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JUlie cOURSeN aND kellY WilSON of Responsibility generally deals with cases Staff Writer and Editor-In-Chief related to fi nancial responsibility, social re- sponsibility, vandalism, harassment, sexual Producing honorable academic work is misconduct, alcohol consumption by mi- a clear priority for most, if not all, David- nors, drugs, weapons, respect of Campus son students. Davidson College prides itself Police and residence hall life. The Honor on graduating students of integrity even in Code deals with lying, cheating, stealing an intensely challenging academic environ- and plagiarism. ment. While other colleges may promote a meaningless honor code, Davidson stu- Enforcement of the Code of Responsibility dents know that the Code here is truly lived, Enforcement of the Code of Responsi- breathed and trusted for academic work. bility is based on whether the violation is There are, however, differences in percep- carried out by an individual or by an orga- tion about how the Honor Code and its part- nization. ner, the Code of Responsibility, function in The Judicial Board handles violations social settings. by individuals. It does not conduct trials the way the Honor Council does. Rather, Purpose of the Code of Responsibility the Judicial Board conducts Administrative From the beginning, the Code of Re- Hearings, after which the accused student sponsibility was intentionally designed to will meet with Associate Dean of Students enforce behavioral issues separate from the Ernest Jeffries to give him a disposition re- Honor Code. garding whether he or she takes responsibil- “The attempt was very conscious and ity for the charge. Photo courtesy of Jack DeLoach very deliberate to have the Code of Respon- If a student takes responsibility for the sibility separate from the Honor Code— Shortly after Dean Shandley’s campus-wide email last month reminding students that charge, then the Judicial Committee will they were two really different things,” said stealing signs has Honor Code implications, they appeared on Armfi eld Courtyard. meet to determine the sanction. This com- Hansford Epes ’61, Registrar and Professor mittee is comprised of three students from of German and Humanities. “We were really conscious of saying the rights you have to talk about student respon- the Honor Council chosen at random, one Epes, who has been at Davidson as either Honor Code as it stands applies to a very sibilities,” said Epes. faculty member of the Student Conduct a student or faculty member for 55 years, specifi c set of circumstances closely related “That’s why it’s called the Code of Re- Council chosen at random and Jeffries as was a part of the team that wrote the Code to the central mission of the College—the sponsibility,” he continued. “That is, we ac- the Chair. of Responsibility. “It was purposeful all the academic mission,” said Epes. cept responsibilities for certain things and In any given semester, the Judicial way around by those involved that clutter- The Code of Responsibility emerged penalties for infractions, but it has little to Board hears about six to eight cases on aver- ing the Honor Code with lots of behavioral from broader conversations about student do with the Honor Code as such.” items was simply a poor idea,” he said. rights because “when you talk about student According to The Red Book, the Code See CONVERSATIONS, page 2 Common Ground prepares for multi-cultural event

lYla halSTeD conquest of violence and the Gandhian tech- cluding women and children, but they were The student from the Gandhi Seminar Senior Staff Writer niques of confl ict resolution,“ he said. “The greeted by an empty street. and many others organized this campus-wide students were offended after hearing about According to Steve Davis ’87 who vid- event, which had over 500 attendees, to pro- Common Ground began as a passive re- the upcoming march and wanted to know eotaped the march, only six Klan members vide a positive, non-violent response to the sponse to a racially heinous event that took what kind of response they could organize. were actually wearing their robes, and one KKK march. The restaurant owners along place in the town of Davidson over two de- The next week, one of my students provided was even arrested for possessing a con- Main Street provided food, and SGA and the cades ago. In 1986 the Ku Klux Klan led a a wonderful re- cealed weapon. He Union Board provided entertainment. The march down Main Street. Instead of a bus- sponse. described them as day came to be known as Solidarity Day, and, tling street of friendly shops, the road was “He suggested “Now that the campus is more “bedraggled” with in subsequent years, was extended to provide fi lled with Klansmen. that there shouldn’t diverse, there is a different kind hand painted signs, events for a whole week. While the Klan had intended to raise a be any audience to of poison, one of multicultural wandering the While the Klan had intended to raise a stir by terrifying onlookers, they were unable the march,” Thomas empty street. There stir by terrifying onlookers, they were unable to receive any reaction. Students of all eth- said. “Students went apathy.” were no protesters, to receive any reaction. Students of all eth- nic backgrounds came together that day, and from store to store, shocked onlookers nic backgrounds came together that day, and Common Ground was born. asking them to close -Dr. Tae Sun Kim or terrorized mi- Common Ground was born. Today, few students have any knowledge during the march so Director of Multicultural Affairs norities. The students responsible for the event of this event, but many current faculty mem- no one would be on “The march called themselves Common Ground, allud- bers were teaching at the time and vividly re- the street.” didn’t even make it ing to their belief in basic human rights and member that day. Dr. Job Thomas, Director Besides the police, there were very few if the entire length of the street,” Thomas said. equality. This group of students was predom- of the South Asian Studies Program, was one any witnesses to the march. As Thomas said, Davidson students, local elementary school inantly white, but did include students from a such faculty member. “No one wanted to see it.” In fact, there might students and various community members wide spectrum of backgrounds. “At that time, I was conducting the Gan- even have been more offi cers than Klansmen. were instead at a town-wide activity day tak- dhi seminar, and we were discussing the There were 37 Klan members marching, in- ing place behind Commons. See EMBRACING, page 3

A new campus art exhibition The track team broke several Last Thursday, the SGA explores body image, gender records this weekend, the senators voted to introduce and victimhood. The artist basketball team faced Zipcars to Davidson’s campus is Hagit Barkai, the newest Charleston and women’s next fall. Allowing drivers member of the art department tennis faced Virginia Tech. ages 18 and up to get behind faculty. The exhibit opening This week, the Sports section the wheel, Zipcar works with also featured interactive features a profi le of the colleges to provide rental cars performance in the form of wrestling team’s two females for students without vehicles pantomime. members. on campus.

see ARTS, page 5 see SPORTS see NEWS, page 3 News Page 2 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Conversations about honor in academic and social settings Continued from page 1 Judicial Board, so he is involved in deciding whether a violation should be categorized as • honoR CoUnCiL sTaTisTiCs • age. Sanctions generally fall along the lines organizational or individual. SPRiNG 2011 TO PReSeNT of apologies, community service or social probation. Determining the Nature of a Case: Total number of cases: 13 However, if the student does not take re- Principles over Wording Found guilty: 13 sponsibility for the charge, “then it goes to What constitutes an Honor Code viola- the Honor Council as the adjudicating body tion versus a Code of Responsibility viola- Cheating: 9 for a trial to continue the investigation,” tion can be confusing to many students. Jef- Lying: 1 said Jeffries. “They treat it the same way fries noted that, indeed, a “gray area” exists that they would an Honor Code violation when it comes to distinguishing cases as Stealing: 2 that someone didn’t admit guilt to.” This Honor Code or Code of Responsibility vio- Cheating/Lying: 1 situation is rare. In his 16 years at Davidson, lations. Therefore, he pointed out that “we Jeffries has only seen three or four cases of look at each case individually. We look at Cheating Cases Given an “F&3”: 5 this nature. all of the factors that surround the situation 1994 TO 2010 The Patterson Court Judicial Board (“J- and the incident.” Board”) handles Code of Responsibility Perhaps what contributes to this gray Total number of cases: 170 (ranging from 2– 26 a year) violations by Patterson Court organizations. area is the fact that the fi rst section of the Found Guilty: 156 The Patterson Court J-Board is structured Code of Responsibility emphasizes the im- similarly to the Honor Council, in that there portance of integrity, a concept many might Cheating: 96 are trials involving Student Solicitors and associate with the Honor Code. This section Cheating (Plagiarism): 23 Defense Advisors who are closely involved following the preamble of the Code of Re- with investigating the cases. Members of the sponsibility states: “Acts of basic dishones- Lying: 19 Patterson Court Judicial Board are drawn ty, while not dealt with in the Honor Code, Code of Responsibility: 6 from Patterson Court organizations. Jeffries serves as the advisor for the Patterson Court See HONOR, page 4 Average: 11 cases a year

