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Davidson College Wednesday,April 16, Volume 94,Number — 2003 23 RecentStF rash1 1 Lotteryleaves of vandalism 76 students notedindorms 'homeless' Cameras couldbeput Substance-freehousing up to identify vandals sparks new controversy
ByAmeePatel | By BrandonCarroll NewsEditor
vandalism on campus over the Could spring come to Davidson withoutan has sent RLOscrambling to find RLOcontroversy?Thisyear won'tbetheoneto tlsolutions for improvement. find out. Through March 28, the College has in- After PhaseVofRLO'shousingprocess was currednearly$6,300ofresidencehalldamage completed last week, 76 underclassmen re- this academic year. This figure, which in- ceivednohousingand wereplacedonawaiting cludes claimed damagefrom students,is an list. In the words of Geoff King '06, "I'm increase fromthesame timeperiodlast year. homeless." "In the past two weeks,mere has been a Thatfigureincludes64 menand12 women. marked increase," said Dean of Residence Because of the shortageofrooms, oneaddi- LifeLeslieMarsicano. tional complicationmeans somestudents who Shereferred to therecentvandalismof the Belk, donot wishto be substance-free selected that RLOdoor and of theRuskhouserenovation Car accident leaves Rich optioninaneffort toavoidlivingdownthehill, site,damageto Physical Plant carts and ata orsimply tohave aroomatall.Ontheflip side, few recent Patterson Courtparties.Shecited night thereareindividuals who wouldliketo be sub- and of OMnortorlovrinofvandalismwhHeitis residents inthe dark for free who are now onlessregulatedresidence sailthemiddle of the semester. By MattGarfield out.That'snot only inconvenient,it's also not halls. Marsicano said she was particularly per- Editor entirelysafe." LeslieMarsicano,DirectorofResidenceLife, plexedby the logicbehind destroyingcom- ThepowerwentoutinBelkandRichardson RLO employees went door-to-door through admitted, "Thishasbeenaverypeculiaryear." munitypropertylikeRedBikesandthegreen residence halls last Thursday for the second the halls, instructing residents to bunk with Asproof,Marsicano said,"We'veneverhad Adirondackchairs thatcanbeusedbyevery- occasion this school year— but this time, friends inotherdormsorstayintheUnionforthe apartmentsleftoverafterMartinCourtlottery." one. "I can understand people who break Mother Nature wasn'tresponsible. night. Therewerealso"unusuallyhighnumbers of attempting things in accidents," who break things inan- A Davidson student to cross Many students wereaway from their dorms people who wanttoliveoff-campus," she said. ger,"she said, butIdon'tunderstandpeople Main Street in front of the Student Health andweren'tnotifiedoftheoutageuntillongafter Complicating RLO's ability to predict de- thingsfor fun." Centercollidedwithanoncomingtruck around nightfall. Some were forced to use candles to mand hasbeen a varietyoffactors.Marsicano K;ularly dishearteningistheproblemof 7 p.m. Thursday, forcing it to veer into a find their way throughpitch-black halls to re- cited the uncertain plans of potential transfer repeatedlykickinginthe wallbythe telephonepole thatcarries electricity tonearly trieveneeded items fromtheirrooms. students, students awaiting acceptances from elevator in Westresidencehall.Because the 450 studentsinBelk and Richardsonhalls. A few even elected to remain in their dorms study-abroad programs and tenuous financial perpetratorsremainunknown,RLOhascov- Thestudent wasnothurt,butpassengersin overnight,posingwhatMarsicanoadmitted was situations due to the weak economy for some eredall thedamage fees.However,thesefees thetruck weretaken toLakeNormanRegional amajor liability concern. whohadlooked to liveoff-campus. areabsorbedintodieroomandboardfeespaid MedicalCenter, where they were treated for "We told people they need to leave," said Becauseof theseinfluences,she said,"Some by allstudents. Eventuallyall students must minor injuries, said Dean of Residence Life Marsicano. "Did we go back andcheck beds? peoplearen'ttoofirmonthosedecisions. [They] pay forthevandalismcommittedoncampus. LeslieMarsicano. No. We informed people there was a risk to have been later in the year [finalizing] their Marsicano said,"We'verepaireditfour or DukeEnergy officials initially said power stayinginthebuildings." plans." five timesin thelast year,andIdon'tthink it wouldberestored withinthreehours,butafter OneBelkresidentsaidRLOshouldhavedone Marsicano said that all studentsonthe wait- isright tocontinue topass that cost onto the surveyingthedamage,changedtheir progno- more tokeep students updatedon thesituation. inglistwouldeventuallyhaveoncampushous- sis to Fridaymorning. "Some students stay in the library until it ing: "I'm not worried about that at all." She Shesaidalternativesolutionsremaininthe "At that point,we started making different closes at1a.m.,butRLO wasn'thangingaround added,"Weusuallyhave things settledbyJune planningstages.Inthecaseof theproblemsat plans,"saidMarsicano."We'refaced withthe until then,"saidClareHahneman '05,wholives 15. Most people will be settled well before prospect of students in a building with no onFourth Belk."It's frustrating that theydon't that." lights, no security systemandno wayto call seeBlackout,page4 seeRLO,page 4 Two DavidsonROTC cadets earn top award I INSIDETHIS WEEKI By RobHeidrick Perry.MajorPatLeslie,leader ofthe Davidson Staff Writer College Army ROTC program, says he was News... 1-4 impressedby thededication ofeach cadet.Ac- ATC allocations:Did SGA follow Two Davidson ROTC cadets have been cording to Leslie, "the winner of the award is its own rules? Canorganizations presented withmedals honoringtheir respec- determinedbyGPA,scoreson theArmy Physi- pay student workers? See stories, tiveachievements,bothin theprogramand in cal Fitness Test,classperformance,andperfor- page 3. theclassroom.Travis Lee '04andJuliePerry mance intheROTCprogram." '04 were selected toreceive theJames Baker Inadditiontoreceivingthe WoodsMedal,Lee Arts & Living 5-6 Woods in Memorial Medal, established by andPerry arealsocompetingagainst eachother Unionannounces next year's Davidson alumnus Dr.James Baker Woods, for the Cadet ofthe Yearaward.The winner of Artist Seriesline-up, page 5. Jr. '18 in honor of his son, who was killed this title will be selected notonly from among servingtheUnitedStatesintheVietnamWar. Davidson's cadets, but also from those of the Perspectives 7-8 Dr.Woods created the award to honor "a other schoolswithin the49erBattalion to which Our columnists' affirmative action rising senior military science cadet who has Davidsonbelongs,includingUNCC,Davidson, debates continue, page 8. displayedoutstandingqualities ofleadership, Catawba,JCSU,Livingstone,and Pfeiffer. moral character, academic achievement,and TheCadet of theYearisselectedfrom apool Sports 9-12 aptitude for military service." of cadets whohavebeen previouslyhonored at Lacrosse finally breaks 24-game photoby Eron Earley-Thiele Inthepast,themedalhasbeengivenonly to their ownschools asCadet of theSemester and losing streak with win over Virginia Davidson ROTC assembles near a single cadet,but this year program leaders Tech, page 11. the Wildcat after morning PT. deemed it necessary to honor both Lee and seeROTC,page 2 News
TheDavidson International Association willletyoushow youstuffwitl their quizzes on wide-ranging topics like flags and geography of far awaj places likeBelizeandMyanmar!Thecompetiton isteam-oriented,and then are$400inprizestobegivenaway!Toregister,[email protected] Thecompetition willbeThursday evening inthe 900 Room.
Got Opera? Opera Carolina comes to campus to conduct a preview and lecture 01 Bizet's "Carmen," one of the most famous and most popular operas eve written.BrianSuntken willleadalectureonfemalecharacters inthe workan< discuss a synopsis,the music,andtne timeperiod in which "Carmen" take place. The free show isatnoon nextWednesday intheTyler-TallmanHall.Fo Cadet Travis Lee '04 (left) during spring exercises. more information,call 704-372-7177. ROTC, frompage1 "Therearen'tusuallysophomoresquadlead- CadetoftheMonth.Inordertoattainthese titles, ers, but there were only two juniors in the Students reveal their creations acadet must gobefore aboardof military and program, so wehad to stepup," Perrysays. Senior art majors willreveal their workinthe Smith Gallery oftheBell ROTCprogram representatives and answer a This semester,Perry is the 49erBattalion's Visual Arts Center. The gallery is open 10-5 weekdays and noon to i series ofmilitary-themed questions. CommandSergeantMajor,thebattalion'sthird- weekends.MeikaFieldshas presentedher worklast week.NateRamirez wil Foreach cadet,theawards represent yearsof highestrank.Theposition, whichPerryrefersto program. Lee, "top of the chain of information",in- display his workApril 18-28,andLaytonHower willpresent May 1-7. dedication to the who was at- as the tracted to Davidsonbecause ofits ROTCpro- volvescommunicating witheach squadin the The Annual Student ArtExhibition willbeon display inthe facing Vai gram, says his devotion comes from both his battalion's six schools, maintaining highmo- Every gallery from April 24untilMay 7. admiration for the program and his desire to rale among the cadets, and making sure that have astrongroleinplanninghis future. program standards arebeingmet. LeeandPerry willlikelyhold thebattalion's Last chance for theater "I'llhave more control over whatIdo after [ROTC] ifIputmore intoitnow,"saysLee."I toppositionsnext semester.Inthe mean time, TonightandThursday, theaterstudents willdisplay theirownworkintw< careabouttheprogramhere,andIwanttoseeit bothcadets planto attend National Advanced BlackBoxTheatreplays.Thestudentshave written,directed,andperform© succeed." LeadershipCoursethis summer inFortLewis, intheseplaysandencouragetheDavidsoncommunitytocomeviewthem.Th Lee, who holds the highest leadership posi- Washington. Perry's plans attending performances "AmIBlue"and"Sister MaryIgnatiusExplainsIt AllFc tionintheDavidson program,has ambitions to future include aCa- are study International Relations andeventually to det Troop Leadership Training program in attend law schoolafter his timein the army. Mannheim, Germany, in which she will Ticketsare$3andgoonsaleat7forthe7:30showintheCunninghamFin As for his involvement in the army, Lee "shadow" aSecondLieutenant atabase there. Artsbuilding.Formore information,call704-894-2361. wouldmostlike tobeinvolvedwiththeMilitary Ultimately,Perry wouldliketojoinanaviation IntelligenceBranchand theSpecialForces,two unit andflyhelicopters.Sheiscurrentlystudy- fields thathe saysare"basedon regionsof the ing for theAFAST (Alternate Flight Aptitude art, missing? IMusic, theater... what's Dance! worldin whichit's necessarytohave aconcept Selection Test), which shecalls "the SATs of The AmericanRepertory Ballet willperformintheDukeFamily Perfoi ofInternational Politics." flying",a critical stepinpursuing her goalof mance HallonFriday, April25 at 8 p.m.Selecteddancesare choreograph© Perry began her ROTC career during the becoming apilot. byDominiqueDumais andareexcerpts fromthetroupe'slandmark"Dancin second semesterof her first year at Davidson, Both cadets credit their successinROTC to gave leadership within program, espe- an after sheattended aguest PTsessionthat strong the Through the Ceiling." Graham Lustig also prevents his "evocative hera taste ofwhat theprogram was like. cially that ofMajorLeslie. sensual"Urban Tangos. "Military servicehadbeenintheback of my "He'sallaboutoursuccess,andmakingus do Theperformance ispart ofthe Artist Series. Formore informationor t mind for a long time," says Perry. "Irealized things thebest we can," saysLee. obtain tickets,call704-894-2135 between10 and 4 weekdays. after talkingto [formerROTCleaderMajorBill Lee and Perry continue to devote much of Geiger] that ROTC was really something I their time andeffort to ROTCand themilitary wanted to do." life.Forthem,thearmylifestyleisunparalleled Her next semester at Davidson,Perry took by anythingthatnormal lifehas to offer. part inthe Beaufort Plusprogram, aDavidson- "After Igraduate,it's a way Ican make a sponsored"studyabroad"program focusingon differenceandgivesomethingback tomycoun- marine biology. When Perryreturned, she be- try,"saysPerry."Iwouldn'tbe fulfilled with a came squadleader, along withLee. regular 9-5 job." 4/8 LarcenyofBicycle Richardson bikerack Unknown person(s) willfully removed bicycle from rack in front of Richardson. Isn't that the 'Back to the Future' car? $300. Bicycle was valued at Yes,it's one or to)DeLoreansownedbysophomore 4/10 * Damage toProperty Campus-wide Unknownperson(s) willfully damagedCollegepropertybypulling upsigns, turningovei By Kathryn Wyle & PaulMasi trashcans and turningoverport-a-johns.Damageisestimated at $100. Staff Writers
