OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941213/WLURG39_RTP_19941213_001.2.txt 1 ;5’~ / 4‘.a,. .. ...‘ .1... It ‘ ‘I ,:- 1-" - »q 4' "1-4 ~,- I gal..',R_, »,.., f.'7.I" 9 .‘\ FREE FAllINGmIl{\ilIwC)j A DRop ZONE REVIEW or .. Men's Basketball has a NCAA record- breaking week iting-tum Ifllri VOLUME 94, NO. yi WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA JANUARY 13, 1995 SAC reinstates FIGI, winter Rush planned FIJI is back as Washington and Lee's 15th fraternity, after being reinstated by the Stu- dent Affairs Committee. Fall term grades in, Pi Beta Phi, Sig Ep on top Fall Term Grades By ETHAN KRUPP Phi News Editor The report cards have arrived and Pi. , Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon are at the head of the class. Pi Phi had a grade point average of 3.243 and Sig Ep’s GPA was 3.091. Chi Omega was the second highest sorority and Lambda Chi Alpha was the second highest fraternity The 2.994 all-student GPA was lower than all four sororities, the all- women, and non-sorority women, but higher than 12 fraternities, all-men, and non-fratemity men. Dean of Students Dean Leroy “Buddy” Atkins said he was happy to see three fraternities above a 3.0, par- ticularly since “the sororities have been it for a while.” Dean of Freshman and Residence Life Dennis Manning also said the freshman class GPA “was excellent and much improved from the midterm grades.” Manning also said that the number of students below a 1.5 GPA was “typical.” The statistics provided by the Dean of Students Office state that 14 fresh- man men received grades lower than a 1.5. Last year, 14 freshman were be- low a 1.5, and in 1993, 19 were below the 1.5 mark. Atkins offered advice to “chapters that find themselves in the bottom half year in and year out...can escape it if they make academics a priority for both the chapter and individual members.” All of the general GPA categories remained fairly constant over the last two years. No GPA has moved more than 0.1 points since 1992. SAB brin Pi Beta Phi Chi Omega All Sorority Women Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Kappa Gamma All Women Non-Sorority Women Sigma Phi Epsilon Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha All Students Kappa Alpha Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Nu Kappa Sigma Chi Psi Sigma Chi All Fraternity Men All Men Non-Fratemity Men Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Phi Phi Gamma Delta Beta Theta Phi V Phi Kappa Sigma 3.243 3.209 3.201 3.173 3.162 3.143 3.096 3.091 3.083 3.017 2.994 2.962 2.956 2.948 2.931 2.921 2.915 2.895 2.893 2.885 2.861 2.861 2.860 2.715 2.686 2.546 The fall term GPAs for Greeks, independents, and men and women, and the entire student body have been tabulated. gs pudding Wrestling to W&L By PETE WEISSMAN Phi Staff Writer the three to four minute matches. A referee will enforce rules that ban bikinis, body slams, and...men wrestling women. Combine 350 pounds of Hormel pudding mix and 200 gallons of water, offer Fancy Dress, tickets as prizes, and you have the Student Activities Board’s latest event: Chocolate pudding wrestling. By Tuesday, 22 people, most of them fraternity pledges, had signed up to wrestle. The free event will take place in Ddremus Gym Jan. 18th at 8 p.m. The SAB has hired an entertainment com- . pany headed by Bruce Rosenbaum to put on the show. Rosenbaum and three others will assemble the 12 by 12 foot ring in about 45 minutes. The roped, elevated ring will hold three inches of pudding. What is his secret recipe? “We pour it in there and stir it up with a “Just stir stick, man,” Rosenbaum said. and stir.” Wrestlers will wear t-shirts and shorts for According to Rosenbaum, age and experi- ence are not important. “You can’t get too much leverage because it’s slick and slimy.” His advice: “Go for the legs, man. You gotta get the legs out.” Reaction on the Washington and Lee cam- pus has been mixed. “I think people are kind of apprehensive about it,” said Michelle Richardson, SAB’s advisor. Hollis Leddy, SAB’s publicity chairman, said she has sought female participants for several weeks. “I think it’s just an event that most girls just aren’t comfortable with here at W&L,” Leddy said. But Rosenbaum, who’s been doing this for 15 years, said people have the wrong image of I->See PUDDING, page 2 By SARAH GILBERT Phi Executive Editor After one year of campus suspen- sion, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity has returned to Washington and Lee Uni- versity with an intention to focus on the future. “We’re just glad it’s over,” said FIJI president Stephen Cokkinias. The Stu- dent Affairs Committee voted unani- mously Dec. 9 to reinstate the frater- nity Jan. 1. The fraternity was suspended for 18 months last winter after being found guilty for violating the university policy on hazing, but agreed to complete a 10- step plan of action so that the SAC would lessen the sentence. “It was no longer an issue of who’s right andwho’swrong,” said Cokkinias. “It was an issue of what can we do to get back on campus. We worked very hard over the past year, and we com- pleted each of the 10 points.” The plan of action asked that FIJI show the SAC that there had been changes in attitude and behavior. Dean of Students David Howison, who is chairof the SAC, sent a letter to student leaders informing them of the reinstatement. “The Student Affairs Committee commended the leadership of FIJI for its dedicated and successful efforts to achieve a special 10-Point Plan of Ae- tion...” Howison wrote. Ralph “Moke” Wolfe III, last year’s FIJI president, said he was “freaking ecstatic.” “I was not happy about the whole situation, but I’m glad its behind us. Now we have a situation that we can build a fraternity on.” Both Cokkinias and Wolfe said they wanted to concentrate on the future of the fraternity rather than the past. “I hope that there’s going to be something positive to come out of this,” said Wolfe. “I hope the university will say, now lets really attack the problem of hazing. This isn’t about FIJI any- more, it’s about hazing.” Cokkinias hoped to concentrate on brotherhood. “The attitude of the brothers is that the whole situation has brought our house closer together,” he said. FIJI now plans to hold an informal, deferred rush, kicked off by a party Saturday night with the band Blue Miracle at the FIJI house. “There has been a group of people who have expressed interest in joining, but we have not torn anyone yet,” Cokkinias said. “We hope to form a pledge class over the next few weeks.” Cokkinias and Wolfe were looking toward the party as a sort of re—intro- duction of FIJI to the campus. “We want to let freshmen know that there really is a 15th fraternity on cam- pus now, and it’s going to operate just like any other fraternity,” Cokkinias said. He said their social calendar for the rest of the year will be similar to the rest of the campus fraternities, and will include a semi-forrnal, a mixer, and the traditional FIJI Islands in April. Cokkinias is looking forward to being able to address the campus as a fraternity once again. “When you’re away from campus for 12 months, a lot of questions arise that you are not able to address, a lot of rumors get started that are false. We will be glad to have a chance to clear up any misconceptions in the next few months,” he said. Wolfe, who will be visiting campus this weekend along with several other alumni to celebrate the return of FIJI, was looking forward to the party. “I will be drinking many beverages to celebrate the good judgment of the SAC,” he said. EC, Contact clash over lack of speakersandsunused money By MICHAEL Hswuzrr Phi Staff Writer Political infighting has kept Contact from getting more prominent speakers, according to some Executive Commit- tee members at Monday night’s meeting. Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and former Sur- geon General C. Everett Koop have fallen through as speak- ers. Contact brought three speakers last fall: John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Repub- lican congressman Bob Goodlatte and Edward Cleary, au- thor of Beyond the Burning Cross.’ The First Amendment and the Landmark R.A.V. Case. 1 “It seems they’ve been unable to succeed at anything they’ve tried,” said EC president Kevin Webb. _Webb said a struggle between the liberals and conserva- tives in the organization has been going on all Fall term. He said the group has been unable to resolve disagreements about speakers. Webb expressed concern about giving money to an organization that has not done anything. “I have serious problems with the leadership living up to their responsibilities,” he said. EC law representative and Contact member Jim Pike said Contact’s problems aren’t the fault of one person. EC vice-president Alex Cross said the blame for Contact’s problems must be placed on the president, senior Andrew Schneider. ‘‘In any organization, the president has a responsibility to the student body,” he said, “to bring speakers to the school regardless of whether they agree with the choice of speaker or not.” He said Contact has only spent only a fraction of the money allotted to them. “My opinion is that if we give (an organization) $30,000, they should spend the money,” he said. Pike said although there has been disagreement about speakers, much of the dissension has been resolved. Pike said the problems started when Contact decided that a consensus should be the rule which often made it difficult to choose speakers. He said this was done because Contact had been criticized in the past for the tendency to bring conservative speakers. Contact now has a 2/3 majority requirement to decide on speakers. Pike said another problem has been unavailable speak- ers. He said the speakers they have brought to the school have been cheap. Cross said if the speakers have been cheap, then Contact should have spent more money and bring more speakers —— not less. Schneider said the group has committed about $8000. He said the rest of the money has not been spent because speakers such as Bork and Koop have fallen through. “If you look at other Contact committees, the major speakers weren’t booked until the second semester,” he said. Schneider said there had been infighting last semester over speakers, especially Lani Guinier, the former nominee for the Civil Rights division in the department of Justice. President Clinton withdrew her name from the nomination amidst controversy over her legal writings. “The whole idea of Lani Guinier was to provide a balance to Robert Bork since they had opposing views,” he said. “A lot of people on Contact felt she was a liberal crackpot.” The committee decided against bringing Guinier to cam- pus, but the American Civil Liberties Union, the Minority Student Association, and other organizations are bringing her to campus in February. Schneider said the political infighting has ended and things are going smoothly this term. Contact has already booked Helen Thomas, UPI White House correspondent, forJanuary 31 and Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, for March 9. Contact as well as other organizations will meet with the EC in the next two weeks to discuss budget concerns. “The EC can rest assured that we’ll be spending its money,” he said. . Oh whatta Rush! Photo by Betsy Green, The Ring-tum Phi Pi Beta Phi prepares for Sisterhood Night by filling balloons with helium as room decorations. Rush wrapped up on Thursday with Pref Night. Bids are handed out on Jan. 13. OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941213/WLURG39_RTP_19941213_002.2.txt BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE Ceasefire in Chechnya ends prematurely A 48-hourceasefire called in order to let both Russia and Chechnya bury their dead came to an abrupt halt when shots broke out again. The Clinton Administration tightened its criticisms of Russia’s assault on the breakaway nation, drawing Russia’s trustworthiness into question. Pope embarks on 20,000 mile tour Pope John Paul II left the Vatican City Wednesday, beginning an 11- day, 20,000 mile pilgrimage to the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka. This is the 63rd foreign tour forthe Pope. The pope will emphasize the need for coexistence among differing religions and ethnic groups. Croatian President to end UN forces The Ri n -tum Phi Janu 13 1995 Seasonal Affective Disorder might storm in during the Winter months By DAN ODENWALD Phi Staff Writer Is the winter the worst time of year for you? Do you feel more depressed? Do you overeat? Are you exhausted all the time? Do you lack motivation for your daily activities? Do you feel guilty about your increased lethargy during the winter? Well, don’t. It’s possible the prob- lem isn’t you. You may be experienc- ing symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, or what’s more commonly referred to as SAD. Formally recognized by the Ameri- can Psychiatric Association in 1987, Seasonal Affective Disorder is a psy- chological and physical ailment that touches over 20 percent of the United States’ population. It’s characterized by a depressed mood during the winter months due to the lack of sunlight. Cases can range from nagging doldrums to clinical de- pression. Evidence shows that SAD affects four times as many women as men and may be hereditary. SAD is the physical and psychologi-, cal response of the body to the winter’s increased darkness and cold. During the winter, the days become shorter. There is less sunlight. Researchers have determined that the lack of sunlight causes significant changes in seasonal body rhythms. This affects the pro- duction of the hormone, melatonin. Generated by the brain during the night hours, melatonin induces fatigue which makes the body rest. During the winter months when the nights are longer, more melatonin is produced and the body feels overly tired. In addition to fatigue, a SAD sufferer may also ex- perience greater depression, increased appetite for carbohydrate—rich foods which produce energy, and loss in interest in daily activities. In effect, the brain is being starved of sunlight which would inhibit the production of melatonin. Aside from the very real physical ramifications of SAD, there are also pronounced psychological effects. SAD sufferers are more depressed dur- ing the winter. They crave energy-rich foods and tend to overeat. This results in weight gain which introduces nega- tive feelings of guilt. Patients show a noticeable decrease in interest for their daily activities. Closely related to that is the lack of motivation to start and complete tasks. Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Chief of Environmental Psychiatry at the Na- tional Institute of Mental Health, is especially concerned with children who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. According to his estimates, more than a million teens suffer from SAD. Like other SAD sufferers, they are battered by fatigue and depression, however they may be misdiagnosed. To explain their lack of interest in school, many teens with SAD are often labeled as having Attention Deficit Disorder which is more commonly as- sociated with lack of attention. The good news is SAD is treatable with light therapy. Patients are in- structed to sit for one hour a day in front of a panel of light which is a bright broad-spectrum‘—artificial light with characteristics similar to sunlight. Re- searchers claim that SAD patients have shown dramatic improvements within four days of treatment. Michael Terman, Director of the Winter Depression Program in New York, says that 75 to 90 percent of patients are successfully treated with light therapy. The light boxes, themselves, can be very expensive. The average price is $400. Accordingly, doctors have sug- gested less costly ways to combat SAD. The use of more lights around the house is strongly recommended as is getting out more during the daylight hours. Associate Dean of Students Anne Schroer-Lamont, a University Coun- seling Psychologist, believes Seasonal Affective Disorder is not common on the Washington and Lee campus. ‘‘I have diagnosed at least one stu- dent with SAD. In most cases, there are other factors which cause depression in students,” Schroer-Lamont said, “Al- cohol abuse, smoking, and lack of ex- ercise are more commonly associated with winter depression than SAD which results solely from light deprivation.” However, Schroer-Lamont did agree that some students may be suf- fering from SAD and choosing not to seek help from University counselors. She also stated that the University Counseling staff is capable of identify- ing SAD. “Some students may be experienc- ing SAD and not getting help. Some involve mild cases where the student is capable of handling it on his own, while others may have severe cases and should get help,” she said. Schroer-Lamont is especially inter- ested in nutrition and proper exercise as a way to cope with winter depres- sion. She advocates that students take extra care to make sure they exercise during the colder months. “With the lack of outdoor activities during the winter, students need to find alternatives for exercising outdoors,” she said. “Using the indoor track, campus weight rooms, gym facilities, and aerobics are more important in the win- ter than in the warmer months.” The President of Croatia intends to end the UN peacekeeping forces in Croatia. Sources say this could lead to expansion in the war in the Balkans. Diplomats say this is a further indication of the unwillingness of both parties to accept the help of mediating forces. The Nation Judiciary Committeeapproves balanced budget amendment The House