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Davidson College Wednesday,September 5,2001 Volume 93,Number 1 Honor Code faces possible revisions byRoland F.Foss and thestandardsof academiaregardingpla- ous committees. Second is the inclusion of Council,this sentencewouldbeamendedto: Staff Writer giarism. Should Davidsonstudents abide by theentireDavidsonCollegecommunity in a "Plagiarizing,whetherintentionalorbymeans the rulesof theprofessionalacademic world, forum. Next comes an Honor Council hear- of unreasonable negligence,is representing Davidson's Honor Code, loved and cher- or should the Honor Code be specially de- ing, the findings of which are sent to the another'sideas orwords asone'sown." The ished since its inception, might undergo a signed for Davidson students? Or, as one Student Conduct Council, which thenrefers sentenceregardingplagiarism wouldbein a significantrevision. Pressedby faculty con- HonorCouncilmember put it:"Is theHonor the matterto the President of the College. paragraphseparate fromthe sentenceregard- cerns and a desire to keep the Honor Code Codeanacademic standard,orisitastandard The campus-wide meeting scheduled for ing cheating. reasonable and understandable, the Honor ofcharacter?" tomorrowis the second stepin the new pro- Though a work produced by plagiarism Councilhas initiated a planfor campus dis- "In the past," explained Mike Anderson cess. may be easy to spotby many,in theopinion cussion. '02,PolicyCoordinator forthe HonorCoun- Currently,the portionof the Coderelevant of some it has been exceedingly tough to A forum for Honor Council representa- cil,"the Councilhas wrestled withthesticky toplagiarism states:"Cheatingincludes pla- convict for this offense. Heretofore, Honor tives, faculty, administration,and all inter- controversyof 'unintentional' or 'negligent' giarism,whichisrepresentinganother'sideas Council trials have been hung up by the estedstudentsisscheduledforThursdaySep- plagiarism - where the faulty work was a or words as one'sown." Under theplan put tember 6, at 4:15 PM in the C. Shaw Smith result of severeJaziness rather than a con- forth by thePolicy Committee of the Honor seePlagiarism,page4 900Roomof the Knobloch CampusCenter. spiracy to deceive. This proposal hopes to Changes to the Honor Code have been clarify thatarea of theCode." contemplated since last semester,when fac- According to Will Parker '02, the Honor ultymembersmade aformalcomplaint tothe CouncilChairman, there is a five-step pro- Faculty Executive Committee. At issue,ac- cess for revisions to the Honor Code. First cording to many facuLty members, is the comes small-group discussion within the difference between the College's standards Honor Council,generallyconductedby vari- RLO fights disease Fear ofHepatitis B,Meningitisprompts new U.% PI m M residence hallbathroom, showerregulations - By PKPatel razors or toothbrushes,that may have come Staff Writer in contact with an infected person's body fluids. It can live in body fluids for up to As thenew yearbegan,Davidson students seven days. movedintoresidencehallsandlearnedquickly Meningitis is a bacterial infection that of new changes awaiting them. Beginning causes«evere swellingof thebrainandspinal thisyear,toiletriesmaynolongerbe storedin cord. Itispotentially fatal andleads todeath hall bathrooms! Their potential to foster in 20% of all cases. Fortunatley, it is rela- environments conducive to Hepatitis B and tivelyrare. Meningitisis spreadmore easily Meningitis inthis settinghasbeendeemed a than Hepatitis B, and can be transmitted serious health threat. through vapors suspended in air and direct Over the summer, the Residence Life Of- contactwithapersonwhoisalreadyinfected. fice (RLO)researched extensively the risks Since allof thefirst year students andover of meningitis and Hepatitis B on college 90% of upperclassmen at Davidson live on campuses. An article that appeared in the campus, RLO decided to take immediate Journal of the American Medical Associa- actioninorder topreventapotentialtragedy. tionreported studiesofincidents ofmeningi- As Leslie Marsicano,Dean of Students and tis.Itwasfound that firstyearstudentsliving Director ofResidence Life,pointsout, "One on college campuses were at high risk of death is toomany." contractingtheillness.RLOalsolearned that It was decided that no student would be students on college campuses were at high allowed to storehis orher toiletries in ahall risk for Hepatitis B. bathroom unless it isequipped with shelves HepatitisBisavirusthatcausesinflamma- built specifically forthispurpose.RLOplans tionand damageof theliver. Ifthis damage tograduallyremoveallshelvesfromallbath- issevere,itcanleadtodeath.HepatitisB can roomsbeforethestartofnextyear."Sincethe Class of 2005 welcomed becontractedinseveraldifferent ways-from risk is not urgent," saidMarsicano,"weare By Nidhi Paul Thereisalso thesmallpercentagefromparo- contact withbloodorbody fluids,from sexual Writer chialor foreignschools. contact, or by sharing any items, such as seeDisease,page2 Staff Thedistributionofstudents from— different The Office of Admissions and Financial states is more varied than usual 38 states THIS WEEK Aid isexcitedabouttheclassof2005. Once and 16 foreign countries are represented. v INSIDE again,itsaysithasmanagedtoadmit themost This year only 44%of freshmen came from talented,diverse,carefully selected and all- the Southeast (19% from NC), the second around bestclass inits history. largest groupbeing from the Mid-Atlantic, News: School reaches a conclusion with - _ „, „ . News 1-5 Overthepastfew years,Davidsonhasbeen with 21%. This year'sinternational popula- TheOutpost. slowlyincreasingits selectivity.Despitethe tioncomprised4%of theclass,andrepresent factthat thenewest classis oneof thelargest countries suchas Argentina,Bulgaria,Ghana, Perspectives: Students sound off on the toenterDavidson,the percentageofstudents India,Japanand Venezuela. retirement announcementofNorthCarolina Perspectives...... 6-7 acceptedoutofallapplicantshasbeendimin- Threequarters of theclass graduatedin SenatorJesse Helms. ishingsteadily. Every new class thatcomes the top 10% of their high schoolclass. The in is comprised of the best students in that top academic interests this year remain al- Sports:Footballruns winstreak tonation- applicantpool. most the same as last year. Nancy Cable, best 18 games. Sports...... 8-12 ...... The class has an almost even split of Dean of AdmissionsandFinancial Aid, said students from public and private schools, with the public schools winning by a tad. seeNew Students,page4 News Wednesday, September 5,2001
required tobe vaccinatedfor them tobeable replied, "No,but we are noticing more and Disease hadtheHepatitis frompage1 to live on campus. On the Pre-Admission moreenteringstudentshave HistoryandPhysicalMedicalForm,required B [vaccine] series administered." Thenum- Briefly looking for more convenient ways for stu- tobe completed by ber of entering students who dents tostore theirstuff." Indorms such as all students before have been vaccinated for Sentelle andCannon, vanities werebuilt in- beingabletoliveon Meningitisisincreasing too. NotedSociologist toSpeak side therooms so that students wouldhavea campus, the vac- It would seem thatoverall on "ModernSlavery" place tostore their shower caddies. cines for Hepatitis lookingfor studentsfindstoringtheirtoi- w4te Sociologist KevinBales will deliver an Toiletries such asrazorsand toothbrushes B and Meningitis letriesintheirrooms is ami- more convenient addressentitled"NewSlaveryintheGlobal areof themain concernbecause theymaybe are listed as op- norinconvenience given the onWednesday,September5at contaminated with infected body fluids. tional. ways for students risks theywouldbetakingby Economy" theGalleryRoom ofChambers. Soaps, shampoobottles,and other such toi- When asked to store their storingtheminthebathrooms. letries don'tcontribute directly tothe spread whether itshouldbe sti^f.^ "Carrying toiletries too and of Hepatitis B and Meningitis, but leaving required that stu- -DeanLeslieMarsicano from the bathroom isa small AD to sponsor Clinic them inbathrooms makes it difficult for the dentsbe vaccinated inconvenience,"commented ort TrainingWorkshop housekeepingstaff tocleanintheareaswhere forthese infections, Annette Welty'04, "but its Reproductive Rights Alliance of these items are left. This leads to unsanitary Marsicano replied, worth it in the long run to IDavidsonwillholdaClinicEscortTraining conditions,increasing the risk of acquiring "No, Ido not think it should be required, keepeveryonehealthy." Workshop on Saturday, September 15. small and the commends students for their theseinfections forthestudents andthehouse- because the risk is relatively Marsicano Contact Kindiya Geghman at kigeghman relativelyexpensive." compliance points keepingstaff. vaccines are withthenewrules. Asshe @davidson.edu. Vaccines areavailable forbothHepatitisB Whenaskedthe samequestion,Jan Poole, out, "It's in everyone'sbestinterest to com- Health Center and Meningitis, although students are not Head Nurse of the Student ply." NotedIndianDancer to Present Public Workshop Counting rock Belk Arena SonalMansinghwillpresent afree dem- Crows onstration on Wednesday, September 12. The workshopwill begin at 5pm intheC. Matt Whited CountingCrows didn'tlet down theenthu- so far? Shaw Smith 900Roomof theUnion. PhotographyEditor siasticcrowdatany timeduringthe set. They AD: Good, we actually justgotback on began with several driving electric songs, theroad. We toured inMay,then we werein Day! It wouldn'thavebeendifficult toguessthat including "A Murder of One" and "Anna the studio in June,July,and August record- Yay,Reptile Monday's Counting Crows concert would Begins" from their first album, "Have You ing. We're goingback to record more after Saturday,September8ReedyCreekNa- prove to be Davidson's largest concert in SeenMeLately"fromRecoveringtheSatel- October. ture Center will hold Reptile Day. Please years,perhaps ever. Even the cynics, who lites, and "Miami" and "Richard MW: You mentioned a lotof recording, come for live snakes, frogs, turtles and citedlast year'slow studentattendance at the Emmanuel isDead" which are scheduled andI'veheard that you're working on a new salamanderstotouch andhold. 