4/9 Trespassing AlvarezCollege Union On this SUV-dominated campus, one car Two trespassers wereidentified intheUnionhanding outpropaganda.Thetwo were nol stands out: the DeLorean, as in the car from affiliated with theCollegeand wereescorted from campus. "Back to the Future," owned and driven by Davidson's ownJoePalatinus '05. — 4/8 LarcenyofBicycle Chambers bikerack The DeLorean— comes in only one shade Unknown person(s) willfully removed student's bicycle without permission.Bike is stainless steel and features the famous gull- identified as ayellowand redGary Fisher worth $400. wing doors. Palatinus says this stylish portal does notinanywayimpedeparkingorentering evolvedclassofcarowners.AsPalatinusfound 4/12 Alcohol Violation Senior Apartments andexitingthevehicle.Theonlyproblemposed out) DeLoreans are obtainable with a bit of Underage studentwas intoxicatedand loud. relates to automatic doors sometimes locking effort.Inresearch fora schoolproject, he dis- theminside the vehicle. covereda DeLorean for sale but a few 4/13 Larcenyof Golf Cart Patterson Ct Withthewhopping4300cubiccentimetersof aWay.He jumped at the chance and now his Identified student was caught driving a golf cart that he did not have permission tc storagespace— — conveniently locatedunder the family proudly owns not one, but two such have.Student wasalsointoxicated. hood Palatinus can take thisbaby toplacesa beauties. Nissan Xterra wouldn't dare to tread, though shouldyoubeinterested,DeLoreans canbe 4/12 Damage toProperty BuildingFparking friends cannot tag along since it lacks a back foundfor saleonmeinternet, and,unlikenew person(s) willfully keyed ToyotaHighlander.Damage " Unknown astudent's isestimatec seat cars, their value remains relatively constant tobe $1000. As thelastmodelshit theroadsin 1983,tape over me years. With a Volvo engine and a decks come standard.Manufacturing laws cap stainless steelbody,DeLoreansaredependable 4/11 Alcohol Violation Patterson Ct speedometer at mph, the 85 yetDeLoreans can machines that have survived the test of time Known student was transported to LakeNormanRegional MedicalCenter with injuries apparently make it up to 120 mphin optimal remarkable well.Butreally,whoneedsaprac- sustained after fallingoff his scooter.Student was underage and very intoxicated, conditions. — reason oWningaDeLoreansislikehav- Students with information about campus crimes can contact Campus Police How could this timeless machine ever have ingapieceofcinematic historyinyourgarage, goneout production? anonymouslyby loggingonto www.davidson/edu/publicsafety. of Regardless,DeLoreans andyou that,deepdown, you wish you can be found today among an aesthetically hadonetoo. News 3 uptonvepercenH)fnieinoney^iei^ias recently been discussion of what constitutes Second 'Wildcat in validuse of this money. House' "WhileIfirmly believe that groups such as theTimHayes'Fundand theHumane Society five years nears completion are completely worthwhile,Ithink it is more important for the student groups to help fundraiseinsteadofgivingmoney.Thisshows Money raisedbychilicook-off, 'hammerhead't-shirts SGA comes moreeffort and concern on our part then just spending writinga checkand givesreal timeandshows . helps tofundhousefor recenthigh schoolgraduate how much the students care," said Elizabeth underfire during Matthews'"04,vice-chair of the ATC. By all accounts, thesedonations were con- By JoeTaylor theBonner Community Fund. allocation season traryto theintentions guiding theATCalloca- Staff Writer "Inorder to build aHabitat House,it costs $55,OOO,""said"Hubbell, whosharesher lead- By Georgie Ahrendt Thereis,however,no specificclause in the TheDavidsonchapterofHabitatfor Human- ership position with co-chairs Ann Marie StaffWriter bylaws of the SGA that dictates how money ityisabout tofinishits second Wildcat Habitat Wesneski'04andCasey Sams '03."We also shouldbeused. TheATCiscurrently*working House. have the opportunity to build three housesin Despitetheannualproverbial struggletofita onaconstitutionthat will clarify thesematters AccordingtoKelleyHubbell'03,co-chairof Guatemala for $60,500." 400-pound woman into a size two dress, as in thefuture. Davidson's Habitat for Humanity, the house Hubbell attributes thesuccess of theproject ATCmembers describe their task, lastnight's "When parentspaytheactivitiestaxfee,they will becompletedby graduation. "There will to Davidsonasa whole:"Wehaveprettymuch approvalof thisyear'sallocationsisnottheend are paying for their students to participate in beadedicationbefore theseniorsleave so that received support from faculty, staff, and stu- of thedrama. activities onand offcampus. While this may we can all celebrate the completion of the dents." Inparticular, this semester, SGA has spent seemselfish,thismoneyisnotmeantfordona- second Wildcat House," Hubbell said. Hubbell also thanked Mary Kathryn Ross money from their ATC-allocated special tions to outside charities," saidMatthews. The first Wildcat Habitat House was com- and Rosie Molinary, the community service projectsfund ondonations to charities such as Themoney allocated to theSGAisintended pletedin 1997. The second project began on advisors atDavidson,forall of their help. the TimHayes'Fundand theHumane Society. foreventssuch asSGAday,staff appreciation December 12when theCollegetransferred the Because of this community effort, another Whether or not this is a legitimate use for the day,andclasspicnics.Moneyalsogoestoward lot at 535 Westside Terrace to Our Towns local family willhaveahome. ShanikaTuck,a money,whichisintended forstudent use,isup theVamonos Van,buses toathletic events,and Habitat for Humanity. Since 1994, theCollege 1999 graduate of North Mecklenburg High for debate. the red community bicycles. has transferredapproximatelyeleven suchlots School,willlive inthehouse withherchildand TheActivities TaxCouncil,asubcommittee "Ithinkitisourresponsibility,alongwithall toOur TownsHabitat for Humanity atlittle to her youngnephew. of the SGA, is responsible for allocating the of the student organizations and the SGA, to nocharge. Tuck willbeabletomoveintohernewhome student activities tax, which is built into each spendtheActivitiesTax Fundinthebestinter- OurTownsHabitatfor Humanity,anaffiliate as soon as the Habitat group finishes painting student's tuition fees. While SGAisentitled to est of the students," said Matthews. oftheDavidsonCollegechapterofHabitat,has the interiorof thehouse,landscapingthe exte- constructed 75 houses since 1998 around rior,andcompleting the siding. Davidson, Mooresville, Cornelius and "She is really great and we have really en- ATC tackles thorny payment Huntersville. joyedworking withher,""saidHubbell. With their help, volunteers from Davidson TheCollegechapterofHabitatforHumanity College began construction on February 1. planstocontinueconstructinghouseswithlocal issue duringdeliberations 2003. Theproject isnearlycomplete. affiliates Our TownsandCabarrus Country. TheDavidsonchapterofHabitatforHuman- 'Two new coordinators, Caitlin Kiley '06 Atissue: can studentorganizations pay volunteers? ityhasbeenraisingmoney for theprojectsince and Conor Mooney "06 ,will be joining Ann April 2002, utilizing on-campus fundraisers Marie inthe upcomingyear toco-chair Habi- By RobHeidrick eatingthe funds]isliketryingtofita400-pound such as the Chili Cook-off, Brick-by-Brick, tat," notedHubbell. Staff Writer womaninto asize2," saysMildner. International 21YearOldNight,theselfselec- "I can't say that we plan to fundraise for Certain student positions are already com- tiondinner,Hammerheads,andprofits fromT- another Wildcat House right away, butit has The Activities Tax Council, the board re- pensatedby ATC funds because of "grandfa- shirtsalesandexampacks.Habitatfor Human- been a great experience that has been really sponsibleforallocatingfunds tostudentactivi- ther"clauses within thoseorganizations.These ity has alsoreceived financial assistancefrom beneficial toeveryoneinvolved." tiesgroups acrosscampus, isin themidst of a positionsincludetheSGAChancellor,theSGA debate centering on the monetary compensa- Treasurer,and theDavidsonianeditorialboard tion ofleaders ofstudent activity groups. and delivery staff. Other positions are pre- Rusk plans fun & games to Theissue athandfocuses ondecidingwhich vented from being compensated by ATCre- student employees could receive paymentfor strictions. their services,and which will not. Forexample,theATCstipulates thatnoneof support Operation Smile The decisions facedby the council are ex- itsfunds arepermitted togo todirectcharitable tremelycontroversialdueto theselectivenature donations,becausethefunds comefromtuition of theallocations. andareintendedforusebystudents toimprove By ElizabethDevlin developingcountries and the United States." Essentially,ifcouncilmembersdiddecideto life oncampus. SpecialContributor Rusk ishosting twoeventsin April to support supportpaymentofstudentemployees,theline Inaddition,ATCguidelinesrestrict payment OperationSmile,hoping toraiseenoughfunds would be difficult to draw in terms of which of certain specific employees, such as This semester, the women of Rusk eating tofully sponsor atleast oneoperation. students deservecompensation. Davidsonian writers. house have been fundraising for the interna- On Thursday, April 24, Rusk will hold a WilliamBrown,Coordinator ofStudent Ac- Positions currentlybeingreviewed forcom- tionalorganizationOperationSmile.Theyhave facultybasketballgameat7p.m.inBelkArena. tivitiesandATCmember,outlinesthedebate as pensationincludetheseDavidsonianwriters,as devoted themselves to bringing smiles to the Ticketswillbe $3forstudentsandchildrenand a contention between practical financial con- wellasWALTCoreDJsandthe WildcatHand- faces of children with cleft pallets and other $5 foradults.Thefollowingday,Friday,April cerns and a desire to spark motivation and book editor. facial deformities. 