OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041108/WLURG39_RTP_20041108_001.2.txt F‘ Arch 5372.155 R552 \/.107‘ Mr‘, H c. 7,. Parents, family co Alumni reminisce about , past Parents’ Weekends BY KATHERINE SI-[ELL ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Every Parent’s Weekend, as hundreds of mothers and fa- thers descend upon our campus, we are bound to hear various sto- ries from alumni, describing their own college experience in rela- tion to ours. Though we can’t imagine a W&L different from our own, the place they describe often seems to be something from another planet. The first thing Dr. George Ballantyne, ’79, of Newnan, Geor- gia, noted as being starkly differ- ent than it was when he was in college was Lexington itself. ‘The entire town is neater and cleaner,” he said, and his wife, Missy Ballantyne, who at- tended Randolph—Macon Women’s College, said “The town has really spruced up. Of course, Papagallo, Alvin Dennis, and College Town Shop were there, but that was it.” She also remarked on the wonderful restorations of the Theater, which reopened last year. Dr. and Mrs. Ballantyne have two children at W&L, Patricia, ’05, and Mitch, ’06. The Ballantynes said, though, that they believed the social scene to ultimately be the same. “Girls would come down from girls’ schools,” Dr. Ballantyne said, “so there were always girls around.” Mrs. Ballantyne remem- bered the boarding houses that used to be open for girls across the street from SAE. “They would charge us twenty dollars a night, and have several twin beds in one room. That way, we didn’t have to drive over the mountains in the middle of the night, although some people still did.” When asked about the strictness of the boarding houses, she replied, “Well, we all had to be back at school at a cer- tain time, and the renters asked us to sign in and out, but they were all pretty lenient.” The only difference Dr. Ballantyne saw was the Univer- sity control of the campus. “The University didn’t own the [fraternity] houses, so we would destroy them, break- ing windows and such. The Uni- versity had no control, I don’t even remember there being a house mother.” Of course, without the Uni- versity owning the fraternity houses, many of the houses were not as nice as they are today. “It was like ‘Animal House,”’ Mrs. Ballantyne added. Other alumni, such as Mike Colpoys, ’75, and Jim Lancaster, _ stories al ANNUAL TRADITION. Students and their parents walk past charity fundr WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY I NG-TUM Emory and Henry during Parents’ Weekend activities. ’79 have stories about doing things the students today would not consider doing. Both have ‘iving a car down the Collonade at night. The cars then must have been a great deal smaller to fit in between the build- ings and the columns. Mr. Lancaster has a daughter, J ane, who is a sophomore at W&L. The academic scene was also very different. Until the school went co-ed in 1985, the admissions and school work was not as rigid as it is today. “Aca- demics are a lot more difficult. VOLUME CVHf,NO. 14 Tie Iiiideiii voice of Wax/iiogioo and U6 Uoiversziyiiiite 7897 I1V€fg€ OI1 Lexingto for annual Weekend aisers as they enter \X/ilson Field to watch The competition is tougher now that the lower half academically of the school has been filled with smart girls,” says Dr. Ballantyne. Overall, though, our school has managed to stay the same for the majority of W&L’s history, a thing most alum and PI ll MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 SAHAR KAMAl.l the Generals’ football team defeat students are proud of. We can share and compare stories from our own college career with alumni who graduated thirty or forty years ago. Hopefully, our campus will continue to remain the same for generations to come. THE RING-TUM Parents’ Weekend is a boon for Lexington area businesses BY ETHAN JAMESON STAFF WRITER The buzz on Lexington’s streets has dimmed, hotels have cleared out, sidewalk traffic has all but disappeared and small businesses downtown tally up sales totals as parents and families of Washing- ton and Lee students return home after the University’s armual Parents’ Weekend. For many small businesses downtown, Par- weekend than on most regular weekends. Next door, at The Potting Shed, owners John and Faith Vosburgh estimated their sales this weekend at 30 percenthigher than most regular weekends. Stephen Robbins, president of Hamilton- Robbins on Main Street said that Parents’ Week- end has historically been a boost to his busi- ness. “It’s comparable to the day after Thanks- ents’ Weekend giving,” he means big busi- said and es- ness and sales timated that are comparable his store to one of the re- had a 75 per- tail industry’s cent in- biggest sale crease in days — Thanks- sales over a giving. typical “It was a weekend. busy week- Other end,” said Patty businesses, Neofotis, likeGraden ownerofACor- Shoe Com- ner of Lexing- pany, Inti- ton gift shop. mate U, and “Weso1dalot College oflamps and Town Shop, C h r i s t In a s fiTHAN]AM1=.soN ‘ -TUM offered ex- decorations GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS. Local area businesses love our parents. t e n d e d and silk flowers.” shopping hours on Sunday in anticipation of Par- Neofotis also attributed her increase in sales this weekend to tourists passing through town and the good weather experienced in the area and esti- mated that sales were “probably double” this past ents’ Weekend. About 700 parents registered for Parents’ Weekend this year with almost 1600 family mem- bers attending University—held events. Demand for college Arabic BY ETHAN JAMESON STAFF WRITER Student enrollment in Arabic language classes at U.S. colleges and universities reached record highs and increased more than 92 percent between 1998 and 2001, according to a recent sur- vey released by the Modem Language Associa- tion, a group of educators and scholars. “Demand for Arabic has increased enor- mously at the University of California, Santa Bar- bara,” said Nancy Gallagher, chair of the University’s Middle East Studies program. “We had 56 students sign up for first year Arabic. In the past we usually had about 20 students.” Growing interest led the university to add a new section of Arabic this fall. Gallagher added that demand for colloquial Egyptian Arabic also remains high and the program recently had to sub- mit a request to the administration “for additional funds to support the increased demand for Ara- bic.” lt’s the same across the country. Enrollment has quadrupled in the past two years at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. At Georgetown University, where 370 students make up the largest Arabic pro- gram among U.S. colleges, enrollment is up 36 per- cent over last year. Enrollment in Arabic classes at the Univer- sity of Michigan increased 50 percent this fall from the same time last year and burgeoning enrollment in Arab Culture classes capped 96 percent com- pared with last winter. Raji Rarnrnuny, professor of Arabic language and applied linguistics at the University of Michi- Board of Trustees and IFC attempt to clarify alcohol policy BY ERIN JULIUS EDITOR—lN—CHIEF In an effort to clarify Washington and Lee University’s alcohol policy, last week Philip Norwood, Rector, of the Board of Trustees sent a letter the Ring-tum Phi and the Trident. Both carn- pus newspapers printed the letter, which enumer- ated five specific provisions regarding alcohol. Through this letter and a meeting with the Inter—Fraternity Council, the Board has made clear, “that they wanted students to comply to all rel- evant guidelines concerning alcohol and the ad- -ministration to enforce,” said Thomas Pickering, President of the IFC. “There is no higher power at the University than the Board.” The IFC has asked the fraternities to make I some specific changes, “We asked fraternities to identify their of-age members with a marking so only they could be served by a TIPS trained bar- tender,” he said. Thus far, the IFC is expecting fraternities to, “put forth a good faith effort to comply with University policy,” Pickering said. Each individual fraternity is expected to monitor their own functions. This past weekend, the IFC did visit fraternity leaders and also observed the party environment at fraternity houses. According to Margo McClinton, Director of the Commons, no changes have been made to University policy. A “I can say that there has been no change in University Policy. University Policy has derived from three elements state and local law, the rules of