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November 1, 1993 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH The Official Organ of the Students of the University of the South VOLUME CLXXm, NO. 3 SEWANEE, TN 37383-1000 DELTS SUSPENDED Appeals Rejected by Aaron McCollough, Editor-in-Chief

The Interfratemity by several members of the Council Judicial Board re- Delta Tau Delta fraternity cently notified Delta Tau to a Little River canyon

Delta that it was being property owned by Mr. charged with several viola- Schmidt's parents. After tions of the rules of conduct doing chores on the prop- concerning fraternities at erty during the afternoon, Members of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity on Shake Day 1993. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson.. The University of the South. the brothers and pledges Genie In a Bottle, Messiah in a Pill? Associate Dean of Students. began to retire around a Robert Pearigen suggested campfire. The evening be- Prozac Generation Spells Relief How The that the fraternity had com- came unpleasant when Mr. by Michael Wayne, Special Features Staff mitted "systematic, fre- Salmon began to display the con- "I was carefree" Jill, an antidepressant is not only what you need." quent, and flagrant" viola- effects of alcohol enjoyed the ca- According to Mr. junior at Sewanee muses curing depression, but re- "Prozac tions of rush rules, as well sumption. reer of the true celebrity" Schmidt, Mr. Salmon was about what it was like tak- defining users essential as University alcohol poli- writes "Prozac "belligerently drunk, inter- ing the initial prescription personalities. While images Dr. Kramer cies. These violations were 'Nightline' when mittently throwing beers on of Prozac "I hadn't been of Huxley's novels or mid- was on brought to his attention by went to sleep and on the Stephen people and swinging a large this happy in the past ten night re-runs of the Twilight you former Delt pledge. one 'Today show when you came to him stick." years. I hadn't been this Zone come to mind, Salmon, who that to woke up. And then the to voice his complaint con- Actions taken by two happy since I was a child." must bare in mind evidence in backlash began, in the great cerning an incident that oc- active fraternity members Jill is like many who have this point the tradition of tar- night of Sep- and one pledge to subdue been freed from depression support of Prozac far out- American curred on the idol's luster." Delta Salmon played a consider- and anxiety by what some weighs any negative hype. nishing the tember 25. Delta Tau Marked by the cover story president, Val able part in the have called the "wonder Prozac has become fraternity Newsweek March 26, not deny the Interfratemity Council Ju- drug" of our generation. America's leading antide- in Schmidt, did genera- 1990, Prozac became a ce- rush v iolation charges or the dicial Board's decision to Since its introduction in pressant. The new lebrity within two years af- policy violation suspend all organizational 1987, Prozac, the brand tion drug, first marketed by alcohol ter its introduction. After but he felt that they operations of the Delta Tau name for the drug the Eli Lilly Corporation has charges, the euphoric sunshine that should have been tried Delta fraternity until March Fluoxetine, has quickly be- become the most prescribed brightened the lives of so separately from the hazing 20, 1994. In an effort to come so popular as an an- antidepressant of its kind. people curtail Salmon's disruptive works like the tri- many millions of charges which Mr. Salmon tidepressant that it now per- Prozac came the cloud of contro- originally brought to Mr. activity, his hands were tied vades our culture. De- cyclic Elavil and Tofranil his feet raising the versy that hangs over the Pearigen' s attention. to two trees and pressed people around the by ultimately bench. Ac- in the drug today. Horrifying The hazing charges were tied to a country are feeling, as Dr. level of serotonin Judicial doctors and stories of once non- violent stemmed from an incident cording to the IFC Peter Kramer claims in his brain. Medical people taken psychiatrists believe that and non-suicidal occurring on an outing (continued on page 2) book Listening to Prozac , serotonin in killing themselves and oth- "better than well". Not only low levels of produce over-ag- ers because of Prozac spread are they recovering from the brain In Hits Issue . . . ineffectual vio- like wildfire. The hype their depression with the gression, shows tenden- found its way onto -* help of Prozac, but they are lence and suicidal New Simoiiiv \itT\os l*iige like Geraldo or Donahue. It 4 high brain sero- J becoming even more cies, while Di Met 'rati) Speaks Pag» great television: a levels causes made for Page 14 "mentally agile" than they tonin I ombull I avhiou Jeckyll and Mr. and, as Dr. real-life Dr. l(l had ever been before using assertiveness Talking IoThki IVgK adds, "gets you Hyde mystery with Prozac the drug. For the first time Kramer (continued on page 10) "

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L)€ltS, continued African American Board, which is composed Mr. Pearigen in turn noti- fraternity system." Literature Course of the ten fraternity presi- fied the IFC Judicial Board. The Delta Tau Delta fra-

dents, this treatment can be While the IFC Judicial ternity appealed to the Vice

defined as hazing. The Board did not consider the Chancellor but were re- '93 ; Set for Advent Board cited IFC By-Laws, incident to be a classic case fused. Their appeal cen- by Aaron McCollough, Editor-in-Chief Article I, which states:! of hazing, that is one in tered around the fact that "'Hazing' is defined as which fraternity members 'losing six months of school The English Department mens. Ms. Grammer m recklessly or intentionally, were trying to beat charac- will also lose the current has announced that next sists that "the African doing any act or 1 causing ter or discipline into a new pledge class. Because the semester's curriculum will American tradition is one m any situation which endan-j pledge, the Board felt that fraternity does not the include a j have course called which books speak to other gers or is likely to endanger what , happened on Septem- financial stability to absorb Studies in Literature. While books. It is important to the mental orphysical health ' ber 25 conformed to the, the loss comfortably, this that title is admittedly am- integrate these works, or be- safety of a student, or! language of IFC By-Laws, suspension could conceiv- biguous, department Chair cause they must be which allowed tends to humiliate, Article I. As a result, it was! ably mean the end of the Dr. Henry Arnold explained to speak to one another degrade, intimidate, or! recommended that the Ira- (Delta at Sewanee. that this course Mr will focus Like Southern Literature, cause serious physical orjternity be punished it accord- Schmidt asserted that on the study of African is important to study the emotional discomfort to a ing to penalties determined I "closing us down only American literature as student." a African American sub-tra- Mr. Schmidt; by consensus of the Board, .confounds the alleged unique genre of American dition by looking at the stressed that Salmon did not Mr. Pearigen heard sub- the problem." He insisted that Literature and that it will tradition resist: 'He was singing, itself. Board's recommendation, the Delta Tau Delta National provide the opportunity songsandtalkinginaBritish for Sewanee is somewhat and then sought the advice Fraternity ; offered its own students to study both Afri- behind the C! dlhC f ,hC times in ex- g0 ° FaCU ' ,y ^^"nelHstofpunishmentsforthe can American poetry ^T'^ K T. and panding its English Mr C°mmittee which con-' cur- Sewanee chapter which African tl TX,JTJ c American fiction in riculum 6 d - lh ^e.FCJudicial to accommodate — were much more rigo ou the same class. Previously, thoughtfknZX was hazing, thenI" multi-cultural trends. Fora , Board's recommendations, and constructive than .twashaz,n the the University has only number g ."WhenaskedThe Associate Dean of of years, interested University mor num taught forcomment Mr. Salmon African American parties Students and the Vice- and have expressed said^S texts as said. They didn't isolated examples act in a Chancellor then accepted anxiety about both the po- made to deal wTt hazing way. They were the in survey courses. Stowe's the IFC Judicial Board's tential of expansion and the prob.ems and solve em" Uncle Tom \s Cabin is taught department's hesitation to m American Literature, flirt with classes that most Ellison's MrUond,dbr,n the Invisible Man is g T^ ]^ muh universities have embraced •ncident to the attention Kit*^^^n taught ,n Modern of emphasizing American thai "firstand The Studies in Literature P punishments be- I AssociateDeanofStudents ^' fiction foremosl iLifp and Morrison's class promises to be a re, Robert ' vWtod Pearigen, during the *?" *e Behved .s Bo d i r £°? ^ taught in ^j ^ Con- sonable compromise. temporary •». -* *.™ „,, American Fie- ^ ssir though. While Dr. Arnold :sEssr "on b ul „lere has never suggested that course, beena the nopp„„ uilll> „ lsludy 1^. ( '^together as essential as an African American S" '- ! ,radi,ion in Mature is. the ,^<^^ America class (that ^, «»•« could potential!) M v TfT v 9 War.' <™her topics in lu THE ' HAIR ginia) will GALLERY e^h the , SS lure ^ FanxiV Hair Car* ' semesters), the current C^Usr beainninoV 1 C°nSider 59&0668 - focus could well '"' ation o? ^ ' *™

