OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961101/WLURG39_RTP_19961101_001.2.txt Clhiz ‘fling-tum Iflhi JMUEQ G. LE‘i’BU."~lN LIBRARY WASill:\'t.’.lTON & LEE UNNEfl8lT‘§' i..5.'.. l "'TON,\/A M MF'l*}il-I if "' ‘«‘"L.:"l;.' ~44. R .3 VOLUME _,98. NUMBER 1 0 WASHINGTON 8: LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 1 , 1 996 In G U W ' I I i - N I ht OTES goa in sig BY KELLEY Tomas Board Chooses New Rector: PHrSrAi=i=Wiu1Ea 1‘ The Washington and Lee Board of Trustees chose J. Frank . Surface, Jr., a member of the class of 1960, to succeed its The United Way of LexingtOn—Rockbridge current rector, A. Steven Miles, Jr. County has reached 60 percent of its fundraising Surface served as president of the student body and co~ 80111 Since its kick-Off 1658 than two months ago. captain of the basketball team during his years at W&L and “We have had amazing Support from every- ¢ wasa member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Beta Theta Pi. He One,” EX€Cl1liV8 Director Jeri Schaff Said, “from is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of retirees to employee groups to companies to the Community Resource Systems Inc. Surface has been a universities.” member of the Board of Trustees since 1995 and was previ- All facets of the Washington and Lee commu- ously a member of the Alumni Board of Directors. rnity support the United Way, Schaff said. V d “The faculty and staff at W&L are outdoing Photo by Anne Alvord Tro u b a d 0 r C e | e b rates E | ecfio n S: thegfilfieosrgglsigfiggnssgréejig-finding new ways Author Dinesh D‘Souza, author of The End of Racism, spoke at Lee Chapel last Tuesday. The Film Society will commemorate the 1996 elections - bd - _ J - - . y with the showing or sob a comie.poimc.ai :.‘.’.::::‘:. iiofit; ;‘:P.*;:.fé‘:;g.:S:.?. D Souza makes impression on listeners rr dirleicted by Tl(l'iI1fRl(l)(bl3lIlS. Rtobbitrtis plays a right-wingHr)ebel donates an of its proceeds_ At g;n[‘1‘;;‘i“‘I; ‘:1::‘Ser?ato5r‘,';gc°;'nV:’P;’i Sn 3:}: e5el‘e’c°t§’(;‘l:l"°" 3 ‘ era E h I i 3 in a s time‘; Kappa NEWS ANALYSIS claims. l’ve never thought he was a bigot, as some have _ , . appa amma also onates the BY DAN ODENWALD suggested, but I was convinced he was off base. Well Showings Wlll be at 7.30 p.m. on November 1 and 2 at the money they 7 raise durin S ma be not ’ in I Tr°“b3d°r Cinoma- Admission is free’ bu‘ contributions 3” Sigma Chi ’s “Derby Days’g’ Pm “FF WRITER 1); Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth he speaks welcome‘ , in tho Spring. The firstthinglnoticed was his white socks. Yes,his very cogently and makes a compelling argument. Is “VMI is not as quick '35 white socks. affirmative action the most insidious form of racism? « B‘-‘Mme’ 5 Peaks °" K'°='“‘-"= W-3%.‘: . ~ . :°**:.:‘ ..”*.':::';.‘3. ‘;:ri.Bii:.*;'.:*::: 32:: ‘:.§:.%,g.:::."::*.;*.f:':::;:$°:;°i2:’ 333513323 Followels of Klezmqmlisic’ an Offspring 0-f nineteenth fzziiculty Eniifizh ”ge slgm wan suppo om e . %/er); appropriate for someone who marches to the beat without the paternalistic hand-outs of whites. Is there Conturl’ E35‘ Europenn Yiddish culture, will enjoy a legture The United way-s goal of $180,000 supports of a different drummer. any such thing as structural racism? Institutional rac- and muslc presematlon on .Monday’ November 4' . The 18 programs and organizations that served over D’Souza is author oflllebral Education and the End ism? Pleasures Of Klezmel Musldz Sponsqred hi’ the. rehglon 10 0001oc3l resldonrslast year In 1997 $25 000 ofRacism—two very controversial books which have D’Souza asks the tough questions. He introduces ' department’ “'1” be g1Ve.n by &L Sc‘°n°edl.'bm.“a" , ‘Wm go to the Rockbridge Aréa Free C’]inic’and stunned the politically correct world. His first book complexity tothe issue. Toooften, the argumentsinthis rBl:]ckmer. The lecture will be in Northen Au itorium at . 