OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_001.2.txt .tlF'«l'v‘.E6 G. I.E‘r’.‘.'s‘ WEN t, :‘r/2-2 INNS} lil‘tCl-l“C' ‘ LE)’.lNCi ll.-‘N. VA P-I ' ‘. as u-:»t,r..»>:»z dig." Bridging the (lap MAR E ' 19919 Campus groups hope to improve race relations with Boiler Room partu 3 \X/omeh’s LAX ahhihilates the Competition . Cline Ring-tum lfllti VOLUME 93, NO. 22 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA MARCH 11, 1994 Students’ rooms burglarized By MICHELLE BRIEN O Phi News Editor Freshman Jay Taggart found his room in shambles and many of his belongings stolen when he returned from an out—of-town trip last weekend. Taggart, who lives in room 127 of Graham- Lws dormitory, reported Saturday that his lap- top computer, stereo equipment and CD changer were stolen from his room, and his amplifier and graphic equalizer had been vandalized. Washington and Lee Director of Security Michael Young said the stolen and damaged items totaled more than $2,000. V omeone entered Taggart’s room again on M nday, Young said. Taggart’s clothing had been removed from the closet and thrown around the room. Young said on Tuesday that a re—examina- tion of the room turned up 20 to 25 damaged or broken CD5. Young did not know if the damage had been done during one of the previous en- trances to the room or if someone had entered Taggart’s room a third time. _ “My feeling is that someone within this campus community knows who’s responsible,” Young said. “I don’t believe it’s local thieves. Anyone who saw anything unusual in or around that room, I ask them to come forward.” Young said Security has no suspects in the break-ins as of yet. Young speculated that the vandals came in through Taggart’s door. Al- though Taggart’s room is on the first floor, Young said it was “not likely” the vandals entered through the window. The first break-in occurred between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Friday, according to Young. The Monday break-in occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., during the eating hours at the dining hall. “This is obviously directed at Jay,” said a freshman who asked not to be identified be- cause of possible retaliation against him from #53? § . #4! the perpetrators of the break-in. “It’s happened twice already in broad daylight. It disgusts me. I wish they’d leave him the hell alone.” The freshman also said some ofthe damage done to the room appeared to be a methodical sort of destruction, not simply a trash and run break-in. “It took some time,” he said. “The CDs were not just scratched, but scratched with a distinct pattern.” “I can understand how they probably got away with it——— it happened in the afternoon. He was out of town. Somehow they knew when he’s not there. [It happened Monday] during dinner time. They knew he would be away.” he said. Taggart could not be reached for comment after several messages were left on his answer- ing machine and with his friends. Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard said police are working with security on the case. He said the police have no leads in the case. “This hasn’t been the best year for him,” the freshman who wished to remain anonymous said. “On top of all that, this pesky stuff, too. It’s ridiculous.” The freshman referred to Taggart’s involve- ment in the Phi Gamma Delta hazing case earlier this year. The report which Dean Of Freshman and Residence Life Dennis Manning made to the Student Affairs Committee and which ultimately led to FIJl’s suspension was based on a conversation between Manning and Taggart. Young said anyone with information about the break-ins could make a report in the security office in the Graham-Lees dorm, or could call security at 462-8999. “This is the kind ofstuffthat simply doesn’t happen at Washington and Lee,” Young said. There was also a theft in Gaines Hall during the Fancy Dress weekend. One hundred fifty dollars in cash was stolen from Gaines Suite I44. Sophomore Stephanie DallVechia said the money was taken from her purse, which she left in her room while she was at the Fancy Dress Ball Friday night. DallVechia said no one was in the suite and the door was unlocked at the time of the theft. Young and Beard said police and security have no suspects. “I lock my door now,” said DallVechia. Also in police stories, 11 W&L students were arrested during Fancy Dress weekend, most for alcohol related offenses such as under- age possession of alcohol and drunkenness in public. Beard said he thought the weekend went well overall. , “Eleven arrests is about normal for FD week- end. I’d like to see it lower, but all in all it was a good weekend.” Young agreed. - ‘‘I didn’t see the amount of staggering, fall- ing down drunks [that I usually do at FD].” Photo by W. Patrick Hinely, special to the Phi fit‘ Ballgoers dance to the music of the B0 Thorpe Orchestra at this year’s Fancy Dress. The “Magical Carpet Ride” theme was accentuated by belly dancers, a live camel and a gymful of decorations, including a flying carpet hanging from the gym ceiling. FD experiences revenue loss Revisions submitted By THOMAS HESPOS Phi Executive Editor The White Book Review Committee Monday submitted its proposed list of White Book re- visions to the Executive Com- -- mittee of the Student Body. “The changes we are propos- ing reflect our attempt to make the Honor System more acces- sible and more easily under- stood,” said White Book Com- mittee Chairman Ames Hutton in a letter to the EC and the stu- dent body. “We’vefrnished ourdelibera- tions as a committee,” said Hutton. Hutton said the WBRC will meet with the EC on Monday after the EC’s regular meeting and possibly on Tuesday and Wednesday to “discuss, debate, argue... and try to sell [the revi- sions] to the EC.” Hutton’s letter was accompa- ‘ nied by several proposed changes to the White Book, including a solution to the problem of EC investigators voting on the guilt or innocence of a suspect in an honor trial. The revisions also allow for the EC to refer certain incidents to “other disciplinary bodies,” including the Student Conduct Committee and the Stu- dent-Faculty Hearing Board. The make-up of the investi- gative team that looks into pos- sible honor violations is also a proposed change. The WBRC suggested that the team, previ- ously comprising two members of the EC and a member of the -student body, be made up of one member of the EC, an honor ad- vocate and a student. “The Executive Committee member serving as investigator shall not be counted towards this quorum and shall not vote in sub- sequent proceedings,” stated the suggested revisions to Section I, paragraph B. Junior EC Representative and Vice President-elect Alex Cross said he agreed with this revision. Cross said under the present sys- tem, the EC members are told to be fair and impartial in their fact- finding during an investigation. If EC members are supposed to be impartial, he asked “How can you make someone on the EC a ‘prosecutor?”’ Cross commended the WBRC on their efforts. “There’s a lot of really good proposals,” he said. “I commend them on a really good and thor- ough job.” Additionally, the honor advo- i>See WBRC, page 4 By STEPHEN WILLIARD Phi Staff Writer radition is a way of life at Washington and Lee and Fancy Dress weekend is probably the ultimate tradition at the school.» Last weekend marked the 87th anniversary of the renowned event. The theme for the occa- si was “A Magical Carpet Ride” and the ball held to that theme in every possible manner. A live camel, belly dancers, the Marshall Tucker Band, and a $76,000 budget were pan of the extravaganza. Because of the same inclem- ent weather that suspended ath- letic events for a week, the Fancy Dress sales did not match what was originally expected. FD au- ditor Julie Townsend estimated the losses will be $6,000 to $10,000. “We could be $3,000 under budget and still not make up for the revenue loss,” said Townsend. To make up for the loss, op- tions are being considered to cre- ate extra revenue. The committeee is trying to work out a deal to sell extra T-shirts back to the manufacturer as well as to the W&L community in front of the Co-op. . “We felt good about this FD; we’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback,” added Townsend. Work on Fancy Dress began long before the actual event took place. Actual construction began as early as January 29 off-cam- pus where many of the large items were built. Work continued for about a week and a halfon things such as risers, flats, and other items that had to be'mass pro- duced. The construction committee, composed of Sub-Chairman Joe Framptom, Leo Decanini, Jarrod Aldom, Tory Noto, and Doug Burns, was responsible for most of the decorations at the ball. “We worked afternoons and some evenings every day, and on weekends, we worked all day,” Framptom said. This year’s ball surpassed its predecessor in amount of con- struction, according to Framptom. “This year we had about a third more construction,” Framptom said. “We had more to do; we just got it done faster for some reason.” “I was pretty pleased with the way it went; it went pretty smoothly,” Framptom added. Forthose wondering aboutthe $4,000 for “stumps” which was listed in the playbill, Framptom said Stumps is a company that sellsdecorative paper, cardboard, mylar, and other supplies. Theweekend offestivitiesthat accompanies the ball began for some on Wednesday evening and continued in some cases until Sunday. According to the Lex- ington Police, the weekend was relatively quiet compared to past “I’ve been involved in 25 FDS and I tell them [the officers] each year it gets better, but I swear I think this one was the best one H->See FD, page 4 By THOMAS HESPOS 6 Phi News Editor The results of this year’s Big Four elections are in. Washington and Lee’s next President of the Student Body and Executive Com- mittee President will be Kevin Webb, ’88, ’95L. ’ ‘I ’m looking forward to implementing the changes that come from the White Book review process,” said Webb. ‘‘I’m also looking forward to working with the new dean of the law school regarding how the Honor System is perceived by the law students and the faculty and seeing if we cat improve on that.” Webb said future goals of his presi- dency include dropping the controversial speaker fund, maintaining the EC’s non- partisan funding policy and improving on the Honor System orientation. ‘‘I’m also hoping to en- courage some commentary on EC decisions so that they most reflect the desires of the student body as a whole,” he said. Webb received 619 votesforpresident. Reuben Munger received 236 votes, while Carol Pierce, who dropped out of the race at the last I minute, received 76. In a level.” letter to the student body, Pierce cited “many per- sonal misgivings” as her reason for departing from the race. “Over the past two years, I have valued my terms on the EC gaining an appreciation for the Honor Code and an es- teem for other campus leaders,” stated Pierce in her letter. “Having spent Candidates with experience dominate continue my involvement on a higher Pierce concluded her letter with an endorsement for Webb. “Best of luck to Kevin. I know he will make an excellent leader of the student body,” stated Pierce’s letter. CurrcntJuniorECRepresentativeAlex Cross won the race for Vice President with 532 votes. Joseph, received 423. Cross said he would like to have a retreat at Skylark, the university-owned retreat, with next year’s committee to discuss the budget. His opponent, Curtis my time there, a large part of me would have liked to bSee BIG FOUR, page 4 Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi John McCardell, Jr. ’71 gives his convocation speech. PBK snags 49 By MICHAEL HEwLErr Phi Staff Writer On March 10 at 12:15 p.m., 29 seniors and I2 juniors were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa. The Sophomore Award for the highest GPA in the past four terms went to Graig Fantuzzi, who currently has a GPA of4.28. The Edward Penny Prize went to seniors Benjamin Eggleston and Matthew Jackson. W&L alumnus John McCardell, Jr. ’71, president of Middlebury College and a re- ported nominee for president of the university, gave the convoca- tion speech. Hetitled hisspeech, “Vis Nova”, which means “new force” in Latin. He took his title from Vis Nova.