OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_001.2.txt I THE Lil\él‘./l*_~{~liIlTY' LIBFIARY ‘yvAsHtN‘<,:t'0N 3. LEXENGTON, VA 24450 — mmztn “ LEE UNIVERSITY ‘. 1. Spiders and Rats, Oh My! Becca Opens Tonight All American Marilyn Baker Becomes W&L’s First Woman Tennis All-American 0 Ultra ‘tlttng-tum [flirt VOLUME 92, NO. 27 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA MAY 20, 1993 English Prof’s contract not renewed By SARAH GILBERT 4 Phi Staff Writer English Department members voted not to renew the contract of Assistant Professor Demaree Peck last week. Peck’s review, a standard step in the process ofiecuring tenure-track professors, came after her third year of teaching at Washington and Lee, The decision is subject to the approval of Dean of the College John Elrod. The eight tenured English professors extensively exarn- ined a file of materials prepared by Peck to demonstrate her conformity to the guidelines segforth in the faculty handbook. Materials considered by the English depart- ment included Peck’s published work, her un- finished manuscripts, teacher evaluations re- turned by the students who took her classes during the past academic year, open letters which were solicited from her students, evalu- ations by the members of the department who each sat in on one of her classes, and miscella- neous ‘information such as her requests for grants and plans for summer research. Peck said that she was surprised and disap- pointed about the decision. “I read my teacher evaluations and they . werevery strong,” she said. ‘‘I think I have a strong teaching record.” But other professors in the department de- cided to the contrary. “There was a consensus on what we were observing and how we were observing it,” said Department Head Edwin Craun, who cited con- fidentiality and refused to reveal the specific reasons for the department’s decision. “[Students] are not privy to know the rea- sons for personnel decisions, but [students] are privy to know the values which are included in arriving at those decisions,” he said. University policy identifies three qualities of the ideal candidate for reappointment or promotion: teaching effectiveness, intellectual activity and achievement, and academic citi- zenship. Each of these categories is qualified by five or six definitive considerations to assist Two guilty department members in their decisions. Craun also noted that.it was impossible to determine the exact motivations for an individual’s final judgment after a series of group discussions. “There isn’t necessarily a consensus, there is just a vote,” he said. Elrod has been provided _witl1 all of the review materials and the recommendation of the English department. “I haven’t communicated yet with Miss Peck,” said Elrod. He did not comment on the decision he planned to make. With the decision following so close on the heels of the department’s decision not to renew the contract of English professor John Lynch, who is finishing his final term at W&L, many students voiced concerns that the department’s decision was based on factors other than those in the faculty handbook. “It’s bullshit that this department is firing people who don’t agree with the ‘good-ole- boy’ system,” said freshman English major John Branam. “Lynch and Peck offered an opportunity for [the department] to renew it- self.” Senior English major Shannon Comer, one of Peck’s students, said that she could not guess the motivations for the decisions because of the University’s confidentiality policy. CI See PECK, Page 6 Beta gets fall term of HVs this year By THOMAS Hraspos Phi News Editor ‘Two Washington and Lee students were found guilty of honor violations this year, as opposed to five last year. “Last year was a big year,” said Ex- ecutive Committee President Josh MacFarland. 1 “[The "number of guilty I verdicts] is usually about two or three or f .17 ('aHMacFarland said the EC performed approximately 12 investigations of pos- sible violations of the Honor System this past year, which is down from 25 last year. , - MacFarland said the alleged viola- tions were reported by “an even mix of stfldents and faculty members.” Community members did not report anypotential violations, said MacFarland. None of the alleged violations reported to the EC dealt with dishonorable conduct, other than lying, cheating or stealing. “Most of it has fallen under the gen- eral heading of lying, cheating or steal- ing,” said MacFarland. The EC did not hear any cases regard- social By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Executive Editor Beta Theta Pi will participate in all rush activities but will be on social probation until January 1994. The Student Affairs Commit- tee voted unanimously to sup- port the actions taken by Beta’s House Corporation during Alumni Weekend. Beta’s house corporation placed the fraternity on social probation for all of fall term, ex- cept the two weeks prior to for- mal rush. Interfraternity Council President Curt Smith said during rush Beta will be treated exactly like the other fraternities. Beta Chapter Advisor Farris - Hotchkiss said one Beta was ex- pelled from the fraternity, one was suspended and one was put on critical probation. Hotchkiss saidthe fratemitymemberplaced on critical probation was not in- volved in the bottle throwing in- cident on Beta ’s back porch on to Red Square April 24. The Beta suspended was an Photo By Darran Winslow, The Fling-tum Phi Catch it while you can Professor Lamar Cecil and his class take advantage of a sunny day. Good weather has become a treasured item in Lexington this spring, between thunderstorms and downpours. ing the recent thefts in the Law School Library. MacFarland said several no- tices were posted about the thefts, but no honor violations were reported to the EC. IMacFarland said the EC Advocates, the law students assigned to represent accused students in honor trials, have been somewhat irate about the current state of the Honor System. According to probation officer in the house when the bottle throwing occurred, Smith said, and he thinks the expelled Beta was involved in the actual bottle throwing. Five students were involved in the bottle throwing, two were Betas and the rest were from other houses, said Hotchkiss. The action taken by Beta’s House Corporation was not a di- rect result of the bottle throwing incident, Hotchkiss said. “[Tl1e bottle throwing inci- dent] was sort of the proverbial straw that broke the camel‘s back,” Hotchkiss said. “Essen- tially the House Corporation felt there had been a series of occur- rences that were not leading in the right direction, and the house needed to get its act together.” Smith said the IFC has told Beta that the president or vice president must accompany the house manager on inspections with Buildings and Grounds In- spector Jim Boyd. The reason for the additional officer is for better communication between Beta and B&G, Smith said. Dean of Students David Howison said SAC felt further action against Beta was not nec- essary because of the action taken by the House Corporation. “Because it was decisive we’re confident that the conduct of the fraternity will improve and Beta will make progress,” Howison said. “We’re expecting positive things next year.” Howison said there is no pre- cedent for a fraternity on social probation coming in front of the SAC for another hearing, but if it didhappen, SAC wouldconsider suspension. But, Howison said he does not expect Beta to have any further problems. Smith said he was impressed with the way Beta has handled the situation. “They've done a great job in turning things around,” Smith said. Smith and Howison both said increased Housing Corporation activity is beneficial to all frater- nities. “The hope is when there are problems the Housing Corpora- tion will act so the SAC won’t have to,” Howison said. t’s a wrap Lexington hosts Old South documentary MacFarland, the advocates feel that the Honor System should be entirely codi- find and procedural. “They, the advocates, feel that some things should be changed,” said MacFarland. “I don’t like [the Honor System] very structured or procedural. We’re not a court of law.” MacFar1and defended the EC’s cur- rest practices. He said in his four years at W&L, the EC has been more than fair. The advocates will have their chance to affect Honor System policy next year, when a review of the Honor System will take place, said MacFarland. MacFarland said he enjoyed serving tlw student body over the past year. “It’s been a great year this year,” he said. “I’ve definitely enjoyed the experi- ence... Next year will be a big year. There will be a definite review of the Honor System.” By FRANCESCA KEFALAS Phi Executive Editor There wasn’t a casting call, or cos- tumes, but Lexington played host to another film crew earlier this week. Van Ludwig Film Production came to Lexington to film The Charrrre of The Old South, a documentary that is part of a series called Stars, Stripes and 50 States. Martha Doss, of the Lexington Visitors Bureau, said the production crew filmed at Washing- ton and Lee, Virginia Military Insti- tute, Jackson House, Natural Bridge and on Main Street Monday andTues- day. Doss said the production crew found out about Lexington from the Virginia Division of Tourism. She said she made hotel reservations for the production crew, but did not make any other arrangements for them. “I understand they just appeared at Jackson House,” Doss said. Brain Shaw, W&L’s Director of Communications said he did not know the film crew was coming until Visit- ing Professor of Sociology Krzysztof Jasiewicz brought them into his office Monday afternoon. “I don’t think they knew about us until they saw Washington and Lee,” Shaw said. “I think they kind of stumbled on to us serendipitously.” The production crew filmed on the colonnade and extensively in Lee Chapel, said Shaw. Doss said she was told previous broadcasts of the Stars, Stripes and 50 States series were viewed by 250 mil- lion people in Europe and on the Dis- covery Channel in the United States. The documentary should air on the Lacy to speak at W&L law school graduation From Staff Reports One hundred and thirty-ei ghttl1ird— year law students at Washington and Lee’s School of Law expect to receive their juris doctor degrees Sunday. The ceremony for the university’s 138th graduating law class will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Lee House. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in the Warner Center. V The Honorable Elizabeth B. Lacy, the first woman named to the Virginia Supreme Court, will deliver the ad- dress at the commencement exercises. Lacy received her B.A. from St. Discovery Charmel next spring, Shaw said. Doss said Lexington’s recent pub- licity is beneficial to the city. “It gets the name of Lexington Vir- ginia in front of a lot more people’s eyes than ever before,”Doss said. “We’re still having people come in from the Colonial Homes magazine, and that came out in July 1991.” Doss said the movie that will be filmed on VMI’s campus, Conduct Unbecoming: The Court Martial Of Johnson Whitaker, will begin filming June 10. Some cadets on campus for summer session will be used as extras, Doss said, but she does not know if there will beacasting call. She saidthe court room scene will require the most extras and the film crew does not know whether the scene will be shot in Lex- ington or Staunton. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indi- ana, her J.D. from the University of Texas, and her L.L.M. from the Uni- versity of Virginia. A former elementary school teacher before earning her law degrees, Lacy became the 82nd justice on the Vir- ginia Supreme Court in 1989. Prior to that, she served on th 2 State Corpora- tion Committee for four years and in the state attorney general offices in Photo By Siri Sitton, Special to The R/ng-tum Phi Put ‘em up Virginia and Texas. In the Virginia office, she directed four sections, in- cluding antitrust and consumer litiga- tion, civil litigation claims and opin- ions and regulations. She has ap- peared before the U.S. Supreme Court and several federal and state courts. Tommy Morrison, “The Duke," spars with his partner Wednesday In an open training session at VMI. Morrison will fight George Foreman June 7 in Las Vegas. For more about Morrison see page 8. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_002.2.txt PAGE 2 @112 filing-mm lfilri Founded September 18, 1897 Did anybody bother to ask the students? In a little over a week Professor John Lynch will leave W&L, probably forever. In a little over a year Professor Demaree Peck will also leave W&L. The disturbing fact here is not so much that they are both English professors, but that both seem to have inspired their students, but are being let go regardless. Shouldn‘t the impact a professor has on his or her students be the mostimportant factor in determining that professor’ s worth to the university? The question deos not only go out to the English department, but to every academic department and administrator. On a campus that is generally apathetic, students managed to organize a sit-in for Professor Lynch, and posted Captain, 0’ Captain signs all over campus. Doesn’t that mean anything to the people in charge? But, to blame this all on the English Department would be foolish. They are following university set guidelines for evaluat- ing professors. Professors Peck amd Lynch could have been part of any other department on campus and the very same thing might have happened. This is where it gets cloudy. Professor Peck was known to have publicly pledged support for Professor Lynch. Did this affect the English Departrnent’s decision? . We will probably never know. Although students have a right to know what criteria their professors are judged on, they do not have a right to know what happens behind closed doors in a confidential review of a professor’s contributions to the W&L community. The debate cannot be put to rest unless an English Department member would break confidentiality, which is clearly immoral and out of the question. — The debate rests in the hands of Dean Elrod. He has the recommendation of the English Department and all the materials in Professor Peck’s file. We would like to ask Dean Elrod to pay particular attention to student opinion. One student went so far as to say that she had learned more from Professor Peck than she had learned from any other professor on campus. Similar comments were heard from other students. When this many students are vocal about a beloved professor, it should be taken into consider- ation by any party making decisions about that professor. After all, professors are invited to Washington and Lee so that they might shape the future of the students they teach. The students are telling the English Department that these professors are doing a good job of that. lt’s time to listen. What’s the secret? This week, a Phi staff member was assigned to write a story on renovations to Reid Hall. At the time of the assignment, it seemed like a straightforward story: just call Frank Parsons and Larry Broomall to get the scoop. Unfortunately, it’s never quite that simple. Parsons told the Phi staffer that plans for the Journalism School renovation were not definite. At the same time, the people who work in Reid Hall told the reporter that they were pretty sure about which offices were moving to El Rodeo and which offices were remaining in the building. Parsons and Broomall still stood by their story that nothing was definite, saying a proposal for the renovations would be made this weekend at the Board of Trustees’ meeting. Are we to believe that Parsons and Broomall are going to formulate a report forthe Board of Trustees sometime between now and this weekend? What’s the big secret, guys? We’re not talking about a vital national security issue here._ lt’s just "a few offices moving around—lt’s not a big deal. Needless to say, the story didn’t run. There was too much unconfirmed conflicting information between the administration and the people who work in Reid Hall. I bet the Journalism School professors are interested to see what Parsons and Broomall have in mind for the J-School. We hope it’s_not another art gallery. @112 ifting-tum lfiltt Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Cobrin, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Weaver Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Gilbert Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Briggs Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darran Winslow Assistant Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bethany Smith Editorial Cartoonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeb Tilly Editorial Page Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 The Ring-tum Phl, May 20, 1993 .. \ 0 ,%% ‘T2,; , I _ ..V . ' . are... gage‘ ?za¢es§o\L Twas , \/ova Q.\”<\r“:(CAvfi0I\r§ mu: t-:xa-:i,u=»~rr Bur‘ NE‘ ‘ (ea, mtr BB‘ H925 HA8 SOME ewwtcreetsries ‘THAT uoou> BEWEQ Ban-:¢u’ rug €wLtSH bci>A2rMENV 0 Clinton enforces Conquest's Law WASHINGTON —- Before leam- taxdeductibility of lobbying expenses. be blamed in part on the tax increases ing what Conquest’s Law is, consider Said Clinton, “not one red cent” from in the budget deal. 'I'he1uxury tax was a“deficit redug some recent episodes of government elsewhere would be needed to pay for Shephard McKenney, chairman of tion”measme,asisthe administration’; that illustrate the law. Last year Congress, sensing that just a slight touch or two on the tiller of the ship of state would put America on the bill. Trouble is, the money from ending the lobbyists’ deduction — perhaps more than $100 million in 1994 and course to per- $800 million fection, passed over four a bill to regu— years——is al- late cable tele- ready allo- vision, the GEORGE WILL cated. It is complaint of _ . counted in consumers be- Washington Post C 1 into ii ’ s ing that prices ' 1994 budget‘ are “too high." Wnters Group as general Trouble is, the revenues for new law means deficit reduc- a gusher of regulatory business for the Federal Communications Commission, such as holding rate hearings and listening to consumers griping. So now the FCC wants to charge cable TV companies $16 million to pay for 240 additional bureaucrats needed to cope with the new law. If Congress approves the fee, cable companies will be able to pass the cost along to con- sumers. And the fee may notbe enough. The FCC’s interim chairman says his office space is already overflowing and he willbehard pressed to find room for his new troops. Call this “reinventing government.” The reinventioniwas supposed to ‘ involve “renting in entitlements” (to ease “the deficit crisis”). ButPresident Clinton is proposing a new entitlement for a portion of his class—the political class. It is public financing for candi- dates for house and Senate seats. This program was presented as an exhibit of the New Responsibility: The entitle- merit would be “revenue neutral,” paid for by revenues raised by ending the tion. Clinton is trying to assuage public cynicism about deficit reduction by concocting a cynicism-inducing defi- cit “trust fund” that will not reduce the deficit by a dime, and which members of this own administration describe as “symbolism” and “a display device.” The administration should instead try trustworthy bookkeeping. Last week the House Ways and Means Committee began the repeal of a recent adventure in symbolism. The committee undid one of its blunders that was part of the 1990 budget deal. The deal-makers, dealing in the sym- ‘bolism of “faimess,” imposed a luxury tax on yachts, airplanes, jewelry, furs and expensive cars. This supposedly would raise both money and the morale of the toiling classes. Trouble is, it cost lots of toilers their jobs. The 10 percent tax on yachts cost- ing more than $100,000 went into ef- fect on Jan. 1, 1991. Sales of such yachts plummeted 70 percent in six months, much more than could be blamed on the recession which could a yacht-building company in Maine patiently explained that yachts are effi- cient redistributors of wealth: “A typi- cal $1 million yacht requires 12,000 labor hours (eight worker years) to build, not counting all the manufac- tured parts supplied by other domestic industries, which provide their own energy tax, which aUniversity of Okla- homa study estimates will cost that energy-intensive state 11,000 jobs. Louisiana, Alaska and Wyoming also will suffer irnmoderately. Will Con- gress pass the energy tax while repeab ing the luxury tax? Don’tbet a lot on it. Or against it. emP1°Ym<‘-H1. Explairiingwhy Of the C0!1Sid- so much of the tax erab1e1aborre- bill was debated quiredtomain- behind closed min such a The luxury tax (ex- doors, Dan yacht.” ce t on cars, which is Rostenkowski, Th J ' 6 011“ ' ‘ ' chairman of Wa s E C 0 n 0 m i C partly a projectionist Y Committee of Congress esti- mated in the measure) is about to be repealed. The false assumption behind the and Means, used thumbs up and thumbs down.ges- tures. The New flrStSlXIl’l0llihS . York Times 1'?- that tliefitixury tax was that the rich ports, “He said he 1aX0n3 Items ‘ did not want his to mi ion in ost to look to lobby- 1;Va8°S- Inthihg disincentives. The same istsintheaudience ll'Sl ear a ll‘ . . . of {,1} U,g_ assumption is behind f,‘,’fnf,hb‘;"(‘,2fi"si°f lyachil-l>_ui_1d;=Srs the administration’s rials before th y 0811 €1fJ0 - ' ' ° _ spoke or voted.” The luxury optimistic revenue pro The impliw tax (except on jections for the higher non, of cars, which is ; partly a projec- ‘ I . J ,, tionist mea— “C - income tax for “the Rostenkowski’ s explanation, to- gether with the i- sure) is about to be repealed. The false assumption behind the tax was that the rich would not alter their behavior because of tax disincentives. The same assumption is behind the administration’s optimistic revenue projections for the higher income tax for “the rich.” sodes cited abo , underscore the application to govem- merit of Conquest’s Law, promulgated byRobert Conquest, historian and poet. It is: To anticipate the behavior of an organization, assume it to be controlled by a secret cabal of enemies deter- mined to discredit it. ‘ © 1993, Washington Post Writers Group President's wife emerges as a leader WASHINGTON —— Change comes discreetly, not at press conferences. It wasn ’t a woman’s selection as Attorney General that has moved the country these past weeks. It has been Janet Reno's on-the-job strength of character in the wake of Waco. It's been the same with Bill Clinton's other key female appointment: giving his wife,Hillary Rodharn What’s stunningly Clinton, the clear already, job of re- a month be- forming this fore we’re country's likel to see 5Y5tem Of CHRISTOPHER the yClinton health care. MATTHEWS health plan, is T_ A Cnlfig the confi- ime- ' ' dence the poll shows Tngune-Medla President’s Americans ervlces chief consult- approving ant has at- her “promi- tained in the nent role in national policy” by a ratio of two to one. 91 percent of those surveyed find her “intelligent.” 