OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_001.2.txt v.I Arch 0 .P";~t2. 75?} R552 to Q, C . '2. Commission possible Wanting a change in Iraq foreign policy, the Baker commission looksat the most effective course of action WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY -- .Page 5 THE RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE ST UDENTS SINCE 1897 Alumnus and former professor is sworn in as 26th president By Cody Beauchamp STAFF WRITER Under Saturday’s cloudless blue sky with a cool breeze blow- ing, Ken Ruscio took Washington and Lee’s presidential oath of of- fice. The inaugural ceremony in- cluded remarks from many mem- bers of the W&L community along with friends and colleagues of Ruscio. Ruscio concluded the cere- mony by addressing the students, alumni, faculty, friends and fam- ily on the front lawn of Lee Cha- pel. The ceremony, which began at 10:30 a.m., was presided over by Philip W. Norwood, the Rector of the Board of Trustees for W&L, from the class of 1969. Speaking to the assembled crowd, Ruscio shared some of his W&L memories. He spoke of his first visit to W&L with his father. a college “he knew almost nothing about” at the time. “This particular , moment would have been far from my imagination then,” Ruscio joked about assuming the presidency. He also talked about being happy to be back to Lexington, having left it and W&L in 2002_ to assume the position of Dean of the Jepson School of Leader- ship Studies at the University of Richmond. “This is home,” he said, and also said he was “proud to be back.” The majority of his speech recalled some of the history of W&L and focused on the values of the liberal arts educational ap- proach. “It is humbling to consider the legacies of past presidents and consider how I should proceed from there,” Ruscio said. He was accompanied on the speaking platform by five former W&L presidents. These men included Robert Huntley, who graduated W&L in 1950, W&L law in 1957, and served as president from 1968- 1983; John Wilson, who served from 1983-1995; H. Laurent Boetsch Jr. from the class of 1969, who served as acting Presi- dent from 2001-2002; and Tom Burish, who served from 2002- 2005. Harlan Beckley, who served as acting president from 2005-2006, was also present at the ceremony, Ruscio takes off LENORA NUNNLEY/ Staff Photographer The newly sworn in President Ruscio delivers his inaugural address to the guests assembled on the lawn outside of Lee Chapel. electing to join his colleagues in the faculty. Ruscio spent some time focus- ing on the way the professional education programs such as busi- ness, law and journalism are in- tegrated with the liberal arts ap- proach to education at W&L. He said they “come together in the best way possible.” Ruscio went on to say he hopes that the university could leverage this quality to become even more of a leader among liberal arts in- stitutions. The president also addressed the future of W&L, specifically noting upcoming projects to re- store the Colonnade, other build- ing projects, and the continued strengthening of the school’s curriculum as goals he is looking forward to overseeing during the beginning of his term. He also spoke of challenges facing Washington & Lee. “If we look beyond the bor- See “lNAUGURAL" on page 2 LENORA NUNNLEY/ Staff Photographer LENORA NUNNLEY / Staff Phographer Above: Professor Kimberly Jew leads the university banners out of Washington Hall during the inaugural ceremony’s procession. Left: Junior Courtney Dolaway and other students enjoy the weather while waiting for the inauguration ceremony to begin. VOLUME OX, NUMBER 6 OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_002.2.txt -MMEE G, Ll: ‘Vikki:-2.=:M<3’rQN 3, _ . 5_£.._‘»:r';\;C;? LEE UN YHUHN Ljgfig W . 1, on, wt, ;.,,,,g%Rq" UCT 2 4 2006 2 ° THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006 IIBWS O 0 Panel sets the theme of Ruscio is inaugural weekend By Jacob Geiger NEWS “W0” “A man is word was his bond, and by Goa’I A distinguished group of wasn ’t going to be the one to let [the honor . educators and alumni kicked off . homecoming weekend on Friday with a lively and often humorous discussion of liberal arts in the 21*‘ century. ' Roger Mudd, a well-known journalist and member of Wash- ington and Lee’s class of 1950, led a question-and-answer session with Richard H. Ekman, Elizabeth Kiss, and Pauline Yu. Yu is president of the Ameri- can Council of Learned Societ- ies. Ekman leads The Council of Independent Colleges, and Kiss is the president of Agnes Scott College. New W&L President Ken Ruscio introduced the panelists and said he thought the panel would shape discussion on the W&L campus, not just during the homecoming weekend, but for years to come. The panel discussed three top- rele§'5iilT?5'th$f§‘E5l§”éf”'liberal' 1/}.,,~,.. . ems in .Y.£.£l.iS- cussed the role of faculty~scholar- ship in a student-centered liberal arts university, and Ekman talked about the relationship between professional education and liberal arts. Kiss concluded the prepared statements by considering how a liberal arts education imparts values and promotes the develop- ments of human intellect. During the discussion on val- ues, Kiss said that both she and Ruscio often get calls from alum- ni who want their schools to keep tighter reign on their students’ moral behavior. Kiss said one alumnus called W&L asking Rus- cio to stop students from having sex before marriage. The panel agreed that no col- lege or university should exercise that type of control over their stu- dents. Kiss, however, argued that a college could teach and model the values inherent in the education system. “Ethical inquiry is at the heart of liberal arts learning,” Kiss said. “It is inescapable across the dis- ciplines.” She said liberal arts education considers Socrates’ famous ques- tion of “How ought we to live?” Kiss followed up Socrates’ ques- tion with one of her own. “Do we need to have conver- sations with students about how they live their lives?” Before tackling the question of morality in liberal arts, the panel system] languish. ” ROGER MUDD, Class of 1950 first considered the teacher-schol- ar model at liberal arts schools. Yu said that the teacher-scholar model—where faculty members do both instead of just one or the other—is worth preserving. After Mudd asked if one person could be both a good teacher and a good scholar, Yu argued that the best faculty excelled at both. She taught at several colleges, includ- ing UCLA, Columbia University, and the University of Minnesota before taking her current job. Yu argued that a true teacher-scholar had broad intellectual horizons and knew the past, present, and future of their professions. 7 ]“You learn best from someone who is, still leamingf; she said. ,. Wlliletcher Lowe, who graduated from W & L in 1954, said that he remembers best the faculty who combined the roles of teacher, scholar, and moral character. His remarks led several alumni to add their agreement to that goal. Ekman said liberal arts schools benefit from having faculty mem- bers who are involved in their students’ lives outside the class- room. Before opening the discussion to questions, the panel considered how the liberal arts fit together with professional education. As the undergraduate journalism school and the Williams School of Commerce, Politics, and Eco- nomics continue to grow at W&L, the topic grows increasingly im- portant. Ekman said it was too easy- but also incorrect—to assume that there is an inevitable conflict be- tween liberal arts and professional education. “The subjects we teach as lib- eral arts change over time,” Ek- man told the other panelists. Yu said W&L and similar in- stitutions need to see professional and liberal arts as complementary, not conflicting, ideas. The final question from the audience set the tone for the pan- el’s conclusion. Several people wanted to know how they could best explain the value of a liberal arts education to people in the real world. One should keep graduating the students one has been gradu- ating and send them out as testi- monies to this model of educa- tion, Yu said. Kiss said many large univer- sities are now mimicking liberal arts schools by creating smaller colleges inside the larger univer- sity. Ekman took some time dur- ing the post-panel reception to discuss another problem for lib- eral arts schools: high costs. “College is expensive,” Ek- man said, “but most schools work to control costs wherever they can, and schools like W&L raise a ton of money for scholarships.” Ekman said American students graduate with an average debt of ’ J. .. .a-.....r... .. “ls that an unreasonable ex- pense?” asked Ekman. “I would argue not.” After the panel had ended, Mudd discussed the values he took from W&L into his profes- sion. ‘ He served as the congressional and national affairs correspondent and weekend anchor for CBS’s “Evening News” before working as co-anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News” and “Meet the Press.” Mudd said W&L’s honor sys- tem was the most valuable thing he took away from his education. “This honor system had a his- tory to it that had lasted and got- ten stronger through generations,” Mudd said. “A man’s word was his bond, and by God I wasn’t go- ing to be the one to let [the sys- tem] languish.” Mudd said the values he took from the honor system helped him immensely when he went into journalism. 