Judiciary Committee approved Wednesday a balanced budget amendment that requires a three-fifths majority to raise taxes. This amendment is opposed by moderate Republicans and conservative Demo- crats. The House will vote on it in two weeks. Senate approves workplace laws The Senate approved Wednesday night a bill to force the House and Senate to comply with the anti-discrimination, safety and other workplace rules that they impose on other employers. The bill was part of the list of Republican campaign promises that helped that helped the party win elections Nov. 8. The legislation promises, according to the GOP, an end to the privileged status of congressional members. New evldencesays OJ beat, threatened Nicole By PETE WEISSMAN Phi Staff Writer Wearing a black, 1970’s jumpsuit and a red ban- danna, Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge Dan Tipton moved across the stage like a Russian folk dancer as he mouthed the words to “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang. The 575 students in the Pavilion that night cheered the act, and the judges awarded Sig Ep first place in last year’s “Lip Synch” contest. On Jan. 20th, the ninth annual “Lip Synch” con- test returns to Washington and Lee to entertain stu- dents and help the hungry. Students Against Rockbridge Area Hunger will sponsor the event and give 90 percent of the proceeds to local food pantries. “lt’s one of the few times that the entire school has the opportunity to come together,” Tipton said. “You get a chance to show off or be an idiot, and it’s OK.” “It’s kind of like a party atmosphere,” said public- ity chairman Emily Hazlett. “It’s fun music, and you’re watching your friends up on stage.” “This is a big-time show,” said Jerry Darrell, event founder and director of University Food Services. Last year, 24 groups, most of them Greek organi- zations, participated. The Minority Student Associa- tion finished second for their version of “Whoop, There It Is!” Third place went to the Chi Omega Seniors who did “If” by Janet Jackson. Four-man Fifth Beat j ams at the Coffeehouse According to Hazlett, dance routines and songs from the ’70s and ’80s are popular. The best acts are well-dressed, well-choreographed, and “people are singing the right lyrics,” Hazlett said. Tipton sug- gested that groups practice a lot and wear memorable costumes. The contest has changed through the years. “Nine years ago, we began this event in the Pit with four acts,” Darrell said. “Because of the tremen- dous response on campus, the event was moved to the Pavilion a few years ago.” In past years, MTV sponsored a national lip synch contest. Two W&L acts competed in the finals in Florida and won: Fiji in 1990 and Sig Ep in 1992. When MTV ended their contest, the W&L competi- tion continued. Planners also changed who the event helps. Originally, Students Against Multiple Sclerosis sponsored the event to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Last year, the group gave some of the money to the Rockbridge Area Relief Association. This year, they changed their name to Students Against Rockbridge Area Hunger and will use 90 percent of the proceeds to buy food for five local food pantries. The other 10 percent will go to multiple sclerosis. “We expect to raise about $4,000 this year,” Darrell said. He said that he will buy food at 14 cents a pound from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Lip Synch could bring in $4000 for food Verona and deliver it to local food pantries for distribution. “I think about the logistics of getting [the food] here,” Darrell said. “We may need a convoy.” Ellen McCoy, RARA’s director, said that last year’s lip synch money helped the non-profit organi- zation move to a larger food pantry. She said that food contributions would help RARA provide ' other services. “If I don’t have to go out and buy $300 worth of food, then I can go out and help six families keep their electricity on,” McCoy said. . Darrell hopes other groups in addition to fratemi- ties and sororities will participate. “We’re really looking for participation from cam- pus organizations,” Darrell said. “We’d love to have some faculty/staff acts.” Groups of up to six participants can sign-up at the Snack Bar from Jan. 16-19th. The entry fee is $30. Spectator admission is $4. The doors open at 9 p.m., and the beer garden is open to those with proper ID. Beth Provanzana, SARAH chairman, said judges will rate the groups on choreography, costumes, and lip synch. First prize is $100 and two Fancy Dress Ball tickets. Second prize is $50 and 2 FD tickets. Third prize is $50. “We were performing with the purpose of helping others in need,” Tipton said. “It makes it truly worthwhile and not just a show- case of talent.” Pudding Get to know Ms. Gilbert, Wrestling Mr_ Krupp, O.J. Simpson beat his wife Nicole, repeatedly stalked her and threat- By LORI RAMSEY . While Played the Pl3_“° and dT“”_‘5 ened to decapitate any of the boyfriends who drove his car, say sworn Phi Staff writer :1 h(1igh Scvlslcgiand has Slnce played In I I M s an s at . ' I statements made in court Thursday. According to the statements, the abuse began shortly after the two met in 1977. The evidence contains sworn Fifth Beat plays a combination of statements of acquaintances of the Simpsons, as well as entries from a diary that Nicole Simpson maintained to support her divorce case against her husband. The State Dispute disrupts General Assembly An angry dispute forced the Virginia General Assembly to adjourn Thursday and Governor George Allen to give his annual State of the Commonwealth Address on TV. It was the first time in Virginia history that a governor has been blocked from delivering his opening day speech directly to the assembly. The argument arose when Republicans and Democrats disagreed over procedural powers, after which the Democrats adjourned and walked out without adopting any rules. General Assembly meets to discus Allen's proposed cuts On Saturday, Jan. 7, the four-man band Fifth Beat played in the Pit. The Coffeehouse was sponsored by the Society for the Arts and Student Activities. Fifth Beat consists of four Wash- ington and Lee juniors: David Olimpio, Dan Vesay, Todd Bryan, and Pat White. The band formed in September and played a coffeehouse in the fall. Vesay, Bryan, and Olimpio formed the band last year, and recently added drummer White. The four come from a varied musi- cal background. Olimpio, who plays piano, came from a musical family. While he played in the high school band and picked up piano as a high school sophomore, he never really took formal music lessons. Vesay, the trumpet player, picked up his instrument in the fourth grade. He played jazz in high school and is currently a music major and a member of the W&L orchestra. Bryan is also a member of the or- chestra. He got his start in music when his mother made him play violin at age 10. He then moved onto the string bass and now plays the electric and traditional acoustic jazz and electric funk fusion. Some of their music is improvised and most of the electric stuff is original. Their musical recipe drew a turnout Saturday night. Audi- ence members ranged from faculty to students to the guests of students. Michelle Richardson, coordinator of student activities, estimated Fifth Beat drew between 75 and 100 people. Richardson likes working with students because it not only gives them an op- portunity to showcase their abilities, but usually their friends turn out to support them. As for Fifth Beat, she says, “Dave, Dan, Todd, and Pat are so easy to work with. They are funny and easygoing. I thought they were great.” Richardson’s job is to schedule al- ternative events on the weekends. So far, she has been pleased with turnouts. She concedes she could probably draw a larger crowd if alcohol was made available, but since she was hired to have alternative events to fraternity parties she has chosen to make them non-alcoholic. “Besides,” she says, “What’s a cof- feehouse with alcohol? A coffeehouse h->PUDDING, from pg. 1 pudding wrestling. “Once [girls] see how much fun it is, they all want to get in on the action.” University Registrar Scott Dittman will wrestle Robert Dunlap, assistant Dining Hall manager. “I’m always up for a pie in the face,” Dittman said. He has not used his Nordic Track in months and has minimal wres- tling experience. “My 5-year-old takes me down every once in a while,” Dittman said. Dunlap, however, wrestled for Lexington High School. “I plan on Scott Dittman eat- ing a lot of pudding,” Dunlap said. ‘‘I think it’ll be a blast.” Top prize is a Fancy Dress weekend package for two. Sec- ond place wins admission to the FD concert Thursday night. In addition to the prizes, another I benefit is “wrestling in some kind of food item that you normally