Gaysupport groupdiscussed,pp. 13-14 The Davidsonian VolumeLXXV, Number 22 Davidson College,Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036 Friday,May 2, 1986 ActivitiesTaxCouncilproposesbudget By KEITHFINCH ATC with the authority to allocate The ATC did not meet the Luther Kinglecture series, which usually costs the BSC $2,500, or $72,875, The Activities Tax Council an increase of $7,775 budgetrequestsof fiveofthecam- brings in abig name speaker and almost half their budget, for just has presenteditsproposed budget over the funds originally au- pus organizations which applied it's really important to the BSC this one event. It's such a high for the 1986-87 year to — school the thorized for last year'sbudget. for funds TheDavidsonian,the because its their one big, high- cost and we know the money is StudentGovernment Association. Gordon said that two campus Black Student Coalition, Club profile event of the year. Each available, but they haven't really The budget $70,950 to organizations had allocates which previ- Sports, Hobart Park, and the year ATChas encouragedthem to thought out the avenues. 12 campus organizations ously char- received no funds from the SGA. seek assistance from sources like "Another main area of con- by SGA, ATC, tered the and leaves theDavidson Dance Troupe Gordon said, "Last year, the the Speaker'sBureau here (which cern is their dues. Each member $1,925unallocated. and the Davidsondelegation tothe ATC cut and cut and finally at the helps sponsor speakers)because it Continued on page two. Senior Stuart Gordon, Chair- North Carolina Student Legisla- end they had to make a 10 percent man of the Activities Tax Coun- ture, asked tobeconsidered for al- across-the-board cut to get in cil, said, "The budgetingprocess locations under the '86-'87 under budget. Somepeoplemight worked out well this year, better budget. The Council approved a be angered when they see that ATCPROPOSEDBUDGET in fact than it has in previous budget of $450 for the Dance their budgets are cut this year years, because the college was Troupe, but decided not to appro- while we came in with money to more liberal in the way it calcu- priate any funds for the operation spare. But I see no obligation to lated the amountofmoney we had of the Student Legislaturedelega- spend every bit of the money we to work with. The budgetis based tion. a to spare, — have. We had little bit Atti»t'« Sertoi 10* SGA - h» upon the student activities fee, "The Dance Troupe used to which is good, because for the $55 — which is per student that's get Union funds," Gordon said, past three years we've had to dip a five dollar increase this year "andafter existingfor twoor three into the college'sreserve funds to overlast year.Inaddition,the ad- years as a Union group they de- make the budget. I'm glad that ministration calculated the cided they wanted to get funds of we'll have something to save for number of Davidson students their own, so they applied for a next year." more liberally; they had been charter through the SGA. The Gordon explained why the goingonan averageof 1 ,300,but North Carolina Student Legisla- ATC decided not to meet the re- the president and Comptroller ture didn't get money because quests of some organizations: Bob Davidson decided that they they are not chartered. Years ago "We examinedeachorganization, could probably estimate enroll- they might have been, but they what it had spent in the previous ment at 1 ,325 because it usually don't have a current charter so years, what it had beenallotedin runs at around that number or they're going to have to go previous years, and tried to deter- higher." throughSGAand getacharterbe- minehow accuratelyitsbudget re-— The decisions to increase the fore they can be considered for flected its needs. Specifically — funds from the Activities Tax with the BSC, for example student activities fee and the en- " rollment projections provided the Council their big expense is the Martin drapiiby RichwdClowilindKcilh Finch I Committee recommends dropping women's basketball

By MIKEADAMS hockey, cross country, indoor academic year. team classified differently from has given us very little room to The President'sCommittee on track, outdoor track, tennis and The committee also recom- other teams at the same institu- move,"he said. Women's Athletics delivered its golf. mended that the women's basket- tion. Morris docs not think thut club report to President Kuykendall on This recommendation re- ball team be moved form varsity Division Istatus would mean status for women's basketball is Tuesday and makes several rec- quires that volleyball be moved to club status with what Morris that the women's basketball team necessarily ncrmananl. He indi- ommendations for changes in from club to varsity status. Such a calls "a reasonable degreeof ath- would have to play at least 25 cated that thecompletion of a new women's athletic programs at change would involve an increase letic department support." This games, only four of which could sports complex will play a role in Davidson,including thedemotion in the number of gamesscheduled support would include the provi- be against other than Division I determining the future of of women's basketball from var- by the volleyball team to at least sion of some funding and some competition In the 1985-86 sea- women's basketball at Davidson sity to club status. 19contestsagainstother four-year coaching,provisions notavailable son, the Davidson womenplayed Morris also said thai an addi institutions. to other club sports. onlyone DivisionIopponent,los tional coach for women's sports Changes in NCAA bylaws Women's golf will be a new ing toFurman by 30points. Inthe will be hired for the 1986 87 have made it a requirement that a varsity sport. Davidson fielded a There are several reasons for previous two years, Davidson sch

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$28,000 TheHarry STruman ScholarshipFoundation wasestablishedin1976by an Finchawarded scholarship Actof Congress as thenation's living memorial to the 33rd president. Davidson sophomore Keith Finch has been named a 1986 HarryS Truman MayDaycelebrates women scholar by theBoardofTrusteesof theHarrySTrumanScholarshipFoundation. The TrumanScholarship,which carries anannual stipendof$7,000per year TheDavidson College Unionhosted its second annual "Celebrate Women: for each of the last two yearsof college as wellas thefirst twoyearsof graduate A May Day Festival" event yesterday, organized by the president of the study, wasawarded onApril 14 to 102 collegesophomores who"demonstrated Women's Concerns Committee, junior Sarah Smith. The celebration included a firmcommitment to public service." singing and poetryreadingsand provided freerefreshments of fruit and stir-fry The selection process beganin October with the interviewingand selection vegetables courtesyof the Rusk, Warner Hall,andSpencerHouses;free carna- of potentialcandidates by appointed faculty representatives of over 2,000 col- tions courtesyofTodd'sRowers andPlants inCharlotte;andballoons.Bothstu- legesanduniversities. A total of952nominations were receivedby theFounda- dents and members of thecommunity attended the event. tion. Davidson's nominees wereFinch and sophomore James Earl. Finchis the second Davidson student tobenamedaTruman scholar inrecent years.Junior Mark Sandy was named a scholar in 1985. Material contributed byHeidiHooker

ATCproposes new budget — Continuedfrontpage one. from the grant was stipulated for lems with the organization each and that's not what clubtennis president Mark Sandybecause he pays $10 per year and about use only in training. We gave year.It's kind of difficult to keep is for." had served on the council during $1.200 of the BSC budget is so- them their request to meet minor allocating a lot of money whenthe Gordon said that the cost of his sophomore year and because Obviously, most stu- expenses like postageand public- product not as good as it could club sports might as he was not a cial. of the " is alsodecrease member of the SGA dents there are not from the same ity." be a result of the inactivity of the Gordon solicited and selected the socio-economic background as Other considerations also led "Hobart—Park is important at water ski team and the possible five student members of the ATC, the typical Davidson student so the ATC to refuse to meet some Davidson there's no doubt varsity statusof the women'sclub of whom two are SGA senators generally they just don't have as requests, Gordon said. "Hobart about that,because thereare some volleyball team. and three are from the student much money. Yet Ifeel, person- Park is something we struggle creative writers here and they Gordon saidthat TheDavidso- body at large. His selections were ally, that $10 is not enough. I with every yearand if youlook at need some place to publish their nian, which requested $15,000, approvedby the SGA. think it's fair that weask that they he budget you'll see that they work. What we recommended received only $14,000 in appro- this year there was no fall issue, contribute a little more to their asked for $3,500 and we granted was one year-end issue of 100 priations because the ATC felt and the year before that there was budget than$10each year. them $2,500. They haven't pub- pages, and we calculated that that Davidsonian advertising and some misuse ofmoney. We'd like lished an issue yet this year, and $2,500 would beenough for that. subscription revenue could be in- to seeHobart Parkcome out with "Inaddition,they don't solicit they like tocome out withan issue The editors would like two 64- creased substantially. two strong issues, but we have to their alumni for money, which is a late in the year, which is under- page issuesbecause they feel that act upon what hashappenedinthe common practice of other Patter- standable, because that's when has been that it hasn't worked out The ATC also appropriated past and the history of it thus far Quips Cranks, col- The ATCisindependent son Court houses,and we feel that the Vereen Bell andother awards to two 64-page issues. So we'd— funds to & the of the they could doa better jobby sol- come out. They'd like to have like to see a big year-endissue lege annual,even thoughthe pub- SGA andmustbechairedbyastu- iciting their alumni for a little award-winning submissions in that's all we can recommend. lication had not submitted a for- dent who is not amember of the help. We still thought that $4,500 HobartPark, which makes a lotof They'll get their budget and mal request for money. Quips & SGA was certainly a good budget. If sense. they'll do what they want to with Cranks did not submit a request Gordon said that theother stu- there is an obvious avenue there it. Wecan't tell themanything." because noonehas sought its '86- dent members of the ATC were for funds and an organization is Well, they've got a 64-pagc '87 editorship. The ATC pro- senior Kevin Burke, juniors Shel not takingadvantageof it,then we issue coming out very soon and Gordon said that club sports, posed thecontinuation ofQuips& Robinson and Christie Johnson, feel that it wouldn't be quite as that's going to be followed up which requested $9,028,only re- Cranks '85-'86 appropriation of and sophomores Sabrina Walton $7,500 justified to give a whole lot of right on itsheels by another short ceived primarily due to a $26,000. and Ken Mobley.Other members money to that organization issue. But the problem is that it's misunderstanding on the part of Gordon explained thathe was from the collegestaff are Dean of "Rape Crisis, for example, got expectedthat they have oneissue the men'sclub tennis team. "They asked to chair the ATC by SGA Students Will Terry, College $2200 — a $5,000 government grant this in the fall and one issue in the asked for money to buy the volumeandquality of theiren- Union Director William Brown, graphite tennis racquets,money to they could Davidson, year. They only asked ATC for spring, but— it has not worked out tries are so great that and Business Manager $355 because the money they got that way there havebeen prob- buy shoes, money tobuy uniforms easily fill two 64-page issues. But Bob Currie. ConferencefocusesonCentralAmerica

ByJIM DILLON Latin American history the who gave money wouldbe "largelysym- the past 10 years. answer to any suspicion concern- Approximately 50 people in- a historical perspectiveon Central bolic"but actually minuteincom- "That's 150,000 out of a total ing Indians. The Guatemalan cluding students, faculty, staff America. Davidson Spanish parison to prof- total U.S. money spent Indianpopulationofonly fivemil- army is oneof the most sophisti- and thecommunity participated in fessor Lois Kemp, who led adis- inHispanic America. lion so in many ways it is cated,almost to thepointofbeing the first Dean Rusk Conference. cussion group at the conference, "Nine and a half million dol- genocide. He talked about the computerized.It isalsooneof the Chairman of the student planning said his presentation revolved lars actually goes for military aid type of effect thathas aIndian so- most effective and brutal, and committee Dee Reynolds said he around details of American inter- to Central America and generally ciety and culture,"Reynoldssaid. their enemy is the Indian who was pleased withthe response. vention inCentral America. a certain amount goes for Mariehas lived withtheHigh- might want to change anything," "I was quite pleased with the economic aid. That's an enor- land Maya Indians about half of Kempsaid. mixture ofpeople who attended," "He went into the long tradi- mous amount ofmoney,and$100 thelast 10 yearsandcanspeakone Reynolds said. "There were tional U.S. habit on intervening million seems like nothing," Indian language and can "handle freshmen, students, Kemp noted that in international whenever there's a government Kempsaid. another," according to Kemp. Guatemala, the guerrillas are not seniors, staff, faculty and mem- we cannotcontrol. Hegavea very After dinner Friday night, Kemp said Earleexpressedan an- capable of understanding the In- bers of the community. It was an good overview. He was very dy- Duncan Marie, an anthropology thropological view of the situa- dians because there are 23 differ- all around mixtureof people, and namic, and he knew his facts," professor at College, Dartmouth tion. ent language groups in the nation that pleasedme that it didn't just Kemp said. presented a slide show and spoke "Almosthalf of thepopulation and sevenmore in anearby Mexi- appeal toa particular group." Wells discussed the current of government of the sponsored vio- country isexpendableas far can state. The existence of so controversy over proposed $100 lence against the Highland Maya the as government is concerned. many Indian language groups is a Theconference opened with a millionspending tomilitarily sup- Indians in Reynolds Four hundred villages Guatemala. disap- situation unique toGuatemala. presentation by Allen Wells, an port the contrarebelsinNicaragua said Earle estimated that peared in 1982-83. as many These are Saturday morning, the group AppalachianStateUniversitypro- supported by President Reagan. as 150,000 Indians have disap- whole villages not just individu- divided into four smaller discus fessor of modem and colonial Kempsaid that Wells' viewis that peared or died by such means als, but that in is the government's Continued onpage 3 Friday,May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN 3 ["BeyondDavidson Soviets suffernuclearreactormeltdown

By JANEAURELL Hawaii, by means of a live telephone for 60 years, and until his death in 1982 Waldheim holds a sevenpointlead in the Headlining the newsfor the week of hook-up, to his supporters in the Philip- was the world's longest reigning campaign for the Austrian presidency; April 23-30: — pines;calling himself thelegitimate pres- monarch. Maureen Reagan, Prince and elections are to be heldMay 4. Internationalnews Saturday, an ident of the Philippines, Marcos urged Princess Michael of Kent and South Af- Contained within a classified direc- accident occured at a Soviet nuclear his supportersto fight against the Aquino rica's President P.W. Botha were among tive tentatively calling for the dismantl- power plant located in Chernobyl, 80 government.Duringa lay-overinHawaii the representatives sent by over 30 na- ing of two Poseidon submarines in order miles north of Kiev. The Soviet Union onhis wayto asevendayeconomic sum- tions. Also in Africa, after 17 years of toadhere to theunratifled SALTIItreaty, publicly announced theaccident onMon- mit inTokyo,President Reaganspokeby military rule, the Sudanese Parliament administration sources report that Presi- day and has been reserved in its disclo- telephone with Marcos and reiterated his opened,with its first taskbeing to form a dent Reagan ordered a study to investi- sureofdetails. TheU.S.S.R.reports two support for the Aquino government. new government. gatethe U.S. need todevelopa multiple- accident, deaths due to the butunofficial Over the weekend, Italian judicial In defiance of Chilean President Au- warhead missile to either complement estimates are that as many as 2,000 may sources reported that investigations into gosto Pinochet, the National Assembly othermissiles in thelandbasedarsenalor date, have died. To a fireemitting radia- anaborted year-oldplot byLibyans toas- of Civilian Society, an assembly repre- bean alternative to the "Midgetman"en- tion is still burning inside of the reactor, sassinate the U.S. ambassador to Rome sentingnearlyall middle-classand white- visionedby the Air Force. and a radiation "cloud" has reportedly has yieldedevidence linking the Libyan collar organizations in Chile,announced A New York Timescombinedinvesti- spread over Eastern Europe and Scan- Peoples Bureau toother terrorist activity a broadcampaignofcivildisobedience as gation of federal audits, government dinavia. in Western Europeand Egypt. Addition- a new effort aimed at ending the coun- documents and interviews with U.S. Some radiation may reach the U.S. ally, by ousting ten Libyan diplomats, try's military rule. space experts revealed that NASA con- by the weekend,butexpertssaynohealth Italy joined eight other European coun- An earthquake measuring seven on tractors have wastedbillions ofdollars on hazard is posed.TheU.S. has offered the tries who have recently ousted Libyans. the Richter scale rocked Mexico City on the spaceshuttle and other space projects USSR, humanitarian and diplomatic Belgium expelled seven Libyan dip- Tuesday, but no serious injuries have due to primarily to bad management;ex- aid;however, therehas been no response lomats onMonday. been reported. InIndia earlier this week, perts say that faulty NASA administra- so far. This accident is believed by ex- Ina relatedevent, landlords ofa Dal- anearthquake measuring 5.7on theRich- tion is "impossible to separate from perts to be the worst in history. United las, Texas apartment highrise asked ter scale rumbled near Dharmsaka in the safety problems." More than three States radiation experts at the Nuclear Mark Thatcher, the 32 year old son of Himachal Pradesh state; two persons months after the shuttle Challenger ex- Regulatory Commission believe that British Prime Minister Margaret were killed and 30 were injured plosion, the remains of the seven as- radiation exposure to people living near Thatcher, to vacatehis apartmentfor fear France conducted an underground tronauts have been positively identified the reactor may be 10,000 times greater that the safety of other tenets could be nuclear test in the southernPacific Ocean and returned to their families for burial 3,000 than the maximum exposure to people jeopardized if he were to become the miles from New Zealand. Giving his testimony at theespionage who lived near the Three Mile Island target of Libyan terrorism. Margaret Wallis Simpson, the American trialof his "best friend" Jerry Whitworth, plant in 1979. Thatcher was theonly Europeanleader to woman for whom King Edward VIII confessed spy John Walker blamed de- PresidentReagan telephonedFilipino openlyassist theU.S. inthe April 15 raid gave up the throne to marry, diedThurs- pression stemming from marital prob- President Corazon Aquino last week of- on Libya. Furthermore, in reaction to day at theage of 89. lems for his decision to disclose valuable fering U.S. assistance in "meeting the Britain's involvement, a British tourist Japan's Emperor Hirohito celebrated U.S. Navy secrets to the USSR, and challenges that lie before her govern- was killedMondayinJerusalem; agroup his 85th birthday jnd 60lh anniversaryof said that he recruited his friend in 1974 ment." In the same conversation,Aquino ledby Palestinian terrorist AbuNidalhas his reign onTuesday.— after determining that Whitworth had acceptedReagan's invitation to visit the claimedresponsibility. National News Before arrivingin "larceny inhis heart." U.S. sometime after this fall's elections. Meanwhile,U.S. Secretary of State Tokyofor the sevendayEconomic Sum- Data gathered by a Texas demog- In addition, Reagan asked Congress to George Shultz suggested "disruptive mit President Reagan stopped over in rapher at SouthernMethodistUniversity give the Philippines $100 million in covert action" against Libya and other Hawaii, then flew on to Bali where he reveals that recent population losses in economic aidand $50 million inmilitary terrorist attacks; however, Shultz com- met with the ForeignMinisters of thesix Houston, due largely to collapse in the aid. Last Thursday, communist rebels mented that he is opposed to assassina- member nations of the Association of state's oil related industries, may cause launched an ambush killing 13 soldiers tion of foreignleaders.The U.S. aircraft SouthEast AsianNations (ASEAN). Philadelphia to regain its spot us rhe and twojournalists;in retaliation,Philip- carrier Enterprise has been moved from Neal Sher, the Director ofthe Justice fourth largestU.S. city;Philadelphialost pine forces attacked communist stron- its station in the Indian Ocean to join Department's Office of Special Investi- its positionto Houston in 1MS1' that U.N. Astronomerssay that new measuring gholds in the northern Philippines. On another U.S. carrier in the Mediterra- gations, recommended former Monday,althoughaccusing eachother of nean; this action is in accordance with a Secretary General Kurt Waldheim be techniques reveal that the Milky Way is on smaller than be- continued violence, the communist re- U.S. pledge to keeptwo aircraft carriers barred fromenteringtheUS. grounds 25 percent previously warcriminal" who lieved. belsand the military bothoffered support inthe Mediterranean. of being a "suspected na Nazi ties during WWII Thought the Week: "The great- for a cease-fire; in the past week 70 In other developments, the tiny lied about his for has not yet been est dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious people have been killed in clashes be- tion of Swaziland, landlocked between Sher's recommendation Africa, approved, Waldheim has dismissed encroachment by men of zeal, well tween the military and thecommunist in- Mozambique andSouth crowned and insignificant, while repeating his meaning but without understanding." surgents. the world's youngestmonarch. Tht 18- it as accusations will prove Associate Justice Louis Braruleis of the OnMonday,former PhilippinePresi- year-old King Mswate HI succeeds his position that all 600,000 Todate,surveysindicate thai US Supreme Court dent Ferdinand Marcos spoke from father who ruled the nation of unfounded DeanRusk Task force formed to study athletics By MIKE ADAMS nents in lootballeach season and Davidson in the SouthernConfer Atlast Friday'sSouthernCon- would play all of the Southern ence passedby a 9-0margin, indi- ference spring meeting. Athletic Conference teams in a five year cating that while the amendment conference is Director Christopher Morris with- span was unacceptable, there still Continued page 2 from first conference because it is "in drew a proposed amendment that Athletic directors and faculty support forDavidson'scause The sion groups which dealt with: the the news" and also something would have allowed Davidson to representatives from the other task force committee is composed its Morris, Ath interface of politics and the about which peopleneed to know continue Southern Conference Southern Conference schools op- of AppalachianStale economy,led by political science more. affiliation while playing football posed this amendment because it letic Director Jim Garner, VMI professors Brian Shaw and Lou in the Colonial League.Thedeci- left too many unanswered ques- Athletic Director FredHymanand Ortmayer; the legacy of develop- sion to withdraw was made late tions. It did not indicate whether East Tennessee State faculty rep- ment,led by Wells andeconomics "The Central American con- Thursday night after straw polls games playedbetween a Southern resentativeCharles Clark. professor Louise Nelson; libera- flict isoften thoughtof in termsof showed little support for the Conference team competing for Morris is optimistic about the tion and theology, ledby religion a U.S.-Nicaraguan conflict,but it amendment. On Friday, a task the championship and one ex- committee's chances of finding a professorDavidKaylor andchap is really much more complex. We force was set up to study options cused would count on the confer- workable solution Garner has linCharlie Summers;andpreserv- aimed to show that there are dif- that will allow Davidson to main- ence record of the former. It did gone on record as being opposed ingculturalidentities,ledby Earle ferent issues at stakeintheregion. tain its Southern Conference not state whether a team excused to any exceptions for Davidson and Kemp. The conference is not one for ex- membership. from championshipplay wouldbe football, and. according to Mor- Afterwards, an overview of pertsbut for people who wanted to The SouthernConference cur- allowed to voteon football issues ns, he will provide "immediate U.S. policy towardCentral Amer- get a better understanding of the rently requires each member in- or share in conference television feedback about anything put on ica was presented by William M. region. There's no way we can stitution to compete for confer- revenues from football. the table." His presence will in- Jackson,asenior fellow intheAu- claim that we understand Central ence championships in football, Morrisblames the inadequacy sure that the task force will not Ibright Institute at the University America after a two-day confer- basketball and six other men's of the proposed amendment on a submit a totally unacceptable pro- of Arkansas and a former David- ence, but now, Ithink we know varsity sports.Davidson'samend- lack of communication withother posal son political science professor. thequestions weshouldbe asking ment would have allowed institu- athletic directorsintheconference Reynolds said his presentation and the things we should be con- tions that offer only need-based about what was acceptable to The task force will meet dur dealt primarily with U.S. policy sidering as we form opinions. I aid to beexcused from champion- them. "The original proposal was ing the spring and»ummcr to prc toward Nicaragua. hope that it will perk people's in- ship competition in football hatched in a vacuum," he said pare a proposal for a special Reynolds said Central Ameri- terest and challenge them to learn These schools would still play The proposal to set up a task Southern Conference meeting in ca was chosen as a topic for the more,"Reynolds said. three Southern Conference oppo- force to study options to keep late summer orearly fall 4 Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Stateylecturer discussesDante,Protestant faith

