OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19990503/WLURG39_RTP_19990503_001.2.txt /Writ _ _ 5 "1/7 /33 , .--~_\ 3. 1,40.-I (- ‘.g-- x__ +4 *‘ I... 1 - 1 1 U112 filing-tn WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsIrY’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER III VOLUME 101, No. 22 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999 “You had no clue you were in Lexington” Beautiful weather, gigantic tents, ice sculptures, satellite uplinks, and great lacrosse made the bicenquinquagenary special. ByDanGrattan ,, NEWSEDITOR There are few tents in Rockbridge County that have run- ning water, two jumbotrons, chan- of all of the past leaders of the stu- dent body. The show also included live per- formances by W&L thespians, as well as the University Chorus and the W&L Jazz Ensemble. One part of the show which has raised questions among current stu- dents was the video that was inter- spersed throughout the perfor- mance, as well as aspects of the speeches of President John Elrod and Rector of the Board of Trustees, J. Frank Surface ’60. Although some students said that the video was “adequate”or “alright,” many others referred to the series of narrated clips as “bad infomercials,” and “admissions vid- eos.” “I was expecting a Ken Burns masterpiece,” said one junior, “what we got was a cliched plea for alumni money.” Some students who saw the show also said that the speeches of Elrod and Surface made them feel uncom- fortable in the presence of so many Alumni. These students were con- cerned that both the speeches and 4 elegant parties Washington and Lee ‘ Show, broadcast live from the deliers, and a buffet table measured in terms of miles. Sophomore Lauren Harris said it best upon walking into the tented gala. “You had no clue you were in Lex- ington,” she said. After years of anticipation and planning, the 250“‘ Anniversary Na- tional Day of Celebration arrived on Saturday, and more than 3,000 alumni, faculty and students en- joyed one of the more unique and has ever hosted. Everyone involved with the Gala was thrilled with the Pa1’tY~ “I was very pleased with how well it was done,” said student co-chair of the 250"‘ Steering Committee, Nate Tencza. “It was done with a lot of class and it turned into a really spe- cial event.” Those who made it to the Ruins found a lively mood, good music,~ex— quisite food and a satellite broadcast being beamed millions of miles from the Lenfest Center to the Liberty Hall Ruins. The National Celebration Satellite Lenfest Center was hosted by reknowned journalists Roger Mudd ’50 and Cecily Tynan Badger ’9l. The show included awards for out- standing service to the University in the areas of learning, leadership, and honor. Sydney M. B. Coulling III ’48 and Francis Pendleton Gaines were given the learning and leader- ship awards, respectively. The award for honor was given to the Student Executive Committee Presidents. The first female E.C. President and ciirrent leader, Beth Forinidoni ’96U, ’99L accepted the award on behalf One of W&L’s most famous alums comes to town to speak, sign and celebrate 250 years By Heather McDonald COPYEDITOR Never was a white-suited man so anticipated at Wash- ,‘ ington and Lee. Last Thursday, author and alumnus Tom Wolfe, ’5 1, showed up in his signature white suit, signed books and gave the keynote address for Reunion Weekend. Fa- mous for his style of writing, New Journalism, and his 4. immensely popular two works of fiction, “Bonfire of the Vanities and A Man in Full,’’ Wolfe’s books gamed a huge crowd to his books signing and his speech. Stu- d/ents, faculty, alumni and townspeople waited in line- some for nearly three hours-to get Wolfe’s signature. When the doors closed at 5:30 p.m., much of the line was turned away. The speech was held under the tent on Cap‘n Dick Smith Field. Smith was Wolfe’s coach while during Wolfe’s days as a Generals baseball pitcher. Wolfe started out the speech with the anecdote about the time he came back to W&L for Alumni Weekend and received an Hon- orary Doctorate. The speaker described Wolfe as an out- standing baseball player. After the event, Wolfe said to Smith, “I bet you didn’t know who they were talking about,” to which Smith replied, “Wolfe, you tried.” Wolfe’s speech. entitled. “The End of the Century and the Spirit of Washington and Lee,” focused on the impor- tance of W&L’s liberal arts education. Saying that the modern trend for specific, technologically-oriented cur- ricula proves to be limiting, Wolfe said that the tradi- tional format of W&L’s education will get students far in life. Wolfe had to leave Lexington to celebrate the 250th Gala with the New York City Alumni Chapter; he was scheduled to be honored as a Distinguished Alumni. However, freshmen Tom Grove ran into Wolfe before he left. “Micah Tollman and I were sitting in the D-Hall when [Micah] looked up over my head and says, ‘Is that Tom