OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940325/WLURG39_RTP_19940325_001.2.txt xv hizhtiri 1°W.309+ VOLUME 93, NO. 24 [II ‘*6 ‘.3. 3 e. 3 3? O 3 3:! 3 9.. 5 2 W&£ gears upfor warm -' -L?-%—'. weather 9 Undefeated W omen’s Tennis Burns Up Court to # 3 he ifiing-tum ljflhi WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY File Photo V ‘ The science center site plans were approved Thursday. Construction workers will park in the Lenfest Center lots- - City approves center plan Science center construction to begin in June By RICAHRD WEAVER Phi Staff Writer The Lexington City Council approved the site plan for Washington and Lee’s new $20 million science center last Thursday, but only after W&L agreed to open the Lenfest Center fan court to faculty parking. The opening of the Lenfest fancourt would help compensate for the loss of 59 parking spaces during construction of the new sci- ence center. W&L Capital Planning Coordi- nator Frank Parsons also agreed to allow faculty to park in lots currently reserved for residents of Gaines Hall. Approval of the plan came after council members discussed potential parking prob- lems with Parsons for more than an hour. Lexington Mayor Homer “Buddy” Derrick expressed doubts about Parsons’ initial plan of opening up to faculty use only the Gaines students’ lots. Parsons cited a study by W&L Security Director Mike Young, which showed that 34 spaces at the university lot on McDowell Street were reserved for students but seldom used by them. Parsons said those spaces could be reclassified as faculty parking to make up for the spaces lost to the science center construction. The remaining 25 lost faculty spaces would be made up by a parking lot at Virginia Military Institute that W& L plans to lease during the science center construction. Those 59 spaces weren’t enough to satisfy city officials. Derrick said he thought that the cars registered but not parked in W&L lots were parked on public streets, aggravating the city’s shortage of parking. “The cars [not parked in the lots] are not floating into the sky somewhere,” Derrick said. “They’re on Lexington streets.” The mayor wanted to force W&L to guar- antee university parking spaces for all stu- dents registered in the Gaines Hall lot, as well as for faculty who will lose spaces to the science center construction. Derrick said that guarantee would prevent student and faculty cars from being forced into city parking spaces. City Councilman Pat Mayerchak proposed that Washington and Lee build a new lot under the science center or adjacent to VMI. “We want some commitment [from Wash- ington and Lee], not just promises,” Mayerchak said. As a compromise, Parsons accepted open- ing the Lenfest fan court to parking. Parsons initially opposed the compromise because, he said parking cars there would probably damage the decorative inset stones. But when he conceded the council approved the sci- ence center plan. “There is a certain amount of resentment at the city dictating to us how to use our own parking lots,” Parsons said. “But...we’re ac- ceptingthe [city’s] stipulations to get on with our planning.” Construction of the science center is sched- uled begin in June and last four years. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA MARCH 25, 1994 Law School gets new dean By MICHAEL HEWLETT Phi Staff Writer On July 1st, 1994, Washington and Lee Univer- sity School of Law will have a new law dean. Barry Sullivan, partner with the Chicago law firm Jenner & Block, has been named law dean to replace Randall P. Bezanson, who resigned after six years. Sullivan graduated cum laude with honors in philosophy and political science from Middlebury College in 1970. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1974. In 1972, he interned at the State Department of Educational and Cultural Services in Augusta, Maine. During the summer of 1973, he served as a law clerk at Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum in Boston, Massachusetts. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable John Minor Wis- dom, 1925 W&L graduate and U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans from 1974 to 1975. Wisdom nominated Sullivan for the position of Dean of the He worked for Jenner & Block until 1980 when he became assistant to the solicitor general of the United States with the Department of Justice in 1 Washington, D.C. He became a partner ofJenner & I Block in December 1981. He taught law at Loyola University of the Chi- . cago School of Law. Currently, Sullivan teaches law at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. Sullivan has published and spoken on a wide range of legal and ethical issues, most recently on issues relating to AIDS. He is a member of the legal review and advisory panel of the National Leader- ship Coalition on AIDS. He is also a member ofthe Board of Trustees of Catholic Theological Union I and serves on the school’s academic affairs com- mittee. He has held leadership positions in the American Law Institute, the American Bar Asso- ciation, and the Seventh Circuit-Bar Association. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Law Club of Chicago. President John Wilson said he was pleased with Sul1ivan’s acceptance. “I am delighted that he accepted our offer,” Law School. he said. ar tax to get ax By ERIN LEONARD Phi Staff Writer Washington and Lee senior Meredith Cook’s parents hit the ceiling last year when Lexington sent them a tax bill for the 1986 Volkswagen Jetta that Cook drives. They thought it was unfair for Lexington to tax the car, because it is registered in Maryland. But current Virginia law allows Lex- ington to tax any car, regardless of where its registered, that is kept in Lexington for more than half a year as long as its owner does not pay a car tax elsewhere. The area of Maryland in which Cook lives does not have a car tax, and Cook has lived in Lex- ington year-round since her sophomore year. By law, there- fore, Lexington was able to tax the Jetta. However, the law maybe changing. A bill the Virginia Assembly passed two weeks ago would make Lexington’s student car tax on some student cars ille- gal. The bill still allows for taxa- tion of parent-owned cars. Of course, the city can tax any car registered inside of Lexington regardless of ownership. City Manager Jon Ellestad said the current tax is not a popu- lar one. “We get a lot of nasty letters from parents out of state,” Ellestad said. Ellestad said the purpose of the tax is fair, however. Students from both W&L and Virginia Military Institute use city roads and city services like the police and fire departments, he said. “We think the students are residents of Lexington and should help pay for the governmental services,” he said. “The total of money we’re arguing about is less than the amount that W&L spends on Fancy Dress, a one weekend party. I don’t see why it’s that big of a deal,” he said. The student car tax generated about $65,000 for Lexington last year. If Governor George Allen signs the recent bill into law, Ellestad said he expects the city will lose at least half that revenue. Senior Jimmy Kull said he is pleased with the assembly’s decision. “I had been told a couple of years ago when I was fighting [the student car tax] that this kind ofbill was in the works. I’m glad it finally passed,”.he said. Kull said he’s been fighting the tax since Lexington officials got serious about collecting it three years ago. State laws weren ’t any different before then, but the city did not actively col- lect the tax. “I think it’s kind of aslap in the face to students who pump so much money into the economy through other means,” Kull said. The city currently taxes at car at the rate of $4.25 per $100, or $425 per $10,000 of value. Ellestad said Lexington can’t tax all the eligible cars, because W&L won’t give the city a list of student cars. VMI has provided the city with a list of its students’ cars he said. Ellestad said W&L President John Wilson is opposed to the tax. Wilson will not hinder the city’s attempt to collect it, he said, but he will not help the city collect it either. If the bill does become law, Ellestad said, it will be up to the City Council to determine whether Lexington will continue trying to collect the tax from par- ent-owned cars. “It‘s a real headache to collect to begin with,” Ellestad said. He said it would prove even more difficult and time-consum- ing for the city to determine own- ership of every car. He also said the new law based solely on own- ership would make the tax even more inequitable and unfair to students who do have to pay. Ellestad said he would like the laws to remain unchanged but isn’t optimistic because the bill is neither large nor contro- versial on the state level. “I’m still hoping the governor will veto, but I suppose I shouldn’t wish for miracles.” W&L host st aa show By BUNNY WONG Phi Staff Writer Evans Dining Hall was the place to be S‘afl:_Wfif,°" ‘ 4' I ' I to have fun and gain weight Thursday, 1' * ' =1 . ~ Q March 24. . 5 gytjagk;-xetsgm Washington . Twenty-eight food manufacturers »f,..,B‘{;feau‘Chief‘of ThelI;z>s.;4n—' showed their wares in the D-Hall from _ _'fg_glesTi;nesandPn1itze;{§yize 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for W&L’s first winnmg,.author,_ spoke abotut food show: Food for the 90s -— An Invita- the [ journalism of they ;i'vi1. ‘ tion to Wellness- _ :.» Rights movement on The University community was in- v . gay, . ‘ ; - I’ : vited to sample the foods, free of charge, 1 . , Nelson has covered the, and offer comments on evaluation forms I . 