OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20060522/WLURG39_RTP_20060522_001.2.txt (L .1 “C 3>7_?:.‘ISS R5592. V./OK no «*- THE o ’A WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY RING=TUM PHI. MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 my voLuM£-e-Hr, NUMBER 21 e inside The Phi’s Athletes of the Year After another successful season of Washington and Lee athlet- ics, the Phi announces its ten Athletes of the Year. Coverage includes profiles and statistics. Page 6. Powell departing from W&L Kristen Powell, the university’s assistant director for student activities and Greek life, will be leaving this summer as her husband prepares to pursue a full-tirne career in ministry. Page 2. goingson Trustee discusses university finances John Farmer, Chairman of the Trustees’ Finance Committee, met with the W&L community May 15 to discuss the univer- sity’s financial status. Farmer reported that the university has a $106 million operating bud- get, an endowment worth $532 million and a $117 million debt. Trusts controlled by outside parties add another $248 mil- lion to the endowment. Farmer said W&L must continue to grow the endowment to ensure financial stability. The cost of financial aid has risen sharply in the last decade and a strong endowment will also be needed when the school embarks on its next large building proj- ects. Farmer said the school ’s endowment was below the average endowment of other top liberal arts colleges but that the university is still in strong financial shape. Phi Gamma Delta receives second strike The IFC has issued a second strike to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. The house will be on social probation until Sept. 21, 2006 and will have two strikes until Nov. 14, 2006. As part of the social proba- tion, no more than one-third of fraternity members can assemble in any location except university sponsored events. Furthermore, all gatherings at the fraternity house other than meals and chapter meetings are not allowed during the social probation. The strike [was issued because of a party held at the frater- nity house on Monday, May 1. Should the house receive a third strike, a mandatory full year suspension would result. Other consequences of a third strike are mandatory alcohol and drug education and other penalties determined by the Student Af- fairs Committee. Due to a copy editing error, last week’s Opinions column, “The lessons of Duke,” called Al Sharpton a “race mongrel.” The article should have said “race-monger.” Last week’s Behind Bars car- ried a sub-heading called “Not the time for a stoll around town.” The heading should have said “stroll” rather than “stoll.” The Phi would like to thank you for reading the paper this year. The first issue of the new school year will be published on Mon- day, Sept. 11, 2006. City sets dam laws Lexington council approves ‘No T respassing ’signsfor dam at Jordan is Point By Jacob Geiger NEWS smron One month after 16-year-old Lexington resident Charles Volpe drowned in the Maury River, the Lexington City Council voted on Thursday, May 18 to post ‘No Trespassing’ signs at the Jordan’s Point dam. Volpe drowned on Saturday, April 23 when he was swept over the dam by the swift current. Pinned underneath the dam by the water, which was two and a half ' times higher than normal, he was unable to swim to safety. The new regulation will not prohibit swimming in the Maury near Jordan’s Point, but it will forbid people from climbing onto the dam at any time. The city may also post Wam- ing signs reminding swimmers about the dangers of swimming in the river. Research by City Manager Jon Ellestad and his staff discovered that the dam has been owned by the city of Lexington since 1940, giving them the legal authority to post the ‘No Trespassing’ signs. Jordan’s Point Park and the Mau- ry River sit on the boundary be- tween Lexington and surrounding Rockbridge County. At the May 4 City Council meeting, Mayor John Knapp re- ported that several citizens had called him to enquire about safety around Jordan’s Point, so the Council authorized the Physical Services Committee-—chaired by Councilman Jim Giarminy, to pre- pare some proposals for the issue. Ellestad told the committee that while Volpe was not jumping off the dam the day he drowned, the practice of dam jumping — swim- ming downstream to the top of the dam, then standing up and leaping into the chuming water below — has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Formerly the site of a waste- water and sewage plant, Jordan’s Point has become increasingly popular, especially with teenag- ers, since the plant was