OCR::/Vol_095_096/WLURG39_RTP_19960315/WLURG39_RTP_19960315_001.2.txt I - tows iaiheaos Mosfly"st;nny.' ‘ I j from‘ ' .Q“'E\""lt.‘ .l..lEI-IARY . Luz: UNIVEFISITY <:ilON. VA 24450 1985-1995: BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING 9 Women’: tennis still perfect ® Uh fling-tum lflhi U! 3? VOLUME .96, NO. 17 WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY The Middle Ages the way they were meant to be Contributed by M. Milagros Daly The Society for Creative Anachronisms, which reenacts the dress and excitement of the Middle Ages, held a mini-event at the Pavillion on Saturday. (. 1 BY KERI ANNE DUNPHY Phi Staff Writer Last Thursday marked the convocation of W&L’s Pi Beta Kappa Chapter, Gamma of Vir- I ginia. Twenty-nine seniors and 12 juniors were elected to join the 15 current seniors who, having been inducted in their junior year, are already members. To achieve Pi Beta Kappa election, students must have both “outstanding character and superior academic records.” As a junior, this means having a GPA at summa cum laude standing—a 3.80 or higher. Dr. Jarrad, Professor of Psychology and presi- dent of the W&L chapter, introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Paul R. McHugh, Professor of Psy- chiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. McHugh, a graduate of Harvard College and Medi- cal School, gave a lecture entitled “Consciousness Revisited.” McHugh ’s lecture addressed the so-called “mind- brain” problem that pervades modern psychology. Basically the problem is that we don’t know what exactly consciousness is. That .is, we know what we mean when we refer to consciousness; McHugh explains that we recognize it as “subjec- tive experience of our thoughts, feelings...the pain- fulness of pain, the realness of real...ultimately the me-ness of me.” He says that “consciousness is the most imme- diate of our experiences...[we are] more conscious of ‘me’ than of anything else.” This consciousness, however, somehow escapes explanations. We do know, from various experiments and tests, that it is a product of the brain, but just how the brain is sufficient enough to infer the subjective- ness of experience remains a mystery. This is the essence of the mind—brain problem. The implications and importance of this prob- lem differ in different branches of psychology. The two main branches, neurosurgeons and therapists, disagree on the relative importance of the problem. The neurosurgeons, with a tendency to reduce the “mind” to merely the brain, are suspicious of the prtoblem, fearing that viewing the “mind” as any- thing other than the brain introduces ghosts—the infamous homunculus. This is anathema. The clinical psychologists, however, hold that the thing we call consciousness is untrustworthy in that its contents are, or can become, distorted, ultimately resulting in a false reflection of the truth. These « 0 Speaker explains consciousness this consciousness, compels us to see the truth. McHugh quoted the seal of John Hopkins which reads, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” The new Pi Beta Kappa inductees are among the most outstanding in this search for truth. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA MARCH 15, 1996 Pornography sparks heated debate at W&L BY MICHAEL Hawusrr Phi Associate Editor For about two hours Tuesday, Wash- ington and Lee University students and faculty members debated, sometimes hotly, the issue of pornography and individual freedom. The program, which was sponsored by the Society for the Arts, included an hour-long video called “Patently Of- fensive: Porn Under Seige” that ex- plored this controversal issue. After the video, Associate Professor of Jour- nalism Brian Richardson, Professor of Law Randall Bezanson, Assistant Pro- fessor of Religion Winifred Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Art George Bent, Justine LaMont ‘96, and Julie Doring ‘96 responded to the film. Richardson started the discussion by holding up a printout of a down- loaded advertisement for sexually ex- plicit videos off the net. The problem he had was the definition of pomogra- phy and who defines what is offensive and what is not. “The problem with freedom of ex- pression is that I have to deal with every nutcase’s definition of erotica.” You also have to deal with the idea of control that says you can’t see some- thing because it is deemed offensive, he argued. The question is where do you draw the line, he said. Sullivan said that to watch these images in the film was to feel violated as a woman, but she also had problems with the film’s failure to make distinc- tions between mainstream films and hardcore porn. She also argued that the film sets up a strict dichotomy between women and men and portrays women as victims. Doring saw the problems of defin- ing community standards and not know- ing how to stop the pornography. Bezanson said he was most inter- ested by the feminist critique of por- nography that argues the increased ex- posure by men to violent sexual images of women leads to a legitimation of certain behaviors by men toward women. I_aMont said she felt depressed af- ter she saw the film by herself the first time. “I thought, ‘It sucks to be a woman’,”she said. But after she thought about it, she said there needed to be a distinction between men who can separate the images he sees and reality and those men who do not. One student argued that community standards usually hurt individual rights and objected to the idea that ‘watching pornography necessarily means that one is sexist or disrespects women. Awomaninthe audience responded that she is simply tired of being seen as a sexual object by men, and she said she fears that men who watch pomo- , graphic material might be more likely to think that way. Sullivan agreed. “The women who are the victims are the second hand victims who must deal with men who have certain images of women.” Bent argued that economic forces must’ be dealt with and that images are more powerful than words. “Everyone is virtual literate. Im- ages are always struck down first.” Still most agreed that pornography represents the ultimate tension between free speech and the toleration of what many argue are dangerous and destruc- tive images of women. Journalists to talk ethics in Roanoke From Phi Staff Reports Bill Kovach, curator of the N ieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, will present a lecture, “Tom Carlson or His Dog,” at Washington and Lee University’s Journalism Eth- ics Institute at the Hotel Roanoke on Friday, March 15, at 5 p.m. This year the Journalism Ethics In- illusions, they claim, are the cre- ationsofself-serv- ingwishes and de- sires. The