OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_001.2.txt ‘ti-ii‘: us\%:v.=:r.r~-stv Li’.3i-"oi-FY WA'5H.li\é42'i’CJN uitm-nslivr IEXINGTON, VA. 244519 ,2‘ ' OCT 9 4 I992 I few to handle... The roommate 3. : « from hell!!! Yellow Jackets buzz W&L Don’t miss the action in the special photo spread U112 lliing-tum ifllti I VIE 92, NO. 5 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY A Other MSA LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 8, 1992 SCC dismisses Miller Senior suspended last year found guilty on similar charge By RICHARD Pi~:i.rz Phi Executive Editor iiw Llt. ' FOC Fllm Contact Calyx Arlel rrrv-It 0 10 ' ' '2'o' ‘ ' '3'o' ' ' '4'o' ' dollars In thousands rvylvlllrrlrl 50 60 70 EC doles out lithe big By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Staff Writer The Executive Committee allocated $235,425 to student organimtions Mon- day, with the largest portion, $63,000, going to the Student Activities Board. The SAB allocation was about $9,000 more than last year’s. The Stu- dent Bar Asso- I’-K&PC/TRTP bucks pected on Monday. Contact received $27,000 from the EC to be used for speakers of interest to a large portion of the student body. The allocation is $2,550 less than Contact’s request, but $2,000 more than they received last year. The EC gave Calyx $75,000, $725 less than they requested. The Ririg-turn Phi received ciation re- c e i v e d $46,000, the second largest » chunk of the student activi- ties fund. The SBA request was cut about $6,000,butthe allocation is $5,000 more tlunlastyear’s. The EC A . .— voted to set up ‘ ' a ftmd through 29 '55‘). Contact to be 3" g‘ ~ used to co- ' sponsorspeak- eiu with orga- nizations like the Minority StudentsAsso- sneqvuesi ‘ 51 .926 74.895 , r SAB Calyx ‘The Ring-turn Phi $13,500, the cost of aweekly sub- scription for the entire student body at about 23 cents per issue. Phi Execu- tive Editors ' C a t h r y n Lopiccolo and Richard Peltz told the EC the subscription puts more busi- nessresponsibil- ity on the Phi and removes liability -from the EC for legal action against the n e w s p a p e r . They said the student body 91:4 '7? 93.1‘ ciation and Women’s Fo- rum. EC President Josh MacFarland amiointed EC Secretary BobTompkins and representatives James Rambeau, Jay Sterne and Ashby Hackney to a committee, charging them with pre- paring a proposal for the co-sponsor- ship fund. “If we go with the [new fund], both ups need to agree on the speakers,” Tompkins said. A decision on the fund, to which the EC plans to give about $7,500, is ex- _lFC to examine Flush Committee to consider limiting pledge-class sizes will not pay for . n e w s p a p e r s given to administration and faculty. The EC put $6,000 into the Mock Convention annual fund and gave Fancy Dress $7,000, about the amount FD made last year. The EC also put $14,000 into its reserves. The EC also gave $2,500 to the Graharn-Lee-Washington Literary So- ciety and $1,200 to the AIDS Educa- tion Project. Both are new organiza- tions. By RICHARD Pi-21.12 Phi Executive Editor The IFC formed a committee Tuesday to scruti- “You force freshmen into situations where they don’t belong,” Bowen said. “Over the years the houses are going to become homogenized.” But lacking a cap could jeopardize the stability of The Student Conduct Committee voted Tuesday to permanently dismiss senior Marcus Lamar Miller from W&L after finding him guilty of harassment, trespassing and ungentlemanly conduct. Miller, who returned to school in September after being suspended by the SCC last fall for a separate charge of trespassing, would not comment on the case. The SCC met in closed session for over four hours in the Executive Committee room Tuesday night to hear evidence and decide the case. At about 11:15 p.m., Miller threw open the door and stormed from the room. He cursed the university, said he would contact an attorney and left the building. His SCC advisor, second-year law student John Hussell, fol- lowed him. ’ “I'm obviouslynothappy with the ruling,” Hussell said about 30 minutes later. “We’ve got a legitimate grounds for appeal.” In November 1991, the SCC suspended Miller for trespassing, about two months after he pleaded guilty in Lexington General District Court to trespassing in a W&L student’s home during the previous summer. The trespassing charge resulted from a plea bar- gain, reducing the original charge of breaking and entering with intentto commita sexual-assault felony, according to police and court records. The court on Sept. 24 gave Miller a one-year, suspended sentence, fined him $500, and ordered him to serve 50 hours of community service. A court clerk said Wednesday that Miller has since paid the fine and served his hours, and that the sentence has expired. Miller has seven days to appeal this latest SCC conviction to a board consisting of Dean of Students David L. Howison, EC President Josh MacFarland and Cinda Rankin, the senior faculty member of the Student Affairs Committee. The Board of Appeals may not overturn the ruling, but they may return it to the_SCC for reconsideration. Hussell said he would encourage Miller to appeal, Photo by Leigh Allen, The Rin-tui1iPhi Blake Comer leaves the Rockbridge County Courthouse 1 In huidcutls. Comer returns to prison By GREGORY PATTERSON Phi News Editor alcohol,” Comer said. “You ran down and killed Miss Scarborou until now for you to realize you had a drinking problem,” Charles Blakely Comer came to Lexington last Thursday prepared to go back to jail. Last week, Rockbridge County Circuit Court Judge Rudolph Bumgardner III ruled that a Georgia DUI convic- tion was a violation of Comer’s probation and ordered Comer to serve the four and a half years remaining on his original five-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter and hit and run in the 1989 death of freshman Mary Ashley Scarborough. Comer served six months in jail for killing Scarborough in 1990 and was released on probation. In his 1990 trial, Comer admitted that he was drunk when he hit and killed Scarborough with his car. Last week, Comer said he did not drink for months ‘after getting out of jail in September 1990, but his May DUI charge showed he had a drinking problem. “I obviously did not learn about the consequences of Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Sisler said. Comer said he would take part in an alcohol counseling program while in jail. not try to cover up his May DUI arrest. and-a-half years probation. Maybe four years in jail. Maybe not.” ghaand it took Comer’s attorney, Thomas Simons, told Bumgardner that Comer had been very willing since he got out of jail in 1990 to talk about what he had done. Simons said Comer did Comer said when he was stopped in Georgia in May, he told the police officer about the Scarborough killing. Second-year law student Bob Tompkins was a W&L undergraduate when Scarborough was killed and when Corner was sentenced to only six months in jail with four- “I don't know if it will ever be resolved,” Tompkins said. “If eight months of hiding with that skeleton in your closet won’t make you clean up your act, I don’t know what will. but said he did not know if Miller would choose to do so. “The harshness of the penalty did not fit the crime,” Hussell said. Hussell also said Miller’s previous record with the SCC was considered in this case, making further grounds for appeal. “In a normal court of law, what occurred in the past would not be brought up,” he said. SCC rules do not forbid consideration of previous cases. SCC President Reggie Aggarwal, ’94L, would not comment on the case, citing SCC rules of confi- dentiality. He also would not identify the female complainant or where she attended school. No one outside the SCC office Tuesday would comment on the case. Aggarwal did say that he had forgotten to remind Hussell of the confidentiality rules until after Hussell spoke to the Phi. SCC rules prohibit participants from discussing cases outside the hearings. Colorful halftime hero dies Shillington, W&L chemistry professor, kissed many queens From the W&L News Office James Keith Shillington, W&L’s icon of Homecoming halftimes and professor of chemistry for 38 years, died at Stonewall Jackson Hospital on Sunday of Homecoming weekend. He was 70. ' . “Keith was truly a larger than life character,” chemistry professor Mike Pleva said. “He was a major influence in this department and probably the one person that an awful lot of doctors ‘ who came out of W&L wi1lre- ‘ member.” Shillington I had been ill for some time be- fore he died. Shillington’s colorful dress and whimsical p e r s o n a l i t y made him a fa- miliar sight on the W&L cam- Shillington P.“ ‘° “8°“°“" tion of students. For many years, the highlight of Homecoming football was Shillington’s halftime presentation of the Homecoming queen with the tradi- tional bouquet, accompanied by a Shillington-sized kiss. A native of Clarion, Iowa, Shillington received his B.S. in chem- istry from Iowa State University and his doctorate from Cornell. After one year as an instructor at Amherst Col- lege, he came to W&L, where he taught until his retirement in 1991. Shillington was a co-author of W&L’s freshman laboratory manual and the author of his own organic chem- istry laboratory manual. Shillington’s talents extended into the literary realm. His adaptation of Euripides’ The Bacchants was per- formed at W&L in 1968. He also wrote nize this year’s Rush and suggest changes for 1993, including the possibility of a limit to pledge class sizes. ' “I think we had enough problems this year, assessed enough fines, had enough dirty nish, and the pledge classes were so skewed, that we can revise the system or have a new system all together,” terfratemity Council President Sam Rock told the IFC Tuesday. The committee of fraternity men will meet to- night to discuss Rush. ~ When Rock asked fraternity officers to talk about Rush at Tuesday’s meeting, conversation centered on pledge-class sizes. " Rock asked IFC members what they would think of a limit, or cap, on pledge-class sizes, of 22 men, for example. Phi Delta Theta rush chairman Billy Guice said there should be no cap. “You shouldn’t every year try to get everybody,” Guice said. “But there's