Mr. Williard, Ms. Alvord, Ms. Green, Ms. Wong, Mr. Odenwald, and Mr. Coffee on a first name basis: Write for the Phi. Our staff meetings are held in Room 208 of the University Center at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Anyone The State General Assembly met this week to discuss Gov. George Allen’s proposed $403 million in budget cuts. Allen also plans to cut income and business taxes and build prisons. Cities and towns across Virginia are divided over Allen’s plans, especially those to cut the state’s $750 million gross receipts tax. wouldn’t get to wrestle in,” said Kris Benson of East Coast En- tertainment, which booked the show. What happens to the 1000 pounds of leftover pudding? upright bass. is supposed to have coffee!” who has even the remotest desire to see their work in Anyone with computer layout Beyond the Blue Ridge is compiled from Phi staff reports , skills, or who is willing to learn computer layout skills, should apply to The Ring-tum Phi. Come to ‘University Center Room 108 Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Dunlap said the dining hall “probably won’t use the pud- ding.” “We usually bring spoons, pass [them] out, and let the crowd eat it,” Rosenbaum said. Re- ally? No. “We dilute it with water and send it down the drain.” Rosenbaum insists that Chocolate pudding wrestling is family entertainment. “It’s not a sleazy show,” Rosenbaum said. “lt’s good clean fun.” Clean? doubts. “How will I get home?” Dittman has his print. hang around the office, or just be a gopher, we would be glad to have you as part of our staff. We'll take care of the introductions. OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941213/WLURG39_RTP_19941213_003.2.txt C Q I A i ’ The Ring-tum Phi, January 13,1995 * ’ Crichton shatters traditional stereotypes of sexual harassment A NOVEL .. iJ.S.. $5.99 {E3Bal‘1satine:‘¥iclion£39tGS. G.’-:3’ By MICHAEL HEWLETI‘ Phi Staff Writer In 1991, the issue of sexual harass- ment exploded onto the political scene during Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court. Anita Hill be- came the beloved of feminists while Thomas’ appointment to the highest court in the nation helped usher record numbers of women into political of- fice, including Carol Moseley-Braun, the first black woman senator. Usually, sexual harassment is seen as women being victimized by male employers. But what if a woman sexu- this is exactly the situation Michael Crichton describes in his book,Disclo- sure. Before you see Michael Douglas and Demi Moore heat up the screen in the movie version, you might check out the book. Thomas Sanders is a divisions man- ager for Digital Communications Tech- nology (DigiCom) in Seattle. The com- pany is in the midst of an acquisition by which a corporation called Conley- White. If things go well, Sanders could end up a million dollars richer. He is also in line for a promotion, something he believes he deserves because of his dedication and hard work over the past decade. When he arrives at work, he finds out that a woman has been named to the position he wanted. Even worse, this woman turns out to be his former girl- friend, Meredith Johnson, and he must work for her. Although he is disap- pointed, he decides to make the best out of the situation and tries to erase the awkwardness of working for a former lover. Unfortunately, Johnson has dif- ferent ideas. » In a private meeting, Johnson comes on to Sanders, seeking to rekindle their ally harasses a male employee? Well, - sexual relationship. Sanders refuses, - inciting Johnson’s rage. The next day, Johnson makes a complete fool out of Sanders when she changes the approach for the meeting that they had agreed upon the night before. She also hits Sanders with a charge of sexual harass- ment, making him the victimizer in- stead of the victim. As Sanders tries frantically to save both his job and his marriage, he begins to discoverthat he is essentially power- less to an apparent plan to bring him down. Since Johnson is tied to the company’s power structure, she inevi- tably gets the support of the company while Sanders is left completely isolated. While the book is primarily a sus- pense thriller, Crichton does want to make a point-——a somewhat valid point at that. He argues that sexual harass- ment is about power and exclusively the domain of men. Women can sexu- ally harass and will increasingly do so as they gradually break the glass ceil- ing of Corporate America. As one char- acter concludes, “A harassment claim is a weapon...and there are no good defenses against it. Anybody can use the weapon—and lots of good" people have.” Whatever your views on sexual ha- rassment may be,Disclosure is simply a good book. Crichton constructs a fast-moving, suspenseful story. With sparkling dialogue and technological mumbo-jumbo for those engineering and computer science majors, the story moves with force and energy. There is never a boring moment in the book. Although the events in the book take place within a week, Crichton enables the reader to really know the primary characters and creates enough intrigue to satisfy those who love it. Whether the movie is as good as the book is something you will have to find out by yourself. But if you are looking for a book that’s hard to put down, Disclo- sure qualifies. 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Why is it that we are perenially number three in the Princeton Review’s hard liquor rankings? What does it take to unseat number one? Why does it matter which despressive pyschological dis- ease one has? If you have one, and are too paranoid to go to a counselor in fear of what he or she might tell you, what then? What is the point of parties anyway? Is it the drinking? Is it the hook-ups? Would we be okay without them? Do we really have fun when we are too upset to talk about what we did the next day? What are New Year’s resolutions? What is the point if they only last for a year? Is something, for which one has to develop a taste, really good once one develops the taste, or are we just fooling ourselves? Why do people find musicians so fascinating? We all know that traditionally fantasically popular musicians are rather depraved, so why is it that we are drawn to these types of people? We are not really clinically insane at the Phi, just rather confused. If you have some answers to our questions, please write or call. We will be grateful. “What room is the Rho Chi sorority in?” -- A male photographer for one of the campus newspapers, addressing a nicely- nametagged sorority rush counselor “I didn’t know W&L was that ethnic!” -- A Virginia Military Institute Keydet after being told some 90% of W&L men are Greek with serum X05315... The Ring-tum Phi, January 7, 1994 umr tr" smut BE... ‘Equality’ myth threatens America NICHOLAS L. WADDY, ’96 This column is Part Two in a series on the many virtues of Western Civilization. Last time, if you recall, we con- cluded that civilization is built on three elements: learning, charity, and order. It was promised you, furthermore, that in this week’s column I would unfold the greatest mystery of all: where our civilization stands by these criteria. That is, are we in America civilized? If we are, is anyone more so, or has any- one ever been more so?The expedient answer, and the one that will keep me safe in the streets, is that America is the most wonderful thing since sliced bread, and that surely no higher level of civilization has ever been achieved than that practiced in modern-day Cleve- land. I, in refuting this idea, must of course find fault with America on the basis of one of the three criteria I pro- posed earlier. And so I shall. I wish to make it clear at the outset that, while I may define what is essen- tially ‘American’ differently from oth- ers, I remain very much a patriot. That said, it is in the arena of public and social order, not surprisingly, that I shall find fault with the United States. One of the principal purposes of a social order is to be stable. No form of respectable civilization can long sur- vive under conditions of basic instabil- ity. I would have to admit that, rela- tively speaking, things have gone quite well in America thus far in this respect. It has become almost trite in recent years to observe that cracks have be- gun to appear in the American social fabric, but this is undeniably the case. We in the conservative community commonly like to reduce this trend to rock music and feminism, but the more inherent threat to America comes, para- doxically, from what has usually been seen as its strength: its founding prin- ciples. I mean the principle of human equality in particular. Equality, we must understand, is an ideal state. Hierarchy and inequality are actual states. Even in America some people rule and some do not. Some are rich, and some are poor. Put yourself in the position of those poor downtrod- den sods that exist in our country no less than in any other. What are they Even if we concede that the down- trodden in America have as much op- portunity to change their lot as the lower orders of society do anywhere else, we must still face the fact that the majority of poor people were born poor and they will die poor. So with what comforting world view do we arm the poor that they may meet their fate with dignity(or at least sanity)? Equality. We announce that all men are created equal. The response that can- not help but jump into the minds of the poor is, of course, “then why are we so much less equal than you?” There are only a few possible an- swers. One is that the poor are innately inferior, and that they deserve to be in offered exactly the in the position United ""“—‘j' ‘T they are in. States to This an- soothe .