OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_001.2.txt I,:.,,, 3 ENSEDE ‘ea; be i>t:.'rt':u'».si\*E’>?\:s: 2 2003 l-~o.in.:<: 4 Si-’<>l The Phi resumes regular publication Oct. 22. li.ia:>;:'>.=.:‘:'o.\, \."7iR(xE\'l -i 2445.-ll arinxy, t1l;=t:i<_>:si:..i ' ‘ ‘Z BY NEAL WiLLErrs C0_\‘TRlBL'TlNG Eniioi A four—alarm fire on Randolph Street left a local woman hospitalized, her family home- less and their student neighbors frightened at 3 a.m., Tuesday. The fire, at 210 Randolph St., gutted and destroyed the home of Patricia Blackwell and her two teenage sons. The Lexington Fire De- partment said the fire was started by a candle in one of the bedrooms. Within minutes after the fire started, Blackwell and her sons fled and warned next- door-neighbor, Jane Rogers. As Rogers and her husband were leaving their house, the Blackwell home was erupting into a blazing inferno. ‘‘It was engulfed in flames when I came out the door,” Rogers said. “(The house) was gone in no time.” Another neighbor, Kim Mierzwa, was retum— ing home from work when she saw the fire. She called 911 on her cell phone, and local police and fire departments responded within minutes. Within half an hour, the fire was contained, and Blackwell was treated for smoke inhalation at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. The fire’s heat melted siding on Rogers’ house and blew out some of her windows, and damaged the attic before it could be controlled. Virginia Power was dispatched to turn off a sec- tion of dangerous, loose power lines. At least six student houses are located on Randolph Street. Junior Kris Pollina lives across the street from Blackwell, and was awakened by the crackling of the broken power lines. “I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy,” Pollina said. E-mail news briefs to hi@wlu edu maintain extinguishers and “hands—on” use. Voter registration ends tomorrow Maggie Hope and Anne Johansen. F/re extinguisher training in library Occupational Safety and Health Association standards require that if employees are expected to use an extinguisher to put out a fire that they must be trained in the use of fire extinguishers. To meet this requirement and to provide training for the W&L community, the university will offer fire extinguisher training during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13. Training will include information on the classes of fires, extinguishing agents, how to operate and Daily classes will last about one hour and will be conducted in Northen Auditorium in Leybum Library. For times and more information, call Uni- versity Safety Officer Paul Burns at 463-8175. The deadline for registering to vote in Virginia’s gubernatorial election is tomorrow, Oct. 9. Voter reg- istration deadlines in other states vary. Those inter- ested should stop by the registrar’s office for regis- tration forms or go online and check the “Voter Registration” link at http://registrar.wlu.edu. Freshman election runoff tomorrow Will Kilpatrick was elected freshman class president and William Powell Student Judicial Coun- cil representative. A runoff will be held tomorrow for the executive committee candidate between NEAL WIu.ETI's/ T/re Ring-in/)1 P/)7 Pollina and a roommate moved their cars down the street away from the blaze. How- ever, another roommate, junior Leah Robert, was not as lucky. The heat melted her car’s driver—side door. One side of junior Randy Keeney’s house faces Blackwell’s house. His roommate woke him up before the fire trucks arrived. “From our window, the orange glow lit up our common room just like a bunch of nightlights,” Keeney said. Blackwell and her sons visited the site at about 9 a.m. later that day. While they were rummaging through the debris, smoke began pouring from the smoldering re- mains. The fire department was called again as a precaution, but the fire did not re—ignite. Blackwell and her sons are currently stay- ing with relatives. Neighbors said the family did not have fire insurance. However, the family was able to salvage a few items from the home. One of these items, an American flag, was hung on the house’s front wall. Fire destroys Randolph St. house Neighbors rush to the scene as flames gut builiding on block heavily populated by students , F..—\. \l’11i.iaris/ The Ring-trip; Pfll FIRE’s TOLL. The blaze (upper left), caused by an unattended candle, left only the skeleton of the house standing. The fire forced students to move their cars. Students push for safer driving Operation GASD proposes comprehensive sober driving system BY MIKE AGNELLO ASSOCIATE EDITOR Students waiting as long as 30 min- utes for a sober ride home from par1ies could become a thing of the past. Generals Advocating Sober Driv- ing (GASD), a new student orgarriza- tion forrned to enhance Live Drive and Safe Ride’s efforts, has planned a tentative van route that would stop at fraternity houses as well as popular off-campus party spots. Senior Neely Baker, GASD co- chair, said Live Drive and Safe Ride, while a good start, are not enough. “Our goal is to develop a compre- hensive sober driving system for the W&L community,” Baker said. While Live Drive and Safe Ride vans respond to calls, they also stop wherever the driver sees students congregating, and go wherever the students want. Although this works for some stu- dents, many others wait up to 30 min- utes for a van because some off—campus houses are so far. GASD plans to solve this problem by having a set route that includes on- and off-campus locations. The tentative route would start at the Lee Chapel parking lot, pick up students at the dorms, the park- ing garage, the post office, Davidson Park, the Coin Laundry (on the corner of Randolph and Henry Streets) then go to the Pole Outing Club announces classes, trip Starting tonight, the Outing Club will be hold- ing kayak roll classes in the pool from 8 to 10. For more information contact Jerome at x4065. A white water rafting trip to the Upper Gauley River has been scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14. This trip has over 60 major rapids, many of them Class V+ whitewater. To participate, you must be a com- petent swimmer and rafting experience is preferred. Attendance at Wednesday night’s meeting is re- quired. The cost is $140, which can be charged home or paid in cash or by check. Film Society releases schedule October 19, 20—“Moulin Rouge!” (Australia, 2001), directed by Baz Luhrmann. November 2, 3—“Pollock” (USA, 2000), di- rected by Ed Harris. November 9,10—‘”The Day I Became a Woman” (Iran, 2000), directed by Marzieh Meshkini. November 30, December 1-—“Apocalypse Now”, “Redux” (USA, 1979/2001), directed by Francis Ford Coppola All screenings are at 7:30 p.m. in the Trouba- dour Cinema. House area and Windfall Hill. Stu- dent-driven vans would stop at each location roughly every 10 minutes. GASD designed the route after compiling a list of off—campus houses and determining the easiest access points for students wanting a ride. Baker said she hopes Greeks and in- dependents will contribute their ideas. She said GASD needed repre- sentation from a cross sec- tion of the student body to legitimize their proposal. Other ideas for GASD’s route in- clude installing ‘i blue benches and direct-dial phones at the various stops. Senior Baxter Lee, GASD treasurer, said he is working on getting the Telecommu- nications office to employ a dis- patcher on weekend nights to assist the vans’ drivers. Dean of Students David Howison is willing to help fund the program. “When they decide on the pro- gram, I’ll come up with the funds,” he said. Howison and GASD officers dis- agree on the number of vans needed to adequately run the program. GASD wants five, while Howison wants to initially fund only three. Howison would not comment on the difference. CRIME REPORT Sunday, Sept. 30 Tuesday, Oct. 2 Phi fraternity, last seen Sept. 15. Wednesday, Oct. 3 Friday, Oct. 5 curse and abuse. 3:28 a.m. Trespassing. Individual arrested by Lexington Police for trespassing on W&L property. 12:45 a.m. Vandalism. Passenger silie mirror broken off car some- time between Sept. 29 and Sept. 30. Missing item. Missing table lamp reported by Pi Kappa 911 call. Alumni House. 