no reason you shouldn’t be able to get as many’ of the best guys as you want.” Kappa Alpha member Andrew Bowen agreed about having no cap, citing possible consequences. the fraternity system, Rock said. “We're in a position right now where we could possibly lose houses,” he said. “The only way you could do it [put on a cap] humanely is if you had a longer time period, with everything open contact.” That way a freshman would have time to check out other houses if he were rejected from one, Rock said. Guice argued against the extension of Rush. “You msh for two weeks and that’s all you do,” he said. “If you rush for two months that's too much to ask." Fraternity representatives also suggested there be more open contact in Rush. And they argued for and against clearer definitions of Rush rules and greater codification of penalties for Rush violations. Chi Psi pledged three men tear weekend and, according to Chi Psi President Paul Baker, will graduate ll seniors in 1993. But Chi Psi Vice President John Hudson said he opposes a cap. “If you have 80 guys wanting to go one house,” Hudson said, “that leaves a lot of angry guys.” Phi Sta_fi'WriterFairh Truman contributed to this story. File hoto And the battle of the sexes continues!" A federal appeals court Monday upheld Virginia Military lnstitute’s all-male admissions policy, but said the state must take some action to protect women's rights. Judge Paul V. Niemeyer wrote that Virginia could admit women to VMI, develop a parallel program or institution, or discontinue state funding of VMI. VMI and The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. are the only all-male, state-supported schools in the country. two songs that were performed at a concert in honor of late assistant music professor James Tucker Cook Jr. in 1983. Shillington taught beginning or- ganic chemistry, considered one of the toughest and most demanding classes in the department In an interview with the Roanoke Times & World-News in 1983, Shillington said he liked teaching fresh- men, but was feeling the strain of so many years. “lt’s like being a rock in a broo ,” Shillington said. “The square comers are becoming rounded.” Shillington is survived by a sister, Nina Catherine Kelsey of Springfield, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family re- quests contributions be made to the James Keith Shillington Scholarship for a rising junior in chemistry. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_002.2.txt PAGE 2 @112 Ifttng-tum lfllti Founded September 18, 1897 Goodbye Blake and Marcus , Washington andLeehas finally closed the book ontwo of the saddest incidents to occurr on our campus in many years. The unique Zsystem of conduct discipline that exists at W&L is designed to }quickly indicate those in our community who cannot live up to its Istandards. But Blake Comer and Marcus Miller indicate that it {sometimes fails. Students and alumni who are familiar with Comer’s actions 1 in the moments after he hit and killed Ashley Scarborough with his 9 car in 1989 have every right to be angry with his decision to cover up I his involvement in that accident. But that is possibly too easy a E criticism to make, and one that does not cover the extent of the tragedy. To the friends and family of Ashley Scarborough, the fact 2 that Comer ran from the scene of the accident can only stand as ameie i footnote to the tragedy of Ashley’s death. 5 One can only pray to never find oneself in such a horrible ; situation as Comer faced that night. But the bottom line is that things ; never should have gone that far. If it were not for the decisions that ‘ Comer made in the hours before he struck Ashley, the tragedy never would have occurred. j The decision that got Comer into trouble that night, and the one that got him back into trouble with a DUI arrest in Georgia in E May, is one that too many of students make too often. All of this 1 should seem obvious to someone who had served jail time for a E manslaughter that he committed while driving drunk. But Comer‘s 3 return to Rockbridge Circuit Court last week proves that he has not ; leamed his lesson. ‘ 1 Unfortunately, he is not alone. While DUI convictions have : gone down among students in the. last few years, they remain remarkably high for a campus that has so recently faced such a i tragedy. Blake admitted at his probation hearing Friday that even : afterhis conviction, he did not believe he had a drinking problem and did not believe he was drunk on the night that he received the DUI in 1 Georgia. Too many W&L students who use alcohol irresponsibly have the same mentality. How many potential Blake Comers do we 1 have at this university? E Comer said in his hearing that after being convicted of his ' DUI in Georgia, he volunteered the information to his parole officer . because he was “tired of hiding things.” Comer’ s notion of sympathy 3 was to make us believe that if he had struck a pedestrian that night in Georgia, at least he would not have fled the scene. While not ' criticizing the virtue of honesty, it is impossible to believe that Comer : has reformed his most seriousproblem. When Comer finallyrealizes ’ that drinking irresponsibly kills moreipeople than telling lies about it, that will at least be a start. So far as Blake Comer has a problem that he has not 1 overcome, so does Marcus Miller. Miller should have realized after Q his first SCC conviction that violating a peer’s privacy, in any way, E is unacceptable conduct at W&L. By cursing the university after his : conduct hearing Tuesday night, Miller demonstrated that his stan- L dards for acceptable behavior are not consistent with those of this T university. I The rules of conduct at W&L are deliberately lenient in order 3 to reflect confidence in our student body. As W&L students, we pride : ourselves on our ability to accept criticism and detennine acceptable 5 methods of self-conduct. But there are those within our student body «: who are not up to this task. Students have a responsibility to seek help ~ for themselves and their peers if they cannot live up to the standards ‘ of the community. Miller and Comer have problems that they were ; unable to identify by themselves before it was too late. | With this in mind, students owe it to themselves and their : classmates to be critcal of one another and to accept criticism in '; return This is the way a self-ajudicating community such as W&L I operates. When students‘ such as Comer and Miller fail the system, f they do not deserve our hatred, but neither have they earned our f sympathy. So good luck, gentlemen, and please take your problems, ' e if you must, somewhere else. one ‘ixtng-tum lfllri Executive Editors . . . . . . . . . .Cathryn Lopiccolo, Richard Peltz News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leigh Allen, Gregory Patterson Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francesca Kefalas Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the executive editors and business manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, Room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week's edition. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 i” Y. . .9" ROM. No»! or! , WW7 MOSES Event 31°57‘ MIWTE, Roan I>4MAcvE To A Winds of change rush through Senate WASHINGTON— Last week, while that spoon- ful of silliness called Perot was pondering whether to make of himself a gift to the nation, two of ' Washington's grown-ups, going against the grain of this political season, said something both radical and sensible. Sens. Pete Domenici, OPINION 5T&tIcrvlte wife‘ U "7 HAVE ‘tn Answer; T0 A Rocco. The Ring-tum Phl, October 8, 19§3_2_- WASHINGTON—- Between now and Nov. 3, President George Bush and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton will meet in televised debates. I have a quintet of questions for each of them. For President Bush- I. The Recession. America suffers from its mostenduring economic slow- down since World War II. The layoffs have been staggering and Tough questions g posed to candidate , States? For Gov. Clinton- 1. Pandering. Name a single fe V program you are willing to elim' l 2. Spending. Your list of cam . . promises is long. It includes nati - health insurance, new highway bridge construction, massive job . . training, greateraccess to collegel : ' people expectmore.consumer confidence is dreadful. Before talking about your plans for the next four years, please tell CHRISTOPHER MATTHE: Tribune Media Services us what you personally be- lieve caused this catastrophe. Your vice president, Dan Quayle, . blames the recession on the historic budget bargain you struck with Con- gress tow years ago. Is that the heart of it? That you made a bad deal? 2. Deficits. You now say, on the eve of the election, that you regret the two- year-old agreement that has both cut federal spending and raised taxes. But if you had rejected the ‘ 90 deal, how would you have kept the federal defi- cit, which has zoomed to $400 billion, from rising even further, perhaps caus- ing a total U.S. financial collapse? 3. Home Buying. Your new eco- nomic program states that “more people can afford to own a home today than at any time since 1973.” Do you truly believe that young American families find buying a home easy in today’s economy? Why, then, are so many of these young couples forced to rent? Why do we see so many “For Sale” signs on our lawns? If it‘s so easy to buy a home today, where are the buy- ers? 4. Guns. You have made crime a big issue in this election year just as you made Willie Horton a winning issue in 1988. Why, given your concern over rising crime, are you so unentliusiastic aboutafive-daywaitingperiod on hand- guns? Why do you refuse to support a ban on U.S.- made assault rifles? 