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Davidson College Wednesday,February 13,2002 Volume 93,Number 16 GPAs increase innewly corrected gradereport to create a computer program capable of Computerprogram glitch calculating theaverageGPAineachhouse.It produces figures; alsoorganized othertiata about GPAs, like incorrect theaverages for bothmale andfemale Court houses are re-evaluated members and independents. It reported the averagecampus GPA for fall 2001 as 2.83. By Jessica Mering AccordingtoEpes,theactualnumber is3.13. Editorin Chief The registrar's office provided students' individual fall GPAs; these numbers were RegistrarHansfordEpesdeclaredonThurs- entered correctly into the system. The pro- day a Patterson Court-published report on gram, however, also included space for the grade point averages incorrect. The data, GPAs of Davidson students studying off- En V i I II which was calculated and published by the campus last semester. PattersonCourt Office,has beencorrected. "The error appears to be a data organiza- Information Technology Services worked withthePattersonCourtOffice last semester see GPAs,page2 Mock Trial 2002 Domino's Pizza will Jrn^ dP\ National Qualified soon accept CatCards President, explained that two major ques- Despite legalproblems, tions influenced the SGA's ability to press contract withDominos forward in the matter: Would the school allow it?If so, with whom will we conduct nears completion business? Thefirst question turned out to be a diffi- By Amanda Pennock cultone.BecauseDavidsonCollegeisanon- SeniorStaff Writer profit institution,it is exempt from the pay- mentof income taxes.According todirector Thoughithas takenmuchlongerthanSGA of Auxiliary Services Richard Terry, any anticipated, Davidson students will hope- commercial service that is provided to stu- fully beable topurchase Domino'sdelivery dents mustbe purely for the convenience of pizza with their CatCards in less than two Davidson'sresidential studentsinorder for it weeks. tobenon-taxable.Creatingpartnershipswith The project,organized by former Chair- off-campus commercial businessesis thus a man of Auxiliary Services Gray Patterson subjecttobeapproachedwithcaution."If we '03, was begun in September 2001 as the ventureoutinto thecommunity ...weare no thirdstepinaplantoexpandthescopeofuses longerprovidingsomething that is uniquely for can convenient,"Terryexplained. Victory: OneofDavidson's threemock trial teams won a bid to the which Davidson students use their CatCards. The first step in the plan was the "Other schoolsin thiscountryhavechosen Southeastern Regional Mock Trial Tournament in Greenville,SC, the additionof CatCard readers onthe library's to take their cardoff-campus," Terrycontin- weekend of Feb. 1 See story on page 5. . copy machines,followed by adding readers ued. "Someof theseschools may alreadybe on vendingmachines around campus. paying income tax on some part of their sparks So whyhas it taken five months to begin revenueand they may simply add thisintoit Radio show negotiationsontheCatCard'spizza-purchas- campus controversy ingability?Patterson,whoisnow SGAVice see Pizza,page 4 INSIDE THISWEEK Media board will review broadcast from WALT's studio on the top floor of the Alvarez Student Union,the duo WALTprogramming;hosts takes calls focusing on topicslike fraternity call show "a mistake" stereotypes,dance floor gossip and school News 1-7 first sports. Election2002.Meetthecandidates for TheMedia Board,comprised ofnine fac- SGA President andVP. Page 3. By MattGarfield ulty members and students, will soon meet ManagingEditor for thefirst time thisacademic yeartodecide Arts& Living 8-10 whether the show's content violates stan- Kobe Asian Grillreviewed. Page 9. Thehostsof a controversial new campus dards of community decency— a decision radioshow promisetoavoidpersonalattacks thatcouldpotentially lead tothe show'scan- Perspectives 11-12 against studentsinresponsetocriticism from cellation. j^^L JM IBM Ourwritersoffer Valentine'sDayob- listeners and administrators, who were of- TheJudicialBoard will alsosoondeliber- servations.Page 12. fendedbyits aggressive,sometimesprofane ate on a Code of Conduct charge brought format. againstacaller on the show's finkepisode. photobyTimothy Cook Sports 13-16 SophomoresRyanCarvalhoandMbyeNjie On Sunday night's third episode, callers Former PCCPresident Matt BaseballdropsopenertoWakeForest. havehosted "TheBlackMan and theMexi- were asked to submit "Dumb Ass of the Arbuckle,pictured here with his Page 16. can" on WALT 1610 AMfor the past three Week" nominations andasophomorecalled valentine,Maggy. As partof a Sunday nightsfrom 9 to 11p.m. continuingseries on leadershipat Oneofabout 20weeklystudent talk shows see WALT,page 7 Davidson. Seestory on page 10. News College to host conference onRussian- American relations this weekend ProminentRussian lectured at Davidson in the past.Pechatnov What makes this conference especially hasco-authored aforthcomingbook withDr. interesting— is thefact thatsome—of thepartici- scholars will visitfor Earl Edmondson and Dr. Ralph Levering, pants RussianandAmerican areinvolved weekend both members of the History department at in a kind of regular exchange program.For conference Davidson. Dr. Ivan Tyulin, the first vice- about four years, a blossoming friendship By Roland F. Foss president ofMGIMO anda professorofpo- between the College and the MGIMO has StaffWriter litical science, willaccompany them. resulted in a few visits by key Russians. The conference is an effort to bring to- Edmondsonmade a trip toMoscow in Sep- This weekend DavidsonCollege willhost gether professors from multiple disciplines, tember 2000; Davidson hopes to send an- toagroupofscholars,students,townspeople, renownedscholars,andloyalCollegeperson- otherprofessortoMGIMOinthenearfuture. parents and alumni during what has been ages for a thematic exploration of a certain Topics during the conference include is- termed a "Presidential Weekend." topic scheme,saysDr.LouOrtmayer,profes- suesofglobalization,security,nationaliden- Entitled "Russia and America: Security, sor of Political Science. Such a large-scale tity, and foreign policy. At the heart of the Globalization,andNationalism," theconfer- event occurs onlyonceevery academic year, event, the conferees will attempt to define tion c try 14. I ence will includeRussian scholars from the underscoring the importance of thisparticu- theplace thatRussiaholdsinthisnew global tion, please contact Dr. Martii Moscow StateInstitute ofInternationalRela- age,especially [email protected] visit lar conference. in relation to America. http:// tions(MGIMO),aleadingdiplomat from the www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm. The participation of accomplished Rus- The goalof the conference is toexchange RussianEmbassyinWashingtonandaccom- sians in this programis remarkable because, different perspectives. As Levering notes, plishedresearcher Lilia Shevtsova,a senior event"usually scholars "will be presenting Military ethics professor tospeak inOrtmayer'sopinion,suchan these perspec- associate at the Carnegie Endowment for happens at university."Certainly, tivesthatmay challengesomeofour pet MartinCook,professorof ethics at the a research own International Peace. willingness part likely U.S. Army two the of theRussians to take in ideas. This conference is to offer in- War College, will give Twoof theexpectedvisitors,Dr.Vladimir free,public College the conference signals the esteem in which sights that will stay withus fora longtime." lectures atDavidson Pechatnov and Dr. Vladimir Sogrin, have on Monday and Tuesday, February 18 Davidsonis held in their eyes. and19.OnMonday,February18, at7:30 p.m..hewillspeakabout"Military Inter- vention,Ethics,andtheResponsetoSep- Students welcome new college bar tember 11" in the C. Shaw Smith 900 openingcomplete with big-name bands. need to be driving to exit 28," said Ben Room.OnTuesday,February 19,at4:30 New bar andgrill will Students across campus have expressed Edwards '02. p.m.,he willdiscuss "TheMoralBasisof excitementover thereopeningof thepopular Many Davidson studentslook forward to Gallery. reopen inMarchunder Military Service"in Chambers business and the reestablishment of the going to the popularbar when they turn 21, Davison landmark. and were disappointed when it temporarily givepublic new management Orchestra to concert "It was the only real off-campus hangout closeddown. The DavidsonCollegeSymphony Or- By Nick Asma SeniorStaff Writer anywhere near Davidson. It played a large "I look forward to going as a rite of pas- chestra willpresentafree,public concert rolein sociallife forupper-classmen," noted sage," claimed Khoury Ashooh '03. Tuesday, February on 19. Six student Richard Vinson '02. The food from the restaurant also drew musicians After several weeks out of operation, the will be featured soloists ina "It's agoodhangoutplace togetawayfrom many Davidson students. program including pieces Villa-Lo- Davidson Depotfacility willreopenitsdoors by campus with friends,plusithelps tobreak up "Thefoodwasreallygoodforabar/restau- bos, Mozart,Vivaldi, as a new restaurantunder new management Griffesi andMahler. the week withThirsty Thursdays,"saidSteve rant,"saidCharlotte McCormick '04. The concert begins at 8 in sometimein March. p.m. Love Reece '02. Other students recognized the historical AuditoriumofChambers Building. According to SGA Senator Kevin Epps '03,anew bar andgrillunder different man- For many,particularly older students,the importance of the establishment and ex- agement plans to open soon. The restaurant establishment offered an attractive alterna- pressed sympathy over losing a Davidson GatanitemforBriefly? andbar will be redone,and the new bar will tive tootherlatenightDavidsonsocialevents. landmark. E-mail- theNewsEditors. be more upscale than the old one, thoughit George Brown '03 expressed this popular "[The Depot]has beenactive for years.It Lindy [email protected] opinion,claiming that "itprovidesadifferent was used for shippingbefore major high- (ft* willoffer fewer taps before. f*/\livt i->rt£* / 'Am A than The ownershavealready plannedagrand- environment for social interaction. You can ways came through the area. The railroad only go to somany fraternity parties." and the DepotputDavidsononthemap, and Most students appreciated the close prox- because of it Main Street exists," noted La imity ofthebar whichinturnmadeitasafeoff Powell '03. campus establishment within walking dis^ Regardless of their reasons, themajority tance. ofstudents oncampuslookforwardtoseeing "Davidson needs a local bar.Folks don't the Depotback onthe social scene.

Last month, PCC released its annual stan- GPAs,frompage1 dardsreport.Due to thedata from thegrade tionproblem that automatically assumesno report, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Warner Feb.9,5:30 p.m.- UnionCafe GPA in a given termis a GPAof 0.That's Hall did notmeet PCC's academic require- ments. A physicalfight broke outbetween twofemale employees ofthe Union Cafe in the largely studentswho werestudyingabroad," said "We were very disappointed to notice the AlvarezStudent Union. Bothpartiessustainedminor injuriesandwereasked toleave. Epes.Themore members ofeachhouse abroad, Itis unsure when,orif, they willreturn to work. that were the lower the house GPA how much our house's GPA had dropped was. since last year. As a result of the incorrect SPRINGBREAK2002 PattersonCourt Advisor Grahaeme Hesp data that wasissued, Warner Hall failed our Jamaica,Cancun, BahamasorFlorida. distributed the computer-generated results PCC standards. We are gladto see this cor- JoinStudentTravelServices, tohouse presidentsviaemailonJanuary 17. rection made in our GPA. Thecorrect data Americas#1StudentTour Operator. Thedata wasalsopublishedonthePatterson fortunately resultedin standardsreports be- Promote Tripsat DavidsonCollege Court page of the ingreconfiguredbythePCC,"said Free Trips. Davidson website. Epes Maryanne EarnCash or '03, OnCampus Contact notes that all grade reports should be ap- Warner president of Warner Hall. MannTravel& Cruises(704) 892-9020 proved by his office before publication or Therecalculated standardsreport amends Information/Reservations:1-800-648-4849 release."PattersonCourtisnotavalidsource WarnerHall's failingmark.Italsonotesthat Or www.ststravel.com for GPA information. [Thedata] shouldnot SAE'sGPAimproved,althoughnotenough have been released in that fashion without topassstandards."Iapologizefor theerrorin verification,"he said.Hespwasunavailable the standards calculation, especially to Mexico/Caribbean: for comment. Warner Halland thatI pleasedthat only $300 round tripplus tax am Epesrealized the error several days after twoliouses didnotmake standards,whichis Europe: the Patterson Court-generated report awesome. Now,Patterson Court organiza- $169 one-wayplus tax was publishedintheDavidsonian.Hethen tions must focus in order tohave all twelve BookTickets online alerted the dean of students, the Patterson Court houses meet standards next spring," said www.airtech.com office andother administrators of the incor- PCC ChancellorNancy Kohler '03. or 212-219-7000 rect information.Hedidnot foresee signifi- In a Feb. 7 email to house presidents, [fcj,/ [t~f '] [w\ cantrepercussions."Ithought,everyonepub- administers and others, including The //// illlf lishesanerror somewhere. Nobigdeal,"said Davidsonian,Hesp noted that any action Epes. takenasaresultof theerroneous gradereport Action did result from the grade report. willbe reconsidered. IS W) The 12 fraternities and eating houses were News Editor Colin Eagan contributed to rankedaccordingto theiraveragefallGPAs. thisstory. Pleasesee revisedGPAs,page4. The Davidsonian News Wednesday, February13,2002 3 Category IIElections CandidateDebate Tuesday,February12 ElectionDay Election 2Q02 Monday,February18 meetme canaiaaies... FOR THE IRESIDENT OF THE SGAI

