OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_001.2.txt 1 I ' wt .- Praises for fire safety , Good planning and lessons learned from past tragedieskept Thursday’s fire at Pi Kappa Phi from being fatal. I OPINIONS / page 4 WAIIIGTN AND LEE UNIVERSITY THE RING-TUM PHI. 1897 MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 VOLUME cxn,‘ NUMBER 17 BY THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE STUDENTS SINCE Averting MORGAN HARRIS / Staff Photographer Most of the damage in Thursday’s fire was done to the front porch and doorway of the house. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is still standing and students are safe after porch fire, residents move to Kappa Sigma By Joel Poelhuis 3 TA F F w R IT E R Five days after a fire destroyed parts of the Pi Kappa Phi house, the 17 former residents are settling in at the empty Kappa Sigma house. “Three kids lost just about ev- erything,” said sophomore Da- vid Coriell, who was treated for smoke inhalation he suffered dur- ing the fire. “We don’t have any furniture or anything yet,” he said Saturday. Yet Coriell said the transi- tion to the new house has been “Three kids lost just about everything...we don ’t have any furni- ture or anything fior the new house] yet. ” David Coriell, sophomore PI Phi made as smooth as possible thanks to support from school administration. He said President Ken Ruscio, Dean David Leonard and Clay Coleman, director of stu- dent affairs and Greek life, were all on the scene less than half an hour after the fire broke out. Leonard personally drove Cori- ell back from the hospital. The cause of the fire, which started shortlfy after 4 am. Thurs- day morning, has not been conclu- sively determined. Jimmy Swink, assistant fire chief of the Lexington fire depart- ment, said the fire began under the porch in the mulch. It took the firefighters about 20 minutes to control the blaze. The department will release their report to the school early this week Swink said the department receives numerous calls ev- ery spring about fires that start in flammable fresh mulch. Coriell said the school has pro- See “Fire" on page 3 dis aster Safety fixes firomi ‘fraternity renaissance ” may have saved Pi Phi fiom blaze By Jacob Geiger 5 TA F F W R I I E E On April ll, 1984, Ed Bishop and several other alumni from Washington and Lee’s Phi Gamma Delta , fraternity peered into the smoking ruins of their fra- ternity house. A fire had started early that morning. Thomas Fell- in, a sophomore who had recently become the frater- nity’s president, was dead, overcome by smoke just feet from the door. Almost all of the other students had been gone that night, home on spring break. Fellin had arrived back in town just hours after the fire, re- turning from a trip with his baseball teammates. The university was in a time of transition. Applica- tions had been dropping sharply over the last several years, and just three months later, the Board of Trust- ees would vote 17 to 7 to begin admitting women to the undergraduate portion of campus. I “We just took it upon ourselves to rebuild,” said Bishop. “There were a lot of ideas about bulldozing it, but we wanted to rebuild. It cost $800,000 dollars, which is a lot of money.” Insurance would cover about $300,000, but the alum» ni and undergraduate brothers would have to raise the rest. The rebuilding would take years, but the result was a house that preserved the historic exterior architec- ture but had a modern feel inside. In the aftermath of the fire, the alumni decided to have the interior built almost entirely out of steel and concrete, reasoning that this would limit the damage ‘ of any future fire. They also had a sprinkler system and extensive fire alarms installed. Like most W&L fraternity houses in the 1980s, the FIJI house was not in great shape before the fire. Each house was owned by the individual chapters, and maintenance efforts were often put off longer than they should be. Bishop and other FIJI alumni decided that they would need to make some changes before 1 they could seek donations. They set up a Housing Corporation, a group of alumni who would oversee the fraternity ’s operations, especially financially. They set about hiring a house mother, something FIJI and other W&L fraternities had done away with a decade before because of finan- ' cial difficulties. And they decided to put some rules see “Fire safety” on page 2 Fraternity sentenced to year off Phi Kappa Psi is supended for a year after violating hazing policy on tear night By Valaree Tang STAFF WRITER Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has been found guilty of violating Washington and Lee Universi- ty’s hazing policy and has been suspended for one year. Acording to a release from Brandon Dotson, Associate Dean of Students, an incident report was submitted by an anonymous source to the office of Greek life on tear night. The office then an investigation of the fratemity’s operations. The findings of the Interfra- temity Council (IFC), as well as Phi Psi’s violation and the University’s policy on hazing were reviewed by the Univer- sity Board of Appeals (UBA), a panel consisting of students and faculty. The fratemnity was put on a one-year period of “critical social probation” by the IFC in March of last year after an inci- dent involving a visiting Johnson scholar who was hopsitalized af- ter attending a Phi Psi off-cam- pus party. This ruling stipulated that if the fraternity were to violate university or IFC standards, it would be considered for suspen- sion or dismissal from the Uni- versity. In January the IFC issued an- other statement saying that Phi Psi had breached the Univer- sity’s hazing policy. The UBA then reviewed an appeal based on the IFC’s earlier decision to place Phi Psi under social proba- tion. In a unanimous vote (4-0), the UBA overturned the IFC’s original finding that Phi Psi in- fringed an alcohol policy ac- cording to the University’s Ini- tiatives on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Instead, the UBA found that the fraternity breached the University’s hazing policy. In another unanimous vote (4-0), the UBA deemed the IF C’s sanction inappropriate given the circumstances of the violation of the hazing policy. According to Dotson, who is chair of the UBA, the IFC and Phi Psi agreed that the fraternity violated the alcohol and hazing He did not vote in the UBA’s hearing. Dotson said the UBA’s decision was final. In a majority vote (3-1), the UBA imposed three separate sanctions on Phi Psi. The frater- nity will be suspended for one “When an organization is found responsible for hazing, they will be held responsible and in this case it resulted in suspension. ’ 1 Brandon Dotson, Associate Dean of Students policy, but they disagreed with the suspension. Dotson said in an interview, “Consistent to University policy, when an organization is found responsible for hazing, they will be held responsible and in this case it resulted in suspension.” year from W&L, with the earli- est readmission as a recognized Greek organization on January 9, 2010. The fraternity also must work with its national headquarters to revise its new member education program and risk management practices. In addition, the newly revised new member education program must be submitted to the office of Greek life and the IFC by the end of the fall 2009 semester for approval by the University’s director of Greek life and the IF C. Robert Claiborne, president of Phi Psi and Carson Bruno, co- chair of the Greek Vision Coun- .cil and a member of Phi Psi, both declined to comment on the