73 percent see her as a “good role model for girls.” What makes these numbers so impressive is the way they conflict with all the media scuttlebutt, all the endless jabs from the cultural right, alltlie men’s room towel-snapping at “Biliary” and, of course, all the jokes, like the one about the first lady’s imagined divorce demand: “You get the money, I get the house!” Through all this, the President’s wife has emerged as an impressive, dedicated leader, someone with the guts to take on a Goliatli-like challenge. This is the big change. Whether Mrs. Clinton proves successful in crafting a plan that saves money, keeps taxes to a minimum while both extending and improving medical care is today unknowable. The public arena. It is not premature to say that she and Attor- ney General Reno have together shown suffi- cient leadership talent to their country to make it wonder why it wor- ried so much and for so long about the country having women in such positions of influence. possibilities range from the Clinton task force’s in- ability to find the magic formula, to a plan’s defeat on Capitol Hill, to enactment of an unworkable, ulti- mately unpopular scheme, to Hillary Rodharn Clinton winning the Nobel Peace Prize with a reform so universally acclaimed that even Bob Dole signs aboard. LETTERS inaugural platform, his Roman Catholicism never again merited a moment of public mention. In the case of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the country still worries very much about the design, cost and personal consequences of her final work- product. But it has suddenly, impressively stopped worrying about whether a first lady has the smagts to re-tool the country’s Rube Goldberg health What’s stunningly clear already is the confidence the President’s chief consultant has attained in the public arena. It is not premature to say that she and Attorney General Reno have together shown sufficient leadership talent to their coun- try to make it wonder why it worried so much and for so long about the country having women in such positions of influence. system. What other political figure can we name who 91 percent of the country thinks is “intelligent”? 9 Yes, change comes subtly. On last Sunday's “Face the Nation,” cultural con- servative Bill Bennett solemnly wamed the President not to try ayd “hide behind” Hillary. Now that’s an in- teresting develop- ment. , A few months ago, the right was bashing Clinton for sneaking Americans have been through this before. Three decades ago, the airwaves and newspapers buzzed with the importance of a certain presidential candidate’s religion. Yet, from the moment John F. Kennedy addressed his fellow Americans from the register. his activist, leffy spouse into the White House with him. Now, they’re worried that Hillary Rodharn Clinton may be more battle-ready than their Ozzie-and—Harriet mindsets were able to © 1993, Tribune Media Services ' Community has a role in preventing child abuse or To the Editor: Over the past few years you prob- ably have been reading and hearing much more in the media about child abuse in our community. Like most people, you may feel shock or sadness for the children whose lives are torn apart by abuse or neglect. In Virginia and nationally, April was declared Child Abuse Prevention Month. During April we wanted ‘ to draw attention to what everyone in the community can do to prevent the trag- edy of child abuse. You, as a member of our community, have an important role in prevention, not only within your own family, but within our community and the state of Virgin, 1. Below are some suggestions or what you can do. 0 Help to keep violence out of your life and out of your family. Deal with stress in your life by knowing what situations heighten stress, making ad- justments to reduce stress and sharing stressful feelings with spouses, rela- tives, friends or counselors. Set aside some adult time, apart from children. 0 Explore your own attitude toward violence, i.e. corporal punishment, criminal punishment, institutional care, etc. 9 Build a supportive neighborhood. Find ways to relieve stress, such as coffee klatsching, babysitting, car pool- ing, shared activities. 0 Educate yourself and your com- munity about child abuse and neglect. 0 Get involved in your community. Volunteer through your lcoal voluntary action bureau, child protective services, private family service organization, 10- cal church, or community group. Get involved in the legislative pro- cess. Call or write your local, state, and national elected officials to express press your support for legislation ugh benefits children and families. Your interest can make a difference. Child Abuse prevention is a com- munity concern. Your effort is impor- tant. Tammy J . Merchant Lexington Office on Youth and Youth Services Citizen Board C OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phl, May 20, 1993 OPINION Spos to W&L: the fat lady has sung Spos’ SPACE By Tom Hespos This is it. You are holding in your hands the final edition of The Ring-tum Phi for this year. Thus, your inquisi- tive oculars are staring at the final Spbs’ Space for this year. I know what you’re thinking: “But Spos, will you . continue to enlighten us with your infi- nite wisdom and uncarmy ability to make funny jokes about beer?” Don’t worry about it. Despite several at- tempts by The Ring-tum Phi to find a reifiacement for the all—exalted - Sposmeister, the student body at Wash- ington & Lee has failed to produce a single worthy candidate for the posi- tion of Humor Columnist and All- Around Knowledgable Guru. The bot- tom line: Spos will be around next year to terrorize you once again. Not unlike Jason from the “Friday the 13th” mov- ies, Spos is pretty close to immortal and always willing to do a sequel. Writing this column has been both a pleasure and a royal pain in the cojones. Unveiling Larry Skipper was the most fuifiproject of all. I have received dozens of letters, FAXes and the like which discuss Mister Skipper and his exploits as a W&L undergrad. But this week’s topic. During my summer hiatus away from greek life and the general chaos of Washington & Lee’s social scene, there are several things I will miss about W&L. It almost goes without saying that I will miss the parties and the herds of hot women. Spos’ Surn- mer Headquarters in lovely suburban B enough of this silly reminiscing. on to _ Long Island is nice, but in order to produce a party the likes of what is usually seen at W&L, Spos would have to buy several kegs of beer by himself, which would be beyond the reach of his financial resources. Oh, well. I need to fill up some space here, so here I go with another stupid Top Ten list: Top Ten Things Spos will miss about W&L this summer: 1) Beer slides on the front lawn of Chi Psi — lots 0’ fun. 2) The smiling faces of the incom- petent-but-well-meaning W&L Secu- rity force. 3) Two words — Road Cheese. 4) Flagpole-swinging at the Lex- ington Post Office. 5) Singing at frat parties. You know—“She was a virgin in her fresh- man year...” 6) Sitting on the friendly wall and wondering how I would get down with- out breaking a leg. 7) Tubing at Goshen and flying into rocks at 30 mph. 8) Watching people fall face-first into the mud at Zollman’s Pavilion. 9) Hickory Burgers at the Pit. - 10) Turmeling under the C-School. In actuality, it will be nice to get away from W&L for a couple of months. Of course, in saying that, I realize that within ten minutes after hitting the Long Island Expressway on the way home, I will want to turn around and head back to MetroLex. Why? Because Dad is waiting for me at home with a shovel in hand, anxious to make some dough by selling people a bunch of lawn sprinklers that they really don’t need. I suppose that most of us, save for those seniors who are graduating this LETTERS ‘Student recruitment denies Phi claims PTO’?-‘S50’ disputes spring, can look forward to next year and the fun times that will come along with it. Spos looks forward to those days of floating on the Maury River and those nights of well, you know. I 6) Eating dinners at the D-Hall. 7) Trying to find a job with a com- pany other than Burger King or Taco Bell. 8) Construction of the Lenfest Heli- think I need to fill up some more space, port next to Lee Chapel. so here we go again. (By the way, the 9) Dealing with the Registrar's Sec- only reason retaries_ _whyhIfn_i «ti: . 10) The ap- "181 15 1-S - —‘T_——.——_:—' pointrnentof use- cause our It Will be nice to get lessdeans——The §‘d?“a§i“8 away from W&L for a Dean of Dining IIOT, 8110)’ Hall S ec’al P a v 1 o v i c , couple m0l!thS' Events,ThgDelan ;1atesTopTen course, in saying that, I ofGettingPeople ists and ° ' ' to Live in Gaines wishes I realize that within ten and The Dean of would stop minutes after hitting Cadaver Society d°‘“8 them home, I will want to Affairs- Heh-heh) t d d h d Spos would Top Ten urn aroun an ea like to give his tShing_s lthit back to MetroLex. sincere thanks to pos is 00 - 9 - all of thosemem- ing forward Why. Because Dad is bersome W&L to for next waiting for me at home community who Yea" with a shovel in hand, read his 001nm" 1) Letters . k on a regular ba- from Justin anxlous to ma e some sis. Keep the Peterson and dough by selling people faith. I’llbeback Patrick - nextyear. And McDerrnott—-— a bunch of lawn spnn' for those whose don’t these kler S that they really eyes glaze over people have don’t need_ when they get to anything bet- tlieeditorialpage, ter to do? fie on you. (I've 2) Geol- beendyingtouse ogy 101. that phrase ever since I took 3) The new lineup of Contact speak- ers— Sally Mann, Andre Marrou and Barney the Dinosaur. 4) Critical Probation. 