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Reactions to the president’s address were overwhelmingly positive, with alumni, faculty and students alike calling it “out- standing,” “inspiring” and “ex- cellent.” For example, alunmus James Parsons from the class of 1948 said, “It was an‘excellent speech towards the greatness of W&L and its future.” Harold Howe, who graduated with Ruscio, said he was amazed at the thought of one of his class- mates becoming president of the . university and is looking forward to Ruscio’s term. STUDENT 2006 Oct 28, 2006 5 PM. Ticxets we free. but reqmerd MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Ken Ruscio, right, takes the oath of office from Rector Philip Norwood and becomes W&L’s 26th president. “He’ll make an excellent president,” said Howe. speech,” said Boston. “I liked a lot what he had to say about professional training He also concluded by sharing an idea of where he wanted to see the university go under his leader- Write for The best newspaper that Politics _PY0f353°T R°b' tempered by the liberal arts,” he ship--with much more liberal arts ert Strong said he thought the Said integration. e speech’s themes would be dis- “I think maps a Very ‘General Professor Mark Rush Said’ «I - cussed for some time to come. , - ,, - h-nk - a - - n R T Junior Dane Boston Said he Lee type perspective, he said. t 1 it s visionary. g_ Others likewise appreciated that Ruscio focused on pertinent Stafl Wriler Wes 0’Dell Con- issues in his address. such as the tributed to the reporting of this Colonnade renovation. article. . .i Please Join - Nlrorrjre Iwereh-ori Dean of Admissions appreciated the realistic quality of the speech. . “It wasn’t just a ‘pep rally’ Phi. Contact us at phi@wlu.edu ‘ CHLUMHIA LAW SCHDHL For an informational Ioeetirig with prospective students 'I‘i1esdaj,r, fletoher 2--‘I . 12:30 - 2:00pm Elrod Coroniioos Room 345 OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_004.2.txt 4 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,2006 ODIIIIOIIS Lettingthe democrats have it_ Losing in November means Republicans have a chance at the White House when the election really matters By Cody Beauchamp c o LU M N I sr t first glance, things are going horribly for the Republicans. Iraq is a complete ca- tastrophe. Afghanistan is slipping back into a state of instability and violence. Congress is being rocked by ethics scandals courte- sy of Jack Abramoff’s illegal lob- bying. The Bush administration just took yet another broadside from Bob Woodward’s new book “State of Denial.” To really take the cake, one of their own, former Congress- man Mark Foley, has completely alienated the evangelical Chris- tian faction of their base by pull- ing a Michael Jackson on teen- aged congressional pages. And yet the Republicans couldn’t be in a better position. I know it sound nuts, but hear me out. The Republicans are golden... in 2008. It’s an all but sure thing that the GOP will lose their majority in either the House or the Senate, or both. But this is precisely where I... aura-« .._ the light at the end of the tun- nel comes for the Republicans. They’re going to get a break from being in charge. They need it. Whenever things go wrong in politics, it’s always the party in charge that catches the heat. Look at what happened in 1932. Furious at President Hoover and the Republicans’ inability to end the Depression, voters _swept FDR and Democratic majorities in both Houses into power. In 1980, with gas prices soar- ing and the Iranian Hostage Cri- sis unresolved after nearly a year, Ronald Reagan soundly beat J im- my Carter, bringing a Republican Senate Majority with him. In 1994, Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America” capital- ized on long-running Democratic slips and scandals, mobilized vot- ers, and gave the Republicans control of both Houses of Con- gress. And so on. The bottom line is that if things aren’t going well, the heads in charge tend to roll. This is certainly the case this election. TRAD A FEW HOURS OF U PLAYI THE MARKETS LIF T he diflerence is, it ’ll be 2008 and the White House will be up for grabs along with Congress. There are multiple Senate rac- es where the incumbent Republi- cans are expected to lose: Jim Tal- ent in Missouri; Conrad Burns in Montana; Mike DeWine in Ohio; Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania; Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island. The House is much the same story. An Oct. 2 CNN/ORC poll shows Democrats leading the Republicans by an average of 11 points nationwide. Slate’s Election Scorecard (as of last Friday) is predicting Democrats will unseat Republi- can incumbents in the 8th district in Arizona, the 7th in Colorado, 2nd, 8th and 9th in Indiana, 11th in North Carolina, 1st in New Mexico, 26th in New York and 10th in Pennsylvania while win- ning open races in the 16th dis- trict in Florida, 24th in New York, and 15th in Ohio. . So why is this impending wave of losses such a good thing for the Republicans? Because it sets them up per- fectly to win the White House again in 2008. Right now the Democrats aren’t really running as Demo- crats. They’re running as anti- Republicans. This is fine for now. It will most likely capitalize on voter frustration and swing con- trol of Congress back to the left of the aisle. But what then? With no real solutions of their own to any of the major issues, the Democrats will find themselves facing the same criticisms the Republicans currently are facing. fantasyfuturesmet an Baum! and RM#B mplngu fifilfiffifl tannin Jim mum at on. M rwu m§EPI’!ujl.. The difference is, it’ll be 2008 and the White House will be up for grabs along with Congress. The war in Iraq will still be going horribly. Oil shortage prob- lems still won’t have been solved. Iran will likely have nuclear weapons by then (North Korea apparently already does). We’ll still be seeing threats from terror cells worldwide. Et cetera. So in two years we’ll be seeing the same things happening—an— gry at the lack of leadership from the party in control, we’ll play another round of “vote the bums out.” Only this time, it’ll be the Democrats getting the boot. 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And the Democrats are going to self-destruct. The GOP has platforms and ideas that they want to see hap- pen. The Democrats only have one idea: gripe about the GOP’s leadership. Name the potential Republi- can candidates for president: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Frist, Mitt Romney, Condi Rice-—the list goes on. Now try naming Democrats with a shot. Mark Warner? Not anymore. John Edwards? Maybe. Nancy Pelosi? Harry Reid? John Kerry? Hillary? I scoff. The bottom line is that one of two things has to happen for Democrats to win in 2008. It won’t be enough to be the . anti-Republicans in 2008, espe- cially not if they get two years in charge. Either they have to miracu- lously snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in 2006 or they have to actually start having some ideas for how they want to govern. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_005.2.txt MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006 THE RING-TUM PIII 0 Politic ally - explosive finds Baker commission on Iraq delays results after election By Dylan Merrlll c o L u M N I s r Clearly, victory in Iraq is im- possible. Many Democratic members of Congress have held this view since the beginning of the insur- gency, and their patriotism has consequently been under ques- tion. Their detractors have unfairly accused Democrats of aiding ter- rorists and impeding the spread of democracy. Contrary to conserva- tive notions, though, Democrats have not been having sleepovers with Osama bin Laden, and they probably haven’t pledged their al- legiance to the Dark Lord. Grandpa Cheney and Uncle Bush have repeatedly alluded (sometimes not so subtly) that the Democrats want to gain a major- ity in Congress this November so that they can misguide America even further. In reality, however, many Americans want a change in Iraq foreign policy, and they are no longer willing to “stay the course.” In addition to Demo- crats, many politicos, even some of Bush’s confidants, from both sides want a change in Iraq for- eign policy. The Iraq Study Group, whose 10 members are headed by the first Bush’s Secretary of State James Baker, is developing a report on what is the most effec- tive course of action in Iraq. The commission, which was initiated by congressional Republicans and sanctioned by the White House, will most assuredly advocate a Contrary to conservative notions, Democrats have not been having sleepovers with Osama Bin Laden. change in direction. Their two main options will shift focus on either stabilizing Iraq or withdrawing troops in multiple phases. Both alternatives of the supposedly bi-partisan commission reject the notion that our efforts can cultivate democ- racy in Iraq. Luckily for Republican sup- porters of “staying the course,” the findings of the Iraq Study Group will not be released until after the election. The excuse for this clever cover-up is that the conclusion of the group’s research is too “politically explosive” to release before Nov. 7. If only the Bush administration was as adept at preventing explosions in Iraq. After all, the war is the most important issue in the upcoming midterm elections. If the com- mission’s official findings pub- licly rebuked the current policy before the elections, congressio- nal Republicans would have no chance to save face. Their well-funded campaigns would go under like a storm-rav- aged luxury yacht succumbing to the deep blue sea. And the results would be fatal, because Mark Foley stole the life rafts a couple of weeks ago, and Democrats will I scapegoating Baker, conveniently forget how to swim. Fortunately for right-wingers, their president has delayed their demise until after Nov. 7. The results of the commission will be released after the elec- tions, but this still does not lessen the negative impact the findings will have on Republicans. Those conservatives that avoid the com- mission’s political gunfire this election will still have to bite the bullet in 2008 and face their con- stituents. This is not