the national fraternity organizations, and». the rules of the University,” she said. Fraternity nationals will also be expected to play a role. “The national headquarters have been, and will be in correspondence with chapters to convey the level of enforcement,” said McClinton. The IFC is monitoring fraternity compli- ance itself. “We want the individual fraternities to be able to monitor and audit their own functions because fraternity men are adults and should be treated as such,” said Pickering. “Everyone is asked to monitor,” said .McClinton. “This is a joint effort. The IFC has asked students to be honest about their behavior and hold one another accountable." Should a fraternity breaches the Univer- sity alcohol policy, the IFC Judicial Board would process the‘ violation. “This is not easy for anyone, but it is worth a try. The safety of others depends on on our ef- forts; we cannot afford to wait for something bad to happen,” said McClinton. classes increases significantly gan, said, “The ‘new’ generation of students want to study Arabic language and culture for profes- sional and career purposes. “An important factor is the increasing num- ber of ‘heritage’ students of Arab/Muslirn descent after Sept.11 for preservation of heritage and ca- reer—oriented purposes,” said Rammuny about the spike in enrollment. Since Fall ’02 at the University of Virginia, enrollment in Arabic classes has been “unprec— edented," said Mohammed Sawaie, a professor of Arabic at UVa. “In beginning Arabic we have 102 stu- dents,” said Sawaie. “This number far exceeds any other Asian language at the University.” These figures correspond with figures in the report released by the MLA. According to the Association’s figures, the increase in Arabic en- rollment makes it the second highest foreign lan- guage enrollment increase, after American Sign Language (ASL). Sawaie attributed the significant increase to “interest in the Middle East due to the war on Iraq, [and the] need for Arabists in the various govem— ment agencies.” He also believed that UVa.’s prox- imity to Washington, D.C. and the rise of a new generation at the University whose families origi- nate from the Middle East or South Asia had an impact on the University’s enrollment increase. Khadija Bentouharni, an Arabic instructor at Virginia Military Institute,'agrees that the enroll- ment has also changed on the VMI campus. See Arabic on page 2 ' direction of Washingté .» overrtfre nerd iviil ‘ Strategic Ptan,ii3£zhdi,th‘esi on Manda); Niééttzbet DuP0I_2tAuditof'f_t " .5 and vsignifica'nt‘v‘o ca. , plan. I 1715: planning sessile ii; Fryeart educational co” planning sessiorftsforthe‘ ‘ versity of Virg4iriio,=.a.§ wjelll _ : ingtonand Lee, m'zz_ J‘ A lg rive three-hourgplqniningi 4 Please attend _ OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041108/WLURG39_RTP_20041108_002.2.txt -x_‘,i‘._ ‘ _ ":7 ‘. l_t .._ ..- L,-?‘\t\.“.~r'.1I<’i-'«‘i=":o up at) :,/[\> ‘:"l.1r’l:m PAGE 2 NOV 0 92304 'E'll-.l?.l?*.'xii-'ll“.‘-Ill‘-3 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 NEWS Physics and engineering professor left mark on W&L community BY CHRIS LAUDERMAN I MANAGING EDITOR Robert Akins, the Robert Lee Telford Professor of Phys- ics and Engineering, died at Stonewall Jackson Hospital last Wednesday after battling cancer. “In Bob’s twenty years on the Washington and Lee faculty, he contributed significantly in many arenas: in the classroom, academic programming, plan- ning of new facilities and cam- pus environmental concerns, to name a few,” said W&L Provost Thomas Williams. “His contribu- tions to the improvement of Washington and Lee will serve as a memorial to him. He will be greatly missed.” Akins has been on staff at W&L for 20 years. During his tenure, he “transformed the pro- gram into the more comprehen- sive engineering major offered today, enabling our students to go into essentially any engineer- ing field,” said Professor Ken- neth Van Ness, chairman of the Physics and Engineering Depart- ment. While on faculty, Akins was largely responsible for bringing the intemet to the W&L COURTESY W&L NEws OFFICE WE WILL MISS YOU. The Robert Lee Telford Professor of Physics and Engineering poses for a picture. Akins taught at W&L for 20 years. campus. He founded and chaired the Environmental Planning and Management Committee. Akins also played a crucial role in mak- ing sure the environment was not harmed when the Elrod Commons was built. Akins was an expert in the effects and uses of wind. His re- Post Election 2004 SVU, WLU, VMI students speak out about the election BY ERIN JULIUS EDITOR IN CHIEF In an election where Vir- ginia could have gone to either candidate, many local college students registered locally so their vote would mean more. Madeline Walk, a Southern Virginia University student, orga- nized a get-out—the-vote cam- paign for her campus. All 68 stu- dents that Walk registered chose to register in Virginia. Walk said that many SVU students are from Utah, which is a sure thing for Bush. “Students wanted to reg- ister in Virginia so they could make a difference,” Walk said. According the Walk, this is the first year the students in Buena Vista were allowed to reg- ister in Virginia. Previously, the registrar would not register them because students are “transient citizens,” Walk said. Virginia Military Institute appears to be another school where the conservative vote reigns. Andrew Upshaw, a cadet involved with College Republi- cans at VMI, said the war on ter- ror is an issue with resonance to VMI cadets. search, which included airborne pollutants, led to the develop- ment of performance standards for wind turbines used to gener- ate energy. “Bob had the uncommon capacity to be honest and self- aware of his considerable tal- ent—he was good at virtually ev- “A lot of kids here, includ- ing myself, are going intothe mili- tary and whoever will be their commander in chief definitely concerns them,” he said. “I’d say the majority of the people here at VMI support President Bush and the way he has handled to war on terror.” Washington and Lee Uni- versity has also seen a flurry of political activity lately. W&L student Kelly Jo Larsen, a Democrat, ran a cam- paign to register students locally. Larsen registered about 30 stu- dents locally, about half Repub- lican and half Democrat. erything he committed himself to——and yet at heart remained modest and unassuming,” said Washington and Lee University President Thomas G. Burish. “He had the inquisitive and critical mind of a scholar but the soul of a poet who could find great re- ward in common things. All who witnessed his last months were moved and enriched by the opti- mism, courage, and openness with which he dealt with his iH— ness. He was truly an inspiration for how to live life, how to share it with others, and how to leave it..” Akins was also active in the Lexington community. He served for several years on the Lexington planning commission and served as its chairman and also was a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Lexington Presbyterian Church on the corner of Main and Nelson streets. Harrison Fu- neral Home, located in Lexington, is handling arrangements. Dona- tions in Akins’s memory may be made to the American Cancer So- ciety or to the Dr. Chris Thomas Research Fund at the University of Virginia. “A lot of our students live in states that stand no chance of going Democrat,” Larsen said. “They were interested in regis- tering here so that their vote might count more.” Daniel Fassio, a student leader in the Young Democrats, credits Florida’s confusion in the last election for the high voter registration this year. “I think this election has really energized voters in gen- eral, but maybe not for the right reasons. “With the debacle of last elections’ logistics, I think people want to feel like they are in fact electing the president and there Arabic classes Continued from the Front Page “It’s been affected in a very, very striking way,” said Bentouharni who added that enrollment in her language classes since 2001 has increased more than 100 percent. Other than language courses, VMI has developed other Arab-related courses to meet students’ interest in the region and their growing demand for knowledge. Bentouharni said that a course titled “Arab Civilization and Culture,” developed at VMI to “help our students be open to the world,” was proving to be “quite popular.” This interest has proven so widespread that VMI now of- fers a major in the language. The Institute currently boasts seven Arabic majors and seven double majors. Bentouharni