removed A man fishes below the Maury River dam at Jordan’s Point. A 16-year-old drowned below the dam last month. and the area became a park. Ellestad said that. both. he and Lieutenant Steve Crowder, who handled the Lexington Police Department’s investigation of the incident, were unaware that peo- ple were jumping off the dam on a regular basis. The Physical Services com- mittee came to the consensus that swimming in the river was not exceptionally dangerous, so it decided not to recommend to- tally forbidding any swimming at Jordan’s Point. Ellestad said that he and the police department also did not think a complete ban on swimming could be realistically enforced. Gianniny expressed aesthetic ., concerns, saying that he wants the new signs to try and blend in with the natural environment. He sug- gested putting up wooden signs at the site, but the other committee members favored placing cheaper metal signs that would be easier to replace if damaged or stolen. Some council members fa- vored the idea of installing a nicer wooden sign if the metal one is not damaged or stolen for several months. Gianniny also broached the idea of putting the signs near the parking lot instead of next to the river, but Councilwoman Mimi Elrod said that she did not think people would notice signs that far from the «river. Ellestad will now work with David Woody, Director of Lex- ington’s Public Works Depart- ment, to determine the best loca- tion for the new signs. He said that the ideal place for the signs would be directly on the dam but that they could not be placed there because they would quickly wash away. The committee also addressed issues surrounding the city’s li- ability at the site. Ellestad said that if ‘No Trespassing’ signs are put up then the city must do a reasonable job of enforcing the regulations. Since the park lies on the line between city and country jurisdictions, several council members suggested that the Rockbridge County Sheriff ’s Department be asked to assist with enforcing the ban on dam jumping. After several more minutes of discussion, the City Council ap- proved the placement of the ‘No Trespassing’ signs by a unani- mous vote. With the measure officially ap- proved, Ellestad said he hoped to install the news signs quickly. “We hope to have the new signs up within a week. l’l1 work with David Woody to pick the best location for them.” Chief retires aft Bruce M. Beard hands in his badge after long career as chief of the Lexington Police Department By Jacob Geiger NEWS EDlT0 R Thirty-six years after first pin- ning on the badge of a Lexington police oflicer, Chief Bruce M. Beard is headed for retirement. Beard, who announced his re- tirement last fall, will officially leave the force on July 1. Lieu- tenant Steve Crowder, a Lexing- ton police officer since 1982, has already been appointed to replace Beard. During his time on the force, Beard helped the department grow into a truly professional force. The department received state accreditation in 1998 and was reaccredited in 2003. City Manager Jon Ellestad, who oversees the department, said Lexington Police Department was Virginia’s first small police depart- ment to receive accreditation and for several years was the smallest accredited department in Virginia. Over 200 state standards must be met for a department to receive accreditation. Beard said a lot of things, es- pecially training for new oflicers, have changed since he joined the department in 1970. A Rock- bridge County native who was born in Collierstown, Beard has never worked as an officer in any city other than Lexington. “They pretty much gave me a gun and a badge and put me with a senior officer for about four weeks,” Beard said. “That was the extent of the training. In 1972 the state decided that all officers should have some training, so in January I went up to Blue Ridge Community College for four weeks of training. Now officers take a 22 week course at a police academy down in Salem.” Beard, who graduated from high school in 1962, worked at the Bonded Fibers factory in Buena Vista from 1962-1970, except for a stint in the United States Army from 1965-1967. ‘‘In 1965 I was drafted into the Army and spent a tour in Vietnam. I was with the 15‘ Air Cavalry Di- vision as a helicopter mechanic. I worked on CH—47 Chinooks.” Beard said he had considered going into police work after high school but ended up going to work for Bonded Fibers. During his 36 years with the department, Beard says he thinks the police force has moved from being a reactive police depart- ment to a proactive one. Ellestad said Beard had been a stabilizing leader for the