By ANDREAGROSS protestantfaith. "have denied everything that is "Discussing the authority of the longer helphimself." Dr. Stuart C. Henry, this Overall, Dr Henry chose possibly human. They are what word, Henry quoted Calvin, "we Dr. Henry incorporated many year's Staley VisitingProfessor of Dante as a subject for study be- they love." Dante's purgatory must doour own believing as we humorous anecdotes from his life Religion, spoke Monday and cause his epic illustrates the Pro- demonstrates "the self-giving, must do our own dying." He and from literature into his Tuesday nights in the 900 Room testantprincipleof "self-examina- creativecharacter of love,"Henry explained that the priesthood of speeches. "People who tell me as part of "The Staley Distin- tion that issues in creativity and also explained. When Dante's believers is"a whole newconcept that God didn't answer their guished Christian Scholar — Lecture growth." Dr. Henry feels, in ac- hero reaches heaven,Henry said, of the meaningof thechurch it prayers really mean that he didn't Program." The two theme of the cordance with Tillich,that "Pro- he recognizes the need to surren- is a living thing." take their advice," he said. Stan- lectures was "Protestants Before testantism may die out, but the der toGod, learns theprincipleof ley addressed an audience of be and After the Reformation: Ac- Protestant Principle never will." self-examination, and returns to While addressing salvationby tween thirty and forty peopleboth centing the Positive Protest." in His discussion of Dante, earth to see the diety in others. grace.Dr. Henry praisedFaulkner evenings. Monday's talk, "Dante and the which moved chronicologically On Tuesday night. Dr. Henry particularly for his work Requiem Principle"dismissed the Christian through the epic, was on "an outlined the three tenetsofProtes- aNun. This work illustrates, Dr. Henry is a graduate ol insights which can be found for in anagogical level." Dr. Henry re- tant faith: "the authority of the Henry said, that it is not the Davidson who earned his Ph D Dante. Tuesday The talk on "Rad- flected that Protestants "see who word in mattersof faith andprac- "American aesthetic hero" who from Duke Divinity School. He is icals and the Recognition," " de- we are in reference to God" and tice, "the priesthood of believ- needs grace, "a perfectly free an ordained minister as well as a tailed the distinctive aspectsof the that the people in Dante's hell ers," and "saluation by grace." gift," but "the person who can published author. Specialistspeakson theeffectsoftelevisiononchildren

By AARON LEVINE ramming was instituted for a few socialize children to become con- Wednesday Dr. Eli Rubens- years after 1972 in which it was sumers. It was also found that tein, a specialist on the effect of found that the level of TV vio- television presents an unrealistic television on children, gave two lence remained at a highlevel with view of conflict resolution;how- talks: "Television and the Young the exception of 1975. (The ever, this problem has been les- Viewer" and "The Media, Social American Medical Association sened with shows likeHill Street Science and Social Policy for influenced that year's results by Blues, which ends episodes with fjl ! Children." terming television an environ- an air of irresolution. The first talk dealt with a fed- mental hazard. Finally,Rubenstein statedthat eral study published in 1972 by These results caused many "what we have todois educate the the Surgeon General's Scientific new people andgroups to become public to be moresophisticated in Advisory Committee on TV and interested in the effects of televis- what they see on television and Behavior, ion violence on Social of which television. what they like on it ...parents Rubenstein was co-ordinator of a With the 1982 follow-up report should recognize that television is of ii | national program research on the emphasis shifted from the ef- not an innocuous babysitter." of TV to the other television and social behavior for fects violence Rubenstein pointed out there is no the National Institute for Mental effects television has on children. need for government regulation, Health (NIMH). The findings of Twenty-five researchers were although the government should the NIMH group were sum- asked to write a sum- chapter keep tabson the networks. formed. The way in which these complained the scientists did not the research marized in the SurgeonGeneral's marizing in their par- The second talk dealt with the findings were stated in the media understand their operationalprob- report . ticular field of television/social effect ofthe media onthe dissimu- had aneffect on the way they were lems. With adeadline,ajournalist When study was expertise. They the commis- behavior deter- lation ofinformation onsocial sci- politically used. might not be able to get all the sionedin 1964, thequestion posed mined that the networksdo not do ence research. This research is If one looks deeper into the needed facts. Rubenstein ended was an a good job in programing whether television has ad- their of often (hopelessly) intertwined problem, Rubenstein maintained, by saying, "I hope media, social verse affect on children's mental emphasizing the right values for with politics. For example, in one would see that scientists have science, and research on children health. Since the matter wasposed youths. The networks responded 1970 theSenate rejected the scien- the view that journalists, when it could form a meetingpoint." as a problem of mental health, it with Saturday morning cartoons tific findingsof the NationalCom- comes toscience,areignorant,in- Receiving his doctorate in was deemed worthy of the Sur- which show the "good guys" win- mittee on Obscenity and Pornog- accurate and more interested in a psychology geon General's attention. When ning in the end and called this from the Catholic raphy. The committee had failed good story than good science.For University of America, Rubens the study was finally published in value-oriented programming. Yet to show any anti-social effect a better relationship between tein is presently AdjunctResearch 1972. it wasdetermined that there as Rubenstein stated, "For the from exposure to pornography. media and social scientist, these Professor of Communica "was a causal relationship be- very young ... the connection Mass When the 1966 KulmanReport on communication problems have to tions at UNC Chapel Hill tween television violence and between action and consequences school desegregation came out, be overcome,Rubenstein said. Rubenstein is The later aggressive behavior in the is not made." co-author of the Johnson Administration used From 1979 to 1982 at UNC Media, Social child." It was also found that televis- Science andSocial it tomaintain achievement has lit- Chapel Hill worked to bridge the The concrete results of the ion stereotyped certain groups, Policy for Children and wrote a tle to do with actual equality. The gap with workshops between sci- chapter study were:I) there was not much and does not give the imagination for Children and the Nixon Administration used it to entists and journalists. The scien- Teaching, change in the way television in- full play (like radio does)because Faces of Television: argue for aid cuts in education, tist would make a presentation, Violence, dustry handles the situations of the images are already provided Selling, co-edited by and New York Democrat Daniel the journalist would write a story Palmer, violence that occur, and 2)a "con- Television givesa warpedview of Dr. Ed chairman of Moynihan used it for proof that on it, andboth would thendiscuss tent analysis" of television prog- the world Advertisements Davidson's psychology depart- American education should be re- the results. The journalists often ment. MinoritystudentsattendAdmissionsprogram

By NELLF MCCORKLE gram, Assistant Director of Ad- fusing publicity about the Klan brand new. We weren't trying to Putnam; a campus tour; speeches Minority high school students missions Gary Mason said, "It's march held inDavidson Saturday recruit students, we were trying to by Mason,Stevenson,and Assis- not admissions, before, nominated by their guidance really separate.In the night theprogram was nurture studentsand theirparents. tant Dean of Students Paula counselors attended "Davidson: youtarget— groups with similar in- still well-attended and was a suc- We were trying to be visible and Moore Miller on application, fi- College and Career Perspectives terests footballplayers, foreign cess," Mason said. Approxi- beperceivedasaplace thatis wel- nancial aid, and Davidson oppor- ata Highly Selective Liberal Arts students. When you identify po- mately 60 students, parents, and coming." tunities, respectively; and a Vail College," a one day program tential pools of applicants and counselors registered; 28 came. Commons luncheon. Small group them, sponsored by the Admissions Of- group you try to address the "We invitedlessthan100 students Acting Dean of Financial Aid meetings permitted students to fice Saturday. Eighteen high questions of thatparticular group. so that's a really good response Kathleen Stevenson said of the discuss specific disciplines with school sophomores and juniors Now the thing about Davidson is, rate,"according toMason. program, "It was a counseling Professors Albinder, Barton, guidance participated;parentsand it's been around a hundred and function as well as a recruitment Case,Holland,King,Ligo,Man counselors also came. The stu- fifty years, so there are lots of Mason said the Admissions function." ning, Nutt, Clark, Ross, and of dents,allin the top 20percent alumni around. But they're not Office plans to conduct a similar Stott, and freshman Melissa their classes,live withinoneanda necessarily in minority com- meeting next year. "We're build- Activities included a speech Giverns. Sophomores Emanuel munities, halfhours ofDavidson. so we have to put the ing a new type of programming," by Dr. Kuykendall; a discussion Burch and Mike Makonnen and Asked the reason for a sepa- signposts up. he said. "We've never done this of the valueof liberal arts by Pro- junior Jackie Daughtry addressed "Even rate minority admissions pro- intheface ofsomecon- type of programming before it's fessors Ault, Bliss, Foley, and the grouponstudent life. Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Studentsbuildanothershanty forprotests ByHEIDIHOOKER even slept with them Wednesday theid, including Dunn,arepursu- The Students Against Apar- night. ing divestment,but Dunn asserts theid group led by freshmen Dunn commented that he is that thereassessmentof thepolicy Kevin Dunn, Jay Barron, Greg annoyedby thestudents1apathyin is thefirst stepforthegeneralStu- Busby, and Michael Schull have generalon this issueand hopes to dents Against Apartheid move- continued their protest of the col- promote student awareness of the ment. lege's South African investments controversyandwhat heperceives Dunn points out that the and the 1979 "Statement of to be "blatant hypocrisy" in the hypocrisy of the investment pol- Davidson TrusteeEndowment In- school's investment principles.In icy lies in its statement that "the vestment Policy" by constructing thenear future, Dunnhopestoob- college's investments should not four shanties on the lawn in front tain an open hearing on campus be made in securities or corpora- of the Union. for students in frontof theTrustee tions or in other assets which are The Students Against Apar- Committee that will be responsi- used in ways which contradict or theid group met Wednesday night ble for reevaluating thepolicyand violate the Christian commitment and decided to construct the new reportingback to thegeneralTrus- of thecollege."Dunn believes the shanties in demonstration to the teeBoardbyOct. 1,1986 for their policy on investment does "con- Trustees (visiting this weekend nextmeeting. tradict and violate" the College's SophomoreFudd McKinney and Jay for aboard meeting) their desire Dunn wrote an open letter to Christian commitment as well as freshman Barron for revisionof the seven-year-old the Board of Trustees, which is the "morals of the Trustees." in America perceive these rights, ity" of the Trustees and endorses policy for South African invest- posted at various major locations degree The of investment in- and also in violation of Christian therequestof the ExecutiveCom- ments.Inthisdemonstration,con- on campus, expressing the stu- cluded in the policy is that "there principles. But,soarethegovern- mitteeof theFaculty for the Board cerned students of the organiza- dents' desire for reassessment of certainly agreement is ... that mentsof many other major coun- of Trustees to renew the policy in tion have kept the shanties oc- the policy. Only part of the or- the South African government is tries throughout the world." respect to Davidson's SouthAfri- cupied all day while six students ganized Students Against - Apar- in violation ofhuman rights as we Dunn attacks the"false moral can investments. SolidarityCelebrationovershadows Klanmarch

