OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_001.2.txt 1 VOLUME 100, NUMBER 1 Washington and Lee University 6 /00 The Ring—tum Phi proudly celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. We take time to re- flect on a century of journalistic excellence in this issue’s center spread. PAGES 6 AND 7 Che Tiling-tum Ifllti JAMES (.i.l.l:too;..~. - .. - ‘I’ WASHINGTON & LEE um» H I « 6d/$ LEXINGTON. VA 21443»? SEP 24 1997 Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Permit No 7 Lexington, VA Monday SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 “The Flat’ unayordoesnfi like to party (I)Residents claim Lex- ington Mayor Buddy Derrick had police break up their parties without due cause. BY ERIC SWENSEN ‘WW STAFF V/VRJTER Most Washington and Lee students are familiar with the sight of Lexington’s finest breaking up a party. But how often do you see the_ mayor of the town breaking up a party? It happened Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5-6, to the tenants of 109 W. Nelson St., otherwise known as “The Flat,” which is owned by Mayor H.E. “Buddy” Derrick wife and his wife, Martha Lou. Martha Lou runs the College Town Shop lbcated below The Flat. The problems began that Friday when Mrs. Derrick, saw seniors {‘ Erik Christ and Aaron Michalove taking four cases of beer upstairs to the apartment. According to Christ, one of the apartment’s tenants, Mrs. Derrick re- ,4 minded him and Michalove that kegs were not allowed in the apart- ment and asked if a party was be- ing held that night. “I told her we were having people over,” Christ said. Around 1 a.m., Lexington Police Officer Keith Harroway pulled up to the apartment. “ “He had no reason to pull up since there was no noise from The Flat au- dible on the street,” Flat resident Doug Hesney said. According to Hesney, Harroway ~51 told him and his roommates that Der- rick had ordered the police to patrol for parties at 109 W. Nelson St. The Flat was given a warning, but no noise violation was issued ‘ that night There had been no problems at the apartment since 1994, when a spilled keg caused approximately $20,000 worth of damage to the College Town . Shop, Hesney said. Lexington Police Chief Bruce M. Beard says that 109 W. Nelson St. was learns not singled out by Derrick, but that the police were instructed to be on the lookout for parties "anywhere they weren’t supposed to be.” That in- cluded most apartments in Lexington, Beard said. Derrick, after receiving a call from the police department, arrived at The Flat around 2:30 a.m., Hesney said. Christ told Derrick that there would be another party the next night, and a meeting was set up between the Der- ricks and The Flat’ 5 tenants for Mon- day, Sept. 8. As promised, another party was thrown the next night. Again, The Flat was visited by police, this time by Sgt. Alfonso Miller. According to Hesney, Miller had instructions to call the mayor. Minutes later, the mayor arrived. “Mayor Derrick threatened to evict us,” Hesney said. From that, Hesney added, the con- versation degenerated into a shouting match. Again, The Flat was given a warning, but no noise violation. The main point of contention be- tween the Derricks and their tenants is a provision in the lease that prohib- its “large parties, extra-fraternity par- ‘ ‘ ties or kegs.” Hesney noted that there have been parties three to four times the size of the parties on Sept. 5-6 that caused no damage and were not bro- ken up by the police. The meeting on Sept. 8 did noth- ing to resolve the matter. “It looked like the dispute might go to court,” Flat tenant Andy Scott said. “It became apparent that things couldn’t be talked out.” Despite that, Scott went down to The College Town Shop and met with the Derricks. “Basically, I apologized and made peace,” Scott said. “I told them we wanted to get out of the lease without penalty.” It quickly became apparent, how- ever, that escaping the lease would not be easy-or free. Hesney, Scott and Christ discussed the matter with Dean of Students David Howison and their realtors. Both the realtor and Howison told them the same thing: They had a “le- gallybinding” lease with the Derricks. If they were released from the lease. they would have to continue paying rent until new tenants were found for The Flat. “We realized we couldn’t afford to leave,” Scott said. The Flat’ 5 tenants want to stay, Scott said, but they realize that it won’t be easy. Junior faces felony charge BY HEATHER MCDONALD :-——?-—— STAFF WRITER Washington and Lee junior Elizabeth James was arrested and charged with a felony for failing to stop after hitting sophomore Dylan P. Walsh with her Volkswagen bug last Saturday. According to the arresting officer, Michael Hess, Walsh was walking east along West Nelson Street that evening when he was struck on the left leg and thrown to the ground by a car traveling in the same direction. The driver of the car stopped, yelled “sorry” out the window and drove off. James, who is from San Anto- nio, Texas, refused to comment on the incident. Walsh, who only suffered minor injuries to his left leg, went to the Lexington Police Department and reported the description of the car and state tags. James’ car matched the description and license plate. She was arrested approximately 9" minutes later. “She was upset,” Hess said. “And she knew Walsh. She said she was sorry.” It is indeterrninable whether alco- hol played a factor in the incident, due to the 90 minutes which passed be- fore James’ arrest, Beard said. However, both the driver and the victim had been drinking, Hess said. But, due to the lapse in time, James could have been drinking after the time of the accident. Walsh did not return repeated phone calls from the Phi. James has been charged with a class- six felony hit and run. lfconvicted, she could spend one to five years in prison, “We have to repair a damaged re- lationship,” Scott said. Scott, Christ and Hesney are now in a holding pattern, waiting for a phone call from Derrick to set up another meeting to discuss the situation. Mrs. Derrick declined to comment. @Editor ’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles concerning off- campus housing and landlord rela- tions. If you are plagued with inad- equate, unsafe housing, lazy landlords or even want to tell us what a won- derful landlord yours is, let us know! Contact Kathryn Mayurnik at kma_vurni@wlu. edu. with a minimum of 12 months in jail, and/or be fined $2,500. Her court date is set for Oct. 28. However, several sources say that the charges against James may be dropped because Walsh did not sus- tain serious injuries and is not actively pursuing the matter. “You can actually reach people,’ candidate’s Reid Hall due ,wife told College Republicans Monday night. BY HOLLY EsTEs ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR Jim Gilmore, brought a personal touch to politics with her talk to Washington and Lee’s College Republicans Monday night. After an introduction by College Republicans Presi- dent Kevin Funk, Gilmore, a professor at Randolph-Ma- con College, proceded to shake hands and meet every member present. Funk announced to the members that Virginia has the 4 Roxanne Gilmore, wife of gubernatorial candidate I best College Republican involvement in the nation, and that it is important for W&L’s group of young leaders to continue the tradition. He then discussed the significant points of Jim Gilmore’s platform. In an aside from the political aspect of the meeting, Gilmore told of how she and Jim first met. They were both undergraduates at University of Virginia and became involved in the College Republicans group there. Their first “date” was a door-to-door political campaign. “There is a tremendous tradition of support at W&L,” Gilmore said. “We were delighted to be here for the first A College Republicans meeting. And Rockbridge is not in- significant. We want to win the (Shenandoah) Valley, and right now we’re ahead.” . Some people, especially those