OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080519/WLURG39_RTP_20080519_001.2.txt Arc Q17 *-?.=r‘I5‘:.~ R 551. V‘, II] no. 2 /3 (.’2—- 3. 3% I Does_ the honor system go beyond Mn , cheating, . Catherine Kruse points to concerns over respect’ for women on our campus. .1 opinions] ASHINGTOAN LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. MONDAY, MAY 19,2008 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE 1897 VOLUME CXI, W&L’s own “Secret Garden” Produce grown on campus to benefit Campus Kitchens Project and Dining Hall By Rosemary Kelley STAFF w RITER The Biology department has created a community garden to be used for the Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) and Dining Services. The garden is located at the back of campus, past the baseball fields. The land was previously dedicat- ed to biological studies and composting. For the last week, the land has undergone a transformation into a garden. _ Biology professor Bill Hamilton and Enviromnen- tal Management coordinator Chris Wise are spear- heading the transformation. Through their dedication and with the help of several student and faculty vol- unteers, the plot now has a variety of vegetables and herbs in the ground. There are several species of to- matoes, peppers, beans, squash, okra, cucumbers, and herbs. The garden uses the compost pile created by stu- dents to enhance nutrients in the soil. In doing so, this project will potentially inspire more student in- volvement in environmental problems and spark new solutions. Volunteer planter Sarah Thomsberry said, “It was a really fun experience to plant tomatoes in the com- munity garden and to think that the vegetables har- vested next year from the garden will be consumed on campus in the Marketplace and around the community through Campus Kitchens.” Thomsberry added, “As a CKP volunteer, I am really looking forward to using the basically organic garden produce in the Campus Kitchens’ meals. The fresh vegetables are not only going to offer a lot of nutrition but will also add variation for the different components of the meals.” CKP will have the opportunity to use these garden- (I t was a really fun experience to plant tomatoes in the commu- nity garden and to think that the vegetables harvested next year from the garden will be con- sumed on campus in the Market- place and around the community ) through Campus Kitchens. ’ SARAH THORNSBERRY, campus Kltchens volunteer grown vegetables and herbs. Instead of using canned vegetables, students can creat bean salads from scratch. Professor Hamilton sees the garden as a way to teach meal recipients about nutrition and health. Student volunteers will teach about the ways to create healthy meals from vegetables and meats. CKP Coordinator Robbie Turner sees the garden as a way to move toward new options for CKP clients. Herbs will be incorporated into sauces to put on meat and other prepared dishes. CKP is extremely excited about this way to expand the types of meals prepared. Dining Services will incorporate the local herbs into dishes next. year. In using local products, the uni- versity will support Rockbridge County. This increas- es the environmental sustainability of the campus as the Marketplace chooses fresh, home-grown products. Dining Services already incorporates local products into its meals. The upkeep of the garden will be accomplished through student volunteer work. There will be a CKP shift devoted to the produce. Professor Hamilton spoke about designing a course incorporating the study of biology and working with the produce. This is a great opportunity for the school to work with students, the community and beyond. Professor Hamilton has started a project that will tan- gibly benefit everyone involved: students, faculty and clients. By Jamle Kim STAFF WRITER Hundreds of Washington and Lee ‘students, faculty and com- munity members filled an area in front of the Stackhouse Theater last Thursday, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Bill Nye, popular television host and science educa- tor. Everyone was packed in like sardines as they waited for the door of the theater to be opened. When it finally opened around 7:10 p.m., the hopeful attendees pushed themselves forward excit- edly, swarming into the theater to claim one of about 200 coveted seats. As soon as the introducer ap- peared on stage, the audience loudly chanted, “Bill! Bill! Bill!” Many fans of Bill Nye the Sci- ence Guy remember him as the goofy scientist with neverend- ing experiments on lighthearted science topics. This time how- ever, Nye was prepared to discuss something more serious — global warming. But even with this serious top- ic, Nye did not forget to exercise his sense of humor, which drew appreciative laughter from the au- ‘dience. “Mercury is too close to the Sun and Mars is too far from the Sun in order for life to exist,” said Nye. He added, “Venus is way too hot because of its thick atmo- sphere. We used to call it venereal atmosphere instead of venusian atmosphere, but that adjective got used somewhere else.” “The Earth here is just right. And this, my friend, is the joy of discovery,” said Nye. “That is what science is all about.” Freshman Catherine Anderson said that Nye’s speech was engag- ing even for people who are not very knowledgeable in science. “Bill Nye did a good job of weaving humor into his presenta- tion in order to make it more in- ' teresting,” she said. “Even the fact that his slideshow was peppered with little jokes here and there made you really want to keep watching.” ' Nye attacked the issue of global warming from several angles, ex- amining everything from Argen- tina’s Upsala