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"SAKHAROV: Soviet defec- I I WORKSHOPS: Student-1 I PHOTOGRAPHY:SloanI I-GOALS: Admissions Counselor tor examines relations between the produced winter one-act plays open NewLiberalArtsSymposiumpresents Soudexploresthe work ofhis office in U.S.and the U.S.S.R. in the Middle nextThursday,' Seepage 6. aseriesoflecturesonphotographyasa recruitingblack students Seepage15. East.SeePage3. ? technological art form. page 7. - See ■ TheDavidsonian Volume LXXIV,Number 12 Davidson College,Davidson,North Carolina 28036 Friday,January 18,1985 IncidentStirsConcern AboutRapesOnCampus ManyRapes AreNotReported; Town, CountyPolice TakeEvidence; RAPESeeks ToRaise Awareness Search ForSuspect Continues By DAVIDVANPELT peopleitsbeengoingon because ithasn't By ROSS HOLT white male of medium build with short Last week'salleged been reported," rape drew atten- she said. Town police and Mecklenburg hair,according to the county police re- tion to agrowing concern amongDavid- "It's very hard to shock people into Countypolice arepressing thesearch for port.Police alsobelieve the suspect wore son administration reality when youcan't and campus groups "show records and a man who allegedly raped a Davidson a blue baseball cap withthe letter "B" in about the frequency~of such incidents on say, 'Thisis reality.' Despite the lack student inher Littledormitory room last gold script on it, County Officer S. L. of recorded incidents, campus and the Miano said she Saturday. Price said. Price filed the initialpolice re- A measures needed to feels that rape is not uncommon at Town police chief Jack Warlick, port,andishandling the Investigationfor Preve"tthem Davidson. "I think ifyoutook apoll ask- whoseofficers became actively involved theCounty. News ing Many women people,'Haveyouever known some- inthe investigation thisweek, saidpolice Price wouldneither confirm nor deny Analysis refuse to believe it one ever raped on campus?' you would haveseveralsuspects inthecase.But,he reports that the alleged rapist ____________ was a stu- can happen at get an overwhelming yes, especially said, no arrests appear imminent, be- dent. Dean of Students Will Terry said Davidson," said Miano, among Anne amember women." Miano noted that most cause police have not questionedall the the College is "involved with and of the newRaisedAwarenessandProtec- rape cases atDavidson probably involve suspects. cooperating with the police." tion for Everyone (RAPE) acquaintance rape, Committee which acountsfor ap- Warlick confirmed the existence of Warlick and Price both urged stu- formed to counsel victims and educate proximately 70percentof all rapes. physical evidence, which he said may dents tocontactpolice withany informa- the Davidson community about rape. Dean of Students Sue Rosss said lead to an arrest. tion about the case, especially regarding "There is a feeling that if yourecognize most conversations with students con- The victim, a 20-year-old sopho- the baseball cap. Posters have appeared what is goingon,youdestroy whatis un- cerning rape "go on in very general more,reportedthe allegedrape Saturday in campus dorms whichcarry a descrip- Davidson," iquely Miano said. Last terms. Maybe someone knows someone night. She told County police sheawoke tionof thecap andgive two numbers for week's incident marks only the second who has been forced to have sex."Ross between 3:30 and 6 a.m. Satuday morn- students tocallCounty police. rape onrecord atDavidson,she said,but said college-agepersons areparticularly ingas aman she couldnot identifyraped Some students have reported diffi- many more go unreported. "We don't vulnerable to confusion in sexual inten- her. culty in reachingappropriateCounty ot have anything to point out to show (continuedonpage 4) She describedher attacker as a S'9" (continuedonpage 4) Four Years As AFootballPlayer CCRL To 'NoHoopla, Allow Court L_a_t _^&«.HH ___l H. * /* I■Me19 ■ ■ _F_P _K— —J»r :fc — v ■ NoRespect' i Hrl SL Vi^_y_*J Social Houses By DAVID McGEE Editors' note: Senior DwayneD. The Council on Campus and Rchgi Wright shares his thoughts onhisfour ous Life (CCRL) Monday voted 9-3 to vearsasafootballplayer atDavidson. allow campus groups which would not By DWAYNED. WRIGHT provide meals to operate houses on Pat- Davidson is unlike any other terson Court. However, the CCRL did school thatIhaveeverbeenassociated not determine specific criteria such or- with. Where Icome from, athletics, ganizations must meet to run u Court especially football, are a source of house. pride for thecollegesandhighschools. At the meeting, the CCRL discussed Football players are respected. The "»T^ji _^^ *- the general principles the Court abides peopleenjoyfootball. Ofcourse, these '"*iC_F _>/ by, and it will consider the practical as- — I'^'^JI A i ————I £ people take their football seriously " ' pects of allowing social houses on the — *~-~ «2l .