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In This Issue Men's Track and Field Wins SoCon Championship

by Liam Connor in the 400m intermediate hurdles with an impressive time of 0:52.55. Cabet Sports Editor Friday Smith won the 10.000m run in Domination. That was what 32:11.14. occurred last weekend when the VMI However, the sensation of the Men’s Indoor Track and Field team meet was sophomore Marcus traveled to Boone, NC to compete in Lynch’s remarkable performance in S p o r t s on page 4 the Southern Conference Champion­ five different events. Lynch won ships. VMI walked away from the individual titles in the 100m dash in meet with its 14"’ Southern Confer­ a time of 0:10.65 and the 200m dash ence title, nine individual champions, in a time of 0:21.32. He earned two and twenty-seven All-Southern Con­ second-place finishes in the long ference performers. The complete jump and the 4x400m relay race. domination by the VMI men helped Lynch also contributed, towards them post 217 points, while the near­ bringing home a title in the 4x100m est competitor earned 182. relay. The remarkable performance Leading the VMI men in the Lynch put forth earned him the 2000 SC Championship competition were Southern Conference “Most Out­ seniors John Chisholm. Nate Haley, standing” Award. Lynch’s three Gallienne breaks school and Joe Smith. Chisholm added yet first-place finishes and two second another title to his impressive resume place finishes earned the team 32 record with 11 goals in 1 game with a first-place finish in the ham­ valuable points, the highest indi­ mer throw, achieving a distance of vidual point total of the meet. 185’2”. Chisholm blew the field Also contributing to the men’s away with his strength and technique. championship for the Keydets were No other competitor came within 25 Kevin Solomon, Quez Smith, and feet of Chisholm’s first-place toss. Jeff McKelvin. All three men won Chisholm, who also placed their individual events. Solomon second in the shot put, said, “It was won the long jump with a distance good to win the hammer. I threw my of 25’00 _”, while Smith brought personal best and all my throws were home a title in the triple jump with Keydets wait to see if they on target. As far as the shot put, I a leap of 47’ 1”. McKelvin rounded make SoCon Tournament was leading the event up to the last out the first-place finishers for VMI throw, but it was good to take sec­ with a victory in the 110m high ond in an event which I don’t con­ hurdles in a time of 0:14.48. Marcus Lynch, '02, captures Southern Conference Championship "Most Outstanding" Award. The centrate on.” Several other Keydets also O p i n i o n on page 2 Haley contributed to the team VMI Men's Track and Field Team shut down the nearest competition by 35 points. title by claiming a first-place finish See Track • page 4 Corps morale in the dumps and Band's Brodie Bonds with Brits Wargames at "The Point" dating in the Corps by Kendra Russell cals as regular faculty positions do. were very positive about the idea. by Sean Griffis painted blanket to provide the land­ Plans were set in motion, and ^ litt Editor-in-Chief Brodie decided he would have to make Cabtt Features Writer scape. VMI’s game board is fash­ akin to incest his own arrangements if he were go­ Brodie and family left the United Sates ioned after the Corps’ own New Mar­ Virginia Military Institute Regi­ ing to get a break from VMI. As far in mid-December. They stopped off Two weeks ago, the Virginia ket Battlefield. Designed as a role mental Band Director Col. John back as the tenure of Col. Keith first in Austria for the Christmas holi­ Military Institute Military History club playing game it is played somewhat page. Brodie returned to the United States Dickson, ’76, as commandant. Brodie days. staying with the brother of traveled to the United States Military like “Axis and Allies.” with strategy Features early this week aftet spending nearly had asked Dickson if he would have a Brodie’s wife, Laura. Then, after a Academy in West Point, New York. and tactical cunning as the competi­ four and a half months at a military problem with an exchange of some sort quick sojourn in London, it was off to The club made the trip for the annual tors’ weaponry. Competing at the high school in Dover. England. as long as Brodie was able to obtain Dover for the start of the term on Jan “Point Conference,” a weekend of Conference were many clubs from Brodie and his family traveled to En­ someone qualified to direct the VMI 3. board games simulating battle strategy military prep schools, regional high gland as part of an exchange program band. Brodie was not quite prepared scenarios. This marks the club’s first schools and the Military Academy’s with the Duke of York’s Royal Mili­ The idea of an exchange was for the differences between VMI and trip to the Conference, as this is the fu^t own team. Almost every club brought tary School (DYRMS) in Dover. nothing more than that, however, until DYRMS when he arrived. The role of year the Institute has had a Military a customized board. Styles of games Brodie assumed the duties of conduct­ a Scottish general visited VMI during the band director in a European mili­ History Club. ranged from fantasy type science fic­ ing the 85-member band, while his the *98-’99 school year and suggested tary band is quite different from that Dr. James Birdseye heads the tion scenarios to medieval combat. counterpart at DYRMS. Warrant Of­ that Brodie look at DYRMS as a pos­ of an American band director. In the club. Along with Dr. Doug Hannon, For anyone interested, the ficer Peter Kane, filled in at VMI. sible exchange partner. When Brodie VMI band, for example, while the band he accompanied five cadets to the com­ Military History Club offers an av­ Brodie had been on the look­ traveled to Paris with the VMI B^ass director is responsible for training the petition. The seven-man team loaded enue to explore the past. When asked Alumni Weekend coming up out for such a change of pace for sev­ Quintet during last year’s Spring band and mentoring band members, it its custom game table and piled into a about the club, Curtis Nieboer said, eral years. The position of band di­ Break, he took the opportunity to visit is the drum major who leads the band van for the eight-hour trip to West “It’s a great group; we had a magnifi- and other news briefs. rector is and administrative one. and DYRMS and speak with Kane and the Point. The board is made of stacked therefore does not provide for sabbati­ school’s headmaster, both of whom See Brodie • page 5 styrofoam to produce elevation and a See Games • page 5

