OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_001.2.txt - INSIDE ‘ll. FEATURES Lexington prepares for First Annual Maury River Balloon Rally to be held over Fourth of July Week- end. They are looking for 50-60 volunteers. Any stu- ents staying in town over the summer are invited to help out. i Ben Folds Fivebrings its wild antics to the Alumni Weekend Concert at the Stu- dent Pavillion. SEE PAGE 4 OPINION _ The Student Judicial I Council’s Blue Book out- I lines new rules, regulations and punishments to live by, ut some of their procedures are unfair to the students they prosecute. The Phi e x t e n d s apologies to Dean of Stu- dents David Howison for a mistake in the lampoon issue con- c e r n i n g President John Elrod's leave of absence to join the rock group KISS. SEE PAGE 7 SPORTS T h e W & L Women’s track team placed sec- ond at the O D A C champion- ships. The Men’ s team placed third. "7 Women's Tennis team warms-up for nationals by sweeping ODAC champion- ships. The Men’s team nearly fdllows suit. Men’s Lacrosse team beats Hampden-Sydney. They look forward to Lee-Jackson next weekend. ‘ INDEX News 1-3 Features 4,5 Spods bpinion General Notes ‘Movie Review Greenland The Big Fan 'T—" 1 WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY U112 ifltng-tum Iflhi K VOLUMEQ9, NUMBER 1 Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Permit No 7 Lexington, VA APRIL 28, 1997 Departmentsstandardize registration process BY ANNA PARRIs PHI STAFF WRITER Long lines. Camp—outs. Two things that sound bearable in antici- pations of concert tickets, but detest- able in the midst of registration. Af- ter years of sleep—overs in Newcomb Hall, picnics outside the registar’s office and the cries ofangry and tired students, the Washington and Lee Registar has made efforts to standard- ize the registration process. On-line registration may not be too far behind. “I have encouraged the depart- ments to stick with the new schedule for departmental permission and reg- istration,” University Registar Scott Dittman said. Dittman has received several com- plaints that students obtain permission for classes before the specified time. Dittman believes that encouraging standardization will help simplify the registration process. “It drives the pro- fessors crazy and it drives the students crazy the way it is now.” “I think that the standardization is essential to end the never-ending query of ‘How do I get into this class,’” freshman Romy Rosenbaum said. But Dittman does not think that it will get rid of the lines altogether. “Sometimes I think that waiting on lines is a social thing for students,” Dittman said. “W&L students don’t wait on line for concert tickets or anything like that, so maybe they say, ‘We have to wait in line for something.’” Dittman has also seriously con- sidered registration methods used at other universities. In the past sev- eral years, students at schools in- cluding the University of Richmond and the George Washington Univer- sity register by phone. This system would create more problems than it is worth, Dittman said. “I haven’t been very impressed with the phone registration method,” said Dittman. “Students have to listen to long lists ofclasses, l l I And they’re ofl Attendees of the Foxfield races discover that the only line at the races isn’t just at the starting gate. File Photo White Book changes considered BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI NEws EDITOR If there were ever any gray area about honor violations involving the use of fake IDs outside Rockbridge County, the gray area has just disap- peared. At the behest of the White Book Review Committee, a group of stu- dents appointed to review the White Book every three years, the Executive Committee has made some revisions, one concerning the implications of us- ing fake identifications. As of now, the White Book states that a student is accountable under the Honor System when in Rockbridge County or when he or she is visible as W&L student. That has now changed. The new clause reads that W&L students must conduct themselves honorably at all times, whether they are in Lexington, New York or any other place. This would include the use of fake IDs among other infrac- tions ofthe Honor System. “It takes offthe geographical limi- tations on honorable behavior,” E.C. President Sandy Hooper said. “The Honor System should follow students wherever they go.” The White Book Review Com- mittee also issued surveys to obtain feedback from students. “Many stu- dents felt that professors should be ac- countable under the honor code,” Hooper said. The professors are pres- ently accountable to the dean, not the E.C. This policy is not going to change, Hooper said, but certain wording in the White Book has been changed to address student concerns. “We added a clause stating that students expect all members of the W&L community are to embody the ideals of the honor system,” Hooper said, “This would include everyone from professors to buildings and grounds people, although it doesn‘t mean that they are accountable un- der the honor system.” The Committee also proposed that the Advocate Pool, the group of law students who provide counsel to honor violation defendants, should be expanded and opened to under- graduates. The Committee proposed that the Advocate Pool should con- duct honor investigations. Members ofthe Committee felt that this would make the hearings more fair and re- move any bias the E.C. investigators might hold. “We felt that this would get more students to participate in the Honor System," Committee Chairman Adam Branson said. “It would also foster a greater sense of trust of the E.C. Some people feel that the E.C. is the judge, jury and executioner, and expanding the Advocate P001 to investigation would make the E.C. as PLEASE SEE BooI< PAGE 3 push too many buttons, and listen to busy signals. The process could take forever.” Dittman wants to move toward intemet registration, but the estimated cost of $35,000 is too expensive for the University at this time. “There is also the issue of students being able to choose particular sections of classes with the intemet method,” Dittman said. “Some professors are not too happy about that idea.” However, W&L has kept with the internet trend, as many students dis- covered late in winter term when they found that they were able to obtain their schedules from the W&L homepage. NEW REGISTRATION RULES Monday, May 5: Juniors pick up registration forms, no departmen- tal permissions given. Tuesday, May 6: Underclassmen pick up registration fonns, junior departmental permission. Wednesday, May 7: Sophomore departmental pennission. Thursday, May 8: Freshman de- partmental permission. Friday, May 9: Departments may open wait-lists, Forms due at 4:30 p.m. / SJC Blue Book: how the whole thing happened BY C.E. MILLER PHI EXECUTIVE EDITOR The rules have changed. After a year of ideas, revisions, opposition and unwavering faculty support, the Student Conduct Committee (SCC) replaced itself with the Student Judi- cial Council (SJC). Last Spring term, the recently ap- pointed Chairman of the SCC Robert Covington and Secretary Paul Saboe approached Dean of Students David L. Howison about altering the SCC to make it more effective. The SCC spent much of the ‘96 spring term creating the Blue Book which outlined the policies and pro- cedures of the SJC. The initial draft resulted in a student conduct system that strongly resembled the Honor System. The Blue Book outlined proce- dures and instituted elections. It was modeled after the White Book, which outlines procedures and policies of the Honor System. The new similarities included posting convictions of mis- conduct, a two-tier trial system, and the right to appeal “They had this idea to strengthen the (SCC) system by electing mem- bers,” Howison said. “Previously the Executive Com- mittee appointed the chair and the secretary while the elected president and vice president “I don't think (the SCC) did as much as they could have to inform students about the changes taking place. ” - Sophomore Patrick McCormack to the University Board of Appeals. “(The SAC) took the issue up during the fall and into winter term,” Howison said. “We held an open forum for student reaction in October.” It was at this open forum that for each class served on the com- mittee.” According to Paul Saboe, the SCC required time that many members could not give because of obligations to their class offices. Saboe and Covington felt that if the student body elected members to the SCC, then the students would have more control over who enforced pun- ishments and SCC members would have the time to serve on the commit- tee. Dean Howison supported this ini- tiative and suggested the SCC create a draft proposal to submit to the Stu- dent Affairs Committee (SAC) for approval. Students, faculty and ad- ministration serve on SAC which re- ports directly to the faculty. Any pro- posed changes to the regulation of stu- dent conduct must be approved by the SAC and the faculty. opposition to the proposal first surfaced. Fewer than 10 students attended the forum and of those only Sophomore Patrick McCormack took a keer interest in the proposed changes. “I first heard about the SJC in The Ring-tum Phi,” McCormack said. “I went out and I picked up a copy of the Blue Book.” McCormack presented his sugges- tions at the open forum, several of which were adopted into the revised edition ofthe Blue Book. The revised Blue Book mandated automatic penalties for seven infrac- tions of misconduct, introduced victim’s rights, shortened the appeal process, limited the role of the SJC chair in investigations and changed the amendment procedure. PLEASE SEE SJ C PAGE 2 Lexington 911 system online BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI NEws EDITOR The city of Lexington leaps into the 21st century with the introduction of the enhanced 91 1 emergency system, meeting some opposition from local residents and some Washington and Lee staff members. Lexington recently installed an en- hanced system that allows the dis- patcher to see the caller’s phone num- ber, name and address on a computer screen. Rockbridge Country imple- mented the service over a year ago. This mapping system might have required some residents living on the outskirts of the Lexington city limits to change their house number. The subdivisions in question include Ce- dar Grove, Maury Cliffs and the Birdfield neighborhood. “To make the mapping system more effective, every twenty feet in the county has to have a number,” County Board of Supervisors mem- ber Nanalou Sauder said. “Since there are so many vacant spaces out in the county, a lot ofthese spaces would have numbers. in the event that someone would build on them someday. For people that already have city style codes, this would mean that their house numbers would end up being changed.” Members ofthe Birdfield neigh- borhood submitted a petition to the County Board of Supervisors pro- testing the changes. Signers in- clude Washington and Lee Associ- ate Treasurers Stephen McAllister and John Cuny. Aquatic Director Page Remillard also lives in the neighborhood. “It’s a big inconvenience to change all of your magazines and bills,” Cuny said. “Everyone would also have to change their mail- boxes.” The County Board of Supervi- sors told the residents that they will listen to the people if 80% signed the petition. “About 90-95% ofthe people in our neighborhood have signed it,” Cuny said. “I think that we’ve met our requirement.” And their efforts paid off. “When we were planning it out, we didn’t realize how much it would affect those residents,” Sauder said. “Since they met the requirement, they get to keep their house num- bers.” Lexington has finally arrived to enhanced 911 after continual plan- ning and obstacles since the l980’s. Obstacles included the Perry, Fla. vendor 91 1 Systems’ failure to live up to its contractual obliga- tions. A new vendor, Vision Soft- ware, was hired after both Lexing- ton and Rockbridge juridictions voided their contract with 91 1 Sys- tems. Total costs of Lexington’s en- hanced 91 lsystem amount to over $100,000. Residents have been paying a 911 tax since 1993. Anticipated improvements to both the Lexington Rockbridge County systems in- clude a consolidated dispatch cen- ter. ‘‘It would save a lot oftime for the rescue squads to get to the callers,” Sauder said. “I look for- ward to the consolidated effort.” Additional reporting done by Trevor Reed. and‘ Photo by Hollister Hovey Saving Technology Comes to Lexington As of last month, Lexington residents dialing 911 for emergencies are answered by dispatchers who can view the caller's exact location, address and name through an advanced computer mapping system. A proposed consolidated dispatch center between Lexington and Rockbridge County will speed the assistance of fire, police and rescue squads. Lexington finally welcomes the 911 system after the many obstacles, including a consultant that failed to live up to his end of the contract, that have impeded its installation since the l980’s have finally been overcome. OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_002.2.txt ‘_V,._ . , .. H,__,mRY I ._ ’....L i.»1i.z\‘..‘.HSITY L'.'i{Il‘II3'l'ON,VA 4446' ’O WA;-5 .' .ii\P PAGE 2 CHAPEL MUSEUM TO CLOSE The Lee Chapel Museum will close from July 21 until May 1998 due to renovations. Renovations will include new displays, handi- capped access, new restrooms and a security system. Lee Chapel itself and the Lee Family crypt will remain open. FORMER VWIL STUDENT INDICTED A grand jury indicted former Mary Baldwin student Jessica L. Ortega-Bradford on a felony charge for receiving money for organiz- ing a sexual performance. Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond C. Robertson said 19-year-old Ortega-Bradford had arranged sex acts for money. Ortega-Bradford was convicted previously, along with another former Mary Baldwin student, of a misdemeanor obscene per- formance charge. PANEL DISCUSSES CRIME A panel will meet Thursday, May 1, to discuss Federal Law and how it affects students at W&L. The panel will consist of Attorney Elizabeth Griffin 1991 Dean of Students David Howison, Director of Security Mike Young. The moderator will be W&L Law School Pro- fessor Joan Shaughnessy. The discussion, sponsored by the Women’s Forum, will meet in the University Center Room 114 at 7:30 p.m. ‘INTO THE WOODS’ TICKETS ON SALE Tickets are now on sale at the Lenfest Center box office for the Theater Department’s spring production, “Into the Woods.” The musical will run May 23, 24 and 26 at 8 p.m., and at 2 p.m. on May 26th. The show is directed by Al Gordon; music direction is by Barry Kolman, and voice direction is by Gordon Spice and Scott Williamson. Tickets are free to the students, faculty and staff of Washington and ALUMNI WEEKEND BEGINS Alumni Weekend festivities will begin at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 with a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner George E. Goodwin ’39 and the induction of new members into Omicron Delta Kappa. Goodwin’s address, “250 Years of Values,” will be followed by ODK induction ofhonorary initiate James M. Turner, Jr. ’67, ’7 l L, and seven members ofthe class of 1998. ODK is a national honorary leadership fraternity founded at W&L. The keynote address and ODK initiation will be held in Lee Chapel; the public is invited to attend. Alumni Weekend celebrations will continue through Saturday, May 3, with approximately 2000 people in attendance. BEETHOVEN’S 9TH PERFORMED AT VMI The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and the Roanoke Choral Soci- ety will be performing at VMI on Tuesday, April 29. The program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Rossini’s Over- ture to William Tell, Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Sousa’s Wash- ington Post March. The symphony will take place in Cameron Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Lt. Cmdr. Badgett in the English and Fine Arts Department at extention 7240. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Furman University Professor James Leavall will combine rock climbing, spirituality, and academia at W&L on May 5 and May 7. In addition to his lectures, titled “Mountain-Climbing for Spiritual Gain: the Shigundo Pilgrimage” and “Travel Photography in the American Southwest,” Leavall will also speak to the University Scholars course Pilgrimage in Religious Traditions, and to the Literature in Transla- tion course Pilgrimage in Japanese Literature and Art. Both lectures are open to the public and will begin at 7 :30 p.m. in duPont Auditorium. PORTRAIT GALLERY CURATOR SPEAKS Campus artists won’t want to miss a lecture by the curator ofthe National Portrait Gallery on Monday, May 5. Ellen G. Miles will present “Remember the Ladies, Hidden Themes in the Eighteenth Century American Portraits of Women” at 3:00 p.m. in duPont Au- ditorium. Miles will focus on symbolism in Colonial portraits of women. The lecture will be followed by a reception. The public is invited to attend. SCHOLAR SPEAKS ON MAO ZEDONG Ross Terrill, research associate at Harvard Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, will speak on Mao Zedong at Northern Auditorium Wednesday, April 30, at 8:00 Over Deng China——and Beyond.” The public is invited to attend. IRISH POET TO SPEAK IN NORTHEN Irish poet John Montague, author of John Montague: Collected Poems will be speaking in Noithen Auditorium in Leybum library. The reading, sponsored by the Glasgow Endowment Committee in celebration of Na- tional Poetry Month will take place Monday, April 28, at 4 p.m. PRINTS BRING MYSTIQUE Senior art major Kaj Kirkman’s senior thesis show “The Antique Mystique” is being shown until May 9 in duPont Gallery. “The An- tique Mystique” is a selection of prints from the private collection of Professor of History Jefferson Davis Futch. The show’s themes fo- cus in on Roman mythology, monuments and treasures. Kirkman received a Robert E. Lee research grant to work on the project over the summer. -Compiled by Peggz Stun!" Retraction Retraction to “Law students sentenced” 3/31/97: In the last issue of The Ring-tum Phi, a news article incorrectly stated that the SCC “found two first year law students guilty of drunken belligerence after entering an undergraduate’s Woods Creek apartment without pennis- sion.” While the SCC sentenced four law students students for activities that occurred the same night, the students were involved in separate incidents, not related to the break-in. The Phi_thanks SCC member Mary Mahoney for bringing this mistake to our attention. NEWS McCormack heads changes to Blue Book from page 1 The Student Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Blue Book at the beginning of winter term. The second open forum, held in mid-Feb- ruary, drew two student reporters, two law students and a well-prepared McCormack. “I hadn’t heard about the changes that were made,” McConnack said, “and I don’t think the (SCC) did as much as they could have to inform students about the changes taking place.” Saboe felt that the SCC used its limited resources effectively. During the year the SCC created a webpage that provided the full text of the re- vised Blue Book, placed copies of the Blue Book in the library and sent let- ters to both student newspapers. Ad- ditionally the newspapers covered the revisions and open forums. Dean Howison felt that the nature of the system is such that when things are going well there is not much inter- est. “When we were discussing the Blue Book, there weren’t any real is- sues that galvanized student atten- tion,” Howison said, “and that is why the open forum attendance was fairly modest.” At the second open forum McCormack’s suggestions and con- cerns about the Blue Book were met with hostility by several members of the SCC. Saboe supported several of McCormack’s revisions and felt that SAC should consider these before presenting the Blue Book to the fac- ulty. Saboe and McCormack drafted a letter that urged the amendment pro- cedure was changed. “I know that several members of the SCC really didn’t like my perfor- mance at that second open forum,” McCormack said, “and few people were glad that 1 took an avid interest in it.” Although McCormack pledged to stop the faculty from passing the Blue Book in its current state, the faculty unanimously approved it in March. Elections for SJC secretary, chairman and justices were held in late'March. McCormack decided to try to re- form the SJC from the inside by run- ning for SJC secretary. He lost that election to Greta Richter, who served on SCC for two years and was active in the changes made to the SCC. “I was on the SCC freshman and sophomore years,” Richter said, “and I really liked being on it. I ran because I knew I could do a greatjob.” Far from resigned, McCormack entered the race for Junior class jus- tice. “So many people say our elec- tions don’t deal with issues, just per- sonality and popularity,” McConnack said, “but I made my race about is- sues. I ran on a refonn platform be- cause changes need to be made.” McCormack was elected in a run- off election by the narrow margin of 108-101. “I think it is going to be a little hard working with some of the members who are returning from the SCC.” McConnack said. “I know that they were pretty much uniformly proud of what they were doing...they are not terribly eager to see it reformed again.” McConnack intends to approach the refonn in three general areas. His first goal is to change the way in which students brought up on miscon- duct charges are represented. Currently a member of the SJC in- vestigates and gathers evidence. McCormack sees this as a prejudiced system because the justice that pre- sents evidence against the accused also votes on whether or not miscon- duct occurred. McConnack feels that the pool of advocates that currently exists for Honor System investiga- tions should also be used for SJC in- vestigations. The second area McCormack is looking to refonn is the statute of limi- tations. The Blue Book allows stu- dents 12 weeks to file a complaint with the SJC. According to McCormack this is flawed because in the cases that involve vandalism, the perpetrator is often not identified right away. He feels that a statute of limi- tations is not necessary. The third area of refonn concerns jurisdiction. Currently a student can be punished by a dorm counselor or the lnterfratemity Council and then if the incident is reported to the SJC it will also punish the offender. The SAC removed a line in the Blue Book that said “mitigating cir- cumstances would permit a lesser penalty to be applied than the current SJ C MANDATED PUNISHMENTS Infraction 1. Physical assault/battery 2. Activity which endangers person/property 3. Sale of illegal drug/controlled substances 4. Possession/use of illegal drugs/ controlled substances 5. Driving under the influence 6. Vandalism Consideration 1. Immediate suspension 2. Immediate suspension 3. Immediate suspension 4. Social and conduct probation 5. Social and conduct probation & 20 hours of community service 6. Payment of 150% of damage and conduct probation. automatic penalties.” They changed it 180 destances would allow a harsher punishment to be applied.” “I know that people who have been elected are not going to do this,” McCormack said, “but the theoretical extreme is that it could become a ha- rassing kind of organization where an accused person could suffer two or three rounds of these punitive mea- sures.” Howison respects McCorrnack’s diligence in this matter. “If he remem- bers that the SJC is not a political body, then I think he’ll be an excel- lent member of the SJC. It is ajudi- cial body and certainly if the body as a whole sees certain procedures as they work need to be refined they can do that. However, it would be mis- guided to start on the premise that we are going to change this body,” he said. Dean Howison’s personal goal is to have all conduct, outside of the Honor System, handled by the SJC. Currently sexual misconduct and haz- ing are handled by outside commit- tees. McCormack has said that although the Blue Book is broad enough to adapt such changes in five or six years, it hinders the current system. The election of thejudges, accord- ing to Howison, was the most impor- tant aspect of implementing the new system. “I know that every year from now the positions on SJC will become more competitive . . . especially as it APRIL 28. 