7 South for'The Atlanta Jour- about the f00dS- ; ‘» naland Cdnst£tuzion,}{e—3}sQ. “I thought it was a great way for the ‘cw;-ore save;-31-books, include" students to express their opinions about ing Terror in the-Nighg, an . the foodsthey’d like to see in the D-Hall,” aocountofKu Kjux Klancam- . fi;sg’;adi¢g~sh_' V 1‘; said freshman Jenny Walton. paigns against the Jewsin the not heard;‘*Tiiey . D00TP1’iZ€_Safld3WaTdS3b01}I1d€d.With _, 1960s, for which he was power she,~has.I-some four TVs being offered as prizes. along with CD holders, boom boxes, and a myriad of other prizes. The prizes were supplied by the manufacturers. Even if they didn’t get a prize, every- one got their very own food show bag stocked with a W&L paper cup, a health quiz, chips and candy. “I thought that it was a really good idea. I really like all the foods that I tasted and there was so much there that Icouldn’t get around to everything,” said freshman Wendy Finelli. There were many well-known manu- facturers at the food-o-rama, including placed on J. Edgar Hoover’s- do not like thé9po.wer"she has " , blacklist , inthe health careplan andhérif‘ . , “Once the White Knights health care plan.” f . " ,. V L V in Mississippi realized they “'1’his';ese‘nn1j¢m is :pe1-g ,. could not defeat the Civil petuated by"p‘r6paganda put" V , A Rights m0‘/émeflt, they de~ outbytheextrerne$»vhitewing"II I cidedtl1atJewsweretheprob- oftheconservativeparty.'Fhe- Q ' lern. Jews were the support- hatred for Ktlie: Clintons _ ers of the Civil Rights ,move- worse than the.ha_tred that was.‘ I vment; that is why they be— present for‘{Fr;3nklfiri 2. came the focus ofanti-Semitic Eleanor Rooseveltfhe added. action, which included the StajfTwriterJayWhitecan- blowing up of synagogues,” tributedigo‘ this story. ‘ hoto b Bets Green, The Ring—!um P i A worker serves up healthy food choices at Washington and Lee’s first Food Show in the Dining Hall. Thursday’s event was part of the Dining Services’ effort to serve healthier foods. General Mills, Kelloggs, Stouffers, Pearce All the manufacturers offered healthy entered into an agreement with SYSCO Chicken, Nestle and Quaker Oats. foods. Dining Services Director Jerry according to Darrell. Coke and Pepsi were also present. Darrell and Executive Chef Greg Pearce SYSCO will serve as the University’ Pepsiscontractrunsouton May31, 1994. have been meeting with the Student primary supplier of food and dining hal This puts the soda question once again up Health Committee to discuss healthy food equipment. in the air. choices atthe three campus dining service Before, a number of companies sup ‘‘I really hope that we get Coke next locations. plied the D-Hall with its needed goods. year. I like Coke better than Pepsi. l W&L hosted the food show along with Under SYSCO’s one-year contract, 9 know a lot of people thatvoted to have it," SYSCO Food Services of Virginia. percent of everything the Dining Servic said Finelli. The W&L Dining Service recently buys will be supplied by SYSCO. OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940325/WLURG39_RTP_19940325_002.2.txt 1>‘AGE 2 Barbeque ‘I4/e§“Lz"fe returns to Lexington at last By ETHAN KRUPP and STEPHEN WILLIARD of The Ring-tum Phi staff bLexington has been bereft of a barbecue restaurant for most of the year since one on Washington Street closed earlier this year. Pete’s Barbecue Station has recently filled that void. The new restaurant, located where Jefferson ;Street runs into Main Street next to Stop-In, ' fflers a choice of pork or beef barbecue, barbe- _;ued chicken, and ribs when available. Also erved are hot-dogs, Polish sausages, and frunswick Stew. Pete’s is set up in true fonn for a relaxed, \formal dinner. The restaurant presents a '~me-style feeling to its customers. ‘You can get your food to go, or stay and eat in the restaurant. The service was quick and ’ iendly. We had been told that all good barbe- ' re places must have religious pictures on the alls, but we think this place is the exception. esides, we found the pictures of dogs playing .oker much more interesting, particularly “A ';iend in need,” and “His station and four aces.” er admiring the pictures, we sat down to * inner. One of the more unusual items on the menu as the barbecued potatoes which consisted of re potatoes are one of the side orders that you , th hushpuppies. By KATHLEEN QUIRK Phi Staff Writer Photo by Bethany Smith, The Ring-tum Phi Pete Harris, owner of Pete’s Barbeque Station, prepares some barbeque before opening for the day. A varitey of items are offered. The pork barbecue was served with an east- all peeled potatoes cooked in barbecue sauce. em style, thin sauce. While the sauce itself was disappointingly n choose from when you order a barbecue bland, Texas Pete was provided to liven up the recommend both. , e. The other options are baked beans, cole meal.The actual barbecue was above average. . AW, and French fries. The plates also come We would not call it the best we have ever had, but it was definitely worth eating. The dessert options include homemade spice crunch cake, brownies, and banana pudding. We sampled the brownies and cake, and