said that incentives for cadets to take Arabic differ and ranged from having the language on their resumes, to post-9/ ll interests. She also stressed the growing interest in VMI’s study—abroad program with the Arabic Language Institute of Fez (ALIF)- “When they go abroad, they change their incentive, get to appreciate the people, and~ look back and question their first in- centives, insights and understanding,” said Bentouhami. Wilson Nance, a VMI junior from Richmond, Va., wanted to experience Arab culture and spent last summer in Morocco through - the agreement between VMI and ALIF. “Being able to travel to a part of the world and speak in Arabic was an incredible feeling,” said Nance. “You leam so much, and I appreciate it so much more.” Only about 10 percent of Arabic language students become proficient enough to hold a professional job requiring Arabic. After three years of Arabic classes, Nance claims he is npwfluent enough to hold conversations with people, but is not yet fluent enough to talk about human nature and politics. “Once you progress, people drop out,” Nance said. “With the Rats [VMI freshmen], they really want to take it. They know about the job opportunities for Arabic speakers.” Career opportunities for Arabic speakers are abundant. Af- ter graduation, Nance is considering spending a few years in the Marines before joining the private sector. isn’t going to be confusion,” Fassio said. Fassio believes social is- sues, such as education, welfare and abortion, are driving young voters at W&L. “College students, I think, have a keen eye on the economy, since we’re the ones who will be looking for jobs and hoping to keep them,” Fassio said. Students at all the local schools believe focus is‘on the presidential race. “We’ve drawn a line in the sand between Republicans and Democrats, and I’ve read stud- ies that people are reporting that they are more likely to vote strict partisan in these elections than in the last five presidential elec- tion cycles,” Fassio said. “Many people will determine their local votes from their presidential vote. It’s a sad state of affairs in American politics when people ' refuse to look at issues and only look at party.” Jackson Mabry, of W&L’s College Republicans, agrees that students are generally. not‘ aware of local campaigns, “although College Republicans does gen- erate quite a bit of involvement with local Congressional cam- paigns,” he said. The highly anticipated election night at- tracted many students to the television and cre- ated an unusual campus buzz for a Tuesday night. Staff at the University Commons planned to host student gatherings throughout the Elrod Commons on Tuesday. Separate lounge areas were equipped with televisions devoted to specific media cover- My favorite part was the Kappa Sig cocktail party. -KATHY ANGELICO, PARENT ELECTION NIGHT PARTY Seeing parents party like kids. -MAGGIE CANBY ‘07 age, including CNN and MSNBC, while FOX News was notably absent from the list. But by 9 p.m. Tuesday evening, only a hand- ful people had gathered for the planned events. One of the lounges was completely vacant and the T.V. had not yet been turned on. Many students however flocked to an off- I never have my parents here, I’m from Europe. -VIRGINIA VESELINOVA ‘O5 campus party at “Old House," located across from the Outing Club on Washington St. The social gathering was co-sponsored by College Republi-\\ cans and Young Democrats. The crowded house was full of Democrats \ and Republicans displaying their support for can- didates Bush and Kerry through stickers, pins, and Seeing how your friends. are a product of your parents. -JEAN-RosE CLAWATER ‘07 "Seeing who’s weirder, your friends or your parents. -CHRIS APPLEWHITE ‘06 t-shirts. Blue and Red beer was offered from sepa- rate kegs, allowing students to further express their partisan beliefs. I Fans of FOX News were pleased to discover that the Old House party also offered unrestricted coverage of their favorite news station. -SENIOR STAFF WRITER ROB ARMSTRONG Parents can see their kids...integrated into the workings of campus. -JULIAN LEDFORD OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041108/WLURG39_RTP_20041108_003.2.txt MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2004 mi_';RINc—rur1'l’ut STAFF EDITORIAL Veterans’ Day Must Be Observed In our years at this fine Univer- ' sity, we’ve watched federal holidays come_and go, with little to no celebra- tion at all on this lackluster campus. This year, we refuse to sit by idly while Veterans’ Day flies by with nary a word. ‘ , ‘ We’re not asking to skip classes on Veterans’ Day (although that would be nice, especially considering that federal employees will get the day off). We are asking for recognition of all the lives lost in the name of this country. . Especially in this time of war, where young men are dying for this country every day, we need to recog- nize the individuals who work hard every day to defend our country. The sacrifices that Veterans make, and have made, not only enable our existence as a nation, but enable us, on an individual level, to study and W&L and to enjoy the lives that we have here. It is therefore fitting that we, the students at W&L, honor our Veterans in a significant way. Possible tributes for future Veter- ans’ Days include a memorial service, special speaker brought in to discuss Veterans’ issues. Forums such as these would raise awareness of criti- cal Veteran issues. On a personal level, students and faculty could take up a collection of money or goods for a local Veterans’ home. Sending cards or visiting the VA hospital in Roanoke would be an- other kind and thankful gesture. The bottom line is that our Veter- ans are heroes. They are the ones who allow us to be free and to pros- per. The gift that they have given to our nation as a whole and to us as in- dividuals is beyond price, and ought at least to be recognized in this minor, ' relatively trifling way. te of the Week “State police Lieutenant Eric Wolford said Ellis allegedly offered each voter $25 and a bottle of whiskey if they would support a certain local candidate.” ~The Louisville Channel Editor in chief Managing Editor Erin. Elizabeth Julius Chris Lauderrnan News Editor Asst. News Editor Opinions Editor Asst: Opinions Editor Arts & Life Editor , Sports Editor Photography Editor Layout Editor Asst. Layout Editor Sarah Murray Katherine Shell Caley Anderson Anne Finley Emily Edwards Marshall Rule Corbin Blackford Chad Kiewiet de Jonge Emily I-Iulen Business Manager 4 David Seifert Circulation Director ' Rob Rain Asst. Circ. 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The Ring-tum Phi University Commons Room. 341 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 458-4060 Fax: (540) 458-4059 Email: phi @wlu.edu Subscription rate $40 RiN<1;—*mi ’ CAiEYANDErsoN OPINIONS Eonor Em m lNl “Ns United States needs a ‘Madame President’ Have you ever had one of those moments where you realize how hard people before you have fought for what they believed in and your accomplishments to date suddenly seem in- consequential in comparison? I recently went to KEWL’s showing of Iron—Jawed Angels, an amazing and inspirational film about radical suffragists who picketed a war-time president and held voluntary hunger strikes in prison to, get their point across. Leaving the theater, I wondered if I would ever have a cause that I be- lieved in passionately enough to spend my life, or years of my life, fighting for it. Have all of the major battles been fought? Not by a long shot. Thinking about elec- tions, and spurred on by the words of my so- cial psychology teacher, I realized I had found an issue worth fighting for; (or at the very least, worthy of writing about in the college newspaper.) WE NEED A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT! Seriously, for a country that prides itself on being the most progressive and forward- thinking, especially with -regards to women’s rights, we are falling drastically behind. Many of the European industrialized countries have beaten us to the punch in having either female presidents or prime ministers: France, Ireland, THE BIG PICTURE ANNE FINLEY ‘O7 pzrture raurtery renatagau Switzerland, Finland, and Great Britain. And they are not alone. Other countries that Ameri- cans would consider seriously underdevel- oped or that are even poverty stricken in com- parison, like Mongolia, Haiti, India, and Rwanda, have all had female leaders. So, what’s the problem? Is it that Ameri- cans think females are incompetent, or unable to be assertive leaders? Is