mes- sage of reality, then, is not clear as the neuroscien- tists claim, but rather a distortion. Both sides, however, ignore the fundamental issue of con- sciousness: what brings it to life. - ---- 2 " This question ‘ is, for now, un- answered. The implications of what conscious- ness is, how- ever, are far- reaching. M c H u g h claims that con- sciousness intro- duces freedom, that “radical, fun- damental defining aspect of our be- ing” into our na- ture. Human be- ingsare,by nature, free. Itisthis free- dom that allows us to see the implica- tions of our ac- Never fear...Spring is almost here! Betsy Green, Phi Photo Editor tions, thus allow- ing us to be brave, courageous, or even just us. This freedom, With the disappearance of_ snow and the recent stretch of warmer weather, we are reminded that spring is coming. The season officially begins March 20. stitute will be held at the Hotel Roanoke in conjunction with a regional meeting of the Association for_ Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Roanoke. The public is invited to attend. Kovach, a member of the Nieman Class of 1988-89, is former editor of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution and former Washington bureau chief of The New York Times. During his tenure in Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspapers were nominated for seven Pulitzer Prizes and received one each year. Prior to that, Kovach had a distin- guished two-decade career with The New York Times as an editor and re- porter. From 1978-86, he served as chief of The Times’ Washington bu- reau. Before joining The Times, Kovach was a reporter for six years with The (Nashville) Tennessean where he covered Appalachian poverty, the civil rights movement, and Southern politics. He began his career at the Johnson City (Tenn) Press-Chronicle. Kovach was awarded the New York State Bar Association Award in 1968, the Society of the Silurians Award for spot news writing in 1969, and the National Mental Health Association Bell Award in 1965. he is a member of the board of directors of National Pub- lic Radio, and is on the advisory board of the International Media Fund; the 20th Century Fund Task Force on Presi- dential Debates; the International Women’s Media Foundation; the War- saw Journalism Center Foundation; the Committee to Protect Journalists; the James Agee Film Project; Africa News; the Encyclopedia of the Appalachians; the television program Frontline; the Knight Program for Specialized Jour- nalism at the University of Maryland; as well as other journalism programs. The Journalism Ethics Institute is part of Washington and Lee’s program in applied ethics, society and the pro- fessions. The Institute brings nation- ally recognized scholars to the campus each year to engage in an intensive schedule of seminars with undergradu- ate students and visiting practitioners in the field ofjournalism ethics. OCR::/Vol_095_096/WLURG39_RTP_19960315/WLURG39_RTP_19960315_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE Scottish children, teacher shot by former scout leader Dunblane, Scotland—‘Sixteen kindergartners and their teacher were killed Tuesday when a fonner boy scout leader stormed their school, shooting first the children and then himself. The man, identified by police as Thomas Hamilton, was carrying four handguns for which he had a permit, although he had been investigated numerous times for charges of child abuse and child pornography. Twenty years ago, Hamilton was also dismissed as a scout leader because of allegations that he conducted himself improperly with the young boys. Hamilton had recently expressed his anger concerning his dismissal in a letter to Queen Elizabeth; however, police say that they have not yet established his motive for the mass killing. Abdul-Rauf fined for breaking NBA rule regarding anthem Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets is losing $31,707 per game missed for his violation of NBA policy which states that all players must stand in an orderly fashion for the playing of the National Anthem. Abdul-Rauf, a devout Muslim, insists that standing for the Anthem is against the principles of the Koran which he says ban nationalistic ceremony. Critics, including other Muslim NBA players, say that the Koran requires respect for national symbols, and that it forbids only the worship of such symbols. Officials also maintain that Abdul-Rauf’s suspension without pay is a matter not of religion, but of adherence to league rules. The suspension will remain in effect until Abdul-Rauf expresses his willing- ness to comply with the league requirements. Clinton hosts summit of world leaders in search of peace Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt—Along with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Clinton hosted a summit of world leaders Wednesday in order to establish a new mood of peace for the Arab world. All those attending, including the leaders of Arab countries, expressed their grief at the tragic suicide bombings in Israel. Many leaders also called for an effort by the summit to locate the terrorist group, Hamas, which is being held responsible for the bombings, and to send a firm message to all countries that the age of terrorism is over. Arab leaders, however, also expressed their concern that Israel will punish innocent Palestinians within its borders for the workings of the Palestinian terrorist group, and warned that such action on the part of the Israelis will not be taken lightly. Beyond the Blue‘Ridge is compiled by Peggy Stuntz GOP WATCH Editor’s Note: GOP Watch will con- tinue to appear until a Republican presi- dential candidate is chosen, in order for students to compare the results of the Mock Convention with the results of the Republican primaries. Forbes withdraws from race Steve Forbes formally announced his withdrawal from the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. Forbes had originally planned to stay in the race until next week’s Midwestern primaries. Forbes endorsed front-runner Bob Dole and urged Dole toadopt his flat tax plan. In the end, Forbes has collected 71 delegates, less than 10% of the 996 needed to win the nomination, and spent $25M and $30M of his own money. Dole sweeps Super Tuesday Bob Dole won a commanding victory over Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes in Tuesday’s Super Tuesday primaries in 7 states, which included Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Missis- sippi. With the gain of 345 delegates on Tuesday, Bob Dole has virtually locked up the Republican presidential nomination. Analysts have pre- dicted that Dole will reach the needed number of delegates on March 26 with the California, Nevada