depart- ment. “He took over at a time of great controversy — during the early ’80s we had a theft scandal — but he’s always looked at as an honest individual.” Ellestad went on to say that Beard has built and maintained excellent relationships around the community. “One of the biggest changes he made was the establishment of a Neighborhood Watch in the Di- amond Hill and Green Hill neigh- borhoods,” Ellestad said. Lieutenant Crowder said Beard’s personal integrity carried over into the entire department. “We’re the team to beat,” Crowder said. “We’re looked up to even though we’re a small de- partment.” Crowder will inherit a de- partment that has seen extensive turnover in the last 18 months. “The flipside to having no tum- over for nine years is that retire- ments all hit at once in the last 18 months. By the end of this year, we’ll have lost all of our upper r 36 years level management except me, [Sergeant] Bucky Miller and Fred Smith, who’s been a patrol officer here for a long time.” The incoming chief 1 started his law enforcement career in 1975 and has served in Lexington and Clifton Forge, Va. Crowder joined the Lexington department in 1982, a time when the force had too few officers. “That’s when we were re- ally short-handed,” Crowder said. “We were working eight to 12 hour shifts seven days a week.” After being promoted to sergeant in 1984, Crowder was promoted to lieutenant when Beard advanced from lieutenant to chief in 1987. “He’s eminently qualified,” Ellestad said, “and the only one in the department with command experience, and I wanted to stay inside the department because we’ve had a great deal of tum- over, losing all of our sergeants but Bucky Miller in the last three years. We lost lots of institutional memory.” Crowder and Ellestad said one the department’s current challeng- es will be filling the holes created by the numerous retirements. “Replacing the experience will be tough,” Crowder said. “Over 150 years worth has been lost. We’ve tried to hire officers with law enforcement experience and have had some success do- ing that. but our recent applicant pool is down to four officers and none have any experience. It can take more than six months to train them, and between training and equipment it’s a $50,000 invest- ment even before they take their first solo patrol.” Crowder said that the depart- ment would probably not see many changes after his tenure be- gan, though he did emphasize that he wants to stress strong commu- nity relations. “It’s important to go back to the basics of seeing a police of- ficer outside of the patrol car. The chief in a small town should be publicly known, so it won’t be uncommon to see me walk- ing around the streets, going into businesses to talk with people and check on their needs.” Beard said that Crowder and Lexington’s other officers will continue to build and maintain strong relationships with the schools, students and citizens of Lexington. He said that while the city will never be crime free, a continuing challenge for the department will be to keep the crime rate at its current low levels. Lexington’s long-time chief said he’s enjoyed his 36 year ca- reer with the police department. “Even from the first day until retirement day l’ve enjoyed work- ing with the public. I feel good when I’m able to help people.” OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20060522/WLURG39_RTP_20060522_002.2.txt Jflililar 6. LE-.YBURl\' l.ru+r. VASHINGTON 8. LEE UNIVERSTT .- 2 0 THE RING-TUM PHI £,E,""f~"."."J."C‘.“v', ‘rr"*'r"w $4456 MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006 MA¥\2-Srlllllii ll BWS BIN BARS Here is the latest up- : weeks police reports date on who ran afoul of the law during the last few weeks. We took a peek at this to see what you ’ve been up to... It saves the rescue squad a trip Robert Moses, age 73, was found lying in the road on Spotswood Drive on Thurs- day, May ll. Moses was discovered near the Lexing- ton Rescue Squad Building. Squad members discovered he had a large cut and a bump on the left side of his head, so Moses was taken to the Stonewall Jackson Hos- pital Emergency Room and received treatment for his head injury. Officers on the scene determined that Moses was demonstrating signs of intoxication and arrested him, charging him with pub- lic intoxication. Main Street, USA Philip Harris, a 28-year-old from Lewisburg, W.Va., was also arrested on May 11 and charged with public intoxi- cation. Oflicer Fred Smith, who made the arrest at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street, stated in his report that Har- ris was showing signs of intoxication as he walked. The arrest