5. Vice Presidents. The prime con- stitutional duty of a vice president is to serve as the country's chief executive should something happen to the Presi- dent. Do you believe Dan Quayle would make a good president of the United a national apprenticeship prog ~ . national service corps, a nation , v« lice corps and a boot camp for . dealers. Where's the money It ' from? *4; 3. Taxes. You promised to r taxes only on the top 2 perce t W citizens. Is this a“read mylips’’t ‘ j . commitment? Do you promise not ‘- raise the taxes of 98 percent of the American people? - l 4. Defense Spending. Why do yot the candidate of “fundamental change y'- “"9; want to spend 95 percent as much as President Bush on the Pentagon during M the next five years? Why, to take on example, does thecountryneed to buil - ’ a Seawolf nuclear submarine? mission can you imagine for this $* 4 billion Connecticut-built vehicle be- i, yond collecting eight electoral votes f 5. Draft. You have asteel-trap min You come to every issue loaded w‘ statistics, brimming wi-th informat ‘ consumed in the quest for more. In 1, interviews, you have displayed a wo V derful ability to recall colorful inci dents from your youth in rural Arkar I sas. Your staff has even located an op ‘ film clip of your student meeting wi Presidentlohn F. Kennedy. How, giv : this, can you expect the Ameri .» people to believe you cannot reme ber a one-to-one meeting with the h air: of the Arkansas draft board, a meethjng which decided whether you were s V ' to fight and possibly die in the jung ‘ of Vietnam? ' «'4 ©1992 Tribune Media Services, Inc. percent. The commission's plan is to achieve faster growth by reversing the trends of both variables, using mutually reinforcing deficit reduction and tax re- structuring strategies. The tax plan is breathtaking: “Abolish the present tax code and enact progressive the New Mexico Repub- lican, and Sam Nunn, the Georgia Democrat, are co-chairmen of The GEORGE WILL Washington Post Writers Group consumption-based in- come taxation within two years.” The commission ex- Strengthening American commission whose re- port. if implemented, would give America much more change than Bill Clinton, the “candidate of change.” has contemplated. The commission, organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and composed of political, business, labor and academic leaders, of- fers an intellectually——although perhaps not politi- cally—-plausible way for the nation to escape its crumbling, downward path toward a crabbed and mean future. The nation's core dilemma can be put succinctly. For America’s welfare state, demography is destiny. The population is aging and the elderly are the disproportionate consumers of transfer payments, particularly pensions and medical care. Spending on entitlements is rising three to four times faster than the economy is growing. But as brisk economic growth becomes more crucial (to generate revenues to which there are entitlement claims), two eco- nomic variables—productivity and savings——are varying ominously. U.S. productivity-—output per worker—-is still higherthanGermany’s orJapari’s, but its growthrate has slowed while productivity has accelerated in other major countries. Our savings rate, now at an all-time low, fell from 9.8 percent of gross domestic product in the 1960s to 3.6 percent in the 1980s, while Japan and the Euro- pean Community nations save at a rate over 10 plains: “A taxpayer would take annual income, add gifts and bequests as well as net borrowings, and subtract all savings——basically net investments and the net change in his or her bank balance. The remainder would equal consumption, and the result- ing amount minus exemptions would be taxed.” Taxation would be on only that portion of per- sonal income or corporate cash flow not directed to savings, investment or capital formation. The tax table could be as progressive "as policy-makers wish. All forms of income——wages, interest, dividends- would be treated the same. lnvestrnent outlays would be expensed immediately, thereby eliminating com- plex measurements of depreciation and amortiza- tion. By exempting savings and investment from taxa- tion, the comrnission’s plan would eliminate the perversity of the current tax system under which income that is saved is taxed twice—when earned, and when it generates interest. This incentive for immediate consumption strengthens our culture's general bias against deferral of gratifications. Corpo- rate earriings are taxed at the corporate level; if distributed as dividends, they are taxed as sharehold- ers’ earnings; if corporations retain earnings and stock values rise, stockholders are subject to capital gains taxation. The commission traces the pedigree of its idea back three centuries to Thomas Hobbes: “It is fairer to tax people on what they extract from the economy, as roughly measured by their consumption, than to tax them on what they produce for the economy, as roughly measured by their income.” " Unfortunately, the Democratic Party, which will control congress for the foreseeable future and prob- ably the executive branch for at least four years, is in an intellectual rut. ' It is wedded to the primitive notion of fairness expressed in Clinton’s banal and ideological desire to increase taxation of high incomes. (A 20 percent surtax on incomes over $l,0()0,000— Clinton talks of 10 percent-—would raise just $16 billion over five years. To finance today’s deficit the government borrows $16 billion every 16 days.) On the spending side the commission calls for a cap on entitlements other than Social Security. The commission envisions $2.75 in spending cuts for every $1 of revenue increases from the new system, with cuts to be locked in law before the tax increases are approved. Trouble is, when Nunn, Domenici and a few others recently proposed an entitlements cap, it took the interest groups (the elderly, agriculture, labor, veterans and scores more) just two hours to crank up aflood of angry telegrams to Senate offices. This was an example of what the National Jourrial’s Jonathan Ranch calls “demosclerosis" and conservatives call “reactionary liberalism”——defense of the status quo by everyone with an entitlement. Demosclerosis would be doubled in intensity when tax lawyers got into the act, defending their clients’ favorite sugarplums ‘at today’s tax code. Still, the commission's report is evidence that the nation's fiscal and economic problems (as distinct from its cultural and behavioral problems) are prob- lems not of intellectual mystery but of political will. And to a nation rightly anxious about its trajectory, the commission, quotingone of its members (Dwyaw Andraes, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland) says: “If you don’t change your direction, you'll wind up where you're headed.” @1992, Washington Post Writers Group Kidnapping happens To the Editor: LETTERS A friend of mine was abducted two weeks ago in Columbia, S.C. She has not been seen or heard from since. She was a little older than most of you. . . she graduated from Randolph-Macon Women's College two years ago. She was living in Columbia with her par- ents while she studied for the GRE's. The night she disappeared, she had been out celebrating after the U2 con- cert. At about 2:30 a.m., she was ready to go home. Her friends were not, they were still drinking at the bar. She de- cided to go to a bar right around the comer to see if any of her friends there would give her a ride. The bouncer remembers watching her leave and walk around the comer in the direction of the other bar. No one remembers seeing her at that bar. tween the Palms and Spanky’s, she The Spectator fumbled facts In a distance shorter than that be- To the Edi*°"= _ , In their latest pollution of the campus, the Spectator-babies over last year s vanished. I just want everyone to be “Diana Phillips affair” at the law school with all the dishonesty we've come to reminded that these things do happen, expect of them. Allow me to unmuddle the facts of tlus episode. and they happen to people like you and to friends like yours. Lewis Hall's Federalist Society is a collection of nialadjusted pip-squeaks whose lunatic-fringe fascism would be alarming were they not such a pitiable Please watch our for each omen 1 bunch. Allpossessed of limited intellects but powerful prejudices, the Federalists know that its easy to relax in Lexing- are young men and women so upset by the liberalizing influences of worldlinesg ton, and the possibility of something and education that as their horizons broaden to about the diameter of apinhead like this happening here is remote. they react by banding together to rabrdly reztffirm every meag-splnted. Ignorant However,Ithinktliatmyfriendthought assumption they were raised on. Last spring. they ran a First Amendment the same thing. experiment ” on their pin-up board at Lewis Hall. This involved posting a student There should be some fliers around article which aired some disfavoured views on society, and inviting anyone to campus this week giving a description. attack it in any way. Within days, the board was several times filled up with hate- If anyone was at me cohnnbia U2 filled derision of the article; whenever it was filled, the Federalists freshened the’ concen, or pa;-tying in cohnnbia that board up—- you know, put up new construction paper, etc.—and the free-for- night, it would help if you contacted resumed- the Columbia police. You might have helpful information. Thank you. Elizabeth Mason, ’94L Enter Diana Phillips, '92L. Before calling her action a “hate crime.” the Spectator merely tells us that Diana “took her magic markers to” the Federalists’ board. Ah!