OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_001.2.txt : u a 4 Two students '* charged with vehicle theft 74. Washington and Lee University VOLUME 101, NUMBER 5 Clip: Ifiing-tum Ifllti OCTOBER ‘12, 1998 by Hollister Hovey and Polly Doi g EDITORS Two sophomore women were charged last week on two counts of felony unauthorized use of a vehicle, in connection to a joyriding incident. According to the Rockbridge County Sheriff s Department, Ellen S. Elliott of Denver, Colo., and Stephanie A. Fortener of Dublin, Ohio, went with friends to Berky’s Restaurant at Lee- Hi truckstop after a night of partying on Oct. 1. Fortener Elliott Soon ‘after, the women left the res- taurant on ‘foot and began walking along U.S. Route 1 1 toward the city of Lexington. Arresting officer Deputy Rob Tacket said the girls passed Goad’s Body Shop on the same road, and found two vehicles with the keys in the ignitions. Elliott took a Nissan Pathfinder from the lot, while F ortener took a Corvette, and both began driving toward Lex- ington. Fortener arrived on the Wash- ington and Lee University campus and parked the car in the Gaines parking lot. Elliott’s vehicle apparently did not by Hollister Hovey EXECUTIVE EDITOR University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped, tied to a fence, pistol whipped in the head, burned and left to die. The likely motivations for the crime — robbery and Shepard’s homosexuality. A biker found his body 18 hours later and mistook him for a scarecrow because of the way he was tied up. For 12 of those hours that Shepard’s body hung on the fence, temperatures dropped below freezing. have lights, and she pulled over to the side of the road and passed out be- hind the wheel. Tacket found Elliot and asked her to take a breathalizer test, which she refused. Elliot was subsequently charged with driving under the influ- ence and refusing to take a breathalizer test. According to Tacket, Fortener awoke the next morning and, “took the car to the country with every intent of returning it.” Later that day, she turned herself in and made a full confession. She was charged with felony unautho- rized use of a vehicle last Thursday. Elliott agreed to cooperate with police after Fortener came forward. Charges were filed against Elliott on Oct. 7 and against Fortener on Oct. 8. Tacket said the car theft charges were delayed because the girls agreed to cooperate and were considered a low flight risk. Felony unauthorized use of a ve- hicle carries with it penalties of up to five years in prison. It is a lesser charge than grand theft auto, and recognizes “joyriding,” and the intent to return the vehicle. Elliott’s refusal to take the breathalizer test will result in a one- year suspension of her driver’s licence ifshe is found guilty. W&L President John Elrod said in response to the incident, “Either or both of [the women] may choose to withdraw. If they choose not to do so, they’ 11 probably be found guilty by the SJC.” ' 1 Dean of Students, David Howison, Gay student beaten, Shepard, 21, remains unconscious in deteriorating critical condition at a Fort Collins, Colo. hospital. He suffers from a cracked scull, burns and cuts. Russell Arthur Henderson, 21, and Aaron James McKinney, 22, were charged with attempted murder and kidnapping. Police added aggravated robbery charges because Shepard’s wallet and patent leather shoes were stolen. Police said the men lured Shepard from a University of Wyoming hang- out by telling him they were gay. Police charged two women, Chas- pleted by August 2000. Finally, a groundbreaking development Holding the ceremonial Chi Omega shovel, sophomore Elizabeth Holleman accompanied by (left to right) junior Mary- Heather Welder, sophomore Georgie Hickam, sophomore Julie Boncarosky, and junior Ashley Penkava represented Chi Omega on Friday at the Sorority House groundbreaking ceremony. Construction of the five house is expected to be com- Photo by Christie Phillips/Photo Editor refused to comment about honor-re- lated ramifications. Both women have a trial date set for Nov. 20. As of press time, both women were still residing in Gaines Dormitory. They did not return phone calls regarding the incident. left to die tity Vera Pasley, 20, and Kristen Leann Price, 18, as accessories after the fact for helping the men dispose of their bloody clothes. The women reported the men to the police and said Henderson and McKinney made anti- gay remarks about Shepard. A According to The Denver Post, both McKinney’s father and Price said Henderson and McKinney never set out to nearly kill Shepard, but McKinney was embarrassed that See VICTIM, Page 2 More alcohol-related offenses cause increased LPD action by Eszter Pados STA FF WRITER Washington and Lee University social functions keep Washington and Lee Security and the Lexington Police Department on their toes due to a sig- nificant increase in alcohol-related mis- demeanors among students. Just during Homecoming Weekend, 14 students were arrested for alcohol related misdemeanors, a much higher number compared with regular week- ends. Returning alumni have contributed to the problem in the past. This year, they kept quiet. “Things have changed in the past five years,” Chief Bruce Beard of the Lexington police department said. “Ten years ago, alumni came back wild and crazy. But fortunately things have mellowed out in the past five years.” According to Beard, there weren’t any alumni arrested this year. Students, on the other hand, con- tinue to cause problems. Five of the 14 arrests were for un- derage possession of alcohol, a class three misdemeanor. Three students were arrested for selling alcohol to in- dividuals under 21, a class 1 misde- meanor. Two students were caught drinking in public, a class four misde- meanor. Only one student was caught drunk in public, a class four misde- CC meanor, and three Washington and Lee men were arrested for urinating in pub- lie on Main street, a class 1 misde- meanor, also classified as indecent ex- posure. Police officers and Washington and Lee security are aware of the nature of big functions like Homecoming. “We know ahead of time when func- tions like Homecoming are,” Beard said. “We schedule more officers to work these weekends.” 1 Mike Young, Director of Washing- ton and Lee Security, said that these We know . . . when functions like Home- coming are. We sched- ule more officers . . . these weekends. ——Chief Bruce Beard events attract a lot of people. ‘Most of the time, there are a lot of people who are not part of the Washington and Lee community. “More people are involved, there- fore there is more crime,” Young said. “More people means more opportu- nity.” In addition to police officers and 99 security personnel controlling the area, four Alcohol Beverage Control agents were in town last weekend. Accord- ing to Beard, the agents want to pre- vent alcohol violations. They mostly check stores and restaurants where alcohol is sold. On occasions like Homecoming Weekend, a lot of alco- hol is sold to underage students. Beard said that selling alcohol to underage individuals has one of the most serious consequences from all other alcohol violations. It is a class one misdemeanor. “Consequences can be as serious as confinement in jail for up to 12 months or a fine up to $2,500, or both penalties,” Beard said. Bear_d said that Alumni Weekend is the social function that causes the most problems. Young begs to dif- fer. “I think Fancy Dress is definitely the most extraordinary, in terms of crime,” Young said. ‘‘It’s like a three- day drunk[fest], people are just out ofcontrol.” “Several years ago, Washington and Lee had a rash of thefts over Fancy Dress. Considering the num- ber of guests from outside the com- munity, who are not bound by the honor code, crime rates took a leap,” Young said. See ALUMNI, Page 2 250*“ video to be beamed to by Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR As Washington and Lee University gears up to celebrate its 250*‘ anniver- sary, film crews are descending upon the stately campus. . g “60 Minutes?” “20/20?” Maybe “Politically Incorrect?” Are national media sitting up and taking notice of the bicenquinquagenary‘? Not just yet. The film crews belong to Golden Dome Productions, and they have been assembling footage for