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These commemorative masterpieces are for sale only to the university’s undergraduate and law classes of 1999. Call 1-800-355-1145 now to order! ' “To my knowledge, nothing like this has ever been done before,” said Neil Penick, director of the 250th Obser- vance. “I can tell you for a fact that it wasn’t done for the bicentennial class.” The rings come in yellow or white gold, are set with the university crest and have the 250th Observance logo Picking up the pieces: on the left shank and the profiles of George Washington and Robert E. Lee from the school seal on the right shank. The idea of a special ring came from the three-member student committee of the 250th Observance. “It’s a special occasion,” committee member Nate - Tencza said. “We thought it would be neat to have something a little different while still maintaining tradition.” The Campus Committee for the 250th Observance chose Milestone Marketing Inc., a company based in Exton, Penn., to design and manufacture the com- memorative rings. Milestone is one of two compa- nies that come to W&L each year to market their class rings. ' “We felt that a smaller, local company would give us something more unique,” Tencza said. “We didn’t want to just get a generic special-occasion-type ring.” I Milestone will take ring orders at the University Adams moves on after fire 1 , JAMES G. LEYBURN LIBRARY I I MSHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Bridgewater in Par Weekend mud n PAGE4 hi L-EXrNGToN.vA so I at 199‘? Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Permit No. 7 Lexington. Va. Monday NOVEMBER 3, 1997 anky’s flouts ire regulations, gets burned I BY HILLARY COOMBS ————————— MANAGING EDITOR The Lexington Fire Department responded in moments to a Sunday morning grease fire at Spanky’s Res- taurant and Delicatessen. Their quick response wouldn’t have been neces- sary if the restaurant had complied with Lexington’s building code. “Any commercial kitchen must have a range hood over all its equip- ment,” said Bill Blatter, Lexington’s building and zoning administrator. Inside should be a chemical tire sup- pression system.” Such a system is automatically ac- tivated by the heat of a grease fire. It immediately shuts off all appliances in the kitchen and sprays out a fire retardant chemical, smothering the blaze. “Sometime within last few months [Spanky’ s] had installed a range hood without getting a permit,” Blatter said. “But it didn’t include a fire suppres- sion system.” Because Spanky’s was already in’ business when the building code was enacted, they were initially exempt from installing such a hood under a “grandfather clause” written into the code. However, wherrthe restaurant installed a new hood, it should have had a fire suppression system. “Had they had a fire suppression system, the fire should have been out before we got there,” said John Mutispaugh, the fire department’s in- vestigator. “As it was we ended up having to put the fire out with dry chemical extinguishers.” Mike Ogier, Spanky’s manager, refused to comment on the restaurant’s failure to comply with the building code. He did explain what happened Sunday. “It was a normal day,” Ogier said. “I came in and turned everything on and went to the restroom. When I came back, the fryer was on fire.” Ogier called 911, then grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to put the fire out. “It was lucky that [the fire depart- ment] did get here as soon as they did,” Ogier said. “Otherwise we might have lost more equipment.” The fire started around 8:45 a.m. The fire department arrived Spanky’s by 8:50 a.m. and had the fire out soon afterward. The exact cause of the fire is un- known. “The manager said they had been having trouble with deep fryer,” Mutispaugh said. “Whether it shorted and caught the grease on fire, I don’t know.” The fire. damaged two 220-volt lines electric lines in the kitchen and three 110-volt lines going to various appliances, and did an unknown amount of damage to one panel box. The fryer and a toaster were de- stroyed. The toaster has already been replaced. A new fryer has been or- dered. According to Ogier, the fryer that caught fire was new and had only been installed about two months ago. Mutispaugh had not finished. the fire report and was unable to make an estimate on the cost of the damage to Spanky’s. Spanky’s was allowed to reopened Ti1esdayat5 p.m afterinstalling afire suppression system and repairing the damaged wiring. Blatter inspected both, but did not cite the restaurant for violating the building code. ' “In trying to understand what hap- pened, I don’t feel there was any will deceive me about it,” Blatter said. “It was a misunderstanding, and [the ci- tation] wouldn’t have stood up. I didn’t feel it was worth the efibrt.” Spanky’s was closed for lunch and dinner on Sunday and Monday and lunch on Tuesday. Ogier estimates the restaurant lost approximately $6,000 GD SEEFIREPAGE2 e Cancer forces BY ERIKA PRossER "“:‘—“** STAFF WRITER Yesterday marked the five-week anniversary of the day Assistant En- glish Professor Adams’ house burned