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Talia Beechick college and the other half by the Activities Staff Writer Tax Council (ATC). However, because of its success at other colleges, that might not be Last Thursday, the SGA senators voted to necessary for long. introduce Zipcars to Davidson’s campus next “We actually expect Zipcar to be a self- fall by an overwhelming majority. sustainable program that could potentially Allowing drivers ages 18 and up to get generate long-run profit for the school,” behind the wheel, Zipcar works with colleges Lockwood said. to provide rental cars for students without Once the program is underway, Zipcar vehicles on campus. Already involved with will send employees weekly to clean the over 230 colleges throughout the United cars. Zipcar pays for maintenance, gas and States, Canada and the UK, Zipcar is the insurance, and Davidson will be reserving world’s largest and fastest growing car two prime parking spots in the Student Union sharing company. lot to ensure easy accessibility. Zipcars run at either an hourly or daily Lockwood and Shandley are currently low rate and come with several amenities, working with the school’s legal counsel in including 24/7 roadside assistance, gas, crafting a contract with Zipcar. Once that maintenance and insurance. Once students is complete, students can begin registering register online and pay a fee of $35, they online at Zipcar.com, receive their Zipcards receive a Zipcard which grants them access Zipcars are set to become a fixture on campus next fall.Photo courtesy of Zipcar and hit the roads after reserving the car via to the cars, and are able to reserve and drive text message, phone call or Internet. the Zipcars whenever they choose. participating, 97% voted the Zipcar program resonated with Dr. Annie Ingram, Professor Zipcars aim at increasing the quality of According to SGA Senator Pearce as an excellent addition to our school. of English and Thomson Professor of student life across college campuses, with Lockwood ’14, bringing Zipcar to campus “Five hunderd fifty-one people said Environmental Studies. “We sometimes get increased access to off-campus cultural has been discussed by students over the last they would join the program today if it was visiting professors who don’t have cars, and events, community service opportunities and five years at Davidson. “I saw Zipcar asa offered,” Lockwood said. “We were really having a Zipcar option would make their lives career opportunities. With low rates of $8/ great opportunity to help the school so I looking for a number over 120, so I think we much easier,” she said. “They wouldn’t have hour on weekdays and $9/hour on weekends, committed myself to making it happen,” he really hit it out of the park when it came to to rely on rental cars or public transportation Zipcars will be available to all students, said, highlighting the assistance he received student and faculty interest.” or rides all the time. I’m so glad [the College hopefully increasing parking availability and from Dean Shandley, President Quillen and Indeed, faculty responses to this is] pursuing this.” off-campus activity as well as decreasing Student Body President Gerard Dash ’12 on development have been extremely positive. Richard Hendrix ’15, SGA Senator, also our carbon footprint as an environmentally the project. Dr. Pat Peroni, Associate Professor of vouched for the Zipcars’ positive impact on friendly community. “The more I look into After extensively researching the program Biology, pointed out the benefits for staff, our campus. “The program will not only the program the more and more beneficial I and what it could offer Davidson students, faculty and the environment. “I’m surprised be a convenience for hundreds of students think it would be to the college,” Lockwood Lockwood decided to gauge the level of that the College does not already have throughout the year, but it’s going to change states. interest on campus to see if Zipcar would Zipcars,” she said. “With a Zipcar, staff the social setup of our community as well,” “I’m confident that this program will be a good fit. With the help of the Zipcar members who live in town could probably he said. “No longer do those without cars make a lot of people’s lives a lot easier and Company, Lockwood created a survey and make do with only one car per family.” have to rely upon those with them.” much more fun,” Hendrix enthusiastically distributed it to students, faculty and staff. The advantages presented to not only Two Zipcars will arrive in August, with asserts. “I can’t wait to see this great success With over half the student body and faculty the students but also faculty and staff also half the program being paid for by the in action come fall!” Embracing diversity, ending apathy Continued from page 1 roe ’12, Eileen Klaiklung ’13, Jannat Khan Do you have notions? ’14, and Dr. Tae-Sun Kim, Director of Multi- Unfortunately, after several years, when cultural Affairs. the students who founded Common Ground In March, the committee hopes to hold began to graduate, the movement dwindled. another week of events to commemorate the As time passed, the miraculous day of mul- 1986 occurrence. “The students were inspired ticultural unity and solidarity fell into the by that day, and they wanted to pay homage past; students began to forget the force that to that movement,” Kim said. “Now that the brought them together. Recently, however, campus is more diverse, there is a different students began to take a renewed interest in kind of poison, one of multicultural apathy. multicultural awareness. So to drum up some interest, the students in- While the campus is not likely to be con- volved thought this would be the perfect way sidered a place of racial violence, most will to commemorate that event and put a modern agree that there is some apathy towards rais- twist on it.” The committee hopes to attract a ing awareness of multicultural issues. Last larger turnout and to inspire students to con- year, as a result, efforts were made to revive tinue the legacy of Common Ground. the Common Ground movement. “I envision a week of people coming to- The Black Student Coalition, the Asian gether, just like they did in ’86... That soli- Culture and Awareness Association and the darity, that common ground, shouldn’t be Organization of Latin American Students forgotten, and if we need a week like this, so came together to host a week’s worth of be it,” Johnson said. events promoting multicultural awareness. The goal of the week is not only to rec- A committee was formed, consisting of Jesse ognize and honor the students’ initiatives to- Johnson ’12, Justin Hua ’11, Aaron Goodson ward racial equality in the past, but also to ’11 and Darrell Scott ’10, as well as select look toward a future with less self-segrega- individuals of the Diversity Coordinating tion and apathy. Board organizations and administrative sup- The events will begin Monday, Mar. 19, porters Ernest Jeffries, Cristina Garcia and and continue until Friday, Mar. 23. Monday Fuji Lozada. Unfortunately, fewer students there will be a showing of the documentary than expected attended the week’s events. “On Strike” and discussion with faculty. “We put a lot of time and energy into it. On Wednesday, Dr. Marua Cullen will Do tell! It was a big deal. I think that is what multi- give a talk titled “Taking Adversity Out Of cultural apathy looks like at Davidson,” Hua Diversity: Building Inclusive Organiza- said. tions.” After feedback from peers and conversa- Thursday, there will be a talk titled “Walk- Enter the Davidsonian tions with the Community Connectors of the ing on Common Ground” in the Lilly Gallery Multicultural House, and the President and during Common Hour with the collaboration Political Cartoon Contest! Vice President of Student Government As- of Patterson Court Council as a part of the sociation, OLAS, the ACAA and the BSC, New Members Education campaign. Submit a physical copy of your political cartoon to the Common Ground applied to the Improve Da- The week’s events will conclude on Fri- Davidsonian office or email a pdf to sawelty or ersawyer. vidson Fund and received a generous grant. day, Mar. 23, with a cookout celebration in Since last year, the committee has grown to the Union Amphitheatre to mark the end of include Amanda Menjivar ’12, Tamara Mun- Common Ground Week. News Page 4 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Honor-bound both in and out of the classroom? Continued from page 2 cent years students have begun to take the opinion, but I don’t know that students are “I think there’s a huge disconnect be- Code of Responsibility less seriously, or as independent when they come to college tween academic honor and respect, respon- may be dealt with by the Honor Council. It might be selectively applying the Honor today as we had to be [in the ’70s], and I sibility and community standards,” she is, therefore, the responsibility of teacher, Code solely to their academic work, Jeffries wonder sometimes if that means you don’t continued. “If we’re not helping you guys administrator and student to create a climate has also become aware that this is a concern feel like you’re as responsible. There’s less connect the dots between what you’re do- at Davidson which encourages learning and to some. “Here within the last few years I’m ownership, less accountability.” ing in the classroom and what you’re doing the developing of relationships character- starting to hear students having scattered In contrast to when Terry was a student in your personal lives outside the classroom, ized by integrity. Such a climate requires conversations about these kinds of things,” at Davidson and the number of adults pres- then we’re probably doing you a disservice.” personal discipline and scholarly integrity.” he said. “There was a time when we didn’t ent on campus after 5 p.m. could be counted “Disconnect” is also the term Jeffries Epes concurred that “gray areas were hear these kind of conversations. But just on one hand, today there is a greater adult used to describe students’ behavior in social probably inevitable” in the two Codes. “We the fact that we’re talking about this now is presence (e.g., live-in area coordinators versus academic settings: “There’s a discon- weren’t trying to emulate the corpus of ju- something that encourages me.” and more Campus Police presence). “So nect. When do you come to the place where risprudence,” he said. “This is not a court there used to be you’re taking full system. It’s a set of principles.” Honor in Different Settings a lot more self- “When do you come to the place ownership of your For example, when asked about a situ- “The academic settings are taken much policing because community, not ation regarding whether one is obligated to more seriously than social settings,” said there wasn’t some- where you’re taking full owner- just academic own- turn in a friend for a violation of the Honor Jake Thompson ’12, one of two Defense body there to say ship of your community, not just ership?” Code if he tells a policeman that he is older Advisors for the Honor Council. “When ‘You can’t do that. academic ownership?” The solution is than he actually is or if he puts on a 21+ people are down the hill drinking and they You shouldn’t do not quite as clear- wristband when he is not 21, Epes respond- steal from an eating house or fraternity, they that,’” said Terry. - Dean Jeffries, cut as assessing the ed, “I don’t think that is ever what we had might not think that much about the reper- “It’s just the way Judicial Board Chair problem. But Jef- in mind. In fact, I think it is absolutely the cussions. When writing a paper and they the world has fries offers some opposite of what we had in mind. But that plagiarize, it usually takes conscious effort.” changed. There’s advice: “I’ll push isn’t what the words say. The words say ly- Notably, alcohol consumption is rarely a lot more of the sense that ‘I’m not going that back on the students because students ing about official college business. a mitigating factor during Honor Council to do that because there’s somebody here to are there. It’s where they live. The most “If you get hung up on the words in- trials. “If you violate the Honor Code, then catch me.’” powerful solution would be students rising stead of thinking about the principles—and you violate the Honor Code,” said Nmeli Meg Shamburger, Patterson Court Advi- up and taking that responsibility to protect knowing about the principles may involve Nnoromele ’12, Vice Chair of the Honor sor, also expressed concern about a double their community. To me there’s nothing knowing about the traditions behind them— Council and former Social Chair of Rusk standard around honor in academic versus more powerful than that. I’m not sure the way out of that,” he said. Eating House. Jeffries also reiterated that in social settings. She emphasized that students “We can dictate stuff administratively all Code of Responsibility cases, being under are expected to respect the Honor Code and day, but when the students start to rise up Perceptions of the Honor Code and the influence “is not an excuse.” Code of Responsibility even in Patterson and say, ‘Look this is my community; this the Code of Responsibility Regardless of whether alcohol affects Court settings. “Davidson students within is where I live. I’m not going to allow that Although the purpose of the Honor students’ ability to be honorable across a Patterson Court are still Davidson students,” to happen,’ that’s when students will be held Code remains the same, perceptions about range of settings, other students note that said Shamburger. accountable,” said Jeffries. the Code seem to differ among members of there is a sense that students hold academics the Davidson community in recent years. to a higher standard, compared to lying or “When I was a student I understood it as stealing in a social setting. “Davidson is, at we expect you to live this way all the time, its heart, an academic institution. Academic not just while doing things officially,” noted violations cut to the heart of Davidson’s Faculty Spotlight Mike Goode ’83. After graduating from Da- academic mission more than the social as- vidson, Goode returned to Davidson as part pects of the school,” said Christine Rua ’12, By Ali Gomez - Staff Writer of Union Operations in 1992. Since 1999, the other Defense Advisor for the Honor Goode has served as Assistant Director of Council. “For stealing in a social setting, the Davidson Outdoors. overall damage to the community is pretty “The Honor Code as a statement of how low. The stakes are not quite as high,” she Dr. Suzanne Churchill we expect people to behave, period, was said. Professor of English very clear to me,” Goode said. “It was a Based on recent incidents on campus, lifestyle expectation, not just while doing Rua’s statement may have validity. Stu- Davidson College things.” dents will recall a recent email sent by Tom Dr. Suzanne Churchill, Professor of widely recognized every day. Goode worked with the Community Shandley, Dean of Students, on behalf of the English, teaches classes on word-art,’ Besides teacher and scholarship, Bikes program Honor Coun- in which students study and create vari- Churchill finds time to participate in ous kinds of word-image texts. In addi- enriching travel experiences such as her until it lost “If we’re not helping you guys connect cil regard- funding earlier ing thefts of tion, she teaches many other classical trip to Hawaii during which she stud- this year. “The the dots between what you’re doing in public traffic and creative topics using her expertise ied Japanese culture, art and literature. Community the classroom and what you’re doing in signs. “People in modernism. Her Here she was able Bike program your personal lives outside the class- I guess didn’t research mainly to explore her in- is worth doing room, then we’re probably doing you a realize that consists of study- terests in Western if the students disservice.” [stealing these ing and interacting vs. Non-Western with modernist pe- perspectives and here are wres- - Meg Shamburger, signs] was an tling with some Honor Code riodicals and mod- enjoy the beautiful Patterson Court Advisor sense of com- violation, and ernist poetry and landscape of the munal respon- I think the sa- poetics. islands. sibility,” he lience of it is The texts she Last summer, said. “When they quit wrestling with that, very important,” said Jack DeLoach ’12, a studies are not Churchill acted as the value of the program is lessened. Our Student Solicitor for the Honor Council. “If mainstream works; resident director feeling was if students aren’t going to try to people just aren’t thinking of it in that con- they come from of the Davidson make this work, why should we spend stu- text, if it’s not salient to them, then they’re small publications Summer Program dent activity fee money just to replace stuff going to behave differently. But when you of magazines in the at Cambridge. She that people know is getting vandalized and remind them ‘this is an Honor Code issue’ modernist period. described it as a probably know who’s vandalizing it from then they act like any honorable member of She is well known “Davidson class time to time but rarely do anything about the community would.” for her book, “The without all of it?” When asked whether she thought stu- Little Magazine the other distrac- While the Honor Code requires that stu- dents were less likely to report stealing and Others and the tions,” because dents, faculty and staff turn in those whom lying in a social setting versus academic Renovation of students take one they suspect have breached the Honor Code, dishonesty, Nnoromele said yes. “Academ- Modern American Poetry.” seminar class while on the program. vandalism is a Code of Responsibility vio- ics are held to such a high standard, but the A liberal arts graduate herself, Work aside, Churchill spends her lation, so students are not required to turn social scene is second. It lags. Churchill attended Middlebury College time as mother to three boys, two someone else in if they witness that person “The culture that has already accumu- as an undergraduate and received her 15-year-old twins and another in fifth vandalizing. lated over the years is at fault,” said Nno- master’s degree and Ph.D. from Princ- grade. She values her family time and Yet Jeffries added that taking action is romele. eton University. being able to “hang out” as well as set- strongly encouraged: “If you witness some- A change in culture, perhaps based on The students are Churchill’s favor- ting aside time for exercise such as one damaging something in your commu- generational differences, could be to blame. ite part of the Davidson experience. yoga. Look out for her on her bicycle nity you should have enough in you as a Director of Auxiliary Services Richard Churchill is an advocate of liberal arts riding down Main Street to her charm- member of that community to stick up for Terry ’81, who has been at Davidson for 23 education and notes that its merits are ing office in the Carolina Inn. that and to let people know,” he said. years in addition to his time here as a stu- visible in her own students and more Echoing Goode’s perception that in re- dent, remarked, “This is my own personal ARTS & LIVING THE DAVIDSONIAN PAGE 5 Forum held to reconfi rm college’s commitment to sustainability