By HEIDIHOOKER college's celebration was "instru- SGA and the Union willhold this the very best of those attributes." meeting set up by Broome About Through the joint efforts and mental in our not having a prob- Solidarity Day annually in thefall Freshman Harry Broome, Jr. 100 students attended the meet- organization of the Student Gov- lem." as a means of orienting the stu- began the effort which resulted in ing,andSandycommented thathe ernment Association and the Campus Police Officer Rick dents to their surrounding com- the Solidarity Day. He was one of was very impressed that despite Union Board,asolidarity celebra- Moore commented that there munity. Former Union President the first students to pursue a the varietyof opinions and differ- tion was held behind the Vail seemed to be "more police offi- Rob Vaughn commented that he means of student response to the ences concerning student re- Commons on Saturday afternoon cers thanspectators at themarch." "hopes to establish the issue of Klan. He and freshmen David sponse to the Klan, the students from 1-4 p.m. while the Ku Klux While townpolice, the statehigh- solidarity atDavidsonintheforef- Rochford and Todd Young drew were able to compromise their Klan marched on Main Street that waypatrol and the StateBureauof ront of people's minds." up fliers concerning the Klaus reactions toestablishoneresponse afternoon. Investigation patrolled Main College President John march which were distributed and act as aunited student body. Student leaders stressed that Street in uniform,campus police Kuykendall expressed his ap- around the campus Tuesday night Sandy had originally hoped that they organized the solidarity rally were asked tostayoncampus and preciation of this student-or- a week ago. whatever they decided to do, the ganizedeffort to unite thestudents Broomehadoriginally desired students would act as a unified with their community of profes- that these fliers let everybody community. sors, administrators, and town know about the march and an- Students didagree on the Sol- folks explaining, "This is the nounce a general meeting for all idarityDayidea andSandy, Vau- creativity of Davidson students at concerned students in front of ghn and Knight began organized their very best ...It expressesa Belkdormitory on Thursdayafter- the event Thursday night. lot of positive sentiments and noon. Broome commented that Under Knight's leadership, avoids the kind of negativity you their initial intentions in accord about 1000 leaflets were distri might expectin a small town on a with theangerand disgust aroused buted Friday afternoon through B^r jCw fBTlr^ aH bYbV -^^bYJ day like this." by the anticipated Klan march out the community, invitingmem- . JPr / bV Kuykendallin his letterto the were to organize an anti-Klan bers to jointhe solidarity eclebra student body expressed that the rally. The three freshmen re- lion. Knight was able to rccruil Klan march was a"significant oc- searched effective means of re about 100 students tohelp withthe 2casion for the testing of our col- sponse by contacting the David "leg work" and was impressed "lege community It would son town council, the Chief ol with the student concern t have been an easy thing to give Police, thearea's NAACP,and fi- In addition. Knight had the ■§ their (the Klan's) message anun- nally SGAPresident Mark Sandy town merchants contacted and 11 warrantedmeasure of publicity by Wednesday afternoon Sandy, asked to shut down business that to per- Chaplain and communi afternoon to assist with (he at- asaresponse to theKlan's march, attend the solidarity festivities. giving public expression Assistant curiosity or animosity. It ty leader BrendaTapia, BSCpres- tempt to make Davidson's Main not aprotest. StudentGovernment Despite the efforts of student sonal " Ellison, Millen, Street a "Ghost Town Busines Association President Mark leaders, ten to 15 did attend the was to the great credit of you as ident junior Rob and senior scs like the M&M Soda Shop did Sandy originated the idea of the Klan march. Senior PatMillen ex- Davidson students that our re- senior Horace Manor discussed pos- in fact comply with the request celebration and commented, "We pressedhisdisappointment shared sponse wasset forth inmuch more Rob Vaughn reaction to Knight felt that the Klan decided we wanted torespondina by other leaders that their goal of creative terms. sibilities for a student positive way, not to have ananti- 100 percent solidarity was not Klan rally, but rather to have a achieved but did explain that the Solidarity Day as a positive ap- celebration was a "tremendous proach." success" overall. Millen felt that fli B»^p" u^v jMb'^^l Funded by the SGA and the the plan for the day was "well- Union Board, the Solidarity fes- conceived from the beginningand iwli^B \ BibT' _^^HfI bt w bWbi wr^THBL »<■ Kaa tivities provided entertainment went forth so easily." L *<"&■ Hi a^k a .A lf^3 I IJi ■ featuring folk singing by Ton. Student leaders achieved a but MW'.J. "Bi B LAA. Bv d Br^^B P |uf junior Bobby Houck, two-fold purpose inthe Solidarity " Jennings, Ji and other students, and providing Day event. SGA Vice President I* tZ *^A1 b» A^9IJ free refreshments and helium- Vincent Knight explained that L «■ v^ Bl.9 ICa'I mi filled balloons. Activities in- though thecelebration was signif- cluded frisbee, volleyball, and icant in revealing the Davidson llv^^BH bVt |i' B^^^b"b*^^bVJ jnl] 'n table tennis games. Approxi- community's lack of interest in L mately 500 people attended the the Klan's statementbycreatinga celebration. "ghost town" onMain Street, he The Klan marched on Main asserted the interest of the SGA

communi- ' 'jju*BV from Town Hall to Griffith and Union"tounite the * ' BBS '' I «. -« .^a *MBl Street WbW^b i '■"■■r'^I bj m .v*** j^^r Road between 2 and 3 p.m. in a ty and the campus to learn more group of about 37 men, women about each other." The makingof "Ihavehad many occasions to the Klan and came up with the marchhad noill effect at all on the weekendeve- andchildren.Hank McKerman on name buttons at the celebration be gratified by the wisdom and idea for the Solidarity Day cele- successof minority nts insteadrevealedan imprest the Davidson police force com- was to helpidentify peopleand in- character of the members of this bration. but campus and mented that the streets were "al- troduce themaround. studentbody.The Solidarity Cel- Sandy and Vaughn proposed sive unity between community . mostbarren"andaffirmed that the Knight anticipates that the ebration . .. was expressive of the idea of Solidarity Day at the ■ ■ The Ddvidsonian s~ Features Friday, May 2, 1936 \J ?*2l

LinerNates Fusionexcursionhighlyrecommended By JEFFERY M. BROWN changing ethnic roster thatperformed on place he could never afford to reach." fraternally. He eased her too cheaply. Kip Hanrahan Desire.Essentially, thepresentensemble David Murray's stirring saxophone solo "Shegoes." Vertical's Currency- consists of vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce of takes us out on a torrent of emotional The decay of the relationship, the American Clave 1010 Cream fame, tenor saxophonist David fury. search for love and purpose amid no- Kip Hanrahan is abreath of fresh air Murray, percussionists Ignacio Berroa From out of nowhere arises the blis- thingness,characterizes the remainderof inamusical world inundated with Top40 and Milton Cardona (as well ad Hanra- tering "Shadow Song" (Mario's In), a thealbum. Thesearchfor loveandsexon dross. Asproducer and percussionist he han),andguitarist Arto Lindsay. salsa number replete with orchestra and "Make Love":"Everyday drive mymind has taken upthe weighty task of shatter- Vertical's Currency is a dark,intros- Bruce's intense vocals. The most rhyth- throughthemadness,Iwant tomake love ing the culturalbarriers thatresist any at- pective work thatreveals athematic con- mically powerful song on the album, toyou . .. Every day whenI'mchasing tempt to successfully fuse jazz, rock, sistency and coherence. Hanrahan has a "Shadow Song"stands as oneofthe most the hours, Iwant to make love to you." salsa, and funk. His solution takes the story to tell, a story that evolvesaround scorching performances of the year. The nature of deception and shattered form of the proverbial melting pot,' a thesearchfor emotional and sexual satis- Notice Bruce's breathy anticipation, the communications in "One Casual Song union of ethnically diverse musicians factioninthe midst arelationshipquickly furious horn lines, and Murray's razor- (After Another)". "Contradicting every committed to promoting a unique world decayinginto ruin. The questis provoca- like saxophone.Hot! enclosed space,youmighttell meastory music. tive and often disturbing,but always en- "Smiles and Grins" features Bruce that proves that I've never known you." Hanrahan's latest excursion into the gaging and beautiful. singing at a blinding tempo todelightful The quality of desire and resentment in currents of cross-cultural "fusion" picks Jack Bruce sings brilliantly on the lyrics. "Sodon't regret the cars that rust, "Intimate" distances: "You resentme for up thematically where the intoxicating album, evoking a keen sense of pathos everything must turn to dust/ Cultivate the wayIdisplace you, but youneedme Desire Develops An Edge left off. and emotional longing. His rendition of and dig your craft: nights are hard when for thedarkness you'll find inme." Therein the artist examined in depth the Steve Swallow and Kip Hanrahan's "A you're gone soft." Hanrahan's music is not for every- themes of sexual tension and interper- Small Map of Heaven" is haunting, 'Two-Heartedly" epitomizes the one. Accessibility is not his overriding sonal conflict. Vertical's Currency ad- spiritually moving, heartfelt. He sings, album's central themes, emotional and concern. His efforts do, however, offer dresses similar themes, but does so in a "...and, just for that moment, he sexual discontent. The lyrics speak for the adventurous listener an oasis of swift more consistent fashion. Specifically, thought he saw an image of stillness themselves. He fells her too closely. He latin rhythms, jazz flurries, marvelous Hanrahan now utilizesa more permanent somewhere in her eyes, a reflection of loves her two fistedly ... He hurts her singing, and above all, intelligence. body of musicians, eschewing the ever- something so far in her, a light from a to consciously ... He kissed her too Highly recommended. HuskerDuretainsrawsound;soundtrack strong By final LEEEICHELBERGER release. The songs following are light studiorefinements.The Pink and was not notably im- Leave" soothing melody decieves Husker Du based not only in sixties garage result is that Husker Du have set pressed; however since movies with its unsettling lyric. Other Candy Apple Grey punkbutinthepopfrom thatsame their sights past the bars which are not my department, Iwill good tracks include; newcomer Warner Bros. era. In addition, 25385-1 hints of R&B have housed them for years and leave it at that. Danny H. Hitter's "Wouldn't It Husker Du? To ooze in behind the those who blazing guitar expanded their sound into the Unlike the movie, the sound- Be Good," Echo and the Bunny- have not heard of this group,you overdrive. But they don't stop realm of greater accessibility. track standsstrongly onitsownas men's "Bring On the Dancing might think the name sounds here, for band to not to likea the goes on em- That is say that Husker Du a broad collection of some excep- Horses," and thechilling"Please, rare german dish. Actually that's brace styles that one would not as- have sold out to pop. This album tional contemporary pop. John Please, Please LetMe Get What I not too far off the mark, for this sociate with hardcore. "Too Far is by no means in the music Hugheshas succeededinassembl- Want"by the Smiths. Minnesota trio is a real delicacy. Down" and "HardlyGetting Over mainstream. Howeverby embrac- ing numerous artists ranging in For thepast few years, they made It" employ acoustic guitars, ing various styles this band has stylesfrom Jesse Johnson's funky The only real disappointment their mark on the American club melancholy melodies and managed toexpandtheir styleand rock to Suzanne Vega's neo folk is theremixof the title trackby the scene and last year they finally Dylanesque lyrics. Most surpris- enrichit at thesame time. to New Order's electronic jungle Psychedelic Furs whichseems fiat broke through onto amajor label. ing though is "NoPromise HaveI on a single disc. Of course, in a and contrived incomparison to the Candy AppleGrey is that album;a Made," ahauntingpiece thatuses Pretty In Pink Original Movie collection so varied little unity original. Throughout the record, rough edged, broad revision of blended voices accompanied by Soundtrack would be expected, yet the sur- recurring themes of tense frustra- post-punk hardcore music. piano. Ever since the success of the prise here is that this collection tion and uncertainty unify the Flashdance and Footloose al- creates the excited, tense atmos- album. Itisencouraging to see an The album opens conserva- The success of the album may bums, movie soundtracks have phere that the movie only hinted example of a successful and tively with "Crystal," be partially a typical attributed to the lack been thehippestthingsinceMTV. at. Vega's "Left Of Center" pulls thoughtfully assembled sound- hardcore romp of inthe mold ofearly interfering production by band Unfortunately, this flood of you into her swirling intensity, track. It is, however,rare to find X. But by "Sorrow members Somehow" it Bob Mould and Grant soundtracks have typically been andJohnson's "GetToKnow Ya" one that surpasses in depth and is clear that Hart. The mix Husker Du's inten- retains the raw fractured allusions to the movies throws you back out and onto the satisfaction the movie that it was tions have changed energy performance from their last of live plus that spawnedthem.Isaw PrettyIn dance floor. OMD's "If You made to support. DoingAdventures "~~ ~~ TheKornerPub:ADavidsonclassic By TREY JAMMES and TORREY drawn to the bar; — mesmerized by the sub- billards table physicsof itall eightball inthecorner HYATT tle beauty of Alice, After at — the proprietress of a quick defeat the unerring it'salmost musical!Oh hell,get grip It is 3 p.m. establishment, a and you are cruising to- this a strong but gentle hands of the local shark, youdrown your on yourself. Your Humes-adulterated wards Mooresville when lady you notice a of the Carolinas. But halfway to sorrows in three more Buds and catsup- mind is running away with you. Maybe parkinglot witha BMW, a whiteCamaro your stool, you apprehended soaked Feeling your body's are by the fries. need it's timetogetback to theoldloft tosleep and a tow truck. An inquisitive soul, you mighty jawsof Champ The Watchpuppy for more than these serrated Idaho won- it off. venture in. As the gravel comes to clamped stubbornly to your ders, you specially a shoelaces. order one of the pre- As youreluctantly depart your new- slower crunch beneath your tires youad- Trying to look graceful, you proceed pared Alice-burgers hotdog to and a all the found Xanadu, you must remember to mire the exquisite plywoodfacade front- the bar, minus dragging the little killer behind way theslaw.Nothing satisfiesthe pay your bill and grabyour jacket. After ingthecinderblock madhouse. Youhave you. "get ya' somethin'," indiscriminate she queries. munchies of the wayward these tedious details are taken care of, second thoughts. But,adventurous diner Recovering confidence, Davidson your youreply, studentbetter thanthesedown- you head back to reality, Davidson Col- that you are, you cautiously open your "A Bud longneck . and four home cuisinary mastergreases.Speeding . . quar- lege. But remember, don't call him a door andapproach the mouth of this in- ters." Downing along your King of Beers in a the digestion with another couple cowboy until you've seen him ride. nocuous monster. Your trembling hand gulp, youtake your change swagger of Buds,youdecide to and take ontheBirdie Iftheaboveappealstoyou,check out slowly swingsback the screen door and over to the pooltable, to King. Coach ready takeonall Slagle and Dr. Kazee join the Komer Pub. It is located one mile youtakeone tentative step into thebeast. comers. But a sudden silence you on this winner take all falls over cut-throat northofDavidson onthe right.Although Immediately youareobligedto sides- the room, necessitating a video deposit in the tournament.But yourmind-altered you might want to avoid Pika and SAE tep therandom thiustofabroom wielded jukebox where your quarter purchases thoughts wander back to the pool game a nights,it isopenevery day from3 p.m. to by the fabled folk heroof greaterDavid- round of REM and The Judds. As going on beside you. So clean, per- Ver- so Ia.m. Spendaday at this tradi- son, NC. He is, of course, Flapjack non,theco-proprietor fect, Davidson tapshis foot inap- the sharks duel ina skilled exhibi- tion,it is well worthyour time. Havingparried his skillfulattack, youare proval, you resume your position at the tion of green felt wizardry. The pure Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN $500,000,000OFRESEARCH HELPEDCLIFFSHAW

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the eighth inning to take to vie tory. k Arf|KL n|| i 9■ i^ib-Jfcv/>f9A ■MrK■ .air "'.»■.- .. 4HJ x tBm. 'm Davidson jumped out to an early lead when Masse, who had * * walked, on a P* H V HIT )HRSi. '■ scored fielder's choice by Turgeon.In the second inning the Cats increased their FP^^^^ ■ BJjjJJJJnit>-' BJar^Lnnli^^. > lead to 3-0 when junior Dave De " paulhit a two run homer toright. BlV jyiflj Hfeiw Hh||[£ which scored seniorTim Waters The Buccaneers came back in the bottom of the second inning when they scored three unearned runs ontwo hitsand threeDavid son errors. TheCatsagain took thelead in the sixth inning when sophomore Alan Lewis scored onan errorby the leftfielder. The Catsmade it V 3 in the seventh when sophomore Roy Vilardi doubled and scored on ahit by Helfant. ButEast Ten nessee won thegame intheeighth when they scored four runs after men had reached base on a walk, asingle,and an error — on a sacrifice fly and two doubles For the second year in a row Davidson fell just short of claim ing the Southern Conference Championship and a trip to the Junior SteveCondon hurls one inthe zone NCAA tournament. Western I Carolina won the tournament on I ByBOYDCOGGINS he hit a clutch two out single to put runners on first and second when Alexander, who had sing- Sunday when they defeated Ap Davidson ended its Southern right-centerfield which scored base. JuniorDan Simonds then hit led, scored on a double by Don palachian State. The Cats played Conference baseball season last both senior Scott Weaver and a long double to leftfield which Chandlergiving theMountaineers hard but they could not get the weekend as the Cats lost two sophomore Rob Zimmerman. scored both runners. JuniorMark a 5-4 victory.'Leading hitters in breaks when they needed them heartbreakers in the Southern However, Davidson was Thompson knocked in the final the game were Simonds and They hope to rebound strongly Conference tournamentplayoffs. never able to come any closer to tworunsof theinning when hehit Weaver whoeach had two hits. and finish the season with vie In their first game, Davidson theFalcons, whoscored two more his fourth home run of the season In the game on Saturday, the tones overGeorgia and UNCCso lost 5-4 when Appalachian State insurance runs intheeighthinning to tie thescore at four. Cats let a 5-3 leadget awayfrom that they can go into next season scored a run in the bottomof the to takean 8-3lead. The Cats final Appalachian State scored the them as East Tennessee State ready to challenge for the confer ninth inning to pull out the vic- two runs came in the ninth when winning run in the ninth inning scored four runs in the bottom of tory. In their next game against junior David Turgeon blasted his EastTennessee State, theCats let ninth homer of the season. The a lead get away from them as the leading hitters in this game were Buccaneers scoredfour runsin the Wagner, whohad twosingles and bottom of theeighthinning totake two RBIs,and Turgeon, whohad a 7-5 victory. a home run and two RBIs. -The Cats record now standsat 2 1 15-1 with five games yet tobe OnFriday afternoon, the Cats played. Davidson finishes their traveled toCullowhee for thecon- season with a game at the Univer- ference tournament, where they sity of Georgia and four games met Appalachian State. The Cats withUNCC. hoped to open up with a victory Ina warm-upgame to the tour- since they had their ace pitcher, nament last week the Cats lost to junior Steve Condon, on the m r mtmttn n the Pfeiffer Falcons for the second mound looking for his tenth vic- time this season by the score of 8- tory of the season. As expected 5. The Cats could manage only Condon turned in another master- seven hits off Falcon pitchers ful performance as he struck out Steve Meadows and John Ford. nine men and walked only four. Pfeiffer jumped off to an early But it was notenoughas Appalac- lead in the first inning when they hian Statesqueakedout a 5-4 vic- scored their first runson three hits tory. and four walks. The game was scoreless until J ' the Mountaineers gota run in the Wit The Cats scored their first run bottom of the fourth on a solo ■7 in the third inning when sopho- home runby Kent Alexander. The more Bill Masse, who had Mountaineers upped their lead to reached first base on a fielders 4-0 in the sixth whenTonyGreen choice and moved to third on a hit a solohomer and Rusty Stroup stolen base and a wild pitch, hit a two-run shot. scored on a ground out by senior Keith Helfant. Davidson, who had been held scoreless for seveninnings by Ap- After the Falcons scored palachian State ace Ricky Strat- another run inthe topof thefourth ton, exploded intheeighthinning to increase their lead to6-1,junior for tourrunsonfour hits.Turgeon CMlie Wagner picked the Cats up started the rally with a single. Sophomore Alan Lewis waitsfor thepitch nuU- bottomof the inning when ■Weaver followed witba walk to Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN 9 Women'stennisfinishestumultuousseason By PAMHARMANN nationalchampionships. big ACC schoolslike Duke. Wake Lolly Johnson was the best per end of the season was made by The Davidson women's tennis Once the decision to move Forest, Hill, to Chapel and then former with a 14-6 record. This Townsend andRobinson team finished its season last week made, Division I was the team Guilford. successful recordis atribute toher with a very successful Coach Brown is extremely 12-9 re- spent a lot of time and energy in Sophomore Amy McNelis lost concentration. cord. Taking into Several times dur- pleasedwithher team.She feels account the de- examining the decision and sub- at number one7-5, 6-2.Freshman ing the it cision season she was down 5-2 was "without question to move women's tennisup sequently lost some matches they Marion Stone lost as well the best at in the thirdset and she came back team had, to the DivisionIlevel,the season, could possibly have won. re- Davidson has ever The number two, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0. and won. She is the strongest on though successful, was disap- cord was 11-5 when the four, thanks to the great chemistry be- decision Number junior Debbie the teaminthat aspect. Podolin at pointing for many teammembers. was made tween freshmen and up- and Davidson lost its Podolin lost 6-4, 7-5, and number number four finished 13-5, again " This is especially true of the up- final four (It perclassmen A major highlight matches. beat Winth- five, freshman Martha Johnson thanks toher ability toconcentrate perclassmen who had counted on default, of the season was winning the rop by thus the 12-9 re- lost 6-3, 6-4. The only singles and her mental skills. Number having another national cham- cord.) Emory Tournament forthe second wins were by senior Lolly five M. Johnson and number six pionshipunder theirbelts.The de- year in a row. It was a fitting Johnson at number three 6-2, 5-7, Jane Price finished 8-8 and 13-3 cision tomove up to DivisionIre- farewell to DivisionIII. A further disappointment 7-6and by freshman Jane Price at respectively. ndered Davidson ineligible to The outlook for next year is came after the move to Division I number six,7-6, 6-3. compete for the National Cham- promising. Davidson should be whenDavidson wasnot permitted pionshipinKalamazoo,Michigan The combined freshmen re- successful as far as the won-loss to compete in the Southern Con- This put lots at the DivisionIIIlevel. of pressure on cordof 31-20revealstheexcellent record goes. Brown claims to ference tournament either. This Davidson going into the doubles contribution of this class. Addi- have lost her number one recruit left the team without a tournament matches. Firstandseconddoubles tional freshmen who contributed but has two other strong recruits At the start of the season, or any typeof season . lost, the post play but thenumber three doubles were AngelaRupert,AliceStubbs coming with state high school goalof the team to team was finish with The final match of the season of Podolin and M. Johnson and Flora Robinson. Upperclass rankings. She is looking to future record. included, came 6-4, a 21-6 This of against Guilford College. won 6-3. Davidson knew it contributions in singles and dou- changes for women's athletics course, winning the national Davidson lost 6-3, but theyput up wouldbeclose at the startbecause bles were made by juniors Libby that mustbe made for Davidson to championship. a good fight. Thus a successful Guilford is number Guilford is always a difficult Sanders and Stephanie be competitive at the Division I 12-9 record is a bit disappointing five in the country inNAIA Divi- match,but everyoneplayed well. Townsend, and sophomores Kris- level. Thus,hopesofanimproved after I, such high hopes. Coach sion and Davidson has never Number one McNelis finished tin Malone, Lucy Spragins, and women'stennisprogram helples- Caroline Brown feels beaten them. only the team It seems the the season 10-8 and number two Emily Berman. A strong number sen the disappointment of this would have cruised through the teams Davidsoncan't beat arethe Stone finished 10-9. Captain four doubles performance at the 1986 season Men's tennistakesthirdinconference