down. Adams had lived for several years in the house, which was built by Washington and Lee students in the 1960s. The fire started around 1 pm. on Sunday, September 28. It was probably caused by electrical problems, but investigators told Adams that the house had been so badly damaged that the cause was “hard to figure out.” Two days before the fire, Adams’s application for a loan for a new home had been approved. He lived with col- leagues for a few weeks, then finally moved into his new home on Jack- son Street last Thursday. His new house was designed by famous archi- tect Frank Lloyd Wright. Adams lost valuable material for his second academic book project in the fire, but has already [begun reaquiring the research and returning to the project. Adams has stayed busy with other work. Over the weekend of Oc- tober 25, he attended a conference in Waco, Texas, where a great collection of Browning works is kept. He also visited the Branch Davidian compound and brought back a piece of wood from the rubble. He later joked that he sympathized slightly with David Koresh’s losses after suffering from his own fire. Adams lost most of his clothes and belongings in the fire. “It would be unseemly for me to talk about how in debt I am,” he said. Bookstore on Nov. 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The company will sell its usual line of W&L class rings as well as the commemorative ring. “We thought [the commemorative ring] was a great idea only in that it was another option,” Penick said. “In other words, we didn’t want to shove this down anyone’s throat.” Both companies offer an interest-free installment payment plan, and rings can also be ordered through the mail or over the phone. “The 250th is going to be celebrated in so many ways: big public celebrations, visiting dignitaries and parties,” Penick said. “This is one of the most important commemorative items because it’s lim- ited.” Penick said all profits from the sale of the 250th Observance ring will go to Milestone. The univer- sity and the Committee on the 250th Observance will not receive any proceeds from the sales. THE 250TH OBSERVANCE class ring is available only to the law and undergraduate classes of I 999. HOI.LlSER H0 VEY/PHOTO EDITOR projectionist to surrender hobby BY SARAH MELDRUM STAFF WRITER A small group of students found the Troubadour the- ater empty and dark when they went to see “Looking for Richar ” Friday, Sept. 26. They were among the few that hadn’t heard the news that all film screenings were can- celed. Floyd Lynch, the film society’s projectionist, has cancer, and is no longer able to enjoy his favorite hobby. “He’s a terminal patient under hospice care,” said his wife, Dora Lynch. “I'm fortunate I have a daughter-in- law who is a registered nurse.” Mrs. Lynch’s daughter-in-law has greatly helped care for her husband, who otherwise would have gone to a nursing home. Lynch is former head of data processing for the carpet division of Burlington Industries. He loved being a pro- jectionist. “It was his paying hobby,” said Mrs. Lynch. Lynch was so proficient at operating the projection system that there was no choice but to cancel the screen- ings. “The projection equipment is very complicated,” Film Society President Marisa Frost said. “That ma- chine is such a monster, and would be too much to explain to a student.” “He was your regular sweet older guy,” Frost said. “He always came down before the shows to chat and share his opinion of the film.” “We will really miss having him at the screen- ings,” Meredith Welch, vice-president of the film society, said. “His commentaries on the films were always very enlightening.” Film society screenings resume with “Looking (D SEE HOBBY PAGE 2 OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19971103/WLURG39_RTP_19971103_002.2.txt NOVEMBER 3, 1997 =5 I1€WS_ Computer Iogins get face-I ift Changes are more than cosmetic BY JOSHUA Hi‘:r.LiNoA SPECIAL TO THE RING-TUM PHI Over the past few days, University Computing installed a new program that will improve the network login process. The new program, named SFLogin 95, allows students in computer labs to log into to the W&L network by typing their user-ID alone, instead of having to enter their class year after their user-ID. This change does more than improve appearance. SFLogin 95 uses a search process to automatically identify the full network con- text, or user group, of each user. This eliminates the need for the class year and allows faculty to use lab machines without remembering their network context. SFLogin 95 improves network security too. It erases the last user from the screen, so the machine’s next user can’t identify the previous user. By automatically routing each user to his or her group, it also makes administrative systems off-limits to those without access privi- leges. Finally, SFLogin 95 integrates the login process with Windows 95. Computers will no longer tell students that they have not logged on at that machine before or display other annoying messages. This upgrade marks an effort by University Computing to make the dent Computing Coordinator said. “I know it makes some minor adjust- ments but it makes the login process simpler and quicker.” Van Assendelft cautioned students to pay attention to the change. Re- peated efforts to enter a class year in SFLogin 95 can interfere with a student’s ability to login successfully. “The first time you enter your year, it ignores it,” he said. “But if you insist on it, you will have problems logging in.” So far, students seem to have mixed reactions to the latest change. When informed of SFLogin 95’s new features, junior Dan Hilley said simply, “Sweet.” 