Jovner a Jack-of-A ll-Trades

by Todd Kennedy of military science at VMI starting in 1989. After retiring <^bet News Writer from the Army, Joyner accepted the position of Director Next week's Regimental of Cadet Affairs at VMI where he served until his appoint­ training schedule Colonel James N. Joyner, ’67, announced his res­ ment as acting commandant in September of 1997, after ignation from the post of Commandant last semester, and the forced resignation of Lt. Col. Keith A. Dickson, ’76. will be stepping down at the end of May after three land­ Joyner’s position was made permanent the following year. A rts & Leisure mark years at the helm of the Virginia Military Institute’s Superintendent Maj. Gen. Josiah Bunting III, ’63, Corps of Cadets. Joyner, who took over the post of Com­ said, “[Joyner] has prepared for and admirably met this mandant a month before the first women matriculated at [assimilation] and other challenges during his tenure. He VMI, is now set to leave the Institute at the same time has served his alma mater diligently, honorably, and suc­ Win Free Pizza that the last all-male class graduates. cessfully.” Joyner commented, “I have been honored to serve Besides assimilation. Joyner’s tenure was marked with and for the premiere military college at a time of its by heart by-pass surgery in the Fall of 1998 and a con­ history where the Corps of Cadets has made history, and frontation with the Class of 2000 in November of 1999, I think that we have showed the world what the VMI spirit, when the First Class locked Joyner outside of barracks as well as the VMI grit, really is.” and conducted an unauthorized sweat party with the then Joyner received a commission in the United States Rat Mass of 2000+3. Army after graduating from VMI in 1967, and went on to Col. James Joyner, *67, finishes up an eventful tenure as serve 27 years in the Army, including a stint as professor See Joyner • page 5 commandant before moving on to director of Cadet Affairs. Eastwood's Unforeiven Confinement Check Buglers "Shake a Leg" The Mischievious "Secret Eight"

by Sam LaGrone tration has threatened to discipline ca­ by Sam LaGrone not academic, and the penalty for member­ to ensure success, and not too much dam­ det buglers who hold the call too long. ship, ifyou’re caught, is dismissal.” the 1938 age: ^ b e t News Writer ^ b e t News Writer H u m o r “We pay the bugler to make sure Vuginia Militaiy Institute yearbook said. (From the 1938 Bomb) “Hold it!” It is a last ditch ef­ that call is played correctly,” said as­ During die wee houre of the morn­ The "Secret Eight” consisted of a group of 1 .Not over 31bs Black Powder per fort to avoid getting boned for miss­ sistant commandant Captain Bissel, ing cadets are woken up on a regular basis cadets in their third class year that certiiied bomb. ing a formation. The cry rings out as ’89, "not to ensure the entire Corps is by the snap of a firecracker, or the hollow to set bombs in honor of their class. 2. No wire metal or glass. cadets rush out of the arches to their all right for formation.” boom of a MRE bomb tossed by a mis­ The "Secret Eight” came fiom otfier 3. Three-minute fiise (or more) on Flip over companies on the bricks as the bugler All bugle calls, from Reveille at chief-maker into the banacks courtyard. groups, the “Certified Thirteen” and the all bombs. plays the assembly call. Traditionally 6:55 am to Taps at 11:00 pm, are played This however is not a new tradition. "Ceitified Fifteen”, who’s purpose it was 4. Dynamite forbidden. the call is played slowly, to give ca­ by a group of Band Company Cadet In the late 1930’s an organization known as to conduct pranks in and around barracks, 5. “Bomb in the Courtyard” must and find out dets an opportunity to make formation trumpet players. They are auditioned the “Secret Eight” undertook the risky task such as painting the mess hall, and setting be called after the boipb is thrown. on time. and selected to play calls, and are paid of setting off a bomb in the couityaid for off explosives around post 6. Honor court offense to call “Holding the last note is an age by the Institute for the service. the last two numbers in the graduating class. The yearbooks of the period detail “Bomb in the Courtyard” unnecessar­ old VMI tradition.” said Superinten­ In the mornings they blow Rev­ The group volunteered for the assignment, the exploits of the bombers, and give a his­ ily. dent Josiah Bunting. The last note has eille at five minutes before last call, and and assembled large black powder bombs tory of the oiganization. Only one cadet was caught in 1938 been held since cadets have played the to use for their missions. The “Secret Eight’s” had a set stan­ as a member of the "Secret Eiglit” and was bugle calls. But recently the adminis­ See Buglers • page 5 “It’s not militaiy, it’s not social, it’s dard operating procedure that they followed dismissed. C!)e Cabct staff Opinion Editor Paul Bickford Gussie Lord Elijah Ward Nn o N Brian Skusa The Corps