-bec0me a.lm03.t swer is in- t h e i r trite in recent years to ob- herent1y1i)rl1- natural _ compati e e n V y ._, serve that cracks have be with the For one gun to appear in the idea that all :1? i 0 are, American social fabric, tit: W b tth" de ‘bl th offered u ls ls un nla y e equal. An- ‘gquality case. We in the conserva- o_tbI1ler wis- o oppor- - - _ Sl eexp a- tunity’. tlve c°,mm“"‘ty . con!’ nation for M a n y monly like to reduce this the exist- P 0 0 I trend to rock music and W‘ 9‘ people, . . poverty IS though, femlnl3m- that the aresmart poor have enough been op- to realize pressed and that there are profound limits to the extent to which this seemingly laud- able ideal has been translated into real- ity. There is such a thing as privilege, after all, and no amount of ideological declamation on the Fourth of July can change this. deprived of a fair chance at life’s re- wards. This tack is consistent with the idea of human equality, but is other- wise rather unappealing for the obvi- ous reason that those of us who are placed a tick above the ‘average’ mark do not enjoy the prospect of being leveled. Finally, one popular idea is that the rich, though having begun equal to the poor, have simply worked harder and thus achieved more‘. But this does not square with equality either, since the rich man would either have to have been born an innately hard worker (im- possible) or he must have learned his hard-workingness from his hardworking forebears (constituting an unfair advantage). The point of all this is that, as far as I can see, the poor do not have any good reason to accept their position in Ameri- can society. They are told that they are fundamentally equal, but their reality does not conform to this idea. The results of this problem are readily seen. The poor in America have been wait- ing for the day when they will get what they think they have coming to them, and what most of them will never have - equality. In the meantime they feel justified in causing disorder and in disobeying the laws and mores of an ‘unjust’ society. The collapse of order in the underclass threatens American society as a whole. It may be seen that the doctrine of equality, which is being taken more and more seriously in America all the time (it has always been touted, but seldom taken to its present extreme), is inimical to social stability, particularly to the stability of any kind of class system, and must therefore be taken as contrary to the spirit of civilized life. What it should be replaced by, and what society should serve as the model for a new form of social organization, will be made clear in Part Three. Not surprisingly, our model soci- ety with respect to Social Order is also our model of civilization in general. 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The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 Lexington, Virginia 24450 Telephone (703) 462-4060 Fax (703) 462-4059 Republicans need to rethink Contract NOVA CLARKE, ’96 It’s a new year and there is a new group in charge of Congress. Last week, the media was full of stories about the new Republican majority and their plans to fulfill their their “Contract With/On America”. In the background, beyond all the pomp and circum- stance and the almost all nighter they pulled on the first day of the new session are some questions posed by, among others, the Democrats in Congress and Constitutional scholars. The House passed a rule change requiring that a 3/5 majority be required to raise income taxes. This brings up the Constitutional question. Scholars argued that the Constitution set forth specific mea- sures that required more than a simple majority vote. These measures include impeaching the President and overturning a veto. The Republicans argued that there was nothing expressly forbidding such a rule change, and that it had been done before. It has, in cases such as the requirement for a 2/3 vote to break a filibuster in the Senate. In those cases, however, these super-majority votes apply to all subjects, not to a specific action or a specific area of domestic policy. Why won’t a 2/3 vote be required to lower income tax, since that affects the country as much as an increase does? Perhaps a tax cut affects the country more, because revenue is decreased. There is also the question of the Balanced Budget Amendment. It is unquestionably a broadly sup- ported move among a diverse group of people. But what will the effects be of such a move? It was pointed out in a recent commentary on National Public Radio that under provisions of the bill, if revenue drops, for example during a massive period of unemployment, spending must necessarily be cut. A better move might be to pour money into the economy, perhaps running a small deficit, but stimu- lating economic growth and recovery. The Democrats have challenged the Republicans to publicly announce what they plan to cut. It obviously won’t be defense, since the Republican majority seems to think that our defense is being cut so drastically that England could take us over as a colony again (I think that with all the NRA members with semi-automatic weapons, we would have them outgunned). Speaking of England and the colonies, the Re- publican majority seems to be following in the footsteps of King Georgelll. They have taken away the voting cc———- sary but unpopular with the voters. If the federal government is going to take some of the pressure off the states, perhaps the states should take some of the pressure off the federal govemment- by stocking up on private flood or disaster insurance, for example, so that every time an inevitable natural disaster occurs, they don’t go running to the federal government for relief. There are many, many things that will happen this year. Resolution of the term limits question, welfare reforms; the beginning of what is sure to be a never-ending debate on school prayer, et cetera. Then there is rights of the District of the question of what Columbiaandtheother willha ntoS ker . . If the federal govern- 99° P“ terrrtones. The other _ _ Newt (as Rush territories can’t really ment l8 going t0 take 807713 Limbaugh calls him complain, since their ‘notanamefilledwith residents don’thave to of the pressure off the dignity,he sounds like pay federal taxes, but states: perhaps the states acartoon character’)- District residents do. Does Newt, the history should take some of the will he succeed in pushing his “Con- professor, remember pressure Off the tract”, or will the the cry during the federal government. slower and steadier American Revolution I Senate block his ef- of “No taxation with- fort toward greatness? out representation”? George Will brought The Republicans upanotherstandardby should either ease the burden of taxes from the District or give its half a million voters a voice in Congress.There are other goals of the Republican majority that appear reasonable, such as not giving the states unfunded mandates. As a Floridian I see the logic in this statement. After all, Florida is spending money on all the immigrants coming in without any additional revenue from the federal government. There is another side to this however. It is these mandates that allow so much to be accom- plished, including integration of the schools, pro- tecting the rights of the disabled, and preserving the environment. It also gives the governors something to hide behind, and keeps away the wrath of the people when he or she does something that is neces- which to judge the Republican majority, the reap- pearance of bowling leagues. Will the Republican party fulfill its goal of reestablishing community in America? Will suggests the success can be gauged in by the growth of voluntary associations not interest groups, but the gathering of people who have a mutual interest and enjoy each other’s company. If the Republicans achieve this, then they will have done a wonderful job. It’s only the second week of the new era and too early to predict