and Washington primaries, if the race contin- ues without any major controversies. Dole stated on Tuesday, “Today the American people in seven states chose the conservative they want to lead America, chose the conservative that they want in the White House, and all seven states chose Bob Dole...The only Tuesday that is going to be more super than this is Tuesday, November 5.” Buchanan threatens to run as a third party candidate In Toledo, Ohio, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan sent a clear message to Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kan.) and the GOP establishment: keep up the insults and I might spoil your party next fall. “If they keep slamming the door in your face and they tell your people you don’t want them, then you’ve got to think about what you’re going to do?” What people fear he might do is bolt the GOP and mount a third party candidacy, which might hurt the Dole campaign and divide the Republican Party. Still, he still maintains his loyalty to the party. GOP Watch is compiled by Laura Knapp BY MANDY STALLARD Special to the Phi So you thought you had fun at Mardi Gras? You should have seen the par- ties in Managua! Wild parties, drunken nights, and good times are what col- lege is all about. Most W&L students, not wanting to break the tradition just because school is out, flee to hot spots like Cancun or the Bahamas for break. One daring new professor, Cathy Cuppett, and our group of 15 W&L students managed to forego this cus- tomary wild week in order to do some- thing “better” over February break. Taking the reigns of responsibility, J enn Beam and Dave Foster led our group of “brigadistas” to Nicaragua for some crazy times of our own. “So what’s the night life like in Nicaragua?” you may be asking, as did one freshman brigadista, Sam Levine. After spending some time in a night- club in Managua, Nicaragua’s capital, sophomore Stefan Neumeister can tell you about his experiences with a former Miss Nicaragua. Race Cannon can show you some dance moves he learned to such Wild nights in Ilicaragua, The Rin -tum Phi March 15 1996 P wonderful sources of just about any- thing you could need, which became important to us after five days of not We were fortunate to have time to spend “seeing the sights”, visiting the beach, and were rewarded with a beautiful sland excursion at the end of the trip. was not in Manic Managua, however, but in the peaceful Acedades. We drove into the little town, where eager chil- dren awaited to catch sight of the “grin- what we could offer their impover- ished town. We came as more than just visitors. We came as “amigos” and “hermanos” that lived as they lived, ate what they ate (rice and beans), slept under their serene stars, awoke when they awoke (to roosters with no con- Nicaraguan favorites as “We Ain’t Gonna Take It” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” I, myself, can tell you about 38- year-old men who like blondes. Although fun and excitement permeated our trip throughout, what most of us would rather tell you about is what we did there and what it One 7//n/imifecl janning - $40.00 cept of time), and did for them as much as we were able. We worked hard all day, helping to build a lavandero and a school. We made friends and memo- ries to last a lifetime. The impression of the children, with their beaming innocent smiles and malnourished little bodies, will remain imprinted on our minds forever. The goodness of the people, their sense of community, and the happiness they held in their hearts despite their situation will remain permanently in our hearts as well. The excitement of the trip may fade over time, but our memories and the meant to us. Nicaragua has always been a hot bed of excitement, following years of military dictatorship and revolution. The world will be watching this presi- dential year to see if a new government can-take over peacefully so that stabil- ity may finally be established. The instability and poverty we found in Nicaragua are common among such Third World nations, but we’re quite a shock to us. Americans can’t quite grasp the concept of hotels with barbed wire, attack dogs, and guards carrying AK 47’s. Despite these few foreboding aspects, however, we found Managua beautiful and welcoming. The Managuan markets are an ex- citing world unto themselves, as you try to haggle in a language you can barely understand. The markets are will not. I may get to Mardi Gras on’ these breaks, and have a wonde time, but this trip will remain the mo ' meaningful and important experience of my life. having our luggage. .,( The most memorable part of the trip’ gos” and adults waited patiently to see+ impact we had on theirtiny communit M V up I V TEACH ENGLISH IN KOREA Positions available monthly. 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In this week’s issue of The Washington Post Maga- V zine journalist Liza Mundy suggests that VMI peer over their obstinate walls at its neighbor Washington and Lee University. While VMI continues to debate the admission of women, W&L is amidst a celebration of the first decade ,( of coeducation. In charge of this celebration is Decade, a group of women students, faculty, and admin- istration. “The purpose of Decade is to celebrate that we have been coeducated for ten years and also to recognize the contribution coeducation has made to the campus,” said senior Kelly del Campo, a member of the Decade Steering Com- mittee. The positive effect coeducation has had on if the university is clearly evident in admission trends. Ten years ago, W&L admitted 60% of its applicants; 45% of those students were ranked ‘the first quintile of their high school class. . st year, W&L had a 29% acceptance rate and 4» 0% of those students were ranked in the first ‘ quintile. Several college guide books describe W&L as progressing from the “Best Kept Se- cret of the South” to one of the most prestigious schools in the nation. But coeducation did much more than raise "I admission standards. “What it really did was give a necessary dimension to our university,” ~Chan, master «of pain Rumbles to U.S. theaters ‘IIIIIIIIIII prize as an incentive. The winner will be chosen not necessarily on talent but on popular appeal.” Decade is also looking into the possibility of said Professor Russell Knudson who is now in his third decade of teaching at W&L. “It brought in different ways of thinking, different perspectives, and different points of view. The campus was terribly monochro- matic before and coeducation brought an en- ergy, the kind of energy that comes from diversity.” When planning a calendar of events for the Decade celebration, the steering committee wanted to