April 28, 2000 Cabet P ag e 2 Lack of Rewards Discouraging Letter to the Editor

by Jenny Boensch voice their disgust. sential way to reward, even better The Supreme Court decision re­ not boyfriend and girlfriend. By our While taking away week­ than the sacred hay-down privilege. quiring VMI to admit women was based own definition of all cadets being Cabet Staff Writer ends will force upperclassman to en­ Without merits, the message being on the 14'* Amendment of the Constitu­ “Brother Rats,” does not permitting dat­ force the ratline, it will also encour­ sent is that, regardless of how good tion guaranteeing equal opportunity re; ing within the Corps condone incest The administration of VMi age more disruptive behavior in bar­ of a job has been done, the most gardless of sex, religion, or race. The (brothers are family members) and ho­ Kendra Russell has outdone itself in their exertions racks. Everything from hazing to you can hope for is not being pun­ decision implicitly required VMI to of­ mosexuality (same sex relationships), of lowering Corps morale. Every­ sexual misconduct incidents may in­ ished. Rewards are incentives for fer the SAME ADVERSATIVE EXPE­ both of which are recognized by the US K.P. Scott thing from mandatory athletic crease. Cadets who leave on week­ good behavior. Without merits or RIENCE to women as it had tradition­ military as being prejudicial to good or­ events to the possibility of taking ends with the intention of ‘‘hooking weekends, you take away any rea­ ally provided to men. To this end VMI der, discipline, and morale within mili­ away most weekends for next year up” will be trapped here, with no son a cadet would have to not drink exerted great efforts to ensure the abso­ tary units. These relationships weaken and finally doing away with the place to look except within the Corps while on post or even hook up with lute minimum required changes were and tamish the legitimate achievements merit system. to meet these needs. Furthermore, a rat. If you were constantly stuck made to accommodate female cadets. of female cadets at VMI, while tearing Attending basketball games, being here on weekends causes noth­ here anyway, you may as well make Several rooms in the VMI Barracks were at the very fabric of the Institute itself. like wrestling matches, are not only ing but boredom. Though we could the most of it, disregarding the con­ converted to female shower and toilet Consider the questions of propriety and Armistead Blanton voluntary activities, but also have a be doing homework, we simply sequences. If you are not allowed facilities and draw shades were installed loss of prestige to VMI surrounding re­ decent tuni out of cadets who are sup­ need to look to the rats to be re­ to leave on weekends, does it re­ on the door windows of cadet rooms. cent events, including the dismissal of Devon Miller portive. The problem with football minded of how cadets act when we ally matter if you are on confine­ VMI has steadfastly refused to change an appointed Regimental Conunander, games is that we are forced to attend. get a little stir crazy. Rats, who are ment? Though it is a little incon­ or modify its academic or co-curricular and the open relationship between a Todd Kennedy If these games were treated like bas­ never allowed to leave, are also the venient to not be allowed to pick program to accommodate females, not­ Regimental Commander and a female ketball games, where privileges are ones who riot, destroy the mess up your own mail, any person who ing that to do so would change funda­ Rat who was subsequently dismissed for given and cadets with free time have hall, and push port-a-potties down knows the numerical system can mentally the VMI experience and thereby an honor violation. Could not these have Devon Miller the option of going, the problems of hills. Evenings are spent on devis­ check a box for you. If barracks life violate the mandate of the Supreme been avoided had the Corps enforced a cadets not standing or not cheering ing plans for more inventive, devi­ is nothing but constant punishment, Court. Female cadets have been strict no-dating policy? could be eliminated. The large turn­ ous schemes. Most upperclassman, there is absolutely nothing to fear. amongst the strongest supporters of these Now I hold no illusions about outs at optional games have already on the other hand, would rather fin­ Confinement ends and you are still efforts. Sporting closely shorn hair and the willingness of the Administration or Liam Connor proven that we like to support their ish their work during the week and stuck on post. Penalty tours are wearing the traditional VMI uniforms the Corps at large to address these is­ Arts & Leisure Editor teams, especially when we are not leave on the weekends, instead of football games, which are manda­ they demand to be called Brother vice sues in a bold, responsible manner. Eric Gannon forced to do so. Those individuals plotting then attempting to destroy tory for the rest of the corps any­ Sister Rat and point out with justifica­ When questioned about the policy mem­ who hate sports would not have been barracks or its surroundings. way. Without rewards, there are no tion and pride that they have endured the bers of the Administration immediately The Corps present and therefore could no openly Lastly, merits are an es­ punishments. same hardships and tribulations as their resort to ostrich-like tactics, mumbling Copy t>ditor male counterparts. Female cadets have from beneath the sand about difficulty Curtis Nieboer acquitted themselves well, achieving suc­ of enforcement and the fi^ ty of human Cadets' Behavior Vile and Childish cess athletically, academically, and nature. When I inquire as to the opin­ Assistant Cody Editor within the regimental system. Yet de­ ion of male cadets, the majority of them James R. Mahala barracks, but this random display of when they make contact with the by Paul Bickford spite these achievements and the ideal­ respond that while they don’t really like boisterous littering and pungent de­ pavement below. They put Internet Actini! Assistant News Kditor Cabet Opinion Writer istic riietoric surrounding them, the pres­ having women in the Corps they see no filing of school grounds behind New access in barracks; and, this is still Sam Lagrone ence of women in the Corps of Cadets reason why they shouldn’t be allowed