OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20051003/WLURG39_RTP_20051003_001.2.txt WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM P1-II. MONDAY, OCT 3, 2005 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 0.? VOLUME érx, NUMBER 6 - WHAT’S INSIDE _ This reduces your pupil size, Neighborly competition The freshman dorms are noto- riously divided...and not just by Washington St. Find out the difference between the two on page 5. I Sex, the nice way Speaker Bob Hall came to teach us a lesson or two about non—violent sexuality.- See‘ page 4 for more. Cashing in The EC budget allocations are finally here--but not all orga- nizations are treated equally. More on page 2. Breakin’ all the Rules Marshall is back! His Sunday confession and more on the back page. SIMPLE LIFE With the growing pres- ence of digital cameras and camera phones, photos are becoming more prevalent. Here are some ways to make sure you can preserve your memories and look your best. Avoid red-eye. Look directly into a light until just before the photo is taken. and therefore the amount of glare from the flash. Create a slim silhouette. Turn your body to a 45-degree angle as you pose. This em- phasizes your waist and slen- derizes your line. Reduce shine. Use transculent powder to ab- sorb the oil that reflects light from the camera flash. Compose yourself. Make sure to stand up straight, with shoulders back. This creates a more positive look, so you don’t look bored or lazy. Loosen up. Joke, laugh, make a face...whatever it takes to re- lax your facial features. Try not to make your smile look too posed or forced. Know your good side. Since no one’s face is totally symmetrical, you have one. Find out what it is, and make sure it’s facing the camera for the best possible angle. HOT TICKET , Holy beginning, Batman! See Katie Holmes outside of the Creek in ‘Batman Begins,’ showing in the Commons The- ater this week. 9' Amatte roeoon ILLUSTRATION: EMILY HULEN mics As thenumber of Williams school majors continues to grow, competing departments may suffer By Wes O’De|I REPORTER To some, it might seem para- doxical that one of the nation’s top liberal arts institutions boasts a thriving school of school of busi- ness. But the century-old Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics has excelled in its unusual niche, expanding its fa- cilities, increasing its faculty and providing a variety of unique re- search and study-abroad programs for its students, growing to the point that 40% of W&L students now take a major from it. Prof. Larry Peppers, Dean of the School, credits the quality of the school for its success and growth. Becoming bigger in a physical sense, however, may be a neces- sity. The School’s strategic plan calls for the construction of new facilities or the renovation of the old co-op to house currently dis- placed faculty and staff. “We have a lot of faculty at this point in time that are spread out all over campus,” he said. Both space and money, how- ever, are at a premium at W&L, and the opinions regarding which building should be the next reno- vated are as diverse as the depart- ment chairs themselves. He singles out Newcomb Hall, which he says needs to be “taken back to the rafters and rebuilt. . .We’re just bursting at the seams.” He implicates the successive renovations of Huntley Hall as evidence of the C-school benefit- ing at the expense of the college, but is quick to point out that “it’s not just [them], I’m not trying to set them up as a target,” mention- ing also recent construction in the departments of journalism, sci- ence and law, which he says have faired “extremely well.” “We’ve gotten far, far less than we need and deserve,” he contin- ued, “we [in the humanities] have been treated like poor relations.” Prof. James Warren, Chair of the English Dept., points out that while both the College and the Williams School benefit from any renovations, the renovation of the Leybum Library “is frankly more important to me than the C-school, which already has a nice building. And we won’t even talk about Reid Hall, wonderful as it is.” Faculty and staffing issues are also contentious. The History department, ac- cording to Prof. Merchant, is un- derstaffed by three professors, and the upcoming teaching load reduc- tion from seven to six courses Gunmanflees rat Fraternities react effectively to threat of :armedvdeserter.. By Jacob Geiger REPORTER A party at thejsigrna Chi fraternity house was disrupted two weeks ago by an armed man. - Daniel McCellan, who is 35 , years old, is currently wanted by the United States Navy for desertion. When he was ar- rested in front of Kappa Sigma, he wasdiscovered to be carry- ing a Berretta .380 caliber pis- tol, a