3:15 a.m. Fire alarm. Woods Creek West. 8 p.m. Assault and trespass. North Main Street. University Se- curity and Lexington police called to off—campus house to assist W&L student who wanted a visitor removed. Vistor was issued a trespass notification and arrested for assault, Information provided by Unversity Security. “We’re still very much in the plan- ning stages,”"Howison said, “but we’re making great progress.” GASD has already received a $150 donation from the Panhellenic Coun- cil. Parrhel President Katie Cedarholrn said the council wants to help GASD in whatever way it can. *1 “We had the funds available and we felt so strongly about the worthi- ness of the cause,” Cedarholrn said. The Interfraterriity Council is also considering fund- ing GASD. IFC President Quincy Springs said Lee will prepare a list of preliminary expenses, and the IFC will pay those costs if they can afford the price tag. So far, these ex- penses include 5000 stickers advertis- ing the organization. Lee said GASD plans to mail information on the orga- nization to every W&L parent. GASD was formed earlier this year after a joint leadership retreat for the IFC and Panhel. Howison said he admires GASD’s leaders taking initiative in forming the or- ganization, and hopes. it will ac- complish its goals. “I’m very supportive (of their goals) and tremendously impressed with their thoughtful consideration of this issue,” he said. Frats give up drinking games Alcohol strikes crush Homecoming plans BY KATIE HOWELL LAYOUT EDITOR Possible violations of the new campus alcohol regulations affected students and organizations the past few weeks as one fraternity received a strike and sev- eral students face possible charges. University officials have accused Beta Theta Pi, 1 Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta and Pi Kappa Phi of drinking violations within their fraternity houses, Interfraterrrity Council President Quincy Springs said. The University Initiatives on Substance Abuse approved by faculty and administration last spring states that individual Greek organizations on cam- pus may not have drinking games in the university- owned houses. Dean of Students David Howison said, “Drinking games are a violation of the policy and constitute a strike.” Per these policies, Fiji received a strike, $1000 fine, two weeks social probation, alcohol education for all its members and required community service hours following the actions of five brothers inside the house over two weeks ago. University Security caught mem- bers of the fraternity and other students participating in a drinking game. The [FC and the university took appropriate measures following this incident. Springs said the IFC handles all cases of violations of the new alcohol policies regarding fraternities. Fiji will appeal its case to the Student Faculty Hearing Board later this week. A possible outcome of this meeting could involve removal of the punishments placed upon the fraternity. Punishments placed upon individual students would remain in place, however. “The fraternity was initially pretty upset about the situation, but (it has) realized that rules have been vio- lated,” Fiji President Bryan Carmody said. “This is a harsh punishment, but it shows that the University is serious about the alcohol rules, and we have decided to move on.” Even if the university lifts Fiji’s punishments in the next few days, the fraternity will have already suf- fered through two weeks of social probation during a time period that included Homecoming Weekend. “I don’t think that (the punishment we had this weekend) will affect our rush,” Carmody said. “The attraction of our fraternity is the quality of our guys. Missing one party will not affect this.” While Fiji suffered severe punishments following drinking games inside the house, Beta received less serious penalties. University Security found students playing a drinking game in the fraternity house, said Springs. The students involved included one fraternity brother and four freshmen. “There is tension in the system, and we had to work it out the best way we know how,” Springs said. Since only one fraternity brother was involved in the situation, the IFC decided that Beta’s individual House Judicial Committee should handle the problem. The coun- cil will tum the individual’s names over to the Student Judicial Council, however, and let them handle the situa- tion according to individual alcohol policy violations. “This situation was a problem because high—risk drinking was made available to underage students,” Springs said. “It could have been a potential disaster.” Phi Delt and Pi Phi also faced potential charges. In both cases, the IFC found the situations irrelevant to the council’s policies. University officials found drug paraphernalia in a student’s room of the Phi Delt house. The IFC turned this case over to university officials, who will take ap- propriate action. Rumors accused Pi Phi of serving Ritalin in jello shots in the fraternity house. The IFC reviewed this case and found the rumors untrue. “The rules have now been tested,” Howison said. “We are only a month into the system, and people now know that drinking games are not appropriate.” Construction disrupts library BY PETER QUACKENBUSH STAFF WRITER Graham—Lees residents trying to sleep in past noon are not the only ones inconvenienced by the construction of the University Commons. Leybum Library, which is adjacent to the site, was forced to part with its loading dock that was used to receive shipments. “I’m not happy about it,” said Barbara Brown, head librarian. Currently all library shipments, which in- clude books, computers and furniture, are de- livered and unpacked at the main entrance. The lobby that once housed public phones is now the make—shift mailroom. The library staff has found that empty boxes distract patrons. Big shipments require a group effort. Ev- ery three weeks, the library receives large batches of re-bound books delivered to the Physical Plant. A passenger van then delivers them via the walkways on Stemmons Plaza. Right now, Brown is working with Univer- sity Architect Tom Comes to find a short—terrn solution that will accommodate both the con- struction and the needs of the library. Brown said extending the service road that runs behind the Science Center to the Physical Plant is a possibility. The university recently brought a library consultant to the site to make recommendations. Planners must considef the university’s new traffic initiative, which aims to reduce the number of vehicles on campus. A primary goal is “trying to get those big trucks off campus,” said Contos. Making the campus more pedestrian friendly may require that all packages be handled through the university mail services. In the meantime, the library staff will have to put up with the extra noise. Patrons continue to use Leybiurr’s resources, making it a warehouse of information. “We just need a place to bring it in,” Brown said. OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_002.2.txt PAGE 2 SflRfl3l3PEDITORlAL We’re no rah-rah rag, but with good reason The Phi hates Washington and Lee. That’s what you would believe, anyway, if you talked to the few malcontents peddling that sort of garbage. An extended version of this anti-Phi screed was recently launched at an editor innocently enjoying the Lambda Chi Tropical Party. The Ring-tum Phi has earned that reputa- tion among this ill-inforined minority because, we suppose, it ran a comparison of Co-op prices with those of local retailers. Or it discussed stu- dent representation on the presidential search committee. Or whatever. This hardly equates to complaint-mon- gering. And if the Phi’s editorial page brings to light perceived problem, what of it? After all, nothing’s worse than a rah-rah rag, which sacrifices objectivity to boosterism and professionalism to prejudice. Since nearly all high school newspapers are cast from that mold, most W&L students are familiar with that type of journalism. At the Phi, however, we dig for stories and sometimes step on toes. Hardly an issue goes by when someone asks us not to print a minor or not-so-rninor point. Luckily, the university administration trusts the Phi. We have no sponsor (read: “censor” overseeing every page prior to printing. There are no biweekly meetings with the Faculty Pub- lications Control Board, which sets down rules on semicolons and sex scandals. President Laurent Boetsch has not installed a hotline from the second floor of Washington Hall to 31 Wash- ington St. This admittedly can cause unfortunate epi- ' sodes. Doubters should consult the 1993 April Fools’ edition, which ran an exposé on faculty trysts, chronicled the rampages of sex-mad administrators and printed an extended middle finger on half of the opinions page. Excess is the avoidable, regrettable and ever-potential result of autonomy. That doesn’t mean that the paper should re- sign itself to stories headlined “fraternities thank administration for three-strike policy” or “Laurent Boetsch, my hero.” It does mean, though, that you can expect the Phi will always be honest and forthright, yet not the University’s cheerleader. ' kinds of events. ..—.4..._.—.... ,.~._ _.._#... Q TEE li.lN(3~TU:‘»l Pl--ti. PINIONS rim .i l i. r\ll\\.\r[L\ OPINIONS Enrror E.