even the extent of the GOP’s worries. The Iraq war will continue to be the defining issue during the next presidential election. If George Bush does not re- linquish his ideological dogma- tism and adopt the findings of the Baker commission, voters will look at the quagmire in Iraq and ensure that his replacement is a Democrat. Will the president stoop to a family friend, or will he adopt the find- ings of the commission and final- ly alter the course in Iraq? The Republican party’s power is con- tingent on his actions. So is the vitality of the Ameri- can people. editorial Football needs student support Ten reasons why you should go to the big game The Generals play Bridge- water on Saturday at 1 pm. Here’s why fans should at- tend: It has been eons since we won an ODAC title In fact, the last time we won a title outright, none of the players were even born (it happened in 1981). It’s only an hour away It’s simple: Drive up 81, take exit 240, and follow state Route 257 until you hit cam- pus. Now you have no excus- es about getting lost. We're in college. It’s what you're supposed to do You watch ESPN’s “Col- lege GameDay” on Saturday mornings. Don’t you want to taste a little piece of normal (read: D-1) college life? Paint your face, drink some beer (if you’re over 21) and get out there. They come here Is anyone else just a little embarrassed that other teams manage to garner some seri- ous supporters at our home games? Go defend your turf! R.J. is a freshman Little Vamer is still fresh out of Alabama high school football, and he doesn’t have the experience yet. Let’s go out there and cheer for our fu- ture four-year legacy player. ODAC champion- ships are nice... And quite a few Wash- ington and Lee teams have made it there in recent years. But let’s face it: Alum- ni love football the best. Alunmi+victory=money. You do the math. Bridgewater’s won it five years in a I'OW And the first conference game they’ve lost since 2000 was against Emory and Henry last weekend. Be there when the Generals put the Eagles in their place. Colton for Heisman The kid can do it all: he runs, he catches, he returns kicks. When the team needs a third-down catch, they throw to him (or Jack Martin). He’s number one on the team in catches and number one in our hearts. And number one on his jersey. Coincidence? We think not. Everybody loves playoff games If we win one of the next two games, we’re in. Watch- ing games that count for so much is so much more fun. The crowd is a deciding factor In any game Think about the golden days of Green Bay football, when they were virtually unbeatable at home, partly because of the intimidating crowd noise. It feels so much better to play for a supportive crowd. They need us. Mass murder in Darfur A look into whether we should interfere with a repeat of the Holocaust Darfur has been embroiled in a deadly conflict for over three years. At least 400,000 people have been killed,‘ more than 2 million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and now live in displaced-persons camps in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad More than 3.5 million men, women, and children are com- pletely reliant on international aid for survival. Not since the Rwandan geno- cide of1994 has the world seen such a calculated campaign of displacement, starvation, rape, and mass slaughter Since early 2003, Sudanese armed forces and Sudanese gov- ernment-backed militia known as “Janjaweed” have been fight- ing two rebel groups in Darfur: the Sudanese Liberation Army/ Movement (SLA/SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The stated political aim, of the rebels has been to compel the government of Sudan to ad- dress underdevelopment and the political marginalization of the region. In response, the Sudanese governments regular armed forces and the Janjaweed — largely composed of fighters of Arab nomadic background ~ have targeted civilian popu- lations and ethnic group from which the rebels primarily draw their support — the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa. (Information from savedarfiir.org/ content) By Abel S. Delgado C OLU M N I ST We read about the horrors of the Holocaust and wonder how it could ever happen. We read the story of what happened to Elie Wiesel and are filled with utter disgust and dismay. The senseless, ruthless, and diabolical extermination of innocent men, women, and chil- dren is something we say we cannot accept. And yet, we allow the Su- danese to create over 2 million more Elie Wiesels and worse, 400,000 victims who could nev- er tell their story. People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. We study the other genocides that occurred during the 20“‘ century. We study how the Turks nearly wiped out all Armenians and now the world is left with little Armenian culture.We blast the world community for not doing enough to stop the geno- cide of Rwanda in the ‘90s. And yet, our generation, like every other generation, seems doomed to repeat history. People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. We promote an organization said to guarantee world peace and stability. The UN stops countries from going to war with each other, but not from going to war with themselves. We deplore war. We think being peaceful with every- one would create a peaceful world. We forget that appease- ment with brutal men has never Our generation seems doomed to repeat history. People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. worked. We say we want peace, but we can’t come to terms with the paradox of fighting for it. Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesen— thal once said, “It’s a terrible tragedy when a good man does nothing.” The terrible part of the tragedy called Darfur is not what is happening, but what we good men are not doing about it. People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. The UN has peacekeeping missions around the world. And yet there is still no sig- nificant mission to speak of in Darfur. Why? Because the Sudanese gov- ernment, the very same gov- ernment that is carrying out the genocide, can legally block a peacekeeping mission aimed at stopping genocide. People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. We elect our leaders to be the leaders of the free world. In the past few years Congress has taken an aggressive stance on the right to speak nonsense in order for a bill not to pass — fili- buster - when 15,000 Darfurians are silenced each month. They have fought to the bit- ter end for one woman’s right to live on life support when there are hundreds of thousands of Darfurians who have no real life to support. The Bush Doctrine wel- comes democracy in the trou- bled areas of the world and this is wonderful. But isn’t a more immediate matter the protection of life itself? People are dying in Darfur, and we do nothing. So we fast, we raise money, we listen to rich celebrities and we “contribute to the cause.” All this is well and good, but are we really doing something? They’re still dying in Darfur and as long as the inhumane beasts, for lack of a crueler word, are in power, people will die. We are the strongest nation this world has ever seen. With one swift attack we’ve taken down entire armies. With a few words of encouragement and some aid, we have helped millions of people obtain free- doms once thought impossible. We can and have a responsi- bility to stop genocide, to eradi- cate those who eradicate. Do we not have the power, the right, and the obligation to stop this? Or is that we just don’t have the will? People are dying in Darfur. Let’s do something. --»s--------~-»—~ WASI-IINGTON Aim Liza UNIVERSTIY THE RING-TUM PHI. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR ARTS&L|FE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR COPY EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DESIGN DIRECTOR DESIGNER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS BUSINESS MANAGER KATHERINE GREENE JACOB GEIGER STACEY GRIJALVA JESSICA SHAW MIKE FAHEY CATHERINE CARLOCK CODY BEAUCHAMP ABEL S. DELGADO BRIAN DEVINE MIKE HUNTRESS LARA JORDAN ADAM LEWIS DYLAN MERRILL JOEL POELHUIS JULIE VON STERNBERG QUEENIE WONG MELISSA CARON KELSEY WRIGHT MICHAEL KEENAN LENORA NUNNLEY DAVID SHUBICK MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of THE I-?lNG~TUM PHI to accurately, truthfully, and thoroughly report news affecting the Washington and 'Lee community for students, faculty, parents and alumni. Our goal is to look deeper into news affecting campus life and hold leaders accountable. Through our reporting. we aspire to spark discussions that lead to discovering information that prompts change. THE RING—TUM PHI is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year. THE RING—TUM PHI is a member of The Media Board, which can be reached at mediaboard@w|u.edu, but is otherwise independent.THE RING-TUM PHI welcomes all letters. We reserve the right to edit submissions for content and length. Letters and advertising do not necessarily reflect the opinion of THE RING~TUM PHI staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel and obscenity. 