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On Monday, February 13th, Davidson President Carol Quillen, former President Tom Ross, and Physical Plant Director David Holthouser celebrated the newly installed solar panels on Baker Sports Complex. The Baker solar panels are Davidson’s fi rst substantial renewable energy proj- ect. Energy generated by the sixty-four panel solar thermal array will supplement the present steam system that heats the pool and should produce one billion BTU (British Thermal Units) annually. The solar panels will introduce new sustainable energy educational opportuni- ties to the campus. A group of students purchased a single working solar panel, which they plan on bringing to classrooms in order to show other students how it works. This panel will provide a power source for an outdoor classroom. There are also plans to install a data display in the lobby of Baker once its panels are acti- vated and generating power. Local build- David Holthouser, Director of Facilities and Engineering, addresses the audience about the new solar panels on the roof of ing inspectors are currently examining Baker Sports Complex at the Sustanability Forum Monday night in the 900 Room. Photo by Mark Sehnert the Baker panels to ensure they are fi t for operation. Once switched on, Holthouser In addition, students have the option of estimates a return investment on the pan- applying for Green Grants to fund their els in ten years. Baker’s front roof is at projects aimed at improving suitability maximum solar panel capacity, but Hol- at Davidson and reducing the college’s thouser mentioned greenhouse gas the possibility of emissions. The installing panels on “We can turn the campus program strongly other campus build- into a place where people encourages stu- ings and dorms in dents to collabo- the future. come together and experi- rate with both staff “Nothing im- ment with solutions applica- members and stu- portant happens ble beyond our campus.” dent organizations. without the efforts “You need of many people,” -David Holthouser, Director to put a focus on stated Ross, and sustainability,” Quillen stressed the of Facilities and Engineering said Ross. “A fo- collaborative roots cus lends life and of sustainable en- momentum to a ergy solutions on campus, calling herself project.” When asked about Davidson’s “a benefi ciary of your creativity.” David- future plans for sustainably projects on son’s model compost system originated in campus, Holthouser expressed interest in a student project and Davidson’s new En- “[utilizing] the campus as a laboratory,” vironmental Studies major, thirteen stu- and Quillen stated that, “We can turn the dents strong as of this year, is encourag- campus into a place where people come ing further student/faculty collaboration together and experiment with solutions President Quillen addresses the audience at the sustainability forum in the 900 on sustainability projects and research. applicable beyond our campus.” Room on Monday Night. Photo by Mark Sehnert Think Pink: the why and how of Bosom Buddies

