleges. “I’d say it’s a great experience. l’d recom- mend it to anyone,” said Wong. For more information on the program, contact Professor Jarrard in Tucker 115. At‘but'AthenSHarrisTeeter. PficesadOffersGoodMbdnesday,Ocwber16,Thzmigh1hesday,0cwberz2,1995 WeReserve'l'heRight'lbLimitQuam:ities. None Sold'I‘o Dealers The Fling-tum Phi: ninety-nine years old and we still come once a week. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE has placed copies of the Student Life Committee’s Spring Survey on library reserve at the Leyburn and Law Libraries Please feel free to read last year’s analysis of student opinion. 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There were several impor- tant ballot initiatives, and in the biggest mass case of schizophrenia everwitnessed, California voted to legalize marijuanaformedicinal purposes and voted to end affirmative ac- tion programs in the state. Florida jumped on the schizophrenia bandwagon also, passing the initiative de- signed to force the billionaire sugar farmers to clean up pol- lution in the Florida Ever- glades, but did not pass the one cent tax increase to help pay for it. Florida also passed an amendment to their consti- tution calling for a two-thirds majority for new taxes to be written into their constitution, designed to fight a movement for a state income tax. As ofThursday evening, the Republicans look like they will have a 55-45 majority in the Senate, picking up two seats (the still-contested Or- egon race is being led by the Republican candidate as of 4pm Thursday). The House is still Republican also, but there are six seats still outstanding. 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I B I I Last week s results: I F001-uiu. - Sat. vs. Emory & Henry. 1:30 pm. . . F°°""""" ' w- 2443- 3' Bfldgewatq Msoocn - Today vs. Roanoke in ODAC tournament Msoocn - L. 3-1. vs. Virginia Wesl _, I. semiflnals at Roanoke W. 2-0. vs. Randolph-Macon in ODAC quarterfinal Vou.xnAI.I. - Today vs. Randolph-Macon in ODAC wsoocn _ L 2_o vs Roanoke In ODAC semifinals tournament quarterfinals at Emory & Henry V ' ' ' PAGE 8 FOOTBALL, SOCCER, WATER POLO, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY NOVEMBER 8, 1996 Cross country teams perform solidly at ODACs Men fall short ofthird straight BY SCOTT BOOKWALTER PHI SPORTS EI)rroR It just wasn’t to be this year for the men’s cross country squad. The Generals were looking for their third straight ODAC title in Lynchburg Saturday, but they were halted by the host Hornets. Lynchburg captured its first title since 1993 with a total of 27 points, while W&L earned runner—up honors with 45 points, ahead of third-place ROanOke’s 57. The Hornets had five of the top ten finishers. Junior Will Olson ran a ter- rific race, finishing second be- hind Lynchburg’s Jeff Conant in a time of 27:11.42. Junior Jason Callen was not far behind as he pulled into fifth place with his 27:21 .92. Olson and Callen’s outstanding performances earned them each All-ODAC honors. Junior Taylor Shultz also placed in the top-ten, as he crossed the line in ninth with his time of 28:00.54. Sophomore Darrick Alford came in 12th in 28:26.26 and sophomore Stephen Guenther placed 17th in 28:49.06. The Generals may not have defended their title successfully in Lynchburg, but they will be back in title-defense mode again this weekend when they com- pete in the Division III South regionals at Mary Washington. The men snared the regional title last year in Memphis. Publicity Photo Nat Messmore charges down a tree-lined path. The senior dashed into third place Saturday, helping Women capture fourth title in five years BY SCOTT BOOKWALTER PHI SPORTS EDITOR Carson Flowers has quickly proved that there is life. after Josephine Schaeffer. “No one will ever be .losephine,” Flowers said. But one would not have been able to tell much difference at Saturday’s ODAC Champion- ships in Lynchburg. In Schaeffer-like fashion, Flowers won the women’s cross country race and boosted the team to its fourth title in five years. While Flowers has been in the league’s top echelon of run- ners all season, she surprised even herself in her performances this year as well as her leader- ship ability with Schaeffer hav- ing graduated. “I did not know prior to the season if I would be able to step in and lead the team,” she said. “We had many excellent run- ners returning, and I didn’t know what the season would bring for my teammates