OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20010430/WLURG39_RTP_20010430_001.2.txt JAIB 0. IE/team: LIMARY WAGHIN-IWIJW 3: gm umvensrrv =.;:_.:~»a:u~<"»"""-e vs. auto he fling-tum 1% WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIvERsITY’s WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 0 3 2001 VOLUME 104, No.1 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2001 W&L faculty keeps calendar Washington and Lee University’s faculty voted 127 to 64 to keep its current academic calendar, in- cluding its six—week spring term. In doing so, the faculty chose not to adopt the conventional two—semester schedule in place at most colleges and universities nationally. The vote came after an extensive review by the Uni- versity Calendar Committee. The committee periodi- cally reviews the academic calendar in accordance with its accreditation requirements, which call for the Uni- versity to “ensure the adequacy of the academic cal- endar to curricular objectives.” Courtesy W&L Website Earth Day Celebration The Washington and Lee Outing Club and the Office of Student Activities co-sponsored a special Earth Day Celebration yesterday. Student leaders Blaine Clarke ’02 and Helen Downes ’02 coordinated the event, which featured student bands Ring’s End and Smokestaxx, organic concessionsand representatives from local environ- mental groups. The Outing Club gave away flowers and herbs and sold Earth Day t—shirts. The proceeds went to the club’s continuing conservation work in the com- munity. Courtesy W&L Website. W&L Receives $800,000 Grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $800,000 grant to Washington and Lee University for hiring new faculty who represent wide-ranging inter- ests, abilities and cultures. The University recognizes that in order to prepare students for a vastly changing world they must learn to engage, understand and live alongside people that represent different cultural backgrounds. The Mellon grant will provide funding for tenure- track faculty members over a seven—year hiring period. The proposed hires will come from diverse disciplines. Last year the Mellon Foundation awarded W&L a $390,000 grant to help develop the Teaching and Learn- ing Resource Center at the University. The center’s mission is to provide faculty with assistance in profes- sional development as they explore new avenues for teaching. Courtesy W&L Website Verizon grant awarded English professors Marc Conner, Suzanne Keen and Eric Wilson have been awarded the Verizon Grant to improve their courses with Web technology. Each of the faculty members will receive a stipend and will have access to specialized training, student assistants and other resources for the project’s completion dur- ing Fall Term 2001. The project involves a collaboration between three courses: Expository Writing and two sections of Com- position and Literature. The use of the Web will facili- tate communication and collaboration among the stu- dents and professors involved in the courses. Conner, the lead writer of the proposal, said the project will result in resources on composition that will be avail- able to many W&L courses. Coming up . . . Today —7 p.m. Dr. Tom Nye, Biology. “A Look Back at Forty—five Years.” Last Lecture Series. Gaines Gatehouse. Sponsored by Catholic Campus Ministry. No charge. —8 p.m. Lecture. Dr. Richard Bootzin, University of Arizona. “The Mystery of Sleep: Causes and Treat- ment of Insomnia.” duPont Hall. Tuesday, May 1 —7:30 p.m. Contact Lecture. Mike Reiss, producer of “The Simpsons.” “How You Can Be a Comedy Writer (and Why You Shouldn’t).” Lee Chapel. —8 p.m. Concert. Bebo Norman, Christian Record- ing Artist. $5 cover. GHQ. —8 p.m. Senior Recital. Hillary Bryant, mezzo—so— prano. Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Center. Wednesday, May 2 —7:30 p.m. Lecture. Hugh Blackmer. “Dirges, Mur- der Ballads and Cries of the Heart: Musics of Death and Dying.” Room 214, Science Center. Thursday, May3 —8 p.m. Senior Presentation. Brian Stisser. Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Center. ——8:30 p.m. Alumni Weekend begins. Tom Wolfe ‘5 1, keynote speaker. Lee Chapel. Friday, May 4 —l1 a.m. Address. President John Elrod. “Sixty Minutes with the President.” Question and answer session to follow. Lee Chapel. ——7:30 p.m. Film Society. David Mamet Festival. “House of Games” (1987). T roubador Cinema. —8 p.m. Senior Recital. Lauren LaFauci, perform- ing works for flute and piccolo. Lee Chapel. Saturday, May 5 —l p.m. Book signing by Tom Wolfe ‘51. Bookstore. —7:30 p.m. Film Society. David Mamet Festival. “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992). Troubador Cinema. Sunday, May6 —8 p.m. Senior Recital. Lovancy Ingram, violin. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE. Members of the W&L Dance Ensemble perform in their photo by Mary Guy/Photo Editor sixth annual spring recital Saturday night, showcasing jazz, tap and ballet. n-air ‘ ‘J avapalooza” debuts Students enjoy show, but noise bothers some By Latrina Stokes STA FF WRITER Spring has drawn Java at the GHQ outside to the Co—op for live music and tasty treats, but after the first ses- sion of “Javapalooza,” ears are still ringing. I While some students said the good music created a pleasant atmo- sphere, freshmen Ashley Daly and Michael Khattak commented on how the volume of the music was disrup- tive. The new location, at the heart of campus near dormitories, the-snack bar and academic buildings, gives students easy access to the perfor- mances. Students trying to study on the Hill, however, complained about the volume. In fact, each act will play outside the C—School study area. Some students not interested in attending compained about the noise. Freshman Kim Lambkin, who lives behind the Co-op in Graham—Lees, was disturbed while studying in her room Monday night. “A warning would have been po- lite,” Larnbkin said. To prevent further disturbances, Lambkin suggested that the organiz- ers move Java to the Dell, the more secluded grassy area behind Leybum Library. Senior Matt Herman, one of the student managers, said the current location will allow bigger bands to play than could fit in the GHQ. Junior Micah Tolman did not think the volume mattered. He said he was impressed that an event not driven by alcohol or hormones brought to- gether so many different segments of W&L. “I thought it was absolutely great,” Tolman said. “The harmonizing power of art brought people together.” Java’s first outdoor event drew a large crowd. It was estimated that es- timated that between 250 and 275 people attended. “I was pleasantly surprised,” said senior Heather McDonald, the '1 photo courtesy Heather McDonald MUSIC or THE NIGHT. Student band Smokestaxx played at the first Javapalooza until the noise permit ran out. other student manager. “It kind of knocked my socks off to have so many people hanging out.” That was one of the major goals for moving the venue, said J ava’s ad- ministrative sponsor Teresa Glassman. “We are really trying to build a closer community before we move to the Commons,” she said. Glassman would like to start a new tradition on campus where people can come socialize or study in a low-key setting. She also hopes Java’s move will boost business for the GHQ as well as the Co—op. Java at the GHQ began lastfyear as a campus coffeehouse. Sponsored in part by Virginia’s Department of Al- coholic Beverage Control, Java pro- vides students an alc0hol—free place to study while enjoying musical acts nearly every Monday night. Students can enjoy the warmer weather and new cold treats, like iced coffee, iced espresso and ice cream from Sweet Things. Although Java sells drinks and desserts, it does not make any profit. Glassman said that the main purpose of Java is to keep students on cam- pus. Organizers will use other means besides food to attract spectators. Herman said local bands will play in the next few weeks, including Agents of Good Roots and Greenhouse. The Guy Smiley Blues Exchange will play tonight. Glassman said the popularity of Smokestaxx made them a good choice for the first session of Javapalooza. However, she said that the campus should not expect a big concert every week. “We don’t want loudness to be synonymous with Java,” Glassman said. Geology major wins Goldter Schohip Junior wins national science and math honor By Amy Blevins W&L1FE EDITOR Last month, 302 students nationwide were told they had won a Goldwater Schol- arship, a prestigious award given to prom- ising students in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences. W & L geology major Amie Lucier, a junior, counts herself among them. After being nominated by the scholarship’s faculty representative, Asso- ciate Dean of the College Stephen Desjardins, Lucier submitted an essay about her future career with three letters of recommendation. One of about 1200 stu- dents vying for the scholarship, Lucier was one of 198 science students to receive the scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship, created to honor former United States Senator Barry M. Goldwater, awards a $7500 academic grant. Many Goldwater recipients have later won Rhodes Scholarships, fellowships from the Marshall, Churchill and Fulbright programs or honors from the National Science Founda- tion. Lucier already has hands-on geology ex- perience. Last summer, she studied the forma- tion and composition of rocks during an in- ternship funded by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Under- graduates (REU) at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Laboratory. Lucier worked for ten