OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_001.2.txt Q‘ "Q7-@§“ | I U112 iliing-tum ifllii JAMES cs. LEYBURN LIBRARY WASHINGTON & LEE UNNEMITY LEXINGTON. VA 20400 DEC 0 9 1996 VOLUME 98, NUMBER 13 WASHINGTON 8: LEE UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 6, 1996 «GENERAL NOTES WHO’S WHO HONORS ELROD: Fans of Mimi Elrod will be delighted to hear that she has been selected to appear in Who’s Who ofAmerican Women, 1997- 98 Who's Who of American Women is a guide to 28,000 of today’s most influential women. To be chosen for inclusion, candidates must have attained a significant achievement in their field. Mrs. Elrod has a Ph.D. in child development and sewed as assistant director of admissions at W&L from 1986 until 1990. She is currently the associate director of special programs and director of the Summer Scholars program at W&L In addition, she is active in Project Horizon, Total Action Against Poverty and the Lexington Presbyterian Church and was named the 1996 recipient of the Washington and Lee Women in Leadership Award. FS PRESENTS DOCUDRAMA: The Washington and Lee Film Society will screen I Shot Andy Warhol at the Troubadour this weekend. The film, a dramatic documentary of the shooting of Andy Warhol by Valerie Solanas and its repercussions, is directed by Mary Harron. Showings will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7. Contributions are welcomed. FINANCIAL AID GETS BOOST: The $1] million gift of Texas millionaire and former W&L student James Dye will be used in part to expand financial aid, the Board of Trustees recently decided. Dye was a student at W&Lfor two years, starting in 1930, but left due to poor grades and too much socializing at the Sigma Chi house. He also left the University of Texas after a short stay, and was employed by his father, one of the richest oil executives in the Southwest. His fond memories of the Honor System, speaking tradition and fraternity life at W&L prompted him to contact the director of planned gifts in 1991, and his gift of $6 million dollars plus half of the remainder of the residual estate was made upon his death in May of 1995, making Dye the second largest gift-giver in W&L history. The outright gift of $6 million will be devoted to financial aid, said President Elrod. CHYTILO EXHIBITS IN DUPONT: The sculpture of artist Lynne Chytilo will be on exhibt in duPont Gallery through Dec. 13. The exhibit is a culmination of sculptural work created over the past six years that, according to the artist, “reflects and maps the personal history of the maker.” ’ vat.-I .. ;_ « Chytilo teaches ceramics and sculpture at Albion College and was the artist-in-residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts at Sweet Briar, Virginia. Gallery hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free. ARIEL COLLECTS ENTRIES: Ariel, a literary arts journal at Washington and Lee, is currently collecting poetry, prose and artwork for its next edition. The staff is offering a $25 for the best piece submitted. Poems and poetry may be submitted to envelopes in Payne Hall, duPont Hall and the University Center, or call Aaron Wilkinson at 464-1604 or Tom Leggett at 463-7842. JEFFREY OPENS AT LENFEST: Tickets for Jeffrey, Paul Rudnick’s romantic comedy about gay life, are on sale the Lenfest Center Box Office. The play runs December 6,7,9, and 11 at 8:00 p.m.; December 8 at 2:00 p.m.; and December 10 at 9:00 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre. The show contains adult language and situations, and may not be appropriate for close-minded viewers. CLUB OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS: The National Council of State Garden Clubs offers scholar- ships of $3,500 to juniors or seniors with a B average majoring in Botany, Biology or Environmental Concerns. If interested, contact Dean West-Settle ext. 8748. PRE-RUSH ORIENTATION: There will be a mandatory pre-rush orientation for all mem- bers of the Class of 2000 on Monday, Dec. 9 at 8:00 p.m. in Lee Chapel. Expectations and procedures for the January fraternity and sorority rush period and pledge program will be reviewed. -- complied by Peggy Stunz Upperclassmen left out in the cold HAC revamps housing policy BY HILLARY COOMBS PHI MANAGING EDITOR Current residents of university housing will soon find a letter from the Housing Advisory Committee in their mailboxes. Why? To inform them that “The Housing committee voted unanimously to give rising sophomores prefer- ence for housing in Gaines Hall since sophomores are required to live in university housing.” The Student Body Executive Committee appointed the committee to work with Dean of Freshmen and Residence Life Dennis Manning “to help formulate housing policies that will be fair to all students.” “We’ve been discussing [the policy change] for a while,” Dean Manning stated. “We reached a decision before Thanksgiving.” The dean’s office has been working since then to get a letter out announcing the committee’s decision. “There was no conspiracy to keep this until the newspapers weren’t coming out,” Manningcommented. “We wanted to make as informed and circumspect a decision as possible.” Why change the policy? “Since the university requires that sophomores live in university housing, it has to make the accommoda- tion of the sophomores its first priority in the lottery process,” committee member Nate Tencza explained. “lt’s also valuable to designate an area that will be recognized as a sophomore area and help maintain the class unity.” How, exactly, will the plan be implemented? “We’re still working through the mechanics of the Service ignites holiday spirits BY ERICA PRossER Pm STAFF WRITER lotteries,” Manning noted. He did confirm, however, that the current plan is for any sophomores who do not win suites in Gaines to be placed in Woods Creek. “We will definitely have a sophomore presence in Woods Creek, but I wouldn’t say in large numbers,” Manning continued. ‘‘I wish I could forecast that.” Both the dean and committee members cite the new policy of men’s winter rush as making it difficult to discern the number of sophomores who will desire to live in Gaines. ‘‘It’s also a major factor in the decision that the class sizes are getting larger, and we don’t know how rush is going to go this year,” Tencza stated. “There are a lot of variables that accounted for the decision.” Tencza and Dean Manning admit that the committee did discuss the effects of the hazing controversy on the situation “very indirectly,” in Dean Manning’s words. They agreed with committee member Sarah Saalfield, however, that “the hazing thing wasn’t a factor [in our decision].’’ As for upperclassmen, they “will receive first pref- erence for apartments in Woods Creek,” the letter continues. “However, the university cannot guarantee the availability of housing for upperclassmen.” “With the increasing numbers of students that will be admitted over the course of the next several years, some decisions had to be made about housing,” Catherine Ruth Felton explained the committee’s deci- ston. ‘‘I think that in the short vision of it people are going to think it’s a pain, but in the long term it’s something people are going to have to get used to,” Tencza concluded. BY MARK SLOMIANY PHI STAFF WRITER Photo by Mark Slomiany The fraternities share their holiday spirit by contributing to Lexing‘ton’s holiday decor. Sororities help Santa Claus BY KELLEY ToTrEN PHI STAFF WRITER Students are contributing more to the Rockbridge County community during the Christmas season than the noise violations from their Christmas Parties. Pi Beta Pi sorority is sponsoring the Salvation Army Angel Tree at W&L, giving students the opportunity to give presents to needy children in the community. “Christmas seems to bring out a feeling of good will in people,” said coordinator Erin Rosencrans. “We are going to a university that is not cheap and getting a good education. I think the students realize how fortunate we are and want to do something for the kids in the community who don’t have even half the opportunites.” Sorority members have been sitting outside the Co- op all this week handing out gift cards. The cards contain the age, sex, clothing sizes, and requested gifts and toys of each child. Volunteers choose the kid they want, purchase toys and/or clothes, and then bring their presents back to the Co-op. Pi Phi members will be outside the Co-op again next week to hand out any remaining cards and to pick up the gifts. All the gifts will be returned by Friday, Dec. 13 and then distributed to the kids. Some students are signing up to buy gifts together. “We both don’t have a lot of money, but we really wanted to do it,” said senior Maggie George who is participating with junior Frank Vitale. George and Vitale chose a 20-month-old girl and plan to buy her Sesame Street’s “Tickle—Me” Elmo doll . and.some,glothes. . Last§yeéi:siW&L had 75 children on its Angel Tree and Rosencrans wanted to increase that number to 100 this year. But because of the high demand from other organizations in the community to participate, Rosencrans was only able to get 50 cards. The kids’ ages range from 8 months to 11 years and their toy requests include everything from computers and bikes to puzzles and makeup. “I think there are going to be some disappointed kids because a lot of them asked for Super Nintendos and remote control cars,” junior Greg,Chow said. When asked what he was buying, though, Chow indicated that his boy probably won’t be disappointed. “l’ll get him something extravagent and expensive,” he said. Senior Chad Sartini chose a six—year-old boy be- cause, like Sartini, the boy is a Washington Redskins football fan. Sartini hopes to find a Redskins’ jacket or sweatshirt. “It’s a viable way for us to get involved,” Sartini said. “We can make some kids’ Christmas a little better.” ’ ‘Last Call’ reminds students they may not get a second chance The untimely death of David Thomp- ’ son earlier this year brought the tragedy of alcohol abuse close at heart in the Wash- F OPINION ‘ The LPD grinch steals Christmas, while Betsy procrastinates in GreenLand, and the faculty steals our autonomy. F FEATURES Jeffrey faces life's challenges at the Lenfest. JGB breathes life into Dead tonight. Lexington abounds I with Christmas delights. Bookstore prepares for annual sale. F SPORTS Men's basketball prepares for VMl rematch. Women’s hoops jump into conference season. Women's swimming picks up pair of victories. ll afé welcome to spend an evening of seasonal cheer and spirit at the Washington and Lee University Annual Christmas Candlelight Service on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 pm in Lee Chapel. This is a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols that tell the story of biblical history from the Creation to the Incar- nation. The University Chamber Singers, directed by Gordon Spice, will provide carols, and Professor of music Timo- thy Gaylard is the featured organist. Angela Matney, a senior and a Chamber Singer, says, ‘‘I'm really ex- cited about this year’s repertoire. it’s even better than last year’s.” According to Matney, the service will include several beautiful songs that are outside the mainstream of tra- ditional Christmas music, songs that most people haven’t heard before. As is customary, readers for the service will be chosen from the univer- sity community. Acting University Chaplin Thomas Litzenburg, Jr. will preside over the service. The service is sponsored by the University Federation, a nonde- nomina- tional stu- dent group which or- ganlzes religious andC0m- munity V0111 n - teer