3 Others displayed cases of technological whiplash. “As soon as we un- derstand the procedure, they change it,” said Elizabeth Richey, a junior. Computers in Newcomb, Leybum, Reid, and the Commerce School all received the upgrade to lntranetware and SFLogin 95. The Science Center and Gaines labs will get the upgrades soon. Due to licensing restrictions, SFLogin 95 is not available for students on their personal computers. FIRE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 OPEN AUDITIONS FOR CRIMES OF THE HEART, ALL ARE WELCOME The W&L Theater Department will be holding open auditions for the winter term pro- duction of Beth Hen1ey’s comedy “Crimes of the Heart.” Auditions are Tues., Nov. 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Keller Theatre. There are parts available for four women and two men, and all are invited to audition. Scripts may be borrowed from the Theatre Department secretary (463-8001). Directed by J .D. Martinez, Crimes of the Heart is a warm-hearted, zany and bril- liantly imaginative story about the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions. TICKETS ON SALE FOR RICHMOND BALLET, $3 FOR‘ W&L COMMUNITY The Lenfest Series at W&L will open its season with the Richmond Ballet on Nov. 10 and 1 1 at 8 p.m. in the Keller Theatre. Tickets are sale now at the Lenfest Box Office (463- 8000). ' The program features two dance masterpieces of the twentieth century. George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocca, set to Bach’s Concerto in D minor for two violins and John Butler’s Carmen Burana, set to the stirring music of Carl Orff. Tickets are $3 for students, faculty and staff. UNIVERSITY-SHENANDOAH SYMPHONY ORCHES- TRA OPENS SEASON NOV. 8 The W&L University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra will open its 1997-98 season with a performance on Sat., Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center. Jose Ferreira Lobo from Porto, Portugal, will be the guest conductor. The concert is open to the public, free of charge, but tickets are required. The program includes music by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Dovark. The repertoire for the 70-piece ensemble this year will include performance of the Symphony in D minor by French composer Cesar Franck, a performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by the world-renowned Romanian pianist Mihai Ungureanu, and film music by Max Steiner. DAVIS MERRITT TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR JOURNALISM ETHICS INSTITUTE to $8,000 in revenue. French fries will be the only things missing from the menu while Spanky’s waits for its new fryer to arrive. Although many of the restaurant’s other appetizers are usually deep-fried as well, Ogier says they will be prepared by other methods. Ogier was the only person in Spanky’s at the time of the fire. He was treated for smoke inhalation at Stonewall Jackson Hospital and released. ®HOBBY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 for Richard” on Nov. 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. Carol Calkins, University Center Coordinator, organized the search for a new projectionist. The efforts yielded local resident Todd Owens and Andrew Martin. Owens will be the head projectionist and Martin will be the backup. They will show “Everyone Says I Love You” the next weekend and “In the Company of Men” Dec. 5 and 6. “Koyla,” the last film that Lynch projected, was a good movie for his final showing, the Lynches agreed. “It was such a wonderful movie,” Mrs. Lynch said. Davis Merritt, senior editor of The Wichita Eagle, will be the keynote speaker for W&L’s 24th annual Institute on the Ethics of Journalism Nov. 7-8. Merritt will give a public lecture on Fri., Nov. 7 at 4:30 p.m. on “Disconnecting from Detachment: Six Arguments for an Ethic of Journalistic Purposefulness.” The lecture will be given in Room 327 of the Will- iams School of Commerce. The Journalism Ethics Institute is part of W&L’s program in applied ethics and Society and the Professions, which brings nationally recognized scholars to the cam- pus to engage in classroom and public discussions on ethics in the fields of law, medi- cine, business andjoumalism. W&L ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SERIES PRESENTS TALK BY H.T. ODUM Howard T. Odum, graduate research professor emeritus in environmental engineering at the University of Florida, will speak at W&L on Tues., Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Odum will speak on “Environmental Resources and the Limits to Infonnation.” The talk will be in the I Leybum