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Davidson College Wednesday,October 3,2001 Volume 93,Number 5 Red Bike program struggles to survive By Richard Vinson of2001SeniorClassGift,andtheDirector of to launch them off balconies or into lamp- '02,whowasinstrumental inbringingthered EditorEmeritus the Union. posts. RemarkedDOAssistantDirectorMike bikes toDavidson,agreed:"It'sveryunfortu- Hwang and Legerton presented the as- Goode, "It's clear to me that some people nate; there was definitely some malicious After numerous acts of malicious vandal- sembled students with afew options. First, treat community propertypretty callously." vandalism." ism effectively rode the Community Bike once DO employees have repaired the red Senior Class President Bobby Pittenger The damage was apparently so great that Program into the ground, the SGA and bikes,theycouldcontinue the program with seeRed BikeS,page2 Davidson Outdoors are struggling to keep nosignificant changes. "Ideally, we'dkeep Davidson'sred bikesrolling. [the red bike program] the way it is," said DOPresident Julie Hwang'02 and Vice- Hwang. president Wendy Legerton '02 reported.the Under theoldsystem,bikescouldbepicked losses to the SGA atits meetingonSept. 27. upanddepositedvirtually anywhereoncam- Of the original 20 bikes purchased, three pus, each equipped with a chain lock, in are in working condition. One is currently theory,to prevent theft and wantondestruc- missing.Nonehavebeenreleased forstudent tion of communal property. The Dean of use this year. Students office thencirculated thecombina- Noting that the purchase of 20 new bikes tiontothecampus community viaemail. The was a "very expensive endeavor" for those programallowed students themost freedom, involved, SGA President Joey Harris '02 asitdidnotattachanyspecialrequirementsto enjoined senators to "fix the situation." access to thebikes. Among those whocontributed to the pur- Unfortunately, these precautions failed to chase were the SGA, the President's Office, protectthebikes. Studentsprovedunwilling ■ theoffice of theDeanof Students,TheClass tolockupthebikes,andafew felt compelled Weekend benefit raises