is- sue. “We don’t want to talk about it yet,” said a member of Phi Psi. ‘ While hazing is a criminal offense in Virginia, Phi Psi will not be held legally rezpoirsible. The fraternity will be held under disciplinary action by the Uni- versity. When asked how the suspen- sion of Phi Psi will influence campus and fraternity dynamics, Teri Cugliari, assistant director of student activities and Greek Life, said, “I think that it reiter- ates that people are being held accountable by peers, and that student governance is alive and well and people are held respon- sible for their actions.” Phi Psi will remain in their chapter house until the end of the 2008-2009 academic year. Although the first—year mem- bers have already been initiated, they will be unable to live in the fraternity house in the fall semester of next year. No com- ments were made by members of Phi Psi regarding the details of where the new members will live. OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_002.2.txt UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON. VA 24450 2 ° THE RING-TUM PHI 0 MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 MAR 1 7 mg pring forward New spring term holds exciting opportunities By Victoria Taylor STA F F W R l T E R The reduction of the traditionally six-week spring term to four doesn’t just mean less time to tube down the Maury. The 2009-2010 academic year will debut the new four-week spring term. During this short se- mester, students will be “fully engaged” in one course. According to English professor Marc Conner, who is the director of the Quality En- hancement Plan (QEP) leadership team which is guiding the transition, students will only be able to take one other credit-bearing activity, such as a physical education or music class. Overloads will not be permitted and the Pass/Fail option will no longer be available for spring term. This change means that, starting with all “As of any change, especially here, it 71 take a while, but even- tually [the reception] will be positive. ” Sam Gilleran, sophomore classes on campus in the fall of 2009, 113 credits will be necessary to graduate as opposed to previ- ous requirement of 115 credits. On Monday and Tuesday, Conner held an in- formation session for students on the logistics of the new Spring Term in Commons. He said that the faculty has been working for nearly a year to develop 140 new courses, each of which will require an average commitment of 30 to 35 hours per week. Class meetings will account for eight to 10 of those hours and many classes will in- clude some kind of travel component. There are currently 100 courses in varying stages of development. New courses include Pro- fessor Gregory Dresden’s Mathematics of Cryp- tography and theater Professor Owen Collin’s Design & Performance: Properties, Puppets and Masks. The reduction of spring term by two weeks will also bring changes to the academic calendar. Commencement will be one week earlier, putting it at May 27, 2010. Holiday break will now be a full three weeks, with the winter 2010 semester beginning on Jan. 11. But the changes don’t end there. Registration for spring tenn will also experience drastic chang- es. Course descriptions of spring term courses will be available online in the fall and students will preregister for their top three choices late in the first semester. Registration will take place in late January and students will be assigned their classes before Washington Break. Once spring term has begun, there will be a two-day drop/add period. The new spring term will still provide students with some of the unique study abroad opportuni- ties that have characterized the short semester. A few programs, like Washington term and Con- ner’s program in Ireland, will remain six-weeks in length. The QEP is the main component of the reaffir- mation of accreditation by the Southern Associa- tion of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a process that colleges and universities go through every ten years. The “revitalization” of spring term is the subject of Washington and Lee’s QEP. Conner said he became involved with the QEP program because he feels developing the program in Ireland and the term in general have provided him with the most valuable teaching experience of his career. “I really believe in the spring term,” said Con- ner. “I don’t want to see it lost or diminished for the students or the faculty.” ‘ He reassures that the administration is “not trying to kill spring term,” citing the huge under- taking by the faculty and staff of creating the new courses as well as the administration’s commit- ment of $500 thousand to the project. Sophomore Sam Gilleran said he thinks the new spring term is an improvement and has the opportunity to be effective. “As of any change, especially here, it’ll take a while,” Gilleran said, “but eventually [the recep- tion] will be positive.” Corrections In last week’s story, “Election, 2009” on page J.- The EC presidential run—ofl° was between second-year law student Eric Hoffman and junior John Twomey. The SJC secretary-elect Caitlin Cottingham is also a second-year law student, not an undergraduate junior. NEEDED: Writers, layout designers and copy editors for the Phi contact Alison Chopin at phi@wlu.edu Fire safety continued from page 3 in place that were aimed at controlling what Bishop called the “Animal House atmosphere” so prevalent at W&L fraternities in those days. “The school took notice and school said, ‘geez if it works there maybe it’ll work elsewhere,” Bishop said. So a group of alumni from each fraternity on campus began meeting. In 1988, the Trustees unanimously approved what became known as the Fraternity Renaissance. The program would “It was a unique undertaking. Most schools were trying to get rid of frats, so it was a big de- 1 parture from the norm. ’ Ed Bishop, Phi Gamma Delta alumnus renovate 17 houses, and the Cadaver Society made an immediate splash by donating $100,000 in support of the plan. Construction began on the Red Square houses in June 1990 and continued to Davidson Park in subsequent years. “It was a unique undertaking,” Bishop said. “Most schools were trying to get rid of frats, so it was a big departure from the norm.” One of the people leading the effort was Frank Parsons, an alumnus and long-time uni- versity employee who worked in President John Wilson’s office. Parsons was the university presi- dent’s point man on all building matters, meeting with architects and engineers. “We in the president’s ofiice, the alumni and the board of trustees knew we had to do some- thing about the houses that were growing deeper and deeper into decay,” Parsons said. “There was enough food on the walls of Beta [Theta Pi} to feed a small nation from all the food fights. They were eating on homemade picnic tables there.” Discussions about what to do began even be- fore the FIJI house bumed. When the fraternity was restored in such successfixl fashion, Parsons said the school realized they had a model they could follow. As the school purchased and renovated the fraternity houses, each building was brought up to match the new fire code. Bishop and Parsons said most of the houses had been grandfathered in previously and had not met fire code regulations. Now all of the houses got code updates, including sprinkler systems and new smoke detectors that would trigger loud alarms. The school’s meeting with alumni led to a set of standards for the fraternity, including regu- lations on the physical condition of the house. But the school quickly realized most fraternities would never have enough money to repair