Library’s Northern Auditorium and is open to the public. Odum is the fonner director of the Center for Wetlands in Florida. He has assembled a wide body of research on ecology. ecological economics and environment engineering. His recent work discusses “energy” as a way of accounting for flows into and out of a system, such as a river or wetland. - The Envionmental Studies Program at W&L has been established at W&L to raise aware- ness of the environment with activities such as guest speakers and colloquia. This Week’s Weather: ALUMS SPEAK ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT EXPERI- Wednesday I ENCES THURSDAY W&L alums Lyrae van Clief-Stafanon and Betsy Kleiner will share their personal stories of coping with sexual assault Thursday at 7 p.m. in Science Center Room A214. Men and women are invited to come and listen and talk about the roles of communications and re- spect in gender relations. The event is sponsored by LIFE, Women’s Forum and Chi Psi. A, reception will follow afterwards. Thursday Sunday Saturday High: 62° Low: 40° High: 54° Low: 30° High: 54° Low: 43° 58° Low: 38° High: High: Low: 60° 38° -Compiled by Kathryn Mayurnik ubwoy andwiches x <14/reg grew, and olods 453 E. Nelson 31. Lexington, V0 _5A}43-3322 .3: W wk 36 ond$l2/Hr. Leave name and phone no. with ’2‘.;’:’.‘i..gwarmer If you had a choice, would.n’t you choose fresh, hot _‘__ tilt Sfiwwi that’s been left sitting under heat_,lai_nps?. 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Since self-diagnosis of depression can be elu- sive, Washington and Lee University Counseling Services decided to offer the W&L community the opportunity to be professionally evaluated for de- pression. Oct. 9 was National Depression Screen- ing Day, and Counseling Services and Peer Coun- Services plan to do it again next year. ' According to Dean Anne Schroer-Lamont, 18 people were screened, including undergraduates, law students, staff members and family members of staff. Roughly 40 percent of those screened were “ clinically depressed. “I think a lot of people came in to see where they stood and were pleasantly surprised to realize that they were just having a down day,” said Catherine home in order to give myselfup, with unspeakable melancholy, to my dreams. How do I regard life today? I give way to thoughts of death.” Ifthe words of a 17-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte strike It a familiar chord, you may be depressed. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, especially among young adults. Some estimate that as many as one in five women and one in fifieen men experiences clinical depression “ during his 1jfel;'irne_ selors administered tests for depression in the Uni- Haddock, senior, alter helping to administer the test. Depression can aiso be difiienlt to diagnose, versity Center. Those who were diagnosed depressed had the signs ineindeg 3 enange in eating and sleeping The tests were designed to determine whether a option of a 15-minute counseling session with ei- patterns; headaches and stornaenaehes; 1oss of person exhibits symptoms of depression and the tlierDean Schroer-Lamont orDr. James Worth Most 4 interest in life; fatigue; feelings of worthlessness, S€V61'i’iY Oflhose Symptoms. Test-takers responded - . (I) See DOWN page 4 ‘ Want to raise your grade-point average? ‘ . Phi Eta Sigma members ‘ lth ' t ‘~ BY Km” TONE” Sm? W studying and be _well rested.” . l ' Classical music entertains Michele Connors, along with moti- aities are over. Weekend getaways are things of the vating her to do well. She prefers Mozart to accompany her past. And, you’ve finally canceled the premium movie readings. l channels. , Brown nose. After midterm grades and a visit from the parental unit, you Sure, other students might call you names and laugh, but are have decided (been forced) to study*. Now before foreheads they members of Phi Eta Sigma? Going in and talking to the start to crimch, migraines take hold and fingernails are bitten to professor doesn’t just add a few brownie points in the grade the quick, RELAX -- you can do it! As a service to its readers, book, it can actually teach you something. Ask questions and . _ ,4 The Ring-Tum Phi asked the experts how to tackle the daunting ‘ show your professors outlines and rough drafts, said Jordan v task of studying for success. Bulger. *3 A - The following study tips were gathered from the new ini- “These are the people who are trying to teach you,” he. said. THE BREAKFAST CLUB i S one of;/V&L s mosipopuia, bimdS_ PHOTO Br GUYMOLYNEUX tiates of Phi Eta Sigma, the sophomore honorary society. These “One on one never hurts.” ' _ _ - studious sophomores gave advice on everything from what to Choose the right time. Breakfast COITIGS t0 the PaVIIlOn and Students are ‘I write to what to eat. Follow their advice, and you too can earn “Study when you study best,” Sula Jacobs answers simply. . . an A**. She is a morning person whose best study hours are between Write it all down. 