a special 250‘*‘ video since March. “There are a variety of elements in the video,” said Neil Penick, Director of the 250"‘ Celebration. “There are short video clips on the Honor Sys- tem, the Law School, W&L today, stu- dent life and the 250"‘ celebration in review.” The idea came when W&L admin- istrators saw a similar video that was done by Golden Dome for Notre Dame University. Arrangements were made, and crews began filming at the 1998 Fancy Dress Ball, the so-called “col— - lege social event ofthe South.” Since then. the crews have been filming continually on campus, accord- ing to Louise Uffelman, a communica- tions writer in the W&L News Office. “The idea is to film every aspect of campus life that we can,” Uffelman said. This includes various special events such as the 250'“ kickoff Open- ing Convocation, the Rededication of Lee Chapel, the Bicenquinquagenary Ball, the London Hampton Court event, various speeches and lectures, the symbolic repayment at Mount Vernon of the endowment given by George Washington, and the Respon- sibility Symposium. The video’s expected audience might be a little different than one might think. Rather than simply making the end- product available for sale, on May 1, 1999, the designated National Day of Celebration, segments of the video will be broadcast via satellite to more than 50 alumni chapters across the coun- try. The satellite uplink will also fea- ture a live show, hosted by Roger Mudd ’50 and Cecily Tynan Badger ’9l from the Lenfest Center and a tent from the Liberty Hall Ruins. “It’s going to be the largest alumni gathering in history,” Penick said. “We’re expecting about 3,000 alumni on campus, and another 3,000 in indi- vidual chapters connected by satellite.” alumni chapters via satellite The gathering will be the culmina- tion of a yearlong celebration. “This is truly a special year,” Presi- dent John Elrod said. “It is remarkable to think that we are one of the oldest institutions in America and even more remarkable to think that we are older than America herself.” Along with special events, how- ever, Golden Dome crews have also been filming everyday aspects of stu- dent life. That means that shots of stu- dents dissecting laboratory animals, doing differential calculus equations, speaking foreign languages and toss- ing frisbee on the historic Front Lawn will also be included in the video. “Basically it’s geared toward ev- erybody in the W&L community, but particularly those who can’t make it back to Lexington for the event,” Penick said. - According to Uffelman, the video has been budgeted as part of the 250"‘ Observance. Penick says the project is costing about $85,000. And by the sound of it, the show should be well worth it. “We want to make the show enter- taining, upbeat and celebratory - show who we are and what we do well,” said Penick. W&LIFE: CAMPUS NUTRITION Roman Koshkin works out regularly in the weight room to keep in shape. OPINION: PAGE 3 SPORTS: continues Ellie filing-tum ifllii October“ 12, 1998 Incompetence at computer HelpDesk, dishonorable Bookstore and Clinton’s troubles W&L1FE: Watching your nutrition, excercise on campus and warnings about antibiotics PAGES4&5 ‘ Men’s soccer upsets, women’s soccer drops first and football’s losing streak PAGES 6&7 OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_002.2.txt PAGE 2 NEWS OCTOBER 12, 1998 New bills increase financial aid costs Changes will affect many, aid programs by Polly Doig NEWS EDITOR The newly,-signed Higher Educa- tion Amendments of 1998 could have a significant impact on the way col- lege students do business with their financial aid offices. Though President Clinton’s signa- ture is barely dry, the amendments, 3 which reauthorize the Higher Educa- ‘ tion Act of 1965, already promise to affect several federal loan and finan- cial aid programs. “Obviously I think that’s great be- cause I have loans, and it’s going to make it a lot easier for people who wouldn’t otherwise have the oppor- tunity to continue their education,” said sophomore Shani Lee. The legislation includes substan- tial raises in federal Pell Grants, which will now be capped at $4,500 begin- ning with the 1999-2000 academic year. The new maximum climbs $300 each year until 2003, when it will reach $5,800. Also included is an increase in the loan limits for Perkins loans, which will now be set at $4,000 for undergradu- ates and $6,000 for graduate and pro- fessional students. Another important aspect of federal aid, the Unsubsidized and Subsidized Stafford loans, will see significant drops in interest rates charged to students. Whereas both loans are currently capped at 8 per- cent interest, new rates will be set at the equivalent of the 90-day Treasury bill rate plus 1.7 percent while in school and 2.3 percent thereafier. The changes in federal policy come ‘~ on the heels of a recently-released 5 study conducted by student loan pro- ' vider Nellie Mae concerning the con- ~ sequences of undergraduate and graduate loans. _r«. 041 A-vna‘ . .. w -'- «- -, ,- an 7:V‘<&‘b a.'\4«"\‘:.’bEo'-.“:.-‘h"vnI*h"u‘nt‘(‘n”‘df-8‘.fil?‘&nt<1.V%'i‘4'c§y Nellie Mae found ‘that ‘approxi-'1 - 1 7- mately 25 percent of all recent private '-‘ college graduates, as well as 18 per- .1 cent of public college graduates, have 2- loans surpassing their present annual earnings. In addition, 12 percent of all ,. graduates have monthly loan pay- ments that surpass 20 percent of their monthly income. . “While most students are able to repay their loans successfully without significant impact on their lifestyle, that number is getting smaller over time,” said Lawrence O’Toole, presi- dent and chief executive officer of Nellie Mae. “It’s important that stu- dents consider the salary potential of a chosen career early on so there’s a strong likelihood that the salary will support repayment after graduation.” According to the study, the aver- age student loan debt has increased from $8,200 in 1991 to $13,800 in 1997. The average debt accumulated for four-year private school students was $15,300, while for public school the total was $10,900. “Our survey confirmed what many have suspected. While student loans have helped millions of students gain access to a post-secondary education, higher debt, incurred from borrowing to cover the cost of college, is becom- ing more of a burden to some stu- dents,” O’Toole said. Even Washington and Lee, which prides itself on keeping tuition low through a sizeable endowment, has raised tuition appreciably in past 9 years. The 1998-99 academic year saw an increase of $400. According to O’Toole, more than half of all college students now finance their education at least in part through loans. “If you work (academically) through high school, you shouldn’t be penalized because you don’t have money,” said Lee. “Loans and finan- cial aid should be available to those people.” The numbers back him up. The study showed that an overwhelming 79 percent of undergraduate borrow- ers said that student loans were very or extremely important in allowing them to continue their education. And very soon, this crucial part could be com- ing at a slightly less dear cost. What do you think? phi@wlu.edu 1 1 24 S. Jefferson Street l mmnnmn , Between The Palms & Domino's Pizza B ALUMNI continued from page 1 “People stole from dorms,” Young said, “people who didn’t belong.” Young and Beard agree that Par- ents Weekend is the event that causes the least uproar. “Parents Weekend is a very pleasant event, it’s generally mel- low” Young said. “We like it! Al- though some parents were caught drunk in the past.” Beard and Young both said that on event-weekends such as Homecoming Weekend, they may take it easy on people who are not causing serious problems. “To avcertain degree, we overlook parking violations,” Beard said, “un- less it’s a danger to the public.” Beard said that it is hard to control parking, because there are so many people in town, and not enough park- ing spaces. As long as the ‘illegally parked car is not interfering with other traffic regulations, the owner will not be punished. ' According to Young, if someone is not causing problems and not drawing attention, he or she may sail through. “But if one is out of control, and drawing attention, we have to deal with him or