5) Getting my first car tax bill. (The City of Lexington normally assesses a 1971 VW at $450,000.) Shakespeare.) I hope that everyone has a safe fun-filled summer. Spos will be waiting for you when you get back. In the meantime, drink lots of beer, watch lots of bad daytime TV and try not to burn yourself when you flip those burgers. T0 the Editor: I respond to your editorial commentary in the May 6 issue of the Phi. The issue of diversity at Washington and Lee deserves legitimate debate; however, your editorial made several erroneous and misleading claims. The admissions staff and the Student Recruitment Committee uphold the highest degree of professionalism and operate by the Honor Code as does any other university representative. We do not mislead any prospective student about the nature of any aspect of W&L life. Admissions Biplogy majors. In no way do we deceive the pro- spective students about the social life in our commu- nity. « The Student Recniitment Committee, accused of “‘omit(ting) vital information from the picture painted of W&L” in your editorial, includes Red Square as a standard part of every tour, details information co ceming student involvement in the greek system to every prospective, and responds truthfully to any question concerning the social options available to students on campus. We proudly discuss the importance of our strong greek system, as well as informing prospectives of other available options. Both the admissions staff and the Student Recruitment Committee are dedi- cared to bringing in the best possible students to To the Editor: ‘As a former employee of the Pit, I feel for the students and employees. My opinion does not mean much but here it is anyway. I think it a shame to close the Fit for dinner, and I really didn’t think it would come to that. information cites the percentage “of ‘students in? " volved in the greek system just asit cites the number - - of students from South Carolina or the number of 1 W&L; we do not want a student to attend this univer- sity if they will be unhappy here. We take pride in the entire W&L experience and we work hard to present our school in the best light. We are committed to the principles of the Honor Code; we do not confuse or deceive anyone about our school. If, in the future, you would like to research any concerns relating to the Student Recruitment Committee, please contact any member or chairperson; we will gladly discuss your concerns in a truthful manner and provide you with an accurate picture of our committee. '. 2 (' William Brian Hucks, ’95 Mac Tisdale, ’94 Nikki Magaziner, ’94 Co—chairs, Student Recruitment Committee Editors’ note: Mr. Hucks told the Phi thatiry'orma- tion about the fraternity sytem could be found in the Admissions Statistics, athe brochure Opportunities ,or the Tour Manual. Only Opportunities and the Admissions Statistics are available to prospectives. Neither mention the greek system. The pamphlet, An Invitation, says "In addition to active chapters of national social fraternities and sororities, the Univer- sity has chapters of Phi Beta Kappa..." Of the about 23 pamphlets available to prospectives, the previous sentence is the only mention made to the greek system. The Phi realizes the greek system may be discussed in interviews and on tours. (Former employee regrets GHQ closing While we’re on the subject of the Pit, I have not seen anything written about the former management team, Bill Torrence and Mary Martin. I at least ex- pected a goodbye, good luck, or have a nice life. And as Bill was often heard saying, “Beza May Ali Cachimba.” (Kiss me on the pipe). Peck charges To the Editor: One would think that after four years of educa- tion at Washington and Lee, Cameron Humphries would be able to get his facts straight. In the most recent issue of the Washington and Lee Spectator, he once again accuses Professor Demaree Peck of joining Professor Valerie Hedquist in a boycott of local businesses that advertise in the Spectator. This (accusation, is absolutely without foundation. Unlike” Professor Hedquist, Professor‘ Peck nei- ther sent letters of protest to local businesses nor threatened them with a boycott. On the contrary, she has been a regular customer of the two businesses, Bierer’s Pharmacy and The Jefferson Florist, to which Professor Hedquist sent her letters of protest two years ago. As I recall, Professor Peck offered a vigorous defense of Professor Hedquist’s right to free speech, and an extended analysis and critique of the illiberal climate of opinion, sown and cultivated by the Spectator, that resulted in the harassment of Profes- sor Hedquist for well over a year. Having dished it out against Professor Hedquist, Mr. Humphries apparently has been unable to take it from Professor Peck. Hardly an issue of the Specta- tor has gone by in the last year without some nebu- lous charge of “totalitarianism”or “embarrassments” or “politics” relating to Professor Peck’s perfor- mance in the English Department. Could it be that Mr. Humphries just caimot deal with the presence of outstanding women teacherl scholars at Washington and Lee? Kenneth A. Lambert Associate Professor Computer Science Pub Board There will be a meeting on Mon- day, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. in room 208 of the University Center. FOC There is a mandatory meeting for all FOC members on May 25 at 8:00 p.m. in room 108 in the Uni- versity‘ Center. If you have any questions, call Carlin at 464-3758. WLUR WLUR is accepting applications for AssistantDirectors for the Rock, Dance/Rap. andClassical MusicDe- partments for the 1993-94 academic year. Interested persons should con- tact Becky Crow at 463-8443, by writing to WLUR, or e-mail (WLUR@wlu.edu). Duties will be- gin fall term 1993. Hoop-It-Up Kappa Alpha will host a 3 on 3 Hoop-It-Up basketball tournament for the Muscular Dystrophy Asso- ciation Sunday at Doremus Gym. The entry fee is $15.. Entry forms are available at Kelly’ s Comer, First Team Sports, East Lex, and Univer- sity Sportswear or sign up in front of the Co—op on Thursday, May 20. Call Matt Strock at 463-6952 or the KA house at 464-6141 for more information. Furniture Attention seniors: Do you need to get rid of your household items before graduation? I am seeking donations for a yard sale; I am able to pay for some items. Don’t leave them in the house for the landlord.Call Mike at 463-7501. General Notes are compiled by Sarah Wyatt PAGE 3 Women’s Forum Our last activity of the year will be a cookout/retreat at Shannon Comer’s house. Join us Sunday, May 23 from 2 p.m. - ?? for food, games, rope swinging and fun. Sign up by Friday in Arlington Women’s Center, where directions will be available. For more information call Kate at 463-6687 or Avery at 464-1813. Broadcasting Anyone interested in armounc- ing or engineering WLUR broad- casts of Generals’ football in the fall must attend a meeting Tues- day, May 25 at7 p.m. in the journal- ism library in Reid Hall. For more information, call Keith at464-3696. Car Wash Pi Kappa Phi and Kappa Alpha Theta are sponsoring a car wash Saturday, May 22, behind the Pi Phi house. All proceeds will go to benefitthe MuscularDystrophy As- sociation. The cost is $4 and the hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seminar The Rockbridge Area National Organization for Women and Rob- ertE. Lee Parish will be sponsoring a public seminar “Menopause: Myths and Realities,” by Dr. J oAnn V. Pinkerton, M.D. and Catherine W. Zuver, R.N. Tuesday, May 25 at 7:45 p.m. Child care will be pro- vided. Phi This is the last issue of The Ring- tum Phi for the 1992-1993 aca- demic year. The next Phi will ap- pear on September 9, 1993. the Pit could do well. I was a cook there for three years and have a good idea how much money was made or lost and why. Eficept for spring term, Nadine Staton and myself worked like dogs. There is no reason that with creative management and work efficient employees Deal Mary. Thank you, Mike Tolley I’ll always remember Yard Sale Bill and Make A Letters or My Views that are submitted after this issue will be printed in the Septem- ber 9, 1993 issue. Letters Interviews and Photos by Melissa Curtis and Robert Stewart After you graduate, wha TALKBACK Student Body Notice 1 A student has been found guilty of cheating on a winter ter_m final exam and has chosen to withdraw from the university. the error. Correction In the May 13, 1993 issue of The Ring-tum Phi, the Talkback photos of Lissa Cockrel and Helen Chandler were reversed. The Phi apologizes for Student lauds D-Hall To the Editor: I am writing to commend the staff of the Evans Dining Hall for all of their efforts in creating an inviting and en- joyable dining experience for W&L students. I would particularly like to applaud the work of Evans Dining Hall Manager Mr. John T. Taffe. It is not unusual to see Mr. Taffe sitting down with a group of students during dinner and asking them for their thoughts about upcoming D-Hall events. Give the D-Hall an event, and they will find a way to celebrate it not only through a specialized menu, but also through decorations and costumes for the staff. Such occasions, whether for Thanksgiving, Earth Day, or Elvis, are consistently well-prepared and en- tertaining. I would also like to recognize Ms. Gail D. Dixon, who makes my day by calling me and many other students by name when asking us what we would like from behind the counter. Finally, I wish to thank the Dining Hall staff for helping to make my fresh- man and senior years at W&L healthy and happy. Teresa A. Williams, '93 Layout by Joe Framptom t will you miss most about W&L? Andrea Cardamone, Gladwyne, Betsy Kleiner, Colorado Springs,‘ Drew Winterer, Essex, Conn. and Shannon Comer, Decatur, Ga. Spencer Bell, Donna, Tex. Tim Thompson, Fort Worth, Tex. mum Com _ “No really, the Spectator,” “Sleeping late, skipping classes, and “Everything. I don’t want to leave.” “The scenery.” “Hot nights with hot men in the Bor- «_v 13"?" “Funk ’ dello.” 7 r OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_004.2.txt PAGE 4 Becca: Musical fantasy opens tonight Unique characters and colorful sets high- lighttliis weekend’s theatre production of Becca, a fantastical children’s tale written by Wendy Kesselman and directed by Associate Professor of Drama J. D. Martinez. “The play shows that children have the prob- lem of the balance between independence and the fear of independence which adults tend to forget. It is about the struggle to be free and the desire to be accepted,” said Martinez. Mandy Irons, ’95, who starred last fall as Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid, plays Becca. She said, “It’s been a lot of fun, but difficult at times because I always have to respond like a child.” “It’ s more difficult to remain consistent than the other roles I’ve played. Playing Becca has brought out the child in me,” she said. “Chidren’s theatre is different because you mustremember that you’re performing forchil- dren. We had to make some alterations so that the children can understand what is going on,” said Irons. “We have to play directly to the children, and that is an exciting difference. about children’s theatre.” Martinez took a sabbatical leave last fall to research children’s theatre. “I have children of my own, and I began to see how they develop their creativities. I was interested in the similarities between a young child’s development and theatre,” he said. “It’s much more bold and brightly colored than the other types of theatre, and because there’s the fantasy element, I’ve been able to work with an excellent de- sign team to create the world of large animals in the play,” said Martinez. The animal costumes cre- ate large, lively images. Gretchen Hall, ’96, who plays the bullfrog, said, “We wear prosthetics, like Big Bird or Cookie Monster on Sesame Street..” “It’s an all-encompass- ing costume. They are all fit- ted exactly to our sizes,” she said. Irons said, “The animals are huge and wonderful. My costume looks like Dorothy’ s from The Wizard of 02, ex- cept it is bright red.” Hank Huff, ’93, plays Becca’s older brother Jonathan. He wears a vest, knickers, and a bow tie, and looks, according to Irons, like Little Lord Fauntleroy. University Chorus direc- tor Courtney Birch, who worked with last year’s mu- sical, A Funny Thing Hap- pened on the Way to the F a- rum, is the musical director for Becca. She said, “It’s a relatively Becca, played by Mandy Irons, faces the ultimate adventure of her young life. short show, about an hour long, and there are 15 to 16 songs. The singers are very talented, and it’s been excit- The Ring-tum Phi, May 20, 1993 FEATURES By MATI‘ DILLARD Phi Staff Writer "z ;irI‘|.