0 $29,000 to the Rockbridge Area Relief Associa- slams the trends toward diversity and r3ulti—cul3:rztilism <1:/fbate I8;r8thC§)li2Zh€d indtjhe ei§iot1i(onal giegoric ofhDr. " , . . . ' ~ ' " ' 't';' t rac- rt r' so.’ auns Anyone intereswim more mf°rma"°"°" K‘€Zm°“““S'° “°’~‘r'i.. ,.......,,.r., or ii... funds will support . 12.3 ‘i’§n'3?f.'§§.i§‘;2‘J§.§Z‘§§.i .i.‘?..lfi‘§‘?§‘. upfiéiievis that iii‘ illgfiagi oi’"§.Zl'i..g°?$? 3.“. lailiguageouozf :ociaI 0’ Otyertypes Ofethmc mus": may See Blackmer Swebpagfas varlory of groups including Arc of Rockbridge the goals of a liberal education are lost, and the free- science and academia. I _ . s 1‘ h"P‘//www'w1:b'led‘1:/"hblaCl(m;/k§ez/ and httpfl County, a retarded citizens association; scout doms of speech and thought are imperiled. He also Iwouldn’t say my opinions about racism, affirma- www.wIu.edu/~ ac me./musics. tm . ‘mops’ 4_H afldrhepockhddge Regional Lil,rary_ lgelieves tha‘tj those who seek to end rtacitsr3,lacttiitz;1]lly iiv‘;=.acdtic>trki1,ormulgi-Eylturalisrngririecessarilychanged. _ . ave aveste interest in seeing it perpe ua e , es ey n ee , ey pro a y aren’ , u encourage you 0 Adams Presents COUOQUIUITIZ For more information on how to support me be without a cause. . read.D’Souza’s.work. Inthe age of Louis Farrakhan and Assistant professor Edward Adams of rho w&L English . United Way, ca1[463.4482_ _ When I wandered into Lee Chapel on Wednesday David Duke, his intellectual approach IS a much wel- ‘ department will present “‘A Walking Moral’: Wordsworth, night, I fully expected to take exception to D Souza s comed change. Virgil, Meredith, and Trevelyan” for followers of a series of colloquia sponsored by the department recently. , . . . ’ Adams teaches nineteenth century British literature arid S -or-trt r ' ,‘ has a Ph.D. from Yale University. The lecture will be held in I V = Payne 21 on Thursday, November 7 at 4:00 p.m. The public ’ ' ' ...................... Halloween provides opportunity _h S B Law School Solves Mysteries: for interaction with community Wit A Asymposium on “The Future of the Unincorporated Firm” h th d th .. K will attempt to clear up the mysteries surrounding The Re— BY C- E Mm-ER gisgegggrcsfisocinnoi on ecan y ga _ 0 1%]: 1[;:M x:/JADLKIZWSVEDITOR vised Uniform Partnership Act. Corporate and legal scholars PHI STAFF WRITER ‘ ‘ -r The loéal"Chilaren isérédéd dawn‘ ih "5 ‘ ’ I SEA“ will .d1.ScuSS the drastic changes made'lb7HLh°i°a9t;'whlCh Iflwerestill11,thiswouldbethe day ‘large and small groups, ohhoing and Lastyear,iiwasBreakdancing, Ki$ V"g1maa.d°pted' Thewashmgton and Le? Umvlemty 0:1 to end all days. November 1, the day ahhing at the assortment of candy pro- and spiked hair, 'I‘his year, it is Disco, ii of Law Wm Sponsoigle fivoipan Sfimgoigfi’ ac/).ng MD t .6 after Halloween, the day when school vided by local buisnesses. _ high school students. This is the first F]eetwoodMacandbellbottoms. 'lhat’s Washmgpn & Lee W ewew an t ‘"3 Ur mmg avls lunch meant Mr. Goodbars, and hard as Lambda Xi Alpha gets into the busi_- year for such an event._ Rockbridge right; as the rest of the civilized world Foundation. , . ,, . rock gum. The day we spent our recess ness of spooks and frights to benefit County Community Service board, and races toward the 21st century, W&L is The Future of the Unmcorporated Flrm W1“ take P 12-we trading candy. Those were the days. Untied Way. Each year the fraternity the Lexington Police approached the In- falling back by decades, Frldfay’ November 15. at m: Iii” S.ch°01'f The mqmlrfig Halloween doesn’t go unnoticed in puts on a huanted house. This was the terfraternity Council with the idea of with the success of last years 80’s ‘ Eisizloargsvtllgeigégggsfieggn °wi1lglz;t£:SS:n rrégnggibyllittieg Lexington. This small town goes all out. 17th ‘annual Lambda Haunted _House. havingone of the fraternities help with theme, the Student Activity Board has * ’ . . g P Washington and Lee University students Admission was .75 cents per child, and the project. decided to turn back the clock even far- of new firms to thlrd parties’ use it as a chance to serve the commu- all the money is donated to United Way. We volunteered, because it is a nice rherand ofiera“70’s Dance Party” with nity. Many houses and dorm rooms were “We_ decorate each room in the base- community _ service project,” Said T.J. rho hand Gran Torino kicking out those Symphony Opens Season: litup by jack-o-lantemlights and strewn merit differently, keeping some things Griffin, senior. great 70’s hits, The University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra will with fake cobwebs. Downtown had its from years past and adding new stuff FIJI opened their house to the stu- students arm’: required to go home ‘ open its 1996-97 season on Saturday, November 9 at 8 p.m. own witch and many of the business each time,” said Greg Metz, sophomore. dents who were looking forafun place to and dig through their parents closets in in rho Lenfesr conic; decorated their storefronts. “This is a really popular event that raises be on Halloween night. They decorated, or-dor to partake of this event, but with a The 75 member orchestra, under the direction on Wash- The annual Zollman’s Halloween money for a great cause.” . and offered entertainment and snacks for oosturneadmissionisfree. Forthosewho ington and Lee University associate professor of music, Barry party was Wednesday night. Shag band Each year there are funny things that the students. . anetoo squearmsh to give uptheir khakis H. Kolman, is made up of talented students and local residents played to a delighted crowd. Many stu- happen with the children who gothrough. Chi—Omega carved Jack-o-lantems for for benbottonm’ ihcoostwrllbe $3 at the q joined by outstanding local musicians. Orchestra member- dents dressed up for the occasion. lvletz cites an experience he viewed dur- halloyyeen. They put them out a week door_ ship is open to the public. Anyone interested may contact Thursday afternoon offered students ing last year shouse. There was this one ago. We usually put them out before “Everyone atw&Lloves any op; olman at 463-8856. the O rtunit to ecome invo ve in a . i w o ecame rea y scare uring e aren s wee en , u 1 was ear y is rtunit to at resse in cos umes, K ppo'yb ‘Id jykdhb ll_d.d thP t’ kdbtt ‘lth po'ygd d t community tradition. The Lexington tour, and ranoutthebackinto hismother’s year, and people started smashing the SA]; committee member Eri . Downtown Association organizes trick- arms. Then after he had calmed down he last night,” said Amanda Bradford, jun- Harrison said, “Last year, the 80’s Groups Offer Sup°rt' . or-treating at many ofthe local business went up to his friend in line and said it ior. ” dance was so much fun and we ex- ‘' Aoonfidennal 5"PPo1't gTo“P W1” SW1 moe"n8Wo°k1Yf°1' in the downtown area. The local school wasn’tscary at all and he couIdn’twaitto Halloween provided an opportunity cc: this to be as much, if not more . . _ _ , P Wasnlngton and Leo “’o_'non Wno n3V° °XP°”en°od_5°x“a1 children dress up and walk around the go back in. for many student and organizations to fun_” assault/abuse at anytimeintheirlives. Each rriembersigns an downrwon aroa, Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) also helped become involved with the community. SojumpinyourVWBugandjointhe agreement of oonfldonflallty fit the firs‘ m°onn8- _ Kappa Alpha Theta helps the com- the local community by hosting a sub- Sometimes thebest treatsare those given funwcdnesday,November6from9-12. A 5"PPo“ 8ro"P W1“ begin for Women Who 3‘? doollng munity out by taking those children stance free Halloween "party for local with a helping hand. - d with binge eating, binge/purge eating or very restricted eat- ing. If you are facing any of these problems in your life, you are invited to join this confidential group which meets weekly. Please call Carol Calkins, the Counseling Service secre- tary at 8590 or the Student Health Service at 8401 to learn of 1 times and locations. — compiled by Peggy Stuntz I 0 . _, A - 8 ‘. 