OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19971117/WLURG39_RTP_19971117_001.2.txt . Nashington and Lee University ‘Students ‘attacked « I2 f v ‘i .1 ,4. F5: ‘ft ""lP‘A 2"‘! , I. C-. Lseytf PAGE 5 VOLUME 100, NUMBER 8 ange.” SinceConnier had seen the BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK that these men NEWS EDITOR were trouble. “I told them that I wasn’t (in the mood for ul- tra violence),” he reshmen Tim Cormier has seen the movie “A Clock- work Orange,” which glori- fies violence and rape, several times. TEE-enerals slam §warthmpre; in season finale. violence,” one of the men said, quot- ing a line from “A Clockwork Or- movie, he knew , Does VMI prepare men for “The. Real World?" Dave find out. ‘(HE R: L _ woRl—D Burns, senior, may just A PAGE 3 ran away,” Cormier said. Three juvenilles were arrested by the Lexington Police later that night, said W&L Security Chief Michael Young. I’m in the mood for _ They are also some ultra-violence suspected of as- __ attacker saulting a law stu- dent Saturday 7’ night. Cormier suf- When he was walking home from Phi Gamma Delta Saturday, he didn’t expect to have a run-in with an afi- zionado of the film. Cormier was walking up Washing- :on Street around I I p.m., on his way to check on a friend, when three men accosted him near Lee House. “I’m in the mood for some ultra- Smoking be banned in said. The three men knocked Cormier to the ground. To protect himself, he rolled over on his left side and as- sumed the fetal position. The men started kicking and punching him all over his body. “I think they saw a security guard or something because they finally just fered minor injuries: a cut and bruised«hand, a swollen arm and cuts and bruises on the right side of his head. He was treated at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Cormier plans to press charges against thejuvenilles. — Hollister Hovey contributed to this article. may They've got a ml bucks, of W&L’s endowment to invest. Do you know W110 they are? JA'\IlF=.Q r: LEYBURN LIBRARY 71%-I-2t?’slIi'J§i?|l-ON & LEXINGTONNA NOV 181$Z PAGE 7 Uh iliing-tum Ifllti Rats llion Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Pennit No. 7 Lexington. Va. Monday NOVEMBER 17, 1997 riot 400 break into mess hall BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK ~——--eNEws EDITOR They wereithrowing dishes, tear- ing stuff off the walls and smash- ing up a Post Police car. An upper- classman cadet said it was “just bed- time.” Some might call it a riot. Virginia Military Institute Post Police Officer Matt Bennett called the Lexington Police Department for backup around 11:15 p.m. Sun- day after a late-night rat activity got out of control. Lexington Police Officer Michael Hess was on the scene. “There was a riot going on and they needed more officers,” Hess said. “The rats were tearing stuff offthe walls ofthe cafeteria, break- ing dishes and throwing chairs.” Hess arrested 21-year-old cadet Samora Leacock for smashing the windshield ofa Post Police vehicle. “When I got there, he was the only one left messing with the car,” Hess said. “But people said that there were 20 or 30 guys trying to overturn the car.” “He (Leacock) said that he was told by his superiors to do it, and that he was following orders,” Hess said. “All of the upperclassmen were just standing around and watching.” The riot was a “show of rat mass unity,” and was the first one this year, a reliable source at VMI said. The rats attempted to burn down the barracks last year, he said. “But you can’t light cement on fire.” The rats’ original intention Sunday night was to take the chairs from the mess hall and spell out “98” in the middle of the football field. _ “98” signifies this year’s graduat- ing class. Each rat has a special rela- tionship to one senior, a mentor that they call a “dyke.” However, the rats got overzealous. They broke into the mess hall to get the chairs and began tipping over the tables, which were already set for Monday’s breakfast, and broke doz- ens of plates and glasses. “When you get a bunch of young kids together this kind of thing is go- ing to happen,” junior Ben Murray said. A frenzy like this breaks out ev- ery year, and this year was no worse than last year, with the exception of the demolished car, Hess said. “The class starts out as 425 indi- viduals,” Hess said. “And at the end of the year, they are supposed to be a one-minded group. And that group gets together and destroys stuf SEE RIOT PAGE 2 seeping om eyes Gaines residents BY WILL HARDIE -—e—————: COPY EDITOR A local man was caught peering at female students through a Gaines Dor- mitory window Friday night. Brian S. Armentrout, 21, was served a tresspass notice, meaning he will be arrested if caught on campus again. A 9mm automatic pistol was later found in his posession. Since the gun was unloaded, Lexington police could not charge him with a weapons viola- tion. At 8:20 p.m. Friday, sophomore Lauren Walter noticed a strange man looking at her through the window of her first floor Gaines suite. “He looked fishy, so we drove to security to re- port it,” she said. The man had long blond hair and a small beard, and was wearing a gray fleece and blue jeans. The man’s description was immedi- ately broadcast on security radio, which