it the fact (and a male has actually raised his hand and said this in a class of mine) that they are hormonal, expected to bear children, and are supposedly crabby and irra- tional once a month? And are we saying that male politicians don’t have their own special issues? For starters, among recent presidents and prominent politicians it seems to me that there has been a rash of pathological liars, philanderers, and sex—addicts. Power, which has been in male hands since basically the dawn of time, has certainly gone to their heads. There are all kinds of women, but extreme and even contradictory stereotypes of them. Women are traditionally supposed to be meek, hyper—emotional and in a word, weak. “Devi- ant” female-types, on the other spectrum, are composed of by the femi-nazi’s, mean- mommy’s, and *itches of this world. Where is the middle ground? It is popularly assumed PAGE 3 pzrtt/re from 2:/bite/1au.re.ga12 HAILTO THEVCHIEF. Leading possbilities for the first female President are Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice that a woman who is trying to climb the em- ployment ladder is trying to “be a man”. Why is this? Why is trying to gain equality frowned upon, why is feminism (gasp) a bad word, and why is the office of the presidency reserved for rich white men? If you look at many of the problems facing our country today, it becomes clear to me that a strong woman could help things immensely. Women would be better at diplomacy and see- ing different perspectives than their own. For example, rather than calling all enemies of the U.S. evil and inhuman, as Bush is unceasingly fond of doing, a woman might be sensitive and open—minded enough to realize that evildoers are not automatically evil at heart and every- one is shaped by their environment. Keeping other countries from hating you is always a good idea; it’s just smart business. In the long run, women and men are not so different. They have similar potential and ca- pabilities and both are fully able to fulfill the offices of the presidency. Why, when so many people have begun to regard elections as a choice between the “lesser of two evils,” have competent-females not been included as a valid alternative? The time has come for half the population to be represented in the area that arguably matters most: the leadership of our country. Labeling fulfills unique role in W&L society and elsewhere I think its pretty cool when people ask me questions. It is flattering to know that someone cares about who you are and what you like. During freshman year, the most common questioned asked is about your hometown. But what does it actually say? Maybe geographic stereotypes actually do apply to me in some instances. Yes, Iknow how to ride a horse and have been on cattle drives. Yes, it snows a ton. And no, I’ve actually only been skiing a couple times, but I can recommend what ski resorts to visit ’ duringthe summer. This is where alot ofdiscussions end. You get to know the person a little bit, but no better than anyone else you talked to. When faced with the decision of what label I should use to describe myself in a short conversation, I usually try to explain myself in terrnsofwhatlthinklhave incommonwiththeotherperson, but are labels only relevant in the context of who you are with? Iflmeetsomeoneatthehorsecentenlwilltellthernthatlfoxhrmt Iflmeetsomeone at a hockey game, I’ll tell them that I am an Avalanche fan. Most of the time, I don’t encounter people who can give me any idea of who they really are within just a few minutes. Over reading days, I was in DC riding the metro out to Pentagon City to do some shopping when a man sat down next to me. He said hello and we started talking. Witl1inlessthantenminutes,IfeltlikeIreallykriewhirrLlknewwherehewenttocollege, law school, where he worked, where he lived, why he was in DC, and about his experi- ence with law school. I told him a lot about me and how I am thinking about law school. "He apparently felt he knew me well, too, because he gave me a lot of really useful IN THE IRONS CARISSA SHIPLEY ‘O7 advice. When the train stopped at his stop, he gave me his business card and told me that he would really like to talk more and answer any questions that I had about being alawyer. ' In a strange coincidence, a similar thing happened over fall last year. Once again, I was in DC and was on a very crowded metro. It was really late at night and a hockey game had just ended and fans were headed home. For some reason, I kept looking at the guy that was standing next to me and he was looking at me, too. We started talking and I instantly felt like I knew him. He was just out of law school and working for afirm in DC. Again, I couldn’t have talked to him for more than ten minutes or so. After these experiences, I wonder if labeling ourselves is even ‘relevant? Maybe people are just naturally predisposed to seek out others who are like themselves and there is nothing that can be brought up in a conversation that really makes you feel like you know the person that you are talking to without this pre—disposition. Ifthis is true, why should anyone even bother to meet new people? Apparently, I should only talk to lawyers who are riding the metro in DC, but I really do like to get to know people. I love to sit in the airport and watch people and wonder what their stories are. I love the delight that I get when I find out some- thing about a person that shocks me and completely changes my thoughts about who they really are. We only get one life, and we have to make decisions that define who we are, but getting to know new people can be our way of living other labels. Democratic Party - 1 Gotta suck to be one of the Blue State faithful right now. Bright spots— Barack Obarna crushes Alan Keyes, Salazar edges Coors in heavily Republican Colorado. . Kerry’s War Record- 4-9 I picture Kerry walking into a room looking dejected. Senator McCain is there, and he says come in.” Zombies- T In a turnaround from last week, John Ashcroft has a job for , the next four years, in another victory for undead rights. Condi Rice— Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next Secretary of State. W&L Alcohol Policy- «&—+ The right thing is (probably?) being done, but why is it that no one seems to know what’s going on? Help us out, lFC/ Adrninistrators/Board of Trustees. That letter we got a while back was somewhat vague about what exactly was going to be done. Pittsburgh Steelers- T How often can you predict with 100% certainty midway through the season who the League Rookie of the Year is going to be? Ben Roethlisberger is a lock. Ups and Downs Opinions Editor Caley Anderson gives you his take on what rose, what fell, and what stayed about the same this week at W&L and the world. his pregnant wife. Ah, how fickle you are, American media. Class Attendance on Nov. 9- Hey, professors, observe closely this Tuesday whether you see any strange attendance drop—offs. (Side note to A Professors Velasquez and DeLaney- I will not be a part of this trend) -Scott Peterson 1, The Supreme Court is in session, and the most compelling law story in the news is a sketchy lowlife accused of murdering Parents’ -Weekend- Sketchy and fun as usual. Professor Akins- T US. Navy Veteran, W&L community leader, and by all accounts I’ve heard, a fantastic teacher and technological visionary. The Science Center will not be the same without him. Ayad Allawi- 4-9 If you’re about to start a final military offensive against someone, you don’t TELL them so beforehand, man. Props for finally doing it, though. John Edwards- .1. Lose the Vice Presidency, your political career, if not dead, has been set back tremendously, and your wife is diagnosed with breast cancer, all in one day. Right or left, you gotta feel bad for the guy. OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041108/WLURG39_RTP_20041108_004.2.txt PAGE4 pi MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 W What the election means- prophecies for the nextfour years and campaign ‘08 President Bush has, barring a miracle of no lesser magnitude than the Boston Red Sox coming back from a0-3 deficit, won his oft-touted “four more years.” It’s a bad day to be the 49 percent of voters who voted against Bush, and a great day evangelical Protestants, and espe- cially those from rural areas. The Democratic party failed to make the core issues the primary focus of this campaign, and instead the election was decided on values, as the Re- publicans had planned. If they had if you’re a Re- . made Iraq the pri- p u b l i c a n . M0DERATE’g MUSINGS mary issue