ser— V106 86- tivities. Photo by Mark Slomiany The spectacles of Robert E. Lee are now on display to the public in Lee Chapel. Lee’s glasses return to W&L Robert E. Lee’s eyeglasses from early in his military career will now be displayed along with his other be- longings in the Lee Chapel Museum. The eyeglasses have been in the possession of the Edgar L. Krotee family of Baltimore, Md. since Mr. Krotee’s grandfather, Benjamin Lewis Krotee, was given permission to remove them from a house which he was cleaning out for the Baltimore Waterworks 73 years ago. The house was soon after demolished. The Krotees were convinced by their friend, W&L alum P. James Kurapka, to donate the glasses to the University. The eyeglasses are in a black leather case. lnsidethe case reads the inscription: Robert E. Lee, US Ma- rine Hospt, No. 21, Stapleton Staten Island New York. —— from Phi Staff Reports ington & Lee community. In his memory, his parents created the David Thompson Endowment fund to sponsor educational programming in re- lation to alcohol use at W&L. The first in the series brought Brian Smith’s and Bill Ross’s “Last Call... A Sobering Look at Alcohol Abuse” presentation to campus last Tuesday. Their presentation consisted of short skits in which different aspects of alcohol abuse were illustrated. One was a humor- ous rendition of a field sobriety test in which the officer, played by Smith, made Ross balance a unicycle on his head. As the evening progressed, the skits became more serious, dealing with subjects such as date rape. Acting aside, Ross and Smith told sto- ries of their experiences with alcohol and substance abuse. Near the end of the program, the two recited an array of alco- hol abuse statistics, keeping the audience’s attention by interchangeably juggling 6 knives at once. Potoly Mark Slomia Bill Ross’s juggling talents impressed students at Tuesday’s “Last Call” presentation on alcohol awareness. elease OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_002.2.txt PAGE 2 OPINION The Ring-tum Phi, DECEMBER 6, 1996 Student autonomy is threatened by faculty distrust Life on the Hill C. E. Miller ’98 The faculty here doesn’t seem to be- lieve in the long-standing tradition of stu- dent autonomy. We sent a petition to the faculty asking that a board of five students be created to deal with hazing. The faculty found the proposal too risky, too unstable, without precedence and ‘lacking faculty control, so they amended the proposal. Now we have a hazing committee, much like many of the other committees on campus. There will be three student rep- resentatives, and three faculty members on the board. Just for your information, The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee has two student representa- tives, and The Radiation Safety commit- tee gets one student representative. (I didn’t even know we had a Radiation Safety Committee, but y’all are doing a great job I can safely say I don’t fear radiation poisoning.) I know everyone is sick to death of the hazing thing, but we cannot let it become a cover for the eradication of student au- tonomy at Washington and Lee Univer- sity. The reasons stated at this faculty meeting for not allowing the proposal to pass as presented were numerous. Many professors felt that students haven’t in the past dealt effectively with hazing, and sticking five of us on a board wasn’t likely to increase action. That is where they are wrong, we need that power, we need to feel like we are taking charge of our prob- lems. I "don’t think that the new faculty members are being hazed by their depart- ment heads, so it faculty hazing isn’t an issue they deal with everyday. There was concern voiced that an all student committee would not objectively look at individual cases. I could see con- cern if the punishment was enacted upon a particular house or sorority, but the recent hazing policy moves the blame from the group to the individual. This is much closer to the honor system that requires specific punishment for specific action. Faculty members felt that electing a student board would be difficult because of the constant change in members. There would be no continuance in thought, stu- dents elected now might feel differently about the issue than those elected in five years. Somehow a justification was made for faculty members to be on the board to create a static nature. Quite an argument, but what about the honor system? There is a great amount of flux in the members of the Executive Committee but no com- plaints about this upheaval interfering in the decision making process. So what if we did make a mistake, what if someone wasn’t really happy with the decision made? Believe it or not there is an appellate process goes right-to the presi- dent, and then he can decide if we the students did our job fairly and accurately. Why have the faculty members interfere? Many of the younger faculty who were hired on their freshness seem to not under- stand the traditions at Washington and Lee University. I Speaking of new faculty, how are they introduced to the traditions here at Wash- ington and Lee? Are they asked to attend the Honor System meeting mandatory to all freshmen? Does their department head take them aside and encourage them to read that little white book from cover to cover? Do they sign cards pledging their honor to the university? Do they speak with their peers on the merits of continu- ing the speaking tradition? Are they in- formed by department heads about our unusual exam policy? I don’t know how much training they receive in these im- ’Twas the Night Before Christmas portant areas, but I do know of new fac- ulty who are unfamiliar with what is al- lowed and not allowed under the Honor Code. Ifthey have questions about such a simple policy, it is no wonder that the faculty as a whole voted to deny us our autonomy. . I want trust, I want to be treated like an adult, not a child requiring supervision to cross the street. This is not just your university, it is mine, I help pay the bills, I was sad and upset to learn that my peers were being hurt, and I want to do something about it. What I don’t want is supervision, please trust me. To the faculty: please stop going above your student’s heads when you feel it is too much for us to handle. You imposed winter rush, and now your tentacles have wrapped around hazing, what will be the next to go? 101 Procrasti- nations for the DOIDS in O» no p'o_Te5' 9 deer. I Think Thu‘ exceetls The l.'m.'T. l’i€él<5,l:ll'|e red na5e Ho - Ho~l-lo and _ zbeeI",9'~ll'-Youbea1dr'nl<:' id. you 5Teo.l ‘Ilia? .s‘l'u.ff .'n The back ? C jugfihly “kl”? "‘€’- o.bou.f the 3 hi 5 4o'41d.3irl.