is also monitored by Lexington police. By the time Walter returned to Gaines, a Washington and Lee security car and a police squad car were on the scene. _ Walter told the officers that the stranger had driven off along Wash- ington Street in a blue Chevrolet Cavalier, and gave them the licence number. Lexington police and W&L secu- rity officers spread out to search for the stalker. Driving out of town on Route 60, police spotted his Cavalier heading back into town. They spun round at the junction of Liberty Hall Road and turned on their sirens. The police car and a W&L se- curity car pursued Armentrout back into Lexington and up Washington Street. Joined by a second police car they pulled him over opposite Lee House. A third police car screeched up soon afterwards, and a small crowd of students gathered round. Security Officer Rodney Early said Armentrout was shocked by the rapid response. “He was freaked, like, where did all these people come from so fast?” he said. “This was the bust of the year,” said Security Officer Scott “wild Irishman” Rowe. “We were in front of Chi Psi when the call went out and were there in less than ten sec- onds.” Lexington Police Officer Fred Smith noticed a pistol lying on the Cavalier’s passenger seat, so drew his own gun and cuffed Armentrout against the car. Armentrout’s 9mm (L3) SEE PEEPER mg 2 public rooms BY WILL HARDIE COPY EDITOR moking could be banned from all public build- ings on campus as soon as next term, if current draft proposals are implemented. Faculty would no longer be allowed to smoke in their offices, and the li- brary smoking lounges may be closed. While some welcome the proposals as overdue, many faculty who smoke in their offices are up in arms. Current university policy, dating from September 1994, bans smoking in all university public areas. Smoking is only allowed in designated places such as some residence hall rooms, faculty and staffoffices and smoking lounges. Faculty members who smoke in their offices are asked to keep their doors closed and are given the option of using air filters. I Worries about the health implications of second-hand smoke and complaints from students, faculty and staff, prompted the administration, the deans and Director of Personnel Bob Fox to initiate a policy review. An addi- tional flurry of complaints resulted from the shuffle of offices associated with the opening of the new Science building. _ « Last week Dean of the College Laurent Boetsch sent department heads a draft policy revision, extending the smoking ban to faculty offices. He asked for comment and response, and received plenty. Professor Lad Sessions, head of the philosophy depart- ment, is in favor of the plan. “Faculty have an obligation to their students not to scare them away or damage their health with their smoking, and to think more kindly of their colleagues who are bothered PUFF DADDY A smoking student studies in one of the library's smoking lounges, which may soon be closed by the school. LORA ELLlSON/ RING-TUM PHI by second-hand smoke,” he said. “Smoking should be not permitted in public spaces, and that includes faculty offices. They are not private spaces; they are not owned by the faculty.” Knight Professor of Journalism Louis Hodges, who smokes in his office, welcomed the review but criticized the current proposals. “There has to be a way that the university can accom- modate the needs of non-smokers and group dedicated to promoting free expression on campus smokers,” he said. Boetsch said the university had expected adamant op- position to the proposals, but that there are no real alter- natives. The university has abandoned compromise mea- sures such as keeping doors closed and the use of air fil- ters. Fox said these have failed to protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke. “Any additional physical reha- bilitation really won’t work,” he said. I ' Sessions agreed. “It’s hard for many faculty to keep their doors shut because they want to be open to students,” he said, and added that smokers have not always kept to the rules. He cited cases of smokers refusing to close doors, refusing to turn on air filters on the grounds that they are too noisy, and in one case refusing to get an air filter. “Moving them all into the same building would be an interesting compromise,” said Sessions, “But I think it would be undesirable for the smokers. That would mean that they could share their smoking with one another but fl) Isa PUFF ma 2 Protest planned against Pat Buchanan’s speech BY JASON ZACHER EXECUTIVE EDITOR The Young America’s Foundation contacted Washing- ton and Lee’s Contact committee in an attempt to find a “friendly engagement for Patrick Buchanan.” But when Buchanan speaks in Lee Chapel Tuesday evening, he will be greeted with something he might not expect from a small, conservative, southern school — a demonstration against a Republican. Seniors Victoria Kumpuris and Kate Giese sent an e- mail last week to more than 45 students about the demon- stration Organizers of the demonstration stress that they are demonstrating against Buchanan — not Contact’s deci- sion to bring him to campus. In the e—mail, Kumpuris said, “Apathy is the worst reaction to these inflammatory statements. Be glad he is coming.” * A