Hometown: Athens,Ga. Hometown: Columbia,SC. The same as Joey Harris Hometown: Chattanooga, TN Major:Political Science Major andMusic Minor Major:Physics Major: Religion SGAExperience: 3 years SGA Experience: 3 years,curently SGA VicePresident SGA Experience:Ihave yet toserve onSGA. ««»~ ■■MS .i._^ ■ Why are yourunningfor thisoffice? Why are yourunningfor thisoffice? "/ enjoy workingfor the student body andseeing projects "My desire to serve my fellow students in this particular throughforthe students. Iwant to continue the work thatI positionarisesfrom the timeIspentawayfromDavidson in havedone withthe Vamonos Van, Athletics,andthe commu- Spain. Weathering the events of this fall away from our nication between PCC, SGA, and the Union. Iknow thatI collegeprovidedme withafarmoreprofoundsense ofwhat cancontinuethework" thattheSGAhasdonesofarandlead the Davidsonisand whatitcanbecome. AsIwrotetomyfriends SGA tonew goals. hereandasked themabout our college'sresponse toallthat - hadhappened, theyrepliedthat there wasagreatersenseof ff"ni ■*" fMrl^Lr-^^ EV HI "KevinEpps,he back community. Thisis aforce" in whichIcame tobelieveandfor broughtlife H 4*- 3 iSK^I ■■■■ BW whichIwish to work. Van, 1- to the Vatnonos help him h " EL■5? <0- <-" x^^ fl Bt Primary goalsifelected SGApresident: " - bring it back to the Outpost. Above all,toprovide the studentbody with agreatersense ofownershipinitsSGA,throughbetteraccountability onthe part of theofficers andadrive tomoreequitably distribute the Primary goalsif elected SGApresident: - budgetamong the diverse groups that SGA supports. Increase SGA supportof athletics. - - Unitestudent concern about academic policies, "Whether Expandthe Vamonos Van to include alakecampus shuttle the GPA is2.83 or 3.13, we aremarkedlydisadvantagedin special -and trips to Charlotte. Why are yourunningforthis office? terms of competition with students from other comparable Weeklymeetings with SGA President,PCCPresident,and schools whose administration allows the GPA to ebb and "/have been involved withSGA since Icameto Davidson. the Union Board President. Thisbusiness "urgingthefacultyto upontheir - Ihave seenalot improvementin the system,but there flow. of reflect Improve therepresentationof theindependentsbyadding a of are grading practices" is administrative tyranny, and we as stillsome things thatcan be Sometimes we get too " head independent senatorto the Student Executive Council, refined. students havea right toknow how theacademic barisset. involved with oneor two things and neglect the range encouraging more programming for independent students of - Foster a greater dialogue among the different religious topics that Davidson Students. sponsoredby SGA. affect I'dlike to make sure" groupsoncampus. - the Presidentconstantly lookedat thebigpicture. - Increase thebudgetandparticipation for intramural sports. officeof Work towardabettersocial system,improvingcommunica- tion betweentheUnionBoardandPCC. Greatest accomplishments at Primary goalsif elected SGA president: Davidson: "MyhopesanddesiresforDavidsoncannotbecondensed - Restarted theVamonos Vanprogramandworked withPCC -Toimprove on the systemalready inplace. - Improve communication on campus. intosomekindofcatchphrase.Iamrunningacampaign to run the vanonweekends. - andpushingavisionthatattemptstoincorporatea - EstablishedOnline Votingand the Online Forum. Increase the amount of options students have to use their - CatCard, campus. broaderrepresentationoftheDavidsoncommunity." Worked with Joey Harris to get a lounge on everyhall and both on andoff grills installed around campus. -Make sure that ahealthyrelationshipismaintainedbetween - PCC members,Campus Police,and the administration. Greatest accomplishments at Davidson: Workedtoincrease supportforathletics,including thebuses - -ContinueSGA support forathletics,continue studentaccess Leadershipin Weekly College Worship to App State and UNCC and the competition between the - Service ontheDavidsonreverse-mission teamtoNicaragua and fraternities to awaybasketball games andexpand to all sports. - houses to increase fan support at - Support of the Education as Transformation Committee. home games. Work closely with students andadministration in giving students aplace of their own,like the Outpost. Theseactivitiesembody mycommitment tothereligiousand spiritual vitality of thecampus. - Term as President of Sigma Phi Epsilon,during which the are real well, fraternity wonthe nationalgoverningbody's highest honor. "Things going " but we're not there yet. - [ill Greatest accomplishments atDavidson: - GotCatCardreaders onlibrary copiersand helpedincrease the readers onvendingmachines. - FoughtaSGAresolutionlastyear topreventFreshman from parking wherever they wanted to on campus. -Initiatedandleadagroupofstudents intochangingthe way quiethours onPatterson Court were interpreted. - Petitioned to expandtheMeal Planallowance inthe Union Cafe so that students couldbuy moreor less foodusing their Meal Plan. - Worked atgettingaCatCardreader inaDomino'sdelivery truck so that students canuse their CatCard to order pizzas.

for the Vice President of the SGA: - Charles Washington Name some of your greatest accomplishments at Increase studentattendance atathletic eventsand theat- Hometown: Newark,NJ Davidson:- rical/musical- performances Major:Political Science Payincreases for RLOemployees suchasHall Council- Make SGAa more visibleand approchable group ors andRAs. SGAExperience:2yearsatDavidson;5 yearsbefore that - Increase inmeal planequivalency inthe Union Cafe. Name some of your greatest accomplishments at - Ifelected,what willbeyour primary goals? - Pest Control improvementsoverChristmasbreak. Davidson: "CandidatesforDavidsonCollegeSGA officessometimes Theoperation tobringback theoutpost "/am amember of the Varsity Women's Tennis Team;I offer optimisticgoalsandpromisesinhopesofbeingelected. serve on the executive board of theAED (the Premedical Super Society); accepted InsteadIwill promise to do only what Ihave always done. Iwas to Omicron Delta Kappa;"Ido AnytimetheDavidsonstudentbodyisbeingunderrepresented, Hometown: York,PA andCharleston,SC volunteer work withphysiciansin the Charlotte_ area. ,— anytime thereisaproblemthatfacesthebody asawhole,and Major:Biology Experience: year Trip Young anytime that there isaseriousneedforchanges" oncampus, SGA 1 you canexpect tofindmepreparedto work. Ifelected,what will beyour primary goals? Vice-Presidential Candidate Trip Young declined to be - Address theparking problemsoncampus Y)TCif\\pA News refuse to purchase off-campus pizza. SGA Pizza, page1 from hypothesized that students will notlikely be andpay the stateandfederal governmentits deterred from buying pizza with their Students petition to re- due. Others may simply be hoping that the CatCards just because Domino's was the IRS doesn't come snooping around asking chosenplaceof business.Once this decision many questions. For Davidson, we don't was made, business discussions were initi- open the Outpost want to open that Pandora's box with the ated with Domino's. IRS." Members of SGAmet with theDomino's Epps, others callfor rein- rently, the DavidsonInternational Associa- After much thought, Patterson and Terry manager on Wednesday, February 6 and tion is undergoing a trial year in thehouse. came to the conclusion that having pizza worked outpreliminary plans for abusiness statement byFall2001 Other options include using the building to delivered to dorms is much similar to the contract. Domino's has made a request for house existing Court members during their once-a-month deliveries to the vendingma- advertising access to the dorms on campus, By Jessica Mering houses'renovations and the eventualestab- chines. "Inthatregard,Dominosisreallyjust whichhas tentativelybeenagreedtobyDean Editorin Chief lishment ofa fifth women'seatinghouse. another vendingmachine oncampus. Itjust Marsicano of RLO. Advertising is not nor- Vagt has also reminded students that the happenstobeahumanone,"Terryexplained. mally allowed in the dorms for safety rea- The futureof theOutpostis currently un- new Union Caf6 is open late on weekend Anotherfinancial concern thatplaguedthe sons,but a once-a-month flier,tobedistrib- certainbutsomeareworkinghardtoreinstate nightsandis designedto meet the needs the progress was the concept of a commission. utedby Hall Counselors andResident Advi- itasalate-nighteatingplace.A groupoffive Outpost previously served. Epps disagrees Patterson explained that the college loses sors, may be allowed. President Vagt and students, led by SGA Senator Kevin Epps thatalate-nightcafeissufficient."TheUnion money every time a student uses his orher DeanShandley(who were outof townat the '03,startedcirculatingpetitions onThursday can'tbe allthings to allpeople.Five days a CatCard topurchase food that wasnot origi- time) must approve theproposalfirst. that ask for the ad- week,it'sthecen- nally acquired by the college. Whenever a The school's lawyers were employed to ministration toreopen 1 ter of campus. It studentplacesdecliningbalance money ona draw upspecific contractsbetweenDavidson the Outpost nextfall. " won't hurt the CatCard, the money officially becomes the College and Domino's. If all goes well, the Epps, Joey Harris Ifinditdifficult forthe Union'sbusiness school'smoney.Subsequently,when foodis deal will be sealed within the nextcouple of '02, Charles Wash- if the Outpost is purchased at the Union Cafe, the school es- weeks. However, it is not yet a done deal. ington '04, Chris administration to ignore the centerofcam- sentially buys food for that student. In this "We [the school andDomino's] haveagreed Pratt-Dannals '05and the voices ofhundredsof pus on week- scenario, the college does not losemoney. on some of the major components of the Scott Ferguson '05 ends," he said. However, if a student uses his declining contract, but it is still conceivable that we are going door-to- students. Fergusoncited balance to pay for delivery pizza,the school couldruninto someotherdealbreakerswhen door in an effort to the Outpost's lo- does losemoney because it is buying extra, we get intothedetails of how thiswill work," accumulate at least -JoeyHarris '02 cation on the non-budgeted food. To compensate for this Terry explained. 1200signatures."The Court as being loss,itisnecessary to negotiateasetcommis- If the deal is indeed concluded within the goalof thispetition is important. "I sion that the pizza company would pay the next few weeks, students may call Domino's to make sure thegoal [ofreopening theOut- think [its reopening] wouldreally bridge the school per pizzadelivered. for delivery pizza, as well as anything else post] is not forgotten,"said Epps. riftbetween the Courtandindependents,"he Thesecondprocess-delayingquestioncame that the business offers for delivery. The Thepetitioncallsfor theOutposttoreopen said. upin discussion: Which pizza company do person who takes the orders will ask for the andcites theimportance ofhaving aplace on AfterEppsandhiscommitteeobtainenough students prefer?Thechoices werenarrowed student's CatCard number (usually the So- the Court that is not affiliated with any one signatures,SGAmembers willdraftaresolu- to Papa John's and Domino's, and much cialSecuritynumber),andwillprinta receipt house, where students can socialize. It also tion callingfor thereopeningof the Outpost. debate ensued in SGA meetings and on the for the student to signupon delivery. suggests that reopening the Outpost "would It will be presented to the Committee on Online Forum. Eventually, the Papa John's AccordingtoPatterson,ifstudentsrespond decrease the likelihood of drunk driving to CampusandReligious Lifefor itscomments. supporters appeared to dominate, and the positively tothisimpendinguseofCatCards off campuseateries.'" Eventually,Epps will submit the resolution partnership opportunity was offered to that to purchase off-campus food, the "CatCard Theadministrationhasbeennoncommittal toVagt,DeanofStudents TomShandleyand business. However, Papa John's repeatedly partnerships"maybeextendedto otherbusi- about the reopeningof the Outpost. At last DirectorofAuxiliary ServicesRichardTerry. failed to return phone calls; conversely, nesses that would be willing to deliver as month'sforumonsociallife,PresidentBobby "The Outpost is one of the most talked Domino's appeared quite eager to strike a well. Vagt toldstudents that theOutpost wouldnot aboutissues on campusand Idon't think the deal with thecollege. Patterson calls thecollege'spotentialpart- reopen this year. Its future, he said, is still administrationis takingitseriouslyenough...I Pattersonexplainedthat therewasconcern nership withDomino's a"bigbreakthrough" undecided. While theOutpost'sreopeningis find it difficult for the administration to ig- over whetherthe hard-corePapaJohn's fans in that the community will become more notdefinitively outof thequestion,otheruses nore the voicesofhundreds ofstudents,"said would convert to Domino's or would simply involved in student life on campus. for the building are beingconsidered. Cur- Harris, SGApresident.

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Fu- ture walks will feature butterflies and other Thisweekend kicksoffwhatpromisesto insects, reptiles and amphibians, and trees be an interactive semesterof environmental and wildflowers. SGA Agenda for Thursday February 4th learning and service. Allstudents,staff,and For thosestudents interestedin service, faculty are invited thisFriday toan interac- Sunday willoffer anopportunity forenviron- 1.0Call toOrder JoeyHarris tive"ReptileDay"hostedbyDr.MikeDorcas' mental service through a project on the ' herpetology lab. This event is a part of Davidson CollegeEcologicalPreserve. The RollCall ElderGwin Davidson Outdoors "Into the Woods Week" DCEP is 200 acres of land around the 0Approval oftheMinutes Joey h and will be held in the atrium of the Union College's cross-country trails. Sunday we 0Communicationand Announcements C from 3 to 5 PM. willbe putting in boundary the final marker 0CommitteeReports Commit Students will be able to touch,hold, pet, signsthathelpensurethat the ecosystemsand andcome eyetoeyewith someofDavidson's research studieson the preservewill remain 0New Business localamphibians andreptiles. Theseinclude undisturbed. 6.1ATC Allocationproposals Pi salamander, snakes, severalspeciesof frogs, Through this event, those involved with 6.2Nicaragua Groupchar KristenNickel,DanMorris and turtles. Forthebrave student,Dr.Dorcas theDCEP hope to spread the word that the will be giving his famous venomous snake collegehas set asidesuch avaluablepieceof 0OldBusiness talk in which he displays North Carolina's land for study andpreservation. The group 7.1Basketballgamedouble-header KevinEpps venomous snakesdirectlyinfront ofstudents goingto DCEP will meet this Sunday after- 7.2 SpecialBusiness GrayPatterson whileexplaining theirimportance inecosys- noon at 1PMinfront ofWatson LifeScience 0Gallery ResponseandDiscussion tems. Building. Learn moreabout these andother OnSaturday,thefirstofaseriesofnature upcoming activities on the DECP web page 0ClosingRemarks SGAOfficers walks on the Davidson College Ecological (linkedofftheresearchsectionof thebiology ).OAdjournment , Joey Harris Preserve will kick off at the Union. These department homepage at www.bio. walksareaimed atintroducing the Davidson davidson.edu). beSGAwillmeetin SprinkleRoom oftheAlvarezUnionat9:00 community tomanyof theplantsandanimals Questionsaboutanyof theseeventsshould the in ourown backyard. be directed to J.D. Willson t. Allare invitedto attend. Don't forgetelections onFeb.18! Saturday's walk will feature Dr. Mark ([email protected]) or Kevin James Stanback leading a group to explore winter ([email protected]). Mock Trial team earns bid toNational Tournament Foundedin1999, student- dayeveningatFurman.Student involvementiOinga toughfirstdayof competition. Formi- dent-driveneffort,"he said,pointingout that in the program has more thandoubled since dable opponentsandexactingjudgescontrib- most of the teams against which Davidson runprogrambeats out com- its foundingin 1999. This will be Davidson uted to the initial challenge, and a general wascompeting hadcoaches andlonger-run- Mock Trial'sfirst trip to thenational to go to Paul tourna- expressionofdisappointment on die part of ningMock Trialprograms. petition St. ment. many participants. However,a solidperfor- Vagt alsorelatedpositive comments from By DanPeischl Davidsonisoneofoverfourhundredmem- mance on the finalday solidified the team's Judge TomRoss, whocame to Davidson to Special Contributor ber undergraduateinstitutions of the Ameri- mentality andranking. judge the team in its campus exhibition. canMock Trial Association.Given the case "At breakfast on the second day we de- According to Vagt, Ross saidhe had "pre- The Davidson CollegeMock Trial Asso- materials by the national organization, stu- cided that we had totakea breathandgo for sided over capital trials where the counsel ciation traveled totheSoutheasternRegional dentsvolunteer timetodevelopcasetheories, it. We knew the importance of a perfect was not as knowledgeable" as Davidson's Mock TrialTournamentinGreenville,South writearguments,anddraft questions withthe performanceinthelastrounds,"stated mock Mock Trial competitors. Carolina theweekendofFebruary1st.Guests helpoflegaladvisorGeorgeGuise. "George's lawyerSeth Davis '02. TheMinnesota-bound teamlooks forward atFurmanUniversity, dierepresentativesof help wasintegraltothisyear'ssuccess,"said "Our success atFurman was theresultofa toaweek awayfrom the case,having worked Davidson demonstrated a mastery of this Bogo. truly jointeffort bybothofourteams. One is incessantlyasagroupsince the seasonbegan year'scase: TheState ofMidlands v. Ashley Drawingonbodilegalandtheatrical skills, going on.to St. Paul, but could not have inearlyOctober. Overthe courseof thenext T.Thornhill. each memberofasix-memberteamprepares achieved its success without die other to month members of the association will be Despite fierce competition fromrespected theirindividualroleaseidier attorneyor two practice with andlearn from," explainedad- collaboratingtofine-tune thecaseworkof the mock trial opponents Furman and Rhodes different witnesses. During a competition, visor Guise. While the second teamdid not advancing team. College, one of Davidson's two teams tied the team competes in four rounds in a two- qualify fornationals,membersexpressedbotii A third Davidson team will be attending forfourthinthe tournament,qualifying them dayperiod. Studentscompetebefore apanel pride and excitement concerning the another regional tournamentintwoweeks to for the National Intercollegiate Mock Trial of professional judgesandlawyersfrom the program's victory. be held in College Park, Maryland. Peter TournamentinSt.Paul,MinnesotathisMarch. surroundingarea. They areassessedonboth CollegePresidentBobbyVagtenthusiasti- Lipsett '03,captainof thethirdteamsaid"we "It'sreallyencouragingtosee theprogram case tiieory and total presentation. cally praised the team'sefforts andsuccess. hope tomeettheother teaminMinnesotathis come thisfar,"saidfounder JessicaBogo '02 Victorycame totheDavidsonteamfollow- "This was a totally student-initiated and stu- March." following the awards ceremony held"Satur- YoungDemocrats host Congressman Mel Watt By Alex Massengale connectionto Davidson,NorthCarolina dat- He also entertained questions about how to debate issuesand bring concerns directly Special Contributor ingback tohisyouthwherehespent summers PresidentBush's proposedincreasesinmili- to aCongressman. "It was greatto see aUS asashoeshine boy atcompetingbarbershops tary budget and large tax cuts will affect Congressmancome tolisten totheconcerns Last Saturday, Davidson's congressional onMainStreet that wereownedby twoofhis programs suchasHeadstart,andiftheDemo- of our generation, especially one who is as representativeDemocratic CongressmanMel uncles. crats in the House plan on to confront the committed to education, and speaking for Watt was on campus to speak and address Congressman Watt then answered a vari- presidentondieissue.TheCongressmansaid thosewithout avoice,asMelWatt" saidTom student concerns. The event drew 65 stu- ety of questions from the audience indetail. that the issueoffiscal priorities is important Anstrom, '04. dents, professors and constituents and was Based onthe number of questions it gener- andwillcome to theforefrontin afew months Beth Daniel"'04 agreed with his senti- sponsored by the Davidson College Young ated,thebiggestconcernofconstitutes seemed time, when thePresident has tocome to the ments, saying, Regardlessof the party we Democrats. to be the upcoming house debate on cam- Congress to have the debt ceilingraised. support and even thoughmany of us aren't Before he spoke, the Congressman was paign finance reform. While most of the issues raised were na- registered tovotehere,Ithink it wasa great presented with a certificate of appreciation Even though he voted for die discharge tional,local issuessuch as desegregationin opportunity for us togo seeourRepresenta- for his efforts to force a voteon campaign petition toforceavoteonthisissue,Mr.Watt the Charlotte MecklenburgCountry School tive.How often doany ofus getachance to finance reform from North Carolina Com- revealed that he had concerns on the pro- System were alsoraised. speak witha member ofCongress?" monCause and the newlyformedDavidson posed Shays-Meehanbill and was not sure Afterdie event,CongressmanWatt spenta Mr.Watt' s visitisthe firstofmany events College Alliance for Clean Elections. whetherhewouldvotefor itornot.Hedidsay half hour talking with a small group of stu- this semester plannedby the Davidson Col- TheCongressman,anativeofMecklenburg thatcampaign finance reform is tooimpor- dents and addressing their concerns about lege Young Democrats. Future events in- County, spoke forabout fifteen minutes and tantanissuenot todebateandit wasan"easy energypolicy,ways toimprove civicpartici- clude visits by U.S. Senate candidates and thenansweredquestions for anhour.During decision"tosignthedischargepetition,which pationinthiscountryandEnronindividually. small groupdiscussions withexpertsinvari- hisbrief remarks,Mr. Watt revealed a long forces a voteon the house floor. Thestudents whocameenjoyedtheability ous fields. February13, 6 TheDavidsonian News Wednesday, 2002 Hearing Charge Ruling Sanctions