1997 becomes more respected in the eyes of the students,” he said. ‘F SJC Secretary Greta Richter also feels that these changes will create more respect among the student body for the SJC. q “We need to focus on educatirlg the incoming freshman class. If we can create the kind of impression the Honor System does now we will be successful in gaining the respect we need,” she said. Howison agrees that the orienta- tion of the next freshmen class is vi- tal. He said it will help in maintain- ing student interest in the SJC. I. Even though the Blue Book goes into effect the first day of spring term, the SJC has failed to make copies of - it readily available. According to members of the SJC and former SGC copies have not been distributed be- cause there are no provisions for this in the budget. The webpage is avail- able on the W&L homepage. According to the Blue Book, the SJC “believes that Gen. Robert E. Lee’s ideal of honorable behavior is a standard that must be upheld. Stu- dents are bound to this standard jtlsf as they are bound to the Honor Sys- tern.” The SCC changed the system of conduct to create a parallel systemiof ' punishment for misconduct. “For far too long students have treated any behavior outside of lying, cheating, or stealing as a joke,” Saboe said. “By changing the rules and cVre- . ating the SJC we have developed a program that can effectively deal with misconduct.” Tuesday Wednesday High: 67° Low: 46° High: 73° Low: 48° This Week’s Weather: Thursday Friday High: 72° Low: 51° High: 72° Low: 49° From the National Weather Service Saturday Sunday High: 69° Low: 49° High: 63° it Low: 47° Class sessio Call (703) 32 jump start your college Career! of classes available Caring te hers, quality education and affordable tuition! OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_003.2.txt l ,1’ APRIL 28, 1997 NEWS/ADVERTISEMENTS PAGE 3 '‘ SURVEY FINAL RESULTS decides Or] new I A Society for K‘ Do you favor the Single Sanction? 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Eleven years later, the brothers began the age of aviation by sending a duck, a rooster and a sheep into the air. The trio was the first hot air balloon passengers. Over Independence Day weekend, residents of the Shenandoah Valley will have the opportunity to experience the same thrill of flight. Sunrise Rotary Club is organizing Lexington’s first annual Maury River Fourth of July Bal- loon Rally. There will be five launches from the parade grounds and plenty of opportunities for visitors to take a ride in a balloon or, for the less adventur- ous, keep their feet on the ground and learn more about the sport from balloon enthusiasts. In addition, 50-60 volunteers will have the unique experience of actually working with the aircrafts. “I’m sure many people have never been near a hot air balloon before,” Sunrise Rotary Club member Don Miller said. ‘‘It will give people exposure to something they usually aren’t exposed to.” There will be a launch at 6 a.m. on July 3, 4 and 5; and 6 p.m. on July 3 and 4. Saturday night’s launch will precede the annual fireworks display. Tickets for rides are being raffled off by area Rotary Clubs and non-profit organizations. For visitors who want annual hot air balloon rally BY TARAH GRANT PH1 FEATURES EDITOR loon rides for $125. to sample the experience, the balloons will be teth- ered on Saturday morning. Lexington resident and bal- loon enthusiast Marion Lunnemann is also taking reservations for hour-long bal- “This is a chance for anyone who is interested in taking a hot air balloon ride but who has never had an opportunity,” Lunnemann said. Lunnemann, who has been flying for nine years, says that ballooning is an activity you have to experience to understand. “It’s hard to describe,” she said. “You just see so much and sense so much; it’s unbelievable.” Since the balloon moves with the wind, there is no sensation of movement unless you look at the landscape. The air is unusually quiet, and people on the ground can hear you speaking in a nonnal tone. While all the balloons will launch from the VMI parade ground, landing locations will be much more random. Throughout the weekend, the 70-to- 100-feet-tall balloons will be descending upon the Shenandoah valley coun- tryside. “We’ll watch out for livestock,” said Lunnemann, who added that farmers usually enjoy their unexpected guests. Miller has wanted to bring hot air balloons to the annual Fourth of July festivities for a long time, but it wasn’t until he met Lunnemann at the bank APRIL 28, 1997 if she wanted to help organize a balloon rally. Lunnemann explained the success of the partnership: “The Rotary Club had the business contacts andfi had the friends with balloons.” Lunnemann was a contract computer programmer in New York until she was in an auto accident ten years ago. While recovering from her near-fatal injuries, Lunnemann said, she realized what she really wanted to do in life, which was to become a hot air balloon pilot. “If you really want to do some! thing, you’ll find a way to do it,” she said. Lunnemann earned her license and bought her first balloon. A year and a half ago, Lunnemann and her husband moved to Lexington because she thought it would be “a pretty place to fly in.” After their conversation at the bank, Lunnemann and Miller sent out 35' A invitations to hot air balloon enthusiasts. So far, 14 balloons are registered for : the event, including a bowling ball balloon from Iowa. The money the Rotary . Club raises from the event will be used to provide dental care to low-income elementary school students, Miller said. ,, The rally still needs more volunteers to make the event a success. Mille invites W&L students staying in-town over the summer to consider getting involved. Training sessions are being held locally in which volunteers learn ' how to help unpack, inflate, launch, recover, delft and pack balloons. Volun- teers are asked to attend three training sessions, the remaining ofwhich will bf , held the first weekend in May and the first two weekends in June. Miller hopes all volunteers will eventually be able to get a free balloon ride. To make reservations for a ride, call Marion Lunnemann, 261-9524. To join a volunteer ground crew, call Matthew Paxton, 463-9810. I amiingibf pills when "are weather ::m'1ed**bzg; " . A ed the balloon for ajlandin .9 demolished” the,chai1'i-link - » that his goal became realistic. g and Robin's ilii‘lii‘“‘ Franco’s Italian Restaurant, Lexington On Route 1 1, between East Lexirigron Store and Kroger ’s Food Store. Ratings (1-5): Pepper Grinder: 0; Powder Room: 2; Service: 2; Food Quality: 2; Food Presentation: 1.5 Price Range: $7-$17 New Italian restaurant doesn’t rank up to competition It was Wednesday night, and our friend Tim was visiting us from out oftown, so we decided to investigate the new Italian restaurant, Franco’s. We arrived shortly after 6:30, expecting a slow crowd on an off-night, but the restaurant was noisy and packed. Not making reservations ahead of time was a mistake, but the staff man- aged nevertheless to seat us in a timely manner. After a considerable wait, the hostess asked the owner who our waitress was; he located her, and we finally received menus and drinks. The menu presented a large selection of intriguing dishes, but lacked some of the “traditional favorites.” To drink, Tim