$.You sollcfling , fdl‘ £33 Y M. home stretch GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 Christmas in Bosnia: grab your gun From.-the Right I Jason Zacher ’98 The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Editor Since the fighting ended a year ago, Bosnia has held onto a fragile peace. Periodically, this “peace” has heated up, but for the most part, things are quiet. The bi ggest reason for this is the multinational force consisting of the United States, Britain, France, and Russia. Bill Clinton had prom- ised that our troops would be home for Christmas, but now that prom- ise, like so many others, has faded into memory. The Clinton admin- istration tells us that of our 14,000 troops currently in Bosnia, 8,000 troops are going to stay until March. NATO tells a different story. They tell us that the United States will be providing 10,000 troops that are staying “well into 1998.” The NATO Secretary General, Javier Sloana, said recently that NATO is considering keeping a military force in Bosnia to keep the peace. Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat that negotiated the peace agreement, is urging Clinton to keep troops in Bosnia, so the civil war will not start again. Bosnia is about to embark on another dangerous step towards peace, the repatriation of the refu- gees. In the year since the fighting ended, few refugees have made it back to their homes. Under the Dayton peace agreement, all refu- gees will be allowed to return home, but this is easier said then done. The multinational force is strug- gling to keep the sides apart, which will be nearly impossible once all the refugees return. The Serbians are yet again stand- ing in the way of true peace. A few weeks ago, Muslim refugees and Serbian police traded gunfire, and only a flood of American and Rus- sian helicopters and armored ve- hicles could stop it. The Serbs claim that the returning Muslims are armed, and taking back terri- tory the Serbs won in the war. The Muslims only want to return home, and say they only signed the agree- dent. and obscenity. @112 ifling-tum ifihi Executive Editor ................................................................ ..Anne Alvord Managing Editor ........................................................... ..Hillary Coombs News Editor ....................................................................... ..Tarah Grant Assistant News Editor ....................................................... ..Tom Wadlow Editorial Page Editor ........................................................ ..Jason Zacher Sports Editors ............................... ..Scott Bookwalter. Bethany Bauman Features Editor ................................................................. ..Dave Balsley Assistant Features Editor ................................................ ..Andrea Ewing Photography Editor ....................................................... ..Mark Slomiany Business Manager ......................... .. Advertising Manager ...................... .. Circulation Managers .................... .. .................................. ..Will Hershey .................................. ..Chip Harrell ....... ..Daniel Harrell. Justin Laborde The Ring-tum Phi is published Fridays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University, Lexington. Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily from advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editor and Business Manager, but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise indepen- The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi offlce, room 208 of the University Center. by noon on Tuesday to appear in that week's edition. The Ring-tum Phi reserves the right to edit sumbissions for content and length. Letters, columns. and “My Views” do not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi Editorial Board. Advertising does not reflect the opinions of The Ring-tum Phi or its staff. This newspaper observes current court definitions of libel The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington. Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu ment because they could return. Two problems remain in Bosnia. . , First is the tremendous desire for all sides to return to their homes. They will probably not find much to come home to, but the desire is still strong. Second is history. These three factions, the Croatians, the Muslims, and the Serbians, have been trading gunfire, spears, rocks, and insults for centuries. There have been a few periods of relative peace in the region, when strong governments or military forces sit on them. The Ottomans and the Communists are perfect examples. When they are not being smoth- ered, they are fighting each other. So where am I going with this? Bill Clinton had the right idea by sending troops to Bosnia, but the time is going to come when it will not make any difference who is there. America is continuing to be the world’s policeman." This is reinforced