Glacier, which has completely melted in the past 80 years, to environemntally-friendly vehicles such as the Prius. “Everywhere in the world ex- cept the United States, people talk about climate change all the time,” he said. “The key to our future is not having people to do less. We’ve got to find ways to do more with less. That is what I want you to do.” According to Nye, many households in China use a solar hot water system because it is free heat. Nye’s own house is equipped with solar panels on the roof. “My electric bills are $7 a month,” he said. “This is a huge unexploited resource in the United States.” Nye also discussed the pos- sibility of getting five times as much energy as we need from the turbines on a wind farm. He joked about investing in this area. “You would get rich! You would change the world!” “Global warming and going green are obviously really big is- sues right now, and I often hear people talking about them,” said Anderson. “A lot of the times, though, it seems like people are just talking about it because it’s ‘the fashionable thing to talk about right now, so it continues to be really vague to a lot of people. I think Bill Nye did a good job of actually talking about specifics and giving us reasonable ideas of how we can ‘change the world.” Freshman Lauren Miller was a bit disappointed with Nye’s talk; she did not expect Nye to talk about environmental issues. Rath- er, she thought he would perform some science experiments that he had done during his TV career. COURTESY OF BECKY GUYNN “I thought his message about global warming was interesting even though I was aware of this issue previously. I also felt like he was saying a lot of things that I ~ hear emphasized in the media on a regular basis and didn’t necessar- ily need to hear again.” “I don’t need to wait an hour and a half to hear someone talk about an issue I can hear about ev- ery single day if I just turn on the TV or get on the Internet,” Miller said. “Global warming is an issue I often get tired of hearing about because it’s emphasized so much in the media already. Most of us know ways we can be taking care of the enviromnent; it’s still up to us to decide whether or not we’re going to implement them, regard- less of how often we hear about them.” Some might have been im- pressed and some might have been disappointed by Bill Nye, but it is clear that he delivered an obvious but important message to the com- ing generation about global warm- ing. “There is no cavalry com- ing over the hill. This is where we make our stand,” Nye said. “Shouldn’t we be taking better care of our world?” Heading into the eyeof the storm Johnston shares his experience as President of the NY Stock Exchange during 9/I1 tragedy By John Henderson STAFF WRITER On September ll, 2001, when the streets of Manhattan were flooded with people heading north, the Presi- dent of the New York Stock Exchange was fighting to go south—William R. Johnston ‘6l wanted to get back to the World Trade Center to lend a hand. Going east, then south, then west, Johnston arrived at Ground Zero shortly after the first of the two World Trade Towers came crashing to the ground. “It’s a sound I will never forget in my life,” Johnston said to a small audience of W&L students, professors and administrators last Tuesday. “I thought it was an earth- quake.” With the first tower in ruins and the second on the verge of collapse, Johnston helped form a triage sys- tem to get medical attention for the wounded as they came out of the World Trade Center. At the time, Johnston was 62 years old and a grandfather. Although Johnston might be bet- ter remembered for his nearly 50- year career in the New York Stock Exchange as a trader and later its President, his actions in the days fol- lowing the September llth attacks “It is a sound] will never forget in my life. I thought it was an earth- quake. ” WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON, former Presldent of the New York Stock Exchange and W&L alumnus M-T define him as a leader. Johnston was the second of two speakers in the “Lessons on Leader- ship” series sponsored by the Office of Leadership Development. The attacks left New York City in a state of disarray. On the west side of Broadway, a “grayout” was caus- NUMBER 20 mg power outages and disrupting intemet and cell phone connections. The east side, on the other hand, was relatively functional. The Stock Exchange had to make a choice— whether to keep Wall Street running during those hectic days or stop it. “What do you do when 50 per- cent of your players can’t come to the game?” Johnston asked. “We felt the better part of valor was to shut it down.” Instead of letting one half of Wall Street profit while the other half was incapacitated, Johnston allowed ev- eryone time to get back on their feet. “You’ve got to do what’s right for the public,” he said. Johnston said he is grateful for the honor system, which helped him make good decisions during his long career as a trader, business owner and executive. He offered two pieces of advice for graduating Washington and Lee students: “Find a job that you can be passionate about, that every day you can enjoy... Find a partner that you can be passionate with.” J ohnston’s talk was attended by 15 people in the Outing Club Resource room, including Burr Datz, the direc- tor of Leadership Development and coordinator of Religious Life. When asked what makes Johnston a great leader, Datz replied, “His enthusi- asm. .. and the twinkle in his eye.” Students and faculty chatted with Johnston after a question and answer session. “I think the key word for this talk is real,” said junior Yan Yan, a Philosophy major. “Real life expe- rience.” Johnston is retired from Wall Street and says he is in the “give- back” stage of life, investing time and money in foundations for cancer research and holistic learning, his church in New Jersey, his alma mater, Washington and Lee, and his wife’s alma mater, Hollins University. They have been married for 46 years. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080519/WLURG39_RTP_20080519_002.2.txt 2 0 THE RING-TUM PHI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WASHIMSTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LBUNGTON. VA 24450 um 20 mos MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, addressed Virginia Militar zen soldier’ and communicated the importance of public service. Gates addresses VMI :9 graduating class, relays importance of public service By Jacob Geiger MANAGING EDITOR For the fourth year in a row, the number of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) students joining the military has increased. One hundred and twenty-nine mem- bers — or about 52 percent — of the Class of 2008 became officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps last weekend dur- ing VMI’s graduation ceremo- nies. In 2005, about 40-percent of VMI graduates joined the military. And for the second time in three years, the graduates heard from the U.S. Secretary of De- fense. “One of the strengths of the United States is institutions like VMI,” Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the graduates and their guests. “From Kabul to Kirkuk, former VMI cadets are serving throughout the armed forces and the U.S. government in many roles.” ' But not all VMI students are waiting until graduation to start their service. Gates said that 75 cadets have been called to active duty since 2001; and 41 of those cadets have been deployed over- seas. There are currently 10 VMI students serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Gates, who was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1991-1993 and was presi- dent of Texas A&M University before replacing Donald Rums- feld as secretary in December 2006, told the crowd that his years as a university president taught him how to keep his grad- uation speeches brief. He followed his own advice, and spent his time at the podium States and resume their ordinary lives. The Society of the “We live in a time of ‘great necessities ’—— a time in which we cannot avoid the burdens of global leadership...it is precisely during these times that America needs its best and bright- est, from all walks oflife, to step forward and commit to public service. ’ J Robert Gates, US. Secretary of Defense extolling VMI’s tradition of pro- ducing graduates who serve the United States in more than just military life. “We believe we can make the lives of others better and can make a difference and a contri- bution to the greatest country on Earth,” Gates said. Gates drew heavily on the imagery of America’s citizen sol- diers, speaking at length about a 1980 VMI graduate and member of the Army Reserves who is currently serving in Northeastern Afghanistan. Col. Jonathan Ives, who com- mands about 1,000 troops, named his unit Task Force Cincinnatus, a tribute to the Roman general who laid down his weapons and returned to farming after leading the Roman legions to victory. “The citizen soldier is no myth,” Gates said. “He is real.” Gates said that Ives has been trying to remind local Afghan citizens that he and many of his troops will return to the United Cincinnati - a group founded by French and American oflicers af- ter the Revolutionary War - has ties to Washington and Lee as well. _ After George Washington made a donation to what was then Liberty Hall Academy, the Society followed suit by mak- ing a donation of its own 1802. Washington was president of the society from its formation in 1783 until his death in 1799. Gates continued his discussion of the citizen soldier by invok- ing the words of General George Marshall, a 1901 VMI graduate who served as Chief of Staff dur- ing World War II and Secretary of State under President Harry Truman. Gates reminded the graduates that they are trained to be more than just soldiers. “Our graduates seldom amass ' great wealth,” Marshall said in 1940, “but just as seldom do they display weakness or indifference to their duties as citizens. They are trained to be soldiers, if there be need for soldiers.... But what is far more important, they are trained to be good citizens.” Being a good citizen often leads to criticism, Gates warned. He reminded the graduates that Marshall had been ridiculed by Today, more VMI graduates are headed to the armed forces y |nstitute’s graduating class of 2008. He applauded VM|’s tradition in educating the ‘citi- KEVIN Joseph McCarthy and been por- trayed as a senile fool during his tenure as Secretary of States. But Gates said that America needed VMI graduates to ignore the crit- icism and continue to serve. “Our country faces many challenges at home and abroad,” Gates said. “We live in a time of ‘great necessities’ ~ a time in which we cannot avoid the burdens of global leadership. The stakes are too high. And it is precisely during these times that America needs its best and brightest, from all walks of life, to step forward and commit to public service.” KEVIN REMINGTON for VMI OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080519/WLURG39_RTP_20080519_003.2.txt LEE CAMPUS. MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 THE RING-TUM PHI '3 opinions —————-~——— WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. 