\tt11;i<1R\\':t\B@\twE1)tJ Alcohol policies not so bad Tailgating is great, but strike system, parental notification need to be rethought Last year, Washington and Lee stu- dents, faculty, and administrators decided it was time to take a stand. The misuse of alcohol was leading to death, destruction, and embarrassment. While the ultimate goal is to modify the culture, as this will be the only way of encouraging the re- sponsible and prudent use of alcohol, we mustkeepinmindthatourunpopularrules and restrictions are needed temporarily. Parties are more manageable, safer, and less focused on alcohol. _ Still, we must continue to evalu- ate our alcohol policy, asking our- selves one important question: Are we moving to modify our culture (the appropriate choice), or are we legis- lating alcohol away from this univer- sity (the dangerous, irresponsible choice)? Our goal is not to legislate change, but to guide people to change the way they view alcohol. Perhaps the greatest innovation stemming from the policy are the new and improved tailgates. While I’m not sure that prohibition is the best method of making tailgate the university—wide social gathering it’s supposed to be (people will simply drink before or dur- ing tailgate), having the D—hall cater food at tailgate is an excellent idea. This idea brings a wider variety of students to tailgates, which makes tail- gates more dynamic by offering other social options than simply getting “trashed.” Catered tailgates also encour- age those who drink before tailgate to eat. This kind of environment could turn into a breeding ground for controlled, respon- sible drinking. I encourage those who are responsible for formulating aloohol policy to find ways of en- couraging these The strike sys— » COMMON SENSE joN.=\rEA.\' WORTHAM ‘O4 l‘lll:I)H0'II) BOOZELESS FUN?! Tailgates provide an alcohol—free way to get excited for games. has reportedly shied away from indi- vidual responsibility concerning alco- hol (which is the only way to prepare students for life outside college), noti- fying parents can be erroneous and ineffective. It is ridiculous that my par- ents could be called for somebody else’s alcohol abuse. My parents can do nothing to change the behav- tem contrasts with the effectiveness and pragmatism of the new tailgates. It is unlikely that the University’s new three-strike system is effectively elimi- nating high—risk behavior. In fact, it is probably leading to more high—risk be- havior, as much drinking moves behind closed doors. Perceived selective en- forcement of the rules further weakens the strike system. However, the most ineffective por- tion of the strike system is the notifi- cation of parents. Since the university ior of someone who is not their child (and in some 7 cases even if it is their child). I am not opposed to parental notification, but a different, more effective, and more re- ciprocal format should be used to com- municate to parents the happenings of fraternity house life. _ _ __ One part that isucompletely lack- ing in the new policies is personal re- sponsibility. One goal of the alcohol policy should be to encourage behav- ior that will be concurrent with accept- able behavior in post—college life. Drunk driving is very irresponsible and results in stiff fines or jail time in most communities. At Washington and Lee, we can enforce individual fines or penalties through the Student Judicial Council. It is widely agreed that drunk driving endangers other people, but appar- ently not by the SJC. I say this be- cause the suggested penalty in the 2001-02 Student Handbook (p. 30) is suspension. However, in looking at the SJC notes, I have failed to find any students suspended for this. Overall, Washington and Lee is moving in the right direction. Parties have been safer, and leadership has been in control of parties instead of drunk people. But we cannot rest on our laurels. We must continue to ac- tively investigate ways to encourage and protect controlled, responsible drinking. It is the only way to elirni— nate the dangerous weekend situa- tions that sometimes occur. UOTE OF THE WEEK: DON’T WORRY, rr’s NOT FOR PHI STUFF ANYWAY. — ANONYMOUS PHI AssOcrArE EDITOR AFTER ASKING FOR THE PHI’s LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CODE THE Editor-in-chief MatthewB.McDem1ott Associate Editor Mike Agnello News Editor AlisonTrinidad Asst. News Editor Latrina Stokes Opinions Editor Brett T. Kirwan Asst. Opinions Editor AndrewLatimer ‘ Sports Editor Asst. Sports Editor Layout Editor Photo Editor Photographers Dave Crowell Katie Howell Mary Guy Meg Ferrara J eb Brooks Paul Seifert William Litton Charlie Tonelli Business Manager Asst. Business Manager Circulation Director The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee Univer- sity, Lexington, Virginia. The Washington and Lee Publi- cations Board elects the Editor-in-chief, but The Ring- tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submis- sions and letters. All submissions must be e-mailed to phi@wlu.edu or in the University Center mailbox by 5 p.m. Friday to appear in the following week’s edition. The Ring-tum Phi reserves the right to edit submissions for con- tent and length. Letters and columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Ad- vertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court defini- tions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Mailing Address: University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 Street Address: 31 Washington Street Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Fax: (540) 462-4059 Email: phi@wlu.edu http://phi.wlu.edu Jeremy Franklin H W N Letters to the Editor Students have opportunity to pick president Dear Editor, I object to the (Sept. 24 staff) editorial’s claims that students are not given a substantial voice in the presiden- tial search process. Students have every opportunity to make their voice heard, and need to take that initiative. Leadership does not occur by passively waiting for oppor- tunity to come to your dorm door. Rather, one needs to actively seek, and participate in, the opportunities offered. Opportunities available to the entire student body have included the Lee Chapel forum and student forums run by McLoughlin. A contingent of about 10 students (the exact num- ber I do not recall) were invited to a lunch with the consultant. In addition, the search committee has invited all mem- bers of the W&L community to communicate directly with the committee or with the consultant via email. This invi- tation was sent by broadcast email. If any of you felt that the Lee Chapel forum was a joke, then you had the oppor- tunity to communicate your thoughts on the presidential A search with the consultant more directly via email. Finally, even if the broadcast email announcement had not been made, one could have taken the initiative to contact a member of the committee simply by asking a member of the administration for names of contacts. Sincerely, Julie Fitzer ‘O3 Jones claims he cited work Dear Editor, “Last week two articles in the Ring Tum Phi accused me of plagiarism (Ben J ones)?’ “I cited Jeny Seinfeld in full when piaio:is:.Edrtor Bret: atkirwanb @w1t: .edu ifinteresteél; I wrote the Trident’s back page two weeks ago (Ben Jones).” “A simple call to The Trident office will confirm the fact that I cited all of my work (Ben Jones)?’ “For some reason, my citation was not published- this is not my fault (Ben Jones)?’ “I am a huge Jerry Seinfeld fan and I would be just as upset as Matt Coursen and John Powers (sic) if I believed his jokes were ripped off (Ben Jones)?’ “I do not hold it against the Phi or either of the two individuals who accused me of this, how- ever I encourage them to investigate their stories more thor- oughly in the future (Ben Jones)?’ “I wish that both of these individuals had called The Trident to check whether or not I cited it before they publicly berated me, however, this was not done and nothing can be done after the fact (Ben Jones).” “I re-iterate; I did nothing wrong (Ben Jones)?’ “I’m telling you for the last time (Jerry Seinfeld), I always cite all of my work and I always will (Ben Jones)” Sincerely, Benjamin Jones ‘03 Editor ’s Note: It has come to our attention that Ben Jones did provide citation for his piece in last week’s Trident. Matt Coursen’s article addressed informa- tion available at press time and represented Jones’ work fairly and honestly. John Power’s piece in the last Ring-tum Phi was a letter to the editor. His statements should not be construed to re- flect the opinions of this newspaper or its editors. MaNsr?,oc;m 8, 2001 Women are * the doomed ones Jones’ p/agarism not as bad as his toenail-cur/ing boredom * . With so much crap being passed off as journalism today, I feel it is my responsibility to ridicule it. For this 3 reason, I have chosen to write about the exposition on human relationships, entitled, “Men, you are doomed so just give up.” ’ Granted it has already gotten its sufficient share of denunciation. But most of those diatribes were just ,‘ pointing out the issue of plagiarism. So the author made a mistake. Be nice, we’re all . V friends here. You could be probably be little more cre- ‘‘ ative than noting the obvious. I Women, by and large, are idiots. They have lu- ,. dicrous ideas about men, and how to trap them. Which is no real H _ g.’