\3Ilv.;nl\n\t|lD; ‘ll 'ri'tIrIi ‘lay ‘it ’i'iii{i/ Kcssrfiiiaii ’I)i'rrri:i!'Iiy _’l. 0. Martina; Lenfest Center Johnson Theatre 6 . 20,21, 22 7:00 pm May 22, 28 2:00 pm ing to work with such great voices.” Irons said, “I’ve enjoyed the singing. There are several styles of music to perform.” “ Sometimes it is difficult to sing because the role is very physical, like Toinette, and I have to keep the childlike, mechanical voice after running around,” she said. “I think the children will like it. Some of the children who have seen the rehearsals have actually been worriedfor Becca. They tend to pick a favorite character and respond to it,” said Irons. Peter Dishman, ’96, is enjoying his first theatre experience as the grasshopper. “I think the message for children is human- ist, just to believe in yourself and your dreams. For adults, I think it’s a message to break out of the work grind,” he said. Martinez said, “The subject matter lends itself to entertain both adults and children.” “There are some modern, more hip images that will appeal to adults. The children will enjoy it because it is strange and bizarre and has lots of fantasy ob- jects. The adults will enjoy it for those same reasons,”he said. “The children may learn that if they face their fears they can conquer them. If there is a mes- sage, it is for the children,” Martinez said. Rockbridge V County elemen- tary school chil- dren will see spe- cialmomingper— formances on Monday and Tuesday, May 24 and 25. While at Washington and Lee, the children will tour the backstage of Lenfest Center, and W&L volunteers will answer questions. Becca opens Thursday, May 20 at 7:00 . Director J.D. Martinez and costumer Laurie MacRae make .. adjustments in Becca’s costume. p.m., and will be performed on May 21 and 22 at 7:00 p.m. and May 22 and 23 at 2:00 p.m. For ticket information contact the Lenfest box of- fice at 463-8000. . The tap-dancing tat little rats, Dana Lawrence and Madeline white, and ancient Ida the Spider, Michelle Brien, ensnare Becca S g lver Get Somebody lotally Wasted! IA/(I Ilii /(H5. L‘/lli,4 W FRIENDS ll[]N' lil FRIENDS lllllllt DRUNK '5‘ '0! u s. Department oi Transportation DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTlON Ci3.lVlF'AlGN NEWSPAPER AD NO. DD-90—1716—3 COL. x10.5"‘ _ p . Volunteer Agency: Wells, Rich, Greene, lnc.. Campaign Director: Richard S. Helstein, General Foods, USA W&L -Students, we we come you to our Barber hop for, ‘your next haircut. We have experienced Barbers. 1 Ideal Barber Shop ,4 22 S. Main St., Lexington - Below First American Bank Carpool to James Madison Univer- sity next fall. My car or trade help for disabled lady for recompense. Call 463-3346 for more info. 4 Hardware, Paint and Related Items . Open Mon.-Sat. 8:30 a.m.-6 pm. ‘Sun. 1-5 p.m. E. Nelson St., Lexington 3' l‘iit‘::‘L‘i amt l'::i sort‘. \- -\ I.’ tip 5.7l'6.i‘ii‘to-. .~'=;r=‘-,=itm‘. :'.i' l.. Caring, stable single female school teacher desires to adopt a baby. Financially secur 463-2186 WET FUN CHARTERS Vacation Sailing Adventures (305) 949-2380 Let Frank and Anne Show you the Bahamas. We’ll take you sailing, sight-seeing, snorkeling, and more. Come vacation with us in the Bahamas. . Family Tours . . . Groups of Friends . . . Educational Trips Can provide loving & fun family. Call collect 804-572-8403 or write P. O. Box 655. South Boston. VA 24592. _EMPLOXMENT .'0RPORTyNlTY ALASKA SUMMER EMPLOYMENT FISHERIES - Students Needed! Earn up to $600+ per week in canneries or 34,000+ per month on fishing boats. re transportation! Room& Board. Over ,000 openings. No experience necessary. Male kk W&L’ 1870 Washington College"Diploma signed “R.E. Lee M 9 Signatures: Fitzhugh Lee M. Miley ' Edward Valentine W&L Coppcrplate. hand—colored , O W&L and R.E. Lee limited edition art Sculpture by Ron Tunison Mary and George Washington pieces limlmflflflfi lilllllllll or Female. For employment program call: 1-206-545-4155 ext. A5342 Student Employment Services Art R.E. Lee. Jr. John Letcher CRUISE JOBS Students Needed! Earn up to $2,000+ per month + world travel (Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, etc.) working for Cruise Ships or Tour Companies. Holiday, Summer, and Full-Time employment available. For employment program call: Cruise Employment Services (206) 634-0468 ext. C5342 4 East Washington Street Lexington, VA 24450 (703) 464-6464 Open Monday -Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. p, OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_005.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, May 20, 1993 By KRISTA TAURINS Phi Contributing Writer Dr. Barry Kolman of Washington and Lee’s music department will boldly do what no one before him has done. No American, anyway. On May 22, Kolman will travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, where he will be the first American to conduct the National Symphony of Azerbaijan. .3 “It’s going to be tele- vised,” said Kolman, “and they’llbetaping the rehears- als. Lots of pictures.” Kolman was invited to Baku by the Minister of Cul- ture of Azerbaijan. When l'Ko man makes music and history in Azerbaijan said he can identify his name, written across the bottom in bold red Cyrillic letters. Kolman said the press cover- age and publicity boosted the sta- tus of the Ukrainian orchestra. He recently received a tliarik—you note from the Ukrainian conduc- tor. “I feel pretty good about that, that I was ableto keep his orchestra going,” said Kolman. “He’s now able to get money from the gov- emment.” Kolman’s first conducting adventure inRussiawas in 1991, the National Opera of . Azerbaijan heard he was coming, they invited him to conduct as well. “I’m not sure whether I’m the first American to conduct the Opera Com- pany,” he laughed. Q Arranging the trip was a five-month process, involving numerous FAXes and phone calls to Baku. “That in itself was a project,” said Kolman.’ Kolman’s interpreter during the pro- cess was Arkady Jeifitz, violinist and recent emigre from Russia and the W&L . ymphony Orchestra’s concert master is year. Jeifitz is a former performer in the National Symphony of Azerbaijan, and contacted them on Kolman’s behalf. This will be Kolman’s third experi- ence conducting in the former Soviet Union. Last year he conducted a cham- her orchestra in Kherson, Ukraine. “I was the only American, and they don’t get a heck of a lot of tourists,” he said. “The whole town came out in droves.” Kolman conductedtwo performances, which 1600 people attended. Struck by e generosity of the people he met, he aid he received “enough flowers to open a flower shop.” A poster from that trip hangs on the wall of his office behind Kolman’s desk. Kolman Though he can’t read the Russian, he V Crimea. Kolman had sent letters to foreign orchestras, hoping to stimulate musical ex- change programs. Subsequently, the conductor from the Crimean orchestra, Alexei Gulyanitsky, conducted the W&L orchestra this year. “I thought everyone would benefit from this kind of cultural exchange,” Kolman said. ‘ Gulyanitsky certainly did. Kolman says Gulyanitsky was intrigued by a sponge he picked up from Kolman’s kitchen counter. He’d never seen one before. “I took him to Walmart and Kroger and he just stared,” said Kolman. “He wanted to buy a sponge. He bought three or four for his wife.” Kolman is now busy studying the scores he will conduct in Baku. Kolman an chose some Ameri- can music: Aaron Copland’ s Sym- phony No. 3 and the Ballet Suite by Walter Piston. “The only American compos- ers they know are Gershwin, Copland, and Bernstein,” he said. “I try to bring other composers as well.” .. when he went to the ' °i?P<> All WiriiferMerc_handi.se 5 1 FEATURES PAGE 5 Art exhibit features seniors’ projects By JEANNE BRIGGS Phi Features Editor The senior thesis art exhibit which is on display this week in the duPont Gal- lery features a variety of artwork from Washington and Lee seniors David Phillips, Malinda Murphey, Dee T. Miles, Chris Doherty, and C. enced by Edward Hopper, a 20th century American who painted the urban land- scape. “His paintings are stark and empty, and have no figures. I think my pictures reflect that somewhat. He has influenced me the most.” Crothers, who is not an art major but was included in the show because he has done much of the work that is re- quired for a senior thesis, deals with the portrait as subject in his photo- graphs. ' Crothers has been working with University photographer Patrick Hinely in addition to his studio art courses. Crothers said that he comes up with the idea for a photograph and then looks for people who will work best in the photo. “I spend a lot of time thinking about how best to capture a person’s person- ality on film,” Crothers said. Crothers said that most of his sub- jects were people that he knew at W&L or around town. “You have to find some- Taylor Crothers. The students assembled the exhibit to showcase their the- ses, which are the culmination of their workasartmajors. They have been working with W&L art professors Agnes Carbrey and Larry Stene to prepare for the exhibit. Doherty, whose work in the show focuses on interpretation of the urban landscape, said, “The cityscape has always in- terestedme. I’m from abig city, so that was my initial focus. I wanted to draw som ethin 2 from wanted to draw something from the city, but I didn’t want to work from photographs, so I went straight to drawing from life.” Several of Doherty’s pieces in the show are representations of Lexington. “There are a lot of interest- ing forms in Lexington,” Doherty said. “There is a lim- ited number of buildings, so that gives me a focus.” Doherty said he particularly concentrated on early morning in his work. “I really like the quality of light at sunrise. The streets are kind of empty. There’s a som- ber quality at sunrise that I tried to show in my work,” Doherty said. Doherty worked with oil paint crayon for his thesis be- cause he was interested in the idea of color. “I had done a bunch of char- coal drawings, but charcoal is very dusty and the color doesn't last. Oil is much more penna- nent.” _ Doherty said he has been most Evans Dining Hall islnovv accepting applications for Crother’s photo “Untitled” 130 S. Main St. V ondalc - - Di’1 ck - i I Jansport daypacks and bags ‘ . ’ Lexington Bike Shop _‘ Mon.