$5,000 for NY firefighters MattWhited Earth-moving equipment and plastic orangefencing havebeen PCCorganizations andothers spearhead common sights on campus for the past year, butthe infrastructure improvements are part of a long-termplan to addmore greenspace effort to raise moneyfor diaster relieffund and adjustpedestrian and automobile traffic flow. By Roland F.Foss "We estimate close to 500 Davidson stu- StaffWriter dents attended the Outpost that night and Construction work infull manymore wereable to seeCastIronFilter," Sigma Phi Epsilon, with the help of Cast related Moskowitz.The concert was put on IronFilter,Turner andRusk Eatinghouses, with the cooperation of Turner and Rusk swing, set to continue into 2002 Papa D and WALT, will donate close to eatinghouses. $5,000 to the New York Firefighters 9-11 Much of the praise,he said, shouldgo to Disaster Relief Fund. These proceeds were DennisRice, affectionatelyknown as "Papa By PK Patel building, along with faculty offices and a netted lastFriday. D"by just about everyonewho knows him. Staff Writer room that will not only serve as a music Davidson's favorite localband,Cast Iron' He almost singlehandedly made all of the classroom, but also as a chemistry class- Filter,played toa packedhouse atSigEpon quesadillas,thusdrawingpeopledown tothe Take a walk to or from just about any- room. where on campus, and one thing will un- The topfloor will feature a performance Fridaynight. At the same time,thebrothers Courtinthefirstplace,andproviding thefuel - of SigEp were busily selling quesadillas in tokeep them there much of thenight. doubtedly notgo unnoticed construction. hall with a capacity to seat 75-100, a tier the former Outpostbuilding. Peter Campbell '03 thought credit should From the brick pathways being laid all classroomandarecital hall. Thebuildingis AccordingtoDavidMoskowitz '03,Presi- also go to Moskowitz, whose "incredible around campus, to the renovation of the set toopenin August2002. dentofSigEp,approximately 900quesadillas energy andability" wascrucial topulling the Grey Building, to the completion of the Unknown tomany are the plans to reno- were sold. In addition to quesadillas, the night together. Performing Arts Center,plans togive this vatetheChambers Building. As thestudent fraternity also sold 125 Cast Iron Filter T- Campbell added that WALT radio should campus aface-lift are in full gear. population at Davidson grows, so does the shirts bearing sponsor's logos. Allproceeds be thanked for providing the music in the On Sept.27,David Holthouser,Director number of faculty members. As a result, werecontributed to thefund. Thiswasmade Outpost. of thePhysicalPlant,gaveapresentation to many are crammed in the building with possibleby the generosityof local sponsors, Boyd Stephenson '03, Social Chair of the SGA summarizing projectsdesignedto small andcrowded office space. Thenum- who subsidized the costof theT-shirts. SigEp, summed up the evening: "We really prepare this campus for the future. ber of classrooms in Chambers is low and The fraternity also sponsored a enjoyeda chance to helpDavidson students Workersarefinishing uptheDukeFamily the overall organization of the building is "quesadillathon,"throughwhich300students have a good time and help out an excellent Performance Hall,scheduledtoopenin win- poor. pledgeda certain amountof money for each charity at the same time." terof 2002. TheDukeFamily Performance The general planis to move the faculty quesadilla sold. Hall and the AlvarezCollegeUnion make offices out to the wings of the building to up the KnoblochCampus Center. make moreroom fornew classroomsinthe The huge black walls built around the middle. The building will be more acces- INSIDE THISWEEK Grey Building hide the old college union sible asit willhavefourelevatorsinsteadof News , 1-5 that was bustling with activity just a few one. Changes will be minimal on the first Dr.Arlene Saxonhouse delivered thePhi Beta Kappalecturelast week. monthsago. Itopenedin1941as thecollege floor. library and wasremodeledin 1975 to serve Thebiggestchange willbetheremovalof Arts & Living 6-7 as thecollege union. Itis,yet again,being Love Auditorium. It will be transformed You've spoken andnow the interview returns. MeetKells Hetherington. renovated; this time, for the music depart- intoanarea featuringthreehigh-techclasses ment. inthemiddleandfacultyofficesonthe sides. Perspectives 8-9 Thebasement of the building contained ThebackofLoveAuditoriumwillbechanged Student responds to faculty debate overplaques containing Scripture. thebookstore. Itwillnowbeexcavatedfour to look like the sides of the building. This feet andwillfeaturefaculty teachingstudios Sports 10-12 and student practice rooms. The music seeConstruction,page5 Women's soccerrecovers after rough start with victory over AppalachianSt. library willbelocatedonthefirstfloorof the News Wednesday,October 3,2001 Gay-Straight Alliancemakes debut By Emily Drew cussionofcurrentissuesconcerningthecom- sexuality at some point in their lives," said Staff Writer munity. Shea. "People who are questioningusually To attain these goals, the GSA plans to attendlarger schools,likeChapelHill,where After several attempts to form a solid provide relevant activities andprograms on gay supportgroups are more prominent." Shea decided on Davidson because she lay,Octo- campusorganization forgay support,Alison campusandalsoplans toco-op with gayand opportunity to deflate stereotypes. ber 3.Pi >ryspecial- Shea'03 has taken the initiative to organize lesbian supportgroupsandchurchesinChar- saw an Gay-Straight (GSA). group "I knew it would be a challenge," sjjjd ist,ResearchProfs BmeritusattheUni- the Alliance The lotte. Shea,"butIfiguredIcould takeit. Andthere versity of Georgia,and a member of the heldits firstmeetingonSept.26,andover30 "It's really important that we provide this faculty space for both gay and straight people to are alotof stereotypes todispel." technical staff at theBellLaboratories of students andat least 10 andadminis- thing To helpher cause, the GSA will sponsor Lucent Technologies, is appearing as the trators attended. come together,"saidShea. "It'sascary "Homosexuality and the Legal mathdepartment's2001BernardLecturer. "It was great to see that kind of*support," sometimes, when you live in a place where speakers on System" and "Homosexuality and the His talk begins at in the C. Shaw said Shea, who especially appreciated ap- peopledo gooutand hurtpeople due totheir 8 p.m. Planned for Oct. 8 and 9, the Smith 900Room. pearancesfromCollegePresidentBobbyVagt sexuality." Church." andChaplainRob Spach. Shea said that Davidson is making huge presentations willincludecurrentprofession- constitution, campus. Specifi- alsandanopportunity for audiencemembers ChapelHillchemistryprofessor to According to its the GSA stridesinsupportofgayson through discussion. . give talk onthehumanliver hopes to provide a "safe space for those of cally,RLOandcampussecurityhavestepped to interact "There's large divide of how people Professor Matthew R. Redinbo of the diverse gender identity, and all lesbians,bi- upsupport,andmany advertiseas supporters a religion or law and homosexual- UNC-ChapelHillchemistrydepartmentwill sexuals,gaypeople,heterosexual allies and oftheHumanRightsCampaign,anorganiza- reconcile gays, ity," said Shea. "There probably won't be give a talkFriday, October 5, titled,"The thosequestioning their sexuality or gender." tion that promotes equalrights for les- immediate solutions,butit'sreallyimportant StructuralBasisof XenobioticRecognition The constitution also holds that the GSA bians and bisexuals. Shea, Davidson, the differing groups understand each andMetabolisminHumanLiver."Thetalk willprovideawayfortheGSAcommunity to Accordingto at there are that areofficially out. other in arespectful way." beginsat2:30p.m.intheThurmanRoomof developapositiveself-concept,developposi- fewer thantenstudents who membership isopen toanyone in Martin ChemicalBuilding. tiverelationships,provideadvocacy,increase "AtDavidson,it'smorereasonable toesti- GSA the awareness andacceptance,andfacilitate dis- mate that one out of 25 will question their collegecommunity,andmeetingsare held at month. DeanRusk Program tohost African leastonce per musicianMamadouDiabate DavidsonCollege'sDeanRuskProgram Saxonhouse delivers PhiBeta Kappa lecture inInternational Studieswillpresentawork- By Nick Asma she noted,require a "democratic reading of demand attention, she claimed, as they are shopandperformanceby Africanmusician Writer the texts." oftenoverlooked aswell.For instance,in the Mamadou Diabate Friday, October 5. A Staff - Muchof the lecture focusedonthesignifi- Republic,"giventhe wealthof thehosts where nativeofMali,Diabateplaysthekora,a21 readingPlatonic dialogues, ofdialogues andtheoftenhiddenintent thedebate took place, the guestsdidnotsit in stringharpfromtheJellmusicaltraditionof While onemust cance keepinmind the democratic natureof Plato ofPlatoand his work the Republic.Accord- thedark,"butrather hadcandles toshedlight West Africa. The workshopbegins at 4:30 andhis underlyingimplications to thereader. ingtoSaxonhouse,everyaspectofadialogue onto their discussion. From them shadows p.m. in theC.Shaw Smith900Room,and Such was the main message presentedby fromPlato demandskeen attention to detail, werecastthroughouttheroom,similarinfact the performance begins at S p.m. in the Dr. Arlene Saxonhouse,professorof politi- form, and meaning.Early on she cited two to the shadows of Socrates' famous cave same Both events are free and location. cal science at the University of Michigan, styles of dialogue characteristic to Plato's analogy. opento thepublic. who delivered the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, writings.One,the "dramatic form,readslike Inmany classical texts,"the dialogue cre- entitled 'The Politics of ReadingPlato" on aplay,while in theother form,the narrative, ates ambiguity whichchanges the politicsof I A capellaquartet toperform Sept.27 Saxonhousespoke toapproximately thecharacterbeginsthedialogueandnarrates thedialogue to egalitarian and democratic." TheScholarsofLondonacappellaquar- . 40 people,including many professors in the theentireconversation."Bothof these styles Anothermain themeof thelecture wasthat tet wiltpresentaDavidsonCollegeConceit Science, imitation, "Socrates, SeriesperformanceSunday,October7.The History, Political and Classics de- were illustratedwithexamples fromPlatonic of and the fact that the partments. texts. narratorof the entire Republic,often speaks Scholars have givenmore than2,500con- Aprofessor at the Universityof Michigan She continued her discussion of dialogue throughother characters and thusmixes nar- certs inmore than50countries,presenting since the 1970s, Saxonhouse received her by describing Socrates, of the main withimitation."With thispoint with Gregorian chant, masses, motets, madri- how one ration as Ph.D. inpolitical science at Yale University characters inPlato'sRepublic, "makes him- others,Saxonhousecited examples gals, chansons,glees,folksongs,and con- all specific and has written several books on ancient selflook goodindramatically structureddia- fromthe text,evenreadingselectedpassages temporary music.For their Davidson Col- political theory,including logue, whereby emphasize point. legedebut,TheScholars willpresent "500 TheBirthofPoliti- the tension comes from the to her "Socratesimitatesall Greek Thought, Yearsof Song," a selection of sacred and cal Science in Ancient and dialogue itself. He also recites everything, characters of the Republic and becomes all Women in the History Political Thought: whichrequires muchstamina." characters heportrays.Becauseof the mixed secularmusic fromtheRenaissanceto to- of Ancient Greece to Machiavelli. A leading "The audience of the day Ticketsare$ forseniorcitizens,and Republic is largely narrative he becomes multi facet." . 