highly The only complaint we had about the service was we had to eat out of a take-out tray in the restaurant, but that very well could have been a The Ring-tum Phi, March 25, 1994 Photo by Bethany Smith, The.Ring-tri-nit Phi Pete’s Barbeque Station is the third and most recent restaurant run by Pete Harris, who has been making barbeque for over 20 years. misunderstanding on our part. A special take-out menu is also available. The price for the food was by no means On this menu, pints and quarts of barbecue can cheap, but it was reasonable. One barbecue be purchased. platter cost $5.45 and a brownie was 85 cents. Pete’s also does catering. They advertise The platter did come with a great deal of food additional items are available when they cater, for the money, however, and Pete’s definitely so Rush chairmen may want to consider using remains on our list of places to eat out. Pete’s next year for Rush. The hottest trends for looking cool this springtime i Lexington Spring is here, marking the post-velvet, pre-white-shoe season. Sunshine and warmer weather means that it is time for shorts again. Natural fabrics in neutral colors like khaki, beige, olive, gray and navy will be favorites for W&L men and women. Everyone can wear them with bucks, sandals, running shoes or the same boots they have been wearing all winter. Exercise clothes will be popular as students enjoy the great weather outdoors and start getting in shape for spring term fun. Any piece of W&L merchandise is a natural choice — especially lacrosse shorts — and you can charge it home. The bookstore also has plenty of W&L umbrellas for April ’s showers. But while the sun is out, sunglasses are in order. They go nicely with and windbreakers. For girls, it is time for ponytails and painted toenails, as well as straw hats and sweater sets in soft spring colors. Khaki and denim skirts are perfect choices for class or hanging out at the Co-op. You can wear them with almost everything—sandals, flats, sneakers and any woven shoes. Natural, flowing, woven fabrics like rayon, linen, ma- dras, and seersuckers are great for little spring dresses, long, lean skirts and dresses, palazzo pants, short skirts and rompers. The traditional spring choices of florals and navy and white look just as fresh. As every spring, it’s time for cute straw hats again too. For both girls and guys, t-shirts are a natural choice for all these spring shorts. For a step dressier than polos, button- down shirts have a classic look, whether in white, colors or stripes — especially green and white or blue and white oxford cloth stripes. And when the occasion calls for a tie, shorts still make their appearance. Top spring accessories include W&L hats, leather or insignia belts, scrunchies for spring ponytails, Colonnade cups, backpacks, and cheerful speaking—tradition smiles. _I:earning to fly The second bill of one act plays in the Armual Festival of One Acts opens tonight at 8 p.m. in the Lenfest Center. In Eleemosynary, . with Jeanne Dillon, ’96, and Dorian Lucas, ‘V fragile relationships of three generations 0 The Valentine Fairy, with Ellen Dean, ’94, and Bill Haase, ’97, is 1 about a woman who is confronted by a fairy who, through the use if slides of her many former lovers, helps Ingrid (Dean) to redis- cover her innocence. Admission is free for students and faculty. ’94, pictured here, the f family are dealt with. Socks, however, are optional. public“, photo Right: The natural colored shorts sandals, boots, or bucks. will do nicely. Photos by Ethan Krupp In The Columns on March 24, 1944, it was reported that on Saturday, March 25, at noon, all the freshman who entered Washington and Lee in February were allowed to remove their hats. Originally, the freshman had been scheduled to wear their caps for the entire quarter, but they piled up a record six weeks without any freshman being turned in for a violation of the freshman rules. For this, an equal number of weeks were suspended from their hat-wearing period. The freshman class had been required to wear the hats in an attempt to curtail mischievous behavior. On March 21, 1969, The Ring-tum Phi reported that WLUR—FM had become entirely student staffed due to he leave of absence of former station manager and Journalism professor, Charles E. Winston. A student managerial staff assumed almost complete control of the station’s operations. New equipment and new program- ming was added under the new management. At the time, the station boasted several thousand albums in its library. The collection had everything from Shostakovick to Iron ‘Butterfly. In the Phi on March 22, 1984, it was reported that the members of the Sigma Nu fraternity had decided not to take any further action against the Phi Delta Theta fraternity for a recent incident. On March 3rd, an Compiled by JAY WHITE of the Phi Staff For The W&L Record artillery round simulator was thrown from the Phi Delt