success or failure. As the main character of one of last year’s most popular movies said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never what you’re going to get.” The Republican majority is like that; who knows what will come out of anything? OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941213/WLURG39_RTP_19941213_006.2.txt The Ring-tum Phi, January 13, 1995 OPINION "““— Keep your Christmas with you GREEN LAND Betsy Green l’ve decided that even though it’s not especially timely, I’m going to write about my Christmas. For one thing, my writing about it now goes in the spirit of a song from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street called “Keep Christ- mas With You.” (Pretend I’m singing now.) “When Christmas is over, save some Christmas cheer!” (Okay, you can stop pretending now.) Besides, I can write about whatever I want. If you have a problem with it, get your own humor column! Wow, that felt really good. Okay, on to the spirit of peace on Earth and all of that good stuff. My brother (“The Boy”) announced once that from Thanksgiving on, our lives are ruled by tra- dition. The festivities kicked off with The Boy checks his watch and we race out of my mom’s car while humming the theme song to Mission Impossible. We have already had the whole “Howdoesthistreelookokayfinelet’sbuyit” conversation by the time Ray Pruit lopes over to ask us if he can help us. Mom demands to know the price of the tree and is filling it in on hercheck (pre- dated and signed, of course) as The Boy and I race to the hatchback of her car and stuff the tree in. This year, the tree was bought, paid for, and in the car in one minute and eighteen seconds, a new record. The holiday merriment continued for me because I got to work at the mall. Yay! Mycareer in the exciting world of French fashion (i.e. sales associate at Express) never fails to provide joy. Well, at least the Christmas music this year didn’t have lines like “Yo, I aint CC Flashback: Christmas Eve, 1993 (that’s last year, kids). Betsy is being her cute little Mall Chick self again, and it’s just a few minutes before close. Uncharacteristically I (I’m switching my punto de vista, Professor Boetch) was eager to get home to my family. A man came in to buy a present for his wife and was taking his sweet time, oblivious to the fact that we all kept looking at our watches. I finally got him to choose something, hurried him to the cash register, and rang him up. I was getting ready to start folding clothes so I could go home when he came up behind me and asked if I had remem- bered to give him his change. It was about seventy-eight cents. I remember that, but I didn’t remember if I had given him his change. I was honest with him and told him that I didn’t know. Damned honor code. I told my manager the deal and she forced a smile and offered to count all of Boy’s birthday. Ever since my mom was a little girl, the tradition with our family has been that if you talk between the time you blow out your candles and the time you take your first bite of cake, yourwishwon’tcome true. We always try to We decided to one day tell our little children "that Santa dropped an elf down the chimney before taking the plunge himself Its like testing the griddle with drops of water when you’re making pancakes; dance, its hot. I can’t wait to give my get the birthday per kids nightmares with son to mess up and l. l . . talk.Cometothinkof ltt e tl lt° it, that’s pretty mean. Oh, well. This year to torture The Boy I put a dab of shaving cream on his cake in lieu of ice cream. His friend Jeff decided that it would be even more fun to put the shaving cream (lime scented, of course) in his hair as well. Others got into the fun by coating his head with chocolate syrup, ketchup, oatmeal, and chopped nuts. He looked like the Ponderosa sundae bar gone awry, but at least his hair wasn’t as bad as Richard Weaver’s. Another fine family tradition is the purchase of our Christmas tree. None of us really feels that a great amount of time is needed to pick out silly things like Christmas trees or wallpaper. Hence, we wait until the coldest day of the year in order to expedite the pro- cess. While all of the perfect families are looking at all of the trees from all of the angles, we move a bit faster. The dissin’ you but wishin’ you a very merry Christmas.” Our holiday contest this year was to wait on as many men as possible, because they tend to be very gullible. “But if you don’t buy her earrings, a turtleneck, and three pairs of socks, she won’t love you anymore I ” sounds completely plausible to them. There was one man that I regretted waiting on. It was Christmas Eve. I was being my cute little Mall Chick self in a red sweater and Santa hat and I of- fered my services as a fashion consult- ant toaman who waswandering around the store in confusion. I was helping him choose a blouse to go under the blazer he found (because she wouldn’t love him anymore if he didn’t buy her one) when I realized why he seemed familiar. if they the money in the reg- isterto compare it with the amount it should be, blah, blah, blah. He actually wanted his seventy-eight cents so much that he was happy to wait on Christmas Eve for us - to count his lousy money. Do you all detect bitterness? Anyway, as you as- tute readers must have guessed, this was the same guy. Flashback ends. We return to 1994. Luckily the whole ordeal wasn’t as bad this year. I only had to call the credit card company to confirm that the guy was legit. To be honest, I kind of en- joyed it. Christmas Eve proved to be inter- esting this year because my mom de- cided to add drinking to the usual fam- ily festivities. We sat in front of the fire and roasted hot dogs (a staple of any holiday meal) and drank wine. We also ate a big jar of maraschino cherries soaked in cherry brandy. I highly rec- ommend it. I did my usual trick of tying the stems of the cherries into knots with my tongue. My mom found it a bit disconcerting, but took it pretty well. We then had some Forced Family To- gethemess by playing the game Out- burst. At one point, The Boy and I had that Executive Comm To the editor: The Executive Committee has recently re-. ceived queries regarding what implications sneaking into a beer garden at a university sponsored event may have for. the Honor System. While it is not customary for the Executive Committee to respond to hypothetical inquiries regarding potential Honor Violations, the Com- mittee will, on occasion, comment on certain issues where some confusion may exist. Students under the ageof 21 should be advised that sneaking into a beer garden at a university sponsored event may be considered an Honor Violation. LETTERS ittee addresses Honor ramifications of be consequences of the described actions in light of the mandate of the Honor System. The Committee maintains its policy of not develop- By this letter, the Executive Committee merely seeks to have students consider the to name ten Beach Boys songs. We came up with all of them in about four seconds (almost enough time to buy a tree) and were even able to sing all of them. That’s some useless knowledge coming into play. I was pretty pleased, but I then realized that these were clearly some brain cells that needed to die. I ate some more cherries. Has anyone else ever wondered what Santa would do if the coals in the fireplace were too hot when he came down the chimney? I used to worry about that a lot and confided my fear in my family. We decided to one day tell our little children that Santa dropped an elf down the chimney before taking the plunge himself. It’s like testing the griddle with drops of water when you’re making pancakes; if they dance, it’s hot. I can’t wait to give my kids night- mares with that little tidbit. Ah, Christmas Day. Childlike de- light gave way to laziness-—Mom, The Boy and I slept until almost eleven. Still, the gifts were worth waiting for. Mom got the white television she wanted, to match the white kitchen. The Boy got a box of instant oatmeal. I got a pair of gray sweat pants...what’s wrong with this picture? Of course we were all anxious to get to our stocking stuffers. When I was about ten my mother stopped giving me cool stuff like stickers and started giving me oven cleaner and prune juice. How amusing...actually it has been since we started getting back at her for that. One year on Christmas Eve I found myself in Walgreen’s buying J heri curl, a ro- mance novel, a Mallo Cup, and a pack- age of condoms. The cashier looked at me funny and I just smiled at her, looked her in the eye, and said, “Stock- ' ing stuffers.” I look forward to Christmas dinner every year. Who wants something dull like turkey, ham, or roast beef when you can have a nice succulent meatloaf? I LOVE meatloaf. And we make it special for the holidays. It’s shaped