°““ Surprise “ ORTHElh\‘ER’S EXPOSURE I since they derive their schemes from KRIS POLLINA ‘03 g magazines that boast headlines like, “Quiz: Does He Love You?” “What He Really Means When He Says, ‘Pass the ‘ Carrots,” and “300 Mysteries About Men Solved.” How these publications survive is long stand— 9 ing puzzle since any moron can summarize a man’s ultimate desire in the simple statement, “Show up g naked. Bring food.” Women everywhere are still perfecting the art of ‘ dressing on the guise that they “just threw on any old thing,” and applying makeup so it doesn’t look like they’re wearing any. 4 My personal favorite is when a girl scoffs at men who honk at them and then feed off the ego/confi- dence boost for a week. We should be thanking those morons who honk. Who’s to say they’re not just an- gels placed on this earth to prevent widespread de- I‘ pression amongst insecure women? , The amazing thing is that women’s tactics seem to 1 be working. As much as men may bitch and moan about the inherent evil and manipulation skills women pos- ’ sess, they still fall prey to it. It’s like a very bad street drug of sorts, where mean always swear that it’ll never happen to them. Then it ‘ does, and it’s always tomorrow that they plan on quit- ting. But the longer the relationship prolongs, the more difficult it is to get out of, at least without some sort of mental crippling. _‘ Evidence of our success is prominent. If you look around campus, you can see women driving men crazy everywhere. Do you think these are special, gifted, civi- a lized women? These are the same lunatics I’m talking about. In the end, men win out and get them in bed. The marriage ceremony and following party are4 tragic. The party itself must be a man’s design because there’s no way a woman would think of ordering a six- story cake after suffering through weeks of anorexia to 9 fit into her dress. No woman would condone making out in front of ‘ everyone just by virtue of a g1ass—tinking. It was a man’s idea to show everyone else there, “She may have gotten me to marry her, but at least the ceremony af-*9 fords me some ass so all is not lost.” I was recently the Maid of Honor at a wedding. (Author’s Note: Not really, but for the sake of the sat- ire, let’s pretend I was.) I’ve got to say that I think “Maid of Honor” is the crafty work of a male English‘ major. The juxtaposition of two completely different connotations evens everything out. ,, “Maid” insinuates a creature of servitude, while the term “honor” implies a revered mark of distinction. -;« The two words cancel each other out and leave you with a neutral euphemism for boring. Probably another man’s idea. Trick us into thinking we’re special, but‘ really were all the same to them. A lot has been made recently of “hooking up” at W&L. This is basically because everyone wants to 7 avoid covering a mundane topic like Lexington His- _ toric Sites. If they cover something cool like “booking or up,” they will be, by proxy, cool. To women, sex is like a review of Cats: “I laughed. I cried. I’ll do it a am and a am.” > g g To the Women’s Forum: Please don’t burn stakes on my front lawn. Everything is grounds for a harsh Letter to the Editor or a forum to protest any new de- cree. Take it easy, it’s all in good fun. So that’s my mindless rebuttal against that notori- ous article in The Trident a few weeks ago, complete with incoherence and devoid of transitional sentences. I could care less if the writer copied the Gettysburg 4‘. Address verbatim. The real tragedy is not actual plagiarism, but in “- being boring. It’s like Jack Nicholson said in as As Good As It Gets, “If you don’t have anything mildly interest- ,5 ing to say, then shut the hell up.” That’s sound advice. “Illuminati.” -Phelps Harmon ‘O1 ‘They vote among themselves.” —Jeanne Upchurch ‘O3 “Scott Gray . . .” -Wogan Bernard ‘O3 “Eastem Europe (they’re weird like that).” —Brooke Evanson ‘O2 "The unemployment line.” A )» -Rvan Owen ‘O3 OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_003.2.txt .-.~. 1? to . MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2001 , Liberal fascism threatens intellectual liberty On campus PAGE 3 Seemingly innocuous T-shirt attracts attack from passerby while on Sunday afternoon stro//; manners, decorum fall prey to unrestrained ‘groupthink’ GIRL POWER: It is not powerful enough Amazonian Masterhood (N O MA’AlVI). Bundy sports the style that drew much criticism when worn by our columnist. to sway Al Bundy, a member of the National Association of Men Against Some people just don’t under- stand freedom, it seems. They sup- port it entirely when it concerns them- selves. They ferociously protest against anything that might impinge upon their liberties. Yet, when you want to exercise the same freedom, they will not hesitate to jump on you and attack your freedom. I am talking about extreme liberals and their intolerance of opposing view- points. I began thinking about this sub- ject when I was in the co-op, standing in line to pay for my purchases,and a complete stranger looked at me, got a sick look on her face, hissed loudly “disgusting,” and walked away. Let me explain to you more fully the circumstances. I was wearing a “NO MA’ AM” T-shirt, which for those of you unfamiliar with the show “Married With Children,” is an acro- nym for “National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood,” which Al Bundy, the rruzim 'TOn;OOI .HIH:.FR main character, and his friends founded on the show. It is, in short, an anti-feminist slogan, and the t—shirt comes com- plete with a big slash through the woman symbol. A very provocative shirt to feminists, to be sure, but one must also realize that the t—shirt is a joke. _ Not only was I wearing it on a Sunday afternoon, when I would hope that few people care (or notice) what I wear, but more importantly, the actual “NO MA’ AM” concept itself is ajoke. Those who wear the “NO shirt generally mean no offense by it, much less do they seek to make a genu- ine political statement. My attacker, on the other hand, tried to make a statement by publicly humiliating me in my taste of clothes. The way she looked me up and down, then spat out the words, and stormed off, was meant to do as much damage as possible. Now I completely respect this lady’s viewpoint——it’s her right, after all, to be- lieve as she wants———but I must take ex- treme offense at her extreme intolerance and prejudice, not to mention her lack of civility. I have seen her around campus several times since then, and each time I have smiled and said “hello,” in keeping with our speaking tradi- tion, and each and ev- ery time she has failed to respond in kind. My only offense, as far as I am aware, is wearing that T—shirt that one day. Talk about being judgmental. Let me make it clear: I am not an anti—ferninist. I fully support women’s rights, and think that anybody who be- lieves otherwise is just plain dumb. The T—shirt was a joke. But I draw the line at militant feminism, where a woman thinks she has the right to humiliate a man in public for his views, but should he do the same to her, may God have mercy on his poor soul. The same male chauvin- ism that women complain about is mir- rored in “feminazism.” Neither side is right, for most people will tell you that extremism of any fonn is wrong. What irritates me most is the way this lady has completely avoided me, and has never invited me to discuss her problem with my T—shirt with her. In- ‘ stead, she has chosen WRIGHYWING to let her anger funre inside of her while ig- IMRAN NAEMULLAH noring the issue at hand. Not only is this behavior cowardly, but also detrimen- tal to the friendly atmosphere we have on campus. After all, if we continue to become a more diverse campus in thought as well as otherwise, then tol- erance of other viewpoints is a must. The only way to do this is to discuss. Do not let the freedoms that we Americans believe in so ardently be stolen by those few who would seek to have their own freedoms valued above others. jvirginia GOP ticket chock-full of anti-homosexual bigots, opposed to gay marriage ‘F C’ 9 Last week Mr. Kirwan gave the readers of this paper the many reasons he believes you should vote for Mark Earley in the Virginia gubernatorial election next month. I am going to provide you with one that should change your mind: both Earley and Jay Katzen, the GOP candi- date for lieutenant governor are bigots. How so you ask? I realize that is a very harsh and bold statement, but I believe there is great truth behind it. These two candidates are running a campaign that is both insulting and extremely demeaning to the gay and lesbian citizens of this state. I wish to begin with the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who has been quite outspoken on the matter. In July of this year, Jay Katzen told the Rich- mond publication Style Weekly, “AIDS is the product, sadly, in most cases of a choice that people have made. “We recognize that homosexuality is a choice. It’s a lifestyle with public health consequences.” He also stated he feared repealing Virginia’s archaic, unenforceable sodomy law . as it would be “laying the framework for gay marriage.” Firstly, the fact that in this day and age a man who feels he is suited for an important state office believes homosexuals choose their lifestyle is both frustrating and V unforgivable. This is evidence that Katzen sees homo- -O f sexuality not as a natural difference in sexual preference, but rather a sexual perversion. Later in a joint radio appearance with Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Tim Kaine, Katzen accused his oppo- nent of trying to kick the Boy Scouts of America out of Richmond schools and allowing gay-straight alliances to meet in those schools. Kaine told the Republican he knew of no effort to remove the Scouts, nor had he heard of any alliances meeting in the schools. However, Kaine made a point to say that he saw no problem if either of those groups wished to meet in schools and told This is actually a dodgy twist of words spoken by Tim Kaine. The former mayor of Richmond actually said, “Gays and lesbians should not be discriminated against in hous- ing or employment.” These ads came from Republican gubernatorial can- didate Mark Earley who said “. . .