10 field, us, $15 for the general public. The perfor- dignitaryinher hercurrentareaofstudy unknown to and this also affects our In the end, she claimed, "Because of the includes investigations into how ancient po- reading of the dialogue," according fact mancebegins at8p.m.inHodson Hallof to narrative style of the Republic and the contributes democratic CunninghamFineArtsBuilding.Forreser- liticaltheory to theory Saxonhouse. that Socrates is a democratic character, he and how gender inPlato's dialogues forms Unfortunately vations,call704-894-2135Mondaythrough muchof thereadingofPlato takeson multiple roles."Socrates is compa- questions traditionalreadingsofhispoliti- prior to the Fridaybetween2and5 p.m.Call704-894- on 1970s didnotpaymuchattention rable to the democratic regime as both deal ■57 form ition. cal thought. to dialogue,sothe reader lackedakeen"dis- with issues of multiplicity and struggle to For an hour in the C. Shaw Smith 900 tinctionbetweenSocrates andPlato's words." make choices. Room, she discussed Platonic dialogues, Saxonhouse went on todiscuss the views Hence,"Platois advocateofaclosed feurol iLecture notan Plato, Neurologist Mary I age will drawing examples from numerous classical of several leading contemporaries of society but an author who pusheshisreaders and citing opinions from other noted thencritiqued discussher work ii il cor plasticity texts theiropinions. to democratic principles of ambiguity." professors thesubject.Platonic dialogues, The and regeneration onMonday, October 8. on scenes surrounding thedialogue also "From the Laboratory to Superman: Re- pairingtheBrokenSpinalCord,"beginsat 7:30p.m.inmeC.Shaw Smith900Room. Vandalism threatens the returnofredbikes Bunge is professor of cell biology and anatomy at theUniversityofMiamiSchool RedBikes,frompage2 ally,we treat [the bikes] well,andthey work remains uncertain. While Harris vowed to of Medicine. Internationally recognized well for everybody. Every once in a while, have "more discussion" in the SGA until a forher work withtheMiamiProject toCure some bikes will not return to circulation. someone throws it at something." solution isfound,Goode recognizes another Paralysis,Bunge focusesherresearch and "Usually,[anirreparable bike]means abent SGA VicePresidentBeth Gardner '03 was dimension to the problem. crank," writingon the development and repair of Goode lamented! Needless to say, more direct inher critique. "Theproblem is Even when theredbikes arerepaired,users thatkindofdamage is normal s>inalcordandothernervoussystemtissue. not "wear and that when it's the weekend, [students] think havecomplainedabout afew "designflaws." tear." that the Code of Responsibility doesn't ap- Inparticular,the handlebarshavea tendency Alternatively, Hwang Legertonsug- Concert Choir,Chamber Singersto and ply," she said. toslip forward when the rider puts pressure gested to giveclassical concert thatuseof theredbikesberestricted Legertonlentsupport to thatnotion:"From on them. The springs under the seat have TheDavidsonCollegeConcertChoirand students whoregister atthe beginningof the people who wereinvolved inthe vandalism, been known to "pop out" as well. Goode ChamberSingers willpresentafree,public year. DO would exchangepadlocksfor the [it appearsthat] the place where mostof the indicated that DO is working with Evan combination locks and would require oncert of works by Martini, Morley, inter- damageoccurred wasonthe Court atnight." Kruppenbach from The Wheel to correct fautsch,Pinkhamandothers onWednes- ested students to purchase their own keys. Gardnerencouragedallsenatorstoempha- those problems. speculated lay,October 10. Theperformancebegins Goode that under a "member- size to their constituents the necessity of If the red bikes are to ride again, said 8p.m.inDavidsonCollegePresbyterian ship" system, "people will really lock [the abidingbytheCodeofResponsibilityandby Goode, the staff of Davidson Outdoors will community bikes] up." theHonorCode. This includes reportingany have to bring the bikes up to speed, and Evenif thebikes available a were on more infractions to the appropriateauthorities. students will have to decide "how we as a limitedbasis, closelyinvolved with ngs in1 fly? All everyone Hwang asserted, "It's not just the people community treatcommunity property." the program agrees that the real issue is u> tosub- throwing the bikes off balconies; it's the Not only will riders have to care for the prop- contact students' attitudes towards communal people watching the people throwing the bikes,but students willalsohave tomake the erty. bikes off balconies." extra effort to lock them up and report any Goode expressedhis belief that "Gener- Thefutureof thecommunitybikeprogram abuse. News Wednesday^ fjcTOBER j^ zwi SGA goes online with Outlook public forum By Ei.di-r Gwin click on"SGAOPENFORUM"inthefolder Special Contributor list. Select "AddtoOutlook Bar." It should now appear inyourOutlook Barif"Outlook Thenew SGA OpenForum isnow openin Bar" is selectedin the View menu. the Microsoft Outlook Public Folders for To add this folder to yourOutlook Favor- students,faculty, staff andadministration to ites (appearingin the folder list), right-click post and read messages. This is an open on "SGA OPENFORUM" in the folder list forum inthe truest sense,soparticipants can andselect "Copy'SGA OPENFORUM'...". postcomments,questionsorconcernsonany Inthewindow that appears,highlight"Favor- number of topics regardingDavidson. ites"under"Public Folders". Click OK. The While accessible through Outlook Web "SGA OPEN FORUM" folder should now Access {http://www.mail.davidson.edu), the appearunder Favorites inthe folder list. Al- 1.0 Call to Order Joey Harris best way to access the forum is through ternatively,youmay,inthefolder list,simply Outlook 2000. To access the open forum in drag "SGA OPENFORUM" on topof your Joey Outlook 2000 (the same program you use to Favorites folder to add it to yourFavorites. 3.0Approvalofminutes Harris check e-mail) click on the View menu and Finally,if youonly useOutlook Web Ac- 4.0CommunicationsandAnnouncements.. BethGardner select "Folder List" if it is not already se- cess(http://www.mail.davidson.edu) tocheck 5.0 OldBusiness lected. your email, once youhave logged in,you 5.1SGA Goalsupdate ...... SGASenate Then,in the folder list that appears below may accesstheopenforumbyclickingon the 5.2RLOstaffpayincrease ;CharlesWashington Outlook, plus sign your the toolbar in click onthe Public Folders icon onthe left side of OwenBarrow to theleft of"Public Folders." Then,clickon webbrowser. Inthe"AllPublic Folders"list the plus sign to the left of "Student Life". that then appears to the right of the Public 5.3 SGA Online Forum Elder Gwin Then,click on"SGAOPENFORUM." 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■ New group stresses reproductive health education By Lindy Baldwin Breedlove and RRAD president Kristine of sexually experienced females and about students that there are individuals who ab- News Editor Harrington'03,and was well-attended by a 40% of sexually experienced males agreed stainuntilmarriage. Ifthis typeofeducation committed, enthusiastic group of female withthe statement,"Whenputtingonacon- is effective, it can actually reduce the need Educational debate, always a hot topic Davidsonstudents,mostly RRADmembers. dom, it is important to have it fit tightly, forabortion,andisthusin-linewiththecause among politicians and parents, can become A member of the Pro-Choice Coalition of leavingnospaceatthe tip." (GeorgiaRingle ofmany pro-life individuals." especiallyheatedwhen theeducational topic Charlotte wasalsoinattendance,andpraised would be horrified!) Said Breedlove,"Un- "IamsurethatRHET willprovideauseful in question is sex. Public opinion on what the group'sefforts toeducate youngpeople. fortunately, a lot of teenagers are clueless service tothe community by presenting the belongsinthe classroomruns the spectrum, "We are soexcitedaboutthe formation of about sex ... even after [they've become risks of STDs and unwanted pregnancy to from abstinence-only to a full program in- thiscommittee and the greatturnout wehad sexuallyactive]." theseyouth whilepresentingabstinenceasa cludingabortion,homosexuality and STDs. at our first session!" Harringtonenthused. Additionally,a1999study indicatesthat in viable option." Americanpublicschools,however,arecur- A few members, however, were disap- countriessuchasFrance andtheNetherlands, Godfrey wasslightlymore wary,saying,"I rently leaning towards the former. Thirty- pointedin the minimal - well,nonexistent- where sexed isfar fromabstinence-only,the thinkRHETismisleadingpeople into think- eight states mandate abstinence-onlyeduca- male turnout. "Idefinitely think that we're teenagebirth rate,abortionrate and number ingthat sexualactivity comes with few con- tion,includingNorthCarolina. Manymem- going to want guys as well as girls to make of AIDS casesare far lower than in the US. sequences...Groups thatadvocateabortion bers of the Reproductive Right Alliance of this program really successful when we go Throughprogramslike theirs,Breedloveand tend to emphasize "safe sex" and downplay Davidson feelthat isn'tenough-andthey've off-campus," said one. Harrington ar- abstinence." starteda new group to fill in the gaps. For thosewhoareinterested inthe training gued, this trend Despite theirdif- The new Reproductive Health Education butunsureabout taking ontheresponsibility could be coun- ferent approaches, Team (RHET) is a group within RRAD for educating teenagers,Harringtonempha- tered. RHET members chairedbyRRADmemberMelissaBreedlove sized that RHET attendees need not commit PhilipOsborne W we believe that teens and agree that it's im- '04. RHET's mission statement reads as themselves tonextsemester' splannedactivi- '04, treasurer of young adults should be in- portant to prevent follows: ties. "RRAD'sintentinforming newly-char- teens from making this sexual- the fully about their re- "TheReproductiveHealthEducationTeam ity education committee was to equip,our tered Davidson formed casual decisions isacommittee withintheReproductiveRights members withimportantknowledge,whether StudentsforLife, productive health options, so about sex. "Iamso Alliance ofDavidson (RRAD). Weprovide or not theydecide tobecomeEducators next disagreed."Their that they can make respon- excited about training to our members so that they may semester." promotion of RHET because I healthy §L provide young men and women (from pre- Thefirst sessioncoveredmostly introduc- these materials sible and decision^ feel that having a teenstoyoungadults)withinformation about toryground.BreedloveandHarringtonstarted both off- and on- candid, peer-based reproductive health. We believe that this off themeeting with someinformation about campusnecessar- ~KristineHarrington '03 source of compre- information will enable young adults every- thegroup'sfoundation andgoals. Theythen ilypromotespro- hensive sexuality where to make responsible, healthy deci- addressed what she feltarecommonmiscon- miscuousbehav- education could do - sions." ceptions about sexedandteenagers includ- ior, which is one wonders forteenag- The group's ultimate goal is to take its ing the idea that sex ed makes teens more of the leading causes of abortions," he ar- ers,whethertheyaresexuallyactiveornot,in members off-campus as earlyas nextsemes- likely to have sex.Infact, RHETargued,the gued. Bothheand PaulGodfrey'04,DSL's understanding reproductive health," ex- ter to YMCAs, private schools and other opposite is true. president,feltthat abstinence-onlyeducation plainedBreedlove. youth-orientedorganizations.Publicschools Throughcomprehensivesexed,RHETbe- was abetter option for teenagers. "We believe that teens and young adults willlikelybeoff-limits duetoNorthCarolina's lieves teens will be able to make informed However,RachelMcCord'04,DSL'svice- should be informed fully about their repro- abstinence-only laws,butmembershope that decisions (including abstinence)they won't president,emphasizedthat,"Justasthereare ductivehealthoptions,sothat they canmake this may make other,less restrictive groups regret later on. Breedlove and Harrington many different viewsof this topic among the responsible and healthy decisions," even more enthusiastic about RHET's ser- came armedwithbothAmericanandinterna- general population, there are many diverse Harrington concluded. vices. tional statistics on teenage sexuality, preg- opinions among pro-life individuals." RHET's next session will take place on RHETkickedoffits trainingprogramslast nancy,andSTDs to justify the group's mis- McCord continued, "I believe that it is Wednesday,October 3. Dr.VernaCase will Wednesday at 9 pm with an introductory sion. important toinformyouth about STDsand the bepresentingalectureonanatomyandphysi- lecture designed to explain thegroup andits Amongthemoststriking:Accordingtothe risksofunwantedpregnancieswhilepresent- ology. Interested students should contact goals. The meeting was conducted by JournalofAdolescent Health,morethan30% ing abstinence as a choice and informing Breedlove at [email protected].