occurred at ap- proximately 10:00 p.m. Nowhere to run Lexington resident Anthony Stewart was charged with speeding, driving with a revoked license and obstruc- tion of justice on Friday, May 12. Stewart, who was originally clocked going 39 mph in a 25 mph zone on Maury Street, pulled into a driveway on Maury and began to run away from the officers. Sergeant Mike Frost, who had originally tried to stop Stewart, was unable to catch up with the 27-year-old man. Officer Nathan Kesterson arrived to assist Frost, and the two of- ficers found a witness who had seen Stewart run by. Stewart’s father brought his son to the police station and turned him in. Angry at the Palms John Hefferin, a cell phone tower worker from Franklin- ville, NC, was arrested at l a.m. on Sunday, May 14. Hefferin was at the Palms Saturday night and was waiting outside for a ride when Sergeant Bucky Miller and Oflicer Leonard Stewart arrived at the bar. The two Lexington police officers were responding to a call from Palms’ employ- ees that reported patrons were refusing to leave the bar. While Miller was standing in the doorway of the bar, Hefferin decided he wanted to re-enter the premises. An employee told him that he could not, so Hefferin began berating the female employee and Miller. After Stewart’s ar- rival, Miller went into the Palms to make sure the disruptive patrons had left. When he went back outside, Hefferin was arguing with Stewart. The two officers arrested Hefferin on charges of being drunk in public. Powell says goodbye to campus Assistant director of student activities will be missed by many as she moves away from Lexington By Stacey Grijalva S TA F F W R I T E R As everyone prepares to say goodbye to friends, there is one more person to hug and promise to keep in touch. Kristen Pow- ell, assistant director of student I. activities and Greek life, and her husband Jim are leaving. “I’ll be missing a friend, a con- fidante, a colleague,” said Margo McClinton, director of the Com- mons. The couple is moving so that Jim Powell, currently the leader of Young Life, can work fiill-time for a church. The two are also ex- pecting their first child, jokingly referred to as Baby Jack for Jim’s appreciation of “24.” “lt’s bittersweet because they are moving on to do things they wanted to do but they’ll be missed dearly,” said sophomore Addy N g. - : Powell is known for her work with Panhellenic, various campus activities such as Battle of the Bands and from her involvement with Young Life. “She has the unique quality of making you feel like home,” said Jason Rodocker, Powel1’s coworker and director of student activities and Greek life. If others think of something to do such as an event, Powell talked to the necessary people but helped the student to do the event by himself. A 2000 graduate of Washing- ton and Lee, Powell’s experience as an alumna gave her great expe- rience in preparation for her job at the school. “As an alum, you understand the experience,” she said. “You know the traditions and under- stand the events. It helps to see Freshman sets up poverty panel W&L student organizes local religious and community service leaders to discuss the role of religion in poverty By Sarah Klentz STAFF WRITER According to the United States Census Bureau, over 35 million people in the U.S. live in poverty. Freshman Rosemary Boyle said she wants to find a way to fix it. Boyle is heading a discussion board to talk about religion and poverty. The discussion will be held in the Marketplace on Monday eve- ning at 8:00 p.m. “My goal is to have an awe- some conversation and learn all the dynamics on the issue,” Boyle said. “[I’d like] everyone to start talking about it because it’s avoided in classrooms. This will be a way to get the discussion out there.” Four members of the commu- nity will act as panelists to get the conversation started. Some panel- ists include: Ingrid Easton, found- er of Campus Kitchens, John Phil- lips, leader of Volunteer Venture, Brur Datz, director of Religious Life and Bill Kline, pastor at Lex- ington Presbyterian. The discussion format of the presentation is particularly im- portant in order to get audience members involved, Boyle said. “Around campus there are not many discussions, there are plenty of speakers who are ex- perts in their fields that come,” Boyle said. “I think it is critical that, to achieve my goal of getting “My goal is to have an awesome conversation and learn all the aynamics on the issue. [I’d like] everyone to start talking about it because it’s avoided in classrooms. This will be a way to get the discussion out there. ” ROSEMARY BOYLE, Class of 2009 the student