‘ The Education of Henry Adams, which he de- scribed as a chronicle of a life- |I>See PBK, page 4 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE The World Palestinians riot at compound Palestinians threw stones at Jews in a Hebrew compound in the same city where a Jewish man shot worshippers in a mosque two weeks ago. Soldiers attempted to subdue the Palestinians with tear gas and rubber bullets. The outburst began after a curfew that was placed after the mosque killings was lifted for two hours. The army lifted the curfew to allow Palestinians to buy food. The Nation White House aides, Treasury officials subpoenaed White House aides and Treasury officials have been sub- poenaed by a grand jury investigating the Whitewater affair. The White House turned over a stack of documents related to the incident. The grand jury is investigating the Clintons’ investment in the Arkansas land development and its rela- tions to a failed savings and loan. In a related poll, more than 60 percent of those polled believe President Clinton has done something illegal or unethical related to the Whitewater affair. - Accused spies’ assets frozen Alleged spy Aldrich Ames and his wife R_os_ario_ are fight- ing the government seizure of their $2.2 million in ‘alleged spying payoffs from Russia. The Ames are claiming severe hardship” and the dependence of their son in an attempt to keep the money. Both are fighting charges of selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. ‘ Mary J 0, I’m coming home Mary J o Buttafuoco is planning a celebration for her husband Joey’s release from jail on March 23. On the night following Buttafuoco’s release, the Buttafuocos will host a party for 200 guests including talk radio host Howard Stern. Buttafuoco, who received a six-month sentence for having sex with minor Amy Fisher, also plans a charity boxing match with Geraldo Rivera. Tobacco industry workers protest cigarette tax More than 16,000 tobacco industry workers marched from the White House to the Capitol to protest President Clinton’s proposal to triple the cigarette tax. Clinton has proposed his‘ tax hike to help finance his health care plan. The tobacco industry says the rise will depress sales, costing the tobacco industry up to 275,000 jobs. According to the Tobacco Action Coalition, southern states will be hit 3.5 times harder than the rest of the nation. Cigarettes to become part of schools’ war on drugs The United States House of Representatives voted Wednes- day to add cigarettes to the list of drugs that schools combat in drug-education programs. Supporters of the amendment said children should be educated on the dangers of tobacco as well as alcohol and narcotics. John Candy dies at 43 Comic actor John Candy was found dead Friday on a movie set. Candy began his career in Second City, a Chicago based comedy troupe. He went on to star in TV shows and movies such as “Uncle Buck,” “Planes, Trains & Automo- biles” and “Only The Lonely.” Candy died of a heart attack. He was 43. The State Lt. Governor’s mansion damaged by fire A fire that broke out Wednesday caused $30,000 in dam- age to the home of Lieutenant Governor Donald Beyer. No one was injured in the fire, which started in a kitchen on the second floor. - Proposed interstate may pass through Roanoke The Virginia Department of Transportation is recom- mending two options for a proposed interstate that would run through southwest Virginia. The highway would either follow Interstate 77 through Wytheville or create a new route through Blacksburg, Roanoke, and Martinsville. Duvall returns to classes he has heard about meningitis fatalities, “even joint By HILLARY OLSON _ . pains aren’t bad,” he said. Phz Staff Writer Junior Tyler Duvall returned to campus last week, after he was released from treatment for a sudden development of a meningococcal infection in early February. 0 Duvall said his first year at Washington and Lee since transferring from Colby College in Maine- has “made me appreciate my health much more. l’ve heard horrible stories about people with men- ingitis, and so my minor pains seem like nothing.” Duvall dropped two classes and is now taking two. He said he probably will not need to. go to summer school because he was three credits ahead at Colby. _ — He said his recovery will be slow, but his only real pain is a swelling in his joints typical of the after-effects of the illness. Considering the stories measures seemed like nothing,” he said. Duvall said he remembers being a little scared when he was carried to the University of Virginia hospital after being diagnosed by the infirrnary. He said the helicopter was very small and he was strapped in. ‘‘I didn’t really realize how serious it was,” he said. Duvall’s parents, who live in Baltimore, MD, ar- rived at the hospital a few hours after his arrival, and Duvall said he was not alone in the hospital for too long. Duvall said his parents were at first told more than he was told about the seriousness of his condition. The attention he received at the hospital was reas- suring, he said. Immediately after he arrived, eight people were with him in Intensive Care. Duvall later year. found out the UVa. hospital only treats about one or two cases of meningitis a year. He said he did not mind any of the painful treatments first administered. “l was in so much pain anyway, the medicinal The Rin -tum Phi a feeding tube down my nose.” That hurt the most, he said. member before his illness. loss.” By KATHLEEN Qumx Phi Staff Writer nitely. Chapel. Photo by Joe Famptom, The Ring-tum Phi The Capital Campaign’s boost was touted above the Co-op. Campaign grows The hardest part now, said Sessoms, will be raising the last $27 million by 1995. That $127 million will serve long- term puposes for the security of the university’s future. The three components of the Cam- paign are the Academic Program, the Building Program, and the Annual Fund Program. The Academic Program rep‘- resents 61 percent of the $127 million. Goals of the Academic Program include strengthening W&L’s teach- ing faculty, reinforcing the academic program, funding additional student scholarships, endowing the university ’s libraries, and supporting the computer center. Goals of the Building Program in- clude renovations on athletic fields, the science wing, the Powell Papers addition to Lewis Hall, and the frater- nity Renaissance Piogram. regiment. By BUNNY WONG Phi Staff Writer Since 1990, Washington and Lee has been giving extra credence to its motto, non in cautus futuri. Not unmindful of the future, W&L launched its Capital Campaign in 1990, one of “the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the university,” according to Dick Sessoms, Director of Major Gifts. After a two-year self study, the uni- versity decided to try to raise the $127 million by June 30, 1995. The Capital Campaign was launched in 1990 and made public since 1992. At last count, W&L had raised just over $100 million, from a previous $87 million. The boost did not come from one particular source, said Sessoms, but rather from a number of donors. Concert to benefit AmFar By DAN ODENWALD Phi Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. there will be an AIDS benefit concert in Keller Theatre at the Lenfest Center. The three a capella singing groups, Jubibee, General Admission and South- ern Comfort will perform, in addition to a solo performance by senior Lyrae Van Clief. Senior Meriwether Nichols, a mem- ber of the AIDS Education Project and of JubiLee, organized the event. “I wanted to do something to help and because I’m a singer, getting the a capella groups together seemed like the perfect idea,” said Nichols. Donations are being requested and The General’s Headquarters, located in the University will go to AmFar, the American Fund Center, is now serving breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 1 1:00 a.m. for AIDS relief. AmFar’s president, in addition to its normal lunch hours. Mervyn Silverman, is a 1960 Wash- “People wandering through the building would always ington and Lee graduate. come by for a cup of coffee. Sometimes we gave it to them Nichols said she hopes the benefit for free. Other times we had to turn them away. We eventu- will become “an annual event” and ally decided to open for breakfast because there would be no flags. them. said Peniston. regiments came. By YABIZ SEDGHI Phi Staff Writer “will get students involved with AIDS additional labor costs,” said Jerry Darrell, head of Food _ relief and research in a way they feel Services. comfortable.” “The GHQ used to be open for dinner, but there was not Patrick McDermott,president of the enough revenue coming in. We were not covering our AIDS Education Project, said Nichols expenses. As a result, we closed the GHQ for dinner and had a “fz;nQstic idea.” extend the Co-op’s hours for any students needing dinner,” The changing of the eight original Confederate flags hanging in Lee Chapel has been postponed indefi- The flags have hung over the statue of General Robert E. Lee since No- vember, 1930, when the Virginia divi- sion of the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed them in Lee “Some of them date to 1861,” said Captain Robert C. Peniston, director of Lee Chapel. “They’ve been through a lot—shot and shelled, carried in battle, captured by Union Armies,” he said. “Every one of them was carried in. battle by the regiments of the Army of Northern Virginia —— that’s General Lee’s army — a first—class fighting outfit,” Peniston said. Peniston added that Congress awarded two Medals of Honor for the capture of these flags, one to George Armstrong Custer of a West Virginia their _ Festival Flags of Richmond has made replacements for the original “They have a very fine reputa- tion,” said Peniston. “They can match the colorof the originals,but of course they can’tmatch the materi al,” of the originals, which were hand-stitched from wool*and cotton, probably by the wives of the soldiers who carried “They were the labors of love,” The UDC received the flags on loan from the Museum of the Confed- eracy in Richmond. According to Peniston, in 1906, the federal govern- ment made captured Civil War flags available to the states from which the The flags in Lee Chapel went to the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, which is today the Museum of the Confederac on the loaned flags. “We saw that their condition ha deteriorated,” said Reed. “In the cur- rent way they are displayed, the flag need to ‘be removed, stabilized, and conserved. Afterthat, we’ll seewhethe all the flags come back to Washington and Lee. We need to keep in mind what’s best for the flag.” year. ” tion.” them erode.” originally Board of Trustees. in Richmond. Students enjoy lunch in the GHQ, which has recently begun serving breakfast. GHQ serves breakfast said Darrell. “This year being open only for lunch, rewn is still short. Business is great from twelve to one, but the it dies down. The incentives we were offering after one we not increasing revenues by the needed 30 percent margin he said. ‘‘I am presently working with Dean of Students Davi Howison on a Gaines Hall Plan for next year where Gaine: residents could eat dinner at the GHQ three times a We are also thinking about having a special dea fo sororities and promoting individual sorority nights,” adde Darrell. One student said she had no idea the GHQ was i‘ financial trouble. “I used to go to the GHQ for dinner frequently last yea‘ and was shocked to learn they were losing money.” “They should reopen for dinner, but I do not lik3 th idea of an exclusive sorority night,” she said. ""1"!" Ififit} Lip Sync 5' ‘¥°'\43*~ 3 .5 FROM STAFF REPORTS ' prizes. Photo courtesy of Publications Office Lip Synch is a fun event that raises money for charity. Washington and Lee University’s eighth annual “Lip Sync” contest raised a net total of $2,500 this year, most of which was donated to Rockbridge Area Relief Association, or RARA. Of the total money raised, $1,700 was con- tributed to RARA and the remaining amount was given to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. ary Twenty-five acts