4th” and Cistreets, ~ . * ’ihl”hetsofmoriei‘bein ’ , .__. _ _ ~ 6 wd,,° afidépigpamd for s_hi)l)ping§Vp:sliIfor center ,,u§t.,_1?e_Iephiant;:Cu{r¢nt‘exl;2b- -- “ ' shop where youcanbuybagsof shredded . ‘d Eyes _'Science:; Illustrating Natgsral I» >OPiNioN Betsy Green freaks out about graduating. Election Issue wrap-ups. I P FEAT U R E S k The CDPO can help you realize your dream ' job or internship. Cultures converge in the International House. Phi Eta Sigma, honors the achievements of the class of 1999. P S P 0 RT S ‘ ' “ Generals hold off Sewanee on the grid—iron, 24-21. ' Women’s soccer shuts out Randolph-Macon in ODAC quarterfinal match, 5-0. Vol- , leyball team continues to de- vour ODAC opponents. OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961101/WLURG39_RTP_19961101_002.2.txt PAGE 2 The Seniors and OPINION The Ring-tum Phi, NOVEMBER 1, 1996 ‘fl I GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 Last Thursday I entered into a reality I’m not quite ready for. I ordered my grfiduation announce- ments, cap and gown. I guess it’s official now. I’m really a senior, and I’m really graduating. If you’re a senior too, you know how weird it is. Beingaseniorchanges yourout- look on everything. Every little thing about W&L and Lexington seem sacred. This feeling will probably only get worse as June 5 gets closer. Right now, I’m over- whelmed by the beauty of the Col- onnade through fog. I love seeing familiar faces on the hill. By spring term, I’ll probably feel equal nos- talgia for the library, Watson Pa- . vilion and Woods Creek. The pros- pect of buying a blue book will I have me awash in a flood of senti- - mental tears. I just keep thinking that soon all I ofthe thingsl do here I’ll be doing ,1 for the last time. Soon, we seniors , will have to face our last Christmas ; in Lexington, our last FD, our last “Being a student is what I ’ve done since six. Now we all have to figure out some- thing else.” PE classes and our last finals. It’s 2 a wonder we don’t spend all of our i time at The Palms in a big group hug. This summerAshley LaForge l and I practiced clinging to the col- umns of the Colonnade so they can’t make us graduate. . long, we’ll see more and more se- . niors latching on. ‘ ' i * ' 0 Before Incidentally, how much does it the real world suck that we had to pay $28 for our graduation costumes? Since I might wear it for a total of four hours, it hardly seems like a good investment. In fact, I’m pretty sure I have the sheer white one Iwore in high school wadded up in a comer of my mom’s house. A little black spray paint, and I’ll be good to go. Anyway, I have a suggestion. As soon as the caps and gowns come in, let’s start wearing them all the time to class. Relaxing at home. Not only will we start a hip new trend, but it will be money well spent. Who’s with me? Actually, it’s the time after the caps and gowns, after the cham- pagne and sheepskin that I think freaks us out the most. Being a student is what l’ve done since I was six. Now we all have to figure out something else. Graduate school, for some us, is no longer a track to a brilliant career so much as a way to delay one. I remember when I was a fresh- man, I was as certain of my future plans as any eighteen