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. (butaskher how early she goes tobed)." I e e Writing everything down on notecards helps Brittany Ginny Jernigan is just the opposite. She’s a night person who ‘ Ahlstrom orgaruze, learn and remember. It also keeps her from hates the constant interruptions during the day.“ Once every- BY SYBIL PRIME & LIZ DEn_m This weekend, relive the Reagan era when the getting belund. one goes to bed, she said, I finally have Sim, WRHER , Shannon Bell has a more sophisticated some peace and quiet.” . . . Breakfast Club Comes to .town' .The pgpular 805 system She makes Study guides byrec0py_ ‘ 6 Avoid tests _ Remember a time when the most pressing thing on cover bandwas last seen in Lexington in late Sep- ing her notes in two columns. On the left Just don’t take tests is Jennifer Fisher’s yollrmmdwasthenumber ofhokis lnyourjeans? when tember atP1KA and SPE The fiatemuy basements g side, she writes down what the professor I do work all day philosophy. Of course, this means she has 83:?’ (D . said in question form, with the answers on b etween classes so 1 tips for writing papers. The right mindset is q gm ' ‘ 386 CLUB page 4 the right side. Bell keeps up with the study key for Fisher. Her computer makes monkey, guide throughout the term, so at test time don‘? /’laVe to Cram frog and other jungle sounds when she turns she can use it to quiz herself. at n ight it on. “They get me all kinds of psyched for 5 Key words and phrases help trigger writing papers,” she said. Nancy Reinhart’s grey matter, so she makes Of course, most W&L students have no a list and tests herself until she can iden- -Brandon way around the test-taking, so these Phi Eta tify all the test material with the key words. Just get it done. “I do work all day between classes so I don’t have to cram at night,” said Brandon Chalk. He actually finds he can study amidst all the distractions of his. room. Jason Nichols suggests the library. “Lock yourself in a car- , , Sigmas contributed a few secrets for the day of the test. , Both Connors and Nichols have lucky pencils. Nichols used long-terrn thinking to choose his charm, a mechanical pencil. Connors, on the other hand, prefers the tradi- tional pencil. comes to the Lenfest Center ‘ 7M '1'} Ii: P1 11 H The Lcnfcst Scrics at W&L will open its sci - son with thc Richmond Ballct on Nov. 10 and 11 at 8pm in thc Kcllcr Thcatrc. r rel,” he said. “It motivates you to do your homework so you “It’s kind of a limited supply,” said Connors, referring to her Fciltll "Cd in thc I) |'0'.5|‘="" =1 "C “'35” ’l°“‘5 "ll ean finish and go home,” _ ’ lucky slaridard grapliiio “So it has to be a really’ roally’ really the 20th ccntury--Jolm Butlcr's Carmina “Them are SO many Other things I0 be doing With your time important test.” Bu rana and Balanchine's Concci1o Barocco. at W&L,” said Ashley Buck, whose secret of success is “just Nichols has another ritual to help himout. He always untucks "F-=10“ 0Wl<‘St‘ “’0|’kS«" S*'."54||1i-WC‘“"°W"‘ gt’/(ting around 10 it.” the back of shirt, leaving the front neatly in place. Stoncr Winslctt. “cxhibits the path ofcvolution ‘ Eat, sleep and be merry. “I did it orioo before a test and did really Well,” he said, figup of ballot in this ccntury, one which has U! the “A quiet place with chocolate” is Heather Reid’s answer. ing it must have helped him out in some way. “W” twill"!-i~ l'“°"S°- “'l""-‘|"‘°“‘l P“ "l"‘l "f*"‘°‘ She always studies with some form of chocolate near by, prefer- Beanie Babies provide support for Jacobs. She uses the little i"l"ll.V 5" 1|“ 0f dank‘? hN0|'."-” ably Reese’s Peanut Butter cup. ereatnres to have something to no1d on to, in the same manner a Carmina Bu ra na is a thcatrc piccc based on , Jordan Btilger takes a more serious approach to his brain stress ball works. She chooses diiferent animals from her collec- pocms disco\'crc(l in the library of thc Bavarian food. “Eat as though you’re an athlete,” he suggests. “It’s a tion depending on the subject. 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Mennonite 0 W&L 3 Sat.: Greensboro 3 W&L 1 Women’s Soccer (14-2) Wed.: W&L 10 E&H 0 Sat.: RM 0 W&L 1 Men’s Soccer (7-2) Tues.: Roanoke 2 W&L 1 Sat.: Denison 2 W&L 1‘ AHEAD Football at Emory & Henry Volleyball Sat.: ODAC Toumy @ Hollins Sat.: Men’s Soccer Tues.: ODAC Tourny 1st Round (TBA) Cross Country Sat: ODAC Toumy sports NOVEMBER 3, 1997 Generals poach Eagles, 22-10 Forcing four Bridgewater turnovers during a Parents’ Day mudbath, the Generals’ defe'nsive squad unleashed its beast BY BRENDAN HARRINGTON "’j“““‘"j“"‘ STAFF \5(/RITER ed by an outstanding defensive I performance, the Generals made it a happy Parents’ Weekend as they defeated Bridgewater 22-10 Saturday at Wil- son Field. Bridgewater held a slight edge in most of the key statistics but the combination of solid defense, key kick-returns, and early turnovers helped the Generals get the win. Things didn’t get off to a great start for the Generals as quarterback Chris- tian Batchellor was intercepted by Bridgewater defensive back Richard Glovier, on the first play of the game. Batchellor tried to make a difficult pass on the run while being pursued by a Bridgewater lineman and wound up throwing a floater, which was eas- ily picked off. But Bridgewater