—- but the Spectator-babies don’t tell us what she did with those U see LEITERS, pagefi OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_003.2.txt 9 The Ring-tum Phl, October 8, 1 992 OPINION Dr. Spos advises deviants of the world Spos’ SPACE ‘ By Tom Hespos Welcome to ‘Ask Dr. Spos,’ a new advice column for the upwardly mo- bile college student with alcohol de- pendency, credit problems, social kviances and the like. Direct all in- quiries to: Ask Dr. Spos, The Ring-turn Phi office, W&L University. Dear Dr. Spos, My best friend and I are very close. We share what I consider to be the Qrongest bond that two individuals on this planet can share. Sometimes, I don’t even have to verbalize my thoughts. She can just sense what I am thinking. That is how close we are to each other. She gives me advice on how to handle my boyfriend, helps me with my homework and watches “902 10" with me just about every damn Wednesday night. My problem is that my best friend is a head of lettuce. Is this normal? -Julie hear Julie, It sounds like you might not be getting enough sex. Check the White Book with regard to vegetable matter assisting you with your homework. We might be looking at a potential H.V. here. Dear Dr. Spos, I’ve lost all respect for my girl- friend. At the Widespread Panic con- cert last week, she drank too much Jack Daniels and got sick all over my new s———tkickers. Later on in the night, we were getting romantic in the bed of my pickup truck and she insisted on burn- ming some of my chaw. Within ten seconds, she got sick again and ruined a favorite flannel shirt of mine that my daddy gave me. Some of the spew shorted out the big lights on my roll bar. I was as mad as a wet hen, so I hog- tied her to the front grille of my truck and drove through downtown Buena Vista at four in the morning, so I might learn her a lesson. Later on, she con- fessed that she was from New Jersey. What should I do? . -Jimmy Joe Dear Jimmy Joe, Sounds like you’re from Texas, and therefore not getting enough sex. Chronic vomiting is a problem that several W&L boys like yourself have to learn to deal with when taking out those cute road-school girls. Being from New Jersey, however, is one of the worst social blunders imaginable, ranking just below reading The Spec- tator in offensiveness. Get yourself a new filly, Jimmy Joe, and stop dispens- ing chewing tobacco to northemers. Dear Dr. Spos, I feel so guilty. I went out to the country yesterday, and there were a lot of cows around. I suddenly started to get a little... well... excited. Who am I kidding? I got really, really excited. Now, all I can think of at night is taking one of those bovine beauties to bed with me. Am I normal? -Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Dr. Spos does not print anonymous letters. Your name is J. William Snodgrass, and you live in Gaines 291 . Good luck getting a date, loser. Dear Dr. Spos, ‘ Last week, I was in a local clothing store. I had my checkbook with me, even though I knew that I only had $1.86 in my account. I saw this great leather miniskirt and immediately fell in love with it. To make a long story short, I deliberatelywrote a check for . the skirt, knowing that my account didn’t have enough money in it to cover the purchase. Am I a bad person? -A Local Politician Dear Mayor Derrick, Although the mere thought of you in a leather miniskirt is enough to make me want to hurl, you are not a bad person. Writing bad checks is the norm for politicians these days. It's almost like your constituents are paying you back for the measly salary they stiffed you with. Have no fear. By the way, it sounds like you might not be getting enough sex. Go for it, big guy! Dear Dr. Spos, . Ifind you offensive, tasteless, and worst of all, morally unrestrained. Since you have been at W&L, you have done nothing but offend the students and faculty, and I resent it. I would be a happy woman if you would just quit school and stop writing for the Phi. -Georgette Dear Mom, Thanks for the emotional support. See you overThariksgiving break. Oh, and by the way, Happy Birthday! Confidential to J.C.H.: No, I don’t think that girls are impressed‘ with the fact that you edit a W&L news publica- tion [sic]. Columbus: two sides of the same coin g ten glory. ' . ~ MY VIEW . By Richard Peltz, ’93 . On Monday, Oct. 12, people in the United States will recognize Columbus Day, almost 500 years since Columbus’ landing in the “New World.” Someone will probably splash blood, or a red substitute, on the Columbus statue in Washington. There will be demonstrations decrying moral atroci- ties committed by Columbus and the Spanish in the New World. In many cities there will be parades honoring Columbus, the daring explorer responsible for unit- ing humanity. Thousands will cheer on the parade in Baltimore(; my cousin Tom will play Columbus and ride on a float). V The extreme anti-Columbians will portray Co- fimbus as happening upon a New World by mere c ance, murdering and raping the “Indians” by his own hand, deceiving the Spanish crown as to his true, selfish andtwisted purposes, and dying in .. . , ,. gt yr-:,).)__,__;‘ =;,., ., The extreme pro-Columbians will portray their hero as the brilliant navigator, discovering. a New World he knew would be there, trying to protect the Qmocent Indians from filthy-minded sailors, always with God and morality foremost in his mind, and dying with less recognition than he deserved. It's ironic that so many people attribute so many motives and deeds to Columbus. In fact, no one ought judge him hastily, if at all, as there is so little we really know about him. ! Cristoforo Colombo was probably born in Genoa, Italy in the autumn of 1451. He took to the sea in commercial ventures at an early age and eventually situated himself in Portugal. We don’t know where Columbus got the idea to sail West, but it was no brilliant deduction. The roundness of the world was all the talk in Portugal, Ind others surely considered reaching Asia across the ill-begot- ‘ »3.?;,siire:ihantlie sailors, so the : . ,. unexplored Ocean Sea. . Columbus miscalculated the size of the earth and thought China would be a short voyage west. Re- jected in Portugal, he petitioned the Spanish crown in 1486 to fund the venture. In 1492, the crown agreed, along with a promise of status and profit if he succeeded. The deal didn’t cost much, initially; it's not true that the queen pawned ing Eden and might have a role in rebuilding Jerusa- lem. He was, however, very ill and going blind; what effect that might have had on his mind we don’t know. Columbus died in Spain in 1504, never having received all that the crown had promised. A final irony to the Columbian mysteries, we do not even know for certain her jewels to make the voy- age possible. About a month after the Nifia, Pinta and Santa Mari’a’s departure in fall 1492, shipboard tension surely ran high. But near- mutiny might go too far. The long—held view that Columbus rriisinformed the sailors as to how much dis- tance they covered might notbetrue; he used adiffer- encounter. We each must recognize and come to terms with the past in our own way. Some of us might choose to mourn the countless deaths brought on by the encounter of 1492, and some of us might choose to celebrate the world which grew out of the where Columbus ’ bones lie today. One more thing we do know for certain, however: Columbus was human. Thus by definition, he was not perfect. He had emo- tions, biases, flaws and less-than-ideal motiva- tions. He was a product of his times and society. Considering his hu- ent, shorter nautical mea- double reports in the log could come from simple numeric conversion. . V 1-,; Columbus’ expedition landed in today’s Carib- bean; we don’t know where. We also don’t know if Columbus ever knew he had landed in a New World, despite three subsequent voyages. His writings refer often to China. We know little of Columbus’ treatment of the -Indians. He said he forbade sailors to make unfair trade with the natives. He said he believed they could easily be converted to Christianity, seeming to have no native religion. . He always questioned them as to the whereabouts of gold. But in later writings he complained that gold had become the sole, misguiding purpose of other explorers, to the exclusion of religion. In fact, his later writings take a decidedly reli- gious turn, proposing that he was close to discover- :r it :1: 9% "ta? . .. , his actions. But he should be regarded, by anti- and : manity, Columbus may 1+.-if-’ -»..gbe§§ield.aceotintab1e—for prn-Columbians alike, asone.rnan,'not a deity or the embodiment of a society. « - 1 1 Columbus Day, moreover, should be regarded as the symbolic recognition of an era, not a time to pay reverence to Columbus the man. Granted, the era when Columbus lived was not a time when only good things happened. Nor was it a time when evil pre- vailed. It was a time when humanity's soul grew. It is a part of our history, and of us, which we cannot erase. .. _ We each must recognize and come to terms with the past in our own way. Some of us might choose to mourn the countless deaths brought on by the en- counter of 1492, and some of us might choose to celebrate the world which grew out of the encounter. But we must respect each other’ s means of accepting what occurred, for it cannot be taken back. LETTERS El LETTERS from page 2 markers, do they? How interesting. Diana Phillips covered the Federal- ists’ newly-freshened board with flow- ers, hearts, rainbows, lines of peace- on—earth-goodwill-toward—all-type po- ‘try, and other such sunny stuff. Magic markers and crayons were used, as was that other terrorist technique learnt in kindergarten, cutting and pasting. Al- though no announcement that the “First Amendment experiment” was over had been made (not surprisingly, since only upon Ms. Phillips’ intervention did the Federalists decide they weren’t having fun anymore), its sponsors now sent up a chorus of indignant squealing so shrill that, just to make them shut up, a be- mused SCC was finally persuaded to reprimand the malevolent flower- paster. All in all, a telling demonstra- tion of right-wing disdain for the Bill of Rights. Interviews and Photos By Jameson Leonardi 9 Jessica Wolf, ‘96, Baltimore, Md. —— “Steve Johnson on a platter.” Brent Vincent, ‘94, Palatine, Ill. — — “Beaver.” This is what the Spectator calls a vicious “hate crime.” Flowers and po- etry. Kinda tells you something about how the Spectator-babies see the world, don’t it? - As usual, Niall MacKenzie, ’93. TALKBACK John Conkling, ‘93, Chestertown, Md. —— “Steamed crabs and corn on the cob.” Courtney Tucker, ‘96, Roanoke, Va. — “Something that is actually edible.” Ariel Ariel, the literary magazine of Washington and Lee, is now ac- cepting submissions of poetry, fle- tion, photography, and art. Sub- missions should be turned into Carol Calkins‘ office in the University Center. . CD&P Career Development and place- ment events this week: Resume and cover letter workshop on Tues- day, Oct. 13 from 4-5p.m. (Univer- sity Center, Rm.l09), Resume Cri- tiques all day Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the Career Development and Placement office. No appointments necessary. Resume Drop Deadline 11 for