of this What will Red , campaign, as Tuesday (the CA1-EY ANDERSON 06 many people said catchy phrase for Nov. 2, 2004 that I hope to turn into a sensation) mean forAmerica, and for politics within America? First, my more liberal friends need to stop wailing about this be- ing the end of the world. President Bush, say what you will about him, is a Yale graduate, and the last time I had checked, had run the country for four years without the world ending. So, as Detective John Kimble might say, “Stop whining.” I voted for Kerry, but I don’t think Bush is going to ruin us. So let’s look at how President .Bush won the election. Voters who voted based on “core issues” like the war in Iraq and the economy tended to vote very strongly in favor of Sena- tor Kerry. Where, then, did the votes come from to give President Bush such a relatively strong majority of the popular vote, and to turn the tide in states like Ohio and Florida? Quite simply, the groups that decided this election were the “three g” voters, those whose primary con- cerns were “god, guns, and gays.” Karl Rove appears to have been correct in his analysis that the Re- publican party had a vast untapped reserve of votes in the evangelical - demographic, and playing to them on issues like stem cell research and the blurring of the line between church and state has obviously paid off in spades. I would not be sur- prised if many voters who turned out to vote for the various same- sex maniage bans ended up also voting for Bush when otherwise they rriight have stayed home. Vot- ers who voted based on ‘yalues” ended up favoring Bush by an 80 percent—20 percent margin, where as margins on “issues,” i.e. Iraq and the economy, were for Kerry 60 per- cent-40 percent. Despite this, ex- pect the Republican party to press its luck on these “core issues” as well as on values. The brilliant success of the Republican party is contrasted by the apathetic failure of the Demo- cratic party. Where are the minori- ties and youth voters that were sup- posed to turn out in large numbers to defeat Bush? Minorities and youth voters tuiried out in greater numbers than in 2000, but EVERY- ONE turned out in greater numbers than 2000 this year, especially white they had done, they would have won. But the truth for even the most optimistic Demo- crat is that this did not happen, whether it’s because Kerry rather than Clark won the primary, or be- cause Karl Rove is simply smarter than Mary Cahill. Per- remains center—1eft. America is no longer center-rightward, it is simply rightward. So what will happen in the next four years? Obviously, things will get done, with a convincingly Re- publican Congress and an immod- erate Republican president. Even though the Republican victory was hardly a landslide, 51 percent of Americans will always beat 49 per- cent of them. The only effort Re- publicans will have to expend on anything short of a Constitutional Amendment will be to convince five Democratic senators to stop poten- tial Senate filibusters, something that will not be difficult. What plans does for a constitutional amendment pro- hibiting gay marriage, and do not be surprised if the administration tries to get more with the hand they were dealt by trying to ban stem cell research as well. Moves like these will frirther please the “god, guns, gays” voters, and will alien- ate few Democratic voters who were not already Bush—haters. Since the Democrats are now powerless to stop such initiatives, only the conservative Supreme Court stands between things like stem cell re- search bans and the law books. Constitutional law experts will be waiting with bated breath to see the results of such challenges. Speak- priate, even if that means alienating the United Nations and the many world leaders who (reluctantly) con- gratulated Bush on Nov. 3. Foreign policy hawks would have it no other way, of course. They will have to be careful in the Muslim world, how- ever. Even with a stable Iraq, many Muslims who were on the fence before will come down on the side of the extreme anti—American fac- tions if care is not taken to prevent it. The administration cannot win the war on terror if it is constantly supplying the enemy with ieiriforce- ments by alienating more and more Muslims. Expect policy-towards Is- rael and Palestine to become in- creasingly irnpor— haps it is be- tant, as well as any cause the further action taken “triad” of Re- in the Mideast and publican fac— southwest Asia. tions, the mod- Future trouble erate social lib- spots (other than erals/fiscal con- Iran) may actually servatives like centerin East Asia, Colin Powell or with China count- John McCain, ing down until its t h e finalreckoningwith neoconservative I Taiwan, and with hawks like North Korea’s Condoleeza nuclear weapons Rice and and the madman D o n a l d dictator controlling Rurnsfeld, and ‘them looming over the evangelical everything. Ifthese farrightists, like hot spots flare up John Ashcroft under the Bush ad- (all with their places in the Bush cabinet, please note), were able to . come together far better than the Democrats, who are actually only split into two factions (the moder- ates, who currently dominate the party, and the far left liberals, whose numbers grow scant). But any way you slice it, this election is a disaster for the Demo- crats and for the Bush—haters. Firstly, any Democratthat speaks of an ille- gitimate presidency now is flat out wrong. No President has won a ma- jority of the popular vote since George H.W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis, and the fact that George W. Bush was as vulnerable as any incumbent has ever been in this election only makes it worse. Moderate democrats have been thrown out of Congress in large nurn— bers, replaced by extremist Republi- cansinmanycases,especiallyinthe deep South. Moderate Republicans, such as John McCain or Arnold Schwarzenegger, will now be viewed as relatively further to the left than they were before. Indwd, the whole country has confirmed that it has taken another step to the right rela- tive to the rest of the world, which the Bush administration have that it will push in the next four years? At home, social security will likely be privatized. A controversial issue before, the Bush adrr1ir1istra- tion will take Red Tuesday as a man- date to finally move Social Security out of the public sector. Sharp dif-» ference of opinion exists as to how that will turn out. Tax cuts will con- tinue, and certainly the tax cuts that Voters who voted based on “values” ended up favoring Bush [J/rota mu 9/ in MISSION ACCOMPLISHED President Bush won over many Americans’ confidence in the last four years. ing of the Supreme Court, Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Souter, and O’Connor may now breathe easier knowing that conservative re- placements await, should one of them fall ill or retire, while,Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Stevens will likely now try to hold on like grim death. In foreign policy, expect the Bush administration to try to mend by an 80°/0-20°/0 margin, where as margins on “issues,” i.e. Iraq and the economy, were for Kerry 60%-40%. occurred under the first four years of Bush’s administration will not be rolled back, another issue whose ef- fects remain in question. Public school funding will decrease as Bush pushes for voucher programs and privatization of education. But more importantly, expect value—ori- ented issues like gay marriage, stem cell research, and church—state di- vision to take center stage. The Bush administration will push hard fences where it can. Even if they pronounce Red Tuesday as a suc- cessful referendum on the Iraq war, the Republicans know that support for Iraq is flagging at home and non- existent abroad, and that someone will have to share the economic and manpower burden. Still, the neoconservatives in the party will have their final say, and unilateral action will be used wherever the Bush administration feels it’s appro- Government precedent exists for potential banning of abortions ' Looking over the election special of the Phi this week, some phrases jumped out at me. “I think that women should be able to decide what to do with their own bodies.” “I think women should have reproductive rights to their own bodies.” . . the battle over a woman’s right to have possession over her own body.” If I didn’t know any better I’d think that people were watching Oprah and taking Cameron Diaz’s statement: “If you think rape ' should be legal, then don’t vote” seriously. Or that the legalization of prostitution was a big