house, across Henry Street, and into the Sigma Nu yard. Two Phi Delt sophomores admitted to being responsible for the act. Sigma Nu decided not to seek any further retribution for the act after Phi Delt was given two weeks of social probation and each of the sophomores received four weeks. The sophomores were also prohibited from living in the house spring term. The Student Conduct Committee ordered the individuals to pay for the dam- ages to the Sigma Nu house and make personal apologies to members of the fraternity. The simulator round was purchased at a gun show in Texas. The Phi of March 23, 1989 covered the surprise visit to W&L by Donna Rice. She spoke at the 15th Annual Journalism Ethics Institute. She requested that her comments be kept off-the-record, but then later con- ceded, stating she wished her comments to stay inside the classroom. At that point, Dennis Montgomery, chief of the Richmond Bureau of the Associated Press, walked out. Later, according to Montgomery, he reentered at the request of a University official. Regardless of the request for privacy, her comments were found in article in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and USA Today. Her visit took place only two months after her affair with former Senator Gary Hart became public. look is in for the springtime. Shoes, if you decide to wear them, can be running shoes as modeled here, or Below: Teva style sandals are very popular on the W&L campus, but just about any kind of sandal, including birkenstocks and woven sandals, ‘¢_...,..«.,«v.,3’* "‘ OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940325/WLURG39_RTP_19940325_003.2.txt PAGE 3 (I112 ifting-tum ifllri The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 What’s oin on‘? O In case you were wondering what is going on, the page you are looking at is the real editorial page of a real four page newspaper. The “second” front page you saw was a real front page. The outside newspaper is obviously a parody. We know it’s not April Fool’s day, but this is the closest day to April 1 that a Phi actually will come out. The parody issue is meant to be fun for everyone, so we hope it has, or will, amuse you. It is truly meant in good fun. Goodbye The year has gone by so quickly right now it’s all a blur. Seems like it wasn’t so long ago that we were telling you how much we wanted to change the Phi. We think its safe to say the Phi is a lot different today than it was a year ago. We just hope you’ve liked the changes. Anyway, its time for a bunch of us to say bye to the paper and, in about seven weeks, to W&L. So, ifyou will bear with us we’d like to say some goodbyes and thank- yous. Fran — It’s been a crazy year. I can’t think of a year in the last four that has had as much going on consistently as this year has. From the Phi office you get to see a lot, both literally and figuratively, that you wouldn’t otherwise. I’ve been fortunate to have some great opportunities and to work with wonderful people. Ifl were to thank everyone who deserved it I would take up way too much space. I would like to say thanks to everyone who believed ‘ in t-he same things I did last spring. You knew the Phi could be a good paper again, and I will forever be indebted to you. To keep this short, it has been a lot of fun. But, its time to move on. So, until graduation I will see you at Goshen and after that, who knows, but I suspect there will be more than a few of us who meet again. Nancy ——- Ugggggh. Craziness. Lack of Sleep. Three little sentences that sum up the annoying aspects of nights at the Phi. But it wasn’t all insanity as we tried to cover the ins and outs of life at W&L. Sometimes we actually had a lot of fun doing this —— at least I did. Things sure have changed since last spring and many of those changes were only possible because you (yes, you) kept reading it and letting us know where to go and what to do next. But hey, that’s what wc’re here for, right. So little space, so many folks to thank (ok, so Fran’s right about that part). Thanks to all the people who spent too many hours to count up here. Despite the crankiness at 3 a.m., you were all wonderful people to work with. I must admit, I really need to thank the two individuals who badgered me into doing this. It was more than I bargained for but worth it. To those getting ready to ’ take over, have fun with it; there’s only 27 more wonderful issues after that first awful week. But for now, it’s off to Florida and Goshen where all I do is sleep, get a tan, sleep, hang out, sleep, drink, sleep....well, you get the picture. Shelly —— Gee, uh, well, hmmm... They said all the good stuff. How do you repeat sincerely thank-yous and I had a great times and I couldn’t have done it without yous? Trust me, guys. You know I mean it. Special thanks goes to Prof. Richardson (and I believe I speak for all of us) for being teacher, adviser, and friend. (By the way, I like the ’fro.) It’s hard to believe it is finally over. OVER. Perhaps my profs will see me for my final Friday morning classes. I agree with Nancy: it’s more than I bargained for, but worth it. I got a passel of new friends, a fondness for White Russians, the endurance of a pack-horse, and a new Phi bocci uniform. If I find a newspaper with those kinds of benefits in the real world I’ll never leave it. Tom— My mom tried to convince me to ditch the Phi when my GPA started plummeting like John Wayne Bobbitt’s self-esteem. I told her I had to stick it out. I’m glad I did. Thanks to Fran and everybody on the staff. You guys are some of the best friends I’ve ever had. 3 Working for the1Ph,i;has been an unbelieveable experience. In the past year, I?ve managed to tick arr most of the deans, W&L Security, certain members of the EC and the Lex cops. But at the same time, I’ve made a lot of friends. Sometimes, when I’m up here at the Phi office at 6 a.m. after a full night of editing work, I wonder why I even bother, especially when I see my fraternity brothers using the Phi to line birdcages, wrap fish, and the like. But I realize now why I went through hell during my year as News Editor: I love it. What? Did you think I actually did this for fame and fortune? Did you honestly think I did this so that one or two drunk KAs will recognize me in the Live Drive van? Wrong. In any case, I feel a little better than my fellow editorial board members. By the time you read this, they will have left the paper. At least my alter-ego Spos will stick around for six more weeks to write Spos’ Space. These goodbyes are always hard to end, so I’ll thank Fran, Nancy, Shelly and the rest and wish Sarah good luck. After all, it’s hard work making The Trident look so bad. Well, thanks for letting all of us ramble. We all wanted to wish Sarah Gilbert and her staff the best of luck. From what we’ve heard, the campus will be getting a great newspaper in the next year. In fact, there are so many talented freshmen on the paper it should be great for quite a few years to come. Thanks to everyone who worked on the paper this year. Every single person was essential. Very many thanks to Prof. Brian Richardson for being a friend, advisor and great role model. Bye. /_,~-..-~-~- Z’ ‘ . .— ,‘. ‘_/,/ .. .- . ’ I _ ‘ It LU" ‘ e K; ‘ ‘/Lrff ‘ V?" I\'t "‘)':3\ ,1 « "rgv “M @112 ifiing-tum ifllri Executive Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Francesca Kefalas Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Nancy Pavlovic News Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Brien, Thomas Hespos Editorial Page Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Weaver Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Gilbert Assistant Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Williard Features Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Krupp Assistant Features Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillary Olson, Melissa Sawyer Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bethany Smith Assistant Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betsy Green- Art Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phil Carrott Editorial Cartoonist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeb Tilly Editorial Page Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wyatt Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Roddey Assistant Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allen Flickinger, Ransom James Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Obennueller Circulation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Carpenter The Ring-tum Phi is published Fridays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee ' Publications Board elects the executive editor and business manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. Letters and other submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week's edition. Letters, Columns, and “My Views" do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-mm Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 OPINION The Ring-gtum Phi, March 25, 1994 Fiji House Corporation protests unfairness To the editor: The following is a statement from the House Corporation of the Zeta Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta in response to the March 21, 1994 SAC sanctions confirmed against the fraternity relating to events occurring on November 29, 1993, and Decem- ber 4, 1993. The Board of Directors of Zeta Deuteron wants to express their total disappointment and ooncem over the sanctions imposed against our frater- nity by the SAC. It is incorrect that university officials and SAC commit- tee members ignored established uni- versity student handbook guidelines in justifying the chapter’s suspension through the 1994-1995 academic year. It is also regrettable that these in- equitable and heavy—handed sanctions will lead to the closure of the