Hello everyone. My editor de­ Barracks offends my sensibilities on the level of mature entertainment that has profoundly changed the essence of to have “relations” with them. There­ New&-Slaff cided it was time I should write to a very personal level. I can only some cadets aspire to partake of in the VMI experience. This change has fore I address my plea to the female Todd Kennedy you since it has been a month since shake my head in disgust and pon­ their free time. This is an example the potential to shatter the very founda­ members of the Corps. Since it is your Angelica Martinez my last article. I am an opinion der, “What can these idiots be think­ of the Cro-Magnon social condition­ tion of VMI if allowed to progress un­ reputations that are most sullied by the Joe Parks writer. I love it. My opinion splashed ing?” Would you do this in your own ing that some cadets have sadly fallen checked. However, it is the Adininistra- current dating policy I implore you to Jenny Boensch on a publication and copied a thou­ backyard—catcall to the neighbors victim to due to a lack of perspective tion and the Corps of Cadets, not the denounce it! I)emand there be no dat­ Tony Conway sand or so times to be distributed for while you urinate out of your bed­ and too much confinement, if I had Wynn Locher Supreme Court, which carry the burden ing within the Corps. Demand it be a everyone to see what I think. Wow. room window, smashing bottles on to guess. I am sure some of you might Sean Griffis of this failure. The Administration and dismissal offense. Do not allow your Pretty powerful, huh? I was think­ the pavement in front of your house? be thinking, ‘‘C’mon Paul, It was a Sat­ the Corps are at fault for permiuing dat­ great accomplishments to be diminished ing about what to write upon last I think not. The more socially repuls­ urday night. I’m sure. Just cadets let­ ing within the Corps of Cadets. This by rumors of favoritism and bias. Do Stan Midy night when another crash echoed ing thought is that this is obviously ting off a liule .steam. No harm done.” policy fundamentally alters the VMI ex­ not accept your status as a weaker sis­ from the street behind me. (I live in deemed cool by at least a small fac­ If only that was the case. This hap­ perience. Prior to the admission of ter, but demand your right to be an equal the concourse.) Yes, another beer tion of the corps, or it wouldn’t go pens behind my room with a boister­ Lei Wang women, it is assumed cadets did not date brother, a Brother Rat. bottle has successfully made its way on. The cacophony of bottles and ous regularity. I’m talking about gen­ Kukuh Suharwijono cadets. Whatever “alternate lifestyle” re­ -Lt. .Col. Dale Davis out of a new barracks window to pep­ cans that make their way to the streets erally five days a week or more. This lationships did exist obviously remained VMI Class o f '82 tC(lt Cabfl, student newspaper of per the pavement with shards of bro­ outside of my window to greet perverse symphony of destruction is a quite secretive. VMI provided a frater­ Editor's Note: There has only the Virginia Military Institute, was ken glass. What a gratifying spec­ hardworking VMI clean up person­ testament to either poor coping skills nal experience of quintessential “male been one female Rat dismissed for an established in the fall of 1907 and tacle. A few minutes later, another nel (stoopies) in the morning is an that take the form of beer bottle pro­ bonding.” The open relationship be­ honnor violation and the decision has has been continued since that time random firecracker followed by a absolute embarrassment to me per­ jectile mayhem, or a sign that the matu­ tween cadets was platonic and therefore since been reversed by the Board of Visi­ Our newspaper is published every particularly throaty "Yeehah!” rains sonally as a cadet. I feel so sad to ration processes that are supposed to Friday afternoon during the aca equal within the Corps. This was the tors. The cadet has been exhonorated down from a window somewhere watch them sweep this unnecessary take place at a bastion of discipline like demic year at The News-Gazette in essence, the heart and soul of the VMI and so bears no stigma. Current Blue above. Still later...Is it raining? Is debris up with a regularity that is VMI are sadly wanting in their results. Lexington, except during Corps experience. In order to retain that es­ Book regulations state that cadets can­ there a leak in a water main? completely unacceptable. I actually I think this is a living metaphor to many trips, holidays, and exam periods sence, male and female cadets must look not date during the Ratline or within the Ah...no...It is another environmen­ had one cadet tell me last night about of the problems at VMI. Up front, ev­ A yearly subscription is $20.00 on upon each other as a band of brothers. chain o f command. erything looks fine; but behind the post and $25.00 off post. ®Ijt Ca tally conscious cadet urinating out of how much glee he receives from uri­ bft offices are located on the third his window. C ’mon guy, at least use nating in cups to drop them from his scenes random debauchery is spring­ floor of Maury Brooke Hall your sink. I don’t know about old window and watch them explode ing leaks in the dyke that is VMI. Thank you for your support. Give Cadets a Chance tiriic Cabtt Appearances More Important Than Reality? VMI Box 7 Virginia Military Institute bial three-legged stool. Therefore, I Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304 by Mike Judge hay-rack method of pressing your to Lead and Learn hope my gripe will not be taken as pants. Oh, and forget about it if you Cabet Guest Writer just another complaint by someone E-mail: [email protected] happen to be going on guard Sunday postings on Internet message boards who has no reverence for anything by Todd Kennedy Postal Number: USP654-880 VMI is .so interested in put­ or Monday. From many different about these very mistakes. The alunmi military. It is precisely my advocacy ting its best foot forward that one day angles the whole situation is ridicu­ Cabet Editor-in-Chief are, repeatedly, irate over the fact that Main Omce of the military side of the house that it is going to trip over itself. We have lous. The fact remains that if the these cadets were allowed sufBcient lee­ (540) 463-3537 two parades this week and a CTT in­ causes me to pick up my pen in the Administration/powers-that-be do In the course of my cadetship I way to make these blunders. Every time Facsimile spection. Parades should be marched first place and commit something to not want cadets to burn out on the have seen a disturbing trend from alumni, I wimess this I can’t help but ask my­ (540) 463-5679 because they are a combination of paper that amounts to more than just useless military idiosyncrasies of this members of the administration, and even self, just what are these alumni think­ The Cadet Newspaper is an educa­ spectacle, tradition, and honoring a jumble of random thoughts. We place, they should keep the number cadets, to erupt into a frenzy when ca­ ing? How can one possibly leam to lead tional journal published weekly by somebody or something. When such should also take a look at how these of formalities within reason. 