VOLUME LXXXII THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 NUMBER 1 Reforms to Alcohol Policy in theMaking eating clubs,has alreadymetsev- 1:00 A.M. . Weekend parties, torto follow inthe eventof an fraternity headquarters this sum ByGARY WHEELER eral times this fall to outlinepos- Friday andSaturday nights, alco- emergency shallbepostedby the merpetitioning supportforbroadc siblechangestothealcoholpolicy. hol will stopbeing served at2:00 phone,alongwith thenameof the changes to the alcoholpolicy. Last spring's Greek Week A small committee met Au- A.M.. monitor on duty ateach party. Terryencouraged the fratcr incident in which threeDavidson gust29 toproposeadditions to the - At any Patterson Court - The monitor ensures that nityheadquarters toexert"all thr studentsweretaken to thehospital PCC alcohol policy. These sug- sponsored party,a party monitor alcohol is no longerbeing served pressurepossible to see thatasen for alcohol poisoning combined gestionswerepresentedtothePCC will bepresent and hisor her re- after the appropriate cut off lime. sible, enforceable policy is en withthe localmediacoveragethat for amendment atitsSeptember 2 sponsibilities shall include the - A security officer must be acted." the episode received has brought meeting. following:- presentwhen threeormorehouses SomeoflhechangesthatWill Davidson's alcohol policy under The tentativereformsmustbe Themonitorshallbepresent co-sponsorapartyand,preferably, Terry advocates that are not in- largeparties. cluded ineither the existingPCC closescrutiny. re-written and voted on by each any timealcohol isbeingserved. atother- Althoughthere has not been eatinghouse andfraternity before -Themonitorcannotconsume Aminimumof$40ofalter- alcohol policy or the list of pro- anychange to thePattersonCourt theadditionsbecomeenforceable. alcoholbefore or whileon duty. native foodandbeveragesmust be posedchangesare:alcoholserved Council(PCC)alcoholpolicy yet, Theproposedadditions to the - Themonitor must haveac- available. on a BYOB basis, the serving of reforms areinthemaking. PCCalcohol policy are: cess toaphone,asecurity officer, Theseproposedadditions do only beer and wine,(not liquor), The PCC, which is respon- - Weekday parties, Sunday and transportation,preferably,an notgoas far as DeanofStudents and the adoptionof adry rush by sible for writing the alcoholpoli- night through Thursday night, automobile. WillTerrywouldhaveliked. Terry fraternities. cies forDavidson'sfraternitiesand alcohol will stopbeing served at -Theproceduresfor themoni- sentaletter toeachofthenational
Increased Enrollment CreatesHousingCrunch folded last year, was renovated as dorm ByCHARLES GRIER space. Around 14people,mostly sopho- mores off the housing waiting list, are Due to the large size of the freshman stayinginthePAX house. This was just class,many freshmenarein triplesandup- oneof theoptionsconsidered tohandle perclassmcn wereforcedoffcampus. theincrease,according toTerry. According to Residence Life Director "We talkedaboutrenovatingtheold RichardTerry,therewasanincrease of66in gym. AHthisconsidered,Ithink wehave the freshman class, significantly up from done thebest wecan do,"Terrysaid. last year. However,somestudentswerenotable "Wehad to create66 extraspaces,up tobehoused.Terrysaysthatallfreshmen from 24 vacancieslast year. Thereare 20 areguaranteedhousing, whileothersare triples,allinBelk,allmen.Withthewomen, notas lucky. we were within twofrom last year,"Terry "Weareobligated tohouseallfresh- PtotoCourtesyofCollegeRelations said. men;wehave toset asideenoughspaces housingprob- for themaximumprojectedclass.Almost Freshmen use theircreativity and strengthasthey vieforfirstplaceinthe 1990 regatta. Tohandleupperclassmen lems, the co-ed eating house PAX, which Continuedonpage4 Class of1994MakesProblems As WellAs History- has SO input from many different areas. ofdifferent peoplehave piecesof to attendDavidsonifaccepted. lar decision been about ByBAILEYFOSTER freshmen," percentoverall.However,theyield TheEnrollmentPlanningCommit- information whichare notcentrally "We wanted 400 men women was uneven tee, headed by Dean of Admis- collected, so instead of an inte- saidGardner,"sothenyoudoearly for and causing the extrafresh- Thelargesizeofthefreshman sions and Financial Aid Robert grated system where one person decision,based on thepool, sub- this year, class,thelargestinDavidson'shis- Gardner,meetstwiceeach semes- has a pretty good idea of who's tractoffthenumberofpaiddepos- men. therefore, "This last year the yield for tory, is primarily a result of the ter to determine the number of leaving,enrollment planning is a its; and estimate the fluctuating applicant pool, which continuingstudents. new conceptherebecause there's number of regulars,minus what- men came way up,and the yield dropped," produces different student yields According to Gardner, noreal way togather the data." everwait-listactivity you want to for women said Gard- from year to year. Though the Davidson,unlike larger universi- Using the estimated figures do." ner. "And essentially we're over play enrollmentisuplast year,theextra ties, does not have an integrated from the committee and the yield The next step is to a 25men." According Gardner,ithas students arecausing some incon- system in which one office has from thepreviousyear,theadmis- guessing game to determine the to " topredictthe veniences and adjustments on complete dataon the total enroll- sionsofficethenhastodecidehow number of students who will ac- become muchharder returning and campus. ment,bothon-campusandabroad. many offers to make in order to cept.Alotoffactorsareinfluential numbers of students the The admissions process is a "Here, it's a little bit differ- bring the enrollment up to the in theprocess,themostimportant incoming freshmen because complicated one wheih involves ent," saidGardner,"becausea lot desired level. beingtherelativeselectivityofthe yield, which used to be the most Theestimatedsizeofthefresh- schools with which Davidson steady statisticinadmissions,has manclass,according to Gardner, competes. been fluctuating inrecentyears. Inside wasabout400. Thenextstepis to "If you think the schools that "Theproblemrightnowisthai decidehowmany students ofeach youcompetewith," saidGardner, theyieldsarechanging from yeai News 3 Opinions 6 gender to admit, using a male/ "areupinapplicationsandwillbe to year," said Gardner. "What's selective, Students OrmandDiscusses female ratio which is set by the more then you want to Continuedonpage4 Sophomore BoardofTrustees. holdmore placeson yourwaiting SpendsTimeinthe theProblems with Beyondthose figures,admis- list. Ontheother handifyouknow sionsalsomuct decidehow many it'sgoing tobeatoughyearwhere FirstClassMail MiddleEast EliminatingKegs Paid students to admit from each list, seleclivesaredown,thenyoudon't VS.Postage Permit *1 CampusLiving 9 Sports 1: thatisearlydecision,regular deci- want to hold many spots on the Davidson,North Carolina Reviews Bruce Balestier sionand waitlistThe yieldfrom waitinglistbecausethosekidsmay Joe Mans the waitlistisusually100 percent notbe there." 28036 Lynch'sWild at Heart Previews FallSports sinceapplicantsareundercontract Davidson's yield fromregu- 2 THEDAVIDSONIAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990
Davidsonand the World: The MiddleEast Crisis 4 ActivatingMilitary \ Reserves Could Affect Up! To 187,000 Collegians ] havetheirstudiesinterrupted.with- College \ Press Service out aguarantee ofbeing able to j resume them when they return to As many as 187,000 college civillianlife. students across the country had Althoughthereisafederallaw theirfall termplanscastintodoubt that protects the jobsof workers Aug.22, when president George whoarecalled to duty, thereisno Bush said he would sooncall up law protecting students, Hanley military reservists to support and said. replace troops already sent to the To ease uncertainty among MiddleEast. studentreservists,PurdueUniver- Ifand when thecall comes,the sitypublisheda detailed letter as- studentswouldhavetoleaveschool suringstudentstheywouldgettheir abruptly,sometimesunsureifthey fees refunded andearn a certain willhaveaplace whenthayreturn amount of credit, depending on or if the tuition money they paid when they withdraw. willbe wasted. "Thedepartmentof personnel "Idon't know what frame of services wasgetting alotof calls, studies," getting PhotoCourtesy CollegeRelations mindI'11beinformy said and student services was of well," Newton, Director of corporategivingsTomNorwood left Davidson for two weeks inorderto flymissions to the Junior Waldron,anArmyreservist calls as saidTim MiddleEast. who is a sophomoreengineering aneditor for Purdue's news serv- major at Rensselaer Polytechnic ice. InstituteinNew York. Newton said theschooldidn't Fuels Fighter Planes No one knows exactly how know howmany ofitsstudentsare Norwood many of the reservists subject to reservists. being called to active duty are "Ithink it'sapretty smallper- to collegestudents. centage,"Newton said,. "At this EnRoute Mideast JoeHanIcy,spokesmanfor the point we don'tknow." do it atnight and throw in alittle dangerousthe current situationin U.S.Armyreserves,estimatedthat Whatever thenumber, the fi- CourtesyofCollege Relations weather...There were also lots of theMiddleEastappears."Itreally 61percentofhisgroup's579,000 nancialimpactoncampusesproba- airplanes inaclosespace." isa tindcrbox,"hesaid."There(is) members are full- or part-time bly wouldbeminimal,addedJohn Davidson College's Tom Because tankers arebasically atremendousamountofarmamenis collegestudents. Huie,Purdue's VicePresident for Norwoodhas hada closerlook at flyinggastanks theyareextremely there,andalotuncertainty about Theotherbranchesofthe staterelations. vYvc Iraqicrisis thananyoneelseai vulnerabletohosUk>fire.'"vVe Photocourtesyof WallaceSanders Sophomore Wallace Sanders visits the Shefat refugeecampduring an Recycle This Davidsonian internshipprogram withtheArabRedCross inEgypt. ... Student Spends Summer Near Troubled Area: "It's Difficult to ImagineUntil You See For Yourself" ByLISA GERRARD cilon U.S.