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 $45 OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_006.2.txt THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,2006 arts&life Familiar Faces MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer Alumni return to campus, celebrate traditions in Style Shafing sentiments Staff writer Julie Von Stem- berg interviews various alumni about their experiences back on campus. Some offer nos- talgic emotions while others speak of how the college tradi- tions have changed since their years at the university. Homecoming Football Game On Saturday afternoon, alumni cheered on another General’s victory. The Washing- ton and Lee Generals crushed the Gilford Quakers 34-12, making them six and one for the season. During halftime, Kathekon mem- bers Jordan Wesley and Palmer Dobbs con- ducted the traditional homecoming presenta- tion. Before announcing homecoming queen, W&L’s oldest alums, including 89-year-old Charles Luther Guthrie Jr., were honored by fans. Guthrie presented the homecoming envelope that revealed Shari Boyce as third runner up, Camille Allen as second runner up, Katy Kingsbury as first runner up and Meghan Joss as queen. Jim Ferrnald, of the class of 1973, named several things that have changed about the game since he was a student. “First of all, everyone didn’t leave during halftime. That is quite different. Also, the presentation has changed. When I was here, chemistry professor Shilington always presented the homecoming queen envelope. His eccentric personality made him perfect for the job,” says Fermald. Seeing Old Friends For most alumni, being reunited with old classmates is the best part about coming back to Washington and Lee. A variety of activities such as the Inaugural Lunch and the Five Star General Reception gave alumni the opportunity to come together in cel- . ebration of their time here. During these gath- erin_gs, classmates were able to reflect on old times as well as learn about each other’s lives after graduation. Mark Grobmyer, who graduated last year, appreciates the chance to see his old classmates. “The best thing about being back is the atmosphere,” said Grobmyer. “It’s great to be in a care- free environment and with 50 of your best friends. That doesn’t happen very much now that we’ve graduated.” OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_007.2.txt MONDAY,0CTOBER 23,2006 . THE RING-TUM PHI 0 7 Q . The Generals football team demolished the Quak- ers 34-12 this homecoming weekend to a spirited crowd of students and alumni. Junior defensive back Mark Snoddy (33) shuts down a Guilford player (left). Junior Dane Boston and other stu- dents display their enthusiasm decked out in full face paint (top left center). Homecoming queen i recipient Meghan J oss accepts her crown and flowers with her escort, Chi Psi president Padrick . Dennis (bottom left center). The winning Chi Psi banner is displayed for the crowd athalftime (bottom right center). Freshman quarterback R.J. Vamer (2) throws a pass while senior offensive lineman Hunter Whitfield (50) helps block the Guilford defense (top right). Cheerleaders fire up a lively crowd (bottom right). MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographer 0 O O 0 MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographe MICHAEL KEEfsiAisJ / Staff Photographer 0 Change ' , p Inauguration Ceremony For recent graduates, the campus and atmosphere of W&L might seem the same. For members of the class of 1950, however, it might feel like an en- On Saturday morning, thousands of alumni watched as President Ruscio was sworn into oflice in front of Lee Chapel. Guest speakers at the ceremony included tirely new place. Washington and Lee has changed socially with the admittance of women in 1986 and physically with the resurrection of new buildings such as Wilson Hall. However, alumni believe the values and strong character shared by students and faculty remain. Five Star General Littleton Roberts can only point out one aspect that is different. “I don’t think that much has changed since I’ve Provost of the University of Richmond, Dr. June R. Aprille and the honorable Michael Luttig. Both spoke highly of Ruscio’s character and expressed con- fidence in his leadership ability. After Ruscio’s address, alumnus Matt Calvert, class of 1975, joined in on the praise. “I thought President Ruscio’s words were inspiring and appropriate for the occa- sion,” he said. “He spoke about our his- been here except the speaking tradition,” said Roberts. “It definitely isn’t as important anymore. When I was a student they would kick us out of school for not following it. We even had an assimilation committee that regulated our behavior and dress.” tory and future by laying out challenges we will face as well as our mission of developing char- acter and scholarship. It’s nice to see that over the years the fundamental values of the school have been preserved and both women and men can benefit.” Graduate of 2006, Will Baugher, agrees with Calvert’s remarks. ‘‘It is really good to have an alum in office, because he’s familiar with the school and knows what’s going on,” said Baugher. “I think we have needed that for a long time. It’s great to come back and see that the school is still going in the right direction.” OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_008.2.txt 8 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,2006 arts&life Up ‘til Dawn funds research Students write letters, organize fundraisers to earn money to support children is cancer research at St. Jude Hospital By Queenle Wong surr wrmsn Every year, the campus orga- nization Up ‘til Dawn conducts a series of fundraisers to encourage cancer research at St. Jude Hospi- tal in Memphis, Tenn. The organization, currently headed by Executive Director Erin Vaughn, plans to raise $35,000 by the end of this year. Up ‘til Dawn, according to stjude.org, is a student-led fiind- raiser hosted by over 150 colleges and universities nationwide. Since its creation in 1998, the program has generated close to $3 million. Amanda Eysert, a Washington and Lee graduate, established the campus chapter last year. Despite its late start, the organization suc- cessfully raised $20,170, said Vaughn. The funds were donated to the American Lebanese Syrian As- sociated Charities (ALSAC), the primary fundraising group for St. Jude. The organization is comprised of 10 or 11 executive board mem- bers, who recruit volunteers from W&L’s Greek community. The volunteers are then organized into different fiindraising teams. These teams are given the opportunity to conduct their own activities. Sophomore and former team leader Rosemary Boyle helped raise approximately $1,000 last year by selling raffle tickets. With the help of 25 W&L students, par- ticipants in the fundraisers won dates, said Boyle. Although a similar fundraiser has yet to be scheduled, Boyle said that it will probably occur sometime after Thanksgiving break. Another one of Up ‘til Dawn’s major fiandraisers is a letter-writ- ing night. During the event, stu- dents write letters to their friends and relatives, encouraging them to make a donation to ALSAC. Sophomore Jennifer Lysenko, who spoke about her cousin’s battle with cancer last year, was pleased with the huge number of participants that attended. The event will be held this Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Evans Dining Hall. All students are welcome to participate, said Vaughn. Nonetheless, in order to en- sure attendance, students are also asked to register prior to the scheduled date. Students may register by e-mailing Vaughn or simply showing up on Tuesday. According to Assistant Direc- tor Kelly Harvey, Up ‘til Dawn is expecting approximately 100 stu- dents to attend this function. The organization is thinking of instituting a second letter-writing event in January. With funding from the Execu- tive Committee, the organization is able to conduct other fundrais- ers as well, said Harvey. These include selling baked goods and $15 on campus. All proceeds go directly to ALSAC, she said. During spring term, Up ‘til Dawn ends their fundraising year by literally staying up until dawn, said Boyle. ' Last year, the event, -which celebrates the organization’s achievements, was held at the school gym and included a band among other activities. This tradi- tion is celebrated nationwide and is where the organization’s name arose from, states the website. In addition to its fundraising aspects, the organization strives to promote cancer awareness throughout campus. “lt’s about bringing the W&L community together and letting [the students] know that there are bigger problems out there,” Vaughn said. Harvey stressed the leader- ship aspect of the organization in her interview, stating that Up ‘til Dawn “allows students to take on small leadership roles.” St. Jude, according to its web- site, is unlike any other hospital because it treats admitted patients regardless of their ability to pay. This makes St. Jude the third largest health care charity in the etweeri gartnes ttersn. . '_:j gaiufleli CvalL.C1i.-:12, at Caame in and see us ’ 463.93-4:1 United States. “During the past five years, 83.7 percent of every dollar re- ceived by ALSAC/St. Jude has gone to the current or future needs of St. Jude,” states the site. According to Vaughn, the campus chapter of Up ‘til Dawn is continuing to grow. This year, the organization, which consists of 20 fundraising teams, plans to host a total of five fundraisers, she said. Said Harvey, “We know that the money is going to good hands.” how to get involved: - October 24: Letter—Writing Party I at Evans Dining Hall; 7-10 p.m - January 23: Letter-Writing Party ll - March 28: Final Event (stay up until dawn) To get involved, email vaughne@wlu.edu or show up on Tuesday Mention this ad and recelve 10% off in the fall of 2006! Gil’! 3' an tr-m*..x. 