by the idea to send troops to Zaire (yet another tribal massa- cre). If NATO pulls out in March, Bosnia is going to plunge into civil war again. All parties involved are going to return to their homes, and their pre-war places, and this first war will probably be only a dress rehearsal for what is to come. Why will it be worse? Well, 67 of the 74 indicted war criminals are still at-large, and no one seems to want to catch them. This war sparked hatred and resentment that has not been seen since Nazi Ger- many, but he only difference is after World War II, the leaders were apprehended or removed from power. We have no such luck in Bosnia. Any leaders that do Offl- cially step down you can bet are not retiring. jlngtvhej city Of Pr‘-ij_ed_o__r, there were 40,000 Muslim and 40,000 Serb residents before the war. Currently, only a few hundred Mus- lims remain. The rest are in the nearby city of Sanski Most. What is going to happen when those 40,000 Muslims return to find the 40,000 Serbs that drove them away? I do not think there will be a town carnival. This war is far from over. The sides have fought each other for so long that nobody has any idea what . . neither side has any idea what they are fighting for: They simply hate each other: ” they are fighting for. They simply hate each other, and hate is a tre- mendous emotion for anyone to overcome, especially a third party. What are the solutions? Who knows. Only two things will work: installing a dictator that will sit on them, or letting the sides fight it out until they get sick. There is no solution. American public opin- ion will not allow out troops to stay there indefinitely, and public opin- ion will not let us let them kill each other. Mr. President, I will be praying for you and the Bosnians. These last two weeks of classes are probably the ones most packed with work of the entire term. Talk to anyone on campus, and they can quickly rattle off an array of tests, papers, presentations, group projects, meetings, speeches, and studying that they need to get done. I’m in the same boat. But lately, the busier I am, the more aware I am of how easily I’m distracted. Imagine yourself sitting down in front of the computer to get cracking on something important, be it a paper, or in my case, a column. Oh, but it’s 5:00. I’ve been working hard lately; what better waypto reward gnyselfihan watching Oprah for anehour? I think Oprah is the coolest. She has shows on really fun things, like how much it actually costs to make a lipstick, or what dress her best friend Gail should wear to the Os- cars, or how to pick out the right frames for your pictures. I always end up sucked in. Then after that, The Simpsons are on, and really, it’s such an intelligently written show that I really am expanding my mind by watching it. Next thing you know, it’s midnight and you’re flipping back and forth between an infomercial where they set a car on fire to shoe how great the car wax is, and a marathon of The Real World on MTV, wondering is J oe’s girlfriend is actually a man. You know you’ve been there. The next day, though, you’re really going to do work, and you sit down at the computer again. But you sneeze and realize you are out of Kleenex. A Wal-Mart run is in order, but just to get the tissues, then you are right back to work. Well, maybe not. Because they usually have really good prices on chips, so you should probably pick up some snack food (you know, for studying). And hadn’t you been needing a new shoe rack for your closet? And while you’re here, maybe there are some new CD5 out. Ooh, and there an article in People that looks really good. . . you should pick that up. And you know there is a whole section of Wal-Mart of different scents of air fresheners? You end up spending half and hour there, wondering if green apple or peach is best suited to your par- ticular car/sense of style. Then you make the mistake of wander- ing into the section of Christmas decoration and remember that you haven’t done any Christmas shop- ping yet. . . so there’s another day, wasted. But now, you are cracking down. It’s really time to work, and you are serious. But is your desk al- ways this dusty? Come and think of it, when is the last time you cleaned your room? And the bath- tub really needs some work. Now that you have that new shoe rack, you should probably put that up. And now you feel so organized that it’s time to alphabetize your CDs. Okay, so youriook a little time , « away from-doing work. ,But your place looks great. Mom ,would be ‘ proud. In fact, why not call and tell her. There goes another day. Morning comes. There is now no way you can possibly do work and attend class, so you decide to skip all your classes and stay home doing work. But since you are kind of taking the day off, you sleep late and wake up at 10. And hey, Rosie O’Donnel’s show is on! She’s right up there with Oprah in coolness. You’ve got to love any talk show host who is as star struck as you would be if you got to meet Tom Cruise. So you watch Rosie throw Koosh balls at her guests and sing TV theme songs and. . . hey, it’s time for lunch. Your roommate convinces you to go out to lunch, you get talking, and the next thing you know, it’s two in the afternoon. This time, you actually sit down at your com- puter and write two pages of your paper. Woo-hoo! Time to cel- ebrate by taking a nap! Your last thoughts as you drift off to sleep are, “Maybe I should set my alarm.” Woah, if you don’t get some work done soon, you will be to- tally screwed. Time to go to the library and get serious. But first, you should check your e-mail. And do a quick skim of USA Today since your professors are always griping about the poor knowledge W&L students have of current events. Then a friend wanders by, and the next thing you know you ’re eating frozen