students from out-of- atate, wondered what, if any, difference they could make B _y helping with this election. “You might ask yourself, ‘Does it really matter what I do?’” Mrs. Gilmore said. “It does, you can actually reach people.” The states of Virginia and New Jersey will hold the only two elections in the country this year, and are said by some to be representative of how the country will vote in the next presidential election. “This election isn’t about Jim Gilmore it’s about you all. You have to decide what kind of state and what kind of country you want in the next century.” for a make-over BY SARAH MELDRUM STAFF WRITER Renovations to Reid Hall will make the building known as the J -School more user-friendly for students and fac- ulty by creating more oflice, classroom and storage space. As the building now stands, it resembles a maze, with some faculty offices tucked to one side of the library and one classroom reachable only after passing through a stor- age area. “The building has been haphazardly filled in and remodeled over the years, making the feel and tem- peratures of the place totally inadequate," says Profes- sor Hampden Smith, head of the Journalism and Mass Communications department. That will change under the renovations planned. The journalism department is "most pleased” with the pre- liminary architectural drawings, Smith said. He describes the renovations as “a complete gutting” that will provide “full digital access in all classrooms and labs.“ Along with the computer labs, the broadcast studio’s planned redesign will serve student needs better. The changes have no timetable yet, since there is no place for the journalism department to go during construction. Smith anticipates waiting for another structure to be built, which would "provide fallow space” for the department. He guesses that the wait will be about five years, but admits that might be pessimistic. Cable 2 and WLUR will continue to run during the renovations, but possibly with striking differences. Cable 2 may only run packages, Smith points out. because there might not be a studio. OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_002.2.txt PAGE 2 I, IICWS Meet the new professors, find SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 out what they eat for breakfast BY DAN BIRD\¥/HISTELL STAFF WRITER Ch?;'1al3Ct:e|'kr M Emory University whererhe wasraP.E. _ 7 M C C U D P O I N T E D U . S . hr __ ' - e co ie it e instructor. e is a ra ’ - t e emories. CIVIL RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mathematics Elizabeth Knapp__ Visiting gree from Georgia State University. I really had a good time in college r r Mr, Merge earned abaciteioys de- Assistant Geotogy Professor . and can't think of one thing I d do Anece F. McCloud, associate dean of students atrwashington and gree iii Mathematics iii 1987 from the A W&L graduate hr geology rh Born and raised? differently (except needlessly suf- Lee has been reappointed to membership on [1'r1erV]rrg‘1I11a Advisory Com- Urtiversity ofcoloi-ado at Boulder arid 1990) Khahh receive her doctorate Born: Death Valley, CA fer tlirpugh that upper level Chem mittee of the United States Commission on civil rights. She was origi- ti dueturute iu Mathematics iri A1994 from the Department OrEhVhhhrheh_ Raised: Woodbridge, VA class.)‘ nally appointed to serve on the committee in I993. As associate from the State University of New tat Sciences at the University of Vrr_ r r dean of students at W&L, McCloud SrT€Sp0I1Slblllil€S include supervi- Yurkr Stony Brook siuee August grhia hr i997. She Writ he Visrhhg Why W&L? _ Favorite Cereal? sion of multi—cultural and community issues. r 1994’ Mrr MeRue has held the Max There IS a paved interstate from “Lucky Charms. You have to love ' I Zorn postdoctoral teaching fellowship at Indiana University. Born and raised? Denver, coiotado Lexington VA Childhood toy? Pets? character? “Doing Business Honorably” will be the topic ofa talk by WasIiing- 3 r ’ N0 Childhood toys, several small Grover ton and Lee alumnus and benefactor Richard L. Duchossois, ’44. why a professor? Best memories of W&L? rodents. _ Duchossois will speak in room 327 of the Ernest Williams School of Ever since I was a little kid I‘ve Goshenr the River Houser Red _ Best "alt? Commerce, Economics and Politics on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. loved to explore new places and dis- Square,-mud slides at KAr late night Dance mus”? A good heart. A monetarv gift from Diichnssnis allowed the completion of the cover new things, and mathematics lets me do the near impossible, such as to explore the shape of the universe, or to see the shapes DNA makes as it coils up ever so tightly. I realized along the way that I could help others make their own way through math- ematics, to see the world through new eyes. Favorite childhood toy? My chemistry lab! My grandfa- ther built me a laboratory in the base- merit of my home when I was only in the third grade. As a teacher, what role do you feel V°“ can relay in the "Yes of Outdoors and €XP10f€l 1 Often fear Omaha= Nebraska" :Ir1riX'rhBu:tr:lrrirSs Etrificlrahih/:r?rIh:é(::I;h Tenor Scott Williamson will present a faculty recital at W&L on Sat- r the students - from fomlef Students about h0W much 7 frfrrr ryh: evils of rhf world urday, Sept. 27, at 8 pm. in the Lenfest Center. The program, “A Poet’s ‘ Most people think of ritatheiuat_ they miss the beauty of the area. I WhY 3 teacher - ' Love,” will celebrate the varieties of verse set to music. The concert is r ics like they think of accounting, as a kind of bookkeeping of numbers. Certainly, they don’t think of it as a means of human expression, as a tool with which one can discover the uni- verse, as an art as a science. Math- ematics is the natural language in which much about world is written. If you don°t know this language, you are walking blindly through an amaz- ing universe of light and color. I want to bring students closer to mathemat- ics, to experience the sense of discov- ery as they uncover new worlds for themselves. Favorite Sesame Street Assistant Professor in the Geology Depanment while the department con- ducts a search to replace Sam Kozak. Born and raised? boogying at Phi Kap, FD, the Con- vertibles, Shows and all the great Ge- ology trips. Childhood pets? I had a pound puppy (Bingo), a kitty (Blacky), two German shorthair pointers (Maggie and Molly) and, of course, the goldfish came and went. Now my husband, Chuck Smith, and I have two great SPCA dogs: Barley and Hops. Do you have any advice to the students of W&L? Spend lots of time enjoying your surroundings while you’re here. Get know that I am lucky to be back here! Favorite music? It varies little bit of everything bluegrass Bela Fleck ...and gotta love a good zydeco band! Best Trait? Enthusiasm Andrew Pulsifer—Head Coach of the Men’s Swimming Team and Assistant Coach in the Athletic Department Pulsifer comes to W&L from Atlanta to Lexington now. I drove it approximately 550 miles. It was very smooth. Dancing is performed to the ’70s disco classics, the ’ 80s techno-pop and Scottish Highland Kilt and Yarn. Favorite Cereal? Raisin Bran Jim Pospichal — Visiting Geology Professor He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska, a master’s of science degree and a doctorate in geology from Florida State University. Born and Raised? “I’m not really sure. Probably the stereotypical response is ‘I am greatly satisfied by reaching out to young minds and having a positive effect on the future leaders of our country’. I can’t say this is the case for me. It may be that I just liked having sum- mers off.” Childhood toy? Major Matt Mason-Action Figure Astronaut. I think I had all the acces- sories, even the green, big-head Alien. I still have all of it, by the way. Hot Wheels were big when I was a young- / Good x SUBWAY Sandwiches & Solods Times and Good Food 463-3338 ll ll «D5» JIIBlflfIBlI’§ID|[l §l[lI’IBIBlL, |LIBXlilllg|l[ID|ll lA)0I(ll)g For .1 new saiidwich taste that's healthier than other mi ilxxl.’ Try our ltmm-d Chicken lirmsr. Siihway Club? and Turkey Eiraur 6! Hum subs. xoppixl wirli the unique t.isn- of Grcy Poupon Honey Mustard, and all with It» (lull (i tgnum of far. (Fail: sul) ILLS 5.5 grzlnls It) be cxacil). 'I':i.\rc the new flavor without all the Fit for yourself For .1 lIII’|II('(llIfX1C. without all the fat But ofcouzse, with 453 E. Nelson si. Lexingion, V0 / ster. I still have my cars too. those marshmallow clovers and now there are even blue diamonds.” Favorite Sesame Street If you could have your students leave with only one thing when they leave your class, what would it be? Coming from a scientist’s point of view, I would want my students to know that not everything has been dis- covered, not all the answers are know and that there is no limit to the new and exciting things that they them- selves have the opportunity to un- cover. Childhood Pets? Dogs: Stormy, Frost and Bubba, a huge hairy kodiac bear and chow Horse: Tammy, the only albino horse I have ever seen. She was pure white with pink skin and pale blue eyes. Her hooves were trans- lucent. Cats: Too many to count. Peaches, who lived to be about 25, still slinks around the house now as a ghost cat. As a teacher, what role do you feel you can play in the lives of the students? Mentor, adviser, friend and role model. DUCHOSSOIS TO SPEAK ON ‘DOING BUSINESS HONORABLY’ Duchossois Tennis Center, the state-of-the-art indoor tennis facility which opened earlier this year. MAILROOM SUPERVISOR RECEIVES RECOGNITION David Weeks, university mailroom supervisor, has achieved recog- nition as a certified mail manager, the International Publishing Manage- ment Association announced. Weeks has worked in the W&L Mailroom for more than 17 years. He has been mailroom supervisor since 1991. FACULTY RECITAL TO CELEBRATE ‘A POET’S LOVE’ open to the public free of charge. A reception will follow in the lobby of Lenfest. FRESHMAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS All members of the class of 2001 are invited to apply for the Fresh- man Leadership Council. This group of 15 students meets weekly with the class president and vice-president to plan class activities, fundraisers 2. and service projects: Those interested should pick up an application by Carol Calkins’s office in the University Center by_Sunday, Sept. 28. —COMPILED BY JOHN FIDLER .0. llllll el llearin s TUESDAY, SEPT. 23rd WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24th MONDAY, SEPT. 29th Pick up Budget Request Form and sign up for interview time outside the Executive Committee Office lively bistro 8: outdoor patio 7:30-10:30 PM Each Night I% Breakfast Lunch Candlelight Dinners Fine Wines Imported Beers Cappuccino Espresso Homemade Baguettes <5’ Croissants Outrageous Desserts 10% tiff with college Ill 19 W. Washington St. 540/464-1900 fi%% ri-is vSUBi§..!RV‘ 463-3322 9 S-.‘~‘ii'Ii)tlIlCI-I SHGULD BE. OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_003.2.txt >_ SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 REsuLTs Football (0-2) Guilford 34 -~ -W&L 20 Sat.: Men’s Soccer (2-1) Wed: C.Newport 2 W&L 4 Sat.: W&L 0 VA Wesleyan 3 Women’s Soccer (4-0) Thurs: Hollins 0 W&L 10 Sat-I VAWesleyan. 1 W&L 6 Volleyball (5-1) Tues.: W&L d. E&H 15-13,15-13, 9-15, 15-11 Thurs: W&L d. Swt.Briar 15-0, 15-6, 15-6 Men’s X-Country Sat; 1 st at W&L Inv. Women’s X-Country Sat.: 1st at W&L Iniv. Water Polo (4-0) W&L 1 5 Virginia 5 W&L 1 5 Maryland 7 W&L 16 Georgetown 8 W&L Rutgers 2 1 130 Wilson Field AHEAD Football Sat: Home vs. Centre Rugby October 2: Season opens at VMI on the Parade Grounds Men’s Soccer Thu: Home v. 4:00 p.m.o Lib. Hall Fields Sat.: Home v. Goucher 1:00 p.m. o Lib. Hall Fields Women’s Soccer Sat.: at Guilford Volleyball Tues.: at Roanoke Fri.- at Maryville Sat: Tournament Men’s X-Country Sat.: at Cortland State Women’s X-Country Sat‘: at Dickinson Open BY CHRIS PUGSLEY sports PAGE 3 Women’s soccer romps Hollins and VWC, continuing undefeated dominance in ODAC BY FRANCES GROBERG WWW STAFF WRITE} The women’s soccer team extended their winning streak this week, defeat- ing Hollins 10-0 on Thursday and Vir- ginia Wesleyan 6-1 on Saturday. Junior Karin Treese became the leading scorer in W&L history with her third hat trick of the season Thurs- day against Hollins. Treese’s goal to- tal stands at 41. She had nine goals in the first four games this season, but did not score Saturday against VWC. “Treese not being a scoring factor yesterday and still winning certainly says a lot about the depth of the team,” said Coach Jan Hathom. Both games were decisive victories for the Generals, as the women con- tinue to assert themselves and move to 3-0 in the ODAC conference. “I thought VWC was supposed to be a hard game for (the team),” ex- Generals drop home opener Fourth quarter interception dashes Genera|’s victory hopes STA!-‘FWR1'l‘ER Athletic Director Mike Walsh prob- ably said it best Saturday when he asked, “Is Junior Lord finally a senior?” Lord, along with the rest of the Guilford Quaker team took advantage of several Generals’ turnovers and de- feated W&L 34-20 on Saturday. The Generals and Quaker offenses both took some time tq get fired up with the score deadlocked at zero for almost the entire first quater. However, the Quakers struck first and then hit hard for the rest of the game. Lord and William Rochelle each gained significant receiving yardage with Rochelle having almost two hun- dred yards by the third quarter. But, the exciting part of the contest was pushed to the final quarter. With the Generals leading 20-19 af- ter a failed two-point conversion, the Quakers took advantage of another Generals turnover and marched down the field scoring on a touchdown pass. After a successful two-point conver- sion the General took over poised to claimed one fan at the end of Saturday’s game. It certainly didn’t turn out that way. Just nine minutes into the game, se- nior Erica Reineke scored on a cross from junior Caroline Keen. Neither team was able to dominate for the re- mainder of the half, but the Generals exploded after halftime with 5 goals. Deidre Coyle and Kelly Norton in- creased the spread to 3-0 early in the second half, scoring just under two minutes apart. Twenty minutes later, Christy Meade and Samantha Garbish scored 55 seconds apart to increase their lead to a dominant 5-0. “Yesterday’s win (and the five goal margin) was a pleasant and wonderful surprise,” Hathom said. “It’s usually a one-goal game and sometimes we go into overtime. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a VWC team give up like that.” Kelli Brubaker of VWC scored the Marlins’ lone goal soon after that to decrease the Generals’ lead to 5- 1, but freshman Lindsay Williams answered 15 minutes later with the last goal of the game, making the final score 6- 1. On Thursday against Hol1ins,Treese added an assist to her hat trick as she continued to be a force on the field. Junior Caroline Keen and Freshman Shana Levine both added a goal and an assist against Hollins. Ginny Jemigan, Courtney Nolan, Samantha Garbisch, Erica Reineke and Lindsay Williams also scored goals for W&L in the rout. Next on the Generals’ schedule are be two games in North Carolina. The women will play at Guilford on Satur- day and at Greensboro on Sunday. The next home game will be Tuesday, Oc- tober 2, at 4:30 against Sweet Briar on the Liberty Hall Fields. Junior Floyd Young eludes a Guilford lineman as he speeds around the end in W&L ‘s 34-20 loss on Saturday. HoLL1sn;R Hm/1;r/PHOTO EDITOR atteinpt a comeback. Quarterback Christian.Batchel1or completed three pass_es,to_move the Generals to the Quaker thirty-yard line. Then, Batchellor completed a pass on fourth down and one to give the Generals new life. But, Batchellor was then sacked for a loss of fifteen and the Quakers caught the Generals out of position for a five-yard offsides penalty. Finally, Batchellor was inter- cepted and the Generals’ hopes of a victory disappeared. Despite the loss, the Generals have Hampden-Sydney did not play ODAC League Standings ODAC record Overall W L W L Emory & Hemy 1 0 9 (1 Guilford 1 0 1 1 Hampden- Sydney 0 0 0 2 Randolph-Macon 0 1 1 1 W&L 0 1 0 2 Bridgewater 0 1 0 3 Guilford 34, Washington & Lee 20 #10 Emory & Henry 31, Bridgewater 7 "#20 Catholic 35, Randolph-Macon 21 Florist to The Homestead Ten E. Nelson Lexington, Virginia 24450 540.463.9841 Mastercam. www.ftd.c m l wanted my friend to relax and be pampered on her birthday. That's why 1 treated her to some aroma therapy. She thinks I'm a mind reader. I think my florist is. not lost faith in their chances. “Our team has a lot of potential han- dling defenses and there should be no one in this conference we cannot compete with,” states tailback Floyd Young. “There’s no reason that we can’t be successful in the ODAC.” The Generals have definitely showed signs of progression with outstanding performances by the younger players and should do well this season. The Generals next test will be here in Lexington next Satur- day at 1:30 p.m. against Centre when the team will hold their annual Hall of Fame Day, when past General athletes will be inducted into the W&L Sports Hall of Fame. Game Statistics GC W&L Score 34 20 First Downs 17 . 21 Rushes-Y ards 32-68 31-43 Passing Yards 315 286 Passes (A-C-1) 35-16-2 47-27-3 Total Offense 67-383 78-329 Fumble ret.-Yds 2-0 2-34 Punt ret.-Yards 7-58 5-48 Kickoff ret.-Yds 2-45 5-84 lnterc. ret.-Yds 3-59 2-5 Punts (N 0.-avg) 7-35.1 8—40.4 Penalties-Yards 10-84 7-73 Possession 27:16 32:44 Junior Elizabeth Richey gets tied up with a Hollins player in the Generals’ 10-0 victory onfhursday. [‘l()L1.ISTI§R H0i'I;i/PH()m El)ll'()R BY CHRIS KAUFFMAN """"""""""""""""""""""""" " STAFF WRITER It happened in an instant. Vir- ginia Wesleyan scored two goals near the end of the first half and effectively neutralized Washington and Lee for the remainder of Saturday’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference men’s soccer game. VWC went on to shut out Wash- ington & Lee 3-0 in the first league game of the season. “We got spanked by a very good team,” Coach Rolf Piranian said. “I doubt we will play anybody better this year. We sulfered failure, but failure is fertilizer that will help make us a better team.” . After posting an impressive of- fensive display in their 4-2 victory over Christopher Newport on Wednesday, the men’s soccer team performed dismally on Saturday against VWC and were unable to put any passing plays together, es- pecially in the offensive third. “They weren’t any better than us. They just played better as a team,” freshman Scott Lofranco stated. “We played pretty well in the first half, before they scored the goals.” Coming into the week the Gen- Two quick goals paralyze men’s soccer erals knew that they had two very tough challenges before them in Christopher Newport and VWC. Before the season opened Coach Rolf Piranian had identified these two inatch-ups as perhaps the big- gest games of the season. “Christopher Newport is a huge game for us,” stated senior captain Kingsley Chukwu last Friday, “The whole team is pretty up for it." Indeed they were. It took only two and a half minutes for sopho- more Jamie Parker to score a goal off of a free kick from just outside the penalty area. Later in the half junior Sam Chase smashed in a header off of a corner kick from sophomore Ben Thompson. Senior Gordon Meeker’s unassisted goal early in the second half seemed to put the game in the bag. Then, late in the second half Christopher Newport scored two goals in an eight and a half minute span to come within one goal of the lead. However, John Wilson‘s superb near post goal with five minutes remaining iced the win for the Generals. The Generals’ next game is at home at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday against Emory & Henry and is a must-win ODAC matchup. 463-B691 WANTED! A student manager for The 1997498 mens basketball Team. IF INTERESTED CDNTABT ASSISTANT BASKETBALL , Ci:iAi:H Mn CASSARA: R. L. HESS & BRO., INC. Washington and Lee Christmas Ornament $10.00 Each While Supplies Last! 115 SOUTH MAIN STREET LEXINGTON, VA 24450 Jewelry Store & Gift Shop 2 Phone: [5401 463-1652 OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_004.2.txt gnu.‘- l PAGE 4 Dallas did not beat Philadelphia I thought I had just about seen it all —- then I watched the Monday Night Football fiasco last week. Q For 58 min- “Con utes, the Philadel- B°°}‘wa1l'°r phia Eagles bea '98 the Dallas Cow- boys. Not only beat them, but demoralized them. De- ‘spite starting almost every possession ’ from near midfield, the once-potent , Cowboys offense was held to five field goals and trailed 20-15 with two min- utes left. But a pass-interference pen- alty, which should have been waved . off because the ball was tipped, gave Dallas new life and set up a ridiculous final minute. After a touchdown pass slipped past a Philly nickelback and into the hands of Cowboy Anthony Miller, Ty I Detmer drove the Eagles down to the Dallas 5, settng up a gimme field goal - for Chris Boniol. Of course, the holder - then made a horrible mistake by fum- ' bling the snap and trying to run the ball into the end zone (fumbling again in the process) instead of resetting the ball. So Dallas ran off the field cel- 1 ebrating a 21-20 victory they know they didn’t deserve. There are two ways you can deal 1 with your favorite team losing in such agonizing fashion: chug a twelve-pack and trash your apartment or try to ra- tionalize. My apartment didn’t need to be trashed this early, so I tried the latter option. I came to this not-so-stunning con- clusion: the Cowboys are no longer great. Good, but not great. Moreover, the don’t seem to care. This was pain- fully obvious on the game’s final play when the Cowboys hardly attempted a kick rush. Considering Barry Switzer, the NFL’s version of Matt Foley, moti- vational speaker, labeled the game “must-win,” one would have thought his Cowboys would be flying across the line of scrimmage to bloack the kick. But they were defeated and they knew it. The times are a’ changin’ in Big D. Much of the media circus usually sur- rounding the Cowboys has either diappeared or vacated to Green Bay. This is actually a disadvantage to the Cowboys, who have thrived on an us- against-the-world attitude for years. Their opening game against Pitts- burgh and Kordell Stewart was in- tensely hyped, and the Cowboys steamrolled the Steelers. But without the same media attention the last two weeks, the Cowboys have appeared lost. Last week, the Cardinals trailed 22-7, fumbled the ball in overtime and still beat Dallas for the first time since 1990. Against the Eagles, Dallas came out so flat that Michael Irvin was throwing helmets on the sideline and the crowd began booing. The Cow- boys are undoubtedly still potent, but the sight of them running onto the field no longer frightens teams. They prob- ably have the league’s best defense, but the defensive front seven are sus- pect and the offensive line is no longer pancaking defenders on every play. And Emmitt Smith has yet to find the end zone this year. Dallas won the first battle, but the war has yet to be won. The Cowboys can be beaten, and no longer just by the NFL’s elite. Now if their opponents can hold onto their field goal snaps... Meanwhile, things hit rock-bottom for the Eagles’ coach Ray Rhodes. Rhodes, who is in a good mood about as often as Dick Butkus and Howie Long attend an opera, was still digest- ing the previous night’s horrific loss on the way to his office Tuesday mom- ing when he was rear-ended. Rhodes, of course, refusec medical attention. Wonder what he has to day to the other driver? At least Rhodes has found out the I last two weeks that his team is more than capable of beating the NFL’s elite. Once again, parity is the rule of the league. Green Bay has hardly looked impressive and the 49ers are worried about Steve Young’s head. Will