-ArabRelations. Palestinians forfiveweeks,Ididn't "The 'intifada' is adesperate old boy who had been caught Life is toughin the occupied His duties were tohelpout in realize until then just how much appeal ontheglobal stagefor the throwing rocks at Israel soldiers. territories of Israel's West Bank any wayhecould atahospital day-to-day life is disrupted and worldtostoptalkingaboutpeasce The boy said that a soldier ap- andGazaStrip,saysWallaceSand- forPalestinian*refugees** inCairo. made unbearable," said Sanders. and startacting," saidSanders. proacliedhimafterwardandasked ers, a sophomore who recently "It'sdifficult toimagineuntilyou "Unfortunately, events in the whicharmhehadusedto throw the visitedtheregion. On his first day,Sanders was see for yourself." Gulf willprobablyeclipsethisissue rocks. Palestinianchildrenplayinthe surprisedtolearn thathisbosswas Sanders saw families ofeight rather thangivingit theattentionit When theboy toldhimtheleft dirt streetsbehind billows of tear Yassir Arafat's younger brother, ormoresharingasingledorm-size deserves,"hesaid."Astimepasses, arm, the soldierbrokeit. gas.Theirfavoritegameisthrow- Fathi Arafat.Fathi is director of room.Hesawbathroomsthatwere more and more Palestinians lose OnedaySanders waswalking ingrocks atIsraeli soldiers. the hospital and president of the nothingbutholesintheground.He faithinadiplomatic solution-and downastreetinaPalestiniancamp Prisons are overcrowded. Palestine Red Crescent Society- saw that to be "well-off in the it'sdifficult to tellapeopleto wait whena teargascanister exploded Health care is substandard. And an affiliate of the International camps means having carpets and when they face escalating death on the nextblock. thethrcatofdeportationloomsever Committeeof theRedCross. sofas andbeingable toeat well. tolls and encroachment on their He ran to investigate. The near. AtthehospitalSanders worked Close to 12,000 ordinances land." smoke had engulfed the room of The American public hears on a video for the hospital and dictate the lives of the Palestini-. To preserve the West Bank one small house where Sanders little of whatgoes on behind the taughtEnglish.His students were ans: from frustratingtoridiculous, andGazaStripandprotectsettlers could see a woman and her ten wire fencesofPalestinian camps, twoparaplegicmenfromGazawho the rules require them to stay in whohavemoved there,Israeldips children. sinceIsraelbanned thepressfrom had broken the 9p.m. curfew and their homes every night after 9 from the$2.4billioninmilitaryaid Achildon thestreetpickedup 1988. shot Israelisoldiers. p.m.andrequirepermissiontoplant that theU.S governmentallocates the canister and showed it -the— occupied territoriesin were by . to the ButinAugust,Sandersgained -—^Both werehitbyJiiglmeloc^ a tree or diga well, them. American. Itread: "TEAR GAS entry through a human rights iiy plastic bullets called 'dum- Oneoftheharshestlawsisthat Sanders sympathizes withIs- TYPE CS515-MADE IN THE agency in Jerusalem. His seven- dums.' The term 'plastic' or 'rub- theymusthaveanidentity cardto raeli interests, but his trip made USA." day tour revealed volatile neigh- ber' bulletisreally aeuphemism. work outside the territories. And "■himwonderatthejusticeofAmeri- "Howcanyourcountrydothis borhoods where abuse andanger Some rubber bullets are simply authorities takecards away at the canaid. tous?" themother asked. Sanders livesideby side. steelballbearingswithathinrub- slightestprovocation,Sanderssaid. 'TheU.S. governmentreacts could not form aresponse. "Wevisitedonehomeandwere bercoat,"Sanders said. "Studentsrealized the futility withmoral indignation when our Butnowhehasfoundhisvoice: gased twiceover a periodof four "Under 50 yards,all of these ofgoing toschool whenthey saw national interests are crossed,but "I want people to know what's hours,"he said."It seems theIs- bullets areas lethalaslive ammo- their fathers who were doctors or often turns ablind eye to the ac- goingonintheterritories,"hesaid. raeli soldiers will throw teargas -especiallywhenusedagainstchil- engineerssweepinghospitalfloors tionsofour allies,"he said. "Complacency on human for noreason-it'salmost asifit's drenorfiredlikegrapeshot froma and carryingbricks inIsrael,"he He remembers several occa- rights issues can be considered partoftheirmilitary trainingtofire grenadelauncher,"he said. said. sionsofseemingly indiscriminate complicity inhuman rights viola- on the people'shomes." Israel has occupied the West The United States supports use of tear gas in the territories, tions,"saidSanders. The touroftheWestBankand Bank and Gaza Strip since 1967. IsraelinitsPalestinianpolicy.The andhe cannotforgetthe storiesof "Americans should hold our GazaStripwasaside-tripSanders The 1.8 million Palestinians who strong-arm tactics are part of Is- his Palestinian friends whospoke leaders accountable for their for- tookinAugust aftercompleting a havechosen toremain therelivein rael'smeasures combat the"inti- ofabusein thecamps andinpris- eignpolicy,thenwecanmorejustly two-month internship sponsored squalid conditions. fada," oruprisingof thePalestin- ons. holdother worldleaders account- by Washington's NationalCoun- "AlthoughI'dbeen talking to ian Liberation Organization. Sanders talked toone ten-year able for their actions." Jfit HAIR WORK SHOP STUDENT JOB OPENING AND Are You Worth More Than $5 an Hour? TANNINC SALON National Retail Firm Has Several Openings Tanning Specials Available All Majors May Apply Ask For Linda Will Train IfQualified College Scholarship and Credit Available 20823 N.Main St. Hours: 8:30 A.M.- 9:30P.M. Cornelius,N.C.28031 (704) Phone 892-5170 Call (704)563-5239 4 THEDAVIDSONIAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Class of 1994 ContinuedfromPage1 happeningis thepoolisshrinking.Applica- spring," said williams. "We watched pre- tionsare bouncing around,and people are rcgistrationand triedtoestimatewhereextras Timingls offering a lot more merit money; so it's would be needed. Then we hired several muchmore difficult topredict what'sgoing part-time people, and added several sec- tohappen." tions,especially inrequired courses." The overload may notbe as bad as it According to Gardner, Davidson has sounds in terms of admissions, since, ac- plans tobringon-campus enrollment up to Everything. cording toGardner,Davidson isoneof the 1600 over thenext few years. Considering onlycollegesinthe countrythatisoversub- the currentdeclinein applications,thismay scribed withoutevergoingintoits waitlist. bea bad time to try to expand,but admis- However,theeffectsofthebigclassare sions is planning to put out a video and felt in other areas of campus life. Many increase its visitation areas in hope of in- freshman males arecramped intriples,and creasing applications. many sophomores have been forced off "If wedon'texpandour applicantpool campus because of housingshortages. this year," said Gardner, "then we aren't According to Vicc-Prcsidcnt of Aca- going tobe able toexpandenrollment,un- demic AffairsandDeanoftheFacultyRobert less we want togive up selectivity.Idon't Williams, the problems of class overload knowanybodyhere who'dsay thatgoingto have not been as badas was feared. 1600 is more important than the quality of "We were aware of the problem last thekids." Housing ContinuedfromPage1 all the transfers endedupoffcampus. Also, triples) a highernumber for all the trouble every year we force some sophomores off we havegonethrough," Mew said. campus," Terry said. "Weare somehow going tocompensate Terry says that the plan toincrease en- thoseintriples," Terry said. "Rightnow,I rollment to1600duringthis decade wasnot don't think weare going to let them draw the reasonfor the largefreshman class. juniornumbers. "Theovercrowdingthis fall wasnotpart Wehave yettodecide." Stopandgotraffic lightsguzzle Ifyou'dliketolearn about of the planned increase. The admissions JoshLamed,anotherfreshmanina triple, more gasoline.So,theEnergyDivisionis energyprogramsweoffer,writeor office basedpredictionson previousyears. believes thatthoselivingintriples shouldbe workingwiththeN.C.Department call theEnergyDivision,430North Thenumberof men wasmuch higher than provided withspace-savingprovisions. ofTransportation tosynchronize SalisburyStreet,Raleigh,NC27611, expected.There were200menlastyear,and "Ithink theyought toprovideus witha traffic lights throughout thestate.In 919/733-2230.Becausewhen it this year we were told to expecta max of workingbunkbed. Also,material tobuilda fact,since we joinedforces intraffic comes to traffic lights,like somany signalretiming, 225. At onepoint, we gotashigh as 260. loftshouldbeprovidedfor thosewhochoose weve alreadysaved things inlife,timingiseverything. gallons gasoline. 