November Companies is Thursday, Oct. 15 at 4p.m. Span I s h Dr. Alvaro Felix Bolanos, assis- tant professor of Spanish at Tulane Univ ., will present ‘From the Mar- gins of the Spanish Empire and History: Indians in Colonial Span- ish America‘ on Monday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium. The lecture is the kickoff of the ' Romance Language Department Colloquium. VMI-W&L Needed. Men and Women in- terested in organizing a VMI—W&L student organization. Call Jason at 464-6259. Women’s Forum There will be a meeting of Women’s Forum this Sunday evening at 6 pm. in the Women’s Center in the basement of the Uni- .versity Center. Everyone is wel- come. SPJ Anyone interested in joinin the . . Washington and Lee Chapter of the 1, Society of Professional Journalists, ‘ ‘inany class,ishould attend the meet- ing tonight, in the Reid Hall library, at 7:30 p.m. Breakfast U.S. Senator John Warner, ‘49, will host a breakfast next Thurs- day, Oct. 15, to honor Congres- sional candidate Bob Goodlatte. Goodlatte, a 1977 graduate of W&L Law School, is the Sixth District Republican candidateforCongress. The Sixth District, which includes Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County, is currently represented by Democrat Jim Olin who is not seeking reelection. The breakfast will be in Chandler Hall at Southern Seminary. Invitations and further infomiation can be at- tained at the Republican Headquar- ters at the comer of Main & Preston Streetss., phone 464-8330, or by phoning Professor Dean at 463- 3964. ‘College Dems There will be a College ‘Demo- crats meeting this Sunday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the University Center room 109. For more information call Cottie Miles at 464-6133. Film Society There will be an organizational meeting of the W&L film society on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Commerce School room 221. All who wish to be involved with the Film Society this year should at- tend. New members are especially invited. TheW&Lfilmsocietyis pleased to announce its second presentation of the season, Camille Claudel (France, 1989), directed by Bnmo Nuytten. Showings will be at 8:05p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 and Sat- urday, Oct. 10 in the new Trouba- dour Cinema, at the comer of Main and Henry Sts. Admission is free. Camille Claudel is in French, with English subtitles. All are encour- aged to attend. Freshman EC Freshman class petitions for President, Vice President and E.C. Rep can be picked up in Carol Calkins" office in the University Center. They must be turned in by 5 p.m. Oct. 12. 9 Who s Who Anyone who wishes to nominate amember of the current undergradu- ate senior class for selection to Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges may do so by submitting the name and qualifications of that student to David L. Howison, Dean of Stir- dents, in Payne Hall 6 by Oct. 9, 1992. Speaker Former Congressman Bill Frenzel (R-Minn.) will speak Mon- day, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. in the C- School, rm.327 about Election '92 Congressional and’ Presidentiali‘ prospects. " ' ‘ LSAT KaplanLSATPrepCourse-This course preparing for the Dec. 5 LSAT will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in the C-School 221. Classes meet regularly on Sundays and Tuesdays 6-10 p.m. For infor- 8b‘lll8llt §§l8‘PF2lci.1llieQi‘i5ffil%‘?""1' Seniors All seniors are reminded to reg- ister with the Career Development and Placement Office. To register, a senior needs to obtain a placement packet and complete the appropri- ate forrns and a resume. Once reg- istered, the senior will receive Col- lege Placement Council Annuals and can participate in job fairs and cam- pus recruitment. Packets and help available at the CD&P office. What would you like to see served in Evans Dining Hall? I Tim Thompson, ‘93, Fort Worth, Texas — “The same crap I had to eat freshman year.” ‘ 96, Murfreesboro, Tenn. -—— ‘flolin Wilson with an apple in his niou .” Garrett Bouldin, OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_004.2.txt Students or Organizations promote our Florida Spring ' packages. Earn and AUD|o . vjpgo FREE trips. Organize Small or DEMON SONY Large groups. Call Campus ADCOM ALPINE Marketing. 800-423-5264 T°5“'3A MARANTZ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ KEF cwo F \ BOSTON DEFINITIVE KLIPSCH BAZOOKA K ______ __J PAGE 4 Idon’t get along withmyroom- Asx DR. Wormr mate. It is only the fourth week of the term and I'm already By Dr. James Worth 0 . afraid we'll end up killing each other before the year is over. Lots of little things drive me up the wall, but the biggest problem is that she's extremely inconsider- ate. What should I do? Talking doesn't seem to be an option because she is stub- born and closed-minded. How can I ap- proach her? A ° ' roommate are indeed well on the way to hating one another and no doubt making one another miser- able in the process. It could be a very long year. What you need to count on is that she, too, is unhappy with the situation and real- izes that the alternative to eight months of From the tone of your ques- tion I can tell that you and your Roommate from hell! Student deals with strained living conditions The point is to find some way to get her attention and also at least momentarily defuse the anger a little bit. The next step after getting her attention is to affirm her dignity. Let her know that there are things about her you respect. Tell her that you are sure she has been as unhappy with how things have been going as you are. Explain that blaming and criticizing won’t help, but that with cooperation and communication you can have a decent year together. Then tell her you want to hear her grievances. This will be difficult. But you need to listen quietly and patiently to all the things that annoy her about you, and you need to do this without defending yourself. On the contrary, when she is finished repeat every allegation back to her and make sure you heard her correctly. If you’ve made it this far you can feel pretty good about yourself. You’ve taken some risks. But if she’s still with you that’s a very good sign she proach that will hit of good will, domestic hell is to does wantareso- form some sort of lutign. ' d truce, - - -. ou nee a The trick is H9pefu]]y’ with tact’ 'm?gl' win-win com- finding an ap- nationandperhapsevenalittle promise, one some Specific where each of get her attention, . youfeels youare enable her to save Changes 1n how 3'01! relate to better off than face. and yield to one another can be agreed befI<_>Ire- f H compromises that - ope u y. both of you can upon and Implemented‘ with tact, imagi- live with. I will make several assumptions: (1) If I were to hear her side of the story she would probably consider you narrow-minded, tedious, and very difficult to live with. (2) She, too, has given up on talking it out because she either is too angry or figures it won’t do any good (or both). (3) For every grievance you have she has one, too, which she feels proves that you are the one to blame, not her. Inother words, Ithink it is fairly likely that she views you with How can you get her attention without infuriating her further? I wonder if there’s something you can do, something she is clearly not expecting, which would please her. Perhaps it would be cleaning the bathroom or kitchen, fixing a meal she enjoys, buying her a quart of her favorite ice cream, or taking her out to lunch. nation and per- haps even a little bit of good will, some specific changes in how you relate to one another can be agreed upon and implemented. Write them down.Each sign them if you can. Agree to meet again and discuss what is or is not working. Above all, avoid criticism, judgment and hostility. You must move from a polar- ized position to becoming task- as much suspicion, irritation, _ oriented. and pessimism as you view Ifall else fails, youmay her. try enlisting the help of a Any attempt to point third party. out to her the many faults A dorm counselor she has, the inconsider- wouldbewillingto help, ation she displays, the un- even if you aren't a reasonableness of her be- freshman. They have lmvior, or“ any other -way ~ « - been trained in conflict, - — - . she has failed you will make 7‘ resolution. I __.I matters worse!’ ' T Another option would be for the two of you to see me or Dean Schroer-Lamont. We have considerable experience working with roommate problems. , By all means show her this article. What I'm saying to you and her is to move past blaming or retaliating and arrive at problem-solving. The alternative is for each of you to have a roommate from hell. Perdigon reig By Joyce BAUTISTA Phi Features Editor All spectators eagerly watched as senior Tricia Perdigon took her place at center field as W&L’s Homecoming queen. “I couldn’t believe it,” Perdigon said. “I was honored that they picked me.” Perdigon, the president of Chi Omega, rep- resented her sorority in the race for queen. “We were very proud that the representative of Chi-O can also represent W&L,” Vice Presi- dent of Chi Omega senior Kim Murtha said. The sorority had a stellar weekend with senior Heather Aussiker also part of the court and their float winning third place. Besides Perdigon’s involvement in her so- rority, she is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa and the medical honor society Alpha Upsilon Delta. ~ Perdigon plans on continuing her study of biology in medical school. She is looking into Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia and Emory College as possible places to continue her studies. “I want to get into a field of medicine that involves a lot of interaction with people,” she said. The deciding factor of the judge’s selection was the interview. Perdigon, escorted by Cary Potts, accepts the honor of Homecoming queen. “It was not like I was being grilled,”Perdigon said. “It was very conversational.” She said the judges asked her about her future plans in medicine. Questions also ran the gamut from politics to religion. ns as queen Photo by Mallory Meyers, The Fling-tum Plié Perdigon said all the Homecoming queen candidates had a good chance of winning. “They were all well-rounded individuals,” she