clip of bullets and two knives. He did not, however, show these weapons while he was inside the fraternity house. Bruce Beard, Lex'mgton’s Chief of Police, said the in- truder was in the custody of W&L Security Officer Larry Stewart when two officers ar- . rived at 12:15 am. on Satur- day, September 17"‘. Stewart went to the house ‘shortly after an officer of Sigma Chi had asked McCellan to leave the fraternity’s property and the trespasser “bolted when con- fronted.” Noticing the strong smell of alcohol and the glazed look in Stewart’s eyes, the police arrested him on charges of trespassing and being drunk in public (DIP). While searching McCel1an, the officers discovered the pistol and knives, so a warrant for the charge‘ of carrying a concealed weapon was promptly obtained. Upon returning to the station, the police discovered that McCellan, who listed a Sarasota, Florida address as his current resi~ deuce, is wanted by the Navy on desertion charges. , ‘ After getting in touch with military police, Beard says the department was asked to “hold onto him until the government authorities could come get him.” The Chief said that McCe1lan may never stand trial ‘in Rockbridge County because of the ‘ qfederal desertion charge, which receives priority over“; any s_tate.critne_s. — . Michael Young, W&L’s 'Di- I rector of Canipus Security - a military veteran, notedthat _“the government‘ ‘doesn.’t look “too kindlyon people who desert during a war. lie could I be looking at 20 years in prison . for trying to runaway.” V Chief Beard -emphasized V that even Lexington is not im-by " mane front incidents like these.“ - . . “IliketoithinkttI13ILexing— V ton is avpretty safe piece, it is, but anymore you just never 1 know, he said. “‘We’ve got 1- ’ ’ 64 and 1:81 running right by , town and all -sortsof peopie can ‘ come by on those highways.” Beard further emphasized that he hopes this incident will remind all students, butespek eially female ones, to take care“ 1 not to * walk‘ V around’ town ‘*‘°’§ae _‘POLlCE’ on page 2. threatens course offerings in some departments unless new faculty are hired to preserve current courses. However, Prof. William Ses- sions, Philosophy Dept. Chair,points out that the college’s liberal arts focus goes hand in hand with that of the Williams school, saying “liberal learning... turns out to be the most useful. . .for leaders.” .In the midst of these economic issues lies the central paradox of a business school within a nation- ally-ranked liberal arts institution. Prof. Merchant expressed dis- tress that too large a percentage of C-school majors will cause W&L to lose its standing in national polls as a small liberal arts school. Prof. Sessions agreed, saying, “the number of applied area ma- jors shouldn’t be overwhelming,” while adding that the percentage of students taking majors from the C-school can be misleading, as many double major in the college. University Registrar Scott Dittman reports that 28% of last year’s graduating C-school majors also took a major in the college. He did, however, concede the recruitment draw of the C-school, while adding, “you would never want to see the day that W&L would be looked at as a business school first and a liberal arts col- lege second...that would be sad.” The faculty remain united in their feeling that any improvement benefits the whole. The general feeling of the fac- ulty was summed up by Prof. Ses- sions, who said, “It’s extremely important not to get into an adversarial or antagonistic rela- tionship here and to think this is a zero—sum game where their gain is our loss.” ‘The Body’ raises eyebrows in Chapel Ventura brings controversial views to the pulpit By Mallory Ruymann REPORTE R Jesse Ventura is a man of many faces. For example, he is a naval officer, former pro—wrest1er, and a former governor, which he described as a transient phase in his life Why Jesse Ventura at W&L many ask? Said CONTACT Vice—Chair for Finance Dave Kronenfield; “There were some on the Committee who thought he would be a good speaker, and that thought for the price [$35,000] he was a large name for what we are paying for him. I think he’s going to be an interesting speaker.” In the latest stage of his life, Jesse Ventura seems to have adopted a look that mirrors his freedom of political thought. This “amazing experiment,” has proved to Ventura that “people judge based on looks,” something which some in the audience did on Tuesday night before they heard Ventura speak. Said Jack Zampoln ’09, “His attire was ridiculous. “I mean Lee’s buried directly behind him, he’s wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt. I swear to God, Lee must be rolling over in his grave.” "Said Jim McDougal ’07, “I thought