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For senior Abbie Jackson, last summer was not spent at a typi- cal summer job or a doctor’s of- fice. For two months, Jackson remained on campus to conduct archaeological research involving the history and development of Washington and Lee. “Coming to college, I wanted to work in a museum, so this was the perfect combination of inter- ests,” Jackson said. Under the guidance and super- vision of Archaeology professor Laura Galke, Jackson completely revamped the previous archaeol- ogy exhibit located in the Anthro- pology Lab by the Liberty Ruins. Jackson’s exhibit opened to the public last Friday. “It’s definitely a great oppor- tunity that everyone should look into,” Jackson said. “The goal was to have it de- signed so that in the future it could be implemented by a pro- fessional, but the fact that it’s in is kind of surprising. It was nice to see my work complete—to see the panels life-size.” According to Jackson, the mis- sion of the project was to refurbish the old research and artifact lay- out as well as complement it with subsequent research and findings from the spring Archaeology Dig she participated in in 2005. , “We were redoing the exhibit which focused on the Liberty Hall excavations of the 1970s,” she said. “The goal was to incorpo- rate the Newcomb excavations of 2005 to show that campus archae- ology is not dead.” Jackson began her work in late June and finished in mid-August. She said there was no strict out- line for her project. “We had a general plan for the summer, and I just went at it," she said. “I did historical research on the college using the Board of Trustees records, the Lexington Gazette [and] the old Phi article. “Then, I moved onto my inter- site analysis, which was between the Ruins and the Newcomb ex- cavations, because both buildings had similar uses.” Galke, who is in her fourth year at W&L, said that after the Dig, she knew Jackson would be a great student for such a project. “During the Dig, I had iden- tified her as a student I wanted to work with,”’ Galke said. “She was a hard worker. She was intel- ligent. She had the right attitude. She’s critical and skeptical, [and] she doesn’t accept things at face value.” The Robert E. Lee grant that funded Jackson for her research and efforts this summer was sup- plemented by the generous assis- tance of Leybum funds. “A lot of people helped us,” Galke said. “We could not have done it alone.” Galke also said that the com- mitment of Anthropology profes- sor Dr. Bernard Means was criti- cal to get the exhibit renovations underway. “He helped supervise the dig beside Newcomb in 2005,” she said. “He already was familiar with the collection, and he was familiar with my work. His dedi- cation [was crucial in] translating Abbie’s files into a format that they could be manufactured.” Jackson said another goal of this project is illustrating how the archaeological evidence collected affects the validity of historical documents. She is also eager for others to get a true understanding for the campus and its history. Galke said she hopes that “vis- itors that come here take away an appreciation for how important the university’s history is and how much the university cares about preserving it.” LAURA ALKE / Contributig photographer Senior Abbie Jackson observes her display of information panels and artifacts In the Anthropology Lab last summer. Jackson spent the summer updating the 1998 ver- sion of the archaeology exhibit funded by a Robert E. Lee scholarship. Students take 48-hour plunge Nine volunteers spend weekend in D By Jessica Shaw ARTS AND LIFE EDITOR Every morning, John rises ear- ly to board a bus from D.C. for an hour and a half to his job at Bob Evans in Northern Virginia. In a starched, collared shirt and neatly combed hair, John waits tables and cleans dishes all day. Afier work, he returns to his home on the street by 10 p.m. Before bed, he collects the blankets he keeps hidden in the bushes in the me- dian of a city street in a futile ef- fort to stifle the wind and freezing temperatures. Over reading days, nin’e Wash- ington and Lee students spent the night with John in an empty space “I can’t even imagine that being your way of life--with no indi- cation if or when you will ever get out of it. ” KASEY BOLLES, participant ~ between two buildings. For two nights, these young people were thrust into devastating poverty and forced to cope with many of its elements. This national pro- gram termed the Urban Plunge made its debut this fall at W&L, ‘‘I wanted to get a deeper un- derstanding of homelessness from the perspective of a homeless person,” sophomore participant Rosemary Boyle said. “Home- lessness is the extreme case of poverty where the basic needs of shelter and food are a day-to-day concern.” Sophomore Michaela Coffey was in charge of this opportunity and split the team up into pairs for their stay in D.C. These students left campus the Thursday of read- ing days at 8:30 a.m. with nothing but a set of ragged clothes. Sophomore participant David Vaught said that he and his part- ner, sophomore Alden Wicker, found some piles of ashes around the Georgetown campus and used them to rub over their faces and skin and improve the credibility of their outfit. “Alden and I spent a good bit of time the first afternoon going ‘we’re still not dirty enough yet,”’ Vaught said. “We kept improving our costume. There was one point where we pulled out a knife, and I cut some holes in the ankles of my pants to make them look older.” During the day, the pairs stood on corners in D.C. with cardboard signs, panhandling for money. Some groups also sold the home- less magazine, Street Sense, to passersby. “Being homeless is almost like a full time job,” junior participant Woodrow Friend said. “I didn’t really expect that. Panhandling all day long was not anything that was easy. A lot of people give you nasty looks or stare. One person said something like, ‘I don’t give money to street trash.’” Vaught said the only time he almost broke character was in re- sponse to some boys while pan- handling. “I saw these two guys that didn’t look much older than me,” he said. “I just got mad by the way they ignored me. They would look at me and see no obligation to do something. For some reason, that really bothered me.” Later in the afternoon, Boyle and her partner, Friend, gathered on a street corner with a small crowd to wait for McKenna’s Wagon, which serves dinner to the homeless. Boyle noted the parting re- marks from the delivery man that ' seemed to accentuate the cycle of poverty. “When he was packing up to leave, he said, ‘see you all tomor- row.’ He knows that everybody is going to be back,” she said. When asked about their own situations, each pair had to invent some sort of response. “I basically tried to avoid the question,” Friend said. “I usually did that by asking another ques- tion. I kind of thought the sim- plest thing I could think of was best. I thought being more distant about your situation being home- less was more in character.” After dinner, the group of nine divided into two groups for the evening. One group spent the night with a homeless couple in the woods on the outskirts of town while the other convened with John to sleep on the street. The two groups rotated for the second night. Vaught’s group spent the night with John the first night. “He looked really clean for a homeless man,” Vaught said. “The way he was dressed and the way he was clean, he could have passed for a lower—middle class citizen-someone who had been wearing the same clothes for a day or two and a little dirty. You didn’t look at him and think ‘homeless’ for sure.” Both nights, the temperatures dropped to levels that bordered on freezing. Vaught said he slept the first night with an oversized piece of cardboard positioned over him to block the wind. “I put newspaper in my shoes, and I put my feet in a trash bag I had been carrying around all day,” he said. Sophomore participant Kasey Bolles said John’s situation had arisen from excessive misfortune. “He used to live in North or South Carolina, and one night his house burned down to the ground, and he lost everything,” she said. “He can’t afford the cost of living where he is, but he can’t afford to go anywhere else, so he’s just stuck.” Boyle said that she noticed John had a strong desire to rise out of poverty. “He was having a tough week,” she said. “To hold down a job, he is facing a huge amount of obstacles daily. He hopes soon that he will be able to get some- where to live.” The other location, out of town, had to be reached via the Metro. The homeless couple that the groups stayed with, Michelle and Zoe, slept in tents in a wood- ed area. Vaught described the arrange- ment saying, “they had palates on the ground to put tents on and had a campfire and a few egg crates with a board across it to sit on.” Vaught said the couple had bought some marijuana and al- cohol that day, and Zoe had alco- holic tendencies. “He slept until ll o’clock the next day and got up and went to the liquor store to get something,” Vaught said. Referring to homeless people, Vaught said, “They do have a life to live with struggles to go through, and while some definite- ly do drugs, I came away thinking I don’t want to judge that in the first place.” Vaught said he believed the plight of the homeless was much deeper than an addiction. “I didn’t feel like drugs was the root of the issue—maybe part of it,” he said. “It’s not that people who don’t do drugs are better at getting out of homelessness; it’s the people who want to get out of homelessness ' that don’t do drugs.” According to Boyle, D.C. has a lot of organizations that help fix the symptoms of homelessness but few that actually work to cure it permanently. “There are plenty of organiza- tions that provide food, but as far as equipping the person with the ability to escape homelessness, I didn’t encounter any,” she said. Vaught said that this trip has changed his view of poverty. .C. to be immersed in homelessness, try to gain fresh perspective on poverty “I don’t ever want to overlook a homeless person sitting there panhandling,” he said. “These people are poor and needy. It’s a chance to notice somebod -- they get overlooked their whole lives.” Bolles agreed that she learned a lot from her experience but ac- knowledged that 48 hours was not enough time to establish complete empathy for the homeless. Said Bolles: “You don’t real- ize how vulnerable you are until you are out there,” she said. “It was enough to take the blinders off, but it was not enough to get [an] understanding [of what it is like] to live that way indefinitely. I can’t even imagine that being your way of life—-with no indica- tion of if ‘or when you will ever get out of it.” Achieves Permanent Hair Reduction. , Cools and soothes the skin as it removes unwarétedlhair. 