-4 I b_o sometimes too seriously but in j Court at a meetingnext Monday. Among _ ■ ■1 _f a CCRL, doing so, they , _ J wl principles by the make the game fun for ___t __I^^^V' -t. ..rf^v-B r _!■— the discussed both the players and themselves. according to Patterson Court Council Without the fans, the band, the President Murray Simpson, were cheerleaders, and all the otherhoopla whether or not housescould slopserving Davidson football's odyssey: ups,downs,benefits,costs that surrounds a football game, the meals and remain on the Court, and the eventis more akin to a war thansport. such as Davidson's which lacks the downcompared to highschool.Players priorities the CCRL wouldconsider inal- The fun comes in performing for a size and talent of its opponents. The come in with high expectations for a lottingCourt houses tointerestedgroups. crowd,in hearing the cheers,inhear- lack of hoopla, though, does not program that is in Division I-AA. Presently, two Court houses are un- ingthe bandplay. adequately explain the mediocrity of After all, college football is supposed occupied. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity My experience with four years of Davidson football. To be successful, to be a step above highschool. Here, has asked the CCRL if it could move on _^^^ Davidson foot- Davidson will have to start recruiting there isdisappointment withthe facili- campus into one of the Court's unoc- ed! 1^ ball has been bigger and better players. The only ties, the uniforms, and the lack ofany cupiedhouses andnot serve meals.Most playing do (sweats, members eat at the Commons I that way to this is to lower the admis- material— benefits bags, shorts SPE V mf football here sions standards and/or to offer full the kindsof thingsthat onecan wear SPE proposed returning to theCourt V just isn't any scholarships. to let it be known that he is a football after the Davidson Board of Adjustors fraternity V __i fun. There is no The former is not likely to happen player). last Maydenied the special use - — 4(W _jL .|f _■? hoopla and no nor should it happen. The latter This disappointment hurts team zoning of its house at N Main ■ PH_ respect. must happen if the team is to be com- morale, which contributes to teamsuc- Street Wright Tne hoopla petitive ina league (SouthernConfer- cess.Early on,one gets thefeelingthat At a PCC meeting yesterday, issues and respect give a player extraincen- ence) in which the other schoolsoffer Davidson tolerates football, but does associated with SPE's proposal weredis- tive to perform well, and that extra full scholarships. not support it. cussed. Several members stated thai SPK mental boost is essential for a team Formanyplayers,Davidson isa let (continuedonpage II) would gain an unfair rush advantage by tcontinued on page4) Friday, January 18, 1985/TheDavidsonian News Summary TwoProfs ReceiveNEHGrants FewerThefts Occur OnCampus History Professor Peter Krentz and philosophyProfessor Alfred Mele have Davidson police Chief Jackie Hughes said that the number of incidents of been awarded"Fellowships for CollegeProfessors" from theNational Endow- larcenyandburglary this schoolyearhasbeensmaller thaninsomerecentyears. ment for the Humanities (NEH). "It has been pretty quiet on thecampus," he said. "Students seem to be more Both professors will use their year-longgrants, which arereserved for pro- alert and arereporting unusual incidents."henoted. fessors teachingatschools that donothave graduateprograms,to work onbooks Althoughtrelativelyfew thefts haveoccurred thisschoolyear,students have intheir fields of study. reportedsevenincidents inthepastmonthandahalf.RuskHousehaditsmicro- Krentzwill usehisgrant to fund ayearofresearch atthe AmericanSchoolof wave and stereo stolen early in December, and Phi Delta Theta fraternity's Classical Studies in Athens, Greece, where he will begin a commentary on stereowas stolenduringChristmasbreak, according toHughes.Items werealso Xenophon'sHellenica. taken directly from students' rooms and, inone case, from abackpack left out- Xenophon, a Greek soldier and author who livedfrom 431 to 335 B.C., is side theunion,he said. theonly author of theperiod whose work survives intact.Hellenica,which has Hughesalso saidthat "joy riding"onbikes isaproblem,but suggested that beendescribedas "unreliable,tendentious,dishonest,dreary toread,andrarely lockingup bikes wouldbe a simple solution. illuminating," is themajor source for modern accounts ofGreecebetween 411 Hughessaid recovering stolen items simply involves looking for them.He and 362B.C.,andKrentzbelieves the textneeds clarification andre-evaluation. saidpolicenotify thepawnshops inMooresvilleandCornelius whenever some- Duringhis fellowshipyear, which will run from

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