April 1,2001 Cheating --Fin class i Studentwaschargedwith Cheatingon | -Authorized withdrawalsfrom otherthreeclasses a test. Professorcaughtstudentusing -SuspensionfortheremainderoftheSpring2001Semester I note cards during the test. Letter of Apology -Referral to Counseling Center

April 30, 2001 I j Guilty - I Cheating -F in two classes I Studentwas chargedwithCheatingby i -Letters of Apology | means of Plagiarism. Student also I I Referral to Writing Center i handed in paper to two separate ; j classes,withoutaskingtheProfessor's permission (double-dipping). ■

July 29, 2001 Cheating Not None StudentwaschargedwithCheatingby Guilty means of Plagiarism. Student used research from a paper written during highschoolandpartof thepaper from highschooltoserveas the basis fora paper that washanded into theProfes- sor this semester. Citations were in- correct and website sources werein- correct.StudentwasfoundNotGuilty.

. Cheating None Studentwascharged withCheatingon atest inclass. Student was foundNot \ Guilty. Dec. 7, 2001 heating, Plagiarism IGuilty Studentwaschargedwith Cheatingby - A failing grade(F) inclass for Fall2001 means of Plagiarism. Student turned -* AuthorizedWithdrawals Snotherthreeclasses ina paperfromtheInternet Suspensionfor Spring2002semester - I Cheating - Suspension for the remainder of theFall 2001Semester | Student waschargedwith Cheatingon I -A failing grade (F)inclass for Fall 2001 |an In-classReview. Studentusedpre- jj -AuthorizedWithdrawals in otherthreeclasses CaSE^^UUNGS |viouslywrittenmaterialinordertocom- j -Referral totheDavidson College CounselingCenter \ plete the test during the class period. \ Biweekly meetings with the mentor of student's choice [ (approved by DeanShandley) Dec. 13, 2001 Cheating,Plagiarism I Guilty - for theremainder of theFall 2001 Semester StudentwaschargedwithCheatingby A failing grade(F) inclass forFall 2001 meansof Plagiarism. Student quoted - AuthorizedWithdrawals in otherthreeclasses material directly from websites in a - Suspensionfor Spring 2002semester take-Home Review and did not use -RetakeFreshman Writing Course Council propercitation. Cheating, Plagiarism -A failing grade (F) class for Fall 2001. Student waschargedwithCheatingby -Authorized Withdrawals in other three classes, means of Plagiarism. Student turned - For each paper that uses external sources, submitted inapaperwith quotationsdirectlyfrom during the Spring 2002 semester, student is required to various Internet sources and did not review each paper with aProfessor ofhis/herchoice or the use propercitation methods. Writing Centerpriorto submitting theFinal draftofthe paper -to the appropriate Professor. Honor Letter of Apology to Professor. Inside the Code... Student solicitors and defense advisors Inform your vote:Important yet oftenpoorly understoodHonor Councilpositions explored By Emily Drew the Honor Code while servingas a defense They also provide support for the accused Council. "Our jobis toinvestigate the case Senior Staff Writer advisor,"saidEvanAndersen'02,whohopes students and help them to understand their andtoprovidethebestsanction,"saidstudent that future advisors aren'tintimidated when options. solicitor Andy Wright '02. "Ourgoalisn't to Despite the emphasis Davidson's Honor beginning the job. "We also re- 'win.' We just try to upholdthe Code." Code receives in the admissions literature, "Thefirsttwotimes search, interview "Ifseverystudent'sduty torespect,under- few students willever haveintimate contact an elected advisor " andhelpdetermine stand, and uphold the Honor Code," said with an actual Honor Council hearing. As or solicitor partici- Our goalisn't to sanctions along student solicitor Trevor Stanley '02. He such,students mayfindit difficult tocast an pates inatrial,they with the student looked around the Union where laptops, informed vote for student solicitors or de- work with the past 'win/ Wejusttryto solicitors," said bookbags,and wallets were left unattended fenseadvisors-twokey positionsduring an advisors or solici- Andersen. all over the busy cafe. "You may not talk Honor Code trial. tors, the first time uphold the Code." Although sanc- about it all the time, but you see it every- Inthis semester'scategoryIIelections,two observing, the sec- tionsareultimately where." new defense advisors and two new student ondtime beingob- determinedby the solicitors willbe determined. Thesestudents served." -Andy Wright '02 Honor Council, will work with the students and professors Defense— advi- student solicitors involved in the Honor Council trials. Last s o r s like — and defense advi- year'sadvisorsandsolicitors will step down Andersen of Caroline Cunningham '02 sorsproposepossible sanctions at theendof after training their replacements later this advise and assist any person accused of a each case. Student solicitors also work with spring. violation of the Honor Code, the Code of the Dean of Students to determine which "I reallylearneda lot about Davidson and Responsibility, or other college regulations. cases willactually appear before.the Honor TheDavidsonian News Wednesday, February13,2002 SCC rules onHonor Code resolutions, constitution Plagiarism change however,admit such persons to closed pro- hadbeenin the works for overayearbefore clarityandcomforton campus.Ineffect, the re- ceedings. Fellow Davidsonstudents may sit it wassubmitted to SCC. processinitiatedlastspringreducedtheneed jected,but constitutionand inthehearingsprovidedthat theChairagrees, "Theplagiarismresolutionwas theHonor for a wordingchange." and will beexpectedtoremain silent. Council's attempt toexpand the treatmentof Although the proposal did not pass, the counselresolutionapproved Amoreunusualsubmission toSCC wasan plagiarism within the Honor Code— in ef- members of theHonor Council still look on Honor Council Constitution, authored by fect, to make it easier for the Council to its creation as one of the past year'smajor By Lindy Baldwin AdamHill'03. AccordingtoHill,theHonor convict the student whodenies guilt despite successes. "It's a perfect example of the News Editor Council does notusually submita constitu- considerable documentary evidence to the processworking,"saidHonor Councilmem- tion. "[Parker] assignedthisproject tomein contrary," explainedParker. ber Mike Anderson '02. "We saw a need, On Wednesday,January 30, the Student order to solidify some traditional ways that "One of the reasons that the plagiarism considered it thoroughly,andfound thatour Conduct Council handed down rulings on theCouncil worksas abody. resolution failed is that there is wide dis- effortstoamendtheCode—actually threatened three pieces of legislation submitted by the "Now thatthis document exists,theCoun- agreement among the faculty as to which to make matters worse by putting well- Honor CouncillastNovember. While areso- cilmayonly sendpolicyproposalsforwardto varieties of plagiarism constitute an honor intentioned studentsindangerofaninadvert- lution clarifying thepolicyon"counsel" dur- the SCC with 2/3 code violation," entHonor Codeviolation. With thatinmind, inghearings and a new Constitutionfor the favorable vote. saidPhilReed'02, theSCC voteis avictory forthestudentbody Honor Councilwereapproved,ahigh-profile Another a member of the and the Honor Code,not afailure." proposal to change the definition of plagia- significant gain "The SCC vote is a Honor Council. Parker echoed Anderson's sentiments. rismin theHonor Code wasnot. Despite the from thisconstitu- "Some claim that "The resolution process required Council rejection plagiarism change, for student of the however, tion is the precise victory the unintentional pla- members— tothink about their jobsin abstract outgoingHonor Council officers regard the definition of the body and the Honor giarism shouldbe terms beyond the walls of the hearing past semester's work asproductiveandben- Council's purpose considered a vio- room— anditbeckonedpeoplefromallparts eficial. .. . We also in- Code." lationoftheHonor of thecampus community to think about our TheStudentConductCounciliscomposed cludedregulations -Mike Anderson '02 Code whileothers HonorCodeinamoresophisticatedway.Our of Dean of Students Tom Shandley, SGA forourinternaland insistitmustnot." HonorCodenecessitatesongoingdiscussion; officers, class presidents, However, several faculty campus-wideelec- mmm^^K-^^mm^^^ m^m^m^mmmmm Reed there is more to it than its components than members, and other students specifically tions,standards for argued, "the what we rightly display in our 'store-front elected to SCC. Allof theSCC's rulingsare councilleadership andrepresentatives,dura- Council must take fault for wanting to pass window' admissions literature." conditional ontheapprovalof CollegePresi- tion of leadership/officer terms,etc." this resolution because it attempts "It [the plagiarism issue] has forced the dent BobbyVagt. Another major provision of the Constitu- to compensateforanunfortunate idea among council to look at the code differently and The "legal counsel" resolution,approved tionis the transformation ofthe HonorCoun- themembersof theCounci1thatweshouldbe forced them to examine and attempt to an- by the SCC,involved a minor changein the cil Secretary into the Honor Council Vice- reluctant toconvictthose whopleadinnocent swer some difficult issues," concluded out- Code of Disciplinary procedures. "As they Chair, who will sub for the Honor Council to plagiarism." going Honor Council Vice-Chair Tara werewritten,students were 'entitled' tohave President ifhe or she is unable to serve ona Parker agreed with Reed's assessment of Davidson '02. alegal adviserpresent athearings.However, hearing. Thisparticularchangewillbeadded thereasons for the proposal'srejection,add- "The SCC may also be encouraging pro- since theschool wouldnotprovide thisattor- to the Codeof DisciplinaryProcedures. ing, "Plagiarism as an 'issue' has lost its fessors to get together within each depart- ney to students who could not afford legal Perhaps the most visible proposal sent to urgency after over a year of discussion and ment and decide how each department is advice,there wasaninequity,"saidoutgoing theSCC was the only one that did notpass- givennoparticularcases thathaveseemed to goingtodefine plagiarism and whatevernec- Honor Council Chair Will Parker '02. acontroversialresolution which would have signify the needfor change." essary steps they need to do to ensure that The approved change allows for parents, changed the definition of plagiarism to in- This sentiment was echoed by College studentsunderstandpropermethods ofdocu- spiritual advisorsor legalcounsel to sit in a clude "negligently representing another's PresidentBobbyVagt, whosaid,"partof the mentation,etc. for that department. That is waiting room outside hearings;it does not, wordsorideasasone'sown." This proposal decision is a result of discussion,enhanced a very positiveresultof this discussion!" Caller to show may have violated Code of Conduct committeeinchargeofensuringquality con- and it'sjustlousy radio Minimally speak- he said. WALT,/rowpoge / ... tent in campus media outlets, the board has ing,[the hosts] need some advice onhow to Afterhearingpartsof thediscussion,Dutko product." in to explain why he was kicked out of—a the authority to appoint anddismiss editors, improve their ' saidhe wenttothestudio toconfront thehosts recentparty attheBlack Student Coalition approve annual budgets and review stan- Marsicanosaidimprovingtheshowdoesn t and ended up cursing at Njie, an action he he asked the DJ to play a bad song. Some dardsof decency. meanavoidingcontroversial topics,but takes says he now regrets. callersused racial termsduringthecourseof The radio show will be "one of the issues "some preparation,creativity andskill." "Idoin asenseregretitbecause Iacted the theircomments.Thehostspromisedtopresent on the table," said Bray Merrell, a former "I don't think the goal is not to offend same waythey were actingtoward me,"said a list of "Top 10 Sketchiest Guys" on next associate dean of admissions. The hosts will anybody.Onereasonfor comingtocollegeis Dutko. "If all they're going to do is incite week's show. not attend the closedmeeting. beingexposed tonew ideas. Sometimes that hatred between fellow students, then they During theshow's firstepisodeonJan. 27, BrayMerrelldeclined to discussspecifics, means yougetoffended. I'mless concerned shouldn'tbe on theair.Idon't seehow they thehosts announced alist theycalled the "20 but ina written statementsaid,"Iwouldhope aboutmaking surenobodygetsoffended than could have issues with someone theydidn't Most Terrible" people atDavidson. that theBoard's definition ofdecencywould Iam about...a high quality discourse be- know,"he said. Administratorsreceivedseveralphonecalls include,ataminimum,arespectfortherights tweenpeople." Just after Sunday night's broadcast, and e-mails from offended listeners in the of the people involved in the news and a Junior Adam Dutko said he was labeled Carvalho said listeners should not take the days following, and on Monday Dean of degree of civility in the treatment of the duringthe show's secondepisode onFeb.3 show seriously. Students Tom Shandley met with Carvalho peoplein thiscommunity." as oneof the six "mostannoying"people at "We'rejust out to have fun,"he said."It's andNjie to share those complaints. Asked ifhe believes theMedia Board will Davidson,' despitenot knowing either of the ajoke.Iwouldn'tsayourviewsarerepresen- "Hewantedtohaveusintohearoursideof decide to cancel the show, Njie said,"They hosts."I veneverhadinteractionwith them," tativeof anyone." the story," saidCarvalho, of Austin,Texas. might. Besides the first show, which we've "He was just bringing to our attention what already admitted was a mistake,Idon't see people are saying. He wanted us to think what we've done to get taken off the air. I 1mm about how toclean up the show." hope the[MediaBoard] wouldhave thecom- l&Km Pamirs** Both hosts said they regret targeting indi- mon courtesy tocome talk to meandaskme vidual students three weeks ago,andplan to about my own show." discuss more seriouscampusissuesinfuture The Judicial Board will also hear argu- episodes. ments on whether violations of theCode of "After thatfirstshow, we'vebeen tryingto Conduct were committed by a caller on the change,"saidCarvalho. 'The first show was show'sfirstepisode.Administratorsdeclined adisaster.That was justus trying tolearnthe to discuss specifics of the case, but some ropes.Ithink ifweleftit thisway,itwouldget shared their opinions on the "20 Most Ter- old. It'smoving in adirection towards less rible"list. personalattacks andmorediscussingcontro- "Ifind thatparticular showreprehensible," versial issues on campus.At the same time, said College President BobbyVagt. I'mnotgoing tosay it's allserious." DeanofResidenceLifeLeslieMarsicano, Addedco-hostNjie,aSerekundah,Gambia a former member of the Media Board as native whose family now lives in Macon, Associate Deanof Students,said her office Ga.: "We're going to address more serious also received several complaints from resi- issues,but it's still going to be a comedy dence hall advisers acting on behalf of of- show.Ifwedo[attack someone],we'lltalk to fended students. She encouraged them to them first. We're going to move to group contacttheDeanofStudents Officeandspeak attacksnow.Youcan't getaseasilyoffended directly with CarvalhoandNjie. as agroup as you canas an individual." "I don't think it's quality programming," Associate Kathy Bray said Marsicano, who was provided with ex- Dean of Students 202 Souili Street Merrell serves as chairperson of the Media cerptsof theshowbuthasnotlistened toit."I MaIn ¥ DAvidsom, NC Boardandsaidithopestomeetsometimethis thinkit'sinappropriateonanumber oflevels. 892-0604 week, A little-ussd,butpowerful oversight It does not meet our community standards The Davidsonian Wednesday, Perspectives February 8 13,2002