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Fleld Hockey The Washington and Lee field hockey team scored another big conference victory this weekend, before having their seven game winning steak snapped by sixteenth-ranked Christopher Newport. The Generals defeated ODAC powerhouse Virginia Wesley- an 2-1 on Saturday, with Liz Garson and Kay Dyt scoring goals. The Generals will take their undefeated ODAC re- cord upon against rival Lynch- burg College on Tuesday, where the conference regular season championship will be on the line. Men's Soccer The Washington and Lee men’s soccer team relied on a second half barrage of four goals, to shut out Randolph- Macon 4-O, improving their record to 11-1-2 and 6-1-1 in ODAC play. The Generals were led by goals from Jack Palmer, Alex Phillips, Whitt Larkin, and Travis Short. The Generals will close out their regular season on Wednesday when they take on Lynchburg College. Women’s Soccer The Washington and Lee women’s soccer team contin- ued their l6-game undefeated streak, knocking off Roanoke College 2-1. It was only the first goal that the Generals had allowed for the entire season. With the score tied 1-1 senior . Sarah Helms scored the game winning goal in the 76th min- ute. The Generals will close out their regular season with a chance to capture the ODAC regular season crown on Tues- day against Eastern Menno- nite at 4 p.m. on Watt Field. Golf The Washington and Lee golf team finished third of p 11 teams at the Transylvania Invitational, held over reading days in Lexington, Kentucky. The Generals were led by junior Nathaniel James, who shot a 150 to finish in first place as the overall medalist. The Generals were also led by Joe Gibson and Anthony Zap- pin, who shot a 161 and 162 respectively over the two day tournament. Generals’ leading score Anne Van Devender challenges a Roanoke defender in W&L’s 2-1 victory on Saturday afternoon. Soccer still-u ndefeated - Continued from page 12 as EMU is ranked fifth overall in the Adidas/NSCAA coaches poll,;the Generals are l7“‘) to ac- complish the impressive feat of not allowing a single goal in the entire regular season. The streak is impressive in itself, but it doesn’t overshadow the overall spectacular season the Generals have enjoyed. The streak just adds greater distinction for a team that has yet to lose, and on Tuesday faces its biggest game of the season, home at Watt Field at 4 p.m. The ODAC has come down to a triangular race between Guilford, ECU and W&L, with W&L sitting in third with 28 conference points through ten ODAC games. ECU is second with 27 points through 10 games, and Guilford sits atop the conference with 28 points, although their regular season is over and their destiny is now out of their hands. Everything hinges on the game on Tuesday. With a win, W&L wins the division outright with 29 points (three points are awarded for a win and one for a tie). With a tie, W&L will finish third, and the division will be sorted out through a tie breaker between the other two. If past performances are an indication of how Tuesday will turn out, the Generals tied Guilford 0-0 on Oct. 4‘, and Guilford lost to EMU 3-2 on Sept.20. EMU will not be intimidated by the Generals’ for- midable defense. W&L will rely on the same cast it has relied on all season. Forming the backbone of the team are their eight seniors: Em- ily Binns, Cara Burton, Jamie Dorsey, Maggie Megear, Huntley Rodes, Blair Haws, Sarah Helms, and captain Anne Wiltshire. That group hopes to return to the ODAC championship, a place they haven’t been since their ca- reers at W & L began as fresh- man. A return to prominence means stout defensive play, as has been the norm all season. Anchoring the back is sopho- more goalkeeper Kiki Moreo, who last year minded the net dur- ing the then W&L record-setting 12-shutout season. While on Saturday the team proved it could win without blan- keting their opponents, a 16th win would suit the Generals’ fans just fine on Tuesday. loud A close look at the Fall Classic Andy, Neil discuss America is pasttime and make predictions about the World Series Andy: Hi, hello, and welcome to this week’s OutLoud. The world of sports offers many possible topics to talk about. Unfortunately, many of the re- cent events that would be worth writing about are about lower- ing our standards, lowering it to the lowest common denominator, rather then holding ourselves to higher expectations. Incidents such as the Miami and Florida International fight two weekends ago are inexcus- able and unacceptable, and that’s all I am going to say about that. The best spectacle in profes- sional sports just got underway on Saturday night: the World Series. Baseball is described as Amer- ica’s pastime, and rightfully so. The World Series has been held every year, with two excep- tions (1904, 1994) since 1903. Originally, it placed the team. with the best record in the Ameri- can League against the team with the best record in the National League. In 1969, this changed with the institution of the league cham- pionship series, and once again changed in 1995 with the institu- tion of the wild card and the divi- sional series. Enough talk of the history for now. Some individuals believe that the baseball season is too long and too boring, which detracts from the World Series. I say that is absolutely ridicu- lous. Baseball and the World Series are sports at its purest. A seven- game series removes the potential for a fluke victory, as in the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, and does not hype one game at a neutral site to decide the whole outcome as in the Super Bowl. Each game is equally as im- portant, with both teams having to play in hostile environments in order to secure the crown. What makes the World Series even more interesting is the sto- ries of how the teams got there. The Tigers’ return to greatness and the Cardinals’ second trip in three years are just a few of the stories lines that might be heard. The St. Louis Cardinals make their 17”‘ appearance in a World Series while the Tigers make their l0“‘. I want to challenge all sports fans to tune in and watch it. It should be a great series, one of the better ones in recent years. In addition, this series features two historic managers, an MVP candidate, and a team that has gone from worst to first in a mat- ter of a few years. What to Watch this Week: 0 Generals Football at Bridgewa- ter on Saturday at 1pm. (Make the trip or listen on 91 .5FM WLUR.) 0 The World Series on FOX Neil: A Cardinals-Tigers World Series is just what the doctor or- dered for baseball. It gives people a chance to re- member a time in baseball when stars shone just a bit brighter and all was just a bit better. The Cardinals and Tigers met in the 1968 Fall Classic and, just like this year’s World Series is bound to be, it was an instant classic. The Cardinals went into the se- ries as the defending champions. Game one pitted Bob Gibson, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, against Denny McLain, who won 31 games in 1968. The spotlight would be stolen from McLain. He beat Bob Gib- son in the deciding game seven and ended up with three com- plete game victories and the MVP award. His outstanding perfor- mance in game seven brought the Tigers back from a 3-1 series deficit and handed them their first title since 1945. ' Detroit next won in 1984 as Allen Trammel led the Tigers to an easy five-game win over San Diego. Can the Tigers win in 2006? All signs point to a Tigers vic- tory, just three years after they lost 119 games. They are led by young, ener- getic players. They can hit, they can field and, most importantly, they can pitch. Led by the Gambler, Kenny Rogers, and Justin Verlander, the Tigers’ pitching staff is the key to the Tigers’ success. Just as in 1968, no city de- serves a World Series victory more than Detroit. In 1967, De- troit suffered through massive riots that were only surpassed by the Los Angeles riots in 1992. The city was torn apart, but the Tigers rallied the city and healed a lot of wounds. Detroit is faced with other problems now. - The American auto industry is ’ floundering and they are run by a mayor, who is probably corrupt and apparently throws some of the best parties in the country. All Detroit has going for it these days is its sports. The Wol- verines (University of Michigan) lead the way, the Pistons are great, the Red Wings are the reason De- troit is called Hockey Town. Even the WNBA’s Detroit Shock is one of the best around. Now, the Tigers are hopefully going to rise back on top, which is a spot they deserve to be. Their Prediction: Tigers in 6 ‘I OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_011.2.txt MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,2006 THE RING-TUM PHI - 11 Taking Frisbee ' to the next leve Two Dead Guys going strong as they enter fifth year By catherlne Carlock srArr wmrrn The offense scores in the end zone and receives points, and the two competing teams peel off to their respective ends of the field. Think you know what’s com- ing next? A kickoff, right? How about a throw-ofl‘? That’s right, a throw-off. To many, Frisbee is a recre- ational sport that can be played in the BDG quad or on the Colon- nade. However, to a certain group of students here on campus, Fris- bee is more than just a leisure ac- tivity used to pass the time. Welcome to Two Dead Guys (named after, ironically, Wash- ington and Lee), one of the most established club sports at Wash- ington and Lee. Ultimate is “a mix between soccer and football,” said junior President Adam Hoehn. The premise is simple—get the Frisbee into your team’s end zone. Players accomplish this by passing the discs down the field, but there’s a catch: Once the play- ers catch the Frisbee, they aren’t allowed to move. Ultimate is a club sport, which leads to a “pretty positive atmo- sphere,” said junior Annie Vlieg- enthart. “You get the opportunity to play a pretty serious sport, but if you don’t have time to come, they don’t get mad,” Vliegenthart con- tinued. \ “The guys are really great. T hey just want people to come and play with them. ” AMY KARWAN, Two Dead Guys Besides the “great team inter- action,” according to Vliegent- hart, Ultimate offers the opportu- nity to make lasting friendships. “My best friends are the peo- ple on the team,” said alum Matt Kianski, who helped found Two Dead Guys with fellow alum Tim Smith in 2002. Kianski graduated last spring and was in town for homecoming weekend. 