(the) promise of the right to life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness belongs to every man, woman, and child.” The words the audience he had “no opinion” on the LEFT OF CENTER of his speech, entitled The Pronrise of Vir- Scouts’ discrimination against gays. , girria, were evidently not meant to include In this radio address Kaine proved homosexuals. himself to be a fair and understanding in- Earley went on to say in this same dividual who was able to ward off the bigoted insults of speech, “...I promise to be a candidate and run a earn- his opponent. Moreover, the Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Earley is not without blame in this gay-bashing on- slaught. He has been running television, print, and radio spots, predominantly in Virginia’s rural areas, touting the slogan, “Virginia Values, not Vermont Values.” This is obviously referring to the idea of gay mar- riage. Earley and Katzen have been calling their oppo- nents, Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine as the most liberal ticket in Virginia’s history. GOP radio ads have been stating that one of the two Democrats wants “to legalize gay marriage in Virginia.” paign worthy of your support, your confidence, and the faith you have placed in me. I will endeavor to unite and not divide; to clarify and not confuse, to be led by prin- ciple, and not by the polls.” Well, Earley was right about one thing. Some polls find him trailing Democratic opponent Mark Warner by fourteen points. This is a sign that the GOP’s actions are being seen as nothing more than an embarrassing attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator, and not as a viable political tactic. Furthermore, just to the Commonwealth’s north Maryland’s Gov. Parris Glendening has put the full sup- port of his office behind passage of a statewide gay civil- rights bill to finally move that measure through his state’s legislature. Moreover, Washington, D.C., finds gays and lesbians serving openly in all levels of its government. So, this begs the question, what is so wrong with Virginia supporting a measure to allow gay marriages? In my humble opinion, nothing. While Warner and Kaine have not openly supported such legislation, they have not run campaigns so strongly against it like their Repub- lican opponents. Republicans continue to use their religious beliefs which they believe define homosexuality as a sin. No state legislation would force any church to recognize gay mar- riages. This would allow civil marriages between gays and lesbians that are performed by state officials. Religions may continue to do as they please in re- gards to who can and who cannot marry. But, I do not think that our state legislature should have power to say who should and should not be allowed a civil marriage license. But most importantly, Virginia does not need a gover- nor and lieutenant governor with such backwards, big- oted ideas. Either gay or straight, every citizen of this state deserves elected officials that will both represent them, but more importantly respect them, regardless of sexual orientation. A ESE="l1i.E;$§§i3?I.Zt - !;‘I?i’s.lE“l“i%.l!I;?*ffTl?*-itlll 9 as Rtairssras co:- an "§%"l?S’;F ‘._"a.%,.:§I..lr£:.E§~a‘::tIa’-—‘..,E“’t.f..‘.t?.'*% :5. ,.aF:;i?a:r A ‘E..3T~*Z§‘iCi'W£?3+"I“0al‘-it - mam .- at -3 Fara Tarts RELAY FOR LIFE T-SHIRTS. $8-12 CALL X8490 FOR MORE INFORMATION SPACE DONATED BY RING-TUM PHI SPRING BREAK 2002!!! Student Express is now hiring sales reps. Cancun features FREE meals and parties @Fat Tuesdays—MTV Beach Headquarters. Acapulco, Matazatlan, Jamaica, Bahamas, South Padre, Florida. 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(Bottom) Alumni relax in the shade of large tents " erected across the street from the ruins—the first dme in recent history that the location has been used for tailgating events. .9 2001 Homecoming Court Queen Stacy McLough|in ‘O3 (Nominated by Chi Psi) Escort Tom Atwater ‘03 First Runner Up Agnes F|ak‘03 (Nominated by SAIL) Escort Raphael Penteado ‘03 2nd Runner Up . Lizzy Swann ‘02 (Nominated by Kappa Alpha) ~ Homecoming 2001 OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_005.2.txt MATH-IE\X’/MCDERMOITAl\1D KATIE HOWELL SUPERVISINGPAGEEDHORS EMAIL-PH1@\mJ£DU MONDAYCOCTOBER 8, 2001 ii PAGE5 HOMECOMING 2001. (Center) Homecoming Queen Stacy Mclloughlin strides across the football field with escort Tom r\t\\'ater. , ‘ A ‘ , ' ' . . ‘ .. ‘ J) ,3 A _ . ' _ ' ' (Below) The nominees for Homecoming Queen and their escorts anxiousl} aw alt the announccment of the .001 xx inncr. Blustcrmg Mm WWW of The Cal” GROSS: Former Homecoming Queen Catharine Christian is one in a long line of crowned unfortunates forced to kiss Professor Keith Shillington, a thankfully discontinued tradition. gusts of wind kept the maids, escorts and Viewers chilly throughout the ceremony. OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_006.2.txt PAGE 6 Defense turns in ste ar performance, W&L finds ways to score in ODAC victory BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR Washington and Lee forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter and held Catholic to just 19 yards rushing to pull out an 18-12 win on Homecoming Saturday at Wilson Field. The Generals scored 11 points off a fumble on a punt return and an interception by senior Chris Shortall, and sophomore Ted Maffitt’s interception in the final minute sealed the win for W&L. “We came out with the intensity that we had last week (against Randolph-Macon),” said Maffitt, who picked off a Derek McGee pass and returned it 55 yards to the Cardinal 11-yard line with 34 seconds remaining. “Our defense stuck it to them. This win was huge for us.” After taking a 12-7 fourth quarter lead on a 32-yard Greg Stokes field goal, Catholic forced a three-and—out. But on the return, senior Jeff Bahl knocked the ball out of Denis Campbe1l’s hands, and sophomore Andrew Bahl recovered it at the Catholic 5-yard line. Two plays later, senior Marc Watson plunged into the end zone from a yard out, and sophomore quarter- back Peter Dean found Watson for the two-point con- version and a 15-12 lead. “We made a statement that we didn’t want to lose two games in a row, and that didn’t work,” Watson said. “We weren’t going to lose two conference games in a row.” McGee finished the day with 241 yards on 22-of—53 passing. His second quarter TD pass to Nick Bublavi came with 13 seconds remaining, prompting the Generals to step up their pressure in the second half. _ The sophomore was sacked three times after the break, twice by Jeff Bahl and once by freshman Matt Larsen. On several occasions, McGee saw on-target passes fall through the hands of his receivers. “They dropped some passes, which helped us a little bit,” W&L coach Frank Miriello said. “We got a couple of big sacks and a turnover out of Ted Maffitt. We ap- plied some pressure to them, and those kids put the ball on the floor.” Junior Chris Sullivan opened the scoring at 14:12 of the second quarter with a 19-yard touchdown run. The Cardi- nals then slowly strung together 12 straight points on Golfers beat Guilford by a stroke in Aubrey Apple invite PORTS Welcome he: Generlso Cat Tl-fit: RINCS-~Tl,?'I\If ‘Pitt jERE'MYFRANkIlI\l SPORTS EDIIOR E\IA1l;FRAI\HGlI\1]@Al«1L‘.E11l THROWING ON THE RUN: Sophomore Peter Dean fires a pass in W&L’s 18-12 win over Catholic Saturday at Wilson Field. Bublavi’s TD, a safety on a botched punt snap and the Stokes field goal. Watson’s score put the Generals up for good, and se- nior Brad Wiginton’s 31-yard field goal following Shortall’s pick finished the scoring. Sullivan, who ran 35 times for 202 yards and had 300 yards of total offense in W&L’s 28-24 loss to Randolph‘- Macon on Sept. 29, had just 80 yards on 31 carries against the Cardinals. “They really had us scattered well,” he said. “It wasn’t there today, at least not as much as last week. You can’t have games like that every week. We defi- nitely had a more spread-out, balanced attack this