OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970203/WLURG39_RTP_19970203_001.2.txt . VOLUME NUMBER 16 GENERAL NOTES AUDITION FOR ONE ACTS: The Theater Department will hold open auditions for The Annual Festival of One Acts on Feb. 11 from 7-10 p.m. and Feb. 12 from 4-6 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre. The One Acts, directed by Adrienne Bryant, John Tissue, Phil Flickinger, Joe Merlino and Helen Kim will run March 27-April 2. For more information, call 463-8001. SIGN UP FOR HOUSING: If you are interested in University housing for 1997-98 school year, the housing process is now open. Applications are available in Payne Hall #4 and are due by Feb. 14. If you need more information about the process, a question and answer session will be held on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel. LEYBURN GETS A BREAK TOO: Leybum Library will be operating on a reduced schedule during the February break. On Friday, Feb. 14 the library will close at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, the hours are 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. For Monday-Friday, the hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.. On Saturday, Feb. 22 the library will be open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. The library will resume its regular 24 hour schedule after opening at noon Sunday, Feb. 23. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DISCUSSION: On Thursday, Feb. 13, Dr. Kathleen Kenney and Ms. Lorri Olan will present a workshop from the perspective of the Christian Church on the problem of domestic voilence. The workshop will take place at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Nelson Street from 5-8 p.m.. The presentation will deal with how the church can react to the problem of domestic violence. Members of all churches and synagogues are invited to attend. For more information, call Burr Datz at 463-3533 or Lorri Olan at 463-7861. GOOD MUSIC, A GOOD CAUSE: Talented musicians including Mike Seeger, Larry Keel, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Ginseng, wildShadow and many others will be taking part in the seventh annual One Acoustic Evening benefit concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Lenfest Center. Admission for non-students is $5 and $3 for students. All procedes will go towards alternative spring break opportuni- ties for W&L students. For more information concerning One Acoustic Evening, please call 463-3533. Tickets will be available at the door. CLEAN A RIVER BEFORE FD: Since Rockbridge Area Conservation Council’s Annual Clean—Up Day fell on the same day as FD, they moved the event to the preceding weekend. On Saturday, March 8 from 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., students are invited to bring dates to help clean-up the Maury River banks and flood plains. To take part in this effort to beautify the Rockbridge area, meet an RACC representative in the parking lot of Tilson Real Estate at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. For more informa- tion call, 463-3193. LEARN TO EAT HEALTHY: Lifestyle Information For Everyone and Women’s Forum will sponsor a lecture entitled “Awaken A New Relationship With Food” on 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 in the Johnson Theater of the Lenfest Center. The speaker is Gail Robb-Todter, Ph.D. of The Dogwood Institute, Charlottesville,VA. She will talk on how people can shift perspectives to establish a healthier relationship with food. For more information, call the LIFE office at 462-4045. LEARN POLISH FOLK DANCING: The Michas Polish Dance Ensemble will demonstrate traditional folk dances and then teach students the steps on Feb. 9 from 3-6 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre. For more information, contact lntemational Club Vice President Bill Overbaugh at 462-4718. JOIN ORIENTATION COMMITTEE: Applications for the Freshman Orientation Committee are available in the University Center and are due on Feb. 12. K I ‘tive Imaging hosts Valentine’s Day I. I U112 ‘filing-tum lfilti WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Celebration heightens awareness Black administrator, faculty member voice concerns BY AARON FOLDENAUER PHI STAFF WRITER Two black Washington and Lee University staff mem- bers believe that not enough is being done to promote racial diversity on campus. Associate Dean of Students Anece McCloud thinks upper administrators are not putting enough effort into recruiting minority students. Professor of History Theodore DeLaney is disturbed by the lack of black professors and the lack of effort to recruit them. "Ihe coeducation of Washington and Lee was very successful, as it should have been,” said DeLaney, “but I don't believe that the integration of Washington and Lee has been an equal success.” According to DeLaney, W&L’s effort to integrate the campus has been weak compared to the effort to admit women. Black faculty can serve as role models for all students and evidence reveals that more black students would be attracted to W&L if there were more black faculty members, he said. Approximately 35 black stu- dents attend W&L. There are four black students in this year’s freshman class. “I think that administrators who are involved in determin- ing the student population on campus believe they are com- mitted to admitting more Afri- can-Americans,” McCloud said. “Now there is a saying that ac- tions speak louder than words. There is something lacking.” , McCloud works with W&L’s black students as the advisor to the Minority Student Association. “I would like to have as many African- Americans as possible and mean it when we say it,” she added. “Having a critical mass of African-American students would help black students adjust to the campus and give other students a greater opportu- nity to interact with African—American stu- dents.” - Both McCloud and DeLaney agree that more black ' faculty are needed to improve W&L’s atmosphere. “We obviously have a bad situation as it stands now. White students need to see black professionals just as much as black students do,” DeLaney said. “What I would like to see is the recruitment of well-qualified black faculty become a carnpus-wide priority.” While DeLaney