this be the year Denver, New England or some other AFC team breaks through in the Super Bowl? Or will those trendy Tampa Bay Bucs reign su- preme? After last Monday night’s game, anything is possible. sports Jock Shorts Volleyball The Generals volleyball team, after last weekend’s second-place finish in the W&L Invitational, opened its Old Dominion Athletic Conference regular season this week with matches against Emory & Henry and Sweet Briar. They continued their winning ways in both showdowns, winning 15-13,15-13, 9-15 and 15-11 over E&H on Tuesday and 15-0, 15-6 and Volleyball wins in style 0 Men’s and women’s cross country take W&L invitational 0 Water Polo cleans up at EWPA 15-6 over Sweet Briar on Thursday. The two wins push their ODAC regu- lar-season winning streak to nineteen straight victories and their record to 5-1 (2-0). ».. In the first match against E&H, the Generals were able to win a tough 3-1 decision, which saw them come back from a 13-5 deficit in the second game, behind strong offensive games from sophomore Nancy Reinhart, junior Megan Snodrass and senior Hillary Martin. Reinhart led the stat book, compiling 14 kills, 12 digs and 3 aces, while Snodgrass added 12 kills, 12 digs and 3 blocks. Martin was third on the team with 1 1 kills. Cur- rently, Reinhart leads the ODAC in kills per game, with an impressive average of 3.27. In the Thursday night game against Sweet Briar, winless and CDSee JOCK SHORTS page 6 © 1997 Microsoft Corporation. All riyits reserved. 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Both teams had little trouble in dis- posing of the overmatched Southern Virginia and Shenandoah squads. in the men’s race, W&L had the first eight finishers across the line with Greg Ruthig leading a pack of five W&L runners who finished within two seconds of each other. in the women’s race, W&L had the first ten finishers with Natalia Dorofeeva finishing as the individual winner. This Saturday the two teams travel to different locales, with the men heading to Courtland State and the women at the Dickenson Open. - Matt Mitchell Water Polo The water polo team proved they deserved to play on the varsity level this past weekend, demolishing their four club opponents by a total score of 61-19. “The competition was not up to our level,” said senior captain Ben Yemini. “They didn’t have the swim- mers to keep up with us.” The University of Virginia was the first to fall to the Generals 15-5. 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The Ring-tum Phi was part of a song which concluded with W ;_ » They used a popular football cheer as the name this verse: 9 T hen join the yell, boys, And yell like hell boys, Sure enough To W. & L. U. boys And foot.-ball too, boys, Let ’s give a rousing rumbling, roaring football yell. I‘-._,,//Goom. It tn V103" 0' “:7, C“ on Ring-tum phi, Stickeri bum. ‘\§*',;‘_‘;’,l,‘:’,'1,;,.mt\\ns. W 8 ° ‘ - uh I u '. . IV ..‘.l.‘.7, wordth-°““~ \»y- 10*“ ‘an i ill‘. “V good Thank goodness Houston chose Ring-tum Phi. We’d get no respect if he’d ,;.‘,d..y,fl«i‘«_y,_,.,.., \ W“ T,“ _. _ chosen the second most popular cheer —— Stickeri Bum. ' ‘ Q... no °' ‘°"-‘,,'.:".'.:’,ii--r-v=-“ ““”'¥""Wi In the 100 years since its birth, The Ring-tum Phi has reported the events that mat- - .3ia“;~,;=;,...». tered to students. In its second year of existence, many graduates and students fought ,.....;y,;q;°;5;a:%.‘f“°' in the Spanish-American war. 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Mytonly hope serious con- 77 lack of gen— is that they will be more dis- tribution he made was a $25 million gift to Harvard. That is no small chunk of change, erosity among other modern Rockefellers. When Wal—Mart founder Sam Walton died a criminating in their choices of who will receive their much-needed patronage. Our tailgating style distuinguishes us I was raised in the small suburb of Croton, N.Y., just north of New York City. When my friends and I decided where to go to college, I was the only person adven- turous enough to leave the cozy confines of the northeast to attend school. None of my friends have ventured down to visit me, so when I return home, I am the first person they ask about college. Usually,thefirstquestionis:“So,where do you go to school again?” After I explain that I do not attend William & Mary, Washington & Jefferson, James Madison or George Mason, my friends ask, “What’s going to school in the South like?” This question is usually voiced with a mixture of curiosity and fear, as though the Civil War still rages on and I am a soldier trapped behind enemy lines. It is difficult to summarize Washington and Lee in a sentence, so I often use the vague, lame line: “Well, W&L is a very unique place.” Naturally, my. friends are curious about what ‘C ments into a few hours of fun. First and foremost is the way we dress. In a variety of sundresses, ties, khaki pants and sport coats (some louder than makes it so unique, so they ask for an example. A num- ber of examples race through my head,liketheHonor System, the Speak-if ing Tradition, However, I find myself returning to the same example every time: “We tailgate for football games incoat and tie.”, the RCI-IS march- ing band), we look damn good. Also, the weather this time of year is nearly ‘ "perfect. years of tailgating, Fancy Dress, Mock Convention and pickup trucks with gun racks. However, I find myself returning to the same example every time: “We tailgate for football games in coat and tie.” My friends then give me the same look they use when I say “y’all.” Honestly, though, I love tailgating. It is, without a doubt, one of the best tradi- tions we have here at W&L. Tailgating here combines so many wonderful ele- )7 I can only re- member one time when the weather was truly miserable. Consider the incredible view from the Ruins. How many tailgating sites offer a view of the leaves changing color on the Blue Ridge Mountains? No tailgate is complete, of course, with- out food and drink, and we go all out. This Saturday, you probably saw chicken wings, subs, vegetable plates and fully In three : stocked bars that included cheap beer and Jim Beam, if nothing else. The plentiful food and drink can present tailgaters with interesting brain teasers, such as: How do you drink a beer, eat chicken wings and wipe the grease off your hands without licking your fingers or put- ting the beer down? Observant readers have probably no- ticed that I haven’t mentioned the actual football game yet. That’s because the tailgate, not the football game, is the main 5 event at W&L. If the football team were ever dissolved, students here would react the same way that fans of the Cleveland Browns did after their team moved to Baltimore: before every home game in Baltimore, fans still gather in the parking lot for their traditional pre-game tailgate. Tailgating is not about sports. lnfact, it’s much closer to a state of mind. Be- sides, no matter what my comments last week may have lead you to believe, I love a good party. ' ‘V or ov Glht tiling-tum lfllit Executive Editors Courtney Miller Jason Zacher Hillary Coombs Andrea Ewing Managing Editor Associate Editor News Editor w&life Editors Kathryn Mayurnik Tarah Grant Liz Detter Opinion & Editorial Editor David Balsley Sports Editor John Stewart Copy Editor Cliff Woolley Assistant Copy Editor _ Holly Estes Photo Editor Hollister Hovey Online Editor Tom Wadlow Business Manager Circulation Manager Advertising Editor Asst. Advertising Editor Rebecca Cuny Matthew Craig Douglas Brown Steven Klotz 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 sub- scription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publica- tions Board elects the Executive Editor and Business Manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible sub- missions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi office. 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 Edito- rial 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 Post Office Box 899 Lexington. Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 . Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu Suffering through the county fair blues It’s called the Clearfield County Fair, but a more accurate name might be “Trailer Trash Freak Show.” lt’s held the first week of August in the normally quiet central Pennsylvania burg of Clearfield. That week the waves of white trash flood in, washing away with it the last remnants of culture and good taste. How bad is Clearfield? Let’s just say that it makes Lexington look sophisticated and hip in comparison. I’ve gone to the fair practically ever year of my life as part of a family reunion, held primarily so that all of us can thank our grandparents for moving away from that hell-hole back in the fifties. My God - ifthey hadn’t left, that could be me in the trailer anxiously awaiting the new Diamond Rio album! Another reason we go is to see which washed-up eighties band will be headlining this year. Two years ago it was Firehouse, this year it was some band called Night Ranger. Talk about going from bad to worse: from a horrible eighties band to a horrible eighties band that no one has ever heard of. For us, the attraction of the fair doesn’t lie in the TALK “I ’ll probably be under the ground. ” —Shannon Bell, ’00 “Hopefully in a good card catalog. ” —-R. Adam Storch, '99 tiresome rides or overpriced foods or even the tractor pull, but in the people who show up and consider this the highlightoftheiryear. These arethe folks whothinkthat “Home Improvement” is the finest show on television. As I walked around the fair, the Jefferson Airplane tune “Crown of Creation” kept zipping through my head. Geez, a few billion years of evolution and this is the best that nature could come up with? Let’s discuss some of the types of people who come to the fair: © Carnies. Three teeth, threethousand tattoos, and a voice so hoarse that it makes Gary Busey sound like a chipmunk. They want people to pay a buck or two to play a rigged game where the only prize is a crappy stuffed animal worth about eleven cents. The fact that they manage to scratch out some sort of living doing this speaks volumes about the stupidity of Americans. The fact that I’ve actu- ally wasted money on their games says plenty about me, too. @ Clown Girls. The teenage girls of Clearfield are doing their part to keep Revlon in business. Each of them applies so many pounds of makeup to their faces that the clown in the dunk tank gets jealous. And all of this to pick up the worthless guys of Clearfield. What’s the point? We all know V w The Ring-tum Phiturns “In 100 years, I hope that I ’m able to stand up and go to the bathroom. If I ‘m dead, then I guess I won’t care. " things. " —James Sammons, '99 l “Riding a motorcycle, drinking and smoking, because that ’s when my mom told me I ’d be able to do those they’ll just end up marrying their cousins. ea Cowboys. These guys walk aroundin cow- boy hats and boots. OK, Tex, you live in central Pennsylvania. You’ve never ridden a horse in your life. Give up yourchildish,country-music-fedimageof masculinity and put on a real pair of shoes! "Some of these guys also sport Confederate flags. Excuse me, Mr. History, but Pennsylvania fought for the Union. The only people who piss me off more than the cowboys are: I @ Trashy women who hang out with cowboys. They may have six kids and so many tons ofcellulite in their thighs that they’re starting to pull Jupiter off its orbit, but they still think they look hot in spandex. Hey, if they want to flaunt their faded wares for a bunch of guys who haven’t held a steady job since 1974, that’s fine with me. . When you go to Clearfield, you start to wish that the E-bola virus would cross the Atlantic. lfthis is America, then the French are right: we are a bunch of uncouth rednecks. (lncid_entally, that would mark the first time in history that the French have been right about anything.) Now if you’ll excuse me, “Home Improvement” is on. Ha ha ..: Tim said “more power” and started grunting! Didn’t see that one coming! ‘ 100 years old this week‘. We’re a alive and well. Where will you be when you’re 100'? “I ‘ll be dead —James Angelos, '08 --Laura Goodwin, '09 .¥_ OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_011.2.txt SEPIIMBER22, 1997 opinion& editorial Letters to The Ring-tum Phi Dear Editor, I would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank the Washington and Lee community for providing such an enthusiastic welcome to the Class of 2001 duringthe Fresh- man Orientation program. Of par- ticular importance was the work of the Freshman Orientation Committee and its president, Neal Kohl; the unflaggingly dedicated committee chairmen: Amy Kirouac, Anurag Chandra, Will Olson, Stephen Komonytsky and Charles Leddy. Our Dormitory Counselors; the Orientation Group Leaders; the Big Brothers and Big Sisters; and Mrs. Bonnie Walker, whose behind-the-scenes work made much of orientation pos- sible, all deserve our apprecia- tion. All of these people gave tirelessly of themselves, planning and organizing orientation activi- ties and staffing virtually every orientation event——from Casino Night to airport shuttles. Thanks also go to: our Build- ings and Grounds staff; our Food Services staff who furnished the culinary touches for several meet- ings and special occasions; Jim Farrar, Rob Mish, Frances Smith, Kathekon, Southern Comfort, JubiLee, General Admission and Gordon Spice for the Alumni Association BBQ; Kevin Batteh, Professor Cecil and the Executive Committee for such a meaningful orientation to the Honor System. Others too numerous to men- tion also contributed to the Fresh- man Orientation program, and this general note must suffice as a thank you. I am pleased that the Class of 2001—our first class of the new millennium—was the beneficiary of such a community effort! Sincerely, Dennis G. Manning Dean ofthe F reshrnan Program _ Dear Editor, The recent thefts at Washington and Lee have illustrated that people outside of our community do not abide by the Honor System. Recently, I have had an experience which has taught me that they don’t care if you do, either. On May 14th, I went to the Lee-Hi Travel Plaza with two of my friends. After our meal in Berky’s, I bought a previously-viewed copy of Schindler’s List for$] 4.99 plus tax at the truck stop store. I paid for our food, which cost about $13, about $10 of gas and the video with my MasterCard. Unfortunately, with finals approaching, I didn’t get to watch the video until after I had left for the summer. I was upset to discover that it had tracking problems which rendered it unwatchable. I called Lee-Hi over the summer; the woman with whom I spoke told me that lwould be able to return the video when I came back to Lexington in September. On Monday, I returned to Lee-Hi and talked to the manager about returning the video. I showed her my credit card statement from May, which shows a$39.84 purchase at Lee-Hi. To my surprise, the manager, Bonnie, told me that the video did not come from Lee-Hi. She spe- cifically stated that she did not remember sell- ing this particular video, double-cassette videos or previously-viewed videos. Bonnie read a couple of stickers on the video, which state that the video is “Property of Mini Marts Foods, Inc.” She said that video must be a rental from a Mini Mart and suggested I return it there. When I mentioned that two of my friends could corroborate my story, she only repeated that the video did not come from Lee-Hi. The stickers were on the video in its original wrapping when I purchased it. I do not know of any Mini Mart in or around Lexington. I called to ask where the 502 area code number listed for Mini Mart Foods was, and the operator told me that 502 covers Kentucky. To the best of my knowledge, I have never been to Kentucky. It bothers me that I received this response when I attempted to return the video. W&L’s Honor System is well-known in the local area. Up until this incident, I thought Lexington-area merchants generally re- spected the Honor System. I also thought that an establishment which does" good business with W&L students would be willingto take my word and that of my two friends, both of whom independently remembered me purchasing the specific movie title at Lee-Hi. Apparently, I was wrong. The worst part is that other businesses show the same disregard for the Honor System. A friend of mine recently went to The Bookery and was told that she would have to leave her book bag at the door— their attempt to prevent shoplifting. She tells me that it did not used to be that way. I am sure others have had similar experiences. I guess we’ve all found out that the boundaries of the Honor System are much more narrow than we might have assumed. Joshua Heslinga ’98 th9fl8'tlll11 I ~ \ett&"to°t%€${?