body to discuss such issues, we have a discussion. Stu- dents at W&L are highly intelli- gent and learning from each other is an opportunity that I believe we should take advantage of.” Boyle said that recognizing the correlation between religion and poverty is important in un- derstanding both issues. “Most religions teach human dignity and that we should care for each other,” Boyle said. “A lot of times religion is the motivation behind wanting to help the poor.” Boyle is putting on the event as a final project for her Interde- partmental 101 class on poverty. Her professor, Stacy McLaugh- lin Taylor, is the acting director of the Shepherd Poverty Program and encouraged final projects such as Boyle’s in order for stu- dents to “explore issues in more depth and connect them to their co—curricular and other academic interests.” Taylor said any discussion about poverty is an important one, and Washington and Lee students will be particularly interested when it is coupled with religion. “It’s an opporttmity for stu- dents to explore a significant so- cial issue of our time and develop their own opinion and knowledge about this issue,” Taylor said. “It’s of deep interest to our students with the number of religions [in this community].” Taylor added that poverty is something important for mem- bers of the W&L community to focus on. “It’s easy to go through four years at W&L without exploring poverty first hand,” Taylor said. “It’s something we all know a lit- tle about on surface level but it’s something we should all explore in more detail.” Boyle urged students to at- tend the discussion so a variety of opinions can be presented. “I encourage people to go so we can get as many different view points as we can, even if they’re not religious.” the big picture [for future plan- ning], like the need for sorority houses,” Powell brings not only the knowledge of an alumna but also of a sorority woman. Ng said, “She’s been through the whole Greek experience and so she’s invaluable to be in that position.” Before Powell moved to Lex- ington, she lived in Dallas as a muralist. “She has these little skills that she never talks about,” said Rodocker. “Such as, I know she plays the piano and I’ve seen her paintings. They’re simple, emo- tional.” McClinton sums up Powell with one word — talented. Powell hopes that she has made a difference on campus. “I hope that I have helped de- velop leadership skills in student leaders, challenged the women to stand up for things they think are important,” she said. “I hope I’ve helped them learn to set a goal and respond.” In her two yeas at W&L, Pow- ell has made a lasting impres- sion and leaves behind many sad friends. “Personally and profession- ally, she is ideal to work with,” said Rodocker. “She keeps you - focused, helps you to do right, and praises you when you do it.” Her replacement has not yet been named but McClinton is hopeful that someone will be hired by the end of the month. Powell has been taking notes to help her successor and had a few words of advice. “Take time to build relation- ships and to figure out the cul- ture,” said Powell. “The students are so capable. 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Staunton, South Of Colonial Mall Just 30 Minutes North on I81, exit 220 OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20060522/WLURG39_RTP_20060522_003.2.txt MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006 THE RING-TUM PHI 3 IIIIIIIIIIIIS editor Rape is always rape Student questions columnists statements on the rape case at Duke University To the Editor: At first glance, it appears that Jennifer Sutton’s column (“The Lessons of Duke”) in last week’s edition of the Phi could be writ- ten in a few short sentences. If I had written the article, then I probably would have written, “Washington and Lee could face a sexual assault scandal because sexual assault happens at Wash- ington and Lee.” Seems simple, right? So imagine my surprise at Ms. Sutton’s article, which ap- pears to focus less on preventing sexual assault than on preventing accusations of sexual assault. Before I begin with the bulk of my letter, I would like to ad- dress Ms. Sutton’s most confus- ing claim. Despite their curious irrelevance to the rest of her col- umn, Ms. Sutton works in a few not-so-subtle jabs at “race-mon- grels like Al Sharpton.” Accord- ing to Ms. Sutton, this emphasis is the product of a “larger racial game” that has been created by activists. Ooooh, that Al Sharp- tonl I bet he paid that witness to report that players from the team were shouting racial slurs at the strippers! You know what, he probably also orchestrated