yogurt at the Co-op (oops, I mean Snack Bar Express). is it break yet? Quote of the Week: “Of course I’m dating myself. I have to -- no one else will.” -- a W&L professor explaining a historical reference Ring-mm Phi welcomes all letters to the editor! all submissions in to the University Center{ a . Send themto: s Editor A The Ring-tum Phi Washington and Lee University, A Lexington, VA 24450 or e-mail them to: jzacher@wlu.edu J-u-Za "“%' OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_003.2.txt W&1ife Mom, Dad, and family, the proprietors of Lexington’s stores encourage you to stop in and look through what they have cans of plum pudding made by the people of R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church, and A Corner of Lexington, which fea- to the area, including pottery by Jan Jarrard, hand-turned wood fountain pens and pencils, Gene Taylor’s pictures of -- I touch, the Clay "e opportunity to ornaments, Christmas DECEMBER 6, 1996 PAGE 3 T JC‘ IC‘ Cl D I ill? ihlitlt t’ , ff QC C racs ic: BY KELLEY TOTFEN has given up sex. In his futile search, he attends A ‘ - PHI STAFF WRITER everything from a New York socialite’s “Hoe—down” AIDS benefit to the Lower Manhattan Gentleman’s , Toni ht’s play in Lenfest Center is a comedy about Masturbation Society. It is at this point of despair in Q. ‘ a tragedi. Jeffrey’s life when he meets the man of his dreams. But '9 ‘A"A"A'1 / 2 Of “Hate AIDS, not life,” says one of the characters in there is a problem: the man is kirid, loving, gorgeous, 4 stars; acelebratorytheme which surfaces throughout the play. and HIV positive. ' worth the trek “It’s still our party,” “The play is not eakness of death,” t Paul.Rudnick’sJefi'rey, a comedy about AIDS, will according t0 the pulgl. outrageous and BY ALEX CllRl5'l‘EN5EN The p I tc I1: run tomght lhmugh Wednesday’ glorious absurdlty Pm MovrE CRITIC "It'll be like Theater major Denis Riva is directing the play to Riva wanted to A play, and the complete his senior thesis project. He is also starring in subject matter of Jefirey, writte .. 993, interested "0 other Sutar the play, an unexpected role he had to take when the him. - Tr ek film- : original lead quit due to illness, “Theater is a good forum for discussion and a good The play’s universal message appeals to Riva. way to get people to look at issues and apply them to the “There are lots of things in life to be scared of, Context of their Own liVes,” Riva said. I hate William Shatner. 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It does something I love, which is to “backfill” the Star Trek universe’s history. In that history, the Federation of Planets was created after World 3 to offer. ‘ tures Rockbridge County Wines. Shenandoah Valley, and watercolors by tllier items with their wai lll’ when ascicntist, Zefiain Cochrane (janies Cioi-nwcll Lexington has many W0ndel’fUlSt0reS lfyoll are l0°lf' atured Fridayas the main _AB’s Christmas marking the begin- m period, will fea- Pbllclty Photo Publicity Photo The JGB (left) promises Dead tunes for Christmas weekend; Jupiter Coyote (right) will open on Friday evening. Jerry Garcia died while in rehab. In bassists for the band. ful Dead projects. Although most ac- addition, two member of 80’s staple The band was established in 1971 tive in the 1970’s, the band recorded Huey Lewis & The News serve as the as one of Garcia’s many extra-Grate- together until Garcia’s death. A year ‘at 8:30. Tickets are $8 if bought before and $1 Oat the door.lD is required for the lush Beer Garden. after their leader’s death, they have temporarily reunited for a mini-tour. merof1995afterlongtimebandleader “We Went UP t0 TF3)‘ hef0Ye OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_004.2.txt THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE would like to remind students that all of our meetings are 21331.1. to members of the W&L community. Please feel free to drop by and see your student government ., at Work every l Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Excutive Committee room of the University Center. OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_005.2.txt R‘ U f D The Rinq-tum Phi, December 6, 1996 PICTUR6 ‘me RUGBY ‘ream DOING Tl-lélR R6NDlTlON on “STAYING /‘\LlVé" LIP SYNCH sponsored by war. and SARAH JANUARY 2%, J??? 7: P113. PROCééDS TO BéNéi-"IT LOCAL FOOD PANTRléS. C0 R6QlSTéR ‘/OUR QRcuP’s ACT, CONTACT CHAIROUAN MATT O’BRIeN on ADVISEER Jean? DARRe1.L. 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This isa gray area that will probably keep He says, ‘‘All student organizations [including secret W&L on its toes for a while to come, but until com- societies] fall under the University hazing policy, and plaints about the secret societies reach the administra- all complaints will be investigated.” In his seven years tion, students can only guess at the hushed-up practices on campus, Howison reports that he has never received of these groups. a complaint from any student or parent concerning hazinginthe Sigma Society orinthe Mongolian Minks. POL1CY, from P3, 1 _ ‘ Not enough is known at this point about the inner able to do anything non, n he snned_ Workings Of ‘he 5°¢i°‘i¢S *0 P355 ludgmehh Th°“8h The new hearing board will provide a means for bmhdihg d°"-5 °°°“'’ 3‘ W&L: P°"h3P5 ‘he i“"°"'°m°“' dealing with student complaints about hazing. In the of the societies in this practice is just a rumor. 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Happy Holidays OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19961206/WLURG39_RTP_19961206_006.2.txt " av o Generals In action this week: Last week’s results: M'Bun:1-MI.r. - Today vs. Guilford. 7:30 p.m.; MB“n1"‘"' ' W~ 33-31 81 Claflmont: Saturday at VMI. 3:00 p.m.; L. 73-62. at Pomona-Pfizer; .............. Tuesday vs. Brldgewater. 