OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_001.2.txt OLUMENo.12 1 emper I elps students By DEBORAH ZOLLMANN Phi Staff Writer rlier this month, each mem- ber of the freshman class found something surprising in his post office box... mail. The university sent letters in- forming the class of 1997 that they were eligible to apply to pa icipate in the Kemper Foun- dat n Scholarship Program. Ken Ruscio, associate dean of the Commerce School and campus coordinator of the pro- gram, said this is a very selective ‘ program. Approximately twelve colleges in the nation are asked to farticipate. John DeCourcey, director of financial aid, describes the pro- gram as “_a feather in W&L’s cap ‘ that we get asked to participate in this program.” This is W&L’s third year of involvement. 9\pplications are available in Room 203 of the Commerce School and are open to all fresh- men. Applications are reviewed and a portion of the applicants are chosen to be interviewed. From this pool, three students ardnominated by W&L as can- didates for the Kemper Scholar- ship. A representative from the Kemper Foundation comes to W&L in January to interview these three candidatehnd make the final decision. The Kemper sclplar keeps the scholarship for his four years at W&L, provided he remains in good academic standing. The recipient benefits from the scholarship in two ways. First, there is an annual scholar- sh'p which ranges $1,500 to $5,000 depending on financial need. Second, there is a guaran- teed summer internship at entry- level salary with one of the Kemper companies. W&L has two Kemper schol- a -in-residence. They are jun- io eth Provanzana and sopho- more Matt Mazzuchi. Provanzana is an economics/ romance languages major. In her first summer as a Kemper scholar, she worked in an insur- ance office in Denver, Colorado. L£t summer, she worked at Kemper’s security firm in Chi- » cago, IL. Mazzuchi is a business admionistration/economics ma- jor. Last summer, he worked in an'auto insurance company in Slzramento, CA. A Ruscio, Provanzana, and Mazzuchi all stressed that fresh- men with even only a remote interest in business are eligible for this scholarship. A major in business is not required. .4. LEITN, VA 94455 itrw 1 71993‘ I tied a ribbon because". WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY photo by Tom Hespos, The Ring-tum Phi Chi Psi pledges provide their version of “Masterpiece Theatre,” just one of the acts gonged fairly quickly in Kappa Alpha Theta’s Gong Show held Wednesday night in the Pit. Beta Theta Pi walked away with the victory with their lip-synch version of “Daisy Dukes.” Betas dressed in cut-off jean shorts and women’s clothing and makeup for the act, which received a score of 24.6. Don’t get gonged By .IAY WHITE Phi~Contributing writer The fourth annual Kappa Alpha Theta spon- sored Gong Show was held on Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Pit. According to Theta President Jenn Ciocca, the event benefits their National Philanthropy. The three dollar admission price and the$25 entrance fee will go to the Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization (RARO) and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). RARO involves area children in after school sporting activities. CASA is instrumental in help- ing children who come from broken homes. Frater- nities and sororities are often contributors to the cause, as are local businesses who contribute the door prizes. The judges this year were Professor Brian Richardson of the Journalism School, Professor Taylor Sanders of the History department, and Professor George Bent of the Art History depart- ment. There were 10 entries in this year’s Gong Show. First was Sigma Phi Epsilon . Their’ skit was not gonged and therefore the judges decided on a score. Sig Ep achieved an overall score of 21.643. Next came Sigma Chi with a kazoo act. All is said by the fact that one of the judges tried to gong each of the Sigma Chi participants. Phi Psi followed with their version of “Baby Got Back”. They, too, were gonged. Kappa Sigma performed their version of a song room at 2 a.m.”. by Spinal Tap next . Again, one of the judges tried to gong each person. Beta Theta Pi then livened up the crowded Pit with their version of “Daisy Dukes”. The act sur- vived the gong to boast a score of 24.6. Pi Phi had a hard act to follow, but they at- tempted to do so with their rendition of “Deep Thoughts”. Much to the dismay of the crowd, they were gonged. Kappa Alpha and Phi Delta Theta joined to perform a skit that was so intent in its message that it went overthe heads of most of the audience. Even the judges demonstrated their awe by gonging them directly. Chi Psi perforemd a rather racy version of Masterpiece Theater next and met the same fate as its predecessor. - The last fraternity entry was from Sigma Nu. They attempted to sweep the audience away with a soulful blues song. It was noted that the audience was rather anti-blues at the time, as were the judges. The final act came from Kappa Alpha Theta. Theta spiced up the song “Wipeout” with some nifty choreography. They survived the gong and received a score of 20.8. Members of the audience received door prizes ranging from a Dave Matthews CD to a manicure. But the real prizes were given out to at the end of the show. Phi Delt and KA got an award for the quickest gong. Phi PSi came in second runnner- up, Sig Ep first runner-up. The winner was Beta Theta Pi. Beta received $100 for their wonderful performance. She filed a report with the Lexington Police, but LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Howison hosts NOVEMBER 19, 1993 minority talks By IJDURRAINE TIGAS Phi Staff Writer Anece McCloud, associate dean of students, and David Howison, dean of students, are people ofdifferent backgrounds.” Howison found that “each group had a different focus,” but the common theme was “a better understandingoftheseissueswill lead to a better atmosphere at Brady points to the low num- ber of black students in the class of 1997 as an indication that “more needs to be done to in- crease minority applicants and to keep minority students here.” I home three times over the last according to Howison, is “to ex- seeking input from students on W&L,” minority life at Washington and Lee. . The two deans have held dis- cussions at Dean Howison’s two months. Dean Howison said the idea came to them last spring when theyvwere developing goals for the coming year. . The purpose of the meeting speak freely. plore ways to support black stu- dents... and to find creative ways to do that.” Howison also hopes that through these discussions, stu- dents will learn to “deal with Ayanna Brady, president of the Mi- nority Students As- sociation at W&L and one of the stu- dent participants, said the meetings had “an informal, com- fortable feeling” that allowed everyone to According Bryan King, another student participant, the meetings got “very intense at the end,” but there was “nothing bit- ter” in the discussions. There will be a fourth meeting after Thanksgiving break with all of the previous studentpartici- pants attend- ing. Howison hopes that the fourthmeeting to will result in more definite plans, a “com- mon purpose between the students,” and “some sense of direction.” Howison Atkins speaks... Dean predicts strong Greek system By MELISSA SAWYER Phi Staff Writer , The controversial Men’s Panel sponsored its first speaker Monday night to speak about the fraternity system. ' Dean of Students for Greek Affairs Leroy “Buddy” Atkins said that the fraternities may even grow stronger as longas the members take their responsibilities seriously. The Men’s Panel was “formed to preserve the men’s heritage at W&L” and to discuss men’s issues, said founding member Lloyd Peoples. Dean Atkins spoke on “The Future of Men’s Fraternities at W&L.” Atkins said that one of the greatest dangers to fraternities and W&L itself is that they sometimes become so bound by tradition that they forget the true purpose of their organizations. W&L is unique in that over 85 percent of men are in fraternities. Other schools rarely draw such a percentage into their Greek systems. Atkins, however, said that the greatest number of alumni complaints concerned the fraternities. He said that in the past the complaints had stemmed from the bad appearance of and lack of respect for the houses, and the unusual social traditions. In the 1980s, Atkins said, universities nation- wide were making their atmospheres inhospitable to fraternities because of the highly negative pub- licity that seemed to surround the organizations. W&L, however, wanted to preserve the fraternity system and acknowledged its debt to the fratemi- ties. Fraternities gave students a place to live and eat when W&L gave up its residential buildings and converted them into classrooms. Atkins said that the fraternities helped and continue to help the university to meet academic needs by decreasing the need for school-sponsored social functions. “lt’s not much different now in terms of social V life,” Atkins said. “The University really does owe the fraternities a lot.” The fraternity system has been a hidden eco- nomic benefit to W&L for years because the frater- nities are an external cost. They provide the basis for W&L’s social life and some academic benefits that are paid for through tuition at other universi- ties. Atkins said Fraternity Renaissance is not over: the renovations and physical improvements are complete, but the Renaissance will continue to promote traditional values and positive aspects of fraternity life. Atkins noted that many of the fraternities do not currently live up to the values their system is