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RITES OF SPRING Rites of Spring Committee hopes for more success

Students mixed on shorter length, band quality. and complaints.” of the event from three days to two Some students felt diff erently. Coming Wednesday Many students said the fee thus attracting “better talent.” “I would rather have two days BY SEAN SEELINGER students and the requirement to » Read the Life section’s music doesn’t bother them. Some students said that they of good bands than three days HUSTLER EDITORINCHIEF wear a wristband aft er students en- expert’s coverage of this year’s Rites “Th e bands that we’ve got com- were disappointed by the change. of bands I haven’t heard of” said Rites of Spring committee mem- ter the festival for the fi rst time. of Spring line-up. ing are pretty good,” said fresh- “I knew they decreased the freshman Catherine Hambleton bers are looking forward to build- “I hope (students) are getting man Elizabeth Claydon. “I have no number of days, “ said sophomore who said she was particularly look- ing on last year’s success during used to the idea (of a charge),” said are trying to keep the cost down to problem paying the fee, $10 for two Lisa Cohen. “I am kind of upset ing forward to Ben Folds and Blue this coming weekend’s concerts. Kevin Bielke, Rites of Spring Com- a minimum but I think it will be a days of music and fun.” about not having it Th ursday.” Morrow. Despite complaints from some mittee co-chair. “It is kind of nec- few years before it comes a norm. Bielke said they were able to Cohen’s friend senior Jordan Th e group received $135,000 students last year, committee mem- essary because of the rising costs Th is year is more accepted than last spend more money on each band French added that this year’s band’s from AcFee, $15,000 more than bers decided to keep the $10 fee for of bands and production costs. We year. I anticipate some criticisms this year by decreasing the length are “not particularly exceptional.” Please see RITES, page 5

SERVICE ADMINISTRATION Students bike 5,000 Vandy recognizes Bill Shain’s record miles for charity Dean of Admissions heads to Bowdoin. BY ROBERT PROUDFOOT out to do, and we are handling it all true to HUSTLER SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR our intentions and our mission.” Four-month trip William Shain, dean of admissions Shain, with the help of the Offi ce of to cover eastern since 1998, has frequently been referenced Admissions, has been as strong force behind Vanderbilt’s becom- generally acknowl- seaboard, Chicago ing a “hot” school throughout the nation. edged as a strong Shain brought his eight year tenure at force in this soaring BY BYRON DUBOW Vanderbilt to a close this February by an- leap forward. HUSTLER GUEST REPORTER nouncing that he would be taking the po- His departure While most recent college sition of Dean of Admission at Bowdoin to Bowdoin marks graduates are job hunting or College. an end to a chapter traveling this summer, Austin Last semester Chancellor Gordon Gee Shain of rapid growth for Bauman and Tom Reardon, two verbalized at the fall faculty assembly a Vanderbilt, while Vanderbilt University students, feeling of change on campus in his fi rst fi ve hopefully opening a new chapter of matu- will be biking 5,000 miles across years. rity and steady growth for years to come. America to raise money for child- “Th ese past fi ve years have been a posi- John Gaines, who has been in partner- hood cancer research. tive and powerful time for our university,” ship with Shain for four years as Associate It’s all part of a plan that start- Gee said. “Th ey have been an exhilarating Dean, will become acting dean of under- ed when friends asked Bauman leap up into the ether. We are soaring right graduate admissions when Shain leaves to accompany them on a cycling now. We are soaring with everything we set Please see SHAIN, page 2 tour of Europe. “Financially, I couldn’t re- ally do anything like [touring Europe], so I started trying to be creative about it and decided to do a charity bike ride in America,” Bauman said. A Georgia native, Bauman re- turned home in December where he heard about Rally Foundation, a non-profi t organization based in Atlanta that raises money and awareness for childhood cancer research through grass-roots initiatives. With them in mind, Bauman wrote a proposal and met with Dean Crowe, the foun- dation’s founder. “Dean and everyone at the foundation took our idea and showed us how to make it work. Ever since then, we’ve been plan- ning,” Bauman said. Back at Vanderbilt for the spring semester, Bauman started Rally Across America and began assembling a team of students PETER TUFO / The Vanderbilt Hustler A small monument stands outside Rand to memorialize the school’s fi rst observatory and and volunteers to get the project PHOTO PROVIDED off the ground. Th ey organized Seniors Austin Bauman and Tom Reardon stand with one of the bikes that will be taking them 5,000 miles up the Edward Barnard, who was instrumental in the early days of Vanderbilt astronomy. the Vanderbilt Rally Team to help eastern seaboard and back across the United States to Chicago and then Nashville later this summer. plan the tour and hold fundrais- ers at Vanderbilt. Barnard more than “Everyone on the Rally Team has been awesome. We have a really strong group of under- Vanderbilt astronomer classmen that are excited about promoting Rally Foundation at BY BEN SWEET of stairs toward the Vanderbilt Uni- Vanderbilt and in Nashville,” Bau- HUSTLER NEWS EDITOR versity Observatory. man said. Should you fi nd yourself wander- Th e door into the room is usually Last Friday, the Rally Team ing aimlessly around the physics and locked, so unless you can convince a held their fi rst group fundraiser, astronomy building late one night, janitor you have a reason to be in the raising over $1000 and earn- you may realize that the elevator observatory, or can fi nd an astronomy ing the right to pie Jim Kramka, stops at the ninth fl oor, when in fact, professor who feels like giving you a Vanderbilt’s Director of Housing the stairs continue to a 10th fl oor. tour, you may have to be content to Assignments. If you walk up, you will fi nd your- stare through the window at one of Bauman and his roommate, self facing a blue sign directing visi- Vanderbilt’s true relics. Tom Reardon, mapped out the tors up a very narrow, very short set Please see HISTORY, page 5 Please see BIKES, page 4

OUR VIEW BASEBALLLETTER QUOTABLE POLL WEATHER INSIDE Read why we Behind good Read graduate stu- “After 9/11, I was a witness In the Bubble 2 THE feel that due to the hitting, the dents Tim Boyd and and therefore a party to increasing cost of Commodores were Jason Aleksander’s the actions that led us to 58% In History 2 talented bands, it able to claim two response to David the invasion of Iraq--an Crime Report 2 WALL may be necessary out of three Ellison’s recent col- unnecessary war. ...Until Percentage of Opinion 6 to further increase victories over the umn on why “nerds” now, I have resisted Americans who feel ticket prices or AcFee Georgia Bulldogs. are destroying the speaking out in public. I’ve the U.S. income tax 80 57 Our View 6 funding for the Rites The team is now 10- Vanderbilt system is unjust, been silent long enough.” HI LO Sports 8 of Spring music 5 in the SEC. experience. —Marine Lieut. General Greg a number that is » Extended forecast on page 2 festival. See Page 8 See Page 6 Newbold, the Pentagon’s top virtually unchanged Fun & Games 10 See Page 6 operations offi cer before retiring from two decades recently. ago. » Associated Press 2 NEWS The Vanderbilt Hustler | Monday, April 17, 2006

WORD OF THE DAY THIS DAY IN HISTORY FORECAST 1521 Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms to face charges TUESDAY stemming from his religious writings. Sunny GLABROUS High: 82 PAGE 2 1790 American statesman Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at age 84. Low: 63 Today is Monday, April 17, 2006 adj. 1. smooth 1941 Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany in World War II. WEDNESDAY Scattered Storms IT IS THE THERE ARE 1961 About 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous High: 79 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the Low: 62 rd government of Fidel Castro. THURSDAY 63 7524 1964 Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Mustang model at the New York day of classes class days class days calendar World’s Fair. Scattered Showers until exams until Rites of days to com- High: 73 Spring mencement Low: 60 Source: Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language Compiled by the Associated Press

TODAY IN THE BUBBLE Compiled by Lisa Guo Organization sponsors fashion show Earth Day celebration - “Ride Green Day” Join SPEAR to celebrate Earth Week! We will have a table with Earth Day shirts; free stick- ers, mugs, pens and other handouts; an ecological footprint calculator; and information about “green” transportation options today on the Rand Wall from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Hybrid car display SPEAR is sponsoring a Hybrid Car display as part of its Earth Week events. Come see 2 hybrid vehicles from local dealerships from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Alumni Lawn and get a free tire pressure gauge from Bridgestone Tires.

Latin America Week: Indigenous Access to Justice Professor Yoli Redero will discuss an investigation she is involved with of how domestic violence among Ecuador’s Quichua-speaking population is dealt with. Th e study seeks to determine how Quichua-speaking indigenous communities perceive the impact of constitutional changes aimed at increasing access to the justice system on the part of indigenous peoples, and how those who form part of the justice system perceive the impact. Th e lecture will be held today from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. today in the Ray Room at Vanderbilt University Law School.