chose iced tea, while we opted for the house wines - red for Doug, white for Robin. The iced tea was cloudy and didn't meet our Southern friend’s standards. Although we aren't wine con- noisseurs, we found our wines harsh with a sharp after taste. While waiting for our sal- ads, we ate the garlic bread. The entire basket. The bread had a nice flavor, but soon developed a chewy consistency which suggested microwave prepa- ration. But at the bottom of the basket, we found a plain roll -— no garlic —— which Tim and Doug shared and proclaimed rather tasty. The salads finally arrived; Tim complained that his dressing had arrived in a rather awk- wardly-large bowl. We requested oil and vin- egar, but were initially served Creamy Italian by mistake. We then waited several minutes while our waitress chased down one of the rare sets of oil and vinegar bottles before we were able to dress our salads " “l+‘iir this kind of Italian dining, II Palazzo is still the local Champ.” ~ and begin eating. The highly-popular oil-and- vinegar set was quickly removed from our table, although the salad plates remained until well after our entrees had arrived, at which time Doug took the initiative and moved the soiled dishes to a nearby table. We chose two of the more expensive entrees, hoping that we would get our money’s worth. Robin chose the Shrimp Ionio while Doug and Tim both ordered the Beef Boscaiola. Both of these entrees included a side of spaghetti. The Shrimp was the more aesthetically pleas- ing ofthe two dishes, but the Beefwas the more palatable and came in a larger serving. Even this larger portion, however, left Tim hungry. As for the spaghetti, it seemed devoid of taste and poorly presented. On the whole, we found the food to be grossly overpriced for the portions we received, and the dishes unpleasantly flavored and seasoned. Cooking is an art; it would have been nice ifthe chef had done something more cre- ative with the canvas. In all fairness the other restaurant patrons seemed to be enjoying their meals with fewer problems than we experienced. Franco’s has . some definite potential, but with the Italian competition that Lexington has to offer and the handicap of poor location, we feel they really need to do something distinguish them- selves further. Except for our waitress, the staff seemed conscientious and eager to please; insufficient numbers caused all their efforts to fail. For this kind of Italian dining, Il Palazzo is still the local champ, but it would be nice to see Franco’s correct some of its problems and add variety to the Lexington dining options. If you have lots of time and are in the mood for something new, then Franco's is worth a try. We hope you have a bet- ter experience than we did. Lunnemann, who describes herself as a “very friendly person,” started tell- ing Miller about her ballooning hobby while waiting in line, and Miller asked BEN Fat D5 FIVE BR/NG5 /rs z/N/oz/E » Ml/5/C T0 Au/MM WEKED CNCER 7,5. BY ANDREA EWING PH] ASSOCIATE EDiToR Jumping around. Piano diving. Stool-throwing. These are some of the outrageous stunts with which Ben Folds Five will entertain the audience at the concert Friday in the Pavilion. The Chapel Hill, N.C.,-based band first came together in 1993 and re- leased a self-titled album introducing the guitar—less lineup of the band. Ben Folds plays piano and sings lead vo- cals. Darren Jessee plays drums and Robert Sledge plays bass. Their first album combined this in- strumentation with Folds’ “highly per- sonal and immensely catchy songs,” according to the band’s homepage (http: //www. epiccenter . com/ EpicCenter/Benfoldsite/). “We all agreed the songs would rock much better without guitars,” Folds said, “so we just went with it.” The Rolling Stone, in an album re- view, calls Ben Folds Five a “truly for- midable talent, brimming over with melodic gifts, efficacious verbal command and protean musical in- stincts.” The band’s latest album, “Whatever and Ever Amen,” was released Feb. 18, 1997. “There are reminders through- out this record that we’re not playing it safe,” Folds said regarding the album. “We didn’t want to pin ourselves down to one sound, or to be as predictable or W&L Dance 40% Aecoud WM BY ERICA PRossER PHI STAFF WRITER consistent as the first album.” Ben Folds Five seems to find it- self in a strange place—“in the middle of contradiction.” “The songs on ‘Whatever and Ever Amen’ are a good representation of life, in all its absurdities, greatness, and just plain weirdness,” Folds place in the Johnson The- ater of the Lenfest Center. The perfor- "Hecht, the event’s organizer. “Wewant to &L Dance, now in its second year, will hold its annual spring recital next week. The performance will consist of two shows, one 8 p.m. Saturday and another 2 p.m. Sunday. Both shows will take pear this year. mance will feature ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance. Leah Hall, a sophomore member of W&L Dance, is excited about how much the per- formance has grown since last year. The first perfor- mance, she said, “concentrated onjazz and ballet,” and didn’t include the tap and lyrical dance that will 21%- Publicity photo said, “I’ve pretty much given up try- I « ing to explain our music.” , The Alumni Weekend conce¥tl,f. sponsored by the Student Activities 1. Board has free admission and will ‘ i provide a beer garden (ID required). ~_. The doors open at 9 p.m. and the ' show will begin at 9:30. it I L i’ i i J Approximately 15 girls will participate in the perfor- mance this year, and the event has been extended to two days. Hall predicts the program will continue to grow)in r the years to come. W&L Dance was fonnally organized in the fall of 1995, by Washington and Lee University students interested in all forms of dance, according to Junior Robin Seaton. All interested students, regardless of experience, may take dance classes in the four main genres throughout the academic year. Missy Smithgall, a local instructor, teaches the ballet classes. Sophomore Christine Bragg teaches thejazz and tap classes, and Junior Amanda Bradford leads the modern dance classes. 1‘ The W&L Dance webpage, found at h t t p : / / www . wlu . edu / ~dance /, invites anyone interested in information concerning classes or performances to e-mail the group at dance@w/u.edz1. OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_005.2.txt APRIL 28, 1997 effects ‘BY SARAH MEI.DRuM PHI STAFF WRITER So, planning to relax this evening while you study? If you reach for alcohol, you Iiarm the learning process, according to re- search done by Dr. Scott Swartzwelder of Duke University. Swartzwelder’s research centers on how gtlcohol affects learning and memory, es- pecially new memories. He became interested in this subject through earlier research showing that alco- hol specifically affects the receptors ‘fn the brain that are critical in memory storage. “I started having kids,” Swartzwelder explains. He knew that high school and college students consume alcohol in large quantities. Swartzwelder found that young brains have a different balance of recep- tors than adult brains, but discovered that few people have studied how alcohol af- fiects young brains. Through tests on rats, whose hippoc- of aflcohol and oher drugs ampi are similar to those in humans, Swartzwelder learned that alcohol impairs memory systems in young brains. As few as two drinks can inhibit neurotransmitters important to the storage of new informa- tion in the brain. . Ifthe effects are the same in humans as in rats, even for a highly intelligent student who ' studies often, the use of alco- hol limits the amount ofin- formation that person will be able to retain. When asked to explain why some stu- dents believe they study better while drink- ing, he replies that, “Someone could feel more comfortable studying or taking a test while drinking because alcohol does reduce feelings of anxiety.” He adds, however, that the “negative effects of alcohol on memory