their houses and meet the standards. “All of this came at a time when fraternity interest at W&L was at its lowest ebb ever,” Par- sons said. . The plans had to wind their way though Lex- ington’s bureaucracy, winning approval from the planning commission and City Council. The city manager at the time wanted approval for the reno- vations to be tied to the imposition of an automo- bile tax on students who had cars in Lexington. “President Wilson told the planning commis- sion that they must not care if W&L fixed up the derelict houses in town,” Parsons said. “The next thing we knew the tax was out of the way and other things fell into place.” Parsons, who still lives in Lexington, retired from W&L about a decade ago. It’s been years since he had anything to do with the fraternity houses, but he was still relieved to hear that the measures put in place 20~years-ago worked last week. ’ “We were very concerned in the Pi Phi house about fire safety,” he said. “One of the best things I’ve ever heard was the news that the fire alarm and sprinklers worked as they were supposed to.” There will be a free NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) presentation held at Washington & Lee University in the Outing Club Meeting Room (114 Elrod Commons) on March 25 @ 7pm. This will include a slideshow and talk. Also, from 1 1:00 - 1 pm there will be an information booth in the Commons. This is a great opportunity if you do not have an internship for the upcoming summer or if you are just interested in the outdoors. Please feel free to stop by. fix OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_003.2.txt O C) MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 COURTESY OF SHANE RAMEE TOP LEFl': The fire is believed to have started on or near the front porch around 4 a.m. Thursday morning. The damage is worst along the front of the house, near the door and porch. TOP RIGHT: Firefighters knocked a hole in the roof of the house, allowing smoke and flames to escape by creating a natural chimney. This room on the third floor housed two students, though at least one of the students was not in the room when the fire broke out. BOTTOM LEFT: The upstairs of the house also suffered damage. BOTTOM RIGHT: Though the damage is severe, President Ken Ruscio said there does not appear to be any major structural damage and that the school hoped the house would reopen in the fall for the start of the next school year. RIGHT: Most of the house's 15 residents were able to salvage their clothing, which the school paid to have dry cleaned. Insulation fell out of the ceiling and was scattered throughout the upper floors. Fire continued from page 1 . vided toiletries and bedding for the beds in Kappa Sigma and is dry cleaning clothes damaged in the fire. I The Kappa Sigma house has been empty since the fraternity was removed from campus in 2007. In recent years the house has been used as head- quarters for Campus Kitchens, an organization that provides free meals to local residents. Jennifer Sproul, coordinator of Campus Kitch- ens, says ‘she expects to continue to use the kitchen, but that no arrangements had been finalized. “We’re waiting to see exactly what’ll happen,” she said. Campus Kitchens’ oflices are being removed to accommodate Pi Phi’s house director, who must also move out due to fire damage and reconstruc- tion efforts. The Pi Phi brothers are now eating their meals in the campus dining hall, but Coriell said they hope to have their regular cook back soon for meals at Kappa Sigma. A wooden sign reading “Pi Phi West” sits on the table in the kitchen at Kappa Sigma. Coriell said the brothers have been trying to strike a balance between making the house feel like their home and not intruding on Kappa Sig’s heritage. According to Coriell, the senior former members of Kappa Sigma have been supportive, even offer- ing suggestions about room assignments. Coriell said he is optimistic about Pi Phi’s house being ready for the new sophomore class in the fall. _-.’;- THE RING-TUM PHI IIGWS OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_004.2.txt MONDAY, MARCH 16,2009 THE RING-TUM PHI -4 opiniofl Fire safety saves lives How a 25-year-old tragedy saved students at Pi Kappa Phi By Jacob Geiger C0 LU M N I ST As students and administra- tors pick up the pieces from Thursday moming’s fire at Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, one truth is emerging: a combination of good planning and good luck helped everyone make it out alive. The fratemity’s sprinkler systems and alarms worked like clockwork. The reason the defense mech- anisms in Pi Phi’s house — like all other Greek houses on campus — were able to protect the residents is rooted in another fraternity fire at Washington and Lee. In April 1984, the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) house was mostly empty. It was spring break, and only a few baseball players were home. One was Thomas Fellin, a Pennsylvania sophomore who had just taken over as the frater- nity’s president. When the house caught fire in what investigators later said was arson, Fellin was killed, over- come by smoke just a few feet from the exit. The house was almost totally destroyed; only the exterior walls - made of virtually indestructible stone — survived. The house was then owned by the fraternity chapter. FIJI, like other houses at Washington and Lee in the 19805, no longer had a house mother, having abandoned the system in the mid-1970s. When the members and alum- ni of the fraternity decided to re- build, a group of alums cut a deal with the school. If the alumni group could raise the roughly $500,000 in repair costs that weren’t covered by insurance, the school would buy the prop- erty and then lease it back to the chapter. Among the more practical amenities were improved fire exits and an extensive sprinkler system. The chapter also agreed to hire a house mother and abide by some new rules governing be- havior in the houses. The beautifully redone house opened a few years later, and the school liked the setup so much that it launched a fraternity re- naissance, buying up and reno- vating virtually every fraternity house on campus. As each house was redone, fire exits were im- proved and sprinkler systems were installed. The program wrapped up more than 10 years ago, and stu- dents have been enjoying the top- of-the-line houses ever since. About 99.99 percent of the time, we focus on the beautiful building, nice dining rooms and spacious bedrooms. This week was the other 0.01 percent, the time when we re- member that the school’s deci- sion to remodel the frat houses a decade ago gave us top-notch fire protection. When the school embarked on its fraternity renaissance, most universities were trying to dis- tance themselves from fraternity life. Many schools considered frats deadweight, groups that could only lead to bad publicity while contributing little to their campuses. Thankfully, the alum- ni and administration of W&L knew better. W&L is blessed with some of the nicest fraternity houses around. There’s no doubt that a few individual chapters at vari- ous schools around the country might have nicer houses, but I challenge you to find a single campus that has a whole system of houses as nice as ours. Colleges around the country have learned from bitter experi- ence that fraternity fires are all too common. We learned the same deadly lesson at W&L in 1984. Thursday morning’s fire could have been a worst-case scenario. It came hours after a major party, meaning students were likely tired and groggy. Thank goodness our school learned the right lessons