week.” BY DAVE CROWELL IVIARY GL‘Y/ T/Jr Ring-lrrrrr P/11 Dean completed 19-of-32 passes for 154 yards. Cardinal defenders Scott Lutte (97) and Jeff Tabery are in pursuit. The Generals will look to go to 3-1 in ODAC play next week when they travel to Hampden-Sydney. They’ll also attempt to avenge another loss from last season, but Catho- lic — which beat W&L 47-0 a year ago — was the big one for now. “After the way they beat us last year, it’s hard to describe in words how good this feels,” Sullivan said. “You’ve got to take it one game at a time. Every game looks winnable. It’s a matter of whether you show up to play. M “We definitely have a shot at (Hampden-Sydney). Our defense has got to be ready for all the trick plays they threw at us last year, and our offense has just got to do what we know how to do.” Old, new blood keep W&L rolling Volleyball team reaches halfway mark of ODAC season with undefeated record in league play MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2001 . . Oll C l 8 - l 2 I , i S ' VI/in could turn W&L 3 season around I BY JEREMY FRANKLIN ‘ SPORTS EDITOR A week ago, Washington and Lee’s football season jg appeared to be headed in the wrong direction. The Generals were 1-3, one year after starting 4-0 against the same four opponents. Randolph-Macon had scored A with 15 seconds left just seven days earlier to steal a win away from Frank Miriello’s team. » Next up was Catholic, which had crushed the General by a 47-0 score in 2000. Excuse anyone who had doubts T about how W&L would finish up in 2001. ‘ “Catholic had a huge game against us last year,” senior Jeff Bahl said. “We were really thinking about it.” Now it’s the Cardinals’ turn to think, as W&L eked out an 18- 12 win Saturday before a Homecoming crowd of over 4,700. “It’s a tremendous boost for us,” Miriello said. “We’ve got to keep moving on, and use this to springboard us to ' a few more big wins.” The Generals are now 2-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic g Conference, and one 95-yard drive away from being 3-0. Instead of falling apart after playing the Cardinals, they 4‘ appear to be on their way up. _ “Last year, Catholic just destroyed us, and our season went downhill from there,” said sophomore Ted Maffitt, 9 whose 55-yard interception return in the final minute pre- vented another last-second loss. “This shows we can play g with anybody in the ODAC, and we’re here to stay.” Bahl, who sacked Catholic’s Derek McGee twice and forced the fumble that set up the game-winning touch- down, echoed his teammate’s sentiment. “We can play with the best, we’ve beaten the best,” he said. “Now we’re rolling into some teams who have had a V lot of trouble with Catholic in the past. As far as our con- q fidence is concerned, we’re not doubting ourselves.” W&L has yet to reach its peak level, if the number of problems Miriello noticed provides any indication. ' “First downs were just terrible,” Miriello said. “We can’t get into long second-down situations. It kills us. “I don’t think we kept them off balance enough,” he added. “They zeroed in on what we were doing. We’ve 4 got to keep people off balance better, and that’s what‘ we’re going to work on this week.” But if the Generals can make that many mistakes and '7 still beat one of the better teams in the ODAC, things are looking up for the second half of the season. great benefit for this team,” Snyder 4 $ »é 1 FROM STAFF REPORTS KERNERSVILLE, N .C.—The Washington and Lee golf team placed sixth out of 13 teams at the Greensboro Aubrey Apple Invita- tional, held Saturday and Sunday at the Pine Knolls Golf Club. The Generals shot 294 each day of the competition, placing a stroke ahead of the Quakers in the overall standings. W&L finished second to Guilford in the Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference Championships back in the spring. Senior Kyle Ulep (70-71) placed fifth in the individual competition at 141. Junior Chip Campbell (71- 73) shot a 144, followed by fresh- man Ged Johnson (75-75) at 150 and junior Chuck Green (78-75) at 153. Senior Curtis Bethea (82-76) ended up outside of the scoring at 158. Averett shot a combined 573 to win the team competition, followed by Methodist (576), Oglethorpe (581), Greensboro (581) and Savan- nah A&D (584). Roanoke, the third ODAC school present, was 10th at 610. The Generals also placed ninth in an 18-team field at the Guilfordl Tom O’Bryant Invitational, held Monday and Tuesday at the Cardi- nal Golf & Country Club in Greens- boro. W&L’s two-day total of 616 was a combined 28 strokes behind the toumaInent’s host, which finished in third place. For the Generals, Campbell (75-76) and senior Ulep (78- 73) tied for 24th at 151. Green (79-77) was 46th at 156, and Johnson (78-80) placed 53rd at 158. Bethea (83-83) and junior David Haase (82-87) finished out of the scoring for the Generals. Duke won the team event with a score of 582, and Brad Clark was the medallist with a combined 137 for the Blue Devils. Oglethorpe was second at 585, followed in the team standings by Guilford, Savannah A&D (591), Methodist (592), Greensboro (596), Averett (604) and Ohio Wesleyan (613). Four other ODAC opponents competed in the Guilford invite. Lynchburg placed 13th at 637, Hampden-Sydney (641) was 14th, Randolph-Macon (642) ended up 15th and Bridgewater (661) fin- ished 17th. The two Triad-area invitationals finished the fall season for W&L. AssIsTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Washington and Lee volley- ball team used dominant perfor- mances on all areas of the court to land two victories against Randolph- Macon Woman’s College and East- ern Mennonite and maintain a per- fect conference record. The Generals (15-3, 5-0 Old Do- minion Athletic Conference) received a heavy dose of senior leadership in an impressive 30-19, 30-15, 30-18 vic- tory over the WildCats on Tuesday. Senior middle blocker Lindsay Ruckert led the way with 14 kills, six digs and three blocks. The two- time ODAC Player of the Year also continued her destruction of W&L career records by serving one ace and breaking the career service ace record of 158 held by 1992 graduate Leslie Hess. Senior Leslie Fischbeck notched nine kills and five blocks, while class- mate Sara Heusel added seven kills and five digs in a match that saw the Generals control the entire way. “I personally think that we can be a very dominating team,” coach Bryan Snyder said of his squad’s penchant for finishing matches quickly. “But when we do get to 20 points, we usu- ally buckle down and put together a nice string of points to end the game.” ationlly rnked oonents t UNDERT1-IE LIGHTS: Washington and Lee freshman Kitt Murphy reaches for a loose ball in the Generals’ 1-0 loss to 19th-ranked Lynchburg at the W&L Turf Field on Friday night. (Photo by Mary Guy/ T/ye Ring- tum P/J2) ONLY A FRESHMAN?:] ennifer Lux goes for an assist in W&L’s 30-19, 30-15, 30-18 win over Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Tuesday at the W/arner Center. In just her In Saturday’s Homecoming game against Eastern Mennonite, the freshmen got the opportunity to perform center stage. First-year players Jennifer Lux and Emily Wolf- - I\l.-\R\’ GLW/ T/Jr Ring-lrrr/1 P/Jr" first year of collegiate play, Lux is close to breaking the school record for assists in a season. She has 588 with five ODAC g21IIl€S and t\VO tournaments CO g0. ing came up with key serves and important plays to ensure the 30-21, 30-19, 30-23 victory. “The mix of freshmen and senior leadership is without a doubt a said. “The freshmen are very used to the system and the style of play.‘ Now that we’re halfway through the season, they make very few ‘freshmen mistakes.’ , “Seniors provide the experience, but freshmen often bring the fire and enthusiasm to the court.” 1 Lux amassed 29 assists, giving her 54 for the week. She already stands in g the all-time W&L top five for assists in a single season at 588, with five conference games and two touma-“‘l ments left before the ODAC Tourna- ment in November. ‘ Ruckert totaled 12 kills and six digs on the afternoon, while Fischbeck added 10 kills. Junior outside hitter” Stacey Kimmel tallied seven kills, three aces and nine digs. A The Generals enter the second half of their ODAC schedule with confi-3 dence, certain that a strong work ethic can help ‘them continue the success of this season. “One through 15, we come to work ' hard in practice,” Snyder said. “We put effort into every practice and it shows up on the court. Seeing tough competition in practice really prepares ) us for the matches.” § The Generals travel to Sweet Briar y .' today for a 6:30 p.m. conference match, hoping to remain undefeated V in ODAC play. oo much for 1st-year program 0rrison’s field hockey team stll experiencing growing pains in inaugural varsity season vi 3 The Cardinals didn’t seem to take their lead very well, , 0 BY MICHAEL LEE SPORTS WRITER There are times when being the new kid on the block means getting beaten up a little. Such was the case for the Washington and Lee field hockey team this week- end. Friday night, Lynchburg handed the Generals a 1-0 loss at home. Junior Linda Jack scored the only goal of the game with 24:30 left to play in the second half, assisted by junior Kyla Hoffman. Lynchburg, ranked 19th in the nation, improved to 11- 1 overall, 5-0 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference com- petition, while the Generals dropped to 2-7, 2-6 in the ODAC. Sunday afternoon saw a chance for Catholic Univer- sity to avenge its football loss from the previous day. The Cardinals took an early lead, scoring three goals in the first 22 minutes of the first half. The Generals were forced back on the defensive for most of the game, unable to pressure Catholic. as sophomore forward Danielle Deon received a yellow card with 2:43 remaining in the game. The Generals used this advantage to ward away the 1* shutout, and with 1:27 remaining, sophomore Jessica Lake scored off of an assist from senior Allison MacQueen.