would quickly return the favor as Generals defensive back Ryan Fletemeyer intercepted Eagles quarterback Brith Osinkosky after the ball bounced off Fletemeyer’s teammate, John Bennazzi. Fletemeyer returned the interception 39 yards to the Bridgewater 23, setting up a Chris- tian Bachellor 1 yd QB sneak for a touchdown. On the ensuing extra point attempt, the kick was blocked but the Generals’ David Ritchey was able to recover the ball in the endzone for a two-point conversion and the Generals took an 8-0 lead. The teams then exchanged punts for a good portion of the first half. The Eagles failed to capitalize on a scor- ing opportunity early in the second quarter when kicker Michael Padgett missed a 22-yard field goal. It ap- peared that the ball was partially blocked. Bridgewater did manage to put points on the board late in the sec- ond half as Padgett booted a 21-yard field goal with one second left, to cut the Generals’ lead to 8-3. Early in the third quarter, the Gen- erals’ Harry Brookby returned a punt 27 yards to the Eagles 39 yardline set- ting up another Washington and Lee touchdown. After tailback Hanley Sayers exploded for 14 yards to the Eagles 3-yard line, fullback Scott Moses ran it in for the touchdown. The touchdown was followed by a Batchellor run for the two-point con- version and the Generals’ lead was in- creased to 16-3. Bridgewater refused to roll over and the Eagles attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter. On a 4th and 8 play Eagles’ punter Von Lewis faked the kick and ran the ball 28 yards to the W&L 24-yard line. The Eagles converted on the fake as tailback Colby Allen ran it in from the 3-yard line, cutting the lead to 16-10. But once again the Generals’ de- fense stepped up and got the job done. With five minutes left in the game and the Eagles driving, Matt Luca -recov- ered Colby Allen fumble and ran it back to the Bridgewater 30. This would prove to be a game—saving play as the Generals went up 22-10 afier tailback Wesley Sayers rushed 5- yards for a touchdown. “The ball just popped out of Allen’s hands and I was just right there,” said Luca. “ I was just in the right place.” Luca was a large part of the Generals’ solid defensive effort: he was in on 11 tackles, recovered a fumble, and also had a big sack on a crucial third down play. But Luca was quick to point out that it was a team effort. “It was a great effort by the entire defense; the whole defense was TAKING A BREAK, the defensive unit recieves praise from Head Coach Miriello following their shutting down of the Brigewater offensive attack. The Generals’ defense forced four turnovers and held the Eagles to 274 yards on 64 plays. Despite the rain and mud, the team enjoyed their thrid victory in front of a capacity Parents’ Day crowa’. HoL1.1srE1e H()VEY/PHOTO EDITOR in on it,” he said. Defensive Back Ryan Fletemeyer, who came up with the big interception early in the first half, was also pleased with the defensive effort. “The defense did a great job,” he said. “ We really shut them down, we were all playing a little harder because of Parents’ Week- end.” Most of the players seemed to agree with Fletemeyer. They do seem to play a little harder for the games dur- ing Homecoming and Parents’ Week- end, and the Generals won both of those games. The Generals have 2 games remain-‘ STEAMING IN THE COLD, members of the Generals rugby team await their chance to crush a Hampden-Sydney tiger. In they end, they did, defeating the Tigers by a score of 1 7-12. 1‘10LI.lS7ER Ho VEY/PHOTO EDITOR 3 Beginner Walk Trot Susanah Carr — 4th Meredith Welch — 2nd Intermediate Equitation on the Flat Christine Starer - 4th Intermediate Equitation over Fences Lydia Nichols — 4th Christine Starte - 4th The W&L RidingTeam Results at Virginia Intermont Open Equitation on the Flat Lydia Nichols — 2nd Britta Gaffey - 5th Open Equitation over Fences Britta Gaffey — 4th OVERALL SCHOOL PLACEMENT - 6th ing. Next week they travel to Emory: and Henry before returning home the following week to face Swarthmore. So now the question for the Generals is can they win their last two games and make it to the .500 mark? The Generals seem to be confident that they can as they will go in to the final 2 games having won 3 of their last 4. “I think we can do it,” added Fletemeyer. “We’re play- ing really well right now and have a good shot at it.” Women’s soccer season ends in the ODAC semis BY FRANCES GROEERG ——-mm‘- STAFF Want-‘R raditions die hard at Washing I ton and Lee. Tailgating lives on-, the honor system still works, and the women’s soccer team still fail to capture the ODAC title. The Generals, after shutting out Sweet Briar 2-0 in the first round, were de- feated by six-time defending champi- ons Randolph Macon, by a score of 2-1. But W&L did not give up without a fight. The Generals fought into two tough overtime periods before the Yellow Jackets were able to score and seal the victory. Randolph Macon scored first, with a goal from Beth Kirby at the 44:30 mark. W&L got a goal from sophomore Ginny Jemigan at 63: 13 to even the game. The score remained tied until the second over- time period, when