highlight this diversity and show how women have contributed to all aspects of university life. to a Decade fund that will establish a $250 award to be presented to a rising junior each year. Selected by co-ed panel of student lead- ers, the recipient will be a female student who demonstrates excellence in academics and extracurricular activities and inspires leadership in others. Some female students believe that the award is one of the only positive aspects of the Decade celebration because it is recog- nizing women’s academic achievements. “The Decade Committee seems to be illus- [n_]anuary’[he De- trating that women’s cade committee pre— m3}fl C0F_1C9TnS are pared a library display their physical appear- case on women in ath- ance and social activi- 1etics_ ties,” said Rachel This monththere is G0ddU- _ a display of artwork 5heP°1“t5°“th°W by university women on the second floor. Decade also sponsored several female guest lecturers and performers for the GHQ. Currently, Decade is planning a Battle of the Bands which will be held in conjunction with the spring carnival on May 24. “We wanted to plan an activity that the entire student body would enjoy,” explained Junior Megan Flohr who is in charge of the Battle of the Bands competition. “We had initially thought about reviving confetti’s, which were what the first class of women called the co-ed parties that they orga- nized, but there were problems concerning fund- in . gThe low cost of sponsoring a Battle of the Bands will allow us to offer a substantial cash sponsoring a “kissing booth” at the spring car- nival. Money collected from these events, as well as on-going T-shirt and bake sales, contributes KURT SUsoNG PHI MoviE REviEwER Rumble in the Bronx-79i"kfi' Rumble in the Bronx is Jackie Chan’s latest attempt to jump into the American market. After a few failed films in the eighties, this mega-star from the East decided to try once again. Like another Hong Kong export, John Woo, he is likely to fare much better the second time around. Chan plays Keung, who has just come across the Pacific to New York for his uncle’s marriage. But his uncle is also selling his grocery store in the Bronx to a successful Asian businesswomen, Elaine (Anita Mui), so Keung decides to stay around and help her transition into the business. This being the Bronx, Keung soon enough gets caught up in some gang warfare and stolen diamonds, all while befriending a crippled boy and his attractive older sister Nancy (Francoise Yip). The plot is a horrid mishmash of ideas, running in several different directions at once. At the same time, the characters are absurd caricatures and stereotypes, most of them not interesting in the slightest. But who cares? To be fair, Rumble in the Bronx is the type of film that movie reviewers and film critics have absolutely no business talking about. This movie could care less about character development, plot twists, camera angles or realistic dialogue. It has one purpose and one purpose only: to let Jackie Chan amaze us. Luckily, it does this very well. This film is all about Jackie Chan’s incredible athleticism and the fight choreography which demonstrates this superbly. Action stars come in a wide range of types: Van Damme uses a dancer’s quickness and grace, but Wesley Snipes relies upon pure, animalistic power and force. Jackie Chan is simply in a league all his own. He is more impressive than any of them, while moreover being unexpectedly clever. When you consider that he does all his own stunts, it would also be fair to call him braver than the rest of his American colleagues. In fact, be sure you sit through the credits at the end of the film, where out-takes show all the failed stunts. In some of them Chan seriously hurts himself, and many people are carried of the - set in stretchers. Apparently he acted in much of the film with a broken foot in a cast. #6 several of the events on the Decade calen- dar deal with eating, cooking, ad exercise an how the T-shirt design is a picture of women at a party. In response to opinions such as this and comments that the Decade events seem to celebrate women rather than coeducation, the Decade Committee sent out a newsletter to faculty and administration last week ask- ing for ideas on other activities to include. “Members from Women and Leader- ship, Women’s Forum, and Panhellenic have planned the event but it celebrates everyone and we want to include other organizations as well,” said del Campo. The coeducation celebration is not just about women. It is about W&L. Celebrate coeducation He Said... “Better Coeds than Dead- heads.” --Banner at the 1984 Mock Democratic Convention “Most girls are going to enroll here becaue this is Where the boys are.” --W&L Professor “Women are the most beautiful things God put on earth, but they’re so much messier than men.” --Big “John” Alexander W&L custodian. “I will truly miss the mystical all-male quality of W&L, but I am confident that admitting women is a postiive move, and one that will make W&L a stronger institution in the future.” —Co1e Dawson 1984 student But more than action, this film is also part comedy. Jackie Chan combines tremendous agility with humor and light——heartedness of physical comedian. Numerous reviewers have pointed out that he has more in common with Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin than with Van Damme or Steven Seagal, and I would completely agree. He is not afraid to lighte the tension of a violent sequence by fighting with all sorts of silly objects, from exploding mustard bottles to refrigerator doors. Although I am completely willing to dismiss Rumble in the Bronx's disastrous plot and character, there is one terrible mistake which is too obvious to let go unmentioned. The film supposedly takes place in New York, but it was actually filmed in British Columbia to cut costs. The result is that the location looks nothing like New York at all. In several sequences, we can see towering mountain ranges in the background, followed by a distant shot of the Manhattan skyline to remind us where this is suppose to occur. Oddly enough, there is nothing particularly important about setting the film in the Bronx; it is completely incidental to the action of the film. A'Ithough‘Ri'4mb‘le in Vancouver'l'acks some of the punch, it ; would have been a much less perplexing title. I On the whole, Rumble in the Bronx is not going to win any Oscars. But it doesn’t want to, anyhow. This film is simply a lot fun, and at the heart of it is Jackie Chan’s dynamic personality and excellent flair for action sequences. Rumble in the Bronx bodes well for the future of Jackie Chan’s American career. fifififi-Go by this as soon as it comes