campaign issue. Those are issues that involve possession, rights or decisions related to a woman’s body. However, that is not what the writers were ‘talking about. Unfortunately, the pro-choice movement has been successful in summing up the abortion issue in the feel—good euphemism: “a woman’s right to choose what to do with her own body.” Sure, it sounds good, but what does it really mean? First of all, there are many things the government does to “take away” our control of our own bodies. Suicide is illegal. As is drug use, prostitution, incest, public nudity, not wearing a seat belt while driving, etc. So the argument that it’s your body, your choice doesn’t always hold up under a court of law. Second, I agree with the statement that women should be able to decide what to do with their own bodies. Women should be able to decide whether or not to use their bodies to have sex. Women should be able to decide whether or not to use protection or birth control on or in their bodies. But once a life is created, it is not just a woman’s body that is at stake. There is another living body within her body. If it were just her body, then her body has 4 eyes, 4 arms, 4 legs, 2 heart beats, 2 unique sets of human DNA, and in some cases, both a vagina and a penis. If it were just her body, then we wouldn’t be able to have test tube babies, in vitro fertilization, or surrogate mothers. If it were just her body, then why can the mother die and the child live or the child die and the mother live? You can be pro-choice, but please, take the time to find out MISS INDEPENDENT ALEXA MoUTEvEL1s Q6_ What it really means. Abortion is still legal through ALL 9 months of pregnancy. Do you agree with the right to choose to abort at over 6 months of pregnancy? Pro-choice groups like NOW, NARAL, and Plarmed Parenthood oppose any restriction on abortion, even Partial Birth Abortion, a gruesome practice that takes place in the later months of pregnancy. Over 43 million abortions have been performed since 1973. Do you think that all of these were done for medical reasons? If not, do you agree with the right to choose abortion for any reason? Did you know that the frequently cited “health exception” has been determined by the Supreme Court to mean that any abortion, even Partial Birth Abortion, can be performed not only to save the life of the mother, but also for physical or even mental health reasons? Do you stand with pro-choice groups on recent laws? Pro- choice groups opposed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also known as the Laci and Connor (Peterson) Law. This law acknowledges that when a pregnant woman is murdered or when a pregnant woman is hurt and the baby dies, there are two victims, not just one. Pro—choice groups oppose parental notification laws that require parents to be notified when their minor is having an abortion, just like any other surgical procedure. The laws provide for judicial bypass, where the restriction can be waved if there is abuse or incest involved. Pro—choice groups oppose informed consent laws that tell a woman about the abortion procedure she is to have and what the risks are. Take time to find out where you stand on this issue. Don’t just take my word, look up what Partial Birth Abortion is or find out what the laws say for yourself. Odds are you aren’t just pro-choice or pro-life. You’re pro-choice up until the first trimester. Or pro-life except for rape, incest, and life of the mother. Find out where your boundaries are and get educated so you can defend your beliefs. If you disagree with some of my statements, please contact me, I invite the opportunity to have a respectful discussion on this topic. You may also contact me if you have any other questions or comments. ministration, there will be trouble. Bush will defend Taiwan and press . » North Korea, but actual use of force remains unlikely, as both China and North Korea threaten retaliation with nuclear weapons. Cuba could also become a factor. If Fidel Castro dies, it is ex- tremely likely that President Bush will seize the opportunity and in- vade in an attempt to restore an America-friendly democratic gov- ernment to the island in America’s backyard. If that happens, the criti- cal Cuban—American vote in Florida will swing strongly Repub- lican for decades to come. Iraq itself remains unstable. Much will hinge on whether sta- bility “on the ground”ihas been established by the elections the Bush administration plans to conduct in January. Ifso, the insurgent groups will be marginalized, if they weren’t already destroyed in the stabilization. If not, the elections will be marred it will be difficult to foresee a stable Iraqinthenearfutu1e,andtliusitwill be difficult to see any withdrawals of U.S. troops in the near future either. Permanent garrisons "such as those in Africa, the 37th parallel on the ate p II North-South Korea border, and in Yugoslavia and Bosnia, will have to be established. The Bush admir1istration’s worst—case sce- nario is a legitimate election that decides that Iraq should be a theo- cratic republic based on Islam be- fore democracy, as in Iran. While Iraq is not an overriding factor, it has been the test case for neoconservatives’ theories of forceful democratization of anti-Arnerican orrogue world gov- emriients, and failure here would por- tend gloom for neoconservative poli- cies. What about the future? If Re- publican fomme holds, much will depend on who they nominate in 2008. They have two choices. First, they may nominate a Bush-like fig- ure, someone squarely on the right who will continue to make conces- sions to socially conservative America and make other decisions similar to those of the Bush adminis- tration. Altemately, they may nomi- nate a moderate Republican, some- one like McCain, though McCain hirriselfwillbetooworn outby 2008, most likely. Soon, a Constitutional amendment will have to be consid- ered that might give non-natural born citizens the right to rim for President, and if that happens, moderate Re- publicans such as likely Senator- Elect Mel Martinez of Florida and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of Cali- foniia might be good candidates. The direction the Republicans take will be critical, anarch-conservative will likely divide the party and hand the Demo- crats a golden opporumity as evan- gelicalsocialoonservatives becorrieiri- creasirigly marginalized On the other hand, if a moderate Republican takes over, the Republicans will likely con- tinue their dominance. The Democrats will be taking a long, hard look at themselves over the nextfouryeais. Theywillaskwhether itistoolatetotakebackatleastsome of white ProtestantAmerica Theywill askhow theycanmoreeffectivelycor1- trolwliatissuesareimportanttoAmeri- canvoters.Theywillaskiftheywill ever find another candidate with the charismapand aura of Bill Clinton. 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At a formal party, you may have had to buy tickets to get in — and then you and your wife/husband can dance all night to the band (but remember, you paid a fee). Concerts are in the same boat — and they’re getting more expensive every day. Look, 1 un- derstand that when W&L brings in a big—name band, they make you buy tickets. But let’s be honest — we all swipe it home to our parents any- way. So, to us, it’s completely free. What I am saying here is that when you, go to a party here and a band is playing, you don’t have to do any- thing at all in order to stay. You don’t pay to get in. You don’t need to buy food or drinks — even a beer or five are all free. If you wanted to, you could just go to hear the band — dance the night GET CRUNK BLAIR CRUNK VACO! The Virginia Coalition comes to campus frequently. In the real world, you will have to pay to see these fine frat bands perform. away or stand there next to the stage and chill out. It’s up to you — and I think that bands here are beautifully underrated. The other side of this comes from the view- points of the bands who play here at W&L. My be into it. Here at W&L, you can’t go to a band party and have the crowd be sparse. It is inher- ently crowded and congested — that’s just a given. The bands love it when college kids scream at the top of their lungs and plead for “Sweet Home A1abamahhhh!” — instead of the owner of the bar coming over to them and saying, “Hey, would you guys mind turning the speakers down just a tad? That would be great.” You tell me which one of these comments you’d rather get. On a side note, I have to continue to com- pliment the GAB. As if bringing in Keller Will- iams wasn’t enough, the