R-MC Kirby scored her second goal of the game. Fresh- man Lauren Harris was credited with six saves for the game. W&L’s first round game in the ODACs against Sweet Briar turned out much more favorably for the Gen- erals, as they pulled out a 2-0 victory. Junior co-captain Karin Treese scored W&L’s first goal of the game midway through the first half, picking up a re- bound from co-captain Claire Bow- ers and blasting it past SBC goalie Carol Skriloff. With 23 goals this sea- son, Treese shattered both the record for goals in one season and for all- time goals. Freshman Amanda McDermott, with her third astounding goal of the season, sealed the victory with a rocket of a shot. The Generals outshot Sweet Briar 35-0, and won 12 comer kicks to Sweet Briar’s zero. W&L was so dominant in the middle that goalies Lauren Harris and Stephanie McKnight did not have to make a single save to record their seventh shutout of a season. Though this year’s season ended with a loss, the women’s soccer team can be consoled by the fact that for most of them, there is always next year. Of the 22 players on this year’s squad, 18 will return in ’98 for another run at the ODAC championship. It was a great season, and the ’97 Gen- erals have nothing to regret. £679 Jock Shorts - Men’s soccer loses two more OT battles - - Volleyball wins its sixth straight - Men’s Soccer The regular season drew to a dis- mal close for the men’s soccer team Saturday as they surrendered their , third straight 2-1 overtime loss, this time to non-ODAC contender Denison College. The loss seemed to epitomize the season for the Gener- als, who seemingly had been on the brink of glory all season long, but con- sistently fell short. The Generals will play their first game in the Old Do- minion Athletic Conference Touma- ment on Tuesday, with a final chance to turn their season around. The game on Saturday against Denison was a messy one that quickly deteriorated into a muddy game of ;;;,;; ,‘:l§’.§‘;%,..‘.,‘l;’;‘..§.fi‘,§“,i‘,i’i;‘;Z,‘2,?T$f..,iS..‘E‘E,Z‘;%..‘i:.S.f£; 4* SO wh e"/en have midterm fades? True the as friends. It’s 3:30 a.m., and deep in the one was friendly. Fraternities had have started to believe this, Look y _ _ , g ' ’_ y Being able to talk to my parents on an even keel dorms, groups of students have gath- pledges early in the year, and used around you! The Shenandoah Valley can be an effectlve motlvatlonal tool’ promptlhg means a lot to me. It also requires a lot of me: I ered to play computer games. Where them help to do things to give back to is one of the most beautiful parts of sllldehls to Werk harder- But to he truly effeetlvea have to be more responsible and I have to do a bet- is your school is headed? the Lexington community. Save for the world; enjoy your surroundings '‘ ' the grades lnnsl be accurate representations Ofa ter job of taking care of myself, so I won’t be em- the occasional fight with VMI, the Get out, meet people — you don’t student’s achievement (or lack thereof) in a par- barrassed when I tell my parents what I’ve been up V, community and the students inter- have to drink ifyou don’t want, Join ' ticular class. Professors who “guesstimate” grades to. The fewer bad grades l haVe to report, the less I My le W acted well. a service or social organization to can cause students to panic, but no one pays feel like a child when I call home. The more re~ Douglas Brown :98 _ Iknow it sounds like I am describ- make new friends, but please stop try- n attention to a grade they know has been deflated sponslble I am, the more I feel like an adult, and __._*....._ 1n_g an idyllic place, but that’s what ing to change our school just to make To make midterm grades worthwhile for any_ the better I can talk to my parents as an adult. r this schoolused to be. Recently, how- yourself happy_ One, freshmen or uppepciassmene both Students My mom, dad and I finished the day with a drive These students who have found ever, admissions has chosen to recruit If you really did not know what to . . along the Blue Ridge Parkway and a trip to Harris they re not happy here, and the frus- a bunch of really bright students who expect when you came to this school, and teachers Wm have to Start takmg them more Teeter They took me back to my apartment helped tration has caused them to withdraw have no idea what they are getting and ou are not ha with what ou s :eri:uSly' _ Professohs have K? Stop trying to Scar‘? carry the groceries inside, then started to get ready inside themselves. Once academi— into. I came here knowing full well founyd, then you always wlork res lheh lhre sh-ldylhgs and In tilfn, freshmen Wlll to leave. My mom gave me some money for din- callyjsuperior extroverts, they now what sort of place I was coming to. hard, improve your grades, and then actually pay attention to the ominous number at the nor, I gave my parents a hug and walked with my hide in a fantasy world to escape the Why have so many other students transfer somewhere you think you bottom. mom outside. dark reality of life (as they see it) of come here wanting to change the will be happier, Many students, especially in winter