entered the con- test this year. The top three groups won Sigma Phi Epsilon took first place this year, regaining the top spot. Sig- ’80s, “Celebration.” by 95 South. Provanzana, ’95. “I was so glad to see them,” he said. The team marked its shoes with Duvall’s number in support of him, and he said he was touched by their concern. They visited a second time more subdued, he said, “because they were coming home from a hard I Duvall was given a typically painful spinal tap, but he said thing he remembers most was when “they put After his condition stabilized, he received a visit from the men’s basketball team, of which he vifiis a Duvall said he plans to play forthe team again next ' “l was skinny before, but I’m really skinny now,” Duvall said. He has not gone out much, he said, “because I get tired every night at around 11:” He did have a few beers a few nights ago, he admitted, and “my tolerance has probably gone dime.” Flags to stay Plans to conserve delayed The flags went from there to the UDC, who gave them to Lee Chapel. According to Robin Reed, execu- tive director of the Museum of the Confederacy, the question of changing the flags stems from a periodic check I “The first thing we need to do is to stabilize the flags,” said Reed. “That means they’ll have to stay in a state of rest — lying down flat — for about . “During that time, we’ll briug i professional conservators who will he] s us evaluate the flags’ conditions an suggest a program for their preserva “As far as their coming back t Washington and Lee,that’s mostly i [W&L’s] hands. We’lb b meeting with them over the next yea to discuss the future of the flags.” The trouble with leaving the flag where they have been these past 6 years is that they are decaying. ‘ “Of course, the way they’re dis played now is most appealing,”.sai Peniston, “but it’s irresponsible to le Stress to the flags includes hang ing on the poles under their ow weight, the fluorescent lights shining on them, and temperature and humid ity changes, said Peniston. Before 1963, Lee Chapel had n air conditioning, said Peniston. The removal of the flags wa delayed by the W& The Trustee intervened when they read in aloca paper that the flags would be re Trustees have asked that t e re moval be delayed until the owner ship of the flags can be fu rocks in money for RARA Ep pledges performed thier renditioi of Koo] and the Gang’s hit of the garl_ The Minority Students Associatio walked away with second prize fo their lip synch of “Whoot, there it is!’ Chi Omega sorority came up wit third place for their highly chqeo graphed lip synch of “If” by Janet Jack son. The contest was held in late Janu Members of the committee are Di rector of Food Service Jerry Darrel Kit Dodds, ’95, Lawson Brice, ’95 John Turner, ’95, and Chair Bet ved lly trace o‘ eek arch 11 199 V. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_003.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi. March 11. 1994 FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Washington and Lee Uni- versity professors have received Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Educa- -W&L profs Qreceive honor She is also the founder and direc- tor of Sonoklect, an annual festival of new music at W&L. Brouwer holds a Doctor of Mu- sic from Indiana University, Master of Music from Michigan State, and Faculty Awards program is one way in which Virginia recognizes excel- lent teaching, research, and public 0 service being performed by faculty in Virginia colleges and universi- ties. In addition to the prestige of the award, each recipient receives a prize of $5,000 and a crystal sculp- ture specially commissioned for the program. Brouwer, who joined the W&L faculty in 1988, teaches music com- pdsition, theory, 20th century mu- sic, and violin. Her award-winning compositions have been recorded by Centaur and Crystal Records and have been performed by numerous music ensembles and orchestras, including the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Brouwer also composed the music to the Washington and Lee Hymn in 1990. From 1970 to 1984, Brouwer was associated with the Dallas Sym- phony and the Fort Worth Opera Orchestra. She was also working on her doctorate during this period. She also served as concertmistressv of the University-Rockbridge Sym-. . phony Orchestra. Q tion. Marg- a Bachelor of aret L. Music from Brouwer, Oberlin Con- associate :1‘>1’V_3t0TY Of professorof “SIC- music, and M_9Th€fll_3 Andrew W. received his . McThenia, Bachelor of ‘ Jr., profes— 15-Cieflge and sor of law, aw egrecs are among from W&L. 11 faculty After private m e m b e r s , practicefiof law s e l e ct e d in Washington, from 70 D.C., from 0 nominees, 1963 to 1967, who were he j0lIl€d the honoredata faculty at the special W&L school awards cer- of law in 1967 emony in and has beena Richmond professor of ‘ onTuesday, lawsince1973. March 8. In addition to The Out- Brouwer “aching in the s t a n d i n g areas of legis- lation, McThenia directs the Mental Disabilities Clinic, a legal practice clinical program in which students provide civil representation to pa- tients in a state psychiatric hospital. McThenia has also taught a semi- nar on black lung legislation, one of several courses developed to expose future attorneys and legislators to people who have been traditionally left out of America’s legal system. In the areas of scholarship, he has written numerous articles 0n civil disobedience and legal narratives and, most recently, a collection of essays on William Stringfellow, a white American attorney and writer who practiced law in East Harlem and influenced a generation of Americans working for social change. Other W&L teachers who have previously received Outstanding Faculty Awards include Philip Cline, professor of administration and eco- nomics; Leonard Jarrard, professor of psychology; Brian Murchison, professor of law; Sidney Coulling, professor of.English; and Edgar W. Spencer, professor of geology. 0 I994 Eacbmr luumnt: am?/1 nnuity A.r.i-ocialion/Ca/leg: Retirement E4u£liz.r Fund. Chavis to speak at W&L FROM STAFF REPORTS Dr. Benjamin Chavis, J r., executive director and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People (NAACP), will speak at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Lee Chapel. The title of Chavis’ speech is “An Evaluation of the Clinton Administra- tion on Civil Rights and Urban Policy.” The speech, which is open to the pub- lic, is sponsored by Contact, the Mi- nority Students Association, the Black Law Students Association, the W&L chapter of the ACLU and the depart- ment of politics. An ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, Chavis received his B.A. from the Uni- versity of North Carolina and his M.Div. from Duke University. He has completed course requirements for a Ph.D. in systematic theology at Union Theological Semi- nary in New York City. The 45-year- old Chavis was elected head of the NAACP in April, 1993, becoming the youngest execu- tive director ever of the 85-year-old organization. Prior to his appointment, Chavis was the executive direc- torand CEOofthe Com- mission for Racial Jus- tice of the 1.7 million- member United Church of Christ. Chavis developed his leadership skills when, in the 1960s, as a student and labor activist, he worked with the NAACP, the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Ameri- can Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on issues ranging from institutionalized racism to labor issues. As a member of the “Wilmington Ten,” Chavis was jailed for over four years in North Carolina when he was convicted in a case growing out of a civil rights demonstration on the issue of school desegregation. In I980, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and he was freed. In the succeeding years, Chavis es- tablished a reputation as a civil and human rights leader. He is the author of two books and a weekly syndicated news column, “Civil Rights Journal.” ey. . .Wait for ! Photo by David Wiiiningtonjspecial to The Ring-mm Phi A lone dancer on the floor at the Fancy Dress Ball quickly slides across the floor in attempt to catch the hired belly dancers. Once again, the B0 Thorpe Orchestra entertained, t‘l1e:Fan g T _ g V ballroom dancing music for thoseattending “A4M.agical Caritélt’Ride.”’lTli’éfW'aHfié¥ _a'1s'd‘platyed"at"tl’1e"event. Dresscroivvd, §e’rving aivariiieity of 9 ox/wx/*0./~ A/vs; .7 _ PRINCIPIQICS of S()L'Nl) R l£’l‘lR If _\I li.\"‘ N\’l£S'l'ING~ UNFORTUNATELX THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE PUTTING TOO MANY RETIREMENT DOLLARS. very year, a lot of people make a huge mistake on their taxes. They don't take advantage oftax deferral and wind up sending Uncle Sam money they could be saving for retirement. 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CN-SS-Z/‘)1 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_004.2.txt PAGE 4 Big Four Winners emerge DBIG FOUR, from page 1 “Hopefully this spring... I’d like to orient [next year’s representatives] to the budget process.” Cross said he will be fair with re- gard to allocating money to clubs next year. “I’m not going in there with a pre- disposed notion of cutting SBA or cut- ting the Pub Board,” he said. William Toles, who has EC experi- ence stemming from his service as an honor advocate, won the race for EC Secretary with 522 votes. Justin King, who ran against Toles, received 403 votes. Whitney Bludworth ran unopposed for Chairman of the Student Conduct Committee, winning the race with 807 votes. Webb said during his term as EC President, which will start this spring when current EC President Robert Tompkins graduates from law school, he will concentrate on fairness in the budget process. “My main goal with the budget is to do whatever is necessary to insure there is the most equitable distribution of funds possible,” he said. Webb said he has an interest in helping the Student Affairs Committee see things from the standpoint of the campus Greek organizations. “I’m interested in playing a role in the SAC decisions and discussions with special regard to the fraternities and their role on campus.” English Professor to lecture FROM STAFF Raroms “Troy Goes West: Dido’s Fabrica- tions, Aeneas’s Drapes” will be the topic of a lecture at Washington and Lee University by Christopher C. Baswell at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the University Library’s Northen Auditorium. The lecture is open to the public. Baswell, who is associate professor of English at Barnard College, is "a fellow at the National Humanities Cen- ter for the 1993-94 year. He is the author of many scholarly articles on English, French and Latin literature. In September, his book, Virgil in Medi- eval England: Figuring the “Aenid” from the Twelfth Century to Chaucer, will be published by the Cambridge University Press. A graduate of Oberlin College, Baswell received his B.A. with High- est Honors in English in 1975, and his Ph.D. in English from Yale University in 1983. He joined the faculty at Barnard in 1984. photo by Patrick Hinely Frankie Jones ’94 and Colleen Thompson '96 participate in a children's workshop at Chavis House. The event was part of events scheduled for Black History Month. The Hing-tum Phi, March 11, 1994 FD goes over. budget in ’94 i>FD, from page 1 and I appreciate the students’ coorperation,” said Police Chief Bruce Beard. The fraternity functions that accom- pany FD gave the local police nothing of note to report either. “When their permit expired, we went and gave warnings and they all complied,” Beard said. He said one subpoena was issued to Chris Santora of Sigma Chi for a noise violation on Saturday night. Opinions on the event varied from person to person. “It wasn’t quite as elegant as I thought it would be,” said freshman Amy Bookout. Of the week, Bookout said, “It was a blast. Actually, I think I enjoyed Saturday afternoon and evening the best because they were relaxing.” JuniorJuliaPodlassaidofthisyear’s FD decorating effort, “Compared to the other two FDs I’ve been to, the Podlas did have a suggestion con-. cerning the Thursday night bands. “It just seems like that the last few years the concert has been country music. It would be nice to have some- thing different,” she said. Both Bookout and Podlas mentione parts of the ball as being especially memorable. “I thought the fireworks were great because they were the biggest differ- ence between my prom and this,” Bookout said. Podlas thought something else wa. more memorable than the fireworks. 