25, Rusk will kick off SpringFrolics with a dedicationinstudent leadership. The ATC allocates funds to each of these OperationSmile's websitedescribes thepro- Festivalof Smiles from 2 to 5 p.m. Theevent "Ontheonehand,wheredoyoustop?Ifyou organizations, but as of yet, none have been gram as "aprivateorganization,not-for-profit, willinclude activity booths,food,andlivemu- pay the presidents of some organizations and giventhego-aheadtopay their studentemploy- volunteer medical services organization pro- siconthePatterson CourtLawn. the vicepresidentsofsomeorganizations,how ees. ATC member Brandon Carroll '06 ex- vidingreconstructivesurgeryandrelatedhealth To learn more about OperationSmile visit fardown theline do yougo?"asksBrown."But' presseshisconcernfor theneedforcontrolover care to indigent children and young adults in their website at www.operationsmile.org. somepeoplehave feltthatithasbeeninstudent s theuseof ATCfunding. bestintereststobepaid,becausetheyhavebeen 'Timeschange,butIdonot think itwouldbe able togeneratemorerevenue thantheirvolun- wise to throw open those floodgates without teerpredecessors." makingclearinwritten formthecircumstances on3Tournament ATCChairAmandaMildner'03stressesthat where paying would be permitted, or at least thecouncil'sposition isfairlyunanimous inits fundamental principles that ought to guideor- Sponsored byDick's Sporting Goods position against further student compensation. ganizationsand theATCsdeliberations,"says "While weunderstand why they want todo Carroll. this, we feel itis unnecessary for several rea- Carroll alsopoints out that some organiza- Saturday,April26th sons," saysMildner. "Firstofall,we wouldbe tions, such as the Davidsonian and WALT, Prizes include opening the floodgates for every student in a raisealarge portionof their own funding,and leadership position togetpaid. thus arenottotally dependanton ATCmoney. * toDick's SportingGoods Gift Certificate "Secondly,studentsjoin theseorganizations "The Davidsonian will bringin revenue to * New SpauldingInfusion Basketball * to givesomething to thecommunity and tobe cover 71 percent of its cost next year, even §3 FREE ticket to next season'sDavidson vs North though weplanned beginpaying part of thelife oncampus. Youdon'tdo this to to staff writ- tournament Carolina getpaid.Finally,weexpectmostof theorgani- ers,"saysJeffLarrimore"'04,businessmanager zations togeneratemuchoftheirownrevenue." of theDavidsonian. For more information,or to register, go to The Activities Tax, which is accumulated "Personal1y,IfeelthattheDavidsonianought http://www.davidson.edu/administrative/athletics fromonepercentofeach student'stuition(about tobeable torewardits staff writers,especially And click on theTournament logo link. $250perstudent),makesupabout $395,000in whenour costs aredecreasing." funds that thecouncil distributes toeachof the Thedebate willcontinueoninto nextsemes- $35 Registrationforoutside teams variouscampus organizations. ter,aftertheSGAoutlinesitsbudgetfor thenext Only$30 for Davidson teams. Eachyear,accordingtoMildner,requestsfor schoolyear. Callx2767,orstopby thePromotionsoffice inBaker fundingexceed actual monies takeninby the Once the ATC has a clear picture of next Cat-Cardsare accepted. tax. year'sfunding,it willlikely meet withstudent "Thisyear thebuzzwordhasbeen that [allo- leaders tofurtherdiscuss the matter. Wednesday,April16,2003
issuethis yearis weputit RLO, decision thatit was moreimportant tothem to "What causedthe Blackout,yrompage1 frompage1 liveupthehill than toliveinnon-sub-free." in Little,[which] might better be a freshman Toalleviate theproblem,RLOisexamining Thesophomore apartmentsstillhadopenings dorm. Thatis something we willconsider"for havepeoplefromRLO withflashlights tohelp a varietyof corrective measures.l The Gender Resource Center presents..,. HUMAN NATURE Celebrating Gender and Creativity at Davidson College Wednesday,April 23rd 7pm,BrownAtrium(Alvarez College Union) Free Admission Refreshments willbeprovidedfree of charge duringintermission Featuring... ,^^^C^\ ■f l^^k Dance Ensemble % HBk Oops... Gay-Straight Alliance *WRH^ I Selections from the VaginaMonologues B ...andmore! . ■ Presented this yearinlovingmemory ofKatherineCosta,Class of 2003. willbe opportunity There an toreflectonKatherine'slifebeforeandafter the-show,and duringintermission. Pages for a scrapbook willbemade available U pleasebringpictures,letters,orother favorite memories that you wouldlike to contribute. Wednesday, 5 Z\RTS ®|r LIVING April16,2003 Movie Review 2003 / 2004 A BrazilianMasterpiece ARTIST SERIES - ■ \ M M ■ H copyright MiramaxFilms Alexandre Rodrigues stars in Meirelles' debut film By DerekLoh no message, no instruction for a response. Artsand LivingEditor Didacticism and sensationalism,thankfully, are absent. That's not to say that "City of Had it been in English, "City of God" God" doesn't involve the sensational; the would be a movie that,after seeing it in the eventsit depictsare extremeby their nature, theater, we would immediately pre-order at anddirector Fernando Meirelles tellshis fic- Amazon. It's in Portuguese, and, unfortu- tional story like itcould be,and thenmoves nately, its foreignlanguage status will keep on. audiences away. Itis instantly likable, told For example,there is in which one scene a The Artist Series will welcome five artist groups to campus next from the very start with contagious enthusi- boy discovers murder. He finds pleasure in year. The committee has contracts with Ailey II, Blaguards, asm. It's acolorful moviecomplementedby his killing, and therefore,he does it again. Capacitor, Cashore and TS Monk. music soenergetic andediting so quickthat Andagain.Meirelles doesn'tlinger on dead the creatorsof"RequiemforaDream"should bodies or distraughtloved ones. Instead,he be jealous,especiallybecause "City ofGod" shows theboy's joy,the implications of his has substancebeyond substance abuse. The murders,andthenhemovesonwithhis story. SCHEDULE OFEVENTS story, as well as its intensity, demands our To make a statement about death would be DUKEFAMILYPERFORMANCEHALL attentionand respect. inappropriate. This is amovieabout charac- Alexandre Rodrigues stars as Rocket. He ters,butmoreover,itisamovieaboutaplace lives in the titular Rio de Janeiro slum. The and how it works. In theCity ofGod, death 2003 film follows him and his peers from child- is not aplace todwell,andMeirelles knows hood to young adulthood, from scenes of that. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER19 petty crime to mass murder. Matheus If anything, thefilm isfrantic. Ithasbeen - Nachtergaele,Seu Jorge,Firmino da Hora, over a month since Ihave seen it,and still, T.S.MONK AliceBraga,PhelipeHaagensenandJonathan certain scenesarefreshinmymind.Iremem- T.S. Monk, son of jazz bebop legend Thelonious Monk, is a world- Haagensen play the other principal roles. ber the moment when,to be initiated into a renowned jazz musician. T.S. blends the history of his fathers Theseyoungactorsexhibit anaturalismthat, gang(i.e. tolive),oneboymust chooseoneof music with his own is this evening called Monk on Monk. inother gangsterepics,is replacedbyethnic his friends andshoot him. stereotypes. But themovieisn't allviolence,andIalso "City ofGod" has allthenicknames,poli- remember those quieter scenes, such as the SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 15-A COUPLE tics,and violence(andthensome)character- biggoing-awayparty,adayat thebeach,and OFBLAGUARDS istic of the gangster genre but without the the first kiss. Meirelles' film is not just by play glamour. Gangs,crime, andmurder arenota important; it's soambitious in its story and Called "hilarious" the New York Post, this two man is packed way oflife,but rather, the only way to live. style that its success on all fronts is nothing with anecdotes from the McCourt brothers, Frank (author Angela's 'Tis) Malachy. This filmis notafable. Thereisnomoral, shortof a miracle. of Ashes & and Based on the lives of two poor Irish children growing up in unimaginable surroundings, this play finds humor and beauty in EVERY circumstance. 2004 SUNDAY,JANUARY 25 -AILEY II Ailey II is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed dance companies in the United States - having grown and developed from its origins in 1974 under the personal direction of Alvin Ailey, the smaller Ailey II represents the best of its founder and director. FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 13 - CAPACITOR Capacitor was called "ingenious" by the New York Times as it copyrightMiramaxFilms boasts a wide variety of dance and multi-sensory movement Rodriques and Alice Varga on thebeach in Rio involving performance pieces focused on the body and soul as they interact with technology. A combination of dance, mime, acrobatics, pure beyond Want to be included in Question of and motion words! the Week? You've got one SATURDAY,SUNDAY APRIL3,4- last chance. E-mail Chris CASHOREMARIONETTES Cashore has been highly praised— as one the most skillful He has the marionette performances to date produced and put on by Joseph at chschmader. Cashore. The movement alone will exceed your wildest dreams give the answer. about a puppet but the beauty of crafting of the marionettes is question.You alone unbelievable. Arts & Living Wednesday,April16,2003 6 Hip-hop dissidence makes a comeback at Def Jux records By Chris Schmader AesopRock,"La- vast majority ofhis samples cohere into a groove that's more— bor Days": Cer- etcMi«t musicoutof nothing infectious thananythingelseonDefJux all tainlyoneofthemost but samples, work- the while retaining the sense of post-Cold gifted MC's on the inginthetraditionof War paranoiaanddistrustofgovernmentthat A force to be reckoned with has risen DefJuxroster,Aesop musical collage art- marks "Fantastic Damage." Although he over the past two yearsinundergroundhip- Rock has few rivals ists such as DJ fantasizes aboutannihilatingtheentireplanet hop: namely, the independent record label inrapatlargeinterms Shadow and DJ on""Earthcrusher,"Lifalso details smaller- Definitive Jux,whichhas introducedimethem-in- ofrapidnessand ver- Spooky. scale feelings of estrangementon the likes quisitivemusic fantoartists suchasMr.Mr.LifLif, bal dexterity. His "Deadringer"mostly of"TheNow" (absenteefathers) and "Live CannibalOx,AesopRock,RJD2, andMurs. piercing, nasal vocals may be off-putting consists of drum breaks and bass pokes FromthePlantation" (dead-endjobs). Rec- MastermindedbyformerCompanyFlowrap- uponfirstlisten,buthavesomepatienceand interlayered with borrowed film music, in- ommended tracks: "New Man perEl-P,DefJuxhasprovidedtalentedDJ's his waterfall-like delivery will windits way strumental atmospherics, bizarre vocal Theme,"""Earthcrusher" and rappers from around the nation with a into your subconscious. On "Labor Days" samples,and other foundcuriosities. These Murs,"TheEndof theBeginning": Cali- forum where theycan translate their anxiety Aesop Rock's lyrics spiral from working elements combinetoform trackswhosestruc- fornianativeMursmaybe the mostconven- over living in George W. Bush's America class angst intoheady word association,un- turemakesthemIistenablebothasindividual tional Def Jux lyricist, firmly rooting his into dense, atmospheric, and lyrically deft derscoredbydolefulbeatsthatcreateafaintly songs and as backgroundmusic. Though rhymes intales of inner-city gang violence hip-hop. Thedystopian view,of the United unsettling ambience. Plus he's effective at most of the album's vocals snippets are and its psychologicalramifications,as well States preferredby theDefJuxcrew should weaving a narrative when he has to; for a samples, the songs'"June"and""FinalFron- as in fondly recollected scenes from the berequiredlistening for thoseof uslivingin sample of his storytelling abilities, check tier" feature guest turns from rappers sweetermomentsof urbanlife. Theproduc- acollege-townAmerican dream. Following out'"No Regrets." Recommended tracks: CopywriteandBlueprint,respectively. Rec- tion on "The End of the Beginning" favors is aguideto someof thelabel's mostengag- "Daylight," "Coma" ommended tracks: "June,""TheHorror" spare,steadygroovesthatseemalmostbouncy ingreleases since 2001. El-P, "Fantastic Damage": Def Jux Mr.Lif,"IPhantom":Debatably thebest in comparison to theopaque backingtracks Cannibal Ox, founder El-P's"Fan- albumof thesixpro- of 'The Cold Vein" "The Cold Vein": tastic Damage" pre- ■ filed in this column, or "Fantastic Dam- This is therecordthat sents the most chal- Boston native Mr. age." This style of kicked off Def Jux's lengingsoundof any Lifs first full-length productionperfectly twoyear streak of al- albumin the DefJux studio LP traffics in suits Murs's laid- bumafterexcellental- catalog.El-Pspitsout fractured funk simi- back,WestCoast-in- bum. "The Cold his raps like venom lar to that of El-P's flecteddelivery;next ■■■liHMBNl Vein" sets the stan- as the beats under- I"Fantastic Damage," to therest of theDef dard for future re- neath stutterforward, albeit with a some- JuxMC's,he sounds leasesonthelabelinmanyways,withEl-P's evokingtheimageofalivingmachineas they what lighter touch. Here, futuristic synthe- practically deadpan. Recommended tracks: dense, lurching, atonal production and the wheeze withsiren-like drones,pulsingbass, sizers, robotic bass lines,and funky drum "Happy Pills,"""LastNight" oblique wordplayof MC's VordulMegilah andthehumming of what soundslikebroken and— Vast Aire. Their vocal flow is irregu- appliances inthebackground. Thelyrics are lar theraps rub against the backing tracks social criticism attacking everything from and throw you off-balance, forcing you to deadbeat dads tocorruption withinhip-hop; givedue attention tobrilliantly non-sequitur combined with the technologicalnightmare lineslike "Yougotbeef butthere'sworms in of the backing tracks, theyelicit aprofound What Do You Think? your Wellington/ I'llputaholeinyour skull sense of alienation. Recommended tracks: and extract the skeleton." Recommended "StepfatherFactory," "Constellation Funk" tracks: "Raspberry Fields,""Battle for RjD2,"Deadringer": ADJ/producerhail- Asgard" ingfromColumbus,Ohio,RJD2 creates the ' cartoon You can dance, you can jive, What wasyourfavorite showasachild? having the time of your life...' '"Rugrats."' By DerekLoh Arts andLivingEditor and the concert's best synchronization. Enoughhigh-kicks for a lifetime of groin- There'snoreason tocriticizetheDavidson injuriesnumber. Dance Ensemble. It's grown from a small SeanGantt'03:1gottiredjustwatchinghis group tooneofthelargest'-andbestattended "traditionalNativeAmerican warriorsociety -^»^ KatieMcVane '05 - student performance groups on campus. dance of Northern Plains Tribes" (from the Dancers and choreographers work hard all program). " semesterfor onlythreeconcerts. And watch- "My Soul, The Other Iam...": Athena TeenageMutantNinja Turtles.'" ing them on stage,you can tell it's fun and Stevens'"06 and Kendal Stewart '06 per- funny notonly for us,but also for them. formed a gentle,simple dance that,for too With Betsy Pinchak's and Catherine many people in the audience,redefined the Foster's openingwords, this semester'sper- conceptof limitations. formances took on even greater meaning. "CryMe a River":More like,""CryMe a Here are the dances that stuck in my head River of Chairs." JoyGerdy '02 choreo- most. graphed the 32 dancers, each with her own NicoleMali '05 "AuContraire": A Tool song? Sure, why seat, andit didn't getsloppy. You slap that J^HnflK not? They had dancers that popped out of chair, girl. pillowcases, too. One of the night's more "Stuff Like That There": Katey Zeh '05 intenseperformances. tapped her way through this routine with '"Attack of theKiller Tomatoes.'" "Puttin' ontheRitz":Tap,tap,tap.Energy enoughchutzpahtohavethe stagetoherself. Ifyoucanbeattheseprices startyour owndamnairline!Mexico/Caribbean JaM GrahamHoneycutt '06 only $125 way, each all taxesincluded! "'MyLittlePony' or 'CareBears.'" Or Europe for$179one way. Bookonlinewww.airtecti.com or(212)219-7000. ■ Courtney Ward '04 "^B^^^^^^w W I Y Wednesday, April16,2003 StaffEditorial The clarity of hindsight ijb' ■ ''^b r*.\ Inlight of another bumpy housing selection process, it's timefor some common sensechanges tobemade. RLO should add phases to the lottery system to address studentcomplaints. Justas themini-lottery forMartinCourt F workedbeautifully,RLO shoulddevise amini-lottery for both vacantfour-personapartmentsandsubstance-freehous- * ~j^B BE? jit ing. i When students selected rooms this year,some who had petitioned RLO for substance-free housing chose larger or otherwise better rooms in other dorms, leavingLittle open BAGWDM? l/STWEEK... e«^4neo next week... for risingsophomores whodidnot desire to be sub-free. AsLittle filled up with non-sub-free kids,some whohad signedthe petition wereleft withouthousing,and will likely Be aware of rise in can never not get sub-freehousing. College As a result,both groups are unhappy. If a substance-free lottery were tobe held first,thisproblem would largely dis- Internet plagarism replace McKelvey appear. AsnewlyelectedChair andVice-Chairof the HonorCoun- Last week Sam McKelvey,Direotor ofPublic Safety, was cil, we'dlike totake thisopportunity to introduce ourselves forcedby the administration toresign.Itisimportant forthe Happy (activities) tax day! and express agrowingconcern. student body to know about his resignation because of his TheHonor Councilhasnoticed adisturbing trendover the close relationship with many students and hisdedication to SGA is guaranteed five percent of Activity Tax Council past year. There have been an increasing number of honor the Davidsoncommunity. Sam's resignation isadisappoint- allocations uponrequest,asumofroughly $20,000.Lastyear, infractions involving plagiarism. In many of these recent ment to usall. SGA hada hard timespendingits $12,500budgetandmade cases, studentshave taken largepor- Sam has adistinguishedrecord inpublic andcollegelaw honorable but questionable donations to charity out of its tions of Web-based documentsin a enforcement. Hisforcedresignationcame asa shock tohim, specialprojectsbudget. V^S^SSSS^, "cutand paste"fashion withoutus- his office and hismany friends in the community. The specialprojectsfund itself is a sort of slush fund.By 1 inS ProPcr citation. Sam's dedication to the College ranged from riding with Ltf2Q2&&£ considers notdefining what the funds areused for,the money escapes IM The Honor Council students for hours looking for their bikes to attending stu- oversight and can be directed into uses such as the dona- suchcasesofplagiarismserious vio- dent performances and sporting events.Inaddition,he has °f tlie Honor Code. Using tions,whichbringnodirectbenefit tostudentlife.Thismoney fll HrC lations strengthenedcampuspolice andstudentrelations. person's could be better spent if it were allocated to other campus Br another ideas without Onbehalf of the seniorclass,Iwantto thank Samforfive organizations. propercitation,regardless of where years of service tothe College.Although the administration TheATCfrequently criticizes chartered organizations for they arefound,isdishonest.It'salsonot very smartbecause will soonbegin a search for a new director, there is no re- Yahoo andGoogle.Inmostof the recent end-of-yearspendingspreestoexhaust funds thatwouldotii- professors'canuse placementfor Sam McKelvey. relating erwisereturntoATCcontrol.Inmaking thesedonations,SGA cases to plagiarism, professors discovered the aca- Good luck Sam, andIhopeyou findan employer that ap- has done just that. demic dishonestyinthat very manner. preciates yourhard work. here donot wanttosee Thedonations themselveslead down a slippery slope,as TheHonor Councilandprofessors of plagiarism stemming from improper noguidelineshavebeenestablished todetermine whatmakes any more instances Keyfn of academic sourceson theWeb.Takeresponsibility for Epps '03 acharitable causeworthy of receivingan SGA donation. use work. Don't allow a stressful academic period to be- Thefivepercentclause shouldbeabolished.Noorganiza- your Inthelong run,your Senior Class President tion should have a guaranteed cut of ATC dollars. As the come anexcuse tosacrifice yourhonor. important thananylettergrade. flagship studentorganization,SGA should be theleader in personalintegrityisfarmore If youhaveany questions about theproper way tocitean submitting toATCguidelines,andit shouldquitdraggingits electronic source, please make sure and consult withyour heels. professorto clarify anyof your concerns. letters toHie editor. The Jamie McNab '04 (Chair) & Please e-mail submissions of less Diiisonian Kota '04 (Vice-Chair) than250 words to Megan [email protected]. Wereserve theright to edit for content brevity andgrammar. J\S/^ Caroliii^Hauser £\^/ Tl -\ fc \ J^S~JZ"* Editcu^ „„„. , ,. and» ABBSJTHUM _— IyC ~*$JHpePadteT&BrandonGaifttrilUVtf\ / jy- 'P^pectiyesE^^^vy£\ Of Edito^5\ Derek Loh &CteisSchmader \ Photograp^yJ^^^ « The Davidsonian Perspectives A ivtriutivc notion is a iicccssuvy covTCctwc thcusutb The time is now to By RicardoAmpudia What is very clear, however,is the fact that past biases change the debacle StaffColumnist againsttheseminorities stillhurt theminthepresent.Blacks inparticularhavehad tofightfor theimplementationof their we call a lottery Inresponse toMattBandyk's article "Affirmative Action rightsasmembers ofsociety. By ZachWilliams violates AmericanSpirit of Equality." It wouldbe hopeless toargueagainst thefact that,histori- Columnist Bandyk's article misinterprets a fundamental concept of cally,ablackpersonhas found itmuchmore difficult tosuc- Staff affirmative action: this practice is not founded uponracist ceedeconomically thana white oneand that thishasdeeply After once experiencing the debacle thatisdoubles stereotypes as Bandyk and others contend,but it acts as a affected thepresentconditions in which mostblack commu- again lottery night,it seemed imperative thatIcompose afollow- corrective measure against them. nities currently find themselves: segregated and poor, two up thechaos thatensuedlastWednesday.As thehordes of It only takesalittle mathematical intuition andlooking at characteristics that wouldgenerateviolence andpreferences on optimistic studentsmade their waytoWest with lotterynum- acensus report toconclude that,sadly,race is an economic that donot favor thepursuitif highereducation even in the hand, would anxiously wade throughthe wind- andsocialdeterminant. Thereis ahighdegreeofcorrelation whitest of societies. bersin many ing queue,only fate revealedby the masses of between ethnicity andincomelevel: while the percentageof Itis worth clarifying thataffirmative actionin college ad- to see their colored X'srepresentingdashedhopesforlivingquartersnext Asianand whitechildrenlivinginpovertyintheUnitedStates missions is not awardingpoints to non-Asian minority stu- year. is below 13%, the corresponding figure for black andHis- dents due to some sort of racistpity. aside, the outcomeof this year's doubles panic childrenis above 30%. Rather,itacknowledges the merit thatlies behindachiev- Embellishment lottery literally and metaphorically (sub-free) left many in But,moreimportantly, Bandykisgravely mistaken inbe- ingacertainlevelofscholarlyachievement while at thesame gutter. fact,a whopping76 students remain homeless lievingthat affirmative actionregards thiscorrelation assome time beinga minority, not because these students in them- the In for year while countless others faced the dreaded