2006 marks Two Dead Guys’ fifth anniversary, and Kianski thinks “it’s impressive the team has survived.” Kianski and fellow alum Tim Smith legitimized Ultimate as a club sport in 2002. Before that, they played pick- .up with friends. In November 2002,.W&L hosted a.4-team tour;,..' nament, with local teams JMU, Radford, and Liberty. Two months later, W&L at- tended their “first real tourna- ment,” with around 16 teams, ac- cording to Kianski. W&L usually sends around 15 people to each tournament. “Generally smaller col- leges will play each other,” said Hoehn. Minks fight until the end Rugby team hangs tough with Division 1 opponents By Joel Poelhuls STA FF W RITE R The Washington & Lee Screaming Minks have made a habit of playing teams that over- match them in division, experi- ence, and program size. From teams in Argentina last spring to the traditional Lee-Jackson game against Division I VMI, the team seems to be a glutton for punish- ment as far as their competition goes. This tough schedule, however, has enabled them to go undefeat- ed in the conference and earn a berth in the Ed Lee Invitational. It should be no surprise, then, that the Minks played up to the level of visiting Divison I opponent Virginia Tech on Saturday after- noon. The Minks scored first, but then Virginia Tech scored three times in a row—twice in the first half and once in the second. The Minks battled back from the deficit and scored within the eight minute mark, but were un- able to pull out the victory, losing by three. “It was a game we prob- ably should have won,” freshman Christian Remmel said. “We had a three week layover from the last game, including reading days and midterms, and the intensity wasn’t quite what it could have been the whole game.” The team is now back prac- ticing hard for their last regu- lar season game (away versus Longwood on Oct. 28) before the Ed Lee Invitational tournament brings a close to the fall season. Longwood is also undefeated in the conference. Captain Tino Tovo said the team will stick to its game plan in the post-season. “We want to keep things sim- ple and focus on the basics,” he said. With most of the season in hindsight, Tovo was able to reflect on the improvements the team has made. “Overall, not just this season but the last three years we have had a lot more consistency: 23 to 25 players who show up and come to practice on a regilar ba- sis,” Tovo said. “We don’t have people who don’t come to practice much and then show up at games,” Tovo ex- plained. “That makes a big dif- ference.” After the fall season draws to a close, the Minks will take a break until practices for the spring start in February. The spring season will begin in March, and at its conclusion, the team has tentative plans for a rugby tour in Europe similar to last year’s trip to Argentina. Whoever wants to come is welcome, and Two Dead Guys are always looking for new mem- bers. Ultimate is a coed club sport, Amy Karwan knows what it’s like to be “the girl” on the team, even though Ultimate is a coed sport. She’s “played two tournaments as the only girl.” “The guys are really great,” said Karwan. “They just want people to come and play with them.” Two Dead Guys has already played at a tournament in Gettys- burg, Pennsylvania, and they will head to a tournament in Guilford later on in the year. The team practices every Tuesday and.Thursday on..the.law-. ~ school fieldiand every Sunday in“; the open area next to the soccer field. Each’ practice generally lasts an hour and a half and is evenly divided between drills and scrim- mages. “Frisbee is the greatest sport in the world,” said Kianski. Those on the Two Dead Guys Ultimate team tend to agree. Volleyball keeps eyes on the prize Generals still undefeated in ODAC play By Lara Jordan STAFF WRITER The undefeated volleyball team continues to work hard and improve, keeping their eye on the ODAC Championship. The team boasts an overall record of 21-6 and 9-0 in the ODAC, after beating Bridgewater College on Saturday morning. Their strong record can be at- tributed to continual hard work and preparation. “We just work hard at practice every day and try to improve all aspects of our game,” said sopho- more Laura Maurer. “We also go into every game ready to go for every ball, because when we all do that, we usually win.” effort to improve. said freshman Kristi Stevens. straight matches. freshman Kelly Harrison. on Wednesday. The team also persists in their “Our ball handling skills, con- fidence, team dynamic and serving aggressively have all improved,” The focus of all the effort is to win the _ODAC _Champion- ship,’-which looks‘feasible''lriaving / van ODAC winning streak of 60- “We just keep working hard in practice and stay focused on our goal of winning the ODAC,” said After clinching their ninth- consecutive 20-win season, the team will play Roanoke College MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff Photographe Junior Jess Hudock serves it up as the Generals secure their ninth-consecutive 20-win season The stories you didn’t see Lewis remembers athletes whose deaths didn ’t make headlines ByAdam Lewls COLUMNIST Just last week, tragedy struck in Manhattan as New York Yan- , kees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor crashed a small plane into a New York City building, leaving both men dead. As I am sure you all have heard or read, Li- dle was known for being a great man, both in baseball and in his small California community, and hear- ing of his death brings sorrow to the ears of every American. However, not to take any- thing away from this terrible loss, I would, at this time, like to take the opportunity to acknowl- edge and honor the deaths of several athletes. These are athletes whom you may not have heard of, who passed away last week, and who were as much a part of their small communities as Lidle was. However, they did not capture headlines or cover stories on newspapers. Travis Davis. Travis was an honor student, All-State wrestler, and a football player at Harding High School in North Carolina, and was looking forward to at- tending college in the fall. Family and friends describe Travis as a great kid with a re- markable smile, one that will never escape the minds of those who knew him. Tragically, on his way home from a visit with his girlfriend, Travis was shot and killed, for no reason apparent to authorities. Haris Charalambous. Haris was a University of Toledo bas- ketball player who was known more as a person than an athlete. Friends remember his unique friendliness and personality, as he seemed to always be in a good mood. Nonetheless, he died this past week of a heart condition while practicing with his team. About 750 people attended his memorial service, all of whom regarded the service as a celebra- tion of the life of this remarkable student-athlete. F errnin Vialpando. As a high school football player in Colorado Springs, Colo., Ferrnin was rec- ognized as a well-liked kid, who was extremely easy to talk to. His family recalls his high aspirations that extended beyond the football field. Friends remark that Ferrnin had an unmatchable attitude on and off the field, and coaches wished they could have had an entire team of people like him. Yet, due to an unidentified heart condition, Ferrnin collapsed on the football field and eventual- ly passed away last week, deeply affecting the lives of those who knew him. Jamie Bliss. A junior at I would, at this time, like to take the opportu- nity to acknowledge and honor the deaths of several athletes whom you may not have heard of yet who passed away last week. Caldwell High School in New Jersey, Jamie, like the previ- ously-mentioned students, was the type of kid parents, coaches, and friends felt privileged to have known. Jamie was a football player, and had just recently been award- ed the “Hustler of the Week” for being the hardest worker during practice, something that was very special to him. However, to the devastation of his community, Jamie randomly collapsed on the field last week, and having showed no past signs of heart problems, suffered car- diac arrest. Each of these student—athletes was tragically taken from the world this past week, and I hereby dedicate this article to them, their families, and their communities. Each is a hero in his own way. Corey Lidle was to the baseball community, these young men were for their respective schools and towns. They will all be missed. And while I do apologize for the sorrowful sentiment of this article, I would just like to take a moment now to reflect on a personal hero of mine, who was a student-athlete just like these great young men, and whose death brought grief to my community nearly eleven months ago. David Gibson. When you think of someone with a personal- ity, multiply that by about ten and you will get David. In about every memory I have of him, there is a smile on his face, and an amazing smile at that, either from a joke he made, from a humorous incident that just occurred, or just simply just because. David was a tremendous swimmer, and he planned to con- tinue swimming in college. However, because I never swam, my memories of David are on the soccer field, where he proudly boasted an extreme lack of skill, but enjoyed it just the same. On Nov. 28 of last year, David was killed in a car accident, just seconds from his house, where the next day his mother received his acceptance letter to Albright College, his number one choice. On that day, my town of Montville, N.J. lost a truly joyful person, and he will be eternally missed. OCR::/Vol_110/WLURG39_RTP_20061023/WLURG39_RTP_20061023_012.2.txt 12 ° THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY,0CTOBER 23, 2006 snorts deck Mon Tues WED Tnuns FRI SAT . at ODAC’ 0 3 11:00am at t FI L . a Yflchbllfgl ODAC’ Hy 5 4:00pm TBA at F. B'Water 1:00pm at Long at . -wood Poplar lnvlte HI" TBA TBA Mu "3 at S. I-Ynchbwg 0DAC"s 410013?