GAB is planning on bringing either The Ataris, Pat McGee Bandl Better Than Ezra, or Bone Thugs N’ Harmony for Chrismas Weekend — as dictated by student votes. T hat’s right — student Votes. If you haven’t heard yet, "the GAB has a survey on Blackboard and you have until noon on Tuesday, November 9”‘ to vote. So, vote or die (or whatever" P. Diddy says). They will an- nounce the winning band shortly after the sur- vey closes. Stay tuned for that. ‘ In the meantime, enjoy the bands and the music scene here at W&L while you’re here. bet would be that these bands would much rather play for a group of dancing, sweaty, rowdy col- lege kids than at a bar where no one is listening but instead only trying to yell to their friends over the loud music. They clearly want the crowd to But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to come back for Homecoming after you graduate. And maybe even Parents’ Weekend. . .so that you can dance like fools at frat parties if your son/daughter comes to W&L. W&L Bookstore Presents... Student Book of the Week A weekly feature of the Bookstore and the Ring—Tum Phi This week : Paris Hilton has a lifestyle most girls dream about. Her name is on everyone’s lips -- but can she help it if she was born rich and privileged? Now, with a sly sense of humor and a big Wink at her media image, Paris lets you in for a sneak peek at the life of a real, live heiressfmodel/actressfsinger/it-girl and tells you how anyone can live a fairy-talelife like hers. Choc ‘full of entertaining lists, like Paris's twenty-three rules for How to Be an Heiress, and hundreds of S glossy pictures. Regular price: $22.00 This Week: $1899 Editor obsesses over Orange County BY EMILY EDWARDS ARTs& LIFE EDITOR Okay, I’ll admit it. When Ryan Atwood opened the door to the Cohen’s poolhouse on The OC season opener last Thursday, I felt as though I had been reunited with a long—lost friend. N o joke, I had been fret- ting and stewing over whether Ryan would stay with the preg- nant Theresa or stay in New- port. It sounds crazy, but I have never liked a television show as much as Ihave liked The OC. But what on earth is its appeal? It’s as scandalous as Melrose Place and has more teen angst than Dawson ’s Creek could ever have. My mother even watches the silly show. Of course, she loves Nip/Tuck, but that’s beside the point. My freshmen hall bonded Cooper’s drunken escapades and laughed as Luke peeled out of driveways in his pickup truck more suited for an Arkansas hunting compound. If someone was not going to be around for the Wednesday night time spot, we watched the show on tape as a group. I can be having a horrific day in which everything that could go has gone wrong, and then I watch my help- ing of teen angst. I can’t say that my mother has had an affair with my ex—boyfriend, nor can I say that I have stolen a car or swal- lowed a handful of pills with a Sometimes I wonder what kind of lives the writers of The OC lead. They never fail to provide a truckload of drama in the mere TV hour that I schedule in my datebook. If the season opener is any indicator of how dramatic this second sea- son will be, put me on the wait- ing list for the Season 2 DVD. The “Level 4 Meltdown” of Marissa put me in stitches. I mean, who screams like a banshee and throws patio furniture into the pool when they are angry at their mother? So Thursdays, from 8-9 pm, you know where to find me. I’ll be IBHBSIIIIIBII S llll‘ all TIiurstlav.llov.1_1. 8 |I.m. Elrotl commons Illlillfl _ l:_am us and community members are ininte to nerlorm music. noetnr and more cash nrizes [or toll ertormers and listen live on 91.5 ml or |Ittn:Ilvrlur.wIu.etlu sion on III! e mailintl IIarkstla|etI@vllu.etlu as we watched Marissa bomeoftequija, What if you had a in front of my TV. Do not disturb. second chance with the one that got away? Commons Theater Shows Brilliant Indie Sequel this coming week I have literally been waiting for months to see director Richard Linklater’s film Before Sunset. We don’t get movies like that in Rome, GA, and the Lexington Blockbuster will probably have it in sometime after Chistrrm . rmybe So, I was thrilled to hear that the Film __ Society was playing it in the Commons. The film is the sequel to l994’s Before Sun- rise, which also starred Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as two people who meet on a train from Budapest to Vienna, fall ri- diculously in love, and agree to meet six months later. Be- fore Sunset catches up with Celine and Jessie nine years later and explores the possi- bility of rediscovering love. Before Sunset manages to achieve a couple of really difficult things effortlessly. First of all, I realized as I was leaving the theater that I had just listened to 30 minutes of dialogue and not been bored for a second. Hawke, Delpy, and Linklater have written a _ script that focuses so in- tensely on the two protago- nists that other characters are inconsequential, and, some- how, it does not lose its mo- mentum. Maybe it’s because. the ‘script is so well-written. I Maybe it’s because Julie Delpy is so sponta- neously cute. I could not help but cry/srnile/be- come intensely jealous when she played her song, “A Waltz for a Night”——and you will too. She is an BEYOND HOLLYIIIDE ELYSE Mooor izii z;2.=-I: § §.m.$l«’«:.- 13(.%‘f< '}i"{f: - "S’l__£I‘lfS(.."l' extremely talented musician and adorable, plus the song is perfect for the moment in the film where she bravely puts it out there. Maybe it’s Ethan Hawke. I don’t know; at any rate, it is amazing that the movie moves along seamlessly with such a tight focus. Also, it manages to work in an enormous amount of the Parisian cityscape by having Celine and Jessie walk through its narrow streets, explore gardens, and visit little cafes. There is a beautiful shot of Notre Dame Cathedral from their perspec- tive on a boat on the Seine. The most in- credible feat of all, I thought, was that the movie manages to present a successful sequel to what was al- ready an impossibly romantic film without being sappy or sug- ary-nostalgic at all. It makes you think that it could actually be possible to meet some- one for what both char- acters admittedly call a “one night stand”- in a foreign country, nonetheless-—and never forget them. It even makes rediscov- ering this love almost a decade later seem feasible. Before Sun- "set reminds you to be honest, to realize that the connections you make with otheqieople are invaluable and precious, and to take advantage of life every minute that you’ve got it. As Hawke says, “I guess you’re never done making memories, as long as you’re living.” OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20041108/WLURG39_RTP_20041108_008.2.txt EiwLYEDwARus AKIS&LlFEEDl’Il0R , mm m MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004 Tl4l.l31Plll i THE AST ORD Marshmallow Rule weighs in on Parents’ Weekend and Election 2004 PAGE 8 -Tjjrl criticized me in front of my friends for being too fat, needing It only goes downhill from Parent’s Weekend, but maybe : OTATO a haircut, and wearing slippers to Applebee’s, she can fit right if I’m lucky, my mom will come back next year and let me play MARSHALL RULE in at W&L. Beirut with her. But I’ll make sure to practice until then. There were moments of the weekend that I had wished she would just go home, like when I got the lecture about my .1 Marshaflis rampage Young Democrats room being a disaster (she should have seen it two weeks ago). Pd like to Start offthis Week by giving “props” to Senator . And when she told everyone what my nickname was in Mike Crapo of Idaho_ He beat his opponent’ Sc0ttMcC1ure, high school, I almost killed her. Yes for the record it was like a red headed step child thatjust committed an honor vio- Marshmallow’ and no’ 1' lation. Crapo won by more percentage than Saddam won his 3'0“ may not ea“ me elections. Chalk up a point for Republicans everywhere. M h H k that‘ I almost felt bad for Kerry and the College Democrats ars 3 > you Suc She brdke m°St the Tuesday. They really thought they had a chance. But then I POTA'[t)MAN’§MOM, Eules I laled fgzsnénbufi i. realized that they stole a keg from the Tuesday Night Election .0 or fom Party and that they deserved everything they got. ONZMARSHALLSBEIRUHMLY Ween t mad or angry Only a Democrat would steal a keg because there are too _ ‘mm She took me to many Republicans at the party. You would think they would Wa1'Mart t°_get a helreut‘ _ _ _ be accustomed to being the minority by now. That’s alright _ She earned me In beer P 011$ and eve? emlelzed my tech" ' though; Republicans got