By SUSAN WILKINS nificant, NCICI tournament, was seeded butonSaturday they out- lier this year. But that match had Because of their fantastic news: First the bad David- third going into tournament play did themselves. All season long been close,and the Wildcats were play, the Wildcats endedupthird son's men's tennis season team's with a 5-2 conference record. His they have played well together, ready toplay. They wonthefinals overall in the tournament with a is over. Now for the good news: two regular seasonlosses came to but only had a 4-3 conference re- with strong net play and spec- point totalof SS.Furmanfinished they look stronger than ever for the number one and number two cord due to severalclosematches; taculuar serving,6-4,6-1. first with 67 points, while UTC next year. Now the greatnews: seeds inthe tournamentatnumber they wereseededfourth. Theyhad was second with 57. Davidson, playing extremely three singles. Youngstarted with a tough match in the first round, The rest of the team also did Coach Jeff Frank was ex- well, placed thirdin the Southern an easy match against a Citadel winning6-4, 5-7, 6-4. well. Thompson, seeded fifth at tremely pleased, saying thai Conference tournament, a mere player. He wonquickly 6-1, 6-4. number one singles, won fourth Davidson "couldn't have played two points behind the University He then had to play one of the In the secondround, Caldwell place. Junior Hayes Dallas at better." He expects great things of Tennessee atChattanooga,and players he had lost to during the and Thompson were up against number two, seeded fourth, next year with addition of sopho- only twelve points behindconfer- reguluar season. Young played the number one seed, a Furman finished third. Senior Craig Hall more Rick Hodge to the team ence power Furman. hardand won.Onto the finals. team with lots of experienceand at number four, seeded third, Hodgehas been out allyear with a Big winners for the Cats were were undefeated in the confer- placed third. Junior Michael bad knee and is expected to re- sophomore Bill Young at number In the finals, Young was up ence. Earlier this year, the Fur- Meyer at number five, seeded place graduating seniorCraigHall threesinglesand thedoubles team against the number four seed, a man teamhad trounced the Cats. third, won third place, and at number four singles. of junior Trip Caldwell and player from Appalachian State Thompson and Caldwell entered freshman Sebastian Koch at AlorM' with Hodge,Frank says sophomore Jim Thompson at whom Younghadalready beaten. the match confident and played number six, seeded fourth, that the top two high school number two. All of these players TheASUplayer came out looking the match of their lives.They won finished third. players in SouthCarolinaarc join- won the championship at their for blood, but Young refused to 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Another Davidson The number one doubles team ing the Wildcats next year. With playing spots. bleed and wonthe finals with his team in the finals. of Dallasand Young,seeded fifth, five returning starters and lots of powerful returns and superb In the finals, the Cats had—to finished fifth, while the number bench strength, Davidson could Young, a winner of the ground-strokes, 6-2, 6-1. play the second seeded team three doubles team of Hall and be creatinga dynasty and look to number six championship last Thedoubles teamof Caldwell ASU. Caldwell and Thompson Meyer, were seeded fourth and be contenders for the Southern year and two-time winner of the and Thompson is usually mag- also had lost to theASU team ear- finished third Conference title next year

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GAY SUPPORTGROUP Sponsoredby: The Office ofthe Chaplain The College Union The Housing Office Concernedstudents andfacultyhave formed a SUPPORT/ SOCIAL GROUP to meet the needs of the gay community at Davidson College. Ifinterested in information on the second meeting,please write: G.S.G. P.O. Box 3082 Davidson, N.C. 28036 Confidentiality is assured. Opinions J|^H A call for the abolition of fraternities

The most immoral,unjust aspectof the fraternity sys- isanequally viableoutlet forserviceprojects,moreoutlets tem, however, is its exclusivism. How can Davidson, canbe formed, and individuals canorganize bike-a-thons, Steve Soud founded upon a system of Christian ethics, tolerate abid canoe trips, etc. ontheir ownequally well. systemfraught withelitism and rejection? (John Kuyken- Fallacy no.6: We'dhave nosocial life withoutfrater- dall, in his inagural address, stated that he recoils at the nities. This was true untilabout twelve yearsago.But now It isinevitable that institutions resort to compromise to thought ofelitism at Davidson.) How can Davidson allow Davidson iscoed, theCollege Union isstrong andgetting appease their constituents. It is lamentable, however,that the least of itschildren to bestigmatized withfraternityre- stronger, and there's an interstate to Charlotte. Also,give aninstitutionofhigherlearningsuchasDavidsonshouldso jection?Are they tobedeclared pariahs at whim? Are weto yourselves credit for beingcreative and spontaneous par- easily sacrifice its lofty goals, ideals, and values for the dismiss such fundamental Christian dictums as "thy tiers.Moreover,the women's andcoedeatinghouseshave sakeof politicalcompromise. Thusit was withregret that I brother's keeper" and "love thy neighbor as thyself so fine parties,and events such as the Solidarity Celebration read two weeksagotheproposalthatasystemofsocialexc- readily?No!Isay, "Judgenotlest yebejudged!"Thebasic show that we can have at least a modicum of fun without lusionbeallowedtoreturntoPattersonCourt.Iherebycall premises of an exclusive fraternity bid system seem beer. Self-Selection eatinghouses have the potential todo forthe abolitionoffraternities atDavidson. diametrically opposed tothe principles and purpose of the anythingas wellorbetter thanthefraternities withouttheill College. Now, it may seem odd that an Admissions Counselor, side-effects of exclusivism. It all depends onhow much It seems to me that the jobof theChristian is to break energyyou into it. whose veryjobis to decide "exclusion,"should make this put down the barriers created call. Itherefore preface my remarks with the following by human society, and that the job of the liberal artseducation is tocreate freest points: admissions decisions are based on an objective the indi- vidual possible. Fraternities Allwork andnoplaymakesJack adull studyoffour-yearperformanceandareinthestudent'sbest force us to see each other as SAEs or KAs or Fijis, and not beings. boy, but all play and interest, and that our jobis to create a well-rounded com- as fellow human no work makes Thus barriers are thrustup andgrowthlimited in ways munity of 1400 students. Ialso submit that as someone in- Jack immature consistent with the liberal ideal. beyond the fracas of Patterson Court social pressures, I arts Irecently asked a freshman haveaclearer perspectiveof therole of fraternities who valueshis individuality ifhe were not losing and the "No," College. it bypledgingafraternity. he said,"I'mgiving it to Ido not mean to say that fraternities are fraught with the guys inthe house." He misunderstands the point of his evil or entirely inappropriate. At large universities, frater- twofold, Davidson's missionis todevelophumane,lib- admission to Davidson.He wasaskedheretogive that indi- nities offer a small-group social outlet amidst the teeming erally educatedpersonsand to developinthem a valuesys- viduality which we all prize inhim not tosixty people, but masses. Ido mean to say, however, that at Davidson it is tem consistent withthe Christiantradition. Fraternities,by to 1400. Ultimately the fraternity, by its very nature, stupid to subdivide our already-small student body along their nature and their practices, areincompatible withthis thwarts individual expressionand erectsbarriers. lines sorigidas thoseoffraternities.Todo sois detrimental mission. Now it is inevitable that several arguments will be to the social and overall well-beingof theCollege. raised in favor of the fraternity system. Irebutt several of This is not the first time this issue has been raised at themost popular fallacies Davidson. In By nature, 1960-61 there was debate over the role of fraternities are coercive and Fallacy no. I:Rejection is a fact of the real world; fraternities atDavidson. In 1964-65 a FraternityEvaluation squelchindividualism fraternities therefore prepareoneforlife. Davidson Col- Committee (commisssioned by the administration)recom- lege is not trying tocreate areal-world atmosphere.Rather, mended the abolitionof fraternities. (Then Inter-Fraternity 5 it endeavors to create an atmosphere idealfor learningand Council chairman Rick von Unwerth even resigned under By nature, fraternities are coercive and squelch indi- free from real-world problems. Witness the Honor Code. the weight of the evidence for abolition,callingthe frater- vidualism.In order for fraternities tosurvive, they must set The Honor Code ishardly "real world."Who saysrejection nity system a"tyranny overthesocial structureof Davidson themselves upascrucial to thesocial fabric oftheCollege (or acceptance, for that matter)really preparesone for re- College") Finally, in 1970-71, President Samuel R To thefreshman, theyinfer, ifnot stateoutright,that "with- jection in laterlife anyway? Spencer,Jr. declared a system ofcomplete self-selection. out us you willbe anoutcast withnolifeoutsidethelibrary. Clearly a system of total self-selection is the most com- We are your road tofun andcollege goodtimes." The aver- 6 patible and consistent with Davidson's educational mis- age freshman, misledand unsure of himself, acquiesces to sion. That was decided in 1970 Fraternities have hail fif this subtle pressure.(Sometimes— the pressure is not—sosub- leen years to prove that theycan abideby a system of self- tle.Ionce askeda freshman whoisnow asenior if he selection whereby no persons arerejected ordeniedaccess intended tobeanindependent.He said, "Soud, Iwish Ihad to social membership. Unfortunately, fraternities have enough guts to bean independent."Is this typeof reaction Irecently asked a freshman who values shown little or no inclination to comply with this; it is in the best interests of the College?) So that the freshman he not losing it against their nature. his individualityif were Irealize the popular opinion is that bids are maybeacceptedby thebrethren,he sacrifices asubstantial "No," said, that "since portion of his individuality to ensure his acceptance. This by pledginga fraternity. he going on anyway wemight as welllegalize them." My ihe subtleconformity robs notonly the individual,but also the "I'mgivingit to the guysin thehouse." same reasoning, since murders are going on anyway we words, entirecollegecommunity of thebenefit ofhis full personal- He misunderstands the point of his ad- might as well legali/.e them. Inother why shouldwe ity and therefore detracts from the overallquality of thelib- sacrifice a fully realizableideal to lax governance ol sell eral arts education. mission to Davidson selection? Davidson is an institution which purports itself As the fraternities compete with each other to survive, to beof the finest quality anddedicated to thehighest moral they place increased pressure upon the potential pledge. ideals. The kind of sorry,apatheticcompromise proposed The fraternity, in order to entice the "best" prospects,in- for Patterson Court has no place in a community with creases the number of parties and social events, thereby ? Davidson's stated goals and values placing a greater burden upon the student to win accep- Fallacy no. 2: Cliques are going toform anyway, so 4 tance.Forced tobe at thebulk of these parties, theprospect what's the difference? Indeed, cliques are going to form. forgoes developingfriendshipsoutside thefraternity, not to But what reason is this for formalizing and "putting the Self-Selection eating houses have the mention valuable time for personalandintellectual growth. College seal ofapproval"on inference, them? By the Col- potentialto anything Allworkandnoplaymakes Jacka dullboy,butallplayand legeapproves the rejection of individuals based onnebul- do as wellorbetter no work makes Jack immature. ous "personal qualities" (perhaps one blackball)and also than the fraternities without theill side- A greattestimony to thecoerciveand immoralpowerof approves the accompanyingstigma. effectsofexclusion the fraternity is the hazing/pledging process of road trips Fallacy no. 3:Fraternities are not coercive. Wrong. and games. In my six years here, Davidson fraternity All groups are coercive to some extent. (Read Reinhold pledges— have Niebuhr'sMoralManandImmoralSocietyif youdon'tbe- 5 drowned adog withbeer througha"beer bong"and lieve me.) But fraternities are vastly more coercive than In closing, Iquote theMarch 26, 1965 editorial which toy; then—thrown itsbody about in the mud asone would a non-exclusive clubs because ofthe fraternities' nationalaf- marked The Davidsonian's turning point on the fraternity set fire to thecarcass ofanother dog (a road kill)in filiations and overly strong self-identity. Poll a group of issue: front—of another fraternity's house,presumably as ajoke; freshmen and if they're candid most will tell you of the "To the men (and women] involved in this vital deci- been arrestedandjailedovernight for theft of public pressure, overt and covert, they've felt during the pledge sion, the question is one of commitment: commitment to property;— and rush process. the educational aspirations of the college,commitment to nearly set fire to Knox Dormitory with fireworks; Fallacy no. 4: Fraternities are the source of the unrestricted growthof the mind. and— camaraderie. Fraternities may bea sourceof camaraderie, "If we must face the music, then let us examine the (most recently) walked naked through Patterson but is it a healthy type? Ask many senior fraternity mem- compositionand not theorchestra. If we admit that a prob- Court houses duringmealtime. bershow they feel about "thehouse" and you will find that lem exists, we cannot then dismiss the problem on the Clearly these acts are immoral, inconsistent with the Col- their interesthas wanedby the senior year.Manycomplain groundsof political expediency. A compromise would in- lege's mission, and fomented by the coercive power of of missed friendships and social opportunities forfeited to deed be expedient. But aside from satisfying no one. a fraternities. All of these incidents are easily documentable fraternity membership. And thefolks in women's andcoed quasi-progressive solution will again relegate Davidson to (see TheDavidsonian)except for the arrest.(I wasprivy to eatinghouses seem to get enoughcamaraderie to get them the rear ranks ofeducational followcrship." that information because one of the arrested is a close throughthe year. friend.) Iimagine that my knowledge represents only the Fallacy no. 5:But fraternities dosuch wonderful ser- tipof theiceberg. viceprojects!Goodpoint.But the Y-StudentServiceCorps Smut isan admissions counselor Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Women'sathleticsneedsmoresupport