weeks in Washington, D.C., and presented her work and a paper to the labscientists. Lucier is doing more research this summer with REU at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute. She will be doing seismic and gravity studies of the Alaska Range for ten weeks. Lucier’s research may have short-term and long-term benefits. She plans to attend graduate school and get a Ph.D. in geology. Lucier said she wants to find a career in geochemical or geo- physical industrial research. Lucier added that she will make the most of this opportunity. “I hope that the work I do this summer will help me nail down exactly the area of research I am interested in pursuing,” Lucier said. “Hopefully, I can use this research to write a Senior Thesis next year.” p oto y ary Guy/P oto Editor ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD. Junior geology major Amie Lucier won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, given to 198 natural science students nationwide this year. OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20010430/WLURG39_RTP_20010430_002.2.txt APRIL 30, 2001 O @112 ifitng-tum lfllti PINION PAGE2 . _A Hooking up is statistically impossible Many students commonly mourn their inability to “hook up,” or to have wild monkey sex, for the layman. The rea- son for this is not because they are unnattractive, lack game or have poor flirting skills. Rather, the small size of W&L compounded with its homogenous student body (I had to throw that in somewhere, or it wouldn’t have been a true article), prevents students from making out. It’s all really a question of facts and figures. There are roughly 2000 students here, only 1000 of whom you can hook up with while still remaining within the boundaries of heterosexual activities. Out of those 1000, estimate that there are only 500 cool enough. Now this is where it gets complicated. Technically, there are 500 people to mess around with, mentally toy with, date, use/abuse, get engaged to, have pseudo-platonic relationships with, or screw over. In theory, this could keep us very occupied and satisfied for four years. One hundred twenty-five nights of unbridled passion for each year of your academic career. However, this is not the case. This number is dramatically reduced through a se- ries of factors that proves how sex is statistically impos- sible. I.) Messy Fratemity/Sorority Breakups: A classic case. You date someone for a long-ass period of time. You wake up in the morning and eat brunch downstairs with his fratemity brothers. Or you’re welcomed with open arms into the sorority houses with the reminder you can’t go upstairs. You gain an entire new set of friends of the op- posite sex. And then you break up. Messily. And you can no longer date any of those guys who you had once dined with while wearing your boyfriend’s boxers. You can longer walk into the sorority houses without Dobermans goug- ing out your eyeballs. (We keep them in the back room for special occasions like breakups.) There goes about 100 people you can’t date anymore. Down to 400. 2.) 90210 and Dawson 19 Creek Dramas: It doesn’t matter that they never even dated. Maybe they had a tumultuous affair ‘that ended in the courtesy of all4love.net SORRY, FoLKs. There won’t be any more romantic nights at Java at the GHQ. 3.) Roommate Rules: Some upstanding students try to abide by the no-hooking-up-with—anyone-their-room- mates—have—hooked—up-with rule. These people are para- digms of self discipline and restraint. Say you live with four other people. And for the sake of my well constructed argument, say on average a student has hooked up with 15 people. Sixty people drop out of the running. In the same vein, perhaps you have hooked with one of these roomies, and feel awkward about “better—off—as-friends” deal. Maybe he just swims in a sea of lustful ec- stasy whenever she gently touches oithemers Exposure Kris Pollina ’03 hooking up with another one. So say you’ve hooked up with someone from five different households, all her elbow. Maybe she hooked up with him once and he said he’d rather slip down a slide of razor blades into a pool of rubbing alcohol than date her. It doesn’t matter, because there’s still the entire drama that ensued that makes you two cosmically linked. And there- fore, these aforementioned persons are off-limits. Rela- tionship drama here, granted, is pretty sparse (nope) so another 150 bite the dust. STAFF EDITORIAL For a student, few things are as blisteringly practical as running a newspaper. Deadlines must be met, writers man- aged, money (outgoing, mostly) juggled and computers repaired in a continual and lost war against decrepitude. Publishing the Ring-tum Phi is a complicated routine, and often only a few hours separate having the presses run- ning and finding yourself being squeezed