1 Belk, Little," build," said. 17million of And Thereare 67menin and84in to Larned that's justoneofthe ways Farrell, dozensof Terry said. Freshman Morgan who livesin we'reworkingtodaytohelpprepare thereare benefits NCDepartmentofEconomic Terry believes that there will beprob- aconverted lounge,says forthe energyneedsofthefuture. andCommunityDevelopment lems with sophomorehousingnext year. and problems with living in a makeshift "With the size of the freshman class room. whatit is,and withno new buildings next "Itisnicebecauseithas carpet,butbad fall, it is very likely there will be sopho- because ofthelimited space.IreallywishI mores that willbe forcedoff campus. Our hadasink," Farrell said. normal capacityis justover 1300 students. Despite the unfortunatecircumstances, Thereisnoquestion wearegoing tohave to students havebeen veryflexible. build,"Terry said. Terry commented,"Students that have FreshmanTomMew believesthatthose been involved have been veryunderstand- Thought for the intriples shouldbegivenabetter choice of ing,andweappreciateit.Westill wanttodo housing for nextyear. what wecan toprovide agoodstandardof 'They ought togive us(thoseliving in living." WeeTc* Write for the News Wherever you Staff. go, Weekly Meetings held on Tuesdays at under your 8:00 pm. clothes Call Bailey at 6434 you're naked. THE DAVIDSONIAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 ,1990 5 JAY CHAUDHURI,Editor-in-Chief MARK PUCKETT,ExecutiveEditor JOEMARIS,i4stt>cia/e£ BRIANJENNINGS,AdvertisingManager MORELAND SMITH,CirculationManager CHRIS KELLY,BusinessMAnager 3iaigfaC£ cps Opinions JarredBaxterandthe SGA No Directory This Year Student Awareness of Amid all the hulabaloo over printingthe phonedirec- toryin the first issue ofthe Davidsonian, staffmembers and SGA Needed weary desk workers neglected to ask if this request was a Most Davidson students really don't reforms theB.S.C.havebeen continuing to They know orcaremuchabouttheS.G.A. What's pushfor. Ithink most students careabout feasibility. simplyassumedit was. Primarily,thenews- worse,they don'tevencare toknow about thealcoholpolicy situationand wanttohave paperprintsthenews; whileprintingthedirectoryis thejobof their studentgovernment. SoIasked my- their say. Good! Get out there and say it. the windowdressers at college Secondly,the self, "Self, why is this?" Any political Letthefaculty andtheadministrationknow relations. com- scientist would retort that this is simply a how youfeel! But the alcohol policy isn't puter center couldeasily printseveralhundreddirectories on case of apathy within the masses, a phe- everything,andas Isee it,itis much more computer paper and distribute them among the halls and nomenon present within all political sys- important to try tostrip thecampuscleanof tems. But theproletariathere atDavidson? all racism, that goes for color,nationality buildings. At whatcost? Itseemsthe cost wouldbeminimal, Iwould think that a learning institution of andgender. OtherissuesthatIfeelstrongly especially if compared indirect proportion withthe present Davidson's stature and reputation would about and willbediscussinginlater issues griping moaning is, of admit students of a higher conscientious include: raising thelevelofrapeawareness, incessant and of the masses. There level than that of a plebian. Yet student especiallyacquaintancerape;how toimple- course, theargument that there is a great deal ofinformation apathy runs rampant through our majestic ment minus grades; the construction of that is not available or needs changing. With this inmind,a halls. kiosks; campus security; semester length; Iwanttohelpchange this. Mycolumn athletics;cable t.v.andparking. tentative printing would appease our college family,at least willinform students about what's goingon Thefinalpurposeofthiscolumn willbe until the true directories issue forthin October. Otherwise, intheS.G.A.ona weeklybasis. AsIseeit, to let students know what their representa- the mainpurposeof thiscolumnis toraise tives are doing. If a senator is worthy of there seem tobe three options at hand: call theUnion desk, student awareness of the workingsanddu- praise,he/she willbepraised. Butif Ifeela visit your friendsinstead ofcall,orput a corkinit. tiesof theS.G.A. What does thatinclude? senatorisnotrepresentingrn^erconstitu- WellasTrippHelmsputit"everyaspect"of ency,I'llcertainlylet youknow about that student life. Iwant to explain how the as well. S.G.A. worksandhow students can takean If you're a Freshman reading this ar- Davidson and activepartinit. Once a week I'llchose an ticle, I'd like to apologize if you didn't issue that the S.G.A.dealt with,orneeds to understandeverythingthatwassaid.Iwrote deal with,and expressmy views about it. thisundcrthe premise that those readingit the Middle East Thereare many,manyissuesandI'm sure wouldhave atleastsome knowledgeof the atleast someofthem willconcerneven the S.G.A. Perhapsthis column will be most Davidson began another new semester a few weeks mostuninterestedof Davidson's students. beneficial toyou. If you think thatstudent ago ina world on thebrink of war. Yet, we here have been The big issues this year will be the governmentisorganizingdancesandchang- possibly-changing alcohol policy and the ingthe marquis, youhavealot to learn. mostly quiescent duringa time the "draft"could be a grave Instead, wehave opted to played in reality. frisbee frontof Howmanyouttherehavedreamedof afew toponder: alchohol,racism,Helms, Chambers with our friends or ponder courses to pick up beingpublished?How many have opin- Iraq(eastofhere),girls,guys,stupidfash- duringdrop-add. ions?Ifyouanswered yestothepreceding ion trends, the plethora of freshmen, the questions then The Davidsonian has a cryingneedforacampusbombshelterand If the general apathy found on campus reflects our place for you.By removing traditional gasattack survivaltraining,animal rights ignorance thanthe thecollege istoblame somewhat. Aside impedimentstopublication,suchastalent (we havelabs), those damn painfulpitted andcoherent thought, theOpinions sec- and cemented shower floors in the older froma course or two taughtonIslamic society andreligion, tionembraces allfrustratedwriters,from dorms, and there's alwaysgood oldreli- Davidsonclearlylacks acurriculumintheareaoftheMiddle the very good to thepossibly demented. ableSouthAfrica. Just write! You'vegot (an attitude) villify The crisis today stems beyond just the invasion of Everyoneknowsthatgoodsolidjour- what it takes so the East. nalismisthe deathofanystudentpublica- trustees or praiseRonald Reagan on us. Kuwait andcheap oil;itinvolves the understandingofgeo- tion,so we'rehereforyou.TheOpinions Whynot? politics, history and culture. If Davidson wants to truly section provides a ready-mix forum for Besides,wehaveanaceupoursleeves, new ideas(or rehasheddogmatism, we'll If submissions drag, Mark Puckett (the adhere to its title as a liberal arts college,it shouldhire new print it). Look around. Examine your man whooffended us so much we made facultymembersinanareathat currentlyaffects allourlives. fellows,your school,yourself and write himaneditor)hasvolunteerd toserveasa space usa_note.Ifyou're _stuck for-_ideashere's filler. Yikes! You can almost hear to theEditor may be dropped offat the ,, , -the wordprocessors hummingnow. AllLetters Opinions.. Staff Meeting,. Mondayat 8:00pmin the Davidsonian Office or mailed to: UnionTVLounge. 219,Davidson, 28036 P.O.Box NorthCarolina CallDavid at x6615 orDavidat x6569 6 THEDAVIDSONIAN OPINIONS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 A New Challenge for Cure the Keg:The Real Problems the SGA to Solve on Patterson Court campus, issueduring thenextfew months. willalwaysbedrinking on this be DougJobe '91and LoriRockett '91 ResidenceLife Although wedo not have BenjiOrmand '91 itexposedorhidden.Banning willsolve the college's cable TV yet,itdefinitely appears tobe on Aslight tremorhasbeen felt recentlyin shortrangeproblems like the lia- Eachnewyearprovidesanew focus and the horizon. The Environmental Action the hallowed hills of Patterson Court,one bility intheeventofanaccidentand vandal- challenge for the SGA. This year is no Committeeisstillpushingfor the construc- which indicates an illness in Davidson's ismassociated withdrunkenexploits.Butit different. However,thissummerhasbrought tion of kiosks and should be successful in finest social outlet. There is a movement will not address what Ifeel are the more many changes to our campus which the thenear future. afoot to ban kegs from Patterson Court. serious problems associated with drinking SGA must consider and work with. Due to the new policy on lofts (3 feet from Bring-Your-Own for all Court parties. I likealcoholism,date-rape,ordriving while The SGA has already compiled a list of ceiling tohead)theRLOislookingfornew think this is abadidea. impaired. many of thechangeson campus. We feel ways to create space without creating a If youarereading this wondering why If common containers are bannedon thestudents shouldunderstand thechanges hazard. Acommittee isbeingformedmade the trustees and the administration would campus, there will still be no limit to the and be aware of ideas for future improve- up of 2 freshmen, 2 sophomores, and 2 considersuch a drastic and terrible act, let amount available' to those with an open ments. In the longrun, thesechanges will juniorstodiscussandsuggestnewchanges me fill youin. pocket.It won tcurb the amountconsumed. benefitusbyprovidingabetterenvironment for the dorms. Last spring, a group of rambunctious Infact,someofthehousesthispastweekend in which tolive. Ifinterestedinserving on thiscommit- youths wasparticipating ina pseudo-affili- demonstrated this,serving cansof beerin- Security. Probablythemostnoticeable teepleasesignupintheresidencelifeoffice atcdPattersonCourt social eventanddrank steadofcupsfromakeg.It wassimply adif- changeoncampusis therevampedsecurity orcall DougJobe -6635. Manythingstobe alittle toomuch. Ambulances wereneces- ference in price, not in the quantity pro- office. As most studentsknow,past SGA consideredinthefuturearenew dormloca- sary,andnear death wasinvolved. As you vided. administrations