said. “Whoever got it would be honored. It’s one of the best courts I’ve seen in four years.” ‘ Students visit land of rubles and vodka , By CAMERON HUDDLESTON Phi Staff Writer Despite outdated living conditions, harass- ment by black marketeers and public bathing, a trip to Russia was the experience of a lifetime for eight W&L students. Last spring students from W&L’s Russian. department boarded a plane in New York City en route to St. Petersburg, previously Leningrad, to participate in the first six-week exchange program in Russia offered by the university. “It was the best spring term by far,” senior Chris Penders said. “You’ll probably only get to do it once, so it’s worth going over there.” The students attended three classes a day, five days a week at the Herzen Pedagogical University, and stayed in the university's dorms which they said were in poor condition. Light bulbs were scarce, a warm shower was a rarity, and the students had to bring toilet paper from the United States. But, the students didn’t complain too much, considering the relatively low cost of the trip: $2,500for1rarrsportation, tuition, a dorm room and miscellaneous expenses. Financial aid for the trip was offered and will be offered again this spring for students already receiving aid from W&L. Also, because, the U.S. dollar is worth much more than the ruble, the students were able to eat well, unlike most Russians. “Money was not a problem in Russia. Our currency was so much stronger,” Penders said. However, Penders said the food didn’t meet American standards. “A salad over there was a plate of cucum- bers,” Penders said. The students could not drink the water either. On arrival, some of the students said the impersonal Russian guards intimidated them, and the dismal weather was unimpressive. “The first impression is that it’s completely drab. The people looked absolutely miserable,” junior Bryant Pless said. During the second day of their stay, the students met with the head of the university and took tests of their Russian profi- ciency. The students then split into groups of four for the remainder of the six weeks and attended classes such as news read- ing, Russian gram- mar and conversa- tion, television watching and mu- sical phonics. By the end of the trip, the students said they had noticed a definite language improvement among them- selves. When the students were not attending classes, they were seeing the sights in St. Petersburg, such as the Peter Paul fortress, or touring the Kremlin, Gorky Park and a former KGB build- ing in Moscow. Originally, the visit to Moscow was not part of the scheduled events during the trip, but the students were able to get $5 tickets on Aeroflot, the only Russian airline. Penders Pless said they got the tickets by bribing the ticket saleswoman. Although the price of airline tickets seemed inexpensive to them, it was a quarter of a Russians monthly wages, and the flight itself was rather unpleasant experience. “I pulled down the tray table to write sort postcards, and there was about five years of filth on it,” Penders said. On the streets, black marketers and children seeking American goods barraged the students. Pless said the students were easy targets. “You couldn ’t walk down the street 50 yards without someone asking you to buy a watchi’ he said. However, the students took advantage of their friendships with the black marketers and learned some tricks to exchanging currency and buying goods on the street. The group was also able to befriend Ameri- cans in Russia. “We met a lot of Americans on the street. You know who the Americans are because they’re clean,” senior Laura Howard said. The group ran into some problems with security." Twice, someone broke into the six male students’ room and stole a camera, blazer any razors, among other items. Overall, the trip allowed the students to become totally immersed in Russian society and culture. They waited in long lines for food as most Russians do every day, and the group even went to a public bath for 15 cents. “It wasn '1 [the baths] too bad if you didnfi mind a bunch of old naked men sitting around drinking beer,” Penders said. 4000+ eyes could be reading | your ad I in this space. - we ‘ SPEAKER TRADE UP PROGRAM ' BUYER PROTECTION PLAN ‘ CAR INSTALLATION DEPARTMENT ' lN—STORE SERVICE CENTER ’ MASTER CARD / VISA / DISCOVER (800) 468-6667 | Corner of Ogden & Starkey Roads Overlooking Tanglewood Mall 2750 Ogden Road - Roanoke SERVICE MOST BRANDS Cannondale - TREK - Diamond Jansport day packs and book bags Lexington Bike Shop Mon.-Fri. 9-5/Sat. 9-12 Noon 130 S. Main St. Back - Giant 463-7969 VARNER 8: POLE For your extra pieces Furniture Dealers of furniture» 463-2742 115 S. Main St., Lexigyn Having the goblins and goulies over? Let us custom design Halloween Invitations! ALSO Résumés, cover letters and quick copies. 3'. PHONE: 463 - 1712 - FAX 125 W. 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If you have any questions, please telephone Kirk Russell or Brooke Burns at (800) 257-5102. ' « I .. INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 0 353 NASSAU ST. 0 PRINCETON, NJ 08540 0 (800) 257-5102 The Ring-tum Phl, October 8; 1992 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_005.2.txt - Ring-‘tum Phl, October 8, 1992 I I" - er 0 unselors .tudents helping students co By Farm TRUMAN Phi Staff Writer In Do you ever feel like you need to . k? Washington and Lee has 28 stu- c ents trained to lend a sympathetic car. “No expert-. ‘ICC is necessary to be- - me a peer counselor,” junior head cougselor Mary Goetz said. “The big- gest factor is that you must be ap- proachable. A peer counselor has to be ready and open. They are people who listen.” Worth initiated the peer counseling program five years ago in response to o 's ncem that students were reluc- - t to search for professional help from faculty and staff members. “I felt many students were uncom- fortable discus sing awkward situations such as substance abuse and sexual behavior, ” Worth said. His solution was to provide peer counselors who were trained in listen- ing skills, problem solving and making referrals to professional counselors. Many counselors say they have al- ways been a sounding board for their friends. “I have always enjoyed talking to friefids and helping people,” said sopho- more peer counselor Kris Fegenbush. “I was the shoulder to cry on all my life. I wanted to be a peer counselor so I could get some training to really help people I knew and even those I didn’t know, " said Goetz. R11 peer counselors must undergo intensive and continual training. “We have atwo- day training period during an early September weekend. After this program, counselors attend monthly Sunday afternoon meetings.” University Psychologist James Worth saib. Attendance is also encouraged at all social and mental health presentations that come to campus, he said. A The chief responsibility of a peer counselor is to listen to a student’s conflict and assist hint in coming to a coitlusiori on his own. Counselors have been instructed not to offer advice. “You never lose control of your Peer counselors partlclpate In a role-playing sesslon in Fairfax Lounge. destiny with the peer counselor pro- gram. They will not take a moral position. They are not a Dear Abby outlet, nor are they advice givers. They are listeners that will help you solve your own problems, ” Worth said. The counselor will then arrange a meeting. Worth encourages students to use the program and is willing to anony- mously match students with peer coun- selors. « There are sev- “ You can call eral ways to reach a counselor for a a peer counselor. W ““““—"‘j—*‘-T little problem, A student can orth encourages stu- like how to re- ea“ the number dents to use the program SP°“" in “ ‘PC’ under the peer counse1or’s pic- ture which are on and is willing to anony- mously match students cific social situa- tion, to bigger is- sues, like the con- posters that were - sequences of try- postegthis week with peer counselors. gpafcghmmgug, aroun campus. 0 sai . Students can Peer counsel- also walk up to a ors agree that counselor in person. Carol Calkins or Health Services will anonymously schedule an appoint- ment with the counselor of the student’s choice. l maintaining objectiveness is the most difficult aspect of their job. “Knowing you can’t give advice and not interjecting your personal feel- ings is hard,” said Fegenbush. rl)E/m\i/7lEQERS [NUEEYLLE “ ' N5 . TEE: Replacements 4 . 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Parade ‘went kind of fast’ By Toivi HESPOS Phi Contributing Writer If W&L students were asked to describe Saturday's Homecoming parade, most would do it in three words: short but sweet. “It went kind of fast. A couple of people we invited chose not to participate,” said Tom Hooper, president of Kathekon, the organization that sponsored the parade along with the Alumni Office. W&L’s first Homecoming parade in over 20 years ended I when Lambda Chi AIpha’s float, the last one in the parade, crossed in front of the grandstand 28 minutes after the parade started. According to Hooper, the impact of the parade was not blunted by its short duration. “[The parade] left everyone in good spirits,” said Hooper, “Hopefully it will be that much better next year.” Kappa Kappa Gamma won this year’s award for best float. Kappa’s float depicted a boxing match between a Confederate general and Randolph-Macon’s yellowjacket mascot, complete with a ring announcer to excite the crowd. The floats were judged on spirit, originality and design by a four—member committee consisting of W&L professors Lamar Cecil, Thomas Nye, John Wielgus and Dean Laurent Boetsch. Kappa President Walton Eagan said a 15-member com- mittee headed by junior Mary Adickes builtthe float in three days. Eagan said building the float was “a lot of fun. We ’re excited about winning.” Floats this year included Southern Comfort and JubiLee singing the W&L Swing, Live Drive dragging beer cans behind their trademark vans and Phi Delta Theta in a replica of a Viking Longship. The noise level on the street increased when Lexington’s Auto Towing and Repair float passed by. The float con- sisted of one of the company’s trucks towing W&L