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SERVICE Elephant Trot raises awareness for HIV HENRY MANICE / The Vanderbilt Hustler BY LISA GUO path around campus and returned The African Students’ Union put on a cultural fashion show at the Student Life Center on Saturday. The proceeds of the fashion fi esta will benefi t the Mercy House, an orphanage in HUSTLER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR to the NPHC house, where Delta Uganda. The show was a celebration of traditional African attire. Th is Saturday, nearly 50 stu- members held a barbeque follow- dents participated in an “Elephant ing the walk. Trot” to raise money for the Agape “We had a barbeque, games, orphanage in Waterfall, South Af- music and a water balloon war,” rica. said senior Shantell Hilton, presi- Shain: Diversity has steadily risen Delta Sigma Th eta sponsored dent of Delta Sigma Th eta. the event, their third annual two- Although the exact fi gure From SHAIN, page 1 Selectivity and ethnic diversity abled Vanderbilt’s transition,” Gaines mile Elephant Trot Run/Walk raised from the Elephant Trot will this summer. said. “Th e Admissions Offi ce will and Delta HIV/AIDS Awareness not be known until next week, Gaines said that most deans do still be making admission selections Benefi t. Th e chapter will donate the chapter plans on giving more not have the same involvement to  61% but the new person will have more all proceeds to Partners for Life. than $1400 to Partners for Life, admissions that Shain has shown by strategic decisions and less in the 55% “Partners for Life is an interna- an amount which has been raised working his own regional recruit-  trenches.” tional organization that links in increments through activities ment territories. Gee attributes Shain’s work in ad- sponsors with orphans and other during the year, Hilton said. 46% 46% “It enables Shain to keep his fi n-  missions to making Vanderbilt a ‘hot’ children at-risk in South Africa,” “In past years, the chapter has ger on the pulse of the students,” 40% 35% school across the nation. 38%

said senior Jade Dodds, the Delta matched the amount raised at the Gaines said. “Obviously Bill has done a won- Percentage international awareness and in- Elephant Trot,” Hilton said. Walking past students throwing  derful job,” Gee said. “We have a volvement co-chair. “Most of the Th e Elephant Trot is the culmi- 24% Frisbees on Alumni Lawn on sunny 20% 21% world class student body. We are one children (in Agape) are either in- nating event of Delta Week, which 19% 19% April day, Shain can still be found  16% 17% of the ‘hot’ schools in the nation. I fected or aff ected by HIV. Diff erent took place last week. meeting with prospectives from his will also miss my personal relation- extenuating circumstances related Th e chapter sponsored events Year regions of recruitment, New York  ship with him.” to HIV/AIDS have landed them daily, including the Delta Man of City and the District of Columbia. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Vanderbilt’s popularity in part within the center.” Distinction pageant on Tuesday, As he walks the attentive but quiet has to do with the image that the Of- Students began the Elephant which raises scholarship money prospective student named Charlie to Admission Rate Diversity fi ce of Admissions is sending to pro- Trot at the National Pan-Hellenic for one deserving high school stu- the door with his mother, he sounds spective students and the building of Conference House, followed a dent. ■ more like a helpful uncle than the ers to create close relationships with community. Perfetto, who believes strong relationships with high school gatekeeper to a top tier school. He high school counselors and high information is the lifeblood of an counselors. asks where they are staying the night school students. organization, also provides Vander- With eight years of generally ac- VUPD CRIME LOG Compiled by Lisa Guo and immediately recommends a Before Shain, the turnover in Ad- bilt’s data for U.S. News & World Re- knowledged success, Shain has de- trendy restaurant for them to con- missions staff was roughly 50 percent port and other college guides. cided to take on a new challenge at April 11, 5:29 p.m. — A laptop computer and CDs were stolen from a car template their college choices. and there were few alumni on staff . “Vanderbilt has just exploded in Bowdoin College outside Portland, parked in the Terrace Place Garage. No suspects have been identifi ed and the investi- Shain, originally from New York Today, seven of the regional co- the past fi ve years and admissions has Maine. gation is active. City, said with pride that Charlie ordinators are alumni and staff turn- been a key part of that, as have our in- He looks forward to the new expe- April 12, 11 a.m. — A CD player was stolen from a parked car at the Baker Building. No suspects have been identifi ed and the investigation is active. went to his high school. over is about 10 percent. vestment and fi nancial aid,” Perfetto riences that await him in a state that April 12, 5:40 p.m. — A bike was stolen from outside Kissam Hall. No suspects “Th e college search process is Th e faculty has also been able to said. “It’s really been huge team eff ort refers to outsiders as “from away.” have been identifi ed and the investigation is active. stressful on families,” Shain said. “I observe students being more intellec- that has brought Vanderbilt up to the Shain said that he was “imper- For complete listings visit http://police.vanderbilt.edu. want us to be kind. I want us to treat tually engaged and a greater diversity ranks of very best institutions in the fectly” happy at Vanderbilt until visitors as guests. I think one of the of student opinion and values. country. As a person that looks at the Bowdoin College made a case for distinctions we have created is to “I do feel that our work has been numbers and studies the informa- him. SERVICE GUIDE be a more personal and personable most noticed by faculty,” Shain said. tion, in any dimension Vanderbilt’s “I wasn’t trying to go, I got head- The Vanderbilt Hustler (ISSN 0042-2517), the student newspaper of admissions offi ce among mid-size George Sweeney, associate dean progress shines through. Admissions hunted,” Shain said. “I will have a Vanderbilt University, is published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during schools.” of Arts and Science, acts as a liaison is a prime example of that.” major role in the administration the academic year except for during exam periods and vacations. The paper is “Th e nice thing about Bill is that with admissions. During Shain’s eight-year ten- there that I don’t have here. I’ll work not printed during summer break. The Vanderbilt Hustler allocates one issue of the newspaper to each student he is so student centered,” Gaines “Dean Shain was a major com- ure, Vanderbilt’s ethnic diversity has daily with the president of Bowdoin. and is available at various points on campus for free. Additional copies are $.50 said. “He started as a teacher and he ponent of the engine that has driven risen to 24 percent from roughly 16 Th e way Vanderbilt is run is you each. The Vanderbilt Hustler is a division of Vanderbilt Student Communications, never lost his love for students.” the substantial growth in demand percent, submitted applications have trust people to go off and do their Inc. Copyright © 2004 Vanderbilt Student Communications. Before beginning his career in for a Vanderbilt education,” Sweeney increased 37 percent and the accep- stuff . Th at’s fi ne. I love that and I re- LOCATION university admissions, Shain was a said. “Th is led to increased number tance rate has fallen to 35 percent ally respect it. But I miss being part The Hustler offi ces are in 130 Sarratt Student Center on the Vanderbilt University high school teacher. In working for of applications, and consequently in- from 61 percent. of central counsel that is doing the Campus. Address postal mail to VU Station B 351504, Nashville, Tenn. 37235-1504. his alma mater, Princeton, as a re- creased selectivity among applicants “Th e numbers speak for them- most important work of an institu- AFFILIATIONS gional recruiter he found a new way and a more diverse and academically selves” Gee said. “But it just isn’t tion. Th ere really isn’t a counsel like The Hustler is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, Columbia Scholastic stronger student body.” about numbers; it is the quality and Press Association, College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers, to connect with students. that here.” Southern University Newspapers and the Southeastern Journalism Conference Aft er 17 years working at Ma- With Vanderbilt’s student body character of our students.” Because of Vanderbilt’s top down and is an associate member of the Associated Press. calaster College, a small liberal arts changing in terms of socioeconomic, For Shain, good numbers have management structure and large TO ADVERTISE school in St. Paul, Minn., Shain saw political, geographic and ethnic di- never been a focus on recruitment. size, it is hard to involve everyone in Display ads: (615) 322-4237 or e-mail [email protected] an underdog worth fi ghting for at versity, Shain said he was pleased in With the search for a new director of the planning that will shape the fu- Display fax: (615) 322-3762 Vanderbilt. the smooth transition over his ten- admission underway, Shain believes ture of Vanderbilt. Offi ce hours are 10 a.m. — 5 p.m., Monday — Friday Download a rate card from our Web site: http://www.vanderbilthustler.com “When I came here, there was so ure. that Vanderbilt will be able to look “Th e Offi ce of Admissions is not much to build,” Shain said. “We’ve added at least 50 percent past numbers to evaluate the quality involved in any way in setting the TO REPORT A NEWS ITEM Campus news: Call 322-2424 or e-mail [email protected] Before 1998, faculty of each of color to our campus in eight years,” of applicants. institution’s strategic vision,” Shain Entertainment news: Call 343-0967 or e-mail [email protected] school selected applicants. While Shain said. “It seems to have been “What I would hope for the fu- said. 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Th e Vanderbilt Board of Trust, in If anyone could evaluate Shain’s bers matter, we look beyond them to “One of the things that I can have PRINTER an eff ort reorganize the admissions tenure by the numbers, it would be see what else you can see about what more of a role of at small liberal arts The Hustler is printed at Franklin Web Printing Company in Franklin, Tenn. process, hired Bill Shain as Dean of 20 year Vanderbilt veteran Associate the person is like. I have no signs that college is thinking about how admis- SUBSCRIPTION RATES Admissions in January 1998. Th e Provost Greg Perfetto. won’t happen.” sions should be conducted and how Call (615) 343-3064 9 a.m. — 5 p.m., Monday — Friday. creation of the Shain’s position made As director of the Vanderbilt Th e new associate provost’s role the values of the admission process One semester’s delivery via U.S. Postal Service is available for $125 or $200 per year. 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From BIKES, page 1 riders, Bauman and Reardon, and one or two volun- trying to get its name out there so that people know “We’re giving them something to look forward route they will ride this summer. Th ey’ll begin in At- teers who will follow them in a support vehicle. Th e that it’s a good cause, and so doctors know that they to, something to encourage them if they’re having a lanta and ride to Maine along the eastern seaboard. 5000 mile journey will end at Vanderbilt’s Children’s can apply for funding for childhood cancer research,” rough time or are still in treatment. When we start, we From there, they will travel west to Chicago, Illinois Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Bauman said. could be two months away from [a particular child], before heading back south. Th e Rally Team has already raised $17,478.84, On each leg of their journey, Bauman and Reardon but they’ll be able to look forward to our arrival and to In total, the Rally Team will visit 20 cities between which will cover all of their expenses, and by the end will ride in honor of local children who are recovering taking part in the fundraiser,” Bauman said. June and September. Th ey plan on cycling about 60 of the summer, hopes to raise $250,000 through Rally from cancer. Th rough various organizations, families According to statistics on Rally Foundation’s website, miles each day, which is considered a moderate pace Across America. Bauman and Reardon will stop at have heard about Rally Across America and have con- pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease given the length of the tour. At night, they will stay at children’s hospitals in each city, where they will visit tacted the Rally Team to share their stories and express in children under the age of 15 in the United States, and churches or with friends and family who live en route. with kids fi ghting pediatric cancer. In each city there their support. is under funded by as much as $30 million a year. Several Vanderbilt alums have also opened their will be a fundraiser for Rally Foundation. “Th ese people have just been sending us pictures Researchers who would like to work on childhood houses to the Rally Team that will consist of the two “We’re trying to raise money for the foundation and and notes. It really does inspire you to keep going, and cancer cannot secure the necessary funding, and you feel this need to help,” Reardon said. Rohrbach said that although there’s a lot of fundraising In Atlanta, for example, they will be riding in honor done for cancer research in general, the funds are not of Alexa Rohrbach, the daughter of Robin Rohrbach, evenly distributed to childhood cancer. Oft entimes, Director of Grassroots Initiatives at Rally Foundation researchers instead turn to other research. and a former lobbyist for children’s cancer research in “If you talk to the families, fi nding a cure to child- Washington D.C. hood cancer is their top priority,” she said. Shortly aft er Alexa’s fi rst birthday, she was diag- “We really want to drive the message home that nosed with Neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of this isn’t an abstract cause,” said Bauman. “Childhood cancer. Today, Alexa’s cancer is in remission, and she cancer is aff ecting everyone. Th at’s really one of the recently celebrated her 9th birthday. Th ough she still coolest things about working with the kids. We want has serious side eff ects from the treatment, people to know that your donation is supporting your “Alexa’s pretty open about her cancer. She says that neighbors.” she beat cancer and she wants other kids to beat cancer You can follow the Rally Team’s progress on their too,” Rohrbach said. website at www.rallyacrossamerica.org Bauman and Reardon will bring offi cial Rally Byron Dubow is a senior at Vanderbilt University. Across America jerseys to the fundraisers to give to He will graduate in May with a degree in English and the kids and their families as a way of thanking them Spanish. He plans to spend his summer cheering on for participating. Austin and Tom and looking for a job. ■