Wolfe?’” Grove said. “I saw a white suit approching, and I knew it had to be Wolfe in a suit like that.” Wolf sat down to eat breakfast with his wife. Grove and Tollman went over to Wolfe and talked with him about his speech. While Grove didn’t have a Wolfe book with him, he did have “A Sickness Unto Death,” by Soren Kierkegaard. “I asked him to lighten it up a bit for me,” Grove said. Wolfe signed the book “Tom Wolfe is fabulous-Soren Kierkegaard,” and handed it back to Grove, saying, “I’m sure that’s what Kierkegaard would have said.” ODACS: Oh so close Baseball team makes it to the ODAC finals for the first time since 1984, long tournament takes its toll on pitching staff V photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor I Junior attackman Chris Brown fires a shot that, in spite of all appearances, does not manage to find its way past VMI goalie Cregg Burns. Top-ranked Washington and Lee went on to win the 12"‘ Annual Lee-Jackson Classic by a score of 9-3 Saturday. Waiting for the ‘Man in Full’ the historical content of the video hinted too much at alumni dona- tions. ‘‘I’m worried now that ifI’m not a Inillionaire in ten years that W&L won’t care about me,” said one sophomore. In addition, many students ex- pected to partake of the much-touted 1/6 mile long buffet table. Because of the heavily discounted ticket prices students were given, organizers did not plan for students to eat dinner at the event. Many students were disap- pointed, however, as they were not aware that they would virtually be ex- cluded from the ornate dinner. Aside from these grievances, the vast majority of those who at- tended enjoyed the evening im- mensely. Junior Andy Stewart was the party at all, but is very happy that he took part in the event of the year. “I’m definitely glad that I went,” Stewart said. “I guess this type of event doesn’t happen often, but the level of sophistication and class ex- hibited was impressive.” According to Director of Food Services Gerald Darrell, that level of sophistication and class came at a dear cost to W&L. “It was the largest social event in the history of the county, it was un- believable,” Darrell said. “Spectacu- lar. Everything went smoothly.” The total bill Darrell will be send- ing to the Alumni Association, how- ever, for the festivities under the tent, as well as numerous other ca- tering events this past weekend, nears $130,000. Maybe those alumni contribu- tions will come in handy after all. . ' :1 « .”.$,,.z .1X " r photo by Hollister Hovey/Assoc. Editor Alumni dancing the night away at the Ruins. Keynote Address. phto by mily e:Phot:i Editor Author Tom Wolfe ‘51 stands with President ‘ John Elrod following his Reunion Weekend By Brendan Harrington STAFF WRITER The Washington and Lee base- ball team came within an arm’s length of capturing their first ever ODAC championship. A pitcher’s arm length, to be exact. On Sunday afternoon at Lynchburg’s City Stadium, the Gen- erals fell to the Bridgewater Eagles 13-2 in the championship game of the ODAC baseball tournament. It was the Generals’ fifth game in less than 48 hours. “We ran out of pitching, and we were also just out of gas to play,” W&L head coach Jeff Stickley said. “We were a half second behind on our swings. We were just worn out.” David Sigler, who was pitching on just one day of rest, got roughed up early, and a host of inexperienced W&L pitchers couldn’t put out the fire. Bridgewater (25-17) scored seven runs in the bottom of third, and Eagles pitcher Gene Crawford gave up only two runs in nine in- nings ofwork. Crawford, who also pitched two scoreless innings earlier in the day, was named the tournament’s Inost valuable player. It was only the second time in team history that the Generals made it to the championship game. The last time was In 1984, the Generals lost 4-1 to Lynchburg College in the finals. The odds were staked against W&L (21-12) making it as far as they did. Because the Generals lost the first game ofthe double elimina- tion tournament 3-2 to the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on Friday night, the Generals needed to win four straight games in order to win the tournament. “Once we lost the first game, it was a stretch to think we could go as far as we did,” Stickley said. “We just kept playing and good things kept happening.” On Saturday, the Generals downed Emory & Henry Wasps 9-6, giving the Generals their first ODAC tournament win since 1989. Senior pitcher Bob Weston gave up three runs in six innings to win his eighth game ofthe year, tying a team record for most wins by a pitcher in one sea- son. Sigler tied the same record, See ODAC on page 4 E1112 Tiling-tum ifihi May 3, 1999 OPINION: Bad plumbing, good towing, McManemin mail continues! PAGE 2 W&LIFE: Alums reminisce, SFA CD PAGE 3 SPORTS: Men’s lax stomps VMI for 1 1th time running, baseball at ODACS PAGE 4 initially unsure if he would attend A OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19990503/WLURG39_RTP_19990503_002.2.txt MAY 3, 1999 (71112 ifling-tum lfllti OPINION The Weekend is over. Following a year of build-up and hype, some of us donned tuxes and dresses and marched out to the ruins, some of us sat in frat houses and watched Cable 2, and some ofus just blew the 250"‘ off and stayed home. For seventy minutes last Saturday night, a large part of the Washington and Lee community sat around and did something fairly routine; got drunk and watched TV. And what we saw was a show that was neither moving, nor thrilling, nor in some instances particularly repre- sentative. ‘ Minority students flashed across the screen with regularity, with much more regularity than they are seen on campus. Once again, W&L tried to portray itself as a place where students from all walks of life gather in the noble pursuit of higher education. And the end result sounded somewhat hollow. The student population is currently made up of5.5 percent minority students, strikingly low in compari- son to the real world. The fact remains that W&L con- tinues to be a hard place for many minority students to be, while at the same time attempting to deny the fact that we are overwhelmingly white, Southern and wealthy. Minority students who choose to live with others of similar interests or backgrounds in the Chavis or Inter- national houses are treated to decrepit, homely build- ings. Students who choose to live with others with simi- lar interests in sports and greek letters are treated to houses that the university has invested $13 million in. What kind of message are we sending? It’s okay to talk about polo, but not racial issues? While it can certainly be argued that in building up- dated minority housing, we encourage polarization among the student population (Dean of Students David Howison has stated that he will never support it for this purpose). We encourage polarization everytime we hold Rush. Anyone can see that a fair degree of polarization exists already (ever seen the D-hall?) between minorities and the majority, yet nothing is being done to correct this. Instead, we simply deny minority organizations the opportunity to meet in a decent place that might justify the costs of tuition. W&L is not culturally diverse. Yet viewbooks, cata- logs, other publications circulated by the university and now even the 250"‘ video would have us believe that we are. Steps are being taken, but we are still not who we pretend to be, and certainly not who we pretended to be last Saturday night. It’s time to make up our minds. Either embrace diver- sity in a real sense and begin admitting freshmen classes that reflect reality, or simply accept that who we are and what we’ve been is what we will be, and then publicize that instead of fantasyland. Stop making like a damn os- trich, and get your head outta the sand. It was somewhat amusing, or insulting depending on your point of view, to watch a celebration of250 years ofa heritage we don’t have. PAGE 2 Tfieing £1 Ittnft [Barnett philnfnphii: effag on the nereffitg of learning to laugh at uurfeluiza I never realized how much fun it could be to be widely despised. In three years of writing for this paper, I’d managed to generate a sum total of one complaint letter — and that from a townie (God forbid I should make fisn of the locals, it’s not like there’s anything funny about any of them). But all that changed last month. Since then, I’ve gener- ated no less than three angry predators each day? Lighten up, people. I’m a humorist, and since I don’t take anythingl write seriously I don’t see why anybody else should either. I’m only kidding. I think there are two perspectives you can take on the problems of the world: you can either learn to laugh at them or sit around crying and whining and writing complaint letters. Pardon me for taking the more psychologically complaint letters and two per- sonal attacks from other excel- lent campus publications, one of which mispelled the name of my fraternity and one of which healthy path. So now, in this court of public opin- ion, I’d like to be able to respond to some of the charges levied against me: mispelled my name. Suddenly I’m under fire from all sides like a Kosovo villager (sorry, Ashley). Now that I’m semi-controversial, I feel . . . well . . . happy. For one thing, I know that at least somebody out there is reading my nonsense. And knowing that I’m offending people’s morals — well, that just gives me a warm and fiizzy feeling inside, somewhat akin to swallowing a gerbil. Oh no! Oh no! That last sentence might have offended gerbils and gerbil-lovers (not Richard Gere) everywhere! Censor! Censor, lest we offend! How dare we joke about the serious crime of gerbil-eating? How dare I be insensi- tive to the millions of wild gerbils eaten by their natural On the charge that I’m anti-Catho- lic: My family’s Catholic. I was baptised