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Wild court parties, talk radio,Jack Welch and quesadillas. Meet KellsHetherington.

By MarthaHunt close to lar story you wroteabout admissions in the ArtsandLivingEditor MH:Is that home for you,or... MH:How do you like living so Patterson Court? springof 1999? KH: Oh Iwould definitely describe it as Well, responses to my announcementin — home we have lived KH:(laughs) Ilike KH:Yes, there was. The AdmissionsOf- thelastpaperhaven'tbeentoonumerous,so there for 20-plus years it. fice saidthatIhadoveranalyzedtheinforma- itremainsamysteryasto whether or notthis tion with whichtheyhadprovidedme. Now willbe the last the interviews. youhave now. of If MH: Why? maybe that happened,but Idon't think so; noidea whatI'm talking about,pulloutlast MH: Wow.Sonow,tell nevertheless,peopleareentitledtohavetheir week's Davidsonianand scan theA&L sec- me: Ithought for some KH:Well,Iguess, ownopinion. However,Iwouldn'ttake their tion to out what's up. Then read this find reason that you were a like every GREAT complaints completely at face value. (Gives week's interview,andtellus whatyou think. - senior,butseeingthatyou American,Itoolove a deep sigh aaaaahhh) Ithink the real Iam very excited to bring you an interview live in the sophomore wild Saturday night problem with that article was that it didn't which has been a long time in the making. I'm not so parties. sing the praises of the Admissions Office. KellsHetherington,byallreports,isalegend apartments, sure. What class are you And to conclude,Ihope that we can move in his own time. He graciously agreed to Br' 'I MH: Let me past thisdisagreement. So there you go. don't in? answer my inane questions. If you change the subject know him,now'syour chance!Consider ita KH: (smiles) Good and ask you some- MH: Whatis your major? sort literary version shakinghands.Be of of question. Technically, I thing that a lot of sure to wave hello when you see him at am member of the class peoplewanttoknow: KH:I'ma Political science major. Commons, orelsewhere on this intellectual of2002. ThereasonIlive what happened be- sod. you areprivileged enough to have If "down the hill" is,umm, tween you and the MH: Have you focused on a particular rubbed shoulders with this Davidson icon, Hetherington The because Iforgot togo to Kells '02. Davidsonian? regionin your studies? thenreadon more your manon for of favorite RLO's lottery night. marfwith a plan. campus. KH: Well, Ijust KH: Yes. Ibegan with aheavy emphasis MH: Areyou a member of a fraternity? didn't see eye-to-eyewith the paper'sman- on American politics. Then after a trip to MH: So Kells, where are you from? agement,(smiles). South Africa,Ibecame fascinated sub-Sa- KH: No, Ijust wasn't oriented toward haran Africa and have sort of made thatmy KH:Martha,IamfromNewCanaan,Con- PattersonCourtfreshman year,whichis when MH:Kells,letmebemorespecific. Wasn't focus. Now Ifeel a little funny saying that necticut. the selection process happens. there anincident afterthepaperranaparticu- see Kells,page 7

Three Kings offers haunting,ironic perspectives onAmerica

By DerkkLoh And then September 11. Now,it seems Then there s Artsand Living Co-Editor thatnothingis sensitiveenough. Troy, whose po- Thefilm stillretains itspoweras a screw- litical ignorance Ireturned tooneof my favorites of recent ballcomedy. Allthejokesremainunharmed, and bravery movies this weekend. AndIrealized,with andits examinations of gunshots still work. made him the some surprise, that after September 11,it GeorgeClooney andIceCube arestillstrong heroofthemovie emergedas afilm greaterthan the oneIfirst andpowerful,andNora Dunn'sreporter still two years ago. saw two years ago. carries the film. (She has one of the smaller Now, Isee him Ihadalwaysfeared thatDavidO.Russell's speakingroles,butprobably themostimpor- asamorepathetic Three Kings would become dated. When I tant.) character than saw itforthefirst time onOctober 3,1999,it What's different this time around are Conrad. If there j^aV i A sk /2 Effl If was a film that criticized our Americentric Conrad (Spike Jonze) and Troy (Mark is a character in attitudes towards just about everything. I Wahlberg). Idon'tlaughatConrad'sstupid- ThreeKings that feared, however,that in time these attitudes ityor feelbadforhim;1nowunderstand from representsour so- would change and that Three Kings would where Conrad is coming, and his comment, ciety as a whole, become "Whites it is Troy. He's just an- make bet- stupidenoughto algi H 4*^ j Imp ' other a ter quar- believe his com- *H Hhc r bH £■■■ \* PhotocopyrightWarnerBros. time cap- terbacks plicated, illegal, Ice Cube and Wahlberg sule. Sure, than self-centered its ideasof blacks," is plan will work. He's ignorant enough to IfIlearnedanythingwhilerewatchingThree friendship probably believe that Operation Desert Storm was a Kings,itis that thefilm cannotbe contained and jour- the sim- missionsimply toliberate Kuwait. Butluck- inasimple article or discussion. Iamasilly, na 1i s m plest and ily, an Iraqi character gives him a quick littlefilm nerd,and thus,pleasedo not take would re- truest line lesson in politicsand selfishness ina scene meseriously whenIsay that watchingThree main in- inthefilm. thatused toevokesympathy for Troy. Now Kings this weekend was one of the most tact, but (No, I itmakes me feel ashamed. profoundcinematic experiencesIhavehad.I whatabout most cer- Three Kings is as rich in symbolism as a realizedsomethingvery important about the its at- t a in 1 y film can be. From its easy-to-miss back- nature of film, or any form of art: that our tempts to don't be- wards American flags to its explosive foot- reactions to a piece depend entirely on the resensitize lieve that balls,from Bach to the Beach Boys toBart contextin P/iofo copyright Warner Bros. which we experiencethem. That us to vio- whites or Simpson, its both the harshest and warmest said, watching Kings Clooney Three sometime soon lence, to blacks cinematic look at the United States of which will surprise those who have seen the film remindusthatweare,asa whole,anignorant make betterquarterbacksbased ontheirrace. Ican think. And there's thewonderful con- more than those who have not. country,to showus that weare not thegreat, But in a movie with so many contradictory fusion between ally andenemy. Who's the worldpolicewethink weare? Asoureconomy ideas, this one is the most clear. And by badguy? Who's the good guy? By theend flourished, as our.prominence in the world "truest", Imean only that Conrad truly'be- of the film weknow whois playingon what only grew, Three Kings would become a lieves what he is saying; he is a man un- team, but are we really sure for whom we silly, sensitive,liberal, ironic,almost anti- cloudedbyideasofpolitical correctness,and shouldbe rooting? American film. he is free to speakhis mind.) Arts & Living Wednesday,October 3,2001