Editorial NONSEQUITUR byWILI Last month, thePatterson Court Office released a report TheIntimidator: summarizingthefallGPAsofeveryhouseontheCourt.None §§§111 \(4uv Wtft «Ve of its numbers were accurate. The office attributed the n. MoV3 Gone but not forgotten problem tothe incorrect utilizationof a new computerpro- 8^ \ aWN*e. 1^now wteUe gram. We are not critical of the error. Mistakes are under- standable and unavoidable. I'msupposedtowriteaboutDaleEarnhardtas weapproach however, The effects of theerror were magnified, by the the one-year anniversary of his death in last February's way that it was handled. Had the problem been quickly Daytona500 NASCAR race. corrected, recognized and it Idon'tknow how toexpressthe feelingofloss thatlingers wouldhavehadminimalimpact. tothisdayorhow todetermine the stateofNASCARone year In this case, there was notasys- PattersonCourt after Earnhardt (A.E.,as they say in the racing world).But I teminplacetocatchthemistake. can tellyou this:Earnhardt is gone forever,Iam here now, The report was made public Office's errone- report. and,God willing, anotherday awaitsus all. before anyonecheckedits valid- ous grade k urrvte With the humblest,most confident of hearts,Imust con- ity. The Patterson Court Office OurPosition: WT \%& w&w ae ' Several miscom- fiU iff^ & BFFE.CVNE- \F tinue withoutthesimple joysofol No.3,yetsinceEarnhardt's suggestedthat there wasno way passing,Ihaveconcluded thatitisonlyhuman torealizelife's testing sys- munica of the new computer precious finiteness. No truermanishe whoadmits hislimits prior reporting contrlbut< tem to thedata.In and accepts his shortcomings. Truly, none of us posses light this, wastesIn time of wouldn't it have anythingmore than themysteryof life,anddespiteallofour especiallyimportant andenergy been tomake . Davidson educations and erudite powers of reasoning, we sure the numbers were at leasi cannot solve it. correlative withthoseofrecent semesters? Aspublished, the Souponthe anniversary ofEarnhardt's twisting, tumbling dramatically years past. GPAs were lower than spinintoand across the great dividebetween life anddeath, whoseoffice Thereport wasnotapprovedby theregistrar, uponthe one-year mark of Earnhardt's black Chevy smash- verify GPA data.Instead, it is theonly oneequipped to was inginto the wall of the fourth andfinal turninNASCAR's and posted the College's distributed to house presidents on biggest race,I,the greatEarnhardt fan and NASCAR buff, later, published report. Radiohosts do not website. A week the Davidsonian the can tell you that it suffices my spirit to confide in the grand days dissemination, content report Within ofits the ofthe was truth that all things willpass, that we,asindividuals,arenot common knowledge. decide what is "cool" LastSundayevening,Ihad thepleasure to encountertwo in control and that we are allreplaceable. Despite its wide circulation, the report wasn't publicly Indeed, strangersthroughtheradio wavesof WALT 1610 AM. Prior Earnhardt's car now carries another pilot,highly contesteduntil three full weeksafteritwasmadepublic.How skilledanddashinglike "TheIntimidator"himself. Different did somany people miss thereport's glaringinaccuracies? tothisencounter,Iknew onlyof severalgirls breakingdown Mbye Njie Ryan colors andan odd but charmingly refreshingNo.29adorns The report,and its lack of timely correction, would have into tears over what Mr. '04 and Mr. to not Earnhardt'sonce fearedblack racecar.Whether Iwantedit to significant not repercussions. Carvalho '04believe be entertainment. Ifit were for a been less had it caused The or not,NASCAR went on fine this year without No. 3. And ranked according their GPA. fellow studentrunningtomyroomand tellingmeIwasonthe houses on the Court were to that iso.k. essentially assigned academic value thatwas radio that night,Iwouldnothaveheardabout what theysaid Houseswere an Theracehas goneonand willalwaysgoon,andas for me, frequently discussed among students. These rankings were about me. well,Ihave been brought by Earnhardt's tragedy tobelieve wronganddidnotcommendthehouses thatshouldhavebeen WhatIheard werecriticisms of that,one finemorning, something greaterthananyandall of commended. Houses that failed standards because of the my behavior and that of fellow us will reveal the reason for the tiny events that sadden and results of the gradereport weresubject topunitive actions. students. BothMr.Njie andMr. baffle us. TheDavidsonian,in acampus-wide email, wasnamed as Carvalhotook ituponthemselves Despite where Iwant to go and all my future plans, an the source of the inaccurate data. In response, Dean Tom to criticize me for being an an- least, absolute,divine entity greater than myself and all creation, Shandley amends, "The email, while trying to clarify the noyingperson. Tosay the I greaterthanall racesrunortoberun,lostor won,greaterthan issueofthecampus GPA,wasinaccurate.It waserroneous to was outraged that these two all champions past,present and future, shall pace me along attribute that error to the Davidsonian." people wereafforded airtimeona life'sasphaltraceways,counselingme torun fast,gostraight, In the last week, the administration, the Patterson Court tuition-funded radio station to turnleft and come back in fullcircle to Him. Office, PCC representativesand students have spent much state their enlightening view- timeand energy sorting through the cause andeffects of the points of the Davidson student population. Iask you not to Grant West '02 inaccurate report. It was a problem that could have been confuse initial anger with a personal vendetta against the right prevented had the report been submitted to the registrar hosts. Idofeel studentshave the to expresstheir views before it was made public. of their classmatesin aconstructive waybyspeaking to them face-to-face, but Ido not think it is fair to broadcast your School is not that bad personal frustrations through the medium of distant radio waves,especially on astation Ipay for. AfterreadingTheDavidsonianconsistentlyfor thelasttwo Furthermore, it would be irresponsible of me if Idid not semesters, there seems to be one underlying trend in the TheALEMDADavidsonianLUX UBI ORTA L1BERTAS ♥ ♥ highlight this truly incorrigable and rude show, and even student-submitted columns:Negativity. Isitme, orhas The more foolish ifIdidhot tell youthat you are literally paying Davidsonian become an outlet for malcontents who are seemingly incapable Editor inChief forit.Fromwhat Igather, thepurposeof this radio show is to ofenjoyingthe goodthingsavailable in life and at Davidson? issue, Jessica Mering identify those of you who are even a little different in Why is it that in every single personality, "moral" character, physical composition someoneis complainingabout that one thingthat seemingly ManagingEditors and mentalcapacity. Then,once youareidentified,Mr.Njieand keepsDavidsonfrombeingaUtopia? Itreallyamazesmethat Timothy Cook MattGarfield Mr.Carvalhoproceedto fieldcalls fromlisteners that either with all theintelligentpeopleatDavidson,thereare somany NewsEditors agree with their thorough analysis or that wish to add yet columns written thatare nothingmore than complaints. LindyBaldwin ColinEagan another "profound"comment on the subject. What Iask of One bigissue that garnereda lotof attentionlast semester Arts& Living Editors younow is toquestionwhether you wishto continue tomake wasPattersonCourt. If someone wasn't whiningabouthow DerekLoh Gavin Weber thisradio show an"outof pocket"expenseor toconvertit to it is nothing more than a bunch of drunks, then they were SportsEditor a more productive one highlighting what little diversity of talkingabouthow theywouldbeuplate due tothenoise from CarolineHauser thought andethnicity wehave on our collegecampus. weeknightparties. Youknow what? This is college and an PhotographyEditors Reserving space for radio shows with sufficient and pru- important part of it is enjoyingthe social scene. ErinBerry Matt Whited dent content is an excellent outlet for Davidson students. It Butarticlesinvolving PattersonCourt seem tobe the tipof Advertising &BusinessManagers helpsus all torelax alittle more and take in some tunes we theiceberg. Iremember readingcynicalinsights abouthow Jeff Larrimore Gregg Wallace might notoftenhear onmodern corporateradio stations. And someone wasdissatisfied with theparkingsituation,thenew CirculationManager God forbid our government ever took away our right to brick walkways,the school'sarchitectural themes,thehook- MaggieKozicharow freedom of speech,our freedom ofexpressionandour free- upscene,how thereis nodating, toomanybumper stickers, domtolive how wechoose. However,for everypositive we andonandon. Come on!!We gotoa school where they do must consider itsnegative. ourlaundry! Let'skeep things inperspective.There arefar http://www.davidson.edu/davidsonian Considerthis:ifIwere tositonapedestalandscream atthe toomany intelligent and thought-provoking things to write about; not resort to cynical TheDavidsonianis publishedWednesdays duringtheacademicyear top ofmy lungs the 100things wrong with yourbody,mind let's observations. bythestudentsofDavidsonCollege. Onecopyperstudent. Please andspirit, wouldyounotbe atleastinterested whyIdoingit? Now before someone writesaresponsecalling meahypo- addressallcorrespondencesto: TheDavidsonian,P.O.Box7182, Ihope youwould,forIalso wishtoknow whyMr.Njieand crite,bearinmindthatIamwritinginhopesofchange. Iwant Davidson,NC 28036-7182. Phone(704) 894-2148.E-mail Mr. Carvalho chose to highlight Davidson students as the people torealize thatlife herejustisn't thatbad Day to day, [email protected]. OurofficesarelocatedinRoom411ofthe ingredients challenge to Ihaveaprettygoodtime, AlvarezCollegeUnion. Opinions expressedinletterstothe editors "humorous" andfurther them write andIhope thateveryonewhoseems orcommentariesdonot necessarily reflectthe viewsoftheEditorial back as to whythey have theright todetermine whatis oris tobe looking for things tocomplain about takesa stepback Boardof TheDavidsonian. Subscriptionscost$40.00peryear. not"cool." andrealizes how many greatthings we have goingfor us. Advertisingratesareavailableuponrequest Copyrightisheldby theTrusteesofDavidsonCollege. AdamM.Dutko '03 Hunter Bick '04and Will Hale '04 9 Perspectives Foster: Vision andpurpose Africa and AIDS:ReclaimingtheMotherland Davidsonis truly tohavethreehonorableandhard- blessed EmmanuelAmos-Abanyie HIV/AIDS.Stop,talk andthinkofAIDS.Isn'titpatheticthat working vying for the president- individuals office of SGA Special Contributor the firstimpression that some Westernershaveabout Africa thiscampus wouldbein goodhands any Still, under of them. is HIV/AIDS? Ifound it very difficult to believe my ears John Foster emerges as the inimitably fine choice for the The issueofAIDS hasbeengivenalotof attentionby the when a very good American friend of mine told me that his position,andIwrite in supportofhis candidacy. media.Peruse thenewspaperandyou areforced toconclude daddoesnot want him totravel toAfricafor fear ofcatching John Foster, Ioffer, has a combination of attributes that that AIDSisonlyinAfrica.Thenewspaperscontinue tofocus AIDS as ifit isa commoncold. uniquely suits him to take up the challenge of the office: onAfrica with little attentiongiven to the AIDS epidemicin Contrary to his father's beliefs,AIDS is not contagious. clarity of vision and purity a ofpurpose. otherparts of the world.Itisonly Africa,the so-called"dark How sad that thismyth is stillbeingpassed onfrom genera- John's devotion to Davidson sincere; is his purpose is continent,"thatneeds a "savior." tion to generationin these times of technological advance- profound. Hisplatform contains assortment genuine, an 'of Itis therefore notsurprising that theWest, initsmisguided ment. well-thoughtefforts tapping body for thisstudent spotential. attempt at bailing Africa outof itsmany problems, portrays Thequestionthenarisesofhow tosolvetheAIDSepidemic Ashe pondered run, beganto a John sit andlistento anyone the continent as aland of povertyand turmoil.Newspapers without attributing the causetoAfrica. AIDSishere andhas who would give him the time, picking their brains about are always filled with negative stories about Africa as if come to stay, just like cancer. The only solution to this Davidson's strengths and its - weaknesses Ihave no doubt nothing goodever happens there. Iam not suggesting that epidemic is to find ways of preventing its spread. It has that his tenure as president by would be marked the same Africahasnoproblems.Ofcourse,everycountryorcontinent become veryclear that AIDS isnotlimited toAfrica.There- warmth,authenticity andinclusiveness. has its ownissues.But focusingonly onthenegativeaspects fore, it must take the international community to solve the Withapositionas prestigiousasSGAPresident, thereisa of thecontinentWithout givingcredit toitsnumerousachieve- problem.Unless and until the issue of AIDS is treated as a tremendous danger that thejob becomes something thatone ments leaves much to be desired. dangerousanddreadfulhuman ailment byall nations,it will "is,"rather than somethinghe orshe "does." Some students When thisdreadful disease wasdiscovered,itwas saidthat be difficult to make aserious issue of it. aspire to the job either as final a feather in their student AIDSoriginatedinAfrica and,more specifically,theCongo. Africa's destiny lies in the hands of its new generation. governmentcap,orperhaps perceived asa steppingstonefor It wasdeclaredby some without any scientific research that African governmentsmustinitiate collective solutions tothe post-Davidson politics. John harbors neither such delusion. the people of the Congo ate monkeys that carried the HIV problemofAIDS.Thisshouldbeahighpriority.Thelivesof He seeks the office simply because he has a vision for virus. Africa became the center of it all. African leaders Africans are being wasted, and if no serious and drastic Davidson andfor its government, student lackingthe willpower tofightback did nothing. actions are taken, there willbe no "next generation." Thatbrand of selfless service is refreshing andinspiring. Whatcould theyhavedone?Ipresumeforfearoflosingthe We do not need anyone totell us where AIDSoriginated. As student body president, — John would bring a revitalizing foreignaid theyreceivedfromtheindustrialized nations,they It hascome tostayandneeds tobeputunder control."They" passion to the SGA opening its doors to all students and could not standup to defend theirrights.For after all,"you will not do it for Africa. We as Africans have to do it using leverage to the of his office infuse energy into all cannotbite the hand that feeds you"goesa Ghanaianadage. ourselves. The proudchildrenof ourmotherland must arise, components campus. * ofstudentlife onthis Iwishhimthebest Forthat matter, Africabecame andisstillperceived tobe the confront theproblems andface thechallengeswithresilience luck. of "worldbank" of HIV/AIDS. toproveto the world thatAfrica isagreatcontinent witharich Americans,Europeans andothersin theso-calledindustri- anddiverse culture,not the storehouse ofAIDS. Mike Anderson '02 alized countries continue to see Africa as the motherlandof EmmanuelAmos-Abanyie '04 is anative of Ghana. Patterson: A natural leader Withthe SGAelectionsupon us,Iam writing insupportof Gray Patterson for SGA President. Our community needs Who are you,Saint Valentine? leaders whopair their words and their actions. Wehave had this type ofleader in Joey Harris,and wewill alsohave it in It wasthreedaysbefore Valentine'sDay. Afriendofmine Gray. When Gray said he wouldprotect freshman parking from back home needed my advice on what to buy his fromlimitations,he didso. Whenhesays thathe'scommitted girlfriend. Heseemed alittle confused,becauseunlike most tomakingour communityabetterplace,youcanbelievehim. girls whodaydreamabout that momentof untying the white Over the past two years, Ihave gotten to know Gray as a satinribbon andpullingopen the bluebox,he infact hadno Forgetlittlecandyhearts withtheirasininedeclarations of member of Davidson's Mock Trial team, as well as through idea what the blue box signified. love. Don'taccept thoseplastic daffodils with pictures of | his work to buildabetter Davidsoncommunity for students, I, of course, had images of him pulling into a CVS or |N'Synconthesideorthematernity-turned-Valentine'sDay staff and faculty. Gray is a natural leader who combines a Walgreen'sandactually askingacashier to helphimfind the [ cardthat was onclearance at CVS. heartfelt commitment tohis work,both academic and extra- bluebox -almost asifit weresome sort ofmystery that only TheDavidsonstudentisaspecialbreedof"Valentinian" curricular,withaneasy-goingability tofollow through onhis girls knew about. thathas specialneeds(likeathree-leggeddogat thepound). promises. "Sendher whiteroses withpink We deservesome V-daylovin' thatwillbeof somepractical So, We will hear a greatmany slogans in the next few days. tips and wrapit in white paper,"I useinourPhysics-filled,Kant-crammedlifestyle. Ihave Gray Pattersoncan back hisup withahistory ofcommitment toldhim. takenituponmyself tocompile aTop10listofno-nonsense to,andachievement in,SGA. What he says is what he does. "But allgirls don"t like roses," i gift suggestionsthatcanbegiventoyourveryownstudent. Ipromise they'll like themmore than the sappy,Mandy That's the kind of leader' Itrust, and Iencourage my fellow he retortedasifIwererequesting students toreview Gray srecordofservice toourcommunity. that he send them to me. Moore-inspiredpoemthat youwereplanningto write. He envisions abetter place, and works to make it a reality. Truthfully,Idon'tknow an ap- Those are the actions of an SGA President. propriate Valentine's Day gift. 10. Some light reading to enjoy over spring break. Of Oneyear,backinboardingschool, course, "light" reading for the averageDavidson student SethDavis '02 Mom sentmea"Grow YourOwn means a900-pageexaminationof theexistentialist dilemma I Boyfriend" doll. The girls and I ; as it functionsinmodern-dayUzbekistanipoetry circles. Epps:Dedication,diligence waited while thelittleredcapsule 9.Theboardgame"Risk,"sothatpoliticalsciencemajors expandedin the lukewarm water. Another time when my cansitaroundintheirBobDole-decoratedroomsandfurther Usually at Davidson, when Ithink about SGA here I brother wasinboarding school,he sentmealimogesbox-it I plan their routesto worlddomination. urgency wonder about the of the issues that candidates wasshapedlikeapostcardandthepaintedinscription onthe 8.EastAfrican voodoodollsandabookofincantations,as scene,it is discuss. As an outsider to the Davidson' political inside read, "missing you." j usingwitchcraft andothersorceryhasbecometheDavidson anythingimportant ofteneasytobelievethat SGAdoesn t get As a child, Iwould spend hours crafting the perfect student's most feasiblemethodof attainingan"A." done. But more and more Ihave come to realize that this Valentine'sDaycards. Mom andIwould coverthekitchen 7.A complimentary drink at me Depot. Oh wait, it's attitudeis quitemisinformed. table with red paperand glitter, and we would spendhours Van, Afterall,lookat theVamonos whichruns from9p.m. crafting theperfectcards. Why,asachild,isValentine'sDay 6.Framed pictures ofthe studentdressed upin fullMa- Students to 2 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday nights. soimportant? Oodlesofcandiesandcardscomeflowingonto donna-rama gear,whichhermother will seebefore sending those whohave without access totransportation(butmostly thosemetal-bottomeddesksandyoupretendthateveryoneis hertolive withherlonelyauntRitatoget"straightenedcut." go been drinking) use the Vamonos Van for free and can so lovingandhappy, when infact two days earlier, Sallyor 5.The entire MTV Real World season on tape, so the (drunk between Exits 36 and 25 on 1-77. Here is an issue Mary Suehadkicked yououtof their "GirlsOnly"club. And Davidsonstudentcan correct their grammar, criticize t leii ! urgent, govern- driving) thatcouldn'tbemore andthestudent then,twodayslater, they'repassingoutfriendshipbracelets? Imelodramatic andjuvenileapproach to lifeand then airgue { with it. ment atDavidson has found a way tohelp deal Inchildhood,it is soeasy to forgive andforget. Something withfriends about whichcharacters aregoingtohook workof ( Thisincreaseinpopularityisallthanks to thehard assimpleasafriendshipbraceletoraheart-shapedcookiecan 4.Anextragreasy, overpriced Foreman g KevinEpps.Kevinhaskept theVamonos Vanrunning,even completely erase the previous stigma. Imachine,whichwillbeusedtomakequesadillas an< «e j when there were few volunteer drivers.He also trains new Eventhough the kitchen table is back in Texas andMom bagels inasad attempt torecre; driving volunteers who are interested in the van. Kevin isn'tcutting out thepaper,Istillhand-make my Valentine's ,3.Money, so the student c »'s j maintains ascheduleofdriversforthehours thattheVamonos Daycards. Ifindaninsanepleasureincomingup withfitting threatc Vanruns,andwhenno volunteerscanbe found,he drives the inscriptions and then making little pop-up hearts on the van himself, even when it means a 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. shift. inside. Even thoughMom is always skiing on Valentine's Without his commitment and sacrifice, the Vamonos Van Day,Isendher flowers becauseIwantto lether know thatI would be an idea rather than a workingreality. am thinking abouther. . ' AsanSGAoutsider,Iamprobablynotwellinformedabout MaybeValentine'sDayisn'tallaboutthepristineTiffany s the issues that representatives discuss.But as a voter,Iam blue boxes and flowers wrapped in white paper. Maybe it and impressed when candidates work hard for a relevant isn't about having a boyfriend or girlfriend. Suppose that urgent cause,like the Vamonos Van. Especially when that Valentine'sDaystartedwhen somecharacter from wayback means giving up their free time on a weekend night.That's decidedthey'dlike todesignateadaytotellalloftheir friends whyIplantovotefor KevinEppsintheupcomingelections. and family that they love them. fulbouquet offlowers from a"secret admirer"andknowing ButImust admit,nothingis better thanreceivingabeauti- thatmy mother was thinking of me. DanMorris '03 ... Wednesday, February13,2002 ID