and confirmed into the Catholic church. I spent thirteen years in Catholic schools. I think that gives me the right to say whatever the hell I want about the Catholic church. On the charge that I’m a coward: A coward? Insensi- tive ——sure. Mean-spirited — you bet. But a coward? That’s an awfully bizarre accusation. I mean, how does one prove his bravery in newsprint? I don’t think the heroic ideal of any civilization has ever included sitting down and writ- ing. When newspaper people use the word “bold,” they’re Plumbing in Gaines all wet One Sunday, I walked in my room after having been out all day. I rather like my room. It’s relatively clean, rela- tively spacious, and homey in a col- legiate dorm room kinda way. Only something was different in my room month, and whenever this day. else it’s tem- Upon opening the door, a horrid, peramental unidentifiable stench hit me like a little heart de- flyswatter on a fly. Our carpet was sires. Physi- aquarium had live or dead fish, prob- ably out of politeness. This has been the saga of the year. ‘Our toilet breaks on average once a didn’t think I’d be hauled away by men in white coats or the administra- tion, I would call up St. Pat’s and plead that an exorcism be performed. Supposedly when building Gaines Residence Hall, the project ran out of money (now THERE’S a Coffee Talk Hatther McDonald 01 Cilia Ring-tum ifilri Executive Editor Polly Doig Associate Editor Hollister Hovey News Editor Dan Grattan Elianna Marziani Ginger Phillips Frances Groberg Steele Cooper Kevin McManemin Heather McDonald Emily Barnes Ali Soydan W&Life Editors Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Last Word Editor Copy Editor Photo Editor Online Editor Erica Prosser Sarah Meldrum Senior Editors Jason Williams Matt Lorber Lionel Brown Business Manager Advertising Directors Circulation Director The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editors, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi office, room 208 ofthe University Center, by noon on Friday to appear in that week’s edition. The Ring- tum Phi reserves the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters, columns and “Talkback” do not reflect the opinion of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring- tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi 208 University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Advertising Office: (540) 462-4049 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@w/u.edu /ittps//wlu.ea’u/-phi Annual subsription rate: $30 soaked. There were a few mops in the room, lying about haphazardly. It finally had happened. The evil toilet in our suite had once again overflowed, but this time soaked into the main room and — of course! —— my bedroom. The mildew- ing odor that lingered as our carpet dried out was something like that of an aquarium said a friend of mine. He didn’t specify whether or not this ote of the week: cal Plant groans upon hearing my room number. I think Physical Plant hates us; believe me, we’re not break- ing the toilet on purpose. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but personally, I really like a toilet that works and wouldn’t do anything to endanger that efficient little porce- lain friend. The people who pass by our message board on the hall already think we’re nuts, because we keep a running update on whether or not our toilet is working or not. (That way, you don’t get your hopes up after {{ New Rule: 40-year-old walking in the door after a long day.) alums will not be allowed M y at Chi Psi Late Night... —— Frightened sophomore up on the bar Saturday night suitemates have decided that our plumbing facili- ties are pos- sessed by none other than Satan himself. If I 1} phrase you don’t often hear at W&L) and they skimped on plumbing. Ru- mor has it that our plumbing cannot serve a full capacity because the project coordinators never thought Gaines would be filled to capacity. C’mon. That’s really poor planning. Many of the alumni here this past weekend never though W&L would admit women, but it still did. Always plan for the “worse-case” scenario. I often run past the location where sorority housing is being built. I pray that these buildings will have top- notch plumbing. When I make my sec- ond million and donateit to W&L (be- cause I’m keeping the first million for myself), I will only give it on the stipu- lation that they expel the demons from Gaines plumbing, and then in- stall more-than-capacity plumbing in that building. So those of you living in Gaines next year, good luck. I wish you luck and give you this advice: go to Wal- Mart and get a mop and a really good plunger. And if your toilet begins to overflow, say your prayers. It’ll be a long year. our» core A ta?