out on video. It is an instant classic. “You’ll laugh; you’ll cry; and maybe, just maybe, you’ll learn something about your- self.” 75757}-Go see this film now, while it’s still on the big screen. It’s woi1h a few Oscar nominations and the seven bucks you’ll pay if you see it outside Lexington. Overall, “Better than Cats!” 7375'-Okay, so there have been better films. Neverthe- less, it is a good exgmple of its genre, and you should probably see it on videotape. Still, probably “Better tharj Cats!” SQ’-It happens to be on HBO, and you’re blowing off tomorrow’sreading. Although your time would probably be better served on your education, its free and you’re bored, so go ahead and watch it. 0-Even if its free and your best friend said he never laughed harder, trust me, this one sucks. Don’t waste your time, or at least don’t waste it on this. (There’s always MTV) The teenage movies that Larry Clark really grew up with always struck him as curiously fictional. “They never used kids the right age, always actors playing younger. They make it a happy ending, or do something that doesn’t ring ,3 true,” Clark recalls. “It’s never real.” In his directories debut, Larry Clark has indeed defied the pattern of movies past — employing a host of actors barely past adolescence, ensuring an all but happily ever after ending — and just how “real” the resulting motion picture Kids is remains for its viewer to decide. Certainly the movie is based very solidly upon the grim adolescence the American inner city now offers its young. “This is a story that has to be written from the inside,” Clark decided when first considering the project that has produced Kids. “It needs to be written by a kid.” 4 And so to a kid he turned, to one Harmony Korine, whom he had met while practicing his skateboarding technique in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. Korine had introduced himself to Clark as a filmmaker and a writer, with a 35 page screenplay behind him, and he . now found himself presented with the challenge of capturing in print the young world of the American city. “I ’ve been waiting all my life to write this story,” Korine told Clark as he undertook the project. Three weeks later, the script was finished. Clark received the work with excitement, meanwhile, finding in the very V same park in which he and Korine had first met kids who seemed perfect for the parts the script created. A year’s setback followed, however, as the forces of able to get the film I wanted.” The film that stems from Clark’s steadfast belief is a fictional drama covering 24 compelling, violent, powerful and yet typical hours in the everyday lives of four teenagers V. 4 ,, producers Gus Van Sant, Michael ambers and Patrick KIDS CINDIE YOUNG I’/anilzlarellaa Ed co-£rlpduc_e:'(s lCatpy Kograda Christine ***1/2 ac an an uren aznic s ow y com me . PHI FEATURES EDITOR Some 75 kids were eventually were assembled to act within the movie, with a core cast of about 40 actors. SCALE; “I always wanted to make the teenage movie that I felt “I know what I was doing because I know what I wanted 8' America never made,” director Larry Clark admits. the film to be,” Clark says, “and I just believed I would be **** Like, orgasmic and the circles within which they move. *,§* The film is so convincing that the audience member might well forgetwhat the are watchin is not actuall real. “Some people ask me if Kids is a dgocumentary. yThey Pretty good can’t believe it’s scripted and acted, but it is,” Clark says. If the movie itself is engaging, its power lies not just as **1/2 much in the reflection it provokes in its audience. The controversy that has surrounded this movie, earning I511’: ANYTHING it an NC-17 rating amidst a storm of praise and criticism. All this talk doesn’t really upset Clark, though. “Maybe else playing? it will start a dialog, you know. That would be good, between parents and their kids. Maybe they’ll talk about ‘kfi some things that, you know, maybe they don’t normally talk about.” If nothing else, Kids promises much to consider. “These kids aren’t stylish, pretty or terribly expressive,” Not recommended critic Janet Maslin writes. “But they are frighteningly *7 familiar. You could find their counterparts on any New _ York comer, and if you see Kids, you’ll never look at them Insulting in the same way again.” The SAB will present Kids Friday, March 15, and N0 STARS Saturday, March 16, in the Troubadour Theater; there will be a 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. showing both nights. Entrance will be PURE CRAP free, but seating will be limited. ALEX CHRISTENSEN PHI STAFF WRITER Kids is probably the hardest-to-review film of the year. It’s hard because Kids aspires to a lot by exploring the lives of some New York kids who are especially repellent. You can’t like them. You can barely sympathize with them. It’s easy to say that that is the whole point of the film, but it’s too easy. In this explanation, the makers ofKr'ds, Larry Clark, a photographer turned director, and Harmony Korine, the screenwriter who wrote the film while not yet out of high school, are showing us this film to show us that our society is creatingthese people who have no moral center, no concept of the future, no reason to act like anything other than the animals they treat others as. It’s an absolute trip to hell. I have also been sayingthat I would never want to see itagain, since it was so jarring and repulsive. But lately I have begun to reconsider the part about never seeing it again. I have realized that these kids are not just characters in a cheap, documentary-style morality tale, but they get under your skin after a time. Telly, played by Leo Fitzpatrick, who also contributed to the storyline, is an unforgivably horrible kid, no one you’d want to know, but after seeing the film, you feel you do know him. It’s unpleasant that you could get to know someone like that so well. It’s fun escapism when it’s Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. But when Clark and Fitzpatrick show you the inner workings of Telly, you can’t just stop shuddering when you e makin ..........The movie step out of the theater and go have ice cream (or, like, Kool Aid). It’s not a fun, icy scare, but a deep, chest-centered, emotional reaction. Justin Pierce as Casper, Telly’s friend, is a lost kid. He seems to have the feelingthat he’s missing the party, and we want to tell himthat this is just the best party to miss that there ever will be, but in the end, there’s no other direction for him to go. I mean, there is, of course. Anyone could tell you what it is. But there are no signifiers in Casper’s life that would give him the hint. He probably wouldn’t