her,” Young said. So far, the police department and security have managed to keep things under control with their cooperation with each other. “Security is of tremendous help to us,” Beard said. While security patrolled fraternity houses, police officers dealt with the streets. “Together we have been keeping usic Open l0ia.m. ‘til 9p.m. 464-4050 we FlND IT FOR LOW STPRCE I _ Come see the photographs of W&L alumnus C. Taylor Crothers. - A special gallery has been set up in the Night Owl store. ’ Admission is free, but the exhibit is this week only. So hurry! They really exist! During VMI’s recent defeat, the female members of the Virginia Military Institute cheerleading squad try to keep up the crowd’s spirits. Photo by Christie Phillips/Photo Editor things under control,” Beard said. “But it’s always hard to predict what will happen during the next event.” VICTIM continued from page 1 Shepard flirted with him in front of his friends. People across the country have condemned this as a hate crime. Presi- dent Clinton made a statement saying he was “deeply grieved by the act of violence . . . Hillary and I ask that your thoughts and prayers be with Mr. Shepard and his family and with the people of Laramie.” House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D—Mo.) said that “this hei- nous crime deserves the condemna- tion ofall Americans.” The leader of G&L, Washington and Lee’s gay and lesbian organization’ does not think this sort of hate crime could ever happen at W&L. “People here are so into being socially polite that I don’t particularly think this could happen here,” president Jessica , Simpson said. “1 don’t understand how ignorance could lead to something like that. lt’s almost incomprehensible. “To do something like this you’d have to belittle someone to the point of not even acknowledging them as a human being,” she added. Co. Monday-lnday ll ain. - 5 pm. Saturday Write for the Phi. ’ Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Room 208 v _"‘ nu,‘ ', ‘.1’. l!4l.*tlW:)9.lW(6.s “ ‘3‘;~‘.I“.'.“$"‘.*f.- §“.‘*.“a‘ 3*“ ’ °~ ‘ ' "‘ §|lI'llIQ Bfflflll '99 Sell mils. 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Both inside and outside the classroom the rewards of the honor system are immeasurable. W&L stu- dents take pride in upholding the beliefs that our honor system represents. There is, however, one institution at our school that does not take us at our word — the University Bookstore. Beginning this fall, the bookstore began to enforce a strict policy that requires anyone who wishes to return a book purchased at the bookstore to present a receipt. We all know how easy it can be to buy the wrong book for a class or buy two copies of the same book because they have different cover designs. Many of us have had to return a whole set of books because we decide that we have gotten in a little over our heads and need to drop a class. We also all share the experience of losing our re- ceipt. if this happened in past years, it was no big deal. The person behind the counter would give you the refund, no questions asked. But if you tried to return a book this past fall without that golden ticket, you were out of luck —— no soup for you. ' For those of you who need your memories refreshed, the Honor System makes_it clear that there is no lying, cheating or stealing at Washington and Lee University. Returning a book that you did not actually purchase at the bookstore would be lying and stealing, and W&L stu- dents have pledged not to do these things. Students should be given a refund if they pledge to have bought it at the bookstore. Regardless of the honor system, let’s stop and think about this for a minute. I think it is safe to say that the average W&L student is fairly intelligent, although as with anything there are always some exceptions. Retum— ing something to the bookstore that you did not buy is not the smartest thing to do. The bookstore does tag all the books that it sells both manually and electronicly, and you would have a difficult time getting around these ob- stacles. There are easier ways for a criminal to make a profit. , Now I could understand that the bookstore might be doing this for logistical purposes. They might want to _- keep an accurate record -of all purchases and returns so they want their receipts. But come on, they have comput- ers that register every purchase. If this is the only reason, come on bookstore people, give us a break. Not all of us have rich parents and brand new SUVs. Some of us are paying our own way, and I think we should be allowed to lose a receipt and still return a book instead of having to swallow a thirty-dollar mistake. And if the bookstore thinks we are lying, than what good is the Honor System anyway? lt’s time for the bookstore to join the rest of the campus and take students at their word. Professors do it, the administration does it, the dining hall does it and we the students do it. 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The House voted last week to begin an impeachment inquiry. The 258-176 vote in the House was largely along party lines with only 3 1 Democrats bucking the tide to be- gin hearings. House Judiciary Chair- man Henry Hyde led the charge against the President and was successful in gaining the support of every single Republican in the House. The proceedings will not begin until after the No- vember 3rd elections; they are waiting in order to better gauge what the public wants. If the trend is toward greater Republi- ‘ ( can numbers, it is clear that the hearings will bring much stronger results. Most of the 31 brave, just Democrats are coming up for election ,next month and must realize that they cannot blatantly ignore such ob- I do not understand ‘ how Clinton has been able to manipulate so many people, namely his wife and his party, into following him. Do they not realize the true scum that he is? 7 7 vious wrongdo- ing; the citizens, the voters will not stand for it. Another six congress- men strategically chose to miss the vote that day, and you can be sure they had something more important to be doing. But who can blame them, they show up to vote their conscience and they become ostracized by their party; if I were them I would say that haircut could not wait another day. It is somewhat disgusting how partisan thisscandal has become. Luckily, however, the correct party has the majority and justice just might be served. We all know President Clinton is too power hungry to resign. He did not admit to the affair with Lewinsky until there was irrefutable DNA evidence. He is not going to resign until he thinks there is no chance he will get off. Let’s all hope that it will come to that, but then again that will lead to President Al Gore, it doesn’t get much scarier than that. “Everything, because the D-Hall is w -9! —-Matt Gooch ’0l Juaplammghr s .3" Jean Rowan _’01 We just can’t win, maybe we should blame this all on the people who voted for Clinton in the first place. And . while we’re at it, Hillary Clinton isnot exactly a pillar of the community. She. is to blame as well. For up for Women’s Rights, why in the world is she still married to such an abuser of women? She has no respect for herself or for her daughter. Hillary is even more power hungry than Bill and it is someone who pretends to stand ‘ going to backfire on her. The decision to stand up for her husband rather than stand up for herself will hurt her in the long run, even if she does eventually ditch the cheating scoundrel. Her loyalty is more or less ri- diculous. l do not understand how Clinton has been able to manipulate so many people, namely his wife and his party, into following him. Do they not realize the true scum that he is? Maybe we will be lucky enough to see a president impeached, it could not happen to a more worthy fellow. in H “Salisbury .Steak..” —.lerryGut1ben’02 “The ice cream novelties.” —CliffCislak ‘O2 “What’s a D-Hall?” -—Kirby Eight (Perspective) OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_004.2.txt PAGE 4 W&L1FE OCTOBER 12, 1998 Campus nutrition: Who is eating Well at W&L? by Elianna Marziani STAFF WRITER “The salad’s not too fried.” “The reason why freshmen drink so much is they aren’t getting their nutrition from the D-hall, so they have to look other places.” Jokes