workedhardtoimprove the tions andrenovations of presentdorms. might imagine, when Davidson alumni Furthermore,Iwouldreally hate tosee police force. Our new police chief, Ray Student HealthCenter. Thisareaofcampus turned on their televisionsinCharlotte that thedrinking games moved onto theroad- Thrower,is workingdiligently togiveus the has also undergone many changes. Fore- eveningandsaw astoryaboutapartygone ways where the police and the telephone best security possible. Iurge people to most,studentsmaynowmakeappointments astray,concern wasexpressed. They were polesareless forgiving.IfPatterson Court respectthenew security laws andbepatient tosee thenursepractitioner. Also,a doctor displeased. Gofigure. driesup, thenroadblocks bedamned,more withitsideals. will always be on call at 4 pm each day. peoplearegoingtobedriving togetalcohol, Ray Throwerisattempting toestablish Student confidentiality is now guaranteed. someof whom willnoteven bein suitable a uniform pattern to parking that we have Plus, Georgia Ringle is now serving as a condition to drink let alone drive. Ihave neverhadbefore. Allcars willbe towedthat healthcounselor tobeaconfidantand source Theproblem onPattersonCourt always felt comfortable at a court party are not inlegal spots soIstrongly suggest ofinformation concerningstudent's health isnot the availability of alcohol, knowing nomatter how irresponsible Iact everyoneexaminesthemapwhichshowsall concerns. even in large quantities, but the (andItoohavesuccumbed to thesirensong theparkingareas. Theyhavebeen sostrict The Student Health Options Commit- lack of responsible drinking of stupidity), atleastIcan walk home and because they want apattern that tee, which is advisory committee the spare others the repercussions of fool- toset now an to amongCourtparty participants. my willeliminatetheillegalproblemquickly.It Health Center, needs interested people to ishness. seemstobeworkingquitewell.Thenumber serve on its board. If you are interested Admittedly, Patterson Court's alcohol of towsis decliningdaily as studentsbegin please talk DeanLeslieMarsicano. Weare policy is not a sure fire defense against to understand the new system. The SGA also looking intoobtainingspecialparking The result: the college administrators tragedy. Unless we as students decide to will beworkingclosely withChief Thrower permits forsick students tobeadministered have decided thatifPatterson courtcannot behaveresponsibly,thereisnodefensewhich tosuggestafew modificationsinhissystem, bythenursesinorder toavoidtowingby the regulateitself wellenoughto preventtrag- will prevent disaster. Somehow, the very suchasparkingfor cooks,along withwork- Davidsonpolice. edy,then they willaddressthe sourceofthe real drinking problem that exists on this ing to increaseparking spacesand lighting Condoms They arenow alsoavailable,free problem. Remove the kegs, remove the campusneeds tobeaddressed.Thischildish inthese areas. of charge, in the First Aid boxes in all problem. obsession with drinking needs to be cor- Severalotherparkingconcerns include: residence halls. The present Davidson Ido notbelieve that suchanaction will rected. Theroleofalcoholasasociallubri- the visitor section inthe parkinglot behind condoms are the same condoms used by ultimately curetheillness theyare trying to cantand sourceofentertainmentneeds tobe LingleManor,2hr.parkingonConcordRd. Planned Parenthood. Even though these remedy. Ibelieve thatbanningkegsis like changed.Abanonkegs,whilesolvingsome (effective in a week or two),and parking condoms have a 2 year expiration, the treating the symptomrather than theactual problems,would simply replace theloom- appeals. administration will be throwing away the malady.Theproblem onPattersonCourtis ing specter of liability with the demon of Inorder to address these concerns, the condoms at end of each term in order to nottheavailabilityofalcohol,eveninlarge DWI. Therest of the problems will goun- visitorparkingbehind Lingle willbemoni- preservetheirquality. We stronglyurgethe quantities,butrather thelackofresponsible touched. tored toassess theneed for it; the town of studentsnottoabuse theprivilegeofhaving drinkingamong Court partyparticipants. Davidson willbe contacted to work out a thesecondoms. There was drinking on campus even Benjamin Ormand is a seniorEnglish compromiseconcerninginfirmaryparking; The SGANeeds Student Involvement whenDavidson wasalcohol-free,andthere majorfromLaurinburg,N.C. and a Parking Appeals Committee willbe inCommittees setupby Thrower tobecomposedofastaff TheSGA iscomprisedof committed indi- member,afacultymember, andastudentto viduals who wanttorepresentthe viewsof Hey Speidel, Goodrich, discuss appeals on parking tickets. Chief their segments on campus. This commit- Goganand Thrower wants to hear student feedback mentincludeseveryoneoncampusbecause about the police force and its system so theSGA toeks^oitsconstitueiHs^br4deasr Lille miss playing at Davidson We pleasepassalong youropinions. criticisms,and for support. The escortservice is in working order. So,read the SGA minutes,know what is have anewalbum: The officers are trying topromise areturn happeningon campus,andgive youropin- timeof twotothreeminutes. Studentsneed ionson the issues toyour SGA representa- Heading toutilizethisnew servicetoitsfullpotential. tive. We wanttorepresentyoubut weneed South. Itis therefor ourbenefit,soutilize it Call your supportand input todoour jobeffec- 892-5131. tively. SSGL Liveat the Bimhmem Several SGAplans in the future are to in- One wayeveryonecan getinvolved is crease the campuslightingand to work on through theSGAcommittees. Thesign-ups h can installingmoreemergencyphonesthrough- beginintheUnionconversationpitonSept. You order thealbumrelease outthecampus. 6thandendSept.14th. Thecommitteesare: EducationPolicy. Minusgradeswillbe Campus Services and Facilities,Campus performance on tapebymail: implementedin the Fallof '91. However, Security and Parking,Solidarity Commit- there willbemoretimefor discussiononits tee, SGAPhonathon Committee, Charters SSGL implementation. There have been sugges- andBylaws.TrusteeContact,AthleticsCom- tions for more forums and to have each mittee,Faculty-StudentSocial,SGA Week- 3203North Tacoma Street department discuss the implementation endCommittee,Rides Committee,Leader- Arlington, Virginia 22213 procedures amongstitself withatleast one shipTraining,Career SymposiumCommit- student who ismajoring inthatdepartment tee, and the Public Relations Committee. Send$10.00plus $2.50postage toalsobeincluded inthe discussion. The semesterlength willalsobe discussed DougJobeisPresident oftheSGAandLori andhandling. this year so look for some forums on this Rockett isChancellor oftheSGA. ForbookinginformationcallJohn Recycle this Davidsonion Livermore at(703) 532-6033. "There's nocollege welikeplayingmore" i" THEDAVIDSONIAN OPINIONS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 7 D.A. Thompson IRudeNotes & Scribblings Sara Carlson Smoke, and Smoke Heartily! GoodThingWetT-Shirt In the two weeks since we havere- smoker. Somemay say that wearemerely turnedfromour summer holidays,anover- stupid,soaddictedtoour littledrugthatwe FlyersWere a Joke abundance ofadvicehasbeen hurled atme areblind to thedangersofitsuse. No,no, inregardtomypenchantfor smoking.Some myalltoophysicallyfit friends,thatisbyno verykindandlovingpeoplehaveexpressed means thecase. We know what smoking (Warning: the following article was school, Ilearned that a tuck jump earns theirconcernformyphysicalwellbeingand can do to us, but because we cannot be written by a crusading liberal feminist groans,a walkover enthusiasticyells,anda made emotional pleas for me to kick my frightenedby suchthingsasmedicalreports Democratic voting woman) back flip wild wolf whistles and,occasion- most"icky gross"habit, whileothershave and warnings, because our thoughts and ally,adate. Itnever occurred tomanyofthe offered such pearls of wisdom as "those actions cannotbe controlled bya Surgeon MyfaithinDavidsonisrenewed. Fora spectators that Icheered notbecause Ien- lhings'11kill you" as they warmheartedly General,because welove freedom andare whilelastyearitseemedthatwewerefalling joyedseeingmen pant,but becauseItruly patmeon theback, and chuckle to them- willing toexpressour individualism thirty deep into a pit of conservative compla- held pride in my school and its athletic selveson their way to theathletic complex orfortytimesaday,wesmoke. Every time cency,rolling into the '90's in a Reagan- department Davidson cheerleaders areno extremelypleased with theinsight and wit Ilightup,Iknow Iamgivingmy character inducedhaze ofconfusion andapathy. Ei- different. oftheircomment.Iamtouched thatsomany theworkoutIhavenotallowedmybody.As ther that assumption was false or a large ForthisreasonIassumed the flyershad seem tocare for theconditionofmyphysi- Frank KnightLordIV '89putit,"Anyone portion of the studentbody woke up one tobeajoke. Icould notimagine what was ognomy,but Imust confess thatIhaveno can quit smoking, but it takes true inner morning and decided to vote for Harvey planned,and whenquestioned,acheerleader plans tocease my taking of tobacco. You strengthtoface aslow andpainfuldeathby Gantt. Whatever,theresult ismarvelous. told me to come to the rally and see for see, smoking is a simply wonderful habit emphysemaandlungcancer"; or,putmore Cheer 90 ,Davidson's spirit commis- myself. What Isaw was nothing. Lots of As FranLiebowitz states in The Portable succinctlyby Peter Tavernise '90, "Black sion,decided toadvertise a wet t-shirtcon- football,volleyball,soccer,andfieldhockey Curmudgeon,"smoking is thewholepoint lungisbeautiful". testasaprelude