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THE RING-TUM PHI UNIVERSITY COMMONS ROOM. 341 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 24450 TELEPHONE: (540) 458-4060 FAX: (540) 458-4059 EMAIL: PHI@WLU.EDU SUBSCRIPTION RATE $45 Correction: Last week’s article said the forum was titled “Do students really respect each other?” The forum’s actual title was “R-E-S—P—E-C—T: What does it really mean to you?” . Article inaccurate, missed the point “Hide ” article needs to check its facts; does the weight of freedom of the press equal honor, respect among students? To the Editor: I am responding to last week’s “What’s there to hide?” article. The article raised many questions in my mind. Who is the au- thor? Why is no author listed? Who are the sources? Why were the people involved not given a chance to comment? Why was the article not fact checked (at least not very well)? The article asserts that Larry and the administration turned a NPR reporter away at the front door. Larry and the administration did not turn her away at the door. She did not even try to come to the event. The article is also critical of the administration’s refusal to an- swer questions about the punishment of the bracket’s authors. They could not have answered the questions because the hearing did not take place until the following night. Furthermore, Dean Watkins and the administration are bound by law from disclosing information about student conduct matters. The Phi interviewed me about the conversation, but I do not recall being asked for a comment about reporters’ ability to at- tend the conversation. Had I been given the chance to comment, this is what I would have said. You correctly reported that the R- E-S-P-E-C-T discussion was “a chance for students, faculty and administrators to talk about whether or not students and faculty respect each other.” You will notice that reporters were not part of that list. The campus conversation was intended to be produc- tive and allow for anyone with a view to express it in a safe envi- ronment. Having a reporter from NPR at the conversation would have allowed students’ comments to be aired on the radio and would have likely inhibited frank and productive conversation. Once Iwas made aware of outside reporters’ desire to attend the conversation, I wanted to make sure they would not be permitted in the room. This was not the unilateral action of the administra- tion as the article suggests. Looking back at the events of the last couple of months, I hope we can move past the question of whether newspapers have the right to publish offensive material. Instead, let us consider whether they should publish it. Do we as students, do we as a university support the publishing of these verbal assaults? Do we think this stuff should be in the public discourse at a university that prides itself on honor and respect? Are we living up to our ideals, that include developing harmonious relationships among students (university mission statement)? I hope that the R-E-S- P-E-C-T conversation shifted the discussion away from the list and the bracket and toward the way we should treat each other. I hope that conversation will continue on the hill, in the dorms and in the fraternity and sorority houses. If you were not able to at- tend the conversation, talk to someone who did. There were lots of great ideas expressed about what we can do moving forward. Let’s start thinking a little more before we write or say something and ponder the effect of those words. Bill Larson Joys of Spring Term Homework, allure of sunbathing create a balancing act By Celeste Cruz-Carandang and Joan Oguntlmlen co L u M N I s r s It’s Spring Terrn—one of the best opportunities this school offers. It provides the chance to study abroad, take interest- ing courses or simply take some time off. And though it sucks that friends at other schools have al- ready started their summer vaca- tion, students here can still enjoy something close to a spring vaca- tion. Upon registration, I knew that this institution would be academi- cally challenging. For one of the very first times in my life, I had to do all the reading and homework and actually study for finals. My very first 8 a.m. class made it clear that I was not in high school anymore. Yet as the terms progressed my friends began telling me how great Spring Term was. They filled my mind with stories of Goshen, the Maury River and Panther Falls. Even the inner tubes in the book- store portended six weeks full of slipping and sliding. . Now I realize that Spring Term is not simply about fun and games. That is the mythical Spring Term. No one can just party every night and still make the grade. Behind that hedonistic facade of Monday through Friday parties is a student hurrying to finish her reading. who fail to recognize the dual facets of this rare opportunity. Although I am sure there are students who are too studious, it seems that the majority would spend all of their time, including class time, partying. They trade Spring Term for spring vacation My friends began telling me how great Spring Term was. T hey filled my mind with stories of Goshen, the Maury River and Panther Falls... That is the mystical Spring Term. At the same time, it is not a solely academic experience. After 24 weeks of intense academics, albeit peppered with more than a few parties, it would be impos- sible for anyone to spend another six weeks cooped up in their room with an open textbook. Instead, the real Spring Term is about bal- ance. Unfortunately, there are those and somehow fail to attend most of their classes. It’s baffling. How hard can it be to attend class for two or three hours two or three times a week? When there are only about 12 classes in the term, missing half of your classes is an