> d,1^>rap«>n,rtytut t^1 ,h W|M - ln turn necessitate Centurv Hr. 7 - \«, HaS'Rer'^^'h^petition. Ce,and Jin cm$i7icsms W™e the Studies ,„ -7" ^n g w£o-M0mSOn *>9 - Li,era,ure course canno1 ** care, 9 She sL stl? ^ manicure, sculptured "'S nail,^^ es" hurt 'he cause of minorit) "— Tanningbed ^mial to IJ "BuO^^O^J,^^^ V ^ V Alraan recruitment, not American it should o w i because "'^"^ be ret,ardei1 as an afliima- ih ev , aC0 ,ive here " acli,,n measure ThC nee together,hM- ,S not cou rse the ev ident when ? exists because are s'udied En 8'ish Department feels. , s j, ? , n^. ' 'soiated speci-sno^; fi ontimu d •*( page 1) J

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Classroom Without Walls: The IEP at St, Catherine's Island Getting Muddy in the Name ofan Interdisciplinary Education by Tricia Matte, News Staff

Seven hot hours away sors Bran Potter, Ron Toll, from Sewanee, ten of us and George Ramseur seven stood on the dock with a years ago, and coordinates mossy, shaded parking lot the program as well as behind us. Looking out over teaching the wildlife ecol- the shining expanse of tidal ogy section. He feels that creek and rippling, green IEP closely follows the marsh grass, we looked for ideals of the liberal arts, the misty, but not distant, stating, "This program is dark blue stretches of land, liberal arts education in its the barrier islands. One of truest sense, not teaching those was St. Catherine's, those subjects, but how they our home for the five weeks interact, so that a student! of the Island Ecology Pro- who's been through the gram, and full of more un- program could explain why knowns than we imagined. the deer are distributed on Located off the coast of the island in a specific way, Georgia, about 30 miles based on the geology of the Trivia Matte and Carrie Abel. Trip out Seaside Inlet. Photo by Bobby Jackson. south of Savannah, St. island." Catherine's functions as one Students who have been professors integrate history 17th century structure used talking with the zoo staff link in a chain of barrier through the program are throughout the program. as the main plantation house and seeing rare animals, islands, stretching from enthusiastic about the un- Ongoing archaeological during the 18th and 19th from tortoises to antelopes New Jersey to Floridaalongiderstanding they gained. "I work has revealed a long centuries. to lemurs. the East Coast. Owned by a got an idea of what the word history of human habitation The New York Zoologi- The five- week program besides ! eight private foundation, and uti- 1 'ecosystem' means, on the island, with evidence cal Foundation maintains a is divided into four

lized for research and con- reading in textbooks. When of Indian occupation as old breeding station for endan- 1 day sections, with a half- studied everything the island, day off during each, and a servation, St. Catherine's we to- as 4000 years. In recent gered animals on j Being full off between each gether it meshed. . secluded envi- day provides an example of a years most work has focused where the j

confined to the marsh-island 300 ronment and the use of large ! section. As Nancy Nettles, relatively undeveloped , on trl e excavation of the Resources barrier island ecosystem. ecosystem, after a while of vear |d Spanish mission ! enclosures increases the a senior Natural in this one par- breed- major, said, "The days off - "In a short answer, the studying on t he island. The IEP success of captive goal of the Island Ecology ticular location, you got a students live in replica or ling. The zoo tours were a trips to the zoo, the beach, necessary be- Program (IEP) is to take better idea of theecosystem restored slave cabins and high point for most of the those were students from a variety of concept." said Bobby tour the Gwinnet House, a students, who enjoyed ( continued on page 5) disciplines and teach them Jackson, a junior biology how geology, marine biol- major who participated in ogy, botany and wildlife the program this past sum- ecology are interdependent mer. human Founded 1892 in a single, fragile island The history of ecosystem," said Dr. Tim impact on the island plays Kieth-Lucas, who founded an important role in the and Aaron McCollough, Editor-in-Chief the program with Profes- ecology of the island, Kevin West, Assistant Editor African American Literature, continued Eric Foster, Design Editor

studied in this course are great as Ms. Grammer put it. "the books majors have been and they need to be taught." Some English books, Jamey Collins and John Sullivan News Editors American Literature questions heard to complain that no African Sports Editor While this is true, the Amy Covington appear on the comprehensive exams. with questions from the Arts Editor Graduate Record Exam is inundated Jim Hewett Fredrick Douglas and African American tradition. Works by Chris Cudabac Business Mgr. members of the English Harriet Beecher Stowe are recognized Ada Travelsted Advertising Mgr. on Sewanee Com] The canon, whether they appear David Roark Circulation Mgr. opportunity lor interested English Department now provides the Dr. John V. Reishman, Faculty Advisor students to study them. r "

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%fWANEE DAFs in the ^s House; CONGRESS SEAT *"— ^ by Jamey Collins, ^^tlf News Editor On Sunday, October 3,1 In recruiting a core the In a basis on which year fraught with mercialized the mem- | areas. A novel Inter-sorority Council group, Ms. Benjamin found bers of the such political ambiguity DAP core group and! approach that Whorley voted to grant a will charier to| interest almost exclusively had public discontent concluded that the with the institute is the new ex a personal visit local sorority, Delta! among minority government, students at istilig sororities it was refresh-; to each high Alpha would not school fresh- Phi. The DAPcharter! Sewanee. Although ing for unin- meet their needs. me to meet Jeff man class The core in the fourth states that the »««»:A«wi ,u... . dis- sorority's tentional (but probably Whorley.aSewaneealum- -a rou contains trict. He main g P no first-year will establish a purposes are "provid- result of nus localized advertis- students, ( 83) who is vying to sort " so all have of "drop-out hotline ing community service, soenf represent ing), nearly all of the enough Tennessee's which aftorts time at Sewanee principals and promoting unity «... to o j amongw «. 6 founding members powerful fourth congres- are get a feel for superintendents forty-eight each sororm •sjonal ,hi * d.slr,cl in the U.S. hour, velop through,rough pre-rushpre after a s.udeni drops ; -n *«*»functions House o SS2Ka« S Representatives, J? «»i out tocontact a social r . — wnidu wiin its Whorley, who scene where the , mem Whorley focus of the sorority: who teaches will the bera. Two investigate the circum- focus is not on DAP's par,,, creativewnnngaUheWebo alcohol." promote of stances cultural pated in surrounding the Founding officers rush but dec* School,,, are ware,,essands,uden Bell Buckle. t Ten- student's dropping President un,,yno,,opledge.Throu oul Celena Benjamin, ght, r nessee, grew upon a family " whorley a ' PerienCe o supports a Vice-president Mk„ - ,beDAP farmmShelbyvi.,, W^ IS a 1 — As the ^wiif r hybrid hea.th liams, * " "'^ concl c r'e p n" Secretary Quishai "ded that the grandson of former Ten- taken in which will Wjute de-emphasize Rush Cha.rper.son • so- -ssee ^ Ch^ersot'ttor,, O "an ="" "^ -" governorBuchanan PJ- preoct *j -X C:l rority^"lwith unique qualities tobettersuittheneedsofan ma"d,ng focus on improving tions increasingly , the Officer Iif2 Natasha John Also diverse student stemming from a son. Historian black body. Gabrielle majority, DAP's are HiM. Parliamentarian/^ ' con-C°"- The DAP's - der „, "! entered geant 8 TSlePP ,n and of Arms 8 Greek life ArtririJ herk with a bang dur- WoodS ,and.M !i? *** Wich are ing rCir'"''iimit Celebrate the Mountain characteristic of black Myranda Davis. na weekend Other by joining the tional sororities members other Bart Gordon include Michelle sororities in appo.nted him, is furnish- a "hybrid"'•/una in ,hl '° Can fnl u;n» ihe sense Parks, Lashan Clmet ,n an Taylorl g Open House for Nicole DA^hVT? 80 Mggins,Kawanna ™^" alumni on Saturday Cound ais and hei'" h Rese. da'nd Hve. Whortey.inir:^ ' Victoria Tuck, having a « 3nd gated ' * birthdaybirtbda* party forf°< punen,ven°r°V:a government- Bmtly °on erns rega"T"l • ^ or rd.ng A another h-i* k Sprouse » community j fh kidsonSunday As fo unding mmher sw(P ^^»*d Aner.hisye.r.DAP-sho^ Celena ri, y Benjamin ' '° initially ing a "" ParticiPa,e »%«« forma. concetved black soroh"? he notion of mh 6 ew ^ ^-^^ ororuy las, ^[y^^ZT,V° however, seinesler furt £ ™£ [^ as such a young . epo ^ her r feeling. S^ouW,o ga„u , , a ion hiMMk , fW wi „ g S°r0ri y haVC a ;"" Pro'«o.ing " inf°™ al rush «» district a»eady-large gov- op o swP " b k n,e h so that its "he*t 1nH T n '- Who" ey brightest" l h win o, °P« «° 1, t ln Urage " es? T A$ ' ,n S ressed bv leave the area grea ' er «»* sororities were a meetint ' and se Sen e,7 ' 1, T" TZ 'm "dB find C0UnCil lhe ami and u0,ed livelihoods in „?*''£ -he one ' " « ^^^ * s" ed «>« 1UD\„' S h 8 P ? the view '^'^ ^O^SSSS-r- " n ch 8 ,hese LnarterTrt e^ d »nng '«ue. - membershipT will rush -,„h" Since e,i« " "0t " n 8 ' "e 'nvited cities do °' limi,ed in jo, he " n nee, ««*«

e ^.'"envisionedasorority UWden g eek \° '« S ",e 5" "^ualitiesthatshe wt ' kevMone of Cslred ld ' " W« SOcial 'hat the DAP f »cene. ,r" bc,SWlll £««. ""Oritie, lacked ," "-e,he on ^ ^ co,,,,,,,,,,,,, "'y'oparticipatein v,ce no which ' n-aIcohol.ba,ed were nm Ei J2 : : WW.. November 1, 1993 The Sewanee Purple Page 5 NEWS

whether the professors or The Island Ecology Pro- Island Ecology, continued the students enjoy the pro- gram provides valuable 1 cause the work was intense. whole island, tromping in ate." the free time, gram more. In field in \ During Keith-Lucas' experience ecology