IthinkIknow exactly what youmean.What that,youknow.But,it's sotrue, soI'llchant people know about that.So, along the same IVdlS.frompage 6 was your favorite TV show asa kid? that mantratoo. lines,what's your favorite fast-food chain? KH: Sesame Streetand Mr. Rogers. My MH: Wise words. KH:McDonald's. favorite part ofMr.Rogers was whenhe ran because I'mnot currently studying the re- the trains. Youmay, or may not remember MH:Of course.Well, we'realmost to the MH:Wait,let meguess: Happy Meals? gion,butthathasbeenmyfocus andcertainly that part,but it was absolutely my favorite endofmyquestions,butIdohaveafew more was last year. This year, Ihave kind of part. thatareof the lightheartedvariety. KH:No.Idon'tlikeHappyMealsbecause reoriented myselfback toAmerican politics. Idon't want somethingthrown atme.Iwant MH: A fellow Sesame Street fan?! How KH:Shoot. to be able to tell them what Iwant on my MH: What do you anticipate doing once great! Andofcourse Iremember the trains.I burger. You see, the Happy Meals arepre- you graduate? never understood how the train actually got MH:Would you shaveyour head? packaged. The product is already put to- from hishouse to KingFriday's castle. Do gether,without any input from me, thecus- KH:I'dliketodoaradiotalk show. Ihave youhaveafavorite movie? KH:No.Unlessofcourse therewere some tomer.I'dlike tohavealittlesayin whatgoes beeninterested intalk andentertainment for practical reason todo it. onthatsandwich. Ihatedpicklesandtheyput alongtimeand—believeitssomethingthatI'm KH:Yes,it's Gone with the Wind. those on there, and they mixed the mustard fairlygoodat againyouareentitled toyour MH: What's one thing about you that not and ketchup. Letting foods touch— that's a own opinion. Ihave spent two summers MH: Yet another classic. Who is your manypeople mightknow? no-no when you're ten(laughs). interning at radio stations. The first was hero? OFMRadio inBloemfonteing, South Africa KH:WellI'mresponsiblefor some of the MH: Would you do anythingfor money? and —the second was WABC in New York KH:Hardto say.Iguessyoumightsay that recent changes in Commons. Iconvinced City it's a news talk station. WABC is Ihave something more like a teamof idols. Commonsto put outablockofcreamcheese KH:No. Anything,no.Mymorals arenot home tocharacters likeRushLimbaugh and This teamincludes people like Henry Ford, eachmorninginsteadofjustthoselittlepack- for sale.Nor is myintegrity. Sean Hannity. and G.E.'s Jack Welch, John Kennedy, ets of cream cheese. Ialso convinced Mr. Alexander Hamilton,John Adams (the first Terry who heads up Auxiliary Services to MH:Well,Kells,thatbrings me totheend MH:WhatisyourfavoriteDavidsontradi- of the two Adams tobe president). offer ice cream in Commons. of my questions. I'vereally enjoyedgetting tion?Like SpringFrolics orPancake Break- to know you abit. fasts? MH: Ithink Ican see a patriotic streak MH:Are youkidding? beginning here, (smiles) As a senior, what KH: Martha,it was my pleasure. Thank KH: Quesadillas at the Union Cafe on kind ofadvice wouldyouoffer theincoming KH:Not at all! I'mquite fond of bagels, you so much for asking. Ilook forward to Saturday nights. Ireally love those cheese freshmen? actually,andso now wehave creamcheese reading your article in the Davidsonian and quesadillas! for thebagels. maybebefore it goes topress? KH:Stay focused.Buildaplanandstick to MH:Ahyes, trulyaDavidson experience. it.Set goals andattain them. Everyone says MH: Iwould venturetosay that notmany MH:We'll seeabout that. LongLive Rock: Wilco plays Atlanta's Roxy last Monday

By JordanSteele delivery and his guitar-playing. You Staff Writer sense that Tweedy doesn't simply "at- tack"his instrument;rather,some un- "The world'sgoingtohell,wedon'thavearecordlabel," knowableoutsideforceyanksthechords deadpannedWilco frontmanJeff TweedylastMondaynight from his emotional core. in Atlanta. Somehow, after listening to the mesmerizing The constant struggle between this synthesis of folk, country,delta blues,Beach Boys-tinged impalpable assailant and thefront man pop, and tortured rock, you felt, not without a strand of made for great art, especially during naivete,that it'sallgonnabe all right. the post-punk interpretation of "I'm Wilco proved Monday night that, Always inLove." despite recent personnel changes, The show's artistic apex peaked fol- recordindustry woes,andmusicalpi- lowing their performance of "Sunken geonholing,the Chicago-basedquar- Treasure." Dylan-esqueandsublimely tet has weathered the storm. wretched,Tweedy caterwauls, "I was New drummerGlennKotche'sjazz- tamedbyrock-n-roll,...andIdon'tneed inflectedskittering approachto thekit Glen rock-n-roll anymore." was at once bombastic and surpris- Haunting and nihilistic,Wilco's re- ingly musical, showcased compel- nunciation of its roots is implied on lingly duringtheperversely anthemic their magnificent albumSummerteeth and the equally crowd-pleaser"Shot in theArm." adventurous,yet-to-be-released YankeeHotelFoxtrot. Co-founder John Stirratt, who re- Following— this darkness,however,— thebandmercifully centlyrecordedanalbumwithhis side Jeff returned for a third encore to perform the trium- project the Autumn Defense,has the phantly existential,andjustplainrocking, "IGot You makingsof acharismatic bandleader. (At the End of the Century)." Wilco's disciples sang Especially refreshing was the along to the chorus,brashly defyingthebrooding tone

Kotche, sm aHv t ■■-"*■ H for Wilco bassist'sdynamic with which W m M Ww ■■■ 1 of"SunkenTreasure." It hasproveddifficult was both hard-driving and melodic. to escape from under the mantle of "alt-country," but The weak link was naturally new their performance last week confirmed that they have utility man Leroy Bach, who most jonn no problembeing America's bestrock group. recently replaced jack-of-all-trades Wilco'snew album,which willbe delayedshipping musician Jay Bennett. One could sense Bach hadentered until the new year, is available in its entirety at into arite-of-passage, ashis presence wasdeferential,both www.wilcoweb.com. musically and physically (he often stood in the back on Wilco's mostrollicking numbers). Tweedywasbyfar the mostriveting. The leadsingerhas a grisly, ratty look about him, which embodies his vocal ' ,~MJk m 3 ML m t^M