to theLunar Luau,aUnion players,butnotasingle wet t-shirt, Happy of beinganadult". Mark Twain,as isalso Butlet's look a this thingfrom an- sponsoredeventheldlastFriday inthe sta- but puzzled,Ienjoyed theevening. revealedinThePortable Curmudgeon,lived other point of view,that of the concerned dium. That this was tobeanall-malecom- Apparently,thecheerleaders themselves by the simplerule ofnever smoking while citizen.Inthesetroubledtimesitisessential petition was not mentioned in any of the saw thedeepironyof the situation. Thatthe he was asleep,and never refraining while for thespiritofpatriotism toflourishandfor flyers put up throughout the Union and womenwhoarethebackboneofDavidson's awake. Inmy own opinion,smokingisone Americanindustry toprosper.Whatismore Chambers,andalargeportionof thefemale spirit woulddegradethemselvesbypartici- of the finest activities in which a human AmericanthantheTobaccoindustry? What population was deeply offended, myself pating inan event which traditionally capi- beingcanengage. institution clings more tightly to the time included. talizes on the feminine breast is beyond First,let's look at smoking from a honored traditions of capitalism? Where Wet t-shirtcontests epitomize the bar- ridiculous. philosophicalpoint of view. Iwouldcon- elseinthe worldcan yougo intoanycorner barous objectification of women portrayed Many peoplerationalized thatsince the tendthatitis theability we have tosmoke store andpurchase a product thatinduces so frequently in our "entertainment" mc- contest would not involve women it was which truly separateshumankind asaclass painanddeath,upsetsothers,and smells so dias.HollywoodandNew Yorkseem tosee merely harmless funandclever advertising. ofbeinghigher thananyother. Those who good withoutpayingmore thana few pen- women as either sitcom bimboes, evil Ifind such an attitude misguided at best. smoke are living breathing (for now,any- niesintaxes? Demon-possessed seducers, pom queens, Realistically, whenapersonsees the words way) examplesthathumanity is motivated Inclosing,Iurgeall ofyou whodo or multiple-personality homeless welfare- "wett-shirtcontest,"footballplayersdoused bysomethinggreaterthan thepainvs.pleas- not smoke tobegin,and thoseofyouwho.do cheats. Orsexobjects. Orall of theabove. inwaterisnotthe firstimagetoleaptomind. ureprinciple.Whatcreaturelaughsasloudly to continue. Smoke,andsmokeheavily, The few positive imagesof women in Buxom beauties bouncing in clingy trans- in the face of impending doom than the for you, your freedom,and yourcountry. the media are creatures totally computer parentfabric is thelikelyconnotation. generatedby graphic artistsand magazine Ican notstresshow much Icommend editors,engineeredtoperfectionwithalittle thedecision todroptheevent fromtheLuau siliconenhancement,andcompletewithnon- agenda,despite the supportmany ofthemen existent poresand"perky" figures. That a on campus lentto thehypothetical contest. SGA Elections real woman wouldcompareherself tothese Such students donotunderstand or do not picturesandfeelinsufficient isnotdifficult want to understand the emotional impact toimagine. Andreal womenareconstantly such contestshaveonthe feminine person. asked to compare and judge themselves That Davidson does not supportoffen- against such inventions,leading the emo- sive objectification of the human body is tionally balanced liberal arts student to onenecessary step in alleviating the sexist wonder ifmaybe she shouldn't justbagall tension constantinthe fabric of ourschool. For: the studyingandjoin TheDonald's tabloid Hopefully we'regrowingintoamoreopen- harem. minded community based on respect, in- Cheerleaders,of allpeople,understand steadof toothand (carefully polished)nail House Senators objectiflcation. Having cheered in high competition. Freshman l|i|§|^ COMPLETE LINE OF Independents flilipSfr LINGERIE " ' " ~ '^w^§^ ras --ant cs-- Slips-- Teddys / Gowns P.J.s Robes Slippers -- -- F^iyf^X Hosiery Leggings-- Jewelry 1 /^k Exercise Wear Jogging Suits Tuesday Sept. 1 «!/ MHi«^^^I*S?) Nv< Also: HosPital Gowns & Bras 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Ix 3Bi^/^f/fyfl t%\aP^ Men's Pajamas to Where Vote: Sngewear ulWiim «I1IhibUh^ f /*/WMInIf\ OUTLET ;*, Chambers " " " Qualit i/ / Wi I I1 5] f 1 1 First y AtOutlet Prices a. Conversation y -%*W V 20823 N MAIN STREET f^fefiflV or Union v, Phone 892-3382 heritage plaza,Cornelius i$W_< Pit cS' THE DAVIDSONIAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Famous last words fromfriendsto friends. "Are youOK to drive?" "What's afew beers?" "Did youhave too much to drink?" "I'mperfectlyfine? "Are youinanyshape to drive?" "I'veneverfelt better:" "Ithink you'vehadafew too many." "Youkiddin,Icandrive withmy eyes closed? "You've had toomuch to drink, d let me drive? DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Q £\ |Tft1^IIQ II\AI1^Oj RobKelley I A Guide To Charlotte Is There Anything to do Around Here? The feelings won't abate as you sit own Shakespeare Company, and soon we with your friends on theUnionPatio.It'sa mayhost the state'sDance Troupe. While quiet night at Davidson, and the leaves many Charlolteans take this news with a rustledarkly above yourhead. Maybeit's shrug,afew of us frolic at the thought. because you're freshmen,and theCourtis Charlotte has also developed a bona stilloff-limits toyou. Ormaybe you'reup- fidenightlife.Danceclubs abound,as well perclassmen,insearchofanew typeof fun. as annual Festivals in the Park (where a Either way, you've come to realize that number of nifty trinkets can be acquired), Davidson College suddenly seems very, andSpringfest,a blockparty throughoutall very small. ofuptown. Youlook across at your friends,and Unfortunately however, Charlotte's they look back at you. In each of your cityplannersapparentlydidnotexpectsuch minds, you wishfor somelittle troll to rapid growth.Consequently, amap of the Li fJtl pop outof theether, grunt twoorthree timesin QueenCity much like a bowl of spaghetti yourgeneraldirection,thengestureyouand drenchedincorn syrup. your friends intoa worldof belter things. That's whyI'm here.For the last ten Uh,hi.Myname'sRob,andI'matroll. years, I've wallowed in this dark place, Twentymiles southofour quietlittle tryingdesperatelytofigureoutthespaghetti campuslies thecityof Charlotte. Charlotte soup that Ilivein. As theCharlotte Troll, has recentlycome intoits own as amajor I've hadmore thanenoughexperience get- center of commerce. Charlotte houses the tinglost inthecity tokeep you fromdoing I regional centers of severalnational banks;^ the same.From weektoweek I'llbringyou as well as an IBM plant, American Ex- up todate on what'sgoing on downin the press'ssoutheastheadquarters.andrecently, bigcity,how itrates,andmostimportantly, amildly professionalbasketball team. how toget there. Withall theseyuppy-ishchangescame Next week: a glance into Charlotte's anumber of definitely unyuppy "counter- nightlife withalook atoneof itsbest dance perks".Forexample,Charlottenowhas its clubs,the Pterodactyl.. Elvis Meets Warped Wizard in Wild at Heart Davidsonstudents check class schedules for drop-add. her daughterfromdating thelikes ofSailor By Joe Binns IMusic Review JOEMARIS Ripley. When amild-mannered detective fails to prevent the couple from staying DavidLynch's"WildatHeart"isnot together,Mariettahiresahitman toelimi- Pixies: Bossonova afilm foreveryone.Ifyouhad toHip acoin nate Sailor. From thisbeginning the plot The between seeing "Ghost Dad" or "Dark spirals into the dark recesses of Lynch's Iwas pushing 90 miles per hour the RosalCome on Pilgrim isasroughas they Man","WildatHeart"isnotforyou.Ifyou distortedAmerica. entire wayback fromCharlotte. Myfingers come,and on it thePixies arein their ele- believe everyoneinAmericawatches'The Sailor andLula seem theoddcouple were sticky,butmy palms wereslidingon ment.Bossanova wasrecorded inDolby R Wonder Years" andgoes tochurch every inthefirsttenminutesofthe film,butasthe the wheelasIpilotedalong77.1wassweat- (Roughness Reduction) and some of the Sunday,"Wild atHeart"is notfor you.If storyprogresses, theyappearincreasingly ing profusely, and my nervousness must things that gave them their identity arefil- youwantto takeadatetoamovie,"Wildat normal relative to thesupporting charac- havebeenobvious toothermotorists.Ihad teredout.BlackFrancis'strademarkscream- Heart" isdefinitelynot for you. ters.Inoneof the funniest scenes of the managed,somehow,takeep thecar on the ing fits are filtered out except on "Rock If you want to see how Elvis, the movie,Lula tellsSailor abouther cousin, road, andIblew into Davidson consumed Music." KimDeal'sPrimitivesque voiceis "WizardofOz"andbuffalohuntingcanbe "Jingle" Dell,whobelieves thatrainfall is and disorientedby my curiosity. Although woefully under-used and the unique and weaved into a plot of murder and over- poweredby aliens wearingblack gloves. wehaddone thismore times than thereare mind-boggling guitar licks/style of Joey protective mothers,"Wild atHeart" isfor Another character promises Lula that his j lovesongs,it wasalwaysdifferent,always Santiago— the stuffwhichmadeDoolittle-- you. "dogbarks some." Almosteverycharacter new.Itriedtoenvisionthescene that wasto aren'temphasized. NicholasCageportraysSailorRipley, in"Wild at Heart" couldbe found on the soon take place. What new twists would Thefirst singlereleased, "Velouria",is a quick-tempered, but likeable "man- front pageof asupermarket tabloid.While therebe?Iwaslosingit,soIdidmybestto thehighpoint of the album andfits nicely slaughterer" in love with Lula Fortune. some viewersmay questiontheappearance suppress the fantasizing and succeeded in against "RockMusic" for