formation will far outweigh the positive ones on anxi- ety as far as studying is concerned.” Stu- dents who believe they do better aca- demically are most likely fooling them- selves, he says. Lifestyle Information for Everyone, LIFE, invited Dr. Swartzwelder to dis- cuss his research on alcohol and how it affects learning and memory. Last fall, the Virginia ABC Board award a cash prize to LIFE for new initiatives in peer health education. . Dr. Swartzwelder will be here Tuesday, April 29. LIFE invites ev- eryone to hear him at 7:30 p.m. in ‘ Northen Auditorium. SOMETHING YOU WANT TO BRACI ABOUT? SHOW YOUR CLASS SPIRIT, WRITE FOR NEWSLETTER BY DAVID BALSLEY PH9 EDITORIAL EDITOR ave you accomplished something special this year at Washington and Lee University? Are you a sopho- rmonfe? If so, the Sophomore Leadership Coun- ‘*cil would like to hear from you. The Sophomore Class Newsletter, which is eing assembled by the SLC, will showcase the chievements of the Class of ’99. The publica- ‘ion is intended to promote class unity, as well s to help students appreciate the accomplish- ents of fellow classmates. Sophomores are invited to submit descrip- ioqs of their own or their friends’ exciting events from this year, summer plans and spe- cial achievements. Sophomore Leadership Council President Mandy Stallard described the sort of response that the group hopes to receive. “We really are looking for anything. If someone was at the Olympics and identified the bomber, someone had ajob at the zoo and was bitten by a rhino, someone was selected to be Clinton’s new Secretary of State but turned it down, someone in baby chem acci- dentally discovered the cure for cancer, we want to know," Stallard said. Stallard describes the response to the Sophomore Class Newsletter as “pretty good.” “Many people have responded to the study abroad, etc. prompt,” Stallard said. “I am hoping to receive many more responses from all facets of our class.” The SLC is unsure of when it will publish the newsletter but plans to make it available to all class members. Publishing costs will be funded by class dues and the class treasury. ubmissions to the Sophomore Class News letter may be deposited in envelopes lo- cated in the Co-op and library or e—mailed to astal/ar@wl u. edu. Brag about your friends by heaving their accomplishments published, or brag about yourself by submitting accounts of your own achievements. Either way, you will help to support class unity through the Sophomore Class Newsletter. ‘The Saint’: Not one thing or the other ‘Ir *of 4 stars; flashy but confused The pitch: “lt'll be like James Bond without a point.” Bv ALEX CHRISTENSEN PH1MovIE CRITIC Phillip Noyce is one of those commercial directors who directs exactly what he is given, no more and no less. When he has good ac- tors and a well-crafted script, he’ ll make a very good film (“Patriot Games,” “Clear and Present Danger”). When he has bad actors and a bad script, he’ll make a very bad film (“Sliver”). With “The Saint,” he had good ac- tors and a bad script, which makes for an in- credibly uneven film which has no idea what direction to take. “The Saint” is a detective named Simon Templar. A pre—Bond Bond type in the novels and stories of Leslie Charter, he was a suave, brilliant detective who solved crime with a little charm and luck. Roger Moore and Pierce ¢, Brosnan both starred in Saint adaptations be- fore they as- sumed the Bond mantle. Now Val Kilmer (an- other debonair Englishman?) takes on the first widely seen American version of the tale. In the grand American tradition, of course, the character must have a brand-new cheesy origin, incomprehensible emotional struggles, and generally be nothing like the original char- acter, because, much as that character might have been perfectly suited for ajaunty action caper, the studio is only interested in buying a name that can headline a franchise. Well, this time they’ve gone too far, and I’m very glad they fall on their faces, because I never want to see “The Saint 2” and the box office returns make it seem likely that I won’t. Simon is abused terribly in an orphanage in the Far East from which he later escapes. One confusing thing here is that this orphan- age incident is labeled as occurring “Yester- day,” while the remainder of the story, in which Simon‘ is much older (Val Kilmer) and PAGE 5 an international master thief for hire, is marked “Tomorrow.” Now, I have no problem taking these metaphorically, but why put them on screen in the first place? Because Noyce treats second-guessing screenwriters like sacrilege. If they write “Yesterday” and “Tomorrow” in the script, it’s going to be on the screen. Simon is hired by a Russian would—be dic- tator named Tretiak (Rade Serbedzija) to steal the secret fonnula for cold fusion, being de- veloped at Oxford by shapely science girl Dr. Emma Russell (Elizabeth Shue). Tretiak’s goal is to own cold fusion and use it to solve the heating crisis in Russia, which will presumably cause the citizenry to silently assent when he takes over from the elected govemment. The only problem? Our intrepid (read “flaky”) hero falls in love with Emma (duh!) and so halfway through the deal he tries to back out...or complicate the plan...or some- thing. Chases, double-crosses, and weird people hiding in sewers ensue. The twists are pretty ingenious, if improbable, and are ad- mittedly fun. But there are just too many de- tails cluttering the whole thing up, taking the film in the direction of a romance, then an action thriller, then a story of political intrigue, then a future/science fiction meditation. The Saint becomes an exercise in confusion. A word about Val Kilmer’s disguises: In the film, The Saint is a master of disguise. He dresses up like a goofy-looking professor, a weird Spaniard and a South African artist. None of this is clever, entertaining, or tied to any kind of logic. The disguises are dumb, the accents are dumb, and there’s no reason for them. Val Kilmer’s a great actor. Now if he would just take off the silly prostheses and act. It’s not a bad film, it’sjust not very enjoy- able. And that’s the cardinal sin in my book. There’s no emotional, suspense, or action pay- off to the time invested in sitting through the thing. The one thing Noyce does do right is keep that camera focused tightly on his two leads, Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue. The eye candy is satisfying, but eye candy and a couple of clever plot twists cannot overcome the heavy burden of the rest of the film. [7 9‘[e[s012 CS/reez’ fiexfizy/012, v1}y1lr21'a 24450 I (540) 464-1681 0 0 O \ OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_006.2.txt Get the student loan that gives you what you Want. FROM CITIBANK What you need to get what you Want?“ Call (888)CITI—911, and ask for Operator 7107, www.citibank.com/student, or Visit your FAA office. OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_007.2.txt ‘APRIL 28, 1997 JC wields power ‘F Why has the Student Judicial Council been given immense power over student affairs, while few students know about it? Only the leaders know. The SJ C Blue Book is policy. With it comes a new list of rules, regulations and punishments by which students must live. Although the creation of the SJ C fills a major void n etween the Honor System and student conduct, there cannot be any more trials by the SJC until a Blue Book has been hysically distributed to every student on campus. To the SJ C’s credit, the Blue Book is available online and a few copies were distributed in the library. However, the page is difficult to get to, and except for some publicity in The Ring-tum Phi and The Trident the word has not been passed on to the student body as a whole that the page exists. Few students on campus spendextensive amounts of time search- ing for what is new on the university homepages. In addition, the homepage has some significant flaws, such as asterisks which have no corresponding