Allphotos courtesy www.wilco.com Leroy

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VRE XQO CTU. Uf? 1 Here we are," two months into the school year, and the t^^ «SUG.loHTttfcCWG«> blastingBible plaques U (^ \ FEP.Ce.MPtlJPLC.N.CtR't. famous red bikes arenowhere tobe found. Itseems that the » t CAj*t C£t ofENJt^ CP0H1W h*H „ MvX SGA, Outdoors, > BRMHTo IWSX'Rfc tJCVoTtCT© Itisapity that thesimpleinstallation ofplaques couldbe along withDavidson has draggedits feetand f Q&X off... "TVeiPFMrU.'tU&NWW let down the students they purport torepresent. <. ,. . J I po WE WWE \NMW>? socontroversial.Itis sad that adonor's intentions could be Instead of working to get pilloried.Itissad thattheCollege'sPresbyterianrootscould streets, bediscounted. the bikes back on the ||SSUE:Thered bike theSGA haswastedtimeand Itis most unfortunate,however, that the entire issue has prograrTlionce a issues, beenpoliticized,especially bysomemembersof thereligion energy on other such va|uable servjce to department.Indeed,Professor TrentFoleypicksupona topic asdraftinga whiny,meaning- thecommunityi is,n — less, currently beingdebated inthe Catholic Church that after-the-fact resolution shambles thatis that condemned the is, inclusive language. Professor Foley maintains that the translation was written by fundamentalists committed to a administration's decision not OUR POSITION- We literal translation,onethat "none ofusas scholarswouldever to cancel classes in the hours a|| share the b|ame using religionclasses." after the Sept.11attacks. downfa|, think of in our for the of the Foley perhaps The SGA ought to occupy program Come again, please? Professor and other itself with improvingthelives members of the religiondepartment reject a translation ofa of every student onthiscam- textbecause itisfaithful totheoriginal text.When youread pus. A prime opportunity is a text translatedintoEnglish,as the Bibleis,don't you want the red bikes program, whichhas fallen on hard times after afaithful and accuratetranslation? To somereligionprofes- beingrevived last spring. There was a time when red bikes sors,though,aliteral translationis undesirable. How can this could be found across campus. Unfortunately,it didn't last be? long.Becauseofabuse, whetherintentional oraccidental,the Professor Foley's choice for a "better" translation is the fleet of 20 bikes was essentially destroyed within a few New Revised Standard Version(NRSV), released 12 years months. after the New American Standard Version (NASV), which More upsetting than theSGA's inaction is the immaturity supplied the quotes for the plaques. It seems that a literal and irresponsibility of those who damaged the bikes. As Writer was wrong, translation doesn't provide for inclusive language, and is exemplifiedbyitsHonorCode,Davidson prides itselfonthe therefore undesirable. This is the politicsof today's biblical respect studentshave foreachother and thefreedomstudents human life top priority scholarship. enjoy whenexceptionalpersonal integrity— and notadmin- Frustrated that the24-year-oldtextdoesnotmesh with his — Protect," istrative regulations :is the standard by which they live. Inresponse to,"U.S.ShouldLook toPrevent and notion of anupdated and softened Bible, amember of the Destruction of thered bikes violates thesedeep-rootedprin- (Travis Lee,Sept. 26). religiondepartmentblastsitasbeingout-of-date,unscholarly ciples. TravisLee stated that theobjectiveofU.S.military strikes and generally misguided. The red bike program is avaluable service to the college in the so-called "War Against Terrorism" shouldbe to "end Much of the debate probably revolves around this same community,andreducingthefleet to aheapof twistedchains the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, to punish related idea of translation. We shouldall keepinmind that theBible andbrokenhandlebars shows total disregard for the values organizations and totopple anderadicate regimes that sup- is translatedandre-translatedoften,andregularlyevenamong that make this school special. port or sponsor terrorist thoseinparticular faiths.It isinevitable thattranslations will simply,it'sshameful. embarrassing ____ cells." alwaysbe skeweredslightly prerogatives Quite Itischildishand toreflect the ofeach to destroy property that does not belong to you,especially Hethen wenton toclaim group.So it isfine that thereligionprofessorsat theCollege when others dependonit. *■■ j" """**»5L< that in order to protect preferone translation to the other.However, it is somewhat If thered bikes ever find their wayback onto thecampus, amusingthattheypick oneoveranother becauseitis "literal." let's takecareof them.Let'smake surethat theystayhere for I A U.S.shouldusediplomatic Essentially, the professors shouldnot get angrybecause the good, instead of turning upin several piecesin some bush donoris not quiteas 'up-to-date' theologically as they are. because a few people wanted to have some weekend fun. ■■f suchasstate-sponsoredas- That'snot theonlyangle onthis issue,however:Professor This isourresponsibility asDavidsonstudents,but alsoas BTO sassinations to prevent KarlPlank objects tothefact that thequotesare"trivialized" honest,decent members of society. threats to the nation. by theirplacementonthewallsof theCollege.How does this trivialize? If anything, doesn't it triumphalize? Doesn't the failedinoneaspect,which criticism circlearound the plaques'prominent placements? is that wearenot talkingaboutpieceson agame board. Any Isn't the debate about the triumphalization of texts held action,militaryorotherwise,musttakeinto accountthevalue sacred by believers of Christianity?Can youmake sense of of humanlife. this argument? It would be interesting to hear what other InAfghanistan, thereis aglaring lack ofhumanrights for objections the religiondepartment has tooffer. The♥ALEI1DA LUX UBI ORTA ♥ DavidsonianLIBCRTAS women.Womencaughtreadingmaybelegally executed,and Finally, theplaques are not very noticeable. Ihavenever a man has full power to kill a woman who he believes is noticed them,andhavenot venturedtoread them.Those who Executive Editor wearingclothing thatis toorevealing. are offendedcaneasilyignore them.Those whonoticethem BurginHardin After three yearsof drought andevenmore years of civil can appreciatethat they signify the tradition of theCollege, Managing Editors war (which were occurringbefore the Taliban regime took andprovideinspiration forthisjourneyoflife,always ventur- Tim Cook Matt Garfield controlin 1997),the country is on the verge of starvation. ing tothat whichis beyond. NewsEditors There is no economy, no rights and no freedom. The LindyBaldwin ColinEaganV^ Talibancontinues to oppress itspeople, denyingforeignaid RolandFoss '05 Arts &Living Editors andexecuting those that try to bringit in. Martha Hunt DerekLoh One Afghan citizen stated,"People say we should bomb SportsEditors Afghanistan back tothe Stone Age. It's already there." CarolineHauser Jimmy Swansbrough Yes,Americansecurityisanissue,butit'snottheonlyone. ■ PhotographyEditors People should not be killed for who they are and what they ErinBerry Matt Whited believein. Women shouldnotbepersecutedbecause of their gender people not We welcomeletters to Advertising & BusinessManagers and should be oppressed for lack of the religious fanaticism. Rick Bold AaronHouck We Anyactionagainst the Taliban,military not, shouldnot editors. edit for content, JeffLarrimore or befor the sakeof American security,but forthesanctity and CirculationManager grammar andbrevity. dignity of the human being. What better way to end anti- MaggieKozicharow American sentiments thanto takethisopportunity toshow the Pleasee-mailsubmissions worldthat wecare about thoseoutsideourborders? That we race, http://www.davidson.edu/davidsonian acknowledgethathumanitytranscends gender,ethnicity of less than 400 words to andnational identity. [email protected]. State-sponsored terrorism cannot be stopped by state- ■ TheDavidsonianis publishedWednesdays duringtheacademic year (one by the studentsofDavidsonCollege. Onecopyper student. Please sponsoredassassinations may askwhat thedifference is addressall correspondencesto: TheDavidsonian,Box7182,Davidson, here, sincetheend is thesame),nor canhatebestoppedwith NC 28035-7182. Phone (704) 894-2148.E-mail bombs and tanks. [email protected]. Our officesarelocatedisRoom411of JThebest waytopreventandprotectisnotthroughthearmy, the AlvarezStudentUnion. Opinions expressedIn lettersto the throughliberation, showing editorsorcommentariesdonotnecessarilyreflect the viewsof the but and the world thatfreedomis EditorialBoardof TheDavidsonian. Subscriptions cost $40.00per notlimited to those thathappen to live infree nations. yew. Advertisingratesare availableuponrequest Copyrightisheld bytheTrustees ofDavidson College. Clinton Rickards '04 TheDavidsonian Perspectives Wednesday, October 3, 2001 Increase diversity,improve our NationalIDcardis a reaction- education ary and anti-federalist IDea Let me preface this article by saying that Iam nothing class, a widerange ofopinions must berepresented.A class special. There are alotof peopleat Davidson whohave had full of white, upper-middle class students may display a Have youheard thisone? "Younglady, youmisspelled tougherlivesthanIhave.Andoutsideof thesecozyconfines variance in opinion. However,those that have experienced Pennsylvania onyour fake." ofhigherlearning,Ihaveworkedwithpeoplefor whomevery real hardships in life will not only widen the spectrum of Yeah, people try some bold dayis astruggle to survive andpay therent. opinions,but alsobring examplesfrom their ownpasts that mmmmj stufl with ID cards and driver's Thatbeing said,Iam aminority.That's right,look at the canenliven discussions. licenses. But in the wake of the picturebeside thisarticle again.Despite what yourmind tells While avoidingissues if theyhurt "somebody"iseasy, M Sept. 11 tragedies inNew York youaminority should looklike,Iam problems thataffect friends are impossible to ignore.This V and Washington,manypowerful one. My father andhis family came schoolneedstodomoretobroadenitsbaseofstudents.Ethnic people are thinking about a sys- to this country from Castro's Cuba andsocio-economic diversity will domore thanfulfill some temthat wouldeliminate theabil- onNovember 11,1961.Mygrandfa- ideologicalquota;it willimprove each student'sperspective Jj f^ ity to fool people with false ther came to this country with abso- and,as aresult,hischaracter. American identification. A re- lutely nothing. Through hard work Thoughthismay seemunrelated,Ialso wanttomention cent pushhas National IDcards he held a well-payingjob for years that Iam aRepublican.This isan important point,becauseI j^f hack inthelimelight andonsome and was fortunate enough to retire think that onthis campus,as well as across the nation,there politicians' agendas. TimCook 04 ■| comfortably. is astereotypicalview of thepoliticalparties.Oneissuppos- Supportersargue thathavinga My father studied to become a edly onthe poorminorities' side,while the other represents standard identification system increases safety by keeping Mike Galdo'04 Protestant minister. Despite some wealthybusinessmen. tabsoneveryoneinthe countryandkeepingthose whodonot preconceptionsyoumayoffofevan- Ihope one day Ican contribute in breaking down this belongin the US out, as well as combatiqg underagefun. gelical pastors as those wealthy,fire-eating televangelists,a stereotype.Men like Rep. J.C. Watts and Alan Keyes are These argumentsare tough todebate. It's true that if all pastorineasternNorthCarolina does notmakemuchmoney. helping now,but Iknow that the more socio-economic and Americancitizenshadthe samepieceofplasticintheir wallet poor purse We were not byanymeans.Myfather workedhard racialboundaries eachpolitical partycrosses, the— more they or that said who they are, their dateof birth,eyecolor, to make sure wehadahouse to livein and afew of thelittle willeachbe judgedon whattheyactually support insteadof socialsecuritynumber,thumbprint scananddriver'slicense things that make life enjoyable. However, Ihave distinct on oldstigmas. information,well then we'dfeel pretty safe, wouldn't we? memories of askingmymom if we couldgo to the storeand Hopefullyy'all (yes,Cubans whogrewupintheSouthcan Idon't think Iwould feel too safe. We live in a federal buymilk andher saying,"Nohoney.Notuntil thefirstof the say "y'all") will now have abetter understanding of whereI system. Thepoliticians pushingtheissue and thecompanies month." That was when my dad gotpaid. amcoming from.Iinvite youto disagree with me,but judge like Oracle trying to implement it want to turn all this Why amIsharingallthis?For tworeasons.First,Ibelieve whatIwrite onmyideas— noton anypre-conceivednotions identification stuff tonational government.Driver'slicenses Davidsonneedspeople whohave hadall sortsoflife experi- youmay have. aredoneby statesandsocialsecuritynumbers aredoneby the ences. My family has since moved up the economic ladder Ifweoffered eachother thesamecourtesywhilediscussing national government and a goodway tokeep yourselffrom into the centerofthemiddle class.Asaresult,Ihavelostsome divisive topics, who knows? We may even make some losing everythingis by keepingit separate. If you lose this of my ability to represent adifferent perspective. progress. card,thenyouhave basically surrendedallof yourinforma- Totrulyhave fruitful discussionson issues inand out of tiontowhoeverfindsit. Andletmeremindyoufolks,therest of the world doesn'thave anhonor code. And it's not just cards that would be vunerable. Don't Aletter to New York City MayorRudy Giuliani forget that all of your information wouldbe concentratedin one easy to crack governmentfile. Did you see TheNetl Dear Mr.Giuliani, for yourfuturepolitical career to gooutontop?More timein Another problem with the ID system is that it is another Throughout the recent tragedies, no public figure has office, during a period of recession, can only cause this example of America letting the terrorists get the bestof us. beensuchamodelofferinghopetoallAmericans as youhave. sudden admiration to diminish. LikeIsaidbefore,we'vehad ourgovernmentfor along time You were among the first people at ground zero. While Much more importantly than your own reputation is the and tosacrifice ourtraditions iskind oflettingthem get what President Bush's whereabouts potential damagean extension of your term coulddo to the they want. werestill uncertain in the hours democratic process. No one man is so important in our TheAtlantaConstitutionreportedlast week that 70percent fc^ after the attacks, you werehold- countrythat electionlaws shouldbe changedjusttofacilitate of1,200peoplesurveyedsupportedthecard. Letme tellyou M ing the first press conferences. himstaying in office. George Washingtonrealized this fact. something: theyare wrong. Ifwechoose national IDcards, You told us, as a nation, tostay Rather than serving a third term as president as nearly we have fallen even more into theclutches of the terrorists. calm and not panic. In the days everyone wanted him to do, Washington decided to step Let's not get tooreactionaryand start aborting thefreedoms after theattack,you weretheone down. While there was no law mandating his decision, that make this country sodamncool. Besides,how canIbe tellingus togoback toournormal Washingtonknew that this country was greaterthanhe was. the sketchykid at the frathousepretending to be 22? -