he was very charismatic and he had a lot of interesting things to say about the way our government was run. “He was a little crass...He called himself an Independent, but I guess he would be a Libertarian because he said he was socially liberal but fiscally conservative.” Despite some bad jokes and inappropriate insinuations, most students would agree that Jesse Ventura’s was something they were glad they did not miss. See ‘HEADLINE’ on page 2 OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20051003/WLURG39_RTP_20051003_002.2.txt meets G. Ll:YBUHN Llun. . ’-’ii§§HlNGTON 3. LEE uwvsnsrr. ’tEx!Nt5TOi~J, VA 24450 2 0 iHE RiG-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005 Going the green mile After a week of hearings, the EC deals out the dough to select student organizations with mixed reactions This week, many student organizations laid their claim to EC Budget money. With a new, simpler system of application and interview, the EC tried their best to be fair to all clubs. However, as the philosopher Jagger once said, “You can’t always get what you want.” Hopefully these organizations got what they needed. By Sarah Kientz RE PO RTE R In 1796, George Washington saved our school from possible oblivion with an donation valued at $20,000. Now, the gift remains part of the University’s endowment, ex- ceeding $500,000. As Washington showed us, a little faith and gen- erosity goes a long way. Although a little less serious than saving the University, the Executive Com- mittee allocates money to student clubs and organizations each fall, and often their generosity is felt by some more than others. The budgeting process, though reformed in order to make the pro- cess less time—consuming, ran smoothly and yielded satisfactory results for most student organiza- tions. Senior Charlie Yates, EC Presi- dent, said each student organiza- tion has the same opportunity to receive the funds they need for the coming year. Applications are so- licited a few weeks before EC Budget hearings, during which time each organization has an in- terview in order for the commit- tee to ask questions. Yates said there are about 50 organizations looking to receive some share of the $400,000 the EC had to allo- cate. - Yates stressed that this fall changes in the allocation process were made in order to make the procedure smoother and stressing the importance of each organiza- tion knowing the budgeting pro- cess. Last spring, Yates told orga- nization leaders that if they went to a leadership conference to learn how the budgeting policy works, they may be favored when it came time for the fall allocations. “I really is key that organiza- tions understand the process. It is really simple, you just need to take a few minutes to familiarize your- self with it,” Yates said. Senior EC Vice President Wheeler Sparks said that in order to improve the allocation process, the time of each interview was shortened so that organization leaders did not spend time repeat- ing what EC members already knew. “We devised a way to combine interview times so that the groups that ran over the time limit would have a chance to borrow from the groups that ran under,” Sparks said. “In years past, everyone was allocated a set time so you could never gain ground, you could only give it up. We scheduled to finish earlier both nights this year, and A FEW OTHER RECIPIENTS 0 Organization Name Campus Kitchens Project Contact Committee Fancy Dress Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) for the first time I have ever wit- nessed we had time to spare.” In addition to making sure or- ganizations know the budgeting process and allotting them time to make their case, EC members also have to make the important deci- sions on which organizations re- ceive what amount of money. Yates said each individual EC member uses his or her own judg- ment when evaluating each organization’s proposal. “Personally, I look at whether the organization has done a good job in the past and how wide of an impact it has on the student body,” Yates said, “though smaller organizations that use the money efficiently are also considered im- portant.” Sparks said many factors go into the decision-making process for him. “I like to see an organization that pays attention to the policies, doesn’t ask for us to fund things that we cannot, is succinct but in- formative in its explanation, and leaves enough time to answer any questions we have about the re- quest or the organization itself,” Sparks said. Sparks also stressed that detail was key in ensuring a club would receive the amount of funds it was looking for, although receiving the exact amount of money re- quested was rare. Mutticultural Students Association (MSA) Nabors Service