and remarks such as these, made by freshman Chris Hagan and sophomore Tim Koss respectively, are often heard at meals in the Evans Dining Hall. Whether people say them merely to have something to discuss at meals other than how they just bombed their history test or ifthey are being serious is anyone’s guess. Remarks such as these, however, do cause people to wonder just how healthy the D-hall and the students who eat in it actually are. Some of the biggest complaints made about D-hall food are that it is too fried, does not have enough fruits and vegetables and is not healthy overall. “There’s just so much glop,” sophomore Chris Kauffman said, asserting that he “definitely [eats] more healthily” now that he is no longer on the freshman meal plan and only eats in the D-hall four times each week. Freshman Elizabeth Thomas said, “While it’s decent for the most part, there is a lot of fried food, and there should be more fresh vegetables and fresh fruit rather than corn all the time.” Almost everyone interviewed agreed that there was a lot of fried food and not enough good-tasting, fresh veg- etables. Sophomore Christina Julian said that while she likes the D-hall food, she is eating more healthily now that she is not on the freshman meal plan. “Ifyou’re going for health, it’s not very good. But if you don’t care, it tastes good. Their desserts are awe- some,” freshman Jay Campbell said. Adam K. Bradberry, the cook for all vegetarian items in the D-hall, said that the D-hall “has its ups and downs.” He explained that the D-hall always uses sanitary, healthy methods of cooking the food and tries to cut down on grease. While Bradberry agrees that there is a lot of butter and cream in some D-hall foods, he reminds students that there are also foods such as the five vegetarian dishes located at the end of the line, dishes that he makes with no butter and very little cream. Bradberry said that he tries to reduce the fat in the foods he cooks by using low or no fat substitutes for items required in his recipes. He added that 90 percent of the vegetables in the D-hall have not been seasoned with anything except “a little salt, a little pepper and only enough butter to cook with, to cover the bottom of the pan.” Bradberry believes that the D-hall offers enough selection for students to eat healthily, if they so choose. Perhaps one of the biggest problems, however, is not with D-hall food, but with the students themselves. Dwight Bitz, manager of the Evans Dining Hall, believes that stu- dents do not always want to eat healthily. While stu- dents complain about all the grease, whenever the D-hall cuts back on fried food, it gets comment cards asking for more of it. Out of the 27 comment cards representing two weeks worth of student feedback to the D-hall, I5 ofthem re- , quested fried foods such as french fries, chicken pop- ‘ pers and onion rings. Another request was for cinnamon butter, which is not exactly a Healthy Choice Award prod- ' uct. Bradberry agreed that students do not always make healthy choices, and he estimated that only one-third of : diners make healthy choices about their meals. Like Bitz, he noted the contrast between what students request . unhealthy eating habits, but they think that the D-hall could Photo by Hollister Hovey/Executive Editor Students enjoy brunch at Evans Dining Hall, but others wonder how healthy the food choices are. and what they eat: while they request healthy food, the items that the D-hall staff find are the most popular are those such as cheese sticks and onion rings. He suggestedthat both a gender and a class division exist in this matter. “Mostly females eat much healthier than males do,” Julian asserted that it would have been healthier for her last year if she could have taken-food out of the D-hall. Then when she got hungry for a snack, she could have packaged food was around in her dorm. eaten something healthy instead of whatever unhealthy, Almost all the students interviewed agreed, pointing out. that they were paying for the food anyway. The most com- monly requested take-out food was fmit, followed by ba- gels. There appears to be room for compromise on this issue, however. “If you’re eating one bagel or a piece of fruit or ice cream cone, we don’t disapprove of that at all,” Bitz said. “Wejust don’t want people stocking up.” Basically the D-halljust does not want people making it their supermarket. Fair enough. As to the other issues, the comment cards are on the table by the main entrance to the D-hall. Perhaps if enough students .request these healthy items, some kind of arrangement can be made to satisfy everyone. While students always have complained and always will complain about D-hall food, the situation is not too bad. The staff is much more talented than many other colleges can boast, with chef Greg Pearce, head of the National Association of Colleges and Universities’ Food Services, and his culinary colleagues the products of many years of experience. Perhaps more importantly, the staff is accommodating and truly wants to make life better for W&L students. While the D-hall is not the model for health and nutrition centers in the Western Hemisphere, neither is it the mess hall from hell. With a little work on both sides, the W&L community can become a very healthy one. If more students choose healthier meals, and the D- hall tries to make the healthy foods taste a little better without compromising their nutritional value, maybe W&L will become an example for those health and nutrition centers after all. At least it would be one more step to ensuring that W&L will still have the happiest student body for years to come. Bradberry said. “Also, this freshman class doesn’t seem to eat half as healthy as the previous one.” Bitz and Bradberry both explained that there are many healthy options available to students if they choose to em-, ploy them. The D-hall has tried to cut down on fried food, revamping 50 to 60 percent of its menu away from deep fried food into baked or broiled food during the past two years. The deli bar, which serves lean meats, is open during lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The salad bar is also open and at the students’ disposal. At lunch and dinner there are five vegetarian, low-fat dishes available at the end ofthe line, and the D-hall offers at least three fresh fruits and vegetables at every meal, along with canned fruits. It bakes 90 percent of its bread in its own bakery, and it offers low-fat and skim milk at every meal. It offers non—fat frozen yogurt and sugar-free Jell-O as healthier dessert options. Also, Bitz stressed that he takes students’ comments very seriously and tries to accommodate them whenever possible. He said that the D-hall is completely receptive to students’ needs, willing to accommodate them for allergies and kosher foods and ready to offer them boxed lunch op- tions for when they have to miss a meal due to a class schedule conflict. Bitz believes that the D-hall is “certainly up there with the best of them” when it comes to offering healthy meal options to students. Some students recognize and appreciate the D—hall’s at- tempt to offer healthy food. Freshman Kristen Bonnema thinks that she eats more healthily here than she did at home, saying, “I generally get vegetables and balanced meals here, which I didn’t at home.” Many students take some responsibility for their often I A cold, as most of us know from experience, usually produces a clear nasal discharge. But it’s quite common for the discharge to thicken and look greenish, and this s symptom sends a lot of cold sufferers to their doctors to ask for antibiotics. In fact, a greenish secre- tion is nothing to worry about and, in itself, does not call for antibiotics. Colds and flu are caused by viruses, and anti- biotics cannot kill’ viruses, only bacteria. A recent survey showed that an astonishing 60 per- cent of all patients seen in pri— » mary care for the common cold were given a prescrip- tion for antibiotics. This is not only a waste of money and resources, it increases the likelihood that bacterial strains will develop antibiotic resistance. Thus when you really need antibiotics, they might not work. And taking antibiotics is hardly a picnic -— you’re at risk for side ef- fects. ' Studies