Kumuris is actually looking forward to attending the speech. “It is a great opportunity to see someone of his stature speak,” she said. “I think a lot ofpeople disagree with some ofthe things in Buchanan’s platform,” added Giese. Contact Chairman Josh Heslinga is not worried about the protest. ’ “The only ., concern I have is X if the demonstra- tion interfered with the speech,” Heslinga said. “It if did, it would reflect poorly on the school.” The Young America’s Foun- dation, a conser- vative group « dedicated to pro- Patrick Buchanan moting free expression on campuses, suggested Buchanan to Contact. Its lecture program brings conservative speak- ers to college campuses throughout the country. Buchanan’s honorarium is set at $15,000. The Young America’s Foundation is paying $5,000 of that total, Mock Convention is paying $2,000 and Contact is picking up the other $8,000. “It was a real good deal to get someone with this much name recognition,” said Heslinga. “Young America’s felt SEE PROTIST PAGE 2 OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19971117/WLURG39_RTP_19971117_002.2.txt PAGE 2 IICWS NOVEMBER 17, 1997 ‘ Light shed on dismal topic PUFF BY MELODY ANDREOLA SPECIAL TO THE RlNG—TUM PHI Professor Art Goldsmith packed the house Thurs- day evening. His lecture, “Economics: Dismal Science or Dis- mal Scientists,” covered the evolution of economic thought over the last several centuries and concluded with an optimistic vision of its future as a hopeful sci- ence. “My goal was to encourage people to think more broadly about the questions that are asked in each dis- cipline and that sometimes a conventional point of view should be questioned.” Goldsmith boldly denounced the assumptions ofthe prevailing economic models using the empirical evi- dence he has collected since the ’70s about the psy- chology of labor. Goldsmith’s insightful and well-supported com- ments rang true to Professor of Economics Charles Phillips. “My general concern is that we’ve been more inter- ICED RIOT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We just stand by and make sure no one gets hurt,” Hess said. Luckily, no one was iniured during the inci- dent. “We were all just mezrnorized at what was going on,” the source said. “After we made the arrest, they all started to calm down,” Hess said. Superintendent Josiah Bunting was called out of bed during the incident. “Alter Bunting got there, they all just lined up and went back to bed.” As punishment, the rats were up at 6 a.m. Monday morning participating in a “sweat party.” The “party” entails an extensive work-out and push-ups. The class will probably have to raise the money to pay for the damages, the source said. fl Will Hardie and Courtney Miller contributed to this article. CGTDPEEPER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 .380 caliber gun appeared to have been recently unloaded. The loaded clip was found under the seat, but one shell was lying beside the gun on top of the seat. Armentrout was charged with driving with- out a licence and was released. His licence had been revoked for traffic offenses. Walter said she saw Armentrout in Wendy’s the following day, and that he had walked up to her and stared at her. “It was scary,” she said. ested in building models than with the underlying assumptions,” he said. “Have economists become model builders at the expense of reality?” “It was refreshing to see a professor who for once let his true beliefs be known,” senior Jeremy Adams said. “Oftentimes, especially in the C- school, professors hide their true convictions in the almighty name of objectivity. I had a pretty good idea about what Professor Goldsmith believed and his talk simply confirmed it.” ' Goldsmith tempered his economic discourse by including his two children in the presentation, elic- iting many smiles from the audience. This was Goldsmith’s inaugural address for re- ceiving the Jackson T. Stephens endowed profes- sorship. For an endowed or chaired professorship, a donor gives a large, lump sum to the university. The university then invests the sum and pays the professor from the interest earned on the invest- ment. ~ “The endowed professorship is a way to honor professors,” said Professor of Economics Bruce Herrick. ‘ETD PROTEST CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 this would be a good place for a friendly engage- ment. It will still he a friendlier engagement than what he would receive at other campuses.” The last political protest at W&L was 25 years ago, when students organized protests throughout Lexington against President Richard Nixon’s deci- sion to mine Haiphong harbor in Vietnam. “One should not undersell the significance of a small southern school protesting theNixon policy,” said Pete Swart during preparations for the 1972 protest. Organizers at the time set up “telegram booths” so students could send telegrams to their congress- men about their protest.” Twenty-five years later, Heslinga said, “They have every right to protest. I wish them luck.” Buchanan will speak in Lee Chapel Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to join the demonstra- tion against Buchanan is encouraged t0_contact Victoria Kumpuris. CAS H CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 long-terrn and will