-iiri. 9-5/Sat. 9-12 Noon body you can work with,” he said. “Most people are taken aback or flattered when you ask them if you can take their picture.” Crothers said, “In my photographs I try to make things that look ordinary lookdifferent. Photography is about documenting some- thing that’s there and mak- ing it unique.” Phillips’ work in the ex- hibit is comprised of assem- blages that incorporate found objects and mixed media. Murohev’s small and large format paintings are done in oil paint and utilize a representational style. Miles’ abstract sculptures are fabricated in welded metal using bright colors. The students’ exhibit will be on display until Thurs- day, June 3. DuPont Gal- lery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 day. 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Mr. Cheney served as Deputy Assistant to the President in 1974 under Gerald R. Ford. He later served Ford as Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff. He was elected Wyoming’s sole congress- man in the United States House of Representa- tives in 1978. Mr. Cheney sewed on numerous committees, including the Interior Committee, Intelligence Committee and the Select Com- mittee to Investigate Covert Arms Deals with Iran. Mr. Cheney served as Secretary of Defense from March, 1989 to January 1993. He directed two of the nation's largest military campaigns in recent history— Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom in July, 1991 by President Bush for his leadership in the Persian Gulf War. Mrs. Cheney served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1986-1993. She has taught at several colleges and was a senior editor at Washingtonian Magazine. She is also a widely published author and nov- elist. Mrs. Cheney is currently the W.H. Brady Distinguished Fellow at the American Enter- prise Institute, where she is writing a book on the social impact of current cultural trends in America. The Ring-tum Phi, May 20 1993 Green grass and shade Photo By Bethany Smith, The Fling-tum Phi Two freshmen enjoy spring term at W&L. Unfortunately the National weather service is not predicting prime Goshen weather for the last weekend before tlnals. ODK inducts seven juniors FROM STAFF REPORTS Surface. Andrew H. McCutcheon, ’48, the Auditorium in the University Library, Gaines summer‘ face-lift planned» By ANDREA COBRIN Phi News Editor Students living in the A-wing of Gaines Hall will come back next year to freshly paintedrooms. Buildings and Grounds will repaint the rooms, check the heating systems and toilet facilities and replace or restretch carpet where it is needed. The refurbishing of the A-wing is the first part of a three year project. The other two wings in Gaines will be renovated during the following two summers. The A-wing plan is budgeted at $10,000, said Superintendent of Build- ings and Grounds James Arthur. Arthur said that Gaines has not un- dergone any renovations since it was completed in 1987. All three wings of Gaines cannot be renovated at once because the W&L Alumni College need the rooms for their summer programs. “The summer programs use most of the rooms in Gaines so we can’t do the whole thing in one fell swoop,” Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life Den- nis Manning said. Director of Special Programs Rob- ert Fure said the renovations will be a strain on the Alumni College program. “Gaines Hall has been a boom to our summer programs because it’s so comfortable for adult occupancy,” Fure said. 1‘ Alumni College participants lived in the Woods Creek Apartments be- fore Gaines was built. Fure said he was worried about what affect the ongoing summer reno- vations in Gaines would have in the future, especially since the A-winglls the smallest of the three wings in the dormitory. The number of people participating in the Alumni College programs‘ this summer had to be limited because‘ of the lack of space to house them, he said. g “We’re caught in a bind because our programs are growing every year,” Fure said. “For the next three years, instead of having expanded space we ’1l have reduced space. But, part of the reason for our suc- cess has been the appearance aid maintance of our facilities. We under- stand that periodic renovation has to occur.” Manning agrees. “We’re always wanting to make the facilities look nice so that students want to use them,” he said. 3 W&L to pay more ‘taxes’ 0 By RICHARD WEAVER Phi Staff Writer Washintgton & Lee University will reimburse the City of Lexington for taxes that it will no longer be able to collect on El Rodeo property and stu- dent telephones. W&L purchased the El Rodeo prop- erty on March 17 and will use the building for office space. W&L will consolidate its phone system into a networked unit this summer. By law, any property owned by W&L is ex- empt from city taxes. In such situa- tions, it is customary for W&L to give a grant of approximately equal value to" the city. Thecitywillreceiveayearly$2,000 grant from W&L in lieu of taxes on El Rodeo.The El Rodeo property is worth $196,100 and its previous owners, Wade H. Leslie III and Sue Ellen T. Leslie,paid$1,882.56inpropertytaxes to the city last year, according to Sandy Tucker of the City Commissioner of Revenue’s office. University Treasurer and Chief Fi- nancial Officer Lawrence W. Broomall, Jr. said the W&L Board of Trustees feels that this grant and other grants given to the city in lieu of taxes on university holdings are justified. “These grants are appropriate to make to the city based on the services we receive from them,” said Broomall. The university is not obligated to give also included the presentation of the the city any money.. Phot_o BY Bethany Smith, The Ft‘/ng-tum Phi Washington and Lee University’s Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa announced eight new members—seven students of the Class of ’94 and one W&L alumnus, at a spring initiation ceremony Saturday, May 8. The student initiatiates are Laura E. Clark, M. Elise Hagensen, M. Ames Hutton, James F. Kull, Allison G. Lewis, Jennifer A. Roscoe and John S. alumnae initiate, is national marketing director with Reynolds Aluminum in Richmond. A national organization, Omicron Delta Kappa was founded at W&L in 1914 by three students. Criteria for selection are the exemplary character, responsible leadership and service, su- perior scholarship and genuine fellow- ship of those chosen. The ceremony, held in Northen Rupert Latture Award to Brandi Erin Henderson, ’95. The award is given annually to an outstanding sophomore at W&L who exemplifies the ideals of ODK. The two winners of The James G. Leybum Award for Community Ser- vice were the Rockbridge Area Coali- tion Against Sexual Assault (RAC AS A) and Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity. Sixty percent of the money for the grants will come from tuition. The other 40 percent will come from the university’s endowment and invest- ments. The university will give $16,000 a year to the city to compensate for loss of taxes as a result of the implementa- tion of the new phone system. W&L is installing telephone, computer net- 'working, and cable service in all uni- Kent Communication workers Install the wlres for W&L’s new phone system. versity housing. Broomall said the amount of this grant is based on a per- line charge. The university annually gives the city grants of between $45,000 and $50,000 in lieu of taxes on fraternity houses. W&L’s fraternities paid taxes to the city before the university-spon- 0 sored Renaissance program made the houses university property. The city also receives grants of $25,000 to $30,000 in lieu of taxes on university- owned faculty housing. The status of grants made to the city is not reviewed annually by the WSL Board of Trustees. Students question English departments decision Cl PECK, from page 1 “If the reasoning had anything to do with politics, than I am very, very ashamed that I go to a school that can’t tolerate differences of opinion,” she said. “She was a great teacher. [In my opinion] the politics must have been the deciding factor.” Discussing a novel which concerned tyrarmy, Lynch told his Romantic Gothic novel class that he was angry about the decision. “A statement such as this is the university saying that what we want is people who are like us, middle-aged men who have a particular kind of ideology,” he said. “They are saying, ‘We don’t like you. You're not like us. Go away.”’ Craun insisted that politics had nothing to do with the decision. “Where there were letters which were ideological in foundation, we threw them out,” Craun said when discuss- ing the review process. “If we saw gender bias of any kind, we dismissed it.” Elrod agreed. “I don’t for a moment believe that caprice or personal bias affects any of the personnel decisions that the university makes,” he said. “The process is too well described and involves too many people at multiple levels to affect the outcome.” Other students reported that they did not agree with her teaching style. None of them, however, would comment on the record. Former Spectator editor senior Cameron Humphries never had Peck as a teacher but said that he had wrote letters to the administration concerning her actions in opposition to the Spectator. . “She called me a racist and a sexist in her class; my friends [who were her students] told me,” he said. “She said bad things about Robert E. Lee. I agree with the English departrnent-. You have to respect the English department. They have over 100 years of tenure between them.” Some believe that the tradition of age and strict confor- mity to the rules is the problem. “You are meant to sit, sit quiet and accept the decisions they make,” said Lynch “They think that the responsibility of the faculty is to perpetuate itself—it should be to serve the students...and’ where is there any place that people are served that they don’t have a say?” Elrod spoke of the concerns of the students who disliked the decisions about Lynch and Peck. “When students develop relationships with the profes- sors, it is sometimes hard for them to understand what we have to do,” he said. “It is sometimes a colossal disappoint- ment. You don’t want to have to sacrifice quality. We are always trying to get the best people we possibly , can. [Students] must have confidence in the processes that are carefully worked out and almost slavishly abided by.” According to the Faculty Handbook, teaching quality is a consideration in personnel decision s, but the only students who would comment on, the record about