the last laugh Wednesday afternoon mque 3:: blgnfled me f°rk1e,anX;tg' It thmkther eimet {Verde when Kerry gave his concession Speech‘ were,‘ ars a , you suc . er wo no -so—c ose losses For a While the Dems even thought they had Won the keg_ she ditched me for a new teammate, and to rub salt in the off. But once again they were declared losers after it had w°und’P1eked a freshman to replace me‘ iv been learned that a few Republicans started playing Beer Pong Llke alweys’ everyone {Iked he? more than they hke me’ two hours before the party was supposed to start, -and drank and kept askmg why I_WaSn t e001 hke her‘ _ . the Democrat Keg on accident (sorry about that by the way). Fer a_m°m the? Fhlnke I have no Structure In _my hfe’ no We Republicans may not be the brightest, but we,“ Still organizational abilities, and am incapable of taking care of the majority.It has really been a bad week for you Democrats, myself’ She ,WaS able _to, get through the Weekend Wlthout 1' but look at the bright side, there’s always 2008 with your be- Wandng ‘° k1“‘“° f°‘1“”"3Fh° f‘aT1‘f°S‘Y1“~ ‘ loved Hiharv _ On the other hand she didn’t give me any money, so the . yo weekend wasn’t as productive as I had hoped. Marshallls recount of Parents’ But, like all good things, Parent’s Weekend too must come PHOTO COURmSY ,‘ to an end. In a weekend where two mothers (neither of ‘which Mhnsnmhhnow RULE The potato Man cleverly thought he Could hoop Well, how that yvo done my Liberal hashing for the day, Wns lnlnea thank G051) Went On the, Stage and Started grlndlng his high school nick nameasecret. Well...his mother told Washington& I guess I’ll move on to what really made this week special... with each °t_her’ and one Sketchy father waseanemg m_u°_h 1466- ThatwasOne0113116m9~nyh3PPYCxPCr1¢n°C5Maf5h111Sh”-‘°dW1th Pal-enfs weokond or as I like to refer to it, payday wookohd_ loo P1'0V0°al1Ve1Y Wlth 1115 daughter: We Can‘ finally Say» ll 15 his mom over Parent’s Weekend. Be sure to comment on his fabulous, I have a new found respect for my mom. Even though she ever‘ n‘=WW9-1-Maf'~'h3ifCut- 1‘ o o , Kristine mourns loss of Mr. Dell Lap Top, falls for Mr. Mac . T 1) Spend countless hours on I stole envious glances at my roommates, my brain cells, HE M1LK AND CHEESE G1RL thefacebook.com. (See last week’s article.) curled up in front of their computer screens, Yes, folks, it is a sad and pathetic life. How- , KRISHNE EARLY 2) Check away messages. happily exploring the World Wide Web. ever,'soon the pain and anguish will come to 3) Write witty away messages (This takes up One would think that I would find some- an end, Today I ordered a Mac_ significant time, believe me. Haha, no, my wit—_ thing worthwhile to do with all this free Yes, You heard me right, 1 ordereda Mac_ At approximately 2:00 pm on Sunday, N o- liness is 3 natural gift.) time. _ Do I feel dirty? Honestly, yes, just a little. vembei 2, he starred inbaning His breathing 4) Drunken instant message people from high Maybe I could spend an extra hour in I was once a hardcore PC fan, too. My world ‘ starred to grow heavy and 1abbi¢d_ I knew school that I haven’t talked to for two years: the Science Library. Maybe I could get ahead was dominated by Microsoft Windows: something was wrong He hadn’r been very “Heyyyy ther I alvays gthot u were cute do on my work. Nah. That is too much to ask. PowerPoint, beauby 1ar¢1y, but 1 had nevbi seen him iike uo still hav a ggf? Instead, I have found new exciting ways to ,, . 3 W o r k s , this before. By 2:30 pm, he was in a coma. 5) Cnfick Iny 6‘n1ai1 eyely fly‘? n1inl1t€S- entertain myself DO I feel d1rty'htIt_lIOfeSdy’ Word... But is I hate to be the one to break the news 6) Df00l ' ' YCS, 1113i 21 6 there comes folks, but Mr. Dell Lab Top is now out of com- 0 V 9 F 301115 Of THEZWHKAND CREE”; GIRL a time in life mission. (Okay, honestly, Ijust named him. Be- 0 1 0 I 11 C 5 my latest When you fore he was always “that *@"%&@# com- that 1 W111 activities have to ad- puter,” but Iihear it is uncouth to speak ill of “Wei be inclildci mit the errors of your way. After an ill func- ‘ the dead.) ablfi l0 af- 1) Nap- tioning Dell, a wreck of an IBM, a cursed HP, Yes, it is a sad situation, indeed. And one f°ld- _ Ping (T118 and a craptastic (my own word— I’m just like that is going to once again indebt me to the 7) Keep 11105‘ C-ff1' Shakespeare-) Gateway—in fact, the “Gateway gods that be at the credit card company. "UP On the Cieni Way to hel1”—I am swearing off PCs for good. ,. There’s a saying: You never know what I16WS- Fill I0 P385 Somewhere, in afactory far far away (in a you have until you’ve lost it, And, oh, how I n1¢ln1Wh0 liIn€- Very galaxy.... Ah, I don’t want to admit I know that underappreciated Al Gore’s contribution to d i (1 leJl1V9n3l' quotel), Someone is putting the final touches society (Haha, as if Al Gore has the brains!). 13 F 1 t n 6 y ing- C0ln€S on my iBook. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Indeed, the Internet is the best thing since 3 P C 3 T 5 highly f€C- No more random crashes. No more “Dell, ' sliced bread (and Jell—o molds). marry last 0 m - Updates.” Yes, you better believe Macs are far Truthfully, I still have relatively easy ac— Week? mended-) superior machines. cess to the network. My room is down the hall 8) Look A For example, with PCS you have to be con- from the Gaines computer 13b (Don’t stalk me, up song lyrics and search for quotes on asi- 2) Music-listening “sessions” stantly on guard, for fear of attack from any I p153Se)_ nine topics. ' 3) Watching re—runs Of Dawson’s Creek and one of a number of new viruses, No one cares However, walking those extra 100 feet can 9) One word: Google. Saved by the Bell (Mark Paul Gosselaar used enough about Macs to even try to mess wirh be pretty taxing. For crying out loud, it re- These activities generally take up a size— to be such a hottiel). rnom_ ' quires ‘putting on shoes! So, basically, my life able Pall 01 my day 30. naturally my first 4) Calling “P 3V€Ty0n€ and any0n6 1 l1aV€ Plus, I am excited that my new lab top will has become empty and unfulfilling. twenty-four ll011l'S Without the Internet, 1 6V6r II16t“jl1Sttotall<” have wireless capabilities. Now I can waste 19 wirnour easy access to the Inrbrner I didn’t know what to do with myself. I wan— 5) Reading my roommate’s Cosmo magazines time anywhere_ After 1 take my nap, can’t: dered around my suite, a lost and lonely soul. and slowly stripping away my innocence and is (D Let’s 'all take a moment to congratulate our new (I) The Greek system is going to die, and no one (I3 Side note: Parents Weekend was awesome TW&L president, Ralph Nader. cares. really knows how to make tuition payers feel appre- ‘ ciated. 11> ‘Taylor Hanson needs a haircut’, eh? Ma be (I3 Congratulations to the newest ODAC champi- _ Y . he can use your razor-sharp wit. Possibly style it ons on campus, the men’s and women’s cross (I) Who would the south elect first as president? A g. with some of the cowardice it requires to put a country teams. Best wishes at Regions! Congratu— white woman orablack male? , personal attack in the Quick Hits. lations as well to Coaches Tucker and Hoey for _ _ _ , _ being Coaches of the Year. (I) V1V(l)iy was Condi Rice wearing flight gear this (D FYI: There is no Taylor Hanson at W&L. He is W53 ~ ' . . “ B .,, . . . . . . ‘ ' ‘ x in that group that sings Mmm opp ;Iv>jc2)1rIi1lititileee;:lcctfi:verage 1S even more (D vhhy was Condl R106 wearmg fllght gear thls » (I) Don’t let your frat room decorations be a rug on wee ' (D N th tB h h v o o f f the izirlleone lI:‘)ldlC(1ill01lSly ugly white dog nailed Blelsi addition to LexVegas suice last year: Cafe (1) TOday,S a good day in history for Republicans. ‘ to mow _tagr01:l:ha:iS1:Va‘:l_n7’1S‘tt"ne or the awlty 0y u m oar ‘ C e‘ Bush, Reagan, Nixon, Eisenhower, and Lincoln all p- 1 (I) Clayton Edwards, sometimes you just feel like a ‘I’ second best addition‘ The B3-keTy- won landshdes on this day’ (D Kudos to the MSA for hosting an excellent Par— princess _ _ . (I, In 1980 B S - I , ah) “Th Rj ,. ents’ weekend dinner. (I) Kudos to Pumpkin Seeds for providing bever- hit b ’ lmleie P3335 ‘even 5 h um d e Vet CD If there was ever a woman _who should be elected agesto Dads while the gals charged up the credit “um er ' °w es ave e ange ' Iv * ”‘" Wh e the Re ublicans oing to nominate in _ P P ° mg around, let s kill sexual assault on this campus. (I) I love Libby Dole’ She Should be president‘ 20O8?o 131.: Cain Orflhudy? 8 o ph1@vv1u.edu h v «r.v.« itnt‘-':a&i:§o~.~-4.»: ,_ .,., ,,.,»;.r,-,,,.,,_..;.,§.-,-,3,-, w-»