based upon, especially that of aca- demic excellence. Atkins said to strengthen the fraternities, the older members need to concentrate more on teach- ing the underclassmen how to succeed academi- cally and socially. He said brothers need to help freshman especially “not to behave like a five- year-old that just discovered beer.” The W&L policies towards fraternities are con- sistent with the national chapter policies, although the university is moving more slowly on reforms. For example, the nationals want to enforce the 2] - year-old drinking age and their risk-management policies, while the university has taken few steps in that direction. Atkins noted that the administration should “provide continuity and guidance.” The administration has no plan if the fraternities be- come vacated, and plans to continue the current system. Atkins said that eventually W&L will add student facilities that will relieve some of the pressure on fraternities to provide the social life. I->See ATKINS, Page 2 Sexual assault hits home on _W&L’s campus Part one ofa two part series . By MICHELLE BRIEN Phi News Editor Lyrae VanClief was in her room, asleep. There was a knock at the door. Loud, at two in the morning. Her door was locked. “Who is it?” . A friend responded, a male student she had known and trusted since she started school a few months before. It was then the first week in winter term of her freshman year. She got up and let him in. “Hey, what’s up? How are you? What are you doing out so late,” Lyrae asked. “l’m fine. I just thought I’d come by and talk,” he said. V “Are you drunk?” “No.” Lyrae invited him to come in. He sat down. Then he raped her. had, and that they had sex. no, no, no,” Lyrae said. been raped. confront him. “I got two friends to walk with me to his fraternity. I just wanted an answer. I wanted to know why. head tricks with me. - Lyrae said she talked to a girlfriend the next day. Her friend asked her if he had come by, saying that he had asked her for Lyrae’s room number earlier that evening. Lyrae said that he “I told her that we had sex, but that I kept saying no, stop it, what about your girlfriend, Lyrae said she couldn’t admit that she had After talking to her girlfriend she decided to “He tried to convince me to calm down and go to a basketball game with him. He knew I was in such a confused position he could play “I didn’t realize how scared I was [of him] until he got up and moved toward me. I was like did not press charges. what was wrong with him.” “Decisions —— I wasn’t making any deci- sions.” Lyrae said. “I just wanted to know why, Lyrae chose to confront her attacker through the University mediation system. She spoke with Dean Anece McCloud, the University mediator in cases of sexual assault, and to- gether they faced her attacker. “That’s all I did as far as [discipline],” she said. “I just wanted to know what was wrong. I talked to administration because I wanted them to know what happened at W&L. “He never denied it,” Lyrae said. “He would admit it and cry. That was his whole thing. He’d him.” “I had no feeling he’d be dangerous. He’d always been helpful. He was always the person who would make sure my friends and I got home safely (from fraternity parties). He was the Big Brother of one of my girlfriends. A big man on campus. He had just been elected presi- dent of his class. “I trusted him enough to let him into my — ” Lyrae shuddered and made a jerking mo- tion with her body. “I backed away from him. “Later that night I called my mom. I wasn’t going to tell her but she figured it out. Then all hell broke loose.” Lyrae decided not to bring her attacker be- fore the Confidential Review Committee, which was the Washington and Lee judicial body for dealing with cases ofsexual assault at that time. call my girlfriends and cry. Once I decided on mediation I wasn’t supposed to have contact with him. But he got my friends to comfort Lyrae said that he gained her friends’ sym- pathy by calling them saying, ‘I can’t believe I did this, I’m so sorry.’ “Everybody was like, gosh Rae. God, he’s really sorry.” “That made things hard for me; the fact that they were friends with him and he was calling [them] up being Mr. Miserable.” He went on normally while Lyrae grew I->See ASSAULT, Page 3 i.Vi‘8315i3.’2T8Ch. — W hschooistrtuctt showedzerojreports , " &M* . iik ti": capital .1? Eamont .v.aid.j.‘."I’he » M eating‘? ;:';:_jZ. 3’ - ed ha” he other schools re- -. , _wi1ichwererep.o_rted police, or which . ’ ted.,she cited UVa. _y_ sttiderits -reported __,. tit nonereportedarape 3 99¥i9e;; ’ ; ’ changed the way it re- , _ ‘1assuaIts.Now W&L’s n;Crtme’Awat¢nB$$fm'd'Campus ' fiiéctzrzty contains only ire‘ports'o’f rape “con- : _ j for University" judicial "ct;ion'., "means that rapes reported to ootmselorsor to university psychia- j_ or e*}_en;to members of the administra- ‘ ‘I ‘ hot counted in the report. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World Bosnian Army fends off attack The Bosnian Army Monday fought off a heavy Croat attack, one of the heaviest to date in the war, in a small town in central Bosnia. A U.N. peacekeeper spokesperson said the eight-hour assault on Gornji Vakuf involved about 4,000 troops and a dozen tanks. Snow is becoming a factor in thewar, with Sarajevo receiving its first heavy snowfall of the season. Puerto Rico nixes statehood , Puerto Ricans Sunday voted to remain a U.S. Commonwealth and to not pursue U.S. Statehood. Governor Pedro Rossello led the campaign for statehood, which received 46.2 percent of the vote in the first ballot on the island’s status in more than a quarter-century. Almost 75 percent of eligible voters in Puerto Rico turned out for the vote. Israelis search for scrolls The Israeli government Sunday sent 16 teams of archaeologists to the occupied West Bank to search for additional Dead Sea scrolls. Texts including the earliest known sections of the Bible were found in desert caves over a 10-year period starting in 1947. The search has been criticized because it was not discussed in Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. The Nation Penn to change racial policy The University of Pennsylvania racial harrassment policy used against a student who called five black women “water buffalo” will be revised. The university promised Tuesday that the policy will be changed, based on student student input. The five black students who claimed to be harrassed dropped their charges in May. The university’s racial policy will be replaced in June of 1994. Airliner barely avoids crash ’ The pilot of a Continental airlines jet nearly landed his plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International airport with the landing gear still up. The tower alerted the crew of the plane that its landing gear was up when the plane was a mere four feet from the runway. The plane was able to pull up in time, slightly scraping the runway as it aborted its takeoff. A Continental spokesman said the crew of the airliner was not inexperienced. Buttafuoco gets the maximum Joey Buttafuoco was sentenced Monday to six months in prison - the maximum- for having sex with" an underage Amy Fisher. Prison officials are attempting to decide whether Buttafuoco can mix with the other inmates at Nassau County jail. Fisher is serving 15 years for shooting Buttafuoco’s wife, Mary Jo. The State 4:11 Bobbitt forgives his Wife John Bobbitt said Tuesday he forgives his wife for cutting off his penis. Bobbitt was acquitted of marital sexual assault last week. Mrs. Bobbitt’s malicious wounding trial is scheduled for November 29. Sources say a temporary insanity defense isbeing considered in the case. Mrs. Bobbitt said she cut off her husband’s penis after he abused her and forced her to have sex. Repair company wins ABC suit A Falls Church repair company won a defamation lawsuit against ABC in U.S. District Court Monday. High Technology Electronic Services sued ABC for a segment which ran on its newsmagazine program “PrimeTime Live,” which dealt with fraudulent repair practices. On the show, an ABC producer posed as a customer and brought an intentionally- disabled compact disc player in to High Tech for repairs. The repair company charged $224 for a defective laser, when the problem was a disconnected plug that should have cost only a few dollars to replace. High Tech received $1 in damages in the suit. Man convicted in distillery case A federal jury convicted Paul Andrew Henson Tuesday of running the largest moonshine operation ever raided in Virginia. Henson was found guilty of possessing distillery equipment, producing distilled spirits without a license and intending to defraud the federal government of taxes. The distillery had 36 800-gallon pots, putting it ahead of the previous record-holder, a Franklin County distillery with 24 800-gallon pots. When police raided in early January, all the pots were full. Justice Department condemns VMI-Mary Baldwin plan The Justice Department condemned Virginia Military Institute’s plan to create a parallel programat Mary Baldwin College, saying it was based on gender stereotypes and urging a judge to order VMI to admit women starting next year. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in October of 1992 ordered VMI to admit women, go private, or start a parallel program elsewhere in the state. The plan formulated by VMI and Governor Douglas Wilder would have VMI subsidize the “Vir- ginia Women’s Institute for Leadership” in part. O‘ The Fiin -tum Phi November 19 1993 Police copter searches for runaway. By THOMAS HESPOS Phi News Editor Anyone who was on the baseball field Tuesday at 1.pm. may have seen something out of the ordinary. A Virginia State Police Helicopter landed on the field, in order to meet Lexington Police for a search of the city. The search was for a runaway 16-year-old boy. Christopher Wayne Reynolds disappeared on Sunday, November 14. He was last seen at 10 p.m. in Lexington. Reynolds is six foot three inches in height and weighs 145 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, Reynolds was wearing a black jacket and jeans and was carrying a Walkman and a backpack. Chief Bruce Beard of the Lexington Police Department has asked that anyone with information about Reynolds’ whereabouts please call the Lexington Police at 463-2112. Security warns of library thefts . FROM STAFF Reroms University Security wants students to help prevent thefts in the University Library. According to Mike Young, director of university security, fall term has Anyone with information as to this runaway’s whereabouts should con- tact the Lexington Police Department at 463-2112. 6 0 yielded many petty thefts. Young said money, bookbags, calculators, coats and other similar items have been re- ported missing. Many stolen items have been taken from library carrels. This is where the students come in, according to Young. Students should take better care of their things and keep $fl[‘(‘ ..............,.s.,g.;..,.,”“ Lurkers BY KATHLEEN QUIRK Phi Staff Writer Students report seeing strangers in the Parmly Hall computerlab, espe- ' cially late at night. ' People not affiliated with the Wash- ington and Lee community have also been sighted in the library, playing with computers and elevators. “They just hang out down there and play Dungeons and Dragons on E- Mail,” said one senior, who asked to remain anonymous. . “Of course, I have no idea how they access E-Mail,” the student said. “How did they get passwords? That’s what I want to know,” senior Alex Churchill said. Churchill reported seeing several of the same people in the Parmly lab fairly often. “I can see it becoming annoying if a lot of students want to use computers and they’re all in there,” said the se- nior. Professor of Physics Barlow ' 1 b Newbolt said “it could be becoming a problem,” and suggested that some sort of security measures be considered. ‘‘It just seems to be becoming more of a problem,” said an unnamed sopho- more. “There is definitely a lot of theft in the area.” “I heard there were a lot of them mnning around [the library] Saturday night,” said freshman Jennifer Norwood. “They come when they know there won’t be very many people around.” . A Monday night check of Parmly and all five floors of the library around midnight found no strangers in sight. As for the strangers themselves, at least some are “pretty old —— in their 30s and 405,” according to another anonymous sophomore. “Its pretty sad that they’re that old and just playing those video games.” “There were two [strangers] when I got on the elevator today,” said a stu- dent. “They looked pretty normal.” Others, however, described strang- ers as “goofy,” “scruffy looking,” and “annoying.” Said a sophomore, “they stink.” Fancy Dress Chairs motivate for March BY YABIZ SEDGHI Phi Staff Writer The Fancy Dress Ball, Washington and Lee’s biggest social event of the year, is scheduled for March 4. Dress has been selected Robinson and Sibley must maintain secrecy and there- fore are unable to enlighten us as to the details. Robinson pointed out that the suspense of not knowing the theme is half the fun. However, Robinson and Sibley did Having been mention that Decoration thethemefor subchairpersons Fancy Dress forthe past Fancy W38 Selected Dress, Monica fI0IntheSUg- Robinson, ‘94, gestions box and Kendall and that the Sibley, ‘94, ap- lucky person plied to the Ex- ecutive Commit- will receive a free ticket to tee and were cho- Fancy Dress. sen earlier this Robinson year to serve as 8150 hinted chairpersons. that tickets Regardingher are going to previous experi- be “expen- ence Robinson s1ve.” said, “I had a For now good time last Robinson year and I met a Wantspeople lotoffun people.” to become ‘ Robinson and excited and Sibley both admit describes her that chairing experience Fancy Dress as Fancy takes a great deal \, Dress chair-. of time and re- l personasfun sponsibility, yet ‘- and reward- both manage to ing. “Every- remaino timistic - one will be about thgir deci- Robmson p l e a s e d ” sion. Robinson Although the theme for the 94 Fancy commented. an eye on each other’s belongings. In an effort to control who enters the library, the back doors of the library will be locked after break. Young said he realizes that non-W&L students use the library, but he said he would like to have all library visitors enter via the front desk, so that non-students and townspeople entering the building can be spotted. Young said security patrols wifl be stepped up in the library to prevent thefts and to make sure all doors other than the main entrance are locked. Young said a person working at the library desk is like another pair of eyes. Atkins: Greek system will grow in future I->ATKlNS, from page 1 He said better pledge programs and less emphasis on alcohol will also help Renaissance. With regard to Rush, Atkins said the early Rush period for W&L men was left over from the times when the university was not residential. Frater- nities had to immediately choose pledges to fill their houses. The early Rush will probably continue, because the men would otherwise have a period of open contact at the beginning of the year. Unless the houses only had dry par- ties until Rush, the national chapters would object to that open conflct. “Rush begins as soon as the students arrive, whether it’s official or not,” Atkins said. The future of individual fraternities ‘ especially depends upon the success of the deferred pledgeship rules, said Atkins. Atkins noted that if the rmes work, there will be no reason to move Rush, because it is in fact the pledgeship period that is more taxing. The new rules and earlier initiation dates would ' relieve some of the pressure on fresh- men. Atkins concluded that the syskm “will be here for a long, long time and that it will endure.” IFC warns against « alcohol party themes BY ETHAN KRUPP Phi Staff Writer The Inter Fraternity Council an- nounced Tuesday that hall crawls and grain parties, along with other alcohol theme parties are not permitted be- cause they involve communal sources of alcohol. Under the IFC Constitution, com- munal sources of alcohol are not per- mitted at the fraternities. In addition, kegs are not allowed at any fraternity function, even at a location other than a fraternity house. This is a rule insti- tuted by national fraternity organiza- tions, not just Washington and Bee. The use of kegs leave the house offic- ers liable, according to the IFC. Dean of Students David Howison said if a group of fraternity members go somewhere together over spring break or some other vacation, these rules still apply. . The IFC also purchased can crush- ers for $1,000 each to facilitate the recycling program at W&L. There will be one machine per house and if they are broken, the house will be held re- sponsible. 0 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_003.2.txt ‘O DASSAULT, from page 1 I more and more depressed. “I broke down. I was a basket case. My grades went to shit. It was even worse the next year. “I ended up getting kind of bitter. He ended up leavingW&L—he didn’t grzfiuate here. He was later accused of doing something dishonorable — I think it was stealing from his fraternity brothers. But his leaving wasn’t to do with me. “I found it astounding that he could stay here if he raped someone but had to éeave if he stole a check from a fra ernity brother. “He went on to get his undergradu- ate degree from another school and I’m still here in my fifth year and still struggling.” Lyrae said the worst came after he left school but still cafle back to visit The Rin - -tum Phi, November 19. 1993 and those friends more often comforted him than comforted her. “Female friends and mothers are the most hurtful. They’re vulnerable, too,” said Schroer-Lamont. “We [women] feel some responsibility. We question ourselves. We go through our own self-blaming. To deal with that we blame other people, [like the victim.] “Or women [friends] will say ‘I know him, he’s such a sweet guy. I knew someone else that went out with him and they had a great time. I think something must have gone wrong that night.’ ” Schroer-Lamont continued that women not only are the victims, but they are their own harshest critics. “Our culture has set us up to blame ourselves, especially our mothers and our grandmothers,” said Schroer- Lamont. “If something bad happens we must have been involved.” S c h r o e r - Lamont said that his girlfriend. Her “I f d .t th_0seattitudesc0n- anaCken01dhiSgir[_ oun l as- tributetothetrauma friend that he had tounding that he fhrape ,‘;‘°‘}[“ 33:5 ";‘p°ddLyTa,f’hl?"