‘ Nevertheless, the 18th-ranked Cardinals held off the Gen- erals for the remainder of the game. , , Coach Wendy Orrison noted that the team has been starting slow. “We had a much better second half, and we played»; more as a team,” she said. “We have trouble coming out strong.” $ She pointed out that Lynchburg and Catholic are4 both excellent teams that are years into their pro--y gram. “We’re a first-year team, and that means we have to work harder, but we’re up to it,” Orrison said. . 1' The Generals host St. Mary’s of Maryland Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Washington and Lee University Turf Field. i OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_007.2.txt MONDAY, UCTOBER 8, Zlllll BY IAN R. MClLROY ‘ ‘ SPORTS WRITER . g The Washington and Lee women’s soccer team garnered two big wins this Homecoming week to improve their 2001 season record to 8-2. On Wednesday, the Generals moved to 7-1 in the Old Dominion .1 Athletic Conference with a 4-0 win § at Emory and Henry. Then, the team scored a season-high seven goals as it shut out Ferrum on Sat- 0 urday afternoon. With these two impressive wins, the * Generals have gained considerable momentum with just over two weeks left until the ODAC Tournament. “The caliber of play on this team has been quite high this week,” first- ’ year head coach Neil Cunningham said. “We’ve been able to go right 5 through the roster, and everyone on the squad has benefited from valu- V able playing time.” In the win over Emory and Henry, . freshman forward Maggie Hope, sophomore midfielder Fontaine Marcoux and senior midfielder Kate ‘ * Bidwell all tallied one goal and one assist each. With a goal midway through the first 4 half, sophomore midfielder Heather Coleman rounded out the scoring. Freshman goalkeepers Abigail 9 Pfeffer and Emily Barkereachmadetwo « saves for the Generals, securing the A‘ team’s third shutout of the season. ' it t Men’s socc l’ AGE / DPORTS MEG FFl1R.-\RA/ The Ring-rm Phi ,1 BLOCKING our: Junior Kevin Bibona fends off a Roanoke defender in \X/&L’s 3-1 Homecoming win over the Maroons on Saturday. rru Collee er leaves early-season problems behind W&L blows past Hampden-Sydnei/, 15th-ranked Roanoke to stay perfect in Old Dominion Athletic Conference BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR Any early-season struggles that the Washington and Lee men’s soc- cer team experienced have vanished. The Generals (7—1—1, 6-0 Old Do- minion Athletic Conference) dis- patched Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke at home this week and are sitting atop the ODAC standings. “Those are enormous wins,” jun- ior forward Brad Murphy said. “They were in the top of the conference along with us.” Senior Andrew Grimes scored the only goal of the game Thursday against the Tigers off an assist from senior Rick Schnatz at the 17:52 ‘Generals win blowout matches ,against Wasps, IARY UY/ e rig-tum 1 ONE-TOUCHDOWN WIN: Senior Drew Powers scored two goals in W&L’s 7-0 Homecoming victory over Ferrum Saturday at the Liberty Hall fields. On Saturday, the Generals added another shutout to the books with a 7-0 win on the Liberty Hall fields. Coleman and senior midfielder Drew Powers each scored two goals for the Generals, and Marcoux, Hope and freshman midfielder Ginny Helms tallied one goal apiece. Junior midfielder Jenny Thomas dished out two assists for the Gener- als. Her second came on a flip throw- in that was headed in by Powers. Bidwell and freshman midfielder Alison Irvin each added one assist on the afternoon. Playing 45 minutes apiece in goal, Pfeffer and Barker com- bined for the shutout. Two weeks away from the conference tournament, the women have high goals. “We have to keep this momentum going and try for ‘another winning streak,” Cunningham said. “If we do well in our remaining conference games, we’ll earn a high seed in the tournament and have a strong shot at a home game (in the opening rounds).” The Generals return to action on Wednesday when they travel to con- ference rival Hollins for a 4 p.m. match. : Coming to the Phi sports pages later in the term: -Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament and ,.li postseason coverage of fall sports , -Previews of W&L winter sports mark. Junior Brad Hearn made six saves in net for his second shutout of 2001. W&L’s offense stepped forward Saturday against 15th-ranked Roanoke. Murphy assisted sopho- more Jacob Stoehr for the only goal of the first half, and he pushed the Generals’ advantage to 2-0 several minutes into the second half. After Tsuyoshi Oshika cut the lead to 2-1, freshman Justin Mygatt put the game out of the Maroons’ reach with a tally, assisted by sophomore Philip Miller. Junior Tim Foley recorded seven saves in net for W&L. “Each of our keepers have had their moments, and it’s important to the team that we have two guys who get the job done,” W&L coach Rolf Piranian said. “It’s more important that the guy who’s out there that day is on.” The Generals have now won six straight — this from a team that, in the preseason, didn’t look like it was headed back to the NCAA playoffs. “The beginning of the season, we had problems putting the ball in the back of the net,” Murphy said. “We’re really starting to work well.” With the offense improving throughout the year, Piranian be- lieves that W&L’s defense has helped them shoot to the top of the ODAC. “We’re basically absorbing what other teams throw at us,” he said. “The rock of this team is our defense. That’s the basis of our success this year.” W&L has three conference games left on the schedule. If they win out, they’ll host the ODAC Tournament semifinals and finals on Nov. 3-4. Murphy believes that the Generals are en route to returning to the Divi- sion HI playoffs now that they have already beaten squads like the Tigers, Maroons and Virginia Wesleyan. “We’ve beaten the stronger teams in our conference,” Murphy said. “So we should be able to host the ODAC Tournament. 1 think going in, we’ll have a lot of confidence.” Men’s tennis ends fall season Match wins give Generals quarteninal finish in ITA/Rolex South Regional tournament FROM STAFF REPORTS SWARTHMORE, Pa.—Three Washington and Lee men’s tennis players advanced to the quarterfinals and one doubles team made it to the semifinals at the ITA/ Rolex South Region Championships on Saturday. After each winning a pair of matches on Friday, seniors Rhys James and Andrew Roberts and fresh- man Paul McClure all won their first match of the day Saturday, only to lose in the event’s quarterfinals. Mary Washington’s Conner Smith defeated James, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Kayvon Fatahalian of Carnegie Mellon dropped Roberts, 6-3, 6-2 and Wash- ington College’s Jose Lajarraga knocked off McClure, 6-3, 6-1 . James and Roberts advanced to the final four in doubles competi- tion, but fell 8-5 to a team from Carnegie Mellon. Lajarraga and teammate Seth Morgan knocked off W&L sophomores K.C. Schaeffer and Austin Kim, 8-3, in another quarterfinal match. Kim and Schaeffer each lost in the second round of singles competition on Friday, and McClure and sopho- more Graham Nix were eliminated in the second round of doubles. The tournament concludes the Generals’ fall season. ‘ Ileln design the united way . r * of Iloclrhritluellexintlton welt site! ‘- Questions, comments or suggestions? , Contact Jeremy Franklin at frank|inj@wlu.edu or X4060. . ‘M, I *1: rr rm ' =1 , ll BIBSIG IIIWB GSIEIII. Emall IllGlI0l'|lI0llm@VlIll.BlIlI Space donated by the Ring-tum Phi Top five reasons to work for The Ca/yx... Learn photography. Be a part of the University's oldest publication. See o|d—schoo| file photos. (See Phi} page 5-6) Be part of a talented, hard-working team. 1. Work next door to the legendary R/'/7_q-tum P/7/I «ll? OCR::/Vol_104/WLURG39_RTP_20011008/WLURG39_RTP_20011008_008.2.txt 1’.tGli DPORTS Minks improving rugby progrm, still fighting for respect >- MONDAY, OCTOBER ts, ZUUI SIGHTS OF W&L-VMI: (Above) A Minks winger gets tackled by several Keydets as sophomore Jock Wols looks