like a Christmas tree (which of course doesn’t take long to make, since speed is optimal when Christmas trees are involved) and is decorated with red and green peppers shaped like ornaments and a cheese angel. Finally, the tree is gaily festooned with garlands of ketchup. Shaving cream. Selling clothes. Alcohol soaked cherries. Gray sweats. Condoms. Meatloaf. What more could you want? PAGE 6 Habitat Habitat for Humanity is ready to start building its first house. Please come to the first Habitat meeting of 95 on Tuesday January 17 at 5:00 in the Commerce Schoool room 221. Republicans The College Republicans will be holdinga meetingTuesday, -Ian“- ary 17, at 6:30 in Fairax Lounge. All members are strongly encour- aged to attend. Film Society The Washington and Lee Film Society is pleased to announce its next presentation, Belle Epoque (Spain, 1993) by Fernando Trueba. Screenings will be at 8:05 p.m. Fri- day, January 13, and Saturday, Janu- ary 14, in the Troubadour Cinema, at the comer of Main and Henry Streets. As usual, there is no charge for admission. The film is in Span- ish, with English subtitles. Rape What can we do about rape and sexual assault? Find out at a discus- sion with Women’s Forum and R.A.C.A.S.A members. Solutions to rape and sexual assault will be discussed in the Arlington Women’s Center on Sunday, January 15, at 6:00. Gourmet Coffee will be served. Coffee House Student Activities and the Soci- ety for the Arts present Brian Boland and Tommy Esposito on Friday, January 13, at9:00 p.m. in the GHQ. Admission is free. GENERAL NOTES Free Dance Lesson In preparation for FD, ballroom dance lessons will be offered on campus. The first of these lessons will be free to all W&L students. All students who might be inter- ested in learning the Fox Trot, Rhumba, Waltz, Jitterbug, Tango, and Cha-Cha are invited (with or without a partner) to Fairfax Lounge on January 24, for a free prelimi- nary lesson. The lessons will last one half hour, and will begin on the hour and half-hour from 6:00 to 9:00. FD Workers There will be a meeting for Fancy Dress contract workers at 7:00 on Wednesday, January 18, in C-School room 221. If you'd like to earn free FD ticket, you should at- tend this meeting Washington Term Students interested in the Spring Washington Term program should turn in their applications to C-School Room 108 by Saturday, January 14. Applications are available as late as January 13. Bicycles Freshman bicycles left in the laundry room and and others left around campus are in the Security Office. Please come get them. Loans In a bind and need cash fast? Call the Student Emergency Loan Committeeforhelp.Wewillreveiw your case and hand you a check. Call Paul Wright at 463-4360. ing an inclusive or exclusive code of honorable conduct. Questions regarding this or any other matter er garden concerning the Honor System may be addressed to any member of the Executive Committee. Thank you. Kevin S. Webb President, Executive Committee New prescription plan unfair to providers and employees T6 the editor: I would like to address the W&L faculty and staff: Recently, the administration of Washington and Lee University imple- mented a new employee prescription plan. This plan affects the health and well-being (both physical and eco- nomic) of over 800+ people and their families. In my capacity as pharmacist/owner of Bierer’s Pharmacy in Lexington, I have had the privilege of serving many of you over the last twenty years. I have always set fair prices and gone the extra mile to help you through your medical emergencies and to answer your health care questions. Our relationship has been based upon mutual trust and respect. But now our relationship is in serious jeopardy. As a result of the prescription plan change, I am compelled to withdraw from participating in the MAINTE- NANCE portion of the plan. I was given no choice. I was asked to accept a pricing plan where I would either lose money or, unbelievably, charge too much — OR drop out of participating in the plan. As a consequence, you no longer have the freedom to choose Bierer’s Pharmacy for your long—term prescriptions. We both lose! As an independent pharmacy owner, I have neither the ability or desire to compete in the pharmaceutical “price war” now underway across our nation. It is this “war” which I feel has precipitated this prescription plan change. It is an ominous trend, riddled Interviews and Photos By Darcey Livingston Chris Buford ’96, Richmond, Va. — “Pi Phi because my girlfriend’s one.” TALKBACK with cost shifting and predatory pric- ing schedules. As a result, I am voicing my concerns, and hoping that you will too. Normally, unless your physician says you require the use of a particular brand name, the generic is the best buy. As a result, generics have become very popular with budget conscious indi- viduals. I encourage all of my patients to consider their use whenever possible. If I were to participate in the main- tenance portion of this new prescrip- tion plan and you wanted the generic, I would be asked to overcharge you! If you wanted the brand name (which is true about half the time), I would be guaranteed to lose money! How can this new plan be consid- ered reasonable or equitable? It isn’t. Not to you or to me. Any health care plan which unfairly shifts the burden of cost to one particular provider by dic- tating low fees is a flawed plan. Any health care plan which asks you, the employee, to share the cost of the policy premium but denies you the choice of x your provider is a flawed plan. Let your employer know that there has to be a better way to do business here in Rockbridge County. A spirit of fair play should prevail — not the bottom line of an impersonal manufacturer or a detached consultant who does not live or work here. I thank you for your kind attention, and welcome the opportunity to an- swer any of your questions. Andy Johnson Phanriacist/Owner, Bierer’s Pharmacy If you could be in any sorority, which one would it be, and Why? Greg Chow_ ’98, Wyomissing, Penn. — “Chi-O. I just like to say it.” J.T. Poole ’97, Bamwell, S.C. - “I guess I wouldn’t rush because I’ve really always wanted to be a Tri-Delt.” - Tyson Hilton ’96, Huntington Beach, Calif‘. — “I’d be a Xi Pi Xi ’cause they know how to drink.” Justin Brady ’95, Goshen, N.Y. — “None. 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We Gladiy Accept Federal Food Stamps. ~ Send check or .0. size L or XL Jebco Oo1lI)ecti les ’ _ , IL 82 T-Shirts 16.00 Posters 10,00 Bum r Stickers 2.50 Cata og Free GW is an equal opportunity institution, ' -Iv OCR::/Vol_094/WLURG39_RTP_19941213/WLURG39_RTP_19941213_008.2.txt This Week: Sw1MMINc- (M&W) Catholic BAsiu:'rnAu.-(W) Lynchburg WRESTL[NG- W&L Quadrangular INDOOR TRACK- at Lynchburg Invitational K Last Week: BASK‘.E'I'BALL' (M) Va. Wes. 95 W&L 73; W&L 85 Roanoke 65; W&L 126 MWC 121; W&L 82 L'burg 75 (W) G’ford 81 W&L 52; Va. W. 68 W&L 57; W&L 52 Hollins 38; Bwtr 57 W&L 53 SWIMMING-(M) W&L 113 Buffalo St. 58 L (W) W&L 111 Buffalo St. 53 Elite iking-tum 1311? SPORTS PAGE 8 4g By JOSHUA HESLINGA Phi Staff Writer The past week has been a ban- ner week for the men’s basket- ball team. The Generals posted three straight wins over Roanoke, Mary Washington, and Lynchburg, improving to 6-5 overall (3-3 in the ODAC) and providing plenty of fireworks and hope for Generals’ fans along the way. It began Saturday night in the Warner Center as the Generals faced defending ODAC cham- pion Roanoke, and things looked grim early as Roanoke began the game with a 1 1-2 burst. But the Generals responded with seven unanswered and then took the lead for good with 6:39 left in the first half, 28-26, off a jumper from junior Derek Carter, who led the Generals with 22 points and 12 rebounds. The Gen- erals never looked back, closing the half with a 11-4 run for their 43-34 halftime lead and scoring the final 11 points of the game to post the 85-65 victory. Junior Jon Coffman added 16 points, and Mark Oonnelly contributed a 14 point, 11 rebound effort. Senior Tyler Duvall also tal- lied 10 points and nine assists in the win. Next up was a non-confer- ence game against Mary Wash- ington Monday, a game which few looked to as a milestone. Yet after 45 minutes of basketball, six school and two NCAA Divi- sion lll records had been tied or broken, leaving the arena shell- shocked. The 126-121 OT win set the W&L record for most points BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, WRESTLING, INDOOR TRACK Men’s basketball reels off three straight; goes over .500 given up and tied the record for most points scored, reaching a single-game total last equalled in 1954. The 51 points in OT broke the NCAA Division III record for most points in OT by both teams, and W&L set the single-team record with an astonishing 28 of those points in the five