not be dealing with daily fluctuations and short-temi volatility. The Oct. 28 prices would have been good buying prices, but WIS will invest for long- term growth and capital appreciation. Barret and Deupree developed the idea for WIS last year. While studying at the London School of Econom- ics, Barret met other American students who had ben- efited from investment organizations on their campuses. He and Deupree agreed that an investment group would be natural at Washington and Lee. “lt’s a common-sense extension of student interests and has a strong precedent,” Barret said. Deupree and Barret worked with Professors Joseph Goldsten, Michael Anderson and Andrew Holliday and members of the administration to establish the organiza- tion. “We took the idea to reality at the beginning of this year,” Deupree said. They held an application process and brought in 21 students to the group. Other students serve as informal associate members. The students are business administration, accounting, philosophy, economics, politics, and European history majors, and are divided into seven teams of three. “Each team does research on a specific industry,” Deupree said. Before WIS invests any money, the teams will present and defend their research. Deupree anticipates taking 12 to 18 months to build a complete portfolio of 25 to 40 securities. “Most of our research has been preliminary. Our main goal is to find - fundamentally sound companies that are fairly valued in the market,” he said. WIS is still in the preliminary re- search stage, and needs to do a thorough evaluation be- fore deciding in which companies to invest. “I don’t think that we were the first at W&L to have the idea for such an organization,” Barret said. “I’m just glad that we had the opportunity to set it up.” 37 DAYS ’TIL CHRISTMAS COME SEE OUR SELECTION OF on-‘r BOXES AND BASKETS WEEKDAYS 7:30 — 5:30 - SATURDAY 8:00-5:00 - SUNDAY 9:00 - 400 WWW (l;(’ .(”r)0.s'///39' (rill 9 W. WASHINGTON ST. - 464-6586 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 would be a fearsome place for everyone else.” “Folks opposed to the change in policy argue that they are not hurting anybody and that the character of the uni- versity is such that individual freedom is desirable,” said Hampden Smith, journalism department head. But Sessions denounced the idea that smokers’ indi- vidual liberties are at stake. “If you’ll pardon the expression, I think that’s a smokescreen,” he said. Although not required in the draft proposals, it seems likely that the two smoking lounges and the smoking study in the Leybum Library will also be declared no-smoking areas. Although these rooms are enclosed, staff and stu- dents have complained that smoke drifts out. “It’s not clear yet what will happen, but it is the staffs view that maybe the time has come to declare this a no-smoking building, Barbara Brown, head librarian, said. An anonymous senior, who spends an average of 6 hours a day in the fourth floor smoking lounge, is op- posed to the change. “It’s not like the smoke spreads into the library,” she said. “If you don’t have a place to smoke, you will be forced to go outside and smoke in the freezing cold.” Senior Steve Komonytsky, a non-smoker who works in the library, has no problem with the smoking lounges. “If smokers didn’t have a place to smoke, there would be more people hanging around and smoking outside,” he said. “Even though the lounges smell, there are plenty of other places to go and study. I see no reason to get rid of them.” - ‘ The senior believes that the absence of smoking longues will be detrimental to students who need to smoke while they study. “It will not be conducive to smokers’ study habits,” she said. F ear of litigation by victims of diseases caused by sec- ond hand smoke has contributed to the decisions of many institutions to impose no-smoking policies. But Boetsch denied that this is an issue‘ here. “We’re not looking at this in legal terms,” he said. “It’s a question of the overall welfare of the community.” _ “Imagine the disruption that would occur for those who smoke if they are forced to go outdoors every time they want to have a smoke,” said Hodges. With winter approaching and no plans to create new indoor smoking areas, smokers are likely to face consid- erable inconvenience. And the prospect of faculty and stu- dents huddling in doorways to smoke raises more poten- tial problems, such as litter and security. Boetsch acknowl- edged that these were issues that will have to be addressed. “lt’s not uncommon that in trying to deal with one prob- lem you cause another set of problems,” he said. The deans and Fox hope to make recommendations to President John Elrod by the end of temi. Elrod must en- dorse any change in smoking policy. If he decides to imple- ment the plan, campus smoking could be outlawed as soon as the start of next term. Date Location PICK UP APPLICATIONS FOR FOR DORM COUNSELORS, RESIDENT ASSISTANTS ‘ Applications are due Monday, Dec. 1 for dorm counselor and resident assistant posistions. They are available in Payne Hall I 4. If you have any questions about the appli- cation/selection process, contact Dennis G. Manning, Dean of the Freshman Program. ATTEND MOCK CONVENTION MEETING WED. NOV 19 A Mock Convention 2000 Information Ses- 3 sion will be held Wed. Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commerce School, Room 221. For all freshmen, sophomores and first year law stu- dents, this is a unique opportunity to partici- pate in one of W&L’s best events! CHECK OUT IMPROVED, NEW ONLINE CALENDAR The W&L calendar is now on-line and can be accessed on the W&L Homepage by click- ing on the box, Jan.l, under the Calendar list- ing. All events which have been placed on the 1» calendar for this academic year should be vis- ible on the Master Calendar as well as on the School Events‘Calendar. If you put something on the calendar, check to make sure all information is correct. Also, ‘ ifa scheduled event is canceled, or if the date is changed, contact Evan Atkins at X8955 or by e-mail, eatkins@wlu.edu. UVA PROFESSOR SPEAKS ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE “Privledged and Imperiled: Children of the Han Court” is the title of the lecture that will be given by Anne Behnke Kinney, associate professor of Chinese at the University of Vir- ginia, on Tues., Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m. The lec- ture, which is sponsored by the East Asian Studies Program at W&L, is open to the public and will take place in the duPont Auditorium —Compiled by Kathryn Mayurnik 1* 0% GR EAT ‘BR I'I'AI\I AUSTRALIA I B E I.AI\I D N EIl|l ZEAI.AI\I D o:- ARGENTINA CI-III.E COSTA RICA Fa/of «gar/fig an /fa//%a/6, cfiéa/a/océfar riled/dz!/e. Study Abroad Information Sessions: Representative: Steve Seaworth Tuesday, November 18 5:00 PM Tucker Hall 5 18 For further information contact the Institute for Study Abroad. Butler University. 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208, Tel: 800/858-0229 Fax 317/940-9704 INKHTUTEFORSTUDYABROAD BUTLERIUNIVERSITY l OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19971117/WLURG39_RTP_19971117_003.2.txt NOVEMBER 17, 1997 BY ERICA PRossER STAFF WRIIER t’s the true story of seven strangers chosen to live together in a great house in a hip city —— their every moment captured on video. It’s MTV’s Real World, a chronicle of twentysomethings as they struggle to get along, and next year a VMI cadet just may be in the mix. Dave Burns and Nate Blackburn, VMI seniors, are in the final stages of interviews and considerations necessary to become members of either “The Real World” or “Road Rules.” “The Real World” traces the interactions of the participants and airs them on TV “Road Rules,” on the other hand, involves adventurous people travelling around the world, following clues left for them. Both shows have already run several seasons on MTV. Burns described his initial casting call as “just kidding around.” He hap- pened to be in Richmond while MTV was holding an open casting call in six cities. Richmond was one of the cities, and Burns wandered into the Cobble- stone Pub, the casting call location, for fun. “Nate was more premeditated than I was,” Burns said “He wants to be anactor.” The long interview process snagged both the cadets. The second round was held at the Berkeley Hotel in Richmond. This interview was a film shoot; interviewees and interviewers relaxed and talked in front of the camera. Burns said that the questions he was asked sought information about his past, his personality, and his best and worst points. 5 Two senior cadets may ,0 star in the next season of MTV’s hottest shows PAGE 5 W&life MTV held the next interview at VMI. Burns sat in front of a camera while speaking to the interviewers on a speakerphone. He then had to send the tape in to the studio. Burns said that this step in the process was elimination before the semifinals. As you might have guessed, Burns and Blackburn were notified of semifi- nal status four days later. MTV flew producers and a director to VMI to follow the candidates around with a camera. The MTV people watched Burns and Blackbum through parade, fomiations, dinner, and nearly everything in between for a whole day. Then another interview ended the day. Two days later, Burns received a call telling him to go to Washington, D.C. for another round in the selection process. He drove his ’69 convertible up and met the MTV crew at a coffee shop. They wanted to film him driving the car with the top down. “It was like 55 degrees outside,” Burns laughed. They all piled into the convertible, and with cameramen and a direc- tor riding along and filming Burns drove around D.C. The group en- countered a slight problem when Burns got lost. He went to a gas station for directions, and the gas station worker gave him the wrong directions. Burns ended up asking for directions in residential Alexandria. The group finally made it back to the hotel, though, and the crew had filmed Burns’s entire experience with getting lost in D. C. The filming at VlVl1 and in D.C. willbe used for the premiere of the show, Burns said. He’s not definitely a member of the cast yet, but he says it “looks good.” Some have told him that he is definitely “in” at this stage, but he’s going to stay skeptical until he’s sure. The MTV staff will visit his home in Boston over Thanksgiving to speak with his family. IfMTV picks Burns, he will go to Seattle for five months, begin- ning in January. The show would air next July. Burns said that the producers look