on. (Left) Sophomore Joseph LeNoir runs through a pair of VMI players. (Photos by Meg Ferrara/ T/Je Ringlum P/J2) MI FFRR \M/ The Ring-tzIzz1P/xi OPEN FIELD: Sophomore Philip Dales returns the ball in \X/&L’s 33-26 loss to VMI on Sept. 27. BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR The Washington and Lee rugby squad plays as a club team, but don’t let that moniker fool you. The Minks now have a coach, 1991 graduate Tom Lovell, who is in his second season with the team. Lovell has played rugby for well over a decade, including his four years at W&L. Since Lovell took over the program, senior co-captain Chris Clark says, the program is “l0 times better than we’ve been since I’ve been here.” “It’s so much better, I don’t even know how to explain it,” Clark said. “We’ve all learned a lot more with the help of Tom Lovell.” - Playing in the Virginia Rugby Union —- part of USA Rugby, which coordinates the sport from youth leagues all the way up to the national team —— means rules and regulations that don’t seem to fit a club team. “We have requirements that we have to fulfill, very similar to the NCAA,” Lovell said. “Most schools don’t acknowledge the organizational level that’s there.” Senior co-captain Abram Trosky, who has played the sport in England and Australia and is the returning MVP from the 2000 W&L squad, says that everything from Title IX to the injury—prone nature of the sport prevents most said. “Because there is no large-scale, endorsed college- level competition, rugby has eluded the mainstream and finds its livelihood mainly in scattered -men’s clubs. “There is obvious competition for big, aggressive males with football, but even in England rugby isn’t a huge spec- tator sport, except for international test matches.” W&L is 3-2 this season, including a 17-3 Homecoming win over William and Mary on Saturday. The Minks have established themselves as a first—half team, as 67 of their 82 points have come in the first 40 minutes of play. Lovell says his team must play a full 80 minutes, but emphasizes that they’ve come a long way in terms of dedication to the program. “Our strengths are commitment, athleticism and learn- ing,” he said. “One of the frustrating things with rugby is that there’s so little involvement at the high school level. But they’re really learning the game of rugby. This year especially, the team has really jelled.” The Minks are beginning to draw from a larger pool of players. Sophomore Charlie Kimbrough, who leads the team in scoring this year, originally came to W&L as a soccer player. But, as Trosky says, rugby remains out of the main- stream of American sports. The lack of NCAA certifica- tion doesn’t help, as the Minks must battle for practice time with at least four teams that use similar practice fields in the fall. They play their home matches at the kickboard field. :4 “Club chair Joe Lyles helps us coordinate all our fields,” Lovell said. “With the situation with the lack of fields, the school has done a pretty good job at getting us practice time. At the same time, we’ve got to play second fiddle to what’s going on (with varsity teams).” ‘V Then there is the social aspect, much heavier a part of rugby than other sports. Post—game festivities involve both home and away teams and include food, drink and what is known as “choir practice.” 9 “The guys work hard and play hard, no matter what level of rugby you’re at,” Lovell said. “The tradition is the two teams put everything they can on the field, and after- wards it’s truly a gentleman’s sport. “The home team hosts a post—game party where the Q two teams can get together and talk about the match. Usu- ally there’s some songs that are sung and food that’s eaten, and everybody walks away friends. A lot of sports § don’t get together in that post-game camaraderie.” Such a unique social scheme just may be what draws ‘ people to the game. “The great thing about rugby is that no matter how .? brutal the game is and what words or blows are exchanged, inevitably the home team ends up feeding and ‘watering’ the visitors and we part friends until next year,” Trosky said. “What other sport can claim that?” schools from having varsity—certified rugby teams. ’ “Though nearly every decent—size university has a Onthe Web: rugby club, only a handful have varsity status,” Trosky http://clubrugbywlu.edu .3 SCOREBOARD v , Java The GH Q presents » SATURDAY s FOOTBALL YARDLINE W&L SCHEDULEZ OCTOBER 9-22 - W&L 18, Catholic 12 Tuesday, Oct. 9 Tuesday, Oct. 16 1* Catholic 0 7 2 3 — 12 Golf Women’s Soccer W&L 0 7 0 11 —— 18 W&L at Aubrey Apple invitational W&L at Guiltord, 4 p.m. Second Quarter 1.. W&L — Sullivan 19 run (Wiginton kick), 14:12 CUA — Bublavi 11 pass from McGee (Stokes kick), 0:13 Third Quarter CUA -— Team safety, 1:24 Fourth Quarter CUA — Stokes FG 32, 13:23 W&L — Watson 1 run (Watson pass from Dean), 10:51 W&L —— Wiginton FG 31, 3:54 A — 4,722 CUA First downs 14 Rushes-yards 24-19 Passing yards 241 Return yards 110 Comp—att-int 22-53-2 Sacked—yards lost 3-30 Punts-avg 9-39.2 Fumbles-lost 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-40 Time of possession 23:36 W&L 15 46-87 154 63 19-32-1 3-24 9-34.6 0-0 7-63 36:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSH|NG—CUA: Ulrich 13-30, Vollono 4-5, McGee 7-(-16). W&L: Sullivan 31-80, Watson 7-31, Overstreet 1-2, Dean 4-(-6). PASSlNG——CUA: McGee 22-53-2 241. W&L: Dean 19-32-1 154. RECElV|NG—CUA: Bublavi 7-90, Evans 6-55, Truxillo 4-45, Richard 2-45, Jankiewicz 2-5, Ulrich 1-1. W&L: Watson 10-70, Thomas 3-46, Sullivan 3-2, Overstreet 2-29, Callaham 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—-W&L: Wiginton 47, 36. ODAC FOOTBALL GLANCE ODAC Team Randolph-Macon Washington and Lee Bridgewater Emory and Henry Hampden-Sydney Catholic Guillcrd ®©—*—*—*l\)|’\')E N)l\)f\7®©-‘$1’- October 6 Results W&L 18, Catholic 12 Emory and Henry 34, Hampden-Sydney 20 Ferrum 18, Guilford 15, OT Week of October 13 W&L at Hampden-Sydney Guiltord at Bridgewater Catholic at Froslburg State Emory and Henry at Randolph-Macon 'Week of October 20 Bridgewater at Emory and Henry Hampden-Sydney at Catholic Davidson at Randolph-Macon W&L at Sewanee Week of October 27 Bridgewater at W&L Emory and Henry at Catholic Randolph-Macon at Guilford Hampden-Sydney at Davidson Wednesday, Oct. 10 Women’s Soccer W&L at Hollins, 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 Volleyball ' W&L at Roanoke, 6:30 pm. Friday, Oct. 12 Women’s Tennis W&L at Franklin & Marshall, 1 p.m. Men’s Soccer W&L at Savannah A&D, 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Women‘s Tennis W&L at Swarthmore, 9 a.m. W&L at Havertord, 3 pm. Cross Country W&L at Div. III State Meet, TBA Volleyball W&L at Goucher Tournament Football W&L at Hampden-Sydney, 1 p.m. Men’s Soccer W&L vs. Guillord (at Savannah A&D), 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer Carnegie-Mellon at W&L, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 Men’s Soccer Eastern Mennonite at W&L, 4 pm. Field Hockey Eastern Mennonite at W&L, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18-21 Women’s Tennis W&L at Rolex National Tournament Thursday, Oct. 18 Volleyball W&L at Bridgewater, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 Cross Country W&L at Gettysburg Invitational Women’s Soccer W&L at Roanoke, 1 pm. Men’s Soccer W&L at St. Mary’s, 2 p.m. Football W&L at Sewanee, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 Field Hockey Christopher Newport at W&l_, 1 p.m. Volleyball Lynchburg at W&L, 2 p.m. OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS Overall WoMEN’s SOCCER VOLLEYBALL W L Conference Overall Conference Overall 4 1 Team w L T w L T Team w L w L 2 3 Washington and Lee8 1 0 8 2 0 Washington and Lee5 o 15 3 4 0 LV“°hb“'9 5 0 0 9 1 2 Roanoke 5 o 11 5 3 2 Virginia Wesleyan 6 1 0 113 0 Emmy and Henry 3 1 10 6 2 3 Eastern Mennonite 5 3 0 113 0 Rando1ph_MaCon 4 3 11 8 Roanoke 4 2 0 9 3 0 l 4 Randolph-Macon 4 4 o 4 9 o Ly.”°hb”'9 3 2 14 5 1 5 Bridgewater 3 4 1 5 4 2 B"d9e‘”"‘“” _ 3 2 1° 6 RMWC 2 3 1 6 3 1 Eastern Mennonite 2 3 8 11 Guilford 2 4 o 5 7 1 H°'”"S 2 3 5 1‘ Homns 1 5 1 2 7 1 Sweet Briar 1 3 7 6 Sweet Briar 0 6 0 2 9 0 RMWC 0 5 4 12 Emory and Henry 0 7 1 3 9 1 Guilford 0 6 2 19 MEN’s SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY Conference Overall Conference Overall Team W L T W L T Team W L T W L T Washington and Lees 0 0 7 1 1 Eastern Mennonite 6 0 0 9 5 0 Roanoke 4 1 0 9 2 0 Lynchburg 5 0 0 11 1 0 Virginia Wesleyan 4 1 0 8 5 0 Roanoke 6 2 0 8 3 0 1 Emory and Henry 3 2 0 6 5 0 RMWC 4 2 0 6 5 0 ,~ , Lynchburg 3 3 0 5 6 0 Virginia Wesleyan 3 4 O 5 7 O — . Hampden-Sydney 2 2 0 8 4 1 SweetBriar 2 3 0 7 5 0 I . Eastern Mennonite 2 4 0 7 B O Randolph-Macon 2 5 0 4 9 0 _ I 1 , ,‘ V I! V Randolph-Macon 1 3 0 6 6 O Washingtonand Lee2 6 0 2 8 0 , , ' H - '- ’ -_ . ' . surf" ' » ' -. ' r I A o 4- o I I I I 7 0 Money ctOber 8 8.30-midm ht Bridgewater o 6 o 3 3 0 Hollins 6 0 1 110 " ‘ ' ' ' ' " ‘ I '’ Editor's note: Overall records may not reflect games played this weekend. _ 1' O.