Oscar nominations announced The Who's Tommy at Ovens

ByDerekLoh mance inABeautifulMind. This year is the By GavinWeber runon Broadway. Arts andLivingEditor thirdinarowthatCrowereceivedanodinthe ArtsandLivingEditor IattendedFriday evening'sperformance. leadingactorcategory. Nominated twopre- Withits strongacting, effective lighting,and Renee Zellweger isn't supposed tobe an vious times, Sean Penn earned recognition This past weekend Charlotte's OvensAu- always entertaining music, the show was Oscar nominated actress. Neither is Halle forhisroleinIAmSam. DenzelWashington ditoriumhostedthenationaltouroftheBroad- exciting and filled with energy. The cast Berry. They'rethe actresses whogo to the received his fifth Oscar nomination for his way-scaleproductionofTheWho's Tommy. consisted of twenty-four performers whose AcademyAwardsceremonies tolookreally role in TrainingDay,and the Academyalso The show was performedFriday,Saturday, voicesfilledtheauditoriumwithgreatvoices. good andenjoy theshow. Always the wed- recognized Will Smith (AH) and Tom andSundaynights. However, at times, their vocals felt out of ding guests,never thebrideorbridesmaids. Wilkinson (Inthe Bedroom). RockbandTheWhowroteTommy'm1969. touchwithTownshend'soriginal score. But WhenBridgetJones'sDiarywasreleased Thesupportingactress categorywasalltoo Withtheshow'sloud andsynthesizedsound, the instrumentals,produced by a band and in April, Zellweger predictable, as well. Tommy brought the band to international orchestra in the pitkept theaudience enter- received universal Previous winners stardom. Arockopera,Tommy tells the story tainedandexcited throughout the show. praise forherperfor- Maggie Smith of ayoungchild who witnessesatraumatiz- The set designdone byEdwardPierce and mance: criticsfound (Gosford Park) and ing. The child,Tommy, becomes "a deaf, lighting ofJeffrey S.Roger wereincredible. ithardtobelieve that Marisa Tomei (In the dumb, andblindkid" asaresultof hisexpe- The stage was small,but through the use of the native Texan Bedroom) join Jenni- rience. Tommy's entrancingmirrors and the oil-rig- transformed herself fer Connelly (A Beau- Whileinthecompanyofhisabusivecousin, like structures, a three dimensional world soconvincinglyinto L. w/m tiful Mind), Helen Tommy isexposedtopinball, andhe imme- wascreated togive theaudience asense ofa theshapelierBritish Mirren(GosfordPark), diatelydevelops a skill at the game. Asone complete set. By keeping the set simple, the protagonist of the andKate Winslet (Iris) lyricexplains,"Iain't seenanythinglikehim show'screatorsallowedtheaudiencetoimag- comedy.'Few,how- on the nominee list. in any amusementhall/That deaf, dumb and ine theworldofTommy. Thelightingcomple- ever,hadideasofan Thebiggestsurprise, blind kidsure playsa mean pinball." mented the set wonderfully,giving thispro- Oscar nomination. even bigger than Just listening to the album is a terrific duction psychedelic andentrancing patterns And prior to Zellweger's nomina- experience. With itsexcitinglyrics andPete echoing Tommy's mind. The costumes, Monster's Ball, tion,is EthanHawke's Townshend's innovative sounds,the Tommy which were a combination of 1960's rock Halle Berry wasn't supporting actor nod soundtrackisamusical triumph. Butwiththe wearand today's fashiobanle pants, worked an"actress";shewas for Training Day. addition of characters and other visualiza- well with thechoreography tokeepthe show the glamorous (Hawke starred in two tions the rock opera completely transforms exciting and fun. movie star who of theyear'sbestmov- intosomething more. The production that visited Oven's Audi- bared her breasts in "ies,butneither of them British director Ken Russell adapted the torium last weekend was a great show that Swordfish. isnamed TrainingDay. rockoperafor thescreenina1975movie that certainly did the classic rock opera justice. And then came Those two films are wasrelativelysuccessful. Many fansofThe The Who would be proud of this rendition. February 12, 2002, jfli' tiler M. 7 0 0} Tape and Waking Life, Who,however,wereless thansatisfied. De- More importantly,however,Tommy's Char- whenbothactresses, both from director Ri- spite the less than enthusiastic reception, lotte stop marked a wonderful addition to www.oicar.com along withaslew of The Oscars will be presented on chard Linklater.) Per- Tommy becametheinspiration formanybal- area's artscalendar. othermembersofthe March 24 hapsovershadowed by letsandmusicals,mostmemorablyits 1990s film community, became nominees for the the ferocity of his costar's performance, 74lh Annual Academy Awards. Inaddition Hawke's performance was,neither praised to Berry and Zellweger, the other leading nor criticized until Tuesday morning. His Apply to Teach For America. actress nomineesinclude Judi Dench(Iris), fellownomineesinclude JimBroadbent(Iris), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge),andSissy Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast),Ian McKellan Spacek (In the Bedroom). In addition to (TheLordoftheRings:TheFellowshipofthe www.teachforamerica.org Zellweger's nomination,the other big sur- Ring), and Jon Voight (AH). It's a shame, - prise in this category was the exclusion of though, that Steve Buscemi was not nomi- Applicationdeadline Feb 21, 2002 Tilda Swinton for her work in The Deep nated for Ghost World. End. The directing nominees are probably the The leading actor nominees were rela- tivelyexpected. Last year's winnerRussell see Oscars,page 9 Crowe is again a nominee for his perfor- Porgy andBess charms audience ByErin Raffety performance hall, which for the first time Staff Writer hosted a small pit orchestra as well as a ' sizeable cast ofesteemed;internationally ac- Amagnificent additiontoDavidson scel- claimed vocalists. ebrationofBlack HistoryMonth,Porgyand Besides thephysicalgrandeurof the stage, Bess,presentedby LivingArts,Inc.,echoed the set, and theamplitude of the sound,audi- throughthe brandnew DukeFamily Perfor- ence members marveled at the musical ge- manceHall onThursday,Feb.7andFriday, nius of theoperaitself. Captivatingopening ITSSfli" )^m EXPERIENCED 1 Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The opera by George numbers such as "Summertime" and "A TEAMINTHE Gershwin,DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, Woman is a Sometime Thing" involved all J and Ira Gershwin tells the passionate story talentedcastmembersanddisplayedacatchy ofacripple,PorgyofCatfishRow,whofalls playfulness. Perhaps the most memorable for adoomedprostitutenamedBess.Unfor- songs, "I Got Plenty of Nuttin'" and "Bess, tunately, the two shareonly afew emotion- You is My Woman Now," both in scene filled scenestogetherbefore Porgyiswhisked three, areparticularly true tothe Gullah dia- off toprison,andBessrunsoffwiththelocal lect,andwerebeltedoutbyaslender,soulful "happy dust" dealer. Porgy returns to find Porgy. Their bluesy sway characterizes the the loveof his life missing, and thecurtain entireopera,propellingittoapoignant,touch- falls as he begins the journey to win her ing conclusion. Porgy is a gentle, faithful back. character'amidst povertyandnecessity;he is The opera was sungin the native Gullah theforceofprevailingpersistence despitehis language,aCreolemixofEnglishandAfri- seemingly shy,sweetdemeanor. Hewins the can languages that originated on Africa's hearts of theaudience as he peddleshis cart slavecoast andsurvivedinthe smallfishing off into the horizon in search of Bess, his andfarmingvillagesalongtheAtlanticcoast. beloved woman. Despite the language variation, the emo- AnAmericanclassic,PorgyandBess,was Continuingour policy ofoffering tionsof theperformers^clearlyconveyedby athrill toexperienceinour very ownperfor- Davidson Students,Faculty & heartfelt body languageand soaringvoices, mancehall. Living Arts,Inc. delivered so- Employees a were undoubtedly powerful and worthy of phisticated performances of intense drama 20% Discount onEyewear praise. The dynamic chorus of stunning andbluesy tunes that will surely beremem- andSpecial sopranos and velvety tenors demonstrated bered for their amplitude and expression. Prices onEyeexams. the anticipatedprowessof theDuke Family TheDavidsonian Arts & Living Wednesday,February13,2002 » Rocks CricketArena New restaurant in town5 Weezer By Derek Loh andGavnWeber meal, we think we'll find ourselves eating By Brad Bridges Opening with "Island in the Sun" from Arts andLivingEditors lunch across Main Street a lot more than Special Contributor their Green Album, Weezer got everyone before Kobe's opening. The lunch menu is excitedabout allthesongstobe playedlater. ""Ifeel like I'minMiami," said a certain short:grilled chicken,fish,shrimp, steak,or "Whatdidhappenwasprettyscarythough! As the show continued,theaudiencebecame sketch-ball. vegetables,eachat$6.50apiece.Each lunch Someimaginative (andpossibly crazy) fans more rowdy, eventually crowd surfing on "That's only because your hot waitress alsocomeswithasalad,agenerousservingof decided to pullupthe floor borads that were wooden floor boards, as described by the doesn't speak English well." fried rice, and what we're pretty sure was coveringthe ice of therink,anduse themas cameraman. Bythispointin the show,Iwas So went the first few minutes of our con- canned carrots. Yummy. giantcrowd surfingboards.Ithink this trick finallycomfortable,andIenjoyedmy spotin versation at Kobe Asian Grill, which just Not that yummy,but yummy enough. The wasdevelopedduringthatinfamouslyrough thefrontandcenterof thearena. Anddespite openits Davidson doorsonMain Street last shrimp looks more like krill and probably my distance from the chaotic mosh pit, I week. Brian"Sketchy" Akin'04joinedus at doesn't taste too different. Thechicken is could see that the crowd'senergy would last the Asian-inspiredrestaurantforaquicklunch. what you'd expect: a few small cubes of untilthe endof the show. While the waitress may have beenhot, and whitemeatgoodness. Webothagreethat the Toclose the concert,Weezerplayed their while her English mayhavebeensubpar, we steak is yourbestbet. We didn't try thefish all-too-familiar hit "Say It Ain't So" along mostcertainlywerenotanywherethatvaguely or vegetable dishes. with"HashPipe,""OnlyinDreams,""Buddy resembledMiami. The nice thing about Kobe, though,is its Holly," and"Surf Wax America." Akinlater claimed that his "Miami" com- veryrelaxedatmosphere.(Don'tconfusethis It was clear that everyone enjoyed the ment referred to the restaurant's Art Deco Kobe with the one of the same name in concertfrom beginningto end. We wereall style,but seeing as there isnothing art deco Cornelius.) You'dfeelcomfortable finishing about Kobe, we'releft only to wonder about up the reading for your 1:30 class while his skillsas aninterior designer. There'snot picking the tomatoout of yourginger salad. muchin the wayofdecoration atKobe:afew Meals are also served quickly, so there's small wall lights, track lighting, and what's plenty of time to run to Kobe in between meatittobe trendy silver chairs. To be fair, classes. it's only the restaurant's first week of busi- We're not culinary experts. We're the ness. The bar is-not finished,regular coke guyswhoeat threecorndogs adaymoreoften unavailable, touchups square day. vvvvw.weezer.com was and weredone as thanthree mealsa We'realsothe Boardingat theWeezer concert we ate. guys wholike to eatalotfor $6.50. AtKobe, But let's not complain too much. Kobe you can eat a lot for $6.50. So,if we like festival Woodstock '99,andnooneexpected isn't trying to be the highbrow restaurant of eatingalot for$6.50, andsinceyoucaneata it to surface indoors tonight!! This is some theDavidsonarea. For just$6.50 forafilling lot at Kobe for $6.50,1guess that means we seriously dangerousstuff. Ilearned the hard like Kobe. Yay, Kobe. way when one of the boards came over the barricade and bashed me in the back of the - headin the fog of"Only InDreams", which www.weezer.com Oscars,frompage8 Moulin Rouge were left off the directing made mewhackmynoseonthe videocamera "stoked," and we hadnothing onour minds list. IquoteTy Burr:"Oneis temptedtocry andgetabloodynoseandahugeheadache..." but Weezer. Of course,alcohol and mari- mostwellroundedgroup. Eachof theirfilms out,asBillyCrystaldidwhen referencingthe This was writtenby aphotographer at the juanaimpaired someofour abilities tofairly displaysadistinctstylecharacteristic ofgreat similarly abused Prince of Tides director Weezer concert on February 5 in Cricket judgethequality of themusic,but one thing directing. Thenominees areas follows:Rob- Barbra Streisand, 'Did this film direct it- Arena. Thephotographerhadaroughnight, is clear: Weezer, at least in my mind, now ert Altman (GosfordPark),RonHoward (A self?'" butIwould haveto admitthat he wasoneof stands in a league of its own. Youhave to BeautifulMind),Peter Jackson (The Lordof This year'sOscar nominees aren't allthat onlyafew concernedabout the"Woodstock- give an all-male band credit for playing a theRings),DavidLynch(MulhollandDrive), bad;I'mtemptedto say they'regood. There like" crowd surfing that occurred at the song called'Tiredof Sex". andRidley Scott (BlackHawk Down). wereafew ofpleasantsurprises -anynomi- Weezer show. On arelatednote,not only is Weezer un- The only surprising thing about the best natedcomedic performance(i.e.Zellweger's) Priorto the themain show, SavesTheDay, derplayed, but the band is also picture nominees is that only some of their isapleasantsurprise-andafew unexpected along with Ozma,created a lotof energy in underappreciated, especially in the college creators werenominatedfor direction. While disappointments:there'stheabsenceofSteve Cricket arena. Soon after Saves The Day scene wheremostguysprefertopickupgirls best picture nominees A Beautiful Mind, Buscemi and the lone nomination foi plesantlysurprisedmewiththeir set andafter by playing the Dave Matthews song they Gosford Park, and The Lord of the Rings MulhollandDrive. But atleast the Academy a considerable delay because of a broken learned when they were fifteen. Ithink that were nominatedinthedirectingcategory,the didn't name any undeserving nominees as barricade, Weezer took the stageinfront ofa weallhave heard the same guitarlicks way other two nominees - In the Bedroom and theydid last year. Gladiator anyone? hyperactive,quasicontrolled audience. too many times. It is about time to show Weezer, andlocalbands,alotmoresupport. LAKE NORMAN J«g^

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Leadership at Davidson: Matt41 Arbuckle andPCC By Timothy Cook inthis last year willovershadow thebad. "I theCourt wereonceagainonspeakingterms. Rinker. "By the time wehadagroupgripon ManagingEditor cansay thattheCourtisbetter nowthanwhen Thesecondincident thatthreatenedto mar what was going onlast semester, we had to Iwasa freshman,"he said. theCourt's imagecame last October during shift thingsaround tobring Graehame up to " More than 1,200 people at Davidson are Thoseincidents were highlighted firstby SAE's'TackyParty," whena student fileda speed," said Arbuckle. involved in Patterson Court. For outsiders, thePhiDeltaTheta"bookdrop"lastspringin complaint claiming to be heckled and as- But Arbuckle has seen areal changein the that's a pretty impressive number consider- which a rather angry Scott Denham of the saulted by beer cans thrown from the bal- feelof theCourtover thepast few years. He ingtheentire studentbodyisless than1,700. German department sent an e-mail around cony. The reportalsoallegedthat slurs were believesmuch of the changestems from the Like the Student Government Association shouted at the student and his friend. But actions of leaders among the organizations. (SGA), the governing body over this huge duringamiscommunication betweenallpar- "One of the main things right now is that expanseof fun-loving, sometimes crazy and ties involved, including The Davidsonian, leadership in the houses are conveying the often drunk partiershas alotofresponsibility the natureof the "crime" was blown out of rules and getting people to start partying andhopefully a lot of insight into where the proportion and after a hearing by the Judi- responsibly,"he said. school isheading. ciary Council,SAE was acquitted on two And though some of the traditions have The Patterson Court Council (PCC) is a countsbut convicted of athird. changed (like partying irresponsibly), the groupofpeerselectedfromeachofthehouses But the hearing did raise serious issues willingnessof theCourt tocedesomeof them on the Court, including all seven national about whethertheCourtwasreallyanaccept- has helped build a good relationship with fraternity chapters, the four female eating ingplace after all. Membership is open to schooladminstration. Inparticular,theinfa- houses and CoHo. The council meets on anyoneoncampusthroughDavidson'spolicy mousSelf-Selectionnuderuneventin which Monday nights and consists ofone delegate self-selection, photoprovidedby Matt Arbuckle of and parties too are open to fraternitypledgessprintaroundtheCourtand perhouse andeachhouse president,plus the Matt Arbuckle '02(left) and anyone whohas a validPCCsticker. Tohelp into each eating house along the way was executive council to which any member of McNair Evans '02 hanging out at clear up the issue, SAE held a forum on changed last year to the "wear as little as the Courtis eligible to be elected. SAE. homosexual awareness in late November, possible dash." Andthoughthe change was Thisarticle focuses onthelast administra- and soon many really felt that theCourt was met with resentment from upperclassmen tion of PCC, led by President Mathew campus condoning both the actions of the a welcoming areaagain. who had exposed themselves as first night Arbuckle'02(SAE). Thoughduringhisterm fraternity and alsotheCourtas well. But the Coupled with these incidents came the pledgesinyears past,Arbuckle thinks thatit the Courthas hadseveral controversial inci- issue was resolved andDenham,the faculty addition ofanew PCCAdvisorin Grahaeme wastime for achange. "It[Ihenakedrun]had dents,Arbuckleisconfident that theprogress advisor of theco-ed eatinghouse CoHo,and Hesp, hired last summer to replace Craig a tendency to get very crude,"he said. Arbucklealsocommented onthe growing relationship between the Public Safety Of- fice andtheCourt,saying, "Thecops arevery understanding." Thisis atrendthatArbuckle is very proud of,as he was glad to say.that housesaren't gettinginto asmuch trouble as wmm I Pim Mil i i ■ I^h y y n they used to. ill "n i j l*, Other members of the Court also agreed with Arbuckle that the Court has steadily beenbuildingastrongerrelationship withthe school as seen through the various social forums hosted by CollegePresident Bobby Vagt and Deanof Students Tom Shandley. FormerPiKappaAlphaPresidentMichael Clifton'02said,"Ifeeltheadministrationhas workedhard todispel the myth that they are

' anti-Court, they "; ■' and in my opinion, have . jPw^ ■ ■ Si *\\W Zi m '!■ succeeded." Former PCC Sergeant at Arms Mary Kat White '02 (CON) said, "The houses are reachingouttofacultymembers;KA,Warner, and PiKA hosted a Christmas partylast se- mester, for example." But Arbuckle,Clifton andothers still see other thingsthatcanbe improved. Forsome, thatbigissueis theOutpost.Sincetheclosing of thelatenightCourt snackhouse at theend of last year,many students have felt that the Union Cafe in the new Knobloch Campus Center justisn't upto par. 'TheOutpost wasprobablythemostpopu- larhouseontheCourt,andIhaven't seen the new Union Cafe fill the void successfully," saidClifton. "I wouldlove to seeitreopen." Don't miss the Grand Openingof CHARLOTTE'S new Rugged Weartiouse. Butinthecampaign toreopentheOutpost, All themost popular BRAND-NAME denim, casual apparel, shoes and Courtmembersmighthavetomakeachoice. men, AccordingtoVagtandothers atthelastsocial accessories for women and kids. forum, one of the uses for the old Outpost Save up to 70% off department store prices everyday! Come byFriday, mightbe as a temporaryhome for displaced eating February 15th, for fun, refreshments, and fSt^a*--^. fraternities and houses during house FREE T-Shirtsr and register to win FREE renovationsthatcouldhappen withinthenext gift certificates. year. Will houses goingunder construction V->-^ SSsSesfsS choose the Outpostover aplace to call their own? "Idon'tknow how toanswer thatquestion. Nothaving ahouse can cripplean organiza- tion,butI'dlike toseetheOutpostback,"said Arbuckle. — Regardless of the mishaps and questions *^^ regarding openness, Patterson Court is un- CHARLOTTE doubtedly still flourishing. Ina survey sent / McMullen Creek Plaza out toincoming freshmen last year,only 18 I Pineville-Matthews Road percent said that they were considering a " fraternity. This year,33 percentof theclass I A Mon -Sat 9:30am- 9pm Sun 11am -6pm of2005isinvolvedintheCourt,accordingto Arbuckle. At a college known for its indulgence in scholarship and an infatuation with the li- brary, he says the Court offers students a release with friendship, fellowship and lots and lotsofbeer. ThankstoMattArbuckleforallofhisgood servicefortheCourt. Goodluckinallyoudo. TheDavidsonian Sports Wednesday, February 13,2002 Strong starts for both tennis teams raise hopes for season