We were lucky that every- 1 one day through several when they were not catch- words, "I enjoy the program and a solid basis for apply-

one had a great sense of I major covertypes, such as ing up on sleep, students because it lets me coach ing the principles of ecol-

humor." And the academic ! magnolia forest, pine for- participated in a variety of students rather than teach ogy to a wide range of work was intense. During est, hickory forest and pas- activities ranging from them, and I like doing that, subjects, but more than that. the first few days of each ture. He provided the big frisbee, swimming, fishing, It lets me muck around on a it provides an opportunity professor's section, he picture. Underhis guidance, and jogging, to zoo tours, gorgeous island for six! to deal with new, unknown would take the students out students also put together a night walks looking for weeks out of the year. It's 'challenges and to learn to in the field. With Dr. Toll, study which would accu- turtles nesting, and alligator one hell of a lot of fun to how to depend on and help we would wallow out in the rately reflect the observable chasing. In remembering share that with students: I others in tight situations. As tidal marsh, among spartina wildlife distribution on the the extracurricular activi- know that island, but stu- Nancy Nettles expressed, and mudcrabs, counting island. ties, Nancy Nettles felt they dents go down there and are "Not only did we learn about them, or setting nets across Each week, students were a vital part of the absolutely amazed, and they barrier island systems and tidal creeks to find out what broke up into groups of two program, "If there wasn't get an enthusiasm which is their ecology, but so much had swum up to feed during for work on individual re- an outlet, we created our wonderful to be around." about life - the friendships, high tide. Venturing out to search projects, which var- own, playing cards, drink- The benefits of the pro- we all became close - we

ocean", ing beer.... I really enjoyed gram over the years are ap- had to depend on each other the"big, bad as Dr ied from comparing popu- |

Toll termed it, to measure lations of mud crabs in two to get through our projects "...the Big, Bad Ocean... "- Dr. Toll temperature and plankton marshes or barnacles on and each day. I gained those content, was less pleasur- skeleton forests on the being on the dock night af- parent to both professors friendships and an increased able for some than others. beach, to testing the direc- ter night with Dr. Potter, and students. "Students appreciation for those According to Bobby Jack- tional sense of mud snails, with the stars overhead and who come back from that! around me, also a new sense son, "My greatest memory to ,rnapping the channel the water streaming under, program start doing a better of wonder about the world l( singing old sea chantys and and how wonderfully it is is watching Heather and contours ofWahlburg Creek job of integrating a liberal j

Sarah emptying their stom- or the vegetation zones of songs, and with the dolphins arts education by tying it to made, and a sense of awe achs while TKL [Professor Flag Pond, to watching stilts and the lights of the shrimp that experience, whether the toward the power of the it could Keith-Lucas] gunned us for ten hours. "Stilts are boats out on the water, and subject is third world eco- ocean and how form through breaking waves." fascinating birds, at least the lights of the mainland in nomics or botany. There is and change and reform the island over the years." The With Dr. Ramseur we until you have watched them the d i stance over the an increase in self-confi- marsh." dence, and in academic Island Ecology Program is hiked in "full field gear," for about four hours," was | vividly refreshing re- through woods, dunes, pas- Sarah Cross's comment af-j With all the activity, confidence on the part of a minder that there is always laying out ter that project. The projects good food was a necessity, students who find they can tures and marsh, | frustrating. which was well-provided do well working in that en- something new to learn in different were at times j plots and counting | remembers for by Lisa Keith-Lucas vironment, and come back this ever-changing world. vegetati ve covers. The saw- j Bobby Jackson palmetto demanded sub-' "Sittingin that damned deer (TKL's wife). Withamenu and make better grades, or in including cheesecake, lasa- just personal self-confi- Note: Participation in stantial pants. Dr. Potter stand from 1 :30 to 6:30— Mexican food, fresh It is not just a the Island Ecology Program took us down the beach to the morning of course!— I gna, dence. seafood, and "Mississippi physical 'Outward Bound'. is through application. look at dune progression, couldn't see a thing." En- Contact Dr. Keith-Lucas for ! executing a mud pie", everyone gave but in some ways an aca- erosion, and current pat- visioning and j up hope of losing weight on demic 'Outward Bound' more information. terns. We swapped our' research project challenged island. Her work was said Keith-Lucas. shorts and swimsuits for our patience and our plan- the the pa- greatly appreciated by all of field gear when we went to ning skills; writing students and professors, Cracker Tom Hammock pers in one to two days the and she contributed more and Middle Pasture to take pushed our concentration; than good food to the pro- gravity cores. Twelve and and analytical skills into gram. "Lisa is an awesome eighteen feet down into the high gear. rigor of the cook. Sheismcred.ble. I'm island, we could see old Despite the spirit amazed at her stamina day beach sand, complete with academic program, a after day preparing meals, laminations and coquina of adventure and fun per- Monday-Friday also emotional mealed all activities, or as She was shells This year's core 9:00-5:30 put it. "What support, especially for the highlight came with the Bobby Jackson Saturday activities? I girls. It was great to have discovery ofa ghost shrimp academic say extra-curricular her to talk to in the midst of burrow deep in the Pleisto- would 9:00-1:00 predominated; all the men," said Nancy cene core of the island. Dr. activities 598-5940 outside, it's Nettles. Keith-Lucas started us out When you're of hard to differenti- There is some question with a wildlife survey of the kind November 1, 1993 Page 6 The Sewanee Purple CELEBRATE THE MOUNTAIN - Special Pull-out Section

A Great and Gaudy Show by Chris Cudabac, Business Managei One Man Celebrates the Mountain

10-17-93, Sewanee, TN bowed aside Guy Lytle, no parts. In other parts, how- 10-18-93, Monday... of the hymn, the organist.

It was 9:20 on a Sunday small task. For all the ever, the choir seemed ut- One of the key selling Nancy fciser, had to ex-

morning, and I was hardly hoopla, it was a University terly overwhelmed by the points of the Celebrate the temporize for about twice

prepared for the blast that Service remarkably like any brass and organ and were Mountain weekend was that the length of the hymn itself

hit me when I opened the other, except for the need to barely audible from three it would give a chance for while the faculty and trust- side door to All Saints'. dodge the tuba and French feet away. Furthermore, it those invited to get a good ees got seated. I was im- Friends of mine who were horn players in the chancel. seemed very cruel to set sampling of the Sewanee pressed. in the choir had told me that No wonder they had decided soon after this anthem Experience. The weather Best-Dressed the music for this Sunday to skip the incense fellow. Mozart's "Laudate seemed willing to oblige Best Dressed in this pro- was ratherloud, but this was He would have taken out Dominum." By doing so, this. The sky was menacing cessional was a close call not loud. This was apoca- half the brass section the clear, translucent, ce- all through Friday, Satur- between Madame Schaefer lyptic. This was the choir whirling that thing around lestial brilliance and grace day saw an absolute down- and Dean Lytle. (The Vice rehearsing the Te Deum by up there.