sub- kind of biological disability on the part of black or Hispan- selves arenot able to attain a certain level of achievement, next for housing. Al- ics; itrather acknowledges the abovementioned correlation but because of the socially constructed barriers that these free contract as their only prudent option though the roleof scapegoatinthe eyes as the result of past and present social biases against these students must overcome. RLO often assumes things don't according to planhere at particular ethnic groups and proceeds by taking corrective The statistics are there and they are clear, andit will take of students when go Davidson, looks if there is somelegitimate blame to be measures. more time and implementationof corrective measures until it as handed in thisinstance. Some will argue that these biases are non-existent today. economic and social standing will no longer be ethnically out However, This is acomplicated argument,butIremember workingin determined. insteadof reverting totrivial cut downs and in- consequentialname-calling might in the affected aCalifornianbank (i.e.inarelatively non-traditionalist state), Affirmative actionmakes it easier and more attractive to as one see pages regards toRLO,Ibelieve thereare some where it wasevident that whenever a black customer came non-Asian minority groups to attain ahigherlevel ofeduca- ofLibertasin significantly changes which could be made to the sys- in to cash acheck, for instance, themanagers would always tion,thusimproving theoverall standing of the members of easy year's lottery request the tellers tocall theowner of the accountathome to these communities and breaking the mutual poverty-preju- tem in order to stave off the resultsof this in verify the veracityof the document. dicecycle that haunts them. the future. First,the current systemisguilty ofproducinglotterynum- bers that areambiguouslyrepresentativeof whereone stands among the masses. With Davidson's sex-segregatedhall policy, there should be separate housing lotteries for menand women. This way, when you get your number, you'll know the true place in however, ByDavidCrow What was saddening, was that at this meeting which you stand relative to the actual people you will be PerspectivesEditor there were agrand total of three students from theCollege. competing with for rooms. Ifwe as students haveany desire to createa town thatoffers Thishelps whendecidingonclusteringorevenroommate do, Monday,an important event took place that represented more attractions for us, and Ithink that many of us we choiceprior totheactualnightof lottery.Moreover,it would the start of a long-term process that will change the way must play our role as residents and participate in theplan- do away with at least some of the confusion the current Davidson Collegeand the townofDavidsoninteract for years ningprocess. method affords as crowds of directionless people annually to come. Currently, very few students regularly take advantage of pileintoa room of temporarymadness. offer, That event was a town meeting inaugurating the townof what the townhas to andIcannot blame them. Second,people who gothrough singleslottery shouldnot Davidson'sefforts to come up with amasterplan for the fu- There simply aren'tmany stores or restaurants that attract be allowed tosubsequently enterdoubles lottery! tureof downtownDavidson. students from the CollegeinDavidson. Hopefully this will Itfurther devalues the fairness of thelottery system when For those who don't already know,Davidson is embark- change inthe future,but only if our voices are heard. students on thesingles waitlist go through doubles lottery, clearly ingonanambitious masterplanover the nextfive yearsthat There is a desire on the part of the people of only to find that more singles have openedup and end up willattempt tobring inmorebusinesses,expandmain street, Davidson to make town-gownrelationships better and they giving up what could be a first-rate double room to those make downtown morepedestrian friendly andhopefully in- want to encouragethe useof the townby the students. whose poor numbersplaced themon the doubles wait list. crease the interactionbetween the townand the college. Itis in everyone'sbest interest that this interaction takes This alsooccurs when RLOinvariably grants further off- What was soencouragingabout thismeeting was that the place. campus permissions (whichthey willhave todo this year)in wants of the citizens of Davidsonfollow exactly the pattern However,the students must tell thetownand theplanners order to accommodate thoseon the on-campus waitlist. that has historically broughtabout the bestgrowth andrevi- what they wanttosee. Lastly, and perhaps most contentious, sub-free housing talization of downtowns across the country. Thefirmof HyettPalma,whichisleadingtheplanning ef- should be eliminated for upperclassmen. fort, The people from the town seem genuinely committed to has alreadyconductedafocus group ofstudents andhas Davidson does not have the space to block off an entire makingDavidsonaplacethatisuniqueandauthentic,avoid- been very responsive to what students need and want in a buildingfor this cause,especially whenit resultsinnon-sub- ingboth the ubiquitous strip mall feel of most of the sur- college town. free students agreeingto live ona sub-free hall for lack ofa However, roundingareas as well assteeringclear ofmakingDavidson afocus groupof ten students cannotandshould better option.Contract orno contract,people are sub-freeof into thenextBirkdale: afakerepresentationof whatadown- notbe the sole outlet for the student voice. their own accord. This realization diminishes the supposed Therefore, townshouldlooklike thatactuallyresembles anoutdoor shop- Iurgeallstudents who haveever saidthat they value of the sub-free experience tobegin with. pingmall more thanagenuine streetscape. wish something were different or better about our town to Havingbeenforced to takemy fourth housingchoice as a Instead,the townis dedicated to making sure downtown voice their views by emailing [email protected] risingjunior,Ibelieve Ispeakfor the majority ofdisaffected Davidsonmaintains itsuniquefeelofatrue townwhilehope- withyour suggestions. students after last Wednesday's lottery night. fully providing more attractions for both residents and visi- Only by voicing our views can wehope to make adiffer- Butwith changesmade, our systemcancertainly bemade improving college. tors. encein our townand our to produceresults more fair anddesirable toall thanit does now. Before rebuildingIraq, we must look at roots of conflict By LaurenLester Guest Columnist Part of me wants to believe in the dream that lies behind time ifit tries todemocratize the world. this war,regardlessof ourmany other motives for invading: Itis theproblem of the benevolent autocrat (or empire): The possibility of a free and democratic Iraq excites ev- the New American Century,in which we push out anddis- when you try to make people good, youusually lose your eryone,both those for and against the war. Many who dis- armthe badguys,liberate thepeopleof unjustregimes, and integrity, anddestroy innocents in your attempts. agreed with whyandhow the war startedhopedthat, for the bring in democracy.. If you watched the PBS documentary a few weeks ago, sake of the Iraqi people, America,and the world, this war Itmight just workin Iraq, which for variousreasons is an you have heard about the neo-conservative visions of pre- would end successfully and that history would prove our easier target than many other countries with bigger ties to emptive strikes,unilateral action,anddemocratizationof the worst fears wrong. terrorism. world. Butas we waitandhopefor the final outcome,Americans But wedo nothavea legacy ofaccomplishing this dream Anice dream.Butas humannaturegetsinthe wayofcom- shouldalsobelooking at thepolicies underlyingthe war.To wellin the recent past,and even our success stories in the munism,it also will getin the way of thisdream. American understand thefuture's challenges,wemust continue tolook 50's didnot happenas easily as welike tothink. humannatureespecially. at theproblematic rootsof thisconflict and thepossible prob- If we want tomilitarily executea democratic century, the Sofor now,Ithink weatDavidsonCollege shouldstillbe lems thathave ledus down theroad tothis war. hypocrisyinnate in"all's fair in war" isgoingtohinder us. thinking about whatled tothis war asa framework for what Evenifthis wardoes turnout for thebest,itsignalsashift In the past, we have had to ally with Stalin, Sadaam its future implications are. inforeignpolicy that setsanimmoralandimpracticalprece- Hussein,and OsamaBin Laden, to name a few, to achieve Itis notanti-American tochallengeourpoliciesandlead- dent for the21" century,apolicy that focusesonrealorimag- ourmilitary and foreignpolicy goals. ers, even in the midst of fear and war. Basedon our entire ined security at thepriceof our mostprizedAmerican prin- The ethical andpracticalquagmiresof ourunrefined for- cultural andpolitical system,engaginginthe complexity of eignpolicyinthepast show that theUSA will haveatough criticism and debateis the most Americanthing wecando. Sports Wednesday,April16,2003 " Alumniathlete spotlight Frend aiming for majors as Roayls SingleA outfielder HE I I ByMike Giguo SportsEditor "Basically withalongerseason,youhaveto Hundreds of miles away, playing profes- work to mentally stay on an even keel," he SPORTSEDITOR sionalbaseball inBurlington, Vermont,Tim says. "Baseball isabout makingadjustments, Frendis still verymuch aDavidson student. andyouneedtobeable todothat overalonger Evenafterbeingselectedinthe23rdround period of time whilestayinglevel." bytheKansasCityRoyalsinlastyear'sMajor Frendadmits that doing that has been hard LeagueBaseballdraft,evenafterbatting.326 thus far, especially sincehehas recentlybeen Memo to give it in his first season in the minors,his biggest experiencingthefirstslumpofhis shortcareer. Martha: up problemisonesharedbymanyhereat school. He has been workingto keephis headup. He thinks toomuch. "Regardlessofhow you'replaying,you've Martha Burk,are youdone yet? America's female soldiers dodeserve bet- "Ilike to analyze toomuch,"says the 6-2, got to stickitout,"he says. "Whether you're If not, you should know we're all sick of ter,butmembershipto Augustaprobablyisn't 195poundleftfielder. "Anyproblems Ihave 0-4 or 0-15, up or down, you've got to keep yournonsense (but we're all indebted toyou theirnumberoneconcern. aren'tusually fundamental orphysical." plugging. forthecommercial-free coverageofTheMas- Afterall,asSportsIllustrated'sRoyJohnson I^M^^^^Ms Not that he has "Oneof thebestpiecesofadvicemy coach weekend). ters last pointedout,most womenonlymake— 75 cents run into many has givenme is that baseballplayers need to Youare so two months ago. for every dollar that men make isn't that a problems in his have ashort-term memory. No, even longer than that. When you sent more worthycause? baseballcareer. Youcan'tfocusonwhatyou'redoing wrong that initialletter to Hodtie Johnson last June Don't get me wrong, sexism is a major I He started all orwhat youcan't control. Sometimes youjust weall thought,well,this willbemildly enter- issue,and shouldreceive plentyof attention, four years as a need to loosenupandgoout thereandreact." taining. but you're approaching it from the wrong playeratDavidson, Frendsayshe willfindhis swingagain,and Andso Americagave youyour—15 minutes angle. finishingup witha whenhedoeshe'11bebackonthepathtowards of fame, but—now it's mid-April some ten