is currently the only full-time black professor, two black professors are teaching on one—year contracts while they are completing their Ph.D.s. W&L attempts to recruit minority faculty but, given the small pool of black Ph.D.s, it is difficult, said Associate Dean of the College Cecile West-Settle. “We are very cognizant of the fact that we want to expose our students to wide range of ethnic backgrounds,” she said. “We always want to enrich the academic atmosphere on campus - to bring students in touch with other world views - but we are looking for qualifications and teaching abilities.” West-Settle added that the location of W&L probably counts against its efforts to recruit minorities. ’ DeLaney disagrees. “Given W&L’s . reputation, blacks who want to im- - prove their careers are not going to worry much about the town.” He acknowledges the market for recruiting black Ph.D.s is very competitive, but “if there is a real concerted effort, the results could be better.” A W&L alumnus, DeLaney emphasized that he is here because he wants to be here. He is treated well and has “great relationships” with students and colleagues. His advocacy for more black professors on campus is partially derived from speaking with a black perspective student and her mother who thought black faculty is important. That student tumed-down W&L’s offer of admission. “I suspect that as openings oc- cur, people are very conscious of the need to recruit female professors,” DeLaney said. “I’m not sure that the same consciousness is at play when it comes to the recruitment of minority faculty.” ‘ W&L can work in two areas to make the campus more conducive to black students, ac- cording to McCloud. First, W&L can work inter- nally by recruiting more black fac- ulty and emphasizing diversity which would help all students be more respectful of blacks. Sec- ond, contacts can be made off- campus in order to sell the W&L experience to more minority students. While McCloud will continue to try to diversify W&L, she doesn’t see many positive changes on the horizon. “There are realities and there are dreams,” she said. “My dream is that things will begin to look up for African-Americans at W&L... but I’m afraid that I cannot be too optimistic about the future of African- Americans here.” Bulk Rate US Postage PAID Permit No. 7 Lexington, VA FEBRUARY 3, 1997 Activities highlight African-Americans MILLER PHI STAFF WRITER .» - Alittle laughter, a little music and a little thought gwilli help Washingtonand Lee University students “celebrate Blackl-Iistory Month. » j. V The Minority Students Association (MSA)and " tlietstudent Activities Office: are sponsoring come- : diaii Andre Browne, reggae band D-KGB and musi- ' ‘ -V,oltage*Br”others during February. has it described as “Sinbad meets Iii;an‘1s , Ht? hfid a-small part in Eddie Dis gt: l1éd=Gentleman”andperfonns__;, inatiori fie willperforrn this} o ‘f‘ngton,D.,C. They willbe »mate_I'ial. that is”-familiar to the casual‘ ‘ V, . .1Bob'Marley,;'Since they have dual {- (I right rhythm section, their sound is a _' ugher thanithet more traditional reggae. D- perform in the GHQ ‘att9_ pm. Tuesday o tagelirothers will perform in the old gym’ ’ _ ,p A _;pl%'§‘eb.,25,at 9 pm. The boys have been ’etheii$ince 11969, and sing a widerange of songs. ' * 'I’hefcelebration of Black History Month kicked 5' offon Ianuary 24,- by Yolonda King, eldest daughter A’ tof. the iatte civil" rights leader Martin Luther King. PresidentNefertiti Phipps-Smith dedicated :I:th¢ evening in {free Chapel to her father who recently diedgflyerithpe summer he-recommended that she try » have 'o_nejof- thefKing children ‘speak. _ Ilwlasjust happy to have her here,” Phipps-Smith j;sard_.._j"‘Her presence at week after the celebration of her father‘_s_birthday and a week before the start of f:Biack'-“History Mouth ‘was incredible.” I ~ K_ing’f_ocused’on thechoice people have to be- 1_1ieve'_'Ain, Irer:»’fat_l)er"s; dream. g“I believe because I ciioose:_tritbelieve,”fshe said. “Choice is a powerful rnakesi each life unique is the individual J:;s’et Of'choices that We make.” , I I -Icing: received a degree ‘ in“ African, American if Studieszand Theater from Smith College. Since then F‘she’.has'~buiit*aicareer based on performance. King. in "Rob Reiner's “The Ghosts of Missis- .;sippi”,.W,hich is in theaters now. , ' I _ K.ing."s: visit received attention from local news . stations.7Af.ter her speech she autographed books about .; herlatef father aka reception in the W&L Alumni Black History Month Series: is diversity at W&L still just a dream? Phi Reporter Aaron Foldenauer looks at student perspectives in next week’s issue. —-COMPILED BY Tom WADLow P OPINION Betsy Green redefines “The Rules.” From the Left tt attacks Clinton's second inaugural address. C.E. Miller considers implications of Phi debt . P FEATURES February offers a slew of activities including appearences by Andre Browne and The Have Notsl, s well as Pudding Wrestling. Po i- contest. “The Rules” helps you find a man. Minister hikes trail for homeless. P SPORTS W&L’s swimming teams have rough time this week- ,end in Cy Twombly Pool. Wrestling earns first winning season since 1987. The Big Fan dis- cusses the return of the old school coaches. Photo courtesy of Hank Cosby Seniors Hank Cosby, Amy Gorham and Jim Felton compete on MSNBC’s “Remember This.” Students ‘remember’ for game show prizes BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI STAFF WRITER With a little help from Bill Gates and Al Roker, three Washington and Lee Univer- sity seniors may be on their way to winning W&L $25,000 in scholarship money. Amy Gorham, Jim Felton and Hank Cosby won two out of four games last weekend on an MSNBC game show for college students called “Remember This.” In addition to winning Microsoft software and having a few big city adventures, the trio traveled back to New York City this past weekend to compete in the semi-finals for the money. The game show, hosted by Al Roker, aired on the Microsoft/NBC cable station, delves out a myriad of questions dealing with history, arts, sports and film. The three students said Roker was as friendly as he seems on TV. “They are a fun group and I’m glad that they got to be on the show,” Roker said in