10:00a.m. TrainconcertinBelk Arena,wereconvinced to appearon their new studio recording. CD. How is it coming so far? tonoon. ContactMichaelE.Dorcas inthe Biology Department. as thecrowds started tolineupoutsideBaker Therest of the setwasmostremarkablefor AD: We've writtenalotofnew songs...' SportsComplexasearlyas3:30 for aconcert its diversity in the style of the songs and thereareabout 14rightnow;they won tal1go that wouldn't beginuntil 8p.m. instrumentation. Counting Crows played on the new CD. Iplan to write a few more By the timeStew,CountingCrows' open- acoustic versionsof twoof their traditionally songs when we get back before we finish ing band, was ready to take the stage, the electric songs, "Angels of the Silences" and recording. isplaying backgammon) arena was filled nearly to capacity. Duritz "Catapult," even venturing to have Dan MW: IguessthenextthingIwouldlike to Who amIlistening to now? came outtointroduce theband,sportingared Vickrey play the lead guitar part for "Cata- know is about your influences. Your lyrics DI: Well... FrankieMiller. Davidson t-shirt, and immediately won the pult" on abanjo. The band also introduced are probably themost consistentlypoetic of AD: Yeah,I'vebeen listening toalotof emotionsofthecrowdby tellinga storyabout severalheavilyelectricrock songs,including any modern band... where do you get your FrankieMiller recently.I'vebeeninfluenced how the members of Stew were Davidson "American Girl" and "1492." inspirationlyrically? by Big Star and Robyn Hitchcock, he's a alumni whohadplayedinthe marchingband Inwhathasbecome typicalCountingCrows AD: Iwriteaboutmyself,sothat's where British rocker. Ilistened to a lot of funk together but had a dream to make it big fashion,the bandended the concertbyinvit- Idraw mostof my inspiration. growingup. someday. ing the members of Stew and the family of MW: What about yourlyricalinfluences? MW: Wheredoyou seethebandheading, Led by singer/guitarist Stew from The drummer BenMize onto the stage for the What writers influenced you? as far as the ways that you're growing and NegroProblem,thebandplayeda45-minute final song. AD: BobDylan,butthenhow canyoube developingright now,particularly since just setconsistingofsongssuchas "Reelin"'and Theyplayed"Hanginaround,"theonlysong a songwriter and not be influenced by Bob before the release of This DesertLife! "TheNakedDutchPainter." Throughout the inthe setfrom theband'smostrecentrelease, Dylan,because he shaped the art. Tt's like AD: Well,wekeepaddingguitarists,for set,theyenjoyedonlylukewarm supportfrom ThisDesertLife. As theyhaddonein several how can yoube aguitarist andnot be influ- one. It's hard to tell what direction we're acrowd thatwasunfamiliar withtheirmusic. songsthroughouttheconcert,membersofthe enced by Chuck Berry? Although Idon't going while it'shappening. It's the kind of After a 30-minute intermission,Counting audience alternated singing the chorus with think my lyrics are actually like Dylan's. thingyoulookback onlaterandsee. Usually Crows took the stage. Including the encore, Duritz andStew. AlsoR.E.M.asakid,Iderived thefree form it'smore accidental than purposeful. Well, the band played 17 songs. Although they Q&A withlead singer AdamDuritz for songsfromthem. Idon'tagonizeovermy that'snot always true. Like when we made playedquiteafew of thestandardsfrom their lyrics formonths orweeksorhourslikeother Recovering the Satellites after adding Dan, three studio albums,Duritz devoteda large In an extremely gracious move by Adam artists...well,maybehours. Iliketo sitdown we wanted to make that an electric record. portion of the show to unreleasedsongs that Duritz,Ihadanopportunity to sit down with and getitdone. Ourthirdalbum wasmorequirkyandinstinc- thebandintends toinclude ontheirnew CD, the Counting Crows' lead singer and MW: What about musical influences,for tive,lessplanned-out. which is currently being recorded during songwriterforafew minutesbefore theband you or as aband? MW: What about the new album? weeks and months between tour dates. In ate dinner to talk about his life,his music, AD: I've listened to a lot of different AD: Ithas a lotof different things. We fact, seven songs from the setlist werecom- what we canexpectin the future. music,soit'shard to name oneor two. haveacouple ofbeautiful acoustic songson pletely new. MW:So,how is your tour this yeargoing (TurnstoguitaristDavidImmergluck, who there. I'mstillrewritingthelyrics tosome of thesongsbefore wefinish recording. Shop^% fc^^^_^ SINCE 1C *V—^^0^* I**\^\
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■ By Emily Drew Fundsraisedfrom ticketsales willbe used StaffWriter to support links between Davidson College andlocalnon-profits throughgrants.College Patterson Court Council is currently sell- groups willeventuallyhave theopportunity ingraffle tickets for adrawingthat willben- toapply for these grants, which willsponsor efitlocalnon-profitsandresultinprimepark- co-operative efforts with local alumni- ingspots for twolucky winners. Fivedollars founded charities. buysonechance for thedrawing, scheduled "We wantthis link to bringpositive atten- forSept15attheHomecomingfootball game. tiontobothPattersonCourtandnon-profits," SGA Weekly Agenda , MattArbuckle '02— President ofPCCand saidArbuckle,whohopes that thisattention Meeting September6, 2001 amemberof SAE— said that theidea devel- will spur alumni contributions to both enti- General opedinresponse to students' frequent park- ties. ing complaints and from PCC's desire to Tickets willbeavailable throughSept. 14, 1.0Call to Order JoeyHarris partake inusefulcommunity service. and even students without cars are encour- 2.0Roll Call ElderGwin Through Community aged participate. the efforts ofPCC's to TheUnion'sInformation 3.0 Approval ofMinutes v.Joey Harris ServiceChair,Shaw Hipsher '03,the board Desk accepts both cash and CatCard funds 4.0 Communication andAnnouncements BethGardner _ wasable to work with Deanof Students Tom for ticketpurchases. 5.0Updates Shandley to create the framework for the Ian raffle. 5.1 Elections Council Willoughby 5.2Grills Joey Harris 5.3 SGA SponsoringHomecoming BethGardner Outpost? 5.4 Vamanos VanMagnets KevinEpps Who gets the 5.5 Committee Appointments Joey HarrisandBeth Gardner By Nidhi Paul Unioncafe,andclose down theOutpost.This 5.6 SGA Retreat Bobby Pittenger Staff Writer sparkedgreatinterestintheOutpostbuilding 6.0New Business andits future. 6.1 ATC Allocations AdamNorris Upuntilthis year, the belovedOutpost on Several groups were interested in acquir- 6.2SGA Resolutions Kevin Epps Patterson Court served food, four nights a ing it. Two of the most visible contenders 6.3Nomination ofMarshals ...Joey Harris week, till3am.Hungrypost-partiersorthose were theDavidsonInternational Association in need of a study break could drop by for (DIA)andFiji,afraternity interestedinmov- quesadillas (undoubtedly the most popular ingback on campus.There were also strong selection),pizza, grill items or nachos and protests at moving the food out of the Out- New organization chartered cheese. post, and requests that the building not be Gray Lyons The Outpost was open from Wednesday giventoanyonegroup,butbeleftasanopen resentedintheDavidsoncommunity.Under- SpecialCorrespondent standing we, till Saturday,and wasoften the last place to house for anyone touse. that as a SGA senate, unani- gobefore going to bed. Thebrightly painted At the end of the year, most people still mously approved the charter of RRAD last Ontheeveningof August30th,Students for house would always be crowded until the weren't sure what the final decision was. March, it is clear that an organization like Life,apro-life organization,was granted an provide campus very last minute. It was noisy, smoky, dim What was going to happento the Outpost? SFL is needed to the with official charter by the Student Government andfilled withan atmosphere that,for many, Thisyear finds theOutpost closed for late- complete information on the abortion issue Association. couldn'tbereplicatedanywhereelseon cam- night snacks,but openfor scheduling.None from both positions." Paul Godfrey '04, the organization's co- Owen Barrow pus. Sophomore class senator founder,hopeshis new group will "promote '04 remarked, "Iamglad that the SGA was Last year, the decision wasmade to move n the pro-life cause through various means organizations the late night food service to the Alvarez see OlltpOSt,page 4 able to see the benefit of such such as volunteering at local Crisis Preg- and not become soured by the issues sur- nancy Centers,bringing speakersto thecam- rounding their beliefs." pus,supportingpro-lifeactions inlegislative Godfrey mentioned afterward, "I was bodies, and participating in local pro-life pleased with the tone of the SGA meeting... events." it was good to see that many people who Bobby Pittenger '01 commented, "[Paul] might not hold a pro-life position vote in has theability andskill tostartupany typeof favor of granting thecharter." organization,butIamgladhe tookthe time to '■> ■' Although SFL's creation has been rela- IS Ii *lr^S*fi I start up a Students for Life club, since we tively painless so far, controversyis sure to ■& H HI -*^ ■ ' -- jfiiH^I already have apro-choice club." follow. "ConcerningRRAD,"Godfrey con- - I ■ Pi I Thegroup wascreatedpartly inreaction to tinued,"webelieve that aright tolife trumps ■■■ . 1■ B..Hh.';^H w W H ■ .■'■■■- Reproductive Rights Alliance of Davidson anysupposedright toreproduceornotrepro- (RRAD),thebrainchildofKristineHarrington duce." '03. "WhenRRAD was formed last spring, PhilipOsborne '04,theorganization's trea- the intent was not to create tension between surer commented, "[Abortion] is morally students withdifferent beliefs,butrather we wrongexcept in the rarecase that the lifeof hoped to initiate dialogue on-campus about thepregnantwoman isin danger...as far as someveryimportantissues,"saysHarrington. RRADis concerned,they cansay whatever "However,Imust stress that RRAD is not they wanttosayoncampus anddo whatever this, 'pro-abortion'butpro-choice, and theissues community servicethey wantin thearea and aftear the corporate we address encompassmore than the ques- weshallrespect theirrightto dosoas fellow piece tion of abortion." human beings." ladder will be a of SFL met general support in the SGA; the Harrington hopes that Students for Life organizationwas,however,disappointedthat will"create opportunitiesfor activepolitical theircharter wasnot approvedunanimously. debates, andIfor oneamlookingforward to Charles Washington '04, a sophomore class theprospectof some very enlightening(and senator, commented, "While the view sup- respectful) discussions." portedby [Studentsfor Life] isnotreflective of my own,Ibelieve that each side of this GrayLyons isaSGA IndependentSenator In the course of facing challenges like this, you'll learn controversial subject should be equally rep- how to think on your feet. 