By JonathanCrooms number twosinglesandnumberfoursingles By AmandaMordavsky asimilarline-up,left thecourts that daywitha Staff Writer withtheirrespective6-3,6-4 and 6-2,3-6, Staff Writer similar result:a shutout 6-3 losses. At number three singles, Having only dropped five games on the After the second week of the springsea- Haywood also lost hismatch, 6-1, 6-3. "TTie wayIlook at it,ifyouhave a strong afternoon, the Wildcats coasted to an easy son,the men's tennis teamimproved their On Sunday morning, the Wildcats trav- desire to accomplish something,it will hap- victory. Number one doubles Fillnow and recordto3-2.TheWildcatssplit theweek- eled to Columbia for an early morning pen." Followingthe words of junior captain Fillnow dominated AndreaCotunaandMaria endmatches,capturingacloselycontested match-up against the31stnationallyranked Yasamina Hilu, the desire of the women's Sole for an 8-0 win. Number two doubles home match against Liberty University SouthCarolina Gamecocks. TheWildcats tennis teamprovedtoogreatforitsopponents PattersonandHatchalsobroughthomeashut- and droppinga tough match against con- were defeated 7-0 by the stronger, more this weekend. out with an 8-0 win over CarrieCragenand ference foeUniversity of South Carolina. experiencedGamecocks. The bright mo- Inimpressive fashion,the women's tennis AmberBarrett. On Saturday morning, the Wildcats mentof the match came from Davidson's team dominated Cantrell and pulled outa tightmatchagainst theLiberty tough number two doubles combination, both UNC- Hilurounded out Flames,whoreturned severaloftheir start- Winebarger and Gould.Thepair of crafty AshevilleandLib- the doubles with ersfromlast season. lefties capturedan erty to start the an easy 8-0 win TheWildcatscontin- ■ ■■ impressive 8-5 2002 seasonwitha over Alison Cho ued their strong [the] match brought victory, improv- 2-0 mark. and Elizabeth doubles play,as the ing their personal The season Cleavenger. team won two of out thebestineveryone's seasonrecord to4- opener against In singles three doubles match-ups, Kelly game." 1. Asheville onFeb- ft matches, capturing Despite strong ruary 7 has set the Fillnowpulledout -Rob Gould '04 P B— " i the doubles point. — play from the tone for the Wild- the number one The doubles point 'Cats, the Game- cats' season, hav- |<■ L ■■■■ HI* til win, defeating proved to be the deciding point, as the cocks easily captured the doubles point,as ing only dropped Cotuna 6-1, 6-2. Wildcats split the singles matches. well as swept all of the singles matches in one game during Petterson domi- doubles, Atnumber one sophomoreRob straight sets. ' the doubles match natedSole with a Haywood and freshman Donald Miles DespiteSunday sloss against theGame- and twelve games 6-1, 6-0 win, dropped their match, 8-6. Atnumber two cocks, co-captain Winebarger asserts that total to clinch the while number doubles, the combination of senior Chad the youngWildcat team has shone a lot of victory. three Cantrell Winebarger and sophomore Rob Gould progress, noting, "Up and down the line- Starting at the shut-out Cragen captured an victory. 6-0, their match with 8-4 up, these were the best matches of the number one photoby AllisonOng 6-0. In the final doubles pairing, senior David season. The singles is starting to catch-up doubles sport, Meghan Team captain Yasamine Hilu '03 led Webb and sophomore Jonathan Britt eas- with the doubles." Winebarger's doubles freshmen twins Fillnow followedin the 2-0 start. ily won 8-2. partner,Gould,noted that the "USC match Kelly and Meghan Wildcats' fashion,shuttingout Insinglesaction,the'Catscapturedthree brought out the best in everyone's game Fillnow pulled out a thrilling 8-1 win over Cleavenger 6-0, 6-0. Hilu,in the five spot, of the six singles to earn them the victory which wecan hopefully carry into therest Stefine ShubaandSarah Cox. dominated Cho,6-1, 6-0, while Hatch ended over the Flames. Winebargerled the team of the season." Although both lost, Followinginthetwospot,freshmanMeggie with a shutout against Barrett,6-0,6-0. with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory at number one Winebargerand Webb significantly stepped PattersonandsophomoreKatherineHatchshut With such a strong start to the season, the singles. uptheir games in the team's effort against out Nancy Liversay and Ashley Jones 8-0. seniors arehappy with the team'seffort. The Wildcats showed their strength and USC.With eachensuingmatch and strong Finally,inthe thirdspot, seniorcaptain Kelley We have the most talented team and the depth with strong victories at the number leadership from Winebarger and Webb, CantrellandHiludominatedEmily Aker-Estes best team chemistry of anyinmy four years five and six singles positions. Miles and the Wildcats are beginningtogelandcome and Stacey Witkowski withan8-0 shutout. here," commented CantrelL junior GeoffMullen sealed the team's vic- together as a team. In the singles line-up, number one seed Ourfivefreshmen haveadded toour depth tory with 6-4,6-4and 6-3,6-3 wins at their With a week to rest and practice, the KellyFillnowoutscoredShuba6-2,6-0toearn and brought a high level of intensity, so respective positions. The 'Cats' losses Wildcats willfocus their attentionandlook herfirstcollegiatewin.Inthetwospot,Petterson they're pushing the upperclassmen to work came at the number two, three, four and to carry their solid team effort into next cinched her first collegiate win against Cox harder." five singles positions. David Webb and Sunday's home match against UNC- with a 6-2, 6-3 win.Hilu came in at the third Senior Katie Brooks agreed. "This is the Jonathan Britt dropped close matches at Asheville. spot, dominating Liversay 6-1,6-1. strongest team Ihave been a part of in four Cantrell,inthefour spot, shutoutheroppo- years atDavidson. We have upperclassmen nentJones,whileMeghanFillnow,inherfirst experience, but the freshmen also add in- collegiate appearance, and Hatch defeated credible talent and maturity toour team." Indoor track squads Aker-Estes and Witkowski,6-0, 6-1,respec- The Wildcats are looking for two more tively. shutouts this week, hosting High Point on After their impressiveopener,the Wildcats Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. andUNC Wilmington on compete in ChapelHill returned to the courtsonFebruary9 to takeon Feb. 16 at noon. theLibertyFlames.CoachPrice,sticking with

By LizGross & Jimmy Swansbrough He was followed by sophomore teammate Staff Writers Dave Bunge, who completed the race in 9:14.02. Do youhear thatnoise? It's the sound of Other top ten finishes belonged to junior Indoor TrackResults records shatteringfor themen's indoor track BradBeckenandfreshman KevinBellinthe andfield team. 5000mrun. Becken placed9th withatimeof At the Carolina Fast Times Indoor Track 16:20.66,followedbyBellin10th withatime Women 20fonDash Meetlast weekend,theWildcats continueda of16:41.35. 60mDashPreliminaries Schernecke,Greg(19th) 23.55 record-breakingstreakthatstartedtwoweeks The Davidson sprinters continued to im- JennyDiCosmo 8.77 Pratt, Andrew 24.38 nearly competitor ago, when Dan Gibson lowered the school prove their times as every 400m Dash ■ Leverett,John 24.64 mile record bymore thana second. marked a season's best last weekend. The Carr,Clarissa 1:07.30 400mDash The invitational featureda strong field of Wildcats were led byjuniorcoTcaptainGreg Yee,Juna 1:07.48 Norling, Johannes (25th) 54.74 teams from the state, including UNC, NC Schernecke in the 200m dash. Schernecke MileRun Bowie,Freddie 54.82 State,Charlotte, Western Carolina,and Ap- placed19th withatimeof23.55,a.22second Brew,Anna 5:44.29 Rouisse,Chris 55.31 palachian State. improvementoverhisperformance twoweek- Baxter,Sarah 5:52.73 800mRun The men's distance medley relay came endsago. 5k Wyatt,Paul(21st) 2:04.22 throughonSaturday byshaving almost four The men's 4x400mrelay also performed Puckett,Laura 18:36.37 Oyler,David 2:08.33 secondsfromthepreviousschoolrecord.The well,runninga3:38.49thatplacedthem10th Einstein,Emily 19:29.84 MileRun young team of sophomore Greg Scott in the field. 4x400m Relay Scott,Greg(15th) 4:30.14 (1200m), freshman Paul Wyatt (400m), TheWildcat womenperformed wellinthe Davidson 4:32.26 Broadwater,Colby 4:35.01 sophomoreChrisRouisse(800m),andsopho- distance events.In the 5000-meter, sopho- 4x800m Relay 3000mRun moreColbyBroadwater(mile)placedfifthin moresLauraPuckettandEmilyEinsteinboth Davidson 10:44.69 Gibson,Dan (5th) . 8:36.98 therace withatimeof10:50.08.Theprevious finishedinthetoplO.Puckettranan18:36.37 Shotput Bunge,Dave 9:14.02 school record of 10:53.97 had been set in toplacefifth,whileEinstein'stimeof19:29.84 KimPierre 9.55 m 5000mRun 1998. was goodenoughfor the ninth spot.Inother Becken,Brad (9th) * 16:20.66 After being named Southern Conference action,the womenplaced third in the4x800 Men Bell,Kevin (10m) 16:41.35 Player of the Week, senior co-captain Dan relay with atime of 10:44.69 ,__._,. Crowe,Joe(12th) 16:50.64 DashPreliminaries: Gibson continuedhis impressive start tothe The menwill return to competition next 60m 4x400mRelay Leverett John (23rd) 7.30 seasonbycompetingin the 3000monSatur- weekendas they travel to Columbia,SC, for Davidson(l0th) 3:38.49 Indoor Open " " day, adding distance to the mile that he ran theGamecock Distance~ MedleyRelay 60m Preliminaries .^,. ,., The womenhave two weeks topreparefor JSZ^fVLrHurdle .. (5th) n/ul two weeks ago. His time of 8:36.98 earned wu r^, ,,7.u a At Davidson 10.50.08 Championships, Weber,Drew (17th) 9.47 himfifthplaceinafieldof thirty-onerunners the SouthernConference to ■ ashe finishednine secondsbehindtheleader. be heldFeb. 22-23 in JohnsonCity, TN. Sports Wednesday, February13,2001 From the Sideline Moving On