in them. The work is necessary, however, because without the Phi our news would go unreported, our opinions unheard, and our sports triumphs unheralded. The previous editorial board recognized this, and set a high standard for the Phi. Their efforts bore fruit in an attractive and well-written paper that bears favorable com- parison with nearly any previous volume. The senior edi- tors posessed many qualities that we hope to emulate: Emily’s calm, Stephar1ie’s mildness, Mike’s sobriety, Max’s volunteerism, Alexis’s passion. Recognizing the debt we owe to our predecessors, we now introduce their sucessors. Ellie ‘tiling-tum lfllti Editor in Chief Associate Editor News Editor Opinion Editor W&Life Editor Sports Editor Layout Editor Photo Editor Matt McDerm0tt Mike Agnello Alison Trinidad Brett T. Kirwan Amy Blevins Jeremy Franklin Katie Howell Mary Guy Staff Photographer Meg Ferrara Paul Seifert Charlie Tonelli Business Manager Circulation Director The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editor, 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 of the University Center, by 5 p.m. on Friday to appear in the following week’s edition. The Ring-tum Phi reserves the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters and columns 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@wlu.edu http://www.wlu.edu/~phi Annual subsription rate: $30 alike in dignity, 20 more people say goodbye to the prospect of ass. One hundred sixty magic lucky ones remaining. 4.) “Just Friends ”: A lot of people like to mess with standard generational tradition and have friends of the opposite sex that don’t have any overarching sexual ten- sion. The 2 a.m. phone calls outlining how drunk you were, the casual lunches, the no—ulterior-motive sponta- neous “just thought I’d stop by” visit. These are all hall- marks of the platonic affair. With maybe 30 of these inno- cent relationships, the number drops to 130, for fear of ruining a perfectly normal friendship over something as stupid as lust. 5. ) “Personal Issues”: Because of the rampant hook- ing up that occurred before statistics rendered it impos- sible, many have “issues” with hooking up. Whether it be because he didn’t call the next day, or she broke his tender heart, or she doesn’t believe in one night flings, or he doesn’t have enough energy to talk to the same girl all damn night, personal issues prevent sexual relations. This factor weighs in heavily, eliminating a whopping 120. 6.) And the remaining 10... Out of your league. And so, because of the terrors of data analysis, sex has become an obsolete term here. Maybe if we one day sus- pend our loyalties and morals we can once again relish in the paradoxical barbarity and beauty of free love. Until then, we can joy in the simpler pleasures, like peanut but- ter and jelly sandwiches and mix tapes. Matthew McDermott, of Mandeville, La., serves as edi- tor in chief. He previously pulled the oars as the Phi’s news editor. Michael Agnello, of Arlington, Texas, was last term’s as- sistant news editor and will be this term’s associate editor. Alison Trinidad, of Corona, Calif., previously a staff writer, moves to editorship of the news page. The Vir- ginia Press Association believes that she wrote the state’s best news story this year (“Pi Beta Phi house evacuated”). Brett Kirwan, of Avon Lake, Ohio, moves from the as- sistant opinions editor slot to take the full position. Brett will safeguard the freedom of the campus’s most popular forum, the Phi opinions page. Amy Blevins, of Greenville, S.C., previously a staff writer, takes the helm of the W&Life page. Last year she edited her state’s top-ranked high school newspaper. Jeremy Franklin, of Henderson, N.C., catapulted to sports editor earlier in the year, and retains his position. LETTER To THE EDITOR W&L should jump off the Women’s Studies bandwagon Dear Editor, Noticing a slight lopsidedness in the letters to the editor concerning the Women’s Studies Program, I thought that one letter supporting the gist of Brett Kirwan’s and Catherine Culpepper’s articles would not be amiss. I must admit I really don’t see the necessity for a Women’s Studies course here at Washington and Lee. Make no rnis— take, I do not consider women inferior to men at all; rather, they are equal and should share the same rights and privi- leges. However, I think this point is fairly obvious, and does not really require a special course of study. I could not help but notice that atrocities committed against women in other countries are often cited as an example of why we need a Women’s Studies program here. While these actions are certainly outrageous, and should be stopped, I fail to see how they are a proof of the need What do you like best about the warm weather?» ‘ “Being able to just relax otside.” —Kelly Schlicter ‘03 “Swimming In the Maury.” —Jordan Bittle’03 Last year, he was editor in" chief of the best literary maga- zine of North Carolina. Katie Howell, of Oxford, Miss., draws upon six years of page—design experience in her new role as layout editor. A past president of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Asso- ciation, she continues to write for the Phi ’s news and feature sections. Mary Guy, of Raleigh, N.C., serves as photo editor, a position she has held from the beginning of Winter Term. Besides snapping the VPA’s second place sports photo, she also shepherded the Phi photographers who won first and third. This year’s editorial board recognizes the historical trust it holds on behalf of the Washington and Lee com- munity. While early blunders may serve to amuse the pre- vious editors or to inspire us to harder work , we promise to provide the quality of newspaper that W&L has come to expect. With this, we open the inaugural issue of the 104th volume of the Ring-tum Phi . y Brett T. Krwa for Women’s Studies, unless one believes that the male part of the student body at Washington and Lee is behind these reprehensible acts. By the same argument, taking into account all the persecutions of religious minorities that occur across the world, we should be pushing for a Christians Studies program as well. Several advocates of the Women’s Studies program, when pressed with charges that the program is simply in response to a fad, have pointed to other “similar” changes to the academic program that the university has made in the past. While nothing can be immediately ruled out as being “good” or “bad” merely on the basis of change, I would like to point out that the decision to add spring term was hardly made as part of a growing trend affecting universities across the nation. Rather, it was a decision arrived after much thought and aimed at enhancing the uniqueness of W&L. I feel that adding a Women’s Studies program, on the other hand, would instead detract from that uniqueness, reducing the diversity available at centers for higher education. One sentence in Nancy Rhineheart’s letter somewhat “Ice cream.” —Arnina Elgouacem ‘O3 illustrates the misgivings I have about adding the Women’s Studies program. “Also, speaking as a woman, do you .v have any idea what happens to other women in the world?” Rhineheart seems to imply that as a man, Brett Kirwan can really neither have any idea what women around the world go through, nor contribute any meaningful comments to the discussion. ‘‘ I find this idea that men are totally unable to relate to or communicate with women rather disturbing. I would find V’ any course that fostered this belief and tension between two parts of society equally disturbing. " It seems to me that we don’t need to be drawing lines in this fashion, by instituting a course of study that im- plies that one half of the population is “out to get” the other half. For all of these reasons, I feel that adding a Women’s Studies program to W&L is an unnecessary and potentially divisive change. 1 ' Sincerely, Jonathan Davis ‘04 “Sho shorts.” -Lee Walker ‘04 OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20010430/WLURG39_RTP_20010430_003.2.txt APRIL 30, 2001 S @112 ilting-tum ilfllit PORTS ' photo by Mary Guy/Photo Editor DIAPER DANDY. Freshman Lee Wheeler’s four 5" goals lifted W&L to a 6-2 win over Lynchburg 10 in the ODAC Tournament title game. Hampden-Sydney’s narrow win will keep the Generals home for the postseason By Geoff White SPORTS WRITER The Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse team defeated VMI for the 13th straight time in the Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, but overshadowing this victory looms the larger issue of losing to Hampden-Sydney. The Generals battled the Tigers to an 12-1 1 loss on April 21, and lost any chances of making the NCAA play- offs. 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Email lktal0r53 @a0l.c0m ..... .....— ,. _ Women’s lacrosse team tops Lynchburg in title contest to earn trip to postseason By Dave Crowell SPORTS WRITER The Washington and Lee women’s lacrosse team used an impressive four- goal performance from freshman midfielder Lee Wheeler in order to defeat Lynchburg on Sunday, thus earning their first division crown since 1998 and an automatic bid to the Division III national tournament. The Generals recovered from a defeat to nationally- ranked Mary Washington in late March to post six con- secutive victories heading into the tournament. In the tournament quarterfinals, the top- seeded Gener- als made quick work of Guilford, posting an impressive 19- 3 victory in preparation for a semifinal match against Roanoke College. On Saturday, the Generals needed a little more effort to dispose of the fourth-seeded Maroons. After building