r ' uted 39 assists to her teammates. As a team, NorthCarolina A&Tthis Tuesday,Oct.2at extend its winningstreak andbolster playoff Z BnJTHP - the 'Cats registered 10 blocks. 7p.m.inBelkArena.The teamwillalsoplay chances against theWhalers.Ifitcan win two On Saturday, the team faced its toughest ETSUinJohnsonCity, Tenn.onFriday,and outof thenextthree, the squadisguaranteed opponentyet,GeorgiaSouthern. inBoone,N.C.againstAppalachianState on another postseasonappearance. Saturday. Freshman wins SoConhonors — ASHEVILLE, N.C. Fresh- to 56. She also boasts a 1.92 mangoalkeeperSarahHobarthas goalsagainst average. been selected the Southern Con- The 5-6 Columbia, MO, na- ference Women's Soccer Player tivehas recordedmore shutouts of the Week for October 2. than any other freshman Hobart recorded three shutouts goalkeeer in Davidson history. in conference wins overWofford, On the season,Hobart as four, Appalachian State,andEast Ten- includingthe threelast weekand nesseeStatelastweek. Shemade 15savesin a1-0victory overElon backonSeptember thetrioof victories,runningherseason total 23. ■Hobart Matt Whited Nicole Tonelli '04 serves.

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By LizGross dominated St.Louis University By RichardConnolly athalftime. The'Cats Staff Writer duringtheir thirdandfinalgame onSunday. Staff Writer Despite dominating possessionof theball The Davidson women out-shot their oppo- throughoutthesecondhalf,theWildcats were TheDavidson women's fieldhockey team nents13 to 8,but wereunabletofindtheback Off to a 5-1 start and ranked 16th in the only able to musteralonegoal,again off the traveled to Springfield, Missouri this past of the than nationby collegesoccer.com,the men's soc- foot of Tetirick,in the55th minute. net more once. weekendfor athree-daybattle.TheWildcats Davidsonjumped totheleadat8:53 in the cer teambeganlast week ready to run with Onebright spotof the evening wasfresh- faced Northern Pacific conference rivals firsthalf, asFennscored her firstgoalof the thebest. mangoalkeeperBartCreasman,whocovered SouthwestMissouri StateonFridayandSat- season withanassistfromCourtneyHughes. Unfortunately,aloss atSouthCarolinaand the net in the second half, shutting out the urday, as well as St. Louis University on TheBillikensrespondedwithagoalat32:53 a toughroad trip tothe Midwest has left the Musketeersin onlyhissecondappearanceof Sunday.Davidsonlost all three games, two in the second half totie thematch atone. team at 6-3, struggling to recover the form the season. within the final minutes. The remained deadlocked until the that seemed destined for greatness. "Xavier was looking for a breakout game score Friday'sgame versusSMSsaw the'Cats end of the game, forcing play to continue. Against USC, ranked No. 6 in the and they gotit.It wasapainful lossin that if fall behindearly, as they ended the firsthalf Withjustunder nineminutesleft intheover- collegesoccer.com poll, Davidson grabbed we had played well against them we could down 5-1. Junior Jessica Barton scored the timeperiod,St.Louis scoredandsecuredthe an early lead as senior Chris Norbet con- have won;we just weren't up for the task," lone goal for Davidson at 21:01 in the first win. nected with fellow senior Jon Tetirick,who noted Spear. half,offan assistfrom sophomoreKathleen Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Nolan talliedhisfirst goalof the seasonin the 28th Eagertosnapthisunprecedentedtwo-game Fenn.The 'Catsheldthe Bearstoonegoalin played all three games over the weekend, minute. skid, the Wildcats made the trek to the Uni- the second half, finishing the game with a posting atotal of 16 saves for the'Cats. The Wildcats' defense held the Game- versity of Evansville in Indiana, where the scoreof 6-1. The women now face a five-game losing cocks atbayinthefirsthalf,buttheDavidson Purple Aces were anxiously awaiting the Davidsonfoughtback defensively onSat- streak anda0-3 recordinconference compe- lead was soon to be buried in the "grave- 'Cats' arrival. — urday,asitonce again wentup against SMS. tition. With an overall record of 4-6, the yard" USC's affectionately nicknamed "Cominginto the game, the team was ex- Thegame wasscoreless until thesecondhalf, Wildcats willbehungryfor awinas theyface citedand ready toredeem themselves.Itwas when the Bears tallied two goals in the last Duke onOct. 7. Game time is at 2 p.m.,in "Coming game our third gamein fivedayson theroad,but I into the the sevenminutes of thegame tohand the Wild- Durham,N.C. felt we were ready toplay," Spear said. team was excited and ready to cats their second consecutive loss. The Evansville defense, which had only redeem themselves. It was our givenup5goalsin6games,couldnotcontain third game in five days on the Davidson's explosive offense, as the 'Cats scored the last three goals of the game to road,butIfelt we wereready to secure the come-from-behind victory. play." Norbet wasonceagainthe go-toguy,ashe CoachMatt Spear netted twogoalsandnotchedanassist. Junior Joel Sadlergavethe 'Catsanearlyleadinthe on Evansville 11th minute when heknocked homehisfirst goal of the season, assisted by Ozimek and field. The Gamecocks came outcharging in Norbet. the second half, tying the score just eight Evansville bounced back, tallying two minutes into the half. Uncharacteristically, scores to take the lead midway through the the defense fell apart, eventually yielding firsthalf. Scoring his thirdgoal of the week, VAJLLIAJli four goals to theirmighty opponentin the4- Tetirick pulledthe Wildcats even inthe 35th vl||iP!§j^K. 1loss. minute. "This was a tough loss against a tough Next,Norbet took over,scoring the game team," saidheadcoach MattSpear"We were winnerinthe45thminuteoffanOzimekpass, without Erik Ozimek due to a suspension, thenputting thegameawayinthe48thminute, whichhurtus somewhat.Lookingahead,we netting his second goal off an assist from will haveseveralother opportunities against Justin Saunders. ranked opponents this season, notably Soren Johnson, coming off tough two celebrations, study breaks, Clemson and Furman, which will be good games, played a solid 90 minutes in net, Ik^^^^^^B*** exam time or just for fun! challengesfor us." making four saves to earn the win. FollowingtheUSCdebacle,the'Cats trav- "Ending the week with a win gotusgoing eled to Cincinnati to take on the Xavier intherightdirection,"CoachSpearremarked. Musketeers inhopesofreassertingtheir win- The Wildcats continue their road trip next ning ways. Thursday when theyhead toCharleston,S.C. Davidson played well, out-shooting the to challenge Southern Conference foe, The BEN&JERRY'S" VERMONTSFINEST ICECREAM&>FROZEN YOGURT*, opposition9-8,but afantastic individualef- Citadel. fort byMusketeer LoganWallace, whoreg- The next Davidson home game will be 202 South Main Street istered ahat-trick,had the 'Cats trailing 4-0 Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. against another conference rival,Appalachian State. 704.892,0604