By Caroline Hauser Sports Editor — While the FirstLadylookedonregally and expected evenhabitual. the President slouched in his chair six feet But the linebetweenritual androutine is a away— bored untilhe got togo play withthe fluidone.Ifeveryoneexpects aSeptember11 athletes— theOscars-lengthOlympic opening survivortolightthe torch,thenthecountryisn't ceremonywentoffascleanlyandbrilliantlyas movingon. thefireworks that filled the Salt Lakesky. Some things won'tchange for a longtime. Therewas,however,somesurprisewhenthe Virtually everyprofessional andmostcollege torch was lit. Having watched the Olympic teams have sewnflags to their uniforms,un- p/iotofry Ong flamemakeitswayacross thecountry(brought likely to disappearovernight.Davidson is, as Allison toyoubytheworld,sponsoredbyCoca-Cola®), far asIcan tell,theonly school in ourconfer- Davidson dropped a physicalgame to ASU indouble overtime. millionstuned inforoneof themost wellkept ence thathas notfollowed this trend. secretsinbroadcasting. Thatmay seemunpatrioticofourlittle snow Time's"PersonoftheYear"wasafavorite to globe,but whenone considers thathah7of the Women's basketball suffers light the fire within. Since his walkingpress men's basketball team is from somewhere conference onSeptember 11, whenhecalmly else— take your pick of Finland,the Congo, directed New Yorkers and their governing Ireland— itmakessensenottobrandeveryone through four-game skid agencies,Rudy iconof withanAmerican flag. Guilianihasbecome an ASU, to 8-15, 4-10 inspirationasrecognizableasanyheadofstate. Likewise,every major sporting eventcan't Despite thriller against womenfall Fivemonths later,thenationistryingtoheal. be entrenched in a pre-game tribute to lives By ErinDelk another final,and unsuccessful,shot. Ifyouthinkthat sounds trite,keepinmindit's tragically lost. Staff Writer The crowd sat up a little straighter and coming fromsomeone who stillcringes when ThelasttimetheWinterOlympics wereheld edgeda little further upin their seats as the the microwave clock says 9:11. in America, more than 50 Americans were Appalachian State University teamspreparedforthe thirdtip-offinthe46th — thrilling The decision made in August,and— ques- being held inIran. The cold war was raging, Ina double-overtime conference minuteof the game. tioned butupheld after September 11 to let and the Soviet Union was notonly an oppo- grudge match, the Davidson girls saw their Thepatternedsequenceofeventsemerged the 1980 U.S.Olympic hockey teamlight the nent,butalso anadversary. chance at victoryrimin and out with sopho- oncemore, as theMountaineers went upby torch, then, was truly asignof returning nor- A bunch of college hockey players got to- more forward Courtney Laird's last-second fourquickly, andDavidsonfoughtback totie malcy,atleast inthe sporting world. gether tobringdown theenemy.Asrecogniz- shotattempt,leavingthem twopointsshortof itupat 87 with 42.7 seconds. Inpursuit of thatmythic levelplayingfield, ableasanyimageinsportshistoryisfootageof Appalachian State, 89-87,onSaturday after- Center Joanie White gaveASUtheleadon athletics haveevolved withissuesofrace,sex, goalie JimCraig drapedin an American flag noon. — alay-upandforcedDavidson tocallatimeout andpolitics. after the "MiracleonIce." Almostevenintheconference ASUwith with 15.9 seconds left. Inthe past five months,ideas and ideals of Team captainMike Eruzione, who scored one more loss than Davidson,— 10, and the Unfortunately, bad luck with last-second heroism,patriotism,andreligionhavesurfaced thewinninggoal,emotionally motionedforhis same amountof wins,4 thetwo teams went shots plagued the Wildcats as much like it insports. teamto joinhimonthe medalpodium. inch for inch together for fifty minutes in had the Mountaineers in their two previous Indeed,theseissueshavebeenquestionedin Last Friday,as he lit the cauldron that will front of one of the largest crowds for a attempts: sophomore point guard Ashley virtually everyaspect ofsociety. burn for a fortnight, Eruzione again had his women's game this season atBelk Arena. Hallsted made aslashing drive into the lane, Routines like singing "The Star-Spangled teamjoinhim. Asavid fanBart Creasman said,"It was a and,looking tokick itbackout forashot,only Banner" took onritualistic connotation inthe Together,theycreatedanotherindelibleimage fast-paced,exciting game to watch." found the hands of an ASUdefender. days and weeks after September 11. for sports fans.Evenintimesofcrisis,whenour TheMountaineers burst out of warm-ups The turnoverforcedDavidson tofoul with Sofrequentwere thetributes andtalksabout national spiritis wounded,wecan standtogether withmoreintensityandhustle than theWild- eight seconds left. ASU missed both free heroism andpatriotism, suchdisplaysbecame asa teamandlight the fire within. cats, winningthetipandscoringthefirst five throws,allowingthe 'Cats onelastchance to points of the game. Stunned, Davidson come back. climbedback intothegamebyapplyingafull Unfortunately, Laird's three-point shot court press andforcing ASU turnovers. could not find the bottom of the net, and Forfeits cripple wrestlers Athree-pointbasketbyseniorguardJanna Appalachianrecorded their fifth conference Magette at the 16:15mark broughtDavidson win. By AmandaMordavsky pinof theseason,settinghimatopthe teamfor to within four,and a nice putback and foul Michelle Conklin led all scorers with 21 Staff Writer pins. His second win came against shot by senior forward Bethany Schott with points,followedcloselybySchott's20points. Chattanooga's Chris Bird, whom he easily 9:28 togofinally putDavidsonupfor thefirst As sophomore center Meghan Bryant la- In an action-filled week of wrestling, the held to a6-1decision' time, 22-21. mented,"we reallysteppedupour defensein Wildcats could not shake their losing streak, Othersuccessful CatsincludedBender,who Davidson continued to shoot well,48.4% thesecondhalfandintheovertimes,but they despitestrongperformancesfromseveralindi- earnedhis thirdconference victory witha4-1 from the floor, but the Mountaineers hung werejuston fire,and we didn't expect some viduals. winover TheCitadel's Vince Bartges.How- around,draining three after three. oftheir silentplayerstostepuplike theydid.'" The week began with a February 6 match ever, Bender could not manage to overtake The two teams retreated into the locker against Gardner-Webb, where the Wildcats Chattanooga's Quintin Bell,losing 16-3 in a rooms at halftime with ASUahead by two Wofford fell 34-3.With forfeits inthe 133-pound,184- major decision. points, 41-39. OnMondaynight,Davidsondroppedtheir pound, 197-pound,and theheavyweightdivi- Doornbos struggled withclose matches on Davidson erupted from the break with a second contest of the season to conference sions,the Wildcats could onlyhope to scorein the afternoon, losing to The Citadel's Josh nine point scoringstreak to break ahead 48- rival Wofford University,77-53. 3-8, four weightclasses. Mau,1 and then toChattanooga'sPatrick 41,andextended the lead to as many as ten The 'Cats built an early lead with two Davidson, Carr, Unfortunately for ' sophomore 6-3. points in the first ten minutes of the second baskets from sophomore center Meghan MarkO'Hair(174)was theonly Cattocapture . Idlibiroundedout thecompetition withtwo half. Bryant,but the Terrierstook over withafree a win on the day.O'Hair beat out freshman losses.TheCitadel's Anthony DelPriore won ASU, unwilling to let the game slipaway, throw from their leading scorer,Jenny Nett, Matt Klinger,whohadentered thematch with inamajordecision,whileChattanooga'sCraig called on their surefire shooters like point at the 17:10 mark and neverlooked back. 26 wins this season. Johnson won after atechnical fall,18-3. guard Michelle Conklin, and brought the Davidsonshotamiserable 27.3% from the Senior captain Jeff Bender (157) struggled Bender isquicktopoint out that,despitethe game back to withinone point,59-58, with floor,andjust 7.7% from behind the arc. against Brian Dixon, losing his match 6-2, dismalscoresfromthesematches,theWildcats 8:53 to go inregulation. Wofford enteredhalftime with a13-point whilejuniorGrantDoornbos(149)hadhisown are doing well as individuals. "Against The A combination of Wildcat sloppiness and advantage,andcontinuedtorollinthesecond problemswithDanielElliott,losing hismatch Citadel,we wontwomatches outoffour with Mountaineer hustle allowed ASU to tie the half,despite a Wildcat"comeback attempt bythesamescore.SophomoreMoIdlibi(165) one pine andone regular decision," explains game with an offensive putback at the 1:30 around the fifteen-minutemark. regular mark, rounded out thecompetition with a 14-4 loss Bender. "Theybeatus with one deci- and to obtain the ball for the lastpos- Even though Davidson did not perform against KevinFields. sionandonemajor.Soourscore fromthefour session of thegame with 18.9 seconds. welloffensively, theywerepleasedwiththeir OnFriday,the WildcatstraveledtoCharles- matches wouldbe 9-7in favor ofus" Luckily,they werenotabletoconvert,and defensive effort. ton,SC,to ofthe takeonTheCitadeland theUniver- Bender furtherclarifies that thecause play entered the firstovertime. As Bryant remarked, "Our goal was to toughlosses is lackof talentfrom Schott scored first for sity of Tennessee-Chattanooga in Southern Wildcats not Davidson,but once prove that we could match up with them Againcrippledby thesquadbutlackofmembers."Ofcourse[the again,Conklinansweredwith three-pointer. Conference action. forfeits — a defensively,andwedid that.We forcedthem inmostweightclasses,the'Catswereunable to otherteams]aregoingtowintheduel evenif TheMountaineerstookafour-pointleadwith to take hard shots, and unfortunately, they would still lose overcome their opponents,losing toTheCita- we pinned all our guys we 2:50 toplay,but the 'Cats clawed their way made them. When wehad those same shots 36-24 offorfeits." back, del 43-9andto Chattanooga48-3. decisively because anda three-pointbasketbysophomore onthe other end, wejustcouldn't convert." Wildcats have weeks off before The highlight of the afternoon came from The two guardRobynFlewelling with29secondsleft Leadingthe wayfortheTerrierswasJenny victories, returningtothematsfortheirlasthomecompe- tied the O'Hair'stwo givinghima2-2record game. Nett with 20 points; for Davidson, Ashley Citadel's tition.Davidsonwillhost VMIandCampbell In moment of deja vu, ASU intheconference.O'HairpinnedThe a called a Hallsted and Bethany Schott both recorded JamesRoseat the5:47 mark to earn his third onSaturday,Feb. 23, at 12pm. timeout with 19.5 seconds to attempt yet 13points. February 13, - TheDavidsonian Sports Wednesday, 2002 Men'sbasketball falls toETSU,butholds onto firstplace By MattGarfield Childress converted all 14 of his. free useda 24-4 runover parts of both halves ever us and Davidson play," ETSUcoach ManagingEditor throws and 10-of-21 field goal attempts, to takea 60-49 lead with 12 minutes left. EdDeChellis toldthe Johnson CityPress. including14straight pointsduringETSU's Davidsonbattled back,but couldn't con- "We respect each other,but there's not a Summing up Davidson's 85-78 men's decisive second half run. The Wildcats tainanathletic Bucsteamthatdrove tothe lot of love lost." basketball loss to EastTennessee Statecan had no answer for the 6-3 senior guard, basket aggressively and hit the boards Davidsonplaced four players in double beaccomplishedinfour words:Freethrows. who surpassed a previous career-high of hard,exploitinga17-8 offensiverebound figures,led by Bree's 19 points. Bernard DimecoChildress. 35 points set one game before against advantage. had IS, while Martin Ides added 14 and ETSU hit 39-of-42 free throw attempts, Georgia Southern. "Idon't think the problem inthis game Pearson chippedin 12. andChildressscoredacareer-high36points "He wasextraordinary,"saidMcKillop. wasour offense,"saidMcKillop."Clearly With the loss, Davidson drops to 16-7 to lead the Bucs to their fourth straight "He played a marvelous game." the foulline and offense rebounding told overalland9-3 inthe conference,butholds victory on Saturday afternoon atthe Memo- Davidson held the Bucs scoreless for the tale of the game." on to first place in the division. ETSUis rialCenter in Johnson City,TN. the first 4:45 of the game and to only 36 Referees whistled four technical fouls 14-9 and 7-5. "Their foulline percentage was extraordi- percent shooting inthe firsthalf.Michael in the physical, hotly contested contest, Nextup for the Wildcats are two home nary," said Wildcats coach Bob McKillop. Bree's three-pointer at the3:15 mark gave one eachagainst Chris Pearson and Nick contests, hosting Georgia Southern on- "You can't put a team to the line that many the Wildcats their largest lead at 38-32. Booker. Wednesdayat7pm and AppalachianState times." But it quickly vanished, as the Bucs "It'sgoing tobe aphysicalgame when- on Saturday, also at 7 pm. SGA, athletic department to honor basketball seniors Doubleheader at home, SGA festivities celebrate class of2002