In order to comply with NCAA regulations, Davidson sary the elimination of women's varsity basketball team obligation Hague must sponsor six Division Iwomen's teams each yearand must also "tow the line" and recognize the to Frank meet requirements regarding both the number of partici- provide Davidson's women's teams with the support they pants on theroster and the number of annual contestseach will need to compete at the DivisionIlevel. This will re- budgets The women's athletic program at Davidson has in re- team will play. If we are to compete at the Division Ilevel quire agreat dealof moneyand may evenstrain the cent weeks been the subject of much attention anddiscus- with any hopeof success we must strengthen our women's of our men's teams to an extent. This may be unfortunate sion. This new interest in the status of the women's pro- program through theapplicationofourresourcesand atten- but is not unfair and simply represents theprice Davidson gram stems largely from the fact that NCAA regulations tion in the following areas which have been identified by must be willing to pay ifit wishes to elevate its women's Igrandeur. that went into effect this year put the women's teams in a the Women's Athletics Study Committee: 1.Selection of program and protect its dream of Division position where their structure and level of development appropriate sports for sponsorship, 2.Program support Iwould like you to remember the celebration and ela- posedathreat to theeligibility of the men'sprogram. This through administrative staffing, 3.Selections of topcalibre tion which followed the victory of the men's basketball fact initself reflects the failure of Davidson to initiate the full-time coaches,4.Provision of part-time assistantcoach- team in the Southern Conference tournamentand oursub- prior commitment to women's athletics we now must ac- ing personnel, 5.Budgetary support comparable to other sequent entryintothe NCAA tournamentthis year.Iwould student, alumni, ceptasnecessary andproper. The intentof this statementis Division I women's programs, 6.Increased financial and like you to remember the way in which not to try and traceDavidson's history of negligenceinthis Admissions Office support for recruitment of women and school publications spoke withspecial pride about our way." areaor tosuggest that this yearhasproveninahighlyunba- athletes, 7.Improved playing fields and athletic facilities, achievement because wehaddoneit the"Davidson I lancedand ironic manner thatDavidson should reassess the 8.Special financial aid packages for women athletes, and challenge younow to recognize and remember that a large student-athletes, costsand benefits of its desire tocontinue to compete at the 9.Increasing the power and scope of the position of groupof Davidson in whom weshouldall Division Ilevel. Bothof these topics have been examined women's athletic coordinator. take pride, have suffered this season and will continue to in recent weeks andboth reflect conditions andactions we A real commitment to women's athletics will require suffer unless wereform and improve the practices and at- as students lack the mechanisms and perhaps interest to much more than theidentification of thepersistenthistoric titudes that we have allowed to become for them the alter. Iwish to concentrate, therefore, on addressing the weaknesses of our athletic program. A real commitment "Davidson way." A true "fan" of Davidson should realize specific nature of the commitment Davidson must be wil- will require the coordinated efforts of the administration, that the women's teamsareour teamsand that whenwene- ling and required to make' to Women's athletics if it truly trustees, alumni, students, and faculty of Davidson if we glect them we neglect ourselves. school in the na- ever hope to make more than token progress in this area. desires to remain the smallest DivisionI Roanoke, The same athletic policyand philosophy thatmakes neces- Hague issenior political sciencemajorfrom VA Feminismforces examinationof selves,society

tory has shown that it takes extreme action to move in ac- infamous "GoodOle' BoysClub." The feminist movement tion. Kenneth,youunfortunately inherited a long,rich his- need only be threateningif youareadvocating thesubordi- Melissa McLemore tory of white male oppressors. In fact, it appears that the nationof women. Ann [Lambert]could probably better ex- white maleon the whole is amongoneof the mostinsecure plain the details of the feminist movement. Actually, she This is in response to Kenneth Bogert's article on groups in history: why else would he exterminate Jews, did,but Ihope you canattempt tounderstand thenecessity feminism. First, let me make itclear that thisisnot arebut- lynch blacks and rape women? No, Iam not saying that of it. Imay not agree with what some particular feminists ta ,but an explanation. 1 agree with Kenneth about the white males are the only ones who suffer from anti- are advocating but Ican respect their right to speak up for necessity of equal rights among women and men when it semitism, racism and sexism, butyou must admit they are what they believe in. Itoo, am proud to call myself a comes to wagesand responsibilities. And as far as 1know inamajority. 1 realize this is quite an abrupt statementbut feminist simply because Icare about what has happened the movement hasbeencalledTheEqualRightsMovement why should the oppressed hold the oppressors' hand in and what is happening with my sister women and Imust for quite awhile;however, feminism has and does play an orderto makeiteasier for them toaccept the necessaryand stand up for what Ibelieve in. Movements such as Gan- important part in this. Unfortunately, social change does inevitable change.Theyhave not made it any easier to in- dhi's, King's, Black Power and, yes, feminism provide a not takeplaceeasily. In fact,as Dr.Maloneysays,"It takes stigate that change. forum for issues that were previously taboo. a lot of funerals before change can actually occur." Gras- My point is that the feminist movement has playedan sroot groups such as feminism or black power organiza- important role in pointing out injustices and demanding tions force us to look at ourselves,our society andour in- that they be righted. It has also provided a much needed isa religion major Asheville,NC justices. Yes,both groupscan be extremeat times,but his- supportgroup, whichIfind muchmore acceptablethanthe McLemore junior from \Just Words Regulationsconcerninggunsfrightening that, armed, proud when if they can defend this nation But meanwhile judges and lawmakers, yielding to Armageddonswings around. pressure, act on this issue. The Bureau of Alcohol,To- Tim Brown That such fanatics mean business no one denies. bacco and Firearmscrawled outofa bloodbattle victori- One such group. The Order, assassinated Alan Berg,a ous in 1982 when a federal judgeagreed that the MAC host, Coven- It's one thing when the boys get together with their Denver radio-talk-show with aMAC-10. 10 andKG-9, two semiautomatics easilyconvertedinto (C.S.A.) brag- Tommy guns to shoot down bowling pins, and quite ant, the Sword and the Arm of theLord two automatics,shouldbe soldand licensedasmachine training center another when some others get together to shoot down ged on its paramilitary near the Arkan- guns. California restricts andurges others torestrict the border, mistakenly, enough infor- civilians. And experts,such as Gary Kleck,on the top- sas-Missouri giving, saleofautomatic weaponseventhough thesunny state's ics of guns and violence, who now concern themselves mation to federal and state investigators to enable them restriction has had dismal results because of the saleof with growing machine-gun mania in the U.S.A., say to find the hideout and the 77 semiautomatic and military guns from out-of-state distributors. stashed there. that there's nopositive relationshipbetween the levels machine guns Andin Congresspositionsregarding thisissue move of machine-guns ownedby law-abiding citizens and in- back and forth like a rocking horse. Democrats in the terpersonal violence,that there isa positiverelationship "OthersbuyanUziorMAC-10 forself- House, thinking and speakingsimply on adifficult sub- between the levels of machine guns owned by crime- protection so that they can shoot an ject, ask for a simple ban that would end the sale of prone citizensand interpersonal violence,and that those assaulter,say,twenty times while the machine gunsand silencerstocivilians,but wouldallow whoareapttocommit acrime aregoing togettheir paws currently licensed ones (and those not licensed) to re- on such artillery regardless of legislative strictures. assaulter can only shoot them four* main inprivatehands. Republicans intheSenate,offer- Things have changed since 1934, when honest ingdullspeechand thought, strive to makemachine gun Americans had regularhunting rifles andonly gangsters The federal governmentdoesn't require registration ownership easier to comeby,andsucceed inmakinglib- hadTommy guns.Today it'sokay for anaverage Joe to orlicensingof any weaponsolongas it'snotamachine erals understandably nervous by showing little support own a not-so-average weapon. It's estimated that gun (a machine gun is defined,here, as a weapon that for banningTeflon-coated "cop-killer" bullets. 500,000military assault guns are ownedbyprivateciti- fires repeating shots with one pull of the trigger). In the future we can expect liberals to claim that: zens. Some folks own them because they grew up with Semiautomatics, requiring a separate trigger pull for "Noreasonablepublic caninclude the rightof thecitizen guns, like guns and collect exotic ones for a hobby. each shot, are unrestricted regardless of how closely to possess machine guns," a statement as audibly and Other buyan UZIorMAC-10 for self-protectionso that they approximate the fire power of amachine gun. So mentally appealing as an overused metaphor. And we they can shoot anassaulter,say, twentytimes while the gunbuyersrealize they canbuy a semiautomatic along can look forward to redundancy fromright-wingers and assaulter can only shoot them four. Others just get the with a mail-order conversion kit, consisting of about gunlobbyists, who'll argue that manhas basic rights to urge after sitting throughScarface, Rambo, Missing in sevenparts whose installment requireslittlemechanical two joys: to own a machine gun and to hear a rat-a-tat- Action, Commando, Invasion U.S.A., The A-Team, skill, and can turn an unregistered semiautomatic gun tat. Miami Vice, and The— Equalizer. Others of the most into a full-fledged unregistered automatic. Though, bothersome sort anti-Semitic, pseudo-Christian technically, all conversions require a machine gun xenophobes with links to the— Ku Klux Klan and the license,those who convert their guns overlook this re- American Nazi movement are carried away by quirementandsuffer about asmuchguilt as thosepeople Brownis a sophomorefromMint Hill,NC andisOpin- thoughts of paramilitary survival training, believing whobuy from L.L.Bean and overlook the use tax. ions Editor ofThe Davidsonian. Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Morain'sopinionmisguided

figure — prominently in the OldTestament e.g. Saul and After anexhaustive study of a variety of sources,Bos- Frank David,David and Jonathon, — Albinder Ruth andNaomi and were well concludes that "Roman society did not for the most celebrated throughout the Middle Agesinbothecclestiasti- part distinguish gay people from others and regarded cal and popularliterature asexamplesof extraordinary de- homosexual interest Thomas Aquinas said: and practice as anordinary partof the "Because of the diverse condi- votion, sometimes with distinctly range humans, erotic overtones." of human eroticism ... The early Christian church tions of it happens that some acts are virtuous to Perhaps Mr.Morain should become more studied inscrip- does not appear to have opposedhomosexual behavior per some people,asappropriate andsuitableto them, while the tual exegesisbefore he uses Biblical authority inauthenti- se. The most influential Christian literature was moot on same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to cally. the issue; no prominent writers seem to have them." In his April 25th opinion article in The Davidso- considered Mr.Morainalsolumpshomosexuals togetherwith van- homosexual attraction unnatural,' and those whoobjected nian, Grant Morain useshalf-truths,selective scriptual in- dals and rapists, a ludicrous association, and he refers to to physical expression of homosexual feelings generally terpretationand faultylogic tosupport falseand misguided laws thatprohibit sexualactsbetweenmembers of the same didso on the basisof considerations arguments pertaining to the rights of homosexuals unrelated to the teach- and the sex.It shouldbe noted that these laws prohibit a variety of ings of Jesus orhis early followers." very nature ofhomosexuality itself. sexual acts between men and women as well. Boswell Throughout history, gay andbisexual Mr. Morain cited the familiar verses from Leviticus menand women states that "it would certainly bea mistake todraw conclu- have contributed in to that have been variously interpreted countless ways the society in which to prohibit certain sions about the position of gay people most live, in American we from Socrates to Tchaikovsky, from Plato to homosexual acts. Thiscitationis notcompelling.There are cities from the legal strictures theoretically affecting them, Proust toGertrude Stein,homosexuals and also verses inLeviticus that prohibit the ingestion of bisexuals have pork and previous studies of this subjecthavedoubtless erred in been responsible for some of the and shellfish. Others mandate offering most notable achieve- burnt sacrifices to laying too much stress on the existence of restrictive sta- ments in science, literature the Lord,orrequire that onelivein and the fine arts. To ignore the ahut for sevendaysdur- tutes. Simply noting that something is illegal may be fact that homosexuals ing theharvest. UnlessMr. exist in society, or to limit their Morain intends tofollow all of grossly misleading not commentonthe ifone does also ex- rights is both criminal and unnatural. Ifail to see how the the laws set forth in Leviticus,perhaps he should consult tent to honored, which such laws are supported, or gener- establishment of a support group to serve the Christian Scripturesand their condemnation of hypoc- the needs of the ally approved." The laws to which Mr. Morain refers are Davidson gay community will infringe on the risy. John Boswell,of Yale University, in his award-win- rightsof the both unenforceable andirrelevant. Theyareperhaps asuse- generalpopulous Members ofthefaculty, ningbook, Christianity, Social Tolerance,and staffandadmin Homosexu- less as laws proscribing public expectoration or requiring istration who support and ality,explains the Leviticus verse this aid in the formation of such a way: "The Hebrew the use ofcar seat belts. All of these laws attempt to dictate group applauded 'teovah,' should be for their efforts toshow that this word here translated 'abomination,' does not behavior through statute, when little more than individual community is not selective and discriminatory in its at usually signify something intrinsically evil, like rape or responsibility is required. tempts to be thoughtful,open and caring theft,but something which is ritually unclean for Jews, " like Mr. Morain refers to "crimes against nature, yet who "We can eating pork easily reduce our detractors to absurdity and or engaging in intercourse during menstiua- is to decide what is or notes natural not? Boswell that "his- show them their hostility is groundless.But whatdoes this tion, both of which are prohibited in these same chap- torical ethical systems basedon nature' opposed shaving, prove? That their hatred is real. When every slander has ters In the Greek (translation), the Levitical enact- ... growing flowers indoors, dyeing garments, regularbath- been rebutted,every misconception ments against homosexual behavior cleared up,every false characterize it un- ing,birth control, and scores ofother activities performed opinion about us overcome, " intolerance itself willremain equivocally as ceremonially uncleanrather than inherently daily by the same use term people who the unnatural' to finally irrefutable Though Moritz Goldstein was com- evil." Boswell goes on to say that "the assumption that the justify their antipathy toward gay people The objection menting specifically on German persecutionof the Jews, creation of humankind through heterosexual union in homosexuality short, that is unnatural' appears, in to be his words serve as appropriate commentary on the argu- Genesis and the subsequentemphasis on marriage through neither scientifically nor morally cogent and probably rep- ments raisedby Mr.Morain,andonthose thatare certainto the OldTestament demonstrates tacitrejectionofgay sexu- resents nothing more than a derogatoryepithet of unusual be raised inthe future ality is insupportable in a modern context,and it does not emotional impact due to a confluence of historically seem to have occurred to early Christians ... In fact in- sanctioned prejudices and ill-informed ideas about 'na- tense love relations between persons of the same gender ture'." Albinder is an instructor ofmusic. EconomicsmajorsviolateDavidson'sChristianties that to take usury from any manis evil simply because we partment of Adultery or aDepartment of the Takingof the ought to treat every man as our neighbor an our brother, Nameof the LordThy in ' God Vain? Joe Johnson especially in the state of the gospel whereto all arecalled Inaddition,the "Sermon on the Mount" includesthecom- Those most deserving scorn ' of and opprobrium arc It has come to my attention this past week that David- mand, "Lend, looking fornothing againe What arethese surely the faculty thai turn out sinners on thiscollege-spon- son College has a"Department of Economics" and that af- pearlsof morality ofnot astrongcondemnation of usuryby sored assmebly line What do they perceive as being (heir filiated with that department is a groupof students desig- the "historic Christian faith?" Yet Iam as a Davidson stu- roles as members of theDepartment ofEconomics? II they nated "Economics Majors." The noble reader may well dent ashamed to point out the most grotesqueirony of this condone usury, and it appears they do, Ihumbly submit imagine my shocked indignation and sense of moral out- whole sordid affair,the fact that theOffice of the Chaplain that they should re-evaluate their positions at Davidson rage at the very thoughtofclassrooms filled withbespecta- is openly willing to try to help meet the spiritual needs of There arepeoplehere al Davidson withreal need for sup demons, cled armed with pocket calculators and rolled-up these future Shylocks. port,people whofeelutterly alone in the collegecommuni- Wall Street— Journals, totaling up eleven— percent interest No doubt the aspiring gold-diggers and dreamy-eyed ty, and these people arc moredeserving of our Christian rates compounded semi-annually to be extracted bleeding hearts of this campus will join forces to declare, support andlimitedresources thanthisband of white collar from decent. God-fearing debtors. And as if it were not "Davidson faculty are not helping usurers rape theirfellow conspirators enough that this group of troubled students is preparing to man;theyaremerelyhelpingstudentslearneconomic prin- plague the world with such sinful debauchery,Iamled to ciples." True, the Bible does not prohibit learning A final note: some wouldclaim thai we arc no!in fact in believe that theyareassistedin their studiesby sevenmem- economic principles like it prohibits raping one's fellow Aquinas's "state of the gospel whereto all arc called," that bers of the Davidson faculty, who regularly organize and man(as far as Iknow), but one follows from the other. wearc in the state of North Carolina whereto some arc tern coordinate their efforts so as to ease as much as possible Ithink it is important to point out that thereare some at porarily drawn, and that usuryis a fact of in Tar lifehere "the their students' transition into the post-graduate world! Davidson who are not TrueChristians and may therefore Heel State Isay. "Get thec behind me. Heathen 1 North Mouth agape withdisbelief,thankful that most of my four lack reasonto believe that usuryis a sin.There is.after all, Carolina laws prohibit "crimes against nature" and years atDavidson have been spentnaively andblissfully ig- more than one religion . . Perhaps the Opinions page categorize them as class H felonies, and none but the fool norant thatour college sponsors thefosteringofheathen at- will deal with theirilk next week. For now, however,suf- whoulddeny that nothing is morenatural than toprefer not rocities, Ihave checked to reassure myself of a sublime fice it to say that these economics faculty and these to pay interest on a debt truth thatIread but a few days ago. economics majors are first and foremost employees of and Ihave heard economics majors say that "Davidson is " Ifind it still nestled warmly at the top of page nine of students at Davidson Collegeand that the "primary loyalty the worstplace onEarth to take ceocomps. To(he majors 25, TheDavidsonian of April and Ireadonce more thefol- of the Collegeextends .. . to theChristianCommunity as who feel that way,Isuggest you find a school without tics lowingsoothingexcerpt from theDavidsonCollege"State- a whole,through which mediumit would seek toserve the to the church in a state without laws prohibitingsuch activ- ment of Purpose": "Since Davidson's founding the ties world."Surely the promotionof thesinof usury is not their ity.In the meantime look for yourjobselsewhere, far from which bind theCollege to thePresbyterian Churchhavere- ideaof service through the Christian medium! thesoul-eating crime of usury. As theGeneva Bible directs mained close and strong. It is the desire of all concerned It turns out that Ilive with an economics major in my you, lend, "not only not hoping for profitc, but to lose yc that this vitalrelationshipbecontinued inthe future, to the perimeter house, and recent conversations with him have stcycke, and principall, for as much as Christ bindeth him mutualadvantage ofchurch andschool." The scholar who made me more aware of the probability that economics selfe torcpaie the whole witha mostliberal! interest "l,et\ borrowed these words added also that Davidson is "a col- majors are people, just like you and me, who are fraught join together as a Christian community lo produce David lege committed to the historic faith." ThoughIbreathe a with worries. Ihave no doubt that the economics majors at son graduates who will lose their stockc. and principall, in sigh of relief that Idid not misunderstand the quote in my Davidson need or wantsupport inthe form ofaneconomics the name of God, evenif wehave to be rough as Hell on original reading,Iamnonetheless sorelyconfused: ifthese department; however,Iquestionthe appropriatenessof the them to do it tiesremain close and strong, wherefore the encouragement college's involvement in such an organization. Its exis of usury? tencehas certainly failed toreduce the number of usurers in Inthat vein,Deuteronomy23: 19 reads,"Thou shahnot the world. Forthermore, the appeal of usury is spreading lend upon usury to thy brother: usury of money, usury of like a malignant tumor: even now many non-majors take victuals, usury of anything that is lent upon usury." enonomics courses at Davidson. Where will it all end' to understand Aquinas explains that "by this we are given Should we look for our administrators to next form a De- Johnson is u senior philosophy nuijor from Smithfield. NC 14 Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Discrimirationagainst homosexuals narro\\randed Davidson administration close down all fraternities and and beyondthis, Iwonder howmanypeople feel in control eatinghouses where this abomination is known to occur? of their affections along heterosexual lines Not manyindi- Peter Wright My home stateprohibits the saleofalcoholon Sundays. viduals Iknow would say that they consciouslyplan out to This law was passedinan earlier age when religiousdoc- whom they will become attracted. trine maintained a strongholdon the policiesof thegovern- Finally, Ido not intend to argue with biblical quota- tions; I to a very fruitless endeavor Iam writingin response to the articlepublished in The ment. The regulation serves no purpose today. It is an out- have found that be Ibelieve enlightened administrations need Davidsonian byGrant Morain. "Davidson should not sup- dateddocument whichdoes nothing buthinder the freedom However. that However, to from religion. Ihave faith that the portgay movement."Idothis witha degreeofregret since I of the citizens of the state. it also is not controv- keeppolicy separate is capable of making noble and sound deci- have nothing but respect for Grant as a person,however I ersial enough of an issue to generatethe expulsion of this human mind without religious to taint or most strongly disagree withhis views on this matter. Iam "blue law." The North Carolina statute which prohibits sions the crutch of doctrine gay personsis a perception. not writing tosupport orcriticize theformation of the com- buggery and thus the freedom of such "blue blind individual Therefore,I allof DavidsonCollege willmaintain mittee concerned. I am not gay and therefore feel in- law." It is behind the times and is not in accord with the hope etc., open ofpeople whoare adequate in judgingthefeelings and wishesof the gaycom- modern understanding of psychology, for many an mind and heartinits acceptance along Everyoneisdifferent,and aslong as munity at Davidson However, I believe views such as reasons. not the "norm." harm others, they should not be out- Grant's are dangerously narrowminded andare detrimental "Crimes against nature" obviously means occurrences their actions do not not Segregation present an example of a society to society as a whole. which will be foundin thenaturalenvironment. The use lawed. laws for its entire community. They were eve- Grant begins his argument with an appeal to law and of this term is self destructive to theN.C. regulation since lacking respect ntually a group individuals gained new order North Carolina law states that buggery (male-male many species in the animal kingdom have members that defeated and of this, overdue). only hope fu- intercourse) is a felony offense, therefore, according to display homosexual activity. Not only but it appears freedom (many years Let's that the outcome minority inour Grant we should shun andalienatethe gay members of our that abiological determinant existsinthe causationof same ture willhold a similar for another Biological, necessarily community. Iask Grant to reflect on his own life and see sex preference. mind you,does not nation. whether he has been in violationof any laws during his meangenetic. Psychologists have observed that ahighcor- is a psychology major Lexington, Davidsoncareer. The serving of alcohol to persons under relation existsbetween emotionally over-stressedpregnant Wright sophomore from KY 19 years of age is an act prohibited by law Should the women and the birthing of homosexual children. Above Moruins views onhomosexuality outdated