League (NSL) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity lnc. Student Activities Organization (SAO) Student Bar Association (SBA) TOTAL. Continued from page 1 ‘ late at night. “It seems like most students carry cell phones these days,” he added, “so if they see any- thing that worries them they shouldn’t hesitate to just dial up 911.” Chad Thomas, Senior Jus- tice of the Inter Fraternity Council and a member of Kappa Sigma, reported that Sgt. Miller of the Lexington Police spoke to the IFC about the importance of party safety. “Sgt. Miller really talked about the importance of hav- Police arrest at frat ing your sober officers and se- curity around,” Thomas said. “He mentioned that there are more outsiders near campus these days.” The Senior Justice further said that the fraternities are re- viewing how they secure their houses during normal — or non- party — hours. Beard said he isn’t sure why Daniel McCellan showed up in Davidson Park on that Friday night. “Maybe he’s a drifter. All sorts of crazy people can ' come off of the interstate and into town. It’s just hard to say ‘ why he came here.” ‘I -800-64-8-4849 / Join Aeri¢u’s #1 Student Tour ,- erutor v C0, JAMAICA, BAHAMAS, FLORIDA Sell Trips, Earn Cash, Go Free! Now Hiring On-campus Reps Call for group discounts , $1 > ‘ TRAVEL mmnn.-mmnSERVlCE$ . www.ststravel.com Ag1‘t_oi"s Gun. We1*’.k::3, 'l..'i'...C ”Gr'LtI'}5II'l§El"1lI} l?Zz..iga1*s Way or l_...t}f.°>{.l3‘Tig€(}I'"l., ‘s.7;%*‘is 24*Tl*5{l 54-{E-403-‘I034 www.a;;gn.t.tn°sg tsm=m»ri<.:«;.m'm "i"i5{A.€‘~i'S‘ef3EEf{E% ~ f~3Al..lE.‘:':’ 8%, {iii NC} N N ICES: ¥:iE'E..,. 131..-,531«Nfll.\‘-I{3' R AERS {'.)?xE .=3.ii..li.. "i.‘”‘z"£-"E253 (Iii? l3'iRi§{.g‘\F{i?»'?li?i “More detail means less ambiguity. The more ambiguity a request has, the easier it is for us to slash the budget,” Sparks said. “However, almost no organization receives exactly what it requests. The only proposal that did was modest and accurate, with noble intentions and a great track record.” Sparks could not reveal which organization received the exact amount of funds it asked for. The budget allocation report, which appeared in Campus No- tices on Wednesday, revealed that the EC had allocated $ 402,038.24 to 53 student clubs and organiza- tions. The three clubs that received the most funds were the Contact Committee, receiving $74,000; the Student Bar Association, get- ting $90,000; and the Generals Activity Board (GAB) with $115,000. Senior Allan Galis, co-presi- dent of the GAB, said that he stressed to the EC that the GAB has been working to provide events and entertainment to ac- commodate a large number of W&L students, including popular musical acts. “Last year we overhauled SAB by including many activities in the commons to provide activities for as many students as possible. ‘We’d like to continue to do this,” Galis said. “It also became obvi- Allocation $ 0,000.00 $ 74,000.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 3,500.00 E -.$ — 19,000.00 $ 11,000.00 . $ 1,500.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 90,000.00 $. 402,038.24 . “Almost no organization receives exactly what it requests.” WHEELER SPARKS, VICE PRESIDENT or THE EXECUTIVE coumrres ous that, in order to get big name bands to play at a tiny school in rural Virginia, the costs were go- ing to be higher than normal so the bands could be rerouted from their typical venues in larger cit- ies. In short, providing quality student entertainment is expen- sive.” Galis said that receiving the $115,000 was a walk in the park. “It wasn’t too stressful for us. Not too much paper work and a short, 5 minute presentation,” Galis said. “Pretty easy.” For other clubs, receiving the money they needed was not quite as easy. Senior Katie Babcock, president of Habitat for Human- ity, was disappointed that the EC allocated only $2000 to the club that received $7000 in the fall of 2004. Babcock admitted that in 2004 the club needed more money to pay off the debt they were in from participating in an expensive building project. “Because we are no longer in debt, I think the EC felt as though there wasn’t as pressing a need for habitat to be given so much cash,” Babcock said. Babcock added that Habitat asked for $12,000 this fall, and was “pretty disappointed that we only received $2,000, especially because we need to raise $25,000 this year to build a new home.” She hopes to make up the loss dur- ing the winter term allocations and through fundraising through- out the fall. “It was quite a blow to our chapter, especially since we do so much fundraising on our own any- way—much more than most of the organizations on campus,” Babcock said. “There is such little overhead with habitat’s costs, so it’s