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 Drop off locations closed on Sundays!!!! Monday, April 17, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler NEWS 5 Jeff rey Sachs speaks with students History: Observatories now used for education

From HISTORY, page 1 of Stevenson, it mostly just collects ally led by Vanderbilt professors. Inside the never-used observa- dust. Until a few years ago it was Th e observatory actually hous- tory rests Edward Emerson Bar- being used for public nights, but es several telescopes, including a nard’s original telescope. not even that anymore. remote-operated telescope built Barnard, who was one of Van- Vanderbilt, unbeknownst to by TSU, but the main scope is the derbilt’s fi rst students, was born many, actually owns another much 24 inch Seyfert telescope, named in Nashville in 1857 and began larger, much more practical obser- for Dr. Carl Seyfert who directed working for the university at age vatory a few miles away. the eff ort to build the observatory 26 as an assistant in the new ob- Dedicated in 1953, the Dyer and gathered donations from more servatory (not the one on top of Observatory is named for Arthur J. than 80 sources to make the project the astronomy building today) and Dyer of the Nashville Bridge Com- a reality. a special student. He was here for pany who volunteered to build the Astronomy at Vanderbilt has four years. fi ve-ton dome that houses the tele- come a long way since Barnard fi rst Barnard seems to have gone scope. stared at the heavens through his HENRY MANICE / The Vanderbilt Hustler where the telescopes led him, that Nestled on a quiet hilltop in fi ve-inch refractor. Students for Kenya hosted a live videoconference with Jeff rey Sachs on Friday afternoon in the Student Life Center. Sachs is is to say, he always continued look- Brentwood, the observatory looks Now, astronomers use national director of the U.N. Millennium Project and special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium ing for the latest and best telescope like it belongs to Vanderbilt. Th e observatories for their research, Development Goals, the internationally agreed-upon goals to reduce extreme poverty, disease and hunger by the year 2015. Sachs from which to conduct his work. red brick and white stone con- and occasionally even request im- discussed the goals and sustainability of his Millenium Development Villages in Africa and encouraged university students to get He left Vanderbilt for the Lick Ob- struction match perfectly with the ages from the Hubble Space Tele- involved with his initiative. servatory in California, and then dozens of buildings on campus, but scope. headed to the University of Chica- it’s impossible to build a research Among the most popular obser- Commodore go’s Yerkes Observatory. observatory in the middle of a big vatories is the Cerro Tololo Inter- His instrumentality in the early city. American Observatory in Chile, pies Kramka days of Vanderbilt Astronomy Th ough its early days saw a which houses telescopes as large as After the Vanderbilt would have probably assured his good deal of research and scientifi c 4.1 meters. Rally Team raised name a place of high regard on this exploration, today the observatory However, should you be unable more than $1,000 campus, but his discovery of 16 mostly caters to the Nashville com- to make the trip to Chile, a short for the 5,000 mile comets and one of Jupiter’s moons munity as a learning tool. Th ere drive to Brentwood on a night bike ride this sum- secured him a place in astronomy are numerous public functions ev- when Dyer is open to the public mer, students got history. ery month, including ‘exploration should allow you at least a decent to see Jim Kramka, As for the observatory on top nights’ for children, which are usu- glimpse of the Nashville sky. ■ director of housing assignments, get pied on the Rand Terrace. The Rally Rites: Extra entrance will be added Team, which hopes to raise $250,000 by From RITES, page 1 general public to build community between Nashville the end of the bike last year. and Vanderbilt,” Bielke said. He went on to say that he ride this september, Last year, concertgoers faced long lines on the fi rst feels their eff orts have been successful in increasing has already been as security personnel had to place wristbands on every community awareness. able to gather more person. Bielke also said encouraged students to buy their than $17,000, which To address that issue a third entry point will be tickets early at the Sarratt Box Offi ce to avoid the lines is more than enough added between McGill and Tolman. Entry points on Friday evening. to completely pay will also be present next to Alumni Hall and between He also encouraged students to go and hear some for the cross-country Sarratt and Cole. of the lesser-known bands. ride itself. Th e committee has also made a stronger push with “I think its going to be a great festival and I encour- external public relations eff orts, advertising the con- age people to go out and see bands they haven’t heard cert through diff erent mediums including billboards. of because we’ve done a great deal of research,” Bielke PHOTO PROVIDED “We are trying to make this more of an event for the said. “Trust us, it’s going to be great music” ■