an e-mail interview. “Jim is quite the character...Hank grew up on a farm and Amy wants to be a financial news reporter on TV. Jim, well, let Jim be Jim.” In his e-mail, Roker came across like a true people person. “I enjoy the show for just that reason - I love talking to people and “Remember This” gives me a chance to do just that.” The three students were watching the show a few weeks ago and realized that they could answer most of the questions. A week later, they were winners themselves. “On the way up to New York we studied from this book that has the front page head- lines from the New York Times from the past 100 years," Gorham said. “We were studying about Martin Luther King’s assas- sination in the car, and we were able to answer the question really quickly when we had a question on it on the show.” Although the competition was steep and the pressure was on, the three friends were confident. “We were jumping up and down when we won,” Felton said. “We waited until the cameras went off us and we did little dances like the wave and the sprin- kler.” Of course, there was a little play mixed in with all of that mind-taxing, game show work. MSNBC put them up at The Double Tree Suites, a luxurious hotel overlooking Times Square. When they thanked the MSNBC guest coordinator who made the reservation, his response was, “Sorry, I ran out of cardboard boxes.” And to dispel all those myths that people meet movie stars when they go to New York, Gotham, Felton and Cosby only saw “Friends” star Matthew Perry in a posh establishment called Au Bar, where the company was impressive and a bottle of water costs $15. “We didn’t go up to meet him because of what happened with Chris O’DonneIl getting swarmed at the Parents Weekend tailgate,” Gotham said. The three plan on holding up a sign in front of the ‘Today Show” window this Monday to promote the show, and maybe for a little more air time. Tune in to MSNBC, channel 40, next Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m., to see Gotham, Felton and Cosby show a New York game show how we do it in Lexing- ton. Women plan improvements BY TARAH GRANT PHI News EDITOR Lack of a women’s studies program, the present women’ s center facilities and a male biased judicial system are the top concerns of Washington and Lee University women, according to attendees of last Thursday night’s Women’s Forum. Forty-one women attended the meeting?“ held in the University Center. Treasurer" Katie Moore, who believes that W&L women are “obviously not treated that well,” wants women to voice their concerns and then improve the situation. She. opened forum by asking attendees, “What_=pisses you off?” Sophomore Erin Kraal started the r cussion by commenting on the proposal f a new Women’ s Center. The proposal letter.- explains that the current Women’ 5 Center “clearly unsatisfactory” and un ‘er womenarein “dire need”ofadequat ties. Kraal believes the administration wi respond that women do not use the curren facilities, and, therefore, do not need mor None of the Women’s Forum meeting this year were held in the current Women’ Center in the basement of the University Center or in the Women's Suite in Gaines. Kraal then volunteered to organize ac- ti_vities to be held in the suite. Next, attendees discussed the possibility of founding a women's studies program. “Ireallywanttotakeafeminismcourseand we just don’t have it,” Kendra Archer said. Sarah Meldrum explained this was a goal of Women’ s Forum last year, however, when they conducted a survey to promote the idea, some professors responded with “extremely derogatory comments." ’ t Archer volunteered to find professors to teach classes on women’s issues. The final discussion of the evening cen- tered on how the university handles crimes against women. “Males receive worst pun- ishment for vandalism than for sexual as- sault,” Junior Cathy Haddock said. Moore pointed out that it would be con- dered an honor violation if a rape victim ' amed other women about a particular male. The university policy is students pn’,t discuss a Student Conduct Commit- issue”. Women’s Forum hopes to address this pic in-depth at aC1ime Bill informational meeting on March 25. The officers believe W&L is not following the correct proce- dures whenhandlingcrimes againstwomen. They plan to invite “administrators who might be best educated by the presenta- tion,” said Moore. Thenext meeting willbe intheWomen’s Suite, Gaines 305, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11. «SCC reverses decision BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI STAFF WRITER A change in witness testimony prompted the Student Conduct Committee to reverse their Jan. 14 decision to automatically sus- pend a Washington and Lee University sophomore male. The student was charged with trespassing, verbal intimidation and harassment. The infraction occurred in November and was alcohol related. The witness did not necessarily reverse his or her testimony, SCC member Paul Saboe says. Although Saboe cannot reveal the nature of the testimony, he did say that a ruling could be reversed if the witness merely changed the testimony in mood in tone. The student appealed to the University Board of Appeals after the SCC’s decision to suspend the student Winter Term and institute social probation and restriction from a particular dorm Spring Term. The student now can remain at school, but must perform 45 hours of community service. The SCC held to its original ruling of dorm probation and social probation for the re- maining year. The student will remain on conduct probation through the 1998 Spring Term. Saboe says that SCC members keep their “eyes and ears” open for probation infractions. If, for example, a member sees this student at FD, or even at the “General’s Monkey,” he will be automatically suspended from school. The SCC has taken the matter of con- duct more seriously this year. resulting in more hearings and stricter penalties, Saboe says. The committee is also paving the way for the new Student Judicial Committee, which some predict will have as much power as the Executive Committee. Some students feel it would have too much power. “We’re adults now, and we don‘t need people to tell us how to act,” Junior Justin Riedell