appeal for failure. But we guess those who get less than av- erage grades during Spring Term can always look back and say, “Hey, I might have failed that class, but at least I made good memories.” Though there is a lot of reading involved for most of the Spring Term courses, the course material tends to be appealing. Because it’s so relaxed and stress-free, Spring Term actually provides a better learning environment. Af- ter spending two or more hours reading and then attending class for two or three more hours, it’s due reward to spend the evening partying, sleeping, hanging out or doing absolutely nothing at all. There’s time to do it all. Yet, I must still concede that this term has been extremely en- joyable. It is true that I am not tubing or tanning everyday. To my great surprise, I do spend some days studying and writing papers like it’s Winter Term rather than four weeks into the last term of my freshman experience. W&L is truly a unique place. That much is obvious. It seems that our brand of student is not only intelligent and studious, but can also pull off a 20-page term paper after a trip to Panther Falls. Act against dictatorship We need to intervene in Burma, fight evil, stop fooling around By Abel Delgado C 0 L U M N I ST The numbers are enough to make anyone with a conscience cringe, despair and resolve to act. Anywhere from 130,000 to 400,000 dead, while many more are starving, homeless and with- ering away in the most unsanitary conditions imaginable. They are left defenseless iii the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Unfortunately, the brutal mili- tary junta in control of Burma has no conscience and is not only fail- ing to act but is also doing its best to prevent others from doing so, ensuring the deaths of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, more. “Cruel” doesn’t begin to de- scribe the inhumanity of these thugs. The word “savagery” does not do their actions justice. Now, two million of their citizens are at risk due to hunger and disease not because of the cyclone but be- cause these sad excuses for men block international aid workers from crossing their borders. The military leaders may be brutal, but they aren’t foolish. They know if the international community is allowed to save their people in ways they cannot, then they will be discredited and their grip on power will be loos- ened if not dissolved completely. So they would rather turn their back on their dying citizens so they can guard against “foreign intervention.” Apparently the worst of men can do far more harm than the worst of nature. So what are we going to do about it? _ The argument that a humani- tarian intervention would violate their sovereignty was null and void the moment the junta was unwilling to help or accept that others help their citizens. French Foreign Minister and world-re- nowned humanitarian Bernard Kouchner raised the prospect of a “forced” intervention by invoking the U.N. doctrine of the “respon- sibility to protect.” Not only does the civilized world, the world that cannot see innocent people perish without reason, have a right to in- tervene, but we have a responsi- bility to do so. If we can drop bombs, then we can drop food. If we can build a “Coalition of the Willing” to de- pose a dictator, we can build one to save a people. The situation in Burma right now is a stronger case for imme- diate intervention than was Iraq in 2003, Afghanistan in 2001 and Kosovo in 1999. In the aftermath of September llth, we warned rogue dictators that they were ei- ther with us or with the terrorists. There is no middle ground. If we fail to save the Burmese, then we are against them and with their rogue dictators. The critics and cynics argue that the junta is rightfully para- noid that Western aid is a cover- up for a Western takeover of their country. We intervene and depose dictators too much, and we have a record of creating chaos when doing so. So they too would rather turn their backs and watch people die instead of saving them. They criticize their governments be- cause, unlike the Burmese, they can. Regardless of whether or not their governments intervene, these cynics will continue to live comfortably in the West while the Burmese suffer endlessly. If saving people causes dic- tators to fall, where’s the harm? Granted, there can be unforseen consequences and chaos, but this pales in comparison to the harm caused by letting these people die. _ The greater evil is not what the junta has done but what we are currently failing to do. Instead of sitting back and waiting for these vile rulers to give us “permission” to enter the ravaged areas, we should stand up and not wait for the catastrophe to get worse. Two million people are on the verge of dying. The time for the free people and democratic gov- ernments of the world to save the oppressed and ravaged people of Burma is now. Make honor into a lifestyle Sexual assault should not mean less than other honor violations, especially here By Catherine Kruse C 0 L U M N I S T Once upon a time, I thought that “honor” meant holding your- self to a higher level of integrity because of a certain duty that you felt towards your fellow human. However, upon coming to Wash- ington and Lee, I learned that honor means withholding from “lying, cheating and stealing” be- cause it is in the rules. We vehe- mently disclaim being part of an honor “code” because a long time ago, we believed that we were above relying on specific coded rules to tell us how to behave cor- rectly. However, the treatment that I have observed, read about and experienced tells me that our cur- rent definition must only follow the rules. While there are many