NATION Bird flu action plan established BY NEDRA PICKLER infection, according to government ed to approve a national response ASSOCIATED PRESS plans being fi nalized. plan in the next week or two laying WASHINGTON — In the event Federal offi cials say the fi rst out how agencies should respond if of a bird fl u outbreak, U.S. money case of bird fl u could show up in the it were transmitted to humans. could be produced overseas and United States in the coming weeks Th e plan assumes a worst-case Americans checked in drive- or months as birds migrate from scenario that as many as 90 million through medical exams for signs of overseas. President Bush is expect- people in the U.S. would become sick and 2 million would die dur- ing a worldwide fl u pandemic. It envisions people may need Paula Burtch to avoid human contact and stay Broker, CRS, GRI home from work, school and other Student, large gathering places, according to offi cials familiar with draft . Some Alumni & details of the draft , fi rst in Sunday’s Faculty Washington Post, were confi rmed preferred by offi cials at the White House who realtor spoke anonymously because the plan has not been fi nalized. Dr. Bruce Gellin, director of the National Vaccine Program Offi ce at the Health and Human Services Department, said the report builds on the strategy that Bush outlined six months ago _ new fl u-vaccine Office: 425-3600 x3965 technology and greater stockpiles Direct: 383-4757 of vaccines and antivirals. Th e government had focused on health issues in that earlier report, but a pandemic would aff ect every aspect of government, Gellin said. Th e response plan, assembled by the president’s Homeland Secu- rity Council, lays out who should be the fi rst vaccinated, proposes that other countries make U.S. money if domestic locations cannot operate. Th e plan anticipates that employees could strain Internet capacity while working from home computers. Th e U.S. has had such money agreements with allies in the past in case of emergency, a White House offi cial said, but there is no current arrangement. Congress ap- proval would be needed for a new deal. Th e Veterans Aff airs Depart- ment has developed a medical exam that could be conducted in VA hospital parking lots, with those who suspect they may be in- fected able to get a quick exam. Th e program is modeled aft er a drive- through fl u vaccination program conducted last year. ■ 6 The Vanderbilt Hustler | Monday, April 17, 2006

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition OPINION the Government for a redress of grievances.” OPINIONOPINION The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

SEAN SEELINGER, EDITORINCHIEF EDITORIAL CARTOON

GLENNA DEROY, MANAGING EDITOR

JORDAN MAMORSKY, MANAGING EDITOR

RACHEL STEVENS, EXECUTIVE NEWS EDITOR

DAN ROSS, ADVERTISING MANAGER

OUR VIEW Rites of Spring lacks luster of earlier years Th is week Vanderbilt will welcome its students and the greater Nashville community to its annual Rites of Spring concert series. But unlike years past, there is little buzz on campus about the event. Booking Ben Folds as the headliner for this year’s concerts can certainly be seen as a triumph for the Vanderbilt Programming Board. Folds, a Nashville resident, is an upcoming artist who is widely known and listened to among the student body. However, most of the other artists, apart from Bone Th ugs n Harmony, who had their last major hit ten years ago, are unknown to the student body. Indeed, we recognize that Rites of Spring serves to bring lesser- known acts to Vanderbilt to showcase new material students would otherwise not have heard. Th is benefi ts both the bands and the student body and has been a formula for success in recent years. But at the cost students are expected to pay, which is $10 apiece aft er the $135,000 assigned by AcFee, it seems there could be a few more bands with recognizable names and sounds. Th e Vanderbilt Programming Board is surely not to blame. Don Wright— KRT Concert acts have gotten more expensive annually as the music LETTERS TO THE EDITOR business continues to battle illegal downloading. With a fi nite budget it is undoubtably diffi cult to bring in the bands that are in high demand among the Vanderbilt student body. Recycling program Graduate students express grati- In order to remedy this problem the Programming Board decided to make this year’s concert series a two-day event. While the hope was to bring better quality of bands, there still is little name needs improvement tude to columnist David Ellison recognition on this year’s concert bill and with the exception of Ben Folds, student response to the slate of performers has been apathetic To Th e Editor: To Th e Editor: ing of “mindless class discussions punc- at best. I am writing today to express my opinion that As two people who have taught sev- tuated by arbitrary exams” were failing so Th ere are literally hundreds of new bands out there with one or Vanderbilt is, once again, doing a defi cient job in its gen- eral classes of Vanderbilt undergraduates miserably in enriching our students’ abili- two hits that are just about to make it big. Th ese artists are played eral operation. and on behalf of our academic colleagues ties to acknowledge their entitlement to a oft en, yet don’t demand the dollars that big name acts do. I attended a cookout in the patio outside Featheringill of all ranks, we want to express our grati- more fulfi lling life. Indeed, we would like Certainly, we hope to be surprised at this weekend’s Rites of Spring held by one of the Engineering departments. I chatted tude to David Ellison for exposing the to thank Ellison (as well as the editors of by acts that we may not have heard before. Th e problem is, surprise is with a friend, had a Diet Coke, declined the burger and reign of terror we have had to endure at Th e Vanderbilt Hustler) for allowing us to all that is left to look forward to. headed to the class that I was now late for. Aft er stepping the hands of engaged, intellectually cu- see what we have probably – though un- While easier said than done, perhaps the current dynamics of the out of my class, I thought I might be able to go back and rious and academically motivated stu- wittingly – contributed to a moral com- music industry will require us to either raise ticket prices further or get another Diet Coke. Th e only thing left of the cookout, dents. His courage in daring to mock placency regarding the duties of women allocate more AcFee funding towards the event. however, was a fair amount of trash. What did disturb me the all-powerful “nerd” has prompted to remain “girls” as they passively accept Either way, we feel that for students to get truly excited about was the fact that a large amount of the waste was made us to break our own silence on this issue the sun’s warm caress and of “dudes” nev- Rites, there must be more than one performer with a recognizable up of aluminum cans. I looked around and realized that and join him in his campaign for a more er to cross the “Brokeback Line” lest they sound. If the only way to accomplish this goal is to allocate more there were no recycling bins outside, so I brushed the apathetic, disinterested and ignorant stu- fail to pick up “chicks” at Sportsman’s. money to the concert, then that’s where we stand. trash off as people being too lazy to walk inside and fi nd dent body. Let the call ring out from the But, to be fair, perhaps we too, despite our a recycling bin. highest spire of Vanderbilt’s Ivory Tower training in academic artifi ces, have been OPINION POLICY I still had my Diet Coke can from class, so I set off to – enough with the learning! blinded by that “audacious vanity” of the The Vanderbilt Hustler opinion ters via. e-mail must either come fi nd a bin inside. I saw one paper recycling bin directly We only hope that soon every nerds in our classrooms. section aims to stimulate discus- from a Vanderbilt e-mail address inside from the patio, but no aluminum. So, I checked the Vanderbilt undergraduate will experience As a possible corrective, then, we sion in the Vanderbilt community. where the identity of the sender atrium: strike two. I looked down a couple of hallways: the same epiphany that Ellison has. It as- urge those few students still mindless In that spirit, columnists, guest is clear or be accompanied with a no bins. I was getting a bit perturbed and frustrated that tonishes us that there remains a deter- enough to be persuaded by the voices of columnists and authors of let- phone call to the Editor-in-Chief. I saw a plethora of trashcans but only one receptacle de- mined core of students who feel that just our arbitrary authority to heed Ellison’s ters to the editor are expected With rare exception, all letters voted to recycling. I decided to spend a few more minutes because they are paying $40,000 a year call. When you sign up for a class, don’t to provide logical argument to must be received by 1 p.m. on checking, but much to my avail, I could not fi nd an easily to have highly-qualifi ed scholars teach do the reading, don’t try and participate, back their views. Unreasonable Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. The accessible aluminum bin (or one for plastic, for that mat- them a wide range of stimulating sub- and, if it’s not asking too much, please arguments or arguments in vain editor reserves the right to edit ter) aft er walking down several hallways. jects, that somehow their main purpose show up late with a hangover and a half- between columnists have no and condense submissions for place in The Hustler and will not be length as well as clarity. Th is is just one symptom of a defunct system of re- at Vanderbilt is to expose themselves to empty bottle of Corona in your hand and published. The Vanderbilt Hustler Lengthy letters that focus on an cycling here at Vanderbilt. Right now, students handle new and challenging ideas. then just slouch groggily in the back of welcomes reader viewpoints and issue aff ecting students might be recycling from the dorms (and occasionally forget to do Th ose of you who have never taught the classroom. It will save us all a lot of off ers three methods of expres- considered for a guest column at so) and one (yes, one) Vanderbilt employee takes out all a class probably cannot conceive of the trouble. sion: letters to the editor, guest the editor’s discretion. of the bins from the educational, administrative and op- horror we feel when during a discussion Finally, to those few obdurate and columns and feedback on our All submissions become the erational buildings. Vandy employees oft en throw dorm on philosophy, history or politics some highly self-indulgent “nerds” who would website. property of The Vanderbilt Hustler recycling in dumpsters with the rest of the trash, and the students actually show evidence that they persist with taking what they are study- Letters must be submitted either and must conform to the legal bins in the classroom buildings are seemingly continually read the material we have given them in ing seriously: we can only hope that, as in person by the author to The standards of Vanderbilt Student overfl owing. our futile attempts to shut them up. the tide turns and the masses inevitably Hustler offi ce or via. e-mail to Communications, of which The [email protected] Let- Hustler is a division. We don’t even pretend to recycle glass, which is quite Worse still, sometimes they feel the rise up against your tyranny, you will fi nd a shame considering just how man liquor, wine and need to question new ideas or old pre- the wisdom to cease your questioning. CORRECTION POLICY beer bottles come fl owing out of the dorms on campus. conceptions, or even critically analyze Just shut down your critical faculties and Accuracy is our profession. As the Bring corrections to The Hustler Vanderbilt lacks leadership in its recycling initiatives, the evidence that we present to them. concentrate on getting drunk and hook- “Voice of Vanderbilt,” we are com- offi ce in Sarratt 130 or e-mail us at which is something we, as a community must change. Such attitudes should be confi ned to in- ing up. Th at way, you won’t even feel the mitted to ensuring our work is fair [email protected]. You We pay quite a sum in return for the privilege to at- stitutions dedicated to “nerdy” pursuits pain as we subliminally indoctrinate you and accurate. Errors of substance may also report them by telephone tend classes here, and we deserve better. Vanderbilt needs like education. Th ey have no place in a into the one true faith of communism/ will be corrected. With very rare to the news line at 615-322-2424 a recycling coordinator and department now. When we university. fascism/scientology (delete according to exception, these corrections will or the Editor-in-Chief at 615-322- accomplish that, these issues can be resolved, and I won’t We suppose that we are partly to conspiracy of choice). be listed on Page 2. 3757. have to walk to Sarratt to recycle my can. blame for the many obstacles that face Tim Boyd, Gradutate Student, some of our more obstinate students in Dept. of History STAFF Casey Perry realizing their own “personal utopia(s).” Jason Aleksander, Graduate Student Marketing Director George Fischer Freshman, School of Engineering We had not realized that courses consist- Dept. of Philosophy News Editors Ben Sweet Advertising Manager Dan Ross Meredith Casey Production Manager Rosa An Opinion Editors Reeve Hamilton Ad Design Manager Sharon Yecies Aden Johnson Ad Designers Lisa Guo Allison Malone John Thompson COLUMN Sports Editors Craig Tapper Robert Goodwin Will Gibbons Asst. Ad Manager Nate Cartmell Life Editor Daniel Darland Ad Staff Emily Lineberger Asst. News Editors Lisa Guo Gosha Khuchua Katherine Foutch Hilary Rogers Duke players should not be judged prematurely Nicole Floyd Courtney Dial Asst Sports Editors Jarred Amato Madeleine Pulman Andy Lutzky Art Director John Maynard Photo Editors Elise Alford Creative Director Matt Radford Over the past few weeks, the story about the other hate-crime hoax that has been politicized said, the facts are not on the woman’s side; every Kelly Hocutt Designers Cassie Edwards Henry Manice Laura Kim in various ways. For those who don’t know the player on the team has submitted DNA samples, Peter Tufo Becca Carson THE RIGHT ANGLE facts of the case, stripper whose name has not except the one black man, who, interestingly Copy Editors Emily Agostino Nkiruka Arinze been revealed has claimed that at a party for enough, was not required to give a sample, and Logan Burgess CHRIS the school’s lacrosse team held at a private resi- all of them tested negative for the rape. Grant- Micah Carroll Stephanie de Jesus DONNELLY dence, that she was raped by three white play- ed, what probably occurred at that house was Caroline Fabacher ers from the team and called all diff erent kinds not simply a game of monopoly. However, it is lacrosse team at Duke has obviously been grab- Ben Karp of racial slurs. Let me say at the beginning, if clear that this whole event has been blown out Emily Mai bing a lot of headlines. However, it is unfortu- Aarika Patel VSC Director Chris Carroll this is true than this is abhorrent and anybody of proportion. Amy Roebuck Asst. VSC Director Jeff Breaux nate that this looks like it is going to be yet an- Angela Shears Asst. VSC Director Paige Orr Clancy involved in this rape should be punished. Th at Please see DONNELLY, page 7