1 like det-run organizations or cadets in lead­ if one is not given sufficient chance to The News-Gazctte, events affect the uniform situation. A an event is used too much it becomes to point out how concerned VMI is do it? Yes, mistakes will be made, but 20 West Nelson Street, ership positions fail to make the best trite and a waste of cadets’ time. If formal inspection in coatee on Tues­ with its own appearance by compar­ Lexington, VA. 24450 choices available to them. They see ca­ that’s the beauty of VMI’s grand experi­ VMI decides to hold a special parade, day followed by parades Friday and ing the cosmetic condition of the Periodicals ptistage paid at dets, or cadet-nm organizations, making ment. People need a chance to make (as in the case of the Marshall Saturday does not seem to make front side of barracks to the back. Lx'xington, VA mistakes and they become angered that and leam firom mistakes in order to grow Awards), we should cancel the Fri­ sense. Forget about trying to get your From the parade deck, everything the cadets are allowed to make the mis­ as leaders. Having a leadership posi­ day parade. If we are expected to most formal uniform pressed and /or looks smooth and well kept. From takes. Alumni ask why the administra­ tion means notiiing if it only allows you uphold a high standard in the public dry cleaned this week. One pair of the not-so-public second class park­ tion allowed it to happen while the ad­ to have your hand held by a member of eye, nothing could defeat this pur­ ducks on Tuesday plus one pair of Editor's ing lot, one can see the corrosion of ministration instinctively attempts to the administration as he baby-steps you pose more than turning parades into ducks on Friday added to one on Sat­ barracks. As long as VMI is happy “rein in” the perpetrators. Both of these, through your job. It is the admin’s job drudgery. It is at this point that ca­ urday equals three. Seems to me that and aesthetically pleasing on the out­ reactions are inherently wrong and are to monitor from afar, and maybe even dets lose sight of what is important if you want to go uptown Saturday Note: side, who cares how rotten the Corps detrimental to the VMI system. punish mistakes, but not to hold cadets’ and morale concerning anything for­ night or to church Sunday and you (core) gets? We’ll just keep crank­ Contrary to what VMI claims, hands. QCjie Cabet "Editorial and mal plummets. I am an advocate of do not have more than three pairs of ing out parades and inspections for leadership cannot be taught, it must be VMI is a unique military system the military portion of VMl’s prover­ ducks, you will be utilizing the old Opinion” section is intended cameras and visitors. learned. The distinction is minute, but in that it has, from the very begiiming, to provide a venue for our important. While an institution can teach placed a heavy emphasis on the class readers to express any ideas leadership styles, the actual ability to lead system. This, in turn, led to a system is one part innate and one part learned that is more based on Corps leadership and/or arguments pertaining from experience. Therefore, the reason than Corps followership. This may be to VMI. All letters to the Subscribe to Cairct that VMI succeeds at producing superior a huge experiment, but if it is an ex­ Editor and columns in this leaders is not that we teach our sUidents periment, it is one that has worked for section express views held better but that we, unlike other institu­ over 160 years and produced the very tions, actually allow them to lead. With alumni that now complain when a ca­ by the authors and do not leadership comes mistakes, but, then det goofs-up. 1 am tired of watching reflect the opinion of tlfte Name: again, that’s life isn’t it? Corps leadership be watered down year Cabtt or its Editorial staff. The beauty of VMI’s concept is by year and I am tired of, in all of my We reserve the right to edit Street Address: that, in theory any way, it is tun by the three leadership positions, seeing my student body. The class system, suppos­ advisors get yelled at for allowing me for clarity and taste. edly, runs barracks. The cadet-run Honor to make the mistakes that I make. By Please fax letters to: City: _ _ _ State: Zip: Court polices the Corps and, via a cadet all means, yell at me if 1 make a mis­ (540)4<>3.5679 jury, even makes decisions regarding dis­ take and allow me to leam from it, but do not anempt to hamper my ability to or send them to: Home Phone: Business Phone: ♦ missal of fellow cadets. The Regimen­ tal system, supposedly, offers specific make those mistakes as that is the only Editorial Editor military leadership. Why, then, do mem­ way I can leam. VMI Box? e-mail: ____ bers of the VMI family get upset when VMI has produced generations Lexington, VA leaders-in-training are allowed to lead? of leaders, so stop trying to mess with 24450-0304 Please make all checks payable to The VMI Cadet. Subscription rates ore $ 2 0 ^ on post and $25.00 off post. Isn’t that the point? the formula. Let the Corps run the After January 1st of the current school year, subscription costs are $10.00 on post and $15.00 off post. Time and time again cadets make Corps. Let mistakes happen. They are or E-mail at s .; mismkes in their leadership positions and part of life, they are part of leadership, [email protected] Address: VMI Box 7, Lexington. Va. 24450 time and time again I see a rash of alumni and they are part of VMI. April 28,2000 t a ^ t C a b e t Page 3