AMELIA MONTGOMERY Breast cancer, a disease that one in tered dinner and drinks, and silent and will benefit Friends. From 5-9 p.m., Staff Writer eight women will experience in her life- live auctions, will be held on March Lilly lovers can simultaneously support time, can develop in the body for up to 24th. Breast Cancer research and stock their Valentine’s Day may have come and eight years before detection. A biologi- The members of Connor House plan closets for spring. gone, but the color pink won’t disap- cal test would detect the cancer before the entire event – an impressive feat that Connor has even made buying bur- pear just yet. In fact, with Connor House it becomes a tumor requiring expen- seems to improve each year. Service co- ritos a boobie-friendly event. Every kicking off their spring fundraising cam- sive, life-threatening treatments and in- Chair Katie Baskin ’12 comments, “I Wednesday this spring from 5-8pm, 10% paign for Bosom Buddies, the prolifera- vasive surgeries. The discovery of this think what makes this event and Connor of proceeds at Qdoba of Birkdale will tion of pink is only beginning. test would drastically alter the way we so special is the unity of the organization benefit Friends. Connor’s multiple efforts to raise think about cancer, and would save our behind a cause that has impacted and Supporters should stay tuned for funds for breast cancer research, the healthcare system millions of dollars will continue to impact all of our lives.” more information on a mini-live auction pinnacle of which is the Bosom Buddies each year. Beyond the gala, Connor has planned that will take place in the Union in the Gala, all go to Friends for an Earlier An example of Friends-funded re- events aplenty for participation in this weeks leading up to the Gala. To keep Breast Cancer Test (Friends), a Greens- search is being done at the Mayo Clinic worthy cause. Today, Connor House abreast of Bosom Buddies news, you can boro-based organization devoted en- in Rochester, MN to develop breast- and Flatiron Kitchen & Taphouse part- check out http://sites.google.com/site/ tirely to funding seed grants for research imaging technology that would detect nered again for the semi-annual “Drink connorbosombuddies/, friend “Connor for a biological test for breast cancer, abnormalities at a molecular level. Last Pink” event, during which a portion of House” on Facebook, or follow @Con- research that would not be done without year, Connor House raised $82,000 proceeds from a “pink menu” is donated norBosomBuds on Twitter. support from this organization. As Ser- through Bosom Buddies for Friends, directly to Friends. So it seems, for Connor House, the vice co-chair Alex Hanken ’12 explains, enough to fund two such grants. On March 15th, the new Lilly Pulit- color pink is here to stay. After all, as “Connor truly believes that fundraising The twelfth annual Bosom Buddies zer store at Southpark Mall, a Bosom any avid Breast Cancer research sup- for Friends is the most direct way of par- Gala, a spectacular night which includes Buddies sponsor, will host a “Shop n’ porter knows, pink will always be in ticipating in a solution for this disease.” a keynote speaker, entertainment, ca- Share” event in which 10% of proceeds style. ARTS & LIVING PAGE 6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 Starlings in fl ight: Gamut Dance Company’s sixth annual show

SARAH GUSTAFSON Staff Writer

Gamut Dance Company fi lled Duke Family Performance Hall on last Friday and Saturday nights with a performance of deceiving proportions. With its diverse pro- gram, strong, nuanced, and devoted artistry, and (just as important) an invested and ex- cited audience, Gamut made a case for the rightful place of dance among the other arts on this campus. The program showcased the versatility, creativity, and sometimes sheer gutsiness of the Gamut members. I actually applaud this gutsiness most because it manifested not only in exploring sometimes very abstract choreography, but also choreography in the realm of cute. The pieces ranged from thought-pro- voking contemporary dance to ballet par- ody to an incredibly memorable tap dance piece. Jadry Gruen ’12 choreographed a contemporary piece titled “Makua” which combined strong, clean lines with sinuous movement to explore, in the words of the playbill, “the spark contrasts embedded in a foreigner’s journey.” Jessi Lalomia ’12 brought back her piece “NUTZ,” set to a fun, slightly irrever- ent mash-up from “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker.” Lalomia’s piece “Dedicated (to)” closed the show with humorous and serious representations of city life. Jessica Gerard ’14 and Laura Arnold ’14 displayed the diversity of imagination in Davidson dancers. Gerard’s dynamic “Continuum” drew its inspiration from the marathon-like lives of Davidson students, while Arnold’s “Mys- Members of the Gamut Dance Company hoist Olivia-Grace Morrison ’13 into the air during their piece “Mystique” at their sixth tique” refl ected nostalgia for the pace of the annual performance Saturday night in the Duke Family Performance Hall. Photo by Mark Sehnert 1920s circus. Guest artists accented the show. Dr. Al- the other hand, “If a Tree Taps in the For- the Cherry Tree” and “Marry You,” while on display more than a few times a year! lison Bory contributed a moving image of est…” brought us Olivia Grace Morrison Androgyny had a mixed bill of Billy Joel’s According to Tia Akins ’14, who works solidarity in her piece “that which was,” set ’13 tapping with a smile and a sense of hu- “Lullaby” and a fun mash-up of Lupe Fi- at the box offi ce, many prospective students to Beethoven. Jacki McCarthy’s inventive mor in the costume of a tree trunk. It was asco and Modest Mouse entitled “The Show visiting on Junior Day bought tickets to as- “Duck and Cover” brought to life the 1950s clearly the audience-pleaser of the evening. Floats On.” sess the place of arts on the Davidson cam- classroom and the ways in which students Guests from the other art forms, namely A highlight was Annalee Kwochka’s pus. dealt with fear of nuclear attack. the Delilahs, Annalee Kwochka ’15 from “Starlings.” The deep, beautiful, and haunt- These visitors had, in this show, a stellar Gretchen Jax choreographed two pieces, Freeword, and Androgyny, were fantastic ing poem underlined how dance can not example of the enthusiasm and initiative of “3(!)” and “If a Tree Taps in the Forest…”. in their own right. The Delilahs contrib- only link the arts but can link people. Davidson student performers to take the arts “3(!)” was rhythmic and introspective. On uted renditions of “The Black Horse and What a gift for Davidson if that link were to the next level.

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Se v e r a l b e e r c a n s f o u n d a t F, a d m i n i s t r at i v e f u r y f o l l o w s Se e p a g e 6 Frog and Toad are friends February 15, 2012 Th e Da v i d s o n i a n Campus Vigilante Issues Four Parking Tickets At m u l t i p l e a r r e s t s Were You Aware? Same Time, Campus Police Relieved of Duties o n c a m p u s f o r • A rotten banana has been sitting in the Davidsonian office for six b a d s e x weeks. DAVIDSON, NC—After a slew of hazard-light related traffic tickets, we must face the shocking revelation that the campus police actually read Se e p a g e 9 • The Union is vacuumed approximately 30 hours per day, 8 days the Davidsonian. And have read the Yowl. First off, you’re welcome a week. cops. The humor section of the newspaper will happily contribute to the policework on campus. Our reporters often wander the woods behind Wh i t n e y Ho u s t o n • Davidson’s new website encourages visitors to only visit homep- Irwin in an ef- age, judge entire college experience by low budget promo video. fort to protect, “You know stoners, never on time.” s c h e d u l e d t o serve, and inter- • There’s a large family of deer living behind the intramural fields. rupt suspicious p e r f o r m a t d í a They’re pissed and might haze you. activity. So in the interest of public safety, here are a few more point- d e l o s m u e r t o s ers. • “Shakira attack by Sea Lion: Thought BlackBerry was a fish” In the war on drugs, everyone who smokes marijuana-may at David- –NYP son does it at a bi-weekly meeting in the Multicultural House basement Se e p a g e 12 between 9 and 2 on Friday and Saturday. We’d recommend a stakeout, • “Uzbekistan Cancelled Valentines Day” –BCC with drug dogs and DEA reinforcements. If nobody shows up, just stay there for as long as it takes; months possibly. You know stoners, never Co u r t Pa r t y • The now-defunct Beta Fraternity once hosted a court party themed on time. “Authoritarian Governments & Christmas Ornaments.” Th e m e Of f e n d s In bev- erage news, e v e r y o n e good ol’ Teach For America Exports Overzealous College President W. recently Se e p a g e 17 Grads to Landmine-filled Paradise in Iraq released a new diet BAGHDAD—Contrary to the recommend checking out the drink called popular belief that the Republic of five-room harem for its cultural Bush Slight, Iraq would fall back into the hands value.” and due of tyranny and oppression after the Test scores are reportedly to the stu- pullout of American troops, the higher than the average American dent body’s country has actually done quite public school, factoring in the fifty health ob- I suspect there is dangerous activity happening in the Out- well and even opened up a chap- point curve thrown in for countries s e s s i o n , post. We should check it out, maybe pick up a quesadilla of the week: ter of Teach for with formerly op- w e ’ v e America de- pressive regimes. snapped up signed to help Healthcare is an- several hundred cases of that shit. If you interrogate people drinking Hastily made impoverished other bonus, as it from the blue-and-white cans, be prepared to deal with body-image re- Cleveland neighborhoods has been expanded lated sobbing. of the greater to include more On a final fashion note, we’d advise switching to those deerstalker Tourism Video: Baghdad area. than just the bul- hats like Sherlock Holmes wears. You’ll be channeling some mad crime- 2nd Attempt This new ex- let wounds, gan- fighter swag the next time you pounce on a villainous student parking perimental flag- grene, and other oversight. I saw one student’s car with a hand-drawn handicap sign on ship, dubbed war-related trau- his car last week while he took up three spaces. Needless to say, I did the Teach for Iraq, mas covered un- right thing and keyed the Black Subaru from bumper to bumper. I also has been a huge der SaddamCare. put a Commons potato in their exhaust pipe to top it all off. No need to hit so far with “The other day thank me, I’m just happy to take some of the load off of you guys and do the inaugural when the ceiling things vigilante style, like Batman, you can call me: The Busch Knight. group of teach- collapsed in the ers praising the middle of algebra Your Davidson Honor Section perks of the job, class and broke What Do You Think About Valentines Day? especially the Have you seen my gas mask? a student’s nose, great benefits the paramedics set Made-up Editor: and vacation op- it on site and gave Anna Marie Armistead tions. him a leftover gas mask just so he “The Tigris is beautiful place could play soccer with the other First Mate: Brian Correa in the summer,” said one volunteer kids” one witness said. (704) 867-5309 who will remain anonymous due to Finally, teachers rave about safety concerns, “you just have to Iraqui nightlife in general and the make sure to wear a light, breath- copious amounts of easy hash and Writers: able burka to avoid immodest per- cheap belly dancers available at Chuck E. Pennell spiration. I got a great racoon tan the small price of lost dignity to a last year!” Another teacher who bearded stranger. Rafting the Eu- “Me and the boys always hit “I’m so happy I could cry. Cry, Note: The Yowl is a satirical supplement goes by Jasmine added that “the phrates and other outdoor activi- up Chili’s on V-Day. My hours cry cry all night. Maybe eat to The Davidsonian. Hence, nothing in Kurdish province is quite scenic ties have also become popular in are always Power Hours when all of this chocolate by myself, it should be taken as truth. Word. as well, but I would recommend recent month.Sign-up sheet will be I’m up in the Chili-Zone. Wait. maybe watch the Lifetime going when factional fighting is in available next week in the Union, What’s V-Day?” channel.” the off-season. Saddam’s palace great for Fulbright applications. still has some neat sights, I would Free machine gun with every sign- definitely up. PersPectives Pa g e 8 We D n e s D a Y , Fe B R U a R Y 15, 2012