-W” W°”9f’fl0 talking about font size. If anybody knows how I can prove my bravery on the page, please let me know. On the charge that I’m a two-bit pipsqueak: Three-bit, thank you very much. On the charge that my editors need to start censoring‘ me: Censorship? Come on. You’re supposed to be in col- lege to have your world views challenged, not to have all of your beliefs happily affinned. Disagreeing with my bleak and rather silly world view is one thing, but censoring it would be. . . oh, I don’t know . . . intellectual cowardice? Here’s a message for those ********s who think censor- ship is the answer: ***** ***** with a **** and ******,* your mother’s **** in ****. On the charge that there are some things you just don’t joke about: Back in the fifties, they thought sex was some- thing you just didn’tjoke about on primetime TV. Have you seen an episode of Friends lately? It’s about 98% sex jokes/boobjokes/penis jokes with the obligatory “Phoebe and Joey are dumb” jokes thrown in. Comic morals are changing faster than Superman in a telephone booth and society is finally pulling its collective stick out of its ass. Learn to roll with the punchlines, or you’re in for a long and bitter life writing complaint letters. Benefits of getting towedin Lex. Is there a worse way to start out your Sunday morning recovery than to walk out in the blinding ; sun: and find your car not where it was the night be-’“ ifore? we all complain about being towed and cough- ing up the 60 dollars to get our cars back from , _Lexington’s impound on the hill, but it could be worse. o On a recent visit to a friend at UVA I awoke to that 2 all too familiar feeling that It had been towed. This time, however, there was no security office to which?: drag my sorry self, ' no Kia ,.:;~ 8 portage to cart me back to my , , I ’ “ ride, and a long list of wreckers in the Charlottesville yellow pages that may or may not have been the people kind enough to remove my car from that un- authorized parking place. i o I got the car back (youlwere holding your breath, weren’t you?), and it wasn’t a case of a country boy from Rockbridge county scratching his noggin with bewilderment in the big’ ole city of Charlottesville. At W&L we know what we’re in for and probably the name of the person that busted that attempt at squeezing one by the powers that be on the first floor of Graham-Lees. Most anywhere else we will never see the forces that worked to ‘start our day off on a terrible note. , ,1 ‘ j ‘ Here we have an opportunity to plead our case and try to make someone understand why our cars stay parked in the corral or behind gym for days on \ end. We know that someone will at least listen to our . sad stories of impending deadlines and cold walks L back from wherever it is that our cars should be parked. It is that element of familiarity in all aspects of _ W&L life that we tend to overlook. l’ll be towed again once I’ve left Lexington and I’m sure that the hassle will be much worse than any of us ever experience at the hands of W&L security. While no one enjoys it, at least we don’t have to spend time tracking our cars down and wondering if there will be someone to unlock an office door for us at any number of wreckers all over town. There will never be an upside to being towed, but the personal touch with which our money is taken and we are in- convenienced can’t be beat. Too Fast For Bane: Steele Cooper ‘O2 LETTER To THE EDITOR More McManemin hatemail Dear Kevin McManemin, rado shootings disgusted me in it’s heartlessness. You are a coward for mocking those in their dark- est hours. Please consider the depth of personal trag- edy for every person who has recently lost a child, a sibling or a homeland. This is not the first infuriating and insensitive article to make me question whether the Phi has an editor. If this plea falls deaf on your ears, Kevin, may your editors finally show enough taste to silence you. Ashley Penkava ’00 Your treatment of ethnic cleansing and the Colo- OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19990503/WLURG39_RTP_19990503_003.2.txt :“Big Boys” bands bls MAY 3, 1999 W& itting-tum lfllri Lit-“E PAGE 3 By Hollister Hovey Assoc]/1 TE EDITOR The Washington and Lee Society K for the Arts gave five W&L bands 15 4( minutes to make their fame. Students packed the Ruse for the recording of “The Ear” last Tuesday at 8 p.m. 1 The live CD compilation of the event featuring some of W&L’s best bands will be available by the end of Spring term. Speakeasy, Edwards and Harvey, Fowl Temptress, B a r c l a y H o n e y w o o d and Six on the Brain had 15 minutes each to play their best material. G e o f f Bowley, Heather M c D o n a l d , C h r i s t i n e Metzger, Whit Morriss. Beth Perry and Susan Slim read poetry backed by jazz. The CD is the first annual produc- tion ofthe SFA. All proceeds will go to Night Owl Music and the Ruse. “We thought it would be wonder- ful to have a record of how much tal- ent we have on this campus for every- one to remember,” event organizer Susan Slim ’0l said. The SFA will try to have the CD out by April 19 