Attackingagolfclub onbehalfofsexismis .345careerbatting his ultimate goalof making the majors. months later and our attentionspanexpired like challenging a hot dog vendor outside average. "Idefinitely feel like Ihaveagood shot of longago. FenwayPark onbehalf of vegetarianism. He set school doingit,althoughIhave alot to work on,"he All the goodwill you showed at thebegin- Sure, Augusta National is internationally Frend records in hits, says. "My view of things is probably a lot ningof thiscrusadehas vanished,andduring known;but,honestly,how many womenwould games played, at- quicker,though. TheMasterslastweekend youstagedmore of be affected byyourdesiredchangeinpolicy? bats, doubles,totalbases andextra-basehits. Most kids come out of college thinking a silly sideshow than alegitimate protest. Notmany. "Icame to Davidsonfor the academics and they'll be there in a few years,and it usually Indeed,eventheobligatoryElvisimperson- Yousee, thereare only300or somembers thechance toplay," Frendexplains. "Iknew takesa lotlonger than they expected. atorwas onhand,saying, "The only position atAugusta,whichmeansthat somesixbillion Ihad an opportunity to come and start and "I thought I'd be playing in high A right Ihaveis that Elvis loves women." otherpeoplein the worldare being excluded playeverygame,whilegettingtogoupagainst now,after last season. That's why theminors Youpromisedus atleast 200protestors,but too. top teams like WakeForest." are so important. Youmake themost ofyour whengame time rolled around only50 or so Everyoneelseknows that there isprobably His success incollege madehim the678th time down low and try to make your adjust- showed upto play. noclubinAmericamoreprivate thanAugusta pick inthe2002 draft. From there,he started ments there." An entire busrolled up with some of your National. hisprofessionalcareer withtheSpokaneIndi- Life as a professional baseball player de- supporters,but only 17 gotoff. Oneneednotbother applying,— since thereis ansintheshort-seasonSingleAleague,where mands adjustmentsoff the fieldas well. Con- We expectedawaterfall,but all we gotwas no application process you have to be in- he batted .326 with79 hits and 34 RBIs. stantly changing towns and even teams can a leaky faucet. vitedtojoin. He gota tasteof thebigleagues thisspring, make things tough on the players. Even Reverend JesseJackson, one of your Founded in 1931 by golf legend Bobby when he was one ofonly 1 5 minor-leaguers AsFrend describes,""Youhave to be will- biggest supporters, didn'tbother to come. Jones and businessman Cliff Roberts. asked to come early to spring training for a ing tobe away all the time, away from family He knew this whole thing would go over Augusta's members are fiercely proud and one-on-one mini-camp session. and friends, and you have to be willing to like afartinchurchandsavedsomedignityby protective of their club's exclusivity and sto- Hekeptbusyduringspring training, which change lockers at the drop ofahat. staying home. ried tradition. he describes as "drills inthe morning, lunch, There'salways thepossibility that you'llbe Proving that even the government didn't TheFirst Amendment to theU.S.Constitu- thengames atnight." moved up or down within the organization or want to see you near the golf course, your tion grants Augusta National'smembers, and Frendiscurrently workingtomake thefirst traded. It'sdefinitely fun, though." protest wasrelegatedto a5.1-acrecornfield a every other private club for that matter, the bigadjustment of his professional career, as He adds, "It'salso alot of work." half-mile from Augusta's gates. right tochoose with whomthey wishtofreely he was moved up to Burlington two weeks As hepoints out.however,that's something "[Our field]isoutofsightof the club," you associate'-whether they be white, African- ago toplay in a long-seasonlow-A league. Davidsongraduateshave gottenprettyaccus- said. "It'seven below the grade of the street. American, Asian, Hispanic, tall, short, fat, Herehismental toughnesshasbeen tested tomed to handling. Youactuallyhave todrivedown a few feet to' thin,or even male or female. get toit.Itsoundslike we'retrulyinthepits.' If specialinterest groupslike yours were to eighth at Wofford, Exactly. Take ahint. dictate the internal policies of private clubs Golfers finish Youwereputinthesamepolice-monitored then the valueofourFoundingFathers' care- area witheightother protestgroups,including fully crafted right of free association will be now prepare for SoCon tounrey a faction of the Ku Klux Klan and another forever lost. groupcalled"PeopleAgainstRidiculous Pro- You'renotjustchallengingHootieJohnson ByPerry Lewis Marylandand UNCW wonthe tournament, tests," for a reason. here; you're also messing with the likes of Staff Writer shooting a four-over-par 580. Southern Con- To the people of Augusta, Georgia, you George WashingtonandBenjamin Franklin. ference foes Wofford and Furman finished were about as important as snowplows last That's heavy stuff,Martha. Thegolf team tied for eighthplace in the ahead of the Wildcats, withWofford placing weekend. What'smore, womenare allowed asguests WoffordInvitational thispast weekend atthe fifth and Furman seventh. And when asked whether you were plan- at Augusta National, and last year women CarolinaCountry Clubin Spartanburg,S.C. TimKaneofMarylandwonindividualhon- ningon goingto the front gatelast weekend played more than 1,000 rounds of golf there TheWildcats posteda 616 for the tourna- orsby shooting six strokesunder par. yousaid,"I'llwalk into that club whenI'ma without anyrestricted tee times. ment. Only three playersscored under par. member." Surely you,of all people,mustknow this. "As a teamwe really didn'tplay trjat well, With theSouthernConference Tournament Martha,please. When you'reamember? What mostofAmerica didn'tknow,atleast but weare looking for a strong finishin the coming up, the Wildcats are looking for a Say Augustadoes admit womenmembers, until last June,was that the National Council conference tournament," said Dan Walker strongperformance. which it probably will (and should, in my of Women's Organizations evenexisted. '05. "This has been a disappointingspringsea- opinion): do you think you'll be invited to To many of us, this whole brouhaha is Walker led the charge for the 'Cats by sonforus,and wehaven'tbeenable toplayup join? simply a misdirected effort to publicize your cardingatwo-round totalof151andplacing toourpotential.Wearejustgoingtohavetogo For AugustaNational togive youmember- organization. 23rdoverall. out andplay well,"Walker said. ship wouldbelikePeteRoseaskingJimGray Havingnolegallegto standon,but desper- "Ifeel that Iplayed well,but not great.I TheWildcats hadhopedfor abetter finish. to givehis induction speech atCooperstown. ately wishingto remainin the limelight, you made acoupleofbadshotsthatreally costme We want to play wellin every tournament Look,Martha,manypeopleagreewithyour haveturned themediacircusintosome sort of alotof strokes,"he said. andperformourbest,especiallyinsuchagood cause,butrightnow Americahasmoreonits morality crusade. Christian Davis '06 finished three shots tournament.Wedidn't seethisasatune-upfor mind. Bottom line: sexismis a worthycause;but behind Walker, shooting a two-day total of the conference tournament; we want to play What willit take for youto realize this? you'reinsanely annoying. 154. ourbesteverytime we play," Walker said. Even a war hasn't— convinced you that What you should have done with all the Davisplaced36thoverall. The Wildcats hope to extend their season maybe— just maybe there are moreimpor- money you've now wasted on this current DanKoernke'05placed39th,firinga two- witha successfulconference tournament. tant things than installing ladies' tees at a campaign is invested it in building an all- day total155. "In ourposition, we must win the confer- Georgiagolf course. women's golfcourse. The tournament was originally scheduled ence tournamentto extendour season,but we Youeven said that for CBS toair the tour- That's thebeauty of America,Martha. to be 54 holes,but due to wetcourse condi- have the ability to play well so we will just nament was an "insult" to all the women Even people like you can start a private tions it was shortened to 36. have toseehow it playsout," Walker said. fighting for our freedom inIraq. club. "With the shortened tournament,it really The Wildcats look toextend the season at These brave women deserve better, you Onethat,judgingbythepathetic turnoutfor cut back onour chances to make up for our theSouthern Conference Tournament atFor- said, than tocomehome toaplace where they your protest on Saturday, not many people mistakes,butitdidn'taffectmygame,"Walker est Heights Country Clubin Statesboro, Ga., can'tjoinan elitist golfclub. would wantto join. said. onApril 18 20. 10 TheDavidsonian Sports Wednesday,April16,2003 'There's nonext week'as track readies for conference By WalkerSaik He finished second in his heat and seventh Staff Writer overall onhis waytoa1:54.91. Lehman toedthelineinthethirdheatof the BenGaspar'04andGregScott'04gotPRs, 800mrun and wasoff flying at the gun. -andNickLehman-'05 gotbeatby anoldman He openedwith ablazing56-secondquar- albeit a fastone enroutetoa solid time in ter,slowedupabitearly onthesecondlapbut the 800m. wascomingonstrongwhenasurpriseshowed But,really,it'sallhistory,becausethecon- up behind him. IThe men's ference meet is the only thing on people's An unattached runner, seemingly balding Itennis team mind this time ofyear. andabit large, came flying from theback to Ihas lost "The conference championship is all that pass everyoneand make his way tothe line Iseveral 4-3 matters all year long," said co-captain Greg first in theheat. He finished with a 1:56.39, Imatches this Schernecke'03."Ourteamorothersmayhave' twelfth overall. year. hadgoodorbadtimes thusfar,butthatdoesn t Lehmandidn'tdopoorlyeither,finishingin I matter whenyou get toconference. 1:58.45,butit wasn'texactly whathe wanted. 'Timesgo out the window,"he finished. "It doesn't matter now. Ijust have to run Men's tennis ends season on sour note ' Aquick glanceat thepast,though,sees this fast enough to make finals [in conference]," By WebsterHarrison Mullen '03 lost a heartbreaker in his final past weekend goingas saidLehman. "Andthat guywasn't thatold." Staff Writer match at CovingtonCourts. Ia warm-up for what's Co-captain Amanda Yeck '04 led the way Mullenalso wonthefirst setbut fell 7-5,6- Ito come. for the 'Cats. Incrediblycloselosses seemtobe the theme 2 inthe followingsets to the Citadel's David In the 3000m run, ShePRed inboth the200mandhigh jump for the men's tennis team this year. Lara. IGaspar toppedhistime and tiedfor sixthoutof13 competitors in the Intheir final match of the season athome, This match gave Citadel the lastpoint and Iby a split second to latter event with ajump of1.60meters. the Wildcats fell to the Citadel 4-3. thewin,andtheBulldogshandedthe Wildcats Imake Davidson's top- CarolynMohr '06kickedhomeanother PR TheBulldogsjumpedouttoaquick 1-0lead their fourth straightloss. I10 performancelist. in the 3k. Her time of 11:07.40 was good by winning all three doubles matches. In their final match of the season, the ■ On a day where no enough for, seventh inthe oversized meet. All three Wildcats teams fell at the same Davidson teamfell to the Wofford Terriers4- '** one set huge PRs and For the field events, Kim Pierre '05 ex- score of 8-6. 