infractions on what I would call a true honor system, the discon- tinuities which bother me the most are the real honor violations against the women on this campus (which are not in the books). On an everyday level, wom- en at W&L have to watch their backs. We must lock our doors every night, not because we are scared of strangers getting into the building, but because we are scared of our own classmates getting drunk and breaking into our rooms. At parties, we have to travel in groups and monitor who we talk to, for how long we talk, and exactly how we do it so as not to give anyone the wrong idea. The sad thing is that on this campus, the wrong idea can lead to a life-shattering experience. What is even sadder is that it hap- pens more often than anyone will admit. I realize that these instances occur everywhere” However, I once thought that we held our- selves at a standard above ev- eryone else. Furthermore, our sexual assault statistics and gener- ally sexist practices show that we aren’t even par with “everyone” else. Many times, we are below them. Yes, a school which prides itself on its high “unenforced” honorability does not treat its women well enough to even be considered average. Recently, many students have expressed wary feelings toward the Student-Faculty-Hearing Board, which is the only defini- tive place on campus in which people can be expelled for sexual misconduct. Students have called it secretive even though the ano- nymity with which it associates itself helps to ensure a safer envi- ronment for victims of sexual mis- conduct. Other people have cried out against its “unlawfulness,” and “refusal” to have witnesses, cross-examinations, or evidence. These claims are all false. The SFHB allows and encourages all of the above. However, very few of us know anything about that because we do not know anything about the SFHB. This greatly con- cerns me because it means that we do not know anything about how to prosecute sexual misconduct on campus even though it hap- pens here twice as often as it does nationally. What does that tell you about the respect that we dis- play for women? It tells me that we do not care enough about their welfare to bother knowing the ways to assure that they are given justice after having been incred- ibly violated. The fact that people were out- raged at the SFHB’s ability to expel people tells me that sexual assault doesn’t mean as much to us as a “normal” honor violation. It is fine to expel people for cheat- ing, but it is unacceptable to ex- pel people for violating others in the most personal ways possible? Where is the honor in that? Women at W&L are left out of any type of honor system that pro- tects their personal safety, which is the type that we need. Frankly, I am tired of having to lock my door and monitor how I act be- cause the students around me only care about offenders who lie, cheat or steal. I am tired of people defending the words “pretentious slut” because it “wasn’t meant” to be sexist or to threaten anyone. I am really tired of listening to people outrage about “unjust tribunals” when they should be outraged that we need a board specifically to deal with sexual misconduct towards women. Ev- ery time we, the students, redefine the honor system into a smaller realm which fits our needs and does not hold us accountable for anything, we are hurting our- selves. But usually, we are hurt- ing women on campus the most. It is time for us to realize that there is more to honor than what is in the rules. Honor should be more than that. It should be a lifestyle, rather than a Monday through Friday obligation. It should be something that we are proud of; it should be a distin- guishing factor of our lives, in- stead of a distinguishing aspect of our school work. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080519/WLURG39_RTP_20080519_004.2.txt 4 0 THE RING-TUM PHI MONDAY, MAY 19, zoos arts&life Musical promises flair Cast and crew bring twists to familiar production By Celeste Cruz-carandang surr WRITER Washington and Lee theater promises “Murder, intrigue and famel” in its own production of Little Shop of Horrors. From May 22 until May 25, the show will be running in Keller The- atre. Although a well-known mu- sical, the play promises to be a unique and thrilling experience. This will not be the average high school production. Little Shop tells the story of Seymour Krelbom. Krelborn is an overly studious orphan who finds a unique opportunity in Skid Row: Mushnik’s flower shop. He meets adventure and mystery in the form of a man- eating plant that he names afler his crush and co-worker Audrey Fulquard. I This ironically named Au- drey II has an odd penchant for both human flesh and show tunes. He begins to sing for his supper and consume various characters in the play. Krelborn begins to lose control of Audrey II and himself. Audiences will be on the edge of their seats as they wait to see who gets Audrey first: Audrey II or Krelbom. Despite the familiar play, the cast and crew ensure that this will be quite an exceptional ex- perience. 