for a mixture of passive and nfrontational people for the cast. 1 He plans to be more confronta- tional than passive, addressing the issues that come up as he usu- allywould. Burns was very positive about the interviews and the MTV people he has worked with. “I’ve bonded with these people amaz- ingly,” he said. “Even if it doesn’t work out, I had a great time.” ThisisBurns’slastsemesteratVMI. Hehasajob1inedup,andheadmit1edthat the show would “shake that up.” But, he said, this is an experience. “With an experience like this, you have to take it,” he said. Burns has seen a few episodes of “The Real World,” but he has never seen “Road Rules.” He thinks that Blackburn will probably be on “Road Rules” if he is chosen. He and Blackburn are close friends, he said, almost like brothers. Blackburn could not be reached for comment. Burns looks forward to the rest of the process. “It’s ano-lose situation,” he said “I amwhatl arri, and ifthey likethat, fine.” SEATTLE will be Burns is new home starting in January if MTV chooses him for “The Real World. ” A EULOGY FOR JACKOPIERCE THE END IS NEAR for Jackopierce. HTTP.‘//WWW.JACKOP1ERCE.COM Fin Itour - -‘r. "‘6., - : "Q, N‘ -. - ar 5‘ * as I S ‘ , no iwake lBYKELI.EYTO'ITEN STAFF WRIIER saw Jackopeirce for the first time as a freshman and now, unfortu- nately, as a senior, I’ll see the band for the last time. Jackopierce is breaking up, but for its final hurrah it has booked an extensive farewell tour, playing across the country almost every night. Tomorrow, the tour hits Trax in Charlottesville a regular venue for the band whenever it is in Virginia. The band started with two friends — freshmen theater majors at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce combined their guitar and vocal skills, their love for music, and their names to form Jackopierce. They started by playing in a local club and soon had an avid college following. In 1994, my brother Brent tried to introduce me to Jackopierce. Prac- tically every time I spoke with him, he mentioned the band, urging me to listen. I didn’t though, not yet anyway. I mean, this is the guy who tried to convince me that Dave Matthews was going to be ultra-popular. What did my brother know about music? Then I started hearing little murmurs about the band. Friends at home in Atlanta were starting to talk. I started to receive e-mails from friends at other schools who had seen Jackopierce. My dorm counselor (an all-knowing upperclassman) was playing their CDs. Then in Spring 1995, W&L’s Mock Convention Kick-off brought Jackopierce to Zollman’s. I called Brent; a visit was in order. And so began the first of many brother/sister memories with J ackopierce. Over the next few years, I saw the band as often as possible — in Roanoke, Charlotte and Atlanta. Their fifth CD Finest Hour received extended air play on the local alternative radio station. The popularity of “Trials” and “Vineyard” sparked numerous promotional events around Atlanta during the summer of 1996. After that summer, I missed J ackopierce for awhile. I didn’t see them the next fall, and I was studying in Europe winter and spring (unfortu- nately, the band just doesn’t get any attention in the shadows of the Spice Girls over there). I spent this summer in a twilight-zoned town in Montana ——— I’m not even sure if they have ever heard of Elvis, let alone this small college band from Texas. So, needless to say, I was way behind in my Jackopierce stalking. . One day this term, I returned from classes to find a message from in brother. He was quite polite and restrained, yetl could .hear his snickering undertone: “Just calling to say hi. I’m going out tonight ...[and then the stab to my heart] to see J ackopierce.” I could feel the jealousy burning inside, but then Brent worsened the blow, turning the dagger oh yeah, and this is their Farewell Tour.” The next day, Brent called again. I suppose he felt guilty for his cruel message, so the first thing he I said was, “Jackopierce 15 play- . M§§§§:‘=§§§:55¢:' ing at Trax on Nov. 18, don’t worry.” As Ibreathed a sigh of relief, my brother told me about the concert he had just seen. The show, entitled “An Evening with Jackopierce,” begins with just Cary Pierce ' and Jack O’Neill playing an acoustic set of old favorites. It is rumored, if we’re a good audience, that they’ll even play “Please Come to Boston,” a favorite of the fans, but a song that Jackopierce vowed _ . . .., _ never to play again. After a I '0 . short break, Jackopierce will return (now with bassist Clay and drummer Earl) for another complete set, plugged in and energized. Brent raved about the show. He saw it in Athens, Ga. and immediately bought tickets for the show in Atlanta. He couldn’t believe the stamina of Jack and Cary, playing two complete sets. As the show progressed, Cary, known for jumping about the stage, became more and more enthusiastic and animated. The next day, my brother was still hyper talking about it. Now, I can hardly wait for tomorrow night. In anticipation, I worked throughout the weekend so I could attend the concert guilt-free without worrying about the tests and papers the final week before Thanksgiving ensues. So maybe I love Jackopierce because, in a way, it has tracked my college years. Or maybe I love the band because its one of the few things my very different brother (he’s the middle child) and I have in common. But, honestly, the band just plays good, fun music and you leave their concerts bubbling over with energy and excitement. If you want to catch Jackopierce for the last time, or even the first, tickets are available at Night Owl or at the door (if they are not sold out). Doors open at 8 p.m. Call 804-295-8729 for more information. 