goodsecondand Lula,playedby LauraDern of "BlueVel- of someof these tabloid characters in the calmingmyselfby rememberinghow "The third tracks. They follow an instrumental vet" fame,is thelife-source of the world's film,thismotleycrewofsupportingrolesis Pixies'"lastalbum sizzledlasttimeandhow opener called "Cecilia Ann" which really cliches.Lines suchas "you'vegotmehot- necessarytoestablishtheunderlyingtheme it would surelysizzle today. getsthemoffon the wrongfootMikeGrant ter than Georgia asphalt"and "youmark of absurdity and deformity prevalent Itdidn't. tellsmeitisacover of somesurftunebutit me the deepest"helpaccentLula's exis- throughout the film. When Ihad finished listening to the soundslikeadetectiveshow theme(maybe tenceasacompletebubblehead. Together, This film is not for everyone.If you album,Isatbackunsatisfied,letdown.Ihad "Hawaii 5-0" revisited)."DigFor Fire" is Sailor and Lula travel down the yellow- attempttodiscoveradeepunderlyingtruth letmy roommateslisten toit,andnowIwas verysweetandmuchneededafter trackssix, brick road towards whatthey hope willbe in "Wild at Heart", you will earna well- . the laughingstock of theapartment. James "Ana" and seven,"All Over the World". theEmeraldCity. deservedheadache."WildatHeart"simply managed to escape the hilarity just long Thelyriesarecharacteristically simple and Marietta Fortune,playedby Dem's displays the film-making geniusofoneof enoughtouttersix words thatsentme stag- structured and sung ina voice that sounds real-lifemother,DianeLadd,playsthepart the rising international directors, David geringtothebathroompretendingtherewas like David Byrne's (only to me though). ofanalcoholic mother bentonpreventing Lynch. something inmy eye."Youpaid15 bucks Admittedly,Dooliltle isahardact for any for that!" Ilocked thedoor,satdownon the band to follow,buteven thebest tracksoff toilet andcried. Bossanova can't stand up to "Debaser", Whowouldhavethoughtthatafter5w/cr "MonkeyGonetoHeaven"and"Hey".Bos- want to takePhotos RosalCome on Pilgrim, and the brilliant sanovawouldbeanexcellentalbum foralot 3ll Chris at x6332 Doolittle,that the Pixies would put out a ofother bands,of other bands,butnot this loser.Well,theydid,anditiscalledBossa- one.Ihope we haven't seen "ThePixies" :>r Beth at 6258 nova.It seems that the successofDoolittle brought withit the cashneeded toinadver- ContinuedonPage12 or Ted at 6114 tently over-produce this album. Itis pol- ished,butpolishedisnot thePixies.Surfer E 10 THEDAVIDS0N1AN ICAMPUSLIVING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Campus 19B6 Fy Calendar ( reeiO © Friday,September 7 HELL FOR BE6INNERSATTEJTwl irtTECCUlTlClO TrilS C»£TccO Fet TrloSt HMO HWtflT 8K0 fAI^G &&B&E 15 UEOWrtJ k>» 4 RtHWIAl. OJuKE FC6 " 5:00 P.M.:Men'sSoccer. DavidsonversusCincinnati. WILL |C«,|rr |K| Ljeil 1 WHAT ARE THE I "UlF£ 1*1HELL WWMWUCT IS LIFE IN h£LL '*?? J * OFFErtO ME AJO'^ ft th6» 6s oF ? 8:30P.M.:PopFilm. Sex,LiesandVideotape.900Room. "M | ("UF£.lioH£u!7lSA\ f^OT 'O«6.OTieO L JH CAR.TOO1J ? f~7~\ Saturday, September 8 /^p-^s^^ - tefe^L^==^ *^'— 9:00 A.M.-1:OOP.M.: DavidsonGardenClubSaleon theGreen. S) / fc-«^5 "£">,**. .r^^ , THKtTuowUF.-Mf... B-cVj H*tft.T*»Tt S0«... Offering willinclude: PLANTS: houscplants in straw or wicker lrtTiowt s6... I KiS fiir««)0W M-.fMM... baskets,perennials,herbs,fems,foliageandcut flowers. There will Tuesday, September 11 what a silw Qoes-r.cO.1B^-v^ ampth£&a>jg, uvut ae exs mappias 100 flet. 8:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Coffeehouse. 900Room. 10:45 A.M.:Student Abroadat theU.ofGlasgow,Scotland. Any interested studentininvited todropby to talk withtherepresentative from the UniversityofGlasgow aboutstudy abroadthere. Office for Study Abrad(Chambers 206). v 11:00 A.M.: EleventhHour Chapel. William HoltTerry, speaker. LingleChapel. 4:30P.M.: EnglishDepartmentParty. The departmentinvites all junior English majors and any sophomore or junior prospective majors tomeetprofessorsandlearnabout themajor. GoodFoodand Fellowship. Center for Special Studies. 7:30 P.M.: Pop Film. Little Mermiad . 900 Room. Cinema Classics.BigSleep.900Room. ACROSS 42 Hypothetical TK f\ lorce phr* - Idon't fcnouj if you'll I f—It7 /jiKf?/yW?/6 *v"/l//? A/<£ "177?t^ HRJ/P'.A/I .""J^~ 1Reproach 43 Unit of Chinese j currency 6 Sumptuous \ A //^/^\/\\ / oF ea-r, Freddie. meal 45 Roman tyrant W IV Ah, the Starrof onotoer year! IRithard-nnb.ts there l.fu. c^ Hundreds innocent-youno H __ V Vv3-vlx ' tro<~ rr\e hj tightly Gratuity Rotifer, ijoudon't know row lorv) oyster full of fre5rirnen females mold 11 Fastens 46 I" present kt— Ire been icru+.nj for ffi.-,rrwner,H and corrugt-/ i— . 12Mistakes 48At ( |QCU/niTl— pearls,beoginuf0 be 14Sungod 50Tear V_^l I lOOVVI_ \\\^\ 15BoresInto 51Short jacket . 17Silkworm 53Asterisk L)I \~~7~7\ (2± 18Inaddition 55Compass point I VJi-i-\\I> 20Carries 56Somber 23Likely 59 Wing-footed 24Strikebreaker 61Cowboy 26Danger competition 28French article 62 Citrusfruit 29Termagant """'"rtnmu 31Pretentious 5 O If Tf T\ / l" 2^fy)^j¥ Lh^b^L^^ ©xccutiv© The Davidsonian Welcomes ' Life in Hell COUfGJ PSBSSBMCt THE DAVIDSONIAN CAMPUSLIVING THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 // Photo Feature p (Oii^i)^'^--^ Irat *» Photo Courtesy ofCollege Relations Freshmenprepare for theannual regatta. Photoby ChrisLee Union banner greetsClassof1994. A Freshman Guide to Orientation ByKATEDUNLOP decision tocome toDavidson was Freshman Ashley Torrence wasn't"commentedPeters. freshmen to attend fraternity and basedprimarily oncatalogreading suggested: "I think the presenta- Not all of the presentations eatinghousepartiesuntilthatdate. combined with basic instinct. tionscouldhavebeen cutdownto were written off by the students, "Itgivesusachance togettoknow No matter how much mental Therefore, Ihad a lot riding on allow freshmen to begintoget to however.Dean Terry'sspeechon ourclass.Mixersareagoodidea," preparationonehasdone,nobody Freshman Orientation, the three know eachother.Weshould have Saturday before the parents left said. Susan Bcalcs, a freshman. canbefullypreparedfor theinitial days before classes designed to beenallowedmore free time." was appreciated. Freshman Meg Beales'onlysuggestionis"Ithink shock.Suddenlyyouarethrustonto givenew studentsabettersenseof FreshmanBeccaPetersadded: Kendallnoted thatTerry"painted we need to start mixing with the the other side of the admissions the Davidson community. "Maybewecouldhavebrokenran- arealistic pictureof whatcollege other girls halls.It'sgreatto hang process. All of those glossy pic- Thebasic schedule for Orien- domlyintosmallgroupsfordiffer- life willbelike.We will haveour out withpeople on your hall,but from thecatalogthat wereso tation had freshmen checking in ent We spenta lotof gooddaysandourbad.Theadjust- important to many tures ' discussions. it'salso meetas carefullyselectedarc suddenlyani- allday onFriday,and thengoing time with our halls,but not with ment willbe difficult;notevery- students as you can." Slowly,as mated and moving. The smiling frommeetingtomeetingonSatur- the other students." The most thingisgoing tobeeasy.'Itkindof freshmen become adjusted to life faces of theother incoming fresh- day, Sunday and Monday, the prevalentcommentconcerned the scaredme,but it wasimportant." at Davidson, the memories of menarefinallypersonified. topics ofdiscussion ranged from repetitivenatureoftheHonorCode AsIsee it,Freshman Orienta- Freshmen Orientation will fade. Iwasterrifiedandexcitedwhen "theHonorCode" to"Livingwith presentation."TheHonorCodeis tion lasts until the freshmen are Challenging classesand meeting Ifirst stepped on the Davidson our Diversity" to the "Code of a very important part of the allowedonPattersonCourt onSep- new friendsis what takes upmost campus for the first day of my Responsibility",therewerenumer- Davidson experience,butIthink tember 20. Although (here was of our time now. Nevertheless, freshmanyear.ComingfromCali- ous commentsonboth thelength peopleunderstoodthatbefore they criticismovertheinitial threedays Freshman Orientation was an fornia,Ihadnothad thechance to and theredundancyof thepresen- came here. Thepresentation was oforientation,freshmengenerally important part ofourinitial accli- visit the collegeextensively.My tations. necessary, but the repetition applaudthedecision not toallow mation toDavidson. ' *t* I fci. * ■ V jI. . . wM 9 I ■ PhotoCourtesy ofCollegeRelations JeanDeMoss, winner of the women's divisioncakerace, proudlydisplays herhard-earnedprize. PAetoCourtesy ofCollegeRelations Shelton Bellew "takes the cake", winning the1990 Female guardianslook onas large ball amuses fun- freshmancakerace. seekingDavidsonstudents , 12 THEDAVIDSON1AN CAMPUSLIVING THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6 1990 Davidson Learns to Live Mario Cobb with SmellyNeighbors TheIncredibleEase of By LISA GERRARD said that the skunksare moving south,ex- pandingtheir rangefromStatesville. Vema Well-Being Some small towns swear they've seen Case, his departmental colleague and an Elvis.Others find tracesof Bigfoot or sight animal behavior specialist, said that their U.F.O.'s.Davidson claims a different sort search for food, encroachment of humans Ifyouwantto"getintoshape"thisyear, some formofexerciseeveryday,ifyoufeel offame.Wehave skunks.Better yet,we've andbasicpopulation increase may explain it's not that tough.Thepurposeof'TheIn- up toit.Don'toverdoitYouonly need3-5 gotanalbinoskunk-aGIANTalbino skunk. the move. credible Ease of Well-Being" (from "The daysof exerciseper week to keep fit. The Public safety officer B.F. Davis said the "The whole areaaround Davidson is a Unbearable Lightness of Being"; get it?) only