Thomas Elston. I was there Fashion Faux Pas

to acolyte at this Mother of Worst dressed at the ser- all Eucharists, and had been vice would have to go to the told to arrive early to go bishops. They were re- over the service. markably under-dressed for

I know from several such an elaborate festival seminarian friends that eucharist. The least that the much ink has been spilt on Rt. Rev. fathers in God the theatre of the eucharist, could have done was to and I so I suppose it's little bring along a cope & mitre wonder that the sacristy of and leave the rochets to the All Saints' resembled at paintings in Convocation 9:30 nothing so much as the I Hall. backstage of a big, com-. Well, then it happened. plex, prop-heavy show that The musical event that we is about to go up. People of had all been waiting for: all sorts and conditions Elston's Te Deum, that he getting into costume, sac- had written just for us. It All Gowned up and nowhere to ristan stage hands rushing go. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson. was well performed. It made about with microphones certain that there were a of Mozart's work trying contrasted pour, to get the priests whole bunch Sunday was grey and of notes for strongly with Chancellor's outfit, though wired the Te Deum, for sound, and Annwn cooling, and now, for everyone up there to play or the it is very chic, which was more of a was disquali- Myers the stage show Founders' manager sing. It skipped Day Convoca- a chunk of of force. fied since it was Bishop hurriedly directing tion, the every- the text ("the Father Mountain was of an The rest Quintard, the first VC, and thing. of the service robed infinite majesty"). in a right proper It was seemed to go not the present one, who put At 9:50 very well. The we took a few very loud. Sewanee Fog, thick recessional hymn and it together.) Madame minutes to go through was es- heavy all Now, I and cold. am certainly not pecially Schaefer* the motions and impressive with the s outfit was no- who goes one who is Because of this privy to the ideas addition fog that table simply where of the timpani because it was when and which way of sat cold and modern trends in classi- drums. leaden in one's so to turn The recessional radically un-Oxonian, when you turn and cal it- lungs and music, and my preju- chilled the mem- self went just fine. with its stovepipe hat and whom to follow and when Every- bers, dices are against dissonance those processing were to one got out alive. that odd swatch of yellow follow them, and, for me, And I very and cacophony. This impatient to Te carried out an image march satin and how to deal with this banner I shall ermine hanging Deum did not seem to myself included. strive cherish for The only down that had a mind many years: to- over one shoulder. of its own. so much fault in the for delicacy or wards processional This last the end of was Dean Lytle's, item did not the Te that on the other grace as for sheer volume apparently no one brighten Deum, as his arms had hand, was my day. Instabil- waved realized notable because and power. If it that the was lacking more time it was ity is not and more furiously it seems so something one in going un-Anglican, anything, it was range. to take to seeks It about him, for seat all x seeming to carry down the no apparent Roman Catholic in aisle started loud, hundred that it stayed loud reason Dr. were process- in the face of God Delcamp stuck some parts and distinctively & the for the most ing wassignificantly part, and it out Alumni. his tongue at the greater Calvinist ended choir. I wan in other parts. The loud. the time to The have only begun to play the result processional went consider organ is an odd hybrid that It had some very nice voluntary reasonably why. and the looks well after I like a Presbyterian el- passages, especially opening hymn. the solo The result was cardinal. Thus, Madame that, afterthethirdverse (continued on page 7) November 1, 1993 The Sewanee Purple Page 7 CELEBRATE THE MOUNTAIN

Gaudy, continued 'wanee Short Schaefer must take the prize, I suppose, by being less confused.

The Vice Chancellor was responsible for the most •Smoke This. The faculty of the University of the South has voted against a genuine moment of the whole weekend, when he an- proposed resolution that would ban smoking in aJl University buildings, including nounced the death of Robert Fowler, a former regent, and faculty offices. Smoking has already been banned in University classrooms, told how he had bequeathed to the University $15 meeting rooms and dining facilities. million for the Sports and Fitness Center. That one brief When will the current reign of anti-smoking neo-puritans come to an end? moment of emotion overcoming all the poise and gravity More to the point, when will smokers and non-smokers alike recognize that the of the situation more eloquently expressed the deep currently fashionable campaign against smoking amounts to an attack on personal sense of community on the Mountain than all of the liberties. Why is the smoking minority the only minority group around that breath wasted on speeches describing it. meekly accepts the dictates of a moralizing majority? When will smokers have Quod Erat Demonstratum the nerve to stand up and say "Enough! Smoking is not a sin and I refuse to be This one moment, however, did not permit me to relegated to the status of second class citizen because I enjoy the taste of tobacco ignore the Vice Chancellor's Latin diction. It is a hard and the experience of smoking a cigarette (or pipe or cigar)"?

that it still truth needs work, but it is truth nonetheless, Professor Spaccarelli invites his students into his office for their between-class est Veritas et prevalet. and magna smoke. Winter is fast upon us and any smoker who is willing to stand outside in After the honorary degrees, the rest of the ceremony freezing weather to have a cigarette just because our in loco parentis think that was quite familiar: the University Prayer and the Uni- smoking is a naughty habit deserves to freeze. A sensible student will take up Dr. versity Hymn, followed by a Marriot lunch, albeit lunch Spaccarelli on his offer. Smokers across the campus will want to locate smoking in a tent with an excellent jazz band (whoever plans these "safe havens" before the snow starts to fall. Note that Dr. Lumpkins smokes and post-ceremonial lunches ought to hold fast to what is that Dr. Benson is sympathetic to smokers. I obviously don't intend to offer their good and have that band play again in January and in offices to students on their behalf. You might ask them, though, if you could drop May). in for a smoke some time. All in all, these two spectacles had offered a miniature Dr. Benson argued against the proposed ban with a theology of tobacco: "When

Roman holiday to whoever watched. There were moments God created the tobacco plant, he didn't say 'Oh, second-hand smoke is going to of comedy high and low, and even a moment of true kill a lot of people.' He said. This is good.'" pathos, surrounded by a cast of hundreds, in every sort For further reading see Cigarettes Are Sublime, by Richard Klein, to be pub- and color of gown imaginable, from the sacristan's lished next month by Duke University Press. Mr. Klein teaches French at Cornell. winged surplice to the VC's well-known variation on a A sample follows. bathrobe, to the steady, constant baseline of the choir. "It is no easy task to praise cigarettes at this time in America. We are in the

Heading back to my class significantly later than 1 :30 midst of one of those periodic moments of repression when the culture, descended

PM, I remembered something Dr. Binnicker had told my from the Puritans, imposes its hysterical visions and enforces its guilty constraints

Roman Satire class on the Monday of Founders' Day last on society, legislating moral judgements under the guise of public health, all the year: "The Convocation is today, and I hope you will all while enlarging the power of surveillance and the reach of censorship to achieve be attending it, since there is so little really good ceremony a general restriction of freedom." left in the world, and we have most of it up here." Good Americans should be aghast at this kind of bullying.

•Apres moi, le deluge. A student on the third floor of Quintard has left her/ his mark on the school. On Friday, 22 October, the ceiling-sprinkler system was

set off in a student's room by either: I -A smoking curling iron; 2-A football which

accidentally hit the sprinkler head, thus triggering the flood. And, indeed, a flood of gallons SUNDAE'S it was. The incredibly efficient sprinkler system unleased hundreds of water in the student's room. By the time the fire department arrived to shut off the

Specializing in Our Homemade valve to the system, water was coursing down the hallway. The sprinklers did the ICE CREAM trick, though. There were no flames visible when the firemen arrived (if there ever was a fire to begin with) and what damage there was was minimal water damage. Piua and Sandwiches

•Uncle Sam. Herewith a footnote to last Saturday's Fall Cleanup, especially HOURS relevant to those of you pressed into service as a part of your particular fraternity 7 Days a Week from 11 AM to 8 PM apprentice-ship: At the October 7th Community Council meeting, VC Sam Williamson settled the problem about scheduling Fall Cleanup with the authoritative claim: "The IFC University Avenue will cooperate." With an in loco uncle like Sam, who needs parents. Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 598-1595 Compiled by Kevin West, Assistant Editor '

November Page 8 The Sewanee Purple 1. 1993 OPINION

Letters to the Editor RUMBLINGS FROM

In the September as I have before such frus- 27, RIGHT America: Global Patsy? 1993 issue of The Sewanee tration set in. THE If a person

Purple and in the article went to Sewanee to get a by Eric Heil, Guest Columnist

"Tom Kepple: Antichrist or diploma which would in

Visionary?," Eric Foster turn enable him to find a One of the greatest challenges boy Clinton faced in taking the helm of the reported that at the Univer- lucrative job and financial world's leading superpower was to prove his ability to direct foreign policy. sity of the South "the highest success he would look to During the election, some voters wondered whether the governor of Arkansas, who paid faculty member /hakes the University as a liar was said not 727" (salary to have even played RISK as a child, would be fit to take the reigns from the $104, + fringe surely. . .and completely globe- trotting President Bush. Certainly Clinton's benefits as reported in the miss the point of a Sewanee primary focus was the domestic scene In this area he has already made great strides in Chronicle of Higher Edu- education. In fact, he should promoting his clever, innovative, and downright frightening cation, May 5, 1993). While not even bother passing programs of wealth redistribution. But in foreign policy, many questions still remain. I have noquibble with these through the stone gales into