City last month passed legislation to protect gay people dents. If the needs of the gay minority are ignored, then from discrimination in the workplace,and it'smyhope that Davidson will have failed in its responsibility. There are Andrew Yon Davidson College and/or North Carolina will follow this students enduring everyday a painful struggle with their progressive lead. Or rather, do we want Davidson to be on sexuality(a strugglemade painfulby hostile environment), Bob support Let go, all you Grant Morains of the world. Ixt go ot the level of moral self-righteousness with Campbell, who would benefit greatly from a college-backed - Jones, Universities, by group. to surprise, a typical the pitiful remnants of an archaic societal supposition and Liberty where weall abide such And much Grant Morain's and meeting light to gayor- that homosexuality is evil and unnatural. In a changing institutional standard as: "Let it be known henceforth would NOT leadfrom refreshments performed gies. world, there seem always to be those whocling frantically forthwith that the sex act shall not fee while HadGrantattended thepanel discussion onhomosex- standing,lest itbe construed asdancing,an act universally uality of Feb. 10,his ill-conceivednotionof homoSEXual to old and regressive ideas. As 1 recall,— there were in the 1950s and 60s some hardcore fanatics supportedby law recognized as a crime against nature." ity may neverhave come to fruition. 1 Col- . . . lora while — who actuallybelieved that Blacks shouldnot Okay, so exaggerate.The point is that Davidson One last and rather peripheral point Inlight of the have the same rights that whiteshave. What's left of those lege need not adhere to outdated conventions established fact that oral sex is still considered a "crimeagainst nature" — - states, I fanatics marched lor their cause on Main Street in David- by heterosexual politicians. This school should instead in some doubt seriously that any of our venerable — look some time in son last Saturday. Aren't we all glad Ihai society passed as it has been for the last twoand a half years for lawmakers are innocent of being involved at themby." ways to make relevant contributions to society in the fu- such a hideouslycriminal act. Yousee Grant, some laws in So here we are today with another issue, sides chosen: ture. werejust meant to be broken. . . and Ithink we live a level, — — indeed, — (hose who believe that gay people shouldhave a place in Ona morepersonal a —primary responsibility if happier world a more satisfied world tor it. our society, those whodon't Fortunately, cities and states not the primary responsibility of Davidson College is Oh my promote the intellectualand socialdevelopment of its stu- are already moving to 'eliminateanti-gay bias. New York Yonis a senior math majorfromChelsea, A.L Presenting the Residence life Office

Tom Residence Life titlesbegan replacingHousing office ti- A term which more accurately describes our housing Jennings tles in the late 1960s andearly 1970s. Since then, residence structures and the communities within them is "Residence life has become a common term at a majority of colleges Halls." This term is more descriptive and does not carry Sometime early in June, when Davidson is in a spot in and universities. This shift in terminology happened for with it the negative connotations and various meanings of your brainlabelled "storage."while you arc furiously slav- several reasons. Faculty members and administrators "dormitories" or"dorms." The abbreviation of"Residence ingaway at your summer work, andwhenyour bloodpres- began torealize, andresearch supportedthe idea that a sig- Halls" is simply "halls." If the new terms sound cumber- sure returns to normal, a familiarplace on campus willbe nificant partof a student'spersonalgrowthhappens outside some,check them out;they have the samenumber ofsylla- changing Us name. We are letting you know now so that the classroom. Colleges began putting more money and bles as the traditional words.The main reasons Isuggest you won't be lost (and look like a fall-term freshman) next staff positions in the studentservices area,especially in the that we adopt the "newer" language are the more positive year. residential areas. These new professional staff people images associated with the terms and the moreappropriate The Housing Office will be called the Residence Life beganall typesofcreativestrategies forimproving students description of our community. Office. The change is intended primarily to reflect the full lives outside the classroom. The 1950s, 60s, and70s were Is this semantical aerobics, or is there a real benefit range of services and duties performed by (lie Housing periods of intense growth many schools,so more trom the name changes?Consider some of your most " for that vivid staff. "Housing services include such things as mainte- housing was created for students, and more housing staff memories at Davidson; many are from classroom experi- nance, keys, room assignments, housekeeping, furniture. positions created to manage the increasing number of stu- ences, many are from special events on Patterson Court, and other administratively oriented tasks. Residence Life dents. the College Union, orelsewhere on campus, andmany arc includes all of the Housing services and goes further to in- During thisperiod some other terminology came under from experiences in the residence halls with your friends " clude: a staff of students trained in counseling skills, crisis scrutiny by collegeadministrators. The words "dormitory Shouldn't a college which promotes, advertises, and lives intervention,referral andcommunity building to helpother and "dorm" were used for centuries to describe student in a close-knit community, speak about it in a language students;lounge spaces with televisions, videogames, and housing structures. These structures, and what is provided which is positive andaccurate? If you are stillcompelled to space for informal meetings; social and educational pro- in them, have changes drastically since the word "dorm" call the student housing structures, dorms, that'sokay, we grams designed to foster a sense of community among the was first used. Traditionally, dormitories were places to will still understand you. Ijust want you tounderstand the residents of a living area; a resident advisor program to sleep and eat (many had cafeterias in the building) where Housing staff when youhear wordslike residence life and offer leadership opportunities and personal growth to stu- little interaction wasencouragedand community develop- residence halls,as wecontinue to try to build apositiveen- dents; and a commitment to the education of resident stu- ment was haphazard at best. Recently,some of the "extra" vironment on campus for our resident students. dents. Davidson's housing operation is already providing services I mentioned earlier helped We haven't gone on a rampage in here. a have the residential " " We still call these "extra" services and is committed to community de- areas become more comfortable and healthycommunities. key a"key, and atelephonea "telephone, sodon't worry velopment and educatingstudents on a varietyof issues. These areas have become much more than places in which about some new language being spoken when you stopby Residence Life is more than just a euphemism for to sleep. or call. When you callus and someone says,"Hello.Resi- Housing. It is a broader term which more accurately des- In Septemberof 1985 there was an article in the Char- denceLife Office,may Ihelpyou?,"don't hangup. It'sthe cribes the scope of the functions of our operation. The lotte Observer entitled "Crowded Prisons Plague NC."In same folks with a new name and afresh start, we're happy housing functions of the office are not being diminished. the article, theauthor, ElizabethLeland,refers to the hous- to help you with your housing questions or your concerns nor am Iimplying that they are a lower priority. Housing ing for the prisoners as dormitories,just as werefer to our about residence life at Davidson. functions are still the baseof the pyramid of our responsi- housingstructures asdormitories.Thereis a vast difference bilities,and without a solid base, the rest of theoperation between the two structures and the twocommunities, yet would be ineffective. our vocabulary fails toreflect any difference. Jennings is thedirector ofhousing Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN 15 Davidsonlosingsmallatmosphere unique,and what inspires so many alumni andalumnae to collegecommunity; to instill and reaffirm that now fading Roy contribute financially. Through the subjective eyes of a sense that we areacommunity withcommon goalsandas- Vilardi sophomore, however,Iambeginning to noticeaproblem, pirations. The Honor CodeandConvocation donot fill the or atleast,somethingdifferent fromwhatIhad expected.A gap. Weareonly 1,400studentsbut wedon't feel smallor, friend onceremarked that "Davidson hasbecome abiguni- rather, unified. Somewhere alongthe path to becoming a veristy, but with 1,400 students." He was right: Davidson nationally known and recognized institution this college The times at Davidson they are a-changing. There is a is no longer as small as itlooks. has tornits softunderbelly.What thestudentbody lacks is great dealof talk oncampus thesedays about the amountof Davidson studentsused tobeyoung white maleprotes- group identity above and beyond the party scene. This is partying that is going on,its badeffects,particularly upon tants from the South with similar social and economic not to criticize anyof the houses on Patterson Court. They the freshmen. As most people know,beginning next year backgrounds. Alltook thesame requiredcoursesandchose perform their functions very well. However,when theonly freshmen will notbeallowed toattend partiesonPatterson from alimited selectionofclasses. Allstudents,asIunder- way tocreate abond between yourself and alarge percen- Court until the seventh week of classes.Students arecomp- standit,wererequired toattendchapel.Virtually every stu- tage of the student body is to go to a fraternity party (or laining moreandmore about thedisruptionscaused bypar- dent belonged to a fraternity. The Honor Code itself rests other function),then something is wrong. tiers returning to their dorm rooms late at night. I'm sure on thebelief thatwe areacommunity withacommon social This is the whole college'sproblem, not just Patterson thestudents andfaculty can see that the way we as students and ethical outlook. It was from Davidson's long-standing Court's.The Davidson community must insure that its stu- party has changed agreat deal in amount and intensity in traditionof homogeneity that the Honor Codeemerged. dents are "self-conscious." The recent problems with van- the last year. Perhaps, some say, if we place limits upon Now the college's faculty and students come from di- dalismalso indicate that some students are failing to iden- Patterson Court the problems will go away. This might verse backgrounds and from all over the world. Students tify with and assume a responsibility for the collegecom- temporarily remove the symptoms, but Ibelieve that the canchoose to studyabroad, major withtheCenter for Spe- munity. The problems with partying created on these two changeinthe socialcomplexion of this school is asignof a cial Studies,or participate in the Dean Rusk Program. IfI fronts, and must be solvedthere. Everyone loses when we largerproblem which involves everyone at Davidson and am notmistaken,Davidson is thesmallest school inthena- asstudentsonly identifyourselves asequal,interdependent demands closer attention from the administration. tion participating inDivision Iathletics, and has plans to members ofa greaterstudent body when we have beers in build anewathletic facility. In short, thecollege'sbestand our hands. If Iam wrong,then what canbe said about the Igiveyou anexample. The typical Davidson brochure most recent progress has been to make the "Davidsonex- mentality behind a "pre-convocation partyT Were these toprospective students isfilled withphrases like,"college perience" more diverse and cosmopolitan. Any student isolated instances of irresponsible behavior,or a sign of a community," "the small college experience," "individual knows there isa lot to dohere,many different possibilities greaterproblem? attention" andso forth. We sell smallness and the great ad- for student life. Ido not contend that the college should Yes, the times they area-changing; but Ihopeand ex- vantagesthat come withstudying the liberal arts atasmall erase these greatchanges,but somewhere we(thestudents) pect that weas acommunity willbeable to instill a sense of college. We seek to encourage and portray the close-knit seem to have lost that communal feeling which we culti- unity inthe student body,beyondthe party scene at Patter- college family where theopportunity existsnot only toob- vated inthe past and now talk about somuch . . . son Court,before the problem isbeyondhelp. tain a uniqueeducation,but alsoto grow inanenvironment Irun therisk ofbeing called small-minded andconser- of closeness,security andfamiliarity. This is whatDavid- vative; but Ibelieve right now there is nothing (from the son has provided in the past; what has made the school students' point of view) which brings together the entire ViLirdiis a sophomorefrom Terrytown, NY Wastedeveningsaregreatest kindofeducation