‘Sh° could stay here if he pri;);1i',Eaia aecrt i: t . ' S ayeiw WI frlinejnds raped someone but PVC’-That trauma dimytyturn away h d t I .f h includes a wide ar- from him,» Lyrae a 0 cave 1 e ray of emotions and said. “His girlfriend Stole 3 check from 3 actsesome "_f‘fVh‘°h didn’t leave him. fraternity brother. “a” b‘ ”“S‘““"" The administration I Preiedorpassed Off didn’t do anything to him.” d\fter considering all that, Lyrae sid she could only come to one conclusion. “Well God, Rae, there must be some- thing wrong with you.” What happened to Lyrae her fresh- man year could happen to any W&L wgman at any time. Most students, male and female, are aware of that. What they may not be aware of is that acquaintance and date rape is much more prevalent than stranger rape. Es- pecially at a small school in a small town , such as W&L , in which there are piactically no strangers. : “Society has improved in dealing with stranger rape, but not with ac- quaintance rape,” said Associate Dean of Students and University Psycholo- gist Anne Schroer-Lamont. “An ac- quaintance rape victim gets left out in the cold. That’s the most common.” ‘Take Lyrae’s case. The man that raped her was popular on campus, re- spected by his peers. Lyrae said that 3-,,ven afterlre adnr_itte‘d§o raping her, his- position and popularity Iwereonot di- minished. Meanwhile, Lyrae had to struggle with seeing him on campus eiery day. She knew that he had admit- ted raping her to their mutual friends, Next time your friend insists on driving‘ drunli, as stress. Shroer- Lamont said that some of the most common emotions a rape victim feels are shock, disbelief, shame, powerlessness, embarrassment, denial, disorientation, dirtiness and numbness. The victim may go into shock for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks or months. She will move in a daze, not remembering anything she says or does.‘ Also during those first days and months, the victim may experience flashbacks. “lt’s like a camera flash. They see one part of the whole assault,” said Schroer-Lamont. “They are so terri- fied they block the whole assault out of their mind, but their memory allows a picture.” The flashbacks can also occur in nightmares. The victim could get night- mares every night or only occasion- ally. They can be triggered by the ring of a phone, a footstep in the hall, any- thing that is a reminder of what hap- penedor thatgsignals danger. ‘ ' Because of that, the victim could become hypervigilant, jumping at the slightest sound. v “She is tuned in to danger. All the senses are sharper —— she listens for footsteps behind her,” said Schroer- Lamont. At the other extreme, the victim may “space out”. She could be eating dinner or sitting in class, and suddenly wake up or snap out of it and realize that she doesn’t remember what she just did. She could go on spending sprees. “It’s like what she does doesn’t matter anymore,” said Schroer-Lamont. Schroer-Lamont said that self-mu- tilation in rape victims is common. Victims bruise themselves, bang their heads against walls or doors, or burn or cut themselves. Suicide and attempted suicide occur as well. The woman may often begin to take tremendous risks. Surprisingly, that risk taking extends and especially applies to sex. Promiscuity and one night stands can become fairly frequent. “Women friends or sorority sisters might ask: ‘I’m worried about your reputation. Do you know what people are saying about you? ’ ,” said Schroer- Lamont. “The victims often don’t make tne connection between the assault and their lack of concern for their body and health. A woman that throws herself at men may be suffering from the after- math of assault.” Schroer-Lamont said that getting rape victims on the road to recovery is a herculean task. “If the victim doesn’t confront this she will likely continue to have emo- tional problems in the future." Some people have written in surveys and said in counseling that they don’t call them- selves rape victims because then they have to deal with all the other emotions [that rape entails].” In order for a victim to recover and heal from a rape, she first has to admit that it happened. That sounds obvious, but admitting you were raped isnt’t easy. Admitting rape is a three step pro- cess, Schroer-Lamont said. She must admit it to herself, tell someone else, and then move to reporting the rape and taking judicial and criminal action. Schroer-Lamont said that not all vic- tims go through all three stages of the admittal process. Most women espe- cially avoid the reporting step because they don’t want to deal with the legal aspect of the rape. “[The victim feels she is] protecting herself from legal stuff. She feels she can’t handle anymore. The legal aspect can make the trauma twice as bad. “If she can assume any of the reponsibility then she will not define the event as rape. Responsibility means: I was drinking too much, I shouldn’t have walked home by myself.” Schroer-Lamont continued that the @ Sexual assault victims heal in three steps woman would also rather place the blame on herself than get someone else in trouble. “One of the most common reasons why women don’t report is that they are afraid to get the guy in trouble. They are afraid they might ‘ruin his life’. It’s part of our campus culture - ‘ifl tell I’ll ruin his life so l’ll suck up all this and his future won’t be ruined. I’ll deal with this.” ' , But there’s a difference between a mined life and severance from W&L. Lyrae’s attacker left W&L for reasons totally unrelated to the attack. And he now has his degree and is living what seems to be a normal life. His life was anything but ruined. Meanwhile, Lyrae is still here after five years and is strug- gling to realize her most ferventwish. . . to get out of here. I “If we could get men and women to think about that concept... it won’t ruin the rapist’s life [if the victim re- ports him],” said Schroer-Lamont. Schroer-Lamont listed other com- mon reasons why women don’t report rape: the victim assumes responsibil- ity; the victim is afraid of social stereo- types; the victim is trying to protect herself from mental anguish; or she is afraid of retribution (if she reports him he might get off free, and then come after her again). But if the victim doesn’t report the rape right away, she faces greater com- plications and less chance of convict- ing her attacker down the road. “If she chooses not to report, then she has to deal with greater skepticism from the law if she talks about it. Law enforcement says she must have had some fault or she would have reported it,” said Schroer-Lamont. “She even faces greater skepticism from her friends and family and even from the medical field.” Recovery from rape is a long and hard road. It might take years, but the only way to do it is to take it day-by- day. Schroer-Lamont said the healing process follows the three steps of the admittal process. A woman heals more each time she completes a step of the process. “You can tell a woman is healing when she goes through the angry stages,” said Schroer-Lamont. “She is angry at the judicial system, the admin- istration, at her attacker. She feels em- mvm DOESN'T islsr KILL DRUIERS Andrea Hurrjs, /tiller! Aug. .36, 19.9] at 6:00pm on El Caimizo [mt/'. rll(l.S‘(‘(l(/(")'(), (..'(zlg'7Emz2‘(:. do whatever it takes to stop him. Because if he kills innocent people, how will you live with 3i'ou1'self? grmtuns Dom LET rgirnnsnnivr DRUNK.» PAGE 3 powered in talking to an attorney or security. Some people feel stronger talking about it. She can feel better. “It helps if one or more family mem- bers knows and is supportive. And every survivor I’ve talked with has talked about the importance of their male friends.” Schroer-Lamont said that recovery groups help the survivors, too. A woman can belong to a confidential support group on campus, or she will help them seek counseling or a support group in their hometown or in the town where they go after graduation. W&L has a confidential support group that meets on a weekly basis. “It’s an opportunity for the women to get support and work on their self- esteem, growth, support and relation- ship skills. The members sign an agree- ment not to talk about anything that happens in the group, even if they leave or graduate,” said Schroer-Lamont. “This is the seventh year the group has met on a weekly basis. They initiated the sexual assault survey; They asked to do it. They have been instrumental in helping women through the recovery process.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_004.2.txt I II,» I tied a ribbon because I xvzxt: a3.satilt«e~:l by my high school piircipztl. I tied a ribbon because I was sexually assaulted by one of my best l'i*;Zt-trtls freshman year. I tied a ribbon to represent the strength and courage that persons who l.ra"ve t:‘fxp<-‘.—- rienced sexual violence have. I tied a ribbon for my friend wlro was sexually assaulted in a f'ot"eigit cot-.r.,‘t.t“;,'\’ by an American. I tied 5 ribbons... and will it-‘f;"u‘4.‘.5,' ‘«}’;=rgt.—t the pain... I tied 4 ribbons for the W &L women from the Recovery Group who led tile discussion of the Paiufztl .Erzr:m.~ ., program Monday night. ’i”‘han,'t~;s. I tied a ribbon for-my rnother—— whowas sexually molested by her gratnifutliet" I tied a ribbon for J. because all nt’ this must end. I tied a ribbon because of an assault that took place in my home over iZl1:‘_€sttrias two years ago. I feel the pain of my t'riencs I tied 2 ribbons for my friend wire was nearly assaulted and for dIl(,‘~il2rff.‘-‘ friend who had an abusive boyfriend. Itied3 ribbons for my 3 closest ‘ft — who were assaulted. fI'f.i'Sl.Et‘l'.1’..‘.'tI’=‘ I tied 4 ribbons. l for a frien'.i “x,'/lit) a.,>«_r’« ,_ _ 2+ years to uI1CI€il’SI}1‘.t(l who ‘a her. 1 who endured tv.oH.tl~ who will tell you she sairl flu, .. will not say she was raped and I who pazased on: when a boy raped her: I tied 5 ribbons - 2 for J:1t7lllt’.lt"' mine who were raped. or freshmen - 1 for a 13 year when I served on ajtsty tot wz ‘t~ For my Mom. 1 fora. ~ was raped and one fat been kidnapped in . . several VV&I_,;-nude» 3‘. W», , still living -~ we fear stat: tr?‘ ‘ I tied a ri'r>l';;m l>e:::n:-se its pztinfizll i know that sexual assault could it anyone. o at/t,w;~':: to I tied a ribbon because I tinnigh sexual assault/ rape was over exaggerated until. my best friend was raped. I tiedia ribbon for 2‘. friends who ‘r.<2v-st; been raped. For our sisters in ‘§{ugc»sla=ri:n.. Itied 2 ribbons for my friends w’: ll,‘ have been so much a part of my life. My '§iiI.