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IF SO , s e e M a j A r m s t r o n g o r C a p t H o m i a k a t t h e N R O T C U n i t , K i l b o u r n e H a l l . Sports Staff Sports Editor CIjc Cabct B J. Arvin Liam Connor Joseph Odak ^OKT Danny Boyers Carl Haas April 28, 2000 W ^t Caliet P ag e 4 Sports Briefs Gallienne Breaks Goal Mark, VMI Laxmen / C h o d e ’s Hill breaks Guarantee First Winning Season Since 1995 ankle in Game 5 S p o rts hy Carl Haas well out of reach. VMI scored four AUHURN HIl-LS, Mich. — -I-he Cabet Sports Writer times in the fourth to reach the final season is over for Onuit Hill. '11)0 rest of score. tin- IX-lroil I’islons might not be f;ir be­ VMl’s attack unit led the way R ep o rt hind. Senior attackman Matt again with a total of 24 points on the Doctors sail! Weclnesilay lliat Hill Gallienne scored a team, game, and day. In addition to his 11 goals, has a Ihicluivtl left mtkle that will tieebably one of tlie best prac­ Over the past week, the Keydet Leading the Keydets were Ryan Colvin he said that Carter promised to build tices I’ve had in months. I was running baseball team went 2-3 while playing ’01 who went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and his team around Camby when the an)uml, mnniiig through screens. 1 had the College of Charleston last week­ Eric East ’00 who had a triple and drove athlete played in Vancouver. Upon high energy." end and Marshall during the week. in a run. hearing Camby’s words. Carter filed And the sc-cond giuiie st;irte<.l rea­ VMI’s record dropped to 19-26 over­ In the second game, the Keydet his defamation suit. I believe the sonably well. Hill s;uik his first tluve shots all and II-I9 in the Southern Confer­ bats were moving, as they produced thir­ lawsuit was around the range of 5 in the opening five minutes. Sometime ence after this past week. The key teen runs on thirteen hits. The big hitter million dollars. When this news after that, however. Hill s:iid he felt .some­ killer for the Keydets this season has for VMI was Eric Walker '00. Walker spread around the league. Carter was thing go ‘pop.’ been errors. Over the course of the hit a grand sliuii homerun, a double, and simply laughed at. He eventually "I have no iilea when 1 heaixl the season thus far, they have committed drove in five runs. Also knocking the dropped the lawsuit. On a side not. pip," Hill .s;iid. "If 1 watch tlie tape iuid 113 errors. Fourteen of those errors ball around was Michael Goldman ’00 Carter just recently published a watch myself, 1 probably could figure out were in the last five games and they who went 3-for-4 with a homerun and book. In a chapter of that book he when it happenetl. accounted for ten unearned runs. three RBIs. The big story of the game, alleged his former coach Bobby "You know, the adrenaline was On Saturday, April 22, the College though, was East who hit his second Knight of being a racist, and using llowing. I was pumped up pivtty gixxl." of Charleston travel to Lexington for a home run of the sea.son, just a few weeks derogatory comments towards him. Eric East attempts to lay down a bunt against C of C 'Ihe All-Star forward was hurting three game series with a doubleheader after breaking one of his ribs while put­ Isn’t it funny that just as Knight is so badly in tlie .sc-cond half tliat he could on Saturday. In the first game. Charles­ ting his body on the line for the team. Ian Ostlund ’01 picked up the 13-8 win 'ITie second game was an offen­ being accused of choking out a no longer play. Still, he tried. for the Keydets to move his record to 10- sive nightmare for both team’s pitchers, player Butch Carter calls him a rac­ "liven at tlie Ix'ginning of tlie third 2. but in the end it was Miirshall who picked ist. Isn’t it also funny that Carter’s i|u:uler, I said, ‘Ixt me give it one more On Sunday, Ch;irleston came back up the 13-12 win. There was a lot of book is just being published at the tjy."’ Hill said. He hoppetl to tlie bench after the defeat to beat the Keydets 7-5 olTense coming from the Keydets. Lead­ same time. It seems to me that 3;3() into tlie tliial qiuirter ;uid kicked the to take the series. Ostlund took the loss ing the way was Justin Briggs '03 who Camby is telling the truth and Carter back oi a chair in Ihistration. It was piiin- for VMI, as the Keydets ju.st could not went 4-for-4 with a homerun, double, two is the one lying. Oh well, what can ful to watch him,” inteiim coach George produce as many runs as they did the day RBIs, and two runs scored. Johnson hit you do. Irvine saiil. I Iill .scoivd nine jxiints in 21 before. Jon Schott hit two doubles and yet another home run, drove home four Onto the NFL and the Cleve­ minutes. drove in one run and Stephen Johnson runs, and crossed the plate twice him­ land Browns. Browns offensive "NolxKly shoukl eveniuestion tliis ’02 went 2-for-3 witli a home run and self. Andy Barden ’03 went 2-for-3 with tackle Orlando Brown, hit in the iiKui’s courage," Iivine said. "We knew two RBIs. one run scored and East went 2-for-4. right eye by an official’s weighted we were t;iking a cluuice. Hut he wmited On Wednesday, April 26, the Key­ Josh Spradlin ’00 picked up the loss for penalty flag last season, has hired to Ix; out theie." dets traveled to West Virginia to t;ike on VMI. attorney Johnnie Cochran for a pos­ Michael C’uny will ivplace Hill in Miirshall in a double header In the first This weekend, VMI will travel sible lawsuit against the NFL. I am the starting lineup. A solid defensive game, Ostlund added to his career wins to Williamsburg to take on William and not exactly sure what to make of this player, Cuiry was \ ictimized 'l\iestlay on record by picking up his eleventh of the Mary on Friday and Saturday and will situation. The official was in the tlie winning shot by Mashbum, whoilros e yeiu- as the Keydets won 4-3. Johnson be home against Richmond on Sunday. wrong when he threw the flag, even left, spun into tiie lane and Hoated up a hit two more home runs and drove in two The Keydets will also be in action on if it was not intentional. Regardless bank shot that gave Miami tlie lead witli Charleston's Matt Lauderdale is gunned down trying to steal runs to fuel the VMI win. Walker also Tuesday against Liberty at Patchin of how many times the official may si,\ secoiiils left. second by VMI catcher Mike Goldman in Sunday's game went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Field. apologize, it still will not repair the Hill’s ab.sence puts even more damage done to Brown’s eye. This pivssure on Jeiry Stackhouse, who tricM will be an interesting case to watch to pick up the slack witli 26 [xiiiits on --Track- in the future, but Brown still should ■fuesday. I lowever, he had just two in tlie Contimied from page 1 not have shoved the referee. Brown, final quiuler. whose father is blind from glau­ Neither I lill nor tlie two dixrtors coma, said, concern for his eyesight could pieilict whether this injuiy might performed well, and were able to earn intense, several members of the caused him to storm back on the kivp olfthe Olympic ba.sketball te;un tliis All-SoCon honors. Dominic squad were ab!e to enjoy the moment. field and shove Tripletle. Brown was fall. Liberato finished second in the jav­ In an inter-squad rivalry, senior hospitalized for six days with bleed­ Iliis is yet itnother bitter end to a elin, Tony Essig placed second in the Chishlom and his dyke, Foy, defeated ing behind the eye.” Brown was sus­ season lor Hill, who asenigetl a c;uver- discus, and Jeff Foy earned two sec­ senior Haley and his dyke, Solomon, pended for one game, while the ref. I vst 25.7 |X)ints, tieil ibr thial in tlie league ond-place finishes in the decathlon in a head to head points competition. was not reprimanded at all. with Vince Carter behind Shaquille and 11 Om high hurdles. Also earn­ Chisholm and Foy narrowly defeated Well since I don’t want to talk ()'Ne;il and Allen Iverson. I le has letl tlie ing All-SoCoii honors were Keimy Haley and Solomon 34 to 3 1 in indi­ about the NBA, I have one last topic Pistons in scoring in all si.\ of his seasons Carmichael with a second-place fin­ vidual points scored. of discussion. It was brought to my wiih the team but has Ixvii unable to le;id ish in the 400m hurdles, Kenny This year’s title caps off a four- attention to make another loser of them past the fust round of the playoiVs. Moseley with a thiril-place finish in year period of domination by the the week. Usually the losers I write .Altliough the siglit of Hill hUibliiig the I lOm high hurdles and Solomon VMI men’s track team. The men about are professionals, but for this oil the couit could ix; the last kxik at him with a second-place finish in the long have captured three of the past four issue 1 will bring it much closer to in a Pistons unifonn. Hill steeatl cle;ir o<' jump. SoCon outdoor titles, with the only home, specifically the VMI weight any iiuestions regarding his imix-iiding In addition to the men taking lapse coming last year. room. A few people have asked me lice ageiic). I'm not even tliiiiking alxuit the headline with their 14"' Southern Chisholm, one of the four se­ to mention this, so here it goes. If tliat," Hill said. "I'm just ti-ying to get Conference Championship, two VMI nior captains, said, "Everybody on your arms are not as big as Doe’s, my self healthy ;uid figme out what to do women placed in the top three in their the team had a personal best, or close please, for the love of anything, iie.xt." 1 Iill siiid tlie injuiy wouldn’t influ­ individual events. Angela Vizzi fin­ to a personal best at the champion­ keep your sleeves down so we ence his ilcvisioii oil whether to stay with ished third in the shot put with a ships. Everyone performed above don’t have to see your pencil arms. IX-tioil. throw of 39’4 while Kelly our expectations, and that was the key Ask Doe, he might give you 'niat never entereil my mind," Sullivan also placed third in the ham­ for our victory. It was exciting see­ people the tips you need to get 1 Iill said. "I'm just trying to lend support mer throw with a toss of 145’11”. ing all the VMI guys being called up arms like his. Otherwise, keep the to my te;uiimates who ;ue still in tlie heat The VMI women finished eighth out to the stand for their awards. sleeves where they were meant to ol battle right now. If we give the kind of of ten teams with a total of 26.5 Throughout the meet we kept hear­ be. elfoii we gave in Miiuiii, we’ll Ix; fine. points. ing VMI winning an event or finish­ / Chisholm won the Hammer event and took second in the Shot-put U'e'll Ix.'iiiHiJii bacii______Although the meet was very ing second or third.” C a b e t N iWS '