Reassessing the Crier changed for the worse? Marcus Bailey information on tables doing fundraisers, which I would see meaning of honor regardless when walking into the Union, and everything STAFF EDITORIAL Recently, Davidson has redesigned The Crier, the daily was explained to me in the same e-mail. It was convenient. e-mail to all students detailing the daily events at Davidson. Thankfully, the General Announcements and Deadlines This week’s top story, “Honor standard inconsistent Also, just this past Monday, Davidson redesigned their main haven’t changed that much, but have you seen Upcoming in academic, social settings,” paints a grim picture of how website. But is change for the better? Events? The old Crier e-mail did the same thing for honor currently operates on campus. The idea that aca- Starting with the Crier, the new Crier presents itself as a “Upcoming Events” as it did for “Today’s Events.” This is demic honor is held to a higher standard than honor in social settings is problematic. A number of people inter- cluttered, hard to read mess that provides less information viewed for the article – students and faculty alike – noted in a harder to read format, especially on an iPhone or other that this was probably due to the fact that the primary mobile device, which is where most people probably read “In the new Crier, it is hard to sort mission of the College is academic. In fact, the Statement The Crier when it comes in. So let’s run through the changes, of Purpose actually says: “The primary purpose of Da- and make sure that they actually convey information students the relevant from the irrelevant, vidson College is to assist students in developing humane want to see in a more effi cient way. and to fi nd out more about events instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of The new Crier starts its presentation with a summary of leadership and service.” today’s events in one line in a table, listing the time, event I may be interested in.” Of course, academic excellence is a signifi cant as- name, and location. Some of these are unnecessary: such as pect of the College’s mission, but overlooking lying and table assignments for student organizations fundraising on stealing in social settings is not consistent with the insti- campus. In theory, the system is designed to have users click where the new Crier becomes worse. The new Crier shows tution’s values. on events that they are interested in to fi nd more information 75 upcoming events in small type, sans description. A For example, many students, it seems, would consider on the event. However, using this Monday’s Crier as an similar Crier from September shows twenty-four. I doubt lying about one’s academic work as a more severe infrac- example, if I wanted to know what “Table for Phi Delta” there are triple the number of events this week as there were tion than stealing beer from a fraternity or eating house. involved, I would be brought to a confusing page that simply on a given week last semester, but let’s look at the events. However, trust is implicated in both situations. Why do told me, “Promotional Event.” I could’ve told you that. Some are irrelevant to students: staff forum, an employee we suspend students for cheating on one test, yet don’t bat an eyelash (or at most, we just hold a grudge) when Another example off of this Monday’s Crier was event, or Chidsey Leadership Fellows Meeting, a private we see a peer stealing a case of beer? Yes, beer is not that “Davidson Community Entrepreneurial Fund.” I think meeting. expensive and can be replaced, but restoring trust isn’t Other events are repeated many times: Girl Talk Dress that simple. To be clear, we are not arguing that cheating Drive (again with no description) appears fi ve times in the on a test is a small infraction or in any way unimportant. “Let’s run through the changes, new Crier, and so does Ticket Sales for Green Ball (this Rather, we assert that the standards to which we hold our sounds like fun, I wonder where I can fi nd more info since academic work should be extended to the way we assess and make sure that they actually it’s not at the link?). behavior in social settings. convey information students want Long story short and all the ranting aside, The Crier is The distinction between honor in academic versus an important piece of communicating to all the students social settings is troubling given that, beyond Davidson, to see…” of Davidson College. It must present relevant student most students won’t be in academia for the long-term. events to the whole student body, and things such as table If we focus only on upholding honor with regard to our reservations and private or limited-interest meetings must academic work, what does that mean for the role honor this is something I might be interested in, but is this just not clutter it. In the new Crier, it is hard to sort the relevant will play in our future day-to-day lives? When character a recurring club meeting, or is it an informational meeting from the irrelevant, and to fi nd out more about events I may is tested not by the pressure of tests and papers but by to get involved in Entrepreneurship at Davidson? Clicking be interested in. pressure of ______*, how will we respond? I am all for change, but change must be for an Ultimately, as Dean Jeffries eloquently stated, this on the link, however, gives me nothing but “Meeting” and problem is not something for the administration to handle. a contact e-mail address. I just rolled out of bed; I’ll forget improvement, not simply for the sake of change. The new This is a problem that students ought to address among to send an e-mail asking about it by the time I’m out of the Crier was launched too soon and lacks the functionality themselves. We need to collectively decide whether our shower. necessary to fi ll the necessary role of the Crier. Itcan community will continue to tolerate the double standard Picking a random Crier from the fi fth week of last certainly be improved, and it must be. currently applied to academic versus social settings. semester shows me fewer events, but provided me with Marcus Bailey ’15 is undeclared from New York, NY. more information on the event. Also, it didn’t show me Contact him at [email protected] *Insert your moral temptation here.