said. “Idon’tthinkthatwe shouldhave a committee watching over our shoulders.” However, Saboe says that the new SJC will in fact curb the SCC’s power. Cur- rently, when an appeal is made, it is turned over to the University Board of Appeals for review. The Board can only advise the SCC, but the committee can act on its own. When an appeal is made to the new SJ C, the University Board of Appeals can oppose the SJC verdict. “Hypothetically, the SCC could accuse OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970203/WLURG39_RTP_19970203_002.2.txt PAGE 2 OPINION FEBRUARY 3, 1997 Clinton’s address falls short of expectations “You are questioning Bubba?,” a dis- belief-stricken Republican friend recently asked me when I offered my critical ap- praisal of Clinton’s Inaugural Address. But I certainly have the right to do so; while I am a liberal and a Democrat, the From the Left Laura Knapp ’99 combination of the two does not auto- matically or necessarily make me a com- plete and utter “Clintonophile.” I do be- lieve that Clinton was the best choice this pastNovember (especially when con- sidering the other candidates) but that distinction does not put him above re- proach. I concede that Clinton definitely has a long road ahead if he even dreams to secure a positive legacy for himself. He definitely stumbled on his first step with his less—than—auspicious Inaugural Address. However, Clinton’s problems are indeed the same as those of modern leadership — a success in recognizing the problem but a failure to propose a way to go about solving it. In his firstinaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt promised “A new deal for the American people,” and inadvertently set a precedent that would be evident even in Clinton’s address. FDR used this first speeches a way to quell the fears of the Depression-struck Americans. While it identified the problem of mass unem- ployment and wide-spread poverty, the speech did not set forth a clear plan of action. The same can be said for Clinton’s address. However, given the track record from his first administration,Clinton will never achievethe same degree ofsuccess as FDR. Clinton needed to clear and forceful, qualities that will be essential for the next four years while waging a fight for change against unrelenting Re- publican congressmen. Instead, his speech is replete with breezy, insubstan- tial verbiage, invoking only half-hearted patriotism and profound puzzlement “The Amrican people elected Clinton to lead, not to fall back into the ranks with the general citizenry. ” about what the future might hold. Clinton uses lofty phrases like “Guided by the ancientvision ofa prom- ised land, let us set our sight upon a land of new promise,” and conjures Utopian- Sequa visions like, ‘‘In this new land, education will be ever citizen’s most prized possession. Our schools will have the highest standards the world, igniting the spark of possibility in the eyes of every girl and boy. . .Our streets echo again with the laughter of our children, because no one will try to shoot them or sell them drugs anymore.” While all that he does say sounds wonderful and desirable, Clinton does not offer any specific measures of HOW to go about achieving such dreams. He is setting the American people’s standards too high and disappointment is thus in- evitable. Clinton states that “Government is not the problem and government is not the solution. We — the American people —- are the solution.” Yet again, exactly HOW we are the solution and what ex- actly we can do is left to our own imagi- nations. , The American people elected Clinton to lead, not to fall, back into ranks with the general citizenry. It appears as though our president does not even possess an inkling of HOW the problems he so art- fully outlined could or will be solved. Clinton’s “Bridge to the 21st Century” looks something like the overpass in “Speed” —- dangerously incomplete and desperate for a miracle. However, in the tradition of l0-step programs, recognition of the problem is always the first and most important step. The problems facing the United States are age-old. Every president and genera- tion of American since FDR have ' grappled with them, all with varying degrees of success. So my often harsh analysis should be tempered with the understanding that there is only so much a president can do. and lies izlenf Cl mien pme nT 3I'IuP$ _ rcsl?-lcitons on alcohol 0wl\/e|"l'i5x'n3. ahciflaaczo "I"°STCl'ur-ilnling 7% Make your own rules: W&L style I have found yet another rea- son to love Washington and Lee. Our bookstore has put the book The Rules in the humor section. ‘For those of you who aren’t fa- GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 I miliar with the book, it is a best- selling guide for women on how : to snag and marry a man. It is ‘ also one of the stupidest books I have ever seen. Among the rules the book lists are, “Don’t call a man and rarely return his phone calls,” “Don’t live with a man or leave your things at his house,” “Never accept a weekend date after Wednesday,” and consider- ably more vague advice such as “Be a creature unlike any other.” The basic premise of the book is that if you act like you don’t like a man, he will fall at your feet and beg you to marry him. Ap- parently the women who wrote this book have never met the guys I know. Besides the many things that are wrong with The Rules, they really don’t at all apply to life as we know it here at W&L. One of the more obvious examples of that is the not accepting a date rule. A date? What’s that? There is a chapter of the book devoted to helping college age women, with advice that made me laugh aloud, such as, ‘Be sure to study. Re- Sports Editors ....................... .. dent. and obscenity. @112 ‘fling-tum iflhi Executive Editor ........................... .. Managing Editor ........................... .. News Editor .................................. .. Assistant News Editor ................... .. Editorial Page Editor ..................... .. ................................... ..Anne Aivord .............................. ..Hillary Coombs ................................... ..Tarah Grant .................................. ..Tom Wadlow ................................. ..Jason Zacher .Scott Bookwalter. Bethany Bauman ................................. ..David Baisley ................................. ..Andrea Ewing .............................. ..Mark Slomiany Features Editor ............................ .. Assistant Features Editor ............. .. Photographer ............................... .. ............... ..NeaI Kohl, Blake Lovelace ................................ ..Rebecca Cuny Business Managers ...................... .. Advertising Assistant .................... .. The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the undergraduate school year at Washington and Lee University. Lexington. Virginia. Fund- ing 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 office, room 208 of the University Center, by noon on Saturday 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 member, smart is sexy.” Yep, that’s exactly what I’m thinking when I pick up my Spanish book: damn, I’m sexy. More impor- tantly, the entire focus of the book is not only on finding a man, but getting him to marry you. I imag- ine that most people who come to W&L are not planning on getting married any time soon (I know I wasn’t, in spite of the fact that I have now chosen my china pat- tern). But Valentine’s Day is coming soon, not to mention Fancy Dress. Who wouldn’t appreciate a little help in finding a guy? Which is why this week, I’m making my own rules. 1. Decorate your room to impress men. When he drops by, he’ll be way impressed to see some clay skeet pigeons peeking out from your closet and a thing of Skoal on your bedside table. It might also be a good idea to have a copy of the Victoria’s Secret catalog in plain view. You don’t have to actually own anything in it, but he’ll stay with you for months waiting for you to sur- prise him with a black lace bustier. Better still, set a copy of the’ Jenny McCarthy Playboy video on top of you VCR. You can tape Melrose Place over it; it doesn’t matter. All you really need is the case. He’ll either hang out because he likes being around Jenny or because he thinks you’re bisexual. Either way, you win. If he ever asks you why you have it, say something vague like, “I like to work out to it.” He’ll be putty in your hands. 2. Spend as much time at his place as possible. Those otherRules suggest you play hard to get and make him come to you. They are obviously missing the great bonuses of spending as much time at his place as pos- sible. You’ll never have to clean your room, since you’ll never be there. Free fraternity house lunches will save you a fortune. And even if you don’t like this particular guy that much, if he lives with a bunch of other guys, you might hit it off with one of them. 3. Be sure to drink. Drunk is sexy. The advice that other book gave about how you should study and be smart is good and all, but guys really like to drink. Why not associate yourself with “Why not associate yourself with one of their favorite hobbies?” one of their favorite hobbies? Later on you can impress him with your knowledge of the Peri- odic Table of Elements. . . after you get his attention by slam- ming some J agermeister. 4. Special Rules for Date Functions: Anywhere from one to two weeks from a date func- tion, hook up with as many guys as possible. Chances are, one of them will ask you. Now, I know that “hooking up” is a pretty vague term, and that it can mean anything from kissing to some- thing involving a trapeze. All I can say is that the more inclusive your definition of hooking up is, the better your chances. Sure, people might talk about you after you hook up with the entire wres- tling team, but people might talk about you if you didn’t go to FD, too. This way at least you get a tea-shirt out of the deal. 5. Final Rule: Be yourself. The other Rules are trying to keep you from appearing to be man crazed, slutty, and desper- ate. But if you are man craze, slutty, and desperate, then go with it! Best of luck—and have fun. Sometimes the best publications . make mistakes It is scandalous and outragous to think that one person was given enough power to do so much damage. Mr. Hershey didn’t just lose $4,000 he damaged the repu- tation of our newspaper. What is he guilty of ? Not doing his job. That’s right. He just didn’t do his Life on the Hill C. E. Miller ’98 job. The Publications Board couldn’t do anythingbut fire him, and he actually resigned before that happened. I don’t know Mr. Hershey per- sonally and I don’t mean this to be a personal attack. There are several-problems with this whole situation that don’t involve Mr. Hershey’s neglect of his duties. First, where are the checks and balances in this system? I want to know why nobody no- ticed before local merchants be- gan to close accounts that thePhi was broke. If a student writes a bad check, the Cold Check Com- mittee goes into action. The check is covered, the stu- dent notified and the situation resolved. This system allows the students of Washington and Lee University to write checks in Lexington without showing three pieces of I.D. and turning over rights to his first-born. It doesn’t work that way in my hometown. Check-writing is a very painful and tedious pro- cess, often only used when the bill comes for those 10 CD’s for the price of one deal. The account was $1400 over- drawn. Wow, if I did that at my bank, I think I would be arrested. No kidding. I received threaten- ing phone calls for a month when I was $15.32 overdrawn. The loss in advertising rev- enue is perhaps the worst blow of all. The Phi is not an indepen- dent newspaper. The Phi does rely on money from the execu- tive committee, but its advertis- ing revenue gives The Phi free- dom to improve the paper be- yond the basic four-page color- less edition that was put out last week. It allows the freedom to use excess funds to purchase badly needed equipment, and many hours they put into their jobs. I want to compliment the Pub- lications Board on the quick and decisive action that was taken as soon as the problem was discov- ered. Darcey Livingston did a fabulous job fixing the mess cre- ated by Mr. Hershey’s neglect. Now a more serious note. I was almost embarrassed that our scandal was aired in The Trident it was if thePhi ignored the prob- lem so no one would find out about it. I will