that thing in Washington, D.C. a few months ago where one of the de- fendants allegedly took part in the beating of a gay man while yelling homosexual slurs, just for good measure! That Al Sharpton! I can’t believe that he is trying to make race an issue here! All satire aside, it is Ms. Sutton—not Reverend Sharpton—who most clearly illustrates that Americans are thinking about race in con- junction with this scandal: “If the accused are guilty, then they have desecrated the name of all Cau- casian suburban athletes at top schools.” Although Sutton is correct in pointing out that a “tragedy” has occurred in Durham, the focus of her column is misplaced. Since we are talking about accusations of sexual assault, many readers might assume that the tragedy of the situation is that a woman ar- rived at a hospital with injuries consistent with having been raped and forcibly sodomized. But Ms. Sutton presents a different angle. In order to prevent this “scenario” from occurring at Washington and Lee, we need to “know better... [than] to call up local strippers.” What? That’s how we should pre- vent this tragic scenario from hap- pening here? Since this solution is clearly not tailored to the vast majority of sexual assault cases, I am left to assume that Ms. Sutton is aiming at another sort of trag- edy: wrongful accusations. Let’s analyze this claim a little more thoroughly. I should start ofi" by reporting a statistic that all of us should know already thanks to One-In-Four: The FBI esti- mates that only about 2 percent of rape cases are shown to be fab- ricated or untrue. With that said, Ms. Sutton’s claims that “time lines” might prove the defendants to be innocent are far from air- tight. This argument relies on a discrepancy of about 15 minutes If I had written the article, then I probably would have written, “Washington and Lee could face a sexual assault scandal because sexual as- sault happens at Washington and Lee. ” that exists between the time that the crime allegedly took place and the time that an eyewitness says he saw the first two defendants leave the scene. We should remind our- selves that this timeline and all of the evidence accompanying it have been offered by the defense and have not yet been challenged in court. Ms. Sutton. also claimed that the alleged victim in this case has made “prior false accusa- tions” of rape. While the victim did apparently accuse three men of raping and beating her when she was 14, the police chief in the town in which the report was made (Creedmoor, N.C.) stated in an April 28 interview that it ap- pears that charges were not filed in that case because this woman decided “not to pursue the...case further.” It is not uncommon for a rape victim to decide not to take legal action, and that doing so is more likely to be evidence of the emotional trauma that accompa- nies sexual assault than evidence of false allegation. Still, Ms. Sutton goes even further out into the deep end, claiming that sexual assault while under the influence of alcohol is perhaps not sexual assault at all. 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For more information about this exciting program and to downioad an application, visit www.passion2work.com or Email Stacy Owen, Director of Admissions: sta(y.owen@mba.wfu.edu WAKE FOREST Imlnmnl BABCOCK GRADUATE SCHOOL of MANAGEMENT Well, if they raped someone while they were drunk, then I would say that their crime is rape. Can you imagine how absurd Ms. Sutton’s justification might sound if it were used for other criminal acts? I’m really sorry, oflicer. I didn’t mean to drink and drive, but I ’m drunk! I can’! make ra- tional decisions! T hanks for being so understanding! It seems as though Ms. Sutton has a hard time accepting that we are still responsible for criminal actions when we are drunk. If students are worried about los- ing control, then why not cut the drinking back or use the buddy system? But Ms. Sutton is still unconvinced. “In an instance like this, should inebriation equal au- tomatic guilt?” Inebriation? No. Rape? Yes. Since Ms. Sutton offers advice to people who want to get trashed and hook up but who are worried about getting accused of rape, I hope that I can offer some of my own: Don’t rape people. Control your life a little. You can do it. Really. Sam Wilmoth Class of 2007 Parent trusts admissions Admissions department deserves right to keep information private To the Editor: Congratulations to the Ring-tum Phi for publishing the comments of the Con- cerned Parent. Nothing like a little discussion about who gets in and who doesn’t to stir the masses. It certainly got everyone off