years ago showed that greenish discharges in the course of the common help them out still more. Some ofthe biggest requests stu- dents made were for more and better vegetables, 24-hour accessible juice and/or other drink machines and the per- mission to take food out ofthe D-hall. Despite the academic and social time constraints that come along with being a Washington and Lee student, many undergraduates are finding the time to exercise. ‘ “I think that it’s really important to work out on a regular basis,” sophomore Mary Beth Brookby said. “Staying fit helps you to maintain your body’s basic health, and it’s a great outlet for releasing stress.” From the multi-million dollar Duchossois Tennis Center to Wilson Field, W&L provides a wide variety We are here to pump you up cold were caused by the vi- rus, not by invading bacte- ria. A recent study in Clinical Infectious Diseases cast more light on how viruses work in your upper respira- tory tract. The symptoms you experience, including na- sal secretions, are not the work of viruses, but of your own immune system responding to the virus. Scientists used to think that viruses infecting the Cautions for upcoming cold season Antibiotics not always key to curing common cold woes Photo by Chnstre l”hllllpSll)ll0C0‘ Editor Nurse Jane Wheeling gives a’ flu shot to sophomore Laura Schramm . nasal passage destroyed nasal cells, but this is not the case. Cold viruses provoke a massive immune re- sponse (sneezing, inflammation, secretions and so forth), including an increase in certain types of im- ' c ‘mune cells that, in the course of your recovery, may add yellow or greenish color to the discharge. I If you develop complica- ‘ tions with your cold or flu, ~*such asbronchitis or an ear I r or sinus infection, you’lI Z Vneed antibiotics if these prove to be bacterial. Doc- tors should not prescribe antibiotics “just in case,” but should diagnose a bac- » V terial infection before pre- scribing. ' .If'yourifever,lasts more than a few days-and you . have a continuing produc- , tive cough or worsening ear pain, if would make sense to return for a Iook—see. But if you call your doctor about a cold or flu, you should. decline antibiotics that are offered casually “to be on the safe side.” Bottom line: Chicken soup, hot tea, aspirin, flu- . ids and saltwater gargles may not be high-tech, but they are much more effec- tive against cold and flu symptoms than antibiotics you don’t need. —— from The University of Califor- nia, Berkeley Wellness Letter, October 1998, provided by the Washington & Lee Student Health Center by Ginger Phillips F EA TURES EDITOR Alcohol, drugs, nutrition, exercise, sexually transmit- ted diseases, contraception, stress, sexual assault... Chances are that there is a lot that you don’t know about some of these issues. Perhaps you have a question about alcohol or drugs that you’ve never asked because you were afraid of being embarrassed. Maybe you’d like to know more about the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases, but you didn’t know whom to ask and wouldn’t be caught dead doing STD research in Leyburn Library. There is someone on campus who can help. In fact, there aremore than 70 people who are well qualified to answer your questions on these is- sues and more. They are the members of LIFE, an acronym that stands for Lifestyle Information for Everyone. LIFE is an organization of students Photo by Hollister Hovey/Executive Editor ofathletic facilities for its students. While many ofthese facilities can be considered state of the art, some stu- dents feel that others need, to be updated. Sophomore Mike Holmes, shown above, and many other students work out in the weight room in the Warner Center. Facilities like this one and the one in Gaines Hall have resulted in many complaints from students who would like to benefit from newer and better equipment. “The weight rooms are adequate, but they could defi- nitely use some improvement,” Brookby said. dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles among W&L students. “LIFE is very active on campus, and I think that it is a really important group because LIFE provides students with information that they can use to make healthy decisions in their lives,” sophomore LIFE member Martha Cornbrooks said. Often students find it more difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle in college because ofthe many unhealthy obstacles that the average college student must face. “There are a lot of issues that face students as they Making LIFE a little better at W&L ~ come to college. Most W&L students are very stressed, and that doesn’t leave"much time for healthy eating and exercise,”junior Anna Parris, president ofLlFE, said. “A lot of people tum to alcohol as a release and a diversion from their worries. This is why it is important for an organization like LIFE to encourage responsible, healthy behavior.” LIFE membership has steadily increased during the past few years, and prospective members must undergo at least twenty hours of training in a wide range of health related topics. "I really value that a large portion of the student body is trained to deal with such a variety of issues,” Parris said. “Students can go to a LIFE member for advice on a very informal basis so that they will not feel uncomfortable.” LIFE has already planned many campus activities for this year. Freshmen had their first encounter with LIFE during Freshman Orienta- tion, when LIFE sponsored a speaker and group discussions among LIFE members, dorm counselors and freshmen. The Controlled Drinking Experiment will be conducted by LIFE members and Peer Counse- lors on October 19. The organization will also sponsor a speaker later this month in commemoration of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the AIDS quilt will be on campus for World AIDS Day in December. “We are trying to be very involved in campus life and to make ourselves visible,” Parris said. “When people are in precarious situations, or iftheyjust need advice, we try to be available for them.” ‘ OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_005.2.txt )1 OCTOBER 12, 1998 PAGE 5 “Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You ’a’ have a chance, at least. You could lie there thinking, ‘Well.-At least I ’m not dead. —from “Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are Dead” \ Leshner, Armstrong decide it ’s better ‘not to be’ by Tarah Grant EXECUTIVE EDITOR eniors T.W. Leshner and Wes Armstrong are best friends both on and off the stage. They have been friends for four years and roommates for two, and next weekend they will be co-stars in their senior thesis project: “Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are Dead,” a play about two best friends. Armstrong thinks that the parallels between the two sets of friends benefit the production. “The characters have to act like best friends,” Armstrong said. ‘‘It helps when the actors are like that anyway.” . Rosencrantz and Guildenstem are collegnchums of 'Hamlet. As the action of Wi1l_ia;g§hakespeare’s “Ham- let” swirls about them, Rosencrantz and Guildenstem have time “off stage” to ponder their situation, the meaning Rosencrantz Guildenstem D e a cl a r e their lives and what their names are. Filling their time ABOVE; iv with sprightly dialogue and absurd word games, Gui1denstem(T_w_ Rosencrantz and Guildenstem wonder if they are not part Leshner) and ofthe action, are they then merely marginal players with Rosencrantz (Wes no real purpose? Stuck in an existential groove and unable to change the script in which they barely play a part, the friends find that “their only exit is death.” Playwright Tom Stoppard wrote “Rosencrantz and Armstrong) are minor characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but in Stoppard’s play 7 Guildenstem are Dead” more than 30 years ago, but di— they re the S,tarS' rector Al Gordon considers it to be a timeless piece. , R_I(_'HT: “‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstem’ answers the tough, Franc'S_ Mc_W'"'amS’ modern questions about personal integrity and commit- Syb” Prince’ Josh merit,” Gordon said, “but at the same time, it offers a Chambe”ai“’Rya“ LaRue and Kathie thoughtful and touching portrait of friendship and the human condition.” Performances will be on Oct. 23, 24 and 26 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Lenfest Center’s Keller Theatre. Soroka solicite them- selves in a medieval theater troupes’ sex show. _, ,_ Photo counesy 0 Susan Wager Photo courtesy of Susan \Vager Bicenquinquagerary Bulletin provided by the 250"’ Nostalgia Sub-Committee Often referred to as the “Shrine of the South,” Lee Chapel was built in 1867 soon after the arrival of General Lee. General Lee realized it was difficult to gather the entire student body at once and proposed the construction of a building the campus lacked, a chapel. Contrary to popular belief that Lee designed the build- ing, Lee Chapel was designed by Thomas H. Williamson, an engineering professor at VMI. For many years the chapel was the site of Baccalaureate and Commence- ment ceremonies for graduating classes. Nothing puts careers ahead like pace-setting success. 