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Ana’ musically, everyone can look forward to that Josh Har- vey flair as he leads our band. ” _ really updated the music and in- corporated more modern styles into the musical.” The director, Professor Kimberly Jew, also helped to encourage a revolutionary in- terpretation of all parts. Samara Francisco, a member of the en- semble, said, “All of the actors have brought something unique to their characters. They em- braced the stories of their char- acters and deliver very convinc- ing performances. “Unlike other productions, the director wanted to incorpo- rate more elements into animat- ing the plant,” Francisco added, Located in The Historic Dutch Inn 114 West Washington Street We|come2Lexington.com elements of the show: “Perhaps the hardest part of the musical is how many elements make up the production. But that is why re- hearsals with all the performers and crew members are so essen- tial:They let you see any glitches that may not have been notice- able when only one element of the production was present.” Surprisingly enough, the play has been in rehearsal since Win- ter term. Wiggs, who has been featured in both Little Shop and the One Acts, contrasts the two shows. “For one thing, the pro- cess has been much longer. . .we started learning music Winter term. It has also been much . more intense. One Acts was sort of laid back, and there were only four people in our cast. But it’s also really exciting to be work- ing on the big stage.” Francisco comments on the difference in schedules for the actors and the dancers. “People who sing, dance and act...have been working nonstop for the past four weeks.” As one of those fortimate singers, dancers and actors, Warsco admits that “as an en- semble member, the rehearsal schedule has been fun, frustrat- ing and a challenge. There are times when it seems that you will never get all of your work done and the musical is taking over half your life, but at other times you cannot believe how much fun you’re having. It’s hard work, but it’s definitely worth it.” With such an exciting plot and the hard work of the cast and crew, Little Shop of Hor- rors is worth seeing. Any previ- ous familiarity with the musical should not keep audiences away. The directors have strived to en- courage new interpretations in all aspects of the show. Even for those who cringe at the sound of a Broadway show tune, the music includes enjoyable rock elements. All in all, Little Shop promises a little something for everyone. rates Commercial Suite 101 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Amy M. Gianniny Broker/Owner 540.464.3922 Oil Exchange & Lube 754 North Lee Hwy. Across from Tractor Supply 540-463-5020 Save $1.00 — Show W&L ID WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY CAREERSERVICES OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080519/WLURG39_RTP_20080519_005.2.txt MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 I THE RING-TUM PHI - 5 sports I l r O - Timber Ridge A1"1l:o'Cen,;ter I £6 E 523 "*»:’2:ii1e},»=‘ §}’E§i€-3 V ‘L .L(Z}{iIT‘§.§§§£‘§I“§, VA 24459 _ homestretch 7 ‘ 52.35 f_2€«<. b 5- j ‘ l7(t:.1“eigz3 amt Ij§£;>1ueat.i:: Rizpairg. Doarnbos’ Shaw g0 t0 " .i;m;;;;a:t {i‘§1s;l l.,;:%:»:-2. 3-¥.,"ff‘. -{fQm§3L:‘§z::1* .E}i.agims!:iL:$, The selections for the 2008 NCAA Track and Field Championships .:~¥;mm BIKE _,§,§»&§{,g, E31” -me R{,,¥,}3i§_,Q Bmimg were announced this weekend and juniors Stacy Doornbos (be- ._ . . . V . .5 . 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The time is the 11th fastest in D—||| this year and qualified Shaw for the NCAA na- tional championship this week in Wisconsin. 4562 Junior Stacy Doornbos’s score in the heptathlon. The score is cur- rently the fifth best in D—||| and qualified Doornbos for the NCAA na- tional championship. 2 The number of American swimmers who will qualify for the Olympics in the 50m freestyle. Senior Alex Sweet will compete in the U.S. Olympic trials at the end of June. Sweet set a D—l|l record in the 50yd dash and finished in first place during the NCAA championships. 104 The number of Major League Baseball players who tested positive for steroids in 2003. Federal prosecutors investigating BALCO Laborato- ries are threatening to subpoena the players to testify about any con- tact they had with the lab. 2 The number of games won by road teams in this round of the NBA playoffs. Other than Detroit’s victory in Orlando and the Lakers’ victo- ry in Utah, the home team has won every other game. The final game of the second round is Monday night between the Spurs and Hornets. . box "I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight [lengths] behind me. Istopped pushing. lsaid, ‘That's enough.”’ Jockey Kent Desormeaux. Desormeaux rode Big Brown to a convincing win at the Preakness Saturday, making Big Brown the 11th horse since 1978 to win the flrst two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Big Brown’s easy wins In the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness make him a major favorite in the Belmont. Afflrmed was the last to win the Triple Crown, capturing all three races In 1978. Courtesy of the Associated Press. ' “I lived a wild and extreme life. I used drugs. I had altercations with dangerous people. lslept with guys’ wives that wanted to kill me. I’m just happy to be here, you know. It's just a miracle.” Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, speaking to reporters after a documentary about his life premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie received a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd. Courtesy of the Associated Press. "Tell the refs to do the interview. They were just as important.” Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers after his team lost 74-69 Friday night in Cleveland. Rivers was angry about several calls that went against the Celtics. The loss, which tied the series between the Cavaliers and Celtics at three games apiece, dropped Boston to 0-6 on the road during the playoffs. Courtesy of ESPN.com MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor Sophomore Lauren Caire’s _ stellar performance in the NCAA tournament led the team to a runner-up fin- ish. Caire dropped only one partner junior Katie Tabb. By Kevin Corn STAFF WRITER For the fourth consecutive year, the women’s tennis team found itself playing for a na- tional title. For the first time, however, the Generals were the defending champions. The team had gone unde- feated all year and held the No. 1 ranking throughout the season. Friday, however, Williams College ended the perfect year and captured the crown in a 5-4 match. The women started off strong in the first round with a win against Hunter, 5-0, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. They went on to compete against Carnegie Mellon, who was ranked No. 7. Fighting against Carnegie Mellon, the Generals came away with a fairly simple win of 5-2. The Generals won two out of their three doubles matches, while dropping only one singles match. Among the stellar performancers was sophomore Lauren Caire, who defeated Carnegie Mellon’s Kelly Hart 6-0, 6-0. After this win, the Generals advanced to the quarterfinals in Saint Peter, Minnesota. During the quarterfinals, the Generals took down Gus- tavus Adolphus 5-3 with wins from Lauren Caire, Leah Weston and Rebecca Tim- mis in the singles matches. In doubles, the Generals were led to victory with wins from the teams of Katie Tabb and Caire, and Virginia Dickinson and Kelly Will. With this win, it was on to the semifinals against Denison. While up against Deni- son, the Generals took yet another victory 5-4. Victories in this match came from Will, Weston and Meg Splaitta, in the singles while in doubles, the teams of Caire and Tabb, and freshman Catherine Reed and Weston defeated Denison to lead the Generals to their fi- nal victory in the match. In the final match against Williams, the Generals nar- rowly missed repeating their title, 5-4. Wins came from Timmis and Splaitta in the sin- gles games, while the teams of Tabb and Caire, and Dickin- son and Will took victories in the doubles competition. And so it was on to the in- dividual singles and doubles tournament with Tabb and Caire representing the Gen- erals. In doubles, the team of Tabb and Caire defeated Sal- lie Katter and Kasey Kuenzli of Linfield College. In singles, Tabb and Will both were defeated in the first round. Meanwhile, Caire defeated Chapman University’s Eliza- beth Lewis to advance to the second round. There, Caire topped Leslie Hansen of MIT easily 6-3, 6-0. Saturday afternoon, Caire played Grace Baljon of Wil- liams in the quarterfinals. Afterwards, Caire and Tabb played Amy Staloch and Jen- nifer Chui of Carnegie Mellon and lost 5-7, 6-3, 4-6. Despite being unable to repeat their national title, the Generals still finished with a 28-1 record — one. that no other team in the country had this year. James 3rd at nationals ODAC champion leads W&L to 16th place in first NCAA trip since 199] By Russ Weems STAFF WRITER Nathaniel James has built a name for himself as one of the best golfers in Division III. This week, he got to bring his Washington and Lee team- mates along to join in the fun. W&L competed in the NCAA Division III Golf Championships held at the Chateau Elan Resort in Bra- selton, Ga. The tournament went from Tuesday to Friday and featured 35 teams with 180 golfers in total. Though James, a senior, has played in the national tournament before as an indi- vidual, the entire team quali- fied this year after capturing the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title. That title was W&L’s first conference win since 1999, and this was W&L’s first NCAA tournament since 1991. James took home ODAC Player of the Year honors and was also named the confer- ence’s scholar-athlete of the year in golf. . W&L started the first round with a score of 323, or 39 over par. This was good enough for 22nd out of the 35 teams com- peting. The Generals trailed leader La Verne by 33 strokes. James led the Generals with a 2-over-par 73. This was good enough for ninth place out of the 180 competitors. He trailed leader Scott Harris of St. John Fisher by 5 strokes. Sophomore Joe Gibson was the second best Generals with a score of 82. The second round produced similar results to the first for the Generals. Although they improved their score by 8 shots, they remained in 22nd place. James booked another solid round of 74, moving him into 6th place overall, trailing the leader by 8 strokes. Gib- son recorded the second best score with a 79. The Generals had a big round in the third day of the tournament. They recorded the third bestscore of the day with a 294, just three strokes back of the best round of the day, posted by Methodist. The score was good enough to move the Generals up to 15th. James again posted the leading round for the Generals with a l-over 72, moving him into 3rd place overall. Even though James had his best round of the tournament, the difference for the Generals was the rest of the team, who matched James’ impressive round. The rest of the team all scored between 73 and 77, a big improvement over the pre- vious two days, when several members of the team recorded scores in the 805. Every member of the team had his best round of the tour- nament that day. The Generals could not continue the momentum into the final round on Friday and remained relatively unchanged in the team standings. They dropped one place and finished the tournament 16th of the 35 teams after re- cording a final round score of 308. W&L finished with a to- tal team score of 1240 (+104) which left them 48 strokes back of 1st place St. John’s. A James again showed con- sistency with a final round score of 73. His 4-day total of 292 tied him for 3rd place out of the 180 individual competi- tors. Brad Watts finished 70th, Gibson 87th, Tim Gavr- ich 106th, and Matt Langan 110th.