“ TBA wg at EMU 3* 4 00 0DAC”s 5' ' pm TBA at . RMW¢./ Rt LC lnv TBA at at Maryvllle | R’Noke lnv 6:30pm 6:009” numbers 1380 Number of consecutive scoreless minutes played by the Washington and Lee women’s soccer team. Led by goalies Kikl Moreo and Emily Binns, the streak ended Saturday in the 25th minute of the Generals’ 2-1 victory over Roanoke College. 289 Number of a|l—purpose yards for Colton Ward in Washington and Lee’s 34-12 homecoming victory over Guilford College. Ward scored a touchdown, caught five passes for 145 yards, rushed 10 times for 28 yards and returned three kickoffs for 116 yards for the Generals. 23 Number of consecutive scoreless innings thrown by Detroit Tigers’ 42-year-old veteran pitcher Kenny Rogers. Rogers led the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in game 2 of the World Series. The series is currently tied at one game apiece. 0 Number of total ODAC losses combined for the Washington and Lee women's soccer team, football team, volleyball team, and field hockey team. box “She’s such a prominent, dominant wom- an in the boxing field.” — Boxer Mike Tyson on potentially returning to the ring this fall against professional women’s boxer Ann Wolfe. Tyson also said that he was “very serious” about possibly fighting the women in a four round match as part of “Mike Tyson's World Tour,” according to www.espn.com. “This is certainly embarrassing. It’s dis- graceful. It’s amazing. I've run out of words.” — Florida International coach Don Strock on his football team’s brawl against the University of Miami, according to www.si.com ' Senior captain Colton Ward evades a Guilford defender in Saturday's victory. Homecoming heroes Football team continues six—game winning streak by crushing Guilford ,, By Brian Devine STAFF warren Coming into Saturday’s game against Guilford, Washington and Lee football players thought they had a pretty important incentive to win. It was, af- SD ter all, the annual W &L 34 homecoming game, complete with the Guilford 12 largest crowd of the season, a host of alumni returning to Wilson Field, and the eyes of the university upon them. That was all before the Bridge- water Eagles lost to Emory and Henry, a result that was broadcast over the stadium’s Public Address system at halftime, with the Gen- erals leading the Quakers 10-3. After that, the necessity to win on homecoming took a back seat to the opportunity to get a leg up on their primary competition for the ODAC championship. Bridgewater, the pre-season fa- vorite to win the conference and a team ranked 11”‘ in the nation at one point, had now lost two con- secutive conference games. W&L, picked by most to be the second-place team in the con- ference, would have zero confer- ence losses with only two ODAC contests left in the season if they could finish off the Quakers. The Generals led with a de- fense that pressured Guilford quarterback Josh Vogelbach into throwing three interceptions and dozens of forced errant passes, as well as sacking him three times; Vogelbach threw for only 218 yards, his lowest total of the sea- son, and he completed only 25 of 56 passes. Guilford’s offense had more turnovers (three) than scores (two). The secondary of Kyle Luby, Jimmy Gift, Mark Snoddy and Chris Prugar shut down the Quakers’ receivers with an equal blend of knockdowns and crush- ing hits that caused receivers to drop easily caught passes. Nearly every pass play in the second half, Vogelbach would set up to throw, see all of his receivers covered downfield, be pressured out of the pocket by a consistent pass rush and force a throw into a covered receiver to be knocked down. All in all, it was a solid defensive ef- fort. While the Generals’ defense was its usual menacing self, the offense might have worried some before’ the game. Running back Stuart Sitterson, the workhorse of the team’s rushing game, would be limited to four carries by an ankle injury. Instead, the work- load fell to dependable fullback Ty Parrino and do-everything se- nior Colton Ward, who inspired chants of “Colton for Heisman” after a 79-yard touchdown recep- tion in the fourth quarter. Ward, officially listed as a V-back in the Generals’ media guide, was effective as a runner ' (28 yards), receiver (145 yards) and return man (116 yards). While Ward’s contribution was invaluable, the fans will certainly remember best a trick play run by, Driven to succeed Team stillperfeet in ODAC with win against Va. Wes By Joel Poelhuis smrr WRITER Field hockey fell 3-0 to the vis- iting Christopher Newport Cap- tains Sunday, ending their seven — game winning streak. Though the team fell to 13-4 overall, they still possess an undefeated 7-0 record in the ODAC with the tournament approaching. Head Coach Sn Wendy Orrison W &L 0 said, “I thought we showed some posi- CNU 2 tive things [in re- gard to the postsea- son]. They were really fast and they used it to capitalize off some errors in our backfield. . .It’s nice to have a hard game like this right at the end of the season to prepare you for the tournament.” CNU entered the game 9-3 and in need of a win for their own tournament bid. The Captains are ranked third in the region by the NCAA, and are 16th in the nation according to the coaches’ poll. The Generals had also just come off a comeback win against Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. Down 1-0 with under three min- utes to play, the Generals scored two goals, first from sophomore Liz Garson and then from ju- nior Kay Dyt to pull ahead and save their undefeated status in ' the conference. Va. Wes. was the only team last year to prevent the Generals from going undefeated in the conference. Last time the Generals defeated Va. Wes, it was 2002. Sunday’s game against CNU was scheduled to be the last of the regular season for the Generals, but the game against Lynchburg was delayed, setting up an inter- esting scenario. Lynchburg is the other team in the ODAC with an undefeated record. On Tuesday, the Generals will travel to Lynchburg to play for the top seed in the upcom- ing ODAC tournament. Which- ever team wins the top seed will have home-field advantage in the semifinals. This is critical since Lynchburg plays on a grass field while the Generals play on turf. The difference between these two surfaces will play an appreciable role for teams in the tournament. The tournament begins Sat. Oct. 28. In preparation for the tourna- ment, Orrison says things have been “business as usual.” Tra- ditional end-of-season practices including more playing time for underclassmen or more condi- tioning training are not out of the ordinary. “We’ve been in the top four for the last four years,” Orrison _ explained. “The team expects to be where we are and expects to win. 1 think it’s a good thing to get used to; it helps give everyone confidence.” Playing the bench is one of Orrison’s ways both of respond- ing to the fast paced nature of the game on turf, and of developing younger players’ skills and confi- dence. Throughout the regular season, the Generals have managed to post some impressive statistics. They hope to convey this, suc- cess in the post-season this up- coming Saturday. MICHAEL KEENAN / Staff photographer the Generals with 1:15 left in the first quarter. Three different play- ers touched the ball in the back- field before freshman quarterback R.J. Vamer threw a 29-yard pass to Jack Martin to take the lead. Vamer had another solid outing (11 of 16 passing, 3 TD) after taking over from regular starter Hunter Dawkins (out for the sea- son with a broken collarbone) three weeks ago. Martin was doub1e—covered through most of the game but still managed 71 yards receiving and two touchdowns. With the Generals firing on all cylinders, it is within their grasp to win the conference. While most in the stands did not realize it, if the Generals beat Emory and Henry on Parents’ Weekend, they will clinch the ODAC title and a berth in the Division III post-sea- son. Next week, the Generals will play pre-season favorites Bridge- water, who now need a small mir- acle to win the conference. Scoreless streak snapped Streak ends after I 6 scoreless games By Mike Huntress STAFF warren ' Any fan of Washington and Lee women’s soccer must regard the teams 2-1 win over Roanoke on Friday as bittersweet. There seems little to complain about beating a team that entered the contest with a 10-4-1 record, ex- cept that the bar set by W&L’s defense in its first 16 games was more than just high, it was perfec- tion. Had the Generals not yielded a goal to Roanoke’s freshman forward Margaret Houston in the 33” minute, they would have only had to shut out Eastern Memo- nite Tuesday (albeit no small task See “SOCCER” on page 10