3. many fell short of ex- tended her toss to 32.33 meters in the discus TheWildcats sensed theurgency insingles Davidson won the first doubles point with Gaspar pected goals, his and 10.40 inthe shot. The efforts earnedher play,andRob Haywood'04changedthe mo- Britt and Rob Gould '04 winning 8-2 at the 8:45.06 was goodfor third place. twelfth place and ninthplaces,respectively. mentumof the match, coming from one set second position and Burns and Stonestreet Muggy weather could be to blame for the Bothteamsarereadyforconference,though, down to win 2-6,7-5, 6-2. winningat number three 8-5. lack of great times, but head coach Gary which takesplaceintheunpredictableclimate Haywoodplayedpoorly in thefirst setbut Atnumberonedoubles,theduoofHaywood Andrew wasquick topointoutanother factor. of Boone, N.C., onEaster weekend. quickly changed his game to pull out a win andMiles fell 8-0. "Many guys were running events which "I have run in the freezing cold snow at overMatt Stubbs. Wofford bounced back from the doubles werenot their primary events. Some guys in Boonebeforeinmyfreshmanyear,andIknow Happy with his play, Haywood said, "It loss, however, winning four of six singles thesprint groupranseveralraces toget inone thatitcan beextremely miserableand unpre- took me a while to get into the match, and matches. last solid workout, so they were tired by the dictable,"' saidSchernecke. Stubbshas a toughserve.Iwasable tomake a TerriersLee Porterand Brandon Smithde- 4x400mrelay. "However, we train outside all year long few adjustments on my service returns, and feated Miles andStonestreet,respectively,in "We alsohave some guys with minor inju- and are prepared as anyone to deal with the the rest of my game justfollowed." straight sets. ries,sowedecidedtopull themfrom eventsto elements. In what seemeda walkover,DonaldMiles Atnumber four,Brittsuffered anotherclose reduce therisk of injury," he said. "At this pointinthe season,all that matters '05 defeated John Williams 6-2,6-2. loss,fallinginthree sets toBrett Johnson 6-4, Running the 4x4 were Andrew Pratt '04, is racing,"he finished. Miles put together oneofhisbestmatches 4-6, 6-2. Chris Rouisse '04, James Taylor '06 and Added Gaspar, "It's time to 'hoss' it out of the seasonandlimitedhis unforced errors. Haywoodplayedanother masterful match, Schernecke. there. Startfast,anddon't slowdown.There's At number three, Brian Stonestreet '04 defeatingKentBall4-6, 6-3,7-6. Inthe800mrun,Scottcontinued toimpress. nonextweek." cruised to a 6-4,6-3 win. Regarding his opponent,Haywood stated, Modest as always, Stonestreet admitted, "Hechokedonthebigpoints while Iwasable "My opponentplayed well.Ijustmanagedto to keepacalmhand andeven strokes." hitsome winners atkey times,and that set the Atnumber six,Burnsrecordedhissixteenth Women's tennis ends season toneearly in the match." victory of the season,defeatingJasonMengel After these three wins,theWildcats seemed 6-3,6-1. tobepoisedto wintheireleventhmatchof the Burns, whoprobably is the mostimproved with first two road victories seasonand guaranteeatleasta .500 season. , playerontheteamthis season,willplayavital Unfortunately,that didn'thappen. role inthe upcoming tournament. After winning 12 straight matches, Russ Onceagain, thepressurecame down upon Sports Information (11-5,5-3) Davidson has now won four of Burns '05 fell to Warren Woolfolk in straight Mullen's shoulders. PressRelease itslastfivematches,including twostraight on sets,6-1,6-1. After dropping the first set 6-3, Mullen theroad. ' Atnumber four,JonathanBritt 04appeared evened the match atone set apiece, winning TheDavidson women's tennis teampicked Western Carolina closed out its season tobeincontrol ofhismatch,winningthefirst the second set 7-5. upits firstroadvictoryof theseason,defeating againstthe Wildcatsandheadsto theSouthern set easily 6-1 and taking an early leadin the Mullen's fatigue from the three-setter the SoConrival Wofford, 5-2,last Friday after- ConferenceChampionshipwitha6-12overall secondset. previousday wasevidentinthe thirdsetof the noon at theReevesCenter. recordand 1-8 leaguemark. a The Bulldogs' Lawrence Tere clawed his Wofford match,ashejumpedto anearlylead TheWildcats(10-5, 4-3)have wonthreeof Davidsonimproved to 11-0 when winning waybackintothesetandpulleditoutinaclose but couldnotputit away. theirlast fourmatches.Wofford (8-7,3-4)has the doubles point, earning victories at the tiebreaker. TerrierChrisBarlow won the third setin lost three in arow. number two doubles posi- a one and number Britt then fell in the thirdset 6-0. tiebreaker,giving the Terriers TheWildcats got theboard a4-3 winover on early,earn- tions to take the earlylead. Brittcommented,"Thelossinthe tiebreaker the Wildcats. ingthedoublespoint with wins atthe number The Fillnow sisters defeated Shannon took the windoutofmysails andpretty,much TheWildcatsfinished theregularseasonat one andnumber twopositions. Zalinski and Megan Bechtold, 8-3, while shot my confidence. When Ilost my confi- adisappointing10-11,witha3-6recordinthe Sophomore sisters Kelly Fillnow and Patterson and Powel toppedRocio Perezand dence, my strokes went astray and Ijust Southern Conference. Meghan Pillow defeated Ellen Rogers and Erin Johnson,8-2. couldn't hitmy first serve." Theynowgearupforthetournament,which Wendy Rohr, 8-6, at the top position, while TheWildcats wentontosweep throughthe Inthedecidingmatchof theday,Geoffrey begins onApril 16. sophomore Meggie Patterson and freshman singlesmatchesandpostitsfifthshutoutof the LindseyPowelnotched an8-6winoverLauren year. MarieWhisenhuntandMaryWallaceDeBerry Powel lost only one game in her match, at number two. defeatingJohnson,6-0, 6-1,atnumber four. Davidson has yet to lose a match when Meghan Fillnow improved her team-best ■■us. LIFEGUARDS earning the doublespoint. record to 13-3, with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Davidson picked up victories at positions Bechtold. AQUATICSinc. WANTEDIWlAll I LU{ twothrough six tosecure the victory. Pattersonalsodominated atthenumber two Patterson topped Whisenhunt,6-4, 6-0, at position,toppingKristin Munn,6-1,6-0. the number two slot. The finalmatchoftheregularseasonforthe We offer top pay, great MeghanFillnow improvedto 12-3thisspring teamwas been canceledon Monday. with a 6-3,7-6 win over Rogers at number The Wildcats were scheduled tofaceUNC three. Greensboro,but the match was canceled due incentives, and flexible hours. At the fourth spot. Powel defeated Tara to transportation difficulties. Hartness,7-5,6-3,andjuniorKatherineHatch Davidson is the number four seed in the topped Delaine Hare, 6-4, 6-2, at the fifth SouthernConference Tournament this week- Call Kim for an appointment: position. end,in Charleston,S.C. The teamalsocruised toa7-0 victory over TheWildcats willbattleWofford onThurs- Western Carolina onSundayafternoon. day, April 17, at9:30 a.m. 704-665-7544 Wednesday, April16,2003 : , , _. T T , Athlete Spotlight Lacrosse trounces Va. Tech, Senior tekes ondouWe duty ends 24-game losingstreak for lacrosse and field hockey Sports Information four ground balls, while Pickall scoopedup By SarahNolan contributingonboth the defensiveandoffen- Press Release fivegroundballsinher firstcollegiatestart. Staff Writer sive ends. Inthecage,freshmanLeslieSmithmade18 HeadlacrossecoachMarySchwartzpraised Senior Loren Seaton scored six goals and saves and allowed only seven goals.Carrie Everystudent atDavidson experiencesthe her player,saying, "Youdon't find toomany added an assist as the Davidson women's Hill made four savesfor the Hokies. pressures of academics during their career D-I athletes that play two sports at such a lacrosse teamdowned Virginia Tech,10-7 on "We played as a teamtoday," head coach here. tough college academically and starting for Tuesdayevening at theTurfField. Mary Schwartz said. "Loren was unbeliev- Many students atDavidson experiencethe both sports." With the win the Wildcats snapped a 24- able. Theattack dida jobofsticking In of balancing the two sports, - great to pressures of Davidson academics combined terms gameloosingstreak andimprove to 1 12over- the gameplan and taking theball to thecage. withDivisionIathletics. Schwartz said, "One of the things we talked all,while theHokies fall to3-11on theseason. "On thedefense, the girls really steppedit Very few,however, will ever experience about after her freshman year was that she Virginia Tech got ontheboard first, when up. Leslie played amazing in the cage and thepressuresofDavidson academics inaddi- needed to focus on both sports in the KatieMaddenandKateThreadgoldeachfound Molly was outstanding on defense. The girls tion to two DivisionIsports. summer. She needed todevoteagoodmajor- the back of the netfor the Hokies. really deserved this win today, they played In fact,right now the only non-track/cross ity ofher time tofieldhockey,but sheneeded Two minutes after the Hokies took a 2-0 theirhearts out." country female two-sport athlete is senior to work on her stick skills for lacrosse." lead, Seaton fired a pass from sophomore The Wildcats return to action against con- AllisonMatlack. In order to obtain bothofher starting posi- LindsayFrank into the net. ference foe Northwestern on Monday, April For the last four tions, Schwartz said,""She always did both Davidson tied the game several minutes 20. years,Matlack has workouts in the summer, and that is what later whensophomoreMillieMcKeachiecon- TheBattleof the Wildcats will takeplaceat managed to suc- reallyhelpedher developintoabetter athlete verted ona free position shot. LakesideField inEvanston,111., at 4 p.m. cessfully divideher for both sports." Thetwoteamstradedgoals withThreadgold time between la- As far as what she values most from her andSeatoneach scoringtheir second goalsof STATISTICALSUMMARY crosse,fieldhockey eightseasons,Matlackisquick tosay,"What the game. andacademics. Fenjoymostand whatIwill miss themostare TheHokies scored withjustover four min- Scoring During her four thefriendshipsthatIhavemadeonbothteams. utes remaining in the first half to take a 4-3 Davidson: Goals- Seaton (6), Diefendorf years on the field In the end, it is those relationships that will advantage. (2),McKeachie,Matlack;Assists:Seaton hockey team, stick with me. Seaton scored to thetie thegame at4-4, just VirginiaTechGoals: Threadgold(3),Mad- Matlack was akey "Sure, I'm excited to finish my college twominutes intothe second stanza. den(2), Jones,Welch Assist:Neese, Welch, Matlack player athletic career and be able to have more free The Hokies and Wildcats traded goals to Threadgold After walkingon time andtry outnew activities that I'venever keepthe score tied, 6-6. to the teamduring her first year, she was a gotten to invest time in,but Iwill certainly With just under ten minutes remaining, ShotsonGoal:Dav 16, VT41 starterthrough her sophomore yearand most miss beingpart of a team where you get the " Seaton tallied her sixth goal of the season to GroundBalls:Dav 26,VT 42 ofher junioryear,untilher seasonendedearly sense that youarestriving towardssomething give the 'Cats a lead they would not relin- Turnovers:Dav 23,VT19 asaresult ofan injury. greater thanyourself: supporting your team- quish. CausedTurnovers:Dav 11,VT11 Matlack thencameback this season to end mates and encouraging them to reach their SophomoreWhitneyDiefendorf scoredtwo Draw Controls:Dav 10, VT9 uptiedforsecondinteamscoringand torejoin potential." goals and senior Allison Matlack added an- Fouls:Dav 12, VT12 the starting line-up. other to sealthe 10-7 victory. As a member of the field hockey team, Sunday On defense,sophomore Molly Pickall and GOALKEEPERSUMMARY Matlack was named to the National Field Vanderbilt 