security officer Thomas “Baner” Bane’s familiar blue pickup truck. Other parade participants included.the Lylbum Downing Middle School Marching Band, the Rockbridge County High School Marching Band and the Rockbridge County, Natural Bridge and Lexington fire departments. Hooper said he hopes the Homecoming Parade will become an annual tradition. “We had a good turnout,” he said. “It went real well.” Photo by Mallory Meyers, The Ring-tum Phi By GREGORY PATTERSON Phi News Editor The founder of the W&L Gay and Lesbian Alliance says he was attacked Saturday in what he calls an incident of “gaybashing.” Sean Bugg, '89, had a warrant is- sued against Charles T. Gay for assault and battery after a fight Saturday at the Sigma Nu house. . “Charles Gay shoved me, yelled ‘you're not welcome here,’ then punched me in the face,” Bugg told Lexington Magistrate Charlene Worley early Sunday morning. The warrant was served on Gay Sunday at about 4 a.m. Gay, '89, said Tuesday he did not wish to comment on the incident. Bugg said Tuesday that he went to Sigma Nu on Saturday to see what the house looked like after being reno- vated. Bugg and Gay are both Sigma Nu alumni. Bugg said he was at a band party in the basement when Gay “came out of the crowd” at him. Bugg said Gay yelled at him, called him homosexual, shoved him twice and hit him in the left side of his face. Sigma Nu member Heath Dixon, who was the sober officer Saturday, said he did not see the beginning of the fight. He said the first thing he saw was Bugg and Gay grappling with each other. “One person was pulling Sean away and two were pulling Charlie,” Dixon said. “Charlie seemed like he was fin- ished. Sean was trying to break loose and at one point he did, and kicked Charlie in the hea ." Dixon said Gay left after the fight and that Bugg was asked repeat- edly to leave the partybut would not. - “ I B u g g I kept saying, ‘I can be here if I want. I’m a member in good standing. If he comes back here, I'll rip his head off,”’ Dixon said. “I lost my temper,” Bugg said. “I nonnally don’t like violence. But I don't like being hit, especially if I’m being hit because I’m gay.” _ Dixon said that when he asked Gay and Bugg to leave he did not know who either of them were or if they were Sigma Nu members. Dixon said that when Bugg was discovered to be homosexual his se- nior year, he was asked to dissociate himself from the chapter. W&L GALA founder gets in fight “From whatlunderstand, some guys were uncomfortable with the fact that he was homosexual, particularly be- cause he had kept it a secret,” Dixon said. I I Bugg said he was forcedto leave the house, but was never formally taken off the rolls. “I was threatened and told to leave but I am still a member,” Bugg said. Some Sigma Nu members believe Bugg went to the house Saturday night looking for a fight. “He knew there were a bunch of alumni who did not want him there,” Sigma Nu president Mark VanDuesen said. “He came down there, in my opinion, to provoke an incident.” “He was just trying to start trouble,” Dixon said. “He knew other alumni were there. He was looking to start a fight.” Bugg refutes such charges. “That’s ridiculous,” Bugg said. “I was curious about the house. I was getting ready to leave when [Gay] hit me.” Bugg said the fight was the only negative incident during the weekend, which he spent drumming up support for W&L GALA. “I got great feedback from the ad- ministration, the faculty and the stu- dents,” Bugg said. “The thing to re- member is that this happened with an alum.” Domino’s accepts University cards By PAULINE Mrm f Phi Contributing Writer erything else, why not pizza?,” senior Ben Gangloff said. qt WASHINCTONAND IQE \ Students can put money on the general debit account in the Business Office. According to a flyer ex- 'I'he bloodshot army of stu- UNIVERSIW plaining the new service, dents struggling to satisfy the students should indicate late-night munchies in Lex— they wish to use their card ington willfindtheir dilemma when ordering. They 3 bit easier. should then give their stu- 1 No cash. No car. No prob- dent number and Domino’s em. will verify their account. Domino’s Pizza now ac- 9 Whenthepizzaanives, stu- izjepts Vtlasléingéon and Lee D O N O S dents must show the driver niversity at s. I 1 their card. The driver will “Our parents pay for ev- have a slip for them to add a tip, total, and sign. Director of University Services James Johndron said Domino’s employee John Matheny said the service was added for the convenience of W&L students and to reduce the number of bad checks they receive. Domino’s began using a card computer on Sept. 27 to let students pay for pizza from their general debit account, the account most students use to pay for food in the Co-op. students should keep their receipts and, in case of a problem, take them to the W&L Business Office. Johndron said Pizza Hut and Frank’s King of Pizza had expressed interest in the system. Other businesses, such as dry cleaners and grocery stores, might also take University Cards in the future. 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OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_007.2.txt = Ring-tum Phl, October 8', 1992 SPORTS Photos by Jameson Leonardi, The Ring-tum Phi counterclockwise from top to bottom: A weary Generals’ de- tense recelves some words of encouragement from coach Frank Mlriello; full back Wilson Moore is pursued to the outside by a group of linebackers torthe Yellow Jackets; Geren Steiner prepares to get rid of the ball after avoiding the rush by the Yellow Jackets'detenslve line- men; Stephen Cox(40) and Phil Spears(66) move In on the run- ning back for the Yellow Jack- ets. .2. «" STUDENT SERVICES.BOX l792‘i.PLANTATION.FL 33318 THE SHOW AROUND HALFTIME W&L falls, 31-9 Ci HOMECOMING, from page 8 pattern, and that put W&L on life- support. The Generals now trailed by 18 and the onus was square on their shoulders to come up with some offense in the final 30 minutes. Fallon said the touchdown opened the door for R-MC. “I don't know how much emotional effect it had on the kids-but it allowed them to do more things. You know, the rich get richer. “They could take more chances on both defense and offense. But our kids wanted another half of them, no one was down,” said Fallon. “This is a good rivalry, there’s no 1ove.'We wanted another shot.” The Generals got their shot. Freshman quarterback Matt Reedy replaced a banged-up Steiner and led the Generals to their first touchdown of the game. He hit all-American punter Bob Ehret on a 18-yard crossing route. It was Ehret’s second TD in as many weeks.The two-point conversion failed and the Generals trailed 24-9. Fallon said he brought Reedy in because he felt Steiner was getting smothered. “Things weren’t clicking. Geren [Steiner] was getting smothered. we just wanted to see what he could do.” Well, Reedy did fine his first time, and he got a second time to prove himself. With 3:57 to go, the generals started to drive again. Reedy moved them down field with both the rim and the pass. On a crucial fourth-and—one, Moore showed why Fallon looks like a genius for moving him to full back, he pow- ered over the left side for three yards. A couple plays later, the Generals were inside the ten and had a third-and- eight. Reedy was forced to the right by the oncoming rush and threw a desperate pass that was picked off in the end zone, and that was she wrote. Fallon didn’t think the team played a good game, but he was happy his team didn’t give up. He does feel the team needs work before they go on the road to challenge Davidson. “I think the consensus was we didn't play a real good game. 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CLUBS 1-800-932-0528, Ext. 65 OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19921008/WLURG39_RTP_19921008_008.2.txt This Week: Football— at Davidson 10/10 Last Week: Fooball- R—MC 31,W&L 9 (1-2) flint filing-mm ifllri WP- AK--LR 13.W&L 11 (3-6) WP- at Nav Invitational 10/ 10&1l M SOC- W&L 2.H-S 0 (4-4) M Soc- at reensboro 10/ 10 W Soc- Sweet Briar 1.W&L 0 (2-7) W Soc- Gett sburg, 10/10, 2pm W Ten- W&L 9.R-MC 0 (2-0) M Ten- w& Fall Classic10/10&l1 CC- (M) 9th,(W) 2nd at Frostbrg PAGE 8 FOOTBALL, WATER POLO, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY VB- B’water 10/8 6pm;at Goucher 10/10 OCTOBER 8, 19%‘ I Yellow Jackets spoil W&L Homecoming -M defenserecrs eigt sacks; Generas o Generals defense swarms over the Yellow Jackets’ wide receiver Garry Carter on an attempted Photo by Jameson Leonardi, The Ring-tum Phi By SEAN O’RoURKr~: Phi Sports Editor Saturday’s game against the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets was not as big a blowout as the final indi- cated. The game was actually still com- petitive until the final minute-and-a- half. The Generals played the second- best, maybe even the best, team in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and lost the same way they did to Emory & Henry. R-MC beat the Generals with size and speed and talent. Any team that can register eight sacks on Geren Steiner has to have some size, speed and talent, especially R-MC’sJack Miscall who recorded six of the eight. Even head coach Gary Fallon and his coaching staff realized the Yellow Jackets were an excellent team. “Both our offensive and defensive staff felt they outmarmed us,” said Fallon. “They are big and strong and they wear you down.” The Generals started off quickly for the third straight game. On the first play from scrimmage, sophomore line- backer Stephen Cox intercepted the pass from R-MC’s john Smith and re- turned it to the Yellow Jackets’ 26- yard line. The Generals’ first possession reverse. The Generals defensive line had a tough day handling the larger and faster offensive line for woum really set me tone for me yes; of Randolph-Macon. The Yellow Jackets gained 216 yards on the ground and 147 yards through the air. Kerrell Bryant led the way for the Yellow Jackets with 92 rushing yards on the day. Men’s soccer finds success on the road By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer While the Generals football team continues to look for its first triumph at Wilson Field since 1990, the men’s soccer team is in no hurry to return home. With their 