€il{If~} who were date raped turd .rar:::d. I tied a ribbon because I was as- saulted when I was a l'7’r:.=3n_ce. I tied a. ribbon for a friend whr: was sexually assaulted by her grandfather and still feels the effects 20+ years later. I tied 3 ribbons: one for my :I".=;iend who was raped, one for my lrien-‘s ‘wait? was sexually assaulted, are-»:l or for is y ex-boyfriend who ‘.*.v;§'~} ntwtel-~.-';7.-~7 :9 child. I tied 4 ribbons— foi‘ 17. ft iemis. \'-v‘i‘t&)- »" sexually assaulted, I very «':los«.'t ti- and my friend who czmlrneti 1?!) ye:i.r.«; rape by her father. ]_X’f {er 2 rl, Itied a ribbon because I was sexually assaulted my freshrnan year at W & I... I tied 3 i'ibbm;«s fax: -‘ I " M3; raped at W&L one fa’; git‘! 2‘::ps-: by her boyfriend. 'l"l1.e 53 ..n ribbon I tiedwas for a girl S63.‘-.'?il‘vt.iI_'y' .Lt.‘;Si§i1il't2"{l in . »- it l.l°’é.""‘*lI‘i4..r: oi’ I ‘I _..-r" ‘l i'H?§' 33.3".’-~=..7._rs,l t'at.lrs:3r'< I tied a ribbon for a friend back home who was raped by her grandfather and her b<.)yfriei::d. Let the violence stop. I tied a ribbon fin’ all who are not 3111/?) 5"-‘Q-; I tied 2 ribbons... l for my mother, assaulted. as 2:. chilc by her dentist. l for my fi.:;’rrcee, tl_£~.1;~1§1lllI.‘:al tltztring her freshman year by my best friend. NE‘~/ER IGNORE. H lit ’«’.ljI?. 'v‘f}l?;(}iZ'.l”. Itied I»! 2 lllltitlilf-----3 for college friends ‘.’.!SS'.:1lllt%?(l. lit-.‘}."t‘ at W&L, I for a girl at my lwigrll 54? vol who has the strength to ‘i =‘ ' j c' ‘old rapist to court this srnall town where no one serriiztlly I.‘ I3. rl; I tied 3 ribbons for 3 women who mrry the guilt of being sexually as- sanltetl: ‘l by a friend while she was in tire ‘Ml: gr ode; l by her doctor, and 1 by her tmyfriend... I tied another one for myseT.t‘t>eeai3se my exwboyfriend felt jus- éit'i--:»tl in .se.xtiai_‘«y assaulting and harass- ing me when he just could not help llln1—‘Sf.‘lfWllBl'l he was DEPRIJSSED and when he was A.l"«l’f:'RfY at‘ me, EVEN A.l*l_‘l’*.'1_l;~?_ we Ir.-.-Jolie up. I ‘now realize I neither deserved to be abused, nor did he have 9. right to hurt me like that. HE (ifllli .1} help himself; I tiidn’t create a rapist by széyittg-“NU” or rejecting him. Tlrese 4 rililmrxs rle<:l:‘*r~e that my women theriils and I are l.ll?.V.lVORS, not wictirns, and tliey ‘r eat 4 pleas of ' HUI’ (l!lll.TY“‘ "or {‘.l}tiliii_(éY’S act of .?,- ‘I... ,~... .. :-:.-.-g . -‘~'vI?r..Il-‘..‘-c «.",-:'*..- if-‘ll 19.5. V gr 0 1 , VV’ 1%}... ‘ll of? , lilo the I}/“ :.r~-rietgtrad in ‘. the rnajority of . ,, . . I resent charac- aln e. Also, I am not a .. arr “kick-ass frater- E :»..r?s.»=a 7.‘t;’:S&i,',tI the above. ilir: :1b:>'<.':: an unfair stereotype. ll ribbon for that other part of ' ‘* ' e you went to school and iiogof a kick-ass fraternity. ., ’n:s.:<. a lot of work to do! Start everyone, so no one else has to what I did! I ti_r;=rl “.2 ribbons for ft'iend’s mothers 2:11:72 era; 95!! recr:.-vering emotionally. l tier! :1 r'il;tm;3 for my four cousins who ~ tr} "ry tl:t::ir fntlier. The oldest I tied at _l.'li)lJ0i3l for my close friend “.';’ll4? «was rtrztllgy assatilted and thinks it was tier" tfiurlt. I tied a ribbon for my t"rier:tl Mrs: was molested as a child. It " the m"'.'h' W&LIF E Bound & Gagged by Dana Summers The Rin_gfi-tum Phi, November 19,1393 ARE vou v*<’°>*‘-'5’ BUN” 1 ll YOU LOSER!‘ ‘N By A M\l.E.. ATUIUC rurunr Olin MARI PAWS‘ All ngnn me 1115 POTTY TRAININC7 OF 3-olw‘ Mc£NROF mm Tribune man swans. me. / Ptuqgou. inc. Nld. 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The law is supposed to force colleges to be honest about crime on their cam- puses, including sexual assault and rape. But Washing- ton and Lee, like many universities and colleges, has ‘ managed to dance around the law. Associate Dean of Students and University Psycholo- gist Anne Schroer- Lamont says the law is ambiguous and provides universities with loopholes to interpret the law the way they see fit. The result is that when campuses report crimes truth- fully, they look far worse than many of their counter- parts. In 1991, W&L reported four instances of rape and sexual assault. That same year the University of Vir- ginia, with a student body much larger than W&L’s, reported no rapes or sexual assaults. How? They only reported rapes and sexual assaults that had been reported to local police, campus police or were prosecuted in a court of law. Virginia Tech and William and Mary, also larger than W&L, reported four cases of sexual assault or rape. They used the same criteria for reporting crimes UVa. did. W&L, on the other hand, reported every crime the university knew about, including crimes that had not been brought to judicial action or convicted. So what happened in 1992? UVa., Tech and W&M, did not change their methods but W&L did. W&L now reports rapes and sexual assaults that have been con- firmed by campus or police judicial systems. The problem with this is clear; most women that are raped do not report it to the police and even if they do tell a university official they do not necessarily take judicial action. So what we are left with are campus crime reports that are a bunch of statistical garbage, at least in the instances of rape and sexual assault. In fairness to W&L, the university does supply an addendum to the campus crime report, which supplies the number of rape or sexual assault cases reported to official university systems, such as the Student Faculty Hearing Board. » The University also provides a description of the crimes that were reported and details what judicial action was taken or if the case was dismissed. However, until all reports of sexual assault and rape are reported, the addendum is still only a band-aid on a broken limb. F.K., N.P., M.B. Quotes of the Week: “And the award for the fastest dong goes to KA and Phi Delt.” ——A Theta at the “gong” show “What’s on your mind?” ——An audience member ’s response “The Colonnade is a paradise for brick fettishists.” —English Professor George Ray OPINION The Ring-tum Phl, November 12, 1999 V :73 ' Black Studies would debase W&L Looking at most college catalogues you would not notice that they fail to provide their students with a liberal arts education.They are full of statistics on how diverse the student body is and statements on the institution’s commitment to multi—culturalism. These facts, along with a lot of pretty pictures, give the impression that the school’s “diversity,” both in its student body and curriculum, will make its students well rounded; liberally educated. Yet their insistence on diversity, usually meaning racial diversity, undermines their ability to provide a lib- a course of study dominated with leftist ideology. The reason students major in it is because of its political slant. They do not seek a “diversity” of ideas, rather they only want more liberalism. We might as well call it a Liberal Activist Major. “A college experience,” Mr. Branam say “should be expanding your horizons.” Unfortunately the only expanding of horizons that would occur with a Black Studies major is the expanding of the liberal position. If Mr. Branam wants di- versity so badly, why doesn’t he work on getting more con- eral education. Diversity sim- ply means replacing ideas with ethnicity as the cornerstone of education. Their curriculums , are centered on the races of mankind, instead of the intel- lectual accomplishments of mankind. Students leave such institutions with knowledge _ usually a very politicized knowledge of the place of race in world history, and ignorant of the great ideas of civilization. Washington and Lee has for the most part avoided engaging in this debasing of liberal education. The general education requirement helps all students to attain, as the catalogue states, “a breadth of knowl- edge.” And the major allows for further study into an important category of thought. Anyone who gradu- ates from W&L has been educated in the great ideas of human civilization. They have been exposed to the great ideas of not only one particular race but of all mankind. This is what a liberal arts education is suppose to entail, not specializing in one narrow topic. Recently a proposition has been put forth that would, if successful, begin decaying W&L’s tradition of producing liberally educated graduates. Sopho- more John Branam has taken up the crusade to estab- lish a Black Studies major. As reported in the Nov. 12 edition of The Ring-tum Phi, Mr. Branam believes “there is a lack of diversity at W&L.” He proposes to establish a Black Studies major to bring a “diversity of thought” to W&L. Anyone sincerely concerned with obtaining a lib- eral arts education certainly is aware of the values of alternative points of view, but a Black Studies major would not bring new viewpoints to W&L. Its subject matter is already present, though not in as narrow a focus, in other courses, for example African Ameri- can history is contained in American history. A Black Studies major would only further promote the same old liberal viewpoint that is already ad- equately represented on campus. The only students who would generally find such a major of interests are liberals. It would become just as it is at other colleges; ,% servative faculty members? There are plenty of liberal and non-political professors, but hardly any conservative professors. Or is it that he only wants a diversity of lib- eralism? , Since Mr. Branam seems to equate diversity of thought with diversity of ethnicity, I would be happy to begin work with Mr. Branam on implementing a Norwe- gian Studies major, that is, again, if he sincerely wants diversity. As a Norwegian-American I can testify