a precarious 10-8 lead, W&L used five unanswered goals in the final 1 1:23 to reach the championship game. Wheeler scored four goals and fellow freshman Kelly Taffe added three goals in the victory. Sophomore Leslie Bogart and junior Emily Owens tallied two goals apiece and each added an assist. Freshman goalie Joanna Perini made 12 saves. qW&L tops VMI, but will miss playoffs and will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. “They played as well as they could, and we played about as poorly as we could,” head coach Jim Stagnitta said. The Generals rallied from an 11-6 deficit with 10 minutes remaining in the game, with goals from seniors Tom Burke, Matt Dugan and Pope Hackney. The Tigers answered right back, scoring again to put the lead at 12- 9. The Generals came back again, as Burke and junior Andrew Barnett put the team within a goal of tying the game. However, Tigers’ goaltender Scott Fava kept the Generals out of the net for the rest of the game. Fave made 14 saves on the day, including 12 in the second half. The Generals attempted 21 shots in the fourth quar- ter comeback. “We put an unbelievable rush on them, and just fell a little bit short,” Stagnitta said of the comeback. The Generals fared better against the Keydets of VMI. W&L opened the scoring with two goals from Dugan and Hackney. Senior goaltender Wes Hays made two early saves to keep the lead, but the Generals eventu- ally fell behind as VMI scored three goals, two by fresh- man Leo Mclnemey. “It took us a little while to get going,” Stagnitta said of the slow start. ‘ The Generals then went on to score two goals before the end of the half, and led 5-3 going into the third quarter. W&L did not lose the lead again for the rest of the game. Dugan had three goals and three assists, and Hackney totaled four goals and an assist. Captain Pope Hackney, talking through bleeding lips, commented on the effort of the seniors. “We just realized that this game is so much fun,” Hack- TOYOTA’ S WWW. gettoyota . 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Cash back offer subject to geographic :Generals win ODAC tournament In the championship match, W&L faced a tough Lynchburg squad, which they earlier defeated 8-7 in over- time during regular seasonconference play. W&L used a stifling defense and patient attack to defeat Lynchburg 6-2. Behind the cry of “We want it more,” the Generals jumped out to a 4-1 halftime lead behind three of Wheeler’s four goals and an unassisted goal by senior Liz Borges. Wheeler and Borges each added a goal in the second half to secure the victory. “I’m very proud of this team,” coach Jan Hathom said of her team after their victory. “If you asked me at the beginning of the season, I wouldn’t have believed we’d be in this position.” On defense, the Generals shut down Lynchburg’s of- fense, relentlessly attacking the pass while Perini stopped numerous shots on goal in key situations. “The defense was better than usual and figured out their scheme,” Hathom said. “J 0 made save after save and really stepped up her game.” After the game, Wheeler, Borges, Perini, and junior defender Eloise Priest were all named to the All-Touma- ment team. The Generals next face a challenging season—ending opponent in Division II Limestone before selections be- gin for the national tournament, which begins the week- end of May 12. “Who knows what will happen in the tournament,” Hathorn said. “We’re not experienced with national play, but we’re excited about the opportunity to be there.” Rmg-tum P/11 File Photo SoLrD IN NET. Senior Wes Hays saved 75 percent of the shots he faced in the Lee-Jackson Lacrosse Classic. The Generals handed the Keydets a 15-5 loss at VMI. ney said. “We may not be able to go to the tournament, but we’ve got to enjoy these last two games. It’s just so much fun and we’re never going to have anything like this again.” Hays held his line late in the game, making repeated saves to ensure the overwhelming victory for the Gener- als. He made 15 saves, earning a very respectable .750 save percentage for the contest. ' Pope Hackney and VMI senior attackman Brad Muston were given the Worrell-Fallon Trophy as the game’s most valuable players. The Generals (12-1) have two games left in their sea- son. They will face Randolph-Macon on Wednesday and Limestone on Saturday. Highlander H _ H .