minute extra frame. Both Mary Washington-’s 18 three-pointers and the W&L’s 52 free-throw attempts set school records, and junior Jon Coffman set a school record with 22 free- throw attempts, sinking 18 to tie yet another mark. MWC jumped out to an early 9-4 lead and held it for most of the first half, until a three from sophomore Matt Clark put the Generals ahead 36-34 after a MW time-out, leading toa 52-45 W&L lead at halftime. MWC tightened the game in the second half, pulling ahead 91-88 with 1:55 left after a 13-5 run. But Clark banked in a three and added a foul shot for a rare four-point play to give the Gen- erals a 92-91 lead. Things looked grim as the Eagles of MWC ral- lied for a 98-95 lead with just 14 seconds left, but freshman Jimmy Schweer saved the day with 0:04 left on a long-distance connec- tion that sent the game into OT at 98-98. The first half of OT remained tight, but the Generals reeled off a 10-0 run to go ahead 116-107 with 1:10 to play. Mary Wash- ington closed to a three-point deficit with 0:21 to go, but clutch 5-6 foul shooting clinched the five-point triumph, part of the Generals’ astounding 19-23 from the foul line in OT. Coach Verne Canfield dis- missed the excitement after the game, saying, “I’m not interested in setting records trying to outscore people. It’s a win and l’ll take it, but I thought the Roanoke game was a much bet- ter all-around team effort.” When asked if there was ever a time that he just sat back and shook his head at the scene, Canfield explained the danger of such a wild affair, “You can get mesmerized by a game like that where a team is shooting so many 3-point shots. It begins to affect your defense, and that’s what I was concerned with.” The Generals finished the week with a 82-75 victory over ODAC rival Lynchburg, behind 20 points from Jon Coffman. Lynchburg led 37-35 at the half and took a 51-42 lead almost midway through the second half, but W&L’s defense stepped up to hold the Hornets scoreless for more than seven minutes, and junior Cam Dyer provided the late offensive punch, scoring nine of his 16 points in the final five minutes, leading an 8-0 Gener- als’ run that put the game away. Looking ahead, the Generals travel to Randolph-Macon on Sunday. Coach Canfield cited a continuing need to refocus the defense but struck an optimistic chord, saying, “The guys are do- ing some of the little things that every coach likes —- playing to- gether, making the extra pass, playing hard. We’re making some inroads in those intangibles that we’ve needed in the past. It’s difficult for the every-day fan to see, but it’s going to pay off for us down the road.” this weekend. Following a weekend that saw the W&L wrestling team unable to compete at Messiah due to bad weather, the Generals prepare to take on York, Messiah, and Pensacola Christian in the W&L Quadrangular File Photo After defeating Buffalo State easily, the men are also getting ready to race Catholic this weekend. Despite the loss of Steve Brigance to abroken hand, the Generals expect to swim well. File Photo Following three straight wins, rival Roanoke, and an amazing ove ..,v;% Q? JANUARY 13, 1995 Generals have surged to a 6-5 mark. Lady Generals fall to Guilford; beat Hollins By KEITH GRANT Phi Staff Writer The Washington & Lee women’s basketball team began a four game homestand with a tough loss against Bridgewater College at the Warner Center. The Eagles prevailed 57-53 in an Old Dominion Athletic Con- ference game that was not de- cided until the final minute of play. The Generals fall to 4-7 over- all with the loss, 3-5 in the ODAC. The defeat came on the heals of a win at Hollins that snapped a W&L three game losing streak. Junior co-captain Sandra Holmes had a strong game with 16 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 8-12 from the field. The Generals as a whole shot only 38 percent for the game, failing to overcome a second half 28 percent shooting effort by the Eagles. Despite a narrow three point lead at intermission, Bridgewater (6-5, 5-2 ODAC) established a 42-34 advantage six minutes into the second half when Cindy Pearson (16 points) drained a three-pointer. It was the Eagles biggest margin of the contest. Following a W&L timeout, the Generals used four different players to score, tying the game at 42 with less than eight minutes to play. The teams exchanged baskets until Sandra Holmes scored from underneath for a W&L 48-46 edge. Unfortunately, it would be W&L’s final lead of the game. In the last 90 seconds of play, Jennifer Hedrick netted a score and Bridgewater converted two free throws to take a 55-52 lead en route to the victory. The win was the 465th career win for Eagle head coach Laura Mapp, the nation’s second winningest active coach. The Generals never-die atti- tude was evident throughout the game. In the first half, W&L trailed at times by four, five and seven, yet always answered with a run to pull back into the game. Down 31-24 with 38 seconds left until halftime, junior co-cap- tain Allison Hull and freshman Tonia Dean scored to pull the Generals within three at the buzzer. Dean had nine points and a game-high eleven rebounds. Se- nior Amy Mihal recorded ten Photo Betsy Green, The Ring-twii Phi including a 20 point upset victory.over arch- rtime win versus Mary Washington, the points and six boards before foul- ing out, while junior Stacy Will- iams netted eights and pulled down nine rebounds. Freshman Rachel Read upped her assist total to 30, two behind team-leader Hull. Foul shooting was a problem for the Generals as they went to the line only eleven times, mak- ing three. Bridgewater converted 13-of-17, including ten in the first half. W&L had ended a three game losing skid with a 52-38 win at Hollins Tuesday night. Holmes led the team with 13 points and 11 rebounds, moving her into fourth place in the ODAC in rebounding. Dean had a good night with eight points, eight boards, and two blocks. Another freshman, Michelle Hicks, had nine points and five rebounds in the win at Hollins. The Generals shot just 33 per- cent for the game, but doubled Hollins’ free throw total by mak- ing 14-of-26. W&L will host ODAC oppo- nents Lynchburg, Virginia Wesleyan and Randolph-Macon over the next week. The Lynchburg game is Saturday at 2:00 in the Warner Center. Swimmers win easily By Soorr BOOKWALTER Phi Staff Writer If there was any rustiness after not swimming competitively for more than a month, the Wash- ington and Lee women’s swimming squad gave little indication of it as they trounced Buffalo State, 111-52, on Wednesday evening at Cy Twombly Memorial Pool. The Generals upped their season record to a perfect 4-0 with the.triumph. W&L shattered three meet records during the course of the night. Junior Rebekah Prince smashed the mark for the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 2:19.29. Freshman Megan Wiedmaier estab- lished a new record in the 200 meter butterfly with a 2:30.54. Senior Susan Fisher also got into the act by crafting a new standard in the 200 meter IM with her time of 2:29.20. “They were good meet records,” coach Kiki Jacobs remarked. “We swam better than we did at this meet last year.” The match got off to an inauspicious start for the Generals as Buffalo State’s Jody Carnrike burned her way to a new meet record in the very first event, the 50 meter freestyle, finishing with a mark of 26.48. Camrike also captured the next event, the 100 meter freestyle, in a time of 58.83. However, it was all W&L after that as the 4 Generals placed first in six of the next seven events. Sophomore Jen Miller started W&L on the comeback trail with a triumph in the 200 meter freestyle with a log of 2:07.71. Sophomore Anne Spencer sped to a 5:50.55 in her victory in the 500 meter freestyle, and Wiedmaier captured her first of two wins in the 1000 meter freestyle with her time of 11:43.15. With the momentum having clearly swung to the Generals, the records began tumbling down. Prince entered her name into the record books in the 200 meter backstroke. Wiedmaier proved she was just as solid in the sprints as she was in the longer races with her record in the 200 meter butterfly, and Fisher blew away the competition en route to her mark in the 200 meter IM. The Generals also established a team record in the final event, the 200 meter medley relay, with a time of 2:01.52/ Jacobs was extremely pleased with the Generals’ effort. “The team was tired from returning from break and going through rush,” she said, “but we swam real well.” W&Lfaces a home meet on Saturday with Catho- lie, a team which edged the General’s last year by only seven points. However, the Generals will be lacking the services of senior Brandi Henderson, who Jacobs said would be “sorely missed.” “The match will be real tough,” Jacobs said. ‘‘I think we can swim well, but it will be tight.”