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Campus Reps I Organizations wanted Inter-Campus Programs ‘I-800-327-6013 www.lcpt.corn W&L REPAYS GEORGE WASHINGTON A spectacular fireworks show over the Potomac River, an appearance by George Washington and a unique and historic gift presentation will highlight a special evening at Mount Vernon on Saturday. As part of W&L’s 250‘“ celebration, a check for $50,000 will be presented to Mount Vernon as a symbolic repayment for a similar gift that George Wash- ington gave the school more than 200 years ago. The black—tie affair will take place on the lawn at Mount Vernon begin- ning at 6 p.m. and will be hosted by Roger Muss ’50. The $250 per couple ticket price includes a candle—lit tour of Mount Vernon with George Wash- ington impersonator William Sommerfield, a reception and dinner. After dinner, Elizabeth Formidoni, president of the W&L Student Ex- ecutive Committee, will present the check to Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, re- gent of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. FILM SOCIETY CELEBRATES GYPSY MUSIC The next presentation of the Washington and Lee Film Society will be a documentary of Gypsy music, “Latcho Drom” (France, 1994), directed by Tony Gatlif. Screenings will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Troubadour Cinema. As always, there is no charge for admission, although contributions are welcome. This film is in Romany and French, with English subtitles. For centuries the Gypsies have traveled the world, taking with them only what they could carry on their backs. But by the end of “Latcho Drom,” a visually and musically arresting tribute to Gypsy culture, you may feel as if you’ve walked every single mile with them. Plotless and without dialogue, the film traces Gypsy music back through‘ all its origins and permutations. The movie shows Gypsies as a scorned people who are run out ofpastures and apartments as undesirables. For many ofthem, music is their one true resource. Passed on from generation to generation, their songs function as a sort of folk history. Ageless and at the same time flexible enough to include comment on re- cent politics (as one Romanian ballad about Ceaucescu illustrates), the music changes with each country, along with the styles ofthe people too. But, as the movie points out, the song remains essentially the same. SOSA LECTURES ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF NORMS Dr. Ernest Sosa, the Romeo Elton professor of philosophy at Brown Uni- versity, will give a public lecture in the Science Center in room A—2l4 next Monday at 7:30 p.m. The title of his talk is “Normative Objectivity.” He will address whether the objectivity ofnorms is undermined by disagreement or by naturalism. Sosa has taught at Brown University since 1964 and has been a visiting professor at the universities of Western Ontario, Pittsburgh, Miami, Michigan, Texas, Harvard and at St. Catherine’s College at Oxford. He is the author of over 160 papers published in philosophyjoumals. Sosa has also has edited several collections and works of reference and is a member ofthe editorial boards of 12 philosophy journals, including “Ameri- can Philosophical Quarterly,” “Philosophical Perspectives” and “Philosophi- cal Studies.” VOGEL SPEAKS ON JEWISH PHILOSOPHERS Lawrence Vogel, associate professor of philosophy at Connecticut College, . will present a talk on Monday as part of Washington and Lee’s responsibility lecture series. Vogel’s lecture will be held in the Science Center, Room A-214, at 7:30 p.m and is open to the public. His lecture is titled, “Jewish Philosophers After Heidegger: Levinas and Jonas on Responsibility.” Vogel received his bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 1975 and his doctorate in philosophy from Yale University in 1989. He previously taught and lectured atYale University and Vassar College and he received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Fellowship in 1990. He is the author of “The Fragile We: Ethical Implications of Heidegger’s Being and Time” and more recently edited and introduced a volume of Hans Jonas’ later essays, “Morality and Morality: A Search for the Good After Auschwitz” for Northern University Press. ' -—-e-mail General Notes to phi@wlu.edu S T‘ ”P »-.q¢~V.,«. » r OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_006.2.txt PAGE 6 OCTOBER 12, 1998 Wildcats pounce on Generals 29-7 W&L offense struggles for second straight week in loss to Davidson by Brendan Harrington Sroms EDITOR Coming into the season, it was w- parentthat theGenetals’ defense was a major concern, since the tam gradu- atedeightstarters. Yetnooneques- tionedtheGenerals’ drilitiesonoffense, which returned eight stuters including jimiorquarterhackChristim Batcheller. But after five games, the Generals of- fense is having itsownproblems,which culminatedina29-7lossatthehandsof Division l-AA Davitbonon Saurday. WahingtonmdLee(l-4,0-ZODAC) is averaging 15.4 points per gnne and has scored only 13 points in the last twoweekslthadbeenmorethansix quarters since the Generals had scored a touchdown when W&L scored in the third quarter against Davidson. “Offensively we are struggling,” W&L head coach Frank Miriello said. “Randolph-Macon and Davidson are a lot better on defense this year, but we should be a lot better on offense. Our big play guys have to start making the big plays. We just haven’t been doing thatlatelyandwescemtobejustmisse ing them by a finger tip.” The defense played respectably against Davidson's option offense and keptthemtoaseasonlow3S8yatds. Two of the fourDavidson touchdowns resulted from superb field Davidson began its first touchdown drive on the W&L 27-yad line follow- ing a Batcheller The third touchdown chive started on the W&L 23 following a blocked punt. “Our defense is getting better ev- ery week,” Miriello said. “We played with a lot ofdiscipline today on de- fense, and except for a few breakdowns here and there, we played very well.” W&L did a good job of containing the option, but Davidson’s Tommy Dugan had a solid day for the Wildcats (3-2), mnning for two touchdowns and throwing for one. He led rushing for Davidson with 68 yards, and finished the day eight of 19 passing for 111 yards, one touchdown and one inter- ception. His touchdown pass was a 27- yxd strike to wide receiver Roland Wil- liams with 9:42 left in the -garne. Run- ning back Eric Ferguson scored the first touchdown of the game for the Wild- ulswith 5:33 left in the firstquarter. Sophomore nose tackle Bo Henderson had a huge day forthe Wild- cats on defense. Henderson led all play- ers with 12 tackles, three ofthem for a loss, and also posted two sacks. . Marc Watson was one of the few bright spots for the Generals, continu- ing his stellar play. He scored the only touchdown for W&L on a dazzling2l- yard touchdown scamper with 4:42 left in the third quarter. He finished the day with 82yardson15cam'es,andisaver- sgingmorethanfiveyardspercarry. Batcheller finished the day 17 of 27 for 142 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. Wide receiver J.T. Malmesta led all Generals receivers with 60 yards on three catches. W&L ishome forthenexttwoweeks, hostiig l-hmpden-Sydney next Saturday aid Sewmee for Paents’ Weekend “We have ourbacks against the wall, but we’ve been here before,” Miriello said. “ lt’s not like