Your voice doesn’t stop here. President Kate Morgan President Kyle Southern U.S. Sen. Bill Frist U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Rep. Jim Cooper Rep. Edith Langster Sen. Douglas Henry, Jr. Councilor Ginger Hausser The Vanderbilt Hustler encourages its readers Student Government Assoc. Interhall United State Senate United States Senate U.S. House of Rep. Tenn. District 54 Tenn. District 21 Metro District 18 to voice their opinions on legislative issues. 1542 Station B 7010 Station B Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 35 Legislative Plaza 11 Legislative Plaza 521 Chesterfi eld Avenue The following students and legislators [email protected] [email protected] (202) 224-3344 (202) 224-4944 (202) 225-4311 Nashville, TN 37243-0154 Nashville, TN 37243-0021 Nashville, TN 37212 represent the Vanderbilt community. Sarratt 359 Sarratt 357 (615) 352-9411 (615) 736-5129 (615) 736-5295 (615) 741-1997 (615) 741-3291 (615) 783-0106 (615) 322-8742 (615) 421-7515 Monday, April 17, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler OPINION 7

COLUMN AROUND What “My friends.“ “Walking back THE to my dorm Disinterested students destroy will you after Holi look- LOOP remember ing like a war veteran in front Vanderbilt’s reputation most from of all the tours.“ this year? ANNE MALINEE KRISTEN WALKER Junior Sophomore Perhaps the only thing more annoying than the kid his audacious vanity with his collar popped for all to who asks too many questions is the pretentious trust see, he doesn’t realize that there is a beer stain on his fund baby who views Vanderbilt as a four-year, all ex- khakis. I wonder what he does aft er class. Does this penses paid vacation. You know, the guy who sits in pseudo-student actually have hours scheduled for do- “I have no “The shooting. “Pretending to idea. My brain We were right be a statue on ing work? How can he exist without an infrastructure is fried from below it when Peabody at 2 GUEST COLUMNIST of pledges and frat parties? How can he survive a real- writing fi nal it happened.” a.m.” ity that doesn’t revolve around him? papers.” BOBBY Darwin needs to speed up natural selection for an increasing amount of Vanderbilt students. When I GIBBONS KAREN RHORER NINA RICE KORO JONES walk across campus, too many girls are wrinkled be- Junior Sophomore Sophomore the back of the class crooning in self-absorbed elitism yond their years by the sun and far too many dudes about how he is destined to step into daddy’s company feel more comfortable picking up chicks with their car Hamilton Reeve by Compiled aft er graduation. Th is type of guy thinks that he is the and their wallet than by actually carrying on a con- COLUMN coolest guy in the room, but doesn’t’ realize that, for versation. Finals weather has arrived, and sometimes many, grades represent the potential to defi ne the rest delaying the party till aft er studying serves more prac- of their careers. tical purposes than a weeklong drinking binge. Lack of communication causes You know the type: they guy who shows up to class When I look back on college, I won’t remember all half drunk from the night before, half snoring in a of the parties I attended, or how many beers I drank vain attempt to stay awake. Th e loser who can’t pass that one Th ursday night. I’ll retain the fi ne education confusion among students the exam because he only studied for an hour and that I received amidst all the random mindless parties. who crosses the line asking for extra credit by shame- I’ll remember pulling all-nighters, the arduous prob- lessly reminding the professor that his daddy donated Th ings were pretty normal yesterday morning as of the CPH was one of those lem sets and all the other things that made college a I went to my 10:00 a.m.. Late, tired, and groggy as times. a building. He unites a divided room by his sheer ar- lot of hard work. I’ll also remember all the time that I rogance and forces complete strangers to contemplate usual, I started my trek from Highland Quad just like With that said, I’ll also men- enjoyed going out once the studying was done; all the every other morning. Th e banality of my routine, tion that I’m sure that the high- group therapy. Indeed, when he passes classmates on friends who shared with me the long nights of work as My point is campus, in the brief moment of eye contact, they laugh er-ups have reasons for nearly well as the long nights of pleasure. I’ll remember all CASUAL everything they do; I’m sure at him in the understanding that they will never soil a the great times and hard work of the past four years, simply that, class with the stench of last night’s bar. this arbitrariness isn’t arbitrary but, unfortunately, I will always remember that slacker TAYLOR at all. Th ey are, aft er all, profes- even after two He carries on an odd relationship with the rest of who I’m ashamed to share alumni status with. his classmates. While they will probably never talk in SEWELL sionals, and I doubt they would years,” I some- a social situation, perhaps they should, because aft er have risen to their positions at a —Bobby Gibbons is a senior in the School of En- however, was abruptly challenged when I walked prestigious university like ours times still feel so many raised eyebrows and rolled eyes, he’s still not gineering. past the Community Partnership House behind getting the hint. We chuckle because as he sits there in without displaying their gift s like I live in the Branscomb. Th ere, at the front entrance, I saw a man of logic and reasoning. If that’s sweeping the pollen off the steps. the case, though, maybe there Land of the Now I know that Vanderbilt is a national arbore- should be more explanations, Arbitrary. tum and therefore spends a lot of money keeping up for instance, an explanation for its grounds. And I know that the university—as well the university’s dismissal of a living wage. Maybe a as its students—takes great pride in the aesthetically monthly administrative newsletter could be distrib- pleasing and intimate nature of this campus. Aft er uted or the university budget could be published in all, if you have to drag yourself out of bed to walk to Th e Hustler. Whatever the medium, dialogue could your 8:00 a.m. class, at least it’s nice to be able to walk defi nitely stand to be more open between students through what more or less amounts to a big garden. and the powers that be. Despite all this, I still fi nd it a bit absurd that we pay I know this is an argument oft en mentioned in people to sweep pollen off outdoor steps. Th e Hustler and is oft en touted as a shortcoming of I mean, I suppose I can understand the point of this university, but this regularity should say some- the huge outdoor vacuums that suck up the innu- thing. Student concern over why our lives our run merable leaves that fall in autumn; all those leaves the way they are, student desire to understand where legitimately get in the way—especially when it rains our $43,000 a year goes, student disapproval of ad- and they get all soggy and stick to the bottom of your ministrative decisions, student anxiety over the Com- shoes. But some pollen grains on the steps of the mons—why aren’t they enough to at least secure ad- CPH? equate discussion and explanation? I love this place You know, I’ve been here at Vanderbilt almost two and wouldn’t trade my experience for anything, and years now, but I still don’t understand why things I think Chancellor Gee is basically the coolest person happen here the way they do. For example, as a tour alive, but I still sense overwhelming arbitrariness in guide, I have card access to Vandy-Barnard, and I the system. And while this is probably just what I know the code on the stairwell so I can take my tour gather from my limited perspective as a student on groups to see the model room on the fi rst fl oor. My campus, I question the very appropriateness of such card access, though, is restricted to the side entrance; limits. the front entrance is still off limits. Why? It’s beyond So why do we sweep the outdoor steps of the me, since my side entrance access and my knowledge CPH? I have no idea. But I’ll let you know when I of the stairwell code let me go anywhere in the build- get the explanation. ing I want anyway. My point is simply that even aft er two years, I sometimes still feel like I live in the Land —Taylor Sewell is a sophomore in the College of of the Arbitrary. Watching someone sweep the steps Arts and Science. Donnelly: Nation politicizing rape allegation