exception to this is weight training, whiteskunk he saw stands almost as tall as refuge for wild animals because of the will be tointroduceideas abouthealth that which shouldonlybedoneeveryother day. hisknees! wooded lands wepreserve,"Casesaid. youmay not have run across before. You 4.Avoiddieting. Dietsusuallyinvolve Public safetydirectorRayThrower said New housingdevelopmentsinthe maybesurprised- alothaschangedas far either adailycalorie cut, or acut ofcertain he first noticed askunkpopulation,mostly areamayaffect thenumberof wildanimals as health literature is concerned,& some types offood.Either change couldbe dan- theblackand whitevariety,atthebeginning seenoncampus.'There'sarumorthatthere information Itoldmy aerobics class even gerous or even cause you to gain weight, of May.This summer, he and hisofficers aremoreanimalsin townbecausethe River last yearhas sincebeen updated. over thelongrun. Starting to exerciseand had to spray Lysol to keep the odor down Run development has pushed them here," Anyway,herearesome random points watching whatyoueat(avoidingfoodshigh around the steps of their headquarters in Casesaid,"but there'sno documeniation to fromvarious sourcesfornow,justtodebunk infat,basically)is thebestwaytofeelbetter Johnston Gym, a favorite hangout for the prove that." ■"" acoupleof myths: and,eventually,to lose weight. nocturnalscavengers. Noonehasreportedbeingsprayedbya 1.Floorwork(leglifts,etc.)won't"spot- 5. Finally, no matter how much you "We'vegotarealskunkproblemhere," campus skunk yet."It's not verylikely that reduce". You can lose fat through aerobic exerciseand watch whatyoueat,you'renot saidDavis."I'velived inDavidson for five anyoneminding theirownbusiness will get exercise,but since floor exercises are sta- necessarily going to look like what you years, and I've seen more (skunks) this sprayed,"Lammers said. As with any wild tionaryexercises whichdon'tincrease your consider theidealbodytype.Alotofthishas summer than everbefore." animals,rabiesisapossibledangeramong heartratefor atleast20minutes.Theywon't todowithgenetics.So,makerealistic goals President Kuykendallhas seen skunks theskunks,socuriousobserversshouldkeep help you lose fat. However, you're not foryourself,andconcentrateonfeelingbetter duringhisearly morningruns,and twilight their distance. wastingyour timedoingthembecause they (which you will), as well as on looking joggershave seenthem snufflingaroundfor Casesaid thebest way todeal withour will increase muscular strength and /or better. grub on the football field. Belk and Watts new neighbors is to"live andlet live." endurance, and the areas you work may If you want me to try and find out a residentshavenoticed somenewneighbors, Students mayor may not havea prob- appear tohavelostfat,becausethemuscles certain questionabout health,or tofurther andOfficer Davis steps withabit morecare lem with that adage in this particular situ- are moretoned. explainsomething I've written,or if you whenhepatrols behind Irwinand the other ation. Senior Bethany Deptuch,for one,is 2.Dojp't do fullsit-ups. Whenever you believemysourcesare(Godforbid) wrong, outbackdorms.Theskunks show no fearof delightedtohave them oncampus:"Iloved raise youAhoulders above 30 degreesoff then pleasecall me at -6571. humans, and carry on about theirbusiness our squirrels and Ialways wanted more the floor,notonlyisyourlower back under Next week: What is aerobic exercise, even with people around. animals here,"she said."It'sabout timewe strain, but you aren't even working the exactly,and why should Ispendany time Biology professor William Lammers gotskunks!" abdominal muscles verymuch. doing it? 3. Alright,Iknow thatlast yearItold Sources: Food and Fitness. Linda you to take one or two days of rest from CarlsonandJanNix(1988)andTheCanyon Bossanova exercise per week,but actually youcan do Ranch HealthandFitness Program (1989) * ContinuedfromPage9 peak. On the ride back,between the twoof us, SHORTSHOW REVIEW Hunter and Icould only recollect hearing five or sixof thesongs theyplayedbefore. Indecision. 1313 inCharlotte,8/1/1990 Weconcludedthattherestofthesongsmust Notabadshow.butnotoneoftheirbest. have been fairly new material; very jazzy Ibbsgotahaircut andplayedextraordinarily and complex withmultiple tempochanges, well (almost as if he were sober)."Justa Theonlylowpointoftheshowwas"Chicken Little Bit" was played without too much inthePot" which,althoughit wasplayed to spaceand sounded very nicebut the show perfectionstill sucked, stopper was "TakeIt AllIn(Walk theCor- ner)." I'm sure they've played this song Smitty'sBootO'the Week: enoughtimes todoitin theirsleepand they London LyceumFirstSet 5/26/7 PROUDLVTRESENTS didseemalittlebored withitbut theymade up for it with a tightnessI've never heard Next Week: Jane's Addiction,Ritual de COLLEGE NIGHT before.Theywerereallyintotheirhew stuff, loHabitual LAKE NORMftN'S "HOTTEST"NEW NITESPOT HASNOT FORGOTTEN THE Coming Attractions at the . YOUNGER GENERATION! ■ Grey College Union EVERY TUESDAYFROM 7P.M. TO1A.M. 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Sun,Sept. 16,3:00 p.m. THf: LITTLEMH^WD rndart*la«wMm Wl*SttVUtSHEENFUTTKOH f\ COVER CHARGES tiiauntl d—*-* h» iuena-— votancruiEsnsntnunuNinc— 11 i —^»— »»»iwtfci., * 21 $1.00 *r<^Bg^ !.f MEMBERS & OVER I'F'lc^mmto iiwiiitaC^. $3.00 " ' GUESTS DO#nIMSTHEMfW WMEH VM( lamUO"***WO«-D MEMBERSHIPS AVALIBLEFOR $5.00 Cinema Classics Write for Campus Living I The Big Staff Meeting Showing: Features on Tuesdays in Sleepr.1 Cannon 105at 9:00 p.m. Call Heath at x6268 or May at x6589for I Information THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Sports "New" Cats Start New Season CoachBreathes Cats Fall inFagg LifeInto 'Cats Debut ByBRUCEBALESTIER ByBRUCEBALESTIER "Davidson is my school," said Dave A new era inDavidson football began Fagg,andif anyoneisentitledto makethat last Saturday when the Wildcats met the claim it is Dave Fagg.He was a football " UniversityoftheSouth,andthatnew eragot playerandwrestlerasastudent,anassistant Mai rm£^ off toaninauspiciousstart.Sewanee,though football coachunderHomerSmithand,from notaclearlybetterfootball team,playedlike 1970 to 1974, the head football coach at oneenroutetoa17-9 victory. Davidson. Since then he's had acoaching Southstruck first midway through the career withstopsatSouthCarolina,Hawaii first quarter with an 81 yard touchdown andArizona.NowheisbackatDavidsonas drive.Meanwhile,the Wildcatoffense had headfootballcoachandassociatedirectorof greatdifficulty gettinguntracked,failing to the Wildcat Club. Here he saw the gainafirstdown until thefirstquarter was opportunity"todosomethingmorethanjust nearly over.A goldenopportunity came in figureouthow towinfootballgames,maybe thesecond quarter,though, with a1st and to help a football program that's... goalsituationfrom theSewanee 3yardline. discouragedanddown." Butfour triescouldn'tproduceascore,and Fagg'sfirstchallenge was toattemptto the Wildcats emerged with nothing. adddepthto theWildcats'playerrankd,still Fortunately,the defensecametotherescue. thin from the sudden move to DivisionIII With Sewanee backed against their own twoyearsago.Hewasequaltothatchallenge, Km'' goalline,pressurefromSteveVcitchforced bringingin 35 freshmen, several of whom thequarterback tointentionally groundthe will have immediate impact Tackle Jack " ballintheend zonefor asafety,andbrought Berry, QB Richard Howell, K-P Drew 7*^1 irl Hk TiM the 'Cats within 7-2. Terry Hinesreturned Fassett, LB Chad Blackwelder, LB Bill theensuing freekick 39 yards to theSouth Evansand FS Thad Smith all will vie for 30,andnineplays later,freshmanRichard starlingjobs. Howell finished the drive with a 5 yard Asfor returningplayers,the vitalcogis touchdownpasstoKearnsDavis.Davidson's senior tri-captain Ralph Isernia, who may 9-7leadstooduntilhalfiime. see action at FB, TB, slotback,punt and Unfortunately, the Wildcats wouldnot kickoff returner and in the defensive score again. The opportunity present, jh3 ■ " was secondary.Safety Milt Watson andguard butDavidson failed to capitalize on a 2nd Chris Woods are the other captains. andgoal situation from the South 1 yard FreshmanRichardHowellandseniorMark line. On the other side of the ball, the Wainwright have splittime atquarterback. Davidson rundefense wasineffective. RB TerryHinesandBrynRobinsonhaveshared Carl Cravens of Sewanee ran roughshod ContinuedonPage15 PhotocourtesyofDavidsonianPhotographyStaff ContinuedonPage15 Intent on the game, BrynRobinson carries theWildcat Spirit FieldHockey: The BestEver Woman's Cross-Country ByLARRYDAGENHART knee surgury lastyear.Fieromadethe All- Preview DeepSouthfirst teamher freshman year. DavidsonfieldhockeycoachBetsyPryor Top returning sophomores include couldbeexperiencingwhatcouldbecalled Siinone Plaisancc,Jennifer Plowright and ByDavidsonianSportsStaff performanceoffreshmenJeanDeMossand thecoachesdream. Outoftheall theplayers JenniferRoos,another first team All-Deep LisaSitek. on the team,14 of them could potentially Southselection. Juniorco-captainKathyBeachbegan Aswasthecasewiththemen'steam,the start the11positions. The1990 versionof Asfarasfreshmengo,thetopnewcomers lastyearwithaflourish,winningthePanther Open/Alumni Invitational proved to be a thehockeyteamisstocked with23players, include Erin Lang from Kennent Square, Creek Cross-Country Invitational, and valuable indicator of the strength of the whichincludes ten freshmenand isoneof PA,SuzanneHardestyfromLouisville,KY finisheditinsimilar fashion,settingschool squad. Asexpected,KathyBeach won the thedeepesttheWildcatshaveseeninalong and Emily Coleman, a goalkeeper from records on thetrackinthe 1,500m,3,000m race, with Karen