or myself.” All it has brought is aconfer- ence title and an ODAC Runner of the Year award, respectively. ored to be named the ODAC Runner of the Year,” she said. Flowers sealed the deal after crossing the finish line Saturday in 20:24.61, a startling 41 sec- onds ahead of runner-up Shelli Stevens of Roanoke. Nat Messmore was right behind Stevens in third place, as the senior finished her final ODAC race in a time of 21:06.70. Sophomore Lisa Brennan also had a terrific race for the Gener- als, placing sixth in 21:26.97. The "performances of Flowers, Messmore and Brennan earned them All-ODAC awards. Also placing well for the Generals were sophomore Natasha Dorofeeva in 11th posi- tion and freshman Jenny Webb in 12th place. Despite running on Lynchburg’s turf, the Generals easily out-distanced the host Hornets. W&L had 35 team pointswhileLynchburgwaswell behind with 60. Eastern Men- nonite, Roanoke and Emory & Henry finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively. “We were pretty confident that we would be able to win ODACs ifwe all ran hard,” Flow- was Lynchburg College and we had. beaten them before. They have a very challenging course, and we felt confident, due to our training, that we could beat them on their home course.” The Generals will try to win on an opponent’s turf once again this weekend when they travel to Fredericksburg to run in the South regional championship at Mary Washington College. “We are really excited about regionals this weekend,” Flow- ers said. “I feel very confident that the team will run well. A few of us have aspirations for nationals and we all hope to run well enough to qualify.” With yet another ODAC championship in tow, the women’s team will be placed in the familiar position next year of being the team to beat, just like during the Schaeffer years. But it is hard to bet against W&L as Flowers and her teammates plan to keep the ODAC crown in Lexington for awhile. “Next year we are hoping to win the ODACs once again and all run well and injury-free,” she said. “I hope to continue run- ning well and help our team keep our ODAC title.” the women’s team win the ODAC Championships. Men’s soccer knocks off R-MC in quarterfinals Women ousted in semifinals by Roanoke, 2-0 BY JEREMY MCNAMEE PHI STAFF WRITER Sam Chase and Jamie Parker e a c h scored second half goals to lead Washing- ton and Lee past Randolph- Macon 2- 0 in the quarterfinal round of the ODAC men’s soccer tourna- ment Tuesday. W&L will now meet regular season champion Roanoke in the semifinals Friday afternoon. The victory improves W&L’s record to 11-5, tying the school record for wins set in 1986. After a scoreless first half, Chase gave the Generals a 1-0 lead just over five minutes into the second half off an assist from sophomore Mikel Parker. Superfrosh Jamie Parker then iced the game on a goal withjust over six minutes remaining in the contest. The goal was Parker’s 19th of the season, breaking the school record of 18 set last year by Chase. Things then turned ugly in the waning moments. A brawl ensued, resulting in the ejection of two Randolph-Macon play- ers. W&L sophomore goalie Garry Hill made five saves to record his third shutout of the “I was very excited and hon- season. This marksthe Generals’ first trip to the ODAC semifinals since 1992. They are looking to avenge a 3-1 regular season de- feat at the hands of the Roanoke Maroons. Meanwhile, the women’s soccer team ended its season on a disappointing note, the victim of a 2-0 upset to Roanoke in the ODAC semifinals. Roanoke scored a goal in each half for the victory. Despite the loss, the Gener- als finished up the year with a record of 12-5. The twelve vic- tories set a new Washington and Lee school record for wins in a season. Sophomore Karin Treese’s 18 goals tied the W&L record for tallies in a season, set by Erica Reineke in 1994. Afterthis year’sstrongshow- ing, expectations will be high for next year’s squad. ers said. “Our main competitor Photo by Ron Bookwalter Seth McKinley lunges over the goal line in a recent game. The junior scored two touchdowns in W&L’s win at Bridgewater. BY SCOTT BOOKWALTER PHI SPORTS EDITOR It may have been ugly, but the Gener- als will take the win. W a s h i n g t O n and Lee and Bridgewater com- bined for 15 tum- overs in their foot- ball game Satur- day, but the Gener- als did more with their opportunities as they dumped the host Eagles, 24-13. The victory enabled the