in time to make it into a time capsule. “It will show future gen- thee a r accomplish outside of academia,” Slim said. “It was a wonderful meeting of ar- tistic minds,” senior Fowl Temptress member Chad Reynolds said. “I was very excited about the showing, not only among the artists, but among the fans.” Due to necessary recording atmo- sphere, the Ruse had to restrict the number of audience members. “I thought it was kind of bad that people were turned away,” Barclay Honeywood and Edwards and Harvey frontman Chris Edwards ’99 said. “But on the other hand, it was great that that many people showed up. We were re- ally happy with the crowd re- spouse.” The sounds on the CD range from the rock of Speakeasy to the bluegrass of B a r c l a y Honeywood to the jazz of Six on the Brain. “I was really pleased with eclectic musical styles,” Edwards and Harvey keyboardist Josh Harvey ’O0 said. “I was skeptical about how the jazz poetry combo would turned out, but it sounded great,” Edwards said. “Blending the spoken word with the jazz gives the audience a great ex- ample of how different artistic genres can mix,” Slim said. the :..\‘<'-:*= Phofoflby Emily Barnes/Photo Editor Rich Walter ’98, Chris Edwards ’99, and Reece Wilson ’99 played at Tuesday night’s SFA CD recording at the Ruse. there is so much talent and creativity within the student body. The support we got was incredible. “The Ear” is the first production of Fowl Temptress work. “It reminds me that there’s a place for everything and everything has it’s place.” F.T. frontman Mac Harris ’99 said. “It feels like the first time I won a toy at Chuck- erations what this student body could “It made me really happy to see E-Cheese,” Mac Harris. “It’s always fun to hear ourselves play after a performance,” Ruse owner and Barclay Honeywood member Rich Walter said. “I’m grateful that people will be able to hear this eclectic event on CD.” “The Ear” will be available at Night Owl Music and the Ruse upon release. Photo by Emily Bames/Photo Editor W&L alumni bus their way to a reunion bash at the tents by the Ruins for Washington and Lee’s 250"‘ celebration Saturday. ‘Survival tips for Mother’s Day ~i A By Elianna Marziani F EA TURES EDITOR AHHHHHHH —— it’s May 3rd, so Mother’s Day is less than a week away! Wondering what in the world you can do for Mom? Here are some handy ideas for the rushed Washing- ton and Lee student: 1. Send her an animated electronic grdeting card via the Internet. There are tons of sites you can get them at: -www.egreetings.com —www.animatedgreetings.com —www.bluemountain.com -www.cyber-cards.com and other sites. Just go online to one of those sites, and send Mom an load” e-card. It’s free, personalized in a mat- ter of seconds, and it lets her know paper version of the card, because it that you are thinking abouther, which would last a lifetime, And c’mon, is all that she really cares about anyway. K 2. Send her a snail- mailcard. If Mom istech- nologically impaired (finding the power but- ton on the computer is major feat, you need to walk her through saving a Word document, and the very word “down- sends through her body), this might be a safer bet. And even if your chills By Erica Presser SENIOR EDITOR Look outside. It’s May, and chances are, . .5121: is. shining. .weath¢_r $94 frolicking is definitely fun, the returning sun- phine can bring hazards with it that you might not foresee. After a long winter of bundling up and staying inside, here’s a refresher on sum- mer sun safety. You might want to keep this handy; it could help you out this season. Despite the fact that, in recent decades, the about the dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays coming from the sun, the media have also con- tinued to portray beauty and happiness as things contingent upon bronze skin. As a re- sult, millions of people (including students right here at Washington and Lee) continue to lie outside during the summer months, soaking up rays and building for themselves a nice fu- ture of premature aging, wrinkles and possibiy cancer. ’ Although this article will probably not change anyone’s mind about sunbathing, it might remind you to take a few precautions when exposing yourself to the light. Wear sunscreen. And a sun protection fac- tor (spf) of three won’t cut it here. Research shows that, for the best protection, one must ' se a minimum spf of l5,ipreferably in water- proof, frequently-applied fomi. When correctly used, a, sunscreen with spf 15.means that, for a given light condition, it takes 15 times as long to develop redness with the screen than with- out. Harmful UV rays are blocked, and you re- duce your chances of frequent trips to the der- matologist when you get older. So reapply the sunscreen every two hours, even on cloudy days, and make sure to choose one with a high spf and a wide spectrum of UV protection. Bearthis in mind: tanning oils, acceleration you have lots of