1 “I thought the belly dancers were a nice touch,” she said. Even before the weekend was over, the decorations had been stealthily re- moved from the gyms. According to Framptom, “By one o’clock Saturday, they were mopping the floor and everything was gone.” By Sunday afternoon, even the die- hard partiers had finished with the week and the 87th Washington and Lee Fancy decorations were great.” Dress Ball was a thing of the past. Phi Beta Kappa initiates 49 students IIVPBK, from page 1 time in the pursuit of education. He said Adams was ill-prepared to compre- hend the new forces in his time like technology. He related this ill—preparedness to the new ini- tiates and other students. He said Adams repre- sented a man who spent half of his life making a success in the world and the last half trying to understand it. “Each man with self respect enough has to account to himself, for himself, somehow,” he said, reading a passage from the book. He said in aworld ofmutliplicity and complex- ity, each an every student has the obligation not to only learn about the world but also to understand it. “The purpose of education is to give an ac- WBRC submits revisions count of yourself, for yourself, somehow,” said McCardell to the new initiates. He encouraged the students and the university to use knowledge and to grow. He said the stu- dents should draw courage and confidence from W&L graduates who have succeeded and have made a contribution to society. He said the world will require leaders, and he hopes the students will constitute the “vis nova,” or new force in society. McCardell holds a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He joined the faculty at Middlebury in 1976 and was named president of the college in 1992. He still teaches history at the school. The following seniors were initiated: Heather Aussiker of Accokeek, Md.; Angie Carrington of Charlottesville; Jennifer Coleman of Auburn, N.Y.; Sharon Crabbe of Birmingham, Ala.; Ryan Dennard of beague City,Texas; Miriam Hagensen of Vancouver, Wash.; Robert Higginbotham of Memphis, Tenn.; Matthew Jackson of Hanover, Pa.; Richard Jenkins of Kansas City, Mo.; Shan- non Jones of East Hampton, N.Y.; Christian Keller of Carlisle, Pa.; James Kull of Dallas, Texas; Erin Nelson of Massillion, Ohio; Justin Peterson of Novato, Ca.; Jennifer Ray of Atlanta, Ga.; Avery Rembowski of Hilton Head Island, SC.; Tommy Ritter of Mountain Brook, Ala.; Jennifer Roscoe of Glenwood, Md.; Herman Satin of Moscow, Russia; John Schindler of Phoenixville, Pa.; Jennifer Shaker of Macon, Ga.; Valerie Shannon of Houston, Texas; Eliza- beth Storey of Columbia, Md.; John Surface of Jacksonville, Fla.; Lee Anthony of Fort Totten, N.Y.; Sarah Wyatt of Doraville, Ga.; Sheri Wynn of Lynchburg; Jon Yeargan of Beckley, W.Va.; and Rachel Zloczover of Boynton Beach, Fla. The following juniors were initiated: Kelly Brotzman of Hamilton, Mich.; Joshua Cook of Mars, Pa.; Matthew Ehret of Savannah, Ga.Q Robert Eison of Bowling Green, Ky.; Assia Georgieva of Sofia, Bulgaria; Leslie Hallet of Lodi, N.Y.; James Johnston of Littleton, Co.; William Shepherd of Atlanta, Ga.; Eric Shirley of Olney, Md.; Carter Tharpe of Macon, Ga.; James Turner of Roanoke; and Jennifer Yanulavich of Roswell, Ga. 9 Also, the following 1993 graduates were ini- tiated: Christine Gorman of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Anne Redford of Richmond; Leslie Cummings of Bettendorf. Iowa; Heather Olsen of Peekskill, N.Y.; Jon Dixon of Plano, Texas; Mark Goglia of Clarksville, Md.; Heather Cook of Fair Lawn, N.J.; and James Wilson of Charleston, S.C. 5 HDWBRC, from page 1 cate defending the accused would be able to contact the EC witnesses in- volved in the trial, if the revisions are passed. However, the witnesses are under no obligation to answer ques- tions prior to the hearing. The number of guilty votes needed to convict an accused student may also be changed from eight to nine, should the revisions pass. Hutton said the revisions made to the White Book will “make it more fair to the accused student.” The revisions will be discussed by the EC over the course of the next few days. The EC’s Monday discussion will be partly open to the public. After discussing the revisions that night, the EC will go into executive session with the WBRC. Hutton said the EC may meet with the WBRC on Tuesday and Wednes- day night, if the meetings are needed to discuss the revisions. These meetings will also be closed. Hutton said the committee mem- bers worked “in harmony” to come up with the revisions. ‘‘I thought it was a great honor to be appointed to it (the WBRC)... We did work really well together,” said Hutton. “We mutually worked to improve the White Book.” The EC also heard from Tim Scott of the Minority Students Association, who updated the committee on the MSA’s financial position in the wake of the Patricia Russell-McCloud speech for Black History Month. Scott said nonrefundable deposits when members of the MSA could not attend a leader- ship conference due to inclement weather. back, Scott said MSA is in good finan- cial shape. “This year’s been going very well,” he said. “It looks like we’ll be on target for the rest of the year.” Scott said the MSA will return $1,450 to the EC for an emergency loan taken out to entice McCloud to speak at Washington and Lee. The EC gave the MSA the loan when it ran into a financial problem that left it without money to secure a contract with McCloud for the speech. 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University Psychologist Dr. James Worth said the idea for a party stemmed from a Peer Counselor training session on diversity with Dean of International and Minority Affairs Anece McCloud. \ “I asked if it was appropriate for the peer counselors to consider ways to make a positive difference in diversity,” he said. Worth said the idea for the party came from the students after some brainstorming. He said he simply provided guidance for the group. Head Peer Counselor Julia Podlas said they dfcided to promote something social. “We thought it would be impossible to make a change if people don’t know each other,” said Podlas. Podlas said no alcohol will be served at the party, but students are asked to bring their own drinks. Minority Student Association Vice-Presi- tfint Kyna Bryant said the music will be pro- vided by Andrian Bigges, who is also known as rowing a prty everyone can ge al oto y Bethany Smith, The Ring-tum Phi The Boiler Room is the site of an open party tonight which sponsors say will help improve race relations DJ Def Jam. (The posters which say DJ Andre are wrong.) She said minority groups from other schools will be invited, including students from the Virginia Military Institute. Worth said he hopes this party will at least begin to break down racial barriers. “I would like two things to come out of this party: an affirrnation or celebration of the di- versity of our student body and a sense that on an individual level we can make a difference in terms of the climate where there are differ- ences,” he said. Podlas said this party will not, however, solve all the problems of race relations she sees on campus. She said the party will be a step towards students getting to know each other. “I don’t think the school is going to change after this, but we wanted to at least do some- thing to make people think about what is needed to make our campus the best it could be,” she said. The party will help stop people from segre- gating themselves, Podlas said. “I think it’stime that something really has to be done to promote diversity and to stop people PAGE 5 " ong better from going off into their separate groups,” she said. Podlas said she hopes the party will be an annual event. She said student interest will be needed to make the party possible in the future. Bryant said she believes for the party to become annual, minority participation is a must. She said she hopes the party helps make minor- ity students more comfortable attending uni- ' versity functions. Peer Counselor Maurice Cole said any money ' I left overwill be used as a fund for the next party. President of the Interfratemity Council Cunis Smith said this party will provide other oppor- - ‘ tunities for people besides fraternity parties. s Minority Student Association President Ayanna Brady agrees. “It is an opportunity for people to get to- * gether,” she said. Panhellenic president Elise Brown aid the idea of getting people together also prompted 1 ‘ the organization to support the party. She said the party would be a great way to increase interaction between Greek woman and ~ 1 other organizations. ‘‘It just sounds like a fun, neat idea,” she -’ said. to promote diversity. “The Peer Counselors can’t do this all by themselves, but they can stand up for some- thing and provide an example,” he said. “If other people see that they can contribute, Worth said this party will lead other groups A‘ then there can be some exciting things happen- ‘ ing here.” Brady‘ said promoting diversity can be a L’ benefit to Washington and Lee University. ‘‘It only helps make W&L stronger if we are all aware of each other.” Essential compact discs for the month of March ' By BETSY GREEN Phi Staff Writer R.E.M. has become a music classic as their music defines the genre of college rock. If, like many people, your collec- tion of R.E.M. CD’s consists of Automatic for the People, Git of Time, Green, and perhapsDocument, you really need to branch out into some of R.E.M.’s older music. Their “best of” CD, ironically called Eponymous, is a good way to get used to the different sound of early R.E.M. In the early years, the music was more guitar driven. They loudly tear through most of their songs. Michael Stipe’s lyrics are famous for being hard to make out. Their first single, “Radio Free Fgirope” is a prime example of this sound. This is a song that begs to be played as loudly as your speakers can handle it. The version of “Radio Free Europe” featured on E ponymous has slightly different vocals than the version released on R.E.M.’s first full CD, Murmur. In the liner notes, Peter Buck comments that their producer Jefferson Holt thinks, “this one crushes the other like a grape” and it does. R.E.M. A 0 makes some noise with the ever-popular “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine),” “Can’t Get There From Here,” and the bitter “The One I Love.” “The One I Love” is deserving of a spot on Eponymous because it marks an unusual change in R.E.M.’s style. In spite of the fact that Michael Stipe’s vocals are more distinguishable than usual, many people have the mistaken impression that we One I Love” is a touching love song. This could not ‘ further from the truth. Stipe sings: This one goes out to the one I love./ This one goes out to the one I left behind.../ A simple prop to occupy my time/ This one goes out to the one I love./ Eponymous. also features some wonderful ballads. “Gar- dening at Night” has a beautiful melody that will make you smile. “Fall On Me,” Michael Stipe’s favorite song, is like n9thing you have heard before. Images of acid rain, weighty decisions, and Chicken Little blend amazingly well in this classic song fromLife ’s Rich Pageant. More irony drenched lyrics are featured in “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville.” The song is about what it’s like to leave a small town and your life there. Stipe describes leaving an old flame behind: It’s not as though I really need you/ If you were here I ’d only lave you./ Everybody else in town only wants to bring you down/ And that’s not how it ought to be. / I know it might sound strange but I believe you ’ll be coming back before L For the W&L Record In The Columns on March 3, 1944, an too long. ‘ Eponymous is a truly worthwhile investment. R.E.M. fanatics will enjoy the convenience of all of these great songs grouped together along with the different vocals in “Radio Free Eu- rope” and the amazing horn mix in “Finest Worksong.” People just getting to know R.E.M. will find a fine sample of some of this phenomenal band’s best music. They will then feel right at home with all of R.E.M.’s older, more distin- guished music. If you buy the soundtrack to Until the End of the World you will save yourself the time and effort of making a really good mix tape. This CD has ‘a terrific array of great alternative music. The movie is director Wim Wenders’s dream of life in 1999. The music backs up his visions of the future. There are a few soft, slow, pretty songs. J ulee Cruise’s ethereal voice is amazing in “Summer Kisses, Winter Tears.” Jane Siberry and k.d. lang will move you with “Calling All Angels.” The instrumentals performed by Grame Revell with cello solos by David Dar- ling serve as perfect interludes between songs. When you tire of hearing pretty songs, Until the End of the World features some very danceable tracks. Talking Heads perform “Sax and Violins” with their usual humor and enthusiasm. Neneh Cherry slams out a great dance song with “Move With Me.” Lou Reed’s song “What’s Good” is so clever that you will find yourself singing it for days. Reed sings: Life ’s like Minnesota/ Life ’s like space without room/ Life ’s like bacon and ice cream/ That’s what life’s like without you. Until the End of the World rounds up an all star cast of alternative artists, from U2 to Depeche Mode to R.E.M. to Elvis Costello. Wenders’s dark predictions of the world to come give this album, even on the lighter tracks, a sense of foreboding. “Humans From Earth” by T—Bone Burnett describes the takeover of another planet by none other than earthlings. Here’s a little thing we call TV./ Do you have electric- ity?