4- 5 / '/ JACKOPIERCE. Blues band to play Christmas Weekend BY GINGER PHILLIPS STAFF WRHER It’s coming. In less than three weeks it will be “Christmas Weekend” — notorious for being two of the most fiin-filled days each year at W&L. A huge part of all that fun is always the great bands sponsored by the Student Activities Board. This year the SAB is bringing the Gibb Droll Band to campus. The Gibb Droll Band has earned a reputation as one of the best bands in the Southeast. They have toured with such bands as Widespread Panic, B.B. King, and W&L favorites the Dave Matthews Band and Agents of Good Roots. The band’s overwhelming succg/s,s,.ar;j1 opularity keep them on the road in ' s for over 200 shows each year. (1 delivers an eifective mixture iige center of the maelstrom. In ' tches from Virginia to the Rocky Mountains.” Josh Harvey, sophorrigf j_oll Band. “I think with the recent Blues explosion, he said. Harvey, an aspiring River at a Charlottesville concert at Trax this Gibb Droll,” said Harvey. “They’re pretty renowned? The band was form ', /A , roll. Droll began playing the guitar at age ten whenfa; first guitar. His respect for the great blues guitarists his own unique style and the passion for music whiclfé e. Droll says, “What we are trying to do is put somethingégéi 'n’t normally hear, something that will get the audience involv you can dance to.” ///,/ The other members of the band are drummer Mike Williams, keyboardist Pete Mathis, and bass player Bob Bowen. The four members together create an explo- sive chemistry on stage that maintains the high energy of both the band and the audience. The band ’s first release, Dhaiina, sold over 10,000 copies in less than a year, by word of mouth alone. Narrow Mouth Jar, the band’s second CD, was released in October 1995 and has achieved a high level of praise for its originality and diverse content. ~ The band will play at the W&L Pavilion on Friday, December 5. ut with a furikier ‘90’s style that -. ".-r 77,” - BY L1H5'rYiE INIORMATION FOR EVERYONE PUBLIC SERviE& wukr or-2 coups cute? /"1 I \ Avrrogg vuEu—, ‘I To-D o+r—tL THAT I use A /6 YEAR 090 atm, co1vFvJ‘E0 /PGWT my sexoat. toeurt-‘r~/, ‘roof \ ‘nus IS 50 coon‘, Making W&L a state school Why did you come to W&L? I came here because it wasn’t a big nameless, faceless state school; because W&L was different. Now a dubious plan has begun to make W&L more like one of those cookie-cutter schools. Few people, normally just seniors, are actually happy with our current class registration process. Lines, people camping out, and classes filling up early are all among the complaints I have heard with the current system. My View - . Douglas Brown ’98 Plans are now in the works to move to an online regis- tration process, in which you would use a computer to pick your classes. No more lines. No more people camp- ing out for classes. No more talking to professors. Just you shut up in a dark room with your computer picking your classes. Or if you don’t own a networked computer, you’ll be waiting in line at the computer labs the day of registration. Half the student body lives off-campus; will they be expected to dial-in to the school’s facilities, which are sketchy at best, pay RGV for the time to register, or use the computer labs? What’s wrong with this picture? Isn’t faculty-student interaction one of things we treasure most? Isn’t the dis- cretion that the faculty is able to exercise over the specific students in their classes part of the academic freedom they have as professors? There are problems with the current system —‘ namely not enough faculty involvement. Whenever possible, I want the professor to sign me up for the class. If I don’t like the professor well enough to ask about getting into their class, then I am not going to take their class. The lines and people camping out come into the picture when the department secretaries handle the registration, but the current process still isn’t that bad. What is so wrong with camping out to get a class? If getting into the right class is not important enough for you to wake up a little early, then maybe that class isn’t important enough for you to take. People like to com- plain, but I have actually had some enjoyable times camp- ing out for classes since I have been here. Leam to enjoy it; it is part of this school Having the right attitude going into it makes all the difference. Statements have been made that camping out and still not getting into the class you need isn’t “fair.” This new system is supposed to make registration “fair.” Got some {D See REGISTRATION page 7 What do you think about Buchanan coming to W&L? ‘‘It should be interesting to hear such a closed-minded person speak.” —~ Mike Critenden ’0l “Pat Buchanan is a sexist, ho- mophobic, anti-semetic, xenopho- bic Christian extremist.” — Ashley Marano ’0O ion”, -— Adam Henry ’00 “I think that it’s great that some- one so controversial will happen here. It’ll force people to appreci- ate the right to express their opin- “While he’s not everybody’s fa- vorite person, and not everyone shares his viewpoints, he has a needed insight into issues that need examining.” —— Kevin Funk ’00 OCR::/Vol_099_100/WLURG39_RTP_19971117/WLURG39_RTP_19971117_007.2.txt 5 1. 