year-old can . be in all my shining ignorance. Now who knows? One thing’s for sure though —— we seniors are try- ing to find out. Most of us have “Job Search” notebooks, and not only do we have a complete, up-to- date resume, we have then with us at all times. You know, just in case I run into Bill Gates in line at Harris Teeter, and he wants to of- fer me a job. Hey, it could happen. Really, being a senior adds yet another stress to our lives. While younger students are complaining, “I have three midterms, two pa- lpers, and four meetings to go to tonight,” seniors will add, “Also, I have to find a happy, fulfilling, and lucrative career.” No wonder all the disgruntled freshmen make us so angry. They don’t realize how good they’ve got it. I wish we could take back out graduation robes, announcements, and class rings, but we can’t. It’s time to forge ahead. But before we go, let’s enjoy ourtime here while we still can. Quote of the Week: “Great! When someone sweeps me off my feet, I know what to do I’ll say ‘put me down now!”’ - anonymous sophomore speaking of his love life i..,,e..sm..r I cam in .KQfl5ll>ll>lI> ll>lfI>)l> lH1>l1>ll> ll>lI>ll>)l> i I - Tuesday, November 5 I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I I I I I _ A I I I I I I I I I I 1 : : I I 0 I I I ‘ : , : IOr1gmal . I ‘ I ' H“ H ' Potato Cnsp I ’ ’ I - §‘UlUlll lDl l|lI.lI_lIlE - I I I I I I x I sot-wrw - 99 I I ,. 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OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961101/WLURG39_RTP_19961101_006.2.txt CnoooCouIrrx1 - Generals in action this week: Foorrnnu. - Sat. at Brtdgewater. 1:30 p.m. Msoocn - Sat. vs. Virginia Wesleyan. 11:30 a.m. Tues. In ODAC Quarterflnal Wsoeen - Sat. in ODAC Semifinal vs. Roanoke Vouxnnu. - Sat. vs. Guilford. 2:00 p.m. Sat. at ODAC Champlonshlps(M&W) PAGE 6 S @112 fliing-mm ifilri PORTS Foo'rBALL, SoccER, WATER PoLo, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY Last week’s results: Foornu..- W. 24-21. vs. Sewanee llsoecn - W, 2-0(OT).vs. Randolph-Macon: L.3-1. at Roanoke Wsoecn - W. 6-0. vs. Shenandoah: W. 5-0. vs. RMWC in ODAC quarterfinal Vouzrnu.- W. 15-6. 15-6. 15-9. vs. Christopher Newport: W, 21-19. 9-15. 15-13. 8-15. 15-10. at E. Menn.: W. 15-8. 15-13. 15-5. vs. Roanoke NOVEMBER 1, 1996 Volleyballteam clinches top seed in ODAC tourney BY Scorr BOOKWALTER PHI Sroms EDrroR Christopher Newport, East- ern Mennonite and Roanoke were just a few more brief stops on the W & L volleyball t e a m ’ s r i d e t h r o u g h the Old D o m i n - ion Ath- letic Con- f e r e n c e last week. T h e Generals won all three to improve their record to a sterling 26-3 overall, 9-0 in the conference, with only one contest remaining before the ODAC tournament. W&L began the week with a Parents Weekend match Satur- day against Christopher New- port. The Generals sent the home crowd away happy with a three- game demolition of the Lady Captains, 15-6, 15-6, 15-9. W&Lcruisedthroughthefirst 1 game and built an 8-1 advantage in the second game. Christo- pher Newport then made its lone run of the match by closing to 9- 6 before the Generals blew away the young and outmatched Lady Captains for the sweep. Chris- topher Newport carries four sophomores and ten freshmen on its 16-person roster. Senior Virginia Yoerg and junior Hilary Martin led the way for the Generals Saturday. Yoerg compiled 14 kills and 3 blocks 10 4-13 while Martin had 10 kills and 7 blocks. The victory.gave W&L its 18th consecutive win in the Warner Center, dating back to the end of the 1994 season. “We’re definitely comfort- able at home,” Yoerg said. “We have an advantage, but not so much more than other teams.” She added that Eastern Menno- nite fans are “just insane.” The fans were not providing the only insanity Tuesday night