we are 9-lor 8-2 ev- ery year and being in this situation is shockingtous.0ur tamwill respond” See STATS, page Men’s soccer declaws Tigers by Tod Williams STAFF WRITER A team’s homecoming game is always big, and the play- ers are especially driven to win. When you are someone else’s homecoming opponent, that desire to win runs even deeper. The thought of ruining the homecoming festivities can‘ bring a smile to the face of even the tamest competitor. ‘ Prior to Saturday’s game against Washington and Lee, Harnden-Sydney was the only school that remained unde- feated in ODAC play. In fact, the Tigers were ranked sixth in the South in NSCAA Division 111 polls. Much to the Tigers’ dismay, their first ODAC loss came amidst their homecoming celebration. W&L pulled out the win 1 -0. The Generals lacked their usual offensive production in the game, but the one goal they scored would prove suffi- cient to upset the Tigers. In keeping in step with the season and the past three years, Sam Chase quietly did his job as the Generals’ scoring forward. Chase called the win “pretty big — the biggest of the season.” Last year, Hampden-Sydney beat the Generals at home for W&L’s homecoming, so Chase said it was nice to return the favor. He also pointed out that the Generals did not need many extra incentives as motivators. “We really want home field advantage during playoffs, so everyyconference See SOCCER, page“/' Volleyball , still rocks ODAC by Steele Cooper . is STA FF WRITER K The Generals posted another un- beaten week in ODAC play. Thursday W&L traveled to Sweet Briar, and won A their seventh ODAC match (15-6, 15-4, 15-10). Their record now stands at 15-2 overall and 7-0 ODAC. This win brings the Generals closer to repeating as } ODAC champions. _ “The ODAC tournament is our pri- mary goal right now. Nationals are kind of out of our hands,” senior captain Megan Snodgrass said. “All we can 5 do is play our best in the ODAC and see what happens with the NCAA toumament.” Freshman Ricka Hildebrand and » Snodgrass had seven kills each to lead the offense. Sophomore Katherine Kline posted 10 assists to lead the Generals’ setters. “Overall, we played relaly well as a team. We will still need I to finish strong through the tough matches to stay on top,” Kline said. Washington and Lee has only three ‘ remaining ODAC matches before the ODAC tournament on November 6'“ and 7"‘. The top six regionally ranked teams will go to the NCAA touma- ' ment; W&L is currently ranked 5*‘. Tuesday, Emory and Henry fell to the I Generals as the latest in W&L’s tear through the ODAC competition (15-,5, 15-4, 15-7). This win brought the team’s record to 14-2 overall and 6-0 ODAC. 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This year, the women’s soccer team has the opportunity to be- ‘ 2 come one of these teams. *' The Generals lost their first two games of the season this week to Emory and _ Roanoke, dropping their record to 6-2 overall, 5-1 in the ODACs. , , , s ’ ' _ On Saturday in Atlanta, Washington and Lee failed to put one on the board. ,g,_?¥Fl§i«§;Y3:T¢~§9“,!”igl - d" A ..IiEm°T}”S Jill Warm SC0f€d the only goal of the game in the second half, defeat- . ‘ . r .. ‘i ' « x line ring the Generals 1-0 in their first non-conference loss. , " I in 8 if V A _ . . , p 2 “Despite the loss, we felt good about the game,” sophomore forward Marga- if ' ‘ :Hret-Hunter Tumer said. “They’re ranked third in the south, so the fact that we held them to one goal in ‘the final minutes of the game made us feel really good.” 4’ Thursday at Roanoke proved to be extremely frustrating for W&L. The (Generals controlled play for the majority of the game, but the Maroons were ;able to convert the few times the ball crossed the 50-yard line, coming out on :',top 2-1. ‘ “Overall, we played well,” sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Harris said. “We Frances Groberg/Sports Editor ,,"just had a few defensive breakdowns.” Support for the women: Members of the men’s soccer team Head Coach Jan Hathom tried to “beat the doldrums” by mixing up the ‘hstalriting lineup for the team. “I wanted to raise the intensity of practice, so L the day before the game, I told [the team] that all of the positions were .‘:';open,” she said. “"" Despite the new lineup, the Generals fell behind for the first time this season . . 7'' when Roan0ke’s Melissa Stanhewicz scored the first goal of the game from 25 yards out. The 1-0 score stood at the half. _ Sophomore midfielder Shana Levine evened it up for the Generalsjust ‘_'over six minutes into the second halfwith her direct kick. Levine has four goals this S‘3350Y1- Davidson (3-2) 7 8 7 7—29 , The turning point came withjust under 20 minutes left in the game. A Gen-’ Washington & Lee (1_4) O O 0 0 _ 6 “ erals’ foul set up a successful penalty kick for the Maroons, shifting the score . . A ‘E’. and, more importantly, the momentum, for the rest of the game. WLU DC I h e k , “We recovered [from the kick], but not enough to tie the game up again,” support their women counterparts against Roanoke. STATS FROM PAGE 6 SCOREBYQUARTERS 1 2 3 4 "'1-lathom said. “We got a little frantic in the final minutes, but I was very im- Flrst Downs 14 20 TUESDAY 8 lPTe55ed that the team “VET gaVe “P7, RuSiieS_YdS (Net) 31-122 50-247 Men’s Soccer vs. Bridgewater4 p.m. A The final 20 minutes of the game were characterized by numerous chances P3531118 Yds (Net) 142 l l l V011eyba11@ Rand01ph_MacOn for W&L, but the team was unable to convert on any of them. The score Passes Att-Com-Int 27-l7-2 19-8-0 W {remained 2-1 at the buzzer, as Roanoke handed the Generals their first loss of Total Offensive Plays-Yds 58-264 69-358 EDNESDAY lithe 59350” Fumble Returns—Yds 0-0 0-0 W°me"’5 50°99’ @ Lynchburg '8 Harris considers the loss a learning experience. “We weren’t yet comfort- punt Retum5_YdS 2_2 , 4_52 THURSDAY ¢ table playing at such a high level for a full 90 minutes. The loss will help us to Kickoff RetumS_YdS 5_94 2_37 Men,s Soccer @ Denison :_raise our expectations and play our game for the entire game.” Interception RetumS_YdS 0_0 2_27 Hathom agreed. “The losses will either help us or pull us apart. That’s up to P t A 8_3 2 8 6_3 8 2 SATURDAY '[the team], but I have every confidence in them.” un S (N0 Verage) ' ' Football "5- Hampd°“'SYd“ey 1330 Pm- ’ 8 Despite how things went for the team this week, Hathom has faith in her Fumblfisiost 0‘0 0'0 , Mews S°°°er@ VMI " team. “The team really proved to me that they have it in them to be great. Penaltle5‘Yd5 7‘70 . 6'50 Womenls S°°°er@C°llege °fN0lT° Dame mstatistically, we beat them. We just have to put itall together.” ~i-i -xv P0SSeS5l0I1 Time 29143 301 l 7 ' ’ V * Men’5a W°m.en"5 X‘°°um1')’@ VMI lnVlf3tl°“3~’l ' W The Generals willtryto get back on track this week in their important contest Sacks By Number—Yds 211 ll ” '8 2 ' 2 l2-l7 7 H 2 '" . , . , __)V0lle)’b3ll@G°“°h°l"T°“mammV" M at Lynchburg on Wednesday. J L i 2 ‘. eneral Information Meeting’ on Tuesday, ctober 20 Spring Term, Limited Semester, or 7:0 pm Financia|Aid Ful|Year » Available], OCR::/Vol_101/WLURG39_RTP_19981012/WLURG39_RTP_19981012_008.2.txt PAGE 8 Humor Page LAST WORD OCTOBER 12, 1998 Korn’s Family Values by Henry Gola CONCERT REVIEW Recently, W&L student Henry Gola attended Korn ’s Family Values tour in Philadelphia and lived to tell about it. The Last Word brings you his courageous tale as part of our continuing eflorts to fill up space. When George Bush coined the phrase “family values,” it’s doubtful that chants cursing police, a cage con- taining gyrating fans and public uri- nation is what he had in mind. That’s what went on at the sarcastically named Family Values Tour, which is now in its third week ripping across America. The male answer to Lilith Fair, this- testosterone-charged tour has more than filled the void for an aggressive show left by Lollapalooza’s departure. Riding the commercial success of Korn and the controversy of Rammstein, the tour also boasts West Coast veteran Ice Cube, neo-metalheads Limp Bizkit, and the goth-metal stylings of Orgy. Rammstein, the German group that garnered major MTV airplay with their hit “Du l-last,” relied on special effects and shock value to wow the largely Adidas-clad crowd. In front of a burn- ing backdrop, the lead singer set him- self on fire, whipped out a fake penis, urinated on both his keyboard player and the crowd and shot flamethrower blasts above the mosh pit. Oh yeah, W&L Film Society Fall Schedule “dedicated to bringing you the highest qual- ityfilms you ’d never pay to see otherwise” Kbla Khgash (Iran, I997) Ayoung woman is sentenced to stoning for baring her naked ankles in public. This film sparked the great Iranian political debate -—- should capital pun- ishment be administered for religious crimes or is torture enough? Me Bloody Knickers (Great Britain, 1996) The saucy tale of two irrepressibly naughty Leeds barmaids. In the style of great British comedy, which means it involves lots of men in drag and hundreds of bad puns. Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (Hong Kong, 1996) See the latest fruit of the Jane Austen revival genre — Hong Kong style! Jackie Chan as Charles Bingley and Jet Li as the scandalous F itzwilliam Darcy face off in a Kung Fu death match for Elizabeth Bennet’s honor. Featuring Michelle Yeoh as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the nunchuck-wielding aristocrat with a taste for blood. YetAnother Mob Movie(USA, 1998) Mar- V tin Scorsese’s latest. It stars —— get this —- Joe Pesci as a violent psychotic mobster and Rob- ert Di Nero as his saner mob cohort! Complete with brutal beatings, Rolling Stones-laced soundtrack and gratuitous profanity. This movie was pieced together entirely from out- takes of “Goodfellas” and “Casino.” Twp Blue Pigeons (Europe, 1997) One of thoseintellectual Euro-art films involving lots of symbolism you won’t understand. A spar- row flies out a window. A young boy receives a toy train for Christmas. A truck ‘drives up and down the street in the rain. A series of E seemingly unconnected events that add up to nothing in the end -- or do they? * *edit0r ’s note: no, they don ’t. Naked Ambitions (Cinemax, 1998) The long-awaited sequel to “Naked Endeavors” and “Naked.Desires.” Part of Cinem'ax’s con- tinuing artistic quest to portray the human condition; well, at least that portion of human- ity that’s naked and large-breasted. Attention Parents It'S1:30 ll.lll. III! 3 WGIIIISIIIV lllllllllllll. Ill! VBII KIIOW Vlllffl V|lIll' Bllllll IS? Flnll outwliatsreallv Iiallllenlntl on camnus. subscribe to Ellie fling-tum lfihi sent! a clioclmr $30 In: last! 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Another high- light came when Ice Cube, who ear- lier rapped through an impressive set, came out to perform “Children of the Korn,” a hip-hop/metal hybrid, and “Wicked,” which Korn had earlier covered on “Life is Peachy.” Family Values, which has enjoyed solid ticket sales, is out to prove crit» ics wrong who said the market for giant—sized tours appealing to male teens no longer existed. Krautrockers extraordinaire Rammstein turn up the heat at the Family Values Tour. ' An open letter to the IFC and fraternity presidents Last week you guys wrote a letter to the campus papers saying that our portrayal of underage drinking on this_campus is detrimental to the goal of minimizing alco- hol abuse on this campus. You charged us to report on the more sober side of W&L and tone down on the’ stories of wild drunken abandon. My question to you is: are you f"‘**ing joking? Maybe there aren’t too many joumal- ism majors on the IFC, but let me break it to you: somebody not getting arrested for drunk in public is not a story. Here, which of these headlines do you find more inter- two,” or “Fourteen sent to infirmary in hall crawl gone horribly wrong?” “Responsible drinker cuts self off after “Student ends up naked in a dumpster in B.V. after weekend-long drunken frenzy?” Look, the campus papers ignoring the problem of alcohol abuse won’t make the problem disappear. lfanything, people will start to think they live in a. consequence- get worse. free environment and the problem will only If we want to eliminate alcohol abuse, we need to run front page pictures of people passed out in a pool oftheir own vomit. We they should be". They should have thought about that before they got underneath the beer bong for the eighth time that night, rather than crying to the Phi or Trident for report- ing their drunk in public charge the next week. This is how the campus papers can help the IFC in their goals -— not by sweeping the alcohol problem under the rug and hoping it just disappears, but by informing the public about the possible consequences of their drunken debauchery. Let’s not turn our papers into sycophan- tic tools ofthe administration. Let us do our jobs asjoumalists and try reporting the truth, in all its alcohol-drenched glory. esting: need to run stories on every alcohol-related “Nothing goes wrong Wednesday case that comes before the SJC. 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In the old Confederacy, where there are no computers (or “big purdy shiny thingies,” the blanket Southern term for all electronics), scientists are grappling with a Y2K crisis of their own: they are concerned that there will be no year 2000 as no one in the South can count that high. Most South- erners know only up to about three or four, some know all the way into the double dig- its; none can get past 1,865. “If we caint solve this here dadgum problem, will thar be a NA SCAR season in year two-zero-zero- zero?” wondered Southern mathematician Clem Botetourt. Scientists worry that if the year 2000 NASCAR season doesn’t happen, life in the South will grind to a halt (nearly twice as fast as it’s going now). Whites stage “Million Man Rave” Washington —- To show their pain and anger for being laughed at on the dance floor all their lives, this week hundreds of thou- sands of white guys descended upon our nation’s capital to bust some funky moves. “White people have historically been seg- regated to the back of the room at dances. Well no more. If I feel like gettin’ jiggy wid’ it, then I’m darn well goingto get jiggy wid’ it, by golly!” said Million Man Dance orga- nizer Martin Steinhouser, a middle manager at the Sears department store in Danbury, Connecticut. i The activists converged upon the Mall in DC and danced until the sound of Italian loaf- ers beating the pavement became almost deafening. “l’m busting my mad flavor for all to see,” said dance activist Ben Mulhaney, ‘‘I don’t care if I can’t move to the beat or if the rhythmless flailing of my arms and legs reminds people of a seal having an epilectic seisure.” Mulhaney then attempted to “Cab- bage Patch,” a dance move that was cool maybe ten years ago. The white guys are demanding that Con- gress pass laws allocating more federal funds to wealthy suburban schools for dance classes and more money for dance research. “Perhaps someday minorities will be able to come up with a dance move so simplistic, so easy that even the stiffest white guy in the world can’t f"‘** it up,” said Steinhouser. Man overjoyed to “just be friends” Sacremento, CA -- Local man Dan Bruckman is reportedly “ecstatic” that his attractive co-worker Mary Phillips wants to I “just be friends” and doesn’t want a more physical relationship. “When Mary said she didn’t want to spoil the specialness of our friendship with sex, boy, was I relieved!” A gushed Bruckman. Bruckman reports that he, too, was concerned about the specialness of their relationship and that sex was “the furthest thing from my mind” with the beau- tiful, available Phillips; ‘‘I think I speak for all men around the world when I say that noth- ing frightens us more than the prospect of mining friendships with amazing, mind-blow- ing sex,”-said Bruckman. 1/0 have the foresight to set goals and the determination to meet them. You have the creative spirit to take your own ideas, implement them and make them work. You've got what it takes to head to the top with a rewarding career _ in retail. Hechfs, a division of The May Department Stores Company, has 0 place for you. Hechl’s invites you to explore the opportunities in our Executive Training Program. Show us your style, your passion for excellence, and we'll show you on exciting career. ' 0 Buying ‘ 0 Corporate Finance Come and see us at our Reception at UCl T4 on Thursday, October 22nd, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.. 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