after Thomas Fellin’s death. Those lessons helped save lives Thurs- day morning. The celebrity round-up Grace Andrews talks Chris Brown, Joaquin Phoenix, and more... By Grace Andrews c o LU M N I ST Today’s article is going to be about pop culture, or better yet, what is currently happening in popular culture. Let’s start with our resident pop-tart, Britney Spears. Ms. Spears‘s much talked about tour has begun and she’s managed to lip-sync without teetering across the stage or forget to move her lips all together. I think this means that her comeback is of- ficially a success. Good for her! I’m not going to lie; I’ve been worried about the so-called Princess of Pop and am happy to see that her life is getting on the right track. I still don’t think she has any real vocal talent, but she sure can make a catchy tune (starts humming the beat for Womanizer). I guess that’s why it’s been reported that she’s been lip-syn- ching all of her songs during the “Circus” tour. I must say, I’m not opposed to that, her voice isn’t great and it’s especially rough when she’s out of breath from running around on a stage. I just want Britney to add a few more dance moves to her reper- toire. If she does one more body roll with a front head dip and leg pop, 1 may have to pop her in the front of her head with my leg. Speaking of pop, the King of Pop Michael Jackson and his protégée, Chris Brown have been in the news (read: frivo- lous magazines as well as other media outlets) for very different reasons. Apparently, Mr. Jackson will be having a series of farewell concerts in the UK, or some- thing like that. I didn’t really pay attention to the article, because I didn’t really care. I actually think that’s how most people will feel. I love old school Michael and I’m the first one pulling my pants up to ex- pose crisp new thick white cot- ton socks with freshly polished black dress shoes while moon walking and spinning in public places. However, Michael has not lived up to his level of flyness in a long time. It seems like ever since Free Willy’s soundtrack, he just hasn’t been able to make a truly remarkable single. Maybe this will be differ- ent and his 200'“ comeback will have some staying power. With the riffraff noise playing on the radios nowadays that tries to pass itself off as music, I’d love to sit down and hear a real artist sing. Best of luck to MJ! Now let’s talk about the little one that wanted to follow in MJ’s footsteps, the young and talented Chris Brown. It seems that he’ll be following his idol all the way to court. I was never a big fan of Mr. Brown’s, but I respected his I know that such private mat- ters are none of my business (or you, the readers either), but I hope to see our judicial system bring him to justice and pro- vide the mental help he clearly needs. I also pray that Rihanna finds the strength to do what is best for her. I happen to think that leaving Chris Brown may be the most favorable option, but as of recently, the two stars are back together and apparently “hap- py,” that is until something sets him off again. As more news of the attack I ’d be lying if I said that I didn ’t want Chris Brown to go to prison for what he did to Ri- hanna, but it would also be unfair of me not to acknowledge the fact that his mother was physically abused by his stepfather and that he is a product of an abusive home. drive to be an amazing singer, dancer, and actor. I was just as shocked as everyone else to learn about the Rihanna situation. The situation concerning these two young and up-and-coming stars is extremely saddening. I refuse to make excuse for either party, or pretend to un- derstand truly, since I’ve been fortunate enough never to have been on either end of a domes- tic violence dispute. I think that such a sobering situation shows the public that stars are humans too, flawed and prone to mess- ing up, just like the rest of the world. , It makes us realize that vio- lence against women is a shock- ingly commonplace problem that deserves to be discussed in public forums, so that people can receive help. I’d be lying ifl said that I didn’t want Chris Brown to go to prison for what he did to Ri- hanna, but it would also be un- fair of me not to acknowledge the fact that his mother was physically abused by his stepfa- ther and that he is a product of an abusive home. becomes public, Chris continues to lose credibility as a person which has been affecting his credibility as an artist. He recently pulled out of Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice awards due to controversy sur- rounding his nomination. Ironi- cally, some people wanted Ri- hanna to withdraw her name as well. I know why Chris was asked to withdraw, but I’m still confused about Rihanna. The whole debacle just worries me; apparently it wor- ries Oprah, Jessica Simpson, and a slew of other celebri- ties. Oprah’s having a show for abused women and dedicating it to Rihanna. Jessica S. most re- cently announced to an audience oat one of her concerts that she’d been in an abusive relationship and that women should leave any situation where a man hurts you physically or emotionally. It sounds like EVERYONE has something to say to Rihanna. But I’ve actually got a few choice words for Mr. Brown. It seems that despite all this talk- ing people aren’t actually step- ping in to help either of these two stars. Maybe it really isn’t our business and we should let them make their own “adult” de- cisions about their relationship. I will again reserve my criti- cisms and judgments, but I’m sure that those of you who know me can only imagine what I’m thinking. On a happier note, Joaquin Phoenix has decided to become a rapper. The actor recently re- tired to pursue a career in mu- sic. I’m not sure what part of his new disheveled look, full bibli- cal beard, incoherent speech, and obvious mind loss have to do with that, but when I figure it out, I’ll be sure to let you know. His recent life choices and behavior even received the unso- licited opinion of a medical doc- tor who called Joaquin crazy. I’m neither trained medical professional, or close friend of Mr. Phoenix’s but I’m inclined to say that the man’s most re- cent shenanigans are an indica- tion that he may need a good ol’ fashioned talking to. He’s acting a fool and needs to be told about himself (that’s southern dialect for “someone tell him he’s being stupid and should stop acting in such a manner.” I nominate my mother. She has an affinity for getting to the point and making you feel small- er than an ant without saying one mean word. I’m sure she’d whip his Hollywood behind in shape quicker than I could read this article out loud. On a more relevant note, it’s Daylight Savings and we’ve sprung forward. This means that you and I both lost an hour of our ever precious time. I’m actually quite devastated and heartbro- ken about this. When I think of the sleep I’m losing and the time I’ve already wasted I can’t help but want to smash a clock in with my fists. Yet, I’ll restrain such aggressive urges and be thankful for more hours of sun- light, and walk away. Maybe I should teach Chris Brown about my positive cop- ing mechanisms for when I get angry... By Jean Chapman COLUMNIST only scratch the surface. Gender relations here at Washington and Lee suck. We have a sexual abuse rate twice that of the national average, men and women seldom interact outside of class or parties, and we keep blaming all of our problems on the Greek system. Somehow, it’s easier for all of us to pretend that the bubble of fraternity and sorority life causes all of our issues than face up to the fact that something else is going wrong at this university. Admittedly, women are pretty new on this campus compared to other universities. W&L only went co-ed about 20 years ago and, frankly, women on this campus have had an uphill battle. The good ol’ boys southern mentality that brought us the honor system and the speaking tradition also brought a sense of chau- vinism to campus that hasn’t really gone away yet. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t had any problems as a woman here on campus. What remains from that old fashioned system, though is the sense that men and women live in somewhat diflerent social worlds from each other and have to act by different standards. Yeah. I bet a lot of you just rolled your eyes. “Is she seriously going to complain about double standards?” Well, I just want to point a few things out. First, ever notice that women dress up to parties, when men dress down? Women spend serious time and effort on makeup, clothes, hair, the whole nine yards, and men don’t usually waste their time with it unless they’ve been forced to come up with a good costume. It doesn’t really end with going out to parties, either. On any given day walking around campus, take a look around at every- one around you. I’m willing to bet that more of the women that you see will be dressed up than the men. A man who goes to class in sweats is barely noticed, but if a woman goes out dressed that way, it tends to be remarked upon. I don’t mean to imply that one should not try to look one’s best, but it makes me wonder if we women on this campus feel that we have something to prove. We dress up, we work hard, and we try to be taken seriously. I don’t want to lecture and I don’t want people to start being less fashionable, but I do want to point out some discrepancies. Perhaps the reason why we have issues connecting to each other is not because we get separated sophomore year by the Greek system. Perhaps we still have different expectations from men and women on this campus. These expectations might not be academic, but they are certainly social. I don’t mean to limit my examples to clothing and appear- ance. Those just happen to be the most easily visible examples of double-standards on our campus. My larger point here is that men and women on our campus need to work a little harder to under- stand each other. A few good ideas have been proposed recently to improve gender relations, including mixed gender lunches and the possibility of co-ed housing for freshmen, but those really The gender gap * OI; why W&L women have to dress up To be honest, people, we need to start acting like adults in- stead of seventh graders at a dance. Members of the opposite sex aren’t aliens or different species so we should stop treating them that way. 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Isn ’t honesty one of the building blocks of our relationship? ” “Yea well...” “Well what? ” He 3 still grin- ning. “That was the wrong an- swer, ” she growls. “Just tell me to do them, then.” She sighs. “I don’t want to sound like a shrew. ” Many linguistic studies have found that 55% of communica- tion is body language, 38% is tone of voice and 7% is the ac- tual words you say. Therefore: when you text someone you’re only using 7% of your communication abili- ties, and the phone isn’t much better, leaving you with only 45% of your communication powers. Not being able to hear the inflection associated with someone’s words or read the sapréssilpns on t19¢itifééi;tmark- edly reduces the efficiency of conversation. As convenient as modern technology canbe, mis- communication abounds when people try to use it to discuss important, heavy topics. Silence can say a lot, and when it stretches between text messages or IM’s the people on each end, being unable to read facial expressions, are left won- dering what is going through the other’s head. When these waiting periods are laid side-by-side with the gendered forms in which men and women speak a communi- cation barrier springs up. Linguistic anthropology studies have determined that when men and women com- municate, women use qualifiers like “would” or “could” and use tions are from each other, from our education, from our lives? Are we speaking to each other or are we talking at one another? Are we simply play- ing out the gendered roles that were handed to us at birth? If we resolve confiicts based on gender assumptions, we might not really be solving any- thing. If, like the couple in the scene above, we continue to ask the wrong questions and be unhappy with wrong answers, Are we really communicating? When we con- verse with members of the opposite sex do we really make clear who we are, what we want, and what our expectations are... ? open-ended questions and state- ments that invite further conver- sation. Men tend to use clipped an- swers and questions that shorten communication. Neither gender uses these strategies in a con- scious way; they merely speak in the manner in which they were raised. Women are taught to be polite; men, to be direct. However, when a woman is di- «rect and a- man is soft-spoken, she is a bitch or a shrew and he is weak. How enlightened. This phenomena leads to my true question: are we re- When we converse with members of the opposite sex do we really make clear who we are, what ally communicating? we want, and what our expecta- we’re never going to get any- where or understand each other at all. Who, in a fight, is “sup- posed” to -say sorry first? Does it depend on the subject of the conflict at hand? Does it depend how “important” the issue is? What do we do when a member of the opposite gender answers a direct query with a word that throws focus away from the true topic? For example, we’ll look at the word “fine.” An elusive little creature, it carries layers of meaning in its current cul- tural context. It can mean that someone is very sexually attrac- tive; it can carry a general posi- tive connotation, a fairly neutral connotation or, most frustrat- ingly, it can mean that there is a lot to more to be said. The problem with this word is that when men use it, they generally mean they’re feeling positive or . neutral, but when women use it they mean to imply that they’re upset or dissatisfied; the reason they’re not voicing their con- cerns is that they feel they can- not or should not. Men tend to misunderstand women’s implications when they use “fine” and then women feel as if the men in their lives aren’t trying hard enough. Fol- lowing such an interaction, cha- os and mayhem usually ensue until someone finally expresses themselves in a clear and articu- late way. Why then, if we all know of words like “fine”, do we con- tinue to speak to each other in unclear and frustrating half- truths? I think the problem is that members of each gender fully believe in the clarity of their speech because in homogenous groups it is completely clear. Here at Washington and Lee, modern technology .is rampant and genders are pretty severely segregated after freshman year. We are rarely forced to use cross-gender conversation skills and we forget that certain words have different connotations in different settings. If things are ever going to change here, if we’re ever go- ing to really communicate with each other, we just have to keep in mind that words have mul- tiple meanings, and the value of body language is priceless. Profiles in Leadership: Harry St. john What energizes you about taking on the re- sponsibilities of campus leadership? “Every day I have the opportunity to try and moti- vate my teammates, which is an extremely challenging task, given the length of a season. Luckily I have two other captains, and ten seniors, that are just as inspiring and dedicated to lead this team.” What has been one of the most rewarding as- pects of leadership at University Scholar, Tri—captain of the Lacrosse Team and member of Phi Kappa Sigma VV&L? “The most rewarding aspect of being a captain of the lacrosse tea.m is the way in which I was elected. Anytime your teammates en- trust you to represent themselves is an honor.” What legacy of leadership do you hope you've left for others at W&L? “We still have a long way to go, but I hope my teammates will remember me as Completely dedicated member of this team, will- ing to sacrifice absolutely anything for our betterment. 