By Erik Ehinger the yearbecause, asEpps pointedout, "We Staff Writer " went uptoAppState this yearand we were louder than their fans,but theyalwaysbring ThiscomingSaturday marks thefinalhome a bigcrowd and weneed to make surethey game for the men's basketball team,and that don'toutdo us onourhome court." means it's senior day for the class of 2002 Wildcats. Men'sbasketball vs.AppalachianState Themen'sand women's teams wfllbehon- Two weeksafter hanging onfor an 82-72 oring their seniors Saturday as both teams win at Appalachian State, Davidson will squareoffinmajorgamesagainst theirrespec- attempt to win a second game against the tive Southern Conference rivals. Mountaineers (9-15, 4-9) at 7 p.m. on It's going to be afull day of action on the Saturday's Senior Day inBelk Arena. Bree, court and the Student Government Associa- The Wildcats hope to giveMichael Tonella,Martin Ides and the injured " tion iskicking things off early withacookout Fern Ifc^hh? ■tr- :,*""%» ..-.irs■— tail at 1pm in front of Baker Sports Complex. EmekaEregea victory—in theirfinalappear- SGA'sownJoeyHarrisandKevinEpps will ances in Belk Arena as well as maintain photo byMaltMonson be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs to the their leadin the North Division. Michael Bree'02 (right) ledDavidson with19 ptsin a loss to ETSU. sounds of student bands, and if that's not WiththeSouthernConference tournament enough, they'll be giving away everything just two weeks away, jockeying for favor- from gift certificates to basketballs signedby able seeds isheatingup. the 'Cats. The top two teamsin eachdivisionearn a Come down early, eat lunch,and tailgate first-round bye, meaning they need only withSGA before the women take it tosharp- three victories inthree days to winthe tour- shootingrivalsChattanooga,thenstickaround nament andearn the automatic NCAAbid. asthemencontinuetheir SouthernConference Butbefore' the Wildcats can worry about dominance against Appalachian State. that,they11needtocontainabalancedMoun- Students who stay for both games will be taineers attack led by Donald Payne (10.2 registeredto win one of severalgrand prizes ppg) andJonathan Butler (9.8 ppg). beinggivenaway by SGA. Ides turned in one of thebest all-around victory, It's yourlast chance tosee this outstanding games of hiscareer during the first points, senior class at home anda crucial conference contributing 15 12 rebounds and six game for both teams. assists. -Matt They'relooking tohave thebiggestcrowdof Garfield we throw all kinds of |OwSl!cEi©I©Sj at you. tuition isn't one of them.

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Wildcats send two soccer players to the pros Ozimek andErickson are drafted 49th and64th PressRelease share," added Coach Spear. Sports Information Erickson, a native of Littleton, Colo., was drafted by the Kansas City Wizards. Davidson's Erik Ozimek and Dane Heisa2001 graduateof Davidson whohas 9 Erickson were both drafted in the 2002 beenplayingprofessionally throughoutEu- Major League Soccer SuperDraft yester- rope over the last year. day.Ozimek was taken with the 49th pick Erickson served as team captain during while Erickson was " ) * his senior season 7 | I \ "■" .. lit \ chosen 64th. and finished his "This isa tremen- Davidson career doushonor forErik, with 37 points on Dane,their families 10 goalsand 17 as- />/iofo fey £nn Berry andDavidson,"said sists in 74 career A Wildcat batter kicks off theseason against Wake Forest. head coach Matt games. Spear. "Playing in Both Ozimek Major League Soc- and Erickson will Baseball opens season with cer, the premier di- start spring train- vision in American ing this week with soccer, has been a their respective loss to No.15 Wake Forest dream for both teams inFlorida. By RichardConnolly Tim's twomistakes andmade solidcontact." men. The join- young twoare Writer Offensively, Davidson batters were held Manypeople ing successful Staff feel toonerun off six hitsas Sleeth struckout 10 their excitement photobyMatt Whited clubs as Kansas Erik 02 Last season,the Wildcatsfaced WakeFor- without*issuing a walk through seven in- andpride,including Ozimek City won the 2000 est in a home and home series and were nings. teammates played them, Cup all the who with MLS while San Jose won the 2001 outscored 26-9as the Demon Deacons won "I thought wehad a number of good at- plus staff, professors coaches, Cup. the and es- MLS their 11th straight game against Davidson, bats on the day, and we created several pecially my predecessor Charlie Slagle, was oneof justnine schools in Davidson an unbeaten streak that dates back to1996. scoring opportunities," an optimistic coach to foster their growth." SuperDraft tohavemultiple play- who helped the 2002 Yesterdayafternoon,the WakeForestball Cooke said. Ozimek, nativeofColumbia,S.C.,was chosen in the draft. a ers club once again journeyed down 1-77 to "I was very pleased with oureffort physi- drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes. He The duojoins Rob Ukrop '93 as the only Wildcat Park as both teams kickedoff their cally, we just need to tweak a few things was named to the other Davidson 2002 campaigns. mentally." All-SouthRegion's players to be Of special note, the meetingmarked the Wake Forest got on the board first when third team. drafted by Major 34th time Wake Forest Coach GeorgeGreer Nick Bloutlaced a two-out, two-rundouble He was named League Soccer. has faced hisojd team. off theright field wall in the second frame. All-South for the Ukrop, Greercoached atDavidsonforsix seasons Davidsoncountered inthefourthas senior second season be- Davidson'sall-time from 1982-1987, and has experiencedtre- co-captain Billy Ryan singledin fellow co- coming just the leadingscorer, was mendous successagainst theWildcats,com- captain James Marino, who had doubled third Davidson aseventh-round se- piling a 30-3 record as head coach for the deep tocenter. player to evercap- lection (65th over- '* Deacons. TheWildcats talliedanotherruninthelast turethat distinction uv i If all) of the New En- Unfortunately forthe Davidsonnine,little of theninthoffa twooutsingledown theleft twice. glandRevolution. " has changedoverthe past 12months andthe field line by senior centerfielder Steven This season ■|n< ■ qi He scored the 15th-rankedDeaconscruisedtoa7-2 victory Aldrich. Despitethe loss, Frend provedhis Ozimek wassecond first two goals in behind thesolidpitchingof sophomoreKyle worthonthemound yieldingonly twoearned the team in history on Revolution Sleeth(l-O). runs,while striking out sevenagainst just a points with 18. in the team's inau- "We saw one of the top pitchers in the pair of walks. His eight assists gural game. countrytoday,"headcoach DickCookesaid. "Timpitchedvery welltoday,andIfelthe tied for the tearr TheWildcats are "Sleeth was throwingconsistentlyaround andBillyRyancalledagreatgame,"Cooke lead in 2001 while photoby SportsInformation comingoff an 11-8 92milesper hour,andhe touched95several remarked. his five goals pu Dane Erickson '01 and will season times as thegame progressed." Defensively,the Wildcats madegood de- him second on tht have exciting an Cooke handed starting duties to senior cisionsinthe outfield,especially theperfect teamin that category. home schedule next with visits from season TimFrend (0-1) and the right-hander from relay involving right fielder Sam Navarro Althoughhe played just two seasons at ACC-powers Clemson and Wake Forest,as Mainekept the gameclose through4and 2/ and second baseman Eli Benefield, both Davidson,heranks inthe top 10 incareer well as South Carolina. 3 inningsbefore anerrantthrow openedthe freshman,to cut down arunner at third. assistsand wasalso namedall-conference The 'Cats will alsorenew its rivalry with doorfortheDeacons,whocapitalizedquickly Davidson returns to action on Friday, as inboth seasons. North Carolina as they head to North Caro- as JamieD'Antonacleared thebases with a Brian Akin gets the nod against Delaware "Davidsonsoccer andtheCollegesalute lina for match-up against the TarHeels. a grand slam to give Wake a6-1 lead. State and thehome stand continues through this achievement for Erikand Dane,wish- "D'Antona may be the best hitter in the the weekend when BigEast powersBoston ing each the best this season, and for the country at thispoint," noted Cooke follow- CollegeandGeorgetownUniversity cometo nationalrecognitionandenergythat weall ' ingthe game."Hegot agoodlookat one of town. Inspirational Quoteof the Week Baseball Golf " Feb. 15Delaware State 3:00 Feb.18-19 @ Charleston Southern WhenIhear somebodysigh, Feb. 16BostonCollege 3:00 'Life Feb. 17Boston College 1j00 Lacrosse Feb. 18Georgetown 3:00 Feb. 15Denver 4:30 ishardf 'lamalwaystempted to ask, Feb.20 @ HighPoint 3:00 Men's Tennis " 'Compared to what?'" Men'sBasketball Feb. 17UNC Asheville 1:30 Feb.16 AppalachianState 7:00 Feb.19 @ C.of Charleston 7^:00 Women's Tennis Feb. 16UNC Wilmington 11:00 Women's Basketball -SydneyHarris Feb. 14UNC-Greensboro 7:00 Men'sIndoor Track W Feb. 16Chattanooga 3:00 Feb. 16 @ Gamecock Indoor Open Feb. 18Georgia Southern 7:00 Columbia,SC