/ We’re humans from earth.../ You have nothing at all to fear./ We think we’re gonna like it here. Perhaps the song that best exemplifies Until the End of the World is “(l’ll Love You) Till The End of The World” ' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. This song mixes the imagery of a beautiful love affair with apocalypse. Nick Cave darkly sings: And, if you can believe this/ Me, actually praying/ Not to God up above,/ But to you. Until the End ofthe World is a great investment. All of the songs are great and are arranged perfectly to take you from one to the next. This CD will introduce you to musicians that you will regret not having listened to before. The final essential for March is Negotiations and Love Songs 1971-1986 by Paul Simon. This is the perfect back- ground music to a romantic drive in the country or a pensive evening at home. The CD takes you through every aspect of Simon’s music, from early gospel inspired bop like “Loves Me Like a Rock” to the world beat of “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.” Some of the songs are depressing beyond belief. In “Something So Right,” Simon laments: When something goes wrong/ I ’m the first to admit it./ The first to admit it/ And the last one to know./ When something §i\$a‘li""t;§.9§i ¢;"§?is'yr44r ggg,§§§.a‘§A.»§_tt .a¢«tv'a9¢t¥t1=4'* 3,3,5;-«,9at>stz;si §a;.rt»;‘*’.,‘§ti*x' gct4t:'t't§;"t.-‘t.:»‘,'°§ §g¢.:,¢¢=t*%. §¥.t»*¥€tt4’y3§~,%iv ‘§.«.§e'*'§‘5‘§f“"§-i~@:%"" égte-V9av‘.‘§~\.9* iii-fiigjlslitttti -3$éJ:ktfi‘K§%""- %,§‘§%%‘r;'? goes right/ It’s like it eludes me./ It’s apt to confitse me/ It’s such an unusual sight. Once that song brings you down, you will find yourself listening to “Still Crazy After All These Years” and fighting off urges to invite your old love to slow dance with you. Thankfully, Negotiations and Love Songs features some love songs that are much happier so you won’t find yourself “slip sliding” into despair. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” will remind you exactly why that old love should not be slow dancing with you. Paul Simon is equally adept at songs that will make you happy. “Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard” is great for carefree moods, and nothing could possibly top “You Can Call Me Al.” The horns and percus- sion of this song are the perfect way to end Negotiations and Love Songs. Paul Simon is easily one of the most talented artists of our time. You will not regret buying this CD. .i1tt;.;§£t.‘ Civil rights joiiinalist will speak on campus From Staff Reports Harry Ashmore, known for hisjournalism . :lati.» , to the civil rights movement, will speak at Washington and Lee this coming Monday, March 14. Ashmore is a Pulitzer Prize winner and former editor of The Arkansas Gazette and the Encyclopedia Britannica. He will speak in Reid Hall at 8 p.m. on “The Brown Decision: 40 Years After.” At 3:15 pm. on Tuesday, March 15, Ashmore will speak informally on journalism and the civil rights movement, also in Reid Hall. Both events are open to the public. Ashmore, who is also a former director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, Calif., has been an active proponent of the civil rights throughout his public and journalistic career. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for his editorials opposing Orval Faubus, the Arkansas governor who tried to block the racial integration of the Little Rock schools. Ashmore, who has written a number of books on Ameri- can race relations, will publish a personal memoir entitled Civil Rights and Wrongs on May 17, the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the original school desegregation decision. Ashmore was among the first Southern journalists to ad- dress the subject of school desegregation in his book, The Negro and the Schools, published on the eve of the Brown decision in May 1 954. His report was based on a foundation- sponsored study of the prospective impact of the decision on southern public school systems. Following a distinguished journalistic career as editor f the Arkansas Gazette, and before that the Charlotte News in North Carolina, Ashmore became affiliated with the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and other projects launched by Robert Hutchins, fonner president of the Uni- versity of Chicago and educational gadfly. « Short Peoples’ party rocks Boiler Room 81-23 and goalie Phil Aiken had 13 saves. open invitation to attend a dance was re- ceived by the entire Washington and Lee student body from the student social chair- man at Sweet Briar College. The invitation was left open to both freshmen and upper- b classmen with hopes of attracting 40 to 50 young men. But the invitation met with transportation trouble. The trip involved a bus ride between Lexington and Amherst, followed by anotherfrom Amherst and Sweet Briar College. The departure times of the two buses were staggered in such a way, that b they were conflicting. In the March 7, 1969, issue of The Ring- tum Phi, an addition to Doremus gymnasium was announced as being planned. President Robert E. R. Huntley revealed the plans and deemed them, “second to none in the way in which [the plans] serve the needs of our stu- Fdents, whether at an intercollegiate, intramural, or physical education level.” The five story addition would include a basketball court, a swimming pool, training and locker rooms, and faculty offices. A separate 1 field house was also proposed for physical education purposes and for indoor practices of intercollegiate teams. Theincreasingpresenceofwomenonthe Wash- ington and Lee campus through upcoming ex- change programs contributed to the construc- tion plans. The Phi published on March 8, 1984, re- ported how the men’s lacrosse team pummeled the Hokies of Virginia Tech 23-0 at Wilson Field. The shut out was the team’s first since 1954 and its most lopsided victory in school history. The Hokies were outshot in the game The next two matches for the Generals were challenges. They faced Navy at Wilson Field and Maryland away. Even though the team trounced Virginia Tech, coach Dennis Daly said the team would have to sharpen up to beat Navy. On March 9, 1989, the Phi published Lexington’s Police Chief Bruce Beard’s comments on Fancy Dress. Beard said he, was very pleased with the way Washington and Lee students handled themselves over the course of the 1989 Fancy Dress events. Police only made five drunk driving arrests that were attributable to Fancy Dress . There were seven drunk in public arrests, none related to Fancy Dress. The wet weather and the lack of a beer garden at the Ball were cited for the relatively uneventful weekend. By JAY WHITE Phi Staff Writer The Short Peoples’ Organization’s first at- tempt at breaking into the W&L party scene met with much «approval. The Tuesday night bash, held at the Boiler Room, was a success, said organizer Doug “Willow” Kaufman. Despite the inclement weather and Fancy Dress events, over 100 people attended the social event of the season. The organization began in October with a group of “vertically challenged” individuals sitting around attempting to create a new, non- fraternal, non-exclusive party scene. Kaufman said a tall person walked into the room and began joking about the height of those present. As a joke, the shorter individuals said they would all get together, have a party and not invite the taller people. What began as a slight jest turned into a wildly popular idea. Eventu- ally people began talking and the idea snow- ff4'«.v“-"'.-' ‘r‘a. u,v"~ s lvl 59.93’ balled. What was initially thought to be a small , following turned into a major Washingon and Lee movement of those men who are 5 feet 8 inches and shorter and those women who are 5 feet 3 inches and shorter. The main event leading uptoTuesday night’s festivities was the nomination and election of the king and queen of the Short People. Party. Cups with the names of the nomim L :s were placed outside the co-op. Those WlSl1l1lj_{l up ‘i1 - CNN Cable News Speolal : H 10 5 30 E , - _ . _ . 9 _ - _ ,¢,_ Olglrgh _ Sat- a (:1 “I30: dxln for we class hffdor halng out .I. $ )3, 23 N Main St $1 ea e paper. (no smo ng p ease.) Open Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m-10 p.m., Fri at Sat. 10a.m.-11 p.m.. :3». 4 - 8 - <5: Also check out the new Luncheon Menu. l Sun. 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Their task has been nothing less than monumental and their final report is indicative of the time and effort they put into the review. Now, the big decision is up to the Executive Committee. Which, if any, of the proposed changes will they approve? Several of the proposed revisions are very interesting, but one in particular caught our eyes. On page two of the proposed revisions is an addition that will allow the EC to refer certain cases to other disciplinary bodies, such as the Student Conduct Commit- tee and the Student-Faculty Hearing Board. The proposal resulted from concerns about the EC handling rape cases as Honor Viola- tions. The WBRC’s report says “the recommendation is designed to make students more aware of committees designed to handle specific problems, yet it does not discourage students from bring- A ing any case to the Executive Committee.” But consider the authority the White Book carries with it. As time passes students will not remember the purpose of this addition to the White Book. Students may interpret this revision as suggesting the EC should not be bothered with certain “sensitive issues.” But the EC is charged with investigating and hearing cases involving situations in which students believe their trust has been violated. How can a violation of trust not be a sensitive issue? Certainly students can be made more aware of the SFHB and SCC in another way. If the EC puts such a statement in the White Book they run the risk of doing far more than notifying students of other organizations capable of handling certain situations. By passing this proposed revision the EC may inadvertently be creating a multi-sanction honor system. Under the current system the EC must investigate every report of a possible Honor Violation. The EC now has only two choices: they must either have a hearing if there is evidence that an Honor Violation may have occurred, or they can forget the matter. If the l'CVlS10n is passed, the EC still must investigate all reports of a possible Honor Violation, but it can then defer the case to another body. What the