free time during spring term V _ to go frolic in the summer atmosphere. While H media have bombarded viewers with warnings _ creams and other products should be avoided. These generally do nothing to protect your skin from the UV rays. Check labels for the spfvalue, and keep in mind that the more expensive prod- nets aregnot necessarily better for you. H Keep this in mind, too: some medications have photosensitivity effects, which means that, if you are on one of these drugs, you may be more likely to burn and suffer skin damage from the sun than you would be if you weren’t taking the drugs. Some kinds of antihistamines, oral contraceptives, tricyclic antidepressants, . tetracycline antibiotics, diuretics and anti-in- flammatory drugs, just to name a few, can cause ‘p problems depending on the drug and the indi- vidual. Even everyday products like deodor- ant, soaps and perfumes can have photosensi- tivity effects. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are confused about a product’s photo- sensitivity. To fiirther protect yourself, wear a wide- brimmed hat and sunglasses when outside. Also, avoid reflectingsurfaces, as they can toss up to 85 percent of the damaging rays back up at you, hitting you twice. Finally, if you start to feel uncomfortably hot or if your shadow is gone (because the sun is directly overhead), r seek shade.iYou will still get the outdoor sum- mer experience, but you won’t fiy. If you dovget burned, stay out of the sun until you heal. Wear protective clothing and sunscreens, and use pain medications and creams to ease your discomfort. /Above all, pre- vent further burning; you’ve already done enough damage. Remember: most of one’s life- time sun exposure occurs before the age of 20, so be careful. The best advice for today’s tanners?_ Spring for a spa trip and get a sunless tanning treat- ment. You will get an even, streak-free tan, and your skin won’t spend hours being abused by the sun. If you must be bronze, this is the best way to go. Otherwise, you’re on your own to practice safe sun. she would probably still appreciate the _ you’re a college stu- dent, you should know how nice it is to get REAL mail. If your mom happens to be Mrs. however, see #1 instead, and save a tree. 3. Send her flow- ers. You can wire flow- ers to your mom, wherever she is. Sure, flowers are kind of cliche, but have you ever known a girl mom happens to be Mrs. Bill Gates, who didn’t like getting them? Sure, it’s Baked,notfried, please - Hot tips for n0,n—stop,,peeI-free fun in the sun Ralph Nader, the thought that counts, but a physical repre- sentation of that thought never hurt any- one. 4. Send her chocolates. There are shops in Lexington, as well as online, that can ship chocolates to (Excuse the stereotype, but it works.) 5. “Hire” your father, a sibling, or a family friend to make the day special for her in your place. Have them deco- rate her favorite room with Mother’s Day paraphernalia, take her out to eat at a specific place you think she’d love, or rent a movie that you’ve been telling her she needs to see, on you. It gives her a great time, and all the little details let her know that, far away as you may be, you are thinking just of her. 6. CALL HER on Sunday! For some odd reason that only mothers can un- derstand, just the sound of your voice makes her happy. So go for it. Make up for all those times you haven’t called home, haven’t e—mailed, or have spent an entire phone call or e-mail ar- guing with her or trying to have your own way. Be sweet. It’s only one day a year, so you can do it— make it special. 7. Be creative and think of some- thing entirely new and original that only you COULD think of— all the other stuff is great, but nothing makes Mom as happy as knowing you were thinking specifically ofher. So incor- porate an inside joke you have with her when planning your gift. Have fun with it. Let it be trademark YOU ®. Hint: what you SAY is FAR more R1159 Coming home again W&L alumni compare past, present By Elianna Marziani FEATURESEDITOR ' Jazz blasting over the front lawn, huge tents by the Ruins, extra ban- ners all over the place: the evidence of Washington and Lee’s Alumni Weekend and the 250th Celebration was quite apparent last weekend. Though the campus looked and felt different to current students, it was even more different for the alumni from across the decades who reunited over the weekend. All were reassured by the overwhelming feel- ing that, while the appearance of the campus and student body may have changed since they were students, the traditions and general feeling on- campus had not changed at all. Five-star General Keri Van deWater ‘4 I enjoyed coming back to W&L and seeing all the old and new, especially new female, faces. “[The presence of women] has added ‘considerably to what W&L is all about. They certainly have raised the standard,” Van de Water said. Warren Dean ‘54, also noticed some