figures, it is perhaps im- As Clinton now struggles with U.S. commitments including the Domain. Originally, I the popular troubles portant to note that in Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti, some such a planned on enumerating the Administration observers suggest that the boy's high compensation package difficulties stem from a lack of genuine benefits of Sewanee's edu- interest and commitment to foreign policy for full time teaching faculty issues. This seems an unfair judgment cation, but decided that if to make about our busy national leader. No at we this university is an you don't can be assured that the moments he is know now you not entertaining Hollywood guests anomaly. The compensa- consulting his wife, or playing would never understand. 1 Donahue while "feeling your pain" in his fun town hall tionofthe discussions, next highest paid (would only he is devoting completely to the like Mr. affairs of state. We know this because faulty member without a definite pattern can be seen ad- J McCollough to stop emerging per- from the administration's foreign forays ministrative duties is Clinton s sig-!petualing the idea that the problem- oops, I mean policy-is "multilateralism." The true presidential nificantly lower, definaion many jeducation Sewanee pro- of (his term is probably beyond our comprehension, but it seems to involve thousands of dollars in fact. n ; vides is essentially useless. 06 "* mul,i "ati °"a «»dies to ^ ' help somehow !He keeo a udon'r^,? '"i^u" may find his education L Ch f hiS efrort ° ' mere a continuation Joseph Monti " 'y of traditional useless, d2 cTJ, ^ ' but I can assure him CI,n "^ '°n S in,ereSt in a «'°»>a President, ' commune many do not agree representrep e en^aa dangerousIZ ??"T' with hiin. forfeiture of our nation's sovereignty Amer. Ass'nof Univ. Profs. I can also assure him ' h U ni,ed that at 3lWayS Pr° Vided he backbone Sewanee Chapter ' «* the Unued no time were my eyes closed Na,^s'S l mac v 'IT T in Somalia that wishing W, Clinton's inepti- "the lies were true." iSZfiEZriEX ^T^ ° '° "** ,0 mUch faith It is somewhat sad to ineffic ™ '* ° j " « hi * ""wieldy. hear And finally, i , I would like to d a toni Z.T ofsomeonesobitterabouta ask Mr. McCollough u™ a ? H° Pe WaS ' Sewanee education as Mr., feed " he """"nilarian interest of question : "Why s t\Z does he Z° tT "I' , ' BUSh S pla McCollough is in his "To bother?" forces'Then " WaS '° wi,hdraw US j I am sure $80 000 boycTno em ^dT"" "' the Mouth - of the Beast" in would have been Ghah opened "* *"*«»> GM B°UUOi used in a Lo h B ^ s EX " the September 27 issue of myriad | of different ways goalfortheUS-ledmssmnmSom the 1^^^"^"™ Sewanee "° l Purple. I' the Somalis, °" ly for ,he ^armament of but also , for a IrZ , i thought one had to graduate! Susan E. Mueller.C '93 sentiments ^LTj^L^S^y^^^ of the "*»• These '""* Mohammed Farah Aidid. And ^"^ SUCh as rebel leader fcus HZu Taescem and turmoil down a slippery that has left . slope of death al least IS il , As the hunt for Aidid "* """> m0re W0U "ded con i es^n"T ' political f selllemen. rapidly °r Bou«^-Ghali's cozy diminish Clin, ' T^'* °Ugh ' a U.N,cen.ered '" '° reconsid foreign policy^^t"^ « his commitment to accomplish militarily 6, if ""V'h'ng, can in SomaliaoranvJi,r T I"" the U.N. alone. U.S. *" ,ha ' ,he Tw0 TltMHg soldiers are US ' COuld "°< §44t no, only a,non l!r "WW but ' ra ' our nation's ned a" d eQ ui armed - d in the world, forces also hav, , PPC something ?" n,egra,ed that Bou.ros-Ghali command-control structure, Kato a SkjnCaxe and iha cooperation is a °" ly ^OOUCTS ^^ fine ideal, bu. «£" dream of International Vn«/M«ti«rc»r4 when i. e *T national interests, and d nands be SEWANEE *»I.

documents were drafted in ro„^ From the Desk of...

• \ Dr. McCrady ter^of ,heagree " me„ t . Canada. ! 2" n°,ag a Stfra ' erni,ieS empted herself . ™* f from , "consistently his board s in,n^r voted ^ri Hhw m their favor fbut sometimes have ^£ my much t0 fe from enthusiasm Hags Bear MexiM bu| J. w th me NAFTA, wh.le I consider something ye. another forfeiture about the Un.ve^ of U.S. sovereignty then something foe-gr Z fc aboutthe fraternities, .control represents men"somethingsomething once again the danger about putting them Chntonscomm.tment of together. to multilateralism Though heavy pressures The contmuing mount daily to tradition of U.S. conform involvement in Sewanee to the secular mmded high neutrality of other m.emational organizations collegefoTr may appear to be mutton st.ll retains part of a some indications of comm.tment to promoting higher belief« »in world peace and truths. In part for Ms reaso„ we onentatton program that grows in complexity each year N - po,entially In the new dangerous ,osses students' firs, few otTvU.S.s control , weeks we tell them w£, ZtVover her own destiny. Boy Clinton's enthusiasm that this is a place (I will arbitrarily mu.tdateralism" is a lis, aT w* convenient pohcy for pom where a p de n s) honor is taken seriously, concerned primarily where ther with domestic woes. buU real trust among is no law-abiding people, and where subsntuteforthecarefuldtrectionofrelationswhicha" ommumty mere of mutual effort and coopera.ton. We claim nC,P re nSibi ' i,ieS aS c <~der-in- armarkablemarriageofrespecforauthorityandopen chiefchief. ClmtonC„^ can stillrcure ness of himself from this global commumcation. We ever and witness to a readiness of ,s demand for a March cooperanon troop withdrawal between the students from Somaha and those who are represents an excellent above beginning. He them. We like to believe we may also soon have a system that mquire whether his wife's respects v.rtue, health plan will exalts the word, and include therapy stands on honor and for this ailment we are not embarrassed to say so WlS fra 'ernity WaS ^^ founded °y People -*- who W !; behevedpass.onately in >V> almost mcredib/e idea/ism Every fra.ermty ritual i.s laced with the loftiest tmages of honor, of v,^. nobijity. love, truth, dedication, efc. in Short 399-5774 ,deal,Sm. And every active Z> V • • / ' V O fraternity memberhas actually OPEN sworn an oath (generally *£&* MorwSaC 1 1:303^11:30^ -AY in God's name) to promote ^ those very things. GnJI doc*s at 9pm9cxr\ * Ye, during the very same weeks that the University Sunday Brunch 10aro-2pm irymg is toconvince the new students ofSewanee's special opportunity in their lives, holding up a challenge of renewal m the idealism of this place, the majority of fraternities are busy learingdown theirown idealism and disregarding their own oaths, knowingly, willingly, and vigorously breakmg the rush rules as boldly as they They dare m together in in.er-fraternity council and hypo- cntically agree upon rules about alcohol which they have no mten.ion ofobserving. They then set upillegal parties for the new students and deliberately, intentionally perjure the.r own oaths to their founders, mock theirown word ,0 the IFC, defy the rules of the University, and gnore the laws of the state, proposing all this as the most attractive way to entice freshmen to membership And,, works. Human nature being HAPPY what it is. the more HOUR legal the party, the more the immature freshman thinks S " WOnderful Thr°«gh this fraternal orientation pro- gram, run ,n stunning contrast to the official orientation program of the University, the Thursday student body's social 5 p.m. until closing eaders teach the new male students an impressive truth- that every „em Friday listed in paragraph two (above) 3 P.m.- 5 p.m. I isdemon- s rab y scornable. Gues.s a, these alcoholic events Plamly see, in spite of what the University orientation

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ProzCLCy continued Dr. McCrady, continued

as the secret potion. As with paranoia. In fact, he bulimia and OCD'S or Ob- just told them, that Sewanee is a place where honor is not usual, the media was myo- had attempted suicide 12- sessive-Compulsive Disor- taken so seriously, where people may give themselves pic and fickle, turning the 15 times before his 1989 ders. Because of Prozac's permission to flout the laws (and are admired for their

whole Prozac affair into a rampage. He also had men- relatively minorsideeffects, disrespect), where there is a deliberate effort to foil

"three-ring circus." tioned killing people at like headaches nausea, in- mutual effort, and an express intention not to cooperate;