who leaves behinda written manual,and likewise anyone classroom. Lately, Ithink, faculty members, administra- who takes it over from him on the supposition that such tors, and students have forgotten the tremendous impor- William Naso writing will provide something reliable and permanent tance of a viable social scene. When we leave Davidson, must be exceedinglysimple-minded: he must reallybe ig- we will be most thankful,not for the facts we remember, norant ...ifhe imagines that written words can do any- but for the friends we retain. Ican still recall one night At Spring Convocation, Dean Zimmermannchastised thing morethanremind one whoknows that which the writ- freshman year before a Chem. 31 test. After realizing the Davidson students for not taking better advantage of the ing is concerned with." True learning can only takeplace utter futility of our predicament, for some reason a friend tremendous educational opportunities available through through the dialectic, a method in which participants ac- and Ibegan talkingabout something which probably won't the college. Insteadof attending lectures,reading a worth- tively engage in a seriesof questions and answers, a pro- rattle the academic world but was and is important to us. while book, or simply preparing for the next day's class, cess whose goalis not to win an argumentbut todiscover We carried our conversation down to a Patterson Court us on porch Davidson students spend their time attending fraternity the truth. Living—speech,discourse,conversations between party and soon there were four of the back talk- functions, playing cards, or preparing for the next week- sincere persons this method is the best way to learn. ing about Thoreau and "HigherLaws." I'm notsaying that night party.What a waste,heimplied.Icontend,however, at every party conversations of tremendous depth take that these "wasted" eveningsareamong the greatesteduca- Knowledgecomes not from "teaching"but from ques- place, but the friendships which can develop there will tional opportunities available for a student. Learning sel- tioning. Man discovers,nay recovers, truth only when he yield conversations of tremendous depth. Classroom lec- dom occursinside aclassroom where thirty students listen asks or is asked the proper questions. In the Meno, after tures and readings of prepared speechesare important and perhaps to learning, ultimately they are stag- to oneprofessor lecture for thirty minutes on asubject he Socrates questions an unschooled slave-boy, the child can lead but has taughtfor thirty years. Anydiscussion which bychance realizes that hidden within himself were true opinions nant. Real learning takes place in the late night conversa- — merely tions that at fraternity functions, games, takes placeisusually fruitless since theprofessorhas al- about geometry.—Socrates does not teach theboy:he occur card and ready decided that he has found the "answer,"he believes asks questions the right questions. Seldom, however, whilepreparing for the next week-night party considered, actually thathis roleismerely to guide thestudent to thesame reve- are the correct questions let alone lationhe had yearsago. This processisnot learning. Inthe posed. Ithink that most people— are uncomfortable discus- Platonic dialoguePhaedrus, Socratesrebukes Phaedrus for sing important questions ones like—"who am I?" "why — am Ihere?" "wheredoIcome from?" withpeople with ' maintaining that the written word inbothbooks andpre- sciencemajor N( — Trust is not Nasoisaseniorpolitical from Charlotte. pared speeches was a means to knowledge: "Anyone whom they have not built a trust. built in the SouthAfricanproblemdoesn'tdemanddivestment say Mozambique, Angola,or Zimbabwe. Therefore, Iask Ipersonally advocate a slow gradual change in apar you, why should weurgedisinvestment? Iheid.If apartheidis done away withimmediately Iclaim Many people are trying to pressure the South African that the resulting way of life would be a cultural shock to Rob Spiegel government into a rapid change in its apartheidpractices. bothblacks and whites. Let's go back intime Let's take a Why? Maybe apartheid isn't fair, but look at what hap- look at themethod in which black Americansgainedequal- pened in Rhodesia when the governments of the United ity. They gained it slowly, with agradual change sparked I'm so tired of seeing all those liberal anti-apartheid States and of Great Britain along with the United Nations by anumber of incidents Black Americans arcmuchbetter signs decorating our campus!!! Don't start thinking that I all urged rapid change inRhodesia. Robert Mugabe and off now than they were 25 years ago. There arc positive Granted, n.u approve of apartheid. Iprobably dislike the idea of apar- JoshuaNkomo took control of the country. Do youbelieve changes goingonall the time. thingsmay be people KKK, theid asmuch asthenextguy,however,Ibelieve thatdisin- that life is any better for blacks there than they were? perfect. There still arc like the however their vestmentcan only hurt the people we want to help. As itstands now, thecountry of South Africaisin apo- numbers are dwindling all the time. South Africa has had To begin with, it's the black people in South Africa tentially dangerous position. A revolution could occur at its spark and nowit is time for gradual change, which we recognizes see going moment of "pass" who work inthe autoand textile industries,and in thegold any time I'm sure the government this fact on at this with the relaxation getting anddiamond mines. If we disinvest from these companies, That's why the people in control are making changes As laws. Life has been better for black SouthAfricans good changescoming so years. longas changes stay who's going to be laid-off in order to make up for the lack long as the black South Africans see during the past fiveor As the Therefore, to Also, positive, why meddle in a country that isn't of revenues, probably not the white minority. about why should they want a revolution occur? should we the blacks lose their jobsand thus an income to raise their South Africaborders atleast oneSoviet supportedcountry. ours'.' families and educate their children. SouthAfrica is proba- Mozambique, and is near another, Angola. If we urge revolutionaryzeal, bly the wealthiest country in Africa and from articles I've black South Africans into a the Soviets to the blacks in are inagoodposition toinfluence anew government,if one readin thepast, Ihave been led belive that isa Atlanta, in Spiegel freshmanfrom HA South Africa aremuch better off thantheir counterparts developed. 16 —Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN Moviereviewsdonotsatisfy anopinion,nothing more or less. Even if she had,Iwould Midnight Cowboy had a lot more to say than Jenny per- have thought that statement ill-considered. An analogy ceived. It contained more humor than she could see and ChristiBaggett with music and drama may illuminate the narrowness of said more about loneliness and friendship than she could Livingston's proclamation. The conductors of symphony hear.It sounds like Jenny Livingstondidn'tnotice the sort orchestras aren't therejust to keepthebeat;they'rethere to of friendship that developedbetween Joeand Ricobecause interpret musical scores. That's why good audiences can she herself couldn't imagine being friends with anyone I thought I had gotten accustomed to Jenny distinguish between a George Solti/Chicago Symphony polyester "major — whohad to wear and sideburns."" It seems Livingston's trendy drivel those articles that pass for Orchestraperformanceof a Mozart symphony andaZubin even that the article lambasted not the Him, 'ally,but the Midnight Cowboy me "film reviews." Buther article made Mehta/New York Philharmonic performance of the same less privileged. The article,— in my opinion, had sort of a angryenough to send in—a few of my own observations. work. That's why directors like Solti, Von Karajan, Or- nastygum-smacking air it sneeredat thesubject matter, My first— complaint Imay as well start from the be- mandy, Bernstein, can have their own fans. Directors of exclaimed "Ugh!" Livingston madeno mention,possibly ginning concerns afewearlier articles. Forawhile there drama, too,assume more responsibility thanJenny would because theRicobumsodisgustedher, that the RicoRizzo Livingston'sarticles tended tobegin with this sortofobser- grant them, and more opportunity for "personal style." role must have been one of the most difficult Dustin vation: "Well, theycall it anart film,but it'sOK anyway." Anyway, big there's no Arts Rule-book that says art can't Hoffman has —ever played. She showed no sensibility to Forone thing,believe it ornot, someofusaren'tautomati- be self-conscious if—it takes—thenotion;a reviewer him/her- such thoughts the story itselfoccupiedher socompletely cally deterredby the label "art film." For another thing,it self may not like it fine butifhe/she means tobea re- that she never commented on performances, cinematog- seems to me that someone with such an attitude towards sponsible reviewer he/she must, Ibelieve,begin to recog- raphy, etc. The story itself occupiedher socompletely (if "art films" shouldn't be reviewing them. Granted, this nize where "right" and "wrong" cease, and where his/her not sodeeply)that she didn't even notice that one might in- campus on the whole isn't overly appreciative of "artsy" opinions begin. terpretMidnight Cowboy'sending,oh horrors, happily. things,andJennymaybetrying to reachabroaderaudience Anyway, I'm not one of "those suckers who believe than thecampusculture-vulture set. But infact herremarks i anything the critics say"; Idon't even know what critics sound like part of the anti-arts tradition, not likecalculated— saidabout MidnightCowboybut Iknow Iliked it.Iwent to concessions. The articles are hardly over-esoteric they For one thing,believe itor not, some of see the movie in part to spite Livingston's "review," be- displaynoexcessiveorimpressiveknowledgeofmovies or us aren't automaticallydeterred by the cause the article's toneincensed me so. I'mglad Isaw it, movie-making. Rarely if ever do they discuss historical gladIrejected Jenny Livingston's unsolicitedadvice. And significance, the directors'other works,casting, theactual label 'art film.' For another thing, it that our opinionson MidnightCowboydiffer isn't thepri- of movie, etc.; — making the filming techniques, they rarely seems to me someone with such an at- mary cause of my irritation here Itooliked BloodSim- if ever even offer arespectably thoroughplot-summary. I ple, and liked The Gods Must Be Crazy, yet disliked don't expect a here, I expect or titude towards 'art films' shouldn't be professional job and don't Livingston's approach to reviewing them. The latest arti- over-blown,lofty, thesaurus-dependent — want reviews reviewingthem cle, not unlike the Midnight Cowboy article, was essen- but Iwould to know that "reviewing"David- like someone tially a shallow plot-summary with an absurdly broad son's movies knows more about (that's movies than Ido generalizationtacked on at the beginning. asking quite little),and these reviews fall far short of that ? expectation. But on to thatMidnight Cowboyarticle, which Iwould 4 rather call a diatribe than a review. You remember,Jenny 4 wrote to tell us how much shehated that movie. Well,if a Well,if areviewer hatesa filmhe/sheis not one reviewer hates a filmhe/she is obligedto give Anyway,I'm of 'those suckers — noless good no less obliged to give good reasons for who believe anythingthe critics say';I reasons for thathate perhapsone must defend such dis- — likeeven more thoroughly approbation. Jenny that hate perhaps one must defend don't even know what the critics said than did no such thing. The article centered around a snide plot "sum- such dislike even more thoroughly than about Midnight Cowboy but Iknow Imary" which wasapparently supposedtoconvince usof the approbation likedit movie's stupidity, but (at least inmy case) didn't because so much of the plot wasleft out. Shealsomade twogeneral J statements which Iconsider far too superficial to count as Here's a second complaint, and also anillustration of criticism. The first,ineffect: This movieisbadbecause it's Ihope my angerhas made some small sense. In case?it Complaint No I: When she reviewed Blood Simple, depressing. The second: This movie is bad because the hasn't, here's a quick summary: surely we at a "highly Livingston took it uponherself to define for us adirector's characters wear such nasty clothes. As for the first state- selective liberal artscollege" can come up withreasonably role inmovie-making. Sheanswered thatcomplex question ment, it's a far cry from "critical evaluation." Apocalypse substantial film reviews,not just CuteMovie Masterplots. Now, with asimple, bald statement to thiseffect: The director is for example, is no cheerful film, but that hardly In the future Ihope The Davidsoniaris film reviews will supposed to keep him/herself out of the picture; he/she makesit bad.Ditto for thenovelMobyDick, theplayHam- exhibit a bit less slangchatter and a bit more insight. should just stay behind the scenes and let the script do its let. Jenny did extend this first statement, claiming that the own work. She didn'tbother to notethather statement was movie "had nothing to say." However,it seems to me that Baggett isa senior English majorfromThomasville, GA Laundryservice lacks Mrs. Qeadi'scare

buyingMrs.Creach ahouse whenIgetoutofDavidsonand desired or the expectedeffect when Ibrought my shorts to Anthony Gristina make my firstmillion. be soexpertly laundered,she still didnot believe thatcom- Getting back to the narrative, when Ireturned to the pensation was inorder. She arguedthat itmustbe thepoor laundry shed, as Ilike to callit, to pick my surprise pack- quality of shorts the The Student Store markets. But no, age,Iwas notsurprised. AsItoreopenthepaper Iwascon- that was not it because Ihave a friend who owns the same After a longperiodof editorial silence 1 thought that my fronted with my new Davidson gym shorts, or more pre- shorts and gets them washed at this same place,but the re- opinionated penhadrun out of ink orrather ithadbeen used cisely what was left of them. Instead of their usual white sult was quite different. a gleam in less creative and more affected manner in academic contrasted withared Davidsonemblem on oneleg,I By this point Iwas quite annoyed and Iam sure that However,I an trivialities. was accosted by issue today of beheld what resembled a yellow rag with a faintly visible even Mrs. Beaver sensed this.My dearMrs. Beaver for 1 such significance that my hot-blooded pencould no longer brown spot on the leg.Of course Iam exaggeratingfor ef- am a Davidson student and whileImight not know the day know expecting some fect, restrain itself. I that the reader is but needless to say these shorts were unsuitable for of the week, unless of course it is a Wednesday andIonly unique and profound insight into life ormaybe a psycholo- display onanycampus.Iwas notangry. Ithought tomyself have one class,or the year that Iwill graduate,Ido under- gical examination of some particular social organization, that surely these peoplehave made a mistake and put my stand the complex implications of washing clothes. Mrs. but my current concern is much fundamental delving former more shorts in with the wrongload. Ipresentedmy dis- Beaver Ido know that white shorts do not turn yellow un- into foundation at deep the of this bureaucratic institution that covery the counter with a forgiving air as any proper less they have beenput in with the wrongload,and finally, you College. might and Icall Davidson Iknow that it be Davidson student would have done, and was instructed to at the risk of rendering your argument impotent, Iknow to believe but there is struc- hard a serious problem in the see Mrs. Beaver inthe back. that this isnot thefirst time your valuable servicehasmade tureof thisacademic Utopiaandconservative refuge. ' a mistake. Did know that thelaundry system is includedinthe you This matter is far more serious than it seems because it tuition,ormore did youknow that youhave appropriately, illustrates the inherent flaw in the socialist theory. Who to pay the laundryandit cannotbeseparatedfromyour tui- explaining her After to that Iam not a wouldhave thought that suchasituation existsrighthere in tion? The situation is similar to the diningservice where the dipperofshorts . shestill didnotbe- Davidson?It isapparent that since thelaundry service is in- 14meal planisthe smallestone available,but thatmatter is . . sured financial support from the college,it has lost avalu- for later attack. Last week forthe first timeIgave thelaun- lieve that compensationwasinorder able ingredient, namely incentive. My point is clear, if dry service theprivilege to perform theirproudrole for the Davidson is going to insist that Ipay for the laundry ser- first time this schoolyear. Tobe sureIdidnot include my vice,Iwould hopethat theservice isacceptable.Ihope that fine washables inthat amorphous bundle ofalaundry bag, ? my exposehas made an impression on those concerned, if but only the most rudimentary articles of clothing. Iwill Mrs Beaverproceededtoread me thelabelonthe waist not,bewareof theeditorialpenfor itmaybeloaded within- never trust my prize blue jeans somewhere between the of theshortsasifIhadforgot to whenIgavethem theshorts delible ink. point of well-wornanddelapidation,andmy SaintLaurent to wash. She told me thatImusthavedippedthem insome- cottonsweater toanyother handsbutthoseofMrs.Creach, thingtomake them turnyellow Afterexplainingtoherthat . Gristina is a sophomore English major from Winston the elderly maid of my grandma. Ioften fantasize about Iam not adipper of shorts and that Ihadnot received the Salem.NC Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN 17 Anexamination of theDavidsonexperience rules and regulations designed to nip this dilemma in the people whohave stoppedpracticing the piano or stopped bud. Ifeel that the root of the problem exists in the other writing playsand poetry since arriving. The opportunities half of thejuxtaposition thatImentioned in thefirstline of are available but most of these organizations are domina- Ken Mobley this paragraph. Davidson is aroutine. natedby thesame groupsanddon'tgainmuch support from Iwojld assert that theproblem ofpartying atDavidson therest of the campus. The same people who appearin the is not so much a result of a lack of respect for the ideals of plays alsoare in thedance troupe,choral groups and write this institution,but rather a natural outgrowth of the struc- for creative journals. Academics at Davidson don't readily The Davidson Experience. Here we— are at one of the tureof the school.Davidson issmall. Southern,traditional. promotecreativity either. Onecan only be socreative on a finest liberal artscolleges in America exploringthe re- Classes meet every day,— with reviews scheduled at almost Humes paper that is due the day after a biology review and cessesof humanknowledge, satisfying ourneedsof sociaj always the same time duringthedreaded midterm week twodays before a history midterm. The mind that is tuned survival,andpreparingfor theawful onslaughtof the "real and at theendof theterm.Theaveragedayis ratherpredict- at Davidson is theanalytical mind: one that is adept atadd- world." So what exactlyis the DavidsonExperience and is able:classes inthe morning, studying orrelaxing inthe af- ing equations and analyzinghistorical data. it all that it is reputed to be? Without a doubt,my experi- ternoon, and studying or relaxing at night (depending on Naturally, these problems are not items that can be ence thus far at Davidson has been superlative, and at the amount of either oneaccomplished in theafternoon, of miraculously cured over the courseof the summer, but are times, even extraordinary. But at the same time, there are course). The next morning you scrape yourself from your long-term concerns that Davidson might address. The in- certain restrictions of this college that I think are worth loft and pour yourself into a desk for a lecture and begin tent of thisarticle is not to point any lingers or tooffer any mentioning. again.The intensity of the workloadalsoserves to magnify great solutions These are just my ownpersonal observa- A day at Davidson consists mainly with the process of this routine. With the amount of brain cells used on the tions on some of the facets of the Davidson Experience juxtaposing the routine of college work with the creative academics at Davidson, one should feel justified wasting Our college is a fantastic institution,but ilisnotperfect. In ability of college students to waste time. The latter being some hereand there. The outlet ofsuch aroutine results not answering such problems as the social life al Davidson,I the mostinspiring,I'llbeginthere. To wastetime atDavid- only in a viable social life on Patterson Court, but also really don't think the solutions will come through regula- son consists mainly of socializing in the library, sleeping, serves to fuel such organizations as the YSSC, SGA, and tions as much as it willcome fromlooking at the structure or the willful destruction of a massive quantity of brain the Student Union. The outlet at parties just isn't as neatly of the school. Everyone agreesthai there is aproblem,but cells at campus parties. Once again, the latter being the channelled at times. too many restrictions on the social life may only serve to most interesting, I'll address that issue first. There is the The routine of Davidson has other consequences be- stifle the students. We do notneed any more rituals In this growing concern among Davidson's faculty, administra- sides the outgrowthofpartying. In aninstitution where life sense, Ihope that the ritual of Davidson docs not ruin the tion, and even students that the school is too concerned has become mechanical,creativity often becomes stifled. DavidsonExperience. with creatively wasting time (i.e.partying). And now, in Davidson is heading in that direction. One can argue that order tocope withthis tendency,it seemsasif thecollege is there are opportunities such as Hobart park or music by bestowing upon the student body a wondrous array of groups,but Ithink one wouldbesurprised at the number of Mobleyisa sophomorefrom Winston Salem. NC Imaginetheshoeontheother foot

the purpose of gatheringa supposedly intellectually gifted group of people (such as that at Davidson College) ifit is In closing I would like to leave Davidson with some not to reevaluate society and seek reform where it is things to consider. Being gay isnot a choice that someone Lee Bock needed? Perhaps the Davidson Gay Support Group is makes; as a matter of fact, expertsare becoming more and suggesting that the act of homosexuality not be il- more rate ' should convinced that it may be biological. At any legal. perhaps whatgoesoninone sownhome ,just as long people are not gay with the intentionofbeingrebellious.It Inresponseto GrantMorain's articleonthegay support as it does not infringe upon the rights of others, is one's canbe hell for them, that is why youdonot know who they group being formed here at Davidson, Iwould like to own business. However, Grant himself said that the sup- are.That is why there is a need for support groups.Hthey examine some of the points addressed in that editorial and port group is not implicitly initself doing anythingillegal. could be "normal," and not have to suffer the persecution present a different point of view. Many people are con- Beinggay isnotagainst the law,the homosexual act is. The that they do, I'msure they would.Gaypeople aregay be- cerned thata fine reputableeducationalinstitution such as supportgroupisnot directlyencouraginganyillegal act.So cause it is to them a natural inclination.It is the only way Davidson College could be sponsoring a group which is anyone whois worriedabout thegroup's breakingthe law they can live and be happy. i( is not a sickness; that is. it supporting homosexuality, homosexuality being(a)illegal and using Davidson's name can rest easily cannot be—cured. Try to imagine if the shoe were on the (or the act thereof) and (b) immoral. On the contrary, I As far as homosexuality's being immoralis concerned, other fool if heterosexuals were inthe minority if you think an institution which truly cares about its students Ican not argue with anyone who has chosen to interpret were denied the right to lovemembersof theopposite sex could only take the route of supporting such a group. things from the biblically literal standpoint, as Granthas I People who think that Davidson should be void of Firstof all, the act of homosexuality is illegal inNorth can only put things into perspective. Retainingclose ties homosexuals make me curious People who say to gays, Carolina. That is true. Of course,sex in any positionother with the Presbyterian Church, as Davidsonhas resolved to and those whosupport them, "youshould have never come than the missionary position, oral sex, and spitting in the do,can be a very tricky thing Forexample,Paul says that here in the first place," seem I'.' have an interestingidea ol I've always (hat the pur street are also illegal in most states. However, bringing women should not speak in church Iquestion any alum what Davidson should be. thought learn to them these things into light does not negate the point that nus, trustee, or student who would tell a female that she- pose of a liberal arts education was lo deal with Grant hasmade: it simply makes the chargea little less seri- may not speak at DCPC because Davidson College is at- people different fromourselves lo gain many different wrote my css;iy on ous. Still, homosexuality is on the books as a crime and tempting to maintain ties with the Presbyterian Church I perspectives Al least thai is what I in spending lour there is aDavidson group which is givingsupport to those can cite further examples Patterson Court operates under my application to Davidson To think thai who are inclined to engageinsuch activity. Iam not going the auspices of Davidson College, yet it certainly allows yearsin a homogenousenvironment is going toprepare you is faulty they are out to evade the issue by saying that just because the support many activities whichcould beinterpretedas immoral from lor the outside world a little Because and and whites, men anil groupgives support to homosexuals does not mean— that the the conservatively religious point of view Intentionally there: guys straights, blacks homosexualsactually practice homosexuality thisis ab- harming one'sbody is a sin. Shall weremove the cigarette women. Youmight as welllearnabout themand try lolearn surd. The question is: should a group, using the name of machine from the upstairs ofthe Union?If wearegoing to to live with them whileyou are hen; Davidson College, be supporting people that might inten- interpret everythingliterally, there isgoing tohave to be a tionally go out anddo something illegal? major overhaul around here But why is it that we only Candor, In answer to that question, Iwould like to inquire as to seem to interpret things literally when it is convenient for hoik is a sophomore from NC HAVEAGOODSUMMER- BUTBEFOREYOUGO, Pptp; PLEASEREMEMBER M j9 TORETURN |lg£g| YOURLIBRARYBOOKS!! Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIAN

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Last spring's editorial tirades about student apathy do not apply this *' v mi r iiii!ini i \ J § /-x spring. In thepast few weeks, studentshaveseemed to turnself-centered » . activity into activism: the sheer length of this week'sOpinions section bears witness to that switch. The giant slumbering beast of apathy has turned into ahyperactive humanitarianist.