the couch and into the game so to speak. I had plarmed to write you af- ter the initial appearance of the first letter. It was best I waited to see the small fire- storm it created before mak- ing a comment. Like many of those who have written, allow me to provide my stats: I’m the father of a student — Class of 2008 and hopefully Class of 2011. I’m fimdamentally a liberal by nature but willing to listen to the “other side” of any argument. I graduated from Lehigh, Class of 1976, and probably wouldn’t get in today. I sensed in many of the well-written letters there was a desire for disclosure - as in “if the University just came forward with what we want to know then we wouldn’t be concerned about whether unworthy people are being admitted”. As a resident of Virginia, I can state that schools like UVa, James Madison and William and Mary are forced to play a numbers game tied to their status as “state schools”. In those instances the decisions are much more metric; they don’t have the luxury of re- ally looking at the “worth” of a potential student. The great thing about an institution like Washington and Lee is they can operate under their own goals and objectives. I would like to suggest to those that have written, they acknowledge that the aspect of deciding who gets in and who doesn’t with a business oriented mindset. Those writing the letters should consider them- selves as board members of a corporation. As such, they are entrusting the corporation to individuals they believe best represent their interests. Most corporate boards don’t micro-manage the people they are paying to run the business--why would they? Do we really want to know all of the details of the “ad- missions scorecard?” Do we really want to argue whether a superior SAT score trumps someone who is president of their class but doesn’t have a 1400? As parents, we are thrilled our son is attending W&L. On certain criteria he shouldn’t have gotten in. On other criteria he should have. The same can be said for our daughter who will apply next year. Suffice it to say we re- spect the “black box” process that all universities employ. If you don’t like the direction the university is taking (over time) then change the manag- ers, but don’t micro-manage the process. 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A1! revenues go directly towards University scholarships, salartes and b the Washington and Lee operating budget. e u _ OCR::/Vol_108/WLURG39_RTP_20060522/WLURG39_RTP_20060522_005.2.txt MONDAY, MAY 22,2006 a rts&| ife F ulbrights awarded Award will allow four seniors to combine their love of travel and learning THE RING-TUM PHI ' 5 own fiery Creative .’Kiln,pro_t;{z'_de§f opportunity interest in children. another culture and a glimpse Seniors Garner, Greiner, Hibbard and Strother plan to use the grant money to spend next year abroad in pursuit of their academic interests while teaching English to local students in class- rooms in France, Germany and Spain. ByAbrI Nelson snrr wnnan Four Washington and Lee se- niors will be taking their skills to Europe next fall as recipients of the Fulbright Scholarship for graduate study. Meg Garner, Gwen Greiner, Meredith Hibbard and Meg Strother each received a nine- month grant to teach overseas. Garner and Greiner will be teaching in France, while Hib- bard will be teaching in Ger1na— ny and Strother will be teaching in Spain. According to its website, the Fulbright has been awarded to graduating seniors since it was signed into law in 1946. It was developed as a way to promote “mutual understanding between the people of the Unit- ed States and the people of other countries of the world.” The grant supplies trans- portation abroad, a monthly al- lowance and covers the cost of books. The Fulbright enables the winner to immerse herself fully in the culture of the nation while continuing her education. Many recipients of the Ful- bright teach English in a class- room while pursuing a personal program of research based on their individual interests. “My teaching will occupy 12 hours per week, and the other time there I will spend working on my project, an extracurricu- lar art program for children,” said Garner, a French and Stu- dio Art major who will be teach- ing in the Nancy-Metz region of Northern France. She heard about the scholar- ship through Dean George Bent, who was her art history profes- sor at the time. Bent encouraged her to ap- ply because of her love for the French language, for art and her All recipients of the Ful- bright use the money to cover living and study expenses for a year while furthering their own personal research goals. The money received