Perhaps the most dis- work, once going into work somnia, weight loss, the where respect for authority is merely feigned, openness turbing and certainly most with a gun and threatening drug has been administered of communication deliberately squelched; and there inflammatory program was to kill his supervisor. These rather freely to depressed reigns a highly organized effort on the part of the role- oneofDonahue'safternoonj facts, along with his pur- (individuals seeking treat- model students not to cooperate with those who are talk shows entitled "Prozac i chase of an AK-47 assault ment. Other anti-depres- "above" them. This is a system that does not respect — Medication That Makes rifle only a month before sants cause dizziness, con- virtue, makes a mockery of the word, and dismisses YouKiirOnthisshow(and the shooting, came before stipation, blurred vision, honor with a wink. It is no doubt very impressive to the in a concurrent Newsweek his doctor even prescribed low blood pressure and heart new students. They love it. They join the fraternities. article [April I, 1991 the Prozac. J), Finally irregularities which may And that's their real orientation. most infamous story of Wesbecker's autopsy report seriously | complicate the If we must have these two orientation programs so Prozac's supposed negative i showed that Prozac was 'lives of certain individuals, directly at odds, pitting the University's timid idealism effects was exposed. Joseph only one of four anti-de- especially the elderly. | against the fraternities' powerful human nature, Wesbecker, wouldn't who after ajpressants found in his Students at Universities it make some sense to have the idealistic one first, short use of Prozac, by walked bloodstream. Clearly all over the United States itself, and then the cynically into hypocritical one distinctly his prior place of em- Prozac was not the causes, have been prescribed the later in the year? That way there might be a small ploy ment on September of chance 14, Wesbecker's rampage.! drug to treat depression and that some new student could 1989 in believe, at least for a Louisville, Ken- In fact, most of the sensa-j anxiety; Sewanee is no dif- moment, that Sewanee, as a community, tucky with several semi- ! actually be- tional stories that captivated ferent. Dr. Spalding the lieves in its noble ideals. automatic weapons and shot Geraldo and Donahue fans consulting [ psychiatrist from people.k.l 2( hngg.anulhen have in time been debunked. Chattanooga and one of the killed himself According Studies to date signal that most respected psychiatrist tohisfamilyandco-workers Prozac produces over-ag- mtheSouthistheindividual Connie's 06 1 Beauty Shop ™ ™ e-siveness and suicidal who prescribes the r ThlTVlShow, Wesbecker"'I was g 235 Bob Stewman Rd.- Behind an tendencies in the same per- Sewanee Market Sewanee students In are average nice guy" with no centage of patients as any .'cent interview, Dr. m or Spalding Monday Evening- psyco.og.ca prob- other tricyclic 5:30pm to that has been stated that 10:00pm "the students re Wed.-Thurs.-Fri.- lens or violent tendencies 8:00am to 9:00pm safely administered by screened for me b V the Saturday- ,bed 8:00am to 4:00pm P PSydl,a,r,SlS f° r ^^^-nselorsoftheUni'L rrozac. Connie Warner, ror thet fiMrfirst time y owner £ rL a years. rv,..„., v o 589-0012 _j

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1, November 1993 TJie Sewanee Purple Page 1 SPORTS Let's Talk Fashion OX scow. by Mr. Leo, Sports Editor

After many long and careful hours of contemplation, FQOTPALl I've reached the conclusion that the purple-and-white Record: 4-3 just ain't right for the Sewanee Tigers anymore. The way 10/16: Sewanee 13, Rhodes 31 a team dresses has a lot to do with its overall attitude, 10/23: Sewanee 26, Washington and Lee 23 personality, and win/loss record, and I don't believe that the old school colors are projecting the right image for the athletes anymore. Purple FIELD HOCKEY is just not intimidating enough; Prince is the only other person on the planet who wears Record: 7-7-2 as much purple as Sewanee does, and everyone knows how passe he is. Let's review 10/16: Sewanee 0, Wittenberg together some of the really classy fighters through history and analyze their mode du 10/17: Sewanee 0, Wooster 3 dress. To begin, let's look at some of the first people who really dressed up to go play 10/23: Sewanee 1, Kenyon 1 (Double OT) games and hunt things—the Native Americans. Everyone knows that when the 10/24: Sewanee 0, Ohio Wesleyan 6 Indians got all hyped up to go fight some settlers, they put on their cute little loin- cloths and snazzy war paint and headed out. In their psychedelic colored stripes and MEN'S SOCCER geometric patterns, they must have just intimidated the heck out of old Joe Cabinbuilder Record: 13-5 (except for John Wayne, of course, but since he never paid much attention to fashion 10/16: Sewanee 1, Centre 3 10/18: 3 anyway, we'll leave him out of it). Since the Native Americans were so intimidating Sewanee 2, GrinneU (OT) then, maybe we could use some of their techniques now. Hmmm...the men's swim 10/21: Sewanee 7, RiponO 10/23: Sewanee 5, Campbellsville team already wears something closely akin to a loin-cloth (some wear it better than others), so what if we added some artwork to their exposed parts (of which there are quite a few) and put feathers on their heads? The other teams would be stopped dead WOMEN'S SOCCER 9-8-1 on the starting blocks with fear and Sewanee would have no problems winning meets Record: 10/16: Sewanee 1, Centre 2 right and left. 10/17: Sewanee 5. Georgia Wesleyan Next we'll look at a team who just hasn't quite got the fashion thing together—the one of the all-time great quarterbacks in Dan 10/19: Sewanee 1, Agnes Scott (OT) . Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins possess 10/21: Sewanee 4, Ripon Marino. They've also had, from time to time, a really good supporting cast of 10/23: Sewanee 0, Depauw 3 receivers and a decent defense to help Mr. Marino out. Have they won the Super Bowl Nooooo. Have they even come close? Nooooo. The closest the Dolphins have lately? WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL come to the Super Bowl lately is having Dan advertise Isotoner gloves during the time Record: 11-15 (continued on page 15) 10/18: lost to Cumberland 10/21: defeated Trevecca 10/26: lost to Kentucky Wesleyan L

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November 1, 1993 Page 12 The Sewanee Purple SPORTS Homecoming Rally Scatters

Generals by Tom Hardy, Sports Staff

The Sewanee Tigerslgers took possession with the ball and started what

took the field Saturday, about two minutes left in would turn out to be the October 23, in hopes of the half. Young instituted most important play of the winning their fourth game the no-huddle offense as the game. Goss picked up a few of the season. Coming off Tigers marched right back blocks, found a hole and

two consecutive losses on down the field. Young 'zipped. up field. After leap-

the road, the players and completed passes to Jamie ing one would-be tackier,

coaches were looking for- Goss, Kent Underwood, and he smashed into one of his ward to playing on the home Kyle Green on the drive own fellow Tigers. Both turf of McGee Field. before lofting a 13-yard 'stayed on their feet as Goss Washington and Lee Uni- scoring strike to Carl Cra- raced down the sideline to versity travelled from Vir- vens with 19 seconds left, the 14-yard line. j ginia, and who could be a The extra point cut the A few plays later, Cra- better victim? After all, the General lead to 20-13 at vens leaped and flipped his winless Generals handed the halfiime. way into the endzone for Tigers their only setback in In the third quarter, the the go-ahead score. The last year's 8-1 campaign. 'Tigers threatened again only 'following extra point at- The Tigers rose to the occa- to miss a field goal ; after a tempt was just outside the sion, coming away with a touchdown pass to Goss was upright, but Sewanee still 26-23 last minute victory, called back. After Pete led 26-23. The excitement The Tigers scored first Edwards returned a General was not over, though W&L on a 40-yard field goal by fumble to the 22, the offense still had the ball and 107 freshman John Matthews, sputtered again, driving to left in the game. The Tiger ,hefour lhe Nice dig. Celeste! ' " Ambling. The defensedonned.heirpurple Photo by Lyn Hutchinson. Ihe Itrr* W&L offense,T^^forc.ng defense provided another armor once more and hem to punt early. But, in opportunity by recovering Jackson Harper intercepted On the ihesecondquarterSewanee Road Again: another W&L fumble. apass.oend.heW&Ldrive quarterback Russ Young Sewanee finally scored on a The Tigers had 55 seconds Sewanee Women 's d Volleyball Ped SCamper " by Cra ,0kiM managed To'eloose ;A ^^ **" by W&LW&r7player vens and tied the score Robert Griffith, Sports a. keep the game emerlammentertain,™ Staff scooped up g the fumble and 20-20. „ The lerm bv flmJ n "road trip" has buckled ! down and really raced yards • * for I 32 a touch- The stage was now „" takenPn onr\n ao newr-v.^.., ~ . set H t'd meaning to played hard down. To^™ j L.nebacker Seth for the closing •he rune of this mo- The TiL r women on the vol- Z j Under Coach Nancy Stewartblockedtheensuing mentum-swinging * eyba bat tie cove ed four f M team. With noplace ^ \ extra point and Ladd, who has coached the the Gener- Following a Setaneept nte ep t d tocallhomcheteamhasn'tteam llTl since 1981 the fa the « chal-Iwomen's volleyball team £: °nem PP bU °, haS achieved ' '| ,he ™ord of also the 1 lengeofthe !'0-13. Coach oppoemoopponent Ladd is on thetrown court pleased with her team's aS ey from his hands. °"' The ' f The ball yard field P- ~ce and'b ieTe goal .o take he It. , ewTym n Ju *Z J* 92 e ' was picked up by a General Sel bV ,he ave lead 2 1-20 ? *? ™ S cire ,won95%of cornerback ^backers coach Roberl :r;: who jaunted ^4 -,„ rh Yn,,n„ . >, ' tr ' hey omen's team '^ sh° uld yardsfora,ouchdown "'"