The most obvious example of this hyperactivity is last Saturday's (not Solidarity Celebration held in response necessarily opposition) to | Chernobyl shortly afcr the meltdown the Ku Klux Klan rally which occurred simultaneously. It was a great ffilK* idea that was both well executedandeffective. Thecelebrationreacheda ' ■ %' V 1||IIIIIII|\ \ MMMM i Ifi i ill iiii degree of success that other rallies can only hope to attain. A group of 1 >»vib4OHi»i( students actedquickly andalmost literally turned Davidson intoa ghost town which was filled with people in Halloween costumes living in bygonedays. -Letters A group that is livingnow and thinking of the future is the students whobuilt the "shanty town" inbetweenthe StudentUnionand theMartin Troglodytes ScienceBuilding.Thisgroup, tagged StudentsAgainst Apartheid, isfol- lowing the example set by students at many other colleges and univer- To the Editors: committment and also the morals of the OnceagainTimBrown'sarticleonSpe- Trustees. sitiesby buildinglean-to'smade ofjunk. Theseattention-grabbing struc- cial Operations (11 April 86) rearsits ugly So, how can the Trustees defend their built convince ofDavidson (who tures were to theTrustees are inciden- head. policyof investmentin corporations within tally visiting this weekend) to divest from South African companies. SayresRudy says that since Ihave the South Africa? The publication states that, They may just succeed. impudence toquestion the"facts" presented "there is certainly agreement . .. that the in thearticle Iamnotquiteequal to a "trog- South African governementis in violation lodyte" (I had to look that one up). As Ire- of human rights . . . But, so are the gov- Another group steeped in controversy apparently has formed in the member TimBrown paraphrases aCaptain ernments of many other major countries past two weeks: theGay Support Group.Long overdue in its formation, Burgessas saying our Special Ops training throughout the world." this group strives to provide,as thename suggests, support for the gay isbelow par. When didTimtalk to theCap- This is nothing short of blatant hypoc- community at Davidson. The founders, some of whom incidentally are tain? What were his exact words? In what risy. They are fooling themselves that they straight, saw a need and worked to meet it. Their first meeting was well context? He says that a helicopter pilot aredoing right when dealing withanunde- attended, and we can only hope that more people (both straights and threatened to kill a questioning National niable wrong. Guardsman. Really!Isit an accuratequote? TheExecutiveCommittee of the Facul- gays) will go to the next meeting. My experiencecompels me to think other- ty has asked that the Board ofTrustees re- wise.Sorry,but that is how wetroglodytes view their seven yearoldinvestment policy The YSSC cookout this past Tuesday brought to light the functions think. Where did Mr. Brown do his re- with respect to Davidson College's invest- search; Time,Life,SportsIllustrated? Did ments inSouth Africa. We agree.It is time which that groupperforms. These functions are also enumerated in its the soldiersreaaly go"splat . . .instead of the Trustees remove the smoke-screen of name: Student Service Corps. Their wholeprogram is oriented towards splash?" Only a troglodyte would question false morality, divest. Now. activism; they donothing but help others. such well-researched information. All and Students Against Aparteid all what makes Mr. Brownan authority on Unconventional Warfare? It makes a poor above, From the fourexamples it isclear that activismmeans helping dumb troglodyte wonder. Spencer others. The students at Davidson are finally crawling out of the '70s We troglodytes have become a bit up- "me" decade and into the '80s of volunteerism. Davidson is becoming pity since the invention of the wheel. We lessprovincial andmore diverse,and studentsare becoming morerecep- question what we read. We think that To the Editors: sent the tive tothis diversity. twelve years experienceoutweighsa trip to Spencer House following letter themagazinerack. Sorry,but that's the way to the Committee onCampus andReligious we troglodytes think. Life. The letter addresses the "Option Sys- DonaldKropp tem" proposed by the Patterson Court Selection Committee. The CCRL was to vote on the "Option System" Wed., April The Davidsonianis published Fridays during the school yeer by the stu- 30. dentsof Davidson College.Addresscorrespondenceto: Tha Davidsonian, Box 219, Davidson,NC 28036. Phone (704) 892-2000.ext.148 and149.Of- Divest To:TheCommittee OnCampusandReligi- fices located on the top floor of the Grey Student Union. Opinions ex- ousLife pressedinletterstotheeditor orOpinionsarticlesdonotnecessarilyreflect To the Editors: "LetLearningBe Cherished WhereLiberty theviewsof theeditorialboard of TheDavidsonian Subscriptions cost $13 peryear,or $24per yearforfirst classpostal rates.Advertising ratesavail- OnFeb. 22, 1979, the Board of Trus- Has Arisen" ableonrequest.Copyrightheldbythe Trusteesof DavidsonCollage. teespublishedthier"Statement ofDavidson Respect and gratitude go to the Patter- Trustee Endowment Investment Policy," sonCourtSelection Committee for their ef- News Staff: Jane Aurell, Laura Ballenger.Jim Dillon. Keith Finch. Laura Gabel. which deals directly withtheir stand onin- forts to "improve the collegecommunity." AndreaGross,Jeff Lcsesne, AaronLevine. vestment inSouth Africa. DanMurrey was right,theCommittee has a Features Andy Ball,assistant editor,Laura Ballenger.Mark Chen. Lee Staff: features The says that, college's lotonits hands. SpencerHouse feels, Eichelberger,Trey Jammes, Johnson,JennyLivingston,Nelle McCorkle. statement "the how- Martha ever, that the Committee's aim, SportsStaff: Emil Cekada,BoydCoggins.PamHarmann, Susan Wilkins investments should not be made in sec- "to make Photography Staff: RomyCawood,BillHartman,KenJones,KyongLee,DavidPel urities or corporations or in other assets the system as self-governing as possible," rankle which are used in ways which contradict or misses the target. The atmosphere of free- Staff Artist:RichardCloudt violate the Christian committment of the dom and responsibility to which Davidson ProductionStaff: BethBryson,Kim Crabtree,ClisbyHall.KimRobertson,Susan Wil- college." College aspires,appeals tomany. Students Yarborough kins, Ben Surely the policy of apartheid in South value the "democratic campus social sys- Compositors:DougKim,LyndaKorfmann, Laure Van Dierdonck Africacontradicts and violatestheChristian tem" described in the Davidson catalogue Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVIDSONIA Parentssharememoriesoftheir son works!) Then On the other side, my education was going loveHimand to live Him.That's all. AsPaul saidinPhilip- nowhere. When Iwas feelinggoodIwoulddo very wellat pians, the Lord has gainedus so that we might gainHim. Ted and Ruby Wen Harvey Mudd, yetIcouldn't keepit up. When Idropped Nothingmore. Lord Jesus, grow inus. out last March Iknow Ihad todosomething. Icouldn't go "Most likely Iwill be leaving here in March, I will to school,I—couldn't hold a job,Icouldn't have a normal probably beattending acollege inNorthCarolina . . ." churchlife 1was reallycornered. However,Ifound out ! The second letter is not dated. Dear Faculty andStudents: could get better if Iwent to a clean environment. Then "Ijust finished my first term at Davidson.1don't know We have thought you of often since the time of our hopefully my body's tolerance could be recovered. Until I ifIevertold youhow Icamehere. It was like mostchanges son's memorial service at College. Davidson We were re arrived atNewport,Ifelt like aballbeingbounced around. that have occurred inmy life.It just sort of worked out that ally touched about your feelings toward our son Tim. It Do youknow that since last March Ihave stayedin 13 dif- way.Ihad made a list of feasible colleges to go to in terms would be so good if wecan hear from you and get to know ferent places. of environment and costs. Davidson was the only place you.This means a great deal to us.Perhaps,inthis wayour "... Many times Iliterally lost my will to live. Yet where Ihad the peace toapply. It wasreally strange.Ijust memory of Timwill be a living one. every time when the psychological pressure became un couldn't get myself tofill out any moreapplications.So, in We would like to include heresome portions from two bearable, the Lord wouldcome andsay,'DoyouloveMe?' early March,Iarrived at Davidson. Ihad no idea what to letters that he wrote to his friend Ron Zeir which led to his and everytime my heart would melt. The Lord is tooreal expect. 1 just landed in a southern college immersed into decision to attend Davidson. The first letter isdated Dec The four months Ihave been here, my health has slowly, theculture of the South. 23, 1983. ever so slowly, improved. This is the most encouraging "Now that Ilook back, all Ican truly say is "As that this you know Iacquired this bothersome chemical sign . .. move was in God's hand ..." hypersensitivity. It is an unbelievably frustrating ailment. "About a month ago, Ibegan to experience a real There to no seems be rhymeorreason behind it.Every time change inmyrelationship with the Lord. A lotof small ex- We would like to inform you that Rogerand ElsaFiero Iseemed to getbetter 1 would have a fresh turn to the Lord, periencesIwas having began to add up. The bitterness I with whom Timmy has found a real home away from then I get but would worse again. Gradually all the ele- had was swallowed up. Spiritually, Iam coming out of a home,are now residingin Davidson. We dohope that you ments of thechurch life seemed toslip away.When Ihad to hibernation. Ithink the Lord's economy is clearer to me wouldget to know them also. (ell the brothers Icould nolonger serveon children's meet- now than it has everbeen. There isno fixed way to experi- We are also inthe process of moving to Raleigh,North ingmy heart nearly broke. Then this past May Ifound out ence the Lord. We all areexperiencingthedispensation of Carolina. If the Lord's willing,we will visit Davidsonfrom meeting that halls themselves were 'verboten.' (By the God, yet ineach of our lives our experienceof the Lord is time to time. Hope we can be incontact witheach other. way,I'mglad you decided to stopcomplaining to the Lord unique. My desire is to take careof the Lord at each mo- We would like to thank you all so much for coming to about me. Igave already done too much myself. Ialso ment. Even when1 am writingright nowIneed to take care Tim's MemoriaJ service and for sharing withus your ex out to found just realizemy situation was inHishands was of the Lord. That isall that He requires ofme. Ifeel there periences with him. We appreciated your cares,concerns sufficient, not at least for me.Itjust made me bitter toward are so manyother requirements Ineed to meet suchas how and sympathy. I Him. found out the secret is to thank Him! It really to become self-sufficient Yet the Lord just wants me to Ted and Ruby Wen Letters

(p. 44). With the best of intentions, the Some guidelines may necessarily limit Committee attempts to create harmonious students' freedom, but the proposed "Op- relationshipsamong the court and campus tionSystem" overstepsits right to interfere. Drunkenness and hounding by anxious SpencerHousedoes not support any restric- fraternities may beresults of the "democra- tions from parties, but a revision in the tic system," but seven weeks of repression calendar would be more acceptable.Three are not a justified solution. Davidson Col- weeks of "no parties" for freshmen would lege should not turn to unnecessaryrestric- alleviate enoughacademic pressure and aid tions in its efforts to protect the freshman adjustment to campus life. With some sort Main St. Davidson from social pressure. of compromise and awareness of student The fast pace of Fall term overwhelms opinion thePattersonCourt SelectionCom- many students. By lessening the shock of mittee can devise a fair system. As the 892-7805 collegelife,theSelection Committee wants Davidson College Statement of Purposes to help the freshmen adjust. The "Option closes, "Only with divine guidance and Davidson at- System" attempts to reduce pressure to through ceaseless effort can -— Lake Norman party and allow freshmen more time to tainits goals and be what itought to be" grasp Davidson academics. Alienation, aninstitution of learningand liberty. though, hinders adjustment. For an indi- The Women of Spencer House vidual to grow heor shemust face choices Progress results from crises such ascritical times of the freshman year. If Davidson succeeds in "choosing students of charac- ter, of generalas well as academic ability, land]of loyalty to the idealsof thecollege," SPRING GOLD SALE then thefreshmen willsurvive their new in- * dependence (DavidsonCollegeCatalogue, Friday and Saturday May 2 &3 ONLY!!! «Sg 45). The "home on thehall" plays animpor- Just in Time for Mother's Day and Graduation! tantrole inthe transition tocollege life.The P^ Committee wisely considers the unity of Presentation of this coupon worth friends and counselors; however, confine- Jewelry & ment negates growth friendship. free of 30% OFF!!! Mother's DayJ Special!!!r One week offreshmen mixers is enoughto JewelryJ^e Repair acquaint 360 ex-high school kids. They All purchases ofcolored stone, diamond,& pearl items want to be members of the college. Other thru Saturday,May 10, 1986 students sometimes view freshmen as out- siders, and under the new system up- unwillingly. perclassmen must do so As Gold: STUDENTS: 20% discount cards are available pressured as parties can be, they are a Large Assortment of 14 kt. sales) chance to integrate and meetpeople. Cam- chains,charms,bracelets,rings,& earrings (Discount not applicableduring pus-wide parties do provide aneutral place members to for independents and court Exit 28 off1-77 / socialize. Unfortunately,houses maypres- \ sure covert "rushing" at these few occa- Rt. 2,Hwy73W ' sions. Squeezing "rush" into a six- week f^ f% J period after seven weeks of "no trespas- sing" will force freshmen and houses to Cornelius,N.C. make theirchoiceby reputation,rather than J / familiarity. allowed to Freshmen should be a.m.- * freely experiment with their social life Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10 7 p.m. They should retain their "liberty" to "fre- Sat.: 10 a.m.- 6p.m. quent a place" and their "right to do and think according tochoice" (RandomHouse Dictionary). 20 Friday, May 2, 1986 THEDAVTDSONIAN GoingsOn About Davidson

YURI TUVIM AND GARYNICHOLS ON RUSSIA: STUDENTSHOW:Chambers Gallery, 10a.m.to5p.m. Past,Present andFuture,900Room, 7:30p.m. Boy,Ibet CROPLUNCH:900Room, 12:30 p.m. the reaction to this one will be equivalent to a nuclear DANCE GUILD, SCA: Morrison Room, 7 p.m. to 9:30 bomb! p.m. MEETINGFORNEWRA'S:Morrison Room, 8p.m. KAPPA SIGMA INTEREST GROUP: Conference LETTERWRITING: Room, 8p.m. STUDENT SHOW:Chambers Gallery, 10a.m. to5p.m. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Room, 8:30p.m. "Alright,now forma*b' and UNION COMMITTEE SOCIALISTS: 900 Red Room, Some reviewershave called it a"small nightmare." Conference 8:30p.m. to 10p.m. UNCC,away at 3p.m. a 'c.'" BASEBALL: David- BENEFIT DANCE: Chambers Gallery, 9 INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Big OPENENDWITHKITMORRIS:Discussionon SQUARE Athletics,BigScreen Room,10p.m. to 11 p.m.Notice p.m. to midnight. Come outand support those squares! Screen Room, 7 p.m. son on end." THURSDAY NIGHT WITH: 900 Room, 10 p.m to SPRING MAJOR DRAMA PRODUCTION: Tartuffe, how theyclose the time limit an"open VainCommons. 12:55 p.m. HodsonHall,8p.m. SENIORBANQUET: CARTOONS: Love Auditorium, 10p.m. Featuring visi- ting trustees.

STUDENTSHOW:Chambers Gallery, 10 am to5p.m. LUNCHEON FOR ERIK PIERRE: Swedish Diplomat, Summer Fall Spring Counselor for political affairs of the Swedish Embassy in N.C. STATE ACLU: Chambers Gallery, 8:30 am to Washington, 900 Room, 12:30p.m. WASHINGTON 5:30p.m. Itstands for Air Conditioners Legionand Union. UNIONBOARDMEETING:Conference Room, 5p.m TOWNDAY: Village Green. Yellow and Red. ISABEL DAY:Public Defender of MecklenburgCounty, OR LONDON TRACK: Appalachian State University Invitational,away 900 Room, 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. She's the knight of the INTERNSHIPS at Daniel Boone. peopleof thenight nvcnon summer RUGBY:Belmont. home, Ip.m. DAVIDSON COMMUNITY PLAYERS: P-Eu Hall, UArUnU 1986 SPRING MAJOR DRAMA PRODUCTION: Tartuffe. not it stinks! 7:30p.m. We're implying that Full Academic YearsIn HodsonHall, K p.m DR. JOHNHAUGELAND: "Artificial Intelligence and "Oxford University the Western Mind,"Morrison Room, 8 p.m. " Room, L.S.E. M CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MEETING: Red 8:30 "St.Andrews,Scotland p.m. SUNDAY I SGA MEETING:Conference Room, 9 p.m. U.S.credits willbe transferred r~ through Hampden-Sydney College,foundedinVirginia by DC. WIND ENSEMBLE OUTDOOR CONCERT: JamesMadisonin1776. Front Lawn, next to Cunningham Fine Arts Building, 4 Graduate workis anoption. p.m. They're tryongto blow away Cunningham. WEDNESDAY 1 T~ TheDirector of Studiesfor the DAVIDSON COMMUNITY PLAYERS: Ewe Hall,he Centerfor QualityEducation Abroad(inBritain) is theRt. said sheepishly. 7:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m. STUDENTSHOW:Chambers Gallery, 10 a.m. to5 p.m Hon.TheLordBeloff, D.Litt. AEROBICS:900 Room,8 p.m. D.C.RAPE CRISIS: BigScreen Room, 5 p.m. (Oxoa),Fellowof theBritish CENTER FOR SPECIAL STUDIES ANNUAL Academy, ProfessorEmeritus SENIOR BANQUET:Front and Center,6p.m. of Government andFellow of PATTERSON COURT SELF-SELECTION POLICY: AllSouls,Oxford. INQUIRIESTO: 1 MONDAY 1 'T^ 900 Room,7:30 p.m. to9 p.m. The best show in town. JANET KOLLEK.J.D., OPERA WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE: 900 Room, AdmissionsDirectorCQEA/ STUDENTSHOW:ChambersGallery, 10 a.m. to5p.m. 8:30 p.m. W1SC, Rm53,158 W.81 St., GANGHIAN PEACEMOVEMENT:900 Room, 12:30 NY,NY,10024. p.m. to 2:30 p.m. These people areGangh-ho. (212-724-0804/724-0136). U.S. AIRFORCE:Union Lobby,2 p.m. to4 p.m. | (EO/AA) JUGGLING:Morrison Room, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. THURSDAY T 1 RA MEETING:Big Screen Room, 7 p.m The meeting will then move to the Gallery to clean up after this past week's herd ofstudents. UNITED WAY: Conference Room, Big Screen Room DAVIDSON COMMUNITY PLAYERS: Eu Hall. 7:30 and Blue Room, all day. It rhymes somewhat like a p.m. to 9.30 p.m. limerick.

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