Preston Street facility and layoffs of all frater- nity employees, despite SAC state- ments reflecting the university’s “de- sire to see Phi Gamma Delta returned to a responsible place in the fraternity system.” Our hearts go out to every- one who is affected by this decision. The House Corporation of Zeta Deuteron requests that the adminis- tration, faculty, student body, and alumni consider what message your university is distributing when it ig- nores its own policy statements, un- fairly challenges the integrity and honor of its students, and restricts the fundamental rights of all members of the university community. At what point in the metamorpho- sis of George Washington’s and Rob- ert E. Lee’s university did students give up their right to confront their accusers, present factual evidence to their defense, and have a fair and impartial judicial process administered by established university guidelines? Since no university definition or policy exists on hazing, the Zeta Deu- teron House Corporation resents im- plications defining our fraternity ac- tivities hazardous to body, mind, or property, and is appalled that an unani- mous statement of our innocence to the hazing charge is disregarded as a cover-up among the brothers and alumni. In fact, the fraternity is out- raged that the university has labeled seven innocent freshmen and our up- perclassmen as liars, forever tainting their integrity and honor. In summation, this decision con- tradicts the same qualities of univer- sity lifestyle it attempts to protect. This decision is tainted with dishon- esty and ignores the honorable rights of the accused, as well as conflicts with published university policy. The The Ring-tum Phi is looking for an Assistant Business Manager SAC has conducted limited due dili- gence, restricted testimony, ignored due process, and restricted access to formal appeals forwarded to the university out- lining our position. The uncontradicted facts of the case support that it is grossly unfair to suspend the house. The univer- sity handbook makes it clear that this is inappropriate. It should be stated that the Zeta Deu- teron chapter acknowledged breaching IFC regulations regarding organized pledge meetings after 8 p.m. in the win- ter term. The House Corporation im- posed extremely harsh sanctions on this breach of stated university policy and fined the fraternity $5,000, severely crip- pling the social budget and suspending all social activities throughout the 1993- 94 academic year. The student-run IFC agreed with our course of action and approved these self-administered sanc- tions. University “analysis” on what took place has persuaded the SAC to impose a suspension policy which punishes in- nocent freshmen, who must continue to look for housing pending an “accept- able House Corporation action plan;” fraternity employees, who must look for new jobs, alumni and members of the House Corporation who must re- spond to this Faber College (Animal House) proceeding. The Zeta Deuteron chapter of Phi Gamma Delta respectfully disagrees with this decision, but must move for- ward in an honorable and responsible manner. We have accepted the fact that we have used poor judgment and vio- lated university rules. Regardless of the fairness of the penalty, we will confront this challenge with the same vigor that spearheaded our appeal and look for- ward to a return to the university cur- riculum. The House Corporation has always opposed hazing and was the first organi- zation to introduce anti-hazing language into Washington and Lee chapter’ rules and regulations. Fraternity members are lectured each fall on the subject and minor infractions result in fines and social probation. Nothing will change this unfortunate and unfair decision for the Fiji’s. Un- prejudiced review of this case can only prevent a similar incident from occur- ring on campus and silencing desperate questions of “How could this happen at Washington and Lee University?” Faithfully submitted, Zeta Deuteron chapter Phi Gamma Delta fraternity John H. Norberg House Corporation President LETTERS Flirting The Film Society will present Flirting at 8:05 p.m. on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 in the Troubadour Theatre. There is no charge for admission. W&L-VMI The Preston Society is a group that helps W&L students and VMI cadets get to know each other. For more information call Lisa Green- house at 462-4189 or Tom Hespos at 464-1 155. a Kids’ Playce Kids’ Playce is looking for vol- unteers. Construction begins April 20-24. For more infonnation, call Susan Dittman at 463-3488. GENERAL NOTES 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. Calyx If you haven’t received yor 1993 . Calyx (from last year) please pick it up at Carol Calkins’ office in the University Center during normal hours or in the Calyx ofice in Uni- versity Center room 206. Phi TheRing-tum Phi will next pub- lish on