November 1, 1993 The Sewanee Purple Page 13 LIVING ARTS Wilder and Wilder

by Hannah Bennett, Living Arts Staff

All facets of University geriatrically anemic Mr. life played some sort of role Webb brought pleasure to in the grandiose Celebrate every scene in which he the Mountain festivities, appeared. It would be Thornton Wilder being no wrong not to mention exception. Cecilia Bogran's professor

Theatre Sewanee (for- in the first act. Just as the merly known as the Purple play was becoming a little

Masque) made its fall debut too drowsy and relaxed, with "Our Town," Thornton causing a few audience Wilder's Pulitzer prize members to shift positions, winning opus about love, Bogran's professor slapped

life, time, and death. vitality back into the play Under the direction of and wakefulness into the Elizabeth Mallonee and audience. Although slightly Pete Smith, the country surreal, the professors an- bumpkin community of thropological tangent of Grover's Corners, NH Grover's Corners proved to manifested itself in Guerry be one of the more memo- Farrar Brown. Anson Mount, and Danny Eades ... Brilliant! Photo by Lyn Hutchinson. auditorium, imaginary cup- rable moments. Farrar

boards and all. Yet lurking Brown's "innocent fawn" over this Norman Rockwell, performance of the wide- High Water Mark phosphate-sucking congre- eyed Emily Webb empha- by Kevin West, Assistant Editor gation was a gargantuan sun sized that genuine Wilder joyous occasion when stu- themselves to the urgent dial. The colossal structure chany, burred under the The Phi's have done it. on the dance flux of life. Whoever does deserves honorable mention homespun philosophy of Saturday night of fall party dents grind first floor, rub and push past each less is less than human. I for its artistic innovation Grover's Corners. Such a weekend they threw the other, and allow their eyes saw at the Phi house a crowd (care of Dan Backlund, philosophy should not be extravagantly over-the-top, to rove up and down with that tasted life first-hand, scene designer), yet it belittled, but it also should sexy, funky, campy, down voyeuristic and the result was a gigan- hammered home "Our not be sugar coated or pre- and dirty party to hit thinly-disguised enthusiasm. The (rather tic wave of joyous, Town-Mephisto Style." sented as a Reisen candy Sewanee this year. The unathletic) streakers who celebratory energy. As the stage manager, advertisement. party set a highwater mark flashed through the Uncle Mingo surfed the David Landon guided the Theatre Sewanee' s pro- against which all succeed- crowd one of whom even wave of energy with confi- audience through the duction of"OurTown," was ing parties will inevitably — rode the moose head over dence, hanging ten all the 'country time' psyche of solid and organized (the be measured. The house fireplace were the way. They grabbed hold of Grover's Corners. He epitome of Grover's Cor- was thronged with the big- the — emblem of all that was right the post-punk project of successfully created that ners), accurately setting gest party crowd in recent on Saturday night. The tearing down the walls be- sleepy, Lake Woebegon- forth the words Wilder had memory, with seemingly as crowd cast off its tween performer and audi- esque tameness; a mood written. Wilder's simple many imports and reruns fetters and re- ence the distinction no I Apollonian — which provided a reliable script attempts to evoke an (alumni) as current students. leased themselves to the more than a brittle conven- backbone for the produc- equally simple time. So But the spirit of the party, a high grooves, musical and spiri- tion meant to contain the tion. This backbone was "stage managed" OUR while charged with was tual, of the night. Dionysian energy of rock supplemented by other re- TOWN leaves little room Dionysian energy, will roll and restrain the ugly. Violence is an While few people and liable performances such as for dramatic display or in- never admit as much in the prissy audience from participating Shannon Prothro's Mrs. dividual character interpre- expression of repressed sexual nineties, youth should drink in that vibrant flux. At the Gibbs, Danny Eades' tations. Thus, "OurTown" energies, especially deep the draught of ecstasy concert, audience and per- George Gibbs, Heather offers an evening's enter- energies, and the beauty of was that Whether through music, formers alike hurled them- Manning's (curt) Mrs. tainment marked by philo- the Phi house party crowd openly drink or sexuality — implied selves through that invisible Webb, and Kiley Miller's sophical quaintness and the assembled wall with abandon. celebrated the passions of and overt—the young are fourth Dr. Gibbs. Anson Mount's soporific effect Stage diving was the mo youth. Sewanee tends to be privileged to strip off s< well-mannered, restrained restraints, cast aside their of the night and it so

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November Page 14 The Sewanee Purple 1, (99 LIVING ARTS Will Never Marry: Alone by Dr. Gregory Clark, Guest Columnist on Wax

Morrissey, saw the world around him Smiths' last , the originality and wit of More importantly, hov\ Beethoven ever, Was Deaf not as a source of opportu- IStrangeways Here We 1 Morrissey's lyrics remained his verses are consis- nity, but rather as a bleak, Come. Their commercially undiminished, few of the tently wed for the first time for Walter Huhhell exhausted wasteland devoid lasted really grab the ear and in successful alliance tunes more than four years to

I of hope or possibility. from the winter of 1987-88 the hired musical help seems peerless melodies and co- If the Beatles were the Fortunately, Marr set until the end of 1989 and even more disinterested. A hesive and forceful perfor- most innovative and ac- these potentially depressing yielded five British hit small number of fine melo- mances by a real band in a complished pop band of the vignettes against beautiful singles - four of them Top dies at this did surface time, refreshingly wide range of 60s, their80s equivalent was melody lines and often - Tenners ' as well as a num- however, especially those tempos and styles. Among surely . I Both strikingly novel chord ' pro- ber I album. . But of "November ( Spawned A the latter are Morrissey's groups came from * the north gressions whose final ar-j while Street's melodies and Monster" and "Picadilly first forays into of England, the former from rangement frequently blur- arrangements were unfail- Palare." ("") Liverpool and the latter red or reversed traditional ingly well-crafted, the ma- Fortunately, Morrissey and from the species of ominous, Manchester; both verse-chorus relationships, jority compare unfav- decided in the spring of 1991 minor-key New Wave rock comprised four distinct in- These accomplished and orably with the strikingly to promote with championed in the dividuals who meshed to-, early unconventional musical original accompaniments. a concert tour, his first since 1980s by gether musically to become groups like j settings, Man's razor-sharp which Marr fashioned for! the demise of the Smiths Sheffield's much more than the sum guitar work Comsat Angels and the mus- Morrissey's lyrics during In striking contrast to the total of their component cular ("You're Gonna Need rhythmic support, their years in the Smiths, various studio players who parts; both recognized that provided Someone on Your Side"). by bassist Andy Fortunately there were ex- had backed him to great pop stresses rhythm date, his The whole was Rourke and drummer Mike ceptions, given a most notably the touringH band and'>melody in equal was a tight and booming, mea- .Joycemadeualltooeasy to almost Spector- singles "Everyday Is Like commLd sure; and both were blessed unit with aIead esque production overlook Moray's oc- Sunday" by ex- ; "Last of the Fa- guitarist, Boz with a pair of songwriters Boo e ca Bowie sideman Mick who simultaneously worked Ronson. Imcre with and competed against which recalled Johnny The four Mancunians' Drug'" «'"«i To promote Your Arse- one J*« another to craft con- seemingly nal, improbable bu, Morrissey " MMorrissey° rriMC anda " d the summate 'sand Street's an7fi!e * > pop tunes. perfect musical ith S?Boorer marriage reliance on highly > g™p embarked on a Fu- But while John comne "rhythm Lennon made for an incendiary A,ainro live tent but emotionally Pe an tour which included, and Paul McCartney each de Wr^Y" T act and a series or increas- Da on22 tached * December 1 wrote studio musicians 992, a gig both words and mu- ngly and 1 P masterful studio re- rather "* Zenilh than a in Paris ' sic, the working ^ Smiths' vocalist cordmgs Z Cobrin l^H* released between alsogrvestheirreco^ (Steven) Morrissey and May of and 983 Septem- lack of 8 leased in guitarist cohesion and pun '? Britain last Mav Johnny Marr (ne berofl987 h rep Se ^r^' bywhichpoini which underscore *** ° n CD and Maher) t cassette as separated the two Marr u" had sph, with singer's ZZlT tasks. tendency B«*°™ was . Nine Thus, instead of pre- o'S^^*^** Deaf Momsseyandthegrouphad whinge. ' '" Dallas That * senting largely completed Morrissey had *Z ?^ flatter' s l6irackscome songs to his counterpart for approval re ma,ning or improvement, asalsoaeiftMo' -5 se ven,asurprr as Lennon and CC "'* ,,vcure McCartney or Marr " SInce and early a™wn Irom the would ever find , .h. c Vu .7 j n | h; J had W done, Morrissey almost songwHHngfolnJSh: '»«*«- CD always »*i Cw^" submitted finished L^J^" '""*' other a together.ge ' her ******P ng ,hc or working band The firs, ^ "' "* lyrics .o would no. „ ' '° Bnl fruits t*"" ^ do of to Marr, who then S£rff 7 «>«' '"e Smiths. ,heirrol M°™SSe went By the pr ^ora,ionar °L ^ off und set the '"''f"'" ' d Sol verses choosing I°'°° CareerT' The .w. tolo concentratei ' «*>°" Morr ™-- The «herother two , Morrissev',,sev to music. nnteonon "'T^tLM . rfi«. ?. , 8 session work ks are his fire STS * f- « soio 45. But what verses, ca^eveTtoTre and '"° pro ' «*SK Su id ^head." and un- what tourina. n,„,„,,>M!" ***. Records MI ^ .he music! In striking