7:00 wnflunuufl L‘ 71-70 (011 at RMWC Mswnnmoo - Saturday vs. VMI. 2:00 pm. ws'num° ' W’ 10239‘ "5' RMWC‘ Wuo11.mo - l-‘rt.-Sat. at Lebanon Valley Invitational w- l2l'59~ at SW00! 3118? PAGE 6 BASKETBALL. Swnvnvrmo, WREs'rLmG DECEMBER 6, 1996 Men’s basketball ready for rematch with Keydets Team suffers tough OT defeat to H—SC; prepares for VMI BY BETHANY BAUMAN Pm Sroms EDITOR The Generals took another step toward overcoming their growing pains on Wednesday when they almost handed Hampden—Sydney an upset. Washington and Lee looked as if it would come away from its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference matchup of the sea- son with a victory over one of the league’s strongest teams. Freshman Matt Jackson scored 15 first-half points, in- cluding a three-pointer with less than five seconds left in the half, f=?-é vThi.S;»¥‘?°!ildliéihédéfinit unfit». but be to give W&L the 37-35 lead going into the break. The Generals continued to keep it close throughout the sec- ond half. They had a 75-64 lead with just under three minutes left in regulation. But then Hampden-Sydney’s Chris Fox scored eight straight points, in- cluding two three-pointers, to cut W&L’s lead to 75-72. Fresh- man center Rich Peterson knocked one in to put the Gener- als up by five. The Tigers an- swered with a three-pointer and Fox added a break-away layup to tie the score at 77, sending the game into overtime. Hampden-Sydney came out aggressively and sank the first bucket in OT. Then Fox added another three-pointer to put the Tigers up by five. From there the Generals never got within two. Hampden—Sydney re- mained undefeated as the Gen- erals fell 91-87. Peterson had a great perfor- mance with 17 points and eight rebounds. He scored 14 of the Generals’ final 18 points, in- cluding seven of ten in OT. W&L’s record now stands at 1-4. But all four losses have come at an average of only 6.5 points. This is quite a change from last year’s 3-21 squad that held the title of worst rebound- ing team and worst field goal percentage defense in‘ the ODAC. Last year head coach Kevin Moore did not have the depth on his squad to run the up-tempo style of play that he wanted. But after bringing in a talented re- cruiting class nine freshmen strong, Moore said, “We’re not having that problem this year at all. We’re pressing as much as we can and keeping the tempo going.” Moore has three members of the Class of 2000 in his starting line-up; Peterson, Brian Ricketts and Walt Pyler. Rounding out the starting five are this year’s co—captai ns, senior Chris Couzen and junior Kelly Dyer. Despite the losses and the level of inexperienceon his team, Moore is encouraged by what he has seen so far. “There are some growing pains that we’re going through right now. I think all and all we’re playing pretty hard,” he said, “I like what I see.” The Generals are preparing to play back-to-back games this Friday and Saturday. On Friday W&Lwill host its second ODAC contest of the season against Guilford. Tip-off in the Warner The Generals bring the ball upcourt against ODAC rival Hampden—Sydney Wednesday night. W&L fell M Photo by Mark Slomiany to the Tigers in overtime, 91-87 . The men’s team will take a 1-4 record into VMI’s Cameron Hall Saturday. Center is at 7:30 p.m. The Generals won’t be on their home court on Saturday, but they’ll only be aboutahalfa mile away. Virginia Military lnstitute’s Cameron Hall will be the sight for the third-ever meet- ing on the hardwood between the Keydets and the Generals. The neighbors renewed their basketball rivalry last season after a 54-year hiatus. That game, pitting Division I against Division III, drew the second largest crowd in Cameron Hall history with over 4,000 people attending. Last year’s game was a dis- appointing one for Moore’s squad. The Generals only had a seven—point deficit to make up at the start of the second half, but ended up dropping the game to the Keydets, 100-62. Moore is hoping for a differ- ent outcome this time. “Obvi- ously we’ll be much more com- petitive,’ he said, “I think we did a nice job for 20 minutes last year against them and then just ran out ofsteam. Ithinkwith our added depth this year we can sustain our level of competitive- ness.” W&L is going to need to be competitive. The Keydets have gotten off to a great start this season with a 3-2 record so far. Their only major loss has come at the hands of Division I-A pow- erhouse Wake Forest. The Keydets were also defeated by Navy, 68-62, on Thursday night. VMI also has its own share of talented freshmen in Aaron" Demory and Eric Mann. The Keydets also boast last year’s Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Brent Conley. No matter the outcome of Saturday’s game, it will be a great one for the community. All of the proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Rockbridge Area Recreational Organization to support youth athletics. Young talent leads women into season Generals enter league season with 2-2 record BY Scorrr BOOKWALTER PHI Sroms EDITOR The pieces are there for the Washing- ton and Lee women’s basketball team. Now it is a question of how well they can put them together. The Generals could be hindered by a lack of experience this season with five freshmen and four sophomores on the roster, but there is no denying theirtalent. Through the first four games this year, the young talent is already showing signs of maturity, making an improvement on last year’s 5-18 record appear likely. W&L began its 1996-97 season by traveling to Pittsburgh November 22-23, ‘where it split two games in the Carnegie Mellon Tip-Off Tournament. The Gen- erals had the misfortune of drawing de- fending Division III runner-up Mount Union in the opener, as the Generals were routed, 85-46. But the women salvaged third place in the tournament by outlasting Thiel, 46-43. “Against