footnotes. — There are several procedures which are unclear in the Blue Book, and there are some others that are simply unfair: °The SJ C says that if there are conflicts of interest with the SJ C justices, student replacements will be chosen. Who ebides if there is a conflict of interest, and how will the a eplacements be chosen? Everything in the procedures is left to the “discretion of the Chair,” but that seems a little too ague for an organization with so much power. °The appeals process for SI C rulings is unfair to the students involved. Although any ruling can be appealed, the appeal goes to the University Board of Appeals which decides _ lfiather the appeal will be heard. Ifa student wants to appeal the ruling, that student shouldbeable to appeal—-—no matterwhat. The appeal process should agree with that of the White Book, since it 's gupposed to be the model for the SJ C. °Another problem with the SJ C is that a convicted student can '7'» e punished by a dorm counselor, the Interfraternity Council and he SJ C. If a punishment was implemented by one of the other n rganizations, the SJ C could add an additional punishment. This s not really fair to the student either. °Finally, the SJ C should provide students in question with a list f dvocates, as the Executive Committee does in honor trials. u ently, this is not provided for in the Blue Book. The Ring-tum Phi calls upon the SJC and the administration to find the money to publish the Blue Book for all of Washington and - ’ ’s 2,000 students. The SJ C is misrepresenting its full intentions nd powers by not making a better effort to inform the student )ody. For a university that prides itself on honor, this is inexcus- ' ble. Ifsuch a sweeping motion can be passed, the money for slfull implementation should be found as well. The SJ C ould stop its investigations and trials until the Blue Book is istributed to every student on campus. Quote of the Week “‘We’re looking for a can of yvhoop-ass.” —Junior lacrosse player Chip Thomsen said in reference to next week's Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic against Virginia Military Institute. I l_-I-A I Ellie iliing-tum lfllri Courtney Miller Jason Zacher Hillary Coombs Andrea Ewing .4 Executive Editors Managing Editor Associate Editor News Editors Kathryn Mayumik Tom Wadlow Tarah Grant David Balsley Clltf Woolley Hollister Hovey Features Editor Opinion Editor Copy Editor 1‘ Photo Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager Rebecca Cuny Matthew Craig If The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington. Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editor and Business Manager. but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi offlce. room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Saturday 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 and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi 4.’ Post Office Box 899 Lexington. Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu OPINION Phi retracts April Fool’s Edition article Howison, not Elrod, has rocked the world is metal audiences with wild KISS ways In this month’s parody issue, TheRing-tum Phi made a big mistake. We incorrectly named President John Elrod asa memberof the band KISS. Actually, it was not Elrod, but rather Dean of Students David Howison who rocked and rolled with the metal legends. Howison recently told me all the sordid details of his involvement with the band in an exclusive interview. PAGE 7 GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 Howison was one of the first members of KISS and was an important part of their formative years. He is known now as “the fifth KISS member.” Howison’s influenceon the band wasvery important. “The guys had a satanic image that didn’t play well with record compa- nies, radio stations or parents of teenagers,” Howison explained. “They called me ‘the wholesome KISS’ because I was married and had kids. Parents who had been turned off by the blood and overall strangeness of our act found me comforting.” In concerts, Howison ’s wardrobe reflected the differ- ence. “I had the big black hair and the black and white , makeup like the other guys,” Howison said, “but instead of wearing black and silver spandex, I wore navy blue and khaki spandex. I keep hoping it’ll come back in style.” One aspect of Howison’s appearance, however, meshed right in with KlSS’s image. “Not very many people know this,” Howison confided, “but my tongue j.-_— actually used to be longer than Gene Simmons’. I had cosmetic surgery to reduce ittoanormal size aboutfifteen years ago because it scared my kids. No one wants a dad who can lick the back of his own head.” Howison admits that he was surprised and a little bit disgusted to see the Phi’s erroneous claim that Elrod had joined KISS. “I respect (Elrod) as an educator and an administrator, but let’sface it: the man couldn’t rock if his lifedepended on it. Imean, KISS? Elrod’saWingerman if I ever saw one.” Howison has many fond memories of his days with floor! It rocked.” the band. “I love touring,” Howison said. “There is nothing like having thousands of adoring fans cheering your every move. But my favorite thing to do was to trash hotel rooms. Thisone time I must have used every single towel in the room. And I just left them crumpled on the Howison admits, though, that life in the band did not satisfy him. “Every night, there I’d be, rocking, wavingto the fans, signing autographs, watching girls throw under- wear at me, and I’d be miserable. I kept dreaming of Photo courtesy of Dean Howison Howison rests at home, away from his millions of head-banging, metal-loving fans: Dean David “the fifth KISS member” Howison washed off his makeup and took off his tights for this rare photograph, taken in 1979. moving to a small town and being an administrator at a small, conservativeliberal arts school. Sure it’s fun to rock and roll all night and party every day, but after a while, it’s enough already and you want to get some sleep.” Howison is happy to be following his true dream of being a college administrator. “It’s really almost as glarnorousasbeing in KISS. And now I rock and roll until about 10 at night and party every other day. It’s a much more manageable anangement.” Convention protects American soldiers Tomorrow, the Chemical Weapons Convention takes effect, and thankfully the United States is involved. Some Re- publicans like Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) were wronginopposingtheConvention. Luck- From the Right_ Jason Zacher ’98 Ring-tum Phi Executive Editor ily, Bob Dole and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott cameouton the President’sside and supported the measure. Their en- dorsement gave the treaty a 74-26 victory, eight votes more than needed. The Chemical Weapons Convention was started by President Reagan. Presi- dent Bush later intensified efforts to ban chemical weapons after the Gulf War in 1991. Bush signed the treaty on January 13, 1993, with l60othercountries. When the treaty goes into effect tomorrow, over 70 nations will have ratified it. Thetreatycallsforthedestruction of all chemical weapons stockpiles in 10 years, and member nations will undergo inspec- tions to verify their compliance. It also bans certain kinds of chemicals, such as Mustard gas, first used by the Germans in World War I; Saran gas, used in the terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway; and Ricin gas. These and many other chemi- the Colonnade club ., ,_. \\/ name: Sloan Madison hometown: Boston, MA sex: female marked characteristics: known for her serial crushes on boys she's never met cal agents are fairly easy to make. Other countries which do not ratify the treaty will have chemical shipments prohib- ited so that these chemical agents will be more difficult to produce. Why was the treaty opposed? Supporting the treaty were Presidents Clinton, Bush, Fordand Carter,..retired Generals Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf, former