2-0 victory over Hampderi-SydneyCollege Wednesday, the Generals improved to 4-4 on the season, 2-2 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play. All four wins have come on the road. “We played really well,” said se- nior tri-captain Reid Murphy. “We’re getting better every game.” Murphy, the team’s leading scorer, assisted on the Generals’ first goal, netted by fellow tri-captain Kyle Fan- ning. It was Fanning’s first goal this year and the sixth of his career. Sophomore Eric Tracy gave Wash- ington and Lee a two-goal cushion Junior John Robinson got his first-ever assist on Tracy’s goal. The blanking was goaltender Mike Steinbrook’s fourth of the season, leav- ing him three shutouts short of the school's single-season record. Steinbrook has been on his game since yielding nine goals in two games two weeks ago. He’s only given up one goal over W&L~’s last three games. Four days before the Ti gers,though, the Generals traveled to what head coach Rolf Piranian called “the real lion's den.” ' The team headed south to take on Roanoke College ,who entered the game with only one loss this year. “We’re going to have to play flaw- less to beat them,” Piranian said be- forehand. For 90 minutes, Steinbrook was flawless. Fresh off of a shutout of East- ern Mennonite, Steinbrook kept Roanoke out of the net for all of regu- lation. With the score knotted at 0-0, the game was forced into overtime. Steinbrook’s scoreless string of over ' 200 minutes was ended 6:03 into the first extra period by Roanoke sopho- more Andy Smith, and the Maroons held on for a 1-0 win. “Steinie” re- corded 1 2 saves and, with Wednesday’s shutout, holds an outstanding goals- against-average of 1.50. “We played really well against Roanoke,” said Murphy. “The result was unfortunate, though.” The Generals have evened up both their conference record and their over- all mark, and after Saturday's game versus Greensboro, the Generals will play the remainder of their regular sea- son at Liberty Hall Fields. Saturday’s game could also put se- nior Mike Mitchem in the Generals’ record book. Mitchem remains two assists shy of equaling the W&L all-time assists record. Ideally,he’dliketobreakitathome, and he’ll get that chance on Tuesday against Randolph-Macon. the game. W&L’s first play was full back Volleyball earns first ODAC win By MARK SAPPENFIELD Phi Contributing Writer W&L completed its first unblemi shed week of the season by defeating all three opponents they faced. The Generals entered the week winless in the Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference at 0-2. But after two victories over con- ference teams, W&L’s record now stands at 2-2 in the ODAC, and 7-9 overall. W&L started the week off against Roanoke. The teams split the first two games, but when Roanoke cap- tured the third game 15-12, W&L’s hopes for christening the ODAC win column at the expense of their I-81 rivals seemed distant. The Generals kept their compo- sure, though, and captured the final two games in impressive fashion, 15-6 and 15-11. It was sort of a redemption for the Generals, who lost to defending ODAC champion Guilford in the fifth game. The experience from that loss might have helped them come up with this victory. Head coach Kristi Yarter said the team came up with some timely blocking during the Roanoke match.. “We blocked well as a team ver- sus Roanoke, and it affected their timing.” Freshmen Chrissie Hart and Cheryl Taurassi led the Generals offensive barrage. Hart finished with 11 kills, while Taurassi dished out 25 assists. In the nightcap, W&L asserted themselves against Mary Baldwin team, waxing them 15-2 in the first game. In the second game, the entire team saw substantial playing time as the Generals notched a 16- 14 win to take the shorter non- conference 2-of-3 game match. Again, the tandem of first year standouts led the team in kills and assists. Hart had 8 kills, while Taurassi notched 17 assists. Wednesday proved to be the sec- ond test of W&L’ s ODAC mettle in the span of a week, as the Generals traveled to Lynchburg to face Randolph-Macon Women's Col- lege. The team lost only one game en route to a 15-11, 8-15, 15-7, 15- 12 win. Despite the win, the team was not overly pleased with its play. “We didn’t play well, nor were we satisfied, but Randolph-Macon was erratic, and that made us er- ratic.” Tonight, the volleyball will try to continue their winning ways when they take on ODAC foe Bridgewater at6p.m.in the Warner Center. Photo & Video Imaging Get a new image...ln A Flash 20x30 COLOR PHOTO POSTER $24.95 WITH COUPON FROM YOUR 55MM COLOR NEGATIVE POSTERS FROM SLIDES OR PRINTS ALSO AVAILABLE , 14 E. Campbell Ave. Roanoke, VA 24013 1-800-537-5227 ffense can only manage 197 yards Wilson Moore up the middle. Gain of one yard. The second play, Steiner is forced out of the pocket and has to throw it away to avoid the sack. Third down and nine. Steiner drops back to pass, is flushed outofthepocketagain,andhashispass broken up by defensive back Harry Mum. On fourth down, Fallon decided to gamble and try a 42-yard field goal. The Generals had not successfully con- verted on a field goal attempt since 1990. . Sophomore Marc Newman changed all that. He split the up-rights with a perfectly struck ball and put the Gener- als ahead, 3-0. It looked as if the Generals were going to repeat their successes against Centre the week before. But it was not to be. W&L couldn’t get anything going on offense and Fallon says it was a combination of their defense and our offense. “We had to execute better offen- sively. When we have opportunities, we have to make something happen,” said Fallon. “However, blocking was real prob- lem. Some of their players were above ours, especially that 92(Miscall). He had a great day; he was definitely a level or two above our kids." The Yellow Jackets would then turn their own version of the “Hogs” loose on the Generals ’ defensive front seven. R-MC threw four different runners a the Generals and it definitely did lhk trick. On their third possession, R-M drove down the field with 11 of d ' plays coming on the ground. They scored on a quarterback keeper, and the Yellow Jackets would lead 7-3, and never trail again. “We just made some mistakes at thr wrong time,” said Fallon. “They hit i’ where we weren’t and when that I pens, there’s not much you can do.” R—MC would score on their next possession, but the real killer came on ‘ their final drive of the half. The Generals had played the Yel- ‘ low Jackets even for the remainder of the half and only trailed 14-3 wherii MC took over with 1:59 on the clock They started 80 yards from paydirt, and the way the defense had played or the previous two possessions, it looked . like the Generals would go in only trailing by l 1. But it was not meant to be. R-MC ran Kerrel Bryant for T1 . back—up QB Andrew Bush hit wide ' out Garry Carter for 13, plus an extra 15 for a late hit penalty, that moves the . Yellow Jackets to the W&L 40; fou, ,_ plays later, Bush threw the ball dowi "4 the right sideline and Eric Lewis 4 j a great diving catch for a gain of 1 _ two plays after that, Bush hit David ” Hughes in the end zone on a timing El See HOMECQMING, page 7 Women’s soccer falls’ in sixth straight By JUSTIN MCNAULL Phi Staff Writer Not even the return of last year’s all-conference goalie could break the ’ women's soccer team out of their six- game losing streak. “It’s been so long since we’ve won and a long time since we’ve scored that we ‘re playing not to lose and playing a little scar ” said head coach Janine Hathom. Junior Kate Stirneling’s reappear- ance in goal bolstered the Generals defense. Stimeling, who played halfback for the first five games, took over in goal for freshman Mirns Rowe eight min- utes into last week's 3-1 loss to Roanoke. Rowe allowed two goals before a slight knee injury forced her from the e. The Generals defense turned up the intensity with Stirneling’s arrival. “Kate instilled confidence in them with her skill and experience,” said Hathom. The Generals kept pace during the remaining 82 minutes of play. Freshman Jenni Robison’s goal was the only offense W&L could muster on the afternoon. Last Saturday's Homecoming loss to a powerful Mary Washington squad resembled the Roanoke game closely. The Generals played evenly with the Eagles for 80 of the 90 rriinutes. The only letdown came early in the second half when they gave up three quick goals. Last Tuesday, the Generals returned to Old Dominion Athletic Conference play at Sweet Briar College. Despite outshooting them 20-5, \ \ \ ,too. It’sjust V at>Po9io9-90*‘ Ladies’ Shoes, Clothing ; and Accessories % gltaln 24450 (703) 463-5988 n on. a / z W&L couldn’t match an early goal‘oy ‘ Sweet Briar and lost a real heartbreaker, “ 1-0. A The loss dropped the Generals to 2- j ‘i 4 in the ODAC and 2-7 overall. Hathorn looks towards Saturday’s 2 p.m. game with Gettysburg College with 0pti- 0 _ mism. * ' “I feel very posi- tive,” said H a t h o r n . “They’re a good team, , but we are a matter of the girls get- . ting it to- ‘ “ gether and Stimeling being ready. It’s a good situation grd we’ll play well.” , The Generals defense of juniors As- pen Yawars, Allison Lewis, Kathleen Eastland and sophomore Marina Jack- son looked sharp last week in front of . Stimeling. Stimeling finished with and inc3:d- ible 32 saves in her first two games back in goal. Stimel ing wanted to play in the field this year, but will probably remain in goal for the rest of the season. “She’s a true competitor and does what it takes to help the team win,"§aid Hathom. “It’s impressive what s e's doing to help us out.” i The slump hasn’t dampened their desire to work hard and to win. “They’re working harder in prac- tice than any W&L team I've ever coached,” said Hathom. - “I strongly believe that we're gtfing to win some games. They just need to hang in there.” \ -—just one affair- womorrs formal wear for hire of washlngton, dc ' is returning to Lexington on OCTOBER 11, 1992 for our end-of-season BLOWOUT SALE! Designer Formal Dresses & Gowns on Sale! Prices start at $49! Ramada Inn 0 Exit 195 off 81 4 miles north of Lexington Noon to 5 p.m. - All sales final Pay by check. AMEX. V|SA. MC For info please call 202-686-7255