§~. so write to us! Send your letter to phi@wlu.edu, or leave it by our office at room 208 in the University Center or deposit it in our mailbox. Please limit letters to five hundred words. We may edit your letter. Anonymous letters will be published upon approval of the Executive Editors. (They look like the rest of us, but are secretly powered by a force they call _ 5‘A.P. Style.") Questions? Please call us at 462-4060. You bet we do. PAGE 11 A Gifted kids need attention as well Recently, my psychology profes- sor informed my classmates and.I of our semester project. We were pre- sented many choices: write a paper, work in a day—care, help at a date- rape hotline or tutor children. Tutors are needed at the local el- ementary schools——in fact, these places are desperate. Icouldn’thelpbutthinkto myself: “Ifthere are that many kids who need help in school, there must also be a lot of gifted students who need attention as well.” If the schools around here are anything like my elementary school, gifted children needjust as much help, if not more, than the slower kids. Education for gifted and talented students has become passé. Hun- dreds of children every year sit bored and unchallenged in classrooms, barely heeded attention by theirteach- ers and offered only faint praise. The gifted and talented kids are among the shining stars of our future, those who will be the inventors, rocket sci- entists and world leaders. Unfortu- nately, with little intellectual chal- lenge, they often become resigned. They fail to try as a result of wasted time in classrooms and easy as- signments. Because of the range of intelli- gence among students, sometimes the gifted children end up teaching those who are slower than themselves. Of- ten, after finishing an easy assign- ment, these kids sit idle with nothing to do. Their teachers, who are over- whelmed with having to assist so many of their students at once, often send off the gifted children to help their classmates. This is wrong. Bright students are not in school to teach their peers; rather, they are there to be taught. These unchallenged kids should re- ceive work at their level which they , can ponder and from which they can learn. Some elementary schools have some sort of gifted-and-talented pro- ,, gram, although such programs are " For only a few " usually mediocre. hours every week, gifted kids partici- pate in learning at their level. In -i contrast, learning-disabled students :7 spenddayswith manyqualifiedteach- , ers. lam not suggesting that money .- should be cut from LD programs , or that these children don’t have _ the right to be helped; however, ’° gifted children should have the . same opportunities. Some parents and administrators : are concerned that gifted programs -I will place these students on a higher level and make the other average and —‘ below-average kids suffer from low self—esteem. This is no excuse. ._ School was not created to make , students “feel good.” It is an en— v vironment for learning. Often, though, money is simply not available for a gifted-and-talented 2 program. No one knows ifthis situation will redeem itself. Concerned teachers ‘ have been trying for years to get more 3 money and to create better programs for the gifted; the only result, in most , cases, has been more cutbacks. A few years ago, I spoke at length with a gifted-and-talented teacher at our local junior high school about re- cent changes and cutbacks in the pro- ,' gram. As we departed, she sadly said, “After awhile, you’ll realize that noth— ‘ ing will change, no matter how hard ‘- you try.” Her classes, cut a year before A from daily to twice a week, had just ; been cut again to one day per week. 1 hope that we can overcome this " pessimistic attitude and improve the gifted-and-talented programs. Perhaps Vi our psychology class should send stu- dents to work with the bright and ig- " nored. Schools need to suit all stu- ‘ dents——especially the ones who will ' lead our world in twenty years. @4/ M /00% , Clip: fling-tum {flirt wowflfl/ee [0 iémw/9 Ernest Wi iams H 738, ormea :73. myers W3, Robert @. Rathbum ’77 OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19970922/WLURG39_RTP_19970922_012.2.txt PAGE 12 SEPTEMBER 22, 1997 etigwafle SIMPLE SoLu'rioNs FOR THE SociALLv CHALLENGED 6V§®$9§$O¢O§§QQ6$3fi¢lO§OQOQ$3§G$§fiG Miss Etiquette’s tip of the Week: Forally’all Whodidn’t learntodrinkinhigh school, Beware. Drinking = Calories = Pounds. Think before you drink. Don’t become a doughboy. $$$$t~$$%$850§3$$O‘$$Ct9?fi$G§3$®$$®i)Gfi»'3 Dear Ms. Etiquette, Dear Ms. Etiquette, Help! My best friend won’t What’s the 411 on tailgating talkto me! Lastweek,Ihookedup down here? I’m from up North with the guy she was “going for.” where tailgating involves flannels, Now she’s mad and won’t even pick-up trucks and kegs. What’s speak to me. with theties, Absolutand high heels? I feel really bad abmit what regain her friendship? »Torn Dear Torn, Your dilemma reminds me of that obnoxious Top 40 song “I Saw You First.” Regardless, you are in a difficult situation we have all been in before. _ The first step to reconciliation with your friend is realizing your behavior was less than admirable. I understand why she would be hurt and mad. You should have ' talked to her before taking the plunge with Mr. X.‘ However, your friend needs to happened, but it’s not my fault —— -Confused Yankee he pursued me! Now I really like him. How can I keep him and Dear Confused, What?! You’ve already been to one and you still don’t know what’s going on? Why W&L accepts clueless northerners like yourself is beyond me. Well, to be honest, I’m a Northerner too, so here are my five tips to help you achieve proper tail- gating attire: For boys, as usual it’s a no- brainer. Always go with the uni- form, i.e. wrinkled khakis, navy blazer and that tie you ’ve been wear- ing since day one. (Dirty white hat is optional for tailgating.) For girls, black is always an easy option. However, if you prefer to leave your funeral attire in the closet, then: Go with a colored, fashion-con- scioussuit; this does not mean you should raid your mother’s closet. Have fun — go wild. This is one of the few occasions where trendy-chic is in. Always carry a plastic cup in hand, even if it only contains O.J. No one will know you’re not cool. Finally, no tailgating ensemble is complete without a pair of expen- sive-looki_ng sunglasses. NOTE: Ms. Etiquette said expensive-l0ok- ing. If you do not own such a pair, the $5 blue-light specials at KMart will suffice. come to terms with reality. You can’t steal what she never had. Who knows, maybe someday she’ll stab you in the back too. But give her some time to real- ize there are other khakis on the Hill. And before you know it, the two of you will be happily shop- ping together for Homecoming dresses. P.S. What were you girlsthink- ing? As If any Washington and Lee boy is attractive enough to make him worth fighting over. Let those good ’ole Southern boys fight over you. 6 It’s our Birthday — send us money O y 9 Seminar: “Veterinary School Admissions,” Rene Armstrong, Virginia/Maryland Re- gional College of Veterinary Medicine Room G16 New Science Building. 