From DONNELLY, page 6 nist Kathleen Parker pointed out crimes are nothing new in society, Th is woman’s accusation is in Th e Orlando Sentinel earlier as we saw with the Tawana Braw- being politicized by nearly every this week: “About the only thing ley incident. In addition, Th e Los kind of politically-correct group to emerge with any clarity since a Angeles Times reported last week on the Duke campus and worst of black exotic dancer claimed that that there are at least 20 proven all by the school offi cials as well as three white lacrosse players raped incidents of staged hate crimes on the local district attorney who is her last month is our willingness college campuses between 1997 facing the pressure of a local elec- to believe the worst about males”. and 2005. With all the red fl ags tion coming up. Th e “progressive Th ere is an idea that is promoted that have been raised in this case, student alliance” posted mugs of in our society that males are out it seems that this is yet another all the players across campus ask- of control and women are never- example of such an incident. Th e ing them to come forward, and the under any circumstances- respon- swift reaction and cries of rac- president of Duke, himself, can- sible for their own actions. Th e ism that erupted from this inci- celled the rest of the team’s games, feminist left has capitalized on dent before any of the facts were making them forfeit. Prominent this case to perpetuate this idea known, and then fi restorm that black individuals on campus, as further. Also, Durham District continued even aft er the DNA well as campus feminist groups, Attorney Mike Norfi g who has tests came back say a lot about the have been using this incident to vowed that “there will be indict- state of racism in America. Th e paint a broader picture of “privi- ments” has few qualms about players will have their lives totally leged white boys” that play an pursuing a case where this is little disrupted and their reputations “elite boarding school sport”. evidence but one woman’s word. tarnished, and D.A. Norfi g may Now, instead of being indicted He is a likely candidate for mayor very well be Durham’s next mayor. on evidence, since there really is of Durham, a heavily black city, Good for him. none, many people are thinking and is an example of yet another they can simply put these boys on politician doing what he takes to —Chris Donnelly is a sopho- trial for who they are. As colum- win- whether right or wrong. more in the College of Arts and Interestingly, phony hate Science.

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BASEBALL Off ense on fi re against Georgia

NEIL BRAKE/ VU Media Relations Dominic de la Osa and the rest of his teammates congratulate Pedro Alvarez after hitting a home run against Georgia. After dropping game one of the series, Alvarez had the game-winning single Saturday and de la Osa hit a grand slam during yesterday’s 11-3 victory. Commodores score 25 runs en route to taking two of three from Bulldogs.

BY MAX FRANKLIN did late was great.” Freshman third baseman Pedro Alvarez stole the because the one instance where you think they’ll do HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER Buschmann struggled early and threw nearly 70 show over the weekend, fi nishing the series 5-12 with one thing, the opposite happens.” Th e Vanderbilt baseball team fi nished its series pitches through the fi rst three innings, but gritted it two homers, nine RBI, three runs and three walks. He Instead of walking the red-hot hitter, Fields pitched with Georgia in emphatic fashion yesterday, beating out and gave up only two runs on eight hits and three also seemed to be a part of every big Vanderbilt rally. to Alvarez, and he roped a single to right fi eld to score the Bulldogs 11-3 the rubber game of three-game se- walks, while striking out eight. Junior reliever Casey “Overall, we had a pretty good weekend,” Alvarez pinch-runner Buschmann as the team rushed the ries. Weathers had two big strikeouts with the bases loaded said. “It was big to win the series, and fi nish it off the fi eld. Th e Commodores improved their record to 25-12 to end the seventh inning and end Georgia’s last real way we did aft er Friday’s tough battle that could have “It was awesome, I’ve been trying to pinch run for and 10-5 in the Southeastern Conference. threat of the day. gone either way.” a couple years and I was really excited to be in there in Sophomore shortstop Dominic de la Osa hit a “Buschmann was okay, his stuff (wasn’t great),” Saturday aft ernoon’s game proved to be the most that situation,” Buschmann said. “I don’t even remem- grand slam and had seven RBI as Vanderbilt pounded Corbin said. “He wanted to go back out there in the exciting of the series, a 5-4 win for the Commodores. ber the run from second to home, but it was a great out 10 hits and walked fi ve times to put an exclama- late innings so I let him. It was a gutty performance.” Georgia scored early and held Vanderbilt scoreless for way to win.” tion point on an already-exciting weekend of baseball Vanderbilt scored in the fi rst on a double play. In four innings. Friday night, in front of a Hawkins Field record in Nashville. the fi ft h, aft er sophomore Ryan Davis reached on an Trailing 2-0 in the fi ft h with two runners on base, crowd of 2,533, the Commodores received solo home “I thought we had a great week off ensively,” said error and advanced to third on a hit-and-run single by Alvarez stroked a three-run homer just inside of the runs by Alvarez and Davis to give starting pitcher head coach Tim Corbin. “Friday was disappointing, sophomore Alex Feinberg, junior Matt Meingasner hit right fi eld foul pole. sophomore David Price an early lead. But with two but we came back and had good confi dence going into a two-run double to give the Commodores the lead for “Pedro’s a good player who keeps improving,” outs and the bases loaded in the third inning, Georgia’s Saturday’s game. It was a tough game, a good win, and good. Corbin said. “You don’t see those off ensive numbers Morris hit a grand slam to left fi eld to put the Bulldogs we passed the momentum on to Sunday.” Joey Side had a leadoff home run and went 4-for-4 very oft en.” ahead. Senior starting pitcher Matt Buschmann set the for Georgia and Josh Morris had his sixth RBI of the Th e Commodores trailed by one heading into the Although Alvarez hit a bases-clearing double to put tone for the Commodores, pitching six and one- weekend, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Bulldogs bottom of the ninth. Facing Georgia’s closer Joshua the Commodores ahead 7-4, the pitching failed to pro- third innings in his fi rst start since returning from an from losing the series. Fields, Feinberg lead off with a single, advanced to sec- tect the lead as Price and three relievers gave up fi ve oblique strain. “It’s a good feeling, and it builds the kids’ confi - ond on Davis’s bunt, and then scored on Meingasner’s more runs as Georgia came back to win 9-7. “I felt alright,” Buschmann said. “I realized I was dence,” Corbin said. “We didn’t make an error and had double to right-center to tie the game. Aft er a walk, Th e Commodores will play at MTSU on Tuesday not going to be 100 percent with my fastball, so I let 31 hits in three games, and we’re growing every day, with the entire crowd on its feet, Alvarez came to bat. before heading down to face Alabama in a three-game my movement work and I kept fi ghting. Th e fi rst part but we’ve still got a long way to go. We’re not a proven “Anytime I’m up there, I want to get back at the series next weekend. n of the game didn’t go as planned, but what the team commodity yet by any standard.” other team,” Alvarez said. “I was ready for anything,