to how Norwegians significantly contributed to American history. ANDREW OLMEM, There are only so many books and courses stu- dents can absorb in four years. Therefore, the sub- jects studied should be the most valuable ones. ¢ Black Studies major discards great works by'whi e authors solely to “represent” black authors. Can any one claim to be liberally educated who is unfamiliar with the works of Shakespeare, Locke or Newton? Too often these great books are replaced with mate- rials, which may have some value, but do not hold the same importance in understanding mankind’s intellectual achievements. For example it’s safefo say more college students read the book The Color Purple than read TheFederalistPapers or Darwin’s Origin of Species. The latter are important works that any liberally education person should under- stand. Trying to replace them with works of lesser value, simply to have minority writers, corrodes the ideal of liberal education. ' Those advocating diversity as a means to open student minds to new ideas should realize that a liberal art education achieves this goal. A curricu- lum that exposes students to the greatest ideas in each discipline gives them a base built on the great- est ideas of mankind from which they can rationally examine all other views. It develops in them frie minds that search for knowledge, disregarding the author’s racial views. There is a valuable Why all the fuss point of view that could ~ over a major that few be obtain by studying no students will use? NorwegianAmericans. yone who graduate? from Allowingindividuals St. Olaf College has a W&L has been edlmated In the to graduate ignoragrt similar program and it great ideas of human civilization_ of many of mankind’s enhances its curricu- lum. By Mr. Branam’s criteria this should qualify as another op- portunity to continue crusading in the name of diversity. While we are at it, let’s have a Rich Studies major. They have been exposed tolthe, great ideas of not only one par- ticular race, but of all mankind. This is what a liberal arts educa- tion is suppose to entail, not spe- cializing in one narrow topic. greatest ideas deval- And when employers meet a W&L gradu- ate who "5 uneducated, W&L’s reputation dimin- ishes. ’ The rich have had an important, according to some a dominate, role in world history. There is a plethora of academic research on this group that ‘ would form the basis of such a major. It certainly would increase the diversity of thought. The point is that a liberal arts education examines the contributions of all groups to the intellectual achievements of mankind. By focusing on one group, valuable knowledge is ignored simply because its _ originator is classified in another group. Great ideas transcend race and wealth. Would the value of Einstein’s ideas be different had he been black? It is time we, and most of academia, gets beyond race and examines what truly matters: ideas. There are much better ways to enrich a W&L education than dedicating valuable resources to a Black Silk‘- ies Major. Allocating these resources to help s - dents study aboard would add more to a greater number of students’ education. As with most important issues, the decision on a Black Studies major will be made by the administra- tion. Hopefully they understand the purpose of a liberal education and will accordingly disregard the proposals. But if they, as they so often do, tryflo make W&L like other colleges by implementing it, we shall certainly see, to paraphrase Alan Bloom, the closing of the Washington and Lee mind. Don’t malign Kennedy’s memory ’ _ ues a W&L diploma. , and other individuals , Tilt: iRing-tum ilflltt Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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I 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. Letters, columns, and “My Views ” dolnot reflect the views of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. , The Ring-tum Phi Post office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 703 462-4060 Thirty years ago Monday, one of the greatest tragedies in American his- tory took place in Dallas, Texas. The nation mourned the death of the first assassinated president in over 60 years. Anyone who was alive then will never forget where they were the moment they heard President Kennedy had been killed. My generation does not have that burden. None of us were alive on “real truth” about JFK. We have seen detailed descriptions of alleged extra- marital affairs, drug use, Mafia con- nections, illness, and the shortcomings of the Kennedy family. The result of these programs has been to all but strip away every fond memory or image we had of John Kennedy. For those who remember him, many have reevaluated and lowered their former regard for November22, him. For 1963, and those, like noneofus can myself, who remember the are not fortu- impact John PATRICK ‘ nate enough Kennedy’s to have life and death MCDEMOH9 memories of had on this ’94 his life, we nation. All havebegunto that we know question and ofthismanhas disapproveof come from what we had history books and television specials devoted to various aspects of the Kennedy presidency and assassination. Most of us have seen the home movies of Jack and Bobby playing touch football in Hyannisport. We have seen the stark black and white photo- graphs of JFK in the White House, and we have seen the tragic Zapruder film. We have all been strangely fascinated by this man. Even those of ,us who weren’talive duringthe Kennedy years feel an overwhelming sense of curios- ity about the life of John Kennedy, and, for a long time, we all had a rather idealized image of him. We were never shown his faults for fear of dishonorin g~ his memory. We believed he was the idyllic figure that we saw in pctures and movies. Recently, this has all changed. We have been deluged with what seems like a never-ending stream of media events, each one promising the seen as a unique time in American history. The cynics of this world have profited from our fascination with this man and from their efforts to tarnish his image in our minds. I cannot think of a more despicable act. I am very proud to say that John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one of my he- roes. I say this with full knowledge of his failings and mistakes and with a clear sense of what he meant to this country. It was initially very difficult for me to accept the fact that my hero was not a perfect person, that he had done things I would not approve. But then I realized this person was a human being and none of us are perfect people. What I think is important to remember about John Kennedy is not that he made mistakes, we all do but that he was a man with an incredible vision for the future of this country. He believed in the ideals this nation was founded on. He believed in com- munity, in service, in equality for all Americans, and in the basic goodness of all citizens. He had hopes of making the country a better place for all of its people and for improving our relations with the rest of the world. He was an idealist, a visionary and filled the na- tion with pride and hope for the future of our country. He was the first presi- dent in a long time who had the ability to inspire patriotism, not because of a military victory, but because of the way he could express the hopes and beliefs of every citizen who was listen- ing to him. He was an eloquent speaker, anaccomplishedstatesman,andasawy politician. John F. Kennedy had a difficult presidency. He was confronted with many crises and he did not always make the right decisions. What I would ask of those who find iteasy to criticize they can consider themselves to be without failings. The basic point is that we expect a lot of our presidents. We want them I.) be perfect and that is just not possible. In President Kennedy’s case, I do not believe we should ignore his faults and idealize his memory but I also disap- prove of profiting from its defilement. And yet, we, as Americans, seem to have a need to hear about the scanda9s concerning JFK. Perhaps it is our way of dealing with the horrendous crime that was committed against all of us when he was taken away. Perhaps it is the only way we know to relieve the pain many of us still feel from his killing. 0 If that is the case, then I think it is one of the saddest elements of this whole situation. We must begin to ac- cept the various aspects of John him, is to name . V Fitzgerald an administra- Kennedy, for tion that was better or fix without flaws. I worse. We There has never am Very Proud to must accept been one and say that John Fitzgerald thefactthathe theie never will K d - I f was a good be. All presi- enne y ls 0ne_0 ‘Ely man, that we dents make mis- heroes. I say this Wlth deserve to be tjakes and we all‘ full knowledge of his proud of hing tsagree with . . . and that we them from time falhngs and mlstakes should seri- t°time- What is ‘and with a clear sense of ously ques- im rtant to re- . tion the mo- mepriiber is the what he meant to this tives of any- spirit that John C0lllltl'y. onewhoseeks Kennedy ' tocondem A brought to the him. We nee ‘ office of the president. To those who question his personal behavior, I would say that his character flaws were not unique in the history of the presidency. I would also ask those who criticize him to first examine whether or not not shy away from history or from the personal truth entangled with the Kennedy image. What we must do is accept him for what he was, be proud he was our president, and mourn the loss that can never be forgotten. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_009.2.txt § e Ring-tum Phi, November 19, 1993 ~ nos’ SPACE Tom Hespos Attention Spos’ Space fans -— the fficial line of Marvel Comics silk ties s now available in town at yourfiiendly eiéiborhood College Town Shop. Do Iou know what this means? Does any- ’* dy truly realize the social ramifica- ons of attending a job interview with I e Incredible Hulk plainly visible round one’s neck? Of course not. For those who are not familiar with I'heKIollege Town Shop, it is located on Nelson Street, right near The Palms. As a slobbering fan of comic books, Spos was pleasantly surprised to see the shop’s window display featuring neckties emblazoned with the likes of Spidennan, Thor, Wolverine, Captain Arrnrica and, of course, the Hulk. Spos thought carefully and selected Wol- verine. After all, Spos wanted the gen- eral public to be awed by an image of a crazed man with unbreakable metal claws leaping forth from his necktie. The possibilities are staggering: b Interviewer: Mr. Hespos, I can see from your choice of tie that you have nerves of steel, not to mention cojones of brass. Your starting salary will be $125,000. Does that suit you? Spos: Throw in a BMW and your wife and I think we have a deal. Eb Interviewer: Done. any case, Spos would like to suggest that everyone on campus ac- quire a Marvel Comics tie for the sake of making Career Development’s job a little easier. I would also like to suggest that everyone buy the tie when W&L senior Kristen Moore is working at the College Town Shop, because she prob- ably works on commission, and she is a very nice girl. Speaking of superheroes, Spos’ fa- ther made an offhanded remark in a message on Spos’ answering ma- chine that he had better pass all of his courses this term, lest Super- man not be able to save his sorry butt from a violent gory death. It made me think: if I could enlist the aid of Su- perinan, all of my professors would be forced to pass me in fear that Su- ” perman would melt their faces off with his heat vi- sion. Of course, my geology professor would probably be able to produce some Kryptonite, thus ruining my plan. But why shouldn’t W&L have its own superhero to help the innocent students in their everyday lives? Spos would like to introduce... (drumroll, please) Captain Dubyuhnell. Real Name: Joe Duckhead Occupation: Protector of the Cam- pus, Advocate of the Students, Guard- ian of the Beer Supply, and occasional hotshot journalist (for thePhi, of course) Height: 6’2” (aren’t all superheroes this height?) Weight: 205 lbs. on the weekdays, 216 lbs. on the weekends Known Superhuman Powers: no Flight (like Superman) —can fly at speeds of up to Mach 7. Useful for shuttling drunk students to and from Zollman’s, delivering impor- tant messages to alumni on the west coast, and flying cute girls up to the Blue Ridge Park- way for amorous encounters. In Superhuman strength (like the Hulk)—can lift at least 60 beer kegs atonce. Usefulfor squeezing money out of the occa- sional stingy alum- nus, lifting truck- loads of bricks for future “construc- tion projects” and breaking up fights at fraternity parties. «I» Stretchy limbs (like Plasticman) ——-Can stretch from the EC office to Ashby Hackney’s bedroom, to wake him up for important EC meetings. no Wall-crawling (like Spiderman) —Allows Captain Dubyuhnell to climb up the side of Newcomb Hall and wait in hiding for the Cadaver Society, which - bird, a plane, it’s Capt. Dubyuhnell LETTERS PAGE 9 needs some discipline (in the form of being blasted with lasers, see next para- graph) for spray-painting things and leaving the campus-a mess. no Laser Vision (like Cyclops, of the X-Men) — Useful for incinerating members of the Cadaver Society, which is, of course, just fine. ‘ use Big hammer (like Thor) — for mashing R.D. Clark’s turbo golf cart into itty-bitty pieces and exacting re- venge on Mayor Derrick forthe cartax. In Utility Belt (like Batman) — contains all the necessary materials to set up a complete wet bar. Also con- tains various gas grenades: Lysol, for deodorizing fraternity houses; Invis- ibility gas, for making ugly new cam- pus buildings disappear on Alumni Weekend; and tear gas, for making students more sensitive and forcing them to cry whenever Michael Hewlett publishes another “Sins of the Honkies” column. Personally, Spos thinks Captain Dubyuhnell could make our university among the best in the nation. Think of the things you could tell the prospec- tive students: “Robert E. Lee is buried right over here, here is a statue of Cyrus McConnick, and Captain Dubyuhnell is over there, flying to East Lex on another beer run.” And we won’t have to worry about waking up in the morning to find the campus plastered with Cadaver signs. We’ll just find little puddles of goo and burnt robes all over the place. Speak- ing of Cadavers, there goes one now... Zzzzzzzzzzzooooooorrrrrrrrtttttttt! Um... actually, never mind. Library James G. Leyburn Library Thanksgiving Hours: Friday, Nov. 19, close at 6 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 20, open 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 21 , closed; Monday-Wednes- day, Nov. 22-24, open 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, Nov. 25-26, closed; Saturday, Nov. 27, open 9 a.m. -4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 28, resume 24 hour schedule at 12 noon. Concert “A Waltz Through the Life of Frederic Chopin:” pianist David Northington of the University of Tennessee will present this “musi- cal biography” on the Sunday Re- cital Series on Sunday, Nov. 21, in Francis Auditorium of Mary Baldwin College. All 14ofChopin’s waltzes will be played, with com- mentary. Admission is free. This week’s General Notes were compiled by Richard Weaver. Letters Letters and “My Views” may be submitted by anyone by Tuesday at noon. All submissions will be printed in the order in which they are received. They may be dropped off in room 208 of University Cen- ter or mailed to The Ring-tum Phi, P.O. Box 899, Lexington, VA, ' 24450. Phl The Ring-tum Phi is looking for new reporters, copy editors, and advertising people. If interested please come to our weekly meet- ings, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in room 208 of University Center. New date The Phi will next publish on December 3, 1993. To the editor: In his Nov. 7 Washington Post column en- titlfii “The Banality Of the Murder” Edwin M. newspapers of magazines Yoder, Jr., belittle a class of Washington and which i-eguiariy publish Lee sophomores because not one of them re- reams of vapid puhditi-y for sponded to him that reading the 26 volumes of the likes of Mi», Yoder _ and the Warren Commission Report would be 8 youwillgetnocreditforyour good way to clarify doubts about the official effoi-ts_ Even if you foilow explanation ofthe Kennedy assassination raised ML Yoder’s prescription to byflvatching Oliver Stone’s movie, “JFK.” I the letter you wii] find that would venture to say that Professor Yoder’s you haveonly eamedthe con- students aren’t as out of it as he thinlgsthgy §t_6,;__., 59$‘? ,.2appe_i%:;_tion ,_p_f , Infact, if they know anything at an about the :‘o“r‘:eons i ‘Cy theor assassination, and they have just aitiriy 'Iilt?bf ‘ii-§§E”€irn5~‘ to-,'fge~,..«_:t‘,5«;b‘e ‘tgkgii 1?. intellectual honest, most are already ahead of ’ seriously «by the syeophahtie their esteemed professor. ’ fiatemity of modem-day Orofessor Yoder misleads you, I think inten- scribes and phat-isees ofwhieh tionally, by suggesting that your Stone-whetted Mi», Yoder is 3 eai-d-ean-yihg appetite for knowledge would be best satisfied member_ by first searching for and then wading into the (purposely?) disorganizing 26 volumes of the government brief for the posthumous prosecu- tion of the defenseless Lee Harvey Oswald. Yo; might eventually get to that stage, but you should first sample the fruits of a few of the many fine, independent minds which have pro- duced several shelves of excellent books on the subject. Should you do so, the first thing that will for time and you are not satis- fied to let either the govern- ment, the major news media, Hollywood, or, heaven for- thinking for you, you might D If you are really pressed ' bid, your professors do your . just to turn to a single illustration that I have enclosed that appears in an appendix of the book that Mr. Yoder calls “a very persuasive exploration of the Kennedy case,” Gerald Posner’s Case Closed. What you will see is a drawing’ of President Kennedy with a head that sprouts somewhere out of his sternum instead of his normal-length neck. Posner had to have it drawn that way so that a bullet coming down from a sixth floorwin- dow, entering the back about six inches below the collar The shattered myth Osv.