April 22, 1994. White Book Review a , chairman thanks W&L, , To the editor: As chairman of the White Book Review Committee, I would like to thank the members of the student body, faculty, and administration who have contributed to our efforts over the past six months. I would like to extend a special thanks to all of the members of this committee, who have invested time, hard work, and a lot of thought into our deliberations. We have compiled a number of pro- posed revisions to the White Book, which we presented to the Executive Committee on Monday, March 7. In addition, we began a discussion of these proposals last week on the 14th and 15th. The White Book Review Commit- tee will meet again with the Executive Committee on Monday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Executive Committee room in the University Center. and an Advertising Manager. If interested, call Ransom James at 462-4060. This meeting will be open to _z, student body, and I would like to ~, tend an open invitation to all stud‘ interested in attending. Discussion a_v I be limited to members of the e Book Review Committee and the Ex- ecutive Committee, but the meeti -tg will give everyone an opportunity to see what your elected representatives to the Executive Committee think about the White Book and the Honor Systqn. Thank you all once again for your continued interest in the White Book Review Committee and our proposals. Please feel free to attend the meeting next Monday, especially if you are , concerned with the future of the Honor‘ ' System. , Sincerely, Ames Hutton, ’94, Chairman, White Book Review Committee O:OOOOOOOOI.OOCOOOOO‘.OOOOOOOO0.00000000G.O OCR::/Vol_093/WLURG39_RTP_19940325/WLURG39_RTP_19940325_004.2.txt Last Week: WTennis——W&L 9, Guilford 0 MTennis~—W&L 8, Mary Wash. 1 Base——Lynchburg 25, W&L 3 WLax—Lynchburg 12, W&L 11 PAGE 4 rt. _ espeare,c_a.»1640)_, “ “Please <10n’fg floeef New Kidslon they _B1°e.l$a 1939) (inning in the face of ' ' all as popular opinion and tonsgof fan mail the fr} dly guy from the 1.?.ex- , ‘I1}?ost‘Officelug’sinto. house everyday, I am * s?ayirig“Sovlorig,farewell” Z '_:.}1(JU.l‘i,€ Andrews. 1973)’. to. ' . ‘ ..:all my sports fanatics and ‘ I jgzcolumn groupies. or Stephen.-Wiil'iard,imy ass;istant,»i's' slated to " me as sports e g A, I the has not yet7de~ A ed uporianew name-f 3} » 0.; . B 19‘ i'nonths‘assportseditorthat‘ ‘ yes,-.1W.a'shington and'I;e'e ’tu_del-nts do read the sports . pagesivand» yes, Washing , ton and-Lee athietesvreally missp I y, Hollis. 3 one itting-tum Iflhi PORTS This Week: WLax-—Mary Washington 03/26 MLax—at Roanoke 03/26 M&WTennis—at Emory 03/26 M&WTrack——at Battleground 03/26 BASEBALL, GOLF, LACROSSE, TENNIS, TRACK AND FIELD i e phot Junior Marilyn Baker, number one player of Washington and Lee’s undefeated women’s tennis team, hits a volley at W&L’s tennis courts. J OCKSHORTS Baseball The Washington and Lee baseball team fell to 3-10-1 on the season after a 25-3 drubbing at the hands of Lynchburg. The Generals fell to 1-6 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with the loss. Earlier in the week, the team lost a double header to Virginia Wesleyan 11-8 and 13-5. Junior Bates Brown tied a record for doubles with his ninth of the year against Virginia Wesleyan. Also, since returning to the Generals lineup, Duane Van Arsdale has rallied the team with a .385 batting avera e, A I ,ii.:.Also”‘ct5ntribiii'iiig‘for "the ‘team Was Tommy I Esposito, who went 7-15 on the week to improve his average to .324. The next team on the slate for the Generals is Emory and Henry at home on Saturday, March 26. Men’s Lacrosse The Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse team had a week off after a defeat at the hands of 5th- ranked Gettysburg March 19. The Generals faced the high-ranked foe at Rockbridge County High School, but fell just short of the powerhouse, 10-7. The Generals are cur- rently ranked 13th in Division III. Junior midfielder Scott Mackley was the high scorer for the game, adding two goals and two assists to the Generals’ effort. Next up for the lacrosse team is a big Old Dominion Athletic Conference match-up versus eighth-ranked Roanoke, March 26. Women’s Lacrosse Women’s lacrosse at Washington and Lee suf- fered a big conference let-down March 24, as the Generals lost a close game, 21-11, to Lynchburg. The women are now 1-3 for the season and 1-2 in the conference. The Generals came from a 12-7 deficit with five minutes left in the game and rallied to come within one. However, Lynchburg stole the ball with seven seconds left, preventing a tying goal by the Lady Generals. Senior Angie Carrington led the Generals with five goals and two assists and Sarah Smith made 14 saves to keep Washington and Lee in the game until the final seconds. W&L faces Mary Washington at Liberty Hall Field, March 26, in a non-conference game. Track and Field . Washington.-and ,1-.c5.<=. .h<2.s.t