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He graced the stage of the Stackhouse Theater on 15 Vs alkietaikie word Wednesday night 16 mm 0 S {Post cereal} ‘ _ ‘ _ Tate is relatively new to the world of professional com- 'l7 l8(), so to speak 3’ "4 35 "" - - - - edy. He began his career in February 2003. Despite this, 18 Om ofmany in at Tate delighted and entertained everyone who made it out many Monets to his Show. 20 Fonower amok“? 46 47 48 His erfoimance was uite well-attended It seems that 22 Sound Ofdeught 5; the Werdnesday night rejelries did not prevent students 23 Alt. to Chicago or fr . t th t .I.umbim 55 om coming 0 e even . 24 Lesbian mm h The shotxlav had a bit of a rocky start, as feedback from 27 Gmmmous e microp one disrupted‘Tate s opening remarks. Luck- ,, _ ily, technical difficulties did not stop Tate’s hilarious flow 29 Desperate V’ ( ‘ M {,5 , , , _ _ Housewivesn locale 9- M > ) of humor. Like an expert, he took it in stride, using the 31 Ketchum 0f 6% opportunity to chastise the audience for avoiding the first "pQkem0,;" three rows and to poke fun at various attendees. . 32 christian name-\_) 69 70 71 Once the show got underway, the laughs did not stop. 33 Light sensitive meinbraiie “ , 3., Hardly mrming I thought he was more engaged with 39 Sarcastic 905 68 "Family Guy" father 12 "'I”wilight“ 43 Atkinson who the audience than most comedians who sentence add~on 59 yam Clancy hem protagonist played Zazu in "The 41 Do It cashiers job Jack 13 Sort of flush 1-19“ King" come to L ” 42 Lincoln's Secretary 70 Be reicaseci, as an 19 Swissxfrencli river 44 Ready 70 E0 0”‘ ofState album 21 spelling of-‘"BeVcr[V 46 Turkish horioritic Joel Poelhuls Iunlor 45 Some are green 71 Kind of preview Hills 90210" 47 Goofs 48 A °"“.‘l’*“’3" hopes to Down 24 Cleans the geek 50 He Worked Em “There were literally moments when I could not breathe,” keel’ ll black 25 One ofinaiiy in Z: TYCM 373419 . - , _ 1 Winm. Wm, , said one amused audience member. 49 What 3 businessman supermarket 5} Like a women's bars , . , ., , . , , _ _ Tate s humor was both topical and anecdotal. He ad- may ha“? 3'‘ "00" 2 De“) ”1°“Iy 26 "Get outta here! " 52 Kitten at times . _ _ _ - - _ H ‘_ , ‘ dressed such issues as the economy, international affairs, 52 50”“? Of tmfiml 3 Sh? In 3 pm 2'7 l\'l£1j0]' artery 53 lower in Song of . 55 D00’ Pans 4 All “mghl up 28 Primes a new watch S"l°m0“ and college life. . . . . 56 Adams madam 5 Put audio and video 30 + or _ item 54 Stepping Stone in R The latter was something Tate admits to knowing little . . to rethgy _ _ .. f about, as he did not attend college. However, his outsider’s 57 N11‘? T691119 E’ 34 Cake in greclicnt pm‘) . . . . . . . 58 Sticky Stuff 6 Milk dispensers? 35 Vice idem john 58 COOKS measy interpretation was hilarious, as were his theories regarding ' 59 Movement with a 7 S’paceW‘E‘lk‘ 3'3‘ WW Ganier 0 Suffi-X Whh Caesar the ecollomyi second wave starting 8 Turn :1 film into a 36 Egyptian Symbols of 61 Half of a Mardi Gras Pamculary’ Tate asserted that the people who saved in [kg 603 TV" show, perhaps life‘ song title money for college and those who spent that money on 62 punching bag in 9 Tissue type 38 Josh Harmm mm (,3 Beehive state native cigarettes are pretty much in the same boat. cartoons 10 Eanhiink competitor "Black WW Down" 64 Grazing locate Tate also shared an absurdly comical story about when 66 llumorist Bonibeck 11 Cap features 40 [-iatfg more 55 [)e1uge refugg he once fought a Storm Trooper. He then wrapped up the 67 Responses to mice night with a joke he “literally wrote in the car” about what the jingles would be like if Elton John opened a breakfast restaurant. Tate’s prepared jokes were very funny, but some of the real gems of the evening were those he clearly made up on the spot. His interaction with the audience, in particular, stole Q ’ . “ z‘ ‘( ‘ \{ the show. He bantered with a few people who arrived late ~ j 3. A ‘ or left early, but he really hit his stride when he brutally é e¢ E '\ tongue-lashed two young men who will remain anony- mous. ‘PEDA§J CAR D"N'ER & Tm? T03: Am]: These late arrivals entered the theater about twenty . minutes into the show, yelling in Russian. Tate’s reaction . . " tfZ hGl'fi k’ buk' hkl, Order tram our complete menu ;:1a:i:ev’:‘;:3:::S:nw‘:aini:g‘ 3“ ‘S re mg a e° er 9’ Jam usfbr WW Ofawi ALL YOU CAN E’4TE“fl €13‘, Junior Joel Poelhuis, who attended the event, said “I , V thought he was more engaged with the audience than most Friday Night Seafood auftet with Crab Legs 5pm~t0pm comedians who come to W&L” Saturday Prime Dinner 5pm-10pm After the show, Tate shared a bit about his career. He Sunday Baked Chicken, Pork Loin, & Pot Roast Ham~9pm cites Bill Cosby and Mitch Hedberg as his influences, but Friday & Satorday Late Night Breakfast Bar tOpm~2am 116 aflmitted that before aétually Starting t° become a 00- Breaktast Bar "Z Clays 3 Week 6am»? 1am “‘°d“‘“’ he “d}d“" k“°“’ 1‘ W“ ‘T ‘ea‘J°‘°‘” Daiiy HQ: Country Bar ,3 1am_.§ mam . Once he.disco(\1/Zred that crucial Eict, l'(1:e S'CaI'c:6dC2lttet:1d1. , . in 0 en mics an as now a eare on ome en a . Dally Soup‘ Salad’ & Fruit Bar 1 iamui Opm Gfofl‘) Tate is married (sorrypl)adies) lives in Cincinnati A . z‘nm'i€S Wu to enjoy and owns a cocker spaniel. l)l'd§3l" Bffiflkliifil l‘.lC§l.ll.‘$ 3 day, 3. Wfieltll ‘E 4 5% Those who missed the show can find him on Youtube, or in L.A. and Minneapolis, where he will be perfonning ,, . , _ i, v in the coming weeks. Tate’s final message to the W&L Home Loziked Meals‘ & Sozdtzern .Ho.rpi!tzlzi[v.« TUESDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 630 community was about Success. “if you do,” quit, evenm . Lacatefil at ' ’ ' ally it’ll be alright.” Also, he wants everyone who didn’t W PM enjoy three courses of Shenandoah cuisine for $35 attend t° feel really bad- . reservations strongly reconzniended 1431 Se l~64_. Exit 195, Z5lf3North Lee t-in-3:, ioexiagtoii, VA 540-463-3478 11 E. Washington Street Lexington 540-464-4401 Great food 3: a great coflectiort of www'ledhenIex'wm Antique Pedal Cars 11'! Tl?! T6ySi OPEN TUESDAY’ FRIDAY FDR LUNCH AND DINNER SATURDAY EOR DINNER U OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_007.2.txt M 0 N DAY, MARCH 16, 2009 THE RING-TUM PHI ° 7 arts&life ~ Artist talks about controversial exhibit Christenberry addresses “Site and Posession ” including his KKK exhibit 0; By Katie Hatfleld STAFF WRITER There is a new addition to the Stanair Gallery and it’s not a new exhibit. Since the open- ing of William Christenberry’s “Site and Posession” and the “Klan Tableau,” work-study stu- dents can be found guarding the entrance to the exhibit. Clearly, Christenberry’s work has gar- nered a considerable amount of controversey. In an attempt to explain the nature of the exhibit as well as the thought behind it, the Staniar Gallery staff has held a number of discussions about the