Peck’s teaching were very supportive. “She is a very good teacher,” said junior Alex Ruskell, one of Peck’s students. “She really knows her material. She is good at engaging students in discussion and very willing to go through students’ viewpoints.” Comer elaborated. _ “I learned more from her than I have from any other teacher,” he said “You really had to work to do well, but I enjoyed it.” A Junior Maurice Cole, a non-English major who took one of Peck’s classes to fulfill a general education requirement and was one student asked to write a letter to the department, had a positive response to her class. “I highly applaud her professionalism and teaching abil- ity,” Cole said. “She provided an informative and interest- ing leaming environment for her students. She greatly influenced me.” Because the department would not comment on their reasons for confidentiality purposes, students and faculty criticized the system. “There is a conspiracy of silence which leads you to believe that your professors are above reproach,” said Lynch. “Faculty should be absolutely accountable. It has to do with power. Knowledge is power, and the lack of knowledge is weakness. [The ad- ministration] knows that and they’re holding the cards.” Elrod defended the administration. “You might not agree with the out- come, but you can understand its le- gitimacy,” he said. Lynch believed the students should be allowed more of a reaction. “[The students] have a voice,” he said. “To be persuaded that you do not is the biggest disservice anyone could do to you.” Concerns of members of the university community in- Peck cluded the possibility that some individuals in the adminis- tration and faculty do not want to perpetuate the different views of professors such as Peck and Lynch. Administrators said that this was not a factor. “I’m enthusiastically committed to Washington and Lee,” said Peck. “And nothing is more important than the optn exchange of ideas.” Lynch agreed. “The life of the mind is about a certain engaged disagree— I merit,” he said. Hurnphries, however, criticized Peck for her ideas. “She was openly very skeptical of the university,” he said. “She was embarrassing to the university.” 0 A few voiced the opinion that the Peck decision was partly motivated by her defense of Lynch. “I think it was a political act of the department because she stood up for Professor Lynch,” said Ruskell, “If someone is to be punished for standing behind some- one who has been punished for a particular unwillingness to sit at anyone’s feet, I don’tsee how we can think of ourselves as living in afree country or ata free institution,” said Lynch. 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In Lexlngton Stores OnIy.We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. None Sold To eoIers. We GIodIy Accept I-edera! Food Stamps. The Ring-tum Phi, May 20, 1993 K\ Sporting alternative to golf exhilarates skeet enthusiasts By TOM HESPOS Phi News Editor You stand in a wooden enclosure, surrounded by the trees, rocks and other plant life that is characteristic of the nearly untouched Virginia wilderness. The stock of your shotgun is resting underneath your arm as you wait for your target. It flies overhead and you raise the gun to your shoulder, lining up the sights. A fraction of a second later, you firmly squeeze the trigger and a sharp re- a different shooting angle, shooting distance or target speed. Walking through the woods in between stations was very relaxing and addedadifferent dimension of enjoyment to the sport, much like walking a golf course. Of course, measures are taken to insure that a loaded gun never leaves the shoot- ing station; your bolt must remain open and the safety must be engaged before moving on to the next station. When a shooter arrives at a station, a plaque will tell the shooter what kind of target to expect. At times, multiple that this is no reason to be intimidated. He said most beginners shoot 20 out of 50 on their first try. Later, they work their way up to the low or mid-30's. According to Salb’s course bro- chure, Sporting Clays was created in Great Britain in the mid-1920’s. Only recently has the sport become popular in this country. Quail Ridge is one of 12 courses in Virginia and is situated a mere six miles from Lexington, whic could make Sporting Clays a popul sport among students. ‘ In order to shoot the course, a shooter _ needs his own port echoes through the woods... a direct hit! Sound like hunting? Well, it isn’t. Sporting Clays is the fast- est growing shot- gun sport in the country. Chris Salb is a local enthusiast who recently opened Quail Ridge Sporting Clays on 60 acres of his own land in R o c k b r i d g e County. 12 gauge or smaller shot- gun that can fire two or more shells without re- loading. Also needed are 50 light load shells consist- ing of shot no largerthan71/ 2. Eyeandear protection is required. Special at- tention is paid to firearm safety rules. Salb likens Sporting Clays to “golf with a shot- gun.” Shooters walk through his half- mile course, stopping at wooden shoot- ing stations to fire at clay targets that mimic different species of game. The stations are nicely set into the sur- rounding wilderness and are given names that reflect the types of game that the targets mimic. For instance, a station called “Bolt- ing Rabbits” involves shooting at grey- colored targets that bounce along the ground in front of the shooter. Other stations mimic quail, geese and other types of game. Salb invited Phi Staffers Sarah Gil- - bert and Tom Hespos to shoot the course in order to get a feel for the sport. Salb demonstrated that Sporting Clays is the closest you can get to actual hunt- ing, and you don’t even need a license. The course has twelve different shooting stations, each of which offers SPORTS NOTEBOOK TRACK AND FIELD Washington and Lee’s men's track team is still alive and kicking, as its 400—meter relay team proved Saturday at the University of North Carolina. Already qualified provisionally for the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ciation championships, the team low- ered its time to 42.38 seconds at the UNC Twilight meet. Its former best time was 42.46, set one week prior to the faster time. Eight one-hundredths of a second may seem like nothing, but for the Genreals it is that much closer to a chance at running at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Juniors Scott Covey and John Robinson, sophomore Hayne Hodges and freshman Dax Mahoney will find out Sunday if they will be selected to compete at the NCAA meet, May 26- 29. WOMEN’S LACROSSE Washington and Lee’s all—time lead- ing scorer is also the leading scorer in the United States, and will represent Washington and Lee in the annual North-South lacrosse all-star game. Senior Lisa Dowling, the Old Do- minion Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was selected as an alternate for the South's team. The game, to be played on June 18 at Johns Hopkins University, is made up of players from Divisions 1, II and III. Dowling was one of only 40 players and six alternates chosen. Of these, just 16 were from Division III schools. targets will come out of the woods and the shooter has to know what to expect. The stations are constructed in such a way that the shooter can only move the barrel of his gun within a certain range. This guards against wild shots. At the station Salb calls “Cupped Geese,” shooters stand in a mock blind, facing a group of decoys. When the shooter calls “pull,” two targets come from overhead and descend slowly, much like they would if they were actual geese descending on a pond. Sarah and I managed to hit 50 percent on this station. Salb says that his course will humble even the mostexperienced skeet shoot- ers. “N 0 one ever gets a perfect score in Sporting Clays,” he said. Even some Olympic-class shooters who have shot on his course are lucky to have shot 45 out of 50. But Salb said Guns may not be loaded un- less the shooter is standing inside the shooting stand. A shooter may not leave the stand until his bolt is open and his safety is engaged. Salb is prepared to offer personal instruction. His field office sells shot- gun shells and accessories. Later plans for Quail Ridge include a pro shop and club house, where shooters can kick back and relax after a round of shoot- 1ng. Prices are as follows: l-2 shoot- ers—$14.00 apiece. 3-6 shooters- $12.50 apiece. A second round of shooting is offered at the reduced rate of $11.00. The course is open every day, save Tuesday. All shooting is done by ap- pointment. Call (703) 463-1800 for more information. PhiSportsEditorSarah Gilbert con- tributed to this story. She only shot marginally worse than I did. Lisa Dowling Photo by Siri Sitton, special to the Ring-tum Phi Tommy Morrison takes a break from his May 19 exhibition. ‘Duke’ faces Foreman June 7 I ElFrom DUKE, page 8 “I’m like the little pink Energizer bunny,” he said. “It just keeps on go- mg.” He indeed keeps on going, through nine hours of training every day, in- cluding sparring, running, stomach work and weightlifting. “The thing about being a heavy- weight is that boxing is not only a spectator sport, but also show busi- ness,” Morrison said. “Not only do you have to do good, but you have to look good.” And Morrison does look good~at least, good enough to be a movie star (and he has yet to complete the final two movies in his original three-movie contract with United Artists) and good enough to be considered the “golden boy” of the boxing world. “Being a white heavyweight, I get paid more than all the black guys,” he said. “I get more attention, but also more criticism because the media is focused on me.” If Morrison comes victorious from his June 7 fight, he will have even more media attention as well as even more money. He just accepted an offer from Brit- ish heavyweight Lennox Lewis, pend- ing a victory over Foreman. If this event transpires, the two fighters will geta50-50 splitof all the pay-per-view proceeds. Endorsement opportunities for a world champion will also be outstand- ing, and Morrison is eagerly expecting these. “Any money you can make without getting punched in the face is good money,” he said. ‘ For now, though, Morrison is con- centrating on thejob at hand, preparing for Foreman here in quiet, distraction- free Lexington. “This guy is so slow—but he hits hard,” said Morrison. “If you make a mistake, you could be in trouble.” If computer—generated match—ups are any indication, Morrison will not be in any trouble. Sixteen of 20 elec- tronic fights were decided in favor of “The Duke.” Keep on going, Tommy. OCR::/Vol_092/WLURG39_RTP_19930520/WLURG39_RTP_19930520_008.2.txt Last Week: PAGE8 MLax--Ohio Wesleyan 8, W&L 7 . WTennis—at NCAA Champs. @112 Ring-mm ifilti PORTS BASEBALL, GOLF, LACROSSE, TENNIS, TRACK & FIELD ennis guru achieves All-American By SARAH GILBERT Phi Sports Editor “...to boldly go where no one has gone before...” Sophomore Marilyn Baker may indeed be a member of the ”next generation,” even if she can not make any claim