sad to see that we can’t use more money to efficiently support the community.” Despite the EC’s lack of finan- cial support for Habitat, Babcock still has a lot of respect for the committee. However, she hopes to see improvements in the alloca- tion process in the future. “We are grateful for every dol- lar [the EC] can give us,” Babcock said. “However, I wished that we were given an opportunity to speak before they asked us ques- tions. We weren’t able to,convey the fact that over 75 applications for homes were completed just from January-June, and that there are probably 550-650 eligible families in our county who would be interested in receiving a home. Had we been given an opportu- nity to present these facts, I think it would have made more sense to the EC as to why we wanted so much money.” Overall, Yates said that al- though budget allocations can al- ways be improved, the most im- portant thing for the EC is know- ing the money they allocate wiH be put to good use. “Nothing’s flawless, and we’re always trying to make it better,” Yates said. “Sometimes groups come in and request money but then don’t use it. 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Indiana Law has a sense of community that makes the experience more than just taking classes. ” ~Jason Rodocker, Indiana Law ‘05 W€o’L Director of Student Activities and Greek Life cHooL"o1= LAW Bloomington OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20051003/WLURG39_RTP_20051003_008.2.txt 8 ° THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 3,2005 W0|'[l Directions to the candyshop Review your strategies for getting some action: are they helping or hindering your chance for a hook up? By Hugh Trout STAFF COLUMNIST Before people get angry, al- low me to remind you that these are just the grievances and ob- servations of just one man, no matter how sexy he may so hap- pen to be. If you disagree, that’s fine (you probably eat mayon- naise and are an Eagles fan any- way). While each of us here at W&L have our own moves, lines, looks, games, tactics and pre- ferred levels of intoxication, there are a few standards when it comes to getting some action in Lexington. Some are good, such as complimenting your desired hook up on knowing so much of the Call on Me dance, others are not, such as talking about how fratty it was of you that you booted and rallied within the last twenty minutes. Some strategies remain Confessions of a ‘Desperate’ mind Some strategies remain prevalent despite being crass and poorly implemented. These should go the way of the XFL and parachute pants . . . I know all of you who just read the last sentence must be asking: have I done any of these? prevalent despite being crass and . poorly implemented. These should go the way of the XFL and parachute pants. And now my dear reader, the introspective question that I know all of you who just read the last sentence must be asking: have I done any of these? The answer: almost certainly, lord knows I have. But if former head of FEMA Michael Brown has taught us any lesson it is this: don’t blame yourself, blame oth- ers. Lets begin with the most com- mon offense: being way more drunk than the person you are trying to hook up with. Man, this one is a classic. Here is a good way to rational- ize this one: maybe if the other person was a little less into breaking a move to “toxic” you could have been talking rather than planning your next super sweet move with your friends while downing another fratty light. It’s a trap that has caught all men at one time or another, and I have certainly seen our females generals partake in this time hon- ored tradition. The saving grace about this screw up is that while you’re level intoxication made everyone else feel very uncomfortable so- cially, you probably won’t end up remembering it in the morning. The next hook up move that needs to be destroyed is closely related to the first: the drunken booty call. Don’t get me wrong, the so- ber phone call to try and get some is amazing and can work won- ders if it is played well, but the drunken booty call is as likely to go well as that time your friends convinced you that they prom- ised they would not take your clothes when you streaked the house. Physical desperation can be masked in a phone call, but it takes one hundred percent of your mind. If you even have had just a couple drinks, the person will probably pick up on it and will always look down on you for it. There simply is no recovery from that one. The next one is short and very much an increasing problem: anything to do with hooking up and facebook is hor- rible. You owe yourself and the other person much more, no mat- ter how hard you try to rational- ize your stalking habits. Case