not make any accusa- tions but still I feel it should have been covered here first. To allow a rival paper to air our dirty laundry is wrong. Much respect could have been earned if thePhi had owned up to its problems. ‘ ii I am not an editor any longer, so I don’t have say in what goes in or out of the pa- per that I write for. If my edi- tors think I am attacking them in a large part they are right. the Phi has a reputation among the professors and the community as being the place to get the news. We don’t print pictures of butts on the front page, we don’t allow our columnists to continually attack the same organization, and we don’t ca- ter to those who want easy reading. If thePhi is going to main- tain that reputation we need to own up to our own prob- lems. This is not the opinion of the editorial staff of this paper. This is my opinion as a former editor, and a devoted journalist. Everyone on campus knows that The Trident is a great student newspaper. It is how- ever different from the Phi. We have 99 years of tradition behind us, and there are ex- pectations for our behavior. I think this time the Phi let down these expectations. We hired a business man- ager who didn’t do his job, and nobody noticed. The local merchants are very forgiving, I hope we can keep that re- spect after this. I like writing for thePhi, I stand up for it, but in stand- ing up for it I need to call it as compensate our editors for the I see it--bad or good. aiiieaers-totheeditor! ‘Tuirnl all submissionsin to the University Center: ° F Send them to: ' ‘ . Editor C _ 3 The Ring-tum,Phi - A Washington and Lee,Univ”ersity j*I_ Lexington. VA..24i45_0i*e I I I _ or them to: A , j,zache'r@wlu._edu" g b OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970203/WLURG39_RTP_19970203_003.2.txt FEBRUARY 3, 1997 BY DAVID _BALSLEY PHI FEATURES EDITOR Are you frustrated? Bored? Ready to make a change in your life? Forget the Psychic Hotline, a num- ; ber of events guaranteed to relieve yourwinterdoldrums grace the W&L Entertain- ment calendar for the month of February. Comedian Andre Browne will appear on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 4, at 9 p.m. in the GHQ. The Entertainment calendar describes Browne as a cross between Sinbad and Robin Williams, although Browne would describe himself as “just plain silly.” Browne has appeared in national col- lege campus tours as well as in Eddie Murphy’s “Distin- guished Gentleman.” Browne’s comedic perfor- mance is one ofseveral Black History Month events sched- uled for February. If you enjoy the improvi- sational humor of The General’s Monkey, go see The Have Nots! on Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Theater. The Have Nots! consistsof a five-mem- ber improvisational comedy troupe. According to the group’s press release, “the show is a fast paced interac- tive adventure into what the company can make up right before your eyes.” Sandy Katz, a reviewer for Charleston’s Free Time, de- scribes the members of The Have Nots! as “talented funny, funny fine comedic perform- ers.” Katz adds, “This entire troupe has a refined quality you see among the best enter- tainers.” The Friday’s! Committee is sponsoringThe Have Nots! performance. Robert Taylor, Press Chair for The Friday’s! Committee, commented that the show exemplifies the committee’s new program- ming. According to Taylor, the committee’s new pro- gramming is more geared to the type of entertainment whichstudentsindicatedthey wanted to see. Take advantage of the ac- tivitiesandeventstakingplace on campus this week. You don’t need to be psychic to know that you’ll have a good time. Photo courtesy of Student Activities Office Andre Browne will appear tomorrow in the GHQ. SAB exp/ores alternative USCS of pudding i.r..;I.;‘,.....si BY ERICA PROssER PHI STAFF WRITER Think that desert and the WWF don’t mix? Think again. The Student Activities Boardwillsponsorchooolatepuddingwres- tling Feb. 12 at 8:00 p.m. in the Student Pavilion. One maleandone female,orone team of each sex will win two tickets to the Fancy Dress concert. Hollis Leddy, president of the SAB, said thatthisideaisn’t new: the SAB puton asirnilarevent two yearsago. Theoriginal idea came from a student interviewing for the SAB who mentioned that her high school had a pudding wrestling competi- tion. The event is supplied by a company called RTA. They make all the pudding, which is totally edible, themselves. The company offersachoice between pudding andJell-O wrestling, butinordertowrestle in Jell-O, the school would have to pro- vide 140to 160 poundsof ice, Leddy said. The event is open to all students, fac- ulty, and staff. Participants must sign a contract and adhere to a dress code: at least shorts and tee-shirts worn by both men and women. Men will only wrestle men,andwomenwillonlywrestlewomen. Participants can decide to go tag-team or solo. An emcee will introduce the wres- tlers, and a referee will determine the win- ners. “It’ll be a lot of fun,” I_eddy said. “People really get into it. There wasa huge student response last time, and we’re ex- pectingahuge turnout againthis year.”All potential participants must sign up in front of the Co—op Feb. 3-6. Admission is free. Positive moging otters Vo entinels Dog contest BY DAVID BALSLEY PHI FEATURES EDITOR describes why V H 9 A _ ..heart .is a Timeless. Bea. Attention men: if your heart is set on surprising yourigirlé friend with a special token, if affection this,Va1enti‘ne’s Day Owens, the ownertof Posi tive Imaging, is hostingian essay contest for boyfriends and ‘hu;-_, bands on the Washington and Lee campus and in Rockbridge County. The contest requires entrants to submit an essay to- taling fifty words or lesswhich v~ ‘ - a;‘.‘Tirneless Beauty’,f?'.,:0iVl/lens ,réé1s_,gz_h ,t_;§:hé‘ia’;isv_ye; ta ‘ this ‘question ehtaiis moreithanl j:ust_ , adescription ofyourgirlfriend’s * 2 physical beauty. According to 6 :.