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By Nicholas Carlson Coach Hundley was pleased with senior Staff Writer Cox,saying"It'sareal tribute toher tocome in and tomake suchabigcontribution tothe When Head Coach Kevin Hundley re- teamin this,her senior year." marked thathis teamhas "gainedsome con- The win against conference foe ASU fidence,"hemade adecided understatement. improvedtheteamto2-1inleagueplay while After a horrid 0-6 start, the 'Cats have dropping theMountaineers to1-1-1. stunnedjustabout everybodybut themselves The 'Cats soundly defeated the Bucca- by winning four in a row. neers of East Tennessee State in another The Wildcats initiated their streak two offensive explosion, moving to 4-6 overall. weeks agoagainsta weakElon team,but the The 4-0 win was Davidson's third confer- nextthree victoriescameintoughconference ence victory in arow. matches. The game was Sarah Hobart's fourth Last Tuesday, in their first conference straight shutout,the mostafreshmankeeper match,Davidsonthumpedthe Wofford Ter- has everhad atDavidson.She hasn'tmissed riers, 4-0. Leigh Anne Hoskins lit up the a save in 14attempts. Scoreboard, scoring two goals in the win. "She's obviouslyplayed solidallyear, we Tara Maloney and Natalie Cox contributed were just giving up toomany shots and too with goalsof their own to trounce the Terri- many chances earlier on," said Coach ers,now 1-5 for the season. Hundley. Momentum and determination— drove the' The winning streakhasput new life intoa 'Cats to theirthirdstraight win lastFriday s season that starteddismally. match against Appalachian State. Scoreless "Ithink we'vestill gotalong waytogo,but untilthe 87thminute,thegame wasa defen- in the conference we're 3-1, so we feel like sive slug-fest, won1-0onalate header from we'rein the top half of the league, which is Cox. wherewethoughtwecouldbe,"saidapleased Maloney, in a by-now comfortable and Coach Hundley. consistent role,offered upan assist from the This Friday,Oct.5,the Wildcats travel to left sideof the field for the winning goal. LindsayFerguson Blacksburgto takeontheHokies of Virginia Midfielder DeneilleErikson '04 blows by a flimsy ETSU defender. Tech.

Club Sport Spotlight: Roller Hockey Game Faces: Captains AroundCampus Club SportsInformation todominatelikewedid.The teamexhibited THIS WEEK:Field Hockey... photosby Matt WhitedandErinBerry theoffensive explosiveness thatmakes us sodangerous." Resemblingthepowerandfuryof acata- Davidsonmanagedthedecisivewinwith- clysmic volcanic eruption, the Davidson out talentedforward JoshVoorhees who is inline hockeyteamexplodedtoa dominat- nursingahip-flexor injury suffered several ing 11-1 victory last Thursday against the weeks ago. Team physicians contend that division rival Checkers. Voorhees can return to action next week. Davidson scored early and often as the Despite Voorhees' absence,the squadhas Checkers wereunable tocontain the speed provedthatitcanterrorizeopposinggoalies andprowessof the Wildcats.Takingadvan- withpure talent— anassetthatAndrewFor- tageof several days of rest, thesquad was esterfinds comforting. able to capitalize onmany offensive plays. "I expect our offensive flare to take us Amazingly, seven of the eight skaters deepinto theplayoffs,"hesaid. managed to light the lamp, testimony to Captain Jay Hollis,thelone skater who Davidson's depth. Offensively,— the team failedtorecordagoal,respondedpositively was firing on all cylinders Richard toquestions regardinghis limitedoutput. Connolly, Trip Cook, Weston Waxweiler, "Even thoughIdid not light thelamp," IIIVIlIwill AndrewForester,TimCook,JimDavidson, Mordavsky saidHollis,"Ifeltgoodaboutmy defensive JessicaBarton Amanda and Ned Conway all scored. The perfor- play. Usually Ilet a lot of forwards skate Hummelstown, Windsor, PA South CT manceisallthe moreimpressive consider- aroundme,but tonightIsuccessfullyclosed Economics Major EnglishMajor ingthe defense-minded play of the Check- thelane." ers. Fellow defenseman NedConway agreed Position:Center Back Position:Goalkeeper Trip Cook said, "Entering the game we thatHollisplayedasolidgame."Jayplayed YearsExperience in Sport: 11years YearsExperiencein Sport:1years knew thateverygoal would come at some awesome tonight. He usually lets a lot of FavoritePump-upSong: Favorite Pump-up Song: "Hit me with physical cost, yet the teamresponded with peopleskatearoundhim,buttonighthe was RockyIV Theme your best shot"-PatBenatar fearlessness and tenacity..Simply put, we flawless." kicked someass." Davidson'sdefensiveplayindicates that Whois thebestrolemodel youthtoday? Whois thebestrolemodel for foryouthtoday? Richard Connolly led the scoring race the teamcanalsodominateontheotherend "I think Karen Scavetto is a great role with three goals, overwhelming and frus- of theice. Limiting the Checkers tofewer "Michael Jordan...hejustnever quits." model for all youngfemale athletes. Shehas trating theopposition allnight.. workedherbuttoffto becomeoneof thebest Pleased withhis and the team's perfor- archers inthe world at(age) 19." mance, Connollycommented, "It was nice seeRoller Hockey,page w Inspirational Quote ofthe Week

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable Football Volleyball as move, Oct.6 @ Morehead St. 2:30 Oct.5 @ ETSU 77OO~ the night, and when you fall like a Oct.6 @ App.State 7:00 thunderbolt." Men'sSoccer Oct.9 WinthropUniv. 7:00 Oct.4 @ The Citadel 7:00 FieldHockey Oct.9 Appalachian St. 8:00 Oct 7 @ Duke 2:00 -SunTzu Cross Country jpgfPpC Women's Soccer Oct.6 Men- Lehigh,Penn. Oct.5 @ Virginia Tech 3:30 Women- Charleston,S.C. Oct.9 WakeForest 5:30 Golf Oct.8-9 Intercollegiates @ UNCW