17 Davidson 4 seniorEmily Rice were outstanding. HockeyCoaches Association'sAll-Academic Rice,whoranks thirdinthenationincaused Davidson"Smith:60 minutes;18 saves,7 Team for all four ofher seasons. On Sunday, the lacrosse team took on turnovers, forced four turnovers and grabbed In order to qualify, an athlete musthave at Vanderbilt University,currently ranked sev- least a 3.30 grade-point average and be a enteenin the nation. ' starteror akeyreserve. WhitneyDiefendorf '05putthe Catsonthe HeadcoachLisaThompsoncommentedon board in the first half, trying to come back 3-on-3 basketball tourney Matlack's accomplishments, saying, "The froma9-1first-half deficit. commitment,anddedicationthatAllisondem- In the second half,Loren Seaton '03 as- onstrates is truly remarkable. Not only does sisted goals scored by Becca McDevitt '03 Allison balance two D-I sports while main- andKiften Stevens '06. planned for spring frolics taining a strong GPA and a rigorous course Seaton also put an unassisted goal away, load,sheisalso veryinvolvedinthecommu- puttingher witha team-leadingthirteengoals onthe season. ByErinDelk Fame room inBaker. nity." ' field, GoalkeeperLeslieSmith 06hadanimpres- Writer Regular registration for Charlotte area Outsideoftheclassroomandoffofthe Staff campus sivegame,coming up withfifteen saves. teams is$35,butDavidsonstudentteamscost Matlack has beeninvolvedin several ' organizations, including Campus Outreach Althoughthey weren t abletocomeupwith Going through post-MarchMadness with- only $30. Ministry and tutoring at the Outpost. thewin.CoachSchwartzsaidofher team,'"We drawal rightnow? Theprice to registermight seem steep,but While she was anirreplaceablemember of did have a good day with transition up the Don'tworry,the NBAisn'ttheonlyoppor- eachpersonon the winning teamwill receive thefieldhockeyteam,Matlackoriginallycame field,and our attack had oneof itsbestshoot- tunityleft to enjoy competitivebasketball. a prize package including a$50 Gift Certifi- school with the intention of playing la- ingdays." Thank goodness. catetoDick'sSportingGoods,anewSpalding to ' crosse. The CatstraveltoChicagonextweekendto Although most students associate Spring Infusion basketball and a free ticket to next Since thebeginningofher sophomore sea- meet Northwestern University and the Uni- Frolics withthe excitement of visiting bands, season'sDavidson-NorthCarolinabasketball son, she's been part of the starting rotation, versityof Notre Dame. snowcones,andendless waterwarsatPatterson game in theCharlotte Coliseum. Court, the real fun can be found in Baker All participants receive a free tournament Sports Arena with Davidson's own 3-on-3 T-shirt. basketball tournament, sponsoredby Dick's Thedeadline toregisterisFriday, April18, Sporting Goods. by 6p.m., so startorganizing your team! The games lastall day Saturday, April 26, withtip-offsstarting at 10 a.m. feature two separate LEASE The tournament will DONT masterpiece..." playingdivisions,and teamsareguaranteedto "Each entree a j M ? i play multiple games. UNTIL YOU SEE US! Heidi Edidin, TheWandering Gourmet- The tournamentwillhave thesame rulesas 5-on-5 did,but the games will be playedon $459Special Fine Wines "FullBar onehalfof aregulation size court,and teams Contemporary,Friendly Atmosphere will have fewer players. on ourspacious Gamesareplayeduntiloneteamreaches21 1BR apartments! ReservationsAccepted points,andbasketscountforonepointapiece. ryout Gamesmustbe wonby2 points.Time will notbekept. Each teammusthaveaminimum 1mileoff1-77 &Exit 30 (min $20) of5 players. ELIVERY Potentialplayershaveseveraloptions toget near Davidson College '" 77 LUNCHHOURS involvedor to register a team. fast! (5i] .^*' '- I On the main athletics webpage, there is a Hurry!They'regoing ® v '-■'■■" ±d *I logo link that leads straight to a registration I ISou.hendl form. Therearealsoyellow flyersaroundcampus 704-892-1859 back. that havearegistration formonthe 19906NCove RdCornelius Either mail the form to P.O. Box 7158 835 Beaty Street Fill throughinter-campusmail,ordropitoff atthe Davidson,NC28036 CrosslandCentre atJettonVillage promotionsoffice locatedjustpast theHallof ■ _ H^mfii^l6sanc£LKmI !■■ ■ m* The Davidsonian Wednesday, April16,2003 Suddenly surging baseball squad earns first sweep of Citadel since 1987 Senior Wolpert j By Jeff Davis gets batters out, Staff Writer The baseball teamprovedthat they couldbeat any teamin 'plain and simple' the leagueafter sweeping the second place Citadel Bulldogs this weekend. The sweepover the Citadel was afirst for the 'Cats in 16 By Jeff Davis years. Staff Writer After taking three games this weekend, the 'Catscurrently standateighthin the conference. After recovering from Tommy John surgery (acomplex Iftheseasonwere toendtoday,theteamwouldearnthefinal surgeryontheelbow) hissophomoreyear,Derrik Wolpert'03 playoffspotand a weekendin Charleston,S.C. has shown heis back in topform. OnFriday,inthe'Cats'6-4 win,JayHeafner'06droveinthe Wolpert,aright-harfdedpitcher,wasnamedSouthernCon- last three runs,topping offa tremendous comeback startedin ference Pitcher of the Week for hisperformance against the thebottom of thefourth. Citadel onSaturday. The 'Catsmustered three runs inthe fourth,highlightedby Inthecampaign,Wolpertpitchedeightinnings ofscoreless an RBIsingle byMichael Muniz '05 and a sacrifice fly by baseball andcollectedeightstrikeouts.It was hisfirstconfer- Taylor Shoop '06. ence winof theseasonandsecondof theyear. AsDavidson'si In the bottom of the sixth with two outs,Heafner singled number onepitcher, Wolpert isusually onthe hill versus the home Sam Navarro '05and Muniz to opposing team's ace inthe firstgameof the weekendseries. put the'Catsup5-4. Laterintheeighth Saturday's outing is consideredone ofDerrik's bestinhis inning, Heafner again singled home careerbyhimself,thecoaches,andmanyplayerson the team. Muniz to cap theoff the day with two "Yeah,Ithink Derrik'spitching[Saturday] wassomeof the singles and three RBIs. best we'veseenfromhimhere atDavidson,"saidhead coach "Jayhas greatdemeanor," acknowl- DickCooke."He wasveryconsistentandgotbattersout,plain edged Coach Dick Cooke. "He has andsimple." playedalotofbaseballthis season,and A York,Penn.,native,Wolpert wasalways totaughtbyhis keep life, that is shown through his timely hit- /?/iotobyMatt Whited parents to baseball balanced with other aspects of ting." SeniorDerrik Wolpert helped Davidson includingschool. Muniz finished with a single, a sweep the Citadel this past weekend. "Davidsonis agreatplace tocome aplaybaseballandgeta Carter double, and an RBI. He also crossed good education, which is something that myparents always homeplate twice. Starter Matt Hood '03 pitched six and one-third innings, stressed"said Wolpert. AndyCarter '05pitchedseveninnings forhis second winof allowingfiveearnedruns.MattDellinger'04,whoentered the "Weplaya toughscheduleandget togoupagainstsomeof the season,allowing six hitsand four runs while striking out game inthe sixth,earned the win while keepingtheBulldogs thebestteams in the country,both in our conference and the six. scoreless for the remainder of thegame. ACC." Brian Akin '04 found his way to the moundin the eighth, "I was very pleased with the weekend," said Cooke. "We Wolpertjumpedrightintoplayingthegreatcompetitionhis shutting out the Citadel for thelast two innings,securinghis played inning by inning, got hits when needed, and took freshmanyear,whenhecollectedhisfirstwinagainstDukein second save of theyear. advantageof theCitadel'smistakes.Plus,wehadgreatweather thesixthgameof theseason. Sincethen,Derrikhas playedin Saturday's game saw startingpitcher Derrick Wolpert '03 and anicecrowd." 47 games,starting31, andhas147 strikeouts. gain his firstconference win of the season. Wolpert kept the With the three wins,the'Catsrecordis 13-17 overall and8- As a senior co-captain Derrick, is looked to by the other Citadel scoreless for eight innings while allowing only three 12 in Southern Conference play. The conference standings playersasaleader both onthe fieldandoff. batters to reachbase. have Furmanone spotahead of Davidson with a9-9 record. "Derrick is very good at talking to the young guys and "Derrick definitelyhadoneofhisbestgamesonSaturday," EastTennessee State trails Davidson for the eighth andfinal teachingthemabout college baseball,"commented Cooke. statedCoachCooke."Hewas veryconsistentandAlex(Entrekin playoff spot witha 6-11 record. Beingaleaderon the team,Derriktries tomake sureevery '06) did a great jobcatching Derrick. We kept Derrick right Twocrucial series thatremainonthe'Cats' schedulewillbe playerishavingfunandplayingrelaxed. aroundhis pitch count which was impressive seeing that he atEast Tennessee State on April 25-27 and at home against "Bottomline,baseballisplayedtohavefun,"statedWolpert. threw foreight-plus innings." FurmanonMay 2-4. "Itakeprideinbaseball,andI'mproud tobeaballplayer,and Wolpert struck outeight batters, walked two,and allowed Upnext for the 'Cats is Duke athome on Wednesday at 7 Ihope thatrubsoff.onsomeof the otherplayers." oneearnedrun.Onceagain, Akin left thebullpenin theninth p.m. and at Wake Forest onThursday at 2:30p.m. Apolitical science major,Derrik alsoenjoys theoutdoors, andterminated theBulldogs hopes ofacomeback. especially fly-fishing. He'saquietguy,verymodest andtries Navarro had a big day at the plate,driving in all three of not totake playingbaseball for granted. Davidson's runs. He had three hits,including two doubles. "The dayItakebaseball for grantedis the day Iwill stop Left-fielder AndrewMusashe '05 wenttwo for twoontheday Baseball's Upcoming Schedule playing,becausethatis whenIwill stophaving fun,"hesays. witha stolen base and tworuns scored. As for plansfor the future,Derrik wantstogetback tothe year. In' thefinal gameof theserieshitscame fromeverywherein Thursday Duke 7 p.m. conference tourneyforthe first time sincehis freshman the Catsstartinglineup.Everystartermanagedatleastonehit, After college, a lawdegreeor ateachingpositionmight be in totalingeleven inthe game. Friday at Wake Forest 2:30 p.m. thecards.Asforplayingbaseballafter college,Derrik doesn't Thelucky seventhinningseemedtherighttime forthe'Cats like totalk awhole lotabout the subject. toputtheBulldogsbehind them. The teamscoredfiverunsin Wednesday Charlotte 7 p.m. "Ifit happens, ithappens. But it would need to bea good the seventh partly thanks to six errors committed by the situationthatI'mhappy with." Citadel. April 23 at South Carolina 7 p.m. "Thebest thingaboutDerrikis,aseasyasheistocoach,he! Erskine Wells '06,Navarro,Muniz,Heafner,andEntrekin isablecoach himself,"Cookedeclared. all driveinruns toput the'Cats up7-5. April 25-27 at ETSU "I think thatis whyhe'sbeensosuccessful,becausehehas Thegameended at8-6after anRBIdoubleby Muniz,who the ability to make adjustments on his own, when coaches finished withthree hits and twoRBIs. May 2-4 Furman aren'taround." Women's TennisalSouthernConference Tournament . (throughSaluniiy) Baseballat WakeForest 2:30 p.m. Frid., 1—OrCn 569tOn O3 TrackandFieldalSouthemConferenceToumamcnl (throughSaturday) GolfalSouthernConference Tournament I armCCP (throughSunday) Moorestown,' Hometown: N.J. ■ — — Monday Major: Psycology !««».« N-nhw^m 4pm "* Seaton recordedsix goals andone assist on Tuesdayas Tu d y " * ' Lacrosse Notre Dame r» n 1 s\ s\r\"% al . 4nm thelacrosse team earnedits first win ofthe 2003 season. Ba«b.iiv..ciu>riou« A four-year starter,Seaton helpedthe squadbreak a ■BBBl^^^^M 24-gamelosingstreak by beating Virginia Tech. BaKwi.tsouthc.roii" 7pjB_