Senate Majority LeaderBobDole andTrent Lott. With this kind of bipartisan support, it is hard to believe that the treaty was in trouble on ‘Capitol Hill. The Chemical Weapons Convention makes it moredifficult fornogue stateslike North Korea, Iraq and Libya to manufac- ture and equip their armies with chemical weapons. Opponents of the treaty argued that we should not have ratified the treaty until the rogue states ratified it as well, but the treaty’s supporters were correct in assuming that the United States needs to bealeaderintheworld. By postponingthe ratification of the treaty, the U.S. came very close to joining the rogue states in opposition against the treaty. What is amazing about the contro- versy surrounding the issue is that the treaty was promoted and signed by Presi- dent Bush and the icon of modern conser- vatism, Ronald Reagan. Some oppo- nents, such as Jesse Helms and The Wall Street Journal, worry too much about our name: hometown: Charleston, SC sex: as often as possible marked characteristics: known for his Southern pride and always seems to get "the girl" or a girl Greer Rednaz nationalsovereignty and notenough about protecting our troops. To helpthe ratification of thetreaty, the administration made a commitment to keep our chemical defenses strong. This way wecan fight effectively in acontami- nated environment. This was essential to securing Lott ’s endorsement. Even if the right-wing conservatives are correct about the ineffectiveness of the treaty, it needed to be ratified. The chance that our armed forces could be protected from chemical weapons necessitates our inclusion in the treaty. Will the treaty be effective? Prob- ably. However, since chemical weap- ons can be made in a sink or a bucket, it will be hard to police, and the oppo- sition was correct in assuming that the cost of policing the treaty will be enor- mous. However, the treaty’s cost is small when compared to the number of lives that could be saved by eliminating chemical weapons. Those savings could be us, our par- ents and our kids. The Speaking Tradition: 8 a.m. on a rainy day name: Mary Jennifer Preston hometown: Houston, TX sex: female marked characteristics: an obsessive quality with accessorizing and claims to be "pure" “I have no idea. I’ve heard no mention of these rules. I hadn ’t even known that it was out. Does it apply to the faculty? I am uninformed. " -W. Lad Sessions, Head, Philosophy Department “I’ve been hearing about the SJC all year. I know it's an organized body, but I’m sur- prised that there is not a for- mal, printed book of rules. " —E1izabeth Bahn, '07 “I think they should be fined, but I haven’t read them. " name: Blake Caufield hometown: Main Line, PA sex: male marked characteristics: known for his shyness, hasn't been seen without his lacrosse stick since freshman orientation Do you know what would happen if a person got into a g fist fight under the new Blue Book rules? If not how you it feel about being kept in the dark? ——Tom Smith, ’98 “I ’m not planning on breaking any rules, but it's nice to know the consequences of what you ‘re doing before you do it. " ——Laura Cohen, '09 “I don ’t know at all. It makes me feel rather uninformed be- cause I like to know the conse- quences of my actions. " ———J(elly Stewart, '00 OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970428/WLURG39_RTP_19970428_008.2.txt APRIL 28, 1997 Ellis Tiling-tum ifilii P O R T S LACROSSE, TRACK, TENNIS, BASEBALL, GOLF PAGE 8‘ RESULTS Men’s Lax (14-4) Saturday: W&L 12 H-SC 11 Women’s Lax (12-4) W&L 10 R-MC 4 Roanoke 8 W&L 7* *ODAC Championship Saturday: Sunday: Men’s Tennis (12-6) Won ODAC Championship. (1) Hammond, (3) Higgs, (4) Babka, (5) Brady and (6) Miller won singles titles. (1) Hammond/Pretila, (2) Babka./Brady and (3) Higgs/Washbum win doubles titles. Sunday: Women’s Tennis (13-3) Won ODAC Championship. (1) Garcia, (2) Shapard, (3) Blankinship, (4) Hartzell, (5) O’Connor and (6) Eggers win singles titles. (1) Garcia/Hartzell, (2) Shapard/Blankinship and (3) Foster/O’Connor win doubles titles. Sunday: Baseball (11-18) Tuesday: W&L 15 Lynchburg 6 Thursday: W&L 8 H-SC 3 Saturday: Guilford 12 W&L 2 Guildord 4 W&L 1 Sunday: E&H 6 W&L 4 E&H 5 W&L 4 Track Saturday: Women placed 2nd in ODAC Championship. Men placed 3rd in ODAC Championship. Golf April 22: Won ODAC championship AHEAD Men’s Lax: Home vs. R-MC Tuesday 3:30 p.m. At VMI Saturday 2:00 p.m. Lee-Jackson Classic Women’s Tennis: At NCAA National Championships, Claremont, California May 6-12. Men’s Tennis; At NCAA regionals, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 9-1 1. NCAA Division III Championships, at Washington and Lee, May 16-21. BY ANDREA EWING PHI ASSOCIATE EDITOR he Washington and Lee track and field teams competed in the Old Do- minion Athletic Conference Out- door Track and Field Champi- onships Saturday. The women’s team placed second and the men’s took home third place. The first-place 4x400m relay team of senior Hollis Leddy, freshman Jill Kosch, senior Heath Acuff and sophomore Natalia Dorofeeva broke the ODAC Conference record with its time of4:12.12. “This race ended the season on a good note,” Acuff said. “The 4x400m topped it off and made it a great meet.” Acuff won sixth place in the 400m and was part of the winning relay team. Dorofeeva placed first in the 800m and second in the 3000m. “We had a really good year thanks to our coaches,” Dorofeeva said. “I was excited to run, and I gave it everything I had. This is one ofthe strongest teams ever. We did our best and worked really hard.” Senior Natalie Messmore won the 3000m with a time of 11:13.80, and sophomore Isaris Bonilla placed second in the 200m and fourth in the 100m. Freshman Meredith Mlynar placed first in the javelin with a throw of 99.5m. Many other members of the team claimed third, fourth, fifth and sixth place finishes. The men’s track and field team also made a good showing. Junior Omar Moneim won the shot put with a throw of47.25m. “This was my best throw all sea- son,” Moneim said. He also competed in thejavelin and dis- cus competitions placing fourth and sixth respectively. Track teams finish season with second, third at ODACs Leddy, Kosch, Acuff and Dorofeeva break ODAC 4x400m record Photo by Hollister Hovey, Phi Photo Editor No pain, no gain. Freshman Meredith Mlynar prepares to throw thejavelin at Saturday’s ODAC Championships in Lynchburg. Mlynar won first place in the javelin competition. The W&L women’s track team finished second overall. Senior Sandy Hooper won the 1500m and 800m. Sophomore Ja- son Callen found victory in the 5000m with atime of 15:33.53 and placed second in the 800. Junior Will Olson took second in the 5000m. “We did really well. This was the best we have done all year,” Moneim said. “The whole team was well prepared and our perfor- mance reflected that.” .ODAC women’s championship Sophomore Joe Bestic placed third in the 400m hurdles. “It all came together for that race,” he said. “The team had some of its best performances. Everyone came together, and we did well. We trained really hard (for the competition)?’ Roanoke College was the team, and Bridgewater College claimed the men’s title. Irabu, White Sox, Cubs lead surprises of baseball season The Big Fan Scott Bookwalter ’98 For the first time in three years I have some free time in Spring Term. So I’ve been playing tennis and Sega and watching some World League football action now that my exchange student roommate finally left, so I am no longer subjected to nonstop MSNBC. Not that there is a difference in the excitement level. It is way too early in the base- ball season to label teams as disap- pointments, but the two Chicago teams are the leading contenders. Many thought that the White Sox would vault past the Indians in the AL Central with the off season ac- I BE CREATIVE AT 121 W. NEi.soN STREET, LExiNcToN A CENTER FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION DiNNERwARE I>iE