term, , My concerns about not having anything to say Washington and Lee. school? Diversity isn’t a bad thing, Most importantly: don’t let school l" completely discount their grades because they "or do during their visit seemed silly. We had talked This scene plays out more and but if diversity is what you expected get inthc way of your education You understand now the professors are grading about everything. We had gone different places and more frequently as our school blindly to find at college, you Came to the can learn so much from college just This makes the midterm grades worthieee had a good time: I had enjoyed their visit and looked strives to achieve some pinnacle of wrong place. . by being here_ Get your nose out of forward to talking to them again next weekend. I US. News and World Report excel- . Recentlyafew noisy students have the books, or off the computer screen, n had realized that we really are a lot alike. lence. I don’t want to sound like an decided that the only things to do here and see what other experignces are ‘c I stood and waved as they drove away. ‘I was old codger, but when I was a fresh- are drink, study, and hook up. That is open to you. You may find that you happy to have shared a wonderful weekend with my man, things here were different. We a very narrow-minded view, and I really are happy here after all, and that uote of the parents. had fall Rush, lots of beer, and every- think some of the more naive students there is no need for change, ‘ I I I “I never thought to equate Dr. Reg I St rat: 0 n In te rm 5 Of Wh O , H Ot Wh at Nye’s smile with a s#$!—eating ' 72 W gnn° This upcoming week is one of my least favorite times of graduate, I can’t reveal that right now. Anyway, the War Two and modern Chinese history which I likely . . . the entire year. It’s registration Week, the one Week When average student is left with a class or two per semester wouldn't have taken otherwise. " PSYeh- mad or to a B10‘ ma] or otherwise normal, Well-adjusted Students here at W&L de- in which he can take pretty much whatever they want. Professor Porter is another truly entertaining history pro- Gide it’s '8 good idea to break out the Sleeping bags and Camp Many students look for the easy way out through an fessor. His enthusiasm for his subject is undeniable. He of- out at Newoonlb Hall and the Science Center all night for easyclass. Let’s face it: this isn’t State U., and there aren’t ten punctuates the point he’s trying to get across in class by I I -v . - those Classes they absolutely must have NOW, 1 Could sit any easy classes (Well, actually, there are, but I'm sure slamming his list down on atable. Then there is his disdain here and write a lengthy tirade about the registration system as hell not going to tell you what they are. I want to sign for the supposed intelligence of freshmen. As everyone who that requires me to get up before the Crack of dawn to gel the up for them). Even if you do discover an easy class, has been here longer than a year knows, every freshman Ereucitve Editors Coumley Miller Classes 1 Want, but, quite honestly, Would be like shooting chances are people began camping out for it on Friday, class that enters this university is the smartest ever. A quick ir . . ‘l".’°“ Z"°"" fish in a barrel. Besides, you can always make use of the so you won't get in. aside: wouldn’t you love it if one year the admissions de- Managing Editor Hillary Coombs . . . . . . , . , Armrare Edna, Andrea Ewing drop/add period in January and end up with the classes you The real secret 1S not to choose classes, but profes- pamnent said, Well, this year s freshmen class isn t all that Wanted anyway Wllllolll Pllehlng 3 tent sors. A lousy professor can suck the life out of a sub— bright. The people we really wanted chose Swathmore and News Editor Kal1uynvMayumik ~ ject you've been fascinated about for years, while a Davidson, sodon’t expect much fromthe freshmenwe ended "’&l’fe Ed"°" ¥:r:)h"'r‘;":mt From 3 Bar Stool great professor could make underwater basket weav- upwith. Professor Porter loves to mock that notion His quote 1 opinion & Ed,-ierr-ei Edna, Fmees Grebere Erie Sweneen .98 mg the best twelve weeks of your life. For example, this year, after asking us if we had found a frleslimen tutor Sports Editor John Stewart T. when I do venture outside the journalism department, yet: “This is the only school in America w ere you pay Copy Editor 'Will_Hardie With that problem s0lVed, the next problem is how to where, of course, every professor is absolutely fantas- $100,000 and leave (lumber than when you came here.” 5 schedule as enjoyable an academic term for yourself as tic. I’ve found a lot of good professors in the history Just about every professor on this campus can teach you re possible (without taking a term ofl). Of course, there are department. Professor Jeans is one of the few profes- something, but notallof themcanreally challenge you, make E Business Manager Rebecca Cimy always at least one of two Classes 3 term, either in your sors I know who can lecture for over an hour - 82 and you laugh, or even keep you awake. Remember, whenever Clm