OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050425/WLURG39_RTP_20050425_001.2.txt V.’ f'~";: '-(Ir, D U'v..i coU'!°Q “ESL: WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING=TUM PHI. MG4DAY,APFI..25,ZX5 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 t V,’ J, I VOLI.MECVI,M.lVBEB26” WHAT’S INSIDE Honor in a hypothetical sense What is honor these days, and how do we appropriately rule on situations where honor is questioned? We want your feedback to tell us how W&L should interpret honor by ruling on our hypothetical case. Page3 Ladies’ tennis swings on Women’s tennis is doing unbelievably well! Catch up on the details of how all six singles players made it to the finals. Page2 A HOT TICKET Nice dreams of ice cream Incurable sweet tooth? The Commons and Campus Activities understand. That’s why they’re providing your with six fabulous flavors of free ice cream on the patio of Cafe 77 on Wed. April 27 from 3- 5 p.m. I’m sure we’H see you there. Kick up your heels for charity You could have danced all night at the last one, so show up again for another memorable night! On Sat. April 30, come donate to cystic fibrosis as you dance like crazy in Evans Hall. Starts at 8 p.m. and ends, like every good ball, at midnight. Very long subtitles War, drama, comedy, romance, and french subtitles. The makers of “Amelie” bring you all this and more in their moving film “A Very Long Engagement,” which will run in the Commons theater at 7:30 p.m. on Fri. April 29 and Sat. April 30. Aiming higher Samuel L. Jackson plays a coach who had higher goals for his undefeated team in the movie “Coach Carter,” which will run in the Commons theater SIMPLE LIFE Believe itornot, keep warm! Spring terrn’s here, and you’re supposed to be out on the colonnade every day with friends getting a nice tan. You dropped off your warm woolly clothes at home over the break and devoted yourself to those easy, breezy shorts, skirts, and polo shirts. But who would have guessed that a twist of fate would bring random snow flurries and chilly winds? Follow our tips and stay comfortably warm even when those unexpected cold fronts decide to drop in. I Don’t forget about your socks and closed—toed shoes. Hopefully you haven’t completely abandoned yourself to the flip-flops, but there’s nothing worse than your toes facing the cold, even if for your favorite Reefs. I Never forget: Daily Grind and Lexington Coffee Shop are still at your disposal. Go for a latte or a hot cocoa as much as you can. I Layers, layers, and more layers! These days, it’s perfectly acceptable to layer camisoles, t-shirts, etc. So take advantage of the times and throw on a button—down, something light under it, and a spring jacket. . I As a last resort, burn your books for warmth. You won’t need them anyway. It is spring term. QUICK POLL Q: DoesW&L drinktoo much? 53 students polled. 26 male. 27 female. Poll has 90% confidence in a +/~ 5% margin of error. W&L hosts NCUR Thousands of students visit Lexington By Chris Lauderman CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 2,200 undergraduate students from across the country invaded Lexington April 21-23 for the 19"‘ National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Washington and Lee and Virginia Military Institute co—hosted the national weekend conference. The two schools began the planning process of hosting the conference a few years ago. “I went to a meeting at the University of Utah, along with VMI Dean of the Faculty Brower to present a proposal for us to host the conference,” Provost Tom Williams said. “The NCUR Governing Board accepted our proposal a bit over two years ago.” A unique twist to the conference this year was the joint sponsoring by VMI and W&L. Two different cultures, a public and a private school, “came together and got the job done,” according to Tim Kolly, Vice President for Public Affairs and Communication. Both W&L and VMI’s public relations offices said it was an excellent experience working together. “This is a great resume piece for both schools,” Kolly said. Students participating in NCUR made oral presentations, presented posters, and performed for peers. Oral presentations lasted for 15 minutes and generally had 10-15 people in the audience. Washington andLee showcased ' . STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE 35 presenters at this year’s conference. Lain Wilson, a freshman at W&L, was encouraged by one of his history professors to present a European history paper. “It was a senior project in high school,” Wilson said. “I spent six months researching and two months writing it.” All students presenting had the option to submit their work to be published through NCUR. Students will find out later in the year if they have been selected for publication. Other students, such as senior Ricky Busby, presented their thesis. Busby, a Medieval and Renaissance Studies major, presented Friday afternoon on “Franciscan I Art as Propaganda.” Sophomore Julie Jackson said that this was a great opportunity for undergraduates to present academic research. “I met a lot of Geology students and professors from other schools,” Jackson said. “It was really fun.” Andrew Upshaw, a junior at VMI, presented on the Madrid terrorist attacks. He thought his presentation went well despite the fact that he was really nervous with all of the professors from around the country listening to his presentation. Kolly was pleased with the involvement of the W&L community saying that “everyone has come together.” Many of the faculty was involved in moderating panels and students took interest in the conference. PHOTOS COURTESY MARGO MCCLINTON The Beta Beta Nu chapterof Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and theTau Omega chapterofDeltaSigmaTheta Sorority presented a probateshow lastweekto welcomethesetwo new Greek organizations tothe W&L community. Fratemitylsorority ’Gre,ekZ.men_’s'total 1- -I-z&"' s";é".l:§Zeii"-zEi'?’i5:Z.'»°.f.¥’. ’ s. "*5-rpiug z::.*::.«;:'.4':',,*: 33.’ 