Generals to slide into third place in the ODACwith their 4- 4 overall mark, 2-2 in the league. “Sometimes it wasn’t very pretty with the turnovers,” head coach Frank Miriello said, “but it was a critical game for us to get to .500.” The Generals committed six of the game’s 15 turnovers, many of which Miriello said was caused by the wind and the fact that W&L was experimenting with some younger players. But consid- eringthat Bridgewater, a perennial league doormat, was coasting along at 4-3, 2-2 in the league this year, the Generals were happy to escape with the win. “Bridgewater is a really improved team,” Miriello said. “They thought they were going to smash us. We took it to them- it was very, very satisfying.” The Generals fell behind early when Bridgewater’s Mario Webb scored on a 19-yard run to give the Eagles a 7-0 edge in the first quarter. W&L turned the ball back over to Bridgewater on the next series, but the Eagles returned the favor when W&L junior safety Lee Miller picked off a pass and scampered 61 yards all the way to the Bridgewater 4-yard line. From there, junior Seth McKinley grabbed a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Brooks Fischer to knot the score at 7. Junior Matt Holbrook notched his sev- enth field goal of the season midway through the second quarter when he con- nected from 35 yards out to give the Generals a 10-7 lead. It remained that way until late in the half when disaster struck again for Bridgewater. Freshman Scott King busted through to sack the Bridgewater quarterback and caused a fumble that was recovered by senior noseguard Neil Kelleter on the Bridgewater 2. The Gen- erals once again took full advantage of the break when McKinley scored again on a one-yard plunge to give W&L a 17- 7 advantage at halftime. ' Bridgewater looked to rally in the second half, but the Generals’ defense was not in the mood. Early in the third quarter, junior linebacker Matt Luka smashed the Bridgewater quarterback from behind, forcing another fumble. Defensive end Jack Boyd grabbed the looseball and chugged 24 yards to paydirt, giving the Generals a commanding 24-7 lead. Boyd wreaked havoc on the Eagles’ offense all day as he also intercepted a pass, broke up another one and made three tackles. His brother McGuire led the Generals with ten tackles on the after- noon. Sophomore Brad Baker and senior Chris Watson also made interceptions to facilitate the Generals’ stifling defensive effort, whilejunior Omar Moneimjoined King and Luka in the sack department. The Generals defense held Bridgewater to only 175 yards of total offense on the Publicity Photo Sam Chase prepares to head the ball. Chase scored a goal in the Generals’ quarterfinal win Tuesday. W&L capitalizes on Bridgewater mistakes day. The Eagles also hurt themselves with eight penalties. After the teams slogged back and forth for most of the second half, Bridgewater scored an academic touchdown on a Von Lewis touchdown catch with only 2:28 remaining in the game. The Eagles then missed the PAT, making the final margin 24-13, the same score as the Generals’ win last season. While the W&L defense rose to the occasion in Bridgewater, the offense could not get going. The Generals had a difficult time moving the ball all after- noon, totalling a mere 132 yards of total Offense, although they scored when it counted. Fischer completed 12 of 19 passes for 75 yards, leaving him 60 yards short of overtaking Phillip Sampson (1986-89) as W&L’s all-time passing leader. Fischer now has 4,389 yards passing for his career. The Generals could not get much of a ground game going either Saturday. Sophomore Floyd Young led the team with 31 yards on 13 carries and McKinley added 28 yards on 15 attempts. Senior Jon Gardner was W&L’s leading receiver as he caught three passes for 23 yards. The key win on the road sets up an interesting matchup this weekend in Lex- ington when W&L and Emory & Henry square off with, yes, the ODAC title on the line. Emory & Henry would win its third consecutive league championship with a victory over the Generals. But if the Generals prevail and second place Randolph—Macon loses either to Bridgewater this week or Hampden- Sydney next week, W&L will capture its first ODAC title since 1985. One big problem though: Emory & Henry has beaten W&L 13 straight times dating back to 1982, including a 35-22 victory last year. E&H leads the all-time series 19-6. Please see FOOTBALL, pg. 5