in point: if you didn’t get their cell number from them, you are not allowed to call their cell, no matter how many different ways you are able to obtain the number. There is a hook up tac- tic and strategy that I certainly think deserves to get way more credit than it does. This special method consists of using classes to get to know that special other person. Then set up a very, very pro- ductive study group in which you are able to honestly sell the line “I study better when it’s one on one”. There is nothing like fighting back against the evil academia system by using what is forced upon you to get some action to come your way. Well, that’s all I have to say on the matter, and I hope that no one is beating themselves up over committing any of these hook up blunders because in the end, it’s all about the participa- tion award. The man or woman who fails isn’t the one who gets blasted, makes an ass of themselves and ends up puking outdoors while the party looks away in disgust. No, the true failure is the man or woman who didn’t have to courage to go up to that special someone and tell them that they must have space pants on cuz dat ass is out of this world. Want to read more about sex? Check out what the rest of the campus is saying on page 4. Nothing beats curling up on the couch with beer and the boys to watch four middle-aged women in aprons By Marshall Rule STAFF COLUMNIST After a few months of hiding, I am back on the back page. I would like to apologize ahead of time to my favorite fan who shall remain nameless (cough- AnnieV’sMom-cough), butl will not be writing every week. . .just occasionally when I feel in- spired. And right now, I am very in- spired by Sunday nights. To most people the week is just buildup to the weekend. Everyone “Thanks God it’s Fri- day.” I am not most people. My week hits a high point every Sunday night. While ev- eryone else in school seems to be in the Library catching up on the work they did not do over the weekend, I am in the basement with a six pack by my side. It’s something that many men have trouble admitting. On the list of things that men will never confess to, the fact that they en- joy watching Desperate House- wives falls somewhere in be- tween Erectile Dysfunction and liking fat girls. However I am one of the few men who are proud to say that I love Desperate Housewives. Every week about five of us guys get together to watch the show that we love (as a side note: we watch it with our lights on and I am one of the few men who are proud to say that I love Desperate Housewives. Every week about five of us guys get together to watch the show that we love. with a girl or two. .. unlike a few certain guys I know who watch the OC four to a bed. .. you know who you are). I also do not simply watch the show because Eva Langoria is hot, but I will say that was a part of it in the beginning. The show is about so much more than 4 middle aged sex goddesses, which is not to say that I wouldn’t kill for a chance to be with any one of them. I have taken online Desper- ate Housewives quizzes, such as which Housewife I would most likely date in the real world (Su- san. .. 77 percent certainty). I am getting the first season on DVD for Christmas (I know this, be- cause I am planning on buying it for myself and wrapping it). What does Desperate House- wives have that the OC doesn’t you ask? How about a person tied up in the basement of the new neighbors’ house. How about actors who are the age of the character that they play. How about a plot that isn’t completely predictable. I have only seen two episodes of the OC (my girlfriend makes me watch it... I swear), and even I knew that the Dean was hooking up with the one girl who wants to be social chair. But I guarantee that nobody saw that Carlos’ mom was going to fall down the stairs just 1r1in— utes after waking up from her coma. I realize that I should have to turn in my “Y Card” for know- ing the amount of useless infor- mation I do about the show (for those of you who don’t know what the Y card is. .. it’s the card proving that I have a Y Chromo- some). But, to be honest, I don’t care. I am not afraid to say that I look at imdb.com at least twice a week to see if someone has made any updates to the memo- rable quotes section. I am not afraid to say that I surf the web trying to find out if anyone knows what’s going to happen in next week’s episode. I am coming out of the Des- perate Housewives closet to you. Here I am. Accept me for who I am. THE RING-TUM PHI. Advertise in Washington and Lee's student newspaper. The whole Campus is reading it. Contact David Seifert at phi-business@wlu.edu today. I gméc; 4. ? jt’:a:r).=;1. 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