-a!d'zsoeor\dttI>Ltneflrsttosarie.ialheniost czx1tectie1.I.nisvatIoI9tI:aii¢dttse'nin§c‘or‘DV3tinI' t>izIt1byeorwtvaeymuxtns.vmoco"uA-ndttiaxrlosince buletcc-ndmenierloinlywouuedmmnwimibsmln necdodnermaearniu-as netpItazne.Its:rq‘ecwry. downward flight, could throat. If this, and much else like it in Posner’s shameless screed, is the sort of thing you find persuasive then maybe you deserve Mr. Yoder’s contempt. I am not a Kennedy as- sassination buff. Trying to inform myself about a mat- ter of such importance to the country. is not a hobby in which I take pleasure. I will confess to having read a great deal about the subject as an obligation of citizen- rrzline and -gcontinuing on its: ' er'ne‘rger‘from~ Kennedy’s~ I: ~ ship, and from my readings I am convinced that Oliver Stone is a lot closer to the truth than is Gerald Posner or the Warren Report. If that is so, then exactly the wrong attitude to take is the dismissive one of Mr. Yoder, that this is just one of those mysteries which will never be solved. Down that road lies tyranny. Finally, I would like to offer an even more efficient way for a substantial percentage of Washington and Lee’s student body to become better informed about the Kennedy assassina- tion. Mr. Yoder concludes his article by saying ..:that none of the critics have even disturbed the conclusions of the Warren _Repor_t. I propose 1/: '- K”, .5 »' -It . Post reader disagrees with Yoder, challenges him to JFK debate happen is you will begin to wonder why you never get to read any of these things in any of the that we debate that point on campus, before as many students as possible, at a convenient time of his choosing. Should he refuse this challenge I humbly suggest that a serious student would make a more socially constructive use of his time watch- ing an episode of Beavis and Butthead, or maybe, as Butthead might say, choking his chicken than attending one of Professor Yoder’s classes. Sincerely, Gary D. Martin, Ph.D. Chantilly, Virginia To the editor: Co-chairmen, SDC SDC thanks volunteers We would like to thank all members of the Student Development Committee and volunteercallers during this fall’s Phonathon.We received over $20,000 in pledges towards the Annual Fund which benefits all members of the Washington and Lee community. We look forward to an even stronger participation during the winter Phonathon. If anyone is willing to participate in upcoming Phonathons, please leave your name with Maureen Levey in the Development Office at 463-8487. Mark Crider, ’95 and Marguerite Nielson, ’94 Dennard should back up column with car tax facts To the editor: I read with some interest Ryan Dennard’s column in the Nov. 12 Phi. Inflearly seven years in Lexington, four of them on the staff of this newspaper, I have heard countless arguments for and against the so-called-car tax. Although Dennard offered some in- teresting criticisms of this assessment, I’m not sure he has found away around it. My understanding is that this tax is one on personal property. As such, the city has argued, the tax applies to cars that are primarily parked or garaged in Lexington. Consequently, city officials have claimed that ownership of a particular car is irrelevant‘; what matters is the location of the car. If location is the issue, then Dennard’s suggestion that students and parents trade title to their cars on tax day would seem to be a waste of time and money. Of course, I hope Dennard is right; as someone who just last week cut a check to Rockbridge County, I wish there were a simple way around this assessment. Before I rely on your columnist, however, I would like to know his sources. Dennard’s column contains no attribution, so I can only assume he cooked his scheme up on his own. Phi readers would be better served if, instead of engaging in speculation, Dennard tested his theory with a little reporting. Telephone calls to city officials or a tax lawyer might be a good way to give your readers some more reliable ad- vice. . I look forward to reading these pages in the future to see what such efforts ‘might produce. ' \ James B. Lake, ’90, ’94L Interviews and Photos By Joe Framptom Jason Aiken, ’94, Atlanta, Ga. — “Pushing my car back to Atlanta.” “Bowling, partying, and spendingtime with my family and friends.” JenniferEul, ’97, Camp Hill, Pa.-— Scott Williard, ’96, Miami Fla., and Bo M “Buying overalls and getting laid.” TALKBACK anuel, ’96, Easton, Md. — .How do you intend to spend your Thanksgiving break? “Fake n’ bake.” Kim Davis, ’96, Atlanta, Ga. Steve Wasser, ’94, Allentown, Pa. —“Shooting heroin and watching alot of River Phoenix movies.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19931119/WLURG39_RTP_19931119_010.2.txt PAGE 10 RACISM EXPOSED! An Anthology of Racial Columns . W&L students salute their Homecoming queen. Michael Hewlett Editor ’s N ate: this book cover is a parody submitted by the authors of this “My View.- ” Thanks to the publishing house of Waddy and Schneider, you can now read Michael Hewlett’s racial columns in an accessible, leather-bound, gold leaf edition worthy of his prose. This collector’s edition has everything from his highly acclaimed “There’s more to black people than basketball” to his inspira- tional “Dear Whoopi.” In addition, Hewlett brilliantly uncovers and exposes racists at W&L. You will see W&L students saluting their Homecoming queen with a Nazi salute (see book cover), as well as groups of prospec- tive minority students being herded around like “human chattel.” “He writes nicely and seems to attempt bal- anced articles.” —' Kirk Susong “Before I could only read Hewlett’s columns one at a time, but now, in Racism Exposed, I have all his racial woes in one easy-to-read volume. — I.M. White, Ph.D. “Michael includes a treasure trove of histori- cal examples of racial oppression... You will not come away from this book the same racist as you are now.” — Rockbridge County Times “Michael’s message is unforgettable... but just in case you begin to forget it half way, through the book, he reminds you again and again.” — Roanoke Daily Press 11 S. 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Lee limited edition art Sculpture by Ron Tunison Mary and George Washington pieces iiiiiiiiu ll llllfi ?::é..iéen.%2i'£.:%“rday kk , Just imagine... your ad could be in this space and both you and the Phi would be much happier lln case you haven't noticed, C ristmas is just aroun the corner. 50 why not make everyone happy this holiday season and get them a sub- 4 East Washin ton Street , Lexington, VA 4450 (703) 464-6464 OPINION Hewlett’s columns know no bounds MY VIEW, Nicholas Waddy, ’96 and Andrew Schneider, ’94 %8 The Ring-tum Phi, November 19, 1993 Susong should rethink his ideas Dear Mr. Susong, I must say that I was more than mildly disturbed when I read your let- ter in TheRing-tum Phi. Your response seems emblematic of the narrow- minded, ignorant thinking I encounter at this school. With all honesty, your letter scares me because you have misunderstood my main purpose in writing these “My Views” —— to expose the W&L com- munity to a different perspective, a decidedly black perspective. I wanted to contribute to the intellectual growth of this campus by recounting, as writer Jill Nelson calls it, my authentic Negro experience. Furthermore, I wanted to provide a forum for an honest discus- sion about race — a topic that most people would avoid rather than even mention. I take issue with your characteriza- tion of these “My Views” as focusing mainly on castration and the “sins of the honkies.” They are not. If you read them closely enough, you will realize that they encompass more than those two things. I have also talked with Nicholas Waddy (I suggest that you do the same), and he told me that his characterization of these “My Views” as an attack on the “sins of the honkies” was meant to be a joke (a rather unfunny joke, but a joke nonetheless). You mentioned the one I wrote on black history and categorized it as-con- fused thinking. Well, I was rather con- fused myself. Even though you admit you are an “ignorant cracker” and did not know who Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, or Dorothy Height were, you had “a difficult time imagining their contributions on the same level as the Founding Fathers.” Well, I would imag- ine it would be rather difficult given your obvious ignorance about black history. My suggestion would be that you go to the library and get some books on these “three illustrious la- dies” before you start comparing them to our great Founding Fathers. For if you had done your homework, you would have realized these important women breathed life into the Constitu- tion. during the Civil Rights Move- ment. Your statement reveals a com- plete lack of appreciation for the his- tory of blacks in this country which is rather sad. And by the way, if you want to call yourself an “ignorant cracker,” then please feel free to do so. You also attacked the “My View” on political incorrectness. You could - not understand how I could support free speech and at the same time op- pose racial and sexual intolerance. I’m not saying that racists should be cen- sored. That great philosopher, Voltaire, once said: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” What I am saying is that racist ideas should not be tolerated by a civilized society. If you recall your history, it was these same ideas that Comintctions: Friday, ]anuaiy21, 1994. lt’s or,Ch arity and it’s Fun! . caused the Nazi Holocaust, thq en slavement of blacks, and the intermen of Japanese-Americans during Worl War II. So please understand if I hav a little trouble tolerating racism an sexism. Finally, I have difficulty understand ing your surprise that I had “not affixe o the initials ‘ FMC’ (Free Man of Color)’ to my name or your sarcastic renamin of the Civil War as “The War of North em Aggression.” I found these remark rather childish and immature. I woul " greatly appreciate it if you would re frain from such nasty slights as l.t'in them rather offensive. They weaken your arguments dramatically. I found it rather hard to take your points seri- ously. Your letter proves that W& does have a race problem. For some- one who calls himself a college stu- dent, I would hope that part of our education would be to open yours If t 0- diverse perspectives and ideas —— rathe than focus on yourown narrow-minde 0 ones. But I see that you have not taken full advantage of the W&L experience. Obviously, I did not make my poin clear in the previous five “My Viflivs.” Maybe you should rethink some 0 your ideas and expose yourself to other ideas. You might actually learn some thing. 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