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Many students who would prefer to live with fall semester studying abroad in Argentina, discovering a a friend will be stuck paying more for a room that they only need respect new culture, and having what I hope will be an enlightening experience. However, what I am not looking forward Parker Murphy to is the housing situation that I will be confronted with “Though at one point I considered upon returning to campus. For the spring, the sophomore It’s about 1:00 am on any given Saturday apartments are scheduled to reopen designed with many looking into an off campus at Davidson College. After a night down the single rooms clustered around a common room. These house... the few number of hill, students begin to stumble and bumble back singles will likely host a large number of students returning to their respective apartments and dorm rooms. home from England, Australia, or whatever faraway land permissions... deterred us.” Along the brick paths that wind across campus they decided to travel to the previous semester. are a multitude of lampposts. These lampposts While this is certainly an improvement over being provide an invaluable service to the students of stuffed into the F common room, this housing arrangement receive because that is what is available. Off-campus, a Davidson College by providing illumination on a certainly is not preferred by everyone. In increasing the larger living space with more amenities can often be found cold winter’s night. However, these guardians of number of spots on campus for students to live, the number at a better rate, including things unavailable at Davidson, the night are mistreated and abused on a more often of off-campus housing spots has been significantly reduced like private bathrooms or larger beds in their bedrooms. than the bathrooms at F since students discovered for the spring. This may be perfectly fine with some students. I do understand why Davidson has reduced the number the lights would turn off when given a forceful Many like me, who have incredibly average lottery numbers, of off-campus housing permissions available. With the kick to the base. There are many methods used to will be forced to pay a premium for on campus living in renovated sophomore apartments and the new dorm turn off the lights, ranging from the karate kick to a space that is relatively distant from the heart of campus. increasing the number of available rooms on campus, it is the two handed slap to the drunken collision. Each Though at one point I had considered looking into an off- in the school’s financial best interest to fill up every spot is equally effective, as most lights would turn off possible, since every unoccupied room is lost revenue. if the wind blew too hard. Some lights refuse to Having students live in on-campus housing also adds to the turn off, no matter how many times they’ve been “While (living in a single) is campus’ vibrancy, increasing the use of facilities like the assaulted, which can lead to some seemingly Union and on-campus dining options, increasing quality funny late-night antics. I, on the other hand, see certainly an improvement over of life and encouraging students to be more engaged on our lampposts not as a source of entertainment, campus. However, this simply seems to be the school but as a group that has been mistreated. being stuffed into an F common forgoing the students’, its paying customers, best interest in For years and years, no one has noticed the room, this housing arrangement is exchange for its own. plight of our lampposts. Battered and beaten every With tuition increasing at more than the rate of inflation weekend for years, they are bound to stop working not preferred by everyone.” each year, you would expect Davidson to try to give its eventually. What will students do then? Imagine students greater freedom in their choice of living spaces. trying to walk back from a night at F without any Unfortunately, this is not the case. Though I’m sure that I’ll light. A first-year could easily lose his way trying campus house for my friends and I to live, the few number have an enjoyable semester wherever I live, I think many to return to 2nd Belk, and find himself in Cornelius of permissions combined with a relatively early date for Davidson students would prefer to have greater choice in the next morning. That’s why I advocate that an procuring a residence deterred us. where they live- on campus or off. organization be formed to protect our lampposts The new singles that will be available will not necessarily from such malicious and disrespectful behavior. be every student’s preferred housing option. Certainly there Fred Irving ‘14 is undeclared from Concord, NC. It will be called PETAL, short for People for the will be other vacancies where students will be able to live, Contact him at [email protected]. Ethical Treatment of All Lamps. Our lampposts deserve as much protection and respect as any other establishment or structure on campus. However, they have not been treated with the same love as Understanding internet piracy many other fixtures on campus. For example, the wildcat in from of Baker Gymnasium has always Casey Griffith work, and don’t expect their material to be free, and no, I been treated with reverence, and has never, ever, am not a “member” of anonymous, and do not condone the ever been used as a prop for lewd photographs. The In January, two controversial acts introduced to address actions that they have taken to attack websites of those that blue emergency lights scattered around campus are the problem of internet piracy, titled SOPA and PIPA, were backed SOPA and PIPA. I do, on the other hand, resent the never assaulted in the same manner as our beloved both shelved amid massive backlash from the internet accusation that the majority of those opposing the legislation lampposts. This may be due to the fact that there community. Countless E-mails and phone calls from were either ignorant or malicious criminals. are only 3 of them, but that is beside the point. I constituents came “in the 11th hour” and struck both bills I’ve read about abuse by content creators even with the demand that there be equal treatment towards all down. President Obama signed ACTA, an international current Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which has caused structures on campus, and that we end the abuse of treaty of comparable nature, amid criticism of the secrecy scholars to hesitate in presenting findings, especially when our underappreciated lampposts. surrounding, and potential threats to legitimate businesses I’ve brainstormed a few ideas to protect our that the treaty carries. precious lamps from assault. I first suggested Unlike SOPA and PIPA, ACTA has been signed by the “Acting on the assumption that that the lampposts bases be electrified, to prevent president, and some government officials have argued that students from using their feet to abuse and mistreat the treaty does not change current US laws, and does not your opponents are criminals to our lamps. My other idea is that our lamps should need to be approved by Congress. At the same time, several claim the moral high ground does be covered in foam padding so that no matter European countries have begun to have doubts about the how hard a lamp is kicked, it will never turn off. treaty. Amidst all of this, Cary H. Sherman, chief executive not make your argument more I’ve also sent a letter to Chief Murray asking of the RIAA (one of the organizations strongly promoting her to divert officers from down the hill to from all three pieces of legislation) wrote an opinion article that persuasive...” protective barriers around our valued sources of was published in the New York Times titled What Wikipedia light. She turned me down however, citing that Won’t Tell You. The article is certainly worth a read, and Mr. officers were needed to disrupt parties and stop Sherman’s rant kept me on the edge of my seat. I laughed, dealing with vulnerabilities in software, vulnerabilities that students from enjoying their Saturday nights down I nearly cried, and by the end, I actually walked away from while they remain exploitable but secret, put users of the the hill. I disagreed with Chief Murray’s decision, my computer in frustration. Granted, it is an opinion article, software at risk, and frankly, I am against imposing any but will continue to search for alternatives to but what I read was a piece of writing that would have given more legislation in the field, even if it were benign, without protect our lights in the night. even the most shameless internet troll a run for their money. first cleaning up the messes made by the legislation already Everyone on campus should join together The arguments he made highlighted the exact same concerns in place. and establish a culture of respect surrounding people have raised about the legislation his organization is The most important thing to be taken from the entire our lampposts. Our lampposts aren’t made to be lobbying for. incident with SOPA and PIPA is to make sure to get kick on, kick off like some cheap TV commercial First: an assumption that arguments made by the other information from more than one place. The attitude that light fixture, but instead respected and honored. side are fueled by ignorance or malice. When the people dealing with internet piracy is an all or nothing affair seems If you don’t think that PETAL is a good idea, just who created the protocols that allow the internet to function to have seeped into both sides of the argument, secrecy remember their importance next time you try to as it does today say that the legislation will undermine and is being embraced over cooperation, and both content bring a friend back to your room from down the endanger their creation, it is a safe bet that they know what providers and the numerous internet-related industries have hill, and you end up in the parking lot of Harris they are talking about. far too much at stake to lose this kind of battle. Whatever Teeter. Our students respect each other, and Second: Acting on the presumption that your opponents the outcome is, if these all-or-nothing, us-versus-them lampposts should be no different. are criminals to claim a moral high ground does not make approaches continue, legitimate users and customers will your argument more persuasive to anyone who is not face the worst consequences. already on your side. I wrote to my state’s representatives to Parker Murphy ’15 is undeclared from Greenville, voice my concerns about SOPA and PIPA. I do understand Casey Griffith ’14 is undeclared from Harpursville, NY. NC. Contact him at [email protected] that content creators need to be compensated for their Contact him at [email protected]. Sports Page 10 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Men’s Basketball splits Charleston road trip

Thomas Morandi within striking distance. Staff Writer The target on the Davidson Wildcats was evident on Saturday as the College The Davidson Wildcats opened up of Charleston Cougars played an inspired their two game visit to Charleston, South basketball game in front of a sold-out Carolina with a 77-66 victory over The crowd of 5,112 at TD Arena. Senior Citadel on Thursday and finished it with Antwaine Wiggins led the Cougars (16- an 86-78 loss to College of Charleston on 10) to a close victory over Davidson with Saturday afternoon. The ‘Cats are now 25 points and 10 rebounds. The 17-point 19-6 overall and 13-2 in conference play second half deficit proved too much to this season. The win over The Citadel overcome, despite several late runs for clinched the all-important first round bye the Wildcats. Coach Bob McKillop was in the Southern Conference Tournament surprised at his team’s tentative play, for Davidson. especially from the Davidson backcourt. Similar to the January 21st contest “They told our backcourt what to do. Our against The Citadel at Belk Arena, the backcourt needed to respond to that. They Wildcats jumped out to an early 30-8 have enough experience, enough talent. lead over the Bulldogs on Thursday. The They should have been able to (respond),” Citadel slowly chipped in to the deficit, McKillop said. cutting it to 8 points with 2 minutes left Brooks once again led Davidson with to play. A Chris Czerapowicz ’14 three- 25 points and 9 rebounds. Czerapowicz pointer along with stellar foul shooting posted 15, Jake Cohen ’13 tallied 13 down the stretch clinched the victory for points and 6 rebounds, and Nik Cochran Davidson. ’13 added 12 points and 5 assists. The De’Mon Brooks ‘14 set a career-high difference in the game came down to the with 26 points to go along with 9 rebounds Cougars shooting 50% from behind the and 4 steals. “Coach told us we’re going arc, while Davidson shot just 28%. to have a target on our back because of the De’Mon Brooks ’14 (left) and Jake Cohen ’13 both jump for a lay-up in their recent The loss means a season split with rival game against The Citadel. The two helped lead the Wildcats to a 77-66 victory Thurs- way we’ve been playing lately,” Brooks College of Charleston. Davidson still has day night in Belk Arena. Brooks went for a career-high 26 points and also had nine said. “We knew this would be a tough one. rebounds and four steals. Cohen’s strong inside presence also helped the ’Cats set a 2 game lead over the Georgia Southern They played the best they could and gave the tone early when the team jumped out to a 30-8 lead over the Bulldogs. Photo by Eagles for first-place in the South division us a great shot.” JP Kulhman ’13 scored Tripp Bartholomew with 3 conference games left to play. The 16 points and Czerapowicz finished with Samford Bulldogs come to Belk Arena on 14. The ‘Cats shot the ball well at 46.2% Wednesday night after beating the ‘Cats from the field and held The Citadel to just a few weeks ago. Davidson then 16.7% from three-point range, but the 17 hosts the Wichita State Shockers in the turnovers by Davidson kept the Bulldogs BracketBuster event on Saturday at noon. Women’s Basketball Women’s Tennis falls to #61 sweeps past Elon Virginia Tech