- V P »Wo1:rieng’siWor1dGt1p thefzleague allocated :tlie[2 ashi gt<‘m¥¥3%C¥’?i>.ased. _ . _ . n%tsG1o‘ba‘171i1aiigu at ay¢IStint1re.wo:1d.’ii:.e W118 Soeceriea OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20010430/WLURG39_RTP_20010430_004.2.txt PAGE 4 @112 King-tum ifilii PORTS APRIL 30, 2001 enerals set record for victories Ring-mm Phi File Photo BoYs or SUMMER? Freshman Bryan Mulhern and the Generals earned a school-record 23 wins during the 2001 season. W&L’s 23-win total the ‘best in school history By Catherine Culpepper SPORTS WRITER The Washington and Lee baseball team finished a record-setting season by splitting a doubleheader against Old Dominion Athletic Conference foe Lynchburg on April 21. The Generals set a school record for wins in a season, posting a 23-8 record, including a 9-7 mark in the ODAC. Furthermore, they played most of the year without sophomore outfielder Bobby Littlehale, a second- team All-ODAC selection in 2000. “We had a great group of guys, and they played with amazing con- sistency,” head coach Jeff Stickley said of his team. “Our pitching was the strong point of the team.” On April 14, W&L split a twin bill with Virginia Wesleyan, which went on to win the ODAC championship. Senior David Sigler pitched the Generals to an 8-1 win in the first game, scattering three hits and six strikeouts in a complete game effort. However, Blue Marlin Myron Trunick hurled a two-hitter in game two as Vir- ginia Wesleyan pulled out a 6-1 win. The Generals then traveled to Pennsylvania, tying and then break- ing the school record for wins in a season with victories over Haverford and Swarthmore. Against Haverford on April 18, freshman Peter Dean recovered from early struggles to improve to 6-0 on the season. Dean allowed a three-run first inning, but benefited from a six- run W&L third inning as the Generals went on to win a 12-7 decision. Sophomore shortstop Michael Hanson batted 3-for-5, driving in five runs and scoring twice, to lead the Generals at the plate. Junior third baseman Matt Kozora smacked a pair of doubles and drove in three runs. W&L then proceeded to hammer Swarthmore, 20-1, to set the new vic- tory record. Senior designated hitter Jason May hit 2-for-3 with six RBI and two runs, and sophomore first baseman Brian Gladysz crossed the plate four times. The Generals recorded totals of 16 hits and 16 walks at the plate against the Garnet Tide. The Generals then returned home for the season-ending doubleheader against the Hornets. Lynchburg’s lineup accounted for two run-scoring singles in the first inning of game one, adding another pair of runs in the fifth inning against Sigler. Hanson’s two-run double in the bottom half of the same inning cut the lead in half, but Lynchburg held on for the 6-3 win. “(Sigler) pitched a great game against Lynchburg, even though we lost,” Stickley said. “The team’s go- ing to miss him next year, but we’ve got a lot of great freshmen.” Hanson pitched a complete game in the nightcap, yielding two earned runs on four hits while striking out six as the Generals won, 5-3. W&L scored twice in the second and third innings to build an early lead. May hit 3-for-4 with a run, and sophomore second baseman Todd Johnson batted 2-for-3 with two RBI. Golfers fall just short of ODAC title We just couldn’t close coming down the stretch.” By Jeremy Franklin SPORTS EDITOR Talk about a strong finish. The Washington and Lee golf team placed second in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships in Bluefield on April 23-24. The Generals finished the two- day event just two strokes behind Guilford, the second- ranked Division III team in the nation. This showing followed first—place performances at the Roanoke ODAC Invitational on April 3 and the Emory and Henry ODAC invite on April 16. The Generals’ turnaround followed a disappointing second-place finish at the W&L ODAC Invitational on March 22. “We definitely finished strong this spring,” junior Kyle Ulep said. “When the season began to wind down, we knew that we had to finish strong to have a chance at making nationals, so we became much more focused and practiced much harder.” W&L led the Quakers by five strokes after day one of the ODAC Championships. Sophomore Chip Campbell shot a 74, followed by Ulep, fellow junior Curtis Bethea and sophomore Chuck Green at 75. The second day of the event didn’t go quite so well for the Generals, whose score rose from 299 to 310. Guilford held steady, going from 304 to 303, to win the event. “We just had a few bad holes coming in, but we really should have kicked their butt,” head coach Gavin Colliton said. “We fell through at the end, and gave the second round to them. Guilford was nervous, and they actually walked out of there thankful.” Green led the Generals on day two with a 76, followed by Campbell at 77, Bethea at 78, and Ulep at 79. “It was very hard to handle the defeat at ODACs,” Ulep said. “We put ourselves in a great position after the first day, but things did not go our way on the second day. \X/here do you Want to go this summer? How about a few steps closer to graduation? Take advantage of a unique opportunity to study at Georgetown University this summer at special summer tuition rates. 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