Marshall second. More while. Durham who should battle sophomore and5,000 m. This year, she should have importantly, (hough, six runners finished CoachPryor definitely likes what she CourtneyTownes for thestarting job. company at the front. Women's cross- this year's race in the time that just three sees. "They'rebetter athletes and they're Theseasonataglanceisverytoughand country'sfirstgrantlandedabonafideblue- runner's finished ayearago. Andrew feels takingitmoreseriously,"shesaidcomparing is possibly the most difficult in the Deep chip recruit, Karen Marshall of Houston, that the women are "much deeper" and thenew winningattitude to past years. SouthAssociationaccordingtocoachPryor. Texas.Marshall finished thirdinthe Texas "vastlyimprovedoverlast year." The co-captains, seniors Marjorie This yearas inpast ones, Davidsonplays 5A State Championship a year ago, and CoastalCarolina willprovidethemost Havighurst and Gigi Cooke, both starters Wake Forest,Duke, a teamcomposed of coach Gary Andrew "expect[s] her to be competitionfor the youngWildcats andare for threeconsecutive years,shouldleadthe many scholarship athletes, an Excellent rightupthere withKathy." favored to win theconference crown. But Cats toanimprovement overlast years11- CatawbateamandAppalachianState. New A front-running 1-2punchshouldbea clearly,ifthingsgo well,Davidsonwillbea 6-2record. Cooke, the leadingscorer,has contests this year include Radford and team trademark, along with consistent threat to take the title. been .selected to the All-Deep South DivisionILouisville. runningfrom seniorsLaurieReams andco- In addition,both Beach andMarshall Tournament team threeyearsin arow and Despitea tougher schedule,thehockey captainKatieReynolds.But the successof couldforseeablychallengefor theindividual made the first team the last two years. team has continued to improve. Coach the team, especially in the Big South conference title.Theseasonkicks offSept. Havighurst, the only other senior on the PryoraddedthatDavidsonhasthe"potential Conference meet, will depend upon the 15 at theCarson-Newman Invitational. team, is also a two-time All Deep South tobe inthefinalsof theDeep selectionandmade the firstteamlast year. SouthTournament"comeNovember. Ifyou wouldlike tobe amember of the The junior classremains chock fullof talent. Mary Russ,Beth Pharr,both two- The Wildcats open their season this Sports staffcallBruce at x6217or Tomat time All-DeepSouthrecipients,are joined Thursday away at Catawba and open at by Franceseca Fierro who has apparently home Friday, September 14 against the x6213 recovered 100 percent from herinjury and ACC'sWakeForest. /4 THEDAVIDSONIAN SPORTS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 Women's GoodNews For Soccer Ready Volleyball To Score ByDavidsonianSportsStaff ByDavidsonian SportsStaff Afterstruggling throughadifficult,12- Davidson's first season of women's 20 season lastfall,theDavidson volleyball soccer last fall was nothing short of a program needed some good news. phenomenalsuccess. The teamplayed toa Fortunately,duringtheoffseasonitcamein 4-7-1record,amazingfor afirst year team, largequantities.First camea spring break and finished ranked 9th in the NCAA I team tripto the Bahamas and thechance to South.Thisyear,the Wildcats ought tobe improvein a"pressure-free environment" improved,butwillalsobefacedwithamore against the Bahamas' Nationaland Junior difficult schedule,including gamesagainst National teams and their best club teams. Vanderbilt and Top 20 teams Duke and Next came the news that women athletes WilliamandMary. wouldreceivescholarshipmoney.Freshman The 'Cats are blessed with an Amy Howard of Amarillo, Texas is experienced group of returning players, Davidson'sMay union with theBigSouth headed by senior co-captain and leading Conference. Davidson volleyball will scorer Lindsey Forsythe. Juniors Maria contend for the conference championship Tucker andLizClarkeandsophomoreAnn this season. Toddprovidedmuchofthescoringpuncha So, the stage is set for a marked yearago.Coach Diane Boettcher alsohas turnaround. Once again,the Wildcats will broughtin"alotofverypromisingplayers" beledbyjuniorco-captainsHoltHathaway, inadeeprecruitingclass.FreshmanColleen a setter, and middle hitter Mimi Plauche. Camaione and Carie Stanley are likely According to coach Rebecca Hawkins, starters at fullback andfreshman Courtney sophomoremiddlehitterJennieWagnerand Robertson willhandlethe chores atgoalie. junior outside hitter Christy Knight have In the mid field, Jennifer Satterfield, been"playingparticularlywell,"andwillbe Davidson's first woman scholarship counted on tocontribute. recipient, has been as good as advertised, Last year's trying campaign was andwillprobablyholddown the centermid characterizedbyaninability to win thebig spot. pointor thecrucialgame. "Thisyear,"says According toBoettcher,"Last yearour Hawkins,"Ithink we'll win thosegames." trademark was very strong attacking for a Coastal Carolinaisaperenially toughteam first yearteam; we'llconcentratealittlebit and should be the favorite to win the more on defending this year."Andthough conference title,butHawkins considersher off toa"disappointing"start(a3-0 loss to teama"contenderrightnow"for thecrown. Mercer),excitement and expectationsare "I want to see us make the bigplay... and high. The team hopes to play itself once outsmart theother team.Ifwe do that, Photocourtesy DavidsonianPhotography the of Staff againinto the Top10in theSouth. other things will fallinline." Davidson's Peter Cobb demonstrates style and skill witha chest trap Young Men's Team Strong Phelps Sprinkle. ByDavidsonian SportsStaff Thisseason,DavidsonbeginsBigSouth playagainstalimitednumberofconference Davidson soccer comes off an 8-11-1 teams,andwillparticipate intheBig South season, and must fill theholes left by four ConferenceTournament.Theschedulealso graduated starters,among them Academic includes matchups with severalDivisionI Ail-American Tracy Hankins. As a result, powers, including Duke, North Carolina the youth movementis on.Coach Charlie andSouthCarolina. Slagle will start fivesophomores,andnine Coach Slagle predicted that the team freshmen and sophomores are among his will"havesomeupsanddowns,but willbe topfifteenplayers.Fortunately,though,the able toplaywithalmostanybody,"and that f Mm m* *^ Wildcats are blessed with experienced prediction has already been fulfilled. The S \ ■ Iff upperclassmcnatfour vitalpositions.Senior Wildcatsbegantheseasonwithanimpressive goalie and co-captain Scott Zuckcr, senior winatRichmond,butfolloweditup witha stoppcrandco-captainRossSaldarini,junior "lackluster" performance in a loss to center forward Rob Ukrop and junior conference foeUNC-Asheville.Without a sweeperLance Long all possessbountiful doubt,theteamwillbecompetitive.Though experienceand talent.The'Catswillalsobe Davidsoncannotbeconsideredafavorite to aidedby thefact thatmanyofthesophomores win theconference title,Slagle says, "My played a lot last year,notably midfielders goalistowinitandI'llbedisappointedifwe Matt Spearand Lance Kinerk and striker don't." Men's Cross-Country Looking to Win ByDavidsonianSports Staff Andif Saturday's Open/Alumni Meet wasany indication,that success could be immediate.JuniorChrisOtrok wontherace, Davidson cross-country comes off a closelyfollowedbysophomoreDavidKems, season thatcouldonlybe termedasuccess. buttherealstorywasthegroupthatfollowed. And despite the loss to graduation of Sixrunnersfinished within thenextminute, frontrunners David Murray and Jay acloselyknitpackopposingteamswillfind Clugston,theteamisleft withasolidpack of hard to break apart.In the wordsofcoach very good runners, with just one senior Gary Andrew, "the depth of the team is among them.Addtothataqualityrecruiting vastlyimproved." classofimpact freshmen,andthepotential Thesecretofthaiimprovementseemsto PhotocourtesyofDavidsonianPhotographyStaff forsuccessisoverwhelming. be constant,year-roundtraining. Women's Soccer 'sLindsey Forsythe inaction THE DAV1DSONIAN SPOfeTS THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1990 15 Fagg Loss ContinuedfromPage13, Column 1 ContinuedfromPage13,Column4 Whenyouparty duty at tailback. over the 'Catsfor more than 100yards and Fagg is "excited" about the imminent a second half touchdown. A Sewanee field remember to... entry of Davidson into the Old Dominion goal made the final 17-9. Athletic Conference for football. Already, Therewerebrightspotsfor theWildcats, someODACopponentshavebeenintegrated notably the punting and return games, the into the schedule.Membershipis expected pass rush and the play of quarterbacks by 1992. The ODAC includes Hampden- RichardHowellandMarkWainwright.But Sydney,WashingtonandLeeandGuilford, headcoachDaveFaggwasnotpleasedwith PARTY / amongothers. his team'sperformance. "It's hard to find \ So the pieces of the puzzle are nearly positives,"hesaid."Wehavealistof things complete;a new coach, a solid group of in which wehave tobe successful for us to players anda new conference within two haveachance to win.We didn'trealize any years. Ascoach Fagg says,now all thatis of thoseobjectives." leftis"toworkashardas wecan tomakethis The'Cats willattempt torebound from the most successful Division HI program thelossSaturdayatMillsaps,which willbe possible." playingitsseasonopener.Davidsondefeated the Majors, 15-0,last year atRichardson Field. Coach Fagg has used this week to Support evaluate his quarterbacks and will have The Wildcats decided on a single starter for the game Saturday. Don't get wrecked.Ifyou'renot sober- oryou'renotsure- letsomeoneelsedothedriving. Baker Center Hours. 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