siight changes in W&L from his time here. “Ijust came from the restroom, and the girls were in the men’s room, and the men were on the other side using the urinals,” Dean said. “You figure it out.” Though shocked with the most noticeable presence of women at W&L, Dean felt reassured that the atmosphere of the university was still the same. Ernie Foster ‘54 found the most shocking difference at W&L the lack of a dress code. “Co-education, that’s fine,” he said. The most memorable part of W&L for him was his great profes- sors, especially Gaines, Gilliam, and Leybum. ' ‘xx’ 3’ Don Sigmund ‘59 said, “The - 0f[W&L] is What it is still: the their love for the university. Some - students, the honor system, the in- V telligence, the gorgeous countryside. The best is it hasn’t changed. It has just gotten better.” Lee Halford .‘69, was also happy to seethat W&L had not changed it’s basics. “One of the greatest things about W&L is the way that it has been able to preserve its tradition for excel- Ience.” He enjoyed coming back and see- ing W&L after all the years. “I’ve had a wonderful stay —- I couldn’t imag- ine a better weekend. I thought the video was exceptional. The whole 250th celebration couldn’t have been better.” Ted Vaden ‘69, is a journalist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. J “The most impressive thing to me was seeing the presentation from the Lenfest center. . . realizing not only the people here at Liberty Hall, but also at 55 other locations over the US. ’ were gathered . . . it’s a great sense of connectedness. It’s just a powerful feeling.” Vaden also was reassured by a sense of continuity at W&L. “It really hasn’t changed very much,” he said. “It’s the same sense of camaraderie. We all know each other even though we don’t know each other.” John McCants ‘84, noticed one major change at W&L and obviously wanted to comment on it. “The quotes I could give you, you couldn’t print,” he joked. Then, get- ting more serious, he said, “They voted on [co-education] my senior year. I thought it was a good idea. It think it has worked well for the school.” He said that ‘the greatest things about W&L is “the old fiiends...still friends.. .great people.” » All of the alumni expressed their happiness tobe back at W&L and things never change. your mom, important than what you DO. Write a Woman. Choco— sweet note to go with whatever you late. Enoughsaid, do, and you are guaranteed to make Mom happy this Sunday. 540-463-7371 , - ° PEIIGIIIS IIISGIIIIIII NEWW Renovated H38 "30 Will] BBIIIIIIB N0 Slllflllillfl HBIIIIIS H88 Cfllllillelllfll Brealitast THIS YEAR A LOT OF COLLEGE SENIORS WILL BE GRADUATING R INTO DEBT. up to a $65,000 limit. 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So if you’re looking for a way to earn extra money, take a tip from Shoneys - apply in person at the following location: sigggs 5515 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501 EOE PROFITABILITY OCR::/Vol_102/WLURG39_RTP_19990503/WLURG39_RTP_19990503_004.2.txt PAGE 4 . _....._.....i.......m.;. (‘I112 filing-tum ifllii SPORTS r~l".‘...n4. :_..._.-.1 MAY3, 1999 Lax locks out Keydets9-3 at Le By Tod Williams SPORTS WRITER It has been the year of the sopho- more for the men’s lacrosse team. Saturday’s 9-3 victory over Virginia Military Institute in the Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic was no exception. The top-ranked Generals (12-1, 5-0 ODAC) were led by sophomore midfielders Bernie Norton and Matt Dugan in the romp of Divison I VMI. It was the 1 1th straight win for the Generals this season, and the 11th straight at Lee-Jackson. W&L got off to an early start as Dugan scored two of his four goals on the day, only to be followed by a goal from junior Andrew Jones to give the Generals a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Late in the second quarter, Norton added his two goals to the Generals’ cause, taking the team to the locker room with a 5-1 lead. The second half began with three goals, two from Keydets and the third again from Dugan. The Generals fin- ished out the third quarter up 6-3, but goals from junior Colin Dougheity, jun- ior Greg Meyers and Dugan in the fourth finished the scoring at 9-3. Each year, the Worrell-Fallon Award is given to the most valuable player from each team. This year, Norton’s two goals and two assists and Keydet Cregg Burns’ 11 saves in goal merited them the honors. Sophomore goalie Wes Hays came up just short of Burns with 10 saves of his own. Norton said that although the game “isn’t an ODAC game, no one takes it for granted. lt’s a really big game for the city itself, and it’s such a big rivalry.” Even though the Generals don’t underestimate the Keydets, Norton said getting excited about a game could be a problem. “We were a little flat going out there. We were nervous with such a big crowd.” An estimated 4,500 fans attended this year’s contest. .1, 3 4 . .~e e-Jackson ~r<§