take it anyway. So why is he the most likable character in the film (besides the little kid who loves Jesus Christ)? There’s no answer. You can run the movie over and over in your head and find every reason to hate the boy. But finally, you smile when remembering him. Jennie is the third unforgettable character. She seems to be the only one who has a conscience, a hope. Chloe Sevigny plays Jennie almost as a victim of that hope. It victimizes her, then leaves her. The only character who dared to look beyond her surroundings is the first to feel the conse- quences. But Jennie is not an innocent victim. No one in this film is. Maybe that’s what makes it hard to shake. As audiences, we are used to having a hero to do battle with the forces of evil. This film is ambivalent, realistic, truthful about characters who have not had the luck to be written for such a clear-cut film. Finally, a word about the idea that the film is cheap exploitation of children. I can’t agree with this, but I can certainly understand where that sentiment comes from. There’s nothing in this film that young kids should see. Get it?! OCR::/Vol_095_096/WLURG39_RTP_19960315/WLURG39_RTP_19960315_004.2.txt PAGE 4 Ellie Ring-tum lfllii The Student Voice of Washington and Lee Founded September 18, 1897 Journalism’s invisible choices In today’s political climate, journalists, whether in print or broadcast, are vilified as cold-hearted, aggressive, liberal and amoral individuals. James Fallows recently authored a book entitled Why Americans Hate the Media. The answer is simple: Americans hate the media because they do not perceive the media doing anything ethical or anything worthwhile. Instead, they see journalists grab for the lowest and basest common denominator. The prime example of this was the O.J. Simpson trail, a trail that both attracted and sickened many Americans at the same time. Surely, journalists cannot be all that bad, but they can do better. This weekend’s Journalism Ethics Institute, which is sponsored by the W&L Journalism Department, certainly could be a start. Institutes like these bring forth issues such as confidentiality and invasion of privacy that journalists might not think about on a daily basis. When deadlines cut close, editors and reporters mustmake quick decisions, and ethics gives them a framework from which to work. It allows them to consider the implications of their decisions and who will be affected by them. Besides, as journalists, we don’t write for ourselves. We provide information to the public as a service. It only makes sense that we think about the consequences of our decisions. If we don’t, then we are being irresponsible and not fulfilling our obligations to the readers. Of course, not every decision that we make will make readers happy nor will it always make us happy. What counts is the careful weighing of the ethical decisions and having the ability to make the tough choices. Readers need to know that they can trust us and that we will make at least a fair decision even if they don’t agree with it—whether that involves publishing a controversial article or dealing with anonymous sources. The moment we stop asking, “What is the right thing to do?”, that is the moment we forfeit our responsibility as journalists and our right to call ourselves journalists. If we don’t take heed the notion ‘ of public service that’journalisrn'req‘uires and the ethical decisions that are involved, then we really can’t complain when we are hated by the public. It only means that we’re not doing our jobs. -- M.H. Quote of the Week “Ah, signs of spring... a couple of Thetas jogging down my road in very short shorts.” -- Students commenting on the gifts of spring. @112 mug-him lfllii Executive Editors Fmily Baker, Dan Odenwald Associate Editor Michael Hewlett News Editor Christine Gamavish Editorial Page Editor Hillary C00mbS Sports Editor 591'" B00l Y 1- 1'9 HEMP Till” 5» u&L fR0T55'5°3S were gcczurrucr i 7 ‘fir 3-7 V R”: I sound eco-threa I r countries don’t merit the same criti- cism that the United States receives, despite the fact that they cause many of environmentalists’ pet peeves, such as rainforest destruction or the popula- tion explosion. (When was‘ the last time you saw Midwestern farmers tak- ing their John Deeres to dense patches of rainforest? More seriously, when was the last time Virginia performed forced abortions against Western in order to adhere capitalist cul- —-T -T-— to a restrictive ture, twisting _ o n e - c h i l d tfgcstziand events ofyou guys out policy?) political, Sale even not scientific, there aproblem finds a way to purposes. Atone point, he argues that evidence of environmental deterioration “shows us that sumptions upon which the mod- ern urban-in- dustrial edifice of Western cul- ture rests are er- roneous and highly danger- ous.Anecologi- cally harmoni- ous paradigm r-the,,:.basic;~.as.- with your manhood lately? Well, the en- vironmental move- menihas now come gallogiingfo your res- cue to proclaim that unseen toxic man- made chemicals that act like human hor- mones are the prob- lem. blame the Bush administration for the environ- mental damage caused by the Persian hundreds of oil wells set on fire in the Middle East. Maybe the fact that the Ira- qis started the war and burned the oil wells doesn’t matter to him. And you can Gulf ' War, citing the. shift is going to require a total A reorientation of the thrust of Western culture.” What is this evidence he praises? In one instance, he cites the 1989 scare revolving around Alar, the preserva- tive put on apples to enhance their shelf life. What he doesn’t tell you is that the charges of Alar’s carcinogenic effects were quickly refuted, but not before the hoax cost Washington apple growers millions of dollars. Ironically, the same company that promoted the Alar scare, Fenton Communications, now promotes the sperm scare men- tioned above (with apparentlyjas little scientific integrity). Somehow Eastern and Third World forget any at- tempt to encour- age environmentalists to recognize good news about progress on the envi- ronment. Moderate Newsweek colum- nist Robert Samuelson presented much of this evidence in an April 10, 1995 article titled “The Rise of Ecorealism ’ .” Samuelson notes that air is much cleaner now than it was just several years ago. Between 1982 and 1992 (under the same Reagan and Bush ad- ministrations that environmentalists love to vilify), the number of Ameri- cans living in counties that failed fed- eral air-quality standards dropped by half. While smog warnings were is- sued in East Coast cities on 39% of the days when the temperature rose above 90 degrees in 1988, warnings occurr , on only 14% of such