Morrissey, continued Volleyball, continued Boorer's seamless flow of guitar notes turbodrives the very unpredictable nature about it. Coach Ladd is trying to instill a more live take just as Marr's single-note cascades did Smiths offensively minded game plan. She has had to rely on a new player to step forward classics like "What Difference Does It Make?" Perhaps each night, while other players slip back. Ladd is counting on this aspect of the needless to say, the overwhelming energy and drive of team to step forward during the upcoming conference tournament in November the Zenith set as a whole allows Morrissey no opportu- where Sewanee is paired with Trinity, Fisk, and Center in Danville, Kentucky. nity for wistful navel-gazing: had he paused to do so, the The team consists of six starters: senior Emily Nash, Maria Marcum, Gretel juggernaut backing him would have roared over and Lesslie, Celeste Unsworth, Kim Harvin, and Melissa Riley. Amy Hughes, Bliss flattened him. Masterson, and Carry Yadon take a back-up position on the team. Melissa Riley Beatles fans who are honest with themselves will has stepped forward on numerous occasions by making the All-Tournament team concede that only a small portion of the four individual at both Emory and Washington and Lee. She is also ranked second in the members' solo work measures up to the body of re- conference in assists per game and fifth in the conference in aces per game. Gretel cordings made by the group as a whole. While the same Lesslie and Emily Nash also achieved high conference standings in digs per game verdict may eventually be passed on Morrissey' s solo and aces per game respectively. career in toto, only the most churlish critics will be able With the help of Nathan Conover, who assists the team whenever he can, the to fault YourArsenal and its live complement, Beethoven team hopes to make it through this year of transition and return home next year. Was Deaf. Disaffected Smiths fans will especially want With more support coming in next year in the new "more accessible gym," the team to have a listen, for these recordings leave little doubt should be able to rest, recover, regroup, and take the S.C.A.C. by storm. that Morrissey has finally and truly arrived. Mr. LeOy continued High Water, continued outs. Why, I ask you, have the Dolphins struggled points in the show, partici- whirling noise that is the was that anybody can make when they've had the talent to take it all? The plain pants were practically lin- very sound of fin-de-siecle music, whether they have truth is —their uniforms are teal. Not just blue, mind themselves decadence. Like it or not, it any formal ability or not. you, but TEAL. Football players have enough trouble ing up to fling blind abyss of the is the sound of our age. The The performer is whoever fighting for their masculinity wearing those tight into the mosh pit. Band members band wrapped itself around picks up the instrument, the little tutu pants, and some wise guy puts the Dolphins abandoned the stage and her solo and jammed with audience is whoever in teal? A nice color to wear when shopping for went crowd-swimming: al- the "murderous innocence" watches and listens; their furniture, but not for football. Maybe after I shape up lowing themselves to be and pounding insistence of roles are interchangeable. Sewanee's fashion image, I'll pay their coach a call passed over the audience's the ocean. While one plays, the other Now since we know what not to do, I'll focus my upraised hands. Next in line for the gui- slams in the mosh pit; the attention on what Sewanee should do to achieve head on player was tar-hero throne was a young next moment, their roles image success. We'll turn to the Revolutionary War The guitar most deeply into the project man who took to his task reverse as they constantly to take advice from some of the best dressers of all of deconstructing per- like a dry man takes to wa- hurl themselves back and time. Here we go—follow my logic if you can keep former-audience categories. ter. "We got a real guitar forth through the fourth up. Where was the Revolutionary War fought? In the In the middle of one of his player now," was Mingo's wall. Mingo, of course, woods and the fields, of course. What were the Brits wah-pedal so- guitarist's remark. Hecould couldn't allow a complete wearing? Bright, glaring red. What happened? We electrifying los, he abruptly brought the play, too, ripping through post-punk meltdown—they kicked their butts. Why? Because the Brits didn't band down to a whisper and chords, picking out acidic were getting paid to play a know how to dress for camping and fighting in the a young woman solos, posturing and gri- show, not to play out a American wilderness. On the other hand, the colo- pulled {toute grunge) from the macing like he was in touch revolution—but they dared nists, who kept a close eye on the Best Dressed List audience and strapped his with some vital and mind- to take us close enough to for 1776, knew that red was out for fighting field wars guitar across her chest. She altering energy. He led the see the edge of the cliff and. and neutral colors were in. To bring this closer to 1

[ 1 v couldn't play exactly, but band through a screaming 1 self, " m glad for the re- home—purple is out, out, out for field sports. It she had enough rhythm to jam and damn near blew the minder that Rock and Roll shows up too well, and then you can't sneak around make the guitar cry and roof off the house. was not born in Las Vegas and score when the other team isn't looking. Let's scream: great crashing. The foundation of punk (Old Elvis), but in black trade in the Barney uniforms for something a little leather (Young Elvis) turf, more, dare I say, earthy. We'll blend into the score more goals, and be caught up in the latest hip- hop-happening tree-hugger styles all at the same time. That will takecareofthe soccer, field hockey.and Hotting e private peaty? cross-country teams, but for football, maybe we should Call

invest in some nice grass-colored camoflage uni- CITY CAFE 606-9640 when's the last time the Green Berets got forms— Cnjoy Chinese or American food beaten by anybody ? Clothes, after all. do make the •BYOB •Anyalcbt •Dine with 10-40 Mende team. November 1, 1993 Sewanee Purple Page 16 The THE BACK PAGE Tina | Talking to URBAN FOLKLORE

Dear Tina, D] Ellie Burke, Folklore Staff I've had a crush on this reaJly cute guy for at by Ellen Jefferson and

least a year. He' s a friend ofmy older sister' s, and she escalator at Parisians Department told me yesterday that he's planning to ask me to an My best friend's little sister was once on the out of town football game next weekend. The Store, and one of her Ked's became untied, and before she noticed, her shoelaces got

problem is that he hasn't called yet! (It's been 24 caught in the escalator's teeth at the top, and she lost her right foot. hours). My sister says he's really nervous. My

question is this: should I call him? My Uncle Dick's brother-in-law was the town drunk, notorious for drinking and Signed, driving about town. Uncle Dick told me that one morning, after a big night of A Watched Phone Never Rings carousing, the good-for-nothing drunk woke up to his wife's bloodcurdling screams. Stumbling out of bed, to the carport where his wife was screaming, he discovered the

Dear Watched Phone, cause of her agitation. Stuck to the grill of his LTD, was the mangled body of a very Get a grip on yourself!! I think the most small child!

telling section of your letter is the part about how it's been a whole day since you heard this thrilling My cousin's fraternity brother once went down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras rumor. Nothing monumental happens in less with a bunch of his buddies, and one night, while they were all out at Tipotina's than 24 hours except death and the end of pre- drinking, this guy got picked up by this foxy babe. Much to the chagrin of his buddies, menstrual syndrome. Regarding your etiquette he went home with this chick, and the next morning, he woke up in a strange motel dilemna, my answer is NO. My grandmother room, with an IV stuck in his arm. He managed to call an ambulance, and after a used to always say, "A man won't buy the cow if hospital visit, he found out that one of his kidneys had been removed, sold on the he can get the milk for free." I think this applies illegal organ market!! here- so what ifthis guy's nervous. Let him sweat (Dp $ttkb HE|p by Branan Edgens Always remember that men don't value anything they can have. That's perverse, but go figure- OH YEA? TL«+ .1' leg "Trick qiw'T so special j they're men. Look AT jyfs II

Dear Tina,

I am dealing with a problem that faces many college students these days. While I'm here at Sewanee, my girlfriend goes to the University of Colorado at Boulder. We are so far away from each other that we cannot visit each other during the semester, and I am facing the liklihood of not seeing her until Christmas! We really do love each other. The two months we've been together have been the happiest days of my life. We talk to each other on the phone at least once a day, and she usually calls at

night when I miss her the most. I guess what I'm really asking, Tina, is from a girl's standpoint, how appealing is the idea of phone sex? Signed, Frustrated

Dear Frustrated, Two whole months? Wow!! It's definitely time for some heavy breathing phone sex- it can only enhance the quality of the true love I can tell the two of you share. Call her now. I just regret for your sake that virtual reality isn't a viable option yet What the hell are you thinking, Frustrated? Vou're off your rocker. Anyway, do you really want to get this girl ail hot and bothered when you're not there to finish what you've started?