anna Stockamore contributing half of Davidson’s 50 second Thomas Morandi In singles play the Hokies asserted their Staff Writer half points. For the fourth time in the last Staff Writer dominance by sweeping all six singles five games, Barbara Sitton ’13 reached the matches. Only Moniz-Soares was almost The Wildcat women are on a roll this double-digits in points, scoring 13 points After a successful home debut, the winning her match into a third set. After season by just completing their six straight along with six assists and five steals. Both Wildcats record took a hit on Saturday dropping the first set 6-4, she rallied win over Southern Conference opponent, Shneeka Center ’14 and Amanda Ottaway falling to No. 61 Virginia Tech 7-0. The furiously to force a second set tiebreaker Elon, this Saturday, 78-51. During the first ’12 scored nine points a-piece with Center Hokies were the third nationally ranked which she lost 7-2 ending her three match half, both teams struggled to score. The ‘Cats contributing eight rebounds. Ali Ford led opponent the ‘Cats have had to face this winning streak for singles play. led for most of the half with Sarah Davis ’13 Elon with 16 points, but the Davidson defense year, the other two being No. 34 N.C. State After facing yet another tough opponent, giving Davidson a 17-13 lead seven minutes kept Ford scoreless in the first half. Davidson and No. 67 Winthrop. the Wildcats return home for 5 matches into the match. Davis did a good job of leaped ahead in the second half with a seven The ‘Cats came very close to earning a against USC-Upstate and Campbell on filling in for Sophia Aleksandravicius ’13 minute 21-0 run led by Aleksandravicius surprising lead in doubles play. Stephani Friday and Saturday. The ‘Cats will look who fouled twice in the first five minutes who contributed nine points during the run. Synn ’12 and Nisha Crouser ’14 lost a close to use the Virginia Tech match as a learning and had to sit for the rest of the period. The defense also held its own blocking Elon match by a score of 8-7 as did the other duo experience and hope to right the ship next Davidson finished the first half with a narrow from scoring and forcing six turnovers. The of Katharine Dicconson ’12 and Brites weekend. 28-22 lead over Elon, but the Wildcats Wildcats held over a 20-point lead for the Moniz-Soares ’14 falling 8-6. Virginia dominated the second half scoring 50 points rest of the second half. Davidson competes Tech proceeded to win the doubles point to Elon’s 29 points. Laura Murray ’14 and again on Tuesday, February 14th at UNCG defeating Catherine Wood ’13 and Frizzi Aleksandravicius led the ‘Cats to victory, at 7 p.m. Bschorer ’14 8-4. Wildcat Roundup M. Basketball W. Basketball M. Tennis W. Tennis Track Swimming/Diving Wrestling (19-6, 13-2) ( 17-7, 13-2) (2-3, 0-0) (2-4, 0-0) Men (3-3) Women(7-4) (3-12, 0-4)

Results: Results: Results: Results: Results: Results: Results: 2/9 @ Citadel W 77-66 2/8 vs. UNCG W 71-52 2/11 vs. Richmond L 3-4 2/11 @ Virginia Tech L 0-7 2/11 Fast Track College No recent meets. 2/11 vs. The Citadel 2/11 @ Charleston L78-86 2/11 @ Elon W 78-51 2/11 Presbyterian W 4-1 Invitational L 31-12 2/14 @Greensboto W 58-49 Next Up: Next Up: Next Up: Next Up: 2/17 vs. USC-Upstate Next Up: 2/16-18 CCSA Championships Next Up: 2/15 vs. Samford Next Up: 2/18 vs. Campbell 2/18 vs. Campbell 2/23-24 SoCon Indoor 2/16 vs. Gardner-Webb 2/18 vs. Wichita State 2/18 vs. App. State Championships Notes: 2/19 @ App. State 2/20 vs. Wofford Notes: Notes: After a bit of a break froma Notes: In the double-header on Satur- Unfortunately, the LadyCats Notes: ction, the Wildcats are looking Notes: The Wildcats suffered only Notes: day, the ’Cats went 1-1 against failed to score a point in a loss Two schools records fell for to the CCSA Champion- The Bulldogs snapped their second conference loss of Can anyone stop their Richmond and Presbyterian. to #61 Virginia Tech. How- the men’s team this past week ships to cap their season with Davidson’s three match excellent team and individual the season in their two games streak? The LadyCats rolled This Saturday, the team hopes ever, they look to rebound making this the third week in winning streak in the match performances. in Charleston this past week. off three more victories this to reach .500 with a victory when they host their next five a row where a school record on Saturday. The ’Cats finish They are still two games up on past week and look to con- over Campbell. macthes at the Knobloch Ten- has been broken. No records their season with two more nis Courts. meet this week. GA Southern in the SoCon. tinue their winning ways. are safe. Sports The Davidsonian Page 11 Wildcat Pulse Picks of The Week Around Campus Get to know your Wildcats! Name: Mason Jeffries Name: Matt Zarth Year, Sport: Freshman, Basketball Year, Sport: Junior, Wrestling Men’s Basketball From: Charlotte, NC From: Lexington, KY Witchita St. Shockers vs. Davidson Wildcats Position: Guard Position: 125 lbs. Saturday 12:00 p.m. -Favorite game memory: After our win at -Favorite meet memory: Placing in my Elon, we squirted Coach with water guns. first Davidson competition freshman After beating just beating Creighton, year at the Hokie Open. #24 Witchita State is a force to be -Pre-game music playlist: Whatever is on -Pre-meet music playlist: The Final reckoned with. However, the Wildcats in the locker room, so whatever Shneeka Countdown over and over again have an outstanding record as well! This Center is feeling like that particular day. makes for an exciting match-up! -Favorite Food: Meat -Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese and a good sandwich. -What is your favorite sandwich fill- ing? Meat -What is your favorite sandwich filling? My go-to is ham, but if I have the chance, I love a good chicken sandwich. -Describe yourself in a dance move: “Blast double” -Estimated ratio of time on Facebook-to-doing homework: -Describe yourself in a dance move: Uhh, my teammates tell me that if I 0:Wayyyy too much was a dance move, I would be the tripod, but that is just them hating on my pre-game dancing. -Can you change a flat tire? Never had to Women’s Basketball -Estimated ratio of time on Facebook-to-doing homework: Unfortunate- -Which Pixar/Disney character are you? The old guy from Up App. State Mountaineers vs. Davidson Wildcats ly, I spend a good bit of my time doing homework, and have decided Saturday 4:00 p.m. to be better than someone who commits a serious amount of time to -Favorite childhood Halloween costume? Dracula Facebook stalking. The Davidson Wildcats and the Appala- -Do you have a Twitter? Are you kidding? chian State Mountaineers will battle for -Do you have a Twitter? Yes, but I don’t tweet very often. Follow me -Time Machine: where and when would you go? though- Mjeffries14 first place in the SoCon this weekend. The 1980’s and buy tons of stock in Apple Also, this is the Women’s Basketball’s -Time Machine: where and when would you go? I would go to the future -Favorite movie: Nacho Libre…where I learned all of my wres- PinkZone game! Come out and help to make sure I am happy, healthy, and wealthy. That way if future me tling moves them fight breast cancer! makes a mistake, I can correct myself before it is too late. -Who would you want to perform at the Spring Concert? -Favorite movie: Lately, it’s definitely Bridesmaids, but The Godfather Eric Church is my all-time favorite. -Favorite pro sports team/athlete: Georges St. Pierre -Who would you want to perform at the Spring Concert? Unrealistic, but -Favorite song(s) to sing in the shower? I don’t sing Jay-Z and Kanye would be just about the coolest thing ever to happen at Davidson. -If you won $1 million, first purchase? A yacht! -Favorite pro sports team/athlete: Chris Paul -Life motto: Why aint I fishing right now? -Favorite song(s) to sing in the shower? Anything Adele -If you won $1 million, first purchase? Probably a new car… maybe a plane ticket to somewhere tropical -Life motto: Do work. –Rob and Big Citadel halts Wrestling’s winning streak Apply for The David Benusa pinned Dan Hagemann ’15 in 1:01, to Staff Writer take the 157 lb bout and a 13-9 lead for the Bulldogs. Coming off a string of three Tyler Mullen ’12 gave the Wildcats consecutive wins, the Davidson hope with a 4-1 decision over Michael Ernest Finney wrestling team took on The Citadel on Harper at 165 lbs. Mullen’s victory Saturday in their fourth SoCon match pulled the Wildcats within one at 13- of the season. Despite a handful of 12, but from there it was all Bulldogs. Davidson victories early in the match, Turtogtokh Luvsandorj scored a major The Citadel swept the final four bouts decision over Chris Cirenza ’13 by the Patterson Award to take a 31-12 victory. line of 13-4. Ian Solcz ’15 followed at The match began with Davidson’s 184 lbs, falling 12-2 in another major The Ernest Finney Patterson Awards recognize and honor Matt Zarth ’13 taking on Richard decision to Josh Tuck. The Citadel’s the life of Ernest Finney Patterson, beloved professor of Alarcon Jr at 125 lbs. Alarcon was Kelby Smith finished out the match able to stifle Zarth for much of the with a 13-2 major decision over Eddie economics at Davidson College (1957-1979) and social bout, pulling out to an early lead. Isola ’15 at 197 lbs. The Citadel’s Odie activist. The Department of Economics will grant up to a Zarth made a late charge, but fell Delaney won the heavyweight bout by total of $1,200 a year to subsidize formal study, research, 6-2. Anthony Elias ’15 responded by forfeit, to reach the final score of 31- earning the first Wildcat victory on 12. field work, or community service by currently enrolled the day with an 8-4 decision over Kyle The Wildcats (3-12, 0-4 SoCon) students at Davidson College that promotes improving Casaletto at 133. The decision knotted look to bounce back from their first loss the match at three. However, Ben in four matches against Conference society and bettering the human condition consistent with Hartshorn ’15 fell in the next bout by opponent Gardner-Webb on Thursday the personal ideals of Professor Patterson. More information major decision, 11-4, again putting the in Belk Arena. Tyler Mullen will be and application forms can be found at Davidson’s Economics Wildcats behind by a score of 7-3. honored Thursday night as the lone Kevin Birmingham ’15 scored the senior wrestler before the Wildcats’ Homepage at: http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x3632.xml best Davidson result of the day with final home match of the season. The Completed applications are due by February 27, 2012 to Dr. a pin in 1:48. His victory over Shane ‘Cats round out the regular season on Lee at 149 lb put the Wildcats ahead Saturday at Appalachian State before Fred Smith, Acting Chair of the Department of Economics. by a score of 9-7. But The Citadel partaking in the SoCon tournament on answered right back. Pierre Frazile March 3 in Chattanooga. SportS Page 12 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Spotlight: Two Female Wrestlers