in Harrisonburg when the Gen- erals visited Eastern Mennonite, which had been unbeaten in the conference. But when the dust cleared Tuesday, the Generals were alone at the top of the ODAC after squeezing past EMU, 3-2. “It was pretty important,” Yoerg said of the victory. “We just needed to establish ourselves as the number-one team.” The insanity began in the first game ofthe evening, a wild 21- 19 marathon which W&L cap- tured. As exhausting as that first game was, the Generals would need four more games to put away the fired—up Eastern Men- nonite squad. EMU rebounded with a 15-9 win before W&L eeked out a 15-13 victory in the third game. But Eastern Mennonite, spurred on by its rambunctious crowd, would not succumb easily. It roared back for a 15-8 win to set up the deciding fifth game. With the conference title and their 11-game winning streak on the line, the Generals delivered once again. They came through for a 15-10 win to escape Harrisonburg still unbeaten in the ODAC. Records shattered every- where during the long, grueling match. Freshman Nancy Reinhart was involved in one as she set a new school record with 29 kills in the match. Her 28 digs were only one away from the school record. Junior Alison Beard also etched her name in the W&L record books with her 71 assists for the match. Martin added 19 kills and junior Holly Thomsen had 13 kills for the Generals. Despite the crucial victory against Eastern Mennonite, Yoerg said the team still has room to improve. “We are not playing as well as we could’ be right now,” she said. “Our next two home matches will help us refocus on .our goals.” One of these matches was Thursday’s contest against Roanoke. The Maroons prob- ably thought of less-scary places to visit on Halloween night than Lexington after the Generals drubbed them, 15-8, 15-13, 15- 5, for their 13th straight win overall and 19th straight at home. Reinhart had another huge game with 12 kills and 14 digs. Martin collected 10 kills and 7 digs, while Yoerg had 8 kills and 6 blocks. After the Guilford match at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Warner Center, W&L will prepare for the ODAC tournament starting next Friday. The Generals will definitely be the targets next weekend, Yoerg said. “Everyone is out to beat us,” she said. “The competition will be extremely high.” The volleyball team cannot worry about receiving an NCAA bid at the moment because “it’s out of our hands now,” accord- ing to Yoerg. But if the team does not receive a bid, settling for ODAC champions would not be such a bad distinction. “We don’t have any higher goal than winning the confer- ence and winning the (ODAC) tournament.” Photo by Ron Bookwalter Two Generals go for the ball in Saturday’s victory. Women’s soccer enters postseason play Men’s team to finish regular season play BY KRIS MATHIS PHI STAFF WRITER The 1996 men’s and women’s soccer teams have had a year of ups and downs. Both teams started the season on a tear with the women’s team going an unprec- edented 7-0 before losing their first game, and the men’s team win- ning seven of their first eight matches. Despite this, both teams face the daunting prospect of being left out of the most important tournament of the year, the NCAA tournament. This, because, of mid-sea- son slumps which now leave the men’s team with a 10-4 record and the women’s team with a 12-4 record. The women’s team has rebounded from its problems by winning their last three games including a 5-0 win at home over Randolph Macon Women’s Col- lege on Wednesday in the first round of the ODAC tournament. Sophomore Karin Treese led the scor- ing for the Generals with two goals, both netted in the first half. these goals put Treese at 18 for the season, and ties her for the most goals in a season. Co- captain Michelle