to seeking out new life and new civilizations like the crew of the Starship Enterprise. She became the first Washington and Lee woman ever to ad- vance to the round of eight and be named All-American in tennis. Competing at Carleton College in St. Paul, Minne- sota last weekend, Baker won two of three rounds in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III tour- nament. She lost to the even- tual second-place athlete. NCAA tourney trip ends tough way By Krarm GRANT Phi Staff Writer Marilyn Baker Herfirst match was against Gina Peleggi of Trenton State, who was seeded17tl1 nation- ally. Baker, the 12th seed, dominated Peleggi easily, 6- 2, 6-3. Her second-round draw was Toshimi Sugimoto, seeded 4th in the nation and The dream season for the Washington and Lee’s men’s lacrosse team came to a heartbreaking end Sunday following an 8-7 loss to Ohio Wesleyan University. Ohio Wesleyan scored four times in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter and fought off a furious assault by the Generals’ offense in the final minutes. By earning their sixth straight win over W&L, the Battling Bishops advanced to this weekend’s NCAA Division III semi—finals. The Generals (12-3) had received a tournament bid after defeating 4th-ranked Roanoke College, 9-8, for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship. W&L followed that up with an 18-3 embarrassment of VMI one day before the Division HI tournament bids were announced. In Washington and Lee’s two prior appearances in the Division III tournament, the Generals were eliminated by Ohio Wesleyan. The third time was not a charm as W&L traveled to Delaware, Ohio to face the toumament’s fourth—seeded team in a contest that was broadcast back to the valley on WLUR-Lexington by Sports Infor- mation Director Brian Logue and Sports Information intern Jay Plotkin. Seniors Wiemi Douoguih and John Hunter scored first quarter goals for W&L, but Ohio Wesleyan (11-1) answered each one with a score of their own to end the first 15 minutes at 2-2. Although both teams averaged more than 15 goals per game during the season, neither one could find the back of the net again before halftime. After 25 minutes of scoreless play, junior Colin Higgins tallied his eleventh goal of the season mid-way through the third to put the Generals back ahead, 3-2. Unfortunately, it would be W&L’s last lead. 1 Trailing 4-3, W&L got another goal from Douoguih to knot the game at four going into the final session. The goal was the 100th of Douoguih’s career. In the fourth quarter, the floodgates opened. Six goals were scored in the first seven minutes of the final period after only eight were recorded through 45 minutes. Coming into the game, W&L had allowed more goals in the fourth quarter than in any other period. Sure enough, the Bishops scored twice in the first 65 seconds to take a two goal lead. Although the - Generals would come within a goal three times, Ohio Wesleyan answered each time to maintain the lead. With fewer than seven minutes remaining, the Bishops led 8-6. I As several minutes passed without any further scoring, the out- come looked bleak for W&L. Freshman Russell Croft gave the Generals hope with 3:20 left as he scored his sixth of the year off a feed from senior David Leflcowitz, but all late attempts to tie were turned away. Douoguih and sophomore Scott Mackley each scored in the last quarter for W&L. _ Although the Generals failed to get past the first-round for the second straight time, W&L achieved its best season since their 1987 move to Division III. W&L’s 12 wins and 230 goals were the third ‘ most in school history and the best since their Division I glory days of the mid-seventies. All three Washington and Lee losses came versus tournament teams: Gettysburg, Washington College, and Ohio Wesleyan. Douoguih’s career ends with 101 goals, 50 this season. Both of those figures are also third-best in the W&L record books. Senior John Hunter wound up his career with apoint in each of his last 45 games, dating back to the final game of his freshman year. The streak was two games short of the school record. Four years. ago, Hunter’s class joined the roster of a team coming off of a 4-9 season. Furthermore, the team had no coach. However, Jim Stagnitta was hired and during the ensuing four seasons, W&L would accomplish a 41-16 record and two ODAC championships. Senior goaltender Brian Murtagh finished with an astonishing .656 save percentage and a devilish 6.66 goals against average. Murtagh and the Generals defense surrendered only 96 goals all year, the fewest in 22 years. Ohio Wesleyan will now face Washington College in the semi- finals. Washington knocked off previously undefeated and top-seed Salisbury St. last week. Jain /l3“"*F*‘» wpk-M~*TR. ‘D")‘t%:"'l’ t» Q-ltjne t ‘*1 ‘-is 6. also in the east. Sugimoto and Baker had met earlier in the season, and the former was victorious in three sets. Baker was not to be de- feated by the past, however, and upset Sugimoto in two sets, 7-5, 6-4. In quarterfinals, the All- American status guaranteed, Baker was topped by Kenyon’s Katja Zerck, the fifth seed. Zerck, who overpowered Baker in straight sets, was also the one who eliminatedW&L’s very own tennis superstar from the tour- nament last year. Zerck also met Baker earlier this season. “There were only three kids in the tournament who [Baker] had played, and we ended up drawing two of three," said her coach, Cinda Rankin. Zerck advanced to the fi- nals of the toumament and finished in second place. Rankin was enthusiastic about Baker’s performance. “It was, so exciting for us,” she said. “Marilyn played re- ally smart. “The girl she layed [in the second roundlpwas a fi- nesse player, and Marilyn just played better than she did.” Even though this stellar season is barely over, Baker and her coach are looking eagerly forward to next year, both individually and as a team. “We have a great recruit- ing class,” said Rankin. “Our slogan for next year is ‘We’ll be there.”’ Team competition in the NCAA tournament is played at the beginning of the week and singles and doubles at the This Week: MTennis—at NCAA Champs. Track-at NCAA Champs. ' end. Rankin believes that there is some advantage to playing in both portions of the tournament. “When the girls play ear- lier in the week, they have time to get settled down and their games are peaking by the time they get to the indi- vidual competition,” she said. Baker’s coach has high hopes for her next year in the singles compeition as well as, hopefully, leading her team to the tournament. “Next year looks very bright,” Rankin said. “The goal has been to get to an- other round. ”She’s playing extremely well thanks to all the people on campus who have helped her ame, such as [assistant pro essor of Japanese Ken’ichi] Ujie and [Law li- brarian] John Jacobs. You MAY 20, 1993 I never know.” Kudos go‘ to these rrk bers of the faculty who ha _ sacrificed theirtime fora go ‘ cause, W&L’s first fem: tennis All—American. Rani has plarmed a mixed doubt tournament for these prof: sors,many of theircolleaglrt and the women’s tennis tear The May 26-27 event wi include performances fro such faculty stars as Dea Lero Atkins, Dav HowrsonDennis Mannii and Lad Sessions. Seile Washington and Lee pro} - -- sors will also partici ate. Baker hopes to in ormz extend her stellar record I General of W&L at r I weekend»s toumamer t. career record is now 41- ter achieving a season re of204 during this year’r son. Heavyweight Tommy Morrison, contender for the World Championshl sparring partners during an open work-out held at Virginia Military Ins ‘The Duke’ reigns at VMl “Besides, there’s absolutely nothing to By SARAH GILBERT Phi Sports Editor “Rock-y! Rock-yl Rock—y!” Boxing fans in Philadephia and all over the world may be singing a different tune if Lexington’s quiet atmosphere has done what Tommy Morrison hopes it will do. Morrison, the professional boxer whose role in the movie Rocky V catapulted him into the heart and soul of the boxing world, George Foreman. has been training at Virginia Military Insti- tute. Under the tutelage of Tommy Virgets, a trainer who coached several sports at VMI in the early eighties, Morrison has been preparing for his upcoming World Championship bout against heavyweight “The Duke” will face Foreman in Las Vegas June 7. Morrison, whose profes- sional record is 35-1, calls himself by that nickname because he is the great grand- nephew of John Wayne. Photo by Siri Sitton, special to the Ring-tum Phi ‘ Morrison spars with cruiserweight Vincent Boulware great environment in Wednesday's exhibition. do here.” ~His appelation in Rocky V was “Great White ~ Hope,” but he pre- fers to stay away from that name. “First of all, it’s racist,” Morrison said. “And I con- sider myself a bet- ter fighter than the others who have been called “Great Whites.” He has already risen far above the records of the mar- ginal great whites of the world. In fact, he came to Lexing- ton to get away from distractions of the media and of social pressures. “lt’s great to train [at VMI] be- cause you wake up every day and see people that are working just as hard as you are,” Morrison said. “Ev- eryone shares the same desire and mo- tivation, and it’s a man. Photo by Sir: Sittn, spcia o t e p title, squares Off against one Of his titute’s Cameron Hall May 19 Looking toward his fight against Fore- man, Morrison is very optimistic. “I’m excited, and there are very few fights that come along that boxers gefi excited about,” he said. “George is a huge part of American boxing history; a lot of people in the business consider him the eighth wonder of the world.” ’ Morrison compared competing against Foreman to the fantasy baseball games where the aged and retired legends coma pete against fans. “This is the same sort of situation; I‘m fighting against the legend of boxing,” he said. “The Duke” considers the upcoming bout to be the biggest fight of his career. “Of course, your most important fight is always your next fight,” he said. . He hopes that his strategy will take advantage of his greater quickness, and he also intends to use the old boxing trick of capitalizing on the moment when one’s opponent leaves his chin unprotected. “l have an advantage there, because where as I only have one chin,” he said, ”George has two!” . All jokes aside, Morrison is doing his best to guard against every possible weak- ness, as he demonstrated in his exhibition work—out at VMI’ s Cameron Hall Wednes- day night. One of his sparring partners, Vincent Boulware, is a cruiserweight whose quickness is intended to help Morrison exploit his advantage over Fore- man in" this area. The other, 320-pound Robert “Ironwood” Smith, might be con- sidered aextra—sized body double for Fore- His final demonstration was a five- minute ordeal in which his coach hit him as‘ hard as he could so, as Virgets told him in ‘ the ring, the boxer would “learn how to take heavyweight punches.” Morrison’s secret strategy? ng-tum to train in. 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