is usu- ally enough to cover all expens- es. Strother will be using her Spanish major as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant just outside of Madrid in the city of Al- corcon for at least 16 hours per week. She would also like to take classes at a local university and further her interest in Spanish theater. “I am interested in the idea of using theater as a teaching tool,” said Strother. She became especially in- terested in Spanish theater after reading Lope de Vega’s “F uente Ovejuna” when she studied abroad in Seville, Spain last year. “Performances of plays such as this one not only give student audiences exposure to “I can ’t wait to be in Spain and have the opportunity to pour my love for the language and for teaching into a class- room full of Spanish students. ” MEG STROTHER, Class of 2006 into history, but also pull to the surface important issues from a seemingly archaic work,” said Strother about the play, written during the Spanish Golden Age. Despite the challenge that living and working in another country will pose, both Strother and Garner are excited about the possibilities for research and getting to know another culture. “It’s such an eye—opening ex- perience,” said Strother. “I can’t wait to be in Spain and have the opportunity to pour my love for the language and for teaching into a classroom full of Spanish students Strother is hoping that her time in Spain will help her dis- cover what she wants to do for her future. She wants to find a way to combine her love for the Span- ish language and her love for people into a career. Garner plans on attending graduate school for counseling at the Peabody College of Van- derbilt University in the fall of 2007. She hopes to combine her interest in art with her love for working with children to devel- op her own art therapy counsel- ing practice. Hibbard and Greiner will also be teaching the English language overseas and Greiner will be combining her teaching with research on the French En- lightenment. ADVERTISEMENTS We’ve to exercise your artistic talents By Madetlna Gent V srnrr warren ‘ As Lexington studcnts_ . prepare to wind dowotheir A school year, a new shop * _ opened in town giving both A locals and co'1legians‘.some~ thing to do on a lazy after- noon. V ‘ j . f _ Creative Kiln opened recently on South Jeffer- son Street is looking to create its own niche in the small town scene. The shop ' proviées materials to paint yoorown P0331‘?- Upon entering the customer pays a $7 sit- ting fee. ‘ creative Kim 17 South Jeffer- son Street Lexington 540-468-3777 Hours Mon-Thu 10 am.- 8 pm. Fri—Sat 10 am pm. Sun 11 a.m.~5 pm. This fee covers the cost a of painting andfiring. Then you will choose from their ' wide range of ceramics to . paint. . The price of the pieces range from $2 to $12. If you are interested in mak- ing your mom a thank-you mug since she is goinglto be here in a few days to pack you up, Creative Kiln can help you out. If you want to create a serving platter to use at all , those summer barbeques back home, Creative Kiln is ' the place to go. All together, your expe- rience wili cost anywhere from $10 to $20, making it a relatively low-cost activ- ity. . I Painting pottery is much more enjoyable with a group H of There is no limit to the amount of time you " ,fessor’s kids, or just to re- 'Writ_ing. a paper. necessarily be enjoyable I to experience on your own I you get up and go; no clean- . ative Kiln /holds a date ‘two pieces for the price of ‘ ue your work more if you to waste time one afternoon Kiln oflers a unique experi- I once not found other places i nice atmosphere and relax- have to paint. . The activity works for all ages. It is Va great way. ‘ to waste time if you had to baby-sit your religion pro- Iease creative tension after VAnafternoon would not since the shop has such a community atmosphere. Come with others unless you feel like being alone. When you are finished- -ing isercquired. _ The manager will give you a receipt that you take with you. You come back in am to four days to pick‘ up the masterpiece. I On.Friday . nights, Cre- night. A couple can create , one. _ j The shop appeals to die artsy and noneartsy alike. V One does not have to be .8 professional artist to en- joy creating an individual» . . ized piece of art. You may, however, val- havc ‘at least some artistic ability. Whether you just want or you have a planned out- ing with fiiends, Creative in theatea. » M I Sophomore Alice Shin ” said,“It’sreasonab1ypriced, ing. When I went it was ' filled with W&L students and wejust all sat there and talked. 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