Mount Union, we played well for the first eight minutes,” junior captain Tonia Dean said. “After that, they outran us. They were just a more athletic team and overall, a better team.” The Generals led 12-10 with about 14 minutes remaining in the first half, but that would be the last lead they would see. Mount Union roared out on 38-10 run during the remainder of the half, giving it a commanding 48-22 advantage at halftime. - W&L scored the first four points of the second half but then went the next 5 1/2 minutes without scoring as Mount Union pulled away. Freshman guard Jessica Morton made a big splash in her first game by leading the Generals with 14 points. Another newcomer to the team, senior Elizabeth Bahn, hauled down 11 rebounds, while Dean grabbed nine boards. W&L returned to the court for the consolation game and slogged its way past Thiel. Thiel led 41-40 with 4:10 remaining in the game, but Morton then took command. She scored W&L’s final six points to give the team its first win of the season. Morton notched 14 for the second straight game, earning her a spot on the all-tournament team. Fellow freshman guard Ansley Miller also collected 14 points for the Generals. The Generals continued to receive outstanding play from their cadre of young players in their 69-29 hammering of Villa Julie last Tuesday, which in- creased their record to 2-1. Miller had an unbelievable game as she set a new school record for steals in one game with 11. She also racked up 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Photo by Mark Slomiany Diving ahead The W&L women’s swimming team has splashed out to a 4-1 record this season after two victories this week, 102-39 vs. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Tuesday and 121-59 at Sweet Briar Wednesday. W&L set seven meet records against RMWC and now has won 27 straight ODAC dual meets. just missing a quadruple-double. Morton added 15 more points and seven assists, while Dean and sopho- more Chrissy Burghardt grabbed 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively. A stifling W&L defense forced 32 turnovers, and an outmatched Villa Julie team shot a miserable 28 percent from the field. Despite the W&L rout, Dean said the Generals still could have played better. “We didn’t play to our potential at all,” she said. “We settled for a comfort- able lead and didn’t do the things we needed to do to get better. It was a win, but it was not as big as it should have been.” The Generals were back in action Thursday night to tip off their Old Do- minion Athletic Conference season, but they suffered a heartbreaking 71-70 de- feat in overtime at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. W&L jumped out to an 11-3 lead early in the first half and led 32-28 at halftime. The outlook looked good for a third Generals win in four games, but RMWC had other ideas. RMWC grabbed the lead back in the second half, before Dean converted a bankshot with 11 sec- onds left in regulation to tie the score and force overtime. The Generals edged back in front 70- 69 in overtime, but RMWC’s Jean Hazelwood spoiled the possible W&L victory by connecting on a short jumper with 7.6 seconds remaining. A last-ditch W&L jumpshot was off the mark and RMWC (5-0) prevailed. Morton again was the Generals’ high scorer with 17 points. Miller pitched in 14 points, and sophomore center Amber Hinkle and Dean added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Dean will anchor the Generals’ frontcourt this season. The frontcourt lost scoringand reboundingleader Sandra Holmes to graduation, but Dean, along with Hinkle, who led the team with 36 blocks last year, will try to fill the void. “We have good post players,” Dean said. “If we could just get our footwork down, then the rest will fall into place.” With the team’s strong dcoth in the backcourt, however, the team will rely more on Dean and the other post players to provide defense instead of scoring. “My personal goal is to be a great rebounder,” Dean said. “That’s my job out there. Our guards and other players can score the big points and I can pull down the boards.” Besides the talented frosh tandem of Morton and Miller, the Generals will rely on sophomores Burghardt and Karin Treese for scoring. Burghardt, who plays both guard and forward, averaged 11 points per game last season. Point guard Treese averaged 7.6 points per game last season while dishing out 34 assists. Freshmen Stephanie Leffler, Stephanie McKnight and Denise Wallin could also provide some points off the bench. The Generals next play at home Sat- urday against Guilford, which Dean said should be a fast-paced game. “We’ll give it our best and see what the outcome is.” W Jock Shorts honorable mention. second team. Fall Sports Honors: The football team had eight players earn All-ODAC honors. Junior Jon Benazzi received first team honors at cornerback. Six players made the second team: senior quar- terback Brooks Fischer, junior kicker Matt Holbrook, senior tight end Jon Gardner, junior center Stefan Neumeister, junior defensive end Jack Boyd and senior linebacker McGuire Boyd. Sophomore wide receiver Chas Chastain received Head coach Frank Miriello also was named the ODAC Coach of the Year in only his second year at the helm. Miriello coached the Generals to a 5-5 record this fall. Five players on the women’s soccer made the All-ODAC teams last week. On the first team were senior midfielder Jenni Grant, junior back Claire Bowers and sophomore forward Karin Treese. Junior back Lorraine Taurassi and sophomore midfielder Nicole Johnson earned spots on the The Generals’ head coach, Jan Hathorn, received ODAC Coach of the Year honors for the second time in her ten-year career. This award came after Hathorn guided the Generals to 12 victories and a second place finish this year. J 1