Bauman set the record in 1994. Sophomore Elizabeth Ritchey added her one goal for the day and gave the Generals the 3-0 lead at the half. Juniors Claire Bowers and Erica Reineke rounded out the scoring for the Generals in the second half. Bowers scored on an assist from Reineke, and Reineke later netted an unassisted goal to complete the 5-0 victory. Goalkeepers freshman Stephanie McKnight and senior Beth Mozena com- bined for their ninth shut out of the sea- son, tying them for a W&L record. Wednesday’s victory also marked another record for the Generals. they now hold the most wins in a season title with 12. The Generals will now face Roanoke College in the ODAC semifinals on Sat- urday at Randolph-Macon. The hardest test for the Generals will be in the finals should they win their next match. The number two seeded Generals will most likely meet numberone seeded Randolph- Macon coed in the finals. R-MC is ranked eighth in the nation. The Generals are hoping to avenge the 1- 0 Homecoming loss to the Yellow Jackets. ‘‘In order for us to have a shot at nation- als,” said assistant coach Liz Graham, “we’re going to have to face Randolph- Macon coed and beat them. They’re a very good team, but they make mistakes like anybody else.” Going into the ODAC tournament W&L gained some much needed momen- tum by defeating Ferrum 4-0 and crush- ing Shenandoah 6-O. With these wins, the Generals ended a skid in which they had lost four of their last six games. Meanwhile, the men’s soccer team was looking to end a skid of their own this past week as they took on Randolph-Macon and Roanoke College. The men played host to Randolph-Macon this past Saturday. De- spite the constant drizzle the generals survived a defensive battle and came away with a 2-0 overtime victory. Scor- ing for the Generals were freshman Jamie Parker and jun- ior Gordon Meeker. Three days later, however, the Generals ran into a much tougher oppo- nent in confer- ence-leading Roanoke Col- lege. Despite a solid defensive efforttheWash- ington and Lee men’s soccer team fell by a score of 3-1. The Wash- ington and Lee men’s soccer team looks to bounce back in their final ODAC tune-up match against Virginia Wesleyan this Saturday at the Liberty Hall Fields. They will begin ODAC tournament play on Tuesday. Publicity Photo Mikel Parker boots the ball. Generals hold off late Sewanee rally, 24-21 BY BETHANY BAUMAN PHI Sroms EDITOR Your opponent’s mistakes are your opportunities. The Generals put this lesson to use last Saturday as they took advantage of five Sewanee turnovers on their way to a 24-21 victory over the Tigers. Things did not look good at the outset of the Parents Weekend matchup as Washington and Lee’s offensive unit lost 14 yards on its first series and was forced to punt. But Sewanee’s offense had prob- lems of its own. On the second carry of the series, Tiger fullback Jeremy Whitman fumbled the ball at the Sewanee 39-yard line. Se- nior noseguard Neil Kelleter recovered the ball for the Generals. W&L looked as if they were going to fail to get a first down on their second offensive series when senior Jon Gardner was tackled for a six-yard loss on second-and- nine, setting up a third-and-long. But then senior quarterback Brooks Fischer con- nected with sophomore wideout Chas Chastain on a 44- yard throw. Chastain dashed untouched to the endzone, giving the Generals theirfirst points of the day with only about six minutes having passed. Junior Matt Holbrook knocked the PAT through, giving W&L the 7-0 lead. A second Sewanee fumble set up the Generals next scoring drive early in the second quarter. Senior safety Chris Watson recovered the ball at the Tigers’ 12-yard line. It took the Generals three plays and about 90 seconds to get junior Seth McKinley over the goal line. He dove