OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041004/WLURG39_RTP_20041004_001.2.txt I P BY WHITNEY DUFFY STAFF wRITER Currently, students at the University of Vir- ginia are working to change their single sanction honor system to one with varied punishments based on the severity of the offense. A group of students, called Hoos Against the Single Sanction, has formed and been active around the UVA cam- pus in their efforts to eliminate the single sanction. This group’s goal is to “energize the honor policy- making process by expanding it to the community of trust at large,” according to a press release. Their honor policy, first created in 1842 (yes-before that of Washington and Lee!), had the goal of creating a W&L-like environment, but in practice has fallen short of this ambition. One of the reasons that the anti-single sanc- tion movement has garnered so much support is that the UVA honor system has long struggled to be effective at the school. Many students and pro- fessors do not report honor violations, either tak- ing matters into their own hands or, as more often is the case, ignoring the problem. As a result of this attitude, the system has been examined many times in the past, but never quite like it is being ques- tioned currently. Co—founder of the Hoos Against Single Sanction, UVA student Marco Rivera, said, Off-roading expert to speak on Tuesday BY MARSHALL RULE SPORTS EDITOR On Tuesday evening the Contact Committee will bring Bill Burke to speak to the Washington and Lee community about backcountry driving. Contact, a committee dedicated to bringing vari- ous speakers to the W&L community, has several speakers planned for this school year. 4 Bill Burke is a 4x4 trainer and one of the fore- most experts on winching and extrication methods. He is an outfitter guide throughout the National Forest Service and also serves as a consultant to countless 4-wheel drive companies and organiza- tions. He also competed in the Camel Trophy, which is a 1,200 mile race in Africa. The speech, held in the Commons from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, will include a slide show along with stories of his adventures and teaching the basic art of 4-wheeling. In addition to speaking to the W&L commu- nity, Burke will also be leading a trip Monday from 3-8 in the evening. A group of students will be heading to Shoecreek where Burke plans on teach- ing some useful techniques in offroading. David Kronenfeld ‘07, publicity chairman of the Contact Committee who played a vital role in getting Burke to speak is very excited about the event. “He is amazing,” says Kronenfeld, “Bill is definitely one of the best in the world and has an amazing story to tell. It’s well worth coming to even if you have never even heard of backcountry driving.” If you are interested, you can contact David Kronenfeld ’O7 at kronenfeldd@wlu.edu, or Brent Beshore ’05 at beshoreb@wlu.edu. Nabors holds Fall Service Challenge BY SARAH MURRAY NEWS EDITOR Nabors Service League will kick off its armual Fall Service Challenge on Saturday, October 9, con- necting dozens of W&L students with service op- portunities at local sites including libraries, retire- ment communities, and the Rockbridge Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Volunteers will be sorted into groups based on a list of tasks that each ranked according to prefer- ence. N abors’ to—do list includes apple picking, car washing, painting, yardwork, trash pick-up, con- struction, and more. The Challenge also needs stu- dents to be drivers or project leaders at each Site. The groups will trundle out to their projects in the morning or in the afternoon. In between, N abors plans to treat all workers to a late morning brunch on Cannan Green. Volunteers will also walk away '1 Lee as the first social fraternity T/ye rindeni none of Wei/iz'ngton and Lee Uninmin rinte 7897 , “We are merely trying to create a forum and see what other people believe we should institute,” in- stead of the single sanction. The UVA student body seems open to the idea and their Honor Committee (the UVA equivalent of the Executive Committee) also seems receptive. “The Committee is always support- ive of students getting in- volved outside of Honor to help shape the system,” said Honor Committee Chair Meghan Sullivan, “It’s a good thing for the honor system.” But is it really? And can we at W&L expect any changes in our own system as a result? The response from the EC was an emphatic no. “I do not think that a change at UVA will have any impact on W&L’s system.” Marie Trimble, EC President, securely stated. “Stu- dents who attend W&L come to this university with the knowledge that we not only have a sys- tem, but that we actually abide by it and live by it.” Cristin Nunez, EC Vice—President, agreed with Trimble, saying that while a change in such a promi- nent university might cause students to question “How are we, as members of the EC, to decide if actions are only slightly dishonorable or mostly honorable? There is no way to draw the line, and I look forward to seeing how UVA is going to accomplish this.” CRISTENNUNEZ. ECI/ICE-PRESIDENT the single sanction, she would hope that ‘‘we don’t change our standards here simply because of the influence of other universities.” Seasoned Honor Advocate Michael Lee, who has worked on several EC investigations and closed hearings, stated firmly that, “No change to UVA’s honor system could possibly affect us here...The fact that other universities are changing their Honor Codes might even be reason enough for us to en- sure that our System doesn’t change.” So is there a possibility that future student bodies will question and attempt to change our own single sanc- tion system? “VVith the cur- rent EC,” noted Nunez, “I think nothing will change. When we were elected, the student body knew our views on the single sanction and elected us any- way.” However, Nunez did mention, “I would never rule out the possibility of a system change in the future.” “The Single Sanction is such a fundamental tradition of the Honor System as handed down Homecoming 2004 ROYALTY. Katie Abplanalp, escorted by Chi Psi member Chris McNamara, smiles to the crowd after being named the 2004 Homecoming Queen during halftime of this weekend’s football game. Two fratemities celebrate important anniversaries this year Phi Kappa Psi, Kappa Alpha Order planning events 5 BY KATHERINE SHELL ASST. NEWS EDITOR 05' Last weekend Phi Kappa Psi began its yearlong celebration of its 150"‘ 3~nniVeT5a1Y as Well as the Alumni Weekend this year will be cember 21, 1865 in honor of Rob- celebration of being the first focused around the ert E. Lee. Convivium this year social fraternity on cam- sesquicentennial will focus on the 140"‘ celebration. ’ pus. Plans for this next calendar year’s events are still in the tion of the 150"‘ likely we will celebrate on the fol- W0rl