WOMEN’S LACROSSE WOMEN’S GOLF Giordano’s game-winner lifts lacrosse Auburn wins BY ALEKSEY DUBROVENSKY Th e fi nal series was chaotic and began when sopho- she earned six points on fi ve goals and an assist. She HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER more Sasha Cielak caused her fourth turnover of the frustrated the Bobcat defense as she took perfectly-de- SEC tourney Freshman Cara Giordano ripped a shot past Ohio game. livered passes from junior Kendall Th rift and scored State goalkeeper Kristen Gilwee on a free-position shot Th e Commodores set up their off ense and Margie point-blank on three occasions. Th rift fi nished with as time expired to give the Vanderbilt women’s lacrosse Curran slashed toward the net, placing a shot that was four points on a goal and her three assists to Hickman. team a 9-8 victory in its fi nal home game of the season. saved by Gilwee. Giordano picked up the loose ball, Perhaps even more impressive than the acrobatic on Vandy’s “It’s great to go out with a win,” senior Kate Hickman was isolated by a screen, and ran into the zone. She goal-scoring display was the solid defensive eff ort that said. “Th is was a big step for us because we’re either was fouled with two seconds remaining and drilled a kept the Bobcats off the board for nearly the entire fi rst winning by a lot or losing by a little. We haven’t won any shot into the back of net just as the fi nal horn sounded, half. home course close games, so this is a real character builder.” sending the Vanderbilt bench and the crowd at the “It was a team defense (Friday),” Th rift said. “Nor- Hickman was aggressive around the Buckeye net the Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex into a frenzy. mally we have to put our best defenders on some of the entire game and fi nished with two goals on six shots. Th e Commodores had led the entire game, but two other team’s players. But today we just said, ‘whoever BY FRANKLIN PETR As the defense focused more of its attention on her, Buckeye goals within a minute of each other made the you get, you can hold them out.’ So it was a great team HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER other players stepped up and performed well down the fi nale necessary. eff ort.” With the Southeastern Conference’s best stretch. Th e Ohio State game was a clear contrast to the easy Th e Commodores dominated the fi rst half and took coming to Tennessee, Vanderbilt was looking No one deserves more credit than Giordano, who led victory the Commodores earned on Friday, defeating an 8-1 lead into the intermission. Vanderbilt won both to make a statement at its home course over the the team with three goals on three shots. She entered the Ohio Bobcats 13-3 and snapping a four-game los- hustle categories for the game as it had a 21-16 advan- weekend. the game as one of the team’s most accurate shooters, ing streak. tage in ground balls and an 11-7 advantage in draw Th ough not quite the statement it wanted and head coach Cathy Swezey called the fi nal play so “Our goal was to go out and have fun,” Hickman controls. to make, the women’s golf team played three that she could get the shot. said. “We knew that everything would work if we did Th e Commodores’ fi nal three games are on the great rounds of golf to take fourth place in the “I called an isolation for Cara,” Swezey said. “It was that. We’ve been playing well but we’ve been losing to road. Th ey travel to Long Island, New York Sunday to SEC Tournament, while Auburn took its second a gut feeling, and a risky one. But for a freshman to top-ten and top-fi ve teams and that was dishearten- take on Hofstra and then have two weeks off before consecutive championship with an 11-over par accomplish that she’ll never go backwards, that’s for ing.” playing at Indiana and Notre Dame to fi nish the regu- team total. sure.” Hickman starred in the victory over the Bobcats as lar season. n Please see PETR, page 9 Monday, April 17, 2006 | The Vanderbilt Hustler SPORTS 9

WOMEN’S TENNIS MEN’S TENNIS Men fall just short Bertrand goes unbeaten against Kentucky as Commodores top Cats BY FRANKLIN PETR Despite Ulery’s loss at No. 4, she collected 16 vic- HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER tories throughout the season, leading all Vanderbilt In their fi nal match of the regular season, the No. 7 freshmen. Teammate and fellow freshman Maggie Commodores were able to hold off a tough University Yahner also lost in Saturday’s match. Aft er dropping of Kentucky squad to secure the number two spot in the fi rst set, Yahner took an early 3-0 lead in the sec- the Southeastern Conference tournament. ond, but Wildcat Jessica Giuggioli fought back and With the 5-2 victory, Vanderbilt fi nished the regu- took the point 6-3, 7-5. lar season with an impressive 20-3 record overall and Th e fi nal point was decided at No. 3 where Amanda 10-1 in the SEC. Taylor found herself in familiar territory. Aft er drop- Despite falling behind early in doubles play, the ping the fi rst set in a 6-6 tiebreaker, the sophomore re- Commodores rallied to win at No. 1 and No. 3 and versed roles and took the second set, this time winning clinch the opening point in the match. Th e freshman the tiebreaker. tandem of Liberty Sveke and Courtney Ulery played With the outcome of the day already decided, Tay- second doubles for only the second time all season. lor closed out her match with a victory in a single- Th e pair fought back from an initial three-game defi cit game tiebreaker. Taylor fi nished her second season to force a tiebreaker but was unable to capture the vic- with a 19-4 overall record. Her 9-2 record in the SEC tory. It was the fi rst doubles loss in conference play for is tied for second-best on the team with Amanda Fish. either Commodore. “I’m extremely pleased with how this team Vanderbilt ended the conference season with a as fought and how far they’ve come,” said head team record of 20-13 in doubles play. coach Geoff Macdonald. “At this time in the sea- In singles play, the Commodores needed just the son many teams are mentally tired, because you fi rst three matches to clinch the victory. Junior Aman- have to concentrate so hard for so much time. But da Fish defeated Kim Coventry at the top spot with a we did a great job of hanging in there.” 6-0, 6-2 victory. With the end of the regular season, the Commo- Taka Bertrand fi nished second with her own dores will head down to Gainesville, Florida, this week straight set victory. Th e sophomore improved to 21-1 for the SEC tournament. Because of their regular sea- overall with the 6-1, 6-2 victory. Bertrand, 11-0 in the son record, Vanderbilt will receive a fi rst round bye. SEC, is the only undefeated player in the conference Th e Commodores will then face the winner of the who has competed in all matches. LSU-Arkansas match on Friday aft ernoon. Vanderbilt Caroline Ferrell clinched the match for the Com- defeated both teams previously this year. n modores at the No. 5 spot. Ferrell defeated Carolina Escamilla in a straight set victory and fi nished the regular season with a 14-7 record. NEIL BRAKE/ VU Media Relations Jordan Magarik’s scored a straight sets win on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough for Vanderbilt, as they lost to Kentucky 4-3. Despite the loss, Commodores optimistic BOWLING heading into SEC tourney.