contro- versial exhibit. On Wednesday the Stanier Gallery hosted an artist’s talk and reception with renowned photographer, painter, and sculp- tor William Christenberry, in the Concert Hall of Wilson Hall. Several students as well as local supporters of Christenber- ry’s work turned out to hear him discuss the many eclectic pieces featured in his exhibit, Site/Pos- session. Christenberry’s lecture is one of several in this series. Prior to this event was the gallery’s open- ing which included an introduc- tion to the exhibit and a panel discussion mediated by Art His- tory Deparment Head George Bent. Washington and Lee Pro- fessors Pamela Simpson, Ted Delaney, Marc Conner and VMI professor Rob McDonald were members of the panel. Christenberry’s presentation was peppered with many of his own interesting and captivating anecdotes. Not only did these offer back- ground on the slides projected, they added a frank view of how a photograph can capture more than just an image, but a memo- ry, a lifestyle, and a culture. The key focus of Christenber- ry’s works is that his photographs are almost all taken from around his hometown and the surround- ing villages within Hale County, Alabama. A place Christenberry described as a “rusted worn out bullet-ridden place.” Christenberry’s works were mostly focused on photographs of vintage Southern Americana, not unlike the works of Norman Rockwell, just of a different gen- eration. Though unlike Rockwell, nothing was artificial within his works; he was not an illustrator. In his photographs, the lighting was never forced, and the sub- jects were never altered. “I was not contented with total abstraction in my paint- ings as a student,” Christenberry explained about how he got his start in the medium of photogra- phy. Christenberry who received a B.A. and Masters in Fine Arts had just a shutter an a release and no focus. However, though there are very few left in existence with the advent of high tech digi- tal technology, the Brownie is a medium he still utilizes, along with an 8x10 View camera. Though Christenberry is very accomplished as an artist, fame “I was not contented with total abstraction in my painting as a student... [I was ] consid- ered a pioneer of color photography. I don ’t know why... [I] have somewhat of a reputa- tion as a photographer. ’ William Christenberry, artist ) . from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, is a fan, to this day, of the Crimson Tide. “Ob- sessively so,” he admits. Christenberry, at the begin- nings of his career, took pictures of the “landscape of my child- hood” with a Kodak Brownie Camera. Incredibly rudimentary as an instrument, the Brownie camera has not appeared to have gone to his head. Explaining sincerely, “[1 was] considered a pioneer of color photography. I don’t know why.” And adding, ‘‘[I] have somewhat of a reputation as a photographer.” Though he often did not know the purpose of a unique looking building or those who may have dwelled inside, he developed a kind of relationship with what he described as “vemacular archi- tecture,” often returning annu- ally to photograph it again. One photograph in particu- lar, of a sun bleached barbeque hangout, he returned to often for twenty years until the building was knocked down and all that remained was the cement plot on which it once stood. Christenberry aims to pre- serve such architecture with his photographs, drawings, and sculptures because, “the most cookie cutter kind of things go up in their places,” he explained. The locations he was particu- larly fond of he turned into min- iature sculptures. Christenbeny, though ver- bose, provided a very entertain- ing and enlightening experience to those enrolled in arts courses. “I have to say it was the best lecture by a visiting artist that I have attended so far, “ siad Sophomore Jack Pandol of the presentation.” “As a student in Photography 2, I really appreciated his docu- mentarian approach to photog- raphy, as well as the funny and interesting stories he was able to present with almost every im- age. Christenberry himself was a true Southern gentleman, and his Southern drawl really accen- tuated the narrative style that he presented his work wit .” Kate Gibbs added, “William Christenberry was a really great speaker. He really brought mean- ing to his beautiful exhibit.” Though, even those not en- rolled in arts courses could iden- tify with his avuncular attitude and friendly narrative tone. To the disappointment of many audience members, Chris- tenberry was quite evasive when it came to questions about his Klan Tableau. Sometimes failing to answer questions and in other instnaces telling a somewhat distracting anecdote, it seemd that the art- ist did not want to talk about the deeply personal exhibit. Christenberry’s exhibit, Site/ Possession, will be on display in the Stanier Gallery until April 10. Those in the art department are also fortunate enough to en- tertain Christenberry for a week as a visiting artist during his ex- hibition. ie;~s.:..5: :—2‘* i..~-4;.-3. me . ' " E; _\.(:)VE OUR N .1 Emily Ackerman Christina Benedetti Lauren Borden Anna Kathryn Clark Melissa Dahl Lizz Dye Casey Ernstes Dana Fredericks Tricia King Ashley Leinweber Ali Longobardo if Annie Martin Anne Masich Maddie McKaig Claire Moryan Eva Roffis Ellen Rogers Gillian Sacks Katie Salvati Alex Shabo Corinne Smith Brooke Sutherland OCR::/Vol_112/WLURG39_RTP_20090316/WLURG39_RTP_20090316_008.2.txt MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 8 ° THE RING-TUM PHI sports TUES WED Tuuns FRI SUN V5 vs Southern ;: PSU- Basebau Vlrglnla 3 m Kenslngton 3 mm. p' ' 12 p.m. at If G° Jekyll Island collegiate vs vs M°“’5 Sewanee . * Lacrosse 7 p.m. 4 pm- vs vs vs womenvs Trlnlty Sweet Vlrglnla I-BI-T0550 (conn.) Brlar Wesleyan 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. vs vs vs Many; Hampden-~ carnegle Tennls Rzndolph Sydney Mellon pm‘ 3:30 p.m. TBA Vs vs vs at 1 women’; R°;"a‘;k° James carnegle Emory & : Tennls R_Mc Madison Mellon Henry , 4 p_m_ 4 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. ‘ at ‘ Menrs Lynchburg ' Track lnvlte j 9 a.m. l at 1 ‘women’s Lynchburg] i T|'a¢K lnvlte , 9 a.m. numbers 6 The number of overtime periods in the Syracuse—Connectiout Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday. After never leading in the first five overtimes, Syracuse won the game 127-117. 0 The number of W&L women track and field athletes to earn indoor All- American accolades before Stacy Doombos placed fourth in the pen- tathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend. 551 The number of career regular season wins by New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur after the Devils beat the Canadiens Saturday. Brodeur is tied with retired goalie Patrick Roy for the most all-time victories. The Devils take on the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday. 9,507 The number of career points scored by Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade. Only 27 years old, Wade passed retired center Alonzo Mourn- ing as the all-time franchise scoring leader in a win Saturday over the Utah Jazz. box “I was only wearing two things when I hit the shot: my jocks and my golf glove. Shirt, trousers, socks, shoes, hat, the lot was off. Obviously, play- ing in Florida I didn’t have any rain gear in the bag, so that option went out of the window.” Swedlsh golfer Henrlk Stenson after he took of hls clothes to hlt a ball near the edge of a water hazard Thursday at the WGC-CA Champlonshlp at Doral. Stenson flnlshed tied for 77th place at +11 on the weekend. Courtesy of sports.yahoo.com. “I don’t anticipate it this season. Obviously we will do it. We’ve made that commitment. He deserves to have his number retired. I just think both sides need some time.” Green Bay Packers team president and CEO Mark Murphy Saturday vowing to retire Brett Favre’s]ersey at some point. There was tenslon last summer between Favre and the Packers when the future Hall of Famer declded he wanted to return from retirement but the Packers did not want hlm back. courtesy of espn.com. Generals race at N CAAs Stacy Doornbos and Elizabeth Webb place fourth and ninth, respectively By Megan Dally smrr want»: This past Friday and Saturday, almost 450 track and field athletes from 134 dif- ferent schools competed in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Na- tional Championships at the Rose-Hu1- man Sports and Recreation Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The Washington and Lee women’s track team had two athletes qualify to compete this year. There had previously only been one woman in the history of the Generals’ indoor track and field program to qualify for indoor nationals. The women’s track team had an in- credible season. From the very beginning meet at VMI, W&L posted strong results. The team kept building throughout the year and garnered impressive results. Several school records were shattered, and it culminated in the team’s winning the ODAC indoor championship. Senior Stacy Doombos, who is a three- year letterwinner and a team captain, qualified for the meet at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Last Chance Pentathlon with a school-record setting performance and a facility record of 3395 total points for the pentathlon earlier this season. Senior Elizabeth Webb, who also is a three-year letterwinner and a team cap- tain, qualified for the meet at the Lafay- ette-Rider Winter Games with a record setting mile time of 5:00.91. Webb has really shown consistent improvement throughout her career. She was named the ODAC Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year and was the Co—Athlete of the Meet at the ODAC championship. Looking back at her career, Doombos said, “Running for the Generals the past four years has been awesome. My senior shot put, leaped 5.47 meters in the long jump and had another personal-best of 2:27.08 in the 800 meters. With this out- standing performance Doombos became the first W&L woman track athlete to achieve All-America honors in the indoor season. Webb competed in the mile and ran a time of 5:01.36 in the preliminary round on Friday. This seventh-place preliminary finish was good enough to advance to the “Running for the Generals the past four years has been awesome. My senior year has been great because I don ’t take any race for granted knowing that it is one of my last here at W&L. ” Stacy Doombos, senior year has been great because I don’t take any race for granted knowing that it is one of my last here at W&L.” Doombos certainly did not take the indoor finals for granted; she competed Friday and placed fourth in the pentath- lon. For a combined total of 3,390 points, Doombos ran 8.81 in the 55 meters, cleared 1.48 meters in the high jump, tossed a personal-best 10.43 meters in the finals. Webb completed the race with a time of 5:03.90 for a ninth-place finish. After such a successful indoor track campaign, expectations are set high for the outdoor season. The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams begin their 2009 seasons on Saturday at the Lynchburg Invitation- al. Men’s lacrosse tops F&M Generals use fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Diplomats By Wlll Dorrance sponrs EDITOR The nationally 10th-ranked Wash- ington and Lee’s men’s lacrosse team downed Franklin and Marshall (F&M) 7-6 Saturday on rainy Wilson Field. Last year, the Generals fell to F&M 7-8 in overtime on March 15, but Satur- day’s game proved to be different. W&L’s junior midfielder Chris Wash- ington opened up the scoring with 5:53 to play in the first quarter off an assist from junior attackman Will Keigler. Behind two goals from Keigler, the Generals then alternated scores with the visiting Diplomats to seemingly tie the game at three as the clock was winding down in the second quarter. With just one second left in the half, though, W&L senior attackman Seth F ishman found the back of the net on an unassisted goal to put the Generals ahead 4-3 going into intermission. The Diplomats took over in the third quarter scoring three goals compared to the home team’s zero. Down 4-6 heading into the game’s last 15 minutes, W&L scored three goals in three minutes and blanked F &M to secure the 7-6 non-con- ference victory. Talking of the difference in the team’s play from the third to the fourth quarter, Fishman said, “I think that their was a collective feeling on this team that we were not going to lose this game. We had a tough loss to F&M last year, which left a bad taste in our mouth. It was a game that we felt we let slip away and refused to let it happen again. We knew what we needed to do going into the fourth quarter and refused to let their third-quarter run get us down.” Keigler paced the Generals with two goals and three assists. F ishman netted two tallies while senior captain midfielder registered one goal and one assist. Senior captain Conor Locke played the entire game in goal, recording nine saves. The Diplomats were led by senior at- tackman Mark Hild’s two goals and one assist. Junior Chris Marcozzi stopped 14 shots in between the pipes for F &M. The Generals outshot their opponents 35-24 and collected 14 more ground balls. While W&L did come out on top, the rain did not allow the Generals to play their best lacrosse. Fishman said, “I don’t think that we really executed the X’s and O’s like we thought we would in this game, but our comeback revealed a lot about the nature of our team. Even though it was not the prettiest win, we toughed it out and got the W.” W&L now sits at 6-0 on the year and faces off against Sewanee in a home match-up Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The team is heading into its last three non-conference games before it begins its ODAC schedule March 28. “We just need to keep getting better. Every game for us is another step towards our goal of winning an ODAC champion- ship and of playing in the NCAA touma- ment. We can’t take any team for granted and need to make sure that we play four good quarters of lacrosse in each game in order to prepare us for ODACS.” ODAC Standings As of Sunday Baseball Men’s Tennis Em Conf. Oiill Tam Conf. Oflall 1. Virginia Wesleyan 2-0 11-4 1. WASHINGTON & LEE 5-0 8-2 2. Lynchburg 2-0 1 1-6 2. Hampden-Sydney 2-0 2-2 3. Hampden-Sydney 2-1 7-8 3. Randolph-Macon 1-1 2- l 4. Guilford 1-1 10-5-1 4. Bridgewater 1-1 2-3 5. Roanoke 1-1 6-7 5. Emory & Hemy 0-1 3-5 6. Eastern Mennonite 1-1 6-9-1 6, Lynchburg 0- 1 1-3 7. Bridgewater 1- 1 6-9 7. Randolph 0- 1 1-4 8. WASHINGTON & LEE 1-2 9-4 8. Roanoke 0-1 0-3 9. Randolph-Macon 0-2 4-8 ‘ 9. Virginia Wesleyan 0-1 0-5 10. Emory & Henry ,0-2 2-8 10. Guilford 0-2 0-3 Women’s Lacrosse Women’s Tennis Tj C0_I1f- E111 M Conf. L 1. Virginia Wesleyan 2-0 3-3 1. WASHINGTON & LEE 2-0 2. WASHINGTON & LEE 1-0 3-2 2. Virginia Wesleyan 1-0 3. Sweet Briar 0-0 3-0 3. Emory & Hemy 1-0 4. Lynchburg 0-0 3-1 4. Sweet Briar 1-1 5. Hollins 0-0 1-1 5. Bridgewater 1-1 6. Randolph-Macon 0-0 1-1 6. Hollins 1-1 7. Roanoke 0-0 3-3 7. Lynchburg 1-1 8. Guilford 0- 1 2-4 8. Randolph-Macon 1-2 9. Bridgewater 0-2 1-3 9. Randolph 0-O NOTE: The ODAC has yet to begin Its ‘°~ R°a“°ke 0*’ men’s lacrosse conference schedule. 11. Guilford 0-3 0