‘your3”lsv k Owens, all women possess in- “l’ve gotten quite a few phone calls from people who mailedorhand-delivered to Posi- tive lmagingat 13 1/2W. Nelson PAGE 3 BY ANDREA EwINO PHI FEATURES EDITOR Go into the woods. Reverend Kenneth Patrick of Trinity United Methodist Church of Lexington went “into the woods” when hehikedtheAppalachianTrail to raise money for a homeless shel- ter in Roanoke. Patrick was the Chairman ofthe Board for Roanoke Area Ministr'e when the decision was m,_ade"It‘ha,_ day shelter for the ho ' _ i needed. An ev,e_ning shelter ex- lic Church w could be locat able. How great need inidler ecu/ed /tome OI” ./tétée Oz A0]/YLQ Q55 Mail dropping is a process that provides hikers with food and other supplies. The trail generally comesnear a town ev- ery 5-7 days, and here the hiker goes into town, gets a cheap ho- tel room and a good meal and goes to the post office where a package awaits him. The hiker has mailed to himselfthe articles he believes he will need. The package arrives at the post office ked Hold for Hiker” with _me. The post of- towns are used to flt doesn’t have to be ‘she as great legs’ or ‘she has a TtripleDbra,”’Owenssaid. “lt’s 2 ' rite about that inside That’s my concept: don’tidentifythemselves,ask- ing about where and how to drop offsubmissions,” Owens said. Owens is pleased with the entries which have already been submitted. Referring to A thelentries which she has re-_: ncey gdthe inner beauty, ceived, Owens said, “They are Street. Entries should also in- clude the entrant’s name and phone number. The deadline for the contest is Wednesday, Feb- ruary 12, at 5 p.m. The winner will be announced on Thursday, February 13, at noon, in time for the winning boyfriend to award _ hislucky girlfriendwith herprize. Why not enter? With cre- : the outside” is easy, it’s just a cute; they get an A for effort; V ‘ but l’m hoping someone will Both students and residents get really creative.” ofRockbridge County have re- sponded to the essay contest. Entries forthe contest should be neatly printed or typed and ativity (and possibly a little help from Cupid), you could win a special Valcntine’s Day for your girlfriend. /7: /7yr5 rniznptutrs strps igr snagging I3 husband BY ANNE ALVORD PHI EXECUTIVE EDITOR I’ll be honest. My luck with men lately hasbeenlessthan plentiful. Not thatldon’t have men chatting me up: it just never seems to go anywhere good. Iwas talking to a friend of mine about it a few weeks ago. She said she’s more or less in the sameboat. But she wastakingaction. She bought The Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing theHeart ofMr. Right, and recommended it to me. So I borrowed it and read it. The authors of The Rules, Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, explain that The Rules began as a “secret underground”, a network of women helping women. The catch was that because the network was entirely through word of mouth, some women were getting The Rules wrong. Fein and Schneider decided to write the rules down, so there would be no more mistakes. At first, l found it nothing short of ridiculous. “Rule #2: Don’t Talk to a Man First (and Don’t Ask a Man to Dance.” “Rule #12: Break Up With Him if He Doesn’t Buy You a Roman- tic Gift forYour Birthday orValentine’s Day.” “Rule #20: Be Honest But Mysterious.” That’s just a sample. I was reminded of my grandmother, and her own personal set of rules that she passed on to my mother and to me. The man you marry has to be two years older than you, she says, and he has to be the exact height which allows your head to rest perfectly on his shoulder. I quickly realized that The Rules was written for women who are a lot more desperate than l am. There are chapters, for example, on how to write and answer personal ads. Plus, the overall theme of the book is how to get a man to marry you. I quote from Rule #32: Don’t Break the Rules, “...The Rules is not a hobby, but a religion. We keep doing The Rules until the ring is on our finger!” ln answer to the question “Will he still marry me if I break The x gfiwdflamgl , 1 xciting and iarding summer job? Rules?” the answer, “Maybe yes, but probably no.” The Rules don’t apply to me, or to most W&L women, on the grand scale (for more on this, see “GreenLand”, page 2), but the book isn ’t worthless. There are some valid points that we need to be reminded of. The essence of the message isthis: beconfident, take care of yourself, and remember you don’t need a man. Know who you are, and the rest comes naturally. Fred “Chico” Lager and friends enjoy a bowl of ice cream. Photo by Mark Slomrany UVVVVVUVVVQUVUUUVUVVVUVUVVVV Pretty Woman ’ v This Valentines Day Show her just how special she IS. \\’/in her a 1/2 Day of Beauty Pampering‘. V v In 50 words or less dcscribclwhy your sweetheart is :1 Timeless . icauty. . ‘liiclutles facial. body treritiircnt. hand or foot tre.ItInenI and nI;Ikc—IIp :Ipplit':tIiOn. . Deliver entries to: Positive lniaging. 13 1/ 2 W . Nelson St, Lexington VA 24430. lnclutle entrants Q mme and phone number. Entries must be received by February 12. 5:00 pm. \\"inner \\'Ill be the shelter. At the ti the ministe MethodistC church wit ' munity ministr to hike the A (A.T.) to rais RoanokeArea House. He desert es the trip as a “com- munion with nature. It was a long extended retreat.” Ajournal,spiri- Hiker.” The name derived tual diary, and poetry all resulted from the reason for Patrick’s from Patrick’s experience. “ l never trip. really had time to write poetry be- Rev. Patrick raised ap- fore,” Patrick said, “This trip pro- proximately $20,000 for the vided the Opportunity to make a RAM Housein Roanoke. “Dif- spiritual journey.” ferent companies and individu- PatricksaystheA.T.was2,149.5 als donated the money,” miles the year he hiked it. The Patrick said, “But, I was not length of the trail changes from the only one trying to raise year to year, but there is now a set money.” Patrick did more general corridor. White blazes 2x6 than others. His story raised inches mark the A.T. These blazes publicity and awareness when are generally at eye level and lo- it ran in local papers. cated on either trees or sometimes Injuries suffered on the rocks. “ln Vermontthetrail passes trail slowed Patrick. “At one beside an old junk yard,” Patrick point I was caught in a ter- states, “The blaze was located on rible thunder storm, and the the fender of an old car.” Hikers lighting struck the frame of my find their way by following these backpack electrocuting me. I , marks. lost my sight and hearing for Three—walled shelters can be several days.” In Maine, Patrick found intermittently on the A.T. also suffered broken ribs in the They offer no heat, food or electric- last days of the trek. ity but do provide shelter from the Patrick finished the AT in 5 elements. Generally hikers camp monthsdespiteinjuries,butmore beside the trail. important is the reason. name. ‘‘I was the Homeless 11:91:16‘ Sul7MIyOJ)®tSunifntJ,Rot1sIed Omen Ems! tbgl. nan (St). Imsiseet I591. Vewie Deire" 1391. Hanisgouaq ~TurkeyBrust&HamIso TurkeyBreasti4p-Roast Beefisgovegge De|ite"'(an Roasttedchleken Breast tea-subway0|ub'Iso * d lmorfdommriterl suawaw http://www.subway.com -71 109'.