JiP richards to talk me out of it,” she said. The transition Staff Writer for her was pretty easy, since her high Davidson is a place that aspires to making school team was also a men’s team, but she dreams a reality. Want to start a knitting club? says, “whether I’m on a women’s team or a Go for it. Interested in learning Swahili? That men’s team wrestling is always going to be a can be arranged. So when incoming freshmen challenging sport.” Kari Sickles expressed interest in joining the One day Sickles was talking with some of all-men’s wrestling team, no one could come her freshmen hallmates and mentioned that up with a reason why she shouldn’t. she was looking for a female training partner. Sickles, who hails from Davie, Florida, She found that partner in a friend that lived competed in mixed martial arts in middle across the hall from her, Avery Haller ’15. school. Her freshman biology teacher, who Haller, who is from Seattle, Washington, had was also the wrestling coach, thought that never wrestled before. In fact, she had never wrestling might interest her. He dared her even been to a meet, but she says she “couldn’t to join the team, and she decided to give it a come up with an answer to the question ‘why shot. She was injured in the very beginning not?’. I was ready to try something new in of the season and couldn’t compete until the Kari Sickles’15 and Avery Haller ’15 are tredding on new ground as the two freshmen college and it seemed like something I would end of the year, but she liked it so much she are competing in the sport of wrestling this season. enjoy.” decided to stick with it. In her three years Haller played soccer throughout high at Western High School, Sickles went 32- to colleges, Sickles felt that continuing her I have worked with her before and it’s no school, but she says being on an all-men’s team 31 against boys, going 12-8 her senior year wrestling career seemed like the “next logical different than training with a male.” Sickles is a completely different scenario. “Training in high school where she wrestled at 103 step.” Sickles attended wrestling camps at joined the team as a walk-on, along with with men leaves no room for slacking. When and 112 pounds. She was named a U.S. Davidson, where her mother, father and eight other men. A total of 20 women have we ran, I had to work my rear off just to fi nish Girls’ Wrestling Association Folkstyle All- grandfather also attended. She approached participated on men’s college wrestling teams within a respectable distance-- and most of American in 2011 and was one of the team Coach Bob Patnesky, who told her that if she since the 2004-05 season across all divisions, the time it wasn’t so respectable.” But, as captains on the Western wrestling team. got in, she would be welcome on the team. but Sickles was the fi rst at Davidson. Haller says, the challenge is also the best part. Meanwhile, she also lettered in track and “It’s the Davidson philosophy: creating the According to Sickles, most people were She enjoys the feeling of pushing herself to cross country. same opportunity to everyone,” Patnesky supportive of her decision. “There were a few the limit, and “I learned how far I could go When it came time to think about applying said. “She is a female that likes to wrestle. that were against it, though they never tried without throwing up.”

Men’s Tennis falls to Richmond, Men’s Track had successful meet defeats Presbyterian in Boston & Wake Forest

Thomas morandi After a tough defeat against BenJamin arkin a time of 4:12.49 while Sailor-Tynes Staff Writer Richmond, Davidson regrouped and Staff Writer finished sixth overall with a time of rebounded against Presbyterian. 4:14.48. Lantz’s performance in the In doubleheader matches on Schafer and Gee, as well as Evins and On Saturday at the Valentine mile beat the previous school record Saturday, the men’s tennis team suffered Mark, won their doubles matches again Invitational at the Boston University by three seconds while Sailor-Tynes a hard fought defeat to Richmond, with the former winning by a score of Track and Tennis Center, and the JDL bested the time by a second exactly. In falling 4-3 before rebounding and 8-4 and the latter by a score of 8-5 to Fast Track In Winstom-Salem, the addition, the Davidson distance medley easily defeating Presbyterian 4-1. give the ‘Cats their first points of the Davidson men’s track team set two relay team won the event with their In a match that featured the return match. Davidson records. In the 5000m on performance. The team, made up of Sal of former Davidson assistant coach In singles play, Kunz and Ervin BU’s banked track, Ryan Hopkins ’12 del Giudice ’15, Wesley Laytham ’15, Ben Johnson as the head coach of both easily defeated their competition placed second overall with a time of 14 Nate Faubion ’14, and Will Mitchell Richmond, Davidson began the match winning by the same two-set score of minutes, 22.35 seconds. Hopkins was ’13, finished with a time of 10:42.04. on the right foot, opening a 1-0 lead 6-2, 6-2. Schafer was able to follow closely followed by Demetrios Pagonis The time places the distance medley after Joe Schafer ’13 and Calum Gee up their victories sealing the deal for ’13 who finished fifth overall with a relay team in Davidson’s top ten all ’12, the 19th ranked doubles pairing the Wildcats with a 6-3, 7-6 victory. time of 14 minutes, 25.02 seconds. time. Taylor Martin ’12 also finished in in the country, won their match by a The Wildcats moved to 2-3 on the Both Hopkins and Pagonis broke the the top ten all time in Davidson history score of 8-5. Connor Evins ’14 and year after this past Saturday. Next previous school record (set and broken with his performance in the 200-meter Chris Mark ’13 also netted an 8-5 weekend, they have their last home twice already this season by Pagonis) dash. Martin finished with a time of victory. The momentum would prove match before hitting the road to face with their individual times. 23.23. Michael Lorensten ’14 finished to be short-lived though as Richmond Campbell at 11am on Saturday. While Hopkins and Pagonis were in eighth overall in the pole vault with a won four out of six singles matches. Boston, the rest of the men’s track team height of 4.10m, and Stewart Dalton Only Schafer and Nicky Kunz ’15 was at the JDL Fast Track Invitational ’14 jumped 20-10 and ran a 7.31 in the were able to win in singles play for the at Wake Forest. At the event, Andrew 60meter dash. ’Cats and Schafer needed all three sets Lantz ’14 and Grayam Sailor-Tynes The Wildcats next meet is the SoCon to best his opponent giving the ’Cats ’14 broke the school record for the Indoor Championships February 23- two points on the day. mile. Lantz finished third overall with 24th in Birmingham, Alabama.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAY OF THE WEEK Demetrios Pagonis ‘13 and Andrew Lantz‘14 and Ryan Hopkins ’12 Grayam Sailor-Tynes ’14 Men’s Track and Field Men’s Track and Field Westminster, MD and Greenwich, CT Houston, TX and San Antonio, TX

School records keep falling whenever these guys hit the Unlike the 5000m record, the milde record of 4 min- track. For the third straight time this season, the 5000m utes, 15.48 seconds was holding its place until this past school record was shattered. weekend when these two boys broke it (Lantz by three seconds and Sailor-Tynes by one second).