revision creates is a loophole through the single sanction if a future EC wishes to use it as such. It is difficult to imagine that this is the way the WBRC intends for the revision to.be used. They intend the revision to primarily address the question of rape. It is true the EC has not been trained to deal with the issue of rape. But when the BC was created and the White Book written, rape was not a situation the campus had to deal with. But this is a co-ed campus now and rapes do occur on our campus. The creation of bodies such as the SFHB has removed the EC from responsibility in dealing with “sensitive” cases, such as rape. But what could be more dishonorable than rape? What it all comes down to is we must decide if we want our Honor System to remain single-sanction or begin to evolve into a multi-sanction system. If we truly have a single-sanction honor system then all acts that are found dishonorable should be pun- ished in the same way. If we choose to move to a multi-sanction system than we can no longer boast “No violation of trust is too small to be ignored, for we understand that honor is not measured by degree.” Quote of the Week: Female student: “So do you think VMI should admit women?” Male student: “First they need to admit men.” -—Two W&L students discussing VMI’s pending lawsuit. E112 itiing-tum lfllii Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-rum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 OPINION The Ring:t_um Phi, March 11, 1934 ‘I We must face our alcohol problem Washington and Lee University is a unique place. For the most part, the elements of this institution that make it unique add to the student life and history here. However, there are a few elements that make us unique in a way that severely damages our students, our traditions, and our general image. Before anyone begins to turn the page thinking this recognize these warning signs seem, instead, to be more interested in keeping our students out of the papers and out of jail. l was most disturbed to read in last week’s Phi that Officer F.W. Smith of the Lexington Police Depart- ment came to the last lFC meeting to warn the frater- nities that the Alcoholic Bev- erage Control (ABC) would is another “What’s wrong with W&L” piece, I would like to say that I firmly be- lieve those of us who truly love this school and wish to honor its traditions are not those who prefer to simply remember its remarkable be in town over Fancy Dress Weekend. Smith warned stu- PATRICK 2f.I‘g‘i.‘?..‘1‘.‘.‘.‘;§ 2l.%°l:.°l‘§.'.’.°.:' MCDERMOFF, so they would not be arrested.“ 994 One would think the purpose of the ABC was to annoy stu- dents or to generally cause past, but those who wish to incorporate the great tradi- tions of this university into an even better future. That said, we must begin to realize that the largest obstacle to that future is the alcohol crisis on this campus. My purpose here is not to decry alcohol as a sinful substance that we should all stay away from, but rather, to focus on the fact that many of us have simply lost perspective concerning alcohol on campus and that still others have been purposefully ignoring what should be an obvious problem. While alcohol is a normal part of most people’s college experience, here at Washington and Lee we have moved far beyond that normality to a point where the rare non-drinker among us is seen as a hopeless prude, a social outcast, someone who simply doesn’t know how to have a good time. For those among us who do not drink there isn’t much to do in Lexington on a Friday or Saturday night. Every message being received tells us that if we want to have a good weekend we have to have a beer in our hand. As I said before, I believe that many of us have simply lost perspective as to the drinking levels and styles that exist here. “Us” includes not just students but faculty, administrators, alumni, trustees, parents, and city officials. All of these groups are responsible for the severe drinking problem that exists on this campus, they all enable the other, continuing a pattern of denial. We do this because of who we are. We are a part of this university and for many of us that means that the use (or abuse) of alcohol on campus has become normal. We have all seen the warning signs that something is terribly wrong here. Freshman pledges doings “keg kills” at their respective houses, 18-year-old women stumbling back to the dorms after drinking a case of beer at a party, disturbing rises in the number of students arrested for driving under the influence, fraternity brothers destroying their houses in fits of drunken rage. These are just four of the countless examples of alcohol abuse on campus. Different mem- bers of the community see these examples in different ways. I believe many students see them as a normal part of campus life. “Work hard, play hard:” that’s our motto. This is not to excuse the actions of many students, but to explain that this hostile environment leaves many students with little choice. There are no “role models” for entering freshman who do not wish to drink or who wish to drink in moderation. What’s worse, those among us who are supposed to be able to disruption. While I am sure that we as students all appre- ciate Officer Smith’s advice, perhaps he should re- member that possession or consumption of an alco- holic beverage while under the age of 21 is a crime in Virginia and that the ABC is here to enforce that law. What on the surface seems like a kind gesture by the local police is really nothing more than negligence, as it is also Officer Smith’s responsibility to enforce that law, not to point out ways of getting around it. Lest anyone think that the Lexington police are alone, we should remember that they give that kind of advice under the watchful eye of the university’s administration,whocould not be happier that the police are so willing to help our drunken students avoid arrest, and, heaven forbid, publicity. They are quite content to turn their backs on what they know to be a serious and grow- ing problem on this cam- pus. Unlike the students here, the administrators of this university are trained to recognize this kind of campus crisis. They are simply choosing to ignore the problem for fear of the negative publicity involved in admitting to a flaw in the W&L tradition. Our ever-watchful and generous alumni would be made to feel uncomfortable if we were to admit that this university has been generating class after class of well-educated, successful, alcoholics for decades. And yet, that is precisely what has been happening. We need only look to the various alumni activities that occur during the year, the most impprtant element of which is always alcohol. Each May we witness hun- dreds of alumni coming back to celebrate reunions; they have dinners, offer large donations, and then they go out to the frat parties and stagger back to their hotels aftera night of “playing hard.” This is not to say that all W&L alumni and students have drinking problems, but one mus t admit that we far exceed any definition 0 f normality concerning alcohol use (and abuse). While alcohol most people ’s college experience, here at Washington and Lee we have moved far beyond that nor- mality to a point where the rare non-drinker among us is seen as a hopeless pmde, a social outcast, someone who simply doesn ’t know how to have a good time. This pattern is soon to be confirmed by a Dean of Students Office survey conducted last year ?o measure alcohol behavior on campus. The resu ts of this long-awaited survey are both dramatic and disturbing. They show that significant numbers of W&L students have what could be characterized as “drinking problems.” When the results of the sur- vey are finally released to the university, we will have solid evidence of a severe crisis. If t e university can be jolted outof its painful inaction and denial, we may finall y begin to heal our community. What the administration must realize is that before students will begin to “wake-up” to the reality of alcoholism and addiction, the university must stop enabling student drinking. As a mem , r of several campus health committees, l have en- countered many students who have already realized that alcohol became a problem for them and are now in recovery. These students say repeatedly that this is not an easy place to be a recovering alcoholic. While they are seen as strange for not drinking with the rest of their friends, they are also faced with the burden of realizing that many of those friends aie traveling down the same addictive road they were on. What is truly sickening is the fact that much of this could be avoided by the implementation and enforcement of campus alcohol policies that show our students, most es- pecially incomilg freshman, that while is a nomzal part of alcohol is something that most college stu- dentsencounter,weas a university are no longer going to make it easy to become zil- dicted during your four year stay. This from an administra- cerned with tile w0l- fareofitsstudentsthan checkbook. This is certainly not what we ‘ have now, but it is an ' achievable goal. As strongly as I believe that finan- cial reasons are to blame for our university’s ing» ‘ tion concerning this and other issues, I also believe 1 that the best of intentions are involved in the thought . process of our administrators. We are privileged to have a collection of fine A_ individuals working to ensure the future of this ’ university. However, these individuals, in their _ efforts to secure the financial well-being of e institution, have lost sight of the purpose 0 a university. Its purpose is not simply to preserve _ itself, rather, it exists for the betterment and preser- vation of young minds. This purpose cannot be fulfilled as long as the _ university continues to allow alcohol to weaken the students of this institution. ‘ New president should embody W&L type of policy initia- I tive can only come , tion that is more con- , with the size of its ‘ John M. McCardell, Jr. has seen some of the most sweeping changes during his professional tenure. McCardell is president of Middlebury Col- made McCardell was the acting presi- dent, and one year later became presi- dent of the college. What should be the meaning of this for W&L as lege in Vermont, a 1971 alumnus of Washington and Lee and a nomi- nee for the posi- tion of president here at W&L. the presi- dent search gears up? W a s h - ington and Lee Uni- versity has \ When I heard this 1 thought it was good news, perhaps a W&L gradu- ate would be chosen as president; some- one who understands W&L. McCardell, however, may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. McCardell began at Middlebury Col- lege as a professor of history in 1976 and since that time has moved up through the ranks. Paralleling his rise has been the (political) liberalizing of the college to an amazing extend. The most fundamental of these changes came in 1991 at which point fraternities at Middlebury were told to go co-ed, or face expulsion. What ensued was one of the largest legal battles of fraternity v. university. Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE), which owned its own house, began legal ac- tion against the college, a battle which has not ended. At the time when this decision was a long and proud tra- dition of fraternity life stemming back, in fact, to the founding of the Lexing- ton Triad: Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Tau Omega, and Sigma Nu. However, with the recent politically correct re- volt against fraternities nationwide, it is even more clear that we must do something to preserve this proud heri- tage. This begins by choosing a presi- dent who agrees that these traditions have made W&L great, and wishes to continue and, in fact, encourage their growth. President McCardell of Middlebury College, though a W&L alumnus, would be a dangerous man to have as president. According to the Middlebury College public affairs of- fice, McCardell is in full support of the 1991 decision to, in effect, rid the campus of fraternities. There is much more at stake here ' liberal arts is the than simply not having a place to drink beer; it is a question of the right of assembly, a right which could, and has, been equally established for women via sororities. President McCardell is helping to paint the broad strokes of political correctness which have de- stroyed some of this country’s proud- est institutions. What the students of this university must make clear to the presidential search committee is that we do not want just another northeastern liberal arts college, whose notion of requirement of a women’s history course or one in underwater bas- When I heard this I thought it was good news, As a Washington and Lee student, and (hopefully) future alumnus l im- plore the search committee to seek out a president who knows W&L. One who wishes not to changes those things which have made us great, but rather to strengthen them. This individual need not, necessarily, be a W&L alumnus; he must be one who believes in what a liberal arts education means. Any attempt by the administration to bring in a W&L graduate who does not hold to the traditions of W&L would be a great disser- vice to the stu- dents who will he affected. So when this in print l hope column comes out ’ ket weaving. McCardell has ’ d\h[::s:ingl(on perhaps a W&L graduate had an enjoyable an e asc ar- -_ stay in Lexingt . acter because of would be chosen as presl lam confidenttgalt itsfratemitiesand dent; someone who un- his remarks to pm nowsororities,its dc,-Stands L_ P,-est‘. Beta Kappa will Honor System (applicable to both academic and social situa- tions), and even the speaking tra- dition. This is a combination that dent M cCardell, however; may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. be worthwhile.’ But while l am if confident in his abilities thinker add scholar, 1 do not think W&L should become yet as a‘ no other school shares: a proud tradi- tion of strong academic, and an even stronger social life. another northeastern liberal (arts) col- lege. Let us build up and hold up our fine institutions, not tear them down. 0 OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_009.2.txt 0 = e Ring-tum Phi, March 11, 1994 pos needs no course for golf Pos’ SPACE Tom Hespos “Caddy!” I screamed at the top of , lungs. “Where the hell is my sand dge?” To ask this question was somewhat vinthss, as the only club we had was old rusty 4-iron that we lifted from ris’ golfbag without his knowledge. hen the grass, snow and beer-cov- ed club was later given back to him at e end of the tournament, he was only ghtly peeved. Thc weather was quite pleasant — nny and in the neighborhood of 65 grees. Unfortunately, the snow from xington’s 739th snowstorm of the ar could melt only so fast. The fair- y was a sheet of white, which re- cted the sun into our eyes and ampli- .d t e post-Fancy Dress hangovers t plagued the golfers that fine turday. Watson was in the damn trap again. a fit of Watsonian anger brought on ‘ a poor performance on the last hole d several shots of Pepe Lopez the ht, efore, he had hacked"his beer V .n in a deep depression in the snow, ht next to a large, scraggly bush. male spectators from the various rginia finishing schools applauded. - I stepped up to the tee, brandishing - rusty club like it came out ofa new tof ings. Setting the empty Key- ne n the snow, I sauntered back ; ind the can in a Payne Stewart- ~- ue fashion and lined up my tee shot. as too bad we didn’t have that sand dge. I needed loft in order to clear scraggly bush to which Watson’s n was currently uncomfortably close. “...‘While we’re still young...” atsonwhined. I ignored him. I addressed the ball. The crowd rrted getting rowdy. They lit up ciga- _- tes and continued drinking from their er cans, which would become Offi- l Pro—Am Beercan Golf Balls when e arfl Watson got to the next hole. “Nnnnnnnnnnnnnoonan,” mouthed e spectatorwho had seen Caddyshack one too many times. The backswing was nearly perfect. The backswing is crucial when you are hitting lofty shots that need to clear scraggly bushes. I swung through the can and watched it sail over the bush and land next to the dumpster. I was on the green in one. With this hole desig- nated as a Par 5, I had a good chance for an eagle on my next shot. Watson swore and kicked snow at his girlfriend, putting out her cigarette. “Chill out, meathead,” I advised. “Your problem is psychological. You have to be the ball. Did you hear me? You’re not being the ball.” Watsonlined up his shot, swung, and promptly cov- ered everybody in the peanut gallery with white slush. His can ricocheted off the bush, flew off in a ran- dom direction and came to rest in the middle of the street —— out of bounds. “I think that’s a four-stroke penalty,” I said, ,, , bounds. but we re Watson lined up his shot, swung, and promptly covered every- body in the peanut gal- lery with white slush. His can ricocheted off the bush, flew ofi in a ran- dom direction and came to rest in the middle of the street — out of howled again. Ray pitched forward and passed out in the snow face first after mumbling something about Jimi Hendrix and a worldwide conspiracy. Heading into the final hole on the tour, I was clearly comfortable with my 32-stroke lead. As Doug stepped up to the final tee, he was berated by the crowd for leading off the hole when I clearly had honors from the previous one. His shot hooked into the road and came to rest on the hood of an expen- sive-looking Alfa Romeo. Watson screamed a bad word that started with “F” and immediately started making excuses. “It was Ray’s fault,” he complained. “Ray ‘noon- aned’ me.” This was clearly not the case, as Ray’s p a s s e d - o u t form was still laying face first in the snow. A little puddle of drool had formed in the snow right next to his face. Some girls helped him up and steered him clearly playing under winter rules, so if the referee okays it, you can take a drop.” We whirled our heads around and stared earnestly at Ray, our referee. He took a big swig of his Keystone and sort of half-belched, half-nodded. Watson took a drop on the edge of the lawn right next to the walkway. His shot was beautiful. It sailed high above the bush and landed three feet from the dumpster. A decent chip would give him a triple bogey for the hole. “Be the ball,” I slowly muttered under my breath as I chipped up for my eagle. Watson easily chipped in for his pitiful triple bogey and the spectators in the general direction of the 19th hole. “I was noonanedl” Watson com- plained. No one really cared at that point because they had seen the sleek form of a Lexington Police cruiser coming down Lee Avenue, with the equally sleek and supple form of Officer F.W. Smith behind the wheel. The tourna- ment ended with everyone heading to- ward the l9th hole before Officer Smith could get out o fhis car and admin- ister Rodney King-style beatings unto us all. At the clubhouse, the finishing school women poured us Bloody Marys and administered to Ray’s self-inflicted wounds from his fall into the snow. “...Choked on his own vomit, my foot...” Ray trailed off. The Pro—Am Tournament play was clearly over for the day, and Watson and I raided the Official IFC-subsi- dized can receptacles for range balls. Ray got some ice beer and looked out the window at Officer Smith, who was staring cluelessly at the Alfa, obvi- ously looking for damage. “Humph,” snorted Ray in disgust. “Can’t that guy just die or some- thing so wecan finish ourtournament?” pleaded Watson. Officer Smith waltzed back to his car, disgusted that the beer can didn’t scratch the finish on the Alfa. He drove off in the direction of City Subs and Steaks. Since Ray didn’t want to get up from his bar stool, we elected to finish the tournament indoors, with the post- Renaissance renovated bathroom serv- ing as the green and the toilet as a cup. Watson shoved the plunger in the toi- let, to serve as the pin. We made a mental note to remove it after the hole was over, so as not to cause distress to those who do not look before they sit down. Watson’s drive was long. He got a good lie on top of the drain in the bathroom and chipped his Keystone into the bowl for an easy birdie. Smug and confident, he stared at my drive, a bad one by any standard. It had trav- elled down the hallway, hit a door, and ricocheted into the TV room, where it came to rest on top ofthe big cube- like coffee table the university had given us. “Renaissance bites,” I said while lining up the next shot. Just then, Ray burst in, flipped the lights off, and promptly ruled the match over on ac- count of darkness. As Watson and I headed back to the 19th, we contemplated the truly rebel- lious, anti-Renaissance message which beercan golf conveys. A scream broke the silence and we cringed under the sudden realization that we had forgotten to remove the pin from the 18th hole. - the editor: _ V « M The following opinions are my own. They are" not :ant to reflect the position of the Publications Board. I nnot let pass unchallenged Mr. Tompkins’ an—spirited and utterly unwarranted attack on Ca- editors Anthony Catalano and Sarah Butler and e Ring-tum Phi staff in last week’s issue of The A g-tum Phi. lt’s bad enough but not surprising that, ' isdealingwithcampuspublications,Mr.Tompkins ntinues to show either a fundamental ignorance of call us disregard for the student constitution he k a oath to uphold. But the personal nature ofthe ults he directed at Mr. Catalano and Ms. Butler in rticular suggesting that the Calyx’s difficulties re- It from their not “getting off their respective asses” eneath contempt. Mr. Tompkins manifests a need to try to persuade '- student body that he and the Executive Committee ar nC responsibility for the Calyx’s current fiscal oblems, and he implies that campus publications - somehow pulling a fast one by not having to return ney to the EC. In doing so, he is ignoring the nstitutionf Fact: The constitution provides that the EC will 7 the student activity fee to fund student subscrip- ns tCthe Calyx and the Phi. While the amount of ding is discretionary, the intent is clear: students’ ney is to be used to ensure that they will get their [and their Calyx. To the extent that the EC uses the dent activity fee to fund such broad-based organi- - ions as the Ice Hockey Club and underfund student blications, it is ignoring that constitutional man- e. Why Mr. Tompkins does not see other student anizations who ask the EC for money as gorging -mselves at the students’ trough, to paraphrase him, '-eyond me. Fact: The constitution requires student publica- ns to return to the Publications Board any budget LETTERS ;surplus at the-end of the year. I suspectthat the ‘ students who wrote that constitution wisely envi- sioned the Pub Board Reserve Fund as a safeguard against the blatant reward-your-friends-and-punish- your-enemies political pork barrel that the student activities fee often becomes. In returning surpluses to the Pub Board, the editors of student publications are showing a familiarity with the constitution that Mr. Tompkins apparently lacks. Fact: Mr. Catalano and Ms. Butler have increased revenue for the Calyx from sources other than student pictures by more than 60 percent this year. In addition, their increased efforts to persuade students to sit for pictures have halted a trend ofseveral year duration in which fewer students each year had their pictures taken. This year, the number of students having their pictures taken stabilized. That is hardly evidence of people who won’t “get off their... asses.” Fact: Even ifevery student at Washington and Lee had his or her picture taken for the Calyx — every single one, no exceptions —— and the Calyx collected 100 percent ofthe sitting fees, that income would only just make up this year’s shortfall. To expect 100 percent student participation and 100 percent collec- tion is unrealistic, and Mr. Tompkins is misleading students by implying that the problem would be solved ifthe Calyx put the arm on more students to sit for pictures. If Mr. Tompkins is looking to compel student participation, I submit that that is the EC’s responsibility. Fact: When The Trident approached the EC for money this year. The Trident was not in the same position offinancial strength that Mr. Tompkins seems to be demanding of other student publications. The Trident was