in from three yards out, giving the Generals the 13-0 lead. Holbrook’s second successful kick extended the advantage to 14-0. Just over a minute and a half had passed before the Tigers handed the Generals another opportunity. Junior defensive tackle Omar Moneim snagged the third Sewanee fumble of the game at the Tigers’ 39-yard line. Freshman Christian Batcheller, next season’s heir ap- parent to Fischer’s quarterback position, played the ensuing series. He completed two passes for 13 yards and then capped off the drive with an 11-yard run for the first touchdown of his college career. Holbrook put his third kick of the day through the posts, notching W&L’s lead to 21-0 with 7:18 re- Junior Seth McKinley (24) rushes through the Sewanee defense. Photo by Ron Bookwalter maining in the half. But the Tigers refused to be shut out and began a scoring rally on their last series of the half. Scott Matthews pushed into the end zone on a three-yard drive. The extra point put the score at 21-7 going into halftime. Sewanee came out strong in the second half. They forced the Generals to punfaftera third and one, and the Tigers took the ball at their own 14-yard line. But on the first play, Sewanee’sWhitman com- mitted the fourth Tiger fumble. Senior linebacker McGuire Boyd recovered the ball for W&L at the 14. The Sewanee defense stepped up the pressure and pushed the Generals’ of- fense back for a three—yard total loss on three plays. Holbrook salvaged the drive for the Generals with a successful 34-yard field goal, extending the W&L lead to 24-7. Midway through the fourth quarter, Sewanee re- vived its scoring rally as Micah Elliot found the end zone on a five-yard run. On the ensuing kickoff, the Generals ran into fumble trouble of their own as junior John Benazzi dropped the ball. Sewanee converted as Whitman ran the ball in from 18 yards out, putting the Tigers within three, 24-21. W&L failed to get a first down on the following possession and were forced to punt late in the fourth quarter. But the Generals would not reliquish their lead. The Tigers were kept from a first down on their final possession when Boyd and Kelleter combined to stop a Whitman run. The Generals ran out the clock to clinch the 24-21 victory. Fischer finished the game with 143 yards on nine passes, putting him within 135 yards of becoming the W&L all-time leading passer. “ McKinley also moved up in the Generals’ record books. He ran for 52 yards on 13 carries last Saturday. He has logged 1,313 yards rushing, placing him in the number-eight spot on W&L’s all—time rushing list. This is a considerable feat for McKinley, who has missed many games due to injury. ' Also notable in Saturday’s game was the perfor- mance of the defense. With senior Travis Wisdom out for the season with an ankle fracture and senior Peyton Williams out indefinitely with a shoulder injury, the strength of the d- line was questionable going into Saturday’s game. But freshman Scott King stepped in for Williams, making five tackles, two for losses. Junior David Foster and sophomore Brad Baker filled in for Wisdom at linebacker, combining for 12 tackles, including two for losses. Tomorrow the Generals will travel to Bridgewater College for an important ODAC matchup. Bridgewater has been the surprise of of the conference. Coming into the season, the Eagles were carrying a 24-game winless streak. But this season, they have managed to post a 4- 3 record, 2-] in the ODAC. The Generals have won the last three games in their series with Bridgewater. Center Stefan Neumeister commented, “We will win...if we continue to do what we have done all season and that is play smart and capitalize when we have the chance...We will also need to continue to step up the running game and take the breaks to our advantage.” ,€ .1: