OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970505/WLURG39_RTP_19970505_001.2.txt ‘ INSIDE 1’ FEATURES ‘ Habitat for Humanity helps build a shelter for Rockbridge area battered women. 1 Blue Ridge Paintball brings a new sport to the Buena Vista/ Metro-Lex area. For approxi- mately $20 you can spend hours [running through ravines and forests shooting your friends. “Zoo Story” premieres ‘Wednesday night at the Lenfest Center. The entirely student- run production is a narrowing portrait of a young man alien- iated from the human race. SEE PAGE 4 , OPINION ‘V The Lexington Post Office has recently been flooded with letters bearing e—mail addresses. Kevin McManemin explores fiiow the local P.O. deals with , this and other hot issues. The recent reforms to welfare Q»/ill soon take effect. While well-intentioned, these changes threaten the lives of many of America's legal immigrants. Laura Knapp outlines the dan- ers of Congress’ clamor for reform. The weather sucks. So what ‘Eire you going to do? Drink! Go into denial! Fool the weather! Betsy Green suggests ways to enjoy spring term. ‘I SEE PAGE 7 ‘ SPORTS WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY After years of upperclass sorority women and freshman women tip-toe- ing around constricting rush regula- tions, the Panhellenic Council has re- laxed the rules. Previous rules en- tailed closed contact between upper- classmen and freshmen, but the 1997- 98 year brings open contact and a promise of a more comfortable rush. “The girls who are the happiest af- ter rush are the women who knew and had friendships with upperclassmen girls throughout the year,” Panhellenic Judicial Vice President Sara McCrone said. “The purpose of having open contact is so that the girls can make an informed decision about the soror- ity they choose.” In times of closed contact. upper- classmen and freshmen could not so- cialize together in the upperclassmen’s residence, study to- gether in a place other than the library or eat meals together. Open contact encourages upper- classmen and freshmen to form rela- tionships with each other by engag- ing in those activities that were once taboo. “I think that this will make the pre- rush period and actual rush less awk- ward. People will be able to make lasting friendships that will last be- yond rush without being nervous about breaking the rules.” Panhellenic stresses that freshman women cannot attend a sorority woman’s party involving alcohol. “If freshman women show up at such a party, the sorority women who live there should approach them and ask W&L is more wired than BY DARCEY LIVINGSTON PHI STAFF WRITER “Beginning in spring 1997, (Wash- ington and Lee) students will be re- quired to register for classes online.” What? Don’t worry. This comment, along with several others, was printed erro- neously in the May 1997 issue of Ya- hoof Internet Life. The online maga- zine wrote an article on what it deemed to be “America’s 100 Most Wired Colleges.” W&L ranked 37th in the ratings. However, according to Science Librarian Hugh Blackmer, the rating does not mean much. A representative from Yahoo! magazine called Blackmer and in an informal interview asked him for in- formation he could not provide with 100% accuracy. “I pulled numbers out of the air,” said Blackmer. “But they were as good of an estimate as anyone can make.” Some of the estimates made by Blackmer include percentages for the number of student-owned computers, classes with webpages and students Photo by Hollister Hovey/Photo Editor Flowers are placed under freshman Jack B0wden's window in his memory. Panhellenic promotes open contact BY KATHRYN MAYURNIK PHI NEws EDITOR them to leave.” Panhellenic rules also prohibit so- rority women from buying anything, especially alcohol, for freshman women, McCrone said. “This would include paying for a meal,” McCrone said. Above all, the new rules promise less stress for freshman women about what they can and cannot do. “I just don’t want the freshman girls to feel any pressure anymore about breaking rules,” McCrone said. “The rules are a little vague and have a lot of lee way.” Other Panhellenic adjustments in- clude overtures toward a less materi- alistic rush by cutting the budgets for rush dates. “Other schools like Uni- versity of Richmond have moved to PLEASE SEE PAN HEL PAGE 3 we know with webpages. The one estimate printed by Ya- hoo! with which Blackmer did not agree was for classes with online homework. Yahoo.’ printed it as 45%. Blackmer thought is was high, but then said he could not be sure. “If they took into account the stu- dents’ ability to communicate with their professors about homework through e-mail, then it could be 45%,” said Blackmer. The major discrepancies occurred PLEASE SEE YAHOO PAGE 3 U112 fling-tum {flirt ‘ ‘ VOLUME 99, NUMBER 2 JAMPS G. LEYDURN LIBRARY \f~./A3?;'€N~f.’-TCIN I L2! lI ithout knowing who wrote it, the credibility of the V: uthors is immediately diminished. Our single sanction system has survived for over a .00 years because of student criticism. At one time omosexuality was considered a violation of the Honor 'y§tem. Today’s concept of dishonorable conduct has volved beyond sexual preference. The Honor System is meant to evolve with the tudent body. The White Book Review Committee is harged with examining all aspects of the Honor Sys- m. This includes asking what the Washington and Lee oflimunity thinks about the Honor System. This has been a year for openly questioning the or System. The Executive Committee recently vised the White Book after hearing the White Book eview Committee’s recommendations. The spark lit by eir questions should not be snuffed out. ‘Y What has led the anonymous students to believe ey are living in George Orwell's 1984? When did our ampus, our students, become hostile to informed, ncerned criticism? " There are those among us who attack proponents of . ange. There are those among us who believe that what should always be. There are those among us who ou_ld attack students for criticizing the Executive“ oilnmittee. The student body needs to protect itself. We need create an environment where students don’t fear vocal iitjcism of the EC will result in backlash and ridicule. 0 There is no reason students should fear what they -eated and now control. The answer is open criticism in I open environment. If we fail to do this the Honor ygem will crumble like those of many other universi- es across the country. Quote of the Week “The liberal welfare state renders you unable to control your penis?” - anonymous sophomore Ellie ‘fling-mm lfllri Executive Editors Courtney Miller T Jason Zacher Managing Editor Hillary Coombs Associate Editor Andrea Ewing News Editors Kathryn Mayumik 4 Tom Wadlow Features Editor Tarah Grant Opinion Editor David Balsley Copy Editor Cliff Woolley Photo Editor Hollister Hovey Y Business Manager Circulation Manager Rebecca Cuny Matthew Craig The Ring-tum Phi is published Mondays during the under- graduate school year at Washington and Lee University. Lexing- ton, Virginia. Funding for The Ring-tum Phi comes primarily ffom advertising and subscription revenues. The Washington and Lee Publications Board elects the Executive Editor and Business Manager. but The Ring-tum Phi is otherwise independent. The Ring-tum Phi welcomes all responsible submissions and letters. All submissions must be in the Phi office. room 208 at the University Center. by noon on Saturday to appear in that week's edition. The Ring-tum Phi reserves the right to edit sumbisstons 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 Eh! or its staff. This newspaper observes current court defini- tions of libel and obscenity. The Ring-tum Phi Post Office Box 899 4 Lexington. Virginia 24450 Telephone: (540) 462-4060 Fax: (540) 462-4059 E-mail: phi@wlu.edu Welfare reform threatens lives The countdown has begun. To students at Washington and Lee, this countdown could be a variety of things: for seniors, a countdown to graduation; for other students, simply a countdown to the end of Spring term. But the countdown to which I refer has deeper conse- quences and implications for 5(X),(X)0— a half million — legal immigrants. Forsomc mcmbersof this alienated and targeted group, From the Left Laura Knapp ’99 this countdown will perhaps make the difference between life and death. ln 100 days, the problems which legal immigrants face will increase a hundredfold. On August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed into law a highly controversial welfare bill which, among other things, created a ban on all public benefits to legal immi- grants. Beginning August 1 of this year, legal immigrants will system- aticallybedeniedfoodstamps,non— emergency health care and supple- mentary Social Securitypayments. The refusal of supplemental security income benefits is by far the most significant provision. S1 is the govemment’s basic cash as- sistanee program for the elderly and disabled poor. As the law cunently stands, these benefits can only be received when the legal immigrant earns his U.S. citizen- ship. However, many of these people — due to the fact that they are elderly or disabled ~— are not able to fulfill the requirements to gain citizenship. 'lhus, these legal immigruntswill be denied lite-sus- taining assistance for the rest of their lives. In a study by the Urban Insti- tute, it was found that L2 million ofthe2.6millionpcoplewhowould be made poor by the new welfare law —— nearly half — were legal immigrants. lnthe Newt Gingrich- led 104th Congress’ intense clamor for welfare reform, the United States’ strong immigrant heritage was pushed to the wayside, yet anotherexample of conservative Republicans placing fiscal mat- tersoverconscience and humani- tarian needs. The Republican Party has always used immi- grants as a scapegoat for U.S. economic problems, but immi- grants only account for a mere 5% of federal welfare expendi- tures. Legal immigrants pay taxes, serve in our armed forces and also help to build U.S. con- sumer demand. There is no need to mention the supreme contri- butions that immigrants have given our country throughout its short history. Legal immigrants do not deserve to be punished as they will be under the welfare bill. 23 6‘° ‘3‘o‘o7>s 0009099 O°°‘°DD“D at!) 0 ll?Y~ 15 Tons Tait’: own For; THE tnsroizy pemtkrmax? I 'r»iM< So. ‘I've? ass: 4+6?-t F-at M Hcuz AN l—lA-'EN”F move.) 751 I l"= is this the type of welfare reform the American people wanted? While our motives for welfare reform were good — movingable-bodied people from welfare rollstoemploymentpay— rolls —— did we intend to move elderly and disabled people who have the distinction of being “le- gal immigrants” from hospitals and nursing homes to homeless shelters and streets? These sentiments are not ex- clusively “liberal” or “Demo- cratic.” Republican governors with large immigrant constitu- encieshavebecomeincreasingly worried and have recently gone publicwiihtheirconcems. They fear the public relations disaster that is sure to occur once legal immigrants stop receiving fed- eral benefits. if the federal gov- ernment does not continue its assistance to legal immi- grants, they will be forced to limit their own expendi- tures in other salient areas such as job training and child care. Although Re- publicans in Congress refuse to acknowledge legal immi- grants’ existence and need for assistance, legal immi- grants are a presence that cannot be ignored. Guard your spring term fun against May rain ldon’t think I’m alone in being sorely disappointed with the weather so far for most of spring term. Lexington is sup- posed to be an Edenic field of sunshine, full of flowers and singing birds--the kind of weather that makes it impossible to be GreenLand Betsy Green ’97 inside. Instead, for ‘most o£.the.past few weeks, it has been cold and cloudy. Gale force winds have forced us into the library to take shelter. This is spring term? My last one? i want my money back! Judging from the view out my win- dow, it looks like our worries are over and spring is finally here. But in case it’s not, here are a few possible ways to cope with the weather. Work with it. Okay, so the weather’s less than perfect. We’re all smart people; we can make this fun. Maybe you wish you could go to Goshen and bask on a rock in the sun. Instead, why not don a wetsuit and round up a few friends for ice fishing? Wooeee, doesn’t that sound fun? Maybe this weather can be a way for you to experiment. What does bourbon taste like heated? If you put it in your favorite drinkin’ mug and garnish it with acinnamon stick, it mightnot be bad. And you already know that warm beer isn’t so tasty§‘b’§i£inayt;iE hot beer would be better. Hint: take thebéer out of the can before you put it in the microwave. Finally, W&Lstudents can make any- thing into adrinking game ifthey put their minds to it. Gather up some friends. Drink once for every cloud in the sky. For every 2 MPH the wind blows, drink once. Chug until it stops raining. Before long, you’ll forget how cold it is outside. DeniaL Here’s your logic: it’s May. May is a warm month. So gosh darn it, I will act like it’s warm. No matter how cold it is, wear shorts and sunglasses at all “Why not don a wetsuit and round up a few friends for ice _ fishing? ‘§Vl/ooeees, doesn’t that soundjun?” times. Carry around iced tea to quench your thirst. Lay out, even if it’s raining. You’ll still get to do all of the fun things you associate with spring term, for the low, low cost of pneumonia! WorkMurphy’s Law. If we all work together, we can trick the twisted laws of nature into giving us what we want. Go out and buy a whole lot of sweaters and a new wintercoat and wear them all at once. Buy fourumbrellas, just in case. Put snow tires on your car. Send the power com- pany money in advance for the big heat- ing bill you’ll be racking up. Before long, we’ll have a heat wave. The one solution ldon’t recommend is to Do not ever say, “Well, sinc§"it’s nzfsty oiitfl think l’ll go to the library.” Don’t think to yourself, “it’s never too early to start studying for fi- nals!” Don’t take advantage of this time to re-read some old textbooks “just so l don’t forget what l’ve learned.” Don’t retreat indoors to catch up on your maga- zine reading. Hang in there, everyone. coming. Spring’s Post office grapples with e-mail technology The Lexington Post Offiee, the only one in the country to ‘still use the Pony Express, has recently been flooded with mail sporting incomprehensible addresses. Apparently, numerous mentally deficient rednecks have been trying to latch ontothe new technology of e-mail. ‘‘I can’t tell you how many letters we get each week addressed to something like My View Kevin MeManemin ’0O frank_costanza@hotmail.com orkmcdonald@comell.edu,” Postmaster General Norm Fitzblatz said. Other silly people try to apply the modern terminology to old addresses, resulting in addresses such as Tarquin_Ki$enger@23l_Lrberty_StreetPlainfield.NJ.07062. ‘‘I suppose we can figure out where to mail those, but we just really don’t care,” Fitzblatz said. “Normally, if one of those letters slips into my bag, it just ends up in the gutter,” post(wo)man Sally Wobgobbler said. When asked if she meant the letters with the e-mail addresses, she replied, “No, just any letters in general.” ‘‘I haven’t really noticed any difference in the mail lately,” long—time post office employee Charles Bobby Joe John Jordan Danny Donnie Bob Bobby Bob Bob Bo Bob Rockenfeller said. “Then again, I can’t read.” Rockefeller was unmoved by the plight of the mistaken mailers. ‘‘I haven’t done any work here since the late sixties and l’ll be damned if I start caring about other people’s mail now,” Rockefeller said. Other postal employees took a different approach to problems with the mail. “They all must die! They all must die! They all must die!” Cy Copath muttered as he shivered in the comer, clutching his assault rifle. Agreeing with Copath was Susan Looni, who spoke to us from behind the sandbags pi led on her desk. ‘‘If they can’t get the addresses right, I say brutally murder them all,” Looni said. M The postal employees have not seen anything like this in Lexington since the advent of the phone. Back then, the post office had to deal with tons of letters addressed to numbers like 555-8536 or 1-9(1)-909-4300. The advent of the phone in Lexington having occured just three years ago, they still receive a fair amount of such mail today. “Don’t even mention the telegraph,” Fitzblatz said. “You try figuring out where to mail ..—.—.-..-.——-.——.—.-...” “The most revolting part about working at the Lexington Post Office, aside from theodorof tobacco juicecomingfrom where the toothless yokels licked the stamps—l’m sorry, l suppose that is the most revolting part about working here,” Dean of the Post Office Larry Walsh said. Why is there a dean of the post office? ‘“lhere’s some- thing in the town chatter about one out of every four Lexington residents having to be a dean,” some old guy who once read the town charter explained. ‘ ‘‘I myself am distrustful of the mail. Why, I gota letterfrom EdMcMahonpromisingme$10millionseveral yeaisago,and l’m still waiting for my check,” Nigel Phipps, a Lexington resident who gets a lot of mail, said. Phipps got his draft notice just last week and will soon be off to fight for our American freedomsagainst Hitler, Mumlini and that Japanese guy. “l’ll just clean out my musket, catch the next stagecoach to the base and join up with my cavalry regiment,” a noticeably drunk Phipps said. When asked if he had any suggestions as to how thisarticleshouldend, Phippsreplied,“lsupposeyou could end it with another telegraph joke.” When asked if he had a better suggestion foranendingtothispiece, Phippssuggested that we leave him the alone. And so we shall. How do you feel about the new sorority rules? How do you _ k . think they will affect sorority Rush? Are there any rules 0 which you feel need to be changed? “I think they ‘re good. There is no rule that you have to have three members of the same sorority at a party. It was very awkward. You can now meet people on a more relaxed basis. ” —Heath Acuff, '97, Kappa Kappa Gamma “I think they'll be better. I still think that you should be able to ride in people ‘.9 cars, though. It ’s a stupid rule.” —Tyler Bates, '00, Kappa Delta “I think it ‘s good. Atfirst I didn ‘I, but it will alleviate having to worry about breaking rules. It 'will«niake us know the freshmen better and maybe they won ‘t be as intimidated by upperclassmen. ” —Amy Shaw, ’97, Kappa Alpha Theta “I think they're good because it will give the freshmen a chance to get to know the upperclassmen without the fear of breaking any rules. Everyone wil be able to know where they belong before rush. “ —Mary Kathryn Williams, '90, Pi Beta Phi OCR::/Vol_097_098/WLURG39_RTP_19970505/WLURG39_RTP_19970505_008.2.txt MAY 5, 1997 RESULTS Men’s Lax (15-5) Tuesday: R-MC 14 W&L 13 Saturday: W&L 22 VM1 8 AHEAD Women’ s Tennis: Tomorrow vs. Pomona-Pitzer, NCAA Champi- onships first round. 1 1 :3 OPDT. At NCAA Championships Tuesday through Monday, May 12. Men's Tennis: SPORTS BY JAsoN ZACHER PHI EXECUTIVE EDITOR “We were cheering for the clock,” a VMI senior said. The Generals dominated the Keydets for 55 minutes of the 10th Lee-Jackson Clas- sic Saturday, and came away with a 22-8 victory before 2,800 fans at Alumni Sta- dium. It was the Generals’ ninth straight win over VMI. Washington and Lee’s 22 goals broke their previous Lee-Jackson high of 18 scored in 1990 and 1993. W&L dominated VMI in every aspect of the game, from goals, to shots, to face-offs. The Generals also physically overpowered VMI using their team speed to run circles around the Keydets. "Every year we get pumped up," said junior Tom Fallace. "They're a very physi- cal and hard-working team -- we like to play up to their level." Senior Ande Jenkins led the Generals with five goals and three assists earning him the Worrel—Fallon award for Most Valuable Player in the Lee-Jackson Classic. The eight points gave him 86 points for the sea- son, breaking the school record of 85 set TENNIS AND LACROSSE Jenkins led off the scoring one minute into the game setting the tone for the rest ofthe game. W&L out shot VMI 68-26. VMI evened the score, but Ed Dougherty and freshman Colin Dougherty scored three goals to end the first quarter 4-1. After trading goals early in the second quarter, the Generals held the Keydets scoreless until 6:30 left in the third quar- ter. During that period, the Generals scored 10 unanswered goals. W&L led 10-2 at the half. Jenkins started the second halfthe same way as the first, scoring 1:09 into the third quarter. A minute later, Colin Dougherty intercepted the VMI goalie’s pass and passed it to fresh- man Lee Fentress, who scored on the open net to increase the lead to 12-2. Colin Dougherty followed 16 seconds later with another goal. The Generals had a goal waved off be- cause ofa crease violation right before the end ofthe third quarter. The quarter ended 16-3. Junior Robb Greenfield grabbed the ball 56 seconds into the fourth quarter and - streaked from midfield firing a rocket into the VMI goal to score his third goal of the season. VMI made a run at the end ofthe game, PAGE 5 Generals ‘open can of whoop-ass’, Photo by Hollister llovey/Photo Editor Senior Ande Jenkins dodges an oncoming Keydet. Washington and Lee VA Military Institute Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Emory, NCAA Regional Championships. by Don Carrol in 1975. Jenkins received a lot of help from his friends. Junior Ed Dougherty also scored five goals, junior Paul Stanley added four, and Fanace added five assists. scored a goal and scoring four goals in the final five minutes, but it was far too little, far too late. The Generals finished the season on a positive note after being upset earlier in the week by Randolph-Macon 14-13. W&L’s final record is 11-3; VMI fell to 1-12. W&L Goals: Ande Jenkins 5. Ed Dougherty 5. Paul Stanley 4, Colin Dougherty 3. Tom Fallacc. Lee Fentress. Robb Greenfield, Andrew Thomas, Charlie Antrim W&L Assists: Tom Fallace 5. Ande Jenkins 3, Colin Dougherty. Andy Jones. W&L Saves (GA): Scott Jackson 7 (3). Chris TeStrake 2 (5). Shots: W&L 68-26. Faceoffs: W&L 19-13. Ground Balls: W&L 54-32. Penalties: W&L 4 for 3:00: VMI 5 for 4:30. Extra Man Offense: W&L 1 for 5: VMI 0 for 3. Clears: W&L 16 for h Game Statistics 1 2 3 4 Final 4 6 6 6 22 ) 1 1 1 5 8 I First NCAA title in sight for women’s tennis Photo by Hollister Hovey/Photo Editor Junior Berry Blankinship will represent the W&L women’s tennis team in the NCAA tournament. BY JASON ZACHER PHI EXECUTIVE EDITOR Appearances can be deceiving. While the women’s tennis team looked light and jok- ing at practice last week, they are intensely focused on their goal this week — capturing the national title that has eluded them for two years. “That’s the thing that’s deceptive about this team. They’re loose, they’re laughing, they’re having fun. It is obvious they enjoy what they are doing, but when it’s time to buckle down, they dig in,” said coach Cinda Rankin. Led by juniors Natalia Garcia, Berry Blankinship and Ericka Shapard, the team starts play tomorrow against Pomona-Pitzer on Pomona’s home court. Last year, the Generals fell to Emory University 5 in the championship. The Generals received a fourth seed for this year’s NCAA tournament. Kenyon College is first, followed by Emory and Amherst. Earlier in the season, the Generals lost to Kenyon and Amherst by a score of 6-3. “We lost to them, but we’re not down because of it. We’re anxious to play them,” said Rankin. Blankinship added, “we’re hungrier than we would have been if we had beaten them.” In addition to the team’s NCAA bid, Garcia and Shapard earned individual bids. The doubles team of Garcia and freshman Brook Hartzell also earned a bid. The team has some very high expectations placed on them. They have finished in the top six for each of the last three years, including a second place finish last year. This year, they blew through their competition, sweeping eight matches 9-0, beating two tournament teams (Mary Washington and Sewanee), winning the ODAC title for the seventh straight year, and on top of this, five of their seven players already have NCAA tournament experience. The experience may be what pays off for the Generals. “I know what to expect. As a freshman I was over- whelmed. 1 didn’t know what to expect. Now, there is less pressure,” said Blankinship. “They know what to expect, and that teaches you a lot,” added Rankin. With this experience, and their dominating play all sea- Remember your mother! For all she’s done... for all she is-- show her she’s always in your thoughts! On Mother’s Day Ten E. Nelson Lexington, Virginia ‘I63-9831] .. it ff son, there are some people who feel this is the Generals’ year. “They’re right,” said Blankinship. “We’re incredibly strong this year. Our attitude is different and we are more pumped-up.” The Generals face a tough challenge this week. Pomona-Pitzer’s number one singles player, senior Claire Turchi, is a former singles national champion. More im- portantly, the Generals are in the same bracket with Gustavus Adolphus College and Kenyon. “We know it is (Pomona’s) home court, and we know they have an extremely strong top of the lineup. Our strength is down the line, we’ve got good players all the way,” commented Rankin. ‘ Despite others’ expectations, the Generals are keep- ing theirs to a minimum. Coach Rankin commented, “I try to have no expectations because expectations lead to disappointment. lfwe play the best we can, no mat- ter what happens, 1 will be really excited." Photo by Hollister llovey/Photo Editor Junior Natalia Garcia displays her backhand in practice on Thursday. L The Big Fan SCOTT BOOKWALTER ’98 Total domination. That was the theme of the day Saturday afternoon as Washington and Lee hammered Virginia Military Institute, 22-8, at Alumni Memorial Field to win its ninth straight Lee-Jackson Lacrosse classic. Unlike‘ recent years where the Keydets have resil- iently hung around, they had no chance this year. A W&L squad angered at barely missing the Division III tournament took out its frustration on an over- matched VMI team. The generals stormed out to a 10-2 half-time lead and extended it to 17-3 by the end of the third before the Keydets made the score somewhat more respectable. What was more impressive than the final score was the way the Generals completely dominated the Keydets. They totally outplayed, out hustled, and out muscled a team from a military school, of all placed’. Almost the entire game was played on the VMI half of the field, a tremendous effort by the Generals. No matter how well they played Saturday, it will still be tough for the Generals to wash away the bit; ter taste of Tuesday’s upset loss to Randolph-Ma- con, which ended any chance of making the Division III playoffs. But there is no way that an 1 1-3 season and a #10 ranking in Division III should be classified as disappointing. Congratulations to the Generals for a well-played season. The first round of the NBA playoffs is finally com- pleted and now the real actions begins. (Is there any good reason why the NBA and NHL need to includ nearly two-thirds of its teams in the playoffs and ex- tend the season two more months? For the most part it only serves to milk some more TV dollars and sub- ject viewers to watching the Clippers and Bullets three more games than needed. And to think so many . people complain about the wild card round in base- - ball. . .) 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