BY JAMBU PALAPPAN lier in the year and didn’t play well at all. Th is time HUSTLER SPORTS REPORTER Future promising for bowlers was diff erent.” Th e Vanderbilt men’s tennis team just Magarik played some of his best tennis of the sea- hasn’t been able to catch a break all season. son, disposing his opponent Greg Anderson (6-2, 6- Its streak of heartbreaking defeats continued Satur- 4) for Vanderbilt’s only straight sets singles victory after fi nishing fi fth at nationals day in Lexington in a 4-3 loss to the University of of the day. Kentucky. “Jordan rolled through his match,” Duvenhage BY JARRED AMATO year of existence. Although the Commodores did “We got tentative when we were on the road to said. “Th ere was nothing standing in his way and he HUSTLER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Following the fi rst-round victo- not do as well as they may have winning,” said Vanderbilt head coach Ian Duvenhage. completely dominated his opponent. We defi nitely With the score tied and down ry, the sixth-seeded Commodores hoped, there were plenty of posi- “Th is happens to us oft en. We get to a point where we needed that big win early on to gain some momen- to the last ball in the tenth frame, fell to eventual national champion tives to take away from the experi- almost take the match, but when the victory is within tum. freshman Michelle Peloquin Farleigh Dickinson in seven games. ence. our grasp, we become tentative.” Duvenhage was also extremely impressed with knocked down nine pins. When Trailing 3-1, Vanderbilt came back With the youngest team in the Th e match came down to the No. 1 singles duel the performance of Evan Dafaux, even though the the Central Missouri State anchor to win the next two games, but lost fi eld, the bowlers certainly expect between Vanderbilt’s Ryan Preston and UK’s Alex sophomore dropped his match (6-3, 3-6, 6-3). left two pins standing, Vanderbilt 237-190 in the deciding game. to be back in the years to come. Hume. Preston won the fi rst set handily 6-3, but “Th is was defi nitely a breakthrough match for won the game and then proceeded “We did well but we didn’t get “We are already excited about dropped the second 7-5. With all eyes on center Evan,” Duvenhage said. “He played extremely well to take the match 4-2. the breaks we needed,” Williamson getting back to work and coming court, Hume broke Preston’s serve with the third set and kept battling back.” Despite the opening round up- said. “I thought we showed resil- back here next year,” said sopho- at 5-5 and went on to a 7-5 victory. Although Vanderbilt dropped the match, Du- set of the number three seed Jen- iency to force that seventh game.” more Mandy Keily. “Th is was the “Th e fact that Ryan wasn’t able to break aft er be- venhage was impressed with his team’s resilience as nies, the Commodores lost their In the double elimination tour- fi rst time for all of us and it was a ing up 30-0 really hurt him,” Duvenhage said. “If he postseason play approaches. next two matches en route to earn- nament, the Commodores ad- learning experience.” had gotten that point, he would have been well on the “Overall, it really was a great match,” Duvenhage ing a fi ft h-place fi nish at the Na- vanced to the loser’s bracket where Peloquin agreed. way to winning the match.” said. “It was a heartbreaker to lose, because we had tional Collegiate Women’s Bowling they were upended by New Jersey “We made a statement this Th e Commodores started the match well, taking it won.” Championship at Emerald Bowl in City College, the eight seed. year,” Peloquin said. “It would have two of three doubles matches. Preston and Jordan Seeded 11th, Vanderbilt plays Arkansas, the sixth Houston, Texas over the weekend. “A ft er the mid-day break we been a better statement if we could Magarik made quick work of the opposition at the seed, in the fi rst round of the SEC tournament Th urs- “With a young lineup we never got back on track,” William- have fi nished higher than fi ft h but number two doubles slot, 8-2. day in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Th e Razorbacks defeated the showed a lot of character but it son said. “Th ere were some nerves for a new program there is nothing “Th e fact that Jordan and Ryan played so well in Commodores 7-0 March 10 in Nashville. was a learning experience for us,” involved and it was the fi rst time wrong with fi ft h – this year.” n doubles is a testament to their work ethic,” Duven- If Vanderbilt wins, it will play Ole Miss, the third said head coach John Williamson, we were in a loser-goes-home situ- hage said. “Th ey played the same two UK players ear- seed, on Friday. n whose team is in just its second ation.”

What to Watch For: A look at the upcoming week of Vanderbilt sports Baseball Lacrosse Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Record: 25-12 (10-5 SEC) Record: 6-7 Record: 7-13 (2-9 SEC) Record: 20-3 (10-1 SEC) Next game: Plays at MTSU on Tuesday Next game: Plays at Hofstra on Sunday Next game: Plays Arkansas on Th ursday in the fi rst Next game: Plays the winner of Arkansas-LSU on Fri- round of the SEC Tournament day in the second round of the SEC Tournament Who’s hot: Sophomore Dominic de la Osa and fresh- Who’s hot: Freshman Cara Giordano scored the game- Who’s hot: Although the Commodores lost 4-3 to Ken- Who’s hot: Sophomore sensation Taka Bertrand went man Pedro Alvarez combined to go 10-for-25 with 17 winning goal as time expired against American La- tucky, junior Jordan Magarik teamed up with Ryan undefeated in conference play and recently defeated RBIs and four runs scored over the weekend as the crosse Conference rival Ohio State yesterday. Th e Com- Preston to win their doubles match and then went on Diana Srebrovic of Florida, the highest ranked player Commodores took two of three from Georgia. modores 9-8 victory on Senior Day was their second to defeat Greg Anderson 6-2, 6-4 in singles. in the SEC. With the help of Bertrand, the Commo- straight. dores earned a bye in the fi rst round of the SEC Tour- nament. Petr: Concolino, Lawrence earn top-ten fi nishes as Vanderbilt places fourth

From PETR, page 8 the Louisiana State-sponsored Cleveland Golf 69 was sandwiched between a 4-over 76 on The Tigers also took two of the top three Classic. Friday and a final round of 5-over 77. individual places en route to their victory. The Windy conditions over the weekend Lawrence birdied three of her final four tournament was played at the 6,217-yard, Par kept scores higher than expected. Friday holes and shot even par on both Saturday and 72, Ironhorse Course at Vanderbilt Legends was especially hard for the field with no Sunday to help her crack the top ten after a Club in Franklin. golfer able to crack par. five-over opening round. Vanderbilt featured two golfers who fin- Only six players were able to break the Chris Brady would finish the tournament ished in the top 10 for the tournament. Fresh- 72-stroke mark on Sunday. with a ten-over 226. The five-foot-nine junior man Jacqui Concolino finished fourth while On Saturday, Vanderbilt was able to move was not able to post a sub-par round through- sophomore Liebelei Lawrence finished in a into fourth place thanks to improved rounds out the tournament. five-way tie for seventh overall. by the Commodores. Kristen Svicarovich, in Vanderbilt’s second round of 287 tied Ten- Concolino shot Vanderbilt’s best rounds on particular, shaved seven strokes off her first nessee for third best of the day and allowed Friday and Sunday and finished with a com- round score of 76 to tie her career low. the Commodores to move past Louisiana State bined 218, 2-over par for the tournament. Her 3-under par 69 was the second-best of to claim the fourth spot. “I left a lot of putts on the course today,” the day and leap-frogged the Vanderbilt ju- Vanderbilt shot a 15-over par 303 in the Concolino said. “I always seem to play the nior into third place individually through the opening round on Friday for fifth place after back nine better. The front nine has gotten second round. the first round. the best of me all weekend.” “I started off the day making a lot of Auburn led the tournament from start to Concolino’s performance capped a fantastic pars,” Svicarovich said. “Then as I got to finish, while Tennessee finished second, four season for the freshman. She leads the team No. 13, I saw Liebelei Lawrence birdie the shots behind Auburn. with a 73.28 stroke average. 13th hole and Jacqui Concolino to my left Georgia finished the tournament in birdie No. 11. I decided it was time for me third place, while Arkansas finished behind NEIL BRAKE/ VU Media Relations She won her first ever collegiate tourna- ment and became only the second Vanderbilt to make some birdies as well.” Vanderbilt to round out the top five. n Kristen Svicarovich tied a carrer-low 69 in Saturday’s action at the SEC Women’s Golf freshman to win an event. She also medaled at Svicarovich would finish the tourna- Championship. Svicarovich fi nished 12th overall in the tournament. ment tied for 12th at six-over. Saturday’s 10 The Vanderbilt Hustler | Monday, April 17, 2006 Want to recruit new students before they FUNFUNFUN &&& GAMESGAMESGAMES even arrive on campus? Well, here’s your chance!!! SUDOKU 04-14 Solutions

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