1‘ an New Opticians Boutique Extreme Fun! Oakley Maui Jim For all your vision needs come to 203 N. Main Street, Lexington, VA 540-463-7440 .1'2- OCR::/Vol_107/WLURG39_RTP_20050425/WLURG39_RTP_20050425_003.2.txt Y’ I MGWZ 'IHERNG-TUMPHl°3 , STAFF EDITORIAL W&L’s NCUR enthusiasm low Though on the front page of this week’s Phi, Tim Kolly calls NCUR, “a great resume piece for both schools,” meaning for both Washington and Lee and the Virginia Military Institute, we at The Ring-tum Phi feel that the University let a great opportimity slip through its fingers. Though the Conference was well-publicized this past week on Washington and Lee’s website, students were less than informed, and thus less than enthusiastic, about the event. If the Conference was important enough for thousands of students to fly in from across the nation to attend, one would think that W&L students, being as smart and capable as they are, would jump at the chance to present research at such a prestigious event. And yet...NCUR people seemed to swirl around campus and through Lexington in their own little bubble, separate from W&L and not interacting much with our students. During this academic year, there was little to no discussion of NCUR in any of our academic classes. Although several Washington and Lee students did present research, and we’re sure * they were brilliant, what bothers us is the very blasé attitude most of the campus took toward the whole event. We cannot really blame the students, however, seeing as how there was little effort made to involve the campus. Few professors encouraged students to attend, publicity leading up to the actual event was fairly sparse, and no activities including N CUR students were well-publicized. We are afraid that NCUR students from across the country left Lexington with the ‘idea that W&L students are a very apathetic breed. UPS & DOWNS Opinions Editor Caley Anderson has finished sucking up to his profs to give you his take on what rose and fell this week at W&L and around the world. 0 AP!“ I wore shorts on Sunday. Shorts, and then it snowed. SNOWED, and it’s almost May. GICUR Yes, the conference itself was good. But if I had to think of one thing that Lexington needed, “more tour buses” is not at the top of the list. ONFL Draft What’s really funny is Maurice Clarett receiving the mercy of the Denver Broncos by’ being drafted at the end of the third round. Poor guy. 0 Hawley-smootTariff An attempt to isolate the U.S. economy and thus, it was reasoned, help it weather the depression, this tariff, aimed mostly at the agricultural sector, severely deepended the economic damage of the depression. 0 New Construction Hey, as long as we’re building stuff, can we put a new library up somewhere? Imean, really. I 0Mirage Shut down for serving underage NCUR attendees. Ouch. I thought these sort of events were supposed to HELP local businesses. 0 Pope Elected very quickly, showing great confidence from cardinals. But will this noted conservative be able to unify Catholics? I OMass transit 58% more Americans now using buses, rail, etc. Gas gouging corps, feel our wrath. Ocaley Andersonfer‘4)6 rep Even though I finished in last place in the last election I could have possibly run in, I remain confident of eventual victory. ' i ODIIIIOIIS WASHINGTON AND LEE UNlVERSl'I'Y THE RING-TUM PHI. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR I ‘ASST. 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But the point of this article isn’t to disclose my own personal serving. . .it is rather to warn you all of a massive scale serving that will be dealt to not only ev- ery single W&L student, but to every- one in the world. But how could so many people be served? Who or what is go- ing to serve you and me so mercilessly? I will warn you that the information I am about to divulge will dramatically and permanently change not only the way in which you live your life, dear reader, but the way you view the world. They are making “You Got Served 2.” Let the word ring out...there is a God, and he likes You Got Served. At first, when I learned of such a glorious development, I thought that all the serv- ing that could have been shown in a movie had clearly been depicted in the first movie. But, in fact, there is more serving to be done. While the movie is far from going into theatres (you just cannot rush true art), we can only speculate as to what will happen in the movie. Who will get served? Who will be serving? VVill they incorporate Lil Saint, the young friend who was tragically killed due to inner—city violence (I’m thinking a re- occurring ghost kind of a deal. . .it could be done really well if the acting is as good as it was in the first movie)? While you may watch the movie solely for the joy of seeing some super- sweet dance moves, I watch for true character development. The first movie , was filled with all the trappings of a great American film: romance, tragedy, loss, redemption, friendship, break dancing, villains, and, most impor- tantly, break dancing. While we can only speculate as to what will happen in the second film, one thing we can be sure about: someone is gonna get served. But perhaps there is something greater to be learned from the production of “You Got Served 2.” At a time when there is much violence and disruption in the world, it is truly comforting to know that we can all come together as people to enjoy the common fascination of watching people get served. Sure, we may disagree as to is- sues of religion, democracy and the basic ways of how to live one’s life, but we all can agree that the only more beautiful then happy innocent children playing or the sight of two people falling in love is seeing some sick break dancing moves. Before I had the privilege of see- ing “You Got Served,” my life was a mess. I was so confused that at one point I thought that I was going to get a job and start a family when I got older. After watching the glorious serv- ing that was shown, I realized that my life was to be devoted to starting my very own dance group to travelling the country and fighting crime by day while serving people at night. I have had to put this dream on hold until I get this whole college de- gree thing out of the way, but believe you me, one day I will be serving people straight street. That’s right, be sure to behave because if you’re bad there is a chance that me and my crew will have to roll up on you and serve you straight street, off the chain. But don’t you worry, you don’t have to wait until I serve somebody to see some serving, you can watch professionals serve other profession- als in the greatest cinematic event of this or other century: “You Got Served 2.” After watching the glorious serving that was shown, I realized that my life was to be devoted to starting my very own dance group to travel the country and fight crime by day while serving people at night. Breka introduces the party characters ByEkaAkpdc'pmdBreeMellnn B:E