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trials will beexamined. Council to decide what constitutes "unrea- the wording of the proposal is the whole Honor likely Plagiarism concerning frompage1 sonable negligence," just as it is currently concept of "unreasonable negligence." Dr. Fourpublic forums the Honor their prerogative to decide to what degree Susan Roberts, a professor of political sci- Code are scheduled for this year. are,andstudents The forum tomorrowis the first time that processof determining theintent of theac- intent matters. ence,stated: "Manyfaculty meant willbeaskedforinputontheissueof cused.Thechanges arehelpful,according to Thecurrentproposalseemsto havespiked shouldbe,perplexed as to whatis by students Parker,because "how can we tellintent,and the faculty coffeemaker with some strong 'unreasonablenegligence.' Does that imply plagiarism. year' HonorCouncilleadershipfeels towhatextentdoesintenttranslateinto guilt?" opinions.Electronic maildiscussionsamong ascertaining whatisand whatis not 'reason- This s Indeed, be included, Inother words, the new wording would not facultymembershavereacheddizzyingpro- able negligence?'" such questions strongly that students should because, words, the Honor excuseegregiousexamplesofplagiarism,no portions. will be addressed at themeeting tomorrow. in Anderson's "belongsto For along matterthe intent. "All faculty," explained Dr. Sally This year could bea very important year Code all students... time, circledaboutHonorCoun- Thenew definitions attempt tosay that,no McMillen,professorof history, "are recog- for the Honor Code, because, according to thesedebates meetings, faculty meetings, and casual matterwhattheaccused'sintent,certaincases nizing the need to be vigilant about plagia- Parker, other issues could be up for discus- cil - With this — that is, those that include "unreasonable rism" and consequently,they are taking a sion."Inthefuturewe will wrestleover what conversations all aroundcampus. channel negligence"-are clear cases ofplagiarism. veryactiveroleincampus discussionsonthis 'unreasonable' means," hepredicted. new process, we're seeking to all opinions coherent,policy-formu- For example, under the current system,a issue. Further,theunrelatedissueof whatconsti- those intoa during lating process." student could steal a chapter from a Tom Perhaps the most contentious point with tutes the "counsel" that is allowed though the future look of the Honor Wolfe book in an attempt to impress his Even Code is murky at this point, it is quite clear teacher withhisintelligentsocialcriticism.If that the faculty is divided on the issue.Phil that teacher elects to prosecute him,it could Reed '02, member of the Honor Council, be hard to convict.The student could testify — disagreement among thathe didnotintendtoplagiarize indeed, stated: "That there is this should he could say that it was simply an honest thefaculty about issue be without doubt." mistake. opinion, currentproposal Though there is nomention in the Honor InReed's the for revised Code is amendment that Codeabout whether the Honor Councilis to a Honor an judgewithintentinmind,itadmittedly would seeks to"reconcile allof thefaculty."Hesaid not behard toconvictastudentifheinsistshedid that it "should be surprising... that our disputable." not know whathe wasdoing. solution is public designed Ifthe system ismodified assuggested,the The forums are to allow well, which, student could insist that he did notintend to for student input as in reality, copy from TomWolfe, but the HonorCoun- couldswing campus momentumone way or cil would be required to convict him. Cer- the other. tainly, stealing an entire chapter from any Anychangewouldbemadeinthehope that work would mostcertainly qualify as an act the Honor Code will be both more fair and of"unreasonable negligence." moreeffective in its everydaybut profound Ofcourse,itwillalwaysbeupto theHonor useat DavidsonCollege.
haveit threenightsa week weintend,among whoonce workedfor the Outpost,reflected, New students Outpost others, interesting "Like most students,Iwish theOutpost was frontpage1 from page 3 tooffer an social alterna- tive to thecampus,an alternative guidedbya stillhere. There'ssomethingaboutdimlights, — of the groups were granted the house. Al- spirit ofcommitment to international aware- overpriced quesadillas and a room over- she expectsthese interests tochange espe- though CCRL, the advisory committee to ness." crowdedwithrestlesspartygoers.—TheUnion cially given that the top two choices were PresidentVagt,gaveDIAitsapprovalfor the Asoflast week,theOutpostfood isavail- Cafedoesn'thavethisatmosphere itdoesn't Biology andPre-Med. house,Vagt wasunsureifDIAhad aproven ableintheUnionCaf6. evenservegrillitemspast Thenew freshman class has aninteresting need for the house. (And yes, the 11pm." mix of students. There is the professional Vagt said that he wanted to "respect the quesadillas are avail- There is also the feel- actressandtheaward-winningphotographer, things DIA wants to do, whileacknowledg- ablenow.) Thecafe is ingthattheUniondoesn't theblues singer whoisalso theonly woman ingthat these things haven'tbeen done yet," open the same hours most stu- provide the same post- on the Ultimate Ski Team in Vermont, the buthopesandbelievesthatDIA willneedand that the Outpost used miffe party atmosphere as the football player who doubles as a use thehouse frequently. tokeep for four nights dents, Iwish the Outpost. Some students Shakespearianactor, the weaver,the African In the meantime, anyone can book the a week, although the believe the bright lights drummer,andtheofficial Englishbell-ringer. house forevents.Whenasked what theplans grillcloses ahalf hour Outpost was still* andunderlyingpresence And,ofcourse,the student withthe tattooof for the Outpost are for the year, William earlier. of theadministrationdis- aCeltic Wildcat. Brown, Union, said, here. the Director of the "I Fears that the Out- -CharlesLea '03 suadepeoplefromgoing Overhalf theclass lettered inor played a understand thatDIAis going to use the Out- post would not be as togetfood after arowd\ varsity sport,andmost of theclass did some post heavily - but it is available to other successfulintheUnion party. sortof volunteer work. Overhalf of thenew groups." were dispelled last Many students still freshmenhavegoneabroad formissionwork. DIA has,in the meantime,booked the weekend. Thecafe wascrowded until verj hold the hope that the Outpost might be So, welcome Class of 2005! Enjoy your Outpostfor mostof the semesterandplansto late,reported William Brown,although th< brought backat theend of the year,but asoi 'mosttalented' status whileitlasts— theclass use the house as much as possible. DIA atmosphere was noticeably quieter than th( now,thebuilding willplay host to DIA anc of2006 willbehere soon enough. president Carlos Carreras '01 commented, Outpost used tobe. other organizations in need of a friendly "The Outpost has long been an important Student opinion stillfavors the Outpos inclusive place to holdevents. Whether this activities center for DIA,and now that we remainingalate-night cafe. CharlesLea'03 arrangementispermanentremainstobeseen
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ByErin Raffety from these signs to create some of his own tels and boldness. Each tiny area of his references for everyone,he feels the chal- Staff Writer "Southern slogans and proverbs." IDream painting ismuchlikeits ownmoment,apeak lengeforall viewersis tomakesenseofboth. can't," ofAltamira referstoWarren'sinterestinthe "You says Savage,— On Wednesday night, August29, 2001,a cavepaintingsof theMagdalenianpeoplein "youcan't finalize it that receptionwasheldin theVanEveryGallery Northern Spain. The paintings, done be- makesitpowerful."Double inthe Visual Arts Center,315 NorthMain tween16,000and9,000B.C.focus onBison Blindisa stationarypairof St., for faculty artists Herb Jackson, Cort and are well preserved despite their age. bamboorootscastinbronze. Savage, and Russ Warren in honor of their Warren wantstogosee them,but allvisitors These experimentations exhibition thatwent ondisplay that evening. to"thecathedral" musthave writtenpermis- balance Savage's other ki- The exhibition,which highlights three new sion. Whilehehassecuredvisitationpermis- netic piece,amixedmedia Jacksonpaintings,Savage'ssculptural mas- sion for 2003, for now Russ Warren "can compositionentitledAbove terpieces,andWarren'sbrightlypaintedcan- only dream of Altamira." Other works by J.T.,BelowJ.T. Most sim- vases, will continue through October 10, Warrenondisplay are RedMare(withDogs plya chainlunging toward with gallery hours weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 by Diedre Posen) and Mare: A Work in II EBoufll I/ a chair, Savage feels the p.m. and weekends 12 to4 p.m. The VAC Progress#12. "gesture is the premise of also welcomed the paintings of Susan Inasmallroomto theleftare thepaintings the piece." This leaning Brenner,entitledDissections,which willbe of Herb Jackson,amember of the Davidson establishes a mood of on display in the EdwardM.Smith Gallery College community for thirty-three years struggle,sadness,and mel- until October lO"1 as well. and apainterwhose works haveappearedin ancholy, representative of At the entrance of the VanEvery Gallery over eighty museum collections. Wings Unfitted by Cort Savage Savage's interaction with are thepaintingsofRussWarren,aninterna- Above the Storm,an acrylic on canvas,was the long-time sculptural tionally known painter whose works have apaintingfor Jackson'slatemother,Virginia atasmallerstory withinagreat wideworldof hero,Jean TingLuey. Savage says that "as been included in exhibitions at the Whitney Rogers Jackson. Herb remembers how contrast. The paints appear thrown onto the kinetic artists,we arrive at the work of Jean Museum of American Art (NY),Corcoran Virginia'smother usedtotellher,"Virginia, canvas,impulsively yet meditatively. Jack- TingLuey." Inhispiece,Savagefeelshe is Gallery of Art (DC), and the sonstatesthatitcantakehimuptoeighthours thechair. He's stuck,passing through time VeniceBiennale. Warren, who toapplyonecolor,butthe "nonverbalspace" andbyJean TingLuey,never quite connect- livesona smallfarm,saysheis is a wayinto whateach paintingmightreally ing, never quite acquainting or becoming, heavily influencedbyhis envi- be about. However, as he humbly says, just floating and slippingby. Stand in the ronment;dogs,horses,andother ", "Your reaction tothem would be more im- gallery room alone and you'llhear the roof animalsfrequentlyappearinhis M portant than anything Ihave tosay." Other creaking. The eerie stark sounds are art artwork. Mis collection is hold Mfc*^Ui worksondisplay by Jacksoninclude Outof themselves. Next week'sexhibition cover- and warm, a reflection of an ~H theSilence andMeetingin theAir. age:Charlotte artist Susan Brenner's "New earthy palette and paints that Cort Savage, like Jackson, is also more Paintings onPaper"in the SmithGallery. contain cadmium, a chemical interested in other's reactions to his work he favorsbecause of its inten- thanattemptingtoexplainhisownart. "What sify. Many of his works are I_^fl I'minterested inmore and morein artis not dotted with paint actually the stuff Ican explain," says the sculptor. squeezedfrom the tube, while This becomes obvious when visitors are ac- inother areas aggressive,thick costed by his looming untitled masterpiece brush strokes traverse the can- %JLJi thatclaims center stagein the gallery. Sav- vas. The paintings are largein ProfessorsProfessc Warren, Savage,and Jackson age, whose mixed-media sculptures are ex- size;each takestheartistatleast hibited nationally, explains that the grid of ayear,buthe worksonseveral slideshasbeenmixedatrandom; "I'minter- at once. "They're in different stages of you'11getyour wingsinHeaven." Thoughhe estedin therandomjuxtapositions,"hesays, completion," Warren says. "I like to be as can'tverifythis,Jacksonhascreatedhisown "they'renotchronological." Thepiece,which spontaneousaspossible."ThepaintingsEv- sky for his mother to soar in and a pair of tookabout sixmonths tocreate,iscomposed eryone CouldUse aLittle Miracle and Still wings with which to fly: a wash of grays, ofpanelsoflantern slidesSavagefirstbegan LifewithSweetPotatoes aresimilar instruc- blues,andbrights. Jackson,whobrushes on working with in1992. Thegridis a set of ture. Warrenpaintedtheseaspart ofalarger more than 100 layers of paint before he historically significant architecture that has series of about twelve paintings. He was resolvesa work,citesintuition as thebiggest theappearanceofacatalog, "the appearance inspiredbythe"funkiness"ofSouthCarolin- influenceinhispaintings. The work'sgritty, of logicand reason". While Savage knows ian vegetablesigns he saw whiledrivingthe grainy surfaces, not unlike drywall and its thecoils and theballmovinginthecenter of back roads with his family. He used ideas composition,isinterruptedby sparksofpas- the structure serve as different metaphorical A tribute to the late R&B singer Aaliyah
Aaliyah'smarriagewasshort-livedandscan- ofher death, Aaliyahwas onhiatus between fans have said goodbye in their own ways. ByChristina High dalous due Aaliyah's acting projects. Having Andre Charles,a local spray paint artist in Staff Writer age: just fifteen years justfinishingAnneRice's New York haspainted a mural of Aaliyah, old,she liedabouther QueenoftheDamned,she inscribing it with her name as well as the Right after take-off, your plane starts to age to the practicing was set to play opposite othereightvictims ofthecrash.Also,acandle- lose control and you find yourself hurtling preacher who per- Keanu Reeves inMatrix light vigilwasheldin front of Aaliyah'shigh down tothe ground, only tocrash in afatal formed the "secret" 2. Aaliyah consistently school in Detroit, where thousands of fans accident. These were thelastminutes of life ceremony. The mar- strovetobetterherselfas came to show their love, admiration, and for Aaliyah and theother eight members of riage was later an- - wellas topromote inspi- sorrow for the young singer and actress. Wr w . ,M theBlackhawk International Airways flight nulled. ration and self-esteem Theothereightmembersof thecrashwere: thatwasenroutefromMarshHarbour,Baha- Throughout her ca- through her music, en- -Luis Morales,pilot (30) mas toOpa-Locka,FLon August 25,2001. reer, Aaliyah showed couragingboth childand -Anthony Dodd, (34), Los Angeles, CA Born January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New her self-worth and de- parent to appreciate her -Eric Foreman, (29) Hollywood, CA York, Aaliyah Haughton was a blessing to siretoimprove herself, talent. -Scott Gallin,(41),Pompano Beach,Florida Barry staying Wallace, (49), Angeles, her parents Hankerson and Diane inschool when ■ Now thetaskathandis -Keith Los CA Haughton. A consistent desire to entertain she released her sec- to say "thank you" and -Gina Smith,(29)NJ surfacedearly in Aaliyah's (meanshighest, ond album at the be- "goodbye" to someone -DouglasKratz,(28)Hollywood,CA(Vir- mostexaltedoneinSwahili)life.Atagenine ginning of her senior who touched many of us gin Records representative) shestartedauditioningforcommercials,tele- year in high school. with her gifts. Aaliyah -ChristopherMaldonada,(32)NY vision shows, and recording agencies. She "School isa bigprior- LateR&B artist, Aaliyah was deservedly given a Aaliyah will be greatly missed but her even performed a five-night stint with her ity to me," said the funeral fit for a princess: music stilllives on. As adrivingforceinthe aunt, GladysKnight,inLas Vegas. She was R&B singer. Her debut album "Age Ain't t was carrieddowninacarriage of powerof R&Bshehasmadeher markon the only eleven years old. Her father later be- NothingBut a Number" wentplatinum and wnby twowhite horses.At theend worldandshallneverbeforgottenbyher fans hermanager andintroduced Aaliyah to her second, "One in aMillion" was a huge ■of the ceremony, 22 doves were released, andallthe other lives she touched. riefuture husband,R. Kelly. R. Kelly and success intheR&Bmusic world.At thetime markingeveryyearofher life.Sincethen,her TheDavidsonian Wednesday, 7 PERSPECTIVES September 5,2001 Our Wish List NONSEQUITUR byWILEY Were you beginning to think we'd never publish? Alas, The Davidsonian isback. For ourfirsteditorial,wedecided thatratherthanfocusing onone issue, we would assemble a "wish list" of all the things we'dlike changedaboutthe school.Thelistis wide-rangingandsure toignite some debate.Thatis our intention. Wewanttogiveourreadersmoreopportunities torespond,through letters to the editor, story ideas or even general comments and concerns. Contactusbye-mailorleaveanoteatour office,Room411,onthe top floor of the Union. With that,letus begin: ♥Thatstudents wouldget moreexcited aboutDavidsonathletics. Studentattendance atSaturday'sfootballhomeopenerappearedtobe around 400, which is pretty lame. Get excited, folks. Show some Does Jesus Belongat Davidson? school pride. Do weneed to go 10-0 just to packlittle Richardson In my first several weeks at Davidson,Ihave made no church or creed." Stadium? several key observations about the college and its stu- However,theStatementofPurposealsoclaims"David- ♥Thattablesin VailCommonsbereturned tolastyear'sarrange- dents. sonvaluesits diversityand seeks tobeacommunity that ment. The school's intention apparently is to increase interaction 1. Students,faculty and staff are incredibly friendly. recognizes the dignity and inherent worth of everyper- betweenlargegroupsofpeople bycreating afew large tablesrather WhereIcomefrom,inNew YorkCity,nostrangerwould son." than many smaller ones. This "forced integration" is a little much. have taken the timeandeffort to help My questionis,can these two statementscoexist? Sometimes wemay wanttoeat withsix orsevenstudents,othertimes mecarrymyprinter fromtheUnion to Ihave already been toseveral campus-wide eventsin justoneor two.Thetables shouldbe arrangedaccordingly.It's time m my dormroom. which prayersinvokingJesusChrist weregiven. While I for the socialexperimentation toend. 2. Thestudents are smart.Iamcon- amcertainly infavor ofallowinganyone who wishes the ♥Thatmorebenches beplacedaroundcampus,especially outside stantly amazed to find out that the opportunity to worship Jesus, invoking Jesus' name in theresidencehalls.Thedaysofwarmandsunnyweather willsoonbe people toeither side of me were both official speeches suggests apreferenceon thepartof the over until nextyear.It would be nice to have more places toenjoy valedictorians of theirrespectivehigh college for theChristian faith. them. ! schools. Davidsoncannotexpect toattractatruly diversegroup ♥ThateveryoneassociatedwithDavidsoncouldbeasfriendlyand David 3.Davidson takes its Presbyterian of students who havediffering beliefs and opinionsifit enthusiastic ascollegepresidentBobbyVagt. We're notjustkissing Crow roots verv seriously. chooses topublicly favor thebeliefs ofone,andonly one, uphere.Hereally is agreat guy. 4. For the most part, Davidson's group. ♥Thattheschoolcouldfinda waytolower textbookprices.There student body is remarkablyhomogeneous. Now,as Isaid before,Davidson students are clearly has tobe abetter alternative to the current system. Wepay enough Itis these last two observations that Iwould like to smart and friendly,and Iwould think most would wel- tuition already. Another 400 or 500 bucks on books borders on address, for Ifeel theyare closely related. come theopportunity toliveandlearnnexttopeoplewho obscene. We allknow thatDavidson wasfoundedby Presbyte- haveideas very different from their own. ♥That$h£.£chool re-examinejits physicaleducationrequirements. rians,and,as statedinthecollege'sStatementofPurpose, Davidsoniscertainly not ahostilecampus tothose with After careful consideration, it seems that PE 101 (for first-year "Davidson commits itself to a Christian tradition that different beliefs,yet as long as the college chooses to students)does have somemerit.Butalltheother stuffthey've tacked recognizes God as the source of all truth, and finds in supportone belief over another,Ifind it hard to believe on,such as teamand water sportsclasses,is an unnecessaryhassle. Jesus Christ the revelation of that God, aGodbound by that theschoolcancreatethediversecommunity itseeks. ♥Thatfor once, just once, the Davidsonian would actually be finishedbefore sunrise. Then we wouldbeable toenjoy thesplendor thatis theSeptemberDavidsonweather,insteadofbeingasleepinour Knowledge willprevail instem cell debate afternoon. This isone is dedicated to the crew. beds at threein the Throughoutmodernhistory,breakthroughsin science constructivemanner. have leapt ahead of governmental blockades and reli- My onlyhuge qualm with thelegislation came froma hey you! surf this: gious hierarchies. No amount ofpartisan law ormoral- clash with the approved sources of research material. istic doctrine could prevent the discoveries of Galileo, Currently,stemcellresearcherscanonlyusecellsthatare tototo.babtbgon.ebu/babtbgontan Darwin,or Einstein. Inevery age, alreadybeingtestedorare stored ina laboratory. Thou- themasseshavefeared scientific de- sands,ifnotmillions,ofstemcells witherawayininvitro "coolest website...in the world" velopments whilesubsequentlyreap- fertilization clinics each year. Prospective parents are ingbenefits from thosediscoveries. forced to make the decision betweenhavingmore chil- I Thisrepetitivehistory shouldinspire dren, a potentially risky process for the mother, and people to embrace science for its allowing the fertilized eggs to, in essence, expire. I possiblebenefits to mankind,butin would supportthegovernmentallowingthesecouplesto TheALEMDADavidsonianLUX UBI ORTA LIBERTAS 4 ♥ Ithe 21SI century Americans are still donate their extrafertilizedeggs to scienceso that they mighthelp '*" ' Catherine clamoring toprevent"toomuch" sci- better mankind. ,.- tit?*' " Whether stemcellresearchturnsout tobethesalvation Executive Editor Foster entific research. big has for humanityor yetanotherdead-end streetforscientists BurginHardin Themostrecent scare come Like isirrelevant. Knowledgewillprevailintheend. If stem ManagingEditors from the proposal to perform stem cell research. Americans, watched President Bush's cell research,cloning, and whatever else scientists can Tim many other I Cook MattGarfield think doesn't happen in America, it will happenin NewsEditors speech, and Iam still struggling to comprehend the up countries. America needs to take a proactive Lindy Colin Eagan sciencebehind theissue. Iagreethatasa worldleader in other Baldwin science, carefully approach toward science while simultaneously anchor- Aits & LivingEditors the fieldof Americaneeds to examine the ethical issues behind the research,and, for once, I ingitself in solid bioethics. Americahas thechoice to MarthaHunt Derek Loh Bush, leader of the free world, dominate thecrestofscientific history ortobe swallowed SportsEditors thought thatPresident as issue in an appropriate and conservatively by its tumultuous wake. CarolineHauser Jimmy Swansbrough handled the PhotographyEditors left Erin Berry MattWhited First Night Downtradition shouldbe alone Advertising& BusinessManagers A big concern regardingFirst NightDown is that it Hereis my opinion:Ifweareable todiefor our country RickBold AaronHouck encouragesbingedrinkingaspart of thecelebration. To then we shouldbe able toenjoy collegelife tothe fullest. Jeff Larrimore be truthful,it is notcompletely about alcohol,hooking Thestressofacademics canonly be takenso far,andif we CirculationManager up and passing out. But neither is chosetojointhehazards ofFirstNightDownandPatterson MaggieKozicharow everyother nightonPatterson Court. Court,it isour decision. First Night Down introduces the Someof thefreshmenwillfallinlovewithitandjoinan Jl freshmentoanewsetting,allows them eatinghouse or fraternity second semester, while others http://www.davidson.edu/davidsonian to enter with a bang,and finally be- willestablish themselves outside of PattersonCourt. acquaintedwith whateverisbe- What is important is that First Night Down gives the TheDavidsonianis publishedWednesdays duringthe academic yearby the come studentsofDavidsonCollege. Onecopyper student. Pleaseaddressallcorre- \ yondthebrickpaththatgoesdownthe freshmenachancetomake theirowndecisions onwhether spondences to: TheDavidsonian,P.O.Box7182,Davidson,NC 28036-7182. hill. ItisanentranceintoDavidson's ornotthey wanttocontinue PattersonCourtparticipation. Phone (704) [email protected]. Ouroffices are "^"^^^^^^ own Animal House. Collegeis about getting agoodeducation,preparingus Opinions expressedin located inRoom411of the AlvarezStudentUnion. Someofouradministrationandfel- for whatisbeyondadegree,but itisalsoabouthavingthe lettersto theeditors or commentariesdo not necessarily reflectthe viewsof Hodge j tiwEditorialBoardof TheDavidsonian. Subscriptionscost $40.00peryear. jow stU£ entsquestiontheimportance best time of ourlife andmemories that always will make Advertisingratesareavailableuponrequest. of First Night Down. Should David- agreat story. Copyrightisheldby theTnuteesofDavidsonCollege. sonreallypromote an eveningof wild,crazyfun? s Perspectives < Jj^|^^k Love him or hate him,U.S. tM J^^^^^^m Senator Jesse Helms has © fl^ beenastapleinmodernpoli-
nouncement last monthhas le^many toreassesshislong -^^^^^KfiBH^H No.000001 1 ■Hl^flH and contraversial term. The LateDale Earnhardt FOR NASCAR Statesman not afraid to take a stand dangerous
AlivinglegendofAmerican politicsanda 150years,becameapotentforceintheSouth. establishment in the media and the Demo- conservative icon an- Itmay evenbe arguedthatHelms' efforts to cratic party,but also infuriated United Na- by nature nounced his departure strengthen the GOP in the South enabled tions bureaucrats andCommunist dictators. from public life last Ronald Reagan to win the North Carolina Like his domestic record, Senator Helms' Just in case youhadn't heard,NASCAR week. primaryin 1976and stagehiscomeback,and policy decisionsinthe realmofinternational legendDaleEarnhardt, Jesse Helms, known thebeginningsof the "ConservativeRevolu- politics at times seemed out of date. But jj^^ died in a crash inFeb- to bothcritic andally as tion,"in 1980. again,healwayslooked toprinciple tomake K ruary while racing the "SenatorNo,"yieldedto Thoughhis work toremaketheRepublican these decisions. Helms was able to force lastlapof the Daytona his increasingly deterio- Party is memorable and praiseworthy, Jesse presidentsfromReagantoClinton tobend to W 500. Bufl ratingphysicalcondition Helms will undoubtedly be remembered for his will on confirmations, UN dues pay- His death shocked Travis lee andofficiallyannounced the controversial,but principled, stances he ments, andinternational treaties with tenac- the world of autorac- hisretirementfrompoli- took on issuesof policy- especially foreign ity seldomseenintheSenate.Yethe wasalso ing and forced tics. affairs. able to look deep within his Christian and NASCAR officials to conservative soul the right thing in " North Carolina,the state he servedso loy- It mustbe admitted that Helms took some to do on Zach W.ll.ams look ,to ne and im ally forsolong,andAmerica will,indeed,be less than sensitive'stances on some issues, third world debtrelief andAIDS assistance. proved safety7 stan- worse off whenMr. Helms leaves in 2003. such as desegregation,but it must also be With socolorful andmemorable a history dards for both drivers and cars. The fatal Upon joining the Senate as an inflamma- conceded that these positions were formed in the US Senate, Jesse Helms must be re- crash alsosparked a six-monthinvestigation tory,states' rightsconservativein1972,Helms from Helms' deepest-held convictions and membered as one the great American states- intohow exactly Earnhardt met his death. set about tochange thepolitical landscape in principles on the role of the federal govern- men and politicians in recent history. His While mostfanshoped foraclear explana- NorthCarolina and the tonein Washington. ment. departure will alter theSenatemore thanJim tion of how and why their hero died in that He restructured the partisan landscape of Other,morecommendable,viewsonabor- Jeffords' defection because it will, sadly, infamous crash, the results proved mostly hishome state by becomingthe firstRepub- tion,guncontrolandaffirmativeactionforced move thebody tothepolitical left. ambiguous. Jican senatorelected by the Tar Heel state thepolitical climatein the Senate to become A vacuum will be left in the American Essentially,itis hard to survive ahead on sinceReconstruction.Hisvictory,alongwith morepartisanandhard-nosed.He was apo- political landscape that perhaps no person collision with a wall at 164 miles per hour, StromThurmond' sinSouthCarolina,helped larizing figure who held polarizing beliefs, can fill. In 2003, North Carolina and the evenifyouare the world's "greatestdriverof to loosen the hold of the Democrats in the forcing more frank andimpassioneddiscus- entirenation will watch a championof val- all time." "One PartySouth." sion ofpolicy issues. ues,Americanindependence,and principles While Earnhardt's death is stunning, it The GOP, for the first time inmore than Helms not only antagonized the liberal fade away. shouldn't seem too surprising that such a travestyoccurred in aNASCAR race. AGAINST In the last 18 months alone, four deaths have occurred on the raceways. But is this poortrackrecord(pardonthepun)really due No tears after Helms's departure sports' tothe inadequatesafetypolicies,oris deathsimply apart of thesport that fansand Lastweek wasoneof thegreatest weeksof racist sentimentsinastatedesperatelytrying crumplingup hands of a white manare seen driversmust come toaccept? my life. North Carolina to stave off the civil rights movement led a job rejectionnotice while a commentator After all,how many NASCAR followers senior senator Jesse Jesse torun for the U.S. Senate in 1972.In says,"Youneededthatjob.Andyou were the couldhonestlyclaimtobe disinterested when Helmsannounced thathe whatwould becomehistrademark,Jesseran qualified. they give best But had to it to a themonotonyofcarsgoingaroundincircles would not seek re-elec- a verynegativecampaigncentered onissues minority because of a racial quota. Is that is sometimesbroken by thespontaneity of a tion.Tosome,Helmswas of race and ethnicity. Running under the really fair?Harvey Gantt saysit is."Thisad 10-car collision? Except for the final few ahero.Tome,hewas the slogan "Jesse Helms: He's one of us," he turned hisre-election campaignaround and laps,crashesareoften theclimax ofa typical lastovertlyracistnational narrowly defeated Greek American oppo- Helms won. race for viewers. politician,athrowback to nent Nick Galifianakis. bigotry Helm's continuedunabatedinto Itseemslike theonly wayfor NASCAR to *e OldSouth- Helms' combative natureandhis scath- the 1990s. began byopposing Alex He thedecade fully satisfy its fansis tofindan approachto As EarlBlack of Rice ingcommentaries onrace,liberals andcom- for AIDS later, Massengale funding relief. Years he ex- safetypoliciesthatminimizesinjuries,while University said, "Jesse munists quicklyledhim tobecameoneof the plainedhis opposition tothis measure tothe maximizing the possibility for extraordinary Helms isthemostpromi- most prominentmembers of the infant neo- arguing got to New York Times that "We've crashes tooccuron the track. nentSouthern senatorthatactedasiftheCivil conservative movementand helpedhim es- have some common sense about a disease Some of NASCAR's recently revealed RightsandVotingRightsActsneverpassed." tablisha vastnational fundraisingempire. transmitted by people deliberatelyengaging plans for future safety policies are hardly Throughout his career, while other Old Helm's 1984 campaign was one of the inunnatural acts." impressive. A few of their "new" plans South politicianshaveembracedminorities, most expensive and divisive campaigns in Laterina well-publicizedincidentin1993, include seatbeltregulationandtighter speed Jessehas worn hisbigotry against gays,Af- the country.Trailing Gov. Jim Hunt by 20 Helms entered an elevator with African restrictions. The problem is that the safest rican Americans and "communists" like a points, Helms played the race card and AmericanSenator Carol Moseley-Braunand seat beltsare uncomfortable,andless speed badge of honor. launched filibusters against thecreation ofa begantosing"Dixie",tellingcolleagueOrrin entails crashes that don't look Jesse Helms first burst into the public holidayhonoringDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr., quiteas cool. Hatch thathe would singit "untilshe cries." Oneof thesupposedsafety improvements eyeinNorthCarolinainthelate1950's while andagainstanextensionof theVotingRights ColumnistHalCrowthersummedupthe involves inserting "black boxes" into the workingas acommentatorfor WRA1-TV in Act. essenceofJesse whenhe wrotethat perfectly racing cars, much like those placed inair- Raleigh.Hebecame famous with hisnightly Helms argued,"King's view of American "Jesse's customersare all white people,and planes andconsulted in the case of a crash. rants against communismand civilrights. society was thus notfundamentallydifferent in North Carolina white nostalgia for the These would supposedly provideusspecific Hereis oneofhis enlightenedgems: "The fromthat of theCPUSA (AmericanCommu- good olddaysusually includes nostalgia for information about what occurred during a Negro cannot count forever on the kind of nistParty)orthatofotherMarxists.Whilehe and lunch separate restrooms counters. A particular car crash. However,it seems that restraint thathas thus far lefthimfree to clog isgenerallyremembered todayasthepioneer voteforJesse Helmsis fortheir a vote ances- the40or50camerasat theracerecordingthe the streets, disrupttraffic andcommerce and ofcivilrightsforblacksandasthearchitectof tors ...our senator is a walking theme park action already give us enough feedback on interfere with other men's rights." nonviolent techniquesofdissentandpolitical with two themes: Jim Crow and the Cold what happened,sinceIcan watch thereplay Whileworkingfor WRAL,Jessealsowrote agitation, his hostility to and hatred for War." tentimes onSportsCenter thenextmorning. editorials.One from the late 1960s urgedhis America should bemade clear." We shouldall be gladthat this themepark There is only so much safety we can readers "to face,honestly and sincerely, the In 1990, Helms found himself facing a is closingandJesseHelms will nolongerbe provide to drivers when they decide to put purely scientific statisticalevidence of natu- double-digit deficit against African Ameri- able tospewhis venominthename ofNorth themselves in a car traveling mph. ralracial distinctions in groupintellect." canHarveyGantt. He respondedbyrunning Carolina. 170 Thisexposureandthepopularity ofthese the infamous "whitehands" ad in which the Earnhardtunderstood theinevitablerisks of his sport. Why can't the fans? The Davidsonian Sports Wednesday,September5,2001 " Davidson Welcomes Three New Coaches to the Ranks... Football CoachMike Toop Soccer CoachMattSpear Theloss ofstarters onbothsidesof the paredfor first-ranked FurmaninNovember. largest by JackieDavidson ballalsomeansincreasedresponsibilitiesfor by NicholasCarlson Furrnan likely presents the obstacle Staff Writer several Wildcats. While Paul Nichols re- Staff Writer for the team to overcome on its way to a turns as the Cats'— starting QB, a core of successful season. 'To get to the NCAA The Wildcat football team etched its runningbacks— particularly freshman John Newheadmen'ssoccerCoachMattSpear tournamentisdefinitely thegoal for us,"said name inDavidson's gridiron history books Leverett willhavethe difficult taskoffill- hascomehome— atleast that'show he feels. by finishing its 2000 season 10-0, marking ing the huge shoes leftby graduate Bryan A captain of Davidson's 1992 Confer- thefirstunblemishedrecordin103seasonsof Fish.Inaddition,theCats will needbigyears ence-winningteam, Spearknows the school, football at the college. How well the 2001 from both senior Mike Tarver and sopho- the team,andthe competition. While moving 'Catsfollowuplastyear'sundefeated season moreRandall Hardy,twoof the team'spri- onto thebusinessandmarketingendofsoccer depends upon how well they respond to maryreceivers.Thesure-handedjuniorMike after graduation,Spear servedas a part-time change— in particular, the hiring of a new Chase, who will see more touches as he assistant coach forfive yearsunder predeces- head coach and the loss of players instru- moves from tightend to widereceiver, will sorCharlie Slagle. -1 mental to last year's success. alsobeexpectedtoheavily contribute tothe "It'sdefinitelya dreamcome true," said Wildcat offensive attack. Defensively, the Spear of his new position, "I've always en- Cats willhave to rely onthe Elmoretwins to joyedbeing apart ofDavidson." helpcompensate for the loss of All-Ameri- The dreamhadafast startas theWildcats can Ryan Crawford in the Wildcat second- won their first tournament of the year, the ary. Holiday Inn Centre City Classic. The team While a multitude of changes marks won onegameand lostanother,capturing the photo courtesy SportsInformation new beginnings for the Wildcats, much is tournamentongoal-differential. stillexpectedfrom this year'steam. Prior to As exciting as that may seem, Coach Spear."[Furmanis]agreatteamandit'sgoing the beginningof the season, Davidson was Spearmeans to temper the enthusiasm."We to be reallyimportant to beat them." ranked fourth in the Sports Network I-AA reallywanttopeakaround thesecond weekin With the season now underway, Matt Mid-MajorTop10Poll. Only time will tell November,"he said. Spearcannow hope to turn adreamjobintoa if the 'Catscan live up to expectations. Spearhopes to havehis team fully pre- dreamseason. Field Hockey Coach the season." Morgan,aprevious Olympianandcoach Sports Christy Morgan photocourtesy Information FieldHockeyProgram,brings * withintheU.S. The Cats begin the season with their By LizGross an interesting new dimension to the field thirdcoach inasmany years.Replacing2000 Staff Writer hockey team during her first season. "I be- Wildcat coach Joe Susan is former Univer- lievein firstpreparing themind and thenthe sity of Connecticut Defensive Coordinator Last Saturday's win over American body," she said. "Skill will come when you Mike Toop. University marked the team's second con- developtherightmindset." Thisincludes prac- Toop brings an impressive resume: two secutive victory of the seasonunder the di- ticing visualization techniques and—doingin- seasons atboth Albany StateUniversityand rection ofnewhead coachChristy Morgan. spirational readings with the team part of Union College;five seasons atColgateUni- TheDavidson fieldhockey teamachieveda Morgan's goal todevelop the whole person. versity;andsevenseasonsas defensive coor- landmarkof200overall winswiththisshow- "I was really drawn toDavidson because of dinator andlinebackercoach for the Univer- down victory.Junior AgnesBateman scored thequality ofpeople here,"she said. "Ienjoy sity of Pennsylvania,during which the team the solitary goal of the match off her own theopportunity to work withoverachievers." captured theIvyLeagueChampionshipthree rebound,leadingthe teamto the 1-0 victory. The Wildcats face a challenging season times. In1995, Toop was named American Theprevious weekend,the'Catscruised toa upahead,confronting someestablishedpow- photocourtesy Sports Football QuarterlyMagazine's National Di- solid4-0 victory overLongwood,out-shoot- erhouses suchasDuke and WakeForest. The Information vision I-AA Defensive Coordinator of the ing theirhumble opponents 27-11. team, however,is takingeverything onestep itcomesright down toit,wecanbe whatever Year. "Wedefinitelyplayedas ateamagainst atatime tofocus onthepresent moment."We we want to be,"says Morgan. Despite an impressive track record, Toop Longwood," said Morgan. "We started a wanttogetthemost outofeverygame,every The Wildcats' nexthome game will be must combat aconference changeas wellas little slow,but wegrew throughoutthegame opportunity, everypractice, andevery ball," thisSaturday,September 8,as theyhost Ap- thelossofseveralkeyplayersfromlastyear's and it was agreat opportunity to see where says assistant coach Amy Tice. palachianState in theirsecond NorPac Con- giftedsquad. we are and who will be stepping up during Nolimits,however,arebeingset."When ferencematch. New assistant coaches arrive In their own words... "I'm really looking forward to continue the winning tradition that CompiledBy CarolineHauser Davidson has created over the last few years." Editor — AmyTice Coach Toop BrianFork FieldHockey Football "It's definitely a dream come true...I've always enjoyed being a part New field hockey coach Amy Tice ofDavidson." A 2001 Davidson graduate, former full- arrives at Davidson after successful — Coach Spear back Brian Fork returns to Richardson Sta- coaching positions at Archbishop John Radnor, diumasan assistant football coach. Anative Carroll High School in PA "I to of the quality of people of Raleigh, NC,he wasan athletic and aca- (1994-96) and, most recently, at Cen- was really drawn Davidson because demicall-conferencequarterbackatNeedham tral Michigan University. Tice spent here...I enjoy the opportunity to work withoverachievers." BroughtonHigh School andspent twoyears herundergraduatecareer at JamesMadi- — Coach Morgan to leading atN.C.Statebeforetransferring toDavidson. son University. In addition AsaseniorWildcat,Forkscoredasignificant the field hockey team, she was an Aca- touchdown inthe close(20-17) victory over demic All-American (1992-94) and a CentreCollege. Colonial Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete (1992-93).
AdamJohnson Amber Grahn Women's CrossCountry/Track Volleyball After finishing seventhin the2000 South- Grahn, ernConferencechampionships,thewomen's Amber aformer MVPand team University,joins cross country team is optimistic about the captainat WakeForest coach. upcoming season— duein part tonew assis- the volleyball team as assistant 2000, she spent tant coach Adam Johnson. Johnson was a After graduatingWFUin professional league captain of his team at Centre College in a year in Austria's Danville,Ky.He graduatedin 1997 andim- as outside hitter for the HYPO Bank While there she also mediatelybeganasassistantcoachtoboth the Volleyball Club. through men'sand women'steamsbeforemovingon spent time promoting the sport During asanassistantcoach atMiamiUniversity.In youth-leagueclinics. her colle- an assis- additiontohiscrosscountryposition,Johnson giate years, Grahn worked as and headcoach will work withtracksprintersandfieldevents tantsummer camp coach athletes in the spring. for pre-teenteams. Sports WEDNESDAY^ SEPTEMBER 5,200X " Wildcats dominate Valparaiso,extend winningstreak by Zach Williams Staff Writer volumes." He praised his players and Taking the field with confidence and staff, saying, "Our assistants leavingit withpride,the DavidsonWild- did a terrific job of calling the cats commanded a 24-7 victory over the offense and defense, and our visiting Valparaiso CrusadersSaturday. players executed very well.Our Positioningthemselves for another domi- offense played really well, es- nating season, the 'Cats extended their pecially with a couple fresh- Division-Ihigh18-game winning streak. menstarting inplaceofinjured ,Perhaps the key to the Wildcats' win starters. And the defense was on Saturday was their tough, unrelenting spectacular." defense.TheDavidsondefense,including Junior tackle RyanTennis was nine tackles by junior Ryan Tennis,held named PFL Defensive Player- itsopponentsto73yardsofoffense,— allow- of-the-Week for his efforts in ingthemnooffensivepoints Valparaiso' s Saturday's game. only score came from apass interceptedat " Davidson's next oppo- the Davidson 37-yard line. Compare that EMoOson'nent willbeJacksonville onSat- to the 328 yards posted by the Wildcats' JumorwldeTeceiverMik^Cnasemn^lowiHh^DalL !K urday, Sept. 8. Winning that offense.QuarterbackPaul Nichols '03com- quarter 45-yardfield goal was the long- undergone three head coachingchanges game would tie Davidson for the fifth- pleted 17 of 30 passes,gaining 189 yards. est since 1996, and Hardy received 10 in the past three years. longest winning streak in DivisionI-AA Equally impressive was the running passes for 94 of his 151 yards. Head coach Mike Toop remarked, history. With theskill and confidence of game,includingspectacularperformances Thecontinuing successoftheDavid- "Being able to implement a third sys- the football team this year, it will cer- by Mike Tarver '02, Chris Costello '04, son football teamisespecially astonish- tem in three years and go out and per- tainly be a hard task for any team to and Randall Hardy '04. Costello's third- inginlight ofthe fact that the 'Cats have form to the level [the team] did speaks successfully oppose them. Volleyballhosts Holiday Inn Classic Women's XC:
by Drew Prickett YoungandStrong Staff Writer The Davidson women's volleyball team as SeasonBegins opened byhosting Hampton their season the By BrookeKittinger Inn/ Holiday Classic last weekend at Belk Writer Arena. Staff With wins over Miami and CoastalCaro- The Davidson women's cross country lina, the lady 'Cats showedpromise of win- '■ M^ -w Mm teamis starting out the Fall 2001 season ning an unprecedentedthirdstraight regular as a young and hopeful team. With only seasonand theSouthernConference champi- one senior andthreejuniors,the'teamhas onship. a strong recruiting class and is looking Hopesrunhighthisyear,despitethelossof ahead to the future. valuable contributors from last season. Se- This future seems bright indeed. The niors Jen Ortegaand Erica Schwartz,along Lady 'Cats first race at the Mountaineer with junior Roberta Quis, will lead the way Openin Boone,N.C.on August31proved for the Wildcats. Each was selected for the ft ■ mm the freshmen an invaluable asset to the Southern Conference preseason all-confer- team. ence team. Running in a competitive field, the Complementing these stars are the hard- Wildcats gave an impressive firstperfor- hitting Jacqueline Ortega '02 and Rebecca mance of the season. The team finished Teichgraeber '03, with sophomore standout eighth overall of twelve the LatishaChapmaninthemiddle.Adeepbench out teams on 5,000 meter The first-place fin- consisting of Kaitlyn Martin '03, Nicole course. isher on the team was freshman Sally Tonelli '04,and first-year students Meredith Stanhope with a time of 19:20 and plac- Lorenz,Tamara Gallen,KristenHigbee,and ing 33 overall. Close behind was class- Julia Hueckel provide plenty of options in mate Anna Brew(19:26,40lh), and junior head coachTami Darwin's lineup. Liz Gross (20:14, 60th). Emily In the weekend tournament,Davidson de- Einstein '04, Brooke Kittinger '03, and Lindley featedMiamiintheFridayopener,30-27,12- ■ftB Bf |P^PP^ / W^ V Swartz '05 rounded out Davidson's top 30, 30-28, 30-32, and 15-10. Jacqueline h^^^^^^^mbb! Bk six finishers with strongraces. The over- Ortegaledthe teamwith19kills,andSchwartz all average time for the Wildcats on the provided47assists.After the back-and-forth photoby SarahDavis — Sophomore TishChapman blocks a Miami spike. 5K course was 20:06.60 an impressive match, Coach Darwin remarked, "It was an start to a promising season. amazingmatch. Tobattle like we did in the 13,but Davidson regainedits winning form back the tournament, Coach Under the direction of second-year first game shows a lot of character. The Looking on intheeveningaffair,downingCoastalCaro- Darwinremarked, "Thenumberone thingis coach Jen Straub and first-year second game was an eye-opening experi- assistant linainanexcitingfive-gameduel,30-24,21- that we were able to see our strengths and coach Adam Johnson, the 'Cats hope to ence,but thegirls regainedtheir confidence 30,30-28,17-30,and15-9.Jacqueline Ortega weaknesses andwhat weneedtodo to getto gear up after a successful '01 track sea- so well." andErica Schwartz onceagain led the way the top of the Southern Conference— and son. With freshmen seniors, OnSaturday afternoon,AmericanUniver- more than with 16 kills and 55 assists, respectively. that'sour goal." this task will be formidable. sity prevailed 30-28, 27-30, 30-13, and 30- However, Both werenamed to theall-tournament team. tri-captains Gross,Kittinger,and sopho- more Laura Puckett remain undaunted. The youth of the team only brings more energy to the program, andany inexperi- Men's Cross Country:Best Debut inYears ence will likelybe overcome by theCon- By ference ChampionshipinCharleston,S.C. Chris Schmader and Wake's Garrick Hill claimed the Freshman Jason Blanford (27:23, 81st) on Oct. 27. SpecialContributor individual championship with a time of and junior Brad Becken (27:47, 88th) The Wildcats' next race is Sept. 15 at 24:50. rounded out the top seven for the Wild- the Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, The Davidson men's cross-country Running under excellent conditions, cats. S.C. team began its 2001 season on a very Davidson's men posted a strong show- Coach Gary Andrew waspleasedwith Scoring 236 points, the promising note. ing in this first meet of the year. Wild- his team' sperformance. "Theguys were men finished seventh ina field of twelve cats frontrunner Andrew Schoewe,ajun- focused going into the meet, and they teams atthe Mountaineer Openin Boone ior,covered the 8000 metercourse in 26 stayedfocusedduring therace,"hesaid. Friday, Aug. on 31. minutes and 34 seconds, finishing 49 "This is one of the best, if not the best TheDavidsonharriers performed well out of a field of 135 runners.Also scor- start we've had as a team." The men's event featuring formidable Any sports writers in an com- ing points for Davidson were sopho- cross-country team competes next at petitors such as Wake Forest, Florida more Chris Schmader (26:56,63rd), jun- Winthrop on Saturday,September 15. out there? We want you! E- State, and meet-host Appalachian State. ior Jimmy Swansbrough (27:03, 68lh), mail jiswansbroughor Wake Forest emerged from the race vic- sophomore Dave Bunge (27:07, 70lh), cahauser for details. torious, scoring a dominant 23 points, and sophomore GregScott (27:15,76lh). TheDavidsonian TV ItililNllfdLIAIi3i^lr 1mVlDlLK *J} **WX Sports 9 .. HOOPS,continuedfrompage 16 TheWildcats remainedundefeated on Soccer teams confident of success the trip with a 74-57 victory over Siena. Davidson overcame a six-minute scor- By RichardConnolly ByBrad Bridges well. Saturday night the 'Cats fell toBradley ing droughtinthe second quartertograb Staff Writer Staff Writer University 1-0,butstillgainedthe tournament a 34-30 halftimelead. The 'Catsgradu- title. ally beganto pull awayinthe third quar- One good turn deserves another. In the Asthe2001soccerseasonbegins,theWild- Though each teamin the Classichada1-1 ter, leading 56-43, and holding on for truestsense,the women's soccer teamhopes catmenareassertingtheir ability."We gained record, Davidson was declared tournament the 74-57 final. Pearson again led the toembody this sloganinits 2001campaign. the confidence that we canstep ontothefield champion withagoaldifferentialof+1.Junior Wildcats inscoring with 19 pointsand 8 Comingoffastrong seasoncharacterizedby with anybody in the country," said returning keeperSorenJohnsonreceivedthetournament rebounds. Erege was the only other record-settingperformancesby notonly the all-conference seniorChrisNorbet.Witheight MVPawardforhisexceptionalplayinfrontof Davidsonplayer in double figures with teambut alsoseveralindividuals,this year's returningseniors andan arsenalofyoung tal- thegoal.SeniorsDerekKilburn,Erik Ozimek, 12 points and 7 rebounds. squadislookingtoimproveuponlastseason's In thefinalgame of the trip, the Wild- success. cats suffered their only defeat of the The team expects to earn Coach Kevin tour, 83-71 at the hands of Benetton- Hundley his 100th career victory, and is in Treviso.Benetton wasled by their point positionto—make arunfortheSouthernConfer- guard, former UCLA Bruin and Sacra- ence title claimingDavidson's firsteverbid mento King Tyus Edney. Benetton is to theNCAA' Tournament inwomen's soccer. also famous for being the team that the "We don tjust wanttogetto thetournament. Atlanta Hawks' Toni Kukoc played for We wantto get there and competeand prove before joining the NBA. The game was that wecanplay atthat level,"CoachHundley close throughout,withneither teamlead- said. ing by more than 7 points in the first On Friday night, however, the Wildcats half, when Benetton led 26-19. The experienceda setback in attaining such lofty Wildcats then went on a 12-0 runto gain goals as theydropped their season opener to a five point advantage. Benetton fin- the 17lh-ranked Duke Blue Devils 3-0. "We ished the half strong, and the game was wentintoachallengingenvironmentagainsta tied 35-35 at the half. Benetton slowly nationally rankedopponentwho we havehad gainedcontrol of the game, but led only limited success against in the past," Coach 56-52 with twominutes togo in the third Hundley commented, "but we did feel opti- quarter. But Benetton hita pair of quick mistic that we couldbecompetitive." threes to start a 12-4 run to close the Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Hobart im- quarter ahead 68-56. Erege once again pressedmany as she recorded seven saves netted 20 points to go along with 9 re- despite the loss,as the Wildcats were out- bounds. Pearson added another impres- shot 17-2 bytheBlueDevils."Sarahproved sive double-double, with 13 points and that she belongs playing at that level and Senior Jeremy Kilburn passes the ball upfield. ph^^rir^fv 13 rebounds. Ides had his mostproduc- that she is capable of keeping us in the tive game of the trip,scoring 12 points. game," remarked Coach Hundley. Several ent,this year's teamis likely tooverwhelm its and Chris Norbet also earned all-tournament Also indouble figures wasAnderer with freshmen made the start for this game; the opponents. teamhonors. 12 points. teamasa whole "showed greatenergy in the Thispast weekend,the 'Cats tookthefirst "We have a skillful,energetic group of Pearson feels that the two-week tour first 25 minutes,but eventually fatiguedbe- step toward theirgoalofanNCAAtournament newcomers, and agroup of veteranswho are was a great first step for this year's cause of the hot night," Coach Hundley bid by winning the Holiday Inn Centre City playing more inspired and hungrier thanever team. "The way we played on the trip noted. ClassicinPeoria,Illinois.TheWildcats started before,"saidmidfielder Ozimek."TheDavid- shows us that we can play with anyone TheWildcats compete intheNavalAcad- the tournament strong, defeating Drury Col- sonmen's soccer teamwillbeanexciting,fun on our schedule. We justhave to use the emyInvitational this weekendin Annapolis, lege3-1. ChrisNorbetledtheattack with two teamto watch this year." momentum we gained this summer and Md.The teamplaysNavyon Friday,Sept.7 goals andanassist latein thegameona"give Davidson's "hungry" 'Catsplay atUNCG carry it over to our workouts this fall and then Columbia University on Sunday, and go" to Justin Saunders. Junior midfielder Thursday and take on Army at Richardson and into the beginning of practice in Sept. 9. Joel Sadler tallied two assists in the game as Field Sundayat 1:00. October."
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Progressing by Leaps and Bounds... Men'sHoops Travels toItaly Sophomore Jouni Eho contributed a By Will Roberson double-double with 11 points and 13 Foreign Correspondent rebounds, while Anderer finished the day with 14 points. Also scoring in The Davidson basketball squad got "double figures were Bernard with 14 the 2001-02 season off to an early start points and 9 rebounds, junior Chris as they returned from their two-week Pearson with 14 points and 8 rebounds, Italian tour with a 5-1record. The 'Cats and sophomore guard Nick Booker, who played Italian pro teams from various added 10 points. levels, with the final four opponents Davidson followed upthat win with an- coming from Italy's first division. other impressivevictory, an87-43 thrash- Infhe first game of the tour,the Wild- ing of the Milano All-Stars. TheWildcats catsplaced six players in double figures scored the final 15pointsof the first quar- ina 100-66 defeat of Serrano Basket. ter to break open the game, led by Peter The game remained close throughout Anderer, who scored8 inthe outburst. As the first quarter, with Davidson holding the game progressed, the 'Cats continued " r- . * 9 a slim 25-23 advantage behind Peter toshutdown Milano'soffense,jumpingto Anderer's 12points. The 'Catsbegan to a 50-25 halftime lead and a 72-32 margin turn iton in the second quarter, extend- at the end of three quarters. Erege again p/iofofry A/attMonson ing their lead to 52-38 at the break. led the Wildcats in scoring, contributing Wayne Bernard tallied 10 points in the 15 points. Pearson garnered his first second period, including an acrobatic double-double of the trip, recording 13 Sophomore Randall defied in receiver/returner Hardy gravity follow dunk of a missed shot. points and 10 rebounds. Bernard was the Saturday's 24-7 win over Valparaiso. The young starter caught 10 The second half was all Davidson,as other Davidson player in double figures passes punts for 94 yardsand returned four and two kickoffsfor a the Wildcatsonly allowed9 points inthe with 13 points,and Eho recorded double- 57 yards. StoryPage 14 totalof See fourth quarter while extending the lead digitrebounds for thesecond straight game to the final 34-point margin. For the with 12. game, senior forward Emeka Erege led In their thirdgame of the trip, the Wild- the way for the 'Cats with 20 points. cats needed a late run to pull away from Castel Maggoire 96-84. Pearson netted perhaps the most impressive stat line of Captains Campus the trip,scoring 24 pointsand grabbing 19 Game FCICCS.* Around rebounds, nearly missing a rare "20-20." photoscourtesy SportsInformation The Wildcats jumped out to a big 48-32 leadnear theendof the first half,butalate runby Castel Maggoire shrunk the Wild- cat lead to 51-44 at the half. Castel Maggoirecontinued their goodplay in the H I ■ H I ,....■ third quarter, and actually took the lead 71-69 late in the third. But a barrage of three pointers by the Wildcats,one eachby Anderer, Bernard, and senior guard Fern nl k.vi h b"** Tonella jump-started a 13-0 run to put Davidson back in control. In addition to RSI itfS lu Pearson, Erege also recorded a double- double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Bernard was also solidagain,scor- ing 14 points. Senior pointguardMichael Bree directed the Wildcat attack, scoring Sam Fraundorf Ward Gibson Paul Nichols 10 points, dishing out eight assists, and Kennesaw,Georgia Charlotte,NC Dunwoody,GA grabbing five rebounds Sociology Major SociologyMajor History/Political Science Double-Major The Wildcats celebrated Jouni Eho's birthday withan 84-74victory overImola, Years Experiencein Sport: YearsExperiencein Sport: Yearsexperience inyour sport: anA-l divisionteam. Thegame wasclose 16 years 8 years 10 years throughout, withDavidson leading 39-34 at the half behind 14 points from Erege. Position: Position: Position: Imola made a fourth-quarter run to put a MiddleLinebacker RunningBack Quarterback scareinthe 'Cats,butDavidsonheldonfor the ten-point margin. Erege finished the Favorite Pump-up Song: Favorite Pump-upSong: Favoritepump-upsong: game with 20 points, while junior center "Know YourEnemy" byRageAgainstthe "Playboy Don't Hate Me"by BigTymers Rocky Theme Martin Ides contributed a double-double Machine with10 points and12rebounds. Pearson followed up his monster game with 13 Inyouropinion, whois thebestrolemodel Inyouropinion, whois thebestrolemodel Inyour opinion,whois thebestrolemodel points and 7 rebounds, while Bernard for youth today? for youth today? foryouth today? again reached double figures with 14. 'Tiger Woods,Iguess.Icouldn'treally Peter Anderer, Junior Guard for the "[Davidson Offensive Lineman] Jon Eho was a perfect 4-4 shooting on his think of anyone else." Davidsonmen's basketball team Davis...Notonlydoesheholdhimselftoahigh birthday, finishing with 10 points and standard academically but also strives to per- four rebounds. form atanextremely highlevel infootball." 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