struggling. I believe that EC acted prop- erly in showing its support for a second student newspaper, but to fund one publication because it was struggling and to threaten to deny funding to another Tbmpkins presents only one side of the story for the same reason is inconsistent andsmack-s’of blatant favoritism. ’ Fact: The Calyx made clear to the EC its finan- cial position at the beginning of the year. It was locked into a multi-year contract entered into well before Mr. Catalano’s and Ms. Butler’s steward- ship. That fixed expense is the lion’s share of the Calyx’s debt. There was nothing the current editors could do about it except to generate more revenue, and they did. In my opinion, by cutting student publications across the board, the EC either ignored or misunderstood the Calyx’s situation. Fact: The Phi was not poorly managed last year. It ended the year with a surplus, which, by consti- tutional mandate, it returned to the Pub Board. That money was used to buy equipment that student publication needed. I do agree with one of Mr. Tompkins’ state- ments. Kevin Roddey has done a superb job as business manager ofthe Phi this year. Ad lineage is up and so are collections, so the paper can publish more pages and give students more information. The Phi staff is to be commended for those im- provements. But Mr. Roddey’s success should not be taken to mean Mr. Catalano and Ms. Butler have failed. It is an inappropriate comparison. Many of the members of the EC have worked hard to understand the importance of student pub- " lications to the campus, and to accommodate the need for those publications. Mr. Tompkins’ letter is an insult to them as well as to the Calyx and Phi staffs. His letter does, however, make obvious one thing. As a politician-in-training, he has mastered the basic tools: half—truths, buck passing, and petty posturing. Brian Richardson Publications Board Advisor I terviews and Photos y Joe Framptom o tt Jackson, ’94, Hanover, Pa. — eam of broccoli because it will with you the rest of the day.” inside.” 0 TALKBACK A column, ‘-‘Limbaugh misjudges liberal‘ Film The Film Society presents Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1993), directed by Alfonso Arau. Showings will be at 8:05 p.m. on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 in the Troubadour Cin- ema. There is no charge for admis- sion. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Step Up Step into a fundraiser to help prevent heart disease. Gather you team of four steppers for a fun- filled afternoon ofraising funds and heart rates. Give us a hand with your feeton Friday, March 18. Look for sign-ups in front of the Co-op. Admissions The Admissions Office is now accepting applications for an antici- pated admissions counselor posi- tion. All interested graduating se- niors should submit a cover letter and resume no later than Monday, March 21, 1994 to Julia M. Kozak, Associate Director of Admissions. Hillel Hillel is sponsoring a “Passover Community Seder” for interested W&L students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:00 pm. in the University Center, Room 114. Call Karen Lyle at 463-8798 by Friday, March 25. Trip Anyone planning on leaving for Baltimore or Cleveland early in exam week, please give me a call ASAP. l’ll pay for gas. Sarah Drain —~ 464-8690. Big Sibling Be a big brother or sister to an incoming East Asian exchange stu- dent. Please see Professor Rogers in the East Asian language center for details. Party The Peer Counselors, the Mi- nority Students Association, the Panhellenic Council, and the Inter- Fraternity Council are planning a party in the Boiler Room on Friday, March 11, to improve race rela- tions. Everyone’s invited. Clarke should look over views on Limbaugh To the editor: Most people would agree that the entertainment industry and commer- cial television do have to sell their product to the American people, and indeed most of the media does a good job at making money in this way. Un- fortunately, Nova Clarke misunder- stands this capitalist idea in her recent values.‘-’>’c~m~ ~‘~ Miss Clarke claims that “Rush is completely wrong in characterizing the ideals and motivations of most liber- als,” but it is her that is wrong in characterizing Rush Limbaugh him- self. Granted, Rush Limbaugh does clothe his ideas in a language and style that is appealingto most ofhis viewers, but he does not characterize liberals in the way Miss Clarke claims he does. Moreover, Miss Clarke begins her column on this topic, and ends in a litany of her own political values, using the banner of “How Rush Is Mean” to further her own political agenda. Rush Limbaugh would indeed char- acterize Miss Clarke as a liberal, but not only politically. Rush would lump Miss Clarke with other liberals in the way she handled her column. Miss Clarke started her column emotionally and mean-spiritedly. Then, she ended her column with a list of all the won- derful things liberalism has to offer. It is these things and the way they are handled that Rush Limbaugh attacks everyday on radio and television. Rush agrees that many liberals do have good intentions, but he also be- lieves that these good intentions and the emotions that go along with them are the things that need to stay out of politics. Emotional pleas for help and understanding in politics muddy the waters of the intellectual debates and -73.5 deliberation that politics are all about. Liberals claim that “we must care,” when what we really need to do is think. Two examples come to mind. The “caring” liberals of the 60s created the huge welfare state and high-rise housing developments that perpetuate helplessness in order to “help” the troubled peoples of the big cities of America: As liberals still do today, the ‘libe‘rals“’éf"t,he ‘60s ‘jiln_'1pe'd" into this issue with emotion without thinking about the long-term consequences. Likewise, many liberals today refuse to allow white parents to adopt black babies, claiming that black babies’ “eth- nic identities and culture” will be threat- ened should this be allowed, but the long-term effects of this emotional is- sue are again ignored and not fully thought out. Rush would agree with many of the liberal ends of policy; no one is for poverty, toxic waste, or AIDS babies. But liberals like Miss Clarke think that only their emotional, irrational poli- cies are the cure and that they are the only ones that “care.” This is the way Rush Limbaugh characterizes liberals, not by petty con- cerns over money and selfishness as Nova Clarke suggests. “Symbolism over substance” and “emotion over thought” are the real concerns that Rush has about liberals. MissClarkeshouldrealizethatsym— bolism and emotion are not the cure- alls to the problems and politics of America. Maybe she should actually read Rush’s second book, See I Told You S0, or listen and watch his radio and television shows to find Rush’s answers before she jumps to conclu- sions about aman that is respect by so many Americans. Douglas W. Thiessen Chairman, College Republicans What’s your favorite Co—op food? Wright Marshall, ’95, Griffin, Ga. and Lauren Guthrie, ’97, Lansdale, Pa. — “Blow-Pops because you have to suck real long and there’s a surprise Texas —— “We like the fruit salad.” Michael Jones, ’95, Pensacola, Fla. and Charles Ferguson, ’95, Abilene, I Alex Churchill, ’94, Tacoma, Wash. — “Grilled cheese because they’re cheap, but they really don’t have any- thing I like.” OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940311/WLURG39_RTP_19940311_010.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, March 11, 19 fire Ring-tum Phi is undergoing a changing of the guard. The graduating staff is phasing outwith the March 25 issue, and incoming executive editor, Sarah Gilbert, is evaluating and re—assigning current staff and looking for new talent to fill empty positions. r All journalism majors and interested stucents with jour— . nalistic experience are encouraged to contact The Ring- 0 tum Phi, 462-4060 or Sarah Gilbert if they Wish to be a part of an evolving tradition. 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Below: The W&L tennis courts, sometime- home-field to the Generals’ tennis team. PAGE 1 1 File photos Most of the statistics compiled for the past week-and-a-half involved the words “post- poned,” “cancelled” and “re-scheduled due to snow.” Because of the icy, snowy, rainy and simply muddy conditions of the Generals’ respective playing fields this week, baseball, lacrosse, and tennis teams were forced to take a break from competition. 25¢ SALE 25¢ SALE 25¢ SALE HT ’ HT souR RED KIDNEY UK 0 LIMIT4 8 ouNcE ‘3°z5_ "§':'i:’.§fl:‘.‘t.‘.‘:;‘;" Q HT MA€ARONl& 5 iiii”“sVKiI5I‘ii‘sM'xvv§'t*§:i5=§:~?7‘Y CHEESE DINNER 7&5 O GIIMMI SAVERS Jr. 0 HUNT’S IN THE DELl- BAKERY TOMATOw,,m.;,;,°"a, ALI. VARIETIES PASTE 602° DONUTS EA. 025 Prices Effective Throu h March I5, I994 Prices In Ihis Ad Eiiective W cinesdoy, March 9 Through Tue ay M rcit i5,I994 In our Lexington M Stores On|y.We Reserve Tiie'Rig lTo Limit Quantities. None Soici To Dec ers. We Giodly Accept federal food btomps. Congratulations Jennifer c§ha1;.u«: you can COUIII. on: your fiance and your - Cone e March 18 newspaper staff. 7 ~ g ‘ in her second National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Swimming Cham- pionships, captured honors in the opening night of the competition. Swimming in the 200-yard individual medley event, Prince was named Honor- able Mention All-American for her 15th- placc finish with a time of 2:14.63. Princc’s honor is a repeat of last year, when she was also named to the first-team All-American roster in the 100-yard IM and the 200-yard backstroke. She will compete in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke as well. Men’s Swimming Three Washington and Lee swimmers had hoped their provisional times would be good enough to go to the National Colle- giate Athletic Association Division III Championships, but only one, junior Tony Diedcrich, will find his way to Williams Diederich’s time of 1:43.58 in the 200- Diederich will also 100-yard freestyle events. . Barely missing the cut—off for Nationals were junior John Rowe and sophomore Craig Sears. Rowe was named an All-American last year, and Washington and Lee has not gone one year without an All-American swimmer Baseball The Washington and Lee baseball team is resting on its 2-4-1 record for yet another game. The team has missed six games since its Mary Washington game Feb. 26, and can only hope Smith Field will be firm enough on which to play March 12. The Generals have a scheduled double- header versus Randolph-Macon Saturday, an important Old Dominion Athletic Confer- since 1975. ence match-up. Fortunately, only one of the Generals’ games, an ODAC J OCKSHORTS yard freestyle was the 16th-fastest Division III time in the nation this year, and his chances of becoming an All-American are rosy (the top 16 finishers in the championships are named All-Americans). compete in the 50- and competition versus Bridgewater, must be made up. Track and Field The men’s and women’s track teams will compete March 11 (today) in a tri-meet against Bridgewater and Eastern Menno- nite. This meet is the first of the Generals’ 1994 outdoor season. The Washington and Lee golf team won its first competition at the ODAC invita- tional hosted by Randolph-Macon March10. Senior Bo Williams was the co-medalist, shooting 75 on the par—70 course. The Generals compete next March 12 at the James Madison Invitational. Correction Last week’s women’s swimming story stated incorrectly that there were no seniors on the team. Captains Jeanette Burgess and Kari May are the two seniors on the Generals’ swim- ming team. The Phi apologizes for the error. Golf Tournament, Though many of the Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse games for the past two weeks were can- celled due to weather, the Generals did fit in a heart breaker versus Bridgewater. In an upset, the W&L team lost 12-6, even though W&L was ranked ninth in the USILA Division Ill poll. W&L is now 1-1 head ing into this weekend’s first Washington and Lee Swarthmore and Wooster. The championship game is scheduled for March 13 at 3 p.m. O File pto with Alfred (seventh-ranked)