April 28, 2000 Caliet Page 5 -B rodie- The Haps Continued from page 1 "An eye on the ’I’." during parades. The drum major po­ days grueling, Brodie enjoyed keeping Roman road, and finally a Bronze Age has hampered the renovation of W&L Lacrosse game on Saturday. sition requires someone with a broad more regular hours than he typically boat— the oldest sea-going vessel ever New HC elected Scott Shipp Hall. Over 200 win­ -SRL knowledge of music and does not nec­ does at VMI. discovered. The boat has been restored The Class of 2002 elected dows have been smashed in the last essarily belong to a drummer. In the He said, “I was home every day and placed in the Dover museum. their representatives on Thursday six to eight weeks. Rocks have VMI goes hi-tech DYRMS band this is not the case. at 5:30. I got to see my family a lot Brodie also went on a school night to the Honor Court. The six been found in the immediate area. VMI is offering a $10,000 Brodie said, “The drum major more than I do [at VMI].” field trip to the Royal Military mu­ cadets who will act as assistant VMI has threatened to arrest any­ dollar prize to (he most innovative is actually a drummer. He doesn’t Brodie’s trip was not all work seum. When he visited a room dedi­ prosecutors for the 2000-2001 aca­ one caught breaking windows for use of the Internet by cadets. Ca­ know anything about music.” Conse­ and no play. He was invited to per­ cated to wars of the I700's, he was demic year are Sean Joyce, Austin destruction of stale property. -SRL dets were encouraged to develop quently, the band director marches form with the Railway Swing Band, amused to discover only one small Palmer, Timothy Wolford, David web sites or Internet software. directly behind the drum major, sig­ and he became a regular Monday night placard depicting the American Revo­ Rossi, Scott Chalkley, and Brian We're number one The candidates applied the naling the drum major when to cut the player at a popular local jazz pub called lutionary War. Francis. In addition, the rising first The Virginia Military Insti­ middle of February, and the band, and directing songs when the “The Yellow Tiger.” "The Brits blew us off!” said class’s representative’s new posi­ tute Regimental Band and Pipes project proposals were handed in band plays in place. Brodie said, “They treated me Brodie.- “They’re just like, ‘Oh, tions have been announced. Ro recently was selected as the fist mid-April. The winners will be European military bands are like a big shot. It was nice.” yeah...we got in this little war with Mercado is the new Honor Court place wirmers of New York City’s announced May 2"'’ at the Institute also structured differently. They typi­ In addition to his musical en­ America once’.” President aided by Doug Bates and annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, award ceremony. -SRL cally march with the dnim-line at the deavors, Brodie took advantage of the Besides Austria and England, the Richard Bruce as Prosecutors. The beating out several other military very front of the band. In addition, England’s rich history. Brodies managed to visit .several other Vice President is Adam Woytowich bands, inclding Norwich Univer­ . Writing rewarded there is almost always a row of bu­ "England is steeped in history,” countries before their return. They and William Boulware and Will­ sity in Vermont, .The parade is a Cadets Stan Midy, Dan glers in the back of the band. The said Brodie. “Everything is so old. It’s traveled to France, Belgium, Spain and iam Alley are filling the new posi­ New York tradition dating back to Schindler, Todd Kennedy, Kendra buglers play the bugle calls and join awesome!” Wales. tions of Vice Presidents for Pros­ 1766 when Irish soldiers serving in Russell, Tony Conway won in during some of the marches. He cited an example: When When asked what he got out of ecution and Defense respectively. the American colonies would hold awards at the 2000 publications Besides differences in the band workers dug into the earth in the course his trip, Brodie’s answer was “perspec­ -DSM a parade in celebration of their banquet last Monday. The itself, Brodie inherited 32 private mu­ of repairing part of the road system in tive.” After being the band director at nation’s patron saint. In 1812, af­ Publication’s Board gathered to sic lessons per week in addition to two Dover, they came across a IQ"* century VMI for several years, Brodie said he KIA honored ter the British were pushed out of honor Cadets and faculty who weekly rehearsals with the full band wooden lattice road. Digging further, sometimes takes himself too seriously. The Annual Army-Airforce America, Irish fraternal organiza­ have contributed to the Institutes and a Monday music class of young they discovered first an 18"' century In his absence, he discovered, “The Memorial Service will be held on tions took over the parade, and it publications: The Bomb yearbook. cadets. Though he found the work- garbage heap, then a Medieval wall, a band can survive without John Brodie.” Sunday in Jackson Memorial Hall. evolved into a mass of over The Sounding Brass literary -Joyner- The service commemorates service 150,000 people each year free of magazine, and The Cadet News­ men in the Army and Airforce who cars, floats, or balloons. -SRL paper. ' Jack Continued from page 1 gave their lives for their nation. Bogaczyk, a sports writer for the The service will be conducted by You can go home again Roanoke Times was the keynote the positions of post engineer and business VMI’srecreations building, tocadets. Much tect it,” said Joyner Joyner added, “1 also Chaplain James Parks, and will fea­ This weekend marks the first speaker for the address. -SRL executive. As Director of Cadet Affairs of Lejeune Hall is currently being used as believe the Corps of Cadets at-large is en­ ture cadet participation, and a gun alumni weekend of this year. The Joyner will be responsible for monitoring academic space while Scott Shipp Hall is tering an exciting time in the history of the salute. -SRL corps will march Friday to honor News Editor's Note: All news the Cadet Program Board and VMI publi­ under renovation. world where technology is playing a larger Broken glass the returning classes. Alumni will suggestions and information is wel­ cations, as well as dances held on and off L t Col. Eric Hutchings, ’77, wiU role in all of our lives. The Corps of Cadets visit barracks, hold old yells in the comed. Call 540-463-3537 or email Post replace Joyner as commandant. Hutchings, must develop systems integrating technol­ A rash of broken windows courtyard, and attend the VMI and at [email protected] “I’m veiy much looking forward to who Joyner referred to as “very well quali­ ogy while protecting our basic values and returning to Cadet Affairs,” said Joyner. fied and very talented,” is an Army Ranger traditions. It will be a great challenge and -G am es- “I enjoy working with cadets that want to and was a former athlete at VMI. an exciting time.” do things and providing them with tlie re­ Joyner foresees the major obstacles “I never dreamt when I was a ca­ Contimied from page 1 sources to do it Cadet Affairs is a service facing VMI over the next few years as be­ det” said Joyner, “that I would return to to cadets.” ing the preservation of its value system. VMI and serve for an extended period of cent time competing in New York.” The club hopes to such trips offered and an opportunity to delve into the Joyner’s main ambition is to give “We mustjealously guard our honor time. I feel blessed and 1 am very proud to make more trips for competitions in future years. Cur­ works of military strategy, the VMI Military History Club back as much as possible of Lejeune Hall, system and take all steps necessary to pro- have been a part of the VMI family.” rently, there is a proposed trip to Gettysburg, PA. With hopes to appeal to a large number of cadets in the Corps. Training Schedule This schedule, as always, is subject to change.