‘ DItctor'sr\ssOci:Itcs Inc. Elms!UlIIu(5gI,uflltllte13(ln$il4«]lt1qIIl\l¢tI!i\gIoS1wIildru|lIsdl tvihtauttmtmdmmumglqmmmoeswilesgampenour,udaives,uxlwItt-marhoneuzumIuIaI..q.,mwImuJ,tunt3qruwsdtauteupal(X!gwm=nIdIeiju,uddninkr ' .' ' ' ‘A ' r A - u ItnI'.i0‘ad(‘ ‘ hmrner... ISTWW .-\I l‘.IrIicIp.IIIn_I: Storr-.~. notified February 13 by 12:00 pm. at we would like 0 talk with you about thepossibility of working _ g I I V _ . g . I ‘ d , S; , 10% ” us " ° .. I viewing on campus February 5. To arrange an Interview or get Q Ufcldfie 71 - W -- * - ‘ ‘ an application, check at the Career Development Office. Ques— . Polsitive ‘Expenence Beauty from the Inside Out" 0 tions? Call (303) 838-1950 or e—maIl us at abararanch@aol.com. . Ar F Buy any regularly priced 6" or Get of? any regularly . ooflongsub and geta21oz.drink aridany pri Footlong sub. Spend your summer in the ,,,g,sg,g,,s,,,,b,go,snaMps,0, Take It All Off Colorado Rockies I"S*$10°"'°t°- ' before heading south for Winter break. (Your unwanted hair. that is.) Experience the outdoors and help create memo- °"°"°°“‘“'°“"‘3"”°’ °"“°°"""°“"'3’."’°’ , Expefiencebfuihlesfhhalr;¢;movql0y;it;1i:ch;fi:1;ll::l;”::l£i‘§;::l:“:2;eavailable" ries at the King Mountain Ranch Resort. For §;:f,;:;”;';$fi§“,,j“,3;”;gF;§i §;:_°:;,'g:;;:‘,!;*,:*,;*,;';“;,-;',;;;: 611 on 53 OTB. - _ . . - Iifldlflflwfimflfl! ‘ lend! "l ' ‘ 4' P .t. e an application and our summer job openings, '°""°‘ "" ""‘”""“"“""""“""""""“""‘ 0S1 1V “Experience Beauty from the Inside Out" Call 01' e-mail us at Imaging hosts@kingranchresort.com 13 1/ 2 W. Nelson St. Lexington VA 24450 5401463-6662 OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970203/WLURG39_RTP_19970203_004.2.txt MBAaxzrMu.- WBuxrrnu.L- Wnna1'Lmo- Iru>oox'I‘iuucx- Generals in action this week: Wednesday vs. Virginia Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. Eastern Mennonite. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday vs. Eastern Mennonite. 7:00 p.m.: Thursday at Hollins. 4:00 p.m.; Saturday vs. Randolph-Macon. 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Va. State Championships. 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Virginia Tech Invitational «PAGE 4 BASKETBALL, S Swimming squads look to recover after tough weekend Men split pair of meets; women’s team drops both BY SUZANNE SCOTT PHI STAFF WRITER It was a disappointing week- end for the Washington and Lee women’sswim— The loss to Mary Washing- ton was a discouraging 122-68. Freshman Brooke Stanley set a new record of 25.28 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle event. This lone triumph was not enough to bring the Generals to victory. The previous night, the women lost a tough meet to Sewanee, 105-100. Sophomore Margaret Hoehl led the team by capturing three events. The men’s swimming team fared a little mingteam.The Generals lost Friday night to Sewanee and Saturday better. TheGen- erals defeated Sewanee, 115- 90, on Friday night, but fell afternoon to Mary Washington in Cy Twombly Pool. ’ to Virginia ri- val Mary Washington Saturday afternoon with a final score of 114-83. Senior Nathan Hottle and junior Steve Brigance each took three events Friday. Fresh- man Jared Fribush and Brigance were victorious Saturday in the 50 and 100—yard events, respec- tively. Of Saturday’s meet, Fribush said, “We didn’t do as well as we would have liked to have done. Probably because we were tired from last night’s meet against Sewanee.” The women’s team is 7-6 in dual meets with one more left to go. Its next meet will be on February 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Hollins. The men’s team is 7-4 in dual meets this season. Its next meet will be at the SCAC Invitational on February 20. (I112 filing-tum ifihi PORTS SWIMMING, WRESTLING, Publicity Photo W&L went 1-3 at Cy Twombly Pool this weekend. INDOOR TRACK MBABKZTBAIJ. - WBAsxz'nMu. - Mswnnmvo - Wswnnuno - Wu.s11.mo - Last week's results: L. 87-59. at Hamp.-Syd.: L. 83-81 (OT). at Gullford W. 63-55. vs. RMWC: L. 78-52. at Gullford W. I15-90. vs. Sewanee: L. II4-83. vs. Marywash. L. I05-100. vs. Sewanee: L. 122-68. vs.MaryWash. W. 34-22. vs. Swarthmore: L. 28-18. vs. Western Maryland; L. 44-3. vs. Urslnus at Urslnus Quadrangular FEBRUARY 3, 1997 jock Shorts BY JEREMY MCNAMEE AND Scorr BOOKWALTER Wrestling: This past weekend the Gen- erals traveled to Collegeville, Pennsylvania for the Ursinus Quadrangular. Washington and Lee’s grapplers beat Swarthmore V 34-22 on Saturday, and despite losses to Western Maryland (28- 18) and Ursinus (44-3) finished the season with a dual meet record of 4-3, marking W&L’s first winning season since 1987. The Generals next take to the mat at the Virginia State Cham- pionship Tournament on Febru- ary 9. -Men’s Indoor Track: Junior Will Olson won the 3000-meter run as Washington and Lee’s men’s indoor track id”notexist'a team made their 1997 debut at the 45th annual VMI Winter Relays. Olson wonthe race with a time of 8:58.8. Senior co- captain Sandy Hooper took fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:021. Basketball: W&L suffered two tough losses Saturday at Guilford. The women’s team quickly fell behind 26-6 in the first half and could never catch up, losing 78-52 to the Quakers. . The men lost an 83-81 heart- breaker in overtime. The Gen- erals trailed 81-79 when a Walt Plylerjumper tied the score with seven seconds left. But a Kenyatta Ramsey tip-in at the buzzer gavethe Quakers the win. ‘o eca esiibehind -PB ’ 'l‘Imesday, . $199 p..e::**-.=.:s. Eu ri;t.Ia.@ Free 1%."£?§.E§w. Sponsored by tho iiiifi.-'li and tlw . “_".°‘, “ E34‘ _aI-’L_ (—"li',':‘l;th"-r " ‘ §"lKi(( Alf. . 8' .VI',(- .. r. i mix;--.— ».