9 Hilary Hahn violinist Lenfest Center 8 pm. owednesday 0 DJ party at Fiji 9 Lecture: Freeman Dyson sci- tions. 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II:/p 1 Watching back in. %.:t$.{t.‘.. 1 . . .. , . . 0 ly Ringwald “Are you ready to go back in there?” my friends asked. ‘ g V‘ ill l"'““"'“l" and Tom Cruise_ “Justaminute,”Ipanted. “I need to cool off.” l’ i‘ if i “ ti §>;.‘1:i.;‘r§.t'.<» lIL<1>USeSll(113lt)0l(1jT Pfifems Pi)? fofgfld We 86$ Waste? With 110 around" until we found our niche. But it was our niche. It (J-;\;»(.»;~ <;\:i'§' it , , , Om 3“ 3 to W°“'Ya °u‘- utsumeumesa fateful‘)! was our school our classmates around us our favorite I I I 5 x\»<.:’.t1;:‘ 3.-§< >zT}.c’ basement can seem more like a war zone. band_ ]t was jug’; another Friday night at w:g;L, i:.:i. ig..>;l "t§'a.;’1‘ a n d R 0 b i “,5 ast week Ms. Etiquette rated of fried cheese sticks and potato curls. potato curls on the side, and took the Palms among the fine Both appetizers were cheesy, well- said delights home for later (in a dining options in Lexington, prepared and filling. With Andrea’s smaller Styrofoam box). so we decided to investigate the food assistance we finished the quesadillas Doug, having spent far too much 8 at Lex Vegas’ favorite watering hole. and cheese sticks, but we were still time at the Palms for less-than- i‘. We coaxed Andrea, Phi Associate Editor and roommate of Robin, into serving as a guinea pig in our , Nelson) culinary experiment, and we arrived (15): early on a Wednesday evening. 4 We were promptly seated in a e’ , booth, and as we perused the menus, r Grmdera 0 we noticed a large chunk of turkey on OIIIS, 2 the floor. Tasty. Andrea kindly saw to its disposal, and when our waiter arrived we requested drinks. Andrea selected tea (true Southerners note: she had to sweeten it herself), while we both opted for Dr. Pepper, as the Palms offers only Pepsi products. Doug also flashed his ID to obtain a Green Dinosaur. The waiter promptly brought our drinks, with popcorn, and took our food orders. We began with appetiz- ers: cheese quesadillas and a basket ’ resentation, 3 ange: $4-12 it’.>t” t;l"i<.-f wt;x.>.§ ~;» working on the curls when the main course arrived. Andrea, fooled by Ms. Etiquette’s recommendation, had ordered spaghetti with meatballs. Although plentiful in portion, the entree fell short of the II Palazzo standard. The accompanying bread was overdone and crunchy on top, while soggy on the bottom. Already full from the appetizers, Andrea opted to take most of the spaghetti with her in a Styrofoam box. Unlike Andrea, we knew the Palms’ true purpose in Lexington society; drinks and sandwiches, not studious purposes, chose one of his old favorites, the Palms Hot Brown. This sandwich consists of thick slices of hot roast beef withlettuce, cheese, hot peppers and ranch dressing and tomatoes, unless you’re Doug. He loves this sandwich and always chooses onion rings as his 5 side. For quality onion rings, the Palms cannot be beat. After this filling meal, no one in our party could think about dessert. In fact, we are uncertain if the Palms ix. serves dessert, other than alcoholic delights. We enjoyed our visit and recom- mend the Palms to anyone who knows what to expect: good sandwiches and drinks. And say hello to the Pugsinator, the Palms’ most affable sewer. fine cuisine. ’Robin enjoyed her Miiftiri Burger, awell-done patty on an English muffin with bacon and cheese. Having failed to finish the fries served with appetizers, she groaned when presented with more Contact’s almost a great film. ass 1/2 of 4 stars; thoughtful. The pitch: “|t’ll be like ‘Close En- counters of the Third Kind’ meets ‘NeIl’.” ALEX CHRISIENSEN .9 H11 MOVIE CRrric A I I I I I was trying to delineate the differ— a ence between Robert Zemeckis’s last CONTAL, T two films to see what makes a great movie and how that’s different from a movie that comes very close, but just doesn’t hit a real home run. “Forrest Gump” is the movie that made it to great; “Contact” is the one that just didn’t quite. “Contact” is still quite entertaining, but somehow it just didn’t reach that plateau which made me bring literally everyone I know to see “Forrest Gump,” one at a time, until I knew the movie by heart. What I have concluded is that a great movie is so idiosyncratic and unique that it is literally impossible to think, ‘‘It was good, but they just needed the right (writer, lead actor, director.)” You simply can’t imagine any of these three basic factors beingchanged and still having a good film. Nobody ever said, “Gee, that ‘Forrest Gump’ really would have been something if Kevin Costner had been Forrest,” or “if Spielberg could have gotten his hands on it.” It needed Tom Hanks, Zemeckis, and writer Eric Roth. That’s what made it, and that’s also why they all have Oscars on their mantels right now. Jodie Foster may have another Oscaron her mantel come March, but it’s difficult to imagine that Zemeckis will be in contention again or that writers James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg will need to rent a tux. I know it might seem mean, or unrealistic I guess is a good word, to expect Robert Zemeckis to hit it out of the park every time, but I really am interested in the slight differences that distinguish the good from the great. I think the ***i of4 answer, in this case, is that the project just didn’t need Robert Zemeckis. It needed him to get made in the first place, but it didn’t need his particular vision to make it compelling. There may or may not have been someone out there who could have made “Contact” great, but almost any working director could have made it just as watchable. Nothing lifts “Contact” above the crowd and says, “Contact! This is what it is.” “Contact.” as you probably have heard by now, is the story of Ellie Arroway, an astronomer obsessed with finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. She runs a program which tries to identify patterns in the radio transmissions constantly arriving from deep space which might distinguish intelligent trans- missions from the noise that stars make. Despite cuts in funding and being looked down upon by the rest of the scientific community, Arroway battles on, obsessed by her need to reach out. Her best efforts aside, however, Arroway’s funding is about to be cut when she suddenly finds what she’s been waiting for: a pattern among the noise. As David Letterman said, “The aliens faxed down the plans for a spaceship.” Suddenly, Ellie Arroway isn’t just that crazy chick who looks for aliens, she’s that brilliant visionary who found the aliens. The next big question, obviously, is who’s going to fly the mother. I don’t want to ruin the expertly crafted suspense, but I will say that the obstacles to Ellie’s selection are among the best things about the film. “ Contact” sets the stakes extraordinarily high and generally pays off in the end. There are some truly unsatisfying things about the pay-off as well, but you have to admire whoever had the guts to bring the plot of the film so far to the brink. Jodie Foster does a good job as Arroway, despite the character’s stupid name. Every time Matthew McConnaughey said, “Ellie,” I cringed. It just sounds dumb. Nevertheless, Foster’s full intensity is on display, and you have to like her and admire her character’s resourcefulness and determination. One thing though: Forget the hats, Jodie. Really, darling, they’re too much. You look like a refugee, and refugee chic is so over. The ending is a huge surprise, and a lot of people felt let down by it, myself included. And yet, following the very valid thoughts ofthe film through to their conclusions, there really couldn’t be another ending. Any alterations would knock over the ideological house of cards. Maybe that’s the problem with the film. It knows itself so well, it leaves barely any room for heart. Hollister Howey WM Mrai (tier FBL/{EVE TW2 "c0(,0Nl\iPrV at/ue"ci«aT00N.‘ WHO wouw )-