Monday, May 1 Military Duty: Personal Workout/Intramurals

TYiesday, May 2 CTT: Corps Meeting in JM Hall folowed by Leadership Training Military Duty: GP Moe? Wednesday, May 3 Military Duty: Personal Workout/Intramurals

Thursday, May 4 CTT: Practice Parade Military Duty: GP/Leadership Training 'OO-'Ol

Friday, May 5 Military Duty: Formal Dress Parade

Saturday, May 6 Military Duty: Reading Day

The Fighting Correction Keydet Puppet The following mistake was made in the April 21 (Issue #22) ■—it really punches! edition of The Cadet. We apologize for the inconvenience. • The officer mentioned in the news article "Cadets Irate Over 'Secret' Search," and shown in the accompanying photograph, was State Trooper Fischer of the State Highway Patrol.. G et M oe! Friday A Saturday Seafood Bar B e r k y ’s ALL YOU CAN EAT - With Crab Legs served from 5pm- 10pm....$12.99 Only at the VMI Museum Shop R e s t a u r a n t Saturday A Sunday Brunch Buffet OPEN 24 HOURS ALL YOU CAN EAT Jackson Memorial Hall served from 8am - l:30pm...$5.09 Friday & Saturday Late Night 540-464-7334 www.vmi.edu/museum Breakfast Buffet served from 11pm - 2am...$5.09 C o m e cLrxd. jo in %4.s fo r ct

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Top Ten Things you won’t Hear this Weekend

10. I really hope I get to see Nemeth run through the concourse in his briefs again.

9. I'm looking forward to seeing that sizeable alumni donation go towards furthering my education.

8. Cat again, my favorite!

7. I bet Joyce is having a blast with that really hot girl at the Azalea Festival.

6. Attention inside and outside barracks the supernum is now certified.

5. I know if the Cadet staff had to take urinalyses, we’d come out clean.

4. I bet that new commandant isn’t that tough! Guys with out necks are wusses.

3. Downsyndrome Downs is real ladies' man.

2. A weekend at the Azalea festival with SGMJ Hock-a-loogie sounds like fun.

1. Wow we really spanked that W&L lacrosse team.

During the CTT drug search last week more than 30 kilos o f Cuban were found in a cadet's room.

Dear Corps of Gsdats, In iigtit of recent events the Humor would Ike to offer a heiphg hand. The Humor Is aware that some cadets have brouoht contraband Into barracks and In turn are putdng thamsehres at a risk. We wouldOke to take this burden from you. Starting now any cadet can bring any contraband by the Cadet office ami turn It over to us for a complementary copy of the coflectliie November 17^ 1888 Cadet paper. Not only wHI you be reflevhg yoursetf of this sizeable burden you wBI also have the sattefactton of knowing that this contraband wii be dsposed of property. Sincerely.

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