1 NOVEMBER 17, 1997 How to succeed in invest- BY SARA MELDRUM -4- STAFF WRITER Seniors Phil Barret and Reed Deupree received $1 million last Sat- urday. The Board of Trustees ap- proved their proposal for the Williams Investment Society, a student invest- ment group, and dished out $1 mil- lion from the school’s endowment. The WIS will serve as a money manager to the school. ‘If the group’s investments make any money in the long term, the Board will decide how to use it. However, the primary aim of the group is to educate students and give them an opportunity to learn about investing. The recent stock market crash and the subsequent cheap prices were a dream come true for some investors, but the’WIC was unable grab the op- portunity. “We would have liked to have had cash on hand on the 27th,” said group BY ANDREA EWING ——————e——- ASSOCIATE EDITOR Expressions of concern, confu- sion and support dominated the at- mosphere of the Lexington Planning Commission meeting Thursday night. The Project Horizon Safe House for battered women was the topic of discussion as Project Horizon’s Board of Directors sought a condi- tional use permit. If the proposal is approved, the house will be built at 16 Fuller Street. Kitty Sachs, director of the Project Horizon Board, said the lot is “ideal.” Its location is within walking distance of elementary schools, the grocery store» and the Project Horizon Office. The house will also be only a half-block from the Police Station. Safe House Project Director Brian Richardson addressed the Commission with the particulars of founder Barret. “Corrections not trig- gered by changes in long-terrn eco- nomic fundamentals can create great buying opportunities - essentially, ing a million without trying corporations go on sale.” The W1C will invest only in the SEE CASH PAGE 2 MONEY MAN The Board of Trustees gave the Williams Investment Society $1 milion to invest. H0LL1s7‘1;RH0V15I//PH070 EDITOR Battered women’s shelter 1 given preliminarynod the house. It will be a little under 3,000 square feet, and house two or three families at once. The plans call for it to look very similar to other one family houses on the street. . “It will fulfill a critical commu- nity need,” Richardson said, “We will provide a safe environment, and we will be good neighbors.” After the presentation of the plans for the house, the Commission called for comments from the sev- eral people gathered in the first floor courtroom. I Many residents of the Diamond Hill community do not want the house to be built in their neighbor- hood. ‘‘I am totally against it being in my front door,” one resident said, “We don’t need it there.” Pastor of the Lexington First Baptist Church Lavert Taylor says the Commission needs to recognize the resident’s concern and reassure them of their safety. Residents of Fuller and Massey Streets expressed their anxiety. Many cited the history of violence in the community. When asked what the residents’ main concern was Doris Porterfield answered that lo- cation was the issue. Sachs then asked, “Doris, is your point that other undesirable things have been built in your neighbor- hood?” Sachs then said that one member of Project Horizon will be in the Safe House 24 hours a day. Of the two conditional use per- mits for group homes that are now in existence, both are on the other side of Main Street. The Planning Commission will vote on the conditional use permit in two weeks, and if it is approved by the City Council, construction will begin the first weekend of April. 45° 22° High: Low: Wednesday ~« Ami-v—'x~ »rv**'*2‘! High: 44° Low: 28° This Week’s Weather: Tuesday Thursday High: 43° Low: 26° Courtesy of the National Weather Service High: 53° Low: 28° Saturday High: 58° Low: 33° I1€WS Attention C-School majors... CJ112 iliing-tum {flirt is looking for a business manager to take over at the beginning of Winter Term. Gain some practical experience run- ning the financial side of a newspaper. Gain some valuable resumematerial. If you are interested, please call the Phi offices at 462-4060 or send e—mail to phi@wlu.edu. 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By Iora Ellison P121’ Staff Writer It’s 4:00 on Wednesday afternoon and you just bombed the biology test that you’ve been sweating over for the past 28 hours. You got two and a half hours of sleep last night, you haven’t showered in what feels like weeks, your face is broken out and you’re PMSing. You have a history paper due tomorrow that you haven’t started yet, you’re dying for a cigarette and have no money on your card. Actually, you lost your card, so you can’t get food either. You’ve decided that you hate this school, socially and academi- cally, and really all you want to do is lie down on the side- walk right there and sleep/cry. As you shuffle forward in your zombie-lileNT. 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