days in 1993. Samuelson states that acid rain is‘ “declining and neverwas as dangerous as claimed.” In 1970, U.S. industrial’ plants and factories released 28 mil- lion tons of sulfur dioxide, the cause of a acid rain, into the atmosphere. By the year 2000, this will have dropped to 9 million tons, even though use of coal to generate electricity has doubled. In 1991, a ten year government study concluded there was “no evidence of a general or unusual decline of forests in the United States or Canada due to acid rain.” Furthermore, while environmen- talists had warned that 50% of lakes would be acidic, only 4% actually were. it Most stunningly, forestation in the United States is now greaterthan it has ever been. In the mid 19th century, about 35% of Vennont, Massachu- ' setts, and Connecticut was forest land; ‘ today the figure is 59%. Western Eu- ' rope also has 30% more forest than it did 50 years ago. Environmentalists sensationalize news and promote a crisis mentality in order to justify increased government Gr regulation and control, despite the fact that business has shown extraordinary ability to develop environmentally safe innovations. As an example, a Boeing 757 burns 30% less fuel per passenger It mile than the previous gzneration of Boeing jets. Alarrnist environmental rhetoric now presents one of the greatest obstacles to real scientific progress on environmen—~t tal issues, and condemnation is the knee- jerk response for all those who criticize this sensationalism. Dubious theories like global warming and the ozone hole now are promoted as fact, despite grow- _ ing scientific evidence contradicting these notions. It’s time for government to adopt sensible environmental policies that recognize regulations’ costs and ben- efits and look for the most efficient way to solve problems, and it’s time for relentlessly pessimistic environ- mentalists to adopt a more productive and scientific approach. 7 How I learned to hate the media ‘F THE FAR MIDDLE Alex Christensen I hate the media. Perhaps you do, too? I must admit that I used to think that some conservatives who complained about the liberal bias in the media were paranoid, or just bitter about their defeats and looking for someone to blame, but now I see it very differently. I mean, certainly the press has no obligation to be stupid or silent when a candidate says something outrageous, or false, or even silly. And certainly the complaints about coverage of Pat Buchanan are just spurious. Every campaign stop has him saying, “I’m a man who means what he says, my friends,” but whenever the press reports something stupid he said, he explains how he didn’t really. say it, and the press just doesn’t like him. That’s not bias, it_’s rising to the bait, and the press doesn’t have much else to do. But watching the 1996 Republican presidential nomination race has left me almost completely disgusted with the way the news is delivered to me. Just for a little disclaimer here, what you are listening to is, in fact, just another conservative whining about the media, but I think I have a bit of a different slant, a bit of a different reason for my disgust. Just one more disclaimer: I am a Forbes supporter who thinks that he got a raw deal from the media, so I’m especially bitter now, on the day after he left the race. So here’s my take on it: you see, while I do think that the media has a bit of a liberal bias, I don’t see that as their main problem. I’ve come to expect it, and I sort of mentally excise it from all of the news reports I see or read. So the bit of a problem it is becomes a minor annoyance. But the whole nature of the coverage has become such that any candidate with an idea is driven from the race by a pack of howling media hounds. Former candidate Dick Lugar said part of it at a forum in New Hampshire when he was asked why he didn’t think his campaign was getting much attention. “I’m out running a great campaign with some real ideas, but I can’t get any of you folks to cover it.” The press makes a summary judgment about candidates before the starting gun goes off, and can almost never be persuaded to change it. Now, of course these judgments are inevitable to some extent. There are clearly major and minor candidates, but some deliberation needs to go into it. I’ve heard pundits saying over and over that Lugar’s messages “don ’t seem to be resonating”—— what the hell does that mean? I’ll give you a hint. Nothing. What really happened is Jim and Sue Media were drinking in a bar and said, “Get rid of the IRS? Is he serious? That’ll never happen!” Then they went home and went to sleep and never thought about little Dickie Lugar again. They did this just before Dick Lugar announced his candidacy for the presidency! I hate the media. Which brings us to Steve Forbes. Steve Forbes was the slam-bang action hero of this campaign. The press tried to do the same thing to him they did to Lugar. They said, “Flat tax, schmat tax,” and went fishing. But Forbes fought back. He took on all comers. He knew why he was for what he was for, and he pounded on that message so hard that he actually made himself a contender. Now, you can say he was just trying to “buy the election,” but then the question becomes from whom? The press! If you can’t get coverage with new ideas, or substantial backing from top party officials, or even, in the case of Lu gar, both of those and a three- term Senate career, what can you do? Buy the election. It’s the only way to go. So instead of abusing the political system with his hard cash, what Forbes was really doing was showing the ,5‘ American people one of the most essential problems with the way the press works. It’s essentially the same thing he did politically for the New York primary, opening it up to more than just one candidate, looking the establishment and telling , them to do something to themselves that I can’t adequately express in a family newspaper. Then the press got evil. They couldn’t get him by ignoring him, because he started to go places with his money and his ideas. So they jumped on the ideas, willy nilly. They found establishment ’‘ Republicans who had been for the flat tax the day before Forbes’s numbers went up and became their mouthpiece. They ran debunking stories about the flat tax, when the month before, their editorial pages had been filled with thoughtful articles 1 entitled, “Time for a flat tax?” with little boxes inside that said, “Analysis.” They did all of this to Steve Forbes because he had not been previously approved by them. They did it until they had eliminated every candidate with an idea, in fact, except Pat Buchanan, whose ideas and supporters are loopy already, and guess who was standing? Bob Dole. Now there’s not one candidate in the race who believes a word he says. J I hate the media. ‘V I l 1‘, OCR::/Vol_095_096/WLURG39_RTP_19960315/WLURG39_RTP_19960315_005.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, March 15, 1996 OPINION I Tlow to pick your FD dream date GREEN LAND Betsy Green Fancy Dress is only a week away. It Your reaction to that statement tells me a lot about you. If you threw down your newspaper in rage and disgust, you probably don’t have a date yet, think FD is no fun, and see no reason for me to bring up the stupid thing, "which you don’t want to go to anyway and could I help you find a date? If you’re still reading, rage free, it could be for one of two reasons. 1: You have a date. 2: You are a guy. FD "‘ is the biggest social event of the year, but you’d never know it from the lack of urgency with which the typical W&L guy goes about finding a date. In spite of this trend, I am willing to wager that 3 there people out there reading this—— guys and girls both who would like some advice on how to find a date. A good date. First of all, for God’s sakes, go out! See! Be seen! Do not just stand around with a group of your friends talking about how much you wish you had a date and how men/women suck. Do you honestly believe that FD Date will think, “Wow, I want to ask that pa- It thetic person!” Prove how much fun you can be by actually having fim. If this seems like a challenge to you, then you have problems greater than any I can solve. Keep in mind the realities of FD when considering the sort of person you’d like to go with. l’ve heard many a story about guys finding dates like than an organized treatise on FD. If I can’t get away with it in a term paper, maybe I can do it here.) l’ve heard the decorations described as surreal, and considering the state the average ballgoer is in, that sounds ordering from a catalog. Do you really want to spend a weekend with someone that you know nothing about other than “Blonde, not too tall?” I like more informationabout asweaterI’mbuy- ing, and I don’t have to talk to it at dinner. So before you decide to go with your big b r o t h e r ’ s girlfriend’s roommate’s lab CC “Blonde, not too tall?” I like more informa- tion about a sweater I’m buying, and I don’t have to talk to it at dinner. So be- fore you decide to go with your big brother 3 girlfriends roommate’s lab part- like a good way to go. But as always, I have some other ideas for possible future FD themes. One of them is even another c h i 1 d r e n ’ s book. —Charlie and the Choco- late Factory. I honestly think this would be cool. Fountains of chocolate, a glass elevator, partner, think for ners for a grass made Of a minute. What ' sugar. Phi ex- aboutthat girl you minute‘ ecutive editor eat lunch with ev- Emily Baker ery day who’s fun expressed un- and doesn’t have a date yet? Hello? The theme this year sounds pretty cool. (By the way, in case you haven’t figured it out yet, this is kind of a stream 0’ consciousness deal, rather NATIONAL PARKS HIRING tudents Needed! Tour guide, instructor, ifeguard, hotel staff, firefighter+ volunteer . nd government positions available at National arks. Excellent benefits + bonuses! For utdoor Employment Program call: (206) 71-3620 ext.N53421 qualified enthusiasm for edible deco- rations. Freshmen without dates would be forced to be Oompaloompas. And if your date turns out to be irritating, maybe she’ll turn into a giant blue- berry. ——Night In Jail. Guests would be fingerprinted upon entering the ball. Concrete floors and urinals complete the decor. Hard cots would be avail- able for weary dancers to rest on. _A Very CadaverFD. W&L’sinfa- mous Cadaver Society would provide the decorations for this predictable yet mysterious ball. . —Inside Your Sock Drawer. You thought A Mad Tea Party was sur- real... —Cats! W&L salutes this long- running musical by filling the gym with huge trash cans, balls of yarn, and a litterbox motif in the bathrooms. —FD: AmazingBut True. Asalute to East Lex, complete with kegs, NASCAR merchandise, and Lexington’s most extensive collection of pornography. —Mock Con 11. Let’s keep all of the red, white, and blue decorations from this month’s other big event. The money we’d save would make for one ragin’ bar. —Gangsta ’sParadise. A theme that the typical W&L student will be just as receptive to as he will be to the Coolio concert. Expect to see a lot of townies. ——What Do You Care? You’re Drunk? Sure I suggested this theme in last year’s column, but what do you care? You were drunk. PAGE 5 Fancy Dress Specials 76 77aZax;ga Shrimp Scampi - $12.95 Chicken Marsala - $10.95 Served with salad or soup and garlic bread Group Take-out Dinners - You .01‘. GENERAL NOTES OCTAA meeting Attend an OCTAA-On Campus Talking about Alcohol-program Sunday, March 17 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 113 of the University Center. OCI‘AA teaches students how alcohol affects their body based on quantity/frequency choices, to estimate their biological risk for al- cohol related problems and to make low-risk drinking choices. Call 462- 4501 to sign-up for this nonjudgemental, research-based program. EC petitions \ Petitions for class officers and EC representatives will be avail- able in are due at the mandatory meeting for all candidates at 5 p.m. Monday, Mar. 18 in the EC office. Candidate speeches for class of- ficers and EC representatives will be held on Tuesday, Mar. 19 in Commerce School 221. Dance lessons Come to the Fairfax Lounge from 6 p.m. to whenver Monday and Tues- day for dance lessons from Frank Roupas. This is the last chance. Live Drive Live Drive is now available at W&L from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night. Anyone interested in being a volunteer driver, please call 463- 6371. Anyone interested in becom- ing involved with the program, please come to Payne 2 Tuesday night at 7:30. Call 462-4055 for more information. Film Society The Washington and Lee Stu- dent Activities Board and the Film Society are pleased to announce co-sponsorship of the controver- sial film KIDS (USA, 1995), di- rected by Larry Clark. Please note that KIDS will be screened twice nightly, at 7 :00 and 9:00 PM on Friday 15 March and Saturday 16 March in the Trouba- dour Cinema, at the comer of Main and Henry Streets. There is no charge for admission. CDPO news There will be an internship work- shop for those interested in getting internships in the communications field on March 20th at 4:30 p.m. in the Career Development Office. There will be a career focus workshop on Thursday, March 21st at 4 p.m. in Room 114 of the Uni- yersity Center. 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